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The events in Nicaragua

In CITY’s article about Nicaragua, you —more or less casually—accepted one possible narrative for the unrest in Nicaragua. To quote CITY: “In April, people flooded streets in Nicaragua’s cities to protest President Daniel Ortega’s plan to raise social security taxes and cut benefits to seniors.

Protests against Ortega and his administration have continued, and police have responded with brutal, sometimes deadly force.”

I propose a different narrative: The unrest in Nicaragua represented a coup attempt, supported by the Nicaraguan right wing and the US right wing. For example, the so-called student leaders were invited to visit US far-right politicians like Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marco Rubio, and Representative Ileana RosLehtinen. They were welcomed with open arms.

It is true that the coup leaders have won the propaganda war, but the Nicaraguan government continues its progressive, successful leadership. “The threat of a good example” still motivates US foreign policy against Nicaragua. We should see the unrest for what it is, not for what the right wing wants it to be.

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Entertainment and Parcel 5

On city officials’ interest in a Kansas City entertainment complex as a possible model for Parcel 5: The “Kansas City Live!”

concept should be a nonstarter for Rochester because of the noise that would impact adjacent residences. Five or six outdoor concerts a year could be tolerated, but clearly not 50. And you definitely don’t want potential visitors from the suburbs and beyond taking their dollars elsewhere to avoid the noise.

It would be a disaster if most every concert-goer was only after a free or cheap good time. How unfair it would be if taxpayers were forced to subsidize this type of artificial vibrancy. The reality is that Rochester’s population is too small to sustain a permanent entertainment complex without massive subsidies.

What goes on Parcel 5 should be very different from the former Midtown Plaza. At first glance, a park seems like the obvious Plan B, but it’s tough to envision suburbanites travelling downtown to experience a park when they have better and more abundant green spaces where they are.

For many years, Midtown Plaza functioned as a public town square, and then it didn’t. A worse version of Midtown Plaza is not the answer. It has to fail.

Another thing Parcel 5 shouldn’t be is the blighted empty lot it is now. Parcel 5 needs to just go away. I have an idea: Let’s expand all the surrounding buildings into Parcel 5 until it disappears.

MICHAEL BRUTON

CRCDS and the neighbors

Last week, local developer Angelo Ingrassia and Flaum Management Company announced a new development

plan for the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School campus.

It includes new residential buildings on top of the hill, where development already exists, and it leaves the south lawn undeveloped. Members of an adjacent city neighborhood group were pleased, as was the Landmark Society of Western New York. But a Brighton resident posted this comment on CITY’s report:

Yes, the members of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association are happy. Yes, for selfish, aesthetic, “street appeal” reasons the Landmark Society is happy. But the losers? The people living in the Town of Brighton on the east side of the campus, who were given no consultation whatsoever during this entire process.

The new plan shows a 16,000 square-foot building literally feet from the property lines. And it’s uphill, so the new building’s windows will look down into the neighbors’ houses and yards, destroying privacy. Light pollution at night, noise in the day, a parking lot with salt pollution in winter, plus fumes. All in a quiet woodland neighborhood.

PAUL BROOKES

The intelligence of voters

On Urban Journal’s “Trump, US Challenges, and American Voters’ IQ”: I’m sure that anything

that hinders the Electoral College process will be ruled unconstitutional. Thank God that our forefathers were so much smarter than we are today and were wise enough to see the dangers created by the popular vote.

Of course the left advocates for the popular vote, because they are fine with California and New York electing every president.

There are those of us who want better for the country than what California and New York are doing to their own states.

MICHAEL GREER

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Rochester police, schools and public participation If you care about the future of Rochester, you’ll have plenty to pay attention to during the next several months, and some important meetings to show up at. Among the most important: Police oversight: As our current article on that topic notes, for decades activists have been urging city officials to reform the way city government handles citizens’ complaints about police officers. And in the wake of intense pressure from the citizens group the Police Accountability Board Alliance, City Council has been trying to come up with a new system that will protect the rights of both civilians and police officers and that will meet the requirements of state law.

That hasn’t been easy, and in late December, with Council still working on legislation to present to the public, Mayor Lovely Warren acted herself, sending Council legislation to create a new Police Accountability Board. Rather than vote on it, however, Council plans to hold Warren’s legislation in committee while it review it. It will complete its own legislation, and hold public forums on it.

These forums will be some of the most important public sessions Rochester has had in a very long time. And they’ll be on a topic of intense interest and emotion. Two things are indisputable. One: Police officers face challenges in their jobs – some of them dangerous ones – that few other people face.

Two: There continue to be allegations of serious, disturbing police misconduct, and the city continues to settle claims related to police actions.

Police and the public must trust each other, and right now, that’s very much not the case in some parts of Rochester.

Reforming the civilian oversight process won’t do the job by itself, but trust won’t be rebuilt without that reform. City Council’s public forums are an important next step in one of the most important deliberations city government will have this year. While dates haven’t been announced yet, City Council President Loretta Scott says she hopes to have the forums in late January or early February. All of us should show up, listen, learn, and comment.

The Aquino report: The Rochester school

Several meetings of critical importance to Rochester and its residents will be held over the next few weeks. The public should show up. much not. The “very much not” is related to the severe poverty in which many of the district’s children live. Poverty – particularly generations of poverty and the concentration of poverty in specific neighborhoods – can have a terrible impact on children. That’s simply a fact.

It’s also a fact that racism has had a terrible impact, both within the community and within the district. And it’s a fact that the Rochester school district has compounded the effects of poverty through inconsistent, ineffective management, poor oversight, and other problems. The recent analysis by the district’s state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Jaime Aquino, simply emphasizes what years of other reports have shown.

Aquino, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, and representatives of the state’s Board of Regents will hold a community meeting on January 10 (4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee Street) to discuss Aquino’s report and to get public comments. Given the public’s current lack of faith in the district, there’ll be a temptation to use that meeting to hurl insults and point fingers.

That won’t move us forward. Honesty and the willingness to address very difficult problems together might.

Aquino’s report could give Rochester a chance to finally get this right. I hope we don’t waste this chance.

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Meeting planned on RCSD report

State education officials will hold a community meeting this week to discuss concerns about the Rochester school district.

The meeting will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee Street. Hosting it will be Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, state Board of Regents Vice Chancellor T. Andrew Brown, Regent Wade Norwood, and Jaime Aquino, the Rochester district’s state-appointed Distinguished Educator. They’ll present the findings from Aquino’s recent report, which outlined problems has found in the district’s operations. Following that presentation, there’ll be time for questions from the public.

While Aquino’s report noted that the district has made some progress – the graduation rate has improved, for example – it cited numerous problems, ranging from divisions among school board members to the high turnover in district leadership.

The district’s operations, he said, “seems driven more by the needs of administrators, teachers, and

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parents, with student concerns often taking a back seat to adult interests.”

Elia appointed Aquino to the Distinguished Educator position for Rochester, citing the district’s failure to improve the performance in its schools.

He began studying the district’s operations late last summer and issued his report in November.

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Tensions, challenges rising on Rochester school board

Planetarium is re-opening

Closed for three months for renovation, the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Strasenburgh Planetarium is re-opening on Saturday, January 12. And the museum is celebrating with a weekend of events to show off the changes.

The biggest change is the installation of a state-of-the-art Digistar 6 full-dome projection system, which will let the planetarium present clearer, more impressive shows. First up: a new Star Theater show, “Outer Space to Inner Space,” focusing on everything from planets and stars to molecules and atoms.

Renovations have also included new seating in the Star Theater and architectural updates in the lobby.

Van White will lead a closely divided Rochester school board at a challenging time.

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The Rochester school board elected its leaders on January 2, but the meeting didn’t go smoothly, with long-simmering tension between the newest board members and more senior members erupting in public. And there’s little indication that things between them will improve any time soon.

The board elected Van White as president for the fifth consecutive year, and Cynthia Elliott was elected vice president, a position she also held in 2017. In both cases, the four senior members voted for White and Elliott, two of the newest members voted against them, and the third new member abstained.

This wasn’t the first split between the two factions. For months, new board members Natalie Sheppard and Beatriz LeBron have voiced their concerns about what they call the “status quo” way of doing things.

In one of her first board meetings, Sheppard chastised the district administration and fellow board members over the slow progress on improving student performance, and for a lack of accountability.

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And LeBron shocked some board members and City Council members last year when she sent Council a written statement recommending that they not approve the school budget. While LeBron had voted against the budget during the school board deliberation, most board members hadn’t known she was going to send her statement to Council.

LeBron cited potential problems with the district’s long-term finances and budget management.

During last week’s meeting to elect new officers, the split on the board became even sharper when new board member Judith Davis abstained from voting, saying that to do otherwise would be incompatible with the public’s interest “to vote into power persons who have not historically enunciated the import of institutional racism on education.”

LeBron nominated Sheppard for president, and Sheppard nominated LeBron for vice president. When White prevailed, Sheppard spoke out emotionally.

Buildings, including people’s homes, are one of this country’s biggest energy users, accounting for roughly one-third of energy consumption nationwide.

A campaign being launched next week will try to help Rochesterians make their homes more energy efficient, benefitting them and the environment.

ENERGY | BY JEREMY MOULE

Campaign is pumped for pumps Buildings are one of this country’s biggest energy users, accounting for roughly one-third of energy consumption nationwide. And for several decades at least, climate activists, utility companies, environmentally-minded architects and construction firms, and government bodies have pushed for more energy-efficient structures.

The situation is no different in the City of Rochester. That’s why the city is partnering with the Rochester People’s Climate Coalition and PathStone, a nonprofit housing and human services organization, to launch Sustainable Homes Rochester, a campaign aimed at dramatically improving the energy efficiency of city houses.

