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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Donald Trump and Nixon: do you see the similarity?

In the New York Times on Sunday, conservative columnist Ross Douthat suggested that people like him who “feared disaster from this presidency” could relax. We’ve just witnessed “the most politically successful six weeks of Trump’s presidency to date,” he said.

Trump’s approval ratings are up, Douthat said, things look better for Republicans for the midterm elections, and the economy and foreign policy are looking good. And that was before the latest Trump Base-pleasing developments, Iran and Schneiderman.

What about all that stuff dripping out about Stormy Daniels? Just a distraction, said Douthat.

Maybe so. But there’s something eerily familiar about the Daniels stories, and I’m not thinking about Clinton-Lewinsky. This is beginning to feel a lot like Nixon.

First Trump denied knowing anything about Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Daniels: He didn’t reimburse Cohen, and he didn’t know where Cohen got the money.

Then Rudy Giuliani assured Fox News’ Sean Hannity that indeed Trump had repaid Cohen, and that Trump knew “the general arrangement, that Michael would take care of things like this, like I take care of things like this with my clients.”

Next Giuliani insisted on Fox and Friends that the payment – made shortly before the election – had nothing to do with the election. “This was for personal reasons,” Giuliani said. “This was… the president had been hurt – personally, not politically, personally, so much, and the first lady – by some of the false allegations, that one more false allegation, six years old….”

And then Giuliani added: “Imagine if that came out on October 15, 2016, in the middle of the last debate with Hillary Clinton….” (Trump: “Rudy is a great guy, but he just started a day ago. He’ll get his facts straight.”)

Nor are Trump’s troubles only about Stormy Daniels and sex. One after another, Trump’s attorneys have resigned. Trump has continued his on-again, off-again threats against the Justice Department.

On Monday, he ramped up the threats.

The investigators looking into Russia’s interference in the presidential election are Democrats, he said, and they’re prolonging the investigation to try to influence this year’s midterm Congressional elections.

And over the weekend, there were reports that Trump operatives hired a private Israeli intelligence agency to dig up dirt on the Obama representatives who

The day-afterday developments, the attacks on the media, the tension between the White House and the Attorney General ….” worked on the Iran deal, hoping to help taint the deal.

The day-after-day developments, the sense that some of the people running the country are the Keystone Cops, the attacks on the media, the tension between the White House and the Attorney General ….

It’s risky to draw comparisons, but this does indeed remind me of the last year or so of the Nixon administration, when week after week, the bizarre stories oozed out, and the president continued to insist that he knew nothing about and had nothing to do with the sleazy little burglary at the Watergate.

The Trump chaos is different, to be sure, but at the roots, aren’t there similarities?

Given Nixon’s paranoia, once the Watergate break-in occurred, what he and his staff said and did was logical: It was essential to distract and to cover things up.

As for the bobbing and weaving by Trump and Giuliani: Once Trump and his protectors knew that the FBI had seized Cohen’s records, including those pertaining to the Stormy Daniels payments, somebody had to come up with an explanation. And the cover-up began.

I’m finding it hard, then, to ignore the comparisons between Trump’s drama and the lead-up to Nixon’s resignation. I’m not sure I want the outcome to be the same, though.

When Nixon left, we got Gerald Ford.

(Thank our stars for that; we could’ve gotten another crook, Spiro Agnew, who had resigned in disgrace.) If Trump leaves, we’ll get Pence.

And if that happens, Republicans will not only be relieved, they’ll be delighted.

Because he’s been their fallback all along.

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Urban poverty, racism, and US segregation

A recent Urban Journal column argued that despite decades of efforts, Rochester is losing its fight against poverty. In response, reader Patrick Stundtner noted that poverty exists in the suburbs and rural areas as well and he objected to the column’s insistence that the US has practiced deliberate segregation since the Civil War. Stundtner’s letter drew responses that included the following:

City Newspaper to demand equal access to affordable and quality housing for everyone, whether you live in downtown Rochester, Palmyra, or are being evicted from the Cadillac Hotel after your elected officials have failed you in more ways than you can count?

It’s easy to overlook the decades of research, public policy language, and firstperson narratives that tell us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that race, class, sexual orientation, and other factors inform and create disparity.

I’ve learned that it is easy to talk and difficult to be quiet and listen. I’ve also learned that it can be even harder to listen to understand instead of just listening to respond.

I implore readers to take off their rose-tinted glasses and instead of trying to reject sound logic and unwavering truth, to listen with a goal of, at the least, trying to understand.

CALVIN EATON

Reading Patrick Stundtner’s comments in last week’s Feedback section, I was saddened, but unfortunately not surprised. Here is yet another white person telling the rest of us that racism no longer exists.

Many of us affected by the lasting effects of the transatlantic slave trade, Jim Crow, and civil rights abuses continue to live in a city that – despite being the home of freedom fighters Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass – remains one of the poorest and most racially segregated regions in the state.

I suppose I get it. When racism, sexism, misogyny, and classism don’t affect your everyday existence, it’s easy to think that the election of the first black president after 43 consecutive white male presidents is enough to deride over 600 years of systemic slavery, oppression, and genocide that quite literally were the building blocks of America.

When the color of your skin or the zip code you are born in can determine your level of education, earning potential, and health outcomes, how can anyone scoff at efforts by local grassroots organizations and

Among several major differences between poverty in the inner city and in the “suburbs and out in the country” are the degree of poverty, the high concentration of poverty, and, within this concentration, the abhorrent rate of child poverty.

(Refer to the Act Rochester Poverty Report.)

The reader’s comment that “people of different color moved out to the suburbs” refers virtually 100 percent to whites, who had easier ability to pay for vehicles and were allowed easy access to mortgages in the suburbs. People of color were left behind in red-lined sections of the city – people who could not afford cars or were unable to get mortgages in more favorable sections. That resulted in the creation of concentrated poverty and the horrible conditions in the city school district.

I’m not sure where the writer lives, but the city is the core of the county and is central to the entire region. Being “responsible for nothing that happens in the inner city” is a head-in-the-sand approach that unfortunately is too common in the primarily white suburbs. And, I submit, it is irresponsible.

This isn’t a simplistic blame game. It’s a matter of privileged citizens becoming more aware of this country’s and community’s racist past and stepping up to help their neighbors, especially the children, who are our future no matter what color.

Institutional racism is alive and well throughout this country, and it’s naive to say it’s “idiocy” for City to assert that there is deliberate segregation in light of Brown vs. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act. One has only to look at the data in the Poverty Report or at the recent incidents at Starbucks. Even Starbucks has stepped up to the plate on this.

Pointing to the election of Obama again illustrates the “post-racial” perspective of many whites. One has only to consider the current resident in the White House to know otherwise.

BILL WYNNE

The letter writer states: “You say America’s post-Civil War history is one of deliberate segregation. What idiocy.” He bolsters his statement by citing Brown v Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In citing such actions, he unwittingly provides strong affirmation of our long history of official segregation and discrimination, for without such history these corrective actions would not have been necessary.

Highlights (lowlights to be sure) of that post-Civil War history include the Supreme Court’s Plessy v Ferguson decision, bedrock of widespread segregationist Jim Crow laws; President Woodrow Wilson’s segregationist policies respecting African-American employment in the federal government, well-documented in the recent book, “Racism in the Nation’s Service” by Eric Yellin; Ku Klux Klan white supremacist rallies and racially restrictive real estate covenants in the Rochester area well into the 20th century; and current persistent, pervasive failure of county school boards, legislators, and business leaders to seriously tackle structural racism in Monroe County.

WILLIAM BARKER

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TRANSPORTATION | BY JEREMY MOULE

RTS plans new routes, less time to wait Rochester’s Regional Transit Service is in the middle of a project to modernize and redesign itself. And it’s been clear from the beginning that its goal is to offer frequent service; faster, more direct trips; and wait times under 30 minutes.

Last week, the agency released a draft proposal of new routes drawn to achieve that goal. The routes, which are not final, were developed as part of the Reimagine RTS project and are contained in a consultant’s draft transit plan. RTS has set up a website for the draft plan, which includes a map of the potential routes. The agency is also holding 30 public information and input sessions, details of which can also be found on the plan’s website, http:// reimagine.myrts.com/ transit-plan/.

The draft lays out 10 “frequent service” routes and 20 “local services” routes. It pares back on some of the lines that extended deepest into the suburbs, but RTS CEO Bill Carpenter said that RTS will explore other options to serve those areas, such as van pools or shuttles sponsored by businesses.

The frequent service lines would run no more than 15 minutes apart from 6 a.m.

to 6 p.m. on weekdays and no more than 30 minutes apart from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight on weekdays. On weekends, they’d run 30 minutes apart from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and an hour apart for all other hours of service.

On the local service routes, buses would run 30 minutes apart from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and hourly from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight on weekdays. They’d run hourly from 6 a.m. to midnight on weekends.

The routes have also been designed to better connect with each other, which means more transfers will happen outside of the downtown Transit Center, Carpenter said. The design also includes two cross-town routes.

To create the plan, RTS and its consultants solicited public comment and conducted a study of where bus riders live and where they go.

RTS will hold two public information sessions on the draft plan in the coming week: noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Flynn Campus Center at MCC’s Brighton campus, and noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, in the Dining Room, Kodak Center Theater, 200 West Ridge Road.

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4 video games enter Hall of Fame Every year, the video game industry inches closer to being recognized as a serious medium. And the Strong National Museum of Play is playing a prominent role in that, with its World Video Game Hall of Fame.

Last week, The Strong announced four new inductees: “Spacewar!,” “John Madden Football,” “Tomb Raider,” and “Final Fantasy VII.” “Spacewar!” may not be a household name, and it wasn’t a commercial game, but it helped launch the multi-billion-dollar video game industry, says Jon-Paul Dyson, vice president and director of The Strong’s International Center for the History of

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“John Madden Football” reshaped the landscape of sports video games. It was recognized for selling 100 million copies since its debut, its influence on sports-orientated gaming, and how it’s changed the way actual sports games are broadcast.

“Tomb Raider” not only broke boundaries in its technological achievements, but it also features the most iconic female protagonist in gaming: Lara Croft. And contrary to her early status as a sex symbol, Croft’s character has evolved to become “the epitome of a strong female hero,” says Strong curator Shannon Symonds.

