OCT. 2 2019, VOL. 49 NO. 4
JUSTICE FOR ALL
TWO DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES DEFINE WHAT JUSTICE MEANS TO THEM... AND TO ROCHESTER JUSTICE, PAGE 8
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Speaking honestly about climate change
Whenever I listen to debates about climate change, I am reminded of a New Yorker cartoon in which a scientist in his lab holds up a plastic straw in jubilation and shouts, “I’ve invented the plastic straw! It’s so durable that, from now on, every man, woman, and child will only need a single straw for their lifetime!” The average American’s ecological footprint (the area of land required to sustain consumption and waste) is about 25 acres – roughly five times the global average. According to most environmentalists, avoiding the worst-case scenarios when it comes to climate change requires a dramatic reduction of personal and corporate consumption. The changes needed range from overhauling mass transit systems and barring mountain top removal to boiling water that makes one cup of tea instead of eight. They say that even turning off the TV when you leave the house makes a difference. However, once the conversation deepens, the primary need to “change systems” is inevitably discussed. What does that mean when it comes to things like television, food, and water usage? Are Americans, by and large, ready to let corporations,
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governments, or some other powerful entity tell them how much electricity they can use and when? Would they be willing to let go of their swimming pools and landscaped lawns? What would happen if they were forced to change under the threat of legal and criminal punishment? Who will make those decisions? How will they be made? What needs to happen and is it worth curtailing civil liberties to attain it? Sadly, these are the conversations that I rarely hear in public discourse. I would not accuse environmentalists of lying or promoting false narratives about what it means to restructure society towards sustainability, but I do think they need to do a better job of explaining the details and working out solutions that alleviate people’s fears. Concerns over eco-fascism are real and should be taken seriously.
we do when we change car oil to avoid costly engine failures. CITY’s September 25 article cited a United Nations scientific panel finding that we need to slash global emissions by 45 percent by 2030 to limit warming to an already dangerous 1.5ºC. Failure to make these cuts will bring disastrous financial, human, and ecosystem costs in our lifetimes. Can we make such a big change in only 11 years? Remember, we put people on the moon in less than a decade. And other countries are already ahead of us in reducing emissions. (China added 78,000 electric city buses in 2018; the U.S. added 300.) Shrinking your personal carbon footprint is helpful, but more importantly we need to help groups like Citizens’ Climate Lobby convince our elected representatives of both parties to implement immediate and significant climate actions.
GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE,
PETER COLLINGE, HENRIETTA
ROCHESTER
Collinge is a member of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Rochester Chapter.
Payne is a SUNY Adjunct Professor of Philosophy.
What will those young folk out in the car-burbs do? Practically every activity they undertake requires engaging in the most prolific contribution to carbon dioxide emissions (ie: use of the automobile). When Asia and Africa join the 100-year-old experiment with car dependence, global temperatures will really spike. Culture change is necessary to save the planet. Community designs and transportation are key ingredients to the change. MIKE HENRY, ROCHESTER
“Pay me now or pay me more later.” We need to heed this wisdom in addressing climate change, as
About that $50 million at the RCSD . . .
In CITY’s September 23 article, “RCSD Financial Crisis Builds,” reporter Tim Macaluso asked the question, “Why did the district recently borrow $50 million from the city and what was that money for?” That question is a separate topic altogether from that of the 2018-19 shortfall, which Superintendent Terry Dade has said “isn’t more than $30 million,” and the answer is very straightforward. For many years now, the city has distributed $119.1 million to public schools, known as the
maintenance of effort (MOE), in five incremental payments of $20 million and one payment of $19.1 million roughly every two months. Leading up to the current fiscal year that began July 1, however, the payment schedule was altered so that the district would not receive a payment until October. The Board of Education knew of the change while it was in the process of crafting the 2019-20 budget, and planned accordingly. Since the district cannot accelerate other revenue streams, like state and federal aid, we had no alternative but to request a Revenue Anticipation Note (RAN) through the city. As a result of the delayed payment from the city, the district anticipates incurring additional interest expenses of roughly $1 million. To clarify another point in that article, the money was borrowed – not from the city – but rather through the city. Being fiscally dependent, all the district’s borrowing is done in conjunction with the city’s bonding schedule, whether it is capital improvement borrowing or a RAN. One final note: the Audit Committee meets quarterly and the Finance Committee meets monthly. WILLA POWELL, ROCHESTER
Powell is a commissioner of the Rochester Board of Education and chair of its Finance Committee.
State ban on flavored e-cigs is shortsighted
I’m a middle-aged man who smoked cigarettes for most of his adult life. Two years ago, I switched to menthol-flavored vaping, and I haven’t smoked a cigarette since. New York state’s ban on
lawfully-made flavored vape products, of which menthol was recently added, will hurt people like me. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cited spikes in teenagers using vaping products that mimic candies, fruits, and desserts. I can support an effort to prevent young people from taking up vaping, but if all lawfully-made flavored vape products are banned, I will turn back to cigarettes. I suspect more young people will try cigarettes, too. In fact, I’m sure the tobacco companies will love this ban. Even worse, the ban will have the opposite of its intended effect. It will put more people, especially young people, in danger. They will turn to underground and black market vape products, which are the suspected culprits in the muchpublicized health problems of late. No regulated vape products have been tied to these health problems. If our lawmakers want to do something truly useful, they should crack down on underground and black market vape products. Public opinion has turned against vaping not because of any scientific evidence but because of rumor and fear mongering. The long-term health effects of vaping have yet to be determined, but it’s reasonable to believe vaping is better than smoking, which is a proven health hazard. A knee-jerk reaction to placate public opinion will score our politicians some short-term political points, but ultimately it will do more harm than good. Write Gov. Cuomo and your state representatives and urge them to rethink the ban. JEFF MINERD, ROCHESTER
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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK | BY DAVID ANDREATTA
Justice punted on Police Accountability Board
State Supreme Court Justice John Ark sat in a high-back leather chair when he heard arguments for and against a city law authorizing a civiliancontrolled Police Accountability Board. But the ruling he issued four hours later read like he’d been sitting on a fence. The law, passed by City Council in May, was double-barreled in that it outlined the powers of the board and provided that it would take shape only if approved by voters in a referendum this fall. The police union, the Rochester Police Locust Club, filed a lawsuit asking the court to strike down the law on the grounds that the proposed board violated state and federal statutes and ran afoul of the union’s labor agreement with the city. The union concluded in its petition that because a board with such powers was illegal, the referendum called for by the law was impermissible. But Ark didn’t touch the arguments of legality raised by the union in his order. Instead, writing that he “fully anticipates more thorough litigation of the issues,” he took the easy way out and barred the referendum from being voted upon in November. As if his decision weren’t indecisive enough, he ordered the Monroe County Board of Elections to “authorize and distribute” ballots containing the referendum just in case an appellate court reversed him and approved the referendum. His decision was a punt. “It would be a disservice to the community for the court to render its legal judgment on such important legislation without a thorough analysis of the legality of the statute,” Ark wrote. Indeed, it would. But there’s a remedy for that, your honor: thoroughly analyze the legality of the statute. Ark’s decision was the jurisprudence equivalent of a father, when confronted with the question from his child whether she can host a sleepover, answering, “Ask your mother.” His ruling has thrust the Board of Elections into a holding pattern and sown confusion among the electorate. In court the day of the argument, Monroe County Elections Commissioner Doug French explained that the Elections Board had planned to send Election Day ballots for printing on October 1. That plan has now been shelved, as the Elections Board awaits word from an appellate court, to which the City Council
has since appealed, on whether Ark’s ruling will stand or be reversed. The ballots that were to go out for printing on October 1 weren’t slated to be returned to the Board of Elections until October 8. Now, toss in the wrenches that the appellate court doesn’t convene again until October 7 and that early voting starts two weeks later. Printing ballots isn’t a simple undertaking in any year, but this year is especially challenging. A typical election year yields about 25 different ballots between the city, towns, and villages in the County. But because so many offices are up for grabs this year, there are 72 ballots to be printed, according to the Elections Board. Each of them must be tested multiple times before they can be put into use. That can take weeks. As of today, some 968 city residents who requested absentee or military personnel and overseas ballots already have ballots in hand that contain the referendum. What happens if they return their ballots having not voted on the referendum, thinking their votes wouldn’t be counted anyway, and the appellate court subsequently reverses Ark? Those voters will have been disenfranchised. The police union bears some responsibility for the confusion. It could have sued months earlier. And, of course, there was always the probability that Ark’s decision would have been appealed by whichever side lost. But Ark could have taken a position on the heart of the matter and given the appellate court something of substance to consider. Instead, he balked. Consequently, the appellate court will likely only rule on whether barring the referendum was proper, leaving hanging the real question of whether such a board is even legal. The closest Ark came to dissecting the law was asking the lawyer for the City Council, “Would you like to have someone discipline you who is not in your chain of command?” “Not necessarily,” the lawyer, Andrew Celli Jr., answered. “But this is about the democratic process answering that question.” As it stands, voters can’t decide because a judge couldn’t make a decision. David Andreatta is CITY’s editor. He can be reached at dandreatta@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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City wants state to monitor RCSD
Rochester City Council has voted to formally ask the state to “establish financial control” over the Rochester City School District and stabilize its finances. The members voted 8-0 in favor of a resolution introduced by Mayor Lovely Warren and Council President Loretta Scott. Councilmember LaShay Harris abstained because she works for the district. The resolution doesn’t ask for the financial control to take any specific form, but the mayor has previously pursued a five-year state takeover of the district coupled with temporary elimination of the locally elected school board. A state fiscal control board for the district could be another possibility. Superintendent Terry Dade said last week that the district overspent its 201819 budget by roughly $30 million. The district learned of the overspending through its external auditors’ year-end review. The state Comptroller’s Office has said it will audit the district in October. “The Rochester City School District is in a state of severe fiscal crisis, caused by its history of chronic mismanagement and habitual overspending that cannot be resolved absent assistance from the State,” the memo accompanying
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the resolution from Warren and Scott said. “Without immediate financial and budgetary control from the state, the district will likely continue to take action to jeopardize its own long-term fiscal health, and has already threatened the fiscal well-being of the city, which could lead to negative consequences for city taxpayers.”
Collins resigns
Representative Chris Collins, a Republican from western New York and an early and vociferous defender of President Donald Trump, resigned his seat on the eve of making an appearance in Manhattan federal court on insider-trading charges. His resignation sparked speculation that he would be pleading guilty to the charges; he initially pleaded not guilty. His court appearance was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, after CITY went to press. Governor Andrew Cuomo will now have to call a special election to fill Collins’s seat. Collins was narrowly elected to a fourth term last year over Nate McMurray, the Democratic town supervisor of Grand Island, who has declared plans to run again. McMurray lost by less than half a percentage point, despite the district electing Trump over Hillary Clinton by a margin of 25 points in 2016.
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COUNTY GOVERNMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE
County looks to settle hospital debts Monroe Community Hospital has amassed $3.9 million in outstanding patient bills – debts the county is now trying to settle. The situation came to light when Democratic county legislators at a Ways and Means Committee meeting of the legislature questioned county and hospital officials about legislation submitted by County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo for a $120,000 contract with the Buffalo accounting firm Freed Maxick to pursue the debt. The firm believes it can recover onethird of the outstanding amount. Officials explained the backlog grew with the hospital’s switch to a
new electronic records management system, which began in 2016 and ended in late 2018, a stretch of time that included the hospital’s billing manager being on family leave. In a subsequent interview, county spokesperson Jesse Sleezer explained the hospital expected some “operational challenges” from the shift and that all of the relevant bills were more than 180 days old. Democratic legislator Josh Bauroth sees the growth in uncollected claims as an oversight issue, and he places part of the blame on Dinolfo, who serves as the lone member of the hospital’s governing board.
The hospital typically ends the year with $2 million to $2.5 million in bills that are past 180 days due, Sleezer said. Its patients have complex needs and with that comes complex billing, complete with denials and requests for clarification from insurers, he said. Dinolfo regularly meets with top hospital staff and when she learned of the results, she sought out proposals from firms to collect the claims, Sleezer said. Jeremy Moule is CITY’s news editor. He can be reached at jmoule@rochestercitynews.com.
New York's ban on flavored e-cigarettes has researchers of the products in Rochester and beyond stockpiling them while they're still available to the public. “It’s constantly changing,” URMC researcher Irfan Rahman said. “This is a very quickly moving field. We need to stay up-to-date.”
