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The problem with Donald Trump is not that he is a peevish oaf with an ego on steroids. Nor that his thuggish incivility is off the charts. It is not even that his wealth is beyond the dreams of avarice. The problem is that he feels accountable to no one and sees no limits to his personal power. This is megalomania. And it makes him potentially the most dangerous man in America. It is a failure of democracy that he is taken seriously as a candidate. It could be the end of democracy if he became president; he could become America’s first dictator. A transition to dictatorship would likely be gradual, fueled by fear-mongering, racism, and xenophobia. His supporters would roar their approval until it dawned on them what was happening. By then it would be too late. The elements are in place. The police have become highly militarized, government surveillance is authorized by a secret court, covert military operations have become routine, and the government presumes the right to kill Americans without judicial process if it deems necessary. The media, with few exceptions, have forsaken their responsibility to provide objective, comprehensive news reporting. TV news, in particular, combines snippets of world news with extended weather reports and human interest stories about children and animals. Citizens are left facing a bewildering
mix of facts, deception, and propaganda, particularly in foreign affairs. This makes simplistic solutions attractive. We should remember that both Hitler and Mussolini came to power through democratic means. Trump is not another Hitler. Anti-Communism and anti-Semitism do not drive his obsession with power. But there are similarities between him and Mussolini, the founder of Fascism; he also was a megalomaniac. And just as Trump pledges to make America great again, Mussolini sought to restore Italy to a supposed former glory. For him that was the era of the Roman Empire. Trump does not identify when he thinks America was great. Gross inequality, 46 million in poverty, and breathtaking wealth of the top 1 percent are not marks of greatness. Trump pledges to make America great not by progressive social policies, but by strengthening the military, the card played repeatedly by tyrants and those devoid of creative ideas. It is significant how often supporters like Sarah Palin refer to him not as the future president, but as the future commander in chief. America has the potential for greatness. But it lies in providing global moral leadership, not by increasing our capacity to kill people efficiently. Trump is not an evil person. He no doubt believes he can do good through personal aggrandizement. Confusing power with leadership, he said recently “I’ve never had any problem leading people. If I say, ‘Do it,’ they’re going to do it.” But self-importance on stilts cannot by itself transform a proto Fascist into a dictator. The needed additional ingredient is the mindless support of the people, the police, and the military. The coming months will determine whether that is forthcoming. ROBERT HOLMES
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
Downtown and its future
Every year, as our Upstate winter begins its slow, gray slog toward spring, the Jazz Festival injects a bit of brightness with its announcement of the June event’s line-up. For me, all it takes is one look at the photos of the crowds filling the streets last year, and the gray is gone. This event, like Fringe and numerous other downtown events, shows what can happen when people who know what they’re doing ignore the skeptics. Late one afternoon last week, developer Andy Gallina and his company threw a party on the 18th floor of the tall white Main Street building now named The Metropolitan. Formerly known as Chase Tower, The Metropolitan is being converted into a complex of apartments, condos, offices, restaurants, and stores. Residents will have a garage, valet parking, a fitness center, and knock-dead-gorgeous views. Right now, the building is a work in progress, and the site of Gallina’s party was a vast open space, with the elevator core in the center and nothing between it and the knock-dead-gorgeous views, on all sides. Those views included some of the numerous other developments under way. One after another, downtown buildings are being saved, restored, modernized, and put to new uses. If all of these developments are successful, five years from now the area will scarcely resemble the downtown of today. There will be the kind of street life and vibrancy that downtown used to have. If the developments are successful. Right now, downtown’s future looks good. In an interview with Tim Macaluso for this week’s “Creating Downtown” article, former Mayor Bob Duffy notes that local developers are investing heavily, personally, in the developments. Also important: area banks are helping finance them. Both show confidence that a market exists. But downtown’s transformation won’t happen overnight. It will come slowly and incrementally. And as several sources told us, retail will lag behind. We can wish for an Ikea; that’s not going to happen anytime soon. Retailers want documented evidence of sufficient population, strong demographics. That simply doesn’t exist yet. Also a challenge: The Greater Rochester community’s devotion to cars. We brag about how quickly we can get from the outer suburbs to downtown offices and back home again, from anyplace in the region to our big suburban malls. Our sprawl is well developed, it’s well supported by expressways, and it’s not going to go away. Downtown ought to be considered the hub of the region, and its health ought to be considered vital for the health of the region.
Right now, downtown is just one community center among many, and it’s in competition with its suburban neighbors.” Right now, downtown is often considered just one community center among many, and it’s in competition with its suburban neighbors, for residents, for workforce, for retail. Increasing the number of people who live or work downtown, then, is key. One huge positive: the number of young people involved in creating a new downtown Rochester. Downtown’s housing growth has been helped along by empty nesters for whom big houses and big yards are no longer attractive. But a successful downtown will depend most heavily on younger people. And fortunately, younger people in impressive numbers are forming new tech businesses, assuming leadership in established family firms, opening restaurants and bars, joining the staff of cultural organizations. Many are moving into the expanding downtown housing. All of that is important. So – I hope – is the photonics industry. Even though many of the photonics jobs will be at Eastman Business Park and at Canal Ponds in Greece, they’ll add to Greater Rochester’s population. And if the new employees are like tech workers in other parts of the country, they’ll gravitate to downtown’s nightlife – and, often, its housing. And the growth will feed on itself. It’s too early to declare success for downtown; the challenges and the risks are substantial. But recent new housing developments in and near downtown have tended to fill up quickly. And the influx and commitment of young adults is real. The next year, as the current developments start to open, will tell us a lot. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Rochester official enters DWI plea Charles Benincasa, finance director for the City of Rochester, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. He allegedly backed into a car at the Culver Road McDonald’s three times and was eventually stopped by police on University Avenue. He is due back in court on April 11.
Penfield moratorium passes
The Penfield Town Board unanimously passed a one-year moratorium on development of the Shadow Pines and Shadow Lakes golf courses on Atlantic Avenue. The Dolomite Group put the 200-acre courses up for sale in January. Dolomite had marketed Shadow Pines for residential development.
Will Barnhart run?
A new phone poll added to speculation that WROC channel 8 anchor Rachel Barnhart might run a primary against State Assembly member Harry Bronson, a Democrat. The poll was commissioned by Robert Scott Gaddy, an Albany lobbyist
who is close to Assembly member David Gantt. But Bronson has also picked up an endorsement from Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, a Gantt protégé.
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Ag still opposes wage increase
Governor Andrew Cuomo offered to modify his proposal for a $15 minimum wage to exempt farms. But the state Farm Bureau, which opposes the wage increase, said that the carve-out wouldn’t make the wage increase acceptable. Farmers would still compete with higher-paying employers for labor, it said, and would be impacted by higher prices at other businesses.
ENVIRONMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Volunteers needed to save Eastern hemlocks
Though generally hardy, Eastern hemlocks are under attack by the tiny woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that has decimated hemlocks from Pennsylvania to Georgia. The insects have now been spotted on hemlocks around the Canandaigua Lake area and in Rochester.
RCSD to test for lead
Linda Cimusz, interim superintendent of the Rochester school district, says that the district will test its buildings’ water for lead sometime this year as a precautionary measure, since lead contamination has been found in the water systems of some area suburban schools. The district tested for lead contamination in its water systems about 10 years ago, officials say, and the few problems that were found were fixed.
Eastern hemlocks in the Finger Lakes area are threatened by woolly adelgid, a tiny insect capable of massive destruction. FILE PHOTO
The Finger Lakes Hemlock Initiative says that a network of volunteers is needed to learn how to identify and report local infestations, which make the trees look like they’re covered in fuzzy white balls. Attendees at a meeting on Wednesday, April 6, will learn how to report their findings to a statewide system. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. If you’ve spent time in Highland Park or along the many hiking trails that weave through the Rochester area, you’ve no doubt seen Eastern hemlocks. The majestic conifers, with their almost feathery limbs, are often the rich green pillars of a forest. Caroline Marschner, Cornell Cooperative Extension associate and regional coordinator for the Initiative, says that Eastern hemlock is a foundation
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habitat tree that performs important functions that few other trees can. Their sweeping branches help slow ice-melt in the spring, she says, and keep streams cool for trout and salmon. And they provide shelter for wildlife, Marschner says. “There would be a big hole in our landscape and ecology without them,” she says. People who attend the meeting will learn about a chemical control option to eliminate woolly adelgids, Marschner says. And two biological control options are being developed: a small beetle and a fly’s larva. Both feed on woolly adelgids, but getting sufficient numbers of them to the hemlocks in time to save the trees presents some challenges, Marschner says. More information: http:// imapinvasives.org/ and http://blogs. cornell.edu/foresthealth/nys-hemlockinitiative/.
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Many students and parents said that the contract language institutionalizes fear and intolerance of black and Latino students. This encourages teachers in the district, most of whom are white and do not live in the city, to view and treat minority students differently, they said.
EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Tensions rise over Rochester teachers’ contract Emotions ran high at a Rochester school board meeting last week over wording in the latest teachers’ contract, which the board approved in a 5 to 2 vote. About a dozen students, parents, and community activists spoke passionately against a controversial clause in the agreement, and one man’s physical outburst seemed to stun the board. The clause relates to school safety, student discipline, and personal injury benefits for teachers. It reads, “Crimes committed in schools will be pursued as crimes committed elsewhere, to the extent the District has the right to press charges for those crimes. In all other events, the District will fully support the teacher who chooses to press charges on his/her behalf.” Many students and parents said that the language institutionalizes fear and intolerance of black and Latino students. This encourages teachers in the district, most of whom are white and do not live in the city, to view and treat minority students differently than their white peers when they misbehave, they said. Others were concerned that the many months spent drafting a new code of conduct policy for schools to redirect discipline from punitive to restorative justice practices have been wasted. The new
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contract’s criminalizing language toward students hardens the district’s culture in attitudes that need to change, they said. Board Vice President Cynthia Elliott sided with the critics and lashed out at teachers and union leaders. She said that if the largely white, female teaching staff fears the city’s predominantly black and Latino student population, they should leave. Board member Mary Adams read from a prepared statement. It reads, in part: “The added language, and media emphasis on crime in schools, has caused me to conclude this is about something other than teacher safety. I know that employees already can and do file criminal charges based on incidents in schools…I want to be clear that when I insist on confronting and addressing the ongoing reality of pervasive racism and criminalization of youth of color throughout this city and country, this is not an invitation for a dog-whistle phrase about condoning abuse or violence in schools.” Board President Van White said that he’s particularly concerned about contract language that commits the district to “fully support the teacher who chooses to press charges.” The district and the union have a memorandum of understanding that allows the new contract’s language to be clarified,
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he said, and the board will make reviewing the new code of conduct policy a priority. But that did not console protesters, including one young man who rushed the board members, shouting obscenities. The meeting was shut down shortly after that event. Many students and parents said that the contract language institutionalizes fear and intolerance of black and Latino students. This encourages teachers in the district, most of whom are white and do not live in the city, to view and treat minority students differently, they said.
Dinolfo dodges Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says that her administration had nothing to do with county GOP boss Bill Reilich’s claim that Irondequoit’s I-Square development is struggling (I-Square’s owners deny the claim). But her obtuse responses to the media’s queries at a press conference on Monday have many questioning that assertion and Dinolfo’s pledge to run an administration above reproach. Dinolfo took a week to respond to the flap, which arguably reveals collusion between the county GOP and the ostensibly independent County Industrial Development Agency. It started when Reilich took a swipe at Democrat Adam Bello, the new county clerk and former Irondequoit supervisor, by questioning I-Square’s viability. COMIDA backed up Reilich. But questions immediately surfaced about how Reilich got the information — which even I-Square’s owners said they didn’t have — and if a COMIDA rep’s visit to the I-Square site was to cover Reilich’s backside. Dinolfo said Monday that the rep’s visit — on a Sunday — was to answer media questions. The rep reached out to Deputy County Executive Justin Roj for advice, Dinolfo said, and Roj responded that the agency should contact its attorney. Dinolfo was vague on how Reilich acquired the COMIDA information, essentially saying that the material is around, although no one else has apparently been able to find it. And she wouldn’t comment on the substance of Reilich’s remarks.
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Last in a four-part monthly series on the changes and challenges in downtown Rochester. COVER STORY | BY TIM LOUIS MACAULSO
hen Jan Wong’s article “Ferry Bad Place” ran in the Toronto Globe and Mail in November 2003, her acidic summation of Rochester and its downtown stung many people on this side of the lake. Long before the big ferry named The Breeze made its maiden voyage, most Rochesterians already knew downtown’s shortcomings. Wong’s travel truthiness just went too far. “Downtown, all-day parking is $3,” Wong wrote. “A nearby heritage building is vacant, with smashed windows and torn plastic sheeting. Traffic is so sparse it’s unnecessary to look left or right when crossing the street.” More than a decade later, downtown Rochester still won’t excite those looking for a big shopping destination. But one thing is indisputable: something dramatic is happening to downtown. Is it confined to housing, a repurposing of some of the city’s legacy buildings? Or is downtown undergoing something more transformative? The answer depends on whom you talk to. A bigger question is how we keep this improvement moving forward. How can we leverage this surge into a full-fledged turnaround of downtown? Though there is much to celebrate concerning downtown, serious challenges still lie ahead. For starters, downtown’s residential growth has relied heavily on empty nesters and on younger professionals, millennials, many of whom are living and working and starting their own businesses downtown. But can the growth be sustained? The empty nesters will grow older. And not all millennials can afford downtown’s higher-priced apartments. Many of them have student debt and limited income. More important, what’s going to keep the younger residents we’ve gained downtown? Where is the retail? Will we ever see the return of throngs of shoppers on Main Street?
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Many of the downtown buildings that are being converted into residential units once housed offices and employees. Do we need to replace some of the large downtown employers? And some question whether we have a clear vision for tomorrow. Do we have any idea what downtown should look like 10 years from now?
Mayor Lovely Warren doesn’t confine the upswing she’s seeing
to downtown. “I think we are in the process of a resurgence across the board,” Warren says. She quickly rattles off a list of projects around the city as well as what she calls a revitalization of Main Street. Former Mayor and Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy, who now heads the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, is just as positive. “It’s a work in progress,” Duffy says. “I always tell people these things take a long time. We’ve gone beyond the negotiations stage. We’ve gone beyond haggling over real estate and some of those related issues.” Duffy says that for the first time in a long time, developers are bullish about the opportunities they’re seeing. “We’re a city that’s on the move,” Duffy says. “What you’re seeing right now is a lot of investor confidence about the future of downtown.” That’s a relatively new development, he says. “There were lots of projects in the past where the government had to take them on because the private sector just didn’t want to touch them, and that should always be a warning sign,” Duffy says. “The private sector is in business to make a profit.” Now, Duffy says, local developers have about $250 million of their own money at risk downtown.
