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Locust Club: ‘PAB proposal isn’t warranted’
In response to the March 13 Feedback letter by Ted Forsyth of the Police Accountability Board Alliance: The Rochester Police Locust Club again finds itself in the position of having to correct misinformation and unsubstantiated false claims. Mr. Forsyth remains consistent in his belief that the best way to attain change is to create a dire false image, since what exists would not warrant the change he seeks in a reasonable or rational person. Five elected officers of the union did meet with Ted and Barbara Lacker-Ware of the Alliance, and a later meeting also included Iman Abid from the NYCLU. What is not correct was our response to their study. We first categorically told them that the accounts of police citizen interactions and the data in their study was false and inaccurate. We then told
them where there is a need for change. We also told them that legislating changes in police discipline in the drastically outlined manner outlined in their study was not warranted and would not improve police community relations in Rochester. Our words were not welcome, and they were only interested in having us negotiate with them a “disciplinary matrix.” As described in Ted’s own written account, the union did not offer any kind of substantive or nuanced response to their proposal. In short, they were not interested in working on real solutions or criticisms of their study. There are two distinct points: 1) It is correct that we did not offer changes to their proposed legislation, and 2) Their proposal was putting the cart before the horse and would not lead to any kind of success. Forsyth goes on to paint an image that the union has simply sat back and has not addressed police oversight at all. Not agreeing with his opinion is not failing to do anything. The union has been consistent with our response to the call for oversight. There is a need for change in the current process of responding to complaints of force in police actions. And to say
this has not been an ongoing problem, discussion, and call for action by the union shows the lack of information and insight by Mr. Forsyth and others as well. The refusal to hear or accept anything other than an oversight model that has origins from other parts of the country is not addressing the problems specific to Rochester, nor will it accomplish what is needed here. The PAB Alliance simply wants everyone to believe that every incident of force by a Rochester police officer is misconduct and brutality. When you have an administration of the police department that has not adequately addressed videos of police encounters and City Hall officials who demand an immediate answer to a video without allowing the process to go through its investigative review, then quite simply, no review process of any kind is going to suffice! Before we dismantle our process – which currently has better statistics than models suggested in the independent study – and replace it with a process that will increase city budget by over a million dollars and will be tied up in legal battles for months if not years, why not take
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the time first to assiduously work on what goals we wish to accomplish? Otherwise we are just creating solutions in search of a problem. We are asking for a Blue Ribbon Panel to identify what the problems are, what will correct them, and how best to implement change. That will ensure that every voice in the community is truly heard. MIKE MAZZEO
Mazzeo is president of the Rochester police officers’ union, the Rochester Police Locust Club.
RCSD: focus on early learning
Regarding Mayor Lovely Warren’s criticism of the Rochester school district: It troubles me that so many people describe the Rochester schools as a broken system. Usually they mean the system of governance. I look at the system of public education differently. As an education leader, I concentrate on learning: the real “system” in a school district. The first place to look is in grades K-3. For example, in 2017, only 10 percent of all Rochester third graders were proficient readers and writers. The community needs to direct its attention to early learning, especially early literacy learning. The amount of reading, writing, and speaking increases dramatically from fourth grade on. Disadvantaged children need K-3 teachers and administrators who are experts at developing the conditions for literacy learning. Administrators and master teachers in every elementary school need to be immersed in the content and context of early literacy development, trained by a team of literacy specialists. K-3 teachers must provide a supportive classroom and school environment
for all students to succeed. Everyone in the school must encourage students and their parents to reach for the highest expectations. Teachers and administrators need many opportunities to practice new skills and learning together, and they should receive feedback continuously. The learning system in grades K-3 needs attention. Distinguished Educator, Dr. Aquino, zeroed in on this need when he reported: “The bright spots include Rochester’s achievement of having one of the highest performing Pre-K systems in the United States. Early last year, 61% of the exiting Universal Pre-kindergarten students were ready for kindergarten as determined by the High Scope’s Child Observation Record. Despite having an exemplary Pre-K system, the vast majority of this year’s third graders are not reading at grade level.” “Almost 90% of the student population in grades 3-8 require academic intervention services,” Aquino reported, “apparently due to a weak Tier 1 instructional program.” A weak Tier 1 instructional program means that even children deemed “ready to learn” will not develop the necessary literacy strategies and skills to become independent learners. The goal has to be that competent primary teachers know how to use the methods and approaches that are the most effective in achieving literacy success in grades K-3. Children who can read, write, think, and speak are on their way to achieving the success we want for all children. DONALD BRIAN BARTALO
Bartalo is a literacy specialist, a former teacher, and a former administrator in the Brockport, Hilton, and Dansville school districts.
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Mueller’s report, Trump, and the Democrats Robert Mueller’s investigation is finished, and based on what little we know so far, it’s hard to disagree with its findings. If we value the rule of law, we’ll accept them. We’ll also understand what those findings are. They’re not a “complete and total exoneration,” no matter how many times the president says that they are. Mueller was asked to determine whether Trump or anybody associated with his presidential campaign knowingly conspired with Russia to affect the 2016 presidential election. The investigation didn’t find evidence – evidence that meets legal standards – that he did. Trump may have conspired with the Russians. He may not have. Given what we learned through indictments during the investigation, it’s hard to tell. Just because Trump was happy with what the Russians were up to – just because his family and campaign staff knew some of what they were up to – isn’t proof that any of them conspired with the Russians to have them do it. Mueller’s team didn’t find proof that they did. As Monday’s New York Times editorial said, Mueller’s investigation “lasted almost two years, issued more than 2,800 subpoenas and roughly 500 search warrants, and heard from a similar number of witnesses.” “If he couldn’t find any links,” the Times said, “it’s doubtful anyone could.” True to form, the president is crowing. That’s a distraction. And I’m not sure what the Republicans are cheering about. As a result of the Mueller investigation, the following have been convicted or pleaded guilty to federal crimes: Trump’s campaign chair, deputy chair, and foreign policy adviser; his national security adviser, and his personal lawyer. A longtime aide is facing charges of obstructing justice and lying. And the investigation found that Russian operatives did indeed try to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. We have plenty more to worry about, too, including Trump’s continued infatuation with Vladimir Putin and other dictators. Congressional Republicans ought to be just as worried as the Democrats. And while the Mueller investigation has ended, other federal and state investigations will continue, involving campaign finance, fundraising for Trump’s inauguration, his real estate practices, his foundation, and possible violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause. Congressional committees are investigating Trump’s connections to Russia, possible obstruction of justice, and other issues.
Robert Mueller’s work is finished. What the Democrats do now will be as important as what the Republicans do.”
Those will play out, for better or worse. And what the Democrats do over the next months – in Congress and in presidential campaigning – will be as important as what the Republicans do. On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for the Justice Department to release the Mueller report in full, and Schumer repeated the call Monday when he was in Rochester. Yes, of course, the public should see the report. Fortunately, the fervor for impeaching Trump is apparently dying down. Pelosi is right: The Republican-led Senate won’t convict Trump. If Democrats push for impeachment, not only will that infuriate Trump voters but many other Americans would see it as a waste of time designed simply to insult the president. And this would take place as campaigns for the 2020 presidential election take shape. Whenever it ends, the Trump administration will leave the country facing a crisis in everything from foreign policy and the environment to Americans’ trust in government and in one another. We won’t meet those challenges if we can’t overcome our distrust in one another. And as he has shown early this week, the president doesn’t seem interested in helping overcome our distrust. This is not a happy time. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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HOUSING | BY JEREMY MOULE
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Groups push tenant bills A coalition of tenants groups and advocates from across New York continues its campaign for new laws to protect renters from displacement due to arbitrary evictions or sudden rent increases. Representatives of the Upstate-Downstate Alliance traveled to Albany last week to show support for the laws, and they delivered letters to the offices of Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The Rochester City-Wide Tenant Union, which formed in response to deteriorating conditions at several low-income apartment complexes in the city, is a member of the Alliance. Specifically, the letter gives support to rent-control legislation that’ll be introduced by Assembly member Kevin Cahill and Senator Neil Breslin. The bills would remove geographic restrictions on the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, allowing Rochester and other cities across New York the ability to adopt rent stabilization laws similar to New York City’s. The letter also supports a just-cause eviction proposal from Assembly member Pamela Hunter and Senator Julia Salazar. The legislation would allow landlords to evict tenants for certain reasons, including failing to pay rent, being a nuisance, conducting illegal activity on the property, or violating the lease terms. But it would prohibit landlords from forcing out tenants without leases, or denying lease renewals, unless the renters committed one of the specified infractions. The legislation would apply to apartment buildings and mobile home parks. The advocates argue that too many landlords in gentrifying neighborhoods are pushing people out of once-affordable apartments so they can raise rents, that too many landlords are forcing tenants out of their apartments for complaining about disrepair, and that private equity companies are buying mobile-home communities and raising the price of lot leases. “These are common sense solutions to a crisis that is costing our state dearly,” the letter says. “We need your support of this legislation, and we need it this year. Waiting would cost too many people their homes, and that is unacceptable.”
Highland Hospital’s landlocked site in a residential neighborhood has created challenges as hospital needs have changed. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Highland gets expansion OK Highland Hospital and its residential neighbors have finally found some common ground, allowing the hospital to move ahead with its $70 million expansion plan. City Council unanimously approved Highland Hospital’s application last week to rezone the hospital’s 9.27-acre site from an Institutional Planned Development District to a Planned Development District. Highland needed the rezoning before it could add four stories to the three-story surgery center it completed a few years ago. The new construction will allow
Highland to convert 60 semiprivate rooms to all private rooms. But Highland had to agree to some last-minute changes to satisfy its neighbors’ concerns about the hospital’s future growth plans. The changes involved reductions to building heights. For instance, Highland was seeking a building height of 94 feet at Mt. Vernon Avenue and Bellevue Drive of 94 feet; in the compromise, the maximum height was reduced to 60 feet. And instead of a maximum height of 178 feet for the tallest building on the site, Highland has agreed to 155 feet. Residents living in homes close to the hospital had already reached
an agreement with Highland over its immediate plan to add four stories, says Michael Thompson, a member of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association. The sticking point for residents has mainly been about the maximum height allowed under the rezoning in any future expansion plans, he says. “People were concerned that the hospital would just overrun the neighborhood at some point,” Thompson says. The intensity of living close to the hospital would change the feeling of the Highland Park neighborhood, Thompson says. “And I think they understand that,” he says.
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A new group, including major arts institutions and government representatives, is pushing for more arts and entertainment downtown. Its members have visited other cities to find out what works, and they’ve posted an online survey to get public comments.
ARTS | BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
New group pushes for more arts downtown A coalition of local community leaders called Arts in the Loop hopes to help revitalize downtown Rochester through the arts. Members of the group’s executive committee include artists, city and county government officials, and representatives from local businesses, arts institutions, and universities. Among them: the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, Wegmans, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, Geva Theatre, the Eastman School of Music, and the Rochester Institute of Technology. The group hasn’t come up with a specific plan. Instead, it’s seeking community input through an online survey at artsintheloop.com. The questions are typical of surveys like this one: “What arts, entertainment, nightlife, and special events have you attended in Downtown Rochester?” for instance, with a long list of choices. “What arts, entertainment, nightlife, and special events would you like there to be more of in Downtown Rochester?” “We don’t want to define what this mission is,” says executive committee member James Doser, director of the Eastman School’s Institute for Music Leadership. “We want to be the conduit
to help articulate what this vision would be from our community. So it’s not us saying, This is what ought to happen. It’s us saying, Here are some things that have worked in other places.” The group wants feedback, Doser said, on what is considered unique in Rochester “and what might succeed here.” Initially, Arts in the Loop researched other US cities as models for vibrant arts programming. The group found five common denominators for success, Doser says: a distinctive identity, the existence of “creative clusters” where the arts could thrive, diversity in programming, the presence of community stakeholders to support the programming, and artist entrepreneurship training. Doser points out Grand Rapids in particular for the effectiveness of its community involvement. In Grand Rapids, residents create, curate, and produce arts programming. Arts in the Loop also got feedback by visiting the cities it researched and talking to its community members. In those conversations, Doser learned that Rochester already has artistic resources and infrastructure that other cities initially lacked, he said, but that Rochester has yet to figure out how to organize them and collaborate.