HEALTH | BY BRETT DAHLBERG
Flavored e-cig ban throws researchers into limbo In a laboratory at the end of a long hallway on the third floor of the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, a team of researchers dissects e-cigarettes. Their goal is to figure out exactly what chemicals make up the liquids that the devices turn into an inhalable vapor. The lab’s work has taken on growing importance as the number of deaths and injuries attributed to e-cigarettes across the country continues to rise. “We are the national leaders in this research,” researcher Irfan Rahman said. “We are doing work here that can save lives. These are very, very grave health problems.” But their ability to do that work was thrown into question by New York’s emergency regulations ban on the possession of flavored e-cigarettes, which, as written, made no exceptions for researchers. URMC shares a $19 million federal grant with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo that funds the institutions’ research into e-cigarettes. It’s an emerging field that investigators said aims to discern how flavored tobacco products affect the body and mind. The realization that the rules did not carve out an exception for researchers led the CEOs of URMC and Roswell Park to
send a joint letter to Howard Zucker, the state health commissioner, urging him to allow their research to continue. “This is the first ever federally funded research to look at flavored tobacco in such a comprehensive and systematic way,” the CEOs wrote. “The outcomes of these studies will have significant implications for public health nationally.” In the days after the CEOs sent their letter to the state Health Department, leaders from the research teams at Roswell Park and URMC met in Buffalo with representatives from federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Cancer Institute. They voiced their concerns that the new regulations would inhibit their ability to investigate e-cigarettes under their federal grant. Underscoring their confusion, a spokesperson for the National Cancer Institute said “we do not know at this time” how the rules will affect their research. A state Health Department spokesperson said the agency’s attorneys have since responded in writing to the CEOs, clarifying that researchers are exempt from the ban. The agency would not provide a copy of the letter.
The temporary confusion led to researchers stocking up on e-cigarette products while they were still available to the public. Health officials have anticipated enforcing the ban next week. Rahman shops local for his lab. He buys flavored e-cigarette liquids from retailers in and around Rochester to break them down and examine FILE PHOTO their toxicity. After a recent work day, Rahman visited a half-dozen vape shops in Monroe County to buy whatever they had in stock. “It’s constantly changing,” Rahman said. “This is a very quickly moving field. We need to stay up-to-date.” Use of e-cigarettes among youths has risen 160 percent in New York state over the last five years, according to the state Health Department. A Monroe County survey of public school students found 45 percent of high school seniors said they’d used vape products. Nearly a third said they’d used them in the last month.
At least eight people nationwide have died of illnesses or lung injuries that federal authorities have connected to vaping, with hundreds falling ill over the past months. Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what is causing the deaths, but they suspect illicit marijuana-laced products, not flavored e-cigarettes. Still, researchers that WXXI News spoke with don’t believe flavored e-cigarettes are safe. But they do say they might not be as lethal as conventional cigarettes or the blackmarket e-cigarettes that have been linked to the hospitalizations of dozens of people in western and central New York. Brett Dahlberg is a reporter at CITY’s media partner WXXI News.
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COMMENTARY | BY CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
Why the trial of Kali Watkins matters The recent trial of Kali Watkins, a Webster teacher, coach and father-of-four recently acquitted of raping a teenage girl in a high school locker room, should spark a critical conversation in our community. Put simply, the case perpetuated the well-founded belief that the criminal justice system is rigged against people of color. Law enforcement failed to thoroughly investigate the allegation prior to charging Watkins. Then, the prosecution failed to adequately consider his alibi evidence. The result was a trial that came off looking like the desire to convict overshadowed the obligation to ensure justice. The first question in an investigation is, “What happened?” The second is, “When did it happen?” Watkins was indicted on committing a single act of rape – sometime in an eight-week span. Eight weeks? Really? That the prosecution couldn’t narrow the window appears in hindsight to have been a tactic to gain an advantage at trial. After all, how could Watkins defend himself without knowing when he allegedly committed the rape?
Gamesmanship
Withholding information is a tried and true method for gaining an advantage in many disputes. It works because it leaves the opponent guessing and reduces the time in which to respond. This gamesmanship should never be tolerated in the criminal justice system, although it often is. In the case of Watkins, who coached the junior varsity girls’ basketball team at Webster Schroeder High School, prosecutor Meredith Vacca provided no specifics on when the alleged rape occurred until the jury was being selected – seven months after the indictment. Then, and only after the defense learned in discovery that the girl, a basketball player for Watkins, had claimed he raped her before a home game, was the window of time in which the crime could have occurred whittled down to five dates. Armed with the five dates, a private investigator hired by the defense quickly established – through documentary evidence and witness testimony – that Watkins was somewhere other than in the school on three of the dates and times in question. 6 CITY
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The defense poked a hole in a fourth date, too, when it discovered the girl’s father attended the game. The girl had claimed she was raped before a game her father didn’t attend. The fifth date, which ended up being the one that the prosecution eventually settled on as the day of the alleged rape, the defense noted was a hectic and emotional day for Watkins that left only a tiny and unlikely window for an act of rape to occur. There was no DNA evidence. No eyewitnesses. No confession. Nevertheless, the prosecution plowed ahead. After a jury was seated, the prosecution argued the alleged rape took place in a sixminute time span inside the girls’ locker room on January 5. School locker rooms are notoriously chaotic during school hours. Students and adults stream in and out in random and unpredictable ways. They are hardly secluded places wherein to forcibly rape a child, especially in six minutes. While it defied logic and common sense, the prosecution was undeterred.
Gagging the media
The last piece of Vacca’s case was perhaps the most troubling of all. Her medical expert witness testified in open court there was no definitive physical evidence that the girl had ever had sexual intercourse. But you probably didn’t hear about that testimony.
That’s because the presiding judge, state Supreme Court Justice Judith Sinclair, agreed to a request by the prosecution that media be gagged from reporting it. This was a radical departure from decades of precedent. If a prosecutor wants to prevent trial testimony from being reported, she can ask the judge to close the courtroom and have the testimony given privately. But a closed courtroom can taint the defendant’s right to a public trial and provide grounds for appeal. It also requires the judge to specify on the record as to why closure of the courtroom was necessary and why less onerous methods weren’t available. This is no minor issue. The public’s presumptive right of access to its courts is firmly rooted in the Constitutions of the United States and New York. While a judge may be allowed to prevent participants in a trial from speaking to the media (think Roger Stone), she cannot prevent the media from reporting on testimony during an open session of court. Our Founders despised closed courtrooms and gags because the Crown would use them when prosecuting colonists. Secrecy bred mistrust. Mistrust and secrecy are corrosive in a system of justice. The same applies today, perhaps more so. Vacca claimed she wanted the media gagged to protect the accuser’s privacy, despite the media having adhered to its longstanding practice of not identifying victims of sexual abuse. Indeed, the media never even identified the alleged victim’s parents. In any event, what happens during an open session of court is the public’s business, including expert testimony of the sort that was offered by this prosecutor. Given the disturbing testimony of her expert witness, it stands to reason that Vacca requested the media gag because she recognized the testimony undermined her case and could lead the public to question why she was prosecuting at all. She is currently a candidate for state Supreme Court.
The defense speaks
The defense presented an alibi for January 5. For most of that afternoon, Watkins was with his veterinarian deciding whether to euthanize his family dog, and exchanging text messages with his kids about it. The defense did not end there. Next it called Webster school district employees, who spoke of the busy locker room, its open layout, and how the windows of offices of female coaches look into the room. A coach testified that male coaches don’t enter the girls’ locker room without first announcing their presence and receiving confirmation from the girls inside that they’re dressed. There was testimony that Watkins was often followed around the school and gym
Put simply, the case perpetuated the well-founded belief that the criminal justice system is rigged against people of color. by his own children, further complicating any possible rape. And there was testimony that Watkins always wore long pants when he coached a game. Why did this matter? The girl claimed he was wearing shorts. Details matter. All of this information was available to Webster police and the prosecution. Yet, they appeared to have chosen not to pursue it or to ignore it.
Speedy acquittal sends strong message
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before acquitting Watkins. That is lightning fast in any criminal case, let alone an alleged rape of a minor. Remember, the jury was made up of people just like you. They don’t want to see a child rapist go free. But nor do they want to see an innocent man go to prison. It was a stinging rebuke that sent a clear message to the prosecution: don’t use juries to weed out cases that should never have been brought. Interviewed after the acquittal, Vacca said, “We lose some. We get convictions on some.” Hers was a startlingly cavalier attitude after the jury body-slammed a case that could have put Watkins behind bars for 25 years.
The Code of Professional Responsibility
Lawyers, including prosecutors, are bound by something called the Code of Professional Responsibility. It states in part that “a prosecutor . . . shall not maintain a criminal charge when . . . it is obvious that the charge is not supported by probable cause.” The code contains this rule because an unfounded criminal conviction destroys the life of that defendant and his or her family. State prison is no joke, particularly for those convicted of raping a child. The job of a prosecutor is to seek justice, not convictions. Seeking justice means sometimes having to tell a child and her parents that the evidence is simply not there. Prosecuting any paper-thin case that could result in a wrongful conviction is an abrogation of that ethical responsibility.
A dual standard?
Watkins is African American and the complainant is white. On this set of facts, is it at all surprising that people of color see in this case a dual standard? Would a white suburbanite have been prosecuted on these same facts if the alleged victim was African American? Many people think the answer is a resounding no. The prosecution of this case further undermined perceptions of the fairness of the criminal justice system held by those who feel victimized by it, and many of those who do not. This is dangerous because our system of justice is only as good as it is perceived to be fair and impartial. Nothing corrodes the perception of fairness and impartiality faster than the reality of unfairness and partiality. Few things are worse for a community.
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Work to be done
This is not the first case where someone has been unfairly prosecuted and it won’t be the last. Indeed, so pervasive is the problem that New York last year created a prosecutorial watchdog panel. Known as the Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, it would be made up of 11 appointees who review cases for compliance with ethical and professional standards. The panel was conceived by Senator John DeFrancisco, an upstate conservative Republican friendly to law enforcement. He is also a frequent critic of the governor. The ink on the law was not yet dried when the District Attorneys Association of New York sued to block it. No surprise. Regardless of what happens with the CPC litigation, a community discussion must begin that addresses the ethics of public prosecutions in cases where evidence of innocence is ignored or unreasonably discounted. A lack of accountability will ensure it happens again and again. We also know that current disciplinary avenues are inadequate, as prosecutors are given such a wide berth as to be practically beyond the reach of the state Attorney Grievance Committee, which oversees the conduct of attorneys. The community discussion should start by gathering examples in which any member of law enforcement is alleged to have hidden, ignored, or not pursued evidence favorable to a defendant. That conduct should be made public to a degree that it cannot be ignored. Justice is worth fighting for. Christopher Thomas is a member of the WXXI Board of Trustees. CITY is a subsidiary of WXXI Public Broadcasting. Thomas is a private attorney, lifelong Democrat, member of the Brighton Democratic Committee, has served as legal counsel to the Monroe County Democratic Committee, and has chaired its Judicial Selection Committee. The opinions expressed are his own. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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TWO DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATES DEFINE WHAT JUSTICE MEANS TO THEM... AND TO ROCHESTER
Shani Curry Mitchell
ELECTIONS | BY JEREMY MOULE PHOTOS BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
Justice is a malleable term, but fundamentally and conceptually it is about fairness, both for people accused of crimes and people who are victims of them. The Monroe County district attorney’s race illustrates just how subjective justice is, as a concept and as a practice. The two candidates converge on some issues and diverge on others. Republican Sandra Doorley, who is seeking her third term in the office, casts herself as a pragmatist, a prosecutor who’s tough when a defendant presents a threat to the public and compassionate when her office encounters someone struggling with mental health problems or addiction. Her Democratic opponent, Shani Curry Mitchell, is campaigning as a progressive reformer who wants the office to more broadly embrace diversion programs and incorporate approaches such as restorative justice. The contest takes place at a time when public thinking around justice and the institutions tied to it — the legislatures that make laws and the police, prosecutors, and courts that enforce them — is drastically shifting. And we’ve seen evolving attitudes toward these institutions manifest in greater Rochester and New York state.
Sandra Doorley
After decades of pressure from activists, City of Rochester officials recently made sincere efforts to overhaul the city’s police accountability process, including the creation of an independent Police Accountability Board. The police union sued to stop the public referendum that would have put implementation of the board into the hands of voters, and a state judge has, for now, halted that vote. New York lawmakers this year changed state law to eliminate the use of cash bail for many misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges. Those changes came after several years of pressure from grassroots activists, attorneys, and members of the Senate and Assembly. They all hammered on the point that too many people were spending days, weeks, and even months in jail, held on low amounts of bail that they simply couldn’t afford. Doorley and Curry Mitchell both say bail laws needed to be reformed. But while Curry Mitchell fully embraces the new laws, Doorley says they should have allowed for courts to consider public safety and a defendant’s “dangerousness.” When the laws take effect in January, courts will be allowed to set release conditions based only on the likelihood that defendants are a flight risk.
