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Building self-respect for girls. NEWS, PAGE 4
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RELIGION | STORY BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO | PAGE 8 | PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
Bishop Clark and a changing church For more than 30 years, Bishop Matthew Clark has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, often through controversial and difficult periods. As Rochester’s population began moving out of the city to the suburbs, the diocese reflected that dramatic change. Many Catholics no longer live in the city, which has precipitated numerous school closings and church consolidations. While Clark has taken some criticism for the closings, they are not unique to the Rochester Diocese, he said in a recent interview. But the closings are bound to have some impact on the
Diocese’s ability to build new generations of Catholics. Developing a new model for reaching out to Catholics will likely be an important responsibility for Clark’s successor. Catholic bishops are required to retire at age 75. For Clark that time will come in July 2012. Clark is often viewed as one of the Catholic Church’s less conservative bishops. In a recent interview, he discussed the challenges of closing Rochester’s Catholic schools, managing a shrinking diocese, and the sex abuse scandals.
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I live in Rochester, have two grandchildren in the Rochester school district, have been an educator since 1964, mentor an inner-city high school student, worked on the Children’s Zone for over four years, and volunteer in RCSD schools. In your February 15 Urban Journal, “Rochester’s Children and Our 5-percent Shame,” you said, “But we haven’t done much that makes much difference.” So I asked myself, “What would make a difference?” It would make a difference if more community organizations and businesses supported The Children’s Agenda (http://www. thechildrensagenda.org) as outlined in their 2010 Community Action Plan: 1) Expansion of the Nurse-Family Partnership, a parenting program that serves teen mothers, single parents, and parents living in poverty; 2) Expansion of early childhood education, including child care and evidence-based early education programs, and 3) Support for after-school programs, including expansion of the Coping Power Program created to reduce violence and aggressive behavior in youth. It would make a difference if the Rochester school district implemented a world-class, comprehensive literacy and numeracy development program that would significantly improve the teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and mathematics for students in grades K-8. No RCSD high school graduate should need to take remedial reading, writing, or math when they enter college or the workforce. It would make a difference if more community members and business leaders were involved in some aspect of Rochester Mentors (http://www.rochestermentors.org),
either as an adult friend of a child or by adding strength to mentoring by offering a site visit or activity that mentors and mentees could enjoy. DONALD BARTALO, ROCHESTER
Socialism — and extinction
Ove Overmyer proposes to raise taxes on the wealthy and on businesses, particularly those who are the most successful at making money (“A Fairer Way to Fix the Budget,” February 2). This is a perfect formula for making New York State extinct. It begins with the premise that redistribution of wealth is desirable, a tenet with which I wholly disagree. As an individual examining the possibility of opening a new firm in New York State, why would I ever choose to do so? Any wealth I or my employees might gain will be heavily taxed to pay for exorbitantly paid state and teachers-union employees, with exorbitantly state-financed pensions and health care. My company will be taxed exorbitantly relative to many other states before I get paid for risking my capital on a new start-up company. It is time the rest of us New Yorkers began to realize that we are rapidly killing the geese that lay the golden eggs. Wall Street and the business community are rapidly moving south and overseas. Businesses are finding it increasingly expensive to do business in New York State. We have gone past the point where inertia keeps businesses in New York; businesses are now strategically planning movement out. Unless New York takes actions similar to New Jersey to rein in their budgets and social programs, there will be no one here to pay the bills except seniors who dread the thought of moving and social-services recipients who get some of the largest payouts in the nation. Mr. Golisano sounded the alarm bell when he moved to Florida. I’ll offer an additional example: Schenectady. GE was by far the largest employer in the area in the mid 50’s. It paid good wages, it was growing rapidly, and Schenectady was known as the Home of GE. The City of Schenectady, in its wisdom, continuously raised the taxes on GE throughout the 50’s. GE complained each year to the city council — which was
heavily Democratic — that the taxes could not be sustained. GE said that it would have to relocate its business elsewhere. Each year, the city raised taxes. GE stopped building new facilities in the late 50’s; it moved a large portion of the plant to the Carolinas, and Schenectady ceased to be the world headquarters for GE. In fact, Schenectady became a ghost town of closed retail shops and closed machine shops which had supported the GE manufacturing programs. President Obama’s budget-reducing proposal to freeze spending at 2010 levels is a perfect example of liberal mentality applied to economics. Raise expenditures by 40 percent over two years, then freeze them at that level and claim we are saving money. The 2010 election pretty clearly stated that the above mentality was not accepted by the majority of mainstreet Americans. New York is in worse economic condition than most of the country because it is more liberal than the rest of the country, with similar disastrous exceptions such as California and Illinois. The fact that we are more liberal will unfortunately allow Mr. Overmyer’s proposals to be considered and even partially implemented. Sadly, this will force a huge economic disaster to occur in the very near future, and the businesses whose jobs are needed to get New York through the disaster will have already planned an exit. The potential new jobs such as I am contemplating will never appear in New York State but will begin life in North Carolina or Tennessee. Free enterprise and the creation of wealth is the foundation on which this nation is built. Socialism, and the taxes needed to support it on a significant scale, will stymie the growth potential capitalism offers. Socialism is easy for politicians, because they don’t pay for it — we do. More wealth and business growth in New York offers increased taxes over the long term; increased taxes on wealth do nothing in the long term except drive wealth elsewhere. Politicians often have a two-year view; if you live in New York, you better have a 10year view, or you will be rapidly approaching extinction! ABRAM TERPENING, PITTSFORD
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Isn’t it rich? As government officials have announced budget cuts, the news releases and appeals from school districts, government workers, and non-profits have come, day after day, outlining the programs that are threatened, the damage that will be done. Public broadcasting… Planned Parenthood… education …. The Children’s Agenda and the Rochester Area Community Foundation are protesting Governor Cuomo’s plan to cut programs that help children. Among them: Rochester’s Nurse-Family Partnership, a proven program that works with lowincome parents. We’re going to cut funding for programs that save children, keep them healthy, help them grow into productive, stable adults. Are we out of our mind? If government spends too much, I agree: it should stop. I myself can think of areas we should cut. Military weapons, for instance. Star Wars. Unjustified and unjustifiable wars. And I’m sure there’s a little fat in everything. And fraud, here and there. But much of this Big Government, Big Spending argument is coming from two quarters: 1) People with an ideological agenda — abortion opponents, for instance. 2) People who don’t want the government to spend money on the less fortunate. Spending money on the less fortunate goes against their principles: if you’re rich, you deserve to be; if you’re not, it’s your own fault. Politicians siding with both groups wrap their argument in the cloak of fiscal responsibility. I’m all for fiscal responsibility, and it’s fiscally irresponsible to engage in war in two countries and cut taxes at the same time. However, if you believe that we ought to squeeze every dime we can out of social-service spending, cutting taxes while we go to war is a pretty neat way to do it. I wonder, though, what most Americans think. Do we have a responsibility to help the less fortunate? It’s hard to argue that the rich can’t afford to pay a bit more in taxes. Historically, they’ve had much higher tax rates. And my guess is that some of them would hardly notice the bite that new taxes would take out of their disposable income. I’ve been keeping a file I’ve labeled “Rich,” clippings from that abundant resource of promotions for pricey merchandise, the New York Times. The Sunday Times Style magazine showed a weird little skirt available for $10,250. Back in October, a Times ad featured a
The US has the third highest rate of income inequality among advanced economies, behind only Hong Kong and Singapore.” watch for $525,000. (People buy this stuff, apparently.) There’s also an article about a man who paid $9700 for two tickets to the Super Bowl. And a report that Goldman Sachs’ chief executive earned $13.2 million in 2010 — during a recession caused in part by Wall Street shenanigans. The head of JPMorgan Chase, says another article, was expected to earn “at least $17.5 million.” Over the past 30 years in the US, Mother Jones reported recently, most of the growth of wealth has gone to the top 1 percent of income earners. The US, the Times’ Charles Blow noted recently, has the third highest rate of income inequality among advanced economies, behind only Hong Kong and Singapore. Maybe we don’t care. Maybe that’s the kind of country we all want. That certainly seems to be the kind of country Republican leaders in Washington want. And too many Democrats are either buying into it or are afraid to object. The kind of budget planning we’re embarking on is, as my mother used to say, penny wise and pound foolish. We’ll all pay for it — for the failure to invest in the health of women and children, the education of our youth, the repair of our infrastructure, the health of our planet, and the bankrupting of our principles — in the end. But the payment won’t come due for a while. Meanwhile, cutting the deficit, cutting taxes, cutting government just sounds so sensible. So American. And craftily, Republican leaders — joined by many Democrats — have diverted attention away from equality and fairness. Away from the growing wealth of the wealthy. The debate, as several commentators have put it, has become one of unionized workers against non-unionized workers. Isn’t it rich? rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Mayoral petitions Smaller East Ave. invalidated Wegmans The independent petitions Bill Johnson and Ann Lewis filed to run for mayor have been invalidated. Each candidate faced specific objections to their petitions and each were found to have less than 1,500 valid signatures. Johnson wasn’t knocked off of the ballot entirely, since he has the endorsements of the Working Families and Independence Parties. Lewis, however, won’t appear on the ballot and reportedly is running a write-in campaign.
GOP picks Corwin to run for Congress
Republican Party leaders from across western New York unanimously selected State Assembly member Jane Corwin to run for the 26th Congressional District seat. This is the seat formerly held by Chris Lee, who resigned after getting caught responding to a Craigslist personal ad. Corwin has also received the backing of the Monroe County Conservative Party. Dems are accepting resumes from people interested in running for the seat and will hold interviews soon.
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New designs shrink the size of the proposed new East Avenue Wegmans store and include more windows on the East Avenue side of the building. The original design called for a 108,500-square-foot store. The store under the new design would be 95,000 square feet. The original plan called for 18 percent of the side of the building facing East to be windows. The new plan ups that to 55 percent.
EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Determined Divas build self-respect
Another Rahn convicted
Irondequoit Police Officer Chad Rahn was convicted of computer trespassing, official misconduct, and criminal facilitation. The court said Rahn used his position to identify a man who had tipped-off authorities about a Rahn acquaintance suspected of growing marijuana in his home. The acquaintance later assaulted the tipster. Rahn’s sentencing will be in April, and he could face up to four years in prison. Rahn’s father, former Greece Police Chief Merritt Rahn, is in prison for an unrelated crime.
“Diva” often refers to a temperamental female singer. But the word can also have a positive meaning: a woman with determination and self-respect. That’s the foundation of a grassroots program called Determined Divas. The program, which was started in February 2009, began with 25 teenage girls from the Rochester school district with histories of suspensions, many of them for gang-related fighting. Becoming a Diva, however, requires a commitment to change.
Beverly Jackson: Helping girls “do something better” with their lives. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
“The Number 1 thing we look for is, you have to want to do something better with your life,” says Beverly Jackson, the program’s creator. The girls were in the city school district’s I’m Ready program, which is intended to help suspended students make their transition back into school. Many of the girls were coping with a lot of anger, says Jackson, who is also senior youth intervention specialist for the city’s Pathways to Peace program. “I tell them you’re probably going to see someone you once had a conflict with,” says Jackson. “But you have to leave that behind.”
Jackson meets with the girls every other week for activities ranging from horseback riding to attending football games. Women whom Jackson calls her “older divas” help with mentoring. The girls also have to find a part-time job, and they have to volunteer some of their time to community service. About 45 young women are now in the Determined Divas program, and Jackson says only two from the original 25 had to repeat I’m Ready. And a colleague, she says, has formed a complimentary program for young men called Good Fellas.
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Cuomo proposes that redistricting be done by an independent commission; a pool of potential members would be selected by an appointed nominating committee. Alesi says that with any redistricting bill, there’s still potential for political influence in the appointment process.
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Oversight office? Brooks says no
In last fall’s election, state Legislature candidates threw their support behind a highly-publicized reform agenda that included a promise to enact independent redistricting. Now legislators have to choose whether to make good on the pledge. Governor Andrew Cuomo has submitted independent redistricting legislation to the Senate and Assembly, and last week the political maneuvering started. Senate Democrats accused their Republican counterparts of trying to kill the proposal by using procedural rules to hold it in the Rules Committee. (In the Assembly, Speaker Sheldon Silver is the bill’s sponsor.) Democrats have also gone after specific Republicans, including Rochester-area Senator Jim Alesi. He serves on the Rules Committee and also signed the New York Uprising pledge, which included a general commitment to independent redistricting. The Democrats’ spokesman, Austin Shafran, sent out a press release that accused Alesi of backing out of the pledge. Cuomo sent the legislation down while legislators were not in Albany, and in an interview late last week, Alesi said he hadn’t read it yet. “Let’s just say I’m supportive of the concept,” Alesi said. Cuomo proposes that redistricting be done by an independent commission; a pool of
Joe Robach and Jim Alesi. FILE PHOTOS
potential members would be selected by an appointed nominating committee. Alesi says his concern with any redistricting bill is that there’s still potential for political influence in the appointment process. Rochester-area Senator Joe Robach, who doesn’t serve on the Rules Committee, also signed the pledge. In an interview last week, he said he’d look at Cuomo’s bill but, like Alesi, he didn’t promise his support. Robach prefers his own redistricting bill —patterned after an approach Iowa uses — that he sponsors with Democratic Buffalo Assembly member Mark Schroeder. It would establish a five-member committee, with four members appointed by Legislature leaders. The four appointed members would then select the fifth. As for Democrats’ accusations that Republicans are holding up the Cuomo proposal, Robach said they could have passed a redistricting bill when they were in the majority.
Cost of War 4,439 U.S. servicemen and -women, 318 Coalition servicemen and -women, and approximately 99,712 to 108,866 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 25. American servicemen and -women killed from February 15 to 17: -- Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens, 26, San Antonio, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Christoffer P. Johnson, 20, Clarksville, Tenn. IRAQ TOTALS —
1,483 U.S. servicemen and -women and 858 Coalition servicemen and -women have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 25. Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available. American servicemen and -women killed from February 8 to 22: -- Spc. Jonathan A. Pilgeram, 22, Great Falls, Mont. -- Sgt. Matthew J. Deyoung, 26, Talent, Ore. -- Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Hart, 25, Perrysburg, Ohio -- Lance Cpl. Andrew P. Carpenter, 27, Columbia, Tenn. -- Sgt. Robert C. Sisson Jr., 29, Aliquippa, Pa. -- 1st Lt. Daren M. Hidalgo, 24, Waukesha, Wis. -- Cpl. Johnathan W. Taylor, 23, Homosassa, Fla., AFGHANISTAN TOTALS —
Legislature Democrats want the county to establish an Office of Public Integrity, but County Executive Maggie Brooks’ administration doesn’t support that idea. | Legislature Dems proposed the office last week in response to a series of county government scandals. The office would be able to perform audits and spot check financial records of county departments, authorities, and LDCs. The office would report to a five-member public integrity board, whose members would be appointed by the county executive and the Legislature’s minority and majority leaders. | “In order to restore the public’s trust in the county administration, the county administration needs to make some changes,” said Democrat Carrie Andrews, who’s sponsoring legislation that would create the office. | But the proposal is a non-starter and it’s redundant, says county spokesperson Noah Lebowitz. The county already has an Independent Accountability Counsel, which runs a whistleblower hotline and can independently investigate any allegations, he says. The county also has an internal audit division in the finance department. | “The Democrats’ claim that such an office would prevent unethical behavior from ever taking place is disingenuous and a purely political statement,” Lebowitz says.
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Two lawsuits, a handful of conspiracy theories, and countless twists and turns later, we may have reached the end of the political and legal drama that has enveloped the city over the last few weeks. Unless we haven’t. A judge dismissed a lawsuit this week brought by former mayoral hopeful Harry Davis against City Council and Acting Mayor Carlos Carballada. In his suit, Davis said that Council violated the City Charter by not appointing someone to replace former Mayor Bob Duffy. Under the City Charter, that person would have served until the end of this year, and voters would have selected a new mayor in a general election in the fall. Council instead opted for a March 29 special election. Council President Lovely Warren said that Council could not agree on whom to appoint. Supreme Court Justice John Ark agreed that the Charter mandates Council to make an interim appointment. But, he said, the court could not intervene. “A court cannot order a legislative body how to vote,” Ark’s decision says. “A court can vacate an unlawful legislative action, but a court cannot vacate a legislative inaction. City Council’s failure to appoint by a majority vote was a legislative inaction.” Davis’s suit also challenged Carballada’s authority to act as mayor. Carballada became acting mayor through an emergency provision in City Code after former Acting Mayor Tom Richards, facing his own legal questions, abruptly resigned. Davis and his attorney, Art Giacalone, argued that Richards’ resignation didn’t rise to a level to trigger the emergency provision. Ark, though calling the process “extraordinarily convoluted,” said Carballada’s succession is lawful. Ark also pointed out that if Council had made an interim appointment or if Richards
had appointed a deputy, much of the subsequent chaos could’ve been avoided. Ark’s decision, unless it’s overturned — and Giacalone says he and Davis are considering an appeal — eliminates a serious risk. If he had ruled for Davis, there might have been additional lawsuits challenging the legality of any actions Carballada had taken while he was serving as acting mayor. Davis’ suit and the one that preceded it — that case was also dismissed — have focused attention on critical changes that need to be made to the City Charter. Council President Warren has said that the Charter needs revision so the city never finds itself in a similar situation again. The whole situation was unusual, and
grew out of unusual circumstances: Duffy’s resignation only a year into his second term, confusion over state and local laws governing how public officials are chosen, ambiguity in the City Charter, and the application of the federal Hatch Act. Richards resigned over Hatch, which prohibits some public officials from being active politically. A complaint against Richards was filed by Jim McTiernan, president of the city firefighters union. But critics say the law is reactionary — typically only applied when someone makes a complaint — and vague. Theoretically, they say, it could be interpreted to prevent many people from running for office. For example: could the Hatch Act have affected Mike Green’s first district attorney run, when he was an assistant district attorney? Or could deputy county clerk Kirk Morris have Hatch trouble when he runs for reelection to the Greece Town Board? Richards’ resignation ended the scrutiny of his activities.
