Ba wang bie ji (Farewell my Concubine) screening
2016-08-28 19:00 - 21:37 (America/New_York) | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Ba wang bie ji (Farewell my Concubine, Chen Kaige, China/Hong Kong 1993, 157 min., 35mm, Mandarin w/subtitles) as part of the Summer of Solidarity series.
Life imitates art for a handful of characters in the Peking Opera who perform the title tragedy. Hong Kong pop star Leslie Cheung turns in an amazing performance as the concubine, a pained and jealous man unable to distinguish between male or female, reality or dream, and doomed never to achieve his one desire: his king's love. The makeup, costuming, and production design are immensely detailed in a film that spans fifty years of modern Chinese history. This astonishingly beautiful epic is one of the greatest films produced in China.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-22]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie screening (2016-Aug-28 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-08-28 21:00 - 22:31 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (Mandie Fletcher, U.K. / U.S. 2016, 91 min.) "After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Aug-24]

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein screening (2016-Aug-29 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2016-08-29 13:30 - 15:33 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh, U.S./Japan 1994, 123 min., 35mm).
Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was, at the time of its premiere, the most expensive attempt to translate Mary Shelley's imagination to the big screen. It was also a noble attempt to hijack her legendary creations from the domain of lurid B-pictures, and imbue the known myth with dignity befitting the tragic and deeply humane themes of the original romantic novel. Branagh excels at directing and shines as the obsessed Doctor Frankenstein, but Robert De Niro steals the show as the Creature in one of the most unusual roles of his career.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-22]

Rethink Your Drinks
2016-08-29 16:30 - 17:30 | Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd., Rochester, New York, 14619, United States
Hydration is very important, but are all drinks created equal? Learn all about what is in beverages we consume daily and how much sugar we are really drinking with the Cornell Cooperative Extension.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Aug-24]

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Bob Halzwarth
2016-08-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Join us for a Stand-up Comedy Open Mic! Come perform 5 minutes of material to a wonderful audience! You bring the jokes, we'll bring the laughs! Bob is a three-time finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester contest. He continues to perform and also teaches stand-up at Writers and Books.
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-Aug-22]

Anthropoid screening (2016-Aug-29 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-08-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Anthropoid (Sean Ellis, Czech Republic / U.K. / France 2016, 120 min.) "Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate Ss General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler." [source: Cinema coming soon page, 2016-Aug-24]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie screening (2016-Aug-29 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-08-29 21:00 - 22:31 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Anthropoid screening (2016-Aug-30 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-08-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Lights of New York screening
2016-08-30 20:00 - 20:57 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Lights of New York (Bryan Foy, U.S. 1928, 57 min., 16mm).
Lights of New York started as a two-reel short subject. Director Bryan Foy secretly increased the length to seven reels to make it the first all-talking picture. The plot revolves around two Upstate New York barbers who are convinced by bootleggers to come to the city and open a shop there. They soon learn that their shop is just a front for a speakeasy. Many of the clichés associated with the gangster film were born in Lights of New York, including classic line "take him for a ride." Produced on a budget of only $23,000 it grossed over one million dollars and created the panic in Hollywood for the production of talking pictures.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-22]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie screening (2016-Aug-30 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-08-30 21:00 - 22:31 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Fox and The Hound, Robbie Stilwell, Archimedes, Doorway Talkers musical performances
2016-08-30 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Bug Jar will host The Fox and The Hound, Robbie Stilwell, nice, solid acoustic rock from Archimedes, and Doorway Talkers. [source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-Aug-22]

Anthropoid screening (2016-Aug-31 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-08-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

MÃ¤dchenkantorei am Würzburger Dom (Girls Choir of Würzburg Cathedral) musical performance (2016-Aug-31 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2016-08-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Join us for free concerts with a touring choir from our German sister city, Würzburg. MÃ¤dchenkantorei am Würzburger Dom or Girls Choir of Würzburg Cathedral is a 52-voice choir of girls ages 13-18 performing as part of their second North American concert tour, which also includes performances in New York, Toronto and Ottawa. Under the direction of Alexander Rüth and with the accompaniment of organist Stefan Schmidt, they will sing music of European composers from four centuries.
[source: City of Rochester website, 2016-Aug-24]

