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Trump, Mueller, and the response to the report There were no surprises in the Mueller report, not to anybody who paid even cursory attention to the news over the past couple of years. But the report confirmed and fleshed out a lot that we heard only in bits and pieces. And whatever happens as a result, by confirming the depth of the president’s threat to his country, Mueller and his investigative team have produced a vitally important document. Thanks to their work, we know that, in the report’s words, Trump “sought to have Attorney General Jefferson (Jeff) Sessions unrecuse from the Russia investigation and to have the Special Counsel removed, and engaged in efforts to curtail the Special Counsel’s investigation and prevent the disclosure of evidence to it, including through public and private contacts with witnesses.” We know that Russia was an active player in the 2016 presidential election, trying to sway voters, sow discord among Americans, lessen Clinton’s chances, and establish connections with Trump. We know that during the campaign, members of Trump’s real-estate operation talked with Russian government officials about a Trump Tower project in Moscow. We know that investigators weren’t able to get some of the evidence they sought because emails were encrypted or destroyed. Because of those “identified gaps,” the report says, the investigators “cannot rule out the possibility that the unavailable information would shed additional light (or cast in a new light) the events described in the report.” We know that in his answers to investigators’ questions, the president repeatedly said he couldn’t remember, didn’t remember being told, had “no recollection.” We know that Trump lied repeatedly, and that he instructed members of his administration to lie. And we know that things could have been a lot worse if some people in the White House hadn’t refused to do what Trump told them to do. “There it is in black and white,” writes Susan Glasser in the New Yorker: “a thorough and careful legal document showing highranking officials of the US government refusing to obey orders from the President because they believed them to be improper or outright illegal.” And we know that in spite of everything the investigators found, Mueller didn’t think the evidence was solid enough to determine that Trump coordinated efforts with the
We now have proof about the conduct of the president of the United States. What are we going to do about it?” Russians to influence the campaign. And Mueller and his team said they were unable to judge whether Trump had obstructed justice. But, the report adds: “if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” In the end, Mueller seems to say that he and his investigators feel they’ve done all they can do. They’ve provided evidence for future action by other people. “With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice by exercising his powers under Article II of the Constitution,” says the report, “we concluded that Congress has the authority to prohibit a President’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice.” That conclusion, says the report, “accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law.” Mueller’s report answers some questions, then, but it raises others, writes a team of analysts on the blog Lawfare. “Most importantly,” the analysts write, “it continues on page 12
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Federal officials are considering an application to designate a swath of eastern Lake Ontario as a marine sanctuary, and they’re seeking public comments on the proposal. The 1,700-square-mile sanctuary would extend from Wayne County’s western border to the area of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County. Its primary purpose would be protecting “historically significant shipwrecks and related maritime heritage resources,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The part of Lake Ontario identified in the marine sanctuary nomination contains 21 known shipwrecks and one known aircraft, but historical records and news reports indicate another 47 shipwrecks and two aircraft could be in the zone. If the federal government designates the area as a marine sanctuary, there could be possibilities for research coordination and funding. The discovered wrecks have been found largely by recreational divers and “shipwreck research hobbyists,” says the proposal. “No governmentor university-sponsored
professional scientific shipwreck surveys have been undertaken of this historic area,” it says. The document cites some of the region’s history. Oswego Harbor, for instance, is the oldest freshwater port in the United States, and it was an important port on the Great Lakes. The wrecks on the lake’s eastern end are unique among the Great Lakes because of their age, some dating back to the late 1700’s. Among them are vessels from the War of 1812. The marine sanctuary nomination was submitted by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Oswego Mayor William Barlow, and local legislative leaders from Oswego, Jefferson, Cayuga, and Wayne counties. NOAA is holding four public sessions on the proposal from June 10-13. The closest one to Rochester will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wayne County Emergency Operations Center, 7376 Route 31, Lyons. Anyone who wants to submit a comment through the website can go to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number NOAA-NOS-2019-0032. More information on the proposal is available at sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ lake-ontario/.
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Rochester voters apparently will have a say in how much power a new Police Accountability Board would have. At its May 21 meeting, City Council plans to vote on establishing an independent Police Accountability Board with broad powers. As the legislation is written now, the board would have the authority to impose discipline on officers for misconduct. The police chief currently has that authority, and the proposed change would require a public referendum, City Council President Loretta Scott says. The discipline proposal will be on the ballot in November, Scott says. Council unveiled its Police Accountability Board proposal in January, and the discipline change is its most controversial provision. The Locust Club – Rochester police officers’ union – is expected to sue over the issue. Mayor Lovely Warren is convinced that legislation transferring the authority to discipline officers for misconduct wouldn’t survive a suit, and she has proposed her own legislation, which keeps discipline authority with the police chief.
Council hadn’t initially planned to put the discipline section to a public vote, but Scott says she has been advised that state law requires it. New York’s municipal home rule law says that a local law “shall be subject to a mandatory referendum” it if “abolishes, transfers, or curtails any power of an elected officer.” Under the City Charter, the mayor has discipline authority over all city employees, including police officers. That authority can be delegated, which it has been, through collective bargaining with the Locust Club. All eight members of City Council have embraced the legislation, including the transfer of discipline authority, so it’s expected to pass in May. But it’s not clear whether Rochester voters would approve the discipline section – particularly since both the mayor and the police union are adamantly opposed to it. If voters turn down the discipline change, the rest of the legislation would go into effect unless the police union sues.
“For some, there is fear that weapons will be misused, especially against people of color and members of LGBTQ communities, or that the presence of armed DPS officers will have a chilling effect on crimes being reported,” Feldman said.
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Feldman: No additional armed UR officers Addressing what has been a controversial issue concerning public safety on the University of Rochester’s various sites, President Richard Feldman has decided against adding additional armed peace officers. The UR already has armed peace officers at the Medical Center campus, which includes Strong Memorial Hospital. Last year, the university’s Department of Public Safety recommended adding an armed peace officer in a vehicle on the River Campus, stationing another armed officer on UR properties west of the Genesee River, and adding one armed officer on foot patrol at the Eastman School of Music. But in a written statement released on Monday, Feldman said he had decided against that recommendation. He also decided that armed Department of Public Safety “supervisors” will have unrestricted access to all parts of the UR’s campuses. The issue of arming campus peace officers has been a challenge for the university’s administration for some time, with strong opinions for and against it. The peace officers patrol the campus and they have many of the responsibilities of a police officer, including arresting people believed to be committing crimes on the university’s properties.
Late last year, Feldman formed an Advisory Committee, composed of faculty, students, and staff, to study the issue. Last month, he received the committee’s recommendations, which he agreed with in his decision on Monday. In contrast, a large majority of the UR’s Public Safety Review Board – which is also composed of representatives of the UR community – recommended approving the proposal and then delaying its implementation. But in his decision on Monday, Feldman said that was not in the best interest of the university community. “I recognize that my decisions will not satisfy everyone,” Feldman said. “But that is unavoidable in a situation as complex as this one, with deep convictions on both sides. “ A major concern: The average response time of 6 minutes for officers from the Medical Center to get to other parts of the campus in the event of an emergency, such as an active shooter. Public Safety officials said this was unacceptable. Another concern: The Eastman School of Music depends entirely on the Rochester Police Department’s officers for its safety concerns. Feldman acknowledged in his statement that increasing the UR’s armed peace officers
could decrease reliance on RPD officers, who may not be familiar with the layout of all of the UR buildings and properties. But the Public Safety Department’s proposal drew sharp criticism from some students and faculty. In a letter to the Campus Times, the Minority Students’ Association Board argued that increasing armed officers would not increase safety. And, the letter said, it could have the opposite effect on people of color on or near the UR campus. Of particular concern is a 2017 change in state law that permits officers to patrol sidewalks and streets next to campus properties. Feldman recognized the students’ concerns in his statement. “For some, there is fear that weapons will be misused, especially against people of color and members of LGBTQ communities, or that the presence of armed DPS officers will have a chilling effect on crimes being reported,” Feldman said. Feldman said it was difficult to weigh data about active shooters on college campuses and misuse of force incidents in relation to the UR. Both are legitimate concerns, he said. “We can point to the fact that armed DPS officers have been in place in the
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Students’ mental health needs increasing The college years have long been portrayed in fiction and film as the best years of a young person’s life, a time for frolic, freedom, and philosophy. But the results of the American College Health Association’s 2017 Health Assessment Survey offers a starkly different picture of student life on US campuses. And many Rochester-area higher education institutions, like colleges and universities across the country, are taking the survey’s results seriously. According to the Health Assessment Survey’s sampling of 26,000 undergraduates from across the country, in the prior year more than 53 percent of students said they “felt things were hopeless,” more than 86 percent said they “felt overwhelmed” by all they had to do, 61 percent felt “overwhelming anxiety,” 40 percent said they “felt so depressed that it was difficult to function,” and nearly 13 percent said they “seriously considered suicide.” What alarms many college mental health professionals most is the trendline, says Susan Quinn, Nazareth’s director of health and 6 CITY
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counseling. For instance, in the 1985 version of the survey, only 18 percent of students nationwide said they felt overwhelmed by all they had to do. In 2010, it was 29 percent, and by 2017, it jumped to more than 86 percent. Quinn says she’s seen the results of the survey reflected in a growing demand for services at Nazareth, so much so that the college is hiring two more licensed counselors so there’ll be a staff of five by the fall. The hope is to reduce the wait time for students seeking services, from as long as three weeks to less than a week. “We’re all wondering and trying to understand what’s changed and how do we respond?” Quinn says. The survey, which is designed to take periodic snapshots of college students’ physical and mental health, doesn’t say what’s causing the changes in their wellness. But local mental health professionals like Quinn have made their own observations about what’s happening. The biggest change Quinn notices is that students are spending many hours
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every day on social media. David Reetz, director of counseling and psychological services at Rochester Institute of Technology, agrees; and he says he’s seen a significant drop in social interaction among younger students.
“Fewer have a driver’s license and fewer are engaging with friends in outside activities,” Reetz says. “Those more complex social skills are delayed, so when they’re thrown into a new environment it creates anxiety.” Withdrawal is a common coping mechanism in these situations, he says. “But withdrawal leads to depression,” he says. “When we’re more connected to people, we’re better able to manage anxiety. There are many good things that come with screen time. What’s missing, though, is the ability to sit with another human being. What’s happening instead is pseudo-connection, not friendship.” Laura Swanson, staff counselor at SUNY Geneseo, says there’s another component to social media that’s harmful to some students. Swanson says she “runs her life from her cell phone,” and she gets a kick out of seeing how many “likes” her postings on Instagram receive. But many of these postings present a perfect, one-dimensional view of a person’s life. When students compare what’s happening in their lives to these “curated” images, it can be depressing, she says. “There’s a divide between real life and social media,” Swanson says. While the current crop of college students are dealing with the trauma of school shootings and sexual assaults, the pressure in American society has become extreme, according to a 2019 New York Times article. “College students have experienced financial burden on a different scale than many of their predecessors,” according to the Times article. “They grew up during the Great Recession and have seen family members lose jobs and homes. They have great uncertainty about their career prospects.” Olivia Binda, a senior year at SUNY Geneseo, says the pressure is real. She wants to go on to law school, but she doesn’t have the money, which is making her extremely anxious, she says. And many of her friends feel this anxiety, too. “I have a friend who has gone on 16 interviews and hasn’t heard back from any of them,” Binda says. “As a student who is graduating in a month or so with no prospects, what’s he going to do?” Local colleges are providing a mix of services and programs to help their students. Most offer some form of shortterm counseling to students, and they’re training faculty, staff, and student peer groups to recognize the symptoms of mental health disorders. For instance, they’re trained to look for students who
are missing classes, falling asleep in class, appear to be abusing drugs or alcohol, or show sudden changes in behavior, such as withdrawal and self-isolation. Nazareth will be launching a program called RIO – Recognition, Insight, and Openness – which is largely aimed at creating a campus culture of awareness about mental health. Counselors will be providing three sessions for developing coping skills that will be offered at different times weekly. And they’re also offering group counseling for students who want more ongoing support. If intensive therapy is needed or personal safety is a concern, students are referred to the appropriate provider. Rather than treating students’ mental health issues only as they surface, at the University of Rochester there’s a growing emphasis on prevention. Amy Nadelen, a counselor at the University of Rochester, drew on her own experience with handling the anxiety that comes with always wanting to do more, she says. Nadelen had already begun using meditation as a way of calming herself and she saw how it might benefit students, too. “Our culture here is always do our best, and do it better,” she says. “Many of our students were stars in their hometown high schools, but they come here and now they’re just one of many in the mix. They’ve never experienced not being the best. They’ve never experienced failure. That’s a lot for some students.” Nadelen coordinated with other faculty at the college and the Medical Center to launch the university-wide Mindfulness and Meditation practice in the fall of 2018. “It’s not just about teaching meditation, but how do we create and change our culture to be a more mindful institution,” she says. There are many different components to the concept of mindfulness, but it’s essentially about learning how to focus your attention by quieting the inner chatter. Nadelen started some classes, particularly those before exams, by asking students to take a few minutes to sit quietly and just focus on breathing. The practice is completely voluntary, but she says the concept has caught on across the university and is supported through a long-term grant. “This is just another tool in the tool box,” she says. “It’s ok to stop and take a breath. It’s ok to be in the moment instead of ruminating between the past and the present and the future.”
