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Lyme disease and climate change
Your piece on Lyme disease (“Lyme Disease on the Rise”) mentioned that because Monroe County is “experiencing fewer periods of extreme cold weather… that could mean more deer ticks are surviving through the winter.” While true, it stops short of naming the underlying reason we now have Lyme disease in Rochester: that is, climate change. Ten years ago there had never been a single case of Lyme disease contracted here. As warming has occurred, the habitat of deer ticks has extended northward. The same holds true for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus, an infection that had never been recorded here until just a few years ago, and, like Lyme, is now increasing. Most Americans are not too concerned about climate change because it seems so remote and not really directly having any impact on them. Any time an opportunity arises that illustrates that climate change is impacting us here and now is of value. For instance: lilacs in Highland Park are, on average, blooming eight days earlier than they did 100 years ago, so that eventually it is likely the time of the Lilac Festival will have to be moved earlier. ANDREW STERN
Stern is associate professor of neurology at the UR School of Medicine and is executive director of the Lost Bird Project.
more dollar and discount stores. We definitely have enough. SANDY BRADY-FERRENTINO
Sea Breeze could use lots of help. The town really messed up when they ran that expressway extension behind the town, on very desirable and scenic property that could have been used for a park and housing, helping to create a walkable village and more shops and restaurants. Instead, that road bypasses the village. Dumb. JOHNNY
Medley Center should be condemned and the property taken from the owner. Demolish the structure and turn the land into a green space that can be easily maintained by a minimal crew of town employees with the type of mowing equipment used along highways. End of problem. The last thing Irondequoit needs is to end up a visual monstrosity like Henrietta. ANCIENT ANGLER
Poverty’s impact
On the recent California court ruling that teachers’ job protections such as tenure are unconstitutional:
I say poverty is unconstitutional, as it has the ability to impede students right to a quality education when they are not receiving proper dental care, are lacking eyeglasses if needed, and have poor nutrition. I am certainly not implying that being poor equates to being unable to learn. But it can certainly set up some major roadblocks. Now let’s talk about how these factors weigh on my performance. I’m all for a fair evaluation process, but until we stop teacher bashing and focus on quality living conditions, you’ll never get me to agree to this whole teachingunion-bashing fiasco. LISA DIRENZO ENGLERT
Planning Irondequoit On the drafting of a new comprehensive plan for the Town of Irondequoit: I just hope as we
grow that we keep our green areas that make Irondequoit beautiful. Revitalize old buildings instead of cutting down trees and clearing lots to make new. And please, no
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The RPO vision
Like Gil French (Feedback), I too am jarred by RPO board chair Dawn Lipson’s stated vision for the RPO of the future. I believe her to be wise and well-meaning, but Video Games Live and cutting the classical
concerts to six or seven? I’ve been a long-time supporter of the RPO, with a preference for classical concerts as opposed to pops, and this notion is not sitting well. HAROLD JEWELL
Outfox the polls
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s recent unexpected primary loss to a virtually unknown challenger not only highlights the flaws in current polling methodology, but also signals hope for reengaging an increasingly apathetic electorate. Incredibly, a week before the primary, Cantor’s internal polling erroneously indicated that he was leading by 34 percent over newcomer David Brat. He ended up losing by 10 percent, and the cause may be attributed to outdated survey methods as well as a form of civil disobedience on the part of poll participants (untruthful answers to poll questions). It is estimated that 35 percent of the US population uses a cell phone only and has no land telephone line. This presents a problem for pollsters who rely primarily on phone surveys. Combine this with an increasing unwillingness by younger voters to participate in political polls (or a willingness to deliberately deceive the questioner), and we have a recipe for increasingly unpredictable election results. This is a positive result. No incumbent should ever feel comfortable that a victory is “in the bag” and that they can do as they please with regard to policy positions, constituents be damned. Therefore, we as voters are under no obligation to give pollsters truthful answers. After all, the majority of polling organizations are for-profit entities, and many have ulterior motives and hidden agendas. So let’s have a little mischievous fun. When contacted by a pollster, I suggest that we don’t tip our hand and tell them whom we’re actually voting for; make up an answer or say, “I’m undecided.” I submit that more people would vote if the result seemed less predetermined and preordained by the major media outlets. MICHAEL A. BERTOLONE
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
We have a casino glut! “Casino Boom Pinches Northeastern States.” That was the headline on a Wall Street Journal story last week. There are now so many casinos and racetrack racinos in this region that their owners are pleading for help, the Journal said. And state governments are worrying as a big source of tax revenue shrinks. Really? And is anybody surprised? “More casinos have opened in the Northeast over the past decade than in any other part of the country,” said the Journal, “and the expansion is causing upheaval in the region. States that adopted gambling earlier than their neighbors, such as Delaware, New Jersey, and West Virginia, are watching dollars drain away, and new projects have some wondering how many facilities the area can support.” And more are on the way. According to the Journal, 12 more are planned in the area from Massachusetts to Maryland. And I’m not sure that counts the four that New York voters approved last November. A recent Fitch Ratings report described our market as “reaching a saturation point,” said the Journal. But so what? This is private enterprise. Competition is good. If we build too many casinos, if some casinos are bigger and better than others, if some win and others lose, who cares, except the losers and their investors? The problem, of course, is that other people do lose. They lose jobs. And the municipalities and counties hosting the casinos get hurt, too. Their budgets, which counted on casino tax revenue, are now out of whack, forcing cuts in government services. In some cases, the casinos got tax breaks to help them get off the ground. If the casinos don’t succeed, the taxes the governments thought they’d get eventually won’t materialize. And guess what else: Some of the casinos that are fighting competition are now asking for tax cuts. But never mind all that. New York’s governor and state legislature look at the casinos in other states and see visions of wealth. I thought they were wrong when they were pushing the casinos, and I still think they’re wrong. The deck is stacked. And the fix is in. But our governor and his fellow gamblers are ignoring the odds. The lure of easy money is just too great to resist. On another note: Ain’t politics wonderful?
It’s been fascinating to watch State Senator Ted O’Brien, who is in a tough fight to hang onto his seat. O’Brien’s
If we build too many casinos, if some win and others lose, who cares, except the losers and their investors?” district includes Democrat-leaning Irondequoit and part of Rochester but also some Republican suburbs. And his opponent is a Republican with huge name recognition: former WHEC anchor Rich Funke. We might have expected O’Brien, a solid Democrat, to be a strong supporter of progressive legislation like college funding for children of undocumented immigrants and college classes for prison inmates. But he was one of a handful of Democrats who sided with Republicans and killed those bills. O’Brien found a way to explain his votes: He’s representing the will of the people in his diverse district, he said. While I wish O’Brien had been a leader in those votes instead of a poll-watcher, few politicians have the luxury of ignoring voter sentiment. We need to judge elected officials’ entire record, not snippets of it. Another O’Brien move has me wondering where his head is at, though. Rich Funke is no longer on the evening news. But he’s still on television, in ads promoting Piehler car dealerships. The ads are strictly business: no politics, no mention of Funke’s candidacy. But the O’Brien campaign says they’re a form of campaign advertising, and it wants them taken off the air. Few of us are surprised at much of anything in politics these days, but this is a real curiosity. I’ve stopped counting the number of O’Brien promo pieces I’m getting at home. They’re not “ads.” They’re “reports” from my state senator, produced and mailed with State Senate funds, courtesy of the taxpayers. O’Brien doesn’t like the Piehler ads, but he has no problem, apparently, having the public fund part of his campaigning. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Schools construction rumor control
The Rochester Joint Schools Construction Board struck back at media reports about a federal investigation of alleged wrongdoings in the first phase of the $1.2 billion schools modernization project. In a written statement, the board said that, contrary to some assertions, the project’s program manager and executive director are not under investigation.
Rochester grad rate down slightly
The Rochester City School District’s graduation rate is 43 percent, according to the State Education Department. That’s a slight drop from the previous year. Rochester is the only one of New York’s big five districts to see a decline. Buffalo’s students made the biggest gain, rising from 46.8 percent to 53.4 percent.
So much suing
The East Irondequoit school board voted to pursue a lawsuit against Bersin Properties, owner of Medley Centre. The district says it’s trying to recover money
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that Bersin owes from a canceled tax incentive agreement. Bersin is already suing the district, the Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, and Monroe County to try to preserve the agreement.
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Legislator goes all in
Democratic County Legislator Justin Wilcox submitted a memorializing referral — essentially an official memo to other governments — opposing a casino in Monroe County. The referral asks the state and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to take the Legislature’s views into consideration before approving any casino in the county.
POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Crunch time in the Legislature
The State Legislature has a long-standing tradition of passing a slew of legislation on the last day or two of its session. This year, the crunch included bills for a medical marijuana program, an extension of the brownfields tax credit program through early 2017, and a bill to add Family Court judges, including one for Monroe County.
Dems want breastfeeding rooms
Legislature Democrats announced legislation requiring the county to designate specific rooms in most county-owned buildings for employees and the public to breastfeed or pump. Under existing law, the county must provide the space on an as-needed basis.
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You can breathe easy. Sparklers are now legal for short periods of time during the year. FILE PHOTO
The medical marijuana bill was perhaps the biggest deal to emerge in the final days. Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders had negotiated the bill for the better part of the week, and eventually settled on a rigid program. Only patients with very severe conditions, such as cancers and certain degenerative nerve diseases, will be allowed access to medical marijuana, though not in smokeable forms. The Legislature also passed a bill to allow the second phase of the $1.2 billion Rochester City School District Facilities Modernization Program to proceed. The project’s first phase is under scrutiny by the FBI, so the legislation was controversial. Citing the investigation, Democratic Assembly member David Gantt and Republican
Assembly member Bill Nojay voted against the bill. The Legislature also passed bills to renew Rochester’s red light camera program and to allow the state to sell property to Monroe County for a new children’s detention center. And the state legalized sparklers, a cause championed by Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle. Earlier in the session, the Assembly passed legislation requiring manufacturers to phase out certain toxic chemicals from children’s toys, clothing, and furniture. But the Senate didn’t pass the bill before the session ended. The Senate also didn’t pass other legislation approved by the Assembly, including the 10-point Women’s Equality Act and the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.