“The biggest challenge is trust,” Doser says, “trust between individual artists and arts organizations, trust between developers and communities, trust between city and county government, trust between universities. We’re Arts in the Loop executive committee member James Doser cites very good at siloing WALL\THERAPY as the kind of event that engages the local community. ourselves. I think FILE PHOTO Rochester has made concerns like health services and housing for great strides in breaking down silos, but we artists, and to do it through legislation at the still like to live in our own worlds.” city and county levels. That said, Rochester does have “A lot of our arts and culture were local examples of vital community supported by large companies at one engagement through the arts, Doser point in time,” Dunwoody says, “so says. He cites WALL\THERAPY, the we figured, if it’s coming from the big Rochester International Jazz Festival, box, that’s the way it needs to flow, and the Rochester Fringe Festival – and this is what’s good. But if you’re “types of activities that completely reaching out to communities, there change the landscape,” he says. are a lot of great creators, composers, The group is planning a two-day makers that are out there.” The public symposium for June 5 and 6, which may not see all of them exhibiting or will include opportunities for public performing often, Dunwoody says, but participation. Local artist Shawn Dunwoody, they do have needs – “and have a need who is also on Arts in the Loop’s executive to express themselves, and have a voice committee, says it’s important to address in this community.”
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EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Budgeting for a shrinking school district The Rochester school district’s budget has been a target of the district’s critics for years. The district, they say, has plenty of money, but its officials don’t know how to manage it. But Interim Superintendent Daniel Lowengard’s proposed $925 million budget for next year, which he presented to school board members last week, highlights an often-overlooked reality: the difficulty of managing a high-needs district that has a declining enrollment. Certainly some critics won’t be impressed by a sudden turn toward austerity. Improving the district’s academic performance may be harder than many people think, though. Lowengard said that sharp cuts throughout the district were needed to close a $40 million budget gap and balance the budget. His proposal will eliminate 326 full-time jobs – 194 of them teachers. And he told board members that the district needs to stick to an austerity plan for the foreseeable future. Expenses can’t continue to exceed revenue, he said, or the district may soon reach a point where it can’t pay its $85 million debt. Calls for fewer cuts can already be heard from both inside and outside the school district. But Lowengard says the district has been spending more revenue than it receives since about 2013. Its debt then was roughly $40 million, but it still had a decent reserve fund. The debt has now reached $85 million, and reserve funds are nearly depleted, Lowengard said. During that same period, the district’s enrollment shrank from 31,000 students to 25,000. School officials say the majority of those students have enrolled in charter schools, and as more charter schools open, that trend could continue. The district lost much of the per-pupil state funding that it received for those students, but it still bears costs related to their transportation and many of their special-education services. Changes in district leadership may have exacerbated the problem. Declining enrollment has left the district with excess space in some buildings, while the cost of maintaining those buildings has continued to increase. Rather than consolidate and close schools, however, former Superintendents Bolgen Vargas and Barbara Deane-Williams left most schools open, trying to respond to competing demands for more school choice and a return to neighborhood schools. In the process, the district has spent more than $60 million annually on transportation costs. “There’s a fundamental difference between former Superintendent Barbara 6 CITY
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Deane-Williams and Daniel Lowengard’s approach to the budget,” says board member Willa Powell. “She was prepared politically to spend on the needs of students and schools even if it created a crisis.” Powell and other board members fully supported Deane-Williams’ decision to spend more and to seek increased funding from state legislators. Deane-Williams wanted to provide city students with the same educational experience as suburban students receive, Powell says: strong social-emotional support and the enrichment of arts, music, and sports. While faced with a huge budget gap for the 2017-2018 school year, Deane-Williams spent $20 million to hire more teachers and social workers. Lowengard’s approach is to do “some necessary right-sizing,” Powell says. Many people believe an austerity plan is the right strategy, but the district has to fund enough social workers and school psychologists, for instance, to meet the minimum state requirements. “And we all know our students need and deserve more,” Powell says. The swing toward austerity is bound to cause
some pain. Lowengard proposes cutting 50 administrators and nearly 60 jobs in support staff such as paraprofessionals and teaching assistants, in addition to the 194 teaching positions. Though he says he hopes the cuts can be made mostly by attrition, he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of layoffs. And there could be cuts to positions that some board members and outside stakeholders strongly support, such as counselors and social workers. Even before the budget was presented, Eamonn Scanlon, education policy analyst with the Children’s Agenda, sent out a press release expressing concerns over possible cuts that could undermine the district’s progress in reducing suspensions and improving school climate. The Children’s Agenda is a member of ROC the Future, the coalition of community and business leaders and non-profit agencies that has asked State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to change the district’s system of governance. Another huge concern, says Scanlon, are proposed cuts to the administrators in special education, which is currently under the oversight of the Empire Justice Center. CASEs – the Coordinating Administrators for Special Education – help parents navigate
Children’s Agenda analyst Eamonn Scanlon: The school district needs a long-term plan. FILE PHOTO
the complex process of getting the correct physical, emotional, or intellectual support. Lowengard proposes cutting some of the CASEs, and that’s alarming, says Scanlon. CASEs were cut by Deane-Williams and then reinstated after much criticism. CASEs are key to helping disabled students receive the support school districts are legally obligated to provide, says Scanlon. “These are pretty significant cuts if they all go through, and the CASEs are the most problematic,” Scanlon says. “It’s not clear whether there is an effective strategy.” Most troubling to Scanlon, however, is how the administration will manage the complexities of a school system that is steadily losing students. The district could be left with a student population that is disproportionately children with high needs. Reducing staff as enrollment declines is reasonable, Scanlon says, but the wild swings of ramping up and cutting have to end.
“This puts a lot of stress on a school district,” he says. “It’s very disruptive. There’s going to have to be a multi-year plan.” Criticism is also coming from the teachers union. Rochester Teachers Association
President Adam Urbanski says he understands that the district has a serious deficit that needs to be resolved. “But layoffs of 194 teachers would be devastating for students,” Urbanski says. He presented a plan to Lowengard in February that would encourage early retirement of senior teachers and could save the district about $8 million annually, he says. These teachers are among the highest paid due to their tenure and experience, and it could replace some of them with less experienced teachers earning lower salaries. In Urbanski’s plan, the teachers taking early retirement would receive $50,000 in payments of $10,000 over five years.
For the plan to be effective, at least 200 teachers would have to take early retirement, but the district wouldn’t save any money if it immediately replaced them all. The plan avoids a big layoff, and reduction in employee costs could be applied to the debt, Urbanski says. Another benefit is that the plan would leave newer teachers, who are more likely to be recently hired teachers of color, in place, says Urbanski. And it could create the opportunity in the future for more teachers of color to replace future retirees, he says. Urbanski says the administration already knows that 56 teachers are retiring. A conflict may develop about them, however. The board will vote on Urbanski’s plan at its March 28 meeting. Board member Willa Powell says the plan is interesting and would work as long as the district isn’t paying teachers who were already planning to retire a bonus. “If we have people who were already retiring, why would we reward them?” Powell says. But Urbanski says the deal was initiated by the union to help the district through a difficult time and was negotiated in good faith. “It meets their goals, it does something to reduce the structural deficit, and it helps to diversify teaching staff, which is a goal we share,” Urbanski says.
School board President Van White: “Let’s find a way to find the money.” FILE PHOTO
Adding to the district’s budget challenges:
Mayor Lovely Warren’s insistence that city officials have a say in how the district spends some of its money. Under a state law known as Maintenance of Effort, the city provides $119 million of the school district’s funding each year, and on March 8, Warren notified the district that she wants $15.7 million of that money spent
on “community schools” – schools with longer days and with extra services such as health care and adult education. Lowengard’s proposed budget, in fact, calls for cuts in community schools funding. In his response to Warren, Lowengard noted that the district is facing a large budget deficit. The district could commit more money to community schools, he said, if the city increased its funding. That’s not likely. And Warren Chief of Staff Alex Yudelson said late last week that the administration will continue to insist on a say in how the district spends the city money. City Council votes on the school district’s budget in June each year, but historically, Council members have simply voted to approve or disapprove the full budget rather than singling out specific expenses or income sources. And the mayor has had no voice in the budget at all. But Yudelson said the Warren administration is convinced that state law and the City Charter give the mayor and City Council the authority to tell the school district how to spend “not the entire budget but the portion the city provides.” The Warren administration hasn’t determined what action it would take if the final version of the school budget doesn’t reflect the community school expansion that Warren wants. Once the administration sees what’s in the budget, Yudelson said, “we’ll have to see what our options are.” The school board could decide to increase funding for community schools. It will start holding public hearings on the budget on April 2, will vote on the final budget proposal May 7, and will send it to City Council for its June vote. Other than Lowengard’s initial response, school district officials haven’t said much about Warren’s interest in the Maintenance of Effort money. They seem confident, though, that the law is clear: that only the district can determine how it spends its revenue. School board president Van White says the board shares Warren’s interest in community schools. “Everybody is supportive of community schools,” he said last week. “Our community schools – and we already have a number of them – are some of the ones that are our most successful. But we can’t just say that we want to do them without knowing how we’re going to pay for them and sustain them. Let’s work together to find a way to find that money.”
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DEVELOPMENT | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
DOWNTOWN'S UPWARD CLIMB What’s happening, and what isn’t Is downtown Rochester’s resurgence real? The city’s population hasn’t been growing. While nightlife – from bars to theater and music – remain healthy, the office rental market is weak. Traditional downtown retail continues to be thin, and Hart’s Local Grocers, which was thought to be a sign of hope for retail, closed last week. And yet the growth in development downtown is obvious. It isn’t happening at the pace or on the scale of development in Manhattan, but it’s visible, and it’s continuing. continues on page 10
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Vivian Zebrak climbs a wall at Central Rock Gym, which opened last week in Alex Park North.
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Nearing completion on the northernmost Inner Loop parcel: Home Leasing’s affordable housing development.
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The bike path along Union Street is part of an effort to create a more bike-friendly city.
The lion’s share is in residential development, most of it in former commercial buildings being converted into apartments. And much of the new residential development has filled up. The vacancy rate in the downtown apartments continues to be low, says the city’s director of development services, Dana Miller. Whether the growth is sustainable may not be known until the projects still being planned are open and the dust settles. Downtown’s current residential population is estimated at about 7,000, and the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation estimates that another 3,000 will be living there by 2021, based on projects that have been announced or are under way. Apartments in Tower280 (formerly Midtown Plaza’s office tower), Sibley’s, and Charlotte Square continue to be in demand. Nearly all of the apartments on the 17th through the 21st floors of the Metropolitan – the first residential floors completed in the former Chase bank building – are occupied, says Gallina Development’s marketing director, Lauren Gallina. A sixth floor is expected to be ready for rental in June, and apartments in the last four residential floors will follow. DHD’s glass-fronted building on Elm Street overlooking Parcel 5, 88 on Elm, has 36 one- and two-bedroom, market-rate apartments. The Hive, Buckingham’s complex on St. Paul Street, has 54 studio lofts and nine one- and two-bedroom lofts. Buckingham also owns loft apartment buildings on Water Street and the large Buckingham Commons on Allen Street, overlooking Frontier Field. Conifer Realty has bought the Manhattan Square and Savannah apartments, just east of Martin Luther King Jr. Park, and plans major upgrades to those buildings. Both will remain 100 percent affordable housing, Miller says. Several former industrial buildings in the Cascade District, on the western edge of the Central Business District, were converted into loft apartments years ago. The Gibbs Street neighborhood, whose residents pioneered the mid- to late-20th-century downtown housing rejuvenation, has stayed in demand. And developers continue to plan new apartments, from the eastern edge of downtown to the western edge. “I keep hearing from folks, ‘Is there really enough demand for these units?” Miller says. He points to the current low vacancy rate. And, he adds, city officials ask for market data from each developer wanting to create more. Critics have also complained about the high rental rates in many of the downtown apartments. City officials are trying to encourage a diverse mix of housing, requiring developers to offer affordable rates in some of some units if they need city tax benefits. And developers have begun to respond.
