Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-12 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:00 - 20:46 (America/New_York) | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Suffragette (Sarah Gavron, U.K. 2015, 106 min.) "The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Dec-9]

Almost Famous: a showcase of Dream/Visual/Create (DVC) performances (2015-Dec-12 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Dec-7]

Jamie Lissow comedy performance (2015-Dec-12 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Dec-9]

The Dark Light theatrical performance (2015-Dec-12 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2015-12-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Bread and Water Theatre, 172 W. Main St., Rochester, New York, United States
Written during a time when stories of Sapphic love could not be expressed on the stage, Mercedes de Acosta has crafted a taut drama of unrequited love, passion and vengeance mirroring her own love affairs with some of the foremost women of her time. Set in Norway at the turn of the last century, Svanhild will stop at nothing to destroy her brother's chances of success, but underneath this veneer of animosity is a dark secret and a passionate love affair that could destroy them both. Part of the Rainbow Theater Festival.
[source: Bread and Water Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]

Winter Escape
2015-12-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 1 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
Tonight in Room 1829 of the Student Alumni Union is Winter Escape. "Escape the winter blues with cookie decorating, mug painting, and photos with your friends! Also enjoy warm refreshments provided by Maui Wowi." [source: Interlock Rochester website, 2015-Dec-7]

The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays theatrical performance (2015-Dec-12 @ 8 p.m.)
2015-12-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States
In Ken Ludwig's (Lend Me A Tenor, Fox on the Fairway, Shakespeare in Hollywood) latest comedy, it's Christmas Eve, 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Curtain Times 7:30pm on Thursday 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday 2:00pm on Sunday [source: Blackfriars Theatre website, 2015-Dec-7]

Kill Bill: Vol. II screening
2015-12-12 20:00 - 22:17 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Kill Bill: Vol. II (Quentin Tarantino, U.S. 2004, 137 min., 35mm).
Roger Ebert wrote, "Put the two parts together, and Tarantino has made a masterful saga that celebrates the martial arts genre while kidding it, loving it, and transcending it." Originally conceived as one film and divided for length, the Kill Bill saga follows a former assassin bride who is violently attacked on her wedding day and wakes from a coma to the realization that she has lost the child she was carrying and everyone that she loved. If Vol. 1 is homage to the action of samurai, kung fu, and yakuza genres, Vol. 2 is homage to the drama and the impossible, incredible ridiculousness of the storylines.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

The Music of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas with The Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers
2015-12-12 20:30 - 2015-12-13 00:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
Each year, an all-star lineup from several of Rochester's favorite bands come together to pay homage to this beloved classic with an interactive performance of all its music along with audio and visual samples from the film. However, this year the gang will be stepping up their game to include other favorite Jim Henson songs too!
[source: Lovin' Cup website, 2015-Dec-7]

Truth screening (2015-Dec-12 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-12-12 20:50 - 22:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Truth (James Vanderbilt, Australia / U.S. 2015, 125 min.) "Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2015-Dec-9]

Jamie Lissow comedy performance (2015-Dec-12 @ 10 p.m.)
2015-12-12 22:00 - 23:30 | Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster, New York, 14580, United States

All Them Witches, New Madrid, King Buffalo musical performances
2015-12-12 22:30 - 2015-12-13 00:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Christmas Dance Party
2015-12-12 23:00 - 2015-12-13 01:00 | Cure, 50 Public Market, Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
"Ring in da holidaze with a dance party at the public market! All vinyl 45's to celebrate the Santas and Krampus's in your lives." [source: Facebook, 2015-Dec-10]

Sunday Forum: Kwanzaa
2015-12-13 09:45 - 10:45 | Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York, United States
At today's Sunday Forum, Windsor Asamoah-Wade will discuss Kwanzaa at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church.
Windsor Asamoah-Wade, teacher of Humanities at the School Without Walls, will discuss the celebration of Kwanzaa and its significance for African Americans as an alternative to Eurocentric rituals of Christmas.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance) screenings (2015-Dec-13 @ 11 a.m.)
2015-12-13 11:00 - 17:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
During the day today, the MAG will be screen Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester's Dance, Marcel Dzama, U.S. / Canada 2013, 19 min.)
This 2013 film by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is a fictionalized account of the ill-fated affair between Dada artist Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins. Rife with art historical references to the work of Duchamp, Francisco Goya, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys, among others, the 30-minute production is an exciting and often bizarre exploration of the surreal.
[source: MAG website, 2015-Dec-7]

