Sunset Concert: Stone-Tolan House Historic Site
2018-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Stone-Tolan House Historic Site, 2370 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14610, United States
Enjoy al fresco chamber music concerts by The Sunset Concert Musicians at The Landmark Society's signature historic properties in June. Please bring your own camp chairs or blankets, as seating is limited at these locations.
[source: Landmark Society website, 2018-Jun-11]

Hernease Davis Performance and Gallery Talk
2018-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Join us for a performance and gallery talk with Hernease Davis for her exhibition A Womb Of My Own (Mistakes Were Made In Development). The project includes photograms, cyanotypes, sound pieces, crocheted pillows and blankets, and performance.
[source: Visual Studies Workshop website, 2018-Jun-11]

Purple Rain screening (2018-Jun-16 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-16 19:00 - 20:51 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Purple Rain (Albert Magnoli, U.S. 1984, 111 min.) as part of the Summer of Music series.
In Purple Rain, Prince plays "The Kid", an angry Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer. But another musician, (Morris Day), looks to steal the Kid's spotlight — and his girl.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2018-Jun-11]

Sean Michael Smith, The Random Hubiak, Goodbye Ronnie musical performances
2018-06-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Boulder Coffee, South Wedge, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
[source: Facebook, 2018-Jun-11]

Les gardiennes (The Guardians) screening (2018-Jun-16 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2018-06-16 19:30 - 21:45 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Les gardiennes (The Guardians, Xavier Beauvois, France 2017, 135 min., DCP, French w/subtitles).
After the outbreak of World War I, the women of the Paridier farm in provincial France must protect the homestead in the absence of their husbands, sons, and employees. Family matriarch Hortense (Nathalie Baye) reluctantly brings on a hardscrabble orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to assist her daughter Solange (Laura Smet) and sustain the farm. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, but old jealousies persist, especially when the men return from the front. Described by Cinema Scope as a work that treats us "with flashes of van Gogh—inspired beauty," The Guardians is truly a marvel of a film: both a rough-hewn tribute to a generation of women who persisted, and a sharp indictment of war that never actually shows any images of war.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Jun-11]

Songwriter Showcase: Bethany Rhiannon, Chaz Hearne, Nora Kaminski musical performances
2018-06-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
[source: Lovin Cup website, 2018-Jun-11]

Rampage screening (2018-Jun-16 @ 8:20 p.m.)
2018-06-16 20:20 - 22:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Rampage (Brad Peyton, U.S. 2018, 107 min.) (Note that, despite being set in Chicago, there appears to be no destruction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower prominently on the Chicago River-side.) "When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-Jun-13]

Hymns, Martin Freeman, Alex Duffy musical performances
2018-06-16 21:00 - 23:00 | Meddlesome Lab, 289 Griffiths St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: WNY Shows website, 2018-Jun-11]

Bloomsday
2018-06-16 21:00 - 2018-06-17 00:00 | Nox Cocktail Lounge, 302 N. Goodman St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
A celebration and reading of James Joyce's Ulysses, with plenty of Guinness and Whisky!
[source: Rochester Spoken Word website, 2018-Jun-11]

Transviolet, Magic Bronson, The Demos musical performances
2018-06-16 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

The Keelers, Nod musical performances
2018-06-16 21:30 - 23:30 | Rosen Krown (formerly Monty's Krown), 875 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Sign O' The Times screening
2018-06-16 21:45 - 23:10 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Sign O' The Times (Prince, Albert Magnoli, U.S. / Canada 1987, 85 min.) as part of the Summer of Music series.
A concert film with theatrical staging, featuring live performances by Prince and his band. Includes highlights from Prince's 1987 European concert tour, including selections from the rock star's album of the same title.
[source: Little Theatre calendar, 2018-Jun-11]

Fathers Day Train Rides (2018-Jun-17 @ 10 a.m.)
2018-06-17 10:00 - 15:30 | Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, 282 Rush Scottsville Rd., Rush, New York, 14534, United States
Celebrate Fathers Day Weekend with fun train rides for the whole family, just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester! Enter our historic 1909 Erie Railroad train station and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent inside. Tour our displays while you wait to board your train. You will be welcomed by friendly volunteers as you enjoy your ride aboard restored freight train cabooses.
[source: Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum website, 2018-Jun-11]

Speak Easy: Open Topic — Part of the Ladder Literary Conference Weekend
2018-06-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire, 647 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Rochester Spoken Word is proud to be part of the inaugural Ladder Literary Conference sponsored by our friends at Writers and Books! While the conference itself will take place on Saturday June 16th (Bloomsday), there'll be a whole weekend of literary events connected to it. One of those events will be Speak Easy at Cheshire. Come enjoy delicious hand-crafted cocktails while listening to 10 local writers read their short works, in the vein of Ernest Hemingway at Les Deux Magots. This is an open-topic event, so anything goes!
[source: Rochester Spoken Word website, 2018-Jun-11]

North Section Public Tour (2018-Jun-17 @ 2 p.m.)
2018-06-17 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-Jun-11]

Isle of Dogs screening (2018-Jun-17 @ 4:30 p.m.)
2018-06-17 16:30 - 18:11 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson, Germany / U.S. 2018, 101 min.) "An outbreak of dog flu has spread through the city of Megasaki, Japan, and Mayor Kobayashi has demanded all dogs to be sent to Trash Island. On the island, a young boy named Atari sets out to find his lost dog, Spots, with the help of five other dogs… with many obstacles along the way." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-Jun-13]

Love And Bananas screening (2018-Jun-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-17 19:00 - 20:17 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Love And Bananas (Ashley Bell, Thailand / Cambodia / U.S. 2018, 77 min.) "Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world renowned Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert, embark on a daring 48-hour mission across Thailand to rescue a 70-year old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2018-Jun-13]

