The Dryden will screen Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, U.S. 1950, 110 min., 35mm). Gloria Swanson shines as Norma Desmond in this true-to-life story of a fading silent-film star and the struggling Hollywood studio system. Norma lives in seclusion in her … Continue reading
The Flying Squirrel will screen Merchants of Doubt (Robert Kenner, U.S. 2014, 96 min.) Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants Of Doubt takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart … Continue reading
540WMain Community Arts Education and Cultural Center will host Unpacking: "How to Kill A City: Gentrification, Inequality, And The Fight For The Neighborhood", a discussion of How to kill a city : gentrification, inequality, and the fight for the neighborhood … Continue reading
The UofR Cinema Group will screen Dolores (Peter Bratt, U.S. 2017, 95 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium. This feature film documents the life and work of Dolores Huerta, a farmworker, mother, and activist, and co-founder of the first farmworker union in … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Stan & Ollie (Jon S. Baird, U.K. / Canada / U.S. 2018, 98 min.) "Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their … Continue reading
When Denitra loses the charter school lottery for her daughter, she must find another way to escape from their underperforming neighborhood school. The answer seems like a risk well worth taking, but may end up requiring a bigger sacrifice than … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Cold Pursuit (Hans Petter Moland, U.K. / Norway / Canada / U.S. / France 2019, 119 min.) "A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son. Based on the 2014 … Continue reading
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Basuch and Lomb Library Building, Dr. Daniele Lyman-Torres will review Becoming by Michelle Obama. Former First Lady Michelle Obama's #1 NewYork Times bestselling memoir gives readers a forthright, authentic view of the early … Continue reading
Interested in composting but not sure how or where to start? This introductory class will briefly touch on what composting is, why composting is important, some various types of composting methods, and how composting can inevitably create a sustainable lifestyle … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Stan & Ollie (Jon S. Baird, U.K. / Canada / U.S. 2018, 98 min.) "Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Through the Back Door (Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford, U.S. 1921, 89 min., 35mm) with live piano by Philip C. Carli as part of the United Artists Centennial series. Twenty-eight-year-old Mary Pickford plays fifteen-year-old Jeanne, left … Continue reading
Trumpet player and composer Nathan Kay grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studies jazz performance at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. During his time at Eastman he has founded his own bands, such as the Nathan Kay … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Cold Pursuit (Hans Petter Moland, U.K. / Norway / Canada / U.S. / France 2019, 119 min.) "A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son. Based on the 2014 … Continue reading