This year the state legislature also seriously considered legalizing marijuana for the first time. Much of the discussion centered on the disproportionate harm that cannabis prohibition has inflicted on communities of color. The effort stalled, though it is expected to surface again in the 2020 session. Doorley says she won’t prosecute anyone for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana unless the possession is tied to a more serious crime, such as driving under the influence. Curry Mitchell says she’d withdraw and dismiss any marijuana charges that are a misdemeanor or less, and she says Doorley should be doing the same. At the federal level, Republicans and Democrats came together in both houses to support a criminal justice reform bill that President Donald Trump later signed. The law largely addresses prison sentences under federal laws. The United States is becoming more progressive on issues of justice. That’s not to say the system as it stands is enlightened or humane, but it has shifted in those directions. Those shifts are the backdrop of this year’s district attorney’s race, where the candidates exist not at the extremes, but on different parts of an evolving spectrum. continues on page 10 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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SANDRA DOORLEY Former District Attorney Howard Relin hired Doorley in 1992 and she’s been in the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office since. She’s worked in most of its bureaus and handled every type of case that comes through the office, she says. And that experience matters when picking someone to lead an office of prosecutors that has a $15 million annual budget, she says. The district attorney is the county’s top law enforcement officer. In that role, Doorley — along with the assistant district attorneys who work for her — has a lot of discretion around how or whether to prosecute cases. She doesn’t take a narrow view of what her office does. “We solve problems,” Doorley says. “We make the community a safer place.” In every case, attorneys weigh factors such as evidence, victims, witness cooperation, and whether the defendant is new to the criminal justice system or has addiction issues or a mental health disorder, Doorley says. The department won’t pursue a case if it lacks evidence, she says. All the factors influence things such as the plea deals offered to defendants or whether a defendant is steered toward one of the county’s several diversion courts. The diversion courts have a growing role in the criminal justice system and they’re an acknowledgement that many defendants are coping with addiction, mental health conditions, or other complicating issues. The aim of these courts, Doorley says, is to change people’s behavior so they stay out of the criminal justice system. It’s an idea she embraces, having helped establish a gun crimes diversion court. That court handles defendants who have been charged with illegally possessing a firearm, but not with using it in another crime, such as robbery or assault. Defendants “earn probation in lieu of a state prison sentence” through things such as employment programs and mental health or substance abuse treatment. Of the defendants who enter the gun crimes court, 67 percent complete the process, Doorley says. “These are important steps,” she says. “We’re not just prosecuting people to see them put in jail. There are so many 10 CITY OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2019
diversion programs and so many programs where we can help other people.” Doorley’s office and local law enforcement recently launched another diversion program, this time outside of the court system. When police arrest people on non-violent felony or misdemeanor charges and they have an apparent mental health disorder, officers will take them to a clinic at Unity St. Mary’s Campus instead of a jail. If the person “meaningfully engages in mental health treatment,” then the District Attorney’s Office won’t charge them, Doorley says. County courts and law enforcement have been taking a similar approach to the opioid epidemic. Defendants who have opioid addictions are routed to the Opioid Stabilization Court, which coordinates treatment. Any prosecution is suspended until the defendant is stabilized. But Doorley has made a controversial distinction between people who possess and use opioids and people who sell the drugs. Doorley, working with local law enforcement, has pursued homicide charges against some dealers who sold opioids, particularly heroin and fentanyl, to someone who fatally overdosed on them. Doorley admits to having “no tolerance for drug dealers,” but acknowledges that some people sell drugs to feed their own addictions. Justice, she says, is “making sure that we get the right result for the community, for the victim, for the witnesses, for public safety, and for the defendants,” Doorley says.
VOTER INFO
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, and if you aren’t registered you have until October 11 to do so. Monroe County residents can check their registration status, find their polling places, or see sample ballots at monroecounty.gov/etc/voter. This year is the first time that New York State is offering early voting. If you’re registered before October 11, you can vote at select locations from Saturday, October 26, through Sunday, November 3. The Monroe County Board of Elections’ early voting web page, monroecounty.gov/ elections-earlyvoting, includes a list of polling sites and the hours they’ll be open.
SHANI CURRY MITCHELL Curry Mitchell worked for almost seven years as a prosecutor in greater Atlanta and for more than five years as an assistant district attorney in Monroe County. She’s running as a progressive prosecutor — part of a national wave that’s captured district attorney’s offices in Missouri’s St. Louis County, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and the borough of Queens — and has received the backing of activist Shaun King and the attention of The Nation magazine. “Mass incarceration has not worked,” Curry Mitchell says, as she describes what the progressive prosecutor movement is about. “We have to find the fair way of looking at crime — the more sensible way of looking at crime — and how to address it.” Prosecutorial discretion is central to her philosophy. As she campaigns, Curry Mitchell talks about how she disagreed with Doorley administration policies that led to overcharging defendants and restricting assistant district attorneys’ discretion in plea bargaining. Curry Mitchell says she raised those concerns while she worked there, though she wouldn’t discuss specific cases or instances. Doorley says she doesn’t recall hearing any such concerns from Curry Mitchell and that she provides her assistant district attorneys with significant leeway to make plea offers. Curry Mitchell sees prosecutorial discretion as a powerful tool to help get defendants, when appropriate, into services that address the underlying reasons for their offense. If those reasons are addressed, then it’s much more likely the person won’t reoffend, she says. Prosecutors can decline to take cases to court, they can withdraw and dismiss charges filed against a person, and they can offer defendants what’s known as an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal. That occurs when cases are adjourned and defendants are required to meet certain stipulations over a period of time — drug or mental health treatment, community service, restitution — in exchange for their cases eventually being dismissed. The county’s diversion courts are built around prosecutorial and judicial discretion. But Curry Mitchell envisions the District Attorney’s Office setting up its own diversion programs that would ideally reach offenders before they get to court. She also wants to hire a social worker to help defendants navigate services.
“Everyone who finds themselves within the criminal justice system is not necessarily a bad person and we see that now with the opioid crisis,” Curry Mitchell says. “People are now realizing that this criminal justice system is not just a bunch of people who are harming other people and causing mayhem, it’s people who have been suffering with some type of issue.” Curry Mitchell has some other changes she wants to make as well. She wants to set up a Public Integrity Unit that would handle investigations of alleged misconduct by police officers and public officials. She wants to see the District Attorney’s Office more involved in the community and plans to hire someone to serve as an LGBTQ liaison in the Victim’s Assistance Unit or to train someone already working in the unit to be the LGBTQ liaison. She also wants to collect and publish data on the office’s prosecutions, including racial data that would help staff and the public track efforts to address inequities in criminal prosecutions. “Justice means that the system has worked,” Curry Mitchell says. “It means that we are protecting the rights of the individual
who’s being accused, as well as the rights of the victim. When those things come together, then I think that’s when we have justice.” Curry Mitchell says the current opioid courts work well for helping people with addictions when they enter the system. She believes the District Attorney’s Office, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and county’s public health department should do more still to educate the community about opioids and the availability of the overdose treatment Narcan. She also says she’s unlikely to continue Doorley’s policy of charging dealers connected to fatal overdoses with homicide. DIVERSITY IN THE DA’S OFFICE Curry Mitchell offers one other direct criticism of Doorley: the lack of diversity in the District Attorney’s Office. Of the roughly 80 attorneys in the office, only four of them are people of color, she says. Doorley claims the ranks include six minorities. “Is that low?” Doorley asks. “Absolutely. But we don’t have the candidates.” Doorley sent Curry Mitchell and another assistant district attorney to the National Black
Prosecutors Association conference for two years. The conference has a job fair and both Doorley and Curry Mitchell saw it as an opportunity to recruit candidates of color to jobs in the office. “It hasn’t really worked out,” Doorley says. Curry Mitchell says the conference and its job fair still present a good opportunity to recruit attorneys of color, she says. As district attorney, she says she would also reach out to organizations like the Hispanic Bar Association, Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, and the National Black Law Students Association to recruit candidates. Doorley says representatives from her office recruit from law schools. When a promising minority candidate does apply, the office often loses them to higher-paying law firms, she says. Starting pay at the District Attorney’s Office is $60,000 and there are people working there who have more than $150,000 in student debt, Doorley says. Doorley notes that 60 percent of the office’s staff are women; 54 percent of its attorneys are women, and 57 percent of the bureau chiefs and deputy bureau chiefs are women. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
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Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will be speaking at the University of Rochester on Thursday, October 24. As a diplomat, Albright has been a senior-level advisor to US presidents and world leaders concerning some of the most important foriegn affairs issues of the last 30 years. In 1997, she became the first woman to be appointed as Secretary of State. Albright, who has long advocated for human rights, is currently a professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign
Service. She is also the author of “Facism: a Warning,” among several other books. Her talk is part of the UR’s “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change” lecture series and it is free and open to the public. The event will be held at the Strong Auditorium on the UR’s River Campus, at 6 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required.rochester. edu/madeleinealbright.
Palestine focus of film fest
Rochester’s Christians Witnessing for Palestine will hold the eighth annual Witness Palestine Film Festival from Monday, October 14, through Saturday, November 9. The festival will present five films that offer a variety of perspectives and that document the history of the physical and
cultural dispossession of a people. The festival will end with a supper of Middle East food and a presentation by guest speaker Nadia Abuelezam. The Boston-based Palestinian-American is a research fellow at Harvard’s School of Public Health and she is the founder of Palestinians Podcast, in which she shares Palestinians personal stories as a way to give them a voice and humanize common themes in the Palestinian narrative. For a complete schedule of films, locations, and showtimes: wistnesspalestinerochester.org.
Dining & Nightlife
Above: caramelized scallops. Right: the chopped salad features romaine, raddichio, salami, provolone, chick peas, olives, pepperoncini, red wine vinaigrette. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
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Has there ever been a restaurant in Rochester dining history so feverishly anticipated as REDD? The upscale New American restaurant, led by acclaimed chef Richard Reddington, has been generating buzz since its launch announcement in December 2018. With its opening in mid-August at the site of the former 2Vine, REDD is the first restaurant in Rochester with a Michelin-star chef at the helm. The new restaurant is owned by partners Reddington and local developer Dennis Wilmot, owner of Wilmot Development Group LLC. Reddington’s long and impressive resume includes stints at Michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco, Paris, and New York, working under such luminaries as Roland Passot, Wolfgang Puck, Alain Passard, and Daniel Boulud.
Reddington struck out on his own in 2006, opening REDD in Yountville, California, not far from his friend Thomas Keller’s world-renowned restaurant, The French Laundry. REDD combined Napa Valley cuisine with classical French and multi-cultural influences, and was awarded a Michelin star from 2008 to 2014. With the closure of REDD in October 2018, Reddington decided to move back east. Reddington told WXXI News in December that he always planned to return to Rochester, but it took longer than he originally thought it would. “My family is all in Rochester and the East Coast, and my priorities have shifted,” he said. Reddington remains a partner in Redd Wood, his casual Italian restaurant in Yountville. I first visited REDD one evening shortly after its mid-August opening. Even on a Wednesday, every seat in the dining room was filled. The interior of the restaurant is bright and airy, done up in soft neutrals of gray and brown. One wall is taken up by a colorful floor-to-ceiling display of cookbooks, another by a mural of rolling mountains. The kitchen is partially open to view, affording diners a glimpse of Reddington at work.
Despite the open floor plan and full house, the forgiving acoustics of the space made it easy to have a conversation with my friend without raising my voice — something that, at the ripe old age of 26, I’m increasingly grateful for. The implicit dress code appears to be business casual, so no need to dust off your formal attire. Like the original REDD in Yountville, the new restaurant combines Napa Valley influences with culinary traditions from around the world. Sashimi, duck confit, Mexican street corn, lobster risotto, onion rings, and wood-fired pizzas are all equally at home on the dinner menu. Pizzas start at around $13, with mains ranging between $15 and $39. The wine list is extensive, with the majority of the selections hailing from California, France, and Italy. I began the evening with a Chenin blanc from the Loire Valley, a light, acidic white ideal for toasting the end of summer. We started the meal with a salad of cubed bread, local tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion, a take on the classic Italian panzanella made more decadent with the addition of creamy, oozy burrata cheese. My friend ordered the prosciutto pizza, which arrived with a beautifully blistered crust, mounded with fresh arugula and showered with grated Parmesan. I selected the chicken mole, a succulent hunk of roasted bone-in breast and leg meat which arrived atop a pool of cheddar polenta and dark, spicy, mole sauce. Juicy kernels of sweet corn and sliced scallions rounded out the stunning presentation. A well-balanced combination of sweet, spicy, and salty flavors, the mole was the highlight of the evening for me. We closed out the evening with caramel budino and a slice of chocolate ganache tart. The budino (Italian for pudding or custard) was rich and velvety, with toasty overtones of burnt sugar accented by a hint of sea salt. The chocolate ganache tart was dark and intense, the fruity, earthy flavors of cacao coming through loud and clear. If you like your chocolate really, really dark (like I do), you’ll enjoy this. In the name of research, I returned to REDD on a quiet Sunday afternoon some weeks later to try the brunch menu with my family. The interior of the restaurant is even more striking during daytime, with sunlight pouring in through large skylights, making the Riedel stemware gleam.
