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More thoughts on Parcel 5

I walk by Parcel 5 every day, and after over a year of imagining the possibilities, my thinking on the best use of this space has changed significantly.

I believe strongly that a city prospers from its core outward.

As such, I am pro-development and (even more specifically) prodensity. For that reason, I had supported development of Parcel 5 as a way to 1) continue the street wall on Main Street, and 2) add residential population to the heart of downtown. The theater and residential tower project just seemed a convenient means to that end.

However, my opinion has flipped completely. I believe it should be a park, and here is a vision of how we could pull this off with virtually all interests coming out as winners.

1) Parcel 5 should be developed as THE city park in the heart of our downtown “tower district.”

2) The park could be called “Douglass Park” and could feature the Frederick Douglass monument that once graced downtown, but now unceremoniously resides in Highland Park.

3) Devoting this space to a park could eliminate the significant cost of building underground parking for any proposed development.

4) The park could be designed to serve a dual purpose: both as a beautiful, tree-lined urban park and as a festival venue for major performances and events that could support 5,000+ people.

5) My biggest concern with using the space as a park has always been the break in the street wall on Main Street. Secondarily, it was the potential loss of residential units that would add to the population density in the center city.

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This density is critical to the introduction and success of quality retail downtown. These concerns could be alleviated, however, by rimming the park with a uniquely urban, one-story micro-retail edifice that would essentially serve as the “fencing” to the park. There could be arched entrances in the middle of all four sides of the park as breaks in this retail wall.

These miniaturized retail storefronts would encourage specialty or novelty use at low overhead costs for merchants. This could add year-round vibrancy to the park and actually make the sight lines inside and outside the park more attractive. The roof of this one-story “retail fence” could even be purposed as additional greenspace (including trees?) and seating capacity for event use.

6) On the residential side of things, the city could work with the same developers to utilize the tiny adjacent Parcel 4 as a 25-35 story, ultra-thin high-rise. This would further envelop Douglass Park in skyscrapers, which is one of the things that makes the space so interesting in the first place. The addition of another residential tower so close to the newly redeveloped 88 Elm and soon-to-be-redeveloped Cadillac Hotel would significantly add to the density of the area. Imagine the increased attractiveness of these units if residents could simply step outside to Douglass Park.

7) Now the trickiest part: the Performing Arts Center and its $25 million commitment from Tom Golisano. There is a very logical solution: Build this on Parcel 10 (the riverside parking lot next to the Blue Cross Arena), which has already been studied and recommended for this project.

If we are to become a more cosmopolitan city, we need to expand our definition of downtown and what is considered “walkable.”

Parcel 10 would present RBTL with everything it wants to foster a vibrant scene. Imagine a riverside Performing Arts Center – sort of our own little version of Sydney’s Opera House.

8) And last, but not least: Why not think even bigger and broader? If we could build the PAC on Parcel 10 next to Blue Cross Arena, why not package a new arena into the mix and build both

facilities at the same time? There could probably be some savings realized by building these once-ina-generation community assets side by side. We need a new arena, and the case could be made that more Rochesterians would benefit from an arena than a theater (culture be damned). What a complex that could be!

MIKE GILBERT

On Urban Journal’s “Parcel 5 Plan Proceeds; So Will the Criticism”: I would

respectfully like to clarify that a strong piece of the argument against this project has nothing to do with support for the arts in our city. I think we can all agree that RBTL and the scores of organizations, big and small, that make this a colorful home for the arts are the pride of Rochester.

The issue is the location of the proposed theater as well as the initial and continued support for it without a conversation with our residents.

We believe that a downtown that is becoming a neighborhood is better suited for mixed use public space, which has been shown to usher in similar investment dollars and job creation in cities like Rochester across the country.

Furthermore, with downtown becoming a neighborhood once again, public space is desperately needed to create a level of flexibility and livability within the area.

Furthermore, while we welcome visitors from the suburbs and beyond with open arms, the belief is that this projects send a clear message to Rochester residents that their wishes are not taken seriously. Cities across the country make the same mistake of trying to create entertainment hubs, but the cities that are succeeding are the ones that put the voices of their rebounding residential populations first. And, of course, our residents are our best ambassadors.

When happy, they will be the ones telling their friends on the outskirts to check out Rochester again.

This isn’t about the arts at all, with all respect. It’s simply about the most important piece of land in our city, and our residents believe that their wishes should be considered first.

ARIAN HORBOVETZ

Connect Canal Path to Riverway

The ROC the Riverway plan offers an exciting opportunity to

revitalize our riverfront, but it comes with a hefty price tag and misses an opportunity to tie in two projects to get more people to the revitalized riverfront.

The Erie Canal bike path is one of the region’s best attractions, and New York State has committed to “Closing the Gaps,” completing the trail from Buffalo to Albany and beyond.

The problem is that the trail completely misses the City Center.

In Gates it starts heading south, and unless someone wants to take a lengthy detour north, they will never see all the upgrades planned for the river corridor.

The river revitalization should include a trail connecting the canal path to the river path somewhere near High Falls.

Much of the empty land required to do this is already there. The abandoned railway that runs from Lee Road at the canal parallel to Ferrano Street could be converted to a multi-use trail.

A Google Map search shows that the rail bed and many of the bridges are still there, running all the way to the soccer stadium.

Connecting from there with clearly marked on-street bike trails will complete the path to the river.

Cyclist traveling through could visit High Falls, the revitalized City Center, and other attractions, then continue down the river trail till it reconnects with the canal path near Genesee Valley Park.

This would be a much nicer ride than following the current canal path out past the airport.

It would also showcase the river revitalization and contribute to our local economy with more visits to the City Center.

ROBERT A. MACDONALD

A plastics ban

Not only do we need to ban plastic bags, we need to ban plastic drink bottles. too. They are everywhere.

I was just on a backwater swamp tour in Louisiana, and there were dozens of bottles tangled up in the weeds along the shore. We’ve all seen stories about the plastic problem in our oceans. We need a better option.

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

The legacy and example of Louise Slaughter Louise Slaughter had been a presence in the community and a force in local Democratic politics since she first took her seat in the Monroe County Legislature in 1976. And during her service in the State Assembly and then in Congress, she helped get funding for a long, broad list of local projects and institutions.

But I don’t think many of us fully appreciated her national importance until, after her death on March 16, the stories began appearing in national media. Not short little “Dead at age 88, New York Representative Louise Slaughter,” but full-blown stories listing her numerous, nationally significant accomplishments.

And two planeloads of members of Congress flew to Rochester for her funeral on Friday. And former President Bill Clinton came. And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke. And Civil Rights icon John Lewis fought back tears as he gave his tribute, saying he loved Louise and calling her “Sister.”

Louise’s career would be impressive compared to anybody’s, and she’s not the only native of the coal-mining region of Eastern Kentucky who became a success.

But what a success. This was a blacksmith’s daughter who remembered, as daughter Amy said at the funeral service, when the Tennessee Valley Authority strung the first wires and brought electricity to the family home. And she went on to become a microbiologist and a feisty, determined powerhouse in Congress.

“She used that power,” the liberal publication The Nation said in its tribute, “to advance some of the most significant legislation of the 20th and 21st centuries during a career that saw her serve with six presidents and influence the direction of Congresses that were led by both Democrats and Republicans.”

Breast cancer research, the Violence Against Women Act, the Affordable Care Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, DoddFrank, Medicaid and Medicare protections, the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act….

She fought for preservation of internet neutrality, for arts funding, for protection against widespread use of antibiotics, for protection of the Great Lakes, for better armor for US troops, for quality education, for high-speed rail and other transportation improvements, for an increase in funds for student loans, for an increase in the minimum wage.

And she didn’t simply vote for them, or sign onto bills as a co-sponsor. She was

She used her power, said The Nation magazine, “to advance some of the most significant legislation of the 20th and 21st centuries.” often a key force pushing them, especially during her four years as chair of the House Rules Committee.

As one speaker after another talked about Louise’s accomplishments during her funeral service, it was impossible not to set their remarks in the context of what’s going on in Washington right now.

“She always stood up for science, facts, reason, and evidence,” said Hillary Clinton.

“She believed rules and evidence” were essential for democracy, Clinton said.

“Louise believed deep down in her heart that government could do good for people,” said John Lewis.

“She left us at a time when we need more leaders like her,” said her longtime friend Fran Weisberg.

It will be impossible to fill her shoes anytime soon, but we can try to make sure that her immediate successor, whoever that is, is true to her legacy.

“She loved the world so much that she couldn’t help but fight for it,” said her grandson, Daniel Secatore.

And, he said, we can honor her by doing the same. “We can remember that all that beauty in the world does not come without strings attached,” he said. “We are responsible for fighting for it.”

Speaking of which: Children throughout the country have already taken up the challenge and are fighting against gun violence. Saturday’s March for Our Lives, like the Wednesday Walk-out earlier this month, is a terrific start. So are the students’ continued appearances in the media. continues on page 8 rochestercitynewspaper.com

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POLITICS | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Morelle making bid to succeed Slaughter State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle is running for the late Louise Slaughter’s House seat, but he probably won’t be the only candidate in the race.

Morelle announced his candidacy Monday morning at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 13 meeting hall on Mt. Read Boulevard; his father was a longtime member of the union. But as much as the announcement was about Morelle’s political future — Assembly elections are this year, and he can’t Joe Morelle.

PHOTO BY JEREMY MOULE run both for his seat and for Congress — it was about paying homage to a beloved Democratic Party icon.

“We need a leader who will pick up the mantle of Louise Slaughter,” Morelle said.

Morelle vowed to keep fighting for universal health care, to press for federal action on gun violence, to advocate for women’s reproductive rights, and to support increased federal investment in cancer research.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren was among the speakers at Morelle’s announcement, and she put her support firmly behind him. She said he’s “the right person to build upon Congresswoman Slaughter’s legacy.” She noted that she and Morelle have been at odds in the past, but she made a forceful call for party members to unite behind him.

Deputy Mayor Cedric Alexander had been contemplating a bid for the seat, but shortly after Morelle’s announcement he sent out a statement saying he wouldn’t run.

Rachel Barnhart, a former television reporter who has run unsuccessfully for an Assembly seat and the mayor’s office, is currently circulating petitions to get on the primary ballot, though she hasn’t yet decided whether she’ll run. Perinton resident Andrew Gilchrist is also petitioning for a ballot spot.

Brighton Town Board member Robin Reynolds Wilt, a Democrat, is also exploring a run. And School Board President Van White is also said to be considering it.

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Review of Westport budges a bit

Mark IV cleaned up 75 Monroe Avenue, the former Monaco Oil site, to build an apartment complex. But the site has sat idle while approval processes and lawsuits play out.

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Westport Crossing has been an exercise in conflict.

Mark IV’s proposed Erie Canalside apartment complex in the Village of Pittsford has drawn criticism from some village residents and elected officials, because they believe the proposed buildings would be too big and wouldn’t match Pittsford’s character. And after receiving approvals from village’s Board of Trustees and planning board, it became the center point in a tangle of lawsuits.

The project, which has been under village review since 2009, has all the approvals it needs except the Pittsford Architectural Preservation and Review Board’s sign-off. But after months of inertia, the APRB review recently inched forward at the direction of State Supreme Court Justice John Ark, who’s handling all the lawsuits.

The APRB is tasked with making sure new buildings and changes to existing ones match the village’s historic character. Ark worked with board members and the developer to

address some of the village’s persisting concerns about building sizes, says Don Riley, Mark IV’s vice president of development. The company tamped down the size of the buildings, he says.

The APRB has now asked the village planning board to evaluate whether the project’s designs are consistent with the village’s waterfront development plan.

“It’s time for them to – pardon the expression – fish or cut bait,” says Mark IV director of development Don Riley.

Mayor Bob Corby, who’s objected to the proposed size of the buildings, says the modified designs are “a little better” than the last version the developer submitted to the APRB, which deviated from what the village board approved in 2012. Corby voted against that approval.

The mayor still has concerns about the scale of the buildings, and if the past is any indication, those reservations may be a sign that the war over Westport Crossing isn’t over.

Development of Midtown’s Parcel 5, the Inner Loop infill, Block F across from the Eastman Theatre: downtown residents, whose numbers have been increasing, have some concerns that are different from those in city neighborhoods like Park Avenue and Corn Hill.

NEIGHBORHOODS | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Downtown residents form a new urban coalition The number of people moving into downtown Rochester during the last decade has steadily increased, and proposals for more housing and other development haven’t slowed down. While downtown’s buildings were once largely devoted to retail and commercial uses, the focus has changed. Now the area is evolving into a patchwork of small neighborhoods, and some leaders from those neighborhoods have formed an umbrella organization they’re calling Center City Community Coalition: C4.

Organizers say C4 is for all of downtown’s residents, whether they live in a neighborhood with many residential buildings or in a more isolated apartment building. Like most neighborhood groups, C4’s mission is to press city officials on quality-of-life issues such as trash removal, noise reduction, and safety.

“We are a resident-focused organization,” says Suzanne Mayer, one of C4’s organizers. But downtown residents have some concerns that are different from those in city neighborhoods like Park Avenue and Corn Hill.

The development of Parcel 5, for instance, will have a direct impact on downtown residents, says Mayer. Similarly,

she has concerns about proposals for the filled-in portion of the Inner Loop and for Block F, the vacant lot across from the Eastman Theatre. Block F is a prime downtown site, and the University of Rochester has an option to purchase it.

“We’re not anti-development at all,” says Mayer. “We welcome the development.” But there’s been considerable attention given to what city officials call the visitor experience – people coming downtown to visit the Strong National Museum of Play and the Fringe Xerox International Jazz Festivals, she says.

What about the many people who call downtown home? Shouldn’t they have an influence on development rather than simply be told what will be built next door to them, she asks.

The residents and neighborhood groups that C4 is trying to encompass range from well-established organizations and to new ones. The Grove Place Association, for instance, has been active for decades. It is now expanding its coverage to include Charlotte Square and the Sagamore on East Avenue, Mayer says.

The Midtown Community Association, which includes residents of Tower280, the Metropolitan, the Sibley building,

Suzanne Mayer of the Grove Place Association, one of the organizers of C4, with Jeremy Cooney, a resident of Tower 280, at the Metropolitan. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

and others, is just getting off the ground.

Mayer, who lives in Grove Place, says the more established associations can help the newer ones grow.

Instead of traditional association meetings, C4 organizers are holding more casual social gatherings to promote its efforts and build support. The next event, which they’re calling “Festivals and Fun,”

will be on Wednesday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Studio 180, at 180 St. Paul Street. Information about the status of downtown projects will be paired with live jazz and food, says Mayer.

