This presentation will explore science fiction prophecies that have become reality through optics technology that we all use today. While introducing new innovations in optics and photonics, this presentation will explore current fantasy worlds such as Iron Man, Star Wars, … Continue reading →

An evening of discussions with female innovators and leaders from the video game industry, including Jacinda Chew, Emily Greer, Keisha Howard, Robin Hunicke, Elizabeth Lapensée, Ann McCormick, Jennifer Oneal, Kellee Santiago, Meggan Scavio, Jen Taylor, and Kiki Wolfkill.

The Cinema will screen Blinded by the Light (Gurinder Chadha, U.K. / U.S. 2019, 118 min.) "In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through … Continue reading →

VSW will host an Opening Reception for Current Seen: Seeing Change, on display through November 17. Visual Studies Workshop is pleased to present new works recently made in Rochester, NY by contemporary artists that approach or call for changes to … Continue reading →

Writers and Books will host A Celebration of the Life of Norm Davis. Join us on Friday, October 4 to celebrate the life of the inimitable Norm Davis. Participate in our Wide Open Mic—the forum of poetic expression that Norm … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Art of Racing in the Rain (Simon Curtis, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the … Continue reading →

The Little will screen The Iron Giant (Brad Bird, U.S. 1999, 86 min.) as part of the Party Like It's 1999 series. In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near … Continue reading →

Meet 19th century Rochesterians — pivotal leaders, entrepreneurs and heroes — in sections not often visited on other Mt. Hope tours.

Grab your friends and family for an exciting challenge at Lollypop Farm's first ever scavenger hunt in Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts! Teams of five will use clues to find their way through NOTA and be required to complete various … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen La Ragazza Nella Nebbia (The Girl in the Fog, Donato Carrisi, Italy / Germany / France 2017, 128 min.) Special agent Vogel is sent to an isolated town in a remote mountain valley to investigate the … Continue reading →

This overview tour is a two-hour walk of approximately one mile. It includes the graves of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, as well as topics of local history, horticulture, geology, architecture, monument symbolism, and more.

In 2009, new owners hired Bero Architecture to complete an extensive restoration and rehabilitation of Frank Lloyd Wright's only Rochester project, the E.E. Boynton House on East Boulevard. Representatives from the firm discuss the three-year project in this talk at … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Art of Racing in the Rain (Simon Curtis, U.S. 2019, 109 min.) "Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One race car driver Denny, golden retriever Enzo learns that the techniques needed on the … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Official Secrets (Gavin Hood, U.K. / U.S. 2019, 112 min.) "The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council … Continue reading →

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Amitrajeet A. Batabyal will review Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order by Bruno Macaes. Bruno Macaes' compelling account of China's Belt and Road strategy, outlines the country's … Continue reading →

The Be Kind Tuesdays are back! After a huge success with the festival, we are excited to bring you a whole new series of organizations doing incredible work in Rochester. For October, its Partners in Restorative Initiatives, also known as … Continue reading →

Groups go out every 15 minutes, 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Guides will take you to unique stops and share stories from Rochester's history, by moonlight and torchlight.

The Cinema will screen Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story (Martin Doblmeier, U.S. 2019, 56 min.) followed by a discussion "In the Spirit of Howard Thurman".

The UofR will hosts a Participatory Art Event in Rettner Hall featuring Monika DrożyÅ„ska, and Cecylia Malik. Monika DrożyÅ„ska will present a socially engaged art piece "Urban Embroidery," inviting passers-by to participate in creating a piece "3,5%" — an embroidered … Continue reading →

The UofR will hosts Artist Talks and a Reception in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of the Rush Rhees Library featuring Monika DrożyÅ„ska, and Cecylia Malik. Monika DrożyÅ„ska will discuss Disappearance of Monuments This exhibition consists of a series of about 40 … Continue reading →

Penelope Umbrico will present a lecture on her work titled Everyone's Photos Any License in the Curtis Theatre. Penelope Umbrico will discuss her practice as an artist, including the installation of Everyone's Photos Any License (532 of 1,190,505 Full Moons … Continue reading →

The 6th annual Upstate NY Horror Film Festival is pleased to be in the top 100 yet again this year, as with our previous three years! Out of 8,000 film festivals, we bring you the best of the best. From … Continue reading →

Stop by the co-op to check out a selection of art and photography from food-recovery agency, Flower City Pickers. Members' and volunteers' pieces will highlight 5 years of feeding people in need and not local landfills. Proceeds will go towards … Continue reading →

This walking tour will focus on three centuries of the entrepreneurship and pioneer spirit, including Carthage, McCrackenville, and the western movement after the United States was formed. You will learn about ingenious inventors, artists, and leaders who overcame the many … Continue reading →

The 6th annual Upstate NY Horror Film Festival is pleased to be in the top 100 yet again this year, as with our previous three years! Out of 8,000 film festivals, we bring you the best of the best. From … Continue reading →

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

The 6th annual Upstate NY Horror Film Festival is pleased to be in the top 100 yet again this year, as with our previous three years! Out of 8,000 film festivals, we bring you the best of the best. From … Continue reading →

Get in the Halloween mood with some spooky, odd, and strange tales by nine local writers. The hand-crafted cocktails made with love by the Cheshire staff are better than anything you ever got Trick-or-Treating.