The Final Fantasy franchise was already a popular series, but it was “Final Fantasy VII” that took the series, and the medium, to new heights of storytelling. It’s widely seen as the installment that broke Japanese role-playing games into mainstream popularity, according to Symonds, and introduced some of video games’ most memorable characters.

While you can’t play this year’s winners at the museum, they are on display as part of The Strong’s collection. And games inducted from prior years – including “Pac-Man” and “Space Invaders” – can be played at the museum.

Many of Rochester’s empty lots are being resurrected as urban gardens and farms. Starting a garden or farm on city-owned land, however, isn’t as simple as clearing the nearest vacant lot and planting vegetables.

A May 12 conference will help gardeners get started.

AGRICULTURE | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Growing corn on the corner At its peak in the 1950’s, Rochester’s population climbed above 332,000. The city was booming. But after losing about a third of its population, not to mention many businesses, Rochester was left with more than 3,000 vacant lots.

Instead of being empty eyesores, though, many of the lots have been repurposed for urban agriculture. More than 120 urban gardens have been created on vacant, city-owned lots spread out through all four quadrants, says Nathaniel Mich, a specialist in “edible education” and urban farming with Foodlink.

Interest in urban farming is strong in cities like Buffalo, Detroit, and Cleveland, Mich says. “It’s definitely something we see growing here,” he says. “Some of it is driven by the increasing cost of food.

There’s also the concern about climate change and the environment.”

Rochester’s urban farmers can grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs and raise farm animals. The city allows bees, fourfooted livestock, and poultry – with the exception of roosters – says Mich.

Current gardens range in purpose and style, with some designed for neighborhood beautification, others to provide food, he says.

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Starting a garden or farm on city-owned land, however, isn’t as simple as clearing the nearest vacant lot and planting vegetables.

“Don’t put anything in or on the ground until you have your team in place,” says Mich. “Start with the people you’ll need.”

Foodlink and the Urban Agriculture Working Group are hosting an Urban Agriculture Conference from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at School 33, 500 Webster Avenue. It’s open to anyone interested in urban agriculture, whether it’s a group planning a community garden or individual residents wanting to create a garden at their home. Tickets are $10 per person, and you can register at rocurbangardens.org or facebook.com/ RocUAWG. The conference will offer a wide range of workshops and demonstrations, with topics including how to create and maintain an urban garden and comply with city policies.

The city requires a permit to cultivate a vacant lot, says Mich. The permits are free and are valid from March through December, but they’re valid for only one growing season. Getting city officials to change that policy will also be discussed at the conference, he says.

The short-term nature of the permits means that urban farmers “don’t have any long-term control over the land,” Mich says. “The city sees urban agriculture as a temporary use for the land, and we would like to flip that to a legitimate longer-term use.”

Mich and other urban farmers want the city to offer urban farmers a five-year permit with the right of first refusal if the city is going to sell the lot. And the zoning code needs to be updated to allow farmers to build a greenhouse or hoop house on lots in residential neighborhoods, he says. Currently, additional structures can’t be added to the lot unless a house already exists there or will be part of the new construction.

Urban farming will never repurpose all of the city’s vacant lots, and it will never meet the city’s needs for fresh produce and other farm products, Mich says. But other cities are finding that urban agriculture is having a positive economic and social impact by creating jobs and encouraging investment in neighborhoods, Mich says.

Saturday’s conference will also include a tour of community gardens in the Beechwood neighborhood, a seed swap, and a lunchtime panel discussion, “Food, Race, and Justice.”

Foodlink’s Nathaniel Mich interest in urban farming is strong.PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH

Farmland loss has had a huge impact on African-American farmers, especially in the South because of ambiguities in land titles, predatory developers, and a legal system that didn’t protect former slaves who bought land.

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Joseph Avenue’s history is as old as Rochester’s.

It was one of the first areas where early Rochesterians settled, and right up through the first decades of the 1900’s, it remained a destination point for immigrants just arriving in the city. For a long time, it was also the center of the area’s Jewish community.

Joseph Avenue anchored a vibrant neighborhood where shops lined the street and many residents went to work at one of the factories flanking the avenue. But after World War II, suburban flight and discriminatory lending practices hurt the neighborhood. And more residents moved out after the 1964 rebellion – or riot – that was brought on by a smoldering tangle of problems, and was sparked by an arrest at a street dance.

The area around Joseph Avenue is Jocelyn Gavitt, left, and Emanuel Carter, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry professors, now struggling. helped a group of 18 landscape architecture students develop reuse concepts for vacant properties along “There’s been some neglect when it comes Joseph Avenue. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY to investing – both, I would say, private and public investing – in this corridor,” says talks about the benefits of “forest bathing,” and retail section, they envisioned some public Darran Crabtree, director of conservation where simply being in the presence of trees greened spaces where people could gather and programs for the Nature Conservancy of and other greenery lowers people’s heart socialize, and where they might sit and eat food Central and Western New York. “And I rates, blood pressure, and stress levels. from nearby restaurants and stores. think that the glaring example of that is the And at the northern end, on lots near Green spaces can also make urban number of vacant lots.”

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School, neighborhoods safer. A study of a The Nature Conservancy, like other the students’ concept calls for park and Youngstown, Ohio, effort to turn vacant big environmental organizations, has playground space, as well as perhaps a plant lots into green spaces showed that the started to pay more attention to the nursery. One option would be a greenhouseefforts reduced crime in the surrounding complex relationship between cities and the type structure with a classroom where neighborhoods. People living near the environment. Often, the groups have worked community members could learn gardening greened lots changed their routine activities, on issues that disproportionately affect lowskills and techniques, Carter says. which put more eyes on the street, and income, predominantly black and Latino Whether the community will accept criminals no longer felt they could commit communities, such as polluted industrial these ideas is another matter. crimes without being seen. The study was properties and some effects of climate change. written by researchers from the USDA Forest The groups and students talked And right now, the local Conservancy with interested residents, as well as Service, Rutgers University, and University chapter is working with the Joseph Avenue neighborhood and city leaders, to get a of Pennsylvania, and was published in 2016.

Business Association to develop ways to reuse sense of what they’d like to see in their vacant lots in the neighborhood in ways that community. And they tried to incorporate The students approached the Joseph benefit residents, businesses, and nature. that feedback into their concepts.

Avenue corridor as three segments, and they Conservancy board member Emanuel Some long-time residents, however, have developed strategies and concepts for each.

Carter, a professor at SUNY College of reservations about turning empty lots into parks.

At the south end of the corridor, closer Environmental Science and Forestry, Deaconess Maggie Harris is sitting at a to Clifford, they suggested park space that brought in 18 undergraduate landscape table inside Community Lutheran Ministry, could also be used for performing arts. architecture students to work on the project; right in the heart of the Avenue, and sitting The concept would build off the efforts another SUNY ESF professor, Jocelyn with her is Phillip Johnson, a 50-year of the Joseph Avenue Arts and Cultural Gavitt, has been working with Carter to resident of the neighborhood and the son of Alliance, which has been organizing dance, provide guidance to the students.

Joseph Avenue icon Mildred Johnson. theater, and music performances in the The project has an urban ecology angle, “How would this benefit us when dark neighborhood.

The alliance is also working since any increase in urban greenery – trees comes?” Harris says. to convert the former Congregation B’Nai especially, but also plantings and gardens The two share a concern: If the lots are Israel synagogue, which is vacant, into a – boosts potential habitat for animals, converted into public parks or green spaces, performing arts center. particular migratory species such as birds, A separate black box theater, headed up by what’s to prevent drug dealers and drug users Carter says. from hanging out in them at night? Drugs poet Reenah Golden, is opening this week.

But urban green spaces have another are already a problem in the neighborhood, For the middle section of the corridor, selling point: They have proved to provide they say. which the students treated as a commercial physical and mental health benefits. Carter

What would really help the neighborhood is jobs and training for jobs, Harris and Johnson say. Right now, access to jobs is a problem, since too many employment opportunities are in the suburbs and are hard for neighborhood residents to reach, they say.

“How much longer do we have to be poor for people to realize our needs?”

Johnson says.

Their point is fair; trees and parks won’t solve complex socio-economic problems.

But economic development and job creation really aren’t the domain of the groups looking at Joseph Avenue’s vacant lots. They are trying to take a symptom of the neighborhood’s economic depression and transform the vacant lots from a burden to a community asset. Urban green spaces won’t solve poverty, but they can help improve day-to-day quality of life for residents in a stressed community.

Harris and Johnson say they do see some value in having places where parents can take their children to play safely. And Johnson says something like community gardens could be good, especially if they’re tied to programs for fathers and their children.

Carter says the project ties into a broader philosophy of making neighborhoods across all income levels more desirable to live in. Improving the function and appearance of lowincome neighborhoods can even help alleviate some toxic impacts of concentrated poverty.

A lot of evidence shows that making low-income neighborhoods more attractive and livable results in residents who “do better in school, they do better in the workplace, they’re more likely to not miss work, they’re more likely to do all the good things that you want people to do in life,” says Neil Scheier, who serves as president of both the business association and the arts and cultural alliance. Scheier is a retired doctor who practiced in Clifton Springs and who has owned businesses on Joseph.

For the Joseph Avenue Business Association and the Nature Conservancy, the next steps will focus on continued discussions with the community. They want to get resident buy-in and the support of city officials. They’ll also have to refine concepts into actual projects and secure funding to carry them out. So there’s still work to do.

“The last thing I want to do is just helicopter in and provide something without really a more sustainable and local participatory approach,” says the Conservancy’s Crabtree.

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DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

CRCDS has a new buyer

Plans for a hotel and conference center at the divinity school fell through, but another buyer has expressed interest. FILE PHOTO

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is working with a new buyer for its 24-acre property near Highland Park. The initial buyer, Top Capital of New York, had trouble getting financing, and the school and Top Capital agreed to cancel the contract, says Thomas McDade Clay, the school’s vice president for institutional advancement.

In an interview Monday, McDade Clay declined to disclose the name of the new buyer, the buyer’s plan, or the sale price.

That information will be forthcoming, he says. The new buyer is in the “due diligence” phase of their agreement, which usually means inspecting the condition of the property. But McDade Clay said he expects the sale to close by the end of the summer.

