The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-14 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-09-14 20:55 - 22:43 (America/New_York) | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Trip to Spain (Michael Winterbottom, U.K. 2017, 108 min.) "Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way." [source: Cinema Theater website, 2017-Sep-12]

Small Talks, Today Jr., Empire States, Sour Club musical performances
2017-09-14 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2017-Sep-4]

Wonder Woman screening
2017-09-14 21:00 - 23:21 | Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 1 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
RIT will screen Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, U.S. / China / Hong Kong / U.K. / Italy / Canada / New Zealand 2017, 141 min.) in Ingle Auditorium.
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
[source: RIT College Activities Board calendar, 2017-Sep-4]

From the Seeds of Cucumber Alley: Celebrating 40 Years of Photography
2017-09-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education), 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Flower City Arts Center is hosting an Opening Reception for From the Seeds of Cucumber Alley: Celebrating 40 Years of Photography, on display through December 21.
Founded in 1977 by Anne Beach as Cucumber Alley School of Printing, our Photography program is celebrating its 40th anniversary this fall! The exhibition will include archival materials, documentary video screening, and a display of photographs by volunteers and staff. There will also be a special sales gallery of photographic prints by Lou Ouzer, Goldee Hecht-Meyer, Dan Neuberger, and more, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the 40×40 fundraiser.
[source: Flower City Arts Center website, 2017-Sep-4]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-15 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-15 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, Germany / Sweden / U.S. 2017, 115 min.) "An undercover Mi6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

Ocean screening
2017-09-15 19:30 - 21:10 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Ocean (Charles Atlas, Merce Cunningham, U.S. 2010, 100 min., digital) with Charles Atlas in person.
With Ocean, pioneering film and video artist Charles Atlas captures the breathtaking 2008 performances of Merce Cunningham's seminal dance work of the same title. Completed in 1994, Cunningham's 90-minute opus is an homage to composer John Cage and novelist James Joyce. Similarly, Atlas's film serves as an ode to his four-decade collaboration with Cunningham, who died in 2009, before the film was finished. Atlas's Ocean celebrates these histories and their relation to the intertwining of video, music, and dance.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-15 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-15 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Good Time (Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, U.S. 2017, 101 min.) "After a heist goes awry, a bank robber tries to free his brother from Rikers Island, all in one night." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

2nd Annual The Geography of Mt. Hope Cemetery
2017-09-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse, 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Michael Boester, Associate Professor of Geography, Monroe Community College, will cover the history of American graveyards, starting with the rural cemetery movement up to and including today's trends towards cremation and green burials. He will also share biographies of many early Rochesterians, and information on buildings, Victorian symbolism, mausoleums, and geology. The five-hour tour covering both the north and south areas of Mount Hope Cemetery is divided into two parts separated by a 30-minute lunch break.
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2017-Sep-4]

Diesel Days (2017-Sep-16 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, 282 Rush Scottsville Rd., Rush, New York, 14534, United States
Powerful diesel locomotives are the backbone of the modern railroad industry. From humble yard switchers to high-horsepower road engines, these locomotives have ruled the rails since their widespread introduction the 1940s. Don't miss your opportunity to climb aboard these kings of the rails during Diesel Days at the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum on September 16-17. See, hear, and ride behind several kinds of restored vintage diesel locomotives. The highlight of this year's event is the reactivation of No. 20, built in 1949 by American Locomotive Co. in Schenectady, N.Y., and donated to our museum by the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad in 2016. Your mile-and-a-half round-trip train ride disembarks at the museum's restoration shop. Enjoy a self-guided tour of our unique exhibits as you visit New York State's largest collection of historic trains. Take a tour of the engineer's cab and discover what it takes to make these massive machines move. Upgrade your ticket to a Cab Pass and ride up front with the engineer!
[source: Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum website, 2017-Sep-4]

Rochester VegFest
2017-09-16 10:00 - 18:00 | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square, 353 Court St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Rochester's very first VegFest. Featuring speakers, vendors, exhibitors, and food to share with Rochester. All are welcome, whether you are veg or veg-curious.
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Sep-4]