Organizing is the real issue, says Mayer, so that people living in Grove Place or an apartment complex like Andrews Terrace all have a voice in the future of downtown.

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS | BY JAKE CLAPP

Douglass descendent wants to create one million abolitionists Kenneth Morris Jr. will discuss the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives’ One Million Abolitionists project on Thursday, April 5, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester. The event begins at 5 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

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Kenneth Morris Jr. carries a powerful legacy. The great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, the Great Abolitionist, and the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington, the Great Educator, Morris is a reminder that history is all around us.

In his forward to a special edition of the “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” Morris writes about his greatgrandmother, Fannie Douglass, telling him of the time when, as a girl, she met “The Man with the Big White Hair.” She eventually married that man’s grandson, Joseph Douglass. Morris also recounts his Aunt Portia telling stories about her father, Booker T. Washington, and the work he did in Tuskegee, Alabama.

“A few years ago, as I was trying to wrap my mind around the time and distance between the generations, I had a profound thought: hands that touched the great Frederick Douglass and hands that touched the great Booker T. Washington… touched mine,” writes Morris. “And so it is, even with all those ‘greats,’ that I can say, I stand one person away from history.”

Morris is the son of Nettie Washington Douglass, the daughter of Frederick Douglass III and Nettie Hancock Washington, combining the family trees of two of America’s most important 19th century leaders. Despite that legacy, Morris says he was able to choose his own path, but in 2005, his friend Robert Benz gave him a copy of a National Geographic article on modern slavery and human trafficking. And, Morris writes, “The life I had been living all of those years ended abruptly, and I became an abolitionist like Frederick Douglass.”

Morris, Benz, and Nettie Washington Douglass, co-founded the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives in 2007. The abolitionist organization is focused on using education to fight human trafficking.

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Organization, an estimated 24.9 million people globally are in forced labor and 15.4 million are in forced marriage.

Morris will be in Rochester — Douglass’s home for 25 years — on Thursday, April 5, to give a presentation at the University of Rochester on his family’s legacy, the Family Initiatives’ work battling modern slavery, and its One Million Abolitionists project. Morris and the FDFI have also been partners in the local Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration Committee.

After hearing his One Million Abolitionists presentations, Morris hopes “students and attendees walk away thinking about this idea that greatness flows through all of our veins and that we all descend from somebody that made a difference,” he said last week in a telephone interview. (An expanded version of this story is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.)

One of the Family Initiatives’ current projects is One Million Abolitionists, which

hopes to eventually distribute one million copies of a new edition of Douglass’s first autobiography — “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” — to students in honor of the 200th anniversary of the abolitionist’s birth.

The FDFI launched the One Million Abolitionists project at the Library of Congress in February 2017. The first printing was 5,000 copies — “and that was really kind of a symbolic number,” Morris said, “because that was the first printing of Douglass’s ‘Narrative’ in 1845.”

Those 5,000 are gone, and the copies in the second run of 25,000 are already committed and delivered. Morris expects a third run at the end of April, which will bring the total up to 50,000 copies.

Morris laughed a little when we asked if one million copies is the literal goal.

“Yeah, that’s a great question,” he said.

“It’s the goal. Any project that we’ve produced over the years, or that we put out there into the public, we want to inspire young people to believe that they can be and do anything possible. And so in my heart, in my soul, it is a literal goal, but it was intended to be a number to aspire to. And it sounds a lot better than ‘100,000 Abolitionists.’”

“But,” he added, “even if we get 100,000, which I know we will, we’re still going to impact the lives of many people.”

Kenneth Morris Jr., a descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, will give a presentation at the University of Rochester on his family’s legacy and his work combatting human trafficking.

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People have walked up to Morris and told him they remember how old they were when they read the “Narrative,” how it inspired them, how it affected their lives. “And so I have firsthand experience knowing that this book can change people’s lives,” he said.

But the One Million Abolitionists project doesn’t want to “hand the book to a student and just walk away,” Morris said. “We know that many of them are coming from different reading levels: some will read the book right away, some may just look at the pictures, some may just read a little bit of it, put it down, and then hopefully come back to it later.”

Morris and others in the Family Initiatives want to work with schools and other organizations to help spur discussions about the book’s subject matter. So they’ve developed curricula for students from elementary school through college age.

One Million Abolitionists has been warmly received by educators, Morris said. But that hasn’t been the case in the past for books and curricula related to people of color.

In the US, he said, “it’s my feeling that the contributions of Native Americans and African-Americans and other people of color have really been erased from the history books. The freedom narratives have been erased.”

“I’m speaking mainly from my time in public school,” he added, “and I believe that it’s gotten better and that stories of people of color and their contributions that have been made to our country are being taught more in the classroom.

“But I really feel like there’s a lot more to do. For instance, a book like Booker T. Washington’s ‘Up from Slavery’ or Douglass’s ‘Narrative’ should be required reading in every classroom around the country. And that’s one of the reasons that we did the project, because if it’s not going to be required reading, we’re going to do our best to get it into the hands of students. There’s been progress made around teaching about the true history of our country, but there’s still a long way to go.”

The FDFI’s contemporary abolition work

has faced plenty of obstacles — in part, Morris said, because of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which was passed in 2000. continues on page 8

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“It really is the legislation that guides the federal government’s response to trafficking, internationally and domestically,” Morris said. “We believed from the start of our work that it was flawed, and it’s flawed because it only addresses what happens after the victimization occurs.”

At the time FDFI began its work, “99.999 percent of the organizations” involved in anti-trafficking efforts were focused on rescuing, rehabilitating, and restoring victims, “and so that’s where all the funding went,” Morris said. “There was no money, there was very little effort put forth to preventing the victimization in the first place.”

“From the beginning we were swimming upstream,” he said, “because we always wanted to use examples of my ancestors that education truly is the pathway of freedom. As I wrote in my forward, Frederick Douglass heard his master say to him, when he was 9 years old, that education will unfit him to be a slave. We always believe that we can unfit communities to allow slavery to thrive and exist through education.”

“When we talk about education,” Morris added, “we’re talking about institutionalized knowledge and education in the classroom that’s ongoing, not an awareness campaign.

Most people that work on anti-slavery issues, if you say education to them, they immediately think about educating the public on the existence of human trafficking. But we’re talking about education in the classroom and the training of educators to be able to recognize incidents of human trafficking or the signs of potential human trafficking and to be able to intervene before a kid drops out of school or before they are victimized.”

At one end of a spectrum, “young people are the most vulnerable to being victimized,” and education may help them avoid becoming victims, Morris said. And at the other end of the spectrum, “they’re the most qualified to really work on issues and become modern-day abolitionists.” Education, he said, can empower them “to want to effect change around a global issue that they can see and that they know exists.”

“When you can work with young people who will be future leaders in the sense that they may become politicians or business owners or start their own nonprofits, they’re not going to have to be convinced that it exists,” Morris said. “They already know that exist. As Frederick Douglass would say, ‘It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.’”

In our interview with Morris, we asked him how

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he feels the US has preserved Douglass’s legacy.

“Well, let me start with the positive,” he said. “The positive is that during the bicentennial, and particularly the month of

February and the actual bicentennial week, I was very excited to see how much people were celebrating and commemorating his life.

I’ve been really encouraged by that.

“But visiting schools over the past 10 years, you know, sometimes it’s a little depressing to be in certain parts of the country and the students don’t even know who Frederick Douglass is or who Booker T. Washington was — and certainly our current president, on February 1, 2017, kind of showing that ignorance by really implying that perhaps Frederick Douglass was still alive. That’s just an example of how he’s been taught in the educational system.”

Another problem: “The history books, which had been written by those that are in power, have given us a really kind of sanitized Frederick Douglass. When you ask people to visualize him, many first will think about the grandfatherly figure with the white hair, a prophet looking away from the camera. That’s a safe Douglass.

“Dr. Cornel West talks about the same thing with Martin Luther King Jr. He’s been sanitized in history, and we haven’t been really given the radical King, we haven’t really been given the radical Douglass.”

“We always try to give young people the younger abolitionist, the radical Douglass,” Morris said, “the Douglass who said, when he looked in the camera that he never wanted to look like a happy, amiable fugitive. He’s trying to shatter the notion of what the public thought an enslaved person looked like and sounded like.

“He was very strategic in the way he used photography to be able to argue

the case for liberation and equality. And he always said: ‘When you look at me, you can’t deny that I’m a man worthy of freedom and citizenship.’”

Near the end of interview, we asked Morris

whether he personally connects Frederick Douglass strongly to Rochester.

“Oh, absolutely,” he said. “I always say that his most important work was done in Rochester. It’s where he published the North Star. It’s his adopted hometown. It’s where he chose to be buried.

“We do, every year, a trip called Footsteps to Freedom, and we bring educators from California on an Underground Railroad trip that starts in Ohio. We work our way into Kentucky and up through Michigan, and then into Canada and across Canada, down into Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. And then we go to Auburn, New York, to visit Harriet Tubman’s farm, and we always end the trip at Frederick Douglass’s gravesite. For the past two years, the program has grown so much that we have to do three trips.”

“I’ve always connected his most important work with the city of Rochester,” Morris said, “and it was the first place really to honor him with the statue that was unveiled in 1899.”

Easton, Maryland, where Douglass was born into slavery, didn’t do anything to honor him until 2011, when they unveiled a statue of him. “But we’ve always felt Rochester was a very special place,” Morris said, “not only because it recognized his important work and his time there, but because he felt so strongly about the place and loved it.”

Students Marlene St. Fleur and Shay Jarami were among thousands in Rochester’s March for Our Lives on Saturday. More photos from the event are in a CITY slideshow, rochestercitynewspaper.com. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON ACTIVISM | BY JAKE CLAPP

Rochester marches, too Rochester’s March for Our Lives on Saturday drew about 5000 people, city police say, joining people in cities in the US and in other countries protesting gun violence and calling for stronger gun control measures.

As in other cities, the local protest was largely student-organized and student-led. Among the speakers in the Washington Square rally that began the Rochester event was a SUNY Brockport student from Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

She described being in her own school, which was under lockdown, and hearing police sirens and helicopters as the shooting took place at nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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“Why do we wait until more students and teachers lose their lives to remember the last time we said, ‘Enough is Enough’?” she asked.

Speakers also urged participants to remember and protest against the gun violence that occurs frequently in some Rochester neighborhoods, particularly impacting black communities.

A group of organizers from Teen Empowerment Rochester referred to the August 19, 2015, shooting outside of the Boys and Girls Club on Genesee Street, which left three black boys dead and injured four others. “If this is a march for our lives,” said one of the organizers, “let’s make sure it’s a march for all lives.”

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It is, though, just a start. It took repeated protests, marches, candlelight vigils to put an end to the Vietnam War. The protests were successful, but not for a long time. Students should continue to be in the lead on this, and adults need to be not only applauding them but continuing to show up in the streets. And at the polls. As a student’s sign at one of the marches on Saturday wryly put it, “Midterms are coming.”

Students are having to deal with this, of course, because we haven’t protected them, and that’s unconscionable. The morning of Louise’s funeral, NPR’s Story Corps featured a discussion between Tanai Bernard, a Houston mother, and her 10-year-old son, Dezmond Floyd, whose school had begun having active shooter drills.

Dezmond described helping his teacher push her desk against the door. And then,

Dezmond said, when the other students walked to the back of the classroom to wait, as instructed, “I decided to stand in front of the class, because I want to take the bullet and save my friends.”

“My life matters,” he said, “but, it’s kind of like, there’s one person that can come home to the family, or there can be 22 people that can come home to a family.”

On Story Corps, his mother pressed him, explaining that she didn’t want to lose him.

“I get that you would want me to come home,” Dezmond said, “but it’s not really a choice that you can make. It’s a choice that I have to make.”

That a 10-year-old child is having to have those thoughts is appalling. That we can do something about it and haven’t… I can’t think of the right word.

Whenever the next March for Our Lives demonstration is, be there. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities.

(All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

Focusing on urban policing

The Moving Beyond Racism Book Group will discuss “On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City” by Allice Goffman on Monday, April 2. Goffman spent six years living in a West Philadelphia neighborhood and observing police surveillance tactics used to reduce drug trafficking. The event will be at Barnes and Noble, Pittsford Plaza, at 7 p.m.

Imagining Rochester in 2034

Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Sector 6 will hold a community input session on the Rochester 2034 Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday, April 4. The plan is a guide for 10 CITY MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2018

making public and private decisions on land use, regulation, development, and investment over the next 15 years. The event will be held at Frederick Douglass Recreation Center, 999 South Avenue, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. RSVP: theazaleareview@yahoo.co.

Eliminating food waste

The National Science Foundation, Mothers Out Front, and the University of Rochester’s Center for Energy and Environment will present a program titled “From Farm to Fork, Sustainable Food Waste Management” on Thursday, March 29.

Callie Babbitt, associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, will give an overview of the growing food waste problem and research that supports sustainable solutions. The event will be held at the University of Rochester, 480

Film examines police conduct

Enough is Enough will host a showing of “The Force” on Tuesday, March 27. The PBS documentary looks at the Oakland Police Department as it confronts federal demands for reform during a challenging time in policing in American cities. The film will be shown at the Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa Street, at 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5.

Road work

Reconnect Rochester will screen the film “Be Prepared to Stop,” on the nation’s transportation and infrastructure problems, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in Little Theatre 1. A panel discussion by local experts will follow.

Suggested donation: $5 to $25.

Dining & Nightlife liquors for the same price. The beer program celebrates the local with offerings from Three Heads, Fifth Frame, and Naked Dove.

Brunch is on the horizon for after the Easter holiday and will be served on Saturday and Sunday. “I want to make food that you may not be able to make at home, but something you can see yourself eating at home,” Ellingham says. He also wants to offer a family roast night where a whole roast will be brought to the table to be served family-style, along with all the fixings.

“I want to be where Rochester is,” Ellingham explains, “an inviting place that is really growing.”

The Tavern at Gibbs (58 University Avenue) is open Tuesday through Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. 434-4195; tavernatgibbs.com.

Quick bites

The Tavern at Gibbs's Tavern Burger on a brioche bun with Yukon gold potato fries. Below: the Pan Roasted Artichoke Hearts are lightly battered and roasted, served with a garlic lemon-sherry creme. PHOTOS BY RENÉE HEININGER

Dinner and a show [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY

Ken Ellingham describes himself as a laidback person and that is exactly the type of atmosphere he wants to create at his restaurant, The Tavern at Gibbs (58 University Avenue), which held its grand opening at the beginning of March.