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The house on Maltby Street was humming. A dozen children, cousins and siblings ages 4 to 14, filled the living room with the yelps of youth at play. The percussive sounds of food preparation — knife cutting into board, mortar mashing into pestle — consumed the kitchen where adults congregated and cooked. Christmas decorations covered the ceiling, but the night was no unique festive evening. The activity was quotidian, all just another night in the Htoo household. Amid the din, at the end of a floral-patterned sofa, sat Ehlerh Htoo. Ehlerh, 20, is the seventh of 10 children of Pee He and Say La Htoo, former refugees from the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. The Monroe Community College student had wisps of black facial hair and wore a European soccer jersey and a dark winter cap folded above the ears, like Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Ehlerh may have been reclining on the sofa, but his role in the family is far from passive. “Everything seems to fall on me right now,” he said. Ehlerh came to the United States 10 years ago and began learning English at School 44. For a decade he has served as an interpreter for his father’s doctor visits, walked his mother through the Price Rite checkout line, and funneled his wages toward the family utility bills. When a wind storm tore into the roof two years ago, Ehlerh rushed home from high school to navigate the insurance process. As the oldest child with no kids of his own, Ehlerh is most equipped to handle these tasks. “I try my best to take care of my parents,” he said. In America, many 20-somethings depend on their parents more than ever. Last year, parents gave $500 billion to support adult children over the age of 18, according to a study by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Yet in the lives of former refugees like Ehlerh, roles are reversed. Children in their late-teens and 20’s look out for the parents while pursuing dreams of their own. They’ve moved to a starkly unfamiliar city — Rochester — a world away in multiple senses from the refugee camps of their childhoods. Immense responsibilities take a mental toil. Depression and anxiety are real risks. Still, the achievements of the young generation of former refugees are undeniable as they make their marks on Rochester. One percent of all refugees who enter the United States resettle in Rochester. More join family in Rochester after working a few years in other cities through what is known as secondary migration. Local housing is more affordable than in places like New York City; and jobs, particularly in the health care sector, are accessible. A network of voluntary agencies,
Ehlerh Htoo, former refugee from Myanmar, has served as interpreter and cultural arbitor for his family since he was 10. Pictured with his mother, Say La Htoo. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER rochestercitynewspaper.com
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known by the science fiction-sounding abbreviation VOLAGs, guide new residents on the basics: how to decipher the RTS schedule, go grocery shopping, and learn beginner English. The VOLAGs, like the Catholic Family Center, aim to have former refugees self-sufficient within six months. Instrumental in getting former refugees independent are the sons and daughters who serve as their families’ cultural arbiters and financial contributors. Ehlerh knows the bills are due on the 25th of each month. On summer breaks during high school, he worked picking blueberries in Spencerport before returning to Edison Tech in the fall. A portion went to pay his family’s utilities. “I didn’t want them to get bad credit,” he said. Ehlerh now works an 11-hour shift on Saturdays, preparing cod, salmon, and mackerel at the Public Market. He makes $140 a day, money his mother has begun refusing, preferring that her son instead save it for tuition. Ehlerh studies hotel management at MCC and dreams of opening a hotel of his own. Ehlerh notices the different upbringings of his friends who were born in America. “Many don’t have to worry about other stuff like going to both school and work,” he said. “I believe one day I could be just like them. Or my kids. If it’s not me, it’ll be my kids.”
At first, Pee He and Say La did not feel
comfortable asking their son for assistance, opting to struggle in silence during the first disorienting weeks in Rochester. “It was hard to keep asking questions,” Pee He said, through Ehlerh’s interpreting. Today, the parents seek out more help, but anxiety lurks. Pee He, quick to flash a giant smile in conversation, cannot speak to coworkers during shifts at Gray Metal Products in Avon. Say La rarely leaves the house during the day, preferring the comfort of watching her grandchildren in the living room to the world outside. Dr. Anthony Petruso exclusively treats patients who were once refugees. As the lead physician at Rochester Regional Health’s Refugee Health Care Program, he routinely deals with the specific challenges presented by familial roles in America. “For older family members, you sometimes see a displacement of authority,” Petruso said. “You have a reversal of the power dynamics. The younger generation is going to be the hardest working, but also trying to provide a lot of support for all their extended family too. That can be very stressful.” he said. Inverted family roles are not the sole root of mental health challenges. Former refugees were involuntarily displaced from their homelands by forces of conflict or 10 CITY APRIL 24 - 30 , 2019
Many former refugees choose colleges close to home. But Pray Meh, a senior at Bishop Kearney, will study physical therapy at D'Youville College in Buffalo. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER
climate. The Nepali fled the oppressive regime in Bhutan. Christians from Burma, called the Karen (pronounced cur-in), outran the bullets of Myanmarese soldiers. Both Ehlerh’s maternal grandparents were killed at the hands of the infamous Tatmadaw, the Myanmarian army known for acts of child slavery, rape, and murder against the Karen. Former refugees from Afghanistan knew the costs of war and the Taliban all too well before living in Rochester. Since 2013, more than 550 Somalians faced famine and civil unrest in the most perilous spot on the Horn of Africa before resettling here. “What we see with traumatized people is a higher level of mental distress and mental illness,” Petruso said, adding that flipped generational duties at home can amplify this preexisting tension.
Nabin Acharya, 26, once felt the kind of stress that steals sleep. It was October 2009 and the chinstrap beard he now sports was clean-shaven. Acharya had been one of the first displaced Bhutanese to leave the camps of eastern Nepal for America. As the eldest child, he was the axis on which his family turned: filing for food stamps, interpreting doctors’ diagnoses, and applying for green cards. He worked as a dishwasher, bookbinder, and auto mechanic. Acharya was also still forming his own identity after graduating from Jefferson High School. He was pinched. “I felt I could not talk to anybody,” he said during an interview at a coffee shop at the Public Market. “Plus money and all the bills that keep coming through the house.”
Both Acharya and Ehlerh referenced a “flooding” of anxiety at nighttime, hitting hardest as they lay awake in bed. Both men said it’s uncommon to discuss these emotions among friends. “Back home, we didn’t know what depression was,” Acharya said. “Here, I was up thinking, what is this?” Suicide rates among Bhutanese refugees are nearly double the rate of the general population, a 2012 study by the Center for Disease Control found. Acharya once considered becoming part of this statistic. Patience became a remedy for Acharya. “You just do it all,” he said. “You’ll have time if you don’t think about it. It gets easier with each year.” Acharya is married and has plans to move out of his parents’ home in ChurchvilleChili. His wife had their first child, a daughter, in March. Ehlerh found solace from stress on the soccer pitch. In the refugee camp of Tham Hin, his life revolved around soccer. On grassless clearings in dense jungle landscapes, he kicked a ball around for hours. The ball was soft, made of tissues wrapped in tape. In America, he played weekly pickup games alongside former refugees, immigrants, and lifelong Americans. There is one certain space where parents retain substantial control over the younger generation: they rarely cede an inch when it comes to when and how their children date. Conservatism pervades the cultures of many former refugees. Public signs of affection, even holding hands, can be considered taboo. Ehlerh’s parents dictated when their children started dating. They did not allow him to have a girlfriend until he turned 18. “Because dating, it seemed like a distraction from school to them,” he said. Other cultural expectations included dating within the Karen community and marrying by birth order. Being the oldest unmarried sibling, Ehlerh will be the groom at his nuclear family’s next wedding. Many Karens wed around 21, an age Ehlerh will turn next Valentine’s Day. But marriage is not in his plans yet. He met his girlfriend of two years, Paw Dah, at a national rally of Karen Americans in Washington, DC. Soon after, Ehlerh brought his parents to meet Paw Dah and her family in Utica. “It’s kind of awkward for the first time,” Ehlerh admitted with a laugh. “If a parent doesn’t like who you’re dating or doesn’t like the family, they will talk to you about it.” Pee He and Say La found Paw Dah kind and funny. Both set of parents smiled and made pleasant small talk over a home cooked
meal. The four parents may meet again, in a similar setting, if the day arrives when Ehlerh wishes to marry Paw Dah. The parents must agree before a wedding proceeds. “Parents always make a better decision and can see far, think deep, deeper than me,” Ehlerh said. “They have experience and I don’t, so I will listen.” Another young former refugee (name withheld for privacy) told me about his experience with parents’ authority on issues of courtship. One day, he said, he was hanging out in the bedroom of a female friend. He was 16 and she was 18, and both were students in Rochester-area high schools, both former refugees from Nepal. The boy fell asleep on the floor while the girl kept typing away at her computer desk. The girl’s father walked in and accused them of sleeping together. That night, both families gathered to discuss. The young friends pleaded their case. They weren’t in love. Nothing untoward occurred. Yes, they were together when sleep occurred, but they were most certainly not sleeping together. The parents of the two teenagers took all this in. But by the end of the night, the two were set to be married. Still, some parents have adjusted their expectations since arriving in Rochester. Acharya, for example, married below his caste (the social classes Hindus are born into). Acharya is Sharma and Sapana is Chettri. This difference would have made their courtship, let alone union, impossible under the stringent class system in which they were raised. Yet Acharya’s parents, Prem and Narayani, warmed to Sapana early on in Rochester. “My parents would’ve cared in the camps,” he said of his cross-caste relationship. “They have come to accept it here.” Almost on cue, the name Sapana appeared as Acharya’s phone lit up. She was at the public market, in the enclosed row of stands, shopping with her mother-in-law. When deciding where to attend college, many
former refugees remain local. The proximity to home allows children to support parents and parents to support children. Parents have their trusted interpreters nearby and children get home cooked meals after class. Ehlerh says he never thought of studying outside Monroe County. “I know my parents need my help and I depend on my parents,” he said. Seventeen-year-old Pray Meh says she felt similar pressure to remain in Rochester for college. Like Ehlerh, she is Karen and left the camps of Thailand before turning nine. Yet Meh, a senior at Bishop Kearney, has different plans for next year: She is leaving Rochester to study physical therapy at D’Youville College
in Buffalo. The distance may seem minor to many, but the decision to head 75 miles west for college was not made lightly. “It was tough because I know my parents will need me at home,” Meh said. “I don’t know what they’re going to do when something comes up.” Meh, a varsity cheerleader, wears a bow atop her straight black hair on game days. Before and after cheer practice, she cares for her younger brother and sister. “When we’re going through some issues in the family, like with money, my parents tell me everything,” Meh said. “But I am told not to tell my siblings about it because it would worry them.” Meh also says she feels more scrutinized for being a girl. While preparing to go out with friends, her parents pepper her with questions about who she’ll be with and what time she’ll be back. But she says her 15-year-old brother can come and go without constant inquiry. “My mom told me to pick a college in Rochester, but I really want to go away for some time,” she said. “I want to experience the world.” Some of Meh’s friends who came to Rochester as refugees waffle between wanting to stay or leave for college. Meh says she has not second-guessed her choice, and that her mother has taken a liking to the physical therapy program. Leaving Rochester for college doesn’t necessarily prevent children from assisting their parents. There is FaceTime and Skype. And cars. Meh imagines her parents will make trips to the D’Youville’s campus next year, to check in and seek assistance. Djifa Kothor, a former refugee from Togo, recalled how his father would drive three-anda-half hours on weekends to St. Lawrence University, where Kothor studied, to ask for help with paperwork. “The reason I wanted to go away for college was to have space to focus on my studies and myself,” Kothor says. “I knew if I stayed in Rochester, I would be helping my family every weekend. In the end, it happened anyway.” His father’s trip might seem excessive, but properly completing the forms sent by the Rochester Housing Authority, RG&E, and the Department of Human Services granted the Kothors a home, utilities, and health care. Confirming the documents were in order was worth the drive. “Almost every month he was there,” Kothor says. “If I had an exam I was thinking about, I had to stop and fill out the paperwork.” He says he used to view these weekend visits as burdens, but now appreciates being so well-versed in the bureaucratic intricacies
Djifa Kothor, a former refugee from Togo and assistant manager at Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services, helps others navigate the systems he walked his father through. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER
of social services. Kothor, now 31, is an assistant manager at the Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services, and helps new Americans through many of the same systems he once walked his father through while away at college. Back in his home, Ehlerh’s younger relatives scurried upstairs, draining the
noise from the living room. Ehlerh rose off the sofa and led me down to his basement bedroom. A full-size mattress filled in a nook at the bottom of the steps. Rolling hangers of clothes and a PlayStation gave the space the vibe of a dorm room. Ehlerh said he appreciates this space: a place he has to himself. The house does not
typically quiet down, he said, until 9 p.m. when the younger kids go to sleep. I asked him how many people live in the two-story house. “Ten,” he said with an uptick in his voice. “Eleven,” Ehlerh added with more confidence. The number will soon be eight. His older brother Bee Bee is buying a house of his own with his wife and daughter. They will move out of the Maltby Street house, leaving Ehlerh as the oldest child under the roof. “Soon it will all be me,” Ehlerh said as he walked up the basement stairs to rejoin the bustle above.