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren: The city needs more life on the streets after 5 p.m. FILE PHOTO
“There is certainly some state and local investment, but a lot of this is family and business money,” Duffy says. “And that reinforces for me that there is a great degree of optimism. Perhaps downtown is not where everybody wants it to be right now, but it is moving in the right direction. We’re catching a wave.” Jennifer Vey, a fellow with the Brookings Institute, focuses on the qualities that make city vibrant. Vey visited Rochester. She says the buildup of downtown residences is not unusual to Rochester. “Demographic and market trends are in your favor, and they’re in favor of cities all over the country,” Vey says. “Some
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Once the region’s retail and office hub, downtown Rochester changed dramatically, seeming to empty out. Now, though, there is real, observable growth – not from large corporations and department stores but from tech firms, ad agencies, restaurants, cultural institutions… and residents.
In building after building, the downtown of yesterday is being
converted into a new center city. Is this sustainable?
In this four-part monthly series, we looked at the growth: in
housing (December), businesses (January), and arts and entertainment (February). In this issue, assessing the future. (Previous articles are online: creatingdowntown.com)
Jennifer Vey of the Brookings Institution: Demographic and market trends are in Rochester’s favor. PROVIDED PHOTO
Scott Burdett of Flaum Management: When residential reaches a critical mass, retail often follows. But it’s not a given. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
of the trends you’re seeing in downtown housing we’re seeing in many cities, and not just the ones we typically think of in terms of hot-market cities.” After being out of favor for several decades, there’s a renewed interest in many American cities, Vey says. “Most people don’t feel like we’re seeing a flash in the pan,” Vey says. “There’s a re-valuing of city-ness and the attributes that cities have.” The generally younger demographic moving into downtowns gravitate to cities with walkability, shorter commute times, and particularly retail, restaurants, and culture, Vey says. “These are just the type of things great cities have always offered, and these are the things that suburban areas don’t
tend to offer nearly as much,” she says. “Where you see retail and restaurants following some of these residential patterns is where you’re seeing the momentum most, and hopefully, it can be sustained.” Development-firm executive Scott Burdett says that how we
sustain this momentum is the million-dollar question. Burdett is vice president in charge of marketing and brokerage with Flaum Management, a prominent Rochester-area commercial real estate development and property management firm. “We sort of have this momentum on our side, but how do we support that?” Burdett says. “How do we nurture it?
What policies and what things can we do to act as a catalyst to stimulate more growth? That’s not easy to answer, especially when you’re talking about retail services.” While everyone would like to see more retail stores return to downtown, there are some hurdles, Burdett says. “The most important things to remember when you’re trying to foster growth in the city’s downtown market are the same things that are important anywhere: accessibility, visibility, concentration of population, and income levels,” Burdett says. “These are the same things that retailers and restaurant owners are going to look for on Jefferson Road and Ridge Road.” Downtown Rochester has a big asset, he says: density of population during the daytime. “You can’t get 40,000 people in a one-mile radius anywhere else in the Rochester metro area during the day,” he says. In addition, downtown’s residential population is growing, and retail usually follows “rooftops,” Burdett says. When a critical mass of residential is reached, retail ventures in. But it’s not a given. “If you pull up a ring around downtown and look at the demographics, things like income and population, it doesn’t paint a great picture,” Burdett says. “All these new apartments that are coming on line, all these lofts and so on, and the people that are moving into them, their demographic data is not readily available. It’s a lot of anecdotal.” Both Burdett and Jaymes Keenan, a real estate associate with CB Richard Ellis, say that retailers rely heavily on US census data, which isn’t always the most current information. But trying to explain or expand on that data to prospective retailers doesn’t change many minds, they say. continues on page 8 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Helene Biandudi Hofer. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
faces of DOWNTOWN The single most important component of a lively downtown is people: lots of people, working there, living there, shopping there, going to events and restaurants. The growth in downtown housing and employment is bringing more people downtown – and many of them say they love the center city’s energy and diversity.
another CITY'S STORY Greenville, South Carolina, Mayor Knox White will discuss his city’s development experience in a program in Rochester on Wednesday, April 13. His talk, “Public Connections: How a River Acts as a Community Connector,” is part of the Community Design Center of Rochester’s Reshaping Rochester lecture series. White has been at the forefront of the redevelopment of Greenville. The CDC event will be held at the Inn on Broadway, 26 Broadway Street, downtown, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Information: 271-0520. 8 CITY
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Jaymes Keenan of CB Richard Ellis: Retailers look at demographics – and they’re risk averse. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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The US Census data for a key downtown zip code, 14604 – which includes the Midtown and Sibley Building areas – would likely give some retailers the jitters. Out of a population of about 1,650 residents, just over 500 are millennials, none report incomes over $150,000, and many are not even employed. It’s important to note that this is only one of the zip codes that represent the downtown corridor, and the data is based on estimates the Census Bureau’s draws from its 2010-2014 American Community Survey. The influx of new residents began late in that period. Still, for retailers, the existing hard demographic data don’t give a particularly favorable snapshot of downtown. In contrast, Philadelphia has 71,349 office, education, and health-care workers one-quarter of a mile from Philadelphia’s City Hall. There are 16,884 residents living in the same proximity, and 3,976 of them are owners. Fifty-seven percent of the center-city residents have at least a bachelor’s degree. That information and much more is contained in a glossy, 75-page booklet produced by the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation and the Center City District.
The multi-use complex Hive @ 155 (above), on Andrew Street, is drawing both businesses and residents downtown. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
A retailer thinking about opening a store in Philadelphia can see, block by block, pedestrian traffic by time of day, weekday compared to weekend, and even by season. The future for downtown retail, says CB Richard Ellis’s Jaymes Keenan, is almost entirely tied to increasing the number of residents much more than we already have. Keenan specializes in retail brokerage, and he says convincing retailers to come to downtown is still a tough sell. “Right now, it’s still more of a pitch from me, and the reason is retailers, especially on the national front, can be very reactive,” Keenan says. “But as more units come on line and as more people start living downtown, it’s going to become a lot more organic. There’s going to be more retailers reaching out to us than vice versa.” “You can’t force this,” says Keenan. “Keep in mind that the numbers don’t lie. The demographic reports that they rely on, those are hard numbers. They’re cut and dry, and you can’t really skew them one way or the other to mask the demographic outlook downtown.” What do Keenan’s clients tell him is their main objection about downtown? “It really comes down to, ‘It’s just not there right now,’” he says. “They’ve got to be able to see it and feel it. The retailers that we work with just don’t have that much of an appetite
for risk. They know they can open a pretty safe store in a sound suburban environment.” Parking is also a big concern, says Keenan.
“When you go to the suburbs, you have a traditional shopping center with a plethora of parking available,” Keenan says. “You have surface parking right in front of your store.” That type of parking is not generally abundant downtown, he says. And even though some shoppers may not be cardependent, many Rochesterians still are. “This is important, because I do see us moving in a direction where we are less and less dependent on automobiles, but I don’t think we’re ever going to become a New York City or a Boston where we are nearly off the vehicle. We’re always going to have some need for parking downtown,” Keenan says. He says parking is a particular concern for service retail. “You may go and spend two or three hours at a venue where you go and see a show afterward and you may be willing to park a little ways away and walk,” Keenan says. That’s not going to be the case for retailers like coffee shops or sandwich shops, where your visit might not be more than 10 or 15 minutes, he says. “You’re not going to park three blocks away in a garage, and then walk three more blocks back to your car and pay for parking.”
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Kodak’s headquarters building on State Street: The company’s domination of its city had a downside. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
Rochester Deputy Commissioner Kate Washington: The innovation Rochester’s known for is still here. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
“You can’t ignore people who are still going to be in their automobiles,” says Keenan. “We’re going to have to have some kind of solution for those retailers and their customers.” Employment is another concern.
Without job creation, doesn’t downtown risk becoming just another residential neighborhood? The Brookings Institute’s Jennifer Vey says increasing the number of jobs downtown is always important, and it’s best if there’s a range of companies, different types and sizes. “You have to have a mix of both those large employers as well as the entrepreneurial startups,” Vey says. “If a city is putting all of its eggs into attracting a big business from somewhere else, as we all know that often involves packages of incentives that sometimes don’t work out. That’s probably not the best approach for any city right now.” Kate Washington, Rochester’s deputy commissioner of neighborhood and business development, says the Warren administration began working on increasing the number of jobs downtown and in the city in general immediately after the mayor took office. Washington oversees a six-person team whose job it is to recruit businesses and to make sure the businesses that are
already downtown have whatever support the city can provide. Keeping businesses here and helping them expand is a high priority, too, and many would argue more effective than trying to lure new businesses, Washington says. City officials attend what Washington calls recruiting conferences where they can meet with business leaders from around the country to promote Rochester, its downtown resurgence, and the city’s workforce. Rochester has a lot of engineering and technology talent for a city its size, says Washington. “We’re also connected with other cities,” Washington says. “We’re looking at their strategies for business development and how to build on the assets we have here.” Rochester’s economy has gone from flour mills to film and, most recently, optics and photonics looks promising in terms of job development, she says. “When we talk about Rochester, we talk about it as a transformational city, because that’s what’s happening,” Washington says. “The innovation that our city has always been known for is still here.” Still, claims about job creation are often squishy. For instance, despite the continues on page 10
When long-time Rochesterians reminisce about downtown in its heyday, they bring up a period when Eastman Kodak, with its tens of thousands of employees and generous bonuses, was fueling the local economy. But the late Jane Jacobs, whose books helped shape the thinking of many urban planners, had a cautionary tale for cities that rely heavily on a major employer for their economic health. In her 1969 book “The Economy of Cities,” Jacobs wrote about the economics of successful cities. And she noted the importance of what she called “breakaways”: employees who leave a large, established company to go out on their own. Breakaways, she wrote, can create new companies and create new work, which can be good for their community. That’s not good for the established company they’ve left, though, so some large companies try to make sure they don’t leave. When that happens, the established company may thrive, but the community’s overall development rate declines. Her example of a city “where breakaways are inhibited”? Rochester. And her assessment was both brutal and prescient. “Rochester, New York,” Jacobs wrote, “used to be a city in which immense numbers of breakaways occurred…. Moreover, so many Rochester breakaways were creative and successful, particularly in the development of a great variety of fine scientific and advanced technological equipment, that during a period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries it would
have appeared that Rochester was destined to become one of the country’s most economically creative and important cities. But George Eastman, of Eastman Kodak, put an end to that.” “One reason he was able to establish his new company,” Jacobs wrote, “was that Rochester businesses were already doing highly advanced work in precision manufacturing and in the making of optical and other scientific products” (especially, Jacobs noted in a footnote, at Bausch & Lomb). Once he had developed Kodak into a strong company, however, “Eastman fought breakaways from his company with every means at his command; and he was successful,” wrote Jacobs. “He entangled in long and bitter law suits the men who had the temerity to try to leave him and form their own enterprises. And as Eastman Kodak, an efficient organization, came to dominate the economic, the political and even the cultural life of Rochester, breakaways from the city’s other industries dwindled.” “In the more than half a century since Eastman made Rochester into an efficient company town,” Jacobs wrote, “only one other enterprise there, Xerox, has created notable new work.” Xerox managed to survive and thrive, but its success “has not transformed Rochester back into a vigorous, developing city,” Jacobs wrote. “It would take many organizations and people adding new work to old, and much diversity of development, to accomplish that.” rochestercitynewspaper.com
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downtown, without a doubt. You can feel it.” — Bleu Cease, Rochester Contemporary Art Center executive director “There’s a lot of potential right now to do this right.” — Sarah Rutherford, artist “We’re at a point where our potential progress requires coordination.” — Joel Seligman, University of Rochester President and CEO “This town has all kinds of growth potential. It just needs investment.” — John Nugent, co-producer and artistic director of the Rochester International Jazz Festival
“You have to have a mix of large employers as well as the entrepreneurial startups. If a city is putting all of its eggs into attracting a big business from somewhere else… that’s probably not the best approach for any city right now.” – the Brookings Institution’s Jennifer Vey
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downtown, he purchased his own building excitement over photonics, it’s impossible on Lee Road. to predict how many photonics-related jobs 4.9 million — are coming to downtown Rochester or how much they will pay. Whether it’s through better jobs or new retail stores, luring more residents downtown and Governor Andrew Cuomo recently keeping them there will surely require yet announced that two photonics companies, another discussion about improving the city’s Avogy and Photonica, are making a $1.6 public schools. The issue becomes even more billion investment, leading to the creation critical when you consider that Upstate New of about 1,400 tech and support jobs in the York’s population is relatively flat, so cycling Rochester area. Both companies will locate in fresh millennials may not be that easy. their headquarters and business operations downtown at the photonics headquarters What happens when these younger at Legacy Tower. But the majority of the residents get married and have children? asks companies’ local jobs are expected to be at the Brookings Institute’s Jennifer Vey. the Canal Pond’s cleanroom facilities and at “I don’t think that necessarily means that the Eastman Business Park. they are all going to automatically flood back into the suburbs,” Vey says. “Some certainly And while innovation districts are a current rage in urban development circles, development will. But I think this is where cities need to specialist Richey Piiparinen cautions city leaders be concentrating on the basics.” against rushing to reposition their communities Both Warren and Duffy say this is as the next technology hub. precisely why they support school choice. Piiparinen is senior research associate at the “You can track home purchases and home Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland sales in five to seven-year cycles,” Duffy says. State University. In a recent article for New “Somebody gets married, they live in the city, Geography titled “Your City Is Not the Next and by the time they have their first child, Silicon Valley,” he cites a recent study from a lot of parents are making the decision to Oxford University saying that technology move out.” startups are great at creating wealth, but not so good at creating many jobs. So where does that leave Rochester? Author and urban activist Jane Jacobs described some “A primary culprit is that tech jobs are of the essentials of a vibrant city in her 1961 becoming automated, just like farm and book “The Death and Life of Great American factory jobs,” writes Piiparinen. Cities.” She focused particularly on the And some entrepreneurs don’t see any importance of density and diversity. Jacobs great benefit in locating their company devotes nearly 100 pages to the importance downtown. Sameer Penakalapati, president of sidewalks, what they tell us about a and CEO of Avani Technology Solutions, downtown street or neighborhood, and how for example, found what he described as a connectedness really means having people better deal in terms of office space outside of downtown. The former Kodak employee says come in direct contact with each other. his commitment to Rochester is unwavering. A virtually empty sidewalk on a main He even visited the Raleigh area before he downtown corridor doesn’t offer interest or launched his company here. But downtown enjoyment. In Jacobs’ view, it often spells Rochester didn’t make economic sense to insecurity and a lack of safety. Mayor him, he says. Rather than leasing space Warren doesn’t disagree. SOURCE: ROCHESTER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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Downtown is in competition with the suburbs for retail, and some shoppers are still car-dependent.
