The Cinema will screen Florence Foster Jenkins (Stephen Frears, U.K. 2016, 111 min.) "The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice."
The Bug Jar will host Quintron and Miss Pussycat, electronic, quasi-noise musicians and humanizing performance artists The Bloody Noes, and DJ Creath
A free lunch will be provided at 12:30pm, featuring authentic Italian foods (while supplies last), and a special Italian Cultural Gift will be presented to Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren by the presenting parties and members of the Italian community. The … Continue reading
Little Button will be hosting the official release of a brand-new, limited edition screen print by Me! (Bill Klingensmith); the very first version of my "Stacked Rochester" typographic print. This is part of my ongoing civic pride campaign; this is … Continue reading
Monroe County will be hosting a public input workshop to review and discuss draft recommendations and conceptual development plans for future improvements to Highland Park South. All are welcome. Come share your thoughts and feedback!
TEDxBuffalo brings together Western New Yorkers from different disciplines to share their big ideas with the local community. The theme of the sixth annual event is "Perceptions." The evening will feature nine speakers and one performer.
UofR's Department of Modern Languages and Cultures will screen Saint Laurent (Bertrand Bonello, France 2014, 150 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium as part of the The Tournées Film Festival: ABCDs in Contemporary French and Francophone Cinema. With this lushly executed, unorthodox … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Hollars (John Krasinski, U.S. 2016, 88 min.) "A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery."
Dr. Jennifer C. Ross will present an Archaeological Assoc. of America (AIA), Rochester Society lecture titled The Invention of Writing in Mesopotamia: New Approaches to a Very Old Problem. The invention of writing, an event that took place around the … Continue reading
Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, humorists and journalists, listener contestants and celebrity guests through a comic review of the week's news.
The Dryden will screen Dekalog, siedem and osiem (Decalogue Seven and Eight, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland 1989, 57 and 56 min, DCP, Polish w/subtitles). Can love be stolen? So asks Decalogue Seven, in which two women in the same family vie … Continue reading
Guitarist Omar Tamez and pianist Angelica Sanchez have become Bop Shop favorites. Angie first performed here back in 2004 with her quartet in the Atrium. Omar first performed here at the inaugural concert in the new store in a duo … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Florence Foster Jenkins (Stephen Frears, U.K. 2016, 111 min.) "The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice."
Enjoy a preview of A Matter of Memory: Photography as Object in the Digital Age, with after-hours access to the galleries. Curator Lisa Hostetler and artists will be signing books from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Cash bar and light refreshments.
The Cinema will screen Don't Think Twice (Mike Birbiglia, U.S. 2016, 92 min.) "When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to … Continue reading