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Gun laws don’t deter terrorists
Yet another call for more gun control (Urban Journal, December 9). It seems to matter little that the initial purchase of the firearms used in San Bernardino was in accord with California’s strict regulations. In addition, there are ample legal sanctions for providing firearms later used in the commission of a felony. (Ask Dawn Nguyen about this.) Ms. Towler’s contempt for those wishing to legally own firearms is tiresome. Next up will be demands for biometric grips and the microstamping of ammo. None of this would deter an Islamofascist terrorist for one instant. These improvements would certainly raise the cost of firearms. Perhaps that is the real intent: make firearms so costly and the purchase process so onerous that only nice middle-class people “like us” can aspire to own them. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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A Rochester man, Mufid Elfgeeh, recently pleaded guilty to attempting to provide “material support or resources” (recruits) to ISIS. The prosecution explained that the sentence is part of ongoing efforts to defeat the terrorist organization. While I appreciate the arrest, am I alone in also appreciating the shameless irony in the charges? In fact, the US has provided material support and resources to ISIS for years, despite all rhetoric to the contrary. Consider these welldocumented facts: The US devastation of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria
provided the fertile soil for the emergence of ISIS; The US has fueled massive ISIS recruitment from former Iraqi Ba’athists, Syrian “moderate rebels,” and countless victims of drones; Enormous quantities of abandoned US weapons in Iraq, Libya, and Syria have ended up in the hands of ISIS;The US has systematically avoided challenging ISIS’s daily transport of Iraqi oil, its funding lifeblood, through the porous border of US ally Turkey; The US provides substantial resources to ISIS through its alliance with Saudi Arabia, widely recognized as the most significant source of funding for ISIS and other Sunni jihadist groups. President Obama just completed a $1.3 billion arms deal with the Saudis, following a $60 billion arms sale in 2010, the single largest sale of weapons to a foreign nation in the history of the US; Finally, US insistence on Syrian regime change over ISIS defeat further enables ISIS and obstructs a coalition that could defeat ISIS. In Syria, the US shares the same goal as ISIS, each trying to topple the Syrian government. We might start asking ourselves, in the fight against ISIS, which side are we really on? DOUG NOBLE Does the City of Rochester treat all festivals equally, in terms of funding and in-kind support? A committee is looking into it. Our readers weighed in:
Cost per attendee might be considered as well as economic impact and effect on the city’s image. AJ In particular, of course, is the question about why the for-profit Jazz Festival, which refuses to open its books, deserves the public support that it gets, while other festivals, many of which are nonprofit, not only don’t receive support but have to pay significantly for services such as police. ROCHESTER MUSICIAN
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GUEST COMMENTARY | BY BRUCE POPPER
Why winning the Fight for $15 is essential On November 10, one-hundred people gathered in Washington Square Park in the rain to conclude a day of actions intended to highlight the need for a $15 minimum wage. We gathered in the epicenter of a disaster area named Rochester, New York. There is no other name adequate to describe it. Over 50 percent of our children live in poverty. Violence and desperation grip many of our neighborhoods. The public school system is overwhelmed by the conditions in which its students live. So many of our people are in a struggle just to get by. But unlike hurricanes, earthquakes, or monstrous snowstorms, this disaster is wholly man-made. By far its most decisive cause is low wages. Most poor people work. They work every day. Many of them work several jobs. The reason they are poor is because the jobs they work do not pay a wage that comes close to allowing them to be self-sufficient. In the Rochester region, there are over 20,000 health care workers in jobs that average below $15 per hour. They work as nursing assistants, home health aides, therapy assistants, and in a host of other vital roles that sustain our health care delivery system. Add to their ranks child care workers, cooks, janitors, cashiers and retail sales people, secretaries, and even adjunct college faculty and we are talking about tens of thousands more. They live disproportionately in the city, and they are disproportionately people of color. These jobs are not going away. They are not being outsourced to other countries. They are increasing in number. For these workers, the socalled economic recovery has passed them by. Their wages have remained flat and their purchasing power continues to erode. And that is the root cause of this disaster. We declared that rainy day that we have had enough of man-made disasters. It’s time we cleaned up the mess and liberated the working class by empowering them with living wages. The rest will take care of itself, if only the working poor are paid what they deserve. Fast-food workers have set an example. Although their fight for $15 and a union is far from over, here in New York State, they caught the attention of Governor Andrew Cuomo. Earlier this year, a wage board established a pathway to $15 per hour for many of them. And now Andrew Cuomo is proposing a $15 minimum
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for all workers. That’s what I call real disaster relief. On November 10, Governor Cuomo said: “I believe that if you work hard and work full time, you should not be condemned to live in poverty. Yet millions of families nationwide continue to be left behind by an insufficient minimum wage — and it’s time that changed. Today in New York, we are leading by example and creating an economy that is defined by opportunity, not inequality. We are restoring the fairness and economic justice that built the American dream and standing up for what’s right. I am proud of what we continue to accomplish, because New Yorkers deserve nothing less.” So who doesn’t agree with that? Who doesn’t want working people to earn living wages? The Rochester Business Alliance and Unshackle Upstate are two such organizations. They have joined a statewide coalition to oppose the workers’ and governor’s initiative. Giving lip service to fighting poverty, they prefer to advance pay continues on page 6 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Brooks joins RTS
Outgoing County Executive Maggie Brooks has landed a gig as an RTS executive. She has been tapped to be the transit agency’s vice president of strategic initiatives, a newly created position that’s supposed to help RTS better connect and work with regional groups. Brooks starts on January 4.
Third shooting suspect faces murder charges
A third arrest was made in the August drive-by shooting on Genesee Street that killed three and wounded four others. Michael Mathis, 18, of Rochester is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, six counts of second-degree murder, and other charges.
Casinos get licenses
The state Gaming Commission approved licenses for three casinos, including the Lago Resort and Casino project in Tyre, Seneca County. Lago developer Tom Wilmot said in a post on the project’s website that he expects the casino to open in the first half of 2017. The other two casinos to receive licenses are Montreign in the Catskills and the Rivers Casino in Schenectady.
Sibley gets help with overhaul
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The Sibley Building will receive $42.5 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits to help fund its $200 million redevelopment. WinnDevelopment plans to start the first phase of construction in February, which will include High Tech Rochester’s business incubator and mixed-use space on the building’s first and second floors.
Money for a deer cause
Heron Hill Winery founders John and Josephine Ingle committed to match up to $200,000 worth of donations to Seneca White Deer, the organization trying to save the white deer herd at the Seneca Army Depot. The Ingles will match donations made through January 31. The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency plans to sell the depot, and Seneca White Deer is raising money to make a bid.
Indie announces House bid
Brandon Kirshner, a medical student, plans to run as an independent candidate for the 25th Congressional District next year. He’ll be up against sitting Representative Louise Slaughter, a Democrat, and Gates Supervisor Mark Assini, a Republican.
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NEIGHBORHOODS | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
City went too far regulating alcohol sales A regulation to help protect Rochester neighborhoods from the trouble sometimes associated with corner stores has been repealed because the city did not have the authority to implement it. For the past three or four years, the City of Rochester regulated retail operations that sell alcohol, tobacco or tobacco paraphernalia, lottery tickets, or firearms, considering them “highimpact” businesses. These businesses were not allowed to operate in areas zoned for residential or in small-scale neighborhood districts, says Brian Curran, the city’s corporation counsel. Think of small corner stores with housing on both sides and behind them, he says.
“The limitations were intended to strike a balance,” Curran says, so that people could still get the products they want, but neighboring homes were shielded from the impact. Some corner stores are magnets for drug dealing, loitering, and other problems. But while researching court rulings, Curran says, the city learned that it doesn’t have the authority to restrict alcohol sales; it’s the state’s job under New York’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. From now on, stores that sell alcohol but none of the other targeted items will not be labeled “high impact.” The label still applies, though, if the store carries alcohol and one or more of the other products.
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And stores that carry tobacco or tobacco paraphernalia, lottery tickets, or firearms remain regulated, highimpact operations. The error was discovered, Curran says, after a court ruled that the city had improperly limited bar hours in some districts. Subsequent research revealed that the city was also out of step with the state on the issue of alcohol sales, he says. Kyle Crandall, president of the Beechwood Neighborhood Coalition, says that the regulation change is a setback for city neighborhoods and that he wonders why the city’s legal department didn’t realize the regulation was improper in the first place.
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Long term, Cuomo and a coalition of legislators, elected officials, youth agencies, and advocacy groups want state law changed so that 16 and 17 year olds are not treated as adult offenders. Research shows that many offenders that age make poor choices, but won’t reoffend if they face appropriate — not excessive — consequences.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE | BY JEREMY MOULE
Cuomo acts to help young offenders New York is one of two states that treat 16- and 17-year-old offenders the same way that they treat adult criminals. As a result, these teens are saddled with criminal records, which can make it harder for them to get jobs later in life, even if they’ve stayed out of trouble since their initial offense. But these ex-offenders now have a chance to restore their reputations, somewhat. Governor Andrew Cuomo says that he will conditionally pardon people who committed a misdemeanor or nonviolent felony when they were 16 or 17 and have had no other convictions in the 10 years since. Cuomo expects to work his way through an initial influx of about 10,000 pardon applicants, his office says, and 350 applicants a year afterward. The pardons won’t eliminate the convictions from a person’s record, which means that the crimes will still turn up during background checks, says KaeLyn Rich, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Genesee Valley chapter. But the pardons show that a person has lived crime-free since, she says, and essentially vouch for them. “It’s definitely not a panacea or a way to end discrimination against people with
prior convictions,” she says, “but it’s a step in the right direction.” Long term, Cuomo and a coalition of legislators, elected officials, youth agencies, and advocacy groups want state law changed so that 16 and 17 year-olds are not treated as adult offenders. Research shows that many offenders that age make poor choices, but won’t reoffend if they face appropriate — not excessive — consequences, says Elaine Spaull, executive director of the Center for Youth, one of the coalition’s member agencies. Cuomo is using the pardon plan to renew his Raise the Age push. He wants the Legislature, which returns to Albany in January, to approve a package of reforms that would stop the criminal justice system from treating 16 and 17 year olds as adults. The package also includes provisions to seal “crimes committed at a young age after a person has remained crime free for a period of time,” a press release says. The Legislature failed to pass Raise the Age legislation last year. Cuomo signed an executive order last week to separate 16- and 17-year-old offenders from the adult population in state prisons. The state is converting the medium-security Hudson Correctional
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Facility near Albany into a juvenile detention center for 16 and 17 year olds. The state will begin transferring male youths in minimum- and medium-security prisons and all female youth offenders starting in August. The facility will provide treatment, services, and work programs geared specifically toward 16 and 17 year olds.
Union works for certification overhaul New York State United Teachers is working with the Board of Regents, the State Education Department, and lawmakers to overhaul the teacher certification process. NYSUT says that there are numerous content and computer format problems with the state’s new certification exams. The union also wants lawmakers to stop for-profit testing companies from charging student-teachers to take and sometimes retake the mandatory exams. The state does not charge the testing companies to develop and score the exams, but student-teachers must pay the companies $1,000 or more to take them. Driving concerns about teacher certification is a grim drop in the number of college students who are pursuing careers in education, according to United University Professions, the union that represents academic and professional faculty in the SUNY system. UUP has seen a 40-percent decline in enrollment in teacher education programs over the four-year period ending in 2013. Fixing certification is important, but it’s a nibble. The elephant in the room is the Annual Professional Performance Review, says Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association. “Teaching has been made significantly less attractive as a career,” he says. “APPR introduced fear into the profession. A lot of young people question whether public schools will even exist in the future.”
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practices that keep tens of thousands of Rochesterians in poverty. Some of their members are the same outfits who have busted up the attempts of their low-wage workers to organize a union. Some of them are allegedly nonprofits, but give their chief executives million-dollar salaries while paying a pittance to the folks who deliver the services. They receive tax breaks while their pay policies impoverish our community. The argument that a substantial increase in the minimum wage is a “job killer” has no basis in fact. President Truman nearly doubled the minimum wage in one move and unemployment went down. President Eisenhower raised it by one third with the same result. States that have recently increased their minimum wage have higher job creation and lower unemployment rates than states which have not. When low-wage workers get money, they spend it in the local economy. That’s an economic growth strategy that’s worth trying. We know Albany and we have already heard from a well-funded opposition to the minimum-wage hike. We have our work cut out for us. But for the first time in a very long while, we have a winnable strategy to get us out of this mess. Recalling the words of Nelson Mandela: “Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is manmade and can be removed by the actions of human beings.” Join with me, with Rochester’s unions, with Metro Justice, and with many others of good faith and character as we take up the cause: no less than $15 per hour for every worker, safe working conditions, and a union to guarantee both. That’s what we want. That’s what we need. That’s what will end the longest and most inhumane disaster in Rochester’s history. Bruce Popper is president of the Rochester and Vicinity Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and a vice president of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Library to hold series on photonics
The Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will tackle the subject of photonics during its January Tuesday Topics, starting on Tuesday, January 12, with “the science of photonics.” Paul Ballentine, executive director of the Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences at the University of Rochester, will demystify the word and explain how photonics will impact our lives. Tuesday, January 19, is “the politics of photonics” with Democrat and Chronicle reporters David Riley and Khristopher Brooks. And on Tuesday, January 26, “the future” will be presented by Kent Gardner, principal and chief economist at the
Center for Governmental Research. Gardner will talk about the economic impact of locating the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics in Rochester. All of the Tuesday Topics meetings are held in the Kate Gleason Auditorium in the Central Library, 115 South Avenue, from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. The events are free and open to the public and participants are welcome to bring their lunch.
Film examines Chomsky’s take on the media
Rochester Indymedia will host a showing of the documentary film “Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media” at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 4. The 1993 film was written and directed by Canadian filmmakers Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick, and it examines Chomsky’s cynical view
of corporate media as profit-driven businesses that serves the interests of the rich and powerful; the agendas of the elite outweigh critical journalism even in organizations like the New York Times. The event will be held at the Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa Street.
Expo will provide information about city schools
The Rochester City School District will hold a school choice expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 9. It’s an opportunity for students and parents to explore different programs and academic options. The event will be held at Monroe Community College’s Damon Campus (the Sibley Building).
Dining
Turcott's Taproom, a new concept which opened in the former Lola's space, is a gastropub with an emphasis on comfort food, like (left) the Tavern Tots, and (right) the Reuben Egg Rolls. PHOTOS BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
New ideas [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY
Monroe Avenue patrons remember Lola, the candlelit cocktail bar and bistro that closed earlier this year. In early November, Lola reopened as Turcott’s Taproom (630 Monroe Avenue). “Lola had run its course,” says co-owner Chris Diamantopoulos. “Monroe Avenue has been going through some changes and we wanted to come up with something new.” Turcott’s is owned by Diamantopoulos and his father, John, his brother, Anthony, and Marty Cordy, the owner of JD Oxfords. The name is a tribute to a friend and long-time manager that worked for the family for close to 20 years. Turcott’s is a gastropub with an emphasis on craft beer and comfort food. The pub has 21 taps that will rotate and include some local craft beer selections from Three Heads, Rohrbach, and Naked Dove, among others.
Executive Chef Dave Bunts ran the kitchen at Lola as well and has created a casual, hearty menu with new items like the Pot Roast sandwich ($8.99) served on a ciabatta roll with cheddar, Sriracha mayo, and crispy onions. The Chicken French, a staple at Lola, finds a home on the Turcott’s menu as well. Billy’s Chicken French Bites ($8.99) feature egg-battered chicken tender pieces finished in a lemon, sherry, and butter sauce. Those looking for a light nosh while watching a game on the big screen can look to the starters menu for items like Tavern Tots ($6.99), which are tater tots flavored with white truffle essence, Romano, Asiago, and Parmesan cheese along with fresh herbs or Reuben Egg Rolls ($8.99), stout braised corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut served with Dijon mustard and tavern dipping sauce. Turcott’s Taproom (630 Monroe Avenue) is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
The pub will open at 9 a.m. on Saturdays to show soccer matches and 12 p.m. on Sunday for football. For those non-beer drinkers out there (yes, there are a few of you out there), Turcott’s has a full bar and recently launched a new craft cocktail list as well. 271-0339. For more information visit its Facebook page at facebook.com/LolaBistroandBar.
Quick bites
The Kitchen (5 Main Street, Pittsford) has released its one year anniversary menus, available until February 6. The five-course chef ’s table menu ($65) is available on Friday and Saturday nights only. The sevencourse chef ’s table menu ($90) is available Wednesday through Saturday. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 3102467 or online at cipollaromaine.com.