“There’s a little bit of concern. Over the last 20, 30 years, those neighborhoods have all kind of worked really closely together, have really good relationships with each other. When issues come up, we kind of work together to address them.” [ MIKE MAHONEY ]
NEIGHBORHOODS | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
Police reorg splits Southeast It’s not exactly buyer’s remorse — after all, the police reorganization hasn’t happened yet — but some neighborhood leaders are concerned that if the restructuring goes through as proposed, it could damage long-established working relationships. Many neighborhood groups have pushed for changes in policing to improve response times and police-community relations. The concern is mainly coming from the Southeast neighborhoods that make up Sector 6, which includes Highland, South Wedge, Swillburg, Upper Mt. Hope, and other neighborhoods. The Rochester Police Department is reorganizing from two full sections — one on each side of the city — and a smaller downtown substation to five sections spread around the city. Initial plans for the police reorganization were presented in April. The proposed map splits up the Southeast neighborhoods that currently work and plan as the single Sector 6; responsibility for policing the sector would be split among three different police districts. “There’s a little bit of concern,” says Mike Mahoney, chair of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association. “Over the last 20, 30 years, those neighborhoods have all
kind of worked really closely together, have really good relationships with each other. When issues come up, we kind of work together to address them.” The map makes the South Wedge part of the downtown police district, for example, and puts the Upper Mt. Hope neighborhood in a separate police district with the 19th Ward, the PlymouthExchange neighborhood, Bull’s Head, and the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood. There is confusion and concern, too, over whether the coverage area of the city’s Southeast Neighborhood Service Center would stay as it is or change to conform to the new police districts. Communication could be hindered if the lines don’t match, neighborhood leaders say. Nancy Johns-Price, administrator of the Southeast Neighborhood Service Center, declined comment on the police reorganization except to say that everyone has to get on board. The NSC administrators will make the new system work, she says, whatever it is. “That’s what we’ll do, because that’s what we do,” she says. Mahoney says that, overall, residents are excited and happy about the police
Lieutenant Mark Simmons. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
reorganization. And he says he’s been told that the new maps are not set in stone. “They’ve been very open and listened to us,” he says. “So we’re optimistic that something will get worked out.” Lieutenant Mark Simmons, who is on the reorganization team, says he’s aware of the concerns about coordination of services between the RPD and the Neighborhood Service Centers, and that there are options on the table to address those fears. He declined to discuss those options, however, except to say that the team will try to minimize disruptions caused by the reorganization.
ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE
Water plan irks residents The International Joint Commission has sent a report to the United States and Canadian governments recommending a plan to manage Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels. The two governments have to approve the plan before it can go into effect. But some south shore property owners, including many in the Rochester area, are unhappy with Plan 2014. They say it would result in damage to their property — and they won’t be compensated. The commission is a USCanadian group that handles issues involving water bodies shared between the countries. US and Canadian commissioners say that Plan 2014 balances the interests of hydropower operators, the environment, commercial shipping, recreational boaters, and shoreline property owners. The plan’s supporters say it would allow Lake Ontario water levels to more closely follow natural patterns. David Fay, senior engineering adviser on the commission’s Canadian staff, says lakeshore property owners would see more periods of higher water, but also an increased number of low-water periods. Officials say that Plan 2014 would increase shoreline maintenance costs by about 13 percent, largely through repairing sea walls to prevent erosion. But the IJC doesn’t have the authority to tell the governments to provide mitigation funding to southshore residents.
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When Mathew Shurka told his father that he's gay, he says his dad was initially supportive and understanding. “My father gave me the best answer any son could ask for, ‘No matter what happens, I love you,’” Shurka says. But then his father began to worry that Shurka, who lives in New York City, faced a life of struggle and loneliness, Shurka says. And in his effort to help, he came across conversion therapy — a pseudo therapy that usually aims to change LGBTQ people into heterosexuals — and encouraged his son to pursue it, Shurka says. Following the advice of a therapist licensed by New York State, Shurka didn’t speak to his mother or sisters for three years. He was supposed to avoid even casual conversation with women so he didn’t acquire their feminine characteristics, his therapist said. Conversely, being around young men was supposed to encourage him to be more masculine by supporting his interest in sports, cars, and young women. Shurka, 26, began conversion therapy when he was 16. He saw four different licensed mental health professionals in five years. During that time, he says he committed himself to converting to heterosexuality; his self-worth became intrinsically linked to succeeding. “I could see my father was terrified,” Shurka says. “I acted out of fear because I didn’t want to lose my father’s approval.” Conversion therapy, also known as reparative therapy, attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation — usually from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual. Women and transgender individuals have also undergone the therapy. The controversial practice has been around in some form for more than 100 years, but more recently it has come under intense scrutiny as young LGBTQ survivors become more public about their experiences. It’s unclear how many people have undergone conversion therapy, says Allison Steinberg, a spokesperson for Empire State Pride Agenda. Exact numbers are hard to come by, she says, partly because there are many different organizations offering it. But some state lawmakers have reported hearing deeply troubling stories from the LGBTQ community. A bill banning state-licensed therapists from engaging in efforts to change the sexual orientation or gender identities of minors was recently passed by the State Assembly. Under the bill, mental health professionals caught practicing conversion therapy could lose their license.
Although LGBTQ leaders were confident that a Senate version of the bill would pass in the final days of the legislative session, the bill never made it out of committee. The legislation does not ban conversion therapy altogether; it bans licensed practitioners from offering the therapy to people age 18 and younger, Steinberg says. And it protects heterosexual youth from conversion therapy, too, she says. If the legislation had passed, New York would have joined California and New Jersey in prohibiting licensed mental health professionals from offering conversion therapy. There is no credible scientific evidence
that shows conversion therapy works. Most mainstream medical and mental health organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association, oppose the practice. They describe it as a scam that can cause psychological harm. Exodus International was the organization leading what’s often referred to as the ex-gay movement, but the group disbanded last year after more than 30 years in operation. Some of its own officials no longer believed sexual orientation could be changed. But other organizations have quickly filled the void. “Conversion therapy has often been centered around conservative communities of faith,” says Scott Fearing, executive director of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. The promise that finding a relationship with God will cure a person of homosexuality is often used as a pretense to convert the person to Christianity and for the church to build a following, Fearing says. The state legislation would not stop religious organizations from performing conversion therapy, Fearing says. And many mental health practitioners offer conversion therapy, too.
“Sexual orientation conversion therapy was the treatment of choice when homosexuality was thought to be an illness,” writes Douglas Haldeman, a Seattle-based therapist and researcher on human sexuality. “Despite the declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness, efforts to sexually reorient lesbians and gay men continue.” Conversion therapists often use loose interpretations of Freudian psychology to explain attraction to the same sex. Shurka says that one of his therapists told him that his attraction to men stemmed from early childhood trauma. He was told that the trauma could be as subtle as exposure to an overbearing mother or a father’s rejection, he says, or it could be the result of something more overt and disturbing such as sexual molestation. “Because of the trauma, I kept trying to find the cause,” Shurka says. “Conversion therapy caused me to think it was my mother and father’s fault.” But conversion therapy treatments tend to be based more on behavioral modification techniques — some of them quite radical by any standard. There are reports of young gay men receiving electric shocks to different areas of their bodies, including their genitals, when they see homoerotic images. For a little more than a year, Shurka says, he thought his therapy might be working. “I was more popular [in school],” he says. “I learned how to walk and talk in the stereotypically masculine ways.” He says he thought if he had sex with young women it would further his conversion, “except my attraction to men was still there and getting worse.” When it became clear that the therapy wasn’t working, Shurka says he began having panic attacks. He dropped out of school and says he became suicidal. Shurka abandoned conversion therapy for a while and then re-entered because he says he was overwhelmed with a sense of failure. Even after his mother told him that she loved him and that it didn’t matter whether he was straight or gay, Shurka says he couldn’t find relief. “I blew up at her because I didn’t want to fail,” he says. “I had put all of this time into this.” A turning point for Shurka was when California Governor Jerry Brown signed that state’s anti-conversion law, he says.
Mathew Shurka, a conversion therapy survivor, says young people often pursue the therapy because they’re trying to please others. PHOTO PROVIDED
Shurka says that while he never envisioned himself as an LGBTQ activist or as a political person, he was so moved that he created a four-minute video for the “It Gets Better” project. The campaign uses celebrity and noncelebrity videos to tell LGBTQ youth that suicide in the face of discrimination and bullying is not a solution. Shurka’s “I Survived Conversion Therapy” video, which tells some of his story, has been widely viewed. Shurka strongly supports the New York legislation, he says. And he’s extremely critical of public figures such as Texas Governor Rick Perry, who recently compared homosexuality to alcoholism. Perry’s comment was widely viewed as meaning that homosexuality is a disease that can be controlled, and drew sharp criticism. He later backpedaled slightly, saying that he “stepped in it.” “This man has no idea of how much harm he’s doing,” Shurka says. “I can’t imagine the impact he’s having on LGBT people living in Texas.”
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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.)
Film chronicles environmental movement
The Flying Squirrel Community Space will show the documentary film “A Fierce Green Fire” by Mark Kitchell at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 7. The film, which is based on the book of the same name by author Philip Shabecoff, chronicles the history of the envi-
ronmental movement. It will be shown at 285 Clarissa Street.
Anti-drone protest in Niagara Falls
Peace and anti-drone activists from Western New York will hold “Fly Kites, Not Drones” from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 6. Participants will gather on the east side of the 107th Airlift Wing New York Air National Guard Base in Niagara Falls, New York, to fly kites to protest drone use. Infor-
mation: (585) 703-9230 or (716) 884-0582.
