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THE EAST-UR EXPERIMENT Shaun Nelms on the changes at a once-failing school PROFILE, PAGE 6
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Why don’t voters vote? In a recent guest commentary, former city and county official Paul Haney argued that laziness and apathy are among the chief causes of low voter turnout. Among the responses, reader Christopher Haydu suggested that measures like voter ID don’t discourage voting. That discussion continues:
Voter ID’s most certainly are an “issue.” Who will pay to design them, provide an application process, verify applicant ID’s, and manufacture and distribute them? If Haydu is suggesting that taxes pay to provide them free to all voters, my fiscally conservative friends would balk at that. If he’s suggesting that each voter pay for their own ID, then I know that financially struggling voters, mostly people of color, would be unable to do that. What is a proven “nonissue” is voter fraud. Voter ID’s is simply an attempt to keep some people from the polls! DON MENGES
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the victims of systematic, deliberate racism designed to keep them from voting, with the emphasis in the South, where many vote Democratic. Losing the right to vote because you’re a convicted felon, mass incarceration, mandatory-minimum sentencing, purging of voter rolls, and rolling back the provision that states must inform the federal government of intended changes of their voting laws (part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965) are calculated Republican ways to suppress the vote. In South Carolina, you must have either a South Carolina driver’s license or a state-issued ID card to vote. To obtain an ID card you must pay a fee, present proof of residence, a valid birth certificate, a Social Security card, and a marriage certificate or proof of a name change if appropriate. It’s not a click away on a computer. You must do it in person. Not easy if you’re poor, rent a room from a family member, don’t have a car or a computer, work long hours, and get paid in cash. The Republican base is dwindling. The only way they can keep control is to either prevent or make it so difficult to vote that people give up. With the recent Supreme Court decision and the current make-up of that court and Congress, they are succeeding. Dismissing it as easy shows a lack of understanding of the New Jim Crow and what it means to live in America. BOB DROJARSKI
I am not convinced by Paul Haney’s “when I was a boy” story of having to walk to school barefoot with the wind always in his face. Apathetic
and lazy voters indeed. Apathy is fueled in a large part by cynicism in the political process, the undemocratic practices of political parties, the culture of self-dealing by our representatives, the complacency of political leadership, and the spectacle of legislators wholly owned by monied interests. Western New York Representative Chris Collins has been indicted for insider trading. The Office of Congressional Ethics had already found that there was a substantial reason to believe he had engaged in insider trading, but he had been considered a favorite for re-election due to the gerrymandering in state and federal legislative districts. The dean of Rochester’s New York Assembly delegation, who is a double-dipper collecting a pension and a salary, is running for reelection in spite of being mostly a noshow in the Assembly. Time and again, criminal conduct is exposed within state government. Elective office is the path to riches. Party rules are written and vigorous challenges mounted to protect incumbency and prevent other than the party designated-candidate from gaining access to the ballot. Much of lower voter turnout can be laid to a lack of political leadership (maybe their apathy and laziness?). If more members of the city minority population were to get out and vote, our government would be much different and more responsive to their needs. How government treats its citizens is reflected in voter turnout. The City of Rochester administration
in particular has over the last few years increasingly become less transparent and less responsive to the voices of its citizens. Paul Haney by his own admission has spent his life in politics. I believe as an entrenched politician he and his cohorts share a big part of the blame for low voter turnout. Call voters disheartened, but not lazy. EDWARD J. OLINGER
Schools and the public
Regarding Urban Journal’s “What Do City Schools Have to Do With You?”: It’s true that the greater Rochester community bears responsibility for city schools, but it’s too broad a pronunciation to actually provide some specific interventions. If people who are concerned went to a city school closest to them and volunteered once a week to help a kindergarten child or a first, second, or third grader with reading or math, we would begin to see some changes in community understanding and personal connection. I would be more than happy to help people get started at my school. GAYLE HARRISON
Harrison is school psychologist at Rochester’s School 16.
Everybody in Greater Rochester bears responsibility – not just parents with children in school, but also citizens who have good hearts and know that to make education equal we all need to help. Contacting legislators and suburban school districts to open their arms to help is a start. Also we need to break up the concentration of poverty.
We can help children get a better future if we remember “they are us.” The children are our future. The money available for urban education is woefully below the levels of suburban schools, and children whose parents work two and sometimes three jobs to make ends meet lose precious time with their children. No time for trips to the zoo, or stories read or museums visited. Volunteer in a city school. Read to a youngster. Become a mentor and give youngsters a chance to see beyond the borders of their neighborhood. Make friends with families who need a hand up, not a handout. See what help they would like. My husband and I were able to connect with a kindergarten child who loved zoo trips and meals from McDonald’s. We taught him that reading was fun, that memorizing could earn him money, that museums had great exhibits. We sponsored him for art lessons at the Memorial Art Gallery. Today he’s employed and will be turning 30 years old. He’s a father and a good man. Imagine how many lives can be improved if one hundred people helped one hundred children to have hope. ELIZABETH OSTA
Correcting ourselves
Last week’s guest commentary listed the incorrect site of an Immigration EducationAction Forum scheduled for Wednesday, August 22. It will be held at the First Universalist Church in downtown Rochester, not First Unitarian Church.
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Trump, democracy, and freedom of the press Donald Trump isn’t the first president who has attacked the press. And the Trump supporters shouting insults at the media aren’t the first Americans to hurl their hatred at us. During the early days of this nation, attacks on the press were common. And violent. But President Trump’s incendiary attacks on the press have become so frequent, and so severe, that they should disturb all Americans, whatever their political leaning. And so CITY has joined newspapers across the country in publishing editorials over the past week on the importance of press freedom. Presidents throughout the country’s history have complained about newspapers’ treatment of them – often in colorful language – but they have also recognized the importance of the press as a cornerstone of democracy. President Trump’s attacks on the press, on the other hand, increasingly resemble the actions of a dictator. Most troubling: many Americans agree with him. In an Ipsos opinion poll earlier this month, 26 percent of respondents said the president “should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior.” And 43 percent of Republicans thought presidents should have that power. Without the press, however, an informed democracy is impossible. Our journalists attend government meetings, interview elected officials, and search government records. We talk with citizen activists, neighborhood groups, business officials, union members, farmworkers, immigrants, teachers, police officers, developers, individual citizens. We interview political candidates during campaigns. We inform people about the community they live in, writing about research scientists, rock musicians, artists, helping readers create a sense of community and enhance their community’s quality of life. We try to shine a light on injustice. We write about the community’s shortcomings and the people who need help, and we try to help residents find ways to work together to build a stronger society. And we provide a public forum, giving readers a place to share views on community issues. Parcel 5, voting rights, police oversight, affordable housing, racism, climate change, public transit, public education: all have been topics of our own coverage recently, and of readers’ comments.
The need for a strong, free press is particularly acute right now, in this period of division, separateness, and anger in the United States.
None of us are perfect. Journalists and editors are human beings, and human beings make mistakes. But imperfect as we are, our aim is to seek the truth and share it with our readers, who are the sole group of people we’re committed to serving. The need for a strong, free press is particularly acute right now, in this period of division, separateness, and anger in the United States. To get along with our neighbors, to seek tolerance and understanding, to prod elected officials, to work for a better Rochester, a better country, a better planet requires education and communication. And that requires a strong, free press. President Trump clearly enjoys calling the press The Enemy of the People. Does he believe what he says, or does he simply relish the response he gets? It hardly matters. Words can lead to action. Many news media outlets have received threats. Some have started hiring security guards for reporters. Some have installed security measures at their buildings. The murder of journalists at the Capital Gazette in Maryland in June is on many journalists’ minds. Physical violence aimed at journalists isn’t the only danger, though. The bigger threat is to the country’s democracy. Imperfect as we are, the nation’s journalists are not enemies of the people. And when the president of the United States verbally attacks us, he is attacking something vital to the functioning of the country’s democracy. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Odor fight goes to court
A group of 200 Perinton, Macedon, Penfield, and Walworth residents are suing Waste Management over what they claim are ongoing odor and noise problems at the High Acres Landfill, which is located in Perinton and Macedon. Knauf Shaw, the firm representing the neighbors, filed the lawsuit in US District Court last week. They want a judge to order the company to reduce the odors, to stop using parts of the landfill associated with the smells, and to halve the amount of trash coming from New York City via rail, according to media reports.
Members sought for nuisance advisory board
The city is continuing to seek volunteers to serve on its new Nuisance Advisory Board, which will provide citizen input into the administration of the nuisance abatement program. The city recently revamped the program, which assesses points against properties and property owners whose violations have been considered public nuisances. The advisory board will include residents and business owners and will
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Father Tracy dead at 78
Father Laurence Tracy, a long-time advocate of Rochester’s Latino community died last week of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS. Tracy, who grew up on Clifford Avenue near St. Michael’s Church, attended St. Andrew’s and St. Bernard’s seminaries and was ordained in 1966. He was first assigned as assistant pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, where he served Rochester’s growing Puerto Rican community. And through much of his life, he continued to serve that community, where he was often referred to as Padre Tracy. He was a founding member of several organizations, including Ibero-American Action League, which has served the city’s Hispanic community for 50 years. He worked on numerous issues, such as employment, health care, and bilingual education and was a champion for Rochester’s poorest citizens.
Plans for the Corridor of Play include interactive sidewalk games along Court Street. RENDERING COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
NEIGHBORHOODS | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
City adding ‘play’ to project list City officials have announced three more projects, this time having to do with play, not buildings or infrastructure. One will create a “Corridor of Play” from the Genesee River east on Court Street, then south on Chestnut Street to the Strong Museum of Play. Another will create new play-oriented activities in the Jones Square Park neighborhood, focusing on the cultural heritage of the area. And the third will create a play area on a currently empty lot near Wilson Commencement Park. They’ll be funded in part by Play Everywhere grants awarded by a national organization called
KaBOOM! and the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation. KaBOOM! is a nonprofit that promotes active play for children, especially those in poverty. All three Rochester projects will focus on adding family-friendly activity spaces to the city. Planning for the three is under way, and city officials say some smaller projects could be installed this fall. The Corridor of Play, which is intended to provide a connection between the museum and the river, could include interactive features such as hop-scotchtype sidewalk installations and musical elements. And there could be plans to stage events along the corridor.
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Strong Museum staff are involved in the Corridor planning, with representatives of Common Ground Health. The Jones Square Park project, named Concrete to Canvas, will include artistic work on pedestrian pathways as well as interactive sidewalk games. It will be managed by Pathstone. And the Wilson Commencement Park project, on an empty lot adjacent to a bus stop, will have hills, tunnels, and a maze. Rochester is one of 11 communities in Western New York and Southeast Michigan sharing $1 million in grants to create unique play areas.
City of Rochester officials want to take a fresh look at how they evaluate proposals for affordable housing. And a proposal in front of City Council would change how the city defines affordability.
DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
City focuses on increasing affordable housing While there’s been a surge of development of market-rate housing downtown, new housing for the city’s working class and low-wage earners hasn’t kept pace, And city officials want to take a fresh look at how they evaluate proposals for affordable housing. Every year, the city issues Requests for Proposals asking developers to build affordable housing, but “affordability” can have different meanings. That’s because the formula for calculating affordable housing is outdated and doesn’t reflect the city’s high concentration of poverty, Mayor Lovely Warren’s chief of staff, Alex Yudelson, says. The City Charter currently defines lowand moderate-income residents as those earning up to 120 percent of the median income for the Rochester metropolitan area. That median is based on the incomes of people living in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, and Yates counties. But that gives an inaccurate picture of the incomes of most people living in the city and what they can afford to pay for housing, Yudelson says. At 120 percent of median income, city housing is considered affordable for a family of four with an income of $88,800. That’s more than many city families earn. And more than one-third of city families are spending more than 50 percent of
their income on rent, even though the federal government guidelines recommend not exceeding 30 percent. This creates instability for the family and the city, says Yudelson. Families are evicted and have to find new housing, and sometimes children have to enroll in a different school. Warren wants the city to consider affordable housing proposals based on the number of units designed for people living in one of four income categories: moderate income, low income, very low income, and extremely low income. A family of four with an extremely low income, for example, is one that earns only 30 percent of the median for the area: or $22,000 annually. They can’t afford more than $550 per month in rent. On Tuesday night, City Council was expected to approve Warren’s request to change the City Charter to include those categories and to revise the city’s Request for Proposals language for affordable housing proposals. The new definition of affordability largely applies to developers of affordable housing. The legislation will apply to future developments. It won’t to existing projects or those recently approved, such as Cobbs Hill Village. Most receive some state funding, but often lack all the money they
need, Yudelson says. The city may offer $300,000 to close the gap, he says. But the new definition will also apply to any new market-rate housing project that needs city loans, he says. The city already requires that any project receiving city financing devotes at Mayor Lovely Warren least 10 percent of its FILE PHOTO units to affordable housing. It’s unlikely that a developer would propose apartments for only extremely low-income individuals, because it’s not profitable. Redefining affordability will allow developers to create a mix of housing units that better reflects the needs of city residents and that will still permit developers to make a profit, Yudelson says. Increasing the availability of affordable housing is critically important, says Councilmember Mitch Gruber, and the definition used by city officials, developers, and residents has been too loose. Affordable
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housing is extremely complex, and if there isn’t a shared definition, “it’s impossible to be strategic,” he says. “I want to see proposals that show a good diversity of income bands,” Gruber says. Affordable housing that has a mix of units at all levels of affordability would help break up the city’s concentration of poverty and economic segregation, he says. There also has to be an emphasis on quality affordable housing, Gruber says, because some housing in the city that is considered affordable is in such poor condition that it’s not habitable, Gruber says.
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Shaun Nelms on the changes at a once-failing school EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
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t’s not news that things aren’t going well for the Rochester school district. The district’s June graduation rate seems to have stalled at about 51 percent, a good bit short of school board members’ expectations. District officials are bracing for the State Education Department’s announcement of low-performing Rochester schools, a list they expect will expand significantly from last year. And Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has dispatched Jaime Aquino, a bilingual specialist in urban education, to somehow drive improvements in Rochester schools. In this context, East High School’s record is a strong contrast from much of the rest of the school district. In the three and half years since the University of Rochester took over the management of East, the school has steadily improved. For instance, the percent of students graduating from East in 2014-2015 – the year prior to the UR’s oversight – had sunk into the 20s. East’s June graduation rate this past school year, however, was just shy of 51 percent. And Shaun Nelms, East’s superintendent, expects that the 11.6-percent leap the school made from the previous year will be even larger when August’s graduation rate is included. East’s performance, in fact, helped to prevent the district’s total graduation rate from falling this year, Nelms says. “I knew that if you could move the needle in East, you could move the needle
for the whole district, and I still believe it,” Nelms says. Now well into his third year as superintendent, Nelms says East is on track to reach a 60 percent graduation rate next year. And it’s not just East’s graduation rate that has improved, Nelms says. The suspension rate at East for the 2014-2015 school year was about 2,500 students, he says. By this past school year, it had dropped dramatically, to roughly 370, he says. The East-UR collaboration is showing solid evidence that it’s working as it was intended to, Nelms says. But he’s also faced a bucket load of criticism and even some resistance from some district officials. The most recent data is proof that East is on the right pathway, he says, and it’s an approach that can be modified and replicated at other city schools. Ironically, there are lessons to be learned about how to improve the city’s schools from one of the worst performing schools in the state.
EAST HAS UNDERGONE A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION since 2014, when the
State Education Department told the school board that the time had run out for East, Rochester’s largest public school. The district either had to fix it or close it. Instead of closing East, board President Van White and then-UR president Joel Seligman forged an educational partnership that allowed the UR to essentially take control of the school in the summer of 2015. Under the agreement with the UR,
East became an autonomous school within the district supervised by Steve Uebbing, professor at the UR’s Warner School of Education. Nelms, who had worked in senior administrative positions in both the Greece and Rochester school districts, was selected as East’s superintendent. In many respects, Nelms was the ideal choice. He’s the young black male educator that school systems across the country say they’re looking for but can’t find. In the first year, Uebbing and Nelms reorganized East into two schools: grades 6-8 became Lower East and grades 9-12 became Upper East. Under the agreement with the UR, all of East’s staff had to reapply for their jobs, including food servers and custodians. Nelms estimates that 40 percent of the teachers who were hired were from East, 40 percent were from other schools in the district, and 20 percent were either new to the teaching profession, were new to the district, or were from charter schools. That’s played an important role in East’s improvement, Nelms says. “We did it again this past year,” he says. “There are about 200 teachers here, and some were asked to consider their options.” Some transferred to a different Rochester school, and some left the district. Everybody has to allow themselves to be uncomfortable when turning around a troubled school, Nelms says. “Not everyone agreed, but we felt it was best for our kids.”
Some of the problems at East were abundantly clear, Nelms says. And others weren’t apparent until he began working there. But a big reason the school had been failing for years is the same reason many of the district’s schools show little to no progress, he says. “The first thing I think of is the constant changing of direction from the top,” Nelms says. Whether it’s changing superintendents, administrators, or building principals, the result is “a very low level of accountability,” Nelms says. East’s teachers also didn’t have a clearly articulated plan for improvement, he says. “When you don’t have a plan and you don’t have accountability, then things are left to the individuals themselves,” he says. “And they go off in different directions.” There had been so much turnover and change of direction at East and district-wide that the staff had in some instances become disconnected from the district’s purpose or mission, Nelms says. Interestingly, Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams made similar observations after she joined the district. DeaneWilliams said in an earlier interview that the district lacked cohesiveness and systems that worked together, which makes holding individuals accountable a huge challenge. continues on page 8
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That lack of accountability was reflected in another serious issue for East, a serious lack of attention to attendance. According to the school’s enrollment list, East had 1,393 students that first year. But, Nelms says, “we quickly found out that many of these students were non-attenders.” Nelms had to do what he calls a data dive into the enrollment numbers in the first year to make sure that the students who were on East’s rolls were actually active students. “We found that many of them had not been to school in two or three years,” he says. “That’s one of our big discoveries. Until we actually stepped foot in the school, we hadn’t uncovered what was not in the numbers. It wasn’t until then that we truly understood the complexities involved at East.” The first year, after a close look at more than 200 students who were enrolled at East and weren’t attending, Nelms found that most were over-age and lacked the credits needed to graduate. Many of them were able to return to school or earn their GED online, he says. But in the second year, the state Education Department advised clearing the roster of students who were no longer attending East and didn’t respond to repeated efforts to engage them, which the school did.
THOUGH EAST HAS SOMETIMES BEEN compared to a charter school,
that’s not what it is, says Nelms. And he says East is not aiming to be what he calls one of the district’s “select schools” either, such as School of the Arts and School Without Walls, where students have to apply and be accepted. The goal for East has always been just the opposite: to develop a high-performing high school with students who represent the majority of students in the district. The school’s demographics have remained fairly consistent, Nelms says. About 52 percent of the student are black, about 32 percent are Hispanic, and about 10 percent are white, with a small percent who are Asian and Native American, Nelms says. More than half of East’s students are English Language Learners, special education, bi-lingual, or all three. “There are 19 different languages spoken here in our ELL program,” Nelms says. “I think in our first year, only 2 percent of our kids were proficient on English assessments. So this wasn’t a project where the UR got involved with the highest performing high school, nor are 8 CITY
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The improvements East has made can be replicated at other schools, says East’s Superintendent Shaun Nelms. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
we trying to create a pipeline with the highest performing elementary school. If we’re going to make Rochester better and improve urban education nationally, we have to take kids that look like kids in most urban schools.” What did need to be changed at East was the approach to teaching, Nelms says. There was virtually no common curriculum, so there was no consistency in what was being taught in grades 6-12, he says. “You had teachers functioning as independent contractors within their own classrooms and departments,” Nelms says. Teachers had to completely recalibrate and set their independence aside and work more collaboratively. “We’re asking teachers to work an extra hour every day, and we’re asking them to give up part of their summer,” he says. “Administrators are not chasing kids. They’re actually in classrooms and monitoring instruction and giving feedback.” More social workers were hired to help provide students with greater access to mental health support, something Nelms says is needed district-wide. And all of East’s students are members of a support group, with 10 students and two adults in each group.
Every employee at East participates in a group. The groups meet regularly to discuss any problems students might be having either with school work or socially. And students can get individual help as well. “You would be surprised at how many of not just our teachers and administrators, but our staff, our secretaries, and janitors who wrap their arms around our kids,” Nelms says. Nelms recalls one student who had just been accepted to college. He was living with his mother and two young siblings when his mother died just weeks before graduation. When the landlord heard about his mother’s death, he gave the teenager and his two younger brothers an eviction notice. “This kid was doing everything right in the world in his senior year, and his world crumbles,” Nelms says. If no one had been keeping an eye on the student, he might have dropped out of school and not gone to college, Nelms says. But East’s administration and staff intervened to support him. Nelms says he doesn’t want to give the impression that all of East’s students have tragedies. “But the complexities that our kids go through – not all of them, but many of them – need support just to get them back to neutral.”
EVEN THOUGH EAST APPEARS TO BE ON AN UPSWING, Nelms continues
to deal with skepticism and criticism. From the beginning, some school officials didn’t support the idea of a partnership with the UR, particularly one that would allow the university to control hiring East’s teachers. The partnership with the UR, which has frequently been referred to as an experiment, has put Nelms and the school under a microscope. School board members, state education officials, city officials, and community leaders have all questioned whether the partnership would produce results. Nelms had overseen more than 20 schools as a central-office administrator in the Rochester district and 17 as deputy superintendent in Greece, but his job at East has been the most demanding, he says. “This is the hardest work I’ve ever done,” he says. “You’re talking about accountability being measured every day. Every decision I make, I see it being implemented right in front of me.” The criticism Nelms has heard most often about East has to do with the support he’s received from the UR. Some of his critics say that if they had the University of Rochester supporting them, their school would be successful, too. And they argue that any school
would be successful with the millions in added funding East receives. “I’m glad we’re showing a pattern of improvement at East,” teacher’s union President Adam Urbanski said in a recent interview. “The district managed to prove that you can make an exception to the norm if you invest enough resources and funding.” It’s not clear, though, that a school like East could have been be turned around simply through extra funding. Most of New York’s schools that end up in receivership do get between $2 million and $5 million in extra state funds to help them improve, but that hasn’t guaranteed success. And the Rochester school district also gave additional funding to the partnership with East. It was one of the terms of the agreement with the UR, says Board president Van White. Nelms and school district officials disagree about both East’s per-pupil cost and the difference between East’s yearly operating cost and that of other schools. But all of them agree that East is the district’s most expensive school. “The idea was to provide evidence that a large city high school like East can be turned around,” school board President Van White says. “They’ve given us the evidence that will allow us to go to Albany and go to Washington and say, ‘If you want these struggling high schools to succeed, here’s a way we can do it. Here’s proof.” There’s a cost for years of neglect, says Nelms. The board’s decision to provide East with additional financial support took courage, he says, because board members knew that they’d face backlash, especially if the partnership failed. And it meant less money could be distributed to other schools. But one of the alternatives was to close East. And board members have received some of their strongest criticism for closing city schools. In addition, closing schools doesn’t reduce expenses; it simply shifts those costs to other schools, according to school officials. Nelms isn’t apologetic about the support East receives from the UR through access to medical, psychological, and educational experts at the university. That was always the plan, he says. “Former UR President Joel Seligman said that this isn’t an education project, it’s a whole university project,” Nelms says, one that “will require a full attack on the problem.” And though alumni and community members with ties to the institution also help the school, much of that help comes in the forms of volunteering time and providing the school with used sporting equipment, instruments, and art materials. Other schools could capitalize on this asset, too, but they need to be organized to get it, Nelms says.