Top Capital had planned to invest $36 million, creating a small hotel and conference center in the existing buildings. Top Capital also planned to build a new building for the school.

Many of the school’s neighbors had been concerned about preserving its historic buildings and open space, and their concerns led to naming much of the campus a city landmark. New construction or changes to the exterior of the existing buildings would need approval by the city’s Preservation Board.

An area on the top of the hill, northeast of the historic school buildings, is excluded from landmark status.

The new buyer knows that much of the property is now a landmark, says McDade Clay.

Cobbs Hill issue heads to Council

The Cobbs Hill Village apartment project is now in City Council’s hands.

Council will hold a public hearing on 10 CITY MAY 9 - 15, 2018

the project at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, in Council Chambers. Mayor Lovely Warren submitted legislation that would allow the project to be refinanced and move forward, and a vote is expected at Council’s May 15 meeting.

While the project has support from some leaders of nonprofits concerned about the need for more affordable housing, there has also been considerable opposition from neighborhood and community groups and some Village residents. They say the project is too massive for the park area and that too many low-income units will be lost.

Some also want the property eventually returned to parkland.

The complex was built in the 1950’s as affordable senior housing and currently consists of 60 units in six one-story buildings on the north side of Cobbs Hill Park. The City Planning Commission approved plans

by Rochester Management, the nonprofit that operates the apartments, for replacing the existing buildings with a six-building, 104-unit complex.

Currently, all Cobbs Hill Village tenants pay very low rental rates.

They could get those rates in the new buildings, and Rochester Management agreed to keep 20 of those units at their current low rate for 40 years, even after current residents leave.

Rochester Management has now agreed to keep an additional 20 units at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (the federal guideline for determining whether a person is eligible for Affordable Housing). The other units would range in price up to 80 percent of the AMI. All of them would be classified as Affordable.

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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

Police oversight changes sought

The Police Accountability Board Organizing Committee and Enough is Enough-Rochester will hold “Show Up for Police Accountability!,” a public forum, on Friday, May 11.

The two groups have been seeking to change the way Rochester responds to citizens’ complaints about police, how those complaints are reviewed, and how discipline is handled.

Organizers will describe the Police Accountability Board they have proposed and discuss how it would function.

Enough is Enough members and many local social-justice activists say the current system of police oversight is broken. City Council has been seeking legal advice about the proposed board and how complaints from citizens

against police actions could be better handled.

The meeting will be held at Open Arms Christian Fellowship Ministries, 461 Webster Avenue, at 7 p.m.

Revising Rochester’s nuisance law

City Council will hold three public hearings this month dealing with the city’s Nuisance Points Abatement program, which has been suspended pending a revision.

In a written statement, Council Member Michael Patterson called reducing nuisances one of the city’s most important tools in maintaining a high quality of life, and he wants the public’s feedback. Patterson chairs Council’s Neighborhood and Business Development Committee.

The Nuisance Point program cites properties and owners where disturbances are causing problems for neighbors. The problems can range from barking dogs to fights at bars.

The meetings will be held in City Council Chambers, 30 Church Street, on the following dates and times: Thursday, May 10, at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, May 16, at 6 p.m.; and Monday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m.

Designing cities for people

The Community Design Center of Rochester will present “Sparking Change: Women in Design,” a talk by Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman on Thursday, May 31.

Johnston–Zimmerman is an urban anthropologist who co-founded The Women Led Cities Initiative and is founder and director of THINK.urban. Her work has focused on how people behave and interact in public spaces. As urban areas have become more technology-driven, she says, there’s a need to take a more humanistic approach to building and managing cities.

The event will be held at the Memorial Art Gallery, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tickets: $55, including lunch.

Information: 271-0520.

Dining & Nightlife

Katboocha owner Kat Schwarz cradles one of her scobys, which are the bacteria and yeast cultures used to create kombucha from tea.

PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH

A cocktail of health [ FEATURE ] BY NICOLE VANDENBERGH

On a snowy Tuesday in March, Kat Schwarz zoomed into Fifth Frame Brewing with visibly intense purpose. She placed two amber glass bottles on the table in front of me, each labeled “KATBOOCHA” in bold typeface.

“These are brand new!,” she exclaimed. As I admired the bottle, Schwarz hopped over to the bar and returned with two glasses full of vibrant fuchsia-colored liquid. I took a sip.

“Do you like it?,” she asked hopefully.

Her beet-flavored kombucha (comBOOCH-uh) had an expectedly earthy taste, elevated by the freshness of the tea. It went down smoothly. “I love it,” I replied.

For the health conscious, kombucha is a great alternative to a sugary cocktail. The fermented tea drink is low-carb, low-sugar, and packed with probiotics, vitamins, and antioxidants. According to the Mayo Clinic, there is evidence to suggest that drinking kombucha may produce similar effects to taking probiotic supplements, including improved digestion and immune function.

The explosive kombucha movement is similar to that of craft beer and third wave

Tim Garman of Timbucha holds a cranberry-pear kombucha at Fairport Brewing Company. The biz offers six flavors on tap.

coffee, driven by millennial trendsetters, a group with a growing number seeking sober alternatives to a night out.

“Young people are thinking more about what they’re putting in their bodies,” Schwarz explains. “They want it to be something special.”

Full disclosure: because kombucha is a fermented drink (it’s a tea that contains a combination of bacteria and yeast in it), there is a trace amount of alcohol in it, but by law that amount has to fall below 0.5 percent if it’s being sold as a non-alcoholic beverage.

And there are over-21 kombuchas and kombucha beers on the market.

Katboocha joins a handful of local kombucha breweries including Rocbucha, KOGAbucha, and Timbucha. Schwarz currently sells two flavors by the bottle: ginger and beet, which are widely available at area restaurants, grocery stories, and breweries, including Fifth Frame Brewing Co., Fuego Coffee Roasters, Rohrbach Brewing Company, Boxcar, The Red Fern, Root 31 Cafe and Eatery, and Eat Me Ice Cream.

“I wanted to offer simple flavors that I knew people would love,” she says.

Fairport Brewing Company Founder Tim Garman began selling the drink to his craft beer customers in 2016. Today, the Fairport Brewing Company Tap Room features six kombucha taps, and Timbucha comes bottled in a variety of flavors including citrus, peach, cranberry-pear, and turmeric-rose. Garman says they routinely test new flavors in the Tap Room that aren’t yet available in stores.

“It’s a cocktail of health, and people love it,” Garman says. “We have a lot of people come to the Tap Room fill growlers with kombucha.”

Kombucha is being served on tap growing number of other local businesses — especially health-centric establishments such as Fifth Frame Brewing, Rohrbach Beer Hall, and Park Avenue vegan restaurant The Red Fern.

“Kombucha has been on our menu since day one,” says Red Fern owner Andrea Parros. “We knew about its popularity with health-conscious customers, so we decided to offer it on tap. We go through about 1012 gallons a week.”

If you want to stash some in your fridge, the probiotics-packed drink is sold by the bottle at local grocery stores including Wegmans, Hart’s Local Grocers, and Lori’s Natural Foods. But when it comes to buying bottled kombucha at the grocery store, beware. Garman says that not all kombucha is created equal.

“You’ve got a lot of dead product hitting the market. When people buy kombucha, they expect it to be alive,” he says, referring to the live probiotics in the drink that aid in digestion.

Some large kombucha brands such as Kevita have recently come under fire for pasteurizing product for shelf stability — an act that can kill the good-for-yourgut bacteria that makes the drink so popular. Schwarz and Garman agree that pasteurizing kills all the good stuff. With these concerns at play, buying local product makes even more sense. “Why not?,” Garman says. “You’re supporting your friends and neighbors.”

Ginger is a popular kombucha flavor, and Katboocha, Rocbucha, and KOGAbucha all offer it. The spicy root plays well with the drink’s vinegar-y bite and light carbonation. Other popular flavor choices include various fruits and berries, which add a sweetness to the drink that helps the medicine go down.

Rocbucha makes strawberry-basil and blueberry-mint flavors, which are both floral and light. Katboocha’s beet flavor is a standout — the unmistakable earthy flavor and irresistible pink color keep you coming back. Wade Reed, co-founder of Fifth Frame Brewing, said they keep Katboocha’s beet flavor on tap because it’s a customer favorite.

If you really prefer a boozy beverage, you can add kombucha to your cocktail — Fairport Brewing Company offers kombucha cocktails on their Tap Room menu. But with kombucha on tap at more and more local establishments, there are a growing number of beverage choices for those who don’t drink. “I hope Rochester becomes a place where there is a nonalcoholic option at every bar,” Schwarz says. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

Upcoming [ ROOTS ]

Music

Smooth Hound Smith. Friday, May 18. Lilac Festival, Highland Park. 5 p.m. Free. rochesterevents.com; smoothhoundsmith.com. [ ROCK ]

Roger Daltrey. Saturday, June 30. CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive. 8 p.m. $56-$136. cmacevents.com; thewho.com/roger-daltrey. [ REGGAE ]

The Original Wailers. Thursday, July 19. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 353 Court Street. 5 p.m. $5-$35. cityofrochester.gov/pitp; theoriginalwailers.com.

RPO Performs Higdon Premiere

THURSDAY, MAY 10, AND SATURDAY, MAY 12 KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 60 GIBBS STREET $24-$104 | 454-2100; RPO.ORG; JENNIFERHIGDON.COM [ CLASSICAL ] As the 2017-18 concert series winds down,

the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, Ward Stare, gear up for a program that may prove to be among the season’s best. There are few compositions in orchestral literature more hauntingly beautiful than “Four Sea Interludes” from Benjamin Britten’s masterful opera “Peter Grimes.” Devotees of symphonic music will find a lot to love in the polished lyricism and lush harmonies of Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 2. But perhaps the most anticipated part of the concert will be the world premiere of prominent American composer Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto — an RPO co-commission featuring soloist Yolanda Kondonassis. A CITY review of this concert will be online Friday at rochestercitynewspaper.com. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 6 p.m.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Tav Falco’s Panther Burns SATURDAY, MAY 12 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 9:30 P.M. | $10-$15 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM; TAVFALCO.COM [ ROOTS ROCK ] There is no one quite like rocker Tav

Falco. He is regal. He is debonair. And he plays some of the greasiest lo-fi rock ‘n’ roll you’ve ever heard. His recordings are full of scratches and dust and a salacious trashiness that rips through convention. Live, he’s a spooky, hip-twichin’, pelvis-grindin’ come-on personified.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

PHOTO BY MARK BATTRELL

S C R E E N P L AYS P R E S E N T S :

JAZZ CRUISES ANNOUNCED FOR 2018!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

NEW: 3 Hour Erie Canal Lock Cruise

MAY 10-27

online at www.jazz901.org

with The Bill Tiberio Trio - August 13 ● Smugtown Stompers on June 11 ● Jimmie Highsmith Jr. on July 9 ● The Blues Cruise returns with Hanna and The Blue Hearts on September 10!

