Opening Reception: All Blossom, No Roots: Cultivating an American Pottery Aesthetic, Colleen McCall
2017-09-08 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Flower City Arts Center (formerly Genesee Center for Arts and Education), 713 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Flower City Arts Center will host an Opening Reception for Colleen McCall's All Blossom, No Roots: Cultivating an American Pottery Aesthetic, on display through September 29.
Through her brightly painted floral pottery, Colleen McCall explores historical motifs from all over the world. Familiar form, bold color, and pattern invite nostalgic discovery and begin a conversation about visual values and material culture in America.
[source: Flower City Arts Center website, 2017-Aug-28]

Patti Cake$ screening (2017-Sep-8 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-08 19:00 - 20:49 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Patti Cake$ (Geremy Jasper, U.S. 2017, 108 min.) "Patti Cake$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey." [source: Cinema Theater website, 2017-Sep-12]

Bei xi mo shou (Behemoth) screening
2017-09-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Bei xi mo shou (Behemoth, Zhao Liang, China 2015, 90 min., DCP, Mandarin w/subtitles) as part of the Labor Film Series.
Beginning with a mining explosion in Mongolia and ending in a ghost city west of Beijing, political documentarian Zhao Liang's visionary new film Behemoth details, in one breathtaking sequence after another, the social and ecological devastation behind an economic miracle that may yet prove illusory.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Aug-28]

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-8 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-09-08 20:55 - 22:43 | 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]

Flux Capacitor musical performance
2017-09-08 21:00 - 23:00 | Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2017-Aug-28]

Psychobilly Burlesque: Aretheyyestheyare, Televisionaries musical performances, Bewitched Burlesque Sideshow performance
2017-09-08 21:00 - 23:00 | Photo City Improv and Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Sep-6]

Olmsted Design Tour
2017-09-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Lamberton Conservatory in Highland Park, 180 Reservoir Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Interested in discovering more about Highland Park's genesis and is remarkable Frederick Law Olmsted legacy? Join guide Joann Beck to learn about the Park's unique landscape design and structure, and its Mt. Hope Nurseries "roots". Tour departs from in front of the Lamberton Conservatory.
[source: Upper Mount Hope NextDoor event, 2017-Aug-25]

Seeing Beyond the Turbulence: reconnecting to our power for change in challenging times
2017-09-09 10:00 - 13:30 | Gandhi Institute (M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence), 929 S. Plymouth Ave., Rochester, New York, 14608, United States
Reading the news, it's easy to feel overwhelmed or frozen. How can we find hope in the midst of discrimination and hate on the national level? This workshop will draw from Joanna MacY's Work That Reconnects to ground us and energize us for what we feel called to do. Join former Gandhi staff member Shannon Richmond (visiting from Santa Fe!) for a time of connection and rejuvenation.
[source: M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence website, 2017-Aug-28]

Annual Plant Sale (2017-Sep-9 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-09 10:00 - 15:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Purchase perennials and woody plants grown from seeds, divisions, cuttings, and offshoots from the museum gardens. Sale near the University Ave entrance.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Aug-28]

45th Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair
2017-09-09 10:00 - 16:00 | The Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St., Rochester, New York, 14605, United States
Co-sponsored by the Rochester Area Booksellers Association and RIT Press, the Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair is in its 45th year of continuous operation. The event brings together dozens of dealers from near and far to exhibit interesting, rare, antiquarian, and collectible books and printed material.
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Aug-30]

Clothesline Festival (2017-Sep-9 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-09 10:00 - 18:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
At Rochester's largest and longest-running fine art and crafts festival, browse and buy original work by New York state artists, enjoy all-day live entertainment and free family art activities, and sample food from some of Rochester's favorite vendors.
[source: Memorial Art Gallery website, 2017-Aug-28]

Theme Tour: Shadow of Shakespeare
2017-09-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse, 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Created to mark the quadricentennial of Shakespeare's death, this fun tour relates famous Shakespeare quotes and readings to some of our Mt. Hope residents, including a William Shakespeare!
[source: Friends of Mt. Hope website, 2017-Aug-28]

How the Mayoral and City Council Races Impact Policing Reform
2017-09-09 12:00 - 15:00 | New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), 121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester, New York, 14614, United States
The Mayoral seat is up, City council seats are up and policing and criminal justice reform remain an issue. How do those seats impact local policing and criminal justice reform? Will you step up and vote in the September 12th primaries to make sure your voice is heard? Join us for a discussion on the issues that will be impacted by those races and how your involvement will determine the future of reform.
[source: Facebook, 2017-Sep-1]

Bob Bunce and friends musical performance
2017-09-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
[source: Bop Shop website, 2017-Aug-28]

(Dis)connect opening reception
2017-09-09 18:00 - 22:00 | Makers Gallery and Studio, 34 Elton St., Rochester, New York, United States
Makers Gallery and Studio will host an Opening Reception for (Dis)connectby Mandi Antonucci, on display through September 30. [source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Sep-6]

