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Need is growing for Early Intervention
Thank you for your extensive article, “An Ounce of Intervention,” on the crisis facing the Early Intervention Program. This is the kind of publicity that is encouraging to those of us who have been urging the state for many years to increase the reimbursement to a realistic level for agencies that provide essential services to very young children with demonstrable disabilities. Because providing these services has meant that the agencies have been continuously losing money in order to do so, many have ended or restricted their EI programs. This has created a local backlog of over 150 children and their families waiting to receive the services that their individual evaluations have demonstrated are needed in order for the children to be able to have a chance to overcome their developmental disabilities. The article may have given the impression to those readers who are not acquainted with the EI program that it is only for children with the most severe challenges, such as those who were featured in your article. It is important for parents and the public 2 CITY
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to understand that EI is also needed to prevent life-long disabilities when children demonstrate delays early in their lives. For example, children demonstrating language delays may be found to have a treatable hearing loss resulting from early ear infections, which can then be overcome with speech and language services, coordinated with the all-important caregivers. As a speech pathologist for many years, I have personally assisted hundreds of children whose early delays were ameliorated through EI, and who went on to success in school later on. Of course, the “elephant in the room” is the enormous increase in children diagnosed with autism, which has pressured educational programs at all levels to provide the essential interventions, many to the breaking point. The incidence has increased from 1 in 10,000 when I first entered the profession, to 1 in 70, conservatively, at present. Some local early childhood classrooms have several children out
of fewer than 18 enrollees with the diagnosis or suspicion of autism. In my opinion, New York State and the nation as a whole must deal with this looming crisis by diverting funds away from less urgent needs, both for the treatment and prevention of autism. TAWN R. FEENEY, CONESUS
Questions from the loss of Hart’s
Hart’s Local Grocers officially closed on March 22, after five years of struggling attempts to capture a consistent customer base from, essentially, the hundreds of people migrating back to downtown Rochester. This migration and revitalization was an impressive attempt to rebuild a fallen downtown. It has seemed to be working, as I look from my 17th-floor perspective and watch the resurrection of empty, failed real estate that sat vacant for decades. And more and more pricey residential real estate is being conceived and built around the Inner Loop. This all represents progress which
(to me) is unprecedented in recent local history. The closing of Hart’s was a (predictably) disappointing loss of a vital and basic resource for me, a service that most residents take for granted. I live downtown, and I love living downtown. I do not drive. When Hart’s opened, it was a hopeful prospect for my personal needs, conveniences, and other commerce in the epicenter of exciting new residential growth. I remain puzzled and frustrated as to why these grocers failed after only five years. Granted, they overestimated their audience, and (probably) didn’t have the right demographics before going all “specialtylocal provider” and organic with their products. That led to higher price tags on everything because of their significant lack of buying power. And they may not have considered the fact that people would rather travel further out to the big-box suburban grocers, pay less, and get precisely what they want, when they wanted it. I personally was a dedicated customer of Hart’s-from the time it opened. It was a tremendous and convenient resource, only a block away, and I never shopped anywhere else after that. I liked the relationships I developed, from department managers to checkout providers. It was a business gamble, and they lost. I wonder who is to blame here. Were their demographic estimates premature? Were the “specialty” intentions over-reaching? Or was it the almost complete absence (to this day) of residential sidewalk traffic? This retailer will be sorely
missed – not only because of convenience and the “local” relationship I had with them, but also because it implies a much bigger problem to consider: Which comes first, the cart or the horse? Build it and they will come, they say, but every attempt and failure shines a light on a much bigger question: Is the urban experience really returning to Rochester, or are we just another empty “shell” being occupied by complacent tenants who are too reluctant to support local business and walk the streets, before and after dark? JIM CAPPELLINO, ROCHESTER
‘Hotel Mumbai’ and the need to remember
I take exception to Adam Lubitow’s closing paragraph of his review of “Hotel Mumbai” (“I can’t help questioning the necessity of a film such as this….”) I read the book but, more important, I was witness to the horrors of 9/11. That day, I stood across the river, watching the Towers burn – and fall. The following days were a nightmare – the constantly wailing sirens, the photos of missing loved ones plastered all over the city, desperately seeking news of friends who worked in the area, charred paper lying in the gutters. But worst of all was the smell that permeated the city and surrounding areas – of burning concrete, paper, wires, and plastic. And bones. We vowed to never forget that day. Yet for too many of us that memory is fading. We need a film such as this to remind us that this horror can happen again – here. CHRISTINA GUTT, PENFIELD
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Racism’s alive and well in Monroe County This community has spent a lot of time fighting racism. We’ve had multiple big initiatives and events, the most recent one this past Friday: the Stand Against Racism march organized by the YWCA. Meantime, racism is thriving. The latest examples: racial slurs in Pittsford schools, a stunningly mishandled Black History Month project in a Pittsford elementary school, and a flabbergastingly clueless response by white adults. This isn’t just a problem in Pittsford. We know about these particular incidents thanks to reporting by the Democrat and Chronicle’s Justin Murphy and WXXI’s Evan Dawson. Murphy’s report tells of black elementary and high school students being called the N-word, a Korean child being mocked for his looks, white students joking about nooses. The mother of an elementary school child who had been called the N-word by four different students tells of holding her sobbing child on her lap; “now, for him,” she said, “going into that building will never be the same.” And Murphy quoted a black teenager who had repeatedly been called the N-word by a white track team member: “She said she was hurt not just by her teammate’s slur, but also by other students who later jokingly retold the story in ‘angry black woman voice.’” A group of parents had asked Pittsford Superintendent Mike Pero and the Pittsford school board “to issue a public statement against racism,” Murphy wrote. Instead, Pero wrote a more general letter to district families, “asking parents to ‘talk with your child about the importance of respecting their peers.’” Dawson’s report for WXXI focuses on a Black History Month project in which a fifth-grade class created posters celebrating African American inventors. Some of the posters showed photos of white men, however, not the inventors themselves. A photo of President Andrew Johnson – a good example of a racist president – illustrates a poster about Powell Johnson, the inventor of protective eyewear used by firefighters and other people exposed to intense light. The posters were displayed – for several weeks – in a school hallway. Nobody noticed the errors. Not the teacher whose class created them, not other adults in the building. And when Dawson asked Pero about the posters, Pero didn’t seem to understand the seriousness of the situation (not to mention showing a peculiar
Concerned about incidents of racism, parents ask for a public forum on race. A superintendent says ‘that would not be constructive.’
attitude about scholastic accuracy). The objective of the Black History poster project “was a real positive one,” Pero told Dawson. The students weren’t being graded on their posters, he said, so the teacher didn’t check every one. District and school officials had talked about the problem, he told Dawson, and had worked with school staff “to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” And that was that. “Pero said the issue was handled,” Dawson reported, “the project would not be revisited, and the information on the posters would not be corrected. He says he was concerned that the issue was becoming too political, and teachers would be afraid to teach this material in the future.” Pittsford parents have asked for a public forum on race, Dawson reported. “Pero says that would not be constructive at this time,” Dawson said. It’s obvious that Pittsford school officials missed an important educational opportunity, on several levels. But the officials’ behavior also exposes a larger problem. Reluctance to call racism by its name, concern about how white teachers will feel, concern that a forum on racism is “political”: This is systemic racism – quiet, subtle, and very, very damaging. We’re sure not making much progress against racism here in the Community of Monroe.
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RCSD gets Elia’s orders Rochester school district leaders have six weeks to assure state education officials that they know how to correct the district’s problems – and that they can follow through. Late last year, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia ordered district officials to produce an improvement plan responding to the critical assessment by Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino. But in March, Elia rejected their first attempt, saying it didn’t reflect a coherent vision and wasn’t realistic. At the time, Elia promised to send a more detailed list of her concerns, and last week, she did that. In a 29-page report, she offered detailed comments on all aspects of the district’s initial plan. In her letter to district officials accompanying the report, Elia says that the timelines in the first plan “appear aspirational,” especially given the enormous leadership challenges facing the district. Among them: the search for a new superintendent. School board members have selected four finalists, but it’s unlikely that they’ll have a new superintendent in place before the end of this school year. Adding to the instability in the district: Four of the seven school board seats will be on the ballot in the June 25 primary election. Leadership instability and dysfunction on the school board are among Elia’s major concerns. If the district’s revised plan isn’t satisfactory, state officials might step in, perhaps putting a temporary monitor or an appointed board in charge, or perhaps considering mayoral control. During a conference call with the media last week, Elia didn’t mention any possibilities. “All options are on the table,” she said. But, she added, “we’re in the middle of this process,” and she plans to let that process continue. The state legislature and the governor would have to approve any action changing the governance of the district, Elia noted. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and others have urged the state to act urgently, but the current session of the state legislature wraps up at the end of June, less than a month after the school district has to submit its revised reform plan to Elia. The chances are slim that the legislature would act before the end of the current term. And the next term doesn’t start until January.
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Board names superintendent finalists After a three-month search, the Rochester school board has narrowed its list of superintendent candidates to four finalists, from more than 30 applications. The finalists: Terry Dade, assistant superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia, a system with 180,000 students. Prior to that, Dade served one year as executive principal for school improvement and four years as a principal in the Fairfax County district. Devon Horton, chief of schools of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, a district with 101,000 students. Previously, he was
deputy superintendent of schools for four years in East St. Louis School District 189, East St. Louis, Illinois. Sito Narcisse, chief of schools for Metro Nashville Public Schools, a district with 86,000 students. He has also served as associate superintendent of Prince George’s County, Maryland, Public Schools for three years. George Eric Thomas, chief turnaround officer for the Georgia State Board of Education. Thomas was chief support officer at the University of Virginia Darden / Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, Charlottesville, for five years. Bios of the candidates can
be found at www.rcsdk12.org/ suptsearch. The public will have a chance to see the finalists at public forums on Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, between 12:30 and 3:15 p.m., at Freddie Thomas Learning Center, 625 Scio Street. Narcisse and Thomas will be at the May 4 forum, Dade and Horton May 5. The forums will also be live-streamed on the district’s website at www. rcsdk12.org/suptsearch and on RCTV through Spectrum Channel 1301. Questions can be submitted to the district through the above website until noon Thursday, May 2.