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poses the question of whether this conduct is acceptable—not whether it’s lawful or prosecutable or whether the evidence is admissible, but whether as a nation we choose to accept it, and if not, what means we exercise to reject it. Mueller is not a political figure, but the record he has created puts these fundamentally political questions squarely before us.” And so in light of all this, what should Congress do? What should the rest of us urge our own representatives in Congress to do? There are lots of calls for impeachment, and not just from liberal Democratic politicians. One of them came from conservative political writer Andrew Sullivan in New York Magazine. “Trump now has a Justice Department run by a loyalist who believes in total executive supremacy,” Sullivan wrote following the release of the Mueller report, “and who has just revealed himself as a man willing to lie and deceive and distort to please his master. Every official who might have restrained this president is gone. There are almost no heads of agencies, and no dissent in the Cabinet. The country is effectively being ruled by a monarch and his court. Foreign policy has been given to family members. The Fed is being rigged to remove professionals and install loyal toadies. The judiciary is being filled with judges who defer to presidential power in every circumstance.” “To refuse to use the one weapon the Founders gave us to remove such a character from office is more than cowardice,” Sullivan said. “It is complicity. It is a surrender to forces which aim to make the world safe for authoritarianism.” New York Magazine’s Eric Levitz also called for impeachment. “The branch of government responsible for enforcing the rule of law is led by a man with contempt for that very concept,” Levitz wrote. “Congress’s constitutional obligation in this circumstance is unambiguous. The president swore to ‘faithfully execute’ the duties of his office. He has not. Thus, Congress should evict him from that office.” The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin quoted former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti: Even though the Republicanled Senate won’t convict Trump, Mariotti said, “the House has a constitutional duty to uphold the rule of law.” “(T)he American people deserve to know where each member of Congress and senator 12 CITY APRIL 24 - 30 , 2019
stands, and for the constitutional process to play out,” Mariotti said. Many things are the duty of Congress, though. And overall, members of Congress should do what they believe is best for the country. Is impeachment best for the country? To me, at this point, it doesn’t seem to be. Impeachment hearings aren’t likely to tell the public anything it won’t learn from investigations already under way. Impeachment by House Democrats isn’t likely to accomplish anything other than infuriating and energizing Trump’s base. And unfortunately, it will probably frustrate people in the middle who think it’s time to move on. Congressional investigations may tell us something, although they, too, will infuriate and energize Trump’s base. Maybe those investigations will unearth something that finally moves his Republican enablers and the voters who support him. Maybe the investigations into Trump’s business operations now under way in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington DC will find evidence that his supporters feel is persuasive. It’s just as likely, though, that additional investigations will simply strengthen the divide in Congress and in the country. The Mueller report has given us plenty of information. It shows us a president dangerously unfit for office, in experience, judgment, and temperament. Evidence of that was obvious before the election, but enough voters ignored it to put him in the White House. The question now is the question the analysts on Lawfare asked: Do we find Donald Trump’s behavior in office – his lying, his threatening, his attempt to control the Justice Department, his willingness to accept Russian interference in a United States’ election, his use of his office to increase his personal wealth – acceptable? Or do believe in the principles the country was founded on and in the rule of law? Donald Trump is the duly elected president of the country. Voters gave him his office. To me, at this moment, what’s best for the country is for American voters to remove him, if we’re up to that task.
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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.)
Progress in clean energy
The Greece Baptist Church will show the film “Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution” on Sunday, April 28. The film documents what the filmmaker calls the next world-changing revolution. In cities across the US, the clean-energy revolution is developing new technology, creating jobs, and generating profits. The film will be shown at the church, 1230 Long Pond Road, at 6:30 p.m.
Incarceration’s impact on Rochester
Visual Studies Workshop will present “Transforming
Our Culture of Incarceration: How is Rochester a Prison Town?” on Friday, April 26. The symposium will involve a series of discussions with scholars, artists, activists, and individuals who will share their knowledge and experience of how prisons impact Rochester-area communities. The event was organized by the Rochester Decarceration Research Initiative, a group of interdisciplinary researchers at the University of Rochester, and will be held at VSW, 31 Prince Street, from 1 to 6 p.m.
The history of migrants’ caravans
The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present “A Perspective on the Migrant Caravan: Religion, Civil Society, and the Politics of Naming” on
Wednesday, May 1. University of Toronto-Mississauga Professor Martha Balaguera will discuss the migration of thousands of displaced people and the historical and religious origins of migrant caravans. The event will be held at Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, at 7 p.m.
Spring cleaning
Parks and Trails New York is holding its annual Canal Clean Sweep from Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28. Volunteers are needed to help clean the Canalway Trail, nearby parks, and other public areas along the Erie Canal corridor. To register to work with volunteers in the Rochester area of the canal, go to www.ptny.org and look under events, or call (518) 434-1583.
Dining & Nightlife
A refreshing flight of beers at new craft beer company Sager Beer Works. Inset: Perfect to pair with any brew is the enormous soft pretzel. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
Keep it simple Sager Beer Works 46 SAGER DRIVE, SUITE E WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, 4 TO 10 P.M.; FRIDAY, 4 TO 11 P.M., SATURDAY, NOON TO 11 P.M., SUNDAY, NOON TO 7 P.M. 417-5404; SAGERBEERWORKS.COM
[ FEATURE ] BY MARY RICE
On a recent Saturday around 2 p.m., Sager was doing a light but steady business. The brewery can be a little hard to find, set back as it is on an alleyway connecting University Ave and Sager Drive in the increasingly bustling Neighborhood of the Arts. But the welcoming interior will make you feel right at home. Sager opened late last fall. When designing the space, co-owners Don Tumminelli and Paul Guarracini say they wanted to combine the convivial atmosphere of a German beer hall with the cozy snugness of an English pub. Upon entering, the gleaming fermentation tanks are the first thing you'll notice. A long, communal table dominates the center of the space; in the
back corner chairs and a couch are clustered around a small table (the "comfy corner," Tumminelli calls it). Tumminelli and Guarracini made the conscious decision to forgo televisions in the brewpub. Instead, Sager has a steady lineup of events including beer bingo, monthly pairing dinners, and live music every Saturday. And the owners ask only three simple things of their patrons: eat, drink, and relax. It's a simple mantra for a brewpub that doesn't put on airs. "Beer isn't a very pretentious drink," says Guarracini, Sager's brewmaster. Sager specializes in traditional English and German style beers, which Guarrachini says have staying power, and have been around for hundreds of years. American IPAs — both East and West coast styles — also make a strong showing on the Sager lineup. The brewery also has rotating guest taps, wine from its next-door neighbor Living Roots, cider from OSB Ciderworks, and kombucha from Rocbucha. Sager’s kitchen is headed up by Chef Anthony Pollino, who impressed Tumminelli and Guarracini with his
background in local and organic food. The menu at Sager includes re-invented classics that change regularly. Char-grilled chicken wings come in flavors such as honey wasabi and maple Sriracha; check the blackboard next to the kitchen entrance for the week’s preparation. The menu also includes beer brats, burgers (beef, bison, or black bean), flatbread pizzas, a charcuterie board, and a truly enormous soft pretzel that could easily serve four. (One Yelp reviewer notes: “Pretzel is the size of a T-Rex leg”). Sager sources ingredients from a number of local businesses including Seven Bridges Farm, Wholly Cheeses, Stuart’s Spices, and R’s Market.
I ordered a flight of four beers recommended by the bartender. The RocTopia Cream Stout is luscious and thick, strongly redolent of cocoa and coffee. It’s My Jam New England IPA comes in two versions: V1 and V2. V1 is clear and honey-colored with plenty of juicy, hoppy notes, while V2 is hazy, dry, and addictively citrusy. The Cue American West Coast IPA is boldly hoppy with a blend of pine and fruit aromas. I took my time sipping my flight at a circular table near a window as three o’clock passed, and the brewpub started to fill up. Guarracini, a 30-year veteran of Eastman Kodak, began brewing beer on his own in 1993 after receiving a home brewing kit as a gift. In 2012 he took his talents public with Fairport Brewing Company, where he was brewmaster and partner until 2017. Tumminelli has worked for breweries in California and New York, including Empire Brewing’s former Rochester location. The two met back in 2001 at a meeting of the Upstate New York Homebrewers Association, of which Guarracini was then president. In 2017, Tumminelli participated in Livingston County’s “Brew in Livingston” business plan competition with help from Guarracini, who was transitioning out of his role at Fairport Brewing at the time. Though Tumminelli was a finalist, he was ultimately not selected to receive state grant money. Undeterred, the two decided to partner on new brewery venture, with Tumminelli as general manager and Guarracini as brewmaster. “The timing was right,” Tumminelli says. After looking at locations all over the city, Tumminelli and Guarracini found the 3,000 square foot space at 46 Sager Drive, which was previously home to an auto repair garage. They began renovating in February 2018 and held a soft opening the following November. The partners say they aren’t fazed by the number of other craft breweries that continue to pop up in the area. “Competition’s not a bad thing,” Tumminelli says. He attributes the explosion of New York State craft breweries to a number of factors: changes in laws are making it easier to open breweries in the state, for one thing. And demand is growing for unique, local, premium beers. “The younger generation is growing up more educated about food and drink,” Tumminelli says. “Fifteen years ago it would have been tough to open something like this.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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Music
[ BLUEGRASS-JAM BAND ]
Yonder Mountain String Band Friday, May 10. Rochester Lilac Festival. 1440 South Ave. Free-$35. 7 p.m. 473-4482. rochesterevents.com; yondermountain.com. [ REGGAE ]
Toots and the Maytals Thursday, June 13. Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square. 353 Court St. $7-$35. 8:30 p.m. 473-4482. rochesterevents.com.
CharlestheFirst
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 PHOTO CITY IMPROV, 543 ATLANTIC AVENUE #2 8 P.M. DOORS | $20; AGES 18 AND OVER PHOTOCITYIMPROV.COM; CHARLESTHEFIRST.NET [ ELECTRONIC ] Precocious electronic songwriter
Charles Ingalls, a.k.a. CharlestheFirst, creates lavish, psychedelic soundscapes. Inspired by the natural rhythms of the universe, he’s taken his ethereal hip-hop from his hometown in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to a national audience. CharlestheFirst lets the nature of music speak for itself, providing a meditative experience with only whispers of vocal samples haunting the background. Communicating what can’t be verbalized, Ingalls takes the listener on an illusory, trance-like journey of heavy bass drops and sonic ecstasy. Tiedye KY will also perform.
— BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Mike Kaupa Quartet FRIDAY, APRIL 26 THE LITTLE THEATRE CAFÉ, 240 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | FREE, WITH SUGGESTED DONATION THELITTLE.ORG/MUSIC [ JAZZ ] Trumpeter extraordinaire Mike Kaupa has been a leading performer on the Rochester jazz scene for over two decades. A first-call player, Kaupa has lent his gorgeous tone to Ray Charles, Joe Locke, Mel Tormé, Steve Gadd, Gary Bartz and many others. When he takes the stage at The Little Theatre Café, he’ll be joined by Gordon Webster on piano; drummer Ian Carle, drums and Scott Kwiatek on bass in a concert of standards and Kaupa originals. — BY RON NETSKY
PHOTO BY MAX RAINOLDI
SUMMER JAZZ CRUISES CRUISERS! Enjoy Great Food, Cash Bar & Live Jazz aboard The Colonial Belle! Tickets on sale now!
JUNE 10 – Paradigm Shift JULY 15 – Bob Sneider Trio AUG 12 – Bill Tiberio & Friends SEPT 9 – Steve Grills & The Roadmasters For more info & tickets: jazz901.org or 585-966-2660 14 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
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word REVIEWS, PREVIEWS, & RUMINATIONS FROM MUSIC WRITER FRANK DE BLASE ONLY AT ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM
[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]
[ WED., APRIL 24 ]
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Beau Ryan. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 6:30 p.m. Bob White & Company. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 11 a.m. Nate Michaels. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m.
‘The Transitory Poems’ ECM vijay-iyer.com
The Pietasters SATURDAY, APRIL 27 FLOUR CITY STATION, 170 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | $17-$20; AGES 21 AND OVER FLOURCITYSTATION.COM [ SKA ] Founded in 1990,The Pietasters personify the ska
movement of the 80’s, which raged in its hometown of Washington, D.C. It was old-time Two-Tone mixed with punk and it wasn’t a big deal. The band got together to play house parties, not to become professional musicians. The ska gods had different plans and The Pietasters started a relentless touring regimen. They even backed up James Brown along the way. The band plugs along like a mid-tempo, infectious delight. Get some. The Pandemics and Some Ska Band will also play.
— BY FRANK DE BLASE
Hypnotic Clambake SATURDAY, APRIL 27 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 9 P.M. | $7 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM [ ZYDECO ] Hypnotic Clambake provides sophisticated
entertainment and humorous lyrics, shapeshifting through genres and harmonies with technical fluidity. The multi-genre collective from Rochester consists of frontman and accordion player Maury Rosenberg, bassist Chris Reynolds, drummer Mark Phillips, guitarist JoAnn Phillips, and horn player Tim Hull. The music is a fondue pot of Latin, polka, Americana, psychedelia, rock, pop, and everything in between, somehow melting together into one cohesive jamboree. Hypnotic Clambake explores dance music from all cultural perspectives, embracing differences and similarities with capricious twists.