Dryden’s Hoffman tribute
The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House will host a film-series tribute to late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman beginning in July. Hoffman, a Rochester native, died in February. The twopart series will screen more than 15 films, including Boogie Nights, Happiness, Magnolia, and Capote. Information: Dryden.eastmanhouse. org or (585) 271-3361.
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Dining
From Dogtown, pictured on the left is the Golden Retriever (front) and Chicago Bulldog (back). The restaurant also offeres sandwiches, burgers, and traditional sides, like onion rings (right). PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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There might not be a more quintessentially American summer food than the hot dog. When the weather gets hot, franks get the backyard grill treatment, feeding packs of kids damp from a Slip ‘n’ Slide. Hots are served from wheeled carts to people looking for a quick, workday lunch. And perhaps unlucky wieners lazily roll on convenience store heating elements, waiting to be paired with Coke slushies and purchased as a road trip snack. You might argue that the hamburger has the hot dog beat as the classic American summer sandwich. But burgers don’t get the same kind of regional treatment as hot dogs, which speaks to the hot dog’s culinary pervasiveness. Cincinnati piles its dogs with cheese and cinnamon-scented chili; NYC likes them snappy with yellow mustard, sauerkraut
and sweet, cooked onions; Chicago heaps on raw onions, tomatoes, a dill pickle spear, relish and celery salt. And that’s just the start; check online at bit.ly/USAhotdogs for a state-bystate overview. With summer upon us, it’s time to enjoy the weather and eat hot dogs. Dogtown is a fine place to do both. The menu offers up almost 20 hot dog variations, each focused on an American or International frankfurter style. Dogtown also serves sandwiches, burgers, plates, vegetarian options, and daily specials. The hot dog selection starts with a Zweigle’s German Style Frank, which is slimmer and longer than the more familiar pop-open red hot. It doesn’t snap when bitten into, nor is it mushy. The flavor is mild with a hint of nutmeg, like baloney, making it a good foundation on which to build different creations. The buns are cutto-size Martusciello’s Bakery’s French bread, the bulk of which makes it a little tough to get your mouth around, but it stands up to everything that’s heaped upon it. You’re not going to eat these hots without making a mess. It should be noted that the hot dog offerings are inspired by — if not totally faithful to — the originals. A move
done by design, not by carelessness. For example, Dogtown’s take on the NYC standard is the German Shepherd ($3.50). This style was made popular by big-name hot dog purveyors like Nathan’s and Papaya King. The Shepherd is loaded with sauerkraut, sautéed onions and mustard — a good frank, but not an exact replica of the original. The sauerkraut is fairly mild and the onions are powerful, not like the Big Apple’s sweet version bathed in a tomatoey sauce. The Chicago Bulldog ($4) is piled high with mustard, relish, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, pepperoncini peppers, and celery salt. It’s a riot of flavors — sweet, savory and salty — and the fresh cold toppings against the heat of the dog is appealing. Also fresh and flavorful is the Calcutta Cur ($4), flavored with Indian spices, notably cumin, and topped with a bright orange-yellow mango salsa. With the Golden Retriever ($4), a hot dog is flanked by strips of greasy bacon and covered with melted cheddar. It reminds me of a grilled cheese stuffed with a hot dog and bacon — basically, a heart-attack on a bun. (Outside our area, this is called a danger dog.) It’s too heavy and rich for
my tastes, but it would do a good job offsetting a night of drinking. The Cincinnati Red Dog ($3.50) is topped with shredded Cheddar and Dogtown sauce which is inspired by Cincinnati-style chili. This type of chili is thinner than the Tex-Mex kind, is made without beans, and seasoned with varying combinations of cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and cocoa. Dogtown’s version is a little different — it’s a touch spicier and thicker, though a bowl of it wouldn’t hold up a spoon. Another departure is the dog’s assembly: instead of topping the dog with chili then cheese, Dogtown does the reverse and tops the dog with cheese before chili. This allows the cheese to melt around the dog keeping it in place and maximizing the amount of cheese that makes it into your mouth. The German style hot dog found in each of these can be swapped out for an all-beef hot dog, veggie dog, or one of the other styles of sausage on the menu. At the suggestion of the counter staff, I ordered a Greek Stray ($4) with an Italian sausage (with a $1 upcharge). It was an excellent suggestion. The anise and garlic flavors in the sausage harmonized with the tzatziki, fresh tomatoes, onions, feta cheese, olives, and pepperoncini peppers. Split lengthwise, the sausage was seared until it developed a deep brown crust and then laid across a lightly grilled roll, cut to suit a sub sandwich. There are a few items that miss the mark.
Both the macaroni and coleslaw ($2 each) tasted flat. The split plate ($7.50) was fine but not my favorite. Here a cheeseburger and a hot dog sit on top of your choice of two sides: home fries, macaroni salad, French fries, baked beans, or coleslaw. It’s then topped with mustard, onions, and Dogtown sauce — the same sauce that tops the Cincinnati Red Dog. I prefer the standard Rochester hot sauce on my plates, and missed its presence. Still, it’s easy to overlook these issues when eating al fresco on Dogtown’s patio. Set back from the street, it’s partially shaded by trees and a new trellis that covers about 75-pecent of the seating area. It’s a nice way to get a mini-break in the middle of the workday, or to soak up the warm evening breezes while people watching. Order a side of their gigantic onion rings ($3), too. They might not be the summer classic that hot dogs are but they are great partner for Dogtown’s dogs. Share your food and restaurant tips with Laura Rebecca Kenyon on Twitter at @LauraKenyon. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971). Sandra: She's a Beauty Standing, 2012. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, LEHMANN MAUPIN, NEW YORK & HONG KONG, AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK. © MICKALENE THOMAS
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[ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Children spend their lives orbiting their origins, barely conscious of the gravity their parents’ lives have on their own. Much like our relationship with the sun, we absorb our parents’ nourishing offerings, and too often their role as parent eclipses the equally crucial parts of their lives which have nothing to do with us. The journey to adulthood involves acknowledging our parents as whole people, and learning about ourselves and others from this experience. Through October 19, George Eastman House will host Mickalene Thomas’ 2012 film, “Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman,” which provides a vignette of the life of Sandra Bush, the artist’s mother. The film, created in the last year of Bush’s life, is accompanied by photography and an intimate, room-sized installation. As a whole, the work includes themes of beauty, identity, love, pride, revelation, and closure. Thomas is known in the contemporary art world for her depictions of AfricanAmerican women, reminiscent of 1970’s-style Blaxploitation art, her subjects confronting the viewer while radiating a confident sexuality. The women in Thomas’ provocative photographs and paintings are posed in bold garments or recline on mismatched, kitschy patterns, mimicking the sprawling nude odalisques from 19th-century French Impressionist paintings. Many of her photographs serve as the basis for complicated, collaged paintings spangled with colorful sequins. It would be hard to overstate how impressive the New York-based artist’s achievements are. Thomas received her BFA from Pratt Institute in 2000 and her MFA from Yale University in 2002, and has had exhibitions at major institutions across the United States and Europe, including Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum in California, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, The Renaissance Society in Chicago, and at Brooklyn Museum. She has been the artist-in-residence at The Versailles Foundation Munn Artists Program in
Giverny, France, at Yale/Norfolk, and at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Thomas’ portrait of Michelle Obama was the first individual portrait done of the First Lady and was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery’s 2010-11 “Americans Now” collection. Through the course of her career, Thomas has shifted from abstract work to figurative work with abstract elements, to portraiture, and most recently, to storytelling through film. As an adult and working artist, Thomas reconnected with her estranged mother, former “Black is Beautiful” era model Sandra Bush. Bush became her artistic muse and stars in many of Thomas’ paintings and photographs as “Mama Bush.” “Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman” is the result of Thomas’ desire to fill in the gaps of her understanding of her mother’s life. The 23-minute film is showing in Eastman
House’s Project Gallery, situated to the left immediately inside the museum’s main entrance. This smaller exhibition space has been split into two long rooms, the first of which is brightly lit and decked out with wood paneling and cheerful 1970’s wallpaper in tertiary colors, with a few pieces of furniture to match that era. In this first room, a collection of several large-format portraits of “Mama Bush” adorn the walls, each pulled from different sessions of Thomas’ photo shoots with her mother. From these portraits, we gain a keen sense of the captivating woman that Sandra Bush was. Her self-possessed poise and magnetism shine through the picture plane. But through the short film, we gain a fuller picture of the trials and vulnerabilities that “Mama Bush” overcame. Through a doorway in the long wall of the first room, viewers cross over into a dimlylit, more intimate room where the film is looping, projected onto a large screen. This tiny theatre is outfitted with furniture and objects from Sandra Bush’s home, as well as an assortment of furniture constructed by Thomas herself, using fabric in vibrant,
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mismatched patterns. Smaller photographs and collages by the artist adorn the walls. The story of the work’s creation is one of immense bravery on the parts of both mother and daughter. As her mother’s health rapidly declined, Thomas took her final opportunity to ask questions about her mother’s divorce from her father, and about the years that a teenaged Thomas spent away from her mother, living with her grandmother, before making her way into the art world. The exhibit is an impressive choice for George Eastman House. It features the work of a contemporary working artist — an African-American woman who has successfully and brilliantly broken into the Western Canon with portraiture that flips and challenges the traditional depictions of black muses — and includes mixed media artwork beyond photography and film. The project asks the audience, in a way, to step right into the pictures themselves. “Our director, Bruce Barnes, had seen Mickalene’s film exhibited in a similar installation at Lehmann Maupin in the fall of 2012 and wanted to find a way of showing it here at Eastman House,” says Lisa Hostetler, Eastman House Curator-in-Charge of the Department of Photography. “Plans had not yet been made for that when I arrived here in December 2013, but I knew of Mickalene’s work and agreed with him that it would make a nice George Eastman House show.” Hostetler took on the task of organizing it with Thomas’ studio after they visited
