Participants study how to practice positive thinking. They learn how to develop life habits that encourage success. These habits include setting goals and learning to manifest. Come and see the possibilities.

"Connecting the struggles, building a movement: The new poor people's campaign." is a dialogue with Willie Baptist and members of New York City's Picture the Homeless at The College at Brockport Metrocenter. Willie Baptist - a formerly homeless father - … Continue reading →

Tonight in the Dryden Theatre, Aura Satz will discuss her work currently on view in Eyelids Leaking Light. Satz's work incorporates film, sound, performance, and sculpture. Her art focuses on the complex intersections between the history, technology, and aesthetics of … Continue reading →

You are invited to participate in an international postcard competition on the topic of "the snapshot". The winner of the contest will have their postcard image as part of an exhibition in 2015 in Stuttgart-Wangen, Germany, a double page in … Continue reading →

Phases and Passings, the MFA thesis show of John Barnabas Lake, explores being human through photography, installation, and text. Each piece of art work acts as a meditation, trying to connect to the viewer parallel and paradoxical considerations of life. … Continue reading →

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. is Record Store Weekend 2015 featuring a 7" record pressed by WAYO 104.3 FM, "the amazing vinyl records of the late Doug Meech, original drummer … Continue reading →

Today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the Yard(s)Sale: Spring Edition 2015 featuring music by great modern-Americana one-man-band Hieronymus A. Bogs and art by numerous artists.

Today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at George Eastman House, David Levinthal will host a Family Day titled Playing with History. In conjunction with the exhibition of his series History, join artist David Levinthal at this activity day for … Continue reading →

Starting at 11 a.m. at the Rochester Academy of Medicine is an April Assembly Earth Day Discussion with Dr. Susan Spencer discussing renewable energy.

Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. is Record Store Weekend 2015 featuring a 7" record pressed by WAYO 104.3 FM, "the amazing vinyl records of the late Doug Meech, original drummer … Continue reading →

For today's Senior Matinee at 1:30 p.m., the Dryden will screen Dodsworth (William Wyler, U.S. 1936, 101 min., 35mm). Dodsworth, one of the most intelligent films of the 1930s, is a study of a marriage in crisis. Produced by the … Continue reading →

As part of the Science in Film Series, the Little will screen Future Weather (Jenny Deller, U.S. 2012, 100 min.) followed by a discussion with Dr. James Hansen. Future Weather is a movie about a midwestern teen who is abandoned … Continue reading →

Today at 7 p.m. is a Parklet Public Forum at Joe Bean Coffee Roasters. Joe Bean Coffee—in collaboration with Staach, Slow Road Consulting and the City of Rochester are working to create Rochester's first Parklet - A public green space … Continue reading →

Today from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. in the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is another Books Sandwiched-In discussing Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland.

This afternoon at the Genesee Waterways Center is a Genesee Valley Park West Master Plan & Brooks Landing II Improvements Open House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The City and its landscape architects invite you to this open house … Continue reading →

From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the MCC Theater is the 17th Annual Environmental Forum with "world-famous climate scientist" Dr. James Hansen.

From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Student Innovation Hall at RIT is a MAGIC Speaker Series with Molly Sauter discussing Where Is the Digital Street? The internet is a vital arena of communication, self expression, and interpersonal organizing. When … Continue reading →

Starting at 7 p.m. in the Conference Room at East Ave. Wegmans is a discussion of East Avenue Wegmans & Probert Street Modifications. East Avenue Wegmans wants to address traffic flow issues in their parking lot. They are considering proposed … Continue reading →

Today at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, the City Council meets for a Committee of The Whole for a "Special Meeting of the City Council to consider the resolution confirming the appointment of the Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood … Continue reading →

Join Writers and Books' history buffs as they explore the big issues and personalities of history. We do not choose particular books, only subjects. You can read any book or other material on the subject and join the discussion.

