Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) film screenings (2017-Apr-21 @ 8 p.m.)
2017-04-21 20:00 - 21:47 (America/New_York) | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden Theatre will host a screening in the 59th Annual Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) a.k.a. Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) featuring:

Una bellissima bugia (Lorenzo Santoni, Italy , 19 min.) "A young man in a wheelchair meets a mysterious friend who seems to know a lot about him."
La parada (The Stop, David Sanz, Tony López, Spain , 18 min.) "After years away, Alex returns home to resolve an inheritance issue. Then he meets Andrea."
Finding Buddha (Zilong Liu, China/USA , 30 min.) "An American leaves his usual life behind, heading to China for his 45th birthday."
Mwah (Sara Soheili, Iran , 12 min.) "Five pregnant women fidget in a waiting room, as their bundles of joy get acquainted."
The Suitor (Alvaro Congosto, USA , 12 min.) "While listening to a 1930s radio broadcast, a lonely man tries to bond with his neighbor."
Riding the Highline (Kai Carlson-Wee, Anders Carlson-Wee, USA , 16 min.) "Poet brothers hop freight trains and explore life along the Burlington Highline route."

[source: Rochester International Film Festival website, 2017-Apr-17]

The BuddhaHood musical performance (2017-Apr-21 @ 8 p.m.)
2017-04-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Three Heads Brewing will host wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood as part of their Three Heads 4-20 Weekend Throwdown. [source: Facebook, 2017-Apr-17]

The Shack screening (2017-Apr-21 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-04-21 20:55 - 23:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Shack (Stuart Hazeldine, U.S. 2017, 132 min.) "A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack.'" [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Apr-19]

Record Store Day
2017-04-22 09:00 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
[source: Bop Shop website, 2017-Apr-17]

Springtime Tour with Joanne Mitchell
2017-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery South Entrance, 1133 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2017-Apr-17]

Know the 10 Signs!
2017-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Are you worried that you or a loved one may have Alzheimer's Disease? Then join us for our next class from the Alzheimer's Association's community education series, where we will look at 10 symptoms to watch out for. You will learn the difference between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, what to do if you see the warning signs, how this disease is diagnosed, and why it's best to catch it early. This program will take place next to the new Health Central space on the 3rd floor of the Bausch and Lomb public library building.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2017-Apr-17]

Life Hack-a-Thon: A How-To Festival
2017-04-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Learn how to do 25 things in 3 hours! Learn how to do urban chicken farming, make wine at home, start a radio show, fix a window screen, take your bicycle on the bus, make your own soap, and much more!
[source: Friends & Foundation of Rochester Public Library e-mail, 2017-Apr-6]

Artist Talk with Mitch Goldstein
2017-04-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education), 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Mitch Goldstein will present an Artist Talk in the Sunken Room of the Flower City Arts Center. "Join designer and educator Mitch Goldstein as he shares the process and ideas behind his exhibition Unforeseen Structures." [source: Flower City Arts Center website, 2017-Apr-17]

Lappan Chhappan screening
2017-04-22 15:00 - 16:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Lappan Chhappan (Mukunda Bhatta, Nepal 2017, 111 min.) "The character named Banka sets out to take revenge on the minister who betrayed him." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Apr-19]

Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) film screenings (2017-Apr-22 @ 4 p.m.)
2017-04-22 16:00 - 17:31 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden Theatre will host a screening in the 59th Annual Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) a.k.a. Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) featuring:

Stutter (Ivo Huahua, USA , 14 min.) "A horticulturalist with a debilitating stutter attempts to set an example for his son."
Pancake Jackson (Tao Tang, China , 11 min.) "Through performance, a street vendor father finds a unique way to entertain his autistic daughter."
The Trophy Wall (Ellen Johansson, Australia , 10 min.) "Sibling rivalry forces a teenage girl to go to great lengths to win her mother's affection."
Dots (Chen-Wen Lo, Taiwan , 16 min.) "A teenager with fading vision goes on a solo journey to gather fragments and bond with her mother."
The Ravens (Jennifer Perrott, Australia , 20 min.) "When Ruby's father returns home battle worn, the family struggles to reconnect."
Verde Pistacho (Pistachio Green, Paco Cavero, Spain , 12 min.) "As Tomás is chided by his parents for misbehavior, unexpected visitors shed light on the subject."
On Days Like These We Must Surf (Jake Kovnat, Canada , 8 min.) "Lake surfing: impossible? Larry Cavaro and others live to surf the icy waters of the Great Lakes."

