Labyrinth screening (2016-May-22 @ 2 p.m.)
2016-05-22 14:00 - 15:41 (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 Labyrinth (Jim Henson, U.K./U.S. 1986, 101 min., 35mm).
Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) must rescue her baby brother from an otherworld ruled by the Goblin King (David Bowie, who also performs several songs). This imaginative collaboration between Muppet master Jim Henson and conceptual designer Brian Froud, co-creators of The Dark Crystal, was written by Monty Python's Terry Jones.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-16]

Patient Care, Rights, and Options At the End of Life with Dr. Timothy Quill, David C. Leven
2016-05-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Harley School, 1981 Clover St., Brighton, New York, 14618, United States
Dr. Timothy Quill and David C. Leven will explore advanced directives, palliative care, and hospice and various alternatives for a dignified death.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-May-16]

Late Riser's Alternative and Gothic Garage Sale
2016-05-22 16:00 - 21:00 | Vertex Night Club, 169 N. Chestnut St., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Facebook, 2016-May-12]

TSOL, The Scandals, Rotten UK musical performances
2016-05-22 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-May-16]

Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music screening
2016-05-23 13:30 - 15:04 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music (Robert Elfstrom, U.S. 1969, 94 min., 16mm).
Following the release of At Folsom Prison, Robert Elfstrom's cinema verité—style documentary Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music reveals remarkable insights into the intense and complex personality of legendary country singer Johnny Cash. Without narration, excepting the words of the Man in Black himself, Elfstrom follows Cash as he tours prisons, performs with his new wife June Carter Cash, visits both a Native American reservation and his childhood home, helms the wheel of his tour bus, patiently lends an ear to unknown musicians, and learns about the massacre at Wounded Knee. Plus, in extremely rare footage, Cash is seen recording with folk icon Bob Dylan. A level of sincerity and trust between filmmaker and subject lends an authentic appeal to this sophisticated and fascinating portrait of the humble and eminently gracious Johnny Cash.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-16]

Open Mic Comedy hosted by Bob Holzwarth (2016-May-23 @ 7 p.m.)
2016-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Writers and Books website, 2016-May-16]

As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2 (Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One) screening
2016-05-24 20:00 - 22:11, 2016-05-24 20:00 - 22:15 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen As Mil e Uma Noites: Volume 2 (Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One, O Desolado, Miguel Gomes, Portugal/France/Germany/Switzerland 2015, 131 min., DCP, Portuguese w/subtitles).
In which Scheherazade tells of how desolation invaded men: "It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a distressed judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence on a night when all three moons are aligned. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will tele transport himself to escape the Police while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad! The residents of a tower block in the suburbs will save parrots and piss inside lifts while surrounded by dead people and ghosts; including in fact a dog that . . . " And seeing the morning break, Scheherazade fell silent. — "Damned tales! If things continue this way my daughter will surely end up with her throat slit!" —the Grand-Vizier, Scheherazade's father, thinks in his palace in Baghdad.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-16]

resAUnance musical performance
2016-05-24 20:30 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
resAUnance began as the trio of vibraphonist and percussionist John Bacon, vocalist Esin Gunduz, and pianist Michael McNeill. The group debuted at Buffalo's Pausa Art House in March of 2013. The following year the group collaborated with master brass improvisers Dave Ballou and Adam Unsworth in concerts at Pausa and Villa Maria College, and in June 2014 became a quartet with the addition of 'cellist Jonathan Golove for a concert as part of the legendary June in Buffalo New Music festival. The group's first album, Migration, is slated for release in May 2016 on FMR.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2016-May-16]

Fire in the Radio, Ghost Righter, Through the Crowd musical performances
2016-05-24 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Rally 4 India Cummings
2016-05-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Liberty Pole, 1 Liberty Pole Wy., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
India Cummings was a native Rochesterian and Wilson graduate who died in Buffalo and the hands of the Erie County Correctional Facility. Since her death on Feb 16th, officials in the city of Buffalo and Rochester have said and done little to nothing. We want more from our governing bodies. We want accountability. We want answers. This protest is for you India. We intend to uplift her memory and get folks to highlight an issue that must go national. The protest is also symbolic on the community stance against police brutality and violation of prisoners 8th/14th Amendment rights.
[source: Facebook, 2016-May-23]

