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A theater for Parcel 5

As a theater artist in Rochester, I don’t see any benefits with regards to Parcel 5 at all. Outside of the obvious – Where will the local leaders get the money, if they are planning to do private fundraising? How will the space be occupied during the working hours, especially if they want to add a movie theater? The competition it will bring to the artistic places already in town like Geva, the Little, and the Eastman School – there is another reason this theater proposal doesn’t sit well.

Local artists are competing with the bigger venues just to be heard, and this proposal is just another hurdle for them.

Dozens of local theater companies and groups are struggling to find venues to present their work, simply because there aren’t many venues.

Some successful venues in the last few years have stepped up: MuCCC and the revamped Lyric Theatre, along with the Rochester Latino Theater Company taking up space in the old Greenovation building and plans for a new arts center on Joseph Avenue. But that is not enough.

We need more venues for local artists to hone their craft, to present it. Right now many groups (if not all) are using a DIY mentality to produce and promote their work without the support of others to get even the smallest sliver of success. They can’t even get that without a place to present their work.

If Rochester really wants to be a city of the arts and for the arts, it needs to support what is already here, and support those who are creating great work that needs to be seen and heard.

Whether it’s the RPO or dance companies like Garth Fagan, theaters like Blackfriars and Geva, and theater companies making waves (like Out of Pocket, Screen Plays, DVC, WallByrd and the Bronze Collective), why don’t you give them some incentive to keep bringing great work to be heard?

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How about creating proposals to create spaces for other companies?

If Joseph Avenue will soon have a space, there must be other unoccupied buildings around the city that could be reconfigured into theater spaces. MuCCC used to be a church before it was reconfigured, and is now one of the city’s true theater gems. And they do it all without a lot of government support.

Yet the city and the current administration seem to have no interest in helping local artists. They just want to do the Auditorium strategy of importing big hit shows that come for a week at most, bring in people who usually would have no reason to come to Rochester, and who would only stay for the show. How can you sustain such a business model?

Parcel 5 makes no sense, and if the city wants to make it happen, it will do so at the expense of local artists who will see Rochester as a place where their work will be stifled. It would not only be terrible, it would be sad as well.

We need this city’s local artists to flourish, and Parcel 5 will only damage their hopes of doing so.

JUSTIN RIELLY

Rielly is a Rochester playwright.

It’s disappointing to read about more grandiose proposals for the river, Parcel 5, or the Rochester “International” Airport that ignore public art.

Rochester has a vibrant arts community, considering the lack of support from the city, county, or Visitors Association. They all benefit from us, and yet they do little to help. The Arts & Cultural Council exists in name only. Rochester’s airport has world-class sculpture

by Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs funded by contributions from the community, in storage.

There is no Arts Commission that makes suggestions, much less sets policy in the city. There is no mention of public art in any of the new proposals. The Visitors Center at High Falls was gutted a couple of years ago, and that eliminated a wonderful gallery that provided exposure to local and emerging artists. Imagine what 1 percent of construction costs would do for the community.

It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that Rochester is a discouraging place for artists.

does call for public art as part of several projects: Genesee Gateway Park, Main Street enhancements,

I still think it’s a missed opportunity.

An open air festival and performance space would’ve really elevated this city, imo.

DAVE DIPRIMO

Not putting it here means it will go somewhere else. The sad truth is simply that larger productions want a larger venue and in an era of cars, that means it could go anywhere.

Ask yourself why so many concerts end up at the CMAC. They’re loving the visitors.

I’m generally against this type of development, but the primary and secondary benefits of having this downtown are too good to ignore.

PETER KLINE

It would be yet another theater, in addition to the many already within a mile radius of it. I say: No to a theater on Parcel 5.

ANTONIO CRUZ ZAVALETA

Not bad, as long as it doesn’t take away from The Little, Geva, or Auditorium Theater.

IAN BENZ

ROC-ing the riverfront

ROC the Riverway, the city’s new plan for riverfront development, drew applause and jeers from readers (plus the sadly predictable “Better clean up the surrounding neighborhoods first. I’m not about to take my life in my hands.” ) Among the comments:

Health care in New York

We all want a health-care system that allows choice of provider and delivers high quality care for ourselves and those we love but has a low overall cost. I want to see a system that lets patients, with the advice of their doctors, make decisions about treatment, rather than insurance companies. As they continue to raise premiums and view healing as “medical losses,” why should we continue to subsidize their profits?

By improving and expanding upon Medicare, already the best in the world for seniors, the New York Health Act will lower costs and improve quality by eliminating bureaucratic bloat, including the $85,000 in administration it currently costs the average American physician to deal with insurance companies, and allowing providers to compete on patient care rather than billing negotiations. It will do this by replacing the multitude of profitseeking health insurance plans with a single, public plan that would be funded based on progressive premiums from all New York state residents.

All New Yorkers would then receive complete medical coverage, including dental and vision, with no copays, coinsurance, or deductibles.

Visit nycampaign.org and call your state senator today and ask them to cosponsor the New York Health Act, because it would create a better health system for all of us.

ROHITH PALLI

Sacrificing to the Gods of Guns

RICHARD MARGOLIS

They have a $50 million commitment on a $500 million budget. Pardon me if I don’t hold my breath.

Anyone understanding the evolution of the Second Amendment and the 18th century belief that a militia (as opposed to the dreaded “standing army”) was the cornerstone in protecting American liberties can see that the clear language of that amendment applies specifically and solely to the right to keep and bear arms within the context of a citizen militia.

Sadly, in 2008 a right-wing Supreme Court opted to create a heretofore non-existent constitutional right of self-protection so as to retroactively justify the private ownership of 300,000,000 firearms.

Thus the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Americans annually to the Gods of Guns continues unabated.

Editor’s note: the ROC the Riverway plan

BRIAN PYFROM

MARTY DENNIS

The entire river and lake fronts should be reserved for wildlife habitat and public recreation.

LYNN ZICARI

Only about eight years behind what almost every other city has done.... [insert Kodak joke here].

NATE DEKA

Love this plan. So smart. Nice to see some vision for a major, underused asset.

JONATHAN EVERITT

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Parcel 5 plan proceeds; so will the criticism All other things being equal, plans for a big new theater and a new apartment building on a prominent empty downtown lot probably get a lot of support in Rochester.

But the prominent empty lot is Parcel 5 of the former Midtown Plaza site. The proposed theater will be owned by, and used primarily by, the Rochester Broadway League, for performances by touring Broadway shows and other traveling events.

And from the moment city officials announced that they had chosen RBTL’s theater – and a Morgan Management apartment tower – for Parcel 5, the proposal has been the focus of a huge controversy.

That controversy has solid roots, and I hope Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council – which has to approve the sale of the Parcel 5 land to developers – will be very, very careful as they enter this final phase.

I agree with Warren that the theater will probably contribute to what is already a good upward trend downtown. It will draw people downtown who don’t go there now.

And some of them will indeed eat there as well. The theater will add to the already healthy number of attractions that make downtown interesting.

And I cringe when I hear people sniff that many of the theater-goers will be from the suburbs, as if city residents alone can support key city institutions like Geva, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Little….

The next step for Parcel 5: Warren is asking City Council to approve hiring a Cleveland-based consultant, DLR Group, to look into things like job growth and “economic and social vitality” to make sure that the theater “maximizes its benefit to all of Rochester’s residents and organizations.”

An earlier study by DLR and its predecessor, Westlake Reed Leskosky, says the theater would create jobs and boost economic development downtown. In this one, DLR is asked to answer the following “supplemental questions”: “1) Is it possible to forecast direct positive or negative financial impact on other arts organizations?”

“2) How can the entertainment center support the diverse arts organizations that exist in all areas of Rochester?”

“3) What strategies have other entertainment centers used to minimize dark time and engage the surrounding community during the day and on nights that are not programmed?”

“4) What strategies or revenues have comparable cities used to build an arts endowment that helps all arts

The RBTL-Morgan proposal may be the best plan imaginable for Parcel 5. But the concerns about it are legitimate, and they’re important. organizations? (e.g. car rental tax, etc.)”

Council is expected to vote on the new DLR study at its March 20 meeting. If it approves the study, DLR will have until July 31 to do its work. And Warren won’t go back to City Council to ask for approval of a land sale until she gets the report.

Meantime, RBTL will keep looking for money, presumably. And critics of the Parcel 5 plan will keep speaking out.

Warren and Council need to listen to them.

A huge, dark cloud has been hanging over this proposal since the beginning, and it’s foolish – and, frankly, insulting – to assume either that it’s not important or that it’ll disappear once the project is built.

Even if you set aside the argument that Parcel 5 should be maintained as open space, the RBTL proposal is suffering from a ton of baggage.

• Its very announcement was a shock. The well-founded speculation was that Warren had chosen developer Andy Gallina’s proposal for a mixed-use, commercial-residential condominium tower. The reason for the change of heart, apparently, was that as the Warren administration prepared to announce the Gallina choice, it developed concerns about whether Gallina’s financing was secured.

RBTL, which had a $25 million pledge from Paychex founder Tom Golisano for the theater, put in a late addition to its Parcel 5 proposal: the Morgan apartment building. That added a taxable piece to what had been a tax-exempt development.

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COMMUNITY | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

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The loss of Trevyan Rowe A family, the Rochester City School District, and the community are grieving the death of 14-year old Trevyan Rowe, whose body was found in the Genesee River on Sunday afternoon.

The School 12 seventh grader, who was known to have autism, rode the bus to school as usual last Thursday, but he didn’t enter the school.

Instead, he walked up South Avenue and, apparently, onto the Douglass Anthony bridge.

So far, there are more questions than answers about Trevyan’s death. Among them: Why didn’t his family learn earlier that he didn’t go to class?

The district has released little information about the case, but some details have emerged: • Multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation, however, confirm that more than one teacher at School 12 incorrectly marked Trevyan as being present when they completed the computerized attendance report that morning. If they had marked him as being absent, that would have triggered a robo call alerting his family that he wasn’t in school. Instead, the parents learned only when Trevyan didn’t return home at the normal time.

Up until a few years ago, the district’s attendance system automatically marked students as being present. Teachers had to manually change that to record absences. The system has been changed, however, and now teachers have to manually mark students as being present.

• Trevyan did not wander away from school, as some have speculated. While some people with autism do sometimes wander, videos from cameras at the school indicate that Trevyan was more deliberate. There was an adult outside the school, greeting students as they arrived, and videos show Trevyan avoiding detection.

Schools Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams is pursuing an independent investigation into the case and whether RCSD policies and procedures were followed. Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski, calling Trevyan’s death “an unspeakable tragedy,” said he supports Deane-Williams’ decision to pursue an independent investigation.

Charlotte residents are trying to envision future development in the port area. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON

NEIGHBORHOODS | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Reinventing Charlotte and harbor; connecting River Street Charlotte, that appendix of a Community Design Center of to the rest of the community; and neighborhood at the northern tip Rochester held a community making the Lake Avenue corridor a of the city, has a dilemma: It’s in the charrette last November, and the more welcoming gateway. city, but it doesn’t feel like it is. It’s Charlotte Community Association a beach community, but it doesn’t recently posted an 88-page report “These six focus areas always feel much like that, either. based on the event on its website. were chosen because they are After the summer’s burst of activity, Drawing from that report, the interrelated, and we felt that we the area becomes quiet by November. association plans to create a list of couldn’t address one without the short and long-term goals soon. others,” says Sue Roethel, head of Charlotte’s residents hope to the charrette steering committee. change much of that, and they November’s charrette focused know their neighborhood has assets on six main topics: transportation To Roethel, the Port of that are distinct to Charlotte. The and improving traffic flow; Rochester area is the biggest challenge, though, is figuring out creating year-round activities and concern because of its size, she says. what to do with them. repurposing vacant buildings; The city is giving the Charlotte NY Times best selling author will do a reading, enhancing Ontario Beach Park; community time to reach a The Port of Rochester, followed by a Q&A and book signing. increasing use of the port, marina, Charlotte residents, and the continues on page 7

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State environmental groups say that placing a ban on single-use plastic bags and setting a fee on paper bags would speed the transition to reusable bags. But some companies and organizations believe there are better ways than a ban and fee to improve adoption of reusable bags.

ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE

Plastic bag ban debate intensifies Plastic bags are the things people love to hate.

Many shoppers think nothing of walking out of the grocery or drug store with handfuls of the bags, sometimes with only a few items in them. And often, the option to buy reusable bags is staring them right in the face.

Eventually, some of the plastic bags make their way back to the stores for recycling. But some are liberated by the wind, where they become tree-borne litter or dance in streets among the traffic. They clog storm drains and find their way into Lake Ontario, where they add to already problematic plastics pollution. Some well-meaning people toss the bags into recycling bins, but that means the Monroe County sorting facility has to shut down daily so workers can clean the sorting equipment, since the bags get entangled in it. And some people just throw the bags out; 8 percent of all landfill waste is either plastic bags or plastic product wrapping, says a fact sheet from Monroe County.

State environmental groups say a ban on single-use plastic bags would help address, if not eliminate, all of these problems. And they’re pushing state lawmakers to take action this year,

preferably in the state budget, which has an April 1 deadline. Democratic State Senator Liz Krueger has already introduced a bill to ban single-use plastic bags from stores, and Democratic Assembly member Kevin Cahill sponsors an Assembly bill that would place a fee on all single-use bags.

“We’re pleased that there’s discussion at the state level about implementing a policy that will transition New Yorkers to switch to the environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution, which is reusable bags,” says Brian Smith, associate executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment.

And with the ban, environmentalists want the state to set a fee on paper bags and other single-use bags, which would give people incentive to switch to reusable instead of just relying on paper bags from the store.

Advocates say the approach has worked in other places, including California, which has a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.

Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York, says the fee revenue should go toward state environmental funds or programs,

similar to the way unclaimed bottle deposits are handled.

“I think if you’re going to assess a fee dedicated to environmental programs, that’s a budget issue,” Iwanowicz says. “So that’s where it should be.”

If bag ban and fee legislation don’t pass as part of the budget, they could still advance in April, May, or June, depending on whether legislators are willing to act.

Plastic bag industry groups, particularly the American Progressive Bag Alliance, have fought against bans in states across the country. And other organizations aren’t keen on bag bans or fees, either.

“Wegmans doesn’t believe banning or taxing certain bags is a sustainable solution to the problem,” says Jason Wadsworth, the company’s sustainability coordinator.