[source: Rochester International Film Festival website, 2017-Apr-17]

A United Kingdom screening (2017-Apr-22 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-04-22 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen A United Kingdom (Amma Asante, Czech Republic / U.K. / U.S. 2016, 111 min.) "The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Apr-19]

Here Come the Videofreex
2017-04-22 20:00 - 21:19 | Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
VSW will screen Here Come the Videofreex (Jon Nealon, Jenny Raskin, U.S. 2015, 79 min.) with founding member Bart Friedman in attendance.
Formed in 1969, the Videofreex were part of a thriving alternative video network that covered counterculture and many political and social movements of the era. Over nine years together, they produced several thousand videotapes, installations and multimedia events, and trained hundreds of people to communicate fluently in the "new" medium of video, including several workshops at Visual Studies Workshop. Using footage from these early videotapes, this documentary creates a fascinating portrait of a unique group of activists engaged in media literacy in an era of intense social and cultural change.
[source: Visual Studies Workshop website, 2017-Apr-17]

Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) film screenings (2017-Apr-22 @ 8 p.m.)
2017-04-22 20:00 - 21:39 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden Theatre will host a screening in the 59th Annual Rochester International Film Festival (RIFF) a.k.a. Movies on a Shoestring (MoaS) featuring:

Molasses & Lemon (Robert Sickel, USA , 4 min.) "The ways people experience love and heartbreak are often eerily and intimately related."
Promise (Tian Xie, USA/China , 16 min.) "A young boy in a remote village forges an unexpected bond after his parents leave to find work in Canton."
An Average Story (Yaniv Segalovich, Israel , 18 min.) "When Avi is named The Most Average Man by the Central Bureau of Statistics, his life changes forever."
Early Mourning (Ben Hartley, USA , 14 min.) "A photographer and her lover live an idyllic life, moving in harmony with one another."
All the World's a Stage (Hannes Rall, Germany , 2 min.) "From infancy to old age, this adaptation expands on the opening of Shakespeare's As You Like It."
Maria (Afro de Falco, Italy , 15 min.) "For Maria, the notion of becoming a mother is one of life's most awe-inspiring events."
Contrapelo (Gareth Dunnet Alcocer, USA/Mexico , 20 min.) "A proud Mexican barber comes face-to-face with the leader of a local drug cartel."
Fanny Pack (Uttera Singh, USA , 10 min.) "A young Indian-American woman wants to follow her own dreams, to her father's dismay."

[source: Rochester International Film Festival website, 2017-Apr-17]

The Shack screening (2017-Apr-22 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-04-22 20:55 - 23:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Jake Alkofer Memorial Show: Brick By Brick, Borrowed Time, Druse, Revenge On Society, Dawn of War, Loft Wing, musical performances
2017-04-22 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
On November 21st, 2016 we lost our friend Jake, friend to many in the Rochester punk and hardcore community. Join us as we celebrate his life with music and drinks. All proceeds from the show will go to benefit his young daughter he left behind.
[source: Facebook, 2017-Apr-17]

Dangerbyrd musical performance (2017-Apr-22 @ 9:30 p.m.)
2017-04-22 21:30 - 23:30 | Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Skylark website, 2017-Apr-17]

The Shining screening (2017-Apr-23 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-04-23 14:00 - 16:24 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, U.K./U.S. 1980, 144 min., 35mm).
Seeking inspiration and relaxation, troubled writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job as wintertime caretaker for a hotel in Colorado. Soon, a case of cabin fever spells trouble for Jack's wife (Shelley Duvall) and psychic young son (Danny Lloyd). The visuals in Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel have always shocked audiences, and will never look better than in the gorgeous new 35mm print that the George Eastman Museum acquired recently.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Apr-10]

The LEGO Batman Movie screening (2017-Apr-23 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2017-04-23 16:30 - 18:14 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The LEGO Batman Movie (Chris McKay, U.S. / Denmark 2017, 104 min.) "A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Apr-19]

