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No-Fly List denies due process

Where you and I disagree is on barring the sale of guns to persons on the No-Fly List (Urban Journal, December 9).

The government manages the list in such a defective way that a court has held that the list is a violation of the due process clause in a suit brought by the ACLU. Using the list to identify violent persons is bad policy and is not “the mildest of gun-control measures.”

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Close borders until we get immigration overhaul

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Let me express my First Amendment rights here without being excoriated.

Concerning the Muslim refugees not being allowed into America, why aren’t the liberal media and others on the left telling the whole story?

Trump said in as many words, “Let’s keep out all Muslims until we get our own house in order and figure out what’s going on.” He didn’t say, “Let’s keep all Muslims out forever.”

All we hear about is Muslims bombing this place and shooting up that place.

America has a right to be scared. Why don’t we err on the side of common sense and put a stop to all refugees, not just Muslims, but everybody who wants to come to America? Let’s close the borders until we can get a viable immigration policy in place; the one we have now looks like a piece of Swiss cheese.

The majority of people who want to come to America are good people. But there

are people who want to come to do damage to you, me, and our families. The vetting process we have isn’t working or at least it didn’t work for the Muslim mother who immigrated here and slaughtered 14 people in San Bernardino.

I’m Irish and Polish. If the Irish and Polish were creating all this carnage around the world, I’d be the first to say, let’s keep out all the Irish and Polish until we can figure out how to vet them properly.

The left is running wild with this story and it’s not fair to the good people of America who are frightened and want a proper vetting process.

TOM DOLAN

Cartoon recalls Kissinger

I was struck while reading Tom Tomorrow’s “The Quantum Republican Universe” in the December 16 issue how the cartoon’s captions accurately reflect the worldview embodied and shaped by Henry Kissinger.

The captions are, in edited form: • Reality is extremely malleable; • The traditional laws of cause and effect no longer apply; • Things are true because we want them to be true; • The powerful are able to construct entirely self-contained realities; • Outside criticism has no effect on those realities.

I refer readers to Greg Grandin’s indispensable “Kissinger’s Shadow” for a fuller explanation.

GEORGE DARDESS

Fatima Razic fan club

I’ve been a fan of Fatima since I first heard her perform a few years back. And I have met her a few times. She has a beautiful voice and stage presence. But I never knew anything about her background or character until I read this article (Music, December 16).

She has a very inspiring story, and we are blessed to have her here in Rochester.

LOUIS AMICO

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Downtown and its future When we moved our young family here, Rochester was a very different place than it is now – downtown, perhaps, the most different of all. Downtown, its bustle, the Eastman School, helped convince Bill that Rochester was where we should live – “You won’t believe this place,” he had said, calling me in Florida from a payphone in the Sibley’s grocery store – and once we arrived, he couldn’t wait to show me what downtown was like.

So on our first night here, we drove downtown, parked in the Midtown Plaza garage, rode up the escalator, and walked into Midtown’s magic, lights blazing on a huge Christmas tree, crowds packing the stores.

That was then. Today, the crowds are gone. Midtown is gone. Sibley’s, the National, Edward’s, Whillock Bros.: all gone.

Rochester tried everything to stanch the bleeding. We built enclosed overhead walkways that were supposed to help downtown businesses by keeping people warm in the winter and instead simply finished killing off the street life. We tried converting the Edwards Building into an indoor shopping complex called The Mill (an initiative that opened more than a year late, brought in principally small food operations rather than the hoped-for retail shops, and closed less than two years later.)

And for good or for ill, we failed to get Renaissance Square off the ground. But we’re still getting a new downtown campus for MCC. We have a transit center. And we should consider ourselves lucky that we’ve managed to save as many of downtown’s significant old buildings as we have, to serve the new purposes they’re being converted to now. Their age is an attribute.

Those are not the only bright spots from downtown’s decades of decline. We tend to think that Ren Square and The Mill typify the way Rochester operates. But when I look back, those two failures seem more like large, painful blips in a story that contains an amazing amount of knowledge and solid urban planning, bolstered by determination and faith in the city.

What happened to Rochester’s downtown wasn’t unique: suburban sprawl was killing center cities everywhere. But Rochester’s situation was particularly tough, because cities in New York State can’t annex suburbs as the population spreads out.

In spite of that, and in spite of the decline of major industry, downtown Rochester seems to have turned the corner and started a slow but measurable climb back up. Over the next few months, our writers will be looking at the progress, in housing, business, and arts and entertainment.

As we start, it’s worth paying tribute to a few of the people, no longer living, who built the foundation for what we’re seeing

Will the development growth continue? If it does, will downtown continue to serve all people in this diverse community? now. To Mayor Tom Ryan, who hired a professional staff and consultants whose understanding of urban planning saved us from suburbanizing downtown. To Gil McCurdy and Angelo Chiarella, whose personal commitment to downtown kept Midtown Plaza alive and contributing to the city longer than seems humanly possible. To early downtown housing promoters Mac and Anne McQuay, who preserved the Gibbs Street Townhouses and tirelessly preached downtown’s attributes. And to architect and Grove Place leader Bob Macon, whose vision of robust downtown housing development we’re beginning to see come to life, and whose architecture helps the Eastman Theatre anchor and enliven a crucial section of Main Street.

It’s a solid foundation, but no one can predict the future. Is this growth sustainable in a region where the population is relatively flat?

Equally important: if the growth continues, will Rochester’s future downtown serve all people in this diverse community?

I can’t imagine that we’ll experience the stratospheric real estate prices that the tech boom has caused in San Francisco, but even moderate growth can put property out of reach for low- and middle-income residents and small retailers.

Careful planning and development incentives can guarantee that downtown will serve and benefit all of us. And the time to think about those is now, before development pressure heats up.

We encourage your comments as we continue this series this winter. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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[ NEWS FROM THE WEEK PAST ]

Slammer time for Nguyen

A federal appeals court upheld Dawn Nguyen’s eight-year prison sentence.

Nguyen was convicted on charges that she bought a gun for William Spengler, who used the weapon to kill two West Webster firefighters on Christmas Eve 2012. Spengler had previously served time in prison for killing his grandmother and was not legally allowed to own firearms.

Agreement includes some prison reforms

The state agreed to reform the use of solitary confinement in its prisons and to implement “stepdown” housing for inmates returning to the general population from solitary.

The agreement, which is part of a settlement with the New York Civil Liberties Union, also provides for substance abuse treatment, refined sanction guidelines, and a program of rewards for good behavior.

Warren, others request info from gun makers

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren joined public officials and law-enforcement leaders across the country to call on gun manufacturers to take greater responsibility for gun safety.

The group has asked seven major US gun makers to share how they make and distribute guns.

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Downtown church adopts $15 minimum

The Downtown United Presbyterian Church, North Fitzhugh Street, has agreed to a $15 minimum wage for its employees, effective January 1, 2016. The church called the move an ethical, political, and moral issue.

LGBT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Pride Agenda passes the baton

City looks to fill space at the Terminal Building

The revelation that Empire State Pride Agenda will discontinue its main operations next year has stunned many in the LGBT community. The Pride Agenda is a pillar in the gay rights movement, advocating on behalf of a long list of issues in New York since 1990, including hate-crime legislation and marriage equality.

The City of Rochester is seeking vendors for the Terminal Building at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte.

The building was originally meant to accompany the fast ferry, but the ferry quickly went bust and the building has struggled. But a major overhaul of the port is in the works, with a marina and a large, controversial private development that includes a hotel and housing.

Chamber gets new chair

Rob Sands, CEO of Constellation Brands, is the new chair of the board of directors of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, formerly the Rochester Business Alliance. Sands will serve from 2016 to 2018.

Without the Pride Agenda, more LGBT activism will be pushed down to the grassroots level, says Scott Fearing of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. FILE PHOTO

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organization will continue to play a role in New York politics through its political action committee.

A written statement from the group’s executive director, Nathan Schaefer, says that “Our board made this decision unanimously after careful deliberation about the evolving needs and priorities of our communities, as well as the resources we would need to continue to serve them.”

As a result of the Pride Agenda’s decision, Fearing says, more of the education and political action work will have to happen at the grassroots level across the state.

“I will miss having them in Albany,” he says. “But the future of the LGBT rights movement is really going to happen at the local community level.”

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The group has long been considered the political lobbying arm of the LGBT movement in New York.

The organization’s leaders say that the Pride Agenda has achieved its most important goals, according to media reports, assigning it a “mission accomplished” epitaph.

“An awful lot of people would say, ‘Wait a minute, mission accomplished?’” says Scott Fearing, executive director of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. “They did accomplish a lot, but the work is definitely not over.”

Norman Simon, co-chair of the Pride Agenda’s board, says that he couldn’t agree more and that some of the group’s work will continue, but in a different form.

While the brick-and-mortar operations will go away, he says, the

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“Obviously, our biggest concern is for the welfare of the children involved. Nobody wants one of those horrible headlines where a child has actually died or been seriously injured in a family where there’s been a child abuse investigation happening.”

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SOCIAL SERVICES | BY JEREMY MOULE

Group flags abuse report trends The Monroe County’s Department of Human Services estimates that it’ll field more than 8,900 reports of child abuse and neglect in 2016.

The number has been rising since at least 2008, when the county received 7,453 such reports, according to budget documents. Typically, around 90 percent of the reports involve neglect allegations, while fewer than 10 percent center on physical abuse. In total, about 25 percent of the reports are substantiated.

Child neglect and abuse reports are on the rise across the country, says Carrie Andrews, the County Legislature’s Democratic minority leader.

The Children’s Agenda, a local youthfocused policy advocacy group, says that the trend coincides with another troubling fact: even though the number of abuse and neglect reports is going up in Monroe County, the number of caseworkers at the county’s Child Protective Services is not.

That means that department staff face increasingly heavy workloads.

“Obviously, our biggest concern is for the welfare of the children involved,” says Brigit Hurley, a policy analyst with The Children’s Agenda. “Nobody wants one of those horrible headlines where a child has

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actually died or been seriously injured in a family where there’s been a child abuse investigation happening.”

The Federation of Social Workers, the union that represents the Child Protective caseworkers, says in its July newsletter that average individual caseloads are up significantly compared to the same month last year. In May 2014, the average caseload per worker was 17.2, the union says, and it increased to 24.7 by May 2015.

A county spokesperson didn’t respond to questions on the issue. But in a plan submitted to the state, the county Department of Human Services acknowledges that unfilled caseworker jobs are an ongoing problem. The plan also says that overdue Child Protective investigations increased by an average of 60.6 percent in 2014, which is pegged to high staff vacancy rates.

In the plan, DHS officials say that they “will be exploring various strategies to increase staff retention and caseload size reduction.” It’s not clear whether the county is intentionally leaving the vacancies unfilled, or whether the openings are languishing.

The recently-approved 2016 county budget does not indicate that DHS

Brigit Hurley. FILE PHOTO

plans to hire more Child Protective workers, Andrews says.

Many of the abuse and neglect reports are related to a parent’s lack of resources, Hurley says, which can be addressed by better funding support programs such as food and housing assistance, child day care subsidies, or home visitation programs such as the Nurse Family Partnership.

“Parent stress really impacts kids,” Hurley said, “and so if we could take action to remove some of the stresses from families, particularly families who are struggling with poverty, that is a direct benefit to the child.”

DEVELOPMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE

Medley Centre faces auction, again Medley Centre’s owner once again faces the possibility of losing rights to the dead mall and several related properties.

This time, the issue is Bersin Properties’ unpaid debt to Passero Associates. Bersin hired the local engineering firm to help draw up plans to develop the former Irondequoit Mall, but never fully paid Passero for the work. A few years ago, a judge ordered Bersin to pay Passero more than $400,000.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will auction the Medley properties so that Passero can get what it’s owed; the Sheriff’s Office Civil Bureau has the authority to seize and auction private properties when the owner has an unsatisfied judgement. The auction is set for 10 a.m. on January 21.

Medley was already saved from auction once this year by the company’s former lender, Nomura Capital and Credit. The county foreclosed on the properties over back taxes and planned to sell them off, but Nomura stepped in and paid the $1 million-plus obligation.

Bersin Properties still owes money to the bank, which has a lien against the mall properties.

The developer says that Nomura inappropriately withdrew promised funding, and the two companies are involved in a court battle.

Several other companies have filed liens against Bersin Properties over the years and it’s not clear how many of those remain in effect.

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housing Numerous new developments are drawing people downtown, increasing the population.

Is this growth sustainable?

First in a four-part monthly series on the changes and challenges in downtown Rochester.

COVER STORY | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

he decline of America’s downtowns is often pegged to the years following World War II. But the long, slow leak actually began in the late 1800’s, says the Urban Institute’s Rolf Pendall, when cities gained a reputation as crime-ridden hives of industrial mess.

The decline of urban cores and subsequent suburban expansion accelerated after World War II in the wake of urban racial tension nationwide and as baby boomers came of age and struck out on their own. Success, as Ozzie and Harriet reassured us, was a three-bedroom colonial with a big yard.

Rochester’s story essentially follows that outline. Regional decision-makers high on the success of Kodak, Bausch and Lomb, and Xerox made it relatively cheap and easy for people to move to the suburbs in part by extending water lines and building highways, all to accommodate the growth that they knew would just keep on coming.

Except that it didn’t; the bottom fell out.

Downtown Rochester may be writing itself a third act, however. Led by empty-nesters, millennials, and the so-called “creative class,” the downtown population is growing and the overall look and feel of downtown is changing, as city officials and developers will earnestly shout to anyone in range to hear it.

“What we’re seeing now is a reversal of the pattern,” says Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, president

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The Knowlton Building in the Cascade District: a former industrial building, it now houses offices and apartments. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN 6 CITY

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of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation. “I’m not saying it’s a flood. But I am saying that it’s far faster and deeper than anybody expected. And that’s what’s driving the housing market downtown.”

Underused and vacant buildings in downtown Rochester are being reincarnated into mixed-use hubs. The photonics institute is coming, although no one’s really sure yet what that will mean. And Zimmer-Meyer and others are hopeful that retail operations, attracted by the population growth, may start courting downtown once again; you never saw city officials so close to happy tears as when Hart’s grocery opened in the East End in 2014.

But it all starts with housing. Without that foundation, downtown’s revival is dead before it takes off. And there may be reasons to worry.

In keeping with Rochester’s reputation of defecating on every potentially good thing that comes along, you can’t ignore the math.

