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Expanding Eastman: inside ESM’s new building Few people can conceive and execute big and noble projects that impact an entire community. Even fewer leave a legacy so strong that it feels as though the benefactor still walks among us years after he’s gone. George Eastman was one of those people. Although he died in 1932, on December 6, one of his greatest gifts to Rochester will finally be fully realized when the Eastman School of Music celebrates the completion of a nearly $50 million expansion and renovation project undertaken with
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Where’s our vision? Way back in the distant past, people used to talk about “the Community of Monroe,” as if the city and its suburbs really were one big community. Or that we wanted to be. In spirit. Way back then, there was at least the vision of community. Sometimes. You don’t hear that kind of talk any more. And one of the few places where there’s evidence of a one-community spirit — county funding for downtown police service — has been eroding. Now, in County Exec Maggie Brooks’ proposed new budget, those funds will disappear. This isn’t the only money the city gets from the county, certainly; under the innovative 1985 Morin-Ryan Agreement, the city gets a significant share of the county sales tax. But losing the money for downtown police will add to the city’s growing financial problems. And the loss signifies the further erosion of something truly important: the recognition that downtown — which is still the region’s government, arts, and entertainment center, and still the home of thousands of privatesector offices — serves residents of the suburbs as well as the city. The Brooks administration, like governments all over the country, is in a tough spot, financially. And locally, there’s been virtually no economic or population growth. So every year the county has to find a way to balance its budget despite little additional revenue coming in. The solutions have involved things like selling county property and revenue from the tobacco settlement. But those are one-shots. Once they’re sold, they’re sold. And so the county is cutting services (and payroll). And now it’s cutting out its contribution to downtown police services. County officials note that they still provide support for law enforcement efforts in the city, including public-safety communications and special crime-fighting initiatives. But I worry that this is just the beginning, that the county will find the city an easy target as it struggles to balance its own books. If that’s the case, we’re in for more financial reductions, and more cuts in services used by the needy, who are overwhelmingly city residents. The city’s elected officials understand the danger. But if downtown turns into a wasteland, the entire community will suffer. I’m not sure suburban residents — and their elected officials — still recognize that fact.
I worry that the county will find the city an easy target as it struggles to balance its own books.” Speaking of vision: The latest School
Board silliness, reported in the Democrat and Chronicle last week, points out yet again why we need to find another way to run the Rochester school district. School Board members Cynthia Elliott and Van White have been pressuring the district to hire more African-American and Hispanic teachers, and the School Board recently formed a diversity committee to study the issue. But hardly had the committee been formed than it began to fall apart. Both Elliott and White wanted to chair the committee, and when Elliott learned that White had been angling for the position, she resigned from the committee. School Board President Malik Evans told City education writer Tim Macaluso that the D&C’s report was overblown. Individual board members may disagree occasionally, he said, but they’re able to get along and get things done. But the fact is, this wasn’t the first tiff of this kind. And often the conflict is not over substance. It is simply petty. And it further erodes public confidence. According to the D&C report, Elliott believes that because she came up with the idea of the committee, she should chair it, and White shouldn’t be a co-chair. “I’m not interested in working with him if he’s interested in working with the ego as opposed to going out to do the work,” she told the D&C’s Tiffany Lankes. A frequent criticism of the district is that the adults involved put their own interests ahead of those of the students. And every time that criticism is raised, the adults — including members of the School Board — howl in protest. So just whose interests are at the heart of this latest business?
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Thanks for your “There is no Superman” discussions on school reform (November17). You know who Superman really was? He was Clark Kent and Clark was a... reporter. Perhaps we can connect the dots on education with this notion. Perhaps what we need is not Superman, but Clark Kent. We need students, who takes notes and who follow the action. We need teachers and students who make education interesting and motivating. Most of your discussion centered around the school system and not the process of learning itself. In fact, the word “learning” was only mentioned a few times. I was very disappointed by this. I believe the greatest challenge is to make learning more interesting. Come to think of it, you are our City Newspaper. So let me suggest that students and teachers be encouraged to journal their learning experiences, like newspaper reporters, writing stories. What would it take for Superintendent Brizard to promote this “Waiting for Clark Kent” idea, to all our students? We cannot afford to be bored of education, anymore. HARRY S. PEARLE, ROCHESTER, SavingSchools.org
No Superman, but teachers need help
In City’s forum on the Rochester school district (“There Is No Superman,” November 17), Kent Gardner of the Center for Governmental Research ended his essay by saying, “Teaching may be sacred work, but teachers are people, not saints.” I would submit that in the Rochester school district, or probably all urban districts, some teachers, particularly on the elementary level, might qualify for canonization.
The reason for this is an elephant in the urban classroom that is rapidly growing into a Tyrannosaurus rex: children with mental health issues. Try teaching a class of already needy children all day, with one or more kids who are crying; screaming; harassing other students; tearing things off the wall; trying to injure themselves; biting, scratching, and hitting the teacher who is trying to calm them down; locking themselves in the bathroom, and maybe being taken to the emergency room strapped to a gurney, only to show up in class the next day. Think I’m exaggerating? I wish all those who criticize urban teachers (including Superintendent Brizard) could be a fly on the wall and see this on a daily basis. How frustrating and heart-breaking do you think it is to have to deal with kids like this and be waiting and waiting for someone to give them some real help? In the meantime, the teacher is expected to do lesson plans, prepare the class for testing, provide instruction, fill out report cards, and in general do the job that all teachers are supposed to do. What is your job? Business? Retail? Medicine? Construction? Think you could get your job done under these conditions? Of course not. And do you believe that in the suburbs, children with these severe issues would remain in the classroom? No, because every other parent would be in the principal’s office wanting to know why their child was being subjected to this. Would you send your own child to school day after day with such severe mental health issues? But guess who cares for them and tries to get them the help they need? Their teachers. And these teachers, despite the stress that they are constantly under, go back and help these kids day after day after day. So, I would add Number 8 to writer Tim Macaluso’s “things we must do”: Acknowledge the severity of mental health issues in city school students and devote far more personnel and resources to deal with them. DAVID REILLY, FAIRPORT
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With some of the nation’s best schools mere minutes away, I’d love to see local superintendents support each other, come
together to talk about what works, despite the differences in the student populations. I’d love to see them educate each other, provide feedback to each other, and suggestions for progress. Good districts spend time and money to educate, train, and guide their teachers. Perhaps instead of expending so much time, energy, and money figuring out how to evaluate teachers and which to get rid of, we could invest in people, many of whom may be doing their best and may be willing to do better. We could educate the educators on best practices; if it helps in award-winning districts, why couldn’t it help elsewhere? Let’s collaborate. We are not in competition. We cannot be afraid nor neglect to help each other. MISSK
Lacking from this was any suggestion that something has to be done about the negative influence of some of the older students. I am not talking about primary education; no kid starts out wanting to be a failure. We need to work harder to motivate and protect them, and provide them with opportunities to be educated at the “average” level. But a portion of the high school students clearly need to be removed from the system and kept as far away as possible from the students who want to learn. They intimidate other students and teachers, create an atmosphere where it is not considered cool to learn, and are largely responsible for the most of the drugs and violence in the schools. As long as it is not politically correct to say that we should get them out, it is going to be virtually impossible to make the kind of improvements in the city schools that are needed. MIKE
All you so-called “players” should be ashamed of yourselves! Superintendent: Go make the national name for yourself someplace else; it sounds like that’s all you have in mind anyway. Union Pres: Retire! I know you’re old enough, because we went to school together! Neither of you are demonstrating the urgency required to help the children! HJ CRAVER
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Labor group backs general election for mayor
The executive board of the Rochester Labor Council says City Council should appoint an interim mayor and allow a primary and general election in 2011. The executive board last week unanimously approved a resolution against a special election. “It is critically important for City Council to avoid any appearance of backroom dealing in how our next mayor is chosen,” Rochester Labor Council President Jim Bertolone said in a press release. “Therefore we are urging Council members to follow the normal election procedure to maximize citizen participation in the process.”
Slaughter stays on Rules Committee
Representative Louise Slaughter will remain the Democratic Party’s lead on the House Rules Committee. Slaughter was elected by her caucus to serve as the committee’s ranking minority member. She’ll take that position when Congress convenes in the New Year.
Diversity in the RCSD
The Rochester school board has created a diver-
sity committee to examine why the district has been unable to better diversify its mostly white female teaching staff. Before delving into the district’s work force, however, the committee was mired by a leadership squabble. Board member Cynthia Elliott called for creating the committee and she anticipated chairing it. But when Van White sought to be her co-chair, Elliott backed away from the committee. Board President Malik Evans tried to downplay the rift, but it was another embarrassing moment for the city school board.
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Dispute over police funding cut The county is offering several reasons for eliminating its $300,000 yearly contribution to the city for downtown police. For one, officials say, the county provides other public safety resources to the city through Operation Impact, Zero Tolerance, and the police and fire communications system. During a Legislature committee meeting Monday night, county officials also said they don’t provide any direct allocation to other police departments.
Working Families rings in on mayor drama Members of the Working Families Party said they would send a letter to City Council, insisting on a primary and general election for mayor. The letter will be signed by Jesse Lenney, a member of the party’s state board, as well as Rosemary Rivera, co-chair of the local chapter of the Working Families Party, and Paul Schuh, co-chair of the state board. Elected officials have an obligation, the letter says, to show people that government belongs to them and works for them.
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These look like cop cars downtown, but that can’t be. Downtown patrols no longer exist, according to a county official. file Photo
“If those are not specific patrols, may I ask what is a specific patrol?” Walker wrote in an e-mail. He says that the county didn’t contact the city about the cut. And he accuses county officials of guessing at what the city is doing for downtown public safety. The city only learned about the cut, Walker says, because an employee spotted it in the county’s budget proposal. The $300,000 cut equals three or four officers, Walker says. To make that up, the city will have to reduce police or pull the funds from another program, he says.
City officers do patrol downtown, says Susan Walsh, county budget director. But when the county first started providing the contribution to the city, there were specific downtown patrols: mounted, jeep, and foot. “Those downtown patrols no longer exist,” Walsh says. That last reason got a rebuke from city spokesperson Gary Walker, who calls it “subterfuge” and says the county is misleading the public. At 8 a.m. each work day, there are eight officers and a sergeant assigned to downtown, he says. At noon, that number grows to 12 to 15 officers and a sergeant, he says. And two mounted officers are assigned to a full-day detail downtown every day.
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Cost of War While not denying that violations exist, landlords say the city’s primary motive for instituting fees on property violations is money. City officials are grappling with a $51.2-million budget shortfall for the upcoming year.
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More than 4,300 landlords received a letter from the city earlier this month, saying that they each owed $100. The fee was due on properties that still had code violations a year after the landlords were notified about them, says Gary Kirkmire, the city’s director of inspection and compliance services. The fee is meant to motivate people to correct the violations quickly, Kirkmire says. Most of the violations involve health and safety issues, he says, such as deteriorating lead-contaminated paint or leaking roofs. Currently, there are 9,200 city properties that are open cases, meaning that violations have been identified. The city could be overwhelmed with problem properties, Kirkmire says, if his office didn’t push landlords to fix the violations. Landlords can also protest the fee in writing within 10 days of receiving letters, Kirkmire says. And he’s received about 400 such letters. Kirkmire will review each case and make a final determination about whether the fee and the violation are valid. But landlords who fail to contact Kirkmire and who don’t pay the fee within 60 days will see the fee become a lien against the property. But the fees have infuriated some landlords. While not denying that the violations exist, the landlords say the city’s
The Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board has approved a draft plan for the first phase of a $325-million program to renovate and modernize city schools. Twelve schools were selected: elementary Schools 5, 12, 17, 28, 50, 58. And the following high schools: Charlotte, Jefferson, Monroe, East, Edison, and Franklin. | Four schools from each of the district’s three zones were chosen based on criteria that ranged from grade reconfigurations, to the potential life of the buildings. There are no plans to build new schools, but many schools would expand. And some would require acquisition of nearby properties to accommodate the remodeling. | The improvements range from adding parking lots and kitchens to rebuilding infrastructure. Elementary Schools 2 and 6, which may close in 2012 due to low demand, would serve as swing space during construction. | The most money, $45 million, would be spent on School 58, and the least, $8.3 million, on Ben Franklin. | Public information meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, December 7, at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee Street; Thursday, December 9, at Thomas Jefferson, 1 Edgerton Park; and Monday, December 13, at School 8, 1180 St Paul Street. The meetings begin at 6 p.m.
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Anthony Plonczynski, leader of the 21st Legislative District, has been ruffling the feathers of the Democratic Party establishment by insisting on a primary and general election for mayor of the City of Rochester. Photo by MATT DETURCK
Even on a holiday, Anthony Plonczynski can’t escape the drama over mayoral succession. While celebrating Thanksgiving with his family, Plonczynski and his father had a discussion about the process to replace the Albany-bound Bob Duffy. His father said that the next mayor shouldn’t be chosen exclusively by a handful of insiders. “To hell with them,” Plonczynski recalled his father saying. Then Plonczynski’s mother reminded her husband that Plonczynski is one of those insiders. “He said, ‘Well, then, to hell with you,’” Plonczynski says. Plonczynski is leader of the 21st Legislative District, “the Fighting 21st,” he calls it, one of three districts in the southeast. The nickname’s origin is in the group’s unruliness, Plonczynski says, but has evolved to represent the stand it’s taking in the process for selecting Rochester’s next mayor. The city’s “power-elites” are trying to control how everything plays out, Plonczynski says, and they’re shutting out the voice of the people. “It’s not about us,” he says. “It’s not about candidates. It’s about a fair and open democratic process.” If City Council, as some believe, was cruising toward choosing a special election, then Plonczynski is certainly the stick in the spoke of the wheel. The 27-year-old has rallied six other committee leaders and one chair to his cause: to get City Council to call for the appointment of an interim mayor when Mayor Duffy steps down in January 2011. That would almost certainly be followed by a primary and then the general election in the fall.
A special election, which is supported by Council President Lovely Warren and Democratic Party leader Joe Morelle, does not allow nearly enough time, Plonczynski says, for vetting of candidates. The candidates would appear before Democratic committee members in a marathon one-day session. The Legislative District members are critical because they will choose the Democratic candidate. City Council members merely decide the route: special election or appointment. Plonczynski has come a long way from his days as a student at Freddie Thomas school, when he wore the same pair of pants — the only pair he owned — to school every day. He was a tri-athlete recruited for Division I football, but quit the sport because he had his eye on teaching. Teachers were his mentors, he says, and he wanted to give back. That instinct is what drove Plonczynski to eventually become associate director of pre-college programs at the University of Rochester. He helps low-income minority students get into college. It’s also what led him to public service, although he says he had such trouble finding a way to get involved in Democratic politics that he nearly became a Republican. In an edited interview, Plonczynski talks about Democratic Party politics and the struggle over mayoral succession. CITY: You had a hard time getting involved in the Democratic Party. You almost gave up.
Plonczynski: That’s when I learned about the political system, or the Good Old Boys network, in the City of Rochester. If they don’t know you, they don’t trust you. If they
don’t trust you, you are not going to get an opportunity. And the doors were slammed in my face. It was to the point where my friend was like, “Hey, I’m a Republican. Come to some Republican events.” I went, and I cringed, because I was in the room when Maggie Brooks beat Bill Johnson [for county executive] and I had to hear [former GOP chair] Steve Minarik say, [Plonczynski imitates Minarik imitating Johnson] “Bye bye, metro government. Bye bye, Bill Johnson.” I felt sick to my stomach. I was like, “This is not my politics.” Now you’re a key player in the whole mayoral-succession drama. Did you ever imagine you’d be in a position like this?
No. Not at all. Ever. I had a one-on-one with Joe Morelle. The succession process didn’t seem clear, and I brought it up: “What are we going to do about this? Who’s going to make the decision?” It sounded like he was going to make the decision by himself and consult the committees. That’s how it was first introduced to me. It was like, “Ultimately, I’m going to make the decision.” And I’m like, “Really? Where do city leaders fit?” It didn’t sound right to me. [Morelle denies ever saying or implying that he alone would make the choice.] So I said, for one, the way a special election sounds, it doesn’t sound like the right thing to do: we’re Democrats. And two, people aren’t talking about it. And when people don’t want to talk about something, there’s something up. So I said no, I’m going to send this letter [to other Democratic committee members,
in opposition to a special election]. And they said, “Thank you, because we need to talk about this.” Actually, one committee leader came up to me and said, “Anthony, this is going to be fun.” All along, this has been for the people we represent and for our own belief that we should all have a choice in the next mayor. It should not be the power elites who decide this. Are you worried about the consequences of bucking the party establishment?
Too late. You know what’s interesting? What is the party establishment? We say that the party establishment is the Morelles and the Duffys and the Gantts [referring to State Assembly member David Gantt]. But I’m not bucking the party, because the rank and file overwhelmingly agree with me. I walked into a store, and the cashier looked over and said, “Hey, I saw you on the news. You’re right. People deserve the right to vote.” A stranger said that to me. I knew I was doing the right thing. But advocates point out that people can petition to get on the ballot in the event of a special election. They just wouldn’t have the Democratic endorsement.
They’re using that as kind of like, “Oh, you people are so confused.” That’s being disingenuous. I want people to look back in history. When was the last time a non-Democrat won in a city election? I also want them to understand the party structure and know what’s going on. If they understand the party structure, it’s a different argument. Only 600 people [Democratic committee members] would get to decide who the candidate is going to be, and once we put that candidate out there, the vote in the special election becomes a rubber stamp. It’s like separate but equal: “You have your schools. You can get your education.” It’s like giving people a crappy car and saying, “Look, we’re equal. Mine may be a Corvette and yours may be a Pinto…” And they know the timeframe for someone to get on the ballot is nearly impossible. They are clouding the argument with that. And that is wrong. The big arguments for a special election are stability and consistency. Advocates say they need someone in there who can effectively lobby Albany for funds.
We should all have a choice in the next mayor. It should not be the power elites who decide this.” Anthony Plonczynski
The instability argument is false. In a special election, we won’t know who the mayor is until March. And there’s going to be a party in-fight, because there’s not one strong candidate who the people are all the way behind. People are going to have to go before committees, but we’re not going to have a chance to properly vet them. So we’re going to actually create instability with a special election. The people will feel slighted, and you’ll have a lame-duck mayor for three years. And no matter what, you can’t take away the election, whether it happens in a year or in three years. And then it’s going to be a bloodbath. The presidential election proved that elections start three years down the road. You’re going to have people lobbying to be mayor for three years, instead of just going through this now and electing a mayor who has the support of the city. Businesses are going to say, “Well, I’m going to wait for the next mayor to create a new contract.” What business says, “I’m going to start a long-term relationship with you and then pray in three years that the new person is going to like me”? There’s always going to be things in the hopper. We’re always going to have to work on transportation. We’re always going to have to work on schools. We’re being told, “You just don’t understand how unstable your life is right now.” It’s patronizing and we’re not buying into it. I’m not done. I’m not finished. I’m going to keep informing people about the options out there. Every day, I get people telling me I’m doing the right thing. I believe in the City of Rochester, whether they call that idealism or not. Every time I have believed in the city, it has not let me down.
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Urban Action This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
Elections review
The NYCLU Genesee Valley Chapter will present “The Elections and the Future of Civil Liberties,” a discussion with attorney Scott Forsyth and Jim Bowers, political science professor at St. John Fisher College. The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street.
Improving life in the Sudan
MCC will present author Linda Sue Park to discuss her latest book, “A Long Walk to Water” about MCC alumnus Salva Dut, a Sudanese “Lost Boy,” and Nya, a Sudanese woman whose village was transformed by Dut’s efforts. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 6, in the MCC Theatre, Building 4, 1000 East Henrietta Road. 10 City december 1-7, 2010
Shaping a usable city
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Check out Charlotte and harbor plans
New media symposium
The Rochester Regional Community Design Center will present “Rochester: Paradise Paved,” a lecture by Howard Decker, architect and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Decker has written extensively on American cities and urban design. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, at Gleason Works auditorium, 1000 University Avenue. Suggested donation: $25.
The Downtown Community Forum will present “Rochester Thinking Forward: Charlotte” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, at Dugan Center, St. Mary’s Church, 15 St. Mary’s Place. There will be a discussion of the developments of Charlotte and the Harbor District plans.