Openings
Duff’s Famous Wings has opened at 2425
The Rock Shrimp Company (4755 Lake Avenue) has opened, replacing Nola’s BBQ. Yager’s Pub (510 Monroe Avenue) has opened in the space formerly occupied by Rehab Lounge. East of Chicago Pizza, a national chain, has opened at 2171 West Henrietta Road. Nucci’s (807 Ridge Road), an Italian seafood and steakhouse, has opened in Webster in the space formerly occupied by Barbato’s Bar and Grill.
Closings
El Flamboyan Café (35 Chestnut Street) has
closed. The Brighton (1881 East Avenue) has closed. Chow Hound is a food and restaurant news column. Do you have a tip? Send it to food@ rochester-citynews.com.
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There are many talented people in Greater Rochester working to make the region a better place to work, live, and play. But it often seems like the same names dominate headlines, while other no less deserving people go unnoticed. The Rochester 10 — an annual project by City Newspaper — is designed to bring some of our community’s hardworking background players to the forefront. We are in no way saying that these are the 10 (or 11 in this case, since we feature a pair of education workers) most important people in Rochester. But every person on the list stands out as someone who has contributed to the area in interesting, varied ways over the last year, and we believe that you should know about them. One splits time between the courtroom and the stage, while another fights for fair wages. And one leads a critical new initiative to reduce poverty. Below you can learn more about these interesting Rochester residents who are making moves in their community. Is there someone you think deserves to be profiled? Leave a comment on this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com for future consideration. - BY CITY NEWSPAPER STAFF
ART: SHAWN DUNWOODY
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t wasn’t the work of Picasso or Van Gogh that inspired Rochester native Shawn Dunwoody to become an artist. It was the world of comic books and TV, of Superman and Batman and G.I. Joe. For Dunwoody, the best way to become his heroes was to draw them. Spider-Man especially resonated with the young artist-to-be, in part because Peter Parker dealt with everyday dilemmas in addition to saving the world. As an adult, art is still Dunwoody’s connection to the life of a superhero. If anything, it’s his willingness to use art as a means to solve problems and affect positive change that makes him larger-than-life. “When I wake up, it’s like, ‘OK, am I gonna paint something now, or am I gonna try and tackle world hunger?’” Dunwoody says with a chuckle. “‘What am I gonna do?’ I’m always evolving, I’m always evolving. I always wanna learn; I always wanna connect.” This desire for connection has meant pursuing different artistic mediums at various points in Dunwoody’s career, from realism to mixed media to the use of found objects. He is no stranger to art museum culture, having directed the Four Walls Art Gallery. But he grew disappointed with what he perceived to be the stagnation of the gallery environment and the lack of variety of people. He began to ask questions: “Can we celebrate the time we have together around the art, and appreciate it? It’s our interactions that make the art interesting, and it’s our personal connection with the piece that grows us,” he says.
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Dunwoody’s vision of art goes beyond just paint and canvas. His most recent works include an entirely different set of materials: the Rochester community itself and the people within it. In this way, Dunwoody sees himself not merely as an artist, but an artist-as-”social designer.” “If I could shift the lead in my pencil, can we shift people’s perception?” he says. “Can we shift a community?” As Public Arts Coordinator for the City of Rochester, Dunwoody spearheaded the Mural Arts Crew of Rochester (MARC). In the last few years, the initiative has employed community members in the creation of murals featuring “words to live by” and encouraging slogans designed to inspire. One of the most prominent of these — on East Main Street near the Public Market — asks “What is your purpose[?]” Another mural on the front of Passaro’s Deli on Clifford Avenue simply states, “YOU CAN.” These messages stand in stark contrast to those advertising fast food and lottery tickets on corner stores and other city buildings. In the fall of 2015, the artist’s own DUNWOODE Consulting teamed up with Greentopia to create the Fruit Belt Project, which takes the community empowerment of the MARC initiative even further. The project goes beyond simply employing local workers to produce murals on businesses located on Jay and Grape Streets with sayings that reflect the spirit of the neighborhood. The Fruit Belt Project (facebook.
com/fruitbeltproject) also initiates a self-sustaining project that utilizes community resources to benefit those in the JOSANA neighborhood and revitalize the public perception of the community itself. Members of the community wanted a garden, so Dunwoody and his team built one for the purpose of growing fruit. The yield from the Fruit Belt Garden was then used as natural flavoring in the production of Fruit Belt Seltzer, in collaboration with the local business College Club Beverage. The seltzer also serves as an excellent no-sugar, no-preservative alternative to the unhealthy, sugary beverages that are all too readily available. “I’m all about exposure,” Dunwoody says. “Whatever side of the track it is, whether it’s black, white, rich, poor — let’s expose different things to different people and see what the hell happens … You can’t discount them just because someone may be under the poverty line or whatever. They have just as great of an idea and concepts, but may not necessarily understand their resources to get there.” With local projects like these, Dunwoody is living up to the superhero standards inspired by the role models of his youth. “If I could call myself something: Yes, I’m a webslinging social designer who wants to web the world together into something different.” continues on page 10 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM : AMY BACH
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ata is becoming an increasingly powerful tool. It’s used by companies to compare their performance with their competitors, for example, and by health care providers to determine which treatments are most effective. Measures for Justice (http:// measuresforjustice.org/) sees another use for data: gauging the performance of justice
systems in counties across the United States. The nonprofit, which is based out of a converted house in the Park Avenue neighborhood, was founded in 2011 by “Ordinary Injustice” author Amy Bach, who lives in Rochester. Bach spent eight years writing the book, which examines ways that the justice system fails defendants and victims. It draws attention
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to public defenders whose heavy caseloads cause them to rely too heavily on plea deals, and to prosecutors, who fail to investigate or pursue certain cases due to a lack of resources. The problems persist, Bach concludes, because nobody’s able to identify them or root them out. That’s where performance data comes into play. “If I asked you, in Rochester, where the good schools are, you could tell me because
of teacher-student ratios, college admissions rates, all sorts of tests, right?” Bach says. “And if I said to you, ‘Where’s the good hospital?’ you could tell me by specialty — if you’re having a baby or if you’re sick or you have cancer — which hospitals to go to, because there are all sorts of measures. But if I asked you, ‘How does your local criminal justice system work?’ you would have no idea, and that’s because the measures don’t exist.” In other words, Bach says, you can’t change what you can’t see or measure. Bach’s group and its advisors have identified about six dozen county-level “performance measures” intended to help different groups — officials, prosecutors, public defenders, advocates, activists, and the public — evaluate their justice systems and to identify areas for improvement. Bach and her team have collected countyby-county data on justice systems in six states, which she’s not yet permitted to identify. New York is not one of them, but Bach says that Measures for Justice is working to get the state’s data. The organization has developed a searchable system for the data, which allows users to compare data from one county with other counties in and outside of the same state. The data is also sortable by race and ethnicity, sex, indigent status, or offense type. It will roll out publicly in 2016, Bach says. The comparisons will be crucial, Bach says, to identify specific inequities in justice systems. “What causes explosions in places like Ferguson is that people know they’re being treated unfairly but they can’t see it and they can’t show it,” Bach says. “What Measures for Justice allows you to do is to see the problem.”
BUSINESS: TONY COLON
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uego Coffee Roasters owner Tony Colon is more than an entrepreneur. He and his wife, Renee, are part of a small collection of people who are changing coffee culture in Rochester. And they are using their passion to ignite the potential they find in others. Having moved from small town, humble beginnings to hard-won success as small business owners, the Colons are now making moves to help urban kids and foreign orphans by setting up beneficial business opportunities. For the Colons, the service field has a double meaning. Fuego opened its flagship espresso bar and tasting room at 167 Liberty Pole Way in the summer of 2013, and is in the process of expanding to an annexed space next door for additional seating. In September 2015,
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ACTIVISM : ADRIAN ELIM
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erguson, Missouri, was a flashpoint; it brought to the surface issues of inequality and oppression that churn in every American city. And it was a catalyst for Adrian Elim and some of his friends to form the Building Leadership and Community Knowledge activist group, better known as B.L.A.C.K. Elim says that he and the group’s other founders were still outraged by the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting in Florida, when an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. They felt the need to do something meaningful, Elim says, but they weren’t sure what. Their discussions eventually turned to the need for a black leadership and activist group in Rochester, Elim says. Initially, B.L.A.C.K. focused largely on protests, but has since developed into a multifaceted group devoted to empowering Rochester’s black community. Elim is one of the group’s head organizers. “Essentially, our goal is black liberation from all the various oppressive systems that seek to keep us in bondage, keep us immobile as far as economic mobility, as far as prosperity,” he says. Education is a major focus for the group; it advocates for more black teachers and administrators in city schools and more community control over curriculum. The group also runs a tutoring program at the Arnett Library. And on the first Wednesday of every month, members greet arriving students at Wilson Foundation Academy with words of encouragement, and walk with School 19 students, singing with them and doing chants. Too often, Elim says, students hear from adults that they are worthless, or won’t amount to
Fuego opened a second location at Monroe Community College. And in addition to operating a roastery on St. Paul Street, Fuego provides wholesale beans to restaurants and grocery stores. But the Colons’ success came out of a difficult span of time, which is part of the reason they are so empathetic to others who have a rough path to tread. When Renee, Tony’s high school sweetheart, moved to Rochester to attend Roberts Wesleyan College, Tony stayed in their hometown, Malone, New York, to study psychology and sociology. But Tony flunked out of school, and worked his way up to management at Pizza Hut. “I’m not a person who really learns in a class environment,” he says. “I have to do something that’s really hands on, and learn on my own.” Still, he craved something with more meaning. “I knew that I loved coffee,” he says.
But Malone didn’t really have coffee shops, “it was all gas stations with pump pots.” Colon joined Renee in Rochester to work at Java’s café while taking business courses at MCC. Then Renee got in a terrible car accident. Tony dropped out of school to stay with her in the Syracuse hospital where she recovered for two months, and worked at Java’s on the weekends. As time progressed, Colon managed Java’s four cafés, and helped develop its coffee truck. Colon dreamed of opening his own café, with a specific interest in profile roasting. “It’s knowing everything about the coffee that you’re serving,” Colon says, “and being able to treat it like you would wine. Good coffee has a lot of depth, a lot of flavors that you can taste within the roast profile and process.” The couple bought a roaster, and initially went into business wholesaling their product to restaurants and grocery stores. Fuego
anything, especially if they act out. “We need to be encouraging them and we need to be telling them they could be anything,” Elim says. “And we need to be educating them. We need to be taking the time to go that extra mile for them and treat them like they’re one of our own kids.” The group also works to identify black-owned businesses, to encourage the black community to support those enterprises, and to show people that starting their own business is a way to become selfsufficient. The group organized a Black Business Marketplace event, which drew 47 vendors and approximately 1,000 people to the Sibley Building on a Saturday in late November. Elim co-owns Brothahood Productions, which does video and music production, web design, graphic design, social media management, and brand management. Much of the company’s work is focused on changing the ways that black people are perceived and received by the media, he says. The company’s work dovetails with a key B.L.A.C.K. goal, which is to educate people on the black experience, which is not a singular thing. Someone with Caribbean roots likely has a different culture from a person with European roots. And as a black, queer man, Elim says that he often doesn’t feel represented in LGBT community imagery. He and a couple of other black, queer friends recently published a zine, Flux, meant to get out some of the stories and perspectives of that community. “The media and various entities try to say that blackness is only this or that, one thing or another,” Elim says. “But it’s so varied in degrees and all of those experiences are valid, all of those perspectives are valuable.” BY JEREMY MOULE PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
opened to the public as a tasting room that has transitioned into a café. Tony is now one of 100 baristas accepted from a national pool to compete in the US Coffee Championship’s upcoming qualifying event, which takes place February 2 through 5 in Kansas City. Most of Fuego’s coffee is purchased farmdirect, with fewer middlemen, so that farmers see a higher percentage of the money their product earns. Fuego also sources some coffee through direct trade, which entails travelling to the coffee’s origin, and exchanging money directly into the farmers’ hands, small business to small business. Thus far, Fuego has struck direct trade relationships in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, where Colon’s father’s family lives, and from Guatemala, after Renee began working with orphans in Huehuetenango. The Colons say they will either buy the orphanage a roaster, so they can distribute
coffee throughout Guatemala, or build a processing plant, so the orphanage can buy coffee cherries from a farmer, process them, and then the Colons would sell the coffee in Rochester to help support the orphanage. Tony and Renee also plan to make an impact on a local scale. They will be working with a group to set up a café in the Parsells area, and employ at-risk inner city school kids. “I was never really good at school; I didn’t really care about it,” Tony says. “But if you share your passion, it’s contagious. No, they might not want to work in coffee, but they see your passion, and they’re learning a skill set, and they’re getting excited about going out and finding that thing that they want to do.” BY REBECCA RAFFERTY PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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COMMUNITY: DANIELLE RAYMO
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uring the two years Danielle Raymo lived in Brooklyn, she found herself driving back to Rochester almost every weekend. She was still job-hunting while she volunteered at radio stations around the city, and the lack of coworkers and nearby friends left her missing home. “People down there just don’t hang out as much,” says Raymo, a Greece native. “You see people once a month if you’re lucky. Coming back here, I realized how much more relaxed everything was. In a weekend, I could see more friends than I saw in a month in New York.” Things changed when Raymo’s longtime friend, Stephanie Rankin, and her husband Travis visited Raymo and her boyfriend, David Timmons, in Brooklyn in spring 2012. Rankin’s husband is somewhat of a beer aficionado, so the couples opened a bunch of bottles, tastingstyle, at the apartment. “I told them about this place across the street, Brooklyn Brainery, and how our ‘tasting’ would be a good class there,” Raymo says. “And then Stephanie said, ‘I’ve always wanted to own my own business.” I said, ‘Me too! We should just open it in Rochester.’” A month later, the women had a DBA and the wheels were in motion. Raymo and Timmons left the bustle of Brooklyn for Jersey City a few months later, but by February 2013, Raymo was moving back to the Flower City alone to operate Rochester Brainery with Rankin.
“It happened really fast,” Raymo reflects. “At first, Travis and David were like, ‘Hahaha, we’ll totally support you,’ but had no idea that within a year we’d do this.” Rochester Brainery (rochesterbrainery. com) officially opened in March 2013, and now, two-and-a-half years later, it’s thriving. The Brainery has become a hub where the community can teach and take classes on everything from watercolor painting to pierogi making (two of the most popular classes offered). “It’s become more than I thought it would be,” Raymo says, adding that they now hold a monthly Brainery Bazaar (a fair for handmade and local goods), along with renting the space out for events and meetings. Since the Brainery opened, Raymo has noticed an increase in classes around the city in general — a trend she attributes to the Millennial Generation’s penchant for experience over material goods. Rochester Brainery, which is located in Village Gate on North Goodman, draws a large audience in its 20’s, but also sees quite a few upper-middle aged attendees who are retired or empty nesters. At the end of the day, it’s all about supporting and growing community in downtown Rochester, Raymo says. In addition to the Rochester Brainery — which Raymo now runs solo, since the departure of Rankin, her co-founder, in November — Raymo was the driving force
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behind the first social media conference held downtown this year: Upstate Social Sessions, which drew nearly 300 attendees at School of the Arts on Halloween. Raymo also volunteers with Rochester City Living, and sits on the board of Reconnect Rochester because she believes strongly in public transportation. “It’s a huge draw for a city, for people visiting and living or working downtown,” she says. “I think it’s vital to growth — less cars, more room for people.” It’s probably worth mentioning Raymo does all of this while holding down a full-time job as an office manager in East Rochester and freelancing for social media clients. And she got married (to longtime boyfriend Timmons, who works as a tour manager for bands like Metric) in November. When Raymo lists off what she’s doing, she still doesn’t think it’s that much. “My five year plan is to continue to foster the Brainery into something that is a resource seven days a week — day and evening — that is available to use as a community space,” she says. “I want to grow with what people want to learn about, so a big part of that is community outreach.” She hesitates for a minute, and then laughs. “I want to do more. There are so many things I love. Maybe that’s the 15-year plan.” BY LEAH STACEY PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
LAW & MUSIC: DANIELLE PONDER
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anielle Ponder is equally passionate about her two seemingly disparate careers as a public defender and as the frontwoman of funk and soul group Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People. “I don’t think they’re as different as people think they are, honestly,” Ponder says. “When you’re a criminal defense attorney, litigating in the courtroom is being on a stage, and essentially, telling someone’s story is pretty much what you do when you’re a musician. The biggest thing is that what you want in both cases is for the audience to feel what you’re saying. When I’m speaking in court, I’m asking them to feel what I’m saying about what my client’s going through. To
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me, it’s the art of storytelling in both fields.” Ponder is also involved with the Rochester community through the Anti-Poverty Initiative, and she serves on the board for Teen Empowerment. She says cases where she defends teenagers always impact her the most, “because, first of all, they shouldn’t be in the criminal justice system. Many of them don’t have a mom, don’t have a dad … the fact that they’re alive, they should get an award for that, because their lives are so screwed up. And the system treats them like an adult, and doesn’t really have the mechanisms to provide services to them.” Ponder works to point out shades of gray in a system that sees matters as black and white, and explores how the courts can be used to get help for young people. “Situations where I can keep people out of jail make me the happiest — but keeping them out of jail by saying, ‘Let’s look at this and figure out what they need.’” Ponder says the moments she feels the best are when she has connected her client with resources to help them in the future. “I think our criminal justice system should go in the direction of looking at this more holistically,” she says.