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Report links air quality, climate, and fossil fuels As human-influenced climate change makes the world warmer, hot days are impairing the air quality in urban areas across the United States – including in Monroe County. That’s the thrust of the American Lung Association’s recently released 2019 State of the Air report. The annual report, marking its 20th year, grades the nation’s metro areas on ozone and particle pollution, both of which pose threats to people with asthma, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems. For its reports, the Lung Association uses the most recent three years of available US Environmental Protection Agency data. The 2019 analysis uses figures from 2015 through 2017, with the data coming from EPA air monitoring stations. The report shows that particle pollution hasn’t been a problem for Monroe County in about a decade. Particle pollution typically comes from sources like diesel truck exhaust, forest fires, and coal-burning power plants. State and federal regulations have led to substantial reductions in particle pollution in New York’s cities. But Monroe County’s ozone pollution grade dropped from a “B” in last year’s
report to a “C” in this year’s, which indicates an upward tick in the number of days with elevated ozone levels. Between 2015 and 2017, Monroe County had five days where ozone levels rose to the point where they posed a risk for “sensitive populations” such as children, the elderly, and people with respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, the report says. Ground-level ozone is formed when certain chemicals in fossil-fuel exhaust react with sunlight, and hot weather encourages ozone production. The relationship between heat and ozone production provides some important context for Monroe County’s increase in high-ozone days. “This year’s report covered the three warmest years in modern history and demonstrates the increased risk of harm from air pollution that comes despite other protective measures being in place,” says the introduction to State of the Air 2019. In another section, the report says that ozone pollution has worsened in much of the US. It also notes that from 1970 to 2017, Americans almost doubled the number of miles they drove and the energy they consumed. It also notes that carbon dioxide emissions increased 23
percent from 1970 to 2017, although a graph in the report shows emissions levels turned downward starting in 2007. The report highlights important questions about how to maintain air quality in a warming world, says Sue Hughes-Smith, a Brighton resident, climate activist, and adjunct environmental health professor at SUNY Brockport. PHOTOILLUSTRATION BY RYAN WILLIAMSON “The only way we’re going to be able to do it is to eliminate weakening and undermining. It criticizes more and more sources of air the administration’s proposals to roll pollution,” Hughes-Smith says. That back vehicle fuel economy and emissions means getting electricity from renewable sources instead of from fossil fuel-powered requirements and to undo an Obama-era initiative to cut carbon emissions from plants, as well as switching to electric power plants. vehicles and efficient heating system And the report blasts a move by EPA powered by electricity, she says. officials to remove independent scientists Hughes-Smith and other climate from the agency’s scientific advisory activists say those same shifts are committee on air quality and to limit the important for addressing climate change research that agency scientists are allowed as a whole. The Lung Association report also takes to consider. “Cleaning up air pollution requires a aim at Trump administration actions it strong, coordinated effort on the part of says will harm air quality and exacerbate our federal, state, tribal, and local leaders,” climate change. It emphasizes the need to the report says. “Stopping or retreating protect and enforce the federal Clean Air cannot be an option.” Act, which it says the administration is
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Divisions linger over Whole Foods Center Whole Foods Center in Brighton looks like it’s progressing. The project’s developer has demolished the former Mario’s restaurant building at the nascent plaza’s Monroe Avenue site, and crews have started dismantling the former Clover Lanes. But the development’s future depends heavily on the outcome of nine lawsuits filed against Brighton’s town government after officials approved the project last year. One of those lawsuits was filed by the Clover / Allen’s Creek Neighborhood Association, which represents homeowners adjacent to Whole Foods Center site. The rest were filed by either Save Monroe Avenue, a coalition of largely unidentified businesses, or Brighton Grassroots, a residents’ group. The lawsuits have already delayed the project, Danny Daniele, president of the Daniele Family Companies, said in an e-mail. The company had hoped to have the buildings demolished and the land cleaned up by the end of February, he said, but if the town prevails in the lawsuits, construction could start before the summer. “It’s really sad how much our community is losing out” because of a limited number of people suing the town to keep the project from moving forward, Daniele said. Whole Foods Center, as approved by the town, will be an 83,700-square-foot plaza anchored by a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods grocery store. The only other confirmed tenant is a Starbucks, although several other retailers – most new to the Rochester area – have approached the developers about space in the plaza, Daniele said. The project was controversial from the moment the Daniele family announced it in March 2015. Some Brighton residents, particularly those living close to the site, were immediately concerned that replacing Mario’s and the bowling alley with a Whole Foods and other retail would worsen already problematic traffic on and around that part of Monroe Avenue. The approved project includes two new traffic signals and plans to consolidate or otherwise reconfigure the entrances for the businesses on the other side of Monroe. That work is meant to help traffic move more smoothly and safely through the corridor. Brighton officials approved the project through an incentive zoning process, a common approach where local governments allow developers to deviate from some requirements – typically building size, site density, and
Howie Jacobson of Brighton Grassroots says Whole Foods Center, which Brighton officials approved last year, is still too big. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
parking – in exchange for some extra, tangible community benefits. Brighton officials are counting the traffic signals and driveway modification plans among those benefits, since the Daniele Family Companies will be paying for them. The developer has also committed to improving the Auburn Trail from the Pittsford town line to Highland Avenue. “That Auburn Trail is something we’ve wanted to do for 20 years, and this will help us to do it without spending a nickel,” Brighton Supervisor Bill Moehle says. “And that’s a great investment for the community.” Between Clover Street and Allens Creek Road, the trail runs on privately owned land, but an easement held by the town provides for public use of it. The section between Allens Creek Road and Highland Avenue is owned by Rochester Gas and Electric and currently has no public access easement. The town also estimates that the project will generate $400,000 in tax revenue annually for Brighton, the Brighton school district, and Monroe County, Moehle says. Size has been at the heart of the Whole
Foods plaza conflict from the start. That’s reflected in the public relations campaigns that Save Monroe Avenue and Brighton
Grassroots are currently waging. Both groups refer to the project as “supersized” and claimed that developers got a “special deal” for it. Town officials and the Danieles have responded by questioning who makes up and funds the groups, and by implying or stating directly that they think other companies – Wegmans in particular – are putting up money for ads and lawsuits. The lawsuits, which challenge various aspects of the town’s review process and approvals, also make an issue of Whole Foods Center’s potential size. For example, Brighton Grassroots argues in one of its lawsuits that the town’s approval of the project should be reversed because Brighton officials didn’t properly account for the traffic it will generate. A Monroe County Supreme Court judge dismissed two of Brighton Grassroots’ lawsuits, but the organization has appealed and expects decisions on both cases soon. The Clover / Allens Creek Neighborhood Association argued in its lawsuit that the town inappropriately gave the developer public property by allowing it to alter the Auburn Trail. The neighborhood group figures that if it can block the developer from using the trail land, it can force the developer to downsize the project. Monroe County
Supreme Court Justice Dan Doyle ruled against the association; the group appealed and expects a decision soon. “We have no issue with Whole Foods being built there, but it’s the fact that they’re building a massive amount of retail, restaurant space, in addition to a 50,000-square-foot grocery store,” says Howie Jacobson, Brighton Grassroots’ leader. “It’s totally inappropriate for the size of that property.” Jacobson and other critics say the town should have made the Daniele Family
Companies pursue the project using existing zoning and standard approvals processes, which would have resulted in a smaller development. Moehle says Whole Foods Center is a good project and is consistent with smartgrowth approaches as well as the town’s Comprehensive Plan. He pushes back on the idea that it might have been smaller, or better, without the incentive zoning process. The Daniele Family Companies would have needed zoning variances and conditional-use permits from the town,
improve the Auburn Trail and then provide a Moehle says, but it could have sought those recreational easement to the town. things for an even larger project. Incentive presents zoning, on the other hand, gave the townNewspaper “We would not have gotten the amenities some leverage over the developer. that the developer will be paying for out of his own pocket had we not gone through the As a result, Moehle says, the Daniele firm incentive zoning process,” Moehle says. signed an agreement with project neighbors promising not to allow access to the plaza Critics, of course, believe the from Clover Street or Allen’s Creek Road; development firm isn’t providing enough it agreed to pay for two new traffic lights benefits to the town and that it should on Monroe Avenue and to make access contribute more. The project has generated improvements for businesses across the years’ worth of tit for tat, and that’s unlikely street from the plaza; and it promised to to change anytime soon.
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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.)
Stories of the trolley
Reconnect Rochester will show “The Trolley” on Wednesday, May 8, as the next movie in its Rochester Street Films Series. The film looks at the trolley, the revered electric-powered workhorse, through its use over a century and a half in 39 cities and 16 countries. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Howard Decker, an architect on Reconnect Rochester’s Advisory Council; Jim Dierks, secretary and trustee at the New York Museum of Transportation; and rail advocates DeWain Feller and Carlos Mercado. The film will be shown at the Little 8 CITY
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Theatre, 240 East Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. Reservation and suggested donation of $5 to $25: www.reconnectrochester.org.
The perils of political crises
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Jared Diamond will give this year’s Monroe Community College Scholars’ Day address on Wednesday, May 8, sponsored by the college and the ESL Charitable Foundation. Diamond will focus on the findings in his book “Upheaval,” which compares political upheavals in Germany, Japan, Chile, Finland, and the US, and why some countries have been able to thrive after great turbulence and others decline. The event will be held at the Brighton Campus, 1000 East Henrietta Road, at 7 p.m. Tickets are re-
quired: www.monroecctickets.com; $10 for general public and $5 with MCC ID. Parking in Lot G.
‘Left populism’ and power
For his keynote speech at Metro Justice’s annual dinner on Sunday, May 5, University of Illinois Associate Professor Cedric Johnson will discuss “Who’s Afraid of Left Populism? Organizing for Power.” Johnson, whose interest is racial and ethnic politics, is the author of “Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics.” He is a former professor at Hobart and William Smith College. The event will be held at Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue, at 5 p.m. Tickets: www. metrojustice.org/2019_annual_dinner.
Dining & Nightlife Business is blooming Orange Glory Café 480 EAST MAIN STREET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 A.M. TO 3 P.M. 232-7340; ORANGEGLORYCAFE.COM [ REVIEW ] BY CHRIS THOMPSON
Orange Glory Café offers a variety of vegetarian fare, such as the chickpea and eggplant patty sandwhich, seen here with sesame noodles and fruit salad. Lemon, chocolate macadamia nut, and oatmeal raisin cookies complete the meal. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER
When I interviewed Jacqueline Powers, the owner of Orange Glory Café, I successfully refrained from asking, “What’s the story, Orange Glory?” She doesn’t deserve that. Dad joke omission is the least I could do since throughout my 10 years in Rochester, I had seen the café dozens of times while strolling up East Avenue on the way to The Little Theatre, and had not set foot in it once. I made plenty of excuses as to why not: It looks too small, it’s kind of dark in there; there are only a few tables, and they are all full; they closed two hours ago. Well, I have no excuse now. Orange Glory Café has moved from its small spot on East Avenue to 480 East Main Street. It is a mere three blocks from the old Little Theatre location, but the short distance makes a world of difference. The glass façade facing Main Street allows the restaurant to be bathed in daylight, so it feels like you are outside on a spring day no matter where you sit, which is much more in line with the café’s motif. The Main Street location garners more foot traffic from students, patrons, and employees of neighboring Eastman School of Music, the YMCA, School 58, and the other businesses along Main Street. The location change is so fitting that, though it has only been a few weeks, it feels like Orange Glory Café has resided on Main Street this whole time. Relocating the café is the latest step in a long journey for Powers. She didn’t go to culinary school, but she has always loved to cook and bake. Her day jobs were not satisfying to her, so 15 years ago, she started her own catering business, and rented kitchen space to fulfill orders. She also bought a small, 12-inch orange tree. Then the opportunity arose for her to rent the restaurant space next to The Little. She says she enjoyed her time there, and her catering business and café gained popularity. And that orange tree continued to grow. The Little’s most recent round of renovations meant that Powers’ café space would be
phased out the theater’s expansion, so she needed a new place to house Orange Glory. The 480 East Main Street location was available, and she snatched it up. That orange tree is now four times its original size, basking in the sunlit space. Much like everything on her menu, Powers got to build her new kitchen from scratch, which is more spacious and brighter than the basement kitchen she had on East Avenue. The bulk of her work is still in catering, but Jacqueline says she enjoys creating food for the café, and she has more freedom to diversify and expand her menu. On a given day, Orange Glory offers a wide range of sandwiches, salads, wraps, and soups, and there is a good amount of vegetarian options on the menu as well. I had a hearty chickpea eggplant patty with mozzarella on a whole wheat bun, grilled ($8). For $2 more I got a side of sesame noodles and a lemon cookie. “Patty” understates the size of this sandwich, but I gather “a fist of eggplant and chickpea” would not sound as appetizing to most people. The mozzarella melted evenly over the patty, so with every bite I experienced the dueling sweet-savory taste of roasted chickpeas and eggplant, mellowed out by the mozzarella. The noodles are served cool, tossed with fresh red peppers and light amounts of soy sauce and oil. And the lemon cookie was the perfect post-meal treat. The zesty taste of lemon married nicely with the white chocolate chunks in the cookie, especially when paired with a dark brewed coffee, provided by Fuego Coffee Roasters. The whole meal was like a dream, and I look forward to trying the other items Orange Glory offers. Also on the menu is a mushroom artichoke sandwich with avocado and cilantro dressing, a spinach burger, and a chicken salad wrap that all looked like they needed to be mine. And that is just the regular menu. The specials board boasts as dynamic a list of choices as the regular menu. This week there was a tomato basil soup and a black bean wrap that stuck out to me. I look forward to seeing what Jacqueline will make next week.