— BY KATIE HALLIGAN
When two fascinating people converse, a great dialogue can result. The same came be said for a musical conversation between two exceptional pianists. “The Transitory Poems” is the result of just such a dialogue between Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn. The live piano duo performance took place in the concert hall of the Franz List Academy of Music in Budapest last year. All of the compositions here are improvised from start to finish. Though they lack heads, as well as the catchy melodic themes of songs, wonderful things can emerge from the musical primordial soup. For instance, “Meshwork/Libation (When Kabuya Dances)” begins abstractly and proceeds to build into a complex exploration of rhythm and harmony, showcasing the symbiotic relationship between the pianists.
AMERICANA
The Old Main & Friends. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. $7. BLUES
Debbie Kendrick Project.
Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. The Reverend Kingfish. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m. $5.
— BY RON NETSKY
Yotam Silberstein ‘Future Memories’ Jazz&People yotammusic.com
Since landing in New York in 2005, Yotam Silberstein has been enlisted by top artists like The Heath Brothers, James Moody, Roy Hargrove, and many others. Rochester jazz festival attendees have heard his wonderful solos and sensitive coloration supporting Tessa Souter. On “Future Memories,” his sixth album as a leader, the Israeliborn guitarist explores his affinity for the music of South America. The cross-cultural journey is superb from start to finish. Along with top bassist John Patitucci, the album features Brazilian Vitor Gonçalves on keyboards, accordion and percussion. Keyboardist Glenn Zaleski, drummer Daniel Dor, and synthesizer player André Mehmari also contribute. The supporting players are important because, although Silberstein’s superb technique stands out, his equally noteworthy arrangements showcase all the players. The album includes three covers by top Latin American composers, but the gorgeous, dream-like compositions of Silberstein are perhaps most salient. — RON NETSKY
CLASSICAL
Live from Hochstein; Telos Trio. Hochstein
Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 12:10-12:50 p.m. RPO Around the Town. David F. Gantt Community Center, 700 North St. rpo.org. 7 p.m. COUNTRY
Food Truck Rodeo: The Morgan Twins. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 5-9 p.m. JAZZ
Big Band Dance Series: Nate Rawls Band, Al Bruno Trio. Robach Community
Center, 180 Beach Ave. 6-9 p.m. $2.
Nancy Kelly & Bob Sneider Trio. Record Archive, 33 1/3
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Music
RPO Music Director Ward Stare has long been an advocate for innovative programming of new music, but more changes are coming in the 2019-20 season. PHOTO PROVIDED
A subtle sonic shift Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra MOZART’S ‘COSI FAN TUTTE’ THURSDAY, MAY 9, 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 8 P.M. KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 60 GIBBS ST. $24-$106 | RPO.ORG [ FEATURE ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Ward Stare are making subtle but important changes to the way its programming connects with audiences heading into its 2019-20 concert season. 16 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
In contrast to the RPO’s conservative programming of more traditional fare in 2018-19, the upcoming season offers plenty of less familiar music. The 201920 Philharmonics series opens with the RPO’s first collaboration with the Rochester Fringe Festival, in a concert exclusively featuring living composers. The series continues with underperformed works by female composers. It also features a rare, concert performance of Virgil Thompson’s opera about Susan B. Anthony, “The Mother of Us All,” in honor of the suffragist’s 200th birthday and the centennial celebration of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Stare has long been an advocate for innovative programming of new music. On May 17 this year, Azica Records will release a new album by Stare and the RPO, featuring the world premiere recordings of Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto and “Rapture” by Patrick Harlin. But 2019-20 is the first full season of decision-making for which the RPO’s president, Curt Long, and its recently appointed vice president of artistic administration, Eric Gaston were present. The changes in programming are just one indication that the new leadership is signaling a period of transition. The RPO board’s decision to hire Long was based in part on his experience leading orchestras of similar size, like the Alabama
Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, board chair Ingrid Stanlis says. Long has worked with professional orchestras for 28 years, and he’s no stranger to innovation, having overseen the creation of the Alabama Symphony’s annual, genre-blurring Sound Edge Festival. Founded in 2017, the festival partners the orchestra with popular musicians from the worlds of rock, hip-hop, and other styles. It also features modern works infrequently performed in standard orchestral series. In Rochester, Long recognizes a challenge in trying to bring fresh programming to a music community that has an appetite for standard Philharmonics and Pops concerts, while still remaining financially viable. The
city’s avid music lovers expect to hear the classics, and the RPO stands to lose audience and revenue if a certain number of crowdpleasing compositions aren’t on the schedule. But fewer people subscribe to symphony orchestras’ season tickets than in the past, Long says. Orchestras used to be able to count on about 80 percent of their total audience buying season subscriptions. Among RPO concertgoers today, Long says, less than 5 percent buy a full subscription. About 15 percent buy packages of three to five concerts, and about 80 percent buy single tickets. One way to increase single ticket sales is to add non-traditional programming. But it’s essential to increase both the audience and donors, because progressive programming doesn’t sustain sales by itself. And although last year the RPO took in a record high in both ticket sales and annual fund support, Long says a shift in the orchestra’s approach to marketing is needed. “We haven’t been really doing a good enough job of marketing the institution, and why we make a difference in Rochester,” he says. “So one of the things that you will see that’s gonna be different is more focus on institutional marketing.” The RPO’s message needs to transcend the performance of celebrated composers like Berlioz, Bartok, and Stravinsky. “‘Cause if that’s all we do,” he says, “then our affluent, old, suburban audience should pay for it. And there’s a lot of people in the community who – that’s not gonna be on the list of what their priorities are.” Long also sees a need to adjust the way the RPO relates to the local community. He wants to make collaborations with other local cultural organizations a priority, to better establish the RPO’s identity while also reflecting the community’s identity. The Rochester Fringe Festival concerts next September and the orchestra’s Pops program with Garth Fagan Dance next January are prime examples. “When I got here and I saw that our opening Phils concert, two years in a row, was in the middle of the Fringe Festival,” Long says, “and there was this whole hoopla going on downtown, and we were playing Grieg and Brahms – to me it felt like we were missing an opportunity there.” The RPO has to change how it sees itself, Long says. “We kind of grew up expecting that we’re one of the pillars of the community, and people should support us just ’cause we’re important,” he says. “And that’s just not the way the world works anymore. We have
to be a good corporate citizen. We have to understand what’s important to Rochester, and how can we help support the community accomplishing its goals.” Long says versatility in programming is essential. Rochester is a mid-size city, and the classical music audience isn’t large enough to merely play the works of prominent composers like Shostakovich and Stravinsky throughout the season, Long says. “Both the economics of how the business has to work and the way that the broad needs of the community are gonna be served suggest an orchestra like this has to be more varied in our thinking about what our musical programming should be,” he says. Decisions about next year’s programs reflect a desire to connect with what matters to the Rochester area and its legacy. The difference in programming for 2019-20, Ward Stare says, began with the idea of commemorating the legacy of Susan B. Anthony as a progressive iconoclast who confronted the status quo and shifted the paradigm. “I thought: Well, who are some people who have done that in music, and how can we make that connection?” Stare says. He also wanted to bring to light composers, particularly female composers, who haven’t been featured enough. “And so it all sort of started to grow from there,” he says. Eric Gaston, who joined the RPO this past summer to head artistic administration, takes scheduling and financial costs into account when working with Stare to plan concerts. Gaston worked with Stare when he was resident conductor at the St. Louis Symphony. “He understands very well, I think, what makes me tick musically,” Stare says, “because he’s seen me develop, really. He saw me when I was just cutting my teeth in St. Louis.” The RPO is evaluating ways to use new venues, generate interest among new audiences, and approach things differently, including how to “make the orchestra even more nimble and flexible, so that we do things that you may not expect,” Stare says. “We would never, ever give up our core business,” board chair Ingrid Stanlis says, “but we do need to expand beyond it in order to attract new audiences. I’m pleased with the way we’re going in programming, and I hope we can continue to be somewhat experimental or innovative, while still satisfying those people that really wanna hear ‘Beethoven 9’ every year.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17
Homeless Jazz Trio. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone Jazz Duo. Via
Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble & Lab Band.
Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m. Percussion Ensemble. UR, Strong Auditorium, River Campus. 8 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo Chamber & Jazz Combos. Doty Recital
Hall, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 7-9 p.m.
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INDIE ROCK | VACATION DAZE
Rochester quartet Vacation Daze brings a new, energetic blend of party pop, psychedelia, and soul to the stage. Consisting of bassist Jim DeWitt, vocalist-keyboardist Ian Egling, drummer Billy Martin, and guitarist Sage Xavier, the band is currently celebrating the release of its first full-length studio album, “Upswing!” Vacation Daze is like a mix of The Killers and Arctic Monkeys, delivering bittersweet harmonies, gospel chord changes, and keyboard-heavy grooves. Egling has a jazzy clarity in his vibrato and sings with heartfelt originality. Vacation Daze adds surprising twists and turns to its song structures, creating a new wave of electronic rock music. Vacation Daze will perform along with False Pockets on Friday, April 26, 9 p.m. doors at Lux Lounge, 666 South Avenue. $5. Ages 21 and over. 232-9030. lux666.com; vacationdaze. bandcamp.com. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
POP/ROCK
Chilly’s Can of Jam. Temple
Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. Last Wednesday of every month, 9 p.m.
Ratboys, Fowls, Tough Old Bird. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.
Televisonaries, Aweful Kanawful. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $5. TRADITIONAL
Rochester Folkus: Shady Rill.
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $10. VOCALS
Gospel Choir. May Room, Wilson Commons, UR, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd. 8 p.m.
[ THU., APRIL 25 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Epic Frail! with Ben Haravitch. Bernunzio
Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. bernunzio.com. Fourth Thursday of every month, 6 p.m. $5.
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Folk Fam Jam. Photo City Improv,
543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 7:30 p.m. $10/$12. Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 3254370. 7 p.m. $30/$33. Mike Powell & Loren Barrigar. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $7.
AMERICANA Grass is Dead. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. Bluegrass Dead tribute. $10/$12. BLUES
Son House Night. Record
POP/ROCK
Stress Dolls, Marquee Grand, Take Two, Periodic Table of Elephants. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.
[ FRI., APRIL 26 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Carbon Leaf, Charley Orlando. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $20/$25. BLUES
Hanna & the Blue Hearts. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8:30 p.m. $5. Kissin’ Whiskey. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m. Luca Foresta & The Electrokings. Abilene, 153
Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $5. CLASSICAL
Friday Afternoon Recital. Doty
Pegasus Rising: Innominatum.
The Almighty Vibration. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 7 p.m.
BLUES
1900 Empire Blvd. Webster. 222-2739. 7 p.m.
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
Dave Riccioni & Friends. M’s
4300 Bar & Grill, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.
Embers, Continental Drifft, Cavalcade. Bug Jar, 219
AMERICANA
CLASSICAL
JAZZ
POP/ROCK
Dr. Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. WhichCraft Brews,
Marching Band Forms Pentagram, DeerPark MarkV.
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. Last Thursday of every month, 5 p.m. With Genesee Johnny.
Community Center, 41 Backus St. 428-6769. rpo.org. 7 p.m.
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m. Mike Kaupa Quartet. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. Riverside Soul. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
JAZZ
Boulder Coffee, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 8 p.m. $30/$33. Laura Thurston. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 5-7 p.m.
Brody George Schenk.
Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. 703-3990. 7 p.m. RPO Around the Town. Eastridge High School, 2350 E Ridge Rd. Irondequoit. rpo.org. 7:30 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo Wind Ensemble. Wadsworth
Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 8 p.m.
[ SAT., APRIL 27 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Banjo Therapy. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio. com. Fourth Saturday of every month, 9:30-11 a.m. The Greenheart. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 7 p.m. Isaiah Lee. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 8 p.m. $30/$33. Johnny Bauer. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m.
Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. $20.
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7. Inside Out. Sticky Lips, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m. Junkyard Fieldtrip. 585 Rockin Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Rd. 247-0079. 8:30 p.m. Katy Wright. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 4-7 p.m.
Recital Hall, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 4 p.m. Matt Wellins. St. Joseph’s Church, 43 Gebhardt Rd. Penfield. 586-8089. 8 p.m. Pipe organ & MIDI.
RPO Around the Town. Edgerton
DJ/ELECTRONIC
CharlestheFirst, Tiedye Ky. Photo City Improv, 543
Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. 9:30 p.m. Matt Stephens. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $10. Mojo Junk. Bar Louie, 98 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 797-1054. 9 p.m. Otter Space Wranglers. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 9 p.m. Serendipity. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 7 p.m. Something Else. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 10 p.m. $5. Soul Passenger. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 8:30 p.m. Todd Bradley. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m.
Vacation Daze, False Pockets. Lux Lounge, 666
South Ave. lux666.com. 9 p.m. $5. Vinyl. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. VOCALS
Jane Siberry. Club 86, 86 Avenue E. Geneva. 8 p.m. $28.
