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Who’s behind the opposition to Whole Foods?
While I enjoyed the drawing of Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle in the paid advertisement on the back cover of CITY, I must take issue with its message. The public doesn’t know who is behind the big money being spent on ads like this one to fight the proposed Whole Foods development project on Monroe Avenue. Unfortunately, this lack of transparency
has made it difficult to challenge the flood of misinformation that has spread about the project. The planned development project is bigger than zoned, but not by that much. The store will be a fraction of the size of Wegman’s just down the road. If it increases traffic, it’s because citizens want to shop there and it’s successful as a retail outlet. In return, the developer has promised to build several different traffic-calming devices to make traffic flow easier through the corridor than it currently does. He also plans to improve the bicycle pedestrian path that parallels Monroe Avenue behind the retail outlets. That could effectively decrease the number of vehicles on the road, as people like me choose to cycle to the grocery store instead of drive. All of this is called incentive zoning and is the way communities like
ours get improvements made. We’re getting new sidewalks along South Clinton and Elmwood Avenue the same way this summer. There’s nothing wrong or illegal or mysterious about this type of “deal.” It’s all out in the open. What’s hidden is who doesn’t want Whole Foods and what are their real reasons? JACKIE MARCHAND
Douglass and his education
On our essays on Frederick Douglass and education:
Douglass worked diligently to expand his vocabulary to the point that many teens of Rochester are unable to read his autobiography simply because the words he used are too big. All the more reason to study hard in order to someday read it, because Frederick Douglass is truly the North Star. ENID TIERNEY
Crediting the artist
For our February 13 cover photograph of the face of a Frederick Douglass statue, we failed to note the statue’s sculptor. The photo is of one of the 13 reproductions, created by Rochester artist Olivia Kim, of the statue of Douglass in Highland Park. Kim’s reproductions have been placed at sites in the city that are relevant to Douglass’s life in Rochester. The statue photographed for our February 13 cover is on Corinthian Street near the site where Douglass gave his “What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July?” speech. 2 CITY
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Standing together against hatred BY AYALA EMMETT, YONATHAN SHAPIR, AND STEPHEN TEITEL
It is with great distress that we read of the recent arrests of individuals from the Town of Greece accused of making bombs and possessing weapons, with the intention of carrying out an attack on the Muslim community of Islamberg in Delaware County. According to news reports, members of the group planned the attack using social media channels popular with white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups. One of the accused posted antigovernment, pro-Confederate, anti-immigrant, and anti-guncontrol rants on his Twitter account, according to local media. As members of the Rochester chapter of J Street, a pro-Israel, pro-peace organization that supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we are deeply disturbed by the increase in white supremacist activity in the United States and the attendant rise of antiSemitism, Islamophobia, and racist attacks on people of color. Those who inflame fear of immigrants, whether from Muslim countries or Latin America, would like us to forget the fact that the majority of us, of all generations, are immigrants who came to this country seeking the very same things: greater personal security, greater economic prosperity, and the freedom to practice the faith of our choice. The United States has benefited immeasurably from the rich diversity of its citizens. The real threat to our society is not from those who may be different from us, but from those who view the country as the privileged home only for those of a particular race or religion. A recent report by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism found that white supremacists and
other far-right extremists have been responsible for 71 percent of domestic extremistrelated killings during the years 2008-2017. We are saddened and repulsed that such violence seems only to have been emboldened by the actions of the current administration in Washington and a president who declared there were “good people on both sides” when responding to the white supremacist, racist, and anti-Semitic, rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, one and a half years ago. The rally resulted in the murder of social activist Heather Heyer by a neo-Nazi sympathizer. We are particularly dismayed that such a violent anti-Islamic plot found fertile ground in our own local community, in which we strive to promote inclusion, interfaith cooperation, and harmony. We recall, with a sense of gratitude, the comfort we felt in the outpouring of support for our Jewish community from the local Muslim and other faith communities following the horrific attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. We were moved by the thousands of concerned Rochesterians of all faiths who attended a community vigil in response to this attack, held at Temple B’rith Kodesh, and the more than 50 clergy leaders who were there to lend their support. As Jews who experienced xenophobia and anti-Semitism throughout our history in the Diaspora, who suffered discrimination and persecution and genocide, we cannot be silent. When acts of hatred flourish, we are all in danger. We therefore condemn all acts of hatred and express solidarity with our local Muslim communities. When we stand together, we are all stronger.
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
Our national emergency OK, it’s predictable for a liberal columnist to say it, but it’s simply a fact: It’s a national emergency that the country is run by a president as unstable as the one we have. And it’s a national emergency that Republicans in Congress, who surely must be as worried about the president’s ability as the rest of us are, won’t stand up to him. Nobody’s shocked that President Trump declared that immigration at our southern border is a national emergency. But it certainly is stunning that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who opposed the emergency declaration, was so afraid that Trump would shut down the government again that he fell in line. So Trump will apparently build a wall to keep his base happy and get a few Fox commentators off his back. And the next time he wants to do something Congress doesn’t want him to do, he’ll declare another national emergency. And every president who follows in his footsteps will be tempted to do the same. No, Trump isn’t the first president to declare a national emergency to do something Congress didn’t like. And yes, Barack Obama did it. So did Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and both Bushes. Each president presumably had what he thought was a justifiable reason for going around Congress. And as Congress and the rest of us have let that happen, we have chipped away at the separation of powers. Now we have a president who has gone one step further: declaring a national emergency to get money for something that Congress had specifically voted not to give him. It’s satisfying, for a minute or two, to imagine the next Democratic president national-emergencying us into gun control and climate protection. Somebody ought to be thinking about protecting the Constitution, though.
New York’s Amazon loss
Maybe the governor and the corporate leaders are right, and the Amazon protesters just didn’t understand what was good for them. Still, for those of us who believe in citizen participation, corporate responsibility, affordable housing, and that kind of thing, it wasn’t a huge disappointment that Amazon was
We’ve let a succession of presidents do this. And in the process, we’ve been chipping away at the Constitution. taking its logo and walking away from New York City. I wasn’t completely opposed to New York getting HQ2. Everybody in New York State would have benefitted from the state taxes that Amazon and its workers would have paid. And the fact is, New York State is in competition with other states for businesses like Amazon, so no, it’s not good to be known as an anti-business state. But there are plenty of indications that New York could have gotten Amazon without the big taxpayer give-away. The company wanted New York’s tech workers. That’s why it picked New York. Virginia and Nashville – didn’t promise Amazon nearly as much as New York did. Big corporations can create problems as they create jobs. Critics aren’t exaggerating when they say tech giants have driven up housing prices, led to traffic congestion, and have caused other problems that cities have to deal with. Corporations can work with residents to address those problems. But when Seattle tried to raise taxes to deal with its growing homelessness problem, Amazon bullied the city into submission. Governments across the country are complicit in this bidding-forbusiness scam, from our local industrial development agencies right on up. It’s way past time to stop it, of course. But that would take a national effort. And that would require far more courage, bipartisanship, and civic commitment than exists in this country right now.
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Coalition focuses on gun violence
The ROC Against Gun Violence Coalition, a broadbased organization that includes citizens’ groups as well as law enforcement agencies, has unveiled a plan it hopes will help reduce the city’s gun violence. The plan includes adding funding to the Rochester Police Department budget, developing a gun amnesty program, enforcing gun laws more strictly, pushing for legislation for the safe storage of legal weapons, and increasing staffing for mediation programs. Rochester City Council member Willie Lightfoot, who chairs the coalition, said the funding increase for the police department will likely be included in the next city budget proposal. Increasing the number of police officers, he said, could let more police respond to shootings. In addition, Lightfoot said, “We’re looking at some stuff that they’ve done in Brooklyn with a mobile trauma unit” that helps people deal with the effects of trauma when shootings happen. The coalition is holding a public meeting to discuss its efforts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, in Council Chambers at City Hall.
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Fringe opens application period March 1
Artists and performers who want to participate in the 2019 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival can submit production proposals beginning Friday, March 1, at 9 a.m. at rochesterfringe.com. Applying to perform at the Fringe’s more than 20 venues is free. The submission period closes Monday, April 15, at 11:59 p.m. This year’s festival expands to 12 days, and will run from September 10 through September 21.
Jazz Fest adds Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band has been named the final headliner of the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, which runs from June 21 to 29. Steve Miller Band will play Friday, January 28, 8 p.m. at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall. The group joins Patti LaBelle, Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Steve Gadd Band, and George Benson as the Jazz Festival’s headlining artists. Steve Miller Band tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, 10 a.m. at rochesterjazz.com, and are also available by phone: 454-2060. $91-$161.
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Plans for the new Aldi call for a modern-looking mix of masonry and metal with an angular roofline. RENDERING PROVIDED BY CITY OF ROCHESTER
DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
North Winton may finally get Aldi After a scrapped attempt several years ago to build an Aldi in North Winton Village, indications now look good for a new store coming to the area, says Mary Coffey, a long-time neighborhood leader. Aldi will occupy half of the former Tops market, a 44,000 square-foot building located at the corner of North Winton and Blossom Roads. That Tops was one of five in the Rochester area that closed last year. The city Zoning Board is holding a public hearing at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 21, at City Hall, and the board is
expected to vote on the plan at that meeting. Aldi needs variances for signage that’s slightly larger than is allowed. Reception to the discount grocery chain has been completely different than it was their first time Aldi attempted to move into the North Winton neighborhood. It was initially interested in the site of the old Jim’s Restaurant on North Winton. Jim’s was demolished in anticipation of a new building for Aldi, but the parcel was small, and Aldi would have needed numerous variances. Residents were fiercely divided on
the plan. Some were angry that a chain store would be replacing Jim’s, a long-time neighborhood breakfast and lunch haunt. And many residents weren’t convinced that another grocery store was needed, since Tops, Wegmans, and Price Rite were already in the vicinity. But the former Jim’s restaurant site remains vacant, and nobody wants to see the Tops plaza sitting vacant, too, Coffey says. There’s been interest in the other half of the Tops building, says Flaum, but the company is still looking for a tenant.
Democrats, who control elected offices in the city, have their sights set on the county executive’s office and County Legislature control. But they face a primary in their own party for City Court – and maybe for City Council and school board seats.
POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Republicans will face full slate of Dem challengers Democrats are going to take a shot at winning control of Monroe County government in this year’s elections, and they plan to go after Republicans up and down the ballot. County Clerk Adam Bello received the Democrats’ designation to run for county executive, while Republicans and the county Conservative Party are supporting incumbent County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo. The parties’ designations solidified a match-up that many in local politics and media have expected for a while. But perhaps just as significant: the Democrats are putting forward a nearly full slate of County Legislature candidates. All 29 seats in the chamber are up for election this year, and Democrats are hoping to win the majority. They currently hold only 12 seats, so they have to gain some serious ground. Already at least one Democratic primary is shaping up, though. In the 23rd District, which covers parts of southeast Rochester and a sliver of Brighton, the committees designated Linda Hasman as the candidate, but Scotty Ginett says on his website that he plans to challenge her in a primary. District Attorney Sandra Doorley, a Republican who first won the seat eight years ago when she ran as the Democratic candidate, will face a challenge from Democrat Shani Curry Mitchell, a
prosecutor with 13 years’ experience. A Rochester native, Curry Mitchell started her career working in Atlanta at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, and spent the last five years working as an assistant district attorney in the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. She left the DA’s office a few months ago and is now working in the City of Rochester’s law department. As the party seeks to make gains in county government, it’ll also have several city primary elections to work through. Judith Davis was the only incumbent school board member to win the city committees’ designation to run for a school board seat; there are four seats up for election this year. She was also the only school board candidate to get the designation after the first round of balloting during last week’s Monroe County Democratic Committee convention. After the second round, Howard Eagle, Anthony Hall, and Amy Maloy secured the designation. If incumbents Willa Powell and Beatriz LeBron want to stay on the board, they have to collect petitions and run primaries. The same is true of the several other candidates who sought the school board designation. The City Council designations had already been settled prior to the convention.
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The designated candidates are Mary Lupien, East District; Michael Patterson, the incumbent Northeast District member; LaShana Boose, Northwest District; and Adam McFadden, the incumbent South District member. All of the candidates Democrat Adam Bello, currently the county clerk, will seek to except McFadden faced unseat Republican County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo in this year’s challenges during city elections. Last week, both candidates were designated by their committee voting earlier respective party. FILE PHOTO this month. Primary serious interest. Melissa Barrett, whom races for City Council seats have been common over the years, and Mayor Lovely Warren appointed to former Judge Leticia Astacio’s City Court seat, this year will probably be no different. The picked up the designation for one seat. Mark East District and Northwest District seats Muoio, a county legislator and director of generated especially high interest, since the the Legal Aid Society of Rochester’s Housing incumbents – Elaine Spaull in the East and and Consumer Law Unit, received the other. Molly Clifford in the Northwest – aren’t Aaron Frazier, an attorney at Harris running for reelection. Beach, said in a Facebook post this morning Two Green Party candidates are running that he intends to run a primary. City School for City Council seats in the general Board President Van White, who works as election: Dave Sutliff-Atias is seeking the an attorney and sought the designation, also East District seat, and Chris Edes is seeking says he plans to run a primary. the Northeast District seat. Two City Court judge seats are up for Contains reporting by Tim Louis election this year, and the positions drew Macaluso.
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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Abortion conflict flares up in Batavia America’s culture wars never end. The country is in divisive, prolonged fights over gun laws, drug policy, immigration, school prayer, and the government’s role in practically everything. But one of the fiercest conflicts has been over a woman’s right to safe, legal abortion. And right now, it’s flaring up in the City of Batavia, where officials are deliberating a resident’s request that they send a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo opposing new state laws around abortion. State lawmakers passed the Reproductive Health Act on January 22. The bill modernized New York’s abortion laws and brought them in line with protections spelled out in the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. And it incensed abortion opponents across the state and country, including Batavia resident Chris Connelly. He appeared at a Batavia City Council meeting a week after the Reproductive Health Act became law and asked the Council members to “shut down Planned Parenthood” and “make Batavia a sanctuary city for the unborn,” according to a January 29 Batavia Daily News article. (Connelly didn’t respond to an e-mail from CITY seeking comment.) His remarks found support from at least one Council member, Rose Mary Christian, and sparked debate among all of them. But ultimately, at the suggestion of Council President Eugene Jankowski, the members opted to have the city manager put together a draft letter of opposition to the governor, which they could then discuss at their next meeting of February 11. Municipal governments frequently send letters to state officials on matters of concern, typically policy and funding issues that directly impact government operations. “I thought that process would also give us time to get public feedback,” Jankowski said during an interview last week. The public responded. Council members received a slew of e-mails, many of which urged Council to stay out of the issue, Jankowski said. And at last Monday’s Council meeting, approximately 150 people packed the chambers, 18 of whom spoke not just about the letter, but about their feelings on abortion as a whole. Quite a few of the speakers came from outside of Batavia, as a video posted on The Batavian (thebatavian.com) shows. A pastor from Syracuse urged Council to make Batavia a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” and a woman from Mt. Morris stressed that reproductive rights are “decided law.” One segment shows Dan Devlin of Buffalo, president of the New York State chapter of Oath Keepers, a farright group, speaking. “You are at a pivotal point in American history because you here in Batavia, New vCuomo and state that you cannot possibly go along with not only this new legislation, but you cannot go along with the procedure known as abortion,” Devlin said. Another segment showed remarks from Nikki Calhoun of LeRoy, a reproductive rights supporter. “We have shown time and again that we are not someone’s property, we are not fragile, we are not stupid, we are not weak,” Calhoun said. “Members of this Council, I implore you to mind the business of the city and not our bodies.” 6 CITY
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Abortion rights supporters during a 2013 demonstration protesting a an anti-abortion group’s annual meeting, which was held in Rochester that year. FILE PHOTO
Ultimately, the board couldn’t come to agreement about the letter. Jankowski isn’t sold on the idea of sending the letter – nor are some other members of Council – because he’s not hearing a consensus from constituents that they want the board to do it. But he left members the option of a drafting a letter and submitting it for discussion at the February 25 conference meeting – a discussion-centered meeting where the members work out what they’ll vote on at the next business meeting – and Christian has already written one. Batavia probably won’t be the last New York government
asked to take some official position against – or even for – the Reproductive Health Act. The act and its predecessors languished in Albany for over a decade as the Democratic-controlled state Assembly passed it over and over again and the Republican-controlled Senate kept it from even coming to a vote. And every year it met intense opposition from anti-abortion groups and some religious groups, including Catholic leaders. The law passed this year because Democrats took control of the state Senate in the 2018 elections and Senate leaders prioritized the bill, as did Assembly leaders and Cuomo. They had deep concerns about the Trump administration and the conservative majority on the Supreme Court eroding abortion rights. Cuomo signed the act immediately after the legislature passed it. But the opposition has persisted. “Once it was passed, it was just ‘Whoa’: everybody came out of the woodwork,” says Debora McDell-Hernandez, Planned
Parenthood of Central and Western New York’s senior director of public and community affairs. Batavia provided a second, coincidental example of that visible opposition on February 11, when anti-abortion activist Randall Terry stopped in the city as part of a multi-day tour of Upstate New York. He performed an inflammatory skit protesting the Reproductive Health Act, which he also did later in the day in Rochester. But with the Reproductive Health Act now in state law, abortion rights are fairly secure in the state, McDellHernandez says. Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York isn’t worried about the Batavia health center getting shut down, because the local government doesn’t have authority to do so, she says. The organization is more concerned with the safety of its employees and making sure that staff who work in the community are educated about what the new state law does and doesn’t do, she says. As for the ongoing debate in Batavia, McDell-Hernandez says it illustrates the problem with a local government taking a stand on a broad, controversial state or federal issue. “It forces people to reexamine their role in the community,” says McDell-Hernandez. And that’s what appears to be happening with at least some Batavia City Council members. Jankowski argues that if the Council picks one side, then the other – which the members still represent – feels alienated. “It’s probably not fair that we go down that road of sending letters as a community when it’s not so positive that the whole community agrees with that letter,” Jankowski says.
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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.)
Forum planned on police accountability
City Council will hold its last public forum concerning its legislation to establish a Police Accountability Board on Thursday, February 21. If it passes, the legislation would mean a major change in police oversight. Right now, the Police Department’s Professional Standards Section investigates civilian complaints about misconduct by a police officer, and the police chief decides on punishment. City Council’s legislation calls for a nine-person board that would have investigative authority about complaints involving officers, and the board would determine punishment. 8 CITY
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The forum will be held in the City Hall atrium, 30 Church Street, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Rethinking community housing
The Community Design Center of Rochester will present “Strategies for Health and Equity in Housing,” a lecture by Nikolaus Philipsen, on Wednesday, February 27. The president of ArchPlan, an architecture and design firm based in Baltimore, Philipsen has spent much of his career working on community housing, and he currently serves on Maryland’s Social Determinants of Health Task Force. The CDC event will be held at Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue, at 7 p.m. Registration: 271-0520.
Students protest segregation
“‘63 Boycott” on Wednesday, February 27, a film examining one of the largest civil rights demonstrations of its time. On October 22, 1963, more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools system in a protest against racial segregation. The students called on Superintendent Benjamin Willis to resign after he had trailers installed on school playgrounds and parking lots to house students in overcrowded black schools instead of allowing the students to enroll in nearby white schools. The film’s showing is part of the Little’s Black Cinema Series. It’ll be screened at 6:30 p.m., free of charge, and will be followed by a discussion. The Little is located at 240 East Avenue.