She also witnesses the effects that indoctrination to see people of color as inherently criminal have on our community. “Getting white people to see our humanity is our biggest struggle,” Ponder says. Take a kid who’s arrested for something that’s not a crime, “which happens all the time in Rochester,” Ponder says, “but people in the courtroom are almost like, ‘Well, I’m sure he did something else.’” She cites examples of black teens arrested for refusing to make eye contact with an officer who deemed that suspicious, or for the conveniently nebulous offense of “disorderly conduct.” “The only way I can think of getting people to care what is happening in our justice system is to talk to them about their tax dollars,” she says, “and the financial burden that arresting and jailing people puts on our city and county.” Once or twice a week, Ponder will practice with her band after she leaves court for the day. The business of managing the band, negotiating deals, and planning events is time consuming, too. The band recently returned from a fall European tour. “They really have a love for black American soul music,” she says. “Here, we can hear soul music at any church on Sunday, but it’s more of a novelty there.” Ponder and her band are so beloved that Rochester rallied to raise funds through Go Fund Me to send them to Europe. They released a new empowerment-themed album, “Blow Out the Sun,” in November, and plan to tour Europe again in April. At each venue, the band played their song “Criminalize” and spoke about Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old shot and killed by police in 2014. “It was so amazing to do it there, because here we’re all a little more desensitized, but in Europe, people were shocked,” Ponder says. “You could see the emotion on people’s faces, and feel the pause … a pause we don’t give anymore.” “People came up to me afterwards to express sympathy, and to tell me, ‘We have racist cops here, lots of racist cops, but they don’t kill people,’” she says. “It affirmed for me, that my purpose in life, on stage and in the courtroom, is to tell these stories that people are not listening to.”
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eonard Brock, director of the Rochester-Monroe County AntiPoverty Initiative, is the region’s man of the hour. Along with improving Rochester’s schools and rejuvenating downtown, reducing poverty is one of the area’s most pressing issues. Decades beyond its white-collar glory days, Rochester is one of the poorest cities in the country. Leading the city out of the chasm could practically immortalize Brock and put his career on a launching pad. If the effort flounders, though, Brock will be the guy who oversaw yet another failed initiative. Now roughly six months into the job, Brock says that he knew for the most part what he was getting into. “I knew that it was going to be a lot of work,” he says. “I didn’t know the level of politics, big P and small P, I would have to navigate.” The initiative has ambitious goals: to cut poverty in the Rochester-Monroe County region by 15 percent in five years and by 50 percent in 15 years. The effort involves hundreds of volunteers who focus their attention on the issues that factor into poverty, such as education, housing, employment, and the criminal justice system. They’re paying particular attention to trauma and racism and the roles they play in the lives of many people in the area. Much of the strategy to reduce poverty is based on the initiative’s ability to encourage collaboration between the region’s many social service agencies, as well as the direct participation of individuals coping with poverty. Coordinating resources, reducing duplicative efforts, and using data to show what’s working and what isn’t are all part of the grand plan. Funds from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative — the region has won a $500-million award from the state — will also help.
The hitch, and Brock will be the first to say that it’s a big one, is keeping the community engaged, moving forward, and not wallowing in the past. “We’re traumatized by the amount of failures we’ve had in the past,” he says. “But it’s not fair to use that as an assessment.” Brock knows that the way forward won’t be easy, especially in an endeavor that is long term and process heavy. “We are in a crisis,” he says. “In order for things to change, we have to be clear about what we want.” Brock says that he understands that the immediate concern for many people is getting a job instead of getting involved in an extended process with the initiative, but that the work is necessary. “There are barriers to going out and getting a job for a lot of folks,” he says, “such as transportation and child care.” If anyone understands those barriers, it’s Brock. Raised by a single mother who struggled with health issues in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city, Brock says that his success is a result of sheer determination. “Every day was a hustle,” he says. Behind the Dale Carnegie-like optimism, Brock is an iron rail of resilience. “My first job with a master’s degree was working at the Community Place for $10 an hour,” he says. The opportunities presented to him, he says, were not the same as those for his white peers. The initiative’s biggest barrier may be that it does not have direct control over the agencies it’s working with or over their funding streams. Bridging that gap isn’t going to be easy, Brock says, but it can be done. “The goal is not to control,” he says. “It’s to influence.” BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON continues on page 14 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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SOCIAL JUSTICE: KIM RAMOS
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im Ramos was 15 when she landed her first fast-food job, a gig at a McDonald’s. She spent the next six years working in chain restaurants, including Taco Bell and Wendy’s. Ramos was working full-time by then, but still making minimum wage and not earning nearly enough to make ends meet. Nationwide, the Fight for $15 movement was gaining momentum and Ramos found the group’s message, that fast-food workers deserve a $15 minimum wage and the ability to unionize, attractive. Ramos convinced some of her coworkers to join her in the campaign’s first Rochester-area strike, which took place in front of the Irondequoit Wendy’s where Ramos worked. Then seven months ago, Ramos began working as an organizer for Metro Justice on the Rochester Fight for $15 campaign. “They deserve to have a living wage to support their families, to be able to go to work and be respected,” Ramos says of fastfood workers. “This is their fight; I’m just there for when they need some help.” The campaign is about fairness, and squaring public perception with reality. Many people think of fast-food employees as high school students working part-time to earn a little cash. But the workers are often adults, and include parents trying to support their families, college students trying to support themselves, or a combination. With the decline in manufacturing, service-sector businesses such as retail and fast food are among the few job providers for unskilled workers. The supporters of a $15 minimum wage say that fast-food restaurants, in particular, are profitable and can afford to pay their employees better.
The Fight for $15 campaign, with is both national and local, quickly gained support in New York, which translated to a quick win. Governor Andrew Cuomo convened a wage board earlier this year to examine whether the state ought to require a $15 minimum wage for fastfood workers. The board said it should, and recommended a phased-in approach that was eventually put in place by the Cuomo administration. That was an important victory, Ramos says. But it hasn’t been met with universal support. Many New Yorkers think that fast-food workers shouldn’t make that much money, she says, since the wage exceeds the typical pay of some nurses, ambulance workers, construction workers, and other laborers. But Ramos says that higher wages for one set of low-income workers should encourage workers in other areas to push for better pay. And what some critics don’t understand is that they need to fight for higher wages for those workers, Ramos says, and not begrudge the boost for fastfood workers. “Fast-food workers chose to take a stand and to fight for what they believe they deserve,” she says. With a victory on wages, the local Fight for $15 campaign is now working to advance unions for the restaurant workers. Ramos is identifying and providing support for workplace leaders who, in turn, will try to build support among their co-workers. “This is their campaign,” Ramos says. “They do all the work.” BY JEREMY MOULE FILE PHOTO
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DANCE: MISSY PFOHL SMITH
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issy Pfohl Smith, the artistic director of the local modern dance company BIODANCE, has a unique talent for creating sociallyconscious works — works that reflect on our interactions (or lack of ) with others. Her dance pieces are challenging and thought-provoking, nudging audiences toward self-reflection. Over the last year, she and her company have presented Pfohl Smith’s “Social Justice Series,” a body of work that addresses injustices in today’s society and comments on inequalities. The 10-member dance company has performed in libraries, senior centers, and other community venues, particularly reaching out to seniors to help them tell their stories. A good example of what she is accomplishing with this series was “Compartmented,” a site-specific, multimedia, pop-up event co-curated by Pfohl Smith and Evelyne LeblancRoberge, assistant professor of art and lens-based media at the University of Rochester. The event took place in early December in the former Sunday school space located in the back of what is now the Lyric Theatre on East Avenue. The pop-up was created specifically to be performed in this unique space (the former home of First Church of Christ, Scientist) which has rounded walls separated into 20 tiny reading rooms on two levels. This installation piece featured the work of 17 artists and included video sculpture, performance art and storytelling along with dance. Artists were isolated in the reading rooms; their performances reflecting their inner musings. Senior citizens from Community Place — the downtown Rochester center where Pfohl Smith offers movement classes and leads discussion circles for the occupants — appeared in the show, literally telling their own stories while BIODANCE interpreted the tales through movement. “Our elders truly have so much wisdom to share,” Pfohl Smith says, “but we rarely pay attention to them in our culture. I wanted to give them an opportunity to be seen and listened to.” Part of the work Pfohl Smith is doing with BIODANCE has to do with intimacy, she says. “I think we’re losing understanding of human to human intimacy. We’re exploring that.” At 45, Pfohl Smith has had her own company for nearly 10 years. She originally formed BIODANCE in 2002 in New York City where she spent more than a decade dancing and traveling with Randy James Dance Works, a company
whose work incorporates elements of both modern dance and ballet. After relocating to Rochester, Pfohl Smith re-established BIODANCE by 2006. “I’m interested in contact improvisation,” she says. “Improv is big in my creative process. I’m working not just with myself but with eight other artists. What is created comes not just from my body but from their bodies, too. People I work with have been with me from the beginning. You really understand each other’s language.” Last fall, BIODANCE appeared at the Rochester Fringe Festival’s Friday on the Fringe event with Grounded Aerial in front of 13,000 audience members. While the modern dance and aerial arts company scaled the side of the One HSBC Plaza building downtown, BIODANCE performed atop the “Tribute to Man” sculpture in Manhattan Square. That wasn’t the first major project for BIODANCE at the Fringe. In 2013, the company presented “Anomaly,” a sitespecific work performed in the four-story dome of the Strasenburgh Planetarium in collaboration with Sound ExChange and W. Michelle Harris, a media artist and associate professor of Interactive Games and Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology. BIODANCE has also appeared in many festivals and locales outside of Rochester: The Yard in Martha’s Vineyard; The Heidelberg New Music and Dance Festival in Tiffin, Ohio; University Settlement in New York City; and Danspace at St. Mark’s Church in New York as part of the Remember Project. They have also performed at many colleges and universities. Pfohl Smith started dancing as a 3-year-old in Buffalo, where she grew up, but entered her freshman year at SUNY Geneseo on a pre-med tract. Once she switched to Brockport the following year she changed course. “I realized that dance was such a way bigger field than I had thought, and I decided to major in it. At first I thought maybe dance therapy, but I was performing and doing well so I decided that dance was my path.” When she moved back to Rochester, Pfohl Smith started teaching at the college level, and has held classes at Brockport, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and The University of Rochester — where she is now the director of the Program of Dance and Movement. BY CASEY CARLSEN PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
John Boutet (left) and John Laing.
EDUCATION: JOHN BOUTET AND JOHN LAING
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f you’ve ever attended one of Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s coffee and conversation events — essentially a public meet-and-greet with the superintendent — then you know John Boutet and John Laing. The men retired from their jobs several years ago, but not from civic duty. The men volunteered in city schools for several years, but then made the leap from volunteers to education activists in 2012 when they learned that School 16 in the southwest section of the city was going to be closed. Vargas’s decision to close the school was based on multiple concerns, chiefly what he saw as the deteriorated state of the building. He wasn’t sure that investing millions to fix the school was sensible. Boutet and Laing jumped into action, lobbying Vargas day and night for months to change his mind. “Yes, it was an old school, but it had been serving a purpose,” Boutet says. Boutet and Laing say that closing the school would jeopardize the stability and vibrancy of the southwest, and make it more difficult to attract families to the area. They and other southwest residents deeply concerned about School 16’s future recognized the need to build a communitywide effort to save the school. Boutet spread the word on the social networking site www.Location19. org, which continues to be used as a neighborhood communication tool about city schools. Boutet also pursued the support of the 19th Ward Community Association and the Southwest Common Council, an organization that represents many southwest communities.
What Boutet and Laing understood from the beginning is that School 16 is symbolic of a much bigger problem: the loss of connectedness between schools and neighborhoods. And the fight to save School 16 reignited a sometimes heated public debate about the role and value of neighborhood schools and their direct influence on a neighborhood’s stability. Efforts to keep School 16 open succeeded. Vargas agreed to make the school part of the second phase of the schools modernization program to ensure it got the repairs it needed. “I think he listened to us because we developed a relationship with him,” Laing says. “There’s a value to persistence.” But the southwest then faced the prospect of more closings with Schools 10 and 44. Boutet, Laing, and many other southwest residents organized and went back to work. They were able to convince Vargas and the school board to keep School 10 open, but the board voted to close School 44. The men are still involved in city schools. Laing, for instance, works with fourth graders interested in science, and he promotes the popular 19th Ward Spelling Bee. And both men still advocate for neighborhood schools. “Busing has been the poison for neighborhood schools,” Boutet says. Parents are less interested in volunteering in a school that isn’t near their home and their children don’t attend the school. “There’s all sorts of ways people can get involved,” he says. “But they want to do it in their own neighborhood.” BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON
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The Everymen. Tuesday, January 5. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $7-$9. bugjar.com; facebook.com/ theeverymen.
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Riyaaz Qawwali. Wednesday, March 16. Kilbourn Hall,
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That Metal Show SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 MONTAGE MUSIC HALL, 50 CHESTNUT STREET 8:30 P.M. | $20-$25 | THEMONTAGEMUSICHALL.COM; FACEBOOK.COM/THATMETALSHOW. [ SPECIAL EVENT ] You don’t have to be a headbanger to
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Dan Eaton “Another Storm” Self-released facebook.com/Daneatonband
Jeremiah Craig SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 LOVIN’ CUP, 300 PARK POINT DRIVE 8 P.M. | LOVINCUP.COM, JEREMIAHCRAIG.COM [ FOLK ] Jeremiah Craig is a harmonica-wieldin’ guitar-slingin balladeer whose acoustic folk is centered around his love of storytelling. He seems to find the story wherever he goes and feels a personal quest to keep certain folk traditions alive while adding his own contemporary feel. Jeremiah has been making music for about a decade, and has been writing solo since 2011. In that time he’s released “Gardener Hands” (2011) and “The Commandeer” EP (2013).
— BY TYLER PEARCE
Hanna and the Blue Hearts THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 STICKY LIPS BBQ JUKE JOINT, 830 JEFFERSON ROAD 7:30 P.M. | $15-$20 | STICKYLIPSBBQ.COM [ BLUES ] Hanna and the Blue Hearts is a soulful,
honey-sweet jazz and blues band. Pianist and singer Hanna Klau has a lilting voice that’s resonant rich and sweetly dreamy. With a deep repertoire of standards from the 1930’s and 40’s, she performs as a trio with the Blue Hearts duo: Aleks Disljenkovic on guitar and Dan Lopata on upright bass, who’ve shared sonic journeys and stages for years. The trio will perform a New Year’s Eve show with The Hi-Risers.
