Sergeant York screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 7:30 p.m.)
2017-09-16 19:30 - 21:44 (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 Sergeant York (Howard Hawks, U.S. 1941, 134 min., 35mm) as part of the WWI series.
Alvin Cullum York, a third-grade dropout who found religion, vowed to obey the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." That vow put him at odds with the U.S. Army as a conscript in World War I. Turned down twice as a conscientious objector, York ended up being one of the most decorated heroes of the war. After years of refusal, York agreed that Warner Bros. could make a film of his life provided that no "Oomph" girl would play his wife, York's share of the film's earnings would be donated to a bible school, and Gary Cooper would portray him. When accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the role, Cooper insisted, "It was Sergeant Alvin C. York who won this award."
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

EIO — Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes
2017-09-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
EIO was formed in 2012, in the wake of a collaboration with David D. McIntire and bassist Brian Padavic. Over the course of this project, the notion of an ensemble that performed indeterminate works took hold and Ryan Oldham was invited to fill out the trio. All three are composers and all contribute to the group's repertoire. While the trio often performs from notation, all of its works are designed to be realized differently each time they are performed. Thus, every musical outcome is "irreproducible." In the works with electronics, earlier performances are embedded into the electronic material, usually transformed in some way, yet providing an imperfect "memory" of the previous experiences. With each new performance, this material is remixed, and while certain dimensions will remain the same and be familiar to the musicians, there are always some surprises. In this way we hope to mirror phenomena of nature and the workings of people's daily lives.
[source: Bop Shop website, 2017-Sep-4]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-16 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-16 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Good Time (Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, U.S. 2017, 101 min.) "After a heist goes awry, a bank robber tries to free his brother from Rikers Island, all in one night." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

Diesel Days (2017-Sep-17 @ 10 a.m.)
2017-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, 282 Rush Scottsville Rd., Rush, New York, 14534, United States
Powerful diesel locomotives are the backbone of the modern railroad industry. From humble yard switchers to high-horsepower road engines, these locomotives have ruled the rails since their widespread introduction the 1940s. Don't miss your opportunity to climb aboard these kings of the rails during Diesel Days at the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum on September 16-17. See, hear, and ride behind several kinds of restored vintage diesel locomotives. The highlight of this year's event is the reactivation of No. 20, built in 1949 by American Locomotive Co. in Schenectady, N.Y., and donated to our museum by the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad in 2016. Your mile-and-a-half round-trip train ride disembarks at the museum's restoration shop. Enjoy a self-guided tour of our unique exhibits as you visit New York State's largest collection of historic trains. Take a tour of the engineer's cab and discover what it takes to make these massive machines move. Upgrade your ticket to a Cab Pass and ride up front with the engineer!
[source: Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum website, 2017-Sep-4]

Speak Easy: Secrets and Confessions
2017-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire, 647 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
Everyone has a secret. But not everyone has the guts to share it with a group of strangers. In honor of the Rochester Fringe Fest, our September 17th Speak Easy will feature nine brave souls sharing their secrets. It'll be like going to confession, but with less Our Fathers and more Old Fashioneds.
[source: Rochester Spoken Word website, 2017-Sep-6]

Shortsville Railroad Station Museum Open House (2017-Sep-17 @ 1 p.m.)
2017-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society Station Museum, 8 E. High St., Shortsville, New York, 14548, United States
A large collection of historical artifacts from the Lehigh Valley Railroad is on display at the museum. The gift shop will be open.
[source: Rochester City Newspaper events calendar, 2017-Sep-13]

Art Nouveau vs. Art Deco
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., Pittsford, New York, 14534, United States
This new talk by Don Hall was inspired by TV's Jeopardy where the contestants were shown a photo of an Art Nouveau Tiffany glass window, and were then asked to identify the style of art. One contestant incorrectly said, "Art Deco" while the other two didn't have a clue. Art Nouveau was "hot" mostly in Europe from 1895 to 1910. Art Deco has a very different look and was popular in Europe and the U.S. from about 1925 to 1940. Don's program has dozens of visuals of the two styles along with wonderful examples of Art Deco architecture in Rochester.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2017-Sep-4]

Junction 48 screening
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:37 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Junction 48 (Udi Aloni, Israel / Germany / U.S. 2016, 97 min.) as part of the 2017 Witness Palestine Film Series.
The combination of politics and art has become a global movement. They act as a form of activism particularly for issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Junction 48 exemplifies the unification of politics, art, the entertainment industry, and the millennial generation's take on issues the world faces today. The movie tells a story of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of two young lovers that share a passion for hip-hop music, and live in the Israeli-Palestinian city of Lod. Through the music they perform, the actors show the Palestinian community in Lod — one of poverty and crime. They show the oppression inflicted by the Jewish Israeli society, and the ways in which they overcome them.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

