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DEC. 11 2019, VOL. 49 NO. 14

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Feedback CITY welcomes your comments. Send them to feedback@rochester-citynews. com with your name, your address, and your daytime phone number for verification.

Only your name and city, town, or village in which you live will be published along with your letter. Your phone number and address will not be published. Comments of fewer than 500 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media.

Wegmans isn’t our only supermarket

A simple way to overcome the problem of “discomwegmanation” (“Wegnesia. Wegmentia.

Discomwegmanated.

It’s a Rochester thing,” December 4) is to shop at other grocery stores sometimes, for gosh sakes.

It’s simply not true that any or all of the Wegmans have “everything a visitor needs,” as David Andreatta’s column suggested. That’s why my wife and I often shop at Abundance, Trader Joe’s, Red Bird Market in Fairport, R’s Market in Brighton, and Price-Rite, to name a few. Even poor old Tops is occasionally worth a stop.

We do shop at Wegmans, but the piece, while amusing, is another contribution to the over-idealization of Wegmans that is rife in our community. This does not do justice to the alternatives or help Wegmans to maintain or improve its quality.

WAYNE WILLIS, ROCHESTER

Praise, criticism for CABLE Act coverage

Thank you for your piece on the “Cabal Act” (“Let’s call it what it was: The Cabal Act of 2019,” November 20).

I was outraged when the Republican legislative leadership and Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo announced it. Under the guise of “transparency,” it seems they sought to punish Adam Bello for winning the election for county executive. Dirty politics.

Keep up your watchful eye on future shenanigans by the self-serving Republicans in the County Legislature.

ELLIOT FIX, BRIGHTON

While David Andreatta’s opinion on the CABLE Act was well written, I thought some information was missing, as is the case in most print media today.

In particular, there was no mention of a progressive vow to impeach President Donald Trump within weeks of elections, and the large number of reasons since created to justify the impeachment hearings.

(Yes, he’s a jerk, but he’s attempting immigration and trade changes I approve of.) Nor was there any mention of Gov. “Arrogant Andy” Cuomo and his use of a message of necessity to bully through gun control legislation in the middle of the night, or at least out of public view.

In general, I find CITY’s offering pretty onesided. Yeah, I’ll stay tuned.

ROGER MILLER, WEBSTER

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Why bother signing the police ‘harassment’ law?

The news that both the Monroe County Sheriff ’s Office and the Rochester Police Department will not enforce the first responders “harassment” bill signed by outgoing County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo leaves one to wonder, “Why sign the bill in the first place?”

This law, designed to protect first responders, was roundly rejected by first responders (“Monroe County’s top cops shun police ‘annoyance law,’ December 4).

The law is a clear violation of the First Amendment and has racist implications, as it will likely disproportionately affect people of color. But that did not stop the so-called “party of freedom” from passing it. The bill passed the county Legislature along party lines, with all the Republicans, who hold the majority, voting in favor, and all the Democrats in opposition.

This law is another example of why Dinolfo was voted out of power and why two county Legislature seats were flipped to Democratic control. This county wants a new direction but with this law and the recently recalled CABLE Act, it seems clear the GOP only wants to stymie progress. Shame on them.

DONALD MARTELL, ROCHESTER

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Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly December 11 - 17, 2019 Vol 49 No 14 On the cover: Photograph by Max Schulte

Is the art of letter writing dead?

We at CITY don’t want to believe the art of letter writing is dead. But when we consider the waning contributions to our Feedback page, we can’t help but wonder.

The Feedback page is a platform for readers like you to respond to the stories we publish, sound off on matters close to your heart and home, and to educate each other on what’s happening in your neighborhoods.

Too few readers seem to want to take advantage of the offer, though. Some weeks, our Feedback inbox is empty. Loyal readers may have noticed that some CITY editions in recent months haven’t featured a Feedback page. That’s because there weren’t enough letters to fill one, or even half of one.

We understand your world is a busy one. We also understand that it may be much more convenient nowadays to post your thoughts on a social media channel. Indeed, we encourage you to do that — especially CITY’s social media networks. We live for robust conversation, especially about local issues.

But if the Feedback page is a feature of CITY that readers value, it is up to readers to make it thrive. Letters-to-the-editor have been part of printed newspapers for centuries, and we’d like to keep it that way in CITY. If the Feedback page cannot be sustained, however, we’ll find another use for the space.

In the meantime, consider this a sincere invitation to share your thoughts with us about what you read in the pages of CITY, or don’t read.

We encourage a diversity of voices. We can accommodate letters up to 500 words long, a length more generous that you’ll find in almost any other newspaper. But we accept shorter letters, too.

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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOOK | BY DAVID ANDREATTA

Some gig workers are ‘dependent’ contractors More and more people nowadays are like Scott Balch, making ends meet as “gig” workers — independent contractors hired for temporary jobs, or “gigs.”

But ask Balch, who figures he spends between 35 and 50 hours a week delivering for DoorDash and Uber Eats, how “independent” he is of those companies.

“Some of us do this for real, for a job itself,” Balch said as he picked up an order from East End Pizza and Deli in Rochester the other day. “I’m trying to find a real job.”

What he meant was a job in which he’s entitled to minimum wage and overtime, and receives employer-provided health insurance, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, or paid sick days — benefits few gig workers get even if they’re working full-time hours.

A bill wending its way through Albany would guarantee gig workers most of those things. The legislation is based on a new law set to take effect in California next year that will, in many cases, classify contract workers as employees entitled to all those protections and benefits.

“It would be a real good thing to be called an employee,” Balch said. “Sometimes it seems like we don’t get what we should be getting.”

Labor groups are pushing for it. You might think anyone grinding it out in the gig economy would embrace it, too. But you’d be wrong. Some say they appreciate their flexible work arrangements and fear the legislation could put them out of a job.

“There are a lot of us who are really worried about our jobs,” said Jeannie Clinton, of Rochester, who teaches English to students in China online for a company called VIPKid. She begins her work day at 4 a.m. and finishes around 8 a.m., leaving her time to pick up extra work as a substitute teacher, devote herself to a side-gig making jewelry, or be at home with her son.

Clinton had documentation showing VIPKid has already announced it wouldn’t be hiring any more teachers from California. The documentation did not specify why, but the reason seemed obvious to Clinton.

“Companies have said, ‘We’re not working with these people anymore,’” she said.

Her sentiments were echoed last week in Albany during a hearing on the bill, where other independent contractors, including livery cab drivers, freelance writers, and travel advisers, spoke in opposition to it.

Like the California law, the New York bill uses a three-pronged, so-called “ABC test” to define a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. Workers are presumed

to be independent contractors if they have control over which tasks they perform, do work outside the normal scope of the company’s business, and regularly work independently.

The law was incited by Los Angeles delivery drivers who sued their employer for lost wages after they were re-classified as contractors — so the employer wouldn’t have to pony up for fair pay and benefits. Last year, California’s highest court ruled in favor of the drivers.

But the real targets of the law, and the New York bill, are the gig economy giants — the Ubers, Lyfts, and DoorDashes — that exploit workers by seizing loopholes to basic labor protections and, in the process, widen the gap between the haves and have-nots.

“It is a David versus Goliath battle that New York State has a responsibility to address,” state Sen. Robert Jackson, a Democrat from Manhattan, wrote in introducing the bill.

Not surprisingly, Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have reportedly launched a $90 million campaign to undo the California law. They’ll likely fight the legislation here with equal vigor.

So, what is to be done?

First, New York lawmakers could recognize that not all gig workers are the same. Many are wholly dependent on one or two companies.

Others dabble in the gig economy for extra cash. Others still are full-time gig workers with a vast client list.

Then, the lawmakers could get truly progressive and craft a law that calls gig workers like Balch exactly what they are — “dependent contractors.”

Many countries, including Canada, Spain, and Germany, already recognize “dependent contractors.” When those workers earn 80, 75, and 50 percent of their income from a single company, respectively, they’re provided some of the benefits afforded full-time employees.

Can DoorDash and Uber look Balch in the eye and tell him he’s not dependent on them?

Don’t think for a second those companies aren’t dependent on workers like him.

David Andreatta is CITY’s editor. He can be

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Top cops shun ‘annoyance law’

A trio of Monroe County’s most visible law enforcement officers – the county sheriff, Rochester’s police chief, and the city’s police union president – last week decried a new county law outlawing intentionally annoying an officer or other first responder.

Sheriff Todd Baxter called the law “a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist,” while Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary instructed his officers to not enforce the law, citing the likelihood that its constitutionality will be challenged in court.

“It seems to keep just playing over and over like a broken record,” said Michael Mazzeo, president of the Rochester Police Locust Club. “Our elected officers need to get their you-know-what together, straighten things out and go back to doing things the right way.”

The law, dubbed “Prohibited Harassment of a Police Officer, Peace Officer or First Responder in Monroe County,” criminalizes action that intentionally “annoys, alarms or threatens the personal safety of an officer.” The law carries a punishment of up to a

year of jail time, up to a $5,000 fine, or both.

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo recently signed the law despite ample arguments from critics that the law was redundant, too subjective, and unconstitutional.

The original legislation was introduced by Republican Legislators Karla Boyce and Kara Halstead.

Irondequoit Police Chief Richard Tantalo also said that his officers won’t be using the law and will instead rely on existing, vetted statutes that protect first responders from harassment, threats, and assault.

Patrick Phelan, the chief of police in Greece, offered a more tempered response.

“I intend to instruct Greece police officers that there may be appropriate circumstances for the law to be enforced, but that the county law does not supersede the Constitution of the United States of America,” Phelan said. “If the law is enforced, it will not be enforced in such a way as to infringe on a citizen’s constitutional rights.

The First Amendment’s right to free speech and peaceful assembly will be respected, as well as a citizens’ right to video record in a public place.”

News POLICING | BY GINO FANELLI

PAB hits first milestone as applicants pour in

City Council President Loretta Scott said the Police Accountability Board is a move towards transparency and accountability.

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The process of creating a civilian Police Accountability Board in Rochester is approaching its first milestone as the window closes for residents to apply to serve on the panel.

City Council received 78 applications from people looking for a seat on the nine-member panel, while the Police Accountability Board Alliance, a coalition of grass-roots community groups, had received 40 applications as of last week, representatives from each entity said.

Council’s deadline closed December 3 while the alliance gave applicants until December 11 to file.

Council is tasked with nominating four to the board, as well as choosing four from 12 applicants submitted by the Alliance. The final member is chosen by the mayor.

“There’s much work left to be done, but we are moving toward having a modicum of transparency and accountability,” City Council President Loretta Scott said.

No present or former members of the Rochester Police Department, or their immediate

family, can serve on the board.

Only one member may be a former law enforcement official in a different agency than the RPD. The city’s existing Civilian Review Board has limited teeth.

The new board, which voters approved by a 3-to-1 margin in a referendum, will be an independent office of city government responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct by sworn police officers up to, and including, the chief.

The board would be assisted by an executive director and staff, and have the power to issue subpoenas, impose discipline, and assess police practices and procedures.

“This is a systemic change in the city, and it’s a change we’ve only seen in a handful of other municipalities,” said the alliance’s Theodore Forsyth.

Critics claim enough oversight exists and question whether the board can legally discipline police officers.

Gino Fanelli is a CITY staff writer.

He can be reached at gfanelli@rochestercitynews.com.

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Speed bumps and humps are go-to requests for residents fed up with drivers zooming down their streets. But the common traffic calming tools have some well-documented drawbacks. For example, they can slow down fire truck response times and cause damage to large emergency vehicles.

NEIGHBORHOODS | BY JEREMY MOULE

Brighton FD to town: No more speed bumps please Fire trucks are expensive pieces of equipment, with ladder trucks costing around $1 million and engines about half that. The rigs are built to be tough; they have to be. But they’re no match for prolonged assaults by speed bumps or humps.