Eastman House in January 2014. It was agreed that the exhibition would focus on Thomas’ photographs and film relating to her mother. “Mickalene’s work in general centers on concepts of beauty, how those notions are impacted by race and gender, and the relationship between artist and muse,” Hostetler says. “But by focusing on her work about her mother, all of these things came into sharp focus. In addition, the exploration of the mother-daughter relationship in these works was also important, because photographing family and loved ones is so much a part of most people’s experiences with photography. So the theme was particularly appropriate for George Eastman House.” “Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman” is a loving tribute to a proud woman who pulled
herself out of abusive relationships and drug addiction, who treated others well, and who smiled with her head held high even as she weakened and suffered from sickle cell anemia and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Bush died in 2012 from complications with kidney failure. Thomas’ work is relatable in that it represents the universal fact that some of the people we know most intimately are in a way strangers. It holds an honest depiction of the process of piecing together parts of ourselves through understanding the lives that touch our own. It took almost year to make the film, from conception to the finish. During that time, Bush spent more time in the hospital than out and the interviewing took place
Mickalene Thomas (American, b. 1971). Lounging, Standing, Looking, 2012. Three chromogenic development prints. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST, LEHMANN MAUPIN, NEW YORK & HONG KONG, AND ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK. © MICKALENE THOMAS
in separate sessions as space for resting and emotional responses required. Some of the original footage was shot with Thomas’ HD camera, including scenes in the hospital. Later footage was recorded using a Red Digital Cinema Recorder after Thomas began working with film producer Tanya Selvaratnam and what the artists described as a small and sensitive crew of people. Throughout the short film, Thomas is only present as a stoic voice periodically asking questions, and more subtly, as the evidently important presence whose reactions Bush anticipates as she answers honestly, and at times, hesitantly and emotionally. Bush’s story, told through dialogue and images, touches on her childhood with religious parents; her marriage and divorce; her modeling career cut short when the model Iman arrived from Africa; her addiction to drugs; rehabilitation; adoption of Buddhist practice; and reconnection with her adult daughter Thomas, who made her the “star of the art world,” as Bush beamingly phrased it. Thomas says her childhood memories of her mother are of “this very statuesque, beautiful, woman. She was always active and social, and really good to her friends.” Thomas describes her mother as progressive — she was a vegetarian, and raised Thomas and her brother as vegetarians; she was a practicing Buddhist for 37 years, and befriended individuals from different backgrounds. “Culturally she was so diverse, as far as what she exposed my brother and me to, and
I think that has a lot to do with who I am today,” Thomas says. We each move through a period of time where
our parents fall from their god-like pedestal sand as the children, we are then tasked with picking them up and figuring out where to set them. By making a muse of her mother, Thomas helped Bush realize the dreams that weren’t actualized through a modeling career. As an adult, Thomas’s work has involved discovering her mother as an entire person, separate from the expectations of the child. By allowing her mother to be vulnerable and fallible, the woman’s strength became ever more poignant. In preparation for the film, Thomas consulted with her mother’s older brother. “I’d ask him about her, and try to figure out what was appropriate to ask her, because he knew a lot,” she says. “And I wanted to confirm, ‘well, if I ask this, do you think she’s gonna answer it?’ So I was able to prepare myself with more questions, and create a list of things I wanted to reconcile, or that I wanted to hear from her.” The questions led to revelations, and the process became a conversation. “It was really intense at times, like, okay, maybe we should stop right here, maybe we should let this be it,” Thomas says. The artist withheld many of these revelations from the film, because she didn’t feel some of the information was appropriate for a wider audience. Sandra Bush did see the film before she died. Due to the sensitive nature of so continues on page 12 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
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much of the content, Thomas returned to her mother repeatedly to show her edits, and respectfully removed anything that her mother would rather keep private. After about six months of editing down close to 100 hours of footage into less than 30 minutes, Thomas says her mother was surprised that the sweet, loving portrait was the outcome of the interviews for the film. “She said she thought I was angry with her, and she wasn’t sure how I was going to take the information she shared,” Thomas says. According to Thomas, Bush loved the work, but her only complaint was that she wanted her wrinkles removed. “She thought I airbrushed her photographs, and I told her that I never did. But she wanted me to airbrush the video. I said, well, ‘I don’t think I can do that!,’” Thomas says. “She was surprised that the film was about her, as the subject of my work. It made her feel really good.” Thomas sought out the people involved in some of the more sensitive details revealed in the film. The piece was planned to air on HBO, and Thomas went to her father to ask him to see the film and sign off on the veracity of what Bush discusses regarding him. “So I met with him, and he watched the film,” Thomas says. “He said, ‘Yeah, I was a young punk. I was a real young punk. I did those things. I’m a different guy now.’” Thomas’ father reconciled with her mother in the last five years of her life, after reaching out to her because he knew she was sick.
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Mickalene Thomas has taken this
opportunity to reflect on herself and learn from her muse. “My mother was so much more of a forgiving type of person than I was,” she says. “I think I’ve become more forgiving of people’s failures and weaknesses” as a result of looking at her life. Thomas says she also finds herself accepting and forgiving her own weaknesses and failures, and being more open to allowing others to take care of her. Take this exhibition for example. Thomas, who was accustomed to working alone on her installations — which consists of building custom furniture, sewing fabric pillows, and installing various elements to transform a space into a living environment — accepted support from Eastman House in constructing this work. “The planning process took about three months, and the actual manual labor took five full days with a team of between 3 and 6 people working extended hours,” Hostetler says. Thomas says her mother will continue to be her muse. “I have so much work and photographs of her from different photo sessions. I’m also finding new ways of including her in my work. I’m doing a similar show in Chicago about her, the film’s going there,” she says. For this show, Thomas is preparing sculptures made from some of her mother’s “artifacts,” including jewelry, shoes, clothing, quotes that Bush would write on
Mickalene Thomas, Detail of installed living room for viewing the film "Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman." PHOTO COURTESY GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE
cards, and sculptures made by Bush in some of the art classes she had taken later in life. Thomas says she will bronze these objects, creating a room full of intimate monuments, and include them in a larger presentation to be shown for the first time in September. Through this extension, Thomas says she will continue to explore how her mother was really involving herself in her life. The artist is also moving toward more storytelling in film. A 20-minute version of a new film project will be presented at
two of her upcoming art shows in Monaco and in Paris. The short is a sequence of two female lovers gazing at each other, Thomas says. She plans to extend the work, “which will unfold into this love story between two people, told through visual image, she says. The film is a slower-paced journey, and the only sound is sort of a white noise, the artist says. The work will be presented in large scale: “intimate, but also sort of grandiose.”
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Music
Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Saturday, July 19. CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. 8 p.m. $25$85. Cmacevents.com; frankievallifourseasons.com. [ ALT-COUNTRY ]
Justin Townes Earle. Friday, September 19. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 8 p.m. $20. Waterstreetmusic.com; justintownesearle.com. [ ELECTRONIC ] Bassnectar. Friday, October 3. Main Street Armory, 900 East Main Street. 7 p.m. $39.50-$50. Rochestermainstreetarmory. com; bassnectar.net.
Lucinda Williams
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARK AT MANHATTAN SQUARE, 353 COURT STREET 6:30 P.M. | $5 | CITYOFROCHESTER.GOV/PITP; LUCINDAWILLIAMS.COM [ ROOTS ROCK ] Lucinda Williams’ self-titled 1988
album, is one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time. The first time I caught her casual bluesy wail, I was hooked. Then I saw her live and I was sold. Though somewhat of a balladeer a la Parsons and Prine, the threetime Grammy winning Williams is actually a rocker at heart. She is country, blues, rock ’n’ roll, and an achingly beautiful example of Americana before the genre got crowded and vague. The Kenneth Brian Band and Teressa Wilcox will also perform. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Bernunzio’s Jazz Fest Series THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 27 BERNUNZIO UPTOWN MUSIC, 112 EAST AVENUE VARIOUS TIMES | FREE | BERNUNZIO.COM [ JAZZ ] Bernunzio Uptown Music, perhaps best known to Rochester citizens as purveyors of rare and vintage musical instruments, has transformed into a truly unique music venue for the Rochester Jazz Festival. Bernunzio’s Jazz Festival Series features eight days of music to coincide with the Jazz Festival, and the remaining days include local favorites the Djangoners, the Rochester Ukelele Orchestra, and delta blues group Cold Sweat Roc. Seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis, so be sure to arrive early to ensure a good spot. — BY ALEXANDER JONES
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Scott H. Biram. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $10-$12. [ BLUES ]
Curtis Salgado. Dinosaur
David Gray with the Rochester Theater Organ Society SUNDAY, JUNE 29 ROCHESTER AUDITORIUM THEATER, 885 EAST MAIN STREET 2:30 P.M. | $15 | RTOSONLINE.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] Young theater organist David Gray
visits the Rochester Theater Organ Society on Sunday to share his acclaimed skills. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1990, Gray has earned recognition for his talents, including awards from the American Theatre Organ Society. Created during the silent film era, the theater organ contains an array of sounds that can give the effect of a full orchestra. Gray will perform on the Mighty Wurlitzer during the RTOS’ June concert. Free for members. — BY NICOLE MILANO
Wisdom Kids THURSDAY, JUNE 26 BOULDER COFFEE (SOUTH WEDGE), 100 ALEXANDER STREET 8 P.M. | FREE | BOULDERCOFFEE.INFO [ ROCK ] Rochester-based band Wisdom Kids
combine a love of several different genres and artists to create its own sophisticated approach to music-making. The band is highly influenced by 90’s grunge and lo-fi with hints of bright folk scattered throughout. Rather than simply becoming a straight-forward grunge band, Wisdom Kids surprises its listeners with slight nods to unexpected genres — therefore taking something old and making it new and exciting. — BY LEAH CREARY
Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9:30 p.m. Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille. com. 10 p.m.
