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Getting schooled on climate change.

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Group to focus on cycling issues.

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Winn confident on MCC deal.

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Drones close to home Judy Bello says that despite her April 22, 2011, arrest, she considers herself a good citizen and a patriot. Bello, 61, of Webster, served three days in a jail outside Syracuse: one of 31 people convicted after participating in a protest against US drone attacks.

The protests, Bello says, were to condemn the US deployment of the MQ-9 Reaper drone. The 174th Fighter Wing of the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base has been remotely flying the drones over Afghanistan from the Syracuse base since 2009.

Drone activity has increased under the Obama administration. Proponents see drones as transforming modern warfare: prized for the ability to remotely carry out dangerous missions, including surveillance and missile attacks.

But these unmanned devices have also raised grave questions about this country’s foreign policy; the weapons are responsible for killing innocent civilians in countries that are not officially at war with the US. As the debate over drones continues, new technology is likely to create more uses for drones abroad and at home.

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Superintendent Vargas and the school board made a reasonable decision about a difficult issue to use some of the RCSD’s excess capacity for swing space while various schools are improved as part of the Facilities Modernization Plan. Kudos for that, but the FMP raises much more serious questions, in particular the disproportionately expensive and educationally suspicious proposal to convert all elementary schools to a K-8 format.

What evidence exists to make anyone believe that such changes will improve the educational performance of seventh and eighth graders? What other school districts use this approach? Which are similar to the RCSD? How do their results compare to ours?

More important, have any urban districts achieved significant improvements after switching to this approach?

Let’s make an informed decision about the wisdom of this expense and do it only if we have good reason to believe that it will succeed, not because our other approaches have failed. Let’s not make another ineffective attempt to try something different, damn the need for supporting evidence, and just try something bold because the current approach is failing.

More generally, let’s stop chasing educational fads or trying to create new ones. Stop hoping that, by spending millions on each new superintendent’s educational visions, we might eventually hit the urban education lottery.

That nonsense doesn’t work.

Instead, let’s become truly productive by focusing on real results, learning from our own efforts and the best efforts of others. Which school districts are the most effective anywhere, and what we can learn from them? Which RCSD activities have been effective, are similar to successful ones elsewhere, and could be expanded for more success? And even more important, which ones have been ineffective, are similar to ones that successful districts have abandoned because of ineffectiveness, and therefore

should be eliminated so the resources could be reallocated to more beneficial activities?

Let’s demand this of Superintendent Vargas, whoever succeeds him, the school board members, the teachers, the administrators, and their unions. That’s what our kids have always deserved. It’s about time we made sure that they got it.

STEVE MURPHY, ROCHESTER

In “Preservation Rules and the Brewery,” Mary Anna Towler seems to argue that it is okay to demolish history, historic properties, and our beer culture, as long as Rochester maintains a few Ellwanger and Barry mansions and the Powers Building.

Her reasoning is odd for a column titled “Urban Journal.”

You cannot get more urban than the location of the Cataract Brewery buildings: the central place in Rochester, the High Falls neighborhood includes the Genesee River, railroads, and wonderful old mills and factories.

Towler and her friend, architectural historian Jean France, should remember that Rochester has one of the first preservationist organizations in the country, something that we should heartily support. There is no mention in the Landmark Society mission statement about preserving only certain historical and cultural resources, about saving only specific structures and properties, about protecting only “really important buildings” that are immediately useful.

This case is unique and noteworthy precisely because demolition of historic properties is rare in Rochester. We do not regularly destroy historic buildings here.

What kind of a “preservationist” would suggest, as Towler does, that she’ll be happy if the buildings’ supporters are successful but adds: “I hope they’ll not press for the unreasonable”? Anyone who has listened to brewery officials must understand that local preservationists and their allies are not being unreasonable. Instead, brewery officials are unreasonable; they want a speedy demise of buildings that they have deemed a problem and not maintained.

They have not done enough to create alternative solutions.

It should be remembered that the Genesee Brewery administrators were asked to donate the building, which would have cost them nothing compared to their demolition bill (estimated at $800,000-$1.3 million), but they refused, were

curt, and, as they showed at the most recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, were rude.

The Cataract Brewery buildings sit within the original 100acre plot on which this city is founded, part of the only Urban Heritage Area that Rochester has.

They are historically significant.

The architect of the oldest building, Adam Wagner, is noteworthy. There are plans for the High Falls vicinity: the GardenAerial; the reuse of RG&E’s Beebe Station; and the proposed move by MCC to Kodak buildings.

This should give people pause to consider the potential loss of these beautiful buildings that could be anchors for additional redevelopment and revitalization in High Falls.

Those of us who care about Rochester’s history, its built environment, and its future should become less ambivalent and more proactive. Wendell Berry put it best when he wrote, “A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared.” I wish that seemingly well-intentioned people like Towler got that message.

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JOEL HELFRICH, ROCHESTER

The earlier ‘Tinker’

It is hard to believe that George Grella would review “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” without once mentioning its 1980 predecessor of the same name, certainly one of the finest productions to come out of the BBC in the last quarter of the 20th century, maybe ever.

Alec Guiness, setting the gold standard as almost always, plays the dogged, cuckolded sleuthing George Smiley. The rest of the cast is stellar as well: Ian Richardson as the arch-devious Bill Haydon, Ian Bannen as the long suffering Jim Prideaux, and Sian Phillips as the “lovely” faithless Anne Smiley, to name just a few.

Even Patrick Stewart puts in an appearance as Smiley’s nemesis, the elusive Karla.

The music is perfect and memorable. I suppose it is unfair to compare a two-hour film with the older six-episode Great Performances version of Le Carre’s novel. Still, as fine as Gary Oldman and company may be, anyone with a taste for cold war espionage and fine acting should view the older version, just to see how it can be done.

BILL GLASNER, VICTOR

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The trouble(s) in Rochester Our little burg feels like a glass half empty, half full right now, and you can see that reflected in the national focus on us over the past few weeks.

On the half-empty side: the threat of a Kodak bankruptcy is still in the air, and the national news media keep talking about how far the company and Rochester have fallen. And last week, Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard rubbed it in with this declaration: It’s all our fault.

“Kodak Didn’t Kill Rochester,” said the headline on Karlgaard’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal last Friday. “It Was the Other Way Around.”

Kodak recognized the importance of digital, Karlgaard wrote. But to embrace it, the company should have jettisoned film and laid off those tens of thousands of employees all at once. It didn’t, because Rochester’s a small city, and a massive layoff would have been “a civic disaster.”

So we were just too small for Kodak, according to Karlgaard. It’s not that Kodak executives were too stuck in their ways to go digital; they were simply too good-hearted.

On Tuesday of this week, a New York Times article had a different view, noting that we’ve replaced many of the jobs Kodak killed and are leading the state in job growth. We’re recovering, the Times said, “like a predigital photograph coming to life in a darkroom.”

The Times account is more accurate, but I found it hard to disagree with one segment in Karlgaard’s article: “When you study the history of great American companies that stumbled and failed, or only partially recovered,” Karlgaard wrote, “you see how difficult it is to overcome the mindset of your immediate surroundings. Businesses located in places where success is the norm and innovation is built into the ecology have a better chance of fixing themselves.”

Ah; mindset. There was a time when success and innovation did seem to be in our ecology. And obviously, we’re making progress. But even the Times’ mostly positive piece hinted at a deeper problem, one that affects everything from government spending to our ability to attract new businesses and new residents: the economic segregation of metropolitan Rochester, and the poverty in Rochester’s inner city.

That problem plays out in the low achievement in city schools. And in crime and violence. Earlier this month, three people were shot in one night, in separate incidents. The previous night, a 36-year-old

Change will take generations.

But one thing’s certain. We have to start by giving inner-city children a superior education.” father and popular mentor for inner-city children was shot dead.

The problem was also on full display in other news last week: an estimated 200 teenagers heading down Main Street after school, planning to either participate in a fight or watch it.

Dealing with Rochester’s concentrated poverty and its effects won’t be easy — or quick. Change, if we can pull it off, will take generations. But one thing’s certain.

We have to start by giving inner-city children a superior education. We have to do that despite the poverty, and regardless of how heavily involved their parents are.

If we don’t, a Kodak bankruptcy will be the least of our worries. And all the hightech start-up companies in the world won’t save us.

In a meeting with school district leaders last week, I was encouraged to hear School Board President Malik Evans and Interim Superintendent Bolgen Vargas singing the praises of Mayor Tom Richards. And Richards told me recently that the best thing he can do for the school district is to help Vargas succeed. There seems to have been a major change in City Hall-school district relations.

Richards doesn’t have to endorse everything the school district does, and he shouldn’t. But if he stands with the superintendent and the board president, and if he helps the broader community understand the need for the entire community to help — not through volunteer activities like mentoring but by providing wrap-around services, in school and out, to counter the effects of poverty — Rochester’s children will actually have a chance.

And we won’t be sitting in a half-empty glass, reminiscing about what life was like with Kodak.

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[ news from the week past ]

Occupiers go free

City Court Judge Teresa Johnson dismissed charges against 28 members of Occupy Rochester. The Occupiers were arrested last fall after they tried to stay in Washington Square Park past its 11 p.m. closing time. They were charged with trespassing, and some faced an additional violation.

Fracking comment period closed

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation closed off comments for its draft regulations and environmental statement on high-volume hydraulic fracturing. The department received approximately 40,000 comments: more than three times the 13,000 comments it received on the previous draft. Next, the DEC staff will spend months responding to those comments.

Land trust receives property donation

The Genesee Land Trust acquired 71 acres in Webster, located next to 300 acres of protected land owned by the town. The land is mostly old fields and mature woods, says a Land Trust press release.

The property was donated to the Land Trust by Laurel Braman Burns and

her brother, Gary Braman, press release says.

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No fight at Liberty Pole, police say

Police were called to East High School when administrators learned that some students were planning a fight at the school. It was later reported that the students headed to the Liberty Pole instead, and that a fight involving as many as 200 students took place there instead. But in a written statement, Steven Scott, a spokesperson for the Rochester Police Department, said there was no fight at the Liberty Pole last week. Scott said there were some skirmishes near University Avenue and Main Street. Seven teens were arrested, he said.

TRANSPORTATION | by jeremy moule

Group will focus on cyclist, pedestrian projects

Parrinello charged in dispute Local defense attorney John Parrinello turned himself in to police, according to local media reports. A warrant for Parrinello’s arrest was issued following an alleged incident with a client.

Joseph Cafarelli accused Parrinello of choking him in a dispute over Cafarelli’s case. Parrinello has been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor, and harassment.

This bike lane on East Henrietta Road near Monroe Community College is one of many improvements that have made Rochester-area roads more hospitable to cyclists.

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When Rochester and Penfield developed their respective cycling master plans, they gathered substantial input from the bicycling community. Ideas were filtered up from the cyclists themselves.

Now a new working group, convened under the Genesee Transportation Council, formalizes that approach to planning for cycling — and pedestrian — projects. And it takes a regional approach.

The group includes representatives from the Rochester Cycling Alliance, the Monroe County Health Department, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, the City of Rochester, the county, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, and GTC. It’ll help implement existing cyclingand pedestrian-oriented projects, and will also develop and advance new ones, says Rich Perrin, GTC’s executive director.

The cycling advocates who serve on the group will be able to provide grassroots input, since they are in

close contact with the broader cycling community, Perrin says.

Scott MacRae, a member of the Rochester Cycling Alliance, says the region has gained momentum recently for bicycling-oriented projects, and last spring’s Greater Rochester Active Transportation Symposium fed that enthusiasm. It was there that County Executive Maggie Brooks suggested forming the working group, MacRae and Perrin say.

“As time goes on, we’re seeing all of these people coming together,” MacRae says.

The group has prioritized several projects, including implementing a five year, $3.7 million public health grant.

When public health officials from Monroe County and the University of Rochester applied for the grant, they included an active transportation — human-powered transportation like bicycling and walking — component.

The award includes funding for an active transportation coordinator. MacRae says the position should be filled by the fall.

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“We’ve been in negotiations for a year. I don’t know of a landlord in the world that would want a tenant in there without a lease. It’s just taken them so long.”

4,484 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 104,602 to 114,268 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to January 13.

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Cataract trouble brewing?

Asked if he would kick Monroe Community College out of the Sibley Building if a lease agreement isn’t reached soon, Gilbert Winn said, “That would imply that we’ve done something to put them in a bad position. And we haven’t.”

Winn is the managing principal of Winn Companies, the Boston-based real estate firm that has an option to purchase the Sibley Building from Rochwil Associates, a subsidiary of Wilmorite.

The latest twist in MCC’s ongoing effort to find a permanent downtown campus involves a breakdown in negotiations with Winn Companies over a new lease. MCC needs to remain in the Sibley Building while the new campus is developed in the buildings the college wants Monroe County to purchase from Eastman Kodak.

“We’ve been in negotiations for a year,” Winn said. “I don’t know of a landlord in the world that would want a tenant in there without a lease. It’s just taken them so long.”

MCC’s lease expired on December 31, 2011.

College officials say lease discussions stalled because of outrageous rental hikes proposed by Winn.

“The Winn Companies’ proposals are simply unacceptable and not justified by the current real estate market,” said a statement from MCC. If you’re waiting for the City of Rochester to play mediator in this whole

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thing, forget it. The negotiations are between MCC, Monroe County, and Winn Companies, says Gary Walker, a spokesperson for Mayor Tom Richards.

Even though Wilmorite owes the city more than $22 million, Walker says the city doesn’t have leverage in the matter. Foreclosing on the property, an idea that is frequently raised, won’t help the city collect the money or help MCC’s predicament, Walker says.

Winn said he’s confident his company can reach an agreement with MCC. The college pays $3.1 million annually for its space in the Sibley Building. One of the options Winn has proposed is a 10-year lease with an out in case MCC wants to leave early.

Annual rent would start at $3.35 million, and increase to $3.8 million.

That option gives MCC flexibility in case the Kodak site doesn’t work out, Winn said.

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and servicewomen and 985 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to January 13.

Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available.

American casualties from January 2 to 11: -- Senior Airman Bryan R. Bell, 23, Erie, Pa. -- Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, 34, Traverse City, Mich.

-- Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, 24, Westminster, Md. -- Staff Sgt. Jon M. Metzger, 32, Indianapolis, Ind. -- Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., 44, Hamlet, Ind. -- Spc. Christopher A. Patterson, 20, Aurora, Ill. -- Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt, 21, Merrillville, Ind. -- Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, 20, London, Ky. -- Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, Hopewell, Va. -- Pfc. Neil I. Turner, 21, Tacoma, Wash.

Marcia Barry, the city’s director of planning and zoning, will decide this week whether a full environmental review is necessary for the Cataract Street brewery project. This is a result of a decision last week by the city’s Environmental Commission that part of the project — tearing down a historic building at 13 Cataract — would have an environmental impact. | North American Breweries wants to transform the 110-year-old, two-story warehouse at 25 Cataract into a brewery, visitors’ center, museum, and restaurant with outdoor seating. There would also be a microbrewery, an ale house with a bar, a rooftop garden, and an outdoor festival site.

NAB would demolish 13 Cataract, a visually impressive, historically significant building for parking for the project. | Members of the Environmental Commission said that while they support NAB’s development plan, they couldn’t ignore the “emotional tug” of 13 Cataract, an old brew house. | A full environmental review could take several months, however, and NAB representatives said after last week’s meeting that the delay could jeopardize the whole project. | The city’s Zoning Board meets at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, to consider NAB’s application to tear down 13 Cataract. Barry’s decision is expected before that meeting.

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ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE

Getting schooled on climate change When homeowners try to green their homes, they might look to energy efficient windows, doors, and appliances, or even renewable energy. Individuals might drive less, turn lights off when they leave a room, or take up composting.

But when a large institution tries to green itself, the task is far more complicated: its buildings may get heat from a central natural gas powered plant; many people might drive to the facility in their own cars; and the campus might consume large quantities of electricity.

Three local colleges are tackling some of these issues. SUNY Geneseo, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Monroe Community College have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible, and then offset the rest. RIT plans to do it by 2030, while Geneseo’s and MCC’s target date is 2050.

The local colleges, and hundreds of others nationwide, are participating in the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

“There really is a sort of grassroots movement from the students that this is the direction they want to see their campus moving,” says Kristina Hannam, associate professor of biology at SUNY Geneseo, and a member of the school’s Sustainability Task Force.

The three schools are at different points in their efforts.

MCC hasn’t completed its climate action plan yet, but the plan isn’t due until next year, says a website for the climate pledge. Geneseo and RIT have developed lengthy climate action plans, which include recommendations for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The plans also contain a source-by-source breakdown of those emissions, as do periodic reports submitted by the schools.

For example, in 2009, RIT’s two biggest greenhouse gas sources were faculty, staff, and student commuting, and purchased electricity. Commuters were responsible for 29,300 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, while electricity generated the equivalent of 26,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. (Greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have different potencies than carbon dioxide, but their carbon dioxide equivalent can be calculated through a specific formula.)

At Geneseo, the largest greenhouse gases source in 2009 was natural gas

consumed by the heating plant. It accounted for the equivalent of 10,175 metric tons of carbon dioxide. In 2008, MCC’s largest source was its commuters, which contributed the equivalent of about 14,900 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

The challenge is to continually reduce the emissions, and progress often occurs through a combination of large projects and minute details.

“I suspect that a big chunk of our solution is going to come from the brain power at RIT,” says Enid Cardinal, sustainability advisor to the college’s president.