That’s why, after temporary speed humps were installed on Brooklawn Drive, a side street in Brighton, town fire officials spoke up. In a letter, they told town officials the humps could potentially damage their trucks and, worse, lengthen response times.

“In our business, seconds do count,” Brighton Fire Chief Aaron Hiller said in an interview.

Speed bumps or their variants are a goto request for residents fed up with drivers zooming down their streets. They are no panacea, however. The city of Everett, Washington, for instance, has reportedly been removing its speed humps after a study found they reduced speeds by just 1 m.p.h. because drivers routinely sped between them.

Then there is the damage they cause to vehicles, particularly emergency response vehicles, as illustrated by the letter from Brighton fire officials.

The town removed the speed humps in anticipation of the first November snow.

Supervisor Bill Moehle explained the town had installed the humps to test their effect on reducing speeds on Brooklawn as well as traffic patterns in the neighborhood.

Brooklawn cuts between Monroe and Elmwood avenues, and for years its residents have complained about drivers speeding down the street or using it as a cut-through.

It is not that emergency service providers oppose traffic calming measures, but that they have unique concerns about how changes to streets can hinder a quick response. A widely cited study from Portland, Oregon, found that each hump can delay a truck for 9.4 seconds, for example.

For Brighton fire officials, the root concern with the speed humps is what they can do to trucks. Hiller explained that trucks can damage their chassis if they go over speed bumps at anything faster than a crawl.

As a result, trucks have to come to a near-stop before each bump. Alternatively, the trucks could travel another route, but that could also lengthen response time.

There are modified speed bumps that better accommodate the wide wheelbases of emergency vehicles. Speed cushions are bumps with grooves aligned with those wide wheelbases, allowing fire trucks — and cyclists — to pass uninterrupted.

Brighton officials recognize and share the fire officials’ concerns.

Moehle has others of his own, including that while speed humps may slow down cars on one street, they can push more traffic onto neighboring roads.

Studies have also shown that some drivers get frustrated with speed bumps and Brighton Fire Chief Aaron Hiller said town fire officials were conzip between them. The cerned about “particularly aggressive” speedhumps on Brooklawn National Center for Drive because of their potential to slow response times.

Safe Routes to Schools PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH claims speed bumps and humps have been signs, like those equipped with radar, can known to send drivers attempting to slow traffic down and make roadways more dodge them veering into bike lanes or hospitable to pedestrians. onto sidewalks.

Ultimately, the town may not install Then there’s the price tag. Installing speed humps on Brooklawn. Moehle one hump costs $2,640 on average, said town officials are reviewing the data according to researchers at the University they collected from their experiment of North Carolina’s Highway Safety with the temporary humps and will Research Center. proceed from there.

Other approaches to traffic calming “We’re going to look at them from a are far less expensive and may be more neighborhood perspective,” Moehle said. effective, Moehle said. Traffic enforcement Jeremy Moule is CITY’s news editor. He can or even crosswalks and corresponding be reached at jmoule@rochester-citynews.com.

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POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE

Rochester schools to play prominent role in Assembly race

Assembly member Jamie Romeo, an Irondequoit Democrat, won’t seek re-election and instead is running for county clerk.

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POLITICS | BY RANDY GORBMAN

Bello’s exec victory sets up domino effect among Democrats County Executive-elect Adam Bello will have to give up his seat as county clerk come January, and that looming vacancy already has Democrats jostling for the job - and the ones they’ll potentially leave behind.

State Assembly member Jamie Romeo announced Thursday she will forgo a re-election bid to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for clerk. The Irondequoit Democrat and former chairperson of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, was elected to the Assembly seat a year ago. The seat had been held by Joseph Morelle, who was elected to Congress.

Romeo’s decision leaves her Assembly seat wide open and other Democrats are already lining up to run for it.

Jaclyn Richards, the former National Organization for Women Rochester chapter president who ran against Romeo last year in the continues on page 8 6 CITY

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Alex Yudelson, chief of staff for Mayor Lovely Warren, plans to challenge incumbent Assembly member Harry Bronson.

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Alex Yudelson, Mayor Lovely Warren’s chief of staff, plans to challenge five-term Assembly member Harry Bronson in a Democratic primary — and education, specifically problems facing the Rochester City School District, will almost certainly be a top campaign issue.

Yudelson and Bronson both note they differ on one specific area of education policy: governance of Rochester public schools. Bronson adamantly opposes the removal of Rochester’s locally-elected school board and Yudelson believes that the district needs a “total reset.”

“I think all options should be on the table at this point,” Yudelson said. That includes an appointed school board.

The coming political battle will likely have parallels to the skirmish between Warren and Bronson that played out at the end of the 2019 legislative session.

Warren asked state legislators to pass a law that would remove the Rochester school board and put the state in charge of operating the district for the next five years.

Bronson refused the request and submitted a last-minute bill that he said would have allowed for immediate changes in the district. The legislation sought to clarify the respective roles of school board

members and the district superintendent, and to establish an advisory council of experts to guide the board and district.

The legislation, which hasn’t advanced, also called for the conversion of lowperforming schools into community schools and would have established an advisory council of experts to aid the school board. It also sought to clarify the roles of school board members.

The district belongs under the control of parents and local voters, “not bureaucrats from Albany,” Bronson said in an interview Tuesday morning.

The Warren and Bronson proposals both predated the discovery last summer that the district overspent its 2018-19 budget by approximately $30 million, and is struggling with another shortfall this year.

Yudelson’s announcement comes just days after the district gave layoff notices to some 218 employees, including 152 teachers, to shore up the gap. He said the timing isn’t related to the layoffs, but rather to the city Democratic committees holding designating meetings in early January.

Yudelson said in a statement that his campaign will be focused on “creating and protecting jobs, improving education for all children, strengthening our shared

bonds of community, and defending democracy from special interests.”

During the campaign he will not be taking contributions from PACs or corporations, he said.

“Right now, Albany is working great for special interests, but not for the people of Rochester. The issues facing us won’t be solved with small thinking, half-measures, and the maintenance of the status quo we see from Albany,” Yudelson said. “They require bold solutions and a new generation of leadership that’s unafraid to fight in Albany for our fair share and place our community above special interests.”

Bronson announced three weeks ago that he’s running for reelection. He said his campaign will focus on highlighting his record on economic opportunity, dignity and equity, and what he called his “history of fighting for schools, including Rochester city schools.”

The 138th District covers Henrietta, Chili, and parts of Rochester. Bronson was first elected to represent the district in 2010.

WXXI News Director Randy Gorbman contributed to this story.

Jeremy Moule is CITY’s news editor. He can be reached at jmoule@rochester-citynews.com.

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Democratic primary, has announced that she’s running again for the seat.

Democratic county Legislator Justin Wilcox, who is Romeo’s legislative director, has also declared his intent to run. And Monroe County Democratic Committee chair Brittaney Wells said several other potential candidates have inquired about going through the party’s designating process.

In November, Bello, the county clerk, became the first Democrat in decades to be elected county executive. Republicans still have a slight edge in the County Legislature.

After the clerk seat goes vacant in January, Governor Andrew Cuomo must appoint someone to the seat. The past three Monroe County clerks, including Bello, were initially appointed to the seat by the governor.

Whoever the governor appoints would have to run for election in November in order to keep the seat past the end of 2020.

In a statement on Thursday night, Romeo said she believes “county government can have a profoundly positive impact on our community.”

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County Executive-elect Adam Bello.

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I believe the clerk’s office must be a key component to seeing the transformational change our community has demanded” at the county office building, she said in the statement.

Romeo also said she looks forward to sharing her vision with Democratic party leaders and voters in the coming months.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI News director.

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DON'T TAKE O ROCHESTER SCHOOLS | BY CITY NEWS STAFF

The portrait painted by the Rochester Teachers Association of the potential fallout from the proposed layoffs of 152 teachers is grim by any measure: Come January, a full third of the city public school system’s student body could lose at least one teacher.

As the union tells it, layoffs have a trickle-down effect. If the cuts are implemented, another 182 teachers could be “displaced,” meaning they will either be moved to a new school to fill vacancies left by the outgoing teachers, or remain in their schools in a new capacity.

“The disruption to students is the same as if the teacher were laid off,” union president Adam Urbanski said. “Either way, students get a different teacher. The whole key to effective teaching is to develop relationships with students.”

The union has dubbed the impending layoffs “The Christmas Massacre.”

Superintendent Terry Dade is expected to make public as early as this week a school-by-school breakdown of the proposed cuts. He has said, however, that class size would increase on average by a little more than one student, to 20.3 students from 19.2, under his plan.

The union, however, has been collecting data from teachers and provided its own breakdown at the request 10 CITY DECEMBER 11 - 17, 2019

of CITY. The Rochester City School District did not corroborate the data.

The district has 49 schools and 11 special programs and, according to the union, 42 of them are projected to lose one or more teachers. The union figures the bulk of the teachers — 112 of them — are from elementary schools and that 8,500 of the district’s 26,000 students could be affected.

“That’s a significant disruption,” Urbanski said. “That’s disruption in learning, disruption in relationships. The whole key to effective teaching is to develop relationships with students.”

Layoff notices went out to 218 district employees last week. Those targeted included the 152 teachers; 12 administrators; 22 paraprofessionals, and 32 supportstaff workers, such as secretaries, bus drivers, and security guards.

The plan to cut teachers and other workers aims to correct $30 million in overspending last academic year that, by the time it was discovered by the Board of Education over the summer, resulted in another, similarly-sized shortfall this year. The district expects to save about $14 million from the cuts.

The board, which must approve the layoffs for them to take effect, is scheduled to vote on December 19. Teachers, parents, and students are planning

demonstrations to coincide with the vote. Any layoffs would take effect January 1.

Pressure for the board to approve the cuts mounted this week when the state Board of Regents sent commissioners a letter encouraging the board to balance its books, as required by law.

The letter, dated December 9, was signed by the chancellor of the Board of Regents and two Rochesterbased Regents, T. Andrew Brown and Wade Norwood.

“Accordingly, we respectfully request that each of you work collaboratively with the superintendent to make the difficult decisions necessary to close the over $60 million budget deficit in the City School District; while ensuring that the student of Rochester receive the educational services to which they are entitled,” the letter read.

The letter went on to remind Board of Education commissioners that they are to complete “fiscal management training” by February 15.

At the same time, 65 people signed up to address a special meeting Tuesday of the board’s Finance Committee. The meeting agenda suggested most were there to urge the board to forgo the layoffs and find other ways to make up the deficit.

Part of the plan that Rochester school officials have for closing the remainder of the unexpected budget gap

OUR TEACHERS PHOTOS BY DAVID ANDREATTA, GINO FANELLI, AND RYAN WILLIAMSON

is going hat in hand to the state for additional funding.

There has been talk of requesting $20 million in aid.

The notion has received a mixed reception from influential state lawmakers, however.

Assembly member Harry Bronson, a Rochester Democrat, said he would support sending more money to city schools to bridge the gap on the condition that the state appoint a watchdog to monitor the district’s finances.

“This is not a time to pull money out of the district or ignore the district,” he said. “This is a time that we should be making sure that we’re funding the academic programs and let’s look at other areas we might be able to make cuts.”

On the other hand, another Democratic Assembly member from Rochester, David Gantt, said structural problems with the district’s finances need to be resolved before he would consider propping up city schools with more state money.

