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While looking over the October 26 issue of CITY, I got a news flash that I am sure was not intended. First there is a halfpage ad featuring Mayor Lovely Warren commenting on the Best of Rochester awards. She notes that our community is “bursting with talent, creativity, and innovations.” She further states that community energy and investment will enhance the city mission “to create safer, more vibrant neighborhoods.” The next column contains Feedback. One of the letters, headlined “Rental practices hurt the poor,” is the heartbreaking lament of a Rochesterian desperately searching for an affordable apartment as she is now on DSS awaiting SSI. Obviously she cannot find or afford those more vibrant neighborhoods. Next comes Urban Journal by Mary Anna Towler. This editorial is entitled “This Divided Nation.” After asking the question on many lips these days, “Where do we go from here?” she observes that she, like many Americans, lives and works in a bubble. This is where my “aha!” moment occurred: segregation. We have been brainwashed to accentuate the positive, always. We have been brainwashed to live and socialize where we are comfortable and safe, with people like ourselves. We have been brainwashed to believe that those who are different are that way through choice or personal failure. And none of it has much to do with us or our lives. This outlook makes it very difficult to see the apartmentseeker as connected to us. We do not see her as related, part of our human family. We do not see her as deserving of the same security and comforts we enjoy. In fact, we simply do not see her.
So I challenge Mayor Warren and Towler, along with all CITY readers, to consider that solving the problems of those struggling the hardest must be where we go from here. To ignore this and simply go on with our privileged daily lives makes each one of us complicit. It makes us more like our new president than we would ever care to admit. And it makes us foolish. For if and when our time comes, who will speak up for us? PATRICIA MANNIX
No voice for children in county budget
We voted for a county government that told us that we could cap taxes without suffering. However, because of the tax cap and poor funding choices, 26,171 children live in poverty in our community (ACT Rochester, 2015). These children would completely fill Frontier Field two times. They are suffering. Yet every year for the past five years, the county has paid nearly $5 million for homeless services with little difference in our homeless rates (Monroe County Housing/Homeless Services report, 2016). I invite you to drill down and discover how this $5 million is spent. A proposed additional $100,000 would provide child care for only 10 of the 2,600 homeless families in Monroe County. By itself, providing a bed in a shelter will not bring down the number of homeless families in our community. Without access to quality housing and child care, parents cannot work; without a job, parents cannot pay rent. It is no mystery how we are keeping families homeless. The real question is why are we keeping families homeless? If we continue to do the same thing, we will continue to have the same result. Urge our elected leaders to make different choices about funding child care subsidies and housing subsidies — choices to get families into housing and parents back to work and contributing to the tax base. Urge your county legislator to pass a budget that prioritizes lifting children out of poverty. ELIZABETH LAIDLAW
Children not counted
At the end of January, Monroe County conducted its federally mandated Point in Time count. Shelter providers, street outreach workers, and other agencies that provide homeless services counted how many people, sheltered and unsheltered, are homeless in Monroe County. While multiple factors contribute to the accuracy of this count, there is one missing piece that should be a concern for all of us: the Rochester City School District homeless students and families program’s 1,500 plus children. In 2015, the total number of students enrolled in the program reached more than 2,200 by the end of the school year. Yet a shocking number of these students did not, for the sake of the PIT count, qualify as homeless. Under the federal McKinneyVento Act, which appropriates money to state shelters and assistance programs based on county-collected homeless counts, these students absolutely qualify as homeless. The act defines homelessness as an individual, family, or child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The official explanation for this error is that the state, and therefore county, does not want to “double count” populations; however in doing so, an entire population of children in critical need is overlooked. By taking this gross error into consideration, New York State and the City of Rochester can begin to amply treat the homelessness. The PIT count must open its eyes to our children who are most in need of being seen. RYAN BURTON
Putin’s puppet
One of the most appalling ironies of the past presidential election is that the so-called party of small government apparently had no trouble accepting the help of the FBI and the Russian secret service in getting their man installed in the White House. For the next four years, Vladimir Putin will be the elephant in the room of American democracy. JONATHAN BALDO
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Trump and city schools The worrisome news from Trump Tower continues. Trump’s educationsecretary nominee, Betsy DeVos, is a strong supporter of charter schools and school vouchers. No surprise, I guess. Trump himself has talked about using $20 billion in existing federal education funds for vouchers. His pick for vice president, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, greatly expanded that state’s publicly funded voucher program. And since Republicans have praised vouchers and charter schools for years, Congress isn’t likely to oppose a Trump move. New York controls the number of charter schools in the state, so Trump won’t be ordering an expansion, but charter schools are already having an impact here. Twelve charter schools are currently operating in Rochester, and two more are in Greece but serve city students. This year, those schools have enrolled 5,277 students who might otherwise go to a district school. That’s nearly 20 percent of the approximately 27,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students remaining in district schools. Another charter school is scheduled to open next fall, and a proposal for one more is under review. On average, enrollment in the Rochester charters has gone up by 20 percent a year for the past several years, School Board President Van White says. Last year that increase was 25 percent. Vouchers could add to the competition, although how serious that threat is may depend on how much vouchers are worth. An analysis by Vox predicted that vouchers financed by diverting current federal grants would give each impoverished student $580. That won’t go far here. The tuition at Harley, for example, ranges from $12,300 to $25,400, according to the school’s information on Private School Review. Tuition at local schools with religious affiliation tends to be less – $5500 and up in the lower grades, more for senior high. For many families, of course, that’s still substantial. And while those schools do offer needs-based financial aid, they can’t fully cover all children who want to enter. Whether vouchers would make private schools affordable for the poorest families is questionable, but they would undoubtedly help middle-income families. And every child who leaves a Rochester school for one of the district’s competitors is a financial problem. The district loses state aid for that child. While that loss means the district has fewer students to educate, the district can’t cut its costs proportionately. If three students from a single class leave and go to a charter school, for instance, the district can’t lay off a teacher to offset the loss;
The president-elect and two key appointees have embraced charter schools and vouchers. That will spell trouble for urban districts like Rochester’s. there’ll still be 20 or so other students in that class. In addition, the Rochester district has to pay for charter students’ transportation, school lunches, textbooks, and some special services (individual aides for students with disabilities, for instance). The state reimburses the district for some of that expense, but not all of it. Also serious, White notes, is the loss of students and families who are often among the most engaged with education. These are families who are concerned enough about their children’s schooling that they seek options. And vouchers may pose an additional threat – one that would be particularly serious for urban districts. According to several media reports, much of the $20 billion Trump wants for vouchers would probably come from Title I funds – money targeted to schools with large numbers of poor children. If vouchers become federal policy, that critical help could disappear. Interest in competition for public schools has been growing, and that’s likely to intensify now. There’s still no proof that charter schools on the whole do better than public schools. Some do, some don’t. One thing is clear, though: as the competition continues, traditional public schools will be left with the very poorest children, and with the children with the greatest educational challenges: more children with serious disabilities, more who don’t speak English, more from families who are less engaged in their children’s education and are least able to help them. That’s a terrible thing to do to those children. And it sure won’t make America greater. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Vanpool coming to Rochester The City of Rochester will launch a transportation initiative, the Rochester Vanpool Pilot Project, to help connect city residents to jobs in the region. A vanpool is a group of up to 12 commuters who participate in a rideshare arrangement. The city has contracted with vRide, Inc., and is partnering with the Regional Transit Service and Career Start on the program.
Two leaving City Council City Council members Matt Haag and Carolee Conklin will not seek re-election. Both occupy at-large seats that are up in 2017. Haag is the only LGBTQ member of Council and often advocates for equality causes. Conklin has a long history in city government and is a deep source of institutional knowledge.
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Jazz Fest announces two headliners The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced two headliners for its 2017 edition, taking place June 23 to July 1. R&B singer Mavis Staples will perform Wednesday, June 28, and roots rocker Sheryl Crow plays Thursday, June 29. Both performances are at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Tickets are $25-$85 for Staples, and $75-$125 for Crow. They go on sale Friday, December 9, at 10 a.m.; 454-2060; rochesterjazz.com.
It’s unclear what Rochester City Court Justice Leticia Astacio (right) is doing for her $174,000 annual salary. Also pictured: the Hall of Justice building downtown. FILE PHOTO POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Judge not Rochester City Court Justice Leticia Astacio has eight years left on her first term – eight years too long, according to much of the public. But judges have lengthy terms for good reason. Astacio was convicted of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated earlier this year and received a conditional discharge. She was back in court recently after an interlock device on her car detected alcohol on two occasions – a violation of the terms of her discharge. Astacio admitted the violation. Craig Doran, the administrative judge for the state’s 7th Judicial District, reassigned all of Astacio’s work to other judges and barred her from non-public
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Money may be an issue for Barnhart. She wasn’t able to compete with Bronson’s fund-raising during the primary campaign and pointed to that as a major reason for her defeat. Well, if she was intimidated by Bronson’s war chest, she should be downright terrified of Warren’s.
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Mayor Barnhart? She’s thinking about it Former WROC journalist Rachel Barnhart is exploring a run for mayor. Barnhart confirmed the latest grist from the Flour City rumor mill via Twitter messaging earlier this week. Mayor Lovely Warren’s term is up in 2017. “Our team is exploring it,” Barnhart said. “I’m looking for the best opportunity to serve our community. I’m a lifelong city resident and graduate of city schools, and I built my career around covering issues in the city that are important to residents.” “Our city is struggling with poverty and a lack of economic opportunity,” she said. “There are problems we need to solve. Right now, they’re not being adequately addressed.” Barnhart is a former reporter and anchor for WROC-TV8 and waged an unsuccessful primary battle for State Assembly against fellow Democrat Harry Bronson in September. But Barnhart’s possible run must have heads spinning at the Monroe County Democratic Committee. The party’s refusal to unite behind Warren after her primary victory in the 2013 mayor’s race exacerbated a racial split in the party that still hasn’t healed; Warren appears to be operating independently of the MCDC and the MCDC is, by many accounts, struggling.
But you have to assume that the “party” – whatever that is these days – isn’t hot on Barnhart, either, for challenging Bronson. Barnhart also took local Democrats to task after her primary loss for not speaking out against what she called sexist attacks against her during her campaign. So Barnhart may have burned some bridges there. So what are local Dems to do? I believe they’d choose Warren. (Although Warren hasn’t confirmed she’s running again.) It’s hard to believe the Dems would want to further damage the party by forsaking Warren – this time, as the sitting mayor. And what happens if James Sheppard, Rochester’s former police chief and current county legislator, throws his hat into the ring, as has long been rumored? Interesting things are playing out in the background, too. Warren and lobbyistpolitical operative Robert Scott Gaddy are both protégés of State Assembly David Gantt, but Barnhart says Gaddy is a friend and Gaddy supported her State Assembly bid. So the question is, who would Gaddy support in a Barnhart-Warren primary battle? And what does that mean for Gantt? Money may be an issue for Barnhart. She wasn’t able to compete with Bronson’s fund-raising during the
primary campaign and pointed to that as a major reason for her defeat. If she was intimidated by Bronson’s war chest, Rachel Barnhart FILE PHOTO she should be downright terrified of Warren’s. At last check, Warren had more than $250,000 socked away. (Compare that to the MCDC’s $29,000, and you see why Warren doesn’t have to make time for the party.) One last observation: Barnhart’s confirmation arguably puts her book, “Broad, Casted” into a new context. Now it’s both a reflection on her State Assembly campaign and an opening salvo in a possible mayoral battle. In her chapter on Warren, Barnhart describes the mayor’s behavior at a 2014 press conference as “childish” and “undignified” and accuses her of arrogance. She also says that the mayor was “wildly unprepared to deal with the spotlight” after she was elected.
Warren wants end to red-light cameras Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says she will submit legislation to City Council to end the city’s red-light camera program at midnight on December 31. Outstanding tickets and tickets issued up until that time would still have to be paid. She cannot wage a fight against poverty while supporting a program that disproportionately affects the city’s poorest, Warren said. The people living in the city’s poorest ZIP codes receive the highest number of redlight tickets, she said. And a study on the effectiveness of the program was inconclusive, Warren said. (Curious: Referencing the study, the city’s website says that the program is preventing accidents and keeping city intersections safe.) “All programs have a beginning and an end, and it’s time to bring this one to an end,” Warren said. The city makes $800,000-$1 million annually from red-light ticket fees. Cynically, eliminating the program is a smart political move for a mayor heading into a re-election year. The cameras are wildly unpopular for myriad reasons, including the one that Warren cited — the lopsided effect on the poor. People get tickets but can’t pay them, so the punishments escalate in severity and people fall farther and farther behind. Questions have also been raised about the effectiveness of red-light cameras — critics say they’re about raising money, not promoting safety.