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Bishop Matthew Clark: As he prepares for retirement, he leads a Diocese vastly different from the one he came to. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
On a frigid January morning, Bishop Matthew Clark could be seen kneeling in prayer off in a corner of Sacred Heart Cathedral. Though he is a tall, slender man, he seemed small and vulnerable next to a large stained-glass window with its brilliant shades of red, blue, and purple. But Clark is hardly a small figure in the Rochester region. For more than 30 years, he has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, through often controversial and difficult periods. As the City of Rochester lost thousands of jobs and its population began moving to the suburbs, the Rochester Diocese changed dramatically, too. Many Catholics no longer live in the city, Clark said in a recent interview, which has precipitated a long and painful process of closing both churches and schools. Clark has taken some criticism for the closings and church consolidations, but they are not unique to Rochester. There are about 314,000 Catholics in the Rochester Diocese, which includes Monroe and 11 surrounding counties. While there were about 30 schools in Monroe County when Clark took office, there are now 10 elementary schools, one middle school, and four independent high schools — and only 24 in the entire diocese. How these closings will impact the diocese over the long term is hard to say. But clearly, the traditional model for developing new generations of Catholics isn’t as effective as it once was. And new methods for reaching out to Catholics are needed. That will likely be an important responsibility for Clark’s replacement. Catholic bishops are required to retire at age 75. For Clark, that time will come in July 2012. “That begins the Congregation of Bishops, which is the process for identifying who will succeed you,” Clark said. He has no idea, he said, who will become the area’s next bishop. But Clark, who is originally from Waterford, New York, said he hopes he will be allowed to stay in the Rochester region, which he describes as his home. Clark is often viewed as one of the Catholic Church’s less conservative, more inclusive bishops. Women play a greater role in mass, and Clark is welcoming to the gay community, though he remains firmly against same-sex marriage. He doesn’t shy away from discussions about the sexual abuse scandals that have shaken the Roman Catholic Church. He obviously wishes the abuses had never occurred because of the anguish they caused to the victims. He also acknowledges that they continue to hurt the credibility of bishops and priests, and it’s taking time to rebuild the public’s trust, he says. In the interview, Clark talked about the decision to close many of Rochester’s Catholic schools, his concerns about a shrinking diocese, and the sex-abuse scandals. The following is an edited version of that discussion. City
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City: Catholic schools were such an integral part of almost every parish at one time. What happened to cause so many to close? Clark: If we go back to the beginning of
this diocese in 1868, our first bishop, Bishop Bernard McQuaid, was charged as I am with the care of the community. And that community was largely an immigrant community, people starting fresh in a new land that was not always friendly toward their faith. His primary concern was to educate the people so they would remain good and strong Catholics and also good citizens. It was his judgment that this was best done through Catholic schools. When a new parish was established, the first task was to establish a school. Fast-forward to post-World War II America. You had social policy that encouraged people to move out of the cities and to the suburbs. The construction of our highway system invited people to leave the city. Another sweeping change was that Catholics began to join the mainstream in terms of their economic situation and acceptance into society in general. When McQuaid came along, this was a time when “Irish need not apply,” so to speak. But then the Irish began to head corporations, become senators, and do everything else in between. So we had immense changes over that period of time. Today’s Catholics are making their own choices about education for their children. And many of them with the means to send them to a Catholic school are opting to send them to local public schools and trusting the religious formation of their children to themselves, of course, and to their parish programs. Paralleling that sweep to the suburbs and the greater educational achievement of Catholics, we also have the truth that what were left in the city were a lot of poor people who didn’t have the means to move out. As a result of the out-migration from the city and the in-migration of people who were often not Catholic like those early immigrants, we didn’t have the same number of children to fill our schools. How did you try to manage this? Did you have a strategy to counter the impact of these changes?
My concern during my tenure has been the gradual dying of our schools from the inside out. It was like a big pit was being dug, and if you were poor, your shot at a Catholic education was disappearing. So within that framework, we tried to organize within a county system that would invite contributions — well, “invite” is too nice a word — require contributions of different levels from all of our parishes in Monroe County. When I would go to private donors, they would say, “Look, I believe in Catholic education, but don’t ask me to give you money for your city schools when you’ve got two halfempty schools so close to each other.”
So we went through a very painful period about two years ago when we announced the closings of 13 of our schools. It was done always with the hope that we could preserve the possibility for a Catholic education in this county for those parents who wanted it for their children. And it was my special concern, and certainly not mine only, that we do everything possible to leave the option open for the poor, because it has been demonstrated that the opportunity for a Catholic education can really make a positive difference. We’re at a point now that our Cathedral School at Holy Rosary on Lexington Avenue and Mother of Sorrows in Greece are closing for want of enrollment. We are reopening Holy Cross in Charlotte, hoping that the great majority of students from both of those schools will be attracted to that school. The current principal for Cathedral School at Holy Rosary will be the principal of Holy Cross, so there will be continuity for parents and students. What about charter schools? The state has permitted more of them to open, and they don’t charge tuition. Are you losing students to them?
I can’t document the impact charter schools have had on our schools. I know that our enrollment steadily declines in the city and across our system. Even when we announced those closings two years ago, we also reduced tuitions, but that did not stem the decline. I cannot say whether the charter schools are drawing a high number of students who might otherwise be with us. The fact is that charter schools are funded by the state, so in that sense they operate a bit like the public schools. But we’re excluded by the state constitution from receiving state funds, which kind of puzzles me. In our [Catholic] city schools, the majority of our students are not Catholic. How many Catholic schools were there in Monroe County?
Every parish, just about, had a school. I would say there had to be at least 30. I would add, just for the historical reference, that what we’re experiencing here in Rochester is replicating itself in our sister dioceses: Albany, Syracuse, and Buffalo. I know, too, that Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of New York are going through it. New York just announced that they are going to close 27 schools in June, at the end of the school year. I think it’s important that people understand that this is not because of some delinquency or failure on our part. It’s just a part of the great cultural shifts of the times we live in. We have to deal with it, because if we don’t, it will only get worse. The maintenance and repairs, not to mention the energy costs, for those buildings has to be astronomical. What have you done with
those old buildings? Have you sold them or found a reuse for them?
It varies. Sometimes the schools are part of a larger parish campus, and the whole complex is closing down. In other situations we may have a vibrant parish, but not the school anymore, though we may still have that building. In the former, we try to sell the property. And we’re always mindful of the fact that we want that property used for a purpose that in some way honors the dignity of its original use. Very often they will become child-care centers, community centers, and sometimes parishes convert them to meeting rooms and conference centers, things like that. We’ve also sold to other faith groups. We’ve talked about Catholic schools closing. Have the closings and consolidations of city churches been part of same problem?
Yes, it’s been pretty much part of the same issue. And we’ve tried to dispose of them in the same dignified way. Generally, we’ve been successful, thank God, because you know, even though we closed the building, we’re still the owner. And that comes with so many responsibilities. That has to be an unusual real estate transaction, because how many buyers are in the market for a large Catholic church in the city?
Sure, that’s right. But as we talked about earlier, a lot of people that come into the city now are not of our faith tradition. And some of them are buying our churches. We’ve had black congregations of Baptist and other faith traditions take them. To us, that’s a beautiful thing. We honor their faith, and a space that no longer meets our needs is something that is good for them. At Holy Rosary, which is a very beautiful campus, we’re seriously exploring how that may become urban housing through our housing subsidiary with Catholic Charities. They develop fine housing for special constituencies, those who have special needs or need low-rent consideration. It would be a dignified use for that campus, and it could a tremendous contribution to the neighborhood, which needs a shot in the arm. Guiding this transition probably wasn’t anything you could have prepared for, was it?
No, these are not things for which bishops receive handbooks. That’s been one of the things that I kept thinking about preparing for this interview: all of the changes in our culture that have happened just here locally. I mean, it’s incredible. When I came here, Kodak employed something like 60,000 people in Greater Rochester. And of course, there was no internet. If you consider that the whole world is changing at a swimmingly fast pace, why do we think that the church doesn’t have to change along with that? I don’t mean in our
IF YOU CONSIDER THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS CHANGING AT A SWIMMINGLY FAST PACE, WHY DO WE THINK THAT THE CHURCH DOESN’T HAVE TO CHANGE ALONG WITH THAT?” foundational beliefs, but in how we organize ourselves. It’s an exciting challenge, but it’s not an easy one. And I don’t mean just for the bishop. I mean for all of us. How does the Rochester diocese grow at this point? Where is the Catholic Church finding new parishioners?
Population growth is flat in the region, and the city is really losing population. Without the influx of migrants here, particularly those from Latin American nations, we’d be going down. These are people who come here for employment reasons or to join their families. It’s not much better in the suburbs, because a lot of our young people are moving away. It’s always been ironic to me that we have all these fine colleges and universities, but there aren’t sufficient jobs here to keep as many young people as we would like. And many of our marvelous young people go off to college somewhere else — the Carolinas, for example — and they’re inclined to stay there. We’re all rooting for our new governor and other elected officials to help us get out of this difficult time. A better economic situation in Upstate New York would help everyone, including those of us in the faith community. You talked about the Catholics who were the early Catholic immigrants to this country, most of them bringing their faith with them. What does it mean to be a Catholic-American today? Who are they?
I think they are everyone — from the CEOs of some of our most prestigious corporations to something like a third of the US Senate and God knows how many state legislators, to the poorest of the poor who risk everything to come here to harvest our apples. The economic and educational extremes are all represented. One of our concerns, sort of a subset of the question you’re asking, is that middle group — the mass-going population. They are not there for us the way they used to be. That’s not peculiar to either our faith tradition or our diocese. But it’s something a lot of us are dealing with. Certainly that happens because people may be discontent with us about something. Maybe they think we’re dinosaurs and out of touch. But I think some of it has to do with people being so busy. There are just so many demands on our time.
Are the reports of a shortage of young men entering the priesthood correct?
Right now, we’re older and fewer in numbers than I think is good for us. I think the next few years will be very challenging for us to fully and adequately supply the priests to carry on the ministry in our parishes. Having said that, we’re doing all right for now [in the Rochester Diocese]. There is no parish church that we can’t provide sufficient priests for mass on Sunday, and in most cases, masses through the week. But we need to beef up our numbers in the years ahead. And I’m pleased to tell you that right now, we’ve had a very nice uptick at that earlier stage. This year we have about 17 students studying theology in preparation for priesthood, which at least doubles the size over what we had two or three years ago. And we have prospects for the following year for possibly four or five more. Now understand, these men are not yet ordained. But we have what I will say is a pleasing critical mass of young candidates on the way. And I have to say that is encouraging. Have the sexual abuse scandals that rocked the Catholic Church also hurt recruitment of priests?
It’s hard to answer that question. Before they emerged, and for a while after that high point of attention to them, we were in a valley for vocations. We’re now nine years beyond that crucible time. I have to stop and say that all of us wish that this never happened. And God forbid that it should ever happen again. But I do think it damaged and diminished the teaching authority of bishops. I think we’ve lost the confidence of some people. I have to assume in some potential priest candidates it snuffed out the smoldering wick. But others seem to understand that this doesn’t define priesthood. And in the ashes of it all, God has given us a new life, a resurrection. I hope that’s the case. There was a period of time following the scandal when there was some question about whether gay men should be allowed to become priests. What’s your view?
I know some magnificent gay priests. If they are openly gay in terms of living a lifestyle that is incompatible with their basic commitments, we have to intervene. continues on page 11 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Urban Action This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
ing, 115 South Avenue from noon to 1:30 p.m. His second lecture will be held on the same day at the Nazareth College Arts Center at 7 p.m.
Music and the Vietnam War
Race, tragedy, and inspiration
Nazareth College, the Rochester Public Library, and the Vietnam Veterans of America-Chapter 20 will co-sponsor two lectures by Hugo Kessing called “More than Songs: What Music Can Tell Us about the Vietnam War,” on Tuesday, March 8. Kessing is an expert on the music of the Vietnam War era, and he will discuss how music can be used to study Americans’ perceptions of the war. Kessing’s first lecture will be held at the Central Library in the Rundel Memorial Build-
Correcting ourselves
The Moving Beyond Racism book group will meet on Monday, March 7, to discuss Heidi W. Durrow’s “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky.” The novel discusses racial issues through the story of the daughter of a Danish mother and a black GI who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. The meeting will be held at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 7 p.m. It’s not necessary to have read the book to join the discussion group.
The Cuban Five: terrorists?
On Wednesday, March 2, the Rochester Committee on Latin America will show a film about a group of men in federal prison often referred to as the “Cuban Five.” Some people believe the men were falsely accused by the US government of committing espionage against the US. The men argue they were monitoring Miamibased terrorists planning to attack Cuba. There will also be a discussion about Cuban-born Luis Posada Carriles, who is allegedly linked to the bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. The event will be held at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, at 7 p.m.
In last week’s article, “RIT helps track ecological changes,” NEON’s PR manager says the network may not be fully operational by 2016. And the work is being done to determine the human impact on the environment.
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But I have always tried to be open to such candidates. There was, as you know, a lot of attention given to that by the Holy See [the Vatican] over the years, and one of their statements left the impression that under no circumstances could a person of gay orientation be ordained a priest. And that’s not so. If a person’s sense of himself as a gay individual inevitably leads him to campaign against the church’s formal teachings or live a lifestyle that is upsetting to the community or scandalous, such a person would not be an apt candidate for the priesthood. But if a person understands that and lives a lifestyle that is compatible with what we ask of all of our priests, then I’m happy to receive them. We’re in this extremely difficult period of time. We’re in two wars; we’re climbing out of a devastating recession where millions of Americans have lost their job or home. And we seem to be so divided along political lines. As a spiritual leader, what worries you about all of this?
Disconnection — losing our sense of community. I think the fruits of that show up in partisanship and taking ideological positions that become more and more rigid. There’s this sense that I have to defend to the death my way of looking at something. But when you do that, you lose the capacity to negotiate, to understand differences, and mend fences, and ultimately try to achieve something in common. I’m afraid we’re going to lose that if the trends that I see continue. And that would be devastating to the human family. I think we have to be much more humble in our strongest convictions, with the realization that no one of us possesses the whole truth. No one of us captures reality perfectly. We can always learn from one another. I’m not taking pot shots at one political party or another. They all say we’re in a terrible situation and that we have to work together to come out of it. Well, let’s hope and pray that happens. But that’s not going to happen unless everyone loosens their grip a little bit. There’s a wonderful spiritual tradition among the Jesuits. St. Ignatius wanted his followers to always be people for others. There’s an enormously freeing bit of wisdom there, because looking at the other, you find yourself. (A longer version of this interview is on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com.)
Dark Horse Coffee (pictured) is set to open its new Village Gate location this month. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK
Coffee klatch [ CHOW HOUND ] BY SUSIE HUME
For the last half-decade coffee prices have risen steadily, and in the last 12 months they hit their peak by almost doubling, leaving many coffee lovers concerned and some coffee houses out of business. With national coffeehouses raising their prices by 10 percent or more, it’s no surprise that local coffee shops are also feeling the pain. Spin Caffe surprised many when it unexpectedly closed all three of its locations (739 Park Ave, 2 State St, 229 Mill St) last month. Attempts to reach owner Kirk Bethel went unreturned, although the landlord of the Park Avenue location confirmed that Spin is indeed out of business, and all locations have signs up stating that they are closed. The coffeehouse, which opened in 2000, was popular for its variety of coffees, lattes, and teas, as well as several food options, including paninis, soups, and pastries. Those who were part of Spin Caffe’s mug program (wherein mug owners received discounted coffee fill-ups) may think their discount days are over, but Living Room Café (1118 Monroe Ave) has a solution: the mug amnesty program. Spin mug owners can bring their cups to the Upper Monroe coffeehouse and swap them out at no charge. The first fill-up will be free, and mug owners can enjoy fill-ups at discounted prices thereafter. For more information visit TheLivingRoomCafe.com. Spot Coffee also made a surprising announcement last month — a proposed private-placement financing arrangement (the
sale of securities to a relatively small number of investors through private rather than public channels) in order to raise funds to complete the renovations of the coffeehouse located at 200 East Ave. According to a press release on the company’s website (spot.com), the goal is to raise upwards of $1.15 million at 10 cents a unit. Purchased shares will also reportedly help fund new locations in Buffalo and Toronto. The coffeehouse and restaurant is still slated to reopen this spring, with a fully renovated kitchen that will include gourmet pizza offerings. While news of rising prices and coffeehouse closings has some worried, others are pushing forward with gusto. When Bonnie Haley closed the doors of Dark Horse Coffee on Dewey Avenue at the end of last year due to an inability to reach a lease agreement with the building’s new owners, she promised her patrons that she would scout a new location and re-open in a couple of months. Her plan will come to fruition when the coffeehouse re-opens next week, filling a niche in the Neighborhood of the Arts-located Village Gate (274 N. Goodman St). The shop will be situated in the space formerly occupied by Bodhi’s Cafe & Lounge (across from California Rollin’), a 2,500square-foot space that is three times the size of Dark Horse’s former Maplewood location. Haley says that she plans to continue offering the same food and beverages that made the coffeehouse popular in its previous incarnation, plus a few new items. The drink menu features gourmet coffees from local roaster Coffee Connection, as well as lattes, espressos, cappuccinos, and teas. The menu
also features breakfast and lunch selections from breakfast sandwiches, burritos, and pizzas to afternoon eats like several panini options (including Cajun chicken, tomato and basil, and roast beef with ranchero sauce) and salads and fresh fruits. New offerings will include pastries (from local bakers like Newbury Park, Elegant Expressions, and Baker Street Bakery) and kid-friendly options like oatmeal and peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. Prices range from $2.50 to $4.50 for drinks, and $6 to $8 for salads and sandwiches. Friday nights at Dark Horse Coffee will continue to be open-mic night, and Haley intends to get her entertainment license soon so that the coffeehouse can feature live bands. She will also work on obtaining a beer and wine license to round out the offerings. “Yes, coffee prices have gone up. It’s a hard time right now and everyone is affected by the rising prices because you can’t survive if you eat the costs,” says Haley, who also notes that she recently hired a former Spin Caffe barista. “But I don’t plan to close our doors anytime soon — we’re just re-opening them.” Haley plans to open Dark Horse Coffee by the second week in March, though people are urged to check the website (darkhorsecoffee.net) or Facebook page for a confirmed launch date. The hours will be Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., though hours are subject to change as Haley settles into the new location.
Closings
The long-standing Duchess Restaurant (2160 Penfield Road) closed its doors last month after two decades in business. The Penfield restaurant was known for its versatile menu — including several seafood and veal choices, as well as many diner-like selections from breakfast to burgers and meatloaf — all rolled up in a comfortable, family-restaurant setting. Attempts to reach owner George Naselaris went unreturned, but the windows have been lined with brown paper and a sign in the window thanks patrons for their 20 years of business. After little more than a year, Sunrise Steakhouse (945 Jefferson Road) has closed. The Asian restaurant — which featured unique selections from hibachi-grillprepared foods to shabu shabu (Chinese hot-pot cooking) as well as sushi and sashimi — celebrated its grand opening in December 2009. The Henrietta restaurant was a sister restaurant to Sakura Home in Pittsford and Shogun Palace in Irondequoit. Attempts to reach owner Mark Teng went unreturned. Do you have a food or restaurant tip for our Chow Hound? Send it to food@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 11
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were a constant musical duo throughout the 80’s and early 90’s, composing and collaborating on songs for one another’s studio albums and going out on tour together, which has created a strong and lasting friendship between the two. Their current tour — titled “2 Friends” — sees them digging deep into their respective musical vaults, playing songs they have not performed in almost 20-plus years. Though Grant has on occasion forayed into the pop arena, she has more recently rediscovered and embraced her Christian musical roots, and together with Smith, the two have been bringing their powerful and energetic music with a message to their multitudes of fans. — BY TODD REZSNYAK
Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Celebration Tuesday, March 8 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 5 p.m. | $15-$20 | 325-5600 [ POP/ROCK ] If you can’t make it to New Orleans in
time for Mardi Gras this year, don’t despair. The March of Dimes is ready to bring Fat Tuesday to downtown Rochester via a virtual Bourbon Street. This party has been the biggest local fundraiser to benefit the March for Babies initiative nine years running. Seven bands, including Brian Lindsay and the Bootleggers, Atlas, Wild Horses, Different Every Time, Small Town, Download, and DJ Raphael, will take the stage. — BY EMILY FAITH
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Wednesday, March 2 [ Acoustic/Folk ] PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Lento, 274 N Goodman. 271-3470. 7:30 p.m. Free. Seah Ashby. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 8 p.m. TBA. Tom Gravino. Cafe 54, 54 W Main St, Victor. 742-3649. 6 p.m. Free.
