The Irishman screening (2019-Dec-15 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-15 19:00 - 22:29 (America/New_York) | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, U.S. 2019, 209 min.) "A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2019-Dec-11]

Magnolia screening
2019-12-16 18:00 - 21:08 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, U.S. 1999, 188 min.) as part of the Party Like It's 1999 series.
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
[source: Little Theatre calendar, 2019-Dec-9]

The Irishman screening (2019-Dec-16 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-16 19:00 - 22:29 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Santa in Training screening
2019-12-17 16:30 - 18:30 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Santa in Training (Christian Vogeler, U.S. 2019) "A little known secret is that every 30 years a new Santa Claus is chosen to replace present Santa. So what could go wrong when two eccentric elves are sent to bring back and train a man who says he hates Christmas? Just about everything." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2019-Dec-9]

A Midsummer Night's Dream screening (2019-Dec-17 @ 6 p.m.)
2019-12-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nicholas Hytner, U.K. 2019, 180 min.) as part of the NT Live Series.
'The course of true love never did run smooth.'
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.
Shakespeare's most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London.

[source: Little Theatre calendar, 2019-Dec-9]

Storytelling, Spoken Word Fundraiser
2019-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Facebook, 2019-Dec-9]

The Irishman screening (2019-Dec-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-17 19:00 - 22:29 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Performance screening
2019-12-17 19:30 - 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 Performance (Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg, U.K. 1970, 105 min., 35mm) as part of the Voyages and Discoveries series.
Though this is Nicolas Roeg's first directorial effort, it includes many trademarks that he would use later, including jump cuts and very clever juxtapositions of scenes and locations. In late 1960s London, an enforcer (James Fox) is forced into hiding and seeks refuge in a reclusive rock star's home (Mick Jagger), not expecting the crisis of identity that awaits him. While the film blends psychedelia with gangland, blurring boundaries and perceptions, the two opposing characters circle, swap, and their worlds collide. A hallucinogenic and sometimes violent film, there is no other movie quite like it, and afterwards, one feels as though one's world looks strangely different from how it did less than two hours earlier.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Dec-9]

Silver Arrow Band musical performance
2019-12-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Flour City Station, 170 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Silver Arrow Band showcases are free and provide a great opportunity to see the band perform before booking for your event! We play a variety of musical styles from Top 40 to classics, and everything in between! Songs performed will be a mixture of high energy dance music and slower tunes — always a lot of fun!
[source: Flour City Station website, 2019-Dec-9]

The Irishman screening (2019-Dec-18 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-18 19:00 - 22:29 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Mackenna's Gold screening
2019-12-18 19:30 - 21:38 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Mackenna's Gold (J. Lee Thompson, U.S. 1969, 128 min., 35mm) as part of the Once Upon a Time . . . at the Dryden series.
A group of outlaws capture a marshal who, they believe, holds the secret in their pursuit of hidden gold, protected by ancient Apache spirits. Most of the film was photographed on 65mm stock, known as Super Panavision 70, and the soundtrack includes original music by soul legend Quincy Jones. Featured in the impressive ensemble cast is Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Ted Cassidy, and Julie Newmar. Clint Eastwood was originally offered the role of Marshal Mackenna, but turned it down to create Hang 'em High (1968), and the role was given to Peck.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Dec-9]

The Irishman screening (2019-Dec-19 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-19 19:00 - 22:29 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Archive Ravens with special guests Alexa Silverman, Sam Schachter and Mary Monroe, and Nate Coffey musical performance
2019-12-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Archive Ravens are equally passionate about creating new music and preserving music from different cultures and time periods. They believe that the most immersive performances allow the audiences to travel with them to far-off places and times.
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2019-Dec-16]

Kwaidan screening
2019-12-19 19:30 - 22:10 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Kwaidan (Masaki Kobayashi, Japan 1964, 160 min., 35mm, Japanese w/subtitles) as part of the Voyages and Discoveries series.
Kobayashi's anthology of four supernatural Japanese folk tales creates quiet unease through mood. Bringing together ravishing colors, sets, costumes, and production design, it resembles a series of woodblock prints or silkscreen paintings come to life, with movements and gestures that pay homage to Noh plays and other stylized dramas. The tales and the camera move deliberately, providing for an abundance of both physical and temporal space. Though not especially unsettling to watch, the film demonstrates how stillness can be frightening, imbuing rooms, corridors, and landscapes with a haunted life of their own, and turning a distant wail, or the wind, into a terrifying event—feelings that linger long after the film has ended.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Dec-16]