The company has been able to reduce single-use bag consumption by educating customers about reusable bags, Wadsworth says. And it reminds them to bring plastic bags back to the store for recycling; Wegmans plastic bags are made from 40 percent recycled plastic, all of which was returned to stores by customers, he says. The company’s recycling rate for plastic bags was close to 50 percent last year, he says.

A sign of the coming springtime: a plastic grocery bag flapping in a tree.

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He also argues that banning plastic bags will lead to increased consumption of paper bags, which have a greater impact on the environment.

Environmental groups counter that paper bags can be recycled at the curb, unlike plastic bags. And again, they point to the need for a ban on plastic bags to be accompanied by a fee on paper bags to discourage what Wadsworth describes.

“The goal is to end our use of single-use bags, not transition from one to another,” Smith says.

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IMMIGRATION | BY JAKE CLAPP

Farmworkers unite for labor rights In the summer of 2013, migrant farmworkers on a berry farm in Skagit County, Washington, about an hour north of Seattle, began to organize against poor working and housing conditions and for better wages. The labor group they created, Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), is an independent union, led by indigenous Mixtec and Triqui immigrants from Mexico, and now represents more than 500 Mixteco, Triqui, and Spanish-speaking farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms.

For three years, FUJ organized effective strikes and walkouts. The group, along with berry farm workers in Mexico’s San Quintin Valley, received widespread notice in 2016 for coordinating a boycott of Driscoll’s, the world’s largest berry distributor and a major buyer of product from Sakuma Brothers Farms. And in September 2016, the farm’s workers voted to officially have FUJ represent them as a union in negotiations — making FUJ the first new farmworker union in the US in 25 years, journalist David Bacon reported.

In less than a year, FUJ negotiated a contract with Sakuma Brothers guaranteeing a $15 hourly wage (Washington’s minimum is $11), establishing a grievance procedure, Washington State’s Ramon Torres, president of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, and Edgar Franks, an and ensuring “just cause” protections. organizer with Community to Community Development, and will be in Upstate New York for a speaking tour with Alianza Agricola, a local farmworker organization. PHOTOS COURTESY ALIANZA AGRICOLA Immigrant farmworkers in Upstate New York face similar issues as their West Coast counterparts — low wages, poor working conditions, bad housing, discrimination.

Later this month, organizers from Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Community to Community Development, a Washington farmworker support organization, will join members of Alianza Agricola, a Western New York farmworker organization, for an Upstate New York speaking tour called “El Movimiento Campesino: de Norte a Sur, de Este a Deste” (“The Farmworker Movement: Ramon Torres.

From North to South, East to West”). Events PHOTOS COURTESY ALIANZA AGRICOLA are scheduled March 24 through March 27 at SUNY Geneseo and Cornell University, health care and driver’s licenses. with a roundtable discussion at the University of Rochester on Monday, March undocumented immigrants in New York Edgar Franks.

26. The UR event takes place 6:30 p.m. to State can’t get driver’s licenses, making basic PHOTOS COURTESY ALIANZA AGRICOLA 8 p.m. in the Schlegel Hall Rotunda on the tasks that require transportation difficult, River Campus (contact Worker especially in rural farming communities. access, but “we really wanted to do more Washington is one of a small number of Participants in the roundtable will be community building and bring immigrant FUJ President Ramon Torres; C2C organizer states where undocumented immigrants can workers together to fight for collective power Edgar Franks; Alianza Agricola leaders; Carly obtain a driver’s license. here,” Fox says, “whether it’s for their rights Speaking tour organizers wanted to bring Fox, Worker Justice Center senior workeras immigrants or their rights as workers. together local and Washington workers rights advocate; and Molly McNulty, UR Hopefully, some of the campaign lessons and to talk about organizing strategies, Fox adjunct lecturer in health law. Organizers strategies that folks in Washington have been says, and a training session is planned with say the discussion will focus on migrant using can be an inspiration to them here.” members of Alianza Agricola. They will farmworker rights and their impact on the FUJ, the Worker Justice Center of New specifically be focusing on Green Light “national, regional, and local landscape,” York, and the Workers’ Center of Central NY, a campaign to expand driver’s license with an emphasis on farmworker access to New York are all members of the Food

Chain Workers Alliance, and it was during an annual meeting a couple of years ago that the East and West Coast activists connected. There are a lot of parallels in organizing in Washington and New York, Fox says. Both states are border states where there’s an increased vulnerability to immigration enforcement — which has also pushed farmers to shift their workforce from hiring undocumented local workers to using more guest workers, creating new challenges to organizing.

The US agricultural system has come to rely heavily on undocumented farm laborers, many of whom become fixed parts of their communities. But with a broken immigration system and a White House administration that has taken a hardline approach, nationally more farmers are turning to the H-2A guest-worker program.

Farmers have also said they’ve had trouble finding enough workers.

The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire workers from other countries for jobs that last 10 months or less, and the employers must provide fair wages and housing. But farmworker advocates say the structure is inherently flawed, leaving workers vulnerable to abuse and unable to leave jobs, and it displaces workers who have been here for years.

“We’re seeing that shift in labor and agriculture,” says C2C’s Edgar Franks, who will take part in the UR roundtable discussion. “So I think that’s one of the big things we want to bring out into the conversation — about the uses of the H-2A program and how it hurts workers that are being brought in from Mexico and the local workers, and how that’s going to affect our food system.”

Right now, power is with the Farm Bureau and lobbyists, and those forces dominate discussions around labor and farmworkers. You hardly ever hear anything directly from farm workers, Franks says.

It takes community organizing to create a shift in those dynamics.

“I think this is a unique opportunity, this speaking tour, to actually hear from farmworkers themselves about what it is to be a worker in the United States and an immigrant, and unionizing and winning,” Franks says.

One of the Upstate workers taking part in the events with FUJ is Victor, a dairy industry worker for the last 15 years and a member of Alianza Agricola. The objective for Alianaza, he said through a translator, is to expand driver’s license access — without one, it’s a challenge just to get out and do basic shopping — and to fight for immigrants’ rights, like appropriate housing.

“We hope that people will raise their voices,” he said, “and speak out on behalf of this issue and let politicians know, because everything that we produce as agricultural workers, all of that arrives on everyone’s table.”

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consensus about a vision for the port area before promoting more development, she says. As it stands now, the Terminal and Link buildings are underutilized.

The marina has been a big success, but it’s small. And while public parking is a necessity, the Port area’s huge parking lot has become its most prominent feature.

A 2014 proposal to build a hotel and an eight to 10-story condominium building was bitterly opposed by many residents.

The city’s zoning code permits buildings up to 16 stories tall in the Port area, but many Charlotte residents don’t want to see structures that size, says Roethel.

Some residents are concerned that development on that scale will block views of the water and eliminate massive amounts of open space, she says.

But that brings up the challenge for Charlotte: If increasing year-round activity is a goal, especially for Charlotte’s business owners, what will draw people there year-round, and where will it be built? The more popular suggestions from the charrette included big projects like an aquarium, an arts center, a skating rink, and an indoor waterpark.

Creating more housing was also important, particularly for people attracted to lakefront living, boating, and water recreation.

That’s what Charlotte can offer that most city neighborhoods can’t, says Roethel.

“We have to decide what we want first,” says Roethel. “Clearly we want greenspace with plenty of public access, and we want to protect our views.”

Protecting the beach and improving the water quality is another big concern, says Roethel. While people do use the beach, by mid-summer the algae smell can be pretty off-putting.

But Charlotte doesn’t manage or have any control over Ontario Beach Park, says Roethel. It’s owned by the city and the county manages it, and it can be challenging for residents when there are problems, because they don’t know who to contact.

Some residents are hoping that environmental and educational groups can help improve the beach and resolve water quality issues, Roethel says.

While the charrette produced some ideas that will require significant funding, others were less costly. For instance, some residents want to see Charlotte’s rich history, lighthouse, and nautical character become a design guide to future development.

“Our history is so important to the people in this community,” Roethel says. “We’re trying to hold on to that in every way we can, but our history is also changing. We have a lot of younger people, and they’re bringing something new to the area.” rochestercitynewspaper.com

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But Golisano’s $25 million will cover only part of the theater’s estimated $85 million construction cost. RBTL and the city hope the state will kick in another $20 million, but that hasn’t come yet. In the past, Joe Morelle, the New York Assembly’s majority leader, has resisted funding a RBTL theater, and his relationship with Warren hasn’t always been great.

In addition, RBTL has been looking for money for a new theater for decades.

Previously, its leaders have said that a stumbling block has been the lack of a formal commitment of a site. It’s had that site for a year now, and there’s been no announcement about funds beyond Golisano’s $25 million.

RBTL may very well come up with the rest of the money. But its history seems to be having a huge influence on public perception about the Parcel 5 project. If at the end, it comes up short and Warren decides to try to make up the rest, my hunch is that it’ll do major damage to her reputation.

• RBTL has some vocal critics in a very important part of the community: arts leaders. Rightly or wrongly, they insist that a new RBTL theater will hurt other arts institutions – that RBTL’s productions, in a big, glitzy new theater will be direct competition for productions staged by the Eastman School, Geva, and others.

You can argue that the opposite is true: that RBTL can generate more interest in live theater and other live performances.

That the local arts groups could capitalize on the presence of high-profile shows like “Hamilton” and “Book of Mormon” and get those audiences to start attending their own events.

But you can also argue that local audiences don’t have unlimited funds. Local arts groups already struggle. State support for the arts has been reduced dramatically.

The current federal government is downright hostile to the arts. And the loss of Rochester’s major industrial base has also hit the arts.

In addition, as one of our Feedback contributors notes this week, many smaller arts groups and individual artists feel neglected. Rochester has no arts commission or other City Hall-sanctioned organization that acts as a public arm helping look out for the interests of the arts and encouraging and overseeing public art.

And while City Council could pass legislation requiring that a percentage of new development funding be set aside for the arts, efforts to bring that about have gone nowhere.

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criticism, but it could help. And besides, it’s the right thing to do.

• What will happen to the Auditorium Theatre? The big, multi-day Broadway shows that RBTL brings there would move to the new theater at Parcel 5. RBTL insists that it will continue to stage other events at the Aud, but what will be the impact on RAPA and other organizations that bring in similar events? How many events are economically feasible in Rochester? What will happen to if RBTL can’t bring in enough events to keep operating the Aud? You could argue that this is simply marketplace competition, that it’s none of City Hall’s business. But the arts are a public concern and a public benefit. And while RBTL does indeed hire local people to assist in the productions it brings in, the shows themselves are produced by for-profit, out-of-town entities, and the performers don’t live here.

Concern about competition from a new RBTL theater, then, isn’t at all unreasonable.

• Will the Morgan apartment complex need a public subsidy? Many of the new developments taking place downtown are getting some kind of tax exemption. For years, that seemed to be essential if we were to attract development and make construction affordable for developers. But interest in downtown has been growing. City officials need to determine now, before they commit further to the Parcel 5, whether the public needs to continue to offer subsidies to for-profit residential developers.

They should also develop a vision for increasing the amount of affordable housing downtown – and some specific requirements for each new development.

Many of the apartments being built now are out of range for a large number of Rochesterians – not only those on public assistance, but many employed people and retirees.

The RBTL-Morgan proposal may very well be the best plan imaginable for Parcel 5. But the concerns about it are legitimate, and they’re important.

For some critics, no amount of change will make the Parcel 5 theater plan acceptable. At some point, Warren and City Council may feel that they have move forward anyway. But there’s plenty they can do to improve this plan and to document – as best they can – that it really is in the best interest of the community. They can use this plan as the beginning of an expanded effort to boost all of the arts and open downtown housing and entertainment opportunities to more people.

The July 31 deadline for the consultant’s report gives them plenty of time to make those changes.

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

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

‘Holy Land Five’ is program topic

Activist and writer Miko Peled will present a talk on Monday, March 19, titled “Injustice: the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” about five Palestinian-American men who were arrested after September 11. The men, leaders of the largest Muslim charity in the US, are serving time in federal prison, although their conviction has been controversial. Peled, the author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” also talks about Israeli-Palestinian relations, the treatment of Muslims in the US, and erosion of civil liberties in the US. The event will be held at Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, at 7 p.m.

The Osage murders

For the next Books Sandwiched In program at the Rochester Public Library downtown, on Tuesday, March 20, Gary Pudup will lead a discussion of “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

The book by David Grann tells the story of discrimination and hate crimes against the Osage Indian nation, whose accumulation of significant oil wealth led to the murder of many Osage. Pudup is former director of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union. The event will be held the Rochester Public Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue, from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m.

Remembering My Lai

Veterans for Peace will hold a memorial event on Friday, March 16, in remembrance of the hundreds of men, women, and children who were killed by the US Army at My Lai in Vietnam on that date in 1968. Historians consider the massacre one of the most horrific acts of violence in the war, and the cover-up that followed greatly fueled anti-war sentiment in the US. The event will be held at the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, 100 State Street, at 4 p.m.

Dining & Nightlife Customers can play with the amount of spice at Khong Thai; the owners used the fist bump emoji to represent the level of spice and dishes can be ordered with oneto-five punches. “There’s a couple of guys that come in that say they want their faces blown off with spice, they keep coming back,” Civalier says. Personally, he sticks with two punches.

Khong Thai is not serving beer or wine yet.

Civalier says he has some ideas to collaborate with the liquor store next door and will possibly feature a selection of Asian beer and sake. He talks fondly of the location: “It’s awesome, the North Winton neighborhood and the people, we have regulars that are coming in twice a day to eat.”

Khong Thai (260 North Winton Road), and is open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., except Tuesday when it is closed. 434-2238. Find them at khongthai.com.

Quick bites

Pick your protein and choose your heat level at Khong Thai. Pictured: Tom Yum soup with chicken (above) and Khong House Noodle with shrimp (inset).

PHOTOS BY RENÉE HEININGER

Fast casual Thai cuisine comes to North Winton Village [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY

Sak Southi has owned his own Thai restaurant, Sak’s Thai Cuisine, in Perinton for nearly a decade. When the opportunity arose to collaborate with Adam Civalier and his real estate company, Vicar Holdings, Khong Thai Cuisine (260 North Winton Road) was born.

The concept is fast casual Thai food and the location is nestled in the heart of the up and coming North Winton Village neighborhood.

Southi is originally from Laos but has been in the United States since the late 70’s and he and his family have been cooking Thai food for the Rochester masses for years. The menu at Khong Thai is pulled from Sak’s Thai Cuisine, with plans for new menu items such as a Thai burrito currently in the works. The ability to dream up and experiment with new menu items is exciting for Southi. “There are some really cool concepts that we want to try,” Civalier adds.

