Desert Hearts screening
2018-05-31 19:30 - 21:06 (America/New_York) | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Desert Hearts (Donna Deitch, U.S. 1986, 96 min., DCP) as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation Tour, and ImageOut series. (Also note the detailed introduction by Pauline Lampert.)
Based on Jane Rule's novel Desert of the Heart (1964), Donna Deitch's narrative feature debut centers on a burgeoning romance between libertine casino worker Cay Rivvers (Patricia Charbonneau) and repressed university professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) in Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, a climate wherein being queer was . . . complicated. A landmark for its positive, nuanced portrayal of lesbian romance and celebrated for its passionate, sensual bedroom scenes that nearly fog the camera's lens, Deitch's film explores the tension inherent in a sheltered woman accepting her newfound sexual self.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-28]

Brandie Posey, Andrea Springer, Kara Maillie, Madeline Smith comic performances
2018-05-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Photo City Improv and Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2018-May-28]

Gallery Talk with Photographer David Levinthal
2018-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Photographer David Levinthal and Curator in Charge Lisa Hostetler will be in conversation and guide guests through the exhibition War, Myth, Desire, the first museum retrospective of Levinthal's work in more than twenty years.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-28]

Opening Reception, Betsy Phillips: The Face of Time
2018-06-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Image City Photography Gallery will host an Opening Reception for The Face of Time by Betsy Phillips, on display through June 10. [source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2018-May-30]

The Death of Stalin screening (2018-Jun-1 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-01 19:00 - 20:47 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Death of Stalin (Armando Iannucci, France / U.K. / Belgium / Canada 2017, 107 min.) "In early-1953 Moscow, under the Great Terror's heavy cloak of state paranoia, the ever-watchful Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, collapses unexpectedly of a brain haemorrhage. Inevitably, when his body is discovered in the following morning, a frenetic surge of raw panic spreads like a virus in the senior members of the Council of Ministers, as they scramble to maintain order, weed out the competition, and, ultimately, take power." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-31]

Wide Open Mic hosted by Norm Davis (2018-Jun-1 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Writers and Books website, 2018-May-28]

La caméra de Claire (Claire's Camera) screening
2018-06-01 19:30 - 20:39 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen La caméra de Claire (Claire's Camera, Hong Sang-soo, France/South Korea 2017, 69 min., DCP, French and Korean w/subtitles).
A refreshingly sunny performance from Isabelle Huppert is at the center of this comic charmer from South Korean master Hong Sang-soo. Huppert plays Claire, a schoolteacher with a (possibly magical) camera on her first visit to Cannes. She happens upon a film sales assistant, Manhee (Kim Minhee), recently laid off after a one-night stand with a film director (Jung Jinyoung). Together, this unlikely pair become detectives of sorts, as they wander around the seaside resort town, working to better understand the circumstances of Manhee's firing—and developing new outlooks on life in the process. The second of three films prolific Hong Sang-soo directed in 2017, Claire's Camera has been praised by critics as "one of Hong's most formally intuitive and sharply written films" (Slant Magazine).
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-28]

Dead Letter Office (REM Tribute) musical performance
2018-06-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Dead Letter Office is an amazing REM tribute band. They have played here a few times already and the shows are amazing. They pull songs from every era of the band and recreate them incredibly well.
[source: Facebook, 2018-May-28]

Beirut screening (2018-Jun-1 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2018-06-01 20:50 - 22:39 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Beirut (Brad Anderson, U.S. 2018, 109 min.) "Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-31]

BuddhaHood musical performance (2018-Jun-1 @ 9 p.m.)
2018-06-01 21:00 - 23:00 | Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Wicked fun, saxophone-driven, percussive groove-rock band The BuddhaHood will perform at Lux. [source: Facebook, 2018-May-28]

Rochester Hamfest 2018
2018-06-02 06:00 - 14:00 | Hilton Exempt Club, 137 South Ave., Hilton, New York, 14468, United States
The 91st Rochester Hamfest will be happening on June 2nd, 2018 at the Hilton Exempt Club, 137 South Ave. Hilton, NY 14468 from 6am to 2pm. Access from the East and West via Rt. 90 and from the south via Rt. 390. (Detailed directions will be in the Hamfest edition of the rag ) We've got plenty of space this year and are excited to host you and your friends for another great hamfest!
[source: Rochester Amateur Radio Association website, 2018-May-14]

Ellwanger Garden Peony Weekend 2018 (2018-Jun-2 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-06-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast, 625 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Gardens are never the same — they change from week to week or even day to day. That's why we offer lots of chances to visit the historically gorgeous Ellwanger Garden. Saturday and Sunday June 2nd and June 3rd, you'll be welcome to view the garden at its most colorful. Many different varieties of peony, including herbaceous and woody stemmed, illuminate the garden in a riot of color.
[source: Landmark Society website, 2018-May-28]

Theme Tour: Rochester's Baseball Pioneers
2018-06-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse, 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The unique history of baseball in Rochester, as told through the lives of early Rochesterians who played the game. Learn how baseball and its rules have changed over time.
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2018-May-28]

"I Can't Talk to Them!": A Workshop on Nonviolent Communication
2018-06-02 13:00 - 17:00 | Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence), 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
"Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer."-Marshall Rosenberg How can we keep cool when feeling flustered? How can we respond during a moment of feeling deeply misunderstood or even attacked? Join Gandhi Institute director Kit Miller and friends for an exploration of some of the tougher, and therefore often critical, relational moments with friends, loved ones, colleagues, and even the occasional Uber driver.
[source: M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence website, 2018-May-28]