Student Damariz Morale Rios shows her work from East’s summer art camp to Superintendent Nelms.PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
East has more than 100 volunteers, he says. The attacks on East haven’t been limited to complaints about the UR partnership and extra resources. Some, Nelms says, have been direct attempts to undermine East’s efforts. For instance, in May 2017, the school board voted to make School 33 a feeder school for East. Teachers and officials at nearby School 33 were supposed to encourage fifth-grade parents to enroll their children in East for sixth grade. The Webster Avenue school is one of the district’s lower performing elementary schools, and the idea was to get students enrolled in East in sixth grade so some remedial work could begin. In May of this year, Nelms went to the school board’s monthly business meeting and complained. The district wasn’t insisting that the School 33 staff follow through on that agreement, he said. No one at the board meeting denied that School 33 hadn’t implemented the plan or offered an explanation for why it hadn’t. But Nelms points to that failure as an example of how responsibility and accountability in the district seem to fall by the wayside. The school board’s resolution “clearly states that we would work toward having pre-k
though grade 5 at School 33 and 6 though 12 at East,” Nelms says. In a recent interview, school board Vice President Willa Powell said that parents were reluctant to move their children out of School 33 after fifth grade and into East. And, she said, Nelms needed to do a better job of selling the idea to parents. In addition, the feeder plan for East is really a back-door approach to a neighborhood school, said Powell, who is one of the biggest advocates of the district’s school choice policy. The plan might also mean that School 33 would have fewer students. But Nelms doesn’t buy that argument, and he goes back to the issue of chronic instability that permeates the district. “If your kids are in a suburban school, you have a clear sense of where they’ll go to high school,” he says. That’s important, he says, because then there’s better communication about students among the staffs at lower schools and upper schools. The feeder-school agreement is now being implemented, Nelms says. And, he says, the arrangement could have a positive effect on the neighborhood. Families will have a good
reason to move there and stay there if they know their children will go to a better city high school. “The vast majority of 33’s kids are not at or above grade level,” Nelms says. If East can get to those kids earlier, “we would have a stronger group of kids coming through East.” Though less than two years remain in the five-year agreement between the Rochester school board and the UR, Nelms says he hopes the partnership with East will continue. Nelms, board President White, and East’s supporters at the UR believe that the success at East can be replicated for other city schools. “I just don’t think the problems in Rochester’s schools are so complex,” Nelms says. “Maybe we could all step back and strip down what has happened during the last 10 years.” Then, he says, the school staffs can focus on their “core beliefs and build on them.” When a parent walks into a school, Nelms says, teachers and administrators at East or any city school should be able to tell them from pre-k to 12th grade, here’s the plan: “We guarantee you that your child will receive this fundamental education. This is your child’s right.” rochestercitynewspaper.com
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
State candidate speaking here
Jumaane Williams, one of four candidates for New York lieutenant governor, will speak at a townhall-style meeting in Rochester on Wednesday, August 22. His topic: “Schools and Not Jails.” Williams has made progressive issues like social-justice reform a high priority in his campaign. He says the state has failed to fully fund many of its public school systems, including Rochester’s. The underfunding of schools combined with the criminalization of black and brown youth is fueling the school-to-prison pipeline, Williams says. The event will be held at 10 CITY AUGUST 22 - 28, 2018
the Edgerton Recreation Center, at 41 Backus Street, at 5:30 p.m.
Films explore disabilities
The Center for Disability Rights will present a “Free Our People Film Festival” on Thursday, August 23, featuring short films selected from submissions earlier this year. The films explore institutional bias and the struggle many people with disabilities face when trying to live in their own homes and communities. The film festival will be held at The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, at 6 p.m. A question and answer session will be held after the showings.
Updating news from Nicaragua
The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present “Perspec-
tives on Nicaragua: Two Progressive Viewpoints on the Current Nicaraguan Reality,” on Wednesday, September 5. The program will look at the recent anti-government protests and violence in Nicaragua. Some analysts says that American and international media have mostly blamed President Daniel Ortega for attacks on citizens, police, and infrastructure. Longtime ROCLA members Michael Argaman and Arnold Matlin share their observations of what is actually happening on the ground. Karleen West, Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY Geneseo will moderate the discussion. The event will be held at Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, at 7 p.m.
Dining & Nightlife
Omakase at Next Door Bar & Grill is offered only on Thursday nights. Below: Chef Loi Pham prepares one of five courses for a limited number of diners. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH
Chef ’s choice Omakase at Next Door Bar & Grill THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 P.M. NEXT DOOR BY WEGMANS, 3220 MONROE AVENUE $45, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED | 249-4575; WEGMANSNEXTDOOR.COM
[ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY
Full disclosure: I have never been an adventurous sushi eater. I am that person that sheepishly orders the California Roll while my dinner companion is ordering the roll with four different types of fish and topped with colorful roe. When I learned that Next Door Bar and Grill had started to offer Omakase (translated from Japanese: “I will leave it to you,” i.e. the chef chooses the courses) on Thursday nights, I decided to go leaps and bounds outside of my comfort zone and try it. I brought along my boyfriend, Cody, for emotional support and because he is a more
adventurous sushi eater than I, and could offer a more balanced perspective if needed. In charge of our fate for the night was Chef Loi, who introduced himself to us as soon as we sat down at the sushi bar. We were offered a sake pairing which we both took advantage of, and which provided me with the liquid courage I needed. Seating is limited for the Omakase and we had a group of about 12 people sharing the experience with us. The first bite we had was an amuse bouche in the form of a Tempura Shishito Pepper stuffed
with shrimp. The pepper was lightly fried in a tempura batter and topped with a delicate sprinkle of flaky salt. Not too spicy, it was balanced well with the flavor of the shrimp nestled inside. The first course was a Kabocha Tofu with Sunomono salad. Kabocha is a Japanese variety of winter squash and here was made into a tofu that was a like a silky, sweet custard. It was topped with a small piece of raspberry, a dollop of wasabi, and surrounded by a dashibased broth that created the perfect sweet-salty
bite. Sunomono salad is a Japanese dish typically made with cucumber that has been marinated in rice vinegar. On top of the salad was a slice of smoked salmon and fluke, as well as egg yolk. I’m typically not a fan of salmon, raw or cooked, but the smokiness of the salmon really worked well with the sweetness of the rice vinegar. I was leaving my comfort zone and I was okay with it. Our second course was a cold somen noodle dish that included mushrooms, gingermarinated tomatoes, shrimp, and the thin, wheat-based noodles. The dish was topped with what appeared to be Rice Krispies are were in fact fried Rice Krispies, which magically kept their crunch and provided a fun texture for this dish. The third course (my companion’s and my favorite) was a piece of stuffed steamed snapper with a truffle dashi sauce. The fish was stuffed with an egg omelet, and had it been appropriate to pick up my plate and lick the remaining sauce off it, I would have. It was time for the fourth course, which was to be an assortment of nigiri, a onebite salmon poke, and a piece of coconut shrimp roll. Honestly, this was the part I was dreading. Leading up to the experience, I kept asking Cody: “What if they make me eat Uni!? What am I going to do if it’s gross!?” For those unfamiliar, Uni is sea urchin roe, looks like an orange-yellow tongue, and has been hailed by chefs like Anthony Bourdain (RIP) as “food porn.” Chef Loi started us off easy with bites of Chutoro tuna, Kampachi, Fluke, and Snapper, which were all delicious. And then I saw it. He pulled small pieces of the Uni out of a package designed to keep it fresh, and placed the Uni in a piece of Nori (seaweed used to wrap sushi) like a little, terrifying, taco. I took a deep breath and took a bite and I did not die. I did not want to spit it out, either. Fresh Uni tastes like the ocean, it’s briny and creamy. I was very proud of myself. Our night finished with a small bowl of miso soup, which was light and warming and the perfect topper to my belly full of sushi. For $45 per person (plus gratuity), Omakase at Next Door is something you must experience. Omakase elsewhere could run you more than $100, but the owners of Next Door want people to be able to enjoy it at an affordable price. Chow Hound is a food and restaurant news column. Do you have a tip? Send it to food@ rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
Upcoming
Music
[ ROCK ]
Willie Nile. Friday, September 15. Abilene Bar and Lounge,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 9 p.m. $25-$30. abilenebarandlounge; willienile.com
[ BLUES ROCK ] John Popper. Saturday, September 15. Anthology, 336 East Avenue. 8:30 p.m. $30.50-$40.50. Anthologylive.com; bluestraveler.com
Joanne Shaw Taylor THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 ANTHOLOGY, 336 ALEXANDER STREET 8 P.M. | $20-$23 | ANTHOLOGYLIVE.COM; JOANNESHAWTAYLOR.COM
[ BLUES ROCK ] British blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor
straps a guitar on between her and the rest of the world. And she certainly knows her way around the neck. But it ain’t blues as some might say. It’s more guitar-centric rock complete with fiery finger work. It’s her voice, where the hint of blues climbs aboard. But the studio stunts kind of sand the edges down. When they don’t and Shaw Taylor is allowed to shine, that’s just what the lady does.