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[ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] The Partners in Time crew
[ REVIEW ] BY EMILY FAITH
Brian Langlinais
Hot on the heels of last year’s reissue of “Crossover,” the 1987 album that helped to mint the crossover genre between hardcore punk and thrash metal, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles are back on the road, and picking up notable speed. Original members Spike Cassidy on guitar and vocalist Kurt Brecht were joined by drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen for the band’s Thursday-night show at Montage Music Hall. The mix of old and new talent was raw and relentless. Fans were quick to rush the stage for the occasional dive while reciting the lyrics to the group’s formidable anthems. I had a quick chat with Brecht before the show about what it’s like to be playing in front of packed audiences mostly made up of fans that weren’t even conceived back when the band got its start. Back in 1982 the band practiced at Brecht’s Texas home, and were frequently called a bunch of “dirty, rotten imbeciles” by Brecht’s father, a.k.a. “Madman.” Brecht made a great point about how people these days listen to better music then our parents did, so they in turn are raising a whole new crowd of DRI fans. He’s thrilled
present their next multi-DJ event. Syracuse’s Mike Sims brings a funky tribal bass-driven techno vibe to the party. Revel in the happy hardcore stylings of Bliss, drum and bass delights from Bones Jones, and dubstep by way of Rainbow Kandicaine. Local favorites Jon Herbert, Al Desalvo, Mark Omni, Rob Morley, Clive, Craven Morehead, DeeJay Bizmuth, Our Baby, and Flex are all on deck as well. The party is open across three dance floors with swirling visuals by Mike Dailor, not to mention the verbal prowess of local MCs Jumper, Harvey Wallbanger, and MC Scatter to round out the night. — BY EMILY FAITH
Saturday, March 5 Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 8 p.m. | $4 | 232-3230 [ ROOTS ROCK ] With the help of roots-rockers like
Brian Langlinais, the American roadhouse as we know it will survive for at least a little while longer. On his new LP “Tonight I Might” Langlinais keeps it simple and swinging full of guitar boogie and soul. Perhaps more well known for his work with Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros, it’s on this disc that Langlinais’s music, pure American roadhouse soul, and humor — just dig “Don’t Shoot The Snake At The Bottom Of The Boat” — truly shine. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
when he sees a crowd made up of old and new fans of all ages. A new album and more touring across the country (and overseas) is in the works. The band’s current label, Beer City, has reissued most of DRI’s formerly out-of-print releases. I rubbed elbows with one local mom who was sweet enough to bring her 16year-old son to the show along with a few of his friends. She was never really into thrash metal or anything close, but she knows it’s her son’s favorite band, so she kept watchful eye as the boys clung to the front of the stage in amazement and awe. The violent activity within the pit raged behind the kids and got a touch over the top; Brecht stopped the show at least twice to get people to back off and stop fighting. The Montage offers a conducive environment for a little aggressive slam dancing and stage diving, so it’s understandable that things can get out of hand. But modern concert audiences need to remember that we are all a little older and wiser, and ought to be able to behave ourselves so future generations can enjoy our musical roots harmoniously.
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What are the benefits to your style of playing?
I would hate to say it has advantages over the other way, but I can give you a list of reasons why that is. For instance, when you play traditional bar chords you’ve got your strongest finger anchored down doing nothing. So when I flip it over I can use my pinky or my ring finger to do nothing. I can also use my thumb, so I’ve got five fingers instead of four. And the disadvantages?
Sam Snyder started playing the guitar using an arm cast as a slide. Since then he’s kept the “overhand” style, and is now a member of several different local groups, including his own trio and Day of Kings. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
The lowdown on the overhand “Overhand” Sam Snyder myspace.com/samsnydermusic [ INTERVIEW ] By Frank De Blase
Close your eyes and guitarist Sam Snyder’s guitar playing is chunky, rhythmic, and powerful. Nothing cataclysmic or particularly mind-blowing, but the kid can really play. It’s when you see his technique — left hand over the top of the fret board — that you realize this is no ordinary guitar slinger. Meet Overhand Sam. Snyder’s unconventional approach makes sense to him; it’s the only way he’s ever played. A skateboard accident coupled with teenage boredom brought Snyder and the guitar together. Initially dismissed as quirky or simply wrong, people shut up once they heard how well he could play. Six years into his musical career Snyder is rapidly making a name for himself playing in his Sam Snyder Trio, and as a member of bands like Day of Kings and The Josh Netsky Band, as well as sitting in with The Buddhahood and Audio Influx. They all want some Overhand Sam, and so do we. So we had a little conversation with the unconventional guitarist. Below is an edited transcript of what he said. CITY: Why play overhand, Sam? Sam Snyder: Right before I started playing
guitar I broke my arm skateboarding. My dad had bought my brother a red Squier Strat. I can remember saying when my brother first 14 City MARCH 2-8, 2011
got it, “I can’t imagine being a guitar player. You have to memorize all this stuff, there are only so many notes, everything’s already been written. So what’s the point?”
I don’t want to say it’s limiting at all, but an open C chord sucks to play overhand. Also I went to see a physical therapist because I was wearing my strap too high and was having all these wrist problems. What’s the difference between playing rock in your trio and pop in Day of Kings?
The trio is very relaxed, with two guys who have something to say. Day of Kings, I got called for that gig. So there’s a reason, something about my playing they like. The band is more pop. Does it worry you that you’ll have less room to jam?
So what happened? Did you get bored?
What scares the shit out of me is not that I have to do it the same way each time, but I have to make it something original and something that I’m going to want to play all the time.
He’d go out and hang out with his friends and leave the guitar at home. I would put it on a table and use my cast as a slide.
With all that’s going on now, how does the 1975 rule apply?
And you stuck with it overhand style once the cast came off?
I tried playing normally. It was like, I know I can do it that way. Why would I half-ass it this way? What music were you listening to?
When I started, I listened to everything, because when you’re 14 you get deep into everything. But when I started getting a little more stylistic about it, I got into the mindset that it had to come out before 1975 for me to like it. How did that happen?
It just kind of worked out that way. It was everything I was listening to, like Led Zeppelin and old blues stuff. It started with classic-rock stuff. It broke when I started listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan. That’s still relatively consistent.
It was just big aggressive rock music. And it just started turning more into blues, blues, blues. And stylistically I’d say that’s what it’s turned into. It doesn’t matter what it is as long as it’s got some soul to it.
That rule pretty much got thrown out the window. I mean, my heart’s still so much in that. But with all the music I listen to now and all the groups I play with now, it’s hard to say what is “classic.” What keeps it fresh for me is rhythm. The most important thing is keeping rhythm. Your melody sucks if you don’t have any rhythm to it. Music with a lot of rhythm is what I’ve been listening to — a lot of funk, a lot of hip-hop. Will your upcoming album be with the trio?
The trio is a really good live outlet. Through doing all these live shows with all these groups, I’ve stylistically written to some of these groups. For instance, I’ve written reggae tunes because I’ve been vibing off Thunder Body and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Buddhahood. Do people still point and whisper about your technique?
I don’t want to make it a gimmick. If others do, that’s OK. I notice you play air guitar conventionally. Is there something subconscious going on?
If I do it overhand it looks like I’m playing a keyboard.
[ Jazz ] Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 285-0400, thelittle.org/cafe. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Paradigm Shift. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 7:30 p.m. Free. Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free. Soul Express. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6-9 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Southpaw Brew Pub, 315 Gregory St. 303-2234. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua. 394-7960. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 363 East Ave. 263-7650. 9.30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Applebee’s-Fairport, 585 Moseley Rd, Fairport. 4254700. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Mayfields Pub, 669 Winton Rd N. 288-7199. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd, Webster. 6719340. 6 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Flyin’ Brian. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn. Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 2883930. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free. Drum Circle. Rich’s Cafe, 839 West Ave. 235-7665. 6 p.m. Free. Entertainment Showcase. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8 p.m. Free-$5. Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 5465474. 7-10 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Big Daddy Blues Band. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Grand Canyon Rescue Episode. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 10 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Boulder Coffee CoSouth Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Dr’s Inn Grill & Tap Room, 1743 East Ave. 2710820. 5 p.m. Free.
Thursday, March 3 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Aunt Martha. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. $3. Dady Brothers. Finger Lakes Community College, Stage 13, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua. 785-1335. 7 p.m. Free. Dave McGrath. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon. 624-1390. 6:30 p.m. Free. Jim Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7:30 p.m. Free. John Akers & Elvio Fernandes. Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6490. 8 p.m. Free. Kevin DeHound. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 6211480. 8:30 p.m. Free. Mark Fantasia. Village Pub, Chili Center Plaza. 889-4547. 9 p.m. Free. Mike Konrich Band. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnyslivemusic. com. 7 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. 624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Teagan & Lou. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 877-805-3570. 7-10 p.m. Free. Ysaye Barnwell Community Sing. SUNY Geneseo-MacVittie College Union, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 245-5833. bbo. geneseo.edu. 7-9:30 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Gordon Munding, Jay Chaffee, Heather Taylor. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Brockport Chamber Orchestra: Folk Music of the World. SUNY Brockport-Seymour College Union, 350 New Campus Dr, Brockport. 402-8126, brockportco@yahoo. com. 7:30 p.m. Free. Eastman @ Washington Square. S Clinton Ave & Court St. 2741000. 12:15 p.m. Free. RPO: Philharmonics Concert - Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, rpo. org. 7:30 p.m. $20-$75.
FRIDAY
[ Pop/Rock ] Emery, Hawkboy, and To Speak of Wolves. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. 800-7453000, ticketmaster.com. 6 p.m. $12-$15. The Vacant Lots w/ Velvet Elvis & INN. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $6-$8.
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Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music. Stoneyard Bar & Grill, 1 Main St, Brockport. 637-3390. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free.
JAZZ | Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning
The instruments may seem familiar, but the music is decidedly different. Often referred to as “soundscapes,” the compositions of Chakra Tuning are richly layered with textures and tones that stretch the limits of the instruments. The group, led by Rozanne Levine (alto clarinet, clarinet, and bamboo flute), is composed of veterans of the avant-garde scene: Levine’s long-time collaborator Mark Whitecage (clarinet and saxophones), Perry Robinson (clarinet), and Rosi Hertlein (violin and vocals). Add some electronics to the mix and get ready to enter the aural vista. Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning performs Thursday, March 3, 8 p.m. at the Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N. Goodman St. $15 donation requested. 271-3354, bopshop.com. — BY RON NETSKY Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free. DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free. DJ Big Reg. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 325-5710. 9:30 p.m. Free. DJ Biggie. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W Henrietta Rd. 334-8970. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ ET & DJ Proof. Tribeca, 233 Mill St. 232-1090. 9 p.m. $5-$10. DJ Jestyr. Soho East, 336 East Ave. 262-2060. 9 p.m. Free. DJ Jestyr. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Matt. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free. DJ Mike Dailor. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. DJs Designer Junkies, Etiquette, Ginnis. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. $3. House of Love DJs. Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 7544645. 9 p.m. Free. Mostly 80’s Night. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 8721505. 6 p.m. Call for tix. RIPROC. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. dublandunderground. wordpress.com. 9 p.m. Free. Soul Sides Record Listening Party. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. 340-6161. 9 p.m. Free. Thursday Night Shakedown DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 11 p.m. Free. Tilt-a-Whirl Drag Show. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440. 11 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $3. [ Jazz ] A Giannavola. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.
Artizan Jazz Trio. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. artisanjazz.com. 7-10 p.m. Free. Dave Rivello Ensemble. Village Rock Cafe, 213 Main St, E Rochester. 586-1640. 8 p.m. Free. Djangoners. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 285-0400, thelittle.org/cafe. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Jazz Dawgs. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 383-8260. 7 p.m. Free. Live Jam w/Eastman School Students. Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 151 St Paul St. 232-3888. Thu 6 p.m., Fri 5 p.m. Free. Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning. Bop Shop, 274 N Goodman St. bopshop.com. 8 p.m. $15 donation requested. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Goody Goodies, 6108 Loomis Rd, Farmington. 7422531. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth. 315-986-1936. 4 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 7:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke. Applebee’s-Penfield, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster. 787-0570. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke. GridIron Bar & Grill, 3154 State St, Caledonia. 5384008. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Smooth. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 8:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/George, King of Karaoke. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 8 p.m. Free. continues on page 16
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American Association of University Women Member Artists and Guests
Image City Photography Gallery Peter’s Picks 2008-2009 #2: A Retrospective
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Bernunzio Uptown Music Windsor Folk Family Old Time String Band
Military History Society G.I. Joe & Friends
Booksmart Studio Nothing New
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Rochester Art Club Open Studio
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[ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Good Fridays. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 10 p.m. $10. Roots Collider w/Rhubarb and Dirty Paris. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 9 p.m. Call for tix.
Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/Tim Burnette. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8-11 p.m. Free. Rochester Idol Karaoke. Landing Bar & Grille, 30 Main St, Fairport. 425-7490. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Finger Lakes Songwriters Circle. The Honors House, 4340 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. 785-1367, facebook.com/ honorshouse. 7 p.m. Free. Open Blues Jam w/Alex D & Jimmie Mac. PJ’s Lounge, 499 West Ave. 436-9066. 9 p.m. Free. Open Jam. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free. Open Jam w/Beau Ryan & Amanda Ashley. Firehouse Saloon, 814 Clinton Ave S. 244-6307. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Standard Lounge, 655 Monroe Ave. 473-2447. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic. Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport. 377-0410. 6:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic Night. Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Jed Curran & Steve Piper. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 8 p.m. Free. Rochester Ukulele Support Group. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] All’s Quiet w/ As They Are and A Viking Funeral. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic. com. 6 p.m. $10-$12. Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix. House on a Spring. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. 9 p.m. Free. Jeff Elliott. Irondequoit Ale House, 2250 Hudson Ave. 544-5120. 5 p.m. Free. Jimmy Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7 p.m. Free. Live Lounge. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 8 p.m. Free. Paul Baribou, The Boy Who Could Fly, Jenna Giuliani, Ben Morey, and Josh Mordecai. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 7:30 p.m. $6-$8. Seth Faergolzia. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030. 9 p.m. Free.
Friday, March 4 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Amy Montrois and Jon Sheffer. Gallery at Rubino’s, 1659 Mt. Hope Ave. 271-0110. 5:30 p.m. Free. Bacci Band. Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6490. 10 p.m. Free. Dave North. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 348-9091, mcgrawsirishpub.com. 8 p.m. Free. 16 City MARCH 2-8, 2011
INDIE FOLK | Jonathan Richman
An open letter to Jonathan Richman: Hello from Rochester; we love it when you come to town. Especially since you’ve been relentlessly touring the globe for the last 30 years. Your captivating stage presence, flawless dance moves, and guitar chops delight and entrance us. Thanks for putting all of our self-confidence issues, bad jokes, agita about being able to score with people obviously hotter and cooler than us, starved affections, Gumby episodes, and ridiculous needs for cell phones into song. We really love you for it. Can’t wait to see you again real soon. Oh, and it’s kind of cool that we both have sometimes found ourselves dancing in lesbian bars. Sincerely, your pals in the Flower City. Jonathan Richman performs with Tommy Larkins Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $12. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY EMILY FAITH Double EEs. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnyslivemusic.com. 5 p.m. Free. Jim Lane. 58 Main, 58 Main St, Brockport. 637-2383. 6 p.m. Free. Mad Agnes. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster. 3283103. heartlandconcerts.org. 8 p.m. $20-$23. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. 7:30 p.m. Free. Roger Eckers/Fred Costello Duo. Luna Piena Bistro, 546 Merchants Rd. 288-0067. 9 p.m. Free. Sinzibukwud. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnyslivemusic.com. 9 p.m. Free. Tartan Terrors. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 1-866-355-LIVE. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20. The JVs. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com. 5 p.m. Free. Tom Gravino. Tandoor of India, 376 Jefferson Rd. 427-7080. 7 p.m. Free. Tullamore Celtic Band. St Louis Church, 60 Main St, Pittsford. 586-5675. 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free. Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman Studio Orchestra. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu. 8 p.m. Free. Jewel Hara. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.
John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850. 6:30 p.m. Free. Perinton Concert Band. Minerva DeLand School, 140 Hulburt Rd, Fairport. 234-2585. 8 p.m. $3-$20. [ Country ] Mike Snow. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 872-2910. 9 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free. DJ Annalyze. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Cedric. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. DJ Dream. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix. DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free. DJ GI. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 325-5710. 10 p.m. Free-$5. DJ Mosart212. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 6 p.m. Free. Joee Cons. Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 957-2310. 10 p.m. $5. Jon Herbert, RIPROC. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010. 10 p.m. $3. Reggaeton w/DJ Carlos. La Copa Ultra Lounge, 235 W Ridge Rd. 254-1050. 10 p.m. Call for tix. Salsa Night w/DJ Javier Rivera. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 475-0249. 9 p.m. $5. Shotgun Music DJ. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 9243660. Call for hours. No cover. What A Drag w/Samantha Vega, Kyla Minx & Pauly. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. Free-$12.
[ Jazz ] Booby DiBaudo. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6-9 p.m. Free. Dave Monte Jazz Trio. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 8 p.m. Free. Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 383-8260. 7 p.m. Free. Johnny Matt Band w/Jon Seiger. Wegmans-Eastway, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster. 6718290. 5:30 p.m. Free. Mark Cassara. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 9 p.m. Free. Ryan T Carey. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 427-8030. 7 p.m. Free. Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St, Williamson. (315) 589-4512, pultneyvillegrill.com. 7 p.m. Free. Westview Project. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906, thelittle.org. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 80’s Night featuring Now From Them. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 9 p.m. Call for tix. Amy Grant w/Michael W Smith. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 222-5000. 7 p.m. $50-$90. Intox. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. $5-7. Jonathan Richman. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 7:30 p.m. $12. Life Lesson: World Hunger. Greece Baptist Church 1230 Long Pond Rd. 223-6160. 8 p.m. Donation suggested. Perpetual Burn and Hellcannon. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. 232-1520. 8 p.m. Call for tix. Sam Deleo. Perlo’s Italian Grill, 202 N Washington St, E Rochester. 248-5060. 6:3010:30 p.m. Free. Ten Year Vamp. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix. [ R&B ] LastNote. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. lastnoteband. com. 9 p.m. Free.