Dining & Nightlife sized slice that you’d see at any other pizza shop. But the “slices” at Create A Pizza are prepared fresh, not cooked hours prior and languishing in a glass case under a heat lamp. You have a choice of one of seven sauces (plain or hearty tomato, pesto, olive oil and garlic, BBQ, Buffalo, and sweet Buffalo) and seven different cheeses, including a vegan Daiya cheese. After that, there are many standard and non-standard vegetable and meat toppings. I won’t bore you with all of the specific
At the fast-casual joint Create A Pizza, you can customize a personal pizza with loads of toppings to choose from. Right: garlic knots. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
Something for everyone Create A Pizza 766 MONROE AVENUE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M.; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 11 A.M. TO 11 P.M.; SUNDAY, 1 TO 8 P.M. 730-5141; FACEBOOK.COM/CREATEAPIZZA [ REVIEW ] BY CHRIS THOMPSON
The fast-casual food trend in the area is not new. Chiptole and Moe’s use the approach with Tex-Mex, which paved the way for Core Life Eatery and Naan-tastic. It’s not a surprise that fast casual pizza followed in the trend. And if we are being honest, ALL American pizza is do-it-yourself. We order what we want pizzerias to put on our pizzas all the time. It did not start with the first person to put a pineapple on a pizza and then be subsequently run out of town by a horde of torch-and-pitchfork wielding “pizza traditionalists.” So what makes Create A Pizza on Monroe Ave stand out from other pizza joints? Besides being the only fast-casual pizza
restaurant within Rochester city limits, Create A Pizza’s head chefgeneral manager Katelyn Dunne created all of the recipes. Dunne proudly makes every batch of dough, as well as the sauce, appetizers, and desserts the restaurant offers. The nonDIY pizzas on the menu are her own recipes as well. All of the food is brought in fresh daily and prepared in the kitchen. Besides a mixer, no machines touch the dough; it’s all hand stretched. The chicken comes fresh, and Dunne seasons and cooks it in-house. The meatballs are prepared and cooked in the oven. With the exception of the glutenfree cauliflower crust, nothing comes into Create A Pizza in a vat or box, and that is only because Chef Dunne has not yet perfected a gluten-free recipe on her own that is to her satisfaction. Though Mark Teng is the official owner, Chef Dunne has full control of the menu and operations. This is her baby, so her attention
to detail comes as no surprise. She has been cooking since she was a child and has accrued years of professional culinary experience, including working at another fast-casual eatery. You can tell how much care she puts into the food and the service by the taste of it. I ordered two pies when I visited: the gluten-free 10-inch ($11.99) and the personal “slice” ($7.99). The personal is not really a slice, it’s the size of a 10-inch pie, but it’s stretched and laid out to resemble a giant, face-
toppings I chose for each pizza. Many people get passionate about what does and does not belong on pizzas, and I don’t want to be judged too harshly for all the seasoned zucchini I put on my slice. I will say that both pizzas were delectable. The hearty tomato sauce is thick but not too chunky and has a bold, savory flavor. Some other pizza shops put sugar in their sauce to bring out flavor, but I prefer not to have a candy tomato pie. The cauliflower crust is also quite tasty. It is a thin crust that gets crispy but is still soft on the inside. Still, I look forward to the gluten-free recipe that Chef Dunne will create on her own, because her dough for the general personal slices and 12-inch was mouthwatering. Create A Pizza accommodates for many dietary restrictions as well. There is a separate set of the ingredients designated for gluten-free and vegan customers to avoid cross-contamination. It is also possible to have a completely dairy-free pizza if you like. The shop offers vegan sausage, and even the garlic knots and cinnamon twists are vegan. No one is left out. The convenience of the location and the freshness of ingredients at Create A Pizza are enough reasons to frequent the restaurant. Besides that, people who love pizza rarely agree on what to put on a pizza, so there is nothing like a personalized pie all to yourself. That way, everyone is satisfied, and there’s no need to get out the pitchforks. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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YARMS A PROFILE IN MUSICAL CURIOSITY [ MUSIC ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
If you’ve frequented the folk and singer-songwriter circuits in Rochester in the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard Ryan Yarmel play. Known also simply as “Yarms,” he’s been a fixture in the local music scene. In the past, he’s held down the bottom line on the upright bass in Americana-roots groups The Younger Gang and Aaron Lipp & The Slacktones. And he performs original songs from his album “Polka Dot Swing” as a solo artist and as frontman for the country-western outfit Yarmsband, in addition to numerous other music projects.
Ryan Yarmel and Yarmsband return to Abilene Bar and Lounge on February 27.
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PHOTO BY AARON WINTERS
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continued Every Wednesday this month at Abilene Bar and Lounge, Yarmel is hosting a series of concerts called the “Yarms February Frolic.” The four gigs highlight his sonic ubiquity as a member of diverse Rochester bands, including folk outfit The Sugargliders, blues duo Hotel Cadillac, electroacoustic acts Funscape and Sparx & Yarms, and the rock band Great Red. The February 6 lineup featured rising acts Madeleine McQueen and The Sugargliders alongside Hotel Cadillac, and February 13 showcased the rock stylings of Anamon and a retooled Great Red lineup with Yarmel on bass. The next concert, on Wednesday, February 20, is perhaps the most left-of-center, with electro-tinged music from Sparx & Yarms in a rare live appearance, along with sets from Funscape and the mysterious outsider Beef Gordon. The residency closes on February 27 with a high-energy show from Yarmel’s Americana-country group Yarmsband and the psychedelic surf rockers Televisionaries. Yarmel’s February series comes at a time when music residencies in Rochester frequently feature tribute shows that pay homage to an influential music legend or commemorate a specific, game-changing album. In contrast, all of the musicians featured during Yarmel’s tenure at Abilene are performing original material, with the possibility of a cover song sprinkled in. Through a music residency, concertgoers can seek out a curated listening experience from someone whose taste and musical abilities they trust. Yarmel’s programming choices seem to reflect a desire to introduce listeners to new sounds.
“Every single band that is playing in this residency is a folk band at its heart,” Ryan Yarmel says PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
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“This is sort of a bookmark in what I’ve done musically up to this point,” Yarmel says. “I have more to give.” The residency at Abilene enables the 26-yearold Fairport native to assert himself as both an active musician in the Rochester scene and a promoter of it. In addition to his seemingly innumerable musical endeavors, Yarmel serves as store manager at Bernunzio Uptown Music. Recently, he’s also served as a fill-in host for Scott Regan’s “Open Tunings” on WRUR 88.5 FM; he now hosts “Ryan Yarmel’s Show” on WAYO 104.3 FM. In addition to his formidable work as a songwriter, Yarmel is familiar with playing more of a supporting role in the creation of songs, as the bass player in both Great Red and The Sugargliders. Great Red’s frontman Zach Kochan – who also plays in The Sugargliders and Funscape – has witnessed Yarmel’s musical versatility firsthand.
Funscape, compromised of Yarmel and Zach Kochan plays Abilene Bar and Lounge on February 20. PHOTO BY TEAGAN WEST
“Music comes to Ryan so naturally,” Kochan says. “His ear is unbelievable. His feel is so good. He could be a virtuoso musician, but his taste is so incredible that he really knows how to serve a song. For instance, in Great Red, he’s sort of the bass player that I always wanted in that band. His emphasis is so much more on feel than anything else that it breathes new life in the band for me.” Yarmel’s willingness to do what is best for the song is evident in his flexible songwriting approach. “I don’t think there’s any criteria that I have when I write a song,” Yarmel says. “I mean, it just happens. I usually write most songs by myself on acoustic guitar. But oftentimes, songs – particularly more with the electronic-ambient bands – will come out of pre-writing that I’ll just do.” In writing songs with Yarmel for their trap-inspired, electronic folk duo Sparx & Yarms, musician Cody Sparks was struck by Yarmel’s openness to change. “He was really receptive to changing up what he already had,” Sparks says. “He would show it to me, and then he would be like, ‘I have this, but I’m willing to completely change it.’ And then we would take it and make a beat over it, and all of a sudden, his song that was really fast-tempoed and more like a traditional folk song was suddenly 60 BPM and really slow, with a weird hip-hop beat. He was just completely open to that idea.” Yarmel gets very specific when he’s explaining his role as bass player in The Sugargliders. “Why I wanted to play with them is because I saw them live a lot,” Yarmel says, “and just was so impressed by what they were doing, and felt that I could
honor their sound and make it better: lay down the foundation to what they were doing, increase it and flesh out more. I just felt like what they were doing was so good and sacred that if I could be a part of it, it would bring me a lot of joy, but also help this band sound even more amazing.” For Yarmel, it seems as though his goal in The Sugargliders is to coax a poignant, previously hidden aspect of the music to the fore. “With this band,” he says, “what I’m doing is what I’ve done in a lot of bands – exposing and really bringing to the front of the picture the hypnotic element in folk music.” The aesthetic of hypnosis is present in his other projects as well, he says, citing the electronic instrumentation of Sparx & Yarms and the psychedelic country
inclinations of Yarmsband. Despite all of the stylistic differences, Yarmel maintains that folk music is at the core of his residency’s focus. “Every single band that is playing in this residency is a folk band at its heart,” Yarmel says. Oddly, he even cites Beef Gordon, the post-punk-meets-lounge-singer, as a folk act. Asked to define folk music, Yarmel’s response is broad and curious, but it makes sense: “I think it’s music that talks about folks and their stories – what they’re going through.” Despite Yarmel’s liberal definition of folk music, his traditional roots as an Americanafolk singer-songwriter are more clearly evident in his solo project Yarms as well as in the Yarmsband. Here, the songs are acousticdriven and more often follow conventional storytelling narratives.
That said, it’s clear that Yarmel’s songwriting can’t be pinned to any one genre. When he creates songs, he says, he’s “writing them so that they could be timeless, so not having too many specific cultural references.” It’s likely that over the course of the residency, he says, he will play the same song three separate times, filtered through three of his different projects. As you might expect, Yarmel’s influences are idiosyncratic. He has obvious heroes like folk rock legend Neil Young and the late country musician Hank Thompson, but he’s also a classically trained double bassist who was inspired to take up the instrument as a child after hearing the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever.” He went on to play in the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and developed a love for the epic, lateRomantic symphonies of composers like Gustav Mahler, Jean Sibelius, and Anton Bruckner. Zach Kochan remembers connecting with Yarmel over Brit-pop artists like Oasis, Blur, and Gorillaz. Ryan Yarmel is a musician rooted in the earnest storytelling of folk, but there’s a stylistic restlessness that disregards genre labels in favor of honest artistic expression. The result is a head-in-the-clouds approach to songwriting: Yarmel hasn’t forgotten his musical origins, but he isn’t confined by them, either.
Great Red, from left to right, consists of Andrew Tachine, Ryan Yarms, Mark Bamann, and Zach Kochan. PHOTO BY TEAGAN WEST
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Upcoming
Music
[ ELECTRONIC ]
The Crystal Method Saturday, May 18. Anthology. 336 East Ave. $20-$25. Ages 18 and over. 9 p.m. 484-1964. anthologylive.com; thecrystalmethod.com. [ SINGER-SONGWRITER ]
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit & Father John Misty
Thursday, June 20. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. $25-$65. 7 p.m. 394-4400. cmacevents.com.