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10 CITY MAY 1 - 7, 2019
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EASTMAN MUSEUM GEARS UP FOR THE 5TH NITRATE PICTURE SHOW [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
If you’re a film buff in Rochester, you’ve likely developed a Pavlovian response to the slow rise of the Dryden Theatre’s iconic gold curtain as it reveals the cinema’s pristine silver screen. Along with the dimming of the house lights, the sight inspires a certain excitement, signaling not just that the film’s about to begin, but that you’re about to enter another world. And when that curtain rises on the first screening of the Eastman Museum’s Nitrate Picture Show each year, it offers viewers the chance to embrace a rare piece of film history. With just a hint of danger attached. From its inception in 2015, the Nitrate Picture Show has been dedicated exclusively to screening nitrate prints, allowing classic and archival films — most at least 60 to 70 years old — to be seen on the big screen in their original format. In some cases, for the first time in decades. Made from a base of nitrocellulose (a material closely related to gunpowder), nitrate film was the dominant format for motion pictures from about 1895 to 1948. Though nitrate has a picture quality that remains unparalleled for its vibrancy, clarity, and depth, it also had a troubling habit of bursting into flames at the slightest provocation, leading to its discontinued use. By 1951 the less volatile “safety film,” made from cellulose acetate, became the standard. After that point, nitrate prints were rarely screened, both because of their combustive nature and the simple fact that few cinemas remained that were still equipped to screen them safely. Nitrate film is also physically unstable, and even when treated with the proper care it will naturally deteriorate and shrink over time. Each year sees more and more films lost to history as they became too damaged to project, and those casualties led the adage “nitrate won’t wait” to proliferate amongst film preservationists and historians. But nitrate’s aesthetic qualities and its rarity are what have made it the most desirable of film formats for cinephiles. And the Nitrate Picture Show has given them everything they’ve wanted. Creating a dialogue between art and technology, the Nitrate Picture Show exemplifies the Eastman Museum’s mission to bring film history out of the archives and invest it with fresh life. In the case of celluloid, that means projecting it to a rapt audience of enthusiastic film fans from around the world. Movies were meant to be watched, after all, and the festival is an opportunity to educate the public by immersing them fully in the history of the medium. continues on page 12
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It’s a mission that Festival Directors Jared Case and Deborah Stoiber (working with the Eastman Museum’s former curator of film exhibition Jurij Meden, now head of programming at the Austrian Film Museum) take seriously. “The impetus behind this whole thing was we want to share,” Case says. It’s that James Card philosophy, he says, referring to the founding curator of the Dryden. “He said that his idea of hell is having all these films to show and no one to show them to. So having this place here and the ability to show nitrate film only to the people in the Rochester area seemed so limited. We wanted to expand that, make an entire weekend out of it, and make it a destination for people to come and be able to experience nitrate projection.” And since it’s become a tradition for the festival to keep the film lineup a secret until the morning it begins, people are coming purely for that experience, in whatever form it happens to come in. The result is a festival that caters to those with an interest in what films were made in cinema’s early decades, but also the history of how they were made. And the event is doing its part in upholding Rochester’s reputation around the world as a “film town.” Fittingly, despite the Nitrate Picture Show’s full schedule of lectures, workshops, book signings, and tours, the film screenings remain the stars. Packed showings let audiences appreciate the look of nitrate for themselves, from the saturation of colors to the rich contrast between its gleaming whites and deep blacks. Those are especially evident
in the heavy shadows seen in noir films, which is why the festival’s curators have made a point to schedule one each year. THE NOTORIOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE NATURE OF THE MEDIUM also gives
the festival that slight aura of danger, which the museum is more than happy to play up: “Film is cool, Nitrate is hot” is the festival’s tagline. Branded matchbooks have been included in festival bags given to passholders, among plenty of other playful references to the medium’s fiery reputation. For the record, the museum does obey strict codes and undergoes extensive certifications in order to be licensed to project nitrate film. (Learn more about those safety precautions in CITY’s May 4, 2018 interview with some of the projectionists behind the Nitrate Picture Show, online at rochestercitynewspaper.com). But one of the greatest outcomes of the festival, both Case and Stoiber say, is that it’s prompted American film archives and others around the world to take another look at their own nitrate material to see if they can be part of it. The first year, about half of the films shown at the Nitrate Picture Show were from the Eastman’s own collection, with the rest provided by American archives that already had some working relationship with the museum. But each successive year has branched out further to include more and more foreign archives. This has allowed the Eastman Museum staff to collaborate with organizations they might not otherwise have had the opportunity to, building bridges in the worldwide film community. The Nitrate Picture Show program booklet always lists the source of every print, along with notes on the overall quality of the print. Some of these archives have been able to send a staff member or two to attend the festival. Case and Stoiber both admit that the
event can be exciting simply for the chance to nerd out with their fellow film lovers, professional or otherwise. “Sitting back and watching celluloid going through projector with a bunch of friendly faces is, to me, the best vacation I can think of,” Stoiber says. Some of those visiting organizations don’t have the ability to screen nitrate at their facilities, so just the chance to see it projected is something that people are making a commitment to fly around the world to experience. As Director of the Thai Film Archive, Chalida Uabumrungjit has repeatedly made the trek from Thailand to attend the festival. Because the Thai archive doesn’t have the ability to screen nitrate, the festival offers a unique opportunity. “Nitrate film is always a myth,” Uabumrungjit said in an email to CITY. “I work in the film archive so we get to inspect it, but never see it projected. So I was so excited to see the film on screen, but it also provided me an understanding of the characteristics of the material, which is very useful for my work.” Which is not to say that the Nitrate Picture Show is intended exclusively for film scholars or those in the film preservation community. Stoiber particularly encourages attendees to make it a family affair, and bring their kids along; the communal nature of movie-watching is one that anyone can enjoy. “It’s really wonderful because you have such an enthusiastic audience, and it’s good for kids to get that experience,” she says. Nora Fiore — better known as ”The Nitrate Diva” to the more than 38,000 Twitter followers who delight at her thoughtful and entertaining postings about the world of classic cinema — is one film lover who’s traveled to attend the festival multiple times. This year will be her fourth. Fiore had never viewed nitrate when she chose that name seven years ago, but when she heard about the
Nitrate Picture Show through social media, the chance to see the format that she’d long romanticized projected for the very first time was too much to resist. “There’s all these fabled stories about what this film stock looks like, and the glow it has, and the incredible lost beauty of these prints, on a material that’s not used anymore,” Fiore says. “So just that tantalizing possibility from a bygone era lured me to Rochester. And it was everything I wanted it to be.” And Fiore is just one of many film lovers who come together in Rochester to be a part of the festival. “You don’t have to have anything in common with anybody else in the audience except that you’re both there to watch a film. That’s all you need to have in common with the person next to you,” Stoiber says. “And when you get everybody who loves celluloid together, it really just makes all the work that we do worthwhile.” THE FESTIVAL’S CONTINUES TO EXPAND, BRINGING IN AUDIENCES
far outside the greater Rochester area and garnering increased national and international press. With people traveling in from France to Japan, Portugal to Australia, each edition of the festival has seen an increase in the number of passes sold outside the United States. Back in 2015, the Eastman Museum was one of only three venues in America that were licensed to project nitrate. Following the success of the festival’s first installment, several theaters have been inspired to reconsider their capacity to project nitrate film. Following the first year of the festival, the Mexican film archive Filmoteca UNAM immediately scheduled some nitrate screenings for that fall. Within a year there were plans for the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard — which had long ago removed its capacity to screen nitrate — to retrofit the venue to screen the format once again. And The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, currently being built in Los Angeles,
FESTIVAL INFORMATION The 5th Nitrate Picture Show takes place Saturday, May 4, through Monday, May 6. Tickets for individual film screenings are $20 ($18 students and museum members) and can be purchased at the Dryden Theatre box office starting Friday, May 3, at 9 a.m. Full festival passes are $150 ($125 for students and members), with a Patron Pass also available for $250. A festival pass also allows free admission to the museum, including docent-led tours of the historic mansion and exhibitions. FILM TITLES ARE ANNOUNCED FRIDAY AT 9 A.M., AND CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT EASTMAN.ORG/NITRATE-PICTURE-SHOW. 12 CITY MAY 1 - 7, 2019
Nitrate Picture Show co-directors Deborah Stoiber and Jared Case say the annual festival is a chance to nerd out with fellow film lovers, professional and otherwise. The 5th Nitrate Picture Show takes place at Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre from Saturday, May 4, through Monday, May 6. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
will have the ability to show nitrate film built in. “It’s become a symbol of status to have the ability to embrace the entire breadth of filmmaking history,” Case says. Despite the increased interest in projecting nitrate around the world, Rochester’s Nitrate Picture Show remains the only full-fledged festival of its kind. The films screened have ranged from behemoths like “Casablanca” to lesser known and foreign titles. The goal is to have a wide variety in the lineup, Stoiber says. “Particularly since we’re not announcing the titles before the start of the festival, we want to make sure there’s something everybody can enjoy when they come: the big headliners, but also the obscure ones that allow people to discover new things.” And the atmosphere inside the theater can be lively. Besides the gasps, laughs, or tears the narratives inspire, it’s not uncommon to hear the audience react audibly to a particularly striking image. And the films often leave their
viewers eager to learn more about the medium they’ve just watched. Stoiber leads many of those visitors on tours of the Eastman Museum’s nitrate vault, giving them a peek at the facility that houses 24,000 reels of film at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center in North Chili. It’s a chance for the public to see for themselves how nitrate reels are housed, inspected, and organized. These tours give people a sense of the time involved in preserving film and why it’s important to keep them, but it’s also a chance for them to thrill at sharing the same physical space as the original nitrate negatives that were on set during the filming of “Gone With the Wind” or “The Wizard of Oz.” The festival has developed its own traditions, including the popular “Blind Date With Nitrate” as its final screening, which remains a mystery up until the moment the audience has taken their seats. That screening always generates its share of discussion, and part of the fun comes from guests attempting
to guess the title based on the clue of a single frame printed in the festival program. For the record, no one’s ever guessed correctly. Also popular is the annual shorts program, which traditionally kicks off the weekend’s screenings. Last year, the program included a costume drama all the way from 1913, titled “In a Roman Garden” as well as “Movies Are Adventure,” a promotional short produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that heralds the magic of the movies. Each film selection gets an introduction from a representative of the archive that provided it. Just two weeks after the festival ends, Stoiber will be traveling to the Library of Congress, and the process of selecting next year’s films will begin. Five years in, the festival feels on the precipice of evolution, and its runners are taking the opportunity to rethink some things and look for new ways to grow and expand. Those changes include a potential reconsideration of the traditional secrecy of
the festival’s lineup, and a shift in dates, with the sixth edition of the Nitrate Picture Show scheduled for June 4-7, 2020. But no matter what changes lay ahead, the focus will always remain on entertaining and educating audiences, spreading the passion for film, and showcasing the beauty of nitrate by giving these artifacts of film history another chance to shine. “There’s things here that you’re never going to see again,” Case says. “Not just because they’re rare, but these particular artifacts, for some of them this is the last time that they’re going to be run through a projector. We’re not going to bring the print from Japan out here again. And there are no places in Japan that can show nitrate. And all these films are meant to be seen on a big screen. So this 65-year-old film has one more chance to fulfill that destiny, and that’s by sending it to Rochester to be part of the Nitrate Picture Show.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
Upcoming
Music
[ REGGAE ]
Julian Marley Tuesday, May 14. Rochester Lilac Festival. 1440 South Ave. Free-$35. 7 p.m. 473-4482. rochesterevents.com; julianmarley.com. [ EMO-POP ]
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Saturday, July 13. The Montage Music Hall. 50 Chestnut St. $18-$20. Ages 16 and over. 6:30 p.m. 638-8163. themontagemusichall.com.