Geneseo and RIT focused on conservation

first. The reasoning is simple enough: the greenest energy is that which isn’t used in the first place, Cardinal says.

Some of Geneseo’s early projects included replacing its residence hall washers and dryers, its lighting ballasts, and equipment in its heating plant.

The college’s new construction projects are being built to high efficiency and environmental standards, and the campus cafeterias took steps to eliminate utensil and food waste. Decomposing food produces methane, which is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

At RIT, contractors are reviewing buildings for inefficiencies. The college has installed energy-saving light ballasts and exit signs, and is working to tie more lighting systems in with motion sensors.

But the colleges’ goals will also require behavioral changes by faculty, staff, and students. Cardinal says that positive peer pressure may be the best way to make that happen.

In other words: “Can we make it unpopular to leave your lights on?”

Cardinal says.

Each year, Geneseo’s student environmental club organizes a month long Kill-A-Watt competition. The residence halls compete to see which can reduce energy usage more, compared to usage in the same month of the previous year.

“It does result in a measurable decrease in energy usage for that month, which really illustrates that those sorts of small changes — turning out the lights, turning things off when they’re not in use, unplugging things that don’t need to be charged 24 hours a day — can really make a difference,” says Geneseo’s Hamman.

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vehicle traffic are two of the most significant greenhouse gas sources, and they’re arguably the most difficult to address.

The way that faculty, staff, and students get to class is “probably the biggest wild card” at RIT, Cardinal says.

Geneseo, RIT, and MCC have significant commuter populations: each has a rural or suburban campus.

Geneseo and RIT officials are looking for ways to encourage and facilitate carpooling. RIT is also trying to encourage its community to bike or take public transportation to campus. To that end, it subsidizes a Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority bus route, which is something a growing number of local businesses and institutions are doing.

When students at Rochester-area colleges live off-campus, they tend to live in pockets, often in the city. That may present the schools — and possibly some employers — a chance to collaborate and start some shuttle routes.

RIT and Geneseo do not generate the electricity they consume, which limits the control they have over the source. Officials on both campuses have said that they want to purchase more electricity from renewable sources. Both schools are also looking to solar arrays and wind turbines to meet some of their energy needs.

RIT’s Cardinal says that the school could build a system that would break down organic waste and release methane. The school could harness the methane and use it in place of purchased natural gas.

Monroe Community College is in a different position than the other two colleges. It gets electricity and heat from a nearby cogeneration plant.

The colleges emphasize the benefits their

efforts have when teaching students about sustainability. The students will carry these concepts beyond the campus and into companies, institutions, and even government, they say.

But the campuses also provide practical examples for other organizations looking to reduce their environmental

Enid Cardinal, sustainability advisor to RIT’s president, says behavioral changes and on-campus brain power will help the college reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

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impact. A school district looking to reduce the amount of paper it uses could look at what RIT or Geneseo have done, both in their classrooms and offices. A large institution that wants to cut electric bills could look at the steps either college has taken. They could look at RIT’s lighting systems or the way Geneseo has used geothermal wells.

By setting a public example, the colleges are saying that climate change is a serious issue worthy of attention and action. If successful, they’ll show other large institutions or companies that they can drastically reduce, if not eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions.

And if enough motivated campuses, companies, and governments take action, then the positive impacts will add up.

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udy Bello says that despite her April 22, 2011, arrest, she considers herself a good citizen and a patriot. Bello, 61, of Webster, served three days in a jail outside Syracuse: one of 31 people convicted after participating in a protest against US drone attacks.

the dangers of war, particularly when it may appear that drones can do the work of soldiers on the ground. And there is also a fear of how drones may be used domestically by law enforcement.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Department in North Dakota called in a Predator drone to help snag alleged cattle rustlers over the summer, reports the Los Angeles Times. The

The protests, Bello says, were to condemn the US deployment of the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

The 174th Fighter Wing of the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base has been remotely flying the drones over Afghanistan from the Syracuse base since 2009, according to Jeff Brown, public affairs officer for the Guard. The drones aren’t kept at the site, but that could change. Two weeks ago, Senator Charles Schumer urged the FAA to choose Hancock Field as one of the country’s six dronetesting sites.

Predator’s sophisticated sensors, according to the article, helped local law enforcement determine whether the suspects were armed. It resulted in the “first known arrests of US citizens with the help Some military analysts say that the MQ-9 Reaper, sometimes referred to as the hunter-killer drone, has changed of a Predator, the drone modern warfare. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson that helped revolutionize modern warfare,” the LA Times says.

But they can also be armed with missiles But the US will not have a monopoly Domestic use of drones is still rare for targeted attacks. They are often barely on them for long, Murray says. And he says partly because of the labyrinth of federal detectable, offering the US the advantages of he’s concerned that drone technology will restrictions governing air space. But that stealth, surprise, and deadly force. proliferate quickly, posing a threat similar could soon change. The Federal Aviation And the MQ-9 Reaper drones piloted to that of chemical and biological weapons.

Association, according to Forbes, announced out of Hancock Field are among the Some countries like Israel and China already it will review those restrictions in early nation’s deadliest. They are what military possess drones, Murray says. And more 2012, which could open US skies to drones analysts call hunter-killer drones. Costing countries, as well as individuals will acquire for government and commercial use as early roughly $30 million each, according to them, which is why Murray says he wants as 2013. some reports, they are capable of carrying drone use banned. and delivering Paveway II laser-guided Murray says he’s also extremely concerned The US began using drones in the 1990’s in bombs, Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, about the psychological and moral issues that the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Since then, AIM Sidewinder missiles, and they are have been raised about drone warfare. Some drones have been used in Iraq, Pakistan, being tested to carry air-to-air missiles. critics have compared piloting drones from a Yemen, and Afghanistan. The US had fewer US officials, according to the New York remote location to playing a computer game: than 50 drones a decade ago, but the New Times, see drones like the MQ-9 as their an activity that may desensitize soldiers to the York Times reports that the US has more most effective weapon against Al Qaeda. act of killing. than 7,000 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or More than 1,900 targets in Pakistan’s tribal “There has been a movement as UAVs today. And clearly, the intent seems areas have been killed by US drones since technology has developed to distance to be to expand the fleet. The Pentagon has 2006, according to an October 2011 Times soldiers from killing,” Murray says, citing asked Congress to spend $5 billion on drone report. (Syracuse’s Hancock Field does not the research of authors Colonel Dave development in 2012. fly drones over Pakistan.)

Grossman and Peter Singer.

Locally, the Rochester Institute of The Obama administration has made a Grossman’s book, “On Killing,” is Technology received a $2 million grant in dramatic shift away from a foreign policy largely based on the controversial work of late 2010 from the Department of Defense to that once relied on costly nation-building, historian SLA Marshall, who concluded that conduct research to modernize the country’s according to an analysis by Michael Lind a significant percentage of combat soldiers drone fleet. RIT’s Center for Integrated for Salon.com. The increased use of drones, in World War II did not fire their weapons Manufacturing Studies is working on Lind writes, is representative of that break due to a natural aversion to killing other developing smaller drone engines, says Bob with the past, though it hasn’t received humans. Though there have been challenges Finnerty, RIT’s spokesperson. much attention in mainstream media. to Marshall’s work, his studies have raised the

The protesters, most of them members of anti-war groups like the NY Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, were arrested in the main entrance to the base after they staged a “die-in,” according to the Syracuse-area daily, the Post-Standard. Some wore white clothing splattered with bloodcolored pigment.

Drone activity has increased during the last three years, according to a July 2011 report by the Economist. Proponents see them as weapons of the future: prized for their ability to remotely carry out dangerous missions, including surveillance and attacks in locations that are sometimes impassable for soldiers on the ground.

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Drones are often viewed as a window into the future of modern warfare. Unlike the Star Wars research of the 1980’s and ‘90’s, drone technology, though not nearly as sophisticated, has a similar science fiction allure. Drones can be used defensively for surveillance purposes, with some drones capable of reading the date on a coin from hundreds of feet in the air.

Harry Murray, professor and chair of Nazareth

College’s sociology and anthropology department, was arrested with Bello while protesting drone use.

“Killer drones are very attractive while the US has a near monopoly on them,” he says. “They’re relatively cheap both in terms of funding and [protecting] American pilots’ lives.”

psychological curtain on the toll that killing takes on the mental health of many soldiers.

Singer’s 2009 book, “Wired for War,” paints a startling picture of 21st century battles where robots on land, underwater, and in the air — some as small as insects — are

But local attorney Donald Rehkopf disagrees. He has been following the Hancock Field protesters’ case and says there’s nothing illegal about the use of unmanned drones, under either international law or the laws of war. Rehkopf, of Brenna, Brenna, and Boyce,

in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US. Still, ample questions about whether the US is breaking international law are fueling a debate among legal scholars. The issue is so complex that it may be a while before the answers are clear.

Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann, analysts with the New America Foundation, propose moving drone activity under the Department of Defense — most drone activity is currently run by the CIA. At least the DOD, Bergen and Tiedemann say, could be held accountable by an alert public. In contrast, they say, the CIA denies the existence of a program using drones in Pakistan for the

Judy Bello and Nazareth College professor Harry Murray were among 38 anti-drone activists arrested at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base near Syracuse last spring.

Photo BY MIKE HANLON

guided by soldiers in cubicles or home offices.

Removing soldiers and the American public from the trauma and atrocities of war could create a dangerous temptation for the US to engage in more wars, Murray says.

And the risk of killing innocent civilians increases, too, with the opportunity posed by more antiseptic wars, he says.

Exact numbers of civilian deaths caused by drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the last decade are hard to come by, with estimates ranging from a few hundred to thousands. A December 2010 report by the non-partisan New America Foundation says the Pakistan government estimated that more than 700 civilians were killed in drone strikes in 2009. US military officials dispute that number, the report says.

But the relationship between the US and Pakistan, ostensibly a US ally, have become strained as drones have, according to the New York Times, repeatedly killed innocent civilians inside Pakistan’s borders.

It’s reasonable to question whether civilian casualties — more drone killing were reported last week by the Pakistani government — only fuel the anti-American sentiment in the region, Murray says.

And like many drone critics, Murray says the US may be violating international laws with its drone strikes. For the first time in history, a military mission is being carried out to target and kill people inside countries not officially at war with the US, he says.

lectures nationally on criminal defense and military law.

And the Obama administration has repeatedly argued that the drone airstrikes are legal. The administration has based its position on authorizations Congress made

Retired Army Major General John Batiste says drones have saved the lives of American soldiers. Photo BY MIKE HANLON

targeted and killed without any judicial process, based on information that has not been made public. The New York Times has sued the Justice Department to find out more about the legal justification of al-Awlaki’s killing.

Rehkopf says that to his understanding, the CIA and the Department of Defense must both agree that the person is a bona fide enemy before an attack can be carried out. The president gives the order to implement the strike, Rehkopf says, if it is determined that the person can’t be captured without undue danger to US forces.

Retired Army Major General John Batiste

says he understands the controversy about drones, but he hopes the public doesn’t rush to the wrong conclusions. Currently CEO of Klein Steel, Batiste worked with drones while he was a commander in Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Iraq wars.

Though they are used for offensive purposes, Batiste says, most of the time drones are used defensively, such as for surveillance.

“They’re an important tool because you want to have the best information possible in real time,” he says. But he says when he was lucky enough to get an armed drone, he used it.

“The last thing you want to do is kill innocent people,” he says. “But UAVs are extremely accurate; much more so than artillery or Protesters staged a “die-in” at the entrance to the base. mortar or an air strike. At the Photo PROVIDED end of the day, they’ve saved American lives.” purposes of “targeted killing,” and The problem is not with drone doesn’t offer any criteria about how technology, Batiste says. The problem, he the targets are chosen. says, has more to do with the decisions Philip Alston, according to the made in Washington, DC. New York Review, was asked by “The American people should not the United Nations to examine send us to war unless our elected officials the legality of strikes in Pakistan. have done all they can to avoid it: there’s Alston, an expert in international a clearly defined mission, and there is a law, reported that “Outside the clear end strategy,” he says. “I wouldn’t context of armed conflict, the use want to tie the hands of the commander of drones for targeted killing is on the ground. Drones are just another almost never likely to be legal.” tool in the kit. Don’t send those folks Targeting US citizens in foreign into Afghanistan unless they have every countries with drones, however, tool available.” may be less of a legal gray area.

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Urban Action This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

Photos commemorate the Holocaust

Nazareth College will host “Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued the Jews,” a photo exhibit

by Chris Schwarz. It will begin with an opening night reception at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 23, and will include music and poetry in the Shults Center. The exhibit is open to the public seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday, February 19.

Wegman, Seligman give regional report The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation will present a “Report to the Community” by the Regional Economic Development Corporation at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 26. Joel Selig10 City JANUARY 18-24, 2012

man, president of the University of Rochester, and Danny Wegman, CEO of Wegmans, are the featured speakers.

Tickets: RDDC members, $45; non-members, $50.

Reservations: 546-6920.

Elections in the New Media Age

Friends of the Rochester Public Library will present “In the Looking Glass: a Discussion of Campaigning and Governing in the New Media Age” at 12:12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24. Speakers are Wade Norwood and Elizabeth McDade of the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency. The event is in the Central Library’s Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue.

Energy workshop

Color Brighton Green will host Lee Loomis and Haley Rotter of Energy Smart Communities, who will show residents no-cost ways to save 10

percent on their energy bills. The presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, at the Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue.

Drama about the abortion debate

The Rochester Chapter of NOW and Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region will present a staged reading based on the book “Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court Ruling” by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Linda Greenhouse and Yale Law Professor Reva Siegel.

The reading is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center, 142 Atlantic Avenue. Suggested donation: $10.

Dining one visit, we even started dipping the pub’s generously cut mozzarella sticks in the stuff, loving the way that the vinegar cuts through fat like a sharp knife.

Follow that up with either a sandwich or a burger. My wife has always been partial to T.P.’s BLT ($6.95), and with good reason.

The first time I saw the sandwich eight years ago, I was certain the kitchen had made a mistake: there had to be half a pound or more of crispy, mahogany-hued bacon in the sandwich. Easily 3” thick and served on bread that is actually toasted rather than browned (as too often happens), the cooks use a judicious quantity of mayonnaise and surprisingly good tomatoes (the thing that makes or breaks a BLT in the end). This is the best version of this diner-standard that I’ve ever found. The one that we got on a recent visit lived up to my fond recollection of it entirely.

Cottage pie (pictured left) and the “original Reuben” (pictured right) at Timothy Patrick’s Irish Restaurant and Sports Pub. PhotoS BY Matt deturck

In the pub Timothy Patrick’s Irish Restaurant and Sports Pub 916 Panorama Trail 385-4160, tpsirishpub.com Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday noon-10 p.m., Sunday 4-9 p.m. (bar open daily until 2 a.m.) [ REVIEW ] BY JAMES LEACH

When my wife and I moved to the Rochester area almost a decade ago, one of the first restaurants we visited, largely because it was close to the condo we were renting, was Timothy Patrick’s Irish Restaurant in Penfield.

The pub became our frequent restaurant of choice, and once or twice a month you could find us holed up in one of the high-backed wood booths tucking into stroganoff burgers or superlative BLTs. It was a particularly good place to go during our first, brutal winter in the area, when every weekend was punctuated by a near-blizzard.

On snowy nights, a table snug up against the massive fieldstone hearth that dominates Timothy Patrick’s dining room was a nearly ideal place to be, lingering over a pint as the weather outside went from bad to worse. But

time passes, and it wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago when the mercury finally dipped below freezing for a few days and a damp chill settled in that I thought about how pleasant it would be to return to an old haunt.

Timothy Patrick’s has changed a bit in eight years — the five gigantic flat-screen televisions mounted in the bar and dining room are the most notable additions. Happily, though, most things have stayed the same.

Opened in 1984, Timothy Patrick’s was built

by Tim Patrick Baumer to look and feel as much like an Irish public house as possible.

Tiny windows, thick stone walls, handstitched banners bearing the arms of all of the counties in Ireland hanging from the open rafters, and the wide plank floors all evoke an out-of-the-way cottage in the countryside. It looks like some place to get in out of the rain (or snow, in our case) and have a pint.

Fortunately Baumer (and his nephew Philip Fiorella, who took over the place in 2007) wasn’t so dedicated to Irish food.

Certainly you can find bangers and mash and cottage pie (a variation on shepherd’s pie) on the menu, and for what they are they aren’t bad. But a hungry soul would do much better to order up a Guinness or Harp (or a black and tan, which the bartenders at Timothy

Patrick’s make particularly well) and stick to the pub menu of sandwiches, appetizers, soups, and burgers, which range from merely good to great.

The menu bravely attempts to keep with the

Irish theme of the pub, unfortunately renamed “T.P.’s” when Fiorella took over management of the house. Cheeky names have been given to familiar dishes — “Soup O’ the Mornin’,” “Offaly Omelets,” “The O’Reuben,” and “Blarney Burgers” are particularly grim in this respect. But the food that comes out of the kitchen is entirely satisfying.

