Rob Garcia 4 musical performance
2016-06-10 20:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
"A prime mover in the current Brooklyn jazz scene" (Time Out-New York) and "one of New York's great jazz drummers and composers." (Capital New York), Rob Garcia continues to be an strong presence in the New York and international jazz scene as a sideman and bandleader.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2016-Jun-6]

Soylent Green screening
2016-06-10 21:00 - 22:37 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, U.S. 1973, 97 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series.
In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Jun-6]

Danimal Cannon, B.C. Likes You, SBTHREE musical performances
2016-06-10 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Bug Jar will host chiptunes and guitar from Danimal Cannon, great one-man-band with chiptune vocoder BC Likes You, and excellent Gameboy and saxophone SBTHREE. [source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Jun-6]

Separate Is Never Equal theatrical performance (2016-Jun-11 @ 2 p.m.)
2016-06-11 14:00 - 16:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The MuCCC will host a performance of Separate Is Never Equal.
Separate Is Never Equal is written by Don Bartalo and Annette Ramos which tells a little-known yet important story of the fight to end school discrimination against Mexican-American children. Most associate the fight for school integration with the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954). However, seven years earlier (1947), Mexican-American students in California saw an end to discrimination there. "We have taken on the cause to rewrite American history to include Latino voices with this production. The script and the cast are multi-lingual reflecting the diversity that this play deserves," said writer Don Bartalo.
[source: MuCCC website, 2016-Jun-6]

Separate Is Never Equal theatrical performance (2016-Jun-11 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2016-06-11 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

A Poem Is a Naked Person screening
2016-06-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen A Poem Is a Naked Person (Les Blank, U.S. 1974, 90 min., DCP).
Commissioned and alternately suppressed by its subject, Leon Russell, Les Blank's A Poem Is a Naked Person was finally released last year following the filmmaker's death. While it was accepted to the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, it never screened due to logistical complications. Legal and creative conflicts between filmmaker and subject left the documentary unreleased for more than forty years. Initially, Russell had hoped that the completed verité-style documentary would publicize his transition from session musician to solo artist, but Blank was more interested in the surrounding musical community, the contrast between the rural environs, modern blues, and the understandably concerning perspective that "fame is fleeting." Following Russell in concert and in studio recording sessions across Oklahoma and featuring performances by George Jones and Willie Nelson, Blank considered A Poem Is a Naked Person his masterpiece.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-6]

Separate Is Never Equal theatrical performance (2016-Jun-12 @ 2 p.m.)
2016-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Laura Dubin Duo musical performance
2016-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
For many new jazz artists, putting out that first series of albums is important not just to catch a crowd of loyal listeners but to make a statement. For Rochester, NY pianist Laura Dubin, her first two albums say a lot about her range, maturity, depth, and inventive confidence in the field of standards that have been done to death.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2016-Jun-6]

Henry V screening
2016-06-12 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 Henry V (Laurence Olivier, U.K. 1944, 137 min., 16mm).
Fascinating not just in its approach to Shakespeare's original verse but also for its unique portraiture of the diversity of the English monarch, Laurence Olivier's Henry V has the director-actor more athletic and heroic than ever. Released during the Second World War, the film was calibrated for propagandist purposes, reinforcing the importance of Britain as a cultural melting pot—a discourse already dominating Shakespeare's text and amplified by Olivier. Beginning and ending as if it were a performance at the Globe Theatre, Henry V salutes Shakespeare's London in a classic theatrical style juxtaposed with a dynamic treatment of visual composition and movement as Henry reaches Northern France. William Walton's score, as eloquent as Shakespeare's verse, beautifully fuses with the images revealing an amalgam of fantasy, battle scenes, and pageantry that have since become synonymous with film versions of Shakespeare's plays.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-6]

Vinnie Caruana, Brandon Reilly, Glenwood musical performances
2016-06-12 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Jun-6]