The Stone Foxes musical performance
2018-06-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Rampage screening (2018-Jun-17 @ 8:20 p.m.)
2018-06-17 20:20 - 22:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Wuthering Heights screening (2018-Jun-18 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2018-06-18 13:30 - 15:14 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Wuthering Heights (William Wyler, U.S. 1939, 104 min., 35mm) as part of the William Wyler, and Youth in Love series.
In this memorable adaptation of Emily BrÃ¶nte's classic gothic tale of romance, deceit, and sibling rivalry, Oscar-winning cinematography bathes the doomed lovers in somber tones. Laurence Olivier is the dark, vengeful Heathcliff, determined to destroy the lives of those he loves and hates, and Merle Oberon shines as the capricious and haughty Catherine.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Jun-4]

Love And Bananas screening (2018-Jun-18 @ 7 p.m.)
2018-06-18 19:00 - 20:17 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Belle And The Band, Useless Cans musical performances
2018-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Suncoast Emmy award-winning Belle and The Band combines masterful song-writing with instrumental prowess to deliver an acoustic sound that is thought provoking, melodic, and memorable. While Kathryn Belle Long's many experience as a professional vocalist and Walt Disney World performer has seamlessly transferred into prolific song-writer, the "Band" also includes some of Florida's most recognized and accomplished acoustic musicians—mickey Abraham, Kevin Robertson, and Mike Snelling. The results are meaningful songs with layered arrangements. Woven into their songs' worldly themes and eclectic sounds exists a clean pop sensibility, which explains why listeners easily fall in love with Belle and The Band.
Born in New York's Capital Region, the Useless Cans have been bringing a mix of old-time jazz, folk and traditional Russian tunes to their audiences since 2016. The trio combines elements of music's past along with a contemporary perspective. The Useless Cans have performed for the American Roots Music Series, Caffe Lena, Café Livre Concert Series in Long Lake and Saranac Lake's Party on the Patio. They have shared the stage with Ryan Montbleau and Hot Club of Cowtown, among many others.
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2018-Jun-11]

Susan Alcorn musical performance
2018-06-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
One of the world's premiere musical innovators on her instrument, Baltimore-based Susan Alcorn has taken the pedal steel guitar far beyond its traditional role in country and western swing music. Known among steel guitarists for her virtuosity and authenticity in a traditional context, Alcorn first paid her dues in Texas country and western bands. Soon she began to expand the vocabulary of her instrument through her study of modern classical music (Messiaen, VarÃ¨se, Penderecki), the deep listening of Pauline Oliveros, Astor Piazzolla's nuevo tango, free jazz, and world musics (Indian rags, South American songs, and gamelan orchestra). Her pieces reveal the complexity of her instrument and her musical experience while never straying from a very direct, intense, and personal musical expression. The U.K. Guardian describes her music as "beautiful, glassy and liquid, however far she strays from pulse and conventional harmony."
[source: Bop Shop website, 2018-Jun-11]

Rampage screening (2018-Jun-18 @ 8:20 p.m.)
2018-06-18 20:20 - 22:07 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Spirit of the Beehive, Full Body, Calicoco, Straw Hat musical performances
2018-06-18 21:30 - 23:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

God Knows Where I Am screening
2018-06-19 19:00 - 20:37 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen God Knows Where I Am (Jedd Wider, Todd Wider, U.S. 2016, 97 min.) as part of the Reel Mind Theatre and Film Series followed by a Q&A with Larry Guttmacher, and Greg Soehner.
After being released from a psychological medical facility, Linda Bishop walked down the road, discovered an abandoned farmhouse and moved in. A prisoner of her own mind, she survived for four months on apples and rainwater, during one of the coldest winters on record. When her body was found the next spring, beside her was a diary documenting her journey of starvation and loss of sanity, but told with poignance, beauty, humor, and spirituality. Both a study of systemic failure and also a testament to the artistic and independent spirit of Linda Bishop, the film poses many provocative questions including the issue of civil liberties of the mentally ill—if one's mind is not free, can one truly exercise free will?
[source: The Reel Mind Theatre and Film Series website, 2018-Jun-11]

The Letter screening
2018-06-19 19:30 - 21:05 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Letter (William Wyler, U.S. 1940, 95 min., 35mm) as part of the William Wyler series.
William Wyler's adaptation of a Somerset Maugham short story opens with a bang—six of them, to be exact, all from the gun Bette Davis has just used to kill the man she claims made an unwelcome advance. As the wife of a respectable plantation owner, she'll mostly likely get off . . . except for that incriminating letter that proves her clear-cut case of self-defense was anything but. Supported by a classic Max Steiner score, Davis has never been better.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Jun-11]

Greg Klyma Trio musical performance
2018-06-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Road tested troubadour. Relentless songwriter. You'll find Greg Klyma at the crossroads of Tom Petty and Hank Williams playing his well-loved guitar and spinning yarns.
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2018-Jun-11]

Jackson Lundy, Sugarbud, Public Prism, Ryan Flynn musical performances
2018-06-19 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Garden Vibes: Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics musical performance
2018-06-20 18:00 - 19:30 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Deep, raw funk. Stax-style Southern soul. Uplifting Motown-channeling anthems. Atlanta's Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics are the heirs to the thrones of the old-school masters. But they're much more than just a group of revivalists trying to create a period piece. Powerhouse singer Velle and her band will settle for nothing less than bringing these classic sounds glimmering into the now with a fresh new modern sheen. Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics have made a name for themselves captivating audiences with their stirring live performances. They're a world-class modern soul revue topped off with Velle's sultry voice. She deftly toggles between sweetly crooned R&B tunes and expertly belted barn-burning get-downs that can instantly jolt a roomful of wallflowers into a wild dance party.
[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2018-Jun-11]