“You’ve got to clean up the mess before you can start talking about saving people,” Gantt said. “I don’t know how you do that before there’s an audit and we can get some information.” continues on page 12

“If you see us doing this, if you see how hard we’re fighting for these teachers, and you still don’t care, and you still plan on cutting them, on not changing your decision, It shows that you do not have our best interests in mind.” — East High School senior Madison Smith PHOTO BY MAX SCHULTE

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NO. OF TEACHERS TYPE OF TEACHERS

Rise Community School 13 12 Elementary, 1 Reading School 33 10 6 Elementary, 4 Reading East High School/Lower School 8 2 Elementary, 4 Reading, 2 Others School 19 7 5 Elementary, 1 Reading, 1 Other School 45 7 7 Elementary Joseph C. Wilson Academy 7 5 Elementary, 1 Reading, 1 Other School 4 6 4 Elementary, 2 Reading School 34 6 6 Elementary School 5 5 5 Elementary School 8 5 4 Elementary, 1 Reading School 10 5 5 Elementary School 16 5 5 Elementary School 17 5 3 Elementary, 1 Reading, 1 Other School 44 5 3 Elementary, 1 Reading, 1 Other School 50 5 5 Elementary School 9 4 4 Elementary School 43 4 3 Elementary, 1 Reading Edison Career and Tech HS 4 1 Elementary, 3 Reading School 12 3 2 Elementary, 1 Reading School 15 3 3 Elementary School 35 3 1 Elementary, 2 Reading School 39 3 2 Elementary, 1 Reading School 3 2 1 Elementary, 1 Reading School 7 2 2 Elementary School 22 2 1 Elementary, 1 Reading School 25 2 2 Elementary School 28 2 2 Elementary School 42 2 2 Elementary School 52 2 2 Elementary Rochester Early Childhood Center 2 2 Elementary School 23 1 1 Reading School 29 1 1 Elementary School 46 1 1 Elementary School 53 1 1 Elementary School 58 1 1 Elementary Leadership Academy For Young Men 1 1 Reading All City HS 1 1 Other James Monroe HS 1 1 Other Wilson Commencement Academy 1 1 Other Bilingual Academy 1 1 Elementary Jefferson Campus Pre-K 1 1 Elementary Rochester International Academy 1 1 Elementary (Employment Benefits) 1 1 Elementary SOURCE ROCHESTER TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

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STUDENTS WALK OUT

Teachers received their layoff letters Friday afternoon, when students had a half-day and had already left their schools. But by Monday morning, word was spreading, and many students returned to school to learn that the teachers who have led their classrooms for the first part of the year might not be back after winter break.

A staff member at School 34 described a scene in which 60 fifth graders cried and screamed after learning they were losing two of their teachers. The school is slated to lose six teachers altogether, according to the union.

Hundreds of city students walked out of class on Monday and Tuesday in protest of the layoffs. Walk-outs happened at School of the Arts, East High School, and School 58 World of Inquiry.

Ariana Jackson and Jamae McDowell, both School of the Arts seniors who were part of the walkout, said the school board failed to live up to its own responsibilities and is now making teachers and students pay for overspending that wasn’t their fault.

“The Board of Education, they make everything about politics,” Jackson said.

“These teachers actually have experience with these kids in the city, they know what’s going on in these kids’ lives with the poverty and everything.”

McDowell said teachers are the most constant presence in some students’ lives.

“The city’s in poverty, they don’t have these connections at home that they find here. If you take away the staff, then who do they have?” McDowell asked. “The City School District is already one of the worst in the state, and cutting teachers will only make it worse.”

Jade Rodriguez, a School of the Arts junior, questioned some of the district’s

The pattern holds for the lower and high schools at the East campus, where eight teachers are projected to lose their jobs. At the lower school, 90 percent of students didn’t meet state standards in reading and 83 percent didn’t meet state standards in math.

Across the district, just 11 percent of students meet or exceed state standards in reading and math, respectively. By contrast, 45 percent of students across the state met or exceeded standards in both subjects.

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spending decisions. Specifically, he homed in on the district giving Chromebook laptops to students. The laptops are relatively inexpensive and need a WiFi connection to operate.

“If they weren’t so busy trying to give us these little gadgets and actually focus on the teachers, we wouldn’t have this problem,” Rodriguez said. “These teachers break their backs and they spend money — they spend their own paychecks on us. The school district doesn’t give them money for supplies, they spend their own checks on us.”

HARDEST HIT SCHOOLS

While the union anticipates elementary schools will bear the brunt of the layoffs, the cuts will not be uniform. Under the union’s collective bargaining agreement, seniority determines who gets laid off.

Some of the schools hardest hit are those whose students are already struggling to keep pace with their peers in Rochester and around the state.

Rise Community School is among them and is projected by the union to lose 13 teachers — the most of any school.

Formerly called Kodak Park School 41, the school was renamed Rise Community a couple of years ago after it was revamped in response to state sanctions.

Urbanski said the school is anticipated to lose so many teachers because it had a disproportionate amount of young

teachers due to a new labor contract that was struck when the school was renamed and remade. “Not a lot of senior teachers wanted to work there,” Urbanski said.

Rise Community, located on Desmond Street on the border of the city and Greece, is representative in many ways of the district as a whole. It is overwhelmingly poor, segregated by race, with a disproportionately high number of students with disabilities and a lack of English skills.

The school’s student assessments in reading and math lag behind the

district average, which trails the state.

Ninety percent of students in grades three through eight at Rise Community tested below state standards last year in reading, and 86 percent did not meet standards in math.

Then there is School 33, which serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade on Webster Avenue. There, 88 percent of students fell below state standards in reading, and 83 percent didn’t make the grade in math. The school is projected to lose 10 teachers, the secondmost of any school.

A potential silver lining for some Rochester teachers who got pink slips is that the Buffalo Public Schools is hiring, and is looking to teachers here to fill as many as 75 open slots.

“Having taught and worked in Rochester for 16 years,” said Jamie Warren, the associate superintendent for human resources at BPS, “I know the commitment of the educators who work there. So it’s exciting to be able to extend an offer to come work in Buffalo.”

Warren said there are teacher shortages in the areas of science, math, special education, and bilingual services. “That is a continual recruitment effort on our part,” she said, “because we’re not finding as many teachers coming out and graduating under those identified shortage areas.”

The Buffalo district is scheduled to host an invitation-only recruitment event at the Rochester Teachers Association offices on Union Street in Rochester on December 17. Warren, who commutes to Buffalo from Rochester, said Buffalo is prepared to waive residency requirements for teachers who are hired.

“We’ll be set up to extend employment offers on the spot so teachers know that they have a position with us,” Warren said.

Job offers will not be finalized until candidates interview directly with school principals. Teachers will be hired under probationary terms and will be eligible for tenure after four years of service.

CITY editors and writers David Andreatta, Jeremy Moule, and Gino Fanelli contributed to this report. WXXI editors and reporters Randy Gorbman, Beth Adams, and James Brown also contributed to this report. WXXI is a media partner of CITY .

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I went to a cidery and had a good time. This is an important revelation, because before visiting Seed + Stone Cidery, I thought that I was not a fan of hard ciders. The place is run

by Bill Bly and his daughter, who just goes by "Bly." They gave me an in-depth, hands-on education about the different ciders that they make, and taught me why I previously had it in my mind that cider was not my thing.

The first thing I learned was that my reasons for not liking most ciders are valid, but also that I had consumed the wrong ones. The Blys set me on the right path.

My main gripe about ciders has been how sweet even the “dry” ones are. I get it; they’re made from apples and pears. A drink made from a pome fruit should be sweet. But my problem was that most big-biz ciders are

exponentially sweeter than the fruit they’re derived from (think of the difference between a real banana and banana “flavored” food).

Part of the reason is that corn syrup added to them, and part is because of the amount of concentrated fruit product. I gag a little bit just thinking about it.

As I learned, the reason I don’t like other ciders is because they truly are oversweet.

They contain juice concentrates, which have much more sugar. My childhood was fueled by consuming that orange juice concentrate from a can, where you dump the contents into a pitcher with some water. It’s supposed to be “orange juice”, but it is really watereddown citrus sludge. (What was wrong with my juvenile taste buds, and how do I atone for what I’ve done to them?)

On top of that, the carbon dioxide that gives the big brand ciders their fizz is artificially pumped into them. It pretty much makes them boozy apple soda. That’s likely fine for some, but my teeth and stomach would never forgive me.

Seed + Stone are having none of that. The Blys’ process is closer to the old way of distilling cider. Unlike larger cideries, they make theirs at harvest time only, because apples realistically

would not last through the winter. This is a system similar to how wineries run. They make no chemical adjustments to their batches or dump excess sugar in them. The cider batches go into barrels, and they let them ferment at ambient temperature, so there is no abrupt freezing or heating to speed up the fermentation process. You won’t find any discarded cartridges of CO2 at Seed + Stone. Any fizz that comes in the cider came naturally or by adding a little bit of yeast in the bottling process.

The entire process, from pressing the apples to pouring the first glass, can take six to 12 months, so if you are drinking a cider in their tap room today, know that is the product of at least a year of rewarding work.

Talking about the process was great, but the difference can only truly be determined in the flavor. The menu at Seed + Stone will vary; when they run out of a batch, it’s gone for the season. Currently on tap are the Farmhouse and Pomme Blanc ($3 for 4 ounces, $6 for 8 ounces, $16 for a growler), and Her Majesty’s Choice and Captain’ Choice ($4 for 4 ounces, $7 for 8 ounces, $19 for a growler).

The Farmhouse is a still cider made from “spitter” apples. These are apples so tart that

attempting to consume a raw one would likely result in immediately spitting it out.

The Blys use a wild fermentation process for the Farmhouse, and the result is a cider that almost tastes like dry wine. Even more like a wine is the Pomme Blanc, which tastes almost like a Riesling, but ironically, Pomme Blanc was aged in pinot noir wine barrels. The sweetness of the apples and the dryness of the wood married quite well.

Her Majesty’s Choice was my favorite sample. It smells like orange blossoms, because it’s distilled in barrels that Black Button used to make its Citrus Gin. This cider is dry but has a hint of sweetness without leaving that sugary, filmy aftertaste that you would get after drinking a cider from a much angrier orchard.

The Captain’s Choice is a heavier cider.

It’s aged in bourbon barrels, which gives is a sweeter taste, but it has a slow bite that’s hard to explain. It’s like a light porter. If there is a cider that can correspond to the comfort of a weighted blanket, this would be it.

Bill Bly started making cider as a hobby, and when he retired, he decided to make a business out of it. He asked his daughter if she’d come home from Los Angeles to help him. Bly says she was initially skeptical, but was readily on board after sampling Bill’s product. They opened up shop in the basement of the Hungerford Building in the fall, but recently relocated to the first level of the building, facing the parking lot. The new space looks modern and industrial, with homages to the old way of making cider.

The tap room’s glass wall storefront washes the interior in daylight, its left brick wall is adorned with century-old photos of stone mills and presses and barrels. Wood tables and bar are a nice accent to complement the shiny new taps and the large metal drums used for processing the cider.

Had I not known better, I would have thought I was on a tour at a distillery near the Finger Lakes. Thankfully, I’m a stone’s throw away from Seed + Stone Cidery.

The Hungerford is the right fit for them; the building is known for the sculptors, painters, and photographers who work there. But at Seed + Stone Cidery, they’re making art you can drink.

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

Chris Thompson is a freelance writer for CITY. Feedback on this article can be directed to becca@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 15

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Music

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‘The Music of Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi’

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $10 DONATION, $5 STUDENTS | BOPSHOP.COM [ HOLIDAY JAZZ ] It’s just about impossible to find anyone who doesn’t love the music that pianist Vince Guaraldi wrote and performed for “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of the show and its tunes, so it’s the perfect time to celebrate with a tribute at the Bop Shop. The excellent ensemble includes guitarist John Viviani, Alan Murphy on keyboards, bassist Kyle Vock, saxophonist Mike Edwards, and Chase Ellison on drums.

