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The geek guide to Rochester Let’s be honest: Rochester is a pretty geeky city. Everybody knows about The Strong’s National Museum of Play, which currently sits on various national lists as a must-see geek museum, especially with its burgeoning International Center for the History of Electronic Games. But that’s only the tip of the nerdy iceberg. Last year Rochester was ranked No. 11 in the country in terms of video-game spending. The collegiate community surrounding the city also helps. The Rochester Institute of Technology’s graduate game-design and development program was recently ranked second in the country by the Princeton Review.
Not to be outdone, The University of Rochester was named one of the Top 50 most socially awkward colleges in the country by the website InsideCollege. So yeah, we have some serious geek mojo. While some of you may have already graduated from the hallowed halls of nerd-dom, to many the terms RPG, MMO, LARP, and noob might as well be a different language. Get ready to go back to school, sharpen your pencils, and clip on those pocket protectors. It’s time to level up your nerd cred. Welcome to an introduction to several of the geekfriendly enterprises of Rochester.
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The facts about MCC
I was very disappointed in the letter by CS Cavalieri (MCC and Sibley’s, Feedback, February 15). It couldn’t be more distorted. There are 64 SUNY campuses, and Monroe Community College has the second lowest tuition. The dorms, etc. are not paid for by tuition. The dorms were built by the MCC foundation and paid for by room fees charged only to those who choose to live there. The athletic center was built with donated money. The bookstore helps support the college; it doesn’t cost the college. As state and county support withers, MCC tuition may have to go up to keep the doors open, but it will continue to be one of the most frugally run SUNY campuses and the most affordable higher education option in the Rochester area. ROBERT LEOPARD
Leopard is an instructor of biology at MCC.
Back to the future with energy
Henry Ford’s 1908 Model T was engineered to run on ethanol. At the time, farmers distilling ethanol were more common than gas stations in many areas. However, farmers could not compete with Standard Oil’s cheap gasoline. Sadly, the rest is history. Imagine where we would be today if we had 100 years of history of continually developing a renewable-energy mentality. Rochester had a subway that started operating in 1927 but was shut down by 1956. Between those years, we supposedly learned that what was good for General Motors was good for America. General Motors wanted to see everyone in an automobile. City
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Sadly, the rest is history. Can you picture Rochester if the subway system of 1927 had grown and improved? Today, it might have been a well developed, ultra clean and efficient countywide subway system. Imagine that. These days, the topic is hydrofracking. It will provide all our energy needs for the future. It will create hundreds of thousands of jobs. It will create economic prosperity where only poverty exists now — at least that’s what gas companies like Chesapeake Energy tell the public in their slick TV commercials. Hydrofracking is the right thing at the right time. Wrong! Corporations and the political forces that pander to them are leading America astray —again. We cannot let this happen in New York. We are smarter than that. Right? The debate should not center on hydrofracking safety and regulation. The debate should center on any future development of fossil-fuel resources. We know fossil—fuel resources are running out. We know the burning of fossil fuels results in pollution and global warming. We have known of these ill effects for a very long time. Remember Earth Day 1970? Now is not the time to pillage our land in a lastditch effort to extract the remaining fossil fuels. Now is the time to race to the future on many alternative fuels. US energy policy should stop development of new sources of fossil fuels. It should set the end date for the use of fossil fuels. We should pick up where Henry Ford left off in 1908. We should pick up where Rochester left off in 1927. The greatest lesson of history is that we do not learn from history. It’s time to change that. We are at the edge. To take a step forward, we must first turn around. It is that simple. TOM JANOWSKI, GATES
Religious concerns have been increasingly more active in politics, recently reaching deep into the political process (“Religion,
Limbaugh, and America’s Misogyny,” Urban Journal). The church should return to being a religious entity for its parishioners. It should define right and wrong for people, not governments and stop trying to create a Theocracy. PATRICK O’NEILL
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com In 1991 in Oregon v. Smith, the Court ruled that a Native American fired for using peyote as part of a religious ceremony could be denied unemployment (“Religion, Limbaugh, and America’s Misogyny,” Urban Journal). The court said that religious groups and individuals are not exempt from “laws of general applicability.” As the Affordable Care Act is such a law, the Catholic Church should not be allowed an exemption. If they get one, we know the Court is not only misogynistic but racist. KW GREENE
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Preservation and the Cataract building
It’s just going to end up another restaurant that goes out of business at High Falls and taxpayers of the City of Rochester will have had their valuable tax dollars go down the drain supporting this bad idea. “Jobs” is not an excuse for a business or government to do anything that it wants. Plus, they want to tear this great old historic building down for a few parking spaces. What a waste. Besides, does anybody really think that NAB is going to be here 10 years from now? They will sell out as soon as it seems the profitable thing to do. We need to think more broadly. RETIRED BREWERY WORKER
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com This is a no-brainer. Allow private development for a new destination for a growing company in Rochester vs. keep a dilapidated building vacant for the rats. Step down from your ivory towers and realize a great
opportunity when it’s staring right at you, and serve the people in your community, not the rats. MATT
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com I work for the Genesee Brewing Company. Since North American Breweries was formed in 2009, employment has risen from 300 fulltime employees to 500 fulltime employees with benefits. None of you understand how hard city, county, and state economic development staffs work to bring jobs and to keep jobs in Rochester. They live their jobs, and should deserve more credit than they are given. Wouldn’t your money be better spent trying to bolster our community through the United Way? How about donating to Food Link? Do any of you know that the community demands have increased by 30 percent and this organization is struggling to keep up? IMHO, taking care of the people who live in our community is much more important than rallying around a decaying building that’s outrageously expensive to repair, and it acts as cover for drug deals, prostitutes, and other thugs. MC
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com Microbreweries and restaurants go in and out of business all the time. Then we lose the landmark and have no “tourist attraction.” You can do better than this Mayor Richards. You must do better. COMMON ZENSE
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com So let me get this straight. A large corporation that does a lot of good for Rochester pride and is one of the only thriving, downtown, large businesses, wants to invest money to attract attention to, and clean up our otherwise lackluster downtown. That same corporation wants to knock down a dilapidated building, that they own, and that most people have never heard of to do it. Now some people
are fighting to stop them? Rochester’s past is very interesting, but let’s not get crazy. Asbestos filled, squatter ridden buildings (and subways) are not what are going to turn this city around, investment and revitalizing efforts are. OZMAN
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com I don’t think anyone values a building over job creation and the wellbeing of our community members. However, a surface parking lot will provide absolutely nothing to the residents of this community, especially in northeast Rochester (which has specifically seen the social devastation from this outdated type of “development”). As a student and young resident of Rochester, I need to stand up for its future and try to convince NAB that they are making a longterm business and public relations mistake! Insanity: repeating the same thing, expecting different results. Surface parking lots have done nothing for Downtown Rochester besides destroy it. NAB will be missing out on an incredibly great business opportunity. It shocks me to see that they can be so shortsighted and close-minded. ZACK, RESPECTFULLY, AN ADVOCATE FOR PROGRESS
Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com Ultimately, if the landmark action is approved, who is going to pay for the renovation of the building? Is NAB going to be saddled with spending $7-10 million on a project that it can’t afford or that isn’t fiscally responsible? Or can they just back out altogether and let the building crumble to a pile of rubble while also not building the visitor center? While I love historic preservation, not every building should be preserved. And sometimes you need to make pragmatic choices. Demolishing 13 Cataract is the pragmatic choice and makes the most sense. LISA
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The Detroit in our future As our Chris Fien reports, the City of Rochester is preparing to borrow from the state pension fund — so it can pay its escalating pension costs. Mayor Tom Richards says he doesn’t want to do it, but he has to come up with the money to meet the city’s obligations somehow, and he has cut as many services and employees as he can. We’re not the only place doing this. The New York Times reported late last month that municipalities across the state are so strapped for cash that they have turned to pension-fund borrowing out of desperation. It’s risky – “irresponsible,” some critics say – because it means they’ll probably have to make higher payments into the pension fund in the future. A lot of what is precipitating this are the pension obligations themselves, which are expected to be $44.3 million in 2012-13. That’s up from $25.9 million in 2010-11. And that escalation is expected to continue. Local government officials have been complaining for years as pension costs have consumed larger and larger parts of their budgets. I won’t go into the arguments about public-employee pensions here, but this issue underscores a bigger problem at the heart of the city’s financial crisis: the city’s high demand for services, and its limited tax base. The city has lost many of its residents – taxpayers – to the suburbs. Many businesses – taxpayers also – have followed. And as the city’s population has declined, the percentage of poverty among its residents has soared, as has their need for services. And so we have fewer people of means, and fewer businesses, providing the taxes to pay for those services. Rochester isn’t alone in this, of course. It has happened to many American cities, and the result is no accident: anyone with a grain of common sense could predict what the exodus to the suburbs would lead to. In a recent New York Times commentary, David Firestone highlighted one of the nation’s most dramatic examples: Detroit, which has lost about half of its population since 1950 and much of its business and industry. They didn’t die of the plague. They moved out, often to Detroit suburbs, leaving behind poor, mostly non-white residents. Detroit’s unemployment rate is about 30 percent. Now nearly out of money, Detroit’s city government may very well be taken
Anyone with a grain of common sense could predict what the exodus to the suburbs would lead to.” over by a state-appointed manager. The manager won’t be able to mint money; he or she will simply impose more layoffs, more cutbacks in city services. Meanwhile, Firestone noted: “The turnaround in the auto industry brought about by the government bailout has been good news for Michigan and the region, and has lowered the state’s jobless rate to 9.3 percent from 14.1 percent in 2009.” Why didn’t that help Detroit? Because most of the auto industry had moved to the suburbs. “The city that once teemed with auto plants now has only two,” Firestone wrote. More than white flight and the outmigration of auto plants are at work here, of course. But the plain fact is, those suburban plants are paying taxes. They’re just not paying them to Detroit. A real, effective emergency manager for Detroit, Firestone wrote, “would have the power to begin merging the tax base of the city with that of suburban counties in hopes of saving the region.” That isn’t going to happen. Not in Detroit. And not, unfortunately, in the Community of Monroe. And so Rochester’s city officials will take more and more difficult steps, not because they don’t know any better or enjoy taking risks on things like the pension fund but because they have no choice. We can debate public-employee pension costs and the role they have played in driving up the cost of government till the cows come home. But we shouldn’t pretend that they’re the chief cause of cities’ financial problems. Nor can Rochesterians take comfort in the knowledge that we don’t have a crisis of Detroit’s magnitude. Barring a miracle, our own Detroit nightmare is just around the corner.
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Brockport mayor arrested
Brockport Mayor Connie Castañeda was charged with 14 counts of official misconduct. Brockport Police allege that Castañeda rented rooms on the second floor of her single-family home to at least four people. It’s against village law for more than three unrelated people to live in one home. Police also allege that the rented rooms lacked smoke alarms and fire escapes. Castañeda was charged with official misconduct because of her position and because she benefited from allegedly violating several village ordinances.
Group pushes for trigger law
The education activist group Rochester Parents United says it will lobby state legislators for a “parent trigger” law. The law has gained national attention for giving parents a broad range of powers, from firing a superintendent to converting a school into a charter school. RPU says the legislation is needed here because the school board and the district’s administration do not listen to parents or take their concerns seriously.
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The Assembly and Senate released bills with revised statewide districts, and legislators will likely vote on the new districts this week. The bills contain written descriptions of district borders, sometimes down to the intersection where a boundary turns. The changes, at least for Rochester, weren’t immediately apparent, though Senator Joe Robach told a reporter that the University of Rochester was moved back into his 56th Senate District. The Assembly and Senate also released legislation for a constitutional amendment to put redistricting in the hands of an appointed, bipartisan 10-member panel.
FINANCES | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
Richards looks to pension borrowing
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards is weighing a controversial and some fiscal watchdogs say, irresponsible way to deal with soaring pension costs: borrowing from the state’s $140 billion pension fund. State and local governments as well as public institutions have been borrowing from the system to deal with pension obligations that they say would otherwise decimate their budgets and their communities. “There’s no way we can pay without doing tremendous damage to the city,” Richards says. “We’re eventually going to have to [borrow]. The question is when and how much.”
Cataract fight goes on
Rich Lozyniak, CEO of North American Breweries, responded to a decision by the city’s Preservation Board to sponsor a landmark application for 13 Cataract Street. NAB wants to tear down the building for a visitors’ center, museum, and restaurant on Cataract. Lozyniak said that if NAB doesn’t get the green light soon, the company may pull out of the project all together.
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Rochester Mayor Tom Richards sees pension borrowing as a life raft to get the city through the next few years of budget-busting pension payments. FILE PHOTO
Rochester’s pension costs climbed from $25.9 million in the 2010 to 2011 fiscal year, to $35.5 million in 2011-2012, and are projected to be $44.3 million in 2012-2013. Richards says the city faces a $40 million deficit going into the 2012-2013 fiscal year “The city isn’t in the business of making money,” he says. “The city is in the business of delivering services. So the fact that I can balance the budget is not really the question. The question is, balancing the budget with what consequences?”
The state’s borrowing plan, according to the New York Times, “allows public employers to reduce their pension contributions in the short term in exchange for higher payments over the long term.” A borrower’s contribution to the pension system in the given year would decrease, in exchange for paying the debt back, with interest, over a decade. Critics say the borrowing only pushes the problem down the road and gambles that financial markets’ continues on page 8
“This project was set up using a project labor agreement. It will primarily rely on union workers. But there are terms that do allow us to use some non-union workers, too. The idea is to support the regional workforce.” [ CLAUDE WATT ]
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Job hopefuls line up for schools project City and school district officials say they are trying to make sure as many local people work on the Rochester school district’s massive construction project as possible. Construction on the $325 million first phase of one of the largest construction projects in the city’s history is scheduled to begin this summer. Electricians, plumbers, heavyequipment operators, carpenters, laborers, and pipefitters are some of the workers needed, says Claude Watt, deputy program director for Gilbane/Savin, the company overseeing the project to renovate and upgrade city schools. Three construction contracting firms — Campus Construction Management, Le Chase, and the Pike Company — are each responsible for two sites, and they do the hiring, Watt says. And it’s possible that the larger constructions sites, such as Schools 50 and 58, will require hundreds of workers, he says. Hiring local workers as well as businesses owned by women and minorities were important considerations when the legislation was created. But that can be a challenge, since some minority-owned businesses are too small to bid on some of the work. And hiring them may mean employing non-union workers.
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But hiring union workers could employ tradespeople who may not live in the city, where the jobs are desperately needed. “This project was set up using a project labor agreement,” Watt says. “It will primarily rely on Claude Watt. union workers. But PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON there are terms that do allow us to use some non-union workers, too. The idea is to support the regional workforce.” Reaching Occupational Achievement for Residents of Rochester, a training academy for experienced and non-experienced trade workers, has been created by the schools modernization program. The goal is to help bring people into the labor force who are interested in construction work but haven’t found a way into the field. A one-week application period that ended last week drew more than 800 applications.
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This week’s Doonesbury comic strip takes on Texas’s restrictive new abortion law, which requires a woman to get an ultrasound before going through with the procedure. | But the strip won’t run in paper copies of the Democrat and Chronicle, its local carrier. It will appear on the D and C’s website, however. | Karen Magnuson, the D and C’s editor and vice president for news, says the decision is based on a simple reason: many children read the comics page. | “I just think it’s inappropriate,” she said during a brief phone interview Monday. | The D and C is not alone. Newspapers across the country aren’t publishing the storyline and are using alternate strips provided by Doonesbury’s syndicator. | On Monday, the alternate strip featured Jeff and Zipper sitting across from each other in a coffee shop, texting. The tougher strip opens with a young woman entering a doctor’s office to have an abortion and being told to “have a seat in the shaming room.” | The week’s storyline stirred up controversy because of the subject and because of creator Garry Trudeau’s satirical approach.
1,910 US servicemen and servicewomen and 1,005 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to March 9. Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available. American casualties from February 25 to March 5: -- Cpl. Conner T. Lowry, 24, Chicago, Ill. -- Staff Sgt. Jordan L. Bear, 25, Denver, Colo. -- Pfc. Payton A. Jones, 19, Marble Falls, Texas -- Spc. Edward J. Acosta, 21, Hesperia, Calif. iraqbodycount.org, icasualties.org, Department of Defense SOURCES:
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ACTIVISM | BY JEREMY MOULE
Occupy Rochester’s next act It’s lunchtime in downtown Rochester on an unseasonably warm Wednesday. Men and women dressed for the office walk briskly on the sidewalks near Washington Square Park. Except for the dozen or so tents that make up the Occupy Rochester encampment and the ambient sounds of passing traffic and wind gusts, the park is quiet and unremarkable. A woman, Paige, says many of the active Occupiers are at work, school, the library, tending to personal matters, or visiting family. A few people are in the tents, asleep. Paige won’t give her full name but says she’s a plaintiff in Occupy Rochester’s pending lawsuit against the city. She owns a home near Jay Street, has an associate’s degree in human services from Monroe Community College, and has worked for Head Start for 11 years. She says she sees problems in the city: underperforming schools, vacant properties, absentee landlords. Occupy is a way to start chipping away at all that, she says. But some critics see Occupy Rochester as a sparse, unfocused group of entitled layabouts who are essentially squatting in the park. In an hour at Washington Square, several people yell “Get out of the park!” or some variant. Too many people are uninformed or misinformed about the movement, Paige says. “They drive by. They don’t even stop to talk to people.” And they don’t attend any of the group’s meetings or programs, she says. The park serves as a hub, literal and figurative, for activism as well as a resource center, the Occupiers say. That’s why they’re fighting to stay. “Using the space for political education has been very valuable,” says Colin O’Malley, lead organizer for Metro Justice. O’Malley was one of the people arrested during the initial occupation of the park. (All charges against the Occupiers were eventually dismissed.) Occupy Rochester is at a turning point.