Owner-occupied housing downtown
continues to be in short supply. There are townhouses in the Gibbs Street area and single-floor condominiums in the Sagamore on East Avenue, but vacancies are unusual. Charlotte Square’s new condominiums sold out immediately. Initially, condominiums were planned for the top floors of the Metropolitan, but creating condos and rental units in a single building with shared common space proved too complicated, legally. And at the moment, despite a demand that officials and some developers think exists, no new owneroccupied housing is planned downtown. Downtown’s soft spot continues to be commercial and office uses. Office vacancy rate was about 25 percent, according to the most recent survey by the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, published in March 2018. A big challenge: Xerox Tower, owned by Buckingham Properties and now completely vacant. There have been successes; much of the Metropolitan’s 16 floors of commercial space is rented – six floors of it to the Connecticut-based tech firm Datto. The top floor of the former Sibley’s department store houses NextCorps, formerly known as High Tech Rochester. CGI Communications, a video production and digital marketing company, owns and occupies the Granite Building at the corner of Main and St. Paul Streets, and the company has bought the building adjacent to it, anticipating continued growth. The architecture, engineering, and planning firm Bergmann Associates is in Tower 280, as are tech firm Second Avenue Learning and ad company Brand Networks. Butler Till media and communications company is moving its headquarters from Jefferson Road to Parcel 2 of the Midtown Plaza site. And responding to the market for young-adult services, Central Rock Gym, a rock-climbing company founded in Massachusetts, opened last week in Buckingham Properties’ huge project called Alex Park North, on the former Genesee Hospital site. Retail growth, though, may be a long way away. “I don’t think we have a population density for thriving retail yet,” says the mayor’s chief of staff, Alex Yudelson. And while residents of downtown and nearby city neighborhoods say they want retail stores downtown, says Dana Miller, they often mean they want big retail stores. Thanks to the extensive conversion of downtown buildings into housing, Miller says there’s little space for large retail development.
THE BIG UNKNOWNS The future of two big development sites is still unclear: Parcel 5 of the former Midtown Plaza land and the Main Street-riverside land currently occupied by the Radisson Hotel. And a third unknown, the future of a proposed new venue for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, has been linked to both sites. Parcel 5: Plans for a new RBTL theater and an apartment tower fell victim to legal problems facing the apartments’ developer, Morgan Communities. Now city officials aren’t sure what will go there, but thanks to activists’ efforts and market forces, officials’ thinking has changed dramatically. “I don’t think brick-and-mortar filling the whole space is on the table,” Yudelson says. Instead, future development at Parcel 5 is likely to be a combination of traditional development and open space. Downtown, Yudelson says, “has changed in the past five years.” Since the collapse of the theater-apartment proposal, officials have been seeking other options. They’ve been talking to developers and to activists who have pushed for keeping Parcel 5 as open space – and they’ve been looking at developments in other cities. In December, the mayor and other officials went to Kansas City to see its Kansas City Live development, which consists of small bars and restaurants surrounding a large covered space used for concerts and similar community events. Rochester officials’ interest in adapting Kansas City Live to Rochester seems strong. They envision a year-round entertainment site, and they say they think it can be built in a way that the sound from concerts and other events won’t disturb the growing number of apartment residents on the site’s periphery. The next step: Once the city has a sense of a Rochester version of Kansas City Live, the city will start having public meetings about Parcel 5’s future, presenting possible uses and getting the public’s reaction. That’s likely to take place in the next couple of months, Yudelson says. Whatever happens, Yudelson says, “it definitely needs to be scaled appropriately.” And, he says, “stakeholders and City Hall agree that should be a community gathering place.” The Radisson site: The Radisson Hotel, which in previous iterations has also been a Holiday Inn, has an ideal location. It’s on the river, and it’s directly across Main Street from the Riverside Convention Center, with an enclosed skyway linking the two. Conventions have relied heavily on it. But the Radisson, built in 1970, has deteriorated – so much so that Rochester has been losing conventions because of the hotel’s condition. Developer Dave Christa hopes to demolish it and build a new one. continues on page 12
City officials have changed their mind about Parcel 5’s development. It’ll be some kind of “community gathering place.”
The Radisson Hotel will likely be demolished and replaced with a new hotel. Other uses are still uncertain. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
In addition to the push for new housing and commercial uses, downtown development efforts have included streetscape improvements like benches and bike racks.
Sibley Tower houses market-rate apartments, affordable units for older residents, and, under development, “workforce” housing.
In October, city officials thought they had an ideal solution: package the hotel, its garage, a new theater for RBTL, renovations on the riverside Charles Carroll and Gateway Parks – which were already planned, as part of the Roc the Riverway project – and get some state funding to help create it. Maybe add an apartment tower, whose units would have a river view. Convention center officials were also happy, because they’ve wanted additional meeting rooms and, for some conventions, a theater venue. Standing in the way: uncertainty about funding. Throughout the Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s long search for a new theater, a big obstacle has been money. And financing plans for construction have often included getting substantial state money. 12 CITY MARCH 27 - APRIL 2 , 2019
That’s certainly the case now. Even when Paychex founder Tom Golisano was planning to donate $25 million for a new theater, RBTL wanted state funding as well. Once Golisano withdrew his pledge – which happened only a few weeks after city officials announced the new location for the theater – state funding apparently became essential. The city has requested $50 million in state funding for its Roc the Riverway project, and officials think some of it could be used for the hotel-theater-garage-park project. They hoped the money would be included in the state budget. The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget is March 30. But the state is facing a $2.3 billion budget deficit, education activists and many others are pushing for more funding, and some economists are predicting a recession. In addition, the legislature, now
under complete control of Democrats, has been sparring with the governor. There’s no guarantee that the budget will be approved on time – or that Roc the Riverway money will be included in it. Work on the Radison is likely to take place, regardless: it’s not in good shape, and that’s affecting Rochester’s convention business. But if the state doesn’t provide money for Roc the Riverway, or if some of that money can’t be used to build RBTL’s theater, RBTL will apparently have to come up with the money on its own. RBTL is continuing its private fundraising efforts, but there’s been no announcement about a major donation that could replace Golisano’s pledge. RBTL’s executive president, Linda Glosser, sent this statement last week in response to a question about the group’s fundraising status: “We
continue to work with potential contributors, and we are hopeful that the state’s participation will help this wonderful downtown revitalization project. We are anxious for demolition [of the hotel] to be scheduled which in turn will help us develop a timeline for donors.”
WELL UNDER WAY Sibley Tower apartments, Phase 3: Winn
Development has been successful renting its unique one, two, and three-bedroom, marketrate apartments in the former Sibley tower building. And it has developed another section of affordable housing in the Sibley tower for people 55 and older. Now it’s creating a third set of 100 apartments for what Dana Miller calls “workforce” housing: units with rentals in the $1200 to $1400 range, aimed at the growing number of employees working downtown.
“That’s an area that we’ve struggled a bit with,” Miller said. Charlotte Square on the Loop: Adjacent to Home Leasing’s first two Charlotte Street developments – market-rate apartments and condominiums – construction is almost complete on the firm’s affordable housing development: 50 studio, one-, and twobedroom apartments and townhouses on the Inner Loop infill between Union and Pitkin Streets. Apartments will be available to residents with incomes 40 to 90 percent of the area median income. The Nathaniel: Morgan Communities’ development on the river at Court Street and South Avenue, with 119 one- and twobedroom market-rate apartments, is nearly complete and is projected to open in August. The Linc: The former Alliance building on Main Street at Stone Street, developed by Lacey MK LLC, has 130 market-rate studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. Several floors are already occupied, and more are being developed. The Terminal Building: DHD has developed this building on Broad Street, between Exchange Street and South Plymouth Avenue, into 56 one-, two-, and threebedroom market-rate apartments. The Residences at the Columbus Building: DHD’s conversion of the former Knights of Columbus Building, at Chestnut and Lawn Street is almost complete, will have studios and one-bedroom apartments.
UNDER WAY OR COMING SOON The Strong “complex”: The Strong
museum will anchor a major development extending to the north and east of the current building. There’ll be an expansion of the museum, a garage, a hotel, apartments, and commercial units. Construction is already under way on the garage, which is on part of the Inner Loop infill, and on the apartments – 20 percent of them classified as “affordable” – developed by Konar Properties. Other Inner Loop redevelopments: The infill parcel on the north side of Main Street has been prepared for a Christa development of market-rate housing. And on the south side of Main, Trillium and Home Leasing will create an unusual residential development. Some apartments will be market-rate housing, and others will be affordable, some set aside for people recovering from addiction or returning from incarceration. And Trillium will operate a pharmacy. 49 Stone Street: A Schenectady-based LLC is converting the small building on this side street off Main Street to 20 one-bedroom apartments and one studio apartment.
On the list of “planned” projects: renovation of the string of deteriorated buildings on Main Street at Clinton Avenue.
Main Street between St. Paul Street and Clinton Avenue: CGI owns the two
large buildings on the western end of this block: the Granite Building and the adjacent Gateway Building. But the eastern portion of the block consists of eight individual properties, some of which have been an eyesore for years. Several different developers have bought them and are planning to renovate them and convert them into apartments, retail, and restaurants. The Inn on Broadway: Plans include additional hotel rooms as well as new marketrate apartments.
ALONG THE RIVER Also ready to start is the first part of the city’s ambitious Roc the Riverway initiative. Design is beginning or is under way on the first 13 of the components – and full funding has been secured for all but one of them, so construction work will begin on some of them soon. Among the largest is a redo of Charles Carroll Park and Genesee Crossroads Park, the linear public areas along the river between Main Street and Andrews Street. The parks are being updated to make them more accessible and easier to use for events
Also in design or heading into design:
Blue Cross Arena’s expansion, the Convention Center terrace, the Rundel Library terrace, a skate park at I-490, and Genesee Gateway Park (near the Erie
Charles Carroll Park along the river north of Main Street will get a major upgrade.
and to provide better views of the river. The plan is heading into design now and public meetings will probably start this summer. Construction will likely take three years.