— BY TYLER PEARCE
The rock ‘n’ roll as food metaphor is alive and steamin’ on Dan Eaton’s new platter, “Another Storm,” a super solo outing without The Dan Eaton Band. Just take some driving guitar, Eaton’s trademark lackadaisical vocal delivery, songs that sing, ring, and swing, and a crew of Austin, Texas, guns for hire, dump it in a bowl and set it on fire. Serves everyone. Comparisons to Eaton’s usual cast of hometown characters are unavoidable, as the sound of both is couched in Eaton’s songs and their pervading emotion and punch. This latest project seems a little more focused and reserved in the dynamics department when spun front to back, while The Dan Eaton Band is a more raucous, barnburner affair that captures the tight immediacy of Eaton’s pen on paper. “Another Storm” still serves the songs but allows them to rise and ride above. The tunes have nowhere to hide. A well-produced product to get the listener even closer to Eaton’s heart and mind. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Gary Holt “Shake” Self-released
It seems like just yesterday we were talking about Gary Holt’s first CD, “Because I Can.” Well, apparently this legendary local producer has a plethora of material banging around in his head that he wants to get out, because in less than a year, here he is with numero two: “Shake.” This new one is a bit of a polyrhythmic puzzlement with Holt incorporating congas and assorted percussion, steel drum, and standard studio fare to a batch of intriguing tunes. It’s got attitude. It’s got cool. It’s got guts. Some like the title track have great big funky balls. Holt holds down bass, guitar, keys, vocal, and programming duties but leaves room for a small army of Rochester musical elite like John Dady, Tony Padilla, and Paul Mastriani to name a precious few. “Shake” sounds like a party for doing just that … along with some rattling and rolling. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Diamond & Steele. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30 p.m. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ BLUES ]
The Geezers. The Beale,
693 South Ave. 585-2266473. thebealegrille.com. 7-9 p.m.
Johnny Rawls & The Love Machine. Dinosaur Bar-
B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque. com. 9 p.m. Steve Lyons. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille.com. 10 p.m. [ VOCALS ]
Charlie Ellis, guitar and vocals. Via Girasole Wine
Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford. 585-641-0340. winebarinpittsfordny.com. 6-9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Anthony Giannovola. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m. [ KARAOKE ]
Lead Singer Karaoke Challenge. BLU Bar &
Grill, 250 Pixley Rd. 585247-0079. blurochester. com. 8-11 p.m. $1. [ OPEN MIC ]
Open Mic with Steve continues on page 20
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I wanted to ask you about “Survival Sounds,” released By Communion Records. As your first full-length album put out by a label, were you able to approach your music and accomplish things you may not have otherwise?
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Rubblebucket is no stranger to upstate New York, and on Saturday, January 2, at Water Street Music Hall, the popular indie pop band makes yet another return to Rochester. The band’s trumpet player, Alex Toth, cites numerous sonic influences as critical to Rubblebucket’s sound — from Fela Kuti and Afro-Cuban jazz to James Brown and afrobeat bands like Antibalas — but one ingredient remains the most important: “We throw a party,” Toth says. “So that’s important. Anytime we’ve withheld dance vibes from our set, like I’d say a song or two — it’s not right. It’s not Rubblebucket.” In the midst of touring behind the band’s 2014 album, “Survival Sounds,”
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and preparation for an upcoming album, Toth took time out to discuss divergent musical urges, the benefits of working with a record label, and the experience of touring during vocalist Kalmia Traver’s recent, successful battle against ovarian cancer. What follows is an edited version of Toth’s phone conversation with City. City: Danceability has always been key to the music of Rubblebucket. Can you imagine playing music that didn’t have that dance rock element? If so, what would it sound like? Alex Toth: It’s funny, ’cause as I was
taking a pee this morning, I was imagining myself as an acoustic player singing songs, and actually wanting to do that, even though I’m not very good at guitar. I started a side project, a punk band [Alexander F] — it’s not dance music, but it’s danceable … And everybody in the band has pretty versatile kind of interests and backgrounds. You know, a lot of us have played jazz. Kal [Traver] has a project where she does like drone stuff and sound collages.
Specifically working with Ben Lovett [of Mumford and Sons] from that label — I don’t know, I’d never had that kind of team surrounding the music. It was just cool to bounce songwriting off of this great songwriter, and try out whole new songwriting approaches that he was helping me with. He was encouraging me to write song-adays. I wrote 50 songs for “Survival Sounds” in that period. That was the most songwriting I’ve ever done in a short amount of time. And that was amazing, ’cause I’ve come from a jazz background where I really focused on improvisation and this kind of sophisticated jazz language. I spent years studying and working on that, and not as much time on songwriting. On the flip side, it’s really nice — we’re working on a new record now — and it’s nice to not answer to anyone, you know, to make it entirely the way we wanna make it, and not feel like we need managers and labels to weigh in on how the music is supposed to sound. Were there aspects of your music or creative personalities that producer John Congleton helped to bring to the fore on “Survival Sounds?”
What it kind of boils down to is that he really encouraged us to just follow our first instincts, you know, and to commit to ideas and believe in the ideas. It would be like, “Well, let’s try it this way and have this option and this option and this option.” And John’s like, “No. You’re overthinking it. Just go. Be bold.” So that was really cool, and I’ve really taken that with me. What was the real focus on “Survival Sounds?”
Lyrically, all the songs are about facing death and overcoming deepest-fear stuff. It was all written while Kal was recovering and when I quit drinking and stuff, so it’s really about facing fears and demons. Once Kal was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013, as a band you decided to tour throughout her treatment. Can you talk about the reason for that decision, and how the music affected or was affected by that period of
treatment and subsequent recovery?
I don’t think I’ve ever told anybody this in an interview, but in the chemo room at Bellevue Hospital, there’s like a square room, and there’s about 30 people in the room all on these beds, getting injected with poison. ’Cause chemotherapy is f***ing primitive. It’s just like, “Let’s throw a lot of poison in your body to kill everything, including the cancer.” And in
Western medicine, they can’t commodify holistic — they can’t commodify eating well. There’s no documentation, you’re not getting handed a pamphlet of like, “Here’s research that shows how eating organic and these types of foods and these types of foods and doing this and that will help combat the cancer.” They’re just like, “No, here’s a bunch of poison.” But one thing they do say is “Carry
on with your life.” Because when you’re going through that, it really zaps your energy. And it’s really easy to get dark and just be like, “I’m worthless and I’m gonna die. Whatever.” And so carrying on with your life — doing your job, getting back to work — is a very uplifting thing. That was probably the biggest reason. It’s sort of like: don’t let this thing stop you from doing what you do. ’Cause then you’ll
shut down even more … Touring was definitely trying, but at the same time, can you imagine a more healing thing than like, you’re bald, and you’ve been going through this stuff, and you stand on stage and you’re singing — and people are dancing and smiling at you and handing you their love and giving you hugs? It’s such a healing thing to do that.
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[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. [ CLASSICAL ]
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On the two excellent albums she’s released so far, pianist Laura Dubin has mined the Great American Songbook and paid tribute to keyboard giants like Horace Silver and Oscar Peterson. The native Rochesterian — who has played at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. — brings her exuberant style and her top-notch trio, with Antonio H. Guerrero on drums and Kieran Hanlon on bass, to Tavern 135 for a decidedly swinging New Year’s Eve.
With howled harmonies, lyrical structures that spread the edges of the music, and interesting, mathematical-esque guitar and drum work, California Cousins is well-constructed, infectious emo — closer to the original “emotional hardcore” that the genre started with, not the scenester whine it turned into. The band has a five-track EP, “George’s Bridge,” and a two-song offering, “Sorry, We Missed You,” up on its Bandcamp right now, and both are solid spins for anyone into quality emo revival — think an intersection of Into It. Over It., Crash of Rhinos, and The World is a Beautiful Place.
Laura Dubin Trio performs Thursday, December 31, at Tavern 135, 135 West Commercial Street, East Rochester. 9 p.m. 381-0135, tavern135.com. — BY RON NETSKY
East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:30 p.m. The Bob Sneider Trio. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. 7 p.m.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley
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California Cousins is performing a tour kickoff show on Wednesday, December 30, at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $7-$9. bugjar.com; californiacousins. bandcamp.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP
Sugar & Spice. The Corner Sports Bar, 122 Main Street. East Rochester. 585-2482040. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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Bob White, David Russell, Dave Shaver, and Marshall Smith. The Greenhouse Café,
Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 381-2144. FredCostello.com. 7:30-10 p.m. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177.com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s
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Slap Weh Fridays with Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar &
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info.
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Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com. 8:30 p.m. $20-$25. [ POP/ROCK ]
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Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille.com. 7 p.m. Free. Fandango at the Tango. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted. [ CLASSICAL ]
Compline, Christ Church Schola Cantorum.
Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 585-454-3878. Christchurchrochester. org. 9-9:30 p.m. Donations appreciated.
Puddle Splasher will play Tuesday, January 5, at Vineyard Community Space, 836 South Clinton Avenue. 7 p.m. $5. monroeparkvineyard.org; puddlesplasher. bandcamp.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP
Hochstein Alumni Orchestra: 19th Century Romatics. Hochstein
Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 3 p.m. Donations accepted. [ JAZZ ]
Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel &
Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa. com.
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Roses & Revolutions.
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:308:30 p.m.
Mike Allen. Vino Lounge, 7 W Main St. Webster. 8729463. akingofsoul.com/. [ OPEN MIC ]
Stand Up & Sing Out: Open Mic Competition. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 8-10:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Mike Frederick Farewell Show. Abilene Bar &
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Art Oxford revue “Holiday Exhibit” THROUGH SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 OXFORD GALLERY, 267 OXFORD STREET TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 12 P.M. TO 5 P.M.; SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. FREE | 271-5885; OXFORDGALLERY.COM [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
During each holiday season, Oxford Gallery presents a showcase of some of the best work of the past year by artists it represents. In addition to displaying previously shown pieces, this year, owner James Hall also invited the artists to submit new work. Featuring pieces by more than 45 artists working in a wide variety of styles and media, the “Holiday Exhibit” really shows off the range of tastes and talents of Oxford Gallery’s associated artists. Among the re-shown work is Chris Baker’s chalky gouache painting “St. Paul’s Cathedral.” Baker absolutely excels at simulating atmosphere, and is an expert and unique colorist as well. Here, this small waterfront painting is dominated by a creamy, pastel lime soup of sky and water, through which a boat tows a low burden in front of the cityscape in the distance. It’s hard to imagine Baker’s newer work, “Blacksmith Shop,” painted with something other than his chosen gouache, because the matte medium lends itself so well to the depicted dusty interior. Leaning stacks of workshop accoutrements and snaking, carroty power cords lead the eye through the dim space to the bleaching sunlight from the open far side. Baker has this great capacity to imbue even mundane subject matter with warm, nostalgic connotations about the family handy person. Planted nearby on a pedestal, Nancy Jurs’ ceramic, totem-like “Mystery” sculpture seems like an object you’d stumble upon in the forest and perceive human attributes in its blocky body. Jurs gave the roughhewn piece the vaguest eyes and mouth markings, creating the effect of a stone sprite peering back at its viewers. Her other work in this show, “Vitality,” is torso- and heart-shaped, with weathered markings and a faint, sacred shimmer.
Jacquie Germanow’s ceramic “Healing Stone” sculpture has a similarly sanctified look about it. Adorned with a shell and simulated wood grain, the ocular-like central form is positioned slightly askew on its trunky pedestal, as if turning on to scan some curiosity in its environment. Adamant, child-like fancies are explored in Amy McLaren’s new acrylic diptych, “Wherever I Go, She Goes.” The large panels are divided along the bracing ankle of the girl, at left, who is towing a big cart with an intangible gray elephant, at right. The girl’s beast of a burden is rendered in the brushy strokes of imagination. If we inject a bit of connotation into the image, we can think of the subject as struggling to abide with a matter no one else wants to address. The ultra-soothing mixed-media work by Bill Santelli, “In Zen Mind 50,” has a shimmery, finely textured background, overlaid with irregularly-edged paper. A pearlescent purple pigment frosts this pale page, also adorned with three rough yet perfectly aligned, embossed geometric shapes. Ryan Schroeder’s “Untitled Interior #1” pictures the good bones of an empty old house. A stark and remarkable sketch in oil, Schroeder’s painting has beautifully captured all of the unexpected hues to be found in a bare space, expertly urging form from light falling on planes and corners receding into shadows of gray-greens and rich, bruised blues. I can’t say I was dismayed to have another look at the previously shown work in this exhibit. George Van Hook’s oil, “The Yellow House in Snow,” is an impossibly cheerful vision of a bright mustard dwelling against a bitter, crisp sky and snow-smothered yard. The puff of smoke from the chimney and tiny figures on the porch and lawn imbue the scene with a certain coziness. Sharon Gordon’s tiny oil painting, “Fiery I,” is a dreamy vision of fleeting terrain, as though spied from a car passing swiftly through a rural environment. The title comes from the well-placed burst of orange moving off-plane, conveying a blink-and-youmissed-it glimpse of tawny foliage. I saw the last throes of autumn against a creamy sky and darker woods, but
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“The Yellow House in Snow” by George Van Hook is part of Oxford Gallery’s group “Holiday Exhibit,” on view through January 9. PHOTO PROVIDED
Gordon’s abstract little wonders are seen differently by each viewer. Another dreamy scene, this time moonlit, is Fran Noonan’s, “Roused.” The small oil painting certainly speaks of (and stimulates) stirrings of the heart and spirit. At center, a dense cluster grove of trees stands aside a curving stream, and though the piece is dusky, it’s subtly filled with an enchanting glow of color along wispy foliage, fading into the atmosphere. Though there are many themes to be observed among the show’s many works, Anthony Dungan’s large acrylic painting, “The Birth of Awareness,” is unlike anything else in the exhibit. A figure is chaotically sketched out amid violent bursts of pigment, defying containment
within boxy forms. The head is turned away from a dramatic, kinetic crash of color, and heavy, relatable emotion is legible on the face. The image belies the seemingly uplifting title, while also affirming it. Transformation is depicted here as painful and overwhelming, even frightening at its birth, but with hints at the endless potential of shaping that chaos, once we acknowledge our own agency within it.
Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Memories in Paint. Through Feb. 14. Opening reception Fri. Jan. 8, 6-8 p.m. Oils, acrylics and watercolors by Dick Kane. 585.546.8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Magic of Light. Through Jan. 24. Opening reception Fri. Jan. 8, 5-9 p.m. and Sat. Jan 9, 2-5 p.m. 98 photographers in a juried show. 749-7010. imagecityphotographygallery.com. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Cherry Drops. Through Jan. 31. Charles Roman’s original still life painting. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com/. Phillips Fine Art, Door #9 The Hungerford Building. Collector’s Show and Sale. Through Jan. 30. Opening reception Fri. Jan. 1, 1-4 p.m. Pieces from six private collections. 232-8120. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Reflections on 2015. Through Jan. 1. Watercolors by Pam LoCicero. 585-546-8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Road. Large Scale Prints. Through Jan. 3. Photos by Carl Chiarenza. 2887170. artisanworks.net. Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. Ramon Santiago: Living with Art. Through Jan. 9. Paintings, mixed media drawings on paper, a serigraph, and a hand colored poster by Santiago. 232-6030. axomgallery.com. Damiani Wine Cellars, 4704 Rt. 414, Burdett. Work by Adam Baker. Through Jan. 15. Opening reception and meet the artist Fri. Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m. 607-546-5557. damianiwinecellars.com. First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Our Vision. Through Jan. 12. Student drawings and paintings from Works Road Studio. 271-9070. rochesterunitarian.org. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Adirondack Memories. Through Dec. 30. Oil paintings by David Shuttleworth. friendlyseniorliving.org. Gallery 384, 384 East Ave. 2015/2016 Member Showcase. Through Jan. 25. Artists talk and music by Jimmy Highsmith Jr. Wed. Jan. 6-8 p.m. Juried exhibition of a variety of current work by 19 Arts & Cultural Council artist members. 3255010. artsrochester.org. Gallery 96, 604 Pittsford-Victor Road. Partners Anniversary Show. Through Jan. 9. Photos by Gallery partners George Wallace and Paul Zachman, and George and Bonnie Wallace. thegallery96. com. Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Three Views. Through Dec. 31. Works by Stephen Merrett, photographs by Jonathan Merrett, and mixed media works by Christina Laurel. thegeiselgallery. com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. Farm to Table: The Migrant and Seasonal Worker. Through Jan. 30. Work from photography class, Social Reportage: Migrant Workers, taught by
HOLIDAY | KWANZAA CELEBRATION
First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. will continue its 47th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration through Friday, January 1. The celebration began Saturday, December 26. All events will be held at First Community Interfaith Institute Inc. (219 Hamilton Street), at 5:30 p.m. each day with the exception of the feast on January 1, which will take place at 6 p.m. at St. Johns Home (150 Highland Avenue). The theme for this year for the Kwanzaa celebration is “Showcase of Talent.” Each night, a different guiding principle will be highlighted in a program led by a student of Minister Lawrance Lee Evans. December 26 was unity (Umoja), December 27 was self-determination (Kujichagulia), December 28 was collective work and responsibility (Ujima), December 29 was cooperative economics (Ujamaa), December 30 is purpose (Nia), December 31 is creativity (Kuumba), and January 1 is faith (Imani). Participation is free. For more information, call 461-0379 or visit fciirochester.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Arleen Thaler. 271-5920. rochesterarts.org. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Nutcrackers. Through Dec. 31. Original work by Sam Paonessa. 585-264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com. Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Club Show. Through Jan. 29. Various media including acrylic, oil, and watercolor for view and for sale. irondequoitartclub.org. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Luvon Sheppard Works. Through Jan. 26. 2715920. cityofrochester.gov. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. Faces in the Places. Through Dec. 31. Photos by Cheryl Amati. thelittle.org. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Lumiere Showcase: John Chrissos. Through Dec. 31. lumierephoto.com. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. Attack of the Killer Dudes. Through Feb. 29. Funky and freaky works by members of “Dudes Night Out.”. 232-9030. lux666.com. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Arena Force. Through Jan. 29. Work by members of the Arena Art Group steering committee or who have volunteered with the group since 2012. 315-4620210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Arts for the People; Rick Hock: Codices. Arts for the People: Carl W. Peters and the Rochester WPA Murals, through Jan 3. Rick Hock: Codices, three codices of images from books, posters,
how-to manuals, and the like, through Jan. 21. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. 2015-16 Members Exhibition. 40 artist members. 582-1830. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Watercolor Connection. Through Jan. 24. Watercolors and acrylics by Hiroko Jusko and Sherry Davis. 585.546.8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Unfolding the Soul of Black Deaf Expressions. Through Feb. 27. More than 100 works of art from more than 30 Black Deaf artists. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts/. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Holiday Exhibit. Through Jan. 8. Work by over 45 painters, sculptors, and graphic artists in a wide variety of styles and media. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. Holidays at the Gallery. Through Jan. 9. Miniature paintings, mixed media, drawings, pastels, jewelry, glass, sculptures, ceramics and hand-crafted tree ornaments. 394-0030. prrgallery.com. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus. Fredrick Douglass Daguerreotype. 2766264. ur.rochester.edu. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Quilts=Arts=Quilts. Through Jan. 3. 76 Quilts from 68 artists from around the world. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@schweinfurthartcenter. org. schweinfurtharcenter.org.; continues on page 24 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 23
[ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Tapas with Max at the Gallery. 5-8 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 1/2 price admission. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu.