It’s the last remaining full-time physical occupation in the state. Even Occupy Wall Street, the collective that birthed the movement, got booted from Zuccotti Park. Rochester’s Occupiers have been staying in Washington Square Park under an agreement with the city. But Mayor Tom Richards now says he wants the group out. In response, several Occupiers are suing the city. But the group can’t stay in the park forever. So the question facing the local City
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movement is the same one that Occupiers across the country are grappling with: What will the movement be when the occupations end? Some groups have had to consider that question sooner than others. Paige recently attended a workshop in Boston — Occupy Boston was evicted from a public park in December — that deals with that question. There are differing opinions on how essential Washington Square Park is or should be to Occupy Rochester’s mission. CJ Miller is a retail worker who has been part of Occupy Rochester since its time at the Liberty Pole. She was one of the people arrested on the first night the group tried to occupy Washington Square Park, and she’s active with Occupy’s Gender Equality Working Group. The park occupation was a tactic that was important when it happened, she says. But she’d like to see the group turn more of its attention to specific actions. She says the group should keep its schedule of regular general assemblies: the movement’s decision-making forums. The value of the Occupy movement is that it’s brought together activists who work on different but related issues. Through the movement, LGBT activists are working alongside housing activists, for example. It’s shown that issues are often more closely connected than it may at first seem. Occupy Rochester often focuses on education, advocacy, and awareness building. It holds Occupy Your Health teach-ins for people to learn about subjects like alternative medicine and natural healing. Occupiers head downtown a couple of times a week to talk to people about the movement. Occupy Rochester, Take Back the Land, and their allies helped a local family get a 30-day reprieve from eviction. Housing defense, as activists call the effort, has become a key focus for many
CJ Miller has been active with Occupy Rochester since its time at the Liberty Pole. PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON
Occupy groups across the country. (See occupyourhomes.org for more information.) Most recently, some Occupiers mobilized to try to stop Amtrak from evicting a seven-year-old “encampment” near the train station. The eviction was supposed to happen at the end of February, Acuff says, but so far no action has been taken against the residents. Acuff is an active Occupier with a master’s degree from the University of Rochester. He works at a homeless shelter. Occupiers have also worked with neighboring St. Mary’s Church and other agencies to help several homeless people find places to live. Occupy Rochester plans to Occupy the March 16 state Republican convention, which is being held in Rochester. The group also plans an April 1 day of action to protest and raise awareness about laws that criminalize poverty, such as restrictions on panhandling. Thursday, March 8, was International Women’s Day. The threat of rain was present
all day, but Occupy Rochester’s Gender Equality Working Group went ahead with a planned rally and speak out As the 5 p.m. start time drew near, the skies opened up. Activists are keenly aware that weather can keep people from coming to rallies and protests, especially when the activities are outdoors. The milder weather the day before the rally brought back a few
previous overnight Occupiers, bumping those numbers up to about a dozen, says Brian Lenzo, an active participant in the local movement. Thursday’s poor weather, however, kept rally attendance to roughly a dozen people. Ultimately, participants stood at a corner of the park, holding a pro-choice banner. Drivers honked as they went past. In a sense, this is where the Occupy movement has excelled: It’s got Americans — including Rochesterians — focusing on the disparities between the wealthiest 1 percent and everyone else. People are talking about the ways the 1 percent profit at the expense of the 99 percent. They’re denouncing the abuses committed by big banks and corporate giants. What the movement needs to do now is evolve. How that happens is unclear, at least for the moment. The movement energized a generation of activists and shifted national discussion. The Occupiers want to keep that going. “I think it’s important that we know that Occupy is something bigger than the park,” O’Malley says.
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performance will improve over the next decade — by no means a certainty. But it’s clear that Richards sees the borrowing as a life raft to get the city through the next few years of budgetbusting pension payments. After that, he says, the city’s pension contribution will gradually decrease as system reforms kick in. And hopefully, the markets will improve, he says. “It’s going to cost us more in the long run, but you live another day,” he says. “It’s not a very good way to do it, but if it’s the only choice I have, I’ll eventually have to. I’m just not willing to do the kind of damage to the city that I would have to do to balance the budget.” The city estimates that its pension contribution will plateau at around $65 million in the 2014 to 2015 fiscal year, and then start to drop. Monroe County, Syracuse, Buffalo, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and the New York Public Library have all borrowed from the state pension fund since the mechanism was approved by Governor David Paterson in 2010. New York state and local governments are borrowing $750 million this year, says the New York Times, to pay their pension bills. Of course, pension-fund borrowing is a short-term solution to structural budget problems. Over the long term, Richards still has his sights on getting more money from the state. Rochester’s representatives, business leaders, and others have long clamored for aid parity with Buffalo and Syracuse, but Richards says the message is finally starting to take hold in Albany. “If I can get parity in place, I can get through this,” he says.
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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.)
Labor rallies against Immigration pension cuts Rochester and Genesee policy discussed Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO will two hold rallies to protest the proposed Tier 6 pension plan. A rally will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, at Senator Joe Robach’s office, 2300 West Ridge Road. And a noon rally on Friday, March 16, in front of Senator James Alesi’s office, 220 Packett’s Landing, Fairport.
Activist shares experiences of Africa’s wars
Monroe Community College will present a talk by Rose Mapendo at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14. Mapendo and her children escaped from a death camp
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in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The event is in the Warshof Conference Center on the Brighton Campus, 1000 East Henrietta Road. Tickets: $10, general public.
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RIT will host “Behind the Numbers: How Think Tanks Influence the Immigration Policy Debate,” a panel discussion on immigration at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20. Journalist Jerry Kammer and immigration policy analyst Daniel Costa will discuss issues surrounding immigration policy. The event is in RIT’s Carlson Auditorium.
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The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation will present “What Makes a City Great?” a talk by Max Reim, co-managing partner of LiveWorkPlay, and Jay Fowler, executive director of the Downtown Develop-
ment Authority, Grand Rapids. The event is from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, at the Radisson Hotel, 120 East Main Street. Tickets: $45 for members and $50, non-members. Reservations: Karen Hite, 546-6920, or e-mail rddc@rddc.org.
Discussing healthcare law’s impact Interfaith Impact of New York State will present the discussion “Miracle Drug or Bitter Pill: Affordable Care Act and Implications for NYS,” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. Speakers include Blair Horner, vice president of American Cancer Society; Betty DeFazio, regional director of Planned Parenthood; Harry Bronson, NYS Assembly member; and Dr. Emily Queenan of Physicians for a National Health Program. The event is at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. Donations of $25 or more are suggested.
The exhibits featured in the March 7 art review, “The Omega Suites” and “Paper: On and Off the Wall” at Brockport’s Tower Fine Arts Gallery, will run through March 30. Note that the gallery will be closed March 10-18 for academic break.
Dining large) at The Old Toad (277 Alexander St., 232-2626, theoldtoad.com) sets the standard; haddock is dipped in Old Toad Nut Brown beer batter and flawlessly fried, then presented to you with crisp chips, green peas, and a zesty, complex tartar sauce. But you may surprise yourself by forgoing the stellar fish in favor of The Old Toad’s positively inspired meatless entrees, like the yummy Arrogant beer bangers ($12). Imagine the stuffing you’ve always wanted made into a vegetarian sausage of portobellos, red onions, walnuts, dried cranberries, baby spinach, Stilton cheese, and Arrogant Bastard Ale. Enjoy it atop a bed of mashed potatoes and peas that’s been smothered with a vegetarian onion gravy. You won’t miss the meat. Observing Lent? The fish and chips at The Old Toad are just one of the area’s satisfying meatless options. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
folks at Elmwood take their fish fry seriously, offering a good-sized fillet of Icelandic haddock either beer-battered, breaded, or broiled ($12.99). I went for the perfectly done broiled version, and though the cold, crunchy cole slaw could have used a little more flavor, nothing would have been able to compare to the preseasoned salt ‘n’ vinegar French fries. Anyone who has tried to keep their fries vinegared knows that even the crispiest specimens can quickly become tangy mush, making these awesome spuds a godsend. Oh, and this printed on the menu: “We’ll buy you a drink if you spot a food critic.” My sister nearly sold me down the river for a beer!
There isn’t any ancient Lenten law, as far as I’m aware, decreeing that thy fish must lie unsauced on thy plate. Truth be told, few things instill more faith in the existence of a higher power than the heavenly blend of aromatics in the fish phat prigkhin ($14.95) at The King and I (1455 E. Henrietta Road, 4278090, thekingandithaicuisine.com). Chunks of battered orange roughy sit in a spicy chiliginger sauce, flecked with Thai basil and loaded with bright vegetables like broccoli, green beans, and zucchini. The King and I offers a number of seafood dishes at once unfamiliar and comforting, including combination dishes that showcase shrimp, squid, scallops, and fish all together ($15.95). (Word to the fry-weary: the proteins in the spicy, creamy Evil Jungle Prince preparation are thankfully not battered.) The King and I also features enough tofu and veggie-centric options to satisfy the abstaining carnivores who just aren’t down with fish.
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In my many years of studying you humans, I’ve noticed that in the same way the Irish population skyrockets on St. Patrick’s Day, the number of faithful Christians seems to mysteriously increase come Lent. People who don’t usually identify as devout are all of a sudden saddling themselves with restrictions, dietary and otherwise. Clearly there are more fun occasions to abruptly find religion, but anything that motivates people to take stock of their behavior is typically a worthy endeavor. Perhaps the most widely observed practice during Lent is the abstention from meat and poultry products on Fridays between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, and here in Western New York, that can often mean a fish fry. Read on as we track down a few decent options for you. If you’re looking for a little more variety and a lot less grease in your Friday meatlessness — or almost any day of the week, really — we’ve got you covered as well. Please note that we are not, in any way, saying that these are the only fish or meatless options in town, nor are we saying these are necessarily the best. Consider this a way to get the conversation started. Do you have a favorite that we didn’t include? Please tell us all about it by commenting on this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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Type “fish fry Rochester NY” into a search engine, and the Elmwood Inn (1256 Mount Hope Ave, 271-5195, elmwoodinn.net) will come up first, probably because it had the ingenious foresight to also secure the domain name fishfryrochesterny.com. This means the
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Don’t even bother calling in an order without already having a to-go menu from Kithnos Seafood Market (1775 N. Clinton Ave., 3424160) in your hands, because the market boasts enough options to make your head spin and your mouth water. Not that it’s easy to make a decision anyway, between dinners featuring main dishes like crab cakes ($7.99) or fried oysters ($9.49) or broiled swordfish ($9.49) or coconut shrimp ($9.49). But Kithnos had me at catfish ($8.99), singing with Cajun spices and accompanied by a scoop of traditional macaroni salad as well as a whole litter of piping-hot hush puppies. Of course, you could always just pick up some fresh fish to prepare in your own kitchen, rewarding yourself with some rich lobster bisque ($2.49 small/$3.99 large) in honor of your culinary initiative.
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So what if the Fruits de Mer platter ($58 small/$98 large) at Restaurant 2 Vine (24 Winthrop St., 454-6020, 2vine.com) doesn’t exactly scream “Lenten sacrifice”? If God didn’t want you to partake of fresh chilled oysters, shrimp, crab claws, and lobster, then I doubt He would have made it available. Too decadent? Fine; you’ll just have to make do with the tender roasted monkfish osso buco ($16 lunch/$29 dinner), plated with velvety saffron risotto, citrus tomato sauce, and garnished with a bright gremolata. Or you can always make your way through the consistently delicious moules mariniere ($14 lunch/$19 dinner), a pile of plump mussels steamed in white wine with shallots and served alongside a generous heap of fries. Abstinence like this is enough to make you want to postpone Easter.
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[ FEATURE ] BY WILLIE CLARK | photos by matt deturck
Let’s be honest: Rochester is a pretty geeky city. Everybody knows
about The Strong’s National Museum of Play, which currently sits on various national lists as a must-see geek destination, especially with its burgeoning International Center for the History of Electronic Games. But that’s only the tip of the nerdy iceberg. Last year Rochester was ranked No. 11 in the country in terms of video-game spending. The collegiate community surrounding the city also helps. The Rochester Institute of Technology’s graduate game-design and development program was recently ranked second in the country by the Princeton Review. Not to be outdone, The University of Rochester was named one of the Top 50 most socially awkward colleges in the country by the website InsideCollege. So yeah, we have some major geek mojo. While some of you may have already graduated from the hallowed halls of nerd-dom, for many readers the terms RPG, MMO, LARP, and noob might as well be in a different language. Get ready to go back to school, sharpen your pencils, and clip on those pocket protectors. It’s time to level up your nerd cred. Welcome to an introduction to some of the geek-friendly enterprises of Rochester.
COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 0 1 : I N T R O D U C TI O N TO ‘HACKING’ Even getting into Interlock Rochester’s space in the Hungerford building is a testament to the organization’s mission. Keys? They don’t need no stinking keys. The hacker group’s front door is locked by an individualized ibutton device that members swipe in front of a sensor. The group-created electronic locks allow members a creative way to lock, unlock, and enter the shared work space. The electric-powered locks were one of Interlock’s first group projects. “I had to figure that out, which was like, ‘I’m just a designer, this isn’t Photoshop anymore,’” says Brian Boucheron, president of Interlock Rochester. “That was my first experience with doing a project in this community. I didn’t know how to do the electrical engineering part, so there was an electrical engineer who helped me with that… I had trouble programming. Every step where I got kind of stuck, there was somebody there to help out.” That kind of cooperative attitude isn’t what you might imagine when the term “hacker” comes to mind. Hacker spaces, despite the negative connotation of the h-word, are more communal centers for technology enthusiasts that work together on fixing, creating, taking apart, and understanding how the world around us operates. “The hacker-space idea — hackers in general — are getting a more positive aspect on the name I think,” says Mark Manning, vice president of Interlock. “Even 10 City march 14-20, 2012
[Facebook founder] Mark Zuckerberg was talking about how he’s a hacker; I think it’s coming back around that hackers are cool innovators and technologist lovers.” “Our goal is really to just have a physical space [where] we can do stuff. Bring in your big toys that you can’t have in your apartment and share them,” Boucheron says. Inside the space is a labyrinth of electronics, machines, pieces, and parts. There are robots and monitors, a whole room dedicated to ham radios, and a networking/ server room. The group gives people a chance to work on equipment they might not otherwise be able to purchase themselves, or access regularly. Membership also includes
the group’s most important resource: shared brain power. “That’s really what I see as the coolest part of it,” says Manning. “Our backgrounds are so weirdly different, insane ends of the spectrum. But we all have this commonality that we want to learn different avenues of knowledge.” Current Interlock projects are as varied as the members’ interests. One project has a webcam rigged to a pen plotter, which captures the input from the camera and then has the image traced out in pen. Another is a 3D printer that runs a plastic element through a heater (think hot-glue gun) before raising itself up a layer and repeating the process, creating a three-dimensional object as a result. If the world beyond a computer screen is more your playground, perhaps you may be more interested in wireless security, car starters, or even a computer-controlled cheese cooker. Interlock is working on those, too. The group has been around for two and a half years, and currently has 25 members at various levels. It also offers classes and community events. Past sessions have included lightning talks (brief, lessthan-five-minute presentations on various topics), lock-picking classes, and networking workshops. Even with all the different facets to the group,
Interlock Rochester runs a “hacker” space in the Hungerford building on Main Street. Members — including group leaders Brian Boucheron (left) and Mark Manning — work on a variety of projects, including everything from 3D printers to a computer-controlled cheese cooker.
