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THINGS THAT MATTER B y L u k e Pa r s n o w

THE POLITICAL PERILS OF POSTING The young adults who came of age during the rise of the internet and the young teens of today are, at some point, taught a very important lesson: What you post online matters.

The messages you share on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms can have monumental consequences.

You can end friendships, reveal personal information, jeopardize current or future jobs or, worst of all, emotionally damage individuals to the point where they will harm themselves or take their own lives.

For whatever reason, however, there are many elected officials from all levels of government who spend years studying public speaking and connecting to crowds — and then throw all norms and decency out the window when on social media platforms.

In the most recent vile example, New York state Sen. Kevin Parker, a Democrat from Brooklyn, told a Senate Republican aide on Twitter: “kill yourself.” The

senator posted the comment in reply to the aide accusing him of misusing a Senate-issue parking placard.

In a world where suicides happen frequently due to social media bullying, telling someone to kill themselves is astonishingly insensitive for anyone, let alone a state senator. Yet Parker’s comments are hardly anything unique.

Denis Langlois, the village mayor of Fort Ann in eastern New York, made national headlines before November’s midterm elections when he posted on his personal Facebook page: “If anyone that I know vote for a Democrat on Tuesday you should sign yourself into the Mental Health unit at your local Hospital because you are retarded and need help, Vote Republican and ‘Keep America Great!’”

Then, of course, there is the president of the United States, who has spent a majority of his political career attacking individuals on Twitter, from his

most formidable political opponents to his own political appointees. Among his many tweets, President Trump has called Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “incompetent,” Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein “a degenerate fool,” MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski “dumb as a rock” and porn star Stormy Daniels “horseface.”

The only thing more outrageous than these public statements, which would send any ordinary elementary school student to the principal’s office, is the politicians’ pathetic defense for their behavior. They would like us to believe they are serious about their important roles in government, but seem to shrug off disturbing posts as “It’s only social media: What’s the big deal?”

After Sen. Parker apologized for his “kill yourself” comment, he told The Wall Street Journal that “it was a tweet.

That’s all it was. Had I said this to her in the hallway, would we be having this conversation? Probably not.”

Mayor Langlois, who initially said he didn’t regret his Facebook post but has since apologized, told The Post Star days after the posting that “I’m not doing it as an official, I’m doing it as a person.

You can’t quote me as the mayor, you can only quote me as a person. As a mayor I wouldn’t say that, but as a person who

believes in Republican values. Most people don’t even know I’m the mayor.”

And while many of Trump’s allies have argued gallantly that his tweets should not be taken seriously or literally, the president certainly thinks the opposite.

The White House and Justice Department have declared in the past that his tweets are considered “official statements” and they are archived as such.

Facebook, Twitter and every other social media platform are public forums.

There should be no distinction between a spoken statement by a state senator who represents 300,000 constituents and a written tweet from a state senator who has more than 7,000 followers.

If you are a mayor, you should be accountable for what you say, even if it’s on your personal Facebook page, and even if many people don’t even know you’re the mayor.

If you are a U.S. president, you don’t get to say that tweets are a way to speak directly to the people, and also say that they shouldn’t be taken seriously.

It’s the basic principle of holding public office. What you say matters, whether it’s in person or online. Politicians should either get it together regarding social media or get off it. SNT

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PASSINGS REMEMBERING DAVID FELDMAN, BARRY CRIMMINS AND FRANK BUXTON David Feldman

Veteran Syracuse New Times scribe David Feldman died Nov. 26 in suburban Philadelphia at age 79. His career with the paper began in 1972 and continued with interruptions for 30 years. The principal theater critic from 1972 to 1987, and a frequent contributor after that, Feldman was also a car buff who looked upon coverage of Watkins Glen as one of his best perks here.

Known for his wit, authority and also for savage treatment of what he considered mediocre, he was feared but highly regarded. Syracuse Stage founder Arthur Storch once greeted him in a curtain

speech: “Hope you’re going to have a good time tonight, David.”

Salt City Center for the Performing Arts tried to ban him from covering its performances. It failed. Syracuse New Times photography editor Michael Davis, who was handling publicity for the theater company during that time, recalled that Salt City artistic director Joe Lotito once fumed about Feldman, “He even reviews the squeaks in the seats!”

Feldman’s credentials were sterling.

He had received an M.F.A. in playwriting from Brandeis, studying under William Gibson, author of The Miracle

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From left, Syracuse New Times writers Dave Berman, Mike Greenstein, Frank Malfitano and David Feldman during the 1981 Syracuse Press Club Awards.

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Worker. They remained lifelong friends in frequent communication. Before that, Feldman received an M.A. in English from Syracuse University, with a thesis on Eugene O’Neill. A native of Yonkers, he received his B.A. from SUNY Albany.

His most lasting contribution to the local arts scene was the founding of what is now known as Armory Square Playwrights, the new dramas forum. This was Feldman’s initiative from the get-go, counseled by good friend Sandra Hurd.

The initial sponsor was Contemporary Theatre of Syracuse (CTS), the most artistically ambitious of community theater groups, which later morphed into the Redhouse Arts Center.

The plan was to give rehearsed, scriptin-hand readings of new works, followed by audience give-and-take with the playwright present. The group, still very much active under the direction of Feldman pals Donna Stuccio, Len Fonte and Peter Moller, took the name Armory Square Playwrights when CTS pulled out and the readings took place at the fondly

remembered coffee shop Happy Endings.

Along with the scorching reviews, Feldman sought to recognize local theatrical excellence. He launched the short-lived Rexie Awards, named for director Rex Henriot, with New Times support. When they did not work out, the concept was retooled as the Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Awards.

He was also a prolific playwright.

Many of Feldman’s plays had local references, such as Hotel DeDream on the life of novelist and SU alumnus Stephen Crane, State Fair Café, the autobiographical Erie Canal Afternoons, and the site-specific Bill and Mary Right Now at Happy Endings. Some of his Steinberg plays, based on an irascible older man (and, of course, not autobiographical), were produced out of town.

Also beginning in 1972, Feldman was a professor in the English Department at Onondaga Community College. He took an active role in faculty governance and enjoyed the esteem of his colleagues. His course in journalism was always popular

with students, and he was a longtime adviser to Overview, the student newspaper.

Syracuse New Times editor-in-chief Bill DeLapp, who wrote stage and film reviews for Overview from 1978 to 1980, recalled his friendship with his mentor: “He liked my stuff and managed to get me started as a New Times freelancer with a summer 1980 review of Chris Lightcap’s production of Grease. I owe so much to him.”

He also taught playwriting at OCC and at the Downtown Writers’ Center. In later years he was an adjunct faculty member of the Syracuse University Drama Department.

His colleague Shirley Myrus is organizing a memorial celebration of Feldman’s life following his written instructions, with a date and venue to be announced.

Feldman is survived by his daughter Jessica in California; his former wife Norma, once a Syracuse New Times television columnist; and his former wife Tina Summerwood, both of Syracuse.

Call us lucky: Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins at the 2015 Syracuse International Film Festival. Michael Davis photo

From Channel 3 to Batfink: Frank Buxton (left) with John Ellis at the 2015 Cinefest.

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— James MacKillop

Barry Crimmins

Cancer took the life of acerbic political satirist and activist Barry Crimmins, who died Feb. 28 at age 64. Crimmins, who had roots in Central New York, left the area in 1980 for Boston, where he started a comedy showcase at a Chinese restaurant named Ding Ho, which became a beachhead for budding standups including Lenny Clarke, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, David Cross, Margaret Cho, Steven Wright and many more.

Yet there was a darker side to Crimmins’ life, which was revealed in a shocking cover story published in the Nov. 17, 1993, issue of the Syracuse New Times. Crimmins documented his childhood nightmares in a first-person account titled “Baby Rape,” in which Crimmins, then a cherubic 2-year-old in 1955, was assaulted several times by a babysitter’s male acquaintance in a North Syracuse basement. Following this revelation, Crimmins became a staunch advocate for child sexual abuse survivors.

Before Crimmins left for Boston, however, in 1979 he established a Wednesday comedy night at Under the Stone, located beneath the Old Stone Mill in Skaneateles. An Idle Chatter item in the Dec. 3, 1978, issue of the Syracuse New Times asked local would-be comedians to call “Bear” Crimmins for more information, which lured then-Bishop Grimes High School student cutups Bobcat Goldthwait and Tom Kenny to enlist in the comical cause. Kenny, now the voice of TV’s SpongeBob SquarePants, commented earlier this year, “My 16-year-old

self meeting Barry Crimmins probably changed the course of my whole life.”

And film director Goldthwait paid homage to his mentor with the acclaimed 2015 documentary Call Me Lucky.