COMEDY | THE CAPITOL STEPS
Going on 34 years, The Capitol Steps has had some real staying power — but I guess when you’re riffing on Washington, D.C., you always have enough material. The satire group has been through five presidents, and has turned countless news headlines into song titles, like “Mock the Vote,” “How to Succeed in Congress Without Really Lying,” “Obama Mia,” and “Desperate Housemembers.” On New Year’s Eve, The Capitol Steps will continue a New Year’s Eve tradition of performing at the Nazareth College Arts Center. The Capitol Steps will perform Thursday, December 31, at Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Avenue. 6:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. $45-$75. 389-2170; artscenter.naz.edu; capsteps.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP
Traditions Made Modern: Double Wedding Ring Quilts. Through Jan. 3. Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@ schweinfurthartcenter.org. schweinfurtharcenter.org. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. First Friday and Second Saturday. 732-0036. shoefactoryarts.com. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, Lomb Memorial Dr. Milton Glaser: Posters from the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Archive. Through Feb. 26. Graphic design work. 4752866. jleugs@rit.edu. finweb.rit. edu/gallery. VB Brewery, 160 School St #4. Victor. Greater Rochester Plein Air Painters 2015 Group Show. (585) 902-8166. thevbbrewery. com.
vincent@vincentjtosto.com. vincentjtosto.com. Go Art!. Ongoing. The GeneseeOrleans Regional Arts Council is seeking artists interested in exhibiting their work in four galleries 343-9313. info@goart. org. goart.org. New York Filmmakers Quarterly. Ongoing. Films must have been produced within NYS in the past 2 years. No fee. No honorarium. Max length 30 minutes. To be screened at Little Theatre last Wednesdays and Saturdays in January, April, July, and October. Send DVD screener + cover letter with 1 sentence bio and one sentence film description to Karen vanMeenan, Programmer, New York Filmmakers Quarterly, Little Theatre, 240 East Ave., Rochester NY 14604 emergingfilmmakers@yahoo. com.
Call for Artwork
Call for Participants
[ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Call for Artists. Ongoing. 4614447. spectrumgalleryroc.com. Call for Artists - Holiday Merchandising. 2-10 p.m. Experience Tattooing, Body Piercing and Fine Art Gallery, 506 Long Pond Rd Greece Varies by artist 453-8000. vincent@ vincentjtosto.com. vincentjtosto. com/. Calling All Local Artists. Through Jan. 31, 2016. Lori’s Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Rd 4242323. stephanie@lorisnatural. com. lorisnatural.com. Fast Forward Film Festival Call for Entries. Through Feb. 8, 2016. info@fastforwardroc.org fastforwardroc.org/. Fine Art Retail Consignment Gallery. Ongoing. Experience Tattooing, Body Piercing and Fine Art Gallery, 506 Long Pond Rd Greece Mon-Fri 6-10 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-10 p.m 453-8000.
[ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] 2016 Sokol High School Literary Awards Contest. Through Jan. 29, 2016. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350. sokol. ffrpl.org/. 2nd Annual Bronze Collective Theater Festival. Through Jan. 9, 2016. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave 585-748-7727. bronzecollective. webs.com. Latina/o Monologues. Through Jan. 24, 2016. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. Latinastoryteller@gmail.com. somosrltc.org/.
Art Exhibits
Art Events [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Art Night With Ken Karnage. 6 p.m. Triumph Tattoo Studio, 127 Railroad St. Bring your art supplies and an open mind Free 270-4772. KenKarnage@gmail. com. triumphtattoostudio.com.
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[ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Hungerford Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Enter Door #2 Free. thehungerford@thehungerford. com. Open House. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. 473-0076. andersonalleyartists. com. [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Artist at Work: Stained Glass Demonstration. 12-2 p.m. Rochester Central Library Arts Division, 115 South Ave 585428-8140. libraryweb.org. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Easel Does It! Painting Party. 11 a.m.-1 p.m Longhorn Steakhouse, 7720 . Victor $18-$36. 888-272-7762. easeldoesit.org.
Comedy [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Best Friends Comedy Showcase. 7:30 p.m. A weekly comedy showcase of local Rochester comedians! Sign up the week before on the “Rochester Comedy” Facebook page. Hosted by Vasia Ivanov bouldercoffeeco.com. Open Mic: Comedy. 7:30 p.m. Arrive a little early to sign up Free bouldercoffeeco.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] The Capitol Steps. 6:30 & 10 p.m. Nazareth College Shults Center, 4245 East Ave. $45$75. 389-2170. artscenter. naz.edu. New Year’s Bash: The Lance Hoffman Orchestra. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave 585-482-9778. photocityimprov.com. [ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Photo City Players Live. 7:309:30 p.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave $12. 585-482-9778. photocityimprov.com. [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Barry Crimmins. 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster $15-$20. 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Open Mic: Comedy. 8 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. Come a little early to sign up Free. 454-7140. bouldercoffeeco.com. [ MON., JANUARY 4 ] Monday Night Raw. 10 p.m. Banzai Sushi & Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. Open mic comedy, hosted by Uncle Trent. Cash prize Free 4730345. banzairochester.com. banzairochester.com. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Backdraft II: Laughdraft, a Free Comedy Open MIc. 8 p.m.-midnight. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. Free, donations accepted 9022010. https://facebook.com/ groups/465479543498778/.
Dance Events [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Salsa lessons. 7-8:30 p.m Itacate, 1859 Penfield Rd Penfield Free. 585-586-8454. itacate.net. Lindy Jam: Weekly Swing Dance. 8:45 p.m. Lindy Jam is a weekly swing dance on Wednesday nights, 8:45-11pm, hosted by Groove Juice Swing. Friendly atmosphere. Beautiful ballroom. Free beginner dance lesson at 9pm. No partner or experience necessary. Admission is free if it’s your first time!. $4 (or free if it’s your first time!). lindyjam.com. Silver Steppers. 2:30-3:15 p.m Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio, 3450 Winton Place $10. 585-292-1240. fredastaire.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Contra Dancing. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd $2-$9. cdrochester.org. Dance Contest. noon & 1 a.m. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave 2329030. lux666.com. Live Argentine Tango Music. 9:3011 p.m Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St With Uptown Groove Trio $5. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com. [ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] BoyZ Night Out. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. $5. 319-3832. firehousesaloon.com. Friday Night Salsa Party. 9 p.m.1 a.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St Introductory Lesson @9 p.m., open dancing with DJ Freddy C 10 p.m.-1 a.m $5 admission. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com. [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] West African Drumming and Dance Classes with Fana Bongoura. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Saturdays at Baobab, Sundays at DancEncounters, 215 Tremont St $10-$15 per session. 503679-3372. kerfala.bangoura@ gmail.com. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] English Country Dancing. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8-$9, under 17 free with adult. 442-4681. cdrochester.org/. Israeli Folk Dancing. 6:30-9 p.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $6, free for members. 461-2000. jccrochester.org. Zydeco Dancing. 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St $5. 271-7607. rochesterzydeco.com. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Guinean Dance Class. 7:15 p.m. Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. All levels welcome $15 drop in fee 210-2044. colleen@ bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org. Line Dance Lessons. 6-8 p.m American Legion Hall, 1707 Penfield Rd $8. joeship1@ yahoo.com. Louisiana Dancing: Zydeco from Scratch. 7-8:45 p.m. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S. Winton Rd. $18-$20. 721-8684. estherbrillpartnerdance.com.
SPECIAL EVENT | “THE SOLO CIRCUS”
Rochester-area native Michael DuBois aims to help young and old keep their fitness resolutions by providing a little inspirational entertainment. His “Solo Circus” show, which combines extraordinary physical and athletic skill with performance comedy, will be performed this weekend at the Jewish Community Center (1200 Edgewood Avenue). The all-ages performance features magic, juggling, circus and sideshow stunts — from straitjacket escapes to unicycle riding and tight rope antics — and lots of audience interaction. DuBois will be joined on stage by special guest Viktoria Grimmy, who is a fifth-generation circus performer and aerialist. DuBois has performed his Solo Circus at more than 500 colleges, cruise ships, theaters, and resorts all over the world. He’s appeared on The Jay Leno Show and the Late Show with David Letterman, but got his start performing magic and circus tricks for his fellow campers at the JCC’s overnight summer camp. “The Solo Circus” will be performed Saturday, January 2, at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, January 3, at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 ($15 for JCC members). To reserve tickets or for more information, call 461-2000 or visit tykestheatre.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Film [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Magical Mystery Tour. 7 p.m. Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave $4-$8. 271-4090. eastman.org.
Kids Events [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate. 7 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Square $15+. 7585300. disneyonice.com/. Edgerton Train Room Holiday Open House. Through 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 585-428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub. com. Indoor Snow Play. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Seymour Public Library, 161 East Avenue . Brockport 585-637-1050. libraryinsight.com/eventdetails. asp?cnf=1&lmx=756942. New Year’s Treats. 3-4 p.m. Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave Registration required 585-336-6060. aholland@libraryweb.org. irondequoitlibrary.org. Preschool Story Time. 11:30 a.m. Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave. Preschoolers and their caregivers, come enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and movement
with children’s librarian Ms. Marcia!. Free. 585-428-8220. margaret.paige@libraryweb.org. maplewoodcommunitylibrary.org. [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Noon Year’s Eve Bash with Elephant and Piggie. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. libraryweb.org. Story Time. 10:30-11 a.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org 10:30-11 a.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport . 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org 1212:45 p.m. Barnes & Noble at University of Rochester, 1305 Mt. Hope Ave. 275-4012. bksurochester@bncollege.com. urochester.bncollege.com/. Sugar Cookie Painting. 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 p.m. Roc Paint Sip, P O Box 24243 $10. 585-7641062. Info@rocpaintsip.com. rocpaintsip.com. [ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Anonymous Otaku -Anime Club. Every other Friday, 3:30-5 p.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. TGIF Java with the RochesterMommies. First Friday of every month, 10 a.m. Panara Bread, 1902 Monroe Ave. Come have coffee with the RochesterMommies on
the 1st Friday of every month We’re a community of moms in Rochester and surrounding areas. We chat online in a private forum and meet-up regularly at member-driven events around the area. A non-profit organization dedicated to helping moms find support and friendship in their local community 442-2060. RochesterMommies.com. Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Ages 1-4. Free. 637-2260. patkutz@liftbridgebooks.com. liftbridgebooks.com. [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Snowshoe Hike. 1-2:30 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Route 89 . Savannah $4-$8. 315-365-3580. montezuma@audubon.org. audubon.org. [ MON., JANUARY 4 ] Teen Writing Group. Every other Monday, 7-8:30 p.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb. org. Toddler Time. 10:30-11 a.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. Widget the Reading Dog and her Pal Joey. 3-4 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb. org 3-4 p.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Babies and Books. 10:30-11:15 a.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. Preschool Activity Club. 11:3012:30 a.m Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. Storytime. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. Free. 227-4020. bn.com. Teen Tuesdays. 2:45-4:15 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Almost every Tuesday afternoon throughout the school year. Grades 9-12 340-8720 x4020.
Holiday 47th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Through Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. First Community Interfaith Institute, Inc., 219 Hamilton St. 461-0379. fciirochester.org/. New Year’s Eve: Big Wigs: Divas Through the Years. Thu., Dec. 31, 9 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Rochester’s favorite drag duo, Aggy Dune and Kasha Davis. $20-$29. 4612000. jcccenterstage.org/. German Christmas Mass. Sun., Jan. 3, 2 p.m. St. Boniface Church, 330 Gregory St 7609068. New Year’s Eve: Joe Beard and Steve Grills & The Roadmasters. Thu., Dec. 31, 10 p.m. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque.com. The Lance Hoffman Orchestra. Thu., Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. $15 Entry. $15 food. 585292-5544. photocityimprov.com. New Year’s Eve: Mikaela Davis, Harmonica Lewinski, and The Temptators. Thu., Dec. 31, 9 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $10$12. 454-2966. bugjar.com. New Year’s Eve: Neon Masquerade Party. Thu., Dec.
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COMEDY | BARRY CRIMMINS
Comedian Barry Crimmins helped jumpstart the Boston standup scene in the 80’s after he founded the comedy clubs The Ding Ho and Stitches, which gave Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary, and so many other comedians their start. A truth-teller and political satirist — he has a book out called “Never Shake Hands with a War Criminal” — Crimmins has always had a focus on social change, and in the 90’s became a fighter against Internet child pornography after realizing that he was a victim of sexual abuse as a young child. Recently, Crimmins was the subject of the documentary “Call Me Lucky,” directed by Goldthwait. The film profiles Crimmins, his legendary career, and his activism. Barry Crimmins will perform Saturday, January 2, at The Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Boulevard, Webster. 7:30 p.m., $20; and 10 p.m., $17. thecomedyclub.us; barrycrimmins.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP 31, 9 p.m. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $25-$30. 325-5600. wat. New Year’s Eve: Hanna and the Blue Hearts and the Hi-Risers. Thu., Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. $15-$20. 2929944. stickylipsjukejoint.com. New Year’s Eve Celebration. Thu., Dec. 31, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St 4286690. cityofrochester.gov/NYE/. New Year’s Eve Comedy Spectacular. Thu., Dec. 31, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd $20-$25. 232-4382. gevacomedyimprov.org. New Years Eve Contra Dance. Thu., Dec. 31, 8:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. Summerville Presbyterian Church, 4845 Saint Paul Blvd $5-$12. 342-4242. office@ summervillechurch.org. cdrochester.org/. New Year’s Eve Party. Thu., Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m. Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way $55. 594-8882. iaccrochester.org. New Years Eve Party. Thu., Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Argyle Grill at Eagle Vale Golf Club, 4344 Nine Mile Point Rd Fairport 585377-2452. rocnroll.com. New Year’s Eve: Dog House. Thu., Dec. 31, 8:30 p.m. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. johnnyslivemusic.com. New Year’s Eve: MR. Mustard and Wild Horses. Thu., Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m.-midnight. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. $10. 292-9940. lovincup.com. New Year’s Eve: Second Chances and Dee J Echo. Thu., Dec. 31, 7 p.m. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. $6-$10.
621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. Party of the Year 2. Thu., Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $20-$40. 2323221. mainstreetarmory.com. New Year’s Eve: The Sexy Teenagers. Thu., Dec. 31, 9 p.m.1 a.m. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. $5. 319-3832. firehousesaloon.com. Comedy: Thea Vidale. Thu., Dec. 31, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us.
Lectures [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Herbs as the Fountains of Youth. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Registration required 585-3408720. penfieldlibrary.org. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org.
Literary Events [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Pure Kona Open Mic. 7:30-10 p.m The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. https:// facebook.com/groups/pure.kona. productions.cheval.morty/. Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Wide Open Mic. First Friday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave continues on page 26
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6143. snc@co.cayuga.ny.us. cayugacounty.us. Yoga. 7, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m. Sanford Street Yoga, 237 Sanford St., Side Entrance, II Floor. This Yoga class lasts 75 minutes. It is appropriate for any level of skills. By holding yoga poses for 1 to 3 minutes, we develop strength and balance $11 for drop in class, $60/ month and $160 for 3 months unlimited classes. 461-8336. studioartcorporation@hotmail. com.