The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation will present “Rochester’s Leadership Team” with featured speakers County Executive Maggie Brooks and Deputy Mayor Tom Richards on Wednesday, December 8. The event will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street. Tickets: $45 RDDC members, $50 nonmembers. Reservations: 546-6920.
RIT will hold a social media and communications symposium on Wednesday, December 8. The event will examine new media’s impact on journalism, marketing, public relations, and advertising. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in RIT’s Ingle Auditorium. Registration is recommended: www.rit.edu/smacs.
Dining since some genius discovered that you could drizzle truffle oil on it and make a good thing great, was equally nice — shell pasta covered with a delectable cheese sauce and finished with pungent truffle oil. Seconds after our first course was whisked away, salads arrived: a perfectly good if unexciting Caesar ($7), and a surprisingly tasty wedge of iceberg lettuce covered with smoked blue cheese dressing and topped with a generous scattering of crispy lardons of bacon ($8). If you’ve been pooh-poohing iceberg lettuce for years, now is the time to give it a second chance. Its cold crunch and subtle green flavor are a great background for a vibrant dressing (like the one chef Tran makes), and that sneaking bitterness that creeps in as you eat closer and closer to the core rivals much more expensive frisee for its power to moderate fat and cream. Of course, when you come to a steakhouse,
The ribeye steak and a side of vegetables at Webster’s Prime Steakhouse. PHOTO BY JEFF MARINI
Optimal Prime Prime Steakhouse 42 E Main St., Webster Mon-Thu 4:30-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 4:30-11 p.m. 265-4777, primerochester.com [ REVIEW ] BY JAMES LEACH
Here’s an exercise in advanced parenting for you: try taking your kid with you to the kind of restaurant where the tablecloths are white, the waits are long, and the service is formal at best, snotty at worst. With all but the best behaved of children, this is an exercise in hubris, and your fellow diners are likely to be watching you closely — waiting for the moment when they can enjoy a few bites of schadenfreude along with their appetizers and Amarone. Now, come with me to Prime Steakhouse on Main Street in Webster on a Monday night a couple of weeks back. Our sitter had fallen through, and we’d called the restaurant to make sure that my 6-year-old dining companion was welcome. The hostess who answered the phone sounded welcoming, indeed enthusiastic, about the prospect of
having a kid in the dining room. I packed a bag of small toys, a box of crayons, and some paper to keep the boy distracted, and we headed up to Webster with an unspoken understanding that if it went sour we’d cut our losses and take our dinner to go. On Monday nights, the swanky dining room at Prime is plenty busy, but there is no real wait for one of the dark wood tables (no table cloth to be carelessly yanked off by little hands), and the pace of service is a little more relaxed than it is on a Friday or Saturday, when reservations are absolutely required. Early in the week, things are quieter, and, dare I say it, family friendly. Our hostess seemed delighted to see us, as was our waitress, the peerless Michelle who understood the challenges and constraints we were working under (i.e., having a ticking time bomb sharing our table with us), and worked miracles to accommodate our needs. We weren’t the only table in the place with children on this particular Monday night: there were two other tables that we noticed, and perhaps more, where children both younger and older than our own were having dinner with their parents. This is not Chuck E. Cheese or a fast-
food emporium where your child can run amok at will, but on a Monday or Tuesday night, with the stars aligned correctly and a well behaved child or two in tow, you can have a good, even fun, meal at a high-end steakhouse and live to tell the tale. Open for just one year, Prime gives the
impression that it has been in business much longer. The service is nearly flawless, and the food, prepared by executive chef Tin Tran (formerly of Tapas 177), is solid steakhouse fare, tending toward gargantuan chunks of high-quality grilled meat served with potatoes and just enough vegetables that you can honestly say that you ate a balanced meal. We put in an order for clams casino ($8) and truffled macaroni and cheese ($7) more or less the minute we sat down, and they arrived seemingly seconds later along with a nice and very affordably priced bottle of malbec (Belasco “Llama Old Vine,” 2007, $28). The clams were particularly noteworthy, the breadcrumb coating atop them crisp and buttery, the shellfish underneath plump, sweet, and slightly briny. The mac and cheese, which has become something of a fixture on steakhouse menus
you aren’t really thinking much about salad. It’s all about the meat, and Prime serves up some very good steaks. My massive rib eye (16 oz., $28) was gorgeously seared with a flavorful crust outside, ruby red within, and so tender that I almost didn’t need a steak knife to cut into it. My companions, not big carnivores, split a generously portioned filet mignon (I suspect so that they would have more room for the creamed spinach that they both adored; 12 oz. filet, $39, creamed spinach, $5). At most steakhouses, sharing an entrée will get you an admonitory glare from your server, and a “sharing charge” added to your bill. At Prime, the ever-helpful Michelle cheerfully took the order, and the kitchen thoughtfully split the steak into two attractive portions flanked by a decorative garnish of broccoli rabe. The perfect meal is about more than the food and the wine, and while Prime has these things sewed up, where the restaurant excels is in its service. From the time we sat down until we departed, I had the impression that our server was reading my mind. She suggested that we get appetizers started while we debated wine so that the little guy wouldn’t have to wait long for dinner. She offered to investigate the possibility of kidfriendly food if we were interested. She even judiciously chose to whisper in my ear about dessert rather than blurt it out in front of the boy. What set her apart, though, was her willingness to head back to the kitchen and whip up an aioli to go with the restaurant’s excellent fries ($5) when I asked for an alternative to ketchup. In these cash-strapped times, when we go out to eat we aren’t just looking for a meal, we are looking for a sense of occasion — even if we are eating with the kids — and Prime more than delivers. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 11
Upcoming [ HIP-HOP/RAP ] Wu-Tang Clan Sunday, January 2. Rochester Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. 7:30 p.m. $34-$40. 800-745-3000, rochestermainstreetarmory.com. [ POP/ROCK ] Thirty Seconds to Mars Thursday, February 3. Rochester Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. 7 p.m. $25-$30. 800-745-3000, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.
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[ COUNTRY ] Rosanne Cash Sunday, February 27. Harro East Ballroom, 155 N Chestnut St. 8 p.m. $45. dansmallspresents.com.
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Wednesday, December 8 Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St 10 p.m. | Free | 325-7090 [ SOUL BLUES ] When Mike Zito was a kid growing
up in St. Louis, he worked in a music store where one of the regular patrons was none other than Chuck Berry, himself a native of the Gateway to the West. Not a bad start for an aspiring guitar player and soulful blues shouter. Zito lists the usual soul and blues influences, but his music has also been impacted by artists like Prince, Van Halen, and even John Mayer. Now recording for Delta Groove Music after a battle with chemical addiction temporarily derailed his career, Zito plays traditional R&B mixed with pop sensibilities and infused with the emotions he accumulated while fighting his personal demons. — BY RYAN WHIRTY
Fun Saturday, December 4 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St 7:30 p.m. | $15-$17 | 325-5600 [ POP ] The Format’s Nate Reuss had pop’s recipe down
when he formed Fun with Andrew Dost of Anathallo and Steel Train’s Jack Antonoff. But in a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy, he added even more fun. Just dig Fun’s 2008 debut “Aim and Ignite” or the band’s 2009 single, “All The Pretty Girls.” The band is all sunshine and fun without a cloud or frown in sight. Steel Train and The Postelles round out the bill. — BY FRANK DE BLASE photo courtesy Joshua Temkin
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Wednesday, December 1 [ Acoustic/Folk ] PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free. Peg Dolan. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix. Ralph Louis. Lento, 274 N Goodman. 271-3470. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tom Gravino. Cafe 54, 54 W Main St, Victor. 742-3649. 6 p.m. Free. Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 6 p.m. Free. The Absolutes at The Bug Jar Friday, November 26. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
Rickie Lee Jones Friday, December 3 Harro East Ballroom, 155 N Chestnut St 8 p.m. | $45 | 454-0230
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[ FOLK/ROCK ] For six days in December, Rickie
Lee Jones will celebrate 30 years of acclaim for her signature style of jazzy pop. To mark the occasion she will perform her self-titled debut and her second full album, “Pirates,” in their entirety. The songs that jumpstarted her career, including “Chuck E.’s in Love,” “Pirates,” and “A Lucky Guy,” beg to be heard again. Jones kicks off her small East Coast tour right here in Rochester. — BY EMILY FAITH
Adam Niewood Quartet Friday & Saturday, December 3-4 Grill at Strathallan, 550 East Ave 8:30 p.m. | Free | 461-5010 [ JAZZ ] He’s the son of the great reed player
Gerry Niewood, so it’s hardly surprising that Adam Niewood is forging his own distinct path on the tenor saxophone. After attending the Manhattan School of Music, Niewood collaborated with Bill Charlap, Rufus Reed, Gene Bertoncini, and many others. His own albums lean in a more avant-garde direction than those of his dad, but his current multi-CD project explores the un-recorded compositions of his late father. Along with him on the recently recorded (but not yet released) first volume are John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, and John Patitucci. Maybe he’ll preview some of the pieces when he plays with a different quartet at the Strathallan. — BY RON NETSKY
The Jet Black Berries offered up a nice
set of new stuff sprinkled with classics for its CD release to-do Friday at Bug Jar. The band is so tight on tape, it’s kind of refreshing to catch the human end as the band members connect and convert face to face. Perhaps the band was a little big for the room, but it took a little bit to catch its stride. By the time “American Survival” (more catchy than the Meow Mix jingle) hit our ears, The Berries were firing on all eight. The Absolutes followed as a sort of reverse opening act; this band has definitely put some fire into its sound since I saw it last. There’s still a bit of that Herman’s Hermits-Mersey beat-Beatle boot sugar to the sound, but some heat and anger has snuck in there, too — along with some volume, thanks to the boys’ penchant for The Sonics. This will undoubtedly get them laid a whole lot more. Pittsburgh’s Instead of Sleeping is an experimental rock group that pushes boundaries without excessive stupidity. On Saturday night at the Jar, the band seemed to employ more fun than outand-out curiosity, with sonic bursts of weirdness and a rhythm-driven sound
(picture a cross between At The Drive In and Bow Wow Wow), which escalated throughout the set, culminating in a drum line on the dance floor with all four members beating tom-toms. The Ohm followed, sounding all big, bad, and lean. The band’s garage rock was served up red hot and non-stop. An early highlight in the set was the band’s cover of The Moving Sidewalks’ 1967 hit “99th Floor” — written by Billy Gibbons, and done by The Chesterfield Kings on that band’s debut as well. Incidentally, The Ohm consists of ex-Chesterfield Kings utility player Zachary Koch as well as two Absolutes, and a singer wailing under a way cool lid. I kept it simple and rolled down Monroe Ave to Monty’s Krown, walking in as The Cheetah Whores’ set had just dissolved into an atonal, multi-octave rendition of “Happy Birthday.” High Volume Components followed, playing some punk-ish barroom with a hint of some blues boogie bristling beneath, and not a shred of irony. A love bands you can’t peg right away. I’m not sure what I saw, but I know I liked it. I may just have to see this group again.
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[ Classical ] Live From Hochstein. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 4544596. 12:10 p.m. Free. Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 10 p.m. Free. DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free. DJ. Woody’s, 250 Monroe Ave. 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. Free. DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton. 392-7700. 10 p.m. Free. DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 3211170. 8:30 p.m. Free. DJs Jared & Mario B. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 9 p.m. $5. DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. [ Jazz ] Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 586-7000. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Little Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844. 8 p.m. Free. continues on page 15
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Thunder Body is a new addition to the local reggae/funk scene. The band releases its first CD this week and hopes to follow it with a national tour. PHOTO PROVIDED
Thunder Body are go Thunder Body w/Sophistafunk and Mosaic Foundation Friday, December 3 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 10 p.m. | $10 | 325-5600 thunderbody.com [ INTERVIEW ] By Frank De Blase
Rochester band Thunder Body serves up one of the deepest grooves you will ever encounter. Clearly a reggae band, Thunder Body takes funk’s intensity and blends it with a casual soul aesthetic. It’s spine-bending, deep, and joyous. And the band’s protracted jams prolong the elation. Thunder Body formed in April 2010 when singer/guitarist Matt O’Brian and keyboardist Rachel Orke split from popular local roots-reggae outfit Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. Orke and O’Brian wanted to carry on in the one-drop vein, but still needed to establish their own identity. Shifting O’Brian to the drum throne and plugging in Jeremiah Pacheco (bass), Dennis Mariano (guitar), and Brian Blatt (electronics, or as the band calls it, “science”) 14 City december 1-7, 2010
has given the group the artillery it needed to forge ahead. The band’s first self-titled CD lands this week, and its members are burning up the phone lines booking a national tour. We caught them for an interview while we could; an edited transcript follows. CITY: As you develop your sound — a sound similar to Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad — how are fans going to differentiate the two groups? Matt O’Brian: We played two hours in New
York the other night, and more than half was new material…the new material feels better to play. And the new material came after the other band broke up, after all that got hairy — we didn’t know we were going to have to start something new. But when we did we said, “Let’s keep this momentum going.” What have you done to make it different? Rachel Orke: Part of what makes the sound
different is Matt is playing drums now.
Has that changed how you write or think about a song? O’Brian: When I’m walking around I get these
songs in my head. I’ll sing into my phone recorder, eventually I’ll get home and play the
song out on the guitar. A couple of them were written on the piano in the basement at Java’s. I approached a lot of these songs expecting to be playing guitar, and I had a real specific idea of what the drums were going to be like. When I’d communicate that to drummers, it was too much to communicate. But with [Thunder Body guitarist] Dennis I didn’t have to explain anything, he already knew. But you don’t have to show them everything. Orke: That’s what’s special with this group of
people; they already know what to do with the music.
Besides the obvious strains — African, dub, reggae, dub, hip-hop — what else is in the Thunder Body mix that might surprise listeners? O’Brian: Country. That’s a decidedly American strain for a band perceived to be something of a worldbeat outfit. O’Brian: We’re definitely American. We’re
trying to be like it doesn’t really matter where you come from in music. How much more can you identify with it? “Hi we’re Thunder Body, we’re from Rochester, New York. This
is what we choose to play because we think it’s the sweetest.” We really like roots reggae and we want to sound true to that, but with a push…a rock ’n’ roll thing. We’re keeping the rhythm with that tight sound. We’re hoping it’ll have the same excitement as a rock ’n’ roll moment, but with that clean sound we’re going for. It’s dynamic. Coming from such a road-dog outfit, are you planning for Thunder Body to tour as hard? Orke: Yes. We’re planning a trip to Colorado
in February and we’re currently booking a tour. We want to have multiple albums out, and then tour around the country supporting those records. O’Brian: We have recorded virtually all our live shows Are Thunder Body the studio band and Thunder Body the live act the same thing? O’Brian: They’re separate components. We
want the music to be able to speak for itself before we go there in person. It’s not going to be the same thing live.
Wednesday, December 1 The Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free.
[ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free. Entertainment Showcase. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8 p.m. Free-$5. Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 7-10 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Big Daddy Blues Band. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Grand Canyon Rescue Episode. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 10 p.m. Free. Open Jammin’. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 613-4600. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free. continues on page 16
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[ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. German House-Keg, 315 Gregory St. 303-2234. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua. 3947960. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 3858565. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Applebee’s-Fairport, 585 Moseley Rd, Fairport. 4254700. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Mayfields Pub, 669 Winton Rd N. 288-7199. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Bonitillo. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 10:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Flyin’ Brian. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn. Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 8:30 p.m. Free. Krazy Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 355 East Ave. 263-7650. 9.30 p.m. Free. Rochester Idol Karaoke. Tom’s Original, 364 State Rt 104. 2650055. 7 p.m. Free.
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Mark Fantasia. Village Pub, Chili Center Plaza. 889-4547. 9 p.m. Free. Paul Strowe. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon. 624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. Red Horse Tour: Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 1-866-355-LIVE. 7:30 p.m. $20-$25. Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.
Open Mic. Dr’s Inn Grill & Tap Room, 1743 East Ave. 2710820. 5 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music. Stoneyard Bar & Grill, 1 Main St, Brockport. 637-3390. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Jingle Jam. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 758-5300. 6 p.m. $30.95-$41.25. Karen & Ernesto Show. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940. 8 p.m. Call for tix. The John Payton Project w/The Goods. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7. The Lighthouse & The Whaler w/ Paul’s Grandfather, Dave & Marissa, & Doug Campbell. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8 p.m. $6-$8.
Thursday, December 2 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Beaus of Holly. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844. Noon. Free. Charlie Faye. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8:30 p.m. Free. Eilza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky. Smith Opera
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When Dave Rivello (pictured) leads a jazz ensemble, you can bet the band will be stop-on-a-dime tight and the repertoire will be off-the-beaten-track fresh. Thursday evening’s concert features “Crackdown,” a rarely performed Thad Jones composition that Jones never recorded. The band will also tackle “Elegy (for Thad)” by Manny Albam, which interweaves many quotes of Jones’ music. Other highlights will include two works by Eastman graduates: Maria Schneider’s “Choro Dancado” and Bruce Wermuth’s arrangement of “My Favorite Things.” Rounding out the program will be several debuts by Eastman students and a tone-poem-like Jim McNeely piece, “Rough Night.” Eastman Jazz Ensemble performs Thursday, December 2, 8 p.m. at Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. Free. 274-1100, esm.rochester.edu. — BY RON NETSKY House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 1-866-355-LIVE. 7:30 p.m. $20-$25.
John Akers & Elvio Fernandes. Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6490. 8 p.m. Free.
[ Classical ] Chapel Concert by Candlelight. Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. 271-6513. 7:30 p.m. Free. Eastman at Washington Square. First Universalist Church, S Clinton & Court Sts. 274-1400. 12:15 p.m. Free. Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 8003-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free. DJ Big Reg. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 325-5710. 9:30 p.m. Free. DJ Biggie. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W Henrietta Rd. 334-8970. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ ET & DJ Proof. Tribeca, 233 Mill St. 232-1090. 9 p.m. $5-$10. DJ Jestyr. Soho East, 336 East Ave. 262-2060. 9 p.m. Free. DJ Jestyr. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix.
DJ Matt. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free. DJ Mike Dailor. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. DJs Designer Junkies, Etiquette, Ginnis. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. $3. DJs Moreno & Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 4544830. 10 p.m. Free. Mostly 80’s Night. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 8721505. 6 p.m. Call for tix. Rip-Roc DJs. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Call for tix. Soul Sides Record Listening Party. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. 340-6161. 9 p.m. Free. The Stereo Bomb. Roberts Wesleyan College-Athletics, 2301 Westside Dr. ticketmaster.com. 8 p.m. $5-$10. Thursday Night Shakedown DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 11 p.m. Free. Tilt-a-Whirl Drag Show. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440. 11 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $2-$8. [ Jazz ] Alana Cahoon. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 5 p.m. Free. DjanGoners. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free. Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Eastman School of MusicKilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free.
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Jimmy Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7 p.m. Free. John Bolger Band. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7 p.m. Free. Seth Faergolzia. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030. 9 p.m. Free. [ R&B ] Soul-Sity & Friends. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 8 p.m. $3-$5.
Friday, December 3 COUNTRY | Whitey Morgan & the 78s
This is classic country, son; pure Michigan honky tonk. It seems that new country has caused a knee-jerk resurgence of amazing insurgent country. Bands like Whitey Morgan & the 78s sound great in all their sawdust, longneck authenticity and twang. But they sound even better when held up to Nashville’s paper tiger. Morgan croons with a rich baritone and sounds a little bit like Waylon with a steady Paycheck groove, and continues on country’s righteous path while the rest take the Disney detour. Whitey Morgan & the 78s perform Friday, December 3, 8 p.m. at Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. Free. 232-3230. — BY FRANK DE BLASE [ Pop/Rock ] Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Black Umbrella w/Attic Abasement. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7.
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[ Acoustic/Folk ] Beaus of Holly. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844. Noon. Free. Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew w/Joel Savoy. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster. 727-4119. 8 p.m. $12-$15. Mark Fantasia Band. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 6 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. 7:30 p.m. Free. Roger Eckers/Fred Costello Duo. Luna Piena Bistro, 546 Merchants Rd. 288-0067. 9 p.m. Free. Sore Thumb Radio Live Broadcast w/Jeff Cosco. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 5443500. 10 a.m. Free. The Felice Brothers. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $14-$16. The Sampler Trio: Mitzie Collins/hammered dulcimer, Roxanne Ziegler/harp, Glennda
Dove/flute. Atonement Lutheran Church, 1900 Westfall Rd. 442-1018. 7 p.m. Free. Tom Gravino. Tandoor of India, 376 Jefferson Rd. 427-7080. 7 p.m. Free. Tony Montana. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055. 8 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free. Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. 8:30 p.m. Free. Rickie Lee Jones. Harro East Ballroom, 155 Chestnut St. 454-0230. 8 p.m. $45. [ Classical ] Eastman Rochester Chorus & Eastman Philharmonia. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free. Jewel Hara. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 8003-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free. John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850. 6:30 p.m. Free. RPO w/Canandaigua Academy Students Holiday Concert. Canandaigua Academy, 435 East St, Canandaigua. 3941533. 7 p.m. $25. Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus: 12-The Christmas Experience. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 8 p.m. $5-$15.
