EVENTS: FIRST FRIDAY, DEAF ROCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL 23 THEATER REVIEW: GEVA’S “RADIO GOLF” 23 CHOW HOUND: new FLAHERTY’S, ROCCITY UNCORKED
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FILM: “SUCKER PUNCH,” “COLD WEATHER” 30 URBAN JOURNAL: THE NEW MAYOR’S CHALLENGE
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harvey reid • take 6 • cuong vu trio • vinyl orange ottoman • philo beddoe • child bite • AND MORE MUSIC, PAGE 14
March 30 - APRIL 5, 2011 Free
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Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly
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Vol 40 No 29
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News. Music. Life.
What are our state representatives thinking?” MAIL, PAGE 2
RIT’s fire readers. NEWS, PAGE 4
Our shrinking city. NEWS, PAGE 5
It’s not your fault. NEWS, PAGE 6
Capturing the women of the hunt. ART REVIEW, PAGE 26
FREE entertainment: City’s Cultural Crawl. DETAILS, PAGE 13
FEATURE | BY REBECCA RAFFERTY | PAGE 10 | PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
George Eastman House focuses on the future To understand how important images are as cultural markers — as mirrors to humanity’s stories and actions — you only need to witness how popular photography and film have been since their inception. The George Eastman House is not a mere museum of photographs, says its director, Dr. Anthony Bannon (pictured). “This is really a museum of communication, and as such, a museum about life, about living — about how we come to name ourselves and know ourselves. And that’s a description of culture: naming and knowing,” he says. Considering all of this, the George Eastman House’s offerings are unparalleled. Its collections in-
clude a staggering 4 million objects of photography, film, and technology. Its galleries present educational and fascinating exhibitions, and the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation provides graduate-level education and was the first permanent school of film preservation in the world. A number of exciting developments have taken shape under the 15-year leadership of Bannon. Recent developments include exciting new collections acquisitions, local and international alliances, opportunities to further conservation efforts, and game-changing future projects, including a new online initiative.