Everything is made fresh at the Khong Thai, with the exception of Southi’s “Million Dollar Sauce,” a secret recipe that he personally makes at Sak’s Thai Cuisine and

Lento (274 North Goodman Street, Village Gate), is now serving brunch every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Highlights from the menu include Cajun Chicken and Waffles and a Cured Fish Board. Reservations are requested. More information at lentorestaurant.com/events/now-servingsunday-brunch.

The Genesee Country Village and Museum (1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford) will hold their annual Maple Sugar Festival and Pancake Breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays, March 17 and 18 and March 24 and 25. Festival admission is $10 for adults and free for kids 18 and under and for members of the museum.

The cost for the pancake breakfast (served 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) is $9, $7 for kids ages 2 to 10. More information at gcv.org/ events/maple-sugar-festival.

The Rochester CSA Fair will take place on Saturday, March 31, from 2 to 5 p.m. at The Brainery (176 Anderson Avenue).

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet local farmers, find out more about Community Supported Agriculture, and purchase produce. Email erin@wildhillfarm. com for more information.

Openings

Tavern at Gibbs has opened at 58 University

Avenue.

brings to Khong Thai. That sauce is featured in the Khong House Noodle that pairs wide rice noodles with eggs, ground peanuts, and vegetables. The dish can be made vegetarian, or with your protein of choice. The noodles with chicken will run you $10 for a lunch

portion and $14 for a dinner portion. Glutenfree noodles are available upon request. The Curry Puffs ($8 for two) are similar to an Indian samosa, with curried chicken and vegetables wrapped in pastry and served with peanut sauce on the side.

ROC Burger on Main has opened in the

Rochester Riverside Hotel (120 East Main Street).

Chow Hound is a food and restaurant news column. Do you have a tip? Send it to food@ rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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A scene from Nagaland's annual Hornbill Festival, which is the largest tribal cultural festival in Southeast Asia. PHOTO PROVIDED 10 CITY MARCH 14 - 20, 2018

Heather Layton and Brian Bailey in the hills of Nagaland, a remote state in Northeast India. PHOTO PROVIDED

Heather Layton and Brian Bailey co-facilitate a cultural exchange with remote Nagaland [ ART PROFILE ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

A 2017 conflagration in Kohima, the capital city of the remote northeastern Indian state Nagaland, destroyed much of the documentation of indigenous Naga culture, including photos and records. As the remaining documents were kept in cardboard boxes in basements, the state’s bureau of cultural information sent five officials to Rochester to link up with this city’s preservation resources and experts. It was a connection made possible by a standing cultural exchange between Rochester and Nagaland that was co-founded and fostered by local artists, educators, and cultural ambassadors Heather Layton and Brian Bailey.

Rochester’s unique connection with Nagaland has also yielded an international film festival with the aim of preserving and amplifying the cultural expressions of the Naga people, as well as multiple visiting artists programs between Nagaland and the United States.

Layton and Bailey, who are married, hosted the Naga officials last year as they met with experts at the Eastman

Museum’s Selznick School of Film Preservation, RIT’s Center for Imaging Science, and the Rare and Special Books Section at UR’s Rush Rhees Library.

“They were interested in how to physically preserve history through photographs, film, and paper documents, but also how to preserve stories,” Layton says.

Layton and Bailey have co-facilitated a variety of collaborative projects in Rochester and abroad under the general title “Common Sense Collective.” At any point in time, they have multiple creative irons in the fire, and more often than not collaborate with others here, nationally, and abroad.

Among their many projects are Honest Folk, a concert series with nationally touring bands; an annual Teen Film Festival (co-founded with filmmaker Linda Moroney in 2006) and Teen Film Camp; and Teen Summit (a social justice-oriented series of presentations).

The couple made their first trip to Nagaland about seven years ago. A cultural exchange kicked off when a Naga

musician and activist, Theja Meru, came to Rochester as part of the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program, among other artists, musicians, filmmakers who were all engaged in community-based art. Layton was also asked to present her own work — which deeply engages global social, political, and environmental concerns — and participated in a program through the University of Rochester, where she’s a senior lecturer in the art and art history department.

The artists were all going around the table introducing themselves, and when Meru said where he was from, “I got nervous, because I’d never heard of it,” Layton says. “He was like, ‘You should come visit!’” They enthusiastically accepted.

Meru suggested they should visit in December for the Hornbill Festival, which is the largest tribal cultural festival in Southeast Asia. There are 16 tribes in Nagaland, all of which attend the festival and perform dances and songs, and there’s a wrestling competition and a Naga chili eating competition. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

In 2014 Layton and Bailey invited thousands of people to collaborate on their "59 Days of Independence" project, which told the stories of former colonies through events, installations, and celebrations.

Pictured: Students in Malawi learn about the country of Kuwait on Kuwait's independence day (February 25). PHOTO PROVIDED

Layton and Bailey committed to going — and it all happened really fast, Layton says with a laugh. Before their trip, Layton and Bailey tried to learn more about Nagaland, but say they found little info. At the time, Nagaland wasn’t very accessible to the rest of the world, and the couple had to petition the Indian government for access. “There is still quite a bit of conflict between the Nagas and the Indians,” Layton says.

Migratory tribes in antiquity settled in the area, each maintaining distinct customs, language, and manner of dress. The groups came under British rule with the arrival of the British East India Company in the early 19th century, when Britain’s domain swallowed the whole of South Asia. After India gained independence in 1947, the area remained a part of the province of Assam, and nationalist activities arose among some of the Nagas.

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Layton and Bailey had heard about insurgents — or freedom fighters, depending on your perspective — hitting back against the colonizers, but couldn’t get a lot of information.

“The State Department’s website is saying ‘don’t go,’” Layton says. There was a danger, but based on their interactions with Meru, and with an invitation to exhibit Layton’s paintings in Kohima, the couple made their trip. They also planned to initiate a cultural exchange between the US and Nagaland.

“The people we were working with wanted to get Nagaland more on the map, more known,” Bailey says.

Getting to Nagaland is a challenge — and involves a marathon of flights: Rochester to New York City, to Abu Dhabi, to Calcutta, and to Nagaland, then a long drive through the mountains on rough roads.

Many people speak English in the bigger villages, but the couple says there was always

someone to translate — often a chain of translators between a few languages — for them in the more rural areas they visited. They stayed in some old houses in remote areas, with fires in the middle of the kitchen floors. Naga culture is “incredibly hospitable,” the couple says, adding that there’s a palpable difference from America in terms of pace, less aggressive ambition, and less palpable consumerism and materialism. And they were told that there’s never been a homeless person in Nagaland.

“I think it’s a culture that takes care of each other. You don’t have huge discrepancies between wealthy and not wealthy,” Bailey says.

And there’s a real love of being outside, of nature, and taking care of natural resources.

Bailey in particular noted that definitions of masculinity are different in Nagaland — the men are gentler with each other, more sincere, they hold hands and put their arms around each other. “It feels more affectionate

and less of a homophobic-tough-guy mentality,” he says.

Layton and Bailey lectured at the University of Nagaland, and brought some youth films from the US. “And they had some young people who were making films in Nagaland, so we screened them together and talked about the films,” Layton says. “That’s still going on today.”

The exchange evolved and expanded to have some Naga artists come to the US the following year — five filmmakers came to Rochester and showed their films at Nazareth, toured the George Eastman House (now the George Eastman Museum), met with filmmakers here, and attended a screening of films by local filmmakers at the UR, including Linda Moroney and Mara Ahmed. The 10-day, whirlwind visit was packed with cultural events and a visit to the Adirondacks.

Heather Layton, right, at the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland. PHOTO PROVIDED

Their friends want the story of Nagaland told outside of Nagaland, and told by Nagas.

“It’s only been told by outsiders, researchers,” Bailey says.

These stories found creative expression through the film festival. Two Naga women, Sesino Yhoshu and Sophy Lasuh, collaborated on a film called “Story of a House,” and its main character was the house of the chief of the Konyak — the northernmost tribe in Nagaland. “His house is half in Myanmar and half in Nagaland,” Layton says. “The film is funny and it’s serious, and it gives a different type of access into tribal culture.”

Lasuh also created a video portrait of a woman in her 90’s who was a child when the Japanese invaded the Naga hills, and when the Naga fought with the British to keep communism from coming south into India. Layton and Bailey submitted the film to the Rochester International Film Festival; if it gets in the Naga government will pay to have Lasuh attend.

“Some of the stories they tell stem from a pride and preservation of Naga culture,” Bailey says. “They were a proud people and lived their way, a very tribal lifestyle, and then they were colonized by the British and Christian missionaries, and I think they were told that their way of life was wrong. You have to have proper tea, and worship this way — it was forced on them. And then when the British left, there’s a certain disrespect that goes to the

The center of Layton and Bailey's 2013 warfare-critiquing "Home Drone" exhibit was an18-foot-long rhinestone-covered replica of a U.S. Predator drone. PHOTO PROVIDED

Northeast states, especially to women, so you have these women filmmakers and artists that we know who want to tell a different version of Naga culture and history. A counter-narrative to the ‘We need to culture the natives’ attitude. Not that different to how we treated Native Americans and Indigenous people in the United States.”

Layton and Bailey remained close with their new friends, and later helped facilitate a

visit from D.C.-based artist Mike Yakamoni for a photography project working with community groups in Nagaland. And Tiatemjen Kezevilhou Jamir, a Naga photojournalist and artist, exhibited his work, some of which documents dying tattoo tradition of the oldest living generation, at the UR’s Sage center.

Layton and Bailey were invited back to Nagaland for a reunion, and made the trip in December of last year. They again attended the Hornbill Festival, revisited

with friends, and met Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Acharya.

Bailey showed up with t-shirts he’d made bearing the Naga flag — a cheerful design involving a three-color rainbow and a star in a blue sky. Being allowed a separate flag was one of 33 demands met as part of a peace accord signed by the freedom fighters and the government in 2015. But many of Layton and Bailey’s friends expressed nervousness due to the former illegality of the flag, so they turned down the gift while encouraging the couple to wear the shirts. Bailey presented the shirts to the leaders of the resistance movement when they visited one of their outposts in the mountains.

“It was a rare experience to meet them, because they’re highly wanted by the Indian government,” he says. “If you ask the government: they’re terrorists. If you ask them or their supporters: they’re freedom fighters.”

Bailey and Layton say they are interested in the complex dynamics of those who are colonized — there’s the insurgent groups that are working to gain independence for Nagaland, and then there’s people who say, “Don’t disturb the peace, India takes good care of us.”

This interest manifested in another project the two co-facilitated in 2014, called “59 Days of Independence,” for which they collaborated with many other artists around the world to explore and tell the stories of 59 former colonies through events, installations, and celebrations.

Making two trips to Nagaland was important, Layton says. “The first time you go somewhere, you just sort of want a linear story you can make sense of,” Layton says. “But the next time, you just realize everyone has their own desires and priorities for who they want the Naga to be. There’s different perspectives: people working in the government, or the arts — and a more nuanced, complex version of where we were.”

The couple wants to keep the relationship and cultural exchange with Nagaland going. And they’re working on helping to bring a Naga musical group, including a Grammy-winning member, to participate in this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival.

“Every time I travel I become more trusting of people, of the world — it reinforces the hope that there are really good people everywhere,” Layton says. “And us traveling together is a special dynamic. We interact with people differently. We have different strengths and things we bring to relationships. We’re similar in a lot of ways, but also different.

“Even packing — like you’re packing survival things, and I’m packing gifts,” she says to Bailey with a laugh. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13

Upcoming [ FOLK ]

Music

Joe Crookston. Friday, March 16. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. 8 p.m. $20. thelittle.org; joecrookston.com. [ PSYCHEDELIC ] Dead Meadow. Sunday, April 1. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $12-$17. bugjar.com; deadmeadow.com. [ ROCK ]

Blackberry Smoke. Sunday, May 13. Anthology, 336 East Avenue. 7 p.m. $27. anthologylive.com; blackberrysmoke.com.

Joseph Daley Tuba Trio SUNDAY, MARCH 18 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | BOPSHOP.COM; JODAMUSIC.COM

[ JAZZ ] The three musicians in the Joseph Daley Tuba Trio

have collectively collaborated with a “Who’s Who” of musical giants. Daley (tuba) has worked with Gil Evans, Charlie Haden, and Taj Mahal. Warren Smith (drums, marimba, and percussion) has played with everyone from Nat King Cole and Charles Mingus to Janis Joplin and Barbra Streisand.

And Scott Robinson (reeds and theremin) has enhanced the bands of Anthony Braxton, Joe Lovano, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sting. When they perform at the Bop Shop, they will explore the improvisational concepts of jazz great Sam Rivers, with whom Daley worked extensively. $20 general; $15 students.

— BY RON NETSKY

‘Superb String Soloists’ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL, 50 NORTH PLYMOUTH AVENUE 12:10 P.M. | FREE | HOCHSTEIN.ORG; CLASSICAL915.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] Hochstein School of Music and Dance will

launch its 2018 “Live from Hochstein” concert series with a trio of string players from the Eastman School of Music.

Hosted by Mona Seghatoleslami of WXXI Classical 91.5, “Live from Hochstein” is the longest-running live broadcast concert series in Western New York. The ‘Superb String Soloists from Eastman’ program features Sooah Jung on violin, Noémie Raymond-Friset on cello, and Sungmin Lee on guitar performing selections by Prokofiev, Kreisler, and Piazzolla. If you can’t make it in person, tune in live to WXXI Classical 91.5 / 90.3 FM. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN

PHOTO BY ROBERT CIFARELLI

WHAT’S GOING ON? JAZZ CRUISES ANNOUNCED FOR 2018!

TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 2ND online at www.jazz901.org

NEW: 3 Hour Erie Canal Lock Cruise

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

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Find extended event listings online.

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., MARCH 21 ]

Mike Wall

BLUES

“Reading Daze” Self-released mwall.bandcamp.com

Kyle Cook THURSDAY, MARCH 15 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $10-$12 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM; KYLECOOKMUSIC.COM [ ROOTS ROCK ] Kyle Cook blew through town last year

with Rivers & Rust and showed us the blood, bones, and guts of the rock ‘n’ roll he’s been involved in, whether it was as a sideman with Mick Jagger or, as he’s more recognized, the lead guitar player for Matchbox Twenty.

Do what I did: After seeing Cook when he plays here this week, go listen to Matchbox Twenty and concentrate on Cook’s rootsy guitar contribution. You’ll discover it’s suddenly three degrees cooler. Cook is a shade grittier than Matchbox Twenty is overall but equally as commanding.

