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AARP Safety Driving Course User Submitted
Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Continues through July 14
Classes
A classroom driver refresher course designed for drivers aged 50 and over. Cost is $25 for AARP members and $30 for non members, payable at the beginning of class (only checks accepted). Must have a valid New York state license. Drivers need to attend both classes to get certificate. Bring your license. Registration required! *Please, be aware that things are constantly changing with the Covid-19 pandemic and this class may be canceled, at the request of the AARP, at any time. If this class is canceled you will be alerted by phone, please include your preferred phone number while registering. (585) 223-9091
A classroom driver refresher course designed for drivers aged 50 and over. Cost is $25 for AARP members and $30 for non members, payable at the beginning of class (only checks accepted). Must have a valid New York state license. Drivers need to attend both classes to get certificate. Bring your license. Registration required! *Please, be aware that things are constantly changing with the Covid-19 pandemic and this class may be canceled, at the request of the AARP, at any time. If this class is canceled you will be alerted by phone, please include your preferred phone number while registering. (585) 223-9091
Adult Summer Reading: All Together Now User Submitted
Through Aug. 10
Literary Events & Discussions
Fill out an entry slip at BML for each adult book you read and/or community service you do, and you’ll be entered to win gift cards to local businesses! Enter as often as you’d like. Complete details are available at www.brightonlibrary.org and at BML. 585-784-5300
Fill out an entry slip at BML for each adult book you read and/or community service you do, and you’ll be entered to win gift cards to local businesses! Enter as often as you’d like. Complete details are available at www.brightonlibrary.org and at BML. 585-784-5300
Adult Summer Reading: All Together Now User Submitted
Through Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Literary Events & Discussions
Fill out an entry slip at BML for each adult book you read and/or community service you do, and you’ll be entered to win gift cards to local businesses! Enter as often as you’d like. Complete details available at www.brightonlibrary.org and at BML. 585-784-5300
Fill out an entry slip at BML for each adult book you read and/or community service you do, and you’ll be entered to win gift cards to local businesses! Enter as often as you’d like. Complete details available at www.brightonlibrary.org and at BML. 585-784-5300
Anti-Racism & Intersectional Justice
Ongoing
Classes, Virtual Event
View the schedule of community programming here.
View the schedule of community programming here.
Art Show Opening Reception User Submitted
Fri., July 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Creative Wellness Opportunities of MHA Rochester
320 North Goodman St, Rochester
Neighborhood of the Arts
Free
Art Events, Art Exhibits, Special Events
Please join us for a group art show opening reception at Creative Wellness Opportunities! This will be a group exhibit with the artwork of Jerome Kitt, Mike Kolb, Melissa Mussack. Please join us on July 7th, 5:30-7:30pm. Come join the celebration and feel free to bring your friends and family. All are welcome. We will have light refreshments to enjoy together. 5853253145
Please join us for a group art show opening reception at Creative Wellness Opportunities! This will be a group exhibit with the artwork of Jerome Kitt, Mike Kolb, Melissa Mussack. Please join us on July 7th, 5:30-7:30pm. Come join the celebration and feel free to bring your friends and family. All are welcome. We will have light refreshments to enjoy together. 5853253145
Be a Witness to History: Share Your COVID-19 Experiences
Ongoing
Virtual Event, Call for Participants
The Association of Public Historians of New York State and New York's 1,600+ government-appointed historians want to record your witness-to-history experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. 428-8370
The Association of Public Historians of New York State and New York's 1,600+ government-appointed historians want to record your witness-to-history experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. 428-8370
Becoming Gendered: Garment as Gender Artifact User Submitted
Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Continues through Oct. 7
Prices vary
Lectures
Coming to the John L. Wehle Gallery in May of 2023, Becoming Gendered, Garment as Gender Artifact is a multimedia exhibit exploring how 19th-century Americans performed and navigated the changing landscape of gendered fashion. 5855386822
Coming to the John L. Wehle Gallery in May of 2023, Becoming Gendered, Garment as Gender Artifact is a multimedia exhibit exploring how 19th-century Americans performed and navigated the changing landscape of gendered fashion. 5855386822
Central Casting: Submit Music, Audio Essays, Nature Recordings, & more User Submitted
Ongoing
Virtual Event, Call for Participants
The public is invited to send recordings to Central Casting, the Central Library`s music, podcasting and audio essay repository. Each week Central Casting will add new podcasts, interviews, audio essays, poetry readings and musical recordings from Rochester Public Library patrons and from the web.
The public is invited to send recordings to Central Casting, the Central Library`s music, podcasting and audio essay repository. Each week Central Casting will add new podcasts, interviews, audio essays, poetry readings and musical recordings from Rochester Public Library patrons and from the web.
Ceramics, Printmaking & Book Arts, Photography & Digital Arts
Ongoing
Classes
Adults, teens, & kids.
Adults, teens, & kids.
Comedy Open Mic User Submitted
Fridays, 8:30-11 p.m.
