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SED Sip and Sun Event
2016-11-02 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Tap and Mallet, 381 Gregory St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Introducing Rochester Community Solar: This revolutionary new solar energy offering is the first of its kind in our area. With no upfront cost, community solar is truly a solar solution. Instead of each home buying solar panels individually, we now have the ability to buy into a solar array and share the energy among neighbors. Each one of us pays a fixed rate with no surprises. Rochester is one of the first areas to offer this concept. 2 Arrays are currently online with more being built. Want to learn more about Community Solar and how you can join? We've organized an event at the Tap and Mallet to spread the word. Come hang out, have a drink and appetizers on SED and learn about what they have to offer for our neighborhoods.
[source: Nextdoor page, 2016-Oct-25]

Francofonia screening (2016-Nov-2 @ 6:45 p.m.)
2016-11-02 18:45 - 20:13 | Hoyt Auditorium, University of Rochester Campus, Rochester, New York, United States
UofR's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures will screen Francofonia (Alexander Sokurov, France/Germany/The Netherlands 2015, 88 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium as part of the The Tournées Film Festival: ABCDs in Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema.
Francofonia is the great Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov's heroically ambitious meditation on European culture and history as seen through the story of the Louvre museum in Paris, with a particular focus on its fortunes during World War II. Neither a straight documentary nor a standard work of fiction, the film achieves an essayistic density by moving between several narrative strands: there is Sokurov himself, talking via Skype with a cargo ship captain carrying part of the Louvre's holdings through a deadly storm; France's national symbol Marianne roaming the museum's collections with Napoleon Bonaparte; and the true story of the friendship between the Louvre's wartime French curator and the Nazis' head of artistic preservation (or, perhaps more accurately, appropriation). In what may be the film's most affecting sequence, Sokurov turns closer to home and compares the Louvre's relatively benign wartime fate with that of the Hermitage Museum in besieged Leningrad. Sokurov's voiceover directly addresses the characters in archival images and present-day footage shot in his distinctive palette of gold and beige, his ruminations aiming for nothing less than a history of the relationship between art and power in twentieth-century Europe. This exploration of savagery and civilization as seen through the treatment of artistic treasures proves once more that Sokurov is not only one of the most idiosyncratic artists of our age but one of its most passionate, a living witness to the fading dream of a Europe defined by its artistic grandeur.
[source: UofR Department of Modern Languages and Cultures page, 2016-Oct-17]

11 minut (11 Minutes) screening
2016-11-02 19:00 - 20:21 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen 11 minut (11 Minutes, Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland/Ireland 2015, 81 min., DCP, Polish w/subtitles) as part of the Polish Film Festival.
In the span of eleven tense minutes, a whirlwind of interlocking tales of life in the surveillance age unfold in this stylish, propulsive thriller from acclaimed director Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End, Essential Killing). In a city square in Warsaw, a sleazy film director "auditions" a married actress in a hotel room; a hot dog vendor goes about his work while concealing a dark secret; a motorcycle-driving drug runner trysts with a client's wife; and a young man plots an ill-advised robbery. Mixing sleek cinematography with footage from webcam, smartphone, and CCTV cameras, 11 Minutes masterfully lays out the pieces of a puzzle and then brings them together in an explosive climax.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Oct-24]

Blazing Saddles screening (2016-Nov-2 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-02 19:00 - 20:33 | Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield, New York, 14526, United States
The Penfield Public Library will screen Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks, U.S. 1974, 93 min.)
Penfield Library will celebrate the great comic genius of the late American actor Gene Wilder who died in August 2016 with a triple film fest on three Wednesday evenings this month. The first film Blazing Saddles is directed by Mel Brooks and co-written by Richard Pryor. It features Cleavon Little as the new sheriff and Gene Wilder playing his sidekick, retired gunfighter Waco Kid who team up to protect the town of Rock Ridge from the men who want to run the railroad through the town. The film also stars Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, and Madeline Kahn as a chanteuse modelled on Marlene Dietrich.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-24]

Gravitational Waves with Richard O'Shaughnessy
2016-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC), 657 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of the universe, have been detected and were produced roughly one billion years ago. These ripples unveil a luminous new window into the phenomena of astrophysics and offer a new perspective on our universe and Einstein's legacy.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Oct-24]