– BY FRANK DE BLASE
Summer Soul Music Festival SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 25-26 FRONTIER FIELD, 333 PLYMOUTH AVENUE 5 P.M. | $40 EACH DAY, OR $55 FOR BOTH | ROCSUMMERSOULFEST.COM [ SOUL - R&B] The City of Rochester’s “Rochester Music
Festival” has been re-tooled and re-tweaked and given a much-needed general overhaul focusing on a strictly soul and R&B format. The 2018 lineup of the now renamed “Summer Soul Music Festival” is a killer-diller with a bunch of legends and heavy hitters set to perform. Saturday’s line up-includes Angie Stone, Musiq Soulchild, Al B. Sure, Raheem DeVaughn, and Kindred the Family Soul. Sunday is just as cool, with The Mary Jane Girls featuring Val Young & the Stone City Family, Morris Day and the Time, Cameo featuring Larry Blackmon, and George Clinton and Parliament, Funkadelic. That’s right, baby, the Mothership is coming. – BY FRANK DE BLASE
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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]
[ WED., AUGUST 22 ]
Sergej Avanesov
BLUES
“Secret Language” New Centropezn Music sergejavanesov.wordpress.com
Desmond Jones THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 FLOUR CITY STATION, 170 EAST AVENUE 9 P.M. | $10 | FLOURCITYSTATION.COM; DESMONDJONESBAND.COM [ ROCK ] Lively and sultry, serious and humorous, channeling
a late-90’s alternative-rock vibe similar to Marcy Playground: Desmond Jones is a five-piece jazz-rock fusion band. With music centered in guitar melodies and funky grooves, it’s known for high-energy shows packed with skillful improvisation, drawing influence from Frank Zappa, PHISH, and Charles Mingus. – BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Aaron Kamm and the One Drops TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 FUNK N WAFFLES, 204 NORTH WATER STREET 8 P.M. | $10 | FUNKNWAFFLESROCHESTER.COM; AARONKANNONEDROPS.COM [ REGGAE ] Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Aaron Kamm and
the One Drops is a power trio blending flavors of reggae, blues, and rock into its music. Vocalist and guitarist Aaron Kamm has a classic Rasta voice with a tender scratch and heart-felt clarity that resembles Bradley Nowell of Sublime. Bassist Andy Dorris flows in and out of Kamm’s guitar lines like water, while drummer Sean Raila creates complex rhythms that are always changing into something surprising. With songs about love and good times, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops performs highenergy reggae funk that will put a bounce in your step. Delilah Jones is also on the bill. – BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Growing up in Rostov-on-Don, in the south of Russia, Sergej Avanesov began playing the saxophone at the age of 9. Listening to greats like John Coltrane and Keith Jarrett, he developed a love for jazz. After studying in Russia, at the age of 17 he moved to The Netherlands to study at the Prince Claus Conservatoire with Don Braden. Now living in New York, Avanesov has put together a top-flight band and recorded “Secret Language.” Two of his bandmates, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Samvel Sarkisyan, are fellow Russians. The third is the album’s second star, pianist John Escreet. Avanesov is a formidable saxophonist capable of moving easily from sinuous melodic territory to the edge of the avant-garde. He wrote all nine of the album’s tunes, which nicely showcase his prowess as a composer. They range from the decidedly mellow title track to the exuberant “14.” Escreet, who also solos extensively, is excellent throughout. When he switches from piano to Fender Rhodes on “I Trust You” and “8632,” the electronics serve to enrich his evocative, dream-like solos. — BY RON NETSKY
Pete McCann “Pay for It on the Other Side” McCannac Music petemccann.com
Selwyn Birchwood Band. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $15/$20. JAZZ
Dave Koz & Friends. Kodak
Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. kodakcenter.com. 7:30 p.m. $35 & up.
Joe Marcinek All Star Super Jam. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water St. 448-0354. 8 p.m. $12/$15. AMERICANA
Rumpke Mountain Boys. Flour
City Station, 170 East Ave. 9:30 p.m. $10. White Woods. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 7 p.m. METAL
The Dead Daisies, Dizzy Reed’s Hookers & Blow.
Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $25/$28. POP/ROCK
Anonymous Willpower.
Over the decades, great guitarists like John McLaughlin and John Scofield have played at the intersection where jazz meets rock, creating a kinetic hybrid in the process. Pete McCann joins that elite club with his new album, “Pay for It on the Other Side.” McCann has been on the scene for a while, enhancing the bands of Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, and Brian Blade, and playing in The Mahavishnu Project (endorsed by McLaughlin). On this outing he’s joined by excellent collaborators John O’Gallagher on saxophone; Henry Hey, keyboards; Matt Clohesy, bass; and Mark Ferber, drums. One of the album’s hallmarks is the interplay between McCann and O’Gallagher. They work in unison and harmonize like a horn section on the tune’s heads. Then they proceed to outdo each other on one solo after another. By the time they reach the second-to-last track, “Floor Three,” Hey joins in, saying “move over” with his bold clavinet solo. But this is McCann’s session and he proves himself over and over, recalling great guitar stylists from Frank Zappa to Jimi Hendrix. — BY RON NETSKY
Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m. Chris Wilson. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 2580400. 7 p.m. East End Drifters. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. 6-9 p.m.
Filthy Gorgeous, Nylon Otters, Lupis, Rut. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7.
Gestalt, CFCQ & The Piss of Assurance, Ivy’s Panic Room, Cobalt Clouds, Willow Bay.
California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. 6 p.m. $6/$8. continues on page 16
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Music Celtic as you want, or not. Steve LaDue: Yeah. There’s a strength in the
songwriting, there’s a strength in what we do, which fills it out where we don’t need seven members in the band. When it all comes together, you don’t feel like you’re missing something. Even without the traditional instruments, you have a very full sound, and when you add them in it’s just incredible. There’s also a contagious aspect to your gang vocals; people can immediately sing with or over you. Herring: It’s great. It just kind of happens.
People come to the gigs and start singing along right away.
How have you been received on the road away from the safety of a hometown crowd? Herring: Very well, actually. But I wouldn’t
say “safety.” One of the hardest cities we play in is Rochester.
Why, do you suppose? Herring: Fuck, you tell me. It’s a tough city. Hurley: Part of the problem is there are so many
Rochester rockers 1916 color outside the Celtic lines. PROVIDED PHOTO
1916 is now [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
With an excited kerrang, Rochester Celtic rockers 1916 dives headlong into its show. The mechanics that go into the wielding of its collective instruments is blinding; all arms are in a windmill-blur. Since 2010, 1916 – Billy Herring, guitar and lead vocals; Ryan Hurley, upright bass; Steve LaDue, drums; and John Kane, mandolin – has served this city a heaping dose of Celtic punk, or is it the other way around? With four albums to its credit, the band leaves a crater wherever it plays. Adding to the band’s wallop and crush is the galloping doghouse bass, which adds a unique psychobilly element to the group’s Celtic punk cocktail. 1916 feels free to color outside the lines compared to contemporaries like Flogging Molly or The Dropkick Murphys, who adhere to the confines of a stricter framework. With 1916, you hear a mash-up that sounds somewhere between The Pogues and Social Distortion. And, of course, there’s the speed. These cats rock steady at an accelerated clip. 14 CITY AUGUST 22 - 28, 2018
1916 stopped by CITY to discuss Celtic influences mixed with psychobilly, the freedom it brings, and the versatility of whiskey. An edited transcript follows. CITY: What’s the history behind the name 1916? Billy Herring: 1916 is the year of the Easter
uprising in Ireland. The short answer is, it’s 1776 for Ireland.
What’s the history behind the band 1916? Herring: We started playing together
acoustically in pubs like Johnny’s. We started playing electric with more people for a bigger sound in 2010. We played almost all traditional Irish songs acoustically. But we did B-sides. There were songs that other bands played around Rochester that we didn’t want to play – songs that had been played over and over and over again. And we wanted to be a little different. So we went electric. Our album “A Drop of the Pure” had two original songs in there. We came from original backgrounds, so we knew how to write music.
Whose bright idea was it to add the psychobilly element? Steve Ladue: I think it happened organically. Herring: It was a conscious decision.
Psychobilly has its roots in southern rock, obviously, which has its roots in Celtic music, but as a distant cousin.
What sets 1916 apart from other Rochester bands? Herring: We’ve got Ryan Hurley. Ryan Hurley: I’ll take it. I’m not doing a lot of
the writing, but I am playing all of the bass.
Herring: There’s a flavor that 1916 has that
is very Rochester, that nobody else has. It’s working class. There’s a certain poetry that’s happened to our city, for good or for ill, that resonates in the music. I wish I could give you a straight answer. Nationally, you’ve got bands like The Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly; they’re both in the same genre but have two very distinct sounds. I think you’re a little more free to explore and bastardize than those groups. You can get as
musicians in Rochester. Every night of the week, you can see a different band. It’s hard to get out and see other bands when I’m beat from playing out with my own band. Herring: I’m guilty of it, too, as much as I complain about slim crowds in Rochester, I’m usually at home watching TV more often than out there watching other bands. How important is whiskey to 1916 as a salute, a libation, an excuse for the band? Herring: Whiskey has a lot of personalities in
Irish music. Somebody dies, you have a glass of whiskey. You’re having a great day with a group of friends, you have a glass of whiskey. And whiskey is good as a metaphor for life.
You’ve been labeled “whiskey punk.” Is that accurate? Herring: Whiskey punk. That’s our genre. We’ve
been that ever since we first heard it – at least in my head.
Have you toured Ireland yet? Herring: We toured Ireland in 2016 to celebrate
1916’s 100th anniversary.
Were you nervous doing their music in front of them?
I would preface it with, “Look, we’re an American band that plays music to get American people interested in Irish history.” And that’s it.
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REGGAE/JAM Noble Vibes. 585 Rockin Burger Bar, 250 Pixley Road. 247-0079. 8:30 p.m. $5.
Sunset Cocktail Series: James Draudt. The
American MoonDogs. Boulder
Bar, 250 Pixley Rd. 247-0079. 5 p.m. $5. John Bolger Band. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 7 p.m. Penthouse, 1 East Ave. 7752013. 6-9:30 p.m. $5.
[ FRI., AUGUST 24 ]
JAZZ – BLUES | NATALIE DOUGLAS
Vocal powerhouse Natalie Douglas will perform a tribute concert at the Lyric Theatre on Saturday, August 25, honoring some of the most iconic female voices in jazz and gospel history. The concert, titled “Four Women,” will celebrate the music of Nina Simone, Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, and Billie Holliday. Douglass’s performance is part of the Seneca Falls Revisited: Women’s Equality Conference and Retreat. Join Douglass in honoring these game-changing vocalists on Saturday, August 25, 8 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave. Tickets start at $35. the-lyric-theatre.ticketleap.com; nataliedouglass.com. - NICOLE VANDENBERGH
[ THU., AUGUST 23 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Mitzie Collins & Friends. Brooks Landing, 1500 S Plymouth Ave. 313-2559. 7-8:30 p.m. BLUES
Coup De’Villes. Murph’s
Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 7 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Ace of Bass Dance Party.
Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 10 p.m. Fundraiser for the Rochester skate park. $2.
JAZZ
Nth Power. Funk ‘n Waffles,
204 N Water St. 448-0354. 9 p.m. $15/$20. Ryan Carey. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. The Stan Martinelli Project. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7-9 p.m. POP/ROCK
Jill McCraken CD Release Party with Ben Morey & The Eyes. Abilene Bar & Lounge,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. 8 p.m. $5.
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Bill Kettle. Farmer’s Creekside Tavern & Inn, 1 Main St. Le Roy. 768-6007. 8 p.m. The Byways. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 7 p.m. Marye Lobb. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8-10 p.m. Pat Zarpentine. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 2708603. 7 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC i.d. Entity Tour. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 4510047. 8:30 p.m. $17. JAZZ
Trio East. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford. 6410340. 7 p.m. The Who Knew Band. Funk ‘n Waffles, 204 N Water St. 4480354. 9 p.m. $15. OPEN MIC
Summer Fest. Fri & Sat. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 6 p.m. Bands, DJs, & comedians. HIP-HOP/RAP
G-Eazy, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla $ign, YBN Nahmir, Murda Beatz, P-Lo. Darien Lake PAC,
9993 Allegheny Rd. Darien. darienlake.com/events. 6:30 p.m. $30 & up.
AMERICANA Coffee, 100 Alexander St. 4547140. 8 p.m.
Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers, 40 Rod Lightning. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $5.
Walt Atkison, Kinloch Nelson, Bernie Heveron, Al Keltz, Charlie Curran.. Record
Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 6-8 p.m. POP/ROCK
Alex Northrup & The Backups, Sastrugi. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6. The Honey Smugglers. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 9 p.m. The Mighty High & Dry. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 7 p.m. $5. Something Else. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 10 p.m. $5.
The Tombstone Hands, RoarShark. Firehouse Saloon,
814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9 p.m. $5.