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An Evening in Granada

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After forming a band and playing USO events internationally, Highsmith Jr. returned to Rochester and established his own civilian band. Over the years, he’s also played with Wynton Marsalis, Wes Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, and many other jazz stars. When he plays at Via Girasole Wine Bar, you can expect the best of smooth jazz, with a substantial injection of funk.

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On this, Haewa’s seventh release, Rochester’s psychedelic darlings have opened up their creative space again. The album “Sensorama” is a study in infinite time and space. But there are finite, synthesized layers that swirl and converge upon the listener, serving as a safe place to go before diving back into the inky black in all its uncertainty. The opening track, “I’ll See It When I Believe It,” is a prime example of this construction and exploration. The guitar, voice, and piano give the music earthy roots. Gently apocalyptic and grand.

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Blood and bar-b-que It’s a matter of priorities, I guess, but I’d be hard-pressed to choose between bar-b-que and rock ‘n’ roll. Bar-b-que is the rock ‘n’ roll of all meat dishes. And I’ve always felt that rock ‘n’ roll is what bar-b-que sounds like; and both are equally messy.

On Thursday at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, I took on a plate of brisket sliders headon, awaiting the Rochester band Soul Passenger’s set of mid-tempo joy to the world. They were waiting, too, for the nice couple that simply couldn’t finish their meal and vacate the stage area so the band could set up and play, dontchya know. When the band finally got onstage — again, through no fault of their own — they leaned into it the only way they knew how: upbeat and rockin’. The crowd was modest to say the least, and Soul Passenger kept it pumpin’ for a good two-hour set, consummate performers and fellow sloppy bar-b-que eaters as well. A surefire sign of a good show is one where you need napkins in between numbers.

Friday night I went dashing through the snow to Iron Smoke Distillery to witness a pile of Rochester’s finest pay tribute to Tom Waits — the hyperbolic, wayward beat poet and walking adjective on a pair of broken legs.

Frank De Blase is CITY’s music writer. He can be reached at frank@rochester-citynews.com.

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Concentus Women’s Chorus continues to perform in a wide variety of styles - from early music to contemporary compositions under its new music director Anna Atwater. PHOTOS BY MICHEL GODTS

In unison Concentus Women’s Chorus WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1 TO 2 P.M. PERFORMING LIVE ON ‘BACKSTAGE PASS’ ON WXXI-FM 91.5 WITH HOST JULIA FIGUERAS ‘MOON, STARS, AND NORTHERN LIGHTS’ SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, AT 7 P.M. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE INCARNATE WORD, 597 EAST AVENUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, AT 3 P.M. ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 28 LINCOLN AVENUE, PITTSFORD $15 ADULTS, $10 STUDENTS | TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR | CONCENTUS.ORG [ FEATURE ] BY DAVID RAYMOND

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singing in Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” — one of the pinnacles of the repertoire for women’s voices.

“It was spectacular,” Atwater says. She immediately joined Concentus. Three years later, Atwater is the choir’s first new music director since its founding. The ensemble, currently with nineteen members, is devoted to exploring the wide variety of classical music — ranging from medieval chant through contemporary compositions — written specifically for women’s voices.

You might think that music written only for soprano and alto voices might have a limited range, both musically and in terms of scope. In reality, Concentus’ repertoire spans centuries, from Hildegard of Bingen and Guillaume Dufay to Brahms, Verdi, and Holst. And as you can tell from any Concentus program, new music is being written for women’s chorus all the time.

“My music binders are full of an impressive

amount of repertoire for women’ voices and dozens of concert programs,” Concentus Conductor Emerita Gwendolyn Hall Gassler says.

Concentus is coming up on its 20th anniversary. The ensemble was founded in 2000 by Gassler and fellow conductor Edna Yeh, who went on to found California’s Pacific Women’s Chorus. Gassler, an Eastman graduate, also served as the assistant conductor of the Rochester Oratorio Society for 20 years. She recently stepped down from the podium at Concentus and was succeeded

by Atwater.

“This past June,” Gassler says, “I made the decision to pass the proverbial baton to the next generation. The decision was not made lightly, but I have been itching to be involved as a singer — exploring early music as well as challenging 21st-century compositions — and needed to put more time into that and a few other endeavors.

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Tis the season for “Gwen means a lot to me,” Atwater says. “I consider her a mentor and friend. We are now sharing our appreciation of early music by singing in the Scivias medieval ensemble.”

Atwater is well-qualified for the Concentus music director’s gig. A former trumpet player, she has a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s in vocal performance. She teaches vocal music at Albion Central School, and in addition to conducting and singing with Concentus, she is a member of the Eastman-Rochester ensemble Voices. A member of Concentus since September 2016, Atwater first conducted the ensemble in December 2018 and June 2019, before beginning her tenure as music director in September.

In addition to its own full-length concert presentations each year, Concentus has performed with the Penfield Symphony Orchesra and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestras, and appears every other year in the Greater Rochester Choral Consortium’s “Taste of Song” concert at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall.

According to Atwater, Concentus is thriving, and its longevity is not just due to its musical quality. “Concentus has an incredibly supportive atmosphere,” she says.

“When I joined the group, I immediately

felt a sense of belonging, respect, and warmth. Many members have been a part of this ensemble for a significant period. As a smaller group, under 20 members, we share in the incredibly bonding experience of music-making.”

Next Wednesday, Concentus takes to the airwaves on WXXI-FM’s “Backstage Pass,” performing past favorites and classic holiday music, including an arrangement of “Sing We Now of Christmas” by local composer Cary Ratcliff, who has written several works in Concentus’s repertoire.

Hosted by WXXI’s Classical 91.5 host Julia Figueras, the “Backstage Pass” show also serves to preview a few pieces from Concentus’ January concert “Moon, Stars, and Northern Lights,” which will include two notable contemporary compositions — Ola Gjeilo’s “Northern Lights” and “Stars, Blue, Ice” by Stephen Chatman.

These concert appearances point the way to an exciting 20th anniversary season for Concentus, including a newly commissioned piece by Caroline Mallonee.

“We were fortunate to be the recipients of The Greater Rochester Choral Consortium’s 2019 Artistic Project Grant,” Atwater says, “and now have an incredible piece by Carrie that we will be premiering in June.”

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Tommy Stinson (The Replacements). Bop Shop

Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 7 p.m. $25.

SEASONAL

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. rbtl.org.

7:30 p.m. $35 & up.

Victor Pops Band. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332.

398-0220. 7 p.m. $5.

VOCALS

Trebellious. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7:30 p.m. $5.

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HOLIDAY CLASSICAL | Pegasus Early Music’s ‘A Baroque Noel’

Christmas is best celebrated with friends and with music.

Pegasus Early Music offers lots of both in its “Baroque Noel” this Sunday afternoon, a concert of seasonal 17th-century gems brought to life by a full Baroque choir and orchestra.

The friends include many faces and voices familiar to Pegasus fans, and this concert also includes a bona fide early-music superstar in lutenist and conductor Paul O’Dette, who was Rita Harris Proctor Residency: just nominated for his ninth Grammy. O’Dette will conduct Electric Folk. Three Heads Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s “Messe de Minuit pour Noël” and Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” — two off-the-beaten-path but joyful choral works — and solo in a Vivaldi mandolino concerto. There’s CLASSICAL also a Vivaldi oboe concerto with soloist Geoffrey Burgess, and Bright Light Youth Chinese even a French Christmas carol sing-along inspired by the CharOrchestra. Kodak Hall at pentier Mass. “Composers like Charpentier and Vivaldi wrote Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. some of their best music for Christmas celebrations,” Pegasus 1:30 p.m.

Eastman at Washington Square. Artistic Director Deborah Fox says. “This concert will be a great First Universalist Church of experience for the whole family, with familiar tunes played by Rochester, 150 Clinton Ave S. world-class musicians.” esm.rochester.edu/lunchtime.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK Amanda Ashley. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

The Archive Ravens. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7:30 p.m. $5.

12:15-12:45 p.m. New Horizons Chorus: Colors of Winter.

JAM BAND

Eric Carlin’s Half-Dead. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m. Robert Hunter tribute.

Pegasus Early Music presents “A Baroque Noel” on Sunday, December 15, 4 p.m. at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue. Pre-concert talk at 3:15 p.m. $28 general admission; seniors $22; students $10; grades 3-12 admitted free). 703-3990, Tickets also available at Parkleigh. pegasusearlymusic.org.

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POP/ROCK

Lauren Faggiano & Bob Olson.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane.

Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m.

Sarah Eide. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

Smitty & The Kid. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta.

334-3030. 6-8 p.m.

SEASONAL

BLUES

Part Time. Henrietta Public

Library, 625 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. hpl.org. 7 p.m.

Hammered dulcimers & guitar.

RPO: Handel’s Messiah. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. $30-$115.

[ FRI., DECEMBER 13 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Lunchtime Concert: Chris Stephens. Cobblestone Arts

Center, 1622 NY 332. 398-0220.

12:15-12:45 p.m.

Serendipity. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603.

7-9 p.m.

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Hanna PK Duo. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.

HotFrost. Skylark, 40 South

Union St. 504-6776. 9 p.m. $5.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

G-Rex, Zeke Beats, Risik. Photo

City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $18/$20.

Signal > Noise: RhythmDial, Jim Kempkes, Rob Morley, Joe Bucci. The Spirit Room, 139

State St. 397-7595. 10 p.m. $5.

JAZZ

The Lipker Sisters. Dinosaur, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m.

Trio East. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 6410340. 7 p.m.

METAL

Gutted Alive, Dissonant Seepage, Mass Casualty.

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

POP/ROCK

Alex Goettel. Sager Beer Works,

46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006.

7:30 p.m.

Beef Gordon, Harmonica Lewinski, Le Cheetah. Bug Jar,

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

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

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Though multi-instrumentalist Jake Clemons is best known as the saxophonist for The E Street Band, he shouldn’t be ignored as a singer-songwriter. PHOTO PROVIDED

Jake Clemons: Beyond E Street [ COMMENTARY ] BY JEFF SPEVAK

Jake Clemons grew up in a strict Southern Baptist household, the son of a U.S. Marine band director. “We listened to a lot of marching-band music,” he says. “I was very familiar with John Philip Sousa, a lot of classical music, and gospel.” But Jake also knew that his uncle, Clarence Clemons, was the saxophonist for one of the biggest rock and roll bands in the world: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

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Clarence Clemons would pass along his used saxophones to his nephew – some of them a little roughed-up from the road. All of Jake’s saxophones, save for one, once belonged to his uncle. People sometimes mistake the relationship as father-son, but Jake says he usually doesn’t bother to correct the error.

“Clarence understood me, like…” Jake pauses, and repeats himself, this time more emphatically: “He understood me. My dad and I didn’t necessarily get along very well; we were very different. Clarence and I were very

similar. He was very much a father figure.

We were woven from the same cloth. Not entirely, but in a lot of ways.”

When Clarence died of complications from a stroke in 2011, Jake had already been out on his own, with his own band. He even changed his name for several years so people wouldn’t make the connection. If Jake Christian made it, he’d make it on his own merits. “I intentionally didn’t learn any E Street songs to that point,” Clemons says.

Perhaps it was natural that Jake would join E Street, learn some Springsteen songs.

“They’ve always been family to me, anyway,” he says. Nevertheless, he calls it a “difficult, but beautiful process.” Rehearsing nine hours a day, “it was the first time my lips bled since high school,” he says.

The parts in the E Street Band’s show that were carved out for Clarence now belong to Jake. “There are certain elements that are unavoidable,” he admits. “Call it DNA or whatever. When we started rehearsing, someone in the room said, ‘Man, it’s freaky: When your back’s turned, you look just like him.’

