FEB. 19 2020, VOL. 49 NO. 23
THE WOMAN WHO DARED
Glowing tributes to Susan B. Anthony in the media abound on the anniversary of her 200th birthday. But the press that reveres her now wasn't always so kind.
Riverfront projects flow forward
Rochester mom-to-be writes songs for baby
DEVELOPMENT, PAGE 6
MUSIC, PAGE 20
"Canopus": It's not your grandpa's comic book LITERATURE, PAGE 22
Feedback If I were mayor… Last week, CITY published Editor David Andreatta's response to Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren's new "If I Were Mayor" essay contest. (Sure, the contest is for eighth-graders, but we're all kids at heart and everyone has ideas for the city.) Readers responded on social media in turn. Here is a sampling of what they would do if they were mayor:
If I were mayor, I’d open a Neiman Marcus on Parcel 5. STEPHANIE LAYNE, FACEBOOK
Get someone to shovel the sidewalks. @FORTISSIMONA, TWITTER
I’d offer tax incentives to revitalize the High Falls area. @POPTORTS15, INSTAGRAM
Stop awarding contracts to luxury apt builders. Fix all the roads. Reinvest in public transportation. @DRUMDOUGBEARD, INSTAGRAM
I would make high speed WiFi free and mount routers to every telephone pole. @MISSJESSICARIDER, INSTAGRAM
I would fire the mayor. @ECRUISCO, INSTAGRAM I would create more community gardens and similar green spaces throughout the city. @EMILYAUNE, INSTAGRAM
I would champion a “Goodman Street shuttle” that goes up and down Goodman all day. @JESSEAMESMITH, INSTAGRAM
If you'd like to tell CITY what you'd do if you were mayor, chime in online in the Feedback comments section, or on our social media channels on Instagram @roccitynews, Twitter @roccitynews, and Facebook. We're still accepting your feedback the old-fashioned way, too. Send your comments to feedback@rochester-citynews.com with your name, your address, and your daytime phone number for verification. Only your name and city, town, or village in which you live will be published along with your letter. Comments of fewer than 500 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don't publish comments sent to other media. 2 CITY
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK | COMMENTARY BY DAVID ANDREATTA
About the Monroe County GOP’s change of heart Monroe County Republicans want voters to believe they’ve had a change of heart about a problematic law they rammed through the County Legislature a few months ago that criminalized intentionally annoying police and emergency responders. Recently, the law’s lead sponsor, county Legislator Karla Boyce, a Republican, stood with her Democratic counterparts in the legislative chambers to announce that she would sponsor another bill to repeal the wildly unpopular so-called “police annoyance law.” Her support gives the minority Democrats enough votes to overturn the law, but Boyce predicted the entire Republican majority — 15 legislators — would follow her lead, making the repeal unanimous. “Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know,” Boyce said, explaining that her decision was the result of months of soulsearching and talking to many different people about the unintended consequences of the law. All 15 Republican legislators didn’t know what they didn’t know? All of them had a change of heart? Not likely. There is a bigger picture here, and that is the GOP regaining its footing in Monroe County. Its world of one-party rule came crashing down in November with the election of Democrat Adam Bello to county executive and the dwindling of the Republican majority in the Legislature to a single seat. Two days after Boyce stood with Democrats in the chambers, an experience that was undoubtedly humbling for her, the Monroe County Republican Committee announced she was its candidate for county clerk — the highest countywide office up for grabs this year. The announcement confirmed a party secret that Boyce had all but spilled in the chambers when she temporarily froze and searched for words after being asked by CITY whether she intended to run for higher office this year, specifically county clerk. “I may consider something, but I don’t know that for a fact,” she finally answered. It is hard to believe that Boyce, a seasoned and popular elected official who represents Mendon and Rush and parts of Henrietta and Pittsford, didn’t know she would be her party’s pick for clerk 48 hours before it was announced. That’s why it’s also hard to believe repealing this law is about Republicans having a change of heart. Just three months ago, they were so keen on the law that they introduced it as a “matter
of urgency,” allowing it to skip the committee process and cutting short the public debate. In explaining her about-face, Boyce said she heard “limited feedback” between the time the bill was introduced in October and its passage in November, noting that only two residents spoke against it at a public hearing held the day the Legislature voted. Well, that’s what happens when a bill is introduced and put on a fast track in the waning weeks of campaign season. It goes largely unnoticed. CITY published a story about the bill weeks before it went to the floor for a vote, quoting a criminal defense lawyer who questioned the measure’s constitutionality. A couple of television stations, WROC (Channel 8) and WHAM (Channel 13), devoted some time to the bill prior to the vote as well. But that was all the media attention the bill got until after it passed the Legislature along party lines. Then everyone, it seemed, raised a pitchfork. Lawyers, civil liberties and social justice advocates, and the top law enforcement brass in the county spoke out against it. The opposition mounted for weeks and culminated in a second, raucous public hearing and a protest outside the County Office Building. Why didn’t the Republican legislators have their road-to-Damascus moment then? The road was Main Street. One reason might have been that Boyce and her colleagues didn’t attend that hearing, figuring their work was done. Former County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo signed the bill into law that day. Now, here we are backpedaling. Repealing the law matters. The law duplicated protections already in place for police and first responders and potentially criminalized constitutionally protected conduct, putting the county at significant risk of a lawsuit. But also what matters is how we got to this point. Maybe a change of heart had something to do with it. But it smells more like a change of plans to clean up political baggage and protect Republicans running for office. David Andreatta is CITY’s editor. He can be reached at dandreatta@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Douglass home honored with historical marker
The city of Rochester on Tuesday installed an historical marker at the site of the only house owned and occupied by Frederick Douglass in the city that is still standing. The house is at 271 Hamilton St. in the South Wedge neighborhood and has been owned by Sherri Dukes since 1973. Douglass, the famed abolitionist and orator, reportedly bought the house and had his daughter, Rosetta Douglass Sprague, and her husband, Nathan Sprague, and their family live there. In 1873 and 1874, he was listed in city directories as a boarder. Although Douglass owned various properties in the city, none is known to have survived. Douglass owned the Hamilton Street home for 32 years, allowing him to vote in federal elections following his relocation from Rochester to Washington, D.C., in his later years.
More Republicans decline re-election Former Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb announced he will not be running for re-election this
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year, two months after he resigned his leadership post following a drunken driving arrest. Kolb, whose 131st Assembly District stretches from Victor to Seneca Falls and Canandaigua, said in a statement he came to his decision after conversations with his family. The 10-term Assembly member was charged with drunken driving on New Year’s Eve after he crashed his SUV into a ditch near his home and, according to police records, attempted to blame the accident on his wife, telling the towtruck driver, “You know how women drive.” The accident occurred days after he warned constituents of the perils of driving under the influence. His announcement came on the heels of that of Peter Lawrence, another Republican who represents the towns of Greece, Ogden, and Parma in the 134th Assembly District, who has also declined to run for re-election. Lawrence was first elected in 2014 after a lengthy career in law enforcement. The Monroe County Republican Committee has endorsed Josh Jensen to run for the 134th District seat. County Democrats are backing Dylan Dailor.
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Hartwell Hall at SUNY Brockport. The campus has seen unrest since the firing of the college's chief diversity officer, Cephas Archie. PHOTO COURTESY WIKICOMMONS
DIVERSITY | BY DAVID ANDREATTA
SUNY Brockport calls off ‘dirt digging’ The president of SUNY Brockport has ordered the campus police chief to cease investigating a tip on the college’s former head diversity officer, Cephas Archie, whose firing three weeks ago sparked student protests and harsh public criticism. A cryptic statement issued by the college this week read that the Office of the President shared an anonymous voicemail containing an allegation about “a former employee of the college” with the chief of campus police. “While the police chief did look into this allegation, our own review revealed that since this employee no longer works for the college and the allegations pre-date their employment,
the inquiry should not have occurred,” the statement read. “The president has ordered the chief to cease this inquiry.” Andrew Burns, a lawyer for Archie, said the “former employee of the college” was a reference to his client. Burns said the police chief, Dan Vasile, contacted a former colleague of Archie’s at Houston Community College, where Archie worked until 2017, “trying to dig up dirt on him.” The colleague, Sabrina Lewis, who no longer works at Houston Community College, issued her own statement through Burns in which she described Vasile asking whether Archie had fired her from HCC. Court records show Lewis lost her job at HCC after she
had an altercation with a subordinate. Her statement read that Archie did not fire her and that “it was obvious to me Chief Vasile wanted me to provide him with disparaging information and dirt regarding Dr. Archie . . .” She described Archie as a respectful, supportive, and admired colleague. Burns called the episode “disturbing” and contrary to college President Heidi Macpherson’s efforts to restore trust in the administration and its diversity efforts. Why Archie, who is black, was fired has not been made public, although the college’s handling of his departure has prompted accusations of racial insensitivity.
“He either half-completes something or just comes over, assesses, and then doesn’t do anything. He duct taped some window frames and he tried to show the city — ‘Look, I fixed it.’” MIKE FURLANO, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY ATTORNEY REPRESENTING LINDA BARGER
HOUSING | BY JEREMY MOULE
Tenant’s battle with landlord, rodents persists Mice still scurry inside Linda Barger’s walls. The tiles on her ceiling are worsening. Many of the windows in her apartment remain damaged. In January, Barger won a pioneering lawsuit against her landlord, Baridi Viator, that resulted in a court order directing him to fix a list of housing code violations in her apartment on Sherman Street, some of them serious, within 30 days. That deadline has passed, but aside from small repairs — he caulked around Barger’s bathtub, for example — Viator hasn’t done the work, said Mike Furlano, the Legal Aid Society of Rochester attorney who represents Barger. “He either half-completes something or just comes over, assesses, and then doesn’t do anything,” Furlano said. “He duct taped some window frames and he tried to show the city — ‘Look, I fixed it.’ The city’s like, ‘No, you can’t put duct tape on the window frames to fix that issue.’” A city code enforcement officer inspected Viator’s property on February 10 to determine whether he could get a certificate of occupancy, which was another directive from the judge. He couldn’t because many of the violations persisted.
His last certificate of occupancy for the property expired in 2017 and the city has fined him for continuing to rent apartments in the three-unit house. The inspector’s report noted around 20 code violations throughout the property, including windows that won’t open, a broken door frame, leaky or broken toilets, electrical outlets that don’t work, and a mouse infestation. The Legal Aid Society filed Barger’s lawsuit, which it used to test a state law that its lawyers believed would allow a Rochester City Court judge to order a landlord to make repairs. City Court Judge Michael Lopez granted that order on January 17 and gave Viator 60 days to get a certificate of occupancy. He also set two dates when Viator was supposed to bring in exterminators in coordination with Barger and Furlano. Barger has severe chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, a serious condition that requires her to be on a constant supply of oxygen and to largely remain in bed. Her health prevents her from easily leaving her apartment. Viator, in a telephone interview, said he’s brought exterminators to the property several times, but that each
time Barger was in the house and the work could not be completed. All occupants and pets need to be out for extermination work and some other repairs, he said. “She refused to go away,” he said. On the two extermination dates set by Lopez, Barger had doctor’s appointments and was going to be out of the apartment for much of the day. On the first date, however, Viator and an exterminator showed up at the house Linda Barger is still waiting for her landlord to make unannounced, before court-ordered repairs to her apartment. FILE PHOTO Barger was to leave for her appointment, Furlano said. “I think it’s going to be up to me Viator said he’s set up another to propose to the courts some sort of exterminator appointment for this Friday. enforcement mechanism,” Furlano said, What happens now is unclear. adding that possibilities could include Furlano has to file a status report with fines that accumulate each day repairs the judge by February 20 and that will aren’t addressed or jail time for being in outline all of the repairs Viator has made contempt of a court order. and all of the violations that remain “I was hoping we wouldn’t get unaddressed. He and Viator are supposed to this part so early in the process,” to return to court on March 24 to check Furlano said. in with the judge, but Furlano said he Jeremy Moule is CITY’s news editor. expects he’ll file papers to try to get back He can be reached at jmoule@rochesterin front of Lopez sooner. citynews.com.