[ SAT., AUGUST 25 ]
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL | ALISON PIPITONE
It’s that pesky “a” that hangs at the end of “Americana” that’s becoming a bit detrimental to the multitude of genres that find shade under its branches. And as a genre title, it threatens to become more and more ambiguous, and less and less impactful. Buffalo’s Alison Pipitone is a straight-up, straight-ahead barroom rock ‘n’ roller, a rough and rowdy soundtrack for blue-collar romeos, sawdust floors, and dancing girls on tables. Some might call her Americana. I say we drop the “a” and let the hippies keep it. Alison Pipitone doesn’t need it; she plays American music. You’ll see. Alison Pipitone plays Friday, August 24, at Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 6 p.m., free. abilenebarandlounge.com; alisonpipitone.com – BY FRANK DE BLASE
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Auld Lang Syne. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8-10 p.m. Susanna Rose. Gates Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 3-4 p.m.
Riverside Soul. Via Girasole
JAZZ
Cousin Vinny. Salvatore’s
Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7 p.m. $6.
Erin Boheme & The Dave Mancini Trio. The Cabaret at
Deadrider, Fatal Curse, Lady Beast. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave.
Pizzeria & Pub, 1217 Bay Rd. Webster. 671-9420. 8 p.m.
Studio B, 28 B West Bank St. Albion. 354-2320. 7 p.m. $25.
Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. AMERICANA
Grand Canyon Rescue Episode; Jeff Tweedy Birthday Bash.
METAL bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $10.
POP/ROCK
Chuches & Trains, Tedd Hazard, Condition Oakland, Nick Delvecchio, Starting Anonymous. Vineyard
Community Space, 836 South Clinton Ave. 342-8429. 6 p.m. John Akers. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 6:30 p.m. The Saplings. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 2441224. 7 p.m. $5. Shaba Duza. ButaPub, 315 Gregory St. 563-6241. 10:30 p.m. $5.
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Sounds Like Sunday. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $5.
[ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Derek Pritzl. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle. org. 7-9 p.m. JAZZ
Erin Boheme & The Dave Mancini Trio. The Cabaret at
Studio B, 28 B West Bank St. Albion. 354-2320. 7 p.m. $25. Nick Finzer. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 3 p.m. $10/$15. METAL
Tombs, Barishi, The Good Lords.
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Getting to the good part
After three decades of stardom, Marlon Wayans is just getting started.
[ PREVIEW ] BY JAMES A. BROWN
The scope and depth of actor and comedian Marlon Wayans’ fame is impressive. At 46, Wayans has more than six million Facebook likes and two million Twitter followers, garnered from a three-decade career in film, TV, and now standup. He’ll be appearing at 18 CITY AUGUST 22 - 28, 2018
Rochester’s Comedy @ the Carlson later this month (a family emergency set his original appearance dates back one week). “It’s just the beginning,” Wayans’ told CITY via telephone just minutes before a 7:30 p.m. showtime at Albany’s Funny Bone Comedy Club. He’s been making appearances like that one for seven
years, as part of a process of becoming an internationally touring comic. “In world of standup, I’m still a baby,” Wayans says. “I feel like I’m crawling. Standing on my feet. Starting walking. But I may just start running. I’m going to have a quicker progression than most comedians because I’ve been acting so long. I’ve been writing so long.” Wayans’ career started with a bit-roles in the 1987 cult comedy “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” and on the trailblazing 90’s FOX sketch comedy show, “In Living Color.” Both projects were created by his oldest brother, comedy legend Keenan Ivory Wayans. “In Living Color” launched the careers of Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and other Wayans siblings Damon, Shawn, and Kim. Marlon and older brother Shawn also starred in the “Wayans Brothers,” a longrunning WB sitcom that premiered the night the network began. But Marlon is arguably best known for co-writing and co-producing the mega-hit horror film spoof series “Scary Movie” with his brothers Keenan Ivory and Shawn. The two editions of “Scary Movie” shepherded by the Wayans family grossed $278 million and $141.2 million worldwide. In the years since, he’s charted his own path. His first standup special, “Wokeish,” dropped on Netflix in early 2018. He’s also currently toplining, producing, and writing an NBC sitcom, “Marlon.” Despite all this success, Wayans explained that he has be careful about how his business partners see him. Creatively, both NBC and Netflix “give me the space to do what I do,” he says. “I got a lot of trust I think from Netflix and a lot of trust from NBC. Netflix is a little more supportive because of what they put behind the potential of what I’m doing. I think because Netflix is a worldwide platform, they understand that I’m a worldwide international star. And I think sometimes with NBC, they can get it twisted, like I’m an urban talent.” But Wayans says he’s got a big, worldwide fan base, particularly in Brazil,
Italy, and Sweden. He’s also performed for audiences in Saudi Arabia. Wayans says he doesn’t think that NBC takes full advantage of his international star status. “They’re stuck in an old format of ‘African Americans don’t travel’ and that an African American show is an African American show,” he says. “Sometimes, I feel like I have to continue to educate the people I’m in business with about who I am as a performer, and the numbers will show.” Wayans’ performances are part improv and partly based on precisely pruned, often crude premises. He pairs political and physical humor with personal elements. “I’m glad I talked about those things but I need to get that out the way, so I can get to me,” Wayans says. “And that’s just the shell. We’re just now getting to the good part.” “The good part” is often darkly funny and awkward. Wayans’ sitcom is centered on the realities of his divorce, co-parenting his children, and prolonging his fame in this era. These ideas float into his standup. He uses the both art forms to connect with audiences through shared experiences and emotions. “Sometimes you’re an example,” he says, “to somebody who is sitting in the audience. Going through the same thing. Or has been through the same thing. And they’re looking for when to laugh at pain. As a comedian you bare your soul and you teach people how to laugh — at themselves. When they don’t take life so serious, I did my job.” But Wayans doesn’t believe that most comedy today is doing its job. He says that most current comics are “subtle” and are “thinking funny” “I come from a place where we showed you the joke and we were more animated,” Wayans says. “I grew up on “Looney Toons.” I didn’t grow up on CNN.” “Marlon” is streaming on Hulu, Netflix, and nbc.com. “Woke-ish” is streaming on Netflix.
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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Art Museum of Rochester, 610 Monroe Ave. The Art of Sean Madden. Aug. 24-Sep. 21. Artist talk, Aug 24, 9pm: “How to Survive a Cultural Lynch Mob.”. Political & social commentary through absurdist imagery. Through Sept 21. 615-9015. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Upstate New York Drawing Invitational. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 4-7 p.m. Reception Aug 25, 4-7pm. Artists Mandi Antonucci, Tricia Butski, Colleen Buzzard, Faithanne Carapella, Kathleen Farrell, & Bill Stephens. Through Sept 28. 315-4620210.; Not My Father’s Iceberg. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Arctic landscape paintings by Phyllis Bryce Ely. Through Sept 15. 315-462-0210. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Faculty Art Show 2018. TuesdaysSundays. 389-5073. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Andy Needle: Geological Paintings. Mondays-Wednesdays, Sundays. Reception Sept 14, 5pm. Through Oct 19. 389-5073. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Louis Ryen: Photographer’s Eye. Through Sep. 16, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8400. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street. Jill Anne Collins. Through Aug. 31. 540westmain.org. Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. The Visionary Works of Cathal O’Toole. Tuesdays-Saturdays. With an emphasis on his abstract expressionist work. Through Sept 1. axomgallery.com. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. The Lobby Collection: Pieces, Prints, Found Treasures. Through Aug. 31. bugjar.com. Cumming Nature Center Hurst Gallery, 6475 Gulick Rd. Naples. The Great White Oak. Through Sep. 2. Photographer Gale Karpel documented the effect of the changing seasons on a solitary oak in Pittsford. rmsc.org. DL Home + Garden, 283 Central Avenue. Bob Kolbrener: Photographer of the American West. Mondays-Saturdays. Through Sept 3. 225-4663. dlhomegarden.com. Fleuron Gallery, 10 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Summer Group Show. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Fleuron’s first exhibition. A collection of contemporary art by local & national artists using traditional processes. Through Sept 1. fleurongallery.com.
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THEATER | SANKOFA FESTIVAL
Since 2007, the annual two week Sankofa Festival has spotlighted primarily local playwrights, actors, and directors in a mainstage and variety of supporting performances. The first week of this year’s fest features “The Green Book Chronicles,” inspired by the Negro Motorist Green Book, a traveler’s guide used by a generation of African Americans seeking safe spaces while roadtripping in the United States. The supporting shows in the second week of the festival include the innovative “Night of 10s,” featuring 10-minute plays highlighting various aspects of the African American experience; “The Circle: A Book Club Sisterhood,” in which a women’s black literary club learns personal lessons about judging a book by its cover; and “Now & Then,” which examines the possibility of the human spirit experiencing multiple existences. The Sankofa Festival takes place Wednesday, August 29, through Saturday, September 8, at the MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday each week, with a matinee performance of “The Green Book Chronicles” followed by a talk back on Saturday, September 1, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 advance or $20 at the door; festival passes available for $48. Tickets and a full schedule at muccc.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. the ecology of relationships. MondaysSaturdays. Ceramic sculptures by Artists-in-Residence Anina Major & Lane Chapman explore identity & place. 2441730.; MADCAP. TuesdaysFridays, 12-5 p.m. 244-9312.; Bon Voyage, Susan!. Through Aug. 31. 244-1730.; Of These Streets: Photographs by Jeremy Moule, Benjamin Osborne, & Jason Wilder.. Through Aug. 26. 271-5920. Gallery 74, 215 Tremont St, Building 3, 3rd Floor. Ralph Thompson: The Man with the Eye. Saturdays, Sundays, 1-3 p.m. Thompson’s photography & works of Albert Paley, Athesia Benjamin, Adrienne Hope, & Sandy Bishop. galleryseventyfour.org.
Ganondagan Visitor Center, 7000 County Road 41. Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. Tuesdays-Sundays, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Exhibiting the ways Hodinöhsö:ni’ women have appeared and worked to sustain their culture of equity, justice, & the power of thinking. $3-$8. 621-8794. ganondagan.org. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Dan Scally & Peter J. Sucy: Mind Over Matter. MondaysSaturdays. Interactive 3D lenticular art & found object sculptures. thegeiselgallery.com. continues on page 20
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ART | ‘A STUDY IN COLOR’
LECTURE | ‘JASON LEE: A PLAIN VIEW’
Whitman Works Company continues their tradition of supporting artists based in Rochester with their current exhibition, “A Study in Color, the Experimental Arts of Todd Bassage.” While working as a laboratory scientist during the day, Bassage’s has focused his studio art career on abstract painting, sculpture, and photography. He explores techniques, color, surface, and different media in his home studio in Fairport, working to blend the realms of science and art.
Actor and photographer Jason Lee will this week speak in Rochester as part of the George Eastman Museum’s Wish You Were Here photography lecture series. Lee’s talk will center on his newest, Texas-focused installment of photographs in his ongoing series, “A Plain View,” which is a documentation of rural America. Lee created his images using expired 4x5 Kodak color films. A book signing will follow the lecture.