Saturday, March 5 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Scottish and Irish Music and Dance. SUNY GeneseoWadsworth Auditorium, Holcomb 203, Geneseo. 2455833, bbo.geneseo.edu. 7 p.m. $2-$5, under 12 free. Latin Band. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free. Sam Lagana CD Release. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940, lovincup.com. 6 p.m. Call for tix.
CLASSICAL | Rochester Oratorio Society
“Baroque Jems” is the theme for the third concert of the season for the Rochester Oratorio Society, directed by Eric Townell (pictured). The program includes “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” (BWV 80) (“A mighty fortress is our god”) by J.S. Bach, written circa 1727 for a festival to celebrate the Reformation with source material of a melody and lyrics by Martin Luther written 200 years earlier. Also on the program, the rousing “Dettingen Te Deum” (HWV 283) by George Frideric Handel, written in 1743 to celebrate the battle victory of King George II in Dettingen (Bavaria). Rochester Oratorio Society boasts 155 voices and its own symphony. Soloists will include Elena O’Connor, soprano; Toby Newman, mezzo-soprano; Eric Rieger, tenor; and Caleb Woo, bass. Rochester Oratorio Society performs Sunday, March 6, 3:30 p.m. at Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. $20. 473-2234, rossings.org. — BY PALOMA CAPANNA Tom Gravino. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 355-8206. 7 p.m. Free. Tullamore Celtic Band. Holy Trinity Church, 1456 Ridge Rd, Webster. 265-1616. 6 p.m. $15. World Music Concert. Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000, esm.rochester.edu. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771. 7 p.m. Free. Bill Small and Brian Langlinais. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge. com. 8 p.m. $4. Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850. 6:30 p.m. Free. RPO: Philharmonics Concert - Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, rpo. org. 8 p.m. $22-$77. Roberts Wesleyan CollegeCommunity Orchestra. Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Dr. 594-6008. 7:30 p.m. $9. [ DJ/Electronic ] Partners In Time: Sex Drive 3000. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 9:30 p.m. $5-$14. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] SMD and many friends. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 9 p.m. Call for tix. [ Jazz ] Bob Sneider Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6:30-10 p.m. Free.
East End Jazz Boys. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 3251030. 9 p.m. Free. Exodus to Jazz: Four80East w/Paradigm Shift. Reformation Lutheran Church, 111 N Chestnut. exodustojazz.com. 8 p.m. $20-$35. 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. 383-8260. 7 p.m. Free. Stringplicity. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 232-3906, thelittle. org. 8:30 p.m. Free. Tabletop Three CD Release Party. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. 8 p.m. Call for tix. The Westview Project w/Doug Stone, sax. Grill at Strathallan, 550 East Ave. 454-1880. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Benefit For Scotty (Paluza) Schojan w/ the Family Dawgs, The John Payton Project, Tim Herron Corporation. German House Theatre, 315 Gregory St. 4 p.m. $10 donation. Benefit for Bristal w/The Skycoasters. Shooters Sports Bar & Grill, 1226 Fairport Rd. hbot.com. 8 p.m. $5 donation. Candella, Absolution Project, Silence is Broken, P-Spot. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 9 p.m. $5-7. Flower City Sing-Off Benefit. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 466-4646. 7 p.m. $5-$7. Froth. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com. 7-11 p.m. No cover. Groovefest16. German House Theatre, 315 Gregory St. 4426880. 5 p.m. $10.
Joy Wave, Josh Netsky Band, KOPPS, and Doctors. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $8-$10. Master w/Lightning Swords of Death. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. 232-1520. 8 p.m. Call for tix. Nicole Bean Benefit Show w/Emulet, Endyga and Storm The Bay, 31 Goings, Every Last Thursday, In Dreams & Nightmares. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. 5 p.m. $5. No Clones w/Sirsy. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 9 p.m. Call for tix. SmallTown. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix. The Clams. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnyslivemusic.com. 8 p.m. Free. The Tombstone Hands. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230, abilenebarandlounge. com. 10 p.m. $2.
Sunday, March 6 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. 7 p.m. Free. Dave McGrath. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth. 315-986-1936. 4 p.m. Call for tix. Irondequoit Chorale presents: Songs from the Heart. United Church of Christ, 644 Titus Ave. 266-5018, theirondequoitchorale. org. 3 p.m. $8-$12. Latin Night. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix. PJ Elliott. Bay Street Hotel, Bay St, Sodus Point. 315-4832233. 9 p.m. Free. Seamus Kennedy. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 764-0991. 7 p.m. $10. [ Classical ] An Afternoon with Roberts Wesleyan College. St Andrew’s Church, 923 Portland Ave. 266-7030. 2:30 p.m. Free. Candlelight Concert. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 4543878. 8:30 p.m. Free. Cape Town Philharmonic. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 1-866-355-LIVE. 7:30 p.m. $10-$25. Ella Cripps. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. Genesee Chorale and Chorale Orchestra. GCC Center for the Arts-Stuart Steiner Theatre, Genesee Community College. 343-0055 x6814. 3 p.m. $5-$18. Geneseo Chamber Singers and Spectrum. Central Presbyterian Church, 31 Center St., Geneseo. 245-5833. bbo. geneseo.edu. 3 p.m. Free. Going for Baroque Organ Recital. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission. Mu Phi Epsilon - Musician of the Year: Howard Spindler, piano. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000, esm. rochester.edu. 7 p.m. Free.
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RPYO: Great Romantic Composers. Eastman TheatreKodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 2741100. 3 p.m. $8-$12. Rochester Oratorio Society: Baroque Gems w/Toby Newman. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 2711050. 3:30 p.m. $20. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] R&B HipHop Spring Edition. Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 11:30 a.m. Free. Gerry Nasca. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 7 p.m. Call for tix. [ Pop/Rock ] First Sunday Hardcore Showcase w/Death Camp, Crusader. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 7:30 p.m. $5-$7. For the Love of Mick: A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Benefit for Mick Alber. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com. Noon9 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
Monday, March 7 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath & Guests. Rehab Lounge , 510 Monroe Ave. 442-9165. 6 p.m. Free. Gamelan Ensemble Experience. Harley School, 1981 Clover St. 442-1770. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mandy. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 9 p.m. Free. Sore Thumb Radio Live Broadcast w/Jeff Cosco. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 224-0990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Flutist Catherine Branch. Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sand Dr., Room B355, third floor, Canandaigua. 785-1905. 12:30 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Brad Batz Group. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906, thelittle.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Shared Genes. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6-9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Singer/Songwriter Open Jam. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 7 p.m. Free. Traditional Irish Session. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 764-0991. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Pro-Am Open Jam. Southpaw Brew Pub, 315 Gregory St. 442-6880. 9:30 p.m. Free. Vince Dynamic w/ Sonia and White Woods. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 7:30 p.m. $5-$7. 18+.
Tuesday, March 8 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Fritz’s Polka Band. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free.
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JAZZ | Tarana feat. Ravish Momin
You’ve never heard (or seen) a drummer like Ravish Momin. Whether he’s playing the drum set with his hands, seamlessly fusing his drums with a laptop full of electronic sounds, or creating vocal percussion, Momin is reinventing his instrument. His group, Tarana, has changed personnel over the years, but all of his band-mates are kindred spirits when it comes to finding new routes through the music. At the core of Tarana’s music is free improvisation; along the way it passes through strains of Indian and Middle Eastern music and, of course, jazz. The Bop Shop show will be a duet with cellist Greg Heffernan. The concert takes place Tuesday, March 8, 8 p.m. at Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N. Goodman St. $15 donation requested. 271-3354, bopshop.com. — BY RON NETSKY 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. 624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. Redline Zydeco. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com. 7:30 p.m. $3/donation. [ Blues ] Mardi Gras Party w/ Luca Forest & the Electro Kings. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. 216-1070, bealestreetcafe.com. 6 p.m. Free. Mardi Gras Party w/ Nate Coffey & the New Brew, Dan Schmidt & the Shadows, and Joe Beard. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650, bealestreetcafe. com. 4 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Roc Bottom and Illa Noise. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $5-$7. [ Jazz ] Karl Stabnau. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 662-5555. 6-9 p.m. Free. ReaZon. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844, tala-vera.com. 8 p.m. $5. Tarana Featuring Ravish Momin. Bop Shop, 274 N Goodman St. bopshop.com. 8 p.m. $15 donation requested. Thomas Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Winton Rd. goldenlink. org. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 10th Annual Greatest Fat Tuesday Party Ever w/ Atlas, Brian Lindsay Band, Different Every Time, Download, Small Town, Teagan & the Tweeds and Wild Horses. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. 5 p.m. $15-$20.
Cobrafield, The Contrast, Two O’Clock Courage, Lyrics to Life, All Hands on Deck. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 6:30 p.m. $5-7. Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix.
Wednesday, March 9 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570. 8 p.m. Free. Meyer & McGuire. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnyslivemusic.com. 7 p.m. Free. PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Lento, 274 N Goodman. 271-3470. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tom Gravino. Cafe 54, 54 W Main St, Victor. 742-3649. 6 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Sophistafunk. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. dublandunderground.wordpress. com. 10 p.m. Call for tix. [ Jazz ] Holland Dobbins Little Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 5463844, tala-vera.com. 8 p.m. $5. Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 285-0400, thelittle.org/cafe. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Paradigm Shift. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 7:30 p.m. Free. Quintopus. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 6625555. 6-9 p.m. Free. Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free.
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Details from “Sing Peace” by Edreys Wajed, “Mammy’s Revenge” by Michelle Harris, and “4our Vices and T3ree Statues...” by Hiram Cray (left to right), part of “No Boundaries,” now at Baobab Cultural Center. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK
Identity priceless “No Boundaries: New Expressions in Black Art” Through March 19 Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Wed-Fri 6-9 p.m., Sat 3-6 p.m. 563-2145, thebaobab.org [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
The Baobab Cultural Center gives voice to local and regional African-American concerns, joys, and visual talents more frequently than the designated annual Black History Month. Year round, the center serves as an important meeting space for community members, and as a venue for film screenings about African-American and African issues, community dialogue series and art exhibits, and even yoga classes. Gallery Director Terry Chaka explained that the current exhibition, “No Boundaries: New Expressions in Black Art,” is the second in a series of three shows, each representing contemporary African American art from a different age group. The previous show featured 40- to 60year-old photographers from New York City. “No Boundaries” is a representation of “how we see ourselves,” says Chaka, and includes two Rochester- and two Buffalo-based artists ranging in age from 27 to 41, “born post-Civil Rights era,” and featuring more technological aspects in the creation and presentation of their work. The final show will feature three artists in their early 70s, who Chaka calls exhibition veterans. Upon entering the center, viewers will first
encounter work by Rochester artist Michelle Harris that discusses the limiting stereotypes and definitions of women and races in American society. “Mudflaps” I & II are 18 City march 2-8, 2011
mixed-media works made to resemble the pinup silhouettes often seen on the titular truck accessories. The left silhouette contains names women are called, ranging from the semiflattering “Shorty,” “Betty,” and “Princess,” to the offensive “Heifer,” “Hoochie,” and “Bitch.” In Harris’ “Three Graces,” nude and masked Barbie dolls are grouped in provocative poses together and surrounded by mirrors; as the viewer approaches for a closer look, cat calls and whistles emitted from an electronic element assault the viewer. “Barbie Mirror” is an interactive video installation in which a camera picks up your image as you look on and reflects you in pixels made up by images of the feminine-defining toy. Photographic work by Harris includes the tender and maternal print, “Feet,” as well as more political works in which the artist takes on the ironic persona of Scarlett O’Hara. In “Scarlett Hopes,” the artist reaches, in silhouette, for lace curtains and beyond the transitioning day; the image is paired with the film’s memorable quote, “After all, tomorrow is another day.” Buffalo-based visual artist and hip-hop MC and producer Edreys Wajed (a.k.a. Billy Drease Wiliams) demonstrates his illustration skills with acrylic and ink works celebrating creative and sustaining forces in black culture. “StrongWilled” is a work of abstract gold and black, with the title in brass lettering. His “Scarification Series” features linear works in pen and ink of faces with waves and symbols in decorative patterning, and often incorporating birds and plants to show humans and nature in beautiful balance. In “Sing Peace,” a female singer emits a bird from her breath, and in “Breathe Life,” both a fetus and tree gust from breath. Check out Wajed’s music online, particularly his selfillustrated video for “Get Free.” Also featured in this exhibition is artist and
community arts organizer Shawn Dunwoody, whose own artistic talents occasionally get a
much-deserved spotlight. One of my favorite works in the show is his simple, beautiful portrait “Moses,” a pastel and colored pencil, delicately rendered aged black man, his face and hair made up of highlights emerging from darkness like truth emerging from obscurity. The remainder of Dunwoody’s contributions are mixed-media works that engage our political and social understandings, challenging us to contemplate the past and consider the present and future. The collage, “I Am a Man,” includes news articles, a painted image of Martin Luther King Jr., and images of maps, protestors and soldiers. In his provided artist statement, Buffalo State College graduate Hiram Cray reveals his understanding of something crucial in art and in life: “I am the art and I am the art work, the process and the product. My greatest, most grueling, and simple creation is me and the life I live — can’t create anything more beautiful or grotesque.” He also nods to influences from an artist mom and Montessori education, an “enriched and culturally diverse life,” and an interest in cartooning. This latter matter is apparent in his drawing and portraiture skills, with heavy emphasis on varying facial expressions found in his self-portrait series, and enhanced by his background as a facial prosthetics designer for a hospital in New York City. Cray’s “4our Vices and T3ree Statues of Misguided Reality” self portrait reveals a beautiful face with a grounded expression, warm tones against a blue background, and youthful and contemplative brown eyes glancing up at a white square, on which is printed “Time is a here and there relative, existing only in its designation.” Cray’s work is joyful, celebrates wonder and discovery, and reflects his interests in philosophy and the human experience. Also included is his verse work, “I Love Tea,” which praises the sensual and near-spiritual experience of drinking the tonic. I hope this poetic youth retains his sense of wonder and play.
[ OPENINGS ] “The Theatres of Memory: New Perspectives on Edward Curtis’ The North American Indian” Wed Mar 2. Plutzik Library, University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. 3:306:30 p.m. 475-6766. Arti Gras Fri-Sat Mar 4-5. Anderson Alley Artists, 250 N. Goodman St. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 442-3516, secondsaturdayartists.com. “Book of Nights,” work by Aydin Ture Fri Mar 4. Living Room Café, 1118 Monroe Ave. 6-8 p.m. thelivingroomcafe.com. “Catalyst:” A Group Exhibit by Community Arts Connection Artists: The Arc of Monroe Fri Mar 4. Chait Fine Art Gallery, 234 Mill St. 5-9 p.m. 454-6730, schait@ chaitstudios.com. “Collaboration Collisions” with local artist Heather Erwin and NYC artist Duane Sherwood Fri Mar 4. Studio 215, Anderson Alley Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. 6-9 p.m. 966-5953. “CORPORA,” drawings by Patrizia Laufer Fri Mar 4. Gallery @ Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. 6-9 p.m. gallery@ equalgrounds.com. Delish Handmade Glass Studios Fri Mar 4. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., Door 2, Studio 350. 5-9 p.m. delishglass.com. Diana Loberant Kaupa and Main Street Artists Fri Mar 4. Main Street Artists’ Gallery & Studio, The Hungerford, 1115 E. Main St., Studio 458. 6-9 p.m. 233-5645. “FLUX: THAW at the Hungerford” group show Fri Mar 4. The Hungerford, 1115 E. Main St. 5-9 p.m. thehungerford.com “Follow,” works by Peter Monacelli Fri Mar 4. MCC Mercer Gallery, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 7-9 p.m. 292-2021. “A Lynn Tate Retrospective” Fri Mar 4. The Shoe Factory Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. 5-9 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com, shoefactoryarts.com. Group exhibit Fri Mar 4. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery, 494 East Ave. 6-9 p.m. 2550065, aauwrochester.org. “A Mess of New Paintings” by Richard F. Storms Fri Mar 4. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 6-9 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. “Metal & Mud,” work by Dennis Scherer and Melita Gill Fri Mar 4. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St., Brockport. 6-9 p.m. 637-5494, differentpathgallery.com. “Nothing New: The Ruminations and Imaginings of Sarah C. Rutherford and St. Monci” Fri Mar 4. Booksmart Studio, 250 N. Goodman St. 6-9 p.m. 1-800761-6623, booksmartstudio.com. “Presents Honor Israel,” photography by Lori Sousa Fri Mar 4. A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café, 321 East Ave. 6-10 p.m. 729-9916. “Relevant: An HF-L Alumni Art Exhibition” Fri Mar 4. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 624-7740, millartcenter.com. 6 p.m. “Selections: School of the Arts Student Exhibition” Fri Mar 4. West
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ART EVENT | First Friday
March’s art scene, like the weather, is rolling in as fiercely as a lion. First Friday, the monthly city-wide gallery night, is held by non-profit, university, and commercial and indie art venues in Rochester, where we all trot about from station to station, filling our eyes and ears with what’s new and exciting in our community. On Friday, March 4, 6-9 p.m. (and sometimes later) you can check out art openings, poetry readings, and musical performances in various locations. Visit firstfridayrochester.org for a list of this month’s participating venues, and check out all the flyers in cafes and such for more events happening the same night. Here are just a few: 1975 Gallery at Booksmart Studio (250 N. Goodman St., 1975ish.com) will present a new show by two members of Sweet Meat Co., “Nothing New: The Ruminations & Imaginings of Sarah C. Rutherford and St. Monci,” with new work by both artists as well as collaborations between the two (pictured). “Winter Blooms” will open at the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery (713 Monroe Ave., 271-5183), and will feature artistic, functional ceramic work by Giselle Hicks and Kala Stein. The Hungerford Urban Artisans (The Hungerford, 1115 E. Main St., thehungerford.com) will present the “FLUX: THAW at the Hungerford” in Suite 258, and continuing on Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through March. Arti Gras comes to Anderson Alley Artists (250 N. Goodman St., 442-3516, secondsaturdayartists. com), with open studios, shopping, live Zydeco music and dancing, Friday 5-9 p.m., and continuing on Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. While in the building, be sure to check out “Collaboration Collisions” with work by local artist Heather Erwin and NYC artist Duane Sherwood, in Studio 215, 6-9 p.m. The Mill Art Center and Gallery and The Rabbit Room (61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls., 624-7740, millartcenter.com) will host “Relevant: An HF-L Alumni Art Exhibition,” with work by Honeoye Falls-Lima High School alum, and includes work by internationally acclaimed artists. The 6 p.m. opening will feature live music by Steve Grills and the Roadmasters. On the alternative-spaces front, check out “Book of Nights” work by Aydin Ture at Living Room Café (1118 Monroe Ave, thelivingroomcafe.com), 6-8 p.m. And at the Gallery at Rubino’s Café (1659 Mt. Hope Ave., 271-0110), 5-7 p.m., you will find “Whimsical Art” by Margot Fass, Mollie Wolf, and Martha Schermerhorn. —BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Side Gallery, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St., Brockport. 5-7 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu. Steven and Robert Tryon Fri Mar 4. Pieters Family Life Center Café, 1900 E. Henrietta Rd. 6-8 p.m. 487-3500, heritagechristianservices.org. “What the Flux: Thaw at Hungerford” Fri Mar 4. Crocus Clay Works Gallery, Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. 5-9 p.m. 4698217, crocusclayworks.com.