Start with a plate of boneless wings served with a tangy, spicy hot sauce, blue cheese dressing almost certainly made in-house, waffle fries, and a generous heap of celery sticks ($8.50). At first glance, the dish looks average at best, but the chunks of chicken are very well crusted and fried, dressed lightly in sauce and served quickly so they don’t lose their crunch. The “glow in the dark” hot sauce on the side, a thick and chunky mix that’s full of a nose-tickling quantity of red pepper and vinegar, is absolutely wonderful on the chicken, and even better on the waffle fries that come with the dish — particularly with a little dab of blue cheese to mellow it a bit. On

Not so the stroganoff burger. In my memory, Timothy Patrick’s stroganoff burger — an 8 oz. burger served on good rye bread and topped with fried mushrooms, brown gravy, and what the menu describes as “a generous dollop of sour cream” ($7.50) — is a comfortfood icon, one that I surely would be, again as the menu puts it, “Russian back for.” The one I was served recently, while still good, seemed a bit more meager: long on brown gravy, short on mushrooms, and served on a slice of rye bread with a thin smear of sour cream to mix in with the gravy. The meat was cooked as ordered, the gravy was nicely savory, and the bite of the caraway seeds in the rye bread still livened the dish up, but it simply wasn’t as wonderful as it was when the restaurant was under its old management.

Venturing out of the realm of nostalgia, on my last visit to T.P.’s I ordered an omelet.

Not usually found on pub menus, omelets are something of a specialty at T.P.’s. The cook whips the eggs well and minds them carefully, producing a fluffy omelet stuffed with sauteed (but not overcooked) spinach and cheddar cheese ($6.95). The bacon that was supposed to be in my green-and-gold omelet was sadly missing, a salty element necessary to make the flavors pop. But our friendly waitress quickly remedied the situation, first offering to replace the dish and then supplying me with a generous side of bacon to bring an otherwise perfect set of textures and tastes together.

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Upcoming [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] The Lox, Twerk Team Saturday, February 4. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 9 p.m. $20-$40. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.

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[ Pop/Rock ] Dia Frampton Monday, February 20. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 7 p.m. $10. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. [ Pop/Rock ] Jane’s Addiction Wednesday, February 29. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 8:30 p.m. $42.50-$49.50.

222-5000, rbtl.org.

Anamanaguchi

Sunday, January 22 Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 7:30 p.m. | $10-$12 | 454-2966, bugjar.com [ CHIP MUSIC ] However archaic the music from your

old Nintendo games may seem at this point, there’s a certain comfort in hearing the first strains of Super Mario Bros. The 8-bit sounds are familiar and nostalgic. New York City’s Anamanaguchi start with that familiarity by replacing synthesizers with a hacked Game Boy and NES, and add to it a more conventional rock line-up of guitar, bass, and drums. The resulting output would have Little Mac in top fighting condition in no time. This is your mid-80’s 8-bit dreams come true. Pittsburgh’s Extreme Animals and local outfit Revengineers both open the show.

— BY ANDY KLINGENBERGER

42Five Saturday, January 21 Nazareth College Art Center, 4245 East Ave. 8 p.m. | $10-$40 | artscenter.naz.edu [ A CAPPELLA ] A cappella (the stuff I dig, anyway) got

its start on the street and in the barbershop. Based on the dramatic coifs sported by members of Orlando’s 42Five, these cats have spent some time in the chair and under the clippers. When you give this quintet’s music a spin, it’s clear it’s been on the street, too. Amazing, humorous, and vertigo-inducing harmonies pepper 42Five’s sound as it ping pongs between eras and styles from The King to The King of Pop. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

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Sunday, January 22 First Presbyterian Church, 21 Church St., Pittsford 3 p.m. | Free | 586-5677, Concentus.org

Big feats

[ CLASSICAL ] Concentus Women’s Chorus starts their

10th anniversary season with small-ensemble choral compositions this weekend. Concentus was founded

by Edna Huelsenbeck and Gwendolyn Hall Gassler, and performs music ranging from medieval chant to contemporary compositions commissioned for women’s voices. Auditions are open to everyone. Current members of Concentus have varied backgrounds, from a voice student at the Eastman School of Music Community Division, to a former singer with Nik and the Nice Guys, to a registered nurse, a psychologist, a pastor, and a highschool chemistry teacher. — BY PALOMA CAPANNA

This Other Life Saturday, January 21 Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive 9 p.m. | $3-$5 | lovincup.com [ ROCK ] It’s a precarious balancing act — or maybe it’s

more like juggling chainsaws. Bands that blend a couple styles in search of fresh ground in which to plant their own flag have got it easy. But when you’re a band like This Other Life, with myriad influences — roots rock, folk, American — and dynamic desires, the tug-o-war between each style can be tricky. This band makes it look and sound easy. It’s kind of like the music plays the band. The Jocelyn Mesiti Band opens. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

[ Acoustic/Folk ] Dady Brothers. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 2240990. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Dave McGrath. Cottage Hotel, 1390 PittsfordMendon Rd, Mendon, NY. dave@davemcgrath.com.

7 p.m. Free.

Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Thunder Body Medicine Wednesdays. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. facebook.com/thunderbody.

10 p.m. $5 21+, $10 unders.

Tommy Gravino. Rio Tomatlan, 5 Beeman St, Canandaigua.

394-9380. 6:30 p.m. Free.

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Rochester-based Tinted Image opened Thursday night’s show at Water Street Music Hall with its piano-based acoustic pop stylings. Lead singer, keyboardist, and former “American Idol” contestant Alyssa Coco led the group with her smooth vocals.

She sang almost cabaret-like jazz floating overtop the more laid-back, coffeehouse vibes of the musical underworkings put forward by the acoustic guitar, congas, and drum set. It was little too pop-leaning for my tastes, but guitarist Matt Merritt switched from his acoustic to a ripping electric solo at one point to rev things up.

Little Feat’s set was full of good ol’ heartfelt rock and roll. It was infused with a little bit of funk and south-of-theborder twang to mix things up and keep those ears guessing. The band brought out the mandolin for a few tunes, including a newer one that was one of my favorites of the bunch. The members really shined when they let loose and the band opened up many of its songs for jam and solo sections, including quite an impressive slap-bass solo by Kenny Gradney.

Coming at the contemporary Celtic music arena through the folksier tradition, Enter the Haggis has been blending a

musical cornucopia of Canadian, Scottish, Irish, and other world music with drums and electric guitar and bass since 1996. On Sunday it brought those same sounds to a quite crowded Lovin’ Cup. The group has added a few more sounds to the already dynamic mix since the last time I saw it. Craig Downie now plays trumpet on top of his previous harmonica, bagpipes, and percussive duties, adding a new, yet not necessarily better, layer of sound. It wasn’t bad playing by any means. I’m just not sure how much brass necessarily fits in the overall picture.

The set focused on newer songs off the band’s recent “Whitelake” release. The tunes relied a lot on the trumpet, which almost bordered on jazz or cabaret at times. While the evening included some of back catalog staples, it didn’t dedicate as much stage time to older stuff as I would have liked. Sure, “No More Stones,” “One Last Drink,” and “Gasoline” were all there, but if you hadn’t picked up the newest Haggis release, older fans could have been a little lost. That said, the group was just as enjoyable as always. Whether you have the stomach for actual haggis or not, ETH is worth checking out.

[ Blues ] Dirty Bourbon Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m.

Call for info. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Sophistafunk. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 14623. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. Free [ Jazz ] Bob Hanley. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137. com, 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

Michael Vidala. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/The King Bees.

Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Paradigm Shift. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Robert Chevrier. Pomodoro Monroe Ave, 3400 Monroe Ave. 586-7000. 6:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, January 18 Uptown Groove. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Rochester native Julia Nunes will perform on Conan O’Brien’s show next week. photo bY frank de blase

High Nunes Julia Nunes Junumusic.com [ PROFILE ] By Frank De Blase

Julia Nunes strolls through the door of the rock joint du jour with her ukulele and into a world of misperceptions, misconceptions, assumptions, and pigeonholes. The world is full of female singer-songwriters. The world is full of ukulele jokes.

“I guess the biggest joke that I hear is when I say I play the ukulele, and the response I get is, ‘Oh, you’re one of those girls,”’ Nunes says.

“The soundman sees me and I’ve got this tiny little thing, then they see a guy with a guitar — a dude with a real instrument…”

Then Nunes lets fly with the alto thunder.

“I start belting my voice through the whole entire room,” she says. “That usually gets their attention; helps them figure out I might be the lead singer.”

Julia Nunes: Rochester native, ukulele messiah, YouTube sensation, insightful songwriter, incurable wiseass. She’s not just another chick with a guitar. She transcended that cluttered scene a long time ago. She’s broken the mold, although she’s not sure how.

“I didn’t do anything on purpose. I mean, if you’re just a chick with a guitar, you’re just a chick with a guitar… Hopefully I’m not,” she says. “I didn’t do anything to separate myself from the pack. I just kept writing music about things that were important to me.”

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Nunes is on fire. She’s packing bigger and bigger venues on the road, raised $77,000 on online fundraising site KickStarter, and will make her national television debut on Conan O’Brien’s current late-night talk show on Tuesday, January 24. (“Conan” airs at 11 p.m. on TBS.) So why is the new album — packed with 18 new Nunes nuggets — called “Settle Down?” Is this frantic fraulein from Fairport actually settling down?

“No,” she says. “I didn’t even think of the double meaning of ‘settle down,’ because it can mean settling down with a fella, having kids and a family and stuff.

That’s not really what I meant. I meant it in the other way, like ‘You’re freaking out, settle down.’ It’s something people tell me a lot because I’m a bit dramatic. I get told to chill out and settle down and cool off and ‘be normal’ a lot.”

Normal certainly didn’t get her to the

national stage. It all started with Nunes’s witty ukulele renditions of pop tunes by artists like Beyonce, Ben Folds, Weezer, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys, along with her powerful original songs, which went viral on YouTube. Some of her videos have received more than 2 million hits. It was the video of “Stay Awake” off the new album that got the attention of O’Brien’s camp. Initially it felt like a long shot.

“The PR company that I’m working with said, ‘Hey do you have a video of your band playing your favorite song off the album?

You should do that. It’s the only way to get on late-night TV shows,’” Nunes says. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, OK, fat chance, I guess I’ll make one.’”

“It’s probably my favorite song that I’ve ever written, let alone off the album,” she says of “Stay Awake.” “It’s the first anthem I’ve ever written. You always hear anthems for teenagers and girls and generic stuff, but this is a very specific anthem for all the people like me who stay up super late and pull all-nighters for absolutely no reason and don’t care.” Perhaps the wee hours are a good time to compose.

“I mostly write about relationships,” says Nunes. “I think a lot of people go through life thinking, ‘What is wrong with these people?

I’m doing everything correctly. Everyone else is just reacting the wrong way.’ And I definitely do that. So in my songs I try to sort out what’s going on with me and that person.”

In other words, people are getting called out.

“There is a lot of calling out on this record,” she says. “In my teen years I was writing mostly about boys and crushes, and I’m kind of at a point in my life where it’s family and friends and other musicians — that’s where my focus is. It’s people in general, it’s not romance and love. This is definitely not a heartbreak album or an I-have-a-crushon-a-boy album. It’s a people album.”

And it’s technically her fifth disc, if you don’t count all the “baby albums from my early teenage years that no one knows about,” Nunes says.

Nunes is entering an era in her career that

she calls “the beginning stages of adulthood,” even though her music has exhibited a lyrical maturity all along.

“Vocabulary is very important to me,” she says. “I find it annoying in songs when someone uses a word like ‘good’ or ‘great’ or ‘bad’ or ‘sad,’ because there are so many better words to describe those feelings. You could use a whole sentence to really say how you’re feeling, and instead you cop out? Vernacular is something that is very important to me, and I think you can see that in my songs. If you look at the library of the people I listen to, they’re generally very well-spoken singer-songwriters.”

In an attempt to describe Nunes in words besides good or great, some folks reach for the word “phenom.” You can add that to Nunes’s list of hackneyed terms she doesn’t want to hear.

“That term makes me feel like a cat who might have done something silly with a ball of string,” she says.

Metaphorically that’s accurate. “But hopefully I’m a cat who continuously does cool stuff with a ball of string, as opposed to those one-hit wonder cats. Am I right?”

[ Pop/Rock ] Negative Troach, Ian Downey Is Famous. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Thursday, January 19 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Beginners Bluegrass Jam w/Ben Proctor. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. bernunzio.com, 473-6140. 7 p.m. Call for info.

Chris Wilson Songwriter Showcase. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. Free w/dinner.

Golden Link Sing Along. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. 7:30 p.m. Free.

John Akers & Elvio Fernandes.

Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6490. 8 p.m. Free.

Nancy Perry. Mythos Cafe, 77 Main St, Brockport. 637-2770.

6 p.m. Free.

Paul Strowe. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon, NY. 624-1390. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Stone Free. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. blueroomrochester. com, 730-5985. 8 p.m. Call for info. [ Blues ] Son House Blues Night w/Gordon Munding, Wales Road. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman at Washington Square Noontime Concerts. First Universalist Church, Court St. & S.Clinton Ave. 275-1400, esm.rochester.edu/community/ calendars/lunchtime. 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] RIPROC presents Papi Chulo, Skanntron. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. RIPROC@me.com. 10 p.m. $5.00 cover / $10 additional @ the door if you are. [ Jazz ] Anthony Gianavola. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com, 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

Dave Rivello Ensemble. Village Rock Cafe, 213 Main St, E Rochester. 586-1640. 8 p.m. Free.

Jazz/Wine Happy Hour w/The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 3838260. 7 p.m. Free.

Nate Rawls Group. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.

7:30 p.m. Free.

The John Palocy Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Gilded Square picture framing & gallery CLASSIC CRAFTSMANSHIP HIP-HOP | Homiside Presents: The Jump Off

HIP-HOP | Action Bronson

Homiside is the nom de guerre of Mike Parlayan, who has opened for bands including Insane Clown Posse and D12 (Eminem’s group), but counts a collaboration with MTV award-winning rapper Tech N9ne as his favorite musical accomplishment. The resulting song “In Thee End,” recorded with Kount C and Kutt Calhoun in 2008, features some of the heartfelt rhymes and lyrics that the 26-year-old believes audiences connect with on an emotional level. It’s not uncommon for someone to tell Homiside after a show that he’s rapping about their life. Malicious Intent, Jex, C.R.E.E.P.S., Eto Swayze, Pounds, and Reason share the bill.

Despite a stage name that suggests an amalgam of Hollywood tough guys, Action Bronson is actually a master of the culinary arts. The trained chef turned rapper from Queens got out of the kitchen in 2009 to produce a mix tape and studio album “The Program EP.” So far, Bronson has attracted the attention of Rolling Stone magazine and Wu-Tang Clan, with whom he collaborated with on WTC’s 2011 album “Legendary Weapons.” Still, time will tell if the ginger-bearded Albanian gastronome is the next Ghostface Killah or a flash in the frying pan. With Subsoil, R.E.A.L., Tee S, and Jo3wii Piff.

Homiside Presents: The Jump Off takes place Friday, January 20, at 8 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $5$10. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR

Action Bronson performs Friday, January 20, 9 p.m. at Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. $10-$17. 232-7550.

— BY ROMAN DIVEZUR

Uptown Groove. Grill at Strathallan, 550 East Ave. strathallan.com, 454-1880. Call for info. Free.

Johnny Matt Band w/Jon Seiger. Wegmans-Eastway, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster.

671-8290. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Mark Cassara w/Bobby DiBaudo.

Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135. net, 662-5555. 5 p.m. Free.

Ryan T Carey. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 427-8030.

7-9 p.m. Free.

Sofrito. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St Williamson, NY 5894512. PultneyvilleGrill.com, 589-4512. 7 p.m. Free.

The Djangoners. Grill at Strathallan, 550 East Ave. strathallan.com, 454-1880. Call for info. Free.

[ Pop/Rock ] American Beaches w/Little Spoon, Those Ghost Fuckers.Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 4542966. 8:30 p.m. $6-$8.

Jeff Elliott. Irondequoit Ale House, 2250 Hudson Ave. 544-5120. 5 p.m. Free.

Jim Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7 p.m. Free.

John Payton Project. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m.

Free.

Oddish w/Khathouse. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m.

Free.

Friday, January 20 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath. Noonans Pub, 7408 Pittsford/Palmyra Road. noonanspub.com, 223-0255.

9:30 p.m. Free.

Deborah Magone. Rookies Sports Bar, Pittsford Colony Plaza 3400 Monroe Ave. therookiesbar.com, 385-7665.

9 p.m. Call for info.

Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. rochesterplaza. com. 6 p.m. Free.

The Brothers Jim. Artisan Coffeehouse, 2 Main Street, Scottsville, NY. artisancoffeehouse. com. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Tom Gravino. Tandoor of India, 376 Jefferson Rd. 427-7080. 7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Big Blue House. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com, 385-8565. 8 p.m. Free.

Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets,

Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Blue Tomorrow. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe.com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

Blues Masters w/The Congress Reelers. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. 5 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Steve Grills & The Roadmasters.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.

Free.

Trilogy. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free.

RPO: Swing Kings. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. rpo.org. 8 p.m. $15-$77. [ Country ] Mike Snow. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Homiside Presents: The Jump Off. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 8 p.m. $5 21+, $10 unders. Ladies free until 11. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Action Bronson. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. actlivemusic.com. 9 p.m. $10 21+, $17 unders. 18+. [ Jazz ] Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield.

383-8260. 7 p.m. Free.

St. waterstreetmusic.com, 3255600. 7:30 p.m. $15 adv, $20 doors. 2 day pass $25 adv, $30 doors.

Powertrip. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 6211480. 9:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Riot. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets. com, themontagemusichall. com. 8 p.m. $12.

Roarshark w/The Swooners. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 6 p.m. $3.

Ruby Shooz. Anchor Bar Marketplace. anchorsportsbar. com, 272-9333. Call for info.