Diversity of Life with live, exotic animals (2015-Dec-13 @ 2 p.m.)
2015-12-13 14:00 - 15:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Do you love animals? Would you like to pet some cool critters, learn some new animal facts? You can do all that And support a local, private wildlife education and rescue group on December 13, 2015 with Wildlife Educators Coalition at the MuCCC Theater, details below. WEC will present Diversity Of Life programs at 2 and 4 PM. You will get a chance to see some amazing animals up close and personal. You will hear basic facts, odd facts and personal-experience stories about each one.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Dec-7]

The Pirate screening
2015-12-13 14:00 - 15:42 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Pirate (Vincente Minnelli, U.S. 1948, 102 min., 35mm).
On a Caribbean Island in the 1820s, native girl Judy Garland fantasizes about a notorious pirate named Macoco, whom strolling minstrel Gene Kelly impersonates to win her heart. Minnelli's lavish, old-fashioned MGM musical is dripping with lush color, festooned with magnificent sets and costumes, and peppered with swirling Cole Porter numbers like "Be a Clown" and "Mack the Black."
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2015-Dec-7]

The Dark Light theatrical performance (2015-Dec-13 @ 2 p.m.)
2015-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Bread and Water Theatre, 172 W. Main St., Rochester, New York, United States

The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays theatrical performance (2015-Dec-13 @ 2 p.m.)
2015-12-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States

Diversity of Life with live, exotic animals (2015-Dec-13 @ 4 p.m.)
2015-12-13 16:00 - 17:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

The Music of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas with The Waterville Talent Contest, and The Swooners
2015-12-13 18:00 - 21:30 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-13 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-13 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Truth screening (2015-Dec-13 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-12-13 20:50 - 22:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-14 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-14 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Bob Holzwarth (2015-Dec-14 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Writers and Books website, 2015-Dec-7]

Researching the Daguerreotype discussion
2015-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, 755 Library Rd., Rochester, New York, 14627, United States
In the Hawkins-Carlson Room of the Rush Rhees Library is "a special presentation about the scientific advances surrounding the daguerreotype and their relationship to cultural preservation will be led by [Nicholas Bigelow], [Ralph Wiegandt], and Jim Kuhn". Researching the Daguerreotype is on display through February 29, 2016.
In 1839, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre unveiled one of the world's first successful photographic mediums: the daguerreotype. The process transformed the human experience by providing a means to capture light and record people, places, and events. The University of Rochester is leading groundbreaking nanotechnology research that explores the extraordinary qualities of this photographic process. A new exhibition in Rush Rhees Library showcases the results of this research, while bridging the gap between the sciences and the humanities. "Researching the Daguerreotype at the University of Rochester: Nanotechnology Meets Local History" features daguerreotypes from the River Campus Libraries' Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation; the Rochester Museum and Science Center; and the George Eastman Museum.
[source: Rush Rhees Library website, 2015-Dec-14]

Cool People Singing with Justin Borak
2015-12-14 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
"Cool People Singing with Justin Borak" features music from current Rochester shows like Music Man (WTG), Janine Mercandetti Out Of Costume (JCC), Alec Michaels Rainbow Fish, and Cougar and The Cabana Boy!
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Dec-7]

Eastman New Jazz Ensemble musical performance
2015-12-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Eastman School of Music calendar, 2015-Dec-7]

Truth screening (2015-Dec-14 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2015-12-14 20:50 - 22:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Rented Christmas—The Musical theatrical performance
2015-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
John Dale, a middle-aged bachelor and prominent businessman, has a challenging job for Anne Weston, proprietor of the local rent shop. He wants to rent a Christmas, not just with a tree and Christmas carols, but complete with a wife, a family, and all of the happiness for which he has been secretly longing. Anne hires local theater actors to play the part, but when everyone comes down with the flu, her last hope is to turn to the local orphanage. Unable to find someone to play the Mother, Anne steps in at the last minute to play the role herself. A 'rented' Christmas soon turns into a new life for all concerned, which makes this a very warm and special holiday musical.
[source: MuCCC website, 2015-Dec-7]

Suffragette screening (2015-Dec-15 @ 7 p.m.)
2015-12-15 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