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Rochester builds on bike successes CRITIC'S PICK: “Drain Shelf #7" by Jennifer Hecker
Sculptor Jennifer Hecker’s work over the last few years has shifted to reflect some serious and growing ecological concerns. “Water has been in the news a lot lately,” her artist statement reads.
NASA’s recent discovery of water on Mars leads to speculation about the possibility of life on the red planet, she says, “while the contamination of the water supply in Flint, Michigan, elicits shock and outrage at the callous indifference and criminal incompetence that allowed this atrocity to occur.”
series uses found objects, such as cast iron drain grates and pipe flanges. With injections of simmering anxiety, Hecker’s work speaks to this idea of supreme preciousness perpetually slipping away.
“Many experts agree that we are heading toward a worldwide water crisis in the 21st century,” she says. “Whoever has water will have power. But can a In addition to glass country or corporation or components that suggest arrested water individual really ‘own’ water? It’s crazy to think droplets, Hecker’s ongoing “Drain Shelf” about.”
See “Drain Shelf #7” at “The 26th Annual Members Exhibition,” at Rochester Contemporary through January 15. For more information, visit rochestercontemporary.org. Learn more about Hecker’s work and process at jenniferhecker.net. 6 CITY
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Imagine taking a relaxed, pleasant bike ride on one of Rochester’s moderately busy streets — coexisting peacefully with cars and enjoying the scenery. But then the lane just ends at an intersection or in a spot where the roadway narrows. Suddenly, you’re forced into the street. “To the casual observer, you’re riding along and you have accommodation, and then it stops, and it’s hard to understand why that happens,” says Glenn Cerosaletti of Brighton, who bikes roughly 2,000 miles a year, much of it in the City of Rochester. He’s also on the board of the Rochester Cycling Alliance advocacy group. Fragmented bike lanes are a problem in the city, especially for inexperienced or casual cyclists. Rochester has installed 41.3 miles of bike lanes and added shared-use markings to 26.1 miles of driving lanes over the last five years. The city also rolled out bicycle boulevards: marked routes that parallel high-traffic roads on lower-volume, easierriding neighborhood streets. The efforts began in earnest after the rollout of the city’s 2011 Bike Master Plan, which showed how Rochester could better accommodate cyclists. City officials will refresh that document as part of the ongoing Comprehensive Plan update. “We’ve certainly got a lot of room to improve and we’re committed to doing that,” says Erik Frisch, the city’s transportation specialist. The League of American Bicyclists recognized Rochester as a Bronze-
level Bicycle Friendly Community in 2012 and renewed that designation in November. Cycling advocates and officials want to try for Silver-level status when the city reapplies in 2020. But to earn the designation, Rochester will need to make substantial gains. For example, the League wants city officials to convene a bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee, devote more transportation funding to bike projects, and add more bike accommodations to city streets. It wants more people to commute by bike, too. The League also wants to see a drop in car-bike collisions in Rochester and better educational efforts; the city and some local organizations plan to partner on an education and outreach campaign. “I do feel like the city has been very proactive,” Cerosaletti says. The city needs more protected bike lanes,
which incorporate a barrier between riders and automobile traffic, to truly boost the number of people cycling around Rochester, Cerosaletti says. “Those are the sort of accommodations that are going to be more comfortable for casual cyclists and they’re really going to
open the door for more people, whether they’re young or older, or simply aren’t accustomed to getting out regularly,” he says. The city is working on it. It’s building a cycle track as part of the project to fill in a portion of the Inner Loop, for example. Cycle tracks tie into intersections and are essentially parallel, bike-only streets. The Inner Loop track will cover three-quarters of a mile from the HowellMonroe-Chestnut intersection to University Avenue. It’s supposed to be finished next year, as is another track on Elmwood Avenue, alongside the University of Rochester campus. Cycle tracks will likely be included in future road projects. The city tried to include one that would have started downtown and ended at North Goodman Street into next year’s East Main Street resurfacing project. But funding constraints limited the city to bike lanes instead. The city also installed removable reflective posts along the North Chestnut Street bike lanes between Main Street and the University-Andrews intersection; the posts will be removed for the winter plowing seasons. It plans to use similar posts to buffer bike lanes on the Broad Street bridge, which is currently being resurfaced. But some tight, high-volume roads continue to pose challenges, and several lack bike accommodations, says Richard DeSarra, another Rochester Cycling Alliance board member. For example, Lake Avenue only has bike lanes north of Route 104, even though it’s an important north-south route. The southern section doesn’t have enough space to add lanes. Lake is a problem for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists, largely due to its design, traffic volumes, and the speed some drivers travel. Any fixes will probably be complicated and costly, since the road would have to be redesigned and rebuilt. In cases such as Lake Avenue, however, the city can provide alternative routes, which is where bicycle boulevards come into play. Planners have laid out 50 miles of routes around Rochester, says the city’s Frisch. The city completed its first bike boulevard this year along Hillside Avenue,
Harvard Street, and Canterbury Road. It has two planned for 2017, with more possible if state or federal funding comes through. One route will follow Pershing Drive and Lyceum Street, paralleling difficult sections of North Goodman and Culver Road. The other will pass through Bartlett Street, Frost Avenue, and Rugby Avenue in the southwest. “You have to look at developing an interconnected, citywide, low-stress bike network,” Frisch says. “And that’s going to consist of bike boulevards, the trails, and protected lanes.” A couple of other lingering problems frustrate cyclists, even infrequent riders.
Certain traffic signals are a pain because bicycles won’t activate the sensors that trigger the lights. Riders can wait until a car rolls up, or they can make a break for it if they see a gap in traffic. The latter solution isn’t safe (or legal), but it’s common. City staff and local cycling advocates are working with Monroe County on the problem, since the county operates the city’s traffic signals. The county will place video detection equipment at intersections that are part of bike boulevards or that have certain bike accommodations, Frisch says. Parking can also be a problem. The city, neighborhood groups, and local businesses have installed bike racks all over the place. Still, in some areas, there aren’t enough racks or there’s no place to securely lock up a bike. The solution is to ask for a rack. City staff members review the requests and install the racks as long as they’re in public areas and will receive adequate public use. Advocates say the city has been very responsive to requests. City officials also hope that Rochester’s new Zagster-operated bike share system, which opens next year, relives some of the bike parking anxiety. People will be able to check out a bike at one station and drop it off at another. “Arguably, the No. 1 thing that’s going to prevent somebody from riding a bike to the store, to meet friends at a bar, whatever the case may be, is if there isn’t adequate and reliable bike parking,” Frisch says. “We’re never going to get anywhere if there isn’t that.
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Warren, Dinolfo make economic predictions
Rochester Downtown Development Corporation and Rochester Rotary Club will present “Vision-Future” on Wednesday, December 14. The luncheon’s keynote speakers are Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren who will share their predictions for the area’s economy in the coming year. The event will be held at the Joseph Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. and the luncheon and program begin at noon. Tickets:
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Benefit at Flying Squirrel
The Flying Squirrel Community Space will host “Food Not Bombs/Earth First/Stand Rock Benefit” on Saturday, December 17. There will be a bizarre at noon and bands will perform from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Suggested donation: $5 to $20, www.thesquirrel.org. The event will be held at 285 Clarissa Street.
Panel discusses human rights and water
Monday, December 12. The panel discussion will explore the importance of water in Rochester, New York; Flint, Michigan; and Haiti, and is being held in recognition of Human Rights Day, which is Saturday, December 10. Panelists are Simone Lightfoot, director of National Urban Initiatives; Patricia Bedard, manager of Water Production, Hemlock Water Filtration Plant; Jim Howe, director of The Nature Conservancy in Central and Western New York; and Sarah Brownell, lecturer at RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. The event will be held at 121 North Fitzhugh Street, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Iron Tug Brewing has an unassuming physical location. If my friend and I had blinked, we might have driven by it entirely. It feels like a small beer hall or public meeting place inside the colored brick building — in fact, the space was formerly a firehouse, and looking up at the ceiling, I could see where the fireman’s pole once was. Photographs of tug boats line the interior wall as a kind of informal art gallery, and the white brick of the opposite wall is unadorned. These details were telling when it came to the ethos of Iron Tug Brewing: this is a nofrills microbrewery that focuses on the simple craft behind its beer.
Iron Tug Brewing opened on August 6, but brewing is by no means a new endeavor for owner Keith Owens. He’s been at it for five years with an “intense” affinity for brewing, he says. But Owens does more than run his own business. He’s also a Merchant Marine Officer
who works on a tugboat in Philadelphia as second mate three weeks at a time. “That can kind of speak for how truly passionate my brother is,” says Kurt Owens, who takes care of Iron Tug while Keith is away. “Opening this isn’t something, by any means, he needed to do. He wasn’t backed
into a corner, like ‘I need to make some moves.’ It was purely passion.” At the time of my visit, there were only five beers on tap. But that was enough. As Iron Tug’s strongest offering, the pumpkinstyle beer broke the mold: this was a beer you could enjoy long after Halloween. All of the focus was on the spices — cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg — along with subtle pumpkin notes. The balance between slight hoppiness and smooth maltiness was spoton, and at 6.3 percent alcohol by volume, it was somewhere between a session beer and a boozy treat. I tried all the beers on tap in 5-ounce samples, but the pumpkin beer was the one I returned to for a full pint. American IPAs often succumb to a bitter, over-hopped aftertaste that assaults the palate. Thankfully, Iron Tug Brewing’s IPA didn’t have that problem. There was the expected scent and taste of citrus and hops, but the usual IPA hoppiness quickly dissolved into smoothness. And at 8.3 percent ABV, it was delicious enough to be dangerous. “It’s almost like it’s science, where your technique at it really plays out a huge deal,” Keith Owens says. This especially makes sense when you consider that Iron Tug’s signature beer is its Irish stout, an American take on the original Guinness stout in Dublin, which isn’t at all like the version of Guinness served here in the United States. The difference in a Dublin Guinness and an Iron Tug Irish stout is all about the use of nitrogen in the brewing process, as opposed to using carbon dioxide. Using nitro produces a smoother and creamier taste — more like a milkshake and less like a typical carbonated beer. Iron Tug’s stout is a manageable 5 percent ABV. Those expecting a stout with hints of coffee won’t find them; instead its silken, milky quality has prominent notes of chocolate. “I love stouts and I wanted to create something that’s unique to me,” Keith says. “So it’s more about the feeling of having that local beer that I love.” Iron Tug also has new beers on the horizon, such as a New England-style IPA that combines the signature characteristics of an IPA with a balanced, understated sweetness. There are other plans for expansion at the brewery’s location that go beyond the beer itself. Keith hopes to add wine to the menu plus four more beer taps in the future. His mother, Margaret, will eventually prepare personal pizzas (plans for installing the oven are in the works) in addition to the food that’s already available — salted peanuts and bar specials, like three-bean chili, tacos, and mac-and-cheese.