Downtown’s population may be growing, but the region’s generally is not. Who is going to occupy the remodeled Sibley Building, The Metropolitan (formerly Chase Tower), Tower280 (formerly Midtown Tower), Alliance Building, Terminal Building, Cox Building, 50 Chestnut, Hive@155, Granite Building, 88 Elm Street, Woodbury Place, Hiram Sibley Building, Bevier Building, phase II of the Academy Building, 350 State Street, Mills at High Falls III, Alexander

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Like the core of many American cities, Downtown Rochester has changed dramatically. Now, the decline has reversed.

There is real growth – not from large corporations and department stores but from tech firms, ad agencies, restaurants, arts institutions… and residents.

In building after building, the downtown of yesterday is being converted into a new center city. Is this sustainable?

In a four-part monthly series, we’re looking at the growth.

This week: housing. In January, businesses; in February, arts and entertainment; and in March, keeping it going.

Park, Court Street Apartments, Charlotte Square, North Plymouth Terrace III, and 50 Chestnut Street?

Is all this growth sustainable? Or is it a bubble?

“The baby boomers aren’t going to last as long as the new houses will,” says the Urban Institute’s Pendall. “So how much demand is there going to be for housing, for what kind of housing and where, in 10 years or 15 years? It’s a really important question.”

And who is sharing in downtown’s resurgence? The most inexpensive residential place you can buy downtown is about $250,000. That’s not most people’s definition of affordable housing.

The answer to the sustainability question seems to be “It depends, but....” The affordability question is interesting because for a long time, pretty much all downtown had was affordable housing; there was little demand for anything else. So how does the city make sure that it maintains a balance as developers rush to remake the next historic building for housing?

There were 3,548 residential units downtown in July 2015, serving

a population of about 6,100 people.

That’s up from 3,239 people in 2000.

And about 1,400 more residential units in 21 projects are in the pipeline, ZimmerMeyer says, and due to open over the next three or four years.

The 1,400 units include four new buildings and 16 conversion projects. Since 2000, 44 buildings have been or are now being converted from vacancy or some other use to housing.

“It’s been very clear for quite some time that if you want to activate your space, you put housing in there,” Zimmer-Meyer says.

And the units move quickly. A healthy vacancy rate is about 5 percent, she says.

Downtown Rochester’s vacancy rate is below 4 percent, and has been as low as 3.2 percent for market-rate units downtown, “which explains why we have so many projects in the pipeline,” she says.

The bulk of downtown housing, 96 percent, is rental. Many property managers surveyed by RDDC say that vacant units in continues on page 8

Attracting residents in growing numbers: downtown arts venues such as the Eastman Theatre on Gibbs at Main Street. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

Also a key attraction: The architecture of 19th and early 20th-century buildings.

PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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The Sibley Building (right) will house apartments and other amenities. FILE PHOTO

Joseph Eddy, vice president of WinnDevelopment, which is transforming the Sibley Building into a multi-use facility. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

Andrew Gallina, president of Gallina Development Corporation, which is converting the iconic Chase Tower into The Metropolitan, housing residences and offices. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

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their buildings are filled in less than a month, and more than half say that they have more applicants than available units.

Rents for market-rate units in 2014 ranged from $400 to $2,535 a month, with the greatest demand being for one-bedroom units. High on renters’ lists of requested amenities are parking, laundry, and a building that is pet-friendly.

The RDDC reports a gradual uptick in demand for owner-occupied housing downtown. Four of the most recent developments are Sagamore on East in 2005, Capron Lofts in 2011, North Plymouth Terrace in 2012, and Windsor Gate Townhomes in 2013. The initial sale prices for these developments, according to RDDC, ranged from $146,541 to $641,691 and the properties seem to be retaining their value.

Why aren’t developers building more owner-occupied housing? One reason, RDDC speculates, may be that the demand for rental units is so high that developers are not “forced” to consider owner-occupied options to respond to the market.

“Condos, in general, have been slow to take hold in Rochester for a decade and a half,” Zimmer-Meyer says. “I don’t know why.

Maybe it’s our conservatism. Maybe it’s, if you’re going to buy something, the cost of it downtown is high.”

And who are these people who are repopulating the nation’s downtown? The demand, says the Urban Institute’s Pendall, is coming from two ends of the age spectrum: baby boomers whose children have moved out, and millennials entering the housing market for the first time.

“Our younger folks want easy, walkable cities and environments,” says Andrew Gallina, president of Gallina Development Corporation, which is redeveloping the former Chase Tower for commercial and residential. “Everyone will have a bicycle, walking to dinner…. That’s the type of vertical living that’s attractive to some of our young folks.”

Millennials are a large generation, Pendall says, so if even a fraction of them move downtown, that’s significant. Couple that with the large, now childfree baby boom generation, he says, and you can see where the demand for downtown housing is coming from.

The most striking shift in the character of downtown, the RDDC’s

One Eleven on East: DHD Ventures has restored and updated the historic hotel turned apartment complex near the Eastman Theatre. On the right: Adam Driscoll, DHD’s director of development. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN 8 CITY

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Zimmer-Meyer says, is happening right around Midtown, with Tower280, The Metropolitan, the Sibley Tower, the Cox Building, the Granite Building, and others that are being converted right now to include housing.

“The whole country is going back to the city,” says Ken Glazer, managing partner of Buckingham Properties. “In the next 10 years, you will see Rochester be a real city again.”

Glazer stepped up to be the face of Buckingham after his parents, Larry and Jane Glazer, were killed in a plane crash in September 2014. Speaking to a group of youngsters from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy last month, Glazer said his father loved Rochester and loved being involved in the redevelopment of the city.

“To me, they were Mom and Dad,” Ken Glazer said, “but to the rest of the community, they were celebrities.”

Tower280 will have 181 apartments, the bulk being one- and two-bedroom units. The least expensive one-bedroom unit will have 773 square feet of space and start at $1,316 a month; the least expensive two-bedroom unit will have 877 square feet of space and start at $1,511 a month.

Twelve of the 181 units had been leased

by November, and the goal is to start moving people in next month.

The 17-story building will also have penthouse units, underground parking, Wi-Fi connectivity in the apartments and common areas, rooftop patio, a dog park, two floors of office space, shopping, bars and restaurants, and a fitness center. Tenants will be able to use their cell phones to access their apartments and the building’s elevators.

“We’ve got to keep up,” Glazer says.

“We’ve got to get the young people coming out of college.”

You definitely feel like you’re inside a vital, living organ when you’re inside the tower.

Large windows look out at the river and the grid of the street during the day — both relaying a sense of movement. And the city lights — urban stars — captivate at night.

Another iconic Rochester building getting a long-awaited

makeover is the Sibley Building, just a short distance northeast of Tower280.

The building and the Sibley name are part of Rochester’s DNA, and tenants love when you can preserve some of the building’s historic elements and incorporate them into the new designs, say Joseph Eddy, vice president of WinnDevelopment, the company that is transforming the 12-story Sibley Building into what it calls a mixed-use urban center with office space, residential space, firstfloor retail and restaurant space, medical and

dental care, child care, fitness center, senior center, community lounge, workout facility, theater room, and rooftop garden.

The Sibley Building is made up of the old department store and the tower, which used to contain offices. All of the housing will go into the tower: 168 units in total.

The seventh and eighth floors will have 72 affordable units for seniors, which will be called “The Residences at Sibley.” Floors 9 through 12 will have 96 market-rate units and be called “The Lofts at Sibley.”

Rents for the market-rate units haven’t been set yet, Eddy says, but the senior component will have all one- and twobedroom units, with rents ranging from $400 to roughly $1,300 a month. Leasing for all units, which will range from roughly 750 to 2,000 square feet of space, should start in the spring of 2017, he says.

“We’re keeping all the historic fabric of Sibley,” he says. “Those enormous windows that are in Sibley will be there in your apartment. We have historic hallways on a couple of the floors that literally feel like you’re in ‘Mad Men’ or an old newspaper — the old doors with numbers on them and stuff.”

“It gives something different, and I think that’s why a lot of these historic buildings are in high demand for living spaces,” he says.

“You’re not just putting up a couple of twoby-four’s and putting some walls up. There’s a lot of character.”

WinnDevelopment has also resurrected the tradition of holiday window displays at Sibley, reminiscent of when the building was an anchor of the downtown shopping experience.

Perhaps most notably, Sibley will have a high-tech incubator-accelerator on its sixth floor with office space, labs, and other features.

“That’s exactly what we mean by livework-play,” Eddy says, reciting a slogan often used by developers and others involved in downtown development. “You’re in your office on the sixth floor and you decide that it’s time to go to sleep or make a sandwich or something. You walk a few hundred feet within the building and you don’t get cold, you don’t get wet, and you’re home.”

While the recent focus has been on the new housing planned or

getting under way in the Sibley-Midtown area, downtown is really a collection of residential neighborhoods, and many of its residents have long known the appeal of urban living.

Grove Place, for example, is a historic and architecturally significant four-block neighborhood in the area around Gibbs Street that could fairly be called the heart of downtown housing. Residents there have fought vigilantly over the years to improve their section of downtown and to

The little neighborhood

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Selden Street in the Grove Place neighborhood. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

The Grove Place neighborhood in the 1970’s was not the kind of place you’d show off to your mother-in-law, says 40-year resident Ed Saphar.

The area was run down, there were some “eclectic” businesses, to employ a euphemism, and there was that car bombing on a Saturday night in 1978.

Long-time Grove Place resident Ed Saphar.

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Saphar heard an explosion, followed by the screeching of tires. He checked out the scene, at what is now known as Block F (the empty lot on the northwest corner of Gibbs and Main Streets) the next morning.

“These big Lincolns – white Lincolns, black Lincolns – were all assembled there,” Saphar says. “It turns out that was where [mob underboss] Sammy Gingello was blown up in his car.”

Things have changed in this historic, four-block neighborhood that is bounded by University Avenue on the north, Main Street on the south, Stillson Street on the west, and Carpenter Alley on the east.

Through stubborn persistence, vision, and vigilance, the Grove Place neighborhood has kept hope for downtown housing alive for four decades. That included winning a controversial, five-year fight to tear down the eight-story

Gibbs Street YMCA; Saphar says that the building cast a huge physical and psychological shadow over the neighborhood.

The persistence also included joining the effort to keep the Eastman School of Music downtown when the University of Rochester was considering moving it to the River Campus.

The cultural district was formed in response, Safer says, to help shape the character of the neighborhood.

“That enabled property to be bought and assembled,” he says. “And it also put a focus on things that you didn’t want here and vowed to get rid of them.”

Today, Grove Place is a residential jewel with historic and architectural significance. The Grove Place Historic District includes the part of the original homestead area of Rochester’s prominent Seldon and Ward families.

And the neighborhood is the last remaining 19th-century residential area in the city’s central business district, according to the City of Rochester.

Saphar credits the foresight of longtime Grove Place residents Melville and Anne McQuay, who restored the row of attached brick townhouses at 128-152 Gibbs Street, which became the neighborhood’s historic anchor, and the creative vision of the late architect Robert Macon, who did a compete before-and-after rendering of the whole neighborhood, for helping give Grove Place new life.

“When people are intent in making something happen, it’s infectious,” Saphar says. “It took a fair amount of courage for people to buy into something that hadn’t ‘become.’ We said at the time that we could create our own space here. But we also had some very dedicated neighbors.”

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The Sagamore on East Avenue: upscale condos on the upper floors, restaurants at the base, and the Eastman Theatre just steps away.

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promote downtown living. The character of the neighborhood and the proximity to the Eastman School of Music and its theaters have been key attractions.

On the southeast side of downtown, the Manhattan Square area is a 1970’s neighborhood housing apartment buildings, Martin Luther King Park, and the Strong Museum, a replacement for a dense lowincome neighborhood that was bulldozed during the height of Rochester’s Urban Renewal movement.

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neighborhood. Housing is also growing in the East End, anchored by the Little Theatre and the Main-Alexander clubs.

And tight, distinct neighborhoods have attracted residents on the western periphery of downtown: historic, picturesque Corn Hill, where Victorian houses mix with new townhouses and riverside apartments, and the High Falls neighborhood, where mill-era buildings have been converted into housing and dynamic, modern office spaces.

As for whether everyone will share in downtown’s residential growth:

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Downtown Rochester’s population has nearly doubled since 2000, and new housing currently under development will bring more.

Empty-nesters, millennials, and “creatives,” drawn by a culture and lifestyle they value, are living in historic old buildings and in new developments and are giving the center city new life.

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a slippery thing to quantify, because so many factors come into play, including the prospective tenant’s salary, how much of that salary will go to rent, and where the money for the project comes from. If the City of Rochester has money invested in the development in loans or anything else, officials say, it will “strongly encourage” a developer to add affordable units.

Downtown has about 900 units of subsidized housing, RDDC’s ZimmerMeyer says, in six buildings in High Falls, the St. Paul Quarter, Manhattan Square, and Washington Square neighborhoods.

Rents, according to an RDDC report, are all over the map, with $400 a month on the low end and more than $1,000 monthly on the high end.

“When you talk about affordable, we’re looking at not only the income level, but what is being charged to make sure that anyone within that income range can truly afford the unit,” says Carol Wheeler, the City of Rochester’s housing manager.

The federal government says that a family shouldn’t spend more than 30 percent of its income on rent, which is the threshold the city applies. Not taking into account the affordability of the unit would lead to greater turnover, Wheeler says, and transiency.

Wheeler and area developers all stress the importance of having diversity downtown, including a diversity of incomes. Part of the appeal of an urban lifestyle, they say, is the spontaneous energy created by chance encounters with a motley crew of humanity — like atoms smashing in a particle collider.

“It’s not one culture, not one set of individuals, not one income level that make up our great United States,” Wheeler says. “It really is people who have very little to people who have very much. And I think there is definitely some learning that can take place from everyone. But if you don’t have that, then I think it’s a more shallow experience.”

Tower280 will have 40 affordable units, according to the building’s property manager.

And the senior units in the Sibley Tower are considered affordable.

“We look at it as, a well-functioning city is a place where you have all members,” says WinnDevelopment’s Joseph Eddy. “It really is a sign of a well-functioning society.”

Is there enough affordable housing downtown? Using the vacancy rate again as a guide, it would appear that Rochester could support more. The subsidized rental vacancy rate downtown was 4.2 percent in 2014 — a slight increase from 2013, but still below the 5 percent threshold.