The Alternative Music Film Series will screen Records Collecting Dust (Jason Blackmore, U.S. 2015, 57 min.) at the MAG at 7 p.m. "Records Collecting Dust: A documentary film about the music and records that changed our lives." Written and directed … Continue reading →

At this rummage sale, find a variety of gently used items from 204 families! Items include: clothing and shoes for the whole family, baby items, toys and stuffed animals, decorations, furniture, books, house-wares, and a whole lotta knick-knacks. Proceeds benefit … Continue reading →

Today from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Genesee Valley Sports Complex is the Rochester Regional Health System Flower City Challenge consisting of either the The River Challenge which "is a 5K run, followed by a 20-mile bike ride … Continue reading →

At this rummage sale, find a variety of gently used items from 204 families! Items include: clothing and shoes for the whole family, baby items, toys and stuffed animals, decorations, furniture, books, house-wares, and a whole lotta knick-knacks. Proceeds benefit … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan (Norte, The End of History, Lav Diaz, Philippines 2013, 250 min., DCP) at 2 p.m. An embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is … Continue reading →

Today from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Pedestrian Bridge between Seneca and Maplewood Parks is an Olmsted Birthday Bash on the Bridge to celebrate 193rd Birthday of park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Rochester will celebrate the birthday of … Continue reading →

Tonight at Writers and Books is a Stand-up Comedy Open Mic hosted by Dario Josef, and Carol Roberts. Join us for a Stand-up Comedy Open Mic! Come perform 5 minutes of G-rated material to a wonderful audience! You bring the … Continue reading →

Starting at 7 p.m. at Writers and Books is a Regional Writers' Showcase featuring For All Time by Jeffery W. Jones.

Today at 7 p.m. at the Little is a Rochester Bicycle Film Festival screening of Power to the Pedals: Wenzday Jane and the Culture of Change (Bob Nesson, U.S. 2014, 32 min.)

Today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., stop by Classified Shredding Services with up to 3 boxes of documents to be shredded for free at today's Community Shred Day. Document shredding protects you and your family from one of America's … Continue reading →

At today's Books Sandwiched -In from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. in the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building is a review of Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality … Continue reading →

The Dryden will screen Sucker Punch (Zack Snyder, Us/Canada 2011, 110 min., 35mm) tonight at 8 p.m. When we were thinking about how James Card, as an archivist and as a curator, would have felt and behaved in the 21st … Continue reading →

This evening at 6 p.m. in the Research Center's Project Space at VSW is an Installation and Artist Talk with Laurie O'Brien, Nancy Bernardo, Mitch Goldstein, and Allen Topolski. My project is a series of collages that explore a world … Continue reading →

Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Little will screen The Mind's Eye premiere episode hosted by the "advanced video production students at St. John Fisher College". The Mind's Eye is about how a man's past confronts his present, unraveling untold truths … Continue reading →

Anne Symens-Bucher, and Adelaja Simon will be at the Gandhi Institute tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss Active Hope in Oakland. Do you ever feel hopeless listening to the news? Join us for a fun and inspiring evening with two … Continue reading →

Celebrate National Poetry Month and National Poem in Your Pocket Day at the library. We'll have a display of pockets filled with poems! It's your task to select, read, and share a pocket poem.

Crisscrossing the country on assignment for more than 30 books, Randi and Nic Minetor have visited nearly 300 of the 408 units of the National Park Service. They will provide a spirited story of their travels and the places they've … Continue reading →

Today from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, representatives from Full Moon Vista Bikes will discuss Get Ready to Ride–How to pick a bike.

Genesee Libby is now offering tintype photobooth sessions in the studio and on location around Rochester. For just $40 you can have your very own 3"x4" tintype made. We will start by offering sessions here in the studio in early … Continue reading →

The Rochester Academy of Science (RAS) Mineral Section will have a Field Trip to the Penfield Quarry for their Open House from 6:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. "Hard hats (children may wear bicycle helmets), safety glasses, sturdy foot-wear, and long … Continue reading →

Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. is the Browncroft Neighborhood Biennial Ultimate Garage Sale. "This will be the 19th sale since the initial 1981 event. We again expect 200+ Garage Sales in the area."

The Nitrate Picture Show will present the rare opportunity to see vintage 35mm nitrate prints from the collection of George Eastman House and other international archives. The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House is one of the world's few remaining … Continue reading →