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Metal stalwart Dan Lilker is making some of the most intense music of his career right here in Rochester PHOTOS BY KEVIN FULLER LAYOUT BY JUSTYN IANNUCCI
Nuclear Assault tore into a frenetic set at the 2016 Maryland Deathfest, the sweaty masses in attendance not only got to see heavy metal working, but working its ass off. The day had been plagued by rain and cancellations, but the 1,000-plus metalheads in the crowd were unfazed. Standing in the back of the enormous, fenced-off parking lot that had become the sight of Deathfest’s outdoor stages, I watched a churning sea of people moshing, crowd-surfing, and circle-pitting with reckless abandon. Above it all stood Dan Lilker, a quiet, towering presence behind his bass. A Queens native but longtime Rochesterian, Lilker was relatively silent throughout the first part of the set — save for the occasional song introduction and backingshout to accompany John Connelly, the thrash metal band’s singer and guitarist. Then after dusting off the first batch of songs, he asked a burning question on everyone’s minds: “Where the weed at?” After a few more songs, Connelly gave Lilker some help. “As soon as you can see him backstage, hand over whatever you’re carrying,” Connelly joked. “Whatever,” Lilker said with a chuckle. “Here’s a new song.” An earnest commitment to being as unpretentious as humanly possible is part of what makes Lilker such a captivating figure. While so much of metal music is dominated
by hyper-masculine egos and art-damaged naval gazing, Lilker’s seemingly innumerable projects, each unique in their own right, have all maintained a refreshing sincerity. Nuclear Assault — Lilker’s longest-lasting project with three decades and six albums under its belt — plays blazing thrash metal that can hold a mirror to society’s ills just as easily as it could soundtrack a keg stand. The band’s 1989 record, “Handle With Care,” is a good example: the song “Critical Mass” details the horrors of pollution and deforestation just a few tracks before “Funky Noise,” a 50-second instrumental funk jam complete with horn section. It never feels forced. That’s the eternal yin and yang of Lilker’s career: the dark blends with the light; the political shares a track-list with the humorous. Even just taking Lilker’s projects at face value can be staggering. His seminal grindcore outfit Brutal Truth — which was based out of Rochester and recently put to rest — blended experimental riffs with blinkand-you’ll-miss-it tempos for six records, each better than the last. The simultaneously beloved and controversial Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.) essentially created crossover thrash with its landmark record “Speak English or Die.” The album effortlessly blended thrash metal’s aggro bounce with the blistering tempos of hardcore punk in a revolutionary way. Lilker
even played on the first Anthrax record, 1984’s “Fistful of Metal,” a highly lauded record from a band that went on to become one of thrash’s “Big 4” — along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer (not exactly bad company to be in if you’re a metal band). With decades of hard touring and countless recordings under his belt, Lilker, who’s now 52 years old, has proven himself to be both a man out of time and a true heavy metal lifer. He’s settled down a bit, currently living in Rochester with his wife, and writing and performing some of the most angular and extreme music he’s ever been involved with. Lilker’s aptly named band Blurring feels like a spiritual successor to Brutal Truth in the best ways while defying musical logic and time signatures alike. On the other end of the aural spectrum, but still just as sonically intense, is Nokturnal Hellstorm — a frosty Norwegian black metal-inspired band in the same vein as Darkthrone and Taake — whose only listed interest on Facebook is “cross inversion.” Lilker and I met at Tap & Mallet on an unseasonably warm November evening, and he greeted me by throwing up some metal horns. We grabbed a booth, and I attempted to condense the hundreds of questions swirling around in my head into something more concise. An edited transcript of that conversation follows. continues on page 14 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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CITY: Tell me a little bit about your beginnings in music and how you ended up in Rochester. Dan Lilker: Well, I started playing piano when
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It’s a great scene. First of all, Rochester has a disproportionate amount of amazing guitar players. It’s sick how many people are just shredding guitar players, which came in handy when I had to teach Erik Burke Brutal Truth sets when he was playing guitar for us. New York City might be bigger and more spread out, but it’s more tight-knit here in a really good way. You’ve got your cool venues like the Bug Jar and Monty’s Krown, and it’s just a really great, strong scene for what a lot of people would call a secondary city. What’s it like bouncing back and forth between doing larger shows with Nuclear Assault and smaller shows back here in Rochester with Nokturnal Hellstorm and Blurring?
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20 people at Monty’s Krown, but to me it’s always the same spirit. I never really differentiate; I don’t say to myself, “Oh, shit, there’s only 25 people here. Why even bother?” If Blurring plays in front of people, it must be at a f***ing festival, right? None of that stuff matters to me; I just love playing metal and I think that’s what’s important. I’ve played shows in Europe with Nuclear Assault to thousands of people, and that’s obviously a great feeling, but if Nokturnal Hellstorm is playing blazing fast black metal at a smaller show at the Bug Jar, that electricity really crackles too in its own way. Can you pinpoint any specific musical endeavor that’s impacted you differently than others have?
With each band there’s been interesting and cool things that have impacted me. Narrowing it down, though, let’s look at when S.O.D. played Japan, which was a little bit before we did the tour when I met my wife. That was sick because we had never been there before and the energy there was just amazing. The same thing could be said, though, for the first time Brutal Truth played Prague in 1994. That was, like, five years after the wall went down, so things were pretty interesting over there. That was the first time a city like Prague had an international grind show, so people were freaking the f*** out. Back in 2014, you mentioned how you were retiring from being a full-time, touring musician. Do you think you’ll ever stop playing altogether?
I’m just winding down, really. Nuclear Assault is going to Australia because we’ve never been there before. I mean, we’ll still go anywhere in this country that we haven’t been to before. That whole retiring thing, though ... [sigh] Dude, part of it is just the expense of it. The airline industry has absolutely tanked over the past decade, and I couldn’t possibly tell you how many times I’ve been stuck in airports getting various paradoxical information from all sides. I just had to back
away from that because it was really stressing me out. Also, I turned 52 last month. I haven’t slowed down, but I just got tired of sitting in a van four months out of the year. I don’t play music for the money, but there are financial realities to consider, too. I’m perfectly content here to play in the bands I’m in. I still get to play extreme shit but I get to go home that same night. It just wears you down after a while.
music for an hour. I mean, I get aches and pains every now and then but nothing’s really stopping me. You get a serious adrenaline rush when you do the shit I do. As far as genres go, I really don’t know. It could be ethereal, weird, floaty type of stuff. You can’t plan these things. A lot of it just comes from me being high and awake at three in the morning and just thinking to myself, “Man, I wonder what this shit would sound like!”
What advice would you give someone who wants to play metal as often as possible but also wants to live at least somewhat comfortably?
Getting away from music for a second, do you have any thoughts on the presidential election?
That’s a good one. You just can’t take on unrealistic expectations of what you’re going to accomplish. Playing extreme music is something that chose me. If you’re playing music that’s close to your heart, that should be the most important thing to you. If you’re playing music to get laid or get rich, I guess that’s your business, but those were never primary motivators for me. You can’t be 22, expect to tour the world and come home with a million dollars and not have to work. You could do that, but you’ll probably just be aping whatever’s popular at the time, and then you’re just chasing trends.
It’s depressing. Hillary wasn’t exactly someone I was fully behind, but I voted for her because I wanted to do whatever I could to prevent that other guy from taking office. And, I mean, the people have spoken, but the problem is that Trump roped in all of these people by appealing to their worst fears and most base prejudices. He just suckered them, and it’s going to dawn on them pretty soon that he doesn’t give a flying f*** about them. He just wanted their vote, he doesn’t care about the working class at all. I just can’t believe that this adolescent man-boy — this sexist, racist, homophobic nightmare — managed to get elected president of this country. That’s really scary, but I guess it is what it is. I did what I could. Since you’re continuing to make music, does the dark state of the country inspire your process at all?
Dissecting Dan Lilker LILKER HAS SPENT MORE THAN 30 YEARS PLAYING METAL IN NUMEROUS BANDS, AND HAS APPEARED ON SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS. WANT A CROSS SECTION OF HIS WORK? CHECK OUT THESE FIVE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS.
1984 - Anthrax
“Fistful of Metal” (MEGAFORCE RECORDS)
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“Speak English or Die” (MEGAFORCE)
I think the band Anal Trump is already doing it best. I don’t know; music is very therapeutic for me, and the night after the election, I just went to a Blurring rehearsal to get it all out of my system. Music keeps me charged and it keeps me pissed. I think that’s what people want, because when I’m pissed I make music. The lyrical and philosophical themes that Brutal Truth tackles are obviously a lot different than the ones S.O.D. covers. What motivates you to approach so many different subjects with your bands?
With S.O.D., it was just satire. I mean, we called our album “Speak English or Die” to be as provocative as possible and to annoy certain people in the hardcore scene that we thought were a little too uptight. Usually, though, I just trust whatever lyricist I’m working with at the time to be intelli gent. I’m primarily a musician, and obviously I’m not going to be in a band that has fascist lyrics or anything like that, but for the most part, I just concentrate on the music. I just need to know what the song’s called so I know when to play it. It almost seems like as you get older you’re making more extreme music than you were before. What kind of music do you perceive yourself making five, 10 years down the road?
I normally don’t plan ahead too much; shit just kind of falls into place. I’ll probably just keep making music in my room on my computer, but eventually my body will fall apart and I won’t be able to go on stage and play extreme
Is there anything about Rochester specifically that inspires you to make music?
I think a band like Nokturnal Hellstorm is a perfect answer to that question. We play black metal because it’s f***ing freezing here, and that’s really inspiring to us. The climate certainly helps, for sure, but besides that, the wealth of talented musicians and places to jam really facilitates everything. What advice would you give someone around here who’s trying to play extreme music but is having trouble finding the resources to do so?
You just have to be patient. You have to associate with people who you know are going to do the job right. Just don’t get discouraged, hold out, write music, and keep going no matter what. For more on Dan Lilker and his music, check out facebook.com/nokturnalhellstorm; facebook.com/nuclearassaultofficial; and blurring.bandcamp.com. Blurring will play with Cognitive, Artificial Brain, and Gutted Alive on Monday, January 16, at the Bug Jar (219 Monroe Avenue). 7 p.m. bugjar.com
1989 - Nuclear Assault
“Handle with Care” (IN-EFFECT)
1992 - Brutal Truth
“Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses” (EARACHE)
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Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 HOCHSTEIN, 50 NORTH PLYMOUTH AVENUE 7:30 P.M. | $8-$20 | 423-0650; THERGMC.ORG; HOCHSTEIN.ORG [ VOCAL ] If festive songs sound like holiday fun, the
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Seth Faergolzia wrote 100 songs last year, put nine of them together on “High Diver,” and English label Blang Records put it out. You got to wonder what the editing process was in order to whittle it down this far — I mean 90 percent didn’t make the cut. Anyone familiar with Faergolzia knows he’s a minimalist and a maximalist; an enigma that confounds with perfect sense. The track “Rubbing It In” best exemplifies this as Faergolzia flexes his voice over a beatbox base that descends into utter chaos as it fades into the next track, “Rainy Morning,” which plays like a collaboration between Cat Stevens and David Bowie that never happened. Although politically active, Faergolzia still manages to embrace the simple humor found in things, like dumpster diving on “Garbage Night.” The freak folk musician seems to have an open door policy for artists that make up his eclectic 23 Psaegz, which he uses to orchestrate his music in all its fragile muscle and groove. Faergolzia is a bit of a mystery that you don’t necessarily want to decipher. Drop the needle in “High Diver” and embrace the odd and the beautiful. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
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Simplicity to infinity Mrs. HD YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT MRS. HD ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE
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Geoff Dale is a gregarious gadabout. This is a character with little sleep in his background — or foreground for that matter. The man fronts two bands and brews beer. Along with his latest band, Mrs. HD, Dale leads the nine-piece jam band Extended Family and acts as one of the heads at Three Heads Brewery. After two and a half years roaming the scene, Mrs. HD just released its first CD, “Analog.” The album marks a bit of a departure from Extended Family’s harmonious happy hippy jump and jam. There’s more rock drive and clench. It’s more concise. It’s more raw and spacious. “I’ve got a lot of Pink Floyd in my background,” Dale says while explaining the band’s mixture of poignant jam and melodic psychedelia. It’s what Dale wanted out of prospective band members. So after some social criteria got nailed down, he and producer Matt Ramerman put their heads together. “We started kicking around the idea of starting a band with a bunch of dudes we’d wanna hang around with,” Dale says. “Not with 18 CITY DECEMBER 7-13, 2016
the preconceived notions; not with the push for playing lots of shows — no delusions of this becoming something massive. This is almost like the anti-band where our goal was to play as few shows as possible, but make them fun.” When the dust settled, Dale found himself with a six-man all-star lineup consisting of his own bad self, Ramerman, guitarist Sam Snyder, bassist Chris Meeker, keyboardist Charlie Lindner, and guitarist Rick Holland. The next step was assembling this assemblage in the studio, which meant juggling half a dozen schedules. The limited time actually helped shape Mrs. HD’s overall sound and presence. They blocked off little chunks of studio time at a time and started chipping away. “I’d come in and show them two songs,” Dale says. “We’d play each, like, three times, record it, and that was about it. It was one of those things where I wanted a looseness to the album. I think it comes through. Five out of the seven tunes were my scratch guitar tracks. At times things can sound too processed. I wanted this to sound like you just walked in the room and heard us live.” Dale says he was centered on the beauty and honesty of human imperfection. “You listen to those old Zeppelin records,” he says, “and you hear Jimmy Page make mistakes. That’s what I was shooting for. Calling it ‘Analog’ was kind of tongue-in-cheek; though it was processed, we wanted it to take a step back at times and make it raw.”