Calicoco
FRIDAY, MAY 3 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $13-$15 | AGES 21 AND OVER | BUGJAR.COM; CALICOCOMUSIC.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] Local singer-songwriter Giana Caliolo
went from Pony Hand’s drummer to the leader of the shoegaze trio, Calicoco. Backed by bassist Matthew DeWaters and drummer Andy Baker, Caliolo uses her guitar to create melancholic, introspective self-portraits. Calicoco is currently embarking on an East Coast tour behind its debut full-length album “Float.” The band’s music reflects a sense of personal discovery in everyday life. Caliolo’s cavernous mezzo-soprano voice gives way to a mix of rock, pop, blues, and folk. Calicoco is the indie rock sunshine parting Rochester’s slate gray skies. Adult Mom, Gobbin Jr., and Long Neck will also perform.
— BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Birds in Row MONDAY, MAY 6 PHOTO CITY IMPROV, 543 ATLANTIC AVENUE 7 P.M. | $15 | PHOTOCITYIMPROV.COM WEAREBIRDSINROW.COM [ HARDCORE ] Don’t blink or you’ll miss an unexpected
twist from French hardcore punk trio Birds in Row. The band chose its name by observing how people seek personal freedom but eventually conform out of comfort. Prepare to bang your head to sharpshooting vocal screams, explosive metal drumming, and meticulous instrumentation. The group blasts its audiences with energy, evoking feelings of yearning and the imminent release of anger. Listener and Quentin Sauve will also play.
— BY KATIE HALLIGAN
PHOTO BY ANDY BAKER
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 MAY 1 - 7, 2019
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[ WED., MAY 1 ]
Maybird
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Beau Ryan. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 6:30 p.m.
‘Things I Remember from Earth’ 30th Century Records maybird.bandcamp.com
Steve Grills and the Roadmasters SATURDAY, MAY 4 THE LITTLE CAFÉ, 240 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | FREE | THELITTLE.ORG/MUSIC; STEVEGRILLS.COM [ BLUES ] Rochester blues guitarist Steve Grills is one of the
finest players anywhere. The man gets around town playing tunes from the endless library in his head, and he is the master of that stinging tone — from Albert to Freddy. Grills’s penchant for a reverential and referential approach makes him a true ambassador of the blues. Rave on!
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‘Acis and Galatea’ SUNDAY, MAY 5 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 121 NORTH FITZHUGH STREET 4 P.M. | $10-$28; FREE FOR GRADES THREE TO 12 PEGASUSEARLYMUSIC.ORG [ OPERA ] For a couple of centuries, George Frideric Handel’s
operas were virtually unknown, gathering dust in libraries — with one exception. The short but sweet “pastoral entertainment” called “Acis and Galatea” remained popular throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Pegasus Early Music winds up its season this Sunday afternoon with a semi-staged performance of this delectable piece. Tenor Jonas Budris is Acis and soprano Laura Heimes is Galatea; the show is directed by Emily Cuk and conducted from the harpsichord by Leon Schelhase. “The music is Handel at his youthful best,” Pegasus Early Music’s Artistic Director Deborah Fox says. She’ll also be playing lute in the ensemble. “This short work contains a love triangle with all the fixings— romance, jealousy, comedy, tragedy, and a supernatural ending,” she says. A pre-concert talk is at 3:15 p.m.
Bob White & Company. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 11 a.m.
Here’s another dose of that psychedelic pop from the Rochester-born band Maybird, with nods to emo and indie. The self-production on the new, 10-song disc “Things I Remember from Earth” has the band draped in a layered sonic tapestry throughout, though it doesn’t repeat itself. Each tune seems to have its own stunt or effect or mood, waiting in the shadows. Sometimes the shadows are the effect — whether it’s a dreamy steel-guitar passage or vocals ensconced in rapturous flight. Every cut is a gem. Major Tom would be proud. Maybird plays at its free record release party on Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. at Radio Social, 20 Carlson Road. 244-1484. maybirdmusic.com.
BLUES
Blues & Roots Night. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m. Gordon Munding, Diamond & Steele. Reverend Kingfish House Party of the Damned. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m.
Tragedy Brothers. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.
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Trevor Courneen
CLASSICAL
‘Taller Hearts Will Prevail’ Self-released trevorcourneen.bandcamp.com
Eastman Philharmonia. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. Student conductors. Jolivet: Concertino for Trumpet; Other works TBD.
Out on May 7, former Rochesterian Trevor Courneen’s new full-length album “Taller Hearts Will Prevail” is steeped in lo-fi, 90’s-tinged indie rock. Mixed and mastered by Courneen’s long-time recording collaborator Ben Morey, the music has real polish. And while the album’s nine tracks provide a comfy soundscape of warm, jangly guitar pop, it’s the confessional vocal delivery and unassuming lyrics that tug at the listener’s ears. Courneen’s conversational voice combines the earnestness of the late Elliott Smith with Conor Oberst’s tonal vulnerability. Nowhere is that alchemy more apparent than on the sweetly sincere “Vowels.” “Taller Hearts Will Prevail” really hits its stride halfway through, with back-to-back winners: “Kinds of Contact,” with its catchy, circular melody, and the weirdly anthemic “All These Houses.” Courneen has Rochester shows at Abilene Bar and Lounge on May 22 and Small World Books on May 24.
Live from Hochstein: Silenced Composers of Terezin. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 12:10-12:50 p.m. CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
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[ INTERVIEW ] BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
Nerdcore hip-hop is a niche genre. While mainstream hip-hop channels my inner alpha dog, nerdcore makes me want to collect action figures at the library. It’s the musical equivalent of “Napoleon Dynamite” — not necessarily the coolest kid in school, but an endearing one, with a group of devoted supporters. Since 2017, nerdcore’s biggest names have toured together, rocking club stages from coast to coast and beyond. The lineup spills out like a fantasy squad of brainy emcees, uniting the godfather MC Frontalot, the graduate MC Lars, the gamer Mega Ran, and the goblin Schäffer the Darklord.
All four rappers were down for a conversation via email, in advance of bringing the Mount Nerdcore tour to Rochester. An edited version of that interview follows. CITY: Who is the funniest guy on this tour? MC Lars: Probably Mark [Schäffer], because
he doesn’t talk too much, and everything he says is gold. MC Frontalot: Schäffer has the quickest wit of the crew. But it’s his slow burns that get me. I still think about him in the back seat, saying, “Mom! Hey, Mom. Mom, guess what? Guess, what, Mom,” over and over for five minutes. I finally got annoyed and turned around and said, “What, Mark?” And then he did the perfect fiveyear-old’s smile and said, “I’m Batman.” Any plans to form a nerdcore supergroup? Mega Ran: We kind of have, with us doing this
tour yearly. It’s done a lot to bring our fan bases together. We all guest on each other’s tunes. Schäffer the Darklord: In addition to being a part of the Mount Nerdcore Tour, I am also a founding member of The Department of
Darkness, a collaborative project with nerdcore producer Vince Vandal and a host of nerdcore emcees, including all of my tour mates. MC Frontalot: I wonder if the four of us teaming up can somehow transcend the traditional supergroup, and we can call ourselves an ultragroup. Or a mega-hyperteam. Describe nerdcore as if you were writing a haiku or a personal ad. Mega Ran: Desperately seeking relevance. Call
me, I’m available — Nerdcore.
Schäffer the Darklord: Nerdcore? I don’t know /
I’ve never played D&D / I rap about drugs.
How have you shaped this genre? MC Lars: I never considered myself “nerdcore,”
but when I met Frontalot, I realized it fit into a mold of stuff like he and MC Chris were doing. The term was actually coined by Nerf Herder, but we need to give Frontalot props for coining “nerdcore hip-hop” and bringing the nerdy rappers together in 2006. My contribution was sampling emo and punk bands and doing a lot of literary raps, including a lit-hop album with Mega Ran.
MC Frontalot: I’ve done a number of shows with the Nerf Herder guys, and they never mentioned that. More power to them. When I came up with “nerdcore” in early 2000, I googled it and could only find a blog about jumping into hedges. So I will continue claiming that term until Parry Gripp texts me and tells me to stop. Mega Ran: I think my contribution has been one of the view of the “nerd” from a kid who grew up learning how things ticked, then getting into video games, comics, anime and more, and continuing to make that a large part of your adult life. Schäffer the Darklord: I released a concept album in 2013 that eschewed pop culture references for a candid exploration of my experiences in therapy. I don’t think this shaped the genre; I just wanted you to know that I did that. Why do you make music? MC Frontalot: I always loved music, but my
interest in making any myself grew out of the tech. I loved my four-track until the late 90’s, and then I loved that my computer suddenly had a high-res recording studio in it. My passion was fueled by wanting to make things that sounded more and more like professional studio recordings, at home, by myself, for free. MC Lars: It’s something I couldn’t help doing. It was a hobby I was fortunate enough to monetize right out of college. What’s the weirdest thing that influences your music? MC Lars: Gravity. Without it. I would have
trouble dropping the rhymes. They’d float up. MC Frontalot: Listening to Lars snore rhythmically in hotel rooms. Where is the most unusual place a song of yours has been played? MC Lars: My anti-Hot Topic song was often
played in Hot Topics 13 years ago. They wanted to show that they were edgy and in on the joke. Mega Ran: A wrestling ring. Schäffer the Darklord: A sex party.