The brunch menu shares some starters with the dinner menu (the aforementioned tomato salad and tuna tartare) but also has more traditional breakfast and brunch fare such as buttermilk pancakes, corned beef hash, omelets, yogurt and granola, and huevos rancheros. Sides of bacon and sausage are available. My sister went for the omelet, which was stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, and pancetta, served alongside mixed greens and a generous pile of potatoes and caramelized onions. A truly outstanding omelet is deceivingly difficult to find and even harder to make, but this exquisitely fluffy, buttery specimen seemed ready to float off the plate. On the more unconventional end of the brunch spectrum, my mother opted for the halibut tacos. Nuggets of the firm-fleshed fish were battered and fried, nestled in corn tortillas with chipotle sauce and a dollop of guacamole. If you prefer your brunch with a little bit of a kick, this dish has your name on it. For myself, I opted for the full-on indulgent Sunday brunch experience: a breakfast pizza and a glass of prosecco. I’ve long been skeptical of breakfast pizza as a concept, but this is one I can get behind. The pie came abundantly topped with tender slices of melt-in-your-mouth smoked salmon, plus a scattering of pillowy scrambled eggs, and was studded with capers atop a creamy fontina cheese base. The prosecco, which I ordered before I had fully decided on my meal, turned out to be a good move. Crisp, dry bubbles were a refreshing complement to the salty, flavorful meal. Given the continued buzz around the restaurant, dinner reservations are highly recommended. As I write this review, the next three weekends are sold out or nearly sold out during dinner service. Reservations are available up to 30 days in advance. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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Music
[ 90’S ROCK ] Mike Doughty plays Soul Coughing’s ‘Ruby Vroom’ Saturday, October 26. Flour City Station. 170 East Ave. $25. Ages 21 and up. 8:00 p.m. 413-5745. flourcitystation.com; mikedoughty.com. [ BLUES ] Buddy Guy Saturday, November 9. Kodak Center. 200 W Ridge Rd. $36.50-$86.50. 8:00 p.m. 254-0181. ticketmaster.com; buddyguy.net.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 60 GIBBS STREET 8 P.M. | $35-$90.50 | EASTMANTHEATRE.ORG JONBATISTE.COM [ JAZZ ] Pianist, singer, and composer Jon Batiste was already bursting with talent when he emerged to lead Stay Human as the house band on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” On his latest studio album, “Hollywood Africans,” he brings his New Orleans roots to a variety of evocative compositions, whether originals or standards. The title of the record is borrowed from a 1983 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Like the late artist, Batiste takes an art form that has existed for centuries and injects it with a fresh sensibility that’s as irresistible as it is innovative. — BY RON NETSKY
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of Soundgarden, Big Wreck punches out its unrelenting, big rock sound with an amazing sense of melody. It’s a multi-layered attack that grabs ahold of you and doesn’t let go until you get it. Based in Boston, Big Wreck was founded in the early 90’s as a Canadian-American powerhouse only to break up in 2002, before getting back together in 2010 — all the while maintaining a big, progressive-rock perspective.
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RPO plays ‘Dvořák 8’ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, AT 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, AT 8 P.M. KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 60 GIBBS STREET $30-$115 | RPO.ORG; ORLISHAHAM.COM; DANZMAYR.EU [ CLASSICAL ] This week’s Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
program — with works by Haydn, Mozart, and Dvořák — may seem staid and conventional. But there’s some welcome novelty here: the orchestra will be performing Haydn’s beautiful Symphony No. 34 for the first time, and Dvořák’s very tuneful, very popular Symphony No. 8 makes a welcome RPO return after almost two decades. Separating the two symphonies is Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17. It’s not one of his most familiar concertos, but definitely one of his most elegant and effervescent. The pianist is Orli Shaham, while conductor David Danzmayr makes his RPO debut.
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The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters
AMERICANA
‘The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters’ Self-released coolclubandlipkersisters.com
Jackson Cavalier. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Deep into the new, self-titled album by The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters, listeners may feel like they’ve time-traveled to the 1940’s. While the three sisters, Marilla, Grace, and Elizabeth, are wailing away on “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” — a hit for The Andrews Sisters in 1941 — The Cool Club is positively cooking behind them. The CD contains other classics, too, including “Shout Sister Shout” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Gershwins’ “I Got Rhythm.” But 11 new tunes — 10 by guitarist Rick Hoyt and one by vocalist Marilla Gonzalez —fit right into that swing-era groove. Hoyt’s guitar lights up the proceedings throughout. The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters play their CD release party with Viavattine Bros Horns on Friday, October 4, 8:30 p.m. at Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Avenue, Suite 5B, Fairport. $5 cover; $2 from each CD sale goes to Hurricane Dorian relief in the Bahamas. 388-7584. ironsmoketastingroom.com.
BLUES
Blues & Roots Night. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m. Reverend Kingfish: House Party of the Damned. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m. CLASSICAL
Eastman Piano Series: Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Babayan. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $31-$71. CONTEMPORARY
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Jackson Cavalier
Eastman Audio Research Studio Concert. Hatch Hall,
‘One//Four’ Self-released jacksoncavalier.bandcamp.com
It’s not that Jackson Cavalier has signed over to more countrified constraints. But I gotta say: Just dig the tonk and twang of Cavalier’s reedy voice as he puts it through the paces on his new, threesong EP “One//Four.” The first of an eventual quartet of EP’s, “One//Four” is a collaborative work between Cavalier, Ben Morey, Katie Morey (née Preston, a CITY contributing writer), and Joey Small. And though the foursome seems to rely heavily on old-school country, this is not a concept album by any stretch, and is “just a collective volume of music I’m making as time goes on,” Cavalier says. Opening track “Lilly May June,” with all its swingin’ jump, skip and skedaddle, is destined to become a fan favorite. You’re gonna like this.
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Music
Saxophonist Alex Harding (left) and pianist Lucian Ban (right) will play selections from their album “Dark Blue” at Bop Shop Records on Tuesday, October 8. PHOTO BY CORNEL BRAD
Dynamic Duo Lucian Ban & Alex Harding: ‘Dark Blue’ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M | $10 FOR STUDENTS, $20 AT DOOR | BOPSHOP.COM LUCIANBAN.COM; ALEXHARDING.NET [ INTERVIEW ] BY RON NETSKY
Every year at the end of June, Rochester jazz fans can head downtown to the Lutheran Church or Christ Church to hear some of the world’s most adventurous music. But the jazz festival lasts only nine days. For the rest of the year, only one local destination has consistently offered encounters with the avant-garde: Bop Shop Records. Next week the record store and concert venue hosts a prime example of the experimental when pianist Lucian Ban and 16 CITY OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2019
baritone saxophonist Alex Harding come to Rochester on October 8. Ban is from the Transylvania region of Romania; Harding grew up in Detroit. Their diverse influences converge beautifully on their new album, “Dark Blue” and they’ll be bringing some of that music and more to Bop Shop Tuesday evening. We recently spoke to the two musicians in a conference call. The following is an edited version of our conversation. CITY: What factors in both of your pasts brought you to this music? Lucian Ban: I discovered jazz and piano at
the same time in the mid-80’s by listening to the South African pianist Dollar Brand, now known as Abdullah Ibrahim. Immediately, I met a pianist in my hometown who knew a lot about jazz and had a tremendous collection of LP’s. He got me into Monk, Bud Powell, and the whole canon.
The best-known musician from Romania is Béla Bartók. Did he have any impact? Ban: I am doing a multi-year project on Bartók.
He was born 250 miles away from my hometown. He collected over 3,000 folk songs from the area and recorded them on wax cylinders. I am now re-imagining these folk tunes from 100 years ago.
Alex, how did you begin on bari sax? Harding: I started on drums. I had doting
parents. I showed interest in music in elementary school; the next Christmas I had a drum set. I played drums for two years and then I heard Grover Washington Jr.’s “Mr. Magic.” I said, “Wow, what is that?” The following Christmas I had a saxophone. In ninth grade, I was playing tenor. Tenth grade, I was ready to go, but James Carter shows up at my high school and he’s a tenor player, so my band director switched me to baritone. I hated it. But after I while I thought, wow, this horn is kind of nice.
What attracts you musically to each other? Harding: This is black music. When I first met
Lucian, he was very curious about it. So, I was doing what I was told to do — share it. Ban: There are a lot of saxophone players, but there’s only one baritone player like Alex, so deeply rooted in raw blues. From Alex, I got an insight into the blues that I never grasped before. This music, regardless of the genre, it’s really coming out of blues expression, and Alex really has that down. I still marvel at it. How do you handle improvising whole tunes? Do you ever throw each other off? Harding: We discuss a little bit, but not much.
We open it up and see where it goes. There’s always some magic in what’s happening, because if it ain’t living and moving, it’s dying. Ban: There are strategies in how you build this music, and we’ve both developed them over the years. The first note is very important.
How you play it speaks a universe about it. Some people misunderstand playing free and playing completely improvised. There’s a whole tradition, from playing intense to playing more spacey. Each note is important so the way you start contains almost everything. If Alex starts very intense, very low, raspy, or whispery, it already sets a mood that I have to react to. So the fact that we’ve been playing so long with each other and with some masters contributes to our strategies. Which of those masters made an impression on you? Harding: Hamiet Bluiett and the members
of the World Saxophone Quartet: Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray. I saw the possibilities of what four creative guys could do, where they could go. It was wonderful. Ban: I had the honor of working for 10 years with the great Mat Maneri. He’s one of the masters of improvisation. I worked with great drummers like Nasheet Waits and Eric McPherson. When Alex and I were playing with Bob Stewart and the great drummer Willard Dyson, many times I wanted to stop playing and just hear this amazing way of playing this music. Your music now is a long way from Grover Washington Jr. What’s the state of jazz today? Harding: That was a gateway into me
exploring who I was. I grew up hearing Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker. My father loved Jimmy Smith. My mom loved Aretha and the James Cleveland Choir. All of this music was my foundation. I’m always playing the blues. One thing people don’t realize about Lester [Bowie] and AACM and all the people I grew up admiring: it’s all the blues. Ban: Even though the album is not Grover Washington, there’s a ballad, “Chakra,” where you can hear Alex loving Grover Washington. I’m going on the road soon with an opera with two singers, but I’m still Lucian Ban. The goal is to put my stamp on it. What touches us stays with us for the rest of our lives. Abdullah Ibrahim — I still channel some of that through me. The music is very much alive and tremendously creative. I live in New York. I go out and listen. It’s happening. I would say as long as cats maintain a lineage and a knowledge of the music that was done before them, the music is in healthy shape. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17
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POP/ROCK
False Positives. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.
Live Band Karaoke. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 7 p.m. $5.
White Woods. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m.
[ THU., OCTOBER 3 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Big Blue House. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Diana Chittester. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m. Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6:30 p.m.
Sunset Cruise: Doug Zogby. Schoen Place, 10 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. sampatch.org. 6-8 p.m. $16.
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River Lynch & The Spiritmakers, Don’t Know Jack. Sager Beer Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006. 6 p.m. $10 suggested. CLASSICAL
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Dvořák 8. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. Orli Shaham, piano. $30-$115.
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OSSIA. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m.
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 10 p.m. VARIOUS
JAZZ
Bonerama, After Funk. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $15/$20.
Hanna PK. Via Girasole Wine
Celeste Lawson. 6:30 p.m. The Dalai Java, 157 S Main St . Canandaigua Music, poetry, dance, & open mic 394-2065.
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[ FRI., OCTOBER 4 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Bill Kettle. Farmer’s Creekside Tavern & Inn, 1 Main St. Le Roy. 768-6007. 8 p.m. Celtic Soul. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m.
Connie Deming. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. Ed Iseley. Sager Beer Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006. 7:30 p.m.
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Delilah Jones. Three Heads
Library, Kusler-Cox Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8380. First Saturday of every month, 10:15 a.m. FREE.
Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m.