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DOWNTOWN | BY GINO FANELLI
ROC the Riverway projects advancing It’s been about a year and a half since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state would provide Rochester with $50 million to support ROC the Riverway, an initiative to revitalize the Genesee River corridor through the city. ROC the Riverway brings together over two dozen projects that, officials have said, promise to upgrade existing parks, public spaces, and amenities along the Genesee Riverway Trail, and to bring more life to the underused Genesee River waterfront. Slowly but surely, projects are coming together. A new promenade by the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que opened in September, for example, and the much anticipated Roc City Skatepark broke ground in October. Now the big projects are beginning to move forward, the ones intended to further city and community efforts to make downtown into a pedestrian friendly cultural haven. City Council will be voting on key aspects of these projects at its February meeting. Here is what to expect around three of the bigger ROC the Riverway undertakings in 2020.
City eyes $10 million convention center terrace expansion
Skatepark still grinding forward With a round of new funding slated to come in this month, the Roc City Skatepark is on track to open in the fall. Rochester City Council is scheduled this month to vote on accepting an additional $50,000 grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation, which previously pledged $250,000 to the project. The additional grant will support soil remediation, landscape improvements, and bike racks, among other “green” initiatives. Council is also expected to accept new funding from the non-profit Friends of the Roc City Skatepark. The skatepark will be located along the western edge of South Avenue, partially beneath the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge. Rochester is currently the largest city in the nation to not have a public skatepark, according to city officials. Daniele Lyman-Torres, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services, said the initial groundwork to clear the way for the skatepark has already started. “Construction is underway, right now,” Lyman-Torres said. The skatepark master plan outlines three phases of the project, the first of which carries a price tag of $1.8 million and will result in a 16,500 square foot park. LymanTorres said that portion of the project is fully-funded, but the remaining phases would likely need financial support. Under the current plans, the skatepark would grow to 27,700 square feet by the end of the third phase. City officials estimate that the costs will total $4.3 million. The park was designed by a local firm, Stantec, which worked alongside California-based park designer Kanten Russell. The park will be built by Grindline, a world-renowned skatepark 6 CITY
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Local skateboarder Desmond Ward at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Roc City Skatepark in October. PHOTO BY GINO FANELLI
builder that has constructed parks from Houston to Copenhagen. The Rochester park is inspired partly by Boston’s Lynch Family Skatepark, another Russel-designed park located underneath an urban bridge. “There’s definitely been a look at what features from other parks could inspire the design, but also it is very home-based and homegrown in what would work for Rochester,” Lyman-Torres said. Friends of the Roc City Skatepark is continuing to raise funds to support the second and third phases of the project. President Jim Maddison, who started the group 12 years ago as a means of getting a skatepark for his now-teenage kids, said
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the organization has netted donations from both the Sands Family Foundation and the ESL Charitable Foundation. “We’re still out getting donations to get every phase of this project done,” Maddison said. After more than a decade working to get the ball rolling on the skatepark, Maddison is excited to see construction begin. The effort spanned the terms of four different mayors and at one point Maddison worried the project was dead on its feet. “There’s honestly not a lot of institutional memory as the city changes people, so this was a matter of getting all of the right people on the same page,” Maddison said.
Rochester is looking to give the southern terrace of the convention center a $10 million facelift. The city is seeking architectural design proposals to transform the southwest portion of the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center by expanding the terrace, increase access to the riverfront, and repair the building’s river wall foundation. It issued the request for proposals, last week. A structural survey of the stone and brick wall in 2017 found several issues, including large cracks and other deterioration. The wall and convention center were built in 1982. The overhaul is slated for a spring 2022 groundbreaking. Governor Andrew Cuomo committed $5 million to renovate the convention center in 2018. City spokesperson Justin Roj said the $10 million price tag would be split evenly between the city and the state. It is not the first undertaking to enhance the convention center to what the city describes as a more “modern” and “dynamic” space. Last fall, the city completed the construction of the north terrace at the building. Also part of ROC the Riverway, that project renovated a publicly accessible connection between East Main Street and the building’s western river wall. The new project will continue that construction and expand the terrace into a larger public space with an eye toward connecting it with the Genesee Riverway Trail, which runs through other ROC the Riverway projects, such as the coming Roc City Skatepark off South Avenue.
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Rundel Library Terrace set for March groundbreaking Since 2017, the Rundel Memorial Library’s northern terrace has been closed off to the public by a chain link fence. The reason: city crews have been working under Rundel and its terrace to firm up the 84 year old building’s aging foundation. But that work is paving the way for something a little more visible. In March, the city is set to begin building a new terrace. City officials estimate that between design and construction the project will cost $9 million. They have some big plans for what’s going to be there. For example, a $200,000 public art piece by Denver’s Chevo Studios will be placed at the site. Chevo has built interactive public art exhibits across the country, including the Grand Canyon, the Kansas City Zoo, and Phoenix’s Paseo Highlands Park. “Opening up this terrace is an opportunity to not just allow, but encourage, pedestrian traffic,” said City Council member Mitch Gruber, who chairs Council’s Parks and Public Works committee. “It’s an opportunity to create a new gathering place.” As part of the project, the sidewalk between South Avenue and the Rundel building will also be restructured so that it and the terrace form a cohesive public space. This month, City Council will vote on issuing $770,000 in bonds for the sidewalk work. The terrace and sidewalk projects are receiving $1.5 million from the $50 million in state ROC the Riverway funding. The existing terrace stands over the hollow chasm of the abandoned Rochester subway and needs to be torn down before a new terrace can be built, said assistant city engineer Kamal Crues. “The north terrace was in a state of disrepair,” Crues said. “The most cost-
effective way to handle this was to do a demolition of the northern section of the terrace and reconstruct it new.” The foundation needed to be firmed up before a new public space could be built, Crues said. Workers essentially built around the Rundel building’s existing foundation. The city has worked closely with the Preservation Board on the project, since the terrace foundation rests on the old Erie Canal bed, which was built in the early 1800’s and later repurposed for the Rochester subway. “There were definitely some design challenges,” Crues said. “We tried as much as possible to limit the disturbance to the actual bed of the Erie Canal.” During the initial phases of the ROC the Riverway initiative, the city floated an even larger — and controversial — project near the Rundel Library. City officials have proposed popping the top off the Broad Street bridge, exposing the aqueduct underneath and turning the whole thing into a pedestrian walkway. The preliminary design process for that proposal could take up to two years; $4.5 million of ROC the Riverway funding has been designated for that work. Crues said the project could be transformative, but the design process will determine just how feasible it is. “There are a lot of positives that will come from the removing of the top layer,” Crues said. “However, as we dive into the actual design of the project, that’s when we will be able to truly investigate every aspect of how that project would need to take place.” Gino Fanelli is a CITY staff writer. He can be reached at gfanelli@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Dining & Nightlife Barrels of fun BEER | BY GINO FANELLI
Bourbon-barrel Blueberry Pancake Ale is a shudder-worthy phrase. It’s a phrase which denotes the kind of maximalism, unchecked bravado, and wayward experimentation slowly infecting the broader beer world. It’s a beer whose name moves me ever closer to screaming into the abyss for a damn pilsner. Part of adulthood is admitting when you’re wrong, and this 9.8 percent brew released for the New York Beer Project’s first anniversary in Victor provided a quick kick of humility. Aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels on a bed of blueberries, this beer has an upfront, cloying sweetness which dissolves into a galaxy of whiskey, savory maple, fresh berries, red wine, oak, and caramel. It’s a decadent beer which delivers its promise right on the money. Part of Fred Rainaldi Jr.’s opulent High Point project, the New York Beer Project is a far cry from most local breweries’ aesthetics. From its massive crystal chandelier to its two story, hardwood dining space, the building likely plays a factor in the Victor location beating out the Lockport original in popularity. “Part of that is our Lockport location is way out away from everything,” says coowner Kelly Krupski. Since opening, the brewery reports sales of 273,650 pints of beer, or 8,827 barrels. That’s an impressive feat given Victor’s modest five-barrel brewhouse, though Lockport boasts 15 barrels and the two are constantly exchanging beers. Ben Elford serves as the head brewer in Victor, and formerly as the apprentice in Lockport. At this point in the craft beer industry, most enthusiasts have become jaded enough to not be surprised by any one beer. Still, Elford’s small batch “research and development” beers are pointedly bizarre. Take the sour stout aged on chipotle peppers, or the Belgian Trippel aged in Finger Lakes grape brandy barrels. The latter is delightful. The former is far too deep into a foreign realm where “good” or “bad” are just too simple of descriptors, but think of charred lemons and unsweetened cocoa and you’re somewhere in the neighborhood. 8 CITY
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Eggplant primavera over gnocchi (above) and cannoli cake (inset). Right page, clockwise from top: Paulino's specialty, fried pizza; Italian salad, and greens and beans. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
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Every once in a while, I want to go home and get spoiled by my Italian uncle and auntie, who like to treat me to a big meal made with all the love and care that they would shower upon me if I were their own son. There is only one problem: according to my genealogy test, I’m not Italian in the least, and I don’t really have any family, so I don’t have any aunties or uncles who would do this for me. Fortunately, Jimmy Paulino and his fiancé Tina Utz have opened Paulino’s Italian Restaurant on Lyell Avenue, right on 390 and Lyell. I can get there three ways from my house, each of them a mere 10-minute drive. A bonus feature is that I can have a nice dry
whiskey with my meal at Paulino’s. I recently sat down with Jimmy Paulino to talk about his restaurant, as well as his longstanding love for cooking. I had arrived at the restaurant at the tail end of the lunch rush, so there was a lot of movement in the dining area, but it was pretty calm as folks were winding down and paying their tabs. Paulino was busy in the kitchen at the time, so I took my seat in a corner booth
and sipped on the glass of whiskey the server brought over and took in my surroundings. The interior of Paulino’s is pretty dark, but strings of hanging lights draped from the ceiling illuminate the main dining room. A vine-covered wood lattice wall separates this area from a huge, well stocked bar. The ambiance of the room made me feel like I was sitting under the stars in the outdoor bar of a family bistro. To the left of the bar is a second, cozier dining area that is perfect for a more intimate date or a private party. This was the perfect way to enjoy the precursor to another winter storm in Rochester. A few minutes later, Paulino came out of the kitchen and greeted me with one of those handshakes that start wide-armed, so I wasn’t sure if this was a hugging establishment or not. Despite the initial awkwardness, he was happy to chat, so we sat down and started talking as the food came out. Paulino started cooking at home when he was 15, learning from his aunts. Full of energy and confidence at around 17 or 18, he moved to Las Vegas to make a name for himself as a chef. He says that by age 23, he was the youngest certified chef in Las Vegas. But he got tired of the pace of
Vegas and moved back to Rochester, where he opened a little restaurant called Paisano’s. He has since worked in and headed kitchens all over town; the latest before opening Paulino’s was Roncone’s, a Lyell Avenue staple that had been in business for more than 80 years. When Roncone’s closed, Paulino set his sights on opening a new spot in the space previously occupied by Stoney’s Family Restaurant. It took four months to renovate the place to resemble an Italian village bistro, with a side villa space for parties. Appearance is only part of Paulino’s charm. It’s a family-owned restaurant, and the camaraderie among Paulino and his nephews is enjoyable to witness. And when he comes around to your table to ask how you like the food, he takes your words to heart, because he wants folks to be happy and full. His philosophy is, “I love to cook, and I cook with love.” The love could be felt in the complimentary bread. The loaves are baked on site, and the dipping sauce is not just some olive oil and dried basil. The oil is mixed with crushed sun dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, fresh basil, and nine more ingredients. I didn’t press for the recipe; a chef deserves his secrets. I just enjoyed the
zesty taste of the oil, which I promptly used on my escarole appetizer ($8.95) as well — not that it needed any augmentation. The escarole came out steaming hot and mixed with huge, sliced olives, fresh garlic, and a dusting of breadcrumbs. I could have stopped there and been happy, but I had to try the eggplant parmesan ($9.95). The slabs of eggplant are battered and breaded upon ordering, not prepped and frozen, and the difference is evident. Though breaded, the dish was light in taste, and not overly oily. It’s served on a bed of ziti pasta with a tangy marinara sauce poured over it. Paulino suggested that I also try a sample of the gnocchi ($15.95), which nearly melted in my mouth. The gnocchi is also made in-house with potato and ricotta cheese, a recipe from Paulino’s aunt. It amazes me that something with such heavy ingredients can taste so light and fluffy, but they pulled it off. At the end of a hearty, affordable meal, I shook Jimmy Paulino’s hand and got a hug. So this isn’t exactly like my imaginary Italian uncle’s dining room. It’s much better. Chris Thompson is a freelance writer for CITY. Feedback on this article can be directed to becca@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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THE WOMAN WHO DARED
Glowing tributes to Susan B. Anthony in the media abound on the anniversary of her 200th birthday. But the press that reveres her now wasn't always so kind.