Rabin, the Last Day screening
2016-05-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Rabin, the Last Day (Amos Gitai, Israel/France 2015, 153 min., DCP, Hebrew w/subtitles).
For many Israelis, the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 marked a grim turning point for their country. In the words of the commission set up to investigate the murder, "Israeli society [would] never be the same again. As a democracy, political assassination was not part of our culture." In the eyes of even more people, the assassination ended all hope for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process through the Oslo Accords and altered the course of history. But, as Amos Gitai sets out to prove in his brave and provocative new film, Rabin's assassination was not just the act of one fanatic; it was the culmination of a hate campaign that emanated from the rabbis and public figures of Israel's far right.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-16]

STRAWBS musical performance
2016-05-25 21:00 - 23:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
Prog rock legends STRAWBS return to Rochester, and for the first time in eight years they will perform with the full electric band. Original 1970s lineup of Dave Cousins (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Lambert (lead guitar, vocals), Chas Cronk (bass, vocals) and Tony Fernandez (drums) will be joined by Dave Bainbridge on keyboards. For the first time ever, this tour features the iconic Hero and Heroine album —named to Rolling Stone magazine's 50 best prog rock albums of all time— performed in its entirety.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2016-May-16]

Race: the Power of an Illusion—The Story We Tell screening
2016-05-26 18:00 - 18:57 | First Universalist Church, 150 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The First Universalist Church will screen the second part of Race: the Power of an Illusion—The Story We Tell (Tracy Heather Strain, U.S. 2003, 57 min.), "California Newsreel's 3-part documentary about race in society, science and history" followed by a facilitated discussion. [source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-May-9]

Artist's Talk: Erica Baum
2016-05-26 18:00 - 19:00 | George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
New York-based contemporary artist Erica Baum creates "subliminal narratives" using found words and images from paperback books, card catalogues, and paper rolls from player pianos, among other literary artifacts. Baum will give a talk about her work, which draws inspiration from contemporary artists who utilize text, such as Ed Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner, along with documentary-style photographers such as Walker Evans and EugÃ¨ne Atget. With experience in the fields of anthropology, linguistics, and poetry, Baum views text and language as physical objects—malleable mediums that can shape new associations and stir moods, with the re-authoring of commonly consumed words and images. Nat Trotman, an associate curator at the Guggenheim Museum, wrote of Baum's work in Aperture magazine's "Lit." issue: "Through these open-ended investigations Baum honors the tradition of print—that textured, tangible objectification of language that inexorably fades with each passing year."
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-23]

Free Speech in Danger lecture, Dr. Karin Deutsch Karlekar
2016-05-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Harley School, 1981 Clover St., Brighton, New York, 14618, United States
Discussing political, economic, and cultural factors, #pressfreedom guru Dr. Karin Deutsch Karlekar '89 will give a snapshot of the state of free speech around the world. Currently the director of PEN America's Free Expression Programs, Karlekar's work has spanned Human Rights Watch, The Economist Intelligence Unit, and Freedom House, and taken her on advocacy missions to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
[source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-May-23]

The American Side screening
2016-05-26 18:30 - 20:14 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen The American Side (Jenna Ricker, U.S. 2016, 104 min.) followed by a discussion with filmmakers Jenna Ricker, and Greg Stuhr moderated by Jack Garner.
A Polish detective looks into an alleged suicide at Niagara Falls, but ends up uncovering a conspiracy surrounding a revolutionary invention by Nikola Tesla.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-May-24]

Garden Problem Solving Series: Plant Combinations for Special Effects with Carol Southby
2016-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., Pittsford, New York, 14534, United States
Take your garden to the next level with ways to create plant groupings for maximum impact through the seasons. Whether your garden is large or small, or just a few containers, the principles are the same.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-May-23]

Corporate Welfare 101 lecture, Alex White
2016-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Monroe County for Bernie Sanders Local Office, 1137 Culver Rd., Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
"A discussion on corporate subsidies and tax loopholes facilitated by Alex White." [source: City Newspaper events calendar, 2016-May-23]

La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) screening
2016-05-26 19:30 - 21:24 | Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, New York, 14202, United States
The Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center in Buffalo will screen La passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Carl Theoodore Dreyer, France 1928, 114 min.) with a live score performed by Pamela Swarts.
… "Dreyer's final version of the film was cut down due to pressure from the Archbishop of Paris and from government censors. For several decades it was released and viewed in various re-edited versions that had attempted to restore Dreyer's final cut. In 1981 a film print of Dreyer's final cut of the film was finally discovered in a mental institution in Oslo, Norway and re-released. Despite the objections and cutting of the film by clerical and government authorities, it was a major critical success when first released…" (Ebert)
[source: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center website, 2016-May-17]