“The thing is, we’re not Boston or San Francisco where a market-rate developer is so desperate to develop that they’re willing to make concessions in a project where they will add affordable units,” says Carolyn Vitale, vice president and chief operating officer of

Responding to growing interest in downtown living, 44 buildings have been or are currently being converted to housing. And another 20 are in the pipeline – 16 more conversions and four new constructions. Locations and more information for most of the newest are on our online interactive map.

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Cascade Commons in the Cascade District, just inside the Inner Loop.

Generating a neighborhood near the Little Theatre: The Apartments at 200 East Avenue, at East and Winthrop. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN

the Urban League of Rochester Economic Development Corporation, because that means that the developer would make less in rent.

That doesn’t sit well with many social-justice activists who look at these multimillion-dollar projects with pricey rents and see money that could go to help alleviate Rochester’s wrenching poverty, for example, instead of for tax breaks, loans, or other assistance for wealthy developers.

But the developers say there’s no way to do massive restoration projects such as the Sibley Building without help.

“There’s so much risk that we have to take on as developers; I don’t know if everybody understands how much risk there is,” says Adam Driscoll, director of development for DHD Ventures, which owns One Eleven on East. “And having those types of programs, from COMIDA as well, help to at least lessen the impact, or allow the project to stabilize instead of getting hit with such high taxes right off the get-go.”

DHD has more than 300 residential units in five buildings coming online — a mix of market-rate and affordable — over the next few years. OneEleven on East has 260 market-rate units.

The RDDC’s Zimmer-Meyer says you have to consider the trade-off. The incentives may be worth it, she says, in exchange for rising property values and putting long-dead properties back on the tax rolls. Projects such as the Sibley Building or The Metropolitan can go from feasible to unfeasible really quickly, she says, when you add up the cost of construction, the contamination often present in older buildings, and a comparatively lower rent structure.

There are creative things that cities can do in exchange for incentives, says the Urban Institute’s Pendall. Maybe in exchange, cities can request that the developer partners with a nonprofit, he says, or buys and fixes up one or more houses in a challenged neighborhood.

It’s impossible to predict what downtown Rochester’s housing market will be like in 20, 30 years, and some people, including former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson, wonder whether there truly is sufficient demand for all of the units in the pipeline or if the market will eventually collapse under its own weight.

“Downtown has really changed,” he says.

“It’s no longer a business district as much as it has become a residential area. But how much

Ready for its first residents: Buckingham Properties’ 17-story Tower280 on the Midtown site will contain 181 units, some of which are already rented. PHOTO PROVIDED

residential space can you build downtown in a community where the population is pretty much flat? I ask them all the time — Gallina, Glazer, any of them — I say, ‘Where’s your clientele coming from?’”

And if the answer is “the suburbs,” is that really a great thing, from a regional perspective?

That’s not growth; that’s merely a shift.

RDDC’s Zimmer-Meyer says it’s a question of timing. The jobs and investment associated with the forthcoming photonics institute are an important piece that could help the region grow, she says. And there’s the investment and jobs that will come out of the $500 million that the region won through the state’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

“If those two things happen and if the other engines that are pumping continue to pump the way they are, like the UR Medical Center and the research facilities and all that.... If that all

continues to pump,” Zimmer-Meyer says, “we stand to grow 5,000 to 10,000 jobs in the next decade, regionally.”

And each of those jobs spins out four and a half jobs in businesses that serve the 5,000 to 10,000 workers, she says. Other factors that could play into the health of the housing market, she says, are the RochesterMonroe County Anti-Poverty Initiative and the Downtown Innovation Zone — a cluster of institutions and companies that connect with and groom smaller firms, start-ups, and others. More than 20 companies are in the cluster now, and the photonics institute will be located there, too.

“On the one hand you say, ‘My God, we’ve got an awful lot in the pipeline,’” ZimmerMeyer says. “On the other hand, it’s all tied to how quickly we’re able to gear up and grow as a region in an era [when] for the first time in

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decades and decades, we are dealing with real economic growth.”

And if people want to live downtown but can’t find a place, it doesn’t mean that they’ll shrug their shoulders and slide back to the splitranch in the ‘burbs. No, they’ll move to a city that can give them what they want, many urban experts say. The nation is a more diverse place racially, sexually, educationally, and in terms of what kinds of jobs are available, says the Urban Institute’s Pendall. And downtowns are changing to reflect that, he says.

“My bet is that expanding housing at the core is a really good idea for the changing demographic composition of the population,” he says. “They want different things. It’s very healthy to me for Rochester to think about how to transition its housing stock.”

A somewhat less gracious view comes from Jonathan Lane, the consultant on the City of Rochester’s Vision 2000 plan, which helped plot the course for downtown’s growth into the new century. The suburbs have stolen from the city for decades, he says, and it’s about time that the city starts fighting back.

“Unless there’s some phenomenon going on that I haven’t observed, I wouldn’t worry five seconds about stripping the suburbs bare,” he says. “I think it’s desirable to create places people want to live, and also to create a diverse set of residential environments. Certainly, the downtown residential environment has little in common with the suburbs of Rochester, and therefore it’s giving a choice to people.”

The effect that Rochester’s struggling school district has on the downtown housing market could be its own story, of course, and you have to wonder if downtown, and the city as a whole, can ever fully re-animate without serious improvement in city schools.

A more aggressive, proactive approach may be needed in terms of schools, Pendall says.

Parents in Washington, DC, for example, aren’t sitting around waiting for the school district to fix itself, he says; they’re actively engaged in finding their own solutions through charter schools and other efforts, he says. Something similar could happen in Rochester, he says.

“We’re all going to have to figure it out as a community,” says WinnDevelopment’s Joseph Eddy. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

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Shmeg’s hits just about every note that would make it a perfect stop if Guy Fieri’s signature show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” came to Rochester.

For better or worse, that list would start with the portions. From what I had heard about the Gates restaurant before eating there, the sheer quantity of food was one of the notable selling points.

Most dishes that I sampled had portion sizes that were truly “out of bounds” and most could have easily fed two or more people. Although there is something fascinating and animalistic about getting

a plate piled high with food, I don’t feel comfortable glorifying the practice like I did when I was younger. We should pump the brakes on quantity, and instead try to focus on quality of ingredients, execution, and balance instead. Lecture over.

That being said, with a menu that features fresh bread baked in house, “Shef ” Shawn Hoock delivered more than just giant plates of food. Hoock mentioned that he wasn’t satisfied with the products he could buy around town, so he decided to make the effort to bake all the bread he needed right there in the restaurant.

The aromas evoked memories of the bread my mom bakes during the holidays. The country-style white loaf is sliced thick and was used as the base for the sandwiches that I had at both breakfast and lunch.

Breakfast sandwiches are listed as “Fists” and I went with the three egg melt ($8.99) version. The eggs were cooked over medium as requested, but were completely overwhelmed by the cheddar and American cheeses and the excessively large patty of

house-made sausage. I’m estimating here, but the sausage had to have been between 1/2 and 3/4 pound and the combination of both maple syrup and molasses left a lingering sweetness that wasn’t to my liking. What was helpful was adding a few spoonfuls of Rochester style meat hot sauce that brought a solid kick of spice.

The turkey club ($10.29) was much more subtle with moist slices of houseroasted turkey breast, bacon, and three of those thick slices of bread. Not much else to say other than this was a classic done and is worth getting again. Mick Toast ($7.07) is a French toast crusted with frosted flakes which came across a lot lighter than it sounds. Not nearly as sweet as I expected, and the cereal added an interesting texture to the bread.

After work on Friday night, I stopped in to get a takeout order of the fish fry ($11.95) to see how it stood up. The haddock was crusted with seasoned panko instead of being beer battered which gave it a much lighter feel. I’m not a regular

fish eater, but I kept on going back for more despite my wife trying to elbow me out of the way. A side of onion rings did have the beer batter you’d expect and ended up with less onion than coating.

The mac and cheese ball ($2 upcharge) was a pleasantly crunchy and molten addition although relentlessly heavy.

I visited Shmeg’s three times and came away with the feeling that the people making the food really care about the place and its customers. I’m not much of a fan of the mashup style name choice or the over the top amount of food, but that bread was a hit from the first smell. The effort to make it in house wasn’t lost on anyone I spoke to and would be a great highlight if a certain spiky haired TV host ever came riding into town.

You can read more from Chris Lindstrom or listen to his podcast on his food blog, Foodabouttown.com. Share any dining tips with him on Twitter and Instagram @stromie.

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Now based in New York, he has released “Homes,” his fifth album as a leader.

Whether playing his own introspective tunes or covering compositions like “Parisian Thoroughfare” by Bud Powell, and “Last Train Home” by Pat Metheny, Hekselman brings his distinctive style to the music.

Bandmates Joe Martin, bass, and Marcus Gilmore, drums, (with Jeff Ballard on drums for two tracks) are especially sensitive to his sound. Sometimes the bass and drums are just a whisper, providing the perfect accompaniment. Although there are no liner notes, it’s not hard to connect the album’s mood to the title. All of the tunes seem to explore a sense of longing for roots and perhaps, ultimately, belonging. — BY RON NETSKY

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band in 1975, returned to Rochester, and started up a jazz fusion and blues crossover group, Vixen.

That’s just before you hooked up with Spyro Gyra?

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I hooked up with Spyro Gyra in 1978, just before they made it big. We were riding around in an RV for $200 a week.

When did you leave to form Chet Catallo & The Cats?

I left around 1984 or 85 to start The Cats.

How has your sound changed over the years? From Spyro Gyra to now?

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We could all just call it a day and go home if we labeled Chet Catallo simply as a “guitar player.” And though that’s how the man considers himself, it would be a disservice to the Gibson-endorsed, multiGrammy Award nominee and his history, his pedigree, and his six-string savvy.

This year marks 31 years for The East Irondequoit native’s band, Chet Catallo & The Cats, an all-star band he formed after a successful stint in the smooth jazz sensation, Spyro Gyra. Catallo wrote songs like “It Doesn’t Matter,” “Lovin You,” and “Cafe Amore” during his tenure with the band from 1978 to 1985.

A good deal of this period in his career was spent circling the globe with stops in Europe, Asia, South America, Central America, and all over the US. Catallo continues to perform and record.

His latest is the double CD “First Take.”

Catallo dropped in to City Newspaper to discuss the early days growing up in East Irondequoit, playing with Kings, and just 16 CITY DECEMBER 23-29, 2015

being a guitar player. An edited transcript of that conversation follows.

City: You’ve been playing guitar for a while.

Chet Catallo: Yeah, I started playing

guitar when I was around 8 years old. It was the early 1960’s and I’d play house parties. I started writing original stuff in high school: blues, R&B, jazz stuff.

When did you first hit the road?

I went on the road when I was 18 with Portable People; I graduated high school and was on the road for three years.

We were first based in Newport, Rhode Island, before moving to Dallas, Texas.

We were recording with producer Major Bill Smith. He was responsible for a lot of 50’s and 60’s hits by artists like Paul and Paula, and Wayne Cochran and the CC Riders. We were on his Roulette Records label.

Columbia records was looking to sign the band as well?

Ultimately that fell through in the wake of a big payola scandal. But we became the house band at Mother Blues in Dallas, roughly 1972 to 1975. We changed the band name to Gamble.

We played with all the Kings: Freddy, Albert, B.B.; Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker, The Vaughan brothers. I cut my blues chops with all those cats. I left the

It’s a lot bigger. It’s got a bit of an edge to it. I can get rough with it or I can get cool with it.

It’s bluesier and harder hitting than Spyro Gyra.

Well, the records were a little slicker.

In a live performance it was edgier and was more out there; we were taking chances.

You’re still pushing “First Take,” but do you have another album in the works?

I have a backlog of stuff I want to record. I’ve got multiple records worth of material.

Are you considered a jazz player because of your time with Spyro Gyra?

It seems you’re more than that.

Well yeah, I’m considered a jazz player, but I love the blues; I love R&B. I picked up on jazz early on, rock ‘n’ roll, Duane Eddy, Santo and Johnny … I mean I was playing surf, Ventures stuff, when I was 9 years old. I’m just a guitar player.

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As sure as snow is a sign of winter, the music of John Denver meant Christmas during my childhood. In fact, nobody did Christmas quite like John Denver. While other entertainers sang under the mistletoe, Denver performed in a groovy geodesic dome. He was an iconic figure whose legacy includes those signature television appearances. This show featuring Jim Curry adds the warmth of Denver’s music to a dash of holiday cheer by paying homage to a landmark made for television special, “John Denver’s Rocky Mountain Christmas.” Conceived by Jim Curry, this tribute concert promises holiday classics along with a mix of Denver’s beloved hits. Check the calendar at downstairscabaret.org for a schedule of performances.

“John Denver’s Rocky Mountain Christmas” featuring Jim Curry will continue through Sunday, December 27, at Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. $30-$33. downstairscabaret.org; jimcurrymusic.com.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 [ JAZZ ]

Deborah Branch. Amaya Indian Cuisine, 1900 S. Clinton Ave. 241-3223. amayabarandgrill. com. 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,

1675 Penfield Rd. 381-2144.

FredCostello.com. 7:30-10 p.m.

Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177.com. 4:30 p.m. Free.

The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff.

Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]

Slap Weh Fridays with Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar & Lounge,

372 Thurston Rd. 235-9409. Call for info.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Connie Deming. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org.

Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m.

Call for info.

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Shifting Gears. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]

Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com.

5-8 p.m. [ JAZZ ]

Chet Catallo & Friends Holiday Concert. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke

Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com.

9:30 p.m. $20-$23.

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,

1675 Penfield Rd. 381-2144.

FredCostello.com. 7:30-10 p.m.

Late Night Jazz Jam Session.

Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. 11 p.m.2:30 a.m. [ REGGAE/JAM ] Noble Vibes. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. firehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m. $5. [ POP/ROCK ]

Glen, Strange Bird, Mike Speranza, Bobby Skryzpek & The Pedestrians. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. facebook. com/thecaliforniabrewhaus. 7 p.m. $6.

Yeah, “folk” is in the name, but Buffalo’s Folkfaces draws from every original American genre and adds a healthy dose of acoustic punk to seal in the cracks. There’s blues and jazz; bluegrass, jug-band, and ragtime; and kazoos and washboards. Folkfaces is just a team of young musicians interpreting old styles with original cuts.