Dweezil Zappa Plays Whatever the F@%k He Wants
2016-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | German House, 315 Gregory St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Facebook, 2016-Oct-24]

Bridget Jones's Baby screening (2016-Nov-2 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-02 19:00 - 21:03 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Bridget Jones's Baby (Sharon Maguire, Ireland / U.K. / France / U.S. 2016, 123 min.) "Bridget's focus on single life and her career is interrupted when she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch … she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Oct-26]

Eastman Wind Ensemble musical performance (2016-Nov-2 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-11-02 20:00 - 21:55 | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Eastman School of Music calendar, 2016-Oct-24]

Masterminds screening (2016-Nov-2 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-02 21:05 - 23:05 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Masterminds (Jared Hess, U.S. 2016, min.) "A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Oct-26]

Books Sandwiched-In review by Judge Karen Morris of "Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik
2016-11-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
Judge Karen Morris will present a Books Sandwiched-In review of Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, and Shana Knizhnik at the Brighton Memorial Library. [source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-31]

Holly Ricci-Canham lecture: My Adventures in Local Family History
2016-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Charlotte Branch Library, 3557 Lake Ave., Rochester, New York, 14612, United States
Genealogist/author Holly Ricci-Canham will discuss her adventures in local history. She's an expert on Orleans County lore and the history of small scale farming in our region and has staged re-enactments of the Orphan Train movement. Hear her fascinating story and share your favorite family history and farming stories.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-31]

Center City 2-Way Conversion - Phase II
2016-11-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a presentation on the Center City 2-Way Conversion – Phase II.
Conversion of Broad Street between S. Clinton Avenue and Stone Street and South Clinton Avenue between E. Main Street and Broad Street from one-way traffic to two-way traffic.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Nov-2]

Qu'Allah bénisse la France! (May Allah Bless France!) screening
2016-11-03 18:45 - 20:20 | Hoyt Auditorium, University of Rochester Campus, Rochester, New York, United States
UofR's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures will screen Qu'Allah bénisse la France! (May Allah Bless France!, Abd Al Malik, France 2015, 95 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium as part of the The Tournées Film Festival: ABCDs in Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema.
May Allah Bless France! is the invigorating first feature by acclaimed French rapper and novelist Abd Al Malik, a coming-of-age story and redemption tale based on the writer-director's own youth in the beleaguered projects of Strasbourg. The film follows the struggles of Régis, a budding rapper who relies on petty crime to fund his passion for music. But as his fellow musicians get lured into drug dealing, teenage Régis finds salvation in the classics of French literature and his conversion to Sufi Islam. While Abd Al Malik's edifying hymn to education and tolerance is first and foremost a boldly idealistic statement, it is also a profoundly satisfying cinematic experience, shot in high-contrast black and white and full of powerful stylistic devices that break with convention to heighten the impact of everyday violence and injustice. Fluidly adapting his talents as a storyteller to the screen, Abd Al Malik revisits the "banlieue film"—the sub genre of films dealing with restless youth in France's tough suburbs, launched by Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine in 1995—not only to give an insider's update, but to break with the genre's suffocating pessimism. In these challenging times for France, and particularly for French Muslims, this intelligent and accessible call for a potential way forward is nothing short of essential viewing.
[source: UofR Department of Modern Languages and Cultures page, 2016-Oct-17]

The Innocents screening
2016-11-03 19:00 - 20:55 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen the brilliant and moving film The Innocents (Anne Fontaine, France / Poland 2016, 115 min.) as part of the 2016 Polish Film Festival.
In 1945 Poland, a young French Red Cross doctor who is sent to assist the survivors of the German camps discovers several nuns in advanced states of pregnancy during a visit to a nearby convent.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Oct-31]

Church and State theatrical performance (2016-Nov-3 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Jewish Community Center (JCC), 1200 Edgewood Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
In the Center Stage Theatre of the JCC is a performance of Church and State. "[A comedy/drama] by Jason Odell Williams about guns, God, and social media in our political system." [source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Oct-19]