its members are still careful of the word association implied by “hacker.” “Somewhere along the line, the word ‘hacker’ got twisted,” Boucheron says. “To me a hacker was somebody who just wants to really know a lot about something in a really in-depth fashion. A great hack, it’s not like a cob job; it’s a cool solution to a problem. So obviously there’s a split there between what people think the word means.” “It’s a completely different definition,” Manning says. “It’s what we think the original definition has always been, but it scares the crap out of my grandparents and mom. I just tell them we’re a geek workshop.” Interlock Rochester will host an open house on Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m. For more information visit interlockopenhouse. eventbrite.com. Similar local groups: Linux User Group of Rochester (lugor.org), 2600 Security Group (rochester2600.com), Hacks/Hackers Rochester (meetup.com/HackshackersROC)
A D VA N C E D D U N G E O N S & D R A G O N S 252 : THE ROCHESTER S C I - F I / R O L E P L AY G E E K M E E T- U P G R O U P You’ve probably at least heard of Dungeons & Dragons. The dice, the characters, the marathon-length games are often sources of mockery for geek culture. But the truth is, D&D and role-playing games like it are an opportunity for people to get together and build characters, level up friendships, and adventure in worlds otherwise unknown. The Rochester Sci-Fi/Roleplay Geek Meet-Up Group brings together area aficionados of card games, RPGs, and board games, all in one space where they can hang out, organize events, and socialize with others who share an interest in gaming. But you can keep Rich Uncle Pennybags at home; this isn’t about Monopoly or any of your average board games. “It’s kind of based on the social interaction of those four guys sitting around. They can trade, work, fight, whatever with one another,” says Bill Delaney, former organizer of the group. “Rather than roll the dice — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, oh, go directly to jail — it’s a very different idea of board gaming than you
would really have. It’s not even like Risk, since most of the randomness is taken out of it. It’s more based around strategy.” The meet-up group started in 2009 and currently has 170 active members, with a core of a few dozen. Most of the members are in their 30s and 40s, and the group draws people from all walks of life: teachers, grocery-store clerks, factory workers, and even servicemen have all been part of the group over the years. The group meets on the second Monday of every month at the Henrietta Panera, and it is free to join. Monthly meetings cover a variety of subjects, from book discussions, news, and even some hypothetical discussions on everything from historical debates (what if certain events changed or never happened?) to technological concerns (why haven’t we gotten to Jetsons-esque flying cars yet?). The group also puts on mini-conventions every couple of months, usually day-long events that include morning and afternoon gaming sessions. The mini-cons are usually a mix of experienced and casual/ new gamers. “There’s a lot of people who don’t want to spend a couple of hours figuring out what their character is, helping troubleshoot a game, all of that. So what we offer is everything from kind of a jumpin experience, right up to how immersive [a person] wants to get,” Delaney says. But for the hardcore, the truly dedicated, the group offers a chance to dig deep into the games. “I currently run a D&D game that is actually three years old this year,” says Dan Homer, current organizer for the group. Even though the organizers see a difference in the sit-down-and-play type of role-playing game as opposed to live-action role playing, the group still acknowledges that it may take some effort for new people to come out and join. But they encourage people who are interested to stop in and see for themselves. “There’s an awful lot of people who are very shy about meeting in a Panera with a bunch of guys who do role-playing, because they’re afraid we’re going to break out books, dice, and that they’ll be seen in public doing this verboten thing,” Delaney says. “Especially for someone who wants to come out of the so-called closet — yeah, I’m a geek, these are the people I hang out with — we give them the experience saying, Hey, this is a great group of people to hang out with,” says Bill Horst-Kotter, current assistant organizer of the group. For more information and an events calendar, visit meetup.com/Rochester-Sci-FiRoleplay-Geek-Meetup-Group
Similar local groups: Rochester Board Game Society (frontiernet.net/~mark_ gartland/RBS/)
M O V E M E N T / A C TI N G 379 : L I V E - A C TI O N R O L E P L AYI N G : WINTERFELL And then, there are the few, the proud, the LARPers. Possibly the most dedicated of role-playing gamers, live-action role players (LARPers) don costumes, armor, shields, and weapons, and physically act out their characters and adventures. “Every kid wants to dress up in armor
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and run around with a sword and that kind of stuff. I guess I’m just the crazy guy that decided I’m actually going to do it instead of just wanting to do it,” says Rich Hewett, the founder of Rochester LARPing group Winterfell. But for Winterfell, a chapter of the national Dagorhir LARPing group, the past years have seen a decline in numbers, even after a huge spike in interest just a few years back. At its largest the group had around 60 members, with the group now fluctuating between five and 15. “The thing that really kind of drew me to it and has kept me around is the fact that you get to go out and kind of experience a little bit of history,” Hewett says. “You might not be doing things exactly the right way, but you kind of feel like you’re experiencing a little bit of history.” continues on page 12
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In 2009, the Discovery Channel’s “Wreckreation Nation” featured an episode about Dagorhir, and the local chapter saw huge growth in numbers. The group soon found out that such quick growth wasn’t necessarily sustainable, and people were coming out to give it a try, but weren’t becoming dedicated to the game and sticking around. The core of the Winterfell group has now shifted toward the Syracuse area, where a more active group currently practices. Given the actual physical demands and sword skills used in LARPing, a certain amount of training, practicing, and athleticism is required. That’s not even considering the financial component of purchasing armor and weaponry. You don’t want something that isn’t going to protect you when you get hit by a sword. “The more you put into it the more you get out of it. But you’ve got to be willing to but something into it,” Hewett says. Some of those benefits may be more tangible than just an excuse to own cool armor or weapons. Unlike other types of role playing that focus on the imagination of a player, LARPing actually teaches its practitioners how to sword fight. Hewett recommends the books “Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques” and “Sigmund Ringeck’s Knightly Arts of Combat” as good places to start reading up on sword skills. And most importantly of all, it also teaches some self-defense techniques. “If a zombie apocalypse hits, I’m the kind of guy to look for, because I’ll be walking around with a bunch of armor on, killing zombies with swords and guns. I might
actually be able to survive for a little while,” Hewett says. Learn more about the current Winterfell at facebook.com/groups/17477374107. Similar Rochester groups: Barony of Thescorre (thescorre.org).
E X T R A C R E D IT: T H E FORCE IS STRONG W IT H T H E S E O N E S If something out of this world is more your light speed, then there is a segment within the local costumed-play community that may be right up your galaxy. Garrison Excelsior is the Upstate New York chapter of the 501st Legion of Imperial Stormtroopers, a reenactment group based around the “Star Wars” universe. The group has more than 5500 members worldwide; the local chapter has 50 active members, 20 of them in the Rochester area. Also — and this is rare for the cosplay world — the group operates with the blessing of Lucasfilm, which owns the “Star Wars” franchise. In Garrison Excelsior you’ll find costumes that run the gamut from storm troopers to biker scouts, Boba Fetts to Darth Vaders, and even Starkiller from “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” video-game series. Darren Blum, an officer in Garrison Excelsior, chose Darth Maul as his first costume. It took only a month to create — quick by comparison to some of the more elaborate costumes — and he had it ready for the original release of “Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” His storm-trooper costume took longer; he worked on it bit by bit over
The Upstate New York chapter of the 501st Legion of Imperial Stormtroopers — a reenactment group based around the “Star Wars” universe — includes more than 20 members in Rochester. Members create elaborate costumes and appear at fundraisers and other events to benefit children’s charities. 12 City march 14-20, 2012
Geek-friendly businesses Boldo’s Armory (891 Monroe Ave, boldo.com) Sells an expansive selection of board, tabletop, and card games, and has its own store leagues for many games. Hosts weekly and monthly gaming events, including Magic or Warhammer. Of course, it wouldn’t be called an “armory” if you couldn’t find armor and weapons here as well — for role-playing needs, of course. Game Players Unlimted (45 N. Main St., Brockport; 4152 W. Main St., Batavia, gameplayersunlimited.net) Carries retro video games and other memorabilia. Good place to find well-priced games for Jaguar, Colecovision, Game Gear, NES, Genesis, Turbo Grafx, Dreamcast, Playstation, and many other vintage video game systems. Hammergirl Anime (376 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, hammergirlanime.com) Just around the corner from RIT, Hammergirl is a store for fans of all things anime. Here you can find DVDs, trading cards, manga, apparel, figures, decor, snacks and more. Weekly and monthly card-game tournaments including Pokemon, Naruto, Dragon Ball, and more. Heckle & Jeckle Collectibles (3240 Chili Ave., 889-9130) Carries a wide selection of collectible toys, cards, and other memorabilia. While the focus is on sports cards, it also has a good selection of other trading cards like Magic, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and others. There is also a selection of retro video games from the 80’s and 90’s. Plastic (650 South Ave., plasticforever.com) Sells designer vinyl and plastic toys, apparel, art, and other collectibles. Plastic has a good selection of Gashapon, or “blind-box” collectibles, and often is home to DIY toy-decorating events.
For Blum, when asked which of the “Star Wars” movies was his favorite, he went with “Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope,” the first film in the franchise, released in 1977. It was also the first “Star Wars” film that he saw, and what got him interested in the series in the first place. “We may grow old, but we don’t have to grow up,” Blum says. For more information on Garrison Excelsior visit garrisonexcelsior.com. Similar Local Groups: Rebel Legion, Local Chapter Echo Base (rebellegion.com), USS Tranquility (usstranquility.com), Rochester Fantasy Fans (rochesterfantasyfans.org).
Pandaman (439 Monroe Ave., pandamantoys.com) In addition to being a cafe, Pandaman is a toy shop, an art gallery, and a retro-video-game hangout. There are regular weekly and monthly events, including DIY vinyl-toy decorating nights; movie screenings; retro-game tournaments on NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64; and trading parties for vinyl figure collectors. Millennium Games & Cyberstorm Lounge (3047 W. Henrietta Road, cyberstormgaming.com) Millennium has a large selection of board games, table-top games, trading-card games, and accessories. It holds weekly events for Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, Malifax, Warhammer, and more. Cyberstorm is the video-game side where you can play multi-player PC and console games. There are college-night specials and a monthly lock-in where you can stay up all night playing video games, Magic, Warhammer, and others. National Museum of Play (1 Manhattan Square, museumofplay.org) Generally known for the National Museum of Play and the National Toy Hall of Fame, the Strong Museum is also home of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. This part of the museum includes a video-game history exhibit and also houses the “eGameRevolution,” a playable selection of vintage arcade units and consoles. The Steel Source (3047 W. Henrietta Rd., thesteelsource. com) A good warrior is always prepared for battle, and swords just aren’t as easy to come by nowadays as they used to be. If you have an axe to grind and your own iron forge isn’t working, check out its coffers of axes, armors, knives, daggers, pole arms, and more.
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Comic Book Stores Rochester has a healthy selection of comic-book shops. Most have decent stock of back issues as well as current issues and graphic novels. Some stores also carry books, collectible toys, action figures, and other memorabilia. All Heroes Comics 4410 Lake Ave. 865-9113. Collector’s Choice 54 Main St., Brockport. 637-8556. Comics Etc. 274 N. Goodman St. in Village Gate, 4737150, angelfire.com/ny/ comicandcardstore. Cosmic Comics 6385 Route 96, Victor. 309-1899. Empire Comics 1176 Mount Hope Ave, 442-0371; 375 Stone Road, 663-6877; empirecomics.com. First Print Comics 1320 Buffalo Road. 978-9791, 1stprintcomics.com. Park Avenue Comics & Games 713 Park Ave. 271-4549, parkavenuecomics.com. Pulp Nouveau 92 S. Main St., Canandaigua. 394-8250, pulpnouveau.com. Wonderland Comics 1620 Penfield Road. 248-0450.
Local geek-related events Simcon (March 30-April 1, University of Rochester Riverside Campus, simcon.org) Annual gaming convention focused on role-playing, board games, trading-card games, and tabletop gaming sponsored by UR. Tora-con (April 20-22, Rochester Institute of Technology, toracon. rit.edu) Annual anime convention held at RIT, showings, dealers lobbies, and more all centered around anime fans. Rochester Sci-Fi Anime Con (September 21-23. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochesterscifianimecon.com) Annual science-fiction, comicbook, fantasy, anime, gaming convention held in the city with many guests and panels. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 13
Upcoming [ Alt-country ] Cody Canada & The Departed / Shooter Jennings Saturday, April 14. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 8:30 p.m. $20-$25. 325-5600. waterstreetmusic.com
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[ Pop/Rock ] Barenaked Ladies Saturday, July 7. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. 7 p.m. $20-$63. 393-4880. cmacevents.com [ Pop/Rock ] Big Time Rush Thursday, August 9. Darien Lake PAC. 9993 Allegheny Rd, Darien Lake. 7 p.m. $20-$65. 232-1520. godarienlake.com
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Friday, March 16 Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 9:30 p.m. | $6-$8 | 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com [ SKA-REGGAE ] The Big Takeover was named after
drummer Sam Tritto and bassist Rob Kissner’s penchant for usurping control of the stereo at college parties. Their musical domination has continued over the past five years with hundreds of rowdy live performances that inspired audiences from Maine to North Carolina to dance themselves into the Atlantic. This spirited sextet has renovated the reggae sound with a festive, upbeat approach to Jamaican rocksteady and ska. The band has two EP’s and two full-length albums to its credit and is expecting its 2011 release, “Tale of My Life,” to advance its monolithic musical saga. — BY DAVID YOCKEL JR.
Rod Blumenau “Jazzography” Friday, March 16 Ingle Auditorium, Student Alumni Union, RIT 8 p.m. | $5-$20 | 475-5210, rodbjazz.com [ JAZZ ] Rod Blumenau likes to pack a history lesson in
between the great tunes at his annual Rochester Institute of Technology concert, and this year’s model is no exception. On piano and saxophone Blumenau will take us on a journey, demonstrating how various styles of jazz emerged in different locations. Helping him out will be Gabe Condon on guitar, banjo, vocals, and drums; Jeff Campbell on acoustic and electric bass (and tuba); and Brad Paxton on drums and vibraphone. — BY RON NETSKY
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Wednesday, March 14 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 5:30 p.m. Free. Tommy Gravino. Rio Tomatlan, 5 Beeman St, Canandaigua. 394-9380. 6:30 p.m. Free. Salsa w/Shelia dancing during the performance. [ Blues ] Rhythm Dogs. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com, 3257090. 9 p.m. Free.
Ghostfeeder Tuesday, March 20 Bug Jar, 214 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. | $5-$7 | 454-2966, bugjar.com [ ELECTRO-ROCK ] Derek Walborn’s somewhat
aberrant aesthetic, born from a childhood obsession with aliens, insects, and videogames, has found a musical outlet. Ghostfeeder is an electro-infused “robosexual future rock” band that utilizes a raw guitar sound and hook-driven bass lines superimposed on a coolly crafted digital backdrop. The resulting sound is reminiscent of industrial giant Nine Inch Nails with a whispering of Peter Gabriel’s pop sensibilities. The effect is dichotic and exemplifies the battle between man and machine, a fight whose victor is extremely difficult to determine. — BY DAVID YOCKEL JR.
Casualties Saturday, March 17 Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 9 p.m. | $13 | frontgatetickets.com [ PUNK ] Purity isn’t necessarily the first word that
comes to mind when talking about The Casualties, but this New York outfit is about as pure punk rock as a punk band gets. Since the early 1990’s, the band has stayed true to punk’s sound and aesthetic despite a revolving-door line-up. On stage the band is all breakneck chaos, defiance, and fun; GBH with more hang time. The band has popped up on several compilations, including one for the 2010 Warped Tour where The Casualties was arguably the only genuine punk band on the bill. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
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[ DJ/Electronic ] High Caliber Music Presents: ‘Back To The Future’ Showcase, plus JD Riggz 25th Birthday Celebration. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 8 p.m. $5 21+, $8 unders. See website for full line up.
Infrared Radiation Orchestra last Saturday night at Lovin Cup. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
Six-string sermon [ review ] by frank de blase
After some dead reckoning at The Dryden with the noir set, I set out for the Dinosaur for some key lime pie and the blues Thursday night. Nashville guitar slinger Anthony Gomes was laying it down trio style, with just the right amount of blue-eyed soul and white-boy rock ’n’ roll. Gomes is a solid sender on the guitar, letting it take off on its own between vicious, rhythmic jabs. It’s “Texas Flood” in its attack, “Rainbow Bridge” in its sustain. The boy can sing, too, wailing salty through the second set that — with its classic quotes and dynamic ups and downs — came off as one big song; a salacious six-string sermon, if you will. At one point he asked for an “amen,” and he got a whole roomful of them. Saturday night, I took the journey out to the Lovin’ Cup to dig The Dan Eaton Band Flip Flop sets (four in total) with Seneca Falls-Ithaca-based Infrared Radiation Orchestra. Eaton’s band takes on the sound of the singer-songwriter plugged in, turned up, and rocked out
— Springsteen without the histrionics or grunts. And his band is more than capable of filling in the blanks or, in some cases, letting them be. A special treat for any Rochester rock ’n’ roll historians in the audience was when Lotus STP’s Stan The Man took the mic to sing a most righteous version of “Driving The Wrong Car.” It was as if he’d always sung with this band. What a great song. He got up with The Infrared Radiation Orchestra later to pull off some equally righteous work on the Theremin. IRO rocked hard, obscure, and deep. It was part psychedelic, part garage a la Radio Birdman or The MC-5. Switching off between a battered Strat and an equally battered Moserite (first choice for The Ventures and the Ramones), guitarist Kim Draheim knocked me out with his savage playing. This was no surprise; I’ve been seeing this guy since the mid-1980’s, when I was underage and he played in Static Cling and used to tear up the solo on Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London.” AHHH-WOOO….
[ Jazz ] Anthony Gianovola. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com, 385-8565. 6 p.m. Free. El Rojo Jazz. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. Jon Greeno Trio. Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Rt 332, Farmington. 9248000. 6:00 p.m. Free. Rick Holland Evan Dobbins Little Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5, dinner required before 9 p.m. [ Pop/Rock ] MoChester. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. Free.
Thursday, March 15 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Cabbage & Baggage. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 8 p.m. Free. Dave McGrath. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon, NY. 624-1390. 7 p.m. Free. continues on page 16
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and me it’s like our little project. With the John Payton Project, it’s kind of torn between becoming Drew [Ballavia]’s band for part of the show, it becomes John [Payton]’s band for part of the show, it becomes my band for part of the show. With Turning Colors I feel that it’s my band all the way through. In these other bands, is your style curtailed or held back perhaps? Do you find yourself pulling punches?
Absolutely. I have to taper to what the music calls for. I don’t have a problem doing that, but there’s that certain voice and expression that I want to have. So Turning Colors has no limits?
Other bands I’ve brought an idea down and sometimes it’s, This is too heavy. Or, This is too this. Or, This is too that. With Turning Colors, we don’t have that, we will pursue anything.
Although local guitarist Bob Olson’s band Turning Colors is actively playing gigs and is prepping a CD release. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
The blues in turning colors Turning Colors reverbnation.com/turningcolors [ INTERVIEW ]By Frank De Blase
Whether you’ve seen guitarist Bob Olson when he was in The Buddhahood, or in the powerhouse frenzy known as The John Payton Project, the man stands out. Sure, he blends and mixes seamlessly with his bands as any good musician, but that’s due in large part to his other project, Turning Colors, a progressive blues-rock trio where he can get all his ya-yas out. Though the band has stuck together and has continued to write, it has laid somewhat dormant for most of its 20-year history — until now. For the 44-year-old guitar-slinging Olson, Turning Colors is rock without compromise. It is his truth. It is his sound. Along with bassist Dan Brewer and drummer Marc DeSalvo, Olson turns heads in Turning Colors with the band’s thoughtful melodic approach, rhythmic drive, and monster guitar. It’s big, bad, and beautiful. It calls to mind a time when big arena rockers like Robin Trower and even Johnny Winter blurred the lines and retro-fitted the blues to give rock ’n’ roll some added swagger and sting. This is pure guitarhero stuff, where Olson — and the whole trio, actually — measures up to anyone in the genre, past or present. 16 City march 14-20, 2012
There’s a Turning Colors album currently being tweaked in Philadelphia by producer Jeff Towne, and it is set to drop next month. Olson put down the guitar long enough to put some “A’s” to our “Q’s.” An edited transcript of the interview appears below. CITY: What made Turning Colors go into hibernation? Bob Olson: The band actually started in 1993.
That went for about four years. We started playing more gigs, but then my drummer started having kids and his time got a little constrained. I started playing with Tony Cavagnaro in The Mysterious Blues Band. Turning Colors never really broke up. We kept playing together and writing songs. We’ve been songwriting together for 20 years now. That’s why we have such a backlog of material. What got things going again?