“A Study in Color is on view through September 1, at Whitman Works Company, 1826 Penfield Road, Penfield. Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 420-8654; whitmanworks.com — BY AMANDA LYNN
Jason Lee’s talk takes place on Thursday, August 23, at 6 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum, 900 East Avenue. Doors open 45 minutes before the lecture begins. Admission is $10 ($5 for students with ID, free for museum members), and limited seating is first come, first serve. There are no advance ticket sales, but preordering Lee’s book “A Plain View” through the museum store guarantees you two tickets to the talk. 327-4800; eastman.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. David Levinthal: War, Myth, Desire. TuesdaysSundays. $5-$15. eastman. org.; Gail Albert Halaban: Out My Window. TuesdaysSundays. What urban neighbors see when they look across the street in cities all over the world. eastman.org. GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Framed by Lyn Kang. Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Sept 8.; Unworldly: Members’ Challenge Show. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Sept 8.; Unbound Pieces. Through Oct. 6. Featuring artists with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). goart.org. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Portfolio Showcase 2018. TuesdaysSundays. Works by Edgar Ballestas, Mike Haugh, Chris Kogut, Tom Kredo, Joel Krenis, Harry Littell, Steve Malloy , esormeaux, d. dargan teska . 271-2540. INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Faces of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Aug 30. 482-0931. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Living Fabric. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Kathleen Kinkopf uses light and shadow to create lifelike textures. 264-1440. Java Junction, 56 South Main St. Brockport. An Exhibition: Roseanne Mascari & Richard Della Costa. Through Aug. 30. 637-9330. Library of Music & Art, Rush Rhees Library, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd. A Photographer’s Miscellany: A Potpourri of Images by Gerry Szymanski. Mondays-Fridays. Through Aug 24.
Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Women Speak Through Art on their Right to Vote. Mondays-Fridays. 271-5920. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. Reflections. Through Aug. 31. Oil canvas works by Howard Beatty. 258-0400. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. James Derek Sapienza & Karrah Teague: An Exhibition of New Paintings. Through Aug. 31. 461-4447. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Nancy Jurs: My Life Has Gotten So Busy That it Now Takes Up All of My Time. Wednesdays-Sundays. Meet the artist Aug 26, 2pm. $6-$15. 276-8900.; Bruce Nauman: No, No, New Museum. Wednesdays-Sundays. $6$15. 276-8900.; Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. WednesdaysSundays. Through Dec 2. 2768900.; The Surreal Visions of Josephine Tota. WednesdaysSundays. Otherworldly depictions of human themes through unconventional media, many rendered later in life by this self-taught 20th-century Rochester artist. $6-$15. 276-8900. Mendon 64, 1369 Pittsford Mendon Rd. Mendon. Kathy Houston: A One Woman Art Show & Sale. TuesdaysSundays. 433-9464. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Katherine BacaBielinis: Architectural Salvage. Through Sep. 1. Reception Aug 21, 6-8pm. muccc.org.
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LITERATURE | ERIN DORNEY
Western New York native Erin Dorney’s “I Am Not Famous Anymore” is a volume of poems drawn from media interviews with the sometimes inspiring, sometimes enigmatic Shia LaBeaouf. But by erasing parts of his statements and reframing the text as a poem, she’s turned LaBeaouf’s discourse into a poetic examination of fame and identity. Dorney will be in town this week to give a reading from her book and lead a workshop on erasure poetry. Erin Dorney’s reading takes place on Friday, August 24, at Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue at 7:30 p.m. Free. A writing workshop led by Dorney for those who would like to write their own erasure poetry will be held on Saturday, August 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, Register online ($49) or by calling W&B. 473-2590; wab.org. — BY AMANDA LYNN
My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Blooming World. Through Sep. 30, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Opening Reception Aug 22, 5-7pm. Oil paintings by Tatyana Bletsko. 546-8400. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. 50 Artists 50 Years. Mondays-Saturdays. Reception October 19, 4pm. A showcase of alumni artworks & memorabilia. rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts.
Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Absolutely Abstracted: A Non-linear View on Emotion. Through Sep. 7. Paintings by Qori Moorehaul. 750-3389. Patricia O’Keefe Ross Gallery at St. John Fisher, 3690 East Ave. Nature as Muse. MondaysFridays. Victoria Connors’ plein air felting & St. Fisher College students’ essays, images & videos. 323-2711.
Perinton Historical Society & Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St. Fairport. David Marsh, A Life of Courage. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays. 223-3989. PerintonHistoricalSociety.org. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, 755 Library Road. Women in Arthurian Legend: Creators & Characters. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Through Aug 30. 275-5804. The Village Gallery, 3119 Main Street. Caledonia. This Is How I Found Myself. FridaysSundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 354-5695. Times Square Building, 45 Exchange Blvd. Threads Of Resistance. Fridays-Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Traveling fiber exhibit by the Artist Circle Alliance. 313-8949. University Gallery, 166 Lomb Memorial Drive. Objekt: Matter in the Digital Age. Through Oct. 6. New works by Rebecca Aloisio, through Oct 6. 4752866. bit.ly/2LH1I9v. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W. Miller St. Newark. 2018 Annual Members’ Art Show. Thursdays-Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. wayne-arts.com.
Call for Artwork [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] 2019 Season. Through Nov. 1. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. 210-3161. createart4good.org/ call-4-art/. Call 4 Art: Mandala Musings. Through Sep. 30. Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5. $5. 210-3161. createart4good.org/call-4-art/.
Call for Participants [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] 18th Annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. Through Nov. 30. BOA Editions, Ltd., 250 N. Goodman Street, Suite 306 Winner receives publication by BOA & a $1000 honorarium $25. contact@boaeditions.org.
Genesee Valley Arts Grants. Through Sep. 20. Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, 4 Murray Hill Dr Mt. Morris Applicant must be a nonprofit organization (or an artist working in partnership with a nonprofit), located in Livingston or Monroe County. Program development & grant-writing assistance available. See website for schedule 243-6785. melissa@gvartscouncil.org. grants.gvartscouncil.org. Shameless Light: Reading of Lesbian Love Letters. Through Sep. 15. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Artists Dani & Sheilah Restack seek local lesbians to read their own love letters on stage during a performance at VSW on Oct 6. Due Sept 15 442-8676. taranelson@vsw.org. [ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Storytime with Style Book Drive. 12-3 p.m. New Creations Unisex Shop, 647 Jefferson Ave.
Art Events [ THU., AUGUST 23 ] The Molok: Performance & Object Offering. 7-8:30 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Annalisa Barron’s dramatic unveiling of The Molok invites visitors to offer objects of personal significance (2’x2’ max) 4612222. The Story & Art of Josephine Tota. 7-8 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Pop-Up Talk with the Curator, Jessica Marten, in the Green Room 276-8900. Wish You Were Here: The Photography of Jason Lee. 6 p.m. Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave $5/$10. [ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] Public Critique. Last Sunday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market $5. attheyards.com. Women’s Equality Day: Pop Up Exhibit. 2-3 p.m. 540WMain Learning Academy, 540 West Main Street 540westmain.org.
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[ THU., AUGUST 23 ] Robert Powell III. 7:30 p.m. Comedy at the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$20. 426-6339.
[ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Immigration Forum: Education for Action. 6-9 p.m. First Universalist Church of Rochester, 150 Clinton Ave S $5. 546-2826. bit.ly/ ImmEduForum. Schools Not Jails Town Hall. 5-6:45 p.m. Phillis Wheatley Public Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way 428-8212. Your Voice Matters. 6-8 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. 428-8130. libraryweb.org.
[ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Harold & Friends: A Night of Long Form Improv. 8 p.m. Focus Theater, 390 South Avenue, Suite C Featuring The Applicators $5. 666-2647. focustheater.us. [ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] Comedy Cocoon. 6:30 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. [ MON., AUGUST 27 ] Comedy Open Mic. Last Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
Theater 11th Annual Sankofa Theatre Festival: Green Book Chronicles. Aug. 22-31, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15. Carole’s Kings. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 3 p.m. and Thu., Aug. 23, 7 p.m Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place Through Aug 26 3254370 Thu., Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Fri., Aug. 24, 8 p.m., Sat., Aug. 25, 8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 26, 3 p.m. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place $30-$33. 325-4370. Holiday Inn. MondaysWednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 2-4:30 p.m MerryGo-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Rd $51-$62. (315) 255-1785. Madman & The Nun. Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m Bread & Water Theatre, 172 West Main St $8-$14. 271-5523.
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[ THU., AUGUST 23 ] Seneca Falls Revisited: Women’s Equality Conference & Retreat. Aug. 23. Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 E. Main St Through Aug 26. Presented by C.R.E.W.: Civically Re-Engaged Women $99. facebook.com/crewomen/. [ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262. [ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] Unite for Justice Rally: #StopKavanaugh. 1-2 p.m. Washington Square Park, S. Clinton Avenue at Washington Square indivisiblerochester.org.
Festivals [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] New York State Fair. Aug. 22. New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd Through Sept 3 $1 & up nysfair.ny.gov. [ THU., AUGUST 23 ] Highland Greek Festival. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, 835 South Avenue Aug 23, 11am10pm; Aug 24 & 25, 11am11pm; Aug 26, 11am-8pm highlandgreekfest.com. continues on page 22
[ TUE., AUGUST 28 ] Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracer. 4:30 p.m. Dancing with Denise, 1077 Gravel Rd, Webster Seeking children ages 6-17. Sign-ups: nutcracker. com/audition.
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ART | ‘THE MOLOK’ PERFORMANCE AND OBJECT OFFERING
Earlier in the year we reported that Rochester-based sculptor Annalisa Barron had been tapped to create a creature for “The Molok,” a live action fantasy film being planned by New York City-based filmmakers. The construction of the creature’s frame is well under way, but it’s missing some essential pieces: “The Molok” will eventually be built almost entirely from donated items. And that’s where you come in. Bring an item of personal significance that you’re willing to part with (2’ x 2’ max) and head to Rochester Contemporary Arts Center to learn more about the film as it’s developing, and offer your object to the beast. Barron will be present to discuss the project and activate her 13-foot-tallm human-powered kinetic sculpture, assisted by derby gals from Mason-Dixon Roller Vixens and the Lake Effect Furies. And during this demonstration, the film’s sound designer, Harold Taddy of The Velvet Noose, will create a live soundscape using the waterphone and rav drum. “The Molok” Performance and Object Offering takes place on Thursday, August 23, at RoCo, 137 East Avenue, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. $2, free to RoCo members. 461-2222; rochestercontemporary.org. Learn more about this project in the extended version of this piece online. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
[ FRI., AUGUST 24 ] Fairport Music Festival. 5-10 p.m. Village of Fairport, Lift Bridge Lane Aug 24, 5-10pm; Aug 25, 11:30am-10pm $15/$20. fairportmusicfestival.com. [ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Barnfest 2018. 4-9 p.m. Hudson’s Big Red Barn, 6525 Rts 5 & 20, Bloomfield Music from Slipton Fell, dbdb, & more $10/$12. wbccucc.org. Summer Soul Music Festival. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way Angie Stone, Musiq Soulchild, Al B Sure, Raheem DeVaughn, Kindred the Family Soul $40 for evening concert; $55 for Sat & Sun concerts rocsummersoulfest.com.
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[ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] Summer Soul Music Festival. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way The Mary Jane Girls, Morris Day & The Time, Cameo, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic $40 for evening concert; $55 for Sat & Sun concerts rocsummersoulfest.com.
Film Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. The Banishment. Wed., Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; My Darling Clementine. Thu., Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; No Date, No Signature. Fri., Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; The Asphalt Jungle. Sat., Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m. and Tue., Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. Free Our People Film Festival. Thu., Aug. 23, 6-8 p.m. lsmith@cdrnys.org. thelittle.org. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Bike-In Movie: Quicksilver. Fri., Aug. 24, 7 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/ bikeinmovie.
Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue. Mars Comes Near. Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, 1 & 2:15 p.m., Thursdays, 11 a.m. & 2:15 p.m., Tuesdays, 11 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. and Wednesdays, 1 p.m. $6/$7. 697-1945.; The Last Question. Saturdays, 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 2:15 p.m. A collaboration between the Strasengurgh and the Abrams Planetarium in East Lansing, Michigan orginally produced in 1972, “The Last Question” is revived this month to celebrate the Strasenburgh’s 50th anniversary. Story by Isaac Asimov, with narration by Leonard Nimoy added in 1981. The film’s score is by the Strasenburgh’s music director at the time, Tim Clark, an ESM graduate. $6/$7.