Sweeping Forward screening
2017-04-23 18:00 - 19:38 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Sweeping Forward (Patricia MacDowell, Canada 2014, 98 min.) with filmmaker Patricia MacDowell in attendance.
Anne-Marie Saheb stars as Bess Lavigne, a former curling prodigy who works part time doing cleaning in a women's shelter and at a local curling club. Her solitary existence is disrupted by intermittent panic attacks… but she's not the only one with problems. When Bess is asked to give curling lessons to the four troubled women from the shelter, they all learn to overcome their differences and help one another, and ultimately they discover a fierce bond on and off the ice. Panel style discussion about details of producing and creating her film to follow as well as audience Q&A. This is an excellent opportunity for local filmmakers to get incite into a reasonable sized successful project in the ultra-low/micro budget category many of our members work in.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Apr-17]

A United Kingdom screening (2017-Apr-23 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-04-23 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Shack screening (2017-Apr-23 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-04-23 20:55 - 23:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Shining screening (2017-Apr-24 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2017-04-24 13:30 - 15:54 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

National Bird screening
2017-04-24 19:00 - 20:32 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen National Bird (Sonia Kennebeck, U.S. 2016, 92 min.) as part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up Series.
National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: The secret U. S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. veterans. Tortured by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences. Their stories take dramatic turns, leading one of the protagonists to Afghanistan where she learns about a horrendous incident. But her journey also gives hope for peace and redemption. National Bird gives rare insight into the U.S. drone program through the eyes of veterans and survivors, connecting their stories as never seen before in a documentary.
[source: WXXI website, 2017-Apr-21]

A United Kingdom screening (2017-Apr-24 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-04-24 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Shack screening (2017-Apr-24 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-04-24 20:55 - 23:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Free Community Shred Day
2017-04-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Classified Scanning and Shredding, 425 Paul Rd., Chili, NY, 14624, United States
Local residents will have the opportunity to dispose of confidential documents in a safe and secure manner. Documents will be inserted into locked containers, shredded and sent to a paper mill for recycling, protecting your identity and the environment at the same time. Please limit three file boxes per person, no appointment is necessary.
[source: Classified Scanning & Shredding website, 2017-Apr-10]

Neve (Snowscape) screening
2017-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Neve (Snowscape, Stefano Incerti, Italy 2013, 90 min.) as part of the Italian Film Festival.
A man travels in a station wagon, looking for something, perhaps the loot from a forgotten robbery. A woman is abandoned then chased by a small-time gangster, from whom she may have stolen something big. Why does Donato decide to help Norah, and take along her with him on his mysterious trip? Why doesn't Norah leave Donato? Why does she stay with him to very end, to find out what´s truly behind his search? A chance encounter between two desperate souls backed into a corner. Against the backdrop of a barely recognizable Italian province. A place-less landscape forever buried in snow.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Apr-10]

A United Kingdom screening (2017-Apr-25 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-04-25 19:00 - 20:51 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Kinloch Nelson musical performance
2017-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Abilene will host talented singer-guitarist Kinloch Nelson.
Solo fingerstyle guitarist Kinloch Nelson – Kinloch Nelson performs a synthesis of folk, jazz, classical, rock, American popular music, and original compositions. His programs run from J.S. Bach to John B. Sebastian and may include references to Miles Davis, Franz Schubert, John Fahey, Leo Kottke, The Ventures, Flatt and Scruggs, and the occasional TV theme.
[source: Abilene calendar page, 2017-Apr-17]

The Whispering Chorus screening
2017-04-25 19:30 - 21:01 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Whispering Chorus (Cecil B. Demille, U.S. 1918, 91 min., 35mm) with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli as part of both the 12 Postcards from Prison, and Silent Tuesdays series.
An embezzler fakes his own death and assumes another identity when his firm launches an investigation. Soon he is charged with his own murder, and then discovers that his wife has remarried and is expecting a child. Will he take his secret to the electric chair to ensure her happiness? DeMille turned heads with his use of double imagery and lighting to show the psychological experience of the protagonist in this technically innovative film.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Apr-17]