[ Country ] Karen Star. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free. DJ. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 872-2910. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 10 p.m. Free. DJ Annalyze. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Cedric. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. DJ Dream. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free. DJ GI. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 3255710. 10 p.m. Free-$5. DJ Jon Herbert w/DJ NickL & Marshall Vickers. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 2622090. 10:30 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Mosart212. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 6 p.m. Free. continues on page 18
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INDIE ROCK | Phantogram
The superimposed stereo effect produced when combining Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel is undeniable musical magic. Disillusioned by visual art degrees and the NYC scene, the longtime friends took refuge in the area surrounding Saratoga Springs, creating a sophisticated sound that superseded expectations and caught the attention of Barsuk Records. Layers of jangly guitars are laced with trippy dance-inspired beats rendering a style known as “street beat, psych pop.” Barthel’s breathy lyrical delivery soars above deep-rooted grooves, taking the listener on a dreamy ethereal ride, and the band’s accompanying light show and projections help set the mood. Phantogram plays with Sports and Animal Pants Friday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $10-$12. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY EMILY FAITH Friday in America. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Mitty & the Followers. Rab’s Woodshed, 4440 Lake Ave. 663-4610. 10 p.m. Free. Now From Then. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 10 p.m. $3. Phantogram w/Sports & Animal Pants. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 7:30 p.m. $10$12. Rockhard Fest w/The Boy & His Machine, Thrown Under the Bus, Nate Biasdeli, The Contrast, Set In Color. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 7 p.m. Call for tix. Sam Deleo. Perlo’s Italian Grill, 202 N Washington St, East Rochester. 248-5060. 6:3010:30 p.m. Free. Springer. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 9 p.m. Call for tix. The Beaumonts. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 9 p.m. Call for tix. The Clams, Paul Strowe. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 5 p.m. Free. Thunder Body w/Sophistafunk, Mosaic Foundation. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 10 p.m. $10. Trilogy. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7 p.m. Free. Tumul, Epilogue, The Torchers, Fire to Wood. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. flyingsquirrel. 6 p.m. Free. Vanessa. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 9 p.m. Free. Walri. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 4736140. 7 p.m. Free.
[ R&B ] Old School R&B. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 5278720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.
Saturday, December 4 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Bill Staines. Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave, Penfield. goldenlink.org. 7:30 p.m. $10-$18. Holiday Concert w/The Dady Brothers. St Matthew Church, 6591 Richmond Mills Rd, Livonia. 346-3815. 7 p.m. Free-$9. Latin Band. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free. Meyer & McGuire. Sheridan’s Pub, 1551 Mt Hope Ave. 2717777. 7 p.m. Call for tix. Tom Gravino. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 355-8206. 7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771. 7 p.m. Free. Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. 8:30 p.m. Free. Out Of The Blue. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Amahl and the Night Visitors. Roberts Wesleyan CollegeAuditorium, 2301 Westside Dr, Chili. 594-6008. Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Call for tix. John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850. 6:30 p.m. Free. Madrigalia: Christmas Days, Christmas Nights. St Mary’s Church, 95 N Main St,
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ONE WORLD GOODS ALT-COUNTRY/INDIE | The Felice Brothers
Having grown up in the Catskills, brothers Ian and John Felice are no strangers to the harsh winter chill. In fact, to counteract it they’ve perfected a heartwarming live experience. Channeling elements of country, folk, and good oldfashioned rock ‘n’ roll, the brothers are also lucky enough to have old friends for bandmates, and they all produce a tight chemistry on stage. The songs may be delivered in a traditional style, hinting to predecessors like Dylan and Helm, but they are sung in a way that is completely in touch with the present. The Felice Brothers perform Friday, December 3, 8 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. $14-$16. 3255600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY EMILY FAITH Karaoke. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Mickey Flynn’s, 196 Winton Rd. 288-7070. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Straight Home Inn Bar & Grill, 688 Lexington Ave. 4580020. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 10 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Andy & Kim. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 2663570. 10 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn. Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/The Tin Man. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Big Gigantic. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 7 P.M. $10. Brick City Limits. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m. Call for tix. Buddhahood. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Cold Coffee Stain. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 5443500. 5 p.m. Free. Double Take. Rab’s Woodshed, 4440 Lake Ave. 663-4610. 10 p.m. Free. Down Load. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 872-2910. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Fat Jesus Band. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 9 p.m. Free.
Fun, Steel Train w/The Postelles. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 3255600. 7:30 p.m. $15-$17. Get Back. Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. 232-2626. 8 p.m. Free. John Bolger Band. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Free. Philo Beddoe w/Orange Vinyl Ottoman. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8 p.m. $6-$8. Spirit of Ontario & The Isotopes. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 9 p.m. Free. Third Arm Orchestra. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. 2329030. 4:30 p.m. Free. Wanted By the FBI. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 8 p.m. Call for tix.
Sunday, December 5 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 7 p.m. Free. Dave McGrath. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth. 315-986-1936. 4 p.m. Call for tix. Irish Music Session. American Hotel, Rts 5 & 20, Lima. 6249464. 4 p.m. Free. Latin Night. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix. Old Time Music Night w/The Okey Dokeys. Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd. 413-0551. 7 p.m. Call for tix. continues on page 20
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Sunday, December 5 PJ Elliott. Bay Street Hotel, Bay St, Sodus Point. 315-4832233. 9 p.m. Free. Rochester Flute Association Flute Choir. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720. 2:30 p.m. Free. The Okey Dokeys. 1231 Long Pond Rd. 225-6160, greecebaptistchurch.org. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Amahl and the Night Visitors. Roberts Wesleyan CollegeAuditorium, 2301 Westside Dr, Chili. 594-6008. Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Call for tix. Candlelight Concert. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 4543878. 8:30 p.m. Free. Collegium Musicum. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free. Community Organ Concert. First Universalist Church, 150 S Clinton Ave. 546-2826. 2 p.m. Free. Concentus Women’s Chorus. First Presbyterian Church of Honeoye Falls, 27 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 586-5677. 3 p.m. $10. Ella Cripps. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Going for Baroque Organ Recital. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission. Heart & Voice. St John the Evangelist Church, 2400 W Ridge Rd. 234-5636. 7 p.m. $5. Holiday Concert. Covenant Life Church, 70 Bailey Rd. 3342552. 2 p.m. Free. RCO: Handel’s Messiah. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 442-9778. 7 p.m. $10-$25. Salon Concert. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1411 East Ave. 271-1313. 2 p.m. $8-$30. Sisters of Heart: Celebrating the Gifts of Women. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 296 Flower City Pk. 254-3221. 2 p.m. Donation. Songs of the Season. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 14 State St, Brockport. 637-6650. 7:30 p.m. $5. Sounds of the Season. St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 14 State St, Brockport. 395-ARTS. 7:30 p.m. $5. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 10 p.m. Free. DJ Selecta Preece. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Free. Old School DJ. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 8 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] R&B HipHop Spring Edition. Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10.
CLASSICAL | RCO: Handel’s Messiah
The “Hallelujah Chorus” from George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” has been performed countless times since its Dublin premiere in 1742. These holiday high notes tell the story of Jesus Christ through a libretto by Charles Jennens. Among the several local productions this season you can hear it this week performed by the Rochester Chamber Orchestra with the Festival Singers and the Bach Children’s Chorus. Soloists for the performance are soprano Rebekah Camm (pictured), who won first prize at the 2010 Lotte Lenya Voice Competition held at the Eastman School of Music; Churchville native mezzo soprano Jessica Ann Best; and Metropolitan Opera regulars bass-baritone Matthew Burns and tenor Douglas Ahlstedt. The Rochester Chamber Orchestra plays under the baton of conductor David Fetler. The RCO performs Sunday, December 5, 7 p.m. at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. $10-$25. 442-9778. — BY PALOMA A CAPANNA [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 11:30 a.m. Free. Jazz Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m. Free. Zack & Lacey. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 7 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua. 394-7960. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Brad London. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 3923489. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Sunday w/Fred Goodnow. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771. 11 a.m. Free. Open Country Jam w/Randy. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 2-6 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Bodega Radio. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 5 p.m. Free. Troup Street Jazz Jam Session. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 216-1070. 6 p.m. Free.
Monday, December 6 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Gamelan Ensemble Experience. Harley School, 1981 Clover St. 442-1770. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mandy. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 9 p.m. Free.
Sore Thumb Radio Live Broadcast w/Jeff Cosco. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman Wind Ensemble & Eastman Wind Orchestra. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free. GKC: Advent Lessons & Carols. St Joseph’s Church, 43 Gebhardt Rd, Penfield. 5868089. 7:30 p.m. Free. Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Happy Holidays. Penfield High School, 25 High School Dr. 872-0774, penfieldsymphony. org. 7:30 p.m. $12-$14. Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free. DJ TW. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free. Manic Mondays DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 11 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Brad Batz Group. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free. Jazz Ensemble. Finger Lakes Community College, 4355 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. 785-1905. 7 p.m. Free. B355. Quinn Lawrence & Anna Reguero. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free.
Tommy Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Walt O’Brien. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Refreshunz. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 2323430. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Pro-Am Open Jam. German House-Keg, 315 Gregory St. 442-6880. 9:30 p.m. Free.
Tuesday, December 7 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jeff Elliott. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570. 5-8 p.m. Free. Johnny Bauer. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon. 624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. Shamayim. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000. 7:45 p.m. Call for tix. [ Blues ] Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Kilbourn Concert Series: Steven Isserlis/cello, Jeremy Denk/piano. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. $10-$20. Nazareth College Percussion Ensemble: Hummingbirds & Turtles. Nazareth CollegeWilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tim Janis & Ensemble. St John of Rochester Church, 8 Wickford Way, Fairport. 2485993. 7 p.m. $20-$25. Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free. DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free. DJ Javier Rivera. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Jazz Ensemble. Finger Lakes Community College, 4355 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. 785-1905. 7 p.m. Free. B355. Karl Stabnau Quartet. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. Mike Allen. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 7 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Winton Rd. goldenlink. org. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Hotel Noize. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 6-9 p.m. Free. Open Jam. Mo’s Mulberry St, 191 Lee Rd. 647-3522. 8 p.m. Free. Open Mic Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Beau. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 10 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Rapier Slices. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 7-11 p.m. $3-$5. Open Mic w/String Theory. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m. Free. Talent Night. Mamouche, 384 East Ave. 325-5010. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Don Christiano w/A Little Help from My Friends: The Beatles Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7-9 p.m. Free. Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix. HomiSide n Jex, Malicious Intent, Black Sinatra, Contac, Piff, Gillateen, Puppet. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $7-$9. Memphis May Fire w/Endyga. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 6:30 P.M. $10-$12.
Wednesday, December 8 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Thunder. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 222-5000. 7:30 p.m. $54.80$78.35. PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Lento, 274 N Goodman. 271-3470. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tom Gravino. Cafe 54, 54 W Main St, Victor. 742-3649. 6 p.m. Free. Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Mike Zito. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Live From Hochstein. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 12:10 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 10 p.m. Free. DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free. DJ. Woody’s, 250 Monroe Ave. 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. Free. DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton. 392-7700. 10 p.m. Free.
DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free. DJs Jared & Mario B. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 9 p.m. $5. DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. [ Jazz ] New Jazz Ensemble. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free. Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free. Simply Jazz. Ciao Baby’s BBQ Steak & Seafood, 421 River St. 621-5480. 7 p.m. Free. The Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free. Entertainment Showcase. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8 p.m. Free-$5. Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 5465474. 7-10 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Big Daddy Blues Band. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 10 p.m. Free. Open Jammin’. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 613-4600. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Dr’s Inn Grill & Tap Room, 1743 East Ave. 2710820. 5 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music. Stoneyard Bar & Grill, 1 Main St, Brockport. 637-3390. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free.
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F [ FEATURE ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA
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EASTMAN INSIDE ESM’S NEW BUILDING
MIKE HANLON
The multi-level Hatch Recital Hall (pictured) is one of the main features of the new Eastman wing. The high-tech, 222-seat space is “programmable,” meaning that the acoustics can be altered to best suit whatever instrument or kind of ensemble will be using the space. PALOMA CAPANNA
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ew people can conceive and execute big and noble projects that impact an entire community. Even fewer leave a legacy so strong that it feels as though the benefactor still walks among us years after he’s gone. George Eastman was one of those people. Although he died in 1932, on December 6, 2010, one of his greatest gifts to Rochester will finally come to completion when the Eastman School of Music celebrates the opening of its new east wing, the final piece in a nearly $50 million expansion and renovation project. The people behind the project say that the new wing will help to realize Eastman’s original vision for the school, and in the process make Rochester’s classical music offerings even more competitive with cultural cities far bigger in size. Audiences want a space “that just oozes with drama,” says Douglas Lowry, dean of the Eastman School of Music. “If there is anything that classical music today needs in terms of rejuvenating itself, it is to get back to this sense that it is a powerful, dramatic experience.” The final part of the expansion is an entirely new 61,800-square-foot building constructed adjacent to the Eastman Theatre at the corners of East Main Street and Swan Street. It is nothing if not dramatic, a feeling you experience from the moment you open the door. The Wolk Atrium soars six stories (73 feet) and pulls eyes immediately to a chandelier by American glass artist Dale Chihuly measuring 19 feet long by 11 feet wide, all of which can be viewed at varying levels as one climbs the open staircase. “When you go to the Paris Opera House, from the time you enter to the time you leave, it’s a celebration of the opera experience,” says Craig Jensen, of Chaintreuil, Jensen, Stark Architects, LLP, principal architects for the projects. “Eastman Theatre didn’t have this. You went into Kodak Hall, and the to and the fro of the entrance was understated. The Wolk Atrium is an attempt to try to bring that bigger experience to the Eastman School of Music.” It took six years to complete the $50 million project, including the new building and the recent renovations to Eastman Theatre, all with the goals of enhancing the concert-going experience and meeting the needs of 21st century music students, Lowry says. Eastman will show off the new wing with a weeklong festival of concerts and events running December 6-12 (see sidebar for schedule). With a current enrollment of approximately
900 students, the Eastman School of Music has
grown considerably since it first admitted 104 students in 1921. Its early success was credited to a trio of men: George Eastman; Rush Rees, president of the University of Rochester from 1900 to 1935; and Howard Hanson, director of music at ESM from 1924 to 1964. The idea of a local music school was first proposed by Eastman to Rees in 1918. In 1919, Eastman purchased the sites on Gibbs, Swan, and Main streets, which would become both the Eastman School of Music and the Eastman Theatre. The school would be used to train amateur and professional musicians, and the theater to train Rochesterians in music appreciation. (It was also a popular movie theater, as it was Eastman’s hope that “films could be used to develop and subsidize symphonic music,” at least according to a 1948 UR publication titled “The Eastman School of Music: Its First Quarter Century.”) By the time Eastman’s music school and theater projects were constructed, his gifts amounted to approximately $20 million. The often-told story is that Eastman wanted the original building to extend to the corner of East Main and Swan streets, but couldn’t strike a deal with the owner of the corner lot. It wasn’t until 1961 that ESM finally acquired the parcel, but neither the funding nor the initiative to expand were present at the time, and for decades it was used as a parking lot. According to Jamal Rossi, executive associate dean at ESM, in the 1980’s, there was talk of the Eastman School of Music moving to the University of Rochester River Campus, and there was even discussion of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – which performs in the then-2000-plus-seat theater -- moving into a new, mid-sized performance venue. But the conversation always seemed to come back to the fact that nobody could ever afford to build another Eastman Theatre. “So, once they started talking seriously about renovating Eastman Theatre, they started talking seriously about building the expansion,” says Rossi. In the late 1990’s, ESM dean James Undercofler attempted to gain support and donors for overdue renovations to the Eastman, and he contacted Rochester architect Robert Macon for early conceptual work. Macon drew preliminary sketches by hand, as discussions evolved both for a new building and for renovations. According to Jensen, Macon’s early conceptual models, particularly of the atrium, were “pretty close” to what has become the finished project, including even the notion of a chandelier in the atrium. A feasibility study was done, and the decision was made to first handle renovations of the existing theater and building; these would take place in 2004 and again in 2008-09, and included a variety of structural and acoustic improvements. Then, a second feasibility study was done in 2005 on the potential expansion, about the time that Jamal Rossi, an Eastman graduate, accepted the position of executive associate dean at ESM. “In my first week on the
Fresh energy for the project arrived in 2006,
after Joel Seligman became the president of the University of Rochester. Seligman boasted a commitment to downtown Rochester, and seriously pursued project funding. “I couldn’t imagine any other name for the hall at Eastman Theatre than Kodak Hall,” Seligman says of the new name the Eastman performance space took on following its 2009 renovation. “Antonio Perez, president of Eastman Kodak Company, knew I came to the meeting to talk about Eastman’s legacy. Some donors aren’t the right match for a particular project. Other donors take some time to consider their response. Antonio immediately supported the project; he was ready to continue the legacy of the magnificent things Eastman did for the school and for the city.” Seligman called Lowry with the news. Undercofler left ESM in 2006 and Lowry had interviewed for the position. “I hadn’t even signed on yet,” Lowry says, “and Seligman called to tell me that Eastman Kodak Company made a $10 million commitment.” That $10 million pledge from Kodak, combined with several million dollars in state funding, and additional gifts from board members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and other private donors, formed a critical concentration of money and momentum. “Donors were pretty excited to see arts organizations working together and on this particular project,” says Rossi, referencing the ESM-RPO partnership. After putting in the winning bid in a call for proposals, Chaintreuil, Stark, Jensen Architects were named principal architects for the project. “Not every firm gets to do design work to be enjoyed by the public,” says Jensen. “It’s not just about the façade of the building; it’s about its interface and use.”
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dramatic entranceway, the new wing features an intimate recital hall, a symphony-sized rehearsal hall, and a modern recording control center, among other amenities. According to Jensen, the most critical need of the school met by the expansion is the Hatch Recital Hall, with a total of 222 seats on two levels, designed as a smaller concert hall than Kilbourn Hall (455 seats) or Kodak Hall (2326 seats). “We designed Hatch Recital Hall with [Aaron Copland’s] ‘Appalachian Spring’ — a piece for 13 strings — in mind,” he says. “Now, every student will be guaranteed recital space that is aesthetically and acoustically
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job here in 2005, Undercofler pushed a folder across to me and said, ‘It’s yours,’” Rossi says.