Marc and I were writing songs and I was laying down the bass tracks. His brother-inlaw plays bass and he started coming down to help us out. And I was like, “Let’s book a gig.” And we decided to keep it going. What’s the difference for you between this band and The John Payton Project or The Buddhahood?
The thing that’s different about this band is I feel it’s more entirely mine. Between Marc
Would you say Turning Colors is kind of a pressure valve, allowing you to vent styles and tones the other bands don’t? And consequently, does that keep everyone happy?
Exactly. This way I can play whatever I want: blues, rock, reggae… What got you into the guitar?
When I was in like the second grade I got a KISS album and I was like, “Wow, I want to do that.” By the time I was 9 or 10, I started playing guitar. I started getting into people like Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, The Pat Travers Band, of course Jimi Hendrix, and Robin Trower — more heavy hitters than KISS.
Deborah Magone. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. 271-6650. 9 p.m. Call for info. Irish Ben Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 2240990. 7 p.m. Free. Jim Lane Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. sixpockets.net, 266-1440. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Kate & Corey. Boulder Coffee Co. Alexander Street. bouldercoffeeco. com. 8 p.m. Free. Nitefall. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Son House Blues Night w/Gordon Munding. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Lacey on Harp. Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington. proseccoitalianrestaurant.com, 924-8000. 6 p.m. Call for info. [ DJ/Electronic ] RIPROC Presents: Big Basha/Papi Chulo. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. RIPROC@ me.com. 10 p.m. $5 21+, $15 unders. [ Jazz ] Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 3838260. 7 p.m. Free. Scott Bradley, piano and trumpet. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls, NY. thelowermill.com. 7 p.m. Free. Simon Fletcher Trio. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. Dinner required before 9 p.m. Todd East & Friends. Pane Vino, 175 N Water St. panevinoristorante.com, 2326090. 8:30 p.m. Free.
It’s cool to see big rock in little dives, though.
[ Pop/Rock ] Have Nots w/The Crack Horse, Envious Disguise, and The Setbacks. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 8 p.m. $5-$7. House On A Spring w/ Aqueous. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 9 p.m. Call for info. Hypnotic Clambake. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. $5. Jeff Elliott. Irondequoit Ale House, 2250 Hudson Ave. 5445120. 5 p.m. Free. Jim Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7 p.m. Free. The Fools. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com, 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free. Under the Eaves, Mike Brown. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. blueroomrochester.com, 7305985. 9 p.m. $5.
If we play in bars, we’re just going to be told to turn it down all the time.
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What has remained constant about your playing over the years?
My work ethic. I put everything I can into a song. I practice constantly. I’m at the practice space five or six hours a night, four or five nights a week. What about gigs?
I’m not looking to take every gig we can get. I don’t want to play in local bars where we’re schlepping our own P.A. I want to go to places that have a sound system, a stage, and a light show, so we can come out and look better, sound better. We are more of a concert style band than a bar band.
[ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath. TC HooligansGreece, Greece Ridge Ctr. 2257180. 4 p.m. Free.
Green Teakettle. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield, NY. 340-8720. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Free. Jeff Slutsky, Christopher Mark Jones. Boulder Coffee Co. Alexander Street. bouldercoffeeco. com. 8 p.m. Free. Jim Lane. Village Rock Cafe, 213 Main St, E Rochester. 5861640. 9 p.m. Free. Kevin McCarthy. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. tcrileysparkpoint. com, 272-9777. 6 p.m. Call for info. McGraw’s Pub Orchestra & Choir -- St. Paddy’s Eve Extravaganza. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 7 p.m. Free. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. rochesterplaza. com. 6 p.m. Free. Sisters of Murphy. Shamrock Jack’s, 4554 Culver Rd. 3239310. 9 p.m. Call for info. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free. Blue Tomorrow. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe. com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Joe Beard. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30 p.m. Free. Third Degree. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Houghton College Choir. Asbury United Methodist Church. brandon.johnson@houghton. edu. 7:30 p.m. [ DJ/Electronic ] Rootscollider w/Psychedelphia, Fundimensionals. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. herbyonepresents@gmail.com. 10 p.m. 21+ $5, unders $10. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Dom Brown w/Renesonze. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com, 3255600. 6:30 p.m. $10-$12. [ Jazz ] Four on the Floor Jazz. Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington. proseccoitalianrestaurant.com, 924-8000. 7 p.m. Call for info. Friday Jazz: Steve Greene w/The White Hots. Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave. 4737664. 7 p.m. Call for info. Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 383-8260. 7 p.m. Free. Stephane Wrembel. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. jazzatthemag.eventbrite.com. 6 p.m. $25. Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St. Williamson. 589-4512. PultneyvilleGrill.com, 5894512. 7 p.m. Free. The Westview Project with Doug Stone, sax. Pomodoro Grill &
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ALT/COUNTRY | KATE AND COREY Kate Shaffer and Corey Coleman are a full-time acoustic duo “surviving on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, rice, and crappy coffee,” according to its website. In just the past six months, the partners have taken their blend of indie-pop and country from the streets of downtown Buffalo into some of Western New York’s largest venues. Kate and Corey are humble musicians whose affection for their material — as well as for each other — is palpable. The duo’s songwriting is solid and the harmonies are sultry. But what truly sets these two apart is their desire to be heard. Their work ethic and respect for the independent scene just pours out of the music. So come thirsty.
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CLASSICAL | CHAPEL CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT I have a confession to make: I go ga-ga for Franz Liszt. So when Peter DuBois, music director at Third Presbyterian Church, e-mailed me to say that pianist Thomas Pandolfi would be playing a candlelight concert with five works by Liszt, I put it on my calendar — and so should you. On the program is no less than Liszt’s Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, a gem that hangs its existence on a sustained, low D-flat. The concert will also include two etudes by Frederic Chopin and a solo version of George Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Thomas. Pandolfi performs Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. at the Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. Free. 271-6513, thirdpresbyterian.org — BY PALOMA CAPANNA Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. mypomodoro.com, 586-7000. 7 p.m. Free. Zack & Lacey. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 7 Sense w/Digglers Bridge. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 2240990. 5 p.m. Free. Armed with Valor. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 8 p.m. Call for info. Bluto. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. $5-$7. Cut Off w/The Executive Board. Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Ave. cutoffacappella.weebly.com. 7:30 p.m. $7.
Deborah Magone Band. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 2669559. 9 p.m. Call for info. JJ Lang Band, My Panacea. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 2717050. 9 p.m. $3-$5. Jerry, singer/keyboardist from The Moses Jones Band. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. Loud and Proud. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 3524505. Call for info. Sam Deleo. Perlo’s Italian Grill, 202 N Washington St, East Rochester. 248-5060. 6:30. Free. The Big Takeover w/ Kraszman& Fishwife. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 6 p.m. $6 21+, $8 unders. continues on page 18 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 17
Friday, March 16 The Heaviest Thing. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for info. Tryst w/Low Standards. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor, NY. 9243660. Call for info. $5. Violet Mary. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com, 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free. [ R&B ] Carlton Wilcox Live. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 9 p.m. Call for info. Coupe de Villes. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8 p.m. Call for info.
Saturday, March 17 [ Acoustic/Folk ] “Lovin’ Cup Unplugged” presents: Barry’s Crossing. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 14623. lovincup. com, 292-9940. 6 p.m. Free. Ache. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. tapas177.com, 2622090. 11 p.m. Free. Crossmolina. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. 4 p.m. Free. Dave Gillis w/Blacktop Daddies. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 8 p.m. Call for info. Dave McGrath. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 1 p.m. Free. Driftwood w/The Dady Brothers. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. $10. Galtee Mountain Boys. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 224-0990. 11 a.m. Free. Gan Ainm. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. 9 p.m. Free. Gerard Weber. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. Noon. Free. Irish Music. Shamrock Jack’s, 4554 Culver Rd. 323-9310. 9 p.m. Free. Jumbo Shrimp. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub. com, 224-0990. 2 p.m. Free. Mansfield Avenue Band. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. 271-6650. 9 p.m. Call for info. Ronny Cox. First Unitarian Church-Cafe Veritas, 220 Winton Rd S. robertgrolling@yahoo.com. 8:00 p.m. $15 GA, $7 students w/ID. Sisters of Murphy. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 2929940. 9 p.m. $5 GA, $3 student. Sisters of Murphy. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 2323230. 2 p.m. Free. Songwriters In The Round w/Ben Proctor, John Itkin, Brian Coughlin. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. tangocafedance.com. 8 p.m. $8. Steve Bartolotta. Pittsford Pub, 60 S. Main St., Pittsford. 586-4650, pittsfordpub.net. 9 p.m.-midnight. Free. The Irish Avalanche. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, 18 City march 14-20, 2012
ALT-ROCK | TWIN ATLANTIC On Monday the Club at Water Street will play host to Twin Atlantic, a loud, powerful foursome from Glasgow, Scotland. The group crosses the pond riding the success of its 2011 release “Free.” Twin Atlantic’s sound rests on the timeless combination of unsubtle guitar melodies and an up-tempo brand of rock and roll that has proved successful for lesser groups. But when it comes to music, the devil is in the details. Details like lead singer Sam McTrusty’s rolling Scottish accent shining proudly over hard-driving hooks with sincere, curious lyrics give Twin Atlantic a leg up on the competition. Twin Atlantic performs Monday, March 19, 7 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $1. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY JARED BENNETT East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub. com, 348-9091. 6 p.m. Free. Wingin’ It. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub. com, 224-0990. 5 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Electro Kings. Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington. proseccoitalianrestaurant.com, 924-8000. 7 p.m. Call for info. Industrial Blues Band. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe.com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. The Fakers. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] 2012 Family Concert series: Asbury 1st United Methodist Church Bell Choir Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd. deb. leary@libraryweb.org. 1:00 p.m. Free. Finger Lakes Concert Band. Canandaigua Middle School, 215 Granger St. hochstein.org. 7:30 p.m. $5, 18 and under free. Houghton College Choir. Ebenezer United Church of Christ. brandon. johnson@houghton.edu. 7:30 p.m. Free [ Country ] Aces & Eights. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave., Hamlin. hamlinstation.net, 9642010. 8:30 p.m. Call for info. [ DJ/Electronic ] St Patrick’s Day DeeDee’s Wild College Party w/DJ Jon Herbert. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440, tiltroc.com. 9 p.m. 21+ Free until 11 p.m., 2/1 admission w/college ID. St. Patrick’s Day at ONE. One, 1 Ryan Alley. oneclublife.com, 5461010. Noon. Call for info. 21+. [ Jazz ] Jimmie Highsmith, Jr. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $10, dinner required before 9 p.m.
Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield. 3838260. 7 p.m. Free. Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster. JasminesAsianFusion.com, 2161290. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Westview Project with Doug Stone, sax. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. mypomodoro.com, 586-7000. 7 p.m. Free. The White Hots. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free. Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 43rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party ft. Absolution Project, Dive, Hate Machine, The Monday 2, The Silence Broken, and A Thousand Shades of Cold. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 6211480. 8 p.m. Call for info. Barn Dogs. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com, 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free. Cherry Bomb w/The Greener Grass Band. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. Call for info. Legacy w/The Kevin Plane Band. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 9 p.m. Call for info. Me & The Boyz. Shooters Sports Bar & Grill, 1226 Fairport Rd. shootersny.com, 924-9914. Call for info. North Side Johnny w/Ugly Junk. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor, NY. 924-3660. Call for info. $5. Order of The Dead w/Elkhound, Burn Everything, and Time Under Earth. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 9 p.m. Call for info. 21+. Riot Squad. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 2717050. 9 p.m. $3-$5. Shakin’ Bones. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. johnnysirishpub.com, 2240990. 9 p.m. Free.
Small Town. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8 p.m. Call for info. St. Patrick’s Day Bug Jar Metal Extravaganza. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 4542966. Noon. $5. Pay for the first show, see the second one free. See website for full line up. Steve Bartolotta. Pittsford Pub, 60 S. Main Street, Pittsford. pittsfordpub.net, 586.4650. 9 p.m. Call for info. The Casualties w/Toxic Holocaust. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets.com, themontagemusichall.com. 9 p.m. $13 advance, $15 at door, $5 students. The Chinchillas. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 2323230. 9:30 p.m. $4. The Filthy McNasty’s. McKenzie’s Irish Pub - W. Henrietta Rd. mckenziesirishpub.com. 9 p.m. Free. The Tombstone Hands. Farmer’s Inn 26 Coach Street, Canandaigua. thetombstonehands@gmail.com. 9 p.m. Price TBA. Up 2 Something. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 9 p.m. Call for info. [ R&B ] Fat City. Jeffrey’s, 3115 E. Henrietta Rd., Henrietta. jeffreysbar.com, 486-4973. 8 p.m. Call for info. 21+.
Sunday, March 18 [ Acoustic/Folk ] CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster, NY. rochesterzydeco.com. 5 p.m. $15. CJGROOVIN Tap Dance Jam w/Live Music. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. cheryljohnson@cjgroovin.com. 2 p.m. Suggested Donation: $5. Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 10 p.m. Free. Tullamore Celtic Band. Mario’s Italian Steakhouse, 2740 Monroe Ave. 271-1111. Call for info. [ Blues ] Joe Louis Walker w/ ‎Steve Grills and The Roadmasters. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com, 3255600. 8 p.m. $12-$15. Meta Accord. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] A Celebration of Debussy III: Shades of Gray. Nazareth CollegeWilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700, go.naz.edu/ music-events. 3:00 p.m. Free. March Music Madness Benefit Concert. Greece United Methodist Church. Sharon Neary, 7973777. 3:00 p.m. $20. Robert Shewan Chorale. Bethel Christian Fellowship, 321 East Avenue. pshewan@rochester. rr.com. 6 p.m. Free.
IRISH | RPO POPS W/CHERISH THE LADIES Instruments, vocals, and step dancing. What more could you want for St. Patrick’s Day? This weekend Celtic group Cherish the Ladies joins the RPO Pops for a special concert. The group began in 1985, taking its name from an Irish jig, and it blazed a trail as the first all-women traditional music and dance ensemble. The members’ individual credits are long; among them is Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), winner of the All-Ireland Championship on the whistle and performer on more than 100 albums, including projects by Sinead O’Connor.
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The RPO performs Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, 8 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. $15-$77. 454-2100, rpo.org — BY PALOMA CAPANNA [ Jazz ] Aaron Staebell, Bill Tiberio Experimental Jazz Combo. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 6134600. 7 p.m. Call for info. Captain Marvel. Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Bar, 1550 Route 332, Farmington. proseccoitalianrestaurant.com, 924-8000. 5 p.m. Call for info. The Meta Accord. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Pop/Rock ] Going For the One w/Mistrels in the Gallery. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 7 p.m. $10 GA, $7 students. Going for the One. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. info@ goingfortheone.net. 7 p.m. $10. Nokturnal Hellstorm CD Release Party. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. Call for info.
Monday, March 19 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Ironwood Ensemble: Brahms Revealed. Eastman TheatreHatch Recital Hall, 60 Gibbs St. pegasusearlymusic.org. 8 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Bob DiBaudo. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com, 3814000. 5:30 p.m. Free. Jon Seiger & The All Stars. Green Lantern Inn, 1 E Church St, Fairport. flowercityjazz.org. 6:30 p.m. $12. Mark Bader. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East
Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 5:30 p.m. Free. Nate Rawl’s Group. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650, bealestreetcafe.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Lovin’ Cup Idol - Musical Theater/ Disney Night. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 8 p.m. Free. Spire w/Perpetual Burn. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com, 454-2966. 9 p.m. Call for info. Twin Atlantic. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com, 3255600. 7 p.m. $.99 adv, $1.00 doors.
Tuesday, March 20 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Fritz’s Polka Band. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 1:30 p.m. Call for info. Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. Call for info. [ Blues ] Dan Schmitt and the Shadows w/Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 4 p.m. Call for info. [ Pop/Rock ] Don Christiano.With a Little Help From My Friends-The Beatles Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge. com, 232-3230. 8 p.m. $2. Ghostfeeder w/Bad Kids, Sparx & Yarms. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com, 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.
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Art Exhibits
Steven Marsocci and Stefan Cohen in “Imagining Madoff,” now on stage at the JCC. PHOTO BY STEVEN LEVINSON
When Madoff made off “Imagining Madoff” Through March 25 JCC Centerstage, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $18-$26 | 461-2000 x235 jcccenterstage.org [ REVIEW ] BY MICHAEL LASSER
Less than two years ago, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel threatened legal action against Deborah Margolin’s “Imagining Madoff,” a play that imagined a conversation between Wiesel and Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff. Margolin’s revised version, which replaced Wiesel with a fictional writer and Holocaust survivor named Solomon Galkin, is now playing at CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center. He is not Wiesel but similarities between them remain. The play is not a docudrama. It is not, as the Coming Attractions used to blare, “Torn from the Headlines!” In fact, it barely mentions what Madoff did to so many people including Wiesel, and so many charitable organizations as well. Her assumption that the audience knows the story frees Margolin to move behind the news and beneath the facts to do what the title promises — either imagine Madoff or watch Madoff imagining 20 City march 14-20, 2012
himself. Under the sharp eye of director Brian Coughlin, the uninterrupted 105-minute work emerges as a morality play shaped implicitly by the facts of the story before, during, and after Madoff ’s trial, and explicitly by its larger themes of identity and behavior, and the relationships between what is perceived and what is so. “Madoff ” has three characters and a stage divided by Scenic Designer Daniel Kester and Lighting Director Thomas Habecker into three distinct playing areas: in the center a single chair for Madoff, dressed in the characterless work clothes of a convict; to one side Galkin seated in his study of overloaded book shelves and heavy leather chairs; and to the other side a grand jury room in which Madoff ’s former secretary testifies. As the play moves between the three characters, and as Madoff eventually visits Galkin for a conversation that lasts all night and requires lubrication from a bottle of good scotch, it becomes clear that Madoff sits, often arrogantly, between the man who represents poetry, history, heritage, and faith, and the woman who does her best to speak accurately even though she saw everything and understood little. Between two people, each of whom
serves the truth differently, Madoff refuses to feel guilt. Instead he talks profanely about power, money, sex and desire, the stupidity of other people, and dreams (including one in which he has a vagina instead of a penis, and finds that it is shaped like a wallet). The climax between Galkin and Madoff rests on Jewish tradition — forms of observance but also the submission to authority that also requires its questioning. The scene in which Galkin teaches Madoff to don the phylacteries, as Orthodox Jews do for daily prayers every morning, is a movingly intimate moment. Soon, though, the two men argue over the alwaystroubling story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac. To punish his friend’s naïve belief in morality rather than from his own underdeveloped sense of wrongdoing, Madoff comes perilously close to confessing his crime, but the scene’s defining emotions needed to be stronger. Stefan Cohan as Madoff and Steven Marsocci as Galkin give solid performances, but Madoff ’s shame when Galkin expresses his faith in his “dear friend” felt closer to embarrassment, and Galkin’s complex but ultimately rocklike faith over the Binding of Isaac felt too soft, too much like the cliché of a Holocaust survivor as a wise but gentle saint. Didn’t anybody cruel or even ordinary perish in the ovens? If every survivor is a saint, then sainthood has no meaning. I wish Marsocci’s Gaskin had emerged with not only the resilience and wisdom sometimes to be found in selfcontradiction but also the fire. The practicality and decency in Madoff ’s secretary, the play’s third character, provided a strong counterpoint to the other two characters. Played by Stephanie Sheak, she has no name and never rises from behind the desk, but her performance was nuanced and intelligent. At first she did not seem to be very perceptive, but by the end, she has come to accept her self-imposed sense of accountability. Watching her learn the need to face her failure made for gripping theater. I have not seen Sheak onstage before, but I will watch for her name in the future. She also had a first-rate New York City accent, a compliment you rarely get to pay actors these days.