Sam Deleo. Perlo’s Italian Grill, 202 N Washington St, East Rochester. 248-5060. 6:30[ Pop/Rock ] 10:30 p.m. Free.

Battery w/Bandito Bullet. Nola’s Sinzibukwud CD Release BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. show w/Earthtones. Johnny’s nolasweb.com, 663-3375. 7 Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. p.m. Call for info. johnnysirishpub.com, 224Bobby Henrie and the Goners.

0990. 5 p.m. Free.

Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Something Else. A-Pub Live, 6 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com.

Lawrence St. 262-2063. 10 p.m.

9:30 p.m. Free.

Free before 10 p.m., $5 after.

Daniel Kwiatkowski. Boulder Teagan and the Tweeds w/Violet Coffee Co. -Alexander Street.

Mary. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m. Free. RIT. lovincup.com, 292-9940.

Divided by Zero. Shooters 9 p.m. $5 GA, $3 student.

Sports Bar & Grill, 1226 The Furies. McGhan’s, 11 W Fairport Rd. shootersny.com, Main St, Victor, NY. 924-3660.

924-9914. Call for info.

Call for info. Free.

Dog House. Landing Bar & The Indras, The Clockmen, and Grille, 30 Main St, Fairport.

Machine Gun English. Monty’s thelandingbarandgrille.com.

Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe 9:30 p.m. Free.

Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $3-$5.

Kevin McCarthy. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. tcrileysparkpoint. [ R&B ] Carlton Wilcox Live presents com, 272-9777. 6 p.m. Call Nate Anderson. Tala Vera, 155 for info.

LastNote, The Goods. Blueroom, State St. tala-vera.com, 5463945. 8 p.m. $5.

293 Alexander St. Old School R&B. Elite Bar & blueroomrochester.com, 730Grill, 398 W Main St. 5275985. 9 p.m. Call for info.

8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Max Creek w/Driftwood, Bottle Train, and Clinton’s Ditch. Water continues on page 17 Street Music Hall, 204 N Water

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Classical Twenty minutes with Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman With the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday, January 22 Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 3 p.m. | SOLD OUT | 454-2100, rpo.org

“He was never, ever pretentious,” says Perlman. “Whatever you hear is something straight from the heart. He wrote great melodies and phenomenal orchestration.

The orchestra here [in the Violin Concerto] is a very major part in the piece; it is a kind of symphonic accompaniment.”

Perlman first recorded the Tchaikovsky

[ PROFILE ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA

Violinist Itzhak Perlman has been a legend for decades. Depending on which story you select, the oldest you can consider Perlman as “famous” is age 13, when, on November 2, 1958, Ed Sullivan introduced Perlman to the television viewing audience for a performance that included RimskyKorsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee.”

Long, clean, elegant phrases of violin music.

Finger dexterity of a hummingbird. The sense of humor that transforms ticket-buyers into friends. There’s no question why the PerlmanRPO concert was sold out weeks ahead of time.

This weekend Perlman will join the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35. “The Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is one of the jewels in the crown of violin repertoire,” says Perlman. “It’s Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky. Those are the four war horses in the repertoire.”

Perlman characterizes Tchaikovsky as “a heart-on-your-sleeve kind of composer.”

Violin Concerto in 1967, when he was just 22 years old. “It’s very funny. It was a Reader’s Digest record club offering with the London Symphony Orchestra — that was actually the first recording,” he says.

Perlman has recorded on everything from reel-to-reel through vinyl to MP3, winning a staggering 15 Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, and countless other prizes for his recordings and documentaries.

Even Perlman cannot escape that eternal matter of classical musicians continuing to play certain pieces throughout their careers. “The war horses are part of what we do. How can one go through a career without repeating Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky, or whatever it is for their particular instrument?” he asks. “The great challenge is, how do you repeat the same piece and make it sound fresh and spontaneous? That is the challenge.”

Perlman continues: “If the piece is great, then it’s much easier to do,” he says. “What I’m telling you, I tell my students: isolate the playing part and concentrate on the music part. Play it over and over that way and it will be fresh.”

Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman: “I don’t believe in the doom and gloom some people are saying about classical music.” photo provided 16 City JANUARY 18-24, 2012

With his stature, Perlman naturally has access

to some of the world’s great violins. While Perlman says that it is “fun” to sometimes try out another violin to see what it sounds like, “I only play on my own violins.”

Perlman dismisses whether there is any remaining repertoire that presents a challenge to him. “It is always a challenge; everybody has challenges in their repertoire,” he says. “And everybody’s technical challenges are different.

You talk to about three or four or five different musicians and they’ll talk about their comfort zone. One will hear another and say, ‘I don’t know how you can do that; it’s so difficult,’ and the other will say, ‘It’s easy.’”

“What’s Easy For You” was also the 1981 “Sesame Street” segment with a little girl running up the stairs with a violin that she was just learning how to play, followed by Perlman, climbing the stairs in leg braces, only to easily play the violin. “I loved doing that,” says Perlman. Perlman’s “Sesame Street” appearances remain part of his official website, and are posted on his Facebook page.

As for Perlman’s own childhood, stories abound, including one that Perlman could, at age 2, listen to opera on the radio and sing it back. Of this Perlman says, “I’m told that I could repeat melodies, but I don’t particularly remember that. I know I gave the signals that I was not exactly unmusical.”

Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, then British Palestine, to Chaim and Shoshana Perlman. According to Perlman, neither of his parents were professional musicians and neither played an instrument, but they responded positively to his request for a violin when he was only 3 years old.

“My parents supported my music,” says Perlman. “I had polio when I was 4, and after that I wanted to continue to play the violin and they couldn’t see any reason why not.”

Because of his successful appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and his participation in the associated “Caravan of the Stars” tour of the United States, Perlman and his mother were permitted to immigrate to the States in 1958.

Perlman went on to graduate from the Juilliard School, and in 1963 had his professional debut at Carnegie Hall, playing the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 14.

Every famous musician offers advice to aspiring students. Perlman is no different, although his advice is distinct: practice slowly.

Perlman explains, “If you practice slowly, you forget slowly. If you practice fast, you will forget fast. If you practice slowly, it should stay with you for a long time.”

As recently as December 2011, Perlman

was back in the recording studio for a new

CD he calls a “smorgasbord” of Jewish music in various forms, including cantorial, Klezmer, and secular songs.

“I was growing up listening to Klezmer and cantorial music,” says Perlman. “I’ve always found recording with singers is a great joy. I’ve done that with Placido [Domingo]… a little stint with [Luciano] Pavarotti…”

Perlman discounts the economy as an excuse for any apparent downturn in classical music as a business, saying, “The music itself — if it is great, people will still run to hear a great performance of ‘Don Giovanni,’ a wonderful symphony by Beethoven, and that will not go away. I don’t believe in the doom and gloom some people are saying about classical music.”

Perlman’s forecast for classical music remains optimistic, in spite of the recent rash of symphony bankruptcies and financial pressures, like those facing the Westchester Philharmonic in Westchester County, where Perlman was artistic director from 2007 to 2010.

In fact, Perlman describes himself as “an eternal optimist,” adding “classical music has been here for a while and it will stay that way.”

Having used up my allotted 15 minutes of

interview time, I was reluctant to try to get in that one more question, but I prefaced it by asking Perlman if he had the time and he was inviting.

I mentioned 1987, when Perlman joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for its performances in Warsaw (Poland) and Budapest (Hungary), at a time when these were still “Eastern Bloc countries.” Then I brought up his similar performances in Moscow and Leningrad (U.S.S.R.) in 1990, when that nation was about to split apart into Russia and a score of independent countries.

Given current political climates, I asked Perlman if there was a chance that he would perform in places like Tibet, Iran, or North Korea?

“It has to come to me,” he said with the diplomacy of a different era. “I always believe that the music was like a thermometer of relations between countries.”

“The Israel Philharmonic — you raise the perfect example,” he continued. “Things in the Soviet Union…when relations started to warm up a little bit with Israel, the orchestra was invited. When relations are still cold, we know that because we are not invited. The music is the first indication of a warming up. I definitely agree that this is something that is there: the signal of warming up relationships.”

Another pause. “When the countries are ready, they will come. Music is an international language,” he said.

Saturday, January 21 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Acoustic Brew. Flaherty’s Honeoye Falls, 60 W Main St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. flahertys.com, 497-7010. Call for info.

Dave McGrath. Scotland Yard, 187 St. Paul St. scotlandyardpub.com. 8 p.m.

Free.

John Akers. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 2240990. 8 p.m. Free.

Mike Agranoff. Cafe Veritas, First Unitarian Church 220 Winton Rd. South. cafeveritas. org, 309-2196. 8 p.m. $12 GA, $6 students.

Mike Cosco. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 8 p.m. Free.

Songwriters In the Round. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 4750249. 8 p.m. $8.

Steve Bartolotta. Pittsford Pub, 60 S. Main St., Pittsford. 5864650, pittsfordpub.net. 9 p.m.midnight. Free.

Ted McGraw. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 5:30 p.m. Free.

The Revelers. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster, NY. 7274119. 8 p.m. $15 adv/$18 doors.

The Vassar Brothers. Marshall St. Bar & Grill, 81 Marshall St. 325-2191. 9 p.m. Call for info.

Tom Gravino. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 355-8206.

7 p.m. Free.

Watkins & The Rapiers. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq. com. 10 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples.

374-9771. 7 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Industrial Blues Band. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe.com, 216-1070.

7:30 p.m. Call for info.

John Cole Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m. Free.

Luca Foresta & The Electro Kings. Jeffrey’s, 3115 E. Henrietta Rd., Henrietta. jeffreysbar.com, 486-4973. Call for info.

The Fakers. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Aureus Winds Quartet Interactive Concert. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd. deb.leary@libraryweb. org. 1:00 p.m. Free.

John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free.

RPO: Swing Kings. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. rpo.org. 8 p.m. $15-$77.

[ Hip-Hop/Rap ] R&B HipHop Spring Edition. Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10.

[ Country ] Dang. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $4. [ DJ/Electronic ] DeeDee’s Wild College Party w/DJ Jon Herbert, Jizzabella, Chris & Shaun. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. facebook. com/Tiltnightclub. 10 p.m.

Free before 11 p.m., 2 for 1 w/college ID. [ Jazz ] Jazz - Bob Sneider. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 7 p.m. Free.

Connie Demming. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.

8:30 p.m. Free.

East End Jazz Boys. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030.

9 p.m. Free.

Jazz Cafe. Monty’s Korner, 363 East Ave. 263-7650. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Jazz at Jazzy’s. Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster.

216-1290. 8:30-11 p.m. Free.

Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 3838260. 7 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster.

JasminesAsianFusion.com, 216-1290. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Tinted Image. Grill at Strathallan, 550 East Ave. strathallan.com, 454-1880. Call for info. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 42Five. Nazareth College Callahan Theater. artscenter. naz.edu. 8 p.m. $10-$40.

Aaron DeRuyter. Boulder Coffee Co. -Alexander Street. bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m.

Free.

Aggressive Betty w/Burn Unit, Low Flying Planes. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. $5-$7.

Bryan Adams. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. rbtl.org.

8 p.m. $37.50-$77.50.

Dreams From Gin, Cavalcade and Hotel Reverie. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 2717050. 9 p.m. $3-$5.

Gator Face. Anchor Bar Marketplace. anchorsportsbar. com, 272-9333. Call for info.

Gentlemen of Song ft. Tony Ferra & Tom Cometa. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com, 385-8565.

7 p.m. Free.

Heavy Metal Steve’s Annual Birthday Show ft. Orodruin, Mortals, Molasses Barge, and Yarrow. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 8 p.m. $6. 21+.

Lovin’ Cup Unplugged Saturday Dinner Shows presents Matt Koziol. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 6 p.m. Free.

Max Creek w/TAO, Adam Ezra Group, and The Prickers. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com, 325-

POP/ROCK | Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams is the Canadian Peter Frampton, in that you never had to own any of his records to know all his songs. He was all over the radio in the 80’s and 90’s. In 2010 Adams released “Bare Bones,” an acoustic grab bag of his biggest hits. And now songs like “Summer of ‘69,” “Cuts Like A Knife,” “Please Forgive Me,” “Heaven,” “Here I Am,” and “Everything I Do” will get stripped down live. And if the record is any indication, they’ll prove in some spots to be more powerful than when originally electrified. That’s the sign of a good song, and that’s the sign of a great songwriter.

Bryan Adams performs Saturday, January 21, 8 p.m. at Auditorium Theatre, 875 E. Main St. $37.50-$77.50. rbtl.org.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE 5600. 7:30 p.m. $15 adv, $20 doors. 2 day pass $25 adv, $30 doors.

Mike Zamiara. Flaherty’s Webster, 1200 Bay Rd. flahertys.com, 671-0816. Call for info.

Northside Johnny. Shooters Sports Bar & Grill, 1226 Fairport Rd. shootersny.com, 924-9914. Call for info.

Octane. TC Hooligans-Greece, Greece Ridge Ctr. tchooligans. com, 225-7180. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Order 66. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. twilightzoner2009@gmail. com. 9:00 p.m. $5.

Run For The Roses. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 9 p.m. Call for info.

Something Else. A-Pub Live, 6 Lawrence St. 262-2063. 10 p.m.

Free before 10 p.m., $5 after.

Steve Bartolotta. Pittsford Pub, 60 S. Main Street, Pittsford. pittsfordpub.net, 586.4650. 9 p.m. Call for info.

The Kid Kurry Band. Finger Lakes Racetrack, 5857 State Rd, Rt 96, Farmington, NY. 924-3232. Call for info.

The Surge. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 9 p.m.

Call for info.

The Tombstone Hands. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. houseofguitars.com, 544-3500.

6 p.m. Free.

The Zone @ 94.1 Rover’s Holiday Hangover ft. Everlast, New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, and Velvet Elvis. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory. com. 4 p.m. $10-$20.

This Other Life w/Jocelyn Mesiti Band. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 9 p.m. $5 GA, $3 student.

Uncle Plum. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 6633375. 10 p.m. Call for info. [ R&B ] Forward Movement. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5.

Sunday, January 22 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Open Blues Jam w/Nate Coffee. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 271-4650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Concentus Women’s Chorus: Resolution and Reflections. First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford, 21 Church St. Pittsford. pittsfordpres.org. 3 p.m. $10 GA, $5 students.

Eastman at St. Michael’s. St Michael’s Church, 869 N Clinton Ave. 325-4040. 2:30 p.m. Free.

Going for Baroque Organ Recital. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900.

1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission.

Piano Trios by Schubert and Palomo. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave. 2711313. 2 p.m. $30 GA, students $10 ($25/$8 adv).

RPO: Itzhak Perlman Plays Tchaikovsky, Conducted by Arild Remmereit. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. rpo.org, 454-2100. 3 p.m.

Call for info.

The Amenda Quartet. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. chambermusicrochester. org/concerts.htm, 377-6770.

7:30 p.m. $30, call for info.

[ Jazz ] A Duet for MoKA ft. Gerald Clayton, Tamir Hendelman, Madrigalia. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. exodustojazz. com. 5 p.m. $10-$45.

Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. Call for info. Free.

Red Carpet Sundays. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. redcarpetsundays.eventbrite.com.

6 p.m. $5 adv, $10 doors. 25+. [ Pop/Rock ] Anamanaguchi w/Extreme Animals, and Revengineers. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com, 454-2966. 8:30 p.m. $10-$12.

Benefit Concert for Bop Shop Records. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. bopshop.com. 2 p.m. $20 Donation. See website for full line up.

Monday, January 23 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Irish Waltzes. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 6 p.m. Free.

Jigs & Reels Practice. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 7 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Mark Bader. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 662-5555. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Mike Kaupa Duo Project. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Chris Hollywood Pro-Am Jam. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. Free 21+, $5 unders.

The Westview Project. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650, bealestreetcafe.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Smith & Weeden. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY. bugjar.com, 454-2966.

8 p.m. $5-$7.

Tuesday, January 24

Holy Smith w/Electric Organic. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 8 p.m. $5-$7.

Jeff Elliott. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570. 5-8 p.m. Free.

Johnny Bauer. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon, NY. 624-1390. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Steve Lyons. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 2323230. 8 p.m. Free.

Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Barbershop Harmony. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster, NY. chorusofthegenesee.org. 7 p.m.

Free. Open practices/try outs.

Rochester Women’s Community Chorus Open Rehearsals. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. therwcc.org, 2344441. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Ballroom Dance Series w/live music. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester. gov/ballroomdanceseries.

7:30 p.m. $3. See website for full line up.

Jim Nugent Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free.

Norman Tibbils. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com, 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

Russell Scarbrough’s Soul-Jazz Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5 dinner required before 9 p.m.

Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 5:30 p.m. Free.

9777. Call for info. [ Open Mic ] Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Winton Rd. goldenlink. org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Dave McGrath and Jim Lane. TC Hooligans-Webster, Webster Woods Plz, Webster.

671-7180. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Rapier Slices. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 7-11 p.m. $3-$5.

Open Mic w/String Theory.

Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub. com. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix.

[ Acoustic/Folk ] Fritz’s Polka Band. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232.

12:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

Fritz’s Polka Band. Finger Lakes Racetrack, 5857 State Rd, Rt 96, Farmington, NY. 924-3232. 1:30 p.m. Call for info. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 17

Theater and progressively wilder as the play goes on. (His increasingly mussed hair serves as an effective barometer of his madness.) Watts has the least to work with as Rachel, who spends most of the play asking question after question. Brigitt Markusfeld appears as the mother of the bride, whose main function is to howl about the state of their “perfect wedding” as everything goes down the toilet.