A.R.T.S Gallery at Aviv Cafe Visual Inspirations
Nan Miller Gallery Preview for Upcoming Live Auction
American Association of University Women Holiday Show
Phillips Fine Art Modern and Contemporary Collections
Bead Breakout Linda Mack's Precious Metal Clay Jewelry
Renaissance Art Gallery Profiles in Glass
Cobblestone Contemporary Space off site Multiple Artists
Rochester Art Club Artists Kevin Feary, Dick Kane and Sari Gaby
Constance Mauro Studio Open Studio and Holiday Sale
Rochester Contemporary Art Center 20th Annual Members Exhibition
Crocus Clay Works Quilted, Quaint & Quirky
Rubinos Six Professional Painters
Gallery at Record Archive Probing into the Forbidden
Soulstice Artisan Market Joan Welch
Genesee Center for the Arts Wintercraft and Reflections on Simplicity
Studio 34 Creative Arts Center & Bead Mercantile 9th Annual Holiday Show and Sale Preview
Gilded Square “Partly Tame” by Robin Whiteman Greenwood Books Poet of the Month Image City Photography Gallery Image City’s Holiday Show Main Street Artists' Gallery & Studio Gabriele Lodder
The six-story Wolk Atrium gives visitors the “drama” classical music demands, says ESM Dean Douglas Lowry. The centerpiece of the structure is a 19’x11’ suspended glass sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. PHOTOS BY MIKE HANLON
Mercer Gallery LOST TOYS: The Ones That Got Away Military History Society Rochester in World War 1
The Design Gallery at RRCDC Urban Design Studios: Master Planning The Gallery@Equal=Grounds AIDS Quilt The Garden Café Gallery Holiday/Winter Show The Living Room Cafe Kevin Fitch Is Seeing RED Writers & Books Wide Open Mic
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wonderful,” Rossi says. “The first time I heard a cellist perform in Hatch Recital Hall, I felt like I wasn’t even at a concert — I felt like I was inside the instrument.” Hatch is a “programmable” hall. Behind the cherry dowels lining the walls are soundabsorbing fabric banners that can be raised and lowered to change the acoustics of the room. “Within the next two to three months, we will program approximately 15 templates,” Lowry says. “Performers will also have the option of experimenting with their own settings.” The Hatch Recital Hall “templates” will be default, optimal acoustic banner heights for the differing sounds of individual instruments, ensembles, and groups. Classical guitarist Nick Goluses, who will perform in the hall in January, will be able to adjust the banners “so that he does not have to push the sound at all,” says Lowry. In addition, Hatch is wired for web streaming on Internet2, a recent technology favored by schools and researchers with large data needs — for example, to broadcast and receive performances to and from global audiences in real time. For Lowry, who describes himself as “passionate” about technology, this feature is a high note. “During gala week, we will host a master class with the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo,” says Lowry. “One of our students will perform at Hatch Recital Hall and will be simultaneously critiqued by a music professor in Norway, and vice versa.” The second major design challenge was solved with the inclusion of a rehearsal hall, just slightly larger than the stage at Kodak Hall. The rehearsal hall, stacked on top of Hatch, meant that both rooms had to be carefully soundproofed to avoid sound passing through the walls, Jensen says. “Our challenge was to find the maximum volume inside the building. We couldn’t exceed the size of the site.”
The large rehearsal hall will allow even the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra to rehearse when the Kodak Hall is in use for other performances, such as Mercury Opera Company or headlining acts for the Rochester International Jazz Festival, which also use the space. Third by way of design requirements, the fifth
floor became the audio and video recording control center for the entire Eastman School of Music. “We record everything under the sun here at the Eastman School,” Lowry says. Indeed, there were times that simultaneous recording demands spanned from the Eastman Theatre (e.g., Eastman Wind Ensemble) to Kilbourn Hall (e.g., faculty recital) to Howard Hanson Hall (e.g., student recital), and a rehearsal room (e.g., student recording for a graduate school audition). “By adding the Hatch Recital Hall, and a new large rehearsal hall-recording studio, we simply needed another control room to be able handle the increased activities that will be associated with these spaces,” says Rossi. “Also, the existing control rooms were too far away to be able to connect to the addition, from both distance and logistical perspectives.” The recording control center also updates ESM’s recording technology from 1970’s analog to 2010 digital. At the same time, Rossi says ESM will move “much more aggressively” into video and web streaming of concerts. Now, ESM will be able to hold interactive events over Internet2, connect live to institutions around the world, and achieve CD-quality audio and DVD-quality video. Additional features of the expansion include additional faculty studios and
According to local legend, George Eastman originally envisioned that the Eastman School of Music would extend to the corner of Swan and East Main streets – but the parcel at Swan Street wasn’t available. The new ESM wing built on that space fulfills Eastman’s original plan from the 1920’s. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK
practice rooms, and a new box office and gift shop. For Rossi, who has been involved with the project since 2005 on a weekly basis, and who, for some of the meetings, was the only musician at the table, he thinks the end product is “absolutely fabulous, spectacular,” and says “there are few like it in the world.” To celebrate the culmination of its multi-
year construction project, the Eastman School of Music will host a week-long series of concerts, lectures, and tours starting on Monday, December 6 (for a full schedule see the schedule sidebar). Among the highlights is the dedication concert on Friday, December 10, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, featuring the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Eastman Philharmonic, and the Eastman-Rochester Chorus in works that include Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms.” Also on the roster, ESM alum Phillip Ying of the Ying Quartet will assemble the Eastman
“chamber music marathon” on Sunday, December 12, noon-9 p.m. in the new hall. “This is a fantastic opportunity for students and faculty to present the full range of strings, piano, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and guitar in this inspiring new space,” Ying says. “Hatch Recital Hall is perfect for the intimacy, beauty, and emotional power that characterize the best chamber music.” For Lowry, the mega-million-dollar project is “one of what we hope will be many signal moments for the city. The arts are important to the signature of the city.” Nearly 90 years after the opening of ESM, Eastman has finally found his successors in Seligman, Lowry, and Rossi. To quote Eastman from the Exhibitors Herald, September 16, 1922: “I should like to see Rochester become a great musical center, known throughout the world.” It’s a quote repeatedly echoed by these modern men. Mr. Eastman, sit back and enjoy the show.
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEK SCHEDULE Monday, December 6 6:30-7 p.m.: Tour of the New Eastman East Wing Meet in the Eastman Theatre lobby. (Free) 8 p.m.: Eastman Wind Ensemble; Eastman Wind Orchestra Music of Bach, Maslanka, Milhaud, Gillingham, Hindemith. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. (Free)
6:30-7 p.m.: Tour of the New Eastman East Wing Meet in the Eastman Theatre lobby. (Free) 8 p.m.: Kilbourn Concert Series: Steve Isserlis (cello), Jeremy Denk (piano) Music of SaintSaens, Faure, Liszt, Kurtag, Ravel, Ades. Kilbourn Hall. ($10-$20)
Tuesday, December 7
Wednesday, December 8
Noon: Internet2 Master Classes Live from Norway Hatch Recital Hall. (Free) 3:30 p.m.: Lecture: “The History and Future of Eastman School of Music” by Robert Freeman Hatch Recital Hall. (Free)
9:30 a.m.: Master Class w/Jeremy Denk (piano) Kilbourn Hall. (Free) 10 a.m.: Master Class w/Oliver Knussen (composer) Ciminelli Formal Lounge, Student Living Center. (Free)
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10:30 a.m.: Master Class w/Steven Isserlis (cello) Hatch Recital Hall. (Free) 6:30-7 p.m.: Tour of the New Eastman East Wing Meet in the Eastman Theatre lobby. (Free) 7 p.m.: “The Architect’s Vision” with Craig Jensen Hatch Recital Hall. (Free) 8 p.m.: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble Kilbourn Hall. (Free)
8 p.m.: Opening Recital w/Garrick Ohlsson (piano) Hatch Recital Hall. (Invitation only) 8 p.m.: Musica Nova Kilbourn Hall. (Free) 8 p.m.: Eastman Repertory Singers and Women’s Chorus Music of Hayden, Brahms, Britten. Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 N Chestnut St. (Free)
Thursday, December 9
Friday, December 10
7:30 p.m.: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra w/Rochester Oratorio Society Handel’s “Messiah.” Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. ($20-$75)
Noon: Eastman Holiday Sing Main Hall, Eastman School of Music. (Free) 8 p.m.: Grand Opening Dedication Concert w/Eastman Wind
Ensemble, Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman-Rochester Chorus Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. (Free)
Saturday, December 11 6:30-7 p.m.: Tour of the New Eastman East Wing Meet in the Eastman Theatre lobby. (Free) 8 p.m.: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra w/Rochester Oratorio Society Handel’s “Messiah.” Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. ($20-$75)
Sunday, December 12 11:30 a.m.-noon: Tour of the New Eastman East Wing Meet in the Eastman Theatre lobby. (Free)
Noon-9 p.m.: Eastman Chamber Music Marathon Hatch Recital Hall. (Free) 8:30-9 p.m.: Candlelight Concert Organists Hans Davidsson, David Higgs, William Porter. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. (Free) 9-9:30 p.m.: The Office of Compline Christ Church Schola Cantorum. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. (Free) Unless otherwise noted, all events take place on the Eastman School of Music campus, Gibbs Street. For more information visit esm.rochester. edu. For tickets call 454-2100.
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Art Exhibits
ART EVENT | First Friday
December’s First Friday predictably heralds in much holidaythemed artwork, as well as opportunities to support your local arts and crafters by shopping with them instead of the malls. The monthly city-wide gallery night is held by non-profit, university, and commercial and indie art venues in Rochester, where we all trot about from station to station, filling our eyes and ears with what’s new and exciting in our community. On Friday, December 3, 6-9 p.m. (and sometimes later) you can check out art openings, poetry readings, and musical performances in various locations. Visit firstfridayrochester.org for a list of this month’s participating venues, and check out all the flyers in cafes and such for more events happening the same night. Here are just a few:
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Check out the public preview of the 20th Annual Members Exhibition at Rochester Contemporary (461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org), where supporters of the arts get a turn on the gallery’s wall. The Friday opening runs 6-10 p.m., with another opening reception Saturday 6-10 p.m. “Winter Craft” is the annual holiday show at the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery (pictured; 713 Monroe Ave., 271-5183), and will feature pottery, letterpress cards and art books, and many more great handcrafted gifts 6-9 p.m. The Hungerford Urban Artisans (The Hungerford, 1115 E. Main St., huastudios.org) will present the “Hungerford Unwrapped” Holiday Event on Friday 5-9 p.m., and continuing on Saturday noon-4 p.m., affording you the option of checking out more than 25 open studios throughout the behemoth building. Another group exhibition at the Mercer Gallery at MCC (1000 E. Henrietta Rd., 292-3121), encourages you to celebrate “Lost Toys: The Ones that Got Away” by bringing your inner (or actual) child to see the show 7-9 p.m. In a totally unrelated vein, reprise summer (and bohemian art culture) with “Photographs of the Burning Man Festival” by Laura Jacket at the Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 (Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, 785-1369). A discussion with the artist takes place at the show opening 1-3 p.m. on Friday, with the reception 5-7 p.m. on December 10. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Britton-Barry Fri Dec 3. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St., Brockport. 6-9 p.m. 637-5494, differentpathgallery.com. “Traveling Fair: A Collection of New Paintings” by John Paul Alexander Fri Dec 3. Tango Café Dance Studio, 389 Gregory St. 5-9 p.m. 271-4930, tangocafedance.com. “Visual Inspirations,” Digital Illustrations and Photographer Erasmo Hernandez Fri Dec 3. A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café, 321 East Ave. 6-10 p.m. 729-9916. Live music, open painting. “Homage to Orange Crates and Other Experiments” by Judy Levi Sun Dec 5. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 258-0403, thelittle.org.
“Our Parks” Honoring the Life and Work of Christine Sevilla Sun Dec 5. 3-6 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org. With jazz by Reilly Taylor-Cook and Herschel Mikel. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Dec 31: “Art 100 for 100.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt. 770-1923, japetz@ rochester.rr.com. A Different Path Gallery 27 Market St., Brockport. Dec 331: “Revealing the Unspoken Message,” work Katherine Weston, Sherry Tulloch, and Liz Britton-Barry. Wed-Fri 10 a.m.continues on page 26
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[ Openings ] “Misty Rubric: The VSC Graduate Holiday Show” Wed Dec 1. Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Wilson Commons. 5-7 p.m. 275-4188, blogs.rochester. edu/Hartnett. Famous Faces,” by Jay Lincoln, Jennifer Cichello, Mr. PRVRT, and Rebecca Rafferty, and Holiday Open House Thu Dec 2. Fusion Salon, 333 Park Ave. Presented by Method Machine. 5-9 p.m. 2718120, fusionsalonnewyork.com. Holiday Exhibit Thu Dec 2. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. 12-9 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com. 20th Annual Members Exhibition Fri Dec 3-Sat Dec 4. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. 6-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. “Art by Allie Hartley: Probings into the Forbidden: Products of Deep Dreams, Obscure Secrets and Unnatural Revelation” Fri Dec 3. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 6-9 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. With music by The Consolation Project. Art by Zefting-Kuhn, Lisette Dana, Diana Loberant, Kath Dewitt, and Patricia Hill Fri Dec 3. Rubino’s Café, 1659 Mount Hope Ave. 5-7:30 p.m, suzi@suzizeftingkuhn.com. Dead End City Art Show Fri Dec 3. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St. 6-10 p.m. thesquirrel.org. Big group exhibit and live music. “Holiday Show 2010” Fri Dec 3-Sat Dec 4. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 2-5 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com. Hungerford Unwrapped: Urban Artisans Open Studios Fri Dec 3Sat Dec 4. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m. hua.org. “Kevin Fitch is Seeing Red” Fri Dec 3. Living Room Café, 1118 Monroe Ave. 6-10 p.m. 4130833, kevfitch@yahoo.com. “Lost Toys: The Ones That Got Away” Fri Dec 3. MCC Mercer Gallery, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 7-9 p.m. 292-2021. “P.B.C. (Paris, Bosnia, Croatia), Selected Photographs by Greg Jones” Closing Reception Fri Dec 3. Suite 311, Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. 6 p.m. gejones.net. “Profiles in Glass” with Leon Applebaum and Peter Secrest Fri Dec 3. Renaissance Art Gallery, 74 St. Paul St. 6-8 p.m. 423-8235, rochesterrenaissanceartgallery. com. With live music by Frank Ardino. “Quilted, Quaint, & Quirky” by Michelle Wescott Fri Dec 3. Crocus Clay Works Gallery, Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. 5-9 p.m. 469-8217, crocusclayworks.com. “Reflections on Simplicity,” work by the Community Darkroom Monitors & “Roy Sowers: Detached” Fri Dec 3. Community Darkroom Gallery, 713 Monroe Ave. 6-9 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org. “Revealing the Unspoken Message,” work Katherine Weston, Sherry Tulloch, and Liz
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Art Exhibits 5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 637-5494, differentpathgallery.com. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery 494 East Ave. Through Dec 31: Annual Members Exhibit. | In the Carriage House Gallery: Through Nov 30: Work by Joyce D. Cordone, Sally Moses, Bud Prince, Dennis Revitzky, and Dodie Twohig. By appt.only. 2448890, aauwrochester.org. Artisan Works 565 Blossom Rd. Ongoing: “Les Krims: Satire Inspired by Wishful Thinking, the Culture Wars, and the Left’s [She]nanigans.” | Through Dec 31: “Fade to White” Photography/ Video Installation by Michael Rivera | Ongoing: “Ramon Santiago,” video presentation. Third Sundays: Park Avenue Dance Company, 3 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun Noon-5 p.m. $8-$12. 288-7170, artisanworks.net. A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Dec 3-29: “Visual Inspirations,” Digital Illustrations and Photographer Erasmo Hernandez. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916. Arts & Cultural Council Gallery 277 N Goodman St. Through Dec 12: “Structural Spontaneity” watercolor abstractions by Stu Chait. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 473-4000, artsrochester.org. Bead Breakout 2314 Monroe Ave. Through Nov 30: Work by Debora Bartlett. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon & Wed 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 2712340, beadbreakout.com Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon. Through Dec 14: “3 Visions: The Work of Marie Starr, Till Fritzsching, and Richard Lacey.” MonThu Noon-5 p.m. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com. Central Library Lower Link Gallery 115 South Ave. Through Dec 6: “Sister Cities,” Photographs of our 12 International Sister Cities. Mon & Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Tue, Wed & Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. 428-7300 CIAS Dean’s Gallery Frank E. Gannett Hall, Room 1115, Rochester Institute of Technology. Through Dec 31: Photographs by Carl Chiarenza. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. rit.edu. Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Feb 6: “Reflections on Simplicity,” work by the Community Darkroom monitors. | Through Dec 31: “Roy Sowers: Detached.” Mon 9 a.m.9:30 p.m.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri closed; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org. Crocus Clay Works Gallery Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. Dec 3-18: “Quilted, Quaint, & Quirky” by Michelle Wescott. Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment. 469-8217, crocusclayworks.com. Davison Gallery at Roberts Wesleyan College 2301 Westside Drive. Through Dec 16: “Division of Visual Arts Faculty Show.” Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m. roberts.edu. Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame 36 S. Main St. Through Nov
THEATER | Collegiate Comedies
What measures did teens from 323 years ago have to take to deceive their overbearing parents? In the 1687 play “The Emperor of the Moon” (pictured) we follow the love stories of the mischievous daughter and niece of Doctor Baliardo, amateur moralist and astronomer. The gals get around his stifling rules by convincing him that their lovers are visitors from the moon. I doubt most parents would fall for that one, but it will be interesting to see how the ladies achieve and sustain the farce. The University of Rochester International Theatre Program and visiting director Matthew Earnest will present the work in the Todd Theatre on the University of Rochester’s River Campus Thursday, December 2, through Saturday, December 11, at 8 p.m. each day, except for the Sunday performance, which is at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $7-$13. Purchase them online at rochester. edu/theatre or by calling 275-4088. Going by the title, you might think “Black Comedy” concerns race issues. But in reality, it’s about the trouble, and hilarity, that ensues when the lights go out unexpectedly. In Peter Shaffer’s play, the audience is able to see the actions of the fumbling characters in a pitch-black apartment full of furniture, each others’ girlfriends, and a buttoned-down spinster who’s gradually shedding her inhibitions. The College at Brockport’s Department of Theatre will debut the show Friday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage (180 Holley Street, Brockport). The production continues Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, and will run through December 11. Tickets cost $8-$15. Order by phone at 395-ARTS; for more information visit brockport.edu/finearts. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY 28: “Judy’s Travels,” paintings by Judy Soprano. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 396-7210. The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: “Winter Craft” Annual Holiday Show. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through Dec 31: “Natural Selections,” watercolors by Roland Stevens. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 381-1600, friendlyhome.org. Fusion Salon 333 Park Ave. Through Feb 28, 2011: “Famous Faces,” by Jay Lincoln, Jennifer Cichello, Mr. PRVRT, and Rebecca Rafferty. Presented by Method Machine. Mon & Tue 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thu Noon8 p.m., Fri 9a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 271-8120, fusionsalonnewyork.com. Gallery 821 7 Schoen Place. Through Dec 14: “Wounded Echo” by Monzo. Tue-Wed 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat Noon-5 p.m. 3852131, gallery821.com. Gallery Salon & Spa 780 University Ave. Through Jan 3: Linda Hermans and Paul
Schramm. Tue-Thu 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact 2718340, galleryhair.com. Genesee Community College Lobby Arts Gallery 1 College Rd., Batavia. Through Dec 6: “A Documentation of Dutch Culture,” creative writing and photographs by GCC and SUNY Brockport students. Normal college hours. 343-0055 x 6814, genesee.edu. George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Jan 16: “All Shook Up: Hollywood and the Evolution of Rock n’ Roll.” | Through Dec 15: “Sweet Creations: Gingerbread House Display.” | Through Jan 23: “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash.” | Ongoing: “Where Do Cameras Come From?” | “Cameras from the Technology Collection” | “Portrait” | “The Remarkable George Eastman.” | Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org Gilded Square Picture Framing & Gallery 714 University Ave. Through Dec 29: “Partly Tame” by Robin Whiteman. Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 461-2808, gildedsquare.com.
Hartnett Gallery University of Rochester, Wilson Commons. Through Dec 15: “Misty Rubric: The VSC Graduate Holiday Show.” Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat-Sun Noon-5 p.m. 275-4188, blogs. rochester.edu/Hartnett. High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Dec 5-Jan 7: “Our Parks” Honoring the Life and Work of Christine Sevilla. WedFri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat Noon-6 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org The Hungerford Door #2, Suite 311, 1115 E. Main St. Through Dec 3: “P.B.C.” Selected Photographs by Greg Jones. November 26 & December 3, 6-9 p.m., or by appointment. greg@gejones.net. Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Through Dec 23: “Holiday Show 2010.” Special Holidays Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com. International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: The Wicked Series by Enrico Embroli. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com. Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through Dec 10: “Homage to Orange Crates and Other Experiments” by Judith Levi. | Dec 11-Jan 7: “Landscapes of New York” by Carol Acquilano. Sun 5-8 p.m.; Mon-Thu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m. 258-0403, thelittle.org. Living Room Café 1118 Monroe Ave. Dec 3-17: “Kevin Fitch is Seeing Red.” Sun-Thu 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 7 a.m.-11 p.m. 4130833, kevfitch@yahoo.com. Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Jan 2: “Psychedelic: Optical & Visionary Art Since the 1960s.” | Through Dec 12: “Episodes from an Unwritten History: Claude Bragdon and Fritz Trautmann” in Lockhart Gallery. | Through Dec 13: Creative Workshop Children’s Show in Lucy Burne Gallery. | “What’s Up” lecture, First Sundays, 2 p.m. | Ongoing exhibits: “At the Crossroads,” “Seeing America,” “Italian Baroque Organ,” “Brunswick Armor,” “Judaica.” | Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $4-$10. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu. MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Dec 22: “Lost Toys: The Ones That Got Away.” | Through Nov 28: Director’s Choice: Ed Murr Illustration | Through December: “Tribute to Hip Hop” Mural by Carmello (Melo) Ortiz.| Sibley Window Project (East Ave.) Torell Arnold “Bee-cause Art Means the World to Me.” Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue, Thu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 292-2021. My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Jan 6: “New York: The Beauty of Changing Seasons,” photography by Barbara Drake. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439. Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Through December 31: “Gallery Favorites for the Holiday Season.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com. Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Dec 31: “Synergy: A
Ceramic Collaboration by Richard Aerni and Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz.” Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 6244730, ockhee@frontiernet.net. Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Dec 2-Jan 7: Holiday Exhibit. Tue-Fri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com. Penfield Arts Center repARTee Gallery 2131 Five Mile Line Rd. Through Dec 23: “Nature and Nurture: Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters,” group show. Wed-Sat 1-5 p.m. 586-5192, penfieldartscenter.com. Printing & Book Arts Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: “Roy Sowers: Detached.” MonFri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org.
Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Dec 3-31: “Art by Allie Hartley: Probings into the Forbidden: Products of Deep Dreams, Obscure Secrets and Unnatural Revelation.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. Renaissance Art Gallery 74 St. Paul St. Dec 3-Jan 28: “Profiles in Glass” with Leon Applebaum and Peter Secrest. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 423-8235, rochesterrenaissanceartgallery. com. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Dec 2Jan 9: 20th Annual Members Exhibition. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. Closed Dec 24-
26, Dec 31-Jan 1. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. Rochester Medical Museum & Archives Through Dec 17: “Holiday Joy” by Joy Naegler. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-1847, viahealth.org/archives. SUNY Brockport Tower Fine Arts Center 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport. Through Dec 12: “Variable Editions and Peripheral Illuminations,” Printmaking and Bookmaking Exhibit. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m. 395ARTS, brockport.edu/finearts. SUNY Geneseo Lederer Gallery 1 College Circle, Brodie Hall. Through Dec 4: “El Sauce/ Nicaragua.” Mon-Thu 12:303:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 12:30-5:30 p.m. 243-6785.
SUNY Geneseo Lockhart Gallery McClellan House, 26 Main St., Geneseo. Through Dec 4: “From the Permanent Collection/New Acquisitions.” Mon-Thu:12:303:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 12:30-5:30 p.m. Closed for Thanksgiving Break Nov 23-28. geneseo.edu. Tango Café Dance Studio 389 Gregory St. Dec 3-Jan 15:”Traveling Fair: A Collection of New Paintings” by John Paul Alexander. By appointment. 2714930, tangocafedance.com. Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St. Through Dec 5: “As of Now,” MFA installation by Romy Hosford. Fri-Sun 12-5 p.m. | Through Dec 16: “Everything in Time: Maximalist Methodologies by Media Artists.” Thu 5-8 p.m.,
Fri-Sun noon-5 p.m. 442-8676, vsw.org. Wayne County Council for the Arts 108 W Miller St, Newark. Through Dec 4-31: “Winter Show and Sale.” Thu-Fri 12-3 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 315-331-4593, wayne-arts.com. Webster Public Library 980 Ridge Rd, Webster. Through Dec 4: Webster Art Club’s Fall Show. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. 265-2194. Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Jan 3: The Main Street Artists Exhbition. MonFri 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-9070, rochesterunitarian.org. continues on page 28
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Art Exhibits Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. Dec 2-Jan 28: “Burning Man Notes; Photographs of Laura Jackett.” Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m. 394-3500 x7369, gallery34@flcc.edu. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Center at High Falls “Thaw” and “In Between 2 Worlds” Exhibitions Call for Artwork. Deadline December 15. Open call for all media with emphasis on the effects of heat and cold for the former show and on African American Culture for the latter show. $15 entry fee for 1-3 submissions. Call or email for details: 325-2030, swinslow@ frontiernet.net.
Theater
“Arsenic & Old Lace.” Thu Dec 2-Dec 5. Greater Rochester Repertory Companies. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $10-$20. 2341254, muccc.org. “Black Comedy.” Fri Dec 3-Dec 11. SUNY Brockport-Tower Fine Arts Gallery, 180 Holley St, Brockport. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $8-$15. brockport. edu/finearts. “A Christmas Carol.” Through Dec 26. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Opens Wed Dec 1 7 p.m., Thu 7 p.m., Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sun noon & 4:30 p.m., Tue-Wed Dec 8 7 p.m. $28-$65. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. “A Christmas Carol.” Sat Dec 4. One-man version of the Christmas classic. Bristol Valley Theater, 151 S Main St, Naples. Sat 1 p.m. $5-$10. 374-9032, bvtnaples.org. “Christmas with the Calamari Sisters.” Wed Dec 1-Jan 2. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Wed Dec 1-Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., Wed Dec 8 7 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com. “The Emperor of the Moon.” Thu Dec 2-Dec 11. Todd Theatre, University of Rochester. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., Wed Dec 8 8 p.m. $7-$13. 275-4088, rochester.edu/theatre. “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Through Dec 21. Gaslight Theater Company. Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Rd. Sun 2 p.m., Tue 7 p.m. $10. gaslighttheatercompany.com. “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Fri Dec 3-Sun Dec 5. Magical Journey Thru Stages. Upstage 3, 875 E Main St, 3rd Floor. Fri 7 p.m., Sat 2 & 7 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $10$12. Stages@MJTStages.com, 935-7173. Magic in the Making. Mon Dec 6. Behind-the-scenes open house, sample Geva Comedy Improv, etc. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Mon 6-8 p.m. Free. 232-1366, gevatheatre.org. “Marc Salem’s Mindgames.” Ongoing. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 E Main St. Tue 7 p.m., Wed Dec 8 3 & 7 p.m. $27-$32. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com. “Mr. Dickens is Coming.” Sat Dec 4. Gerald Charles Dickens
LECTURE | Alison Bechdel
Artists and comics make sense of this odd, baffling, human experience through visual and humorous expression (respectively), but graphic novelist Alison Bechdel does both. Bechdel has been cartooning since 1983, and her work includes the 25-year-spanning comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For,” as well as her graphic memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” which has been called a “mesmerizing feat of familial resurrection,” and was named Book of the Year by Time Magazine. As part of the Caroline Werner Gannett Project, Bechdel will give an illustrated talk, “Drawing Words, Reading Pictures,” which will explore why and how she tells stories visually, graphic narrative as effective autobiography, and how her work has shifted over the course of her career. The free talk takes place Thursday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at the Ingle Auditorium in the Student Alumni Union at Rochester Institute of Technology. To preview Bechdel’s work, visit dykestowatchoutfor.com. For further information on the series, visit cwgp.org. — REBECCA RAFFERTY — the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens — in one-man show. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Sat 8 p.m. $25. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. “My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.” Sat Dec 4-Dec 19. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Wed Dec 8 7 p.m. $16-$24. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org. “The Night Hanukkah Was Almost Canceled: A Musical Adventure for Kids.” Thu Dec 2-Fri Dec 3. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $10. 461-2000 x235, jccrochester.org. “Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great.” Fri Dec 3. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. Fri 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. $4.50. 315789-2221, thesmith.org. “Shakespeare in Hollywood.” Through Dec 11. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15-$27. 4541260, blackfriars.org. Traveling Cabaret. Tue Dec 7. Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Ave. Tue 3 p.m. $3. 889-6185, 234-6677.
Auditions Black Sheep Theatre Coalition. Wed Dec 1 & Dec 8. Holds auditions for roles in “Magic Time: Early Off-Off Broadway,” featuring challenging and rewarding one-act plays. Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. Wed Dec 1 & Wed Dec 8 7 p.m. blacksheeptheatre.org.
Art Events [ Wednesday, December 1 ] Fused Ornaments Class with Mahine Rattonsey. More Fire
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Glass Studio, 80 Rockwood Pl. 242-0450, morefireglass.com. 68:30 p.m. $75 includes materials, registration required. [ Friday, December 3 ] First Friday Citywide Gallery Night. Various. firstfridayrochester.org. 6-9 p.m. Free. Holiday Art Walk. Downtown Canandaigua. downtowncanandaigua.com. 4-8 p.m. Free. Artists, galleries, boutiques, demos, and more. Woodcarving Exhibit. Gallea’s Greenhouse, 2382 Clover St. 5863017. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 3Saturday, December 4 ] Anderson Alley Holiday Gala Open House. Anderson Alley Artists, 250 N Goodman. 4423516, andersonalleyartists.com. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Art, treats, live music, demos. Jason Tennant Open Studio and Sale. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. #436, Door 2. Jason 383-1537. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 3Sunday, December 5 ] Holiday Boutique. Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St., Lyons. 315-9464943, waynehistory.org. Fri-Sat 10 a.m-5 p.m., Sun 12-3 p.m. Free admission. Artisans show and sell their work. Richard Aerni’s Holiday Sale Featuring Fine Ceramics and Paper Dolls. Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main Street, Suite 106, Door 5. 429-2011, richard@ richardaerni.com. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. With guest artists
Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz, Shelly Green Stoler and Rachael Baldanza.
vip@improvVIP.com, improvVIP. com. 8 p.m. $8.
[ Saturday, December 4 ] 42nd annual Wassail Bowl and Sale. Presbyterian Church, 24 Park Place, Geneva. 315-789-5151, info@ genevahistoricalsociety.com. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Handcrafted items, baked goods, and attic treasures will also be for sale. Photography Workshop: “Home Publishing: Digital Albums, Calendars, and Greeting Cards.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361 x323, eastmanhouse.org. 9 a.m.5 p.m. $90-100, plus $30 materials fee. Register.
[ Monday, December 6 ] Laughin’ Cup Comedy Competition. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. Free.
[ Saturday, December 4Sunday, December 5 ] All Things Sparkling with Talulah’s Fancy and Friends. The Lower Mill, 61 N Main St., Honeoye Falls. dhaefele2@frontiernet.net. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Original ornaments created and customized by the artist at your request. Holiday Festival of Crafts & Gifts. Dome Center, 2695 E Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14467. fairandexpocenter.org. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $3 admission. More Fire Annual Holidays Sale. More Fire Glass Studio, 80 Rockwood Pl. 242-0450, morefireglass.com. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Glass and ceramic one of a kind art objects. [ Sunday, December 5 ] Annual Quilt Trunk Show Series: Studio Art Quilt Association. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. 2551553, myartcenter.org. 2 p.m. $6. What’s Up: The Story of the Sea with Susan Dyer. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu. 2 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] Especially for Educators: Shapes. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8971, kdonovan@mag.rochester.edu. 4:30-7 p.m. $5, register. Fused Ornaments Class with Mahine Rattonsey. More Fire Glass Studio, 80 Rockwood Pl. 242-0450, morefireglass.com. 68:30 p.m. $75 includes materials, registration required.
Comedy [ Thursday, December 2Saturday, December 4 ] Mr. Eddie Clark. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9. [ Friday, December 3 ] Bloomfield Home Companion: An Old Time Live Radio Show. West Bloomfield Congregational Church, 9035 Rts. 5 &20 in W. Bloomfield. 624-1313, wbccoffice@rochester.rr.com. 7-9 p.m. $8, $20 per family. Village Idiots Improv Comedy “Director’s Cut.” Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312.
Dance Events [ Wednesday, December 1-Sunday, December 5 ] Garth Fagan Dance 40th Season. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. 389-2170, boxoffice.naz. edu. Tue 7:30 p.m., Wed-Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 & 8 p.m., Sun 2 & 7:30 p.m. $15-55. [ Thursday, December 2Sunday, December 4 ] Strictly Dandia. Robert Sinclair Theatre, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle Dr., Geneseo. 2455833, bbo.geneseo.edu. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 3 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. $8. [ Friday, December 3 ] Holiday Family Performance. Jefferson Road Elementary School, 15 School Lane, Pittsford. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids. com. 6:30 p.m. $6. [ Friday, December 3Saturday, December 4 ] New Dancers’ Showcase. Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall, Kenyon St., Brockport. brockport.edu/finearts. 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker.” Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 800-745-3000, nutcracker.com. 7:30 p.m. $27.50-100.
Dance Participation [ Friday, December 3 ] Neutral Ground First Friday Dance. Green Lantern Inn, 1 East Church St, Fairport. Kathy Grenier 4732588, neutralground@gmail.com. 8 p.m.-midnight. $7. Neutral Ground Peer Support Group sponsors the singles dance. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Inikori Dance Studio’s Ballroom Party. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@ inikoridance.com. 7-11 p.m. $13, $20 with lesson. A variety of music, dance class followed by dance party. [ Sunday, December 5 ] Inikori Dance Studio’s Latin Dance Social. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@inikoridance.com. Lesson 615-7 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. $5, $20 with lesson. [ Wednesday, December 8Thursday, December 9 ] Dime-a-Dance. Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall, Kenyon St., Brockport. brockport.edu/finearts. 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted.
Kids Events [ Thursday, December 2 ] Books N’ Brownies Book Discussion. Chili Library, 3333 Chili Ave. 889-2200. 4-5 p.m. Free. Grades 7-8.
Make & Take Crafts. Irondequoit Public Library-Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, mgleason@libraryweb.org. 4-5 p.m. Free. Grades k-6. [ Friday, December 3 ] “ArtSmart” Theatre for Young People Season “Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great.” Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 315-781-5483, thesmith.org. 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. $4.50. Kids Kitchen: Homemade Gifts for Giving. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 6-8 p.m. $15, registration required. Ages 8-12. Roc Stars Talent Show Series Show: Singers. Thomas P. Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. 428-7294, cityofrochester. gov/recreationcenters. 5-9 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 3Sunday, December 4 ] “It’s a Wonderful Life” Performance. Upstage 3, 875 E Main St, 3rd Fl. 935-7173, Stages@MJTStages.com. Fri 7 p.m., Sat 2 & 7 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $10-12. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Catch and Decorate a Gingerbread Boy with Story. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. 11 a.m.-noon. Free, registration required. Ages 3-12. Holiday Ornament Cupcakes. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. liftbridgebooks. com. 11 a.m. $10, registration required. Ages 6-12. Kids’ Kitchen: Chipmunk Christmas Party. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 10 a.m.-noon. $12, registration required. Make-n-Take Gingerbread House. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 2-4 p.m. $25 one adult & child pairing working together, re. News10 NBC Pirate Toy Fund Drive Celebration. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay. org. 2:15 p.m. Included with museum admission: $9-11. Gary the Happy Pirate performs. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for children in need. Science Saturday: Forensic Science. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 12-3 p.m. Included with museum admission: $8-10. [ Sunday, December 5 ] “Shalom Sesame” Episode Premiere. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay. org. 2, 3, & 4 p.m. Included with museum admission: $9-11. Games, crafts, songs, and more. Breakfast with Santa. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361 x249, eastmanhouse. org. 10 a.m. $15-20, registration required. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] Drum ‘n Fun Parent-Child Class with Ticia Gingras. Rhythm Connect, 84 High St., Fairport. rhythmconnect.com. 9:30-10:15 a.m. or 10:30-11:15 a.m. $84, no fee for caregiver.
Lectures [ Wednesday, December 1 ] AIDS Discussion Panel. SUNY Geneseo-Newton Hall, University Dr. acrochester.org. 5 p.m. Free. Sudan Awareness Night: Southern Sudan Watch. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. jjone84@mail. naz.edu. 7 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 2 ] Finding your Irish Roots with genealogist Dennis Hogan. St John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 586-9947, iacirochester@ gmail.com. 7 p.m. $10, free to IACI members, pre-register. Located in Wegman School of Nursing Room 101. The Caroline Werner Gannett Project - Alison Bechdel “Drawing Words, Reading Pictures.” Rochester Institute of Technology-Ingle Auditorium, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. cassandra. shellman@rit.edu, cwgp.org, 4752057. 8-10 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Lunch & Lecture: Unraveling the Mystery of Catholic Symbolism in Iroquois Communities. Victor Town Hall, 85 East Main St. ganondagan.org. 12-2 p.m. $2025, registration required. [ Sunday, December 5 ] “Adventures in Africa” with Doug Smith and Sue Dougherty. Greece Baptist Church, 1231 Long Pond Rd. 225-6160, greecebaptistchurch.org. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. [ Monday, December 6 ] Medicare & Preventing Medicare Fraud. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 3408720, penfieldlibrary.org. 7-8 p.m. Free, registration required. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] 5 Powerful Marketing Strategies that Work Like Magic. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required. Guest lecture, Robert Freeman, “The History and Future of Eastman School of Music.” Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1110. 3:30 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] The Architect’s Vision: Craig Jensen, CJS Architects. Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1110. 7 p.m. Free. An overview of the Eastman Renovation and Expansion Project by its lead architect.
Literary Events [ Wednesday, December 1 ] Book Group: Women Authors Reading Group. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Poetry Reading: Rochester Poets 4th Annual Open. Basil Hall Auditorium, St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 2609005, rochesterpoets@gmail. com. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Free, registration required. Poetry Reading: Writers Forum Series: Poet and Translator
SPECIAL EVENT | “Deadliest Catch”
They can bring the stories, but let’s hope they leave the rank fish smell back at the sea. Cast members from the Discovery Channel’s hit show “Deadliest Catch” will make their way to Rochester this weekend. A documentary series, “Deadliest Catch” brings the dangers of the fishing industry off the coast of Alaska to homes across America. Captains Sig Hansen and Johnathan Hillstrand, and co-captain and Deckboss Andy Hillstrand take a break from the perils of the Bering Sea to bring the intimate world of crab fishing to a live audience. The crew members will be reveal never-before-seen scenes from the show, as well as tell stories of the roughest situations they’ve had to face on the high seas. The event will take place Sunday, December 5, 7 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre (885 East Main St.). Tickets cost $29.75-$37.75. For more information call 800-745-3000 or visit rbtl.org. — BY CAITLIN SHAPIRO Jennifer Grotz. SUNY Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Cooper Hall, New York Room. rwblack@ brockport.edu. 8 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 2 ] Book Discussion: Books Sandwiched In: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 12:10 p.m. Free. Book Group: Annie & Joe’s Eclectic Book Group: “This Is Where I Leave You” by Jonathan Tropper. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge. com. 7 p.m. Free. Writing Class - Creative Writing. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 2274020. 7 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 3 ] First Friday Readings & Performances. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590. 6 p.m. Free. Free Speech Fridays. LJ’s Family Restaurant, 360 Thurston Rd. 464-8947. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Free. Poetry Reading: Scott Jenks. Greenwood Books, 123 East Ave. 325-2050, franleef@aol.com, rochesterbooksellers.wordpress. com. 7 p.m. Free. Writing Class: Word Crafters Writer’s Group. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd. 4288304. 10 a.m. Free. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Book Sale: Festive Book Fair. Fairport Public Library, 1 Village Landing, Fairport. 223-9091, fairportlibrary.org. 2-4 p.m. Free admission. Featuring local authors who published in 2010. Book Signing: Saturday Author Salon: “The Improvisation
Playbook” by Tristan Macavery. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge.com. 2 p.m. Free. Book Signing: The Getaway Guy Mike O’Brian. Village Bookmarket, 207 E Main St., Palmyra. 315597-0210, villagebookmarket. com. 10 a.m. Free.
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[ Monday, December 6 ] Writing Class: Writers Workshop. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. karina. churchill@yahoo.com, meetup. com/websterwriters/. 6-8 p.m. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] Poetry Reading: Spoken Word Poetry Slam & Open Mic. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. Signups are taken throughout the night. Event starts at 8 p.m. Free. 389 Gregory St. Writing Class: WNY Word Weavers. Monroe Community College (Parking Lot F) Building 12, Room 132. wnywordweavers@ gmail.com. Second Tuesday Each Month from 6:30-9 PM. Free. A Christian writer’s critique group. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] Book Group: Women Who Love to Read: “Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home” by Rhoda Janzen. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge. com. 7 p.m. Free.
