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Art of the Book Exhibit

September 10th at 9:00am

Explore the intricate interpretations of what has been the core of libraries for centuries, the book, at our International Art of the Book exhibit. Featuring artist books, which can include scrolls or fold-outs; altered books, which have been recycled creatively; and paper sculptures. Artists manipulate components to create breathtaking, mind-bending works that tease and cajole people to consider the intricacies of paper, ink, words, and meaning.

Length: 600 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Central Library: Harold Hacker Hall
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Jackboxing

September 10th at 7:30pm

Some of our favorite local improvisers and comedians duel it out digitally. Their weapons are their cellphones, and their arenas are the Jackbox Party games. But the fun isn’t only for our competitors: the audience can sway the vote and help determine who is the champion. This show is free at the Focus Theater. Please join us for lots of fun and excitement!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: The Focus Theater
Genre: Comedy

Craig Walsh, MONUMENTS

September 10th at 8:00pm

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument...and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh returns with an answer, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized--but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique way of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these Rochesterians on tall trees. Finalist for CITY's "Best of Rochester Awards" for its first installment last year.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Third Presbyterian Church: Side Parking Lot (East & Meigs)
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Pitch Perfect

September 10th at 8:00pm

The first in the hit Pitch Perfect series introduces Beca to college and to a clique that she reluctantly fits in with. Anna Kendrick (The Twilight Saga, Up in the Air) as Beca pushes the musical Bellas to the top college a cappella competition against an all-male rival group. Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson co-star in this comedy.

Length: 112 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Art of the Book Exhibit

September 11th at 9:00am

Explore the intricate interpretations of what has been the core of libraries for centuries, the book, at our International Art of the Book exhibit. Featuring artist books, which can include scrolls or fold-outs; altered books, which have been recycled creatively; and paper sculptures. Artists manipulate components to create breathtaking, mind-bending works that tease and cajole people to consider the intricacies of paper, ink, words, and meaning.

Length: 600 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Central Library: Harold Hacker Hall
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Horn Choir Remembrance Concert

September 11th at 11:30am

The Eastman Horn Choir was founded in 1968 by Verne Reynolds, professor emeritus of horn at the Eastman School of Music, who served as its director until his retirement in 1995. From its inception, the choir’s mission has been to provide an expanded ensemble experience for the horn students; to acquaint them with the breadth of quality repertoire within our musical culture; and to encourage contemporary composers to create original works for multiple horns. Directed by Peter Kurau.

Length: 90 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Eastman School of Music: Kilbourn Hall
Genre: Music

That's Life - the Sounds of Sinatra

September 11th at 6:00pm

Let your cares vanish while you enjoy an hour of the greatest songs ever written sung by one of the area's preeminent Sinatra tribute artists. Daniel Henry returns for three performances. If you love the sounds of Sinatra you won't want to miss his rich and powerful crooning. Daniel does not impersonate Sinatra, but rather pays homage to one of the best singers of all time.

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Java's Cafe
Genre: Music

Craig Walsh, MONUMENTS

September 11th at 8:00pm

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument...and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh returns with an answer, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized--but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique way of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these Rochesterians on tall trees. Finalist for CITY's "Best of Rochester Awards" for its first installment last year.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Third Presbyterian Church: Side Parking Lot (East & Meigs)
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

The Farewell

September 11th at 8:00pm

The autobiographical story of a family reunion in China to bid farewell to a family member who does not know of her own terminal diagnosis. Awkwafina took home a 2020 Golden Globe for best actress in a musical/comedy for her role as Billi Wang, organizing this wedding with a hidden purpose. 2020 Golden Globe nominee, best picture.

Length: 100 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Art of the Book Exhibit

September 12th at 9:00am

Explore the intricate interpretations of what has been the core of libraries for centuries, the book, at our International Art of the Book exhibit. Featuring artist books, which can include scrolls or fold-outs; altered books, which have been recycled creatively; and paper sculptures. Artists manipulate components to create breathtaking, mind-bending works that tease and cajole people to consider the intricacies of paper, ink, words, and meaning.