Connie Deming
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 THE LITTLE THEATRE CAFÉ, 240 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | FREE | THELITTLE.ORG/MUSIC [ FOLK ] Connie Deming is everything a singer-songwriter should be, bringing every aspect of her life into her songs. While her tunes are imbued with echoes of all the rich traditions of folk music, stylistically they are all her own. Deming is a fine pianist and a nicely percussive guitarist, but she can still soar when she leaves the keyboard, puts down the guitar, and lifts up her voice for an a stunning a cappella solo. — BY RON NETSKY
Pegasus Early Music SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 121 NORTH FITZHUGH STREET 4 P.M. | $10-$78; GRADES 3 TO 12 FREE PEGASUSEARLYMUSIC.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] According to Pegasus Early Music director
Deborah Fox, a “fandango” is not just a Spanish dance, it’s also a party. That’s her hope in presenting this week’s Pegasus concert of the same name, a miscellany of song and dance from Baroque-era Spain and from its New World colonies, including Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico. The colorful sounds of guitars and harp, as well as the rhythms of the dance, are evident. Some of those authentic dances will be demonstrated by historical dancer Peggy Murray, who will also offer concertgoers a quick pre-concert fandango lesson.
— BY DAVID RAYMOND PHOTO BY AARON WINTERS
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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]
[ WED., FEBRUARY 20 ]
The Saplings
CLASSICAL
‘Go Digital!’ Master Hand Records thesaplingsmusic.bandcamp.com
Mostly Other People Do the Killing SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $10-$20 | BOPSHOP.COM; HOTCUPRECORDS.COM [ JAZZ ] Mostly Other People Do the Killing takes jazz to a whole new level by japing standard traditions and reveling in pushing sonic boundaries. Based in New York City, the band began as a quartet and continues to fluctuate in size as a freeimprovisation collective. MOPDTK typically presents itself as a horn-filled jazz septet with a sleazy, swanky-smooth ragtime feel. This evening will offer a more intimate trio experience, featuring pianist Ron Stabinsky, bassist Moppa Elliott, and drummer Kevin Shea. Together the trio rips through classic jazzchord changes with vibrant originality, creating sonic chaos that culminates in a clean and sophisticated jazz soiree. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
The Surfrajettes SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 9:30 P.M. | $10 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM; FACEBOOK.COM/THESURFRAJETTES [ SURF ROCK ] All-female surf rock quartet The Surfrajettes has become an international sensation over the past few years. Based in Toronto, the band is known for its psychedelic surf rock instrumentals, delivered in a classic, 60’s go-go style. Rochester’s Anne Liebel plays drums in the group, alongside guitarists Nicole Damoff and Shermy Freeman and bassist Sarah Butler. Each musician demonstrates tenacious technical skills as they weave between each other’s notes. The Surfrajettes keep the party going with a tasteful mix of surf rock covers and original, psychedelic-post-punk jams. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
The Saplings’ beautifully odd album “Go Digital!” is definitely a mellow, clever, and cool collection that punches like a clown on the nod. The band exhibits a ton of varied personalities: electronic moods cleverly stirred into pop hooks, from Devo to emo. All 13 cuts are accessible without trying too hard, and they go well with anything the listener brings. The horn arrangements are exquisite, as are the other instruments as they shift within their own subtlety. The Saplings have their feet firmly planted while “Go Digital!” takes flight. Rather magical, I believe. You will, too. Playing with Orquesta Antonetti and Cammy Enaharo & Dessert, The Saplings will have a record release show on Saturday, February 23, 9 p.m. at Anthology, 336 East Avenue. $12-$15. 484-1964. anthologylive.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Eastman Wind Orchestra. Mark Davis Scatterday. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. COUNTRY
Alyssa Trahan. B-Side,
5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Komrads, Shanghai Beach, Foot & Mouth Disease, DJ Bumphead. Rosen Krown,
875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 8 p.m. $5.
Parallel Radio: A Journey Through Sound. Kaleidoscope Collective, 936 Exchange St., Building A. 484-0194. Every other Wednesday, 8 p.m. $10 suggested. JAZZ
Escape Terrain. Record
Jan the Actress ‘Dirty Anxious Low’ Self-released jantheactress.bandcamp.com
Most bands build up the energy over the space of a few cuts. But not Jan the Actress, no. The band’s latest CD, “Dirty Anxious Low,” delivers that slash, crash and burn immediately. It’s there the minute you switch it on, and it doesn’t stop for nine glorious cuts. There’s clever vocal interplay between singers Karrah Teague and Eric Witkowski, who plays his guitar in a kind of unrelenting stranglehold. The music is thunderous and raw; it burns like a six-string rash. The band weaves in and out of garage and punk rock, both in attitude and application. It reminds me of The Bellrays and their merciless wail, and I can’t get enough. “Dirty Anxious Low,” I love you. “S.W.A.K.” — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5 p.m.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. Smith Opera House,
82 Seneca St. Geneva. thesmith.org. 8 p.m. $38.50 & up. INDIE
Ryan Yarmel with Funscape, Sparx & Yarms, Beef Gordon.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $5. POP/ROCK
Katie Preston & Friends.
Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
[ THU., FEBRUARY 21 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Dave Chisholm, Dallas Greene. The Daily Refresher,
293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 7 p.m. continues on page 17
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Music
The Goddamn Gallows blend an old-time, American roots sound with punk energy. The band plays the Bug Jar on March 12. PHOTO PROVIDED
Hangmen The Goddamn Gallows WITH SCOTT H. BIRAM AND URBAN PIONEERS TUESDAY, MARCH 12 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $18-$22 | AGES 18 AND OVER BUGJAR.COM; THEGODDAMNGALLOWS.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
Of all the bands currently out there liberally slathering the suffix “billy” all over their diagnosis – as in psychobilly, punkabilly, swingabilly, et al. – The Goddamn Gallows makes the most sense. Spawned from the American Rust Belt and now spread out around the Midwest, The Goddamn Gallows looks like a band that would bring a knife to a gunfight and win. The band is a raucous blend of old-time music and punk energy, wrapped in a hobo aesthetic. The Goddamn Gallows have done it in dives and festivals all over the globe, and about six times in the studio. Their latest is 2018’s “The Trial,” which finds the band going into heavier, uncharted seas. The Goddamn Gallows’ bassist, Fishgutzzz, was at the other end of the line when we gave 16 CITY FEBRUARY 20 - 26, 2019
the band a jingle. We had questions. He had answers. An edited transcript follows. CITY: Please talk a little about The Goddamn Gallows: the early years. Fishgutzzz: Me and Mikey the guitar player
started it out in Portland with a different drummer, Amanda Kill, in 2004. She didn’t have a kick drum. It was a real stripped-down sound: kinda psychobilly, rockabilly, swingy. Then we moved down to L.A. and met our current drummer, Baby Genius. That’s when we started really playing and recording. What kind of band did you want to be?
We didn’t seek out to do any specific kind of band, just punk rock, psychobilly kind of stuff. Our base sound is punk rock. It’s what we mostly grew up on. Everything we listen to gets into our music without getting too messy. Being on the road so much, how do you write?
Terribly. Back in the day we used to write more together. But now everyone lives in a different city. Now we’ll write songs or a portion of a song and when we get together before tour or recording, just hash it out.
enjoy being in the studio, sitting down, being able to spend time adding parts and instruments that we can’t do onstage. Typically we’ll get together, write a record, and record it in three days. How many vans has the band gone through?
We’ve gone through 14 in the United States alone. It got to be too much so we started renting. We’re still paying off vans we haven’t seen in years. What kind of antics do you get up to onstage?
We used to blow fire, but we stopped doing that for a while. Then a couple of years ago at the Muddy Roots Festival, we caused a bit of a ruckus where a shotgun may or may not have gone off onstage and a table may or may not of been lit on fire. The stage and our washboard player caught on fire. Everybody was fine. What’s next on the agenda?
This tour with Scott H. Biram, and then Europe.
Do you prefer the stage or the studio?
What’ll they say about you guys once you’re gone?
I used to prefer the stage. But now I really
Thank God they’re gone.
Old Timey Jam. Bernunzio
Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. bernunzio.com. Every third Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Songwriter’s Circle: Jerry Falzone, Jeff Riales, Chris Wilson. Rochester Museum &
Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. 6:30 p.m. w/ museum admission. AMERICANA
Big Blue House. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. BLUES
Hannah PK. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6:30 p.m. CLASSICAL
Lilya Zilberstein, piano. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $24-$45.
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Composers’ Concerts. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. COUNTRY
Johnny Cash Birthday Bash.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $7. DJ/ELECTRONIC
DiCE MaN, Second Nature, Krook. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. POP/ROCK
Amanda Ashley. Via Girasole
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. VOCALS
Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus.
Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. 325-4000. 7 p.m.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 22 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Amanda Ashley. WhichCraft Brews, 1900 Empire Blvd. Webster. 222-2739. 7 p.m. AMERICANA
Buffalo Rose Live at Abilene.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $7.
Soul Passenger, Nobody’s Marigold. Abilene, 153 Liberty
Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m. BLUES
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Whiskey River Pub & Grill, 421 River St. 417-6231. 9 p.m.
Neil Giraldo, Derek St. Holmes, Dave Miller & The Other Sinners. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $15.
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The Fox Sisters. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 8 p.m. $5. Pentanol, Pilot The Universe. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $5. Rex & the Rockabilly Kings: Celebrating Elvis Presley. The
Riviera, 4 Center St., Geneseo. geneseoriviera.com. 7 p.m. $25-$30.
The Saplings, Orquesta Antonetti, Cammy Enaharo & Dessert. Anthology, 336 East
PHOTO BY TINA STARR
PHOTO BY ANDREJ GRILC
GARAGE ROCK | BUFFALO SEX CHANGE
CLASSICAL | LILYA ZILBERSTEIN
One of Rochester’s favorite party bands, Buffalo Sex Change brings down the house with only two people behind the wheel of the sexually-charged, grunge-pop thrill ride: guitarist Phil Pierce and drummer Clayton Eddy. The duo has celebrated three releases since its debut in 2014, including its most recent album, 2018’s “Searching Hands.” Covered with lo-fi reverb, Pierce’s punchy tenor voice often switches to a darker, nasal speak-sing, like that of Mick Jagger. Eddy plays drums standing up, smashing wildly along to pulsating, hipster rock beats. Buffalo Sex Change is a rambunctious garage-pop duo with post-punk attitude.
When classical superstar Martha Argerich needs a partner for a piano duo, she turns to another virtuoso, Lilya Zilberstein. When you hear her play, with equal shares of dazzling technique and exhilarating style, it’s easy to understand why. Zilberstein has a knack for fluid phrasing and effortless lyricism, while losing none of her characteristic articulation and precision. The resulting sound is equal parts sophisticated and accessible. The Russian-born pianist’s Thursday program at Kilbourn Hall will include some early Beethoven: 24 Variations on “Venni Amore” by Vincenzio Righini and Sonata No. 23, also known as “Appassionata.” Zilberstein will also play Scriabin’s Sonata in F# Minor, No. 3 and Rachmaninoff’s “Six moments musicaux.”