ReapR musical performance
2019-12-19 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2019-Dec-16]

Adrianna As Advertised musical performance
2019-12-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2019-Dec-16]

Judy screening (2019-Dec-20 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-20 19:00 - 20:59 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Judy (Rupert Goold, U.K. 2019, 119 min.) "Legendary performer Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2019-Dec-18]

Scrooge screening (2019-Dec-20 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2019-12-20 19:30 - 20:56 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Scrooge (Brian Desmond Hurst, U.K. 1951, 86 min., 35mm) as part of the Holidays, and Canon series.
No holiday season would be complete without an adaptation of Charles Dickens's yuletide classic, and this is one of the best (released in the United States simply as A Christmas Carol). Alastair Sim's portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge is often cited as the quintessential, even nearly seventy years later. Though readily available on many inferior 16mm prints, VHS, and DVD (both black-and-white and colorized), this title is hard to find in a good 35mm print. Closely hewing to the original text, the film follows nineteenth-century miser Scrooge as he has a change of heart over Christmas Eve, having been visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Dec-16]

Driven to Tears, Anonymous Willpower musical performances
2019-12-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
In their quest for authenticity, Driven To Tears incorporates elements culled from historic performances of The Police in concert, adding to the live experience. From "Roxanne" to "Spirits In the Material World; "Can't Stand Losing You" to "Wrapped Around Your Finger"; "Message in a Bottle" to "Synchronicity," Driven to Tears goes from danceable driving rock to eclectic pop in the blink of an eye. Be it club, event or party, crowds will experience the music and energy of The Police all over again — sharp, danceable, and infectiously entertaining — Driven To Tears.
[source: Lovin Cup website, 2019-Dec-16]

Honey Boy screening (2019-Dec-20 @ 9 p.m.)
2019-12-20 21:00 - 22:34 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Honey Boy (Alma Har'el, U.S. 2019, 94 min.) "A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2019-Dec-18]

Honey Boy screening (2019-Dec-21 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2019-12-21 16:30 - 18:04 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Judy screening (2019-Dec-21 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-21 19:00 - 20:59 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Going My Way screening
2019-12-21 19:30 - 21:36 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Going My Way (Leo McCarey, U.S. 1944, 126 min., 35mm) as part of the Holidays, and Canon series.
Crooner Bing Crosby stars as Father Charles "Chuck" O'Malley, the easygoing priest who comes from East St. Louis to New York City to bring St. Dominic's Church out of the dumps. In a clash between the old and the new, O'Malley goes head-to-head with the conservative Father Fitzgibbon, who views O'Malley as barely one step up from the local hoods. O'Malley eventually proves himself worthy when he organizes the local delinquents into a street choir for a fundraiser that pulls the church out of debt. Going My Way won Best Picture at the 1944 Academy Awards, and Crosby won Best Actor for the role he would reprise just one year later in The Bells of St. Mary's.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2019-Dec-16]

Nuts and Bolts: Festivus Eve Eve Improv Extravaganza
2019-12-21 20:00 - 21:30 | Comedy at The Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd., Rochester, New York, 14610, United States
It's almost Christmas! Join Nuts and Bolts for an improv show full of jokes pulled straight out of our rum pum pum pum pums.
[source: Comedy @ the Carlson website, 2019-Dec-16]

Lisa/Liza, The Spookfish, dream wave, MD Woods musical performances
2019-12-21 20:30 - 22:30 | Small World Books, 425 North St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States
[source: WNY Shows website, 2019-Dec-16]

Honey Boy screening (2019-Dec-21 @ 9 p.m.)
2019-12-21 21:00 - 22:34 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Scrooge screening (2019-Dec-22 @ 2 p.m.)
2019-12-22 14:00 - 15:26 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Honey Boy screening (2019-Dec-22 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2019-12-22 16:30 - 18:04 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Judy screening (2019-Dec-22 @ 7 p.m.)
2019-12-22 19:00 - 20:59 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Honey Boy screening (2019-Dec-22 @ 9 p.m.)
2019-12-22 21:00 - 22:34 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