Coupe De Villes. Bar Louie,
Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes. Knucklehead Craft
Brewing, 426 Ridge Rd. Webster. 347-6236. 5:30 p.m. HIP-HOP/RAP
Underground Freestyle Live.
Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. $15/$18. POP/ROCK
Chrissie Romano Band. Bill
Gray’s, 4870 Culver Rd. (585) 266-7820. 8 p.m.
The Emersons, The Grinders.
Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $6. The Gray Hounds. Blades, 1290 University Ave. 363-2050. 8:30 p.m. Junkyardfieldtrip. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
Live Emo Night: Cut Me Up Genny. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
98 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 797-1054. 9 p.m. Gordon Munding. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m.
Titus Ave. 544-3500. 4 p.m.
CLASSICAL
Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.
Allen Vizzutti with the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Orchestra. Hale
Auditorium, Roberts Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. 594-6008. 7:30 p.m. $19$25.
Amadeus Chorale Youth Singers Singing For The Trees. First Universalist
Church of Rochester, 150 Clinton Ave S. celebrationforest-org.com. 7 p.m. Carillon Concert. Eastman Quadrangle, 500 Wilson Blvd. 7 p.m.
Saturday Night Fever: Hits of the 1970s. Greece Arcadia
High School, 120 Island Cottage Rd. Greece. 9663000. 7 p.m. Greece Choral Society, Greece Community Orchestra, Greece Concert Band, and Greece Jazz Band. Scio Quartet. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8380. 1 p.m. SUNY Geneseo Piano Trio. Doty Recital Hall, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 8 p.m. Symphony Orchestra. UR, Strong Auditorium, River Campus. 8 p.m.
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5.
Melia. House of Guitars, 645 Rochester Ukulele Orchestra.
RPO: The Music of Queen. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. kodakcenter.com. 7:30 p.m. $38-$65. Teagan & The Tweeds. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 7 p.m. $5. The The Band Band. The Riviera, 4 Center St., Geneseo. 481-0036. 7 p.m. $25-$34. REGGAE/JAM
Noble Vibes. Sticky Lips, 830
Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m. ROCKABILLY
Aaron Lipp & The Slack Tones. Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b. Fairport. 388-7584. 9 p.m. $5 cover. SKA
Pietasters Meet & Greet.
Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 2 p.m.
The Pietasters, The Pandemics, Some Ska Band.
Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $17/$20. VARIOUS
DJ/ELECTRONIC
Signal > Noise: Rick Wade.
45 Euclid, 45 Euclid St. 222-5683. 10 p.m. $15/$20. JAZZ
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m.
ECMS General Recital. 2 &
3:30 p.m. Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson Hall, 26 Gibbs St . WORLD
West African Drumming Ensemble. Spurrier Hall Dance Studio, UR, River Campus. 6 p.m.
Taiwanese Choral Society: Childhood Memories...
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut St. 3 p.m. CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL RIT Concert Band. Ingle Auditorium at RIT, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-4292. 3 p.m. JAZZ
Charles Lindner Trio.
PHOTO BY ZACH M. ANDERSON
PUNK-POP | MARQUEE GRAND
Buffalo-based trio Marquee Grand embodies an angsty, youthful spirit by mixing elements of rock, pop, punk, and blues. Formed in 2015, the band is made up of singer-songwriter John Richter, guitarist Josh Owczarzak, and drummer Matt Lawniczak. Marquee Grand delivered its self-titled, debut EP in 2016, and is currently celebrating the release of its newest single, “Just Like You.” Similar to Fountains of Wayne or All-American Rejects, Marquee Grand creates short and concise pop-rock party tunes. Richter has a wide vocal range that soars over with fervor, accompanied by astral backing harmonies. Listeners can shout their hearts out to its explosive choruses, catchy melodies, and fast-moving rhythms. Marquee Grand will perform along with Periodic Table of Elephants, Take Two, and Stress Dolls on Thursday, April 25, 9 p.m. at Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. $8-$10. 454-2966. bugjar.com; marqueegrand.com. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
ZYDECO
Hypnotic Clambake. Abilene,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $7.
[ SUN., APRIL 28 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown.
Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 3 p.m. $30/$33. AMERICANA
Irondequoit Concert Band.
Irondequoit High School, 260 Cooper Rd. 789-1075. 3 p.m. CLASSICAL
Brockport Symphony Orchestra. St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church, 14 State St. Brockport. 402-8126. 4 p.m.
Eastman Organists’ Community Concert. Episcopal Church
of the Good Shepherd, 1130 Webster Rd. 872-2281. 4 p.m.
Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra Concert. United
Church of Canandaigua, 11 E Gibson St. Canandaigua. (585) 394-0503. flso.org/. 3 p.m. $7-$10.
Going for Baroque. Memorial
Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Included w/museum admission. If Music be the Food. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd. 615-0033. 7:30 p.m. Donations benefit Foodlink. LINKS Scholarship Concert. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 3 p.m. LoAn Lin, piano trio. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m. $5-$15.
Royal Opera House: La forza del destino. Little Theatre, 240
East Ave. thelittle.org. noon. Opera Meet-Up in cafe follows screening. $18/$20. Salon Concert. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave. raom.org. 2 p.m. $10-$35. Schola Cantorum Compline. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 9-9:30 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo Chamber Singers & Spectrum Women’s Ensemble. St. Michael Church, 23 Main Street. Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m.
POP/ROCK Arc Iris. Radio Social, 20 Carison Road. 7 p.m.
The Vaughns, Cigs Inside, Grand Wagoneer, Starting Anonymous. Vineyard
Community Space, 836 South Clinton Ave. 342-8429. 6:30 p.m. $5-$10 suggested. WORLD
Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. Balinese music & dance. $12-$23.
Jeff Riales & Friends. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $5.
METAL
CLASSICAL
543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. OPEN MIC
Sunday Gumbo featuring Steve Shay. The Spirit Room, 139
State St. 397-7595. Fourth Sunday of every month, 6 p.m.1:45 a.m. POP/ROCK
Evil Hearted You, EMDR, Black Cat Harriet. The Spirit Room,
139 State St. 397-7595. 9 p.m. $5. Matt O’Brian. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m.
Spectrum Creative Arts Ensemble. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 4 p.m.
Stonecutters, Fox 45, Fog Giant. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5.
See our music reviews from Frank De Blase.
Gamelan Lila Muni & Gamelan Sanjiwani. Kilbourn Hall, 26
Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave. 473-7664. 2 p.m. $12–$24. Melody Masters Big Band. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 6 p.m. For Rochester Educ. Foundation to support city kids. $10/Free age 11 & under.
Seax, Fatal Curse, Warsenal, Deadrider. Photo City Improv,
PSST. Out of touch? Out of tune?
[ TUE., APRIL 30 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Collegium Musicum. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. Royal Opera House: La forza del destino. Little Theatre, 240
East Ave. thelittle.org. 6 p.m. Opera Meet-Up in cafe follows screening. $18/$20. Tuesday Pipes. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12-12:45 p.m. JAZZ
Birth. Bop Shop Records,
1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m. $10/$15. Grove Place Jazz Project. Rochester Music Hall of Fame, 25 Gibbs St. 7 p.m. $10.
Jazz Session Series with Gray Quartet. The Spirit Room, 139
State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m. $5.
The Rita Collective. Little
Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo Jazz Ensemble. Wadsworth
Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 8 p.m.
VARIOUS
ECMS General Recital. 2 & 3:30 p.m. Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson Hall, 26 Gibbs St See April 27 listing. Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
POP/ROCK
Donny Frauenhofer, The Recall, Dream Float. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5.
7 p.m. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St $31-$79. rochestermusic.org.
[ MON., APRIL 29 ] AMERICANA
Watkins & The Rapiers. Little
Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. JAZZ
StormyValle. Record Archive,
/ MUSIC
33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6-8 p.m.
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Theater Covington’s home as part of an event held at Gallery Seventy-Four. The Avenue’s founder and artistic director Reenah Golden will direct the play, and DeGuzman is curating both the Long Table Conversations that accompany each performance and the art installations. Organizers have approached casting with a gender-neutral ethos. The cast includes New York City-based Equity actor Angela Polite (TV’s “Gotham” and “Blue Bloods”) who, along with Rochester-based actor Ashona Pulliam, is one of two actors double-cast as Winnie Mandela in the play. The rest of the roles are played by Rochester-based performers Anderson Allen, Chaz Bruz, N’Dia “Dread” Prout, Jazzelle Bonilla, and Uzziah Jamaal Agapeo.
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Angela Polite as Winnie Mandela and Chaz Bruz as Benjamin in Sarita Covington’s “Things Went Horribly Wrong,” which premieres at The Avenue Blackbox Theatre this week. PHOTO BY RALPH THOMPSON
Righting wrongs “Things Went Horribly Wrong” THURSDAY, APRIL 25, THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 5 THE AVENUE BLACKBOX THEATRE, 780 JOSEPH AVENUE $20 ADVANCE, $25 DOOR | 491-6730; AVENUETHEATRE.ORG [ PREVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Some of Rochester’s most challenging cultural programming in the past year and a half has been initiated and sustained by At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice. The series is presented by 21st Century Arts in collaboration with many artists, writers, and performers whose work engages social and political issues. The events have paired art performances and installations, film screenings, and poetry readings with Long Table Conversations, which have placed 20 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
the voices of women of color and queer people of color at the forefront. Out of these collective endeavors grew the WOC•Art collaborative, a group that advocates for women and femmes of color in the arts. The collective’s first formal collaborative endeavor kicks off this week with the world premiere of New York Citybased playwright Sarita Covington’s new work, “Things Went Horribly Wrong.” The production closes out The Avenue Blackbox Theatre’s inaugural season, which has included plays, spoken word performances, children’s programming, and more. Covington and founding WOC•Art members Rachel DeGuzman and Reenah Golden are co-producing the play for nine performances at The Avenue. Nonlinear in form, the work explores female leadership, moving back and forth between the lives of South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela and Shay, a 14-year-old girl from New York City’s Lower East Side. The play reveals two attempts at revolution — one
rooted in reality, one fictional — and includes themes of gun violence, police brutality, feminism, racism, and incarceration. Each performance of the play will be followed by and serve as the prompt for a Long Table Conversation with different topics and community partners at the tables each time. Additionally, the performances will be complemented by multimedia visual art installations featuring work by Yves B. Golden, Eli Reed, and W. Michelle Harris. DeGuzman became acquainted with Sarita Covington through her involvement in Artists Co-creating Real Equity (ACRE), an anti-racism organization in New York City that Covington co-founded. After Winnie Mandela’s death in 2018, Covington and DeGuzman collaborated to bring “Things Went Horribly Wrong” to Rochester audiences as part of DeGuzman’s “At the Crossroads” programming; in April of 2018, Covington and two actors did a table reading of “Things Went Horribly Wrong,” streamed via Skype from
AI-Pollo. Thu., April 25, 7 p.m., Fri., April 26, 7 p.m., Sat., April 27, 8 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. MAGIC Spell Studios, 159 Lomb Memorial Dr. $5-$12. 475-4292. Barbecue Apocalypse. Fri., April 26, 7:30 p.m., Sat., April 27, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Out of Pocket, Inc $13/$18. The Conduct of Life. Thu., April 25, 7 p.m., Fri., April 26, 7 p.m., Sat., April 27, 7 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. Todd Theatre, UR, River Campus $8-$15. 275-4088. Hamilton. Wed., April 24, 7:30 p.m., Thu., April 25, 7:30 p.m., Fri., April 26, 8 p.m., Sat., April 27, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun., April 28, 1 & 6:30 p.m. and Tue., April 30, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $78+. rbtl.org. Intimate Apparel. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m The performance on Apr 28 will be ASL interpreted Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St Brockport $9-$17. 395-2787. James Twyman: The Passion of St. Francis. Thu., April 25, 7 p.m. The Assisi Institute, 1400 North Winton Rd. $45. 473-8731. Nunsense. Fri., April 26, 7 p.m., Sat., April 27, 7 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332 $15/$20. 389-0220. Peril on the High Seas. Fri., April 26, 8 p.m. and Sat., April 27, 8 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield Penfield Players $12/$15. 340-8655. Regional Writers Showcase. Mon., April 29, 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd gevatheatre.org. The Royale. Wed., April 24, 7 p.m., Thu., April 25, 7 p.m., Fri., April 26, 7 p.m., Sat., April 27, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 3 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $34-$37. gevatheatre.org. Things Went Horribly Wrong. Thu., April 25, 7 p.m., Fri., April 26, 7 p.m., Sat., April 27, 7 p.m. and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org.
Theater Audition [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] La Cage aux Folles. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd gevatheatre.org.