“Most people like our neighborhoods and our cost of living,” Warren says. “But there’s not a vibrant downtown place.” Warren says Rochester needs life on the streets after 5 p.m. She cites Nashville’s music scene as one example of a city with an exciting nightlife. One more component: Roger Brown,
an architect and board member of the Community Design Center of Rochester, says downtown would benefit from a long-term vision, what some architects and planners refer to as a vision plan. A vision plan gives a more comprehensive and detailed look at a street or, in this instance, downtown. It lays out everything from sidewalks, lighting, and the physical characteristics of buildings, but most important, it sets a tone, Brown says. What about Vision 2000 and Rochester 2010; weren’t they vision plans? “What we have is relatively general,” Brown says. The city could do more to provide the graphics and three-dimensional visuals that would help us visualize what downtown Rochester might look like 10 to 15 years from now, he says. “We have two beautiful physical elements, Main Street and the river,” Brown says. “Getting people engaged is easier when you show them what will or can happen.” Put another way, it’s hard for people to get excited about something they don’t understand. That doesn’t mean that the plan doesn’t evolve and get revised, or that development can be forced or shoehorned, he says. That kind of plan helped leaders of Greenville, South Carolina, reinvigorate their downtown area. Though it’s a smaller city than Rochester, Greenville Mayor Knox White says his downtown has features similar to Rochester’s and has experienced some of the same challenges.
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Greenville was built on a major waterway, the Reedy River, which once helped support the city’s old industrial economy. Community leaders recognized that the river was still Greenville’s most important natural asset and that it was underutilized. A highway bridge crossing the river essentially obscured a dramatic 40-foot waterfall, White says. Though the bridge was functional, the area of downtown near the river had been ignored for years. Many community leaders and residents had to be convinced that removing a functional bridge to allow better access to the falls was a good idea. Strong visuals helped to explain the concept, though; the bridge was finally removed, and a beautiful pedestrian bridge that curved around the falls was completed in the mid-2000’s, White says. “Falls Park on the Reedy quickly became a catalyst exceeding anyone’s expectations,” says White. Millions in additional investment have poured into the downtown area along the river since then, according to White. But White’s convinced that the project wouldn’t have made it through the gauntlet of politics and public opinion without a clear vision to help people see the park’s full potential. He tells leaders who visit Greenville from other cities that the key to sustaining the momentum is gaining the public’s engagement and trust. The public needs to be able to visualize the finished product. From there, success can lead to more success, he says. “We now have so much credibility,” he says.
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This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Former NYT’s journalist to talk equal pay
The Greater Rochester National Organization for Women will present a talk by David Cay Johnston at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, will talk about inequality and women’s pay as part of NOW’s annual Equal Pay Day recognition. The event will be held at the Greater Rochester Area Branch of the American Association of University Women, Perkins Mansion, 494 East Avenue.
Series to tackle mass incarceration
Reformation Lutheran Church will offer a sixweek series, “Mass incarceration in the United States.” The classes will
begin on Wednesday, April 6, and will continue through Wednesday, May 11. They will be based in part on Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.” All of the classes will be held at the church, 111 North Chestnut Street, at 6:30 p.m. The classes are free and open to the public, but registration is requested: 454-3367.
Murder seen through a racial lens
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will join the YWCA in “Reading to End Racism” on Saturday, April 9. Teens and adults are invited to discuss the book, “How it Went Down” by Kekla Magoon, a story about community reactions to the murder of an African-American teen; each character gives a different account of what happened. The event will
be held at the Central Library’s Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Book discussion includes animals’ stories
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will present a discussion of “Only the Animals” by Ceridwen Dovey on Tuesday, April 5. Jeff Wyatt, veterinarian and chair of comparative medicine at the University of Rochester, will review Dovey’s enchanting stories of animals retelling snippets from their lives, often with their famous owners or during memorable moments in history. For example, a cat talks about her life with Colette in Paris and a starving bear in Sarajevo tells a fairy tale. The event will be held at the Central Library, 115 South Avenue, from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m.
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Colorful cakes, cookies, and desserts fill Scratch Bakeshop on Park Avenue. The co-owners, Kate Cassels and Molly Hartley, have earned the "Tough Cookies" description that adorns their bags and T-shirts. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
Tough cookies Scratch Bakeshop 113 PARK AVENUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M.; SUNDAY, 12 P.M. TO 4 P.M. 360-4844; SCRATCHBAKESHOPROC.COM [ FEATURE ] BY LAURA REBECCA KENYON
On Thanksgiving eve 2014, Scratch Bakeshop Owners and Operators Kate Cassels and Molly Hartley were working feverishly in their bakery’s small kitchen. Though the rest of the space was undergoing renovation and the bakery had yet to officially open, the kitchen was ready and in action. Cassels and Hartley were to deliver 20 custom order pies the next day, but then, their new commercial oven stopped working. Getting the oven repaired that night wasn’t an option nor was cancelling orders for the biggest food holiday of the year. To meet their deadline, Cassels and Hartley hustled: Each uncooked pie was carefully moved to their respective apartments, plus Hartley’s mother’s home, and finished. After pulling an all-nighter, the pies were ready for Thanksgiving delivery. “I don’t really like to think about it,” Hartley says halfjokingly. “It was kind of a nightmare.” It wasn’t the first or last time Cassels and Hartley’s teamwork helped them push forward.
Hartley two years earlier was working as the lead pastry chef at Pittsford’s Village Bakery and Café when she hired Cassels to assist in the kitchen. Cassels had been in the restaurant industry for years and had begun making desserts at The Owl House, but she was eager to learn more about working in a bakery setting. She often volunteered for additional projects at the bakery, assisting Hartley on larger and more complicated orders. Their frequent collaboration developed into an encouraging partnership and friendship — good things to have when working in the culinary world, a field notorious for being hostile toward the women in its ranks. “It’s male-heavy,” Cassels says, “and not always welcoming to women.” Cassels and Hartley had gone into business together by the summer of that year, taking custom orders and baking out of their small apartment kitchens. Both continued to work other jobs while wordof-mouth buoyed their growing business. After they couldn’t secure a bank loan, a successful Kickstarter campaign helped them raise $10,000 to purchase commercial-grade equipment. “My ultimate dream and goal was to open a bakery,” Hartley says. “Kate helped push that dream through.” With additional support from friends and family, they found their current space, a former salon on Park Avenue near Meigs,
and overhauled it — out went wall-to-wall mirrors, salon sinks, and linoleum, and in came bakery equipment, dessert cases, and recovered vintage tile. After opening their shop in January 2015, Cassels and Hartley continued working second jobs until, finally, they were able to support themselves through Scratch Bakeshop alone. To celebrate their achievements, both Cassels and Hartley have the Scratch Bakeshop logo — a whisk, rolling pin, and spatula — tattooed on the inside of their arms, near the elbow. Each part of the logo marks a Scratch milestone: the whisk was first, added when Scratch was officially incorporated; the rolling pin came next, when the bakeshop’s lease was signed; and the spatula was the third, marking the bakeshop’s opening day. Scratch Bakeshop is now in its second year and is successful enough to employ a small staff beyond Hartley and Cassels. The boutique bakery specializes in traditional, vegan and gluten-free desserts. Each week, Scratch sells approximately 700 items from its bakery case, including macarons, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and 6-inch cakes. That is on top of the custom orders for clients including Apogee Wine Bar, Roam Café, and Hart’s Local Grocers. Scratch Bakeshop, in all of 2015, provided dessert catering for 60 weddings; this year, it’s already on pace to break that record.
The shop’s treats are a cavalcade of colors and textures with designs that are, at turns, timeless or of-the-moment. “We want to create beautiful, delicious things that you can’t get anywhere else,” Cassels says. “And we love to be part of the community that supports us.” Many of those creations are featured on its Instagram account (@ scratchbakeshoproc): softly-tinted buttercream flowers blossoming across wedding cake tiers; Tina Belcher from “Bob’s Burgers” awkwardly gazing out from a hand-painted cookie; a trompe l’oeil sushi platter made with Rice Krispies Treats and fondant on top of a cake carved and painted to look like wood grain table. More than 9,500 followers regularly express their awe and sugar lust. One Instagram photo features the wall behind the bakery case, which displays t-shirts, onesies and tote bags for sale. Each item has block letters that spell out “TOUGH COOKIES” — a good description of the women behind the business.
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Upcoming [ POPS ]
Jim Brickman with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Saturday, April 30. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. 8 p.m. $22-$99. eastmantheatre.org; jimbrickman. com. [ NOISE ]
Pleasures. Friday, May 13. Firehouse Saloon, 814 South
Clinton Avenue. thefirehousesaloon.com; pleasuresis.cool. [ HIP-HOP ]
Kutt Calhoun. Thursday, June 30. California Brew Haus, 402 West Ridge Road. 7:30 p.m. $15-$17. ticketfly.com; facebook.com/therealkuttcalhoun.
Brett Harris
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 SUNY GENESEO, 1 COLLEGE CIRCLE, GENESEO 7 P.M. | FREE | BRETTHARRISMUSIC.COM [ FOLK POP ] North Carolina singer-songwriter Brett Harris croons classic pop, and coaxes it mature, mellow, and inviting. Whether solo or as part of his band, Harris’ vocal musings and hooky guitar melodies are at the fore. Out earlier this month, “Up In the Air” is his junior album. He wraps any hard edges in a soft optimism, invoking a sound that’s both patient and thoughtful. — BY TYLER PEARCE
“From Death to Life” SUNDAY, APRIL 3 CHRIST CHURCH, 141 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | FREE | ESM.ROCHESTER.EDU CHRISTCHURCHROCHESTER.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] Presented by the Eastman School of Music,
the concert “From Death to Life: Organ and Choral Music From St. Mary’s in Lübeck” is a veritable smorgasbord of seminal Renaissance and Baroque compositions: the preBach organ music of Dietrich Buxtehude and Franz Tunder, motets from Giovanni Gabrieli and Orlando di Lasso, and more. Featured musicians include soprano Ekaterina Gorlova; violinist Boel Gidholm; organists Edoardo Bellotti and David Higgs; and the Christ Church Schola Cantorum. The Compline Liturgy will be sung as scheduled at 9 p.m., following the concert. The concert is free of charge, but donations benefit Christ Church’s “Friends of Music” Fund.
— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:308:30 p.m.
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King Buffalo
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“Orion” Self-released Kingbuffalo.bandcamp.com
Brother Sun SATURDAY, APRIL 2 CAFÉ VERITAS AT FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 220 SOUTH WINTON ROAD 7:30 P.M. | $10-$16 | CAFEVERITAS.ORG BROTHERSUN.COM [ FOLK ] Over a well-made bed of guitar, slide guitar,
ukulele, and bouzouki, Brother Sun lays down some rich, three-part harmony. The band’s convergence from Boston, New York, and Chicago brings the melding of the trio’s three pleasant voices. The sound is seamless and sincere as it spans across folk, rock, jazz, blues, and Americana. What’s left? Dig it and find out. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Metal Allegiance FRIDAY, APRIL 1 MONTAGE MUSIC HALL, 50 CHESTNUT STREET 7:30 P.M. | $20-$75 THEMONTAGEMUSICHALL.COM METALALLEGIANCE.COM [ METAL ] I’m surprised other genres haven’t
pursued a touring super group like metal has with Metal Allegiance. This band, founded by Mark Menghi, is like an all-star game starring members from Lamb of God, Exodus, Mastodon, Slayer, Pantera, King’s X, Hatebreed, and Lacuna Coil. Mike Portnoy, Mark Osegueda, Chuck Billy, Ron Thal, Alex Scholnick, and Mark Menghi is playing this short East Coast tour. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Holy shit … I hope this means there’s a heavy rock movement in our future. Hard and heavy has gotten played out to the point of parody; it’s time for some dimension, some depth — the kind you get out of Rochester’s King Buffalo, and more specifically on “Orion,” its follow-up to the band’s impressive demo. The sound on this record is unrelenting and awash with atmosphere. There’s a hint of Amboy Dukes garage rock muscle in the trio’s psychedelic stoner doom: It isn’t slow, but the tempo is measured and determined for maximum impact. Just call it a stoner groove, my man. King Buffalo put this album out in a limited run of 100 CDs, which has already sold out, but it’s still available for download. Like I said, I hope this is an indication of a movement and darker things to come. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
James Hunter Six
The Geezers. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 585-226-6473. thebealegrille.com. 7-9 p.m. Ryan Sutherland. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30 p.m. Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille.com. 10 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Composer Steve Reich with Musica Nova. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester. edu. 8 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Anthony Giannovola.
Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m.
Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess. Abilene Bar & Lounge,
“Hold On” Daptone Records jameshuntermusic.com
153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 9:30 p.m. $8-$10.
Over the groovy, ridiculously tight rhythm section’s boom-chicka-boom, soul sensation James Hunter and his aptly named James Hunter Six deliver his fourth album, and his first for the incredible Daptone imprint. Terms, like “yesterday” and “retro” get bandied about when the conversation comes to Hunter, his voice of rugged splendor, and the tight twang of his TV yellow Les Paul. But prove me otherwise, if you dare, when I say James Hunter is now, baby. Sure the majority of Sams, Wilsons, and Marvins were from a ways back, but they still rule turntables and radios everywhere. And Hunter’s work with producer and Dap King Bosco Mann at the desk on “Hold On” puts the man up there with those kings of soul — with the added advantage of being alive and still making records. Hail to the king. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
[ METAL ]
Like Moths to Flames, Ice Nine Kills, Light Up The Sky, Convictions, and Apparatus. Montage Music
Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 2321520. themontagemusichall. com. 6 p.m. $15-$18. [ POP/ROCK ]
Margaret Explosion. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org.
Thunder Body Medicine Wednesdays . Flour City
Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 8 p.m. $8.
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Music Horrify, befuddle, bemuse, amuse, sanctify, befoul, and convert … all while selling a lot of beer for a bar. How has the band changed over the years?
We are definitely more bluesy than we’ve been in a while; vibeyer and danceable. We are less punk rock or “cowpunk,” as they called us. The musicianship in this lineup now is through the roof. How is it on Alternative Tentacles?
Why, it’s just fine. Jello Biafra is a good friend and was kind enough to put our latest tunes out. He’s a big fan of old and/or insurgent country music, which we’re close enough to being for his tastes. He’s great. Billy Bob Thornton is on the new album, too, by the way.
J.D. Wilkes (second from left) has led Th' Legendary Shack Shakers for 21 years filled with devilsh rock 'n' rolling, harmonica wailing, and ponytail pulling. PHOTO PROVIDED
All of y’all Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers WITH PINE HILL HAINTS SUNDAY, APRIL 3 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $15-$20 ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM LEGENDARYSHACKSHAKERS.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers are a Southern Gothic flirtation between heaven and hell that spills over the stage to engulf the faithful. But this ain’t that hokey can-I-get-an-amen bullshit. It truly is a religious experience … a rock ‘n’ roll experience. There may not be a God, but there certainly is a devil, and his name is Colonel J.D. Wilkes. A true showman, Wilkes is everything that’s missing from rock music today: the balls, the danger, the nunchuck skills. He’s a double-jointed, snake-charming, carnival-barking, gravitydefying oddity to behold. And he is one of the best harmonica players alive. For 21 years, Wilkes and the band have traversed the globe playing its salaciously souped-up brand of swampy, bluesy, hillbilly boogie. And as a front man, nobody does it better. Antics like punching out lights with his bare hands, ripping out his own chest hair, and locking himself in a flight case, 16 CITY MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2016
add an element of eminent danger. This isn’t necessarily a safe show. The band has a brand-new LP out on Alternative Tentacles titled “The Southern Surreal.” It’s a brilliantly unsettling slab of pure Americana full of Wilkes’s disturbing noir lyricism: words that really tell the tale, and makes you re-evaluate your faith. Wilkes checked in from the road to answer a few questions about getting the crowd drunk and dancing, bullet mics, and his flat-out refusal to model in his underwear. An edited transcript of that conversation follows. City: Give me a little background for the band. J.D. Wilkes: We are into our 21st year. We
started off in Murray, Kentucky, in 1995 and moved to Nashville in ‘96. Marriage and babies claimed the original lineup, but a steady stream of Nashville mercenaries followed thereafter. My current lineup are mostly Deep South lifers dedicated to the cause: Rod Hamdallah, guitar; Fuller Condon, upright bass; and Preston Corn, drums. Have any of your onstage stunts backfired?