Ellingham has been cooking in and around the Rochester area for years and was looking for a space to open a place of his own.

When Seven Seas Tavern closed, he jumped at the opportunity to take over the space.

Ellingham is excited to be in a neighborhood so close to both The Auditorium Theatre and The Eastman Theatre and plans to have a chalkboard that will show what productions are playing around town. He’s already met with his neighborhood association and plans to be an active part of the downtown revitalization. “I want to help the neighborhood develop — I hope they

want to help me develop,” he says.

The menu at The Tavern at Gibbs is a mixture of casual fare — like the Beer Cheese Soup ($7) made with Naked Dove Scotch Ale and served with soft pretzels — and veers more high end with a 30-day dry aged Heritage Pork Chop ($32) that is paired with an apple raisin chutney and smashed red potatoes. The Tavern Steak Burger ($16) is a perfect example of where the casual and high end meet — the burger is comprised of steak tail, brisket, and short rib, served on a brioche bun with a side of fries.

General Manager Dan Horvath has created a bar program with the intent

of freshening up the classic drinks.

All juices are fresh-squeezed and well drinks will be made with higher end

Below is a list of some local Easter brunch options; make reservations early if required. All events take place Sunday, April 1.

The Inn on Broadway (26 Broadway) will host an Easter Buffet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Inn will take reservations for up to 20 people and reservations are required. Tickets are $39.95 per person and $19.95 for children under twelve years old. 2323595; innonbroadway.com.

Temple Bar & Grille (109 East Avenue) will be offering a Sunday Funday Brunch from 12 to 4 p.m. $7.99 will get you an all-you-caneat brunch, along with $2.99 Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and select draft beers.

232-6000; templebarandgrille.com.

Brown Hound Bistro (500 University Avenue) has extended seating until 4 p.m. for Easter Brunch .

Reservations for smaller parties can be made online at brownhoundbistro.com; parties of six or more are encouraged to call the restaurant directly at 506-9725 to make a reservation.

Once you’ve spent time with your family and gorged yourself on the Peeps that no one else wants to eat, you can head over to Lux Lounge (666 South Avenue) for its annual Easter Egg Hunt starting at 11 p.m. lux666.com.

Chow Hound is a food and restaurant news column. Do you have a tip? Send it to food@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

THEATER FOR Local performance organizations work to provide sensory friendly experiences [ FEATURE ] BY LEAH STACY | PHOTOS BY JOSH SAUNDERS

T

he Rochester Association for Performing Arts (RAPA) Family Theatre program last October piloted its first sensory friendly performance with a single showing of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” an hour-long musical about an unlikely friendship. In the audience sat an autistic man in his early twenties, who’d never seen a live theatrical production because he never felt comfortable enough to attend. After the show, he went up on stage to meet the cast, thanking each one individually and asking them to sign his program.

Artistic Director Eric Vaughn Johnson noted an immediate response from his company members. “They thought it was so neat, they told me we had to do more of this,” he says.

RAPA Family Theatre was founded in 2014 to bring storybook shows to children of all ages. It filled a gap left by Rochester Children’s Theatre, which changed its name to TYKEs (Theatre Young Kids Enjoy) and became an official Jewish Community Center arts and family program that same year (TYKES does still perform for school groups at JCC’s 12 CITY MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2018

Hart Theater, and, as RCT, was one of the first companies to pioneer sensory friendly shows). Soon, RAPA began booking traveling shows at schools.

But when some of the students had special needs or autism, “we quickly realized we weren’t doing shows that entertained in the way they needed,” Johnson says. The idea to incorporate sensory friendly performances came to him when he was visiting with family in Minnesota last year and happened to attend Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis.

“Children’s Theatre is the best at what they do,” Johnson says. “When I saw what they were doing with sensory friendly theater I stopped and thought, ‘wait, we could do this, too.’”

Sensory friendly performances are specifically designed for children and adults who have autism spectrum disorders or other sensory, social, and cognitive disabilities. RAPA’s sensory friendly performances have reduced loud and jarring sounds, have no flashing or strobe lights and no actors in the aisles, theater house lights remain at 50 percent for the duration

of the show, and they offer a post-show meet and greet with the actors that has limited distractions. There’s also a longer intermission, limited concession choices, and removal of any show merchandise to minimize distractions.

Katy Distenfeld has been a member of the local theater community since she was six years old, and has been involved with everything from acting and puppeteering to props and set design. These days, she’s a contract props master and formulates community plans for developmentally disabled people at Mary Cariola Children’s Center. As a member of both the theater community and the sensory community (she’s sensitive to sound and uses a weighted blanket), Distenfeld has been encouraged by the uptick in sensory friendly performance awareness.

“This is something that’s kind of new, but it’s gaining more traction and has been in the spotlight,” she says. “As someone who plans outings, I’m noticing lots more opportunities in the area recently.”

Bread & Water Theatre Artistic Director and Founder J. R. Teeter with his five-year-old son, who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD.

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HOW CAN LOCAL PERFORMANCE COMPANIES DEVELOP SENSORY FRIENDLY PRODUCTIONS? • Invite BOCES, Artists Unlimited, or AutismUp volunteers to a rehearsal so they can give feedback on how to make the performance more sensory-friendly • Allocate funding (from both donors and grants) • Apply for Theatre Development Fund’s free national training fund at tdf.org

Katy Distenfeld formulates community plans for developmentally disabled people at Mary Cariola Children’s Center.

• Educate audience members to be accepting

Through her work, Distenfeld has encountered a few organizations doing sensory friendly performances well, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at Hochstein, Rochester City Ballet at Nazareth College Arts Center, and several local schools including Newark High School, where the Drama Club regularly presents student-run sensory friendly performances.

“Unfortunately, smaller venues tend to be crowded — noisy, hot, over-stimulating — so we’ve had to leave a few shows,” she says. “We’ve had experiences where it seemed they didn’t really know what ‘sensory friendly’ meant; they took out strobe lights and turned down volume, but that was it.”

Ideally, sensory friendly performances take into consideration the entire space where the experience happens.

For Distenfeld, the best example of spatial awareness happened at Hochstein, where Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra teamed up with the Nazareth College Dance Ensemble to present the sold-out staging of Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf.”

“The lights were on, it was interactive, and there were kids running around,” she says. “The girl I work with feels she has to be quiet when others are, so when it was OK to move, not be quiet, and even eat a snack, that was really freeing for her.”

And sensory friendly shows can be good for others, too: seniors overwhelmed by loud noises, children with ADHD and other attention deficit disorders, and, in the case of “Peter and the Wolf,” families with young children.

“There were a lot of kids there who didn’t have special needs, but they were also enjoying it because it’s family friendly,” Distenfeld says. “That feels like the definition of inclusion, which I love.”

• Dedicate specific show times as sensory friendly • Bring house lights to half (or more) during the show • Retool any action or violence sequences that may surprise or startle the audience • Bring orchestra levels down (for musical performances) • Offer tours of the space before the show so audience members can familiarize themselves • Create a casual spatial environment where movement during the show is encouraged • Make sure the temperature is controlled • Allow food and/or drink during the show • Allow sitting outside of seats (floor, designated aisles) • Theater staff (ushers, administrators, cast, crew) training 14 CITY MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2018

J.R. Teeter, artistic director and founder of Bread & Water Theatre, has a 5-year-old son who was diagnosed with both

autism and ADHD. As members of the theater community, Teeter and his wife believe sensory friendly performance is very important for their son, especially because theater is so rarely seen as a hobby for children with autism.

Sensory friendly theater is helping people with autism find their niche, Teeter says. “If a child’s niche is theater but they can never go because the theater isn’t welcoming them, then they could lose an element of themselves that they may never get back.”

Teeter’s son attended Rochester City Ballet’s recent sensory friendly performance of “Cinderella” at Nazareth College Arts Center and while it was a ballet, the environment was relaxed to welcome children and adults who may need to sit in the aisles or use stimming (repetitive body movement such as rocking, repeating phrases, or hand flapping).

One of the biggest factors for sensory friendly attendees is familiarity with the performance space. Nazareth College Arts Center, which features touring and local acts alike, has been strongly supporting sensory friendly performances over the past few years. In order to create the environment, the center works with the artists to adjust audio levels, stage lighting, and any other potentially startling audio or visual elements. In keeping with the college’s mission of community engagement and hands-on learning, students from the education and health and human services departments work alongside ushers to provide support.

Before last October’s sensory friendly performance of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” the twenty-something RAPA audience member walked through the entire Kodak Center theater space with his mother and Barbara Martorana,

director of the Department for Exceptional Children at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES. Martorana partners with RAPA on its sensory friendly programming, and Martorana also attends dress rehearsals and gives notes from the standpoint of what her students might see and hear.

Since personalized walkthroughs and student partnerships aren’t always possible, many venues will offer a Social Story — a slideshow of photos or short video available on the website and social media, which walks audiences through attending a production before arrival.

It’s important to note that sensory friendly performances extend well beyond just services for those with hearing disabilities; due to Rochester’s high per capita deaf and hard-ofhearing population, American Sign Language interpreters and hearing devices have been utilized for many years at such places as Geva Theatre Center, Blackfriars Theatre, and the Rochester Broadway Theatre League. There are also services for the blind, such as audio description provided live by an onsite narrator, already available at many theaters.

But according to AutismUp, the leading autism advocacy organization in the area, there are more than 10,000 people diagnosed with autism in the greater Rochester and surrounding areas. While RAPA and many other companies are only offering sensory friendly children’s shows right now, there’s room for growth.

“We need to have organizations that support the autistic community and push for these performances,” Teeter says. “Not only that, they start spending money on them.”

For more than a decade, local non-profit Artists Unlimited has been providing onstage opportunities for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities, but it’s one of the few organizations in town that does. RAPA works with ushers who have developmental disabilities, and Johnson hopes to offer acting classes eventually.

“We know there is a need for this,” he says. “We’re applying for more funding to do this – the sky’s the limit.”

Full disclosure: Leah Stacy is an assistant professor in communication and media at Nazareth College.

RAPA performers rehearse "Treasure Island."

RAPA will offer sensory friendly performances of “Treasure Island” on Sunday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m.; “The Frog Prince” on Sunday, July 22, at 4:30 p.m.; and “Charlotte’s Web” on Sunday, August 12, at 4:30 p.m. rapatheatre.org.

Nazareth College Arts Center will feature a sensory friendly performance of the nationally touring show “Pinkalicious, The Musical” on Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. boxoffice.naz.edu.

RAPA Artistic Director Eric Vaughn Johnson. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 15

Upcoming [ SOUTHERN ROCK ] The Cadillac Three. Saturday, April 21. Anthology, 336 East Avenue. 8 p.m. $18-$22. anthologylive.com; thecadillacthree.com.

Music

[ JAZZ ]

Dave Liebman Group. Saturday, May 5. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. 8 p.m. $20-$25. lovincup.com; davidliebman.com. [ VARIOUS ]

Warped Tour. Wednesday, July 25. Darien Lake PAC, 9993 Alleghany Road. 11 a.m. $46-$164. darienboxoffice.com; vanswarpedtour.com.

NoBunny

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 PHOTO CITY IMPROV, 543 ATLANTIC AVENUE 8 P.M. | $10 | FACEBOOK.COM/PHOTOCITYIMPROVCOMEDYCLUB; FACEBOOK.COM/THENOBUNNY [ PUNK ] Fortunately, NoBunny doesn’t sound as bad as he looks. In fact, he sounds pretty cool. He looks like he got in a scissor fight with Lux Interior … and won? Visuals aside, NoBunny (he’s the one in the bunny mask) and his band pump out a careening deluge of trashy rock ‘n’ roll. Hasil Adkins-type slop ‘n’ sleaze mixed with Velvet Underground insight.

This show promises to look and sound amazing.

Playing with The Fox Sisters, Rotten UK, and The Grinders, with the 45 Kid spinning.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Brit Floyd THURSDAY, MARCH 29 AUDITORIUM THEATRE, 885 EAST MAIN STREET 7:30 P.M. | $49.50-$84.50 | RBTL.ORG; BRITFLOYD.COM [ TRIBUTE ] When Pink Floyd played its debut gig in

1966, nobody thought the group would evolve into one of the most important acts in history spawning, among other things, an industry of tribute bands. Pink Floyd’s state-of-the-art theatrics pushed rock out of its comfort zone in ways that were transformational, and its flawless tunes left audiences wanting for more.

UK-based Brit Floyd will emulate the “Dark Side of the Moon” soundscape along with hits from “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall.” If you can’t be with the band you love, love the band you’re with.

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JAZZ CRUISES ANNOUNCED FOR 2018!

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Harold Danko

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

“Triple Play” SteepleChase esm.rochester.edu/faculty/danko_harold

Bugg FRIDAY, MARCH 30 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $7 | BUGJAR.COM; TURDWURLD.BANDCAMP.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] It’s hard to be a disaffected slacker-

rock band in 2018. With just about all of modern society’s longest-standing institutions crumbling around us in an endless spectacle of self-immolation, who has the time to mope around town and bum cigarettes? Thankfully, when Bloomington, Indiana, upstarts Bugg sing impossibly catchy, fuzz-soaked anthems for directionless burnouts, the songs are so good that it feels like an act of defiance in itself. The world is going up in flames, so you might as well try to catch a contact high. Playing with Aretheyyestheyare, The Shine, and Moolah. — BY ALEXANDER JONES

Human Host THURSDAY, MARCH 29 NEW ROOTS COFFEEHOUSE, 1273 LONG POND ROAD 6 P.M. | FACEBOOK.COM/NEWROOTSCOFFEEHOUSE; HUMANHOST.BANDCAMP.COM [ EXPERIMENTAL ] Human Host is a rotating

ensemble of DIY multimedia artists from New York City and other parts of the Northeast. The group, which started in 2002, utilizes a variety of instruments, including keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, and harmonica. While its sound is completely instrumental, the band creates a conversation by using melodic sentences that develop from a whisper to a shout. Human Host produces ambient, electronic landscapes that flow in and out of one another, encompassing your whole body like a sonic parasite. $5 suggested donation.— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

Phil Shapiro & Carrie Shore, with Laurence Sugarman.

The new album by pianist Harold Danko is best described as a musical adventure. The title, “Triple Play,” is especially appropriate because it’s a collective improvisation on the part of Danko and trio-mates Jay Anderson (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums). As Danko explains in his liner notes, the three have been playing together since the early 1990’s and have reached the sort of musical simpatico it takes to create together. The entire album was recorded in less than four hours; most of the tracks are first takes.