The real star of the show, however, is Kristen Mengelkoch as the kooky chambermaid Julie. Mengelkoch is consistently hilarious throughout the show, perfectly suited for the over-thetop nature of farce. From her bizarre play-acting bits to her de facto role as the appalled moral center of the show, she excels at everything given to her.

Special commendations also go to the toilet brush, the unsung supporting member of the cast.

The play is set in Britain, which means

The cast of “Perfect Wedding,” the farce currently playing on the Geva Theatre Mainstage. photo courtesy ken huth

Wife swap “Perfect Wedding” Through February 12 Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd.

Tickets start at $25 | 232-4382, gevatheatre.org [ REVIEW ] BY ERIC REZSNYAK

Geva continues the love and marriage theme of its 2011-2012 season with “Perfect Wedding,” a light, frothy farce that’s a welcome respite from the gloomy weather outside. Farce is a very specific genre, and it’s not everybody’s cup of tea.

Geva last attempted a full-on farce with the period piece “The Ladies Man” in 2009, a problematic play with a fantastic conclusion but a frustrating wind up.

“Perfect Wedding” is more appealing overall. But while its first act builds to a hilarious apex, the second act falls just a bit short of achieving those preintermission heights.

The show opens with Bill (Cary Donaldson) waking up in bed next to Judy (Kate Middleton — not that Kate 18 City january 18-24, 2012

Middleton). A couple of problems with this. One, Bill is terribly hung over and has no idea who Judy is (although she certainly seems to know him). Two, he’s due to get married in a few hours to a completely different woman. Three, the hotel room in which they woke up is actually Bill’s honeymoon suite, and his fiancée, Rachel (Teri Watts), is due to arrive any moment to start getting ready for the ceremony.

Bill quickly ropes his best man Tom (Tom Coiner) into helping him cover up his indiscretion. In short order, things spin wildly out of control as lies beget lies and multiple identities are mistaken, and the only person who can see through the craziness is a delightfully spazzy chambermaid (Kristen Mengelkoch).

The script by Robin Hawdon is somewhat

light on laugh-out-loud lines — most of them go to Julie the chambermaid or the dryly sarcastic Tom — but heavy on charm. The truth is that none of the four main characters should be likable. Bill is a spineless, cheating liar. Judy knowingly

slept with a man the night before his wedding. Rachel is humorless and borderline abrasive. Tom reveals himself to be a would-be homicidal maniac. And yet, thanks to deft direction by Bruce Jordan and some game performances, you forgive the characters for most of their faults.

It’s high praise to say that Cary Donaldson makes Bill — who lies constantly, knowingly at the expense of everyone else around him — even remotely palatable as a leading man.

Even after all the selfish, shitty things his character does, an innate sweetness shines through, especially in his later scenes with Middleton’s Judy. Love at first sight is always a tough sell in modern stories, but the two of them are surprisingly believable. Although arguably it’s Middleton doing the heavy lifting in those exchanges. Her character has to lay her heart out on the table, and essentially justify their ethically dubious behavior.

She does a great job.

Coiner is terrific throughout as Tom, initially sarcastic and slightly smug,

accents, which had a tendency to waver a bit on opening night. The show is apparently set in modern day, but the dated-looking set design by Bill Clarke and the opening music cue had me convinced that the show was set in the late 80’s.

The first act is unquestionably stronger than the second. It continues to build and build, including a particular reveal about halfway through that had the majority of the openingnight audience gasping in surprise (a sure sign that the play is doing something right). Act II resolves nicely — albeit predictably — but suffers from one of farce’s inherent stumbling blocks: the Get On With It Syndrome.

Even after he’s been totally busted, Bill continues spinning lies, climaxing with a spectacular rapid-fire monologue by Donaldson in which he delivers yet another obviously phony story to the characters on stage.

It’s a great theatrical moment, but narratively it had me rolling my eyes, exhausted by the never-ending Three Card Monte of truth. It was just one iteration of the story too many. But given that the audience on the whole burst into applause as the actor gasped for breath at the conclusion, I’ll happily concede that I might be wrong on that particular point.

Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] “Paintings on Paper,” by Barbara Fox Wed Jan 18. CIAS Dean’s Gallery, Frank E. Gannett Hall, Bldg 7A-1060, Rochester Institute of Technology. 4-6:30 p.m. rit.edu.

“Books & Pieces: The Works of Scott McCarney Thu Jan 19. Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 47 p.m. 475-2408, ahfwml@rit.edu.

“Convivium” by ceramic artist Kala Stein Thu Jan 19. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, 1 College Rd., Batavia. 1 p.m. 343-0055 x6448, genesee.edu.

DeLucia & Winkie Fri Jan 20.

Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. 6-8 p.m. 3895073, naz.edu.

“Enlightened Earth: The Ceramics Invitational” Fri Jan 20. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. 6-8 p.m. 389-5073, naz.edu.

Paintings by Ikahl Fri Jan 20. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 6 p.m. 563-2145, thebaobab.org.

“Curriculum Vitae,” work by Philip Bornarth and Wayne Williams Sat Jan 21. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com.

The Work of Painter Susan Link Sat Jan 21. Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union, 395 Gregory St. 7-9 p.m. 461-2230, genesee.coop.

“Play” group exhibit, “Excavating the Present, Unearthing Eternity: Nancy Valle Sculpture/Lisa Harris Poetry,” “Photographer’s Saturday Salon,” also solo shows by Jim Mott, Phil Lange, Scott Grove Sun Jan 22. High Falls Fine Art Gallery, 60 Browns Race. Artists’ talks 1:30-5 p.m., reception 3-6 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.

“Regarding Place: Photo Media Invitational” Tue Jan 24. Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. 4-6 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Feb 17: “A Fraternity of Artists.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt. 770-1923.

1975 Gallery at Surface Salon, 661 South Ave., Suite B. Through Jan 28: “Happy Hour,” New Works by Amanda Clarke. Visit site for hours.

1975ish.com Abbotts at the Kitchen Keg Café 72 St. Paul St. Ongoing: Photo exhibit of Puerto Rico. Info: 546-3116, abbottsdowntown@yahoo.com.

Arts & Cultural Council Gallery 277 N Goodman St. Through Jan 27: “Another World” by Leonard Urso.

Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 473-4000, artsrochester.org.

Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave. Opens Jan 20: Paintings by Ikahl. Thu-Fri 5:30-9 p.m., Sat 2-4 p.m. 563-2145, thebaobab.org.

Black Radish Gallery Village Gate, D Entrance, 274 N. Goodman St. Through Jan 30: “Four by Fourteen” featuring Richard Harvey, Valerie Larson, Dan Neuberger, and Antoni Ooto. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 12-5 p.m. arenaartgroup.com Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon. Through Feb 15: “Visions and Views,” work by Claudine Bartlett, Terry Mulee, and Stephen Thull. Wed-Sun Noon-5 p.m. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

Bug Jar 219 Monroe Ave. Through Feb1: THE LOBBY Presents:

“Remote Control” group exhibit.

Mon-Sun 8 p.m.- 2 a.m. 454-2966, bugjar.com, lobbydigital.com CIAS Dean’s Gallery Frank E. Gannett Hall, Bldg 7A-1060, Rochester Institute of Technology.

Through Feb 29: “Paintings on Paper,” by Barbara Fox. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. rit.edu.

Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Mar 2: “Faceless,” group exhibit by Community Darkroom Monitors.

Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri 12-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org.

Davison Gallery at Roberts Wesleyan College 2301 Westside Drive.

Through Jan 31: Art Faculty Showcase: “War & Consumerism” by Jeffrey Grubbs and Romy Hosford.

Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m.

594-6442, roberts.edu/davisongallery.

A Different Path Gallery 27 Market St., Brockport. Through Jan 29: “Power of Portraits: Intimacy & Distance,” featuring Jolene Beckman, Sarah Hart, and Diane Elmslie. Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

637-5494, differentpathgallery.com.

Gallery r 100 College Ave. Through Feb 19: “Invitational Exhibition: CIAS Faculty & Students.” Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m. galleryr.org.

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education 713 Monroe Ave. Through Jan 28: “WinterCraft: Annual Holiday Sale.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 2441730, geneseearts.org Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union 395 Gregory St. Through Mar 30: The Work of Painter Susan Link. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 461-2230, genesee.coop.

George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Feb 19: “The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$12. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org Gilded Square Picture Framing & Gallery 714 University Ave. Continuing: “Framed” artwork by Keith Uhrich & Michelle Michael.

Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.3 p.m. 461-2808, gildedsquare.com.

Go Art! Albion Satellite Gallery 456 West Ave, Albion. Through Mar 5: Michael O’Keefe. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.4 p.m., Tue & Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

774-7372.

Go Art! Bank of Castile Main Gallery Seymour Place, 201 East Main St., Batavia. Through Feb 27: “The Art of Healing: Surviving Psychological Trauma.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

343-9313, goart.org.

Go Art! Batavia Satellite Gallery at the Genesee County Senior Center, 2 Bank St, Batavia. Through Mar 5: “Artwork in Ball Point Pen & Watercolors” group show. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org.

Go Art! Medina Satellite Gallery at TheShirt Factory Café, 115 W Center St, Medina. Through Mar 5: Photography by Wendi Pencille.

Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.9 p.m.; Sun 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 3439313, goart.org.

Go Art! Satellite Gallery on the Ridge at Leonard Oaks Estate Winery, 10609 Ridge Road, Medina.

Through Mar 5: “Nature’s Spirit: Large Format Nature Landscape Photography” by Walter Jakubowski.

Sun-Fri 12-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org.

BUG UP YOUR ASH? LET US FIX IT! KIDS | “Wizard of Oz” Exhibit

When you get the kids ready to visit the new exhibit at the National Museum of Play this weekend, just try not to sing “We’re Off to See The Wizard.” On Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22, follow the you-know-what-color brick road to see “The Wizard of Oz” exhibit, where kids can meet the characters, join an interactive theater experience, and experience the adventures of Dorothy and her friends all over again.

Travel through each interactive station from Gale Farm, to Professor Marvel’s Wagon, to Dorothy’s bedroom as it tilts and “spins” in a tornado, to Munchkinland, the Crossroads, the Witch’s castle, and finally Emerald City. The exhibit remains on view through May 13, and is included in general admission fees: $13 for adults, $12 for seniors, $11 for children aged 2-15, and free to children younger than 2 and members.

The museum is located at 1 Manhattan Square and is open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 2632700 or visit museumofplay.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Jan 22-Feb 24: “Play” group exhibit, “Excavating the Present, Unearthing Eternity: Nancy Valle Sculpture/Lisa Harris Poetry,” “Photographer’s Saturday Salon,” also solo shows by Jim Mott, Phil Lange, Scott Grove. Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat Noon-5:30 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.

I-Square Visions 693 Titus Ave., Irondequoit. Through Feb 3: A Holiday Art Show. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 943-1941.

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Jan 25-Feb 19: “The Eclectic Palette of Dick Welch and Harriet Sutherland.”

Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com.

International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Jan 31: Original drawings by French artist Henri Matisse. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com.

JGK Galleries 10 Vick Park A. Through Jan 20: Anita Lewis “Dancers.” Tue, Thu, Sat-Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wed 4-8 p.m. 7346581, jgkgalleries.com.

Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through Feb 3: Jansa Bogdanovska. Sun 5-8 p.m. MonThu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.

258-0403, thelittle.org.

Livingston Arts Center 4 Murray Hill Drive. Through Feb 12: “Martin Luther King, Jr. and Peace.” Mon-Fri 1-5 p.m., Thu 1-8 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.3 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m. 243-6785, livingstonartscenter.org.

Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Lucy Burne Gallery: Through Feb 9: “Adult Student Show.” WedSun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $5-$12. Thu night reduced

price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. Through Feb 25: “Dry Pigments and Eggs,” paintings

by Robert Wisner. Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free.

624-7740, millartcenter.com.

My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Mar 9: “Some Things Old, Some Things New” mixed media by Cheryl and Don Olney. Daily 10 a.m.8 p.m. 546-8439.

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery 4245 East Ave. Jan 20-Mar 10: “Enlightened Earth: The Ceramics Invitational.” Wed-Sun 1-8 p.m. 3895073, naz.edu.

Nazareth College Colacino Gallery 4245 East Ave. Jan 20-Mar 3: DeLucia & Winkie. Wed-Sat 12-5 p.m. 389-5073, naz.edu.

Nazareth College Otto A Shults Center Lobby 4245 East Ave. Jan 23-Feb 19: “Polish Heroes: Those Who Rescued the Jews.” 8 a.m.-midnight. naz.edu.

NTID Dyer Arts Center 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Jan 19-Mar 2: “Paintings by Francis Marion Tuttle (1839-1910).” Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sat 1-3:30 p.m. 475-6884, ntid.rit.edu/dyerarts.

Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Feb 18: “Curriculum Vitae,” work by Philip Bornarth and Wayne Williams.

Tue-Fri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery 71 S Main St, Canandaigua. Through Feb 11: “The Annual Studio II Student/ Teacher Exhibit.” Mon-Tue 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-8 pm.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12:30-4 p.m.

394-0030, prrgallery.com.

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Dance Events [ Thursday, January 19 ] In Studio Open Dance Rehearsals: The Blood Countess.

Rochester City Ballet, 1326 University Ave. 461-5850, cityballet@frontiernet.net, RSVP. 6:30-8 p.m. $10 includes a beverage of your choice.

Museum Exhibits THEATER | “Urinetown”

Everyone likes to poke fun at politics once in awhile, even if simply to keep our minds off of the nation’s current economic and governmental woes. What better time than now for a production that takes on greed, corruption, and revolution, set against a story about the need to pee. Now in its 75th year, the Webster Theatre Guild will present its production of the Tony-winning “Urinetown the Musical.” The show opens Saturday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m., and will feature five performances through Saturday, January 28. Performances will be held in the Webster Thomas High School Auditorium (800 Five Mile Line Road, Webster) and tickets are available for $13-$17. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit webstertheatreguild.org. — BY ERIC LACLAIR

Art Exhibits Fourth Annual Ontario County Art Teachers Show. Thu-Sat 1-4 p.m. 315-548-2095, phelpsartcenter.com.

Roberts Wesleyan B.T. Roberts Memorial Hall Art Gallery 2265 Westside Dr. Jan 23-Mar 23: “Reflections on Culture and Memories Lost,” works by Alberto Rey. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Roberts.edu.

Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Continuing: “Ancient Observations: Artwork

by Allie Hartley.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@recordarchive.com.

Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park.

Door 3B. Continuing: “Corn Hill: What’s Next?” Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. 271-0520, rrcdc.com.

Roz Steiner Art Gallery 1 College Rd., Batavia. Through Feb 27: “Convivium” by ceramic artist Kala Stein. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 343-0055 x6448, genesee.edu.

Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Through Feb 25: Steven Foster. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

461-4447, lumierephoto.com.

Stella Art Gallery & Studio 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. Continuing: “soulSELFspirit,” a collection of self portraits by local artists.

Thu 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat noon-9 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio.com.

Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport 180 Holley St. Jan 25-Feb 19: “Regarding Place: Photo Media Invitational.” MonFri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu.

Wallace Library Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Through March 23: “Books & Pieces: The Works of Scott McCarney. Email for details.

475-2408, ahfwml@rit.edu.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. Through Jan 23: “A Few of Our Own” Biennial Alumni Art Exhibit. Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m. 3943500 x7369, gallery34@flcc.edu.

Art Events [ Friday, January 20 ] “Shelter” by Longva & Carpenter.

Rochester Contemporary, 137 East Ave. 461-2222, info@ rochesterconemporary.org. 1-9 p.m. $1, members free.

Comedy [ Wed., January 18 ] Search Engine Improv Presents: Harold Night. The Space, Door 2 Floor 2, The Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main St. lawtarello@ gmail.com, thespacerochester. com. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. [ Friday, January 20 ] Village Idiots: Director’s Cut. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. 797-9086, improvvip.com.

9:30 p.m. $5. [ Friday, January 20Saturday, January 21 ] Geva Comedy Improv: Mountains & Monsters. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-4382, gevacomedyimprov.org. 7:30 p.m. $10.

Village Idiots: Comedy Platypus.

Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. 797-9086, improvvip.com.

7:30 p.m. $10. [ Saturday, January 21 ] Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre Center, 540 E Main St. 3254370, downstairscabaret.com, nacbcomedy.com. 8 p.m. $10.

Village Idiots: Last Idiots Standing. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St,

20 City january 18-24, 2012

[ Saturday, January 21 ] “The Wizard of Oz” Exhibit Opening. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay. org. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Included with museum admission: $11-$13.

Kids Events [ Saturday, January 21 ] Iron Chef GPL. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd., Gates.

247-6446. 1:30-3 p.m. Free, register. Ages 9-18 [If you have any food allergies, please inform us ahead of time.]. [ Sunday, January 22 ] Bebop to Bach Concert Series.

Harley School, 1981 Clover Rd. 442-1770, harleyschool.org. 2 p.m. $5/child, $10/family, RSVP. [ Wednesday, January 25-Sunday, January 29 ] Disney on Ice presents “Treasure Trove.” Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 758-5300, 1800-745-3000, disneyonice. com. Wed-Fri 7 p.m., Sat 11 a.m., 3 & 7 p.m., Sun 1 & 5 p.m. $15-$55.

Lectures [ Wed., January 18 ] Science on the Edge Lecture Series: “Twilight of the Big Bang: Revolutions in Human and Cosmic Time” with Adam Frank. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 7:30 p.m. $7-$15 single tickets. [ Thursday, January 19 ] Homework: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 6 p.m. Free.