Harbor apartments), which will have trail improvements and a dock. Construction is expected to start on most of those projects later this year or early next year, Yudelson says, depending on the weather. Design has also begun on improvements to the riverside trail in High Falls Terrace Park, adjacent to Genesee Brewery, and officials hope it’ll be completed and ready for public use early in 2020. Yet to start: design work on the redo of the Broad Street bridge, the lower portion of which is a historic Erie Canal aqueduct. City officials hope to remove the street and convert the bridge to a pedestrian walkway and gathering place, but it’ll be a complicated project – and a controversial one. Aqueduct enthusiasts hope to preserve the aqueduct in its current covered state. Funding for the design has been secured, but not for the work itself. Once the city knows how much money is available, preliminary design will start, Yudelson says, and the city will ask for public input. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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GIFT OF HAPPINESS Learn the ways of mindfulness. Live a more peaceful and focused life. For first-time students, the Foundation for Practical Philosophy offers the Introductory Course for $100 Continuing Students $135
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Cornel West speaks at RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology will present “How to Agree to Disagree,” a talk by political philosophers Cornel West and Robert George on Friday, April 5. West, a well-known progressive and author, is professor of public philosophy at Harvard University and George is a conservative legal scholar at Princeton. The two will discuss how, in a time of intense partisanship, common ground and diversity of thought is still possible. The event will be held at RIT’s Gordon Field House, at 7:30 p.m. The
event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested: http://alumni.rit.edu and go to “RIT Events.”
rian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, at 7 p.m.
Trump and Venezuela
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Deputy Commissioner Jhone Ebert, and Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino will hold a community forum with representatives from the Take It Down Planning Committee, Faith Community Alliance, and the Movement for Anti-Rasicst Ministry and Action Coalition on Saturday, March 30. This is one of several meetings Elia has held in Rochester concerning the future of the Rochester City School District. The event will be held at Central Church of Christ, 101 South Plymouth Avenue, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present “Venezuela, US Intervention: The Monroe Doctrine Rebooted,” on Wednesday, April 3. Dan Kovalik, senior associate general counsel of the United Steelworkers, is a human rights advocate. He has worked on cases involving abuse by major US companies working in Columbia, and he is the recipient of the Project Censored Award. His talk on Venezuela comes at a period when the Trump administration has said that intervention in that country is an option. The event will be held at Downtown Presbyte-
State ed holding forum
Dining & Nightlife
The broccoli and carrot dish (left) and plantains (right) flank the oxtail and rice main course at Caribbean Hertiage Restaurant. Inset: Roasted zucchini and butternut squash. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
Home Cooking from the Caribbean Caribbean Heritage Restaurant 719 SOUTH PLYMOUTH AVENUE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 4 TO 9 P.M.;FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. 270-4994; CARIBBEANHERITAGE.NET [ REVIEW ] BY CHRIS THOMPSON
Caribbean Heritage Restaurant may have only opened in the beginning of March, but it was a long time coming. Owner Lorna Underwood started a catering company called Mighty Good Food, LLC in 1996. Besides “Mighty” being Lorna’s maiden name, it also describes the strength of her passion for cooking and generosity. Over the years she’s had a loyal clientele base, but she also had to balance her work with taking care of her family and working full time in some unfulfilling jobs that intensified her smoldering desire to open a standalone restaurant. The opportunity finally arose, and
the time was right to strike out. Everything seemed to fall into place as if by providence. Located less than a mile from the Ford Street roundabout on Plymouth Ave, Caribbean Heritage resides in what was formerly Fusion 4 Restaurant. When I visited, most of the tables were full, and the bar stayed packed with folks eating or waiting on their take-away orders. Despite the busyness, everyone was having a good time and laughing and sharing stories while waiting for their food. Entering the restaurant, the first thing I noticed was The Heritage Room, a separate dining area with three walls of windows. All of the light of the day shines in, and it feels like you’re on a wrap-around porch on a summer day, even if it is actually cold and
snowy outside. And let’s be honest: this is Rochester, there’s like a 60 percent chance it’s going to be cold and snowy. We all need a bright, sunny respite, and this spot would make for a perfect brunch with friends. The bartender-host gave me a hearty handshake before showing me a menu, and it turned out that he was Caribbean Heritage’s co-owner Jerome Underwood,
Lorna’s husband. Jerome emphatically told me that this restaurant is all Lorna’s hard work come to fruition, and the family that she raised is enthusiastic about helping her, be it in the kitchen or on the floor. Lorna is from Jamaica, Jerome is from Antigua and Barbuda, and their collective family is from all corners of the Caribbean, which is where they learned and honed their culinary skills. Even the restaurant’s logo reflects their heritage: the pineapple is the national fruit of Antigua and also the international symbol of hospitality. The logo is the top half of the pineapple to symbolize a crown, as they intend to treat everyone who comes through their doors like royalty. And a royal feast, I did have. I started with a cup of vegetable soup ($4), because people at the bar had been raving about. And it deserves all the accolades. The soup is a pumpkin based, and filled with a medley of potato, butternut squash, potato, celery, zucchini, and mild spices that rounded out the flavor. The main course I had of curried cod with plantains and vegetables ($12) was a surprise to me, as I had not had the dish in over a decade. There is something to be said for a decent sized piece of cod stewed in a hearty curry sauce. The key to a good cod filet is to not overcook it. As little as a minute too long, and you wind up with rubber. But here the filet was both fluffy and flaky, and nearly melted in my mouth. The joy of eating the zucchini and squash and plantains, which had been sitting in the curry sauce while I was distracted by the cod and my own nostalgia, was a bonus. Though I was nearly full, there was no way I was going to leave without having a slice of the black cake ($4). This is a signature rum-soaked fruit cake that Lorna makes and many love. I can see why. The cake is dense and sweet, and the rum she uses gives it a bold aftertaste. Our photographer enjoyed a juicy, tender oxtail with rice ($14), a Jamaican staple. We both left Caribbean Heritage Restaurant satisfied. What stood out most to me about my visit to Caribbean Heritage Restaurant is that when Lorna Underwood described her joy in opening the space, she said that when she enters the kitchen, it feels like she is at home cooking for her family. It shows in the dishes she served and the feel of the place, and I will take being treated like family any day. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 15
Upcoming
Music
[ COUNTRY ]
Brooks & Dunn Sunday, June 9. CMAC. 3355 Marvin
Sands Dr., Canandaigua. $35-$145. 7 p.m. 394-4400. cmacevents.com; brooks-dunn.com. [ ALT-ROCK ] Bush / Live Friday, June 14. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. $25-$172.50. 7 p.m. 394-4400. cmacevents.com; bushofficial.com; freaks4live.com.
Ying Quartet with PUSH Physical Theatre
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 29-30 KILBOURN HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 26 GIBBS STREET 7:30 P.M. | $32-$47 | EASTMANTHEATRE.ORG; YING4.COM; PUSHTHEATRE.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] The Ying Quartet continues its collaboration
with PUSH Physical Theatre. The program will include PUSH’s clever vignette about coffee with a 20th-century soundtrack called “Cup of…,” and the poignant trio “Censored,” set to music by Mendelssohn. The troupe’s movements combine the gravitas and gracefulness of ballet with the physicality of contemporary dance and acrobatics, while the Ying Quartet’s accompaniment gives the vivid choreography a rich and vibrant musical pulse. — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
Trio East FRIDAY, MARCH 29 TOWER FINE ARTS CENTER, 180 HOLLEY STREET, BROCKPORT 7:30 P.M. | $9-$17 BROCKPORT.EDU; TRIOEAST.BANDCAMP.COM [ JAZZ ] After 19 years together and four CD’s to their
credit, drummer Rich Thompson, trumpeter Clay Jenkins and bassist Jeff Campbell — known collectively as Trio East — are as musically tight as it gets. All are professors at the Eastman School of Music, but when they’re not professing, Thompson has played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Campbell has worked with Marian McPartland, and after playing with Buddy Rich and others, Jenkins remains a vital member of the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
PHOTO BY MICHELLE MARTORELL
— BY RON NETSKY
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Everdene Holler
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
‘Everdene Holler’ Self-released everdeneholler.bandcamp.com
Joe Beard with David Michael Miller WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $5 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM; FACEBOOK.COM/JOEBEARDBLUES [BLUES ] Rochester blues legend Joe Beard is back at it again, this
time joined by Buffalo’s David Michael Miller. Since 1956, Joe Beard has been shaking up big clubs, national festivals and, lucky for us, intimate venues here in Rochester. At 81 years old, Beard can still rock harder than some of his 21-year-old contemporaries. Beard carries with him a treasure trove of blues history: growing up with the Murphy brothers; learning guitar from Ernest Scruggs; sitting in with the likes of John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Muddy Waters; and befriending the venerable Son House. At the same time, Beard has a style that is totally unique to him. — BY KATIE PRESTON
Publick Musick’s ‘Neapolitan Delights’ FRIDAY, MARCH 29 ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 28 LINCOLN AVENUE, PITTSFORD SATURDAY, MARCH 30 LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE INCARNATE WORD, 597 EAST AVENUE 7:30 P.M. | $10-$50; FREE, AGES 17 AND UNDER PUBLICKMUSICK.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] Recently, Publick Musick has taken us to Paris,
Salzburg, and Leipzig. This weekend, the destination is Naples. Publick Musick uncovers a few “Neapolitan Delights” from imaginative Baroque-era composers, with guest soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez and recorder player Eloy Cortinez. Fernandez is featured in the cantata “Bella madre dei fiori” by Alessandro Scarlatti, and Cortinez is playing in a concerto by Nicola Fiorenza; the two join forces in music by Giuseppe Porsile. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
Rochester duo Everdene Holler’s debut album is a curious collection of sounds. Is it drone music? Is it roots music? Delightfully, the answers are unclear, as banjo player Zora Gussow and fiddler Clara Riedlinger — who share vocal duties — defy expectations with six unsettling but satisfying takes on traditional folk ballads. “Undone in Sorrow” is a rustic combination of ambient nature sounds, a warm, major-chord drone, and insistent banjo playing. During the murder ballad “Matty Groves,” a haunting organ drone becomes virtually atonal against the vocal harmonies. “Everdene Holler” is compelling outsider folk with mystical, avantgarde vibes — the kind of music Rochester hasn’t come close to hearing since Hieronymus Bogs moved to the Southwest. Everdene Holler will play at its album release party, along with Autoharpy, on Sunday, March 31, 7 p.m. at The Spirit Room, 139 State Street. $5 suggested donation. 397-7595. facebook.com/TheSpiritRoom. — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
Rochester Folkus: Blue Ridge Country Ramblers. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $10. AMERICANA
Cotton Toe Three. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m.
CLASSICAL Horn Choir. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m.
Live from Hochstein: Antara Winds. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 12:10 p.m. JAZZ
Margaret Explosion. Little
Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Riverside Soul, Mel Henderson. Via Girasole Wine
Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Benefits the Villa of Hope. $10.
Benny Bleu ‘Warm Prickly’ Self-released bennybleu.bandcamp.com
Though banjo player Ben Haravitch, a k a Benny Bleu, spends a lot of time solo on his new CD “Warm Prickly,” he ain’t alone. He blends his easygoing pluck-and-twang with the traditional weaponry of drummer Michael Brown, dobro and lap steel player G. Elwyn Meixner, and mandolin and fiddle player Charlie Coughlin. The album kicks off with the gentle rural swing of “Maddy-O” as it heads into the remaining nine tracks of various country palettes, including a sleepy and lonesome nod to the senior Hank on “Lonesome Hill.” Through its subtle dips and dynamics, this is an all-around excellent record. Benny Bleu plays his CD release party for “Warm Prickly” on Friday, March 29, 8 p.m. at The Little Theatre Café, 240 East Avenue. Free. 258-4000. thelittle.org/ music; benharavitch.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
METAL
Shabti, Sertraline, Mavradoxa. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $8. POP/ROCK
Chilly’s Can of Jam. Temple
Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 9 p.m. Sirsy. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.
[ THU., MARCH 28 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Acoustic Brew. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m.