“Whimsical Art” by Margot Fass, Mollie Wolf, & Martha Schermerhorn Fri Mar 4. Gallery at Rubino’s Café, 1659 Mt. Hope Ave. 5-7 p.m. 271-0110. Live music 6-7 p.m. “Winter Blooms,” work by Giselle Hicks and Kala Stein Fri Mar 4. The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. 6-9 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org. “Quiet,” photographs by Lisa Barker Sat Mar 5. Flour City Bread @ 52 Rochester Public
[ CONTINUING ] American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery 494 East Ave. Mar 4-Apr 1: Group exhibit. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. by appt. only. 2550065, aauwrochester.org. A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Mar 4-31: “Presents Honor Israel,” photography by Lori Sousa. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916. Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave. Through Mar 19: “No Boundaries: New Expressions in Black Art.” WedFri 6-9 p.m., Sat 3-6 p.m. 5632145, thebaobab.org. Booksmart Studio 250 N. Goodman St. Mar 4-26: “Nothing New: The Ruminations and Imaginings of Sarah C. Rutherford and St. Monci,” Presented by 1975 Gallery. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1-800-761-6623, booksmartstudio.com. Bridge Gallery Brodie Fine Arts, SUNY Geneseo. Through Apr 2: 26th Annual Calligraphy Exhibition. Mon-Thu noon-4 p.m., Fri-Sat noon-6 p.m. 2455814, Geneseo.edu. Chait Fine Art Gallery 234 Mill St. Mar 4-26: “Catalyst:” A Group Exhibit by Community Arts Connection Artists: The Arc of Monroe. By appointment. 4546730, schait@chaitstudios.com. CIAS Dean’s Gallery Frank E. Gannett Hall, Room 1115, Rochester Institute of Technology. Through Mar 4: “Continuum,” Drawings and Paintings by Jean K. Stephens. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. rit.edu. Crocus Clay Works Gallery Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. Mar 4-26: “What the Flux: Thaw at Hungerford” including Paper Tigers and work by Jennifer Buckley and Marie Verlinde Nye. Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment. 4698217, crocusclayworks.com. A Different Path Gallery 27 Market St., Brockport. Mar 4-27: “Metal & Mud,” work by Dennis Scherer and Melita Gill. 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. The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Mar 4-26: “Winter Blooms,” work by Giselle Hicks and Kala Stein. MonFri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org. Flour City Bread @ 52 Rochester Public Market 280 Union St. Mar 3-Apr 5: “Quiet,” photographs by Lisa Barker. Thu 9 a.m.-noon, Sat 7 a.m.-2 p.m. 957-3096. Fusion Salon 333 Park Ave. Through Mar 31: “Famous Faces,” by Jay Lincoln, Jennifer Cichello, Mr. PRVRT, and Rebecca Rafferty. Presented by Method Machine. Mon & Tue 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thu Noon-8 p.m., Fri 9a.m.6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2718120, fusionsalonnewyork.com. continues on page 20
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Art Exhibits Gallery @ Equal=Grounds 750 South Ave. Mar 4-25: “CORPORA,” drawings by Patrizia Laufer. Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-Midnight, Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-Midnight. gallery@equalgrounds.com. Gallery at Rubino’s Café 1659 Mt. Hope Ave. Mar 4-26: “Whimsical Art” by Margot Fass, Mollie Wolf, & Martha Schermerhorn. Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sun 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 271-0110. Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union 395 Gregory St. Through Apr 2: “Variations on the Endangered Theme” by Margot Fass. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 4612230, genesee.coop. George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Jun12: “Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman House Collection,” and “Still Here: Contemporary Artists and the Civil War.” | Through April 17: “You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: Early Film and the Coming of Sound.” | Through Apr 10: “Larry Merrill: Looking at Trees.” | Ongoing: “Cameras from the Technology Collection,” and “The Remarkable George Eastman.” | Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10. 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org H&R Block Premium Office 1100 Long Pond Rd. Suite 103. Through Apr 18: Suburban Rochester Art Group: Work by Members. During office hours, call 424-4327. The Hungerford Studio 258,1115 E. Main St. Mar 4-26: “FLUX: THAW at the Hungerford” group show. Saturdays in March, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. thehungerford.com. Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Through Mar 20: “Thaw.” & “Peter’s Picks 2008-2009.” Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com. International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Mar 31: “Aubusson” by Janet RichardsonBaughman. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com. Joy Gallery 551 Genesee St. Through Mar 19: “Salute to Black History Month” with art by James Daniels and the Joy Gallery art group. Noon-4 p.m. 436-5230, joygallery.org. Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through Mar 4: Steven Harkola. | Mar 5-Apr 1: The Art of Peter Monacelli. Sun 5-8 p.m.; MonThu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m. 258-0403, thelittle.org. Living Room Café 1118 Monroe Ave. Mar 4-31: “Book of Nights,” work by Aydin Ture. Sun-Thu 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 7 a.m.-11 p.m. thelivingroomcafe.com. Lux Lounge 666 South Ave. Through Mar 31: “Lux Be a Lady” work by Rheytchul Chickenbone, Sarah Rutherford, Stacey Mrva, Juni Moon, Lea Rizzo, and Sara Purr. Mon-Thu 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Fri 4:30-2 a.m.; Sat-Sun 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 232-9030, lux666.com. MCC Damon City Campus 228 E. Main St. fifth floor atrium. Through Mar 8: “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” portraits by Robert 20 City march 2-8, 2011
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Last Thursday, February 23, the annual Rochester Movie Makers Mind2Movie 72-Hour Film Competition kicked off, with 15 local film teams gathering at the German House and endeavoring to conceive and create a short five-minute film based on a provided character name and description, a situation, and a prop. On Sunday, February 27, the teams returned to present their completed films to a panel of judges (including Alex Miltsch of Young Lion Studios, Pat McGonigle from News 10 NBC, Linda Moroney of The 360-365 Film Festival, Pat Rivers from WARM 101.3 Radio, and Bob Smith from WXXI Radio) determined winners based on three categories: storytelling, technique, and use of assigned elements. See what everyone came up with at the official screening of the films on Monday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre (240 East Ave., 285-0400), where the results of the competition will be revealed along with cash prizes for the top two films. Tickets are $5 and available at the door or by calling the theater. For more information, visit rochestermoviemakers.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Shetterly. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sunday. 262-1661. MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Mar 4-Apr 1: “Follow,” works by Peter Monacelli based on the 1960s Jerry Merrick/ Richy Havens song. Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue, Thu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 292-2021. Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Apr 10: “Wine & Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry.” | Through Mar 21: “Great Impressions: The Print Club of Rochester Turns 80” in Lockhart Gallery. | Through Mar 3: “Thaw: Considering Climate Change” in Lucy Burne Gallery. | “What’s Up” lecture, First Sundays, 2 p.m. | Ongoing exhibits: “At the Crossroads,” “Seeing America,” “Italian Baroque Organ,” “Brunswick Armor,” “Judaica.” | Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $4-$10. 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. Mar 4-Apr 23: “Relevant: An HF-L Alumni Art Exhibition.” 6247740, millartcenter.com. Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Apr 7: “Things in a Row, and More,” paintings by Jeanette Musliner. Daily 10 a.m.8 p.m. 546-8439. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery 4245 East Ave. Through Mar 11: “Torch Song: Metals Invitational.” Tue-Thu 1-4 p.m., Fri-Sat 1-8 p.m. 389-5073, naz.edu.
Nazareth College Casa Italiana LeChase Lounge 4245 East Ave. Through Apr 22: “Toscana Toscana”, photography by George Wallace. Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 389-2469, casa@naz.edu. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery 4245 East Ave. Through Mar 12: “18 Things I Found in Persia.” Tue-Sat noon-5 p.m. 389-2532, naz.edu. Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Mar 5-Apr 9: “Pastorale,” paintings by Karl Heerdt and Tom Kegler. TueFri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com. Penfield Arts Center repARTee Gallery 2131 Five Mile Line Rd. Through Mar 25: “Thaw: Before the Flow.” Wed-Sat 1-5 p.m. 5865192, penfieldartscenter.com. Pieters Family Life Center Café 1900 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Mar 29: Steven and Robert Tyron. Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 6:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. 487-3500, heritagechristianservices.org. Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Mar 4-31: “A Mess of New Paintings” by Richard F. Storms. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. Renaissance Art Gallery 74 St. Paul St. Through Mar 26: Taylor Woolwine. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 423-8235, rochesterrenaissanceartgallery.com. Roberts Wesleyan Davison Gallery 2265 Westside Drive. Through Mar 28: “THAW: Painting Confluence & Influence,” featuring Dave Berry, Immanuele Cacciatore, Aaron Gosser, Janet McKenzie, Kathleen Nicastro, and Rachael Van Dyke. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m. Roberts.edu
Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Through Mar 13: “Mentors & Makers” new sculpture by Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs and their former students Tom Lacagnina and Bethany Krull. | In the LAB Space: “Charlie Arnold: Pioneer of Electrostatic Art.” Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. RIT Bevier Gallery 90 Lomb Memorial Drive. Booth Building, 7A. Through Feb 27: Fourth Annual Invitational Showcase for Student Artwork. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Mon-Thu 7-9 p.m.; Sat 1-4:30 p.m.; Sun 24:30 p.m. 475-2646. Rochester Medical Museum & Archives Through Mar 18: “Military Dress” by Philip G. Maples. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-1847, viahealth.org/archives. Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park. Door 3B. Through Jun 3: “Build it Right and They Will Come.” Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 271-0520, rrcdc.com. Rush Rhees Library Rare Books and Special Collections University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. Through Apr 6: “The Theatres of Memory: New Perspective on Edward Curtis’ The North American Indian.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 475-6766. The Shoe Factory Co-op 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. Mar 4-26: “A Lynn Tate Retrospective.” Wed-Sat 12-5 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts. com, shoefactoryarts.com The Strong National Museum of Play One Manhattan Square. Through May 22: “Whimsical Art Trail” with Gary Carlson, Meredith Schreiber, and Raphaela McCormack. MonThu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m. 2632700, thestrong.org. $10-12. SUNY Geneseo Lederer Gallery 1 College Circle, Brodie Hall. Through Mar 12: “Art Blizzard” Mon-Thu 12:30-3:30 p.m., FriSat 12:30-5:30 p.m. 243-6785. SUNY Geneseo Lockhart Gallery McClellan House, 26 Main St., Geneseo. Through Mar 10: “Robert Blackburn: Defining Influence.” Mon-Thu 12:30-3:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 12:30-5:30 p.m. geneseo.edu. Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport 180 Holley St. Mar 4Apr 1: “E. E. Cummings: Painter and Poet.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu. Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St. Through Mar 27: “Shedding Light” by Pamela Vander Zwan. Thu 5-8 p.m., Fri-Sun noon-5 p.m. 442-8676, vsw.org. West Side Gallery SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St., Brockport. Through Mar 11: “Selections: School of the Arts Student Exhibition.” Mon-Fri 5-7 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu. Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Apr 4: “Something Old, Something New” by Arena Art Group. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-9070, rochesterunitarian.org. Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. Through Mar 18: “All about Trains and Graphite”
by Sam Ferrara. 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. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] 360|365 Shorts Contest Announces Theme: “Mini Musical.” Deadline March 31. For more information, visit film360365.com or call 279-8307. 63rd Annual Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Deadline March 31. Seeking entries from regional artists for major juried exhibition opening July 24 at Memorial Art Gallery. Apply at mag.rochester. edu/rochester-finger-lakes/. Call for Applications for 55th Clothesline Festival. Deadline March 25. Festival to be held September 10-11 at Memorial Art Gallery. Apply online at clothesline.rochester.edu.
Art Events [ Wednesday, March 2 ] Especially for Educators: “Minerals, Materials, and Masterpieces.” Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8971, kdonovan@mag. rochester.edu. 4:30-7 p.m. $30, registration required. Screening “Edward S. Curtis: Coming to Light” and Discussion. University of Rochester-Rush Rhees Library, Library Rd. rochester.edu/college/humanities. 3:30-5 p.m. film, 5-5:30 p.m. opening reception, 5:30-6:30 p.m. discussion. Free. [ Friday, March 4 ] “Wine and Spirit” Exhibition Tours. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu. Fri 2 p.m., Sun 1 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10. Delish Handmade Glass Studios. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., Door 2, Floor 3, Studio 350. delishglass.com. 5-9 p.m. Free. First Friday Citywide Gallery Night. Various venues; check firstfridayrochester.org. 6-9 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, March 5 ] Warehouse Arts New Member Meeting. 2171 Monroe Ave, RE/MAX Plus Office. 5075731.dipietro@yahoo.com. 4-6 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, March 6 ] What’s Up: Gender in Art. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu. 2 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10.
Dance Participation [ Friday, March 4 ] Neutral Ground First Friday Dance. Green Lantern Inn, 1 East Church St, Fairport. Kathy Grenier 473-2588, neutralground@gmail.com. 8 p.m.-midnight. $7. Open Circle Hip-Hop Social Hosted by Rochester Bboys. Rhythm Society, 179 St. Paul St. 770-8572, rhythm-society.org. 9 p.m.-midnight. $7. Street Dances with Rochester Bboys. Rhythm Society, 179 St. Paul St. 770-8572, rhythmsociety.org. 8-9 p.m. $10. [ Saturday, March 5 ] Chill the Funk Out:Arran Lee & Ed Santiago. Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 754-4645, info@ chillthefunkout.com. 10 p.m. Free. 21+. Inikori Dance Studio’s Ballroom Party. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@inikoridance.com. 711 p.m. $13, $20 with lesson. [ Sunday, March 6 ] Inikori Dance Studio’s Latin Dance Social. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@inikoridance.com. Lesson 615-7 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. $5, $20 with lesson. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] Stardust Ballroom Dance Series: Bob Ames. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester.gov/edgerton. 7:30 p.m. $1.50-3.
Festival [ Saturday, March 5 ] Cinco de Marzo. New Life Presbyterian Church, 243 Rosedale St. 473-1240. 2-5 p.m. Free admission.
Kids Events [ Thursday, March 3 ] Go Green! Save Your HealthSave the Environment. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 6:30 p.m. Free, register. Play as you Grow. Pieters Family Life Center Cafe, 1025 Commons Way. 487-3500, pietersfamilylifecenter.org. 10-11 a.m. ages 18 months2 years; 11 a.m.-noon ages 3-5. $3. Sing, Sign, and Play with Your Baby. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 10:30-11 a.m. Free, register.
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[ Friday, March 4 ] Animal Disguises. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. 336-7213, senecaparkzoo.org. 9:30-11 a.m. $18-22, register. Ages 4-6. Roc Stars Talent Show Series Auditions: Dancers. Thomas P. Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. 4287294, cityofrochester.gov/ recreationcenters. 6-8:30 p.m. $3-5, register.
[ Thursday, March 3Saturday, March 5 ] DANCE/Hartwell. SUNY Brockport-Hartwell Hall, Utica St, Brockport. 395-2787, brockport. edu/finearts. 7:30 p.m. $8-15.
[ Saturday, March 5 ] Animal ABCs. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. 3367213, senecaparkzoo.org. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $1218, register. Ages 3-4.
Comedy [ Friday, March 4 ] Search Engine Improv Presents Monsssstrocity. The Space, 1115 E. Main, Suite 248. Contact@ searchengineimprov.com. 9-11 p.m. $8-$10.
Be Creative: Make Fun Felt Accessories. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 1:30 p.m. Free, register. Ages 9-13. Cool Kids: Experience Genesee Open House & Catskill Puppet Theater. The Forum, Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd., Batavia. 637-3984, generationcool.biz. 9 a.m.-noon open house, 10 a.m. puppet show. Family Zumba. Penfield Community Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd, Penfield. 3408655, penfield.org. 10:30-11:15 a.m. $5 per family, register. Slithering Snakes. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. 336-7213, senecaparkzoo.org. 10:15-11 a.m. $12-18, register. [ Saturday, March 5Sunday, March 6 ] Pure Nonsense! Read Across America Weekend. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. Included with museum admission $9-11. [ Monday, March 7 ] Readers Theatre for Teens. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary. org. Call for hours. Free, registration required. For grades 6-12. Toddler Book Club: Out of this World. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., or 12:30 p.m. Included with museum admission $9-11. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] Animal ABCs. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7213, senecaparkzoo.org. 10:15-11 a.m. $12-18, register. Ages 3-4. [ Wednesday, March 9 ] Young Modern Ballet Performance. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Ave. 442-5988, elizabethclarkdance.com. 5:30-6:55 p.m. Single class $13.
Lectures [ Wednesday, March 2 ] Green Building Design. Finger Lakes Community College Victor Campus Center, 200 Victor Heights Parkway, off Route 251, Victor. 785-1615, stayches@flcc.edu. 3:30 p.m. Free. ROCLA Meeting: Henry Padron on The Cuban Five and Luis Posada Carriles. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. interconnect_mott@frontiernet.net, FreetheFive.org. 7 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, March 3 ] “A History of Routes 5 and 20 in New York State” Darrell A Norris. Mendon Community Center, 167 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. townofmendon.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Honeoye Falls/Town of Mendon Historical Society. Home Buyer Seminar for First Time Buyers and Investors. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Territory Mortgage 869-0222. 6 p.m. Free, register. Learn About Penfield’s Community Victory Garden. Penfield Community Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8655, penfield.org. 7 p.m. Free, register. Purchase, Refinance, Renovate with Kathy Peach. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 6-7:30 p.m. Free, registration required.
