The Dryden will screen Zemlya (Earth, Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Soviet Union 1930, 79 min., 16mm) as part of the Silent Tuesdays series. This stylized silent "film poem" is about the creation of a collective farm and the conflicts between the poor … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Logan Lucky (Steven Soderbergh, U.S. 2017, 118 min.) "Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina."
Taylor S. Brown, Ph.D., CASAC will present a lecture titled Solution-Focused Recovery: Possibilities and Progress at the Mental Health Association. This session provides participants with a framework for treatment, self-care and peer support. It uses evidence-based strategies that deemphasize problem … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Big Sick (Michael Showalter, U.S. 2017, 120 min.) "Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Painters Painting (Emile de Antonio, U.S. 1973, 116 min., 16mm) as part of the Warhol series. A famous Pop Art origin story: Andy Warhol's friend and agent Emile de Antonio advised the artist that his 1962 … Continue reading
The Lovin' Cup will host a Write-Off Songwriting Competition featuring Jeff Acker, Deanna Spiotta, Katie Preston, Evan J. Miller, Alexandra Hayes, and Dylaina Young. Competitors will perform their original songs live before a panel of esteemed contemporaries who, along with … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Logan Lucky (Steven Soderbergh, U.S. 2017, 118 min.) "Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina."
With guest speaker Milo Primeaux, Esq., a queer-identified transgender attorney who provides direct legal services to low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in the greater Rochester area on a variety of legal issues related to their status … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen The Big Sick (Michael Showalter, U.S. 2017, 120 min.) "Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself … Continue reading
Come celebrate art critic Douglas Crimp's recently published memoir and cultural history of New York, Before Pictures, which touches upon his experiences in the city's vibrant gay circles and art worlds in the 1970s. After a reading, Rachel Haidu will … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Pokolenie (A Generation, Andrzej Wajda, Poland 1955, 86 min., 35mm, Polish w/subtitles) as part of the Wajda series. Andrzej Wajda's debut feature is an intimate account of growing up in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, and marks the beginning … Continue reading
Adam Paradis is a Boston-raised, Chicago-based independent filmmaker, curator, skateboarder, and repairman whose work focuses on film materiality, media archaeology and archival process. Adam has spent more than two decades collecting, curating, and creating films, collaging together new works from … Continue reading