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Three years before Susan B. Anthony and a small group of women cast their ballots for president in Rochester in 1872 in an audacious act of defiance that jump-started the women’s suffrage movement, she addressed a gathering in Detroit on the cause. “Susan B. Anthony looked down upon a fair audience at Young Men’s Hall last evening, though the majority went there, just as people every day go into menageries, to see how the animal looked,” was how the Detroit Free Press led its report of the event. 10 CITY FEBRUARY 19 - 25, 2020
“People went there to see Anthony, who has achieved an evanescent reputation by her strenuous endeavor to defy nature,” the piece went on. “No one woman in a hundred cares to vote, cares aught for the ballot, would take it with the degrading influences it would surely bring. “She could not deny that the more a woman tried to be a woman — a wife, a good mother — the more she would win the respect of the opposite sex. Old, angular, sticking to black stockings, wearing spectacles, a voice highly
suggestive of midnight Caudleism at poor Anthony, if he ever comes around, though he never will.” At the time, it was 1869 and Anthony was 49 years old. On February 15, the nation, but especially Rochester, where Anthony made her home, celebrated the 200th anniversary of Anthony’s birth. Recently, 1,200 people packed the Rochester Riverside Convention Center for an annual event marking Anthony’s birthday hosted by the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House. There was no shortage of glowing media tributes to her. Google honored her with a Google Doodle. Her place in history firmly established, Anthony today is largely portrayed in the media as a heroine. But the press wasn’t always so kind to her. Like American society’s acceptance of the long, slow march to women’s suffrage that Anthony led, the media attention paid to her while she was alive evolved over time. During the course of her life, she was characterized as an animal, a man, a threat, and a laughingstock in her younger years and, as she aged, a sweet and strong woman of dignity and grace. “The press could be brutal to Anthony,” said Deborah Hughes, the president and chief executive officer of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House. “In the early years, she was a caricature and they did everything to discredit her and the women’s movement.” As Anthony rose to prominence, news reports of her routinely dripped with the casual misogyny of the times. Reporters, the vast majority of them men, fixated on her appearance, remarking on her dress, describing her as frumpy and stern, and as having “a masculine jaw line” and a “vinegar visage.” News accounts of the same events, too, contained wild contradictions. Where one reporter would cast her voice as too loud, intimating manliness, another would write that her voice was too soft, suggesting she was weak. Many depictions of her were unquestionably abusive. The Weekly Caucasian out of Lexington, Missouri, whose name leaves little to the imagination of the newspaper’s editorial stance, referred to her a few months before she defiantly cast her ballot as, “The mulestraddling crowing hen and cackling rooster of the cackling hennery.” Around the same time, newspapers across the country ran blurbs, intended to be humorous, about how furniture dealers had taken to calling the single bed frames they manufactured for hotels and boarding houses “Susanthonies.” “Susan B. Anthony, sex not known, of untellable age, whose only loose joint appears to
be the middle, demonstrated the intolerance of strong-minded females at once,” began a report on the Equal Rights Convention of 1869 in the Coshocton Democrat, a newspaper in Ohio. “They were making the argument that women who take on these public roles and demand these rights that had traditionally been reserved for men are a threat to society,” Christine Ridarsky, historian for the city of Rochester and editor of the book, “Susan B. Anthony and the Struggle for Equal Rights,” said of the press. “They get that message across in some cases by portraying her as overtly manly or sometimes even as monstrous.”
THE WOMAN WHO DARED
Perhaps the most glaring example of the maltreatment Anthony endured in the press was a political cartoon that ran on the front page of the New York Daily Graphic in 1873 as she was awaiting trial on federal charges for voting without having the right to cast a ballot. Titled “The Woman Who Dared,” Anthony stands front and center in what appears to be a public square sporting a harsh expression and transgendered persona. Atop her head sits a stovepipe hat of stars and stripes, a fashion accessory worn by men. She wears men’s boots on her feet and leans on an umbrella, one arm akimbo. Around her, the world as Americans knew it has been turned upside down. In the background, a woman dressed as a police officer stands at attention, and men tote babies and groceries. Meanwhile, placard-waving demonstrators, all of them women, mimic men’s political rallies. Should Anthony prevail at her trial, the editors wrote, “the results will be such as our artist has predicted in the surroundings.” In other words, this is what will become of the United States if women get the vote. Women take possession of public spaces and conduct political forums, hold well-paying jobs, and wear uniforms, while men help with food preparation and child rearing. The illustration, said Anthony scholar Ann Gordon, a professor at Rutgers University, suggested Anthony’s mission was unmistakably broad. “There isn’t another illustration of her that has so many messages simultaneously,” Gordon said. At the same time, Gordon noted, the placement of the cartoon and other media coverage of her after her vote represented something of a turning point for Anthony in that she and the women’s suffrage movement were making the front pages. “She’s badly attacked in the early days if they don’t like her ideas,” Gordon said. “And she’s also getting attacked because she’s a single woman doing things women shouldn’t be doing alone. There was no husband who is going to shoot you. She was exposed.
"The Woman Who Dared" appeared in The New York Daily Graphic in 1873 and depicted an artist's illustration of what would happen to society if women got the vote. Susan B. Anthony is characterized in the foreground. IMAGE USED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL SUSAN B. ANTHONY MUSEUM & HOUSE, ROCHESTER, NY
“But another measure one could take is that her speeches were often covered in great detail,” Gordon went on. “To me, that is a mirror of what the press is thinking about her and assuming about its audience. If readers couldn’t go hear her, they’re going to want to read about her.”
HER VOTE WAS COVERED, SORT OF Anthony and a small group of women cast their ballots for president in the Eighth Ward of Rochester on November 5, 1872, a few days after she had persuaded election inspectors to register them. It is tempting in retrospect to imagine that an act of defiance with such ramifications would have made the front pages. But in most cases, it didn’t.
The Democrat and Chronicle, for instance, made no mention of the event itself until Anthony was arrested two weeks later. Even then, the newspaper ran a single paragraph ripped out of another newspaper, The New York Examiner. “To vote illegally is a penal offense,” the blurb read in part. “The lady voters have been prosecuted. If they have not the right of voting, some women will have a chance of being made equal with some men by being sentenced to the same prison.” The press initially deemed her vote as insignificant and the potential consequences as fleeting. The New York Times published a single paragraph the following day under the heading “Minor Topics.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
Another Rochester daily newspaper of the day, the Rochester Union and Advertiser, devoted six sentences to the vote on the day it occurred, concluding, “It is safe to say that in the event the votes cast by women today in this city should determine the result between any two candidates, the matter will be taken into the courts.” But the Union and Advertiser touched on the topic again in the ensuing days with more substantive editorials that acknowledged the heightened stakes. One of them lambasted “the progress of female lawlessness instead of the principle of female suffrage” and “the efforts of Susan B. Anthony & Co. to unsex themselves and vote as . . . both criminal and ridiculous.” “The people of the male sex, and the officers of the law, who should take proper cognizance of the outrage upon the ballot box in the Eighth Ward of this city, appear to ignore it and treat it as a joke. But it is no joke,” read one editorial under the headline, “The Women Voting Nonsense.” Despite its obvious bias and dismissive misogyny, the items recognized that the event could lead to a momentous societal shift. The real shift in the way the media covered Susan B. Anthony would not occur until the following year, however, when the judge in her case, Ward Hunt, directed the jury to render a guilty verdict. His order, and opinion, which he had written in advance to, as he said, ensure that “there would be no misapprehension about my views,” was widely panned in the press as unconstitutional. “Things changed after that because people were so outraged at what Hunt had done,” Gordon said. “The press became less concerned with the voting issue than this horror that could happen to anyone. It really shifted the emphasis.” The trial of Anthony made women’s suffrage a national issue. But the sham that was the outcome, coupled with burgeoning momentum for the cause, had the effect of eliciting broad sympathy for Anthony and women’s suffrage.
ANTHONY IN OLD AGE
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Anthony, who died in 1906 at the age of 86, would not live to see the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the vote ratified in 1920. But toward the end of her life, media coverage of her had shifted markedly. That was due, in part, to society’s realization of the justness of her cause, but also her steadfast weathering of the press’s barbs with optimism and humor and her willingness to be available to the press. Showman and circus owner P.T. Barnum is widely credited with coining the mantra, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity,” but it was a concept that Anthony seemed to have innately understood.
“One of the interesting things about Anthony is she totally understood the power of the press and knew how to use it,” said Hughes, of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House. “She was a genius about that. . . . She understood, keep them talking. She knew how important it was to be out in public.” A week or so before her death, the Democrat and Chronicle, which had ignored her historymaking vote a generation earlier, published a glowing feature story on Anthony by the suffragette journalist Rheta Child Dorr, who worked for the New York Evening Post. “Miss Anthony would assuredly have sunk beneath the abuse which has been heaped on upon her head had it not been for the keen sense of humor which is one of her characteristics,” Dorr wrote. “A laugh is always just behind her lips.” The piece recalled Anthony’s retort to an editor of a western New York newspaper who had once sniped in print, “Susan B. Anthony blew into town yesterday, wearing a bonnet that looked as if it belonged to Methuselah’s youngest daughter.” Anthony reportedly quipped, “If I had a vote and he wanted it, he wouldn’t care if I looked like Methuselah’s oldest daughter.” Dorr went on to wonder, “Just why Miss Anthony more than all the other early advocates of woman suffrage was picked out for personal abuse is not clear at the present time. No one who knows her can understand it. No woman of her dignity, sweetness, and gracious womanliness could ever have been the unsexed virago described in the newspapers of 40 years ago. It is possible that her being unmarried had something to do with it.” Of course it did. That much was reinforced when The Baltimore Sun ran Dorr’s piece upon Anthony’s death with a subhead of “Spinsterhood Target for Abuse.” In the last months of her life, the derogatory references to her in the media were fewer and farther between. “The figure of Miss Anthony,” as The Philadelphia Press reported in 1905, “was simplicity itself.” “That bonnet, with the kind blue eyes beneath it, those spectacles, that plain dress and quaint red shawl, and, above all, that sweet, gentle voice, spelled ‘mother’ as plainly as the fine word ever was written,” the newspaper reported. “Not a hint of mannishness but all that man loves and respects. What man could deny any right to a woman like that?” David Andreatta is CITY’s editor. He can be reached at dandreatta@rochester-citynews.com.