Just the other night we were opening up for the Reverend Horton Heat at a supper club in L.A. With all the folks eating at tables directly in front of the stage it made me feel like Chuck E. Cheese. So I climbed out on their table and started eating food off their plates. They seemed to enjoy the antics so I turned it up a notch and started playing with some gal’s
ponytail. Well, the whole hair-thing came off in my hand and it fell in her food. It was a weave, or a falsie, or whatever they call it. She was a good sport and said, “Don’t worry,” that most the things on her body were fake: hair, boobs, etc. I still felt like an ass. What do you want your audience to come away with from one of your shows?
I want everyone to have a good time dancing. We’ve picked tunes in our new set that are good to groove to — that’s an improvement in our set. Hell, the purpose of live music is to serve the audience, get them drunk and dancing. This is the history of live music, from square dances to barn raisings: Get ’em drunk and dancing! In fact, pay no attention to me and my antics at all; this is all about y’all. What first got you into this type of music?
It was Muddy Waters’ “Mean Red Spider” on the radio that first sent me into awkward, dancing convulsions as a 14 year-old white boy. (Think Steve Martin in “The Jerk.”) My dad said, “Well you must like the blues.” “What’s the blues, daddy?” I asked innocently, eyes glistening. That’s when he showed me his old record collection from the 60’s: Lightnin’ Hopkins, Muddy Waters, John Mayall, Yardbirds, etc. I was very fortunate to inherit that stuff. What do the Shack Shakers do that no other band can?
Is The Dirt Daubers a detour or a scratch for the itch the Shack Shakers can’t get?
Jessica’s [Lee Wilkes] new group has basically replaced The Dirt Daubers. She’s doing well with that, and I’ve basically converted LSS to scratch that same itch the Dirt Daubers used to satisfy. Everybody’s happy. Any other bands or projects in the works?
I have a novel that will be published in April 2017. It’s called “The Vine That Ate the South,” and it will be heavily illustrated, too. It’s being put out by a legit publisher, and there’s a signing bonus and everything. Any tips for would-be harmonica players out there?
Bullet mics; Fender tube amps; Hohner Special 20 harps; “Meat and Potato” blues hooks; that’s all you need. What’s something you haven’t done yet that you want to?
I want to sit for just one interview on NPR. Those people hate us for some reason. And I’m a thoughtful, literate guy! I just don’t get it. What’s something you’ll never do?
I simply refuse to be a male model. And I’ll never pose for underwear ads in the Kmart circular. You can beg all you want; the answer is “no.” So many “hot” music stars today could easily trade in their guitars and just do that for a living. I say, music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it. What’s something you wished you’d never done?
Heard “Mean Red Spider” by Muddy Waters and started down this road in the first place.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] The Crooked North. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. 7 p.m. Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. [ BLUES ]
Occasional Saints. Sticky Lips
Pit BBQ, 625 Culver Rd. 585288-1910. stickylipsbbq.com. 7-9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Mambo Kings Trio. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 491-6649. 7:30-10 p.m. Ryan from El Rojo Jazz. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137. com. 6 p.m. Shared Genes Solo. Vino Bistro and Lounge, 27 West Main St., Webster. 8729463. SharedGenes.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Digisaurus. Boulder Coffee Co.,
100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Pink Talking Fish. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 2321520. themontagemusichall. com. 9 p.m. $15-$18.
Satisfaction: Rolling Stones Tribute. Flour City Station, 170
ROCHES T E R A N D B E Y O N D.
East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 7 p.m. $10.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Bob White, David Russell, Dave Shaver, and Marshall Smith. The Greenhouse Café,
2271 E. Main St. 585-2266473. ourcoffeeconnection.org. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. rochesterplaza.com. 6 p.m. Free. [ BLUES ]
Shades of Blue. Lemoncello,
137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 8-11 p.m.
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Park Point Dr. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 8 p.m. $5.
[ JAZZ ]
Flux Capacitor, Still Hand String Band, Personal Blend, and Jim Watkins.
Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes. The Bop Shop,
Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 8 p.m. $10.
1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 8:30 p.m. $10$15.
Harmonica Lewinski, El Destructo, Hot Mayonnaise, and Roger kuhn. Skylark
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
1675 Penfield Rd. 381-2144. FredCostello.com. 7:30-10 p.m. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177. com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. Scott Colley, bassist. Max of Eastman Place, 25 Gibbs St. 274-1100. esm.rochester.edu. 7 & 10 p.m. $10.
JAZZ | EASTMAN JAZZ CAFÉ WITH SCOTT COLLEY
JAZZ | RICH THOMPSON AND GEORGE CALDWELL
Metal Allegiance, Next To None, and Chains Over Razors. Main Street Armory,
Having contributed his solid bass skills to albums by greats like Carmen McRae, Jim Hall, Bill Charlap, and many others in the top echelon of jazz, Scott Colley was ready to make his mark as a leader in the mid-1990’s. Since then he has released nine albums of his own work while increasing his reputation as a first-call bassist, performing with Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Fred Hersch, and many more.
[ POP/ROCK ]
Eastman Jazz Café with Scott Colley takes place Friday, April 1, at the Sproull Atrium in the Miller Center, 25 Gibbs Street. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. $10; free with UR ID. 2741100; esm.rochester.edu. — BY RON NETSKY
Eastman School of Music professor and drummer Rich Thompson has played with jazz luminaries like Marian McPartland, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, and Clark Terry. His past work also includes a stint with the Count Basie Orchestra where he played with pianist George Caldwell. Caldwell has also worked with a host of greats, including Cab Calloway, Quincy Jones, George Benson, and Art Blakey. Thompson and Caldwell will reunite at the Pythodd Jazz Room along with Doug Stone on tenor sax, and bassist Tyrone Allen.
[ METAL ]
900 E. Main St. 232-3221. mainstreetarmory.com. 7:30 p.m. $30.
Herb Heins & Teressa Wilcox. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 4:30 p.m. Jimkata. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation. com. 9 p.m. $10-$12.
Laura Stevenson, Crying, Chris Farren, and California Cousins. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $14-$16. Violet Mary. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
585-671-1100. lyricchorale. org. 7-9:30 p.m. $25.
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Brother Sun. Cafe Veritas at First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South. cafeveritas.org. 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10-$18.
Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 5-8 p.m.
[ VOCALS ]
[ JAZZ ]
Annual Cabaret: The Fabulous 50’s. St. Rita’s Church Gym,
1008 Maple Drive. Webster.
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Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth. Lovin’ Cup, 300
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley
Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd.
Rich Thompson and George Caldwell perform Saturday, April 2, and again Thursday, April 28, at the Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Avenue. 7:30 p.m. Free. 491-6649; richthompson.net. — BY RON NETSKY 381-2144. FredCostello.com. 7:30-10 p.m. Late Night Jazz Jam Session. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-
8260. michaelsvalleygrill. com. Free.
Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. facebook.com/ hArM0niCaLeWinSKi/. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $10. Mark Farina. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 2321520. themontagemusichall. com. 9 p.m. $20-$23. NiteFall. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 8-11 p.m.
Nokturnal Hellstorm, the Highest Leviathan, Rabid, and Human Dissention. Bug Jar,
219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5. Tryst. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. Gates. 2475225. trystband.com. 10 p.m.1:45 a.m. $5.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Celtic Music Sundays. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille. com. 7 p.m. Free. Fandango at the Tango. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St. 271-4930. tangocafedance. com. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted.
[ POP/ROCK ]
Continental Drift. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. firehousesaloon. com. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5. Ed Iseley Album Release, Susan Rose, and Evan Meulemans. Lovin’ Cup, 300
[ CLASSICAL ]
Compline, Christ Church Schola Cantorum.
Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 585-454-3878. Christchurchrochester. org. 9-9:30 p.m. Donations appreciated.
Ernest Lascell, Faculty Recital. Doty Recital Hall
621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. 8 p.m.
SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 245-5824. geneseo.edu/music. 3 p.m Doty Recital Hall SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 245-5529. geneseo. edu/music. 3 p.m.
Tex Railer’s Doomtown, Guntrouble, Buffalo Sex Change, Downtown Spice, and DJ El Destructo. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $6-$8.
From Death to Life, Organ and Choral Music from St. Mary’s in Lübeck. Christ Church,
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
141 East Ave. 454-3878. christchurchrochester.org. 8-9 p.m. Donations suggested.
[ BLUES ]
Bluesday Tuesday Blues Jam. P.I.’s Lounge, 495 West Ave. 8 p.m. Call for info.
Pegasus Early Music: Libby’s Four Seasons. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street. 7033990. pegasusearlymusic. org. 4 p.m. Four Seasons and other works for virtuoso baroque orchestra. [ JAZZ ]
Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel &
Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com.
Nazareth College Jazz Combo. Nazareth College
Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. naz.edu/ music. 3-4:30 p.m.
[ POP/ROCK ] JAZZ | MICHAEL VLATKOVICH QUARTET
ROCK | LAURA STEVENSON
He is an experimental composer who has owned his a record company since 1981, but Michael Vlatkovich is best known as one of the most creative trombonists working today. A long-time presence on the West Coast new jazz scene, Vlatkovich is versatile enough to have played with acts ranging from Peggy Lee and Mel Tormé to Bryan Adams and Vinny Golia. His masterful trombone technique has also enhanced the soundtracks of movies like “The Mask,” “Jingle All The Way,” and John Cassavetes’ “The Tempest.”
Touring in support of her 2015 album, “Cocksure,” Brooklyn singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson brings her brand of bouncy indie rock to the Bug Jar on Friday. If you like your tunes catchy and hook-laden, look no further: Stevenson’s music is replete with jangly guitars, crunchy choruses chock-full of power chords, honeyed vocals, and a healthy amount of up-tempo, pop-punk attitude. The result is danceable, infectious, and brimming with 90’s nostalgia. The electro-pop of Crying, and the fuzzy, atmospheric retro-rock of Florida’s Chris Farren — as well as local outfit California Cousins — round out the lineup.
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet plays Wednesday, April 6, at Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Avenue. 8:30 p.m. $10-$15. 271-3354; bopshop.com. — BY RON NETSKY
Laura Stevenson will perform on Friday, April 1, at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $12-$16. bugjar.com; laurastevenson.net. — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER
[ POP/ROCK ]
Legendary Shack Shakers and the Pine Hill Haints.
Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. $15-$20. Tart Vandelay. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd.
Don Christiano and Steve Lyons . Abilene Bar
& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8-10 p.m. Girls, Guns, and Glory . Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $8-$10.
Vivian K. Big Fred, I Can’t Stop Wondering, and Ghost Righter . Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6-$8.