Energy efficiency improvements can help residents lower their utility bills, and they can make their homes more comfortable. Insulating a house, replacing drafty old windows with efficient ones, and installing highefficiency heating and cooling systems all make a big difference. But the partners in Sustainable Homes Rochester also see residential energy efficiency as a crucial strategy in a broader effort to cut citywide greenhouse gas emissions. The city’s 2017 Climate Action Plan calls for

reducing Rochester’s carbon emissions to 40 percent of 2010 levels, and to do that by 2030.

“The way I like to think about it is, the cars that we drive around are getting more efficient, and our houses need to get more efficient,” says Scott Oliver, PathStone’s deputy for energy programs.

Through Sustainable Homes Rochester, residents sign up for free home energy audits, which help them determine how they can make their houses more efficient.

The campaign will encourage homeowners to make sure their houses are well-insulated and sealed. But it’ll also promote the “beneficial electrification” of home heating and cooling systems with electric-powered heat pumps, says Abigail McHugh-Grifa, interim executive director of RPCC and the outreach coordinator for the campaign.

Heat pumps are an extremely efficient way of heating and cooling houses; they’re also used for hot water heaters. Some pumps use air for heating and cooling, while others are part of geothermal systems.

The heat pumps are all powered by electricity, which is why McHugh-Grifa uses the term “beneficial electrification.”

Much of Rochester’s electricity is generated by no- or low-carbon sources,

such as hydroelectric and nuclear power plants, as well as an increasing supply of wind and solar power. That makes the heat pumps a more climatefriendly option than furnaces powered by natural gas or other fossil fuels, says Anne Spaulding, the city’s energy and sustainability manager.

PathStone, which administers several other assistance programs for residential energy efficiency improvements, has agreements with a group of contractors to perform the home energy audits and provide homeowners with estimates for any improvements. Homeowners can also hire the contractors to do the work if they prefer.

“The idea is to make it easy for people,” says McHugh-Grifa.

PathStone’s Oliver says the organization can also help guide homeowners to low-interest loans, grants, and tax credits to help pay for improvements. His role, he says, is to serve as “an energy coach.”

“We realize with this campaign that not everybody’s going to be ready to do all of this at once, but we want people to think about that as, like, maybe you’re not ready today, but when you are ready to change your furnace, that’s going to be the time,” Oliver says. “We want to get

Abigail McHugh-Grifa: The new campaign will help both homeowners and the environment. PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH

that in the back of someone’s mind.”

Sustainable Homes Rochester will officially kick off at 6 p.m. January 14 with an event in the atrium of City Hall, 30 Church Street. Other events, where people can get information or sign up for audits, will take place through the end of February; the schedule of events is available at the campaign’s website, www.cityofrochester.gov/shr. The city has received a $150,000 grant from NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, for the campaign.

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Developer Angelo Ingrassia’s conceptual site plan for the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School campus, with proposed new buildings in orange. COURTESY OF FLAUM MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO AND RANDY GORBMAN

Divinity school development plans move forward Developer Angelo Ingrassia’s Spot on Development company is working with city officials to try make Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School’s 22.5-acre campus into a Planned Development District. While Ingrassia wants to create new housing units on the site, there are no plans to develop the property’s south lawn “at this time,” according to an announcement from Spot on Development and Flaum Management Company.

Ingrassia is looking at several options for Strong Hall, the most prominent building on the site, such as a special event location for weddings, corporate meetings, and training sessions.

The building could also be used for longer-term tenants amenable to shared office spaces or educational organizations needing classrooms. Ingrassia would also consider partnering with another developer to convert Strong Hall into a boutique hotel or senior living center, according to the statement.

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building north of Strong Hall. It could potentially become an assisted living or senior housing site consisting of 115 units. A second smaller building would be constructed on the far eastern side of the property, consisting of 10 units, which might be used for senior housing.

Two existing buildings on the northeastern corner of the property, which were already used for housing, will be renovated into a 28-unit apartment building, the statement says.

“The board and neighborhood are really happy with this plan, “ says Mary Rose McBride, a Highland Park Neighborhood Association board member. “It really will maintain the character of the Colgate campus, and that was the most important thing to us. We didn’t want buildings to go up that didn’t conform to the space.”

McBride said that the Highland neighborhood and the nearby Azalea neighborhood were both concerned about earlier plans that called for a three- or four-story building on the corner of South Goodman and Highland Avenue.

“That really would have ruined the whole vista of the Colgate campus” she said.

Also happy with the news: the Landmark Society of Western New York. The group had put the divinity school on its list of Five to Revive, because of earlier uncertainty about what might happen to the property.

But Larry Francer, associate director of preservation for the Landmark Society, says that so far, he likes what he’s heard of these latest plans.

“I might even say that it is a building and really a whole campus that has been saved,” he said. “We really feel this is a win-win, what we’re reading about and the meetings we’ve had with the developers.”

Another neighbor of the divinity school is more concerned, however.

The campus abuts property in both the city and the Town of Brighton, and one of the new buildings would be close to houses on Summit Drive there. And while the developer has met with city residents about his plans, a Brighton resident says he hasn’t met with that town. Resident Paul Brookes says he’s worried about noise, light, and salt runoff from the building and its parking lot.

Brighton Supervisor Bill Moehle says he hadn’t heard about the new plan “until it appeared in the media.”

Moehle said he talked to the town planning staff on Friday, asking them to look at the impact the project might have on Brighton residents. Moehle said his staff doesn’t have many details about the proposal yet, and that it’s “too early to say” whether he has concerns.

CRCDS officials put the property up for sale more than two years ago due to repairs and maintenance costs they could no longer manage, they said. Ingrassia bought the property, which is a city landmark, last year. In his early meetings with neighborhood groups, it was clear from residents that building on the south lawn was a major concern for them. At the time, Ingrassia said he couldn’t commit to not building on the site out of financial concerns.

GUEST COMMENTARY | BY DAN DRMACICH

The missing pieces of the Aquino Report Dan Drmacich, a former principal of School Without Walls, is coordinator of the Rochester Coalition for Public Education.

The recommendations of the state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Dr. Jaime Aquino, to the Rochester City School District could result in a more effective bureaucracy and some superficial gains for students. However, without focusing on the family, neighborhood and school environments, students’ experience, and the impact of assessment measures used to drive teaching and learning, Dr. Aquino is missing the key factors that improve student development.

Most important, volumes of research indicate a strong correlation among poverty, trauma, and student success. If education leaders are serious about achieving meaningful student growth in the skills, knowledge, and values that students need to become successful members of society, they must provide funding for the resources needed to help students – meaning more teachers, social workers, psychologists, and human development experts in every school.

Families must also receive adequate housing, job training, medical care, and parent education.

These services would require higher taxes, but they would pay off, with reduced unemployment, lower incarceration rates, and increased tax roles, and could be viewed as the beginning of the longoverdue reparations due to people of color who have suffered immense harm from generations of institutional and structural racism.

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Education leaders must also examine the impact of the state’s current high-stakes standardized testing process. Dr. Aquino’s recommendations are mainly for the purpose of achieving higher student test scores, despite the fact that the “test and punish” system has been a dismal failure in New York State for the past 20 years, especially with students living in poor urban environments.

Among other things, New York’s use of highstakes standardized testing results in: • Emphasizing memorization versus critical thinking and creative problem-solving; • Turning many teachers into technicians who “teach to the test” and avoid creativity; • Promoting unrealistic expectations of high test scores for all students, when many are not ready; • Discouraging teaching of subject areas not tested, including music, art, character development, and student interest areas, and, • Discouraging teaching candidates from entering the profession.

Dr. Daniel Koretz provides several researchbased recommendations in his book “The Testing Charade: Pretending to Make Schools Better” that would vastly improve the teaching and learning environments in Rochester’s schools. These include: • Test only for what is important; • Test sample populations versus all students; • Use test results only for diagnosing student needs;

• Test for students’ ability, to apply their skills to the real world; • Use multiple forms of assessment for judging student growth, including projects, homework, participation, and teacher-made tests, and, • Rely on teacher judgment as part of the assessment process.

To insure a significant increase in student success, Rochester’s schools must also include two new high school options: • A model following the Performance Standards Consortium, a group of 30 New York State public high schools that use projects judged by teams of teachers and community professionals, rather than Regents Exams, and, • A vocational model, with more handson, high-standards learning and performancebased tests, sanctioned by local career education experts.

This visionary change for dealing with poverty and trauma, testing, and graduation would transform the Rochester school district into one that significantly promotes student growth and development.

The difficulty in achieving this vision requires the education and lobbying of our school board members, the state education commissioner, and the Board of Regents.

Without these creative, research-based changes, Rochester’s students may be doomed to changes that only pretend to make schools better.

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CITY HALL PREPARES TO REFORM ROCHESTER’S POLICE OVERSIGHT One of a series of articles on the challenge of creating strong police-community relations in Rochester.

POLICE | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER AND TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

For decades, activists have pushed for stronger, more transparent oversight of police officers. And while successive mayors and City Councils have tried to improve the way the city responds to complaints about the police, they’ve been hampered in large part by union contracts and state law.

Now, after months of study, City Council is finishing work on legislation creating a Police Accountability Board.

It would be composed of community representatives, and it would have broad responsibilities, including the discipline of police officers.

City Council President Loretta Scott says she believes the legislation will be completed and made public this month.

Council will then hold three forums to get comments from the public, either in January or early February.

There’ll be plenty to comment on. Late last month, Mayor Lovely Warren submitted her own legislation, which creates a Police Accountability Board with broader powers than the current Civilian Review Board has but leaves discipline in the hands of the police chief.

And a coalition of activists and social-justice groups, the Police Accountability Board Alliance, is continuing its push for stronger, more transparent oversight of police officers. Among the Alliance’s key requirements: an independent civilian board with the power to investigate complaints – including a staff able to conduct the investigations – and the power to discipline officers.

The unveiling of Council’s legislation and the forums will be

the start of what will likely be several months of emotional public discussion of a major community issue: how to handle citizen complaints about police officers’ conduct in a way that is fair to both the public and the officers. And how to do that in a way that builds trust rather than eroding it.