Bridget Jones's Baby screening (2016-Nov-3 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-03 19:00 - 21:03 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Dark Horse screening
2016-11-03 20:00 - 21:14 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Dark Horse (Alfred E. Green, U.S. 1932, 74 min., 16mm) as part of the Election Countdown series.
From Alfred E. Green, the prolific and vastly underrated director who brought us Baby Face with Barbara Stanwyck, comes another collaboration with a powerhouse actress, Bette Davis. The Dark Horse is a prophetic pre-Code comedy about a progressive political dark horse that makes this year's elections look stodgy with its convoluted and hysterical plot line. Treat yourself with this heartwarming and smile-inducing stress reliever, perfect for the height of this year's hectic political season.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Oct-31]

Masterminds screening (2016-Nov-3 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-03 21:05 - 23:05 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Jose Saldana photo exhibit Opening Reception
2016-11-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Dyer Arts Center at NTID, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
The RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center will host the Opening Reception for a Photo Exhibit by Jose Saldana, on display through December 3. [source: NTID events site, 2016-Oct-31]

Opening Reception for In•ter•mit•tent, paintings by Chris Davis Cameron
2016-11-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo), 137 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Facebook, 2016-Oct-31]

Cocktails with Elizabeth Taylor
2016-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Join us for a night of cocktails and Elizabeth Taylor. Co-hosted by the Rochester Cocktail Revival and presented in conjunction with the exhibition Catherine Opie: 700 Nimes Road, a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor through photographs of her home and mementos. Featuring music by DJ Chreath; Liz-inspired or violet attire encouraged.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Oct-31]

Excentrycy, czyli po sÅ‚onecznej stronie ulicy (The Eccentrics: The Sunny Side of the Street) screening
2016-11-04 19:00 - 20:52 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Excentrycy, czyli po sÅ‚onecznej stronie ulicy (The Eccentrics: The Sunny Side of the Street, Janusz Majewski, Poland 2016, 112 min.) as part of the 2016 Polish Film Festival.
Fabian, a war emigrant, jazz trombone player, and dancer, returns to Poland from London in the 1950s. Together with a group of local eccentrics and amateur musicians he forms a swing big band. With the first performance the band gathers an unexpected interest. Fabian meets Modest (Natalia Rybicka), an intriguing jazz singer, who joins the band. They become lovers and as the king and queen of swing lead the life of an admired pair against the gloomy reality of the decade. At a certain point of the film a romantic thread is overtaken by a spy one, with Modest being kidnapped.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Oct-31]

Wide Open Mic hosted by Norm Davis (2016-Nov-4 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-Oct-31]

The Birth of a Nation screening (2016-Nov-4 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, U.S. 2016, 120 min.) "Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Nov-2]

All the King's Men screening
2016-11-04 20:00 - 21:50 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen All the King's Men (Robert Rossen, U.S. 1949, 110 min., 16mm) as part of the Election Countdown series.
Fall into the corrupt world of politics head first with this political film noir by the famed director of The Hustler and Lilith. Loosely based on the life of Louisiana governor Huey Long, this dark thriller plunges its viewers deep into the bleak and murky world of corrupt politics. All the King's Men makes the path of corruption seem inevitable for any person hoping to rise in the ranks. The power of compensation trumps the power of the people, revealing a raw depiction of the reality that is the American Dream.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Oct-31]

Natural Born Killers screening
2016-11-04 21:00 - 22:58 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Natural Born Killers (Oliver Stone, U.S. 1994, 118 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series.
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis are two young, attractive serial killers who become tabloid-TV darlings, thanks to a sensationalistic press led by Robert Downey Jr. The press reports the pair as they go on a 52 people killing spree. A controversial look at the way the media portrays criminals.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Oct-31]

Queen of Katwe screening (2016-Nov-4 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-04 21:05 - 23:09 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair, U.S. 2016, 124 min.) "A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Nov-2]

Mayday Underground Crafts + Art show (2016-Nov-5 @ 10 a.m.)
2016-11-05 10:00 - 18:00 | Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Mayday Underground blog, 2016-Oct-31]

Around the World in 90 Minutes with the Peace Corps
2016-11-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd., Gates, New York, 14624, United States
Conversations, demonstrations, and displays provide personal perspectives from former Peace Corps Volunteers about day to day life in lands around the globe.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

Our First Open House
2016-11-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Made On State, 510 State St., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
