Selected short films will be screened in the Dryden Theatre. Following the film screenings, festival attendees will vote for the Audience Choice Award. Juried awards will be presented to filmmakers for the following three categories: (1) Most inspiring, compelling, and … Continue reading →

Kinloch Nelson's Guitar Artistry Series brings Billy Rogan's "sweeping sounds of altered tunings with the drama of finger-tapping and other aggressive hand techniques. The result is music that is evocative and atmospheric."

Starting at 11 a.m. at the Rochester Academy of Medicine is an April Assembly Earth Day Discussion with Dr. Susan Spencer discussing renewable energy.

Today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at George Eastman House, David Levinthal will host a Family Day titled Playing with History. In conjunction with the exhibition of his series History, join artist David Levinthal at this activity day for … Continue reading →

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. is Record Store Weekend 2015 featuring a 7" record pressed by WAYO 104.3 FM, "the amazing vinyl records of the late Doug Meech, original drummer … Continue reading →

Celebrate Earth Week 2015 and discover the hope, connections and creative potential in these troubling times. An experience to inspire action toward the more sustainable, just, and fulfilling world our hearts know is possible.

Today's 1:30 p.m. matinee at Cinema is Still Alice (Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, U.S. / France 2014, 101 min.) "A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease."

At 2 p.m., the Dryden will screen The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (John Huston, U.S. 1972, 122 min., 35mm). In this film based on the true story of Pecos County, Texas, Justice of the Peace Roy Bean, … Continue reading →

Today's 4:15 p.m. matinee at Cinema is Whiplash (Damien Chazelle, U.S. 2014, 107 min.) "A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to … Continue reading →

Tonight at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is the Empire Film Music Ensemble with Jeff Beal performing An Evening of Film and Film Music. Jeff Beal is an American composer of music for film, media, and the … Continue reading →

For today's Senior Matinee at 1:30 p.m., the Dryden will screen Dodsworth (William Wyler, U.S. 1936, 101 min., 35mm). Dodsworth, one of the most intelligent films of the 1930s, is a study of a marriage in crisis. Produced by the … Continue reading →

As part of the Science in Film Series, the Little will screen Future Weather (Jenny Deller, U.S. 2012, 100 min.) followed by a discussion with Dr. James Hansen. Future Weather is a movie about a midwestern teen who is abandoned … Continue reading →