Moving from one unhealthy relationship to another, Caroline (Ellen Barkin) and her son, Toby (Leonardo DiCaprio), roam the country and finally end up in Washington state, where she marries Dwight (Robert De Niro), a modest mechanic. But Dwight fails to be the role model she had hoped for, and Toby is desperate to escape from under his heavy, abusive hand. Michael Caton-Jones’s gripping drama is based on Tobias Wolff’s autobiography of the same name.

$5 Suggested Donation

“Don’t Feed the Actors” is Central New York’s own touring Improv group.  Specializing in audience interactive improvisation. They pride themselves in bringing their unique show to locations all over Upstate New York. The group is made up of a dozen of Central New York’s finest local comedic actors.  With different actors and different games in each show, and of course different suggestions from the audience, they all but guarantee a new and exciting show each time.

Please join us in supporting ArtRage and local actors!

Dan Leonard

Dan Leonard will speak about the sexual abuse of little boys, through his own story.

Commonly accepted figures state that in the USA, 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys are abused.

Dan will relate his experience as a fraternity member to the overall issue of sexual abuse; “Macho” football player, he seemed to have no apparent problems with the outside world – a productive member of society – but holding a terrible secret.

Join us to hear his story and the story of thousands just like him…and you…and me.

Free to the public.

Special Women’s History Month & Th3 Event!

WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS? is a feature documentary directed by Pamela Tanner Boll and co-directed and edited by Nancy C. Kennedy from the producing team, that won an Academy Award for Born Into Brothels. It is a film that examines some of the most pressing issues of our time: parenting and work, partnering and independence, economics and art. The film follows five women artists as they navigate the economic, psychological, and spiritual challenges of making work outside the elite art world. From Hawaii’s Big Island to the suburbs of Ohio, from New York City to the deserts of New Mexico, we watch as these women—ranging in age from 27 to 65—fight to honor their vision and their families every day.

In a half-changed world, women often feel they need to choose: mothering or working? Your children’s well-being or your own? Who Does She Think She Is?, features five fierce women who refuse to choose. Through their lives, we explore some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art.  The film invites us to consider both ancient legacies of women worshipped as cultural muses and more modern times when most people cannot even name a handful of female artists.

Interviews with experts like Riane Eisler (The Chalice and the Blade), Maura Reilly (Sackler Center for Feminist Art-Brooklyn Museum) and the Guerrilla Girls add a cultural context for these women’s uplifting journeys. It is not accolades they seek; it’s simply the radical opportunity to live whole.

The documentary is a FREE Th3 event that is open to the public and runs for 82 minutes. A round table discussion with local women artists will follow. Watch the trailer at www.whodoesshethinksheis.net

Writer Lillian Hellman helps a radical girlhood friend on an anti-Naxi mission in Europe.  Classic film based on Hellman’s best-selling memoir, Pentimento. Watch for a young Meryl Streep. Oscars: Best Supporting Actor (Robards), Supporting Actress (Redgrave), Best Writing, & Best Screenplay from Another Medium; BAFTA: Best Film.

$5 Suggested Donation

Homeless and runaway youth are in our community.

Presentation on Youth with Tom Roshau

Mr. Roshau’s innovative work with youth in crisis has provided him with many opportunities to assist and educate the community about the importance of quality services for youth and families. Mr. Roshau spoke to members of the House Committee on Appropriations regarding overall youth homelessness. Recently, Mr. Roshau has also participated in the supervision and coordination of a gang violence intervention program aimed at reducing youth homicides, victimization and exploitation.

Join us to learn more about how you can help.

Free and open to the public.

Directed by Gini Reticker.

Stirring documentary shows how nonpartisan women activists bring peace to Liberia and help empower the first female head of state. Crossing religious and generation lines, these women first pray for their country, and then take silent, peaceful action. Best Documentary: Tribeca Film Festivall; Uplifting, disheartening, inspiring, enraging”—NY Times

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