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[ POP-ROCK ] Foster the People Saturday, May 2. The Vine at Del Lago Resort. 1133 State Rte. 414, Waterloo. $$$. Ages 21 and over. 8 p.m. 315-946-1695. dellagoresort.com; fosterthepeople.com. [ ROCK-FOLK] The Decemberists Saturday, August 15. Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards. 2708 Lords Hill Rd., LaFayette. $45. 7 p.m. 315-696-6085. beakandskiff.com; decemberists.com.
Eastman New Jazz Ensemble with Ryan Keberle
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 KILBOURN HALL AT EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 26 GIBBS STREET 7:30 P.M. | FREE | RYANKEBERLE.COM [ JAZZ ] One of the top trombonists in the New York City scene, Ryan Keberle has played with greats like Wynton Marsalis and Ivan Lins, and has also worked extensively in pop music with David Bowie, Alicia Keys, and Sufjan Stevens. When he takes the stage at Kilbourn Hall with the Eastman School of Music’s New Jazz Ensemble, they’ll be playing some of Keberle’s music, along with a piece by Eastman student Ethan Cypress and several compositions by the late, great arranger Bob Brookmeyer. — BY RON NETSKY
MoChester FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 THREE HEADS BREWING, 186 ATLANTIC AVENUE 8 P.M. | $5 | THREEHEADSBREWING.COM; MOCHESTER.COM [ REGGAE-ROCK ] Local reggae-rock quartet MoChester
has been on the jam since 2001. The band’s music features clear-cut vocals like that of the late Bradley Nowell of Sublime and alternative rock arrangements á la Incubus. MoChester delivers a range of styles, from intricate acoustic instrumentals and soft-swaying reggae ballads to powerhouse rock songs.
— BY KATIE HALLIGAN
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Chris Bethmann
ACOUSTIC/FOLK The Brothers Blue. 80W, 7 Lawrence St. 730-4046. 7 p.m.
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Mikaela Davis and Southern Star THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 RECORD ARCHIVE, 33 1/3 ROCKWOOD STREET 6 P.M. | FREE | RECORDARCHIVE.COM; MIKAELADAVIS.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] Don’t let the heavenly twist of Mikaela Davis’s
harp or the gentle plea in her voice soften the blow of her genrebending, funky psychedelia. She and her band Southern Star have even breathed life into the Dead catalog. In the broadest sense of the word, Davis is a pop artist, in the middle of a twilight indie rock scene. She frequently shuns standard rhyme schemes and chordal patterns, resulting in something vastly more beautiful than your stock pop-and-sparkle.
— BY FRANK DE BLASE
Rochester singer-songwriter Chris Bethmann’s EP “Live from New York City” is a selfproduced, seven-song collection, recorded during his June 2019 set at Rockwood Music Hall. The venue is practically a required tour stop for any artist looking to gain traction and emerge from an impossibly crowded field of singer-songwriters. Bethmann plays an earnest brand of folk rock that exudes urgency, propelled by churning, mid-tempo rhythms and a distinctive tenor voice that cuts through the steady strum in the songs. Sounding like a folksier version of The Mountain Goats’s frontman John Darnielle, Bethmann has a voice that rings true, but the nasal tone and at-times active vibrato may be polarizing to some listeners. The EP is most poignant during the dark melancholy of “Telephone Road” and “Won’t You Get Out of Here.” — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
Yes! Trio
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $20 ADVANCE, $25 DAY OF SHOW | BOPSHOP.COM ETHNICHERITAGEENSEMBLE.BANDCAMP.COM [ JAZZ ] In 1972, seeking to know more about his musical
roots, percussionist Kahil El’Zabar traveled to Africa to study at the University of Ghana. The knowledge he gained there led to such opportunities as writing arrangements for Broadway’s “The Lion King.” Over the last five decades, El’Zabar has worked with Pharoah Sanders, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, and many others. In his hometown of Chicago, in an effort to fuse aspects of traditional African music with African American music, he founded the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. At Bop Shop Records, El’Zabar will be joined by the great baritone saxophonist Alex Harding — who has played with Julius Hemphill, Hamiet Blueitt, and others — and the excellent trumpeter Cory Wilkes. — BY RON NETSKY
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Bringing something new to the standard jazz trio of piano, bass, and drums is no mean feat, but the Yes! Trio succeeds. It starts with stellar players. Pianist Aaron Goldberg has enhanced the music of Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Since his arrival in New York in 1992, Israeli bassist Omer Avital has supported Nat Adderley, Roy Haynes, and Jimmy Cobb. And drummer Ali Jackson is a veteran of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. From infectious grooves (Jackson’s “Escalier”) to abstract excursions (Goldberg’s “Tokyo Dreams”) and mid-tempo ballads (Avital’s “C’est Clair”), these three musicians are all superb composers. The Yes! Trio never fails to innovate. A prime example is the feeling of perpetual motion as the three musicians play as one on Avital’s “Muhammad’s Market.” Every solo is a gem, but it’s the simpatico that wins the day. — BY RON NETSKY
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Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m. Hanna PK Duo. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Joe Fornieri. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 6 p.m. CLASSICAL
Eastman Philharmonia. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Way-Out Wednesday. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. Third Wednesday of every month, 9 p.m. WAYO DJs. $5. JAZZ
Ted Perry Ibeji Quartet.
Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. VARIOUS
Composers’ Concert. 7:30
p.m. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St 274-3000.
[ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Big Blue House. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. BLUES
Brian Lindsay Trio. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. continues on page 18
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Up against the grind Last Friday night, while cruising around in my all-wheel drive, I found myself being pulled, being inexplicably drawn as if by a tractor beam to the Rosen Krown. There, a fairly impressive gathering of Rochester’s leather-clad, low-down-andout were there to burn Cupid in effigy while The Grinders fiddled for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. This was a flashback to the mid-’90s, when the band dominated this overcast burgh with loud and snotty barroom rock ‘n’ roll, singing songs of teenage lust and petty crime. The show on this night starred guitarist Paul Morabito (Chesterfield Kings, The Moviees, and Lovematics), and featured songs from the Grinder hymnal — along with some Jethro Tull and the Stones — and ended in a fistfight. If you throw beer cans at the band, you get what you get. This is the kind of thing that happened back in the day — like the time I put Todd Grinder through Richmond’s ceiling during a show. And hats off to my honey, who did the cell phone boogaloo and scored us two tickets to the Stones in June. So scratch another one off the bucket list. Frank De Blase is CITY’s music writer. He can be reached at frank@rochestercitynews.com.
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Riley Fressie, the frontman for Spooky & The Truth, writes songs that are uncomplicated and inviting without being too precious. PHOTOS PROVIDED
The plain, simple Truth Spooky & The Truth FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 M’S 4300 BAR & GRILL, 4300 CULVER ROAD 8 P.M. | NO COVER | MS4300BARANDGRILL.COM SPOOKYMULDERMUSIC.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
Spooky & The Truth make music that seems to exist to share and convey your thoughts. Spooky & The Truth speak your truth. “The truth is fluid,” says singer-songwriter Riley Fressie, a k a Spooky Mulder. “It’s different every time and with that — being a songwriter and trying to do original music — it helps. I can’t bang out a new song every night. What’s going to keep people interested?” Whether working as a solo operation or with any manner of backing band, Fressie was constantly confronted with questions about the truth behind his music. More specifically, how does he describe his sound?
“City folk,” he says. “We’d get questions: ‘What’s your genre?’ ‘What music do you play?’ City Folk.” It’s also the name of Spooky & The Truth’s latest album, released last August. Fressie’s knee-jerk reaction to the inquisition was to reply that it was folk music, but that conjured images of Bob Dylan and music played by older white men. That wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t an accurate portrayal of Spooky & The Truth, who truly come off on the poppy side of Americana. Hence the term “city folk.” Fressie met his musical cohort Andrew Nittoli,
a k a Chubbs, at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before learning they had both started out in Rochester. Whatever the lineup, Spooky & The Truth has these two musicians as constants. Nittoli is the band’s utility guy, a musical Swiss Army knife of sorts. On the album “City Folk,” he contributed with keyboards, drums, and production.
After playing a month-long European tour in 2018, Fressie and Nittoli returned to Rochester with the band. It beat touring New England and sleeping in Walmart parking lots, as Fressie did for a while until things clicked with the band. “We came back to Rochester to play a couple of shows, and saw all the opportunity here,” Fressie says. “There wasn’t a ton of young original bands. I know they’re probably out there, I just haven’t found them yet. It’s not as saturated as Philly. We were kinda stuck. In Philly, you’d get 50 bucks to play three hours, and if you said ‘No,’ the next guy would say ‘Yes.’ “Rochester has an audience that was really receptive to what we were doing,” he says. “It was almost as if they themselves were looking for it, so we set up shop here.”
Spooky & The Truth’s songs are pretty little vignettes but not too purple, precious, or
complicated. They’re inviting, and not at all dismissive. “It’s just that easy feeling of people’s music,” Fressie says. “They’re not intricate songs. Just I-IV-V progressions, and bringing it to better musicians, it becomes ‘city folk.’ “I write the songs and my fellow bandmates or the studio musicians make it come alive. With that feeling, they have a more city, more communal kind of folk.” Sometimes Fressie writes the songs. Other times he is the song. “It is an exploration of how a song can mean something different over time, or over the times that you hear it,” he says. “I wrote some of these songs years ago, probably about a girl or about heartbreak or something I was going through at that moment. But then I revisited and there was a day of clarity where whoever I was talking to, whatever the subject was, it automatically turned into me. So if I was talking about a girl running away, what I wrote about it automatically turned into me. Then when I was recording it and it was me running away, and it was more empowering.” Fressie says writing songs and finding truth can be easy, and that you should try it. “Anyone can do it,” he says. “I was surprised. I’m still surprised that I could do it. And it’s super good for the soul to sit down with your thoughts and just do it. It’s folk music. It’s our music.” Frank De Blase is CITY’s music writer. He can be reached at frank@rochester-citynews.com.
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CLASSICAL
Avi Avital & Bridget Kibbey.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $32-$45.
Eastman at Washington Square Lunchtime Concert.
First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 Clinton Ave S. esm.rochester.edu/lunchtime. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Piano Extravaganza.
Third Thursdays: Publick Musick. Memorial Art Gallery,
500 University Ave. 276-8900. 7:30 p.m. w/ gallery admission. METAL
Cabin In The Woods, Transcendence, Spit Nickels. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7. POP/ROCK
Amanda Ashley. Via Girasole
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Avis Reese. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. The B-Sides. $10. Jim Lane & Edd Altavela. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 155 Pattonwood Dr. 342-6780. 6:30 p.m. Majestics, Liar’s Moon. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 6:30 p.m.
The National Reserve. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $10/$15.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 21 ]
Begging Angels. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 5:30 p.m. Todd Krasz. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m.
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Dreamstrummin’. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 7 p.m.
Silent Disco: 80s, 90s, Now.
AMERICANA
Taking Back Friday: Emo DJ Night. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Jackson Cavalier. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m. CLASSICAL
Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition. Kilbourn
Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 8 p.m.
Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series: Michel Bouvard. Christ Church, 141
East Ave. 454-3878. 7:30 p.m. $5/$12.
UR Wind Symphony, Brass Choir, Jazz Ensemble. UR,
Strong Auditorium, River Campus. 7 p.m. COUNTRY
Arizona Ranger, The Yellow Kite. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park
DJ/ELECTRONIC Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $10/$13. Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5. JAZZ
Barry Altschul. Bop Shop
Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m. $5-$20.
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30 p.m. Jon Lehning Band. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m. The Occasional Saints. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m. Trio East. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. Vince & Joe Jazz Duo. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $5.
