Don't Leave Me This Way is the funny, inspiring, true story of a woman's fight for her life and dignity—and her determined quest to awaken an entrenched, unfeeling medical community to the fact that there's always a human being inside … Continue reading
In the Louis A. Alexander Palestra at the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center on the UofR River Campus, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will present a lecture titled Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "Writings on the Wall: Searching for … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Wife (Björn Runge, U.S. 2017, 100 min.) "A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature."
Little Theatre #1 will screen this year's High Falls Film Festival Audience Choice — Best of the Fest Narrative Film.
The Cinema will screen Love, Gilda (Lisa Dapolito, U.S. 2018, 88 min.) "In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career. Weaving together recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with her friends, rare home movies … Continue reading
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a Books Sandwiched-In lecture with Patti Singer reviewing Why baseball matters by Susan Jacoby. A passionate and careful analysis into why our 'national pastime' is losing young … Continue reading
In Genesee Hall, Room 325 on the UofR River Campus is a discussion titled Sex is Like Pizza. Tiffany Street (from Title IX) and Emmy Lobrutto (Restore) will be leading a discussion on the importance of affirmative consent. Grab a … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Loving Vincent (Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Poland/UK/US 2017, 94 min., DCP) as part of the Polish Film Festival. The world's first fully oil-painted feature film brings the artwork of Vincent van Gogh to life while exploring … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Wife (Björn Runge, U.S. 2017, 100 min.) "A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature."
The Cinema will screen Love, Gilda (Lisa Dapolito, U.S. 2018, 88 min.) "In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career. Weaving together recently discovered audiotapes, interviews with her friends, rare home movies … Continue reading
The Little will screen Pressing On: The Letterpress Film (Erin Beckloff, Andrew P. Quinn, U.S. 2016, 99 min.) as part of the Rochester Advertising Federation's R/ADWEEK 2018. The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, … Continue reading
In the Rundel Library Building is the Opening Reception for the 8th Annual Art of the Book, on display through January 9, 2019.
The Little will screen Komunia (Communion, Anna Zamecka, Poland 2016, 72 min.) as part of the Polish Film Festival. In her film debut, filmmaker and anthropologist Anna Zamecka places her camera right in the middle of the family of Ola, … Continue reading