Folkfaces performs with Aaron Lipp and The Textured Whinos on Wednesday, December 23, at Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Road. 8 p.m. $10. stickylipsbbq. com; folkfaces.bandcamp.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP JUMBOshrimp. Johnny’s Pub &

Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 8:30 p.m.

The Mojo Benders. Bathtub Billy’s, 630 W. Ridge Rd. 585865-6510. themojobenders.com.

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

The Quitters, The Televisionaries, and Live Bait.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6.

Teressa Wilcox Band. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque.com.

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Tobey Village House Band.

Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $5.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]

Celtic Music Sundays. Temple

Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille. com. 7 p.m. Free.

Fandango at the Tango. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St. 271-4930. tangocafedance. com. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted.

Ryan Johnson’s Holiday Extravaganza. Lovin’ Cup,

300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 6:30 p.m. $5.

Artists. Water Street Music Hall,

204 N. Water St. 325-5600. waterstreetmusic.com. 6:30 p.m. $5-$25.

Slumbers, Rustle & Bromley, AJ Anthony, and Kind of Kind. Bug

Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $10-$12.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Woody Pines. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 8:30 p.m. $10. [ BLUES ]

Bluesday Tuesday Blues Jam.

P.I.’s Lounge, 495 West Ave. 8 p.m. Call for info. [ JAZZ ]

Grove Place Jazz Project.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 585-325-4370. downstairscabaret.com. 7-9 p.m. $10. [ POP/ROCK ]

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Compline, Christ Church Schola Cantorum. Christ

Church, 141 East Ave. 585-4543878. Christchurchrochester. org. 9-9:30 p.m. Donations appreciated. [ POP/ROCK ]

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Sean Michael Smith as Johnny Case and Marcy J. Savastano as Linda Seton in “Holiday,” now on stage at Geva’s Nextstage. PHOTO BY ANNETTE DRAGON

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It’s an often overlooked fact that playwright Philip Barry (best known for “The Philadelphia Story”) was a Rochester native. But this weekend and next, Screen Plays — a local group that specializes in stage versions of Hollywood’s Golden Age films — brings to life one of Barry’s more popular works, “Holiday.”

The plot follows Johnny Case, a corporate lawyer who has fallen in love with socialite Julia Seton during a holiday trip in Lake Placid and proposed to her after just 10 days. The pair returns to Manhattan before New Year’s Eve 1928 to tell Julia’s father, and Johnny soon realizes the extent of his fiancée’s wealth and social status. As the

story unfolds, the young lovers learn more about one another through the lens of family relationships and material possessions.

Barry was known for works that featured a character who wanted a life outside the norm; his plays are full of wanderers, idealists, and bon vivant types — influenced, no doubt, by the year he spent in France among artists like F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Cole Porter. Barry also wrote many splendid roles for women, and his friend Katharine Hepburn portrayed leads in the film adaptations of both “The Philadelphia Story” and “Holiday” (opposite Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant, respectively).

Screen Plays’ shows, which are produced

by Karen Tuccio, draw from a wide level of talent and skill within the community theater circles in town, but “Holiday” is perhaps the strongest ensemble they’ve assembled yet.

Director Jean Gordon Ryon (Geva’s resident dramaturg by day) provides thoughtful, contextual direction, guiding the actors through Jazz Age slang and witty repartee so familiar to high society circles in the 1920’s.

A host of young actors lead the 12-person cast. Sammi Cohen (as Julia Seton) and Sean Michael Smith (Johnny Case) open the show

as the young lovers, reuniting in Manhattan after their holiday trip. It’s a syrupy first scene that demands the audience assume a certain level of precluded romance, but Cohen and Smith pull it off admirably, and they both settle strongly into their individual roles as the show progresses.

Marcy J. Savastano (Linda Seton) plays Julia’s free-spirited younger sister, and Tyler Lucero (Ned Seton) is the alcoholic younger brother. True to real life, the three siblings couldn’t be more different in personality — but all share the same family skeletons. Lucero’s character demands an air of drunken wisdom throughout much of the show, and he delivers splendidly.

Savastano is a starlet — she has Hepburn’s role — and though her mannerisms belie her as the “younger sister” to Cohen’s Julia, she has the wit and stage presence to capture the audience throughout the twoand-a-half-hour show. Bill Alden (Edward Seton), who plays the father of the three, portrays a frighteningly stern character and masters a believable dynamic with each of his adult children.

Kevin Sean Sweeney (Nick) and Nancy K. Fancher (Susan) lighten the show considerably as the gallivanting, fun loving Potters. With the duo’s sweet onstage chemistry, unexpected dance routines and strong characterization, each scene that featured them was a treat. The cast is rounded out by several more supporting roles — the maid and butlers who perform each set change in character make the most of their stage time — each one contributing to the strong ensemble. The music throughout the show is also worth a mention: the program notes original recordings from the personal collection of Peter J. Doyle, and the selections set the mood beautifully, from interlude to underscore. The costume design by Shelly Stam, likewise, hearkens back to the days of flapper-inspired bob haircuts, elaborate New Year’s Eve frocks, and smoking jackets.

It’s refreshing to see Screen Plays pay homage to not only a son of Rochester, but also a gifted, influential playwright. Overall, “Holiday” is an entertaining trip back in time, sure to delight fans of similar period pieces such as “The Great Gatsby” and “Downton Abbey” — but it has a levity to its plot that will leave audience members thinking about the choices they’ve made in love, the time they’ve invested in work, and the money they’ve spent along the way.

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Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Road.

Large Scale Prints. Through Jan. 3. Photos by Carl Chiarenza. 2887170. artisanworks.net.

Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. Ramon Santiago: Living with Art. Through Jan. 9.

Paintings, mixed media drawings on paper, a serigraph, and a hand colored poster by Santiago.

232-6030. axomgallery.com.

Damiani Wine Cellars, 4704 Rt. 414, Burdett. Work by Adam Baker. Through Jan. 15. Opening reception and meet the artist Fri. Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m. 607-546-5557. damianiwinecellars.com.

First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Our Vision.

Through Jan. 12. Student drawings and paintings from Works Road Studio. 271-9070. rochesterunitarian.org.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Adirondack Memories. Through Dec. 30. Oil paintings by David Shuttleworth. friendlyseniorliving.org.

Gallery 384, 384 East Ave. 2015/2016 Member Showcase.

Through Jan. 25. Artists talk and music by Jimmy Highsmith Jr. Wed. Jan. 6-8 p.m. Juried exhibition of a variety of current work by 19 Arts & Cultural Council artist members. 3255010. artsrochester.org.

Gallery 96, 604 Pittsford-Victor Road. Partners Anniversary Show.

Through Jan. 9. Photos by Gallery partners George Wallace and Paul Zachman, and George and Bonnie Wallace. thegallery96.com.

Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place.

Three Views. Through Dec. 31.

Works by Stephen Merrett, photographs by Jonathan Merrett, and mixed media works by Christina Laurel. thegeiselgallery.com.

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. Farm to Table: The Migrant and Seasonal Worker. Through Jan. 30. Work from photography class, Social Reportage: Migrant Workers, taught by Arleen Thaler.

271-5920. rochesterarts.org.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Holiday Show 2015. Through Dec. 23.

The work of gallery partners, artists-in-residence, and 10 guest photographers. 271-2540. imagecityphotographygallery.com.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Nutcrackers.

Through Dec. 31. Original work by Sam Paonessa. 585-264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com.

Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Club Show. Through Jan. 29. Various media including acrylic, oil, and watercolor for view and for sale. irondequoitartclub.org.

Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Luvon Sheppard Works. Through Jan. 26. 2715920. cityofrochester.gov.

The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. Faces in the Places.

Through Dec. 31. Photos by Cheryl Amati. thelittle.org.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Lumiere Showcase: John

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Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. Attack of the Killer Dudes.

Through Feb. 29. Funky and freaky works by members of “Dudes Night Out.”. 232-9030. lux666.com.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Arena Force. Through Jan. 29. Work by members of the Arena Art Group steering committee or who have volunteered with the group since 2012. 315-4620210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com.; Small Works 2015. Through Dec. 29. 260 national juried small works of art by 148 artists from across the country. 315-4620210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Arts for the People; Rick Hock: Codices.

Arts for the People: Carl W. Peters and the Rochester WPA Murals, through Jan 3. Rick Hock: Codices, three codexes of images from books, posters, how-to manuals and the like, through Jan. 21. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. 2015-16 Members Exhibition. 40 artist members. 582-1830.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Watercolor Connection. Through Jan. 24. Watercolors and acrylics

by Hiroko Jusko and Sherry Davis. 585.546.8400.

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NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Unfolding the Soul of Black Deaf Expressions.

Through Feb. 27. More than 100 works of art from more than 30 Black Deaf artists. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts/.

Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. Winter Harvest. Through Dec. 29.

624-4730. ockheesgallery.com.

Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Holiday Exhibit. Through Jan. 8. Work by over 45 painters, sculptors, and graphic artists in a wide variety of styles and media.

271-5885. oxfordgallery.com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. Holidays at the Gallery. Through Jan. 9. Miniature paintings, mixed media, drawings, pastels, jewelry, glass, sculptures, ceramics and hand-crafted tree ornaments.

394-0030. prrgallery.com.

Phillips Fine Art, Door #9 The Hungerford Building. Holiday Sale and Show. Through Dec 26.

The Art of Joe Hendrick, Tarrant Clements, George Wegman, Peter Monacelli, Jose Trujillo, and Kurt Pfeiffer. 232-8120.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 25th Annual Members Exhibition.

Through Dec. 24. 461-2222. info@rochestercontemporary.org. rochestercontemporary.org.

Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus. Fredrick Douglass Daguerreotype. 2766264. ur.rochester.edu.

Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Quilts=Arts=Quilts.

Through Jan. 3. 76 Quilts from 68 artists from around the world. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@schweinfurthartcenter. org. schweinfurtharcenter.org.; Traditions Made Modern: Double Wedding Ring Quilts. Through Jan. 3. Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@ schweinfurthartcenter.org. schweinfurtharcenter.org.

University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, Lomb Memorial Dr. Milton Glaser: Posters from the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Archive. Through Feb. 26. Graphic design work. 4752866. jleugs@rit.edu. finweb.rit. edu/gallery.

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Art she worked in advertising, making television commercials and all kinds of print ads. She worked for some big companies, including cigarette giants, an experience she describes as “horrific.”

“That’s when I met Richard,” she says, speaking of her husband, who owns The Record Archive. “I had never really been around anyone who was self-employed.”

Within two years, the company she worked for imploded. She was a new mother to Margaret, who is also an artist.

“I decided, ‘I’m not going back to this. I’m done. We’re gonna make this work.’”

Left: Artist Lucinda Storms in front of one of her largescale paintings of apples. Right: Storms’ painting, “Amanita M.” PHOTOS PROVIDED

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On a recent chilly, rainy morning, painter and glass bead maker Lucinda Storms and I drank tea and discussed her work in her cozy space at the Hungerford Building, where she has had studios on and off for 20 years.

Currently, she’s situated in a long space on the third floor, her row of windows providing an excellent view of the bustling train yard below.

With bundles of colorful glass rods and dishes of paint tubes organized by hue, the studio looks like the art equivalent of a candy store.

Storms shows and sells her paintings at Best Coffee at the Market (50 Public Market). Currently, the roastery and café has some of Storms’ large-scale paintings of geese and ducks floating on gently rocking water, and another with a thick cluster of roses emerging brightly from dark foliage.

She paints in reverse from the way most people do, beginning with darker hues and building lighter, luminous layers on top. Her brushstrokes insinuate motion, building a world vibrating with energy.

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“A lot of my work used to be super political,” she says. “I was very interested in the dichotomy of things that were very difficult to look at, but made with very beautiful paint.”

Storms says she became disillusioned with the responses she was getting, and felt like she was mostly preaching to the choir.

“I got to the point where I said, ‘No. I’m going to talk about something positive,’” she says. “I’m going to bring beauty to people, and I’m going to talk about nature, and I’m going to talk about just the pleasure of paint.”

She still has a painting she made 15 years ago, which she describes as her ‘transition’ work.

“It’s a painting of lotuses, and it was about serenity,” she says. “I just never went back.”

Storms’ concern with social issues still

comes through, albeit in a subtler way. Her ongoing “Pet Privilege” series of pet portraits — mostly of small, pampered dogs — is her way of bringing light to a huge discrepancy between the way people care for pets and other Rochesterians.

“One day I was looking at my dogs,” she says, “and I was like, ‘Do you know that you live better than 90 percent of the

children in this city? You’re always warm, fed, have adequate medical attention … you eat organic food!’”

Storms began painting images of the pets owned by her circle of friends, and asks her buyers to send the money to Foodlink. She encourages them to send a check that matches their expenditure on pet food.

The project is not meant to condemn people who take great care of their furry companions, she says. “But we have to wake up and think about all of these children in this city … it’s really bad.”

Though her nature paintings appear to have been made on-location, Storms paints exclusively indoors.

“I always paint nature, but I never paint from life,” she says.

Sometimes Storms will go on excursions with plein air painter friends. “But I tend to end up wandering around with my camera, looking for paintings,” she laughs.

“Everything is painted from a photograph, but it goes through a long process on the computer until I have the image that I want.”

Storms is an ace with Photoshop and editing. For almost a decade after college,

In addition to painting, Storms creates charm bracelets and other jewelry from glass beads she makes, she designs band posters and business cards, and makes mountains of music- and pop-culture oriented pins.

She started making glass beads more than a decade ago, at the behest of her friend Elizabeth Lyons, owner of More Fire Glass.

Storms’ highly layered paintings can take months to finish, so Lyons suggested she take a class in lampworking for a quicker creative fix.

“I knew I would like it, because it was fire,” Storms says. “I was the child who set everything on fire — my father had a pit in the backyard, and he said, ‘Okay, just, here.

You can burn anything you want, as long as you know it’s not dangerous to burn, right there. In the hole.’”

There are a few Lucinda Storms paintings out there that, while well-executed, are less than representative of Storms’ oeuvre. These were the result of an unsavory interaction with a rude studio visitor, who wasn’t what you’d call “concerned about supporting artists.”

During a First Friday open studio night last winter, a well-dressed woman asked Storms if she would again donate paintings of birds for the annual 6x6 show at Rochester Contemporary, because she’d like to scoop another this year, “on the cheap.”