Singin' in the Rain screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-17 14:00 - 15:43 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, U.S. 1952, 103 min., 35mm).
In one of the greatest Hollywood musicals ever made, Gene Kelly and Jean Hagen are silent screen stars in the late 1920s, on the cusp of the sound era, but Hagen's voice presents problems for their potential fame in the talkies. The solution: A young Debbie Reynolds (in her first major role) will act as the actress's understudy and dub her voice. Singin' in the Rain spoofs the aura surrounding film personalities and has something for everyone's taste, including delightful comedy, romance, stunning dance sequences, and memorable songs.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

North Section Public Tour (2017-Sep-17 @ 2 p.m.)
2017-09-17 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-Sep-4]

The Trip to Spain screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 4:15 p.m.)
2017-09-17 16:15 - 18:03 | 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 coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

Love and Mercy screening
2017-09-17 18:00 - 20:01 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Love and Mercy (Bill Pohlad, U.S. 2014, 121 min.) with an introduction by John Covach, and preceding Wilson's performance at the Eastman Theatre.
Love and Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-17 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States
The Cinema will screen Atomic Blonde (David Leitch, Germany / Sweden / U.S. 2017, 115 min.) "An undercover Mi6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents." [source: Cinema Theater coming soon page, 2017-Sep-13]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-17 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-17 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Singin' in the Rain screening (2017-Sep-18 @ 1:30 p.m.)
2017-09-18 13:30 - 15:13 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States

The Writings of Bob Dylan: Seeing From a Different Point of View class, Lisa Kleman
2017-09-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Rundel Library Building, 115 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
Lisa Kleman will present The Writings of Bob Dylan: Seeing From a Different Point of View with a second part on Monday, September 25 in the Rundel Arts Room of the Rundel Library Building.
Let's get together and talk about Bob Dylan! He has not only been performing and writing for over 50 years, but is now a Novel Prize winner. He was the Voice of a Generation – but he, and we, keep changing as the decades roll by. Let's get to the heart of his writing – his nuanced use of poetic and literary devices, the references to literature and the Bible which are sprinkled throughout his work, his themes and genres and points of view. Bob Dylan has been telling stories of America, and Americans, for so long now, and we are lucky to have him in our midst.
[source: Monroe County Library website, 2017-Sep-4]

Gaza in Context, Gaza Fixer: A Chronicle of Survival screenings
2017-09-18 18:45 - 20:03 | Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. #100, Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
The Little will screen Gaza in Context (20 min.), and Gaza Fixer: A Chronicle of Survival (George Azar, Raed Atharmneh, 58 min.)
Two years after the onslaught on Gaza that killed over 2,200 people, a group of activists, academics, and artists have produced a new teaching video that aims at shifting the western narrative of the conflict. Gaza in Context, narrated by Noura Erakat, points out the historic roots of the conflict: for 70 years Israel has sought as much Palestinian land with as few Palestinians on it as possible, and the peace process has only served as a cover for this project. Erakat uses simple descriptions to convey the reality, that Israel now seeks to accustom Palestinians to "domination as a way of life— an unfathomable possibility to all humans, whose first instinct is to be free."
Raed Atharmneh is a six-time war survivor, patriarch, and trusted news fixer to foreign reporters covering Gaza. In 2006 he became part of the story when eighteen members of his family were killed by an Israeli bomb. As he gives aid workers and journalists tours, he is the one who actually talks to the people, and translates the story of their fate to the foreigners eagerly recoding, writing, filming, the tragedy that Gaza has become. His colleague, photojournalist George Azar, has witnessed Gaza's trauma in extreme close-up and through his observational filming of Raed himself, as well as over nine years of friendship. He captures the defining moments of Raed's life – destruction, endurance, humour and unimaginable loss – with remarkable intimacy.
[source: Little Theatre website, 2017-Sep-14]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-18 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-18 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-18 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-18 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Books Sandwiched-In: Veronica Volk reviews "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes" by Dan Egan
2017-09-19 12:12 - 12:52 | Bausch and Lomb Library Building, 110 South Ave., Rochester, New York, 14604, United States
In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Veronica Volk will present a Books Sandwiched-In review of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan's assessment of factors that jeopardize the health of the Great Lakes, and an outline of ways we can restore and preserve them. According to the journalism collaborative Great Lakes Today, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma serve as a warning for cities to the north – such as Rochester – as climate change is expected to increase the number of storms crossing the country.
[source: Friends & Foundation of the RPL e-mail, 2017-Sep-14]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-19 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-19 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Within the Quota theatrical performance
2017-09-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
TableTopOpera will perform Within the Quota in the Dryden Theatre.
The United States may be a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of quotas. For more than a century, Congress has imposed laws to control the influx of immigrants. Written between 1922 and 1923, the ballet Within the Quota by Gerald Murphy and Cole Porter is a biting critique of the Emergency Quota Act (1921). TableTopOpera's new arrangement juxtaposes images and film clips from Porter's time with material pertaining to current US immigration policies and their effects on the nation.
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-19 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-19 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Artist Talk and Preview of "Implement", Bridget Elmer, Emily Larned
2017-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
ILSSA founders Bridget Elmer, and Emily Larned will be at VSW to discuss their exhibition Implement, on display from October 6 to November 11.
As part of an exhibition and artist residency, VSW introduces Implement, the latest participatory art project initiated by Bridget Elmer and Emily Larned, co-founders of ILSSA, Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts. Established in 2008, ILSSA is an evolving publishing and public practice platform committed to investigating labor, time, and what we value. ILSSA functions as a Union that fosters solidarity and creates opportunities for its members, and as a Research Institute that supports and publishes new ideas, communications, and resources. ILSSA's Implement is a participatory art project that explores and expands the potential of the toolkit, inviting participants to consider and share what they deem to be essential tools for living. In addition to Implement, VSW will exhibit a selection of ILSSA publications as well as a collection of resources featuring artists who inspired and influenced the founding and development of the organization.
[source: Implement by ILSSA, Visual Studies Workshop , 2017-Sep-19]