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For all seasons Pegasus Early Music “LIBBY’S FOUR SEASONS” SUNDAY, APRIL 3 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 121 NORTH FITZHUGH STREET 4 P.M. (PRE-CONCERT TALK AT 3:15 P.M.) $10-$75 | PEGASUSEARLYMUSIC.ORG [ PREVIEW ] BY DAVID RAYMOND
If you attended the RPO’s performance of Richard Strauss’s “Ein Heldenleben” last month, you heard one of the lateRomantic era’s biggest pieces of program music — music that paints pictures or tells a story. Strauss wrote plenty of these pieces, as did such 19th-century composers as Liszt and Tchaikovsky. But if you think program music began with those composers, Pegasus Early Music will educate you with its next concert. The ensemble will feature a frequent guest, the remarkable British violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch, for what you might call a “program program.” Three of the planned four works do tell detailed stories of birds, animals, and varied human pursuits, and they were all written at least a couple of centuries before Richard Strauss or Tchaikovsky. In fact, the Sunday, April 3, concert includes Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” one of the most popular, programmatic, and indestructible pieces of music ever written. Any list of classical music’s greatest hits will have “The Four Seasons” near the top. Besides being recorded dozens of times in its original version, it’s been played on hurdy-gurdy, koto, surf guitar, and marimbas, and performed in choral arrangements, figure skating medleys, video games, and dance mixes. Its origins (it was written around 1723 and published in 1725) are modest enough, as a set of four violin concertos, one-third of a set of 12. But these four concertos were accompanied by four sonnets. Each one described scenes from one of the four seasons, and the music illustrated the words in extravagant detail. “They match so neatly that it’s often assumed Vivaldi wrote the sonnets himself,” says Pegasus Early Music Artistic Director Deb Fox. A particular effect in the music will have the corresponding words from the sonnet printed above it in the score. Those effects include barking dogs, drunken peasant snoring, and people slipping and 20 CITY MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2016
falling on the ice, all imitated by the string instruments. For Fox, it’s simple why “The Four Seasons” has remained so popular, “They’re virtuosic and fun to play, there are great tunes, and it’s beautiful to listen to.” In this weekend’s performance you will also hear the sonnets, which will be read aloud before each concerto. Fox notes that years ago, a performance of “The Four Seasons” would fill an entire concert. Historical research has led to a quicker, springier performance style — and now the piece Violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch will perform with Pegasus Early Music on fits neatly into one Sunday, April 3. The concert will feature Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” half of a concert. PHOTO COURTESY PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC For the first half of this concert, string players. “Libby” Wallfisch has Pegasus will play three suites by three been a guest artist with Pegasus several composers highly esteemed in their day. times, and is a “a total musician,” Fox Georg Philipp Telemann wrote hundreds says, adding that while she is perhaps of “overtures,” or dance suites, of which best known for performing solo Pegasus will play a particularly agreeable violin music of Bach and Biber “with example. “As always with Telemann,” Fox incredible ease,” Wallfisch has a wide says, “it is gracious, light music that has performing repertoire. something quirky going on.” “Libby rehearses in great, great detail, sometimes from note to note,” The other two suites represent says Fox, who will be playing lute and Baroque program music long before guitar in this concert. But when she is Vivaldi. The Viennese composer Johann actually performing, “she is completely Heinrich Schmelzer’s “The Fencing spontaneous and willful — in a good School” graphically depicts the parryway — and takes risks in her playing. and-thrust of a fencing contest, and the But they pay off. She is remarkably last movement of the attentions of a charismatic onstage, always reflecting Bader, a barber-surgeon, to the injured confidence and joy in the music.” party. Heinrich Biber’s “Battalia” is in a popular Baroque form, the “battle piece.” The soldiers in this particular battle are a “dissolute company” (Biber’s phrase), depicted in music whose various lines “have nothing to do with each other,” Fox says. “It’s polytonal, like Charles Ives a couple of centuries early.” Biber and Schmeltzer, not to mention Vivaldi, were eminent violinists, and their music requires the utmost virtuosity from
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Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Cat Clay, 1115 E. Main St., Suite 242. Flair Up. Fri. April 1, 5-9 p.m. Badges, patches, buttons, and prints by Renée Heininger. 414-5643. catclay.com. Gallery 384, 384 East Ave. Landscapes. Through May 30. Artist reception and talk, Tues. May 3, 5-8 p.m. Oil paintings by Carolyn Marshall, watercolor paintings by Anne Marcello, steel sculpture by Christine Knoblaugh. 325-5010. artsrochester.org. Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Steve Randell. Through April 30. Opening reception Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Classic Greek Architecture in black, white, and blue. gayalliance.org/programs/ galleryq/. Gallery R, 100 College Ave. Attractive Nuisance. Through April 17. Opening reception Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m. School of Art Senior Fine Arts Studio Exhibition. 256-3312. galleryr.rit.edu. Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus. Undergraduate Juried Exhinition. Through April 24. Opening reception Thursday, March 31, 5-7 p.m. blogs.rochester.edu/hartnett. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Light and Plants. Through April 30. Japanese artist, Kaoru Mansour. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com/. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Cicely Cottingham: Everything is Sky. Through April 30. Opening reception Wed. March 30, 5-7 p.m. Landscape inspired paintings. 245-5516. genesee.edu. Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Enough is Enough: Rochester Regional Coaltion Against Human Trafficking. Through April 7. Presentation on human trafficking, Mon. April 4, 3 p.m. 4786134. rrcaht.org. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Void. Through May 7. Opening reception Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Images by Eran P. Hanlon. 7042889. numvmnt.com/. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. The Ordinary and the Divine. Through May 13. Opening reception Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m., Artists talk, Sat. April 2, 1 p.m., and first Friday, May 6, 6-9 p.m. 40 new paintings by Kathy Calderwood. 461-2222. info@rochestercontemporary.org. rochestercontemporary.org. [ CONTINUING ] Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. Rose Colored Glasses. Through April 16. Mixed media collage and paintings by South Carolina artist Isaac Payne. 2326030 x23. axomgallery.com. Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. Carving Through Borders and Art/Artist/ Immigrant. Through April 30. Woodcuts by 14 activists and social justice workers. 245-5516. geneseo.edu. Bread & Water Theatre, 172 West Main St. Jason Yungbluth’s - The Art of Weapon Brown. Through March 31. Original graphic art pages. 538-9684. breadandwatertheatre.org. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, 210 Alexander St. Brightscapes. Through Jun. 30. Colorful landscapes both real and
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Each year, Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Avenue) showcases the work of photography students from local high schools, and this show will also include photographs from the students at Wilson Foundation Academy’s Studio 678, a program of the Genesee Center for the Arts and Education. Additionally, award-winning photographs from Camera Rochester competitions and work by Gallery Partners and Artists-in-Residence are displayed, and guest photographer Susan Kaye’s work is exhibited in Image City’s East Gallery. The show remains on view through April 17, and a First Friday reception will be held on April 1, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY imaginative by Mike Kraus. 585568-8585 Ext.42420/ 585-7668763. Mikekkraus@gmail.com. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Frozen View of Mirror Lake. Through March 31. Watercolor paintings by Tracie Doerner. 385-0298. friendlyseniorliving.org. Gallery 96, 604 Pittsford-Victor Road. From Photo to Fiber. Through April 2. Work from Rochester area fiber artists. thegallery96.com. Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Drawn Together. Through March 30. Work by A.J. Dungan, Melissa Matson, and Nancy Valle. thegeiselgallery.com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. The Artist Within: Annual Photography Volunteer Exhibit. Through May 27. Photography by our dedicated volunteers. 271-5920. rochesterarts.org.; A Possible Result of Wanderlust. Through April 16. New work from Studio Manager Lynne Hobaica. 271-5183. rochesterarts.org. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Through The Student Lens. Through April 17. Receptions Fri. March 25, 5-8:30 p.m. and April 1, 5-9 p.m. Work from high school students, Community Darkroom, Susan Kaye and others. imagecityphotographygallery.com. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. The Love of Dance. Through March 31. Original paintings by American artist Marcella Gillenwater. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com. Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Walk. Through April 30. Various media including acrylic, oil and watercolor for view and for sale. 3381184. irondequoitartclub.org/. Lower Link Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Workings with
Wax. Through April 20. Work with encaustic or cold wax by local artists. 200-9002. libraryweb.org. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. Rochestarot. Work by Jay Lincoln. 232-9030. lux666.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair. Inspiring Beauty: 40 show-stopping ensembles statement designs from the 1960’s to the 21st century, through April 24. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Cheryl Amati Martin. Through April 2. Photographs. muccc.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Tell Me a Story. Through April 17. Contemporary Folk Art by Cheryl and Don Olney. 546.8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. Nan Miller Gallery, 3000 Monroe Ave #200. Into the Woods. Through April 9. Works in Wood and of the Woods by eight artists. 292-1430. nanmillergallery.com. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Natura Naturans. Through April 16. The work of Rochester area artists Helen Santelli and Richard Jenks. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Phillips Fine Art, Door #9 The Hungerford Building. 3..Amigos. Through March 30. Work by George Wegman, Peter Monacelli, and Edward Buscemi. 232-8120. Rosalie “Roz” Steiner Art Gallery, Genesee Community College, One College Rd. GCC Fine Arts Student Exhibition. Through April 13. Two and 3-dimensional artwork. genesee.edu. Ross Gallery of the Skalny Welcome Center at St. John Fisher, 3690 East Ave. Light and Spirit Exhibition. Through March 31. Work from five artists that continues on page 23 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 21
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Isaac Payne’s mixed media work, “Babel,” is part of his solo exhibition, “Rose-colored Glasses,” at AXOM Gallery through April 16. PHOTO PROVIDED
Layers of the living city “Rose-Colored Glasses” BY ISAAC PAYNE THROUGH APRIL 16 AXOM GALLERY & EXHIBITION SPACE, 176 ANDERSON ALLEY, SECOND FLOOR TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M. FREE | 232-6030; AXOMGALLERY.COM [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
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I come away from some shows with a song mysteriously buzzing at my brain, implanted by associations with the imagery. While immersing in the gritty, dream-like urban realms of Isaac Payne’s “Rose-Colored Glasses,” currently on view at AXOM Gallery, my inner antenna picked Black Star’s “Respiration” out of the ether. Payne’s recent mixed-media paintings on paper capture snapshots of the unending shift of the urban landscape — old architectural bones abut the newly risen armature of sky rises — and also considers the impact of living under such artificially seismic conditions. The way that Payne’s paintings are presented mirror the way that he works: Large, patchwork configurations are pinned directly to the gallery walls, just as they are in his studio while he creates them. Each composition is constructed out of various shapes, sizes, and patinas of paper fragments from a paper collecting and scrap recycling operation Payne developed in his studio. “The curious patterning and myriad perspectives of urban space became the meeting place for my disparate painting influences — rock art, crazy quilts, Western Realism, Eastern landscape painting, many modernisms and other influences,” Payne says in a provided statement. “I use a patchwork of freehand
techniques and painting/drawing media to depict a felt environment that is equally about architecture and absence.” Drawing is the foundation of all of the pieces, says AXOM Director Margot Muto. “You get this tension of these areas that are highly rendered and illustrated, against these abstracted backgrounds of washes and shapes.” Though he’s literally constructing the images from separate pieces of paper, the worlds within the compositions are actually deconstructive visions of the buildings and spaces. Some of the compositions fill large stretches of the white walls, making the work seem more like a real scene spied from across the street than a painting. In “Bicycle Church,” two possible narratives emerge: It is perhaps a long-neglected urban space is claimed by bright Conte matrices; or those red lines could signify the ghost of a giant that once scraped the gloomy sky. The anonymity of Payne’s human subjects, when people are present in the bare scenes, indicates the fluid nature of a city’s populace. These figures, the exposed architectural bones, the maze-like living spaces, and sweeps of streets are lovingly pieced together with abstract fields of color and texture. Even the absence of form is filled with atmosphere and mood. Muto explains that through his layered, patchwork wonders, Payne is illustrating the isolation aspect of our contemporary human condition, in relation to our man-made urban environments. His work responds to “this idea of how these man-made structures have, in our modern day, really been built to keep us in compartments and isolated,” she says. “Rose-Colored Glasses” reflects the concept of that veil that enables us to walk through it every day and still stay optimistic.
Payne’s muted colors are often quickened by veins of intense hues, accelerating the impression that the city is breathing. Something about the palpable, chaotic energy vibrating beneath the veneer of serenity in the work reminds me of the modern, urban folklore stories by Charles de Lint. I can almost see de Lint’s mythic characters dissolving into the pitch of an alley in “Babel,” or gathered for a smoke on the cluster of fire escapes in “Ediface.” Though elements that are specific to Rochester are identifiable (a familiar sky rise from Rochester’s downtown dominates the wee picture, “Sunrise Bus Stop”), much of the scenery can stand in for any city. In Axom’s main space just outside of the gallery proper, a sampling of Payne’s smaller works hang, including a graphite and collage piece, “Walking Sketch,” which is the only piece in the show that contains more than a whisper of natural setting. Within this serene scene, a lone figure trudges past a cabin in a snowy patch of woods, leaning slightly into an invisible wind. Though this is his first time showing at AXOM, Payne’s connection to the space runs deep. Originally from Tacoma, Washington, he graduated from high school career in Rochester, where he attended East High with Margot Muto. After graduation, Payne spent several years working as an intern under Margot’s father, Rick Muto, on various historical narrative public murals that remain on Rochester’s walls today. Later, Margot and Payne both attended Cleveland Institute of Art. Payne is now based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he serves on the Board of Directors for McColl Center for Art + Innovation and teaches painting at Central Piedmont Community College.
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Choreographer and artist Eran Hanlon’s minimalist, otherworldly photography (pictured) will be exhibited at Nu Movement (716 University Avenue) from April 1 through May 7. “VOID” is one stem of Hanlon’s on-going research into body as art; the other branch of his work is live performance that incorporates theatre, visual art, sound, video, and digital imagery. Hanlon is Artistic Director of Hanlon Dance & Company and founder of A Willoughby Production, located in the greater Rochester area. Check out the live performance aspect of Hanlon’s project during an opening reception on Friday, April 1, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. At 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., a short dance theatre duet will be performed in the intimate space.
Three Italian-American stand-up comedians — all heavyweight touring comics in their own right — are out on the road together for a powerhouse night of storytelling. Vic DiBitetto, Richie Minervini, and Fred Rubino will each perform a set, and then sit down together to close the night out with improv and audience talkback.
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Art Exhibits encourage imaginative and aesthetic interaction. 546-6243. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus. BOA Editions: 40 Years of Connecting Writers with Readers. boaeditions.org.; Carl Chiarenza: Photographs. The work of Carl Chiarenza, professor emeritus and artist in residence in the Department of Art and Art History. 2754461. library.rochester.edu/ node/36294. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Made in NY 2016. Through May 22. Artists reception and awards presentation Friday, April 1, 5-8 p.m. Paintings, photographs, sculpture, drawings, and more by 65 artists. (315) 255-1553. mtraudt@schweinfurthartcenter. org. schweinfurtharcenter.org. Tajze Wine and R&B Lounge, 139 State St. Simple Communication. Through March 31. Twelve drawings by Zach Frank. facebook. com/TajzeLounge/. VB Brewery, 160 School St. Victor. Circles and Dents. Through March 30. Oils, acrylics, and watercolors by Phil Probst. (585) 902-8166.
Art Events [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Art Night With Ken Karnage. 6 p.m. Triumph Tattoo Studio, 127 Railroad St. Bring your art supplies and an open mind Free 270-4772. KenKarnage@gmail. com. triumphtattoostudio.com. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] MAG Thursday. 5-8 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 1/2 price admission. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu.
[ FRI., APRIL 1 ] Explorations. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Create Art 4 Good Studios, 1115 E. Main St., door 5, suite 201. Through April 28. Opening reception April 1, 6-9 p.m 2103161. Susan@createart4good. org. createart4good.org/current-exhibit/. Art by Kaileen Burrke. April 1, 5-8 p.m. DL Home + Garden, 283 Central Avenue Seventeen paintings 225-4663. First Friday Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. artistnextdoor.org/. Hungerford Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Enter Door #2 Free. thehungerford@thehungerford.com. The Ordinary and the Divine. April 1-May 13. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Through May 13. Opening reception Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Artist talk, Sat. April 2, 1 p.m. 40 new paintings by Kathy Calderwood 585-461-2222. irochestercontemporary.org. Richard Della Costa: Spill Box. April 1, 6-9 p.m. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. Fri. April 1, 6-9 p.m. and Sat. April 9, 12-4 p.m. Found object assemblage works 732-0036. shoefactoryarts.com/. [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] 6x6 Art Party. April 2, 11 a.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St $5. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. Artist at Work 6x6 party with Vanessa Sheldon. April 2, 12-2 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8140. libraryweb.org. Drawing & Painting Class. 12-4 p.m Beth Brown Art & Design Studio, 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212 732-0036. beth-
“The Three Tenors (Who Can’t Sing) will take place Sunday, April 3, at the Kodak Center Main Stage Theatre, 200 West Ridge Road. 6 p.m. $20-$60. kodakcenter.org; thethreetenorswhocantsing.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP brownartist@gmail.com. bethbrownartist.com/Art-Classes. html. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] Easel Does It! Painting Party. 11 a.m.-1 p.m Longhorn Steakhouse, 7720 . Victor $18-$36. 888-272-7762. easeldoesit.org.
Comedy [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Best Friends Comedy Showcase. 7:30 p.m. A weekly comedy showcase of local Rochester comedians! Sign up the week before on the “Rochester Comedy” Facebook page. Hosted by Vasia Ivanov bouldercoffeeco.com. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] Adam Lowitt. March 31-April 2. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster Thurs. March 31, 7:30 p.m., Fri. April 1, 7:30 & 10 p.m., Sat. April 2, 7:30 & 10 p.m $12. thecomedyclub.us. [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] Bernie Sanders Comedy Fundraiser. April 2, 7-10 p.m. Tajze Wine and R&B Lounge, 139 State St $7, Suggested Donation. 423-0873. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] The Three Tenors (Who Can’t Sing). April 3, 6 p.m. RAPA, Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $20-$60. 254-0073. rapatheatre.org.
Dance Events [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Silver Steppers. 2:30-3:15 p.m Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio, 3450 Winton Place $10. 585-292-1240. fredastaire.com. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] Contra Dancing. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd $2-$9. cdrochester.org. Dance Contest. noon & 1 a.m. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave 2329030. lux666.com.