Buffalo Sex Change will perform along with Shana Falana and Overhand Sam & The Bad Weapons on Friday, February 22, 6 p.m. at Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood Street. Free. 2441210. recordarchive.com; buffalosexchange.bandcamp.com — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Lilya Zilberstein performs Thursday, February 21, 8 p.m. at Eastman School of Music’s Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs Street. $24$45, 274-3000. eastmantheatre.org; lilyazilberstein.com. — BY RON NETSKY
Vinyl Orange Ottoman. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. CLASSICAL
Community Organ Concert. First
Baptist Church, 175 Allens Creek Road. 7 p.m.
Eastman Organists’ Community Concert. First Baptist Church
of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd. 244-2468. fbcrochester.net. 7 p.m. Eastman Philharmonia. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m.
Wind Symphony, Brass Choir & Jazz Ensemble. UR, Strong Auditorium, River Campus. 8 p.m.
Gregory St. 563-6241. 9:30 p.m. $10.
JAZZ
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675
FUZZROD, Snack Shack, The BOBS. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Herb Smith & the Freedom Trio. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org. 7:30 p.m.
My Vegan Uncle, Cottage Street. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S.
Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9:30 p.m. Riverside Soul. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Trio East. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.
JAZZ
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $10.
HIP-HOP/RAP
Daniel Son. ButaPub, 315
POP/ROCK Boy Jr.. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m. Dave Riccioni & Friends. M’s 4300 Bar & Grill, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. Fourth Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.
Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m.
REGGAE/JAM
Bob Marley Birthday Bash: Noble Vibes. Lovin’ Cup, 300
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7. Junkyard Fieldtrip. 585 Rockin Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Rd. 247-0079. 8:30 p.m.
Kids in the Basement (Album Release). Lux Lounge, 666
South Ave. lux666.com. 9 p.m.
Overhand Sam & The Bad Weapons, Shana Falana, Buffalo Sex Change. Record
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6 p.m. Something Else. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $5.
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TRADITIONAL Celtic Soul . Fanatics Pub & Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 8 p.m.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] BLUES
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m. East End Drifters. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m. Taste of Jazz: Freedom Trio. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6 p.m. $18 show / $30 show & dinner. Trio East. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. INDIE
Ian Downey is Famous (LP Release), Zurich Cloud Motors, Cavalcade. Skylark Lounge, 40
South Union St. 270-8106. 9 p.m. $5. METAL
Dying Fetus, I Am. Montage
CLASSICAL
Ida Kavafian, violin.
Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $17-$19.
Ciminelli Lounge, ESM, 100 Gibbs St. 3 p.m.
POP/ROCK
DJ/ELECTRONIC
Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m.
Dubwars: Revenge Of The Synth. Firehouse Saloon, 814
S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 10 p.m. $5.
Chris Bethmann. B-Side, 5 Emo Night: Cut Me Up Genny, Nostalgic Stereo. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $5.
Ave. 484-1964. 9 p.m. $12-$15. Tryst. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. Gates. 247-5225. 9 p.m. $5. REGGAE/JAM
Sim Redmond Band. Lovin’ Cup,
300 Park Point Dr. lovincup. com. 8 p.m. $15/$20. TRADITIONAL
Dave North, Crooked North.
Transcendence, Between Hope & Fear, Actor|Observer. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10. TRADITIONAL
Thomas Warfield: Living in Love. Unity Church of Greater Rochester, 55 Prince Street. 473-0910. 3 p.m. $15/$17. VOCALS
Eastman Repertory Singers & Women’s Chorus. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 3 p.m.
Nazareth College Annual Outreach Recital. First
Presbyterian Church of Pittsford, 25 Church St. Pittsford. 586-5688. 3 p.m. $10.
[ MON., FEBRUARY 25 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Stormy Valle. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6 p.m.
Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave. Penfield. 7:30 p.m. $10-$22.
CLASSICAL
VOCALS
High School, 25 High School Dr. Penfield. 872-0774. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15.
An Evening of A Cappella. Cobblestone Theatre, 1622 State Rte 332. Farmington. 398-0220. 7 p.m. $15/$20. ZYDECO
Penfield Symphony Orchestra: A Suite for the Sweet. Penfield
JAZZ
Eastman Jazz Faculty: The Music of Alan Ferber, trombone.
East Main St. Webster. 8 p.m. $10-$20.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. $10. The Rita Collective. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
[ SUN., FEBRUARY 24 ]
POP/ROCK
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Bethany Rhiannon. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5 p.m.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $5.
CLASSICAL
AMERICANA
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble. Harmony House, 58
George Harrison Birthday Bash.
Bernardo Marcondes. George
Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m. w/ museum admission. Schola Cantorum Compline. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 9-9:30 p.m. JAZZ
The Cool Club, The Lipker Sisters. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park
Point Dr. lovincup.com. 6 p.m. $5.
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m. $20/$25. RIT Jazz Ensembles. Ingle Auditorium at RIT, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-4292. 5 p.m. POP/ROCK
Alex Northrup & Jon Lewis.
Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
[ TUE., FEBRUARY 26 ] Jungle Steve & Friends. Abilene,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $5. CLASSICAL
Tuesday Pipes. Christ Church,
141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12-12:45 p.m.
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL OSSIA New Music. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. JAZZ
Grove Place Jazz Project.
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $10. POP/ROCK
Leyda, Aaron Welcher, Brindamor. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6/$8.
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“Modern Dance,” a monotype print in Alan Singer’s “Shapely” exhibit currently on view at AXOM Gallery. PHOTO PROVIDED
Experiments and revelations “Shapely: Recent Paintings and Prints by Alan Singer” THROUGH FEBRUARY 23 AXOM GALLERY & EXHIBITION SPACE, 176 ANDERSON ALLEY, 2ND FLOOR TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOON TO 6 P.M.; SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. FREE | 232-6030 | AXOMGALLERY.COM [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
For about a decade, artist and educator Alan Singer has been experimenting with mathematical visualization programs to make fine art. He writes computer code that recreates the natural phenomena of form and color, creating geometry-based abstractions that become dazzling monotype prints, which 20 CITY FEBRUARY 20 - 26, 2019
in turn inform the geometric visuals he paints in oil and acrylic. Singer’s recent paintings and prints are featured in “Shapely,” a solo exhibit currently on view at AXOM Gallery. Singer was born into an artistic family. His father was the late wildlife artist Arthur Singer, who exposed his son to a world of artists and gallery exhibitions at a young age. And though Alan Singer’s early work followed a more traditional path, he says he’s always felt an impulse to push into uncharted territories. A professor of art at Rochester Institute of Technology for 30 years, Singer points to his students’ use of digital tools as one catalyst of his current mode of making art. He says he became interested in the mathematic processes behind the images created by users of such programs as Photoshop or Illustrator. And Singer was working with geometric shapes in his paintings, and says he wanted to make those shapes more perfect.
He began using mathematical visualization software such as Cinderella, 3D XplorMath, and KnotPlot to learn some code commands, and experimented with creating imagery from that code. He can create simple, colorful shapes, or give the shapes’ surfaces reflective or textural qualities. The possibilities are infinite, and he’s teaching himself new tricks all of the time. Though they’re two-dimensional, many of Singer’s monotype prints contain such a sense of depth, it seems like you could walk into the plane and explore that world in three dimensions. Singer makes images heavy with shapes and bright, bold spectrums of curved light, creating highly abstracted playgrounds onto which a viewer can project their own associations. The dreamy, appropriately-titled 2016 work “Enigma” features a dark almostsphere, balanced by a glowing yellow dome and surrounded by flowing lines of bright and dusky curves. The scene brings to my mind a cliff and waterway at sunset, with some
inscrutable dark body floating on the water. It seems like a liminal, intangible space, ruled by some unfathomable presence. Many other pieces similarly straddle metaphysical and tangible realms. The subdued glory-shape in the 2018 monotype “Tacit Knowledge” is pushed and pulled by bursts of primary colors, and reads like a private epiphany made visible. The Art Deco-esque “Importance of Light” is dominated by an absinthe-green sphere floating over the junction of a dark rift, and has an undeniable feeling of reverence to it. “Tropicalia” has no solid forms in it, but its shapes and hot hues speak of sunlight and fronds of equatorial flora. In other works, the shapes take on more concrete personalities and are staged in slightly more defined, dimensional environments. For example, in the monotype print “Pose Please” figurative elements shaped like knotted tubes interact, the cheeky title insinuating that one is photographing the other. There’s a sneaky balance between what can be read as narratives or reductive, pure phenomena in the various pieces, and many of the works feel almost cosmic in nature. The ribbons of light pouring forth from a central vanishing point in Singer’s 2017 work “Spinner” bring to mind a scene in the film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” in which the protagonist Dave is traveling through the wormhole. But Singer hasn’t forsaken analog methods of creating art — he says he still revels in the tangible materials and the emotional connection of the human hand in art. He often creates oil, acrylic, or pastel paintings based on his code-based renderings. Curves of light and primary colors dance on the oblong panels in “Five Spot,” an installation of oil paintings that bring to mind the colorful tricks of reflected light on the surfaces of floating soap bubbles. Another oil-on-oval-panel, “Inside Outside” is a painstakingly-painted series of bright, curved lines, dizzyingly arching into a vanishing point. One of the largest works in the show, the two-panel, acrylic painting “Night Crown” seems to be titled for the subtle dark blue ring painted over the buzzing, shifting geometric pattern that straddles the panels. Built of four converging hexagonal panels, the oil painting “New Neighborhood” shifts between waves hot wavelengths of light, and pixelated fractals spiraling infinitely inward. Just like a photographer in the darkroom working to document which methods create what outcomes, Singer takes extensive notes to document the results of his experimental use of code. He’s got many books full of these notes, and says he might publish them in the future.