— Bill DeLapp

Frank Buxton

Frank Buxton died Jan. 2 at age 87, leaving a legacy of film and TV work that spanned writing and directing episodes of The Odd Couple and Happy Days to producing the acclaimed ABC-TV children’s documentary series Discovery and the Peabody Award–winning Hot Dog series for NBC. He also lent his booming voice

to two cultish projects: the zany spy for Woody Allen’s redubbed Japanese comedy What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1965) and the wacky 1966 TV cartoon Batfink.

Before Hollywood came calling, Buxton got his start in the Central New York market as a broadcast announcer in the early 1950s at then-WSYR-Channel 3.

And he always returned to the area every spring for Cinefest, the weekend-long tribute to forgotten cinema presented by the Syracuse Cinephile Society. During the last Cinefest in 2015, Buxton fondly recalled his days at Channel 3 working alongside “that big Irish guy” Ed Murphy.

Cinephile president Gerry Orlando recalled, “There were many situations where someone at Cinefest would see

Frank from afar, know of his many professional accomplishments and be obviously thrilled just to be in the same building with him. I would often ask these awe-struck people, ‘Would you like to meet him?’ and they would immediately go into panic mode. After I assured the nervous person that Frank was a nice guy and that he would love to meet them, Frank immediately began talking and laughing with the person in a warm, friendly and humorous manner, as if these two people had been friends for years. It’s that genuine kindness that I will always remember and love about that fine gentleman.”

— Bill DeLapp

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Alexandria Ciotti and Dawn McCarthy are the owners of The Hamlet Diner and its Feel Good Bakery, which features CBD-infused chocolate cupcakes. Michael Davis photos

SWEET AND HEALTHY CUPCAKES IN CHITTENANGO The Hamlet Diner in Chittenango is known for its “designer” pancakes, fish fry Fridays, daily soup and meal specials and homemade muffins, cakes and pies.

It’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week and is a go-to gathering place in the community.

In recent months, the diner has been drawing visitors from places far and wide for its “Feel Good Bakery”: a bakery case stocked with cupcakes infused with CBD oil, baked on site several times a week by diner owners Dawn McCarthy and Alexandria Ciotti, Dawn’s daughter.

On a recent weekday, the selection included German chocolate cocoa, chocolate-covered cherry, banana-strawberry with cheesecake filling and toasted coconut icing, Ferrero Rocher chocolate delight, red velvet almond and red velvet candy cane CBD cupcakes.

They look like regular, dressed-up cupcakes, but McCarthy and Ciotti believe they are offering some of the first CBD edibles in Central New York available for the public to purchase. They started

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offering the cupcakes several months ago and spotlighting them regularly on Instagram, which has sparked curiosity and gained them exposure. Some customers call to place orders in advance, and the cupcakes often head out the door as soon as they land in the bakery case.

“We have been blown away by the response to them,” says Dawn McCarthy, who took over the restaurant three years ago with her husband, Tom, and daughter. “The response has been just phenomenal.”

CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a natural health remedy derived from hemp, a member of the cannabis family, which also includes marijuana. CBD, along with THC, is one of the many chemical compounds found in cannabis. But, unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive. In other words, it doesn’t get you high.

The McCarthys became interested in CBD after an acquaintance switched from prescription painkillers to CBD. Individual results vary, but studies have shown that CBD may be effective in re-

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ducing pain and inflammation and relieving anxiety and depression. It is said to reduce acne, help people sleep better and alleviate cancer-related pain and symptoms and the side effects of chemotherapy, including nausea and vomiting.

CBD oil, or tincture, is dark brown and has an earthy flavor. Some people take it under the tongue; others add it to water and coffee. Some companies offer CBD in the form of a “gummy” supplement.

That’s partly what got the McCarthys and their daughter curious about experimenting with CBD oil in edibles. They have put the oil in pancakes, and some of their customers buy single doses ($2) to add to their coffee – or, in the case of one customer, their clam chowder.

Dawn McCarthy has fibromyalgia and finds CBD helpful in managing its symptoms, including migraines, fatigue and chronic pain. “Once you start using it,” she says, “you really notice when you don’t take it. It makes a huge difference for me.”

Husband Tom McCarthy, the restau-

rant’s lead cook, says CBD helps him feel less anxious and stressed. “It makes it so the little things don’t bother me so much,” he says.

“We really believe in the medicinal value of it,” his daughter adds.

For their CBD cupcakes and other baked goods, The Hamlet is using CBD oil from Head + Heal, a company launched by Allan Gandelman, founder of Cortland County–based Main Street Farms, and partner Karli Miller-Hornick.

Dawn McCarthy likes that Head + Head CBD is a “seed to bottle” product, derived from hemp grown organically and processed in Central New York. Head + Heal CBD oil and salves are also sold at the restaurant.

McCarthy and Ciotti say that developing recipes for their CBD cupcakes has involved a lot of trial and error. Flavors like chocolate and red velvet tend to be a better partner for CBD than, say, angel food cake. Each cupcake contains a 1-millileter dose of the oil, which is used in both the cupcake batter and the icing.

They usually bake six flavors at a time, with one variety being gluten free. Prices are $5 for CBD cupcakes and $6.50 for gluten-free CBD cupcakes.

The McCarthy family also owns and operates The North Pole ice cream stand next door to the diner and the Fat Bottom Grills food truck. They hope to one day expand the restaurant so it has a larger Feel Good Bakery space. They also plan to introduce CBD offerings on their regular menu. CBD soups, burgers and eggs Benedict, anyone?

“There is a stigma associated with CBD,” Dawn McCarthy says.

“But as more people learn about it and start using it, there’s less of a stigma,” Tom McCarthy adds.

The Hamlet Diner, 620 E. Genesee St., Chittenango, is open Mondays through Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sundays, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call (315) 687-9691 or visit facebook.com/ The-Hamlet-Diner-1914084555484679/ or instagram.com/the_hamlet_diner/. SNT Margaret McCormick is a freelance writer and editor in Syracuse. She blogs about food at eatfirst.typepad. com. Follow her on Twitter, connect on Facebook or email her at mmccormicksnt@gmail.com.

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By James MacKillop

Hoof hearted: The cast of Newsies from the July production at Cortland Repertory Theatre. Eric Behnke photo

MASH NOTES ON A BANNER YEAR IN LOCAL THEATER The new Redhouse venue dominated local stage news stories all year. The kickoff was the move to new quarters in the 400 block of South Salina Street, now called City Center, and possibly shifting the center of the Armory Square subculture. Working at breakneck speed, the company opened its first production, On Golden Pond, starring TV veteran Fred Grandy, on March 8, in the Austin-Allyn Theater. The first name commemorates Laura Austin, a driving force and benefactor of the Redhouse for 15 years. In a private email to friends June 25, she announced that the board had asked her to step down over “our difference in vision regarding the mission and management of the organization.” She added that change is “ultimately healthy.”

A clearer indication of the Redhouse’s new direction came with the appointment in November of Hunter Foster as artistic director. Foster’s golden credits include writing, directing and acting, especially in musicals: He was nominated for a Tony Award as the lead in Urinetown. As an artistic associate at Pennsylvania’s Bucks County Playhouse, he brings experience in running things. As a bonus, he embraces upstate New York, having appeared on stage with Rochester’s GeVa Theatre.

Foster said he was going to live in the neighborhood so he could walk to work.

Also in 2018, Le Moyne College’s Matt Chiorini wrote, directed and performed in Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Many-Legged Musical (June). Alex Lablond took the dual role of Kafka and Gregor the Cockroach.

He suffered but he sang. Witty lyrics evoked Tom Lehrer in prime form. After three performances in town, the show went to the Montreal Fringe Festival.

Veteran troupers Leslie Noble and Patricia Buckley, once the core of the Gams on the Lam outfit, reunited last summer to run the venerable Franklin Stage Company in Delaware County, two hours southeast of Syracuse. They produced John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt and Lee Blessing’s Cold War two-hander, A Walk in the

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Woods, only this time one of the diplomats was female.

The single most hilarious moment of the year came during director David Lowenstein’s reinterpretation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods for the Syracuse University Drama Department. To play the frightening witch, Lowenstein got lovely undergraduate Stephanie Craven to put on a blue suit, white toupee and jowl mask to look like Kate McKinnon impersonating Jeff Sessions. To become the good witch, Craven donned a blonde wig and red pantsuit to become the candidate who won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.

When the word “Syracuse” was uttered on stage for the first time in 44 years during Kyle Bass’ world premiere of Possessing Harriet at Syracuse Stage, an audible wave of approval passed through the audience. Bass constructed a taut 90-minute drama from a little-known episode of an escaped slave in 1839. To do this he drew on memories of his own family’s history to put flesh on what had been the most invisible of the historical figures. A world premiere for a local playwright was the biggest risk yet for artistic director Robert Hupp.