There doesn’t seem to be much doubt that Rochester will get a Police Accountability Board of some sort. “We need one,” City Council member Malik Evans says. “That we all agree on.” The question is what the board will be like and what it will have the power to do.

As in many cities in the US, tension has been building between police officers and some parts of the Rochester community – particularly in neighborhoods where most residents are people of color. That has been heightened by several high-profile cases in which officers have been accused of using excessive force, some of them resulting in injuries to civilians.

Adding to the tension: Complaints about police officers’ actions are investigated by other police officers, decisions about discipline are made by the police chief, and little information about the outcome is made public.

City Council President Loretta Scott: Council has tried to take the proposal created by the activists and adopt as much of it as possible.

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Changing that won’t be easy. Officers’ performance reviews and discipline are covered by collective bargaining. In addition, state law protects officers’ personnel records, and the city’s attorney says it also protects the provisions included in collective bargaining agreements. And under the collective bargaining agreement the city signed with the police officers’ union, only the police chief has the authority to impose discipline.

The legislation submitted by Mayor Lovely Warren last month includes some of what the activists want. For instance, it gives the Accountability Board the power to investigate complaints about officer misconduct. The board would develop a “disciplinary matrix,” detailing levels of discipline for specific levels of misconduct, and it would give the police chief recommendations about discipline when the board determines than an officer has violated department policies or procedures. But the chief would have the final say, although he or she would have to state the reasons for not following those recommendations.

Warren’s proposal differs from what the Alliance wants in other key areas. It has most of the Accountability Board’s nine members nominated by the mayor and City Council, and it provides a first-year budget much lower than the Alliance says is needed.

Shortly after Warren released her proposal, the Police Accountability Board Alliance issued a statement strongly opposing it.

“The Mayor’s proposal is unacceptable and undermines the work done by City Council and the Police Accountability Board Alliance,” the group said. Warren sent her proposal to Council in time for consideration this month, but it’s been held in committee for Council members to review it. Meantime, Council is planning its public forums and completing its own legislation. And that legislation is likely to be closer to what the coalition wants than Warren’s is. Council President Loretta Scott said on Saturday that Council has tried to take the proposal created by the activists and adopt as much of it as possible. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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City Council member Willie Lightfoot: “What we’re doing could be transformative.” PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON

The most difficult issue to resolve is likely to be the discipline

of police officers. The Police Accountability Board Alliance insists that with a change in the city charter, disciplinary authority could be given to an entity like a civilian oversight board rather than the police chief. City Council asked the private law firm Harris Beach for an opinion on that issue, and the attorney agreed that a charter change could let the city transfer disciplinary authority to a Police Accountability Board. But the city’s law office insists that state law gives disciplinary authority only to the police chief.

The police union is almost sure to fight any change in disciplinary authority in court. The Warren administration is concerned that it would lose that case, costing the city money.

And, Warren’s spokespeople say, the city attorney couldn’t defend the administration, because he has already provided a written opinion advising the mayor not to make that change.

This won’t be an easy call for members of City Council.

Council member Malik Evans calls discipline the biggest sticking point in Council’s deliberations.

“What are we able to do within the framework of existing New York State law?” Evans said in an interview on Friday.

“We have two conflicting opinions about what we can do, and I’m not clear on what the state law says. That’s what I’m most focused on, because I don’t believe in exercises in futility.”

Both Evans and Willie Lightfoot, who chairs Council’s Public Safety, Youth, and Recreation Committee, agree that the police union is likely to file a lawsuit if disciplinary power is given to the Police Accountability Board.

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“No question about it,” Evans said.

“It’s been the opinion from our lawyer from the beginning that we will be challenged by the union,” Lightfoot said.

The Warren administration is also worried about money, not only the cost of litigation but also the expense of a staff

for the Police Accountability Board. Warren’s proposal calls for hiring an executive director, and she suggests a first-year budget of between $250,000 and $300,000. Alliance leaders say that’s not enough to hire investigators, who would be necessary if the Accountability Board’s power to investigate is to have any meaning.

Council President Loretta Scott said she thinks the activist’s budget estimate of just under a million is expensive. “It’s relative,” she added, “when you take into account the expenses that the city is paying out” in settlements for suits involving police actions. But, she said, “Council’s recommendation will not be $900,000, either.”

Lightfoot sounded less concerned about Warren’s proposed first-year expense level. “In government, you want to start with a moderate budget,” he said. “It’s a first-year number. Let’s see what happens. Let’s see what’s working and whether that’s enough.”

On the composition of the Police Accountability Board: Warren wants a nine-member board, three people nominated by the Police Accountability Board Alliance, three by the mayor, and three by City Council. All would have to be approved by City Council. Coalition leaders say that puts too much power in the hands of city officials.

City Councilmembers interviewed over the past few week don’t seem to share that concern, though.

Scott said that Council’s legislation will give more representation on the accountability board to nominees from the Alliance than the mayor’s proposal does, but she said she doesn’t think the mayor’s breakdown is a problem or that it will be a sticking point as Council weighs its options.

Evans agreed. And he said he disagrees with critics who say that in the end, Council would nominate only people acceptable to the mayor, giving her the majority of appointments on the board.

“City Council is more independent from the

administration than I think people realize,” Evans said. “We would absolutely make independent picks.”

City Council members are committed to nominating people who represent the community, not people with allegiance to City Hall, said Council member Elaine Spaull.

“I think that Council feels strongly that our nominations will come from the citizenry,” she said. “I feel pretty strongly that that is our goal.” Council, she said, will want to ensure that members of the Police Accountability Board reflect the public, that the board has “the right racial mix, the right neighborhood mix.”

City Council’s forums should be an important part of the

community’s deliberation about a Police Accountability Board, several Council members said. “Council is going

to have its piece and the mayor has hers,” Willie Lightfoot said, “but the first component to all of this has to be the educational component. The proposals are just one part of this. It took us a whole year just to break all of this down and understand what we’re dealing with.”

“We want to have public sessions that are not gripe sessions, but educational,” Lightfoot said. “Look, there’s the state law that’s involved in this, there’s the bargaining unit, and there’s the public. If we could just take this opportunity to be open and put all of the facts on the table, it could be transformative.”

And Malik Evans, who served 13 years on the Rochester school board (six of them as board president) before joining Council a year ago, injected a note of caution about pubic expectations, given the concerns about state law, the union

contract, and expenses: “What I’ve tried to do in public service is be pragmatic,” he said. “I don’t promise what I can’t deliver.”

“We’re at a point now where we really need to get some answers,” Evans said. “I have to get answers. Whatever we propose, I want it to be a very transparent and fair process.”

“It comes down to this,” he said: “How do we strike the right balance?”

“Regardless of what we come up with,” Evans said, “whether it’s the mayor’s version or Council’s version, there will be people who like it and people who don’t.”

“This is a historic procedure that we’re going through right now,” Lightfoot said. “I don’t know if people appreciate just how important this moment is, but what we’re doing could be transformative.”

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“We had an opportunity to re-brand the reputation of this board,” she said. But that opportunity was squandered, she said: “We’re going to continue doing the same thing.”

Despite some hard work, Sheppard said, the board has lost its credibility with the public. “Distrust,” she said, “creates a cloud over the district.”

In a telephone interview the following day, Sheppard said she was still frustrated by the results of the voting.

“But I’m glad that the community got a first-row seat to see that they keep recycling the same leadership,” she said. “It’s not the full board that’s the barrier to improvements.”

In an interview after the meeting, White offered a different view.

“I think they feel that the present board has not been effective,” he said, “and I understand they may believe that, but they don’t seem to understand that when some of us got started on the board, the district was failing much worse than it is now. They’re seeing failure, but they’re not seeing where we started.”

For instance, he said, graduation rates have steadily inched upward in the last few years, and during the same period, suspensions have dramatically decreased.

Disagreement between board members is not unusual, White said. And while some critics say the board is dysfunctional, White said it takes time to find common ground.

The split on the board comes at a particularly challenging time for the Rochester school district. Board members are already under scrutiny following a scathing report from Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino that highlighted their inability to work together cohesively.

Some of the longer-serving board members haven’t accepted the necessity to make the changes outlined in Aquino’s report, LeBron said in an interview, starting with board governance.

“We can’t even agree how the board should be governed or the need for training,” LeBron said. “They don’t like being called out.

They’re not taking Jaime’s recommendations as seriously as they should be.”

In early February, the board will have to give a report to State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia addressing Aquino’s recommendations for improving the district.

In addition, Elia will soon release the state’s list of schools that are persistently low performing.

School district officials expect that some of the district’s “receivership” schools that are currently on the list will show improvement, but they also expect that new schools will be added to the list.

Another high-priority issue facing the board: A search for a new superintendent. Barbara Deane-Williams leaves at the end of the month.

For more Tom Tomorrow, including a political blog and cartoon archive, visit www.thismodernworld.com

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.)

Workshop examines feminism

RocCity Coalition and Rochester Young Professionals will hold a workshop on “Intersectional Feminism” on Thursday, January 10. The workshop will examine gender identity, feminism, and inter-related systems of power and repression through historical, political, and social lenses. The event will be held at Carlson YMCA, 444 East Main Street, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Registration: rocideafeminism.app.rsvpify.com/.

Childcare: email Kayleigh. stampfler@gmail.com.

Input sought on public art

The public is being asked to help artists design an important new piece of public art. The work will be a highly visible element of the Rundel Memorial Library’s exterior renovations, which are part of the first phase of the ROC the Riverway redevelopment project.

Last year, a committee composed of library and city government representatives and community arts volunteers chose Colorado-based Chevo Studios to create the work.

Now the library and Chevo Studios will hold three focus group sessions to get the public’s input on the artwork and how it can tell a story about Rochester’s history.

The events will be on Monday, January 14, from 6 to 7 p.m.; Wednesday,

January 23, noon to 1 p.m.; and Thursday, January 24, 5 to 6 p.m.

