HAPPENING TODAY: Today is ROC the Day, a 24-hour, online giving extravaganza powered by United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes that takes place annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, also known as Giving Tuesday.

HAPPENING TOMORROW: ROC the Day is a 24-hour, online giving extravaganza powered by United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes that takes place annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, also known as Giving Tuesday.

ImageOut invites designers, illustrators, visual artists, and creatives to submit original artwork for consideration as the official theme for our 2026 film festivals. ✅ To read more about the contest and what we’re looking for - and to submit entries - click here: www.ImageOut.org/contest/.

CLOSING SOON: ImageOut is thrilled to be the community partner for Flower City Arts Center’s MX. MEDIA art exhibition. The exhibition remains on view through this Friday, December 5 in the Firehouse Gallery in the Ceramic Studio (first floor) at Flower City Arts Center (713 Monroe Ave.).

HAPPENING TONIGHT: ImageOut is proud to be a sponsor of our Rochester community’s Trans Day of Remembrance event, presented by Next Generation Men Of Transition & WAVE Woman Inc., again this year.

DEADLINE TOMORROW: ImageOut is seeking candidates to join its Board of Directors for a two-year term, beginning in January 2026. ✅ Application: tinyurl.com/ImageOut-Brd...

ImageOut is pleased to announce our Fall 2025 film award winners:

ImageOut is seeking candidates to join its Board of Directors for a two-year term, beginning in January 2026. ✅ Application: tinyurl.com/ImageOut-Brd...

ImageOut is proud to be a sponsor of our Rochester community’s Trans Day of Remembrance event, presented by Next Generation Men Of Transition & WAVE Woman Inc., again this year.

ON DISPLAY: ImageOut is thrilled to be the community partner for Flower City Arts Center’s MX. MEDIA art exhibition. Thank you to everyone who came out for last night’s First Friday Opening Reception.

HAPPENING TONIGHT: ImageOut is pleased to be the community partner for Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival’s screening of A USEFUL GHOST on Friday, November 7 in The Little Theatre 1, 5:45pm doors and 6:15pm program. 🎟️ Tickets: www.anomalyfilmfest.com/a-useful-ghost

OPENING TONIGHT: ImageOut is thrilled to be the community partner for the Flower City Arts Center’s MX. MEDIA art exhibition, on view November 7 through December 5 in the Firehouse Gallery in the Ceramic Studio.

HAPPENING TOMORROW: ImageOut is pleased to be the community partner for Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival’s screening of A USEFUL GHOST on Friday, November 7 in The Little Theatre 1, 5:45pm doors and 6:15pm program. 🎟️ Tickets: www.anomalyfilmfest.com/a-useful-ghost

OPENING TOMORROW: ImageOut is thrilled to be the community partner for the Flower City Arts Center’s MX. MEDIA art exhibition, on view November 7 through December 5 in the Firehouse Gallery in the Ceramic Studio.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for ImageOut’s Fall 2025 Volunteer Appreciation Night outing to Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival at The Little Theatre!

ImageOut had a great time tabling at the GSA Unity Summit this past Saturday. We’re so grateful to have been invited and thankful for everyone who stopped by our table to discuss local LGBTQ+ arts and culture.

🎞️ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 🎞️ The Final Ballot of City Magazine’s “Best of Rochester” readers’ poll is here, and we’re grateful to be included again this year!

ImageOut is seeking candidates to join its Board of Directors for a two-year term, beginning in January 2026. ✅ Application: tinyurl.com/ImageOut-Brd...

3 DAYS LEFT! Check out the Virtual Encore of our 33rd annual ImageOut LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival between now and Sunday!

Thank you to all of our new and renewing ImageOut members who helped us reach our “125 in 2025” Membership Campaign Goal this year! We’re so grateful for your support and happy to have you as part of our ImageOut family!

Thank you to our amazing, long-time ImageOut volunteer photographers Garnetta Ely and Gerry Szymanski for helping us capture the amazing moments of the 33rd annual ImageOut LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival!

Not ready for the 33rd annual ImageOut LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival to be over? Neither are we! We’re pleased to announce that we’ve extended select offerings from our Virtual Cinema for an ImageOut Encore! 🎟️ More Info & Tickets: watch.eventive.org/imageoutfall...

On behalf of our Board of Directors and Managing Director, ImageOut would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all who made our 2025 ImageOut Rochester LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival possible and hugely successful.

HAPPENING TODAY: ImageOut is back to The Little Theatre 1 for film screenings and off to Jackrabbit Club for our Closing Night Reception on Day 11, the final day of our 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival!

HAPPENING TODAY: ImageOut is back at The Dryden Theatre for Day 10, the penultimate day of our 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival! We recognize that there are lots of important places to be in our community today and appreciate those choosing to spend some or all of their day at ImageOut!

⚠️ Passholder/Purchaser Alert: Only a limited number of spaces remain for this program and are being held. They will be available to full festival passholders first and then for sale to a single admission ticket rush line immediately prior to this screening.

HAPPENING TONIGHT: Join ImageOut on Friday, October 17 for ImageOut on Campus Program 21: Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel) at RIT MAGIC. 7:45pm doors, 8:15pm program. BIPOC Series. ImageOutThere! Series. Presented with full English subtitles. Opening remarks interpreted.

HAPPENING TONIGHT: Join ImageOut on Friday, October 17 for ImageOut on Campus Program 20: Lesbian Space Princess at RIT MAGIC. 5:30pm doors, 6:00pm program. Presented with open captions. Opening remarks interpreted.