PHOTO BY DAVID MITCHELL
RECREATION | NATIVE AMERICAN WINTER GAMES
Once the weather turns harsh in Western New York, it’s easy to want to just hole up for the winter, when we don’t have to be at work, school, or running errands. But in the 17th century, this region was home to active Seneca town Ganondagan, which bustled with outdoor activity. You can get a taste of the Seneca’s winter pasttimes this weekend at the annual Native American Winter Games. The event features a variety of traditional Seneca activities, including the competitive game of “snowsnake,” dog sled demonstrations, snowboat racing, and snowshoeing. Indoor activities at the Seneca Art & Culture Center include Iroquois Social Dance demonstrations by the Allegany River Dancers, winter storytelling, raffles, and food for purchase. Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, 7000 County Road 41 in Victor. Saturday, February 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All activities are free and the suggested donation ($5 per individual, $10 per family) includes admission to the Seneca Art & Culture Center. ganondagan.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Sutherland at the 1570. Feb. 21-March 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8400. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. Looking at Nature Through Imagery & Abstraction: Paintings by David F Burke & Daniel Hogan. Feb. 23-March 23. Reception Feb 24, 2-4pm. 258-0400. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Robert Ernst Marx: Silent Voices… Silent Rooms. TuesdaysSaturdays. Reception Feb 23, 4-7pm. Through March 29. (315) 462-0210. The Gallery @ Art & Music Library, Rush Rhees, 755 Library Rd. Rebecca Wing. Feb. 25-March 15. 273-2267. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Sequential Considerations. MondaysFridays. Feb 22: 6-8pm reception; 6:30pm artist talk. vsw.org.
[ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Dunstan Luke. Through Feb. 28. February featured artist. AXOM Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave, 2nd Flr. Alan Singer: Shapely. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Through Feb 23. Vivid geometrics in oil & acrylic. axomgallery.com. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. Penfield Art Association Winter Juried Show. Through March 2. penfieldartassociation.com. Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. SANKOFA: Hope of Renewal, the Art of Steve Prince. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Through Mar 9. geneseo.edu/galleries. Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Remembering Lewis Henry Morgan. Through March 30. 428-8370. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Needle Felting by Judi Cermak & Tina Blackwood. Through March 10. 389-0220.
Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville. Student Art Showcase. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Feb 23. 335-4746.; Mert Wager Retrospective. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through May 26. 335-4746. Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Rhythms of Being: Andrea Marquis, Angela To, Christine Vogel. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Feb 28. 594-6442.; To Get Where We Are Already. Through Feb. 28. Andrea Marquis, Angela To, Christine Vogel. 594-6442. Dept of Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus. All the Days of Her Life: Amelia E. Barr, Readership, Authorship & Womanhood. Through March 16. 275-4461.; Lewis Henry Morgan at 200: A Critical Appreciation. Through March 8. 275-4461. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3156 East Ave. Tracie Doerner: To the Mountains & Back. Through March 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Watercolors. 789-3152. Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Larson Shindelman: Dear Jeff. Mondays-Fridays. Through May 26. 244-8640. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41. Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. TuesdaysSundays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3$8. ganondagan.org. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Nils Caspersson: Just .. Paint. Mondays-Fridays. thegeiselgallery.com. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Dutch Connection. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Feb 24. $5-$15. eastman.org.; #LarsonShindelman #Mobilize. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through May 26. $5-$15. eastman.org/ larsonshindelman-mobilize.; Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through June 9. $5-$15. eastman.org.; A History of Photography. TuesdaysSundays. Through April 21. $5$15. eastman.org. GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Genesee County Group Student Art Exhibit. Through Feb. 23. Reception Feb 21, 6-8 pm. goart.org. Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus. Jim Arendt: Seconds. Through March 10. 275-4188. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Peter’s Picks 2017: A Retrospective. Tuesdays-Sundays. Reception Feb 22, 5-8:30pm. 271-2540. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Paris Landmarks Circa 1905. Thu., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Enrico Embroli: In My Thoughts ... Through Feb. 28. 264-1440.
Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Black History Month. Mondays-Fridays. STAR, Inc.: Sisters Together Achieving Results. 271-5920. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. The Pastel Society of WNY. Through Feb. 22. 258-0400. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Contemplative Interiors: Furniture & Ceramics. Wednesdays-Saturdays. James Johnson & Kala Stein. Through Mar 13. 245-5813. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Christopher Collins: Tessellation. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Feb 23. 461-4447. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Modern Czech Photography: A Portfolio. Wednesdays-Sundays. Through March 31. $5-$15. 276-8900.; Peter Fischli & David Weiss: The Way Things Go. Through March 17. $6-$15. 276-8900. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Works on Paper. WednesdaysSaturdays. Reception Feb 22, 5:30-7pm. 624-7740. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Sherry Davis: The Watercolor Experience. Through March 31. Reception Feb 21 5 -7pm. 546-8400. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Articulating Craft. Through March 1. 389-2525. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Rebecca Aloisio: Stratum. Through March 1. 389-5073. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Biennial Exhibition. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Feb 23. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts.; Rise Up: Silent Margins by Ashley Hannan. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Feb 23. rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Jorge Alvarado & Lindsay Jewett: Photography with a Purpose. Through March 2. Explorations of the beauty of Nicaraguan communities & their struggle for access to clean water. 704-2889. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Among Untrodden Ways. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Recent paintings by Charles Houseman, Ken Townsend, & Sean Witucki. Through Mar 2. oxfordgallery.com. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Kosovo: On the Edge. MondaysSaturdays. 475-2646. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Eclipsing the Sun / a Biological Storm. Wednesdays-Sundays. Todd McGrain & Fola Akinola. Through Mar 16. 461-2222.; Landscapes & the Unbuilt. Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Mar 16. $2. 4612222.; Sweepings by Cory Card. Wednesdays-Sundays. 461-2222.
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SPECIAL EVENT | LITTLE THEATRE ROCOSCAR PARTY
ART | ‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’
Sure, you can watch the Academy Awards ceremony from home, but why not get fancy and make a night of it? The Little Theatre will host a shindig this weekend that includes viewing The Oscars on the big screen in theater 1; unlimited popcorn, water, tea, coffee, and fountain beverages; desserts from Premier Pastry and sushi from Bubble Fusion for purchase, and a cash bar with wine and beer from Rohrbach Brewing Company. You don’t have to dress up, but fancy garb and film-themed getups are welcome!
There’s still a little time left to check out “Out of the Shadows,” an exhibit of paintings by Richmond Futch Jr. that were informed by Futch’s work with Rochester’s homeless community, as well as Michele Ashlee’s photographs, which were used as reference for many of the paintings. Futch is a homeless advocate and artistic director of Revelation Rochester, which hosts weekly “Revealing the Artist Within” workshops at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality. The aim of the work is to shed light on the individual personalities and backstories of the subjects, and show their humanity regardless of the hard challenges they face.
The Little, 240 East Avenue. Sunday, February 24, 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). Party Pass tickets are $20. 258-0400; thelittle.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Bridging the Gap: Seneca Art Across Generations. Through March 31. $13-$15. rmsc.org. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd. Muhammad Zaman: Finding Amal. Tuesdays-Thursdays. Through Feb 22. genesee.edu/gallery. Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St, #402. Nancy Valle & Peter Veitch: Twenty Years Later. Through Feb. 24. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. Continuity to Change: Recent History of American Abstraction. Through March 3. 395-2805. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. Abram Games: A Record of Britain’s Social History. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Mar 9. 475-2866. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd. Opening Cultural Borders With Translation: Ten Years of Open Letter Books. Through March 16. 275-5804.; Sit In. Walk Out. Stand Up: University Activism, 1962-73. Through June 1. 275-5804. Whitman Works Co., 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. Sass Menagerie: The Whimsical Work of Stacey Rowe. Wednesdays-Fridays. Through Feb 23. 420-8654.
Through Sunday, February 24, at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. The gallery is open and free to view during scheduled theater performances or by appointment for groups of six people or more. To schedule an appointment, contact themuccc@gmail.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Art Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 20 ] Artist Talk: Penelope Umbrico. 6 p.m. Gosnell Hall, RIT, Lomb Memorial Dr . [ THU., FEBRUARY 21 ] Musically MAG DeTOUR: fivebyfive & Ben Proctor. 6 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $12. 276-8900. Sherry Davis: The Watercolor Experience. 5-7 p.m. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. 546-8400. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 22 ] Final Fridays @ StudioRAD. Last Friday of every month, 6-11 p.m. StudioRAD, 46 Mount Hope Ave studiorad.org. Works on Paper. 5:30-7 p.m. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St . Honeoye Falls 624-7740. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] Dutch Connection Coffee Talk. 9 a.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Curtis Theatre With museum admission: $5$15. eastman.org. New Year New Mask. 10 a.m.2 p.m Joy Gallery, 498 1/2 W Main St. 436-5230. Sparks of Joy: Clothing & Art Swap. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market Clothing, art supply, & art swap attheyards.com.
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[ SUN., FEBRUARY 24 ] Art Talk! Last Sunday of every month, 6:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com. [ MON., FEBRUARY 25 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors: Butterfly Garden Experience. Every other Monday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $10. 263-2700. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 26 ] Bill Stephens: Meditative Art. 7:30 p.m. Chapel Oaks, St. Ann’s Community, 1550 Portland Ave irondequoitartclub.org.
Comedy [ FRI., FEBRUARY 22 ] Klowns from the Krown. Last Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. $5. 271-7050. Unleashed! Improv. 8 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $12/$15. 454-1260. [ MON., FEBRUARY 25 ] Comedy Open Mic. Last Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
Dance Events [ THU., FEBRUARY 21 ] Brockport Dance 50th Anniversary Celebration. Hartwell Dance Theatre, Hartwell Hall,, Kenyon St Brockport Featuring Garth Fagan & Elizabeth Streb. David Dorfman Dance. 7:30 p.m. Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $25-$50. 389-2170. inspireDANCE Festival: David Dorfman Dance. 7:30 p.m. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $10. 389-2170. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] James Sewell Ballet: Limelight & Accents. 7 p.m. Wadsworth Auditorium at SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle . Geneseo $8/$18. 245-5873.
Theater The Accidental Hero. Fri., Feb. 22, 8 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place $25. Black Theatre Forum: There’s A Beale Street In Every City In Black America. Sun., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15/$20. Bronze Collective Theatre Fest: 2 + 2 = 7, or The Lesson. Fri., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15/$20.
Bronze Collective Theatre Fest: If Their World Was Ours. Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15/$20. Bronze Collective Theatre Fest: No Bad News. Sat., Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15/$20. Bronze Collective Theatre Fest:The Secret. Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15/$20. The Humans. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 23, 2 & 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 & 7 p.m. and Tue., Feb. 26, 6 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25-$59. gevatheatre.org. The I Won’t be Home for Christmas Club. Sat., Feb. 23, 8 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 24, 3 p.m. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. Leaves of the Poetry Tree. Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 23, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Robert F. Panara Theatre, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. $5-$12. 475-4121. Plays in Progress: Unseen. Mon., Feb. 25, 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd Fielding Stage gevatheatre.org. RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles. Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $35+. rbtl.org. Vinegar Tom. Fri., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave Studio Theater A48 $12. 389-2170.