Recreation [ Thursday, December 2Ongoing ] Manhattan Square Park Open Skate. Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 428-7541. 12-1:30 p.m.; continues on page 31 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 29
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LEFT: Johnny Cash offstage during “The Johnny Cash Show,” Nashville, Tennessee, June 1969; photo by by Graham Nash. CENTER: Elton John performing “Crocodile Rock” at the Sundown Theatre, Edmonton, North London, 1973; photo by Barrie Wentzel. RIGHT: Neil Young, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, August 1967; photo by Jini Dellaccio. All photos part of “Taking Aim,” now at the George Eastman House. PHOTOs courtesy geroge eastman house
Exposing rock ’n’ roll’s mystique “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs” Through January 30 George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10 | 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org [ FEATURE ] By Frank De Blase
Just beneath rock ’n’ roll’s velocity and volume, within its shadow and light, stands an elusive truth so fleeting that we sometimes need a camera to see it, in case we blink. But in capturing rock ’n’ roll — attempting to immortalize a precise instant of sadness or ecstasy or intimacy or historic impact — the sound and fury of the music is silenced, its motion frozen. Or maybe not. Legendary rocker Graham Nash, who is also an experienced photographer, thinks that with good rock photography you can still hear the moment — and feel the power. “It takes on a new dimension, Nash says. “It’s like turning the music up.” Nash has been taking pictures longer than he’s been turning it up. Whether in his early years in The Hollies or later with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Nash has always had his camera. And now he is the long, cool guest curator for the George Eastman House’s “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ’n’ Roll Photographs.” Nash, along with the Experience Music Project’s Jasen Emmons, 30 City december 1-7, 2010
created the touring exhibition. A companion book was published as well, and includes all 98 of the exhibit’s extraordinary rock-music photos shot by Nash and other notables like Bob Gruen, Annie Leibovitz, Jim Marshall, Neal Preston, and Dennis Hopper, just to name a few. For Nash, the show isn’t merely documentation, but rather rock ‘n’ roll’s continuation. “We’re musicians and we want to communicate,” Nash told City in a recent phone interview, “and that’s what I’m trying to do with this book; I’m trying to communicate a certain thing about rock ’n’ roll that people instinctively recognize. Just look at the words ‘rock ’n’ roll’ — what a great bit of energy in the words themselves.” Despite the star power of “Taking Aim” — on
both sides of the lens — Nash says he looked beyond the celebrity sparkle and focused on the image itself when it came to choosing which pics made the cut for the exhibition. “So much is involved in choosing an image,” Nash says. “It has to be interesting, it has to speak to your heart, it has to be lit interestingly, it has to be beautifully composed, it has to be alive in the actual moment. And the majority of these pictures do exactly that; they’re alive in that moment. When you see Elton John kicking his gold shoes up over the piano, you know that was the moment to capture that. Another half a second and his legs would’ve been coming down and it wouldn’t have been the same shot. That could’ve been anybody at that piano. Even if you didn’t know that was Elton John, you’d know that was a great shot.”
And there are certainly some amazing shots in the collection. Look at Jini Dellaccio’s clever portrait of Neil Young, his face encircled by his jacket’s fringe. There are live shots of a young Elvis Presley where you can see the audience’s raw reaction years before there was any established protocol as to what to do at one of his shows. Scream? Swoon? Cry? Grope? Faint? Mick Rock’s shot of Iggy Pop in a wicked backbend demonstrates the tenacity of rock royalty, and Charles Peterson’s shot of a post-show Nirvana, with Kurt Cobain lying in the remains of an obliterated drum set, illustrates the beauty in rock’s destruction and chaos. Some shots aren’t technically great, saved only by their historic relevance. The Harry Hammond picture of Eddie Cochran wearing tight leather pants while playing Wembley Stadium in 1960 is underexposed and blurry. However, there aren’t a lot of live shots of Cochran, and this one was taken days before the rocker would die. It’s the off-stage portraits and candid shots
included in this show that are particularly interesting. Nick Cave is actually framed as his shadow’s shadow in a photo by Anton Corbijn, and two pictures of Janis Joplin offer a telling juxtaposition. One by Elliott Landy shows her tearing down the house, the other by Jim Marshall shows her torn down and lonely backstage with only a bottle of Southern Comfort for company. It’s these moments that excite Nash. “I like what they have to teach me,” Nash says. “What they remind me of — the fact that I’m a musician, that I’ve been through all
these moments. I’ve probably been in every single moment in every single one of those photographs. Like the Buddy Holly thing on the bus; he doesn’t know he’s going to be dead in two weeks. He’s got another 15 shows to do. ‘It’s freezing, I have no family here, this sucks.’ I tried to show every bit of the mystique in rock ’n’ roll.” Or perhaps it’s the absence of mystique, or mystique replaced with stark honesty — a sort of humanizing of these modern-day deities — that makes “Taking Aim” so compelling. “This is not the normal way that people see them,” Nash says of the musician subjects. “For instance, that great shot of Brian Wilson in his own pharmacy, standing in the aisle surrounded by a thousand bottles of Tylenol in his night shirt. I mean, c’mon, that’s not the way you think of Brian Wilson.” According to Nash, the honest lens is a sneaky lens. “I don’t want people to know I’m taking their picture,” he says. Not at all. Because I know when someone’s pointing the camera at me and I change my face to try and look cool, I know all that stuff. I don’t want people reacting that way to me. I want to capture them when no one is looking.” It’s interesting to note that every photo in the exhibit is in black and white. Nash himself chooses not to shoot in color. “Because I see in color,” he says. “I never see in black and white. To me, and this may sound a bit strange, color images aren’t real photographs. And I don’t really understand what I mean by that. Suffice it to say, I’m much more attracted to the blackand-white image. And maybe we bring our own color to the image.”
SPECIAL EVENT | Hanukkah Events
This year Hanukkah runs sundown on Wednesday, December 1 through Thursday, December 9, and Rochester’s Jewish community has all kinds of events planned to celebrate the Festival of Lights. On Wednesday, December 1, things kick off with the lighting of the downtown menorah, followed by the car menorah parade, starting at Washington Square Park (Clinton Avenue and Court Street) at 5:30 p.m. For more information visit chabadrochester.com. Get your helping of hot chocolate, donuts, and songs at the Pittsford Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Pittsford Village Four Corners (Route 31 and South Main Street) at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 2. Visit townofpittsford.org for more details. The Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Ave) holds a Hanukkah Party on Thursday, December 2, at noon. Light the menorah, enjoy some latkes, and take in live entertainment by Jimmy C. Tickets cost $6-$8. Registration is required; call 4612000 x.214; for more information visit jccrochester.org. The JCC also premieres an original musical for families, “The Night That Hanukkah was Almost Canceled!” (pictured) on Thursday, December 2, at 7 p.m. The show continues Friday, December 3, at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., and tickets cost $10; free latkes served at each performance. For more information visit jccrochester.org. Kosher or not, check out the Family Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner with guest speaker Rabbi David Goldstrom presenting “Light In The Heart Of Darkness, A Rabbi’s Experiences in the Iraq War” on Friday, December 3, at 4:15 p.m. at the Chabad Center (1037 S. Winton Road). Reservations required; call 271-0330. Finally, kick back with an evening of song and story at the Hanukkah concert with Israeli duo Shamayim at the Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Ave., Brighton) at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7. Tickets cost $6-$10 and are available at Chabad Center, chabadrochester.com. — BY CAITLIN SHAPIRO
Recreation
p.m. $6. Dress warmly.
3:40-5:10 p.m.; 5:30-7 p.m.; 7:20-8:50 p.m. $2-12.
[ Sunday, December 5 ] GVHC Seneca Park/Maplewood Park Loop Hike. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. Sheila 671-6359. 1 p.m. Free. Easy/moderate 4.5 mile hike. Games Day. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116, books_ etc@yahoo.com. 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, chess, Scrabble and other games.
[ Saturday, December 2Ongoing Weekdays] Manhattan Square Park Adult Only Skate. Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 4287541. Mon-Fri 1:50-3:20 p.m. $4-12. [ Saturday, December 4 ] GVHC Oatka Creek Park Hike. 9797 Union St., Scottsville (Garbutt). Gary 750-8937. 1 p.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike. Rochester Orienteering Club Annual Potluck Dinner, Meeting, & ScroogeO. Rotary Cabin, Camp Eastman, Lakeshore Boulevard, Irondequoit. 377-5650, roc.us.orienteering.org. 5
[ Tuesday, December 7 ] Hill/Speed Workouts. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free.
Special Events [ Wednesday, December 1 ] ASL Social/Family Night. Canandaigua YMCA, 32 N. Main St. friendll@flcc.
edu. 6-8 p.m. Free. Pool open, deaf mime performance, learn about ASL. Chanukah Celebration. University of Rochester-Wilson Commons, Wilson Blvd. chabadrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free. Genesee Community College All Campus Centers Open House. All Genesee Community College Campuses. genesee.edu/ OpenHouse. 6 p.m. Free. Information Session: Foster Parenting. Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 334-9096, monroefostercare.org. 7-8 p.m. Free. PeaceArt International “Embrace Life” 10th Anniversary World Aids Day Benefit Concert. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. peaceart.org. 7:30 p.m. $10. Fundraiser for orphans in South Africa, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter will receive the 2010 PeaceArt Spirit Award. Pittsford Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Informational Meeting. Pittsford Village Hall, 21 N. Main St. 234-0308, info@pittsfordchamber.org. 6 p.m. Free. Rock ‘N’ Roll Movies: “Let’s Spend the Night Together.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7. Screening of Documentary “A Small Act.” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. lance@rehemahome.org, asmallact. com. 6:30 p.m. $10 advance; $15 at the door. For World AIDS Day, showcasing the power of good in the world. [ Wednesday, December 1Thursday, December 2 ] Center for International Education Garage Sale. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Emily Craft ecraft4@naz. edu. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Basement of the Golisano Academic Center in Caffe Sorelle. [ Wednesday, December 1Wednesday, December 8 ] Holiday Tea. Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & Monroe-Orleans County Line Rd, Holley. 638-8838, hurdorchards.com. Wed-Fri 12:30 p.m., also Thu 4 p.m. $29.75 plus tax, register. Old-fashioned tea and treats in the herb cottage. Chanukah Goodies, Crafts, and Family Activities. Chanukah Dreidel House, 39 S. Main St., Pittsford. 286-6147, jewishpittsford.com. Various hours. Free. Community Wide Lighting Ceremony at the Downtown Menorah. Washington Square Park, 80 Woodbury Blvd. chabadrochester.com. Wed 5:30 p.m., Thu 4:15 p.m., Fri 3 p.m., Sat 6 p.m., Sun 5:30 p.m., Mon-Wed 4:15 p.m. Free. Congregation Shema Yisrael’s Annual Chanukah Festival of Lights Drive-thru Light Show. shemayisrael.org. Evening hours. Free. 50-ft long menorah with candles that range from nine to 14 feet in height, an eight-foot tall dreidel and dancing figures. [ Thursday, December 2 ] All Things Sparkling Colonial Liquor Tasting. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 582-1830, thelowermill.com. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Annual Christmas Social. One Room Schoolhouse, Harry Allen Park, Honeoye Falls. 624-5660. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Caroling, instrumental music, vocals, treats.
Gilda’s Club Tribute Tree Unveiling. Gilda’s Club, 255 Alexander St. gildasclubrochester.org. 6-8 p.m. Free admission, leaves avail for purchase. Menorah Lighting. Penfield Town Hall, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Penfield. 3408630, penfield.org. 3:30 p.m. Free. Park Avenue Holiday Open House. Park Avenue. 315-524-4542, park-avenue.org. 5-9 p.m. Free. Entertainment, horse-drawn wagon rides, shop specials, Santa visit, treats, ice sculpture demos, more. Pittsford Menorah Lighting Ceremony. Pittsford Four Corners (Rte. 31 & S. Main). chabadrochester.com. 5:30 p.m. Free. Rock ‘N’ Roll Movies: “Ziggy Stardust and the Spyders from Mars.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7. The Getaway Guy Mike O’Brian. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required. [ Friday, December 3 ] 40th Annual Fairport Village Christmas Party. Green Lantern Inn, 1 E Church St, Fairport. 223-5929. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m., Sit-down dinner 7:30 p.m., followed by dancing. $40, registration required. Astronomy General Meeting. RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. Lori Englund 334-5744, rochesterastronomy.org. 7 p.m. Free. Planning for holiday party. Family Shabbat Chanukah Dinner. Kessler Family Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 1037 S. Winton Rd. 271-0330, chabadrochester. com. 4:15 p.m. Call for pricing, reservations required. Film Screening: “Kuroneko.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse. com. 8 p.m. $5-7. Forum for University and Energy Leaders. Rochester Institute of Technology, Center for Student Innovation, Lomb Memorial Dr. rit. edu/research/fuel. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free, registration required. Keynote address by Hubert Gasteiger, professor of chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. Holiday Fair. Chapel Oaks Community Center, 1550 Portland Ave. 697-6606. 1-4:30 p.m. Free admission. Shop for gifts including chocolate, Mary Kay cosmetics, wooden gifts, nightlights, angels, wreaths, ornaments, and more. Rochester Amateur Radio Association Presents RIT Amateur Radio Club, K2GXT. Henrietta Fire Hall, 3129 East Henrietta Rd. 210-8910, kc2pcd@ rochester.rr.com, rochesterham.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS World AIDS Day Celebration. Wishing Well Party House, 1190 Chili Ave., Gates. acrochester.org. 11:30 a.m.3 p.m. Free. Rochester Roots Annual Fundraising Dinner. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St., 2nd floor, Celebration Hall. 232-1463, jan.roch. roots@frontiernet.net. 5:30 p.m. silent auction, 6:15 p.m. dinner, 7:20 p.m. presentation. $30-100. Silent auction donations needed. Screening of Warren Miller’s “Wintervention.” Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 1-800-743-3000, rbtl. org, warrenmiller.com. 8 p.m. $26.25. South East Area Coalition City Night. Cathedral Hall at the Auditorium Center, 875 East Main St. 244-7405, continues on page 32
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[ Friday, December 3Thursday, December 9 ] Lamberton Conservatory Annual Holiday Poinsettia Show. Lamberton Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Ave., Highland Park. 753-7270, monroecounty. gov/parks. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday until 9 p.m., closed Christmas Day. $2-3, children 5 and under free. [ Saturday, December 4 ] 11th Annual Day of Celebration Multi-Ethnic Cultural Celebration Marketplace. Cleary Auditorium, St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 385-8378, diversity@sjfc.edu. Market 1-4 p.m., Gospelicious concert 4:30-5:45 p.m., Kwanzaa Karamu (Dinner) Ceremony 6-8 p.m. Kwanzaa dinner fee and RSVP required. A taste of Jamaican Holiday Hors D’oeuvres. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 5632145, thebaobab.org. 6 p.m. Free, registration required. Canandaigua Wine Walk. Downtown Canandaigua. downtowncanandaigua.com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Edwardian Christmas Tea Event. Dallywater’s Tea Room and Art Gallery, 120 N. Main St., Naples. 374-2842, dallywaters.com. 2 p.m. $38 plus tax, reservations required. Ages 12+, vegetarian options available.
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You’ve (hopefully) digested your Thanksgiving feasts and successfully navigated Black Friday throngs and even scored some Cyber Monday deals. Time to celebrate. This week holiday festivities kick into high gear around Rochester. Get out and about with 17th Annual Park Avenue Holiday Open House (pictured) Thursday, December 2. Snag some hot roasted chestnuts and stroll the streets from 5 to 9 p.m. Get pictures with Santa, ride in a horse-drawn wagon, and catch the “open house” hospitality at more than 50 businesses. The event takes place in various venues along Park Avenue, from Culver to Alexander. For more information visit park-avenue.org. If you’re looking for something more artistic, get inspired by the Anderson Alley Artists at their Holiday Gala Open House, Friday and Saturday, December 3-4. More than 25 studios will participate, featuring glass works, ceramics, pastels, weaving, and book and lettering art. Check out gifts for every budget, and take in live music and food while you shop. Artists will be working during the open-house, so there will be ample opportunities to ask them about their latest creations. Anderson Alley is located at 250 N. Goodman St. The event runs Friday 5-9 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information call 442-3516 or visit andersonalleyartists.com. Move the celebration downtown for the annual Lighting of the Liberty Pole on Saturday, December 4, at the corner of East Avenue and Main Street starting at 3 p.m. It’s more than just a lighting ceremony; kids can visit Santa and other costumed characters, get their face painted, or listen to the John Marshall High School Urban Steel Band while waiting for the 5 p.m. lighting. Immediately afterward, join in the parade to Manhattan Square Park for the season opening of the ice rink. For more information visit cityofrochester.gov. And next week Pittsford’s Candlelight Night will take place on Tuesday, December 7. The Village of Pittsford will offer free horse-drawn wagon rides, traditional tree lightings, caroling, holiday treats, and visits from Santa for families and shoppers to enjoy along the canal 4-9 p.m. For more information visit townofpittsford.org. — BY CAITLIN SHAPIRO Family Fun Day & Lighting of the Liberty Pole. The Sibley Building, 228 East Main St. and The Manhattan Square Ice Rink. 428-5990, cityofrochester.gov. 3-5 p.m. in the Sibley Building, 5 p.m. Liberty Pole, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Manhattan Square Park. $3 skate rental. Santa, Rudolf and other costumed characters, live holiday music, face painting, crafts, parade, horse drawn wagon rides, fireworks, skating, trolley rides. Film Screening: “Boxing Gym.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 2713361, dryden.eastmanhouse. com. 8 p.m. $5-7. Finger Lake Cheese Trail Tour. Finger Lakes Region, various
spots. artisanfoods@rochester. rr.com. 12-4 p.m. Free. Geneseo United Methodist Women Annual Holiday Bazaar. Geneseo United Methodist Church, 4520 Genesee St., Geneseo. 243-3160. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. Handcrafted items and baked goods. Holidays at the Vineyards Featuring NYS Cheese Trail. Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd, Fairport. 223-4210, casalarga.com. 1-4 p.m. Free. Sample NYS Artisanal Cheeses paired with Casa Larga wines. Light Up Lyons Holiday Lights Parade. Begins at William and Broad Streets, Lyons. 315-8714220, lyonsmainstreetprogram@ gmail.com. 5 p.m. Free. Village
Square Park will offer hot foods and crafts for sale. Penfield Holiday Event with Santa’s All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Dinner. Penfield Community Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd, Penfield. 3408655, penfield.org. 5-7 p.m. Free, dinner $4-12 (tickets required). Petpalooza Holiday Pet Expo. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. petpalooza. com. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $6 admission, kids under 12 free. Vendors, adoptions, photos with Santa, more. RCSD School 46 Holiday Bazaar. 250 Newcastle Rd. schoolsupermom@gmail.com. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Over 100 crafters on three floors. Saturday Evening Telescope Viewing. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. Dark until 10 p.m. Free. Weather permitting; call ahead. Sonnenberg 1887 Mansion Open House and Carolers. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua. 394-4922, sonnenberg.org. 1-3 p.m. Free admission, donations appreciated. Sonnenberg’s Holiday Tour of Homes. Homes on Howell, North Main, and Gibson St.s, Canandaigua. 394-4922, sonnenberg.org. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $22-25. Tour booklets provided, school bus transport between houses. South Wedge Winter Wonderland Market. South Wedge Neighborhood. baswa. org. Starting at 1 p.m. Donate non-perishables and children’s clothing. Caroling, coffee, crafts, carriage rides, photos with Santa, tree & crafts sale, baked goods, films, and more. Star Shows: Night of the Eclipse. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 1 p.m. $8-10. U2 Laser. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 9:30 p.m. $9-10. Ages 5+. “Come Home for the Holidays” Fairport’s Annual Community Tree Lighting and Horse-drawn Wagon Rides. Kennelly Park Gazebo, Faiport. 425-1170. 3-6 p.m. $1 or non-perishable food item. Musical performances, readings, Santa, kids’ activities, more.
[ Saturday, December 4Sunday, December 5 ] Holiday Barrel Tasting. Keuka Spring Vineyards, 243 Route 54 East Lake Rd., Penn Yan. 315-536-3147, keukaspringwinery.com. Call for times. $25, registration required. Tasting, wine glass, hors d’oeuvres reception. [ Sunday, December 5 ] Christmas on the Canal: 15 Years. Union Street, Spencerport. vil. spencerport.ny.us. 2-5:30 p.m., followed by caroling stroll. Free, hayrides $1-2. Music, storytelling, dancing. Evening with Captains from Deadliest Catch. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 3257760 x3234. 7 p.m. $29.75-$75. Film Double Feature: “Kuroneko” and “Boxing Gym.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 5 p.m. $5-7. Film Event: “Lonesome.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7. Holiday Laser Show 2010. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 3 p.m. $4-10. Holiday Pet Photos with Santa. Lollypop Farm, 99 Victor Rd, Fairport. 223-1330, lollypop. org. 12/5 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 12/11 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $25, registration required. Long Season Winter Farmers’ Market. Brookside Community Center, 220 Idlewood Rd. info@ brightonfarmersmarket.org. 1-4 p.m. Free admission. Photos with Santa. MorganManning House, 151 Main St, Brockport. 637-3645. 3-5 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Bring your own camera and family. Rochester Civil Rights Front Meeting. Equal Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Ave. civilrightsfront.wordpress.com, rochestercrf@gmail.com. 5 p.m. Free. Grassroots organization for LGBT equality. Village Gate Toy Show & Collectibles Sale. Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. 442-5700. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. [ Monday, December 6 ] “Svoboda” Freedom Celebration for Soviet Jewish Immigrants.