Length: 600 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Central Library: Harold Hacker Hall
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Petals in the Concrete

September 12th at 4:00pm

Humans are single beings composed of two selves—the light and the dark, the free and the trapped, petal and concrete. The Rochester Adult Ballet Company presents a modern ballet telling the story of how these contrasting feelings cannot exist alone. Just as one must know pain to understand love, we must collapse like concrete in order to feel the lightness of petal. When concrete fractures under the weight of the world, petal's brightness is there to light the way back to balance.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Strange Bird Brewery
Genre: Dance

Petals in the Concrete

September 12th at 6:00pm

Humans are single beings composed of two selves—the light and the dark, the free and the trapped, petal and concrete. The Rochester Adult Ballet Company presents a modern ballet telling the story of how these contrasting feelings cannot exist alone. Just as one must know pain to understand love, we must collapse like concrete in order to feel the lightness of petal. When concrete fractures under the weight of the world, petal's brightness is there to light the way back to balance.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Strange Bird Brewery
Genre: Dance

Spicy Tarot

September 12th at 6:00pm

Spice up your night with an erotic tarot reading! Tarot readers Mace and Gene will provide erotic and romantic readings for singles, couples, throuples, foursomes, and moresomes. Bring your pals and polycules over to our table for sexy foresights. Readings are first come, first served. Ask nicely, and we will bless your frisky futures. Act naughty at your own risk.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Salena's
Genre: Multidisciplinary

American Fiction

September 12th at 7:45pm

Based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, American Fiction tells the story of a frustrated writer fed up with Black tropes in entertainment...yet propelled to the very fame he abhors after composing a hilariously outlandish satire. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, and John Ortiz, this film garnered five Oscar nominations, winning best adapted screenplay.

Length: 117 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Spiegelgarden
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Craig Walsh, MONUMENTS

September 12th at 8:00pm

What does it mean to honor someone with a monument...and who should be honored in such a public way? Australian artist Craig Walsh returns with an answer, challenging us to select three people from our community who deserve to be recognized--but who may never rise to public consciousness without his unique way of celebrating them. Walsh projects the living, moving faces of these Rochesterians on tall trees. Finalist for CITY's "Best of Rochester Awards" for its first installment last year.

Length: 120 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Third Presbyterian Church: Side Parking Lot (East & Meigs)
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Art of the Book Exhibit

September 13th at 9:00am

Explore the intricate interpretations of what has been the core of libraries for centuries, the book, at our International Art of the Book exhibit. Featuring artist books, which can include scrolls or fold-outs; altered books, which have been recycled creatively; and paper sculptures. Artists manipulate components to create breathtaking, mind-bending works that tease and cajole people to consider the intricacies of paper, ink, words, and meaning.

Length: 480 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Central Library: Harold Hacker Hall
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Rebecca Aloisio + Mitch Goldstein

September 13th at 1:00pm

Artists Rebecca Aloisio and Mitch Goldstein explore a visual cacophony of collage, sculpture, light and installation based on chance and experimentation using recycled images and materials. Aloisio is a Pollock-Krasner grant recipient, and Goldstein is the author of "How to Be a Design Student." Both are faculty at the College of Art and Design at RIT. They share a shared focus on stretching the boundaries of art and design in their individual work, their teaching, and in this exhibit.

Length: 11760 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: RIT City Art Space: RIT City Art Space
Genre: Visual Arts & Film

Dangerous Signs

September 13th at 6:00pm

Dangerous Signs is a dynamic performance group specializing in American Sign Language poetry, blending dance, mime, music, and storytelling into a captivating experience. Join us at Fringe 2024 for our twelfth production, "Back to the Future: The 12 Years," where we celebrate our journey and explore our past, present, and future through powerful, expressive performances.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: The Little: Theatre 1
Genre: Multidisciplinary

Silent Reflections: A Journey Through Events that Shaped Our City

September 13th at 6:00pm

With the use of headphones, wander among three distinct stages depicting some of Rochester’s most pivotal events, from celebration to activism. This interactive production will entice audiences at the outside space at Rochester Contemporary Art Center on historic East Avenue. It is the fourth collaboration between Monroe Community College's On the Edge Theatre Troupe and RoCo.

Length: 45 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: Rochester Contemporary Art Center: Side Lawn
Genre: Theatre

Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet

September 13th at 7:15pm

Straight-ahead jazz from the period known in design circles as mid-century modern, roughly the 1940s through '60s. The quartet features Al Biles on trumpet and flugel, Chuck Dye on seven-string guitar, Bruce Goldman on upright bass, and Steve Gates on drums. Their repertoire includes Miles, Monk, Gershwin, Golson, Porter, Shorter, Silver, Rollins, Jobim, and Ellington. They’ve played together in various overlapping groups for years, but this quartet is special!

Length: 60 Minutes
Tickets: Not Required
Venue: The Little: Theatre 1
Genre: Music

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