When are you gonna get the chance to see a cat of this magnitude in such an intimate joint? Just go.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

‘Scordatura Violin’ THURSDAY, MARCH 15 MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, 500 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 7:30 P.M. | 276-8900; PUBLICKMUSICK.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] If you’re a violinist, sometimes a composer

wants you to play out of tune — or more precisely, to deliberately retune your strings. “Scordatura,” as this technique is called, is generally done to increase the tone color and expressive range of the instrument, adding low or high notes beyond its normal compass. The members of Publick Musick give a lesson in scordatura tomorrow night at the Memorial Art Gallery. The group will play works by Schmelzer, Kindermann, and two of Heinrich Biber’s “Mystery” Sonatas,. Included with MAG admission, which is half-price after 5 p.m. on Thursdays.

— BY DAVID RAYMOND

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

Boasting some odd, one-word titles for each of the tracks to his new, 15-song release, “Reading Daze,” Rochester musician Mike Wall takes us on a smooth ride full of trippy, chilled, Sunday lazy haze, with some Saturday night sophistication for punctuation.

On “Reading Daze,” Wall constructs his multiple layers of sound from some sweet jazz guitar and piano straight out of Birdland. And he throws in some way-down bass and minimalist rhythm tracks which frequently sound like the pops and clicks from a skipping record. This gives it a cool, disjointed groove that frankly prevents the listener from completely spacing out and missing out.

There’s less going on than you would initially think, but it’s enough to keep you enthralled. “Reading Daze” comes on deceptively dense but still breathes as it goes to work lowering the listener’s heart rate and elevating their mood — and all the while raising their expectations. It ain’t too slick, but it’s super smooth.

CLASSICAL

Faculty Artist Series: Steve Doane, Barry Snyder.

Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. EastmanTheatre.org.

8-10 p.m. $10.

Music in our Schools. David F. Gantt Community Center, 700 North St. 428-7149. rocmusic.org.

6-8 p.m.

COUNTRY

Our Own Worst Enemy.

Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

7:30 p.m. $5.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

JAZZ

Citizens Against People “Stay Pissed” Self-released citizensagainstpeople.bandcamp.com

“Stay Pissed” is a 10-song, thrill-a-minute, guitardriven, head-banging, hardcore harangue. The album exhibits a band that has a capable choke-hold on its music and dynamics.

Rochester quartet Citizens Against People offers a cohesive, abrasive, well-varied take on the hardcore genre without losing its own identity. There are 10 songs and 10 different sounds and grooves, but overall it’s fast and tight, tempo-wise, adding to the vocal urgency hovering up top. Speaking of the vocals: You can make them out loud and clear, which is cool when the band digs into its righteous political anger and call to action.

Citizens Against People is a no bullshit band. With a good number of acts crowding this phylum, there’s often a weak link in the chain: a wandering tempo, lack of tuning, lack of skill that somehow becomes associated with a band. But not here, Jack; this is one fine record from a rockin’ band. I really need to see them live. Now. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org/cafe.

7-9 p.m.

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

[ THU., MARCH 22 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Epic Frail, Ben Haravitch.

Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. bernunzio. com. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. $5.

Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Eastman at Washington Square. ,. esm.rochester.edu/ community. 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Hornist Erin Futterer and her quartet. continues on page 16

Fresh Cuts Head to rochestercitynewspaper.com for our music series debuting new tracks by local musicians and bands

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Music

JAZZ

Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

5-8 p.m.

Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

8-10 p.m.

Mark Kellogg. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave. 532-7942. joebeanroasters.com.

8 p.m. $5.

REGGAE/JAM

Big Blue House. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org/cafe. 7-9 p.m.

POP/ROCK

The Lustre Kings. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

8 p.m. $6.

[ FRI., MARCH 23 ] BLUES

Stay the Plow plays country music, now without the irony. The band is (from left to right): Nelle Porter-Jones, Dell Delray, Jeff Gilhart, Tim Clark, and Jim Conner.

Red, Fred, and Weems. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 8-10 p.m.

The Fog. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. viagirasole.com.

7 p.m. No cover charge.

PHOTO BY JIM CONNER

Stand by your plow Stay the Plow WITH MARIA GILLARD SATURDAY, MARCH 10 BOULDER COFFEE, 100 ALEXANDER STREET 8 P.M. | FREE | BOULDERCOFFEEROASTER.COM; STAYTHEPLOW.COM [ FEATURE ] BY FRANK DE BLASE

Sometimes a band will come off so flawless onstage, it seems unreal. Dig this: When Americana darling Stay the Plow finished up its recent set at The Little Theatre Café, pumpin’ piano cat in the hat Paul Nunes was gobsmacked. He approached singer Nelle Porter-Jones.

“He couldn’t believe the songs were originals,” Porter-Jones says. Nunes told PorterJones he didn’t realize they were written by the band, “They’re that good,” Porter-Jones recalls him saying.

“Well, why would I go up and do bad ones?” Porter-jones says. She was initially put off by the remark until she considered its sincerity. “It was probably the best compliment I’ve ever been given,” she says.

Stay the Plow arose from the ashes of Dang!, a tongue-in-cheek country outfit that some people didn’t get.

“It was supposed to be an ironic country band,” says Tim Clark, Stay the Plow rhythm guitarist. The band leaned into the over-the-top 16 CITY MARCH 14 - 20, 2018

aspects of country music with “Aww shucks” hokum. But in the end the band began to morph into classic country.

“And the people who liked classic country stayed away in droves,” Clark says. “They wanted to hear it exactly like they were used to hearing it. We brought a lot of other elements and dynamics into it. But nobody was interested in hearing the progressive twists that we put on it.” Twists like when Porter-Jones sang “Stand By Your Man” like Pat Benatar.

Stay the Plow, which is made up of Porter-Jones; Clark; Jim Conner on drums; Jeff Gilhart on lead guitar; and Dell Delray on bass, slugged away as Dang! for 13 years before letting it dissolve and reemerge as Stay the Plow in 2015.

“We were like, ‘What are we going to do with this band?’” Clark says. “We liked the way it sounded. We were happy with each other, it was drama free.”

Porter-Jones isn’t so sure. “Were you in the same band I was in?” she says to Clark.

Clark had been working with Porter-Jones, fleshing out her original material and putting together some demos. They played them for the newly-formed Stay the Plow.

“So we brought it to the band,” he says.

“And everything we had developed with the band, we applied to her songs. And it was great. We were really energized by it. The response was better than when we played the familiar songs.”

CLASSICAL

The new energy kept the band going now with some more cut in its strut. It was either that or call it quits.

“It wasn’t a question of throwing in the towel,” Clark says. “We just wanted to go in a direction that was relevant. We were clearly struggling with relevancy. Being Dang!, doing what we were doing, we had a lot of recognition but we had no engagement.”

The new material was the shot in the arm the band needed. “And Nelle’s songs are exciting,” says Conner. “Lyrically, they’re very story-based. You can read the lyrics like a story: beginning, middle, end. And they’re interesting topics, like diving horses and carnival boys.”

You can see the story her words paint on the song “Diving Horses.” “Diving Horses on the pier / Look so small from way down here / Hey there mister, don’t make him fall / Though I paid my dime just like ‘em all” “I love history. I love sepia,” PorterJones says. “‘Finding your way’ is a driving component and a main ingredient in my songwriting as well.”

“Also a little hope, a little remorse, a little longing, and trying to get out on the other side,” Delray adds.

But no irony. “I don’t think there’s any irony in the music now,” Porter-Jones says.

“Here’s irony for ya,” Clark says while jerking his thumb in Porter-Jones’s direction.

“Irony in the fact that she’s my ex-wife.”

Composers’s Concert.

Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu. 8-10 p.m.

Sound and Image Concert.

Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 6-7:30 p.m. With guest artists Claudia Rohrmoser, Brigitta Muntendorf, and Ensemble Garage. Presented by EARS. SUNY Geneseo Wind Ensemble. Wadsworth Auditorium at SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle. Geneseo.

245-5824. 8 p.m. “New York State of Mind” features music and poetry from New York artists. T. Wilmot Brass Plays the Pops.

Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. naz.edu.

7:30-9 p.m. Program of light classical and popular music.

JAZZ

Marian McPartland Centennial Celebration. Kodak

Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. EastmanTheatre.org.

8-10 p.m. A celebration the 100th anniversary of Marian McPartland’s birthday. $26-$71.

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

VOCALS

AMERICANA

Two Boys Kissing. Hochstein

After the War: What Happened When the Doughboys Came Home. Lyric

School of Music & Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. 4544596. thergmc.org. 7:30 p.m. The performance will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing. $8-$25.

[ MON., MARCH 26 ]

JAZZ

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

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

The White Hots. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 2580400. thelittle.org. 8-10 p.m.

PHOTO BY TATIANA DAUBEK

CLASSICAL | ‘BACH & BACH’

Cellist Beiliang Zhu is a rising star in the early-music world: She won first prize at the 2012 International Bach Competition, the first string player to win for performing on a baroque instrument. This Sunday, Pegasus Early Music will feature Zhu on cello and on its ancestor, the viola da gamba, in examples from the twin peaks of Baroque cello repertoire: J.S. Bach’s Sonata in G for viola da gamba and harpsichord, and his Suite No. 6 for solo cello. The program begins and ends with music of a French baroque master, Francois Couperin (1668-1733) — selections from his “Premiere Ordre” of solo harpsichord pieces; and his E-minor Suite for viola da gamba. For this concert of intimate baroque delights, Zhu is joined by harpsichordist Leon Schelhase and lutenist (and Pegasus artistic director) Deborah Fox. Look to rochestercitynewspaper.com on Monday for a review of this concert.

Pegasus Early Music will host “Bach & Bach” on Sunday, March 18, at Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. 4 p.m. Pre-concert talk at 3:15 p.m. $25 general; $20 seniors; $10 students. pegasusearlymusic.org.

— BY DAVID RAYMOND

Marian McPartland Centennial Celebration.

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. EastmanTheatre.org. 8-10 p.m. A celebration the 100th anniversary of Marian McPartland’s birthday. $26$71 Marian McPartland Centennial Celebration.

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. 2743000. eastmantheatre.org.

8 p.m.

[ SAT., MARCH 24 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Banjo Therapy. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio. com. Fourth Saturday of every month, 9:30-11 a.m.

CLASSICAL

Amadeus Chorale & Brockport Symphony Orchestra. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S. Winton Rd. 402-8126. brockportsymphony.org. 7-9 p.m. $10.

AMERICANA Folkfaces. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

9 p.m. $6.

Faculty Artist Series: Eastman Virtuosi. Kilbourn Hall, 26

POP/ROCK

Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

8-10 p.m. $10.

Greg Townson. Abilene

Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

6 p.m.

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

The Tombstone Hands, EyeSpy. Rosen Krown, 875

Monroe Ave. 270-5869.

9 p.m. $5.

Faculty Artist Series: Edoardo Bellotti, harpsichord. Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 8-10 p.m. $10.

Paul Katz Cello Masterclass.

Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 4107278. rochestercellosociety. wordpress.com/.

3:30-6:30 p.m.

REGGAE/JAM

Powerful Pills. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9 p.m. $10.

Theater, 440 East Ave. 2239006. gvoc.org. 4 p.m. $25.

Happy Hour with Stormy Valle. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

Waffles, 204 N Water Street.

448-0354. funknwaffles.com.

7 p.m. $5.

Watkins & The Rapiers. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org/music.

7-9 p.m.

BLUES

METAL

Stormy Valle. Record Archive,

Omnislash. Firehouse Saloon,

33 1/3 Rockwood St. 2441210. 5-8 p.m.

814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com.

9 p.m. With Shadowborn, Divinex, & Anabasis. $5.

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/ MUSIC

Songwriters in the Round with Katie Preston. Funk ‘n

CLASSICAL

Faculty Artist Series: Mikhail Kopelman, violin. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm. rochester.edu. 8-10 p.m. $10.

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Bach in the Subways. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle. org. 6-9 p.m. Works of Bach performed by Eastman School of Music students.

A celebration of his 332nd birthday. No cover.

Compline, performed by the Schola Cantorum. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 4543878. christchurchrochester. org. 9-9:30 p.m.

Eastman-Ranlet Series: Ying Quartet. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

3-5 p.m.

Words with Organ Friends.

First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. 271-9070. rochesterunitarian.org. 3-4:30 p.m.

Ying Quartet. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. eastmantheatre.org. 3 p.m.

JAZZ

OPEN MIC

Open Mic with Cody InghamFlowers. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street. 448-0354. funknwaffles.com. 9 p.m.

[ TUE., MARCH 27 ] BLUES

Joe Beard, Gian Carlo Cervone. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. $5.

CLASSICAL Horn Choir. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

8-10 p.m.

Tuesday Pipes.. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 4543878. esm.rochester.edu.

12-12:30 p.m. Lunchtime concerts by Eastman organists.

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Nazareth College “Loose Change” Jazz Combos.

Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. naz.edu.

3-4:30 p.m. Directed by Brad Batz.

JAZZ

Grove Place Jazz Project.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com. 7 p.m. Featuring a different set of Eastman School of Music Students and other area jazz artisans every Tues. $10.

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Danny Allen’s painting, “Boy French Kissing an Orchid.” A major retrospective of Allen’s work is currently exhibited at four galleries. PHOTO PROVIDED

In loving memory “The Art & Life of Danny Allen” VARIOUS VENUES GOFUNDME.COM/THE-ART-AND-LIFE-OFDANNY-ALLEN-EXHIBITION2018 [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Some people wake up from the fever dream of youthful turbulence and substance-tinged madness into steadiness; others don’t make it. Rochester-based artist Danny Allen was central to the city’s young art scene in the late 1960’s and early 70’s before he ended his life in 1974 at age 28. A four-venue retrospective exhibition of Allen’s art as well as that of some of his friends is being held concurrently at Rochester Contemporary, Gallery Q, AXOM, and Mercer Gallery.

After his death, Allen’s legacy and work remained in the minds and hands of his friends, but his name and art experienced a revival in 2013 after his intricate and surreal painting “Sunny Ducks” was chosen from the Memorial Art Gallery’s permanent collection for inclusion in an exhibit of work drawn from the MAG’s vaults. Wanting to know more about the work and the artist, the gallery contacted artist Bill Whiting, who was Allen’s boyfriend at the time of his death, and who had donated the work to the MAG. 20 CITY MARCH 14 - 20, 2018

The ghosts of long buried and emotional memories stirred, and as Whiting resurrected Allen and his own younger self, he began blogging about the art scene, his relationship with Allen, and the impact Allen and his death have had on his life. He turned the material into a novel, “An Early Work Late in Life: The Art and Life of Danny Allen,” a searching, aching work about young love, shooting-star talent, and loss.