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Music
The Cadillac Three — (left to right) lap steel player Kelby Ray, singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, and drummer Neil Mason — resonates with country and rock ‘n’ roll in equal parts. PHOTO PROVIDED
Tenacious three The Cadillac Three WITH AUSTIN JENCKES FRIDAY, MARCH 29 ANTHOLOGY, 336 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | $18-$22 | ANTHOLOGYLIVE.COM; THECADILLACTHREE.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
They call it country fuzz. It’s an ominous boogie coming out of Nashville’s The Cadillac Three, a trio that resonates with country and rock ‘n’ roll in equal parts. What separates them from the rest of the heard herd, while welding genres together, is the trio’s application of the sweet grind, whine, and growl of Kelby Ray’s lap steel. The tenacious three-piece — Ray, along with singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston and drummer Neil Mason — is straight-up menacing at one point, sorrowful and lonesome the next. You can hear it, you can feel it. Full of southern parlance and charm from its muddy roots to its muddy boots, The Cadillac Three’s instrumentation keeps 18 CITY MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2019
the torch lit and the party going. Just dig the trio’s new LP “Legacy,” an album title that telegraphs where the band has been and ultimately where it’s going. You’re invited. Bring a dish to pass. We spoke with Ray on the phone. An edited transcript of that conversation follows. CITY: How and why did The Cadillac Three come to be? Kelby Ray: You know what, we just wanted
a good time. We’re just old high school friends who wanted to start a cool band, hit the road, and play our music in front of people just like so many young musicians want to do. And we’ve found our way into that top one percent and hopefully we can keep it going for the next 15 years or so. Do you think you’re bringing new attention, for a new generation, to the lap steel?
Yeah, you know, I do. And the way I’m playing it is very unique: I’m covering the bass lines. We don’t actually have a bass player. So doing a kind of split-guitar-and-bass on a lap steel is pretty revolutionary. I’m
pulling double duty. It’s definitely an oldschool country instrument that’s making a mark on up-and-coming musicians. What do you get when you mix old-school, lap steel-driven country and rock ‘n’ roll?
You get the Cadillac Three. What do you call what you do?
We like to call it country fuzz. It’s kind of a hybrid of country, rock ‘n’ roll, with a little heavy metal thrown in there. We’re all fans of old-school country, old-school writing. But I grew up in the 90’s with grunge and Metallica, too. Throw it in a blender and you’ve got the three of us. It’s fun because we get to walk that line between country and rock ‘n’ roll. We like to get up on stage and have a good time, which I really think translates to a lot of people. What are some of your influences?
It’s all over the place: ZZ Top to Skynyrd, Hank Jr., and all that stuff from Metallica and Rage Against the Machine and everything in between.
How do you keep it fresh without compromising your tradition?
I think the diversity of our influences. We don’t use setlists. We mix it up live. We get up there and play a different show every night. What’s your take on new country?
I like new country. There are a bunch of up-and-coming guys — Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton — hitting the airwaves. We’re good friends with Florida Georgia Line. Country is a super-wide genre. There’s pop and a little hip-hop influence in there. That’s why we can fit in, being on the Eric Church side of things. I think it’s good for the genre, that diversity. What was it like playing the Ryman Auditorium?
A pinnacle moment. We were all born and raised in Nashville. It was a career highlight to play in the mother church of country music. We sold it out and had all our friends and family there. And you’ve been spreading your music in Europe as well?
It’s been great. We’ve been going over there a coupla times a year for the last five or six years. It’s grown really fast. There are country boys everywhere, there are rednecks everywhere, and they come out of the woodwork and the woods in the UK. I think our music translates everywhere all over the world. What’s a typical show for The Cadillac Three?
It’s loud, in your face, and a good time. It’s a beer-drinking kind of night. If you and your friends want to have fun and hear some country fuzz, it’s the show to be at. What’s the oddest thing a fan has come up and said to you at a show?
Hey, will you sign this pizza box?
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Ben Morey, Dave Chisholm. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 7 p.m. JAVA. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. AMERICANA
A Girl Named Genny. Three
Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. Head to the Roots. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6:30 p.m. BLUES
Son House Night. Record PHOTO BY POONEH GHANA
INDIE ROCK | BRONCHO
BRONCHO’s decisively indie-rock spirit reflects something oddly familiar. The band’s latest album “Bad Behavior” was released last year, traversing intimate yet eerie sonic terrain.). Articulate songwriting and instrumentation can attract fans of artists like The Strokes or Tame Impala. Since their first release, “Can’t Get Past the Lips” in 2011, the Tulsa, Oklahoma outfit’s music has been featured on television, including HBO’s “Girls” and Cartoon Network. A self-described blue-collar band, BRONCHO broadcasts a discernible Midwestern grit that’s indelibly American rock music. This is the type of band I dream of seeing at Bug Jar. With support from the Montreal group Lemongrab and local band Fuzzrod, BRONCHO headlines Wednesday, April 3, 9 p.m. at Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. $12-$15. 454-2966. bugjar.com; broncho.tv. — BY HASSAN ZAMAN
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5 p.m. Big Mike D’Aurizio. With Genesee Johnny. CLASSICAL
Italian Baroque Organ Concert.
Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. Every third Thursday, 7:30 p.m. w/ museum admission. JAZZ
Diana Leigh Trio. Via Girasole
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Eastman Chamber Jazz. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. POP/ROCK Brit Floyd. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. rbtl.org. 7:30 p.m. $49.50-$79.50.
False Pockets, Birdgangs, Borger. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave.
bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6/$8. The Joke’s On Us. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $10/$12.
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The Mighty High & Dry, Moving Mountains, Teressa Wilcox & Herb Heins. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 7:30 p.m.
The Womps, Dream Float.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $5.
[ FRI., MARCH 29 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Baker-Birdman Band. The
Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 7 p.m. Benny Bleu. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. Ross Bracco. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5 p.m. Tail Light Rebellion. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $6. AMERICANA
Kubick’s Rubes. Abilene,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 6 p.m. BLUES
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Whiskey River Pub & Grill, 421 River St. 417-6231. 9 p.m. CLASSICAL
Friday Afternoon Recital. Doty
Recital Hall, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 4 p.m. Joshua Bouillon, tenor. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Spotlight on Faculty: Passionate Spring. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 7 p.m. $10/$20.
COUNTRY
The Cadillac Three, Austin Jenckes. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964. 8 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Army Of Bass: Back to Basics.
Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 10 p.m. JAZZ
Jazz on Joseph. The Avenue
Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Mambo Kings. First Baptist Church, 175 Allens Creek Rd. 244-2468. 7:30 p.m. HIP-HOP/RAP Devan Childs. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. $15.
Left-Handed 2nd Baseman.
Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5. Max Doud. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 4-7 p.m. Mud Creek. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. TRADITIONAL Celtic Soul. Fanatics Pub & Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m. VOCALS
Mary Monroe. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
[ SAT., MARCH 30 ] BLUES
NOISE/EXPERIMENTAL
Nod, Hades Mining Co., Will Veeder. Rosen Krown, 875
Bobby Kyle & The Administers, Linwood Taylor. Fanatics Pub
Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m.
& Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 8 p.m. $20.
POP/ROCK
CLASSICAL
20 SomeThing, Pawner, Sexy Teenagers, Winski, Forevers.
Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $7. Eric Clapton Birthday Bash. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $10. Goose, Ocular Panther. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. $7/$10.
Kevin Blake Goodwin, Mark Grover. Silver Lake Brewing
Project, 14 Borden Ave. Perry. 969-4238. 7 p.m.
Miriam Fried, violin. Ciminelli Lounge, ESM, 100 Gibbs St. 4 p.m.
Publick Musick: Neapolitan Delights. The Lutheran Church of
the Incarnate Word, 597 East Ave. 244-5835. 7:30 p.m. $10-$50. Trobairitz. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave. 4-6 p.m. JAZZ
Bob Sneider Jazz Trio. Via
Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m. POP/ROCK
Alex Northrup (Album Release), August West, Boy Jr.. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m.
The Demos, The Tins, StompBox, Lounge Lizards. Bug Jar, 219
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ROCKABILLY | LARA HOPE & THE ARK-TONES
Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones are shedding fresh light on classic, honky-tonk rock ‘n’ roll, with a mischievous twang. Formed in 2012 as a hybrid between singer-guitarist Lara Hope’s former band The Champtones and bassist Matt Goldpaugh’s psychobilly group The Arkhams, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones blends elements of country with blues, roots, and surf rock. Hope is a countrified pin-up girl with the growl of Wanda Jackson and the nasal drawl of Imelda May. Whompin’ along on her electric guitar, Hope performs electrifying solos that keep the listener in their dancing shoes at all times. Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones deliver lively sing-alongs about love, drinking, independence, and being grateful.
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8. Lauren & The Good Souls. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup. com. 7:30 p.m. $10. MarthaPalooza Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5 p.m.
The Muckrakers, Wyatt Coin, Of Night & Light, Diluted, Crazies. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9 p.m. $5. Tryst. Bathtub Billy’s, 630 W. Ridge Rd. 865-6510. 9 p.m.
Ugly Disco: Skycoasters, Fever: The Wrath of Polyester. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St. 662-9942. 7 p.m. For Golisano Children’s Hospital. $35-$125. REGGAE/JAM
The Crucials, Matt O’Brian. Flour Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones will perform on Sunday, March 31, 6 p.m. at Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $8. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com; larahopeandtheark-tones.com. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. IGNiTE!. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m.
TRADITIONAL Jim Malcolm. Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave. Penfield. goldenlink.org. 7:30 p.m. $15-$22.
Nykel & Harp. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. Tullamore Celtic Band. Faith Lutheran Church, 2576 Browncroft Blvd. 381-3970. 7:30 p.m. VOCALS
Gospel Explosion. Mt Vernon
Missionary Baptist Church, 351 Joseph Ave. 454-5622. 6 p.m.
[ SUN., MARCH 31 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Everdene Holler (Album release). The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m. Tough Old Bird. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. BLUES
The Backsliders. Fanatics Pub
& Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 4-6 p.m.
Schola Cantorum Compline.
[ TUE., APRIL 2 ]
SUNY Geneseo Symphony Orchestra. Wadsworth
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 9-9:30 p.m.
Jeff Riales with Brian Ayers, Chad Ayers, & Mike Nelson.
Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m.
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m.
JAZZ
BLUES
Laura Dubin Trio. George
Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m. $5-$15. Marco Amadio. Pane Vino, 175 N. Water St. 232-6090. 5 p.m.
Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 6 p.m.
Eastman Organists’ Community Concert. United Church of Canandaigua, 11 E Gibson St. Canandaigua. (585) 394-0503. 3 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Leonard Bernstein, Up Close & Personal. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 3 p.m.
Leonard Bernstein: Up Close & Personal. Nazareth College
& Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m. CLASSICAL
POP/ROCK Aaron Lipp. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m. The Old Souls Band. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 2 p.m.
Organ Recital Series: Carol Cowan. Geneseo Central
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $7.
Presbyterian Church, 31 Center St. Geneseo. 243-0669. noon. Kathleen Holt, oboe. Trombone Choir. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Pipes. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12-12:45 p.m.
[ MON., APRIL 1 ]
DJ/ELECTRONIC
BLUES
WRISTS, STCLVR, Komrads, Marsh Sound, Glitter Skull.
Pledge Drive, Hogarth, Natural Habitat, Rash. Bug Jar, 219
CLASSICAL
Chamber for the Pantry.
Victor Wainwright. Fanatics Pub
Victor Wainwright. Fanatics Pub & Pizza, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m.
Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 10 p.m. JAZZ
Grove Place Jazz Project.
CLASSICAL
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $10.
Eastman Wind Ensemble.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. POP/ROCK
lovelytheband. Record Archive,
33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 3:30 p.m.
TRADITIONAL Tempest. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $20.
Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 3 p.m.