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As the principal songwriter in both Mrs. HD and Extended Family, Dale has the benefit of two avenues to travel with his compositions. The more complex ones get sent to Extended Family while Mrs. HD picks up the simpler, more straight-ahead material. “With Extended Family having nine people, it’s almost like writing for an orchestra,” Dale says. Mrs. HD doesn’t “need that level of music just because it was made to be a little bit sparser and a little more intimate.” There’s room to boogie. Ultimately the sound is less dense yet bigger along with some naturally occurring psychedelia. The band leans toward simplicity in approach and infinity in tone. It’s a push-pull dichotomy of sound and structure. Some of these songs could have been handled by Extended Family but Dale says they need to breathe easy. Which leads us to the band onstage in an assortment of costumes, from plush to “A Clockwork Orange” characters. It’s quite the spectacle, which originated from the band’s second ever show on Halloween. Dale found it therapeutic and in keeping with Mrs. HD’s aesthetic. The costumes are now a permanent aspect to the band’s show. “We played so free and loose,” he says. “Now it distracts us so we don’t worry so much about playing. In life I think we get into trouble when we over-think. You can’t force it. Just let it flow. That’s all I try to do man. I’m just a passenger.”
Center Stage Pops. Callahan Theater at
Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 389.2170. anthonybisbano.com. 8 p.m. Ranges from Holiday music, to Broadway, to American pop. Eastman Organ Community Concert. First Universalist Church, 150 South Ave. 274-1057. esm.rochester.edu. 7:30 p.m. Recital by Eastman School of Music students. Geneseo Wind Ensemble. Wadsworth Auditorium, 1 College Circle., Geneseo. 245-5824. geneseo.edu/music. 8 p.m. Conducted by Ernest Lascell. Madrigalia Holiday Concert. The Clover Center for Arts and Spirituality, 1101 Clover St. 230-2894. madrigalia.org. 7:30 p.m. $5-$18.
Repertory Singers and Women’s Chorus. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St.
eastmantheatre.org. 8 p.m. Conducted by Benjamin Johns, Colin Mann, and Philip Silvey. Music of Purcell, Brahms, and more. [ VOCALS ]
RGMC: Comfort and Joy. Hochstein
Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 423-0650. thergmc.org. 7:30 p.m. $8-$20. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] TWRK and ATRILLA. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964. anthologylive.com. 8 p.m. $20-$25. [ JAZZ ]
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo.
Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 3859202. FredCostello.com. 7:30 p.m.
Laura Dubin Trio. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 4916649. pythoddjazzroom.com. 8-11 p.m. [ REGGAE/JAM ]
DeadPhish Orchestra and Talking Dreads. Flour City
Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. flourcitystation.com. 8 p.m. $15-$18. [ POP/ROCK ] Bart Man. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnysirishpub.com. 9 p.m.
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Christmas Show. Harmony
House, 58 East Main St. Webster. 265-9540. 8 p.m. $10-$20.
Joe Allen Band & Rebecca Bruno. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5.
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Hanna PK & Tony Hiler. The
Titus Tavern, 692 Titus Ave. 2705365. titustavern.com. 8-11 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Collegium Musicum.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. eastmantheatre.org. 8 p.m. Honors Chamber Music. Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. eastmantheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Madrigalia Holiday Concert. First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St. Skaneateles. 2302894. madrigalia.org. 7:30 p.m. $5-$18. [ VOCALS ]
RGMC: Comfort and Joy.
INDIE ROCK | SHANA FALANA
When you think of shoegaze, a specific set of images tend to come to mind: Fender Jazzmasters drenched in reverb, washed out vocals, and flickering lights from seemingly endless pedalboards. While these are certainly unmistakable signifiers of the subgenre, the real beauty of shoegaze lies in its more subtle sonic possibilities. Kingston, New York’s Shana Falana fully realizes this, and nowhere is that more apparent than its most recent LP, “Here Comes the Wave.” Songs like “Cool Kids” and “You Did” are equal parts triumphant and labyrinthian, soaring like “Going Blank Again” era Ride while inverting themselves in real-time like the best Loop records. It’s a testament to how powerful shoegaze can be in the right hands, especially when those hands are concerned with more than just making feedback. Shana Falana will play with Buffalo Sex Change, Cavalcade, and American Oil Company on Saturday, December 10, at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $7. bugjar. com; shanafalana.com. — BY ALEXANDER JONES Yards, 50-52 Public Market. theyardsrochester.com. 9 p.m.midnight. $10 donation. The Majestics. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. threeheadsbrewing.com. 8 p.m.
Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 423-0650. thergmc.org. 7:30 p.m. $8-$20. Sing Joy. Faith Lutheran Church, 2576 Browncrot Blvd. 3813970. lyricchorale.org. 7:30 p.m. The joyous songs of Christmas, performed by the Lyric Chorale chorus and Celebration Brass. $13-$15.
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RTOS December Holiday Theater Organ Concert. Rochester
A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Karl Stabnau Quartet. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 7-8:30 p.m. $12-$20. Mike Melito Trio. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 4916649. pythoddjazzroom.com. 8-11 p.m.
{ CLASSICAL ] Duo Piano. Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. eastmantheatre.org. 7 p.m. Madrigalia. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. Geneva. (315) 781-5483. thesmith.org. 7:30 p.m. $18. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 234-2295. rtosonline.org. 2:30-5 p.m. Performance by Tim Schramm. $15. [ VOCALS ]
Spectrum Women’s Ensemble.
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St. Michael’s Church, 869 N. Clinton Ave. 245-5824. geneseo.edu/music. 3 p.m.
Christmas Party with JUMBOShrimp. Marge’s Lakeside
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Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn.com. 7-11 p.m. 21+. Hey Mabel. The Angry Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. theangrygoatpub.com. 9:30 p.m.
KNOWER with Overhand Sam and The Saplings. The
John Palocy Duo. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Secret Keeper: Mary Halvorson & Stephan Crump. Bop Shop
Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-
3354. bopshop.com. 8:30-10 p.m. $10-$20 Donation. WaterColors. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 4916649. pythoddjazzroom.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Dan Marsh, Amongst the Monks, and More. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m.
MON., DECEMBER 12 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Watkins and the Rapiers. Little
Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 2580400. thelittle.org. 7-9 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Eastman Presents: Joyce DiDonato with II Pomo d’Oro.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. 274-3000. eastmantheatre.org. 8 p.m. In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music. $25-$95.
TUE., DECEMBER 13 [ JAZZ ]
Jacob Nulsen, David Spargo, Elliott Gengo, and More. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com. 7 p.m. $10.
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Kevin Dartt’s “Roc City Wheat” won a public art commission from Home Leasing LLC for its Charlotte Square property in the East End. The light-up sculpture was installed on December 2.
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Figuring out the aesthetics of a city isn’t a small thing. Developers putting money into downtown Rochester should take a page from Home Leasing LLC, which commissioned public art to accompany its Charlotte Square project in the East End. A new sculpture by Kevin Dartt, which can be seen day or night due to a lighted component, was recently installed on Charlotte Street at the termination of Winthrop. Dartt’s sculpture was formally presented last Friday, December 2, when Home Leasing gave a party for the residents of Charlotte Square — there are about 20 families who have moved into the 74 unit building so far. Dartt’s work is visible from Hart’s Grocers, and even further down, from East Avenue. The sculpture, “Roc City Wheat,” an oversized stalk of the grain with LED lights installed in its yellow acrylic kernels, is a nod to Rochester’s history as the Flour City, but also to our leadership in innovation and industry, Dartt says. The roots of the green steel stalk sprout out of a map of Monroe County’s 17 townships. “It’s a sign that Rochester is much more than the city; it encompasses a larger area of Monroe County,” Dartt says. “It’s a nod to Rochester’s historical roots in farming industry. But also it has this mechanical, technological aesthetic to it, so it’s also a nod to the future of Rochester and how it’s more of a tech city right now.”
The organic and geometric aesthetics, which together give the piece an Art Deco look, represent the combination of agriculture and high-tech industries of our region. Home Leasing Marketing Director Maggie Ridge says the company is excited to take part in the organic renaissance that is happening in downtown Rochester. “We feel very strongly that public art should be an integral part of this emerging landscape,” she says. The company’s Executive Vice President, Kim Russell, asked art appraiser Roz Goldman to initiate a public sculpture commission in what will be a public pocket park — designed by Rochester group SWBR Architects — adjacent to the Charlotte Square residences. Dartt’s sculpture will be the centerpiece of the park, which will be completed at a later date. Goldman was a logical person to tap for the project — she has long been a proponent not only of public art in Rochester, but also of the art being selected by juries filled with community members like artists, engineers, architects, business owners, and other stakeholders. She was hands-on in the effort to get major artworks commissioned and installed (and re-installed) in the Greater Rochester International Airport, and she worked with Jean Geisel and a committee to install works by Wendell Castle, Albert Paley, Leonard Urso, and others in and outside of the Bausch & Lomb building. She’s also led the charge for art being installed in her Grove Place neighborhood and in Erie Harbor.
The call for art proposals was sent out to a 17-county spread surrounding Rochester, using the same regional span that the Memorial Art Gallery uses for its Finger Lakes Exhibition, Goldman says. The jury received proposals from “15 excellent applicants, all professional artists,” she says. “It was not easy; we had really good proposals, and they were diverse.” A meeting with the artists who submitted proposals was held at Press Coffee in June, and the jury selected finalists in July. On August 12, Dartt was announced as the winner. The jury, overseen by Goldman, consisted of architect Rob Fornataro, Hart’s manager and co-owner Colleen Griffin-Underhill, Megan Houppert of Home Leasing, artist Bill Stewart, and art consultant and archivist Amy Vena. It’s crucial that members of the public have input in public sculpture, Goldman says. “Beyond the park, toward the filledin end of the Inner Loop, Home Leasing will build townhouses for sale,” Goldman says. “Beyond those, they will be creating a project of affordable housing. So a lot of people will be using this park.” Dartt has an undergraduate degree in engineering and a masters in sculpture. His technical expertise, in addition to his design, contributed to the selection of his proposal, Goldman says. This is his second sculptural installation to hit Rochester’s East End this year: in June, his fountain sculpture “What You Put In” was the first of an ongoing series of temporary installations by different artists, selected by Rochester Contemporary Art Center for the park next to the center. Rochester is one of the only “with-it” cultural cities that does not have a percentfor-art rule, Goldman laments. “And the county doesn’t do it either. It’s a travesty, because if you’re spending $45-$50 million on a project, 1 percent could do spectacular things.” Home Leasing reps say the company hopes to incorporate public art in its future Rochester developments. And Goldman intends to keep up her impassioned fight for good public art. We have too many boring, ugly streets, she says. “There’s no reason for people to come downtown and walk. We have the talent here to change that, but there’s no understanding here of what public art can do. It’s jobs for artists. And economically, it changes the area in which you’re placing it.” What do you think of Dartt’s sculpture? Should more development projects reserve funds for public art? Leave your comments at the end of this article online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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COMEDY | “DON’T GRAB MY PUSSY”
SPECIAL EVENT | CIRQUE DREAMS: “HOLIDAZE”
SPECIAL EVENT | “MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY
Following a rough election, and coping with its result, local comedian Kelsey Hagen decided to put her thoughts into action with “Don’t Grab My Pussy,” a concert of live music, poetry, monologues, and comedy, run by women, for women. Featuring Marianne Sierk, Penny Sterling, Delaney McLemore, Madelein Smith, and more, 100 percent of the proceeds will be given to Planned Parenthood and RESTORE, sexual assault services. Hagen says the show’s political connotations are simple: rape and sexual assault are intolerable and survivors need to be supported. Hagen, along with her co-hosts Illy Ali and Shadi Kafi, wants to spread a message of unity. “I would like those who are the most affected by the results of this election to find some sort of refuge in this show,” she says. “I would like to see a renaissance in the next four years — I want to inspire people to fight back.”
When you combine 30 artists, 20 acts, fantastic feats of athleticism, and just the right touch of Christmas music, costumes, and decorations, you get the Cirque Dreams show “Holidaze.” The production has been critically acclaimed for its dangerous, energetic, and high-flying acts, which have been featured on shows like “America’s Got Talent.” This show was created and directed by Neil Goldberg.