[ OPENING ] “Connie Ehindero: 20 Views Within 20 Yards” Thu Mar 15. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 6-8 p.m. Free. 624-7740, millartcenter.com. “Two Friends in Art,” watercolors and oils by Fran Mascari and Sally Steinwachs Thu Mar 15. My Sister’s Gallery, The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. 5-7 p.m. 546-8439. “Age of Consequences,” photography by Matthew Christopher Fri Mar 16. Community Darkroom Gallery, 713 Monroe Ave. 7-9 p.m. 2715920, geneseearts.org. “Digital Art Show” Fri Mar 16. Go Art! Batavia Satellite Gallery at the Genesee County Senior Center, 2 Bank St, Batavia. 5-7 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org. AND Go Art! Medina Satellite Gallery at TheShirt Factory Café, 115 W Center St, Medina. 5-6:30 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org. “Diversification of Landscapes” Fri Mar 16. Geisel Gallery, One Bausch & Lomb Place. 5-7 p.m. 338-6000. “Members Exhibition” Fri Mar 16. Go Art! Main Gallery, 201 E Main St, Batavia. 5-7 p.m. 3439313, goart.org. “A Photographer’s Path 15” and Thaw: “ROC Art,” paintings by Jim Mott Sun Mar 18. High Falls Fine Art Gallery, 60 Browns Race. 3-6 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org. Kevin Feary: “Where Do We Go From Here?” Tue Mar 20. Steve Carpenter Gallery and Studio, 176 Anderson Ave. 6 p.m. 758-1410, stevecarpenterstudio.com. $5, free to NYFSG members. [ CONTINUING ] 2 Chic Boutique 151 Park Ave. Through Mar 31: Beyond the Racks: Judy Gohringer. Wed-Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 2716111, 2chicboutique.com. Arts & Cultural Council Gallery 277 N Goodman St. Through Mar 29: “Off the Wall: Rochester Area Fiber Artists.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 473-4000, artsrochester.org. The Assisi Institute 1400 N. Winton Rd. Through May 31: “Sacred Structures.” Tue-Thu noon-6 p.m., Fri noon-8 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 473-8731. Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave. Continuing: Magnificent Africa. Thu-Fri 5:309 p.m., Sat 2-4 p.m. 563-2145, thebaobab.org. Black Radish Gallery Village Gate, D Entrance, 274 N. Goodman St. Through Mar 31: “4Expressions,” work by Lynne Feldman, Judy Levy, Charlotte Barnard, and Stuart Chait. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 12-5 p.m. arenaartgroup.com Bridge Gallery Brodie Fine Arts, SUNY Geneseo. Through Apr 7: Calligraphy Show. Mon-Fri 8 a.m.11 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-11 p.m. 245-5814, Geneseo.edu. Bug Jar 219 Monroe Ave. Through Mar 31: THE LOBBY Presents: “New Paintings by William B. Hand.” Mon-Sun 8 p.m.- 2 a.m. 454-2966, bugjar. com, lobbydigital.com Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Mar 16-May
12: “Age of Consequences,” photography by Matthew Christopher. Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri 12-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org. Crocus Clay Works Gallery Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. Through Mar 31: “Anti Freeze: Thaw @ Crocus” featuring Giraffe Jumble and Thaw works by Jennifer Buckley. Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment. 469-8217, crocusclayworks.com. Davison Gallery at Roberts Wesleyan College 2301 Westside Drive. Through Apr 5: “Thaw: Realms and Origins,” paintings by Jim Condron & Alberto Rey. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m. 594-6442, roberts.edu/davisongallery. The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Through Apr 14: “Layered,” new ceramic work by Matt Kelleher & Michael Ashley. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through May 31: “Warm Weather Visions” by Elizabeth Liano. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 381-1600, friendlyhome.org. Gallery @ Equal=Grounds 750 South Ave. Through Mar 31: MUG Shots 2012. Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-Midnight, Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-Midnight. gallery@ equalgrounds.com. Gallery at the Gables 2001 Clinton Ave. Through Mar 20: Works by Jacqueline Murray, Scott Grove, and Pat Pauly. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 461-1880 Gallery r 100 College Ave. Through Apr 7: “Redefining PCP: Students and Alumni Interpret Poetry, Craft & Performance.” Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m. galleryr.org. Geisel Gallery One Bausch & Lomb Place. Mar 16-May 15: “Diversification of Landscapes.” Call for hours: 338-6000. Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union 395 Gregory St. Through Mar 30: The Work of Painter Susan Link. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 461-2230, genesee.coop. George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Sep 16: “See: Untold Stories.” Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$12. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org Go Art! Main Gallery 201 E Main St, Batavia. Through Apr 27: “Members Exhibition.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appt. Mon, Wed, Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tue, Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org. Go Art! Albion Satellite Gallery 456 West Ave, Albion. Through Mar 31: Michael O’Keefe. MonFri 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tue & Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 774-7372. Go Art! Batavia Satellite Gallery at the Genesee County Senior Center, 2 Bank St, Batavia. Through Apr 27: “Digital Art Show.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 343-9313, goart.org. Go Art! Medina Satellite Gallery at TheShirt Factory Café, 115 W Center St, Medina. Through Mar 27: “Digital Art Show.” Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-9
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LECTURE | Charles Burns
Only three lectures remain in RIT’s Caroline Werner Gannett Project “Visionaries in Motion V” lecture series, which annually brings a series of speakers from diverse disciplines to Rochester. On Thursday, March 15, at 8 p.m., award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Charles Burns, author of “Black Hole,” “Big Baby,” “Skin Deep,” and “X’ed Out,” will speak at RIT’s Webb Auditorium (James Booth Building 7A, Lomb Memorial Drive). Burns’s free lecture is titled “Drawn in the Dark: The Art of Charles Burns,” and will offer a retrospective of his work in comics and illustrations. Burns will discuss Art Speigelman’s “Raw” and other punk fanzines of the early 80’s, Matotti’s “Valvoline” group of artists, as well as his own illustrations for alternative reviews, magazines, comics anthologies, and CD covers, and his current series of books. The remaining lectures include social innovator and author David Bornstein, with “Are We on the Verge of a New Enlightenment?” on April 2, and MacArthur Award-winning author and sculptor Elizabeth Turk with “Emptiness of Matter” on May 2. For more information on the series, visit cwgp.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY p.m.; Sun 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 3439313, goart.org. Grass Roots Gallery Hungerford Building, Suite 157, 1115 E. Main St. Continuing: ““Rejuvenate: a vibrant night of art and music.” Visit site for hours. thegrassrootsgallery.com. Hartnett Gallery University of Rochester, Wilson Commons. Mar 21-Apr 15: “Andy Bloxham: Fictions.” Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat-Sun Noon-5 p.m. 275-4188, blogs.rochester.edu/Hartnett. High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through Apr 27: “A Photographer’s Path 15” and Thaw: “ROC Art,” paintings by Jim Mott. Wed-Fri 11 a.m.5:30 p.m.; Sat Noon-5:30 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org. I-Square Visions 693 Titus Ave., Irondequoit. Through Mar 29: “Women’s Work.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 943-1941. Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Opens Mar 21: “Through the Student Lens.” | Through Mar 18: “Peter’s Picks 2010, A Retrospective.” 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: Graphic Work by Spanish Artist Joan Miro. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com. JGK Galleries 10 Vick Park A. Through Mar 23: “Photocentric,” works by Joshua Hershman and Carrie Zeller. Tue, Thu, Sat-Sun
11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wed 4-8 p.m. 734-6581, jgkgalleries.com. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters 1344 University Ave., Suite 110. Continuing: “Revisiting Rochester.” Mon-Wed 7:30 a.m.7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 319-5279, joebeanroasters.com. Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through May 20: “Crafting Modernism: Midcentruy American Art and Design.” | Lucy Burne Gallery: In the Lockhart Gallery, Through May 6: Modern Icon: The Machine as Subject in American Art.” Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $5-$12. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. Mar 15-May 19: “Connie Ehindero: 20 Views Within 20 Yards.” MonFri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. 624-7740, millartcenter.com. MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Mar 30: Alfred Quiroz: “Jingoisms.” MonThu 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.4 p.m. 292-2021, monroecc. edu/go/mercer/ Muddy Waters Geneseo 53 Main St., Geneseo. Through Apr 30: Paintings by Robert Frank Abplanalp. Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wed 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 243-9111, mwcoffeehouse.com. My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Apr 15: “Two Friends in Art,” watercolors and oils by Fran continues on page 22
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Art Exhibits Mascari and Sally Steinwachs. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439. Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Through Mar 19: New Works by Adam Colangelo, Elena Lobanowa, Linda Bigness, and introducing new artist Frank Hyder. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com. Owl House 75 Marshall St. Continuing: “Caution! Danger!: Art Works by Adam Maida & Justin Iannucci.” Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m. 360-2920, owlhouserochester.com. Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Apr 7: Paintings by Amy Williams McLaren and Jack Wolsky. Tue-Fri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com. Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Continuing: “Heather Ingram: Color Mania.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. Roberts Wesleyan B.T. Roberts Memorial Hall Art Gallery 2265 Westside Dr. Through Mar 23: “Reflections on Culture and Memories Lost,” works by Alberto Rey. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Roberts.edu. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Through Mar 18: “Makers & Mentors: Robert Ernst Marx, Ron Pokrasso, and David Bumbeck.” Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park.
Door 3B. Continuing: “Corn Hill: What’s Next?” Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. 271-0520, rrcdc.com. Rush Rhees Library Rare Books and Special Collections University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. Through Aug 17: “Picturing AIDS and Its Publics,” educational AIDS posters from the Atwater Collection, and “Springing to Life: Moveable Books and Mechanical Devices.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 475-6766. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. Through Mar 28: “Follow Your Bliss,” works by Phil Bliss. Weds 12-5 p.m., Fri Mar 2 59 p.m., Sat Mar 3 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat March 10 12-4 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com, shoefactoryarts.com. Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Continuing: “Photo Spectrum: Daguerreotype to Digital.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 461-4447, lumierephoto.com. Stella Art Gallery & Studio 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. Continuing: “theFacesofWomen” group exhibit. Thu 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat noon-9 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio.com. Steve Carpenter Gallery and Studio 176 Anderson Ave. Mar 20-May 16: Kevin Feary: “Where Do We Go From Here?” Daily 1-4 p.m. 758-1410, stevecarpenterstudio.com. The Strong National Museum of Play One Manhattan Square. Through May 20: “Whimsical Art
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Trail” with work by Nancy Gong, Ingrid Hess, David Carlson, and Amy Brand. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m. 263-2700, thestrong. org. $11-$13. Studio 34 Creative Arts Center and Gallery 34 Elton St. Through Mar 31: THAW: Artists Who Work Hot, Hotter, Hottest!. Thu-Fri 12-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 7375858, studio34beads.com. Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport 180 Holley St. Through Mar 30: “Lucinda Devlin” The Omega Suites” and “On and Off the Wall: Paper as Art” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 395-ARTS, brockport.edu. Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St. Through Mar 18: “The Aesthetics of Atrocity: Survivor.” Thu 5-8 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m. 442-8676, vsw.org. Walker’s Celtic Jewelry 140 Packets Landing, Fairport. Through Mar 31: American Celtic Art Show. Visit site for hours. walkerscelticjewelry.com. Wallace Library Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Through March 23: “Books & Pieces: The Works of Scott McCarney. Email for details. 475-2408, ahfwml@rit.edu. Wayne County Council for the Arts 108 W. Miller St., Newark. Through Mar 24: “2012 Annual Wayne County High School Art Exhibit.” Thu-Sat 12-3 p.m., and by appt. 315-331-4593, info@ wayne-arts.com, waynearts. wordpress.com. Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Apr 2: “Oil Paintings:
Recent Work” by Judith Zwald and Patricia Trivino. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. 2719070, rochesterunitarian.org Wood Library 134 North Main St., Canandaigua. Through Apr 17: David Mancini. Sun noon-4 p.m., Mon 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tue 10 a.m.-noon. 394-1381 x306.
[ Wednesday, March 21 ] SEI presents: Harold Night. The Space Theater, Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main St., Door 2, Floor 2. 269-4673, thespacerochester.com. 7:309:30 p.m. $5, BYOB.
Art Events
[ Saturday, March 17Sunday, March 18 ] Performance by Drumcliffe School of Irish Dance. Mulconry’s Irish Pub, 17 Liftbridge Lane, Fairport. damien@mulconrys.com. Sat 4 p.m., Sun noon. Free.
[ Sunday, March 18 ] 2012 Regional Zine & Craft Fair. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. roczineandcraft@gmail.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Suggested donation $1, cost of items.
Comedy [ Thursday, March 15 ] The Big Vaudeville Hook Comedy Hour. The Space Theater, Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main St., Door 2, Floor 2. 2694673, thespacerochester.com. 7-10 p.m. Call for details. [ Thursday, March 15Saturday, March 17 ] John Fisch/Steve Burr. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9-$12. [ Friday, March 16Saturday, March 17 ] Village Idiots. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. 797-9086, improvvip.com. 7:30 p.m. The Council, 9:30 p.m. Catch-23. $5-$10.
Dance Events
[ Sunday, March 18 ] Bill Evans: Dancing the Vernal Equinox. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. billevansdance@ hotmail.com, billevansdance. org. 3 p.m. $10-$20.
Kids Events [ Friday, March 16 ] 3rd Fridays at The Cypher. 111 N. Chestnut St. 802-2293, hollister_ susan@hotmail.com. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $3-$5, $10 includes t shirt. [ Friday, March 16Sunday, March 18 ] Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com, info@rbtl.org. 6 p.m. $14.50-$51.50. [ Saturday, March 17 ] Cool Kids: Bubblemania. The FORUM, GCC, One College Road,
Batavia. 637-3984, 345-6832, generationcool.biz. 10 a.m. Free. [ Saturday, March 17Sunday, March 18 ] “A Year with Frog and Toad” Rochester Children’s Theatre. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 385-0510, rochesterchildrenstheatre.org. 2 p.m. $11-$17. March 18 performance interpreted for the deaf & hard of hearing. Willy Wonka Jr. Auditions. Best Foot Forward, Eastview Mall. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids. com. 1-3 p.m. Free. No experience is needed. Bring a photo of yourself & come prepared to sing a song & recite a poem (ages 4-9)/monologue (age 10-16). [ Sunday, March 18 ] Bebop to Bach Concert Series. Harley School, 1981 Clover Rd. 442-1770 x3049, tsmith@ harleyschool.org. 2 p.m. $5 per child, $10 per family, register.
Lectures [ Wednesday, March 14 ] Bibliophile Society: “Today’s Used Book Market and the Changing Relationships between Collectors and Dealers,” A talk by Jonathan Smalter. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 244-2505. 7:30 p.m. Free. Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club Meeting. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 987-1717, gvc-adk.org.
LITERARY | Central Library Book Sale; Books Sandwiched In
Bibliophiles, take note: the Central Library will hold its annual giant used-book sale in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at the Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building (115 South Ave.) beginning Thursday, March 15, with a preview sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ($5 for the public, free for Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library). The sale will continue Thursday 3-6 p.m., Friday, March 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Literally thousands of books will be offered from 25 cents to $1, with a $3 bag sale to be held Sunday, March 18, 1-4 p.m. Call 428-8322 for more info. Nighttime lectures don’t fit into everyone’s schedules, so perhaps Books Sandwiched In, the Central Library’s free, weekly bite-sized book talks are for you. These events are held each Tuesday during lunch hour (12:12-12:52 p.m.) at the Kate Gleason Auditorium at Central Library (see above address). The season’s first talk on Tuesday, March 20, covers the late head of Apple Corporation, with a review of Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” presented by Gary J. Kimmet, retired VP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for Gleason Corporation. Future topics include the legendary Rin Tin Tin, the events leading up to President Garfield’s assassination, and the sacred and profane life of master painter Caravaggio. Lunches are welcome at the talks. For more information on the series, call 428-8350 or visit libraryweb.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY 7:30 p.m. Free. No Boundaries: Inspirational Stories of the Outdoors by Leo Roth.
Jerry Grundman: “Building Your Local Brand.” Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport.
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p.m. at Unity Hospital, 1555 Long Pond Road. Free, register.