Willie Nelson and Family performed Saturday, June 21, at CMAC. PHOTO BY JAMES MINCHIN
Party’s all over before it begins
[ CLASSICAL ]
[ REVIEW ] BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
High School, 200 Woodbine Ave. 248-6389. blackrosetrad. org. 7:30 p.m. $5-$25.
I was feeling a country vibe as I saddled up the boys and headed out to CMAC on Saturday for the Willie Nelson show. After a bad winter, it finally seemed like a perfect night for an outdoor event. Concertgoers packed the venue and my sweet seat under the shell made me wonder if I could catch a contact buzz from the nearby stage. Opening act Kacey Musgraves and her band got things going quickly. Musgraves is the new kid in town, a spunky Texan who is best known for hit single, “Merry Go ‘Round.” Her group’s set-closer, an a cappella cover of the Dale Evans and Roy Rogers standard “Happy Trails” was a classy send-off after an impressive performance. Alison Krauss and Union Station were up next and delighted the packed house with an acoustic set that made me feel like I was at The Grand Ole Opry. Krauss’ pristine soprano could melt butter and her cover of The Foundations’ “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” along with co-lead vocalist Dan Tyminski’s rendition of “Man of Constant Sorrow” showcased both ends of the group’s continuum. But, of course, this night was all about Willie Nelson and Family. Performing
lan Murray joining East Rochester High School’s Róisín Dubh. East Rochester
in front of a giant Texas flag, Nelson and company played to an adoring crowd that hung on to every word, every note. The Red Headed Stranger wore a red bandanna, dug into his extensive outlaw country catalogue and delivered numerous original hits, including “On The Road Again,” as well as covers like Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe” as a duet with his guitarist son Lukas. Considering his age (81), Nelson looked and sounded well, proving that he hasn’t let the years slow him down too much; his seven-piece band played it loose despite being among the tightest in country music. Tunes like “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” and “Beer For My Horses” appeared to get the most response as many in the audience shouted out the choruses. By the time Nelson rolled into his Hank Williams medley, some of the folks standing across the aisle were swaying like palm trees. The all-too-short set concluded with members of both opening bands joining Willie Nelson and Family for a grand finale. When the performers launched into gospel number “I Saw The Light,” it was time to close out the evening.
[ COUNTRY ]
Alyssa Trahan. Cottage
Hotel of Mendon, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd. Mendon. 624-1390. reverbnation.com. 9 p.m. Sean Patrick McGraw. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 2881910. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30-8:30 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Bernunzio’s Jazz Fest Series: Djangoners. Bernunzio
Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com. 8 p.m. The Deceivers. Inn on the Lake, 770 South Main St. 3947800. theinnonthelake.com. 6:30 p.m.
Free Lunch Hour Xerox International Jazz Festival Concerts. Central Library,
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[ CLASSICAL ]
Stringplicity. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. 8:30 p.m.
The Mighty Dry and High.
Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
[ COUNTRY ] Redeye Jack. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. Wolf Mountain. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 288-1910. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30-11:30 p.m.
[ POP/ROCK ]
Jumbo Shrimp. Marge’s Lakeside
Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn.com. 6-9 p.m. 21+.
Peter Frampton and the Doobie Brothers. CMAC, 3355 Marvin
[ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Sands Drive. Canandaigua. 800745-3000. cmacevents.com. 7 p.m. $20-$65.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Goodbye Ronnie. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 2708106. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. 21+. $3. Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. Mary Curtufello Band. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 11:15 p.m. Wisdom Kids. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 4547140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. [ BLUES ]
Hochstein at High Falls: Steve Grills and the Roadmaster.
Granite Mills Park, 82 Browns Race. 454-4596. hochstein.org. 12:10 p.m.
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters.
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque. com. 9 p.m. [ COUNTRY ] Johnny Bauer. BLU Bar & Grill, 250 Pixley Rd. 750-2980. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m.
Party in the Park: Lucinda Williams. Martin Luther King
Jr. Memorial Park, 1 Manhattan Square. 311. cityofrochester.gov/ pitp. 5 p.m. $5. [ JAZZ ]
Bernunzio’s Jazz Fest Series: Rochester Ukulele Orchestra.
Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio. com. 6:30 p.m.
Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays ft. The Charles Mitchell Group.
Espada Brazilian Steak, 274 N. Goodman St. Village Gate. 473-0050. espadasteak.com. 6 p.m. Free.
Free Lunch Hour Xerox International Jazz Festival Concerts. Central Library, 115
South Ave. 428-8051. libraryweb. org. June 27, 12-1 p.m.
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next Door Bar
& Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 249-4575. wegmansnextdoor. com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free.
JAZZ | THE DAVE RIVELLO JAZZ ENSEMBLE
It’s two days after the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival and you’re still feeling that itch. You can’t quit cold turkey, so get back down to Gibbs Street where you’ll find the Dave Rivello Jazz Ensemble waiting in Kilbourn Hall. Since its founding in 1993, the ensemble has been Rochester’s premier big band. Grammy-winning jazz ensemble leader Maria Schneider has called Rivello’s writing “compelling and beautiful.” His arrangements are equally brilliant. To top it off, his band boasts the best jazz musicians in town. The Dave Rivello Jazz Ensemble performs Monday, June 30, at Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs Street. 7:30 p.m. $10 (free with UR ID). 274-1100; daverivello.com. — BY RON NETSKY The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. Ryan from El Rojo Jazz. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6 p.m. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
A Taste of Jazz with Maggie Mullen. The Rabbit Room, 61
N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 7472724. thelowermill.com. 6:309:30 p.m.
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Roncone’s, 232
Lyell Ave. 458-3090. ItalianRestaurantRochester.com. 6 p.m. The Jane Mutiny. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m. [ METAL ]
Holly Hunt, Tuurd, and Sulk. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 7:30 p.m. $6-$8. [ POP/ROCK ]
Maybird and the Danbees.
Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 288-1910. stickylipsbbq.com. 9-11 p.m. Not Tonight Josephine. Monty’s Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 2717050. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m.
Sink the Ship, Without Regret, Age of Shadows, Afr, and the Beautiful Ending. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. 7 p.m. $6.
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Through the Crowd, So Last Year, Holley Street Ivory, OneLevelLower, and Flipside.
Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m. $10-$15. Uptown Groove. Richmond’s Tavern, 21 Richmond Street. 419-5817. richmondstavern. com. 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Jim Drew. Towpath Café, 6 N. Main St. Box Factory Bldg. Fairport. 377-0410. reverbnation. com. 6:30 p.m. John Garcia. Cinnabar Winery Tasting Room, 14512 Big Basin Way. reverbnation.com. 1:30 p.m. Mike Clifford. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 4547140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Nightfall. Salvatore’s Pizzeria At The Garage Door, 149 East Ridge Rd. 342-7580. reverbnation. com. 9 p.m. Pan de Oro. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. rochesterplaza.com. 6 p.m. Free. Tom Chamberlain. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 State Route 64. 374-9771. brownhoundbistro. com. 6-9 p.m. [ BLUES ] Joe Beard. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.
SynthWulf, Magick Report, Savotag, Snow, Skittl3z, Tranceformers, Blinkin, and Jay Irizarry. Love Nightclub,
45 Euclid St. 233-6340. lovenightclubrochester.com. 10 p.m. $12-$15. [ JAZZ ]
Bernunzio’s Jazz Fest Series: Cold Sweat Roc. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com. 7 p.m.
Free Lunch Hour Xerox International Jazz Festival Concerts. Central Library, 115
South Ave. 428-8051. libraryweb. org. 12-1 p.m.
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next Door Bar
& Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 2494575. wegmansnextdoor.com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free. Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 7-10 p.m.
Laura Dubin and Emily Champion. Wegman’s Amore
Restaurant, 1750 East Ave. 4528780. 6-8 p.m. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177.com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free.
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill, 809 Ridge Rd. Webster. 671-7180. SharedGenes.com. 6 p.m. [ TRADITIONAL ]
Salsa Night presented by Essence of Rhythm. Lovin’ Cup,
300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. Last Friday of every month, 8 p.m. $5-$10.
[ R&B/ SOUL ] Soul Express. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Bright Colors Affair ft. Jahmawi, Ghetto Blaster, and In4rahred. Main Street Armory,
900 E. Main St. 232-3221. rochestermainstreetarmory. com. 9:30 p.m. 18+ ladies, 21+ Guys. $30-$40.
DJ Timmy Survive. Boulder
Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m.
Slap Weh Fridays ft. Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar & Lounge,
372 Thurston Rd. 235-9409. Call for info. [ POP/ROCK ]
Dave Riccioni & Friends.
Mastrella’s Irondequoit Steak House, 4300 Culver Road. 4672750. 5-8 p.m. Dog House. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 244-0990. johnnysirishpub.com. 8 p.m.
Mr. Mustard Beatles Tribute Band. ,. mrmustardmusic.
com. 7-8:30 p.m. A Part of the Pittsford Canal Summer Concert Series in Carpenter Park in Port of Pittsford.
Roc With You: A Tribute to Michael Jackson. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 5 p.m. 21+. $5.
Six Ways to Sunday, Elephino, Sleepwalk Parade. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. 8 p.m. 21+.
Summer Concert Series: Mr. Mustard (Beatles Tribute).
Carpentar Park, 22 North Main St. Pittsford. brighton-pittsford. whec.com. 7 p.m.
This Life and Low Flying Planes.
Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. reverbnation.com. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Jon Lewis. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Marco Amadio. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 8-11 p.m. Michael Valeanu . Max of Eastman Place, 25 Gibbs St. 697-0491. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. Soul Junction. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. 21+. $3. [ BLUES ]
Soul On Tap. Dinosaur Bar-B-
Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]
Border Town. Nashvilles, 4853
W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth.
Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 5-8 p.m.
[ JAZZ ]
Gabe Condon Duo. Wegman’s
Amore Restaurant, 1750 East Ave. 452-880. Call for info, Free. Mama Hart Band. Cottage Hotel of Mendon, 1390 PittsfordMendon Rd. Mendon. 6241390. cottagehotelmendon. com. 9 p.m. Call for info.
Mary Wojciechowski Sings The Songs Fred Astaire.
MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. muccc.org. 8-10:30 p.m. Beautiful songs introduced by Fred Astaire!. $10-$12.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. Special Blend. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m.
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Hedges Restaurant,
1290 Lake Rd. Webster. 2653850. HedgesNineMilePoint. com. 6:30 p.m. [ METAL ]
Broken Mind Spoken. Firehouse
Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 3193832. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. $5.
Sadgiqacea. Hivelords. Blizaro, Fox 45, and The Highest Levithan. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $6-$8. [ POP/ROCK ]
Barry’s Crossing. Sticky
Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 288-1910. stickylipsbbq.com. 10 p.m. Bent Ratchet. Brickwood Grill, 250 Monroe Ave. 7308230. brickwoodgrill.com. 10 p.m. The Craig Snyder Band. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. houseofguitars.com. noon.
Goodbye Ronnie, BML, Setiva, and Intox. California
Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. reverbnation. com. 4 p.m. $5. Hochstein School of Rock. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 1-3 p.m. Space Lords. Richmond’s Tavern, 21 Richmond Street. 270-8570. richmondstavern. com. 9 p.m.
Triglactagon, Hot Mayonnaise, and Controlled by Fear. Monty’s Krown,
875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9-11:45 p.m. 21+. $3. Violet Mary. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Alyssa Trahan. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 5:307:30 p.m.
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Animal Sounds and Sam Goodwill. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. $7-$9. Celtic Music Sundays. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille.com. 7 p.m. Free. Dave McGrath. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn.com. 4-7 p.m. 21+. Fandango at the Tango. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. tangocafedance. com. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted. [ CLASSICAL ]
Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel &
Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com.
A Celebration of Song with Sunset Concerts at Christ Church. Christ
Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. facebook.com/ sunsetconcertscc. 8-10 p.m.
RTOS June Theater Organ Concert. Rochester
Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 222-5000. rtosonline.org. 2:30 p.m. Glasgow, Scotland: David Gray debuts on the RTOSGrierson Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ. $15.
Traditional Irish Music Session. Johnny’s Irish Pub,
1382 Culver Rd. 244-0990. johnnysirishpub.com. 5 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Playing Life’s ChangesWhere’s the Bridge?.
Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street. 325-4000. downtownpresbyterian.org. 11 a.m. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
Mitty & The Followers.
Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. Hilton. 392-4389. reverbnation.com. 4 p.m. Vibe Lounge. Vibe Lounge, 302 North Goodman St. 4428423. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Most Wonderful, Mac Montega585, and Young Spyda. Mexican Village,
547 State Street. 325-3080. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. 18+.
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AMERICANA | LATE NIGHT SESSIONS AT ABILENE
The next week or so seems to be all about the jazz, and if the Jazz Fest has you primed for more live music way past your bedtime, just head over to Abilene where their late night sessions will keep your fuse lit. The rest of this week, watch for: Pickled Brain From Outer Space, June 25; Texas hardcore troubadour, Mary Cutrufello will bring the bang and twang, June 26; bluegrass with a plugged-in twist from The Younger Gang, June 27; and the enduring rock of The Grand Canyon Rescue Episode, June 28. What else do you need? Through June 28 at Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 11:15 p.m. each night. Free. Abilenebarandlounge.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE True Blue. The Dakota Grill, 913 Roosevelt Highway (Rt. 18). 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 30
[ BLUES ]
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 2580400. thelittle.org/. 7:309:30 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
American Saxophone Academy - Faculty Concert. Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. esm.rochester. edu. 7:30 p.m. $10.
The Dave Rivello Ensemble.
Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1110. ritacollective.com. 7:30 p.m. Call for more info.
[ POP/ROCK ]
Sam Goodwill, Animal Sounds, B-Free, and Calico Ginger. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $7-$9. Street-Wise. Schooner’s Riverside Pub, 70 Pattonwood Dr. 594-2153. shumwaymarine.com/ schooners.shtml. 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, JULY 1 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
So Land Year, Nerd in Denial. Breathe Till Dawn, and The Promise Hero. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m.
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Don Christiano and Ray Paul. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8-10 p.m. Presenting The Beatles Unplugged.
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[ POP/ROCK ] [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Kevin DeHond. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. Nick Shaefer. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m.
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Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Finger Lakes Gallery and Frame, 175 S. Main St. Lake Impressions. Abstract paintings of Bill Judkins. 3967210. galleryandframe.com. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, 929 S. Plymouth Ave. Joey Hartman-Dow: Us and We Art talk and exhibit. 831-1842. gandhiinstitute.org/ events-calendar/. Outside the Box Art Gallery, Bldg 9, The Canal Works, 1000 Turk Hill Rd. Flea Market Vignettes. Opening Reception Sat. June 28 1-4 p. m. Gallery hours: Wed. -Sat 11 a. m.-4 p. m. Thurs. till 6 p. m. and Sun. 1 -3 p. m. 654-2485. outsidetheboxag.com.
Henrik Egerman (Colin Pazik) and Countess Charlotte Malcolm (Mary Ann Rutkowski) waltz during the first act of “A Little Night Music.” Pittsford Musicals will host the musical Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, at RIT’s Panara Theatre. PHOTO COURTESY PITTSFORD MUSICALS
Is Hans Christian Andersen ever risqué? “A Little Night Music” FRIDAY, JUNE 27, AND SATURDAY, JUNE 28 RIT’S PANARA THEATER, 52 LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE | 8 P.M. | $24 ADULT ADMISSION; $17 STUDENTS PITTSFORDMUSICALS.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY DAVID RAYMOND
Pittsford Musicals has discovered sex. And in the nicest way possible, with a production of “A Little Night Music,” the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical that details the amorous entanglements of a group of turn-of-the-20th-century Swedes. If this seems like a major change from this group’s generally family-friendly fare like “The Sound of Music,” “Annie,” and “Oliver!” I am all for it. This sophisticated, elegant, and yes, sexy show is not done all that often, and it is good to see it again. The action — based on Ingmar Bergman’s film “Smiles of a Summer Night” — centers, more or less, around Desirée Armfeldt (Sharon Bayer), a glamorous and celebrated actress. Her current lover is a randy, autocratic Count (Steve Cortese), but she decides to try to rekindle an old flame — a lawyer named Fredrik Egerman (Dan Miga). His wife Anne (Emily Putnam) is a teenager, who remains a virgin after several months of marriage. Also in the mix are the Count’s wife Charlotte (Mary Ann Rutkowski), Egerman’s son Henrik (Colin 18 CITY JUNE 25 - JULY 1, 2014
Pazik), and the Egermans’ lusty servant (Linda Dirksen Gressell). They all gather at the home of Desirée’s mother (Susan Milner) — the home is an “extravagant chateau” she wisely got as a gift from a royal lover — for a weekend of adulterous, mostly (but not entirely) frustrated romance. But all eventually ends happily. In addition to all these interlinked characters, there is a quintet of singers (Jeff Wilson, Myriah Marsh, Kristin Mellema, Tom Racciula, Allyn Van Dusen) who drift in and out of the action, representing the characters’ past selves and current erotic longings. It’s complicated, but it’s not confusing: “A Little Night Music” has one of the best-written musical scripts ever. Few shows dovetail dialogue and score so skilfully and inevitably. Wheeler’s book adds a few too many sub-Wilde epigrams to Bergman’s elegant complications, but the characterizations are pungent and it is faultlessly constructed. As for Sondheim’s celebrated score, there is a reason it is so celebrated. “A Little Night Music” has some of the trappings of operetta — the waltzes, the fancy costumes, the European setting. But not many operettas can boast such spiffy lyrics — witty, faultlessly rhyming, and full of quotable lines (including the one that gives this review its title). And few musicals offer such rich, gently melancholy music, closer to Schubert or Ravel than Rodgers or Berlin. If that’s not enough, the show also contains Sondheim’s greatest continues on page 40
[ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Celebrating Watercolor. Work by M. Wendy Gwirtzman and her students. Through Jun 27. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 770-1960. jboyle@seniorsfirst.com. Aviv Café, 321 East Ave. Seeing God in the Environment. Thru July 20. Carol Douglas. 729-9916. bethelcf.com/aviv. Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. Mad Sally with Things on Strings paintings by Joy Adams. Thru June 28. Artist talk Tues. June 17 7-9 p. m. Gallery hours WedSat 12-5 p.m. 232-6030. axomgallery.com. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St. Macedon. Three Magic Views. Thru July 30. Highlights Abigail Simmons, Elaine Dow, and Kurt and Carol Schreiner. 474-4116. booksetcofmacedonny.com. Bridge Art Gallery University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. “Play.” urmc. rochester.edu. Crossroads Coffeehouse, 752 S. Goodman St. Crossroads Spring Art Show. Work by Rachel Dow, Paolo Marino, Kristy Totter. 244-6787. rdow81@yahoo.com. xroadscoffeehouse.com. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. Nils R Caspersson: Rural Paintings. Through Sep 1. Wed-Fri 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 374-6160. rmsc.org. Gallery Salon & Spa, 780 University Ave. The Empty Center. Debut artwork by Pam Howe and photographs by Catherine MacWilliams. 271-8340. erikagallerysalon@ gmail.com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. Global Perspectives. Thru July 19. Opening reception Fri. June 20 6-9 p. m. A curatorial thesis exhibition by Jaimianne Amicucci. 2441730. geneseearts.org. Genesee County Park and Forest Interpretive Center, 11095 Bethany Center. GCC Photography Students Exhibit Environmental Portraits. “Around the Bend: The Shared Landscape,” students this year will share “Environmental Portraits of Western New York.”. 344-1122. jspring. geneseeconsed@yahoo.com. I-Square Visions, 693 Titus
Ave. Irondequoit. What’s New with Arena. Thru July 10. Artist talks Tues. June 10, 7 p. m., Reception Thurs. June 19, 7-9 p. m. Gallery hours Mon.Thurs. 10 a. m.-2 p. m., Sat. 11 a. m. - 2 p. m. 738-0567. i-square.us. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. The Wizard and the Woods. Thru June 30. Gallery hours Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. -6 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m. -5 p.m. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions. com/. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. New Works by Shawnee Hill, Danny Cole, Joe Guy Allard and John Perry.. 232-9030. lux666.com. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Flora: A Juried Exhibition of Botanical Art. Through Jul 3; Tue–Thu 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Fri-Sat 11 a.m.–7 p.m. 315-462-0210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Concentrated Aggregation: Works on Paper by David Werberig. Gallery open during regular performance schedules at MuCCC Theatre. muccc.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Nature in Focus. 546-8439 x3102. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. Aug. 1, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thru August 1. Opening reception June 26, 4-6 p. m. A display of photography by Peter Blackwood. Nan Miller Gallery, 3450 Winton Place. Albert Paley on Park Avenue.. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430. nanmillergallery.com. Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. Poetic Passages- Drawings & Collages. Thru July 12. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Lawrence “Judd” Williams. 624-4730. ockheesgallery.com/. Outside the Box Art Gallery, Bldg 9, The Canal Works, 1000 Turk Hill Rd. Sidewalk Series. Thru June 29. Galley Hours Wed.-Sat. 11 a. m.-4 p. m. Thurs. till 6 p. m., Sun. 13 p. m. By Elena Neidig. 6542485. outsidetheboxag.com. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. Chad Grohman. 360-2920. owlhouserochester.com. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. The Vinyl Countdown: A Dudes Night Out Production. recordarchive.com. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 6x6x2014. Thru July 13. 461-2222. info@ rochestercontemporary.org. roco6x6.org. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. Featuring artwork by local artists.. Open First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. Second Saturdays, 12-4 p.m., and Wednesdays, 12-5 p.m. 7320036. shoefactoryarts.com. Soho Bagel Cafe, 1520 Ridge Rd West. Warren Farrell: ReEmergence. Through mid-July. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Recent acrylic work by local artist Warren Farrell. 663-2740.
Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave. Tate Shaw: The Ground. Thru August 2. Galley Hours: Tues-Fri 9 a. m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a. m. -2 p. m. 461-4447. spectrumphotogallery.org. Starry Nites Café, 696 University Ave. Puttin’ On the Ritz. Thru June 28. Artist Tom Ritz. 271-2630. starrynitescafe.com. Steadfast Tattoo, 635 Monroe Ave. Mr. Prvrt. Known for his work in Rochester’s Wall Therapy, Mr. Prvrt’s new work is on display here at Steadfast Tattoo. 319-4901. tattoosteadfast.com. Strong Memorial Hospital, 625 Elmwood Ave. Through My Eyes. Thru June 31. 2753571. urmc.rochester.edu./ psychiatry. Towpath Café, 6 N. Main St. Fairport. Cal Rubright. Thru June 29. A solo exhibition of paintings and drawings. 6452485. towpathcafe.com. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street. Memory City. Thru July 3. Opening reception June 26, 7:30-10 p. m. Husband and wife (the Webbs) exhibition about Rochester city. 442-8676. vsw.org. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W. Miller St. Newark. Sharon Woolever: Paintings and Sculpure. Thru July 11. 315-331-4593. waynearts.wordpress.com/. Williams-Insalaco Gallery at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. Alumni Biennial Exhibition: The Art, Music, and Poetry of Rand Darrow. 785-1369. flcc.edu.
Call for Artwork [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Celebration of Culture. Through June 30. Bridge Art Gallery University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd 2753571. facebook.com/ BridgeArtGallery.URMC. Creations Gifts and Treasures. Ongoing. Creations Gifts and Treasures, 50 State Street, Pittsford 200-8754. Macedon History Alive. Through Sep. 1. 474-4116. booksetcofmacedonny.com.
Art Events [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Inside & Out with Gary Baxter. Through July 25. Arts Council for Wyoming County, 31 S. Main St Thru July 25 2373517. artswyco.org. June First Friday at Main Street Artists’ Studio. Through July 6. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Featuring Christine D. Norris. 586-5815. mainstreetartistsgallery.com.
Comedy [ WED., JUNE 25 ] The Dirty Hoe Comedy Show. June 25, 7 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster $7. 671-9080. facebook.com/ events/1437103013215896/.
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he 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival got into full swing over the weekend. Rochester’s downtown was packed — especially Gibbs Street, which was crowded wall-to-wall and impassable
on some evenings — as bands from around the world shared their craft. Contained here is a recap of the Jazz Festival’s first four days (deadlines would not allow us to include Tuesday), as we reach a half-way point for the festival.
The festival continues through Saturday, June 28. Be sure to check online at Rochestercitynewspaper.com for our comprehensive Jazz Festival guide and daily-updated blogs of our critics’ thoughts on each night’s acts.
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The crowd for Janelle Monae was on its feet from the start and stayed, but Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was down the street so I couldn’t hang around. I hideyhauled my ass down to the happening scene. What started out as a more tongue-in-cheek swing band has become a slick outfit and easily one of the best jumpin’ jive bands alive. Yup, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy killed it on the Chestnut Street stage for thousands of would-be lindyhoppers. The thunder of the band’s drummer was contained by a giant plastic sneeze guard. Other than that the band looked decadently vintage … and sounded that way too with an expertly brash blast of timeless brass. BY FRANK DE BLASE PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
JANELLE MONÁE They tell me Janelle Monáe is on the rise and it’s easy to say why. The set was scifi cool with a nod to the Mothership as Monáe rolled out in a straitjacket and bandages like Hannibal Lecter and a Dr. Frankenstein creation. The energy was straight-up nuclear and loud. She came out on 11 and stayed there. BY FRANK DE BLASE PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
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At the Lutheran Church Friday night, Finland’s Sun Trio seemed caught between the past and future of jazz. When trumpeter Jorma Kalevi Louhivuori played his instrument traditionally he had exceptional range, from melodic to abstract, and from gorgeous to guttural. Simply put, the man had incredible chops. But, about half the time, he insisted on adding electronics to the mix, using pedals to distort and loop and another devise to harmonize. Sometimes he’d put the trumpet to his side but it was still playing. The best moment of the concert came on a ballad when Louhivuori, and his superb bassist (Antti Lötjönen) and drummer (Olavi Louhivuori), gradually worked their way into such an other-worldly sound that it left the reality of the trumpet, bass, and drums behind. Ironically they didn’t need any of the electronics to work that magic. BY RON NETSKY PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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Hands down, my favorite part of seeing a band live is the spontaneous smile that creeps across a performer’s face. I don’t mean the “look nice for the crowd and pretend” smile. It’s the smile that happens after a musician pulls off a momentous build, or their bandmate wraps up a ridiculous solo. In that moment, you know they’re having as much fun as the crowd. That’s why Snarky Puppy’s stellar second set at Harro East Ballroom on Saturday night will stick with me for a while. A collective of sorts, members of Snarky Puppy have their regular gigs with acts like Erykah Badu, Kirk Franklin, Justin Timberlake, Roy Hargrove, and Snoop Dogg. A world of influences comes back to Snarky Puppy, and live, this produced an epic-in-scope, rich set. The eight members on stage — bandleader and bassist Michael League; Chris Bullock, tenor saxophone; Evan Weiss, trumpet; Justin Stanton, keys and trumpet; Cory Henry, keys and synth; Mark Lettieri, guitar; Nate Werth, percussion; and drummer Robert Searight — were filled with a contagious youthful energy that the crowd latched onto, bouncing all the way. League runs a tight ship and there was a clear favor toward the grand dramatic in the band’s hip fusion.
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If there could be any complaint it’s that at the softer points of Snarky Puppy’s set, a lighter solo or use of sparse instrumentation, the sound didn’t carry well across the large, boxy Harro East Ballroom. But when pushing full-sprint, fullvolume — especially during a dual trumpet attack — those concerns quickly disappeared. Marsalis joined the band on drums during the final song of the regular set, and on percussion during the two-song encore, reminding me why I love festival shows and why you should always stick around for the finale — and damn, I could write a full column about that Cory Henry, synthheavy, swirling finale. BY JAKE CLAPP PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet At Kilbourn Hall on Saturday night, the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet provided a stark counterpoint to many XRIJF bands. Instead of the loose-fitting clothes favored by physically active musicians, all four of them wore suits and ties. This buttoned-down look would seem to contradict the freedom inherent in jazz, but even that freedom was under control. There were no 20-minute rambling tunes here; each composition lasted about five minutes. Marsalis kept glancing at his watch (at least eight times). A one-hour set was going to last one hour. If all of the above sounds negative, it’s not. I just found it to be a fascinatingly different approach from a unique jazz personality. In fact, Marsalis and his band were great. It was refreshing to have each tune be a distinctive entity rather than a meandering jam. There were beautiful ballads (“Nights In Brooklyn”) and sneaky sounding melodies (“B.P. Shakedown”) and even a tone poem of sorts about a man who could not dance. Solos were short, but excellent, with an occasional quote from a Monk tune or another classic. These well-groomed men let loose in their music in a manner reminiscent of a dressed-up 1950’s band. Marsalis’ polite demeanor did not prevent him from some astute political remarks that drew applause from the crowd. The show ended at exactly 7:02 with a standing ovation but no encore.
