For 25 years Paul Rishell and Annie Raines have been hailed as one of the world's best blues duos. They have recorded 6 albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, U.S. 2018, 135 min.) "Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Co, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who … Continue reading
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Tim Madigan will Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Published 200 years ago and never out of print since then, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is a … Continue reading
The City of Rochester will host a Public Meeting on the Vacuum Oil Brownfield Oppertunity Area Waterfront Amenities in the Community Room of the Phyllis Wheatley Library.
The Roc Against Gun Violence Coalition seeks to end gun violence in Rochester by bringing attention to the causes and effects of gun violence and promoting quality of life in Rochester's neighborhoods. The Coalition is made up of community partners … Continue reading
The Little will screen Io sono Tempesta (I Am Tempesta, Daniele Luchetti, Italy 2018, 97 min.) as part of the Italian Film Series. Numa Tempesta, a financier who manages a fund totaling one and a half billion Euros, lives alone … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, U.S. 2018, 120 min.) "This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family."
The Dryden will screen The Pianist (Roman Polanski, France/Poland/Germany/U.K./U.S. 2002, 150 min., 35mm) as part of A Century of Polish Independence series. Based on the autobiography of the acclaimed Polish Jewish composer and pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, the film details his … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen BlacKkKlansman (Spike Lee, U.S. 2018, 135 min.) "Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Co, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who … Continue reading
Those with a commitment to social justice recognize the value of "lifting all boats" for the benefit of all. But when one or more parts of the whole are left out, we are all diminished. A true democracy does more … Continue reading
Join us for the Night of the Living Wedge Pub Crawl! Wear your best and most creative costumes and win amazing prizes at the end of the night.
This is the big event launch! Mind2movie Halloween 2018 will have its launch event on Thursday, October 25th at the Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd. This is the only time anyone from your team needs to be in … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, U.S. 2018, 120 min.) "This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family."
The Dryden will screen Nevesta (The Bride, Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy, Russia 2017, 93 min., DCP, Russian w/subtitles) as part of the Through a Lens Darkly series. A nineteenth-century artist who specializes in death photography—the practice of photographing the recently deceased to … Continue reading
Abilene will host fantastic, heavy, electric, lounge-folk from Auld Lang Syne. Auld Lang Syne has slowly and steadily built a reputation for crafting stunning songs that are lyrically incisive, haunting in melody, and timeless in their arrangement. Though they toured … Continue reading