Frederick Douglass [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Frederick Douglass’s Rochester: Mapping His Tracks in Our City. Through Aug. 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. rochistory.wordpress.com. Frederick Douglass’s World. Through Oct. 6. University of Rochester, River Campus rochester.edu.
Kids Events [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Out of This World Wednesdays. 11 a.m.-3 p.m Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. $13/$15. rmsc.org. Sci-Fi Summer. Through Aug. 31. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square $15. museumofplay.org. [ FRI., AUGUST 24 ] Mary Poppins, Jr.. 2 p.m. A Magical Journey Through Stages, Auditorium Center, 875 E. Main St $8. 935-7173. mjtstages.com. Owl Prowl. 7 p.m. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd (315) 947-6143. [ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Amazing Maize Maze Sneak Peek. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd $12. 315-986-4202. Bug Hunt. 2-4 p.m. Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, 301 Railroad Mills Rd Victor Bring a bug net; wear a hat & sneakers 314-8462. [ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] Working Like a Dog Day. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $14-$22. gcv.org.
Recreation [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Wine Tasting Cruise. 6:30-8 p.m. Sam Patch Packet Boat, 12 Schoen Place . Pittsford Departing from 12 Schoen Place, Pittsford NY 14534. Tickets may be purchased in advance $28. 662-5748. sampatch.org.
[ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Weekend Wild Walks. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org. [ TUE., AUGUST 28 ] Drop-In Knitting Circle. 1-3 p.m Irondequoit Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6062.
Meetings [ THU., AUGUST 23 ] ARTWalk Public Info & Input. 7 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave ARTWalkRochester.org.
Special Events [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Chow Down Downtown. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. City Hall, 30 Church St. Celebrating downtown eateries, food trucks & carts, & live music cityofrochester.gov. Clearance Book Sale. Through Aug. 24, 12-8 p.m. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. GlassBarge. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum, 16 East Ave Spencerport The Corning Museum of Glass will be offering free glassblowing demonstrations on board every 45 minutes. Reservations encouraged cmog.org/glassbarge. Tavern Takeover. 6:30-9 p.m. Stone-Tolan House Historic Site, 2370 East Ave. $15. landmarksociety.org. [ THU., AUGUST 23 ] Midtown EATS. 11:30 a.m. & 5-9 p.m. Midtown Commons, 275 E. Main St. [ FRI., AUGUST 24 ] GlassBarge. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Schoen Place, 10 Schoen Place The Corning Museum of Glass will be offering free glassblowing demonstrations on board every 45 minutes. Reservations encouraged cmog.org/glassbarge. Party Mad at the Zoo. 5:30-9 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St To benefit education & conservation programs in Madagascar. Live music by Hall Pass 80’s. 21 & older $10/$15. 336-7213. Speakeasy Party. 7 p.m. Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St Live jazz, dancing, & Prohibition-era drinks & costumes $20/$25. waynehistory.org. Stone Tool Craftsman Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile Highbanks Rec area near Mt. Morris entrance Included with $10 park admission 493-3600.
[ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. 338-9175. petadoptionnetwork.org. African Drumming. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Youth: 9:30-10:30am; Adults: 10:45am-12:15pm. Femme Fronted Freakout! 7 p.m. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave Live bands, artists, & vendors $10. 451-0047. Music on the Avenue. 7 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Avenue avenuetheatre.org.
Telescope Viewing. Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue Views of the night sky offered from dark to 10pm. Weather permitting; call after 7:30pm to confirm evening’s viewing 697-1945. [ SUN., AUGUST 26 ] CollectorFest Monthly. 10 a.m.3 p.m. Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Dr. Cards & collectibles, hosted by Ernie’s Cards 872-6090. collectorfestmonthly.com. Community Garage Sale. 8 a.m.2 p.m Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907.
Women’s Equality Day Anniversary Mingle. 4-7 p.m. 540WMain Learning Academy, 540 West Main Street 540westmain.org.
Culture Lectures [ SAT., AUGUST 25 ] Focus 45 Talk: Photography & the Graphic Arts. noon. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. $3/$6. eastman.org.
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[ TUE., AUGUST 28 ] Racial Equity Learning Series: Half Lies/Half Truths and Framing an Issue with a Racial Equity Lens. 11:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. University of Rochester, River Campus Helen Wood Hall, Horsley Classroom 1W510 rochester.edu.
Literary Events [ THU., AUGUST 23 ] History Reading Salon: The Viking Age. 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.
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Seeking the Cure: The Medical Heritage of Mount Hope Cemetery. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue Historic walking tour $10. fomh.org. Women’s Equality Day: Susan B. Anthony Guided Walking Tour. 2-3 p.m. 540WMain Learning Academy, 540 West Main Street Barbara Hoffman, tour guide $5 suggested. 540westmain.org.
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[ FRI., AUGUST 24 ] Poetry on the Avenue. 7 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Avenue avenuetheatre.org.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., AUGUST 22 ] Take It Down! Organizing Against Racism. Ongoing. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. This exhibit shows how pickaninny art perpetuates racism by denying the humanity of black children. Presented in partnership with the City of Rochester 271-4320. rmsc.org.
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Kelly Macdonald and Irrfan Khan in “Puzzle.” PHOTO COURTESY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Piece by piece “Puzzle” (R), DIRECTED BY MARC TURTLETAUB OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, AT THE LITTLE AND PITTSFORD [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
In the modest indie drama “Puzzle,” a sheltered Catholic homemaker embarks on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, thanks to the stimulating power of jigsaw
puzzles. The directorial debut of producer Marc Turtletaub (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Loving”), “Puzzle” follows a predictable path, but packs a secret weapon in the form of a powerhouse lead performance from actress Kelly Macdonald. Macdonald plays Agnes, who when we first meet her is living a quiet, uncomplicated existence in Connecticut with her husband Louie (David Denman) and their two sons, Gabe (Austin Abrams) and Ziggy (Bubba Weiler). Her life has settled into a comfortable
but mundane routine, with days spent tethered to their home or occasionally driving down the road to volunteer her time with at local church. The film begins with a birthday party, and Agnes is so focused on serving and making sure every guest has their needs tended to, that it takes us some time to realize that the birthday being celebrated is hers. One of the gifts she receives is a 1,000-piece puzzle, and when Agnes finally decides to sit down and open it up one afternoon, she ends up completing it in only
a couple of hours. It seems she has a knack for this, discovering that she quite likes the activity’s ability to narrow her focus and shut out the rest of the world for a few hours. She’s also given an iPhone, a device she claims to have no use for, but now with a purpose she uses it to venture into New York City to buy another puzzle for herself, and gradually begins the process of exploring the big world outside her home. She answers an ad posted by Robert (Irrfan Khan), a recently divorced champion puzzler looking for a new partner to join him for competitions. They team up with plans to enter a tournament together, but quickly establish a bond that grows to unexpected depths. Based on the 2009 film “Rompecabezas,” from Argentinean filmmaker Natalia Smirnoff, the plot of “Puzzle” can feel overly schematic, following too closely to the predetermined picture promised by the front of the box. Even when Anges’ sheltered existence strains credibility, Macdonald’s wonderful performance finds the truth at the character’s center. Perhaps best known for lending her Scottish brogue to the character of Merida in Pixar’s “Brave,” Macdonald gets a long-overdue leading role with “Puzzle,” and makes one hope she gets inundated with similar offers in the future. An actress of uniquely sharp sensitivity, Macdonald is magnificent as a woman who’s never allowed herself to realize how dissatisfied she truly is, and gradually learns to follow her own desires after a lifetime of living for others. The film is a showcase for Macdonald, but she’s matched by the great Irrfan Khan, who plays Robert with such a playful charisma and magnetism that we understand immediately why Agnes might find herself drawn to him. “Puzzle” doesn’t offer earth-shattering surprises, but finds an understated power in capturing the satisfaction and jittery anticipation of finding the missing piece in one’s life and finally feeling it snap into place.
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SILVER LAKE CORNERSTONE, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 7/31/18. LLC office location: Monroe County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served to LLC, c/o Cornerstone Development Properties, LLC, 460 White Spruce Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 4249 RIDGE ROAD WEST LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/26/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 4477 Ridge Road West, Rochester, NY 14626. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 4389 HOLDINGS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/3/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 4477 Ridge Road West, Rochester, NY 14626. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 5049 HOLDINGS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/3/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 4477 Ridge Road West, Rochester, NY 14626. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE ] ACHIEVE WEALTH PARTNERS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/30/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 95 Allens
Creek Road, Building 1, Suite 201, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Aguirre Language Services, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/21/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Carlos E. Aguirre, 286 Pine Hill Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] ALAN PAUL REAL ESTATE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/19/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Attn: Member, 2100 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] AT&T proposes to construct a 130’ monopole at 643 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY (20181206). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties. [ NOTICE ] Aycan Data Management, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 7/9/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Frank Burkhardt: 693 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Bold Letter Marketing LLC filed SSNY 6/26/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 26 Rosewood Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] BREAKING POINT TRAINING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/07/18.Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 95 Crossing Creek Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] DATA FRAME, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 6/5/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 2 Wood Spring Hill, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Forrest Motorsports, LLC filed SSNY 3/30/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 176 Dove Tree Ln Rochester, NY 14626 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Graham Rentals, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/17/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 88 Andrea Lane, Rochester, NY 14609. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Hearing Lab Technology, LLC Authority filed SSNY 6/12/18 Monroe Co LLC formed TX 6/26/07 exists 14301 Faa Blvd #105 Fort Worth, TX 76155. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to same address Regis Filed TX SOS PO Box 13697 Austin, TX 78711-3697 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Higuey LLC filed SSNY 4/18/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 33 Beaumont Rd Rochester, NY 14616 RA: Nyscorporation. Com 1971 Western Ave #1121 Albany, NY 12203 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Index No. E2018004977 Supreme Court of the state of New York, MONROE County CITY OF ROCHESTER, PETITIONER vs JOHN A. GEIGER, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP., THE SUMMIT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.,
NYS DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE, CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, N.A. c/o CITIBANK, N.A., JOHN DOE #1-10 and MARY DOE #1-10, RESPONDENTS Order to Show Cause to the above named respondents: You are hereby ordered to show cause before the Honorable Evelyn Frazee of this Court at the Hall of Justice, Rochester, NY on September 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM why an Order should not be made granting the City of Rochester the following relief: Adjudging and ordering that pursuant to Article 19A of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, the real property described as follows: 145 Seneca Parkway, Rochester, New York, SBL No. 090.59-3-15, be abandoned and further That the City of Rochester be entitled to free and clear title of said abandoned property and that such judgment and order extinguish and foreclose all right, title, interest, claim, lien or equity of redemption of the Owner, mortgagee and all other persons, and that the Petitioner, City of Rochester, may have such other and further relief as may be just and equitable. Responses are due by September 5, 2018. To the above named RESPONDENTS: The foregoing order to show cause and amended verified petition is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of Honorable Evelyn Frazee, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated July 13, 2018 and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to extinguish and foreclose all right, title, interest, claim, lien, or equity of redemption of the owner, mortgagee, and all other persons in the property known as 145 Seneca Parkway, City of Rochester, New York, and identified as tax account No. 090.593-15 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is that the “Tax Parcel” be deemed abandoned, and the City of Rochester be entitled to free and clear title to said abandoned property. In case of your failure to appear,
Legal Ads judgment may be taken against you ordering that, pursuant to Article 19A of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, free and clear title of the Tax Parcel be vested in the City of Rochester, extinguishing and foreclosing all right, title, interest, claim, lien, or equity of redemption of the Owner, mortgagee, and all other persons, and granting the Petitioner such other and further relief as may be just and equitable. TIMOTHY R. CURTIN, Attorney for Petitioner, Stephanie A. Prince, of counsel, 400-A City Hall, 30 Church Street, Rochester, NY 14614. Telephone No. (585) 428-6990. [ NOTICE ] Jasmine Rentals, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/17/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 670 Seneca Pkwy., Rochester, NY 14613. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] JC Vibration And Balancing LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/31/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Minute Man Trail, Rochester, NY 14624. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Lacy’s, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/4/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 117 Highland Pkwy., Apt. 1, Rochester, NY 14620. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Law Office of David Tennant PLLC (“PLLC”) has been formed as a professional service limited liability company by filing Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on July 6, 2018. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 3349 Monroe Avenue, Suite 345, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose: practice of law. [ NOTICE ]
Limeroc Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/15/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 55 Ashland Oaks Cir., Spencerport, NY 14559. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] MATTHEW JOHN LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/11/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 548 Deer Haven Drive, Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NADARRA LIGHTING COMPANY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 6/6/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 73 State Street, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14614. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kitty Whiskers Pet Sitting LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/20/2018; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 108 Round Rock Circle, Rochester, New York 14626. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Linden Digital Marketing, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 06/12/2018 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 128 Eastland Ave, Rochester, NY 14618 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1280 Creek St LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com (SSNY) on 8/2/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 90 Coventry Ridge, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 3565 Elmwood Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 557 Mill LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/12/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Tom J. Thomas, 858 Manitou Road, Hilton, NY 14468. Purchase: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of A Chara Services, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 02/20/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 79 Jay Vee Lane, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Amato’s Cravings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/20/18. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 257 Brockley Road, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Baoyuan Fan CPA PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 07/09/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at P. O. box 92146 Rochester, NY 14692. Purpose: Provides tax services. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Blue Collar Gal, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 07/03/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 179 Washington Ave, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities.