Romeo and Juliet screening
2016-06-13 13:30 - 15:35 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Romeo and Juliet (George Cukor, U.S. 1936, 125 min., 35mm).
This prestige production was the pet project of MGM's whiz-kid producer Irving Thalberg, who cast his spouse Norma Shearer as the young Capulet. The winsome Leslie Howard took the part of Romeo, and, despite the pair's rather advanced age for the teenage roles, this remains one of the most moving adaptations of the famous romance. John Barrymore's neurotic interpretation of Mercutio is queerly brilliant.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-6]

Caskets Filled With Flowers, Antilock, What Ocean, Clockmen musical performances
2016-06-13 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Jul-4]

Hollywood Beauty Salon screening
2016-06-14 19:00 - 20:28 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Hollywood Beauty Salon (Glenn Holsten, U.S. 2015, 88 min.) followed by a discussion with filmmaker Glenn Holsten, Rachel "Hollywood" Carr, Dr. Ryan Bell, and facilitated by Greg Soehner.
Hollywood Beauty Salon portrays life at an intimate beauty parlor inside of the Germantown Recovery Community, a non-profit mental health facility in Northwest Philadelphia, where staff and clients alike are in the process of recovery. By gathering together to get their hair done, share stories, and support one another, they find a way to rebuild their lives. The documentary – which was work-shopped at the Salon over the course of four years – is also part of the recovery process, and the subjects of the film played an active part in shaping their own narratives and determining their unique individual styles.
[source: Reel Mind Film Festival site, 2016-Jun-6]

How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change screening (2016-Jun-14 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-06-14 19:00 - 21:05 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change (Josh Fox, U.S. 2016, 125 min.) as part of the One Take Documentary Series.
In How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change, Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (Gasland) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change — the greatest threat our world has ever known. Traveling to 12 countries on six continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, what is it that climate change can't destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away?
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-May-23]

High School screening
2016-06-14 20:00 - 21:15 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen High School (Frederick Wiseman, U.S. 1968, 75 min., 35mm).
This film about a large urban high school records the daily activities and the policies and attitudes which shape the institution. The ideology and values of the school emerge through a series of formal and informal encounters among students, parents, and teachers in guidance sessions, college counseling, disciplinary and faculty meetings, corridor patrol, and athletic, classroom, and extracurricular activities.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-6]

Sissy Spacek, Tuurd, Stress
2016-06-14 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Bug Jar will host Sissy Spacek, the thick, bass-driven noise of Tuurd, and Stress. [source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Jun-6]

Vi Ã¤r bÃ¤st! (We Are the Best!) screening
2016-06-15 20:30 - 22:12 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Vi Ã¤r bÃ¤st! (We Are the Best!, Lukas Moodysson, Sweden/Denmark 2013, 102 min., DCP, Swedish w/subtitles).
An adaptation of the popular autobiographical Swedish graphic novel Aldrig Godnatt (Never Goodnight) written and illustrated by Coco Moodysson, We are the Best! is a return to form, recalling the warmer, more optimistic tones of director (and husband of Coco) Lukas Moodysson's first two features Together and Show Me Love. Set in 1982 in Stockholm, it explores the bonds that develop between three girls who, provoked by complacency and benevolent sexism, decide to form a punk band despite limited talent, lack of instruments, and everyone saying that punk is dead. Featuring a soundtrack of vintage Swedish punk, We Are the Best! is both an homage to the punk movement as rebellion, a glimpse into its own constricting emphasis on purity, and a celebration of music as a source of empowerment.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-6]

Anonymous Willpower Trio musical performance (2016-Jun-15 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-06-15 21:00 - 23:00 | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que website, 2016-Jun-6]

Big Eyes, D E C O R U M, Boy Jr. musical performances
2016-06-15 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Susanna Rose, Teressa Wilcox, Tyler Pearce, Cammy Enaharo musical performances
2016-06-15 21:00 - 23:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Abilene will host Susanna Rose, good acoustic rock from Teressa Wilcox, Tyler Pearce, and Cammy Enaharo. [source: Abilene website, 2016-Jun-6]