Each artwork in the fundraiser is sold for $20, and Storms has similar paintings in her studio for just $40 — not an insurmountable expense for this woman, Storms imagined. The woman reiterated her request for bird paintings, and left.

“I’ll be f***ed if I do birds,” Storms said to the rest of the visitors.

That year, Storms submitted three clown paintings to 6x6 (all of which sold).

More pictures of Lucinda Storms’ work are included in the online version of this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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Open Mic: Comedy. 7:30 p.m.

Arrive a little early to sign up Free bouldercoffeeco.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 26 ] Goo House: A Holiday Event.

8 p.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave $5. facebook.com/ goohousecomedy/.

Twas the Night after Christmas.

7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster Marianne Sierk, Todd Youngman, Derek Allen, and David Abdoch. $10-$12. thecomedyclub.us. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Open Mic: Comedy. 8 p.m.

Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. Come a little early to sign up Free. 454-7140. bouldercoffeeco.com. [ MON., DECEMBER 28 ] Monday Night Raw. 10 p.m.

Banzai Sushi & Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. Open mic comedy, hosted by Uncle Trent. Cash prize Free 4730345. banzairochester.com. banzairochester.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] Backdraft II: Laughdraft, a Free Comedy Open MIc. 8 p.m.-midnight. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. Free, donations accepted 9022010. https://facebook.com/ groups/465479543498778/.

Dance Events [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] Salsa lessons. 7-8:30 p.m Itacate, 1859 Penfield Rd Penfield Free.

585-586-8454. itacate.net.

Silver Steppers. 2:30-3:15 p.m Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio, 3450 Winton Place $10.

585-292-1240. fredastaire.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 24 ] Contra Dancing. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd $2-$9. cdrochester.org.

Dance Contest. noon & 1 a.m.

Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave 2329030. lux666.com.

SCIENCE | “NEW DISCOVERIES IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM”

The vastness of the universe becomes even more incredible when you consider how very much we still don’t know about the immediate vicinity of our own star. Perhaps you stay up on the latest news and speculations from NASA’s spacecrafts and probes. But if you’d like this knowledge paired with amazing visuals, join Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Avenue) for a new star show, “New Discoveries in Our Solar System.”

Features of the star show include a comet passing near the Sun, geysers on a moon of Saturn, more clues about water on Mars, another spacecraft approaching Jupiter, and the latest Pluto pictures downloaded from the New Horizons spacecraft. Pictured is a photograph by the Rosetta space probe of Comet 67P. “New Discoveries in Our Solar System” lasts 60 minutes and is recommended for older children and adults. The show will be available at RMSC through February 27. This month’s show times are Saturday, December 26, and Monday, December 28, through Thursday, December 31, at 1 p.m. Tickets are $7, or $6 for seniors, college students, and ages 3 to 18. For more information, call 271-4320 or visit rmsc.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Live Argentine Tango Music. 9:3011 p.m Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St With Uptown Groove Trio $5. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com.

Line Dance Lessons. 6-8 p.m American Legion Hall, 1707 Penfield Rd $8. joeship1@ yahoo.com.

[ FRI., DECEMBER 25 ] Friday Night Salsa Party. 9 p.m.1 a.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St Introductory Lesson @9 p.m., open dancing with DJ Freddy C 10 p.m.-1 a.m $5 admission. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com.

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[ SAT., DECEMBER 26 ] West African Drumming and Dance Classes with Fana Bongoura. 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Saturdays at Baobab, Sundays at DancEncounters, 215 Tremont St $10-$15 per session. 503679-3372. kerfala.bangoura@ gmail.com. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] English Country Dancing. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8-$9, under 17 free with adult.

442-4681. cdrochester.org/.

Israeli Folk Dancing. 6:30-9 p.m.

JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $6, free for members. 4612000. jccrochester.org. [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] Guinean Dance Class. 7:15 p.m.

Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. All levels welcome $15 drop in fee 210-2044. colleen@ bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org.

[ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Downton Abbey Season Premiere.

Dec. 27. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. The episode will screen several times throughout the day RSVP Required. 258-0200.

Holiday 47th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Dec. 26-31, 5:30 p.m. First Community Interfaith Institute, Inc., 219 Hamilton St. 461-0379. fciirochester.org/.

Christmas Day Dance Party. Wed., Dec. 23, 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.

Thu., Dec. 24, 11 p.m.-midnight.

Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner St 585-454-5973.

Christmas Eve Service. Thu., Dec. 24, 5-6:30 p.m. Unity Church of Greater Rochester, 55 Prince Street 585-473-0910. unityrochester.org.

Free Christmas Day Dinner.

Fri., Dec. 25, 12-2 p.m. Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Ave. 889-6185.

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COMEDY | “‘TWAS THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS”

THEATER | “MY FAIR ELIZA”

SPECIAL EVENT | “DOWNTON ABBEY” SCREENING

And somewhere in town, a few comics were stirring with a laughable sound. And that’s as far as we go with the poetry. After the bustle of Christmas day has been settled, The Comedy Club will continue the good cheer with a night of area comedians. Marianne Sierk — the co-host of The Wease Show — will headline the show, which also features Todd Youngman and Derek Allen. David Abdoch will host.

Sierk and Youngman (along with Steve Burr) co-host The Threesome Show podcast, which Allen produces.

When he wrote the 1913 stage play “Pygmalion,” George Bernard Shaw named it for a Greek mythological character that carves a girl from ivory. The plot follows a phonetics professor who is challenged to reinvent a London flower girl with a Cockney drawl into a lady with a high society lilt. The play inspired Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 stage musical, which was then adapted into a 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn.

Now, the two works have inspired an updated, hour-long original production, “My Fair Eliza,” which will be presented through the holiday season by ShakeCo: The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester in association with Classics Theater of Greater Rochester.

The life and times of the Crawley family resumes on January 3, with the sixth and final season of “Downton Abbey.” For fans that want to kick off this momentous occasion in true style, the Little Theatre will host five screenings of the first episode on Sunday, December 27. The screening alone is free, but there is a Downton-themed brunch package available for $120 per couple at the nearby Restaurant 2Vine (24 Winthrop Street), from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes scones, Scotch eggs, and smoked salmon platters to reflect the 1920’s time period.

Marianne Sierk, Todd Youngman, Derek Allen, and David Abdoch will appear at The Comedy Club (2235 Empire Boulevard, Webster) on Saturday, December 26. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. The early show is $12 and the late show is $10. thecomedyclub.us. — BY JAKE CLAPP

Holiday Dec. 26, 4 & 8 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 27, 2 p.m. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place With Jim Curry & Band $30-$33. 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com.

Kids Events [ MON., DECEMBER 28 ] Edgerton Train Room Holiday Open House. Through Dec. 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 585-428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub.com.

Lectures [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org.

Literary Events [ THU., DECEMBER 24 ] Pure Kona Open Mic. 7:30-10 p.m The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. https:// facebook.com/groups/pure.kona. productions.cheval.morty/.

Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com.

Meetings [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] Flower City Pickers Casual Meeting. 5:30-7 p.m Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 574-3909. flowercitypickers.com.

Henrietta Garden Club Meeting.

Every third Wednesday, 6:308:30 p.m Henrietta Town Hall Main Meeting Room, 475 Calkins Road . Henrietta 889-1547. henriettagardenclub@gmail.com. henriettagardenclub.org.

Museum Exhibit [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] 25th Annual Miniatures and Dollhouse Exhibit. Through Feb. 14, 2016. Glenn H, Curtiss Museum, 8419 Route 54, Hammondsport Through Feb. 14. More then 100 displays from Victorian to farm to modern, and themes like trains, ships, and more glennhcurtissmuseum.org.

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors.

Through Jan. 10, 2016.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Through Jan. 10. Discover the adaptations of a wide variety of live frogs and uncover the clues they offer about our environment Included w/museum admission. rmsc.org.

Collecting Shadows: Alvin Langdon Coburn. Ongoing.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Collecting Shadows: The Legacy of James Card, celebrate Card’s roles as collector, educator, and showman, through photographs, film clips, and his own writings, through Oct. 18. Alvin Langdon Coburn, the complete collection, through Jan. 24 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Sunday Trolley Rides. 11 a.m.5 p.m. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $8 adults, $6 under 12 5331113. nymtmuseum.org.

Recreation [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] Yoga. 7, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m.

Sanford Street Yoga, 237 Sanford St., Side Entrance, II Floor. This

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“My Fair Eliza” plays 7 p.m. Saturday, December 26, Friday, January 1, and Saturday, January 2; and 2 p.m. Saturday, December 26, Sunday, December 27, Saturday, January 2, and Sunday, January 3 at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue.

General admission tickets are $5. Purchase online at muccc.org or at the door. — BY LEAH STACY Yoga class lasts 75 minutes. It is appropriate for any level of skills.

By holding yoga poses for 1 to 3 minutes, we develop strength and balance $11 for drop in class, $60/month and $160 for 3 months unlimited classes.

461-8336. studioartcorporation@ hotmail.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 26 ] Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit.

Rochesterbicyclingclub.org.

Saturday Snowshoeing. 1-3 p.m Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave Excluding Dec. 26 & Jan. 16 $3-$5, includes snowshoe rental and hot chocolate. 336-3035. westirondequoit.org/HelmerNC. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Community Yoga Class. 11 a.m.12:15 p.m Yoga Vibe Rochester, 80 Rockwood Place Sliding scale or pay what you can 5071167. yogavibe585@gmail.com. yogavibe585.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] Balanced Yoga with Megan. 7:458:45 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. $12. 704-2889. tinydancerdeuel@gmail.com. numvmnt.com/signup/balancedyoga-with-megan.

Cardio Charleston. 6-7 p.m.

Groove Juice Swing, 389 Gregory St. $7. 845-706-2621. cardiocharleston.com.

Special Events [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] Adult Craft Club. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport It’s craft night! A chance to get away and maybe

learn a new hobby! Registration required free. 585-637-1050. www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

Central Library Fiction Sale.

9 a.m.-5 p.m Central Library, 115 South Ave. 585-428-8322. ffrpl.org.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 730-5030. scotlandyardpub.com.

Turning Points. 3:30-5 p.m. An information Center for families whose lives have been touched

by Incarceration. Join us to share information, resources, and support Free. 328-0856. turningpoints4families@ frontier.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 24 ] Chocolate Talk & Tasting. 3 p.m. The Cocoa Bean Shoppe, 20 S Main St. 381-1620. cocoabeanshoppe.com.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia. 8-10 p.m ButaPub, 315 Gregory Street 563-6241. evan@ butapub.com. butapub.com 8-10 p.m. ButaPub, 315 Gregory Street 563-6241. evan@butapub.com. yelp.com/ events/rochester-geeks-whodrink-trivia-every-thursday-atbutapub.

Lincoln Tours. 1 & 3 p.m. Seward House Historic Museum, 33 South St., Auburn. 315-2521283. sewardhouse.org. [ SAT., DECEMBER 26 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. (585) 338-9175. info@petadoptionnetwork.org. petadoptionnetwork.org.

Eat, Dance and Pray. Fourth Saturday of every month, 5 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494

“Downton Abbey” season six, episode one plays 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, the Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. The screenings are free, but seats must be reserved by calling 258-0200. thelittle.org.

— BY LEAH STACY East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW No charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org.

Rochester Food Not Bombs.

Fourth Saturday of every month.

Cook and serve free meals rorkenstein86@gmail.com. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Big Wigs: Divas Through the Years. 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sun. Dec. 27, 2 p.m. and Thurs. Dec. 31, 9 p.m. Rochester’s favorite drag duo, Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis. $20-$29. 461-2000. jcccenterstage.org/.

Universal Worship. 10:30 a.m.

Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW Candle lighting ceremony honoring all the world’s religions together on one altar, promoting the unity of religions ideals. All are welcome No charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. [ MON., DECEMBER 28 ] Family Fun Night. 6:307:15 p.m. Seymour Public Library, 161 East Avenue .

Brockport 585-637-1050. libraryinsight.com/eventdetails. asp?cnf=1&lmx=754361.

Thinkin’ & Drinkin’: The Bug Jar’s Trivia Night. 8:30-9:30 p.m.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 21+.

Prizes: $20 / $10 / $5 bar tabs for the first, second, and third place teams. Doors at 7:30 p.m Free. bugjar.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] The ALS Association Education and Awareness Meeting. Last Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Pieters Family Life Center, 1025 Commons Way The ALS Association Education and Awareness meetings are a monthly forum where person with ALS and caregivers can gather to learn

about programs and services available for persons with ALS. For more information please contact Arlene Justinger, Care Services Coordinator for Western New York at 716860-1947 or ajustinger@ alsaupstateny.org Free.

716-860-1947. ajustinger@ alsaupstateny.org.

Balanced Yoga with Megan.

7:45-8:45 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. $12.

704-2889. tinydancerdeuel@ gmail.com. numvmnt.com/ signup/balanced-yoga-withmegan Balanced Yoga with Megan. 9:30-10:30 a.m La Vie Salon Spa Wellness, 4 Elton St 8 classes for $70.00; Drop in $12.00. 978-7813. megan.eisermann@yahoo. com. facebook.com/groups/ BalancedYogaWithMegan.

Chefs Unplugged: Executive Chef Mark Makovec. 6-8 p.m.

Wegmans Pittsford, 3195 Monroe Ave $79. 585-2490278. wegmans.com.

Free STD Screenings for Women ages 13+. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. Free.

545-7200. trilliumhealthny.org.

Locally Curated Trivia Night. 8-10 p.m Dicky’s, 791 Meigs St. 7308310.

Tuesday Taco Trivia. 9-11 p.m.

Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. Lots of giveaways, including hats, t-shirts, drinks, tacos - come alone or come with a team! $1.50 Beef Tacos, $2.50 Chicken Tacos, $2.50 Drafts except Guinness, $3 Bacardi Flavors 232-6000. templebarrochester@gmail. com. templebarandgrille.com.

Workshops [ WED., DECEMBER 23 ] Divination Tool Time. 12-2:45 & 5-5:45 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259

Winton Road S $5. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com.

Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. noon. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Snacks are welcome free. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org.

Open Weekly Group Meditation.

5:30 p.m. The TRU Center, 6 South Main St Pittsford This meditation group meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30-6:30pm. Renewal, deep relaxation and decompression in the ways you need most.

The themes vary week-byweek and include guidance in areas such as totems, angels, guides, singing bowls, oils, drums, visualization and more $12, registration required 3810190. tru@trubynicole.com. trubynicole.com.