Years from now, how will they remember you? Mega Ran: Hopefully as a guy who did what
he loved, his own way, and was moderately decent at it. Maybe as a footnote and brief mention when the first nerdy rapper wins a Grammy, 50 years from now.
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The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus celebrates centennial The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus is as much about preservation of heritage as it is about entertainment. The North American ensemble uses the bandura, an acoustic instrument with up to 60 strings, to anchor a rich melding of male choral voices in the Ukrainian folk tradition. Its arrangements can mesmerize you with sudden shifts from serene to thunderous, then back again, with each song balanced out only by resilience. The group traces its origins back to 1918 when the Kobzar Choir formed in Kyiv, Ukraine. Unfolding events caused many of its members to immigrate to America as chronicled in the documentary, “Music of Survival.” The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus has performed all over the world including a celebrated concert in Kyiv last year with the National Bandurist Capella. The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus performs as part of its Centennial Concert Series on Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. at Hochstein School of Music, 50 North Plymouth Avenue. $10-$30. 747-5657. bandura.org. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17
[ FRI., MAY 3 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Jackson Cavalier. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 7 p.m.
Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 8 p.m. $30/$33. Joe Jencks & Maria Dunn: In the Spirit of Pete. Rochester
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FOLK | ‘IN THE SPIRIT OF PETE’
On Friday, acclaimed folksters Joe Jencks and Maria Dunn will present “In the Spirit of Pete,” a show dedicated to American folk hero and activist Pete Seeger, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Seeger met Woody Guthrie at a benefit for migrant workers, and soon after the two helped form The Almanac Singers, which at different times had artists like Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Lead Belly, Josh White, Burl Ives, and Richard Dyer-Bennett in its ranks. Pete Seeger worked to make the world a better place, with his political and environmental activism, community-building, and of course, his music. He was always encouraging people to sing together. He certainly overcame. “In the Spirit of Pete” takes place on Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. at Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Avenue. $10-$22. 857-9265. goldenlink.org; joejencks.com; mariadunn.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
JAZZ
JAZZ
Big Band Dance Series: Johnny Matt Band, Al Bruno Trio. Robach Community
The Djangoners. Little Café,
Center, 180 Beach Ave. ontariobeachentertainment.org/. 6-9 p.m. $2.
Brockport Jazz Ensemble. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. 395-2496. 7:30 p.m. $5.
Margaret Explosion. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
[ THU., MAY 2 ]
240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. POP/ROCK
Cavalcade. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 9 p.m.
Televisionaries,House Majority,Straight Johnny & The Gash Goblins. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7.
Witty Tarbox. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $30/$33. BLUES
Hanna PK. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6 p.m.
Phoebe Legere, Cotton Toe Three. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $10/$15. 18 CITY MAY 1 - 7, 2019
ROCKABILLY
Rockhouse Riot. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m. VOCALS
Kate Brewer. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.
Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave. Penfield. 7:30 p.m. $10-$20/Free 12 & under.
Spring Chickens. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m. BLUES
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m.
McKinley James. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $5/$8.
Red, Hot & Blue. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
POP/ROCK
AMERICANA
Adult Mom, gobbinjr, Long Neck, Calicoco. Bug Jar, 219
Bob Bunce & Rural Delivery.
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $13/$15.
Animal Sounds, Sideways. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 9 p.m.
Aweful Kanawful. Lux Lounge,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m.
BLUES
Don Christiano & Walt O’Brien: Beatles Unplugged. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m.
lespecial, Noah Fence Live. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9:30 p.m. $10/$15.
Link Wray Birthday Guitar Explosion. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. 8 p.m. $5.
Maybird, Mikaela Davis, Cammy Enaharo, August West. Radio Social, 20 Carison Road. 8 p.m.
Nile Singers, Sub Sentry. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $10.
David Tamarin. Via Girasole
33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5:30 p.m.
Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Taran. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9:30 p.m. VARIOUS
Genny Fest: Madyx, Allison Leah. 4-7 p.m. SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Rd. College Union Plaza geneseo.edu.
Engix. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $8/$10.
Mayday Rooftop Silent Disco. The Penthouse, 1 East Ave. 775-2013. 9 p.m. $10/$15.
[ SAT., MAY 4 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Adeline Hotel, MD Woods, Lung Cycles. Small World Books,
JAZZ
425 North St. 8 p.m. $5-$10 suggested.
The Beaumonts. Three Heads
Cynthea Kelley. Via Girasole
Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. No cover charge.
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m.
Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 4 & 8 p.m. $30/$33.
METAL
Village of Brockport: Singing for the Trees. St. Luke’s
Enterprise Earth & Lorna Shore, Bodysnatcher, Within Destruction. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 6 p.m. $17/$20.
Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $5.
Dave Riccioni Band. Abilene,
Steve Lyons. Record Archive,
Eastman Rochester Chorus, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Kodak Hall at
Chris Bethmann, Matt Landon, Scott Kwiatek. Abilene, 153
Yarn, Mike Brown. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 6 p.m.
666 South Ave. lux666.com. 9 p.m. $5.
CLASSICAL Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. Flamenco & classical guitar.
Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.
Episcopal Church, 14 State St. Brockport. 637-6650. celebrationforest-org.com. 3-5 p.m.
Green Dreams, Walrus Junction, Buffalo Sex Change, he Sugargliders. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. Floated Issue 7. $8/$10.
Steve Lyons. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5-7 p.m. Swiss Army, Charity Thief, Old Fame, Carpool. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.
East End Drifters. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.
[ SUN., MAY 5 ]
Rock-it-Science. Argyle Grill,
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
4344 Nine Mile Point Rd. 377-5200. 8 p.m.
Jenn Cristy & Eric Brown. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. 3 p.m. $30/$33.
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.
BLUES CLASSICAL
Bruce Katz Band. Fanatics,
Chamber Music Class Recital.
7281 W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 5 p.m. $20.
Ciminelli Lounge, ESM, 100 Gibbs St. 12-1:30 p.m.
Graduate Chamber Music Seminar. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 3:30 p.m.
Honors Chamber Music. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 8 p.m.
Woodwind Quintet. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 1:30 p.m. JAZZ
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m.
Scio Quartet. Lincoln Branch Library, 851 Joseph Ave. 1 p.m. METAL
The Four Horseman. Montage
CLASSICAL
Benefit Concert for Le Grand Orgue de Notre Dame. Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. 271-6513. 7 p.m.
Brass Chamber Music. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 5 p.m. Bravo Italiano. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 2 p.m. $24-$38.
Chamber Music Class Recital. Ciminelli Lounge, ESM, 100 Gibbs St. 12-1:30 p.m.
Classical Guitar Night. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Going for Baroque. Memorial
Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. Metallica tribute. $17/$20.
Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Included w/museum admission.
POP/ROCK
Holocaust Remembrance Concert. Kilbourn Hall, 26
Chrissie Romano Band. Cottage Hotel of Mendon, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd. Mendon. 624-1390. 9 p.m. Dial Up. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. $7/$10. Eternity. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 7:30 p.m. $6. The Free Folk. The Angry Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. 10 p.m.
Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. $10.
Steve Kelly, Aeolian Pipe Organ. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m. W/ museum admission: $5-$15.
SUNY Geneseo Symphony Orchestra & Festival Singers. Wadsworth Auditorium, 1 College Circle. Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m. $10.
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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Ad Hoc Music: Local Composers. Calvary St. Andrews, 68 Ashland St. 546-3903. 3 p.m. NOISE/EXPERIMENTAL
Alexander, Will Veeder, joe+n. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 461-2222. 7 p.m. $5/$7. POP/ROCK
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ELECTRONIC ROCK | LESPECIAL
Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m.
[ MON., MAY 6 ]
21 and over. 413-5745. flourcitystation.com; lespecial.net. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
StormyValle. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6-8 p.m.
HIP-HOP/RAP
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6 p.m.
METAL
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $15/$17.
CLASSICAL
Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 6 p.m. $12/$15.
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Ted Nicolosi. Record Born A New, Habits-StagnateDishonored. Montage Music
MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Mega Ran, Schaffer the Darklord, Worm Quartet. Bug Jar, 219
POP/ROCK
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m.
POP/ROCK
The Mighty High & Dry. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Listener, Birds In Row. Photo
TEEN, Boy Jr. Abilene, 153
Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Winners & Pictures. Penfield
City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 7 p.m. $15.
Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $10.
High School, 25 High School Dr. Penfield. 872-0774. 7:30 p.m. $12-$15/ Students free.
[ TUE., MAY 7 ]
Eastman Wind Ensemble.
CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Composers’ Concerts. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 12:30 p.m. JAZZ
Max Berlin: In Media Res. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.
Tuesday Pipes. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 12-12:45 p.m. JAZZ
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.