Allen was a largely self-taught, profoundly talented, and prolific artist whose work spanned different media, from photo-real paintings to loose sketches and drawings as well as collages and assemblages. He was one of the first artists in the region to openly address his sexuality in his work, and this was reflected in exploratory themes of gender, exultant bodies reveling together, hints of the pressure to conform, and a sly sense of humor.

Whiting currently resides in Philadelphia where he relocated after Allen’s death. He worked remotely to develop the series of exhibitions with Antonio Petracca, a curator for the Italian American Museum in New York City and who was Rochester Contemporary’s first director back when it was called Pyramid Arts. Petracca was also a close friend of Allen’s.

“As the two of us looked at the body of work, we realized that we had a great deal more art than any one gallery could accommodate,” Whiting says.

Petracca began marketing the idea to galleries and started a conversation with RoCo Executive Director Bleu Cease. Because some of Allen’s work depicts nudity and sexual acts, and RoCo is a family-oriented space, Cease referred Whiting and Petracca to Gallery Q, which is less reticent to show work that contains adult content. Petracca formerly taught at Monroe Community College and connected with art professor Kathleen Farrell, the director of the school’s Mercer Gallery. As time went on, Rick Muto of AXOM Gallery expressed interest in exhibiting Allen’s work as well.

RoCo’s leg of the show opened in early February in the LAB Space and closes on Sunday, March 18, and focuses on Allen’s paintings, drawings, and collages. Gallery Q’s exhibit, “The Gender Fluid Work,” also opened in early February and runs until March 29, featuring Allen’s ink drawings, watercolors, and some collages with LGBTQ subject matter.

Unlike Allen’s tighter, often whimsical paintings, the Gallery Q show features looselyrendered, often androgynous figures that either revel freely and joyfully or allude to anxiety through distortion of form and expression.

A provided essay by Whiting states that Allen was a troubled soul, “uncertain about where he belonged in this world — as he battled demons concerning his sexuality and his spiritual faith. His troubles were exacerbated by the use of experimental drugs — both pharmaceutical and recreational, and

most certainly drug use played a large part in his decision to end his young life.”

Allen’s work was always evolving, Whiting writes, and though it held messages about life, love, and relationships, and he was surrounded by people who loved him, he suffered from an internalized self-hatred and failed to value himself. The work reveals the inner struggles of a sweet and lost young gay man whose potential “was never allowed to reach full fruition,” the essay continues.

The show organizers took inspiration from Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” work with young people at risk. “All of us felt that it would be a wasted opportunity not to make an effort to bring awareness to depression and suicide,” Whiting says.

At Whiting’s request, the University of Rochester’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide provided literature on the subject to each of the venues, and graduate students from the program attended the openings and spoke at Gallery Q. Whiting, members of Allen’s family, and a UR clinician also addressed patrons on opening night. And organizers are exploring other collaborative discussions and events moving forward.

“We’re talking about making contact with other organizations to find out about other artists who may have suffered and taken their lives — to perhaps broaden the scope with a traveling exhibit that zeroes in on depression and suicide in the creative mind,” Whiting says.

Mercer Gallery’s exhibition “Danny Allen and His Friends” opened on March 1 and continues through March 29, and includes Allen’s work as well as pieces made in the late 60’s and early 70’s by artists who knew Allen: Whiting, Petracca, Kathy Calderwood, Julianna Furlong Williams, Eva Weiss, Steven Plunkett, Ramon Martinez, Yvonne Cupolo, and Albert Robbins.

The artists agreed to show their “youthful work in an effort to engage the MCC students by reaching out to them through our younger selves,” Whiting says. On opening night Mercer held a public panel discussion, with speakers sharing stories about Allen and candid accounts of their reaction to his suicide.

AXOM Gallery’s show, “Sunny Ducks & Other Musings,” opened March 2 and continues through April 7, and showcases “Sunny Ducks” on loan from the MAG, along with other miniature paintings — some only three by six inches. These pieces are exhibited alongside their photo or collage references, collages that were never realized as finished artworks, and a number of drawings and sketches.

This is an abridged version of the article.

Find the extended story online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus.

Steven Seidenberg, Marginal Spaces: Photography and the Urban Outlooked. March 2030. Artist talk: Wed, Mar 28, 4:30pm. Work examines visual poetry of growth and decay within the urban landscape.

275-4188.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Through the Student Lens 2018. Through April 15. Opening reception Fri, Mar 23: 5pm. Photography by students from 18 area high schools. 271-2540.

Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. BOUND: Solo Exhibition

by Daniel Caster. Through May 4. Humanist, contemporary portraits of Native Americans & Islamic Jihadists personally encountered by the artist.

Opening reception Apr. 6, 6pm.

732-9030. numvmnt.com.

Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Hushed Reverberations.

March 17 - April 21. Opening reception on Sat, Mar 24, 5:30-7:30pm. Recent paintings

by Rochester’s David Dorsey and Buffalo’s Karl Heerdt. 2715885. oxfordgallery.com.

University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. Portraits of a Planet: Photographer in Space. March 19 - April 28.

Opening reception: Thu, Mar 22, 3-6:30pm. Large-format photographic prints taken by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit from the International Space Station. 475-2404. cias.rit.edu/events.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. The Collected Work of Len Brondum. Through April 20.

Artist’s talk on Thurs., Mar 15 at 2pm, followed by an opening reception, 4-6:30 pm.

785-1369. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Reveal II. Through Apr. 1. A display of ceramic sculptures and mixed media by Richard Harvey and Nancy Valle. 546-8400. episcopalseniorlife.org.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. The Lobby Presents: Billy T. Lyons farewell art exhibition. Through Apr. 3. Art based on memories from growing up poor and in drug-abused households in Rochester. 454-2966. bugjar.com.

A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Brockport. Hat Matters. Through Mar. 31.

Investigates relationships between headdress and women’s experiences through multiple artistic media. 6375494. differentpathgallery.com.

Gallery 96, 604 Pittsford-Victor Road. Local Camera Clubs.

Through Apr. 7. Photography from six local camera clubs. thegallery96.com.

Gallery r, 100 College Ave. Controlled Trauma: Ten Years of Surgical Photography.

Through Mar. 25. 256-3312. galleryr.rit.edu.

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THEATER | ‘MUSTARD SEED PRIVATE PAIN’ Imani Theatre Ensemble, Inc. has been a place for African American actors to hone their skills for nearly 15 years, and provides a great opportunity to witness new theater made for and by the Rochester community. Fresh from a 2018 ROC Award for the play “Collard Green Curves,” Artistic Director Michael Atkins Yawn and company bring Yawn’s work “Mustard Seed Private Pain” to the MuCCC for a one-week run. The play follows a pastor’s struggle to retain his faith in the midst of familial upheaval and temptation from his past.

“Mustard Seed Private Pain” will be performed on Tuesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 24, at the MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. $10-$15. 7:30 p.m. muccc.org.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Dale Klein: Pull Through. Through Mar. 29. thegeiselgallery.com.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Still Life Expressions. Through March 31. Original still lifes by contemporary Canadian artist Sam Paonessa. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Creative Artwork & Photography. 546-8400. episcopalseniorlife.org.

The Gallery @ Art & Music Library, Rush Rhees, 755 Library Road. Wreckage: Timothy Pauszek. 275-4476.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Vision of the Voice

by Joel Dow. Through March 31. Immersive environments of sound, video, collage, and painting; Go-Rilla Means War. Through Mar. 16. Digitized 35mm footage salvaged from a now demolished black civil rights theater in Brooklyn, New York. 442-8676. vsw.org.

Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Expanding Dimensions: Large Works by The Arena Art Group. Through April 9.

Opening reception Fri., Mar 9, 6-8pm. 271-9070. djscally55@gmail.com.

Call for Artwork [ THU., MARCH 15 ] The Portrait. March 15.

A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St Brockport Submission deadline is Mar. 15. A wide range of genre,

technique, and creativity and can encompass human, animal and other beings $20. 6375494. differentpathgallery.com.

Call for Participants [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Call for Artists: Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show. March 14. Arts Council for Wyoming County, 31 S. Main St $35. 237-3517. letchworthartsandcraftsshow.com. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] Sing with the Rochester Oratorio Society. 6:30-9 p.m Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave 4732234. rossings.org.

Art Events [ THU., MARCH 15 ] Hidden Passions: Theresa Bowick & John Bruning.

March 15, 7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $7.50. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu.

Portraits of Perserverance.

March 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Arbor Loft, 17 Pitkin St. Watercolor portraits of individuals affected by HIV,

by URMC artist-in-residence Charmaine Wheatley. RSVP required 756-2329. info@ upstatecapital.org.

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Comedy [ THU., MARCH 15 ] Improv Student Showcae. March 15, 8 p.m. Focus Theater, 390 South Avenue, Suite C 6662647. focustheater.us.

Jay Pharoah. March 15, 7:30 p.m. Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20/$25. 4266339. carlsoncomedy.com. [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Bill Engvall. March 17, 5-7 & 8-10 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $36-$56. 800745-3000. ticketmaster.com. [ SUN., MARCH 18 ] Teen Improv Workshop. March 18, 1-2:30 p.m. Focus Theater, 390 South Avenue, Suite C 666-2647. focustheater.us. [ TUE., MARCH 20 ] Backdraft II: Laughdraft. 8-11 p.m Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 902-2010. thefirehousesaloon.com.

Comedy Olympics. Every third Tuesday, 5-8 p.m Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

Dance Events [ FRI., MARCH 16 ] Performance by the Boland School of Irish Dance. March 16, 4-5 p.m. Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave. 3366060. irondequoitlibrary.org. [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Scent of Spring: Celebrating Nowruz, Persian New Year.

March 17, 2 p.m. St. John Fisher College, Cleary Auditorium, 3690 East Ave 385-8000. intercultureart.net. [ SUN., MARCH 18 ] MOMIX: Opus Cactus. March 18, 7 p.m. Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $25-$50. 3892170. naz.edu/arts-center.

Theater Damn Yankees the Musical.

Fridays-Sundays RAPA, Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Through Mar. 18. Fri. & Sat. Mar. 10, 16, 17, 7:30 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 11, 18, 2 p.m 2540073. RAPAtheatre.org.

An American In Paris. March 20-25, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. TBA. 2225000. mail@rbtl.org. rbtl.org.

The Diary of Anne Frank.

Through March 18. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through March 18.

Directed by David Ira Goldstein, starring Ann Arvia $25-$52.

232-4382. gevatheatre.org.

Free Dinner Theatre. Fri., March 16, 6-9:15 p.m. Impact Theatre, 1180 Canandaigua Rd . Palmyra Presented by Impact Theatre and In Your Face Players 315 597 3553. firace@rochester. rr.com. impactdrama.com.

Heartland. Thu., March 15. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through April 1. Thu & Fri, Mar. 15 & 16, 7pm; Sat, Mar 17, 24, & 31, 2:30pm & 7:30pm; Sun, Mar 18, 25, & Apr 1, 3pm; Tue-Fri, Mar 20-23, 7pm; WedFri, Mar 28-30, 7pm $30-$35.

232-4382. gevatheatre.org.

Shrek: The Musical. Thu., March 15, 7-9:30 p.m.,

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SPECIAL EVENT | 40TH ANNUAL MAPLE SUGARING & PANCAKE BREAKFAST Maple sugaring is a time-honored tradition here in Upstate New York, and this Saturday and Sunday marks the 40th year of the Cumming Nature Center’s outdoor activity and subsequent pancake breakfast. Families will be able to walk the trails, learn firsthand about how maple trees produce the sap required for delicious maple syrup, and then enjoy the fruits of their labor with a pancake breakfast. Gluten-free pancakes will be on hand.

The 40th Annual Maple Sugaring and Pancake Breakfast will take place Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, at Rochester Museum & Science Center’s Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Road, Naples. The pancake breakfast will be available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and trail demonstrations will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $8$11. 374-6160. rmsc.org.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Fri., March 16, 7-9:30 p.m. and Sat., March 17, 1-3:30 & 7-9:30 p.m. Aquinas Institute, 1127 Dewey Ave. $8.50 - $12.00. 254-2020. aquinasinstitute.com.

Theater Audition [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Sound of Music Auditions.

March 17, 12-1:30 p.m.

Best Foot Forward, 100 Cobblestone Court Dr. $220. 398-0220. Vanessa@ BestFootForwardKids.com. bestfootforwardkids.com/.

Community Activism [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Black Feminism/Black Female Liberation: The Fight Continues. March 14, 7:309 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street $5. 420-8439. info540westmain@gmail.com.

540westmain.org.

Public Hearing on the Passage of CCA legislation. March 14, 7 p.m. Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave sue@rocpcc.org. rocpcc.org. [ FRI., MARCH 16 ] Remembering the My Lai Massacre. March 16, 4 p.m.

Rochester Federal Office Building, 100 State St. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace 613-4000.

[ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/ Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five. March 19, 7 p.m. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave With author Miko Peled. 967-4946.

Film [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Little Stones. March 14, 5:309 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Panel discussion will follow with Sarah Rutherford, Jasmine McCleary, and Caitlin Connelly $12. rochestermediaassoc.com. [ FRI., MARCH 16 ] NO! Confronting Sexual Assault in Our Communities. March 16, 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. baobabcultural.org. [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Policing the Police. March 17, 4 p.m. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 continues on page 25

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Rochester, NY 14604 | 585-454-3999 www.driftersmainst.com Jake Purcell as Alex More in “Buyer & Cellar” at JCC CenterStage. PHOTO BY LOU SCHNEIDER

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To dub Barbra Streisand a household name might be an understatement. She is one of the best-selling vocal artists in history, a stage and film actress, and one of few entertainers to be awarded multiple Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards (a highly coveted status referred to in show biz as an ‘EGOT’).

Streisand has influenced entertainment culture since she exploded onto the scene in the mid-1960s — and now, her life is the (loose) inspiration for the current theatrical production at JCC CenterStage.

In keeping with his admirable dedication to both new shows and subject matter that hat tips the Jewish community, artistic director Ralph Meranto selected Jonathan Tolins’s 2013 play “Buyer & Cellar” for the current season. The show, which is an area 24 CITY MARCH 14 - 20, 2018

premiere, follows struggling Los Angeles actor Alex More (played by Jake Purcell) as he lands a mysterious gig working in the basement of a Malibu mansion. The basement, he discovers, is a recreation of small main street gift shops, and the home belongs to Barbra Streisand.