Starship Troopers screening
2016-08-31 20:00 - 22:11 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Starship Troopers (Paul Verhoeven, U.S. 1997, 131 min., 35mm).
On a near-future Earth where citizenship is conferred through military service, a group of high school graduates enlist to fight giant alien insects and discover that war is not the game it is on television. A sendup of Robert A. Heinlein's classic 1959 novel, Starship Troopers is a ruthless satire of right-wing militarism, propaganda, and the military-industrial complex. With a particularly violent battle sequence on an alien planet shot in South Dakota's Badlands National Park, Starship Troopers pulls out all the stops on the blood and guts and delivers an experience not easily forgotten.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-22]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie screening (2016-Aug-31 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-08-31 21:00 - 22:31 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Books and Beer at the Co-op
2016-09-01 17:00 - 19:30 | Abundance Cooperative Market, 571 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The event features beer and cider tasting alongside local and organic food pairings, all in support of the Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library (FFRPL).
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-Aug-31]

Anthropoid screening (2016-Sep-1 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

(W)ri(gh)t(e)2Heal workshop (2016-Sep-1 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
A workshop where we come together to explore the impact of writing poetry on our personal growth, where we discuss trauma and mental health with a focus on personal reflection. We will provide a space to share and be heard, and expose participants to nationally renowned poets who write about these issues.
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-Aug-31]

My People Perish theatrical performance
2016-09-01 19:30 - 20:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The MuCCC will host a performance of the one-act play My People Perish by Jahaka Mindstorm as part of the Ninth Annual Sankofa Evening of Theatre & Jazz Fest. [source: Sankofa e-mail, 2016-Aug-18]

MÃ¤dchenkantorei am Würzburger Dom (Girls Choir of Würzburg Cathedral) musical performance (2016-Sep-1 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2016-09-01 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Mary's Catholic Church, 15 St. Mary's Pl., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Tyrone Allen musical performance (2016-Sep-1 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-09-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Tyrone returns to the Joe Bean stage [with] pianist Julian Garvue and saxophonist Collin Gordon. This group of passionate, incredibly talented musicians together bring a fresh, energetic approach to jazz.
[source: Celebrate City Living website, 2016-Aug-15]

Rear Window screening
2016-09-01 20:00 - 22:07 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, U.S. 1954, 113 min., 35mm), preceded by Fast Film (Virgil Widrich, Austria/Luxemburg 2003, 14 min., 35mm), "one of the fastest and most furious films ever made, an animated homage to motion pictures, handmade by folding 65,000 individual film frames into three dimensional objects."
Injured and homebound in his Manhattan apartment, photographer (and voyeur) James Stewart witnesses what he thinks is foul play while peeping in on his neighbors. With the help of friends, the stationary Stewart gets to the bottom of the mystery, but not before placing himself and girlfriend Grace Kelly in serious danger.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-31]

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie screening (2016-Sep-1 @ 9 p.m.)
2016-09-01 21:00 - 22:31 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

New Works & Old Faves Art Opening
2016-09-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Greenhouse Cafe, 2271 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
[source: Facebook, 2016-Aug-31]

I'm Every Woman: Fashion of the Ages by Floyd Gibson opening reception
2016-09-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Genesee Center for the Arts, 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Genesee Center for the Arts is hosting an Opening Reception for I'm Every Woman: Fashion of the Ages, on display through October 29 in the Photography Galleries.
I'm Every Woman: Fashion of the Ages, an exhibition of new work by photographer Floyd Gibson, portrays women's fashions from the 1920's through the 1970's in the categories of evening wear, casual wear, and swimwear. The collection showcases fashion for the average woman during those decades and highlights the individualism, attitudes, and approach to dress during this time.
[source: Genesee Center for the Arts and Education website, 2016-Aug-31]

Wide Open Mic hosted by Norm Davis (2016-Sep-2 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-09-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-Aug-31]

Squeaky Wheel's 13th Animation Fest
2016-09-02 19:30 - 20:22 | Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York, 14222, United States
Squeaky Wheel is excited to present the 13th edition of its annual Animation Fest! Premiering at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery during M&T First Friday, this all-ages, 52-minute program features friendly robots, a unique Hansel and Gretel adaptation, anthropomorphic fruits and veggies, and much more! Combining work by seasoned animators and exciting newcomers, this edition of the festival also features two terrific archival selections on 16mm film: quintessential animator Robert Breer's seaside romp Gulls and Buoys (1972), and Short Circuit (1963), a collection of animation experiments by then 8-year old David Wise who went on to create the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Bring your friends, bring your family!