Happily, it was a box office bonanza, with a surplus filling in for shortfalls elsewhere.

Elf: The Musical, Syracuse Stage’s holiday collaboration with the Syracuse University Drama Department, confirmed an 18-year history of making families happy.

Director Donna Drake, returned from last year’s The Wizard of Oz, just couldn’t miss. Set designer Czerton Lim zipped the action from the North Pole to Macy’s in an instant. Choreographer Brian J. Marcum had skaters on the ice rink at Rockefeller Center. In the title role, Chris Stevens was the guileless Johnny Appleseed of Christmas joy.

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was 58 years old and looked to be squeezed dry by a million term papers. Veteran director Timothy Douglas plumbed the vein of fiery blood at the heart of the drama by re-

minding us it was a family drama of competing dreams overriding its social concerns. Chiké Johnson as the wounded son and Kim Staunton as the force-of-nature mother both embodied aspirations we could cheer but were necessarily in conflict.

Next to Normal, the musical about bipolar disorder, was so dark that it could only run in the “risk slot” in January. Yet director Robert Hupp astutely recognized that Normal is redefining the entire genre, and has to be presented. Blessed with a sunny-looking but subtle leading lady, Judy McLane as Diana, Hupp gracefully navigated the rapidly shifting tone. For all the moments of lightness, including a riff on The Sound of Music, the show is about human suffering.

After having been stomped through community theater boards for decades, Michael Frayn’s ultra-farce Noises Off kicked off the fall season at Syracuse Stage. There was so much talent that acclaimed young playwright Kate Hamill was in the supporting role of Poppy, the assistant stage manager. Director Robert Hupp had rehearsed the cast so thoroughly that some in the audience felt he had dampened spontaneity, but such discipline allowed Seth Allen Bridges to take a nosedive down the staircase.

Before Hunter Foster took the reins, one of the last shows of the Redhouse’s previous era was Robert Harling’s 31-year-old tearjerker Steel Magnolias. Director Temar Underwood assured a professional gloss and imported two Equity players, Magdalyn Donnelly as Truvy the shop owner and Caroline Strang as Annelle the fundamentalist. The production also allowed top local players to look their best in a professional setting. Marguerite Mitchell (transformed by a blonde wig) glowed as the tragic diabetic Shelby, and Marcia Mele blazed as the irascible Ouiser, who’s been in a bad mood for 40 years.

Although playwright, director, actor, producer and costumer Garrett Heater gives most of his time to run-

ning Syracuse Opera these days, his annual summer production at the Mulroy Civic Center’s BeVard Room always commands attention. His July mounting of the Stephen Schwartz-Bob Fosse hit Pippin reminded us that this saga of maturation is not a show for kids. This vital collaboration with music director Dan Williams and choreographer Jodi Bova-Mele provided great roles for lead Liam Collins, narrator Joshua Kimball, and bully patriarch Bruce Paulsen.

Ronnie Bell’s Syracuse Shakespeare Inthe-Park assembled an unusually strong cast, including Tony Brown and Kimberly Grader, for the area premiere of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize–winning August: Osage County in February. Although shaky overall, it came dynamically alive in the interplay between the dying, harridan-matriarch (Binaifer Dabu) and her three daughters (Shannon Tompkins, Marguerite Mitchell and Julia Berger).

Appearing as an aging Okie in August: Osage County was Simon Moody, one of the busiest performers of the year. With his shorn pate, assertive (but protean) white beard and Stratford Festival diction, Moody is always instantly recognizable but still different in every role.

For Central New York Playhouse, his Paravacini in The Mousetrap was menacingly classy as well as florid, and his Van Helsing was a triumph in director Korrie Taylor’s no-camp, no-nonsense Dracula for Baldwinsville Theater Guild.

Flame-haired Aubry Panek has been a welcome presence on local stages for two decades, usually in glamorous or comic roles. In Appleseed Productions’ The Bridges of Madison County, she dazzled as the drab, middle-aged adulteress Francesca, literally barefoot in the kitchen. Her second-act solo, “Almost Real,” composed by Jason Robert Brown, was one of the top musical highlights of the year. A few weeks later Panek resumed her more familiar persona as Jacqueline, the rival nightclub owner in the Redhouse’s La Cage aux Folles.

Jut-jawed Christopher Lupia, once a featured player for Matt Chiorini at Le Moyne College, keeps flexing his versatility for Central New York Playhouse.

In January for Boeing, Boeing he was a clownish schlemiel who catches all the grief when his lothario roommate’s philandering plans go awry. Five weeks later he frightened as a murderous Prussian Marine in A Few Good Men. William Finn and James Lapine’s Falsettos has been a Rarely Done favorite for quite some time, with a rich array of numbers for four male voices: the husband (Peter Irwin), the lover he leaves his wife for (Jonathan Fleischman), his

psychiatrist (Justin Bird) and his precocious, observant son (Alex Burnett). In the April production, Lilli Komurek as the wronged wife stole the show with “I’m Breaking Down,” a manic cry of pain, during which she chops up phallic-looking bananas and carrots.

Robert G. Searle has been the go-to man for demanding male roles in Central New York Playhouse musicals such as Evita and Nine to Five. His payoff was a rare directing venture, the fulfillment of a long-nurtured labor of love: a revival of the cult musical Chess by Tim Rice and ABBA. It’s a rock opera with a checkered history that calls for big voices. He got them in baritone Benjamin Sills as the ironically sympathetic Russian master, tenor Paul Thompson as the loutish American and dynamo Ceara Windhausen as the woman who trades one for the other.

In a loving work of theatrical archaeology, Dan Stevens resurrected the 1928 Marx Brothers musical comedy Animal Crackers last spring for Baldwinsville Theater Guild. Doug Rougeaux, the Bubblemania magician, turned Groucho’s salty gags into a feast, as the pith-helmeted Col Spaulding.

Skilled harpist Jennifer Staples, crossing gender roles in a trousers part, was indeed a force of riotous upheaval as “The Professor” (i.e. Harpo).

At Central New York Playhouse, Dan Rowlands’ direction of the summer hit Rock of Ages cast many familiar faces against type and put former supporting players in the spotlight. Lovely Hali Greenhouse was a house on fire lead as Sherrie, the girl from the boonies trying to make it in the big city. Similarly, Tyler Ianuzi, despite being blessed with leading-man looks, had been noted mostly for disposable bullies, like Curly in Of Mice and Men. Along with the required charisma, they had superlative voices in a string of duets, like “High Enough” and “Oh Sherrie.”

Oscar Wilde came alive in the person of veteran player Josh Mele for the world premiere of The Picture of Oscar Wilde by newcomer Tanner Efinger, presented by the new company Breadcrumbs Productions. What Efinger lacked in financial resources he made up in name recognition, not only Mele but frequent leading man Derek Powell as the lover Bosie and Equity member Louis Balestra as a gun-slinging Marquis of Queensbury. The show appeared in the comfy Open Hand Theater space in Shoppingtown in September on the weekend the town of DeWitt questioned the future of the mall.

Dan Tursi’s 50th anniversary reviv-

al of Mart Crowley’s Boys in the Band brought a flood of conflicting emotions.

The fey gags of mincing designer Emory (Michael Stephan) are consistently hilarious, even though they’re supposed to embarrass the audience and annoy other members of the cast. Most striking is the show’s mordant anxiety and self-loathing, now disappeared like the 1968-model heavy Western Electric telephones with long wires. Jason Timothy as the host and David Minikheim as the guest of honor were in top form.

Playwright Terrence McNally rewrote the in-joke theater comedy It’s Only a Play four times over more than 30 years to get it right. Choreographer-performer Stephfond Brunson seized upon the moment with some innovative casting choices, starting with Donnie Williams in the bitchy Nathan Lane part. For this Central New York Playhouse production, Isaac Betters capped a good year that also included Chess, while longtime backstage presence Heather Jensen was in peak form as the bubble-headed moneybags.

Two kids made it big last summer in Auburn. Wordsmith Matte O’Brien and musician Matt Vinson had some minor successes until they auditioned their Anne of Green Gables: A New Folk Rock Musical in 2017 for The Pitch, the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival’s incubator for new musicals. Wowing audiences and judges, it moved on to a fully staged production at the MerryGo-Round Playhouse last July. A graduate of the Syracuse University Drama Department, O’Brien had been a protégé of Marie Kemp.

The love story in Alan Menken’s Newsies (presented in July at Cortland Repertory Theatre), which links a striking street urchin with the publisher’s daughter, begged plausibility. Matthew Couvillon’s choreography of the large, youthful male chorus made more sense.