SPECIAL EVENT | BIG WIGS
One of Rochester’s most fabulous performing duos, Mrs. Kasha Davis and Aggy Dune, will take the JCC stage just in time to ring in the New Year. Mrs. Kasha Davis returns from a world tour following an appearance on season seven of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is teaming up with Aggy Dune to present a brand new show that honors a handful of glamorous divas, from Liza Minnelli and Cher to Barbra Streisand. And of course, audiences can expect the duo’s usual sassy back-and-forth between acts. For those who want to make a night of it, Thursday’s performance follows local actor and singer Janine Mercandetti’s solo show “Out of Costume” at 7 p.m. and also features Mrs. Kasha Davis. Big Wigs will perform 9 p.m. Thursday, January 31, at JCC CenterStage, 1200 Edgewood Avenue. Tickets are $27 for JCC members, $29 for non-members. Purchase online at jccrochester.org or by calling 461-2000. — BY LEAH STACY
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Rochester’s longest running open mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. wab.org. [ MON., JANUARY 4 ] Moving Beyond Racism Book Group Discussion. 7-8:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. 585-586-6020. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. New Ground Poetry Night. First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. The lineup is first come, first on stage. Each poet has five minutes (or three poems, whichever comes first.). 242-7840. facebook.com/ newgroundpoetry. R-SPEC meeting. First Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. 5866020. r-spec.org.
Meetings [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Flower City Pickers Casual Meeting. 5:30-7 p.m Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 574-3909. flowercitypickers. com.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] 25th Annual Miniatures and Dollhouse Exhibit. Through Feb. 14, 2016. Glenn H, Curtiss Museum, 8419 Route 54, Hammondsport Through Feb. 14. More then 100 displays from
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Victorian to farm to modern, and themes like trains, ships, and more glennhcurtissmuseum.org. Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. Through Jan. 10, 2016. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Through Jan. 10. Discover the adaptations of a wide variety of live frogs and uncover the clues they offer about our environment Included w/museum admission. rmsc.org. Alvin Langdon Coburn, A History of Photography, and Brian Ulrich: The Centurion. Ongoing. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Alvin Langdon Coburn, the complete collection, through Jan. 24; History of photography, the collection represents the full history of photography, through Feb. 21.; Brian Ulrich, body of work based on urban legend, through Feb. 14 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Sunday Trolley Rides. 11 a.m.5 p.m. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $8 adults, $6 under 12 5331113. nymtmuseum.org.
Recreation [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Roc Cirque presents Whirly Wendsday. 7 p.m. Join the fun at Rochester’s premier spin toy meet up. Hooping, poi, juggling, fire performances, and much more. Live DJ’s are playing during the session to help you stay moving. Extra hoops and poi are available 683-5734. facebook.com/ WhirlyWednesdays. Winter Birds. 1 p.m. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd 315-947-
[ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org. Saturday Snowshoeing. 1-3 p.m Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave Excluding Dec. 26 & Jan. 16 $3-$5, includes snowshoe rental and hot chocolate. 336-3035. westirondequoit.org/HelmerNC. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Community Yoga Class. 11 a.m.12:15 p.m Yoga Vibe Rochester, 80 Rockwood Place Sliding scale or pay what you can 5071167. yogavibe585@gmail.com. yogavibe585.com. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Balanced Yoga with Megan. 7:458:45 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. $12. 704-2889. tinydancerdeuel@gmail.com. numvmnt.com/signup/balancedyoga-with-megan. Cardio Charleston. 6-7 p.m. Groove Juice Swing, 389 Gregory St. $7. 845-706-2621. cardiocharleston.com.
Special Events [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Central Library Fiction Sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m Central Library, 115 South Ave. 585-428-8322. ffrpl.org. Civil Air Patrol Orientation Night. 7-8:30 p.m. Rochester Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, 515 Ridge Rd Webster 585-317-2077. caprcs.org/. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 730-5030. scotlandyardpub.com. Magic: The Gathering Card Playing Event. 6-9 p.m. Seymour Public Library, 161 East Avenue . Brockport 585-637-1050. libraryinsight.com/eventdetails. asp?cnf=1&lmx=763869. Pillowcase Dolls. 2-4 p.m. Seymour Public Library, 161 East Avenue . Brockport Registration required 585-637-1050. libraryinsight.com/eventdetails. asp?cnf=1&lmx=763968. Turning Points. 3:30-5 p.m. An information Center for families whose lives have been touched by Incarceration. Join us to share information, resources, and support Free. 328-0856. turningpoints4families@ frontier.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Geeks Who Drink Trivia. 8-10 p.m. ButaPub, 315 Gregory Street 563-6241. evan@ butapub.com. yelp.com/events/ rochester-geeks-who-drink-triviaevery-thursday-at-butapub. Lincoln Tours. 1 & 3 p.m. Seward House Historic Museum, 33 South St., Auburn. 315-2521283. sewardhouse.org.
[ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Free Spaghetti Dinner. 2-5 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd 6548115. [ SAT., JANUARY 2 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. (585) 338-9175. info@petadoptionnetwork.org. petadoptionnetwork.org. Life Learners Toastmasters Club #4323 Open House. First Saturday of every month, 5 p.m. Legacy at Blossom, 100 McAuley Rd. Speaking and leadership club. Every first and third Saturday of the month. Life Learners Toastmasters Club #4323 Open House 5-6:30 p.m. January 18, 2014. Free 585359-0459. Higherself1875@ yahoo.com. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Universal Worship. 10:30 a.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW Candle lighting ceremony honoring all the world’s religions together on one altar, promoting the unity of religions ideals. All are welcome No charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. [ MON., JANUARY 4 ] Thinkin’ & Drinkin’: The Bug Jar’s Trivia Night. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 21+. Prizes: $20 / $10 / $5 bar tabs for the first, second, and third place teams. Doors at 7:30 p.m Free. bugjar.com. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] Free STD Screenings for Women ages 13+. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. Free. 545-7200. trilliumhealthny.org. Locally Curated Trivia Night. 8-10 p.m Dicky’s, 791 Meigs St. 7308310. Top Shelf Book Club. 7-8:30 p.m Stoneyard Bar and Grill, 1 Main St Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibrarywe,org. Tuesday Taco Trivia. 9-11 p.m. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. Lots of giveaways, including hats, t-shirts, drinks, tacos - come alone or come with a team! $1.50 Beef Tacos, $2.50 Chicken Tacos, $2.50 Drafts except Guinness, $3 Bacardi Flavors 232-6000. templebarrochester@gmail.com. templebarandgrille.com.
Theater The Games Afoot. Through Jan. 3, 2016. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through Jan. 3. Thursdays, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 29 & Jan. 2, 8 p.m. and Sundays, Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays $28.50-$36.50; $40 New Year’s Eve, drinks and light snacks included 454-1260. blackfriars.org. Janine Mercandetti: Out of Costume. Dec. 30-31. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Wed. and Thurs. Dec. 30 & 31, 7 p.m. An evening of songs and stories $20-$26. 461-2000. jcccenterstage.org/. Marc Salem’s Mind Over Rochester. Dec. 30-Jan. 2. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St Through Jan. 2. Wed. Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Fri. Jan
1, 8 p.m., and Sat. Jan. 2, 3 & 8 p.m. An astonishing display of mind reading $25. 3254370. downstairscabaret.com. My Fair Eliza. Through Jan. 3, 2016. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Through Jan. 3. Fri. Jan. 2, 2 & 7 p.m., and sat. jan. 3, 2 p.m. Professor Henry Higgins and his attempt to turn “guttersnipe” Eliza Doolittle into a lady $5. muccc.org. Solo Circus. Jan. 2-3. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat. Jan. 2, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., & 7:30 p.m., and Sun. Jan. 3, 2 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Magic, juggling, circus/ sideshow stunts and loads of audience interaction $15-$16. 461-2000. TykesTheatre.org.
Workshops [ WED., DECEMBER 30 ] Divination Tool Time. 12-2:45 & 5-5:45 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $5. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. noon. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300
Elmwood Ave. Snacks are welcome free. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. Open Weekly Group Meditation. 5:30 p.m. The TRU Center, 6 South Main St Pittsford This meditation group meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30-6:30pm. Renewal, deep relaxation and decompression in the ways you need most. The themes vary week-byweek and include guidance in areas such as totems, angels, guides, singing bowls, oils, drums, visualization and more $12, registration required 3810190. tru@trubynicole.com. trubynicole.com. Peace Meditation Circle. 7:15 p.m. Beyond Center for Yoga, 67 Main Street, 3rd floor, Brockport. An open, inclusive community to promote world peace by practicing meditation 690-9714 OR 637-3984. melanie@namastegirl.com OR gencool@rochester.rr.com. brockportyogapilates.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 31 ] Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 9530503. grow2bu.com/.
Rochester Makerspace Open Nights. 6-10 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul St. #23 Bring a project to work on or something to show others, help work on the space, or just get to know the venue Free. 210--0075. rochestermakerspace.org. Yoga. Eastside Wellness Center, 625 Ayrault Rd. Monday Vinyasa Flow 4:30 p.m., Restorative 6 p.m. Thursday Vinyasa Flow 5:30 p.m $14 drop-in, $60 5 classes, register. cindy@relaxreleaserestore.com. [ FRI., JANUARY 1 ] Spirit Tutoring. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $1/ minute, $5 minimum. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Which Way Should I Go? Using a Compass. Jan. 1-March 1. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 987-1717. gvc-adk.org/. [ SUN., JANUARY 3 ] Journaling for Success. 1:30 p.m. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St Macedon 474-4116. booksetcofmacedonny.com.
[ MON., JANUARY 4 ] Did You Hear What I Said?. 6-8 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N. Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Healing Universal Worship. 5:15 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave (behind AAUW mansion). Facilitated by Basira Maryanne Karpinski, Associate Cherag. A candle lighting ceremony honoring the world’s religious traditions together on one altar, with a focus on healing Free. 7481361. zaynab@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. Try Qigong. 7-8:15 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $30. 585-730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ TUE., JANUARY 5 ] EMT Information Session. First Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, 1551 South Winton Rd. Learn about classes and preparation to become an EMT, meet corp members, and take a tour of the Base. Accepted applicants training costs will be
covered Free. 271-2718 ext. 3. brightonambulance.org. Feng Shui Your Way Into 2016. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $15. 585-7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Guinean Drum Class with Mohamed Diaby. 6 p.m. Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. Instruments available for student use. For all levels $15 drop in fee. 820-9213. colleen@ bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org. Health Insurance Open House for Rochester’s Uninsured. 2-5 p.m. Threshold at the Community Place, 135 Parsells Ave Fidelis Care representatives will be onsite at Threshold at the Community Place, 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester, every Tuesday from 2 – 5 PM to answer questions about health insurance options, and to help eligible residents apply to enroll in Fidelis Care programs. Current Fidelis Care members may also receive assistance completing their annual recertification at these
events 1-888-343-3547. fideliscare.org. Let’s Make Naan. 7-9 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $30. 585-730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Meditation. First Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 4278110. purpledoorsoulsource. com. Responsibility & Discipline. 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N. Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Tarot or Oracle Card Practise Nights. First Tuesday of every month. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com.
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Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.
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Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com
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The bitter truth “The Big Short”
Based on the best-selling 2010 non-fiction book by Michael Lewis (“Moneyball,” “The (R), DIRECTED BY ADAM MCKAY Blind Side”), the film focuses on those financial NOW PLAYING wheelers and dealers who recognized the precarious state of America’s housing market [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW and saw the collapse coming, but decided the best solution was to profit off of it. Socially You wouldn’t expect to find a filmmaker like awkward, money-managing savant, Dr. Michael Adam McKay behind “The Big Short,” an Burry (Christian Bale) is the first to notice the ambitiously brainy satirical take on the 2008 telltale signs, advising his firm to “short” the financial crisis, but it turns out McKay’s unique housing market — basically meaning to bet on comedic sensibilities are a perfect fit. Best known the likelihood that the investments the market as the director of stupid-smart comedies like “Step has been built upon will fail. Brothers” and the “Anchorman” movies, McKay is There’s hotshot banker Jared Vennett (Ryan able to find the humor and laughs in the material Gosling) — also serving as our fourth wall— this time he makes sure they’re the kind that breaking guide through the film — who brings tend to catch in your throat. the information to the attention of hedge-funder Mark Baum (Steve Carell) and his team (Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, and Jeremy Strong). Disillusioned with the world of high finance but still in its thrall, Baum is the film’s conscience, raging against corruption of the industry even as he benefits from it. Finally, Jamie Shipley and Charlie Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in “The Big Short.” PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Geller (Finn Wittrock and John Magaro) are small-time investors who stumble across the information and bring in retired investment guru Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt) to shepherd them through the deal. Our cast of financial Cassandras hope to profit off a crooked system, but even they underestimate the extent of the greed, corruption, and stupidity at play. Each of these teams are mostly working independently of one another, and the film zigzags back and forth between their storylines with the madcap energy of a heist film. “The Big Short” is loaded with financial jargon — from “collateralized debt obligations” to “credit default swaps” — and the barrage of information becomes overwhelming to anyone who isn’t an experienced investment banker. As the characters are quick to point out, these terms were all invented by Wall Street types, and they’re meant to confuse us, all the better to make it seem like no one else could possibly do what they do. The script, by McKay and Charles Randolph, comes up with some clever ways to illustrate some of its more complicated concepts. There’s on-screen text, Jenga visual aids, and Margot Robbie popping up in a bubble bath, sipping champagne, and lecturing us on the intricacies of subprime mortgages (Anthony Bourdain and Selena Gomez also show up to host their own mini economics seminars). It’s fun and surprisingly informative, and the effect is such that the dense, complex subject starts to feel relatively
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What’s in a name? “Carol” (R), DIRECTED BY TODD HAYNES NOW PLAYING AT THE LITTLE THEATRE AND PITTSFORD CINEMA
“Joy” DIRECTED BY DAVID O. RUSSELL NOW PLAYING [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
light and breezy. It’s still mostly impenetrable, but Randolph and McKay make sure that the most crucial concepts remain clear. The massive cast of characters, ADD editing, and handheld camera work can all be a little much. The film’s pace is relentless, and the film seems almost impatient to convey information (to the extent that scenes have a tendency to cut a beat or two early, chopping off the tail-end of the actor’s words). One imagines that editor Hank Corwin must have had an aneurysm putting it all together, but the breakneck speed and in-your-face style are all in an effort to make sure people finally pay attention. McKay balances a puckish sense of humor with righteous anger: he wants you to leave pissed off. With its clear-eyed assessment of Wall Street’s greed and stupidity, “The Big Short” explores similar thematic territory as Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” This film is infinitely more blatant in its condemnation, though I never understood complaints that “Wolf” glorified the world it depicted, accusations that I can’t help feeling say more about the viewer than it does the film. “The Big Short” leaves a bitter aftertaste as we realize all those laughs are coming — quite literally — at our expense. The real trick of the film is found in the way we naturally want to root for the characters to succeed, but the second they do, McKay is right there to remind us of the real-life stakes: every penny of their financial gain came when millions of hardworking, everyday citizens lost everything. Yay?
Director Todd Haynes knows his way around a melodrama, having worked within the confines of the genre in HBO’s “Mildred Pierce” miniseries as well as his exquisite Douglas Sirk pastiche, “Far From Heaven.” Haynes has a knack for recreating period dramas in a way that feels at once thoroughly modern and also like they might have been dug up out of a time capsule. In the elegant romance “Carol,” about the secretive love affair between a young department store clerk and a middle-aged housewife in early-1950’s New York City, Haynes delivers a romance that would have been taboo in its own era and injects it with a frankness and honesty that’s very much of our time. The young woman is aspiring photographer Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), who meets Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) when the impossibly glamorous woman comes into the store looking for a Christmas present for her children. When Carol leaves her gloves behind, Therese has them delivered to her house in New Jersey, and as a thank
Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett in “Carol.” PHOTO COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
you, Carol offers to take the younger woman to lunch. The women’s relationship starts off as friendship, though in the conservative Eisenhower-era the love that dare not speak its name often remained hidden away under the guise of a close friendship. In Phyllis Nagy’s unadorned screenplay (adapted from the novel “The Price of Salt” by Patricia Highsmith), every conversation has layers of underlying meaning. Carol is in the midst of a divorce from her husband, Harge (Kyle Chandler), which was brought on by her previous affairs with women. She remains close friends with one of those women, Abby (the wonderful Sarah Paulson), whom she treats as a confidante. Harge could have been played as a villain, but here he comes across more as sad and confused, bewildered by the woman he thought he knew. Though the film is titled after Blanchett’s character, it’s really Therese’s story. As her early innocence gives way to a more confident, secure woman, Mara gives her best performance to date. Blanchett offers a much different vision of glamour then she did in “Cinderella” earlier this year (though also costumed by Sandy Powell). Here, an oversized fur coat feels like a suit of armor, a larger-than-life persona she dons to shield her true self from the world. “Carol” is as richly detailed and designed as Haynes’ fans have come to expect. The dreamy cinematography by Ed Lachman, shooting on Super 16 film, adds a lovely texture. Carter Burwell’s hauntingly melancholy score emphasizes the story’s muted passion. For much of the film, Carol and Therese barely touch, yet every glance and slight caress conveys so much. Haynes’ films can sometimes be chilly and overly mannered, but there’s a deeply felt emotion throughout, and the closing scenes hold an immense power (“Carol” rivals “Phoenix” when it comes to perfect film endings of 2015). The film earns its subtle, emotional climax, all the more potent because we know how much these women are desperate to express.