Hansel and Gretel (Nia Seward, 2016, DV, 3:09 min.): "The story of Hansel and Gretel told with 3D animated dolls. Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods in order to find their way back home, but run into an evil Witch who wishes to eat them for supper."
Ã€ Votre GoÃ»t (Lauren Flinner, 2015, DV, 1:15 min.): "Fruits and vegetables are given the movements and personalities of animals. The cook interrupts. Consumption, to your liking."
Consume Me (William Miller, 2016, DV, 5 min.): "Joe must take on the burden of caring for his ill Sister while juggling his secret queer relationship."
Circuit Sizzle (Marc Noworyta, 2016, DV, 3 min.): "Robot friends go on a playful adventure day until the batteries run out. My thesis for my Bfa in Animation."
Short Circuit (David Wise, 1963, 16mm, 12 min.): "'Short Circuit is a compilation of animation experiments conducted by then 8 year-old David Wise. Wise, who went on to develop the television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was a prodigious talent. Son of gallerist Howard Wise, he trained under great artists of the day including Len Lye and Stan Vanderbeek. Short Circuit gained international recognition, and found its filmmaker lecturing at universities and appearing on television before his age reached into the double digits.' (Text via the San Francisco Exploratorium)"
"The Mozart of Cinema"—Jonas Mekas (Chella Drive, Adele Han Lee, 2016, DV, 3:29 min.): "A disembodied memory of adolescence in a Southern Californian suburb. The stuck-stillness of summer is broken only by a passing El Niño."
Street Twenty-Seven Number Ten Sixteen (Josh Weissbach, 2015, 16mm, 2:47 min.): "There is the memory of a bedroom in an apartment on the third floor of a building. There is a reverie of a melancholic love song playing on an airplane, flying towards an island, straddling an ocean and a sea. There is the soft haze of an embargo slowly lifting into the celestial blue."
Until Dawn (Kaylee Soohyun Lee, 2016, DV, 4:44 min.): "A woman relives the horror of her lover's death until she is awoke by the stark reality of passing time."
Gulls and Buoys (Robert Breer, 1972, 16mm, 9 min.): "'in Gulls and Buoys, a large number of Breer's ideas are compressed and crystallised into a short statement of great richness. It could function excellently as an introduction to the remarkable range of pleasures available from the films of Robert Breer.' — Scott Hammen, Afterimage Dec '74 (USA)"
Second Sun (Leslie Supnet, 2014, DV, 3:04 min.): "The rising sound of drums emphasizes flashes of lights, images of the solar system and a post-apocalyptic imagining of the birth of our Second Sun."
Curses (Jodie Mack, 2016, DV, 4:48 min.): "Music video for Chicago band Roommate featuring hand-marbled cut-outs and an epic rotoscope of the best dance scene in cinema history"

[source: Squeaky Wheel website, 2016-Aug-30]

Spectrum, Now and Then, Snitch theatrical performances
2016-09-02 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The MuCCC will host performances of Spectrum by DC Taylor, Now and Then by Grace Flores, and Snitch by Karen Culley as part of the Ninth Annual Sankofa Evening of Theatre & Jazz Fest. [source: Sankofa e-mail, 2016-Aug-18]

Master of the Universe screening
2016-09-02 20:00 - 21:28 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Master of the Universe (Marc Bauder, Austria/Germany 2013, 88 min., DCP, German w/subtitles).
Maybe the real masters of the universe are not politicians, armies, or even nations: they are probably investment bankers like Deutsche Bank's Rainer Voss. From a gleaming steel and glass structure in Frankfurt's financial district, Voss offers a distinctive perspective on the out-of-control mechanics of modern global finance. He describes a parallel universe of extreme wealth and merciless pressure for profit, an opaque system that disconnects bankers from the outside world.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Aug-31]

Big screening
2016-09-02 21:00 - 22:44 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Big (Penny Marshall, U.S. 1988, 104 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series.
More than anything else, 13-year old Josh wants to be "big". That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh wakes up-only to discover that he's grown to manhood overnight! He's now Tom Hanks. Still a 13-year-old mentally and emotionally, Josh decides to hide out in New York City until he can figure out what to do next. He lucks into a job with a major toy company run by kid-at-heart McMillan (Robert Loggia). Elizabeth Perkins also stars and Penny Marshall directs this 1988 classic comedy.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-Aug-22]