Rarely have hoofing men expressed so compellingly their testosterone-driven resolve against injustice. They were better at bringing history alive than any of the dialogue.

Kate Hamill’s frolicsome, rapid-paced adaptations have been produced everywhere since she first emerged at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in July 2017. Suzanne Agins’ direction of Pride and Prejudice for Ithaca’s Hangar Theatre was as much fun as any show anywhere over the last 12 months. Veteran player Soccoro Santiago scored in dual roles, as flibbertigibbet Mrs. Bennet and the august Lady Catherine De Burgh; by simply changing hats and vocal range, Santiago could have the two characters talk to one another.

When Gordon Greenburg and Chad Hodge reshaped the 1942 Bing Crosby movie Holiday Inn into a contemporary dance musical, they moved the action forward five years to 1947. This invited Merry-Go-Round costumer Tiffany Howard to make the big production number “Easter Parade” a meticulous recreation of the Christian Dior “New Look,” which indeed appeared that year.

Hers were the most dazzling duds seen on any stage this year.

ABBA’s Mamma Mia! has been popular with audiences for nearly two decades, but no local companies wanted to take it on until Auburn’s Merry-GoRound decided to invest in an acre of silver spandex for the lush June opening.

Director-choreographer Brett Smock led a huge cast and even brought the male chorus on prancing in flippers.

At first glance Wendy MacLeod’s Women in Jeopardy! at Cortland Repertory looked like a machine-tooled sitcom, a conveyor belt of laughs. On closer scrutiny we could see that MacLeod, a onetime off-Broadway darling, had come up with a subtle subversion of the form.

All the lovers, young and middle-aged, are self-deceivers, and the plain, middle-aged housewives (Charlie Jhay and Stefanie Londino) come out on top at the end.

For the Hangar, Michael Barakiva’s explosive direction of Kander and Ebb’s Chicago reinvented the musical that had perhaps become too familiar. Murderess Velma Kelly (Lauren Sprague) was a blonde Viking in “All That Jazz,” while much riotous humor included Roxie (Kate Loprest) singing about a fake pregnancy, “Me and My Baby.” Barakiva and choreographer Mimi Quillin even put the hairy-legged male chorus in diapers.

2018 also had a few curtain calls. Veteran Syracuse New Times theater critic David Feldman spent his last years in Philadelphia but is vividly remembered here. Check out our tribute on Page 6.

John Anthony LoFaro was a muscular guy who knew how to tell a joke. Absent from the scene for two decades, he was a longtime member of AFTRA, the Screen Actors’ Guild. Earlier he made memorable contributions to several local companies, like Bob Brown’s Opening Night Productions. One standout was the lead in Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy at Salt City Center in 1994.

With her luscious, expressive voice, Lee Dreamer was a welcome presence at many prestige venues, with some musical theater on the side. Her “Something Wonderful” as Lady Thiang in a 1988 Salt City Center production of The King and I still resonates. SNT

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GAME CHANGER

Battling the odds, Dan Mastronardi’s Westcott Theater celebrates 10 years as a music venue

BY JESSICA NOVAK

F

or years, Syracuse had a void in the music scene that kept many mid-level artists from coming through. Without a 700-person capacity space, artists and agents either had to choose between bar-sized rooms or major venues like the Landmark Theater — or else they bypassed this market.

This situation forced concertgoers like Dan Mastronardi and Sam Levey to visit Ithaca or Rochester for the shows they wanted to see. And they would find themselves surrounded by a hundred other Central New York music fans each time.

So in 2008 Mastronardi and Levey teamed up and filled that gap with the opening of the Westcott Theater, 524 Westcott St. Now celebrating 10 years, the Westcott has hosted some of the biggest acts in music, along the way becoming a complete scene-changer for Syracuse.

Mastronardi had attended Cayuga Community College and Onondaga Community College, but found himself unsure about the college route. Once he started booking bands professionally in 2003, he was sold on his future.

He started small with shows at venues such as Old City Hall, Bull and Bear and Downtown Manhattans. But when he started booking acts at the Mezzanotte Café on North Salina Street, things picked up. Suddenly musicmakers like Grace Potter, Lotus, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ryan Montbleu, Marco Benevento and more were playing the room — before they were major names. Mastronardi began cultivating a dynamic where artists would play to a dozen or so people the first time around, but would then perform in front of 100 or more in subsequent gigs. It became clear that he needed a bigger space.

During that time, Levey asked Mastronardi to book the band Raq for his 30th birthday. The group was a stretch for the Mezzanotte, but the show sold out and that suc-

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cess bonded them as a team. While Levey came from a bar management background, Mastronardi was firmly planted on the booking side. That division of talents was perfect for their goal.

Mastronardi was also familiar with the Westcott Cinema, a fixture in the heart of the Westcott Nation since 1928. “I saw (the documentary) Bittersweet Motel by Phish at that movie theater,” Mastronardi says. “And I thought then that this would make a great music venue. I was outgrowing the small bars downtown and found out the cinema was going to be closing and they were looking for someone to lease it. We jumped at it.”

But leasing the theater meant a new mountain of challenges. Mastronardi and Levey spent everything they had creating the space and they handled much of the transitioning work. Once they started booking shows, they risked thousands of dollars betting on which bands would draw and which would leave them at a loss.

“I was buying Ramen noodles for dinner at Wegmans and my card got declined,” Levey recalls. “All my cards were maxed out. I didn’t have a nickel in my pocket. But some guy recognized me from the newspaper because of the Westcott and he bought me my Ramen and Mountain Dew.” Levey and Mastronardi were determined to lay it all on the line to make the Westcott a success. That camaraderie and commitment soon started to pay off. Two additional partners, Alex Balstra and Jack Butts, joined the team after the theater opened and shows started gaining traction.

“I gave Dan a dream list of 10 acts I wanted to see at the theater in the beginning,” Levey says.

“Dan had nine of them in the theater within the first year.”

While the quality of acts was impressive, it was also Mastronardi’s knack for mixing the Westcott’s concert slate that helped lure different music listeners. Parents would bring their kids to a show and see a poster of upcoming events with names they wanted to see. And with the venue so close to Syracuse University, college students made the Westcott a frequent stop.

“If you ask five people if they’ve heard of the Westcott Theater, they say yes,” Mastronardi says. “I wanted to create a music venue that changed the landscape of music in Syracuse, and I’m proud that I’ve been able to last as long as I have. Ten years is a long time to be a music venue. It’s a huge accomplishment. I had naysayers from the beginning, but I thrive off of that. I learned something from (the reality-TV series) Bar Rescue. He says, ‘I don’t embrace excuses.

I embrace solutions.’”

Mastronardi is also quick to recognize that it wasn’t a one-man team that made the magic happen. “You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with,” he says. “I can’t take full credit. Partners, fans, employees, interns: The theater is important to everyone.”

Mastronardi and Levey both noted how satisfying it was to watch the career progress of musicians who were paid $200 for their first show and are now getting booked for major music festivals. “We’ve been able to see transformations of artists who show up in a van and then turn into full rock stars, playing the same stages as Beyonce,” Mastronardi says. “If you look at the lineup for Electric Forest Festival, every one of their headliners has played the Westcott. Now they play to more than 50,000 at those festivals.”

But with those major accomplishments came equal risk. “People think the business is rainbows and lucky charms,” Mastronardi says. “It’s not. My anxiety is terrible, with the stress and the

pressure of this business. It’s extremely competitive. You always need to know what’s going to be popular next. When you risk $10,000 every day, that takes a toll on you.”

Levey left the Westcott in 2014 but still looks back fondly on his time there. “We knew Syracuse needed this,” he says. “All of our families wanted to see these shows. They were tired of not having it in their hometown. To this day, people give me hugs and say that certain shows at the Westcott meant the world to them. They saw their band at the Westcott. That made it all worth it.”

Mastronardi continues to book a heavy schedule at the Westcott, but also works with venues including the F Shed at the Regional Market, Eastwood’s Palace Theatre, Utica’s Saranac Brewery, Baldwinsville’s Paper Mill Island, S.I. Hall (the Science and Industry Building at the New York State Fairgrounds), Good Nature Farm Brewery and more. He also teaches a live music promotion course at Syracuse University.

“Some interns and students that were with us are big agents now,” he says. “I’ve been able to teach students and see them go on to work with territories and doing good things in the music business.”

Mastronardi promises a “wicked solid” schedule for 2019, with some acts that haven’t played the venue in years. He also plans to upgrade the visuals and sound system at the theater.