All three sessions will be at the Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue. RSVP requested: 428-8056.

Creating jobs with clean energy

Color Brighton Green will show “Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution,” on Wednesday, January 9, as part of its Winter Film Series.

Documentary filmmaker James Redford examines how entrepreneurs across the country are starting clean-energy businesses that are employing workers and making a profit. The film will be shown at the Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, at 6:30 p.m.

Dining & Nightlife

SKYWAY hosted a Michael Jackson vs Prince dance party on New Year’s Eve. PHOTO BY GOOD KNEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

Midday and midnight in Midtown [ PROFILE ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Café SOL / SKYWAY 90 SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE CAFÉ SOL: TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 8:30 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SKYWAY: THURSDAY, 4 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT; FRIDAY, 4 P.M. TO 2 A.M.; AND SATURDAY, 8 P.M. TO 2 A.M. CAFESOLROC.COM; SKYWAYROC.COM

On New Year’s Eve, nearly 200 revelers packed the dance floor and lounge of SKYWAY, Rochester’s newest club in Center City, for its sold-out Michael Jackson vs Prince dance party. Opened in early November by co-partners James Tabbi, Tom Ferrara, and Anthony Molina, the space is one of only a few in town that makes a drastic shift from a daytime business, as Café SOL, to serve as a spot for nightlife in the evenings.

“People are out of the habit of coming downtown, because there was nothing here for so long,” Ferrara says. “But now with Branca, Bar Bantam, Native, and us,

there’s starting to be a little bit of multipurpose synergy.”

Café SOL provides espresso-based drinks, beer and wine, pastries, soups, panini, and salads, as well as a calm working environment for downtown’s daytime workers, while SKYWAY gives people a reason to stick around downtown on weekend nights.

“We get a lot of people who come here after dinner at one of these places to dance or have a nightcap,” Tabbi says.

The unique building is basically a glass cube, but like Doctor Who’s TARDIS timeship, it’s deceptively bigger on the inside. Built as part of Midtown’s SKYWAY pedestrian transportation hub in the 90’s, the building was an entry point to the enclosed, elevated bridges that connected various buildings, the underground tunnels, and parking garage. The main space inside the cube is filled with café tables and chairs under a soaring ceiling. There’s a second-level, “crow’s nest” mezzanine bar, called Beso Vista (“kiss view”) and a third-level lounge, Cielo (“heaven”), which are both closed during daytime hours. This lounge is situated in one

Above: Cielo, the upper VIP lounge at SKYWAY. Inset: A variety of panini, soups, and other fare are on the menu at Café SOL. PHOTOS BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

of the connective bridges, so the space is a narrow corridor lined with intimate sections of seating and tables.

Though the space has staircases leading to the upper levels, there’s built-in accessibility with an elevator that travels from the parking garage below ground to the ground level and up to the lounge (there’s no stop on the mezzanine level, though). There’s a unisex bathroom below ground, with a bathroom attendant when the biz is in club mode.

Because the building has limited by space for storage and prep, the daytime café has a limited menu, Tabbi says. “We decided to start as simple as possible and then build,”

he says. Ferrara adds that they’ll keep expanding, and are exploring charcuterie plate options. Though there’s no evening menu, the partners have a relationship with Max of Eastman Place, and have developed a menu called Max at SKYWAY for some special events and happy hours. And they say they’re strongly considering adding outdoor seating on the patio in the spring.

In the evenings, the center row of tables and chairs are removed from the café level, and the space becomes a dance floor. The business has booked Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights well into the future: “Thursday Nights Out” feature DJs Hector and Henry providing vocal house music, with cameo performances by Miss Gay Rochester Eva Flow; on Fridays the vibe shifts toward EDM and Electro; and Saturdays feature Pop dance tunes.

An extended version of this article is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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Upcoming

Music

[ CELTIC PUNK ]

Flogging Molly Saturday, March 2. Main Street

Armory. 900 E. Main St. $35. Doors 7 p.m. 232-3221. mainstreetarmory.com; floggingmolly.com. [ BLUES ROCK ]

Chris Duarte Group Sunday, May 26. Abilene Bar and Lounge. 153 Liberty Pole Way. $13-$17. 5 p.m. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.com; duarte.rocks.

Hanna PK Duo

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 THE LITTLE THEATRE CAFÉ, 240 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | FREE | THELITTLE.ORG; HEARHANNA.COM [ BLUES, BOOGIE-WOOGIE ] Man, I tell ya, it’s often

hard to capture that pop ‘n’ sizzle electricity of a live show.

Likewise, it can be tough for a musician to copy the precision and control of a studio performance. Well, I’ve seen Hanna PK about a half dozen times, and she always plays forthright and steady, though perhaps a little shy. But there is no bashful in her boogie with her new release with her band The Blue Hearts. “The Blues Is Here to Stay” is a slick collection of vintage-tinged blues, bop, and boogiewoogie piano work. Whether stridin’ the 88’s all by her lonesome or getting low down and greasy with her in-thepocket band, the whole, 13-song affair of mostly original compositions is aces, front to back. It’ll make your jelly roll.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Friday in America THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 THREE HEADS BREWING, 186 ATLANTIC AVENUE 8 P.M. | $5 | THREEHEADSBREWING.COM; FRIDAYINAMERICA.BANDCAMP.COM [ROCK, AMERICANA ] Everyone’s got a band in their collection that makes it alright. Mine is Rochester-based Friday in America. Here is a band whose hip resolve and casual delivery sometimes leaves the listener suspicious: “Can one band be this laid-back?” That isn’t to say the band is lazy. This five-piece mixes all the good stuff and packs a punch without getting cluttered. There is just enough of that jam veneer to keep it interesting for the newbie or the newly enlightened. Yell out and request “Hitman.” You won’t be sorry.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., JANUARY 9 ]

Justin Roeland

JAZZ

‘Doomed to Bloom’ Self-released roeland.bandcamp.com

Weakened Friends SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $8-$10 | BUGJAR.COM; WEAKENEDFRIENDS.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] A trio of hipsters from Portland, Maine,

Weakened Friends performs angsty pop rock with quizzical vocal melodies, distorted guitar riffs, and untamed energy.

Since its formation in 2015, Weakened Friends has released two EP’s and a full-length album, earning Portland Music Awards’ Best Indie Act in 2017. Guitarist Sonia Sturino sings with an exasperated, shriek-like uptick at the end of her vocal phrases.

Meanwhile, Sturino’s wife Annie Hoffman wallops along on the bass, and their best friend Cam Jones smashes furiously away at the drums. Weakened Friends performs boisterous head-bangers about heartache and the growing pains of youth. Calicoco, Borger, and Outside Voices will also perform.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

Lettuce THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 ANTHOLOGY, 336 EAST AVENUE 9 P.M. | $26.50 | ANTHOLOGYLIVE.COM; LETTUCEFUNK.COM [ FUNK ] Based out of New York City, Lettuce blends funk with

elements of soul, blues, psychedelia, hip-hop, and contemporary jazz. Celebrating eight releases since its formation in 1992, Lettuce continues exhilarating audiences around the world with its avant-garde funk fusion. Always ready to throw a party, Lettuce concocts arrangements full of catchy melodies, danceable grooves, and complex musical techniques. Listeners can enjoy quiet and contemplative moments as well as loud calls to action. Lettuce adds new experimental twists to traditional forms of jazz and funk. Ghost-Note shares the bill.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

With the release of his third full-length album “Doomed to Bloom”– out on January 18 – Ithaca multi-instrumentalist Justin Roeland has delivered a dazzling collection of folk rock gems that also satisfy the trend in indie music toward psychedelic pop. “Doomed to Bloom” is filled with slow-burning songs that are best to sink into with a superior stereo system. And if you’re into vinyl, you’ll be especially rewarded by the warm, layered arrangements of reverb-soaked electric guitars and vocal harmonies. Playing all the instruments on the album, Roeland presents the listener with a vivid, hallucinatory Americana that sounds like the perfect soundtrack to a joy ride on a desolate desert highway in the black of night.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Brad Whiteley ‘Presence’ Destiny Records bradwhiteley.com

Pianist Brad Whiteley wastes no time in revving it up on his excellent new album, “Presence.”

While his keyboards are front and center, Whiteley leaves plenty of room for his bandmates – Tom Guarna on guitar, saxophonist Michael Eaton, bassist Matt Pavolka, and Kenneth Salters on drums. The opener, “Dusk,” is nothing less than a riveting ride. “Sunset Park” begins as a fairly typical blues tune, but once the sax and guitar kick in, watch out. Infectious riffs give way to some great solos by Whiteley, Guarna and Eaton. The title track features one of the key elements of the album: a beautiful blending of Guarna’s guitar and Eaton’s sax. While most of the album is straight-ahead jazz, these guys don’t hesitate to venture into avant-garde territory on the highly atmospheric “Dawn.”

— BY RON NETSKY

Laura Dubin Duo. Little

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

POP/ROCK

Amy Montrois Trio. Record

Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

Discount Face Tattoos, Jake Wolman, Asa Pilbeam. Bug

Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $7/$9.

Paul Strowe. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 7 p.m.

Upward Groove. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 10 p.m.

Whirly New Year Bash. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 7 p.m. $2/$5.

REGGAE/JAM

Rochester Reggae Revival.

Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. $10.

VOCALS

Roz Menachof. Via Girasole

Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

[ THU., JANUARY 10 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Madeleine McQueen, Dave Chisholm. The Daily

Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 7 p.m.

Old Timey Jam. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. bernunzio.com. Every third Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

JAZZ

Lettuce, Ghost-Note.

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Music his Strat. But when required, the man can knuckle down and play some serious funk.

Hey, it worked for Andy Summers.