Peace Meditation Circle. 7:15 p.m. Beyond Center for Yoga, 67 Main Street, 3rd floor, Brockport. An open, inclusive community to promote world peace by practicing meditation 690-9714 OR 637-3984. melanie@namastegirl.com OR gencool@rochester.rr.com. brockportyogapilates.com.

[ THU., DECEMBER 24 ] Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 9530503. grow2bu.com/.

Rochester Makerspace Open Nights. 6-10 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul St. #23 Bring a project to work on or something to show others, help work on the space, or just get to know the venue Free. 210--0075. rochestermakerspace.org.

Yoga. Eastside Wellness Center, 625 Ayrault Rd. Monday Vinyasa Flow 4:30 p.m., Restorative 6 p.m.

Thursday Vinyasa Flow 5:30 p.m $14 drop-in, $60 5 classes, register. cindy@ relaxreleaserestore.com.

Zikr. Fourth Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW no charge.

248-0427. hecca@frontiernet. net. sufiorderofrochester.org. [ FRI., DECEMBER 25 ] Spirit Tutoring. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $1/

minute, $5 minimum. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 26 ] EMT Information Session.

Fourth Saturday of every month, 3 p.m. Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, 1551 South Winton Rd. Learn about classes and preparation to become an EMT, meet corp members, and take a tour of the Base. Accepted applicants training costs will be covered Free. 271-2718 ext. 3. brightonambulance.org.

T.G.I.S. (Think Genealogy It’s Saturday). Fourth Saturday of every month, 10:15-11 a.m Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. 585-428-8096. libraryweb.org. [ SUN., DECEMBER 27 ] Wellness and Health. 4 p.m.

Books Etc., 78 W. Main St Macedon 474-4116. booksetcofmacedonny.com. [ MON., DECEMBER 28 ] Healing Universal Worship. 5:15 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester

Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave (behind AAUW mansion).

Facilitated by Basira Maryanne Karpinski, Associate Cherag.

A candle lighting ceremony honoring the world’s religious traditions together on one altar, with a focus on healing Free.

748-1361. zaynab@frontiernet. net. sufiorderofrochester.org.

Sushi Making. 7-8:15 p.m.

Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $30. 585-730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com.

Community Place, 135 Parsells Ave Fidelis Care representatives will be on-site at Threshold at the Community Place, 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester, every Tuesday from 2 – 5 PM to answer questions about health insurance options, and to help eligible residents apply to enroll in Fidelis Care programs. Current Fidelis Care members may also receive assistance completing their annual recertification at these events 1-888-343-3547. fideliscare.org.

[ TUE., DECEMBER 29 ] Breakdancing: The Moves and The Movement. 7-8:30 p.m.

Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $10. 585730-7034. rochesterbrainery. com.

Guinean Drum Class with Mohamed Diaby. 6 p.m. Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. Instruments available for student use. For all levels $15 drop in fee. 820-9213. colleen@ bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org.

Health Insurance Open House for Rochester’s Uninsured.

2-5 p.m. Threshold at the

Theater A Christmas Carol. Through Dec. 27. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 27. Mon. Dec. 21, 7 p.m., Tues.

Dec. 22, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Wed. and Thurs. Dec. 23 & 24, 12 & 4:30 p.m., Sat. Dec. 26, 2 & 7:30 p.m $25+. 232-4382. gevatheatre.org Thu., Dec. 24, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave muccc.org.

The Games Afoot. Through Jan. 3, 2016. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through Jan. 3. Thursdays, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 29 &

Jan. 2, 8 p.m. and Sundays, Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays $28.50-$36.50; $40 New Year’s Eve, drinks and light snacks included 454-1260. blackfriars.org.

Holiday. Through Dec. 27. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 17. Sat. Dec. 26, 2:30 & 7 p.m., and Sun. Dec. 27, 2 p.m. A comedy about a corporation lawyer $17.

232-4382. gevatheatre.org.

My Fair Eliza. Dec. 26-Jan. 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Through Jan. 3. Sat. Dec. 26, 2-7 p.m., Sun. Dec. 27, 2 p.m., Fri. Jan. 2, 2 & 7 p.m., and sat. jan. 3, 2 p.m. Professor Henry Higgins and his attempt to turn “guttersnipe” Eliza Doolittle into a lady $5. muccc.org.

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Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.

Movies

Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com

Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com

Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org

Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com

Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com

Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com

The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org

Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com

Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com

Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com

Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com

Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com

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The force is strong “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens”

creator George Lucas. Fresh off reinvigorating the “Star Trek” series, director J.J. Abrams was a solid choice to usher the massive franchise (PG-13), DIRECTED BY J.J. ABRAMS into a new era, and his effort should leave most NOW PLAYING LITERALLY EVERYWHERE everyone happy. “The Force Awakens” is an exhilarating ride, delivering solid action, big emotions, and compelling new characters, even [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW if the film too often looks to the past rather than toward the future of the series.

There’s a ridiculous amount of expectation Abrams introduces us to a new cast of being heaped upon “Star Wars: The Force characters, several of whom will presumably Awakens.” Fans are hoping the film will be our guides through this new trilogy of capture the spirit of the classic original trilogy films: Rey (relative newcomer Daisy Ridley), a of films while making them forget the bitter scavenger living on the desert planet of Jakku; disappointment of the prequels. Adding a defecting Stormtrooper named Finn (John additional baggage, this is also the first “Star Boyega, who should already have been a star Wars” film made without the guidance of series after “Attack the Block”); and wisecracking, superstar pilot, Poe Dameron (a charismatic Oscar Isaac), all set to face down the villainous Kylo Ren (Adam Driver, who is excellent).

Set 30 years after “Return of the Jedi,” the familiar opening crawl explains that the Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and BB-8 escape a First Order attack in “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens.” PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Empire has not been completely vanquished, and a new power, known as the First Order, has risen from its ashes. The Resistance, led

by General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), fights to defeat this dark new presence. And famed Jedi Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has mysteriously vanished.

In addition to the return of favorite characters — Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) soon join in the fight — the story beats start to feel routine.

Even without Lucas’s involvement, you can still feel the influence of his mantra that these films are like poetry, with each chapter “rhyming” with the one that came before. This idea is presumably meant to illustrate how history often repeats itself, but in the context of a film series, it just seems like lazy storytelling.

The story is loaded with familiar elements, references, and callbacks to the original trilogy: the rise of the Dark Side, a visit to a seedy alien watering hole, and the creation of a Death Starlike weapon (it’s bigger this time).

In the world of this film, the original trilogy’s characters have become almost mythic (not unlike in real life), and the new characters are sometimes awestruck standing before the figures whose exploits are so familiar to them.

Abrams is himself a fan of the “Star Wars” franchise, and whereas Lucas found inspiration in the old serials, samurai films, and comic books he grew up on, Abrams clearly spent his

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Youth in revolt “Youth” (R), DIRECTED BY PAOLO SORRENTINO OPENS FRIDAY AT THE LITTLE THEATRE AND PITTSFORD CINEMA

“The Uprising” (NR), DIRECTED BY PETER SNOWDON SCREENS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 8 P.M., AT THE DRYDEN THEATRE [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

childhood watching “Star Wars.” This leads to “The Force Awakens” feeling like a film based in nostalgia. But if it sometimes feels like “The Greatest Hits of Star Wars,” there’s a good reason people buy those albums.

But Abrams, working from a script he cowrote with Lawrence Kasdan (“The Empire Strikes Back”) and Michael Arndt (“Toy Story 3”), nails other aspects of the film — especially the characters. As the prequels proved, creating great characters is even harder than finding a decent story to place them in. The new cast of characters is instantly appealing, and the writing is supported by some pitch-perfect casting. By far, the best section of the film is the opening 35-40 minutes where we’re introduced to our protagonists, before the old familiars show up to jockey for screen time. Ridley and Boyega in particular, are fantastic: Rey and Finn provide the heart of this new film, and we get hints of interesting backstories that will no doubt be explored in greater depth throughout the next two installments. The fact that the film’s two lead characters are a young woman and a man of color — and what that will mean to kids who aren’t used to seeing themselves represented in the world of blockbuster filmmaking — can’t be underestimated.

The filmmakers have succeeded in making us fall in love with an entirely new cast of characters, and now I can’t wait for them to be sent off on some thrilling adventures of their own.

Two affluent, aging, creative types contemplate love, life, and regrets in the melancholy dramatic-comedy “Youth” from Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”). Michael Caine portrays a renowned composer, Fred Ballinger, now semi-retired and enjoying an extended stay at a luxurious spa in the Swiss Alps. In this secluded paradise the wealthy patrons can laze about, focusing their efforts on either maintaining or fruitlessly attempting to recapture their youthful appearances.

Fred is accompanied on his holiday by his best friend, film director Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel, in an uncharacteristically gentle performance), and Ballinger’s daughter, Lena (Rachel Weisz), who’s also his assistant. Lena is married to Mick’s son, but he abandons her mid-film in favor of a vacuous pop singer, leaving her to pick up the pieces. Other guests drift into view: a

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel in “Youth.”

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famous, rather pretentious movie star (Paul Dano, “Love & Mercy”) preparing for his latest role while lamenting how much of his fame is owed to performing in a silly robot movie; and Miss Universe, a pageant queen with brains to match her looks. In their various ways, they’re all feeling stuck, and after a time the spa’s extravagant locale begins to feel like purgatory.

Ballinger is repeatedly paid a visit by the queen’s emissary, who hopes to convince him to conduct a favorite composition in honor of Prince Philip’s birthday.

He firmly rejects the proposal, content to put his work behind him and live out the rest of his days in relative peace. Not ready to toss in the hat the way his friend has, Mick busies himself working with a team of young writers on his newest project.

His last few films have been flops, but he’s adamant that his latest is the masterpiece that will signify his comeback. Together, Fred and Mick wander the spa’s lavish grounds, bantering and reflecting on lost loves and the exploits of their younger days, while ogling the bodies of the young (often naked) women around them.

Caine and Keitel make a great duo: the two men’s friendship is believable and frequently quite touching. Weisz is equally good, getting a great scene in which she finally lets her father have it, though the plotline involving her tentative romance with a mountaineer is a bit of a dud. Jane Fonda appears in a late-movie cameo as an aging actress who roars into town to give Mick a frank (anti) pep talk. Fonda gives a fine, if broad performance, though she appears in an even briefer second scene that feels mean-spirited, and which the film could easily have done without.

The film is stunning to look at, and gorgeous images — both of the artistic and more prurient variety — abound.

Sorrentino’s frequent cinematographer, Luca Bigazzi, makes all the decadence extremely appealing. There’s a certain aimlessness to the picture, a mish-mash

of ideas and images that never quite come together the way it feels they should.

For every scene of genuine poignancy, there’s at least one that lands with a thud as it reaches for profundity but comes up short. The dialogue — characters are constantly making grand pronouncements to one another — can be painfully on the nose, though one wonders if that’s simply a byproduct of “Youth” being only Sorrentino’s second English-language film.

Though Sorrentino pokes fun at the male ego, the film at times appears to prop up the retrograde idea that while men are artists and creators, and women are around mostly to inspire that art.

Fittingly for a film about a composer, music carries much of the film’s emotional undercurrent. There’s a lovely scene in which Fred sits outdoors and conducts the sounds of nature, and the musical sequence that concludes the film packs more feeling into its few brief minutes than most everything that came before.

In his first feature-length film, British

journalist and filmmaker Peter Snowdon assembles nearly 100 YouTube videos uploaded by protesters during the Arab Spring, using the footage to fashion a loose narrative that creates a fictionalized account of a single revolution that spreads across the entire Middle East. Taking images from separate uprisings that occurred in 2010-2012 in countries from Tunisia and Egypt to Syria and Libya, Snowdon remixes the amateur videos into a portrait of political action in our modern era.

There’s a cumulative power in watching these disparate audiovisual fragments amass into a unified whole. Recurring images of a tornado gathering strength serves as an apt metaphor for the growing unrest, as “The Uprising” acts as indelible tribute to the real-life protesters who risked their lives, as well as an examination of the power of social media as a crucial and influential tool in the global fight for freedom.

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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE BIG SHORT (R):The true story of the men who predicted the housing market meltdown, and made millions off it. Starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt. Culver, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown BUGS BUNNY AT 75 (19401958): The Dryden screens a collection of cartoons starring everyone’s favorite wascally wabbit. Dryden (Sun, Dec 27, 2 p.m.)

CAROL (R): In 1950’s New York, a department-store clerk falls for an older, married woman. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Kyle Chandler.

Little, Pittsford CONCUSSION (PG-13): Will Smith stars as an accomplished pathologist who uncovers the dangerous truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions.

With Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Pittsford, Tinseltown DADDY’S HOME (PG-13): A mild-mannered executive strives to become the best step dad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when

their freewheeling father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Henrietta, Tinseltown THE DANISH GIRL (R): This love story is inspired by the true story of Danish painter Einar Wegener, one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery.

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, and Ben Whishaw. Little, Pittsford THE IMPOSSIBLE (2009): This experimental doc examines the Calais migrant crisis, as refugees fleeing troubled areas attempt to cross the English Channel in the hopes of finding asylum in the UK. Dryden (Wed, Dec 23, 8 p.m.)

GREMLINS (1984): When a boy breaks the rules of caring for his new pet, he inadvertently unleashes a horde of mischievous monsters on his town. Little (Fri, Dec 25, 10 p.m.)

JOY (PG-13): Jennifer Lawrence stars in this true story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown POINT BREAK (PG-13): A young undercover FBI

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agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports.

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Henrietta, Tinseltown SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940): Two gift shop employees can barely stand one another, never realising that they’re falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous pen pal.

Starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. Dryden (Sat, Dec 26, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (G): Alvin, Simon and Theodore decide to drive to NYC to stop Dave from proposing to his new girlfriend. Why? Because they’re assholes. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster CREED (PG-13): The son of champion fighter Apollo Creed enlists Rocky Balboa to train him in this “Rocky” series spin-off. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Phylicia Rashad, and Tessa Thompson. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG): Pixar’s newest is an epic journey into a world where dinosaurs never went extinct, following an apatosaurus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (PG): Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in this sequel to the popular animated film.