“One of the biggest things to overcome for us was that the city and the community was scared,” Levey says. “There was pushback. It’s important for the community to realize it was a success story. If other local businesses want to bring something, be open. It’s made a difference. I hope the city continues to welcome business. It makes our city. I can’t blame the Westcott community for being nervous about a 700-capacity nightclub in the middle of a neighborhood, but now people move there just to go to it. I’m proud of what we did.” SNT

MASTRONARDI AND LEVEY’S

TOP WESTCOTT SHOWS:

Avett Brothers Skrillex Grace Potter Mike Gordon Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Soulive

Umphrey’s McGee Medeski Martin and Wood Greensky Bluegrass Twiddle All the members of moe. in various bands

Dan Mastronardi (facing page) with his crew: “You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with.” The Everyone Orchestra, featuring members of moe., entertain a large crowd (below) Dec. 14 at the Westcott Theater. Michael Davis photos

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W E D N E S DAY 12 /26 ABBAmania. Wed. Dec. 26, 1 p.m.

Maybe they’ll play “Waterloo” at this tribute show that also features BeeGees songs. The Vine, Del Lago Resort & Casino, 1133 Route 414, Waterloo. $15. (315) 946-1777; dellagoresort.com.

Great Salt City Blues Concert 3.

Wed. Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. Kim Lembo and Austin Jimmy Murphy make homecoming appearances with Syracuse’s best blues players as they pay tribute to Bobby “Blue” Bland, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, T-Bone Walker and Johnny Winter. Palace Theatre, 2384 James St. $25/advance, $30/door.

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Storytellers in the Round. Wed. Dec. 26, 8 p.m. Hear from musicians Phil Grajko, Nadine Prince, KidBess and Riley Mahan at Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5/advance, $8/door. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

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Major Player, Late Earth. Thurs. 9 p.m. Major Player is indie rock rooted in soul and rhythm’n’blues, while Late Earth brings cross-genre alternative blues. Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5/advance, $8/door. (315) 4741060; funknwaffles.com.

F R I DAY 12 /28 Bret Michaels. Fri. 8 p.m. The former Poison frontman performs at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Showroom, Thurway Exit 33, Verona. $64-$89.

(877) 833- SHOW; turningstone.com.

Moss Back Mule Band and The Paul Case Band. Fri. 8 p.m. Two veteran bands perform a rockin’ night of music at the Kallet Civic Center, 159 Main St., Oneida. Free. (315) 3638525; kalletciviccenter.org.

Barika. Fri. 10 p.m. A six-piece funky, dubbed out, psychedelic West African-flavored band from Burlington, Vermont. Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $10. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

Dan and Shay. Sat. 8 p.m. This award-winning country music duo will be at the Event Center at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center, Thruway Exit 33, Verona. $44-$79.

(877) 833- SHOW; turningstone.com.

The Zoo. Sat. 8 p.m. Also on hand will be Cozy Gang, Sean Mags, Pipe Her Group, Justin Witter and Mike O’Leary. Westcott Theater, 524 Westcott St. $10. (315) 299-8886; thewestcotttheater.com.

BSG. Sat. 10 p.m. Enjoy a tribute to Chris Cornell, with proceeds to benefit Frankie Cutie. Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $10/advance, $15/door.

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S U N DAY 12 /30 Old-Time Music Jam. Every Sun. 1 p.m. Jam session for all sorts of ramblers and pickers is open to both spectators and players, followed by a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. Kellish Hill Farm, 3192 Pompey Center Road, Manlius. $5/suggested donation. (315) 682-1578.

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ABBAcadabra. Mon. 9 p.m. See the hit ABBA tribute show live at the Turning Stone Resort Casino Showroom, Thruway Exit 33, Verona. $15-$19.

(877) 833- SHOW; turningstone.com.

Menage A’ Soul. Mon. 9 p.m. The retro dance band plays ane early New Year’s Eve set at the Bingo Parlor at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Thruway Exit 33, Verona. Free. (877) 833- SHOW; turningstone.com.

Pearly Baker’s Best. Mon. 9 p.m.

Along with Mike Powell & The Black River at King of Clubs, 406 S. Clinton St. $10-$15. Thelosthorizon.com.

Sophistafunk. Mon. 10 p.m. Celebrate New Year’s Eve with hip-hop, funk and jam music at Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $20. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

T U E S DAY 1/1 Salt City Showcase. Tues. 6 p.m. Featuring Charley Orlando, Ella Drotar and Chris Cooley at Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

Julianna Cary & Julia Grippe. Tues.

9 p.m. Acoustic singer-songwriters at Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5.

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W E D N E S DAY 1/2 The Crucials. Wed. 9 p.m. The ninepiece, Ithaca-based roots and reggae group comes to Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5/advance, $10/door.

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T H U R S DAY 1/3 Kansas Wine. Thurs. 9 p.m. A tribute to Primus and Les Claypool at Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5/advance, $7/door. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles. com.

F R I DAY 1/4 Dancing with the Stars. Fri. 8 p.m.

The touring version of the hit dancing television show comes to the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center, Thurway Exit 33, Verona. $44-$89.

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The End of America. Fri. 8 p.m. Enjoy three-part harmony with rock and Americana, similar to Ryan Adams, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Dawes. May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. $15. (315) 446-8920; mmuus.org.

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Delaney Brothers. Sat. 7:30 p.m. The two-time Sammy winners play bluegrass with country, folk, gospel and Celtic influences. Oswego Music Hall, McCrobie Building, 41 Lake St., Oswego. $16-$19. (315) 695-6477; oswegomusichall.org

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S U N DAY 1/6 Old-Time Music Jam. Every Sun. 1 p.m. Jam session for all sorts of ramblers and pickers is open to both spectators and players, followed by a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. Kellish Hill Farm, 3192 Pompey Center Road, Manlius. $5/suggested donation. (315) 682-1578.

The Truest. Sun. 9 p.m. A night of home-grown hip hop and rap in honor of the 15th anniversary and the FS4 mixtape release. Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

M O N DAY 1/ 7 Pearly Baker’s Best. Mon. 8:30 p.m.

This band knows more than 230 Grateful Dead songs, making sure they never play the same track twice.

Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5.

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T U E S DAY 1/8 Salt City Showcase. Tues. 6 p.m. Featuring Evan Bujold, Ashley Rose and Cait Devin and Maggie Morse. Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St. $5. (315) 474-1060; funknwaffles.com.

CLUB DATES

Between The Covers. (Club 11, 1799 Brewerton Road) 6 p.m.

Salsa Wednesdays. (Pastime Athletic Club, 114 Clarton St.) 6:30 p.m.

Shawn Tallet. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 6 p.m.

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T H U R S DAY 12 /27 Karaoke. (Phoenix American Legion, 9 Oswego River Road) 6 p.m.

Brian McArdell & Mark Westers.

(Potter’s Pub, Raddison Greens, 8055 Potter Road) 6:30 p.m.

Loren Barrigar. (St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5402 W. Genesee St.) 7 p.m.

GeriRig. (Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St.) 9 p.m.

The Intention. (Phoebe’s Restaurant, 900 E. Genesee St.) 9 p.m.

Frita Lay Dance & Drag. (Trexx Nightclub, 319 N. Clinton St.) 10 p.m.

Karaoke. (Bull & Bear Roadhouse, 6402 Collamer Road) 10 p.m.

Karaoke. (Bull & Bear Roadhouse, 8201 Oswego Road) 10 p.m.

F R I DAY 12 /28 Mark Nanni. (Wegmans, 6789 E. Genesee St.) Noon.

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Mark Zane. (WT Brews, 18 E. Genesee St.) 6 p.m.

Rev. (Blue Spruce Lounge, 400 Seventh North St.) 7 p.m.

Bad Juju. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St). 8 p.m.

Menage A’ Soul. (Beginnings ll, 6897 Manlius Center Road) 8 p.m.

Mark Nanni. (Murphy’s Law, 7650 Highbridge Road) 8:30 p.m.

Gold Dust Gypsies. (Muddy Waters, 2 Oswego St.) 9 p.m.

S AT U R DAY 12 /29 John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo. (Wegmans, 6789 E. Genesee St.) Noon Scott Twiford. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St.) 5:30 p.m.

Moe Michnick. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 6 p.m.

Last Thursday Night Band. (Benjamin’s On Franklin, 314 S. Franklin St.) 6:30 p.m.

Paul Davie. (Bull & Bear Roadhouse, 8201 Oswego Road) 7 p.m.

Brian McArdell & Mark Westers.

(Lock 1 Distilling Co., 17 Culvert St.) 8 p.m.

Gina Rose and The Thorns. (Irish Jacks, 1706 Route 11) 8 p.m.

The Measure. (Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub, 301 W. Fayette St.) 8 p.m.

Payton Bird. (Monirae’s, 688 County Route 10) 8 p.m.

