Bruno Chalifour will present a lecture on his experiences with Les Rencontres d'Arles in the Sunken Room at the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. Les Rencontres d'Arles is the oldest and most prestigious of all photo festivals, copied … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Blizzard (Gunnar Hedes saga, Mauritz Stiller, Sweden 1923, 70 min., 35mm, w/ English intertitles) with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli. From the phantasmagorical mind of director Mauritz Stiller and the intimate prose of … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Gleason (Clay Tweel, U.S. 2016, 100 min.) "After he is diagnosed with ALS, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and … Continue reading
"Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert and "Art and Fear" by David Bayles and Ted Orland both explore how fear can keep us from living a creative life. No need to read the books ahead of time- join a librarian from … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Mechanic: Resurrection (Dennis Gansel, France / U.S. 2016, 97 min.) "Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced … Continue reading
Join Jim Kennard as he looks at five steamships lost off the southern shore of Lake Ontario between 1862 and 1926. These steamships have been discovered by Jim's shipwreck exploration team during the past ten years. We will hear about … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Thoughts That Once We Had (Thom Andersen, U.S. 2015, 108 min., DCP). Described in an opening text as a "personal history of cinema, partially inspired by Gilles Deleuze," The Thoughts That Once We Had from … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Gleason (Clay Tweel, U.S. 2016, 100 min.) "After he is diagnosed with ALS, former professional football player Steve Gleason begins making a video diary for his unborn son, as he, his wife, and their friends and … Continue reading
Fantastic Findings is an annual "next-to-new" sale organized by the RMSC Women's Council to support the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Browse and buy china, crystal, silver, lamps, jewelry, linens, art, toys and other fantastic treasures and collectibles.
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a workshop titled Eat the Rainbow. Do you need to increase your daily fruits and veggies? Well, join us at the Central Library as we look at … Continue reading
Public meeting to discuss conceptual design improvements to the Campbell Street R-Center building and surroundings. Meeting will follow and open house format and discuss the following topics: Playground improvements New water park Building amenities Construction scheduling Design features/user groups Questions/discussions
One of the photographers featured in Photography and America's National Parks, Sean McFarland will discuss his work, which explores the relationships between history, photography, and the representation of landscape.
Learn about the evolution of Mah Jongg and how the game is played around the world. Q&A follows.
Zaurac combines cosmic-themed instrumental songs performed live on his keyboard with projected imagery from his eclectic image collection. The slide show includes antique postcards, photos from the Hubble Space Telescope and the world's great observatories, imagery from early Space Age … Continue reading