It’s Day 8 of ImageOut’s 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival - and we’re back at The Little Theatre for two more film screenings tonight! Today's Schedule: 🎞️ 6:00pm: Program 18: Drone 🎞️ 8:45pm: Program 19: ImageOutThere! Shorts

⚠️ Passholder/Purchaser Alert: Tickets for this program are selling quickly! Passholders should make passholder reservations now. Those purchasing single admission tickets should do so soon.

THIS SATURDAY: Join ImageOut on Sat., 10/18 for Program 24: Assembly at The Dryden Theatre. 2:30pm doors, 3:00pm program. Closed captions available. 🗣️ Programming Note: This film screening is immediately proceeded by a live, in-person Q&A with filmmaker Johnny Symons, moderated by Thomas Warfield.

It’s Day 7 of ImageOut’s 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival - and we’re returning to The Little Theatre for more film screenings tonight! Today's Schedule: 🎞️ 6:00pm: Program 16: Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story 🎞️ 8:30pm: Program 17: To Live, To Die, To Live Again

It’s Day 6 of ImageOut’s 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival - and we’re at Equal Grounds Community Cafe and The Dryden Theatre to chat about films and watch our ImageOut of the Archives screening!

It’s Day 5 of ImageOut’s 33rd annual LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival - and we’re back at The Little Theatre again today for three great films!

Today, we commemorate Indigenous People's Day. ImageOut recognizes the importance of the land which we all call home. We respectfully acknowledge that the ImageOut office sits on and programs and events take place on the ancestral and unceded territory of the O-non-dowa-gah…

HAPPENING TODAY: Join ImageOut on Sunday, 10/12 for Program 8: State of Firsts at The Little Theatre 1. 12:00pm doors, 12:30pm program. Immediately followed by a special pre-recorded video message from Congresswoman Sarah McBride. 🎟️ Purchase Tickets: imageoutfall2025.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

Happy National Coming Out Day, Rochester! 🌈🚪➡️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉 Come out to see ImageOut at Rochester Queer Arts Festival! We’re tabling in the Atrium (2nd fl) and screening FREE film programs at Sustainable Wellness (3rd fl). It’s completely accessible with multiple elevators and arrows and signage to guide you!

HAPPENING TODAY: ImageOut is excited to host our second annual “College Day” on Saturday, October 11, 10:00am-6:00pm at George Eastman Museum and The Dryden Theatre.

Thank you to Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. for inviting ImageOut to table at the Caring with Pride: LGBTQ+ Caregiver Conference at The Old Farm Cafe on Tuesday. We’re always excited to find new spaces to connect with community members!

HAPPENING TONIGHT: Join us tonight (Thu, 10/9), 6:00-8:30pm at Boulder Coffee Cafe & Lounge to kick off the 2025 ImageOut LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival, as we celebrate a curated selection of local Queer and Trans artists for our first ever Opening Night Salon, hosted by Anna Parade & Rachel Wiley!

Join ImageOut on Tuesday, October 14 for ImageOut of the Archives Program 15: Cloudburst at The Dryden Theatre. 7:00pm doors, 7:30pm program. Presented in partnership with The Dryden Theatre.

Happy ImageOut Day! 🎉🎉🎉 We cannot wait to see you at the film screenings and special events of the 33rd annual ImageOut Rochester LGBTQ+ Fall Film Festival, which runs October 9-19! 🔖🎟️ Festival Website: imageoutfall2025.eventive.org/welcome 🎞️📖 Festival Guide: tinyurl.com/IOFall2025-G...

Thank you to our 2025 ImageOut Grantmakers and Sponsors! 🎉🎉🎉 We want to take a moment to recognize and thank all of the businesses, organizations and municipalities who have come on as grantmakers and sponsors this year. We are so grateful for your generous support!

Join ImageOut on Sunday, October 19 for Documentary Centerpiece Program 27: The Librarians at The Little Theatre 1. 10:30am doors, 11:00am program. Presented with closed captions. Next Generation Series.

The right to read belongs to all of us, but rights only survive when we defend them. ALA is standing with library workers, parents, and readers to push back against censorship. You can donate to support our work at ilovelibraries.org/1984. Censorship is so 1984, but supporting libraries is so 2025.

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom." #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984 youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...

Join ImageOut on Thursday, October 16 for Program 19: ImageOutThere! Shorts at The Little Theatre 1. 8:15pm doors, 8:45pm program. ImageOutThere! Series. Also available virtually.

Join ImageOut on Wednesday, October 15 for Narrative Centerpiece Program 17: To Live, To Die, To Live Again (Vivre Mourir Renatrie) at The Little Theatre 1. 8:00pm doors, 8:30pm program. Presented with full English subtitles. BIPOC Series.

THIS SATURDAY: Join ImageOut on Saturday, October 11 at Rochester Queer Arts Festival for ImageOut Encore Program C: Workhorse Queen at Sustainable Wellness in Village Gate Square. 1:30pm doors, 1:40pm program. Presented with open captions.

THIS FRIDAY: Join ImageOut on Friday, October 10 for Opening Night Selection Program 2: Drive Back Home at The Little Theatre 1. 8:15pm doors, 8:45pm program. 🎟️ Purchase Tickets: imageoutfall2025.eventive.org/schedule/68c...  🎬 Watch Trailer: youtu.be/EEOz4lXw8NY?...