Queen of Katwe screening (2016-Nov-7 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-07 21:05 - 23:09 (America/New_York) | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair, U.S. 2016, 124 min.) "A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Nov-2]

Books Sandwiched-In review by Todd Baxter of "Tribe : on homecoming and belonging" by Sebastian Junger
2016-11-08 12:12 - 12:52 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Todd Baxter will present a Books Sandwiched-In review of Tribe : on homecoming and belonging by Sebastian Junger in the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Bausch and Lomb Library Building. [source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-31]

Greg Garvey, Presidential Discussion: Lincoln on the Civil War Discussion 4
2016-11-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-31]

James Valenti lecture "A Supreme Court History Potpourri"
2016-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Greece Public Library, 2 Vince Tofany Blvd., Greece, New York, 14612, United States
Professor James Valenti will discuss the Role of the Supreme Court of the United States, some clashes between the Court and Presidents, as well as share some interesting anecdotes of Supreme Court History. The Constitution's Article Three and cases will be on full display.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

The Birth of a Nation screening (2016-Nov-8 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, U.S. 2016, 120 min.) "Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Nov-2]

La passion de Jeanne d'arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) screening (2016-Nov-8 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-11-08 20:00 - 21:36 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen La passion de Jeanne d'arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Carl Theodor Dreyer, France 1928, 96 min., 35mm, Danish w/subtitles) as part of the Silent Tuesday series, with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli.
In one of cinema's most beautiful and innovative works, Carl Theodor Dreyer creates a spiritual cinematic experience of the inquisition, trial, and execution of the legendary Joan of Arc, played by the mesmerizing Maria Falconetti in her only major screen performance. Dreyer uses not a single establishing shot, instead choosing the close-up to create an atmosphere of intense emotion, unease, dismay, and ominous disaster.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Oct-31]

Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble musical performance (2016-Nov-8 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-11-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music, 60 Gibbs St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Eastman School of Music calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

Born Without Bones, Save Face, Astraea, The Sriracha-Chas musical performances
2016-11-08 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

Queen of Katwe screening (2016-Nov-8 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-08 21:05 - 23:09 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Art of the Book Opening Reception
2016-11-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Central Library is hosting the Opening Reception for the 6th Annual International Exhibit, Art of the Book: Artist Books and Altered Books in the Lower Link Gallery. The works will be on display through January 8, 2017. [source: advertising bookmark, 2016-Nov-1]

SPLIT—A Film for Kids of Divorce (and their Parents) screening
2016-11-09 18:00 - 18:28 | University of Rochester River Campus, Intercampus Dr. & Library Rd., Rochester, New York, 14611, United States
In the Wilson Commons Gowen Room on the UofR Campus is a screening of SPLIT—A Film for Kids of Divorce (and their Parents) (Ellen Bruno, U.S. 2016, 28 min.) followed by a discussion with Joanne Pedro-Carroll, Melanie Funchess, and Patrick Davies.
[SPLIT] focuses on the psychological and social impacts of parental divorce on young children. Split provides the audience with twelve children's perspective on divorce and separation (age 6-12).
[source: UofR website events calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

City of Rochester's Climate Action Plan
2016-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | City Hall, 30 Church St, Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
Come and learn how Rochester can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate impacts while becoming a healthier and more sustainable city! Co-sponsored by Rochester People's Climate Coalition!
[source: Nextdoor page, 2016-Oct-31]

In the Heat of the Night screening
2016-11-09 18:30 - 20:19 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, U.S. 1967, 109 min.) as part of the Sidney Poitier Festival followed by a discussion with film critic Jack Garner.
Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Nov-4]

Stir Crazy screening (2016-Nov-9 @ 6:45 p.m.)
2016-11-09 18:45 - 20:32 | Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield, New York, 14526, United States
Penfield Public Library will screen Stir Crazy (Sidney Poitier, U.S. 1980, 107 min.)
This zany comedy, directed by Sidney Poitier and written by Bruce Jay Friedman, stars Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two zany drifters mistakenly sent to prison for a robbery they didn't commit. The pair must rely on their wits in order to survive a sadistic warden, a hulking mass-murderer, and worst of all, the inter-prison rodeo.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-Oct-31]

The Birth of a Nation screening (2016-Nov-9 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Eastman Wind Orchestra musical performance (2016-Nov-9 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-11-09 20:00 - 21:55 | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States

Queen of Katwe screening (2016-Nov-9 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-09 21:05 - 23:09 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

City of Rochester 2016 Tax Foreclosure Auction
2016-11-10 09:00 - 11:00 | Edgerton Recreation Center, 41 Backus St., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Nov-2]