Movies 10 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 (PG13): In the epic conclusion to the popular series, the war of Panem escalates to the as Katniss must bring together an army against President Snow. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta,Tinseltown, Webster IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (PG-13): Based on the 1820 event that inspired “Moby Dick,” a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

Starring Chris Hemsworth.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece THE INTERN (PG-13): A 70-year-old widower becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website.

Starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Movies 10 KRAMPUS (PG-13): Santa’s mirror, a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas, gets his cinematic due in this horror-comedy from the

director of “Trick ‘r Treat.”

Canandaigua, Greece, Tinseltown, Webster THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (PG-13): Vin Diesel IS the last witch hunter, and all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most terrifying witches in history. Movies 10 THE MARTIAN (PG-13): Matt Damon is an astronaut left behind on Mars when the rest of his crew mistakenly believe he’s died after a NASA mission goes wrong.

Adapted from the novel by Andy Weir. Eastview, Webster THE NIGHT BEFORE (R): Three pals plan a last hurrah when they realize their encroaching adult responsibilities mean that their annual tradition of spending Christmas together may be coming to an end.

Starring Joseph GordonLevitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie. Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown PAN (PG): Joe Wright (“Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement”) directs this epic adventure tale filling in the backstory of the boy who would become Peter Pan. Starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, and Garrett Hedlund. Movies 10 THE PEANUTS MOVIE (G): Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang comes to the big screen in an all-new animated feature.

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SICARIO (R): Emily Blunt stars as a young female FBI agent who joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, but the job ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit. With Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin.

Movies 10 SISTERS (R): Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play two sisters who decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster STAR WARS: EPISODE VII THE FORCE AWAKENS (PG-13): Maybe you’ve heard of this one. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (PG-13): James McAvoy stars as eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein who, along with his faithful assistant Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Movies 10

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166 Beresford Road Built in 1927, the English Cottage-style home at 166 Beresford Road is a charming throwback to a time when the Tudor Revival inspired architects and homebuilders to indulge in stucco exteriors, cross-gabled roofs, and narrow leaded windows set in bands. This style, reminiscent of pastoral landscapes and fairytale adventures, can be seen in many Rochester neighborhoods.

It is embodied in homes ranging from grand, palatial mansions to charming, intimate cottages.

A sense of coziness and craftsmanship permeate 166 Beresford Road. Throughout the home one finds leaded windows, original hardware, molding, and doors, lovely hardwood floors, and antique, decorative lighting sconces mounted to the walls. The welcoming entryway features a stunning staircase on the left and to the right, a good-sized parlor or living room. In the living room, a brick fireplace (updated with a gas insert), alongside a beautiful built-in bookcase, imbues the room with an authentic and welcoming old-world charm.

To the left of the fireplace, two leaded doors provide access to a spacious formal dining room decked out in custom wallpaper and crown molding that complement the structure and style of the home.

A solid-wood, original swinging door leads from the dining room into the kitchen. The kitchen boasts a ceramic tile floor and is well-lit by windows that look out on a quaint and private fenced-in yard. The yard, suiting of an English Cottage home,

features raised beds for ivy and flowers, a stone walkway, and a small patio area outfitted with brick pavers. The first floor also has the added convenience of a powder room and a storage closet.

At the top of the original wooden staircase are two upstairs bedrooms, both spacious and bright. The master bedroom is flanked on one side by a huge walk-in closet in one of the home’s gables. The space is so large in fact, that it could instead be used as a nursery considering the room has another closet on the opposite wall. The upstairs bathroom has recently been updated with a new bathtub, sink, and other fixtures. And the original built-in linen closet situated in the hallway adds character, but also practical and ample storage.

A well-cared for and unique home in the very desirable Browncroft neighborhood of Rochester, 166 Beresford Road is listed at $139,900. The 1,523 square foot home has central air conditioning, a two-car garage, and a paved driveway. The current owners updated the home with blown-in insulation while repairing and refreshing the exterior stucco in the process. All appliances are included. To learn more about 166 Beresford Road or to schedule a visit, contact Tim Kayes of RE/MAX Realty at 585-248-0250.

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The Historic Parsells Church An American Baptist Church

Join us this season!

Sunday Mornings, 11:00 am Christmas Worship Service, Sunday December 20th, 11:00 a.m.

The Rev. Marlowe V.N. Washington

Serving the Beechwood/Culver neighborhood for over 120 years!

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THE ARAMAIC LORDS PRAYER Friday, January 1st, 1-4pm.

An afternoon with the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer of Jesus in chant, ritual and moving meditation.

Discover the beauty of the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic; it’s original language. Friends Meeting House 84 Scio St. Rochester. Registration from 12:45pm. $15 donation is requested.

For info. call 315-871-7532 SPONSORED BY ROCHESTER DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE

At Christmas time As we welcome The One who inspires us We wish Peace on Earth for All May the prayers of the People Spoken in the words of many faiths Rise up to The Creator And bless us every one.

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The Spiritualist Church of Divine Inspiration Holiday ServiceSchedule: Christmas Service Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 10:30 AM (Bring A Dish to Pass for Brunch) New Years Eve Service Burning and Releasing Ceremony Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:00 PM Tile Ceremony

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Rochester-Brighton THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH welcomes you.

We invite you to join us for

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Thursday, December 24 5:00 pm

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Multi-task environment with Scholar’s Choice, a book marketing company near the Memorial Art Gallery. Bookkeeping, data entry, shipping/receiving, customer service, office cleaning. To apply please send your resume, a cover note, two references, and your hourly/salary requirements to information@scholarschoice.com

BECOME A DOCENT at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Must be an enthusiastic communicator, Like working with children. Learn more at http:// www.rmsc.org/Support/Volunteer Or call 585-697-1948

ROUTE SALESPERSON Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc., the maker of top quality Potato Rolls and Bread products, has excellent Route Sales opportunities in the Rochester, NY area. Eligible candidates for this opportunity must have a High School diploma or GED, 1-3 months of related experience, and a current valid driver’s license. For consideration for this opportunity, submit your information on http://potatorolls. com/careers/job-opportunities.

CARING FOR CAREGIVERS Lifespan is looking for volunteers to offer respite to caregivers whose loved ones have been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease. For details call Eve at 244-8400 FOSTER PARENTS WANTED! Monroe County is looking for adults age 21 and over to consider opening their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare.org.

Monroe County ISAIAH HOUSE A a 2 bed home for the dying in Rochester needs volunteer caregivers!

Training provided! Go to our website theisaiahhouse.org for an application or call the House at 232-5221.

LIFESPAN’S OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to advocate for individuals living in long-term care settings. Please contact, call 585.287.6378 or e-mail dfrink@lifespan-roch.org for more information MEALS ON WHEELS needs your help delivering meals to homebound residents in YOUR community.

• Delivering takes about an hour • Routes go out mid-day, Monday - Friday Call 787-8326 or www. vnsnet.com.

NEW FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP. Volunteers needed for p.t. or f.t.. Need experience with computers, possess general office skills, medical background a plus. Send letter of interest & references brendal@ rochesterymca.org

REGINA LEARNING CENTERS Now Enrolling for Classes starting January 12th • Receptionist - Office Administration • Introduction to Cyber Security Both Programs Approved by Rochester Works! and Access – VR. Register now with either agency for tuition funding.

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FIRST TRANSIT IN ROCHESTER, NY IS SEEKING QUALIFIED BUS OPERATORS FOR ITS UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER/STRONG MEMORIAL (URMC) SERVICE AND OUR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CONTRACTS. • Applicants must have a valid CDL-B license with Passenger and air-brake endorsements • Must be willing to work a flexible schedule as we provide 24/7 service to both Customers • Morning, afternoon, evening, overnight, and weekend runs available in August, 2015 • Prior passenger transit experience is helpful but not required • Part-time assignments to start, but may evolve into full-time through our route bid process • Paid training • $11.25/HR PAY RATE • Benefits available including health insurance and 401K. • We are conducting open interviews NOW • Paid training classes, including classroom and behind-the-wheel, will begin soon.

Interested applicants can stop by our offices at: 600 West Ave Rochester, NY 14611 Ask in Dispatch to fill out an application. No phone calls, please. ~OR~ Email your resume to John.Whelen@firstgroup.com or Brenda.wright@firstgroup.com

Join a fun, dedicated team in a great environment that offers opportunities for growth and development! If you love working with children and want to make a difference in their lives, this is the place to be!

Licensed Practical Nurse LPN – Part-Time, 15 Hours, Evenings and Every Other Weekend. (Reference # 7541) The LPN in this position will work at Hillside Children's Center at our Monroe campus.

The LPN is responsible for the delivery of health care services to children/youth in a residential or school setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse, as well as safely transporting youth to external provider appointments.

Required: High School or equivalent diploma, LPN license from an accredited program and a minimum of 1 year of experience. New York State Driver's License required. Candidates must meet agency driving and insurance standards. Prior experience with children/youth preferred.

Registered Nurse 1 RN 1- Part-Time Nurse for our Crestwood Campus.

24 Hours, Friday 3pm-11:30pm; Saturday and Sunday 11pm-7:30am. (Reference # 7749) RN 1 -Two Part-Time Weekend Nurses for our Monroe Campus.

-Part-Time- 16 Hours, Saturday and Sunday 7am-3pm (Reference # 7271) -Part-Time - 8 Hours, Sunday 11pm-7:30am (Reference # 7270) The Registered Nurse is responsible for the evaluation and delivery of quality health care services and works in collaboration with a dynamic clinical team to promote physical and emotional wellness for children and youth in our program.

Required: Associate’s Degree from an accredited Registered Nursing program required (Bachelor’s preferred). NYS RN license. Applicants must have valid NYS driver’s license and must meet agency driving and insurance standards.

Hillside Family of Agencies offers flexible schedules, excellent salary and benefits packages including medical, 403(b) with employer matching contributions, generous PTO, 9 holidays, and more! Please send all resumes to jobs@hillside.com including reference number for the position you are applying for. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 35

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Food Service Worker (FSW) and Environmental Services Worker (ESW) Food Service Worker (FSW) Part-Time,with benefits. Monday through Friday from 8:30am-2:00pm at our Atlantic Avenue location. (Reference # 7573) The FSW is responsible for assisting assigned sites within Hillside Family of Agencies, under the general supervision of the Kitchen Supervisor. The FSW ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels are adhered to regarding preparation, quality and cost control. This position is responsible for the overall sanitation within the kitchen, in concert with the other member of the team and is responsible for assisting in preparing all foods using standardized recipes. This position interacts with youth and staff in a friendly, professional manner, follows job flow, attends meetings as requested, completes special cleaning assignments and assembles orders to be transported out of the kitchen. Driving is required for deliveries to various sites.

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> page 30 [ NOTICE ] Dew It Fitness LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/15.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY is desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 29 Ronald Cir., Spencerport, NY 14559.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Dux with Grace LLC Authority filed SSNY 10/27/15 Office: NY Co LLC formed DE 8/26/15 exists c/o NRAI 160 Greentree Dr #101 Dover DE 19904. SSNY design agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail copy to 4445 Clover St Honeoye Falls NY 14472 Cert of Regis. Filed DE SOS 401 Federal St #4 Dover DE 19901 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Ingahart, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Mort Segelin, Manager, 2564 Oakview Dr., Rochester, NY 14617.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Inkfu, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/12/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 10 Gordon Heights Rd., Rochester, NY 14610.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Maybird LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Josh Netsky, 24 Westwood Dr., E. Rochester, NY 14445.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ]

Environmental Services Worker (ESW) Full-Time, with benefits. Wednesday through Sunday from 7:00am-3:00pm at our Monroe Avenue location (on a bus route). (Reference # 7709) The ESW performs all duties under the general supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor and is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the complete facility. The ESW completes assigned work daily which includes general cleaning, floor care, carpet care, windows, dusting and trash removal. Prefer candidates with 1-3 years of experience in Environmental Services.

Hilllside Family of Agencies offers flexible schedules, excellent salary and benefits packages including medical and 403(b) with employer matching contributions, generous PTO, 9 holidays, and more!

Please send your resume and our Employment Application Part A to jobs@hillside.com including the reference number for the position you are applying for.

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NBC INVESTORS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/13/15. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 62 Castle Rd., Rochester, NY 14623, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for a beer, wine and liquor license

has been applied for by D3M LLC dba Blossom Road Pub,194-198 North Winton Road, Rochester NY 14610, County of Monroe, for a tavern under the alcohol beverage law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Crystal 328, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/17/2015 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 2299 Brighton Henrietta TL, #2, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROC N PAWS LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/24/15 to be formed on 01/01/16.

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 PO Box 26478, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 1775 Buffalo Rd., LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/2015.

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: The LLC, 325 Mt Read Blvd., Rochester NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 250 ESPLANADE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/12/15. 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, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623, Attn: Paul Adams. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 800lb Lemur Publishing LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/15. 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 9 Sandy Hill, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of All Lines Service, LLC, Art.

of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/17/15.

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 P.O. Box 753, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Amherst Realty Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/15. 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, Attn: Jordan C. Alaimo, Esq., 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of B. Jones Marketing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/15/15.

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 32 Harlem St, #1, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Baird Real Estate, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/6/2015.

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: Donald J. Russ, Jr., 30 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 2600, Chicago, IL 60606.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Big Mama’s Hm. Cooked Dinners LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/13/15. 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 51 Jerold St. Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Boehly Chiropractic, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on November 16, 2015.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 779 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BOXWOOD BARN LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 11/13/2015. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 66 S. Main St, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Buffalo Real Estate Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/15. 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, Attn: Jordan C. Alaimo, Esq., 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charlotte SSDC-CDT JV, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/2/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 33 Silver St., Suite 200, Portland, ME 04101. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charlotte-Rochester GP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/13/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 33 Silver St., Suite 200, Portland, ME 04101. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Chase and Militello, LLP. Certificate of Registration filed with the New York Secretary of State on October 29, 2015. The office of the LLP is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLP upon whom process against it may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such

Legal Ads process to 6 South Main Street, Pittsford, New York 14534. The LLP is formed to engage in the practice of law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DJL GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of E-Z Tree Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November 30, 2015. 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 1108 Howard Rd, Rochester NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EASTCOAST TAVERN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/15. 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 Mike Tascione, 469 Heathland Circle, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of foundphotographs llc Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1589 Clover St., Rochester, NY 14610.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Gambino Agency LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/8/15.

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 2820 Dewey Ave., Rochester, NY 14616.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of GLTI HOLDINGS, LLC

Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/2015.