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[ Sunday, March 6 ] Mercury Opera Guild Presents “Mozart’s Women.” Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. jmathis14526@yahoo.com. 2:30-4 p.m. Free, register. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] Gardening Demonstration. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. jmathis14526@yahoo.com. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, register. Hugo Keesing: “More than Songs: What Music Can Tell Us about the Vietnam War.” Rundel Auditorium, 3rd floor, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8095. 12-1:30 p.m. Free. Also at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2170. 7 p.m. Free. Sleep Disorders with Dr. Alice Hoagland. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 4612000 x214, jccrochester.org. 7 p.m. Free, register. The Caroline Werner Gannett Project - Golan Levin: “Interactive Art and Speculative Human-Computer Interaction.” Rochester Institute of Technology-Webb Auditorium, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. cassandra. shellman@rit.edu, cwgp.org, 4752057. 8-10 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, March 9 ] John Westerberg: “Yankee Peddler Bookshop: Forty Years of Serving Antiquarian Book Lovers.” Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 244-2505, oldscrolls.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. Living with Heart Disease and/or Diabetes. Cornell Cooperative Extension-Rochester, 249 Highland Ave. 461-1000 x0, mycce.org/monroe. 2-4 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. $10, register. Pediatric Links with the Community Program’s 11th Annual Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Forum. Class of ‘62 Auditorium, University of Rochester Medical Center. 273-3737, Santina_ Tu@urmc.rochester.edu. 8 a.m. Free, register. William Cala, Ed.D.
Literary Events [ Thursday, March 3 ] Book Discussion: Books Sandwiched In: “In the Neighborhood” by Peter Lovenheim. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 12:10 p.m. Free. Book Discussion: Homeschool Nonfiction Book Club. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. jmathis14526@yahoo. com, penfieldlibrary.org. 10:30 a.m.noon. Free, registration required. For homeschoolers ages 11-15. Open Mic: Pure Kona: Marie Starr. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. flyingsquirrel.rocus. org. 8-11 p.m. Free. [ Friday, March 4 ] First Friday Readings & Performances. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590. 6 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, March 5 ] Book Signing: Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival: “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up.” Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 4612000, jccrochester.org, rjbf.org. 8 p.m. $8-10, register.
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LIT | “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up”
Although it’s not technically time for the annual Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival, which takes place in the fall, two upcoming mid-season author visits will tide you over until then. Comedians and marriage partners Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn (pictured), authors of “You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story,” will visit Rochester this week, and CNN health correspondent Elizabeth Cohen will visit April 12.
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Gurwitch and Kahn memoir discusses, in modern and honest terms, marriage, raising a child with special needs, comedy, and not forcing it. After 13 years of wedlock, they declared “we’re just not that into us,” but have held their relationship together by fostering a lack of intimacy, using parenting as a competitive sport, and dropping out of couple’s therapy. Says comic actor Ben Stiller: “They make you want to embrace your spouse for the same reason you want to strangle them.” The couple will speak at the Jewish Community Center Hart Theatre (1200 Edgewood Ave.) on Saturday, March 5, at 8 p.m., followed by music and martinis. Tickets are $8 for JCC members and $10 for the general public, and available by calling 461-2000, or online at rjbf.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Monday, March 7 ] Book Group: Moving Beyond Racism Book Group. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 288-8644, mbrbookinfo@aol.com. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. “The Girl Who Fell From The Sky” by Heidi W. Durrow. Writing Class: Writers Workshop. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. karina. churchill@yahoo.com, meetup.com/ websterwriters/. 6-8 p.m. None. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] Book Group: Unitarian Universalist Book Club: “The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona Borderlands” by Margaret Read. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, March 9 ] Book Discussion: “The Good Thief” by Hannah Tinti. Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton. 3928350. 2-3 p.m. Free. Book Group: Women Who Love to Read: “The Good Thief” by Hannah Tinti. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge. com. 7 p.m. Free. Poetry Reading: Piotr Sommer. Nazareth College-Shults Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2635. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Recreation *For ongoing skiing, ice skating, and snowshoeing events, search our online calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ Wednesday, March 2 ] Executive Women’s Golf Association
Golf, Wine, and Cheese. GolfTec, 3240 Monroe Ave. 800-8719012 ext .227373, events@ ewgarochesterny.com. 6-8 p.m. $1015, register by 2/25. Mini-lessons, putting contest, demonstrations, and of course, wine & cheese. Snow Cheap Trail Race Series. Riley Lodge, Cobbs Hill Park. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com, active.com. 7:15 p.m. $10/race, register. Choose between snowshoe or no snowshoe categories. Snow permitting. Sycamore Trail Trek. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 10 a.m. Free. Meet at Sycamore (#22) Trailhead on River Road. Bring lunch. 3.5 hours, 2 miles. [ Thursday, March 3 ] Rochester Nordic Ski Club Meeting. Carmen Clark Lodge, Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Rd. Ken Hann kehann@frontiernet.net. 7 p.m. Free. [ Friday, March 4 ] Kayak Intro 3. Thomas Pool, 800 Five Mile Line Rd, Webster. 328-3960, geneseewaterways.org. 6-8 p.m. $85, register. Age 10+. [ Saturday, March 5 ] GVHC Powder Mills Park Hike. Rand lodge lot on Park Rd. Fran and Paul 227-3180. 9 a.m. Free. Moderate/ strenuous 6 mile hike. Kayak Pool Practice. Thomas Pool, 800 Five Mile Line Rd, Webster. 3283960, geneseewaterways.org. 1-3 p.m. Call for details. Nearby Excursion to Silver Lake State Park. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at Visitor Center continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21
Gregory St. baswa.org. 6-8 p.m. $10. Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave. highlandparkfarmers@gmail. com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Tutor Training Workshops. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave. 473-3030, literacyrochester.org. 6-9 p.m. Free. Women’s History Month Screening: “Who Does She Think She Is?” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 2850400, thelittle.org. 7 p.m. $5. SPECIAL EVENT | Garden Activities
Last week, my dude and I popped over to the Lamberton Conservatory at Highland Park to get a much-needed dose of green and earthy scents. It might not sound like much of an escape, but a mere 45 minutes among growing, exhaling, plant life truly does wonders for a slush-dredged, winter-weary mood. That’s why I recommend seizing opportunities to spend time among greenery this month, or at least contemplating your plans for your own soon-to-be-thawed patch of earth. Here are two such offering taking place this week. From Friday, March 4, through Sunday, March 6, you can stroll the extensive greenhouses of Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park (151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua) and catch an unlikely tropical injection at Sonnenberg’s Annual Orchid Show and Sale. The event takes place 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, and includes displays, educational seminars on orchid care (offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday), and the sale of a variety of the coveted blooms. On Friday, Sonnenberg executive director and horticulturalist David Hutchings will offer special re-potting services (for donation). Admission to the event is $5 per person; for more details, call 394-4922 or visit online at sonnenberg.org. And on Saturday, March 5, Rochester Civic Garden Center will host its 20th Annual Spring Garden Symposium, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. at Eisenhart Auditorium at Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.). Garden designers and authors Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden will present two lectures drawn from their recent book, “PlantDriven Design: Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit.” In addition, local naturalist and RCGC instructor Carol Southby will lecture on “Appalachian Spring: Wildflowers of the Eastern Woodlands; a Sense of Place in the Shade Garden.” Tickets are $45 for members, and $55 for general public. Call 473-5130 or visit rcgc.org for more info. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Recreation to car caravan or at Junction of East & West Lake Roads at 1:30 p.m. 2 hours, 1 mile. Rochester Birding Association: West Lakeshore, Turning Point Park, Charlotte. Meet at Charlotte Beach parking lot. 671-9639, rochesterbirding. com. 8:30 a.m. Free. Search for Hidden Creatures. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 10 a.m. Free. Meet at Castile Entrance gate, may car pool. Bring lunch. 2 hours, 1 mile. [ Sunday, March 6 ] GVHC Black Creek Park Hike. Wooside lodge lot off Union St. Darlene 436-4773. 10 a.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike. Mt. Morris Canyon: West Trek. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 10 a.m. Free. Meet at Mt. Morris 22 City march 2-8, 2011
Entrance Gate, bring lunch. 4 hours, 3 miles. Winter Sleigh Rides. Granger Homestead, 295 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-1472, grangerhomestead.org. 1-3 p.m. $3-5. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] Hill/Speed Workouts. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 6973338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free. Kayaking Rolling Clinic. Irondequoit High School, 260 Cooper Rd. 328-3960, geneseewaterways.org. 7:30-9 p.m. $90, register.
Special Events [ Wednesday, March 2 ] Better Breathers Group. Visiting Nurse Service, 2180 Empire Blvd. 787-8360, vnsnet.com. 5-6 p.m. Free. Harpoon Beer Tasting. German House Theatre, 315
[ Wednesday, March 2Thursday, March 3 ] Screening: “The Harmony Game: The Making of “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 285-0400, thelittle. org. 7 & 9 p.m. $8-12. [ Thursday, March 3 ] Celebrating Women and Successful Aging: The Little Purple Dress Luncheon. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 760-5404, judy.lemoncelli@alz.org, alz.org/ rochesterny. Noon. $55, register. Herstory: Inspiration and Film. University of Rochester-Wilson Commons, Wilson Blvd. 2758799, rochester.edu/SBA. 7:30 p.m. Free. Screening in Gowen Room. “Not for Ourselves Alone.” Informational Session: Foster Parenting. Ogden Library, 269 Ogden Center Rd., Spencerport. 334-9096, monroefostercare.org. 7 p.m. Free. 21+. Tapas at the MAG. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu. 5-8 p.m. $4. Live music, wine & beer for purchase, tapas. The Rochester Nordic Ski Club Presents “Hiking through Nepal” with Kathryn Zimmerman. Buckland Lodge in Buckland Park, 1341 Westfall Rd., Brighton. sgorski@ localnet.com. 7 p.m. Free. Tilt-A-Whirl Drag Shows with Pandora Boxx & Megan Carter. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. tiltrochester.com. Two nightly shows: 11:15 p.m. $ 12:30 a.m. $3-12. DJ & dancing. [ Thursday, March 3Sunday, March 6 ] 2011 International Auto Show. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. 6865640, shermexpo@roadrunner. com. Thu-Fri noon-10 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-7 p.m. $3-9. [ Friday, March 4 ] “The Good Thief” Graverobber Scavenger Hunt. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab.org. 6-10 p.m. Free. First Friday Chant. Natural Oasis 288 Monroe Ave. aumhealing@ yahoo.com. 7-9 p.m. free, donations gratefully accepted. Nazareth College Hosts: Kathleen Kennedy “Studying Hospital Administration in the Wake of the Health Care Reform.” Golisano Academic Center, Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Dr. Olena Prokopvych at oprokop5@naz. edu or (585) 389-2495. 12:30 p.m. Free. Room 325 (3rd floor). Rochester Academic Society Astronomy General Meeting. Rochester Institute of Technology,
Gosnell Hall A-300, Lomb Memorial Dr. Lori Englund 3345744, rochesterastronomy.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Rochester Amateur Radio Association: “Make the contact; get the QSL.” Henrietta Fire Hall, 3129 E. Henrietta Rd. 2108910, kc2pcd@rochester.rr.com, rochesterham.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Rochester Professional Consultants Network Technology Forum. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. rochesterconsultants.org. 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Bring your coffee. Screening: “Karate Kid.” Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester.gov/edgerton. 6:30 p.m. Free. What a Drag with Samantha Vega, Kyla Minx & Pauly. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. tiltrochester. com. Two shows nightly: 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $4-12. [ Friday, March 4Saturday, March 5 ] 2011 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. Rochester Institute of Technology-Gordon Field House, 149 Lomb Memorial Dr. firstrochester.org. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. [ Friday, March 4Sunday, March 6 ] Annual Orchid Show at Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua. 394-4922, sonnenberg.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 admission. Sportsmen Show. Fair and Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. 334-4000, fairandexpocenter.org. Fri 3-9 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $9. [ Saturday, March 5 ] 90’s Laser Show. RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 9:30 p.m. $9-10. Canal Society Winter Symposium. Warshof Conference Center, Monroe Community College, 1000 East Henrietta Rd. kipp14@rochester.rr.com. 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. $50. Donnelly’s Rochester Brewmasters Tour Bus. Donnelly’s Public House, 1 Water St., Fairport. 377-5450, donnellysph.com. 11 a.m. Call for pricing, reservations required. Marriage Matters Potluck for Progress. Gay Alliance Youth Center, 875 E Main St. 4260862, anne.tischer1@gmail. com. 5:30-8 p.m. RCGC 20th Annual Spring Garden Symposium. Eisenhart Auditorium, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. 473-5130, rcgc.org. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $45-55, register. Rochester Restorative Film Screening: “Somewhere Beyond.” Rundel Auditorium, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288350, linda.rock@libraryweb.org. 2-4 p.m. Free. Saturday Evening Telescope Viewing. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. Dark until 10 p.m. Free. Weather permitting; call ahead. Serenity House Snow Ball Gala. Country Club of Mendon, 226 Mendon-Iona Rd., Mendon. 9247724, serenity-house.org/events. html. 6 p.m. $95, register.
THEATER | “Dreamgirls”
Get your Northern Soul vinyl spinning to experience the real thing before you check out the Rochester Association for the Performing Arts production of “Dreamgirls,” which closes this weekend at RAPA’s East End Theatre (727 E. Main St.). “Dreamgirls” is a successful Broadway musical (a film adaptation came out in 2006) that exposes the business end of showbiz while it parallels the aspirations and successes of characters based off 1960’s performers like The Supremes and James Brown. Artists from Buffalo and Rochester make up the cast of the show, and include Lakesia Muhammad in the role of Deena, and Shamilia Rodgers and Rhasida Washington in the role of Effie. Local actor Rueban Tapp (who poignantly portrayed Clay in the recent Many Voices and Maplewood Performing Arts Centre production of Amiri Baraka’s “Dutchman” at Flying Squirrel, MuCCC, and RIT) plays the role of James “Thunder” Early, the headliner whose spotlight the Dreamgirls join. Also featured is Rochester male quartet, Compromise Sound. Performances of “Dreamgirls” take place March 4-6; on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children and seniors, and are available at RAPA (325-3366, rapaonline.us) and area Wegmans supermarkets. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Spaghetti Dinner. Summerville Presbyterian Church, 4845 St. Paul Blvd. 342-4242, summervillechurch.org. 5-7 p.m. $3-7.50. [ Saturday, March 5Sunday, March 6 ] Genesee Valley Cat Fancier Allbreed Cat Show. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory.com. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-6. [ Sunday, March 6 ] Awaken to Oneness. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 2615392, onenessuniversity.org. 5-6 p.m. $10 suggest donation, all welcome regardless. Purim Palooza. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000, jccrochester.org. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Crafts, carnival games, balloon artists and more. [ Monday, March 7 ] Great Decisions 2011. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 7-8:30 p.m. $20 for briefing book, register. Village Pride Meeting. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo. com. 7:15-9 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, March 8 ] 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day.
AAUW at the Perkins Mansion, 494 East Ave. 244-8890, internationalwomensday.com. 5 p.m. $10-18.75, RSVP. Gardening Demonstartion with Penfield Hills Garden Club. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Jazz Vespers. Atonement Lutheran Church, 1900 Westfall Rd. 442-1018, atonementrochester.org. Food and music 6:30-8 p.m., Jazz Vespers 8-8:30 p.m. Donation. Tuesday Travelogue: Denmark & Belgium. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. Noon. Free, register. [ Wednesday, March 9 ] Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave. highlandparkfarmers@gmail.com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Informational Session: Foster Parenting. Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 334-9096, monroefostercare.org. 7 p.m. Free. 21+. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Tutor Training Workshops. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave. 473-3030, literacyrochester. org. 6-9 p.m. Free.
Women’s History Month Screening: “Girls Rock!” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 2850400, thelittle.org. 7 p.m. $5. Talk back following the film.
Sports [ Thursday, March 3 ] Rochester RazorSharks vs. Saint John Mill Rats. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. razorsharks. com. 7:35 p.m. $5-25. [ Saturday, March 5 ] Pro Wrestling Benefit Show “Edge of Darkness II.” Phelps Community Center, 8 Banta St, Phelps. 315-331-6922, ultimatewrestling.us. 6:30 p.m. door, 7 p.m. bell time. $10-12. [ Sunday, March 6 ] Rochester RazorSharks vs. LawtonFort Sill Cavalry. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. razorsharks. com. 2:05 p.m. $5-25.
Theater
“4.48 Psychosis.” Through Mar 6. Bread and Water Theatre. 243 Rosedale St. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $6-$12. 271-5523, breadandwatertheatre.org. “Barcarolle.” Fri Mar 4-Sat Mar 5. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. Fri-Sat 8 p.m. $10-$12. 389-2170, naz.edu. “The Burial at Thebes.” Wed Mar 2-Sun Mar 6. SUNY GeneseoAlice Austin Theater, Brodie Hall, Geneseo. Wed Mar 2-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $8. geneseo.edu. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Fri Mar 4-Mar 12. Greece Athena Middle School Performing Arts Center, 800 Long Pond Road. Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 & 7:30 p.m. $10. gamstheatre.org. “Cooking with the Calamari Sisters.” Ongoing. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.
“Defending the Caveman.” Thu Mar 3-Apr 9. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 8:30 p.m., Sun 7 p.m. $29-$36. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com. “Dreamgirls.” Through Mar 6. RAPA East End Theatre, 727 E Main St. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $12-$20. 325-3366, rapaonline.us. “An Evening with Mrs. Kasha Davis.” Fri Mar 4-Sat Mar 5. Presented by Method Machine; one-woman show by writer/drag performer Ed Popil. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Fri-Sat 8 p.m. $10. 244-0960, muccc.org. Festival of Ten VII. Through Mar 5. Ten 10-minute plays. SUNY Brockport-Tower Fine Arts Gallery, 180 Holley St, Brockport. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m. $8-$15. brockport.edu/finearts. “The Glass Menagerie.” Through Mar 19. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15-$27. 454-1260, bftix.com. “Little Women: The Musical.” Fri Mar 4-Sun Mar 6. East Rochester High School, 200 Woodbine Ave, East Rochester. Fri-Sat 7 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $3-$5. 248-6389. “Over the Tavern.” Through Mar 13. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Wed Mar 2Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m., Tue 7:30 p.m., Wed Mar 9 2 & 7:30 p.m. $22-$59. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. Penfield Theater Project. Wed Mar 2. Readings of three one-act plays, including “Discourse” by Ed Scutt; “S.S.F.P.” by Byron Wilmot; and “Up Cherry Street” by Dan Kennedy. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. Wed Mar 2 6:30-9 p.m. Free. 377-8911. Plays in Progress: “Natasha and the Coat.” Mon Mar 7. Informal reading of the new play by Deborah Stein. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Mon 7 p.m. Free, but
reservations required. 2324382, gevatheatre.org. “The Triangle Factory Fire Project.” Sat Mar 5-Mar 20. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $16-$24. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org.