Having already ushered her to one Oscar win and another nomination, director David O. Russell reteams with his muse, Jennifer Lawrence, for the rambunctious, but wildly uneven “Joy.” A modern melodrama, “Joy” is inspired by the life of harried homemaker turned entrepreneur Joy Mangano, the inventor of the Miracle Mop. A creative, endlessly imaginative young girl, Joy has been held back from her full potential by her dysfunctional family (as so many of Russell’s protagonists are). Only her grandmother, Mimi (Diane Ladd, also supplying the film’s cloying narration) offers support. Mostly absent from Joy’s life, her mother (Virginia Madsen) locks herself away in her bedroom, watching soap operas and hiding from the world. Her father Rudy (Robert De Niro), his wealthy new girlfriend Trudy (Isabella Rossellini), and seething half-sister Peggy (Elisabeth Röhm) are given little shading, coming across less as real people than constructs there to provide either hindrance or assistance to Joy achieving her goals. One of the key players in her life is her ex-husband, Tony (Édgar Ramirez). We’re given no insight into their relationship beyond Mimi’s assertion that they make better friends than spouses, and the character seems to turn on a dime, from useless layabout to sage adviser depending on the needs of the screenplay. The film is held together by Lawrence, who despite appearing too young and freshfaced to play a beaten-down-by-the-world, divorced mother of two, delivers an appealing performance. The film’s best section revolves around Joy’s experiences getting her product on the fledgling shopping channel QVC, run by Neil Walker (Lawrence’s frequent Russell co-star, Bradley Cooper). “Joy” is a Frankenstein’s monster of a movie, disparate tones and plots grafted together into a shambling mess. Part dysfunctional family comedy, part inspirational tale of triumph-over-adversity, part business drama, the film sporadically sparks to life, but never coalesces into anything resembling a coherent whole.
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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958): When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war. Dryden (Fri, Jan 1, 2 p.m.) THE BAND WAGON (1953): Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse co-star as a faded Hollywood actor and a prima ballerina brought together during the production of a Broadway musical. Dryden (Thu, Dec 31, 8 p.m.) THE HATEFUL EIGHT (R): A group of corrupt bounty hunters, criminals, and lawmen seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception in the latest from Quentin Tarantino. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Tinseltown, Webster HELLBOY (2004): A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness. Little (Fri, Jan 1, 10 p.m.) MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (1967): An off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and friends on a psychedelic bus. Dryden (Sat, Jan 2, 8 p.m.)
THE MAN AND THE MOMENT (1929): Rich lout marries for freedom in this newly rediscovered and restored gem. Dryden (Tue, Jan 5, 8 p.m.) MOONFLEET (1955): An orphan finds himself under the grudging guardianship of a handsome renegade, who treats him to a thrilling life among smugglers, cutthroats, and thieves. Dryden (Sun, Jan 3, 2 p.m.) THE UPRISING (2013): British filmmaker Paul Snowdon assembles nearly 100 YouTube videos uploaded by protesters during the Arab Spring, using the footage to fashion a fictionalized account of a revolution that spreads across the entire Middle East. Dryden (Wed, Dec 30, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (G): Alvin, Simon and Theodore decide to drive to NYC to stop Dave from proposing to his new girlfriend. Why? Because they’re assholes. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE BIG SHORT (R):The true story of the men who predicted the housing market meltdown, and made millions off it. Starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster
BROOKLYN (PG-13): Saoirse Ronan stars as a young woman who emigrates from Ireland to America in the 1950s, and finds herself torn between her new life and the one she left behind. Pittsford CAROL (R): In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk falls for an older, married woman. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Kyle Chandler. Little, Pittsford CONCUSSION (PG-13): Will Smith stars as an accomplished pathologist who uncovers the dangerous truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions. With Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster CREED (PG-13): The son of champion fighter Apollo Creed enlists Rocky Balboa to train him in this “Rocky” series spin-off. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Phylicia Rashad, and Tessa Thompson. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown DADDY’S HOME (PG-13): A mild-mannered executive strives to become the best step dad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Brockport,
Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE DANISH GIRL (R): This love story is inspired by the true story of Danish painter Einar Wegener, one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, and Ben Whishaw. Little, Pittsford THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG): Pixar’s newest is an epic journey into a world where dinosaurs never went extinct, following an apatosaurus named Arlo who makes an unlikely human friend. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster GOOSEBUMPS (PG): A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set loose on their small town. Movies 10 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (PG): Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in this sequel to the popular animated film. Movies 10 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 (PG13): In the epic conclusion to the popular series, the war of Panem escalates to the as Katniss must bring together an army against President Snow. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Henrietta,Tinseltown, Webster
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (PG-13): Based on the 1820 event that inspired “Moby Dick,” a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. Starring Chris Hemsworth. Culver THE INTERN (PG-13): A 70-year-old widower becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website. Starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Movies 10 JOY (PG-13): Jennifer Lawrence stars in this true story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster KRAMPUS (PG-13): Santa’s mirror, a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas, gets his cinematic due in this horror-comedy from the director of “Trick ‘r Treat.” Culver, Tinseltown MACBETH (R): The Scottish play gets a gritty new adaptation starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. Cinema THE MARTIAN (PG-13): Matt Damon is an astronaut left behind on Mars when the rest of his crew mistakenly believe he’s died after a NASA mission goes wrong. Adapted from the novel by Andy Weir. Movies 10
POINT BREAK (PG-13): A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster SISTERS (R): Tina Fey and Amy Poehler play two sisters who decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster SPECTRE (PG-13): James Bond goes up a mysterious and sinister organization in his latest adventure. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, and Ralph Fiennes. Cinema SPOTLIGHT (R): The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and coverup within the local Catholic Archdiocese. Starring Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Mark Ruffalo. Cinema STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS (PG-13): Maybe you’ve heard of this one. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster YOUTH (R): Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star as two lifelong friends vacationing in a luxury spa in the Swiss Alps as they ponder love, life, and the regrets of their youth. Little, Pittsford
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Place your real estate ad by calling 244-3329 ext. 23 or rochestercitynewspaper.com Ad Deadlines: Friday 4pm for Display Ads Monday at noon for Line ads DAVID’S BRIDAL BRIDESMAID / Prom dress “Watermelon” color, looks fuchsia, size 12, attachable straps Style# 20060884 Orig $170 NOW $45 Contact Staysha 585-747-6932 ELECTRIC KNIFE : General Electric $10 Location Charlotte 585-663-6983 EXOTIC HOUSE PLANTS, indoor, 10 plants $5 each 585-490-5870 FOAM INSULATION SHEETS 8 pieces 1” x 24” x96” $25 all 585490-5870 FOLDING BIKE - Used Dahon D07 Folding Bike. Many new features. $400.00 Call 585-435-4046 GERMAN SHEPHERD sign on chain. Carved head on real wood. (says, beware! Welcome) Nice gift $15.00 585-880-2903 GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG (porcelain) figurine. Old Fashioned look, 1950’s 8” long, 6” high $15 585-880-2903 LARGE CHAIR - Green & maroon plaid pattern $20, also Christmas decorations 585-360-2057 METAL - HORSE Bronze color, nice size, 13” long & 10” high
with engraved saddle & feature. $10 585-880-2903 OAK HALL : solid black graduation gown 5’3” to 5’5”. Why buy a new one when you only wear it once? $5 Contact Staysha 585747.6932 OUTDOOR THERMOMETER : 17” x 3” Free, Charlotte 585-6636983 QUEEN SIZE - Box Spring Mattress Like NEW. Only $50 Call 585-260-1958 SEBRING “TOLEDO DELIGHT” and Vanity Fair, both 22K gold trimmed, American Limoges Dinnerware, with floral medallion motifs, beautiful display pieces, collectables $30 Staysha 585747-6932 SECURITY ALARM CLOCK Used Magnasonic Security Alarm Clock. Motion videotape to SD card. $75 Call 585-435-4046
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and, in this writer’s humble opinion, the pièce de résistance of the home: the den/study. The entirety of the room is wrapped in gorgeous knotty pine, making you feel like it’s giving you a big, warm hug. A built-in desk and shelves are tucked into one corner. You can imagine yourself settling into a padded armchair with a good book on a frosty Rochester evening. Upstairs are three bedrooms. The hallway landing has two linen closets. The full bathroom, like the powder room, is also a mid-century marvel with original yellow tile floors, walls, and vanity.
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To be sure, a mid-century time capsule is not for everyone. But if it happens to be right up your alley, this home will delight you. The first floor layout resembles most center-entrance Colonials—den/study to the left, living room to the right, stairway straight ahead, and kitchen and dining room straight back. The spacious living room boasts a wood-burning fireplace. It opens to the dining room, which features a picture window overlooking the backyard. The adjoining three season porch is a treat, with original wood paneling and southern exposure. The eat-in kitchen is in original condition, with lots of storage, a rounded counter peninsula, and an original olive green oven and range. Off the kitchen is the attached two-car garage and side entrance hall, which leads to the basement, a closet, an original pink-tiled powder room (complete with whimsical, shiny butterfly patterned wallpaper—do not miss it),
The basement is dry and spacious. If the retro bathrooms and kitchen don’t suit your fancy, 323 Corwin is a quality home, with classic details and hardwood floors throughout, waiting for you to put your own stylistic spin on it. The house has been in the same family for 51 years and has clearly been well maintained. Located in the Browncroft neighborhood, the home has easy access to Ellison, Tryon, and Lucien Morin Parks as well as I-590. The amenities of N. Winton Rd. are within easy walking distance. This 1,868 square foot home is listed with Todd M. Enright of RE/MAX Realty. Contact Todd at 585-248-0250 to snag this mid-century time capsule and move one step closer to living out your Mad Men fantasies. by Caitlin Meives Caitlin is the Preservation Planner at The Landmark Society.
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MUSICIANS WANTED / contact Bobby 585-628-4121. Unit needs keyboards & guitarist, avail eves, transportation & equipment VOCALIST AVAILABLE, - living in Rochester area. Can sing Pop,soul, rock, R&B, blues, big band. Experienced and seasoned. Call 585-615-9292 VOCALIST AVAILABLE, - living in Rochester area. Can sing Pop,soul, rock, R&B, blues, big band. Experienced and seasoned. Call 585-615-9292
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FOSTER PARENTS WANTED! Monroe County is looking for adults age 21 and over to consider opening their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare. org. Monroe County ISAIAH HOUSE A a 2 bed home for the dying in Rochester needs volunteer caregivers! Training provided! Go to our website theisaiahhouse.org for an application or call the House at 232-5221. LIFESPAN’S OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to advocate for individuals living in long-term care settings. Please contact, call 585.287.6378 or e-mail dfrink@lifespan-roch.org for more information MEALS ON WHEELS needs your help delivering meals to homebound residents in YOUR community. • Delivering takes about an hour • Routes go out mid-day, Monday - Friday Call 787-8326 or www. vnsnet.com. NEW FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP. Volunteers needed
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Employment Opportunities for LPNs and RNs Join a fun, dedicated team in a great environment that offers opportunities for growth and development! If you love working with children and want to make a difference in their lives, this is the place to be!
Licensed Practical Nurse LPN – Part-Time, 15 Hours, Evenings and Every Other Weekend. (Reference # 7541) The LPN in this position will work at Hillside Children's Center at our Monroe campus. The LPN is responsible for the delivery of health care services to children/youth in a residential or school setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse, as well as safely transporting youth to external provider appointments. Required: High School or equivalent diploma, LPN license from an accredited program and a minimum of 1 year of experience. New York State Driver's License required. Candidates must meet agency driving and insurance standards. Prior experience with children/youth preferred.
Registered Nurse 1 RN 1- Part-Time Nurse for our Crestwood Campus. 24 Hours, Friday 3pm-11:30pm; Saturday and Sunday 11pm-7:30am. (Reference # 7749) RN 1 -Two Part-Time Weekend Nurses for our Monroe Campus. -Part-Time- 16 Hours, Saturday and Sunday 7am-3pm (Reference # 7271) -Part-Time - 8 Hours, Sunday 11pm-7:30am (Reference # 7270) The Registered Nurse is responsible for the evaluation and delivery of quality health care services and works in collaboration with a dynamic clinical team to promote physical and emotional wellness for children and youth in our program. Required: Associate’s Degree from an accredited Registered Nursing program required (Bachelor’s preferred). NYS RN license. Applicants must have valid NYS driver’s license and must meet agency driving and insurance standards. Hillside Family of Agencies offers flexible schedules, excellent salary and benefits packages including medical, 403(b) with employer matching contributions, generous PTO, 9 holidays, and more! Please send all resumes to jobs@hillside.com including reference number for the position you are applying for. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 33
EMPLOYMENT / CAREER TRAINING > page 33 for p.t. or f.t.. Need experience with computers, possess general office skills, medical background a plus. Send letter of interest & references brendal@ rochesterymca.org OPERA GUILD OF Rochester needs volunteers in publicity, audio-visual presentation, and computer tasks. Currently top of the list: online newsletter Assistant Publisher. For details see operaguildofrochester.org
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Food Service Worker (FSW) and Environmental Services Worker (ESW) Food Service Worker (FSW) Part-Time,with benefits. Monday through Friday from 8:30am-2:00pm at our Atlantic Avenue location. (Reference # 7573) The FSW is responsible for assisting assigned sites within Hillside Family of Agencies, under the general supervision of the Kitchen Supervisor. The FSW ensures that requirements for appropriate sanitation and safety levels are adhered to regarding preparation, quality and cost control. This position is responsible for the overall sanitation within the kitchen, in concert with the other member of the team and is responsible for assisting in preparing all foods using standardized recipes. This position interacts with youth and staff in a friendly, professional manner, follows job flow, attends meetings as requested, completes special cleaning assignments and assembles orders to be transported out of the kitchen. Driving is required for deliveries to various sites. Required: NYS driver’s license- candidates must meet Agency driving and insurance standards. Prefer 1-3 years of experience working in kitchens.
FIRST TRANSIT IN ROCHESTER, NY IS SEEKING QUALIFIED BUS OPERATORS FOR ITS UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER/STRONG MEMORIAL (URMC) SERVICE AND OUR ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICE CONTRACTS. • Applicants must have a valid CDL-B license with Passenger and air-brake endorsements • Must be willing to work a flexible schedule as we provide 24/7 service to both Customers • Morning, afternoon, evening, overnight, and weekend runs available in August, 2015 • Prior passenger transit experience is helpful but not required • Part-time assignments to start, but may evolve into full-time through our route bid process • Paid training
Environmental Services Worker (ESW) Full-Time, with benefits. Wednesday through Sunday from 7:00am-3:00pm at our Monroe Avenue location (on a bus route). (Reference # 7709) The ESW performs all duties under the general supervision of the Environmental Services Supervisor and is responsible for the cleanliness and sanitation of the complete facility. The ESW completes assigned work daily which includes general cleaning, floor care, carpet care, windows, dusting and trash removal. Prefer candidates with 1-3 years of experience in Environmental Services.
Hilllside Family of Agencies offers flexible schedules, excellent salary and benefits packages including medical and 403(b) with employer matching contributions, generous PTO, 9 holidays, and more! Please send your resume and our Employment Application Part A to jobs@hillside.com including the reference number for the position you are applying for. 34 CITY DECEMBER 30, 2015 - JANUARY 5, 2016
• $11.25/HR PAY RATE • Benefits available including health insurance and 401K. • We are conducting open interviews NOW • Paid training classes, including classroom and behind-the-wheel, will begin soon.