Opera Talks: “Why Opera” Carol Crocca. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 3408720, penfieldlibrary.org. 12:301:30 p.m. Free. [ Friday, January 20 ] Rochester Woodworkers Society. St John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. publicity@ rochesterwoodworers.org. 7-9 p.m. Free to members, guest pass available.

Student Veterans Federal Career Opportunities Orientation. Monroe Community College R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, Building #3 1000 E. Henrietta Road. 7533921, monroecc.edu/go/hsmi. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free, register. [ Saturday, January 21 ] “Abortion: We Can’t Lose the Right to Choose” with Sharon Smith.

Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. rochesteriso.org, iso.rochester@ gmail.com. 1 p.m. Free.

The Medical Mind of Shakespeare. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

2-3:30 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, January 22 ] Martin Luther King, Jr. and Peace.

Livingston Arts Center, 4 Murray Hill Dr, Mount Morris, NY 14510.

243-6785, livingstonartscenter. org. 3 p.m. Free.

Sunday Forum: Us and Them: The Real Differences between Liberals and Conservatives.

Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. 325-4000, downtownpresbyterian.org. 9:50 a.m. Free. View and discuss the TED lecture by Jonathan Haidt. [ Monday, January 23 ] “Why Ron Paul Matters Today.”

Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 749-0153, ronpaul@rochester.rr.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Opera Talks: “History of Opera from its Origins to the Golden Age” Art Axelrod. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 7 p.m. Free.

RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” with Johannes Bockwoldt. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0400, thelittle.org. 6:50 p.m. $5. [ Tuesday, January 24 ] In the Looking Glass: a Discussion of Campaigning and Governing in the New Media Age. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288150. 12:12-12:52 p.m. Free. [ Wed., January 25 ] “Ghosts of a Glorious Past” with Donovan Shilling. Penfield Community Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd, Penfield. 3408651, penfield.org. 11:30 a.m. $5.

Lee Loomis and Haley Rotter of Energy Smart Communities Present. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. info@ColorBrightonGreen.org.

6:30 p.m. Free.

Literary Events [ Wed., January 18 ] Book Discussion: “Tender is the Night” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, January 19 ] Book Group: Science Fiction Book Club: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Book Reading: An Evening with James Joyce. Basil Auditorium, room 135, St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 5869947, iacirochester@gmail.com.

7:30 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, January 22 ] Poetry Reading: Pat Schwartz and Steve Tills. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

4-5:30 p.m. Free. [ Monday, January 23 ] Poetry Reading: Free Speech Zone Series. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 260-9005, bit.ly/rochpoets.

8 p.m. Free. Featured poet or musician followed by open mic.

RECREATION | Mount Hope Cemetery Winter Tours

Jack Frost is finally settling in here in Rochester, in perfect time for the winter tours of Mount Hope Cemetery to start up again. The monthly tours, which offer a leisurely paced, 60- to 90-minute stroll through the grounds, take place on the third Saturday of each month, beginning on January 21, and continuing on February 18 and March 17.

The tour route traverses flat, paved roads, and in addition to general information on the cemetery, includes stops at the grave of George Washington’s drummer boy, the 1912 chapel, the man who inspired “Billy Pilgrim” in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five,” the cemetery’s second-tallest monument (erected in memory of Hartwell Carver by the Union Pacific Railroad), and the gravesite of James Vick, nurseryman who developed Vick Park A and B off East Avenue.

Meet at the south cemetery entrance (1133 Mt. Hope Ave.), opposite The Distillery restaurant at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, and free to Friends of Mount Hope members and children under 16 when accompanied by an adult. For more information call 461-3494, or visit fomh.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Tuesday, January 24 ] Poetry Reading: Lucille Clifton Tribute. Fireside Lounge, R.I.T. Student Alumni Union lobby, Bldg. 04, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. John Roche jfrgla@rit.edu. 4-6 p.m. Free.

Community Center, 990 South Ave. cityofrochester.gov/ winteradventures/. 1-3 p.m. Free.

Winter Tours of Mount Hope Cemetery. 1133 Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 1 p.m. $5, free to children, FOMH members.

[ Wed., January 25 ] Writing Class: instant poetry (just add words!) the breakdown.

Creative Wellness Center, 320 N. Goodman Street Suite 201, Rochester, NY 14607. 3253145 x100, mharochester.org.

1-3 p.m. Free.

[ Sunday, January 22 ] GVHC Hike. Holt & Lake Rds, Webster. Jon K. 323-1911, gvhchikes.org. Noon. Free.

Moderate/hilly 5-6 mile hike, Webster Park.

Sunday Park Hikes: Turning Point Park. Turning Point Park, end of Boxart St, off Lake Ave. cityofrochester. gov/winteradventures/. 1-2:30 p.m. Free.

Recreation FOR RECURRING WINTER ACTIVITIES, BROWSE OUR ONLINE CALENDAR. [ Wed., January 18 ] Henrietta Garden Club Meeting. Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Rd, Henrietta. henriettagardenclub@gmail.com.

6:45 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, January 21 ] GVHC Hike. Ellison Park near Hazelwood Lodge , north of Blossom Rd. Pam N & David K 223-2512, gvhchikes.org. 1 p.m.

Free. strenuous/hilly 5 mile hike, ellison park: tryon park.

Owl Prowl. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Route 89, Savannah. 315-365-3588, montezuma@audubon.org. 2:304:30 p.m. $5/child, $7.50/adult, $20/family, register.

Saturday Snowshoe Hiking & Sports. South Avenue

[ Monday, January 23 ] Moonlight Snowshoe. Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave. 336-3035. 7-9 p.m. $5-$7.

Adults only. Weather permitting.

Special Events [ Wed., January 18 ] Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, 249 Highland Ave. highlandwintermarket.com. 3-6 p.m. Free admission.

NextGen Open House. 500 East Ave. nextgen@racf.org. 6-8 p.m. Free.

Rochester Chapter of Hacks/ Hackers Meeting. Rochester Institute of Technology, Center for Student Innovation, Lomb Memorial Dr. meetup.com/ HackshackersROC. 7-8:30 p.m.

Free, RSVP.

SPECIAL EVENT | Latté Art Throwdown

The coffee-drinking experience has become so much more than slamming a cuppa joe to get your morning buzz.

You can tailor your waking fuel in so many ways that it often no long resembles coffee. In an age of syrupy-sweet concoctions, Joe Bean Coffee Roasters (1344 University Ave.) offers a return to a purer appreciation for the java juice, presenting a variety of origins, in-house roasts, and brewing techniques to bring out the best of the bean.

But that doesn’t mean its baristas don’t bring an element of artful playfulness into the coffee. Joe Bean baristas make beautiful patterns in the foam that tops off their lattés, and if you’ve ever ordered one, you’ve probably sipped precariously, trying to preserve the art while you enjoy the creamy beverage.

Last fall, Joe Bean hosted its first Latté Art Throwdown, for which local coffee professionals came together to showcase their skill and creativity before a panel of coffee judges. On Friday, January 20, starting at 7:30 p.m., this friendly competition will reprise, and you, dear coffee lover, get to taste the spoils of the play for free. The event is open to spectators and will include samples of artisan food, locally crafted beer, and hand-brewed coffee.

For more information, or to participate, call 319-5279, email benturiano@joebeanroasters.com, or visit joebeanroasters.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Wednesday, January 18Saturday, January 21 ] American Coin Buyers Guild Event. Holiday Inn Hotel Rochester, 911 Brooks Ave. 217-726-7590. Tue-Fri 9 a.m.6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call for details. [ Thursday, January 19 ] 26th Annual Athena Awards Luncheon. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. grwc.com. 12-1:30 p.m. $85, register.

Movie Night Italian Style: State buoni.. se potete (Be Good If You Can). Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 594-8882, iaccrochester.org. 7 p.m. $2 donation.

Rochester Winos Holiday Wine and Food Pairing. Sanibel Cottage Restaurant, 1517 Empire Blvd., Webster. 288-2277, rochesterwinos.com. 6:30 p.m. arrival, tasting 7-9:30 p.m. $30$35. Be ready for some Karaoke, we are in the bar! Bring a bottle of wine (up to $10) for the holiday wine exchange.

Single Fun Raisers Happy Hour.

Valicia’s Restorante, 2155 Long Pond Road. sandraconvertino@ yahoo.com, singlefunraiser. org. 5-7 p.m. Free. Singles: Rochester’s Single Fun Raisers for people 40 and better.

UNAR’s Model UN International Fundraiser Dinner. The King and I, 1455 E. Henrietta Rd. 473-

7286, unar@unar.org. 6 p.m. $30, register by 1/16.

XRX Pioneer Club: January Luncheon. Jade Palace, 602 Ridge Road, Webster. xeroxpioneerclub. org. 12:30 p.m. $10.50-$16.50.

Bring Webster Comfort Care donation items. [ Friday, January 20 ] Latte Art Throwdown. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. 3195279, joebeanroasters.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

NYU ASLA 2011 Awards Program.

Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. nyuasla.org. CE Class registration 3 p.m., CE Class 3:30-5 p.m., Reception & Silent Auction 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner & Awards Ceremony 6:30 p.m. Visit site for details, register.

Rochester Singletons Monthly Dinner. Patty’s Pantry, 2485 Dewey Ave. 338-1080. 5:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink, RSVP by 1/17. [ Saturday, January 21 ] “A Subterranean Fire: Mass Strikes in US History” with Sharon Smith.

Workers United Union Hall, 750 East Ave. 687-8476, iso. rochester@gmail.com. 6 p.m. $10-$20 sliding scale, register.

A Wedding Affair: Luxury Bridal Showcase. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. editorial@ wellwed.com, aweddingaffair.com.

Doors at 3 p.m. $40/couple, $25/ single ticket, register.

Annual Scandinavian LUTEFISK and MEATBALL DINNER. Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 597 East Ave. Priscilla 425-2572, pepenterprise@frontiernet.net.

5:30 p.m. cheese table, 6:15 p.m. dinner. $17, discound for kids ages 6-12, register. Susan Maybeck at 585-381-6082 or susanmay@frontiernet.net.

Federation of German-American Societies Gala Ball. Diplomat Party House, 1 Diplomat Way. 586-8774. 6 p.m. cocktails, 6:30 p.m. progra.m., 7:15 p.m. dinner. $27, RSVP. Monroe Village Farmers’ Market Volunteer meeting. 67 Wilmer Street. Holly Rockwell 719-5299.

10 a.m. Free. [ Saturday, January 21Sunday, January 22 ] Chili and Wine Weekend. JD Wine Cellars, Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd., Macedon. winery@ longacrefarms.com, jdwinecellars. com. 12-5 p.m. $10. [ Sunday, January 22 ] Bridal Expo. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. rochesterslargestbridalshows.com.

12-4 p.m. Free, register. [ Monday, January 23 ] Rochester Ken Russell Film Festival. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. rochrussellfilmfest@ groups.facebook.com. 7-9 p.m.

Free, donations benefit Occupy Rochester. “Savage Messiah” Screening: “Twlilight: New Moon.” Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab. org. 7 p.m. Free, treats for sale. Part of “Beyond Reading: Dracula” program.

“Expressions of King’s Legacy” featuring Dr. Cornel West.

Rochester Institute of TechnologyGordon Field House, 149 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-6546, diversity. rit.edu. 12-2 p.m. Free, register.

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Cornel West and performances by Award Winning Poet Joshua Bennett. [ Tuesday, January 24 ] Celebrating National Beer Can Appreciation Day in the Birthplace of the Beer Can. Donnelly’s Public House, One Water Street, Fairport.

377-5450, DonnellysPH.com. 11 a.m.-close. Cost of beer.

Madison’s Mission & BT Cruisers presents: Uno Dough Raiser Event to benefit Northeast Boston Terrier Rescue. Uno Chicago Grill, 931 Holt Road, Webster. 482-0924, bettyann@frontiernet.net. 11 a.m.11 p.m. Free-vouchers required.

XRX Pioneer Club Singles Group.

Royal Dynasty, 1763 Empire Blvd., Webster. xeroxpioneerclub. org. Noon. $18-$19. [ Wed., January 25 ] Beer Social: Sierra Nevada/Ovila.

Tap & Mallet, 381 Gregory St. inquiries@tapandmallet.com.

8-9:30 p.m. $14.

Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, 249 Highland Ave. highlandwintermarket.com. 3-6 p.m. Free admission.

Theater

“Cinderella.” Fri Jan 20-Jan 22. Roberts Wesleyan College, Andrew B. Hale Auditorium,

2301 Westside Dr. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Visit web for details. roberts.edu.

“Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that shaped the abortion debate” reading. Sun Jan 22. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 3-4:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. info@ rochesternow.org.

Impact Theatre: “Jonah’s Return” Plus Drama by “In Your Face” players. Fri Jan 20.

1180 Canandaigua St. (rte 21 Palmyra town hall), Palmyra.

Doors at 7 p.m., show 7:309:15 p.m. Free, RSVP. 315597-3553 (wait for prompt), impactdrama.com. Mature Audiences only: Ages 12+.

“Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage.” Fri Jan 20-Jan 22. Continues through Jan 29. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place.

Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“Perfect Wedding.” Wed Jan 18-Jan 25. Continues through Feb 12. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Wed Jan 18-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m., Tue-Wed Jan 25 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $25. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

“Seagulls in a Cherry Tree” Staged Reading. Fri Jan 20Jan 21. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 8 p.m. Pay what you will, suggested donation $8. 2440960, muccc.org.

“Something You Did” Reading

by Rochester Fringe. Sat Jan 21. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. 3 p.m. Free, donations appreciated. rochesterfringe@ Yahoo.com.

Spring Awakening. Thu Jan 19-Jan 21. SUNY Geneseo, Wadsworth Auditorium, Holcomb 203, Geneseo. 8 p.m. $10. 7271630, blood@geneseo.edu.

“The Year of Magical Thinking.”

Fri Jan 20-Jan 25. Continues through Jan 29. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Wed Jan 25 7:30 p.m. $17-$27. 454-1260, bftix.com.

“Urinetown: The Musical.”

Sat Jan 21-Jan 22. Continues Jan 27-28. Webster Thomas High School, 800 Five Mile Line Rd., Webster. Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 1:30 p.m. $14-$17. webstertheatreguild.org.

“You Say Tomato, I Say Shutup.”

Thu Jan 19-Jan 21.Continues through Jan 29. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m. $29-$40. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

Theater Auditions [ Tuesday, January 24 ] “No One Is Alone.” Rochester Women’s Community Chorus.

Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St, 6:30 p.m. (rehearsals on Tuesdays). Free. therwcc.org. [ Tuesday, January 24Wednesday, January 25 ] “Princess Ida” Off-Monroe Players.

Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner St. 7-9 p.m. Free. vanderbyl@rochester.rr.com, offmonroeplayers.org.

THEATER | “Roe V. Wade” Staged Reading

Whether or not you believe you’ll ever be faced with the decision to abort a non-feasible pregnancy, you might take for granted that the option is available to you. Regardless of its legal standing, women in many states still struggle with the availability of this medical service, and to this day many religious and political talking heads would like to see abortion outlawed once more.

The 2010 book “Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate Before the Supreme Court’s Ruling” reveals what women’s lives were like before they had more control over their sexual and reproductive health, when abortion was a criminal offense. On Sunday, January 22, at 3 p.m., the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (142 Atlantic Ave.) will host Rochester NOW’s presentation of a staged reading based on the book, adapted by NOW President Linda L. Stephens.

This reading marks the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.

Passionate voices from both sides of the controversy will be heard, including those of Betty Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly, as well as “combative religious leaders, opportunistic politicians, and the women caught in the crossfire,” per the press release. A $10 suggested donation can be made online at muccc.org or at the door. For more information, call 244-0960. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Wed., January 25 ] “A Raisin in the Sun.” Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 4-6 p.m. Free, by appointment. 232-1366, gevatheatre.org. For young, African American males between the ages of 9 to 12 to play the character of Travis. Geva will cast two boys to play Travis, sharing the 43 performances. [ Ongoing ] The Lyric Chorale Auditions for Adult Singers. By appointment.

478-0778, lyricchorale.org. Free.

Workshops [ Wed., January 18 ] MVP Health Care Presents: Beginning a Guided Meditation Practice. West Region Wellness Center, 220 Alexander St. 3253920. 2-4 p.m. Free. [ Friday, January 20 ] Knit Nite. The Crafting Social, Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main St., Door 2, Floor 3, Studio D-330. info@thecraftingsocial. com, thecraftingsocial.com/ Events.html. 6:30-8:30 PM. $50, register.

karen@wab.org, wab.org. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free, register.

Introduction to Zen Meditation Workshop. Rochester Zen Center, 7 Arnold Park. 4739180, rzc.org. 9:30-4:30 p.m. $45-$60, reduced fees available. Vegetarian lunch included. [ Monday, January 23 ] Cooking Class: Tim Caschette from Good Luck Restaurant.

Rosario Pino’s, 349 W Commercial St #1620, East Rochester. 267-7405, rosariopinos.com. 6-8 p.m. $60-$90, register.

Wondrous Winter Cooking: Comforting Winter Stews and Chilies. 461-1000 x0, mycce. org/monroe. 6 p.m. $30, register. [ Tuesday, January 24 ] Horticulture School and Pesticide Training. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, 249 Highland Ave. ksk8@cornell.edu. 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. $80-$94. DEC Rules and Regulations at 9 a.m. Intro to Soils and Fertilizers at 1 p.m.

