Sarah Timmerman is a community organizer and current President of the Rochester Chapter of the National Organization for Women, where she works to improve the lives of women in Rochester and beyond. As a recent graduate of Nazareth College, she … Continue reading
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Jim Memmott will review Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts by David E. McCraw. As Deputy General Counsel … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Maiden (Alex Holmes, U.K. 2018, 97 min.) "The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race … Continue reading
Doug Stanhope is a stand-up comic. Has been since 1990. His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited and is certainly not for everybody. He started his career … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Luce (Julius Onah, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens … Continue reading
Black and Female in Rochester: After the Marching Stopped is an event of "At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice" presented by 21st Century Arts in collaboration with Visual Studies Workshop. This event will feature locally-produced film … Continue reading
Katrina Smith Korfmacher will discuss her book Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities at Writers & Books. Join us for an enlightening evening when the author of Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Maiden (Alex Holmes, U.K. 2018, 97 min.) "The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race … Continue reading
The Squeaky Wheel will host a screening of Ku Qian (Bitter Money, Wang Bing, France / Hong Kong 2016, 152 min.) Wang Bing's celebrated Bitter Money (2016) follows a handful of workers in the city of Huzhou, home to 18,000 … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Luce (Julius Onah, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens … Continue reading
Fantastic Findings is an annual upscale "next-to-new" sale organized by the RMSC Council to support the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Discover beautiful furniture and art, as well as china, elegant glass, silver, lamps, jewelry, linens, toys and other fantastic … Continue reading
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building will host a lecture titled Got Health: Menopause Matters! Women have a lot to look forward to in the second half of their lives. Good health can help … Continue reading
Maya Rook to explores the roots of magic and witchcraft in the west, how beliefs developed over time, the turning point of the witch trials that vilified the practice of magic, and how the stereotype of the witch was created … Continue reading