The Primates. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St.) 8 p.m.

13 Curves. (Average Joe’s, 2119 Downer Street) 9 p.m.

S U N DAY 12 /30 Jesse Derringer. (Phoenix American Legion, 9 Oswego River Road) 2 p.m.

Jazz Jam . (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 3 p.m.

John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo. (Blue Water Grill, 11 Genesee St.) 5 p.m.

Will River Band. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 6 p.m.

Ryan Burdick. (Shifty’s, 1401 Burnet Ave.) 7 p.m.

Count Blastula. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 9 p.m.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19) I suspect that in 2019 you’ll be able to blend a knack for creating more stability with an urge to explore and seek greater freedom. How might this unusual confluence be expressed in practical ways? Maybe you’ll travel to reconnect with your ancestral roots. Or perhaps a faraway ally or influence will help you feel more at home in the world. It’s possible you’ll establish a stronger foundation, which will in turn bolster your courage and inspire you to break free of a limitation. What do you think?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) On the average,

a total eclipse of the sun happens every 18 months. And how often is a total solar eclipse visible from a specific location on the planet?

Typically, once every 375 years. In 2019, the magic moment will occur on July 2 for people living in Chile and Argentina. But I believe that throughout the coming year, Tauruses all over the world will experience other kinds of rare and wonderful events at a higher rate than usual. Not eclipses, but rather divine interventions, mysterious miracles, catalytic epiphanies, unexpected breakthroughs and amazing graces. Expect more of the marvelous than you’re accustomed to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “The world’s full

of people who have stopped listening to themselves,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell.

It’s imperative that you NOT be one of those folks. 2019 should be the Year of Listening Deeply to Yourself. That means being on high alert for your inner inklings, your unconscious longings, and the still, small voice at the heart of your destiny. If you do that, you’ll discover I’m right when I say that you’re smarter than you realize.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Jackson Pollock is regarded as a pioneer in the technique of drip painting, which involves drizzling and splashing paint on canvases that lie on the floor. It made him famous. But the truth is, Pollock got inspired to pursue what became known as his signature style only after he saw an exhibit by the artist Janet Sobel, who was the real pioneer. I bring this to your attention, because I see 2019 as a year when the Janet Sobel-like aspects of your life will get their due.

Overdue appreciation will arrive. Credit you have deserved but haven’t fully garnered will finally come your way. You’ll be acknowledged and recognized in surprising ways.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) As the crow flies, Wy-

oming is almost a thousand miles from the Pacific Ocean and more than a thousand miles from the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Now here’s a surprise: in the northwest corner of Wyoming, the North Two Ocean Creek divides into two tributaries, one of which ultimately flows to the Pacific and one that reaches the Gulf. So an enterprising fish could conceivably swim from one ocean to the other via this waterway. I propose that we make North Two Ocean Creek your official metaphor for 2019. It will symbolize the turning point you’ll be at in your life; it will remind you that you’ll have the power to launch an epic journey in one of two directions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) I have come to the

conclusion that softening your relationship with perfectionism will be a key assignment in 2019. With this in mind, I offer you observations from wise people who have studied the subject.

1. “The perfect is the enemy of the good.”

(Voltaire) 2. “Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible.” (Rebecca Solnit) 3. Perfectionism is “the high-end version of fear.” (Elizabeth Gilbert) 4. “Nothing is less efficient than perfectionism.” (Elizabeth Gilbert) 5. “It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else’s perfectly.” (Elizabeth Gilbert)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In 1682, Peter Alex-

eyevich became co-Tsar of Russia. He was 10 years old. His 24-year-old half-sister Sophia had a hole cut in the back of his side of the

dual throne. That way she could sit behind him, out of sight, and whisper guidance as he discussed political matters with allies. I’d love it if you could wangle a comparable arrangement for yourself in 2019. Are there wise confidants or mentors or helpers from whom you could draw continuous counsel? Seek them out.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The body of the

violin has two f-shaped holes on either side of the strings. They enable the sound that resonates inside the instrument to be projected outwardly. A thousand years ago, the earliest ancestor of the modern violin had round holes.

Later they became half-moons, then c-shaped, and finally evolved into the f-shape. Why the change? Scientific analysis reveals that the modern form allows more air to be pushed out from inside the instrument, thereby producing a more powerful sound. My analysis of your life in 2019 suggests it will be a time to make an upgrade from your metaphorical equivalent of the c-shaped holes to the f-shaped holes. A small shift like that will enable you to generate more power and resonance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Sagittarian singer-songwriter Sia has achieved great success, garnering nine Grammy nominations and amassing a $20 million fortune. Among the superstars for whom she has composed hit tunes are Beyoncé, Rihanna and Flo Rida. But she has also had failures. Top recording artists like Adele and Shakira have commissioned her to write songs for them, only to subsequently turn down what she created. In 2016, Sia got sweet revenge. She released an album in which she herself sang many of those rejected songs.

It has sold more than 2 million copies. Do you, too, know what it’s like to have your gifts and skills ignored or unused or rebuffed, Sagittarius? If so, the coming months will be an excellent time to express them for your own benefit, as Sia did.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A typical fluffy

white cumulus cloud weighs 216,000 pounds.

A dark cumulonimbus storm cloud is 106 million pounds, almost 490 times heavier. Why? Because it’s filled with far more water than the white cloud. So which is better, the fluffy cumulus or the stormy cumolonimbus? Neither, of course. We might sometimes prefer the former over the latter because it doesn’t darken the sky as much or cause the inconvenience of rain. But the truth is, the cumulonimbus is a blessing; a substantial source of moisture; a gift to growing things. I mention this because I suspect that for you, 2019 will have more metaphorical resemblances to the cumulonimbus than the cumulus.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A hundred years

ago, most astronomers thought there was just one galaxy in the universe: our Milky Way. Other models for the structure of the universe were virtually heretical. But in the 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble produced research that proved the existence of many more galaxies. Today the estimate is that there are at least 400 billion. I wonder what currently unimaginable possibilities will be obvious to our ancestors a hundred years from now. Likewise, I wonder what currently unforeseen truths will be fully available to you by the end of 2019.

My guess: more than in any other previous year of your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Author Elizabeth

Gilbert offers advice for those who long for a closer relationship with the Supreme Being: “Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.” I’ll expand that approach so it applies to you when you’re in quest of any crucial life-enhancing experience. If you genuinely believe that a particular adventure or relationship or transformation is key to your central purpose, it’s not enough to be mildly enthusiastic about it. You really do need to seek your heart’s desire in the way people with their heads on fire look for water. 2019 will be prime time for you to embody this understanding.

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M O N DAY 12 /31 Frank & Bill Ali. (Average Joe’s, 2119 Downer St.) 6 p.m.

The Shylocks. (Blue Spruce Lounge, 400 Seventh North St.) 7 p.m.

Lisa Lee Trio. (Brae Loch Inn, 5 Albany St.) 8 p.m.

Los Blancos. (Syracuse Polish Home, 915 Park Ave.) 9 p.m.

Mark Zane Band. (Camillus Grill, 72 Main St.) 9 p.m.

Scars N Stripes. (Average Joe’s, 2119 Downer St.) 9:30 p.m.

Timeline. (Sheraton University Hotel, 900 S. Crouse Ave.) 9:30 p.m.

T U E S DAY 1/1 Angelo Candela. (Finger Lakes On Tap, 35 Fennell St.) 2 p.m.

Ruddy Well Band. (Shifty’s, 1401 Burnet Ave.) 2 p.m.

Salsa Heat. (Mattydale VFW Post 3146, 2000 Lemoyne Ave.) 6:30 p.m.

Kevin Barrigar. (Average Joe’s, 2119 Downer St.) 7 p.m.

Jess Novak and Open Mike. (Maxwells, 122 E Genesee St) 9 p.m.

T H U R S DAY 1/3 Irv Lyons. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St.) 7 p.m.

Liam Alone. (The MOST, 500 S. Franklin St.) 7 p.m.

Kennadee. (Abbott’s Village Tavern, 6 E. Main St.) 8 p.m.

Frita Lay Dance & Drag. (Trexx nightclub, 319 N. Clinton St.) 10 p.m.

F R I DAY 1/4 Ryan Blatchley & Jim VanArsdale.

(Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St) 5:30 p.m.

Hard Promises. (Club 11, 1799 Brewerton Road.) 6 p.m.

The Shylocks. (Sharkey’s, 7240 Oswego Road) 6 p.m.

Mark Zane. (Finger Lakes On Tap, 35 Fennell St.) 7 p.m.

Brian McArdell & Mark Westers.

(Pasta’s on the Green, 1 Village Blvd N.) 8 p.m.