The Cinema will screen E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, U.S. 1982, 115 min.) "A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. Bring the whole family to see this classic … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarrantino, U.S. / U.K. / China 2019, 161 min.) "A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the … Continue reading →

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Dr. Jen Connelly will review One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman. On the fiftieth anniversary of Apollo's landing on … Continue reading →

Is it possible to live without waste? Come enter the dialogue in this discussion of sustainable living with Zero Waste Coach and Professional Organizer Rebecca Silliman of Spacial Clarity! We will briefly review the theory of a zero-waste lifestyle in … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarrantino, U.S. / U.K. / China 2019, 161 min.) "A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the … Continue reading →

Announced only two years into Queen Victoria's reign, the invention of photography heralded a new form of representation, one that spoke equally on behalf of the powerful and among the populace. Like many world leaders of the time, Victoria willingly … Continue reading →

The Sea and the Stars by Harrison David Rivers theatrical performance Geva will host a performance of The Sea and the Stars by Harrison David Rivers as part of The Festival of New Theatre. Simon is a lifeguard. Finn is … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarrantino, U.S. / U.K. / China 2019, 161 min.) "A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the … Continue reading →

Much of the credit or blame for developing mass-marketable forms of photographs in the United States should go to the Langenheim brothers, Frederick and William, of Philadelphia. Between 1845 and 1860 they introduced a string of innovations that resulted in … Continue reading →

This year's theme is vampires. The village is overrun with vampires of all types and from every corner of the world. Each scene depicts a different folklore story or a dramatic retelling of a real event! Vampire hunts, the dark … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarrantino, U.S. / U.K. / China 2019, 161 min.) "A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the … Continue reading →

This year's theme is vampires. The village is overrun with vampires of all types and from every corner of the world. Each scene depicts a different folklore story or a dramatic retelling of a real event! Vampire hunts, the dark … Continue reading →

Geva will host a performance of Lulu in Rochester by Allison Gregory as part of The Festival of New Theatre. Inspired by real-life, Lulu in Rochester follows the fascinating partnership between famously reclusive silent-film star Louise Brooks and acclaimed Eastman … Continue reading →

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

This annual event, in its 47th year, brings together dozens of professional dealers in books, ephemera, and other printed material. Co-sponsored by the Rochester Area Booksellers Association and RIT Press.

Stroll the wooded paths with expert Frank Crombe and learn about some of the special trees and shrubs in this unique area.

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

This overview tour is a two-hour walk of approximately one mile. It includes the graves of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, as well as topics of local history, horticulture, geology, architecture, monument symbolism, and more.

Join us for the eighth event of our 100th Anniversary Year Celebration, a reading by poet Deb Koen, followed by our Open Mic.

The Little will screen Soufra (Thomas A. Morgan, U.S. / Lebanon 2017, 73 min.) followed by a Videoconference Discussion with director Thomas Morgan as part of the Witness Palestine series. We hope you'll agree that this film has quite a … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Lion King (Jon Favreau, U.S. 2019, 118 min.) "After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery."

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Donald M. Thompson, Esq. will review Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law by Preet Bharara. Using case histories and personal experiences, … Continue reading →

The Little will screen Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Stanley Nelson, U.S. 2019, 115 min.) as part of the One Take Documentary Series. Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial. Genius. The … Continue reading →

The Dryden will host a Silent Documentaries Program with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli featuring Las Hurdes (Luis Buñuel, Spain 1933, 30 min.) À propos de Nice (Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo, France 1930, 25 min.) Berliner Stilleben (László … Continue reading →

Born in the Bronx, child of Holocaust survivors, Bonnie Abrams played Greenwich Village clubs as a teenager. Through careers as an environmental scientist, winemaker, and now a Holocaust educator, Bonnie kept writing and singing her songs, incorporating her family history … Continue reading →

The Squeaky Wheel will present We Tell: Environments of Race and Place including Black Panther a.k.a. Off the Pig (Newsreel #19) (San Francisco Newsreel, U.S. 1967, 15 min.), Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (Mimi Pickering, U.S. 1975, 39 … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen The Lion King (Jon Favreau, U.S. 2019, 118 min.) "After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery."