Early in his career, Danko, Professor Emeritus at the Eastman School of Music, toured with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, and Lee Konitz. After more than 30 albums as a leader, he has firmly established his own musical vision, which is fully realized here. Eight of the nine tunes are improvised contrafacts, new compositions based on standards, with playful titles like “Sky Blues.”

The title tune is improvised start to finish. Danko’s playing ranges from lyrical and impressionistic to avant-garde. There’s plenty of room for each musician to solo but the overall feeling is of a powerful unit breathing — and experimenting harmonically — together. — BY RON NETKSY

Martin Wind

“Light Blue” Laika Records martinwind.com

For the last three decades, Martin Wind has been among the most in-demand bassists in jazz, playing with a diverse array of artists ranging from Johnny Griffin to Sting. His latest album, “Light Blue,” leaves no doubt that he’s far more than a sideman. Wind wrote every tune and wow, do they vary. The opener, “While I’m Still Here” is a straightahead classic that could have been written in the 1950’s, and “A Genius and a Saint” is a beautiful ballad. But just wait until you reach the fifth tune, “Power Chords.” It’s a wild ride featuring what sounds like a herd of elephants.

After playing with almost everyone, Wind can enlist an all-star group for his projects.

“Light Blue” features top-flight performances from Ingrid Jensen on trumpet; Scott Robinson, saxophones, clarinet, and tarogato; Anat Cohen, clarinet; Gary Versace, piano and organ; Bill Cunliffe, piano; Matt Wilson, drums; and Duduka Da Fonseca, drums. And there is one more musician, Maucha Adnet, a superb vocalist in Portuguese and English, who transforms the last four tracks into a gorgeous bonus album within the album. — BY RON NETSKY

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Fresh Cut: On its latest EP, Soviet Dolls has created a synth-pop carousel that leaves the listener

riding around its soundwaves on repeat. Check out the premiere of the EP’s single, “Hunters,” online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

And while you’re there, catch the video for The Able Bodies’ new grand pop cut “Ordinary Life,” which debuted last week.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370.

DownstairsCabaret.com. 7 p.m. Rochester Folkus series. $10.

BLUES

Blues & Roots Night. B-Side,

5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

585-315-3003. fairportbside. com. 7-10 p.m. Hosted

by Gordon Munding, with Genesee Johnny & Mike “Cotton Toe” Scrivens.

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

CLASSICAL

Faculty Artist Series: Juliana Athyade, violin. Kilbourn Hall,

26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester. edu. 8-10 p.m. $10.

Live from Hochstein.

Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 4544596. hochstein.org. 12:1012:50 p.m. Melodious Mallets.

Sun Min Kim, piano. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. naz.edu/dept/music.

7:30-9 p.m.

COUNTRY

Our Own Worst Enemy.

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

7:30 p.m. $5.

JAZZ

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

7-9 p.m.

AMERICANA

Hayley Jane & The Primates, Occular Panther. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street.

585-448-0354. funknwaffles.com.

9 p.m. $10. continues on page 21

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Greg Townson (left) and Todd Bradley (middle) recently brought on drummer Trevor Lake (right) for the new Hi-Risers lineupz. The band has a fresh album out later this month. PHOTO BY CLAUDIA PRETELIN

The Hi-Risers’ kind of fun The Hi-Risers CHECK OUT THE BAND AT FACEBOOK.COM/HIRISERS [ FEATURE ] BY FRANK DE BLASE

Rochester’s rock ‘n’ roll roustabouts The HiRisers’ new album kicks off with that snap, crackle, and pop the band has become known for. Album number nine, “My Kind of Fun,” is pure Hi-Risers, full of clever licks and hooks.

You can dance to it, too.

The tenacious trio has become its own thing over the band’s near two-decade history, according to guitarist Greg Townson. It’s where he wants to be.

“We’re not stylized into one particular genre,” Townson says. “It just sounds like the band. And that’s what you want.” The HiRisers sound like, well, The Hi-Risers.

When descriptive language, flowery comparisons, or lazy adjectives — “Stones-y, Beatles-esque,” for example — fall short, that’s when a band can be what it is and truly be called unique unto itself.

“You have to be difficult to describe,” says bassist Todd Bradley. “I think the new songs sound like us. Over the years we haven’t stuck to one thing. We’ve wanted to branch out and 20 CITY MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2018

still sound like us and have our personality come through. And the new one fits in that idea quite well.”

The Hi-Risers have been extremely busy, and not just as The Hi-Risers. Townson tours extensively, playing guitar with luchador-masked, instrumental sensation Los Straitjackets, while Bradley swings with the sensuously cool Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers and occasionally with The Lustre Kings. And the newest member, drummer Trevor Lake does time, or rather keeps it, in several other outfits, including Dangerbyrd, The Shine, and Patrick and the Swayzes.

Up until drafting Lake into the ranks, The Hi-Risers had been on a five-year hiatus, other than playing an occasional reunion gig or a show overseas. Then the phone rang.

“Last summer a festival in Spain asked us to come over and celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the album ‘Trans-Atlantic Dynamite,’” says Townson, “an album that we had put out with Kaiser George. We headlined one of the days of the festival.

While we were there, there was a lot of interest in having us come back over and tour. It was nice to know there was interest over there.”

But Townson didn’t want to wax nostalgic or play “remember-when.”

“I only wanted to do it if we had a new record to bring to the fans,” he says, “to keep it fresh. I’m of the mindset that nostalgia is a dead end. Once you’re nostalgic, you’re toast.”

When the band returned stateside, it started in on writing “My Kind of Fun.” Townson was reticent.

“I wasn’t sure how it would come out.,” he says. “I hadn’t written for The HiRisers in a long time.” And with previous drummer Jason Smay taking a powder to play with JD McPherson, the band needed a new beat meister. Enter Trevor Lake, whom Townson had never heard play the drums before. But he liked the attitude.

“I just knew he played with Dangerbyrd,” Townson says. “Trevor had sat in at a Hi-Risers reunion show we did at The Penthouse last year and played a couple of tunes on the guitar. And there’s just something about Trevor, when I’d see him perform. There are certain people, you can tell they’re gonna play music the rest of their lives.”

Lake nailed the audition.

“His feel, the attitude was all perfect,” says Townson. “I saw the look on Todd’s face — and Todd’s tough.”

“Yeah,” says Bradley. “I’m kind of the tempo police.”

So with a new drummer and a new album, The Hi-Risers find themselves in a new position: neither the songs nor Lake have been road-tested.

“With this record we’ve had to trust our own instincts,” Bradley says. “With all the other records, they had stage time, so we knew they were going to work. We’ve still got a pretty good feeling about this record.”

This is no doubt due in part to Townson’s recent exposure to two legendary songwriters, Nick Lowe and Marshall Crenshaw, who Townson backed up with as part of Los Straitjackets.

“They figure into this record greatly,” he says, “because when I sat down to write I couldn’t help but be influenced by working with them, just being around them, trying to get inside their songs. They were influences anyway. This was just a little closer to the source.”

And though he’s a guitar player of furious fleet fingered flash and fire, for Townson, the song is where it’s at, provided it sings.

“It’s got to sing well,” he says.

The Hi-Risers will play a record release party for “My Kind of Fun” on Friday, April 27, at The Arbor Loft, 17 Pitkin Street. 8:30 p.m. $15 in advance; $20 day of the show. abilenebarandlounge.com for more information.

METAL

R&B/ SOUL

INDIE

CLASSICAL

Slaughter to Prevail. Montage

Jerk, Everyday Hologram, Leah Woods. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N

Pink Elephant, Ian Downey Is Famous, The Gruesome Awfuls.

Eastman Wind Orchestra.

Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. com. 6 p.m. $15.

POP/ROCK

Riviera, Cedar Green, 20something. Bug Jar, 219

Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $10/$12.

The Saplings. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

5-8 p.m.

[ THU., MARCH 29 ] CLASSICAL

Eastman at Washington Square.

12:15-12:45 p.m. Hornist Erin Futterer and her quartet.

Musica Nova. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

8-10 p.m. Works include Steve Reich, John Adams, George Crumb, John Zorn, Bernard Rands, and more.

VOCALS

Water Street. 448-0354.

9 p.m. $5.

Mitty & The Followers. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 8-11 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Bugg, The Shine, Aretheyestheyare, Moolah. Bug

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

Carole’s Kings. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 8 p.m.

Fri., Mar 30 & Apr 6: 8pm; Sat., Mar 31 & Apr 7: 4pm & 8pm: Sun. Apr 8: 3pm.

Veterans of Bad Presidents.

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

ZYDECO

Terr Family Band. Abilene Bar

& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m.

Bethany Rhiannon. Via Girasole

[ SAT., MARCH 31 ]

DJ/ELECTRONIC Human Host. New Roots Coffeehouse, 1273 Long Pond Rd. Greece. 453-8828. 6 p.m.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK Derek Knott. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 5-7 p.m.

Mike Gladstone & Rob Smith.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane.

Fairport. 315-3003. 8-11 p.m.

Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place.

Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 10 p.m.

[ SUN., APRIL 1 ] CLASSICAL

Candlelight Concert Series. Christ Church,

141 East Ave. 454-3878. christchurchrochester.org.

8:30-9 p.m. Adam Sadberry, flute. Music of Bach, Pärt, Still.

Compline performed by the Christ Church Schola Cantorum follows at 9:00pm with a reception at 9:30pm. donations to “Friends of Music” are appreciated.

POP/ROCK

Dead Meadow, The Young Couples, Susanna Rose. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $12-$17.

[ MON., APRIL 2 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Stormy Valle. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

Songwriters in the Round with Katie Preston. Funk ‘n

Waffles, 204 N Water Street. funknwaffles.com. 7 p.m. $5.

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

[ TUE., APRIL 3 ] CLASSICAL 3X88. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7-9 p.m. Three pianists of different styles come together to share new songs & tell stories.

Tuesday Pipes.. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. esm.rochester. edu. 12-12:30 p.m. Lunchtime concerts by Eastman organists.

JAZZ

Eastman Jazz Lab Band.

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

Grove Place Jazz Project.

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

AMERICANA

Leland Sundries. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $6.

JAZZ

Charlie Hunter Trio. Lovin’ Cup,

300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940.

8 p.m. Presented by Bop Shop Records. $15/$20.

Nathan Kay. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave. joebeanroasters.com. 8 p.m. $5.

AMERICANA

The Flood, Jon Lewis. B-Side,

5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. fairportbside.com. 7 p.m.

Soular Plexus. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8:30 p.m. $6.

POP/ROCK

Cole Davidson, The Phryg.

Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street. 448-0354. 9 p.m. $5/$7.

Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 5-7 p.m.

Tobey Village House Band.

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

9:30 p.m. $5.

VOCALS

Mary Monroe. Via Girasole Wine

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet plays Saturday, March 31, at The Penthouse at One East Avenue. 7 p.m. $30$45 ($25-$40 in advance). exodustojazz.com; afroperuviansextet.com.

— BY RON NETSKY

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

Jimmie Highsmith Jr.. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 7 p.m.

Paradigm Shift. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place.

Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

HIP-HOP/RAP

Album Release Party: “Letters,”

by Gary Lamaar. The Yards, 5052 Public Market. attheyards. com. 8 p.m. With Moses Rockwell & Jacob Rakovan.

Dead Letter Office. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9:30 p.m.

R.E.M. tribute. $6.

Dynoboyz, Dracula Jones, Citizens Against People. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m.

Murmur: A Tribute to R.E.M..

Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water Street. funknwaffles.com.

8:30 p.m. $10.

JAZZ

New Politics, Dreamers, The Wrecks. Anthology, 336 East

1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202.

Laura Dubin Duo. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 8-10 p.m.

Ave. afterdarkpresents.com.

7:30 p.m. $25-$30.

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

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,

When the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet played at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival last year, it was a rhythmic feast, provided by percussionist Freddy “Huevito” Lobatón on the cajón, Shirazette Tinnin on drums, John Benitez on bass, and Yuri Juárez guitar. Soaring above that core group were Alegria and Laura Andrea Leguia on soulful trumpet and saxophone respectively. If you are wondering what kind of repertoire an Afro-Peruvian Sextet explores, think Duke Ellington’s “Caravan” with a decidedly Peruvian flavor.

Bob Sneider. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 8-10 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Head To The Roots. B-Side, 5

JAZZ | GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET

JAZZ

[ FRI., MARCH 30 ] BLUES

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HARDCORE | KNOCKED LOOSE

CLASSICAL | GEORGE WALKER’S 95TH BIRTHDAY RECITAL

Each generation has their “gateway” hardcore bands — the bands they saw or heard in their formative years that instantly became the catalyst for a lifelong musical obsession. While just about every hardcore dude pushing 40 will point to bands like Snapcase, Hatebreed, and Earth Crisis as their musical patron saints, it’s a young beatdown quintet from Kentucky that seems to be carrying the torch for the 24-and-younger crowd: Knocked Loose. In relatively short order, the band has ascended the hardcore ranks to hold unquestionable dominance over just about everyone with a freshly acquired learner’s permit and a chip on their shoulder, and now they’re headlining over hardcore legends Terror on a full US tour. The times they are a’changin’.

If you’re not yet familiar with the music of George Walker, now is the perfect time to get acquainted. The composer and Eastman School of Music alumnus is celebrating his 95th birthday this year, and his alma mater will host a retrospective recital of his complete piano sonatas. The virtuosic motifs, restless rhythms, and insatiably creative energy behind Walker’s piano music is immediately captivating, if difficult to pin down stylistically. Twentieth century modernism and impressionistic atmospheres, jazz and Romantic flourishes alike intermingle. The first Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American composer, Walker wrote his brilliant second piano sonata while studying at Eastman. Pianist Redi Llupa will perform Walker’s five piano sonatas, with the composer’s son, Gregory Walker, joining in to perform Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1.

Knocked Loose will play with Terror, Jesus Piece, I Disappear, and Year of the Knife on Thursday, March 29, at The California Brew Haus, 402 West Ridge Road. 6 p.m. $15-$20. facebook.com/thecaliforniabrewhaus; facebook. com/knockedloose.