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An Evening of Imaginary Friends Cat Clay 1115 E. Main St., #242 5:00-9:00pm Over and Over Again: New work by Amy Robinson Gendrou Colleen Buzzard Studio 250 N. Goodman St., #236 6:00-9:00pm Art for Action - Hungerford Unite Constance Mauro Studio 1115 East Main St., #236 5:00-9:00pm Works by Devin Mack DL Home and Garden 283 Central Ave. 5:00-8:00pm Allendale Columbia School Precipice Exhibition Gallery 4-8 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor 6:00-9:00pm Jaedan's World Gallery Ink, at Imprintable Solutions, Ink 100 College Ave., #130 6:00-9:00pm Fire & Transformation Gallery Q 100 College Ave. #100 6:00-9:00pm Whose Woods These Are Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. 5:00-9:00pm
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The Boston trio Lespecial shares a lifetime of experiences based on retro video games, horror films, and the indictment of current cultural affairs. Founded in 2005, the band consists TRADITIONAL of bassist Luke Bemand, guitarist Jonathan Grusauskas, and Pegasus Early Music: drummer Rory Dolan. Celebrating its second studio album, Acis & Galatea. Downtown “Cheen,” Lespecial is a refreshing cocktail of reinvented Presbyterian Church, 121 N. genres — blending elements of heavy metal, hardcore punk, Fitzhugh St. 703-3990. 4 p.m. progressive rock, funk, and hip-hop. Bass-heavy struts and the Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm. winding, lyrical storytelling of Primus are injected into cosmic, $10-$78 / children free. Radiohead-like soundscapes. Simultaneously meditative and exhilarating, Lespecial provides funky, head-banging grooves VOCALS reflective of the natural highs and lows in life. The Conversation with the Flying Plates: Love Songs Lespecial will perform along with Noah Fence on Friday, May 3, for Grown-Ups. Nazareth 9:30 p.m. at Flour City Station, 170 East Avenue. $10-$15. Ages
May 3 • 6-9pm FirstFridayRochester.org Finding Ground, a collaborative installation by Lives Styled & St. Monci Oben Space 150 Winton Rd N 6:00-10pm
The Coincidental Tourist: Pinhole Photography by Joe Ziolkowski Lumiere Photo 100 College Ave. 6:00-9:00pm
BFA Senior Exhibitions RIT City Art Space 280 E. Main St., 1st Floor 6:00-9:00pm
Art for Action Main Street Artists Gallery & Studio 1115 E. Main St. 6:00-9:00pm
First Friday at The Gallery at 321 East Avenue The Gallery 321 East Ave. Cut & Paste Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6:00-9:00pm 137 East Ave. Create a Garden Totem at the Tea 6:00-9:00pm Pottery, Studio 420 Mystical Videos by Alexis Gideon The Hungerford 1115 E. Main St. Rochester Contemporary Art 5:00-9:00pm Center 137 East Ave. Physical Mythos by Zara Davis 6:00-9:00pm The Yards Gallery Space 50 Public Market Way Carbon Records: 25 Years of Cover Art 6:00-10:00pm Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave. Two Talented Local Artists at 6:00-9:00pm Tupelo Interiors Tupelo Interiors Interactive First Friday with 215 Norris Dr. Roslyn Rose 5:00-9:00pm Roslyn Rose Studio 250 E. Main St., #101 Preview: Paladins - Art of the 6:00-9:00pm Warrior Spirit by Dan Caster Whitman Works Company New Visions, An Art Exhibition 1826 Penfied Rd. from Lynne Feldman's Workshop 5:00-9:00pm Studio 402 in Anderson Arts Building 250 N. Goodman St., #402 First Friday Wide Open Mic 6:00-9:00pm Writers & Books 740 University Ave. Lorraine Staunch Metamorphosis 6:00-9:00pm Sylvan Starlight Creations 50 State St., Bldg C 6:00-9:00pm
A Civil War Gunboat Military History Society of Rochester 250 N. Goodman St., 2nd Floor 6:00-9:00pm Nourishment: Art by Sara Basher and Christie Nesbit Norchar Real Estate 389 Park Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Naked…Exploring the Human Form by the Arena Art Group Nu Movement 716 University Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Bob Conge: The Poster 1964 2019 Phillips Fine Art and Frame 1115 E. Main St. 6:00-8:30pm Photographs, Gelatin Silver Prints, and About Books Richard Margolis Art + Architectural Photography 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor #9 6:00-9:00pm
Art for Collectors Rochester Art Club 1115 E. Main St. 6:00-9:00pm
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The company of “Hamilton,” presented by RBTL through May 12. PHOTO COURTESY JOAN MARCUS
Revolutionary rap “Hamilton” REVIEWED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 CONTINUES THROUGH MAY 12 ROCHESTER AUDITORIUM THEATRE, 885 EAST MAIN STREET TICKET PRICES VARY | 222-5000; TICKETMASTER.COM [ REVIEW ] BY DAVID RAYMOND AND CHRIS THOMPSON
I keep saying that I don’t like musicals. I also am not a fan of attempts to make history “hip.” My most dreaded time in English class was when the teacher said, “Oh so you like hip-hop? Well let me tell you about the oldest rapper around: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,” My mind is not blown, Mr. Jenkins. Ms. Gold already pulled the same stunt last year, and “King Lear” was still a slog. Still, I went into “Hamilton” with an open mind. Yes, it is both a musical and a “hip” retelling of American history. But it has also 20 CITY MAY 1 - 7, 2019
won multiple awards (including 11 Tony Awards, a Grammy, and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), has had critics and audience members raving about it since it first opened, and tickets have been so hard to attain that once you have one, you feel compelled to sing “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” as soon as it touches your hand. This much hype would not last if “Hamilton” was just a half-hearted “Schoolhouse Rock” on stage. Its creator, Lin Manuel-Miranda, is much too talented to deliver something like that. I expected to simply follow along with each song from the cast recording as they were belted out. But from Aaron Burr’s first few lines, I was all in. The crowd erupted when Alexander Hamilton (Edred Utomi) appeared. And throughout the performance, the first appearances each of George Washington (Paul Oakley Stovall), Eliza Schuyler/Hamilton (Hannah Cruz), and Marquis de Lafayette (Bryson Druce) garnered applause. But the ensemble cast, acting out all the lyrics, are the
unsung heroes of the show. They seamlessly execute multiple costume changes in nearly every number. I have only seen Grace Jones pull off such a feat live. This is not a musical, this is a rock concert. Sporadic applause and cheers burst from the audience each time the cast started a few bars of the next song. I half expected someone in the audience to start yelling requests. I expected things to calm down, perhaps a little bit of dialogue in between numbers, but the cast dived right into another song with the first encounter between Aaron Burr (Josh Tower) and Hamilton. Throughout the entire show, perhaps five words are spoken, everything else is in verse. This isn’t a rock concert, it is an opera. Given the name of the show, it is reasonable to think that this would be a patriotic sanctification of Alexander Hamilton. It definitely is not. He is just the vehicle to tell an American Revolution story. Deification is not the goal either. The musical
covers his feuds with Madison (Chaundre HallBroomfield) and Thomas Jefferson (also Bryson Bruce). And it covers his infidelity and ensuing blackmail in more detail than I expected. Not only is Hamilton shown as a deeply flawed human, a song about his affair transitions to a solo that focuses on Eliza Hamilton and how she dealt with the revelation. The death of Alexander’s son, Philip Hamilton (Jon Viktor Corpuz), is given attention with a heart-wrenching song that also partially centers on Eliza’s loss as a mother. The grief was palpable. Even Hamilton’s own death at the hands of Burr is a moment for reflection of his life, through all the people he affected and was influenced by, as the bullet slowly travels via ensemble cast to his chest. At the end, I could not even completely vilify Aaron Burr. The “Hamilton” soundtrack is the most New York thing I’ve heard in a while. The bars in the introductory song “Alexander Hamilton” reminded me of an old school 1980s cadence from the Bronx or Queens. As that song moved into the next, “Aaron Burr, Sir,” Burr and Hamilton shift from a smoother R&B flow to give way to the grittier “freestyles” of the three revolutionaries: John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and the Marquis de Lafayette. Hercules’ bars in particular stood out because it sounded like what would happen if 1990s Busta Rhymes’s gruff vernacular and 2000s-era Pharoahe Monch’s enunciation had an auditory baby. The trio’s parts remind me of the scrappiness of a young Native Tongues crew’s freestyle sessions. The numbers that were primarily sung, like “The Schuyler Sisters,” had the bounciness of 1990s R&B dance anthems that were as much a part of hip-hop as full rap songs. There was even a break beat and rap intro for “Schuyler Sisters” that had me wondering if Reverend Run was going to appear to officiate Alexander and Eliza’s onstage wedding. “Ten Duel Commandments” is the most obvious hip-hop callback — to the late Christopher Wallace’s “Ten Crack Commandments” — which makes sense, since both duels and drug solicitation can end in at least one person dying. After the ensemble song “Reynolds Pamphlet,” Eliza’s solo “Burn” was a powerful rebuke and declaration of her strength that alluded to a more subdued “Lemonade.” But my favorite numbers were the “Cabinet Battles.” The public feud between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton portrayed in rap battles is a perfect way to show how contentious they were. Though the cabinet
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battles had to do with policy, the venom they spit while discussing the economy and neutrality in the French Revolution made them more poignant. Also, I am not sure whether or not the composers deliberately went heavy with a “tick-tick bump” for “Cabinet Battle #1” because Jefferson is from the South (and the debate was the foundation of the tensions between Southern landowners’ state-centered rights and Northern economists federalist views), but it made me think the beat was a drumbeat, foreshadowing of the Civil War (should Lin Manuel Miranda decide to write a musical about that). Among the highlights of the show was when Lafayette and Hamilton discussed their successes in battle, quipping, “Immigrants get shit done,” and the audience cheered. I welled up when soldier and statesman John Laurens and Philip Hamilton died, both by a bullet (and both played by Jon Viktor Corpuz. Every appearance of King George (Peter Matthew Smith) was shade in song form, and it was perfect. The ensemble cast managed to be simultaneously all over the stage and invisible, and the demographics are appreciated. I have not seen so many curls and afros on a stage for a major performance. Most of all, the show depicts a nation that was rife with political turmoil, lots of in-fighting, and hot tempers all around. Basically, not much has changed. We just have fewer duels. — CHRIS THOMPSON
History may not have changed much since the 18th century, but musicals sure have, and one of the most exciting things about ”Hamilton” is how it fits into the history of American musicals while drawing it forward. Lin-Manuel Miranda knows rap and hip-hop history, but he’s also a Broadway baby, and it is remarkable how skillfully he combines the two in this show, which seems to exist simultaneously in Colonial America and right now. To give just one example: faced with presenting two dry political debates between Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton, Miranda turns them into epic rap battles, a witty way to give early American ideas a 21st-century treatment. Many of the finest Broadway musicals seem to have started with improbable ideas: Race relations in the South Pacific during World War II, gang warfare in 1950s New York City, and the writing of the
Declaration of Independence. “Hamilton,” which is actually based on an exhaustive biography of the Founding Father by Ron Chernow, is the latest in the “Is–thisreally-a-musical?” series, and every bit as memorable as the shows referenced above. They all receive shout-outs in the lyrics of “Hamilton,” a tribute to Miranda’s love and knowledge of Broadway lore. I’ve heard “Hamilton” described as a “hiphopera” — a cheesy descriptor for a musical work of remarkable variety. The torrents of words in rap turn out to be an ideal way to treat this story. Miranda uses rap the way Mozart used recitative (in which a singer adopts normal patterns of speech), to push out exposition and power the plot. (This is one show where you must pay attention every moment, or risk missing a plot point or a bit of witty wordplay.) But if there are a lot of words, there is also an abundance of music in a myriad of styles. This reflects the multicultural approach to telling Alexander Hamilton’s story, and anticipates American musical history yet to come: not just rap but also blues, jazz (Thomas Jefferson’s entrance in the second act is Duke Ellington-meetsCab Calloway), R&B girl-group numbers for the Schuyler sisters, and good old top rank Broadway. “The Room Where It Happens” is not only like a Kander and Ebb-Bob Fosse number on steroids (and one of the most exciting numbers in the show), it also covers a huge amount of plot and character development. Is it an opera? The term might be a kiss of death for pop or Broadway fans, but Miranda is an ambitious composer, and I think that his ambitions have led him there. “Hamilton” is sung or declaimed throughout, which is really all that an opera needs. The music may be wildly varied, but it is put together seamlessly, and the big ensemble scenes dovetail remarkably with more intimate moments, while building to some powerful climaxes. (Not to mention that many of the “Hamilton” singers seem to have the voices to handle “real” opera.) Miranda also uses a few recurring themes and phrases with great dramatic skill. As American vernacular musical theater, a combination of high ideals and dazzling Broadway showmanship, “Hamilton” is already a classic on the lofty heights occupied by “Porgy and Bess,” “West Side Story,” and “Sweeney Todd.” — DAVID RAYMOND
[ OPENING ] 540WMain, 540 W Main St. Cocoa Rae David: Things I Imagine. May 4-31. Reception May 4, 11am2pm. $5. 420-8439. Arts Center of Yates County, 127 Main St. Penn Yan. Stay in the Loop. Mondays-Saturdays. Reception May 3, 6-9pm. Fiber & fabric works by Jean Hubsch, Nancy LeVant, & Raphaela McCormack. Through Jun 18. (315) 536-8226. AXOM Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave, 2nd Flr. Paul Garland: Come In. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Reception May 3, 4-7pm. Paintings with collage. Through Jun 29. axomgallery.com. Chocolate & Vines, 757 University Ave. Cousins: Paintings & Prints by Sharon Stiller & Galen Silver. Fri., May 3, 6-9 p.m. and May 4-June 1. 340-6362. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Finger Lakes Photography Guild: Capture the Moment. Mondays-Fridays. Reception May 2, 5-7pm. Through June 15. 389-0220. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. Maia Horvath & Susan Carmen-Duffy: On a Wire. Fri., May 3, 5-9 p.m. and Wednesdays-Saturdays. 210-3161. Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville. Space. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Jun 29. 335-4746. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Eastman Entertains: At the Movies. Through May 26. $5$15. eastman.org. Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus. Alina Yang: The Shape of Being. May 2-16. Reception May 2, 5-7pm. 275-4188.; Angela Mao: The Colors of Bi. May 2-16. Reception May 2, 5-7pm. 275-4188. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Winslow Homer: Campaign Sketches. First Friday of every month, 5-9 p.m. Through Jun 27. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Marcella Gillenwater: Sunbeam. May 1-31. 264-1440. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. The Coincidental Tourist: Pinhole Photography by Joe Ziolkowski. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Reception May 3, 6-9pm. Through Jun 1. 461-4447. MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. Richard Harvey: 2D,3D Extending the Process. May 5-31. Reception May 5, 3-5pm. muccc.org. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Yinan Lin Student Thesis Show. MondaysSaturdays. Ohringer Gallery, through May 11. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Metamorphosis. TuesdaysSaturdays. Reception May 18, 5:30-8pm. Through Jun 15. oxfordgallery.com.