“It’s been really special to me to keep his name, his saxophone on the E Street stage.

I’m blowing through his mouthpieces to his saxophones. It’s a tremendous connection for me to maintain.

“He remains, man, you know? I feel him with me. To be honest with you, there are often times I’ll step up, in my head I’ll say, like, ‘This one’s on you. You take this one.’”

Jake Clemons recently released a new solo album, “Eyes on the Horizon,” with a Rochester show scheduled for December 19 at Flour City Station.

“I wasn’t exposed to a lot of modern cultural music when I was a kid,” Clemons says. “So that’s left me with a lot of room to explore, and to discover things as I went along.”

While the saxophone is there, it doesn’t dominate “Eyes on the Horizon.” Clemons is a multi-instrumentalist. He sings. He wrote nine of the 10 songs. Still, “Eyes on the Horizon” is a rock record, and it offers moments in which listeners will think: I can hear the E Street Band playing a riff like that.

And while it is a rock album, the title track is driven by African percussion and polyrhythms. It’s a track that’s “communicating the rawest form of emotion through those drums,” he says. “Whether you’re going to war or you’re going to have a celebration, there’s something that transcends lyrics, and even melody, when you have a drum beat that’s communicating that way.”

Still, “Eyes on the Horizon” is a rock record, and it offers moments in which listeners will think: I can hear the E Street Band playing a riff like that.

“I was eight years old when I saw E Street for the first time,” Clemons says. “That was my first time hearing electric guitars and distortion.

I don’t remember the sound much, but I remember being intrigued by the moment. And after that I would kind of sneak MTV on a very rare occasion, whenever I could, when everyone was outside or I had a moment to myself and I would turn on the TV.” He was 12 when his older brother got his hands on “Nevermind,” Nirvana’s breakout grunge album, “which he listened to religiously in his car and tortured me with, until I found a way to love it,” Clemons says.

“Being exposed to modern music so late, it just allowed me to, you know, try out lots of different things that are not being said, per se.”

A case in point is Clemons’s interest in storytelling. “I’ve been a big fan of classic composers,” he says. “And when they do operas or symphonies, there’s a whole compelling theme, a story that’s being unfolded.”

His own story is one of growing up on military bases, in that Southern Baptist home, which could be limiting to music-starved ears.

But it was also an experience that worked in other interesting ways. “It was really an amazing way to grow up,” he says, “in these communities where nobody is from that town and there is a really strong emphasis on the fact that we really kind of needed each other. Our neighbors were not just people who lived next to us. We lived amidst and with our neighbors.”

Some of the songs of “Eyes on the Horizon” serve as warnings. “As a culture, we’ve lost touch of each other, and allowed ourselves to be really divided,” Clemons says. “So for me, I just felt really compelled to speak to that. With division comes a lack of empathy, and that’s my biggest fear probably for society, for humankind.”

“In the States, we’re driven to move things forward,” he says. “We have this, we’re born with this rebellious spirit in the US, to challenge the boundaries. And what comes with that is a lot of great things, invention and progress. But the opposite side of that is often oppression.

There’s winners and losers, and it becomes very, very inhuman in some ways.”

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The Fox Sisters. Iron Smoke

Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b.

Fairport. 9 p.m. $5.

The Gray Hounds. Sticky Lips, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544.

9 p.m.

Living Room Session. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 8 p.m.

Magic Potion, Blue Envy. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. Black Keys tribute.

Siena, BigFin, Dillon Kronert.

Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 9 p.m.

Skycoasters. Bar Louie, 98 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 797-1054. 9 p.m.

SEASONAL

Ben Morey & Katie Preston: Songs of Christmas Past. George

[ SAT., DECEMBER 14 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Evan Meulemans. Brindle Haus Brewing Co., 377 S Union St. Spencerport. 488-2034. 7 p.m.

Jonah Krull. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003.

5-7 p.m.

Woody Dodge. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.

BLUES

East End Drifters. B-Side, 5

Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 8 p.m.

DJ/ELECTRONIC

Rave for a Cause 6: Wooli. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $10/$15.

SEASONAL

Christmas Concert. St. Thomas

Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $10.

Checks & Exes, Animal Sounds, Element 36, Strawberry Season.

Montage, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 9 p.m. $8.

Don’t Know Jack. Fairport Brewing Co., 1044 University Ave. 481-2237. 8 p.m. $5.

Frank Madonia. Fairport Brewing Co., 99 S Main St. Fairport.

678-6728. 7 p.m.

Joe Sikorski. Sager Beer Works, 46 Sager Dr Suite E. 245-3006.

7:30 p.m.

Sim Redmond Band. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com.

8 p.m. $15/$20.

WCMF Almost Christmas: Almost Queen. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. kodakcenter.com.

8 p.m. $36.50 & up.

JAZZ

Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 6 p.m. $25.

Holiday Prism. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. hochstein.org. 7 p.m.

Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7 p.m. $5.

Perinton Concert Band: Yuletide Celebration. Minerva DeLand

METAL

Auditorium, 140 Hulburt Rd. Fairport. 490-4751. 7:30 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Appetite for Voltage. Three

My Vegan Uncle. Abilene, 153

Halothane, The Last Reign, Deadtide, In the Shadows of Giants. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7.

R&B/ SOUL

The Coasters, The Platters, The Drifters. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. rbtl.org. 7:30 p.m. $25-$55.

Ric Robinson: Let’s Get It On.

Anthology, 336 East Ave. 4841964. 8 p.m. Marvin Gaye tribute. $20/$40.

Episcopal, 2000 Highland Ave. 442-3544. 7:30 p.m.

Cousin Vinny’s Holiday Show.

Salvatore’s Pizzeria, 1217 Bay Rd. Webster. 671-9420. 7:30 p.m.

Family & Community Choir of the NE Quadrant. Upper Room

Family Worship, 831 Joseph Ave. josephavearts.org. 4 p.m.

Holiday Voices. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. hochstein.org. 3 p.m.

Messiah: Christmas Portion. St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 2617 East Ave. 381-4200. olqpstm.com. 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested.

Rochester Women’s Community Chorus Winter Concert.

The Clover Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St. 376-7464. 7:30 p.m. $6-$15.

The Pluto Quartet. Bay Knoll Adventist Church, 2639 E Ridge Rd. 544-4340. 6 p.m.

VARIOUS

ECMS Winterfest. Eastman

School of Music, 26 Gibbs St Full schedule: esm.rochester.edu.

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[ MON., DECEMBER 16 ]

AMERICANA

AMERICANA

CK & The Rising Tide. Boulder Coffee, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 2-4 p.m.

Watkins & the Rapiers. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

7 p.m.

JAZZ

JAZZ

Terry Dunphy Trio. George

Roger Eckers Little Big Band.

Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m. $5-$15.

POP/ROCK

WZNE Low Dough Christmas Show: The Unlikely Candidates.

Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221. 8 p.m. $15.

SEASONAL

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party. Kodak

Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. 7 p.m. $22 & up.

Brockport Symphony Orchestra.

The Clover Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St. 402-8126. 3 p.m.

C’est Bon Cajun Dance & Holiday Party. Harmony House,

58 East Main St. Webster. 5-8 p.m. 4:15 Zydeco dance lessons. $10-$15.

Holiday Concert. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 3 p.m.

Radisson Hotel, 175 Jefferson Rd. flowercityjazz.org. 6:30 p.m. $7/$12.

SEASONAL

Keb’ Mo’s Jingle Bell Jamboree.

Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. Geneva. thesmith.org. 8 p.m. $38.50 & up.

Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Gifts. Penfield High School, 25 High School Dr. Penfield. 872-0774.

7:30 p.m. $1-$16.

[ TUE., DECEMBER 17 ] JAZZ

Annie Wells Band. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7 :30 p.m. $5.

Gray Quartet Jazz Sessions. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7:30 p.m. $5.

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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Go Art!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. goart.org. Members Challenge: Absence. Thursdays-Saturdays.

Through Mar 7.

A still from Anna Scime’s video artwork, “Understory,” which is part of the “Earthen” exhibit at Rochester Contemporary. PHOTO PROVIDED

Mortal coils “Earthen” CONTINUES THROUGH JANUARY 12 ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, 137 EAST AVENUE $2, FREE TO MEMBERS | 461-2222 ROCHESTERCONTEMPORARY.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

After about an hour of absorbing the hundreds of artworks in Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s “Members Exhibition” on opening weekend, I dipped into the center’s darkened and quiet mini-theater that’s dedicated to video art exhibitions. Currently presented at that space is “Earthen,” a set of three short works that are gorgeous little meditations on our experiences with nature and time. Curated

by Hornell-based artist and media arts writer Rebekkah Palov, the exhibition features artists who have all participated in the Experimental Projects Residency at The Institute for Electronic Art’s Electronic Media & Film.

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beneath the forest canopy but each layered frame wheels away from the viewer into a kaleidoscoping retreat through a vortex to the vanishing point. When the frame paused long enough to focus on a slug slooooowly extending its eye stalk, I joked to my friend, “Oops, we forgot to get high first.” Then a hand appears amid the fronds and detritus to dig up a bright fruit or root that looks a lot like blood and tissue. Which brought to mind a recent article about scientists who claim that plants emit an ultrasonic “scream” when distressed, which made my vegetableloving heart hurt.

Eiko Otake’s “Dancing with Moths” was my favorite of the three. The stark and breathtakingly lovely piece is both a work of art and a documentation of the artists’ night performance in the Canacadea State Forest, one of many performancefor-camera artworks she made during her IEA residency. Recorded and produced by Palov, the work features Otake standing against a black sky, her ghostly-pale face lit by mercury vapor lights that are attracting

swarms of chaotically-wheeling moths. She holds branches of white hydrangea in her arms, which are raised up at tense angles, elbows jutting out. Curiously, though a spotlight is detectable just off-screen, the moths are drawn to her face and the flowers, and they settle at the corner of an eye or crawl amid the blossoms as she moves in an excruciatingly slow-flowing motion.

Her expression is at times jarringly anguished, her mouth jaggedly hangs open in a yawn for uncomfortable amounts of time.

She’s the moon, she’s an inscrutable wraith, she could play the part of a banshee if there had been any wailing instead of just a steady drone and electric blips that sounded like the flapping of tiny wings. In the curator’s notes, the work is accompanied by an excerpt of Mitsuharu Kaneko’s poem, “Moth,” which alludes to the frailty of living beings and the longing for the respite of oblivion.

An extended version of this review is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com. Rebecca Rafferty is CITY’s arts & entertainment editor. She can be reached at becca@rochester-citynews.com.

[ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Sheridan Vincent: Round & About Rochester. Through Jan. 19, 2020. Reception Dec 13, 5-8pm. 546-8400.

Anthony Mascioli Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Art of the Book. MondaysSaturdays. Through Feb 1.

428-8350.

Art Center of Rochester, 563 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. Chloe Smith & Kaitlin Roney: Nothing Ethereal About Her. Through Jan. 17, 2020. 435-4677.

Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main St. Penn Yan. Celebration. MondaysSaturdays. (315) 536-8226.

ArtSpace36, 36 Main St. Canandaigua. Student Portfolio Show. Thursdays-Saturdays.

Through Jan 17. flcc.edu/ artspace36.

AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, 835 Wilson Blvd. The Backyard: Senior Works in Progress.

Through Jan. 19, 2020.

Reception Dec 11, 6pm.; Senior Seminar. Through Dec. 11. 273-2267.

Cad Red Gallery, 34 Main St. Pittsford. Laurence E. Keefe: Water & Color. Through Dec. 11. 532-2100.

Casa Italiana at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Angela Possemato: Images of Southern Italy. Mondays-Fridays. Through Dec 15. 389-2525.

Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, 115 South Ave. Everyday People: The Dinkle Family & Rochester’s African American Past.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Dec 30. 428-8370.

Chocolate & Vines, 757 University Ave. Gale Karpel & Evelyne Albanese: Photography & Paintings. Through Dec. 30.

340-6362.

Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Works by David Cowles.

Mondays-Fridays. 398-0220.

Colleen Buzzard Studio, 250 N Goodman St, #401 Anderson Arts. Revisiting home, Roberley Bell. Sat., Dec. 14, 12-4 p.m.

Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main St. Dansville. Winter Exhibit. Thursdays-Saturdays.

335-4746.

Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Kyle Lascelle: Schoenhal’s Symposium. MondaysSaturdays. 594-6442.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. 244-1730.

Good Things..come in small packages. Through Dec. 21.; MudBooks. Through Dec. 20.; Photography & Politics.

Through Dec. 14.

Frank Argento Studio, 510 Park Ave. Dance: A Mixed Media Exhibit. WednesdaysSaturdays. 512-4904.

Frontispace @ Art & Music Library, 755 Library Rd. Rebecca Aloisio: Z AXIS. Through Dec. 11. 273-2267.

Fuego Coffee Roasters, 1 Woodbury Blvd. Will Cornfield: Imperfect Perfections. Through Dec. 31. 270-9214.

Gallery at Kodak Center, 200 W Ridge Rd. The Power to Move Us: Celebrating Railfans, Rail Photographers, & Our Own Kodak Park Railroad History.

Mondays-Saturdays. Through Jan 31. 254-0181.

Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. HIV: Does it Really Matter?.

Mondays-Fridays. 244-8640.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41.

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

Geisel Gallery, 2nd Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place.

Victoria Savka: Not Your Average Menagerie. MondaysFridays. Through Dec 30. thegeiselgallery.com.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. Lena Herzog: Last Whispers. Through Jan 1..; Tanya Marcuse: Woven.

Through Jan 5.; Anderson & Low: Voyages and Discoveries; Relocating to America: A History of Photography through the Immigrant Lens. Through Apr 19.; Peter Bo Rappmund: Tectonics. Through Jul 6.; Penelope Umbrico: Everyone’s Photos Any License. TuesdaysSundays.

Go Art!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. goart.org. Members’ Show.

Thursdays-Saturdays.

GO Art: Salih Gallery, 24 E Bank St. Albion. 4X4 Exhibit.

Fridays, Saturdays. Through Dec 21. 343-9313.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Holiday Show 2019. TuesdaysSundays. Through Dec 22.

271-2540.

INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Far East. Thursdays and Second Saturday of every month. Through Dec 26.

482-0931.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. David Kerstetter: Red Dahlia.

Through Dec. 31. 264-1440.

Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Walk. Mondays-Fridays.

Through December. irondequoitartclub.org.

Little Café, 240 East Ave. Working with Wax 2019. Through Jan. 3, 2020. 258-0400.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Small Show: The Large Show of Small Works. Through Dec 29. 461-4447.

Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St. Clifton Springs. The Cup, The Mug. Through Dec 14; Small Works 2019. (315) 462-0210.

Meet me at the barre.

Just kidding. Want to write about dance?

Email: rrafferty@rochester-citynews.com

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LECTURE | ‘RETHINKING THE LANDSCAPE: HAUDENOSAUNEE WOMEN’

It’s an under-acknowledged fact that American democracy borrowed heavily from the Haundenosaunee’s system of government, and that while Haundenosaunee women lived as equals with the men, the US didn’t adopt that part of it.

When American women began organizing to gain equal rights, Haudenosaunee women provided inspiration and guidance.

This week International Coalition of Sites of Conscience will present two events that aim to celebrate the impact of Haudenosaunee women in the landscape of Western New York. A free panel discussion on Thursday, December 12, at 7 p.m. will feature four women scholars, artists, and activists who will consider the absence of Haudenosaunee women in memorials and museums. And on Friday, December 13, a workshop on the same theme will be presented by the coalition’s program director, Linda Norris, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Norris will discuss how museums, historical societies, and communities can deepen understanding of Haudenosaunee culture through exhibitions, programs, and public spaces.

Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, 7000 County Road 41 (Boughton Hill Road), Victor. The discussion on Thursday night is free, and tickets to Friday’s workshop are $30 and lunch is included. Register at sitesofconscience.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900.

De’VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age. Through Feb 16. Tours Thursdays 6-7pm. $6-$15.; Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau. Through Jan 19. $6-$15.

Mercer Gallery at Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Past & Present: Art about Guatemala, Drawings, Paintings, Relief Prints & Photos By Marilyn Anderson. Through Dec 12.

292-2021.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Annual Members Exhibition. Through Jan 31. 624-7740.

More Fire Glass Studio, 36 Field St. Amanda Parry Oglesbee: Beings. Through Dec 23. 242-0450.

MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. Valerie Berner: Making the Scenes. Through Dec. 29. muccc.org/artgallery.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Mary Ann Sawyer-Wade: This & That, Here & There. Through Jan. 19, 2020. Reception Dec 12, 5-7pm.

NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. rit.edu/ ntid/dyerarts. 6x6 Deaf Pride | Tactile Art | Color to the Cube.

Through Dec 14.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St. Canandaigua.

Holidays at the Gallery.

Through Dec. 31. Through Dec 31. 394-0030.

Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus.

Victoria: A Ruling Image | Arthur Sullivan & the Royal Family: An Exhibition. Through Dec 20. 275-4461.

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Theater

Stephanie Roosa as Chef Rossi in JCC CenterStage’s production of “Raging Skillet.” Inset: Davida Bloom, Roosa, and Laron Dewberry make the small but mighty cast. PHOTOS COURTESY STEVEN LEVINSON PHOTOGRAPHY

Dinner and a show “Raging Skillet” REVIEWED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 JCC CENTERSTAGE, 1200 EDGEWOOD AVENUE TICKETS START AT $20 | JCCROCHESTER.ORG/CENTERSTAGE [ REVIEW ] BY LEAH STACY

The scents of chocolate, bagels, and citrus floated through the auditorium air during JCC CenterStage’s current show, “Raging Skillet,” which runs through December 22.

It’s based on “The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi,” a memoir by a rebellious lesbian Jew-turned-famous New York City chef. This is the third such project for Rossi, who previously wrote two fulllength plays, “Miss New Jersey” and “Queen of the Jews.”

Chef Rossi has been the recipient of many awards, and is known for her wild, cutting edge catering style. Her catering company “The Raging Skillet,” the book’s 34 CITY DECEMBER 11 - 17, 2019

namesake, was called “a new breed of rebel anti-caterer” by The New York Times, and is the preferred caterer for many New York City institutions, including the annual V-Day celebration with Eve Ensler, creator of “The Vagina Monologues.”

The plot of the play follows Rossi’s earlier years, though — the formative times between her mother’s (non) cooking during her childhood, and her stint as the executive chef of a pop-up beach bar that began as three trailers and several tons of sand on a harbor overlooking the Hudson River. In fact, much of the show is about Rossi’s

relationship with her Jewish mother (who has quite a story of her own).

Playing the three characters in the show are Stephanie Roosa (as Rossi), Davida Bloom (Mom), and Laron Dewberry (DJ Skillet). It’s a small but mighty cast, pulling off the tasks of of DJing, cooking, and monologuing throughout the 90-minute show, which runs without an intermission. It’s also a conversational show, breaking the fourth wall immediately as the actors address the audience directly.

Roosa has the heaviest lift in the cast, personifying both a living character and the creator of the show — the HBIC, as she refers to herself — and she plays the role with a confidence and wryness that emulates Rossi’s vibe. Her swagger is matched by that of the talented Dewberry, who’s quickly becoming a familiar face on Rochester stages

(his first two shows were at Blackfriars).

Rounding out the cast is Bloom, who plays the Jewish mother with such aplomb that it elicited constant laughter and murmurs from Sunday’s older audience.

The set mimics a TV cooking studio, with a central island unit where the cast preps and serves several appetizers and a spritz that are contextual for the story and featured in the memoir. The set includes bright colors, a huge sign emblazoned with “Raging Skillet,” and a TV mounted to the front of the stove unit showing real photos from Rossi’s past, providing more context than a monologue ever could — a connection with Einstein, for instance. (You have to see it to believe it.) A fun addition to the show is the set of bistro tables onstage, which seat about six people. Audience members seated there were the lucky recipients of all the snacks cooked onstage.

This is only the sixth production of “Raging Skillet” (including two readings) and CenterStage’s production is the official world premiere of the show.

From here, it’s on to chances of off-Broadway and beyond. Rossi herself was in attendance on Saturday and Sunday to mingle, sign books, and participate in a talkback.

(She’ll be back December 21 and 22 for another round.) During Sunday’s talkback, Rossi’s sense of sheer excitement about the whole experience was apparent, and contagious. Her zest for life is infectious, and “Raging Skillet” is a touching tribute to her career, her mother, and living that life to the fullest.

Leah Stacy is a freelance writer for CITY. Feedback on this article can be directed to becca@rochester-citynews.com.

Theater Audition [ MON., DECEMBER 16 ] The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 8 p.m. A Magical Journey Thru Stages, 875 E Main St Grades 6-12 mjtstages.com.

Comedy [ THU., DECEMBER 12 ] Sam Morril. 7:30 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$17. 426-6339. [ FRI., DECEMBER 13 ] Laughs & Drafts. 7 p.m. Fairport Brewing Co., 1044 University Ave 481-2237. [ TUE., DECEMBER 17 ] Danny Liberto, Vinnie Paulino, D-low Dan Brown. 7 p.m.

Fanatics, 7281 W Main St .

Lima 624-2080.

PHOTO BY JULIE LEMBERGER

PHOTO COURTESY GENESEE VALLEY CONSERVANCY

DANCE | GARTH FAGAN DANCE ‘HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’

ART | ‘GENESEE VALLEY 100’

This week Garth Fagan Dance company will present its annual “Home for the Holidays” performances at Nazareth College Arts Center’s Callahan Theatre. The shows will feature the Rochester premiere of “Triptych,” which is Bessie Award-winner and Garth Fagan Dance Rehearsal Director Norwood Pennewell’s tenth creation for the company. Four different programs will include a varying mix of the following pieces: “The North Star,” “Distant Kin,” Time After Before Place,” the 1983 work “Prelude: Discipline is Freedom,” and “Translation Transition” (from 2002).

And both Family Holiday Matinees will feature the Garth Fagan Dance Student Ensemble. A meet-and-greet in the lobby with the entire company will follow each performance.

For the second year, the Genesee Valley Conservancy is exhibiting its “Genesee Valley 100,” a community showcase of the work of about 100 photographers, which organizers say is meant to inspire conversations and appreciation of the region.

Participants range from professionals to grade-school students, from six counties around the Genesee River watershed and three states. Each photographer was asked to submit one image taken anywhere within the watershed, and to follow a square format, which allows the grid of installed works to be viewed both individually and as a single work of art.

Wednesday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, December 12-13, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 14, at 2 & 8 p.m.; and Sunday, December 15, at 2 p.m. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Avenue. Tickets start at $40. 389-2170, naz.edu; garthfagandance.org.

— BY RACHEL CRAWFORD

RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A. Graphic Design Senior Capstone Show. MondaysSaturdays. 475-2646.

RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main St. R. Roger Remington: Formation. ThursdaysSundays. Through Jan 25.

Gallery talk Jan 24, 6pm. cityartspace.rit.edu.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 29th Annual Members Exhibition | Earthen. Wednesdays-Sundays.

Through Jan 12. 461-2222.

Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd. Heather Jones: M is for Mindful. WednesdaysFridays. Through Dec 12. genesee.edu/gallery.

Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St. The Art of Giving. Through Dec. 27. Through Dec 27.