For more info & tickets: jazz901.org or 585-966-2660 12 CITY MAY 9 - 15, 2018

FEATURING

M.J. Savastano as Hamlet Purchase by May 10th and save $5 with code “BUYEARLY” TICKETS: the-lyric-theater.ticketleap.com | All locations Lyric Cabaret Hall Theatre | 440 East Avenue | 256-0444

[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., MAY 9 ]

Buffalo Sex Change

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

“Searching Hands” Admirable Trait Records buffalosexchange.bandcamp.com

‘Rochester Roots’ WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 DOWNSTAIRS CABARET, 20 WINDSOR STREET 7 P.M. | $10 | 325-4370; DOWNSTAIRSCABARET.COM [ FOLK ] A veteran of the scene for more than 40 years,

folk master and multi-instrumentalist Allen Hopkins will host this vibrant showcase of local musicians who are actively keeping their respective traditions alive and thriving. Mitzie Collins is Rochester’s preeminent expert and educator on the hammered dulcimer, in addition to being a folk singer. Jim Kimball, an influential professor of popular and folk music traditions at SUNY Geneseo, is adept at both strings and woodwind instruments. The lineup is further bolstered by Irish music specialist Ted McGraw and bluegrass practitioner Bob Olyslager, a cofounder of Golden Link Folk Singing Society.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Blackberry Smoke SUNDAY, MAY 13 ANTHOLOGY, 336 EAST AVENUE 7 P.M. | $27 | ANTHOLOGYLIVE.COM; BLACKBERRYSMOKE.COM [ SOUTHERN ROCK ] Blackberry Smoke writes airpunching anthems and salvos to a good time. The band rocks with vintage tone and classic panache on all of six of its albums, which includes the brand new “Find a Light.”

It’s just good ole longhair rock ‘n’ roll. You’ve probably caught them warming the boards for bands like ZZ Top and Gov’t Mule, who the band is on tour with as we speak.

Singer-guitarist Charlie Starr paused to cool his heels and gave CITY a jingle from a tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Go to rochestercitynewspaper.com to read the interview.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Men Behaving Badly. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo Sex Change is back with a new set of songs, following up a self-titled, full-length debut album that more closely replicated the duo’s high energy performances. On “Searching Hands,” all the elements that make BSXC potent are still there: Phil Pierce’s jangly, surf-tossed guitar work; Clayton Eddy’s pummeling drums; the garage rock-chic bravado. But the differences on the band’s sophomore record are just as noticeable.

Musically, the songs are tight and focused — with less shoegaze-y reverb and more muscular riffs. Also, Eddy takes the lead vocals on more cuts here, and the added variety gives the music more edge. Lyrically, “Searching Hands” is sensual and suggestive, and the femme fatales and bad boys are plentiful. The title track and “Creature” establish that paradigm well, but the album really hits its stride later on with a trio of near-perfect songs: “No Cure,” “Schizophrenia,” and “Strange Poison.”

Buffalo Sex Change is by no means reinventing the rock ‘n’ roll wheel, but the band is returning to the vibes of a lost era — perhaps it never really existed — when rock music still felt new, dirty, and reckless. “Searching Hands” has plenty of style, with just a little sleaze.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Great Red

“Black Holes” Self-released facebook.com/greatredband

Big Martha. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. Allman Brothers Band tribute. $10.

Industrial Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m.

Steve Grills & the Roadmasters. Record Archive,

33 1/3 Rockwood St. 5-8 p.m.

Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille. com. 10 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Live from Hochstein: Syncopated Sounds from 1920s Germany. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org.

12:10-12:50 p.m.

JAZZ

Jon Seiger & the All-Stars.

On its debut EP, “Black Holes,” Great Red makes music that slowly but surely pulls the listener into the sound. The band sounds completely contemporary, but it’s also a throwback to 90’s alt-rock. The guitars of Mark Bamann and frontman Zach Kochan can be alternately subtle and bombastic, including healthy doses of thrilling yet concise guitar solos. There is an ever-present earnestness and vulnerability here, due in large part to Kochan’s honeyed vocal tone.

Bassist Steve Bass and drummer Andrew Tachine form a stable backbone. Bass is slightly lower in the mix than is ideal, though, resulting in a treble-heavy affair that can occasionally feel off-balance. That quibble notwithstanding, the album’s production is brilliant. Matt Battle of the band Oh Manitou contributes his engineering expertise here, and his ability to make the music pop and sizzle with electricity adds depth and interest. With “Black Holes,” Great Red brings straight-ahead, anthemic rock that’s refreshing.

Great Red will play an EP release show Saturday, May 12, at The Yards (50-52 Public Market). 9 p.m. $7 suggested donation. Overhand Sam and Calicoco are also on the bill. The EP will be available online May 18.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

BLUES

The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory Street. 563-6241. groovejuiceswing.com. 8:45 p.m. Lindy Jam with Groove Juice Swing. $8/$10.

Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7-9 p.m.

Project/Object: The Music of Frank Zappa featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock & Denny Walley. Lovin’ Cup,

300 Park Point Dr. 2929940. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $20/$25.

METAL

Contra., Growing, TreadWater, Dayof the Locust. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe

Ave. 8 p.m. With Bewitched Burlesque Sideshow. $8/$10.

Texas Hippie Coalition, Kobra & the Lotus, Brand Of Julez, Granny 4 Barrel.

Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com.

6 p.m. $20-$23. continues on page 15

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Music

Servant to the party gods Andrew W.K. will play the Montage on Tuesday, May 15. CD-ROM opens.

W.K. is out on tour for his fifth full-length album, "You're Not Alone." PHOTO PROVIDED

Seeing the other side Andrew W.K. WITH CD-ROM TUESDAY, MAY 15 MONTAGE MUSIC HALL, 50 CHESTNUT STREET 7 P.M. | $20-$25 THEMONTAGEMUSICHALL.COM; ANDREWWK.COM [ FEATURE ] BY KURT INDOVINA

Andrew W.K. wasn’t always what he considers “a servant to the party gods.” Despite having had music lessons since he was 4 years old, W.K. originally never considered music as a career.

Before he became an indisputable force of partyrock positivity, he had moved to New York City in his early 20’s with different aspirations: He wanted to break into the world of fashion — something that had already been a part of his family for a couple of generations.

“Much like once you learn to write, you might not immediately start having aspirations to be a professional novelist,” Andrew W.K. said during a phone conversation with CITY, being a musician “was something I had already been so much of, that it wasn’t really interesting for me to think of it as a career.”

But W.K. broke out in 2001 not for fashion but for music, with his debut LP, “I Get Wet.” Its cover, a portrait of his sweaty face with blood running from his nostrils down his neck, was as extreme as it was identifiable — and it has become W.K.’s most iconic image.

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“I Get Wet” is filled with anthems, like “Party Hard” and “She is Beautiful,” which kick listeners in the teeth with positivity, and is capable of compelling even the most tame individual to jump to their feet, pound a fist into the air, and give a stranger a hug.

W.K.’s writing is often simple and catchy, but the music’s production is deliberately complex and over-the-top. His new album, “You’re Not Alone,” just released in March, is a testament to his unrelenting hard rock optimism. It’s so in your face it’s almost as menacing as it is welcoming.

Beyond the all-white clothing and hard rock shouts, W.K. is an artist — and occasional inspirational speaker — with an introspective view on embracing life to its fullest, through the bad and good. He encapsulates that philosophy into what he defines simply as “partying.”

Before pursuing music, Andrew W.K. was

on a similar path as his grandfather, who owned a men’s clothing store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where W.K. grew up. W.K.’s father was also “passionate about clothing, and being able to fix his own clothes, and sew his own alterations,” he said. W.K. adopted the family trade and went on to make his own clothes.

After high school, W.K. moved to New York City to further pursue fashion, and went to work for what he considered more “outlandish” clothing designers. But within six months of being in the city, everything seemed to have crumbled apart.

W.K. felt disillusioned by the whole experience. Suddenly, that’s “when this sense of destiny” became clear to him, he said. He was meant to make music.

“On one hand it was very obvious, and seemed I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t really thought to do that before,” W.K. said.

“I had always thought that you decided what you wanted to do. That you’d go out into the world, in day to day life, and find interests. And those interests and tastes, and proclivities that you had, were what you would center your dreams around and create goals based on those dreams. That’s not how it worked out for me.”

W.K. pivoted and began working on music, but he struggled to find people to play with him. Much like the DIY nature in making in his own clothes, he began self-producing his music and playing all the instruments. But W.K. always wanted to cover up the fact that it was only him making the music.

“The words DIY, that wasn’t something I had internalized as a mode of living,” W.K. said. “It was out of necessity.” He wanted people to think it was a “million-person” operation. “It was forced into this solitary pursuit. And eventually I stopped fighting against it and embraced it because I had to,” he said.

Still, W.K.’s choice in fashion for representing his artistic image — matching white T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers — seemed like a deliberate decision influenced by his prior craft, even if he claims that choice came from resentment. “I think it was maybe a way of sorta giving the middle finger to that whole experience,” W.K. said.

Andrew W.K. is now on tour — with a stop

at Montage Music Hall on Tuesday, May 15 —for his fifth LP, “You’re Not Alone,” which features his most over-the-top production yet.

W.K. has often tweeted, “If you don’t go over the top, then how are you supposed to see the other side” — a quote that’s to be credited to another songwriter and producer known for his melodramatic rock productions, Jim Steinman (Meat Loaf’s “Bat out of Hell,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart”). But even W.K. qualifies that statement with, “Who’s to even say that there will be anything worth seeing on the other side? For me, it’s all about the climb. That’s where the action is.”

