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Rabindranath Tagore's Śāntiniketan Essays: Religion, Spirituality and Philosophy presented by Medha Bhattacharyya

Medha Bhattacharyya discusses her new translation of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's rarely known collection of meditative essays, Śāntiniketan (Abode of Peace), which looks at his ideas of universality; his socio-cultural location; and his reflections on Buddhism, Vaiṣṇavism, Bāul philosophy, and … Continue reading

$5

Lecture: "Sex in the Dark, Anyone?"

Hoyt Auditorium University of Rochester Campus, Rochester, New York, United States

A panel of UofR Sex Experts answer all of your deepest, darkest questions about sex and relationships ... in the dark! Come early to visit our engaging educational tables: What Size am I?, Lubrication Station, All About Sex Toys, and … Continue reading

Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi) screening

Little Theatre 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, United States

The Little will screen Boże CiaÅ‚o (Corpus Christi, Jan Komasa, Poland 2019, 115 min.) as part of the Polish Film Festival. Twenty year-old Daniel with a troubled past is incarcerated in a brutal youth detention center. He has developed a … Continue reading

Ad Astra screening (2019-Nov-7 @ 7 p.m.)

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Cinema will screen Ad Astra (James Gray, U.S. / China 2019, 123 min.) "Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 … Continue reading

Last Whispers screening

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Dryden will screen Last Whispers (Lena Herzog, U.S. 2016, 46 min., DCP). with an introduction by filmmaker Lena Herzog. Last Whispers is an elegy about the mass extinction of languages. Multimedia artist Lena Herzog has collected samples of extinct … Continue reading

Opening Reception: Photography and Politics

Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education) 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Flower City Arts Center will host an Opening Reception for Photography and Politics, on display through December 14. How can images not only document political events but themselves be political acts? Question politics around them? React, subvert politics? Imagine … Continue reading

Opening Reception: MudBooks

Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education) 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Flower City Arts Center will host an Opening Reception for MudBooks, on display through December 20. Join us as we celebrate the second MudBooks exhibit. The MudBook Project partners a ceramic artist with a book artist, and the result … Continue reading

Opening Reception: Good Things…come in small packages (2019-Nov-8 @ 6 p.m.)

Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education) 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Flower City Arts Center will host an Opening Reception for Good Things...come in small packages, on display through December 21. Good Things...come in small packages is an exhibit and sale dedicated to small, finely crafted ceramic art. All work … Continue reading

Daniel Isn't Real, The Video Store Commercial screenings

Cinema Theatre 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

Anomaly—The Rochester Genre Film Festival kicks off at The Cinema with a screening of Daniel Isn't Real (Adam Egypt Mortimer, U.S. 2019, 96 min.), preceded by The Video Store Commercial (Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford, Canada 2019, 4 min.): "A desperate … Continue reading

$10

Storytelling

Boulder Coffee, South Wedge 100 Alexander St., Rochester, New York, United States

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach screening

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, United States

The Dryden will screen Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (Louise Osmond, U.K. 2016, 93 min., DCP) as part of the Labor Film Series. With thirty credits to his name—all of them dealing with the oppression of workers … Continue reading