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HIP-HOP/RAP
ROC Showcase II. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. $15. POP/ROCK
Amy Montrois. Record Archive,
33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5:30 p.m. Anamon, Old Lady. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. lux666.com. 10 p.m. $5. Dave McGrath. Robbie’s, 610 North Greece Rd. Hilton. 392-4141. 4 p.m. Dave Riccioni & Friends. M’s 4300 Bar & Grill, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. Third Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Free Casino, Blue Envy. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $5. Jester’s Alibi. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. 9 p.m. Jimmy Jam. Sager Beer Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006. 7:30 p.m. Random Accents. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. Swagger. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. The Dawgs. Fairport Brewing Co., 1044 University Ave. 4812237. 6:30 p.m. Benefits Open Door Mission. $5 donation.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Low Lily. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $20.
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ROCK | THE NATIONAL RESERVE
Building its foundation from playing weekly, four-hour-long gigs in a popular Brooklyn bar, The National Reserve boasts a well-rounded, energetic live performance. Frontman and songwriter Sean Walsh, guitarist Jon LaDeau, bassist Ryan Gavel, and drummer Brian Geltner all share a palpable, kinetic chemistry that shines through the band’s varying arrangements. The National Reserve’s newest album, “Motel La Grange,” was mixed by Duane Lundy, who’s worked with acts such as Jim James and Ringo Starr. Walsh churns out fuzzed-out guitar riffs and sings with a scratchy baritone voice similar to that of Darius Rucker of Hootie & The Blowfish. The National Reserve delivers feel good, booty-shaking vibes in a guitar-heavy cocktail of classic rock ‘n’ roll mixed with soul, blues, roots music, and pop. The National Reserve will perform on Thursday, February 20, 8 p.m. at Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $10 advance, $15 door. 232-3230. Abilenebarandlounge.com; thenationalreserve.com. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
AMERICANA
The Lonely Ones. Little Café,
240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. The Pearlz Band. Sager Beer Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006. 7:30 p.m. The Tragedy Brothers. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5. CLASSICAL
Black Composers’s Concert.
Ray Wright Room (ESM 120), 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7 p.m. UR Chamber Orchestra. UR, Strong Auditorium, River Campus. 8 p.m. COUNTRY
Highway 31. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. 9 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
SE2 Silent Disco. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $10/$15.
JAZZ
POP/ROCK
Cynthea Kelley. Via Girasole
52nd Street. 585 Rockin
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
8th Annual George Harrison Birthday Bash. Abilene, 153
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30 p.m. FUNK/GROOVE
White Woods, French Hill Funk. Hollerhorn Distilling,
8443 Spirit Run. Naples. 531-2448. 8 p.m. $10. METAL
Bodysnatcher, Great American Ghost, Born A New. Montage
Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 5:30 p.m. $16. Kryst, Waldhexen, Verdus. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. 9 p.m. $5.
Silk9, Steve Cone & The Flower City Thorns. Fairport
Brewing Co., 1044 University Ave. 481-2237. 8 p.m. $5.
Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Rd. 247-0079. 6 p.m. Billy Joel.
Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $6. Jason Richlin. Fairport Brewing Co., 99 S Main St. Fairport. 678-6728. 7 p.m. Kevin Reed. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m. Lake Effect. Robbie’s, 610 North Greece Rd. Hilton. 392-4141. 8 p.m. M80’s. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 8:30 p.m. $5. Shackwater. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lakeshore Drive. Canandaigua. 905-0017. 8 p.m. STAVO. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. Sudsy, Great Red, Boy Jr. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $5. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 19
Music
Rochester musician Kelly Izzo Shapiro is working on a collection of songs for her coming daughter during February Album Writing Month. PHOTO BY TRACI WESTCOTT
Nascent songs
Two Rochester musicians take part in February Album Writing Month [ COMMENTARY ] BY JEFF SPEVAK
No square on the calendar seems to have escaped. “Extraterrestrial Abduction Day” is March 20. Entire months have been claimed. November is NaNoWriMo. Translation: National Novel Writing Month. And now we’re in the midst of FAWM: February Album Writing Month. We can all agree that Hemingway didn’t need an artificial deadline to create “The Sun Also Rises” and “A Farewell to Arms.” And it doesn’t seem as though Sarah Eide and Kelly Izzo Shapiro need much prompting, either. Eide, who moved from Chicago to Rochester about one and a half years ago, has released three albums under her own name, collaborated on another album with the poet Jennifer Jean, and has scored music for film and video games. Shapiro, who was raised in Brockport and now lives in Brighton, challenged herself a few years ago to write a song a day. She’s up to 4,000 songs total. 20 CITY FEBRUARY 19 - 25, 2020
Yet both Rochester musicians are committed to February Album Writing Month. Working through the website fawm.org, songwriters are challenged to write 14 songs in February; they’re getting a little extra time, since it’s a leap year. As each song is written, a demo is posted on the website. There are chat groups. Feedback from other songwriters. Opportunities for collaboration. And when writer’s block sets in, the site provides little brain teasers, or prompts. “It feels kinda like I’m in a playground, you know,” Eide says. “Like I can be a kid and just write something and not worry about how good it is, or what the message is, or anything like that.” The first February Album Writing Month was in 2005. Out of it came 513 songs, with 25 songwriters completing the challenge. By 2017, the FAWM site had grown to 11,239 songs posted, with 457 songwriters completing the challenge of 14 songs in 28 days.
Eide has a song, “Pour Over Me,” that was born in a previous FAWM year. When she releases it on February 24, it’s growth will be evident. “When you hear the demo that I made for FAWM, it’s the same song, but it’s taken on a life of its own,” she says. “So FAWM to me is sort of, in a lot of ways, about creating little baby songs…” “Sketches,” Shapiro says. “Just sketches,” Eide says, picking up the thought. “And they’re super special and super interesting, but seeing how some of them — not all of them, many of them probably don’t — but some of them grow up to be these fully produced recordings that people from all over end up hearing and appreciating. It’s just really cool to see that transition.” Meanwhile, Shapiro continues on her song-a-day path. “I’m writing about, specifically about, my daughter, who is going to be born in August,” she says. “I’m trying to make this
whole album about thoughts about her. So she knows sort of where I was when she was being created.” FAWM prompts aside, the albums being written by Eide and Shapiro are not line after line of non-sequiturs. These are concept albums. Shapiro, anticipating the birth of her daughter. And Eide anticipating… “I don’t want to give too much away,” she says, before proceeding to do just that. “It’s basically about extinct and nearly extinct species.” One of Eide’s previous albums was influenced by motherhood and personal growth, “the difficulty of being a young mom, and choosing a career as music,” she says. Personal challenges that Shapiro’s new collection of songs might detail as well, with an additional layer. “This pregnancy has been very complicated,” she says, “so kind of what prompted me to write these songs is to let her see how optimistic I was trying to be during a time when things were really stressful. So I guess the theme is just trying to be positive about a very difficult situation.” The situation has stabilized. “Every week that goes by is, like, a little bit safer,” she says. Eide and Shapiro met at January’s “If All Rochester Wrote the Same Song” concert, where almost two dozen songwriters presented their versions of “No One Will Ever Know” at Hochstein Performance Hall. Besides getting a song into the event, Eide played keyboards in the house band, and told Shapiro about February Album Writing Month. The timing, considering Shapiro’s pregnancy, was perfect. “It’s actually been amazing to have this project to work on,” she says, “because when I first found out that there were some complications, I was kind of taken aback and didn’t know what I was going to do with myself. And so Sarah was like, ‘Oh yeah, you should do this thing.’ And I was like, this is the perfect distraction.” And, she adds, “I thought if I can build something for her, it would be a great way to express love.” Shapiro’s music can be found at kellyizzoshaprio.com. Eide’s music is at saraheide.com. Jeff Spevak is WXXI’s Arts & Life editor and reporter. He can be reached at jspevak@wxxi.org.
ACROSS t H E UN I V ERSE is Jeff Spevak’s
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The Taint. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. R&B/ SOUL Jacquees. Water Street 2020, 204 N Water St. 471-8916. 8 p.m. $45. TRADITIONAL
Gaelic Storm. Wadsworth
Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5516. 7 p.m. VOCALS
An Evening of A Cappella.
Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. 398-0220. 7 p.m. $15/$20.
PHOTO BY MATT DOSCHER
HIP-HOP | MC LARS
Aaron & Allyn Pridmore.
For almost a decade, MC Lars has been wearing a golden video game cartridge around his neck. The brainy rapper has demonstrated his nerd-dom in other ways beyond his signature look, with nods to literary figures and lyrical references about pop culture. MC Lars often adds humor to a mix of quirky material, making him one of the brightest lights in nerdcore — a genre that isn’t necessarily cool, but makes up for by creating a fun environment. The Doubleclicks and Schäffer the Darklord will also perform.
CLASSICAL
Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $15. Ages 18 and over. 454-2966. bugjar.com; mclars.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
ZYDECO
Rose & The Bros. Harmony
House, 58 East Main St. Webster. 8 p.m. Dance lesson 7:15. $10-$18.
[ SUN., FEBRUARY 23 ] AMERICANA
Hollerhorn Distilling, 8443 Spirit Run. Naples. 531-2448. MC Lars performs on Wednesday, February 26, 8 p.m. at 4-6 p.m.
Compline. Christ Church, 141
10th Annual
February 19-27, 2020
East Ave. 454-3878. 9 p.m.
Debussy Premieres: Three Vocal Works. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7 p.m.
[ MON., FEBRUARY 24 ]
[ TUE., FEBRUARY 25 ]
CLASSICAL
AMERICANA
Faculty Artist Series: Steven Doane, cello; Alexander Kobrin, piano.. Kilbourn Hall,
Bluegrass Tuesdays. The Angry Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. 8 p.m.
Going for Baroque. Memorial
Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Free with gallery admission. Schumann Quartet. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 3 p.m. $29-$40. POP/ROCK
Anonymous Willpower Trio.
The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m.
26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $10.
Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Our Favorite Valentines.
Penfield High School, 25 High School Dr. Penfield. 872-0774. 7:30 p.m. $1-$16. JAZZ
TRADITIONAL Irish Session. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. Last Sunday of every month, 3-7 p.m. VOCALS
Women’s Chorus, Repertory Singers. Lutheran Church
Eastman Studio Orchestra.
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. The Occasional Saints. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. METAL
Metal Monday. Photo City
of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut St. 3 p.m.
Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m.
WORLD
VOCALS
Gamelan Lila Muni. Doty
Recital Hall, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m.
The Choice. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. Vocal competition.
CLASSICAL
Tuesday Pipes.. Christ Church,
141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12:10 p.m. Zachary Duell. Eastman organists. COUNTRY
11th Annual Johnny Cash Birthday Bash. Abilene, 153
Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $10. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Fat Tuesday Party. The Beer
Hall Grill & Taps, 1517 Empire Blvd. Webster. 347-4450. 5-9 p.m. JAZZ
Gray Quartet Jazz Sessions.
Over 30 Master Classes in Dance and Movement over 9 days! 2/19 UR Student Kickoff Concert 2/20 Salsa Social Dance 2/21 Master Classs & “Intangible Roots” Lecture / Demonstration with E. Moncell Durden 2/22 Lessons in Becoming Unhindered: A Night of Dance on Camera 2/23 inspireJam Workshop & All-Styles Battle 2/25 High School Dance Day 2/27 BIODANCE in Bridge to Paradise at the Memorial Art Gallery Registration is required after ticket purchase for workshop participation. For ticket and general information visit sas.rochester.edu/dan/news-events/inspiredance or call 585-273-5150
The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7:30 p.m. $5.
Mardi Gras Party: White Hot Brass Band. Flour City Station,
170 East Ave. 413-5745. 7:30 p.m. Reservations required for dinner. $10. New Jazz Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m.