Black Panther screening (2018-Jun-2 @ 4 p.m.)
2018-06-02 16:00 - 18:14 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, U.S. 2018, 134 min.) "T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-May-31]

The Death of Stalin screening (2018-Jun-2 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-02 19:00 - 20:47 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Stories from the Negotiating Front Line: Implementing a Treaty is Messy
2018-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Rochester Baha'i Center, 693 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Col. Peter Engstrom shares his story about involvement with the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Peter has 30 years with the Center for Creative Leadership where he is an innovation thought leader. He is one of the founders of the Association of Managers of Innovation and of the Learning Innovations Laboratory at Harvard University. He served as a knowledge advisor for the National Story Telling Network. He is nationally recognized as a breakthrough innovator, facilitator, and problem solver for a variety of diverse areas from nuclear counter-proliferation policy to offshore oil exploration and development.
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2018-May-28]

Pan Tadeusz (Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania) screening
2018-06-02 19:30 - 21:57 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Pan Tadeusz (Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania, Andrzej Wajda, Poland/France 1999, 147 min., 35mm, Polish w/subtitles) as part of the 100 Years of Polish Independence series.
To celebrate a hundred years of Polish independence and add an illuminating postscript to last year's Andrzej Wajda retrospective, we present one of the Polish master's most ambitious and popular films. Pan Tadeusz is a grandiose historical spectacle, both epic and lyrical, based on the eponymous work by the famed Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz, depicting the nation's struggle to define its own identity after centuries of complicated relations with its neighbors and historical European superpowers.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-28]

Beirut screening (2018-Jun-2 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2018-06-02 20:50 - 22:39 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Tigue, cd-rom, Juicy Connotation musical performances
2018-06-02 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2018-May-28]

Ellwanger Garden Peony Weekend 2018 (2018-Jun-3 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-06-03 10:00 - 16:00 | Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast, 625 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Fundraiser at One World Goods
2018-06-03 13:00 - 16:00 | One World Goods, 3349 Monroe Ave., Pittsford, New York, 14618, United States
Looking for unique home decor or a meaningful gift? Want to support independent fair trade artisans from around the world while also helping out the Gandhi Institute? Then head over to One World Goods on Sunday, June 3rd! Between 1-4pm, 20% of all purchases made will be donated to the Gandhi Institute. One World Goods is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the social and economic conditions of artisans around the world through fair trade by providing a marketplace for their products and increasing awareness of global poverty and economic injustice. Expect to find handmade, greeting cards, wrapping paper, semi-precious jewelry, warm knit goods including: hats, mittens, scarves and sweaters, block printed tablecloths, unique clothing: including dresses, jackets and blouses, holiday ornaments and decor, home decor, fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate, and so much more! You'll find unique items made in Kenya, Nepal, Colombia, Vietnam, Russia, Swaziland, Guatemala, Thailand, Peru, Indonesia, West Bank, Ghana, Rochester, NY, and many more.
[source: M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence website, 2018-May-28]

North Section Public Tour (2018-Jun-3 @ 2 p.m.)
2018-06-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse, 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
This foundational tour is a two-hour walk of approximately one mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This overview includes the graves of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, as well as topics of local history, horticulture, geology, architecture, monument symbolism, and more.
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2018-May-28]

Opening Art Reception w/ Brianna Correa
2018-06-03 16:00 - 18:00 | 540WMain Community Arts Education and Cultural Center, 540 W. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States

Black Panther screening (2018-Jun-3 @ 4 p.m.)
2018-06-03 16:00 - 18:14 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Death of Stalin screening (2018-Jun-3 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-03 19:00 - 20:47 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Beirut screening (2018-Jun-3 @ 8:50 p.m.)
2018-06-03 20:50 - 22:39 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

South Pacific screening (2018-Jun-4 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2018-06-04 13:30 - 15:50 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen South Pacific (Joshua Logan, U.S. 1958, 140 min., 35mm) as part of the Eastman Entertains series.
Based on a book by James A. Michener, South Pacific is a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic in gorgeous, widescreen color. The film provides a veritable feast for the eyes and ears as Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor find love, anguish, and eventual happiness amid the setting of a war-torn Pacific island. The stellar soundtrack includes such classics as "Bali Ha'i," "Some Enchanted Evening," and "Happy Talk."
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-May-14]

The Death of Stalin screening (2018-Jun-4 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-04 19:00 - 20:47 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

David Murray and Kahil El'Zabar Duo musical performance
2018-06-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
For over 18 years, Bop Shop Records has had a happy and productive relationship with AACM master percussionist Kahil El'Zabar. Going back to 2000 when he first brought his main band, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, to the atrium at Village Gate, he has graced us with several versions of his various ensembles. Earlier in 2016, we presented an edition of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble featuring trombonist Craig Harris and baritone saxophonist Hamiet Blueitt. Back in 2001, we presented the duo of El'Zabar and violinist Billy Bang. But perhaps our most well-attended concert was a duet set with saxophonist David Murray in 2000. And we are proud that it resulted in the album We Is: Live At The Bop Shop, released on Delmark Records to great acclaim.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2018-May-28]