Otter Space Wranglers. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 9 p.m.
BLUES
East End Driftersq. B-Side, 5 POP/ROCK
Anamon. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. lux666.com. 9 p.m. $5.
Banned From the Tavern. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
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BLUES ROCK | THE DIRTY PENNIES
The only thing that threatens to distract you from enjoying The Dirty Pennies’ musicianship is their extremely strong songwriting. The band started out in 2012 as a duo full of rough-and-ragged, next-generation blues. Despite its nascent qualities, The Dirty Pennies managed to dig deep into the big, bad blues and its low-down, traditional bloodletting. Far more colorful than White Stripes and Black Keys, Ryan Klem’s guitar was thick and filthy, with Lucas Howe’s drums thundering throughout. But when the duo decided to ramp up the attack by enlisting bass player Joe Mungo, some fans — myself included — were worried it might sand off the edges, and settle the sound down. But as a trio, there’s some added punch and melody. Dig in and dig it. The Dirty Pennies, Wine Lips, and Walrus Junction play Saturday, October 5, 9:30 p.m. at Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. $8. Ages 18 and over. Under 21: will call tickets only at ticketweb. com. 454-2966. bugjar.com; thedirtypennies.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
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CONTEMPORARY
Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 7 p.m.
CLASSICAL
AMERICANA
Smooth Hound Smith. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $10. BLUES
Bill Schmitt. Blades, 1200 University ave. bladesroc.com. 7 p.m. CLASSICAL
Dvořák 8. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. Orli Shaham, piano. $30-$115.
Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 1:30 p.m.
Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $5.
COUNTRY
Highway 31. Nashvilles,
Jan Opalach. Kilbourn Hall,
4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. 9 p.m. $5.
26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $10.
Sal ‘The Voice’ Valentinetti. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave. 8 p.m. $29 & up.
East Main St. Webster. 8 p.m. $10-$15.
[ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ]
COUNTRY
543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $20. HIP-HOP/RAP
Floated Magazine Showcase. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. Fowls, Major Niño, Great Red, KZA K’ Lee, SKUM/SOL. $6.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
Goth Night. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. $8/$10.
ZYDECO
Deuce Chambers & Zydeco Integrity. Harmony House, 58
Brian Dudley. Sager Beer
Activation: 5am Trio, Keota, Vinja, Half Human, Cody Sparks. Photo City Improv,
Brass Cavalcade. Kilbourn
VOCALS
The Black Creek Band. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 2:30 p.m.
DJ/ELECTRONIC
Sunset Cruise: Steve Grills. Brooks Landing, 1500 S Plymouth Ave. sampatch.org. 6-7:30 p.m. $16.
Latriste & Frequency. Lovin’
The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m. $5.
Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221. 7 p.m. $30/$40.
Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m.
CLASSICAL
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Lee Brice. Main Street
Steve West. B-Side, 5
Inside Out. Sticky Lips, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m.
The Nyckelharpa, Smaxkult.
Old Souls. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m.
Big Wreck, Texas King. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964. 8:30 p.m. $22.
Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006. 7:30 p.m.
Da Vines. Little Café, 240 East
POP/ROCK
The Beatles: Abbey Road. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. kodakcenter.com. 7:30 p.m. $20. The BlackRock Beatles. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 7 p.m. $30.
The Isotopes. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m.
Justin Williams & Forward Progress. Dinosaur BBQ,
Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.
99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m.
Don Potter. Lyric Theatre,
Lyin’ Eyes. Sticky Lips, 830
440 East Ave. 7 p.m. $30.
Double Trouble. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. Gates. 247-5225. 6 p.m.
The Fog. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
Loretta Hagen, Jackson Cavalier. Cafe Veritas at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. 271-9070. 7:30 p.m. $10-$18.
Steve Bartolotta. The Angry Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. 10 p.m.
Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m. Eagles tribute. Nuthin Fancy. Jeffrey’s, 3115 E. Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 486-4937. 7:30 p.m. Personal Blend, Stereo Nest. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5. Story of Hope. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 5 p.m. The Lonely Ones, Cotton Toe Three, Soul Encounter.
The Tombstone Hands, Copper & Gin, Brotality. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. 1 p.m. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 21
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Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. Gates. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Wicked CD release.
Wine Lips, The Dirty Pennies, Walrus Junction. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8. VOCALS
Gene Ferrari: The Last of the Romantics. JCC Hart Theatre,
1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000. 7:30 p.m. $25/$28. WORLD
Gina Chavez. Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2170. 8 p.m. $25-$40.
[ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] CLASSICAL
Classical Guitar Night. Little
Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. Going for Baroque. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. W/ museum admission: $6-$15.
SUNY Geneseo Symphony Orchestra. Wadsworth
Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m.
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INSTRUMENTAL FOLK | WILLIAM TYLER
William Tyler is known as a former member of Lambchop and Silver Jews, but he also performs solo instrumental music that evokes inward and outward reflection. Released in January, Tyler’s latest album “Goes West” demonstrates a cerebral shift in his playing, from electric to acoustic guitar — though electric instrumentation still enriches the music. Tyler performs with mesmerizing intimacy, similar to Nick Drake, weaving textures of folk, pop, country, and indie rock into an atmospheric whirlwind. William Tyler will perform with opener Mikaela Davis on Thursday, October 3, 8 p.m. at Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Avenue. $15. 244-1224. threeheadsbrewing.com; williamtyler.net. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
POP/ROCK
California Cousins, Troubleshooter, Sammy Heck, The Joke’s On Us. Bug Jar,
219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7/$9. Joining Hearts & Hands. Mulconry’s Irish Pub, 17 Liftbridge Lane E. Fairport. 737-1279. mulconrys.com. 4 p.m. UR Yellow Jackets, Green Rose, Gavin Barry, Junkyard Field Trip and more. $21/$25.
Wilder Maker, Gabriel Birnbaum & Benton Sillick. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 6 p.m.
[ MON., OCTOBER 7 ] AMERICANA
Watkins & the Rapiers. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. BLUES
Biscuit Miller & The Mix. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m. $20. CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
David Liptak, Composition. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $10.
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JAZZ
JAZZ
Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble: The Music of Gerry Mulligan. Kilbourn Hall, 26
Gray Quartet Jazz Sessions. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7:30-10 p.m. $5.
Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. R&B/ SOUL
Melvin Seals & JGB, Featuring John Kadlecik. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000. 7:30 p.m. $20-$55.
[ TUE., OCTOBER 8 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Golden Link Folk Singing Society Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian, 1200 S Winton Rd. 244-8585. goldenlink.org. 7:30-10 p.m.
Grove Place Jazz Project. Rochester Music Hall of Fame, 25 Gibbs St. rochestermusic.org. 7 p.m. $10.
Lucian Ban & Alex Harding: Dark Blue. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m. $10/$20.
Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. JAM BAND
The Higgs. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. $10.
AMERICANA
Bluegrass Tuesdays. The Angry
METAL
Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. 8 p.m.
Metal Meltdown. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. Second Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m.
CLASSICAL
Tuesday Pipes.. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12:10 p.m. Lunchtime concerts by Eastman organists.
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Art
Keith Lemley’s “Symmetry Breaking,” one of many installations in “PLAY/GROUND,” held at the old Medina High School. PHOTO BY JEREMY MOULE
Consuming experiences [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Art enriches human life in many ways, some of which have nothing to do with acquiring and owning an object. When you interact with installations or performance pieces, you walk away empty-handed, but perhaps some expansion on the inside has occurred. This past weekend — and for the second consecutive year — the former Medina High School was the site of “PLAY/GROUND” (artplaygroundny.com), a series of installations and performances created by dozens of artists based in Western New York. Located right in the village, the building was purchased for redevelopment by the Hungerford family of Medina, who last year approached the WNY art consultancy group Resource:Art about creating a cultural experience in the school. Having partially grown up in Clifton Springs, a tiny Ontario County village east of Rochester, I’m particularly appreciative of cultural amenities popping up in small, rural towns; teen me would have been overjoyed if the Main Street Arts gallery (and now, the up24 CITY OCTOBER 2 - 8, 2019
and-coming Sulfur Books) had existed when I lived in what, at the time, felt like a cultural vacuum. The addition of galleries, art events, and book stores with literary programs benefit the residents of small towns directly. But they also have the indirect benefit of bringing tourist revenue in from the surrounding cities. And city slickers get to emerge from their bubbles for a while and remember how much state exists outside of the urban pockets. The weekend-long “PLAY/GROUND” pop-up was co-presented again this year with Rochester and Buffalo-based arts organizations, including Rochester Contemporary Art Center and Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. From Friday, September 27, to Sunday, September 29, the school featured installations and events presented by a set of returning and new artists. I didn’t catch the preview party on Friday night, which included performances by Buffalo’s Torn Space Theater and Buffalo Aerial Dance, as well as DJ duo Sherri Miller and Mario Fanone. But on Saturday and Sunday, live music performed in the
auditorium filled the halls, performers in Kyla Kegler’s puppet show “Do You Think My Head Is Too Big” roamed the halls wearing huge papier-mache human and animal heads, and visitors popped in and out of classrooms, bathrooms, and the gym to experience each element of the spectacle. I made the trip with CITY’s News Editor Jeremy Moule, who grew up in Medina, and artist Megan Sullivan. Our little group first gravitated toward a quieter room across the hall, which turned out to be a locker room with toilet stalls and shower stations. A line wrapped around the room toward the adjoining space that was hidden by a black curtain with a silver asterisk painted on it. We queued up and chatted, taking in the fact that every single surface of the walls, lockers, stalls, ceilings, and floors was covered with freeform paintings and drawings by Brockport artist and Wall\Therapy alum Nate Hodge. After 30 minutes in line, I was a bit concerned about seeing the rest of the spaces (we arrived in the afternoon and the venue closed at 5 p.m.). I considered stepping out of
line and asking Jeremy and Megan to tell me what that room was like, but at this point we were close to the front and I decided to stick it out — this wasn’t a fast food line. Then a woman behind us started loudly complaining about how outrageous it was that the wait was so long, repeatedly lecturing the level-headed friend of the artist who chatted with visitors and ushered each next set of folks into the small room. I had already asked the artist’s friend if she could tell us what to expect. She said the artist, Caitlin Deibel, was creating “soul portraits” with individuals or small groups, and that her art in general was focused on healing. People were allowed to move along at their own pace, she explained, but most people weren’t taking more than five minutes. Without much more information, this description brought to mind the soulful, arttherapy-like performances presented by Megan Joy May, a former artist in residence at the Flower City Art Center, whose work is often not about the product but the process, the focus, the reflection, and the growth. When I was up, I went in alone, vowing not to linger too long. An old-school projector was set up in the small anteroom to the locker room showers, bouncing a square of light onto the wall. Deibel explained that she wanted visitors to consider their light and shadow selves, and invited me to go into the adjoining shower room — two narrow spaces separated by a central wall, each side filled with vases of dried plants and pods collected from nearby fields — and select objects that I connected with to bring back to the projector. I brought back curved branches of delicately shivering leaves and rods of spiny thistle, and arranged them on the projector bed so that a sort of shadow archway formed on the wall, framing a spot for me to stand in the bright negative space. Then Deibel took my picture using my phone, and I went away with what sort of looked like a nature goth prom photo saved in my device. Perhaps this wasn’t an experience for everyone — I wondered if the woman who complained connected with what the artist was trying to do, or if she just got her selfie, some nebulous proof of having had an experience. Back out in the hallway, our little group split up to check out the installations in the hallways, stairwells, and classrooms — some filled with interactive elements, some transformed into strange, immersive environments. An extended version of this review is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com. Rebecca Rafferty is CITY’s arts and entertainment editor. She can be reached at becca@rochester-citynews.com.