The Cinema will screen The Lion King (Jon Favreau, U.S. 2019, 118 min.) "After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery."

The Eastman Museum and Rochester Cocktail Revival present Masquerade in the Mansion, our third annual cocktail party. Wear your finest black tie or evening attire, don an elaborate mask, and enjoy hors d'Oeuvres and Halloween-inspired cocktails concocted by the RCR … Continue reading →

The UofR Cinema Group will screen Us (Jordan Peele, U.S. / China / Japan 2019, 116 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium on the UofR Campus. A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize … Continue reading →

Participants can attend concerts and workshops, play with others in jam sessions and ensembles and connect with a vibrant ukulele community. The Friday performance and Saturday evening concert are open to the public. Proceeds benefit the Rochester Interfaith Hospitality Network … Continue reading →

Our Halloween-season tour highlighting macabre events and personalities in Rochester's history returns for its 26th year, with both new stories and resurrected ghosts that haven't appeared at the event in over twenty years...

The UofR Cinema Group will screen Us (Jordan Peele, U.S. / China / Japan 2019, 116 min.) in Hoyt Auditorium on the UofR Campus. A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize … Continue reading →

Participants can attend concerts and workshops, play with others in jam sessions and ensembles and connect with a vibrant ukulele community. The Friday performance and Saturday evening concert are open to the public. Proceeds benefit the Rochester Interfaith Hospitality Network … Continue reading →

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

Tom Ward, Chair of Guatemala Partners of Gates Presbyterian Church, will share how the Guatemala Partners Group has helped to rehabilitate indigenous villages affected by historic genocide through the group's long-term relationship and involvement.

Our Most Popular Event: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin … Continue reading →

The Monroe County Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with Monroe County Parks, will lead our fall public tours of the historic Durand Eastman Park Arboretum. The tours will last 2 hrs. The routes will traverse moderate hills and wooded trails, so … Continue reading →

The Little will screen 1948: Creation and Catastrophe (Andy Trimlett, Ahlam Muhtaseb, U.S. 2017, 95 min.) followed by a videoconference with filmmakers Andy Trimlett, and Ahlam Muhtaseb as part of the Witness Palestine series. Through riveting and moving personal recollections … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Brittany Runs a Marathon (Paul Downs Colaizzo, U.S. 2019, 104 min.) "A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon."

The Cinema will screen Sword of Trust (Lynn Shelton, U.S. 2019, 87 min.) "Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by … Continue reading →

In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Kitty Jospe will review A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy who Helped Win WWII by Sonia Pumell. Sonia Pumell's biography of Virginia … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Brittany Runs a Marathon (Paul Downs Colaizzo, U.S. 2019, 104 min.) "A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon."

The Dryden will screen Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, F. W. Murnau, Germany 1922, 81 min., 16mm) with live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli as part of the Halloween series. F. W. Murnau, an undisputed master of German … Continue reading →

Older adults are a target for con artists and swindlers, who use personal information, persistence, and intimidation to steal money from their victims. This workshop will offer resources to help if there is suspicion of a scam or fraud, as … Continue reading →

Steve Carper will present a lecture on his new book Robots in American Popular Culture in the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building. Future historian and local author Steve Carper presents his newly published book, followed … Continue reading →

This informational meeting will begin with a short presentation followed by an open house to showcase design progress for the Erie Harbor Phase II project. The project design team will be on hand to discuss the project, answer your questions … Continue reading →

The High Falls Women's Film Festival kicks off with a screening of We Are Not Princesses (Bridgette Auger, Itab Azzam, UK 2018, 75 min.)) The Syrian refugee crisis is on the world stage. But We Are Not Princesses shows a … Continue reading →

The Cinema will screen Brittany Runs a Marathon (Paul Downs Colaizzo, U.S. 2019, 104 min.) "A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon."

Our good friend Alfie, from Teagan and the Tweeds, is hosting a free Karaoke party to celebrate Halloween, so come down in your best costume, drink some beers and then hit the stage to your favorite tune.

Gallery Q will host and Opening Reception for art by James Lewis. This exhibition highlights three bodies of work Lewis has been creating over the past 15 years: Snap Shots, Daddy Art, and Hillside Party Scenes. An active member of … Continue reading →

Rochester's longest running open mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds.

The Cinema will screen Ad Astra (James Gray, U.S. / China 2019, 123 min.) "Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 … Continue reading →

Attendees can meet more than 50 authors and illustrators for children, tweens, and teens; make free crafts at the Busy Bookworm Place; and listen to authors reading from their books. There will also be free early vision screenings.

Pucker up folks. Sour Fest is coming.