Auditions Black Sheep Theatre. Thu Mar 3. Holds auditions for “The Mystery Plays” by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Suite D13, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. Thu 7 p.m. 8614816, info@blacksheeptheatre.org. Sterling Renaissance Festival. Sat Mar 5. Casting for interactive improvisational comedy troupe. Seeking male & female actors, various ages, to portray Elizabethan characters and perform interactive improv & scenarios, Shakespeare plays. Paid positions. SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. Noon-5 p.m. SterlingFestival.com.
Workshops [ Wednesday, March 2 ] Anti-Inflammatory Kitchen Series with Lauri Boone, RD. Breathe Yoga, 19 S. Main St, Pittsford. 2489070, breatheyoga.com. 6:30-8 p.m. $135 three classes, register. Beginning Quilting and Beyond. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free, register. Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild. Lutheran Church, 1000 N Winton Rd. gvcalligraphy@gmail.com, gvcalligraphy.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Wired for Joy Intro. 288 Monroe Ave. 533-1461, jchaize@ rochester.rr.com, ebt.org. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, register. [ Thursday, March 3 ] Adult Demonstration Classes: Soups and More. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20, register.
Cooking Class: Bisques and Chowders. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 6-8:30 p.m. $60, registration required. The Dady Brothers Celtic Workshop and Concert. Finger Lakes Community College, Stage 13, 3325 Marvin Sand Dr., Canandaigua. 785-1335. 5 p.m. workshop, 7 p.m. concert. Free.
S. Main St, Pittsford. 248-9070, breatheyoga.com. 2-3 p.m. Free, register. Journaling for Success. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo. com. 1-3:30 p.m. Free. New Moon Meditation. Tru Center, 6 S. Main St., Pittsford. 381-0190, tru@trubynicole.com. 4-5:30 p.m. $12, register.
[ Friday, March 4 ] Class: Maple Madness. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 3947070, nywcc.com. 6-8:30 p.m. $60, registration required. Woman2Woman: Leadership in Action. Career Development Services, 150 State St. 2440765. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limited scholarships available.
[ Monday, March 7 ] Adult Demonstration Classes: Daylight Savings Time Shortcut Dinners. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 6635449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20, register. Alzheimer’s Association Care Partner Education: Caring for an Aging Love One. Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Ave. 760-5400, alz.org/ rochesterny. 1-3 p.m. Free, register. RiverNorth Parent Study: Movie Night and Discussion of Outdoor Play and PlaySpaces. 300 Mulberry St. rivernorthkindergarden. com. 7-9 p.m. $5 donation, register. Six Week Posture Bootcamp. Finger Lakes Community College, 4355 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. 785-1906, aiezzaca@flcc.edu. 5-5:55 p.m. $36, register.
[ Saturday, March 5 ] DAR: Free Lineage Workshop. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 586-6960. 10:30 a.m. Free, register. Hands-On Book Club Tea with Treats. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 2-4 p.m. $20, register. Kitchen Quick Takes: Pan Sauce Basics. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 2-3:30 p.m. $40, registration required. Seasonal Chef Demo and Wine Pairing: Lunch and Learn. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 3947070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $30, register. Wine 101. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 2-4 p.m. $40, registration required. [ Sunday, March 6 ] Feed Your Face with Cyndi Weis, RD, and Abby Weis, licensed esthetician. Breathe Yoga, 19
[ Tuesday, March 8 ] Alzheimer’s Association Care Partner Education: “Community Resources/Care Partner Efficacy: Coping and Empowerment.” Lexington Court, 6 Christopher Court. 760-5400, alz.org/ rochesterny. 2-4 p.m. Free, register. Hands-On Sushi Making 101. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $25 class only, $35 with wine sampling, register.
Living with Diabetes Class. Clinton Crossings, 2400 S Clinton Ave., Building H, Suite 135. 341-7066. 2:30-5 p.m. One Pan, One Dish. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 68:30 p.m. $50, registration required. Quick, Easy & Healthy Home Cooking. Cornell Cooperative Extension-Canandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409 or x410, cceontario.org. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Save Energy, Save Dollars. Cornell Cooperative Extension-Canandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409 or 425, cceontario.org. 9-11 a.m. Free, register. [ Wednesday, March 9 ] Alzheimer’s Association Care Partner Education: Caring for an Aging Loved One. Alzheimer’s Association Education Center, 3rd floor, Monroe Community Hospital, 435 E. Henrietta Rd. 7605400, alz.org/rochesterny. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free, register. Golan Levin Workshop Introductory and Advanced Critique. Rochester Institute of Technology, Building 7 #A-410, Lomb Memorial Dr. cls3740@rit.edu, cwgp.org. 4-6 p.m. Free, registration required by 3/4. Hands-On Cake Decorating. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $25-$35.
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Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: 1:35, 4:15, 7:25, 10:10; BEASTLY: 2:05, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30; BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: 1:50, 4:25, 7:20, 9:55; BLACK SWAN: 2:20, 7:50; DRIVE ANGRY (3D): 2:25, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35; GNOMEO & JULIET: 2:30, 4:50, 7, 9:25; HALL PASS: 1:30, 2:15, 4:10, 4:55, 6:55, 8, 9:40, 10:30; I AM NUMBER FOUR: 1:55, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15; JUST GO WITH IT: 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; JUSTIN BIEBER (3D): 2, 7:10; KING’S SPEECH: 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; RANGO: 1:25, 2:35, 4, 5:10, 6:45, 7:45, 9:20, 10:20; TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT: 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10; TRUE GRIT: 5, 10:25; UNKNOWN: 2:10, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05.
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Eastview 13 425-0420 Eastview Mall, Victor ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45; BEASTLY: 2, 5, 7:55, 10:10; DRIVE ANGRY (3D): 1:40, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05; GNOMEO & JULIET (3D): 2:15, 4:35, 7:20, 9:35; HALL PASS: 1:25, 4, 6:55, 9:40; I AM NUMBER FOUR: 1:55, 4:40, 7:50, 10:20; JUST GO WITH IT: 2:10, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25; continues on page 26
The human cost of the corporate state [ REVIEW ] by George Grella
Men,” a movie about losing one’s job and therefore one’s identity, and even one’s life. The film tells a story right out of the daily “The Company Men” newspapers, of the effects of the worst economic (R), written and directed by John Wells crisis in this country since the 1930’s, the Bush Now playing Recession. A huge international company, GTX, reaching the usual corporate conclusion that The recent spectacle of thousands of French profits count more than products or people during citizens protesting their government’s decision to the economic downturn, embarks on a program of raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 no doubt retrenchment, mergers, sellouts, and consequently, puzzled and amused many Americans. For one layoffs. Its directors find the solution to the thing, people in this country tend to retire at an company’s declining revenue lies in closing whole older age — Social Security kicks in later, after all divisions and firing all the employees those — and more important, in America most people divisions, from the top executives all the way identify themselves by their jobs: we are what we down to the ordinary workers. do. That fact adds a further layer of relevance to Through a kind of rhythmic intercutting, “The the contemporary timeliness of “The Company Company Men” focuses on the plight of three men, all successful veterans of GTX who have contributed greatly to the growth of the company — Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck), Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper), and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones). Each man lives in an impressive house and drives an expensive Kevin Costner and Ben Affleck in “The Company Men.” PHOTO COURTESY THE
car, with those material possessions multiplying and enlarging upward from Walker to McClary, who owns a splendid mansion on the waterfront. Walker, the youngest of the three, occupies most of the story’s center and conveys most of its emotional content; devastated by his sudden firing, he searches for a new job throughout the length of the picture, encountering rejection and disappointment everywhere. He knows his failure is complete when he must quit his country club, sell his fine house and his Porsche, and move his family back with his parents. Woodward, pushing 60, learns from an employment counselor that he should dye his hair, omit his service in Vietnam from his résumé, and lie about his age to any prospective employer. The best friend, partner of the CEO, and the man who helped create and develop GTX, McClary understands the human component of the company’s success, but fights a losing battle against its decisions until he too receives a pink slip from the woman who does the hatchet work (Maria Bello); she also happens to be his lover, which may explain her own rise to power in the company. The film chronicles the steady decline of its characters’ morale, their bitter, sad, sometimes tragic, sometimes comic reactions to the constant drumbeat of rejection, and their realization of what many of us already know, that for just about every employer and every institution loyalty remains a one-way street. A number of
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other people comment throughout the movie on the practices of large corporations, which fire people just before they can reap the benefits they’ve worked for, or close their factories and outsource jobs, or as McClary points out, provide enormous compensation packages for their top executives while cutting back on workers’ salaries. When the desperate Bobby accepts an offer from his brother-in-law Jack (Kevin Costner), a small contractor, to work for him renovating houses, he learns something about hard physical labor and the attitudes of workers. Jack needles him about the practices of big business, including the great wage disparities, but also demonstrates an innate decency by taking on an unprofitable contract in order to keep his men working through the slack winter season. At times the picture reflects its situation in a quasi-documentary fashion, touching on contemporary reality by including, for example, a reference to the chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak (remember that company?) sending out his job applications along with Affleck and an assortment of fired professionals. It also underlines an obvious but mostly neglected point, that the boomand-bust cycle of the present business model simply ignores the human factor and may even finally impede financial success — the greed implicit in short-term profit taking and the thoughtless treatment of workers may ultimately doom the system.
What would us awesomely smug blue-state bastards do without those simple red-state rubes to kick around? From “Mr. Deeds Goes To Town” to “My Cousin Vinny,” many films have tried to mine comedy gold from amplifying the differences between the proverbial country mouse and his urban cousin, usually through fish-out-of-water tales that plunk one in the unfamiliar milieu of the other. The trick for the writer is to steer clear of the broad clichés; city folk are typically cutthroat snobs, while the small-town naïf is eventually revealed to be saintly and wise as a way to punish us for our arrogant stereotyping. That’s not to say that either of those tropes are untrue, but our human commonality is that we are insightful and ignorant in equal measure. Miguel Arteta’s sweet but safe “Cedar Rapids” is the latest film to sit back and observe a stranger in a strange land, when wide-eyed insurance salesman Tim Lippe (Ed Helms, “The Hangover”) gets the big chance to travel from Brown River,
Anne Heche and Ed Helms in “Cedar Rapids.” PHOTO COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Wisconsin, to a convention in the relative Sodom of Iowa’s second-largest city. But Tim’s life at home isn’t entirely without excitement; he’s recently been hooking up with his seventh-grade teacher, Macy Vanderhei (a tangy Sigourney Weaver), though the newly divorced Macy isn’t quite ready for that promise ring. Opportunity knocks in the somewhat surprising form of fatal autoerotic asphyxiation, so Tim’s tough-love boss (Stephen Root, Milton from “Office Space”) sends the enthusiastic but green Tim to the annual insurance shindig with two instructions: bring home the “Two-Diamond Award” and avoid Dean Ziegler. So it’s off to Cedar Rapids by plane (“It’s me!” the giggling first-time flier assures his no-nonsense buddy at airport security), followed by accommodations at a hotel with both an indoor pool as well as an apparent laxity toward onsite prostitution. (That’s Alia Shawkat from “Arrested Development” in the illconceived hooker role). Tim is shocked to be sharing a room with an honest-togoodness black man (Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s “The Wire”), but approximately no one should be stunned when their third suitemate turns out to be the dreaded Ziegler (national treasure John C. Reilly). And at first blush, the raunchy “Deanzie” seems to be everything that Tim was warned about: pushy, hedonistic, and the least spiritual person at this unofficially Christian gathering. But even the wary Tim is charmed by Deanzie’s shameless gusto, and after a couple sips of cream sherry, Tim tumbles down the rabbit hole. “Cedar Rapids” is also a sort of comingof-age story, as Tim comes to understand that hypocrisy and selfishness aren’t always in the most obvious packages. Tim also finds out that love and sex can be mutually exclusive; he’s schooled in that distinction
by Joan Ostrowski-Fox (Anne Heche), a fellow salesperson who treats these conventions as an annual refuge from the dull obligations of real life. But Joan learns from Tim, too, especially as part of a lovely swingset interlude in which Tim makes insurance agents sound like superheroes, swooping in to fight for the little guy after tragedy hits. You can see the flicker of admiration in Joan’s melancholy eyes, and it’s really the first indication we have that director Arteta and debut scribe Phil Johnston genuinely like Tim. Because it’s a slippery slope; an audience can only laugh at (as opposed to with) an essentially good person for so long before we feel uncomfortable about the condescension of it all. But “Cedar Rapids” also bears the pawprints of producers Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor; they’re the creative team behind satires like “Citizen Ruth,” “Election,” and “About Schmidt,” and their understanding of the flyover states certainly helps the admittedly predictable film maintain the proper respect as Tim loses his figurative innocence. The problem? As Tim, Helms is incredibly boring. He’s done some bang-up supporting work in “The Hangover” and on NBC’s “The Office,” but carrying a movie isn’t really his thing yet. Fortunately, Helms has a dream team of character actors to reply upon, especially the perpetually underrated Heche — here’s hoping she gets her once-promising career back on track — and Whitlock, who executes a surreal gag referencing his old show without the universe collapsing in on itself. But leave it, of course, to Reilly to save the day. Reuniting with Arteta, his director on 2002’s “The Good Girl,” the one-time Oscar nominee takes a stock part (the blowhard salesman) and infuses it with enough heartwarming loyalty to offset his hilarious boorishness. Stick around for the goofy end credits, though; ol’ Deanzie hasn’t gone totally soft.
THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGELICA
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In his latest, Manoel De Oliveira’s grandson Richard Trêpa plays Isaac, a quiet artist commissioned to photograph the body of Angelica, a recently deceased society bride. He finds himself falling in love with the dead girl, believing that his camera can bring her back to life. (O ESTRANHO CASO DE ANGELICA, Manoel de Oliveira, Portugal 2010, 97 min., Portugese w/subtitles, Digital Projection)
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Okies traveling across America in a beat-up jalopy — it’s a grim story that now looms with the stature and grandeur of an American myth. John Ford’s version of John Steinbeck’s novel was a tough pill for Hollywood in 1940, and one that Steinbeck himself claimed more devastating than the book. Henry Fonda stars. (John Ford, US 1940, 128 min.)
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1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 JUST GO WITH IT: 1:15, 4, 7:25, 10:10; JUSTIN BIEBER (3D): 1:35, 7; KING’S SPEECH: 1:20, 6:50; RANGO: 1:45, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT: 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:20; UNKNOWN: 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25.
Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15; also Fri-Sat 12:15 a.m.; BEASTLY: 1, 3:10, 5:40, 7:50, 10:05; also Fri-Sat 12:05 a.m.; BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: 1:15, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25; also Fri-Sat 11:45; BLACK SWAN: 1:10, 3:50, 6:25, 9:10;
CARMEN (3D): Sat 1; COMPANY MEN: 9:45; DRIVE ANGRY (3D): 12:55, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20; also FriSat 11:35; FIGHTER: 1:05, 4:05, 6:50; GNOMEO & JULIET: 2:20, 4:30, 6:35, 9:05; also Fri-Sat 11:10; also in 3D 12:35, 2:50, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50; HALL PASS: 12:30, 2:05, 3:05, 4:35, 5:35, 7:05, 8:10, 9:35, 10:40; also FriSat 11:50; I AM NUMBER FOUR: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:55, 10:25; JUST GO WITH IT: 12:50, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20; JUSTIN BIEBER (3D): 2:10, 7:20; KING’S SPEECH: 12:40, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15; RANGO: 12:25, 2, 3, 4:40, 5:30, 7:10, 8, 9:40, 10:35; also Fri-Sat midnight; TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT: 12:10, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55; also Fri-Sat 12:10 a.m.; UKNOWN: 2:15, 5, 8:05, 10:45.
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Webster 12 888-262-4386 2190 Empire Blvd. ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 10; BEASTLY: 12:20, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50; also Fri-Sat 10:05; also SatSun 10:10 a.m.; BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: 5:55; DRIVE ANGRY (3D): 12:45, 3:15, 8:30; also Fri-Sat 10:50; also Sat-Sun 10:20 a.m.; FIGHTER: 7:10; GNOMEO & JULIET: 1:50, 4:20, 7; also Fri-Sat 9:15; also Sat-Sun 11:30 a.m.; HALL PASS: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8:15; also Fri-Sat, 10:40; also Sat-Sun 10 a.m.; I AM NUMBER FOUR: 12:10, 3:45; also Fri-Sat 9:40; JUST GO WITH IT: 2, 5, 7:40; also Fri-Sat 10:20; also Sat-Sun 11:20 a.m.; JUSTIN BIEBER (3D): 1:30, 7:20; KING’S SPEECH: 1, 4:05, 7:05; also Fri-Sat 9:30; also Sat-Sun 10:30 a.m.; RANGO: 2:15, 4:50, 7:15; also FriSat 9:50; also Sat-Sun 11:45 a.m.; TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT: 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8; also Fri-Sat 10:30; also Sat-Sun 11 a.m.; UNKNOWN: 1:40, 4:40, 7:25; also Fri-Sat 9:55; also Sat-Sun 10:45 a.m.
Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG13): Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in this trippy adaptation of a Philip K. Dick thriller about a politician who falls for a ballerina, only to realize that the title
organization is working to keep them apart. Co-starring Anthony Mackie and Terrence Stamp. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster BEASTLY (PG-13): The second film from Daniel Barnz (“Phoebe In Wonderland”) is a modernday take on “Beauty and the Beast,” with Alex Pettyfer as a cruel Manhattan teenager whose transformation into a hideous monster leads to true love. Featuring Vanessa Hudgens and Neil Patrick Harris. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Webster CEDAR RAPIDS (R): Miguel Arteta’s follow-up to “Youth In Revolt” is a comedy with Ed Helms (“The Hangover”) as a small-town insurance salesman who shakes things up at the annual convention in Iowa with the help of John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, and Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Little, Pittsford FAIL SAFE (1964): The Dryden begins its Walter Matthau series with this Cold War thriller by Sidney Lumet in which human and computer error combine to send a squadron of bombers to nuke Moscow. Also starring Henry Fonda and Larry Hagman. Dryden (Wed, Mar 2, 8 p.m.) THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940): John Ford’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, who travels to California with his family during the depths of the Great Depression. Dryden (Sat, Mar 5, 8 p.m., and Sun, Mar 6, 7 p.m.) THE ODD COUPLE (1968): Neil
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Simon wrote this comedy landmark which teams Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as fussy Felix and slob Oscar, two buddies who try to become roommates after Felix’s divorce. Dryden (Thu, Mar 3, 8 p.m.) QUICK MILLIONS (1931): This preCode crime-drama stars Spencer Tracy as a trucker-turnedgangster who insists on being accepted into society. Dryden (Tue, Mar 8, 8 p.m.) RANGO (PG): Johnny Depp reteams with “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski for this animated Western about a chameleon who gets a chance to become the hero he aspires to be. Also featuring the voice talent of Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, and Abigail Breslin. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGÉLICA (2010): 102-year-old Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira continues his astonishing career with this 50’s-set drama about a photographer who begins to believe his camera will bring his latest subject, a hotel owner’s beautiful but dead daughter, back to life. Dryden (Fri, Mar 4, 8 p.m., and Sun, Mar 6, 4:30 p.m.) TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT (R): Topher Grace and Anna Faris lead the cast of this comedy about the romance and rebellion of one wild night over Labor Day Weekend, 1988. With Chris Pratt, Bob Odenkirk, and Michael Ian Black. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Webster
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Imagine this: a nineteenth century single-family house right in the heart of downtown Rochester and its outstanding cultural and recreational venues. Although such houses in the downtown core are rare, you need not just imagine them— there’s a spectacular one available right now. Selden Street--named after the Rochesterian granted a patent in 1895 for the automobile-is a European-style lane that’s part of Grove Place, a eclectic downtown enclave of historic houses and modern condos and lofts. This street is often treated to the sounds of Eastman School of Music students practicing in nearby neighborhood apartments. Fourteen Selden Street’s yellow is fitting color for this lively neighborhood. The inside, with generous windows in just about every room, makes the house a place where it would be hard to be anything but comfortable and content. The dazzling property’s 2,734 square feet have, over the last eight years, received over $100,000 in improvements and updates.
the back is a space now serving as a den, with a large sliding glass door that covers the whole back wall and that opens to the back deck and yard. This space has a trap door in the floor—thought possibly to have made 14 Selden a station on the Underground Railroad! And between the dining area and this den is a fun spiral staircase; this space also offers even more natural light via French doors that provide a side entrance and exit. Upstairs is a series of—yes, bright—and versatile rooms. At the back is a welcoming space now used as an office, and an adjacent bedroom tucked under the roof and made extra cozy by an angled ceiling. Along a handsome hallway is a bedroom and attached ample full bath that can be closed off to form a private guest suite. At the front, a master suite features the same floor to ceiling bay windows as below. The vast master bathroom includes a jacuzzi tub and two large windows. There’s a chair in there now—but you could probably get a sofa in there too!
The first floor has been transformed into a magnetizing loft-style, open plan. The living room area at the front enjoys a bay with three floor-to-ceiling windows, and a modern gas fireplace. A sensational bistro-style kitchen includes stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and beautiful tile. A dining area’s wall to the outside is an alcove that’s entirely floor-
This phenomenal house, listed at $369,900, offers a very rare opportunity to have a singlefamily home right downtown. And we all know that downtown is just going to get better and better. For more info, call Hunt ERA’s Christopher Carretta at 585-734-3414.
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ADOPTED ADULTS WANTED! Adoption Resource Network at Hillside is looking for a few adults who were adopted to volunteer for the AdoptMent program. AdoptMent matches adult adoptees with children who are somewhere in the adoption process. AdoptMent youth and adults meet as a group and individually for one hour a week from September
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consider opening their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare.org. FREE DENTAL CLEANING MCC Sophomore Student, needs adult volunteers who have not had a cleaning in 5 plus years. For a free appointment call Sue 585709- 3593 LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF ROCHESTER has several 1 hour
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Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Responsible for providing leadership in developing and executing human resources strategy that aligns with overall strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation. Providing strategic leadership by articulating human resource needs and plans to members of the leadership team. Requires a human resources professional with a minimum of 10 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a management role, who will be able to strategically and tactically evaluate and implement sophisticated HR related programs and initiatives; be able to work with a variety of organizational leadership to build consensus around HR strategy and tactics; have a demonstrated background in talent management and leadership management; along with a proven ability to attract and retain outstanding talent and assemble and motivate high performance teams. The selected candidate must have the ability to bring immediate credibility to the human resources function through his/her professional qualifications and leadership skills as well as project the highest levels of integrity. Superior interpersonal communication and presentation skills as well as proven organizational skills are required. BA/BS degree from an accredited college/university. MBA/MA/PHR or SPHR preferred. Certification in MBTI a plus. If you are looking for a great opportunity to develop and implement HR strategy, work for an organization that believes in work/life balance for employees and creates change in our community, please send your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to humanresources@team.uwrochester.org or Human Resources, United Way of Greater Rochester, 75 College Ave., Rochester NY 14607 by March 18, 2011.
Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of ARC WGGRCNY002, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/24/ 11. Princ. office of LLC: 106 York Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of ARC WGIRDNY001, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/24/ 11. Princ. office of LLC: 106 York Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CANALSIDE GIFTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/26/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 106 N. Main St., Fairport, NY 14450. 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 INDUS REAL ESTATE II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/10/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1170 Pittsford Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. 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 IH HOLDING I, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/10/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 180 Charlotte St., Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY desig nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION
OF 1301 EAST RIDGE ROAD, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 1301 East Ridge Road, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 01/ 14/2011. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 840 Lehigh Station Rd., West Henrietta, NY 14586. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CHARLES MORGAN ENTERPRISES, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Charles Morgan Enterprises, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 1/ 21/2011. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 31 Laconia Pkwy., Rochester, NY 14618. The LLC is orga nized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LAGRANGE AVE., LLC ] LaGrange Ave., LLC was filed with SSNY on January 13, 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: LaGrange Ave., LLC, 525 Lee Road, Rochester, New York 14606. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned, for beer, wine & liquor has been applied for by KELARON, INC dba SALENA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 302 N. Goodman St. E103, Rochester, NY 14607 County of Monroe, City of Rochester for a Restaurant. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for a full on- premises, liquor, beer and wine license has been applied for by Bowles Enterprises, Inc. dba The Overtime Grill, 610 North Greece Road, Hilton, NY 14468, County of Monroe, Town of Greece, for a restaurant. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number 3139923 for a full on- premises, liquor, beer and wine license has been applied for by Wilton Enterprises Inc., dba Boulder At Brooks Landing, 910 Genesee Street, Rochester NY 14619, County of
Monroe, City of Rochester, for a restaurant. [ LEGAL NOTICE RIVERSIDE SPECIAL NEEDS APARTMENTS, L.P. ] Notice of Formation: Riverside Special Needs Apartments, L.P. was filed with SSNY on 1/24/ 11. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Principal business address and PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 1931 Buffalo Road, Rochester, New York 14624. The names and addresses of each general partner are available from the Secretary of State. The partnership is to dissolve no later than 12/31/2111. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE CARRIAGE FACTORY SPECIAL NEEDS APARTMENTS, L.P. ] Notice of Formation: Carriage Factory Special Needs Apartments, L.P. was filed with SSNY on 1/ 18/11. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Principal business address and PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 1931 Buffalo Road, Rochester, New York 14624. The names and addresses of each general partner are available from the Secretary of State. The partnership is to dissolve no later than 12/31/2111. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE TRILLIUM INTERNATIONAL-I CIP, LLC ] Notice of Organization: Trillium International-I CIP, LLC was filed with SSNY on 2/4/11. 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 him: 1221 Pittsford- Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE TRILLIUM INTERNATIONAL-I GP, LLC ] Notice of Organization: Trillium International-I GP, LLC was filed with SSNY on 2/4/11. 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 him: 1221 Pittsford- Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): M. WERKLER PROPERTIES, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/2011. 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: C/O M. WERKLER PROPERTIES LLC, 160 Cedarwood Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of RHB Solutions LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 1/12/ 11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, PO Box 363, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Eyeth, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on January 10, 2011 with an effective date of formation of January 10, 2011. Its principal place of business is located at 410 Rush West-Rush Road, Rush, 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 410 Rush West-Rush Road, Rush, New York 14543. 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 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] HOMETOWN ANTIQUES & PROPERTIES, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on JANUARY 10, 2011 pursuant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall mail a copy of any pro cess served on him against the LLC is 2233 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-10751 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union,Plaintiff vs Kenneth S. Palumbo; Stacy L. Vaiana, a/k/a Stacy Palumbo; Capital One Bank; ESL Federal Credit Union, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 16, 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 March 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.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 and State of New York, known and described as Lot Number 46 of the Picturesque Acres Subdivision Section Number 5, as shown on a map of said subdivision filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on March 2, 1962, in Liber 153 of Maps, at page 5. Said Lot Number 46 fronts 90 feet on the south side of El Mar Drive in said subdivision, is the same width in rear and 150 feet in depth throughout, all as shown on said map. The grantor herein also conveys to the grantee the right to use El Mar Drive, Picturesque Drive, and Marie Elaina Drive as a means of ingress and egress to and from Mt. Read Boulevard, which streets are shown on the maps of Picturesque Acres Subdivision, Sections Nos. 5, 3, 2 and 1, filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office which said streets the grantor reserves the right to dedicate to the Town of Greece, New York. Tax Account No. 060.05- 1-4 Property Address: 220 El Mar Drive, 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: $83,910.08 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: February 2011 Aaron J. Sperano, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MP-OE LLC ] MP-OE LLC filed Arts of Org with NYS on 2/14/11. Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) has been designated as its agent and the post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it is c/o the LLC, 39 Keswick Way, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-6805 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff vs. Any persons who are heirs or distributees of George H. Ochenrider, Deceased, and all persons who are wives, widows, grantees, mortga gees, lienors, heirs, devisees distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names
and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; People of the State of New York; United States of America; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe”, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 17, 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 March 31, 2011 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 City of Rochester, County of Monroe, and State of New York, known and described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Beach and Jewell Streets and extending northerly in the west line of Jewell Street a distance of Sixty-four (64) feet to a point; thence westerly in a line parallel with the north line of Beach Street a distance of fifty-four (54) feet; thence southerly a distance of sixty-four (64) feet to the northerly line of Beach Street; thence easterly a distance of fifty-four (54) feet to the place of beginning. Tax Acct. No. 091.61-3-16 Property Address: 50 Beach Street, City of Rochester, 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: $22,405.90 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. James M. Byrnes., Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-9210 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs.Wilson S. Sheffet; Dawn S. Sheffet; New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; United States of America; Brittany Sheffet,Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 23, 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 March 31, 2011 at 10:30 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, situ ate in the Town of Ogden,
County of Monroe and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of Ogden Center Road which is approximately 302.70 feet east of the west boundary of the Amos Irish Farm and which point is the southwest corner of property conveyed by said Amos H. Irish to Pat De Croce, Jr. by deed recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 4077 of Deeds, page 548; thence north along the west line of the De Croce property a distance of 400 feet to an iron pipe at the northwest corner of the De Croce property; thence west at right angles a distance of 100 feet to an iron pipe; thence south at right angles a distance of 400 feet to the center line of Ogden Center Road; thence east along the center line of Ogden Center Road a distance of 100 feet to the place of beginning, in accordance with a map dated September 25, 1970 made by Elwood D. Dobbs, Licensed Surveyor. Tax Account Number 102.011- 26Property Address: 102 Ogden Center Road, Town of Ogden, NY 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: $113,502.56 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. Charles Pilato, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY ] PARTNERSHIP. NAME: Piede Sun, LLP. Certificate of Registration was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/ 11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLP, 1111 Lac de Ville Blvd. #404 Rochester, New York 14618, which is also the location of the partnership. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Law. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-11623 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Deborah L. Curthoys, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 23, 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 March 30, 2011 at 1:30 p.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 Perinton, County of Monroe and State of New York, being a part of the Lot 42 in said Town and more particularly described as Lot 7 of the Whitney Farms Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on a map thereof filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 168 of Maps, page 53. Said Lot 7 is situate on the north side of Whitney Road and is of the dimensions as shown on said map. Tax Account No. 153.05-2-53 Property Address: 1132 Whitney Road East, Town of Perinton, 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: $128,127.62 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. George A. Schell, Jr., Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Cumulus Computing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on January 13, 2011. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC. c/o Suite 1400, 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: The Hotel at Mirror Lake, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/3/11. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 760 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of West Side Mobile Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/24/10. 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 23502, Rochester, NY, 14692. Purpose any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification
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> page 33 of GLOBAL DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/18/11. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/11/11. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Kenton W. Fiske, 151 Perinton Pkwy., Fairport, NY 14450. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] THE MUSIC TREEHOUSE LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12/8/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro cess against the LLC served upon him/her to Holley Haynes, 35 Farm Field Ln., Pittsford, NY 14534. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: THYROFF PORTSMOUTH, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 21, 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: 16 Van Buren Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Loren H. Kroll, LLC. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ATTN Enterprise, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/7/11. 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 1615 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of ARC WGGRCNY001, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/24/ 11. Princ. office of LLC: 106 York Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DAMIAN PROPERTIES
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LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/21/ 2011. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1101 Telephone Road, Rush NY 14543. Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] 31 ERIE LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/18/11. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom pro cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to James Zisovski, 1 Main St., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] 51 MONROE LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/18/11. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to James Zisovski, 1 Main St., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Senior Home Connection LLC, Art. Of Org. filed NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/27/11 Office Location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC. 223 Darla Drive, Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CFC Holdings LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/11. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Wisconsin (WI) on 2/23/10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, also the registered agent. Principal office address: 2600 Fernbrook Lane, Ste. 138, Plymouth, MN 55447. Address to be maintained in WI: c/o Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC, 700 North Water St., Ste. 630, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Arts of Org. filed with WI Secy. Of State, 345 W. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703. Purpose: any lawful ac tivities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Groove Juice Swing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/6/11. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The name of the limited liability company is Dead Ringer, LLC (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 01/24/2011. 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 any process to The LLC, 1500 Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York 14623. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. Principal business location: 1500 Jefferson Road, Rochester, New York 14623. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of, MAGICAL PHONES, LLC Art. of Organization filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/ 13/10. 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 45 Exchange Blvd. Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Colossal Coating, LLC, Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/ 27/10. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 129 Roslyn St., Rochester, NY 14619, which is also the principal; location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Arcuri Contractors, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/4/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 45 Waldo Ave., Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful ac tivities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Innovative Contracting Services, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/1/11. 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 276 Gnage Lane, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of Wolf Clan LLC Art. Of Org. filed with Sec’y of the State of NY (SSNY) 1/31/ 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 92614 Rochester, NY 14692.Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ILLY LLC, Arts. of Org. filled with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/9/11. Office location: in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6 Astronaut Dr. Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Simply Solar Systems, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/ 28/11. 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 2890 Church Rd., Hamlin, NY 14464. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 2828 BAIRD ROAD, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/16/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 19 Turnberry Lane, Pittsford, New York 14534. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Paladino Tool Sales, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/ 30/10. 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 91 Westcombe Park, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of AMAREL PRECISION CONSULTANTS LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/4/2011. 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. 4 Breezewood Ct, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of WILLIAM HOLDING BUILDERS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Mission Hill Drive, Brockport NY 14420. Purpose: Any lawful act.
Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BURNING BUSH LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2139 Westside Drive, Rochester NY 14624- 2007. Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: THYROFF AURORA, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 31, 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: 16 Van Buren Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Loren H. Kroll, LLC. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CHARWOOD COMMERCIAL REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/23/11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 90 Air Park Dr., Ste. 400, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The Parrinello Law Firm, LLP, 36 W. Main St., Ste. 400, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: All aspects of commercial real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CAMP-ROSSEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/19/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Deborah Rossen Knill, 111 Edgemoor Rd., Rochester, NY 14618, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] TYMAS ENTERPRISES LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 1/11/11. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Robert Cobb, 53 Sanshorn Dr., Rochester, NY 14617. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of a Limited Liability Company: WL EVERETT, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/11. 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, 4 Sawyer Lane, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of TDMS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/02/04. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steve Licciardello, 8 Wood Duck Run, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. 2010-15362 ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff vs. Any persons who are heirs of distributees of Jeffrey E. Taylor, Deceased, and all persons who are wives, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Michael Taylor; Megan Hintz; People of the State of New York; United States of America; New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; RM Lemcke Landscape Associates, Inc., d/b/a RM Landscape Industries; Commissioners of the State Insurance Fund; Credit Acceptance Corporation; Rochester City Court; Centurion Capital Corporation; Daimler Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe” Defendants. Location of property to be fore closed: 128 Glen iris Drive, Town of Henrietta, Monroe County, NY TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, ex clusive of the day of service. or written (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal de livery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE 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 property. Speak to an attorney or go to Court where your case is pend ing 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 12/ 23/10. MICHAEL S. SCHNITTMAN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen LLP Attorneys for the Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on November 18, 2003 in Liber 18337 of Mortgages, page 196. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, EXCEPT JEFFREY E. TAYLOR, DECEASED, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Elma A. Bellini, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated January 10, 2011 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Henrietta, County of Monroe, and State of New York, known and described as as Lot No. 97 of St. Josephs Farm, Section No. 2, as laid down on a map of said farm on file in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 114 of Maps, at page 53. Said Lot No. 97 is situate on the southerly side of Glen Drive (formerly William Road) and is 100 feet wide, front and rear, and 184.52 feet deep on its easterly side and 185.55 feet deep on its westerly side, all as shown on said map. Tax Acct No.: 161.192-33 Property Address: 128 Glen Iris Drive, Henrietta, New York. [ NEWSPAPER NOTICE ] To: Sharon D. Reyes the forgoing Summons is served upon you by pub lication pursuant to an Order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Monroe, dated February 3, 2011, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe, at Rochester, New York. The object of this action is to obtain judgment against the Defendant for an absolute
divorce; that the bonds of matrimony between the plaintiff and the defendant be forever dissolved and for such other, further and different relief as may be just and proper. Dated: February 3, 2011 Rochester, New York Yours, etc. Paul T. Missal, Esq. Pirrello, Missal, Personte & Feder 2040 Ridge Road East Rochester, New York 14622 (585)544-7090 Index No.: 10/13063 Date Purchased: 10/7/10 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the residence of the Plaintiff. SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff reside at 14 Weeger Street Rochester, New York 14605 County of Monroe SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE FRANKLIN L. REYES, Plaintiff, -vs- SHARON D. REYES, 155 South Logan Street Trenton, NJ 08609 Defendant. ACTION FOR DIVORCE OR OTHER RELIEF TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the Day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Dated: October 4, 2010 PAUL T. MISSAL, ESQ. PIRRELLO, MISSAL, PERSONTE & FEDER Attorneys for Plaintiff 2040 Ridge Road East Rochester, NY 14614 Telephone (585)544- 7090 NOTICE: The nature of this action is for absolute divorce between the par ties based on the grounds of abandonment of the Plaintiff by the Defendant, pursuant to section 170(2) of the Domestic Relations Law of New York. THE RELIEF SOUGHT: 1. A judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff, dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action; 2 Equitable distribution if all marital property; 3 Incorporating but not merging in the Judgment of Divorce the Monroe County Family Court Order of Support, dated September 26, 2001; 4 Incorporating but not merging in the Judgment of Divorce the Monroe County Family Court Order Directing Custody, dated February 20, 2002; 5. Permission for either party to resume the use of their maiden or any former surnames, should they so desire, upon entry and finality of the Judgment of Divorce, and; 6. For such other and further relief as to the Court may seem just and proper.
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