[ OPENING ] Chocolate & Vines, 757 University Ave. Gale Karpel & Evelyne Albanese: Photography & Paintings. Oct. 4-Dec. 30. Reception Oct 4, 7pm. 340-6362. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Metal & Enamel Arts. Mondays-Fridays. Reception Oct 10, 5-7pm. Through Nov 24. 398-0220. Colleen Buzzard Studio, 250 N Goodman St, #401 Anderson Arts. Jon Gary: This is Not What I Consider Art. Fri., Oct. 4. Reception Oct 4, 6-9pm. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. Becoming, a Celebration: The Art of Susan Carmen-Duffy. Fri., Oct. 4. Reception Oct 4, 5-9pm. 210-3161. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Gaslight. Fri., Oct. 4. Reception Oct 4, 6-9pm. 471-4447. Main Street Artists’ Gallery & Studio, 1115 E. Main St., #458. Christine D. Norris: Hop to It. Fri., Oct. 4, 6-9 p.m. 233-5645. Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St. Clifton Springs. Ontario Pathways Exhibition 2019. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Reception Oct 4, 5-7pm. Through Nov 8. (315) 462-0210. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Arena Art Group. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through Nov 18. 624-7740. Nox, 302 Goodman St N. Mythological Taxidermy Exhibition. Oct. 4-Nov. 30. Reception Oct 4, 6-9pm. Paula Crawford Gallery, 11 N Goodman St. October First Friday. Fri., Oct. 4, 6-8:30 p.m. 749-5329. RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main St. Meta Project: Ten Years of Innovation. Thursdays-Sundays. Opening Oct 4. 6-9pm. Through Oct 20. cityartspace.rit.edu. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Christina Brinkman: The White Road | State of the City | ImageOut: Avatar Poetics (Wed, Fri, Sun) & Remembrance of Things Fast (Thu, Sat). WednesdaysSundays. Reception Oct 4, 6-9pm. Through Nov 17. $2. 461-2222. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd. Nigel Maister: Tight. Word. Lit.. WednesdaysFridays. Artist talk Oct 10, 12pm. Through Oct 31. genesee.edu/gallery. Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St. Figurative Free Form. Oct. 4-27. Reception Oct 4, 6-9pm. 269-9823. Various, Rochester. Current Seen. Oct. 4-Nov. 17. Rochester Biennial; works in various media at venues & public spaces throughout the city. currentseen.org.
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BOA Editions will host its 22nd Dine & Rhyme literary dinner this week, featuring acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye, who has written or edited more than 30 books, including five poetry collections published by BOA Editions. Her collection “19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East” was a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award, and her collection “Honeybee” was awarded the Arab-American Book Award for Children/ Young Adults in 2009. And in May 2019, Nye was named the 2019-2021 Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. She currently serves as the poetry editor for The New York Times Magazine. At the dinner, she will read from her latest poetry collection, “The Tiny Journalist,” which was inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, who began reporting on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at age seven.
Along East Ave. and Main Street: • Inside Out/Current Seen • Not Your Object/Current Seen • Coming Soon/Current Seen • Necessary Invisibles/Current Seen • Urban Pictograms/Current Seen Anderson Alley Artists: • 2D & 3D Paintings and Sculptures • So That Happened, When? • Figurative Free Form • Photographs Are About Time • Richard Margolis Art Art Gallery at Douglass Auditorium • This Heirloom/Current Seen
First Friday October 4 • 6-9pm FirstFridayRochester.org
The Hungerford: • Nightscapes – The Shadow Path – Cat Clay • This Is Not What I Consider Art: Colleen Buzzard Studio • Constance Mauro and Haunted Hungerford • Hop to It! • The Rosyln Rose Gallery Welcomes Craig’s Photography • Becoming: A Celebration
Image City Photography Gallery • SEE the Light
Frontispace – 755 Library Road • The Gears Are in Motion by Jeff Leavitt
Pele Yoga 1 Woodbury Blvd. • Pele Freedom: Performance Art
Gallery INK • Alexia Chambers Fuego Coffee Roasters • Penumbra: Art from the Shadows Gallery Q • Veiled Reflections: The Photography of Philip Lange and Gerry Szymanski
Lumiere Photo • Gaslight Metro Cowork • 43ºN by 77°W/Current Seen Nox Cocktail Lounge • Fifth Annual Mythological Taxidermy Exhibition
RIT City Art Space: • Best Foot Forward/Current Seen • Meta Project: Ten Years of Innovation Rochester Contemporary Art Center: • Opening Reception for Avatar Poetics and The White Road • Opening Reception for State of the City
Sylvan Starlight Creations 50 State Street • Anna Overmoyer’s Spirit Fairies The Gallery at 321 East • Music and Art The Little Theatre: • Storytelling and Fall Tunes Enter the Little Theatre District • Visions of Public Art/Current Seen The Yards Gallery Space • Members Showcase Visual Studies Workshop Gallery • Seeing Change/Current Seen Writers & Books • A Celebration of the Life of Norm Davis
Friday, October 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. Tickets are $75 in advance or $85 at the door. 546-3410; boaeditions.org/pages/dine-rhyme. — BY RACHEL CRAWFORD
Whitman Works Co, 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. How the West Was One: The Romance of Western Vistas by Beverly Rafferty. WednesdaysSaturdays. Reception Oct 5, 6-9pm. Through Oct 26. 747-9999. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Mary Pat O’Brien: Motivational Muses. Through Oct. 27. 546-8400. Anthony Mascioli Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Crafting Democracy: Fiber Arts & Activism. Through Oct. 25. 428-8350. ArtSpace36, 36 Main St. Canandaigua. Honoring Our Roots: Wayne Williams & TF Insalaco. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Oct 12. flcc.edu/artspace36. AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, 835 Wilson Blvd. Things. Through Oct. 3. Reception Oct 1, 12:30-2pm; Advanced Drawing & Intro to Sculpture. Through Oct 8.; Photographs by Jacob Brown. MondaysFridays. Through Oct 6. sageart.center/asis-gallery.
Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, 1 College Dr. Alison Weld: Earthly Abstract | Student Figure Drawings & Watercolor. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through Oct 12. geneseo.edu/galleries. Casa Italiana at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Angela Possemato: Images of Southern Italy. MondaysFridays. Through Dec 15. 389-2525. Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, 115 South Ave. Everyday People: The Dinkle Family & Rochester’s African American Past. Mondays-Fridays. Through Dec 30. 428-8370. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Melody Burri & Regina Muscarella: People & Places. Mondays-Fridays. Photography exhibit, through Oct 6. 398-0220. Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main St. Dansville. 2nd Annual Juried Show. Through Oct 26. .; Bernard Dick: People & Places. Thursdays-Saturdays. 335-4746.
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ART EVENT | HAUNTED HUNGERFORD
The Hungerford and FUNgerford’s annual Haunted Hungerford event is back this weekend, this year featuring 20 open studios for visitors to explore, a costume contest, prizes, and the chance to support a few good causes. Some participating studios include Black Cat Gallery, where attendees can find information on voter registration, and Cat Clay, which will be collecting donations for Planned Parenthood. And The Hungerford and FUNgerford will take cat food donations for no-kill shelters, and will be hosting a “save the kitties” raffle. Though the organizers suggest that the event is geared toward adults, there’s something for everyone, including DIY pumpkin painting at The Main Street Artists’ Gallery & Studio, temporary tattoos at Celestial Sisters Studio, and coloring books and photo ops at Long Studios. And Le Petit Poutine food truck will be on site. Friday, October 4, 5 to 9 p.m. The Hungerford building, 1115 East Main Street. Free admission. 414-5643; facebook.com/thehungerford. — BY RACHEL CRAWFORD
Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Dwell: explorations of being. Mandi Antonucci, Nate Hodge, Richard Nickel. Through Oct 12. 594-6442. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Carrianne Hendrickson & Richard Nickel: Nothing That is Not There; Eric Kunsman : Thou Art.. Will Give... 244-1730. Frontispace @ Art & Music Library, 755 Library Rd. Jeff Leavitt: The Gears are in Motion. Through Oct. 26. Reception Oct 4, 5-7pm. 273-2267. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41. Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. TuesdaysSundays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3$8. ganondagan.org. GCC Albion Campus, 456 West Ave. Linda Fix: Echoes of Perception (and Reality). Through Oct 4. goart.org. GCC Medina Campus, 11470 Maple Ridge Rd. Kim Muscarella: Paper Plains. Through Oct 4; From Here to There: A Pilgrimage of Vision. Elizabeth King Durang, Constance Mauro, g.a. Sheller. Through Oct 30. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Tanya Marcuse: Woven. Through Jan 5; The Art of Warner Bros Cartoons. Through Oct 6; Peter Bo Rappmund: Tectonics. Through Jul 6. eastman.org. GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Alcohol Ink Explorations by Patience Wnek | Works by Kenneth Brant. Through Oct 5. goart. org.; Kevin Hammon: Maps & Legends. Through Nov 9. goart. org.; Members’ Challenge. Theme: Purpose. Through Dec 7. goart.org.
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Hipocampo Children’s Books, 638 South Ave. Hand Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers Who Feed Us. Hispanic Heritage Month Series. 461-0161. I-Square Visions Gallery, 693 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. Irondequoit Art Club Show & Sale: Flamboyant Flowers. Through Oct 26. 787-4086. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. SEE the Light. Through Oct 27. 271-2540. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Sights & Scenes of the World. First Friday of every month, 5-9 p.m. and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Oct 31. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Silver Screen Icon. 264-1440. Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Walk. Through December. irondequoitartclub.org. Legacy at Willow Pond, 40 Willow Pond Way. Penfield Art Association Fall Show. Through Oct. 26. 441-6203. Little Café, 240 East Ave. Peter Veitch: New Work. Through Oct. 25. 258-0400. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Roberta Rainey: Grayscaled. Through Oct 12. 245-5813. Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St. Clifton Springs. From Dirt to the Skies | The Finger Lakes: a Sense of Place. Through Oct 4. (315) 462-0210. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling. Through Oct 27.; Kalup Linzy: Conversations wit de Churen V: As da Art World Might Turn. Through Dec 8. 276-8900.
My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Through Eyes of Pastel. Through Oct. 27. 546-8400. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Arena Arts. Through Oct 26; Color to the Cube. Through Dec 14; Opening the Cube. Through Oct 26.; Preview of De’VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age. rit. edu/ntid/dyerarts. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Autumn Moods. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Dec 7. oxfordgallery.com. Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus. Victoria: A Ruling Image | Arthur Sullivan & the Royal Family: An Exhibition. Through Dec 20. 275-4461. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Heather Swenson: Observation Towers. Through Nov 3. 461-2222. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. Art Faculty Exhibition. MondaysFridays, Sundays. Through Oct 11. 395-2805. University Gallery, Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. North by Nuuk: Greenland After Rockwell Kent. Artist talk Oct 3, 5pm. Denis Defibaugh. Through Oct 12. 475-2866. UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. Kaitlyn Crosby: Elementary. Through Oct. 25. 434-2223. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Judith Thorpe: Breathing the Everyday; ImageOut Resident: Kes Efstathiou. Through Oct 6. vsw.org. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W Miller St. Newark. Earth, Wind and Fire. Fridays, Saturdays. Through Oct 12. wayne-arts.com.
Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Don Burkel & Jim Thomas: Natural Abstractions. MondaysFridays. Through Oct 14.
Art Events Women in Games: Create!. 6-9 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $15. 520-3691. [ FRI., OCTOBER 4 ] Anderson Arts Open Studios. 6-9 p.m. Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. andersonartsbuilding.org. First Friday. 7-9 p.m. Reflections: The Photography of Philip Lange & Gerry Szymanski. Gallery Q, 100 College Ave 244-8640. First Friday Art Walk. 5-8 p.m. Roslyn Rose Gallery, 250 E. Main Street, #100 roslynrose.com. First Friday Feature. 6-9 p.m Anna Overmoyer. Sylvan Starlight Creations, 50 State St., Bldg C . Pittsford 209-0990. Haunted Hungerford. 5-9 p.m. The Hungerford, 1115 E Main St. 414-5643. Joel Swartz: So That Happened, When?. 6-9 p.m. Gallery 4-8, 250 N Goodman, 4th Fl., #8 . Members Showcase. 6-9 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com. Nightscapes: The Shadow Path. 5-9 p.m. Cat Clay, 1115 E. Main St, #242 Mike Kraus Art catclay.com. Penumbra. 6-9 p.m. Fuego Coffee Roasters, 1 Woodbury Blvd. 270-9214. Power Vantage. 4-5 p.m. Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus Artists talk & reception 275-4188.
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[ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Antonio Zavaleta: Day of The Dead Altar for Honoring the Deceased. 1-5 p.m. Hipocampo Children’s Books, 638 South Ave 461-0161. Naples Open Studio Trail. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Naples, Various . Naples naplesopenstudiotrail.com. State of the City. 2 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Artist talk 461-2222. Steve BonDurant. 5 p.m. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St Canandaigua 394-0030.
Comedy [ THU., OCTOBER 3 ] Derek Gaines. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$17. 426-6339. Sebastian Maniscalco. 8 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Sq $62.50. bluecrossarena.com. Talent Comedy Takeover: Shuler King. 7:30 p.m. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave $20-$30. 451-0047. [ FRI., OCTOBER 4 ] Marianne Sierk, Todd Youngman. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $9/$12. 426-6339. [ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] The Second City. 8 p.m. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. $28.50/$38.50. thesmith.org.