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“Don’t Grab My Pussy” will take place Thursday, December 8, at Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union Street. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. $10. For more information, visit theskylarklounge.com, and to donate, search “Don’t Grab My Pussy” on gofundme.com. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA
Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Brockport. Big Ol’ Photography Show Opening Reception. Featuring work from Richard Hart, Leslie Kofron, Rick Nicholson, Besty Phillips, and more. 637-5494. differentpathgallery.com. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Holiday Exhibit. Drawings, etchings, and watercolors from Darryl Abraham, Holy Land, and more. oxfordgallery.com. Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Doug Coffey. Through Jan. 17. Opening reception Fri., Dec. 9, 6-8 p.m. rochesterunitarian. org.; Crushed by Douglas Coffey. Through Jan. 6. Opening reception Fri. Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. 271-9070. douglascoffeyart.com. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. A Little Bit of Everything. 546-8400. episcopalseniorlife.org.
Gallery 96, 604 Pittsford-Victor Road. Near and Far. Through Jan. 7, 2017. Photography from Tom Kredo, George Wallace, and Paul Zachman. thegallery96.com. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Moods of Ontario. Photographs by John Solberg. thegeiselgallery.com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. Good Things..Come in Small Packages. Through Dec. 17. Featuring 50 small ceramic works. Juror: Doug Peltzman. 244-1730. rochesterarts.org.; Under Safelight. Through Dec. 30. Photographs by Chris Holmquist, Jonathan Merritt, and Mark J. Watts. 271-5920. rochesterarts.org. Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester River Campus. Internment: The Japanese American Experience. Through Dec. 11. Featuring the work of Margaret Miyake, capturing the lives of JapaneseAmerican citizens following the attack on Pearl Harbor. 2768709. sas.rochester.edu. Image City Photography Gallery,
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Presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Cirque Dreams will perform “Holidaze” at the Auditorium Theatre, 885 East Main Street. Tuesday, December 13, through Thursday, December 15, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 16, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 17, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, December 18, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. $32.50-$77.50. For more information and tickets, call 222-5000 or visit rbtl.org. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA 722 University Ave. The 12th Annual Holiday Show. Through Dec. 23. Photography from Emily Berkson, Josh Burliss, Bruce Elling, and more. imagecityphotographygallery. com. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Crystal Blue America. Through Dec. 31. Paintings by Marcella Gillenwater. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Courtly Pleasures: Indian Miniature Paintings. Through Dec. 24. Over 30 paintings from MAG’s permanent collection. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Squared Off. Through Jan 6. Opening receptions Fri. Dec. 2 & Jan. 6. 6-9 p.m. 704-2889. numvmnt.com. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. Holidays at the Gallery. Through Jan. 7. Work by regional artists in several mediums. 394-0030. prrgallery.com. Perinton Historical Society & Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St. Fairport. Santa Clauses Have Come to Town. Through Dec. 17. 70 pieces from Peg McGee’s Santa Claus collection. 223-3749. perintonhistoricalsociety.org. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Norman Ives Retrospective.
Through Jan. 8. Letterforms curated by John T. Hill. rit.edu. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Pulse by Fitzhugh Karo. An exhibit of sculptures. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org.; Meleko Mokgosi’s Pax Kaffraria. Pax Kaffraria is a collaborative exhibition between RoCo and the Memorial Art Gallery. Composed of 8 paintings (referred to as chapters), 1 of which will be displayed at RoCo Feb. 3 - Mar. 19. 6 other works will be displayed at MAG Feb. 19 - May 7. 585-461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org. The Gallery @ Art & Music Library, Rush Rhees, 755 Library Road. Ink & Stitch. Through Jan. 1. An exhibit of sewn figure drawings by Kate Fisher. 2732267. library.rochester.edu/ artmusic/gallery. The Tea Pottery, 1115 E. Main St., suite 420 door #2. Art Your Own. Through Dec. 17. Paintings by Anna DeHond. 469-8217. tpotter51@hotmail. com. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. Norman Ives: Construction and Reconstruction. Through Jan. 8. Opening reception Fri. Nov. 18, 5-7 p.m. 475-3469. jleugs@rit.edu. rit.edu. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Land Forms. Artists include: Laurie O’Brien,
The Perinton Historical Society will host Michael Lasser — a lecturer, writer, and teacher (and a former CITY theater critic) — for a presentation on the Christmas classic “White Christmas,” and how the song became a hit and led to the success of other holiday tunes like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Let it Snow.” Lasser is a former host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” and is the co-author of “America’s Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley.” “May Your Days Be Merry and Bright” will take place at the Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin Street, Fairport, on Tuesday, December 13. The book signing begins at 6 p.m., and the presentation starts at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 223-3989, or visit perintonhistoricalsociety.org. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA Alysia Kaplan, Ashwin Manthripragada, and more. 442-8676. vsw.org. Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. Bill Stephens: Drawing from Within. Through Jan. 20. 785-1369.
Art Events [ SAT., DECEMBER 10 ] 39th Annual Studio Open House and Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Richard Aerni Studio, The Hungerford Bldg. 1115 E. Main St. #106. Handmade pottery and sculpture by Richard Aerni, Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz and Kurt Feuerherm. Blown glass by Peter Secrest 429-0211. richardaerni.com. The Day the Artists Spoke. 1-5 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Backto-back talks by participating artists in the 26th Annual Members Exhibition 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org. Holidays at the Hungerford. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. HUA, 1115 E Main St Door 2 469-8217. thehungerford.com.
2017. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Entries due April 16, 2017 4612222. roco6x6.org. Call for Submission: Black Lives Have Always Mattered. Through Feb. 1, 2017. Seeking a essays, poems, and personal narratives. Submission deadline Feb. 1, 2017 blacklivesmatter@2leafpress. org. 2leafpress.org. Sokol High School Literary Awards Contest. Through Jan. 31, 2017. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8350. Rebecca.Fuss@ libraryweb.org. Sokol.ffrpl.org.
Comedy [ WED., DECEMBER 7 ] The Improv Plate: Total Recount. 7-9 p.m. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 607-760-0422. johnnysirishpub.com..
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[ WED., DECEMBER 7 ] Dime-a-Dance. 7:30 p.m. Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St., Brockport Donations accepted. brockport.edu.
[ WED., DECEMBER 7 ] 6x6 International Call for Entries. Through April 16,
[ THU., DECEMBER 8 ] 49Live: Beyond Boundless. Dec. 8-11. SUNY Geneseo Alice
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Austin Theatre, 1 College Circle . Geneseo Through Dec. 11. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Sun. Dec. 11, 2 p.m. Directed by Jonette Lancos $10. 245-5873. bbo. geneseo.edu. [ FRI., DECEMBER 9 ] Confluence. 8 p.m. Spurrier Dance Studio, University of Rochester, River Campus Directed by Missy Pfohl Smith $7. 273-5150. sas.rochester. edu/dan. Red Hot Holiday Ball. 9 p.m.-midnight. Groove Juice Swing, 389 Gregory St. GrooveJuiceSwing.com.
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Film [ FRI., DECEMBER 9 ] Shirley Chisholm “Unbossed & Unbought”. 7-9 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Film screening followed by discussion 563-2145. thebaobab.org.
Holiday 7th Annual “Bells on the Hill”. Sun., Dec. 11, 4-5 p.m. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St 340-9643. crcds.edu. Breakfast with Santa. Sat., Dec. 10, 8:30-9:30, 10-11 & 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 11, 8:30-9:30, 10-11 & 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Sat. & Sun. Dec. 10, 11, 17, & 18, at 8:30, 10, & 11:30 a.m $5-$17.50. 336-7200. senecaparkzoo.org. Christmas Concert. Fri., Dec. 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Faith United Methodist Church, 174 Pinnacle Rd 334-1180. faithumcny.org. Craftacular. Sun., Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Best Coffee at the Public Market, 55 Public Market Way Featuring crafts from Trudy Feikert, Margaret Storms, Emily Bellinger, and more facebook.com/ TheBestCoffeeAtTheMarket. Double Reed Holiday Concert. Wed., Dec. 7, 12:30 p.m. Lowry Hall, 26 Gibbs St eastmantheatre.org. East Rochester Christmas Festival. Sat., Dec. 10, 9 a.m.4 p.m. At two locations in the village. Music, food, games, Santa and Mrs. Claus, horsedrawn wagon tours, more erchamber.org. Eddie the Elk and the Twelve Days of Christmas. Sat., Dec. 10, 1 & 3 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 11, 1 & 3 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas. Sat., Dec. 10, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. $17-$20. 389-2170. naz.edu/arts-center. Highland Park Conservancy Holiday Party. Wed., Dec. 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Highland Park Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Rd. 753-7270. Holiday Concert of Young Voices. Sat., Dec. 10, 3 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. Directed by Maryellen Giese and Grace Adams. 454-4596. hochstein.org. Holiday Cookie and Goodies Sale. Sat., Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Trinity Reformed Church, 909 Landing Rd North 223-8069. trcroc.org.
THEATER | THE HORNETS’ NEST SERIES Along with being a staff writer for the Netflix series “Narcos,” Martin Zimmerman is an award-winning, multi-ethnic, bilingual playwright. His work is largely current issue-based, making it a perfect match for The Hornets’ Nest, Geva Theatre Center’s annual script-inhand series that investigates “the most challenging and controversial ethical dilemmas of our time.” Zimmerman’s recent work, “On the Exhale,” which centers around a college professor who fears being shot by a disgruntled student and campaigns for stronger gun regulation, will be the first play featured in the 2016-17 series. Other Hornets’ Nest productions include “The Christians,” a Humana Festival of New American Plays and off-Broadway hit by Lucas Hnath, on March 20, 2017, and “Black and Blue” by Sean Lewis on May 8, 2017. “On the Exhale” will be performed Monday, December 12, at Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Boulevard. Tickets are free but limited to two per person and reservations are recommended. To reserve tickets, visit gevatheatre.org or call 232-4382. — BY LEAH STACY Holiday Dance Party. Fri., Dec. 9, 7-11 p.m. River’s Edge Party House, 31 Paul Rd Music by Mike Vickers $5. 749-7263. Holiday Homecoming Celebration. Thu., Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Live music, refreshments, holiday displays, and family activities Included w/admission. 271-3361. eastman.org. Holiday Hops LuLa Shop. Wed., Dec. 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave 752-5785. facebook.com/ Lularoechristyneu. Holiday musical magic. Dec. 9-10, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Minerva DeLand Auditorium, 140 Hulburt Rd. 490-4751. Immanuel Christmas Concert with the Bill Welch Band. Fri., Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave 4737664. immanuelrochester.org. The Lyric Chorale: Sing Joy. Sat., Dec. 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church, 2576 Browncrot Blvd. Music from Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Chilcott’s Mid-Winter, and more $13-$15. 381-3970. lyricchorale.org. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
by Chip Davis. Thu., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $35-$70. 800-745-3000. mannheimsteamroller.com. May Your Days Be Merry and Bright: the Unlikely Story of America’s Christmas Anthem. Tue., Dec. 13, 7 p.m. Perinton Historical Society & Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St Fairport Presentation by Michael Lasser 223-3989. PerintonHistoricalSociety.org. New Horizons Band Annual Holiday Concert. Sun., Dec. 11, 3 p.m. University of Rochester Alumni and Advancement Center, 300 East River Rd. rocnewhorizons.org. The Sweet Creations Gingerbread Display. Through Dec. 14. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Through Dec. 14. A display of cleverly designed decorated gingerbread houses. The houses will be available for purchase through a silent auction 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org. Tabletop Tree Display & Auction. Through Dec. 16. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Proceeds benefit flower continues on page 30 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 27
Movies
Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.
Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater Culver Ridge 16
Life and death in New England
2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
“Manchester by the Sea”
957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com
plays. It’s a dark and mournful tale, but also a good deal funnier than you might expect (R), DIRECTED BY KENNETH LONERGAN “Manchester” opens with a joyful scene of Lee OPENS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Chandler (Casey Affleck) fishing with his older brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler), and Joe’s young [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW son, Patrick. Lee is lively and boisterous, goodnaturedly teasing and joking with his nephew in Currently favored to snag a Best Picture that way that uncles are required; it’s obvious that nod once Academy Awards nominations are there’s a real bond and affection there. announced next month, “Manchester by But when we jump ahead several years, we the Sea” is a heartbreaking exploration of find Lee a remarkably colder man. He’s working grief and loss among characters who’ve lost as a handyman in Boston and living in the the tools to process them. Writer-director basement apartment of one of several buildings Kenneth Lonergan is fascinated by stories he tends to. Lee seems to have disengaged from about broken people bumbling their way life, spending his days working and his nights toward piecing themselves back together, and drinking and picking fights in bars. it’s a theme he’s previously explored to great Then Lee gets the news that Joe has died effect in films like “You Can Count on Me” of a congenital heart defect. Rushing back and “Margaret” as well as in several Broadway to Manchester-by-the-Sea — and the home he’d left behind — Lee’s forced to deal with the figures he’d hoped to leave in the past, including his ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and his now teenaged nephew (newcomer Lucas Hedges in a star-making turn). His brother’s will names Lee as Patrick’s guardian, Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges in “Manchester by the Sea.” and suddenly he PHOTO COURTESY ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
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faces a world of responsibility — one he feels ill-equipped to handle. Lee’s relationship with Patrick has been neglected over the years, but they’re connected by blood and have no choice but to punt their way through it. On the surface, “Manchester by the Sea” is another in a long line of films about damaged men journeying back home to confront the demons of their past, but the honesty and sensitivity with which the film treats its characters distinguishes it from the rest. As the film goes on, flashbacks fill in the gaps in Lee’s path toward becoming the man he is. Lonergan digs into the ways we each deal with trauma in our lives, and how sometimes there are mistakes in our past that we can’t forgive ourselves for. It all sounds heavy — and it definitely is — but Lonergan spikes the mood with a dark, rueful sense of humor that’s often laugh-out-loud funny. Despite the undeniably tragic nature of the story, Lonergan never wallows in the misery. His observant script is written with intelligence as well as a deep sense of compassion and affection for its characters. He cares about them, and we come to do the same. Since the film premiered at Sundance back in January, Affleck’s performance has earned him raves (he recently took home awards for Best Actor from the National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle). He’s an Oscar frontrunner, but one whose past actions are once again forcing audiences to consider whether they can separate art from the artist. Still the actor delivers a tremendously moving performance as a man who’s damaged, possibly
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beyond repair. He’s attuned to the ways that grief can leave us numb to the world around us, and Lee is a man who long ago decided that he doesn’t deserve a chance at happiness. At the heart of the film is the relationship between Lee and Patrick. They’re two men who aren’t adept at putting their feelings into words, but Affleck and Hedges share a prickly familial chemistry in their scenes together. Hedges is wonderful as Patrick works to maintain his normal life — playing hockey, practicing with his band, and juggling two girlfriends — while also dealing with the strange and alien process of grieving for his father. Michelle Williams is phenomenal in only a few short scenes. Her last scene with Affleck is harrowing in terms of sheer emotional intensity. As a director, Lonergan’s visual style is relatively simplistic, although here it suits the material. Jody Lee Lipes’ gloomy, gray cinematography captures the somber mood in every frame, but the wonderful work by editor Jennifer Lame might be the most striking. Jumping back and forth in time, her work never calls attention to itself as it adds an unexpected zip and drive to the narrative. The effect works spectacularly well, particularly during the sequence in which a crucial event of Lee’s backstory finally snaps into place. Films dealing with death can be unrelentingly bleak and a drag to sit through, but in Lonergan’s nimble hands, “Manchester by the Sea” is devastating, funny, and always vividly alive. Visit rochestercitynewspaper.com on Friday for additional film coverage, including a review of “Miss Sloane.”
[ OPENING ] THE BEST WORST THING THAT EVER COULD HAVE HAPPENED (NR): This documentary charts the journey of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” in the 30-plus years since the musical debuted on Broadway. Little (Tue., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.) THE BOUNCE BACK (PG-13): A relationship guru and best-selling author finds himself falling for the licensed therapist who questions his methods. Culver CHILDREN OF MEN (2006): In a future where women have become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea. Dryden (Fri., Dec 9, 8 p.m.) KIKUJIRO (1999): A young boy sets out on the road to find his wayward mother, and soon finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety older man. Dryden (Wed., Dec. 7. 8 p.m.) MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (R): After his older brother passes away, a man is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. Little, Pittsford MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947): When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Dryden (Sun., Dec 11, 2 pm.) MISS SLOANE (R): Jessica Chastain stars as an ambitious lobbyist who faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (R): An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale. Starring Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal. Canandaigua, Eastview, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (R): When the uptight CEO threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic
Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Kate McKinnon. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977): A Brooklyn teenager spends his weekends dancing to help him to forget the reality of his bleak life. Starring John Travolta. Little (Fri., Dec. 9, 9 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] THE ACCOUNTANT (R): As a math savant cooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, and John Lithgow. Culver ALLIED (R): In 1942, an intelligence officer encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war. Starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster ALMOST CHRISTMAS (PG13): A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Thanksgiving since their mom died. Starring Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover, Omar Epps, and Mo’Nique. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster ARRIVAL (PG-13): Amy Adams stars as a linguist who’s recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications. With Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Canadaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster BAD SANTA 2 (R): Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, a con man teams up with his angry little sidekick, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, and Christina Hendricks. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster DEEPWATER HORIZON (PG-13): Mark Wahlberg stars in this story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and
created the worst oil spill in U.S. History. Movies 10 DOCTOR STRANGE (PG-13): After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE EAGLE HUNTRESS (G): This documentary follows a 13-year-old girl as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her family to become an eagle hunter. Little FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM (PG-13): Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in the U.S. with a suitcase full of magical creatures, but when they escape the wizarding world is thrown into chaos. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (R): Emily Blunt stars as a young woman who witnesses a murder on her way into work and becomes entangled in the ensuing investigation. Movies 10 THE HANDMAIDEN (NR): In the latest from Park Chan-Wook (“Oldboy”), a pickpocket and a forger team up to fleece a Japanese heiress out of her fortune, but things don’t proceed as planned. Little HACKSAW RIDGE (R): The true story of WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, the first Conscientious Objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster INCARNATE (PG-13): A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon. Starring Aaron Eckhart. Culver, Henrietta, Tinseltown INFERNO (PG-13): After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot. Starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones. Culver LOVING (PG-13): The true story of Richard and Mildred Loving,
the couple whose relationship led to the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case legalizing interracial marriage in the U.S. Pittsford THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (PG-13): In this remake of John Sturges’ classic western, seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’onofrio. Movies 10 MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (PG-13): Tim Burton directs this fantasy about a teenager who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them. Movies 10 MOANA (PG): In this animated adventure, a young woman sets sail for a fabled island with the assistance from the legendary demi-god Maui. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster MOONLIGHT (R): The life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Little NOTES ON BLINDNESS (NR): Just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind, and began keeping a diary about the experience on audio cassette. Little SULLY (PG-13): Clint Eastwood directs the story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers. Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, and Anna Gunn. Cinema, Movies 10 TROLLS (PG): Two loveable trolls set off on a journey to rescue her friends from an angry giant in this animated adventure. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, and Zooey Deschanel provide voices. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster
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[ SUN., DECEMBER 11 ] Author Appearance: Jeff Minerd. 2:30 p.m. Fairport Historical Museum, 18 Perrin St 223-3989. perintonhistoricalsociety.org.
Special Events
Holiday Craft Sale. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Terry Taylor School, 399 Ogden-Parma Tn Ln Rd. (off Rt. 259) 544-2319. STAR, Inc. Community School Uniform Drive. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Diane Bowens, P. O. Box 19501 752-5846. Bowens18@Juno. com. sisterstogether.org.
[ WED., DECEMBER 7 ] Happiest Hour. 5:30-9:30 p.m. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square 21+. Features an ugly holiday sweater contest with prizes, fireside karaoke with Wildbyrd Productions, foam dart battles, and more $15. 263-2700. museumofplay.org/happiesthour.
[ SUN., DECEMBER 11 ] Advent Lessons & Carols Service. 4 p.m. Atonement Lutheran Church, 1900 Westfall Rd. Performed by The Kieran Hanlon Quintet 442-1018. atonementrochester.org.
[ SAT., DECEMBER 10 ] The Spencerport Lions Club
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Theater
10. Todd Theatre, University of Rochester, River Campus Through Dec. 10. Wed.-Sat. Dec. 7-10, 7 p.m. Explores the lives of a group of small town Vermonters through the minutely detailed lens of those characters taking an acting class $8-$15. 273-5159. rochester. edu/theatre. A Holiday Trilogy, by Justin Rielly. Thursdays-Sundays Black Sheep Theatre, 274 N Goodman St., third floor, Studio D313 Through Dec. 10. Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 8, 9, 10, 8 p.m. Three one-act plays byJustin Rielly, directed by Don Bartalo, Jacqueline Moe, and Sue Zuris $16-$20. 861-4816. blacksheeptheatre.org. The Lonesome West. Thu., Dec.
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Literary Events
Author Appearance: Peter Burford. 10 a.m.-noon. Fairport Historical Museum, 18 Perrin St 223-3989. perintonhistoricalsociety.org. Local Author Signing: Michael Keene. 12-2 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Store, 45 Main St . Brockport 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. Nancy Dafoe: Author & Poet. 12-2 p.m. Barnes & Noble at University of Rochester, 1305 Mt. Hope Ave. Poetry reading and book signing with author, Nancy Dafoe 275-4012. urochester.bncollege.com. Stories ROC!. Second Saturday of every month, 6:30 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave $10. 473-2590. wab.org.
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arrangements in the historic house throughout the year Included w/museum admission. 271-3361. eastman.org. Wigilia a Traditional Polish Christmas Eve Dinner. Sat., Dec. 10, 5-8 p.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave Located in Kearney Hall $15-$35. 2300363. polishheritagerochester.org. Yuletide in the Country Tours. Fri., Dec. 9, 5-8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 10, 2-8 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 11, 1:30-7 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford Reservations required 294-8218. gcv.org/.
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8, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. Through Dec. 10. Thurs.-Sat., Dec. 8, 9, 10, 7:30 p.m. By Martin McDonagh $9-$17. 3952787. brockport.edu. The Marvelous Wonderettes. Dec. 8-24. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd 232-4382. gevatheatre.org. My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy. Through Dec. 11. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Through Dec. 11. Thurs. Dec. 7 (ASL interpreted), 7 p.m., Sat. Dec. 10, 2 & 8 p.m. Tues. Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Wed. Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Starring Brad Zimmerman 461-2000. mysonthewaiter.com.
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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Occasional Elegance, LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with SSNY on 8/17/16. Its office is in Monroe County, New York. The SSNY has been designated as agent and the process shall be mailed to 325 Tremont Street, Rochester, New York 14608. No member of the Company shall be liable in their capacity as members for debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Cheektowaga LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/31/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Ben David & Lutzato Nechasim LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/8/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to POB 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] 100 Wellington NY LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/25/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to PO Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose
the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 159 ROBY DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14618. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] 216 Midland Ave Roc LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/15/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] 228 Michigan LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/15/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Lior Reich 39 State St #430 Rochester, NY 14614 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] 605 Garson LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/16/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Alb Veterinarian, PLLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/21/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 896 Ridge Rd Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ]
180 SC, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on August 10, 2016. 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 1001 LEXINGTON AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activities.
Articles of Organization with respect to 47 East Street, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on November 10, 2016. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 47 East Street, 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 47 East Street, LLC served upon it is 45 Exchange Blvd., Suite 701, Rochester, New York 14614. 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. 47 East Street, LLC is formed for the purpose of real estate development, construction and management.
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211 NORTH WINTON ROAD, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on August 10, 2016. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of
B&P Carpentry LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/9/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process
[ NOTICE ] 152 Curits LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/8/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to POB 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ]
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com The LLC, 1007 N. Greece Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] BRUNSWICK BROTHERS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/04/16. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2060. 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, 471 Bay Village Drive, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Compass Canvas LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/22/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 68 Walnut Park Rochester, NY 14622 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Drunken Taco LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/26/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 207 Lawnview Dr Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] EASTCOAST ITALIAN, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/30/16. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2060. 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, 7 Van Auker Street, Rochester, NY 14608. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Graywood Custom Homes, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on SEPTEMBER 16, 2016. 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 1001 LEXINGTON AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Great Simon Properties, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on November 1, 2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 105 McLaughlin Road, Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Jack Holder, LLC Arts of
Org. filed SSNY 9/20/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Jack R. Rollwagen 787 E Ave Brockport, NY 14420 General Purpose
designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it maybe served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 90 Parkhurst Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
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Junior Transtrade LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/11/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 1838 Crittenden Rd #6 Rochester, NY 14623 General Purpose
Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned *to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 2122 Empire Blvd., Webster, NY 14580 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *Sud Enterprises Inc. DBA India House
[ NOTICE ] Lao Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/23/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to POB 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] LucidityWorks, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/17/04. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 100 Linden Oaks, Suite 202, Rochester, New York 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] M & J Monumental Properties, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/6/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] MOMENTUM VENTURES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 9/7/16. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 64 Averill Ave #411 Rochester, NY 14620. Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Maple Tree Family LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/15/16. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of 359 Alexander LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/8/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY
[ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor Beer & Wine retail in a Catering Establishment under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 290 Exchange Street Rochester NY 14608- On Premises Consumption Liquor License for Eastcoast Italian, LLC / dba Tony D’s [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor Beer & Wine retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 288 Exchange Street Rochester NY 14608- On Premises Consumption Liquor License for Eastcoast Italian, LLC / dba Tony D’s [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of MATHER CONSTRUCTION PRO, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/16. 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, 3 Fiora Dr, E. Rochester NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dhamala Transportation, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 39 Arborwood Crescent, Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 15 Utica Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on
March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 270 STONE ROAD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2016. 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, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 36 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on November 17, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 40 Main Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 45 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 50 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 52 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on November 17, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 55 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 561 SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2016. 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, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 58 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 8458 Ridge Road, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 ALEXANDER 93 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2016. 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, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BCP Holdings I LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BCP Holdings II LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BCP Holdings III LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Broader View, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/17/2016 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent
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Legal Ads > page 35 of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 12 Tobey Court, Pittsford, NY. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CFitness, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/3/16. 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 Diwaan Biz LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 21, 2016. 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 87 Woodgreen Drive Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities including leasing residential properties [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of FTB Enterprises, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 20, 2016. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 63 Thatcher Rd, Rochester, NY 14617. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law.