He compares it to the film “Rocky.”

Rocky’s fight ends up being an afterthought in comparison to his journey leading up to that moment, he said. “His victory or loss had nothing to do with anything. And that’s what’s so powerful. He loses, and it doesn’t even matter.”

W.K. continues to embrace the intensity of life in all its forms, and push on. “I don’t know what’s going to happen next,” he said.

“I just follow the will of the party gods. It keeps me on my toes. It keeps me primed and ready. The only thing I do know is that I will not be stopping.”

Listen to the full phone conversation we had with Andrew W.K. online at rochestercitynewspaper.com

POP/ROCK

Brockport, 35 Main Street.

Brockport. 7 p.m.

City Station, 170 East Ave. 8 p.m. $8/$12.

Paul Strowe. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com.

7-10 p.m.

The Coupe De Villes. Sticky

Marbin, House of Sauce. Flour

BLUES

Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30 p.m. $5.

[ THU., MAY 10 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Bluegrass Jam. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com.

Second Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m.

Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit.

342-6780. 8 p.m.

Milkweed Trio, Mike Brown.

Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 8 p.m. $7.

Travis Fitch. 585 Rockin Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Road. 2470079. 5 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Eastman at Washington Square.

First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 Clinton Ave S. 546-2826. esm.rochester.edu/ community. 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Hornist Erin Futterer and her quartet.

DJ/ELECTRONIC Animal Crackers. Nagle’s Observance, 45 Euclid St. 585 777-9777. 8 p.m.

JAZZ

The Djangoners. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

7-9 p.m.

Hanna PK. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. viagirasole.com.

7 p.m.

AMERICANA

Grand Canyon Rescue Episode.

Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street. 448-0354. 8 p.m. $10.

POP/ROCK

Between You & Me: Pop, Rock & Roll For Your Soul.

Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 7 p.m. Jenn Cristy, former backing artist & multi-instrumentalist for John Mellencamp. $30-$33.

John Payton Project. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com.

7-10 p.m.

[ FRI., MAY 11 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Katie Preston. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. viagirasole.com.

7 p.m.

BLUES

Hanna & the Blue Hearts. Club 86, 86 Avenue E. Geneva.

7-10 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Madrigalia: Earthkeeping.

Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 2711050. 7:30 p.m. $5/$18.

The Debbie Kendrick Project.

Farmer’s Creekside Tavern & Inn, 1 Main St. Le Roy. 7686007. 7 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Gibbs Street Saxophone Quartet. Central Library of PHOTO PROVIDED

INDIE POP | BROTHER SUNDANCE

Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue. 428-8451. libraryweb.org. 2-3 p.m.

Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition. Kilbourn Hall, 26

Rylan Talerico, a k a Brother Sundance, is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and indie pop producer whose sonic waves are rippling around the country. Talerico developed Brother Sundance after transitioning away from his punkblues band as a teenager in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Talerico’s smoky, warm voice has a bite to it similar to that of Joe Newman from Alt J, but it evokes more soulful emotion and grit, with catchy melodies that flaunt a wide vocal range and clear falsetto. A small collective of Talerico’s talented friends complement his voice with atmospheric female backing vocals and powerful dubstep drops that shake the room with synth pop textures.

Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

1-10 p.m.

Madrigalia: Earthkeeping.

Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 2711050. 7:30 p.m. $5/$18.

Brother Sundance will perform Friday, May 11, at Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. 8:30 p.m. $7. lovincup.com; brothersundance.com. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN

Tragedy & Triumph. St. Anne

COUNTRY The Fakers. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 6 p.m.

Joey Allen Band. Sticky Lips Pit BBQ City Music Hall, 625 Culver Rd. 9 p.m. $2.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

RipRoc: Stomping Grounds: An Experimental Open Deck Experience. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 8 p.m.

JAZZ

Chris Ott. Prosecco Italian

Restaurant, 1550 New York 332. Farmington. 924-8000.

6-9 p.m.

Perinton Concert Band.

Minerva DeLand Auditorium, 140 Hulburt Rd. 490-4751.

7:30-9 p.m. With trumpeter Clay Jenkins, Professor of Jazz, Eastman School of Music. $7 adults; $5 seniors; $3 students; $20 families.

Todd East & Friends. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com.

8:30 p.m. $5.

REGGAE/JAM

The Lightkeepers. Dinosaur Bar-

B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.

Sonic Garden, Deadgrass. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street.

448-0354. 8 p.m. $10-$15.

AMERICANA

Talking Under Water. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave.

258-0400. 8-10 p.m.

The Crooked North, The Crawdiddies. Abilene Bar

& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 7 p.m. $7.

METAL

I’m From The Government & I’m Here To Help, Ruination, Diluted, Scars to Prove It.

California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. 8 p.m. $10.

The Iron Maidens. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 2321520. themontagemusichall. com. 7:30 p.m. $20-$23.

POP/ROCK

Between You & Me: Pop, Rock & Roll For Your Soul.

Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 8 p.m. Jenn Cristy, former backing artist & multi-instrumentalist for John Mellencamp. $30-$33.

Full Throttle. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m. $5.

Rachel Beverly. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com. 5-7 p.m.

Shane & Koko. Farmer’s Creekside Tavern & Inn, 1 Main St. Le Roy. 768-6007. 7 p.m.

Soul Passenger. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com. 8-11 p.m.

[ SAT., MAY 12 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Crossmolina. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

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First Presbyterian Church of

Penfield Symphony Orchestra: A Taste of the PSO. Risen Christ

Lutheran Church, 1000 Moseley Rd, Fairport. penfieldsymphony. org. 7 p.m. With food & tastings to benefit PSO. $50.

Presberg Ensembles Concert.

Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 2 p.m.

VOCALS

Church, 1600 Mt. Hope Ave. 7 p.m. With The Mount Hope World Singers.

JAZZ

The Cool Club, The Lipker Sisters. Sticky Lips Pit BBQ City Music Hall, 625 Culver Rd. 9 p.m. $2.

Em K Jazz. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. viagirasole.com. 7 p.m.

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. charleybrownspenfield.com.

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Time Capsule: Taiwanese Choral Society Spring Concert.

St. Mary’s Church, 15 St. Mary’s Place. 326-1047. stmarysrochester.org. 7:30 p.m.

Yunn-Shan Ma, music director Mei-En Chou, pianist. $5/$7.

R&B/ SOUL

Miller & Other Sinners. Lovin’

Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 2929940. lovincup.com. 8 p.m.

Tribute to Motown & Stax. $15/$20.

Vanishing Sun, Skunk City, The Elementals. Funk ‘n Waffles,

204 N Water Street. 448-0354.

9 p.m. $10.

METAL

The Sword, The Shelter People.

Anthology, 336 East Ave. 8 p.m. $19-$22.

POP/ROCK

Anna May, The Dirty Pennies, The Tins. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 8 p.m. $6.

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Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place.

8 p.m. Jenn Cristy, former backing artist & multiinstrumentalist for John Mellencamp. $30-$33.

Big Eyed Fish. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 8 p.m. $10.

The Breakfast Club. 585 Rockin Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Road. 247-0079. 8:30 p.m. $5.

Chris Bethmann. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com.

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The Swooners. Dinosaur BarB-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.

The Keelers, The Bobs, Anonymous Willpower.

Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com.

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[ SUN., MAY 13 ] CLASSICAL

Reflections on Independence in the Music of Polish Composers. Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 275-9898. 7 p.m. PolishCanadian pianist Katarzyna Musiał. $10/$14.

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Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7-9 p.m.

Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place.

3 p.m. Jenn Cristy, former backing artist & multiinstrumentalist for John Mellencamp. $30-$33.

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Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $12/$14.

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Art

A concept drawing for the live-action short film, “The Molok,” which will be filmed in Rochester this winter. Rochester-based sculptor Annalisa Barron will build the story’s monster from objects “sacrificed” by the public. PHOTO PROVIDED

Old school wonder [ PREVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Nostalgia-based fantasy stories are having a moment thanks to the popularity of “Stranger Things” giving viewers that “Goonies”-esque blend of horror and wonder set within the mundane, real world. A live-action short movie that falls in this genre is being planned by filmmakers and artists in New York City and Rochester, and is scheduled to be completed in early 2019. Right now, the creators are making a monster.

“The Molok” follows a young protagonist named Micah as he encounters an ancient creature lurking in a burned-down building.

Inspired by the ancient god Moloch, which feeds off of people’s repressed memories, the monster devours and assimilates their personal possessions. Micah’s confrontation with The Molok takes place as he anticipates the loss of his terminally-ill mother.

NYC-based filmmaker Sam T. Wilson and Xander Chauncey, who is also one of the film’s producers, co-wrote the story with cult classic films like “Labyrinth,” “The Dark Crystal,” and “The NeverEnding Story” in mind. “The Molok” will feature practical effects and old school nostalgia, but with modern storytelling techniques, the creators say.

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“The whole thing started here in Brooklyn with an idea I had to kind of rejuvenate that Henson-era fairy tale stuff,” Wilson says. “It’s trying to deal with some heavier issues, some darker stuff. We just felt there was a void in those kinds of stories being told, especially for children who really need them in this day and age.”

The monster itself is being planned and built in town by Rochester-based artist Annalisa Barron, who relocated here from New York City after she took part in an artist residency at The Yards, which culminated in a performance with The Velvet Noose at the Memorial Art Gallery. The finished beast will tower 13 feet tall and be made of objects “sacrificed” by people from around the country and world.

The original creature was just going to be a lever with something heavy on one end and basically a mask on the other, and we were looking for somebody who had some metalworking experience and could fabricate some pieces for us. But in asking some of the technicians and artists that we knew for tips, a friend of Xander’s introduced him to Annalisa, and once we saw her work it was like, ‘Wow, this could be so much more.’

And then when we met up with her. The

enthusiasm she brought inspired us to grow the project.”

One of the project’s missions is to bring storytelling back to reality from the digital realm, and the team decided that the monster should be made from real objects. “That kind of authenticity could make this more than a movie prop, more of an interactive community art project, where everybody was donating their own objects,” Wilson says.

“Sort of what the main character in the movie gets, but by giving up their own things, to free themselves from the negativity that’s infused in those objects.”