[ FRI., APRIL 1 ] The Memory Project. April 1, 7-8 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market $12. 509-993-9114. attheyards@gmail.com. brownpapertickets.com/event/2491049. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] English Country Dancing. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd $8-$9, under 17 free with adult. 442-4681. cdrochester.org/. [ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Line Dance Lessons. 6-8 p.m American Legion Hall, 1707 Penfield Rd $8. joeship1@ yahoo.com. Rotary Big Band Swing Dance. April 5, 7:30 p.m. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd Penfield $1. 340-8655.
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Film [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Film Screening and Discussion: Gen Silent – The LGBT Aging Film. March 30, 7-9 p.m. Cinema Theatre, 957 S. Clinton Ave. 340-9643. crcds.edu/ spring-lecture-week/. continues on page 24 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 23
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[ FRI., APRIL 1 ] Unlimited Creativity. April 1, 3 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150. libraryweb.org. [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] 16 mm Films from the Orgone Archive. April 2, 8-10 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. $5 suggested donation. 4428676. vsw.org. Dinosaur Train. April 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. WXXI, 280 State St. Registration required 258-0200. wxxi.org/. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] 90-Second Newbery Film Fest. April 3, 1:30 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. rctvmediacenter.org. [ MON., APRIL 4 ] Anti-Semitism in Europe. April 4, 6-8 p.m. Hillel Community Day School, 191 Fairfield Dr. Rsvp. roc4israel-event15. eventbright.com/.
Kids Events [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Bilingual Storytime with Leah. 11-11:30 a.m Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. stores. barnesandnoble.com. Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. March 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub.com. Mess-tival: Gross Science. Through April 3. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Included w/museum admission. rmsc.org. [ FRI., APRIL 1 ] Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Ages 1-4. Free. 637-2260. patkutz@liftbridgebooks.com. liftbridgebooks.com.
[ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Storytime. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. Free. 227-4020. bn.com. Storytime with Rita. 11-11:30 a.m Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. stores.barnesandnoble.com.
Lectures THEATER | “A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN”
In this four-time Tony Award-winning play, two lonely hearts meet on a moonlit night in 1920’s Connecticut and learn about each another’s past — while also charting a course for the future. “A Moon for the Misbegotten” is the last play written by America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill, and has been produced all over the world to great acclaim. It’s often cited as the sequel to O’Neill’s “A Long Day’s Journey into Night.” Geva Theatre Center is producing the show in association with the 200-year-old Theatre Royal in Waterford, Ireland, Rochester’s international sister city. Theatre Royal’s artistic director (and former Abbey Theatre artistic director) Ben Barnes directs an international (Irish and American) cast in this production. “Moon for the Misbegotten” runs through April 24 and plays each day (except for Monday) at 75 Woodbury Boulevard. Tickets start at $49 (student rush available). Purchase online at gevatheatre.org or by calling 232-4382. — BY LEAH STACY [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] Alice in Wonderland Tea Party. April 2, 2-4 p.m. Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave 336-6062. aholland@libraryweb. org. irondequoitlibrary.org. Dinosaur Train Sensory Sensitive Screening. April 2, 10-11 a.m. & 2-3 p.m. WXXI, 280 State St. wxxi.org. I Wish You More Storytime. April 2, 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center
Dr. 227-4020. stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2848. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] Kid’s Vibe Yoga Class. April 3, 1-2 p.m. Yoga Vibe Rochester, 80 Rockwood Place $44 -$88, registration is required. 2420059. yogavibe585@gmail.com. yogavibe585.com. [ MON., APRIL 4 ] Widget the Reading Dog and her Pal Joey. 3-4 p.m.
[ WED., MARCH 30 ] JC Wynn Lecture: Reaching and Unleashing Baby Boomers and Beyond. March 30, 1:30-3 p.m. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St 340-9643. crcds.edu. Roberley Bell. Through April 1. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Through April 1. Reception Fri. April 1 and Conversation with Rachel Adams Wed. April 30. 6 p.m 442-8676. vsw.org. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] Contemporary African-American Grandmothers: Primary Caregivers and Conveyors of Traditional Family Values. March 31, 1:30-3 p.m. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, 1100 S. Goodman St 340-9643. crcds. edu. Climate Change 101. March 31, 6-7 p.m. Monroe County for Bernie Sanders Local Office, 1137 Culver Road 482-8636. info@monroecountyforberniesanders.com. monroecountyforberniesanders.com/. [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] Deborah Gregory. April 2, 2 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Former runway model and Cheetah Girl author Included w/museum admission. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. Master Class with Matthew Knowles. April 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The German House Theater, 315 Gregory St. $50-$450. 4426880. mjsproductions.org.
[ SUN., APRIL 3 ] Four Glorious Gardens. April 3, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Registration requested 3408720. penfieldlibrary.org. Sunday Forum: Optimism on Global Warning?. April 3, 9:4510:45 a.m. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street 325-4000. downtownpresbyterian.org. [ MON., APRIL 4 ] Genealogy Roadshow. April 4, 6:30-8 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0252. interactive. wxxi.org/. [ TUE., APRIL 5 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org. Intro to LinkedIn. April 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Registration requested 340-8720. penfieldlibrary.org. Poor Jobs, Poor Health?. April 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Workers United Hall, 750 East Ave. Conversations with Low-Wage Workers in Syracuse. 4733280.
Literary Events [ FRI., APRIL 1 ] Meredith Drake, poet. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Jan Hewitt Towsley Studio, 250 North Goodman St, Studio #202 749-0370. andersonalleyartists.com. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] Visiting Author: Craig Czury. April 3, 4 p.m. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St Macedon 4744116. booksetcofmacedonny. com. [ MON., APRIL 4 ] Moving Beyond Racism Book Group Discussion. April 4, 7-8:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. 334-5971. mbrbookinfo@gmail.com.
[ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com.
Meetings [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Retired Men and Women’s Club of Greater Rochester. March 30, 9:30-11 a.m. Carlson MetroCenter YMCA, 444 E Main St. 266-7405. clcharles1@gmail.com.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Fashions from the Roaring 20’s. Through June 30. Perinton Historical Society & Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St Fairport Through June 30. 20 dresses from the Perinton Historical Society Collection 223-3989. info@perintonhistoricalsociety. org. perintonhistoricalsociety.org. Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. Through April 10. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Through April 10. Discover the adaptations of a wide variety of live frogs and uncover the clues they offer about our environment Included w/museum admission. rmsc.org. Taryn Simon: Birds of the West Indies; Lorna Bieber: Fabrications;. Ongoing. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Birds of the West Indies, photographic inventory of women, weapons, and vehicles in the James Bond films, through May 15. Lorna Bieber: Fabrications, Reproduced photographic images are the subject of her work, through June 5 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org.
Recreation [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Derby Hill Hawk Watch Trip. March 30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center,
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[ SAT., APRIL 2 ] Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org. [ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Cardio Charleston. 6-7 p.m. Groove Juice Swing, 389 Gregory St. $7. 845-706-2621. cardiocharleston.com.
Special Events [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Beer and Girl Scout Cookie Pairing. March 30, 7-9 p.m. Dragonfly Tavern & Pizza Factory, 725 Park Ave. $10. 563-6333. facebook.com/dragonfly.tavrn/. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] Cabin Fever Parties. March 31, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd Fairport $10. 223-4210. casalarga.com. Lincoln Tours. 1 & 3 p.m. Seward House Historic Museum, 33 South St., Auburn. 315-2521283. sewardhouse.org. Trivia Thursdays. 7-9 p.m Itacate, 1859 Penfield Rd Penfield 8572141. itacate.net/events/. [ FRI., APRIL 1 ] Career Fair. April 1, 12-3 p.m. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Square 758-5300. amerks.com/jobseeker.
[ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Free STD Screenings for Women ages 13+. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. Free. 545-7200. trilliumhealthny.org. Locally Curated Trivia Night. 8-10 p.m Dicky’s, 791 Meigs St. 7308310.
FILM | 90-SECOND NEWBERY FILM FESTIVAL
The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, now in its fifth year, lets young filmmakers take a shot behind the camera to adapt or interpret a Newbery-winning book. But they only get 90 seconds to tell the story. From dramas and musicals to stop-motion, puppet shows, and even Minecraft recordings, the submissions are quite impressive. The best of those submissions are now on the road for a touring festival. The Rochester stop will be hosted by festival founder James Kennedy, and Newbery Medal winner Linda Sue Park. The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival will screen Sunday, April 3, at the Dryden Theatre, 900 East Avenue. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are free, but reservations are recommended. The film festival will screen along with the Charlie Chaplin classic “The Immigrant.” eastman.org/dryden-theatre; jameskennedy.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP Official Grand Opening. April 1, 5 p.m. Mullers Cider House, 1344 University Ave Suite 180 287-5875. mullersciderhouse@ gmail.com. Spring Fashion Show. April 1, 7:30 p.m. Fleet Feet Sports, 155 Culver Rd $20 -$30. 697-3338. fleetfeetrochester.com. WXXI’s Online Auction Kickoff Event. April 1, 6-8 p.m. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue 2580287. wxxi.org. [ SAT., APRIL 2 ] April Fools Tour. April 2, 12-4
p.m. Stone-Tolan House Historic Site, 2370 East Ave. $5. 5467029 x11. landmarksociety.org. Inspiring Beauty Gala. April 2, 8 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $175-$300. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. Lyric Chorale Annual Cabaret. April 2, 7 p.m. St. Rita School, 1008 Maple Dr., Webster $25. 671-1100. sritadcs@dor.org. lyricchorale.org. [ SUN., APRIL 3 ] Camp Fair. April 3, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Eastview Mall, 7979
Hourglass Play Reading: The Whale. Sat., April 2, 2-4 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Registration required 340-8720. penfieldlibrary.org. Its Only A Play. April 1-10. RAPA, Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $17-$20. 254-0073. kodakcenter.org. A Moon For The Misbegotten. Through April 24. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through April 24. Preview: Tues.Thurs. March 29-31, 7:30 p.m., Fri. April 1, 8 p.m., and Sat. April 2, 2 p.m., Opening: Sat. April 2, 8 p.m. Performances: Sun. April 3, 2 & 7 p.m., Tues. April 5, 6 p.m., Wed. and Thurs. April 6 & 7, 7:30 p.m., Fri. April 8, 8 p.m., Sat. April 9, 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun. April 10, 2 & 7 p.m., Tues.-Thurs. April 12-14, 7:30 p.m., Fri. April 15, 8 p.m., Sat. April 16, 4 & 8:30 p.m., and Sun, April 17, 2 p.m. 232-4382. gevatheatre.org. The Seagull. Through April 3. Bread & Water Theatre, 172 West Main St Through April 3. Fri. and Sat. April 1 & 2, 7:30 p.m., Sun. April 3, 2 p.m $8$14. 538-9684. breadandwatertheatre.org.
Workshops [ WED., MARCH 30 ] Developing Capable Young People. March 30, 6-8 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N. Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Paper Quilling. March 30, 6:308 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $30. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ THU., MARCH 31 ] Citizenship Preparation Class. 5-7:30 p.m OACES Family Learning Center, 30 Hart St. 2628000. oaces.net. Keep Your Memories, Let Go of the Clutter. March 31, 7-8:30 p.m. Wood Library, 134 North Main St Canandaigua Registration requested 3941381. woodlibrary.org. Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 9530503. grow2bu.com/. Your 6th Sense. March 31, 6:308:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $25. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com.
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[ FRI., APRIL 1 ] What Do You Want for Your Child?. April 1, 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N. Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. White Tara Teaching and Empowerment. April 1-3. Brighton Pathways, 3200 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd 3177060. diane.macchiavelli@gmail. com. nnsm.org. Woodblock Carving. April 1, 6-9 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $30. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com.
[ SUN., APRIL 3 ] A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. April 3, 2-6 p.m. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd College Actors, by appointment only 232-1366. gevatheatre.org.
[ SAT., APRIL 2 ] Beginner Beaded Earring Workshop. April 2, 10 a.m.-noon. Seneca Art & Culture Center, 7000 County Road 41 $25-$30, registration encouraged 7421690. ganondagan.org.
Home Purchase Made Easy. April 2, 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. NeighborWorks Rochester, 570 South Ave $25-$85. 325-4170. nwrochester.org. Making Increase/Honey Production in New York State. April 2, 1-3 p.m. Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Rd $10 suggested donation. rochesterbeekeepers.com/. [ MON., APRIL 4 ] The Basics of Car Care. April 4, 7-9 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $15. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Christian Vocation Seminar for Seniors. April 4, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. $10 dinner. 244--5594. episcopalseniorlife.org. [ TUE., APRIL 5 ] Cohousing: Simply Living Better. April 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $10. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Make Your Own Dreamcatcher. April 5, 7-8:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N. Goodman St. $20. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Swing 1 with GrooveJuiceSwing. 7-8:15 p.m The Historic German House Auditorium, 315 Gregory Street $50- $60. 585-563-6241. evan@peerless. events. groovejuiceswing.com/ classes.aspx. Tarot or Oracle Card Practise Nights. First Tuesday of every month. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com.
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Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
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Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
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solely in exploring how mankind might react to the existence of these godlike titans. While this obsession made the director a decent match for (PG-13), DIRECTED BY ZACK SNYDER his adaptation of Alan Moore’s “Watchmen” — NOW PLAYING which dealt explicitly with the concepts of power, responsibility, and sacrifice — it makes him a curious fit in the world of more traditional comic [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW book action flicks. With 2013’s “Man of Steel,” Snyder I can’t help feeling as though I should shake Zack established his much darker take on the Superman Snyder’s hand. For a man with little to no apparcharacter. This Superman, as portrayed by Henry ent interest in Batman or Superman as characters, Cavill, is weighed down by his considerable power, it’s impressive that he’s somehow managed to conconstantly questioning whether he owes it to the vince the suits at Warner Bros. that he’s the right world to be the hero it wants him to become. He’s guy to be in charge of establishing the cinematic every bit as anguished as Batman (a very good Ben universe for DC’s famous stable of heroes. Affleck), which sort of takes the excitement out of Snyder is obviously intrigued by superheroes seeing the diametrically opposed heroes clash. in concept, though his enthusiasm seems to lie An angsty Superman may not have been the version of the character fans wanted, but it’s the version we’re going to get with Snyder at the helm. He’s molded these characters to fit the story he wants to tell, and in certain ways I have to respect that. And as long as you Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill face off in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but can accept Snyder’s perspective, there are underneath all that anger, there’s a lot of love. PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS.