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LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 40 Chadwick Manor, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/27/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 79 Jay Vee Lane, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Ganesh Lakshmi Namah LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 20, 2016. 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 87 Woodgreen Drive Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities including leasing residential properties
Notice of Formation of Jessica Fowler, LCSW, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on September 14, 2016. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 945 E. Henrietta Rd – Suite 7A, Rochester NY 14623. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hinsdale Road Apartments LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of HISTORIC ROCHESTER PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/2016. 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, 793 S. Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act.
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Jinger Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/19/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 11 Justinshire Dr., Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KITCHEN VERDE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 33 Conrad Dr., Rochester, NY 14616. 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 ]
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Notice of Formation of KNC ELEGANCE, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) September 22, 2016. 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 3001 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: MSH Capital Partners LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 29, 2016. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 30278, Rochester NY 14603 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Murray Street Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 15, 2016. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 30278, Rochester NY 14603 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Steko Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 2, 2016. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 30278, Rochester NY 14603 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name FOX PRO SERVICES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on September 27, 2016. Office location: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 8 Cullen’s Run, Pittsford, New York 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name VALOR TRIATHLON PROJECT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on October 19th, 2016.
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Office location: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 257 Peakview Drive, Henrietta, New York 14467. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MC Mornings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mertz Alley Properties LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/20/2016. 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 160 Despatch Dr., East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan 1238 Ridge LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Cheektowaga Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/31/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/16. 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 Monroe Capital, Inc., 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of RCM Webster I LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of formation of PARKER JOHN PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/2016. 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, 1305 Millcreek Run, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act
Notice of Formation of RCM Webster II LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PORT BAY COTTAGES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/16. 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, 44 Hulburt Ave., Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF QLUMI LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 11/25/2016. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to QLUMI LLC, 300 COUNCIL ROCK AVE., ROCHESTER, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of MRBAIR LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 3505 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of RCM Fulton LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Paceline Spinning LLC. Art of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/24/2016. 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 11 Cheshire Lane Rochester NY, 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RCM LaGrange LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/16.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROC Pawn Brokers, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on 11/29/16. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 559 State St., Rochester, NY 14608. 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 Sankatmochan Hanuman LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 25, 2016. 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 87 Woodgreen Drive Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities including leasing residential properties [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Simple Technology Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/14/2016. 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 46 Ballard Avenue, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Susarc LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/16. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 144 Vermont St., Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of T Shaped Consulting, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) Oct. 3, 2016. 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 290 Tobey Road Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of The Softball Training Edge, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on September 6, 2016. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 21 Tudor Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. 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 Qualification of FBM Logistics, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Indiana (IN) on 8/21/02. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2741 Walnut Avenue, Ste. 200, Tustin, CA 92780. IN address of LLC: 3310 Busy Bee Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46227. Arts. of Org. filed with IN Secy. of State, 200 W. Washington St., Room 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of FBM Wholesale Builders Supply LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 5/7/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2741 Walnut Ave., Ste. 200, Tustin, CA 92780. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Road, Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of PLATINUM-LECHASE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Massachusetts (MA) on 4/23/14. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. MA address of LLC: 109 Oak Street, Suite 202, Newton, MA 02646. Arts. of Org. filed with MA Secy. of Commonwealth, One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice to Bidders: Economy Paving Company will be preparing quotations for the bridge rehabilitation of Bowerman Rd over Oatka Creek in the Town of Wheatland, Monroe County to be bid on December 15, 2016. We solicit your Subcontract bids or material supply quotations. Plans are available through the Office of Purchasing Dept. Monroe County 39 West Main St Rochester, NY. Please fax quotes to 607-7564742 or email to jjump@ economypaving.com. We are an equal opportunity employer. [ NOTICE ] Nujourni LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/13/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process The LLC, P.O. Box 247, Spencerport, NY 14559. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Ol Invest LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/22/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to POB 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] PVF Flooring LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on November 7, 2016. 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 141 Atlantic Ave., Fairport, NY 14450. The purpose of the Company is to provide flooring installation. [ NOTICE ] Rocstar Development II LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/21/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process
may be served & mail to PO Box 26449 Rochester, NY 14626 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Stunz Properties LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/27/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process The LLC, 62 Stunz St., Rochester, NY 14609. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Sweet Jude’s LLC Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/2016 Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of processes to 567 Galbro Circle, Webster, NY 14580 Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Tmpm Real Estate Holdings, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/24/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Lior Reich 39 State St #430 Rochester, New York, 14614 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] VY Express, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on October 28, 2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 227 Hilltop Lane, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WESTERN NEW YORK CONCIERGE MEDICAL, PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on October 13, 2016. 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 1001 LEXINGTON AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Yeskat LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/31/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 73 Holyoke St Rochester, NY 14615 General Purpose [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of 8 Prince Realty LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE } Notice of formation of 26 Holley Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on March 10, 2015. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. 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 56 King Street, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secretary of State on November 21, 2014. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box 444, Brockport, NY 14420. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] GIFT GARDEN LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/4/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to GIFT GARDEN LLC, 412 Fiesta Road, Rochester, NY 14626 General Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 2835 Monroe Hotel, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Daniele Management, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on October 20, 2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC,
2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Westpoint Marina, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on October 24, 2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] W.R. Revels Company, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 07/11/2014. 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 270 Exchange Blvd. #236, Rochester NY 14608. The purpose of the Company is Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1378 EAST RIDGE ROAD, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 1378 East Ridge Road, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 11/04/2016. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 52 Southern Pine Circle, Rochester, NY 14612. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF APWIL, LLC ] APWIL, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 10/12/16. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10011 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of D&T Rents Holdings LLC ] D&T Rents Holdings LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State on 10/18/16. Office location: Monroe
County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to P.O. Box 92280, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of D&T Rents Jefferson LLC ] D&T Rents Jefferson LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State on 10/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to P.O. Box 92280, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of D&T Rents Salt LLC ] D&T Rents Salt LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Dept. of State on 10/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to P.O. Box 92280, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FLOUR CITY POPS LLC ] Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Oct. 7, 2016. Office location: Monroe. Princ. Office of LLC: 1324 Klem Road, Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1324 Klem Road, Webster, NY 14580. Reg. Agent is: None. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Name: Gather Planning and Design, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/06/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, Megan Steenburgh, 21 Hunters Run, Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the company is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] 585 Supplements, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on November 28, 2016 with an effective date of formation of November 28, 2016. Its principal place of business is located at 128 Citation Drive, Henrietta, New York in Monroe County.
The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 128 Citation Drive, Henrietta, New York 14467. 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 PLLC ] Jennifer Mural, LCSW, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on October 19, 2016. Its principal place of business is located at 84 Briarcliffe Road, Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 84 Briarcliffe Road, Rochester, New York 14617. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of social work. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PLLC ] Stacey Steinmiller, LCSW, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on October 26, 2016. Its principal place of business is located at 595 Blossom Road, Suite 315, Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 595 Blossom Road, Suite 315, Rochester, New York 14610. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of social work. [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 20th day of December, 2016 at 11:45 a.m., local time, at the Ebenezer Watts Conference Center, 49 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, New York 14614, in connection with the following matter: MORGAN CHARLOTTE STREET LLC, a New York limited liability company, or an entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition by lease, license or otherwise, of an interest in an aggregate approximately 1.4-acre parcel of land located at 163-167, 170-176 and 175 Charlotte Street in the City of Rochester, New York [Tax Map Nos.:
121.260-0001-072.001, 121.260-0001-009.001 and 121.260-0001057.001, respectively] (the “Land”) together with the approximately 15,500± square-foot vacant manufacturing/ office building thereon (the “Existing Improvements”); (B) the renovation and modernization of the Existing Improvements into office space (the “Improvements”); and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land, the Existing Improvements and the Improvements, the “Facility”), to be subleased to Fisher Associates, PE, LS, LA, DPC, for use in its business as a comprehensive planning and engineering firm. The Facility will be initially operated and/or managed by the Company. The Agency will acquire an interest in the Facility and lease the Facility to the Company. The financial assistance contemplated by the Agency will consist generally of the exemption from taxation expected to be claimed by the Company as a result of the Agency taking an interest in, possession or control (by lease, license or otherwise) of the Facility, or of the Company acting as an agent of the Agency, consisting of: (i) exemption from state and local sales and use tax with respect to the qualifying personal property portion of the Facility, (ii) exemption from mortgage recording tax with respect to any qualifying mortgage on the Facility, and (iii) exemption from general real property taxation with respect to the Facility, which exemption shall be offset, in whole or in part, by contractual payments in lieu of taxes by the Company for the benefit of affected tax jurisdictions. A copy of the Company’s application, containing the Benefit/Incentive analysis, is available for inspection at the Agency’s offices at 8100 CityPlace, 50 West Main Street, Rochester, New York 14614 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, and will be available for inspection and review at the above-scheduled Public Hearing. The Agency will at the above-stated time and place hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining
to such matters. Dated: December 7, 2016 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 20th day of December, 2016 at 11:30 a.m., local time, at the Ebenezer Watts Conference Center, 49 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, New York 14614, in connection with the following matter: THREE CITY CENTER PARTNERS LLC, a New York limited liability company, or an entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition by lease, license or otherwise, of an interest in an approximately 1.46-acre parcel of land located at 180 South Clinton Avenue in the City of Rochester, New York [Tax Map No.: 121.320-0002-027.001] (the “Land”) together with the approximately 226,000 square-foot building thereon (the “Existing Improvements”); (B) the renovation and modernization of the Existing Improvements into a mixed-use facility with banking, legal and government offices, a bistro, internet café and fitness center (collectively, the “Improvements”); and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property including, but not limited to, Wi-Fi, solar energy and LED lighting (collectively, the “Equipment” and, together with the Land, the Existing Improvements and the Improvements, the “Facility”), the top 2 floors of which (approximately 60,000 sq. ft.) will be leased to M&T Bank. The Facility will be initially operated and/or managed by the Company. The Agency will acquire an interest in the Facility and lease the Facility to the Company. The financial assistance contemplated by the Agency will consist generally of the exemption from taxation expected to be claimed by the Company as a result of the Agency taking an interest in, possession or control (by lease, license or otherwise) of the Facility, or of the Company acting
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Legal Ads > page 37 as an agent of the Agency, consisting of: (i) exemption from state and local sales and use tax with respect to the qualifying personal property portion of the Facility, (ii) exemption from mortgage recording tax with respect to any qualifying mortgage on the Facility, and (iii) exemption from general real property taxation with respect to the Facility, which exemption shall be offset, in whole or in part, by contractual payments in lieu of taxes by the Company for the benefit of affected tax jurisdictions. A copy of the Company’s application, containing the Benefit/Incentive analysis, is available for inspection at the Agency’s offices at 8100 CityPlace, 50 West Main Street, Rochester, New York 14614 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, and will be available for inspection and review at the above-scheduled Public Hearing. The Agency will at the above-stated time and place hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters. Dated: December 7, 2016 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 19th day of December, 2016 at 10:45 a.m., local time, in the Main Meeting Room at the Chili Town Hall, 3333 Chili Avenue, Rochester, New York 14624, in connection with the following matter: AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION, or an entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition by lease, license or otherwise, of an interest in an aggregate approximately 40-acre parcel of land located on Beaver Road in the Town of Chili, New York (the “Land”); (B) the construction, in phases,
of (i) an approximately 215,000 square-foot manufacturing building; (ii) an approximately 67,500 square-foot addition to the building; and (iii) another approximately 67,500 square-foot addition to the building (collectively, the “Improvements”), and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”); all to be used by the Company in its business as one of the top custom flexible packaging suppliers serving customers throughout North America. The Facility will be initially operated and/or managed by the Company. The Agency will acquire an interest in the Facility and lease the Facility to the Company. The financial assistance contemplated by the Agency will consist generally of the exemption from taxation expected to be claimed by the Company as a result of the Agency taking an interest in, possession or control (by lease, license or otherwise) of the Facility, or of the Company acting as an agent of the Agency, consisting of: (i) exemption from state and local sales and use tax with respect to the qualifying personal property portion of the Facility, (ii) exemption from mortgage recording tax with respect to any qualifying mortgage on the Facility, and (iii) exemption from general real property taxation with respect to the Facility, which exemption shall be offset, in whole or in part, by contractual payments in lieu of taxes by the Company for the benefit of affected tax jurisdictions. A copy of the Company’s application, containing the Benefit/Incentive analysis, is available for inspection at the Agency’s offices at 8100 CityPlace, 50 West Main Street, Rochester, New York 14614 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, and will be available for inspection and review at the above-scheduled Public Hearing. The Agency will at the above-stated time and place hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters. Dated: December 7, 2016 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on the 19th day of December, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., local time, in Community Room B at the Greece Town Hall, 1 Vince Tofany Boulevard, Greece, New York 14612, in connection with the following matter: CLEARWATER ORGANIC FARMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company or an entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition by lease, license or otherwise, of an interest in an approximately 8-acre parcel of land located on Lee Road in the Eastman Business Park in the Town of Greece, New York (the “Land”); (B) the construction thereon of an approximately 650,000 square-foot hydroponic commercial greenhouse (the “Improvements”), and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”); for use by the Company in its business as a producer of fresh, locally grown, year-round organic baby leaf greens. The Facility will be initially operated and/or managed by the Company. The Agency will acquire an interest in the Facility and lease the Facility to the Company. The financial assistance contemplated by the Agency will consist generally of the exemption from taxation expected to be claimed by the Company as a result of the Agency taking an interest in, possession or control (by lease, license or otherwise) of the Facility, or of the Company acting as an agent of the Agency, consisting of: (i) exemption from state and local sales and use tax with respect to the qualifying personal property portion of the Facility, (ii) exemption from mortgage recording tax with respect to any qualifying mortgage on the Facility, and (iii) exemption from general real property taxation with respect to the Facility, which exemption shall be offset, in whole or in part, by contractual payments in lieu of taxes by the Company for the benefit of affected tax jurisdictions.