Ya’ Mama. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St.) 8 p.m.

B-Side. (Shifty’s, 1401 Burnet Ave.) 9 p.m.

Neil Minet and Electric Mud. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 9 p.m.

S AT U R DAY 1/5 Cruise Control. (Moondog’s Lounge, 24 State St.) 8 p.m.

Damdog. (Lock 1 Distilling Co., 17 Culver St.) 8 p.m.

Menage A’ Soul. (Shifty’s, 1401 Burnet Ave.) 9 p.m.

Nineball. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 9 p.m.

Ogle. (The Heist Bar, 114 Oneida St.) 9 p.m.

The Barndogs. (Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St.) 10 p.m.

S U N DAY 1/6 Tim Herron. (Empire Brewing Company, 120 Walton St.) 10 a.m.

Jeff Stockham. (Finger Lakes On Tap, 35 Fennell St.) 2 p.m.

Jesse Derringer. (Phoenix American Legion, 9 Oswego River Road) 2 p.m.

Jazz Jam . (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 3 p.m.

Stephen Phillips. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 6 p.m.

T U E S DAY 1/8 Kevin Barrigar. (Average Joe’s, 2119 Downer St.) 7 p.m.

Jess Novak & Friends and Open Mike. (Maxwells, 122 E. Genesee St).

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Harmonic Dirt. (Beer Belly Deli, 510 Westcott St.) 6 p.m.

Stroke. (Club 11, 1799 Brewerton Road) 7 p.m.

Jen Cork. (The Stoop Kitchen, 311 W. Fayette St.) 8 p.m.

The Crucials. (Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St.) 9 p.m.

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Elf: The Musical. Wed. (12-26) 2 p.m., Thurs. (12-27) 2 & 7 p.m., Fri. (12-28) 7 p.m., Sat. (12-29) 3 & 8 p.m., Sun. (12-30) 2 & 7 p.m., Thurs. (1-3) 7 p.m., Fri. (1-4) 8 p.m., Sat. (1-5) 3 & 8 p.m., Sun. (1-6) 2 & 7 p.m. A North Pole nitwit takes center stage in the musical adaptation of the Will Ferrell movie in the Syracuse University Drama Department and Syracuse Stage’s co-production at Syracuse Stage’s Archbold Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St. $25-$68. (315) 443-3275.

Hijacked Holiday. Mon. (12-31) & Thurs. (1-3) 6:45 p.m. The yuletide season gets spoofed in this interactive dinner-theater comedy whodunit; performed by Acme Mystery Company.

Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St. $29.95/plus tax and gratuity. (315) 475-1807.

Sleeping Beauty. Sat. (12-29) 12:30 p.m. Interactive version of the children’s classic, as performed by Magic Circle Children’s Theatre. Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St. $6.

(315) 449-3823.

COMEDY

Dave Landau. Thurs. (12-27) 7:30 p.m., Fri. (12-28) 7:30 & 10 p.m., Sat. (12-29) 7 & 9:45 p.m., Sun. (12-30) & Mon. (12-31) 7:30 p.m. The Bob & Tom radio veteran rings in the new year at the Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $12/ Thurs. & Sun., $15/Fri. & Sat., $25/ Mon. (315) 423-8669.

Brian Aldredge. Thurs. (1-3) 7:30 p.m.

The witty comic takes on the Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $10. (315) 4238669.

Gareth Reynolds. Fri. (1-4) 7:30 & 10 p.m., Sat. (1-5) 7 & 9:45 p.m., Sun. (1-6) 7:30 p.m. The Milwaukee mirthmaker visits the Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $15/Fri. & Sat., $10/Sun. (315) 4238669.

SPORTS

Syracuse Crunch Hockey. Fri. Dec. 28, Sat. Dec. 29, Fri. Jan. 4 & Sat. Jan. 5, 7 p.m. The puck-slappers take on the Utica Comets (Dec. 28), the Springfield Thunderbirds (Dec. 29), the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Jan. 4) and the Toronto Marlies (Jan. 5) at the Onondaga County War Memorial Arena, 515 Montgomery St. $16. (315)

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Syracuse University Men’s Basketball. Sat. Dec. 29, 2 p.m.; Wed. Jan. 9, 8 p.m. The Orange battles St. Bonaventure (Dec. 29) and Clemson (Jan. 9) at the Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave. $10-$55. (888) DOME-TIX.

Holmes and Watson. Sleuth spoof with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 1:55, 4:50, 7:45 & 10:40 p.m.

SPECIALS

Gingerbread Gallery. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Jan. 1); through Jan. 6. The 33rd annual show features more than 30 original gingerbread creations. Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Blvd. E. $7/ adults, $5/seniors, $2/children. (315) 471-0593, eriecanalmuseum.org/gingerbread.

Lights on the Lake. Daily, 5-10 p.m.; through Jan. 6. The 29th annual drivethrough yuletide lights spectacular at Onondaga Lake Park, 6790 Onondaga Lake Trail, Liverpool. $10/Mon.-Thurs., $20/Fri.-Sun.; $6/Mon. & Tues. with Wegmans Shoppers Club Card. Lightsonthelake.com.

FILM

STARTS FRIDAY FILMS, THEATERS AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Aquaman. Jason Momoa as the beefcake underwater warrior in this DC Comics romp; presented in 3-D in some theaters. Movie Tavern. (3-D).

Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10:15 p.m. Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2:45 & 6:30 p.m.

Bumblebee. Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena in a Transformers offshoot; presented in 3-D in some theaters.

Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 12:30, 3:45, 7, 7:15 & 10:45 p.m.

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. More family-friendly scares with Jack Black. Hollywood (Recliners).

Wed. Dec. 26 & Thurs. Dec. 27: noon.

The Grinch. Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to this Dr Seuss cartoon. Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10 a.m., 1:10 &

Mary Poppins Returns. Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Dick Van Dyke in the much-anticipated Disney sequel.

Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10:30 a.m., 2:05, 5:40, 6, 9:15 & 9:30 p.m.

Mary Queen of Scots. Saiorse Ronan tangles with Margot Robbie in this sumptuous period piece. Manlius Art Cinema. Wed. Dec. 26-Fri. Dec. 28: 7:30 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 29 & Sun. Dec. 30, 2, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Mon. Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.; Tues. Jan. 1, 2, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., Wed. Jan. 2 & Thurs. Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Mortal Engines. Action aplenty in this post-apocalypse science-fiction saga. Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10:35 p.m.

The Mule. Clint Eastwood as a senior-citizen cocaine smuggler in this offbeat character study. Movie Tavern.

(Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 10:15 a.m., 2:15, 5:30 & 8:50 p.m.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren in Disney’s big-budget special-effects fantasy. Hollywood (Recliners). Wed. Dec. 26 & Thurs.

Dec. 27: 4:40 p.m.

Welcome to Marwen. Steve Carell in director Robert Zemecki’s unusual comedy-drama. Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 12:40, 4, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m.

FILM, OTHERS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY:

At Eternity’s Gate. Fri. Dec. 28 & Sat. Dec. 29, 4 & 7 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 30, 1 & 4 p.m.; Mon. Dec. 31-Thurs. Jan. 3, 7 p.m.; Fri. Jan. 4 & Sat. Jan. 5, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Sun. Jan. 6, 1:15 & 4:15 p.m.; Mon. Jan. 7-Wed. Jan. 9, 7:15 p.m. Willem Dafoe’s acclaimed turn as Vincent van Gogh anchors this art-house hit at the Cinema Capitol Twin, 234 W. Dominick St., Rome. $7/adults, $6/military and students. (315) 337-6453.

Boy Erased. Wed. Dec. 26 & Thurs.

Dec. 27, 7:15 p.m.; Fri. Dec. 28 & Sat. Dec. 29, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 30, 1:15 & 4:15 p.m.; Mon. Dec. 31-Thurs. Jan. 3, 7:15 p.m. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman in a drama about a young man’s outing. Cinema Capitol Twin, 234 W. Dominick St.,

Rome. $7/adults, $6/military and students. (315) 337-6453.

Dinosaurs Alive. Wed. Dec. 26-Tues.

Jan. 1, 10 a.m. Michael Douglas narrates this large-format travelogue about paleontologists in search of Jurassic-era critters. Bristol IMAX at the MOST, 500 S. Franklin St. Film: $6. Film and exhibits: $17/adults, $15/ children under 11 and seniors. (315) 425-9068.

Hubble. Wed. Dec. 26-Tues. Jan. 1, 2:30 p.m. Leonardo Di Caprio narrates this large-format Space Shuttle spectacle. Bristol IMAX at the MOST, 500 S. Franklin St. Film: $6. Film and exhibits: $17/adults, $15/children under 11 and seniors. (315) 425-9068.