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The King Street building that housed the former Frederick Douglass Resource Center is now the Douglass Auditorium. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
More culture on King Street [ NEWS ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Rochester’s west side has a growing number of arts and cultural amenities, the latest of which is the Douglass Auditorium, which will host visual art exhibits, performances, lectures, and artists talks. The rebranding of the space at 36 King Street, which formerly housed the Frederick Douglass Resource Center, was announced last week by Calvin Eaton, founder and CEO of “communiversity” 540WMain, who will also manage the space’s programming. Eaton says that the Douglass Auditorium will serve as a low cost, inclusive, and accessible theater space to groups and organizations committed to the arts, culture and social justice. The space will be reactivated as a result of 540’s partnership with Matthew Drouin of real estate company ROC Real Captial, LLC. Drouin and Eaton connected in late 2018 when Eaton learned that the building had been purchased. One of the offices in the 24 CITY MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2019
former Douglass Resource Center building is currently leased to a pharm-tech startup company and ROC Real Capital was looking to lease the other office spaces. But Eaton says he didn’t want it to just become “a gentrified office park,” and feared that’s what would happen without a conversation. Eaton says that when he met with Drouin, he aimed to discuss the history of the building and what it meant to the community. While ROC Real Capital still intends to rent the remaining offices, and Drouin will move his headquarters to the building as well, Eaton says they came to an agreement that Eaton will serve as the director of the Douglass Auditorium. 540WMain will program specific lecturestyle courses that require more audience space than its original space can provide, he says. In February the 80-seat auditorium hosted 540’s History of Redlining course. Eaton says he’ll manage the space’s calendar, so that social justice groups, small art groups, dance troupes, and others can
use the auditorium. He’ll also curate the art gallery, which will host exhibits from different institutions and groups each First Friday. “One of the things we’ve been wanting to do is connect the area colleges to this neighborhood in terms of art, culture, and education,” Eaton says. Toward that end, 540 has partnered with St. John Fisher College’s Lavery Library for the new space’s debut exhibit, which will be an homage to Frederick Douglass opening Friday, April 5. It will feature Douglass artifacts including rare covers of The North Star, Eaton says. Going forward, Douglass Auditorium will place an emphasis on exhibiting artists of color, queer artists, and other marginalized creatives “who are not normally featured in the major art institutions in Rochester,” Eaton says. An extended version of this article is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com. More about Douglass Auditorium at 540wmain.org.
Arts & Performance Art Exhibits
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SPOKEN WORD | NEIL HILBORN
Reading poetry is important, but it’s even better if you have the chance to listen to a writer read their own work. Case in point: slam poet Neil Hilborn gained national acclaim in 2013, when Button Poetry released a video of him performing his emotionally gutting poem, “OCD.” It’s a rapid-fire, witty and earnest, relatable piece about love and loss, touching on interpersonal struggles compounded by battles with mental illness. With more than 75 million viewers online, “OCD” is the poem he’s known best for, but you can find videos of other powerful pieces such as “Me, But Happy.” Hilborn is currently on his “Endless Bummer” tour, which stops at Bug Jar this week. Tuesday, April 2, at 8 p.m. (doors 7 p.m.). Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 18+ with ID. Tickets are $18 advance, $20 day-of show. 716-893-2900; afterdarkpresents.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
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SPECIAL EVENT | ANNUAL SPRING ORCHID SHOW
Whether you’re deeply fascinated by the diversity of life or just deeply ready to be surrounded by blooming life (or both, to be honest), head over to the Rochester Museum and Science Center this weekend to check out the Genesee Region Orchid Society’s Annual Spring Orchid Show. Visitors can check out the wide selections of species offered by a variety of vendors, bring their own plant and take advantage of an orchid repotting service ($5), get advice from the Orchid Rx Table, and sit in on a variety of classes about growing and photographing orchids. Friday, March 29, 1 to 5 p.m.; Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, March 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Avenue. Admission is $7 (free children under age 12). geneseeorchid.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
[ OPENING ] 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Faith Gruver. April 1-30. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Marcella Gillenwater: In Full Bloom. April 1-30. 264-1440. Mendon 64, 1369 Pitts-Mendon Rd. Mendon. Light, Color, & Focus. April 2-27. Reception Apr 2, 4-7pm. 330-2379. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Print Club of Rochester. April 1-28. Reception Apr 8, 6-8pm. muccc.org. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. 2019 Undergraduate Student Art Show. March 29-April 18. Reception & awards Apr 5, 5-7pm. 389-2525. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. 2019 Graduate Art Education Show. March 29-April 18. Reception Apr 5, 5-7pm. 389-5073. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A. MFA Thesis Exhibitions. Reception Mar 29, 5-7pm. Through Apr 13. 475-2646. St. John Fisher College, Lavery Library, 3690 East Avenue. What Were You Wearing?. April 1-19. Sexual Assault Survivor art installation. UUU Gallery, 153 State St. Grand Opening Exhibition Danny Cole. Through April 20. 434-2223. William Harris Gallery, 3rd Floor Gannett Hall, RIT. Point of Contact: MFA Thesis Exhibition. Mondays-Fridays. Reception Apr 2, 5-7pm. Through Apr 19. 475-2716.
Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville. Juried Photography Exhibit. Through Apr 26. Mert Wager Retrospective. Through May 26; Space. Through April 12. Exhibits May 3. 335-4746. Davis Gallery at Houghton House, 1 King’s Lane. Geneva. Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968. Through April 12. hws.edu/ davisgallery. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Wall-to-Wall: 2019 Members Exhibition. Through Mar 30. 244-1730. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3156 East Ave. Tracie Doerner: To the Mountains & Back. Through March 31. Watercolors. 789-3152. Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Larson Shindelman: Dear Jeff. Through May 26. 244-8640. Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41. Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. $3-$8. ganondagan.org. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Paul Brandwein: Forces at Play. Through Apr 27. thegeiselgallery.com. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. #LarsonShindelman #Mobilize. Through May 26; Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic. Through June 9; A History of Photography. Through April 21. $5-$15. eastman.org. GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Third Annual Juried Show: Art of the Rural. Through May 4.; Photography by David Miner. Through April 6. goart.org.
Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus. Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. Reception Mar 29, 5-7pm. Through Apr 12. 275-4188. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Through the Student Lens 2019. T. Through Apr 14. 271-2540. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Society Ladies. Thu., March 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Mar 28. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Marcella Gillenwater: Sunlit Birches. Through March 31. 264-1440. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Works on Paper from the Series: 16 Times 8 Equals One. Through May 4. 245-5813. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. A Bold Maneuver: New Works by CRUK FUA. Through March 30. 461-4447. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Robert Ernst Marx: Silent Voices… Silent Rooms. Through March 29. (315) 462-0210. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Modern Czech Photography: A Portfolio. Through March 31. $5-$15; Lessons of the Hour: Frederick Douglass. Through May 12. 276-8900. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Works on Paper. Through Mar 30. 624-7740. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Sherry Davis: The Watercolor Experience. Through March 31. 546-8400.
NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Installation for Three Masters: Hidden Gems. Through Apr 20. Igor Kolombatovic, Henry Newman, Claire Bergman,. rit. edu/ntid/dyerarts. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Arena Art Group: Naked. Through May 3. Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm. 704-2889. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. Peeled. Through March 31, 6-9 p.m. Robert Abplanalp, Chloe Loomis, & Alexandria Mockbee. 360-2920. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Legacy. Through Apr 20. oxfordgallery.com. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Bridging the Gap: Seneca Art Across Generations. Through March 31. $13-$15. rmsc.org. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd. Emerge: Student Showcase. Through Apr 4. genesee.edu/gallery. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. BFA Thesis Exhibition. Through March 31. 395-2787. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd. Sit In. Walk Out. Stand Up: University Activism, 1962-73. Through June 1. 275-5804. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Sequential Considerations. Through Apr 13; Elizabeth Moran: Laying Bare the Long Sought. Through April 6. vsw.org. Whitman Works Co., 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. Orange Sky Creations: The Mantra Series. Through March 30. 747-9999. continues on page 27
[ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Sutherland at the 1570. Through March 31, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8400. 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Caitlin Bittner. Through Mar 31. AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, Wilson Blvd. What Do We Need to Stay Free? Collaborations In & Outside of America’s Prisons. Reception Apr 4, 5-7pm. AXOM Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave, 2nd Flr. Lin Price: Heart Doesn’t Know Rules. Through Apr 23. axomgallery.com. Bridge Art Gallery, URMC, 300 Crittenden Blvd. Everybody Has a Story. Through May 31. Reception Apr 3 4:30-6pm. 275-3571. Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Remembering Lewis Henry Morgan. Through March 30. 428-8370. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Kenneth Kuzia: Restyled Digital Photography. Through Apr 28. 389-0220.
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Theater the self-absorbed older sister Mary; and Jeff Siuda as Philip, who Siuda depicts as both detestable and a character some may feel empathetic toward. Collectively, the cast melds well and creates a dynamic of suspense and constant dialogue. The set is modern, but props master John Engel includes attention to detail that creates visual interest and a sense of realism, from crocheted doilies on Jackie’s couch to an empty printer box and disheveled papers stacked atop a filing cabinet in Phil’s office. Fight choreography by Katelyn Cantu proves to be both innovative and invaluable for this show, which has a few intense moments. “Mauritius” is the kind of show rooted in a topic so niche that few people know about it walking in to the theater — and no one can stop thinking about it as they walk out.
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Fiona Criddle, J. Simmons, and Danny Hoskins in Blackfriars’ production of “Mauritius.” PHOTO BY MEGAN COLOMBO
Stamp of approval “Mauritius” REVIEWED SATURDAY, MARCH 23 CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 7 BLACKFRIARS THEATRE, 795 EAST MAIN STREET TICKETS START AT $28.50 | BLACKFRIARS. ORG [ REVIEW ] BY LEAH STACY
Stamp collecting isn’t exactly trendy, and a play about stamp collecting doesn’t seem particularly gripping, in theory. But when the story also includes a true crime feel and comes from the pen of playwright and proven mystery writer Theresa Rebeck, things get interesting. The latest selection in the Blackfriars season, “Mauritius,” which runs through April 7, is a story about an inherited book of stamps. The plot follows half-sisters Jackie (Fiona Criddle) and Mary (Stephanie Sheak), whose mother has just died. Jackie, attempting 26 CITY MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2019
to pay off a debt, takes an old stamp book she found to noted philatelist and appraiser Philip (Jeff Siuda) for consultation, but when he refuses to look, it’s amateur collector Dennis (Danny Hoskins) who helps her out. There’s just one catch: the stamp book actually belonged to Mary’s paternal grandfather. So, who does it belong to now? The next two-and-a-half hours, including one 15-minute intermission, are a whirlwind of intrigue, betrayal and cons when a set inside the book is revealed to be from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius and among the rarest stamps in the world. As each character strives to reap the valuable rewards, the worst of human nature is revealed. “Mauritius” opened on Broadway in 2007, and was Rebeck’s first to move to Broadway (she is also a novelist and screenwriter for TV and film). It hasn’t been widely performed since then. The Blackfriars production features a small cast of five, directed by the intuitive Brian Coughlin, who also designed the elaborate, modern day
set that doubles as Phil’s office, a coffee shop, and Jackie’s apartment. In the role of Jackie is Fiona Criddle, a newcomer to the Blackfriars stage. She’s believable, even likeable as the younger, flighty sister who conceals her sharp wit like a weapon — but it did take her a few scenes to warm up to the feistiness the role demands. Blackfriars Artistic Director Danny Hoskins drives much of the show’s mysterious momentum as Dennis, the amateur stamp collector who is the first to look at Jackie’s stamp book. Hoskins is onstage roughly once per season in a suitable role, and this was certainly the right choice for 2019. Returning to the Blackfriars stage for the third time this season is J. Simmons. After captivating performances in “Anna in the Tropics” and “Rocky Horror Picture Show” last fall, Simmons is back to transfix the audience with his portrayal of Sterling, a volatile, stamp-obsessed, trust fund-toting businessman. Rounding out the cast are Stephanie Sheak in an impressive role as
Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End. Tuesdays-Fridays, 7 p.m., Sundays, 3 & 7:30 p.m. and Sat., March 30, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $34+. gevatheatre.org. Indecent. Sat., March 30, 8 p.m. and Sun., March 31, 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $20-$33. 461-2000. The Lesson: 2+2+7. Through March 30, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15. Mauritius. Fridays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 p.m Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $28.50$36.50. 454-1260. Miss Richfield 1981: Gender Fluids. Fri., March 29, 8 p.m. and Sat., March 30, 8 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Studio Theater $32$60. kodakcenter.com. National Theatre Live: I’m Not Running. Sun., March 31, noon and Tue., April 2, 6 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Live broadcast $15/$20. thelittle.org. Native Gardens. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sat., March 30, 2 & 8 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. and Tue., April 2, 6 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25$69. gevatheatre.org.