269-9823.

University Gallery, Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. William Keyser: Painting & Sculpture. Mondays-Saturdays.

Through Dec 20. 475-2866.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. vsw.org. Courtney Asztalos: Encore. TuesdaysSundays.; The Velvet Noose.

Through Dec. 22.

Whitman Works Co, 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. Magic & Mayhem. WednesdaysSaturdays. 747-9999.

William Harris Gallery, 3rd Floor Gannett Hall, RIT. MFA Photography & Related Media Work Share. Mondays-Fridays.

475- 2716.

Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Katherine Weston: Before There Was Yonder.

Mondays-Fridays. Reception Jan 10, 5-7pm. Through Jan 13. 271-9070.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. Print Club of Rochester: 88th Annual Exhibition. Through Jan. 17, 2020. 785-1369.

Call for Artists [ WED., DECEMBER 11 ] 2020-2021 Exhibit Season.

Through Dec. 31. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd genesee.edu/gallery.

Deaf LGBTQ Exhibition.

Through Jan. 5, 2020. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts Exhibit Mar 6-Apr 18 DyerArtsCenter@gmail.com.

The exhibit continues through Tuesday, December 31 at Silver Lake Brewing Project, 14 Borden Avenue, Perry. Wednesday and Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Free admission. 969-4338; silverlakebrewingproject.com/beer.php. The project can also be viewed online on the Conservancy’s website, geneseevalleyconservancy.org.

— BY RACHEL CRAWFORD

Request for Proposals: Temporary Public Art Installations on East Ave. Through Jan. 31, 2020.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. To commemorate major women’s rights anniversaries in 2020 461-2222.

Art Events [ WED., DECEMBER 11 ] Emma Kruger: Psychedelia & Religion. 6 p.m. AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, 835 Wilson Blvd. [ THU., DECEMBER 12 ] Mary Ann Sawyer-Wade: This & That, Here & There. 5-7 p.m. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. [ FRI., DECEMBER 13 ] Muhamma Zaman: Repetitive Resilience. 7-10 p.m. UUU Art Collective, 153 State St 434-2223.

Sheridan Vincent: Round & About Rochester. 5-8 p.m. 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. 546-8400.

[ SAT., DECEMBER 14 ] Collaborative Art Exhibit & Art Bazaar. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Creative Wellness Coalition Gallery, 320 N Goodman St, Suite 201. 325-3145 x144.

The Days the Artists Spoke.

12-5 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 461-2222.

Second Saturdays. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Hungerford, 1115 E Main St. 469-8217; 3-6 p.m.

Cornerstone Gallery, 8732 Main St., Honeoye. A variety of open venues in Honeoye Falls baierpottery.com.

Tiny Trunk Show. 11 a.m.-5 p.m Sylvan Starlight Creations, 50 State St., Bldg C . Pittsford 209-0960. [ MON., DECEMBER 16 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors: Butterfly Garden Experience. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $10. 263-2700.

Works of DC Hall: Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. 360-2920.

Dance Events [ WED., DECEMBER 11 ] Garth Fagan Dance: Home for the Holidays. 7:30 p.m.

Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $15-$55. 389-2170. [ THU., DECEMBER 12 ] Moscow Ballet: The Nutcracker.

7 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $32 & up. rbtl.org. [ FRI., DECEMBER 13 ] NYS Ballet: The Nutcracker. 7 p.m. Hale Auditorium, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr roberts.edu/clc.

Theater A Christmas Carol: One-Man Show by Kim Tenreiro. Sat., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion, 151 Charlotte St . Canandaigua $10. sonnenberg.org.

A Christmas Carol. Wed., Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Thu., Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sun., Dec. 15, 12 & 5 p.m. and Tue., Dec. 17, 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $12.50-$82. gevatheatre.org.

Cinderella. Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 2 & 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 15, 1:30 p.m. MCC Brighton Campus, 1000 E Henrietta Rd Pittsford Musicals. Wentworth Arts Bldg $15-$28.

The Duck Variations. Fri., Dec. 13, 8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 8 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 15, 2 p.m.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $10. muccc.org.

In the Heights. Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 14, 2 & 6 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave $12.

Marie and the Nutcracker Prince. Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.

Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY 96A . Geneva Breadcrumbs Productions $20.

(315) 789-5151.

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Sun., Dec. 15, noon and Tue., Dec. 17, 6 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $15/$20. thelittle.org.

Peter and the Starcatcher. Fri., Dec. 13, 8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 8 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 15, 2 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $31.50-$39.50.

454-1260.

Pippin. Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Dec. 14, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 15, 2 p.m. A Magical Journey Thru Stages, 875 E Main St $10/$13. mjtstages.com.

Raging Skillet. Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. and Thursdays, 7 p.m JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $20-$33. 461-2000.

Film Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. “Black Nativity” Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m. $5-$7 suggested. 563-2145.

Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. “After Life” (1998). Wed., Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10; “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946). Thu., Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. Karolyn Grimes & Jimmy Hawkins (Zuzu & Tommy Bailey) in person. $12/$15; Rochester Labor Film Series. Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. “The Apartment” (1960). rochesterlabor.org.; “The Nice Guys” (2016). Sat., Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10; “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946).

Sun., Dec. 15, 2 p.m. $5-$10; “Performance” (1970). Tue., Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. eastman.org.

Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “The Kingmaker” (2019). Sat., Dec. 14, 3 p.m. $4-$9; “Marian Anderson: Once in a Hundred Years” Thu., Dec. 12, 6 p.m; “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989). Sat., Dec. 14, 3 p.m. $4-$9; “Gremlins” (1984). Sat., Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. $4-$9; “Magnolia” (1999).

Mon., Dec. 16, 6 p.m. $4/$5. thelittle.org.

Kids Events [ WED., DECEMBER 11 ] Animal Encounters. noon.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $21.

263-2700.

Book & Beast. 11-11:30 a.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free with paid Zoo admission. 336-7200.

Wildlife Action Crew: Polar Bears & Climate Change. 6-8 p.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $45/$50. 336-7200.

Wildlife Rockstars. 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. [ SAT., DECEMBER 14 ] Imagination Station with Mrs Kasha Davis. 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St 454-1260.

Snow Much Fun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. W museum admission: $16.

263-2700.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors. 11 a.m.

Winton Branch Library, 611 N Winton Rd. 428-8204.

Tanya Zabinski: Peace, Love, Action!. 2-4 p.m. Hipocampo Children’s Books, 638 South Ave 461-0161. continues on page 37

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Film

Paul Walter Hauser in “Richard Jewell.” PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS

Hero under fire “Richard Jewell” (R), DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD OPENS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

Fitting in easily among director Clint Eastwood’s recent filmic tributes to everyday American heroes, the simplistic but compelling character study “Richard Jewell” tells the story of how the twin forces of media and the government came together to destroy the life of a hapless Atlanta security guard.

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Working security in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics, Jewell (played by a fantastic Paul Walter Hauser) was the first to spot a suspicious backpack left unattended. Despite initial resistance from his colleagues, who thought he was overreacting, he alerted authorities and helped to clear the area before the backpack (which turned out to contain a rather large pipe bomb) detonated, killing one person and injuring 111 others.

Jewell’s swift instincts saved innumerable lives, and he was rightly hailed as a hero. For

a while. Then the media caught wind that the FBI was looking into the possibility Jewell had planted the bomb himself. Though Jewell was ultimately exonerated, it wasn’t before outlets around the country ran with the story, dragging his entire life through the mud, and making him an early victim of the 24-hour news cycle.

Still living with his devoted mother (Kathy Bates), Jewell’s a well-meaning schlub with ambitions toward law enforcement. He has a deference to authority, and is unable to stop trying to ingratiate himself to investigators,

even when their efforts are aimed at proving him a murderer.

Jewell is painted by the media as a wannabe cop hungry for the glory that had eluded him professionally.

Luckily he has a voice of reason in the form of his unconventional, short-tempered lawyer G. Watson Bryant (a typically charismatic Sam Rockwell), who gives him guidance when the story becomes a media frenzy, and the country’s rush to judgement becomes a dogpile.

It’s a great story, and a timely one in the era of “fake news” and when widespread distrust of the media continues to proliferate.

But Eastwood undercuts whatever message he’s trying to get across by reducing the narrative’s antagonistic forces to simplistic avatars. The worst offender is the portrayal of reporter Kathy Scruggs (Olivia Wilde) the Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalist who first revealed that Jewell had become the prime suspect in the case. Scruggs (who is dead and no longer able to defend herself ) is portrayed as a fame-hungry floozy, a bad journalist who’ll sleep with sources in exchange for information.

She’s simply out to find the juiciest story she can get her hands on, never letting little things like facts get in the way of the narrative she wants to tell. It feels as though Wilde is aware she hasn’t been given the lion’s share of character development to work with, so she leans into it, acting as though she’s in a broad satire. It’s not a bad performance exactly, just one that seems beamed in from a completely different movie than everyone else.

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

Adam Lubitow is a freelance writer for CITY. Feedback on this article can be directed to becca@rochester-citynews.com.

Train Rides: The Polar Express.

11 a.m.-6 p.m. Medina Railroad Museum, 530 West Ave. $36-$51. 798-6106.

Twas the Night Before Christmas. 9, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Granger Homestead, 295 North Main St. Puppet show & scavenger hunt. Reservations required $2. 394-1472. [ MON., DECEMBER 16 ] Storytime Club. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m Holidays Around the World.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. w/ admission: $16. 263-2700.

PHOTO PROVIDED

THEATER | ‘IN THE HEIGHTS’

This week OFC Creations will present “Hamilton” playwright Lin Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” in collaboration with Rochester Latino Theatre Company. The story explores three days in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights, and each of the characters contends with dreams, pressures, and change. The production features a cast of 50 students, ages 10 to 18, from across Rochester and its suburbs. Leading up to the performances, the cast has been working on the “Yo Soy” project, together exploring aspects of identity including food, language, and traditions.

Friday, December 13, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, December 14, at 2 & 6 p.m. Lyric Theatre Main Stage, 440 East Avenue.

Tickets are $12. 667-0954; ofccreations.com.

— BY RACHEL CRAWFORD

Holiday 3rd Annual Sip & Shop. Sat., Dec. 14, 2-7 p.m. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050.

Benefits Boutique & Cafe. Sun., Dec. 15, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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

A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. Sun., Dec. 15, 5 p.m.

Christ Episcopal Church, 36 S Main St . Pittsford 586-1226.

Gifted, II. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays, 3-7 p.m Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St, Suite #203, Door #5 210-3161.

Holiday Art Bazaar. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat., The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com.

Holiday Botanical Show.

Through Jan. 5, 2020.

Lamberton Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Rd. $2/$3.

753-7270.

Holiday Craft Show. Sat., Dec. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Terry Taylor School, 399 Ogden-Parma Tn Ln Rd Spencerport 544-2316.

Holiday Homecoming. Thu., Dec. 12, 5-8 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org w/ museum admission: $5-$15.

Holiday Pop Up Market & Brunch. Sat., Dec. 14, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Kin Event Space, 52 Sager Dr. 705-1332.

Holiday Studio & Seconds Sale.

Saturdays, Sundays, 12-4 p.m Rochester Folk Art Guild, 1445 Upper Hill Rd rfag.org.

Holly Days. Sat., Dec. 14, 1-3 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 15, 1-3 p.m. Hinchey Homestead, 634 Hinchey Rd $5. 464-9740.

Holly Trolley. Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $8-$10.

533-1113.

Last Minute Mini Mayday!

Underground. Sat., Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Harley School, 1981 Clover St .

Skate with Santa. Sat., Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd $5-$12 plus skate rental.

424-4625.

Sunday Forum: A Mindful Christmas Season. Sun., Dec. 15, 9:50-10:50 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. 325-4000.