A zany story unfolds from there, and More becomes the audience’s tour guide for Barbra’s basement. In typical tour guide style, he introduces himself to the audience right away, breaking the fourth wall. Well, sort of: Purcell stays in character as More, but he does address the audience directly from in front of the stage. There are ground rules for this production, he says.

First, the show is a work of fiction. “This is not journalism,” More says. “There will be no excerpts on ‘This American Life.’” Playwright Tolins was inspired by Streisand’s 2010 book, “My Passion for Design,” a largely pictorial tour of the Malibu complex she designed to resemble a New England abode, complete with a working mill, chickens, and a red barn.

The book — which has a whopping four-anda-half stars on Amazon — chronicles Barbra’s personal style inspiration and features many of her own photos. “Remember, this is the part that’s real,” laughs More as he thumbs through the 300-page tome onstage.

Secondly, he won’t be doing any impressions or singing any of her songs (though Purcell’s Brooklyn accent during the Streisand characterizations is impressive). Throughout the show, Purcell-as-More “portrays” many characters — housekeeper; More’s boyfriend, Barry; Streisand’s second husband, James Brolin — but overall, the show experience is a lot like having drinks with an old friend who’s a great storyteller. As time goes on, the stories get wackier, and that’s part of why hanging out is fun.

Gay men either love or hate Barbra Streisand — More’s boyfriend Barry loves her — but loving Barbra Streisand is tantamount to birthright if you’re gay and Jewish, More jokes. He spends boring afternoons waiting for Streisand to come downstairs and “shop” in her basement. The two strike up an unlikely friendship, resulting in playful tête-àtête. Purcell’s delivery of the dialogue and characterizations is masterful and convincing, overshadowing any opening night jitters or stuttered lines. He’s the only one onstage for the full 100-minute run — there’s no intermission — and he commands the audience with his presence.

The script could stand to have 15 or 20 minutes shaved off for the sake of climax, but that’s no fault of Purcell’s. He has to pull all the energy from within, because there is no one else onstage to draw from or to support him. Director David Runzo (who last directed “The Flick” at CenterStage) undoubtedly spent time working with Purcell to keep his energy levels and intonation high, as the comedic, punchy nature of the show relies heavily on those factors. A solo show is an ambitious undertaking for any theater and actor, so it’s refreshing to see this happening more around town.

Lighting and projected photos (presumably some from the aforementioned design bible) by Jack Witmer support the changing scenes throughout, and sound (party chatter and clips of Streisand’s music) is used minimally but effectively. A minimal white and pink set by David Daniels lends an elaborate, but versatile, quality to the stage. Other than that, it’s all about Purcell, clothed in “Banana Republic sale rack” pink polo shirt, khaki slacks, and violet sweater.

Streisand spent her childhood in a small Brooklyn apartment with her mother, brother, and grandparents. She lived many places, but always wanted to design a house and grounds like the one featured in “My Passion for Design.” While the book is a sneak peek into the lives of the rich and famous, “Buyer & Cellar” is an irreverent, farcical joy ride for those on the other side.

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[ TUE., MARCH 20 ] Italian Film Series: Babylon Sisters. March 20, 7 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $10/$12.

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Frederick Douglass [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Frederick Douglass’s Rochester: Mapping His Tracks in Our City. Through Aug. 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288150. rochistory.wordpress.com.

Frederick Douglass’s World.

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

No Soil Better: Art and the Living Legacy of Frederick Douglass. 1-5 p.m Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Through Mar. 18. Featuring work that reflects on how Douglass has been memorialized and the importance of his legacy today $2. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org.

Kids Events [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] 2018 Greater Rochester Peep Show. March 17, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Dr . Webster 671-8738. rochesterpeepshow.com.

Marshmallow Peep Show Spring Bonnet Parade Contest and exhibit. March 17, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Webster Recreation Center, 1350 Chiyoda Dr . Webster 671-8738. rochesterpeepshow.org.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors. March 17, 11 a.m.-noon. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue 428-8150. libraryweb.org. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] After School Nature Explorers.

4-6 p.m Harris Whalen Park, 2126 Penfield Rd $60.

861-8127.

Running Wild After School. 4-6 p.m Harris Whalen Park, 2126 Penfield Rd $60. 861-8127.

Recreation [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Maker’s Lab Drop-In. 5-7 p.m Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6060. irondequoitlibrary.org.

Meetings [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Metro Justice/AQE Education Committee. March 14, 5:307:30 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street. 420-8439.

540westmain.org. [ THU., MARCH 15 ] Depression & Bipolar Support.

Third Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. LGBTQ Resource Center, 100 College Avenue, #100 244-8640. jeffreym@ gayalliance.org. gayalliance.org. [ FRI., MARCH 16 ] Annual Legislative Networking Breakfast. March 16, 8:3010:30 a.m. RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W Henrietta Rd. 359-1800.

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ART | ‘MELISSA HUANG: CAVERN’ For all the ways that we can connect to one another, there are private experiences and thoughts and emotions that are difficult — or impossible — to access. It’s important to remember to make space for and acknowledge the inner life of others and of ourselves. This tension of our revealed and private faces is the central theme of Rochester-based artist Melissa Huang’s work. Her paintings are intimate peeps at figures in landscapes, with glittering, geode-like inner-scapes embedded within each human form.

Huang’s solo exhibition, “Cavern,” is on display this month at Makers Gallery & Studio, 34 Elton Street. An opening reception will take place Friday, March 16, from 6 to 10 p.m. Regular hours are Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. Free. 507-3569; makersgalleryandstudio@gmail.com.

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[ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Maple Weekend. March 17.

Maple sugaring demonstrations, pancake breakfasts, kids events, & sugar shack tours all though New York State mapleweekend.nysmaple.com.

Special Events [ WED., MARCH 14 ] When Irish Eyes are Smiling: A Travelogue by Christine Simons.

March 14, 11 a.m.-noon.

Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6060. irondequoitlibrary.org. [ THU., MARCH 15 ] CURE / Mint Salon Pop-Up Braid Bar. March 15, 5:307:30 p.m. Dragonfly Tavern & Pizza Factory, 725 Park Ave. All proceeds go to CURE Childhood Cancer Association $10. 473-0180. dragonflytavern.com.

Huge Used Book Sale. March 15, 3-6 p.m. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue Preview sale ($5) Thu., Mar. 15, 11am-3pm 428-8350. ffrpl.org.

RocWorthy Earth Series: Transportation & Sustainability.

March 15, 5:30 p.m. Nox: Craft Cocktails & Comfort Food, 302 Goodman St N 265-2384.

Siamsa: An Irish Evening of Entertainment. March 15, 7 p.m. Fairport Library, 1 Village Landing 223-9091. fairportlibrary.org. [ FRI., MARCH 16 ] Talking Circle: Gender Imbalance. March 16, 1-4 p.m.

Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6060. amy. henderson@libraryweb.org. [ SAT., MARCH 17 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. (585) 338-9175. info@petadoptionnetwork.org. petadoptionnetwork.org.

Creating Refuge: Karenni Life in Rochester, NY. March 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. $13-$15. (270) 777-5960. hdavis@nyfolklore. org. rmsc.org.

Maple Sugar Festival. March 17, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford Sat & Sun, Mar 17 & 18, 24 & 25 $10. 538-6822. gcv.org.

Maple Sugaring. March 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. March 17-18, 24-25. Includes pancake breakfast and trail demonstrations $9/$11. 2714320. rmsc.org.

St. Patrick’s Day Crawl. March 17, 12-5 p.m. Village of Fairport, Lift Bridge Lane 394-0787, ext. 3.

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Vegan Cheese Making, Tasting, & Sip. March 17, 2-4 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street $30. 420-8439. info540westmain@gmail.com.

540westmain.org. [ SUN., MARCH 18 ] Maple Sugar Open House.

March 18, 12-3 p.m. Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave 336-3035.

Toy and Collectible Show.

March 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. 442-5700. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] Seabreeze Park: Then & Now Gates Historical Society Program. March 19, 7-8:30 p.m. Town of Gates Town Hall Annex, 1605 Buffalo Road . Gates $5. 4649740. famuscato@aol.com. gateshistory.org. [ TUE., MARCH 20 ] Eastside Business Expo. March 20, 4:30-7 p.m. Eagle Vale Golf Club, 4344 Fairport Nine Mile Point Road . Fairport 3488360. penfieldbusiness.org.

Sports [ THU., MARCH 15 ] Senior Select Hockey Game.

March 15, 7-9 p.m. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd Presented be the CURE Childhood Cancer Association $6. 473-0180. curekidscancer.com.

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COMEDY | COMEDY OLYMPICS Rochester has no shortage of talented comedians. The Record Archive this week will present — in conjunction with InnerLoopBlog.com — eight of these individuals, who will test their funniness fortitude at The Comedy Olympics.

Co-hosted by Shane Allen and Michael Colón, the event will challenge the contestants in the categories of writing, roasting, and stand-up. Audience members will be eligible to win prizes at this free, family-friendly showcase.

The Comedy Olympics will take place on Thursday, March 15, at Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood Street. 6:30 p.m.

Free. 244-1210. recordarchive.com.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Workshops [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Technology Help with Teen Tech Tutors. 4-6 p.m Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6060. irondequoitlibrary.org. [ SUN., MARCH 18 ] Yoga & Tarot Workshop.

March 18, 1-4 p.m. Yoga Vibe Rochester, 80 Rockwood Place $35. 242-0059. yogavibe585@ gmail.com. yogavibe585.com. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] Self Defense: Awareness and Avoidance. March 19, 6-8 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $15. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ TUE., MARCH 20 ] DIY Henna Candles. March 20, 7-8:30 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street $12. 4208439. info540westmain@gmail. com. 540westmain.org.

Social Anxiety Workshop.

March 20, 10:30-11:30 a.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $10/$15. 4612000. mrleve@jccrochester.org.

Culture Lectures [ WED., MARCH 14 ] TEDxRochester. Through April 1. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Audience registration due April 1 for May 5 event tedxrochester.org/attend. [ MON., MARCH 19 ] Opera Guild of Rochester Lecture Series. 7-9 p.m Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue .

Brighton “La Traviata” with Carol Crocca. 784-5310.

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DANCE | ‘SCENT OF SPRING’ Spring is on the way, and St. John Fisher College, International Culture & Arts Network, and Biodance are teaming up to celebrate with “Scent of Spring” to commemorate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. The free event this Saturday features both regional and international artists. Montreal dance outfit Simorgh will perform dances native to Khorasan and Kurdistan, while Rochester’s own Biodance will bring a hybrid of Persian, African, and Arab dance to the stage. Ithaca-based Oud player Dara Anissi will bring his band to play music that also features the ney-anban, a Persian relative of the bagpipes, and the drum called the daf. “Scent of Spring” will also host cultural presentations from Iran, Turkey, and Central Asia.

“Scent of Spring” will take place on Saturday, March 17, at St. John Fisher College’s Cleary Family Auditorium in Kearney Hall, 3690 East Avenue. 2 p.m. Free. 385-8000. sjfc.edu; intercultureart.net.

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Literary Events [ WED., MARCH 14 ] Jewish Book Festival. March 14, 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. A discussion of “Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court: From Brandeis to Kagan,” by David Dalin $5-$10. 461-2000. jccrochester.org.

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[ SUN., MARCH 18 ] Sunday Forum: The Lens of Age & Wisdom Part 2. March 18, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street 325-4000. downtownpresbyterian.org. [ TUE., MARCH 20 ] Books Sandwiched In. March 20, 12-1 p.m. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue “Killers of the Flower Moon, The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann. Reviewer: Gary Pudup, retired Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy and past Director, Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union 428-8350. ffrpl.org.

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SPECIAL EVENT | LADIES SKATE NIGHT ANNIVERSARY The first Ladies Skate Night, hosted at Breaking Free Skatepark, was founded in March of 2017 in order to provide a judgement-free zone for women of all ages who want to learn to skate in peace. The women-only night has continued on the third Monday of each month, and a one year anniversary celebration will be held this week featuring free admission; free rental of skateboards, helmets, bikes, and scooters; free pizza, donuts, and coffee, and free giveaways from sponsors.

Ladies Skate Night anniversary celebration will be held Monday, March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Breaking Free Skatepark (1044 University Avenue). Free. 271-7277; breakingfreeskatepark.com.

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Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com

Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com

Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org

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Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com

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The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org

Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 785-3335, rochestermovies10.com

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Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com

Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com

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“A Wrinkle in Time” arrived in theaters heavy with the weight of expectation. As an adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved 1962 sci-fi novel and the first $100 million movie from a black female director, the film serves as quite the challenge for director Ava DuVernay. Add in the fact that the material she’s adapting has long been considered unfilmable — despite one previous attempt back in 2003 — and it seems an unfair burden to place on any one feature.

And while DuVernay’s film doesn’t always succeed at everything it sets out to do, there’s something thrilling in its messiness and the way its ambitions can sometimes exceed its grasp. I’d take DuVernay’s imaginative and endearingly eccentric hand with the material over the cookie-cutter filmmaking of the average blockbuster any day.

“A Wrinkle in Time” tells the story of Meg Murry (newcomer Storm Reid), the daughter of two scientist parents (played by Chris Pine and Gugu Mbatha-Raw). As the film opens, Meg is still reeling from the four-year absence of her father, who disappeared without a trace shortly after her parents claimed to have developed a form of time travel. With her father gone, the rest of the family are barely holding things together.

Then the family is visited by three magical beings: flighty Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon); Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), who speaks only in quotations; and wise, benevolent Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey, in a role that basically amounts to typecasting).

The trio say they can help Meg find her father, and soon whisk her off on a journey through time and space, along with

Witherspoon and Reid in “A Wrinkle in Time.” PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

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Meg’s schoolmate and pseudo-crush object, Calvin (Levi Miller), and her precocious younger brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe). In the process, they’re forced to confront a vaguely-defined evil force known as the It, which threatens to send our world permanently into darkness.

As a director, DuVernay is fascinatingly versatile. She followed up her Oscar-nominated Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, “Selma,” with the also-nominated documentary “13th,” then moved into television production, and now she’s taken on a big-budget, blockbuster family film. I love that she feels no compunction in jumping around through various genres and form, taking on projects in any area that she feels like she has something to contribute.

DuVernay chooses to aim her adaptation squarely at children, allowing the story to remain relatively simplistic in its language and themes.