— BY ALEXANDER JONES

A recital for George Walker’s 95th birthday will take place Monday, April 2, at Eastman School of Music’s Hatch Recital Hall, 433 East Main Street. 7:30 p.m. Free. 274-1000; esm.rochester.edu; georgetwalker.com.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 21

Theater

Abby Kate Herron, Nancy Berg, and Alexis Webber in Blackfriars Theatre’s “When We Were Young & Unafraid.” PHOTO PROVIDED

In all innocence “When We Were Young and Unafraid” REVIEWED FRIDAY, MARCH 23 CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 8 BLACKFRIARS THEATRE, 795 EAST MAIN STREET TICKETS START AT $20 | BLACKFRIARS.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY LEAH STACY

One of the greatest experiences a theater can offer its audience is exposure to newer works by (sometimes) young playwrights. The Rochester theater community is lucky to have many theaters that do this consciously, working new plays or musicals into their seasons — developing the work onsite, even — and when the show creates a conversation, that’s an added plus. This month, Blackfriars is presenting “When We Were Young and Unafraid” by thirty-something playwright Sarah Treem.

“When We Were Young and Unafraid” first opened in 2014, right around the time Treem was also working as an executive producer and writer for Netflix’s “House of Cards” and Showtime’s ‘The Affair,” among other projects.

(Fair to say she’s ambitious.) The plot is set in 1972, at a bed and breakfast located on an 22 CITY MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2018

island off the coast of Seattle. Agnes, the owner of the bed and breakfast and single mother to one daughter, Penny, is also secretly operating the house as a safe place for victims of domestic abuse. In just under two hours, Treem’s ironically named play examines weighty themes of domestic violence, sexual identity, gender roles, and much more.

On opening night, the show started off a little robotic, dialogue-wise, but Nancy Berg (Agnes) and Alexis Webber (Penny) eventually relaxed into a natural chemistry. It was soon apparent that the whole cast shared this chemistry, which made watching the five-person ensemble truly enjoyable. Director Kerry Young generally works with comedic material, a fact that likely aided her as she worked with the cast to navigate the emotional gravity of the play. Collectively, the cast delivers a graceful and professional performance that allows the audience to be absorbed in the show itself, and not distracted by sub-par acting. It would be very easy to play 2D characters due to the challenging nature of the material, but not a single member of the ensemble does that.

In the role of Agnes, Berg is a wonder, alternating between warm and standoff-ish — the kind of person who’s capable of great love but has also experienced great hurt in life. As her daughter Penny, Hilton High School senior

Webber deftly portrays a hormonal teenage girl who’s grown up faster than others her age. Both women are onstage most of the show, and they don’t appear to miss a single cue.

As domestic abuse victim Mary Anne, Abby Kate Herron keeps a masterful control of her emotions: her account of her abuse near the end of the play is chill inducing in its power. Misty Lynn Macey provides much-needed comic relief in the show as Hannah, a handy hobo who stops by en route to a separatist feminism commune.

Rounding out the show is Colin Pazik as Paul, a kind, hippie musician who’s also on the run (sort of) from his domestic life. (Pazik even does some singing and guitar playing.)

At times, the content of the production is so difficult that audience members might wish they could have a swig from the whiskey bottle on set — but the play contains a necessary conversation, and one the cast is fully committed to having. There are some things that have changed since the 1970s — then, women’s liberation (which some credit as the beginning of modern feminist thinking) had been underway for a decade, and eventually led to policy change regarding gender equality in the workplace.

When the team at Blackfriars picked the show for their 2018-19 season, they couldn’t have imagined how (even more) culturally relevant it would be, and it’s possible not even

Treem imagined that when she wrote the script several years ago. Ultimately, these issues have been going on for a long time. Domestic abuse has thrown its ugly shadow over the lives of women, men, and children as long as domesticity has been a concept. It’s interesting, here, to view the issues not through lens of the #MeToo movement or #LeanIn, but during a time when Americans had less access to information and therefore, movements were even more action-oriented.

For audience members who are willing to be challenged and uncomfortable, “When We Young and Unafraid” offers a beautiful reward.

It’s a show that should have full seats every night, so that the hard conversations in the show will continue to be talked about.

Blackfriars has planned two postshow panels with representatives from RESTORE, Willow Domestic Violence Center, and RESOLVE. Impact Interactive, an organization that provides teaching and training through theater, will moderate the panel discussions, which examine about how the thematic issues of the play are at work in the Rochester community. The remaining panel takes place on April 8.

Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Landscapes

by Paul Allen Taylor. A display of watercolors and acrylics

by Paul Allen Taylor. Opening Reception: Friday, April 6 at 6 p.m. 546-8400.

540WMain, 540 W. Main Street. April Featured Artist: Ray Ray Mitrano. Opening reception: April 1, 4-6pm. 7320002. 540westmain.org.

Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. Beyond All Repair: Language & Vision, A Collaboration Between MaryAnn Miller & JC Todd. Through April 28. A collaborative art and poetry project featuring poems and images created from the experiences of a female Airforce doctor stationed in Iraq. Joanna Poag: Shifts in Balance. Opening reception March 28, 5-7pm. 245-5841. geneseo.edu/galleries.

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St. JC Wynn Lecture, Part 1: The Saint John’s Bible.

An introductory lecture is a prelude to the “Visio Divina,” a way of seeing and interpreting the Bible. Saint John’s Bible.

The full-size, 7-volume fine art reproduction display is part of the CRCDS Spring Lectures, “The Power of Stories: Resist, Reclaim, Resurrect.”. 3409643. ddiederich@crcds.edu.

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

Stu Chait: Of Gatherings & Asterisms Etched In Stone.

Through April 30. chaitfineart. com.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Precious Metals. Through April 30.

Original mixed media paintings

by American artist Marcella Gillenwater. 264-1440.

RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. MFA Thesis Exhibition.

Through April 14. Opening reception Mar 30, 5 p.m. 4752646.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Ann Rosen: Women Living in a Shelter. For her Project Space residency, Rosen will visit and run a series of workshops with women living in shelters in Rochester. 4428676. vsw.org. [ CONTINUING ] Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. The Art & Life of Danny Allen: Sunny Ducks and Other Musings. 232-6030 x23. axomgallery.com.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. The Lobby Presents: Billy T. Lyons farewell art exhibition.

Through Apr. 3. Art based on memories from growing up poor and in drug-abused households in Rochester.

454-2966. bugjar.com.

Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 New York 332. Ukrainian Art. Featuring Pysanky eggs. 3980220. bestfootforwardkids.com.

Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. Elusives: The Natural World We Seldom See. By the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Finger Lakes Chapter. rmsc.org.

PHOTO BY DONALD PETTIT

ART | ‘PORTRAITS OF A PLANET: PHOTOGRAPHER IN SPACE’ NASA astronaut Donald Pettit is a veteran of three space flights, and has spent a combined 370 days in space, orbited the Earth more than 3,000 times, traveled 82 million miles, and logged 13 hours in space walks. During those travels he took nearly a half million photos, some of which he’s premiering at RIT’s University Gallery in “Portraits of a Planet: Photographer in Space.” The exhibition of large-format photographic prints were shot by Pettit from the International Space Station, and reveal privileged views of cities at night, lightning streaking across night skies, aurora lightshows, and other phenomena he captured using time-lapse, long exposure, and split-second timing. Aside from capturing the stunning sights, Pettit also created a zero-gravity coffee cip while on board the ISS, which he has donated to the Vignelli Time Capsule.

“Portraits of a Planet” continues through Saturday, April 28, at University Gallery (James E Booth Hall, Room 2765, Rochester Institute of Technology, 166 Lomb Memorial Drive). Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Free. 475-2404; rit. edu/fa/gallery. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Brockport.

Hat Matters. Through Mar. 31. Investigates relationships between headdress and women’s experiences through multiple artistic media. 637-5494. differentpathgallery.com.

Gallery 384, 384 East Ave. “A Photographic Pilgrimage: WWII Japanese-American Internment Camps,” by Margaret & Notch Miyake; “Poetical Portraits:,” Oils on canvas by Dunstan Luke. 233-1658.

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

Through Apr. 7. thegallery96. com.

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

GO ART! Seymour Place, 201 E Main St. Batavia. The Kite Boy. Through Apr. 7. Acrylic exhibit

by Alex Segovia. 343-9313. ghallock@goart.org. goart.org.

Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus.

Marginal Spaces: Photography & the Urban Overlooked.

Through March 30. 275-4188.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Still Life Expressions. Through March

31. Original still lifes by contemporary Canadian artist Sam Paonessa. 264-1440.

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

NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Beyond Form: Non-Objective Art. Through April 21. Artist reception Fri., Mar 30, 5-7pm. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts.

Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus.

Mud, Sand, Cloth, and Memory: Ricardo Wiesse’s Peru. Through April 1. library. rochester.edu.

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

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Alyssa Dewitt: The Walkers; Joel Dow: Vision of the Voice. Through March 31. Immersive environments of sound, video, collage, and painting. 442-8676. vsw.org.

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

Through April 9. 271-9070. continues on page 18 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 23

Call for Participants [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Artist Residencies. March 28-April 15. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Through April 15. Each Artist in Residence focuses on work made in our three different program areas: Printmaking & Book Arts, Ceramics, and Photography & Digital Arts.

Multidisciplinary artists are encouraged to apply; the primary medium should be in one of the three program areas 244-1730. rochesterarts.org/ residencies.

Genesee Valley Fare & Ware Festival. Through March 30.

Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is accepting applications for NY crafters, fine artists, and food & craft beverage makers to participate in the festival, June 16 & 17 gvartscouncil. org/gvfw.

New Deal Writing Competition.

Through April 2. The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts seeks short stories based on the painting “Old North Church,” by Thomas Cole gvartscouncil.org/new-dealwriting-competition. [ SUN., APRIL 1 ] BOA Short Fiction Prize. April 1-May 31. BOA Editions is accepting submissions through May 31. Winner receives publication in Spring 2020, plus a $1,000 honorariom $25. boaeditions.org.

Comedy [ THU., MARCH 29 ] Emma Willmann. March 2931, 7:30 p.m. Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd. $9$15. carlsoncomedy.com.

Krish Mohan & Andrew Frank Takeover the Country. March 29, 8 p.m. Photo City Improv & Comedy Club, 543 Atlantic Ave $5. 288-9355.

[ SAT., MARCH 31 ] Nuts & Bolts Improv: Spring Break in Rochester. March 31, 8-9:30 p.m. Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10.

683-1654. nabcomedy@gmail. com. carlsoncomedy.com. [ TUE., APRIL 3 ] Backdraft II: Laughdraft. 8-11 p.m Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 902-2010. thefirehousesaloon.com.

Dance Events [ FRI., MARCH 30 ] Nazareth Spring Dance Concert: “From Our Corners and Edges”.

March 30, 7:30 p.m. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave Faculty, students, and guest artists will premiere new choreography that explores the human condition $5-$10. 3892170. naz.edu/artscenter.

Theater Heartland. Through April 1. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Fri., Mar. 16, 23, & 30: 7pm; Sat., Mar. 17, 24, & 31: 2:30 & 7:30; Sun., Mar. 18, 25, & Apr 1: 3pm; Tues. Mar 20: 7pm; Wed. & Thu., Mar 21 & 22, 28 & 29: 7pm $30-$35. 232-4382. gevatheatre.org.

Marjorie Prime. Sat., March 31, 2 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Part of the Hourglass Play-Reading Series.

Directed by Alexa ScottFlaherty. hourglassplays.org.

When We Were Young and Unafriad. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through April 8. Thur, Mar 29 & Apr 5: 7:30pm; Fri & Sat, Mar 30 & 31, Apr 6 & 7: 8pm; Sun, Apr 8: 2pm $28.50-$36.50. blackfriars.org.

William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Lyric Theater, 440 East Ave Through April 25. Thu. & Fri., Mar 29 & 30, Apr 5 & 6, 12 & 13: 8pm; Sat., Apr 7 & 14: 8pm; Sun.,

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Apr 8 & 15: 3pm $18-$25.

256-0444. wallbyrd.com.

of Rochester, River Campus rochester.edu.

Community Activism

Kids Events

[ WED., MARCH 28 ] Reshaping Rochester 2018: “Exploring the Spaces In Between”. March 28, 7 p.m.

Gleason Works Auditorium, 1000 University Ave. Mark Dawson, FASLA, will present studies in civic park design & urban planning, and their influence on economy, community, and the environment. rrcdc.org.

Roc NORML: Cannabis Myths vs Facts. March 28, 7 p.m. Hemp It Up, 622-2 Park Ave NORML advocates the decriminalization of cannabis in the U.S 4696731. hempitupgifts.com.

[ FRI., MARCH 30 ] Mess-tival. March 30-April 8, 11 am-3 pm. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Excludes April 1.

271-4320. rmsc.org.

[ SAT., MARCH 31 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/ Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262.

Film [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock. March 28, 6:30 p.m.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. info@ colorbrightongreen.org. [ FRI., MARCH 30 ] Living Thinkers: An Autobiography of Black Women in the Ivory Tower. March 30, 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. (2013) 75 mins 563-2145. baobabcultural.org.

Frederick Douglass [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Frederick Douglass’s Rochester: Mapping His Tracks in Our City. Through Aug. 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288150. rochistory.wordpress.com.

Frederick Douglass’s World.

Through Aug. 31. University

[ SAT., MARCH 31 ] Egg Hunt and Easter Event.

March 31, 12-1:30 p.m.

Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 New York 332 398-0220.

Spring Fling. March 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd $8. 424-4625 x 20. [ MON., APRIL 2 ] Hall of Fame Toy: Puppets.

April 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue 428-8150.

Little Medical School Spring Break Camp. April 2-6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield For children ages 4-12.

Registration required 3408655. webtrac.penfield.org.

Spring Break Adventure Day Camp. April 2-6, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield For children ages 8-13.

Registration required 3408655. webtrac.penfield.org. [ TUE., APRIL 3 ] “Bored” Games. April 3, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue 428-8150.

Recreation [ SAT., MARCH 31 ] Nature Hike. March 31, 10 a.m.-noon. The Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary,

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SPORTS | ROC CITY ROLLER DERBY HOME OPENER Roc City Roller Derby’s badass women in black and green are marking 10 years this season, and will host its double header home opener on Saturday, back at The Dome Arena. The all-women, flat-track roller derby league started in 2008, and competes with two teams: The Roc Stars, its Women’s Flat Track Derby Association-sanctioned A team; and the B-Sides, the group’s travel B team. (The league also has a training program, the Roc Quarry.) This weekend, the Roc Stars will collide with the Black Rose All Stars, and the B-Sides take on the Rotten Cherries — both opposing teams are from Hanover, Pennsylvania. A portion of the event’s ticket sales will go to St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity that funds childhood cancer research, and several skaters and their family and friends will shave their heads during the event to raise a little extra cash. If you can’t make the home opener, the league’s season goes into July.