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: The LLC, 36 East Blvd., Rochester NY 14620.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Graham Acquisition LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/16/2015.

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 2294 Manitou Road, Rochester NY 14606.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grooveyard Records LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/13/15.

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 2865 Saint Paul Blvdl Roch NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of IHOUSE GROUP LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/2015.

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 19E Brook Hill Ln, Rochester, 14625.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of IPAC, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/3/15. 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 30 Periwinkle Dr., Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of J&B DIGITAL ADVERTISING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JJRN Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/4/15. 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. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JSC Home Solutions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/02/15.

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 52 East Avenue, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY Dewey Ave Gardens LLC has filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State on October 22, 2015. Its office is located in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to the LLC, at 11 Sturbridge Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534. Its business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MC Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/16/15.

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 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Oak Hill Business Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/01/2015. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to16 Oak Hill Terrace, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PANORAMA LANDING,

LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/2015.

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: The LLC, 1890 S. Winton Rd., Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PERRIBLE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/15. 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, 200 Park Ave., Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Raven Ventures, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/02/15.

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 52 East Avenue, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of REM Management Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November 16, 2015. 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 120 Boughton Hill Rd., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Uniforms LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/2015.

Office location: Monroe County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7014 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial Put Receiver LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom

process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial Put Receiver MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial SubMT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Monroe County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Development Company Limited Partnership. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/2015.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 12/31/2100. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Put Receiver LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Put Receiver MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process

to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Sub-MT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Monroe County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley MT Commercial LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/15. Office location: Monroe County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley MT Commercial MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/15. Office location: Monroe County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Slash Guard Technologies LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 9/22/2015.

Office in Monroe County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 2423 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SUNNKING SHREDDING SYSTEMS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/2015. 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: The LLC,

4 Owens Rd., Brockport NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of TD ANDERSON HAULERS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State (SSNY) 12/11/2015. Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 175 Eagan Blvd Rochester NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Badzin Group, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on October 27, 2015.

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 20 Bayard Street, Apt. 4E, Brooklyn NY 11211.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of TRIME, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 12/16/2015.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2024 W. Henrietta Rd., Ste. 3D, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of VICTOR PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/15. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7450 Pittsford Palmyra Rd Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Victoria Visiko, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/15. 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, 610 Edgemere Drive, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Will Cup Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/15. 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. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF YouPolicy LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 11/23/2015.

Office in Monroe County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to YouPolicy LLC, C/O CHRISTOPHER DOAK, 75 SAMANTHA’S WAY, PITTSFORD, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of CRE Ventures LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/27/15. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 6/8/15 as Care Realestate LLC. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 16192 Coastal Hwy. Lewes, DE 19958, the principal office addr. of the LLC. Art. of Org. on file: 340 Lake Ave Rochester NY 14608. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Hi Ho Silver, LLC, with a fictitious name of Hi Ho Silver of Rochester, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/27/11. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 1/4/11. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1000 Hylan Dr., Rochester, NY 14623.

DE office addr.: 40 E. Division St., Ste. A, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901.

Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of AVALON ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/15. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/17/14. Princ. office of LLC: 3405 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 200, Tampa, FL 33607.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form.

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Legal Ads > page 37 filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Eyemart Express LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/22/15.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 13800 Senlac Dr., #200, Farmers Branch, TX 75234. LLC formed in DE on 10/31/14. NY Sec. of State designated 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. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of USL Rochester I, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/3/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 3 E. Stowe Rd., Suite 100, Marlton, NJ 08053. LLC formed in DE on 11/13/15. NY Sec. of State designated 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. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of VetCor of Brockport LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on

12/2/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 350 Lincoln Place, Ste. 111, Hingham, MA 02043. LLC formed in DE on 11/18/15. NY Sec. of State designated 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.

DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] One Woman Shop, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/27/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, 4101 Lake Boone Trl., Ste. 300, Raleigh, NC 27607.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Prime Home Inspection Services, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/28/15.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to RA: Incorp Svcs 99 Washington Ave #805-A Albany NY 12210 General purpose [ NOTICE ] RCH ENTERPRISES OF ROCHESTER LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/24/2015. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. 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 1474 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com [ NOTICE ] Romus Labs, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/8/15.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 26 Brickston Dr Pittsford NY 14534 General purpose [ NOTICE ] RVR-ROC Technologies LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/10/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 13245 Piney Grove Ct., Richmond, VA 23238.

General purpose. [ NOTICE ]

of Org. filed with Utah, Director of Div. of Corps., and Commercial Code, 160 East 300 South , 2nd Fl, Salt Lake City, UT 84114. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Tuggy, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/20/15.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 530 Allens Creek Rd., Rochester, NY 14618.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]

SPS Pool Services, LLC Articles of Organization filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/01/2015. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Specialty Trade Contractor. Principal Office: 78 Rocmar Drive, Rochester NY, 14626

Under §182 of the New York State Lien Law 55 Railroad Street Associates, LLC will set at public auction for cash only all the personal property stored by BOSWELL KING, storage unit #25.

The sale is scheduled to occur 10am on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 55 RAILROAD STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609. Owner reserves right to bid at auction, reject any/all bids, cancel or adjourn sale.

[ NOTICE ]

[ NOTICE ]

Stuart Bedasso, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/19/15. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to RA: David Sutliff-Atias 121 Kansas St Rochester, NY 14609 General purpose

Under §182 of the New York State Lien Law 55 Railroad Street Associates, LLC will set at public auction for cash only all the personal property stored

by JANICE RODRIGUEZ, storage unit #19. The sale is scheduled to occur 10am on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 55 RAILROAD STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609.

Owner reserves right to bid at auction, reject any/ all bids, cancel or adjourn sale.

[ NOTICE ] TMBRS DODGE LLC App. for Auth. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/31/2015.

LLC was organized in UT on 7/30/2015. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 7500 Jonquil Ct., Wilmington, NC 28409. Required office at 50 W. Canyon Crest Rd., Alpine, UT 84004. Cert.

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[ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of ATLAS AUTO LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/9/15. 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 1841 LYELL AVE., ROCH. NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of Infinidata, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/12/2015. 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 P.O. Box 403 East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] TJ Property Invest LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New

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York Department of State on 11/19/2015. Its office is located in Monroe County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 6445 Citation #F Clarkston MI 48346. The purpose of the Company is Real Estate Investment. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Hanna Georgia Properties, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on November 23, 2015 with an effective date of formation of November 23, 2015. Its principal place of business is located at 21 McCoord Woods Dr., Fairport, 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 21 McCoord Woods Dr., Fairport, New York 14450.

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 OF LLC ] MDCAPMD LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on November 4, 2015 with an effective date of formation of November 4, 2015. Its principal place of business is located at 2640 Ridgeway Ave, Rochester, 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 2640 Ridgeway Ave. Rochester, New York 14626. 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 SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Monroe, Green Tree Servicing LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Stephen J. Givens, Kathleen G. Givens a/k/a Kathleen Givens, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on April 14, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, NY on January 06, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., premises known as 1291-93 East Main Street, Rochester, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel

of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, Section 107.69, Block 2 and Lot 2. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 2514/14. James A. Valenti, Esq., Referee Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530, Attorneys for Plaintiff [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Monroe, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the CWMBS Reperforming Loan Remic Trust Certificates, Series 2006-R2, Plaintiff, vs.

Mark L. Cornell, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May 07, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, NY on January 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 610 Bennington Drive, Rochester, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe and State of New York, Section 060.83, Block 2 and Lot 12. Approximate amount of judgment is $51,691.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 9010/13. Michael S. Schnittman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Plaintiff [ NOTICES ] Notice of Qual. of Trelevate, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/30/15. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in AZ 9/18/12. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 4636 E. University Dr., #275, Phoenix, AZ 85034, the principal office addr. of the LLC. Art. of Org. on file: AZ Corp. Commission, 1300 W. Washington St., Phoenix AZ 85007. Purp: any lawful activities. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No. 2015-9249 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF MONROE HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees,

lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; JENNIFER MAPES, PATRICIA KALETA, AND AUDREY ENFONDE, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, DECEASED; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants.

Mortgaged Premises: 86 WISCONSIN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING

THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT That this action is being amended to include THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, AS SAID INDIVIDUAL IS DECEASED, AND JENNIFER MAPES, PATRICIA KALETA, AND AUDREY ENFONDE, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, DECEASED. That this action is also being amended to include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE as necessary parties to the action. MONROE County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: OCTOBER 20, 2015 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Section: 107.80 Block: 3 Lot: 13 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of MONROE, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the HON. FRANCIS A. AFFRONTI, a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated NOVEMBER 13, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the MONROE County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as distinguished as Lot #3, as shown on a map of Thomas Heberle’s Resubdivision of Lot#21B of Allen L. Wood, Subdivision, and Lot #24 of John Maier’s Subdivision, which map is filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 77 of Maps, page 15. Said lot #3 is situate on the east side of Wisconsin Street, its south lot line intersecting the east line of Wisconsin Street at a point distance 587.04 feet northerly measured along east line of Wisconsin Street from the north line of Atlantic Avenue, is 36 feet wide in front and rear and extends back a distance of 125.95 feet on its north side lot line and 126.17 feet on its south side lot line, all as shown on said map. Premises known as 86 WISCONSIN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609

Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD

Are We Safe?

As if 2015 weren’t bad enough for the Department of Homeland Security (e.g., in June, internal DHS tests revealed that its Transportation Security Administration failed to stop 67 of 70 guns passing through airport screeners), a U.S. congressman revealed in December that, based on a congressional staff investigation, 72 DHS employees currently appear on the FBI’s terrorist watch list. He admitted to Boston Public Radio that DHS’s record makes him squeamish about our ability to vet Syrian refugees. (Being on the FBI list is not a prohibited category for buying guns, either, and in fact, the Government Accountability Office reported that 91 percent of listees’ attempts to purchase guns in the last 10 years succeeded.)

The Continuing Crisis

The vice president of human resources at the Washington Post issued a formal memo in December to reassure female employees in its sleek new office building that people in the seventh floor’s central “hub” could definitely not see up their skirts as they walked on the indoor eighth-floor balcony overhang, even through the clear glass barriers. The memo cited HR’s “multiple” futile attempts, from many viewing angles, to see no-no’s, and thus concluded that the ladies are safe. Nonetheless, the memo encouraged all employees, when in the seventh floor “hub,” not to look up.

Leading Economic Indicators

— Dr. Raymond Schinazi was a federal government employee when he led the team that discovered sofosbuvir, which completely cures hepatitis C patients with an 84-pill regimen, but, as he recently told CBS News, he only worked

for the government “7/8th’s” of the time — and, conveniently, it was during the other 1/8th that he found sofosbuvir. He admits now that he made $400 million selling his sofosbuvir company in 2012 to Gilead Sciences, which famously set sofosbuvir’s price for 84 pills to $84,000.

Now, the Department of Veterans Affairs, with 233,000 war vets with hep-C, tells Congress that it needs much more money, even though Gilead has “cut” the VA’s price in half (to $42,000 per treatment, or $9.66 billion). (In a 2013 medical journal, Dr. Schinazi revealed that sofosbuvir could be manufactured for about $17 a pill, or $1,400 for an entire treatment.)

— Famously, of course, no central characters from big banks went to jail for crashing the economy and causing thousands to lose their homes and jobs, but the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission seem rather proud that at least they pressured several banks to pay the government billions of dollars in civil-case settlements. However, the activist group U.S. PIRG revealed in December that of the 10 largest such federal settlements, where banks and corporations paid a total of $80 billion, more than half was characterized as tax-deductible. (In addition, of course, all of the $80 billion was ultimately paid by the banks’ and corporations’ stockholders rather than by wrongdoing employees.)

Cliche Come to Life

The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office (Lufkin, Texas) reported responding to a 911 call about shots fired at a home on Nov. 8, but made no arrest. The male resident was sitting in his pickup, admittedly drunk, and having listened to a “sad song” on his favorite station, he of course pulled his .22-caliber pistol and shot the radio. According to the report, “Suspect’s wife took possession of the handgun and suspect.”

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open mind. Don’t jump to conclusions or make assumptions when dealing with affairs of the heart. Listen carefully to what’s being said, and use discretion when sharing information. Love is within reach if you are willing to compromise, share and make a meaningful commitment.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Mix business with pleasure, and enjoy getting to know some of your co-workers better. An unexpected connection with someone who shares outside interests will spark a suggestion to get together outside of work and enjoy a little down time get-

ting to know each other better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Romance will be confusing and misleading if you are gullible and believe everything you hear.

Be reasonable and consider the motives behind an invitation you receive. Emotional deception is apparent, and you are best to protect your heart, your emotional well-being and your personal possessions and cash.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Offer an honest view of what you like and what you want.

Keep your conversations uplifting, and share your beliefs and philosophies to avoid wasting time with someone who doesn’t share your values. Love is on

the rise, but choosing the right partner will be difficult.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be attracted to the wrong partners. Make a change in the way you approach people. Don’t go overboard trying to buy love.

Find out more about the person you are attracted to before spending your hard-earned cash or making a promise you don’t want to uphold.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll be in demand. Your savvy way of doing things and dealing with people will pay off. Socialize, network and participate, and you will not be standing alone for long. Love at first sight is possible, so if

you hit it off with someone you meet, make your move.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll have trouble when it comes to affairs of the heart. Don’t expect people to come through for you or to live up to the promises made. Avoid giving too much to someone before you have time to assess if the person in question is honorable and compatible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Offer your unique view of the world and where you see yourself in the future, and you’ll draw interest. You’ll find it easy to commit to the person you want to be with based on the emotional and physical

response you get when you make an unexpected proposal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll have to be realistic when it comes to love, or you’ll end up chasing an impossible dream.

Difficulties with cultural differences are apparent. Consider whether you are attracted to the person or to the adventure and excitement that comes with the unknown and unfamiliar.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The ball is in your court when it comes to love. Your persuasive tactics will pay off and prompt decisions regarding future plans.

A partnership that offers both love and financial gains will attract you and your partner of

choice. Leave nothing to chance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When it comes to love, honor any commitment you make and judge others by how they respond. You are likely to face opposition from friends and family when it comes to your relationship choice, but trust in you and the person who has captured your heart.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Just blurt it out. Don’t hold back; let your feelings be known.

It’s important to be true to you and to the person you cherish.

This is the perfect time of year to express your interest and your intentions. Make your move.

Romance is on the rise.

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