Dance Events [ TUE., APRIL 15 ] Stardust Open Ballroom Dance Series. April 15, 7:30 p.m. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Big Band era live music $3 admission 4286755. cityofrochester.gov/ ballroomdanceseries.
Festivals [ THU., APRIL 10-SAT., APRIL 12 ] Rochester International Film Festival. April 10-12. Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. 2714090. rochesterfilmfest.org.
Kids Events [ SAT., APRIL 12 ] Cool Kids: Ecofest. April 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Genesee Community College, 1 College Road . Batavia Free 637-3984. coolkids@ rochester.rr.com. Family Storybook Creative Workshop. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. Spectrum Creative Arts, 3300 Monroe Ave. Free. noa@spectrumcreativearts. org. spectrumcreativearts.org. GGH Kids. Grossmans Garden & Home, 1801 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd. Penfield 11 a.m. Ages 4-12. Different activities each week explore the joy of gardening 377-1982. grossmans.com. School Break Week: Mission: Green. April 12-19. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Included in museum admission: $11-$13. rmsc.org. [ SUN., APRIL 13 ] Annual We-Tri Indoor Triathlon. April 13, 7 a.m. Eastside Family YMCA, 1835 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd Individual $50, 3-person relay team $90, competitive team: $420 341-4023. kailey. mccabe@rochesterymca.org. rochesterymca.org/2014we-tri.
26 CITY APRIL 9-15, 2014
DANCE | BILL EVANS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Choreographer Bill Evans has earned international recognition for his work. The Bill Evans Dance Company, founded in Salt Lake City in 1975, has performed in all 50 states and 24 countries, including Canada, Finland, France, and Hungary. Now based out of Brockport, the company has performed at Nazareth College, Geva Theatre Center, RAPA, Eastman School of Music, and other area venues. On Sunday, April 13, as part of its 40th anniversary season, the dance company will perform a combination of old and new work, including “Portrait of a Lady,” “Multiple Margaret,” “For Jamie,” and “Tres Tangos.” Performances will take place at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. at 4 & 7 p.m. General admission costs $15-$20, $40 for patrons (reserved seats and center section), $10 for students, and $5 for College at Brockport Students. For more information and to purchase tickets visit bedco2014.brownpapertickets.com. — BY TAYLOR WHITE Mr Loops and the Bunny Brigade Brunch. April 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Towpath Cafe, 6 N. Main Street, Fairport. $10. 3770410. [ TUE., APRIL 15 ] The Science of Sound and Music with the RMSC. April 15, 10:30 a.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Ages 5-11. Register. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org.
Lectures [ WED., APRIL 9 ] At Risk. April 9, 2:30 p.m. MacVitte College Union Ballroom, 10 MacVittie Circle. Amina Gautier will discuss her short story “At-Risk.” 245-5000. geneseo.edu. Conversations on Race. April 9, 5-7 p.m. Phillis Wheatley Public Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way. 428-8350. libraryweb.org.
Especially for Educators: Figure Drawing for all Ages. April 9, 4:30-7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Creative Workshop instructor Gina Zanolli demonstrates how to incorporate figure drawing into your art room curriculum for any grade level Free, register. 276-8971. mag. rochester.edu. Frederick Douglass Institute Speaker: Abayomi Ola: Black Queer Affection. April 9, 5 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Welles-Brown Room. 275-9161. Neilly Series: Lawrence Hill. April 9, 7 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Hawkins-Carlson Room. Author of “Someone Knows My Name” will discuss his work. 275-4461. Western New York Restorative Justice Conference. April 9-10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. $125-$250, register 473-0970. pirirochester.org/ events/2014-conference. [ THU., APRIL 10 ] Bad Boys: Villains, Drunkards and Charlatans in Opera. April 10, noon. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. Free. 428-8140. artref@ libraryweb.org. libraryweb.org. Faith of My Father, Spirit of My Mother: Resources from African Religon for the Renewal of the World Church. April 10, 7 p.m. Nazareth College Shults Center, 4245 East Ave. Lecture by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J. Free. 389-2525. naz.edu. Mike O’Brian, Getaway Guy. April 10, 7 p.m. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. Free, register. 359-7092. hpl.org. Scott Crow: Reflections on Liberation. April 10, 7 p.m. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St. Free, donations accepted. 305-1594. flyingsquirrel@rocus.org. Series of Uncommon Voices: Judy Collins. April 10, 7:30 p.m. Downtown United Presbyterian
Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Sponsored by Nazareth College and Alan Cameros $15 standing room only. 325-4000. artsandlectures.org/. [ FRI., APRIL 11 ] 13th Annual “What We Do” Photojournalism Lectures. April 11, 6 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Carlson Auditorium. Building 76. Room 1125. Free. 703-2926. dpw011@gmail.com. ritnppa. wordpress.com. [ MON., APRIL 14 ] Great Lakes Pollution Survey. April 14, 7 p.m. Carlson Auditorium, RIT Campus, Lomb Memorial Dr. rit.edu/news. [ TUE., APRIL 15 ] Historic Brown’s Race with Jeff Ludwig. April 15, 12:1012:50 p.m. High Falls Center & Interpretive Museum, 74 Brown’s Race. Free. 325-2030. libraryweb.org. [ WED., APRIL 16 ] A Drop of Life. April 16, 2:30 p.m. MacVitte College Union Ballroom, 10 MacVittie Circle. Film maker Shalini Kantayya focuses on human rights where food, water, and energy intersects in a film called “A Drop of Life.” 2455000. geneseo.edu. Happiness is a Choice with Jackie McCullough. April 16, 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 100 Park Point Dr. $5. 424-6777. meetup.com/ light-works. The Icarus Sessions. Third Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. Hanlon-Fiske Studios, 34 Elton St. Ten or fifty or a hundred people come together and follow the simple rules of the Icarus Session. You have 140 seconds to talk about the art you are working on, what inspires you, what’s holding you back, whatever! You meet, connect, support each other, and then go back into the world, ready to make a ruckus. Free. 705-6581. Rochester’s Horticultural History. April 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 249 Highland Ave. cityofrochester.gov/ winteradventures. Science on the Edge Lecture Series. April 16, 7:30 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Apr 16: Sara Brenner: “Nanotechnology Landscape: Health, Safety, and Nanomedicine Applications” $7$14 each lecture, $20-$35 for the series 697-1942. rmsc.org.
Literary Events [ THU., APRIL 10 ] Just Poets 10th Anniversary. April 10, 6:15-9 p.m. Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, 277 N. Goodman St. Reading by William Heyden. 473-4000. thejustpoets. wordpress.com. Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. Rochester Bertrand Russell Forum. April 10, 7 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. Apr 10: Ian Downey on “Hegel and Russell” May 8: Paul Mitacek on “Morality and Ethics in Puralistic Societies” Jun 12: John Walsh on “Mitt Romney’s Supernaturalism” Oct 9: Ted Lechman on “The ABC of Relativity” $3, free to members wab.org. [ FRI., APRIL 11 ] The Slam Up Tour. April 11, 8 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. A two-woman show delivering slam poetry, music, comedy through hot, crimson lips. Free. 697-0235. bouldercoffeeco.com. [ SUN., APRIL 13 ] National Poetry Month Celebration. April 13, 2-4:40 p.m. Ross Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher, 3690 East Ave. 260-9005. facebook.com/ events/219227541605273.