Theater Festival of New Theatre: Solitude. Tue., Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd gevatheatre.org. The Grown-Up. Thu., Oct. 3, 7 p.m., Fri., Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Sat., Oct. 5, 2 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 6, 2 p.m. Todd Theatre, UR, River Campus $8-$15. 275-4959. La Cage aux Folles. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. and Saturdays, 3 & 8 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25 & up. gevatheatre.org. National Theatre Live: “The Lehman Trilogy”. Sun., Oct. 6, noon and Tue., Oct. 8, 6 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $15/$20. thelittle.org. Ohio Impromptu, Rockabye, Krapp’s Last Tape. Thu., Oct. 3 thru Sat., Oct. 5: 7:30 p.m. & Sun., Oct. 6, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave The Horseradish Factory muccc.org. The Rocky Horror Show. Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2 p.m Harvester 56 Theater, 56 Harvester Ave Batavia $15. 815-9393. Stupid F***ing Bird. Fri., Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 6, 2 p.m. ALS interpretation Oct 6, 2pm. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St Brockport $9/$17. 395-2787.
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THEATER | ‘STUPID F***ING BIRD’
The College at Brockport’s Department of Theatre and Music Studies will kick off its 2019-2020 theatrical season with “Stupid F***ing Bird” by Aaron Posner, a 2013 play “sort of adapted” from “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov. Posner, who often writes from his own experiences, creates a story of family, friends, love, life, and death in what LA Weekly called “the most authentic, self-aware, playful… world-wise adaptation of Chekhov.” Those unfamiliar with Chekhov’s work will still be able to follow the plot as this play stands alone, and is set in modern times. Professor Frank Kuhn directs, and associate professor and local actress Davida Bloom is featured in the play as matriarch Emma. Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 6, at 2 p.m.; and Thursday, October 17, through Saturday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m.; Tower Mainstage, The College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport. $17 general admission, $12 for seniors and SUNY staff, faculty, and alumni; and $9 for students. 395-2787; fineartstix.brockport.edu. — BY LEAH STACY
SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. Wed., Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 4, 8 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 5, 2 & 8 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $38$88. 222-5000. rbtl.org.
Activism [ WED., OCTOBER 2 ] Forum: Understanding the Gender Expansive Community. 7 p.m. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave Gender Equality New York. [ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Flower City Park Clean-Up: Maplewood Rose Garden. 9 a.m.-noon. Maplewood Rose Garden, Lake Ave & Driving Pk 336-7200. [ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] Unmasking What’s Happening to Our Democracy, and What We Can Do. 1:30 p.m. Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Rd Penfield Panelists Gretchen Helmke, Michael Brown, & Joyce Herman tsinai.org.
Festivals 3rd Annual Rochester Game Festival. Sat., Oct. 5, 12-5 p.m. MAGIC Center, RIT rocgamefest.com. Fairport Oktoberfest. Fri., Oct. 4, 4-10 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 5, 12-10 p.m. Village of Fairport, Packett’s Landing $5-$16. fairportoktoberfest.org. Fall Festival. Sat., Oct. 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Seneca White Deer, 5479 NY-96A Romulus Parking $5/car. senecawhitedeer.org. Fall Festival & Agricultural Fair. Sat., Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford gcv.org. Fall Harvest Festival. Sun., Oct. 6, 12-3 p.m. Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave 336-3035. Fall NYS Yoga Festival. Sun., Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile $20. nysyogafestival.com. continues on page 28 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 27
Roc the Riverway Weekend. Oct. 4-6. Various, Rochester Tours, art, music, & more celebrating the Genesee cityofrochester. gov/roctheriverwayweekend.
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THEATER | ‘FRANKENSTEIN — A LIVE RADIO PLAY’
Rochester theater company Screen Plays continues its seventh season this week with “Frankenstein — A Live Radio Play” by Philip Grecian, held at The MuCCC and Record Archive. The performance hits just over 200 years since Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus” was published in 1818, and ties in themes of 1940s radio-style drama, with live music and riveting sound effects such as thunder and lighting, a wind machine, rushing waves on the sea, ice breaking, and more. Screen Plays’ style is reminiscent of Orson Welles’s “Suspense on the Air” radio program, but will be “set” in 1946 in the WHAM radio studios and include live sound effects, local jingle commercials, and the voices of seven actors, as well as live piano and flute accompaniment performed by Alexandra Barbarto. Dates at The MuCCC (142 Atlantic Avenue): Wednesday, October 9 through Saturday, October, 12, 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13, at 2 p.m. Dates at The Record Archive (33 1/3 Rockwood Street): Thursday, October 17, 7 p.m.; and Sunday, October 20, 2 p.m. General admission is $20; $18 for seniors; $15 for students. muccc.org; screenplaysonstage.org. — BY RACHEL CRAWFORD
Christ Church, 141 East Ave. “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928). Fri., Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. $15. 454-3878. Cinema Theater, 957 S. Clinton Ave. Italian Film Series: “La Ragazza Nella Nebbia” (2017). Sun., Oct. 6, 1 p.m. $5. 271-1785. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “The Iron Giant” (1999). Sat., Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. $4/$5. thelittle.org.; “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984). Sat., Oct. 5, 9:30 p.m. $4-$9. thelittle.org. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Curious About Existence: Video Works by Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby. Wed., Oct. 2, 7 p.m. $5. vsw.org.
Kids Events [ WED., OCTOBER 2 ] Book & Beast. 11-11:30 a.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free with paid Zoo admission. 336-7200. Wildlife Rockstars. 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. [ FRI., OCTOBER 4 ] NYS Ballet: Three Tales of the Big Bad Wolf. 7 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. hochstein.org. [ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Hive Alive: The Amazing Honey Bee. 2 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. 340-8720.
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Hyena Day. Oct. 5. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Cake at 1pm With zoo admission: $9$12. 336-7200. Kids & Trucks. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Frontier Field, 333 Plymouth Ave N. Horn-free Oct 6, 10am2pm $5 General /$20 Family. 295-1000. KinderZoo: Terrific Turtles. 10:15 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $5/$7 plus admission. 336-7213. KinderZoo: Zoo-per Heroes. 11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $5/$7 plus admission. 336-7213. Make Art Party. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Avenue D R-Center, 200 Avenue D With RIT students & faculty 428-7934. NYS Ballet: Three Tales of the Big Bad Wolf. 1 p.m. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332 $10/$15. 398-0220. Out-Standing Naturalist. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org. [ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard Concert. 10 a.m. Temple Beth El, 139 S Winton Rd . Sensory-Friendly Sunday. 9 a.m.-noon. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $11/$16. 263-2700. [ TUE., OCTOBER 8 ] Breakerspace: Take Things Apart. 4 p.m Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave 428-8275.
Special Events [ WED., OCTOBER 2 ] Honeoye Falls-Lima Restaurant Week. Through Oct. 6. Honeoye Falls, Main St . Honeoye Falls hfleducationfund.com.
[ THU., OCTOBER 3 ] Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar.. 5 p.m. Black Button Distilling, 85 Railroad St. rmsc.org. [ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Ujamaa Marketplace. First Saturday of every month, 1-5 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145.
[ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] Guided Walking Tour. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org. Mark Shields: Sausage-Making & Trumpism. 4 p.m. FLCC Auditorium, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr Canandaigua $25. gmeforum.org.
[ SUN., OCTOBER 6 ] Vino Noir. 6-10 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd 3rd Annual African American Winemaker’s Festival $45 & up. 426-6339.
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[ FRI., OCTOBER 4 ] BOA Editions 22nd Annual Dine & Rhyme: Naomi Shihab Nye. 6-9 p.m. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave $75/$85. 546-3410 x13. A Celebration of the Life of Norm Davis. 6 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
[ WED., OCTOBER 2 ] Danny Hamner: An Historian Reflects on ‘Hamilton the Musical’. 7 p.m. GCC, Conable Technology Building, 1 College Rd Batavia Room T102 3430055 x 6616. Rochester Walking Tour. Ongoing, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Washington Square Park, 181 S Clinton Ave. $15. 448-2005. [ THU., OCTOBER 3 ] Science on the Edge: Turning the Science Fiction of Today into Tomorrow’s Science Fact through Innovations in Optics. 6 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. $10. rmsc.org. [ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Grand Torch Light Tour. 6 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $15/$20. fomh.org. Haunted History Ghost Walks. 7 p.m Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St $5/$10. Walking Tour: Roads Less Traveled. 11 a.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10 fomh.org.
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[ THU., OCTOBER 3 ] Reading the World: Sigrún Pálsdóttir & Brian Wood. 6:30 p.m. Fuego Coffee Roasters, 1 Woodbury Blvd. 270-9214.
[ SAT., OCTOBER 5 ] Madis Senner: Everything Has Karma. 1 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8380. Words on the Verge: DE Spikes. 5-7 p.m. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St Brockport 637-5494. [ TUE., OCTOBER 8 ] Books Sandwiched In. 12:1212:52 p.m Belt & Road: A Chinese World Order by Bruno Macaes. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. ffrpl.org. Genesee Reading Series: Sally Bittner Bonn & Reenah Golden. 7:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $3/$6. wab.org. Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260.
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A scene from “At War” (“En Guerre”), screening at the Dryden Theatre as part of the 30th annual Rochester Labor Film Series. PHOTO PROVIDED
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[ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
It seems not a day goes by that there isn’t a story in the news focused on worker’s rights around the globe. From Amazon making headlines every other week due to the exploitation of their warehouse employees, our current national administration’s
anti-union rhetoric, the increasing use of automation and robotics to take over manual labor jobs, and the very recent United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors taking place around the country and right here in Rochester, labor issues are woven into the fabric of our day-to-day lives. So it’s no wonder that the Rochester Labor Film Series has found enduring success. Celebrating its 30th year (making it among the first of its kind in the country and the longest-running feature film festival in Rochester), the series presents labor-themed
stories that focus on working class issues and interests. And its screenings tend to be packed. When it comes to labor issues, the surface issues may have changed as technology has altered methods of production, distribution, and transportation, not to mention the increased recognition of individual worker’s rights. But many of the underlying concerns facing workers have remained — from conditions and exploitation of laborers, to the fight for fair wages. The Labor Film Series was created by Jon Garlock, Chair of the Labor Council’s
Education Committee, who’s been cocurator and coordinator of the series since its founding in 1989. He’s now joined by Vincent Saravallo, associate professor of Sociology and Anthropology at RIT, and Jared Case, Eastman Museum’s curator of film exhibitions. Beginning this year on Friday, October 11 (a later start than normal due to renovations at the Eastman Museum), the Labor Series kicks off with a screening of Bill Duke’s 1984 drama “The Killing Floor.” Telling the true story of efforts to organize an interracial union of Chicago packing house workers during and after World War I, it was the film that first inspired the creation of the Rochester Labor Film Series. All films are shown at the George Eastman Museum’s Dryden Theatre (900 East Avenue), which will host weekly screenings through December 13. Organizers often invite speakers to come and talk about the movie, either with an introduction or a panel discussion afterward to discuss the issues and supplement each picture with other perspectives on the issues it raises. On Saturday, October 26, following the premiere of “At War” — a French drama about the closing of an auto plant despite wage concessions by the workers — local UAW leader Dan Maloney will discuss the picture in the context of his union’s strike at GM. Blending live music and classic cinema, the Alloy Orchestra will accompany the screening of the 1929 film “Man with a Movie Camera” on Friday, November 1. “We’re all doing a job, as a passion or as a position to make our lives better, either because of what we’re doing directly or because of the benefits that we get from it,” Case says. “There’s an overarching recognition that labor is not just something you do, but something important to everyone’s existence. Labor is life.” An extended version of this article is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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Employment ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, ROCHESTER NY: Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use. Design, maintain, implement and improve existing products including LED power supplies and ballasts for commercial purposes. Conduct Research & Development of LED power supplies with AC & PWM dimming capabilities. Conduct functional, hi-pot and EMI conducted/radiated testing on products. Support the production line to complete sample pilot run or large quantity build. Assist with document design verification testing, analyze product failures to root cause, review statistical data to ensure specification compliance and to determine trends in product stability. Require a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, or foreign equivalent, plus at least 2 year’s work experience as an Electrical Engineer. Permanent U.S. work authorization required. Send resumes to: Schlegel Electronic Materials, Inc., 1600 Lexington Avenue, Suite 236A, Rochester, NY 14606 Attn: PH/ SL
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MEALS ON WHEELS needs YOU to deliver meals to YOUR neighbors in need. Available weekdays between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM? Visit our website at www.vnsnet.com or call 274-4385 to get started! OPERA GUILD OF ROCHESTER: Please consider volunteering for any of these positions: event hostess, trip planner, assistant treasurer, audio-visual assistant. Contact operaguildofrochester.org. SENECA PARK ZOO Society seeking volunteers and docents for ongoing involvement or special events. Roles available for all interests. Contact Volunteers@ senecazoo.org to learn more.