Wong is embraced by jammers, but he’s quick to point out that he’s in control of the chaos and jams. And it all manifests in a splendid splash of groove and color. Whether you catch him in Vulfpeck or Fearless Flyers, as a solo artist, or as a sideman spanning the globe, Wong is a fantastic guitarist who is fun to dig and get snagged on his hooks.

In a recent interview, Wong had answers to questions about the classic Stratocaster twang, staying on script, and being big in Peru. An edited transcript follows.

CITY: You have a feather-light touch to funk, yet the resulting groove is way deep.

Is that on purpose?

Wong: Yes, There are certain times when I

really want to lay in because the sound needs to be a little heavier. But the feel is a little more at home for me with a lighter touch.

So yes, it is intentional and on purpose; it’s always the sound and the feel that I’m chasing. I don’t think about it unless it’s the sound and what it feels like.

You opt for that classic Stratocaster boing and twang. How important is that to your overall sound?

It’s big to me because it’s where I feel most at home. Of course there’s that thing – “The sound and the tone and the feel is all in your hands” – and that’s 100 percent true. That being said, when I play in that fourth pickup position, it is the most potent version of me.

When I play there, it just feels and sounds like me.

How close do you stay to the script?

Guitarist Cory Wong brings his funky Stratocaster sound to Rochester on January 22 at Flour City Station. PHOTO PROVIDED

The most potent version Cory Wong

[ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 FLOUR CITY STATION, 170 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | $20 | AGES 21 AND OVER | FLOURCITYSTATION.COM; CORYWONGMUSIC.COM

Cory Wong is a guitar hero whose fortress of solitude is in a neighborhood several zip codes shy of all that six-string royalty you might think of when somebody utters the words “guitar hero.” His approach to the guitar is melodic and gentle, more like a conversation between an audience’s ears and

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That’s a great question. I have compositions with certain parts that need to be played a specific way. And there are certain spots that are jumping points. I like to feel things arranged and worked out. But I love the exploration and the experimentation of live music.

Even in the studio, I build in these jumping points where there’s some freedom.

So I like things that are scripted because that’s what makes the song the song. In instrumental music, I like to stay a little closer to home, kind of spoon feed it that “This is the song.”

Somebody said to me that you’re big in Peru. Please explain.

My guitar teacher and mentor in college was Andreas Prado. He’s a Peruvian legend, a

superstar in Peru. He taught me how to play traditional Peruvian music. He invited me down to Lima to explore the music scene. So I went down and produced a few records that did really well, did a couple of tours that were awesome; we heard ourselves on the radio.

Talk a little about your work in television.

For a while I was doing some charting and arranging for “The Voice.” I never met anyone on the show, though. It was all done via e-mail.

Who are your influences?

They come from the realm of Prince, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Michael Jackson. I grew up in Minneapolis. Prince was everywhere, and being a funk guitar player, that was a good thing. I’m a huge Béla Fleck and the Flecktones fan – still the best concert I’ve ever seen. And of course, Scofield, Frisell, and Metheny.

What first got you into music?

My dad. He was listening to Weather Report, Zeppelin, Keith Jarrett all around the house when I was a kid. It’s what got me into deep music. And of course, pop. I’m a 90’s altrock kid – stuff I just love like Weezer, Foo Fighters. I love so much of that music.

Of all the bands you are currently in, your solo work, and playing as a sideman, which one really scratches your itch?

Fearless Flyers scratches the Olympic funk itch, playing to the outer limits of what we can do. But it’s all music centered around the guitar, whoever I’m playing with.

What’s something you always do?

I always laugh and smile.

What’s something you’ll never do?

I’ll never give up on my calling in life. I’ll never give up on what I was put on this earth to do.

Tyler Westcott & Friends. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Friday in America. Three Heads

Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

Gary Rose. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

REGGAE/JAM

The Comb Down. Flour City

Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 11 p.m. $5.

[ FRI., JANUARY 11 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

VickiKristinaBarcelona. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 8 p.m. $20/$25.

R&B/ SOUL

VOCALS

Red, Black, & White Affair.

Rochester Women’s Community Chorus. Asbury

Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 7:30 & 10 p.m. $10.

[ SAT., JANUARY 12 ]

AMERICANA

CLASSICAL

AMERICANA

Austin Hollow, Endless Mountain Derelicts, Rebecca Davis. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe

Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7.

BLUES

Brothers From Other Mothers.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $5.

Hanna PK Duo. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

8 p.m.

JAZZ

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

7:30-10 p.m.

Gordon Webster & Hannah Gill.

The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory St. 9 p.m. Groove Juice Swing dance instruction at 8pm. $16/$20.

My Vegan Uncle. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup. com. 8:30 p.m. $5.

Vince & Joe Jazz Duo. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Dave Riccioni & Friends. M’s

4300 Bar & Grill, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. Second Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

Inside Out. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9:30 p.m. $2.

Like A Hurricane. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

10 p.m. Neil Young tribute.

Otter Space Wranglers.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 6 p.m.

Swamp Kids. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

Winter Sizzler Music Festival: Fire. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $15.

[ SUN., JANUARY 13 ]

Downtown, 500 University Ave. 506-9725. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

300 Park Point Dr. lovincup. com. 7 p.m.

Da Vines. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.

Folkfaces. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003.

8 p.m.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

See our music reviews from Frank De Blase.

First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 271-1050. rwcc.ticketleap.com. 7:30 p.m. $6-$15.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK Amanda Ashley. WhichCraft Brews, 1900 Empire Blvd.

Webster. 222-2739. 7 p.m.

Footstep & Nobody. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 5 p.m.

The Ayers Brothers. Lovin’ Cup,

PSST. Out of touch? Out of tune?

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Sunday Brunch Live with Steve West. Brown Hound

/ MUSIC

2nd Sunday Vespers & Abendmusik Recital. The

Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 597 East Ave. 244-6065. 7-9 p.m. The Soul’s Delight early music ensemble.

Schola Cantorum Compline.

Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 9-9:30 p.m. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 9-10 p.m.

DJ CMAC. Dragonfly Tavern &

Pizza Factory, 725 Park Ave. 563-6333. Second Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

Pajama-Rama 2.0. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 10 p.m. $10/$15.

POP/ROCK

Hannah Weidner & Kara Maillie. The Daily Refresher,

JAZZ

293 Alexander St. 360-4627.

5-7 p.m.

Hochstein Student Bands.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 6 p.m.

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

The Piano Bar with Bob Dietch. Out Alliance, 100

1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202.

7:30-10 p.m.

Mike Melito Jazz Trio. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

HIP-HOP/RAP

Mikey P. Montage Music Hall,

50 Chestnut St. 232-1520.

8 p.m. $18.

College Ave. Second Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m. $5.

VOCALS

William Warfield Scholarship Benefit Concert: Jonathan Rhodes. Kilbourn Hall, 26

Gibbs St. 274-1000. 4-6 p.m. $18.

[ MON., JANUARY 14 ]

POP/ROCK

Anamon, Periodic Table of Elephants. Three Heads

Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

Endless Fest. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. 5:30 p.m. $10/$12.

The Gray Hounds. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 8:30 p.m.

Heartstruck. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m.

Mojo Benders. The Landing Bar & Grille, 30 Fairport Village Landing. Fairport. 425-7490.

8 p.m.

Tryst. Bathtub Billy’s, 630 W. Ridge Rd. 865-6510. bathtubbillys.com. 9 p.m.

Weakened Friends, Calicoco, Outside Voices, Borger. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.

Winter Sizzler Music Festival: Ice. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $15.

JAZZ

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

7 p.m.

[ TUE., JANUARY 15 ] CLASSICAL

Tuesday Pipes. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878.

12-12:45 p.m.

JAZZ

Grove Place Jazz Project.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370.

7 p.m. $10.

POP/ROCK

Some Ska Band CD Release.

Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

6-8 p.m.

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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Noah Winslow. Jan. 12-31.

Reception Jan 12, 11am-2pm: $5. 540westmain.org.

Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main St. Penn Yan. Exhibit: Interlude. Jan. 9-Feb. 6. 536-8226.

AXOM Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave, 2nd Flr. Alan Singer: Shapely. Reception Jan 12, 4-7pm. Through Feb 23. Vivid geometrics in oil & acrylic. axomgallery.com.

Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. To Get Where We Are Already. Jan. 14-Feb. 28. Reception Jan 18, 5-7pm.

Andrea Marquis, Angela To, Christine Vogel. 594-6442.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. The Painted Photograph: Kallitypes by Jen Pereña. Artist talk & demo Jan 26, 2-5pm. 271-5920.; Seconds From the Flame Ceramics Sale. Reception Jan 11, 6-9pm. 271-5183.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Perception of Time. Jan. 12-Feb. 15. (315) 462-0210.

A still from “The Deer Queen,” a short video work by Brooke Thiele that is part of “Scenes of Place: Milwaukee,” currently on view at RoCo. PHOTO PROVIDED

Video stars “Scenes of Place: Milwaukee” THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, 137 EAST AVENUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, NOON TO 5 P.M.; FRIDAY, NOON TO 9 P.M. $2, FREE TO MEMBERS | 461-2222; ROCHESTERCONTEMPORARY.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Rochester Contemporary Art Center recently redesigned the back area of the center, removing the circular chamber that dominated the back corner of the gallery and replacing it with a narrow, rectangular room that’s been fashioned into a comfortable space for viewing media art. RoCo’s executive director Bleu Cease says he envisions the space as a place to host “an occasional series of partnering with curators around the Great Lakes, specifically bringing programming of video art here.”

Currently on view in the new space is “Scenes of Place: Milwaukee,” a program of four short films curated by Milwaukee-based filmmaker and teacher Ben Balcom. He’s also 18 CITY JANUARY 9 - 15, 2019

a co-founder and programmer of Microlights Cinema, a Milwaukee-based art space that has hosted dozens of contemporary film and video artists from around the world since 2013.

“They do a lot of cool programming and are certainly plugged into the video art community in Milwaukee and the region,” Cease says.

