The Little will screen Meeting Gorbachev (Werner Herzog, André Singer, U.K. / Germany / U.S. 2018, 95 min.) as part of the One Take Documentary Series. Now 87 and battling illness, the visionary Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (Rob Letterman, U.S. / Japan / Canada 2019, 104 min.) "In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen All is True (Kenneth Branagh, U.K. 2018, 101 min.) "A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare."
The Dryden will screen The Body Collector (Tim Oliehoek, Netherlands 2016, 130 min., Dutch w/ subtitles) as part of the Rochester Jewish Film Festival. The Body Collector is the dramatized true story of Dutch journalist Hans Knoop who discovered that … Continue reading
In Northeastern Room 1-9525 at Strong Memorial Hospital, April Ho, and Jill Chodak will present a lecture titled Well-U: Plant-Based Diet - Should You Try It?. Vegetarian. Vegan. Whole-food. Plant-based. Most of us have heard these terms, but do you … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Carl Laemmle (James Freedman, U.S. 2018, 91 min.) followed by a discussion with Jack Garner as part of the Rochester Jewish Film Festival. Carl Laemmle, a German-Jewish immigrant, was one of the most powerful men during … Continue reading
This talk will focus on the over 8,000 AIDS Education posters which are part of the collection of the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester. A gift of Dr. Edward Atwater, the posters … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (Rob Letterman, U.S. / Japan / Canada 2019, 104 min.) "In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a … Continue reading
VSW will host a Discussion and Book Signing of Crazy Horse : the Lakota warrior's life & legacy : the Edward Clown family with family elder Floyd Clown, Sr. and author William Matson. This will be their landmark 250th appearance … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen All is True (Kenneth Branagh, U.K. 2018, 101 min.) "A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare."
The Dryden will screen Leona (Isaac Cherem, Mexico 2018, 95 min., Spanish w/ subtitles) as part of the Rochester Jewish Film Festival. Ariela (Hebrew for "lioness") is a modern and independent young woman from a traditional religious Syrian-Jewish family living … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story (Eric Friedler, Germany 2018, 113 min., English, German w/ subtitles) preceded by a performance by Jazz saxophonist Matt Incontro as part of the Rochester Jewish Film Festival. In 1939 … Continue reading