A copy of the Company’s application, containing the Benefit/Incentive analysis, is available for inspection at the Agency’s offices at 8100 CityPlace, 50 West Main Street, Rochester, New York 14614 during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, and will be available for inspection and review at the above-scheduled Public Hearing. The Agency will at the above-stated time and place hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters. Dated: December 7, 2016 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ PLLC NOTICE OF FORMATION ] The name of the professional service limited liability company is Passero Associates Engineering & Architecture, PLLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 11/10/16. The office of the PLLC is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the PLLC upon whom process may be served. A copy of the process served shall be mailed to 242 W. Main St., Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14614. The PLLC is managed by 1 or more managers. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice engineering and architecture. [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of INSURGENCE GROUP, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/16/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/03/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 70 Linden Oaks, Third Floor, Rochester, NY 14625. DE Address of LLC, c/o NRAI Services, LLC, 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Certficate of Formation filed with DE Secretary of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ SUMMONS ] FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON File #: 8024 Docket #: B-00944-16 B-00945-16 In the Matter of Ava’reece Giles (DOB: 3/24/2015),
Mckenna T Asbury (DOB: 2/13/2013), Children subject of a Termination of Parental Rights Proceeding IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Regan Cleveland (Address Unknown) A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court on Date/Time: January 31, 2017 at 2:00 PM Purpose: Default Hearing Part: DSC Floor/Room: Floor 1/Room Check in with Security Presiding: Hon. Dennis S. Cohen Location: Courthouse 2 Court St. Geneseo, NY 14454-1030 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest •THIS MATTER WILL PROCEED WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR PRESENCE. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR, DEFAULT TESTIMONY MAY/WILL BE TAKEN. A WARRANT MAY/WILL BE ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST. Dated: October 11, 2016 Robert M. Lewis, Clerk of Court NOTICE: Family Court §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Article 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a violation of an order of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a Respondent who is not a resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for obtaining personal jurisdiction over the Respondent exist aside from the application of this provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the respondent is limited to the issue of the request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection. Where the Respondent has been served with this summons and petition does not appear, the Family Court may proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE: This proceeding is an action that can result in termination of your parental rights to your children. If your rights are terminated, your children will be freed for adoption. [ SUMMONS ] Index No. 2016-10680 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Barbara A. Kane, Deceased, and any persons who are heirs or distributees of Barbara A. Kane, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as
maybe deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Scott Matthew Kane; United States of America; People of the State of New York; “John Doe” and/ or “Mary Roe”, Defendants. Location of property to be foreclosed: 392 Almay Road, Town of Greece, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: September 20, 2016 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585)324-5767 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index #: 1212112013 Filed: 05/03/16 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff, -againstFrank B. Iacovangelo, Monroe County Public Administrator, as Administrator for the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Timothy Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, Thomas Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, Sandra Nasca as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, William Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, Kathleen Williams as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, Suzanne Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, and Rebekah Pitoni as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, People of the State of New York, American Express Centurion Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Hudson & Keyse LLC assignee of Chase Bank USA, N.A., Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Applied Bank, and Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., Joseph Dashnell, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default
judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York November 17, 2015 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP BY: Pamela Flink Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100Our File No.:01039091-F00 TO: Frank B. Iacovangelo, Monroe County Public Administrator, as Administrator for the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward 10 Autumn Wood Rochester, NY 14624 Timothy Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward 34 Kingsboro Road, Rochester, NY 14619 Thomas Ward as heir to the Estate of Jessie E. Ward a/k/a Jessie W. Ward 34 Kingsboro Road, Rochester, NY 14619 Sandra Nasca as heir to the estate of Jessie W. Ward 190 Images Way Rochester, NY 14626 William Ward as heir to the estate of Jessie W. Ward 1335 Radford Dr. Reno, NV 89511 and/or 4623 Carisbrook Lane Reno, NV 89502-7523 Kathleen Williams as heir to the estate of Jessie W. Ward 976 Latta Rd. Rochester, NY 14612 Suzanne Ward as heir to the estate of Jessie W. Ward 34 Kingsboro Road,Rochester, NY 14619 Rebekah Pitoni as heir to the estate of Jessie W. Ward 1722 Empire Blvd Apt. 80 Webster, NY 14580 New York State Department of Taxation and Finance W A Harrison Campus Albany, NY 12227 United States of America 271 Cadman Plaza E Brooklyn, NY 11201 People of the State of New York Monroe County Clerk 39 W. Main Street Rochester, NY 14614 American Express Centurion Bank American Express Tower World Financial Center New York, NY 10285 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 100 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Hudson & Keyse LLC Assignee of Chase Bank USA, N.A. 111 John Street Suite 850 New York, NY 10038 Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. 1680 Capital One Drive McClean, NV 22102 Applied Bank 800 Delaware Avenue Wilmington, DE 19801 Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. 701 E. 60th Street N Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
Even Baking Soda Is Dangerous
The Continuing Crisis
Almost all law enforcement agencies in America use the Scott Reagent field test when they discover powder that looks like cocaine, but the several agencies that have actually conducted tests for “false positives” say they happen up to half the time. In October, the latest victims (husband-and-wife truck drivers with spotless records and Pentagon clearances) were finally released after 75 days in jail awaiting trial — for baking soda that tested “positive” three times by Arkansas troopers (but, eventually, “negative” by a state crime lab). (Why do police love the test? It costs $2.) The truck drivers had to struggle to get their truck back and are still fighting to be re-cleared to drive military explosives.
Unclear on the Concept
Activists told Vice Media in November that 100,000 people worldwide identify as “ecosexuals,” ranging from those who campaign for “sustainable”-ingredient sex toys to those who claim to have intercourse with trees (but sanding the bark for comfort might provoke concern about being “abusive”). A University of Nevada, Las Vegas, professor studies the phenomenon and knows, for example, of humans who “marry” the Earth or prefer sex while rolling in potting soil or under a waterfall. On one “arborphilia” support blog, a female poster regretted her choice to have “convenient” sex with the sycamore outside her bedroom window instead of the sturdy redwood she actually covets. (Yes, some “mainstream” environmentalists somehow are not completely supportive.)
If You See Something, Say Something: Ricky Berry and his roommate walked in to a CVS store in Richmond, Virginia, in November to ask if it carried sliced cheese but were told no. Minutes later, all the employees walked to the back of the store, hid in a locked room, and called the police. Berry and pal, and a third customer (with a toothache and desperately needing Orajel), were bewildered by the empty store until a Richmond police officer arrived. After observing that the three customers appeared nonthreatening, he mused along with Berry that “this is how weird, apocalyptic movies start.” WRIC-TV reported later that the employee who panicked and called police will “possibly” need retraining. Groundbreaking Legal Work: In October, a court in Australia’s Victoria state began considering an appeal on whether three deaf people might be too intellectually challenged to have planned a murder. The prosecutor offered surveillance video of the three in a lobby planning the murder’s details via sign language as they waited for an elevator to take them up to the eventual crime scene. Pigs are such complex animals that scientists are studying how to tell the “optimists” from the “pessimists.” British researchers writing in a recent Biology Letters described how “proactive” porkers differed from “reactive” ones, and, as with humans, how their particular mood at that time distinguished them as “glass half full” rather than “glass half empty.” (Unaddressed, of course, was specifically whether some pigs were actually “optimistic” that the chute at the slaughterhouse might lead to a pleasant outcome.)
[ LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ON PAGE 31 ] [ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Romantic opportunities will be plentiful if you participate in life. Get involved in functions or educational pursuits, and someone will take a personal interest in you. Past partners are likely to come to mind or make a point to get in touch with you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be bold, speak up and engage in friendly banter with the people you encounter this week. Someone unusual will take you by surprise. Don’t rule out the possibility of becoming involved with someone from a different background. An open mind can lead to a happy future.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll attract plenty of interest when it comes to love and romance, but not all will be in your best interest. Question anyone who is vague or controlling. Protect against being manipulated into a relationship that you aren’t sure you want to be a part of. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be careful how much information you share with others. Take a backseat and listen and ask questions that will make you feel at ease. Showing interest will encourage others to reveal personal information that will help you decide if you want to pursue him or her.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Share your feelings and indulge in playful action with someone who encourages you to live life. Enjoy unusual events and physical activities that show how well you can work alongside each other. Equality will be what seals the deal when it comes to a lasting relationship. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be careful how you handle personal relationships. Back away from anyone who is trying to make decisions for you. Let your intelligence help you make the right decision when it comes to love and romance. Don’t let your emotions and physical attraction to someone lead you astray.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful what and who you believe when dealing with affairs of the heart. A passionate gesture may be enticing, but find out what’s behind the offer. A one-night stand will leave you feeling down and depressed. Set the standard, and insist on a lengthy courtship instead. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): All you need is love. Enjoy getting into discussions with someone you encounter. The more unique the person, the more your interest will grow. Share personal information and let the excitement of getting to know each other grow into something you will both cherish.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Revisit past relationships and consider what went wrong before you dive into an intimate experience with someone new. Sharing your priorities and personal goals first will help you decipher if someone you meet will be a help or deter you from reaching your lifelong destination. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll be in the mood for love. An unusual encounter with someone quite different than you is apparent. Use this interaction as a learning experience. Be prepared to keep moving if you discover your love interest doesn’t share the same drive and determination as you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An unusual love interest will come into play. You can let your mind wander, but when it comes to an actual one-on-one get-together, you are best to remain reserved and see what develops. Protecting your heart from someone who may not be single is a wise choice. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your intuition will help you determine if someone is right for you. Getting into unusual discussions that allow you to determine if you have enough in common and if your beliefs and values coincide will be your emotional indicator whether to pursue someone.
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