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Literature
Writer and artist Dave Chisholm began work on “Canopus” in 2018 as a way of addressing his personal struggle with resentment through a sci-fi lens. PHOTO BY ELISE HUGHEY
Deep space story Dave Chisholm ‘CANOPUS’ RELEASE PARTY AND SIGNING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 COMICS ETC., 1115 EAST MAIN STREET 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M. | $4 FOR ‘CANOPUS’ #1 FACEBOOK.COM/COMICSETC1; SCOUTMCOMICS.COM DAVECHISHOLMMUSIC.COM [ PREVIEW ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
For an artist who has never been interested in creating autobiographical comic books, Rochester graphic novelist and musician Dave Chisholm toes that line — tracking the dust of his personal history as he relies on the strength of fantastical storytelling. His first book, 2017’s “Instrumental,” followed the story of Tom, a struggling jazz musician who, having become disillusioned with his stagnant career and his seeming inability to reach an audience, is gifted a powerful trumpet that can 22 CITY FEBRUARY 19 - 25, 2020
simultaneously make captivating music and cause apocalyptic destruction. “I try to look at myself and say, ‘What am I struggling with? What’s my laundry list of things I struggle with?’” Chisholm says. “So I have this list of things, and then I have a list of big ideas that aren’t related to those things, and then I try to mash ‘em up.” His sophomore effort — the first chapter of which is available now from Scout Comics — is the four-part book “Canopus.” The serialized sci-fi adventure begins with scientist Dr. Helen Sterling crash-landing on an enigmatic and lifeless planet that orbits the star Canopus, 309.8 light years away from Earth. Suffering from amnesia, and accompanied only by a robot-like creature named Arther who refers to her as “Mom,” Helen tries to remember how and why she got there, and fix her ship in order return to Earth and save it from a fiery doom. “This was me trying to understand myself: How do I escape this cycle in
the essence of personal identity and memory. How do our memories make us who we are? And how do we break free from resentment? As Helen explores the planet in search of the materials needed to fix her ship, she finds items that trigger flashbacks of painful and cathartic moments in which she felt let down by others. Chisholm uses a meticulous approach to visual storytelling, arranging the comic’s panels in such a way that they articulate the psychological realities of the characters. “It’s all about having a sense of normal that you can then disrupt,” he says, “and using the comic’s language, and restricting yourself for most of the story so that when you take away those restrictions, you do it at key story points.” Chisholm also uses a surrealistic style that recalls the screenplays of Charlie Kaufman, in which the psychological issues that characters experience are often manifested physically in the tactile world. The subsequent three chapters of “Canopus” will be released monthly, beginning in March. Chisholm also has another big project, yet to be announced, to be published later this year. While the details of this new story have yet to be shared publicly, you can trust that the author will confront his own truth in the work. “I have to be true to myself on two fronts,” Chisholm says. “One, I have to make books that are authentic to shit I’m confronting in my life. But on the other hand, I wanna make books that I would read.” Daniel J. Kushner is CITY’s music editor. He can reached at dkushner@rochester-citynews.com.
my head of hanging onto this poison of resentment?” Chisholm says. “So it’s hard to say, ’cause the word forgiveness comes up, but it’s not quite that. It’s not quite forgiveness. But it’s more like letting go of that anger and poison that you carry around.” Chisholm first got the inspiration for the new comic book while on a flight to Boston on February 28, 2018. For the next five months, he was fixated on the idea. Given the “lost in space” premise, he had The cover and a page from Dave Chisholm’s “Canopus,” Issue No. 1. questions about ART BY DAVE CHISHOLM
[ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] DeTOUR: Death, Decay, & Discovery in the Ancient World. 6-7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900 $12. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 21 ] 6x6 Art Making Session. 6-9 p.m Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 461-2222. Esoteric Music, Music Performance, & Music Research Symposium. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave 389-2170. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus: Mardi Gras Dinner. 5-10 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900 $75.
PHOTO BY LACEY ATKINS
LECTURE | ‘WHEN THEY SEE US’
One of the most infamous cases in the history of New York’s criminal justice system is that of the Central Park Five. After an investment banker was assaulted while jogging in Central Park in 1989, a number of juvenile suspects were rounded up and interrogated for hours without counsel. Sensational media coverage and an inflammatory public relations campaign by Donald Trump made a fair trial impossible, and five youths were wrongfully convicted. One of the accused, Kevin Richardson, served more than five years before his release and eventual exoneration. He went on to win a civil settlement from the City of New York, and to advocate for a reform passed last year that requires police to videotape interrogations of suspects accused of serious crimes. In the wake of a recent Netflix documentary titled ‘When They See Us,’ Richardson is on a speaking tour to raise funds for The Innocence Project, which works to exonerate other wrongfully convicted people through DNA evidence. He’ll visit Rochester this week to give his talk, “When They See Us: The Legacy of the Central Park Five.” Monday, February 24, at 6:15 p.m. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center at Saint John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue. Free and open to the public, donations accepted. RSVP encouraged: fisherforms.sjfc.edu/alumni/centralparkfive. — BY DECLAN RYAN
Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Mostly in New York. TuesdaysSundays. Reception Feb 28, 5pm. 271-2540. Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St. Clifton Springs. Painters Painting Painters. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Mar 27. (315) 462-0210. MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. 35=5: Anniversary Show. Feb. 24-March 28. Reception Mar 1, 3-5pm. muccc.org/ artgallery. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. vsw.org. Joshua Rashaad McFadden: Evidence. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Jun 27. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W Miller St. Newark. Works On Paper. Feb. 22-March 30. Reception Feb 22, 5:30-7pm. wayne-arts.com.
Call for Artists [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Make Some Noise! Through May 1. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St, Suite #203, Door #5 $10. 210-3161.
Call for Participants [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Annual Young Writers Showcase. Through March 2. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd youngwriters@ gevatheatre.org. gevatheatre.org.
Art Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Reception: Crafting Democracy. 5-7 p.m. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A 475-2646. rit.edu/ artdesign/bevier-gallery. Vintage Tweets: Suffrage Era Postcards. 7 p.m. Geneva History Museum, 543 S Main St. Geneva 315-789-5151.
[ MON., FEBRUARY 24 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors: Butterfly Garden Experience. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $10. 263-2700. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 25 ] Artist’s Round Table. Last Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market theyardsrochester.com. Gretchen Ettlie: From Rochester to Macau to Summerville. 7:30 p.m. Chapel Oaks, St. Ann’s Community, 1550 Portland Ave irondequoitartclub.org.
Comedy [ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] Benefit for Refugees Helping Refugees. 9 p.m. UUU Art Collective, 153 State St $5. 434-2223. Drew Michael. 7:30 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$17. 426-6339. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 21 ] Matt Griffo. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $15. 426-6339. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] Bronze Collective: Late-Night Laugh’n’Word Show. 11 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $5. muccc.org. Saunt Yübear. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 23 ] Comedy Cocoon. 7 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. Sky Sands, Todd Youngman. 6 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $25. 426-6339. [ MON., FEBRUARY 24 ] The Comedy Company. 7 p.m. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St . Lima $15. 624-2080. Nick Colletti. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339.
Dance Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] InspireDance Festival. Spurrier Hall Dance Studio, UR, River Campus 273-5150.
Womba Africa Drumming & Dance. 6:30 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8380. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 21 ] Mounafanyi Percussion & Dance Ensemble. 1 p.m. FLCC Auditorium, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr Canandaigua $10. 785-1469.
Theater 6th Annual Bronze Collective Theatre Fest. Through Feb. 23. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Feb 19, 7:30pm: “The Intervention By D.A. Brown”; Feb 20, 7:30pm: “Yesterday”; Feb 21, 7:30pm: “Flawed Beautifully”; Feb 22, 7:30pm: “Monologues on Clarissa St”; Feb 23, 2pm: “Clarissa St. Reflections” $15/$20; $49 week pass. muccc.org. Doubt: A Parable. Thu., Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 2 p.m. Stuart Steiner Theatre, GCC, 1 College Rd . Batavia $3-$8. 345-6814. Hourglass Play Reading Series. Sat., Feb. 22, 2 p.m. “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wilson. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St 454-1260. Jesus Christ Superstar. Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 1 & 6:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $38-$88. rbtl.org. Next to Normal. Thu., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 8 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 23, 2 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $31.50-$39.50. 454-1260. Once. Wed., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 22, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun., Feb. 23, 7 p.m. and Tue., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25-$71. gevatheatre.org.
PSST. Is it worth a thousand words? Check our art reviews from Rebecca Rafferty.
Activism [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. ROC Housing Issues: 3 Views. 10 a.m.-noon. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. 262-3730. Suffragist Search Party. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, 17 Madison St Volunteers enter suffragist info into website catalog. Register: info@ womenandthevotenys.com. Take It Down Committee & RMSC: Working Toward Racial Justice in Rochester. 1 p.m. FIGHT Village Community Center, 186 Ward St rmsc.org. /
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Film
Julie Garner (pictured) stars in Kitty Green’s “The Assistant,” a poignant indictment of institutional silence surrounding abuse of power in the #MeToo era. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BLEECKER STREET
Whisper to a scream “The Assistant” (R), DIRECTED BY KITTY GREEN OPENS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
It’s impossible not to think of Harvey Weinstein while watching “The Assistant.” Though the disgraced movie mogul never appears on screen, nor is he mentioned by name, his presence haunts Kitty Green’s piercing look at systemic abuses of power in the workplace. Julia Garner stars as Jane, a junior assistant for a powerful executive at an international, New York City-based film production company. She’s been in the position only a matter of months, residing squarely at the bottom of the office hierarchy. She’s expected to be the first one in and the last one out each day, and we follow her through one of those days, observing the quotidian tasks that fill the hours as she quietly moves through the office. She tidies her boss’s workspace, orders lunch, arranges travel details, coordinates his schedule with the driver, gives his couch a quick scrub (“never sit on the couch,” one 24 CITY FEBRUARY 19 - 25, 2020
executives jokes to another as they gather for a meeting), and fields calls from his exasperated wife (Stéphanye Dussud). The male assistants project an arrogant air of seniority, stopping to help Jane draft apology emails to their boss after he reprimands her harshly for any missteps. Troubling details don’t escape Jane’s notice, though her job requires her to look the other way. A revolving door of beautiful women cycle through the office; new discoveries hoping for their big break. There’s the young woman who comes by to retrieve an earring found on his office floor. A pretty young girl (Kristine Froseth) shows up claiming to be a new hire, and Jane rides with her to the hotel where their boss has scheduled a meeting with her. It’s all in service of a man we never see and only occasionally hear, through the wall or over the phone. Green doesn’t give him any screen time, though his presence completely fills up the space. But by leaving him entirely off camera, Green’s film becomes less about this single individual, than the entire system that lets him operate. What’s really happening underneath it all is never expressed directly through dialogue,
only registering in the worry that increasingly spreads across Garner’s face. She gives a remarkably controlled performance, giving the appearance of a young woman working very hard to suppress a scream. Director of photography Michael Latham shoots the drab office setting with chilly, green-tinted cinematography and harsh lighting, adding to the subtle tension and general sense of unease. Jane is low on the totem pole, and feels helpless to do anything. People don’t need to tell her how lucky she is to be there (though they often do). It’s a dream job, or at least on the path toward that dream job, and she’d be a fool to throw it away. She’s smart, they tell her, and if she plays her cards right, she’ll go far. At one point Jane does approach a human resources manager (Matthew Macfadyen), though even then she’s afraid to come out and say exactly what’s concerning her. His response only makes her second guess her decision to say anything at all. There are hundreds of people who depend on their job with the company, he reminds her. What would happen to them if someone raised the alarm and it suddenly all went away? Already an award-winning documentary filmmaker, Kitty Green transitions to a
fictional narrative for the first time. As a filmmaker, Green seems to have an interest in human behavior, particularly how we respond when confronted with the darkest aspects of human nature. Her previous film was the audacious “Casting JonBenet,” which examined the infamous murder of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey through interviews with actors from Colorado auditioning for a movie version of the story. Hearing these actors engage in speculation and their own theories about the case revealed how our fascination with these horrific true-crime stories comes largely from the way we project our own experiences onto them. The release of “The Assistant” coincides with Weinstein’s criminal trial, and in many ways it feels like a response to those who read the stories about years of alleged abuse and wondered, “How could no one have said something?” We see the answer to that question, watching an office full of people willfully keep their heads down, their fear and resigned silence allowing a predator to stay protected. And it’s chilling to note how easily this story could be transposed to any other workplace in any other industry. Beneath its cooly observational exterior, “The Assistant” practically hums with an anger drawn from what could be the story of countless women, all across the country. As quiet and unassuming as its protagonist, “The Assistant” deliberately lacks any sort of conventionally satisfying narrative. Green’s film observes the ways we become numb to the insidious machinations of this system that allows predators to operate freely. And the daily, hourly, and lifelong compromises that allow those immovable structures to continue, waiting for someone, anyone to speak up and tear it all down. Adam Lubitow is a freelance writer for CITY. Feedback on this article can be directed to becca@ rochester-citynews.com.