[ Thursday, March 15 ] Caroline Werner Gannett Project: Charles Burns, “Drawn in the Dark: The Art of Charles Burns.” Rochester Institute of Technology-Webb Auditorium, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-2057, cls3740@rit.edu, cwgp.org. 8-10 p.m. Free. Viet Nam War. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 3597092, hpl.org. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free, register.
[ Wednesday, March 21 ] From Disney to Drone Wars. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. 678-6870, thesquirrel.org. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Science on the Edge: “Extinct Giants, Shrinking Dwarfs: A Paleontologist’s Perspective on Madagascar’s Vanishing Ecosystems.” Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc. org. 7:30 p.m. $7-$15 single tickets. With Kathleen Muldoon, Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Dartmouth College.
[ Saturday, March 17 ] Soap Making With Herbs. Tinker Nature Park/Hansen Nature Center, 1525 Calkins Rd, Henrietta. 359-7044, naturecenter@henrietta.org. 10 a.m.-noon. Free, register by 3/16. [ Sunday, March 18 ] Season for Nonviolence Lecture: Family with Judith Lardner, Shira Peterson. 111 Hillside Ave. 4730970, info@pirirochester.org. 7-9 p.m. Free, RSVP. [ Monday, March 19 ] “How Not to Prevent Disease: A Brief History of Official Dietary Recommendations in the U.S.” Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 544-1565, mendedheartsrochester.org. 7:15 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, March 20 ] RIT Immigration Lecture Series: “Behind the Numbers: How Think Tanks Influence the Immigration Policy Debate.” Carlson Auditorium, room 1250, buidling 67, Rochester Institue of Technology, Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-6129, aahgpt@rit.edu. 2-3:30 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, March 20Wednesday, March 21 ] Grief Seminar with William G. Hoy. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 720-6000, 475-8800. Tue 6-9 p.m., Wed 9-11 a.m. & 1-3
Literary Events [ Thursday, March 15 ] Poetry Reading: Tony Leuzzi. St. John Fisher College, Golisano Gateway Midlevel, 2690 East Ave. 385-8412. 7 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, March 15Sunday, March 18 ] Book Sale: Annual Giant Used Book Sale. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, libraryweb. org. Preview sale Thu 9 p.m.-3 p.m. (Friends & Foundation of the RPL free admission, public welcome with $5 donation), Regular sale Thu 1-6 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. ($3 bag sale). $.25-$1. [ Friday, March 16 ] Book Reading: Novelist Jennifer Egan: “A Visit from the Goon Squad.” St. John Fisher College, Golisano Gateway Midlevel, 2690 East Ave. 385-8209. 3 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, March 17 ] Book Discussion: Saturday Author Salon: Michael McCarthy “From Cork To The New World: A Journey For Survival and The Flight Of The Wretched: A Journey For Survival.” Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 2 p.m. Free.
SPECIAL EVENT | St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The luck of the Irish will be on the march this weekend with the annual Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade will cut through downtown Saturday, March 17, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Starting at the intersection of East Avenue and Alexander Street, the parade will feature the fancy foot work of dance troupes, bawling of bagpipes, rumbling of drums, and a convoy of floats that will move through the city to Plymouth Avenue via Main Street. This is the 35th year for the parade, and in the past it has attracted upwards of 120,000 spectators. Parking for the event will be available at these locations: East End Garage (475 E. Main St.), Washington Square Garage (111 Woodbury Blvd.), Court Street Garage (194 Court St.), Sister Cities Garage (28 N. Fitzhugh St.), and South Avenue Garage (39 Stone St.) For more information visit cityofrochester.gov or rochesterparade.com. — BY ALEX STEINGRABER [ Sunday, March 18 ] Book Discussion: Bullying in “The Chocolate War.” Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116, books_ etc@yahoo.com. 4-5:30 p.m. Free. [ Monday, March 19 ] Poetry Reading: Free Speech Zone Series. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 260-9005, bit.ly/ rochpoets. 8 p.m. Free.
[ Tuesday, March 20 ] Book Discussion: Books Sandwiched In: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, libraryweb.org. 12:12-12:52 p.m. Free. Book Discussion: If All of Rochester Read the Same Book:”The Madonnas of Leningrad” by Debra Dean. Gates Public Library, 902 continues on page 24
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SPECIAL EVENT | Maple Sugaring Weekend
Springtime may arrive late in the north, but its sweetness is enhanced by the annual maple sugar offerings, which require the long, cold winters to produce. Learn more about the process of making maple syrup at one of the local events taking place this weekend and next. For more events, visit our calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com. The 34 Annual Maple Sugaring Weekends Event at RMSC’s Cumming Nature Center (6472 Gulick Road, Naples), held Saturdays and Sundays, March 17-18 and 24-25, explores the science of maple-syrup production, allowing participants to learn how a tree makes sap, and how humans take over from there. The program includes 100 percent pure maple-syrup tastings at the sugarhouse, sugaring demos 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and pancake meals in the visitors center 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Pancake meals cost $7-$10. Program admission sans the meal is $3 per person, or $10 per family. For more information, call 374-6160 or visit rmsc.org. Genesee Country Village & Museum (1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford) will hold its annual Maple Sugar Festival (pictured) on Saturdays and Sundays, March 17-18 and 24-25, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Walk the museum trails, partake of hands-on crafts and games, visit the Sugar Camp with its log sugar shack, view demos, and enjoy syrups made from birch sap and other plant species. An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with sausage and real maple syrup will be offered each day 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for $6-$8. Admission to the Maple Sugar Festival is $6.50-$8.50, while members and children ages 3 and younger are admitted free. For more information, call 538-6822, or visit gcv.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Literary Events Elmgrove Rd., Gates. 247-6446. 10-11 a.m. Free, register. [ Wednesday, March 21 ] Book Discussion: Brown Bag Book Discussion: “The Madonnas of Leningrad” by Debra Dean. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288375, libraryweb.org. 12-1 p.m. Free. If All of Rochester Read the Same Book 2012 selection. Book Group: American Wars: “Lafayette: Hero of the American Revolution” by Gonzague Saint Bris. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, bn.com. 7 p.m. Free.
Recreation [ Saturday, March 17 ] GVHC Hike. Oatka Creek Park, main lot, 9797 Union st, Wheatland. Gary 750-8937, gvhchikes.org. 10 a.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike. [ Sunday, March 18 ] GVHC Hike. Powder Mills Park, Park Rd., lot next to Rand Lodge. John C. 254-4047, gvhchikes.org. 1 p.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike.
[ Tuesday, March 20 ] Spring Equinox Walk. Sterling Nature Center, Off 104 East, Sterling. 315-947-6143, snc@ co.cayuga.ny.us. 7 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, March 21 ] Henrietta Garden Club Meeting. Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Rd, Henrietta. henriettagardenclub@gmail. com. 6:45 p.m. Free.
Special Events [ Wednesday, March 14 ] “Kinbaku” Presentation. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. Methens_ Lair@yahoo.com. 10 p.m. Free. A Taste of Spring GardenScape 2012 Kickoff. Monroe County Fairgrounds, 2695 E Henrietta Rd. 442-4430 x2707, dbaker@ epilepsy-uny.org. 5:30-8 p.m. $50. Celebrating Parents “Uplifting Our Future” NEAD/CDF Freedom School Luncheon. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. yragland@ neadrochester.org. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $50, RSVP. Job Fair for RNs, LPNs, and Administrative Staff. LaQuinta Inn, 717 E. Henrietta Rd.
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[ Thursday, March 15 ] 2012 RAF ADDY Awards. Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 E Main St. rafconnect.org. 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m. $15-$90, register. Screening: “A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash.” Thomas Ryan Center, 500 Webster Ave. oilcrashmovie.com. 7 p.m. Free. Screening: “Gasland.” Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. 381-3018. 6:30 p.m. Free. Single Fun Raisers Happy Hour. Valicia’s Restorante, 2155 Long Pond Road. sandraconvertino@ yahoo.com, singlefunraisers. org. 5-7 p.m. Free. Singles: Rochester’s Single Fun Raisers for people 40 and better. Taste of Ireland. Burgundy Basin, 1361 Marsh Rd., Pittsford. burgundybasin.com/ SpecialEvents.html. 6-9 p.m. $40, register. Women in Technology Series: Part II. 2000 Jefferson Road, Pittsford. intern@breaktheicemedia.com. 7 a.m. registration, 8-11 a.m. program. $20-$25, register. [ Thursday, March 15Sunday, March 18 ] Gardenscape. Fair & Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. rochesterflowershow.com. ThuSat 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $12, ages 12 & under free, seniors $10 Thu only. Northeast Modern Language Association’s (NeMLA) 43rd Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 E Main St. nemla.org. Various, visit web for details. Visit web for details. [ Friday, March 16 ] Catholic Family Center’s St. Patrick’s Charity Gala. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. 262-7020, cfcrochester.org. 6:30 p.m.midnight. $175. Irish Studies Program Conference: “Ireland Today: History and Heritage in an EverChanging World.” St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. sjfc.edu. 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Free. National MS Society Upstate New York Annual on the Move Luncheon. Locust Hill Country Club, 2000 Jefferson Rd. 2710805 x70344, Susan.Ashline@ NMSS.org. 11:30 a.m. networking, noon luncheon. Call for details. Rochester Professional Consultants Network Business Forum. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. rochesterconsultants.org. 8-9:30 a.m. Free. Two Saints Annual Fish Fry. St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene Church, 17 South Fitzhugh St. 546-7730. 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $10 donation. World Hair Happy Hour and Local Artist Showcase. World
Hair, 121 Park Ave. 473-5452. 4-8 p.m. Free. St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour Party with Food,Drinks,Raffles, DJ BUD,local artwork. [ Friday, March 16Saturday, March 17 ] Antique Show & Sale. Batavia Downs & Casino Park Rd., Batavia. bataviaantiqueshow.com. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit web for details. To Benefit the Holland Land Office Museum. [ Saturday, March 17 ] 34th Annual Maple Sugaring. RMSC Cummings Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd, Naples. 374-6160, rmsc.org. Sugaring demonstrations: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., pancake meals served 9 a.m.1 p.m. $3 admission, $7-$10 includes pancake meal. East Side Neighborhoods Bus Tour. Call for location. 546-7029 x10, rochestercityliving.com. 2 p.m. Call for details. Maple Sugar Open House. Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave. 336-3035. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nominal charge for food/crafts. Psychic Faire International. Dark Horse Coffee, Vilalge Gate, 274 N Goodman St., B120. 301-0275. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission, $30 for readings. . St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Starting on East Avenue, going to Main Street and ending at Plymouth Avenue. cityofrochester.gov. 12:30 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, March 17Sunday, March 18 ] Antiques on Campus. Nazareth College-Shults Center, 4245 East Ave. 248-0376, antiquesrochesterny.com. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6 admission. [ Sunday, March 18 ] “Red Carpet Sundays.” Club R.O.A.R., 233 Mill St. redcarpetsundays.eventbrite.com. 6-11 p.m. $5-$10. Ages 25+. 20th Annual ‘City Living Sundays.’ East High School, 1801 E. Main St. 546-7029 x10, rochestercityliving.com. 4 p.m. Free. Edibles Drag Brunch Buffet. Edibles, 704 University Ave. 271-4910, ediblesrochester. com. Seatings at noon and 2 p.m. $22, RSVP. Lighten Up: Weighing In On the Weight Debate. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd. 234-8750, rochesterveg.org. 5:30 p.m. vegan dinner, 7 p.m. program. $3 for nonmembers, bring vegan dish to pass. Village Gate Toy Show and Collectibles Sale. Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. 442-5700. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. [ Monday, March 19 ] Men’s Night. Fusion Salon, 333 Park Ave. 271-8120, fusionsalon. us. 6-8 p.m. Free. RIT Faculty Speakers Film Series: Visiting Professor Bob Deaver and “The Illusionist.” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0400, thelittle. org. 6:50 p.m., followed by discussion. $5. [ Tuesday, March 20 ] Rochester Academy of Science, Mineral Section, Monthly Meeting. Brighton Town Hall,
SPECIAL EVENT | GARDENSCAPE
Spring is in the air — or at least it should be — and to make sure you’re prepared for the season, GardenScape is here with a “Recipe for Springtime.” The 21st Annual Rochester Flower and Garden Show will be in bloom this weekend at the Monroe County Fair and Expo Center (2695 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta) starting Thursday, March 15, and continuing until Sunday, March 18. This year’s event will feature some of the area’s top landscapers creating a colorful surfeit of floral displays. The event will also be home to more than 100 vendors and daily workshops featuring local and national horticulture experts. A preview party will again be held this year, with “A Taste of Spring” taking place Wednesday, March 14, 5:30-8 p.m., to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation. Tickets for the party cost $50 and are available in advance only. Regular show hours are Thursday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets cost $10-$12. For more information visit rochesterflowershow.com. — BY ALEX STEINGRABER 2300 Elmwood Ave. 288-5683, mineralvp@rasny.org , rasny. org/mineral. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Minerals From Turkey. Screening: “Iron Jawed Angels.” Finger Lakes Community College, 4355 Lakeshore Dr, Canandaigua. flcc.edu. 6-9 p.m. Free. The Perinton Historical Society: An Evening with Susan B. Anthony. Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St., Fairport. 223-3989, perintonhistoricalsociety.org. 7:30 p.m. Free. Upstate NY EDiscovery Summit 2012. Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 2740 Monroe Ave. intern@ breaktheicemedia.com. 7:30-10 a.m. $20-$25, register. [ Wednesday, March 21 ] A Luncheon Meeting Of The Genetaska Women’s Club. Golden Ponds, 500 Long Pond Rd. 4828820. 11:30 a.m. Cost of food and drink, RSVP. Fairport Perinton Chamber of Commerce Spring After-Hours Networking event. 2 Courtney Drive. 586-9840. 5-7 p.m. $10, free to members, RSVP by 3/19. Henrietta Garden Club Meeting. Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Rd, Henrietta. henriettagardenclub@gmail. com. 6:45-8:30 p.m. Free. Soil Preparation by George Miller. Passionate Representations: Women’s History Month Film Series: “Mother: Caring for 7 Billion.” University of Rochester River Campus. angela.clarktaylor@rochester.edu. 7 p.m. Free. Reshaping Rochester: “Making a Great City” Luncheon. Radisson
Hotel, 120 E. Main St. 2710520, rrcdc.org. 11:45 a.m.1:30 p.m. $50, register. United Nations Association of Rochester Great Decisions Group. American Association of University Women, 494 East Ave. 473-7286, unar@unar.org. 12:30-2 p.m. Free.
Sports [ Wednesday, March 14 ] Rochester Razorsharks V. Charleston Gunners. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 800745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 7:35 p.m. $23.75-$32.45. [ Friday, March 16Saturday, March 17 ] 2012 Atlantic Hockey Tournament. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com. Fri 4:05 p.m., Sat 7:05 p.m. Call for details. [ Saturday, March 17 ] 2012 Niagara District USA Boxing Junior Olympic Boxing Tournament. U-Prep School, 180 Raines Park. 752-2621. 1:30 p.m. $10. Cheerleading Competition. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory.com. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, March 18 ] Volleyball Tournament. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory.com. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, March 21 ] Rochester Americans vs. Syracuse Crunch. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 800-
745-3000, ticketmaster.com. 7:05 p.m. $11-$16.
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“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Wed Mar 21-Mar 24. HFL Musicals. 619 Quaker Meeting House Rd., Honeoye Falls. Wed-Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 & 7:30 p.m. $9. june@ kidsoutandabout.com. “The Drawer Boy.” Sat Mar 17. Rochester Fringe Play Reading Series. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. 3 p.m. Free, donations accepted. 520-2940, rocfringPRS@gmail.com. “Imagining Madoff.” Thu Mar 15-Mar 18. Continues through March 25. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Thu 7 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.$18-$26. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org. Impact Theatre. Fri Mar 16. 1180 Canandaigua St. (rte 21 Palmyra town hall), Palmyra. 7:30-9:15 p.m. Free, RSVP. 315-597-3553 (wait for prompt), impactdrama. com. Mature audiences. “The Ives of March.” Thu Mar 15Mar 17. Continues through Mar 24. Black Sheep Theatre, 274 N Goodman St., D313. 7:30 p.m. $15. Special “Ides of March” March 15 show.861-4816, blacksheeptheatre.org. “The Little Dog Laughed.” Thu Mar 15-Mar 16. Continues through March 16. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Thu-Fri 8 p.m. $17-$27. 454-1260, bftix.com. “To My Friends: The Life and Death of George Eastman.” Sun Mar 18. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 7 p.m. Free. 244-0960, muccc.org. “A Raisin in the Sun” Thu Mar 15-Mar 21. Continues through March 25. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Thu 7:30 p.m. (Sign Interpreted), Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. (Sunday Salon) & 7 p.m., Wed Mar 21 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. Reading of “Spare Change” by Mia McCollough. Mon Mar 19. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 6 p.m. reception, reading, followed by a community discussion led by a distinguished panel, and the presentation of the 2012 Essie Calhoun Award. $50, register. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. “Timon of Athens.” Fri Mar 16-Mar 17. Continues through March 31. RCP Shakespeare. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 8 p.m. $5-$15. 244-0960, muccc.org. “A Year with Frog and Toad.” Sat Mar 17-Mar 18. Rochester Children’s Theatre. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. Sat-Sun 2 p.m. $11-$17. 385-0510, rochesterchildrenstheatre.org. March 18 performance interpreted for the deaf & hard of hearing. “You Say Tomato, I Say Shutup.” Thu Mar 15-Mar 17. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m. $29-$36. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.