The Roc City Roller Derby home opener takes place Saturday, March 31, at The Dome, 2695 East Henrietta Road. Doors at 5 p.m.; starts at 6 p.m. $12 door; $10 pre-sale; $5 kids 5-12; free for kids under 5. rocderby. com. — BY JAKE CLAPP

1581 Jackson Road Preregistration required 3367213.

Special Events [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Epic Photo Garage Sale.

Through April 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. All proceeds benefit the Photography & Digital Arts department 2715920. geneseearts.org. [ THU., MARCH 29 ] Rock & Bowl. March 29, 7-11 p.m. Radio Social, 20 Carison Road Proceeds will be used to send RCSD music students to summer music lessons and camps $40. 313-0082.

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony. March 29, 10 a.m. Robach Community Center, 180 Beach Ave. All Vietnam-era veterans are invited, regardless of duration or location of service. 7531080.

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THEATER | ‘CLOSING TIME’

[ FRI., MARCH 30 ] International Women’s Day Coffee Night. March 30, 6:30 p.m. Turkish Cultural Center, 2692 Dewey Ave. Dr. Nuray Yurt, president of Peace Islands Institute, will present “The role of Women in Islam from the Perspective of a Muslim Woman” 453-0533.

Vegan/GF Meet & Mingle Dinner. March 30, 7-9 p.m.

540WMain, 540 W. Main Street $15-$27. 585-420-8439. [ SAT., MARCH 31 ] “Find your Farmer” 2018 Rochester CSA Fair. March 31, 2-5 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 7307034. erin@wildhillfarm.com.

Founders 2nd Annual Community Seder. March 31, 7 p.m. Founders Cafe, 13 Fitzhugh Street S Donations appreciated; all proceeds benefit EYS (Embrace Your Sisters), a Canandaigua-based

In “Closing Time,” playwright Owen McCafferty mines the subtle drama of one long day in a grubby Belfast pub and hotel on the brink of shutting down. Run by Vera, who has grown bitter at her situation, and her constantly half-drunk husband, Robbie, the neighborhood establishment has never quite recovered from The Troubles, and the regulars are each stuck in their own forms of stasis. Jean Gordon Ryon this week will direct the Irish Players of Rochester in its staging of “Closing Time.” The company will restage this play in May at the Acting Irish International Theatre Festival in Calgary.

“Closing Time” will be on stage Friday, March 30, through Sunday, April 15, at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sundays, April 8 and April 15. $19 adults; $14 seniors 65 and up; $9 under 25. muccc.org; rochestercommunityplayers.org.

— BY JAKE CLAPP charity providing emergency financial support to people with breast cancer. Reservations required 770-1721. founders@ traikos.us.

Rochester Black Young Professionals 6th Annual Date Night Auction. March 31, 7 p.m. Stardust Ballroom, 41 Backus St For ages 21 & over.

All proceeds benefit the Urban League of Rochester’s Black Scholars Program $20-$30. byp@ulr.org. rocbyp.org.

Rochester CSA Fair. March 31, 2-5 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 4551260. erin@wildhillfarm.com.

South Wedge Record Fair.

March 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory Street 9:00 a.m. early bird admission: $10. Free after 3 p.m $3. 271-6785.

Spring Break Programs.

March 31-April 8, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St All special programming is free with Zoo admission. senecaparkzoo.org.

Star Show: Face of Earth. 1 p.m Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue $6/$7. 6971945. rmsc.org.

the CRCDS Spring Lectures, “The Power of Stories: Resist, Reclaim, Resurrect” 340-9643.

[ MON., APRIL 2 ] MLK 50: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Assassination. April 2-4.

Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. A series of events to honor the life of Dr. King. 389-2456.

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Workshops [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Adult Astronomy. March 28, 2 p.m. Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue “Preview of the 2024 Solar Eclipse: What To Do Now” $5$7. 697-1945. rmsc.org. [ SUN., APRIL 1 ] Traditional English Tea & Taxes Round Table Discussion.

4-5 p.m Tinsley Agency, 258 Alexander Street Reservation required 420-8985.

Culture Lectures [ WED., MARCH 28 ] TEDxRochester. Through April 1. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Audience registration due April 1 for May 5 event tedxrochester.org/attend. [ MON., APRIL 2 ] Christian Faith & LGBT Experience. April 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St Presented by Pastor S. Brae Adams. Part of

[ TUE., APRIL 3 ] Stanley I. Stuber Lecture: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Walter Rauschenbusch. April 3, 1:30 p.m. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St As part of the CRCDS Spring Lectures, “The Power of Stories: Resist, Reclaim, Resurrect,” 340-9643.

[ WED., MARCH 28 ] Rochester Reads 2018: Reading/Book-signing with Reyna Grande. March 28, 3-4 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. At the RIT Reading Room kmvgla@rit.edu. March 28, 12-1:30 p.m. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue 428-8350. [ THU., MARCH 29 ] Rochester Reads 2018: Reading/Book-signing with Reyna Grande. March 29, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Wood Library, 134 North Main St Canandaigua 394-1381 March 29, 12:30-2 p.m. Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr In Stage 14 at the FLCC Main campus $2.

785-1367. flcc.edu. [ FRI., MARCH 30 ] Discussion & Book Signing: Sevinç Türkkan. March 30, 6-7 p.m. Barnes & Noble at University of Rochester, 1305 Mt. Hope Ave. A bilingual reading & discussion of “The Stone Building & Other Places,” by Turkish novelist & human rights activist Aslı Erdoğan 275-4012. bksurochester@bncollege.com. urochester.bncollege.com.

Rochester Reads 2018: Reading/Book-signing with Reyna Grande. March 30,

12-1 p.m. Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd At the R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center 292- 2534. monroecc.edu March 30, 3-4:30 p.m. Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Registration required 770-1956. [ TUE., APRIL 3 ] Books Sandwiched In: “Janesville,” by Amy Goldstein.

April 3, 12-1 p.m. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, 115 South Avenue Reviewer: David Birken, Vice President at ICF, a global consulting firm f.

585-428-8451. teen.central@ libraryweb.org. ffrpl.org.

Museum Exhibit [ WED., MARCH 28 ] Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Ganondagan Visitor Center, 7000 County Road 41 The exhibit the ways Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have appeared and worked to sustain their culture of equity and justice. $3-$8. 621-8794. ganondagan.org.

Take It Down! Organizing Against Racism. Ongoing.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. In 2016, a panel featuring “pickaninny” artwork was removed from the Dentzel Carousel at Ontario Beach Park after being on display for over 100 years. This exhibit shows how pickaninny art perpetuates racism by denying the humanity of black children.

Presented in partnership with the City of Rochester 2714320. rmsc.org.

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

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

Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com

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Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com

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

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Monstrously fun “Pacific Rim: Uprising” (PG-13), DIRECTED BY STEVEN S. DEKNIGHT NOW PLAYING [ REVIEWS ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

The appeal of the “Pacific Rim” films is right there in their gloriously dopey premise: giant robots fighting giant monsters. If reading that sentence doesn’t immediately fill you with a sense of, “Yes, that sounds like a splendid way to spend two hours in a dark movie theater,” you’re probably wise not to waste your time.

If, however, the thought of enormous metal humanoids smashing alien monsters over the head with buildings puts even a hint of a smile

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

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on your face, by all means, please proceed.

Guillermo del Toro was able to inject his usual offbeat sensibility into the first film, bringing an attention to detail and world building that we don’t often get from film of its type. With del Toro off winning an Oscar, directing duties fell to Steven S. DeKnight for the sequel. “Pacific Rim Uprising” definitely benefits from the groundwork laid by del Toro, and with the heavy lifting already accomplished, the film is able to get on with the important business of monster clobbering.

The sequel picks up ten years after the events of the first film, when the human race used Jaegers — large mechs piloted by two humans linked by a psychic connection — to defeat the Kaiju — enormous alien monsters who came to Earth through a portal from another dimension that opened up beneath the ocean. It’s all very complicated.

John Boyega stars as Jake

Boyega and Eastwood in “Pacific Rim: Uprising.” PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES

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Pentecost, son of the legendary Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba’s character from the original movie), who sacrificed himself to save the world at the end of that film. A washout Jaeger pilot, Jake spends his days partying and selling old tech on the black market. But when the law catches up with him, he’s pressured to re-enlist in the program to avoid jail time. Naturally, Jake is called upon to lead the forces when a new Kaiju threat emerges.

In addition to Jake, there’s a host of new characters, including Amara (the appealing Cailee Spaeny), a scrappy young girl who’s been able to cobble together her own little Jaeger from spare junk. There’s also Nate, Jake’s former partner (played by Scott Eastwood, with all of his father’s squarejawed, squinty-eyed handsomeness, but none of the presence), and Chinese star Jing Tian plays Liwen Shao, a tech CEO who plans to revolutionize the monster fighting business by introducing drone Jaegers.

First film standout Rinko Kikuchi returns as Mako Mori, albeit in a reduced — but crucial — role, and Charlie Day and Burn Gorman are also back to provide comedic support as oddball scientists Geiszler and Gottlieb.

“Uprising” is undeniably dumb, but in a knowing, gleefully goofy way that’s hard not to like. It knows where its chief pleasures

lie, and if it sometimes feels more like a “Transformers” movie, it’s infinitely more entertaining and fleet-footed than anything that Michael Bay-directed franchise has been able to deliver.

And there’s at least one area where the sequel has a definite leg up on its predecessor, and that’s the presence of John Boyega (Charlie Hunnam was fine enough in the first film, but there’s just no comparison). Boyega is his usual insanely charismatic self, which is helpful in selling the preposterous things he’s required to do and say throughout the film.

“Pacific Rim Uprising” may not have the sheer personality Guillermo del Toro was able to bring to the first film, but once it gets on with the robot on monster smashy-smashy action, it’s a stupidly good time.

“Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” DIRECTED BY MOULY SURYA SCREENS THURSDAY, MARCH 29, AT THE LITTLE THEATRE

The final film in the Little Theatre’s annual Women’s History Month Film Series, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts” is the Indonesian feminist outlaw western you never knew you needed in your life.

The film opens as a gang of bandits arrive on the doorstep of the recently widowed Marlina (the excellent Marsha Timothy), announcing plans to rape her and rob her of her livestock.

A potent batch of chicken soup and a machete later, those plans don’t exactly pan out for the thieves. But that’s just the beginning of this story, as Marlina begins a meandering journey to the police station to turn herself in, carrying the severed head of the gang’s leader as evidence.

Aided by an atmospheric, Morricone-esque score by Zeke Khaseli and Yudhi Arfani, Mouly Surya’s direction ensures that the material is never as exploitative as might have been, blending bursts of violence and deadpan humor into a stylishly stark tale of revenge and redemption.

Brutally funny [ INTERVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

One of the year’s most brutally subversive comedies, “The Death of Stalin” sees filmmaker Armando Iannucci (“In the Loop,” HBO’s “Veep”) finding laughs in historical horror. The caustic political satire observes with deadpan wit the bloody power struggle that erupts in the aftermath of the titular Soviet dictator’s sudden death. Eager to fill the power vacuum, the leader’s trusted inner circle — including Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), Lavrenti Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Vyacheslav Molotov (Michael Palin), and Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor) — desperately jockey for supremacy and control of an empire.

In a film filled with memorable performances, British actor Jason Isaacs stands out amongst a cast of comedic titans.

Despite not appearing until fairly late in the film, he makes a big impression in the crucial role of General Zhukov, alpha dog of the Soviet Red Army.

Speaking with Isaacs by phone, CITY chatted with the actor about laughing in the face of evil, what it feels like to be banned in Russia, and why sometimes it’s good to play the villain. An edited version of the interview follows; for an extended version visit rochestercitynewspaper.com.

Jason Isaacs in “The Death of Stalin.”

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CITY: What was it about the script for this film that attracted you?

Jason Isaacs: Well, it was funny as fuck.

That’s really the first and last thing, I would say. It was a hilarious script from [Armando], who’s been the master of satirical comedy for a long time. And although it was clearly potentially explosive subject matter, it made me laugh like a drain. If there’s anybody who can steer a course through the delicate tone it needed, it was Armando.

The film walks a tricky tone — equally hilarious and horrifying.

Well, it reminded me of the kind of guts and skill it took to make “Dr. Strangelove” or “The Great Dictator,” taking enormously controversial subjects and making it funny, but also tragic and horrific.

The film actually ended up being banned in Russia. What was your reaction when you first heard that?

It was incredulity, to be honest, it was very hard to believe, that in the modern day and age anybody could try to ban something. Of course they failed dismally, because it’s now the most popular underground film in Russia. Everybody in Russia watches things illegally as it is, streamed or pirated DVDs. The film was granted a license at first, and it was getting phenomenal response from the press there. And it was the day before [the release] that apparatchik and the culture ministry decided to issue the statement saying it was the gross insult to Russia, and it was a blatant attempt to interfere in their election. Which I can only hope he meant humorously. I don’t quite know why they did it — one of the cinemas didn’t believe it either.

They went ahead and showed it, then

were raided by the police. Armando’s optimistic that the ban will be lifted, though as far as I’m aware, pretty much everybody under 30 in Russia has watched it already. So we’ll see.

You’ve played a lot of memorable villains throughout your career, Captain Hook to Lucius Malfoy. Is it more fun as an actor to play characters who are overtly evil?

The most fun thing is to have a good script. If you have a good script, people think you’re a good actor. It’s got nothing to do with the actor; you’re only as good as the material. So when something is three dimensional, like “Black Panther” — which I saw recently and I thought was magnificent —the antagonist is a brilliant part and brilliantly played. Because you know what he’s doing and why he’s doing it, and you sympathize in a way. But on the other hand, he has to be stopped because he’s dangerous. Lucius Malfoy is a racist white supremacist, and he’s using the same language about Muggles that unfortunately you see all over the internet at the moment.

Captain Hook is a man who’s terrified of getting older and that he’s irrelevant. God knows, as a middle-aged actor I could identify with that.

So I try to take parts that aren’t wafer thin, and if I’m lucky enough to get one that’s three dimensional, I end up getting showered in praise that doesn’t belong to me. But the same is true of heroes. You play a one-dimensional, vanilla hero, and it’s incredibly dull and wallpaper-ish. If you play someone who’s got something going on, that’s complicated and emotional, I’m happy to play that because there’s something to get my teeth into. Really, I just try to look for something in which I won’t suck.

“The Death of Stalin” opens in Rochester on Friday, March 30.

