Art of the Book Opening Reception
2016-11-09 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 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
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]

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
[source: Eastman School of Music calendar, 2016-Oct-31]

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
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]

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]

NY LOVES FILM Roundtable
2016-11-11 16:30 - 17:30 | Arbor Loft, 17 Pitkin St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Meet the team from the New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development for a roundtable discussion of all things productive in New York State – tax credits, location scouting, finding stages and crew, and more. Whether you're a first time filmmaker wondering where to start or a veteran producer looking to catch up on the latest, this informal face-to-face Q&A is an invaluable opportunity to meet Team NY and hear, firsthand about all the great things New York State has to offer.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Coffee Chat (2016-Nov-11 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2016-11-11 16:30 - 18:30 | Arbor Loft, 17 Pitkin St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

My Love Affair with the Brain : The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond screening
2016-11-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little Theatre will screen My Love Affair with the Brain : The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond (Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg, USA 2016, Documentary Feature Film, 61 min.) as part of the High Falls Film Festival followed by a Q&A with directors Catherine Ryan, and Gary Weimberg.
Meet Dr. Marian Diamond, one of the founders of modern neuroscience. This documentary mixture of real science and real life reveals a unique portrait of one woman's life as a pioneer in the emerging field of neuroscience. Dr. Diamond decisively challenged old views and changed forever our paradigm for understanding the brain. Enrichment and plasticity were the scientific battleground for this "brain whisperer." My Love Affair with the Brain was filmed over five years and is part biography, part scientific adventure story, and part inspirational tale.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Opening Reception for Under Safelight: Chris Holmquist, Jonathan Merritt, Mark J. Watts
2016-11-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Genesee Center for the Arts, 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Genesee Center for the Arts will host an Opening Reception for Under Safelight with photographic works by Chris Holmquist, Jonathan Merritt, and Mark J. Watts, on display through January 7, 2017. [source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Nov-9]

Veterans Day Open Mic and Potluck
2016-11-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Writers and Books has been fortunate to host the Veterans Writing Group every first Saturday. This Veterans Day join us for an open mic and potluck for veterans, and listen to them share their moving work.
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-Nov-7]

Deepwater Horizon screening (2016-Nov-11 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-11-11 19:00 - 20:47 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Deepwater Horizon (Peter Berg, Hong Kong / U.S. 2016, 107 min.) "A dramatization of the April 2010 disaster when the offshore drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Nov-9]

Sugar! screening
2016-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little Theatre will screen Sugar! (Shari Berman, USA 2016, Narrative Feature Film, 81 min.) as part of the High Falls Film Festival followed by a Q&A with director Shari Berman.
Responding to a dare, Leslie, a 50+ Indiana piano teacher (Tony-award winner Alice Ripley) secretly forms an all-woman rock band, Sugar. At the same time, her husband, a conservative Republican, runs for Congress. The band quickly goes viral as "MILF" musicians. When her husband (SAG Award Winner Robert Clohessy) and college-bound daughter discover the secret, all hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Leslie has a clandestine affair with a younger bartender and while being caught between responsibilities and dreams, she almost destroys the band. But victory is in the air â€¦
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Short Films Program 1
2016-11-11 19:40 - 21:40 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Tales of high-school reunions, love blossoming in Paris, life ending for a mother and daughter, and transgender dating come to High Falls Film Festival from France, Spain, the U.S., and Taiwan.
[source: High Falls Film Festival website, 2016-Nov-10]

Ni le ciel ni la terre (Neither Heaven Nor Earth) screening
2016-11-11 20:00 - 21:40 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Ni le ciel ni la terre (Neither Heaven Nor Earth, Clément Cogitore, France/Belgium 2015, 100 min., DCP, French and Persian w/subtitles) as part of the (In)visibility series.
A French army captain and his squad are assigned to monitor a remote valley of Wakhan, Afghanistan, on the border of Pakistan. Negotiating control of the region between local shepherds and possible Taliban sympathizers grows more and more tenuous as men from all sides start mysteriously disappearing. Unable to explain this eerie phenomenon, the soldiers find themselves embroiled in an existential nightmare, desperate for their own safety, surrounded by an invisible and yet very palpable threat that originates primarily in their cultural and political ignorance. The Hollywood Reporter calls it a "gripping mash-up of Lone Survivor, The Thing, and The Blair Witch Project that pits a squad of French soldiers against a supernatural menace far deadlier than the Taliban."
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Nov-7]