Sweet Creations Gingerbread Display. Through Dec. 16.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org w/ museum admission: $6-$15.

Tabletop Tree Display & Silent Auction. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org Through Dec 17 w/ museum admission: $6-$15.

Tinsel & Mingle Holiday Bazaar.

Sun., Dec. 15, 12-8 p.m. La Luna, 60 Brown Race .

Recreation [ SAT., DECEMBER 14 ] Guided Hike. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 1581 Jackson Rd Penfield Registration: 340-8655.

Saturday Snowshoeing. 1-3 p.m Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave $3/$5, $15/ family. 336-3035.

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Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. Ages 21+ $15/$30. 263-2700.

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Deep Sea Vents: Life at the Extreme. 2 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Registration: 6971942 $3-$18. rmsc.org.

Literary Events [ WED., DECEMBER 11 ] Brian Wood: Joytime Killbox.

7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.

Just Poets: Poetry Reading & Open Mic. Second Wednesday of every month, 6:30 p.m.

Before Your Quiet Eyes, 439 Monroe Ave. 563-7851. [ FRI., DECEMBER 13 ] Lindsay Bernal: What It Doesn’t Have to Do With. 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $5. wab.org.

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All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it unlawful, “to make, print, or publish, any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under the age of 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Call the local Fair Housing Enforcement Project, FHEP at 325-2500 or 1-866-671-FAIR. Si usted sospecha una practica de vivienda injusta, por favor llame al servicio legal gratis. 585-325-2500 - TTY 585-325-2547.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF HORRY CIVIL ACTION NO. 2019-CP-26-04254 In Re: Estate of William Johnson SUMMONS QUIET TITLE ACTION AND PARTITION ACTION OF REAL PROPERTY Eddie Johnson, PLAINTIFF vs.

Elizabeth Carr, Bessie Carr, Sarah Carr, Carrie Hemingway, Calvin Hemingway, Lawrence Knox, Michael James Knox, Alphonza R. Knox, Lawrence Knox, Jr., Ray Anthony Knox, Barry Lynn Knox, Mary Lena Sparkman, Debbie Sue Knox, Connie Knox, Gregory Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, Danzel Poracha, Alexis Pena Poracha, Danzel Poracha, Jr., Michael Greene, Ellis Johnson, Eunice Johnson, Nellie Mae Perkins, James Chancy Johnson, Carl Johnson, Patricia Johnson, Jacqueline Johnson, and All persons Unknown Who are or might Claim to be heirs at law of WILLIAM JOHNSON, and being designated as John Doe and Jane Doe, and Including Any Unknown Persons in the armed forces of the United States of America, any minors and persons under a disability of any kind or nature, John Doe and Jane Doe, Representatives of any Unknown Heirs, DEFENDANTS. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers, Law Offices of N. David DuRant and Associates, P.A. at their offices, 1801 Glenns Bay Road, Post Office Box 14722, Surfside Beach, South Carolina 29587, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for a judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. LAW OFFICES OF N. DAVID DuRANT AND ASSOCIATES, P.A. N. David DuRant, Sr. (SCB #1803) P.O. Box 14722 Surfside Beach, SC 29587 Telephone: 843-6507800 Facsimile: 843-650-8090 Email: ddurant@lawofficesofdurant. com Attorney for Plaintiff July 2, 2019

[ NOTICE ]

Serving the Beechwood/Culver neighborhood for over 120 years!

Temporary worship site for services:

Covenant Methodist Church 1124 Culver Rd., Rochester, 14609

Visit our website for photos and audio: www.parsellschurch.org

a copy of any process to 249 Cherry Creek Ln., Rochester, NY 14626.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Matilda Ventures LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/5/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 1 Woodbury Blvd, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MEGHAN L. FOX, PSY.D., P.L.L.C. filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on June 5, 2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 1580 Elmwood Ave, Suite D, Rochester, NY 14620. The purpose of the Company is psychological services. [ NOTICE ] MSZ PROPERTIES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/5/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 919 Culver Road, Attn: Michael S. Zwas, Rochester, NY 14609. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of R&M Properties of NY LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/21/2019; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7617 Fourth Section Road, Brockport, New York 14420.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AA Greece LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/19.

Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 10628, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AA Henrietta LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 10628, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ]

DEK St. Paul’s Holding LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/12/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 1200 Jefferson Rd., Suite 210, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25 9:00am St. Boniface 10:30am St. Mary’s St Boniface 330 Gregory St. 271-7240

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[ NOTICE ]

with Musical Prelude at 9:30pm

Blessed Sacrament 534 Oxford St. 271-7240

1799 HILTON-PARMA CORNERS ROAD LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/15/2019. 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 5018 Ridge Road West, Spencerport, NY 14559. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of AA Victor LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/19.

Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 10628, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ]

Honest Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/9/15. 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

Notice of formation of Automative Solutions LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been

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Legal Ads designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 76 Thistlewood Ln, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Broadstone Employee Sub, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/12/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Clinton Square, Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CALLAHAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, LLC . Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/16/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 27 Vick Park B #2, Rochester, NY, 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DEVTRINSIC SOLUTIONS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 774 Washington St, Spencerport, NY 14559.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DwG Rocket LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4445 Clover St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fu Ran Enterprises LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, 7 Goldfinch Dr, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fuggedaboutit 518 LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/24/2019. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 69 Seneca Ave, Rochester, New York 14621.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hafner Bee Yard, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 0802/19 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 82 Lake Shore Drive, Hilton, NY 14468 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of KMB Investors, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/25/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 12551, Rochester, NY 14612.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LADS Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/3/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, 486 Spring Water Lane, New Canaan, CT 06840-6009.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LAKE AFFECT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 179 Cobbs Hill Dr, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Name: Dewey Capital Partners LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 15, 2019.

Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process

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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 to: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Lyndhurst Capital Partners LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 20, 2019. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610 Purpose: any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Narvaez Transportation, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/1/2019. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 6887 Forth Section, Brockport, New York 14420.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Nolte Road Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 19, 2019. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MHB Property Solutions Residences, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) September 26, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 40 Amann Rd, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 .

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MK Consulting & Training, LLC filed Article of Organization with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/2019. 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: Christine Merle, 170 Orchard Park Blvd, Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: Any lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe Assistance Fund LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Paul Adams, 3445

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Otis Creek Estate LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/8/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 12 Silent Meadows Dr, Spencerport, NY 14559.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PML Properties LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 22, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 123 Hale Haven Drive, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RBG PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/2006.

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 Michael Radigan, 14 Concord Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of REC 298, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/6/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1858 Jackson Rd, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Redstart Solutions LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/04/2019.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States

Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of River’s Edge Party House, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 92 Colin St, Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SRS2 of New York, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1169 Howard Road, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SRS3 of New York, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1169 Howard Road, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SUN RAINE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10-18-19 Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 200 WESTVIEW COMMONS BLVD #B Rochester NY 14624 Purpose any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Top Shelf Capital, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/01/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 300 Hylan Drive, Ste 6-130, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Wind Song Cottage, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 9/27/19.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS

is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wolf Development, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Dept. of State on October 3, 2019. Office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 1643 Shallow Creek Trail, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: Self-storage Cube contents will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management, LLC 2111 Hudson Ave Irondequoit NY 14617 to satisfy a lien for rental on December 17th 2019 at approx. 12:30 PM at [www.storagetreasures. com] [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of DENALI ROI, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Arkansas (AR) on 04/24/17. Princ. office of LLC: 3308 Bernice Ave., Russellville, AR 72802. 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. Cert. of Form. filed with AR Secy. of State, Attn: Corporations, 500 Woodland Ave., Little Rock, AR 72201.

Purpose: Transportation and applications of residue. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of GCP REIT IV MLO, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/30/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/30/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

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

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. Of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of JB Electric and Solar LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/25/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 9/5/13.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the FL address of LLC: 96 Willard St, Ste 205, Cocoa, FL 32922.

Arts. of Org. filed with FL Secy of State, 500 South Bronough St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Renovation Consulting, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/27/17.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 2604 Elmwood Ave., #113, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ROC EZ AUTO LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/15/2019.

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 5018 Ridge Road West, Spencerport, NY 14559.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] TheChocolateCo And Bake Shop LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/20/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1330 Drake Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Wyers Point, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/25/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Attn: Tricia L. Vantucci, 5 Ampor Beach, Hilton, NY 14468. General Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] D&T Rents Dansville LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 11/18/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to P.O. Box 92280, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] EASTSIDE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, LLC filed Articles of Incorporation as a professional service LLC, with the New York Department of State on 11/05/19. 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 The LLC, 625 Panorama Trail, Rochester, NY 14625.

The purpose of the LLC is to provide Marriage & Family Therapy. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] FEENEYS AUTO LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 10/08/2019.

Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 4992 W Ridge Rd. Spencerport NY 1459.

The purpose of the Company is Automotive repair. [ Notice of Formation ] Gryska Agencies, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 11/20/19 effective 1/1/20. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 1567 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: TC ROC Holdings, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 23, 2019.

Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to One S Clinton Ave., Suite C200, Rochester, NY 14607, Attn: Member. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 1384 Bellagio LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/2019. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall

Legal Ads mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash Holdings, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/2019.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whomprocess 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 ] West General Contractors, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 1/13/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 37 Richmond St., Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) is 950 Reynolds Associates LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on November 1, 2019. Office location is Monroe County, New York. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 East Main Street, 950 Reynolds Arcade Building, Rochester, New York 14614. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Echem Tech LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 11/21/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 3 Fletcher Road Pittsford NY 14534. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] EZ Dumpster, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York

Secretary of State on 11/5/2019 with an effective date of formation of 11/5/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 100 Owens Road, Brockport, NY 14420.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Goaltender Development LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 11/12/2019 with an effective date of formation of 11/12/2019.

Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 32 Wilelen Road, Rochester, NY 14624.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ Notice of Formation] Hodge Property Management, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 10/23/2019.

Office location: Orleans County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2414 Center Road, Kendall, NY 14476.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE] JLT OPERATIONS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/3/2019.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 140 Floral Dr., Rochester, NY 14617, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2019009160ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Betty J. Newman, Deceased, any persons who are heirs or distributees of Betty J. Newman, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors

Fun in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Elizabeth A. Newman; Catherine D. Newman, a/k/a Catherine Chandler; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; United States of America; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe”, Defendants. Location of property to be foreclosed: 1043 Ogden Parma Town Line Road, Town of Ogden, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property.

Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: September 23, 2019 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a

mortgage held by Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on October 19, 2004 in Liber 19235 of Mortgages, page 398 in the amount of $25,000.00; and mortgage recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on January 20, 2009 in Liber 22139 of Mortgages, page 100 in the amount of $25,000.00; and Consolidation Extension and Modification Agreement recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on January 20, 2009 in Liber 22139 of Mortgages, page 108. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action except for Betty J. Newman.

To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated November 15, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises are described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Ogden, County of Monroe and State of New York, as distinguished as being the northwest corner of Lot 3 in said Town and more particularly bounded and described as follows: Commencing in the center line of Ogden Parma Town Line Road at the northeast corner of the premises heretofore conveyed by Mary G. Clement, et al, to Carlton E. Schleede by deed dated November 30th, 1949 and recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 2583 of Deeds, at Page 281; thence southerly along the easterly line of the said Schleede premises to Salmon Creek; thence in a northeasterly direction along the bank of said Creek until it intersects the north line of said Lot 3 at the center of the aforesaid highway at the bridge; thence west along the center of said highway to the place of beginning.

Excepting therefrom premises conveyed by Deed recorded in Liber 9525 of Deeds, Page 369. Property Address: 1043 Ogden Parma Town Line Road, Spencerport, NY 14559 Tax Account Number: 085.02-1-23

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