Coffee Chat (2016-Nov-10 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2016-11-10 16:30 - 18:30 | Arbor Loft, 17 Pitkin St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Engage with filmmakers and festival fans from a front-row-seat during an intimate and informal one-hour talk.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Charles Carroll Plaza and Genesee Crossroads Parking Garage Public Meeting No. 2
2016-11-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Holiday Inn Rochester Downtown, 70 State St., Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
The City's Bureau of Architecture and Engineering will hold the second in a series of public information meetings to discuss concepts for revitalizing one of Rochester's premier downtown waterfront sites, known as the Charles Carroll Plaza. Key attributes of this public urban plaza include: outdoor green space, scenic views, public art and linkage to the Genesee Riverway Trail system and surrounding downtown. The project team will present a summary of feedback received from public outreach efforts, schematic concept plans and renderings.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Nov-9]

Wish You Were Here lecture, Elena Dorfman: The Reconstructed Landscape
2016-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden Theatre will host a Wish You Were Here lecture with Elena Dorfman discussing The Reconstructed Landscape.
In recent years, Los Angeles-based photographer Elena Dorfman has shifted her lens from portraits of subcultures to contemplative American landscapes. Her labor-intensive composite photographs of rock quarries and the river have been likened to the aesthetics of the Hudson River School. Book signing to follow.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Nov-7]

Police Community Engagement Forum (2016-Nov-10 @ 6 p.m.)
2016-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | David F. Gantt Recreation Center, 700 North St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States
The Rochester Police Department will hold public forums to discuss the state of police-community relations as part of Mayor Lovely A. Warren's 90 Days of Community Engagement Initiative.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Nov-9]

The Last Laugh screening
2016-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little Theatre will screen The Last Laugh (Ferne Pearlstein, USA 2016, Documentary Feature Film, 85 min.) as part of the High Falls Film Festival followed by a Q&A with director Ferne Pearlstein.
The Last Laugh is a feature documentary about what is taboo for humor, seen through the lens of the Holocaust and other seemingly off-limits topics, in a society that prizes free speech.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Shorts Shot on Film Program
2016-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The High Falls Film Festival has partnered with Kodak to present the Shorts Shot on Film program. Shorts submitted to this year's festival, which were created using film, were entered into consideration for the second annual KODAK Vision Award, which marries the festival's mission with Kodak's commitment to supporting the achievement of women in the industry.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

The Birth of a Nation screening (2016-Nov-10 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Hidden Passions: Melissa Matson and Karl Smith
2016-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
This monthly series celebrates the private hobbies and creative lives of Rochesterians and puts them center stage at MAG. Come see what inspires your neighbors! Be moved by their hyphenated lives and liberate the creative promise inside you.
[source: MAG website, 2016-Nov-7]

Peeping Tom screening
2016-11-10 20:00 - 21:41 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, U.K. 1960, 101 min., 35mm) as part of the (In)visibility series.
Viewed as reprehensible in its day (while Psycho, released in the U.K. the same year, enjoyed widespread acclaim), this psychological thriller from the director of Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes is universally recognized as a masterpiece today. Carl Boehm plays a driven young man who seeks out Lower London prostitutes; armed with a 16mm camera that kills, his aim is to capture the ultimate expression of fear on film. Remarkable for its complex dealings with voyeurism and culpability, Peeping Tom remains one of the most modern texts yet made on the manipulative power of the moving image. Print courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Nov-7]

Opening Night Party at The Penthouse
2016-11-10 20:30 - 22:30 | One East Avenue, 1 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Join us for a fabulous opening party at The Penthouse at One East Avenue, offering views of the city skyline to Lake Ontario from the 11th floor wrap-around terrace and glass-walled party room. Mingle with visiting filmmakers and film fans and enjoy decadent desserts, hors d'oeuvres, and a cash bar plus live movie-themed music from the band Backstory, also playing rock and R&B classics.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Queen of Katwe screening (2016-Nov-10 @ 9:05 p.m.)
2016-11-10 21:05 - 23:09 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Lori Waxman: 60 wrd/min art critic (2016-Nov-11 @ 10 a.m.)
2016-11-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Burns Building, 23 E. Huron St., Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
Since 2005, Lori Waxman has conducted a work of performance art about art criticism through her ongoing performance 60 wrd/min art critic. During these performances, Waxman reviews artwork by area artists and provides a brief written review on a first-come, first-served basis. For three days at the storefront of the Burns Building at 23 Huron St, Waxman will receive artists seeking reviews as part of 60 wrd/min art critic. Reviews, which are free of charge, will be scheduled and written in twenty-five minute increments. The performance dates and times are November 11, 12, and 13 between 10 to 4pm. Reviews will be signed, "published," and ready for pick-up within the timeframe of the performance. Artist, artwork, critic, and review will all exist in the same space simultaneously, thereby helping to demystify the art review process. In addition, the reviews will be published in The Public—both in print and on their website. Waxman describes the 60 wrd/min art critic as many things: "an exploration of short-form art writing, a work of performance art in and of itself, an experiment in role shifting between artist and critic, a democratic gesture, and a circumvention of the art review process." She says that at a time when newspaper and magazine art columns are disappearing, the 60 wrd/min art critic "aims to get a community thinking about where the responsibility for art criticism resides…the project deals comically and literally with the idea that there are too many artists and galleries, and not enough critical venues to cover it all."
[source: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center website, 2016-Nov-7]