Film Listings Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. “This is Nollywood” (2000). Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. $7 suggested. 563-2145. Cinema Theater, 957 S. Clinton Ave. “Becoming Nobody” Sun., Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m. $10/$12. 682-4283. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “Color Out Of Space” (2019). Wed., Feb. 19, 8:40 p.m. and Thu., Feb. 20, 8:40 p.m. $4-$9. thelittle.org.; “Mama Africa” (2005). Fri., Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m. $4-$9. thelittle. org.; “Dirty Dancing” (1987). Sat., Feb. 22, 9 p.m. $4-$9. thelittle.org. Out Alliance, 100 College Ave. Senior Movie Meetup. Mondays, 1 p.m. 244-8640.
> cont. from page 23 [ SUN., FEBRUARY 23 ] Sunday Forum. 9:50 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Wade Norwood, Common Ground Health 585-325-4000. office@downtownpresbyterian. org. downtownpresbyterian.org. Today’s Immigration Crisis. 3-5 p.m. ROC SALT Center, 68 Ashland St. 298-8935. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 25 ] Cracking the Codes: Racial Equity Learning. 12-1 p.m. UR Helen Wood Hall, 255 Crittenden Blvd 275-4816.
Black History Month
History Happy Hour: A Brief History of African Americans in Geneva. Thu., Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m. Lake Drum Brewing, 16 E Castle St . Geneva (315) 789-1200. Palmyra & the Abolitionist Movement: Underground Railroad Walk. Thu., Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. Alling Coverlet Museum, 122 William St Palmyra historicpalmyrany.com.
Kids Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Animal Week. Through Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. $13-$15. rmsc.org. Book & Beast. 11 a.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St 336-7200.
Fire-Breathing School Break. Through Feb. 23. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. 263-2700. Free Youth February. Through Feb. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Up to 5 youth (ages 3-11) admitted free with each adult paid admission $10. 336-7200. Kid’s Free Week. Through Feb. 23. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. Plant a Bulb. Through Feb. 23. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org w/ museum admission. Winter Family Fun Week. Through Feb. 21. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41 ganondagan.org. [ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] Snow Sculpture. 1-2 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. Tracking & Animal Signs. 1 p.m. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org. Winter Kids Day of Play. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Rt. 89 . Savannah Registration required $20/$25. (315) 365-3580.
Mad Science of WNY. 2-3 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. Owl Prowl. 7 p.m. Wild Wings, 27 Pond Rd . Honeoye Falls Reservations required $10. 334-7790. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] KinderZoo: Animals Coverings. 11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St For ages 3-5 $6/$8. 336-7213. KinderZoo: Amazing Armadillo. 10:15 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St For ages 18 months-3 years $6/$8. 336-7213. Owl Prowl. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Rt. 89. Savannah $5/$10; $25/family. (315) 365-3580. [ MON., FEBRUARY 24 ] Storytime Club. Feb. 24. Dragons & Friends. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. w/ museum admission: $16. 263-2700.
Recreation [ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Outdoor Ice Skating. Through March 15. MLK Jr. Memorial Park, 1 Manhattan Sq. $2-$10.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 21 ] Exploring Winter. 1 p.m. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd Sterling (315) 947-6143.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] 18th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Member Wineries . Geneva $35. cayugawinetrail.com. Artisan Cheese & Wine Tour. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Seneca Lake Wine Trail, Seneca Lake Wine Trail Advance tickets required $13/$25. senecalakewine.com. Coffee & Stargazing. 7-9 p.m. Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Rd Ages 18+ 359-7044. Native American Winter Games. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41 ganondagan.org. Saturday Snowshoeing. 1-3 p.m Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave $3/$5, $15/family. 336-3035. Snow Shoe, Ski, or Hike. 2 p.m. Palmyra Wetland Nature Trail, 2685 Rte 31. Palmyra trailworks.org. Winter Weekend Wild Walks. 11 a.m Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. $7. rmsc.org. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 23 ] Nature Sundays. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $5 donation. 538-6822.
Special Events [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] Experience Psychic Fair. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack, 5857 Rt. 96 . Farmington $10. 399-5700. Rochester Mule & Mimosa Fest. 3-9 p.m. Filgers East End, 355 East Ave $17 & up. 585-434-2758.
Culture Lectures
When They See Us: The Legacy of the Central Park Five. 6:15 p.m. St. John Fisher College, Wilson Athletic Center, 3690 East Ave Kevin D. Richardson, member of the Exonerated Five 385-8000. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 25 ] Tuesday Topics. 12:12-12:52 p.m The Environment. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. ffrpl.org.
Literary Events
[ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] Deirdre Schlehofer: Disentangling the Media Portrayal of Deaf Women. 3:30 p.m. RIT Eastman Hall, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Room 2000 rit.edu/events. Flying the Hump. 6 p.m. Fairport Library, 1 Village Landing Ted Ellstrom, WWII pilot. Registration required 223-9091. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 22 ] Winter Walking Tour. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org. [ MON., FEBRUARY 24 ] Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem: Contexts & Perspectives. 7 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd Humanities Center 275-5804.
[ WED., FEBRUARY 19 ] Happy Birthday Toni Morrison. 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. $5/$8. 563-2145. [ THU., FEBRUARY 20 ] Just Poets Presents. Third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. Nox, 302 N Goodman St 318-2713. Partners Reading: Lori Nolasco Martinez & Jennifer Kellogg. 7:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 25 ] The Threshing Floor: LGBTQ+ Writing Group. Last Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave Hosted by Reilly Hirst & Gracen Lynch wab.org.
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All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it unlawful, “to make, print, or publish, any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under the age of 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Call the local Fair Housing Enforcement Project, FHEP at 325-2500 or 1-866-671-FAIR. Si usted sospecha una practica de vivienda injusta, por favor llame al servicio legal gratis. 585-325-2500 - TTY 585-325-2547.
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Employment
Full-time/Part-time jobs • Teaching Assistants • School Nurse (RN) Starting rate $25.00/hour • Substitute School Nurse (RN) Rate $21.00/hour Ten month work year. Follows school calendar for breaks and recesses.
• Bus Drivers (Paid Training) • Bus Attendants (Paid Training) For more information and to apply, please visit: www.greececsd.org Click on “Employment Opportunities”
Meditation Center Administrator Unique opportunity to support a growing, not-for-profit, Buddhist meditation center.
CloudCheckr Inc SEEKS Software Developer for Rochester, NY location to develop scalable, robust, resilient features for our cloud management SaaS product. Position reqs bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; Must have knowledge of: C#.NET, SQL Server, MySQL, SVN; AWS Billing, Security, & Resource API’s in production environment; Azure Billing & Account API’s in production environment; & PowerShell & AWS CLI. Must be willing to work off-hours & weekends
as necessary. Submit resume to https://workforcenow.adp.com/ mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/ recruitment.html?cid=2878ee70a539-4587-b839-180ef2ca5e22&c cId=19000101_000001&jobId=30 2083&source=CC3&lang=en_US JOB OPPORTUNITY - $18.50 P/H NYC $16 P/H LI up to $13.50 P/H UPSTATE NY If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. (347)462-2610 (347)565-6200
Project and event-planning, people management, and basic business computing experience required. Email marketing and web content management a plus. Experience in online event registration desirable. Schedule flexible except key events. May work remotely, or at the center. 1 yr. contract position, 75-85hrs./mo., with likely renewal. Send resumes to ellen.nakhnikian@dharmarefuge.com by March 3.
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As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)! Salary range: $40,875 to $49,709
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Finger Lakes DDSO is seeking LPNs!!
Finger Lakes DDSO will be continuously administering the Civil Service Exam for Direct Support Professionals throughout Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Seneca, Yates, Wyoming, Steuben, Schuyler, and Chemung Counties.
Minimum Qualifications: Must have a current license and registration to practice in New York State, or limited permit to practice in NYS, or an application on file for a limited permit to practice in NYS. For more information: Finger Lakes DDSO Human Resources Office: (585) 461-8800
Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED equivalent, you must have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at the time of the appointment and continuously thereafter. For exam application: Finger Lakes DDSO Human Resources Office: (585) 461-8800
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Human Resources Management Office Finger Lakes DDSO, 620 Westfall Rd., Rochester, NY 14620
Email: opwdd.sm.FL.hiring@opwdd.ny.gov NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Human Resources Management Office Finger Lakes DDSO, 620 Westfall Rd., Rochester, NY 14620
An Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer
An Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer
Email: opwdd.sm.FL.hiring@opwdd.ny.gov
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TEACHERS NEEDED SPANISH Full-time substitute position for a Spanish teacher at grades 7-9. Available in March.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Full-time substitute position for an ASL teacher at grades 7-9. Available in March. To view the detailed postings and to apply, visit www.rhnet.org, click Jobs. Rush-Henrietta is committed to achieving a diverse work force. Candidates of diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
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WEB USER INTERFACE Developer for Excellus Health Plan, Inc. dba Excellus BlueCross BlueShield in Rochester, NY: Designs, codes and implements online user interfaces for web sites, web apps and other digital channels. Requires: Bachelor’s + 6 months exp. Apply on-line at https://careers. excellusbcbs.com/career and reference Req. #WEBUS04286
Volunteers BECOME A DOCENT at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Must be an enthusiastic communicator, Like working with children. Learn more at http:// www.RMSC.org/volunteer MEALS ON WHEELS needs YOU to deliver meals to YOUR neighbors in need. Available weekdays between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM? Visit our website at www.vnsnet.com or call 274-4385 to get started! OPERA GUILD OF ROCHESTER: Please consider volunteering for any of these positions: event hostess, trip planner, assistant treasurer, audio-visual assistant. Contact operaguildofrochester.org.
SENECA PARK ZOO Society seeking volunteers and docents for ongoing involvement or special events. Roles available for all interests. Contact Volunteers@ senecazoo.org to learn more. TRILLIUM HEALTH FOOD Cupboard needs volunteers every Wednesday and Friday 9 am–2 pm. Contact Kristen at kmackay@ trilliumhealth.org or Jen at jhurst@ trilliumhealth.org. TURN OVER A New Leaf, Become A Volunteer for Meals On Wheels in the City of Rochester. Meals are delivered weekdays between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM. To get started call us at 274-4385. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Computer help volunteers needed to assist adults in the community with basic computer skills and important digital tasks. Change Lives! Learn more at https:// literacyrochester.org/become-adigital-volunteer/ WE NEED YOUR help to #Keep Rochester Cool! Sustainable Homes Rochester is seeking volunteers to educate residents on clean heating and cooling technologies. No expertise required. Contact: kristen@ rocpcc.org.