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Creativity meets community this week at The Hungerford building. “Art for Action — Hungerford United” brings together more than 15 art studios that will each host event-specific art, raffles, and more, to promote positive change in Rochester. Some of the groups that will be supported through the event include Causewave Community Partners, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Rochester Breast Cancer Coalition, St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, Sample Soap, and Willow Domestic Violence Center. There will be on-site voter registration, and the Le Petite Poutine food truck will be there too.
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Call for Artists [ WED., MAY 1 ] Art of the Book. Through July 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. roccitylibrary. org/artofthebook. Take Back the Walls. Through June 30. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. $10. 461-2222. The Art of Tea. Through 5, noon-midnight. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. $5 each submission. 210-3161.
Call for Participants [ WED., MAY 1 ] 9th Annual BOA Short Fiction Prize. Through May 31. BOA Editions, Ltd., 250 N. Goodman St., #306 $25 entry fee. boaeditions.org.
Art Events [ FRI., MAY 3 ] Anderson Arts Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. andersonartsbuilding.org. Arena Art Group: Naked. 6-9 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. 704-2889. Artist Spotlight: Anja Lindquist. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Revolution Studio + Wellness Bar, 439 Monroe Ave 312-1640.
Black AF Fridays. First Friday of every month, 6-10 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org. First Friday. First Friday of every month. Paula Crawford Gallery, 11 N Goodman St. 749-5329. paulacrawford.com. Gretchen Arnold: An Evening of Imaginary Friends. 5-9 p.m. Cat Clay, 1115 E. Main St, #242 catclay.com. Najay Halo: U Gotta Love Yourself. 6-10 p.m. Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. $2. 420-8439. Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 5-9 p.m. The Hungerford, 1115 E Main St. Enter Door 2 facebook.com/ thehungerford.
[ THU., MAY 2 ] Fred Rubino. 7:30 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $15-$20. 426-6339. John Crist. 7:30 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $25 & up. kodakcenter.com.
[ SUN., MAY 5 ] Valerie Berner: I’m Not Going to Paint Tonight. 2-4 p.m. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.
[ THU., MAY 2 ] Cirque-tacular’s Art of Circus. 7 p.m. Callahan Theater at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave $25-$50. 389-2170.
Comedy [ WED., MAY 1 ] Kai Von Doom’s Doomsday. 7:30 p.m. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way $5. 232-3230. A Night of Laughs in the Name of Friendship. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd Hosted by Compeer Rochester $20. 426-6339.
[ FRI., MAY 3 ] Nuts & Bots: Whose Friends Are They Anyway?. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] Nick Cannon & Friends. 8 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Sq $59 & up. bluecrossarena.com.
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[ SAT., MAY 4 ] May the 4th Be With You. 1-4 p.m. Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave 428-8150. Mother’s Day Card Printing. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. 244-9312. World Video Game Hall of Fame Celebration Weekend. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. 263-2700.
Ujamaa Marketplace. First Saturday of every month, 1-5 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145.
[ SUN., MAY 5 ] Cinco de Rhino Conservation Awareness Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $9-$12. 336-7200.
[ WED., MAY 1 ] Seek Ye First the Kingdom: The Story of LGBT Acceptance in Rochester Churches & Beyond. 6:30 p.m. Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave 428-8370.
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This week The College at Brockport’s Department of Dance will host the Rochester-based Sankofa African Drum and Dance Ensemble, and welcomes special guest artist Mohamed Diaby from Guinea, West Africa. Diaby is an acclaimed djembe player and choreographer, and will perform and choreograph works. Other international guest artists include Trinidadian musician Ian Anthony and Trinidadian choreographer Kieron Sargeant, whose “Caribbean Suite” features a mix of folk dances that have been preserved despite the Atlantic slave trade and colonialism.
Local photographic artist Andrew E. Jurman’s interest is split between nature and built environments, and he creates dreamy and fantastical-seeming vistas whether shooting fields in soft-focus or crisply capturing mannequins in window displays. Jurman’s solo exhibit, “Landscapes and Cityscapes,” opens this week at the Giesel Gallery. The show features a combination of his landscape photography, which are images made on color negative film using multiple exposures, and his digital photographs taken at New York City’s Rockefeller Center in the wintertime. An artist reception will be held Thursday, May 9, 6 to 8 p.m.
[ SUN., MAY 5 ] Durand Eastman Park Arboretum Tour. 2-4 p.m Durand Park, Zoo Rd. lot Meet at the kiosk on Zoo Rd 261-1665. Guided Walking Tour. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, North Gate, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org. What’s Blooming at BANC. 2-4 p.m. Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, 301 Railroad Mills Rd Victor 314-8462.
Thursday through Saturday, May 2 through 4, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m. Hartwell Dance Theater in Hartwell Hall, Kenyon Street, Brockport campus. Tickets are $17 for the general public; $12 for seniors, Brockport alumni, faculty, and staff; and $9 for students. Advance purchase is recommended. 395-2787; fineartstix.brockport.edu. — BY AMANDA LYNN
Rochester City Ballet InStudio: Sleeping Beauty. 7 p.m. Rochester City Ballet Studios, 1326 University Ave $10 donation. 461-5850.
Theater Barbecue Apocalypse. Thu., May 2, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., May 3, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Out of Pocket, Inc $13/$18. The Bodyguard: The Musical. Fri., May 3, 7:30 p.m., Sat., May 4, 7:30 p.m. & Sun., May 5, 2 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave $35-$50. 667-0954. Cirque Du Percussion II. Mon., May 6, 8 p.m. Wadsworth Auditorium, 1 College Circle . Geneseo 245-5824. The Conduct of Life. Wed., May 1, 7 p.m., Thu., May 2, 7 p.m., Fri., May 3, 7 p.m. and Sat., May 4, 7 p.m. Todd Theatre, UR. $8-$15. 275-4088. Four Men on a Couch. Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m Bread & Water Theatre, 172 W Main St $15. 538-9684. Hamilton. Wed., May 1, 7:30 p.m., Thu., May 2, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 3, 8 p.m., Sat., May 4, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun., May 5, 1 & 6:30 p.m. and Tue., May 7, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $78+. rbtl.org.
Intimate Apparel. ThursdaysSaturdays, 7:30 p.m Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St Brockport $9-$17. 395-2787. L’enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties. Fri., May 3, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., May 4, 7:30 p.m. Opera Studio 804, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. $20. 274-3000. Next To Normal. May 2-4, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 5, 2 p.m. Geneva Community Center, 160 Carter Rd, Geneva $15/$18. Next to You, A Family Love Story. Sat., May 4, 6:15 p.m. The Clover Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St $25. 319-9807. Oklahoma!. Sat., May 4, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 5, 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $20-$33. 461-2000. Peril on the High Seas. Fri., May 3, 8 p.m., Sat., May 4, 8 p.m. and Sun., May 5, 2 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield Penfield Players $12/$15. 340-8655. Regional Writers Showcase. Mon., May 6, 7 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd gevatheatre.org.
Wednesday, May 1, through Friday, June 28. The Geisel Gallery, One Bausch & Lomb Place, second floor. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free. thegeiselgallery.com — BY AMANDA LYNN
Revival: The Resurrection of Son House. Wed., May 1, 7:30 p.m., Thu., May 2, 7:30 p.m., Fri., May 3, 8 p.m., Sat., May 4, 2 & 8 p.m., Sun., May 5, 2 & 7 p.m. and Tue., May 7, 6 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25-$54. gevatheatre.org. Things Went Horribly Wrong. Thu., May 2, 7 p.m., Fri., May 3, 6 p.m., Sat., May 4, 2 & 7 p.m. and Sun., May 5, 4 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org.
Activism [ WED., MAY 1 ] Flexibility Without Security: Working in the Gig Economy. 5:30 p.m. NYS United Teachers Hall, 30 N. Union St. Labor Lycuem $5. Patients Not Profits: Rally for the NY Health Act. 4:30-6 p.m. Washington Square Park, 181 S Clinton Ave. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. [ SUN., MAY 5 ] Metro Justice Annual Dinner. 5 p.m. Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. Dr. Cedric Johnson, U. of Illinois, Chicago $45. 397-3535. tbk.org.
Festivals [ FRI., MAY 3 ] Birds Of Prey Festival. 6:308:30 p.m. Braddock Bay Park, 199 East Manitou Rd. $5 suggested. Kids free 267-5483. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] 13th Annual Wildlife Festival. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Rt. 89 . Savannah $5/person, $20/family. (315) 365-3580. Birds Of Prey Festival. 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. Braddock Bay Park, 199 East Manitou Rd. $5 suggested. Kids free 267-5483. Keuka in Bloom. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Keuka Lake Wine Trail, 2375 Route 14A . Penn Yan keukawinetrail.com. [ SUN., MAY 5 ] Birds Of Prey Festival. 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. Braddock Bay Park, 199 East Manitou Rd. $5 suggested. Kids free 267-5483. Keuka in Bloom. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Keuka Lake Wine Trail, 2375 Route 14A . Penn Yan keukawinetrail.com.
Kids Events [ FRI., MAY 3 ] Signing Time. 6:30 p.m. Panara Theatre, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Reservations required jwfnpa@ rit.edu.
[ TUE., MAY 7 ] Spring Bird Migration. 8:30 a.m. Washington Grove, Cobbs Hill Park 244-0353. friendsofwashingtongrove.org.