Kessler Family Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 1037 S. Winton Rd. chabadrochester.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. Winter Activities of the 17th Century Seneca People. Ganondagan State Historical Site, 1488 State Rt 444, Victor. ganondagan.org. 12-2 p.m. [ Monday, December 6Friday, December 10 ] Holiday Tea. Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & Monroe-Orleans County Line Rd, Holley. 638-8838, hurdorchards.com. Mon-Fri 12:30 p.m., also Thu 4 p.m. $29.75 plus tax, register. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] Digital Rochester’s 2010 Festivus. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. stylock@ gmail.com. 5:30-8 p.m. $5, free for DR Supporting Members. Fossil Meeting. Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 8028567, rasny.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Mayor Robert J. Duffy One City Series: “Rochester, Thinking Forward: Charlotte.” Dugan Center, St. Mary’s Church, 15 St. Mary’s Place. 3569359, mattioli.monica@yahoo. com. 7 p.m. Free. Town of Brighton 7th Annual Veterans Appreciation Luncheon. Carmen Clark Lodge, Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Rd. 7845267. 11 a.m. Free. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] Henrietta Chamber Chamber’s Mingle Bells Networking Event. Doubletree Hotel, 1111 Jefferson Rd., Henrietta. 747-4459, hcc@ henriettachamberofcommerce. org. 5-7 p.m. $15. Holiday Gathering. Lamberton Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Ave., Highland Park. 244-2900, dlhampton@ frontiernet.net. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Refreshments, music at the conservatory in its holiday finery. Information Session: Foster Parenting. Ogden Library, 269 Ogden Rd., Spencerport. 3349096, monroefostercare.org. 7-8 p.m. Free. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Preview Sessions for Potential Tutors. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave. 473-3030, literacyrochester.org. Noon. Free.
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Sports [ Friday, December 3 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Syracuse Crunch. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:35 p.m. $14-22. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Albany Devils. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:35 p.m. $14-22. [ Saturday, December 4Sunday, December 5 ] New York State Silver Gloves Championship. Wilson Commencement High School, 501 Genesee St. Don Simkin 752-2621. Sat 1:30 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. $10. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Hamilton Bulldogs. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:05 p.m. $14-22.
Workshops [ Wednesday, December 1 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Fabulous Holiday Finger Foods. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20, registration required. Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild. Lutheran Church, 1000 N Winton Rd. gvcalligraphy@ gmail.com, gvcalligraphy. org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Teaching lettering and related arts in the Rochester area for over twenty years. $20 annual dues includes newsletter. Technology Classes: Organize Your Digital Photos. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 6:308:30 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 2 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Holidays in the Crockport Part 2: Christmas. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20, registration required. Holiday Hors d’Oeuvres. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S
Main St., Canandaigua. 3947070, nywcc.com. 6-8:30 p.m. $50, registration required. “Theories of Production Design: An Academic Workshop.” Black Box Theater, Monroe Community College, 1000 East Henrietta Rd. 292-3394, mbrandt@monroecc. edu. 4-5:30 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 3 ] Woman2Woman: Leadership in Action. Career Development Services, 150 State St. Sharon Melville 244-0765. 8:30 a.m.5 p.m. Limited scholarships available. This innovative and successful program is designed for mid-level to senior-level women who want to enhance their leadership skills. “Cajun Music and Cultural History Workshop” led by Jesse Lege & Joel Savoy. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster. 727-4119, zydjunky@rochester. rr.com. 6-7:30 p.m. $20, registration required. [ Saturday, December 4 ] Holiday Ornaments with Connie Cosmento. Sterling Nature Center, Off 104 East, Sterling. 315-9476143, snc@co.cayuga.ny.us. 1 p.m. Free, registration required. Holiday Wine & Cheese Pairing. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 3-4 p.m. $20, registration required. Make Wool Holiday Ornaments. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 12:303:30 p.m. Free, registration required. Make Christmas or Chanukah ornaments. Seasonal Chef Demo with Wine Pairing: Lunch and Learn. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 3947070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $30, registration required. [ Sunday, December 5 ] Holiday Wine & Dessert Pairing. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:301:30 p.m. $25, registration required.
Localvore Cooking Class: Happy Healthy Holidays. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, 249 Highland Ave. 461-1000, mycce. org/monroe. 6-8 p.m. $25-30, registration required. RiverNorth Parent Study: Finger Puppets, Finger Plays, and Stories for Winter. 300 Mulberry St. rivernorthkindergarden.com. 7-9 p.m. $5 donation, register. Take Joy: Strategies for Reducing Stress and Finding Balance During the Holidays and Beyond. Dugan Center, St. Mary’s Church, 15 St. Mary’s Place. 232-7140. 7 p.m. Free. Featuring: Dr. JoAnne PedroCarroll, Clinical Psychologist, author, researcher and therapist. [ Tuesday, December 7 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Holiday Seafood. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 6635449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $25 class only, $35 with wine sampling, register. German Night. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com. 7-9 p.m. Free. How to Take Pictures with Christine Heusner, RIT Visiting Professor. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Free. Parenting Skills Workshop. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409, cceontario.org. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required. [ Wednesday, December 8 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Festive Holiday Dinner Menu. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets. com. 7-9 p.m. $25 class only, $35 with wine sampling, register. Italian Holiday Specialties: Savory, with Chef Jeff. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 6-8:30 p.m. $60, registration required.
[ Monday, December 6 ] Hands-On Christmas Cookies. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets. com. 1-3 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. $25, registration required.
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“Burlesque” (PG-13), written and directed by Steve Antin Now playing
Hollywood, bless its warm little heart, loves to repeat itself over and over and over, which in fact delights genre critics (like me), who need numerous examples of a particular form for the purposes of definition and analysis. The new movie “Burlesque” outdoes a great many representatives of that notorious but cherished habit of glorious redundancy, leaving no cliché unturned in its dogged quest toward its tawdry
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goals. The picture generates its greatest joy for any wan veteran of the darkness through offering the opportunity to identify some of the threadbare material the writer-director employs, all of it as if it were somehow his own fresh, new invention. “Burlesque” revolves around a couple of plots from that old favorite, the showbiz musical, both of which follow a heavily beaten path. One recounts the sudden emergence of an unappreciated young performer from obscurity to stardom; the other involves the efforts of an impresario, in this case the owner of a club called the Burlesque Lounge, to save her business from the grasping hands of a wealthy wheeler-dealer who plans to demolish it and build an upscale apartment building in its place. Without revealing details, it should come as no surprise to filmgoers that art eventually triumphs over commerce, the Burlesque Lounge survives, the new star wows audiences, and by golly, even finds true love. An unlikely place, the Burlesque Lounge, owned by Tess (like Cher, who plays her, nobody
Christina Aguilera in “Burlesque.” PHOTO COURTESY SCREEN GEMS
in the movie seems to have a last name), features a stage show, with a gaggle of shapely, somewhat underdressed young women singing and dancing in a lively manner. Desperate for a career in show business, Ali (Christina Aguilera) first wins a job in the chorus, then of course seizes the opportunity to exhibit her singing talent, quickly ascending to top billing. The script’s characterizations owe a significant debt to decades of cinematic comedies and musicals. Cher’s Tess, for example, recalls all those fast-talking, aggressive tough cookies with jelly filling most notably played by Rosalind Russell. In an earlier age her tart-tongued assistant overseeing costumes and dispensing advice would be a natural role for the eternal sidekick, Eve Arden; in our liberated time, however, the character is a gay male named Sean (Stanley Tucci), who performs with the appropriate irony but also a bit too much self-consciousness. Other bits and pieces float up from the rich stew of the past, including a strange, unpleasantly cutesy-decadent turn by Alan Cumming that suggests some borrowing from Joel Grey in “Cabaret.” Continuing the vaguely European references, all the male waiters and bartenders in “Burlesque” wear derby hats, makeup, and eyeliner, looking like characters out of “Threepenny Opera.” The whole concept of the Burlesque Lounge itself defies any version of reality, either of our own age or any other. Despite the promise of
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“127 Hours” (R), directed by Danny Boyle Now playing
the title, nothing resembling burlesque, that exuberant, raunchy, oddly innocent form of erotic entertainment, takes place in the movie, only a series of production numbers with a handful of attractive young women performing cheerful, overproduced dance numbers while lip-synching popular songs — no stripping, no skits, nothing but some rather antiseptic bumps and grinds. Despite some successful work in the past, mostly in dramatic roles, Cher seems oddly awkward and unfocused, simply going through the motions. She delivers most of her lines, funny or serious, in a mournfully hollow voice, but acquits herself relatively well in her one solo musical number, all alone on a darkened stage, with no one in the audience, under a single spotlight (yes, it’s another one of those tried and true cornball bits). In addition to its moth-eaten script and stale ideas, “Burlesque” obviously serves its major function as a vehicle for the stunning Christina Aguilera. Although she plays the lonely, vulnerable ingenue from Nowhere, Iowa, with the wide-eyed innocence of Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” she demonstrates that she can dance adequately in the several musical scenes, but most of all shows off a terrific vocal ability, a big, strong, versatile voice entirely appropriate for musicals. With all the silliness of “Burlesque,” her singing suggests that the vehicle runs very smoothly indeed for her, an appropriate showcase for a genuine talent.
Back in April of 2003, 27-year-old Aron Ralston — what? Yes, this is the movie where the guy amputates his own arm; and no, I didn’t notice anyone in the theater fainting or puking. Now shush. As I was saying, an avid hiker named Aron Ralston was trekking in Utah’s Blue John Canyon some years ago when he slipped and fell into a crevice, its approximate 5-foot width unfortunately equaling the diameter of the boulder that followed Ralston in and pinned his right arm against the wall of ancient rock. Ralston told the story of his five-day ordeal in the inspirational 2004 memoir “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” recounting a nearly unfathomable act of survival that left many wondering whether, in similar circumstances, they would be able to step up and do what was necessary. And though Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is helming the film version, many might also wonder whether “127 Hours” alone in one tight spot, followed by gruesome self-surgery, is the sort
James Franco as Aron Ralston in “127 Hours.” PHOTO COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT
of thing you’d choose to vicariously endure. It certainly helps that James Franco, 21st-century Renaissance man, turns in his thus-far best performance as Aron, who we meet as he’s fairly romping through preparations for his solo desert trek. Once he’s out there, it’s clear that nature is Aron’s religion as he zips around on a mountain bike and scrambles over rocks with infectious joy. He meets a couple of hikers (Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn) who are initially weirded out by Aron then utterly charmed as he shows them the secrets of his desert before heading off alone. Boyle shoots these early scenes with vividly saturated colors and energetic edits, perhaps to prepare us for the gravity of what comes next. A simple misstep by Aron leads to his nowfamous predicament, one which the engineer-by-trade quickly assesses not as a woe-is-me tragedy but as a scientific problem of physics and logistics. When he’s not constructing a pulley system for the offending rock or chipping away at it with a dull pen knife, Aron displays a remarkably cool head and surprising humor, rationing out his meager supplies and entertaining himself with recollections and daydreams. One clever interlude watches as Aron, with the help of his video camera, kills time (and preserves his sanity) by interviewing himself for a fake talk show, summing up his dire circumstances with one bittersweet word: “Oops.” Boyle adapted Ralston’s book with the help of his “Slumdog Millionaire” collaborator Simon Beaufoy, and the two men have crafted a witty, involving script that finds a way to transcend its obvious narrative limitations by allowing us inside Aron’s brain and heart. Flashbacks tell us about both Aron’s family life and his romantic troubles,
while he anticipates his regrets with hallucinatory images of his younger self as well as the loved ones he will miss. Co-cinematographers Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak also rise above the physical restrictions with their inventive camerawork, whether trapped with Aron or pulling back to the sky to demonstrate his isolation. There are also a few unnecessary POV shots that seem like showy filler but bring to mind Mantle’s playful work on Boyle’s “Millions,” which, incidentally, is the best Christmas movie ever. The impact of “127 Hours” hinges, of course, on the riveting Franco, who is a lock for an Oscar nomination this year. Granted, Franco is essentially playing a claustrophobic game of make-believe, but it must have been grueling, as he walks a tightrope of frustration, despair, and courage without relying on the safety net of melodramatic self-pity. This balance is crystallized in the part we’re all dreading, when, after Boyle taunts us with a couple of false starts, Aron makes the initial incision. (He has to break the bone first, which was actually the worst part for me.) Though Boyle films this gory scene without gratuitousness, neither does he shy away from showing us how a man might go about the clear-headed but extraordinary task of removing his own arm. Now, because Ralston lived to tell the tale, we know that the ending is a happy one, even if someone’s down half a limb. But I still looked around the theater, wondering why anyone who didn’t have to be there would be. I wanted to believe that, like me, no one was particularly excited to see “127 Hours”; they were there in the name of honoring another rather than entertaining themselves. Then, after the lights came up, the man in front of me told his friend, “I’m glad I saw that.” Me, too.
KURONEKO
Friday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
The eerie, doom-laden Kuroneko adapts a classic Japanese revenge fable, centering on a peasant mother and daughter-in-law who are attacked and left for dead by a gang of samurai. Set in the countryside against a tumultuous, symbolic civil war, the women’s spirits begin to exact ultimate justice on the men who wronged them. (BLACK CAT/YABU NO NAKA NO KURENEKO, Kaneto Shindo, Japan 1968, 99 min., Japanese w/subtitles)
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Frederick Wiseman returns with a fascinating take on the many facets of a single institution. The subject is Richard Lord’s Boxing Gym in Austin, Texas, where the clientele includes pro boxers and women and children. The director's style offers an unblinking look at the subject, devoid of commentary. (Frederick Wiseman, US 2010, 95 min., Digital Projection)
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Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. BURLESQUE: 12:55, 1:45, 3:45, 4:35, 6:40, 7:30, 9:35, 10:15; DUE DATE: 12:50, 3:15, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40; FAIR GAME: 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:50; FASTER: 1:50, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10; FOR COLORED GIRLS: 4:05, 9:55; HARRY POTTER DEALTHY HALLOWS: 12, 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 6:20, 6:50, 7:20, 7:50, 8:20, 9:30, 10, 10:30; also Fri-Sat 10:55, 11:20; LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS: 12:45, 1:35, 3:55, 4:55, 7, 7:55, 9:45, 10:35; MEGAMIND (3D): 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:25; MORNING GLORY: 1:25, 7:15; TANGLED: 1:20, 4, 6:30, 9:20; also in 3D 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 8, 10:20; also in 3D Fri-Sat 11:30; UNSTOPPABLE: 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05; WARRIOR’S WAY: 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40; also Fri-Sat 11:35.
The Little 258-0400 240 East Ave. 127 HOURS: 7:10, 9:40; also SatSun 12:40, 3:20; CONVICTION: 9:30; also Sat-Sun 2:30; FAIR GAME: 6:40, 9:30; also SatSun 12:10, 3:10; GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST: 6:30, 9:20; also Sat-Sun 12, 3; HEARTBREAKER: 9:10; also SatSun 2:50; TILLMAN STORY: 7; also Sat-Sun 12:30; WELCOME TO THE RILEY’S: 6:50; also SatSun 12:20.
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Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. 127 HOURS: 12:55, 3:10, 5:25, 7:40; also Fri-Sat 9:55; Dec 3, 8 p.m., and Sun, Dec 5, 5 p.m.) LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (1983): Culled from two separate 1981 performances --- and still unavailable on DVD in the U.S.!? --- this concert film by Hal Ashby (“Harold and Maude”) captures the Rolling Stones at their mid-career best. Dryden (Wed, Dec 1, 8 p.m.) BOXING GYM (2010): Masterful documentarian Frederick
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Webster 12 888-262-4386 2190 Empire Blvd. BURLESQUE: 1:20, 4:15, 7:10; also Fri-Sat 9:55; also SatSun 10:20 a.m.; DUE DATE: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 7:50; also Fri-Sat 10:20; also Sat-Sun 10:10 a.m.; FASTER: 12:45, 3:15, 5:55, 8:30; also Fri-Sat 10:45; also Sat-Sun 10:30 a.m.; HARRY POTTER: DEATHLY HALLOWS: 1, 2, 4:05, 5, 7, 8; also Fri-Sat 10, 11; also SatSun 10 a.m., 11 a.m.; LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS: 1:50, 4:20, 7:25; also Fri-Sat 10:05; also Sat-Sun 11:15 a.m.; MEGAMIND (3D): 1:40, 3:45, 7:05; also Fri-Sat 9:15; also Sat-Sun 11:30 a.m.; MORNING GLORY: 2:15, 4:50, 7:20; also Fri-Sat 9:45; also Sat-Sun 11:45 a.m.; RED: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 10:15; also Sat-Sun 10:40 a.m.; TANGLED: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15; also Fri-Sat 9:30; also Sat-Sun 10:05 a.m.; also 3D 1:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:15; also in 3D Fri-Sat 10:30; also in 3D Sat-Sun 10:50 a.m.; UNSTOPPABLE: 12, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40; also Fri-Sat 10:10. Wiseman (“La Danse”) trains his unobtrusive lens on the diverse clientele of a boxing gym in Austin, TX, all of whom have different reasons for lacing up their gloves. Dryden (Sat, Dec 4, 8 p.m., and Sun, Dec 5, 7 p.m.) LONESOME (1928): Recently restored by the George Eastman House, complete with new intertitle cards, is continues on page 38
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this Coney Island tale of BoyMeets-Girl-Then-Boy-LosesGirl-At-Amusement-Park by Hungarian émigré Paul Fejos. Dryden (Tue, Dec 7, 8 p.m.) THE TILLMAN STORY (R): This documentary by Amir Bar-Lev (“My Kid Could Paint That”) tells the story of the NFL star who turned his back on a rich football contract and died serving a country that manipulated his friendly-fire death into a propaganda tool. Little THE WARRIOR’S WAY (R): South Korean action star Dong-gun Jang stars with Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, and Geoffrey Rush in this Western-meetsanime about an assassin hiding out in the Badlands after refusing a job. Culver, Eastview, Henrietta, Tinseltown ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS (1973): D.A. Pennebaker (Dylan’s “Don’t Look Back”) directs what was intended as David Bowie’s last concert in the Ziggy persona, on July 3, 1973, at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Dryden (Thu, Dec 2, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] 127 HOURS (R): Danny Boyle follows up his directing Oscar for “Slumdog Millionaire” by descending into the canyons of Utah for the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who severed his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder. Little, Pittsford BURLESQUE (PG-13): Cher returns to the big screen as a club owner for this glittery musical about an ingenue (Christina Aguilera, in her eagerly unawaited screen debut) who becomes a star at an L.A. burlesque house. With Stanley Tucci and Kristen Bell. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster CONVICTION (R): Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in the true story of Betty Anne Waters, a single mother and high-school dropout who puts herself through law school in order to try and overturn her brother’s (Sam Rockwell) unjust murder conviction. Little DUE DATE (R): The dream team of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis star for director Todd Phillips (“The Hangover”) in this odd-couple-road-moviecomedy-drama about one man trying to get home for the birth of his first child and another man mourning the loss of his father. Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster FAIR GAME (R): Doug Liman directs this ripped-from-theheadlines story of CIA agent Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), whose own government blew her cover after her husband (played by Sean Penn) wrote an op-ed piece criticizing the Bush administration. Canandaigua, Henrietta, Little FASTER (R): Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, and a
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429 Cedarwood Terrace Every era of Rochester’s history has its iconic house style, from Federal and Greek Revival through the various permutations of Victorian, to the post-war capes and ranches. But if one style characterizes most Rochester neighborhoods, it is the traditional Colonial, mostly built between 1900 and 1940. This style is still popular for its workable floor plans, fine interior details like hardwood and leaded glass, and its dignified appearance. The Colonial at 429 Cedarwood Terrace in the Culver-Winton-Main neighborhood is one of many that line this street, which was developed around World War I. Beautifully landscaped by a previous owner who was a professional horticulturist, its welcoming open front porch is flanked by splendid hydrangeas. The front entrance hall has all its original tiles, and opens to an enclosed short hall to the kitchen, and a handsome stairway to the right. To the left, a living room stretches the width of the house. This room has fine hardwood floors and a gas fireplace flanked by leaded glass-enclosed bookcases. The dining room features Craftsmanstyle hardwood trim to match the floors. The kitchen has been sensitively modernized. Upstairs there are three bedrooms, each with handsome hardwood floors. The master bedroom includes a sizable walk-in closet, and the nicely renovated upstairs bathroom has a pedestal sink and clawfoot tub. Throughout the house are rich neutral colors, and
everything is crisp and well-kept. Most original leaded glass windows remain; the others are modern thermal glass. The dry, bright basement has glass block windows, and there is a full attic with ample storage. Cedarwood Terrace has always been desirable for its extra deep, 127-foot lots. This one is fully fenced, with hybrid raspberry bushes across the back and laden with other lovely but easy plantings. The yard also includes a detached one-car garage. The Culver-Winton-Main and close by Beechwood neighborhoods are family-friendly, with Cedarwood being a street from whose open porches parents watch their children playing. The street is steps away from the Culver Road artery and affords easy access to the I-490 expressway. There is plenty to walk to, and there is a regional bus service stop right at the corner of Culver and Cedarwood. This inviting and well-maintained 1,298 squarefoot house is listed at $84,900. To learn more about it, call Terrence Ryan of Pinnacle Real Estate at 585-200-8647. For more information about the Culver-Winton-Main and adjacent Beechwood neighborhoods, go to http://www. rochestercityliving.com/neighborhoods/culverwinton-main and www.beechwood14609.com. By Barbara Parks Barbara is a city resident and Landmark Society volunteer.