Patti Cake$ screening (2017-Sep-9 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-09 19:00 - 20:49 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Shannon McNally musical performance
2017-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Here's what Rodney Crowell said about Shannon McNally…"i first heard of Shannon McNally through John Leventhal, who described her vocal skills as having just the right amount of girlish smoke. At the time I was looking for just the right singer to make a cameo appearance on a song I was recording called "Famous Last Words of a Fool." Trusting John's appraisal—from his description I imagined something of a cross between Joan Jett and Lauren Bacall—I set about tracking the mystery singer down. What I eventually discovered in the small town of Holly springs, Mississippi was this dark-eyed beauty who wrote grown-up songs, played a pretty mean Fender Stratocaster and, at times, sounded a lot like Jesse Mae Hemphill. From our first meeting I couldn't shake the feeling that I was the right man for the job of shepherding the next Shannon McNally record into existence. Now that the record is made, I hope music lovers around the world will come to know what I and many others already know: this girl belongs in the Americana Music spotlight."
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2017-Aug-28]

A Clockwork Orange screening (2017-Sep-9 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2017-09-09 19:30 - 21:46 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, U.K./U.S. 1971, 136 min., 35mm) as part of the Museum Treasures, and Primal Screen series.
Almost half a century after its release, Kubrick's most successful film at the box office is still his most controversial. The director himself decided to withdraw it from circulation in the U.K. after a series of criminal acts allegedly inspired by Anthony Burgess's dystopian view of a society torn between violence and repression. For the history of cinema, this is also a tour de force in expressionist style, brilliantly complemented by the electronic soundtrack by Wendy Carlos.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Aug-28]

Prime Time Funk musical performance (2017-Sep-9 @ 8:30 p.m.)
2017-09-09 20:30 - 23:30 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
[source: Lovin Cup website, 2017-Aug-28]

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-9 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-09-09 20:55 - 22:43 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Girls Night Out: The Show
2017-09-09 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Ladies!! Mark your calendars and tell your friend's you have a date with the #1 Girls Night Out Show in the country! Girls Night Out The Show has quickly become the hottest ticket for Ladies Entertainment on the road today! Our legendary touring troupe is known for their fully choreographed performances and elaborate costumes. On Stage for the Biggest, Most Exciting Ladies Night Event of the Year! This Exhilarating Show revisits Classic Fantasies, steamy exotic temptations and features some of the most physically perfect male dancers that artistically capture a wide range of female desires, delighting audiences with a series of disarmingly sexy, yet tasteful, dance numbers and exciting routines with one goal in Mind-the pleasure of Women!
[source: Facebook, 2017-Aug-28]

Lux Birthday Party
2017-09-09 21:00 - 2017-09-10 02:00 | Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Lux is turning 15! Holy Crapola! So, of course we are having a Huge party! Wheeeeee! Saturday, September 9th! There will be games, prizes, cotton candy, hot dogs, and… "20 Penny Circus" will be putting on a show in the backyard! I'm so excited I might pee! Come celebrate with us and let your freak flags flight extra high! Do It!
[source: Facebook, 2017-Aug-28]

Back to School screening
2017-09-09 21:30 - 23:06 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Back to School (Alan Metter, U.S. 1986, 96 min.) as part of the Saturday Night Rewind series.
Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) is concerned that his son Jason (Keith Gordon) is unsure whether to go to college, so the uneducated self-made millionaire encourages him by signing up as a student as well. As Jason tries to establish himself among his peers and make the diving team, Thornton falls for a pretty professor (Sally Kellerman) and gets others do his schoolwork for him. When the suspicious dean (Paxton Whitehead) finds out, Thornton needs to show he can get by on his own.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Aug-28]

Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys musical performance
2017-09-09 21:30 - 23:30 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys make one feel as if they're traveling in time, maybe back to Louisiana in 1963. Mel Guarino of The Bluebillies said, "There is no other band that I know that can sound so modern and yet so classic and nostalgic. It's at once, "Old Timey" and "Timeless," echoing the sound and feel of maybe Hank Williams or the Stanley Brothers, with a "hill-billy" edge."
[source: Abilene Bar and Lounge website, 2017-Aug-28]

Clothesline Festival (2017-Sep-10 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

North Section Public Tour (2017-Sep-10 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-10 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-Aug-28]

The Big Parade screening (2017-Sep-10 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-10 14:00 - 16:05 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen The Big Parade (King Vidor, U.S. 1925, 125 min., 35mm) as part of the WWI series.
King Vidor's poignant account of idealistic, naive John Gilbert's spiritual maturing in the trenches was the first and perhaps best American WWI epic, providing a supremely humane and unflinching view of the terrors to Americans who were uncertain of how to deal with the war's residual pain. It remains a brilliant piece of filmmaking and a celebration of inner strength and love that needs to be seen on the big screen. Special screening of a 1931 reissue print with a recorded soundtrack.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Aug-28]

Patti Cake$ screening (2017-Sep-10 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-10 19:00 - 20:49 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-10 @ 8:55 p.m.)
2017-09-10 20:55 - 22:43 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

A Farewell to Arms screening (2017-Sep-11 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2017-09-11 13:30 - 15:05 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen A Farewell to Arms (1932) (Frank Borzage, U.S. 1932, 95 min., 35mm) as part of the WWI series.
Ernest Hemingway's great novel was first translated to the screen in this powerfully memorable melodrama from Hollywood's Pre-Code era. Performers Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes bring to life the story of a tragic love affair between a soldier and a nurse during World War I. Recently preserved by the George Eastman Museum in collaboration with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, the film will be presented in a new 35mm print that showcases the vivid cinematography by the great Charles Lang, who won an Oscar for his achievement.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Aug-28]
