Guitarist, singer and songwriter Chris Beard is the son of Rochester-area blues guitarist Joe Beard. He has been patiently paying his dues on the club circuit around the Northeast for the last 20 years. Beard, who goes by the nickname … Continue reading
Today at St. Anne's Church is a meeting "to review and discuss the proposed plans for new student housing to be located ~ 1176 Mt. Hope".
Free, facilitated conversations about race and its impact on all of us. Each two-hour conversation is unique and stands alone, and everyone participates. This event includes whole-group and small-group discussion on segregation in our individual lives, awareness of racial identity, … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Trumbo (Jay Roach, U.S. 2015, 124 min.) "In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs."
At today's Tuesday Topics in Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, David Riley, and Khristopher Brooks will present Photonics 2: the Politics. Hear two newspaper reporters' perspectives of how Rochester was selected as the location for … Continue reading
The Little will screen No Control (Jessica Solce, U.S. 2014, 80 min.) With over 300 million firearms, the U.S. holds the highest rate of gun ownership per capita in the world. Meanwhile, with each gun-related tragedy, the question remains whether … Continue reading
At Brighton Town Hall in the downstairs meeting room, the Rochester Academy of Science will hold their Mineral Meeting. We will have a guest speaker, Dr. Rory Cottrell, is a researcher at the University of Rochester. She will tell us … Continue reading
At the Fairport Library is a discussion of The Great Tonsil Massacre by Teresa K. Lehr. Lehr's book details the story of the success of three Rochester leaders - George Eastman, Harvey Burkhart DDS, and Health Officer Dr. George Goler … Continue reading
Heather McKay will present a Business for Artists Lecture at The Yards. Please join us for an educational evening with Heather McKay as our guest speaker. Topics to be discussed include.... How to Not be a starving artist, finding your … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Trumbo (Jay Roach, U.S. 2015, 124 min.) "In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs."
The MuCCC will host a performance of The Amen Corner, a play by James Baldwin. James Baldwin was an American author, whose literary work spanned multiple genres, including plays, novels, short stories and non-fiction. Baldwin's essays as collected in Notes … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Chinatown Mystery, Episodes 1–3 (J. P. Mcgowan, U.S. 1928, 82 min., 35mm) with piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli. This winter the Dryden will be screening the newly restored thrill busting silent serial The Chinatown … Continue reading