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[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Meadow Cove International IV LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on January 22, 2020. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o the Company, Attention: Manager, 850 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, New York 14621. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Packman Delivery Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/7/2020. Office Location: Monroe County. Street Address of principal business location: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 5 Burlington Avenue, Rochester, NY 14619. SSNY shall mail copy of process: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 5 Burlington Avenue, Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] 24 Prince Street, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 10/30/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 2604 Elmwood Ave., #113, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 721 Cedarwood LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/5/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 44 Field St Rear, Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ADMINISTRATION CITATION FILE NO.: 2019-186 SURROGATE’S COURT CAYUGA COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God, Free and Independent To: Timothy McCarthy Address Unknown A petition having been duly filed by Cathy M. McCarthy, who is domiciled at 956 Middle Road, Lot 12, Oswego. New York 13126. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO
SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Cayuga County at 152 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York 13021, on Mon. March 23rd, 2020 at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day. why a decree should not be made in the estate of Dale S. McCarthy, Sr., lately domiciled at 884 Howell Road, Port Bryon. New York. In the County of Cayuga, New York, granting Letters of Administration upon the estate of the decedent to Cathy M. McCarthy, or to such other person as may be entitled there to. Hon. Mark H. Fandrich Dated, Attested and Sealed, February 6th, 2020. Surrogate Mary Anne Marr, Chief Clerk Name of Attorney for Petitioner: P. Michael Shanley. Esq. Tel. No.: 315-343-2610 Address of Attorney: 100 West Utica Street, Oswego, New York 13126 Note: This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. [ NOTICE ] Caribbean Distributors LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/6/20. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 160 Bouckhart Ave Rochester, NY 14622 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Davidandrew pavelplatinumservices L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/4/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 44 Sunnyside Ln North Chili, NY 14514 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Deep Blue Politics, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/17/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 3349 Monroe Ave., Ste. 150, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Drenos LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/11/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to
26 Brighton St Rochester, NY 14607 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Fernwood 2nd LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/3/20. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Artur Kadesh 31 Grace Marie Dr Rochester, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Greater Rochester Real Estate Council, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/13/20. 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, 2170 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Humble Beginnings Enterprises LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/5/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Keyvio Owens, 72 Grassmere Park, Rochester, NY 14612. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Jaswant Singh Jain Medicine, PLLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/14/20. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 118 West Ave East Rochester, NY 14445 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Law Office of Matthew J. Lester, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/5/2020. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 5500 W. Ridge Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Law. [ NOTICE ] McKay Property Management LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/2020. 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: c/o The LLC, 625 Panorama Trail, Bldg 2, Ste 130, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act.
[ NOTICE ] NAILED IT AGAIN REMODELING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/02/2019. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Thomas Travis Jr, 223 Oak Orchard Estates, Albion, NY 14411. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Norbut Solar Farms Oz, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/7/2020. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1241 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 125 Woodman Park LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/21/20. 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 248 Field Street, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2020. 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, 32 Ashland Oaks Cir, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 2775 Monroe LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/20. 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 31BRICKS LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 1/3/2020. Office in Monroe County.
Legal Ads SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC 56 Nettlecreek Rd, Fairport , N Y 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 447 Long Pond LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/31/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 East Main St, Ste 1500, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 834 East Main LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 511 West Ave, Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of A-World Holdings LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/30/2020. 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 Woodfield Drive, Webster, New York 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AfriSino International LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on December 2, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 552 Mendon Road, Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any legal activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AKM Construction LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/06/18 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 15 Cairn St, Rochester, NY 14611 Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Alegro Group, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/11/2020. 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 74 Buggywhip Trail, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Bodyflight Physical Therapy PLLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/7/2020. 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 238 Edgerton Street, Rochester, New York 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BOSCO HILLS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/10/20. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 24 High St Fairport, NY, 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BS POTTERY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/24/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 369 Hampton Blvd, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Carnage Outdoors, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/5/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, 169 West Church St, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CEMC ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/20. 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 process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 700 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CEMC ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/20. 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 Home Leasing, LLC, 700 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Clark Ridge Hill LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/3/2020; 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 14 Jennifer Circle, Rochester, New York 14606. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CONNEXX LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/17/16. 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 120 Woodbine Ave Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CR BEAUTY BAR LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/5/2020. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO BOX 60715 Rochester NY 14606 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CV Burrhus Enterprises, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 42 Sleepy Hollow, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Elizabeth C. Shannon, Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry, PLLC. Articles
of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State (the “NYSOS”) on 1/17/2020. The office of the PLLC is in Monroe County. The NYSOS is designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. The NYSOS shall mail a copy of such process to 2300 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. The PLLC is formed to practice the profession of nurse practitioner in psychiatry. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fitz & Sons Properties, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/30/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 120 Woodbine Avenue Rochester NY 14619 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of FLX ONE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 10 Rippingale Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fowler & Sons LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/28/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 4000 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Gallina Elmgrove LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/31/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1890 Winton Road South, Ste 100, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Genesee River Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 501 Vosburg Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Gianni Farms LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 12/31/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 149 Salt Road, Webster, NY 14580. 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 Guys’ Premiere Properties, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/28/16. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 32 Scarborough Park, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of J. Phillips Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 501 Vosburg Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JE Collins Properties, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jennifer Collins, 2366 Turk Hill Road, Victor, NY 14564. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JMG Income Tax & Business Services, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/3/2020. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3 N. Main St, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Kali Madison Designs LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11-26-19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 239 High Street Ext, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KDG Real Property Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/31/20. 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, 143 Willowbend Road, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KHVTO LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 40 Gainsborough Pl, W Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: PENROC ENVIRONMENTAL LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on 01/23/2020. NY office location is Monroe County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC at 16 Parham Drive, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of McKay Hospitality, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/13/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 625 Panorama Trl, Bldg #2, Ste 130, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any
Notice of formation of MINDFUL PSYCHOLOGY P.L.L.C.. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 1/22/2020. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3200 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MJM Incentives Property LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/23/20. 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, 6605 Pittsford Palmyra Road, Ste W-5, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mollywhop Productions LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/27/2020. 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 197 Orchard Park, Rochester, New York 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Penson Properties LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/7/2020. 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 1881 East Ave, 2nd Floor, Rochester, New York 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Picture Perfect Illustration LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) DATE: September 26, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 589 Brown Street, Rochester NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Premier Communities LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)
12/13/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 105 West Ave, Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Qu Yang Property Management LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/20. 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 Ritual Clay Company LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 3 2020. 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 234 Mill Street Rochester, NY 14614 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RK FARMS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/02/20. Office location: Orleans County. Princ. office of LLC: 12130 Alps Rd., Lyndonville, NY 14098. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Cart Rentals LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 30, 2020. 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 25 Parr Circle, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sneaker Beat LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/17/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail
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Legal Ads copy of process to the LLC at: 2111 East Avenue, Apt. M, Rochester, New York 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of T & D Greenwell Properties, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/2020. 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, 336 Church Rd, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THE CREW’S GRILL LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/31/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 13 Leah Ln North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Kilminster Group, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/20. 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 138 Old North Hi Rochester, NY 14617 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Twin Pillars Properties LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/07/20 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 69 Crossfield Road, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Violet City Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/20. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 501 Vosburg Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of VITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CARE P.L.L.C.. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of
NY (“SSNY”) 1/28/2020. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 23 Hadley Court, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Williamson Commons, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/7/2020. 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 1180 Sagebrook Way, Webster, New York 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Yayalash LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/23/2019. Office location: 19 Prince Street, Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC at 19 Prince St, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Accurate Analytical Testing, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/20. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Michigan (MI) on 12/3/04. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 122 E 42nd St, 18th Fl., NY, NY 10168. MI address of LLC: 30105 Beverly Rd, Romulus, MI 48174. Arts. of Org. filed with MI Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, PO Box 30054, Lansing, MI 48909. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/20. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/21/03. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal
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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 St., #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Conductor Property Management, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 1020 Lee Rd, Rochester, NY, 14606. LLC formed in DE on 8/5/19. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Conductor Property Management, 1020 Lee Rd, Rochester, NY, 14606. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., 9 E. Loockerman Street, Suite 311, Dover, Delaware 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA - NIGHT VISION LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/28/20. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 05/30/19. Princ. office of LLC: 7635 Plantation Rd., Roanoke, VA 24019. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Highland Assets, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/3/20. Office location: Monroe County. LLC organized in SD on 9/11/19. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal office address: Highland Assets, LLC, 3349 Monroe Ave., #171, Rochester, NY 14618. Arts. of Org. filed with SD Sec. of State, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of RHNY HOTELS LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/31/20. Office location:
Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/13/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Unisearch, Inc., 99 Washington Ave, Ste 805A, Albany, NY 122102822, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Address to be maintained in DE: c/o Unisearch, Inc., 28 Old Rudnick Ln., Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] ONE EIGHTY HOLDINGS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/29/2020. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 180 St. Paul Street, #406, Attn: Member, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 1425 Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Robyn’s Nest Boutique LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/16/2020. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Siyon Tax Service, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/22/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Suk Biswa, 1249 Latta Rd Apt 4, Rochester, NY 14612. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ]
Premier Insurance Agency LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/16/2020. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose.
TABOTT MEDICAL ESTHETICS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/26/19. 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, 35 Bryden Park, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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Rcgrande Properties LLC. Auth. Filed w/SSNY on 12/10/19. Office: Monroe Co. Formed in NV on 10/5/2017. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 456 Parma Center Rd, Hilton, NY 14468. NV address: 5030 Spanish Hills Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89148. Filed w/NV Sec. of State: 202 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701. Purpose: all lawful.
Tree Of Life Counseling, Lcsw, PLLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/20/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 95 Allens Creek Rd Building 1 #250 Rochester, NY 14618 General Purpose
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[ NOTICE ] Real Relief Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/3/2020. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 72 Grassmere Park, Rochester, NY 14612. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Richland Drive, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/10/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS
[ NOTICE ] UR Portfolio I, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 12/04/19. Off. Loc.: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 282 S. 5th St #3B, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Viticulture L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/11/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Courtney Benson 1900 Empire Blvd #116 Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose
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Notice of Formation of Holley & Son’s General Contracting, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/15/2020. 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 11 Carl Street Rochester, NY 14621 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
Rochester Patio and Landscape, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 1/8/20. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2509 Manitou Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE } City Newspaper Jan 29, Feb 5,12,19,26, Mar 4 Ref #52618 Notice of Formation of National Sweepstakes Company, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/24/11. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1134 East Union Street, Newark, NY 14513. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ Notice of Formation ] 45 Bellaqua, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 1/10/20. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 4545 E River Rd, Suite 100, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Dixon Delivery Service LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec. of State on November 5, 2019. Office Loc: Monroe County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. may mail a copy of process to 320 Miramar Road, Rochester, NY, 14624. The purpose of the company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: Affronti, LLC (“PLLC”) filed Arts of Org with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 8, 2020. Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 130 D Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14625 Attn: Member. Purpose: practice of law.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of NKT Enterprises LLC. Art. of Org. filed by Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/20. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Buffalo Road, Rochester, New York 14611. Purpose: to engage in any lawful business purpose for which limited liability companies may be organized under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Scents By Design LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/16/20. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 260 Coolidge Rd, Rochester, NY 14622. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] DB Rochester, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 2/11/2020 with an effective date of formation of 2/11/2020. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 34 North St. Regis Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Wendy Carter Development Consulting LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 2/5/2020 with an effective date of formation of 2/5/2020. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 420 W. Elm St., East Rochester, NY 14445. 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 W GAMING SOUTH, LLC ] W Gaming South, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 1/9/20. 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, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at Online Public Auction pursuant to New York State Lien Law, Article 8, Section 182, per order of River Campus Storage, 169 Flanders St, Rochester, NY at www. bid13.com. The personal property described as household goods heretofore stored with the undersigned by Rashad Thompson, Unit #246, beginning on Feb 20. All sales are subject to prior claim, postponement and/ or cancellation.
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