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People of The American Revolution & Women’s Rights Screening • The Central Library

Join WXXI & Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County for a 250th short 30 minute open captioned film screening about everyday people living at the time of the American Revolution from the PBS American Revolution series. The short screening will be followed by a discussion of the rights that women did NOT receive at the end of the American Revolution and their fight for suffrage and equality over the years that followed. Participants will also have an opportunity to explore the Exhibit: Sketching Rochester’s Revolutionary Roots Exhibit.

The event is free but registration is required.

Register

Details:

Thursday, July 9, 2026 from 4pm-5:30pm (Doors open at 3:30pm)
Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County 115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
The event will be held in the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building in the 1st floor in the Kate Gleason Auditorium

Parking Information:

Parking Information for Central Library Parking At Central: The most convenient parking is in the Court Street Garage, which is adjacent to the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building at 194 Court St. South Avenue Garage located at 39 Stone St. is the next closest. For photos of garages and rate information go here

Discussion

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the following guests:

Allison Hinman, President & CEO, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

Taylor Phillips, Director of Education, National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

Explore the Exhibit: Sketching Rochester’s Revolutionary Roots

Following the discussion, there will be an opportunity to explore the Sketching Rochester’s Revolutionary Roots 250th Exhibit located at Central Library. Curators and costumed interpreters will be stationed throughout the exhibit to interact with visitors and answer questions. They will available for an hour after the program ends.

About the exhibit: An exhibit exploring Rochester’s connections to the American Revolution and its legacy featuring original artwork by J. Erwin Porter on loan from the New York State Museum and artifacts from local collections. Presented by the Office of Rochester & Monroe County History, the Irondequoit Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Rochester Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Note:

ASL interpretation will be provided for opening remarks and post-screening panel discussion. This film is presented with open captions. If needed, we plan to have interpreters available during the exhibit part of the program as well. Additional accommodations may be requested during the registration process. Please contact Sarah Murphy Abbamonte, Project Manager for Move to Include, at sabbamonte@wxxi.org with any questions.

Educator Webinar: Beyond America 250: Teaching THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION This School Year

When: Wednesday, August 19, 7-9pm ET

Description:

Join PBS LearningMedia for an in-depth look at how to teach the Revolutionary Era this school year, using content from The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. Consider perspectives of one of the filmmakers, a historian, and fellow classroom educators as you prepare to teach the American Revolution after the Semiquincentennial anniversary.

Participants will hear from filmmaker David Schmidt, the National Constitution Center’s Chief Scholar and adviser on The American Revolution Classroom Collection, Thomas Donnelly, and PBS LearningMedia Teacher Ambassadors Leah Amos and Mary Kate Lonergan to learn more about tangible strategies for using these media-rich resources in the classroom with students. Panelists will also address the lasting legacy of our founding principles and ways that teachers can encourage civic engagement among students.

You will leave with new resources and tools for teaching the Revolutionary era through documentary film, focused on connecting the past to the present and strengthening students’ civics skills, while also hearing insider perspectives that are sure to engage and excite learners of all ages.

Register for Webinar

Organized by PBSLearningMedia Events

Facing the Wind  • WXXI-TV + The PBS app

Two women are irrevocably changed when their spouses are diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.

Facing the Wind airs Saturday, June 20 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.

To improve awareness about LBD, Linda Szypula helps start a podcast and online support community, where she bonds with Carla Preyer. As their husbands succumb to dementia, their friendship and support group help them cope with grief, rise to the demands of care giving, and emerge whole on the other side.

This film is presented as part of Move to IncludeTM, an award-winning national initiative to promote disability inclusion, representation, and accessibility in public media.

Epic Train Journey from Above  • WXXI-TV + The PBS app

On the heels of a visit from Big Boy No. 4014,  the world’s largest operating steam locomotive that rolled through western New York earlier this month as part of its celebration of the country’s 250th birthday, WXXI is proud to present this series that features some extraordinary railway journeys.

Epic Train Journey from Above airs Sunday, June 21 and June 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.