900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
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provocative ideas, striking images, and unexpected characterizations to appreciate in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” — though they eventually end up buried beneath a bloated mess of extraneous and illogical plotlines. The titular conflict is orchestrated by Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), here reimagined as a twitchy tech billionaire with daddy issues. Eisenberg goes big with the role, and his performance is fun to watch — hammy and over-the-top as it is — but he’s saddled with a nefarious scheme that doesn’t make a lick of sense. The entire plot hinges on Luthor’s plan to get Batman and Superman fighting one another, but his motivation is nonexistent and seems to basically come about because the film requires that something happen. Ostensibly, Batman’s beef arises out of his belief that Superman’s power is a threat to the world; the film opens with Bruce Wayne’s ground-level perspective of “Man of Steel’s” climactic battle, during which he’s forced to watch helplessly as an entire building full of his employees is leveled. But writers David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio don’t trust that this is enough, so they toss in Luthor’s manipulations to really get things cooking. Hilariously, the conflict between the heroes could be (and eventually is) solved by exchanging a few simple words before they let their fists fly, but first we’re given the sight of them behaving like petulant children. They may be a “god” and a billionaire playboy, but they’re just as petty as the rest of us. The big fight might be what sells tickets, but it’s also the point when Snyder’s more
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intriguing ideas get shoved aside in favor of the same building smashing that concluded “Man of Steel.” Sure, there’s a certain thrill in seeing the heroes side-by-side on screen for the first time (joined by Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, who gets a decent introduction in this film), but at this point, a CGI heavy, city-leveling confrontation is precisely the most boring way to end a superhero movie. If you have any doubts about just how little interest Snyder has in the studio-mandated table setting for their upcoming slate of interconnected superhero stories, witness his shoehorning of those elements into his film. A lengthy dream sequence from Batman (coyly) establishes DC’s big bad, but has absolutely no connection to the rest of the film; while later on, another character views Lex Luthor’s security footage of the remaining future members of the Justice League in a scene which plays like a set of teaser trailers were dropped into the film at random. It’s almost jaw-dropping in its laziness. It does, however, allow us to appreciate Luthor’s considerable graphic design skills, as he apparently took the time to create snazzy logos for all the superheroes he’s keeping tabs on. “Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice” distinguishes itself with a dark (bordering on nihilistic) take on some beloved characters, giving us a set of heroes as angry, uncertain, and flawed as the world in which we live. In what it sets out to do, the film is nearly successful, but eventually loses its way when it resorts to the same massive battle sequence we’ve seen a dozen times before.
[ OPENING ] BOY & THE WORLD (PG): A little boy goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2016 Academy Awards. Little DR. NO (1962): The film that kickstarted the cinematic adventures of secret agent 007. Dryden (Sat, Apr 1, 8 p.m.) EYE IN THE SKY (R): A global drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya escalates from “capture” to “kill” just as a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone. Starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, and Aaron Paul. Little, Pittsford FOOD CHAINS (2014): This documentary shines a spotlight on the shockingly poor working conditions of U.S. farm labor workers. Little (Sun, Apr 3, 3 p.m.) GOD’S NOT DEAD 2 (PG): When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble. Starring Melissa Joan Hart and Jesse Metcalfe. Canandaigua, Culver, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster HAIR HIGH (2004): Animator Bill Plympton’s gothic ‘50s highschool comedy about a lovetriangle that goes terribly wrong, as two murdered teens return to their prom to get revenge. Dryden (Tue, Apr 5, 8 p.m.) I SAW THE LIGHT (R): This biopic chronicles the life of countrywestern singer Hank Williams during his rise to fame. Starring Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen. Little, Pittsford THE IMMIGRANT (1917): Charlie Chaplin stars as an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage, but gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America. Dryden (Sun, Apr 3, 2 p.m.) INGRID BERGMAN IN HER OWN WORDS (NR): A look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of the young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema. Dryden (Fri, Apr 1, 8 p.m.), Little LA FEMME NIKITA (1990) Convicted felon Nikita is given a new identity and trained as a top
secret assassin. Dryden (Thu, Mar 31, 8 p.m; Mon, Apr 4, 1:30 p.m.) MEET THE BLACKS (R): A family move to Beverly Hills to relax, only to find out the purge is about to happen in this irreverent comedy. Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE MERMAID (R): A business tycoon finds his sea reclamation project threatened when he crosses paths with a mermaid sent to avenge her people. Little MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983): During WWII, a British soldier is sent to a Japanese prison camp and clashes with the resolute officer who runs it. Little (Fri, Apr 1, 9 p.m.) SHINING NIGHT (2012): This documentary provides a look into the life of one of the great choral composer Morten Lauridsen. Little (Sat, Apr 2, 3 p.m.) SWEPT AWAY (1974):Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue. Dryden (Wed, Mar 30, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (PG-13): Waking up from a car accident, a young woman finds herself in the basement of a man who says he’s saved her life from a chemical attack that has left the outside uninhabitable. Starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and John Gallagher Jr. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Tinseltown, Webster BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (PG-13): Gotham City’s Dark Knight takes on Metropolis’s alien savior, while a new threat quickly arises that puts mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE BIG SHORT (R):The true story of the men who predicted the housing market meltdown, and made millions off it. Starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, and Brad Pitt. Movies 10 THE BOY (PG-13): A nanny is shocked that her new employer’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. After violating a list of strict
rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is alive. Culver DADDY’S HOME (PG-13): A mild-mannered executive strives to become the best step dad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Movies 10 DEADPOOL (R): A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. Starring Ryan Reynolds. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (PG-13): In the third installment of the “Divergent” series, heroic Tris and Four find themselves fugitives on the run from the malevolent leaders of their futuristic society. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS (R): A self-help seminar inspires a sixtysomething woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker. Starring Sally Field and Max Greenfield. Little, Pittsford , Tinseltown KNIGHT OF CUPS (R): Terrence Malick directs this story of a writer living a life of decadence in Los Angeles as he undertakes a search for love and self via a series of adventures with six different women. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman. Little, Pittsford LONDON HAS FALLEN (R): In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, a Secret Service agent discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, and Robert Forster. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (PG): A young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a terrible accident. Starring Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Pittsford
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (PG-13): This sequel to the popular romantic comedy follows the continuing adventures of the close-knit Portokalos family. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE PERFECT MATCH (R): In this romantic comedy, a playboy meets a beautiful and mysterious woman, and agrees to a casual affair, but decides he wants a bit more from their relationship. Culver, Henrietta RACE (PG-13): The true story of track and field star Jesse Owens’ (Stephan James) quest toward the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy. With Jason Sudeikis, William Hurt, and Jeremy Irons. Culver RIDE ALONG 2 (PG-13): As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soonto-be brother-in-law to bring down a drug dealer who’s been supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product. Culver RISEN (PG-13): The biblical story of the Resurrection is told through the eyes of a nonbeliever tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion. Starring Joseph Fiennes. Tinseltown WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT (R): Tina Fey stars as a journalist who recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan and Pakistan. With Billy Bob Thornton, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, and Alfred Molina. Pittsford THE WITCH (R): When misfortune strikes, a family of Puritan settlers begin to turn on one another, but may be under the influence of supernatural evil lurking in the nearby wood. All hail Black Phillip. Tinseltown ZOOTOPIA (PG): In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a fugitive con-artist fox and a rookie bunny cop must work together to uncover a conspiracy. With the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Octavia Spencer, and J.K. Simmons. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster
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Most of the homes in the historic Sibley Tract have proudly maintained their original single-family home status. In these dwellings, the goal of updates is to subtly expand and improve upon existing living spaces, while maintaining the traditional appearance and function of a classic 1920s home.
The pristine original woodwork continues up the L-shaped staircase to the second floor landing, which boasts built-in linen cabinets. The full bath has been expertly remodeled in an early 20th century theme, with hexagonal tiles, wainscoting, and chrome fixtures.
The American Foursquare at 201 Trafalgar is a shining example of the best this neighborhood has to offer. A large, welcoming porch leads to the original front entranceway. The foyer is flanked by sturdy wood inner and outer entry doors. Once inside, you enter the sprawling living room with a well-preserved floor plan that allows all of the amazingly intact original features to get the attention they deserve. The west wall boasts a fabulous wood-burning fireplace framed by an elegant wood mantle and built-in shelving. Several windows ensconced in beautiful trim bathe the entire space in natural light. Fully functioning pocket doors lead to the spacious dining room, which also features large windows and original wood molding in excellent condition. Together, the two
One welcome renovation in any older home is a modern kitchen, and 201Trafalgar doesn’t disappoint. Custom cabinets and new appliances have been well-placed to ensure a fully functional work space with plenty of room to maneuver. A bright, airy eat-in area has also been added. The renovations, while modernizing the space, complement the vintage charm of the home.
The four bedrooms are well-proportioned and include closets as well as original, handsome hardwood floors and trim. One smaller bedroom at the rear of the house has door access to a cozy second floor porch that is perfect for relaxing on warm summer nights. The 19th Ward features an active community organization that hosts events and offers several community resources. More information can be found at www.19wca.org. 201 Trafalgar Street offers approximately 1,946 square feet of living space and is listed at $114,900. Tours can be arranged by contacting Adrienne Kllc of RE/ MAX Plus at 585-317-9043. by Peter Smith Peter lives and works in Rochester and is a Landmark Society volunteer.
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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Franks Italian Ices, LLC Art. of org. filed Sec of State (SSNY) 2/1/16. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities.” [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of Endangered Endurance, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/17/16. Office location: Monroe SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail process to 16 Railroad Mills Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534. Any lawful purpose. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC); Name: AUM SHIV ADVISORS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/04/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O AUM SHIV ADVISORS, LLC, 7 Gloucester Circle, Rochester, 14623. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. [ NOTICE ] 110 Cottage LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/10/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to c/o Mark Hudson Management PO Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] 199 UTICA STREET, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/12/15. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2050. 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, 81 Jackson Road Extension, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] BLKHRTD LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/26/15. 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 LLC’s principal business location at 77 Walnut St., Rochester, NY 14608.
LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CI Partners, LLC authority filed SSNY 3/2/16 Office: Monroe Co LLC formed GA 8/21/07 exists 2000 Business Cntr Dr #255 Savannah GA 31405. SSNY design agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to same address. Cert filed GA SOS 2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr Atlanta GA 30334 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] CM LEARNING GROUP, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/03/16. Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2060. 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, P.O. Box 333, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] COHEN PROPERTIES NY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/16/15. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] DECKMAN DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Filed w/SSNY on 7/24/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Reg. Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. @ same address. Purpose: all lawful. [ NOTICE ] Eddie’s Home Repairs L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/19/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 181 Klein St Rochester, NY 14621 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] ERIE STATION STORAGE, LLC: Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization for ERIE STATION STORAGE, LLC (“LLC”) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on January 26, 2016. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, at c/o The Limited Liability Company, 46 Prince Street, Rochester, New York 14607. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Espocinema, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/18/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Kristina Nomeika, 100 Woodsmeadow Ln., Rochester, NY 14623. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Gitsis property solutions LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 10/8/15. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 8 Walnut Hill Dr Penfield NY 14526 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] GWC Properties, LLC filed Art. Of Org. with SSNY on 11/9/15. Office Location: Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 144 Village Landing #192, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] KAMA COM, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/29/16. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 939 Pinnacle Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Nizan Kent LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/2/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to c/o Mark Hudson Management POB 30071 Rochester NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for an on premise consumption beer, wine, and liquor license has been applied for by Side Bar LLC dba Side Bar , 240 South Ave., Rochester NY 14604, County of Monroe, for a tavern under the alcohol beverage law. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for an on premise consumption beer, wine, and liquor license has been applied
for by Crescent Beach on the Lake, Inc. dba Crescent Beach on the Lake, 1372 Edgemere Dr, Rochester, NY 14612, Town of Greece, County of Monroe, for a restaurant under the alcohol beverage law. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, pending for beer and wine has been applied for by Anthony D’Alessandro, Rochester Bar Concepts LLC DBA Frank-N-Steins to sell beer and wine at retail in a bar / restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1155 S. Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY 14608 for on premises consumption. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DIMARCO REALTY SERVICES LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Jul. 25, 2013. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 1950 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road, Rochester, NY 14623. 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 ] Notice of Formation of 150 NC Parking LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/15. 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 150 N. Clinton Ave., Ste. 401, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 164 NORTHLAND, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/26/16. 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, Ronald Hillengas, 119 Fieldwood Drive, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 200 First Street Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste.