Theater Auditions [ Wednesday, March 14 & Friday, March 16 ] “The Robin Hood Caper” The Footlight Players. Masonic
THEATER | “Timon of Athens”
Shakespeare enthusiasts — and people who just want to experience the Bard’s work — should make sure to not miss out on the Rochester Community Players’ performance of “Timon of Athens.” From Friday, March 16, through March 31, RCP’s Shakespeare Players shingle will stage the oft-ignored tragic tale. Director James Landers adapts the story of a man who is generous to a fault. Timon loves to give to his friends in excess. When the money runs out, the protagonist finds himself in debt, and his “friends” abandon him as he retreats to the wilderness and becomes a misanthrope. As time takes a toll on the wanderer, Timon discovers that Lady Luck isn’t quite as gracious as he once was. Shows this week run at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave.) Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5-$15. For more information visit rochestercommunityplayers.org or MuCCC.org, or call 234-7840. — BY ALEX STEINGRABER Temple of Spencerport, 133 South Union St., Spencerport. 7 p.m. Free. No March 15. 2256163. [ Friday, March 16Saturday, March 17 ] Random Acts! Comedy Show. The Space Theater, Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main St., Door 2, Floor 2. Fri 7-9 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. rochesterimprov@gmail.com. [ Saturday, March 17Sunday, March 18 ] Willy Wonka Jr. Best Foot Forward, Eastview Mall. 1-3 p.m. Free. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids.com. Bring a photo of yourself & come prepared to sing a song & recite a poem (ages 4-9)/ monologue (age 10-16). [ Tuesday, March 20Wednesday, March 21 ] Geneva Theatre Guild: Auditions for Playwrights/Playreadings; also seeking directors. Presbyterian Church, 24 Park Place, Geneva. 7-9 p.m. Free. 315-946-6686, gtglive.org.
Workshops [ Thursday, March 15 ] RCTV Special Effects Workshop. RCTV, 21 Gorham St. 325-1238, rctv15.org. 5:30-7 p.m. $10, free to members. Topics in Spirituality: Hidden Messages in Water from Masaru Emoto. Penfield Community Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8655, penfield.org. 7 p.m. $10, register.
[ Sunday, March 18 ] Spiritual Explorations through a Jewish Lens: Food, Connecting Our Stomachs to our Souls. Temple Emanu-El, 2956 St Paul Blvd. schwartzljs@gmail. com. 2-4 p.m. Free. Write, Publish & Promote Your own Book Seminar. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 1-4 p.m. $30, two for $45, register. [ Monday, March 19 ] Cooking Class: Food & wine pairing, Tim Caschette from Good Luck & Janine Wasley, Certified Wine Sommelier from Max’s Chophouse. Rosario Pino’s, 349 W Commercial St #1620, East Rochester. 2677405, rosariopinos.com. 6-8 p.m. $60-$90, register. Spring Green Cleaning Workshop. Organica Jane’s, 90 South Main St., Canandaigua. organicaj@yahoo.com. 7 p.m. $10, register. [ Tuesday, March 20 & Thursday, March 22 ] Creative Writing Workshop for Adults. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 3597092, hpl.org. 6:30-8:30 p.m. no Wed. Free, register. Must attend both sessions.
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Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua 21 JUMP STREET: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1, 3:05, 5:10; ACT OF VALOR: 7:10, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1:30, 4; GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE: 9; GONE: 7:10; also Fri-Sun 3:10; THE HUNGER GAMES: Thu midnight; JOHN CARTER: 7, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1, 4; JOURNEY 2: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND: 7; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; THE LORAX (3D): 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; PROJECT X: 7:15, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:15, 5:15; SAFE HOUSE: 9:15; also Fri-Sun 3; THIS MEANS WAR: 7:10; also Fri-Sun 1, 5:10; A THOUSAND WORDS: 9; also Fri-Sun 1, 5; THE VOW: 7; also Fri-Sun 1, 3; WANDERLUST: 7:10; also Fri-Sun 5:10.
Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. THE DESCENDANTS: 7; GONE: 8:55; HUGO: Fri-Sun 4:15.
Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 21 JUMP STREET: 1:25, 2, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:45, 9:30, 10:20; ACT OF VALOR: 1:50, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05; THE ARTIST: 4:55, 9:50; GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (3D): 1:30, 4:40, 7:50, 10:35; JOHN CARTER: 1:15, 7:30; also in 3D 12:45, 4, 4:30, 7, 10, 10:30; THE LORAX: 1:35, 4:20, 6:40, 9:20; also in 3D 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:55, 10:10; PROJECT X: 4:25, 7:05, 9:55; also opencaptioned 1:05; SAFE HOUSE: 12:50, 4:05, 6:55, 9:35; SILENT HOUSE: 1:20, 4:35, 6:45, 9:25; THIS MEANS WAR: 1:10, 7:15; A THOUSAND WORDS: 1:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40; TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS: 12:55, 4:15, 7:10, 9:45; THE VOW: 1:45, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25; WOMAN IN BLACK: 1:40, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15. continues on page 28
Bad times in Barsoom [ REVIEW ] BY GEORGE GRELLA
“John Carter” (PG-13), directed by Andrew Stanton Now playing
The cinema owes a great debt to Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose jungle adventure novels provided the foundation for more than three dozen movies (so far) featuring the exploits of that truly noble savage, Lord Greystoke, aka Tarzan the Ape Man, particular favorites of my youth. He also wrote other stories of improbable adventure, including a science-fiction series about John Carter, an American who becomes a great hero on Mars. Now the new blockbuster, simply
(and inadequately) titled “John Carter,” based on Burroughs’s “The Princess of Mars,” introduces audiences to other facets of the master’s work. The picture exhibits the rich muddle of early pulp fiction, mingling elements of Victorian melodrama, numerous contradictory anachronisms, pure fantasy, and the sort of retro sci-fi known among contemporary fans as steam punk (as opposed, say, to the currently popular cyberpunk). It features material from sword-andsandal flicks, aliens and monsters right out of the “Star Wars” series, a familiar fairy tale subplot, some classical references, and mystical mumbojumbo that now and then resembles the “Matrix” pictures. With stuff like that, it’s guaranteed to entertain a good many viewers eager for the summer season of spectaculars. Moving back and forth through flashbacks, the picture shows Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabora) himself, reading the journal of his uncle John Carter, played by the appropriately named Taylor Kitsch, relating his great adventure on Mars. Carter, a Confederate veteran
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prospecting in Arizona, discovers a cave full of gold and a glowing medallion, which magically transports him to Mars, a place very like the Arizona he left. He discovers that the diminished gravity of the planet allows him to leap to great heights and perform numerous acrobatic maneuvers, handy attributes in the battles he fights. He finds himself engaged in several plots revolving around the thousand-year war between two great Martian cities, Helium and Zodanga, the Athens and Sparta of the planet its inhabitants call Barsoom, a story sketched out in a voiceover narration. One of them involves Princess Dejah of Helium (Lynn Collins), forcibly betrothed to the cruel leader of Zodanga, Sab Than (Dominic West), in order to save her city from destruction. After numerous hesitations and a series of captures and imprisonments, Carter naturally agrees to assist the beautiful princess in the defense of Helium and the defeat of Sab Than. Beyond that fairytale plot, a whole other set of circumstances demands John Carter’s attention. The first actual Martians John Carter encounters, the Tharks, differ drastically from the quite human inhabitants of Barsoom. The Tharks look like the sort of aliens the pulps traditionally favored and that we rightfully expect — tall, green, noseless, and multi-armed like a Hindu deity, they incarcerate Carter before they realize that his superior strength and agility can aid them against their enemies, other Thark tribes. Carter
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“Friends with Kids” (R), written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt Now playing
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ultimately enlists them on the side of Princess Dejah in a climactic battle against Sab Tham. Although the movie falls short of the array of monsters in such lavish sci-fi epics as “Star Wars,” it provides a few memorable beasts, like the huge eight-legged creatures the Tharks ride into battle, a weird cross between an elephant and perhaps a worm, and another that Carter saves that becomes his faithful, almost canine companion. In one of his several imprisonments, he also fights like a gladiator in a Roman arena against two giant white apes that a bad Thark employs to kill him. “John Carter” displays a really amazing and even wonderful mixture of contradictory and incomprehensible anachronisms. The inhabitants of Helium and Zodanga dress in the sort of abbreviated Greco-Roman outfits usually associated with Cecil B. DeMille classical orgy flicks. They wield swords and spears, now and then shooting some strange firearms; despite their weapons and attire, they also fly around in some really stunning aircraft that sprout wings and hover and glide like mechanical dragonflies. As usual, the filmmakers barely exploit the 3D techniques that now seem mandatory for cinema spectaculars. The special effects, the stunts, the aliens, the monsters, the battles all work perfectly well, but the script runs on and on, repeating itself endlessly, and when the action wavers, cramming in another plot and more characters. Barsoom, Helium, and Zodanga, after all, should be quite enough.
Last summer the smug “Friends With Benefits” asked whether two attractive, compatible people could just enjoy physical intimacy without all that romantic baggage. The answer, you may recall, was apparently not, as the film abandoned its quasi-evolved thinking in exchange for a mad, crowd-pleasing dash to the happily-ever-after. Jennifer Westfeldt’s new comedy “Friends With Kids” also posits an alternative situation, one where two attractive, compatible people decide to have a child without all that romantic baggage. In this day and age, it seems only fitting that a storyteller would wonder what possibilities might exist beyond the traditional family unit. But the bland, bourgeois “Friends With Kids” is unfortunately not that film, instead opting to abandon its quasi-evolved thinking in exchange for a mad, crowd-pleasing dash to the happily-ever-after.
Chris O’Dowd, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Jon Hamm in “Friends With Kids.”
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Oh, calm down; I didn’t spoil anything. If Westfeldt hadn’t written the unsurprising script, you could easily have done it for her. Westfeldt also stars as Julie, part of a devil-may-care sextet of 30something New Yorkers who, flashing forward four years, are largely buried under the demands of children. Julie and Jason (Adam Scott, NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) are the sole singletons of the group, and after observing their miserable friends, the longtime pals decide to have a baby but remove the complicated stress of romance from the equation. Westfeldt makes sure we know that Julie’s biological clock is tick-tocking, but why a shallow ladies’ man like Jason would choose to tether himself to a child is a mystery for the ages. Their joint collaboration goes well at first, with Julie and Jason taking turns in the dating pool (her with the twinkly Edward Burns, him with a decent Megan Fox) when they’re not exhausted from all the self-congratulation in praise of their forward thinking. The wheels, of course, fall off as reality sets in, only to have everything set romantically right at the appointed time. Now, it was easy to believe Julie and Jason as platonic besties because Westfeldt and Scott had no chemistry at all, so when Jason finally cops to both love and lust for Julie, we sigh with disappointment and hold out hope for a film that will explore complicated modern truths instead of using conventional family values as a means of rom-com escapism. The blame for this misfire lies with Westfeldt; her directing is serviceable, but her flavorless acting consists mostly of a pained look atop a series of really cute boots, and her sitcommy screenplay is completely without nuance. She paints her characters in the broadest of strokes, from the knuckle-dragging husbands to the screechy wives. And, most horrifyingly, she wastes half of the
“Bridesmaids” cast; Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm play a formerly scorching couple reduced to boozy resentment, while Maya Rudolph and the charming Chris O’Dowd play bickering marrieds. During the ski-cabin dinner interlude, it’s Hamm’s intense performance, delivering a bitter, achingly honest speech about marriage and family, that ultimately exposes “Friends With Kids” for the cowardly, redundant fluff that it is. The opening scenes of the imperfect but
intriguing “Kill List” seem like we’re in for a fairly typical British kitchen-sink drama, featuring an unhappy couple warring over topics like the grocery spending and the husband’s unemployment, an argument punctuated when Jay (Neil Maskell) upends the table during an uncomfortable dinner party. But then filmmaker Ben Wheatley throws us a curve. It’s not that Jay’s on the dole; it’s just been eight months since Jay’s last job... as a hit man. “Kill List” follows as Jay, along with his business partner Gal (Michael Smiley, the Irish techie from the BBC’s excellently trashy “Luther”), gets entangled in a complex new assignment. And when Jay’s latest client seals the deal with a blood pact, Wheatley switches it up yet again, as “Kill List” veers off into weird occult territory with welcome echoes of “Angel Heart” and “Eyes Wide Shut.” The script, by Wheatley and Amy Jump, asks more questions than it answers; challenging on occasion, at other times feeling like an artsy cop-out. But the behind-the-camera work is better than it needs to be, with pulsing sound design and handheld, verité cinematography that allows the dread to percolate. Be warned, though: the Yorkshire accents are thick and so is the gore, with “Kill List” earning comparison to “Drive” for its operatic bursts of stunningly graphic violence.
KILL LIST
Friday, March 16, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 5 p.m. A pair of desperate working-class hitmen take a job from a mysterious client, sending them on a bleak journey that becomes increasingly (and literally) hellish. A cunning mixture of three very British genres — kitchen-sink melodrama, gangster flick, and occult horror — Kill List is a smart, critically acclaimed thriller that also functions as an unsettling allegory for the state of contemporary England. (Ben Wheatley, UK 2011, 92 min.)
PICKPOCKET Movies for movie lovers, 6 nights a week. New Release
Tuesday, March 20, 8 p.m. Both an exploration of criminality and a plea for redemption, Pickpocket follows the young Michel as he’s initiated into the Parisian underworld of petty theft. As Michel’s acts grow more brazen, Jeanne, the neighbor of his mother, looms in the background as an angel in the flesh. No crime movie more fascinated by the immediate and technical details of stealing and less concerned with its rewards. (Robert Bresson, France 1959, 75 min., French w/subtitles.)
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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] 21 JUMP STREET (R): Jonah Hill co-wrote the script for this tacky-looking 80’s redo, in which he and Channing Tatum go undercover at a high school to bust a drug ring. Johnny Depp cameos, and Ice Cube yells. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster BEING FLYNN (R): Paul Weitz’s adaptation of Nick Flynn’s memoir “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City” tells the story of a young writer (Paul Dano) who crosses paths with his estranged alcoholic father (Robert De Niro) while working at a homeless shelter. With Julianne Moore. Little, Pittsford JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (R): Jason Segel plays the title character in the latest from Jay and Mark Duplass (“Cyrus”) about a 30-year-old slacker who encounters his destiny when he finally leaves mom Susan Sarandon’s basement to go buy wood glue. With Ed Helms. Little INTERVISTA (1987): This occasionally surreal blend of documentary, fiction, and memoir
Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. 21 JUMP STREET: 2:30, 5, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 10; also Fri-Sun 12:05; ACT OF VALOR: 2:50, 5:20, 7:45; also Fri-Sat 10:10; also Fri-Sun 12:25; THE ARTIST: 2:25, 4:40, 7; also Fri-Sat 9:15; also FriSun 12:10; BEING FLYNN: 2:20, 4:50, 7:20; also Fri-Sat 9:40; also Sat-Sun 12; FRIENDS WITH KIDS: 2:40, 5:10, 7:35; also Fri-Sat 9:50; also Fri-Sun 12:10; HUGO (3D): 3:50; also Fri-Sat 9; THE HUNGER GAMES: Thu midnight; THE IRON LADY: 1:30, 6:40; JOHN CARTER: 1:20; also in 3D 4:10, 7:10; also Fri-Sat in 3D 9:55; KEN DAVIS FULLY ALIVE: Thu 7:30; THE LORAX: Fri-Sun noon; also in 3D 2:10, 4:20, 6:30; also Fri-Sat in 3D 8:40; A SEPARATION: 1:15, 3:55, 6:50; also Fri-Sat 9:35.
Tinseltown USA / IMAX 247-2180 2291 Buffalo Rd. 21 JUMP STREET: 11:40 a.m., 1, 2:20, 3:40, 5, 6:20, 7:40, 9:05, 10:20; ACT OF VALOR: 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10:05; GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (3D): 2, 7:10; JOHN CARTER: 11:25 a.m., 6:15, 9:20; also in 3D 1:35, 2:40, 4:50, 8:05; also in 3D IMAX 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15; JOURNEY 2: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND: 12:20; also by Federico Fellini unfolds as a Japanese TV crew comes to interview the maestro while he makes a film at Rome’s famed studio Cinecittà. Dryden (Thu, Mar 15, 8 p.m.) KILL LIST (2011): This genredefying British import follows a working-class contract killer whose already shaky emotional state is tested when a shadowy client hires him for a hellish job. Dryden (Fri, Mar 16, 8 p.m., and Sun, Mar 18, 5 p.m.) PAYMENT DEFERRED (1932): Charles Laughton plays a London bank clerk who tries to catch up on his debts by poisoning his wealthy nephew and using his money. With Ray Milland and Maureen O’Sullivan. Dryden (Wed, Mar 14, 8 p.m.) PICKPOCKET (1959): From French writer-director Robert Bresson comes this crimedrama about a young man who turns to pickpocketing as a means of survival but finds a creative outlet as well. Dryden (Tue, Mar 20, 8 p.m.) TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1963): Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Robert Mulligan’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved novel about a lawyer (Oscar winner Gregory Peck) in 1930s Alabama who defends a black man wrongly accused of raping a white girl.
in 3D 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10; THE LORAX: 11:15 a.m., 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9; also in 3D 11:50 a.m., 12:40, 2:25, 3:10, 4:55, 5:40, 7:20, 8:10, 9:50, 10:20; PROJECT X: 11:20 a.m., 1:40, 3:55, 7:05, 9:55; SAFE HOUSE: 112:45, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30; SILENT HOUSE: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10; STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 (3D): 12:25, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50; A THOUSAND WORDS: 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45; TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS: 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:35; THE VOW: 11:30 a.m., 4:30, 9:40.