Activism [ THU., FEBRUARY 21 ] Police Accountability Board Public Forum. 5:30-7 p.m. City Hall Atrium, 30 Church St . [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] Black History Message: Creating A New Reality. 4 p.m. The Reentry & Community Development Center, 437 North St. 967-0640. Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. Labor Lyceum: Opioids & the Workplace. 10 a.m.-noon. NYS United Teachers Hall, 30 N. Union St. Listening Circle: Men & Women Becoming Allies for Each Other. 1-4 p.m. Irondequoit Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6062. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 24 ] Sunday Forum: Migrants at Our Southern Border. 9:45 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. 325-4000. [ MON., FEBRUARY 25 ] Community Forum on Police Accountability. 6-8 p.m. Out Alliance, 100 College Ave. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 26 ] LGBTQIA Advance Directives & Wills. 6-8 p.m. Out Alliance, 100 College Ave.
Film Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. “Suspicion” (1941). Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “The Watermelon Woman” (1996). Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “The Caine Mutiny” (1954). Fri., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. and Tue., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “Doctor Zhivago” (1965). Sat., Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. eastman.org. Hoyt Auditorium, UR, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd. Tournees Film Festival: “Moi, un Noir” Wed., Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m.; Tournees Film Festival: “I Am Not Your Negro” Thu., Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m.; Tournees Film Festival: “Felicite” Tue., Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “Io c’è” Thu., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. $10/$12; “Lords of Chaos” (2019). Fri., Feb. 22, 9 p.m. and Mon., Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. $4-$9; “Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration” Sat., Feb. 23, 3 p.m. $8/$10; “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984). Sat., Feb. 23, 9:30 p.m. $4-$9; Royal Opera House: “Queen of Spades” Sun., Feb. 24, noon and Tue., Feb. 26, 6 p.m. $18-$20. thelittle.org. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. Opera Meet-Up. Sun., Feb. 24, 3-4:30 p.m. Following the noon Royal Opera House screening. 258-0400. MCC Brighton Campus, 1000 E Henrietta Rd. “Hotel Rwanda” Tue., Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. 2923321. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. “Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere” Thu., Feb. 21, 6:45 p.m. 276-8900. Metro Justice, 1115 E Main St. “Black Power Mix Tape” (2011). Mon., Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. $3 suggested. 397-3540. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd. “El Alcalde” (2012),. Mon., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Humanities Center Conference Room D. 275-5804. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Signal No Signal: Videos from VSW. Thu., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. $5. vsw.org.
Kids Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 20 ] Biz Kid$ Camp. Through Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Danforth Community Center, 200 West Ave. Ages 13-18 428-7135. Book & Beast. 11-11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free w/Zoo admission. 336-7213. Doc McStuffins School Break. Through Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. With museum admission: $16. 263-2700. February Fun Week. Through Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41 Native American storytelling, dancing, singing, games, and traditional art activities $1-$6. ganondagan.org.
Open Skate. 12-1:15 & 5-6:15 p.m Genesee Valley Sports Complex, 131 Elmwood Ave. 428-7888. Plant a Bulb. 10 a.m.-5 p.m George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. With museum admission: $5-$15. eastman.org. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 22 ] Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. 7 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave $10. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. Last Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St 428-6769. PAW Patrol Live. 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $23+. rbtl.org. Polar Bear Awareness Weekend. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St W/ zoo admission. 336-7200. Stars with Carl. 7 p.m Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave $9/$10. rmsc.org.
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SPECIAL EVENT | ASL WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE
Whether you’re an American Sign Language interpreter or interested in witnessing the art of interpretation in action, you won’t want to miss Crom Saunders’ Rochester appearance this weekend. On Sunday, February 24, Saunders will present his “Green Eggs and Hamlet” workshop for ASL interpreters, followed by his one-man show “Cromania!” The events are presented by local non-profit Hands-In Entertainment, which works to provide high-quality interpreters for performing arts and large events. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 24 ] The workshop will have participants analyze the obstacles of Who’s Been Walking in the Winter Woods? 1 p.m. Genesee translating the writings of Shakespeare, Seuss, and others, with regards to content, context, and tone. And the “Cromania!” Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $5 public performance features skits that blend pop culture, imsuggested. 538-6822. personations, improv, ASL, puns, and physical comedy. [ MON., FEBRUARY 25 ] Girls In Architecture & Engineering. 4-6 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. For Grades 6-8. 340-8720. Storytime Club: Just One You. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. With museum admission: $16. 263-2700.
Recreation [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] Guided Walking Tour. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt Hope Ave. South entrance $5. fomh.org. Weekend Wild Walks. 11 a.m Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org.
Special Events [ FRI., FEBRUARY 22 ] Special Olympics NY Winter Games. 8 p.m. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St With events at Swain, Genesee Valley Sports Complex, Bristol Mountain, & Cobbs Hill specialolympics-ny. org/event/winter-games. Winterfest. 12-10 p.m. Hampton Inn, 110 Mace St Penn Yan $12-$35. (315) 536-8202. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 23 ] Galentine’s Day Gala. 8:30 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave All proceeds go to Emily’s List $25.
The “Green Eggs and Hamlet” workshop takes place on Sunday, February 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Lyric Theater, 440 East Avenue, and costs $20-$50. “Cromania!” will be held on Sunday at 7:30 p.m., also at The Lyric, and tickets are $15-$20. Attend both and receive a 10 percent discount. Registration for the workshop and tickets for the performance are available online at handsinentertainment.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Rochester Winter Parafest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Valley Oak Event Center, 4242 Lakeville Rd $15-$65. paratalkradio.com. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 24 ] 7th Annual Roc Awards Show. 5 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. $40. 454-4596.
Culture Lectures [ TUE., FEBRUARY 26 ] Journey Into the World of Sound & Music. 2 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Exhibit Tours for Adults. Registration: 697-1942 $3-$18. rmsc.org. Opera Guild of Rochester Lecture Series. 7-9 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5310. Tuesday Topics: Identifying & Protecting Intellectual Property. noon. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8350.
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Film The 6th Annual Lubies [ RECAP ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
The Academy Awards happen this Sunday, but let’s be honest: the ceremony audiences are really excited for are the Lubies, CITY’s annual Oscar-alternative honoring films, performances, and trends that have been unjustly overlooked by the Academy. In keeping with Lubie tradition, winners are rewarded not some useless hunk of metal, but with golden everything burritos. In anticipation of the event, a host of Hollywood luminaries crammed into my apartment for the big reveal of this year’s winners. The Lubies are a raucous occasion: margaritas flowed freely and tortilla chips were on the house, so it’s not exactly shocking to report that the ceremony got a bit sloppy. But let me tell you, it was damn entertaining to watch. Who knows? With planning for this year’s Oscars going the way it has, maybe it’s time I start shopping around the broadcast rights to this far more enjoyable event. Without further ado, on to the winners: Best Supporting Actress: Cynthia Erivo, “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Widows”
The Tony- and Grammy-winning actress showed off her impressive range with two very different big screen roles this year. First she was an aspiring singer who gets mixed up in the no good goings-on of Drew Goddard’s stylish neo-noir “Bad Times at the El Royale,” spending a large portion of her screen time singing gorgeous renditions of Motown classics. Then in Steve McQueen’s tragically Oscar-ignored heist drama, she was unforgettable as the bad-ass wheel woman for the film’s band of would-be thieves led by Viola Davis. Put Erivo in everything, please. Best Supporting Actor: Brian Tyree Henry, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “Widows”
No actor had a better 2018 than Henry, who in addition to his work in “Hotel Artemis,”
“White Boy Rick,” and TV’s “Atlanta,” delivered genuinely great performances in no less than three of the year’s best films.
impulses were rooted in a real, justifiable pain audiences could sympathize with. Straight From My Nightmares: The bear, “Annihilation”
Nothing else on screen this year sent chills down my spine like this terrifying beast encountered by the scientists in Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller as they explored the Shimmer, a mysterious quarantined environment where the inhabitants are rapidly mutating due to an unknown alien contaminant. Best Song: The title track from “Hearts Beat Loud”
All due respect to this year’s likely Best Original Song Oscar-winner “Shallow,” but the toetapping song recorded by the father-daughter duo (played by Keirsey Clemons and Nick Offerman) in this crowd-pleasing indie should have been getting just as much recognition. Best Actress: Regina Hall, “Support the Girls”
Playing the tireless manager of a Hootersesque sports bar struggling to keep her personal life from self-destructing and her rambunctious staff in line, Hall was the heart and soul of Andrew Bujalski’s funny, empathetic film. Best Actor: Stephan James, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Regina King deservedly became the standout in the “Beale Street” cast over the past several months, picking up every award in sight in the run-up to the Academy Awards. But somehow James’ excellent lead performance was almost completely ignored. As the wrongly incarcerated Fonny, James was absolutely heartbreaking. Best Villain: Michael B. Jordan, “Black Panther”
Receiving his second Lubie Award (after picking up the Best Actor burrito for “Creed”), Jordan turned Erik Killmonger into the year’s best baddie. Like the greatest screen villains, Killmonger’s destructive
Best Dad: Josh Hamilton, “Eighth Grade”
Most parents in teen movies are nonentities, but Hamilton’s father figure was the unsung hero of the film. If you didn’t tear up at his heartfelt fireside speech to Elsie Fisher near the end of Bo Burnham’s sweet and sour tale of adolescence, you may need to check your pulse. Shoulda Been a Contender: TIE: Jesse Plemons, “Game Night”; Hugh Grant, “Paddington 2”; Logan Marshall-Green, “Upgrade”
There’s no better demonstration of the Academy’s bias against genre and comedy films than the refusal to consider the work of Plemons, Grant, and Marshall-Green as real award contenders. In a just and fair world, all three actors would have been a serious part of the Oscar season conversation for their roles as, respectively, a lonely creep, a villainous actor, and a cyber-enhanced killer. Best line delivery: “Oh no, he died!” Rachel McAdams, “Game Night”
No matter how many times I hear it, this line — delivered by McAdams after witnessing a bad guy get sucked into a plane engine — never loses its ability to crack me up. Moment Most Guaranteed to Traumatize Kids for Years to Come: The Snap, “Avengers: Infinity War”
With a flick of his fingers Josh Brolin’s big bad Thanos wiped out half of the universe — beloved superheroes included — in Marvel’s early summer blockbuster, and I’ll never forget the cries from the youngest audience members in my packed theater showing. Sure, we all expect that tragedy to be undone when “Avengers: Endgame” gets released on April 26, but in the moment, that pain was real. Best Use of Technical Wizardry: “They Shall Not Grow Old”
Peter Jackson’s fascinating WWI documentary breathed new life into 100 year-old film from the trenches, restoring the footage, then adding color, sound, and even converting it to 3D. Sure, not all of those additions were absolutely necessary, but the results were absolutely stunning. Best Unearthed Cinematic Treasure: “Something Good — Negro Kiss”
This joyous 20-second short film from 1898, containing what’s believed to be the first kiss between two African-Americans captured on film, was rediscovered at a Louisiana estate sale by an archivist from the University of Southern California and added to the American National Film Registry in December. When Twitter user Kyle A.B. added Nicholas Brittel’s sublime “If Beale Street Could Talk” score to the footage, it only deepened the emotional impact. Adam Lubitow will live-tweet the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24. Follow his coverage on Twitter @roccitynews.