Focus 45: Ellen Handy, Many Histories of Photography in One House
2017-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
For the past three years, Ellen Handy has been conducting research at the Eastman Museum for her forthcoming book, Histories of Photography: An Introduction, which draws extensively on the museum's collections. Handy states, "The George Eastman Museum is the home of the history of photography—not only because it is the home of the man who did so much to create the photographic industry and medium many of us grew up with, or because it is the first and greatest museum dedicated to the camera arts—but also because it was here that Beaumont Newhall codified the history of photography in narrative form in 1949. From the perspective of today, the most striking thing about the photographic medium is its multiplicity—it has many histories, not one, and they are all to be found under this roof."
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

Rochester's Rich History: "Seven million : a cop, a priest, a soldier for the IRA, and the still-unsolved Rochester Brink's heist" by Gary Craig
2017-09-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Rundel Library Building, 115 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
In the Rundel Conference Room of the Rundel Library Building, Gary Craig discusses his new book, Seven million : a cop, a priest, a soldier for the IRA, and the still-unsolved Rochester Brink's heist as part of Rochester's Rich History.
On a freezing night in January 1993, masked gunmen walked through the laughably lax security at the Rochester Brink's depot, tied up the guards, and unhurriedly made off with $7.4 million in one of the FBI's top-five armored car heists in history. Suspicion quickly fell on a retired Rochester cop working security for Brinks at the time—as well it might. Officer Tom O'Connor had been previously suspected of everything from robbery to murder to complicity with the IRA. One ex-IRA soldier in particular was indebted to O'Connor for smuggling him and his girlfriend into the United States, and when he was caught in New York City with $2 million in cash from the Brink's heist, prosecutors were certain they finally had enough to nail O'Connor. But they were wrong. In Seven Million, the reporter Gary Craig meticulously unwinds the long skein of leads, half-truths, false starts, and dead ends, taking us from the grim solitary pens of Northern Ireland's Long Kesh prison to the illegal poker rooms of Manhattan to the cold lakeshore on the Canadian border where the body parts began washing up.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2017-Sep-4]

May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers screening
2017-09-16 15:00 - 16:44 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers (Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio, U.S. 2017, 104 min.) followed by a video conferencing session with co-director Mike Bonfiglio as part of the One Take Documentary Series.
Filmed with extraordinary access over more than two years, May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers is a deeply intimate and revealing look at the Grammy Award-nominated North Carolina band fronted by Seth and Scott Avett. Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio chart the Avett Brothers' decade-and-a-half rise, while chronicling their 2016 collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin on the critically-acclaimed album "True Sadness," released on American Recordings/Republic Records. Using the recording process as a backdrop, the film depicts a lifelong creative partnership put to the test as band members undergo marriage, divorce, parenthood, illness, and the challenges of the music business.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 4:15 p.m.)
2017-09-16 16:15 - 18:03 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen The Trip to Spain (Michael Winterbottom, U.K. 2017, 108 min.) "Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six-part episodic road trip through Spain, sampling the restaurants, eateries, and sights along the way." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

Don't Touch My Hair: Microagressions Experienced by People of Color
2017-09-16 17:00 - 19:00 | 540WMain Community Arts Education and Cultural Center, 540 W. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
This is an issues that woman of colour constantly have to deal with. To be clear you shouldn't touch anyone's hair without their permission. For a lot of black woman having their hair touched is a form of microaggression, which is a form of subtle racism. That needs to be put in check. Join us to learn why this issue is so taboo as well as other microaggressions that all persons of color or other minority groups experience on a daily basis. This conversation is open to all persons, races, genders, sexes and abilities.
[source: Facebook, 2017-Sep-4]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-16 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Sergeant York screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2017-09-16 19:30 - 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 Sergeant York (Howard Hawks, U.S. 1941, 134 min., 35mm) as part of the WWI series.
Alvin Cullum York, a third-grade dropout who found religion, vowed to obey the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." That vow put him at odds with the U.S. Army as a conscript in World War I. Turned down twice as a conscientious objector, York ended up being one of the most decorated heroes of the war. After years of refusal, York agreed that Warner Bros. could make a film of his life provided that no "Oomph" girl would play his wife, York's share of the film's earnings would be donated to a bible school, and Gary Cooper would portray him. When accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the role, Cooper insisted, "It was Sergeant Alvin C. York who won this award."
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