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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Irondequoit Library, 1290 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Club Annual Spring Show & Sale. April 25-May 4. Reception Apr 25, 7-9pm. Artists talk Apr 27, 1pm. 336-6062. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. BFA Thesis Show. April 26-May 5, 12-8 p.m. 389-2525. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. BFA Exhibition: Inhabitance. Wednesdays-Sundays. Reception Apr 26, 5-7pm. Through May 5. 389-5073. Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Rd. Fairport. The Bloomy Art Show. April 26-May 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Reception Apr 26, 6:307:30pm. 223-5050. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A. MFA Thesis Exhibition. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Reception Apr 26, 5-7pm. Through May 11. 475-2646. The Gallery @ Art & Music Library, Rush Rhees, 755 Library Rd. Fiona Jones: Crosssection. April 29-May 20. Reception May 2, 5-7pm. 273-2267. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. MFA Industrial Design. Mondays-Saturdays. Reception Apr 25, 4-6pm. Through May 11. 475-2866. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. The Way We See It. Through May 12. 5468400.; Main St. Artists: The Way We See It. Through May 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8400. 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Faith Gruver. Through April 30. AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, Wilson Blvd. Locus/Focus. Mondays-Fridays. Through May 1. Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. Cuban-American Art & Cultural Identity. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through May 4. geneseo.edu/galleries.; Stephen McKenzie: Gun in Violence in America. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Through May 4. geneseo.edu/galleries. Bridge Art Gallery, URMC, 300 Crittenden Blvd. Everybody Has a Story. Through May 31. 275-3571. Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Stonewall: 50 Years Out. Through July 20. 428-8370. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Kenneth Kuzia: Restyled Digital Photography. Mondays-Fridays. Through Apr 28. 389-0220.
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THEATER | ‘THE CONDUCT OF LIFE’
The University of Rochester’s International Theatre Program will this week present the work of a feminist, avant-garde playwright with “The Conduct of Life.” Written by Cuban-American playwright Maria Irene Forñes, the play is among her works that may have been marginalized for a variety of reasons, including her immigrant status and experimental work. The Obie Award-winning work presents a powerful look at political, sexual, and social relationships. First performed in 1985, the work’s examination of power, corruption, and abuse feels as relevant as ever. The production includes themes of violence. Thursday through Saturday, April 25-27, and Wednesday through Saturday, May 1-4, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. Todd Theater, University of Rochester River Campus, 500 Wilson Boulevard. $8-$15. 275-4088; sas.rochester.edu/theatre. — BY AMANDA LYNN
Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. Hannah Hamad: To Celebrate the Void. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through Apr 27. 210-3161. Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville. Juried Photography Exhibit. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Apr 26. 335-4746.; Mert Wager Retrospective. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through May 26. 335-4746. Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Senior Thesis Exhibition. Through May 10. 594-6442. Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. Homage to Douglass: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future. Through April 30. $2. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Myths of the Sacred Wound. MondaysSaturdays. Through Apr 27. 271-5920. Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Larson Shindelman: Dear Jeff. Mondays-Fridays. Through May 26. 244-8640.; 19 emerging. Through April 28. 244-8640.
Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41. Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. TuesdaysSundays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3$8. ganondagan.org. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Paul Brandwein: Forces at Play. Mondays-Fridays. Through Apr 27. thegeiselgallery.com. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. #LarsonShindelman #Mobilize. Tuesdays-Sundays. Through May 26. $5-$15. eastman.org.; Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic. TuesdaysSundays. Through June 9. $5$15. eastman.org. GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Joe Vernon Collection of Model Sailing Ships. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through May 4. goart.org.; Third Annual Juried Show: Art of the Rural. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through May 4. goart.org. Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus. Connor Newman: What We Leave Behind. TuesdaysSundays. Through Apr 27. 275-4188. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. David Bleich: Whose Woods These Are. Tuesdays-Sundays. Reception Apr 26, 5-8:30pm. Through May 12. 271-2540.
Imaginarium, 500 Bakers Square. Irondequoit. Irondequoit Art Club: I-Scape at I-Square. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through April 27. irondequoitartclub.org. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Society Ladies. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Apr 25. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Marcella Gillenwater: In Full Bloom. Through April 30. Through April 30. 264-1440. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Justin Scalera: Kodak Park Works. Through June 14. kodakcenter.com. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Wilson Photo Club Studio 678. Mondays-Fridays. Through May 6. 271-5920. Little Café, 240 East Ave. Jonathan Schnapp: Paintings From Lands Unknown. Through April 26. 258-0400. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Works on Paper from the Series: 16 Times 8 Equals One. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Through May 4. 245-5813. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Analogue. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Apr 30. 461-4447. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Eccentric Energy: Sculpture by Bill Stewart. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through April 27. (315) 462-0210.; Residency Alumni Exhibition. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through May 17. (315) 462-0210. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 1969 Turns 50. Wednesdays-Sundays. Through July 28. 276-8900.; Lessons of the Hour: Frederick Douglass. WednesdaysSundays. Through May 12. 276-8900. Mendon 64, 1369 PittsMendon Rd. Mendon. Light, Color, & Focus. Through April 27. 330-2379. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. A Call for Color. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Jun 1. 624-7740. MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. Print Club of Rochester. Through April 28. muccc.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Peggy Martinez: Gift of the Rose. Through May 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8400. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Arena Art Group: Naked. Through May 3. 704-2889. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. The Lake Country Effect. Through June 30. 394-0030. Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus. Victoria: A Ruling Image. Through Oct. 5. 275-4461.
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SPECIAL EVENT | ROCHESTER EROTIC ARTS FESTIVAL
The Rochester Erotic Arts Festival is more than just an exhibit of carnal art. You can shop for sexy accessories and toys, and learn about your body, healthy boundaries, safe sex, and a variety of kink lifestyles. A variety of vendors, educators, authors, artists, and performers will present workshops and exhibits designed to educate and titillate, such as ‘Begining Bellydance’ and ‘Enjoying Sex as we Age.’ Drag and burlesque performances are also part of the schedule. Dress in your everyday casual, or strut your stuff in your fetish wear; the festival organizers strive to provide a safe and judgment-free space for you to be yourself. Friday, April 26, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., and Sunday, April 28, 1 to 3 p.m. Rochester Riverside Hotel, 120 East Main Street. Tickets start at $25, must be 18 or older. rochestereroticartfest.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Carbon Records: 25 Years of Cover Art. Wednesdays-Sundays. $2. 461-2222.; Cut & Paste. Wednesdays-Sundays. $2. 461-2222.; Mystical Videos by Alexis Gideon. WednesdaysSundays. $2. 461-2222. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. Orchids in Bloom. Through May 13. $21. 263-2700. The Gallery @ Art & Music Library, Rush Rhees, 755 Library Rd. Dillon Kyle: Synthetic Adaptation. Through April 27. 273-2267. The Gallery at Creativ Framing & Editions Printing, 510 State Street. Michael Kalnitz: Photography from Israel & Other Artworks. MondaysSaturdays, 6-9 p.m. Through Apr 30. 545-1723. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. Annual Student Art Exhibition: Meraki. Mondays-Fridays, Sundays. 395-2787. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd. Sit In. Walk Out. Stand Up: University Activism, 1962-73. Through June 1. 275-5804.
Whitman Works Co., 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. Windows Into Darkness: The Art of Shawn Conn. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through Apr 27. 420-8654. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market. Home & Away. Through April 27, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. attheyards.com.
Call for Artists [ WED., APRIL 24 ] Art of the Book. Through July 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. roccitylibrary. org/artofthebook. The Art of Tea. Through May 15, noon-midnight. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. $5 each submission. 210-3161.
Call for Participants [ WED., APRIL 24 ] 9th Annual BOA Short Fiction Prize. Through May 31. BOA Editions, Ltd., 250 N. Goodman St., #306 $25 entry fee. boaeditions.org. continues on page 24
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Art Events [ WED., APRIL 24 ] Son House Blues Night: A talk with the Geva Artistic Team. 7:30 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Science on the Edge lecture $6/$10. rmsc.org. [ THU., APRIL 25 ] Uncovering Coverlets. 7 p.m. Sage-Marlowe House, 69 Main St. Peter Wisbey, Genesee Country Museum curator 571-4936. [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] Curator’s Gallery Talk. 1 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. W/ museum admission: $5-$15. eastman.org. Deep Dive Into Roots of Excellence Through Black Music & Performing Arts. 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Dr. Carl Atkins, RIT 563-2145. Final Fridays @ StudioRAD. Last Friday of every month, 6-11 p.m. StudioRAD, 46 Mount Hope Ave studiorad.org. New Works by Roc Paint Division. 6-8 p.m. UUU Gallery, 153 State St 434-2223. Pop-up of Artists & Craftsmen. 4-8 p.m. The Clover Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St 703-3154. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Mayday! Underground. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. Spring Fling. 7-10 p.m. GO ART!, 201 E Main St . Batavia $15/$20. goart.org. Springtime in Canandaigua. 3-7 p.m. Canandaigua Civic Center, 250 North Bloomfield Road . Canandaigua 396-7230.
Comedy [ WED., APRIL 24 ] Stand-Up to Alzheimers. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339. [ THU., APRIL 25 ] Dov Davidoff. 7:30 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $15/$20. 426-6339. [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] Klowns from the Krown. Last Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. $5. 271-7050. Steven Rogers, Caitlin Peluffo. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd Rickles room $15. 426-6339. Unleashed! Improv. 8 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $12/$15. 454-1260. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Bad Feminist Killjoys. 10 p.m. The Spirit Room, 139 State St $8. 397-7595. Cindy Arena & AJ Glagolev. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339. 24 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
ENVIRONMENT | CITY NATURE CHALLENGE
This week, Rochester joins an international competition to see which city can make the most observations in nature. You can participate in the citizen-scientist City Nature Challenge, which takes place from Friday, April 26, to Monday, April 29. Participants will use the smartphone app iNaturalist to identify and log the different wildlife species they find in parks, in one of the Genesee Land Trust nature preserves, or even on their own property. City Nature Challenge is organized on a global scale by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the California Academy of Sciences. Friday, April 26, to Monday, April 29, everywhere. More information at citynaturechallenge.org and geneseelandtrust.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
[ MON., APRIL 29 ] Comedy Open Mic. Last Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
Dance Events [ THU., APRIL 25 ] Rice Crew Showcase. 8 p.m. May Room, Wilson Commons, UR, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd . [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] Mount Hope World Singers & Nazareth College Dance Ensemble. 7 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 North Chestnut St. 442-0766. Vastra Kriti. 8 p.m. India Community Center, 2171 County Line Rd Macedon South Indian classical dance $10-$20. 377-2057. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Borinquen Dance: Light, Joy & Life. 7 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. Fest Noz. 6 p.m. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd Traditional Breton folk dances & Celtic music of sister city Rennes, France $10/$12. [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] Derek Hough. 7:30 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $47 & up. kodakcenter.com.
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Activism [ WED., APRIL 24 ] The Future of the Built Environment: Engaging Youth. 7 p.m. Gleason Works Auditorium, 1000 University Ave. Ashleigh Walton, UDA Pittsburgh rrcdc.org. [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] Transforming Our Culture of Incarceration: How is Rochester a Prison Town?. 1-6 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. vsw.org. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Bruce Jacobs: Race Manners Talk & Mingle. 2 p.m. Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. $15. 420-8439. Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/ Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. RocRestorative Conference: I Am My Brother’s Keeper. 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St $60. continues on page 26
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White Privilege: Helping in the Black Struggle. 5-7 p.m. The Reentry & Community Development Center, 437 North St. 967-0640. [ MON., APRIL 29 ] Criminal Justice Reform: What Local Orgs Are Fighting For. 7 p.m. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. [ TUE., APRIL 30 ] Racial Profiling: What is it? What Can be Done About it?. 5:30 p.m. MCC Downtown Campus, 321 State St. High Falls conference room A & B 292-2000. PHOTO PROVIDED
Earth Day
LITERATURE | ‘ALONGSIDE WE TRAVEL’
[ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Save The Frogs Day. 12-5 p.m. Frog House, 65 State St . Pittsford 733-0563.
“Alongside We Travel: Contemporary Poets on Autism” is a new anthology of work by more than two dozen poets whose lives are impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder. The poems [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] explore the emotions and experiences of people living with “Happening: A Clean Energy ASD. As National Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, Revolution”. 6:30 p.m. Greece Writers & Books will present a reading of works from the book Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd Film screening. this week. Readers include the anthology’s editor Sean Thomas Park Pick-Up. 8:30 p.m. Ellison Dougherty, Lisa M. Dougherty, George Guida, and Celeste Park, Blossom Rd. Pavilion Helene Schantz. Lodge 621-8794.
Festivals [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] Erotic Arts Festival. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St $25 & up. Wine & Herb Festival. 1-5 p.m. Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Member Wineries. Geneva cayugawinetrail.com. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Erotic Arts Festival. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St $25 & up. Imagine RIT. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. RIT, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. rit. edu/imagine. Wine & Herb Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Member Wineries. Geneva cayugawinetrail.com. [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] Wine & Herb Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Cayuga Lake Member Wineries. Geneva cayugawinetrail.com.