“With the art project it’s a very cathartic community experience that can be shared by people outside of the film, too,” says Nancy Pop, a Brooklyn-based producer who is managing the project’s active social media, posting progress teasers to garner excitement around the film.

Barron is building the creature prototype in Rochester over the summer, and will complete the final version in the late fall.

Also in the fall, the team will host a few community “object offering events” in both Rochester and NYC, where people can meet up and donate items that will be built into the creature. They’re planning a NYC exhibition

of the finished prototype and a talkback with Barron at Visual Studies Workshop.

The movie will be filmed in Rochester starting in December, with a projected completion date in early 2019.

The team says that Rochester captured their imagination for this project due to its nostalgic warmth and working-class aesthetic. “We talked with Annalisa about the history of Rochester that she’d learned since she’d been there,” Wilson says. “And we saw the story of Kodak, which is so analogous to the genre we’ve chosen to participate in — the slow dying of a film company — it’s so perfectly illustrative of the kind of analog storytelling we’re trying to infuse with life.

The archetypal child hero from the stories in the 80’s was always a certain kind of “John Everykid” in American suburbs, Wilson says. But in an age where we’re addicted to devices, the sense of exploring and adventure in childhood isn’t as relevant. The filmmakers want to refocus on the importance and weight of imagination.

At the heart of the film is the scene when Micah enters the monster’s lair, Wilson says. If the team finds the resources to do so, they’d like to open up the lair set as a location for the donation drive, and let the public walk in and see the sculpture in its true environment. “But we’d need a huge space for a long time to do that — when we’re looking at dream scenarios, that’s one of them,” he says.

The film’s team also includes Edna Luise Biesold, who worked on “The Color of Time” and is here the director of photography; and Leah Hofmann, who was a puppeteer on “War Horse” is here the puppetry consultant. Micah will be played by a friend’s son, and The Molok will be voiced by Broadway and TV star Tom Hewitt. Novelist Steven Sherrill has donated his collection of 750 antique crutches, which will be built into creature and serve as its bones.

Screenings of “The Molok” will take place in Rochester and NYC, and the eventual goal is to get it into the festivals circuit, and then possibly make a feature or other films based around it — they have a plan for a feature if they find investors for it.

The team is engaged in a crowdfunding campaign to raise $50,000 on Indiegogo, which launched April 1 and is at about $9,000 currently. They’re also looking for local sponsors for food and housing for the cast and crew and locations to shoot in Rochester. Follow the project at themolok. com, and on Instagram: @themolok.

Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Reflections & Reminiscences. Opening Reception May 18 6-8pm.

770-1960.

A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Brockport. Brockport Artists Guild Members 7th Annual Exhibition. 637-5494. differentpathgallery.com/.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. The Walkers: Photographs by Alyssa M. DeWitt. In the Photography Gallery. Opening reception May 11, 6-9pm. 244-1730. rochesterarts.org.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Betsy Phillips: The Face of Time.

Reception May 18, 5-8:30pm.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Student Paintings 2018: Colorful Creations. Open House May 12, 1-3pm. 315-462-0210. mainstreetartsgallery.com.

One East Avenue, 9th Floor, 1 East Ave. Cordell Cordaro & Jason Barber: Indelible Reflections. Reception May 11, 6-10pm.

Call for Participants [ WED., MAY 9 ] BOA Short Fiction Prize. Through May 31. BOA Editions is accepting submissions through May 31. Winner receives publication in Spring 2020, plus a $1,000 honorariom $25. boaeditions.org.

GO ART!’s Picnic in the Park.

Through June 30. GO ART!, 201 E Main St . Batavia Artisan & Craft vendor applications due June 30 343-9313. info@goart. org. goart.org.

ImageOutWrite Literary Journal.

Through June 15. ImageOut, 274 North Goodman Street LGBTQ authors & allies invited to submit original literary works.

Submissions due June 15 2712640. office@imageout.org. imageout.org/press.php.

Night of 10s. May 9-June 30.

Mood Makers Books, 274 Goodman St. N The Sankofa Theatre Fest seeks entries for an evening of 10-minute plays.

Works should be comedic, use 1-3 actors, & pertain to some aspect of African American life moodmakersbooks.com.

Visit ROC Ambassador Volunteers. Through May 11.

Highland Park, 171 Reservoir Ave. Needed For 2018 Lilac Festival. Other festival volunteer opportunities as well at visitrochester.com. [ MON., MAY 14 ] Sing with the Rochester Oratorio Society. 6:30-9 p.m Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave 473-2234. rossings.org.

Art Events [ WED., MAY 9 ] Softly Spoken: The Art of Karen Frutiger. Through June 30. The Gallery at Creativ Framing and Editions Printing, 510 State Street Through June 30 545-1723. creativframingeditionsprinting@ gmail.com.

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THEATER | ‘HAMLET’ The tragic Prince of Denmark takes the stage this week with Screen Plays’ production of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Directed by Lindsay Warren Baker, this production is set in the present day and features M.J. Savastano in the title role. With the news of his father’s unexpected death, Hamlet returns home from university to find his mother marrying his throne-stealing uncle. When he encounters his father’s ghost, he becomes consumed with thoughts of revenge.

“Hamlet” will be staged at the Lyric Theatre, 440 East Avenue, from Thursday, May 10, through Sunday, May 27.

Thursday, May 10, all Fridays, and Saturdays, May 19 and 26, at 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, and Sundays. $20 general; $18 for seniors; $15 students (receive $5 off with the discount code “BUYEARLY” through May 10 at the-lyric-theatre.ticketleap.com. Tickets also sold at Wegmans and at the door one hour before curtain. Group discounts available: 256-0444.

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[ FRI., MAY 11 ] Rochester Art Collectors: Think Globally. Create, Experience & Collect Locally.. May 11, 6-7:30 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Nan Miller, Bradley Butler, & Louis Perticone, panelists $2. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org. [ SAT., MAY 12 ] Finger Lakes Pottery Tour.

May 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Finger Lakes Region, Finger Lakes Self-guided pottery tour through Ithaca, Danby, & Mecklenburg 585-210-4179. fingerlakespotterytour.com.

Folk Art Guild Open Studios & Gallery Preview. 11 a.m.-5 p.m Rochester Folk Art Guild, 1445 Upper Hill Rd 554-3539. rfag.org.

Comedy [ FRI., MAY 11 ] Dom Irrera. May 11, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$20. [ SUN., MAY 13 ] Comedy Cocoon. 6:30 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com.

Dance Events [ SAT., MAY 12 ] Irish Dance Showcase. May 12, 1-3 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy, 1437 Blossom Rd $12.

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The Gatsby Gala. May 12, 8 p.m. The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory Street $12/$15. 3108286. evan@peerless.events. groovejuiceswing.com. [ SUN., MAY 13 ] Mother’s Day Brunch. May 13, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Rochester City Ballet Studios, 1326 University Ave, $25-$50.

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Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through May 27.

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The Bridges of Madison County, The Musical. Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. and Saturdays, 7 p.m JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Avenue Through May 20. Live open-captioned performances on May 13, 2pm; May 17, 7pm; & May 19, 2pm $20-$29. 421-2000. jcccenterstage.org.

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One tough mother “Tully” (R), DIRECTED BY JASON REITMAN NOW PLAYING [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

A darkly funny and perceptive comedy about motherhood, depression, and dreams deferred, “Tully” brings director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody together for their third successful collaboration after “Juno” and “Young Adult.”

The pair also reunite with their “Young Adult” star Charlize Theron, who plays Marlo, an overwhelmed 40-something wife and mother raising two children, with a third on the way. Marlo’s daily existence has been subsumed by the exhaustion of raising a daughter and dealing with the special needs of a neuroatypical son whose “quirky” behavior his school has grown increasingly unable to deal with.

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Her husband Drew (Ron Livingston) — with whom she shares a stable, but not terribly exciting, marriage — is little help.

Drew’s a decent guy, happy to help with homework and making lunches, but during those endless days he’s off to work or away on business, the lion’s share of the childcare responsibilities fall to Marlo. During Drew’s nights at home, he joins the family for dinner, then adjourns upstairs to play video games before conking out and waking up to do it all over again.

Lost in the quotidian monotony of feedings, diaper changes, and breast pumping, Marlo doesn’t have a single moment for herself. And between the exhaustion and constant stress of needy children, Marlo feels she’s slowly losing her mind.

Sensing Marlo nearing the end of her rope, her wealthy brother Craig (Mark Duplass) hires her a night nanny to come in during the evening hours to look after

her newborn. He makes a vague, pointed reference to a postpartum depression following her last pregnancy, and he’s worried she may be sprinting toward another breakdown.

Marlo’s resistant at first, wary of allowing a stranger to raise her child, even for a few hours during the night. Visions of murderously unhinged nannies out of a dozen bad Lifetime movie whirl through her head, but after a particularly difficult day, she reaches her limit and finally agrees.

Enter free-spirited, 26-year-old Tully (a wonderful Mackenzie Davis). Like a millennial Mary Poppins, she tends to the infant through the night, gently waking Marlo for feedings, but allowing her the chance to get the full night’s sleep she’s been deprived of for years. With that renewed energy, Marlo’s suddenly able to not only reconnect with the woman she once was, but become the mother she’s always wished she could be. Tully is a miracle, and Marlo doesn’t know how she ever lived without her.

Tully sees it as her duty to not only care for the new baby, but its mother as well, and gradually she becomes more of a friend and confidante to Marlo. The evolving relationship between the two women forms the crux of the movie, though both women aware that, by the nature of their professional agreement, it isn’t sustainable. Theron and Davis have a wonderful chemistry during their characters’ long conversations; Theron’s flinty weariness contrasts delightfully with Davis’ warm, somewhat enigmatic portrayal.

After years struggling to be taken seriously as an actress, Theron finally broke through with her Oscar-winning portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in “Monster,” and she hasn’t stopped proving that she’s one of the most talented and versatile actresses working today. She gives another extraordinary performance here; her face a mask of fatigue, Theron lets glimmers of the young, fun person Marlo used to be to break through every so often, making it all the more heartbreaking that they’re so rare.

“Tully” was inspired by Cody’s experiences raising three children of her own, and her script is detailed and observant in a way that’s brutally honest about the decidedly unglamourous side of motherhood.