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Providing support to the Human Resources Department in the Chili Area. Desirable applicants will possess the ability to effectively process multiple tasks and changing priorities in a friendly but busy work environment. A professional and courteous appearance and tone are required. You should have the ability to communicate clearly in all oral and written communications. Detail orieneted individual’s should have excellent computer proficiency with knowledge of updated applications, MS Word, Access, Power Point and Excel. Must be comfortable in running reports, mail merges, letter writing and have excellent grammatical and computation skills. Your ability to work as a team will be appreciated as duties include routine shared clerical tasks such as mail distribution, fax, copying, and phone coverage, bulk mailings, drafting correspondences and scheduling appointments. You will maintain a professional and organized workspace. The physical demands of the position include the ability to sit for extended periods of time. Repetitive use of fingers and hands to file, and operate a keyboard and other office equipment.
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Notice of Formation of MARCHE CHARLES FITZSIMMONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Charles C. Fitzsimmons, PO Box 765, Pittsford, NY 14534. As amended by Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 10/27/ 10, the name of LLC is: MARCHE CULINARY EVENTS, LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GEDDES & CRAWFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/10. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 21 Eastview Terrace, Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Bevona Business Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 19, 2010. New York office location: Monroe County. Principal business location: 10 Hillcrest Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 10 Hillcrest Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. LLC is to be managed by one or more members. LLC is organized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or ganized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] SKE COMPUTER LEARNING SERVICES, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on OCTOBER 28, 2010 pur suant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall
mail a copy of any process served on him against the LLC is P.O. BOX 254, PENFIELD, NY 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) ] Name: Gratus, LLC. Articles of Organization filed by the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on: 11/18/10. Office lo cation: Monroe County Purpose: for any and all lawful activities. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 700 West E Street, Unit 405, San Diego, CA 92101. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license number #3147019 for full On Premise Liquor License has been applied for by T.G. Entertainment, Inc. dba Gridiron Bar & Grill, 1273 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY 14624, County of Monroe, Town of Gates, for a Bar & Grill. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned, for an Onpremises Liquor License has been applied for by Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, LLC, dba Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 151 St. Paul Street - 101L , Rochester, NY 14604, County of Monroe, City of Rochester, for a restaurant. [ LEGAL NOTICE NOTA SPECIAL NEEDS APARTMENTS, L.P.] Notice of Formation: NOTA Special Needs Apartments, L.P. was filed with SSNY on 10/15/ 2010. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Principal business address and PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 1931 Buffalo Road, Rochester, New York 14624. The names and addresses of each general partner are available from the Secretary of State. The partnership is to dissolve no later than 12/31/2110. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] RHOFSTRA CONSULTING LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 13, 2010. NY office location: MONROE County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom
process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to THE LLC, 2232 REDMAN ROAD, BROCKPORT, NEW YORK 14420. General purposes. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation: Qmetrics Clinical Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY 6/29/2010. Location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O Qmetrics Clinical Services, LLC, 140 Allens Creek Road, Rochester, NY 14618. No specific dissolution date. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ LEGAL NOTICE ONTARIO ENTERPRISES LLC ] Notice of Organization: Ontario Enterprises LLC was filed with SSNY on 11/18/10. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 16 W. Main St., Ste. 732, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ACHIEVE BRAND INTEGRITY, LLC ] Notice of Organization: Achieve Brand Integrity, LLC was filed with SSNY on 11/15/10. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 60 Park Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] JMS II Associates, LLC has filed articles of or ganization with the New York Secretary of State on October 12, 2010 with an effective date of formation of October 12, 2010. Its principal place of business is located at 254 North Avenue, Hilton, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 254 North Avenue, Hilton, New York 14468. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: Laurentide Enterprises LLC (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) October 15, 2010. Office of LLC is located in Monroe County, NY at principal business loca tion of 20 Concord Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated agent of LLC for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of process served against LLC to 20 Concord Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC purpose is to engage in any activity authorized by NY law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of SaaS Solutions, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 08/24/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC’s principal business location at 1163 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] PRISM AMC, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on OCTOBER 13, 2010 pursuant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall mail a copy of any process served on him against the LLC is 84 Broadmoor Trail, Fairport, NY 14450. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Not. of Form. of Limited Liability Company: GREATWHALE LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/18/ 10. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 10 Watchet Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index# 2010-9212 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal
Legal Ads Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Allen L. Clark; Michelle Y. Clark; Palisades Acquisition XVI LLC; Andy Walker, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 17, 2010 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on December 29, 2010 at 9:30 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Clarkson, County of Monroe and State of New York known as part of Lots 1 and 2, Section 6, Town 4 of the Triangular Tract and bounded as follows: Commencing in the center of Ridge Road, so-called, at a point which is 483.45 feet easterly from the intersection of the center line of the Ridge Road with the Redman Road; thence running easterly along the center line of the Ridge Road 123 feet to a point in said center line; thence southerly forming an inside angle of 95 degrees 58’ 30” to a point, a distance of 89.1 feet to a point; thence southerly on an interior angle of 178 degrees 6’ 30” with the last described course, a distance of 98.7 feet to the southeast corner of these premises; thence westerly at an interior angle of 92 degrees 9’, a distance of 108.4 feet to a point; thence northerly at an interior angle of 92 degrees 46’ 40” a distance of 201.33 feet to the centerline of Ridge Road being the point and place of beginning. Tax Acct. No. 053.01-1-29 Property Address: 9197 Ridge Road, Town of Clarkson, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $83,943.93 plus, but not limited to, costs, dis bursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: November 2010. Mark Cianca, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Burnham NPG Energy LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 18, 2010. New York office location: Monroe County. Principal business location: 70 Old Stonefield Way, Pittsford, New York 14534. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 70 Old Stonefield Way, Pittsford, New York 14534. LLC is to be managed by one or more members. LLC is organized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or ganized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Napora Cleaning Services L.L.C., Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/2/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Roman Napora, 5 Balsam Lane, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC, a do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/30/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, c/o John J. Sack, 11 Silent Meadows Dr., Spencerport, NY 14445. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] BROTEA CONSULTING, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/30/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 132 Eagle Feather Circle, Spencerport, NY 145591495. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Regional Defense Services, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/24/2010.
Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 1007 Lehigh Station Road Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] SATRIALES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 10/ 14/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 670 Trabold Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] DEL CONTE SERVICES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/20/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 608 Hillside Ave., Rochester, NY 14610, which is also the principal business loca tion. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] DITMAX LOGISTICS LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/8/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Valerie A. Butler, 8470 Ridge Rd. West, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes [ NOTICE ] 2308 MONROE AVENUE, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/28/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 18 Delancey Ct., Pittsford, NY 14534. General Purposes [ NOTICE ] The Fsw Group LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/ 21/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Gary O’Connor 81 Highview Dr Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Washing Equipment Technologies, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/22/ 10. NYS fictitious name: WET, LLC. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in CT on 10/8/10. NY Sec. of State desig nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. CT and principal business address: 201 Boston Tpke., Bolton, CT 06043. Cert. of Form. filed with CT Sec. of State, 30 Trinity St., Hartford, CT 06106. Purpose: any lawful activity.
desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2440 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14626, which is also the principal business loca tion. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC at 16 Thornapple Lane, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: and lawful pur pose.
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Notice of formation of JRB DIRECT, LLC. Articles of Organization filled with SSNY 3-11-09. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 97 Glendale Park Rochester, NY 14613. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of DESPATCH AMALGAMATED LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/03/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 109 Despatch Dr., E. Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: Any lawful ac tivity.
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Notice of Formation of Ackerman Land and Minerals LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/20/10. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 1279 PittsfordMendon Rd., Mendon, NY 14506. Purpose: all lawful purposes.
Notice of Formation of COPPETA HEATING CONTRACTOR LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on State of New York (SSNY) on 09/15/10. Office location Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: SALESSOURCE TRAINING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on August 18, 2010. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Daniel Maslich, 302 North Goodman Street, Suite 403, Rochester, New York 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AMTAC Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/10. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY desig nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Anthony Girardi, 4578 Lake Rd. S., Brockport, NY 14420, also the reg istered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] 2440 Ridgeway Associates, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/22/ 2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY
Notice of Formation of MMX LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 11/5/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2 Saybrooke Drive, Penfield, NY 14522. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Goodman Realtors, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/15/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 56 Seyle Terrace, Rochester, NY 14613. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] ROXBURY MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/26/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.
SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, c/o Petrella & Petrella LLP, 2701 culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14622. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] 37 ERIE LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/12/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, P.O. Box 184, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 751 DEWEY AVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary
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FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY THE CITY OF ROCHESTER STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS PURSUANT TO TITLE 4 OF PART E OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES AS OF JULY 1, 2010 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 10, 2010 the Corporation Counsel of the City of Rochester filed in the office of the Monroe County Clerk a list of parcels of property on which the City of Rochester holds a lien for taxes, assessments, fees or other charges which is at least one year old and which the City of Rochester intends to foreclose by an action in rem pursuant to Title 4 of Part E of Article IX of the Charter of the City of Rochester. A copy of that list was published on November 10, 2010.
[ NOTICE ] Not. of form. of Too Hot For Penguins LLC (LLC). Arts of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/22/2010. LLC office is to be located in Monroe Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC’s registered agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, registered agent upon whom process may be served. LLC Purpose: any lawful activity.
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A copy of the foreclosure list has been filed in the office of the City Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including January 17, 2011, which is the redemption deadline date. Any person may on or before that date redeem any parcel on the foreclosure list by paying to the City Treasurer the amount of all delinquent taxes, assessments, fees and other charges stated on the foreclosure list, plus the $155.00 charge referred to above, plus accrued interest and late payment charges.
The foreclosure list contains as to each such parcel: 1. The tax account number and address; 2. The name of the last known owner; 3. The amount of each tax lien, except for a $155.00 charge which has been added to each tax lien pursuant to Section 9-123(A)(3)of the City Charter but which is not reflected on the printed list.
Any person having any interest in any parcel on the foreclosure list may, at any time up to the redemption deadline date, serve a verified notice of interest or an answer upon the Corporation Counsel setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his interest or any defense or objection to the foreclosure. The notice of interest or answer must also be filed in the office of the All persons having an interest in the real property described in Monroe County Clerk. Where a valid notice of interest is the foreclosure list are hereby notified that the filing of the list served, the parcel will be held for a foreclosure auction constitutes the commencement by the City of Rochester of an pursuant to Section 9-143 of the City Charter. action in the Supreme Court, Monroe County, to foreclose the tax liens therein described by an action in rem and that the list Any person who fails to redeem or to serve a notice of constitutes a notice of pendency of action and a complaint by interest or an answer by the redemption deadline date the City of Rochester against each parcel of land therein shall be barred thereafter from asserting his interest in described to enforce the satisfaction of such tax liens. This the pending foreclosure action, and judgment in action is brought against the real property only. No personal foreclosure may be granted without regard for, and in judgment will be entered in this action for the delinquent extinguishment of, the interest of any such person. taxes, assessments, fees or other charges.
JEFFREY EICHNER Acting Corporation Counsel rochestercitynewspaper.com City 45
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> page 45 of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/11/ 09. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 12 Cherrymede Crescent, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Skyburst Realty, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/21/10. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Wyoming (WY) on 6/12/10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 60 E. Simpson Ave., Box 2869, Jackson, WY 83001, also the address of the prin cipal office. Arts of Org. filed with WY Secy. Of State, State Capitol Bldg., Rm. 110, 200 West 24th St., Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Penny Sense Media, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/12/10. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 144 Village Landing, #262, Fairport, NY 144501804. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REAL DEAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/14/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 197 Gillette St., Rochester NY 14619. Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ROCHESTER, LLP Notice of Registration filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/2/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLP upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2440 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14626, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: to practice Medicine.
Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 9/4/ 10. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 7 Green Lane, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Jamica, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on November 9, 2010. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC. c/o Suite 1400, 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Is Your Computer Driving You Nuts? LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2028 Wedgewood West, Apt. 4, Rochester NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ]
Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned for a full on premise license has been applied for by Highland Community Development Corporation dba Highlands at Pittsford, 100 Hahnemann Trail, Pittsford NY 14534 County of Monroe, Town of Pittsford for an Independent Living Center.
Not. of. Form. of DMA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of the State (SSNY) 11/19/10. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 36 Laurel Hill Ter., #2E, New York, NY 10033. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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WEBSTER DRIVEWAY, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/27/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, Attn: Richard Franco, Manager, 1220 Jackson Rd., Webster, NY 14580. General Purposes.
Notice of Formation of West Ridge Car Wash, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 288, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of formation of G4 Decor LLC Arts.
Not. of Form. of BCR Industries, LLC. Art of
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of tys llp. Authority filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/03/10. Office location: Monroe County. LLP formed in California (CA) on 10/01/ 2007. Principal office of LLP 3150 Crow Canyon Place, Ste. 170, San Ramon, CA 94583. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 219, Rochester, NY 14623. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of CA, Div. of Corps., 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose Any lawful activity.
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of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 9 Devonwood Lane, Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful act.
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LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/2/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 27 Center Crossing, Fairport, NY 14450. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] HENDOLI BEEF FARMS, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/13/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 3584 Roosevelt Highway, Hamlin, NY 14464. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation WINDSONG MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/22/10. Off. Loc.: Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 2136 Penfield Rd., Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: all lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] ROC Digital Technologies LLC filed Articles of Organization with NYS on October 27, 2010. Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) has been designated as its agent and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro cess against it is c/o the Company, 344 Troy Rd., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROCHESTER ROAD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/09/10. Office location: Monroe County. Princ, office of LLC: 1950 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road, Rochester, New York 14623. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Heitz & Associates, P.C., One East Main Street, Suite 200, Victor, New York 14564. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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[ rehabilitating mr. wiggles ] BY neil swaab
[ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD Librarian Graham Barker, 45, of Perth, Australia, casually revealed to a reporter in October that his hobby of 26 years — harvesting his own navel lint daily, just before he showers — has now won acclaim in the Guinness Book of World Records. His three-jar collection (a fourth is in progress) has been sold to a local museum. His pastime, he told London’s Daily Mail in October, “costs nothing and takes almost no time or effort so there is no compelling reason to stop.” Barker, who also collects McDonald’s tray liners, said he once did a “navel lint survey,” and “a handful of respondents” “confessed” to the hobby. “One guy might have persisted, but he got married, and his wife ordered him to stop.”
The Continuing Crisis — Bolivia’s president Evo Morales, the former union leader and coca farmer known for hard-nosed political combat, is also a fanatical soccer player and drew worldwide video attention in October for an incident during a supposedly friendly match between his pals and a team headed by the mayor of La Paz. After absorbing a vicious foul five minutes into the contest (resulting in a leg gash), President Morales confronted the offender and kneed him in his (as local media described it) “testicular zone,” leaving the player curled on the ground. Afterward, Morales’ bodyguards briefly threatened the gasher with arrest. — Fathers of the Year: (1) Real Father: In September, a judge in Kent County, Mich., finally ordered Howard Veal, 44, to prison to serve at least two years for failure to pay child support. He is more than $500,000 behind in payments to 14 mothers for the 23 children he has fathered. Authorities suspect there are even more. (2) Fake Father: French officials arrested a 54-year-old immigrant in September on suspicion of welfare fraud. They had recently begun to notice
the man applying for government benefits for 55 children by 55 different mothers. (He may have fathered none at all.) — Swiss artist Gianni Motti has been displaying (through the end of November) a bar of soap at Zurich’s Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, claiming it was made from fat that had been liposuctioned from Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Motti said a clinic employee had surreptitiously given him the fat following Berlusconi’s treatment in 2004, but the clinic has denied any involvement. — David Rees draws the political cartoon “Get Your War On,” but in his new day job, he is an artisan — of pencil-sharpening. “With an electric pencil sharpener, a pencil is meat,” he complained to the Los Angeles Times in August. For $15 (postage paid), Rees will lovingly, painstakingly sharpen a customer’s favorite pencil or one of his own classic No. 2’s and ship it in a secure tube to protect its newly super-sharp point. Rees also gives periodic exhibitions, wearing safety goggles and apron, to demonstrate his guarantee of “respect” for the instruments — “an authentic interaction with your pencil.” — The investigative journalism website ProPublica.org, curious about the workers being hired in the mortgage industry’s massive, rushed re-examination of home loans previously foreclosed upon but which may have been processed illegally, began scouring the classified ads in October and November. Result: Though most employers “preferred” college graduates with creditindustry experience, it was clear from the entry-level wages offered that many were accepted only with high-school educations, with at least some barely familiar with the concept of mortgages. (One staffing agency, offering $10 to $12 an hour, sought a “Supervisor of Foreclosure Department,” but that position, also, required only a high-school diploma.)
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): A good friendship can turn into so much more. Share your thoughts and aspirations with someone you feel you connect with and see where it goes. Making a commitment is a serious matter that requires lots of thought and consideration. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Travel and communication will lead to finding someone with common interests and similar goals. A change in your plans will lead to an interesting encounter with someone who is full of surprises and touches your heart.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t flirt if you aren’t going to follow through. You will hurt and anger someone who has strong feelings for you. Be ready to make a promise or back away. You can’t have it both ways this time around. It’s time to make a decision. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t limit yourself by jumping into a relationship for the sake of being in one. There are more options available that have the potential to turn out better. Focus on friendships and make sure your motives are sound before you proceed.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll get mixed messages from someone who interests you. Before you decide to lay your cards on the table, you may want to observe the person you are considering in action. You may be dealing with someone who is considered a player. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Invite someone over who interests you and make what you have to offer perfectly clear. A positive response is likely but a disappointment regarding what you think you are getting in return is probable. Don’t make a commitment just yet.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let being alone depress you when you should be exploring new friendships by networking or while engaging in activities you enjoy. Time is on your side and you shouldn’t settle for less when you can have so much more. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Potential partners will gravitate to your side. Your mysterious, charming, flirtatious manner will bring out the best and the worst in those interested in getting to know you better. Steer clear of partners showing jealousy or possessiveness.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your passionate mood will attract some and repel others. Be careful not to come on too strong or someone who interests you may walk away forever. Being a player may be fun but it’s not conducive to finding true love. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will meet someone at an industry event or work. Be honest about your intentions and make arrangements to get together outside of work. There is plenty to gain by dating someone who understands your professional goals.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may be fooled by your desires. Self-deception is apparent, so don’t make a promise to someone prematurely. Give yourself time to know how you really feel about the object of your desires and being in a serious relationship. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A secret affair may entice you but, before you walk down that path, make sure you know where it’s leading. A mistake now may cause you to miss meeting someone who can offer you so much more. Spare your heart. Plan for the future.
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