Atomic Blonde screening (2017-Sep-20 @ 7 p.m.)
2017-09-20 19:00 - 20:55 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Secret Agent screening
2017-09-20 19:30 - 20:56 | Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House), 900 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
The Dryden will screen Secret Agent (Alfred Hitchcock, U.K. 1936, 86 min., 16mm) as part of the WWI series.
Coming immediately on the heels of Hitchcock's early masterpiece The 39 Steps, this adaptation of two spy stories by W. Somerset Maugham is an unfairly overlooked entry in the master's British filmography (that The Lady Vanishes comes soon after doesn't help). Judged on its own merits, this film is a taut and twisty thriller about a WWI-era novelist turned secret agent (John Gielgud) who is given a new identity, a deadly assistant (Peter Lorre), and a beautiful, thrill-seeking "wife" (Madeleine Carroll, arguably the coolest of Hitch's cool, elegant blondes).
[source: George Eastman Museum , 2017-Sep-4]

Good Time screening (2017-Sep-20 @ 9 p.m.)
2017-09-20 21:00 - 22:41 | Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, New York, 14620, United States

Palehound, Tall Friend, Total Yuppies, Anamon musical performances
2017-09-20 21:00 - 23:00 | Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave, Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
[source: Facebook, 2017-Sep-4]

Joey Molland musical performance
2017-09-20 21:00 - 23:00 | Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Dr., Rochester, New York, 14623, United States
Badfinger was the most successful recording act ever signed to The Beatles' label, Apple Records. Joey Molland joined the original lineup of Pete Ham, Tommy Evans and Mike Gibbins in late 1969 when The Iveys transformed into Badfinger. The group would go on to produce such Top 10 hits as "Come and Get It", "No Matter What", "Day After Day", "Baby Blue" (featured in the series finale of Breaking Bad) and "Without You" — a song covered by both Nilsson (1972) and Mariah Carey (1994), both of which went to #1. The band interacted in various ways with each member of The Beatles, including their solo careers. Paul McCartney wrote and produced the band's first single — "Come and Get It". Joey and Tommy played acoustic guitars on John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" and "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier, Momma" on his Imagine Lp. Pete and Tommy lent backup vocals on Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy". And the entire original Badfinger lineup contributed to George Harrison's landmark triple-Lp set, "All Things Must Pass" and the equally groundbreaking fundraising event, Concert for Bangladesh. Expect to hear some exclusive, "behind the scenes" stories while attending a Joey Molland solo performance!
[source: Bop Shop website, 2017-Sep-4]

Fantastic Findings Sale (2017-Sep-21 @ 9 a.m.)
2017-09-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Rochester Museum and Science Center (RMSC), 657 East Ave., Rochester, New York, 14607, United States
Fantastic Findings is an annual "next-to-new" sale organized by the RMSC Women's Council to support the Rochester Museum and Science Center featuring china, elegant glass, silver, lamps, jewelry, linens, art, toys and other fantastic treasures and collectibles in the RMSC Eisenhart Auditorium.
[source: Facebook, 2017-Sep-18]