The resulting film is message-heavy, emphasizing ideas about the ties of family and the affirmation of self. Meg figures her way through her adventure with her wits and a knowledge of science, and for all the narrative’s fantastical elements this is a story about the character discovering her own self-worth. As her journey goes on, Meg learns to love herself, flaws and all — fitting, since the film that surrounds her often feels as flawed as she is — while also coming to understand that the adults in her life are just as imperfect as she is.

The screenplay, by Jennifer Lee (“Frozen”) and Jeff Stockwell (“Bridge to Terabithia”), substitutes the novel’s Christian subtext with a more broad-minded humanism. The script does contain some occasionally wonky dialogue;

Quiet revolution “Love, Simon” (PG-13), DIRECTED BY GREG BERLANTI OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 16 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

there’s an early scene between a pair of teachers having a stilted, expository conversation about Meg’s downward spiral after the disappearance of her father that’s fairly cringe-inducing. But the film mostly recovers from those early missteps. A few of the story’s problems stem from the source material; there are a lot of scenes where characters stand around explaining things to each other, though sometimes it succeeds in expanding on some of the novel’s ideas, adding motivation to some of its characters’ more inexplicable actions.

As Meg, Storm Reid is the glue that holds the film together, and she rises to the challenge.

For such a young actress, she’s excellent at portraying a character who’s still growing into herself and gradually becoming more certain in her abilities. She handles herself well throughout, though her scenes with Pine are among the film’s strongest and most moving.

The film is also frequently dazzling to look at. The sequences on the verdant planet of Uriel verge on “Alice in Wonderland” CGI overload, but the movie eventually finds a more restrained, no less eye-popping aesthetic as it conjures up some truly striking imagery.

In terms of adaptation, L’Engle’s novel comes with a high degree of difficulty. If “A Wrinkle in Time” were just an ambitiously flawed misfire, it would probably still be worth watching. But Ava DuVernay has created a sweet and deeply sincere film that empowers its young viewers to rise up against the forces of evil, cynicism, and cruelty.

It’s a story admirably concerned with putting goodness out into the world, and I can’t imagine a more worthy goal for any piece of art.

During a segment on screen representation that aired during this year’s Ocscars, comedian Kumail Nanjiani talked about what Hollywood’s newfound commitment to diversity means for viewers used to the status quo. “Some of my favorite movies are by straight, white dudes, about straight white dudes,” he said. “Now straight, white dudes can watch movies starring me, and you relate to that. It’s not that hard. I’ve done it my whole life.”

The idea of mentally translating the stories we see on screen to make them more relevant to our own experience is surely familiar to anyone who’s spent a lifetime watching movies about straight, white, cisgender men, while themselves not fitting into any one (or any at all) of those categories.

I’ve already seen articles popping up asking whether the current generation of young people “need” a movie like “Love, Simon,” an immensely likeable John Hughes-style teen comedy about a high school senior dealing with coming out and experiencing the pangs of first love.

Nick Robinson in “Love, Simon.”

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These articles argue that, being more open-minded about such things, today’s youth see a gay teen love story as nothing special. But it’s funny: no one asks if we “need” any of the literally hundreds of films released every year that are aimed at those same straight, white dudes.

The story “Love, Simon” tells isn’t a new one. If you’ve attended ImageOut, Rochester’s LGBT Film Festival, at any point during its 26 year existence, you’ve seen innumerable coming out narratives very much like this one.

But this feels different.

Somehow “Love, Simon” is the first film centering on the story of a gay teen to get a wide release from a major studio. Typically such films are limited to festivals or arthouse theaters, and I felt the difference each time I saw the film’s trailer play before a major release during any of my trips to the multiplex over the past few months.

It happened when I heard Simon, the film’s teen protagonist (played by the effortlessly charming Nick Robinson) utter the words “I’m gay” — in the film’s marketing no less, an area where studios are most likely to play coy, lest they scare away potential ticket buyers.

Queer characters in mainstream movies are often relegated to the role of best friend, offering quippy support to the film’s true protagonist. Likely they never state their sexuality outright, forcing representation-starved viewers to read between the lines. But Simon gets to be the center of this story.

And sure, the film makes pains to stress how “normal” he is. He’s white and traditionally masculine, from an uppermiddle class family with liberal-minded parents — sensitively played by Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel. But there’s something powerful even in the film’s ordinariness. Adapting a popular YA novel

by Becky Albertalli, director Greg Berlanti serves us something familiar, presented with the high gloss of a studio picture.

At this point, films like these shouldn’t be the outliers; going to

the movies should always be like this.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to see themselves reflected on screen, and not just in angsty, fraught tales that deal exclusively with characters grappling with those identities. It should be in action movies, mysteries, horror films, sci-fi, and yes, glossy rom-coms. This isn’t “caving” to the demands of “social justice warriors,” it’s a necessary corrective, making the world on screen look more like the one outside your front door.

Any story that allows audiences share the hopes and fears of someone outside their own realm of existence is useful and necessary. I can’t imagine what the world might be like if we’d had movies like this all along, where LGBT or black or Asian or disabled kids had always been told that they were worthy of being the star.

Hell, Keiynan Lonsdale, one of the young actors who stars in “Love, Simon,” has said in interviews that working on the film gave him the courage to come out. If that alone doesn’t speak to whether a movie like this fills a need, I don’t know what does.

When I think about how it felt to sit in a Regal theater and hear the young, mostly straight (to my eye, at least) audience cheer and applaud when two male characters share a kiss for the first time, I desperately want to feel that more often. Especially as I weigh that experience against the countless times I’ve been that same theater watching a film and, when even the slightest hint of gayness appears, I wait for snickers or crude comments — and far too often, actually hearing them.

Maybe today’s teens don’t really need a movie like “Love, Simon.” I’d love for its warm-hearted inclusivity to feel old hat to them. But the young viewers sitting in that theater seemed to appreciate having the option, and I suspect there are plenty of grown-ups who will too.

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

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The Foursquare is one of America’s architectural icons. Borne of the Arts and Crafts movement, the Foursquare became the form of choice for new houses built at the turn of the 20th century. The towers and turrets of the Victorian era were replaced with the simpler lines of this comfortable, cozy, all-American house.

Foursquares were constructed in rural areas and on small city lots like the house at 58 Albemarle Street. With its hipped roof, overhanging eaves, and wide front porch, this house in the venerable Maplewood neighborhood is a fine example of an American classic.

ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM Located on one of the neighborhood’s treelined residential streets, this 1910 house has a charming front facade. The exterior is soft gray trimmed with white. Black shutters and an interesting oval window accent the front. But the most stunning exterior feature is the lovely front privacy porch that is accessed only from the interior—a great space to spend a summer day. A side porch that mirrors the front porch welcomes you in.

The spacious living room is a modern shade of green and is enhanced with hardwood floors and cherry floor moldings.

Built-in bookcases topped with transom windows flank the tiled gas fireplace—the perfect spot to relax with a good book on a winter day. French doors open to the front porch. An elegant chandelier is the centerpiece of the equally spacious dining room. The eat-in kitchen has updated

cabinetry and a huge walk-in pantry lined with tons of shelf space—an unexpected feature in a 1910 house. A half bath completes the first floor.

Four bedrooms, a full bath, and a linen closet are upstairs. But the crown jewel of the second floor is a private enclosed porch—another unexpected feature. The unfinished third floor has ample room for storage or could be used for future expansion space. The house’s mechanics, laundry, and home gym are in the basement. Outside, the deck overlooks the fenced backyard where flowerbeds are patiently waiting for spring.

The Maplewood neighborhood is alive with community spirit. The neighborhood association sponsors an annual festival in the Maplewood Rose Garden with arts and crafts and, of course, roses.

The neighborhood is close to the High Falls area of downtown and the Seneca Park Zoo to the north. It is served by the Rochester City School District and Nazareth Elementary School and Aquinas Institute are nearby.

This 2,198 square foot fabulous Foursquare was listed for $123,900 with taxes of $3,750. At the time of print, the house was under contract, but call John Baron of Tim Borshoff Realty at 474-6024 for inquiries.

by Bonnie DeHollander Bonnie is a Landmark Society volunteer.

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EMPLOYMENT / CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Employment CHARITY FUNDRAISERS NEEDED! Participants are assigned Host PUBLIC Venues 2 to 3 Days a week in their region as a greeter to passersby patrons.

Representative offers help info, memberships, or a patriotic item for a donation. Must have car and be willing to travel. Seniors and Veterans encouraged. Base wage, bonus, and mileage paid. Call 866.212.5592 or email to; Jely@ veteransoutreach.org INSTALLERS NEEDED American Carpet and Home Depot looking for experienced installers. We offer competitive Pay rate scale.

Must own your own van and proper tools. Contact Rodney 716-5831468

Volunteers BECOME A DOCENT at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Must be an enthusiastic communicator, Like working with children. Learn more at http:// www.rmsc.org/Support/Volunteer Or call 585-697-1948 CARING FOR CAREGIVERS Lifespan is looking for volunteers to offer respite to caregivers whose loved ones have been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease. For details call Eve at 244-8400 Contact Urban League Of Rochester today to become a mentor to the youth in our community! Email Charisma Dupree at cdupree@ulr.org to get started.

MEALS ON WHEELS needs YOU to deliver meals to YOUR neighbors in need. Available weekdays between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM? Visit our website at www.vnsnet.com or call 274-4385 to get started!

OPERA GUILD OF Rochester needs a volunteer to assist with newsletter publication, and event helpers for the annual recital and opera presentations.

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SENECA PARK ZOO Society seeking volunteers and docents for ongoing involvement or special events. Roles available for all interests. Contact Volunteers@ senecazoo.org to learn more.

ST. JOHN’S HOME s looking for volunteers to transport residents on Tuesday mornings to and from Catholic Mass within our home.

Please call volunteer office at 760-1293 for more information.

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Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) THE UPSTATE NY Engineers Training Fund/District 832 will be recruiting two (2) apprentice heavy equipment operators. To be accepted for this training opportunity, applicants must: 1.

Reside in one of the counties of Allegany, Livingston, Monroe, Chemung, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne or Yates County, eastern part of Genesee County, including City of Batavia 2. Have obtained a high school diploma or GED 3.

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Able to pass a substance test Application packets will be limited to twentyfive (25). Applications will be available starting Monday, April 2, 2018, from 9:00 am – 11:30 am and from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm for 10 business days or until 25 applications have been submitted, whichever comes first. Application packets may be obtained only by applicant in person at the from IUOE Local 158, District 832’s office located at 3174 BrightonHenrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. For further information, telephone 585-272-9890. Successful applicants must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions and have a positive attitude. They must be willing to work closely with others and take constructive criticism and learn from it. An outstanding work ethic is a must. In exchange for this dedication to their training they will be rewarded with, upon successful completion of their apprenticeship, the opportunity to work in a well paying job and have the ability to enjoy a good standard of living. This is an equal opportunity. The Upstate NY Engineers Training and Apprenticeship Fund does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, creed, race, color, marital status, disability, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, or any other Fund administered program.

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Jam Section BRIAN S. MARVIN Lead vocalist, looking for an audition to join band, cover tunes, originals and has experience with bands 585259-3717 CALLING ALL MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES the Rochester Music Coalition wants you! Please register on our website. For further info: www.rochestermusiccoalition.org info@rochestermusiccoalition.org 585-235-8412 EXPERIENCED DRUMMER Looking to join band playing clubs, festivals & parties. Call Bob, leave message 585-705-3142 FRESH, FUNKY, R&B/neo-soul/ jazz-rock project, looking for bassist. Song list includes Whinehouse, Badu, Daft punk etc.

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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Wilson Digital, LLC. LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NYS DOS on November 28, 2017. Office location: Monroe County. The Sec. of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process shall be 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose of LLC: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 1600 PORTLAND AVENUE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/18/2018.

LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 1600 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 1706 East Ave, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/6/18.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 2604 Elmwood Ave., #113, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 3327 Brighton-Henrietta LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on August 28, 2017. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 162 Buttonwood Dr., Hilton, NY 14468.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 570 LEXINGTON AVE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/31/18.

Office: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 570 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, NY 14613.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Blazin Lazin Studios, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/21/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 3545 Roosevelt Hwy Hamlin, NY 14464 General

Purpose [ NOTICE ] BLUE ANVIL NATIONAL CONTRACTORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/01/18. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 326 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] BOT LINKS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 02/07/18 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 100 Boxart ST Ste. 234 Rochester, NY 14612. Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Bpg Associates, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/4/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 1121 N. Winton Rd Rochester, NY 14609 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Cusco/Lima LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/11/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Deborah Essler LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/29/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to PO Box 16546 Rochester, NY 14616 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Deejaz Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/7/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Legalcorp Solutions, LLC 11 Broadway #615 New York, NY 10004 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] DUNNS SMALL ENGINE REPAIR LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/18/2018. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James E Dunn, 3178 Oak Orchard Rd, Albion, NY 14411.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] EMC Compliance LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec.

of State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 6 Erie Crescent, Fairport, NY 14450.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] GIBBS ENTERPRISES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/5/2018.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 803 West Avenue, Box C1, Rochester, NY 14611.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] HAMSA REAL ESTATE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/22/2016. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Michael Santariello, Esq., 200 Canal View Blvd., Ste. 206, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to 400 Andrews Street Suite 360, Rochester NY 14604.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Mollimoo, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/31/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Viktoriya Napora 1439 Plank Rd Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of MCB Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed by Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/8/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY DESIGNATED AS AGENT OF LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to 316 Valley Road, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]

IT’S OK. IT’S A CRUISE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/13/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 607 Palmyra Rd., PO Box 884, Pittsford, NY 14534, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a NYS Liquor License, 3160185 pending for beer, liquor, wine, and cider has been applied for by the Mueller Restaurant Group to sell beer, liquor, wine, and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 180 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14604 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. Mueller Restaurant Group DBA The Native.

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Lionheart Development LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/1/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Lionheart Development LLC 19 Trotters Field Run Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose

Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license,pending, has been applied for. To consume beer, wine, & liquor at retail in a Mexican restaurant, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 155 STATE STREET ROCHESTER, NY. In Monroe County for on premises consumption. *ISMAEL AGUIRRE INTERPRISES CORP *DBA* EL SAUZA MEXICAN RESTAURANT

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[ NOTICE ] LOWDEN POINT CAPITAL LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/14/2018.

LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SS shall mail a copy of such process to 73 State Street, 3rd Floor, Rochester, NY 14614.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Maya Lighting, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on May 16, 2017. Office is located in Monroe County and its principal business location is 400 Andrews Street Suite 360, Rochester NY 14604.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brahm Properties LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/13/2018; 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 135 Windmill Trail, Rochester, New York 14624. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 102 State Street, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of

Legal Ads Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 2/2/18. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 114 West Ave, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 114 West Ave., Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 127 CONKEY AVE ROCHESTER LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/5/2018. 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, 3118 N. Ventura Rd., Oxnard, CA 93036.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1459 CULVER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/01/18. 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 Thomas Nary, 1459 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: Manage real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 28 Lawrence Street Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 268 Milburn Street, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 3 Industrial Park Circle, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/2018. Office location, County of Monroe.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall

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Notice of Formation of BAMF Management II LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/31/2018. 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 22 Ryder Cup Circle Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Dancing Crowns LLC Art. of Org. filed Secy’s of State (SSNY) 01/24/2018. Office location Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 500 Winchester St., Rochester NY 14615.

Purpose: any lawful activities

Notice of Formation of 348 HAYWARD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/01/18. 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 Thomas Nary,1459 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: Manage real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 38 STATE STREET LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/22/2018.

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 Chad R. Hayden, Esq., 1634 Lehigh Station Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: EAST HOUSE CANAL STREET LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) of New York on 01/23/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: East House Canal Street LLC, 259 Monroe Avenue, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Principal Business location is: 259 Monroe Avenue, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14607. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Acorn Café, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/09/18. 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 85 High Tech Drive, Rush NY 14543.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BAILEY’S SEPTIC SERVICE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/21/18. Office location: Orleans County. Princ. office of LLC: 1443 Oak Orchard Rd., Waterport, NY 14571. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 232 W. Park

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BAMF Management III LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/2/2018.

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 22 Ryder Cup Circle Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Castleman Road LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 21, 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 859 Rolins Run, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charisma Yoga Bar, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 7, 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 114 N Main St, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Chordia Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/6/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 245 Georgian Court Road, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of COO for Hire, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/20/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 26692, Rochester NY 14626.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DMD NISSAN WEST, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/2017.

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: 800 Panorama Trail S., Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: CMS Transport of Western NY, LLC; Date of filing: 1/19/18; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 60 Endicar Drive, Rochester, New York 14622; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EMS Tactical Group LLC ​ Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/07/2018​ . Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 21 Elm Street, Webster NY 14580 .​ Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fundere Consulting, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 30, 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: 12 Trotters Field Run, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HAVENS LAW PLLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 7, 2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated

as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 760 Chili Avenue Extension, Churchville, NY 14428. Purpose: Practice the profession of law.

against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 31 Princeton Ln Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of iKON Amusement & Travel LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/13/17. 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 295 Chili Scottsville Rd, Churchville, NY 14428 . Purpose: any lawful activities

Notice of Formation of Live, Work, Life Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of iKON Ice Cream LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/15/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy

Notice of formation of MACABEE REPUBLIC LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/2017.

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: Charles Switzer, 464 State St., Rochester, NY 14608.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of In the Balance Health Coaching, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/22/2018. 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 116 Holley Brook Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of JNM Industries, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 114 West Ave., Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JPowell Services LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/16/2017.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corporate Filings of New York 90 State St. STE 700, Office 40 Albany NY 12207 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kray Consulting LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/18. Office location: Monroe County.

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Market Seafood LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Marqee Finds LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Hidden Wood Drive, Rochester, NY 14616.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe Air, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/18.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Paul Adams, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe and Wayne

Construction, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Steven Meyer, 60 Browns Race, Rochester, NY 14614.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of NeighborHOOD Scholar LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/29/2018. 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 362 Whispering Pines Circle Rochester, NY 14612 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Newnew Beauty Bar LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/28/2017.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 908 Bay Street Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Prism Dental Laboratories LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 3592 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Relentless Forward Progress Consulting, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 25, 2017. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at PO Box 23954, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RMP DEVELOPMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2018. 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, 706 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/2/2018. 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, 706 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROCHESTER BEER PARK LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/26/2017.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 375 Averill Ave., Rochester, NY 14620.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROSCO RENOVATIONS LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 2/14/2018.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 61 Wilmer St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RTECH CONSULTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 34 Tannon Drive North, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SPRING VALLEY GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/27/2018.

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, 2117 Buffalo Rd., #183, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The​ ​Yards​ ​Collective​ ​LLC​ Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November​ ​20th,​ ​2017​ . Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Legal Ads > page 33 Market​ ​Way​ ​Rochester,​ ​ NY​ ​14609​ ​. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tux Cat Entertainment LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02-092018. 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 500 Winchester St. Rochester, NY 14615.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of West Ridge Development LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 8th 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 75 Barrett Dr, Unit 177, Webster NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of TEPCOGLASS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/14/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 12/29/17. Princ. office of LLC: 11210 Ables Ln., Dallas, TX 75229. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with TX Secy. of State, James E. Rudder Bldg., 1019 Brazo, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] OWLU LLC. Filed 1/12/18.

Office: ORLEANS Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 662 Bauder Park Dr, Alden, NY 14004.

Purpose: General.

[ NOTICE ] Quincy 9193 LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/6/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] RED RIVER VALLEY PROPERTIES LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/2/2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to RED RIVER VALLEY PROPERTIES LLC, 160 Olivia Drive, Rochester, NY 14626 General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Revolution Studio & Wellness Bar, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/8/2017. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 9 Bryden Pk., Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Rochester Lead Automotive, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on December 26, 2017. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 76 Anderson Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Sarratori Holding LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on August 28, 2017.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom

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process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 162 Buttonwood Dr., Hilton, NY 14468. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Sisu Counseling and Consulting LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/1/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 411 Parsons Acres Ontario, NY 14519 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] SMJF EDGEWOOD LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/17/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 717 Landing Road North, Rochester, NY 14625.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] SMJF EDGEWOOD REALTY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/17/2018.

LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 717 Landing Road North, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Toni Essler LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/29/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 16120 Rochester, NY 14616 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Ua2us Transport, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/30/17. Office: Monroe

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Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 180 Sedgley Park West Henrietta, NY 14586 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] VR Playground LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/21/2017. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Russell Tartaglia, 362 Shore Acres Dr., Rochester, NY 14612.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Wetmore Rentals LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/12/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 155 Edgerton St., Rochester, NY 14607.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Wigberto Perez LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/4/2017. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Wigberto Perez, 137 Clay Rd., Rochester, NY 14623. General Purpose. [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of RUSH PRESERVE LLC Cert. of Conversion filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/02/18, converting PINNACLE PARTNERSHIP to RUSH PRESERVE LLC. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 2729 Pinnacle Rd., Rush, NY 14543. 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 OF APPLICATION ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, wine and cider, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a public golf club under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 643 Kendall Road, Town of Riga, County of Monroe for on premises consumption. County of Monroe Churchville Park Golf Course Lawrence A. Staub, Jr. – Director of Parks [ NOTICE OF APPLICATION ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, wine and cider, has been

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applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a public golf club under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1200 Kings Highway North, City of Rochester, County of Monroe for on premises consumption. County of Monroe Durand Eastman Golf Course Lawrence A. Staub, Jr. – Director of Parks [ NOTICE OF APPLICATION ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for beer, wine and cider, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a public golf club under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1000 East River Road, City of Rochester, County of Monroe for on premises consumption. County of Monroe Genesee Valley Golf Course Lawrence A. Staub, Jr. – Director of Parks [ Notice of Formation ] 1980 East Avenue LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/6/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 11 Pierceon Court, Penfield, NY 14526.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] D&T Rents Auburn LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/9/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to P.O. Box 92280, Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: 2088 FIVE MILE LINE PROPERTY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/21/2018. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O 2088 FIVE MILE LINE PROPERTY, LLC, 2088 Five Mile Line Road, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: JADE GAFF, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State

of New York (SSNY) on 02/26/2018. Office Location: Monroe County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O JADE GAFF, LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Casa Luna Supply, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/8/17. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 151 Basket Rd, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] SMG Buena Vista Group LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/28/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to c/o Shawn M. Griffin, 99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation } The Woolbright Group, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/14/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 667 Midship Circle, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is ROC The Mic Productions, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/16/18. 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 299 Avalon Dr 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 Shewman Athletic Performance LLC. The Articles of Organization

were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/27/18. 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 2 Birchstone Hill Rd Rush NY 14543. 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 WallByrd LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/31/18. 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 10 Cedarwood Cir Pittsford NY 14534. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Girlboss Developments LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 02/13/2018 with an effective date of formation of 02/13/2018. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 218 MacIntosh Dr., Rochester, NY 14626.

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 The Bodhisattva Way, LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on February 21, 2018. Office location: c/o Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 North Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, c/o Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 North Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WILMORITE REALTY LLC ] Wilmorite Realty LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 1/22/18. 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, 111 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10011 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION ] On March 27th, 2018 Rochester Self Storage, 14 Railroad St, Rochester, NY 14609 ((585) 325-5000) will hold a public auction.

The auction will take place online at www. selfstorageauction.com.

Bidding will start March 20th, 2018 and end on March 27th, 2018 at 1:00pm. Items will be sold to the highest bidder for cash. The following units contain household items, boxes, furniture and/ or personal goods, and other items. B1061 Smith, Dana: C3056 Dent, Kerrisha: B2016 Smith, Ernestine: C2062 Crawford, La Rosa: W084A3 Smith, Marcus: W021A2 Warren, Saundi: C2080 Wade, Myra: B1051 Parker, Embrey: C3038 Coleman, Raquel:W304A3 Lewis, Tiffany: B1082 Thompson, Kevin: C2065 Terry, Howard: W192B3 Glasgow, Damon: B2004 Karlar, Yardey: C1114 Moody, Shakiah: W066A3 Barker, Tiffany: C1111 Robinson, Dianne: B2020 Angell, William: A1035 Martinez, Laurie [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] Katyasi LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11.25.2016.

Office: Monroe. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 919 North Market Street, Suite 425; Wilmington, DE 19899.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

While You Were Sleeping

Unclear on the Concept

Ironies

Compelling Explanations

As the medal ceremony for the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating competition concluded on Feb. 23 at the Gangneung Oval in Pyeongchang, South Korea, “serial streaker” Mark Roberts, 55, of Liverpool, England, jumped the wall and took to the ice. Roberts peeled off his tracksuit to reveal a pink tutu, a “penis pouch” with a monkey face on it, and “Peace + Love” scrawled on his torso. Although he might have lost points for an initial fall, he jumped up and continued performing a dance routine. Metro News recounts that Roberts has streaked at Wimbledon, the French Open and soccer matches, along with dog shows and other large events. He “retired” in 2013, saying “gravity’s against me,” but apparently he couldn’t resist the global exposure of the Olympics.

As the 2018 Winter Olympics got underway, and athletes from Russia were forced to compete under the Olympic flag and be designated as “Olympic Athletes from Russia” (OAR) as punishment for systemic doping at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russian bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva proudly wore a T-shirt that read “I Don’t Do Doping.” But on Feb. 23, Sergeeva became the second Russian athlete to fail a doping test. (Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky also failed a drug test earlier in the Games.) Sergeeva was a vocal critic of the Olympic policy toward Russian athletes, telling Yahoo Sports, “If we are here, and we are clean, we should be able to walk under our flag.”

Washington State University senior Logan Tago, a football linebacker, received WSU’s Center for Civic Engagement Fall 2017 Community Involvement award on Feb. 1 for 240 hours of service to the local community, reported the WSU Daily Evergreen -- service he was ordered to give as a stipulation of his sentencing in January 2017 for third-degree assault. In June 2016, The Seattle Times reported, Tago allegedly hit a man with a six-pack of beer and later agreed to a plea deal that called for 30 days in the Whitman County jail, $800 in fines -- and exactly 240 hours of community service. Tago managed to play the final two games of the 2016 season and in all of 2017’s 13 games, despite a WSU athletic department policy that prohibits players who are facing a felony charge from playing.

On Feb. 9, the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals upheld the four-year prison sentence Ralph Alfred Friesenhahn, 65, of San Antonio received after his fourth DWI conviction in 2016, rejecting arguments from his lawyer, Gina Jones of New Braunfels, that the state’s legal limit for alcohol concentration discriminates against alcoholics, who have a higher tolerance for liquor. “You’re not being punished for being an alcoholic,” Sammy McCrary, chief of the felony division for the Comal County criminal district attorney’s office told the Austin American-Statesman. “It’s the driving that’s the problem.”

[ LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ON PAGE 30] [ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stop chasing the rush of love and start building a relationship that will last a lifetime.

Love is what you make it and how hard you are willing to work to ensure its longevity. It takes two to tango and constant encouragement to stay in step with your partner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Compassion, understanding and the will to be a team player are good ways to approach an important relationship. Reluctance to commit is a sign that the components necessary to give your all to someone aren’t unfolding because one or both of you have doubts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The attraction you have to any individual you work alongside or who is off limits should be put to rest. Honesty will be a problem when it comes to relationships. Whether it’s you or the person you are dealing with, a love built on deception will eventually crumble.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Show off a little if you find someone enchanting, but don’t lose sight of who you are. If you overstate what you have to offer, it will be a letdown as you grow closer.

Let your charm be your enticement, not what you profess to have.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Dance like you’ve never danced before. Your confidence and ability to let loose will attract someone equally as free-spirited and willing to jump into a life adventure with you.

The realization that love is unfolding will speed up your intention and lead to a forever relationship.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t fool yourself into thinking that a relationship that isn’t flawless can’t work.

No relationship is perfect, so consider the shortcomings your partner possesses and weigh them against all the pluses that brought you together in the first place, and be willing to work on your own weaknesses as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t limit your ability to find love because you are too afraid to make a move. Embrace life and love, and share your feelings with someone you feel can complete you.

The person who balances and stabilizes you as well as brings you joy and supports you emotionally is a keeper.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your gallant, unique and mysterious way of approaching life and love will attract someone just as quirky and interesting as you. Joining forces with the person who fits into your routine as well as brings a little flare and conjecture will hold your interest and be willing to work alongside you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t go looking for love in all the wrong places.

Deceptive relationships built on temptation and bad habits will keep you from finding true love. Look for the type of partner who will bring out the best in you and you will find your best match.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Someone with an aggressive personality will try to change your life and who you are. Back away from anyone professing to be your savior or someone who makes you who you are and is responsible for what you have. Be your own master, not someone else’s minion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Helping others will lead to instant romance and a connection that goes beyond chemistry. Working toward a common goal, belief or cause with someone just as dedicated as you are will help build the foundation for a lifelong fight to reach a common goal and becoming soul mates to the end.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll connect with someone who has plenty to offer mentally, financially and emotionally, as well as has the stability and grounding you need to keep you heading in a positive and progressive direction.

What you offer in return is a wild imagination that brings out creativity in your partner.

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