Comedy
Come watch Rochester's best comics work on their material! Audience members can win prizes, get FREE laughs, and enjoy ROC Cinema's full bar/food menu! COMICS: Sign up on the Innerloop Blog's website ( www.innerloopblog.com/open-mic ) for a guaranteed spot on the open mic and 5-minutes to tell your jokes in this historic movie theater! You could get an invite to The Innerloop Blog’s Comedy Showcase! A ticketed event on the last Friday of each month where comedians get more stage time and get paid! (585) 271-1786
Come watch Rochester's best comics work on their material! Audience members can win prizes, get FREE laughs, and enjoy ROC Cinema's full bar/food menu! COMICS: Sign up on the Innerloop Blog's website ( www.innerloopblog.com/open-mic ) for a guaranteed spot on the open mic and 5-minutes to tell your jokes in this historic movie theater! You could get an invite to The Innerloop Blog’s Comedy Showcase! A ticketed event on the last Friday of each month where comedians get more stage time and get paid! (585) 271-1786
Daily Storytelling with Tonia Galban (Mohawk) & Michael Galban (Washoe/Paiute)
Mondays-Fridays, 3:30 p.m.
Duck, Duck, Shoot! The Story of American Waterbirds
Through Dec. 31
Art Exhibits
Works of oil, acrylic, and watercolor, colored lithographs, sculpture, historic garments, decoys, natural specimens, L.C. Smith shotguns, the artwork of famed Master L.C. Smith Engraver Albert E. Kraus, and more are featured in this multi-faceted exhibition that explores the hunting of waterbirds, moving from sustenance hunting to excessive hunting, from near destruction of waterbirds to an environmentally conscious and sustainable American pastime.
On display through the GCV's 2022-2023 seasons.
Works of oil, acrylic, and watercolor, colored lithographs, sculpture, historic garments, decoys, natural specimens, L.C. Smith shotguns, the artwork of famed Master L.C. Smith Engraver Albert E. Kraus, and more are featured in this multi-faceted exhibition that explores the hunting of waterbirds, moving from sustenance hunting to excessive hunting, from near destruction of waterbirds to an environmentally conscious and sustainable American pastime.
On display through the GCV's 2022-2023 seasons.
Eastman Museum at Home
Ongoing
Virtual Event, Art Exhibits, Workshops, Kids Events
Virtual tours, access to online collections and past exhibitions, DIY activities, workshops, and more. Details here.
Virtual tours, access to online collections and past exhibitions, DIY activities, workshops, and more. Details here.
The Fallopian Grooves Concerts Local Artists
Fri., July 7, 7 p.m. and Mon., July 17, 7 p.m.
Jazz
Rochester’s one and only all-woman jazz group, The Fallopian Grooves, recently made their debut at the Fairport Canal Days festival this June. Based in Rochester NY, the group consists of Eastman School of Music and Nazareth College students/alumni hoping to share their passion for jazz music, and advocate for a more inclusive jazz world. 258-0400
Rochester’s one and only all-woman jazz group, The Fallopian Grooves, recently made their debut at the Fairport Canal Days festival this June. Based in Rochester NY, the group consists of Eastman School of Music and Nazareth College students/alumni hoping to share their passion for jazz music, and advocate for a more inclusive jazz world. 258-0400
Family Storytime User Submitted
Fridays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through Aug. 4
Kids Events
Rush to the Winton Branch Library every Friday at 11am for a fantastic fun Family Storytime! We will share stories, songs, and rhymes geared toward families with children ages 3-6, although siblings are welcome to attend also. There’s no need to register, so bring along a friend or two. For more information, call the Winton Library at 428-8240. 585-428-8204
Rush to the Winton Branch Library every Friday at 11am for a fantastic fun Family Storytime! We will share stories, songs, and rhymes geared toward families with children ages 3-6, although siblings are welcome to attend also. There’s no need to register, so bring along a friend or two. For more information, call the Winton Library at 428-8240. 585-428-8204
Flowers on Film: Midsommar: Director's Cut
Fri., July 7, 7:30 p.m.
Film
A troubled young American couple travel to a Swedish midsummer festival where the seemingly pastoral paradise transforms into a sinister, dread-soaked nightmare as the locals reveal their terrifying agenda.
A troubled young American couple travel to a Swedish midsummer festival where the seemingly pastoral paradise transforms into a sinister, dread-soaked nightmare as the locals reveal their terrifying agenda.
Gillian Laub: Southern Rites
Tuesdays-Sundays. Continues through Dec. 31
Art Exhibits
American photographer, filmmaker, and visual activist Gillian Laub (b. New York, 1975) has spent the last two decades investigating political conflicts, exploring family relationships, and challenging assumptions about cultural identity. In Southern Rites, Laub examines the realities of racism and raises questions that are simultaneously painful and essential to understanding the American consciousness.
American photographer, filmmaker, and visual activist Gillian Laub (b. New York, 1975) has spent the last two decades investigating political conflicts, exploring family relationships, and challenging assumptions about cultural identity. In Southern Rites, Laub examines the realities of racism and raises questions that are simultaneously painful and essential to understanding the American consciousness.
A History of Police Brutality & Accountability Initiatives in Rochester from the Portable Channel Archive
Ongoing
Virtual Event, Film
An online playlist of digitized videos produced by Rochester-based media activists Portable Channel between 1971-75.
An online playlist of digitized videos produced by Rochester-based media activists Portable Channel between 1971-75.