Becoming a parent means giving up on the idea of living entirely for oneself, but can too often mean losing track of who that person was in the first place.

There’s a risky shift late in the film that sends the narrative spinning in a new direction. At first, the shift didn’t seem entirely necessary, but it’s grown in resonance the more I’ve thought about it, and I suspect it might very well play better upon a second viewing.

As it goes on, the film touches on some universal ideas, about how we set certain expectations for the course our lives will take, and the way those paths can shift imperceptibly over time without our realizing it. Those alterations aren’t necessarily good or bad, the film argues, though evaluating our happiness based solely on how closely we stick to those original paths is a recipe for misery.

Sometimes resembling an adult fairytale, “Tully” offers a take on motherhood that’s a more melancholy and significantly darker than “Juno,” though its emotional, humane character study is something of a return to form for Reitman after the missteps of “Labor Day” and “Men, Women & Children.” Through bracing honesty, the film presents its audience with plenty of opportunities to laugh and wince in recognition, whether you’re a new parent or not.

Also check out: Namibia, Genocide, & the Second Reich. May 14, 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Metro Justice racial justice film series. $10. baobabcultural.org.

A Comedy of Tenors. Through May 12, 8 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield Through May 12 $12-$15. 340-8655.

Depression: The Musical. Tue., May 15, 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $10. 461-2000.

Hamlet. Thu., May 10, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, 2 p.m Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave Presented by Screen Plays $15-$20.

Heathers, School Edition. Fridays, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., May 13, 2 p.m A Magical Journey Through Stages, Auditorium Center, 875 E. Main St $16. 935-7173. mjtstages.com.

Listen to Your Mother. Sat., May 12, 7:30 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave All proceeds go to the Society for the Protection & Care of Children $18.50/$25.

490-9642. RocTheMic.org.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Fri., May 11, 7:30 p.m., Sat., May 12, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., May 13, 2-4 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave An Out of Pocket production $13-$20.

Rhinoceros. Fri., May 11, 7:30 p.m., Sat., May 12, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., May 13, 2 p.m. Bread & Water Theatre, 172 West Main St $8-$14. 538-9684. breadandwatertheatre.org.

Steel Magnolias. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sat., May 12, 2 & 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 & 7 p.m. and Tue., May 15, 6 p.m Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through June 3 $25-$59.

Thespis, or, The Gods Grown Old. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 13, 2 p.m Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner St Presented by OffMonroe Players.

Community Activism [ WED., MAY 9 ] Transportation & Poverty. May 9, 1 p.m. Whipple Auditorium, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave. Screening of Reconnect Rochester’s short film. [ THU., MAY 10 ] Day of Caring. May 10, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Mark’s and St. John’s Church, 1245 Culver Rd. Creating a new urban garden to train city students with United Way’s Day of Caring 635-0021. [ FRI., MAY 11 ] Show up for Police Accountability!. May 11, 7-9 p.m. Open Arms Christian Fellowship Ministries, 461 Webster Ave. A public forum on the proposed Police Accountability Board. [ SAT., MAY 12 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/ Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. [ MON., MAY 14 ] Lighter Than Orange: The Legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam.

May 14, 6:30 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Documentary film screening followed by panel discussion on the effects of Agent Orange.

ART BY MELISSA HUANG

ART | ‘GERMINATE’ Feminist women’s art collective The Politits will this week present “Germinate,” an installation of their work at Loud Cow studio in Spencerport. The one-night-only event serves as a showcase of new work by ‘Tits members Melissa Huang (pictured), Tina Starr, Lindsey Collier, Kristina Kaiser, Rebecca Lomuto, and Jacquelyn O’Brien. Artist Aaron Delahanty hosts shows — which serve as social events for creatives — twice a year by different local artists in his semi-rural DIY studio and gallery space.

“Germinate” takes place on Saturday, May 12, at Loud Cow Studio, 13 Pine Hill Drive, Spencerport (in the barn behind the house). 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free. loudcowstudio.com; loudcowstudio@gmail.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Frederick Douglass [ WED., MAY 9 ] Frederick Douglass’s Rochester: Mapping His Tracks in Our City. Through Aug. 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288150. rochistory.wordpress.com.

Frederick Douglass’s World.

Through Aug. 31. University of Rochester, River Campus rochester.edu.

Meetings [ WED., MAY 9 ] Metro Justice/AQE Education Committee. May 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street 585-420-8439. info540westmain@gmail.com.

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Reimagine RTS Phase 3 Pop-Up Sessions. May 9, 7-9, 10 a.m.2 p.m. & 4-6 p.m. RTS Transit Center, 60 St. Paul St. 585288-1700. monroe@myRTS. com. myrts.com/reimagine. [ THU., MAY 10 ] Reimagine RTS Pop-Up Sessions. May 10, 12-2 p.m.

RTS Transit Center, 60 St. Paul St. 585-288-1700. monroe@ myRTS.com. myRTS.com. [ SAT., MAY 12 ] Reimagine RTS Phase 3: Information Session. May 12, 12-1:30 p.m. R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center Building, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd monroecc.edu. [ SUN., MAY 13 ] Reimagine RTS Phase 3 PopUp Info Session. May 13, 10 a.m.-noon. Brighton Farmer’s Market (Summer), 1150 S Winton Rd 269-8918. brightonfarmersmarket.org.

[ TUE., MAY 15 ] Reimagine RTS Phase 3: Public Information Session. May 15, 12-1:30 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. 254-0157. kodakcenter.com.

Special Events [ FRI., MAY 11 ] Michael Grandinetti, Illusionist.

May 11, 8 p.m. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St With the RPO $24-$38.

Night at the Market. May 11, 5-7:30 p.m. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Tastings, tours, & activities showcasing Rochester food culture. For adults 21 & older.

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Party at the Port. May 11, 5 p.m. Port of Rochester, 4699 Lake Ave. Wayne Country Spring Shopping Fling. May 11-13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd Every store will be serving refreshments and each shopper will receive a special gift from each shop just for visiting 986-4202. terri@longacrefarms.com. longacrefarms.com. [ SAT., MAY 12 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. 338-9175. petadoptionnetwork.org.

Chocolate Tasting & Wine Pairing. May 12, 12-3 p.m.

Hedonist Artisan Chocolates, 674 South Ave 461-2815.

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May 12, 7-11 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. $15-$35. [ SUN., MAY 13 ] Flower City Days at the Market.

8 a.m.-2 p.m Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. [ TUE., MAY 15 ] Alzheimer’s Association’s Annual “Meeting of the Minds” Conference. May 15, 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. DoubleTree Rochester, 1111 Jefferson Road Speakers Niki Kapsambelis, author of “The Inheritance,” Robin McIntyre, protagonist of the book & clinical research participant; Pierre Tariot, MD, Director, The Banner Alzheimer’s Institute 1-800-272-3900.

Causewave Annual Celebration 2018. May 15, 8-10 a.m. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St Fundraiser featuring speakers & awards honoring key volunteers & organizations. $45. 442-0200.

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ART | ‘INDELIBLE REFLECTIONS’ Artists Jason Barber and Cordell Cordaro have teamed up to present “Indelible Reflections,” an art show that explores abstract reflections on unforgettable elements of their pasts. Both Barber and Cordaro were raised in Rochester by immigrant parents and grandparents. Through artwork and photographs, the artists contemplate the collision of cultures within them as well as moments of joy, triumph, and loss in their own journeys and the journeys of those who came before them.

“Indelible Reflections” opens Friday, May 11, on the 9th floor of One East Avenue. It’s a one-week pop-up, closing on Friday, May 18. Visit the show by appointment after the opening night. Free. jasonbarber82@gmail.com.

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1956 W. Henrietta Road, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/13/2018. 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 ] 2235 Slaterville Road, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/19/2017.

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 1600 East Avenue, Apt. 915, Rochester, NY 14610.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] 75 Stutson Street, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/5/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1 Ridge Rd. East, Rochester, NY 14621. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] AMERICAN AERIAL TREE SERVICE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/19/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 2935 Culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14622.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Boocha Babe Kombucha LLC filed Art. of Org. with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/27/18. 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 300 Densmore Rd Rochester NY 14609.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Dasgupta consulting group LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/12/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 7 Woodgreen Dr Pittsford NY 14534 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Fitzgerald Solutions LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/5/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 46 Briggsboro Ln Fairport, NY 14450 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] GRAND OAKS GLN, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/12/2018. 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 1 Fishers Road, Pittsford, NY 14534.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] HUMMINGBIRD YOGA, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/6/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 1803 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] LEGAL NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Irondequoit Holdings LLC: LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NYS DOS on January 3, 2018.

The DOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The office of the LLC and address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process shall be 49 Parkmere Rd Rochester, NY 14617 Monroe County.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any business permitted under law. [ NOTICE ] Living colour beauty LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/18/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 3244 Lyell Rd Rochester NY 14606 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Ma Maison Du Lac LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/4/18. 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 333 Andrews St, Rochester, NY 14604.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by

the undersigned to sell Liquor, Beer & Wine retail in a Catering Establishment under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 1 EAST AVE ROCHESTER, NY 14604- On Premises Consumption Liquor License for KEY HOSPITALITY LLC / dba THE PENTHOUSE AT ONE EAST AVENUE [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor, Beer & Wine retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 58 UNIVERSITY AVE ROCHESTER, NY 14604 - On Premises Consumption Liquor License for SLMKB MANAGEMENT LLC / dba TAVERN 58 [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for to consume beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a restaurant, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 372 MANITOU ROAD T/O GREECE HILTON, NY.. In Monroe County for on premises consumption *372 THE BAY, LLC* *DBA* BRADDOCK BAY TAVERN AND GRILL [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Auberon Group, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/23/18. 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 23 Bending Creek Rd., Apt. 2, Rochester NY 14624 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Bostley Properties LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/14/2018; 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 2151 Ireland Road, Brockport, New York 14420. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Gallup LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/18/2018 . Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 644 Gallup Rd, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 144 ALEXANDER ST. LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/2018.

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, 375 Averill Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 2079 BHTL RD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/18. 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 2320 LYELL AVE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/04/18.

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, 48 Running Brook Ln., Rochester, NY 14626.

Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 291 Millstead Way, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/18. 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, 571 Vanalstyne Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 61-C Monroe Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/18. 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, 6685 Camden Hill Drive, Victor, NY 14564. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 674 Ridge Road, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/19/18. 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, 674 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of A Jar Of Clay Enterprises LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/14/2018. 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 175 Clay Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Amitas Properties of Wellsville, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/22/18. 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 the LLC at 4 Epping Wood Trl, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AVO Resource Solutions LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/10/18. 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 165 N. Water Street., Rochester, NY 14604 Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BRASS BELL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/05/18. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 1018 Bay Rd., Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Confident Couriers Company, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/23/2018. 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 140 Lozier st Rochester NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CUTTING EDGE EXPERTS, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/12/18. 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 780 N. CLINTON AVE ROCHESTER NY 14605 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dei-Dei’s Love Baskets & Things LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/12/2018. 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 1 East Main Street, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DV LOGISTICS, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03-192018. 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 222 MILLFORD CROSSING PENFIELD, NY 14526 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Engaging Diversity & Inclusion Consulting LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/12/17. 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, 3660 Monroe Avenue, #54, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GAXIL LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/12/2018. 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 36 Brook Hill Lane, Apt A, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hayward Rentals, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: James G. Davis, 50 Ramsey Park, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hempsol, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/21/18. 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 12 East Jefferson Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.

FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY THE CITY OF ROCHESTER STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS PURSUANT TO TITLE 4 OF PART E OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.

LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES AS OF JULY 1, 2017

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 25, 2018, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Rochester filed in the office of the Monroe County Clerk a list of parcels of property on which the City of Rochester holds a lien for taxes, assessments, fees or other charges which is at least one year old and which the City of Rochester intends to foreclose by an action in rem pursuant to Title 4 of Part E of Article IX of the Charter of the City of Rochester. A copy of that list was published on April 25, 2018.

The foreclosure list contains as to each such parcel: 1. The tax account number and address; 2. The name of the last known owner; 3. The amount of each tax lien, except for a $250.00 charge which has been added to each tax lien pursuant to Section 9-123(A)(3)of the City Charter but which is not reflected on the printed list.

All persons having an interest in the real property described in the foreclosure list are hereby notified that the filing of the list constitutes the commencement by the City of Rochester of an action in the Supreme Court, Monroe County, to foreclose the tax liens therein described by an action in rem and that the list constitutes a notice of pendency of action and a complaint by the City of Rochester against each parcel of land therein described to enforce the satisfaction of such tax liens. This action is brought against the real property only. No personal judgment will be entered in this action for the delinquent taxes, assessments, fees or other charges.

A copy of the foreclosure list has been filed in the office of the City Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including October 11, 2018, which is the redemption deadline date.

Any person may on or before that date redeem any parcel on the foreclosure list by paying to the City Treasurer the amount of all delinquent taxes, assessments, fees and other charges stated on the foreclosure list, plus the $250.00 charge referred to above, plus accrued interest and late payment charges.

Any person having any interest in any parcel on the foreclosure list may, at any time up to the redemption deadline date, serve a verified notice of interest or an answer upon the Corporation Counsel setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his interest or any defense or objection to the foreclosure. The notice of interest or answer must also be filed in the office of the Monroe County Clerk. Where a valid notice of interest is served, the parcel will be held for a foreclosure auction pursuant to Section 9-143 of the City Charter.

Any person who fails to redeem or to serve a notice of interest or an answer by the redemption deadline date shall be barred thereafter from asserting his interest in the pending foreclosure action, and judgment in foreclosure may be granted without regard for, and in extinguishment of, the interest of any such person.

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Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hippity Hip, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/1/2017. 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 131 Gregory Street, Rochester NY 14620 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Increase Sales Digital, LLC Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) March 13, 2018. Office location. Monroe County.

SNNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 850 St. Paul St, Suite 30, Rochester, NY 14605.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MMJC CAPITAL, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/16/18.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 15 Loch Loyal Ct., Penfield, NY 14526. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mobile Craft Canning LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/16/2018. 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 761 Hightower Way Webster, NY 14580 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of NewEdge Hockey, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/07/2018.

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 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road Rochester, NY 14623 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ontario Homes Sales, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/26/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 160 Despatch Dr., East Rochester, NY 14445.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Patriot Industries LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 04/27/2016.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 451 Baker Rd. Churchville, NY 14428.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of R&L Development and Design, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/2018. 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 858 Dewitt Road, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rhythm A Hope LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 19, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 87 Woodgreen Drive Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities including socializing for encouraging charity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Consulting Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/1/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Southern Tier Sealcoating LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on March 28, 2018. 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 183 Woodstock Road, Rochester, New York 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Alliance Ballroom at the Linc, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/9/18. 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 The Wok Restaurant, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/18. Office location: Monroe County.

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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 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 WATER CHEMISTRY CONSULTANTS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/2018.

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, 292 Coolidge Rd., Rochester, NY 14622. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of AVALON ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/23/18. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/17/14. Princ. office of LLC: 3405 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 200, Tampa, FL 33607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Avalon is a technologyenabled laboratory benefit management (“LBM”) company. Avalon’s LBM services include utilization review, claims payment, claims editing and network management services. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Hamlin Solar 1, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/18. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/16/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Capitol Services, Inc., 1218 Central Ave., Ste. 100, Albany, NY 12205.

DE address of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808.

Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of SAREKON LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/20/18. Office location: Orleans County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/15/18. Mr. William Northrup designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served at 2227 Center Road, Kendall NY 14476.

DE addr. of LLC: 1201 Orange Street, Ste. 600,

Wilmington, DE 19801.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] REMOTE CLIENT SERVICES, LLC Arts of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on March 6, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 155 Benson Rd., Victor, N.Y. 14564. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Shipping Resources Group LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/19/18. 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 25 Sunleaf Dr., Penfield, NY 14526. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] SUNRISE SALES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/13/18.

Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2117. 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, 566 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, NY 14613. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Titan Motorworks of Rochester, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/15/18. 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 2975 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Rd., Suite 170, Rochester, NY 14623.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE } Clarington Property LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 4/30/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 262 Willowen Drive, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of K.W. BRODEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/27/18. 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, 1346A Pittsford Mendon Road, Mendon, NY 14506.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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10th Fairway LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 4/26/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 590 Allens Creek Road, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Name: WAYNE CONSULTANCY LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/30/2018. Office Location: Monroe County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O WAYNE CONSULTANCY LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose

[ Notice of Formation ] 114 South Union Street LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 5/3/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to Craig Jensen, 54 South Union Street, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Apex Gaming LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/15/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 207 Bull Saw Mill Road, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] CPW Property Holdings LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 4/30/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 37 Richmond Street, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Fox Meadow Properties LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 3/19/18 Office location: / Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to Fox Meadow Properties LLC, 2104 County Line Road, Holley, NY 14470.

General Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: TWBC HOLDINGS LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/27/2018. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O TWBC HOLDINGS LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash Webster LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 27, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Urgent Care Now Medical PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Dept of State on 9/08/11. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 60 Barrett Dr, Suite A, Webster, NY 14580. The purpose of the Company is medical services. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 78 SCHUYLER BALDWIN DRIVE, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 78 SCHUYLER BALDWIN DRIVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 03/21/18. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to78 Schuyler Baldwin Dr., Fairport NY 14450.

The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CAVALCADE EVENTS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Cavalcade Events, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 04/30/2018. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent

of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to William Alexander, Esq., One South Clinton Ave., Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY ] Notice of Formation of Buntsy’s Neighborhood Food & Drink LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on April 18, 2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC at 8 Pierce Street, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: Any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Feathers Tribe Entertainment, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York State Secretary of State on 04/10/2018 with an effective date of formation of 04/10/2018.

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 44 Laurelcrest Drive, Spencerport, NY 14559.

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 ] Jay’s Dry Bulk, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 4/11/18 with an effective date of formation of 4/11/18.

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 1869 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport, NY 14450.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Notice is hereby given that Rock Beach Aquatics, LLC a Limited Liability Company, filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State on April 13, 2018. The principal office is located in the County of Monroe, State of New York, and the Secretary of State was designated as agent upon whom

process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company is: 80 Rock Beach Road, Rochester, NY 14617. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful activity for which a company may be organized under §203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. [ Notice of Formation of VICTOR EAST AUTO GROUP LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 16, 2018. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ.

Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Drive, Ste 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff AGAINST DOUGLAS N. DUMOND, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated October 05, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Foreclosure Auction Area, Hall of Justice - Lower Level Atrium, 99 Exchange Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14614, on May 16, 2018 at 10:00AM, premises known as 6 PACKET BOAT DRIVE, FAIRPORT, NY 14450. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Perinton, Village of Fairport, County of Monroe and State of New York, SECTION 152.12, BLOCK 2, LOT 7. Approximate amount of judgment $94,008.67 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 2013-1112. Sarah E. Wesley Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 53300 [ PUBLICATION NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Double Four Development LLC, its Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on April 25, 2018; the County within New York in which its office is to be located is Monroe; the Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served; the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail the process is 154 Cobblestone Court Drive, #171, Victor, New York 14564; the purpose of its business is to conduct any lawful business under law

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Unclear on the Concept

In a perhaps unintentional bid for the worst criminal disguise of 2018, Kerry Hammond Jr., 22, broke into a GameStop store in St. Marys, Georgia, at 1:19 a.m. on April 13, where he was captured on camera wearing a clear plastic wrapper (of the sort that holds bundles of bottled water) over his head. Even with the plastic “mask,” WJXT reported, Hammond’s face is clearly visible in surveillance video, and St. Marys police quickly identified him and captured him on April 17. Hammond already had two active felony warrants for his arrest for burglary and second-degree criminal damage to property.

Techno-Weird

In Tokyo, women who have qualms about living alone may soon have a new security option. “Man on the Curtain” is a prototype smartphone app that connects to a projector and throws a moving shadow of a man onto a closed window curtain. The shadow man can be doing any of several different activities, such as boxing, karate, vacuuming, playing guitar or getting dressed. Keiichi Nakamura, advertising manager of Leopalace21 Corp., an apartment management company where the idea originated, told Reuters that eventually his company would like to “commercialize it once we add variety, such as releasing a new video every day.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 31

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