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Boev Medical, PLLC filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on November 2, 2015. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 7 Gambin Hill, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: practice of medicine. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RochesterMichaels, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/23/15. Office loc.: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to is John J. O’Donnell, 3 East Stow Rd., Ste. 100, Marlton, NJ 08053. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROBINSON LANDSCAPE DESIGNS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/12/2015. 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 251 BLACKWELL LANE, HENRIETTA, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CLEMENT INVESTORS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 71 N. Country Club Dr., Rochester, NY 14618. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 449 FERNWOOD AVENUE LLC.
Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/07/15. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 13742 76th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] 75 Lapham LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/8/15. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to c/o Mark Hudson Management PO Box 30071 Rochester NY 14603 General purpose [ NOTICE ] Amanda Regan Mental Health Counseling PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Amanda Regan, 722 Weiland Rd., #200, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: Mental Health Counselor. [ NOTICE ] Augie199, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/11/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 199 Dorking Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Branch 1 & 2 LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on December 18, 2015. 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’s principal business location at 425 Stone Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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Dew It Fitness LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/15. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY is desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 29 Ronald Cir., Spencerport, NY 14559. General purpose.
Notice of Formation of Crystal 328, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/17/2015 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 2299 Brighton Henrietta TL, #2, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Ingahart, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Mort Segelin, Manager, 2564 Oakview Dr., Rochester, NY 14617. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Inkfu, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/12/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 10 Gordon Heights Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Maybird LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Josh Netsky, 24 Westwood Dr., E. Rochester, NY 14445. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] NBC INVESTORS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/13/15. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 62 Castle Rd., Rochester, NY 14623, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROC N PAWS LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/24/15 to be formed on 01/01/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 26478, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 1775 Buffalo Rd., LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/2015. 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, 325 Mt Read Blvd., Rochester NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 250 ESPLANADE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/12/15. 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, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623, Attn: Paul Adams. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 300 Bremen Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 6/15/15. 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 620 Park Ave., #175, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 619 Jefferson Land Holding, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/16/15. 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 2740 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 677 West Ferry Realty Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/15. 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, Attn: Jordan C. Alaimo, Esq., 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 7-11 Ashland Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/15. 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, Attn: Jordan C. Alaimo, Esq., 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 800lb Lemur Publishing LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/18/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY
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Notice of Formation of Big Mama’s Hm. Cooked Dinners LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/13/15. 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 51 Jerold St. Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Rochester GP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/13/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 33 Silver St., Suite 200, Portland, ME 04101. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of Boehly Chiropractic, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on November 16, 2015. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 779 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of formation of Chase and Militello, LLP. Certificate of Registration filed with the New York Secretary of State on October 29, 2015. The office of the LLP is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLP upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 6 South Main Street, Pittsford, New York 14534. The LLP is formed to engage in the practice of law.
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[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BOXWOOD BARN LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 11/13/2015. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 66 S. Main St, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Buffalo Real Estate Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/15. 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, Attn: Jordan C. Alaimo, Esq., 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charlotte-
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Christa Hyatt LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/18/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DJL GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which
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process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of E-Z Tree Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November 30, 2015. 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 1108 Howard Rd, Rochester NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EASTCOAST TAVERN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Mike Tascione, 469 Heathland Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of foundphotographs llc Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1589 Clover St., Rochester, NY 14610. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Gambino Agency LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/8/15. 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 2820 Dewey Ave., Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Graham Acquisition LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/16/2015. 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 2294 Manitou Road, Rochester NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grooveyard Records LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/13/15. 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 2865 Saint Paul Blvdl Roch NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grove Underhill Properties, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/16/15. 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 56 Clintwood Ct., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of IHOUSE GROUP LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/2015. 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 19E Brook Hill Ln, Rochester, 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of J&B DIGITAL ADVERTISING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/15. Office
location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of J&S Realty Holdings, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Secty of State of NY (SSNY) on November 16, 2015. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO BOX 54 Yorba Linda CA 92885. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Jreige Realty, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Secty of State of NY (SSNY) on March 7, 2008. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO BOX 54 Yorba Linda CA 92885. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JSC Home Solutions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/02/15. 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 52 East Avenue, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Its office is located in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to the LLC, at 11 Sturbridge Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534. Its business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MC Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of New Life Trucking LLC. Art. of Org. filed sec’y of state (SSNY) 12/21/15. Office: Monroe County designation as process agent. Addr: 53 Atwood Dr. Rochester NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Oak Hill Business Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/01/2015. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to16 Oak Hill Terrace, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of formation of PANORAMA LANDING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/2015. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has
been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1890 S. Winton Rd., Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PERRIBLE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/15. 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, 200 Park Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PLYMOUTH TERRACE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/01/15. 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 1001 LEXINGTON AVENUE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Raven Ventures, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/02/15. 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 52 East Avenue, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of REM Management Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November 16, 2015. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 120 Boughton Hill Rd., Honeoye Falls, NY
Legal Ads 14472. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Uniforms LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/2015. Office location: Monroe County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7014 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial Put Receiver LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial Put Receiver MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Commercial Sub-MT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:
National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Development Company Limited Partnership. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/2015. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Name/ address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 12/31/2100. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Put Receiver LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Put Receiver MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/6/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley Mixed Use Sub-MT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley MT Commercial LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sibley MT Commercial MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Slash Guard Technologies LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 9/22/2015. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY
shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 2423 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SUNNKING SHREDDING SYSTEMS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/2015. 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, 4 Owens Rd., Brockport NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of TD ANDERSON HAULERS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State (SSNY) 12/11/2015. Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 175 Eagan Blvd Rochester NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]
NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Will Cup Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF YouPolicy LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 11/23/2015. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to YouPolicy LLC, C/O CHRISTOPHER DOAK, 75 SAMANTHA’S WAY, PITTSFORD, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of formation of TRIME, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 12/16/2015. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2024 W. Henrietta Rd., Ste. 3D, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Yvonne S Whitmore Children LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/8/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 11 Bosworth Field, Mendon, NY 14506. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of formation of VICTOR PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/04/15. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7450 Pittsford Palmyra Rd Fairport,
Notice of Qual. of Hi Ho Silver, LLC, with a fictitious name of Hi Ho Silver of Rochester, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/27/11. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 1/4/11. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1000 Hylan Dr., Rochester, NY 14623.
DE office addr.: 40 E. Division St., Ste. A, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Eyemart Express LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/22/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 13800 Senlac Dr., #200, Farmers Branch, TX 75234. LLC formed in DE on 10/31/14. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of USL Rochester I, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/3/15. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 3 E. Stowe Rd., Suite 100, Marlton, NJ 08053. LLC formed in DE on 11/13/15. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of VetCor of Brockport LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/2/15. Office
location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 350 Lincoln Place, Ste. 111, Hingham, MA 02043. LLC formed in DE on 11/18/15. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] One Woman Shop, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/27/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, 4101 Lake Boone Trl., Ste. 300, Raleigh, NC 27607. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Prime Home Inspection Services, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/28/15. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to RA: Incorp Svcs 99 Washington Ave #805A Albany NY 12210 General purpose [ NOTICE ] RCH ENTERPRISES OF ROCHESTER LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/24/2015. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 1474 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ROCBERRY MARKETING LLC
(LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on December 15, 2015. 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’s principal business location at 43 Wenham Ln, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] RVR-ROC Technologies LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/10/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 13245 Piney Grove Ct., Richmond, VA 23238. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Stuart Bedasso, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/19/15. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to RA: David SutliffAtias 121 Kansas St Rochester, NY 14609 General purpose [ NOTICE ] Tech Logistics Group, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/15/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jeffrey L. Tewksbury, 178 Lyell Ave., Spencerport, NY 14559. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] TMBRS DODGE LLC App. for Auth. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/31/2015. LLC was organized in UT on 7/30/2015. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 7500 Jonquil Ct., Wilmington, NC
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28409. Required office at 50 W. Canyon Crest Rd., Alpine, UT 84004. Cert. of Org. filed with Utah, Director of Div. of Corps., and Commercial Code, 160 East 300 South , 2nd Fl, Salt Lake City, UT 84114. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
VERCAT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/20/15. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2045. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 30 N. Union Street, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Under §182 of the New York State Lien Law 55 Railroad Street Associates, LLC will set at public auction for cash only all the personal property stored by BOSWELL KING, storage unit #25. The sale is scheduled to occur 10am on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 55 RAILROAD STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609. Owner reserves right to bid at auction, reject any/all bids, cancel or adjourn sale. [ NOTICE ] Under §182 of the New York State Lien Law 55 Railroad Street Associates, LLC will set at public auction for cash only all the personal property stored by JANICE RODRIGUEZ, storage unit #19. The sale is scheduled to occur 10am on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 55 RAILROAD STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609. Owner reserves right to bid at auction, reject any/all bids, cancel or adjourn sale.
[ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of ATLAS AUTO LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/9/15. 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 1841 LYELL AVE., ROCH. NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Infinidata, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/12/2015. 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 403 East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RCM Hyatt LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/18/15.
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 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Woods Dr., Fairport, New York 14450. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
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TJ Property Invest LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 11/19/2015. 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 6445 Citation #F Clarkston MI 48346. The purpose of the Company is Real Estate Investment. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Hanna Georgia Properties, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on November 23, 2015 with an effective date of formation of November 23, 2015. Its principal place of business is located at 21 McCoord Woods Dr., Fairport, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 21 McCoord
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Pluta Realty LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 22, 2015 with an effective date of formation of December 22, 2015. Its principal place of business is located at 2990 East Avenue, Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 2990 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14610. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PLLC ] Capuano Medical PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 18, 2015. Its principal place of business is located at 2640 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 2640 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, New York 14626. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of medicine. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF Monroe, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for
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the CWMBS Reperforming Loan Remic Trust Certificates, Series 2006-R2, Plaintiff, vs. Mark L. Cornell, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on May 07, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, NY on January 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., premises known as 610 Bennington Drive, Rochester, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe and State of New York, Section 060.83, Block 2 and Lot 12. Approximate amount of judgment is $51,691.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 9010/13. Michael S. Schnittman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, New York 14221, Attorneys for Plaintiff [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No. 20159249 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF MONROE HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; JENNIFER MAPES, PATRICIA
KALETA, AND AUDREY ENFONDE, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, DECEASED; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 86 WISCONSIN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other 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. Your failure to appear or answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer to the attorney
for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending 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 That this action is being amended to include THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, AS SAID INDIVIDUAL IS DECEASED, AND JENNIFER MAPES, PATRICIA KALETA, AND AUDREY ENFONDE, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR MAPES A/K/A ARTHUR H. MAPES, DECEASED. That this action is also being amended to include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE as necessary parties to the action. MONROE County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: OCTOBER 20, 2015 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Section: 107.80 Block: 3 Lot: 13 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of MONROE, State of New York as more particularly described in the
Complaint herein. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the HON. FRANCIS A. AFFRONTI, a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated NOVEMBER 13, 2015 and filed along with the supporting papers in the MONROE County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a Mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as distinguished as Lot #3, as shown on a map of Thomas Heberle’s Re-subdivision of Lot#21B of Allen L. Wood, Subdivision, and Lot #24 of John Maier’s Subdivision, which map is filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 77 of Maps, page 15. Said lot #3 is situate on the east side of Wisconsin Street, its south lot line intersecting the east line of Wisconsin Street at a point distance 587.04 feet northerly measured along east line of Wisconsin Street from the north line of Atlantic Avenue, is 36 feet wide in front and rear and extends back a distance of 125.95 feet on its north side lot line and 126.17 feet on its south side lot line, all as shown on said map. Premises known as 86 WISCONSIN STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
One-man Arsenal
According to the flabbergasted sheriff of rural Chesterfield County, South Carolina, “This has completely changed our definition of (what constitutes) an ‘assload’ of guns.” Brent Nicholson, 51, had been storing more than 7,000 firearms (most of them likely stolen) in his home and a storage building on his property. Every room of the house was stacked with weapons, and it took four tractor-trailer trips to haul everything away, with help of 100 law-enforcement officers. Nicholson also had 500 chainsaws, at least 250 taxidermied deer, elk, and alligator heads, and more. No motive was obvious to deputies. (Nicholson would still be living in the shadows today if he hadn’t run that stop sign on Oct. 21 with bogus license plates on his truck.)
Leading Economic Indicators
— Following the release of Apple’s yearly financials in October (and based on sales of its iPhone 6), the company announced that, apart from other assets, it was sitting on $206 billion in cash — about like owning the entire gross domestic product of Venezuela, but all in cash. Another way of expressing it: Using only its cash, Apple could buy every single NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL team, plus the 20 most valuable international soccer teams — and still have plenty left. Or, as the BGR.com blog also pointed out, it could instead simply give every man, woman and child in America $646 (coincidentally, about what a new iPhone 6 sells for). — Even if Armageddon doesn’t happen, the CEO of the massive online retailer Overstock.com believes there is a “10 to 20 percent” chance of a world financial
meltdown in the next few years, and he is arranging to be back in business in the aftermath. Patrick Byrnes told the New York Post in November he has stashed away enough food in a well-fortified facility in Utah’s Granite Mountain to serve his 2,000 employees for “30 to 60 days,” along with several thousand other emergency preparations and $10 million in gold. But, he insisted, he’s not a gun-toting “prepper”; the plan is only about tiding employees over until the Internet and banking systems are back up and running.
The Continuing Crisis
— In November in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mison Sere, 42, was judged winner of the 4th annual “Mister Ugly” contest after showcasing his seemingly random dental arrangement (some teeth there, some not) and “wide range of grotesque facial expressions,” according to an Associated Press dispatch. However, many in the crowd thought their favorite was even uglier and threatened to riot. “I am naturally ugly,” said a jealous (former winner) William Masvinu; “He (Sere) is ugly only when he opens his mouth.” — Cool Moms? (1) Jennifer Terry, 44, was charged with driving her daughter and several other minors around Riverdale, Utah, in August to facilitate their tossing eggs at 10 to 20 homes. Some damage was reported, but so far, Terry is the only one charged. (2) Mandy Wells, 32, told police that she thought “for a minute” that it was a bad idea, “but did it anyway” — she invited 10 kids (aged 12 to 14) to her home for a party and served beer and marijuana. Wells, of Springtown, Texas, said her daughter, 14, smokes marijuana because the girl (go figure!) suffers from depression.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Love, commitment and plans will be more complicated than anticipated. Keep your thoughts and intentions a secret until you are in a better position to express your true feelings. A change to your current status or finances will help you gain the confidence to make a romantic move. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A short trip or attending a conference or tradeshow will put you in a position to make new friends. Express your feelings and plans, and you will attract someone who is heading in a similar direction or who wants to join you on your journey.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Uncertainty and confusion will set in regarding your current relationship status. Don’t be fooled by someone who is offering a pretty picture but has little to back up the promises being made. Take a break and figure out what your heart wants before you or someone else gets hurt. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll attract plenty of interest, but you will be prone to choosing poorly. All that glitters isn’t gold. Look for the person who has a practical attitude when it comes to day-to-day life and who understands living within one’s means. Don’t make a decision based on looks alone.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are ready for personal change, but before you put your spell on someone, consider using a practical strategy when looking for love. Check out someone who enjoys the same jokes, movies and literature. If you can laugh together, you can bring out the best in each other. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let go of the past and move into the future with optimism when it comes to love and romance. Don’t sit back waiting for love to come to you, and don’t fear social gatherings. Participation is the name of the game. If you don’t take part, you’ll miss a romantic opportunity.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take a pass if someone is domineering. You don’t have to put up with pressure or poor manners just to keep the peace. If you walk away from one situation, another will come your way. Look for the person who shares a conversation with you instead of talking at you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll have trouble walking away from someone you find intriguing. Look for telltale signs that confirm whether you are dealing with a dreamer or someone who is being legitimate about the past, present and future. Don’t waste time on someone offering little but implying a lot.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t look for someone to settle down with for the wrong reason. Bide your time and choose to make new friends. Jumping into an intimate relationship with someone you barely know isn’t likely to lead to a happy ending. Protect your health and your heart. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can end one year and begin another on a high note if you make plans to seal the deal when it comes to your romantic choice. Step up and share your true feelings, find out where you stand and make plans that will lead to a commitment.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can take the plunge and finalize your promise to someone you feel is right for you. Open up and show a display of affection along with plans for the future. Make changes to your living arrangements that are a sign of your dedication to go the distance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll face hard choices when it comes to friends and relatives versus your lover. Not everyone will favor your romantic preferences. Do your best to deal with those who doubt you, and it will make it easier for you to move forward with the person who captured your heart.
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