In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Amitrajeet A. Batabyal will review Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order by Bruno Macaes. Bruno Macaes' compelling account of China's Belt and Road strategy, outlines the country's … Continue reading
The Be Kind Tuesdays are back! After a huge success with the festival, we are excited to bring you a whole new series of organizations doing incredible work in Rochester. For October, its Partners in Restorative Initiatives, also known as … Continue reading
Groups go out every 15 minutes, 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Guides will take you to unique stops and share stories from Rochester's history, by moonlight and torchlight.
The Cinema will screen The Art of Racing in the Rain (Simon Curtis, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the … Continue reading
Geva will host a performance of Solitude by Carolyn E. Kourofsky as part of The Festival of New Theatre. Solitude is inspired by the true story of Edith Bone, a doctor and journalist who is unjustly accused of being a … Continue reading
In spring 2019 Sunnyside records released Dark Blue, their long awaited follow up album. From avant blues to spontaneous improv pieces, from uncanny ballads that seem to channel Ben Webster and Archie Sheep into an alternate Sun Ra universe, from … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Official Secrets (Gavin Hood, U.K. / U.S. 2019, 112 min.) "The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (Martin Doblmeier, U.S. 2019, 56 min.) followed by a discussion "In the Spirit of Howard Thurman".
The UofR will hosts a Participatory Art Event in Rettner Hall featuring Monika DrożyÅ„ska, and Cecylia Malik. Monika DrożyÅ„ska will present a socially engaged art piece "Urban Embroidery," inviting passers-by to participate in creating a piece "3,5%" — an embroidered … Continue reading
The UofR will hosts Artist Talks and a Reception in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of the Rush Rhees Library featuring Monika DrożyÅ„ska, and Cecylia Malik. Monika DrożyÅ„ska will discuss Disappearance of Monuments This exhibition consists of a series of about 40 … Continue reading
Penelope Umbrico will present a lecture on her work titled Everyone's Photos Any License in the Curtis Theatre. Penelope Umbrico will discuss her practice as an artist, including the installation of Everyone's Photos Any License (532 of 1,190,505 Full Moons … Continue reading
Join Abundance Shareholder Julie Miller and fellow health care advocate Alice Carli for an information session on the New York Health Act, a piece of legislation currently under consideration in the New York state Senate and Assembly. How will it … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Art of Racing in the Rain (Simon Curtis, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the … Continue reading
The Archaeological Institute of America's Rochester Society presents Dr. Stephen Batiuk of the University of Toronto discussing the archaeological origins of wine. When and how was it first developed? How did it spread from its point of origin? Dr. Batiuk … Continue reading