[ Saturday, January 21 ] “Creative Approaches to The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Training for Teachers and Book Discussion Leaders.” Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21

Film Times Fri Jan 20-Thu Jan 26 Schedules change often.

Call theaters or visit rochestercitynewspaper.com for updates.

Film

Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport THE DEVIL INSIDE: 9:15; HAYWIRE: 7:15, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:15, 5:15; WAR HORSE: 7:10; also SatSun 1, 4; WE BOUGHT A ZOO: 7; also Sat-Sun 1:30, 4.

Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED: Fri-Sun 5; also Sat-Sun 1, 3; BEAUTY & THE BEAST (3D): 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 5; also Sat-Sun 1, 3; CONTRABAND: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05; THE DEVIL INSIDE: 9:20; EXTREMEMLY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE: 7, 9:25; also Fri-Sun 4; also SatSun 1; THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: 9; HAYWIRE: 7:15, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 5:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:15; JOYFUL NOISE: 7, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1:15; RED TAILS: 7:10, 9:25; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1:30; SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS: 7; UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING: 7:10, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:10; WAR HORSE: 7; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1; WE BOUGHT A ZOO: 7; also Fri-Sun 4; also SatSun 1:30.

Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. THE MUPPETS: Fri-Sun 4:30; also Sat-Sun 2:15; THE TREE OF LIFE: 7. continues on page 24

The triumph of Margaret Thatcher [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

The picture begins somewhere in the present, with the aged, feeble Thatcher (Meryl Streep) shopping for groceries and returning home to “The Iron Lady” report the shocking price of milk to her husband, (PG-13), directed by Phyllida Lloyd Denis (Jim Broadbent). As the story makes Now playing clear, however, she suffers from hallucinations — Denis, who died a long time before, exists Presumably intended as a more or less accurate only in her mind. As the movie shifts back and chronicle of the life of Margaret Thatcher, “The forth through time, showing important moments Iron Lady” provides a compelling contrast to in Thatcher’s life, Denis frequently pops up to “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” which overlaps converse with her, the odd, chatty ghost of an in time some of the years during which she apparently amiable drunk. governed England. While “Tinker, Tailor” Those imagined visits provide the motive for confronts the decline of British power and the long series of recollections that constitutes the values, “The Iron Lady” offers a vision of British method of the film, the intertwining of their life triumphalism, suggesting that the first female together and, obviously much more important, prime minister in fact revitalized the nation and the course of her impressive political career. The even revived a memory of empire. daughter of a grocer who also served in public office, she worked in her father’s business and imbibed his belief in free enterprise and individual effort. Her acceptance at Oxford enabled her to rise to a higher social level and apparently inspired her to follow a political career in the Conservative party.

Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” PHOTO COURTESY THE

The young Margaret Roberts (Alexandra Roach) fights the Tory prejudice against a female candidate and, with the support of the young Denis Thatcher (Harry Lloyd), eventually wins election to Parliament, beginning her historic climb to the heights of her party, her nation, and the international community. According to the movie, that ascent involved some sacrifices in her personal life, as it essentially alienated her children and on one occasion provoked Denis into an informal separation.

Her rise also took a toll on England, as she applied the principles she learned from her father to her office, following the usual conservative practices of cutting aid to the poor and the unemployed, imposing harsh restrictions on public employees’ salaries, and destroying unions; her policies weakened the power of the working classes and created a whole new generation of millionaires. Using newspaper headlines and a considerable amount of newsreel footage, the picture shows the many demonstrations, riots, and violent attacks that those policies inspired.

The Irish Republican Army assassinated some of her political allies and even exploded a bomb at the Tory convention, killing several participants and narrowly missing Thatcher herself.

Like Ronald Reagan, her closest political ally, and both Presidents Bush, when Thatcher’s policies grew unpopular and her grip on office weakened, she took her country to war (remember the invasions of Grenada, Panama,

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A meeting of the minds [ REVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

“A Dangerous Method” (R), directed by David Cronenberg Opens January 27

and of course, Iraq?), in her case over the Falkland Islands. Apparently as nationalistic and sheeplike as Americans, the English united behind her and celebrated her great victory.

Whether intentionally or not, “The Iron Lady” paints a generally uninspiring picture of both a personal and a political life. Throughout the picture, even in ordinary dinner table conversations Meryl Streep’s Margaret Thatcher speaks entirely in plangent platitudes, uttering over and over the usual bromides about individual initiative, the free market, and the need to take money from the poor to help them out and give it to the rich for the same reason.

She demonstrates the familiar, noxious tendency to mistake arrogance for leadership, recalcitrance for strength, and bullying for courage.

Meryl Streep’s talent and skill make her Margaret Thatcher believable, but never in any way attractive; instead, she seems a cold, almost inhuman woman, insulting to both political supporters and enemies, at times merely a common scold. Although her almost uncanny performance deserves some praise, and the picture provides yet another fine vehicle to showcase her remarkable abilities, even she cannot rescue this dull, dismal, depressing work. Whatever the achievements or failures of Margaret Thatcher, however anyone values her life and career, even her most devoted supporters and the most fervent Anglophiles should regard “The Iron Lady” as what a Briton would call “bloody awful.”

On the one hand, it does seem a little out of character for David Cronenberg, the Canadian director best known for his intense, disturbing genre work, to offer up “A Dangerous Method,” a chatty, disciplined period piece about the birth of psychoanalysis. On the other hand, what took him so long? Cronenberg’s oeuvre has certainly been evolving in this direction, with pauses to consider such topics as mental illness (2002’s “Spider”), emerging science (1986’s “The Fly”), and compulsive kink (1996’s “Crash”). Plus Cronenberg has been on a critical and commercial roll in recent years, his last two films (“A History of Violence” and “Eastern Promises”) both earning Oscar nominations as the one-time horror auteur moved into mainstream filmmaking. Well, mainstream-ish, anyway.

To that end, “A Dangerous Method,” which explores the tenuous professional friendship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, is fitting Cronenberg territory, rooted in themes of emotional violence,

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dualism, and sex. The film opens with a flourish in the summer of 1904, as a wildly unhinged young woman howls and writhes her way in a horse-drawn coach to Zurich’s Burghölzli Clinic. She is Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), a Russian émigré upon whom Dr. Jung (Michael Fassbender) plans to try Dr. Freud’s unorthodox new treatment known as “the talking cure,” which gets to the root of a patient’s issue through analysis rather than zapping the madness from them. Even through her tics and spasms, it’s obvious that Spielrein is both lucid and brilliant, and before long she’s assisting Jung with his research.

Flash forward two years; Spielrein is a medical student, and Jung finally gets to meet his Austrian mentor. As deftly channeled by Viggo Mortensen, the calm, cigar-chomping Freud embarks on an extended exchange of ideas with Jung, whom he initially refers to as his “son and heir.” Yet despite their common ambitions, the colleagues diverge on many theories; the open-minded Jung is annoyed

by Freud’s immoveable stance on sex as the basis of all neuroses, while Freud is unhappy with Jung’s interest in speculative sciences like telepathy and parapsychology.

And there’s a class difference simmering between them as well, with the middleclass Freud keenly attuned to his position of power over the wealthy Jung and unwilling to jeopardize it.

Spielrein, meanwhile, has become the married Jung’s lover, and “A Dangerous Method” observes as the resentment between the two men boils over once the now-scorned Sabina announces her intention to move to Vienna and study with Freud. The astute, provocative script

by Christopher Hampton (“Atonement”), based on his stage play “The Talking Cure” (which was, in turn, inspired by John Kerr’s 1993 non-fiction book “A Most

Dangerous Method”), allows the story to unfold through a series of thoughtful conversations between the parties in various pairings. The most interesting dialogue, unsurprisingly, occurs between Jung and Freud; it’s always a little thrilling to see historical watershed moments recreated on screen, especially by two actors at the tops of their games.

But matters of sex and dreams and anal fixation usually take a back seat to the more cinematically pedestrian JungSpielrein affair, which is only slightly less successful than the famously rocky bromance since Mortensen and Fassbender enjoy better chemistry than do Fassbender and Knightley. (Although the wily Vincent Cassel shows up and threatens to put them all to shame as Jung’s hedonistic patient/ associate Otto Gross.) Fassbender plays Jung as the proper Protestant wrestling with honor, fidelity, and the uncharted world of analytical psychology, while Mortensen delivers perhaps his finest performance as the wise, vain Freud.

Knightley may immediately alienate some viewers with her bug-eyed portrayal of a woman in heavy emotional distress, but she gets better as Spielrein does, eventually emerging as the heart of the film and the corporeal representation of the two titans’ most enduring concepts.

Technical work here is allaround excellent, from the exquisite Edwardian-era costumes and set design, to the atmospheric lighting, to the evocative photography by Cronenberg’s longtime cinematographer Peter Suschitzky. And if I haven’t mentioned much about Cronenberg himself, it’s because “A Dangerous Method,” with its visual restraint and drawing-room milieu, doesn’t feel like what we’ve come to call a Cronenberg film; it’s more akin to Merchant Ivory, but with just a pinch of bondage.

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Truffaut’s icy, elegant thriller about a serial killer (Jeanne Moreau) who believes revenge is a dish best served frozen is an homage to Hitchcock. But Truffaut always maintained that the film is also a tip of the hat to his spiritual mentor Jean Renoir, whose humanism and wry wit inform the film’s dark, bitter heart. (La mariée était en noir, François Truffaut, France 1968, 107 min. French w/subtitles)

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[ OPENING ] THE ARTIST (PG-13): From French writer-director Michel Hazanavicius comes the critically lauded Oscar frontrunner, a silent romance set in 1927 Hollywood about a movie star wondering if his career will end with the birth of talkies. With Golden Globe winner Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, and James Cromwell.

Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (1968): François Truffaut adapts the novel by crime writer William Irish (b/k/a Cornell Woolrich) about a young widow (Jeanne Moreau) exacting revenge on the men who killed her husband. Dryden (Sat, Jan 21, 8 p.m., and Sun, Jan 23, 5 p.m.)

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG-13): It’s Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed 2005 novel as adapted by director Stephen Daldry (“The Reader”), about a young boy searching NYC for the lock to match the strange key left him by his late father.

Starring Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, and Tom Hanks.

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster HAYWIRE (R): Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Lem Dobbs team for their first film since 1999’s “The Limey,” a star-studded action flick about a beautiful black ops agent out for payback after a double-cross.

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THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL (1990): This dark comedy from writer-director Aki Kaurismäki tells the story of a woman with a dead-end job and miserable parents who decides to change her own luck after getting pregnant from a one-night stand.

Dryden (Tue, Jan 24, 8 p.m.)

RED TAILS (PG-13): Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, and Bryan Cranston star in veteran TV director Anthony Hemingway’s feature debut about the AfricanAmerican soldiers in the experimental Tuskegee pilot training program and their contributions to the Allied victory in WWII. Canandaigua, Tinseltown, Webster SHAME (NC-17): The second film from British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“Hunger”) stars Michael Fassbender as a successful 30something New Yorker in the throes of

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Co-starring Carey Mulligan.

Pittsford SILENT SOULS (2010): This Russian drama travels with a man and his friend on a journey to lay the man’s late wife to rest on a riverbank in the area where they spent their honeymoon. Dryden (Fri, Jan 20, 8 p.m., and Sun, Jan 22, 2 p.m.)

UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (R): This 3D entry into the series finds Kate Beckinsale back as the vinyl-clad immortal Selene, now up against... um... oh, who cares.

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Tinseltown, Webster WAGON MASTER (1950): From the legendary John Ford comes this Western about a couple of drifters guiding a party of Mormons to the Utah Territory’s San Juan River Valley in 1849. Dryden (Thu, Jan 19, 8 p.m.)

WILD IN THE STREETS (1968): Hal Holbrook, Shelley Winters, and Richard Pryor star in this satirical cult classic about a young rock star whose involvement in politics leads to a youth revolt. Dryden (Wed, Jan 18, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG): Steven Spielberg’s motion-capture adaptation of the popular Belgian comic book stars Jamie Bell as our hero, on the trail of sunken treasure that he hopes to find before the bad guy does.

Featuring Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, and Simon Pegg.

Tinseltown ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G): Oh, don’t even think about it.

Canandaigua, Tinseltown, Webster

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G): Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this animated classic about the joys of Stockholm Syndrome by watching the same movie again, only this time from behind a pair of dark glasses.

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Tinseltown, Webster CONTRABAND (R): Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of this crime drama about a former smuggler who gets sucked back into the criminal life after his brother-in-law botches a drug deal. With Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Foster, and J.K. Simmons. Canandaigua, Geneseo, Tinseltown, Webster THE DESCENDANTS (R): Alexander Payne’s longawaited follow-up to 2004’s “Sideways” is this bittersweet comedy starring George Clooney as a father who travels to Hawaii to reconnect with his daughters but instead discovers a life-changing secret. With Matthew Lillard and Judy Greer. Little, Pittsford, Webster THE DEVIL INSIDE (R): More faux-documentary supernatural horror, this one about a woman who travels to Italy in hopes of learning the truth about her mother, who murdered three people during demonic possession.

Brockport, Canandaigua, Tinseltown, Webster THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R): David Fincher directs Steven Zaillian’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s popular novel about a journalist (Daniel Craig) investigating a missing person’s case with the help of the unpredictable young hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). With Robin

Wright, Stellan Skarsgård, and Christopher Plummer.

Canandaigua, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE IRON LADY (PG-13): Meryl Streep reteams with “Mamma Mia” director Phyllida Lloyd for this dramatic look at the life of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown JOYFUL NOISE (PG-13): Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton star in this feel-good flick about a small-town choir hoping to win a national competition.

With Courtney B. Vance and Kris Kristofferson.

Canandaigua, Geneseo, Tinseltown, Webster MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (PG13): Director Brad Bird (“Ratatouille”) makes his liveaction feature debut with the franchise’s fourth installment, in which Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the rest of the IMF team go rogue to clear their names after being accused of bombing the Kremlin. With Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner. Tinseltown, Webster THE MUPPETS (PG): Jason Segel and Amy Adams lead the human contingent in the latest Muppet adventure, in which they must reunite Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the gang to prevent a heartless oil man (Chris Cooper) from drilling under the Muppet Theatre. Cinema SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13): Guy Ritchie’s sequel naturally features Robert Downey Jr. as the title sleuth and Jude Law as the long-suffering Dr. Watson, this time helping a fortune teller (the original “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Noomi Rapace) being

menaced by the malevolent Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris). Canandaigua, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster SOPHOMORE (NR): Rochester filmmaker Tim Beideck follows up 2005’s popular “Drivers Wanted” with this locally shot comedy about a group of high school kids navigating their formative tenth-grade year. With Patrick Warburton and Amanda Plummer. Little TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R): Gary Oldman stars for Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (“Let the Right One In”) as John le Carré’s timeless hero George Smiley, here on the trail of an MI6 mole who could be Tom Hardy (“Inception”), Irish treasure Ciarán Hinds, or Oscar winner Colin Firth.

Little, Pittsford WAR HORSE (PG-13): First a children’s novel, then a Tony-winning play, now a Steven Spielberg epic about a young Englishman who gets mixed up in WWI as he tries to reclaim a beloved horse drafted for cavalry duty.

With Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, and David Thewlis.

Brockport, Canandaigua, Geneseo, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG): The latest from Cameron Crowe is based on the true story of a widower who rebuilds his life by resurrecting a dilapidated zoo. Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, and Elle Fanning. Brockport, Canandaigua, Pittsford

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Here is a unique city home whose roots go deep. 975 University Avenue may have been constructed as early as 1860 but today the exterior appearance bears the influence of the Arts & Crafts style. Located just 700 feet away from the sprawling estate of the George Eastman House, this house is nestled in the eclectic and vibrant Neighborhood of the Arts, steps from museums, restaurants, and cafes.

The current owner inherited the home from her father, and she has photographs of the dwelling taken by him in the 1950s. Its cedar-shake exterior is remarkably unchanged—only the shorter trees and finned automobiles parked out front mark the passage of decades.

Staggered rooflines and a meandering interior indicate that the original residence has been altered over time. Additions have been built, walls and staircases torn down or relocated, doorways shifted, kitchen space moved and moved again. Even still, many historic details remain.

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The home’s first floor has some lovely features.

There’s a combination living and dining room overlooking the spacious front porch, featuring hardwoods, stained and leaded glass, built-in bookshelves, and a substantial wood-burning fireplace. Beyond is another large room fashioned as a study, with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves flanking another impressive fireplace. Arches at the top of the bookcases mirror those of two facing cupboards, all finished handsomely with crown molding. Past a small but serviceable kitchen are a full bath

and two connected rooms, currently functioning as a bedroom suite, but possibly awaiting conversion back to their original duties as kitchen and dining room.

The second story includes two full baths and four spacious bedrooms, replete with impressive vintage features like a bay window seat, enormous fireplace, and built-in wardrobe and linen closet.

A three-season sunroom on the back of the house overlooks a deck and covered patio as well as a cavernous carriage house (providing additional square footage and a possible income property). In a previous life, this space housed a printing press and one of the city’s first laminating businesses. The built-ins and finishings in the attached garden shed put to shame anything available in a big-box home improvement store today.

This property is imbued with a sense of history, and at 3,340 square feet, there’s a lot of room to explore this home’s secrets. These walls can talk and are waiting for an adventuresome urban buyer to listen!

Agent Nancy Semal of ReMax would be happy to take you on a tour and can be contacted at 585-279-8200. See rochestercityliving.com/ property/R168753 for more details and photos.