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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Bri-Mar Marketing Solutions LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on January 24, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1777 Penfield Road, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Erie Canal Distribution LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on February 12, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 69 Country Club Drive, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] 38FOSTER LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/7/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 26 Saginaw Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 68 Nassau Street LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/14/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to 68 Nassau Street LLC, 5 Stag Creek Trail, Brockport, NY 14420 General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] 85 JAY STREET, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/14/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 15 Sunview Dr., Rochester, NY 14624, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] CHALLENGER AUTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/11/2019. Office in Monroe Co.
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 28 Rundel Park, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on January 28, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 46 Hampshire Drive, Rochester, New York, 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 326 N Winton LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 417 Sundance Trail, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 5100 RIDGE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/6/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 161 Colby St., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 5330 East, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/7/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 55 Alliance Dr., Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Anjel Homes LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/30/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 115 N Autumn Drive Rochester, NY 14626 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ANNE D STEELE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 49 Clarkes Xing, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Away We Go Travel LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on November 30, 2018. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 5816 W Wautoma Beach Rd Hilton NY 14468. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Baldrick Benjamin LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 09/13/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1486 E Main Street Rochester, NY 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Capfall Wine Cellars LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/8/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 20 Courtenay Cir Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CHACON MCB TRUCKING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1355 Middle Rd., Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Collaborative
Organizations Demonstrating Excellence, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 79 North Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Concept Property Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/3/18. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LegalCorp Solutions, LLC, 11 Broadway, Ste 615, NY, NY 10004, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Echo Entertainment Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 158 Green Moor Way #4 Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FOUR BIRDS FLY LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 696 PARK AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of G.E. Mattern Associates LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/25/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 5075 Lake Road South, Brockport, NY 14420 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of GJ Property Solutions, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 9 Pinon Dr., West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of Five Niyamas, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 1415, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of formation of GREGO HOMES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 61 Avonmore Way, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful act.
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Notice of Formation of Flower City Health Resources, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/17/2019. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Celine Thompson, 88 Larkspur Lane, Rochester, NY 14622, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Term: until 12/31/2040. Purpose: any lawful ac
Notice of formation of GREGORY SUMMIT PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 55 Branch Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act.
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Notice of formation of HEY BABY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 169 Estall Rd., Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of Formation of Latta Road Properties LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/2019; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 292 Hamlin Center Road, Hilton, New York 14468. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of Nesci Transit LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 24, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1271 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Lehigh Station Music LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/14/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 31 Charissa Run, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of formation of NGT PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1599 Barrow Hill Rd., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Imagen Cosmetics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/24/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 804 S Grosvenor Rd. Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Iron Griddle, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/22/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 26 Webster Road, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Iron Smoke Whiskey LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/28/11. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 111 Parce Ave, Ste 5B, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LANNI PLUMBING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/16/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 650 Shumway Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to John P. Lanni at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Griffith Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 15, 2019. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of MCH TRUCKING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 61 Rockview Ter., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MONTICO LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on Dec. 17, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 26 Nicholson Street, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Phire Candle Company LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 300 Versailles Rd., Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PLATINUM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/13/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Orchard St., Ste. 1, Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PR Properties Development LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/13/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at1304 East Ridge Rd.,
Rochester NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RENT A SPACE LLC. Arts of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on December 21, 2018 Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. Loc: 90 Centre Drive, Rochester, NY 14623; Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROCHESTER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 731 Lee Rd., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash Tonawanda, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/2019. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whomprocess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Saga Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 109 Despatch, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sarge’s Hauling & Excavating LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/4/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail
process to: 61 Landau Drive, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities.
LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of SizzleBeach LLC . Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/25/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1297 Lake Road, Webster, NY 14580 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of THURSTON & CHILI ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/04/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Terri Ann’s LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at P.O.Box 111, North Greece, NY 14515 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THE HUNGS’ PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/14/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 28 N. Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Saren Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/14/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 72 Bonnie Brae Ave Rochester, NY 14618 . Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THURSTON & CHILI ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/04/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing,
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ubertas Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/10/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 45 Glenhill Dr Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WHITNEY PAINTING AND REMODELING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Keith Whitney, 5839 Chili Riga Center J147, Churchville, NY 14428. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CDAR CONSULTING & SOLUTION PARTNERS LLC (LLC). Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Pennsylvania (PA) on 5/2/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PA addr. of LLC: 1032 Diane Ln, Cheswick, PA 15024. Cert. of Org. filed with PA Dept. of State, PO Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722. Purpose is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of GLM HYDRO LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 01/23/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Registered Agents Inc., 90 State St., Ste. 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 1201 N. Market St., Ste. 2300, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ONE EIGHTY REALTY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/8/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, Attn: Member, 180 St. Paul Street, #406, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Rochester 248 LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Hirschhorn, 4-03 4th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] ROLLERKOASTER, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/22/18 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Richard C Oaster 99 Garden Drive Fairport, NY 14450. Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Spartan Guide, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/14/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 41 Quentin Rd., Rochester, NY 14609.General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] T 4 PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY
Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/16/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 84 Shadowbrook Dr., Rochester, NY 146161519, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] TAHVEN ASSOCIATES, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/18/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 230 Alpine Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] 104-105 Elmore Drive, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 12/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Alex Serles Law, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 01/15/2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to Alexander Norman Serles, One East Main Street, Ste. 707B, Rochester, NY 14614. The purpose of the Company is Legal Services. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Birnbaum – State Street, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 12/18/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2850 Clover Street, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/25/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 2000 S. Winton Rd, Rochester, NY 14618. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is My Wine and Cheese Bar, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 12/17/18. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 65 Cardiana Dr. Rochester NY 14612. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is ROC City Insurance Services, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/17/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 34 Lakeview Park, Rochester NY 14613. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Hedgeco Consulting LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 01/10/2019 with an effective date of formation of 01/10/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe
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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com 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 9 Sylvan Glen, Fairport, NY 14450. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Lawnscapes LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 01/31/2019 with an effective date of formation of 01/31/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to P.O. Box 16403, Rochester, NY 14616. 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 WILHUSKY HOUSING, LLC ] WilHusky Housing, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 1/31/19. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at Online Public Auction pursuant to New York State Lien Law, Article 8, Section 182, per order of River Campus Storage, 169 Flanders St, Rochester, NY at www.bid13.com for the personal property described as household goods heretofore stored with the undersigned
by Valarie Collins, Unit #114, beginning on February 21. All sales are subject to prior claim, postponement and/or cancellation. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018001231 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through CHARLES A. CONNOR, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; COUNTY OF MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through CYNTHIA D.CONNOR, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; TERRY CONNOR A/K/A TERRY LEE CONNOR RANGER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES A. CONNOR AND/OR OF THE ESTATE OF CYNTHIA D. CONNOR; MARY EDWARDS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES A. CONNOR AND/OR OF THE ESTATE OF CYNTHIA D. CONNOR; CATHERINE HARRING, AS HEIR AND
DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES A. CONNOR AND/OR OF THE ESTATE OF CYNTHIA D. CONNOR AND “JOHN DOE #5” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100,” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: December 27, 2018 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated February 5, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 1339-1341 Clifford Avenue, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no. 106.352-1 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $10,743.49, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel .PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614
Telephone No. (585) 758-2110 aiacchetta@ phillipslytle.com [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018007071 ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Robert Snell, Deceased, any persons who are heirs or distributees of Robert Snell, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Richard Snell; Janet Montante; ESL Federal Credit Union; Discover Bank; United States of America; People of the State of New York; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe” Defendants. Location of property to be foreclosed: 60 Lake View Park, a/k/a 60 Lakeview Park, City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the
mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 29, 2019 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on April 26, 2002 in Liber 16225 of Mortgages, page 233 in the amount of $25,000.00. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action except for Robert Snell. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated January 22, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises 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 and described as Lot 167 of D.W. Selye’s Subdivision of a part of the Lake View Park Tract, socalled, as laid down upon a map thereof made by J.C. Ryan, Surveyor, and filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in 1884 in Liber 5 of Maps, Page 89, to which reference is hereby made. Said Lot is 44 feet wide, front and
rear and 138 feet more or less in depth. Said Lot fronts the north side of Lake View Park and is bounded on the west by Pierpont Street. Tax Account No. 090.743-57 Property Address: 60 Lake View Park a/k/a 60 Lakeview Park, City of Rochester, New York [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018001352 AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. PEDRO DEJESUS, SR.; PEDRO DEJESUS, JR., if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said PEDRO DEJESUS, JR., by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; RAMON RESTO; EFIGENIA RESTO; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER; COUNTY OF MONROE; TOWER DBW II TRUST 20122, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO TOWER DBW II TRUST 20131; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100,” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other
Legal Ads manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: November 14, 2018 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated January 22, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 166 Glenwood Avenue, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 105.27-1-24 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $12,909.46, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff American Tax Funding, LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018002262 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff,vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through DAINELL STOKES A/K/A DANIELLE STOKES, DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the
premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER AND ACQUISITION TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF SACO I INC., SERIES 1999-3; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.; LVNV FUNDING LLC; LVNV FUNDING LLC APO CITIBANK; COUNTY OF MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; ANDRE STOKES; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1; SARITA N. STOKES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DAINELL STOKES A/K/A DANIELLE STOKES, DECEASED AND “JOHN DOE #2” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive
Fun of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: January 2, 2019 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018004615 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through NICOLETTA RIOLA, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PHYLLIS DEFRANCO, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; PAULA DEFRANCO A/K/A PAULA CANTATORE; MARC DEFRANCO; GINA KALISH; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE TOWN COURT OF CHILI; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; COUNTY OF MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; The heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through ALEXANDER RIOLA, JR., A/K/A ALEX RIOLA, JR., by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; CHERYL RIOLA; TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 20171 AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: December 27, 2018
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