The artists featured in “Scenes of Place” are based in Milwaukee but have diverse roots and artistic focuses. Created in 2018, the 12-minute film “1991” by filmmaker and poet Saif Alsaegh includes three environments: the semi-imaginary setting of a cabin where Alsaegh has a Facetime conversation with his mother, Bushra, an Iraqi asylum-seeker waiting for approval to immigrate to the US from Turkey; the virtual connection between mother and son, who haven’t seen each other in years; and the landscape of memory, as Bushra recalls giving birth to her son in the chaos of the 1991 Gulf War. Kym McDaniel’s 2018 “Exit Strategy #3” is a 9-minute collection of images and recorded thoughts after a head injury, chronic pain, and fatigue brought her life to a halt and left her sleeping for days. The dreamy sequences are filled with self-aware statements that form a portrait of a person trying to gently but firmly proceed with her life. Also a choreographer, McDaniel’s sharp attention to

the body comes through clearly in this piece.

Another self-portrait work, Grace Mitchell’s 2018 piece, “Magic Bath,” reveals a long span of time compressed into 8-minutes.

Created from a collection of footage from Mitchell’s adolescence through adulthood, it blends recorded confessions, cellphone snapshots, and performances.

The shortest work in the bunch at six minutes, animator and performance artist Brooke Thiele’s 2017 work “The Deer Queen” is a myth-y dip deep into Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Set in a cabin-in-the-woods dreamscape, the work explores the power of the huntress archetype, death, and longing.

This program may evolve over the next three or four years, Cease says. “We don’t have a firm horizon on it, but it’s definitely something I want to commit to, to further connect Rochester to other Great Lakes art communities,” he says. They’ll continue bringing outside work to Rochester and may develop exchanges by sending the programs to those other Great Lakes cities as well. Next up in the screening space is “Eclipsing the Sun / a Biological Storm,” a video installation by visual artist Todd McGrain and animator Fola Akinola, opening First Friday, February 1. In April the spot will host work by Alexis Gideon.

[ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Two Friends Art. Through Feb. 17. Reception Jan 11 6-8pm. Abstracts & floral art; sculpture & mixed media by Cheryl Cenzi & Marisa Gallelli.

546-8400.

Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters 14th Annual Art Show.

Through Feb. 1. gvpap.com.

Books Etc., 78 W Main St. Macedon. People, Ships, & Trees.

Through Jan. 31. Paintings by Larry DeKock, Mike Kraus, & Larry Wood. 474-4116.

Bridge Art Gallery, URMC, 300 Crittenden Blvd. Connecting Through Music. Through Jan. 31, 4:30-6 p.m. 275-3571.

Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Remembering Lewis Henry Morgan. Through Jan. 31. 428-8370.

Colleen Buzzard Studio, 250 N Goodman St, #401 Anderson Arts. disjecta membra: Prints & Books

by Scott McCarney. Fridays, Saturdays. Through Jan 12.

Dept of Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus. All the Days of Her Life: Amelia E. Barr, Readership, Authorship & Womanhood. Through March 16.

275-4461.

First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Thomas R Somerville.

Mondays-Fridays, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Through Jan 14. 704-5047.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3156 East Ave. Tracie Doerner: To the Mountains & Back. Through March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Watercolors. 789-3152.

Paint Your Own Face. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Main Street Artists’ Gallery & Studio, 1115 E. Main St. $5 donation to Boys & Girls Club of Rochester 233-5645.

Second Saturdays. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Hungerford, 1115 E Main St. 469-8217 Second Saturday of every month, 3-6 p.m. Cornerstone Gallery, 8732 Main St., Honeoye. A variety of open venues in Honeoye Falls baierpottery.com.

PHOTO CREDIT BECKETT WOOD

PHOTO PROVIDED

[ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262.

Cat Clay’s popular annual soup social event benefits the Healthy Sisters Soup & Bean Works, a non-profit organization that helps prepare women in recovery to re-enter the workforce. Each year the event donates 100 percent of proceeds and raises thousands of dollars for the organization. For a $20 donation, visitors choose one of hundreds of handmade bowls donated by artists — this year’s provided by Richard Aerni, Cathy Barry, Christin Bentley, Kelly Brenner Justice, Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz, Gayle Erwin, Andrew Foster, Hodaka Hasebe, Hailey Kenton, Anina Major, Brooke Millecchia, Beckett Wood, and others — and a package of Healthy Sisters’ soup mix, and graze on provided appetizers and desserts. The popular event sells out every year, and the line forms early. Entertainment and tastings are provided while you wait in line.

Theatre Young Kids Enjoy (TYKEs) continues its 15th season this weekend and next with its staging of “Corduroy,” a production based on two award-winning children’s books written and illustrated by Don Freeman. The story follows a bear named Corduroy as he searches for his missing button while ducking and dodging a department store night watchman. Meanwhile, a little girl begs her mother to let her adopt the bear. A collaboration between TYKEs and PUSH Physical Theatre, the show is filled with energetic physical comedy.

Comedy

“Corduroy” will be staged On Saturdays and Sundays, from January 12 to 20 at the Hart Theater at the JCC, 1200 Edgewood Avenue in Brighton. Saturdays, January 12 and 19, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sundays, January 12 and 20, at 2 p.m. (additional 4:30 p.m. show on January 20). Tickets are $18 ($16 for JCC members). 461-2000; tykestheatre.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

[ FRI., JANUARY 11 ] Hate This Podcast Presents: Clearly Corrupted with Ian Fidance. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $15.

426-6339.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41.

Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. TuesdaysSundays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3$8. ganondagan.org.

Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place.

Nils Caspersson: Just ..

Paint. Mondays-Fridays.

Reception Feb 8, 6-8pm. thegeiselgallery.com.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. A History of Photography. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through April 21. $5-$15. eastman.org.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. The Magic of Light. Through Jan. 20. 271-2540.

INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Paris Landmarks Circa 1905.

Thu., Jan. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

482-0931.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. A Layer Beneath. Through Jan. 31. Janet Richardson’s “Mingus” series.

264-1440.

Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. The Pastel Society of WNY. Through Jan. 25. 258-0400.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. The Magic of Light 2019.

Tuesdays-Saturdays. Reception Jan 12, 2-5pm. 12th annual juried show.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Wonderful Winter: Adult & Teen Student Show.; Modern Czech Photography: A Portfolio. Through March 31. $5-$15. 276-8900.; Peter Fischli & David Weiss: The Way Things Go. Through March 17. $6-$15.

276-8900.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Annual Members Exhibition. Through Feb. 2. 624-7740.

MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Out of the Shadows: Making the Invisible, Visible Through Art. Through Feb. 24. muccc.org.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Nature’s Trophies.

Through Feb. 17. Photography

by Joseph Woody. 546-8400.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. Listen: Work of Mitchell Messina.

Through Jan. 18. 785-1369.

Call for Artists [ WED., JANUARY 9 ] NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship.

Through Jan. 22. $7K cash awards in 15 different disciplines for NYS artists.

Current cycle applications due Jan 23 nyfa.org.

Politits Art Coalition: Place Setting. Through Jan. 15. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market Juried exhibition supporting historically underrepresented artists. Submission & fee due Jan 15 $15. bit.ly/ placesetting2019.

Art Events [ THU., JANUARY 10 ] Collectors Exhibition & Sale.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Phillips Fine Art & Frame Gallery, 1115 E Main St, Door 9 7pm talk: “Refining or Reducing Your Collection Through Deaccession & Donation,” by Bleu Cease & Warren Phillips 232-8120. [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Focus 45: Colorama. noon.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. $3/$6. eastman.org.

[ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] King Lear. 3-7 p.m. Harvester 56 Theater, 56 Harvester Ave Batavia bataviaplayers.org/ auditions.

Community Activism

KIDS-THEATER | ‘CORDUROY’

Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Jorge Alvarado & Lindsay Jewett: Photography with a Purpose.

Through March 2. Reception Feb 1, 6-9pm. Explorations of the beauty of Nicaraguan communities & their struggle for access to clean water. 704-2889.

RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main St. Emergence: Willie Osterman | Leonard Urso. Artists talk Jan 18, 6pm. Through Feb 20. cityartspace.rit.edu.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Hand Picked: Art Expression of Migrant Farmworkers Who Feed Us. Through Jan. 12.; 28th Annual Members Exhibition. Through Jan. 13, 6-9 p.m. $2/free members. 461-2222.

Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Bridging the Gap: Seneca Art Across Generations. Through March 31. $13-$15. rmsc.org..

Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St, #402. Nouveau ’19: Self Portraits for the New Year.

Through Jan. 26.

UR Rush Rhees Library, River Campus. Opening Cultural Borders With Translation: Ten Years of Open Letter Books. Through March 16.; Sit In. Walk Out. Stand Up: University Activism, 1962-73.

Through June 1.

Theater Audition

[ MON., JANUARY 14 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors: Butterfly Garden Experience.

Every other Monday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $10. museumofplay.org.

SPECIAL EVENT | ‘WINTER WARMTH: A SOUP(ER) BENEFIT’

“Winter Warmth: A Soup(er) Benefit” takes place Friday, January 11, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Cat Clay, Suite 242, Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main Street (take door 2, by the loading docks).

Parking is available in the Hungerford lot, with overflow space in Greenovation’s lot just down the street. 414-5643; catclay.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Whispering Inhibitions. Wed., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Jan. 13, 2 p.m.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15.

[ WED., JANUARY 9 ] Buta Bucket. 9 p.m. ButaPub, 315 Gregory St. 563-6241. [ THU., JANUARY 10 ] Chris Franjola. 7:30 p.m.

Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $9-$12. 426-6339.

Ilhan Ali’s Open Mic. 8 p.m.

The Pillar, 46 Mt. Hope Ave. 298-6273.

[ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Long Form Improv Night. 8 p.m.

Focus Theater, 390 South Ave, Suite C. $5. 666-2647. [ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] Comedy Cocoon. 6:30 p.m.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com.