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from WBS CAPITAL INC for a site known as Hawkeye Trade Center and Residences, site ID #C828203. This site is located in the City of Rochester, within the County of Monroe, and is located at 1405 St. Paul Street. Comments regarding this application must be submitted no later than April 27, 2018. A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at Lincoln Branch Library, 851 Joseph Avenue, Rochester NY, 14261. Information regarding the site and how to submit comments can be found at http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/60058.html or send comments to Danielle Miles, Project Manager, NYSDEC, 6274 East Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414; danielle.miles@dec.ny.gov; or call 585-226-5349. To have information such as this notice sent right to your email, sign up with county email listservs available at www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/61092.html.

AVISO PÚBLICO El Departamento de Conservación Ambiental del Estado de Nueva York (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC) ha recibido una solicitud para el Programa de Limpieza Brownfield (Brownfield Cleanup Program, BCP) de WBS CAPITAL INC en relación con un complejo llamado Hawkeye Trade Center and Residences; número de identificación: C828203.

Dicho complejo se encuentra en la ciudad de Rochester, en el condado de Monroe, y está ubicado en 1405 St. Paul Street. La fecha límite para enviar comentarios relacionados con esta solicitud es el 27 de abril de 2018. Hay una copia de la solicitud y otros documentos relevantes en el repositorio de documentos ubicado en Lincoln Branch Library, 851 Joseph Avenue, Rochester NY, 14261. Puede encontrar información sobre Hawkeye Trade Center and Residences y sobre cómo enviar comentarios en http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/60058.html. También puede transmitir sus comentarios a Danielle Miles —gestora del proyecto, NYSDEC, 6274 East Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414— a través de correo electrónico (danielle.miles@dec.ny.gov) o mediante llamada telefónica al 585-226-5349. Si desea recibir notificaciones como esta por correo electrónico, regístrese en las listas de correo electrónico del condado, disponibles en www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/61092.html.

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The heart of the Corn Hill Historic District offers a seemingly endless number of unique architectural gems that are unlike anything else you might see in Rochester.

The character and craftmanship that has been lovingly preserved through the generations is often augmented by the thoughtful personal design touches of residents over the years, offering modern day living in a historic setting.

The house at 21 Eagle Street is a perfect example of history and modernity combined.

This timeless brick Victorian-era building shines just as bright as the day it was built in 1873 and, at first glance, appears to be a single-family home. However, this home has a secret: it is split down the middle into two rowhouses with mirrored floor plans.

A small enclosed entranceway on the north side opens into an attractive dining room with exposed brick that is complemented by salvaged wood paneling. Immaculate, original oak hardwood floors cover the entire first floor.

The original long, narrow windows highlight the adjacent parlor area, which is accessible through a set of dramatic oak doors.

Discretion can be maintained by closing the original wooden shutters, which work as well as the day they were installed. Spend any time in this room and your eyes are naturally drawn upward to a sparkling chandelier that sprouts from an ornate ceiling medallion.

On the other side of the house is a completely redesigned, modern kitchen.

The custom mahogany cabinetry features more salvaged wood that blends nicely with metal pendant lights (also salvaged!), granite

countertops, and stainless-steel appliances.

A half-bath and first-floor laundry area are located behind this fantastic kitchen.

Even the staircase to the second floor reflects the theme of historic salvage with a unique brass handrail. Those incredible oak hardwoods wind their way up to the second floor as well.

At the top of the stairs, behind a French door, is the entrance to the renovated full bath.

This room features beautiful tiled floors and a large stand-up shower wrapped in high-end white tile. The two bedrooms are a short walk down a quaint hallway, accessible through a small communal area.

Another unique bedroom is accessed separately, from the first-floor kitchen area-a set of narrow stairs leads up to a selfcontained area at the back of the house. Part of this space was also skillfully adapted into a full bathroom, creating an ideal space for overnight guests.

The backyard is cozy and relaxing, with a thoughtful landscape design that provides a peaceful sitting area behind a high privacy fence. There is also the perk of a one-car garage.

21 Eagle Street offers approximately 1,876 square feet of living space and is listed at $219,900. It is listed by Richard Sarkis (585455-4504) and Michael Faucher (585-3173801) of Howard Hanna.

by Peter Smith Peter Smith lives and works in Rochester and is a Landmark Society volunteer.

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EMPLOYMENT / CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Employment

Career Training

AIRLINE CAREERS START Here –Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866-2967094

THE UPSTATE NY Engineers Training Fund/District 832 will be recruiting two (2) apprentice heavy equipment operators. To be accepted for this training opportunity, applicants must: 1.

Reside in one of the counties of Allegany, Livingston, Monroe, Chemung, Ontario, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne or Yates County, eastern part of Genesee County, including City of Batavia 2. Have obtained a high school diploma or GED 3. Be at least 18 years of age 4. Have a valid NYS driver’s license and reliable transportation 5. Able to pass a substance test Application packets will be limited to twenty-five (25). Applications will be available starting Monday, April 2, 2018, from 9:00 am – 11:30 am and from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm for 10 business days or until 25 applications have been submitted, whichever comes first. Application packets may be obtained only by applicant in

INSTALLERS NEEDED American Carpet and Home Depot looking for experienced installers. We offer competitive Pay rate scale.

Must own your own van and proper tools. Contact Rodney 716-583-1468 UP TO $800/WEEKLY TAKE CARE OF FAMILY MEMBERS Incl. Disabled Children (Monroe County) Our agency offers a Medicaid funded program CDPAP (Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program).

You can get compensated for taking care of your relatives (parents, grandparents, parents’ in law, etc.), friends, neighbors or a disable child who receive Medicaid and need help.

Accompany your relatives to medical appointments, prepare food for them, help them to get dressed and receive the following compensation from our agency: - $12/hr + OVERTIME $18/hr; - PAID VACATION and SICK DAYS. Make this job parttime or full-time based on your loved ones’ healthcare needs!

No PCA/HHA certificate is required! Please call for more information: 347-577-9092; 347-577-9093 Please call from 8:30AM - 5PM.

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

MEALS ON WHEELS needs YOU to deliver meals to YOUR neighbors in need. Available weekdays between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM? Visit our website at www.vnsnet.com or call 2744385 to get started!

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

For details see home page at operaguildofrochester.com.

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

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

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

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person at the from IUOE Local 158, District 832’s office located at 3174 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. For further information, telephone 585-2729890. Successful applicants must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions and have a positive attitude. They must be willing to work closely with others and take constructive criticism and learn from it. An outstanding work ethic is a must. In exchange for this dedication to their training they will be rewarded with, upon successful completion of their apprenticeship, the opportunity to work in a well paying job and have the ability to enjoy a good standard of living. This is an equal opportunity.

The Upstate NY Engineers Training and Apprenticeship Fund does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, creed, race, color, marital status, disability, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, or any other Fund administered program.

EASTER S E RV I C E S

The Historic Parsells Church A Dynamic Christ Community

Easter Sunday, April 1st, 11:20 a.m.

Gospel Service – Sunday at 11:20 a.m.

Irondequoit United Church of Christ Good Friday March 30 7PM Worship

Please Join Us For Holy Week And Easter Sunday Liturgies HOLY THURSDAY – MARCH 29 • Blessed Sacrament 7:00pm

GOOD FRIDAY – MARCH 30

• St. Mary’s 12:10pm (Service) • St. Boniface 3:00pm (Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion)

HOLY SATURDAY – MARCH 31 • St. Mary’s 7:30pm (Easter Vigil)

Easter Sunday April 1

9AM Celebration Worship 11AM Traditional Worship

Serving the Beechwood/Culver neighborhood for 120 years!

Temporary worship site for services Covenant methodist Church 1124 Culver Rd., Rochester, 14609

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

(Across from the House of Guitars)

Rochester-Brighton

Maundy Thursday, March 29 7pm Eucharist followed by the Great Watch Good Friday, March 30th 12 pm Solemn Liturgy with Sung Passion

A l l a re w e l c o m e MAUNDY THURSDAY 6:00pm Agape Supper 7:00pm Holy Eucharist

Holy Saturday, March 31 7pm The Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter

12:00noon • Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Lourdes 7:00pm • Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday (with choir)

Easter Sunday, April 1 8 am Eucharist 11 am Festive Eucharist 9pm Sung Compline

Brass quartet prelude before both services 9:00am Festal Eucharist 11:00am Festal Eucharist Easter egg hunt following 11:00 service

Christ Church is handicapped accessible with loop for hearing impaired

2000 Highland Avenue (corner of Winton Road) Wheelchair accessible • Hearing loop • 585.442.3544

• St. Boniface 9:00am • Blessed Sacrament 10:00am • St. Mary’s 10:30am • Blessed Sacrament 12:15pm

www.southeastrochestercatholics.org

Rochester 14617 585-544-3020

CHRIST CHURCH, EPISCOPAL 141 East Ave Corner of East and Broadway

EASTER SUNDAY – APRIL 1

Blessed Sacrament • 534 Oxford St. (at Monroe) • 271-7240 St Boniface • 330 Gregory St. (near South Ave) • 271-7240 St Mary’s • 15 St Mary’s Place (near GEVA) • 232-7140

644 T it us Avenue

GOOD FRIDAY EASTER DAY

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Easter Worship 11am

at Downtown Presbyterian Church

Lee Wright conducts Chancel Choir and Orchestra in presenting Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa Sancti Spiritus

Rev. Youngdahl Preaching; Rev. Katovitch Leading Prayers Nursery and Child Care up through 2nd grade Plenty of free surface parking next to and across from the church All are warmly welcome - More info at downtownpresbyterian.org

121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester NY • www.downtownpresbyterian.org | 585-325-4000 handicap accessible

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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Wilson Digital, LLC. LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NYS DOS on November 28, 2017. Office location: Monroe County. The Sec. of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process shall be 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose of LLC: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 1706 East Ave, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/6/18.

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

SS will mail a copy of any process to 2604 Elmwood Ave., #113, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 2561 LAC DE VILLE MGMT., LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/25/17 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the Registered Agent: Corporate Creations Network Inc 15 North Mill ST Nyack, NY 10960. Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] 3327 BrightonHenrietta LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on August 28, 2017.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 162 Buttonwood Dr., Hilton, NY 14468. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 570 LEXINGTON AVE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/31/18. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 570 Lexington Avenue, Rochester, NY 14613.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Aom Consulting Group LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/13/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom

process may be served & mail to 290 Chelsea Meadows Dr West Henrietta, NY 14586 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Blazin Lazin Studios, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/21/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 3545 Roosevelt Hwy Hamlin, NY 14464 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] BLUE ANVIL NATIONAL CONTRACTORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/01/18.

Office: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 326 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] BOT LINKS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 02/07/18 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 100 Boxart ST Ste. 234 Rochester, NY 14612.

Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Deejaz Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/7/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Legalcorp Solutions, LLC 11 Broadway #615 New York, NY 10004 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] DUNNS SMALL ENGINE REPAIR LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/18/2018.

Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James E Dunn, 3178 Oak Orchard Rd, Albion, NY 14411.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] EMC Compliance LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2018.

Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 6 Erie Crescent, Fairport, NY 14450. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Ezzy Holdings LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/6/18. Office: Monroe

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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] GIBBS ENTERPRISES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/5/2018.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 803 West Avenue, Box C1, Rochester, NY 14611. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] IT’S OK. IT’S A CRUISE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/13/2018.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 607 Palmyra Rd., PO Box 884, Pittsford, NY 14534, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Jenny Sanzo Fashionista LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/26/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 20 Wedmore Rd Fairport, NY 14450 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Lionheart Development LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/1/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Lionheart Development LLC 19 Trotters Field Run Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] LOWDEN POINT CAPITAL LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/14/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SS shall mail a copy of such process to 73 State Street, 3rd Floor, Rochester, NY 14614.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Lte Consulting Services LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/12/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 21 Pepperwood Ct Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose

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

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to 400 Andrews Street Suite 360, Rochester NY 14604. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Mitchell J. Lurye, Lcswr.

LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/7/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Mitchell J. Lurye 274 Goodman St North #B283 Rochester, NY 14607 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Mollimoo, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/31/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Viktoriya Napora 1439 Plank Rd Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Much Like Wolves, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/9/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 195 Dunrovin Ln Rochester, NY 14618 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer, liquor, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, liquor, wine, and cider at retail in a bar/tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 375 Averill Ave., Rochester, NY 14620 in Monroe County for on premises consumption.*Rochester Beer Park LLC [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Supreme Court, Monroe County on the 12thday of March, 2018, bearing Index Number 2018/1447 a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Nina Caraballo. The city & state of my present address are Rochester, NY; the month and year

of my birth are January, 1946; the place of my birth is Luquillo, Puerto Rico; my present name is Saturnina Caraballo Michell [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Bell DataComm LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/11/17 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 60 Parish Road Churchville NY 14428 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brahm Properties LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/13/2018; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 135 Windmill Trail, Rochester, New York 14624. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1459 CULVER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/01/18.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Thomas Nary, 1459 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: Manage real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 28 Lawrence Street Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 268 Milburn Street, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 348 HAYWARD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/01/18.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Thomas Nary,1459 Culver Rd. Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: Manage real estate.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 7 Utica Street, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/19/18.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420.

The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: EAST HOUSE CANAL STREET LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) of New York on 01/23/2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: East House Canal Street LLC, 259 Monroe Avenue, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14607.

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

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 85 High Tech Drive, Rush NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BAILEY’S SEPTIC SERVICE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/21/18. Office location: Orleans County. Princ. office of LLC: 1443 Oak Orchard Rd., Waterport, NY 14571. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 232 W. Park St., Albion, NY 14411.

Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Bucci Creative Studios, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/4/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to P.O. Box 16187, Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Castleman Road LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 21, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 859 Rolins Run, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charisma Yoga Bar, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 7, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 114 N Main St, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Cleaning Services of Western NY, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 2/16/18.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 134 Van Stallen Street, 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 COO for Hire, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/20/2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 26692, Rochester NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dancing Crowns LLC Art. of Org. filed Secy’s of State (SSNY) 01/24/2018. Office location Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 500 Winchester St., Rochester NY 14615.

Purpose: any lawful activities

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DMD NISSAN WEST, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/2017. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Panorama Trail S., Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: CMS Transport of Western NY, LLC; Date of filing: 1/19/18; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 60 Endicar Drive, Rochester, New York 14622; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EMS Tactical Group LLC ​ Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/07/2018​ . Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 21 Elm Street, Webster NY 14580 ​. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fundere Consulting, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 30, 2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 12 Trotters Field Run, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HAVENS LAW PLLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 7, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 760 Chili Avenue Extension, Churchville, NY 14428.