The list price on this property is $225,000.

by Sarah Nguyen Hooper Sarah is a resident of the city’s Charlotte neighborhood.

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Legal Ads [ AMCETD, LLC ] 1: The name of the Limited Liability Company is AMCETD, LLC. 2: The Articles of Organization were filed on December 13, 2011 with the Secretary of State. 3: The Office of the LLC is in Monroe County.

4: The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company is to be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is: 17 Lanaray Park, Fairport, New York 14450. 5: The purpose of the business

of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which the LLC may be organized under the Limited Liabilty Law for the State of New York. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Name of limited liability company: Building 29 LLC (“LLC”). Date Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) December 19, 2011. LLC organized in Delaware on November 3, 2011. NY county location: Monroe. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

process c/o the LLC, One Circle Street, Rochester, New York 14607.

Address required to be maintained in jurisdiction of organization or if not required, principal office of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, Delaware 19904. Copy of formation document on file with: the Secretary of State of Delaware, P.O. Box 898, Dover, Delaware 19903.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GIGA Properties LLC, Arts. of Org. filed by Secy

of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/2011. Office location: County of Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process served to GIGA Properties LLC, PO Box 17218, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Norton Commons LLC, Arts. of Org. filed by Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/2011. Office location: County of Monroe. SSNY

designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process served to Norton Commons LLC, PO Box 17218, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROC PROPS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed by Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/2011.

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

mail copy of process served to ROC PROPS LLC, PO Box 67468, Rochester, NY, 14617. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Valley Gorge Properties LLC, Arts. of Org. filed by Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/2011. Office location: County of Monroe.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process served to Valley Gorge Properties LLC, PO Box 17218, Rochester,

NY 14617. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE PROALIGN, LLC ] Notice of Organization: Proalign, LLC was filed with SSNY on December 23, 2011. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon it: 120 Allens Creek Rd., Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] 1697 MONROE LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/21/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Johnson Mullan & Brundage, 1399 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 146181005. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] 1704 MONROE LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org.

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We operate under the Crystal Rock® and Vermont Pure name throughout the Northeast.

Full-Time entry level sales position is open for individuals in Rochester, NY. The Sales Consultants will be responsible for cold calling on commercial prospects, selling bottled water, coffee equipment. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Method of operation includes aggressive face to face cold calling on 40-50 commercial prospects daily • Opening and establishing new water, coffee, and office supplies accounts • Placing and demonstration of coffee and brewing equipment • Team based activities in specific target areas • Discovering opportunities and generating sales leads to Existing Account Managers • Introducing new products and cross-selling products • Obtaining new business in target location throughout district • Clean and Valid Driver’s License and dependable transportation • Must be able to travel throughout district and perform sales activities in target areas • Computer Skills Required (Excel/Word) • Sales Experience preferred but will train right individual • High energy and self motivated entrepreneurial spirit required • Sales training provided • Commission, Base Salary and Car Allowance • Comprehensive Benefit package

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MALE DANCE INSTRUCTORS Needed. Dance experience perforable, but will train the right candidate. Call Fred Astaire Dance Studio at 292-1240 to schedule interview today! WWW. FADSROCHESTER.COM MODEL Wanted by local sculpture studio. Competetiive pay. All types considered. please leave message. 241-0085.

Volunteers MEALS ON WHEELS Needs Volunteers! Do you have an hour and a smile? Deliver meals during lunchtime to homebound neighbors. Interested? Call 7878326 to help.

NEW FIBRO SUPPORT Group is seeking volunteers for all positions, long-term & short-term Call Brenda 585-341-3290 YMCA SCHOOL #12 999 South Ave. is looking for reading & math volunteers, English & Spanish.

Training provided. Call Vicki 585-461-4282 THE HEALTHY HERO Outreach Program is recruiting volunteers to work in the community. This opportunity is a great way to learn more about healthy lifestyles and help families. Visit urmc.rochester. edu/community-health/ for links to our volunteer flyer and application posted under “What’s New?” to the right of our home page, or call 224-3058 for more information.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To assist with praise and worship. Living Waters Fellowship is a Christ centered non-denominational church in the early stages of development. Individuals, groups, and musicians are welcomed. Call 585-957-6155.

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filed with the SSNY on 11/21/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Johnson Mullan & Brundage, 1399 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 146181005. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] aDesignedPath for usabilitySolutions, LLC, filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/16/11.

Location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to United States Corporation Agents Inc, 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Bell Company of Rochester, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on November 21, 2011. Its principal place of business is located at 125 Humphrey Road, Scottsville, 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 125 Humphrey Road, Scottsville, New York 14546. 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 ] Cimetics Pest Solutions, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/3/2012. 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 250 Mill St. Ste. 309-311, Rochester, NY 14614. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CS-LT Acquisition, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/15/2011. 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 300 Lucius Gordon Dr., W. Henrietta, NY 14586. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CWH ENTERPRISES, LLC. filed Art. of Org. with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/13/11. Office is in Monroe County.

SSNY is desig. agent of LLC upon whom process

may be served. SSNY shall mail copy to the LLC, 59 Appleton St. Rochester, NY 14611. Any Lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] GBU ENTERPRISES, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/8/11. 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, 53 Genesee Park Blvd., Rochester, NY 14611. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of Documents Plus LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/12/11.

County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, P.O. Box 31762, Rochester , NY 14603. Purpose any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of FLAWLESS PROPERTIES, LLC, Art. of Org. filled Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/11/2009. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 231 Michigan Street, Rochester, NY 14606 Purpose: any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Royal Service I LLC, Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/22/11. Office location Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of process to 30 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of Healthy Magazine Franchising, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/20/2011. 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: 8 Ridgeview Ct. Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of ROC ACTUARIAL, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/9/11.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 103 Gregory Park, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BROCKPORT GROUP ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/29/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 77 Place One Dr., Rochester, NY 14626.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Own & manage real property. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ENCHANTED DIALYSIS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/06/11. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 601 Hawaii St., El Segundo, CA 90245. 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: Kidney dialysis services. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JMF LANDSCAPING, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/12.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 61 Morningstar Dr., Rochester, NY 14606.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Jason Fowler at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NORTHEAST CAPITAL VENTURES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 9/6/2011.

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 the LLC, P.O. Box 10803, Rochester, New York, 14610. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 18 Lambeth Loop, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of NORTH STAR INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/9/11.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: 26 Peaceful Harbor Lane, Webster, NY 11480.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of OVBT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/11.

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, 124 S. Main St., Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Passero Spoleta DesignBuild Maroc, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 12/21/11.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to c/o Spoleta Construction 7 Van Auker St., Rochester, NY 14608. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PILLAR MEDIA ENTERPRISES, LLC Art. of Organization filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11-03-11.

Office of Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2401 N. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of M101 GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 26 Peaceful Harbor Lane, Webster, NY 11480.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of STEPHEN AND LYNN NATAPOW FAMILY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/07/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2300 Buffalo Rd., Bldg. 100D, Rochester, NY 14624.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Merriman Properties, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/8/11.

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

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Surrey Hill Properties, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/21/11.

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

Legal Ads may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 18 Lambeth Loop, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NC 27587. Cert. of Org. filed with NC Sec. of State, 1 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of SVT LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 12/20/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County.

NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 2070 Lyell Avenue, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Rochester Silver Works, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/23/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 750 W. Ridge Rd., Rochester, NY 14615. LLC formed in DE on 9/21/11.

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, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: 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 ] Notice of Formation of Trail Ready Communications, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/2011.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LCC to whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 107 Probst Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of YOU JIA, DDS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of PLLC: 420 Westfall Rd., Apt. 1, Rochester, NY 14620. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of 1575 Marketplace Drive, LP. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. LP formed in California (CA) on 11/22/11. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The Partnership, 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90036, also the address to be maintained in CA. Name/address of genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with CA Secy. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of NRG Experimental, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/14/11.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in NC: 6/13/11. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 20 Piccadilly Sq., Rochester, NY 14625. NC addr. of LLC: 1700 Talbot Ridge St., Wake Forest,

[ NOTICE ] Rochester Bar Concepts LLC. filed Arts. of Org. with NY Dept. of State: 12/29/11. Office is in Monroe Co. SSNY is designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 53 Landsdowne Ln., Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] SMUGTOWN MUSHROOM COMPANY LLC filed Arts. of Org with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/11/2011.Ooffice location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shal mail process to 304 Ballad Ave., Rochester, NY 14626.

Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] SPC PROPERTIES LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/18/11. 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, 750 Lee Rd, Greece, NY 14606. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] STONE ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/8/11. 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: Mark Roskey, 626 Stone Rd., Rochester, NY 14616. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Swick Properties, LLC (LLC). Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/27/2011, Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as

agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process served to: 2471 Westside Dr., N. Chili NY, 14514. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] The Verstand Group, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/30/11. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 10 Triple Diamond Way, Webster, NY 14580, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF ARTHUR ALAN MEDIA, LLC ] Arthur Alan Media, LLC was filed with SSNY on 5/6/2011. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: 1279 Chili Avenue, Rochester, New York 14624. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION BOODLEBAG, LLC ] Boodlebag, LLC was filed with SSNY on 12/21/2011.

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

P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY, 20 Castleman Road, Rochester, New York 14620. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] DGA Vehicles, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 23, 2011. Its principal place of business is located at 333 W. Commercial Street, Suite 1500, East 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 333 W. Commercial Street, Suite 1500, East Rochester, New York 14445. 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 PLLC ] Maxwell Boev Medical Group, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 23, 2011. Its principal place of business is located at Parnall Office Bldg, Ste 304, 1445 Portland Avenue, 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 Parnall Office Bldg, Ste 304, 1445 Portland Avenue, Rochester, New York 14621. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of medicine and the providing of medical services. [ NOTICE OF GENFRA PROPERTIES, LLC ] GenFra Properties, LLC was filed with SSNY on 11/16/2011. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: P.O. Box 18041, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is New York Pioneer Holdings LLC (the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on December 15, 2011. The office of the Company is located in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any such process is P.O. Box 10495, Rochester, NY 14610. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful activity for which a limited liability company may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Law. [ NOTICE OF REGISTRATION ] Notice of registration of limited liability partnership (LLP). Name: Southeast Medical Associates, LLP (the Partnership).

Certificate of Registration filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/11. NY principal office location: 100 CrossKeys Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450, Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the Partnership may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 100 CrossKeys Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose/character of the Partnership: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-11620 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff vs. Daniel W. Taylor, New York State Commissioner of Taxation, ESL Federal Credit Union, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A..; “Niva” Defendants. Pursuant to

a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 14, 2011 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on February 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe, State of New York, being a part of Great Lot Fourteen (14) bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of Long Pond Road at a distance of one thousand five hundred forty-two and thirty-four hundredths feet (1,542.34) southerly from the center line of English Road; thence (1) easterly at an angle, in the southeast quadrant of eighty-nine degrees, fiftyfour minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10”) a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (2) southerly at an angle in the southwest quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) a distance of ninety feet (90.00) to a point; thence (3) westerly at an angle in the northwest quadrant of eighty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10” a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (4) northerly at an angle in the northeast quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) along the center line of Long Pond Road, a distance of ninety feet (90) to the point of beginning. Said premises is also known as Lot 1 of the Wolpert Subdivision as the same is shown on a map filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 252 of Maps, Page 98; Tax Account No. 059.03-250.2; Property Address: 942 Long Pond Road, Town of Greece, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $57,936.60 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest.DATED: January 2012 Leonard Rosner, Esq., Referee LACY

KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ SUMMONS ] INDEX NO. 11-7288 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE NEIGHBORWORKS Plaintiff vs. Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Rudolph Redding, if living, and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributes and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; CHARLES MURRAY; LINDA D. MURRAY; CHARLES MURRAY, JR.; BARBARA J. REDDING; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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 attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, 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. Dated: September 7, 2011The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of Hon. Elma A. Bellini, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 7th day of September, 2011 at Rochester, New York. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property:ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known and described as Lot No. 41 of the Samuel Blodgett’s Subdivision of Henry D. Schank’s Subdivision of part of Town Lot No. 42, as laid down on a map on file in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 7 of Maps, page 94.

Said lot fronts on the north side of Parsells Avenue in the City of Rochester and is 40 feet wide and 158 feet in depth. Subject to all easements and restrictions of record. These premises are also known as 416 Parcells Avenue, Rochester, New York 14609 John K. McAndrew, Esq. WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 700 Crossroads Building 2 State Street Rochester, New York 14614

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[ rehabilitating mr. wiggles ] BY neil swaab

[ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD Obsessions: (1) Don Aslett, 76, recently opened the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho, as the culmination of a lifelong devotion to tidying up. Highlights are several hundred pre-electric vacuum cleaners plus interactive exhibits to encourage kids to clean their rooms. Aslett told London’s Daily Mail in December that people who don’t understand his dedication must never have experienced the satisfaction of making a toilet bowl sparkle. (2) Also starting early in life, Dustin Kruse, 4, is so knowledgeable about toilet models and plumbing mechanics that the Kohler Co. presented him with an advanced-model “dual flush” commode for Christmas. Dustin, a fan of the Kohler showroom, has been known to explain toilet technology to other showroom visitors.

Government in Action!

— Predator drones are an important weapon against terrorists in Afghanistan, Yemen and other countries, but in June, an unarmed predator was employed stateside to help catch cattle rustlers. The Department of Homeland Security owns eight predators for surveillance and occasionally assists local law enforcement. The cattle rustlers had been arrested, then jumped bail and holed up on their vast ranch near Lakota, N.D., but the predator spotted their exact location on the property, leading to a raid that ended without bloodshed.

— Government Inaction: India’s legendarily plodding government bureaucracy had long stymied a snake charmer named Hakkul (a villager in Uttar Pradesh state), who had sought a snake-conservation permit, which had been authorized at one level but delayed locally. In November, finally exasperated, Hakkul walked into the land revenue office in the town of Harraiya with several sacks of snakes (including cobras) and turned them loose, sending clerks and visitors climbing furniture or fleeing. Recent news accounts report that “almost all” of

the snakes had been rounded up.

— A December news release from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control warned of the dangers of Campylobacter jejuni bacteria infections on a sheep ranch, but apparently only among workers who used an old-style (19th century) method of castrating the animals. CDC strongly urged that workers stop biting off the sheep’s genitals and instead use modern tools.

— From U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s periodic list of the most “unnecessary, duplicative and low-priority projects” that the federal government currently funds (announced in December): $75,000 to promote awareness of the role Michigan plays in producing Christmas trees and poinsettias; $48,700 for promoting the Hawaii Chocolate Festival; $113,227 for a video game preservation center in New York; and $764,825 to study something surely already done adequately by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs -- how college students use mobile devices for social networking. Also on Sen. Coburn’s list: $15.3 million in continuing expenses for the famous Alaskan “bridge to nowhere” that was widely ridiculed in 2005 but apparently refuses to die.

Chutzpah!

Convicted serial rapist Steven Phillips was exonerated in 2008, one of a continuing string of wrongly convicted Dallas-area “criminals” proved innocent by DNA testing, and under a formula by state law, he was awarded about $4 million, tax-free, for his 25 years behind bars. Recently, Phillips’ ex-wife filed a petition in court demanding a portion -- even though the couple had been divorced for the last 17 years of his incarceration, and the ex-wife had remarried and had a child. (The ex-wife claims it was Phillips who originated the divorce and that she had given up on him only because he had revealed a “disgusting” history as a “peeping tom” and flasher.)

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll be too unsettled to make a choice when it comes to love.

Your likes and dislikes will change rapidly, and so will your partners. Don’t make promises until you are certain you want to spend time with a particular partner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Opportunity knocks. Someone perfect for you will materialize if you graciously offer help to a cause you believe in or if you travel for business or educational purposes. Love at first sight is very possible, so keep your eyes open.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be tempted by a player.

Before you give your heart away, recognize that the person you are dealing with may be just as fickle as you have been in the past. Don’t fall into a trap when you should be the one setting the trap.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): There will be ample chance to find love if you participate in a group endeavor or start a new hobby that allows you to show off your finesse and skills. Communication and knowledge will win hearts and plenty of favors.

Live, love and laugh.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sorrow will prevail if you cannot make up your mind. Don’t lead anyone on or try to indulge in more than one relationship at a time. Be honest and see what happens.

The reaction you get may help you make a choice.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Social events and challenging activities will lead to love and romance.

You will size up your situation quickly and recognize the opportunity that someone has to offer.

If you see someone you fancy, make your move quickly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t be confused by the signals some-

one is sending you. If they are the least bit nonchalant, move on and look for someone who is into you. Wasting time chasing someone who cannot give you a straight answer will stand in the way of meeting your match.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone you meet through work will interest you. Don’t hesitate to get to know this person better.

Ask pertinent questions and you’ll discover enough to make it clear what your next move should be. Will it be friends, lovers or both?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t move too quickly. The

person you are attracted to physically will probably disappoint you mentally and vice versa. Look for the entire package before you decide to get involved. Ulterior motives are present, and moving too quickly will lock you into a bad situation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t hesitate to reconnect with someone from your past. Your timing was not right the first time around, but now you stand a much better chance of making it work. Maturity and life experience have helped you recognize the importance of having history with someone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Emotional confusion will set in, causing you to make a poor judgment regarding love. Don’t jeopardize your status, position or reputation for selfish reasons or indulge in something with someone who isn’t likely to be in your life for long.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Good fortune is heading your way, but that shouldn’t be the reason you get involved with someone. It’s not what a person possesses or does for a living that counts. It’s whether you truly love the person mentally, physically and emotionally.