[ THU., JANUARY 10 ] Responding to LGBTQ Hate Crime. 6 p.m. MOCHA Center, 189 North Water St., Suite 1 420-1400.

[ MON., JANUARY 14 ] Activism 101: Basic First Aid for the Winter. 6 p.m. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St. $5 suggested.

Connecting Across Differences: Race, Racism, & Relationships. 7-8:30 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd 271-9070.

Sustainable Homes Rochester.

6-7 p.m. City Hall Atrium, 30 Church St .

Festivals [ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] Winterfest. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Mendon Ponds Park, Route 65.

Mendon monroecounty.gov/ parks-winterfest.

Film

[ MON., JANUARY 14 ] 585 Viral Open Mic. 8 p.m.

Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave Co-hosts Yolanda Smilez & Juicy La Carla $5. 451-0047.

Dance Events [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Sirens & Stilettos Cabaret. 9 p.m. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St $8/$10. 270-8106. [ MON., JANUARY 14 ] International Folk Dance Club of Rochester. 7:30-10 p.m. JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave $7-$8. 315926-5652.

Theater Forever Plaid. Fri., Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. Bruce Music & Theatre Academy, 75 Stutson St Westside Theater $18.

750-7588.

Hard Cell. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sat., Jan. 12, 2 & 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 & 7 p.m. and Tue., Jan. 15, 6 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25-$69. gevatheatre.org.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution” Wed., Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. 784-5310.

Cinema Theater, 957 S. Clinton Ave. “Mantra: Sounds Into Silence” (2017). Sun., Jan. 13, 1:30 p.m. $10/$12. 256-1841.

Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. “Madadayo” (1993). Wed., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.; “Chak De! India” (2007). Thu., Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.; “Over the Limit” (2017).

Fri., Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.; “Maxie” (1985). Sat., Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. & Tue., Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m.; “The Jazz Singer” (1927). Sun., Jan. 13, 7 p.m. eastman.org.

Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. One Take Documentary: “306 Hollywood” Sat., Jan. 12, 3 p.m.; “Misery” (1990). Sat., Jan. 12, 9:30 p.m.; “Perfectly Normal for Me” Tue., Jan. 15, 6 p.m. thelittle.org.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. “Labyrinth” (1986). Fri., Jan. 11, 6:30 p.m. $7. 276-8900.

Out Alliance, 100 College Ave. “Before Stonewall” (1984).

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Pittsford Library, 24 State St. Pittsford. “Fences” Tue., Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m. 248-6275.

Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” Sun., Jan. 13, 1-5 p.m. $10 suggested. operaguildofrochester.org.

Frederick Douglass [ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] No Struggle, No Progress.

2 p.m. Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Rd. North Star Players; Douglass scholar Dr. James H. Evans, Jr $5. tsinai.org.

Kids Events [ WED., JANUARY 9 ] Book & Beast. 11-11:30 a.m.

Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free w/Zoo admission.

336-7213.

Open Skate. 12-1:15 & 5-6:15 p.m Genesee Valley Sports Complex, 131 Elmwood Ave. 428-7888.

Peanuts & Play Display.

Ongoing. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. museumofplay.org.

Women in Games. Ongoing.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. museumofplay.org.

[ FRI., JANUARY 11 ] “Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets” with RPO. 7 p.m.

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St $24-$112.

KinderZoo: Animal Colors.

11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Ages 3-5 yrs.

Registration suggested.

KinderZoo: Gripping Geckos.

10:15 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Ages 18 mos– 3 yrs. Registration suggested. [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Natural History Exhibition. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. Live animal exhibits. $10-$14. (888) 655-9090.

Pirates & Pals. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. With museum admission 263-2700. museumofplay.org.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.noon. Winton Branch Library, 611 N Winton Rd. 428-8204. [ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] Create a Symphony. 2 p.m.

Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. RPO’s Herb Smith $10/$20.

454-4596.

Wild Winter Woods. 10 a.m.-4 p.m Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $5. 538-6822.

[ MON., JANUARY 14 ] Storytime Club: Fun in the Neighborhood. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. museumofplay.org.

Recreation [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Guided Hike. 10 a.m.-noon.

Ellison Park, Blossom Rd. Meet at north side of Blossom lot.

Registration: 340-8655.

Weekend Wild Walks. 11 a.m Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org.

In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I have a dream that my ...children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

We salute the following students for the example they have set with their lives in school and in the community by living the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Recipients 2019 #2 - Tyreese Holmes

#35 - Daniel Batista Caballero

#58 (Secondary) - Jazmine Breedy

#3 - Tiketa Thomas

#39 - Thanh Vu

Bilingual Language and Literacy Academy - Yariel Rivera Rosado

#4 - Destiny White

#42 - Gianna Rivera

East Upper School - Valerie Campbell

#8 - Cynthia Francis

#45 - Ta’Lijah Brown

Edison Career and Technology H.S. - Jasmine Cruz Integrated Arts and Technology H.S. - Christopher Cruz

#9 - Yandiel Torres Ubiles #46 - Arianna Parsons #10 - Sumitra Bista

#50 - Sujata Subedi

#15 - Meh Reh

#53 - Areana Soto

#16 - Noah Young

#58 (Elementary) Nadia Lewis

#19 - Antony Owens #20 - Allandiquim Kagde #25 - Miles Johnson #28 - IIeana Gotay #29 - Suade McKnight #33 - My’ron Hudson

Celebrating 36 years of outstanding students!

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Leadership Academy For Young Men - Timothy Frazier Monroe High School - Natalia Medina Northeast High School - Alexus Clark Pathways to Technology @ Edison H.S. - Dyaisia Thomas Rochester Early College International H.S. - Jaequon Nesmith

East Lower School Taiasia Gibson

Rochester International Academy (Secondary) - Ali Haji

Northwest Junior High Randel Clarke

School of the Arts - Mariangelis Gonzalez

Rochester International Academy (Elementary) - Rebina Aqa Jan

Vanguard Collegiate High School - Brianna Foster

Wilson Foundation Academy Aisha Said

Home/Hospital Program - Deyanira Love

School Without Walls - Josh Durant

Young Mothers and Interim Health Academy - Samaria Chess

The 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute awards ceremony will be held at Wilson Foundation Academy, on January 15, 2019 at 6:30 pm. The Public is invited.

Rochester Teachers Association Human Relations Committee

Special Events [ FRI., JANUARY 11 ] Bowie Birthday Bash. 5-9 p.m.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $5. 276-8900. [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Brainery Bazaar. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 rochesterbrainery.com.

Grand Re-Opening Celebration.

Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue 697-1945.

Workshops [ WED., JANUARY 9 ] Meditation, Tea, & Dharma Discussion. 7-9 p.m. Dharma Refuge, 1100 S Goodman St 434-4652. [ THU., JANUARY 10 ] Rochester Makerspace Open Nights. 6-10 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul St. #23 210--0075.

RocIDEA Connection: Intersectional Feminism. 6-8 p.m. Carlson MetroCenter YMCA, 444 E Main St. [ FRI., JANUARY 11 ] Learn & Move for People with Parkinson’s. 2-3:30 p.m.

Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 8518259. rochesterbrainery.com. [ SAT., JANUARY 12 ] Bees & Blooms, Our Area’s Nectar Flows. 1:30-3 p.m.

Hansen Nature Center, 1525 Calkins Rd. $10. 820-6619.

Roc Girl Panel: Race & Entrepreneurship. 10 a.m.noon. Culver Road Armory, 145 Culver Rd $31.50.

Witness to Injustice: KAIROS Blanket Exercise with Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation. 2-5 p.m. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, 929 S. Plymouth Ave. $15-$50. 463-3266.

Culture Lectures [ SUN., JANUARY 13 ] Anxiety in Childhood & Adolescence: Opportunity for Resilience. 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Sunday Forum series 325-4000.

Community Conversation: A History of the Hispanic Community in the Finger Lakes. 1:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, 130 Exchange St Geneva. [ TUE., JANUARY 15 ] Rochester Public Library as Social Infrastructure. 12-1 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. Tuesday Topics opener 428-8350. libraryweb.org.

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Film

Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in “On the Basis of Sex.” PHOTO COURTESY FOCUS FEATURES

Not quite notorious “On the Basis of Sex” (PG-13), DIRECTED BY MIMI LEDER OPENS FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

Chronicling the monumental life of 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s stirring documentary “RBG” was an unexpected winner at the box office this past summer. Along with the Fred Rogers doc “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” it was one of several high-profile docs that drew big crowds in 2018, benefitting from audiences’ apparent hunger for inspiring stories of real-life heroes.

Now hot on the heels of “RBG” comes “On the Basis of Sex,” a dramatized version of Ginsburg’s life from director Mimi Leder.

With the glossy sheen of a prestige picture, the crowd-pleasing “On the Basis of Sex” focuses on the early achievements in Ginsburg’s career. British actress Felicity Jones (“Rogue One,” “The Theory of Everything”) stars as the young Ginsberg, beginning in 1956, the year the aspiring attorney arrived at Harvard Law School.

Almost immediately, she faces discrimination in the male-dominated culture of the school. At a dinner party hosted by the dean (Sam Waterston), she, along with the eight other women who’ve entered into the program, is publicly asked by their host to

justify her decision to take an academic seat away from a potential male student.

It’s tough going, but nonetheless Ginsburg persists. Following the expected biopic beats of our protagonist gamely overcoming adversity, watching Ruth make her way through law school is definitely the least interesting part of the film. But as we gradually move into the 1970s, it focuses on the dynamics of Ruth’s relationship with her tax attorney husband, Marty (Armie Hammer). Theirs is a marriage of true equals, and Marty remains tirelessly supportive at every step. As “RBG” also emphasized, the couple are a team in every way.

Even graduating at the top of her class, Ruth finds that no law firm is willing to hire

a woman, and she eventually accepts a job as a professor at Rutgers. If she can’t affect change herself, she can at least give the next generation the tools they need to get the job done.