Pandas. Wed. Dec. 26-Tues. Jan. 1, 1 p.m. Kristen Bell narrates this large-format study of several cute cubs in China at the Bristol IMAX at the MOST, 500 S. Franklin St. Film: $6.

Film and exhibit hall: $17/adults, $15/ children under 11 and seniors. (315) 425-9068.

The Polar Express. Wed. Dec. 26-Tues. Jan. 1, 11 a.m. & 4 p.m. Ride aboard Tom Hanks’ magic choo-choo in this large-format fantasy. Bristol IMAX at the MOST, 500 S. Franklin St. Film: $10/adults, $8/children under 11 and seniors. Film and exhibit hall: $17/adults, $15/children under 11 and seniors. (315) 425-9068.

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Second Act. Breezy romcom with Jennifer Lopez. Movie Tavern. (Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 12:50, 4:10, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

The webslinger flies high in this Marvel Comics cartoon. Movie Tavern.

(Stadium). Wed. Dec. 26-Mon. Dec. 31: 11:35 a.m., 2:55, 6:15 & 9:35 p.m.

Venom. Tom Hardy gets goofy in this amusing Marvel Comics monster movie about a disgraced journalist who gets co-opted by an alien

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Notice of Formation of 1525 SANCTUARY LANE, LLC — Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 11/19/18. Office location: Cortland County. Secretary of State of New York designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail process to 4599 Briar Meadow Road, Cortland, New York 13045 which is the principal office of the limited liability company.

The limited liability company was formed for any lawful business purpose.

State of New York (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2761 Connors Rd, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 5920 Lakeshore, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/28/2018. Office location: County of Onondaga.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8100 Oasis Lane, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ALL THEIR STUFF, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 23, 2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: ALL THEIR STUFF LLC, 9 Knights Circle, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of ANDERSEN HOLDINGS OF CORTLAND, LLC — Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 12/6/18. Office location: Cortland County. Secretary of State of New York designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail process to 2197 Greenwood Road, Cortland, New York 13045 which is the principal office of the limited liability company. The limited liability company was formed for any lawful business purpose.

Notice of Formation of 225 Greenfield Pkwy LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/2/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 5010 Campuswood Drive, Ste. 205, East Syracuse, NY 13057. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Anvil Opportunity Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael J. Relyea, 4269 James St., East Syracuse, NY 13057. Purpose: Opportunity Zone Fund.

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Notice of Formation of Armani East LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/18.

Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 6500 New Venture Gear Dr. East, Syracuse, NY 13057.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Armoured One Assessments, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/30/2018.

Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 386 N Midler Ave, Syracuse, NY 13206. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Billone West LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/18.

Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 6500 New Venture Gear Dr. East, Syracuse, NY 13057.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Branches of Growth Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: 132 West Chapel Street LLC; Date of Filing: 12/03/2018; Office of the LLC: Onondaga Co.; The NY Secretary of State (NYSS) has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 7000 Highfield Road, Fayetteville, NY 13066; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: CJT Consulting, LLC; Date of Filing: 11/19/2018; Office of the LLC: Onondaga Co.; The NY Secretary of State (NYSS) has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 936 Westcott Street, Syracuse, NY 13210; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Manlius Center Road LLC; Date of Filing: 11/19/2018; Office of the LLC: Onondaga Co.; The NY Secretary of State (NYSS) has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 6701 Manlius Center Road, Suite 250, East Syracuse, NY 13057; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BRF DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5765 Stonykill Street, East Syracuse, NY 13057. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Elementem Integratus Massage, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/30/2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

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Notice of Formation of Concordia Healthcare Network, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: St. Joseph’s Health, Inc., 301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13203. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Feather in Flight Productions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/8/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8409 Moss Oak Trail, Liverpool, NY 13090, Attn: Andrew Kane. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of FILM SIX, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 4th St., Liverpool, NY 13088. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of HOTEL ON MAIN, LLC — Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York on 11/8/18. Office location: Cortland County. Secretary of State of New York designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State of New York shall mail process to 7 James Street,

Homer, New York 13077 which is the principal office of the limited liability company. The limited liability company was formed for any lawful business purpose.

Notice of Formation of HubbCorp LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/06/2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 111 Richardson Dr., North Syracuse, NY 13212. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JR. HOLMES ENTERPRISES, LLC. Articles of Organiza-

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SSNY shall mail copy of process to 305 N. Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY 13203.

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Notice of Formation of JRM Travel, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/30/2018. Office location: County of Onondaga.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

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Notice of Formation of Lahinch Group Property Management LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/26/2018. Office location: County of Onondaga.

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SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 3179 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13214.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PINE CREEK PROPERTIES LLC Please take notice that PINE CREEK PROPERTIES LLC filed its Articles of Organization with the Department of State on December 14, 2018 and became effective on that date pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. The name of the Limited Liability Company is to be PINE CREEK PROPERTIES LLC with its principle place of business located in Onondaga County. The Secretary

of State is designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served.

The post office address within or without the State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against him or her is P.O. Box 201, Baldwinsville, New York 13027.

The Company is authorized to engage in all business permitted in the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. The purpose of the Company is to conduct any lawful business permitted in the Limited Liability Company Law or the law of other states in which the Company may conduct its business.

Notice of Formation of Rogue Dialogue Productions, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/11/18.

Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Adam Raymonda, PO Box 251, East Syracuse, NY 13057.

Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SCANJI, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 11/22/2017. Office is located in County of Onondaga.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to SCANJI, 163 North St., Auburn, NY 13021. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Shady Pond LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/23/2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5700 South Bay Rd, Cicero, NY 13039. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Shannon Doepking Softball Camps LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/19/2018. Office is located in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process

to 1301 E. Colvin St., Syracuse, NY 13244. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Sparta Homes, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) ON 11/5/18. Office is located in Onondaga County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail proces to the LLC at 7628 Joseph Dr, N. Syracuse, NY 13212.

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Notice of Formation of Spruce Hill Farm, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/24/18. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 81 Marvelle Road, Fayetteville, NY 13066. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Syracuse Rental Properties LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/2018.

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Notice of formation of TRIM Accounting & Tax Consultant, LLC, Art of Org filed with the Sec’y of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/2/2018. Office location: Onondaga County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8662 Snowshoe Trl, Cicero, NY 13039 Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of TUG HILL HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Nov. 13, 2018.

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SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 7800 Indian Hill Road, Manlius, NY 13104.

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Notice of Qualification of 613 Walnut Avenue LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/28/18. Office location: Onondaga County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/27/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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1305 Milton Avenue Syracuse, NY 13204 315-487-2722

Peach Blossom Restaurant 5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

BAKERY

Center Street Market 106 Center Street Canastota, NY 13032 315-264-1481

Opals

at Turning Stone Resort

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

BAR/LOUNGE/PUB Monirae’s

668 County Route 10 Pennellville, NY 315-668-1248 Moniraes.com

Exit 33

at Turning Stone Resort

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

Jakes Grub & Grog

7 E. River Road Central Square, NY 13036 315-668-3905 Jakesgrubandgrog.com

BUFFET

Season’s Harvest Restaurant

at Turning Stone Resort

Mom’s Diner

Eva’s European Sweets

Stella’s Diner

SANDWICH SHOP

A Taste of Philadelphia

110 Wolf St. Syracuse, NY 13208 315-425-0353 Stellasdinersyracuse.com

2533 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206 315-463-9422

The Food Hall

FINE DINING

at Turning Stone Resort

Pino Restaurant

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

at Turning Stone Resort

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

SEAFOOD

Westvale Fish Cove

IRISH

2130 West Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13219 315-468-4767

Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub 100 S. Lowell Avenue Syracuse, NY 13204 315-476-1933 Colemansirshpub.com

SPORTS BAR

Upstate Tavern

at Turning Stone Resort

MIDDLE EASTERN/ GREEK

Munjed’s Mediterranean Restaurant & Lounge 505 Westcott Street Syracuse, NY 13210 315-425-0366 munjeds.net

916 Riverside

916 County Route 37 Central Square, NY 13036 316-668-3434 916riverside.com

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

The Tavern at Colgate Inn

CHINESE

PIZZA

at Turning Stone Resort

1205 Erie Blvd. W Syracuse, NY 13204 315-472-4626 Patsyspizza.net

Noodle Noodle

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

Patsy’s Pizza

STEAKHOUSE

Steakhouse Portico

by Fabio Viviani 1133 State Route 414 Waterloo, NY 13165 315-946-1780 Dellagoresort.com

NEW AMERICAN

1 Payne Street Hamilton, NY 13346 315-824-2300

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

TS Steakhouse

at Turning Stone Resort

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478 1-800-771-7711 Turningstone.com

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