Epic Train Journey from Above follows some of the world’s most extraordinary railway journeys from above and on the ground, taking the audience on an adventure of a lifetime. We fly above spectacular scenery and explore exceptional engineering; meeting the people who maintain and run these incredible railroads as well as those who live alongside them.

Airing Sunday, June 21:
Ep. 1 I The Glacier Express train in the Swiss Alps and its amazing engineering
Ep. 2 I The Winnipeg-Churchill train crosses the difficult landscape of Manitoba
Ep. 3 I Explore the luxury of El Chepe train and its engineering as it travels through Mexico.

Airing Sunday, June 28:
Ep. 4 I The 140-year-old Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and its amazing engineering
Ep. 5 I Behind the scenes on Australia’s luxury Ghan train crossing the continent
Ep. 6 I The Bergensbanen train in Western Norway and its extraordinary journey. 

Check out this story from WXXI News about the Big Boy visit. Click here.

Becoming Katharine Graham  • WXXI-TV + The PBS app

Tells the story of Katharine Graham’s accidental rise to power and how it changed history.

Becoming Katharine Graham airs Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.

Becoming Katharine Graham tells the story of a painfully shy woman’s accidental rise to power and how it changed history. After a family tragedy, Kay evolved from a “doormat wife” into a legendary newspaper publisher. As Nixon’s nemesis during Watergate, she fought for truth, broke down barriers in a sexist world, and won a Pulitzer Prize, inspiring generations with her courage and resilience.

Caribbean Currents: A Rochester Film Experience • WXXI Studios • July 23

Join us for an evening of film, dance, and community presented in collaboration with Farrin, Garth Fagan Dance, WXXI, and The Rochester Film Commission.

What: Caribbean Currents: A Rochester Film Experience
When: Thursday, July 23  •  6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: WXXI Studio, 280 State Street, Rochester

Click here to purchase your ticket.

At the center of the evening is Farrin, an upcoming Jamaican American independent feature film currently in development, written and directed by Rochester-born filmmaker and Fulbright Research-Arts Fellow Danielle Fuller. The story follows Maya, a Jamaican-American artist returning to Jamaica for the first time as an adult, and Sheree, a young Jamaican woman determined to leave it. As the two women form an unexpected bond, their lives begin to intertwine in unexpected ways.

Caribbean Currents is rooted in Rochester’s creative ecosystem and shaped by the belief that local storytelling carries its greatest power when supported, witnessed, and shared within the community that helps sustain it. This evening brings together film, performance, and public media as a shared cultural space where independent work can be supported. 

The evening will feature insight into the development of Farrin, the journey of the project as it approaches production, perspectives on storytelling in Rochester from WXXI and the Rochester Film Commission, a performance and perspective from Garth Fagan Dance on the importance of supporting the arts and Caribbean storytelling within the diaspora. 

All ticket sales directly support the production of Farrin and help bring this Rochester-rooted independent film to life.

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom  • WXXI-TV + The PBS app

A journey to Texas reveals the history & resilient hope of the Juneteenth holiday.

 Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom airs Friday, June 19 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.

A Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society.

PBS KIDS Across America

PBS KIDS invites kids and families to come along on an unforgettable cross-country road trip with the PBS KIDS Across America initiative. From May through July 2026 and beyond, PBS KIDS will showcase amazing places and real kids throughout the 50 states and U.S. territories, as well as some of the American figures who have had an impact on the nation’s history to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Leading the way on May 1 is WOWSABOUT, a new special from The Jim Henson Company, followed by the launch of AMERICA’S AWESOME KIDS, a series of live-action shorts from GBH KIDS on May 22. June will bring CITY ISLAND: USA!, a miniseries of shorts from Future Brain Media, and XAVIER RIDDLE CELEBRATES AMERICAN HEROES, four specials from 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Films. Additional new content from MOLLY OF DENALI and ALMA’S WAY, as well as videos and games from fan-favorites such as ARTHUR, CYBERCHASE, SESAME STREET and more, are also on the way to help boost civics and broader social studies learning. 

Explore PBS KIDS Across America
  • America’s Awesome Kids
  • Explore America’s Amazing Places
  • Our History, Our Stories
  • Wild Kratts: North American Animals
  • Civics in Your Community
  • And More Related Episodes

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