Theater Audition [ MON., APRIL 1 ] Learning Spanish. 6-8:30 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 North Chestnut St. Everyone’s Theatre Company 727-1373.
Dance Events [ FRI., MARCH 29 ] Bewitched Burlesque. 10:30 p.m. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave $7. 451-0047. Woven. 7:30 p.m. Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $5$10. 389-2170. Ying Quartet & PUSH Physical Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St $32-$47. 274-3000.
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THEATER | ‘MISS RICHFIELD 1981: GENDER FLUIDS’
A few years ago Rochester’s own “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum and beloved drag queen Mrs. Kasha Davis told CITY that one of her biggest influences was Minnesota-born queen Miss Richfield 19981. Kasha caught Miss Richfield’s show three times while on vacation in Provincetown, and says she was struck by how campy, ridiculous, and fun the show was. “Her shtick is that she won a beauty contest in 1981,” she says. For the second year in a row OFC Creations will present Miss Richfield 1981 to Rochester audiences; this time around, she’ll be performing her new show, “Gender Fluids” at the Kodak Center. Her interactive performances blend storytelling, music, videos, hilarious improv, and of course, fabulous costumes, and her new material seeks non-binary answers for our complex world. The show also acts as OFC’s annual fundraiser for Broadway Cares: Equity Fights Aids. Raffle tickets for select Broadway memorabilia will be available before the show. Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, at 8 p.m. at the Kodak Center Studio Theatre, 200 West Ridge Road. Tickets start at $32 and are available at ofccreations.com and all area Wegmans. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Steven W. Justice: Light Sources. Through Apr 15.
Art Events [ WED., MARCH 27 ] Peterson Toscano: Everything is Connected. 7 p.m. First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 S. Clinton Ave. Victorian Moments, 1819-1901. 6 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd History Stewart Weaver, UR History Dept 275-4461. Works on Paper from the Series: 16 Times 8 Equals One. 5 p.m. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St Opening reception 245-5813. [ THU., MARCH 28 ] Image/Sound 2019: Concert 1. 9-11 p.m. ESM Ray Wright Room 120, 26 Gibbs St 274-1000. Landscape/Soundscape. 5-6 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. ESM composers debut pieces inspired by gallery works 276-8900.
World Class Collecting on a Budget. 7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. [ FRI., MARCH 29 ] Curator’s Gallery Talk. 1 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. $5-$15. eastman.org. Final Fridays @ StudioRAD. Last Friday of every month, 6-11 p.m. StudioRAD, 46 Mount Hope Ave studiorad.org. Grand Opening Exhibition: Danny Cole. 8 p.m. UUU Gallery, 153 State St 434-2223. Image/Sound 2019 Concert 2. 7:30 p.m. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St 274-1000. Jordyn Keeley Memorial Art & Writing Competition Exhibit. 6-9 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com. [ SAT., MARCH 30 ] Black Women’s Writes: Where & When We Enter. 5 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. We All Write $17$27. avenuetheatre.org. Storytelling By Sunyoung Kwon. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Joy Gallery, 498 1/2 W Main St. 436-5230.
SPECIAL EVENT | CHRISTOPHER MORRISON COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
In January Rochester lost a valued member of its arts community. After a battle with pancreatic cancer, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Christopher Morrison died in New York City, where his funeral was held. During his time in Rochester, Morrison worked with Garth Fagan Dance, The Harley School, East High School, School Without Walls, the JCC, Rochester City Ballet, Hochstein, Borinquen Dance, and Midtown Athletic Club. A Community Celebration for Christopher Morrison will be held this weekend, giving Rochesterians the chance to come together and commemorate his life and the impact he had on so many folks. The event will feature performances and tributes by some of the people and organizations Morrison worked with, including Sarah Andreacchi, Cheryl Johnson, and Nydia Padilla-Rodriquez, with accompaniment by Maria Hancock-Battista and Richard Delaney. Donations will be accepted to benefit The Christopher Morrison Fund at The Hochstein School, which will provide need-based financial assistance to students in the dance program. Sunday, March 31, 1 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue. 454-4403; hochstein.org/support. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
[ SUN., MARCH 31 ] Art Talk! Last Sunday of every month, 6:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com. [ MON., APRIL 1 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors: Margaret Woodbury Strong Guided Tour. First Monday of every month, 11:30 a.m Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $10. 263-2700. [ TUE., APRIL 2 ] Artist Talk: Noelle Mason. 4 p.m. MAGIC Spell Studios, 159 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Comedy [ WED., MARCH 27 ] All Chuckles: Comedy for a Cause. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd For Bay View YMCA $20. 4266339. [ THU., MARCH 28 ] Dusty Slay. 7:30 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$20. 426-6339.
Ride With Us Live. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339. [ FRI., MARCH 29 ] Klowns from the Krown. 7:30 p.m. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. $5. 271-7050. [ SAT., MARCH 30 ] Jo Koy. 8 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $38$48. rbtl.org. The Official Kings Of Clean Comedy. 6 & 9 p.m. Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. For Mental Health Assoc of Rochester & Roc The Peace 673-6287. [ SUN., MARCH 31 ] Traveling Cabaret. 2:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. FREE. 340-8720. [ MON., APRIL 1 ] Comic Against Cancer 6. 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd For Gilda’s Club Rochester gevatheatre.org. Olivia Grace. 7:30 p.m. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave 451-0047.
[ WED., MARCH 27 ] Can We Wait 75 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?. 5 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd Nazgol Ghandnoosh, The Sentencing Project 275-5804. Reshaping Rochester: Richard Newton. 7 p.m. Gleason Works Auditorium, 1000 University Ave. Drawn to Water: Design Stories of City & River $10 suggested. 271-0520. [ THU., MARCH 28 ] Civility & Bi Partisanship. 6-8 p.m. The Clover Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St Free. 319-9807. Redlining & Rochester Gentrification. 6:30 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W Main St Shane Wiegand, City Roots Community Land Trust $10. 420-8439. [ SAT., MARCH 30 ] Community Forum: Rochester City School District. 1-4 p.m. Central Church of Christ, 101 S Plymouth Ave. State Educ. Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Deputy Commissioner Jhone Ebert, & Dr. Jaime Aquino. Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. Gentrification Conference: Development Without Displacement. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W Main St $10. 420-8439. [ TUE., APRIL 2 ] Equal Pay Day Rally. 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Workers United Hall, 750 East Ave. 857-9611.
Festivals [ SAT & SUN, MAR 30-31 ] Maple Sugar Festival & Pancake Breakfast. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford gcv.org. Maple Weekend. Various, New York State mapleweekend. nysmaple.com.
Kids Events [ WED., MARCH 27 ] Book & Beast. 11-11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free w/Zoo admission. 336-7213.
[ SAT., MARCH 30 ] Bill Crosby. 1 p.m. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. Drag Story Hour with Mrs. Kasha Davis. 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St 454-1260. Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. Last Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St 428-6769. The Greater Rochester Peep Show. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Webster Rec Center, 1350 Chiyoda Dr . Webster 671-8738. Holi Celebration. 1-2 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave 428-8150. Nano Days. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. RMSC 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. [ SUN., MARCH 31 ] April Fools Tour. 1-4 p.m. Stone-Tolan House Historic Site, 2370 East Ave. $1/$5. landmarksociety.org. Spring Fling. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd $10. 424-4625.
Special Events [ FRI., MARCH 29 ] Maple Sugar Soiree. 6-9 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford gcv.org. Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony. 9 a.m. Robach Community Center, 180 Beach Ave . [ SUN., MARCH 31 ] South Wedge Record Fair. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory St. $3; $10 before 9am/ Free after 3pm.
Culture Lectures [ THU., MARCH 28 ] History Happy Hour: The Mindfulness Movement. 6:30-8 p.m. Nox, 302 Goodman St N $20. [ SUN., MARCH 31 ] Charles Lowe: The Rochester & Eastern Line. 1 p.m. NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $3/$4. [ TUE., APRIL 2 ] Journey Into the World of Sound & Music. 2 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Exhibit Tours for Adults. Registration: 697-1942 $3-$18. rmsc.org.
Literary Events [ WED., MARCH 27 ] Rochester Reads 2019: Omar El Akkad. noon. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8350. [ THU., MARCH 28 ] Ralph Black: Bloom & Laceration. 7 p.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave Main Stage, Campus Center Bldg 385-8412.
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Armie Hammer in “Hotel Mumbai.” PHOTO COURTESY BLEECKER STREET
Truth in terror “Hotel Mumbai” (R), DIRECTED BY ANTHONY MARAS OPENS FRIDAY, MARCH 29 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
In November of 2008, members of Lashkar-eTaiba, an extremist terrorist organization based in Pakistan, staged an ambush on Mumbai, carrying out widespread coordinated attacks at 12 different sites across India’s largest city. The siege lasted days and ultimately claimed the lives
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of more than 160 individuals. A brutally realistic and harrowing reenactment of that horrific event, “Hotel Mumbai” focuses on one of those attacks at the high-end Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, a luxurious oasis at the heart of the city. In his feature directorial debut, Anthony Maras creates an often excruciatingly suspenseful procedural, attempting to humanize and put a face (or multiple faces) to the tragedy. His screenplay, co-written with John Collee, quickly introduces us to several individuals who will become our focal points. All the characters in the film — save
for the hotel’s world-renowned chef, Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) — are fictionalized, composites of real-life individuals. There’s Arjun (Dev Patel), a working class Sikh man who’s employed as a waiter, struggling to support a wife and baby at home. Wealthy young married couple David and Zahra (Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi) arrive at the hotel with their infant and nanny (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) in tow. There’s also a lecherous Russian businessman (Jason Isaacs), who provides the film some much needed — albeit brief — moments of comedic relief.