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Notice of Formation of 345 Jefferson Road LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 187 Norwood Dr., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 200 First Street Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 230 Western Avenue Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/4/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 246 Genesee Street Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 2595 BRIGHTON HEN TLR LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Mar 2, 2016. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 1950 BRIGHTON HENRIETTA TLR ROCHESTER, NY 14623. 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 ] Notice of Formation of 326 East Linden Avenue, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Hanh Nguyen, 1927 Fairport Nine Mile Point, Penfield, NY 14526, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 458 Center Street Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/4/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4743 Onondaga Boulevard Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 48 High Street, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 115 Hawthorne Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 6227 Thompson Road Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 6360 East Taft Road Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/4/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
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Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/15/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 171 Sully’s Trail, Ste. 201, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Clinton Avenue Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Clover Jack Farms LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/07/2016. 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 3860 Atlantic Ave, Fairport NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of D.B.I. Management Group, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/28/15. 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 146 Third St. Rochester, NY 14605. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: The Cloud Factory, LLC; Date of filing: 2/9/16; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 226 West Commercial Street, East Rochester, New York, 14445; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Enlightened Coffee, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/9/2016. 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 517 Willowgate Drive Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Fiamma Downtown, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 4 Elton St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Freedom Properties and Solutions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12 Caywood Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Frontier Industrial Applications LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) Jan-05-2016. 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 40 Lilac Dr Apt 5 Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of General Wholistic Enterprise, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 135 Sully’s Trail, Suite 3, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GRACE K. WLASOWICZ, PSYCHIATRIC NP, PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of PPLC: 261 Dickinson Rd., Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of PPLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PPLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Hinkel Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on January 8, 2016. 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 135 Montclair Drive, Rochester, New York 14617. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hudson Family Chiropractic, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/11/2016 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 U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hunters Chase Holdings, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/11/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of INDEPENDENCE PROPERTIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/16. 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, 12 Caywood Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LLC JENNA MAY TEAM LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/17/2016. 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 Allstate Corp. Services. 99 Washington Ave, Ste. 1008 Albany, NY, 12260. Purpose: Sell Real Estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MAIN STREAM MOTORS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) MARCH 31, 2015. 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 997 BROAD STREET, SUITE A
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Marcello Property Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/15. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 Willow Ridge Trail, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MBC Real Property Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan TH Portfolio LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/17/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PantAxios LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/04/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PITTSFORD CAFE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/2/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Law Office of Anthony A. DiNitto LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of POWER EQUIPMENT
REPAIR, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/24/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: Joseph P. Gizzi, 3861 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Premo Enterprises, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 9 Candlewood Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RD & Associates Consulting LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/14/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 11 Portofino Circle, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RED ROCK CONSULTING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/4/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 19 Fairpoint Dr., Fairport NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester JR Hockey LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: JJRN Enterprises, LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SIBLEY DEVELOPER SPE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process
Legal Ads to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 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 Tourroc LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 28th, 2016. 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 45 Alliance Ave. Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of WILCO PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/18/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 100 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ZIMMERMANN HOLDINGS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 02/23/2016. 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 3 PINE TREE TRAIL, RUSH, NY 14543 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of 125 EMS Hotel LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/25/16. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 12/17/15. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE office addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Arcadia Nail Salon LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/19/16. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in NV 11/4/15. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 181 Lydell Ave., Rochester, NY 14608. NV office addr.: 401 Ryland St., Reno, NV 89502. Art. of Org. on file: SSNV, 202 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701. Purp: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Hairzoo USA, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/24/16. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 2/18/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1673 Empire Blvd., Webster, NY 14580. DE office addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Hidden Creek DE, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/16/16. Office loc: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 2/10/16. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE office addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Colorado-Henderson, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC organized in OH on 12/26/02. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 20 North Union St., Rochester, NY 14607, principal business address. OH address of LLC: 1660 W. 2nd St., Suite 1100, Cleveland, OH 44113. Arts. of Org. filed with OH Sec. of State, 180 E. Broad St., 16th Fl., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of FX Net Lease Holdings LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in DE on 1/8/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 20 North Union St., Rochester, NY 14607, principal business address. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Gardena Holdings, LLC, fictitious name: GH - 1, LLC. Authority
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 filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/26/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 01/01/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C2K, 720 14th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Address to be maintained in CA: 113 Dominican Dr., San Rafael, CA 94901. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Griswold, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/1/16. NYS fictitious name: Griswold-Clarnor, LLC. Office location: Monroe County. LLC organized in OH on 12/26/02. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 20 North Union St., Rochester, NY 14607, principal business address. OH address of LLC: 1660 W. 2nd St., Suite 1100, Cleveland, OH 44113. Arts. of Org. filed with OH Sec. of State, 180 E. Broad St., 16th Fl., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of JNB Gaming, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/02/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Iowa (IA) on 06/20/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Wilmorite, Inc., 1265 Scottsville Rd. Rochester, NY 14624. IA addr. of LLC: 29271 Centerville Rd., LaMotte, IA 52054. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of IA, First Fl., Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th St. Des Moines, IA 50319. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of MPF Sales and Marketing Group, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/16. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Ohio on 4/29/10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the Ohio address of LLC: 11243 Cornell Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45242, Attn: Michael F. Marek. Arts. of Org. filed with Ohio Secy. of State, 180 E. Broad St., Ste. 103, Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
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Notice of Qualification of The Great Escape Room New York LLC. Authority filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/2015. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in FL on 07/29/2015. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to addr. of LLC: 1150 University Ave. Bldg 5, Ste 12A Rochester, NY 14607. Cert. of Form. Filed with Dept. of State, Div. of Corp. Clifton Bldg. 2661 Executive Center Cir. Tallahassee, Fl. 32301. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Pulitzer Properties, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/19/2016. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 225 Stearns Rd., Churchville, NY 14428, which is also the address of the registered agent, Beth Paszko, upon whom process may be served as well as principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of TPG Rochester I Hotel Manager, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/3/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 1140 Reservoir Ave., Cranston, RI 02920. LLC formed in DE on 2/19/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] PORTLAND REALTY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/24/16. 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, 72-14 136th Street, Flushing, NY 11367. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Premium Intel, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/19/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 40 Framingham Ln Pittsford NY 14534 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] PS PREFERRED PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/7/2016. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 211 Tumbleweed Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] RESTICKITY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 11, 2016. 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 LLC’s principal business location at 144 Fairport Village Landing, Suite 320, Fairport NY 14450. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC Authority filed SSNY 1/13/16 Office: Monroe Co LLC formed DE 6/29/09 exists 2711 Centerville Rd #400 Wilmington DE 19808. SSNY design agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served & mail to c/o CSC 80 State St Albany NY 12207. cert of Regis filed DE SOS 401 Federal St #4 Dover DE 19901. General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Street Skills LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/16/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 86 Chiswick Dr Churchville, NY 14428 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Swanson Masonry, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/29/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Thomas P. Swanson, 40 Countryside Dr., Hamlin, NY 14464. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] Torres Turnkey Property Management LLC, filed articles of organization with New York department of state on June 18, 2015. It’s 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
should be mailed to 1534 North Goodman Street Rochester NY 14609. The purpose of the company is property management services. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hudson 360 LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/25/2016. 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 87 Bakerdale Road, Rochester NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Bright Eatery LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec. Of State of NY 12/1/2015. Off. Loc.: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 26 Irving Rd, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: full service restaurant & catering. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Chelsea Bridge Invest LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 02/09/2016. 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 6445 Citation #F Clarkston MI 48346. The purpose of the Company is Real Estate Investment. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] CONNEXX, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 2/17/2016. 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 PO BOX 64537_Rochester, NY 14624. The purpose of the Company is Resource and Development. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Olles Applied Research, LLC filed Art. of Org. with the Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/19/2016. Office location: Monroe County. The SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against of the LLC may be served. The SSNY shall mail process to 5816 West Wautoma Beach Rd, Hilton, NY 14468. The LLC purpose is any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE of FORMATION of ROSEMOUNTAIN BOOKS, LLC ] Art. of Organization filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 0210/16. Office of location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent if LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Celia Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Bellwood Farms, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on March 21, 2016 with an effective date of formation of March 21, 2016. Its principal place of business is located at 2334 Browncroft Blvd. Rochester, New York 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 2334 Browncroft Blvd. Rochester, New York 14625. 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 THIRTYSEVEN CENTENNIAL ST., LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Thirty-Seven Centennial St., LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on02/24/2016. 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 to71 Clark St., Spencerport, NY 14459. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE MidFirst Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Eric A. Miller, Stella M. Miller, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 1-82016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at 39 W. Main Street, Rochester, NY, County of Monroe on 4-25-2016 at 1:30PM, premises known as 70 Dierdre Drive, Rochester a/k/a Irondequoit, NY 14617. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and
improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, SECTION: 076.19, BLOCK: 2, LOT: 52 Approximate amount of judgment $165,886.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index#: 7990/2014. Timothy Ingersoll, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01071784-F00 [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 13812-2015 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE TOWER TAX II LLC, Plaintiff, v.The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through MURIEL HILL ALBRIGHT A/K/A MURIEL H. ALBRIGHT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; MICHAEL W. ALBRIGHT; ERVINA D. MALIN; SANDRA HILL GIUSTI; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; GREATER ROCHESTER ORTHOPAEDICS, P.C. A/K/A GREATER ROCHESTER ORTHOPEDICS A/K/A ROCHESTER ORTHOPEDIC; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; TD AUTO FINANCE LLC F/K/A CHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC F/K/A DAIMLERCHRYSLER FINANCIAL SERVICES AMERICAS LLC; LVNV FUNDING LLC; PENFIELD GRAVEL CO. INC. A/K/A PENFIELD GRAVE CO. INC.; METROPOLITAN FUNERAL CHAPELS, INC. and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of
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[ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 2015-4731 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE TOWER DBW II TRUST 20122, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1, Plaintiff, v. GEORGE YANKANICH; MELANIE D. YANKANICH; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through VELMA DEMING, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES; CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through WILLIAM DEMING, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; JOE YANKANICH; MARY PRYOR; KATHY HUDSON; JOANNA MONTANARO; PATTY AMMON; ANDY YANKANICH; CHRISTINE DRUMM; WILLIAM DEMING, JR.; CHARLES DEMING
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 and “JOHN DOE #11” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: February 12, 2016 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Francis A. Affronti, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated March 10, 2016, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 106 Coldwater Road, Town of Gates, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 118.19-1-96 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $9,445.01, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta
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Attorney for Plaintiff Tower DBW II Trust 2012-2, successor by merger to Tower DBW II Trust 2013-1 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 238-2000 aiacchetta@phillipslytle. com [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ]
Index No. 2012-9452 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, v. The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PHILLIP CUBIOTTI A/K/A PHILIP CUBIOTTI, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; DEBORAH SCIBETTA; JEAN CUBIOTTI; JOSEPH CUBIOTTI; PHILIP CUBIOTTI, if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said PHILIP CUBIOTTI, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; KLEMENS LESKOVICS,
AS TRUSTEE OF KLEMENS LESKOVICS LIVING TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2006; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; GEMINI CAPITAL GROUP, LLC; BENEFICIAL NEW YORK INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK; COUNTY OF MONROE; BENJAMIN BORTNICK; RAB PERFORMANCE RECOVERIES, L.L.C.; ASSET ACCEPTANCE, LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC and BILL SMYTH Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the aboveentitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: February 4, 2016 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Elma A. Bellini, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated March 1, 2016, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the properties known as 1230 Portland Avenue, City of Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 091.59-213 and 1236 Portland Avenue, City of Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 091.59-2-12 (collectively, the “Tax Parcels”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcels at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $8,181.83, together with interest,
costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcels. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorney for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No.: 2015-13818 Date of Filing: March 9, 2016 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF Monroe HSBC BANK USA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against MICHAEL BEAUFORD AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON; JAMIE JOHNSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON; SHANNON JOHNSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON; TRAVIS JOHNSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON; JARRI MELTON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON WHO WAS BORN IN 1944 AND DIED ON MAY 6, 2014, A RESIDENT OF MONROE COUNTY, WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS 85 NICHOLS STREET, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14609, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF ;ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC; CITIBANK, N.A.; CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION ; ESL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; FIRST AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC; MIDLAND FUNDING
LLC APO GE MONEY BANK; NATIONAL LOAN RECOVERIES LLC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; WESTGATE NURSING HOME, INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ and ‘’JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons
is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Elma A. Bellini of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on February 26, 2016, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe, State of New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by DEBRA A. JOHNSON to SIBLEY CORPORATION bearing date August 28, 1986 and recorded in Book 7632 of Mortgages at Page 301 in the County of Monroe on August 29, 1986. MORTGAGE NUMBER: CD17029. The mortgaged premises was subsequently transferred to DELLA JOHNSON AKA DELLA R. JOHNSON by Warranty Deed with Assumption dated March 2, 1995 and recorded on March 2, 1995 in Book 0853 at Page 0105 in the county of Monroe. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to HSBC BANK USA, N.A. by assignment of mortgage bearing date November 19, 2012 and recorded under Book 1717 of Mortgages at Page 540 in the County of Monroe on November 21, 2012. Said premises being known as and by 85 NICHOLS STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14609. Date: February 16, 2016 Batavia, New York Virginia C Grapensteter, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state. ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
Hardly a “Do-Nothing” Congress
In March, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of the House Rules Committee, introduced a resolution to recognize “magic” as one of America’s “national treasure(s),” backed by a 711-word paean urging all to “support and protect” the storied craft — which needs to be “understood and promulgated,” especially given that, according to Sessions, it “requires only the capacity to dream.” Sessions made no link of magic to resolving other congressional business (such as, for instance, ending the string of 64 consecutive failed votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act).
Leading Economic Indicators
People With Too Much Money: Residents on London’s swankiest street (Kensington Palace Gardens), stymied in efforts to build upward on their relatively small lots, instead plan elaborate “basements” — extending as far as five stories down, with elevators, swimming pools, gyms, climbing walls, and one even with a “Ferris wheel” for dialing up the resident’s daily choice among his several cars. However, embassies are located on the street and have challenged the construction chaos as offending their sovereignty under international law. Recent restrictions limit the basements to one story down, but billionaire entrepreneur Jon Hunt’s five stories are grandfathered in (though his “Ferris wheel” appears to have been shelved).
New World Order
— Mystery fiction has always been a popular genre, but now, readers who prefer
that their crimes be solved by cats have several series of brilliant felines to choose from. As The Wall Street Journal reported in February, the major controversy swirling at “cat fiction” conventions is whether the clever kitties should advance the plot by speaking. “We all talk to our pets,” noted one best- selling author, “and most of us imagine the other side of the dialogue.” (Among the sets boasting more than a million copies are the “Joe Greys,” the “Klepto Cats,” the “Cat Shout for Joy” suite, and the recently concluded, 29-volume run of “Cat Who” books, e.g., “The Cat Who Could Read Backwards.”) — The Glasgow, Scotland, company Osdin Shield announced recently that it had designed for potential sale (for those relaxing, yet secure evenings) a fashionable yet bullet-proof sofa and upholstered chairs sturdy enough to protect against 9mm handguns, shotguns and AK47s — with special marketing to hotels, embassies, and government buildings. — A Perfect Storm of Vacuousness: In February, British marketing company Havas Helia tapped the “millennial” generation’s obsessions with craft beer and data-driven knowledge, announcing the development of 0101 — a brew created, it said, by social media messages. The company, “finding” that the generation appeared “optimistic,” analyzed “thousands” of the generation’s messages against 24 human emotions, which it translated to 38 particular emotional states, which were fed into the IBM Watson computer, which selected 10 existing beers, whose recipes were then cribbed to create 0101 (a “cream ale” with honey and two specific kinds of hops, tasting of “optimism, love, imagination, and gentle overtones of excitement”).
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Speed dating, a reputable singles service or being set up on a blind date will work well. Keep an open mind, but don’t forego asking pertinent questions to make sure that the person you connect with isn’t carrying baggage or still in a relationship with someone else. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An interesting love connection can be made through a work-related situation. Don’t rule out someone working for an institution you are doing personal business with, either. An unusual incident will bring you in contact with someone special. Don’t be afraid to make the first move.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Honesty will be a must if you want to avoid a hurtful experience. Whether it’s you or the person you are attracted to who is not being straightforward, it will ruin the possibility of ever turning the chemistry you have with each other into an everlasting connection. CANCER (June 21-July 22): When it comes to love, say little, but do a lot. The more attentive and romantic you are, the easier it will be to slip from a casual connection to a torrid, meaningful relationship. Don’t let your possessiveness or jealousy ruin a good thing. Trust and be trusted. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be
the master of romance. Make plans to show how much you are enamored with the object of your affection, and you will not be disappointed in the results you get. Make your intentions clear, and start implementing your long-term plans for the future. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your passion will be exalted, sending signals that are sure to attract attention. Pace your actions to avoid scaring someone who needs time to fully give in to your desires. Patience will be required, and in the end, it will be what delivers the highest rewards and a lasting connection. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be undecided when it comes to
affairs of the heart. Don’t give in to someone pestering you for more than what you are willing to give. You will stand a better chance of finding true love if you are honest and let your love life unfold naturally. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll attract unusual people to your side. Enjoy what’s offered. Live in the moment. Don’t take anything for granted. As time passes, someone will stand out who is totally in sync with you and your personal plans. Something truly magical will turn into your wildest dream. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone who appears to be everything you ever wanted in
a partner will mesmerize you. Don’t be gullible and fall for a chameleon playing into your needs in order to capture your heart. Once the rush of love passes, you’ll be left with someone you don’t recognize. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for the partner who is practical and goal-oriented, not someone flitting about without direction and showing unpredictable traits. The latter may be more enticing, but in the end, it will be a bigger burden than you anticipate. Aim for equality, not someone you’ll have to take care of. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you can share the same
views, likes and dislikes with someone you meet, it will be worth finding out where this relationship can lead. Meeting someone through work or while doing something charitable will be a good place to start. Mental stimulation will lead to an engaging physical connection. PISCES (Feb, 19-March 20): Be cautious if someone is too aggressive or shows signs of jealousy or possessiveness. An unusual opportunity will develop with someone that can also help you raise your status or position. Make sure your motives are stellar before you get involved. Your reputation will be at risk.
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