Irondequoit Public Library is hosting a Contemporary Book Discussion Group on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked … Continue reading
At the Green Party of Monroe County Meeting in the Flying Squirrel is a screening of Trudell (Heather Rae, U.S. 2005, 80 min.) No group of Americans has ever suffered as the Native Americans and one of the great voices … Continue reading
The Landmark Society's Walk the Walk: Encounters with Rochester's African-American Ancestors has it all — and all are welcome. Music, laughter, joys, sorrows, challenges overcome and inspiration offered — everything you want in an enjoyable evening performance. We'll encounter several … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Hateful Eight (Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 2015, 187 min.) "In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters."
The Little will host a special Work-in-Progress Fundraising Screening Turn The Page (Linda Moroney, U.S. 2016, 60 min.) with filmmaker Linda Moroney. "All funds go directly to the completion expenses of the film." Turn the Page investigates the fractured relationship … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World, Alain Corneau, France 1991, 116 min., 35mm, French w/subtitles), preceded by a performance by Pegasus Early Music. In 17th-century France, the lives of a reclusive … Continue reading
The Lovin' Cup will screen High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, U.K. / U.S. 2000, 113 min.) "Pre-Valentines Day Crappy Hour and Movie Night, showing John Cusack and Jack Black in High Fidelity. Drink and snack specials to be determined. Bring your … Continue reading
The annual Seconds Sale in the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery runs through February 27. Seconds Sale is an annual event in the Ceramics Studio. Artists offer up for sale their glaze tests, demo pots, and overstock items at bargain … Continue reading
The Artist Within: Annual Photography Volunteer Exhibit will be on display through May 27. For more than a decade the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education photography volunteers have allowed individuals to not only develop their film, but their … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Creed (Ryan Coogler, U.S. 2015, 133 min.) "The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed."
The MuCCC is hosting a performance of The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer. In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital's grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close … Continue reading
Tonight at the Bug Jar is a Chip Tunes Open Mic followed by Little Paw, Daninal Canon, great one-man-band with chiptune vocoder BC Likes You, with visuals by SBTHREE.
The Dryden will screen To Kill a Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, U.S. 1962, 128 min., 35mm). Robert Mulligan's film of Harper Lee's novel is nearly as beloved as its source. In his career defining role, Gregory Peck is Atticus Finch, a … Continue reading