Purpose: Practice the profession of law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of HIGH TOP HOMES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with

Legal Ads the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/27/2018.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 17 Longbow Circle, Spencerport, NY 14559.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of iKON Amusement & Travel LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/13/17. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 295 Chili Scottsville Rd, Churchville, NY 14428 .

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of iKON Ice Cream LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/15/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of In the Balance Health Coaching, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/22/2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 116 Holley Brook Drive, Penfield, New York 14526.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kray Consulting LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/6/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 31 Princeton Ln Fairport, NY 14450 .

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lehmann Digital Arts Publishing, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/08/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 27 Clarkes Crossing, Fairport NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Live, Work, Life Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Marketview336 LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/2018.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as Agent upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1, #86, Buffalo, NY 14221.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Hidden Wood Drive, Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe Air, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Paul Adams, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe and Wayne Construction, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Monroe Income Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on

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 3/8/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of NeighborHOOD Scholar LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/29/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 362 Whispering Pines Circle Rochester, NY 14612 .

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PHOENIX MILL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/2018.

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 Averill Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Raise The Bar Designs, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/21/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 104 Allandale Ave Rochester NY 14610 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROSCO RENOVATIONS LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 2/14/2018.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 61 Wilmer St., Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RTECH CONSULTING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/18.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 34 Tannon Drive North, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SPRING VALLEY GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/27/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2117 Buffalo Rd., #183, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Brick Lab, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/5/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 44 Quail Lane, Rochester NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The​ Y ​ ards​ C ​ ollective​ L ​ LC​ Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) November​ 2 ​ 0th,​ 2 ​ 017​ . 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 50-52​​Public Market​ W ​ ay​ R ​ ochester,​ ​ NY​ 1 ​ 4609​ .​ Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tux Cat Entertainment LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02-09-2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 500 Winchester St. Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of West Ridge Development LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 8th 2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 75 Barrett Dr, Unit 177, Webster NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of TEPCOGLASS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/14/18.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 12/29/17.

Princ. office of LLC: 11210 Ables Ln., Dallas,

TX 75229. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with TX Secy. of State, James E. Rudder Bldg., 1019 Brazo, Austin, TX 78701.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

(SS) on August 28, 2017. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 162 Buttonwood Dr., Hilton, NY 14468. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ]

Sisu Counseling and Consulting LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/1/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 411 Parsons Acres Ontario, NY 14519 General Purpose

PATTERSON HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/16/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 23804, Rochester, NY 14692.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 1767 Clover St., Rochester, NY 14618. [ NOTICE ] Quincy 9193 LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/6/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Railogic Consulting Services, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/6/18.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 3071 Griffin Rd Churchville, NY 14428 RA US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Revolution Studio & Wellness Bar, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/8/2017. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 9 Bryden Pk., Webster, NY 14580.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Rochester Lead Automotive, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on December 26, 2017.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 76 Anderson Ave., Rochester, NY 14607.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Sarratori Holding LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State

[ NOTICE ]

[ NOTICE ] Spr Enterprises LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/23/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 968 North Rd Scottsville, NY 14546 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/6/18. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Victor Consulting LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/16/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 510 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] VR Playground LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/21/2017.

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

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Wetmore Rentals LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/12/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 155 Edgerton St., Rochester, NY 14607. General Purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Whiskey River Properties, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/6/2018. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Attn: R. Youst, Manager, 421 River St., Rochester, NY 14612.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Wigberto Perez LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/4/2017. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Wigberto Perez, 137 Clay Rd., Rochester, NY 14623.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: 2088 FIVE MILE LINE PROPERTY, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/21/2018. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O 2088 FIVE MILE LINE PROPERTY, LLC, 2088 Five Mile Line Road, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: JADE GAFF, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/26/2018.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O JADE GAFF, LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] New York State Paralegal SVS LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on March 19, 2018.

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 93 Chesterfield Drive, Rochester, NY 14612.

The purpose of the company is any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Casa Luna Supply, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/8/17.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 151 Basket Rd, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] SMG Buena Vista Group LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/28/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to c/o Shawn M. Griffin, 99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation } The Woolbright Group, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/14/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 667 Midship Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is ROC The Mic Productions, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/16/18. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 299 Avalon Dr Rochester NY 14618.

The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Shewman Athletic Performance LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 2/27/18. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process

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The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Girlboss Developments LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 02/13/2018 with an effective date of formation of 02/13/2018.

Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served.

A copy of any process shall be mailed to 218 MacIntosh Dr., Rochester, NY 14626.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ Notice of Formation of OD DOODLE BUGS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 23, 2018. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ.

Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Drive, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF The Bodhisattva Way, LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).

Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State

of NY (“SSNY”) on February 21, 2018.

Office location: c/o Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 North Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, c/o Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 North Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] Katyasi LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11.25.2016.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ SUMMONS ] Index No. 2018/816 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs.

Margaret D. Whitney, Deceased, and any persons who are heirs or distributees of Margaret D. Whitney, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, ) heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Charles F. Deis; Discover Bank; United States of America; People of the State of New York “John

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Doe” and/or “Mary Roe”, Defendants.

Location of property to be foreclosed: 515 Mt. Read Boulevard, City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State.

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

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

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SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 31, 2018 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 3245767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on September 30, 2009 in Liber 22650 of Mortgages, page 168 in the amount of $43,200.00. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action except for Margaret D. Whitney. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated March 14, 2018 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe, and State of New York, being the west 102.25 feet of Lot #134 of the West Blvd Subdivision filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 22 of Maps, page 23.

Intending to convey a parcel of land fronting 45 feet on the west side of Mt. Read Blvd, formerly Field Street, 45 feet wide in rear and 102.25 feet deep and being the whole of said lot #134 except the east 15.25 feet thereof, heretofore acquire or now used by the City of Rochester for street purposes, namely the widening of Mt. Read Blvd ALSO, ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OF PARCEL OF LAND, with buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as a part of Lot 84 of the 20,000 Acre Tract and more particularly as the south 1/2 of the former Falmouth Street (old Stevens Avenue) and also a portion of the east 1/2 of a former

unnamed Alley shown upon a map of the West Boulevard Subdivision with the west line of Mt. Read Boulevard, thence west along said north line and its extension a distance of 107.38 feet to the center line of said former unnamed Alley, thence north along said center line of said Alley 20 feet to point in the center line of said Falmouth Street, thence south along said center line a distance of 107.38 feet to the west line of Mt. Read Boulevard; thence south along the east line of Mt. Read Boulevard a distance of 20 feet to the point of beginning Intending to convey the south 1/2 of the said former Falmouth Street lying north of and abutting upon the north line of Lot 134 of said West Boulevard Subdivision and the east 1/2 of said unnamed Alley lying west of and abutting thereto. Tax Acct. No.: 105.70-1-34 Property Address: 515 Mt. Read Boulevard, City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] INDEX NO. 002021/17E SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the situs of the real property. EB 1EMINY, LLC Plaintiff, -against- DAVID SMITH, DANIELLE HANSEN, PALISADES COLLECTION, L.L.C. A/A/O PROVIDIAN NATIONAL BANK, RAB PERFORMANCE RECOVERIES, LLC A/A/O METRIS BANK, PALISADES ACQUISITION XVI, L.L.C. A/A/O SEARS, PALISADES COLLECTION, L.L.C. A/A/O AT&T, COUNTY OF MONROE, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK C/O MONROE COUNTY CLERK, STATE OF NEW YORK CIVIL RECOVERIES BUREAU, LR CREDIT 4, LLC A/A/O FIRST USA, AFFINITY ORCHARD PLACE, L.P., ASHA MOHAMED, ALLSTATE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, EMILY SAWDY, CACH, LLC, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, CITIBANK, N.A., EXCELLUS HEALTH PLAN, INC. D/B/A EXCELLUS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (WESTERN DISTRICT), PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF MONROE

COUNTY OFFICE OF PROBATIONCOMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE-CIVIL ENFORCEMENT, MARINER FINANCE,LLC, AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, U.S. BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC A/K/A PROPEL TAX, TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1 A/K/A TOWER CAPITAL, 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 within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the summons; and 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 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 the mortgage company

will not stop the 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: Garden City, New York, January 18, 2018.

STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff By: Ronald P. Labeck 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 812-4500The object of this action is to foreclose tax liens covering: 33 Bowman Street, Rochester, New York. JUDGMENT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $13,576.67 plus interest. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, being Lot 14 as shown upon a map of C.M. Thoms’ Subdivision of parts of Lots 2,3,4 and 5 of the middle part of the H V B Schanck Farm, formerly in the Town of Brighton, now in the City of Rochester, and filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Uber 11 of Maps, page 92. Said Lot 14 fronts on the west side of Bowman Street and is 40 feet wide front and rear, 121.98 feet in depth on the north line and 122.18 feet in depth on the south line.

Premises commonly known as: 33 Bowman Street, Rochester, New York and also

by Section: 107 .78, Block: 2 and Lot: 75 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF MONROE – US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC, Plaintiff, EDWARD M. O’CONNOR A/K/A EDWARD M. OCONNOR A/K/A EDWARD MARTIN OCONNOR A/K/A EDWARD M. OCONNER, if living and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiffs, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely, the wife, widow, husband, widower,

heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, descendents, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, successors in interest and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, descendents, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, successors in interest, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiffs, HUDSON AND KEYSE LLC ASSIGNEE OF BENEFICIAL COMPANY LLC, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants.

Index No. 6665/16.

To the above named Defendants –YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi, J.S.C., dated February 21, 2018. The object of this action is to foreclose a Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section 120.80, Block 1, Lot 59 on the Tax Map of MONROE County and also known as 16 Penhurst Street, Rochester, New York.

Dated: March 9, 2018 WINDELS MARX LANE & MITTENDORF, LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC, By: Michael J. Zacharias, Esq. 156 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212) 237-1113

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Wait times at emergency rooms are notoriously long, and Danny Konieczny’s experience was no different on March 6 at The Villages Hospital in The Villages, Florida. The Lady Lake resident, 61, was at home earlier in the day when a neighbor called 911 to report Konieczny was drunk and suicidal. According to WOFL TV, first responders took him to the hospital, where he waited for two hours to see a doctor before getting exasperated and stealing an ambulance to drive home. Konieczny parked the ambulance in the driveway of the neighbor he thought had called the police about him, and when Lake County Sheriff’s investigators tracked him down, they found Konieczny curled up in the trunk of his own car in his garage. Konieczny was put on no-bond status because he is still on probation from a 2017 drunk driving charge.

An Escalating Situation

Things went from bad to worse for 30-year-old Isaac Bonsu on March 6 when he was charged in Alexandria, Virginia, with felony hit-and-run involving an unlikely victim. Fairfax County Police pulled Bonsu over for an equipment violation, but he apparently forgot to put it in “park” before exiting the vehicle. Bonsu can be seen on police dashcam video running in front of the car and then being struck by it.

Unhurt, Bonsu jumped up and kept running, but police were able to catch him. The Associated Press reported that Bonsu was charged with driving while intoxicated (his third) and possessing marijuana along with the hit-and-run.

Environmentalists decry all the debris washing up on beaches around the world, but a discovery in January near Perth, Australia, has historians thrilled. The Washington Post reported that Tonya Illman and a friend were walking along the beach when she spotted “a lovely old bottle.” Inside was a damp note, tied with string. “We took it home and dried it out ... and it was a printed form, in German, with very faint German handwriting on it,” she said. Experts at the Western Australia Museum have determined the note was 132 years old -- 24 years older than the previous record for a message in a bottle. The note was dated June 12, 1886, from a ship named Paula. Further study revealed that a German Naval Observatory program was analyzing global ocean currents in the area between 1864 and 1933, and an entry in the Paula’s captain’s journal made note of the bottle being tossed overboard. Thousands of other bottles were released into the sea as part of the program, and only 662 have been returned. The last one discovered was in January 1934.

It may not be the oldest ever found, but the message in a bottle found by 12-yearold Joseph Vallis of Sandys Parish, Bermuda, certainly traveled an impressive distance -- more than 1,000 miles. The Royal Gazette reported that Vallis and his Warwick Academy class were picking up trash around Bailey’s Bay on March 10 when he came across a green bottle with a plastic bag inside. He and his father, Boyd, uncorked the bottle and found a note dated April 2014 that had been set adrift from a French sailing yacht crossing the Atlantic. The note included an email address and invitation to contact the authors, but as of press time, the Vallises were still awaiting a response.

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll be in hot pursuit and eager to find love, but before you jump into something that looks inviting, you’d be wise to slow down and find out more about the individual you want to play with. Watch out for anyone showing signs of negativity, possessiveness or control.

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Before using your charm and making your move, consider the fallout involved when someone gets hurt. Keep your distance unless the person you want is free and clear to be with you out in the open and not just behind closed doors.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Wanting too much too fast or offering too little too late will be a problem.

Stop second-guessing and testing when you should be listening and sharing feelings and intentions with anyone you are attracted to who appears to want to get to know you better.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be hard to resist. Your open and friendly demeanor will bring you good fortune when it comes to having fun, attracting exciting people and finding love. Add a little romance to your charm, and love at first sight will take you by surprise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The love interest who attracts you and the ones most likely to fit into your lifestyle and beliefs won’t coincide. Don’t go for flash when you should be with the person who will add stability and financial security to your life, not the one who will take it away.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Indecisiveness will cost you if you can’t get it together. An ultimatum will give you no choice but to run and hide. Make a list of the pros and cons followed by a decision that will lead to freedom or commitment. You can’t sit on the fence forever.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Try someone completely different from those you have dated in the past. Changing things up a little will help you decide if an ex is still someone you want to pursue or if you are ready to take on a partner who offers something totally unique.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 21): You’ll have plenty of You’ll be drawn to someone options when it comes to love from your past. Time heals and romance. As long as you all wounds, but it doesn’t don’t make any promises, you necessarily change a person’s should be able to enjoy the general character. Keep that company of a multitude of poin mind and don’t become a tential lovers, have some fun victim caught in an on-again/ and perhaps discover someone off-again relationship. Break who truly is quite special. ties with anyone who doesn’t CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): measure up.

You’ve been fooled before PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): and you will be fooled again if Do your thing. Reach out, help you let looks supersede truth, and get involved in community intelligence and being able events that will benefit a cause to contribute as much as you you feel strongly about. You will can to the relationship. Don’t encounter someone who has the settle for anything less than a wow factor you’ve been looking good fit when it comes to love for in a long-term partner. Don’t and commitment. be afraid to make the first move. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 35

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