Volunteer needed Volunteer to teach local residents basic computer skills or complete computer-essential tasks. Learn more at https://digital. literacyrochester.org/volunteer WE NEED YOUR help to #Keep Rochester Cool! Sustainable Homes Rochester is seeking volunteers to educate residents on clean heating and cooling technologies. No expertise required. Contact: kristen@ rocpcc.org.
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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] JustGrowPlay, LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on September 6, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 142 Highledge Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ma’ama Tee’s Cookin & Catering LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)08/23/19. Office Location: Monroe County. Street Address of principal business location: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 30 Flint Lock Circle, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY shall mail copy of process: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 30 Flint Lock Circle, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Right Lift, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)9/03/19. Office Location: Monroe County. Street Address of principal business location: c/o The Limited Liability Company, C/O RDG Partners, Attn: John Rizzo, 69 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, New York 14534. SSNY shall mail copy of process: c/o The Limited Liability Company, C/O RDG Partners, Attn: John Rizzo, 69 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, New York 14534. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O Roger Hugerford, 711 Park Ave Ste 201, Medina, NY 14103. Purpose: General. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to 115 California Drive, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on August 21, 2019. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 115 California Drive, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against 115 California Drive, LLC served upon it is 30 Pinebrook Circle, Penfield, New York 14526. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. 115 California Drive, LLC is formed for the purpose of ownership of real property. [ NOTICE ] CM&M NEWCO, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/4/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 595 Trabold Road, Gates, NY 14624. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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(Notice of Formation of R&K Peters, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/9/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 3332 Latta Rd., Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
CNE Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/11/19. 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 2509 Browncroft Blvd. Ste 210, Rochester NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Alanna Roemer-Koke, LCSW, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on September 5, 2019. Its principal place of business is located at 481 Penbrook Dr., Ste 6, Penfield, NY 14526 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 The PLLC, 481 Penbrook Dr., Ste 6, Penfield, NY 14526. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of Licensed Clinical Social Worker. [ NOTICE ] AMGIS, LLC. Filed 8/28/19. Office: Orleans Co. SSNY
[ NOTICE ] Condado Bar & Grill LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/17/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 124 Foreman Dr., Rochester, NY 14616. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] CVT Transport, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/13/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 48 Woodlyn Way, Penfield, NY 14526. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] DJB Builds, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/18/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 280 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Everything Cbd LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/23/19. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 258 Almay Rd Rochester, NY 14616 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Flower City Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/10/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Flower City Surveying Services LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 4/26/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 1900 Empire Blvd #146 Webster, NY 14580 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] FLUROTEX LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/27/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 7 Canal Park Place, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] GYV Real Estate LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/12/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Mr. CleanAll LLC. a commercial/residential janitorial service company incorporated on 11/29/2018 Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 617 Morning Glory drive Rochester, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Nelida Ruiz Consulting, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY
5/20/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 80 State St Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice hereby given that an alcohol beverage license is pending, has been applied for to consume Beer, Wine and Liquor at retail in a Restaurant, Under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law, at 1558 Ridge Road, Town Of Greece, Rochester NY 14615. Paulie D LLC. *DBA* Davinci’s Of Greece [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of TEAM SPRE, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 8/28/19. Office location: 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, 459 Westside Dr, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Landmarks LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/5/2019; 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 92433, Rochester, New York 14692. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 1170 Park Avenue, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/4/2019. 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, P.O. Box 142, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4771 DEWEY AVE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/22/2019. 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 69 Lowden Point Road, Rochester, New York 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Angela Stewart, Ph.D., Psychology, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/30/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Angela Stewart, 308 San Gabriel Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Bayview Park, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/2019. 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, 40A Grove St, Ste 77, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CAMS West North, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/5/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 271 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Castletown Commonwealth, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 07/05/19 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 the LLC at 2604 Elmwood Ave, Suite 291 Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Curran Properties LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/3/2019. 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 59 Kemphurst Rd Rochester, NY 14612 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of G4 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 3850 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Green Collar Collaborations LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/17/2019. 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 the LLC at 18 Bly St, Rochester, NY 14620 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Irondequoit Miller DeGeorge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/19. 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 JB Business Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/11/19. 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, 189 Garden Parkway, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of L & M Home Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/2019. 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, 745 East Avenue, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Locked & Loaded Express, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 06-20-19. 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 61 Presque St, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mancini Public Relations LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State 9/3/19. 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 the LLC at 716 Helendale Rd, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MANNY3 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/18/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 225 Tech Park Dr., Rochester, NY 14623. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mariner Computing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/08/2019. 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 the LLC at 50 FAIRWOOD DR APARTMENT 203 ROCHESTER, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MoonSpirit LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on July 22 2019. 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 the LLC at 15 Ridge Castle Dr. Rochester, NY 14622 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Patrick O’Shaughnessy Consulting LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/28/2019.. 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 the LLC at 51 Waterworks Ln, Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PLAYTIME PARK LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 07/26/2019. 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 119 SPARROW DR. WEST HENRIETTA NY 14586 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Smokey Enterprises LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 23 Jul 2019. 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 the LLC at 18 Buttermilk Hill Rd. Pittsford NY 14534 Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Sour Note Productions, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/3/19. 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 164 Blue Aspen Way, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of UNION SQ ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 on Thursday, 10/11/19, 9:00 am. The following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Kohls, David unit #126 owes $327 , Davis, Amanda unit #143 owes $228, Jones, Estermarie unit #150 owes $308, Osbey, Willie unit #225 owes $28, McCloud, Steven unit #242 owes $288, Corke, Richard unit #321 owes $184, Howard, Tamara unit #355 owes $368.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Spirit Life Coaching And Consulting LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/16/2019. 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 401 McNaughton Street – Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SRS1 of New York, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 116 Howard Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SSD.Ludhiana, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/28/2019. 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, 68 White Oak Bend, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Art Administrators LLC. Arts. of org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 121 Merryhill Drive Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Thomas-Clifford Real Estate Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/27/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 63 Thomas St, P.O. Box 31767, Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of UNION SQ ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Webster Avalon DeGeorge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/19. 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 Willow River LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 7/3/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 30 Magee Ave., Rochester, NY 14613. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of XACT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 3861 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Capitol Orchards LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 08/19/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 113 Dominican Dr., San Rafael, CA 94901, also the address to be maintained in CA. Arts of Org. filed with the CA Secy. Of State, 1500 11 th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful activities.
GROVE PETTIGREW LLC (“LLC”) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 09/10/19. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, at c/o Park Grove Realty, LLC, 46 Prince St., Ste 2003, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] People’s Paint LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 8/21/2019. 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 152 Barrington St, Apt 406, Rochester, NY 14607. The purpose of the Company is art sales. [ NOTICE ] ROC Consulting Services, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/27/17. 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 2604 Elmwood Ave., #113, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Qualification of Plaza Street Fund 77, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Kansas (KS) on 9/9/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. KS address of LLC: 2400 W 75th St, Ste 220, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Arts. of Org. filed with KS Secy of State, 120 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
Simply Blessed Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/30/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 35 Bright Oaks Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. General Purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Orbital Farms, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/26/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 200 Henrietta St., Rochester, NY 14620. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] PARK GROVE PETTIGREW LLC: Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization for PARK
[ NOTICE ] STIVERS SEAMLESS GUTTER, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 07/29/2019. 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 c/o LLC, 111 Deerhurst LN, Apt 9, Webster, New York 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] UPTON PARK OPERATOR LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/09/19 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 322 Madison Ave Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] UPTON PARK REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/09/19 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 322 Madison Ave Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] 2740 Monroe, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 9/23/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] CDGANW LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 9/25/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 205 Saint Paul Street, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: Carnovale Consulting, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 26, 2019. Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1100 Rothwood Drive, Webster, NY 14580, Attn: Member. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: Elm 40, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 9, 2019. Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 23 Stanford Rd. W. Rochester, New York, 14620, Attn: Member. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: DAG PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/27/2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent
of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O DAG PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: IRISH CARDINAL PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O IRISH CARDINAL PROPERTIES LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: JOSE JOES OF GREECE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O JOSE JOES OF GREECE LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] New Property Owner, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/30/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to Attn: Shawn Griffin, 99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Ontario Flex Park LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 966 W Linden Ave, East Rochester, NY 14445-1421. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] The Residences of Hornell II LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles
Legal Ads of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 9/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2680 W. Ridge Road, Suite B100C, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activity.
be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 111 Brightwoods Lane, Rochester, NY 14623. 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.
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[ PUBLIC NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIFT BRIDGE YARNS, LLC. The Articles of Organization have been filed with the N.Y. Secretary of State on September 19, 2019. The office of the limited liability company is to be located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent for service of process. Any such process may be mailed to Lift Bridge Yarns, LLC, 6 Killeen Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. The LLC is formed for any lawful business purpose.
Tommy Town Real Estate, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 755 Jefferson Road #200, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Dasher Unlimited, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 9/6/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 91 Wintergreen Way, Rochester NY 14618. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] 202 Military Trail, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 08/26/2019 with an effective date of formation of 08/26/2019. Its principal place of business is located 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 73 San Gabriel Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. 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 ] Scriva Research and Documentation LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 08/13/2019 with an effective date of formation of 08/13/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may
[ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018001787 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs.The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees,executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FRANCIS B. GIGLIOTTI, JR., DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FRANCIS B. GIGLIOTTI, SR., DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through TWILLA M. GIGLIOTTI, DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to
Fun the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; EDWARD GIGLIOTTI; KATHY GIGLIOTTI A/K/A KATHY CROCETTA A/K/A KATHY CORSCETTA; LISA GIGLIOTTI A/K/A ELIZABETH GIGLIOTTI; CURT GIGLIOTTI; VICTOR GIGLIOTTI A/K/A VICTOR ZARATE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; COUNTY OF MONROE; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PATRICIA GIGLIOTTI A/K/A PATRICIA ANN GIGLIOTTI, DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; LVNV FUNDING LLC APO CITIBANK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #100,” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the second amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service 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. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the second amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: July 22, 2019 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated January 15, 2019, as amended by Order dated, September 3, 2019, and
filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 375 Birr Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 090.73-1-25 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $10,948.85, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Richard J. Evans, Jr. Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF MONROE – TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1, Plaintiff, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF YOLANDA SCOTT, Defendants. Index No. E2018009955. To the above-named Defendants –YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi, J.S.C., entered on September 10, 2019. The object of this action is to foreclose a Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section 091.66, Block 2, Lot 73 on the Tax Map of MONROE County and also known as 92 Manchester Street, Rochester, New York. Dated: September 10, 2019 BRONSTER, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff, TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1 By: Yan Borodanski 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801 New York, New York 10019 (347) 246-4647
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Best Local Drag Performer Mrs. Kasha Davis | DeeDee Dubois | Kyla Minx | Wednesday Westwood
NIGHTLIFE Best New Bar/Club 80W | Riot Room | Sensation Nightclub | Vern’s Best Bar for Beer MacGregor’s | Rochester Beer Park | Swiftwater Brewing Co. | Tap and Mallet Best Bar for Wine Apogee Wine Bar | Flight Wine Bar | Living Roots Wine & Co. | Solera Wine Bar Best Bar for Craft Cocktails The Daily Refresher | Nox | The Revelry | The Spirit Room Best Neighborhood Bar Dicky’s Corner Pub | Lux Lounge | Marshall Street Bar and Grill | Winfield Grill Best Happy Hour Acme Bar and Pizza | The Bachelor Forum | Lux Lounge | Nosh Best Place to Go Dance Cure | Lux Lounge | Trio | Vertex Best Juke Box Joey’s | Lux Lounge | Marge’s Lakeside Inn | Skylark Best Place to Take a Date Radio Social | Restaurant Good Luck | Swillburger/Playhouse | The Little Theatre Best Place to Meet Singles City Grill | Lux Lounge | Radio Social | Wegmans Best Bartender Donnie Clutterbuck, Cure | Abby Quatro, Branca Midtown | Jacob Rakovan, The Spirit Room | Pat Stetzel, Swan Dive
TO VOTE BY MAIL, CIRCLE YOUR CHOICES IN AT LEAST 30 CATEGORIES AND RETURN TO: CITY NEWSPAPER 280 STATE ST. ROCHESTER, NY 14614 NAME_________________________________________________________ ADDRESS_____________________________________________________ ONE BALLOT PER PERSON. NO BALLOT STUFFING. NO PHOTOCOPIED BALLOTS. SUSPECT BALLOTS WILL BE DISCOUNTED. BALLOTS DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, AT 5 P.M. SHARP.