A report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property has been made to the State Comptroller and that a listing of names of persons appearing to be entitled is on file and open to the public inspection at Community Bank, N.A. Such held amounts of money or other property will be paid or delivered to proven entitled parties by Community Bank, N.A through October 31. On or before November 10, any remaining unclaimed monies or other properties will be paid or delivered to the State Comptroller.
NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF UNCERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY COMMUNITY BANK, N.A. 45-49 COURT STREET CANTON NY 13617-0509 The persons whose names and last known addresses are set forth below from the records of the above named banking organization to be entitled to unclaimed property consisting of cash amounts of fifty dollars or more.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BLUE SKY RENTALS LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/23/18. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3219 Big Ridge Rd Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Carl Thomas Enterprise LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/24/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 2134 Clifford Ave, Rochester, New York 14609 Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Castro Properties Enterprises LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 07/31/2018 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 296 Hamilton Street, Rochester, New York 14620. Purpose: Any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dwenzel Photography, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) July 16 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall
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mail copy of process to 467 Burritt Road, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FIELD OFFICE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 7/25/2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 447 ADIRONDACK STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GIBBONS WATKINS GLEN LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/06/18. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 134 Burrows Hills Dr., Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Graceland Associates of NY LLC ART.of org.filed secretary of state(SSNY) on 5/22/2018 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 the LLC at 336 Scio St, Rochester NY, 14605. Purpose: Any Lawful Activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HR Sibley LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/17/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JEC Reel Estate, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/28/17. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael S. Smith, PLLC, 1160-A Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Keuka Gardens Associates LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/6/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Square, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Keuka Gardens Associates MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/6/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Square, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kidtopia LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/2/18. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 90 Coventry Ridge, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: ALTELIJENT LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary
of State of New York (SSNY) on October 31, 2017. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1967 Wehrle Drive, Suite 1 #086, Buffalo NY 14221 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: MILTON MEADOWS LANSING LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on June 18, 2018. NY office location is Monroe County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC at 460 White Spruce Blvd Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LIVING MOUNTAIN LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) JUNE 5, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1967 WEHRLE DR STE 086 BUFFALO, NY 14221 .
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Legal Ads > page 29 Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Loomis Contracting and Construction LLC filed on Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/7/18, Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC c/o Frank Ciardi, Esq. 1 East Main Street, Suite 711, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Madonna Medical Spa, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MindFit Mental Health, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) July 12, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 349 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities for which a Limited Liability Company may be formed. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mosley Rd Enterprises, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) May 25th, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 97 Mosley Road Rochester, NY 14616 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pines GP LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/18. Office location:
Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 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 PRENTICE IMAGING CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Prentice Imaging Consulting Services, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 7/6/2018. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 28 Parkview Manor Circle, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law.
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Notice of formation of RMS ENTERPRISES OF NY, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/31/18. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 22 Bleacker Road Rochester, NY, 14609. Purpose: Any lawful purpose
Notice of Formation of THE BUNGALOW 10 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/18. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 99 Penfield Crescent, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity
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Notice of Formation of Rochester Sports Express LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 05/25/18 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 25 Camberley Place, Penfield, NY 14526 . Purpose: shuttle transportation
Notice of Formation of Vedia Auto Group LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 06/21/2018 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 936 Exchange St Ste C-115 Rochester, NY 14608 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of SKINNY’S CORNER, LLCArts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/06/18. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 223 Deerhurst Ln., Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity
Notice of Formation of Woodlawn Real Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/17/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of Sunshine Enterprises Roc, LLC filed on Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/12/18, Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC c/o Frank Ciardi, Esq. 1 East Main Street, Suite 711, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 on Thursday, September 13th at 12 pm . 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, and cancel or adjourn the sale. Name of tenant: Shawn Derouen unit 131 owes $228, Robert Cannon unit 222 owes $228, Remone Williams unit 135 owes $328, Nicole Berry unit 304 owes $242, Sylvia Blair unit 111 owes $163, James Gligora unit 320 and 321 owes $338 & $466, Leslie Salmon unit 105 owes $228, Bruce Horace 226 owes $228, Maslah Samatar unit 331 owes $127, Nicole
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SUPERFLY DMC, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 8/6/2018. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 311 Tobey Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Krueger unit 122 owes $328 [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 600 W Broad St. Rochester NY 14608 on Thursday, September 13th at 1:00 pm. 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, and cancel or adjourn the sale. Name of tenant: Kelli Smith- Unit 25 owes $328, Yvonne Ashford Fairwell Unit 14 owes $22, Herbert Robinson Unit 67 owes $268 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Chroma Credit Restoration, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/22/17. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in DE on 7/11/17. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of FINANCIAL INSURANCE CONSULTANTS, LLC, fictitious name: FIC AGENCY, L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/30/18. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 709 Florida St. Ste. 3, Mandeville, LA. 70448. LLC formed in LA on 12/21/93. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Financial Insurance Consultants, LLC, 709 Florida St. Ste. 3, Mandeville, LA. 70448, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. John A. Gavel, Jr., 709 Florida St. Ste. 3, Mandeville, LA. 70448.. Cert. of Form. filed with LA Sec. of State, 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Purpose: all lawful purposes.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Turner Mining Group, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/3/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 3/30/17. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 555 N Morton St., Bloomington, IN 47404. TX address of LLC: 10010 San Pedro Ave., Ste. 850, San Antonio, TX 78216. Arts. of Org. filed with TX Secy. of State, PO Box 13697, Austin, TX 78711. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Worldwide Electric Corporation LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/12/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/6/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3540 Winton Place, Rochester, NY 14623. DE address of LLC: 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] ROC CITY ELITE HOCKEY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 5/1/2018. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, 846 Houston Road, Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
process to 44 Field St, Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Scientific Scholar, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 5/17/18. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 50 Woodgreen Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Utility Partners, LLC Authority filed SSNY 6/29/18 Office: Monroe Co LLC formed GA 9/8/06 exists 289 S Culver St Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 7220 S Cimarron Rd #100 Las Vegas, NV 89113. Filed GA SOS 313 W. Tower 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Vilela LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/27/2018. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 208 Vollmer Pkwy Rochester NY 14623. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Williams Brother’s Properties LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 4/30/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to: 497 Melville St. Rochester, NY 14609 RA: US Corp Agent 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose.
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S & B Rentals And Property LLC filed SSNY 5/21/18. Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 1034 Remsen Ave Brooklyn, NY 11236 General Purpose
Winecab LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/14/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 855 Publishers Pkwy., Webster, NY 14580. General Purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Schnackel Bay LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/14/18. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any
[ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of Independent Advisor Group LLC: Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on June 14, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY
Legal Ads designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1507 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. Notice is hereby given that Atterson-Shaw, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State on July 20, 2018. The principal office is located in the County of Monroe, State of New York, and the Secretary of State was designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company is: 251 Lux Street, Rochester, NY 14621. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful activity for which a company may be organized under §203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF BOAT AUCTION ] 1977 43’ Bertram , BERM0543M77C , #971177 Daniel P. Gracious, auction 08/24/18 1pm. @ Voyager Boat Sales. Stutson St Ext. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Dorothy Louise, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/2018. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 805 Pittsford Victor Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] 6005 Enterprise Drive LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 6/26/18. 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 675 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ]
Glamping Experience, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 7/2/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 350 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] JACBREW LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 7/26/18. 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 14 Quincy Ct., Wayne, NJ 07470. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Little Angel Medical Transportation LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 7/11/18. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 7 Shadbush Way W. Henrietta, NY 14586. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Children’s STEM Garden, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/2018. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 55 Lazy Trail, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] RHA Inspection Services LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec. of State on July 17, 2018. Office Loc: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail copy of process to 160 Aspen Look Drive, Rochester, NY 14467.
Fun The purpose of the company is any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] ROC Supply LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 7/16/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 780 Ridge Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Rotork Pittsburgh LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 6/26/18. 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 675 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] RSMM LLC. filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 03/14/2018 Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 173 Country Manor Way Apt 5 Webster NY 14580. The purpose of the Company is Ecommerce online business. [ Notice of Formation of BUCK FEVER SYNTHETICS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on July 24, 2018. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Drive, Ste 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] 686 Development, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 08/08/2018 with an effective date of
formation of 08/08/2018. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 1979 Five Mile Line Road, Penfield, NY 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] GPB Family Equities, LLC filed a Certificate of Conversion with the New York Secretary of State on 07/19/2018 with an effective date of formation of 07/19/2018. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 65 Pixley Industrial Parkway, Rochester, NY 14624. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Notice is hereby given that Cooper’s NeuDiggs, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State on July 20, 2018. The principal office is located in the County of Monroe, State of New York, and the Secretary of State was designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company is: 251 Lux Street, Rochester, NY 14621. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful activity for which a company may be organized under §203 of the Limited Liability Company Law.
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Ewwww! Dr. Jay Curt Stager and his colleagues, researchers at Paul Smith's College, have released results from a study showing that Walden Pond, made famous by naturalist Henry David Thoreau in the mid-1800s, is an ecological disaster, thanks to human urine. The pond was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962, and the site in Concord, Massachusetts, draws hordes of
tourists each year. But NBC News reports that swimmers urinating in the water for generations is the most likely cause of high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in the pond that cause algae to spread and block the sun's rays, devastating the fish population. The study authors suggest building a swimming pool nearby to take pressure off the pond. Here's an idea: More restrooms? rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 31
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