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Kids Events [ FRI., APRIL 26 ] The Lamp is the Moon. 7 p.m. Stuart Steiner Theatre, GCC, 1 College Rd . Batavia Sensoryfriendly: Apr 27, 11am $3-$8. 345-6814. Rochester International Children’s Film Festival. Various, Rochester Touring local libraries through April 27 kidsfestroc.org. 26 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue. $6, $3 to W&B members. 473-2590; wab.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
[ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Discover Neverland. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. 263-2700. Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. Last Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St 428-6769. KinderZoo: Animal Movements. 11:30 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Ages 3-5 yrs. Registration suggested. KinderZoo: Tremendous Toads. 10:15 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Ages 18 mos–3 yrs. Registration suggested. World Penguin Day. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St W/ paid zoo admission. 336-7200. WXXI Kids Nature Fest. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Seneca Park, 2222 St. Paul St. 258-0200. [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] 4th Sunday Funday. 1-4 p.m. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Stationery making $3-$5. 244-1730. RPO orKIDStra: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Missing Maestro. 2 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. Salamander Shenanigans. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford 538-6822.
Shh! We Have A Plan. 2 & 4 p.m. Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave Sensoryfriendly show: 4pm $15-$20. 389-2170. [ TUE., APRIL 30 ] YMCA Preschool Singers: What a Wonderful World. 6:30 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596.
Recreation [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Guided Walking Tour. 11 a.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt Hope Ave. South entrance $5. fomh.org. Poet’s Garden Tour. 10 a.m. Lamberton Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Rd. highlandparkconservancy.org. Springtime Wildflowers. 1011:30 a.m. Washington Grove, Cobbs Hill Park Nunda Blvd entrance 244-0353. friendsofwashingtongrove.org. [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] Durand Eastman Park Arboretum Tour. 2-4 p.m Durand Park, Zoo Rd. lot Meet at the kiosk on Zoo Rd 261-1665.
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Special Events [ THU., APRIL 25 ] Yom HaShoah Commemoration. 9:30 a.m. MCC Brighton Campus, 1000 E Henrietta Rd . [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Doll, Toy, & Teddy Bear Show & Sale. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. St. John of Rochester Church, 8 Wickford Way . Fairport $5 / ages 12 & under free. 2485993. Electric Car Show. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield 340-8655.
[ MON., APRIL 29 ] Eat Up Rochester. -May 5. Various, Rochester eatuproc.com.
Culture Lectures [ WED., APRIL 24 ] An Evening with Don Zientara. 8 p.m. Ugly Duck Coffee, 89 Charlotte St. DC punk scene $5-$10 suggested. uglyduckcoffee.com. The Workplace as Society: Utopia or Dystopia?. 5:15 p.m. Old Stone Tavern, 758 South Ave $5. 448-1148.
[ THU., APRIL 25 ] Food & Mood: Understanding How Food Affects the Mind. 5:15 p.m. Old Stone Tavern, 758 South Ave $5. 448-1148. From Space to Place: Reimaging Cities through Design & Placemaking. 6:30 p.m. The Harley School, 1981 Clover St Maria Furgiuele, CDCR. History Happy Hour: LSD & the Psychedelic Era. 6:30-8 p.m. Nox, 302 Goodman St N $20.
Rochester’s Greatest Generation: Science, Technology, & Nurse’s Work 1940-1968. 5:30 p.m. Rochester Medical Museum & Archives, 1441 East Ave $10$25. 922-1865. [ SAT., APRIL 27 ] Arthur Dove’s Music Pictures, or How To Make A Painting of Sound. 4 p.m. Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, 327 Pulteney St Geneva Rachael DeLue, Princeton (315) 781-3000. [ SUN., APRIL 28 ] The Streets of Rochester. 1 p.m. NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $3/$4. 533-1113.
Pure Kona Poetry Series. Every 7 days, 7-9 p.m. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603.
The Woman Douglass: Anna Murray Douglass. 2 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900.
Literary Events [ THU., APRIL 25 ] Alongside We Travel: Contemporary Poets on Autism. 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $3/$6. wab.org. History Reading Salon: The Elizabethan Age. 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
[ TUE., APRIL 30 ] Books Sandwiched In: “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas’s Masterpiece,” by Camille Laurens. 12:12-12:52 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8350.
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A scene from the landmark serial “The Exploits of Elaine,” screening this Thursday as the inaugural event of the newly established Finger Lakes Film Trail.
“Within Our Gates,” a black response to D.W. Griffith’s Ku Klux Klan-glorifying “The Birth of a Nation.” Also introduced by Dr. Barbara Tepa Lupack, that screening will be held at the Carriage House Theater, Cayuga Museum of History & Art, in Auburn, on May 19, at 2 p.m. Planning for further events sponsored by The Finger Lakes Film Trail is already underway, including two film screenings in Ithaca during October’s “Silent Movie Month in Ithaca”, as well as “Silents Under the Stars,” a free movie showing at Taughannock Falls State Park in late August (film titles to be decided). Tickets for the screening of “The Exploits of Elaine” are $7 for Eastman Museum members, $10 for non-members, and $5 for students with ID. The screening will also be repeated on Monday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m., as part of the Dryden Theatre’s “Senior Matinee” series.
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Blazing trails The Finger Lakes Film Trail and “The Exploits of Elaine” film screening THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 7:30 P.M. AT THE DRYDEN THEATRE EASTMAN.ORG/DRYDEN-THEATRE [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
The Finger Lakes Film Trail is a new consortium project intended to shine a spotlight on the historical and cultural contributions of the Central New York region in the development of the early motion picture industry. A collaboration between local institutions the Eastman Museum, the Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca, and the Case Research Laboratory in Auburn, the Film Trail will sponsor an ongoing calendar of film events, lectures, exhibits, and screenings for local audiences. The Eastman Museum is well-known to Rochester residents, with its continuing mission to celebrate the history of photography and cinema, as well as the 28 CITY APRIL 24 - 30, 2019
achievements of entrepreneur, philanthropist, and pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film, George Eastman. Part of the Cayuga Museum of History, the Case Research Laboratory guides visitors through the history and commercialization of sound film, which began with Theodore (“Ted”) Willard Case and his invention of the first commercially successful sound-onfilm technology. Wharton Studio Museum honors filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, who established their production studio at Renwick (now Stewart) Park in Ithaca in 1913, making it one of the country’s first regional production facilities. Together they produced between 600 to 700 pictures, many of them sensation-filled serial episodes that they filmed at their Ithaca studio, which was in operation through 1919. The Film Trail’s inaugural event, to be held this Thursday at the Dryden Theatre, will be a showing of the first four episodes of “The Exploits of Elaine,” the landmark serial produced by the renowned silent filmmaking brothers. As the first film to gross over $1 million in sales, “The Exploits of Elaine” was an early
blockbuster of the serial format. The films follow the story of a young woman named Elaine (played by actress Pearl White, who also did most of her own stunts), as she enlists famous detective Dr. Craig Kennedy (the “American Sherlock Holmes”) to help her find the man — known only by the chilling alias “The Clutching Hand” — she believes responsible for the murder of her father. The duo use what was then cuttingedge crime detecting technology (including fingerprinting!) on their mission to track down the killer. Because of its cultural and historical significance, the work became the first serial to be honored with a place on the U.S. National Film Registry in 1994. Presenting a print lovingly restored by the George Eastman Museum, Thursday’s screening will feature live piano accompaniment by Philip C. Carli and an introduction by Dr. Barbara Tepa Lupack, author of the forthcoming book, “Silent Film Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema.” The next event on the Finger Lakes Film Trail’s schedule will be a screening of Oscar Micheaux’s silent race-film classic,
Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. “The Westerner” (1940). Wed., April 24, 7:30 p.m.; “The Exploits of Elaine” (1914). Thu., April 25, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “Return of the Hero” (2018). Fri., April 26, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “Easter Parade” (1948). Sat., April 27, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable” (2018). Sun., April 28, 2 p.m. $5-$10.; “Barton Fink” (1991). Tue., April 30, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. One Take Film Festival. April 25-28. Full schedule online. $7$11. thelittle.org/onetake.; Saturday Night Rewind: “American Move” Sat., April 27, 9:30 p.m. $7/$11. thelittle.org. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Lost Lost Lost: A Tribute to Jonas Mekas. Thu., April 25, 7 p.m. vsw.org.
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Events FREE TALK - on the need for subsidized childcare in Rochester. LITTLE THEATRE, 240 East Ave, Monday April 29th, 5:30 - 7:00. Keynote by Dr. Mary Ann DeMario of MCC, whose research has influenced NYS policy. Panelists from The Center for Youth, the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, and MCC Student Body. Ample parking on Winthrop Street in the Hart parking Lot. ASL interpreters & Spanish-speaking representative.
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Now Hiring! Full & Part-Time Positions At Mary Cariola Children’s Center you will be joining a team of talented educators and clinicians who set the standard in innovations that unlock lifelong potential for children, youth and young adults with developmental disabilities and complex medical needs. Whether it’s in the classroom, a residential home, a sensory room or physical therapy suite, you’ll be a part of an organization that celebrates milestones every single day. More than 650 employees share the same vision for our students and residents. Additional positions posted at www.marycariola.org 1000 Elmwood Ave., Suite 100 Rochester, NY 14620 • (585) 271-0761 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @CariolaCareers Mary Cariola is the regional leader in personalized, interdisciplinary, evidence based education that inspires and empowers children and youth with complex developmental disabilities. Mary Cariola is a NYS Licensed School for Students with Disabilities ages 5-21
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241 AVERILL AVENUE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/15/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 2 State St, Suite 1000, Attn: Colin R. Bruckel, Esq., Rochester, NY 14614. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 327 Custom Woodworks, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/27/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Matthew R Depuyt 337 Shadowbrook Dr Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] 595 UA LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 27, 2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 44 Field St, Rear, Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 602 SOUTH AVENUE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/15/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 2 State St, Suite 1000, Attn: Colin R. Bruckel, Esq., Rochester, NY 14614. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 9-11 Union Street, LLC Arts of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on April 2, 2019. Office location Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served, SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 88 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, N.Y. 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] ANASTASIA’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/20/2019. LLC’s
office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Anastasia Ludwig, 892 N Landing Rd, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE ] C & T Kuter Properties, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/28/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 563 Riga-Mumford Rd Churchville, NY 14428 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] David Parkway Development LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on February 13, 2019. Its office is in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is designated to receive process service with a copy mailed to: 18 Park Forest Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the company is real estate investment and property management. [ NOTICE ] GEORGE’S FAMILY RESTAURANTS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/17/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1172 Lake Shore Blvd., Rochester, NY 14617, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
JASON HARDENBROOK, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/09/2019. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jason Hardenbrook, 2278 Kendall Road, Kendall, NY 14476. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Kalabaka Property Management LLC Filed 4/4/19 Office: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 1392, Pittsford, NY 14534 Purpose: all lawful [ NOTICE ] KMWMK, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/1/19. 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 36 Rolling Meadows Way, Penfield, NY 14526. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Goodnight Pest Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/8/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 2918 South Union St Ogden, NY 14624 General Purpose
Lifewall Energy Systems, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 15, 2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 22 Fallbrook Circle, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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Inrenovation Holdings, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/15/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 5701 Yanni Ct Avon, NY 14414 General Purpose
Lindsay C. Fahey, Mental Health Counselor, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/21/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Lindsay C. Fahey, 1220 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, Ny 14620. Purposes: Mental Health Counseling.
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[ NOTICE ] MCF 2018, LLCAuthority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019. Office location: Monroe Co. LLC formed in NJ on 12/6/2018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. Principal addr. Of LLC: 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. Cert. of Formation filed with State Treasurer, 33 W State St. #5th, Trenton, NJ 08608 Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] MOORE BENEFITS SOLUTIONS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/15/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, Attn: June Moore, 881 Corwin Road, Rochester, NY 14610. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number pending for liquor, beer, wine & cider has been applied for by the undersigned to sell at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 426 South Ave, Rochester NY 14620 Monroe County for on premises consumption. Taco John’s LLC DBA John’s Tex Mex [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, # pending, for beer, cider, liquor, & wine has been applied for by DMC Events LLC d/b/a Jackrabbit Club to sell beer, cider, liquor, & wine at retail in a catering establishment under the ABC Law at 40 Anderson Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, Monroe Co., for on premises consumption. [ 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
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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.