Octopussy screening
2016-05-26 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 Octopussy (John Glen, U.K./U.S. 1983, 131 min., 35mm).
Taking a cue from the excellent Ian Fleming short story "The Property of a Lady" (and ironically taking almost none from the short story titled "Octopussy"), the plot is kicked into motion when a Fabergé egg for which an MI6 agent was killed hits auction and British Intelligence suspects the egg's owner of being caught up with the Soviets. The ensuing action leads to the discovery that the international smuggling of jewels is a front for something much more sinister. 007, accompanied by a jewel smuggler named Octopussy, sets out to prevent the Cold War from erupting into nuclear violence. Octopussy premiered only months apart from Sean Connery's return to Bond in the non-Eon film Never Say Never Again.
[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-May-23]

Florist, Attic Abasement, Drive Me Home, Please musical performances
2016-05-26 20:30 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Bug Jar calendar, 2016-May-23]

Maybird record release party
2016-05-26 20:30 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
"Twangy psychedelia with a funhouse bounce, Maybird modernizes blissful space-rock with a playful sense of pop songwriting. These New York mind-melters emerged in 2013 with Down and Under, a lush headphone symphony which introduced their unique mixture of Elo and The Strokes. Torch songs for intergalactic travel, Maybird proves irresistible in their hooky hypnosis."
[source: Bop Shop website, 2016-May-23]

Got Herb? musical performance
2016-05-26 21:30 - 23:30 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Got Herb? is pop, rock, and groove band playing original songs and compositions by Herb Heins, along with choice covers and songs by other local composers. Featuring Lou Spezio on keys and vocals, Jr. Paul Spezio on saxes and keys, Chris Meeker on basses and vocals, Ray Dar on drums, Ethan Lyons on saxes, vocals and percussion and Herb Heins on guitar and lead vocals. Got Herb? is a dynamic band that performs expertly in a variety of musical styles. Each member is a master of their instruments and brings incredible talent and taste to every note they play. Featuring sophisticated horn and vocal arrangements along with familiar yet novel song structures, Got Herb? innovates with deep roots and great passion.
[source: Abilene website, 2016-May-23]

WAYO Radio (104.3 FM) Live Broadcast
2016-05-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
[source: Abilene website, 2016-May-23]

The Language Archive theatrical performance (2016-May-27 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2016-05-27 19:30 - 21:30 | MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), 142 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The MuCCC will host a performance of The Language Archive by Julia Cho.
This romantic-comedy in the spirit of magical-realist writers like Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of George, a world-renowned linguist and head of the prestigious Language Archive. So consumed is George with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures that he is unable to see that his wife, Mary, is planning on leaving him, or that his long-time lab assistant, Emma, is desperately in love with him. In addition, his professional life is upended when he learns that the last two surviving speakers if Elloway, reputed to be the world's most beautiful language and soon to be recorded for the Archive, are currently giving each other the silent treatment. Throw in a mysterious baker, an intimidating language tutor, and the founder of the universal language Esperanto, and what you have is a hilarious and moving theatrical fable about what we really mean when we say "I love you."
[source: MuCCC website, 2016-May-23]

Seth Faergolzia's Multibird, Jackson Cavalier & The Fevertones, Paxtor, Whir musical performances
2016-05-27 19:30 - 22:30 | South Wedge Mission, 125 Caroline St., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The South Wedge Mission will host Seth Faergolzia's Multibird, Jackson Cavalier & The Fevertones, fascinating, engaging orchestral folk band Paxtor, and Whir. [source: Facebook, 2016-May-23]

Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music screening (2016-May-27 @ 8 p.m.)
2016-05-27 20:00 - 21:34 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

Kaze tachinu (The Wind Rises) screening
2016-05-27 21:00 - 23:06 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Kaze tachinu (The Wind Rises, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 2013, 126 min.) as part of the Mondo Movie Series.
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2016-May-23]

Think Genealogy It's Saturday (T.G.I.S.): The World of Maps
2016-05-28 10:15 - 11:00 | Rundel Library Building, 115 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
In the Local History Division on the second floor of the Rundel Memorial Building is a Think Genealogy It's Saturday (T.G.I.S.) discussion titled The World of Maps.
Maps are an invaluable tool for discovering not only where, but how your ancestors lived. This month we will review websites and other great map resources available that demonstrate these "pictures of the past."
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2016-May-23]