Other characters drift in an out of focus, but Maras is more interested in creating a collective sense of who was inside the hotel. The Taj was targeted because of its significance as a symbol of Indian wealth and prosperity, and the people inside its walls are a diverse crosssection of various races, ethnicities, and classes. As catastrophe strikes, there’s an urgent need for solidarity as they do whatever they can to survive. Once the chaos begins, Maras doesn’t attempt to soften the horror of the attack. The film’s violence is never cavalier, and the director makes sure every death means something. The action (though it feels glib to call it that) is well-staged, and Maras works to keep us situated within the hotel’s many floors, as employees and guests scatter and hide wherever they can. Maras isn’t after thrills or excitement, but his film can’t avoid resorting to some moviestyle plotting, a perhaps unavoidable side effect of crafting this story into a coherent narrative that would lend itself to a film. There’s a certain Hollywood feel to which people are simply portrayed as targets and which ones we’re meant to care about (a dichotomy that unfortunately ends up foregrounding the white characters). As grueling as it is, “Hotel Mumbai” is nonetheless engrossing. Strictly speaking, “Hotel Mumbai” isn’t a horror movie, though in many ways it shares a similar purpose. In showing us what society fears at our particular moment in time, and on some level seeking to understand it, the film attempts a sort of exorcism. But watching actual atrocities reproduced in a movie can’t help but raise the question of whether their dramatization is exploitative. I can’t help questioning the necessity of a film like this and its depiction of real-life death and suffering on screen. An extended version of this review is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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Events THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL of Rochester is holding a Public Forum followed by a FREE BOOK FAIR on Saturday, March 30th, from 12:00-2:00pm at the Sully
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Erie Canal Distribution LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on February 12, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 69 Country Club Drive, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity
David Parkway Development LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on February 13, 2019. Its office is in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is designated to receive process service with a copy mailed to: 18 Park Forest Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the company is real estate investment and property management.
[ NOTICE ] 295 Meigs LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/7/18. 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 2024 W. Henrietta Rd, Ste 2A, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ANASTASIA’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/20/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Anastasia Ludwig, 892 N Landing Rd, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ARKTON LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/19/18. 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 454 Manhattan Ave., Apt. 1P, NY, NY 10026. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CHALLENGER AUTO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/11/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1931 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] David R. Cok, Safer Software Consulting, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/25/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 457 Hillside Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] DSL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/1/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 3447 Latta Rd., Rochester, NY 14612, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] DUBBY’S WOOD FIRED LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/26/2018. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rebecca Alexander, 2332 Kenyonville Road, Albion, NY 14411. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Goodnight Pest Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/8/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 2918 South Union St Ogden, NY 14624 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Kalm Property, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/11/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom
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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com process against may be served & shall mail process to The Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Lifewall Energy Systems, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 15, 2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 22 Fallbrook Circle, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Maplewood Express, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/12/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] MCF 2018, LLCAuthority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019. Office location: Monroe Co. LLC formed in NJ on 12/6/2018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. Principal addr. Of LLC: 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. Cert. of Formation filed with State Treasurer, 33 W State St. #5th, Trenton, NJ 08608 Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] NAPPA TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LLC. Filed 1/15/19. Office: Orleans Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O John Nappa, 460 E. Center St, Medina, NY 14103. Purpose: General. [ NOTICE ] Notice hereby given that an alcohol beverage license is pending, has been applied for to consume Beer, Wine and Liquor at retail
in a Restaurant with catering available for private parties and weddings. Under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law, at 4768 Lake Ave, Rochester NY 14612. Bella Vista Party House LLC. *DBA* Bella Vista Party House [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 4468 CULVER ROAD, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/26/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 2117 Buffalo Rd. #221, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 51 South Avenue, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/18/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 5100 RIDGE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/6/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 161 Colby St., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 5412 Ridge, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 5 Rye Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful act.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 69 SENECA AVE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/11/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1 EAST MAIN STREET, 10th FLOOR, ROCHESTER, NY 14614, C/O MICHAEL PATTISON. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Actively Motivating Others LLC Art. of Org. filed Secy of State (SSNY) 03/15/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 25 Mona St, Rochester, NY, 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Anjel Homes LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/30/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 115 N Autumn Drive Rochester, NY 14626 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AquaTight Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1555 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ARTISAN AUTO GRUPPE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:
The LLC, 7748 Newco Dr., Hamlin, NY 14464. Purpose: any lawful act.
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Notice of formation of BARDOWN 22 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/2018. 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, 375 Beach Rd., Unit 802, Jupiter, FL 33469. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of Formation of Collaborative Organizations Demonstrating Excellence, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 79 North Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Better Friend Cards LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 21 Wedmore Rd, Fairport NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brockport Custom House, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Main St, Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brockport School of Dance and Performing Arts, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/6/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 198 Thornell Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. Leah Brady, Organizer [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Choice Property Investors LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 11 Mima
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Compliance by Design Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 600 East Ave., Apt. #6, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Lora Laine Properties, LLC; Date of filing: February 26, 2019; Office of the LLC: Orleans 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 2228 Kent Road, Kent, New York 14477; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Mitre Construction Management, LLC; Date of filing: March 5, 2019; 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 43 Norbrook Road, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DR. TODD DENEENPSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/14/19. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 10 PRINCE STREET, APT. 1 ROCHESTER, NY, 14607 . Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of First Gen Properties, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 1/16/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 480 Conkey Ave., Rochester, NY 14621. 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 FROM HOUSE 2 HOME, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Matthew L. Hudson, 37 Inglewood Dr., Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of GJ Property Solutions, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 9 Pinon Dr., West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Go Luxury Washroom Trailers LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/13/19. Office
Legal Ads location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3353 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HERRERA TRANSPORTATION LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/04/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 25 JOANNE DR ROCHESTER NY 14616 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Imagen Cosmetics LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/24/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 804 S Grosvenor Rd. Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JB & SON PROPERTIES, LLC.Arts. of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on February 25, 2019 Office location: Monroe County.SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ.bus. Loc.: 550 Latona Road, Building D,Suite 400, Rochester, New York 14626. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of L’ Angolo Properties, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 24 Quaker Meeting House Rd., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Laskoski & Son Property Investors, LLC. Art. of Org. filed
Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. 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 10 Patera Avenue, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LBJ HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/31/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 457 Plymouth Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LuMara Management LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 187, N. Greece, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ninepence LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 180 Overbrook Rd, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Phire Candle Company LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 300 Versailles Rd., Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pines MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/4/19. Office location:
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pines of Perinton LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/4/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PLATINUM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/13/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Orchard St., Ste. 1, Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Primetime Wealth Management LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/20/2019 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 198 Park Rd Pittsford NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RAY’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1112 Peck Rd., Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REJOICE PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Cambridge St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Renewed Dwellings LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/12/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 641 Kayloc Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SALUT Artwork by Bradd A Young, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1900 Highland Ave Roch. NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Serqet Media, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/2018. 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: c/o The LLC, 55 Danbury Circle, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Serqet Productions, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY)
on 6/27/2018. 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, 55 Danbury Circle, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act
Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/14/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 72 Bonnie Brae Ave Rochester, NY 14618 . Purpose: any lawful activities
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Notice of Formation of Seven Sages Farms, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/5/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Allens Creek Road, Ste 100, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of formation of Villiams, LLC Art. of Org filed Sec’y of state 10/5/2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 115 Van Voorhis Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: Payroll Service.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Status Advisors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/5/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, at 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1 #086, Buffalo NY, 14221. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Stering Motor Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01.15.2019. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 290 Mt. Hope Ave. Roc., NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Studio K Dance & Fitness, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 29 Wood Hill Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Saren Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of VON REIGNS L.L.C.. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/18. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1967 WEHRLE DR STE 1 #086 BUFFALO, NY, 14221. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of VT Amps USA, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on March 11, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 10 Frostholm Drive, Rochester, NY 14624 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WomenOwnedBiz, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/31/2018. 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 the LLC at 6 Creek Hill Lane, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 Thursday, 04/18/19 at noon. The
following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Ryan Lajuett unit 121 owes $228, Frank Mobilio unit 228 owes $308, Anfrew Johnson unit 131 owes $153 [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 600 W Broad St. Rochester NY 14608 on Thursday, 4/18/19 at Noon. The following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Willie Bank unit 16 owes $208. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of dESCO, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/02/14. Princ. office of LLC: 806 Linden Ave., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C T Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave. - 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of West Henrietta DG, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 361 Summit Blvd., Ste. 110, Birmingham, AL 35243. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste.
4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] S3 Info Services L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/14/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Jagadish Sau 97 Woodgreen Dr Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Sentinel Property Care LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/14/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address 25 Penhurst Rd Rochester, NY 14610 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] SIEMBOR GROUP, LLC has been formed as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) by filing a Certificate with the New York State Secretary of State (NYSS) on February 5, 2019. Office located in Monroe County. Address for process to be served against the LLC is: 1200 Beadle Rd, Brockport, NY 14420. Term of LLC is perpetual. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Stirling Bridge Homes LLC Filed 2/20/19 Office: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 32 Mulcahy Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624 Purpose: all lawful [ NOTICE ] The Pan-Tor, LLC ,Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/1/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Nymark Dr., Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Yoruk Forest, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on November 17, 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
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Legal Ads to 1425 Jefferson Rd., Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Atlantic-Van Bergh LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/8/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 417 Sundance Trail, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ]
Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Victor Manors LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/8/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 417 Sundance Trail, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Fouq_ et LLC ]
KBG Concrete Facilitation & Excavations LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on February 14, 2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to The Foti Law Firm P.C., 16 W. Main Street, Suite 100, Rochester NY, 14614. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity within the purpose for which a limited liability company may be organized.
Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on March 11, 2019. Office location: 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, 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, 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity.
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The name of the LLC is 419 West State Street LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 7/2/08. The LLC office is located in Orleans 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 115 Brown Street Albion NY 14411. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business.
Queventive, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/5/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to Attn: Julian Goldstein, 200 Commerce Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] RRC Property Holdings LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/19/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 250 Mill Street,
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[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Crossbridge Wellness Affiliates, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/25/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom
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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 2000 S. Winton Rd, Rochester, NY 14618. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is MJM Focus Enterprises LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 3/4/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 36 Gieger Circle Rochester NY 14612. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Boyar Business Group, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 02/27/2019 with an effective date of formation of 02/27/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 19 Whitecliff Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. 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. [ SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial, situs of the real property. The address of the real property is: 88 COLUMBIA AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14608 INDEX NO. E2018005384 EB 2EMINY, LLC, Plaintiff,‑against‑ THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY C. SMITH, if living and if they be dead, any and
all persons who may claim as devisees, distributees, legal representatives, successors in interest of the said defendants, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, LUE E. SMITH AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY C. SMITH, THE CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER,TOWN COURT OF BRIGHTON, WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ESL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC APO COMP USA, THE MONROE COUNTY CLERK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (WESTERN DISTRICT), PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC A/K/A PROPEL TAX; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC, GERALD C. SMITH AS HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY C. SMITH, GABRIELLE C. SMITH AS HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY C. SMITH,CRYSTAL SMITH AS HEIR AT LAW AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY C. SMITH, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded herein. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond
to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The object of this action is to foreclose tax liens covering: 88 COLUMBIA AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14608 JUDGMENT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $7,237.82 plus interest [ SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE The address of the real property is: 680 AVENUE D, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14621 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial, situs of the real property. INDEX NO. E2018003481 EB 1EMINY, LLC, -Plaintiff, ‑against‑ OSNIEL C. MARTINEZ LOPEZ, if living and if they be dead, any and all persons who may claim as devisees, distributees, legal representatives, successors in interest of the said defendants, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained; HERSHEL KLEIN; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS C/O ROCHESTER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; MONROE COUNTY CLERK; THE CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY
OF MONROE; TOWER DBW II TRUST 20131 A/K/A TOWER CAPITAL; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC A/K/A PROPEL TAX, PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #20” the last twenty names being fictitious and unknown to Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded herein. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The object of this action is to foreclose tax liens covering: 680 AVENUE D, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14621
JUDGMENT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $7,182.38 plus interest [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, -againstAlma Jean Bullock as Heir for the Estate of Ruth Russell, and Ruth Russell’s respective heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Joan Barry, Defendants. Index No.: E2018005902 Filed : 3/13/19 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned
action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $20,800.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Monroe on November 20, 1985 in Book 7171, Page 171 covering premises known as 246 Columbia Avenue, Rochester, NY 14608. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York March 7, 2019 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 9693100 Our File No.: 01085015-F00
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