Our opening party on the Eve of the Festival will be generously hosted by Skylark Lounge — home of "Rochester's Best Meatballs". There will be tasty snacks (including traditional meatballs with house-made marinara, spicy chicken meatballs with buffalo sauce, and … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Scanners (David Cronenberg, Canada 1981, 103 min., 35mm). The result of a scientific experiment gone awry, "scanners" have the ability to read thoughts, control others through brain waves and cause heads to explode. The doctor (Patrick … Continue reading
The MuCCC will host a performance of Signs Of Trouble: A Collection Of Adult Only Comedies By Shel Silverstein. From the late, great, mind of Shel Silverstein, ten one act plays comprise this evening of laugh-out-loud comedy. We've got it … Continue reading
TMT is a New York-based trio featuring piano (Cat Toren), tenor saxophone (Angela Morris), and drums (Anthony Taddeo) that performs original compositions and collaborative improvisations. Influenced by new music, jazz, and avant-rock, the trio's arrangements for this bass-free instrumentation showcase … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, U.S. 2015, 125 min.) "Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy."
Celebrate Palestine at Asbury First United Methodist Church, "an evening of Palestinian food, music, and culture". Have you tasted homemade dolmas, lebneh or baklava recently? Are you familiar with Middle Eastern music? Would you like to learn the dabke? Celebrate … Continue reading
Dichotomy will host a Book Release and Live Reading from Dreams We Can't Come Back From: A Collection of Stories and Poems by Patrick Montanaro. "Dreams We Can't Come Back From" takes us to horrifying, fantastical worlds while reminding us … Continue reading
Kicking off the ImageOut Film Festival is Liz en Septiembre (Liz in September, Fina Torres, Venezuela 2014, 100 min.) at the Little Theatre. The gorgeous beaches of the Caribbean serve as the backdrop to Liz in September, a touching film … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, U.S. 2015, 117 min.) "Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, … Continue reading
In addition to performing hip-hop, Forbes—a 2008 graduate of RIT's College of Applied Science and Technology—is an accomplished drummer, songwriter and communicator. His debut album, Perfect Imperfection, contains 12 American Sign Language music videos that are coupled with his original … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Men of the Cloth (Vicki Vasilopoulos, U.S. 2013, 96 min., Blu-ray) followed by a Q&A with director/producer Vicki Vasilopoulos. Men of the Cloth is an inspiring portrait of Nino Corvato, Checchino Fonticoli, and Joe Centofanti, three … Continue reading
The MuCCC will host a performance of Signs Of Trouble: A Collection Of Adult Only Comedies By Shel Silverstein. From the late, great, mind of Shel Silverstein, ten one act plays comprise this evening of laugh-out-loud comedy. We've got it … Continue reading
Don is a one man band Tour de Force, and the only human being in history to have won the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship twice. Calum Graham, who cites Don as being one of his biggest influences, was the youngest … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Straight Outta Compton (F. Gary Gray, U.S. 2015, 147 min.) "The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and … Continue reading