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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.
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
Molly Jessup, Acting Interpretation and Education Manager, Women’s Rights National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
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.
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This program is made possible by a grant from the NY State Education Department & America 250 New York and in partnership with WXXI and Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County and the Monroe County Library System, the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House,.and The Women’s Rights National Historical Park.
The film reel is provided by:
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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.
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
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.