Mount Hope Cemetery Master Plan
2016-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Olmstead Lodge in Highland Park, 171 Reservoir Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Mount Hope Cemetery serves the community by providing a place of beauty and inspiration for the commemoration of the dead, reflection of the past, and enjoyment of the present. The Master Plan seeks to create a visual and contextual framework to guide future decisions regarding the active operation, rehabilitation and preservation of the cemetery's landscape and physical resources. The meeting will begin with a presentation by the design team, followed by an open house with presentation boards and visual displays. The design team will be on hand to explain the Master Plan recommendations, answer your questions and record your feedback.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Jun-15]

Vote on the Code of Conduct Rally
2016-06-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Rochester City School District offices, 131 W. Broad St., Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
After 19 months of hard work the vote is finally here. The new code of conduct will be voted on by the Rochester City School District Board of Education on Thursday, June 16. We will begin our rally outside 131 W. Broad St., Rochester, NY at 6pm. The new code of conduct is a commitment to racial justice, to valuing every student, and to ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
[source: Facebook, 2016-Jun-13]

The Photographic Historical Society (TPHS) meeting (2016-Jun-16 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2016-06-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Barnes and Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave., Pittsford, New York, 14618, United States
At The Photographic Historical Society's monthly meeting, Bruce Tyo will discuss Rochester's Camera Companies. [source: The Photographic Historical Society e-mail, 2016-Jun-15]

A Double Life screening (2016-Jun-16 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-06-16 20:00 - 21:44 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen A Double Life (George Cukor, U.S. 1947, 104 min., 35mm).
Ronald Colman won an Oscar for his portrayal of a stage actor who can no longer differentiate between the real and the theatrical. As he assumes the role of Othello on stage, his off-stage life begins to take on eerie similarities, and murderous motivations come to light when Colman discovers that jealousy is the key to his character. A fascinating study of the duality of performance and the burgeoning "method" movement, the film is complemented by an amazing Miklós Rózsa score.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-13]

Architecture for Lunch: St. Paul Street Garment District with Cynthia Howk
2016-06-17 12:10 - 12:35 | H.H. Warner Building, 82 St. Paul St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Meet Cynthia at 12:10 p.m. in front of the H.H. Warner Building, 80 St. Paul Street. Explore the city's historic garment district, where clothing, shoes, and ties were manufactured for decades. Today trendy restaurants, loft apartments, and artist studios have been created in these distinctive 19th-century buildings, many of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
[source: Landmark Society website, 2016-Jun-13]

Curator's Talk and Exhibition Preview, Sight Reading: Photography and the Legible World, Lisa Hostetler
2016-06-17 18:00 - 19:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jun-13]

Art Connect screening
2016-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Baobab will screen Art Connect (Miquel Galofré, Trinidad and Tobago 2013, 90 min.)
Art Connect is a feature length documentary that reveals the powerful process of creative intervention in the Success Laventille Secondary School in Trinidad and Tobago. The film documents the profound impact which creativity has on a group of 7 'at risk' students, aged between 13-17, whom all come from communities that is considered the most marred by violence in Trinidad and Tobago.
[source: Baobab website, 2016-Jun-13]

Global Warming and What We Can Do with Tyler Lucero
2016-06-17 18:00 - 20:30 | Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, 301 Railroad Mills Rd., Pittsford, New York, 14534, United States
Tyler Lucero, a geologist working as a naturalist/educator at Helmer Nature Center in Irondequoit, will explain the science behind global climate change. He will also share some suggestions for individual and community actions that can bring gains in reducing the emissions that are driving this problem. There will be a potluck dinner before the program, so bring your table setting and a dish to pass.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Jun-15]

College Collective 2016 opening reception
2016-06-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Genesee Center for the Arts, 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Genesee Center for the Arts will host College Collective 2016 "showcasing the best in College Book Arts, Ceramics, and Photography" through July 16. [source: Genesee Center for the Arts and Education website, 2016-Jun-13]

Sing Street screening (2016-Jun-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-06-17 19:00 - 20:46 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Sing Street (John Carney, Ireland / U.K. / U.S. 2016, 106 min.) "A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Jun-15]