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for this 3D take on the classic environmental parable about the residents of Thneed-ville and their dealings with the grumpy but charming guardian of the land. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster FRIENDS WITH KIDS (R): Jennifer Westfeldt stars in her filmmaking debut alongside Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, and Jon Hamm in this romantic comedy about two platonic friends who decide to have a baby. With Maya Rudolph, Edward Burns, and Megan Fox. Henrietta, Little, Pittsford GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (PG-13): Nicolas Cage returns in this uneagerly awaited sequel as Johnny Blaze, whose fiery alter ego is called upon to prevent the Devil from taking human form. With Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, and the Highlander himself, Christopher Lambert. Canandaigua, Culver, Tinseltown GOOD DEEDS (PG-13): Writerdirector Tyler Perry stars in this romantic comedy-drama as Wesley Deeds, an ambitious businessman who falls for a single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. With Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, and Phylicia Rashad, Culver, Henrietta, Tinseltown JOHN CARTER (PG-13): Andrew Stanton’s (“Wall•E”) first liveaction directing job is a sci-fi epic based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs serial about a Civil War veteran (Taylor Kitsch) who
gets involved with local politics after being transported to Mars. With Willem Dafoe and Samantha Morton. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (PG): Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, and Josh Hutcherson (“The Kids Are Alright”) star in this family adventure about a teen who goes looking for his explorer grandpa. Also starring Luis Guzmán and Vanessa Hudgens. Canandaigua, Eastview, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster PROJECT X (R): This comedy, shot documentary style, tracks one night in the lives a trio of high-school seniors who decide to throw an epic party. Starring a bunch of kids you’ve probably never heard of. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster SAFE HOUSE (R): Denzel Washington appears to be in sexy, swaggering bad-guy mode as Tobin Frost, a rogue CIA operative who becomes Ryan Reynolds’ problem when even badder guys come gunning for them. With Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga, and Brendan Gleeson. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster A SEPARATION (PG-13): Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for this domestic drama about the discord between a wife hoping to leave their country for
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a better life and a husband who wants to remain and care for his ailing father. Little, Pittsford SILENT HOUSE (R): Elizabeth Olsen follows up “Martha Marcy May Marlene” with this real-time remake of a Uruguayan horror flick about a woman trapped inside her family’s remote lakeside retreat as weird stuff is going down. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13): McG’s first film since 2009’s “Terminator: Salvation” is this romantic action comedy starring Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as spies who go to battle for the love of Reese Witherspoon. Featuring Chelsea Handler and Angela Bassett. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Henrietta A THOUSAND WORDS (PG-13): This comedy (let’s hope!) stars Eddie Murphy as a fast-talking literary agent forced to budget his words when a magical Bodhi tree makes him think before he speaks. Co-starring Kerry Washington and Cliff Curtis. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE VOW (PG-13): Take the lovable hunk from “Dear John” (Channing Tatum), add the tempestuous rich girl from “The Notebook” (Rachel McAdams), marry ‘em off, throw in a pinch of amnesia, and make him woo her all over again. Next, start crying. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Webster
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[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Name of limited liability company: Seneca Building of Monroe County LLC (“LLC”). Date Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) February 1, 2012. LLC organized in Delaware on December 22, 2011. NY county location: Monroe. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process c/o the LLC, One Circle Street, Rochester, New York 14607. Address required to be maintained in jurisdiction of organization or if not required, principal office of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, Delaware 19904. Copy of formation document on file with: the Secretary of State of Delaware, P.O. Box 898, Dover, Delaware 19903. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of IOOB MC, LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 01/18/12. Off. loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail process to: 460 Buffalo Rd, Roch, NY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BUFFALO ROADS HOLDING, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of BUFFALO ROADS HOLDING, LLC, a NYS LLC Formation filed with SSNY 02/08/2012. Its principal office is in Monroe County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as its agent and the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it is: The LLC, 837 Buffalo Road Rochester NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful purposes. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PARK 54 ENTERPRISES, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of PARK 54 ENTERPRISES, LLC, a NYS LLC Formation filed with SSNY 01/26/2012. Its principal office is in Monroe County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as its agent and the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it is: The LLC, 54 Park Avenue Rochester NY 14607. Purpose: Any lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] ABID REALTY, LLC a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/25/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nabil Abid, 98 Timrod Dr., Rochester, NY 14617. General Purposes.
[ NOTICE ] Ads Payment Services, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/8/2011. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 60 Barrett Dr., Suite C, Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] B & G POOL SERVICE, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/8/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Thomas J. Smith Jr., 26 Brian Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] BAXBAR MULTI REALTY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/29/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 465 Main St., Ste. 600, Buffalo, NY 14203. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 2255 Lyell Ave., Ste. #201, Rochester, NY 14606. [ NOTICE ] EISCO Scientific, LLC filed Arts. Of Org. with NY Dept. of State: 1/3/12. Office is in Monroe County. SSNY is designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to 1577 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 203 , Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] JIMMY Z’S TEXAS HOTS, LLC a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/28/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 53 Main St., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] LEEWARD LAKE PROPERTIES LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 1/27/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Lefay Byrne & Lafay P.C., 36 W. Main St., Ste. 770, Rochester, NY 14614. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of Shop Peppermint LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/30/12. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail
a copy of any process to LLC,121 Fairfax Rd, Rochester , NY 14609. General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of LINKS LIMITED, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/12. 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, 2753 Baird Rd, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Alpha and Omega Economic Development, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/9/2012. 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, 471 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Big Time Fishing Adventures, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/2011. 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, 914 Old Way Dr, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BLUE SPRUCE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/2012. 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, 86 Alpine Road, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of East Ave. Ventures, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/2012. 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, 1870 South Winton Road Suite 220, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of EXILEONMAINSTPROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: c/o Ciminelli & Ciminelli, 421 Penbrooke Drive, Suite 2, Penfield, NY 14526-2045. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of FAIRPORT BREWING COMPANY, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/11/11. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 57 Dewey Ave, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Microbrewery [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lyndon Corners Plaza, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/31/12. 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 5 Split Rock Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mark Allen Heating & Cooling Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mark Allen, 45 Cedarfield Commons, Ste. F-A, Rochester, NY 14612, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of MOLINA PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/11. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 8 Fieldstone Ln. West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Poker One, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/12. Off. loc.: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RCD PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/27/12. 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 LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RLWEB61, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/17/2012. 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, 16 Old Elm Dr., Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Roc City Sammich, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY(SSNY) on 02/01/2012. 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 LLC at 828 Hinchey Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SIRRAH PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/23/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 3 Gateway Rd., 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 Sweet Sammie Jane’s, LLC filed under the original name Sweet Sammie Jane’s Catering and Bakeshop, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/14/11. 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 62 Pinewood Knoll, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of DFS Corporate Services LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/30/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 2500 Lake Cook Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015. LLC formed in DE on 9/29/10. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust
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Legal Ads > page 33 Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Flats, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/2/12. NYS fict. name: Flats NY, LLC. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in MN on 2/27/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Sam Feldman, Esq., 3445 Winton Pl., Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. MN and principal business addr.: 12 S. 6th St., Ste. 715, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Cert. of Org. filed with MN Sec. of State, 60 Empire Dr., Ste. 100, Saint Paul, MN 55103. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of SINTEC US LIMITED. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/09/12. Office location:
Monroe County. LLC formed in Pennsylvania (PA) on 05/02/08. Princ. office and PA addr. of LLC: 1705 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of the Commonwealth, Comm. Of PA, PA Dept. of State, Corp. Bureau, P.O. Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of The Outdoor Group, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/7/12. Office location: Monroe County. Principal business addr.: 235 Middle Rd., Henrietta, NY 14467. LLC formed in DE on 1/9/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401
Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Only This Moment, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 8, 2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 8 Royal Birkdale Court, Penfield, NY 14526. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] The DiProsa Group, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/19/2011. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 821 Houston Rd., Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WorldTech IT, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/8/2012 LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
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against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at c/o Jason M. Kiefer, Esq., 145 Culver Rd., Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ZMJ Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/28/2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 1429 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION ] IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 08-163-FD09 Division: Family SHAWN CRADDOCK, Petitioner, and REINALDO PACHECO LORENZI, JR., Respondent TO: Reinaldo Pacheco Lorenzi, Jr., 410 Grand St., New York, New York 10002-3646 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Step-Parent Adoption has been filed against you. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Scott T. Orsini, of The Orsini & Rose Law Firm, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 118, St. Petersburg, Florida 33731, within 28 days from the first date of publication, and file the original with the clerk of this court at Pinellas County Courthouse, 545 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Florida 33756, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the AMENDED petition. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING MAY 21st, 2012 at 11:30 am Judge Peter Ramsberger Pinella’s County Court House DATED this 28 day of February, 2012. KEN BURKE CLERK CIRCUIT COURT, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL 33756-5165 BY: /s/ SUSAN C. MICHALOWSKI, Deputy Clerk [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: PAUL GUERRIERI & ASSOCIATES, PLLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)
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on 02/17/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: PAUL GUERRIERI & ASSOCIATES, PLLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BTEVM, LLC ] BTEVM, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/1/12. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10011 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COLEADD PROPERTIES, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is ColeAdd PROPERTIES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 3/6/12. 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 30 Crestwood Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JLMW WALWORTH, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is JLMW WALWORTH, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 2/24/2012. 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 275 Commerce Dr., Rochester, NY 14231. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] LAYER 3 CONSULTING, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on November 23, 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 process served on him against the LLC is 1645 LYELL AVENUE, STE. 200, ROCHESTER, NY 14606. 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 FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is Balta LLC. The articles of organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on February 3, 2012. The office of the LLC is located at 35 Sandpiper Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534 in Monroe County. NYSS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to 35 Sandpiper Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534. The LLC is organized for any purpose authorized by law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) is Atlantic Avenue Capital Partners LLC. The articles of organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on January 10, 2012. The office of the LLC is located at 2 State St., Ste. 1125, Rochester, NY 14614 in Monroe County. NYSS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The NYSS shall mail a copy of any process to 2 State St., Ste. 1125, Rochester, NY 14614. The LLC is organized for any purpose authorized by law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Enalas LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on March 1, 2012. Its principal place of business is located at 14 Vantage Drive, Pittsford, 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 14 Vantage Drive, Pittsford, New York 14534. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PLLC ] Urgent Care Now Medical, P.L.L.C. has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State
on February 21, 2012. Its principal place of business is located at 60 Barrett Drive, Webster, 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 60 Barrett Drive, Webster, New York 14580. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of medicine.
this action. Judgment amount: $138,321.11 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: March 2012 Charles Noce, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585 324-5767
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF OLD SCHOOL PAINTING, LLC ] Art. of Organization filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11-15-11. Office of location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent if LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 550 Mt. Read Blvd., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 20119901 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Donald E. O’Mara; Monroe County Department Of Human Services, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated March 2, 2012 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 April 11, 2012 at 11:00 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, lying and being in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe, State of New York, known and described as Lot No. 19 as laid down on a map made by W.R. Storey, Surveyor, and filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 69 of maps at page 25. Said Lot No. 19 fronts 50 feet on the easterly side of Mildorf Street, is 50 feet wide in rear and is 100 feet deep, as shown on said map. Tax Account No. 107.73-1-26; Property Address: 44 Mildorf 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: $27,671.25 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: March 2012 Thomas Solomon, 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. 2010-14927 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs James S. Hinman; Joan K. Hinman, a/k/a Joan B. Karas-Hinman, f/k/a Joan B. Karas; Jeffrey Latinville, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 27, 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 April 4, 2012 at 1:00 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 Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, known and described as Lot No. 27 as shown on a map of Irondequoit Gardens, Section 3, which map is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe in Liber 138 of Maps, Page 76, and situate on the south side of Minocqua Drive. Tax Acct. No. 076.19-2-30; Property Address: 103 Minocqua Drive, Town of Irondequoit, 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
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[ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD The royal family of Qatar, apparently striving for art-world credibility, purchased a Paul Cezanne painting (“The Card Players”) last year for the equivalent of about $250 million, which is twice as much as the previous mostexpensive painting sold for. (Qatar is vying with the United Arab Emirates to become the Middle East’s major intellectual hub.) At the same time that Qatar’s purchase was made public in February, artwork of the probable value of about $200 million became news in reports of the imminent Facebook initial public offering. Graffiti artist (“muralist”) David Choe stood to make about that amount because he took stock instead of money to paint the lewd themes on the walls of Facebook’s first offices. Even though Choe was quoted as saying, originally, that he found the whole idea of Facebook “ridiculous and pointless,” his shares today are reportedly worth up to one quarter of 1 percent of the company.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit — Last year, the Cape Town, South Africa, “gentlemen’s club” Mavericks began selling an Alibi line of fragrances designed for men who need excuses for coming home late. For example, as men come through the door, they could splash on “I Was Working Late” (to reek of coffee and cigarettes) or “My Car Broke Down” (evoking fuel, burned rubber and grease). — Bipartisanship: White supremacist Richard Treis, 38, was arrested in February in St. Louis, along with his alleged partner, black gang member Robert “Biz” Swinney, 22, and charged with running a huge methamphetamine operation. The two, who had met at a prison halfway house, had allegedly meshed their unique talents -- Treis as a meth cook and Swinney as a skilled street seller who recruited
people to buy restricted pseudoephedrine products from pharmacies. Said a deputy, “They put away their differences to get the job done.”
Science on the Cutting Edge — Can’t Possibly Be True: “(A) growing number of scientists” are at work on biocomputer models based on movements of slime to solve complex-systems problems, according to a December report in London’s Daily Telegraph. Though slime molds are single-cell organisms lacking a “brain,” said professor Toshiyuki Nakagaki of Japan’s Future University Hakodate, they somehow can “organize” themselves to create the most direct route through mazes in order to find food. Said professor Atsushi Tero, of Kyushu University, ordinary computers are “not so good” at finding such ideal routes because of the quantity of calculations required, but slime molds seem to flow “in an impromptu manner” and gradually find the best routes. — Medical Marvels: (1) Claire Osborn, 37, of Coventry, England, was diagnosed in October with an aggressive, inoperable throat-mouth cancer and given a 50 percent chance of survival. However, less than a month later, during a severe coughing spell, she actually coughed out the entire tumor in two pieces. Subsequent tests revealed no trace of cancer in her body. (Doctors hypothesized that, fortuitously, the tumor was growing on a weak stalk that was overcome by the force of the cough.) (2) In January, doctors at North Carolina State University performed knee-replacement surgery on a cancer-stricken house cat. Such surgery on dogs has been done, but because of cats’ smaller bones and joints, doctors had to use micro techniques usually employed on humans.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let stubbornness or jealousy stand in the way of true love. Size up your situation, and be blunt but genuine regarding your feelings and your intentions. Mixing business with pleasure will bring excellent results as long as you aren’t impulsive. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Step up and step out, set ground rules and make your move. Socializing will lead to love and romance. Take part in events, activities and entertainment you enjoy, and you will discover someone that is the perfect fit for you emotionally, mentally and physically.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your versatility and desire to try new things will make you a good candidate for a partner looking for adventure. Attending and participating in an event that attracts thrill-seekers will lead to an interesting encounter with someone looking for the same things as you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The more original you are, the more attention you’ll get. Do your best to entertain whomever you feel akin to, and you will find a way into this person’s heart. Consistency will count for something, so make sure to mean what you
say. Reneging will leave a bad impression. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Engage in activities that promise to bring you the excitement and adventure you are looking for. It’s the partner who can keep up with you who will end up winning your heart. Spontaneity coupled with a challenge will raise your romantic interest. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have trouble deciding with whom you want to spend more time. Romantic opportunities are prevalent, but you must be sure you end up with the person best suited to you and your lifestyle if you are looking for a long-term relationship.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t give in to someone trying to push his or her will on you. Equality is a must in a relationship if you want it to go the distance. Communication will help decide if you are on the same page as someone you find attractive. Don’t sell yourself short. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look for someone who can contribute to the challenges you want to take on. An original approach to the way you do things will attract someone with a uniqueness that fits into your plans. A passionate approach will lead to romantic success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Going out and having fun will attract partners who want to tag along for the ride. Before making a commitment to someone make sure you mean what you say. It’s not nearly as easy to break up as it is to hook up, should you change your mind. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ve got all the right moves, passion and finesse to capture the heart of someone special. Your stable and practical nature will make a lasting impression and attract someone who wants the same things out of life as you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look at the pros and cons of a serious relationship to determine if you are ready to move toward commitment before you become too chummy with someone interested in you. It’s better to develop the friendship first and see where that leads. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may want to backtrack when it comes to love. Let past experience keep you from making a mistake that will stand in the way of your happiness. If there is someone you can’t let go of, tell this person how you feel and what you want.
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HomeWork A cooperative effort of City Newspaper and RochesterCityLiving, a program of the Landmark Society.
A Strawberry Brick Tudor 2200 St. Paul Street As the city expanded north in the early 20th century, a number of elaborately crafted Tudor Revival style houses were built on both sides of the river. Constructed in 1930, the one at 2200 St. Paul St. has the typical Tudor’s steeply gabled front, half-timbering, numerous bay windows and exuberantly patterned brickwork. This 2919 square foot house on its 1/3 acre plot has lavish details—leaded glass windows and doors and hardwood floors throughout, lovely gumwood trim and an elaborate façade. All are the work of true craftsmen. Unusually, both entrances are on the same side. The main door features a small open porch and leaded glass. It leads to the living room, which stretches across the whole front of the house, from a bright curved bay sitting area at one end, to the fireplace at the opposite end, with its brickwork patterned like the façade. The room is brightened by a second bay window and an archway leads to the large dining room, which also features a bay window. The large kitchen has a walk-in pantry at one end, and a bay windowed eating area at the other. The flow of rooms is perfect for entertaining. Upstairs there are more hardwoods and leaded glass. The four bedrooms have plenty of closet space. The largest has a twin of the front bay window and an original wall safe. The house also has two full baths and a powder room. The attic is huge and bright,
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and heated with a pellet stove. It is presently used as recreation space. The second outside door leads to the basement, refinished in the 1960s as a dentist’s office. It would make a fine office for an in-home business or the partitions could be removed to adapt the space to a new use. There is another beautiful original fireplace that could be the centerpiece of a new family room. There is ample parking in the driveway and around the original two-car garage, which was designed to match the house. The backyard is fenced and private, simply and handsomely landscaped. Priced at $145,000, this property faces Seneca Park, with its nature trails and zoo, and is convenient to the expressway, Ridge Road shopping, and Irondequoit. St. Paul Street runs from downtown to the lake, affording access to urban and lakeside activities. There will be an open house this Sunday, March 18 from 1-3 p.m. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this spectacular house. For further information, call Melba Monaco of Nothnagle Realtors at 585-230-4110. by Barbara Parks Barbara is a city resident and Landmark Society volunteer.