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Notice of Formation of 985 Ridge Road Webster LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/20/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 180 Canal View Blvd, Ste 600, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice is hereby given that a Liquor License, serial number 3162511, for beer, wine, liquor and cider has been applied for by the undersigned to permit the sale of beer, wine, liquor and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverages Control Law at 110 Grill JR Henrietta LLC located at 780 Jefferson Rd., Rochester, NY, 14623 on premise consumption. 110 Grill JR Henrietta LLC. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Supreme Court, Monroe County on the 12th day of April 2019, bearing Index Number 19/1392 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, effective on the 12th Day of April, 2019, to assume the name of Jah’ir Lewis. My present address is 89 Cheltenham Rd, Rochester, NY 14612; the place of birth is Rochester, NY; my present name is Jah’ir Moss. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 3500 Buffalo Road, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/5/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 271 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 51 South Avenue, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/18/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Actively Motivating Others LLC Art. of Org. filed Secy of State (SSNY) 03/15/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 25 Mona St, Rochester, NY, 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Aldmeri Dominion LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave Ste 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Alyssa Bankes Photography LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/25/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 60 Almay Road Rochester NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of AquaTight Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1555 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of Brockport School of Dance and Performing Arts, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/6/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 198 Thornell Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. Leah Brady, Organizer
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ARTISAN AUTO GRUPPE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 7748 Newco Dr., Hamlin, NY 14464. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ]
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dalton Ranch LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/27/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 263 Victor Road, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of formation of BARDOWN 22 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 375 Beach Rd., Unit 802, Jupiter, FL 33469. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brenner Design Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on February 25, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 127 Crosman Terrace, Rochester, NY 14620 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brockport Custom House, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Main St, Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of DancingTwins Publications, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/13/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave Ste 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DEMM Properties, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 800 Panorama Trail South, Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Mitre Construction Management, LLC; Date of filing: March 5, 2019; Office of the LLC: Monroe
Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 43 Norbrook Road, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of FORMULA AUTO SALES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 55 Alliance Dr., Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FROM HOUSE 2 HOME, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Matthew L. Hudson, 37 Inglewood Dr., Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Go Luxury Washroom Trailers LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/13/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3353 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GreatLakes Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/15/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 501 Vosburg Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: practice the profession of mental health counseling.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HERRERA TRANSPORTATION LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/04/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 25 JOANNE DR ROCHESTER NY 14616 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JEMA & SERVICES LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 02/21/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 90 FALCON DRIVE, W HENRIETTA, NY 14586 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JOE MOORE CREATIVE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) FEBRUARY 25, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 180 Overbrook Rd Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JTMT Transportation LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on February 27, 2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 589 Brown Street, Rocheter NY 14611. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Bowl of Naked Lettuce Catering LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on January 24, 2019. Office location: Monroe. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Molly E. Kommer, 25 Chipping Ridge, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LuMara Management LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 187, N. Greece, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mar-Mar Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/07. 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, 1315 Jay St, Rochester, NY 14611, Attn: Raleigh A. Cummings, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Marisa’s Attic, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/22/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 1045 Gravel Rd., Webster, NY 14580. 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 MBT Beauty, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/27/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful
activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mediterranean Life Eatery, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: the LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mortimer Garage LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/2/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of OLED Devices, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/5/17. 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, 166 Warrington St., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pediatric Urgent Care of Rochester, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1800 Maple Road, Ste 100, Williamsville, NY 14221. Purpose: practice the profession of medicine. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PENFIELD SQ ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
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Legal Ads 04/08/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PENFIELD SQ ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/08/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ]
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REJOICE PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Cambridge St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Renewed Dwellings LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/12/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 641 Kayloc Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of PianoMart.com LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/2/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 450 Marsh Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pioneer C & R Development, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/29/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 98 Monica St, Rochester, NY 14619 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Principle Property Investing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Demetrius Washington-Ellison, 1900 Empire Blvd, Ste 116, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of formation of RPD Properties, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/4/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 1461 Harris Rd., Webster, NY 14580. 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 Seafood Harbor, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Snappie, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
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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 SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 15601, Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Art of Bookkeeping LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4-3-19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 679 Furman Rd, Fairport NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Villiams, LLC Art. of Org filed Sec’y of state 10/5/2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 115 Van Voorhis Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: Payroll Service. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 on Thursday, 5/09/19 at Noon. The following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Unit 352 Carl Mais owes $368 and Unit 101 Lynnard Davis owes $228 [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 600 W Broad St. Rochester NY 14608 on Thursday, 5/09/19 at Noon. The following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Unit 13 Gregory Heard owes $228 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Public Sale: Self Storage Cube contents will be sold for cash by CubeSmart Management LLC 7
Chapel St Rochester NY 14609 to satisfy a lien for rental on May 10th 2019 at approx. 12:00 PM at www.storagetreasures. com. The contents of approx. 3 Cubes will be sold. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CHATHAM INSURANCE PARTNERS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 07/18/18. NYS fictitious name: CHATHAM INSURANCE PARTNERS AGENCY, LLC. 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. GA addr. of LLC: 415 E. Liberty St., Savannah, GA 31401. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 313 W. Tower, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334-1530. Purpose: Insurance agency. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CRYOVAC, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/28/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/03/73. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Food packaging [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of MASTER LOCK COMPANY, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/16/70. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] PETITO TECH LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/2/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 95 Merriman Street, Apt. 3, Rochester, New York 14607. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Rocket Roofing LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/8/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 178 Falling Leaf Trail, Brockport, NY 14420.General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] SEMM CONSULTING LLC, a domestic LLC filed 03/27/2019 Office: Monroe Co., SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: SEMM CONSULTING LLC, 28 Granderford Hts., W. Henrietta, New York 14586 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] The Pan-Tor, LLC ,Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/1/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Nymark Dr., Rochester, NY 14626.General Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Abe-David Rochester LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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AJV Equities LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/8/07. Office loc.: Orleans County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to 14995 East Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Lookout View Road LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 7/19/17. Office loc.: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to 561 Turtle Rock Lane, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Beechwood Equities LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/8/07. Office loc.: Orleans County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to 14995 East Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] EC Upstate Management LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/28/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Highview Trail LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 7/19/17. Office loc.: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to 561 Turtle Rock Lane, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] KRPB, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 600 Kreag Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ Notice of Formation ] R1 Acquisitions LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/29/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 205 Saint Paul Street, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Sandringham Equities LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/8/07. Office loc.: Orleans County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy of process to 14995 E Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BLACK GATE PROPERTIES, LLC ] Art. Of Org. filed with Sc’y State (SSNY) 12/26/2018 Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail copy of process to 164 COLDWATER ROAD, ROCHESTER, NY 14624 Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Fouq_et LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on March 11, 2019. Office location: 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, Rochester, NY 14604,
Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PLLC ] Pittsford Osteopathic Medicine, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on April 11, 2019. Its principal place of business is located at 344 San Gabriel Drive, Rochester, NY 14610 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 The LLC, 344 San Gabriel Drive, Rochester, New York 14610. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of Medicine. [ NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOIRROF) ] April 24, 2019 New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) 38-40 State Street Albany, New York 12207 (518) 486-3379 On or after May 2, 2019, New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) will submit a request to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of $250,000 of HOME funds under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA) of 1990, in accordance with section 288 (42 U.S.C. 12838), to authorize Rural Housing Opportunities Corporation to undertake a program known as RHOC Regional OO 18, for purposes of providing funds for the cost of rehabilitating 10 owner-occupied single-family homes at scattered sites in Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Orleans, and Genesee County with an estimated total project cost of $356,000. The 2018 HOME LPA Program will use HOME funds from 2018 awards to fund a variety of ac-
Legal Ads tivities through partnerships with counties, municipalities and non-profit community-based housing organizations, which are referred to as Local Program Administrators (LPA). Each LPA works within a specific geographic area – usually a county or municipality. The Program provides funds to acquire, rehabilitate or construct housing or to provide assistance to low- and moderate-income home-buyers and renters. Funds must be distributed in accordance with needs and priorities identified in the State’s Consolidated Plan.
pating homeowners are known.
The proposed activities that are the subject of this Notice are Categorically Excluded from National Environmental Policy Act requirements under HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58.35(a)(3) (i). The specific LPA Programs that are the subject of this Notice do not constitute every LPA Program that is proposed for inclusion within the 2018 New York State HOME LPA Program. A full listing of the 2018 HOME LPA Programs is available at http://www. nyshcr.org/Funding/ Awards/.
and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M
This is the first tier of review in a 2-tiered process. The specific addresses of homes are not known at this time because the participating property owner identification process is ongoing. Therefore, under 24 CFR Part 58.15 (Tiering) and 24 CFR Part 58.32 (Project Aggregation), HCR will use a tiered approach and Tier 2 site specific reviews will be completed for those laws and authorities not addressed in the Tier 1 broad review for each address under this program when addresses become known. No physical work will begin on properties until all levels of environmental review are complete and found to be in compliance. Tier 1 review addresses specific environmental factors for which compliance has been documented, regardless of specific site locations. It prevents repeating the same compliance factors on a Tier 2 site-specific basis, once all partici-
An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this Program is on file at the following locations: YWCA Genesee 301 North Street Batavia, NY 14020 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. United Way of Ontario County 5297 Parkside Drive #410 Canandaigua, NY 14424
PathStone Corporation 4075 Ridge Road Williamson, NY 14589 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M United Way - Greater Rochester 75 College Avenue Rochester, New York 14607 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. PathStone Corporation 140 North Main Street Albion, New York 14411 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The ERR can also be obtained by emailing heather.spitzberg@nyshcr.org. Tier 2 Site Specific Review: The site specific reviews will cover all the laws and authorities not resolved in the broad Tier 1 review as discussed in the ERR that is available for public inspection. Mitigation Measures/ Conditions/Permits (if any): Template Tier 2 forms are included in the ERR that is available for public inspection. The Templates include the mitigation measures, conditions and/or permits that will be complied with, if applicable, at each project site that is chosen. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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 Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Heather Spitzberg, Esq., Environmental Analysis Unit, NYS Homes & Community Renewal, 38-40 State Street, Albany, New York, 12207 or at eau@ nyshcr.org. Please note to which LPA your comment pertains in your correspondence. All comments received by May 1, 2019 will be considered by HCR prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION HCR certifies to HUD that Ms. Heather Spitzberg, Esq. in her capacity as Certifying Officer consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the applicable LPA to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will consider objections to its release of funds and HCR’s certification received by May 17, 2019 or for a period of fifteen days following its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of HCR; (b) HCR has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the project have committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted
in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to Director of Community Planning and Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10278-0068 Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Ms. Heather Spitzberg, Esq. Certifying Officer April 24, 2019 [ SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. 6743/2014 Plaintiff designates MONROE as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 132 BANCROFT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14616 Section: 060.48 Block: 5 Lot: 37 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff, -against- CLAYTON BULL A/K/A CLAY BULL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE M. CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE M. BULL A/K/A FLORENCE BULL; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE M. CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE M. BULL A/K/A FLORENCE BULL; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, 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, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MONROE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT; TOWN OF GREECE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; 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 said 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $114,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 23, 2009, at Liber 22685 Page 533, of the Public Records of MONROE County, New York, covering premises known as 132 BANCROFT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14616. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. MONROE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said
county. 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. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: HANS AUGUSTIN, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E20180042 87CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through MILTON BRYANT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; MARY COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PROPOSED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MILTON BRYANT; WILBERT BRYANT; HUBERT BRYANT; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through
CARRIE FAGAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; WANDA CARR; JACQUELYN HANSON; KENNETH SCREVEN; JEROME SCREVEN; JANEL SCRIVEN A/K/A JANEL SCREVEN; FLODY WALKER; CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION;CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; MONROE COUNTY DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE SHORE WINDS, LLC; MILTON BRYANT, as presumptive heir and distributee of the Estate of Milton Bryant, if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said MILTON BRYANT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; JANIS WALDEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE FAGAN; CHRISTOPHER ONEAL KELSEY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE FAGAN AND “JOHN DOE #4” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: February 1, 2019 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated March 26, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 107 Roth Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 106.21-3-19.002 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $7,816.08, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- Kenneth Litzenberger, as heir to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger, Debra Litzenberger, as heir to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger, Donna Stubbings, as heir to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger, Ronald Litzenberger, as heir
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Legal Ads to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger, Diane Badger, as heir to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger, Denise Ash, as heir to the Estate of George L. Litzenberger and George L. Litzenberger’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, County of Monroe, United States of America, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Winthrop Capital, LLC, Latta Road Nursing Home, Ken Richardson, Defendants. Index No.: 011047/2017 Filed: 3/18/2019 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged
premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $118,411.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Monroe on October 08, 2008 in Book 22040, Page 193
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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 covering premises known as 219 West Ivy Street, East Rochester, NY 14445. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE
COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York February 28, 2019 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss,Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-033919-F01 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. E201800342 Plaintiff designates MONROE as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 19 FOX HALL DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14609 Section: 92.2, Block: 2 Lot: 1 CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,-againstSUSAN SAPUTO A/K/A SUSAN MESSINA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSETTA MESSINA; FRANK MESSINA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSETTA MESSINA; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF
ROSETTA MESSINA; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, 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, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; JOHN SAPUTO ‘’JOHN DOE #2’’ through ‘’JOHN DOE #12,’’ the last eleven 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 said 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $199,500.00 and interest, recorded on May 8, 2007, at Liber 21168 Page 0566, of the Public Records of MONROE County, New York, covering premises known as 19 FOX HALL DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14609. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. MONROE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. 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. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: GLENN CAULFIELD, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516280-7675 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, D/B/A Christiana Trust not individually but as Trustee for Hilldale Trust,, Plaintiff,
-against- Monroe County Public Administrator, as Administrator for the estate of Donald R. Porto , Robert D. Porto as Heir to the Estate of Donald R. Porto, Edward M. Porto as Heir to the Estate of Donald R. Porto, Donald R. Porto’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Capital One Bank (USA), National Association; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; United States of America Acting on Behalf of the Department of TreasuryInternal Revenue Service, Defendants. Index No.: E2018001073 Filed: 3/28/2019 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $112,000.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Monroe on March 23, 2006 in Liber 20358, Page 20 covering premises known as 6 Golf
Stream Dr, Penfield, NY 14526. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York October 17, 2018 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-088267-F00
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