After 19 months of hard work the vote is finally here. The new code of conduct will be voted on by the Rochester City School District Board of Education on Thursday, June 16. We will begin our rally outside 131 … Continue reading
At The Photographic Historical Society's monthly meeting, Bruce Tyo will discuss Rochester's Camera Companies.
The Dryden will screen A Double Life (George Cukor, U.S. 1947, 104 min., 35mm). Ronald Colman won an Oscar for his portrayal of a stage actor who can no longer differentiate between the real and the theatrical. As he assumes … Continue reading
Meet Cynthia at 12:10 p.m. in front of the H.H. Warner Building, 80 St. Paul Street. Explore the city's historic garment district, where clothing, shoes, and ties were manufactured for decades. Today trendy restaurants, loft apartments, and artist studios have … Continue reading
The Baobab will screen Art Connect (Miquel Galofré, Trinidad and Tobago 2013, 90 min.) Art Connect is a feature length documentary that reveals the powerful process of creative intervention in the Success Laventille Secondary School in Trinidad and Tobago. The … Continue reading
Tyler Lucero, a geologist working as a naturalist/educator at Helmer Nature Center in Irondequoit, will explain the science behind global climate change. He will also share some suggestions for individual and community actions that can bring gains in reducing the … Continue reading
The Genesee Center for the Arts will host College Collective 2016 "showcasing the best in College Book Arts, Ceramics, and Photography" through July 16.
The Cinema will screen Sing Street (John Carney, Ireland / U.K. / U.S. 2016, 106 min.) "A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Panorama Ephemera (Rick Prelinger, U.S. 2004, 89 min., digital) followed by a discussion with director Rick Prelinger. Panorama Ephemera is composed of 64 self-contained sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising, educational, and … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Man Who Knew Infinity (Matt Brown, U.K. 2015, 103 min.) "Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with … Continue reading
The Little will screen THX 1138 (George Lucas, U.S. 1971, 86 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series. In an undefined future, a dystopian underground society is oriented to production and consumption in the malls. The population is controlled … Continue reading
The roses are in bloom and a full program of activities awaits visitors to the 26th annual Maplewood Rose Celebration, to be held Saturday, June 18 in and around Maplewood Park and Rose Garden. The event, coordinated by the Maplewood … Continue reading