From there, the film shifts into a courtroom drama as Marty brings Ruth the case of Charles Moritz (Christian Mulkey), a Denver man caring for his elderly mother, but denied the proper tax credit because of his gender (laws at the time stated that only women could be considered a primary caregiver). It’s a case of sex-based discrimination against a man, and Ruth sees its potential to establish a precedent that could be the first step in the methodical dismantling of the entire sexist social order.

The film’s screenplay, written with obvious affection by Ginsburg’s nephew Daniel Stiepleman, makes efforts to humanize Ginsburg, and Jones’s performance reveals a woman whose polite exterior covered a steely determination. She portrays Ginsburg as a brilliant woman who stuck to her principles, but who could be shrewd when necessary.

Some of the most moving moments involve her sometimes contentious relationship with her teenage daughter (Cailee Spaeny), who’s increasingly drawn to the more radical methods of the women’s lib movement and is sometimes bewildered by her mother’s desire to change the system from within.

Combined, “RBG” and “On the Basis of Sex” make a more complete portrait of the woman who would become “The Notorious RBG,” though neither film quite succeeds at getting into Ruth Ginsburg as a person.

I’d love a film that really digs into what makes her tick, or tells us, for example, why it was law that specifically became such a passion for her.

While not as trailblazing or forwardthinking as Ginsburg herself, “On the Basis of Sex” works thanks to an uplifting, earnest tone, Leder’s sturdy direction, and grounded performances from Jones and Hammer.

Even when sticking to convention, the film ultimately succeeds as an inspirational testament to a real-life hero and the continued significance of her work.

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Ion Welding Contractors LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on November 21, 2018.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 7 Village Trail, Honeoye Falls, New York 14472. Purpose: any lawful activity.

CHUCK AND ARBOR LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/13/2018. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3699 N. Main Street Rd, Holley, NY 14470.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

JIJ Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/26/18. 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 3 Kings Way, Rochester, NY 14624.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] 2019whittierny, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/7/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 27 Irvington Dr North Chili, NY 14514 General Purpose

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[ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to Paige Pettit Design, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on November 2, 2018.

The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of Paige Pettit Design, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against Paige Pettit Design, LLC served upon him or her is 3749 Rush Mendon Road, Mendon, New York 14506. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York.

Paige Pettit Design, LLC is formed for the purpose of interior design. [ NOTICE ] BRY Development, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/2/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 90 Marlbank Rd., Rochester, NY 14616. General Purpose.

CIRCLE W TRUCKING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/15/2018. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4634 Salt Works Rd., Medina, NY 14103.

Reg Agent: Scott R. Wengewicz, 4634 Salt Works Rd., Medina, NY 14103. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] East Coast Growth, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/29/18. 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 18 Churchview Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] F2 MANAGEMENT LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/12/2018.

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 c/o the LLC, 1 Chattingham Court, Pittsford, New York 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] First General Services Of Monroe County, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/21/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1008 Parma Center Rd., Hilton, NY 14468.

General Purpose.

[ NOTICE ] LUCY LESTER SENIOR LIVING CONSULTANT, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 11/21/2018.

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 939 Cannon Cir, Rochester, New York 14580-8972. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MARKRIS PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/1/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 40 Woodedge Ln., Rochester, NY 14626, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Medi’S Auto Sales LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/28/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address 85 Donovan St Webster, NY 14580 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Mindful Healing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/27/18. 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, 3200 Brighton

Henrietta TL Rd, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] MJ Cooper LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/31/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to P.O. Box 393, 3740 Pittsford Palmyra Rd., Fairport, NY 144509995. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer, liquor, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, liquor, wine, and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1900 Clinton Ave. S, Store #510, T/O Brighton, Rochester, NY 14618 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *Mesquite Mexican Grill Inc [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license pending, has been applied for, to consume liquor, beer, and wine at retail in a bar/ restaurant, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 1759 EMPIRE BLVD WEBSTER, T/O PENFIELD, NY 14580. In Monroe County for consumption. *THE PEPPERED PIG OF ROCHESTER, INC* *DBA* *THE PEPPERED PIG* [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Mold Remediation LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/27/2018; 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 PO Box 304, Spencerport, New York 14559.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ]

Notice of formation of BARNES ROAD, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/19.

Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 14 1/2 Fireside Ln Fairport, NY, 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Barranco Holding Company, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/3/18. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 32 N. Main St., Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Bella Vista Party House LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/13/18. 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 4768 Lake Ave, Rochester NY 14612 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Blue Horizon Resources, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/06/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 76 Goldfinch Drive, W. Henrietta 14586 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Boone Properties, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on December 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 50 Old Hojack Lane, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CCC SOULSTICE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/8/2018.

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, 430 Walker Lake Ontario Rd., Hilton, NY 14468.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DANAIT 168 MILTON, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Sec’y of State on 11/27/2018. 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. P.O. Box 10334, Rochester, NY 14610.

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DJENZO, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/21/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Joseph M. Shur - c/o Relin, Goldstein & Crane, LLP, 28 E. Main St., Ste. 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Gore Mountain Chalet, LLC; Date of filing: December 19, 2018; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at P.O. Box 528, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: OGRE

LLC; Date of filing: November 15, 2018; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at P.O. Box 528, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EMPIRE X-RAY & SILVER RECYCLING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to David L. Bourne, P.O. Bo [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FlooringPlus, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/17/06. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 106 Chimney Sweep Ln., Rochester, NY 14612.

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 Himalayan Housing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/24/2018. 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 14 Doncaster Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: Real estate related lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hotel Partners, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/26/18.

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 Silver & Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KALEIDOSCOPE WELLNESS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/1/18. 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 303 TROY RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lazor Sales Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/18.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Stoney Clover Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Sergi Capital LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 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: P.O. Box 440, Fishers NY 14453 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LMI Enterprises LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 42 Thorntree Circle, Penfield, NY 14526.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of MainOrchard Properties LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 11/20/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of OFC CREATIONS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/2018.

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, P.O. Box 26346, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of POTOMAPLE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/10/2018.

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: c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 60377, Rochester, NY 14606.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Commissary LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/18.

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 Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, Five Star Bank Plaza, 100 Chestnut St., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROCHESTER GLOBAL GROUP, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Sec’y of State on 10/24/2018. 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.11 Pamela Lane, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SMALL WORLD BOOKS, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 1/1/2019.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 425 North St., Rochester, NY 14605.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Sutherland Holdings, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/2018. 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, 6448 Brockport Spencerport Rd., Brockport, NY 14420.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of T W J RENTALS, LLC Arts. of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on October 4, 2016 Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: 683 Gillett Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559.

Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tri City Transportation LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/27/18. 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 the LLC at 74 Halford St. Rochester, NY 14611. The purpose of the Company is Medicaid Transportation. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Waycor Properties,

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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 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/18. 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 Whiskey Delta Bravo LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 10/23/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Williamsville Driphouse, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/20/2018. 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: c/o The LLC, 3684 Clover St., Henrietta, NY 14467.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION Upstate of Mind, LLC. Arts of Org Filed 10/5/18. Office: MONROE Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 56 Newcomb Street.

Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: General. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Dahlia Partners, LLC. App. For Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/19/18. Office location: Monroe Co. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 4/12/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2300

Clover St., Rochester, NY 14618. NV address of LLC: c/o The Entity Company, LLC, 2248 Meridian Blvd, Ste H, Minden, NV 89423.

App. For Auth. filed NV Secy of State, 101 North Carson St, Ste 3, Carson City, NV 89701.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of NY IROND SELF STORAGE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/18. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/12/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate investment in self storage facility. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Oak Orchard Media LLC (OOM). Application for Authority filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 11/26/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose; OOM organized in DE: 11/20/2018, filed with DE Secretary of State @ 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901; OOM DE office @ CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904. [ NOTICE ] Perigaud LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/20/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 1024 Arnett Blvd Rochester, NY 14619 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose

[ NOTICE ] Real Estate Advisors of New York, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 12/18/2018.

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 2171 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York 14618. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ROADIES PIZZERIA AND SPORTS BAR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/08/18.

Office: Orleans 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, 1939 Oak Orchard Road, Albion, NY 14411.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Shiage Do Martial Arts LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/2/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address 1238 Clarkson Parma Tl. Rd Brockport, NY 14420 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Think Next Level LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/5/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address 411 S Washington St East Rochester, NY 14445 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Your Home Solutions L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/8/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Joziak Ramos 56 Sawyer St Rochester, NY 14619 General Purpose

[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash West Seneca, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on December 4, 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 OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is SML PAVING & MAINTENANCE, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 11/03/18.

The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 111 Fishell Road, Rush, NY 14543. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WILMOT DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC ] Wilmot Development Group, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 12/5/18. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 3 Fitzmot Glen, Pittsford, NY 14534.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3 Fitzmot Glen, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO.E2018003882 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the

place of trial, situs of the real property The address of the real property is: 199 SHERMAN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14606. EB 1EMINY, LLC Plaintiff, ‑against‑ STEVEN J. KELLY AS POSSIBLE HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE M. KELLY; THERESA J. PACHIN AS POSSIBLE HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE M. KELLY; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE M. KELLY, if living and if they be dead, any and all persons who may claim as devisees, distributees, legal representatives, successors in interest of the said defendants, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained; SIGNAL MORTGAGE CORP. OF N.Y.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (WESTERN DISTRICT); COUNTY OF MONROE; TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1 A/K/A TOWER CAPITAL; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC A/K/A PROPEL TAX; AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC (AMTAX DEBT ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC, AS SECURED PARTY); PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; ADMAR SUPPLY CO., INC., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC A/P/O CITIBANK, N.A., “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #20” the last twenty names being fictitious and unknown to Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in

this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded herein. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 812-4500 The object of this action is to foreclose tax liens covering: 199 Sherman Street, Rochester, NY 14606 JUDGMENT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $9,063.65 plus interest

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