EIO — Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes
2017-09-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
EIO was formed in 2012, in the wake of a collaboration with David D. McIntire and bassist Brian Padavic. Over the course of this project, the notion of an ensemble that performed indeterminate works took hold and Ryan Oldham was invited to fill out the trio. All three are composers and all contribute to the group's repertoire. While the trio often performs from notation, all of its works are designed to be realized differently each time they are performed. Thus, every musical outcome is "irreproducible." In the works with electronics, earlier performances are embedded into the electronic material, usually transformed in some way, yet providing an imperfect "memory" of the previous experiences. With each new performance, this material is remixed, and while certain dimensions will remain the same and be familiar to the musicians, there are always some surprises. In this way we hope to mirror phenomena of nature and the workings of people's daily lives.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2017-Sep-4]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-16 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Diesel Days (2017-Sep-17 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, 282 Rush Scottsville Rd., Rush, New York, 14534, United States

Speak Easy: Secrets and Confessions
2017-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire, 647 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Everyone has a secret. But not everyone has the guts to share it with a group of strangers. In honor of the Rochester Fringe Fest, our September 17th Speak Easy will feature nine brave souls sharing their secrets. It'll be like going to confession, but with less Our Fathers and more Old Fashioneds.
[source: Rochester Spoken Word website, 2017-Sep-6]

Shortsville Railroad Station Museum Open House (2017-Sep-17 @ 1 p.m.)
2017-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society Station Museum, 8 E. High St., Shortsville, New York, 14548, United States
A large collection of historical artifacts from the Lehigh Valley Railroad is on display at the museum. The gift shop will be open.
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Sep-13]

Art Nouveau vs. Art Deco
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., Pittsford, New York, 14534, United States
This new talk by Don Hall was inspired by TV's Jeopardy where the contestants were shown a photo of an Art Nouveau Tiffany glass window, and were then asked to identify the style of art. One contestant incorrectly said, "Art Deco" while the other two didn't have a clue. Art Nouveau was "hot" mostly in Europe from 1895 to 1910. Art Deco has a very different look and was popular in Europe and the U.S. from about 1925 to 1940. Don's program has dozens of visuals of the two styles along with wonderful examples of Art Deco architecture in Rochester.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2017-Sep-4]

Junction 48 screening
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:37 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Junction 48 (Udi Aloni, Israel / Germany / U.S. 2016, 97 min.) as part of the 2017 Witness Palestine Film Series.
The combination of politics and art has become a global movement. They act as a form of activism particularly for issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Junction 48 exemplifies the unification of politics, art, the entertainment industry, and the millennial generation's take on issues the world faces today. The movie tells a story of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of two young lovers that share a passion for hip-hop music, and live in the Israeli-Palestinian city of Lod. Through the music they perform, the actors show the Palestinian community in Lod — one of poverty and crime. They show the oppression inflicted by the Jewish Israeli society, and the ways in which they overcome them.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

Singin' in the Rain screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:43 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, U.S. 1952, 103 min., 35mm).
In one of the greatest Hollywood musicals ever made, Gene Kelly and Jean Hagen are silent screen stars in the late 1920s, on the cusp of the sound era, but Hagen's voice presents problems for their potential fame in the talkies. The solution: A young Debbie Reynolds (in her first major role) will act as the actress's understudy and dub her voice. Singin' in the Rain spoofs the aura surrounding film personalities and has something for everyone's taste, including delightful comedy, romance, stunning dance sequences, and memorable songs.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

North Section Public Tour (2017-Sep-17 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-17 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, 2017-Sep-4]

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 4:15 p.m.)
2017-09-17 16:15 - 18:03 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Love and Mercy screening
2017-09-17 18:00 - 20:01 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Love and Mercy (Bill Pohlad, U.S. 2014, 121 min.) with an introduction by John Covach, and preceding Wilson's performance at the Eastman Theatre.
Love and Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-17 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-17 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
