Prior to the turbulent 1960's and the advent of urban renewal, Clarissa Street, which is located in the old 3rd Ward, was a true melting pot that witnessed the friendly intermingling of Blacks, Irish, Jews and Italians. The streets were … Continue reading
This program will focus on web resources to assist with your family history research. Presented by Bob Coomber, who has 40 years' experience in genealogy, is a long time Rochester Genealogy Society member and a member of the Sons of … Continue reading
Spend your Saturday afternoon enjoying drink specials, pub deals, food trucks, and live music all within the historic St. Paul Quarter and help envision its future! Whether you're a St. Paul regular or will be checking it out for the … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the fascinating (if only to this uninformed viewer's eyes) documentary Amy (Asif Kapadia, U.S. 2015, 128 min.) "The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks."
The Dryden will screen Dolemite (D'urville Martin, U.S. 1975, 83 min., 35mm). Rudy Ray Moore is Dolemite, a man with no compunction about using violence to regain control of his nightclub. Queen Bee, the Reverend, and kung fu—fighting prostitutes join … Continue reading
In "Candida", Shaw presents a minister's wife compelled to choose between her staid husband, the Rev. James Morell, and a mysterious young suitor, Eugene Marchbanks. A scoundrel of a father-in-law, a fawning intern and a conflicted secretary add to the … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen the too-impossible-to-be-real documentary The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, U.S. 2015, 90 min.) Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films … Continue reading
The Bug Jar will host Grimey's 50th B-Day Bash with Clyde, Hot Mayonnaise, BML, and Fox 45.
Skylark will host very good, experimentally-daring acoustic soloist Seth Faergolzia.
Signal > Noise v1.2: the third update in Rochester's sequence of intimate gatherings featuring DJs and artists at the forefront of house and techno.
In June we had an awesome Garage Sale. We ended up raising just over $500. But we ended up with a lot of stuff left over and more people wanted to donate items, so we said, "Hey, let's get the … Continue reading
A large collection of historical artifacts from the Lehigh Valley Railroad is on display at the museum. The gift shop will be open.
In "Candida", Shaw presents a minister's wife compelled to choose between her staid husband, the Rev. James Morell, and a mysterious young suitor, Eugene Marchbanks. A scoundrel of a father-in-law, a fawning intern and a conflicted secretary add to the … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen L'heure d'été (Summer Hours, Olivier Assayas, France 2008, 103 min., 35mm, French w/ subtitles). The divergent paths of three fortysomething siblings collide when their mother, heiress to her uncle's exceptional 19th-century art collection, dies suddenly. Left … Continue reading