Special Events [ WED., MAY 1 ] Eat Up Rochester. Through May 5. Various, Rochester eatuproc.com. Yom HaShoah: Annual Community Holocaust Remembrance. 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000. [ THU., MAY 2 ] World Video Game Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 10:30-11 a.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. 263-2700. [ FRI., MAY 3 ] City Love 2019. 6:30-9 p.m. The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory St. $25. 256-1740. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] 2nd Annual Celebration of Cream Ales. noon-midnight. Roc Brewing Co., 56 S. Union St 794-9798. rocbrewingco@ gmail.com. rocbrewingco.com. 2nd Annual Free-For-All. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Thomas P. Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. 4th Annual Growlers, Grapes, & Grains. 5-8 p.m. Canandaigua Civic Center, 250 North Bloomfield Road . Canandaigua $10/$40. 737-7107. Cinco de Rhino Craft Beer & Cider Celebration. 5:30-9 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $35- $40. 295-7388.
Workshops [ TUE., MAY 7 ] Women’s Interfaith Coalition. 10 a.m. Hindu Temple of Rochester, 120 Pinnacle Rd . Pittsford 225-6467.
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[ FRI., MAY 3 ] Kriya Yoga: Ancient Scientific Process. 6:45-8:30 p.m. Hindu Temple of Rochester, 120 Pinnacle Rd . Pittsford 224-6230. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] Batter Up! Rochester’s Baseball Pioneers. 11 a.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, North Gate, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org. [ SUN., MAY 5 ] Riverside Cemetery: 125 Years of History. 1 p.m. Riverside Cemetery, Burley Rd $10. fomh.org. Sunday Forum: The Opiod Crisis: History, Trends, & Community Resources. 9:45 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. 325-4000. The Cobourg Ferry. 1 p.m. NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $3/$4. 533-1113.
Literary Events [ THU., MAY 2 ] Patrick Byrnes: Jogging Through Cemeteries. 7:30 p.m. Mendon Community Center, 167 N. Main St. townofmendon.org. Pure Kona Poetry Series. Every 7 days, 7-9 p.m. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. [ SAT., MAY 4 ] 5th Annual Rochester Black Author Expo. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wilson Foundation Academy, 200 Genesee St. 463-4100. Flower City Readings. 7 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market $3 suggested. attheyards.com. [ MON., MAY 6 ] Moving Beyond Racism Book Group Discussion. 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. “Women, Race & Class,” by Angela Davis 334-5971. [ TUE., MAY 7 ] Books Sandwiched In: “Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him To The Presidency,” by Dan Abrams. 12:12-12:52 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8350. ffrpl.org.
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Poetry in motion “Wild Nights with Emily” (PG-13), DIRECTED BY MADELEINE OLNEK OPENS FRIDAY, MAY 3 AT THE LITTLE THEATRE AND PITTSFORD CINEMA [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
One of my favorite things about watching movies for a living is getting the opportunity to experience the work of a new filmmaker, then over time seeing that artist develop and hone their voice with each new project. Case in point: the wonderful indie filmmaker Madeleine Olnek. Olnek specializes in wry, deadpan, and affably unpolished comedies, first gaining attention with her 2011 feature “Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks
Same,” a black-and-white sci-fi romance between a shy greeting card store employee and the woman she doesn’t realize is from outer-space. She followed that up with 2013’s “The Foxy Merkins,” an absurdist buddy comedy following the wacky misadventures of two lesbian sex workers. While sometimes hampered by their limited budgets, both films are inventive, witty, character-driven films from a distinctive voice I immediately knew I wanted to hear more from. Each of her films have remained the indiest of indie productions, but that’s also freed Olnek from the pressures of working within the studio system. Over those years, she’s been able to grow and evolve as a filmmaker at a more deliberate pace. And each of Olnek’s projects have grown slightly more ambitious, with her latest being a full-fledged historical dramedy with a recognizable star.
“Wild Nights with Emily,” is a hilarious and moving biopic that reimagines the life of Emily Dickinson (played by Molly Shannon) and recontextualizes the writer’s work through the lens of her sexuality, specifically her lifelong romantic relationship with her sisterin-law, Susan Gilbert Dickinson (the hilarious Susan Ziegler, a veteran of all three Olnek features). And it’s Olnek’s strongest film yet. Emily and Susan were friends since childhood, and we meet them during their teenage years (with Dana Melanie as Emily and Sasha Frolova as Susan), when their friendship first blossomed into a love affair. Susan eventually married Emily’s brother Austin (Kevin Seal), moving into the house next door. Living as neighbors allowed the two women to continue their relationship as an open secret for the next 40 years. The film includes a narrator of sorts, in the form of the smug and opportunistic Mabel
Todd (Amy Seimetz). Based on an actual person, Todd was the one who “discovered” Dickinson’s trove of 1,800 poems and took it upon herself to publish them four years after Dickinson’s 1886 death. But not before taking the time to edit and erase the bits she deemed controversial. It’s worth noting that she also happened to be Austin Dickinson’s mistress. Despite the presence of a marquee talent like Shannon, “Wild Nights with Emily” maintains Olnek’s shaggy style. With a tone that feels like “Masterpiece Theatre” by way of “Drunk History,” it’s a thrilling effort to rescue Dickinson from the narrative that’s defined her. The story was inspired by a New York Times piece about how spectrographic technology allowed researchers to recover words and phrases that had been erased from Dickinson’s writing, most crucially the name “Sue.” Running with that fact, Olnek’s script tosses out the widely accepted history of Dickinson’s life. Her vision is a far cry from the image of a miserable, sickly recluse that’s been popularized over the years and, the film argues, the result of Emily’s legacy being filtered by Mabel Todd’s eyes. In addition to possessing Shannon’s expert comedic prowess, the film’s version of Emily is a strong-willed woman who lived fully and loved deeply. Throughout, you sense a real love for Dickinson’s writing, and it’s obvious a great deal of research went into its creation. Olnek consulted with Dickinson scholar Martha Nell Smith, whose book, “Rowing in Eden: Rereading Emily Dickinson” focused on the skewed legacy of the author. She also received the approval of the Harvard University Press and the Amherst College Special Collections, which allowed access to their archives of Dickinson’s poems and letters. “Wild Nights With Emily” is funny, genuinely touching, and committed to the kind of smart-but-stupid silliness that’s a joy to watch. It’s filled with biting wit and genuine emotion, all the way through the heartbreaking end credits. Plus, did I mention it’s a period piece? That Olnek is able to do all that with such a visibly low budget is all the more impressive. An extended version of this review is online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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2024-3J W. Henrietta Road, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/12/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1241 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607. General Purpose.
ANASTASIA’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/20/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Anastasia Ludwig, 892 N Landing Rd, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] 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.
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 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
to sell beer, liquor, wine, and cider at retail in a bar/tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 440 Scottsville Mumford Rd., T/O Wheatland, Scottsville, NY 14546 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *RBJ Enterprises of Scottsville Inc DBA Foxy’s [ NOTICE ]
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.
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.
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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 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.
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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 RigaMumford Rd Churchville, NY 14428 General Purpose
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 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.
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Lifewall Energy Systems, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 15, 2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 22 Fallbrook Circle, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice 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 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.
[ 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. [ 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
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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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J. Kiefer Law PLLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/22/19. 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 138 Pinnacle Rd., Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: practice of law.
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.
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[ NOTICE ] 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
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 51 South Avenue, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/18/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 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 ] Notice of Formation of Actively Motivating Others LLC Art. of
[ 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 BIG HEART CHILD CARE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 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 130 ALAMEDA ST, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14613. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brenner Design Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on February 25, 2019. Office location:
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[ 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 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 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 Furry Paws Pet Salon and Doggy Daycare, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/29/19 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 8 Rogers Drive, Rochester, NY 14606. 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 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 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 designated 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
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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 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.
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[ 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 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
Legal Ads 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.
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.
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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 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
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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 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 04/08/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY
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[ 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 Primpin’ Ain’t Easy LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/2019. 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, 77 Orland Rd., Rochester, NY 14622. Purpose: any lawful act. [ 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 WashingtonEllison, 1900 Empire Blvd, Ste 116, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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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 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 Rochester Better Futures, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/19/19. 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 233 Farmington Rd. 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] 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. 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 Vision Hyundai Greece, 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: c/o The LLC, 800 Panorama Trail South, Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act. [ 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 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 CNHF Services LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/3/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd, Ste 201, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ 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.
to 14995 East Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activity.
561 Turtle Rock Lane, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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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 ] Ranches On The Farm, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/4/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1241 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. General Purpose. [ 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 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.
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.
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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.
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 ] 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 ]
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.
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.
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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
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
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] SMPO, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 4/8/19. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of D. R. OUTDOORS GROUP LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 12, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 266 Boughton Hill Road, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Legal Ads > page 33 [ Notice of Formation of ROCK RIDGE OUTDOORS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr., Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 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 CUPPED WATERFOWL GROUP LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr., Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 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 Formation of THE GRIND OUTDOORS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY.
Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr., Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency d/b/a Imagine Monroe Powered By COMIDA (the “Agency”) on Tuesday, the 14th day of May, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., local time, in the Main Meeting Room at the Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road, Henrietta, New York 14467, in connection with the following matter: 1050 JOHN STREET LLC, a limited liability company, for itself or an entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition of a leasehold interest in an approximately 3.90-acre parcel of land located at 1050 John Street in the Town of Henrietta, New York (the “Land”); (B) the construction on the Land of an approximately 30,000 square-foot manufacturing building (the “Improvements”); and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”); all for sublease to Viavi Solutions Inc. for use in its business as a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, civil, government, military and avionics customers. The Facility will be initially operated and/ or managed by the Company. The Agency will acquire a leasehold interest in the Facility and lease the Facility to back to the Company. The Company will operate the Facility during the term of the lease. At the end of the
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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 lease term the Agency’s leasehold interest will be terminated. The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance (the “Financial Assistance”) to the Company in the form of sales and use tax exemptions and a mortgage recording tax exemption, consistent with the policies of the Agency, and a partial real property tax abatement. The Agency will, at the above-stated time and place, present a copy of the Company’s Application (including the Benefit/Incentive analysis) and hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters. Dated: May 1, 2019 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY D/B/A IMAGINE MONROE POWERED BY COMIDA By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. E2018009960 Plaintiff designates MONROE as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 224 FORGHAM ROAD ROCHESTER, NY 14616 District: Section: 060.50 Block: 3 Lot: 30 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff, vs. KAREN ACCORSO AS HEIR AND DISTRIUBTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E. NEERBASCH, LENORE LEFEVRE AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E NEERBASCH, MARIANNE MACHABY AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E NEERBASCH, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN E. NEERBASCH 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; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; ASSET ACCEPTANCE, LLC A/P/O CITIBANK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve 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 $74,731.92 and interest,
recorded on May 27, 2003, at Liber 17489 Page 0498, of the Public Records of MONROE County, New York, covering premises known as 224 FORGHAM ROAD 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: DYZIO J GUZIEROWICZ, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 [ 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 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 heirsat-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees,
lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, 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 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 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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