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Sunday evening and the crowds were a little lighter and not as frenzied, frazzled, and frantic as the night before. What’s cool for this festival is how much Brubeck it has exposed us to over the years. Whether it’s been the Sisters Euclid, Sunday’s appearance by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet , or the man himself (who insisted on an elbow bump in lieu of a handshake when I met him years ago backstage), Rochester has been substantially Brubecked, Brubeckerized, Brubeckified, and hipped to the ‘Beck. The Brubeck Brothers Quartet — featuring Dan Brubeck on drums and Chris Brubeck on slide trombone and bass — were precise and swingin’ right out of the gate, with a lilting grace that played off the early evening sun streaming through the Harro East Ballroom windows. It stayed aloft even when they coped to a mostexcellent mambo in 9/8 time. Dad would have been proud. Highlights permeated the band’s whole set, especially its take on “Blue Rondo a La Turk,” which escalated into bluesy forays in another signature to keep the ears happy and the feet guessing. There are just some shows that make you feel privileged to be there. BY FRANK DE BLASE PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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To say Cécile McLorin Salvant was great in
her Kilbourn Hall performance Sunday evening
like McLorin Salvant, pianist Aaron Diehl was
Her band was excellent but
would be an understatement. She understood,
beyond superb. It was Diehl who supplied the
inhabited, and delivered the Great American
crucial dynamics — from thunderous chords to
Cécile McLorin Salvant Songbook like no one else I’ve ever heard. In fact,
complete silence — that formed the foundation
you could say she excavated forgotten parts of it and
for McLorin Salvant. On “Laugh, Clown, Laugh,”
struck gold. I thought I knew it pretty well, but she
he played as if his fingers were stuck in a
sang some songs I’d never heard, like her opening
music box pattern. On Bessie Smith’s “What’s
number, “They Say It’s Spring.” It was one of those
The Matter Now,” he somehow made the piano
wonderful narrative songs that revealed itself only
sound like a very old 78 rpm record. When he
with the final word.
took off on a solo, he was breathtaking, playing
impossibly complicated runs with both hands
She followed that with a brilliant classic by
Bert Williams who, she explained, was black and performed in blackface. The song, from 1905, was “Nobody” and McLorin Salvantlived it. She sang songs made famous by Bessie Smith and Billie Today.” Her vocal range, from way down low to the register of angels was impressive but her emotional range was far wider. She packed more into one word
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For her encore, McLorin Salvant chose a song
from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” But, true to form, she did not identify with the
Holiday and story songs like “Guess Who I Saw
than most singers put into a whole song.
simultaneously.
beautiful heroine. She sang the ode to spitefulness and jealousy, “The Stepsisters’ Lament.” BY RON NETSKY PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH DESKINS
The second breathtaking pianist I heard Sunday evening was Gerald Clayton at Hatch Hall. His set was Keith Jarrett-like, that is he improvised so much that even recognizable tunes were tough to decipher. The one that came closest to its original form was “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” but even that melody was taken down dark alleys and up grand boulevards. He ended with a magnificent rendition of something that sounded like enhanced Chopin, but he never announced what it was. BY RON NETSKY | PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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Catherine Russell must be a Jazz Fest crowd favorite. Patrons packed wall-towall into the Harro East Ballroom to
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see the daughter of the late Luis Russell. When Catherine Russell appeared on stage in a glittery silver top, the audience
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responded with enthusiastic cheers.
Russell’s strong, soulful voice was near-
perfection as she plowed through one classic jazz tune after another, achieving the kind of technical prowess that is normally reserved for recordings these days. It was an impressive feat, considering how feverishly she moved her hips to the beat. The audience played along, bobbing their heads and tapping their toes.
Russell’s saucy vocals were
accompanied by a simple band comprised of upright bass, piano, and guitar. Fat, full bass notes laid a strong foundation for the simple pass-and-play style performance, and Russell’s narratives were punctuated with classic, cool solos from each of her band members. There was nothing too complicated or sophisticated about the whole affair. It was a set list chock full of crowd pleasers.
CATHERINE RUSSELL Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio
Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio were skirting the abstract with a lighthearted, romantic slant and pitch. It was the drummer that knocked my socks off as he buttered the music with fills, stops, and starts with a slap-happy grin and drama. It seems every year or so, I fall in love with a drummer. The last one was from The Bad Plus (that m***er f***er played with his elbows for Chrissakes). This year’s percussion crush is this Crash Trio cat. Now if I only knew his name… BY FRANK DE BLASE
The Big Easy trombone onslaught was in full effect Monday night as Bonerama (not to be confused with a Vanessa del Rio flick) rocked the Montage stage. Instead of merely flooring it the minute it hit the stage, the horn-driven band built up from a funky groove, taking turns before building it into a thundering brass blast. The guitar wasn’t as prevalent as it is in most other settings, but honestly, the parts it delivered were mostly made up of vowels from out of nowhere and some deep funk. BY FRANK DE BLASE PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
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Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: David’s Angels Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Diane Schuur Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Jamey Haddad The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Brain Cloud Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Warren Wolf & The Wolfpack Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: 5Head Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Lucky Peterson Featuring Tamara Peterson Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
THURSDAY 12:00 p.m.: Nate Rawls Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Ian Shaw Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 3:45 p.m.: Greece Odyssey High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Webster Thomas High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Honeoye Falls Lima High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Manuel Valera Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Brian Kellock & Tommy Smith The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Greater Rochester Jazz Orchestra Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Saxology I and Saxology II Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Ivan Jansen Aruba Jazz Project Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Joey DeFrancesco Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: The Brain Cloud Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Ian Shaw Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Hey Mavis Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Shine RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Soul Stew Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Anders Hagberg Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Selwyn Birchwood Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Manuel Valera Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Cyndi Cain Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Buddy Guy Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($40-$70) 8:30 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Ian Shaw Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Shine RG&E-LiDestri Spirit Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Hey Mavis Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Soul Stew Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:30 p.m.: Anders Hagberg Quartet Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Selwyn Birchwood Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Cyndi Cain Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ivan Jansen Aruba Jazz Project Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Joey DeFrancesco Trio Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Brian Kellock & Tommy Smith The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Brain Cloud Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
FRIDAY 12:00 p.m.: Vince Ercolamento Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County (FREE) 1:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet Eastman School of Music (Room 120) (FREE) 3:45 p.m.: Gates-Chili High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Pittsford Mendon High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Buffalo Academy High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: ECMS Latin Jazz and Junior Jazz Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Greece Jazz Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Ibrahim Electric Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Rufus Reid Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Mark Lockheart Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Ester Rada East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: The Deciders Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Harold Danko Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: The Dirt Daubers Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Earth, Wind & Fire Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (SOLD OUT) 8:30 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Mark Lockheart Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Marcus Miller Band East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: Rufus Reid Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: The Wee Trio Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: The Deciders Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: The Dirt Daubers Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Pat LaBarbera Quartet The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Phaedra Kwant Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Bill Frisell’s Guitar in the Space Age Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Honey Island Swamp Band Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ibrahim Electric Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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SATURDAY 3:45 p.m.: MCC Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 4:30 p.m.: Webster Schroeder High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: School of the Arts High School Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:45 p.m.: Stephanie Trick Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Rochester Metro Jazz Orchestra Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: Gomeh Barak Quintet Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6:00 p.m.: The Deciders Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Cyrille Aimee Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: Norma Winstone Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Gwilym Simcock Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: The London Souls East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 7:00 p.m.: Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz featuring Mike Moreno Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 7:00 p.m.: Prime Time Funk East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:30 p.m.: Susanna Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Stephanie Trick Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 8:00 p.m.: Joe Beard Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 8:30 p.m.: Ester Rada Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Gwilym Simcock Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Norma Winstone Trio Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:00 p.m.: Soulive East Ave. & Alexander St. Stage (FREE) 9:00 p.m.: George Thorogood and The Destroyers East Ave. & Chestnut St. Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: John "Papa" Gros Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:15 p.m.: Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz featuring Mike Moreno Little Theatre ($20 or Club Pass) 9:30 p.m.: Susanna Lutheran Church of the Reformation ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Ester Rada Unity Health System Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Cyrille Aimee Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Wee Trio The Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: Joe Beard Band Squeezers Stage at The Inn on Broadway ($20 or Club Pass) 10:00 p.m.: The Deciders Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: XRIJF Nightly Jazz Session with The Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill at the Rochester Plaza Hotel (FREE)
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ART | “MEMORY CITY” AT VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP
COMEDY | DIRTY HOE COMEDY SHOW
THEATER | “NEXT FALL”
In the exhibition “Memory City,” Brooklyn-based photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb explore post-Kodak Rochester, meditating on time, memory, and the waning era of film. A portion of the exhibition fittingly consists of photos shot on Kodachrome, a color film once produced by Kodak that can now only be developed in black in white. Alex used the last of his supply of Kodachrome, the only film he used for decades before its discontinuation, to capture images of the city in which it was once created. Rebecca, too, pays homage to film by presenting contact sheets full of images of dresses worn by women on special occasions. The exhibition also includes color images of Rochester and portraits of the women who inhabit it.
On Wednesday, June 25, the women of the Dirty Hoe Comedy Show will bring their raunchy brand of stand-up to Rochester. Founded and produced by Rochester native Jennifer Salzman and fellow comic Francesca Day, the show features comedians who primarily discuss the lives of women in New York City.
As a part of its 50th Anniversary Season, Bristol Valley Theatre presents Tony Award-nominated play “Next Fall.” The play focuses on two gay men, Luke and Adam, in a serious, committed relationship. Luke, however, is deeply religious while Adam is an atheist. Their religious differences come to a head when Luke is injured in a car accident, and Adam can only turn to his family for support. The show is directed by David Shane, and features a professional six person cast.
Visual Studies Workshop will host a reception and book signing with the artists on Thursday, June 26, at Gallery R (100 College Avenue) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. “Memory City” runs through July 3 at Gallery R, open Wednesday through Saturday, from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information visit vsw.org. — BY ALEX HERRMANN [ FRI., JUNE 27 ] Virtual Reality Hypnosis Show. June 27, 7:30-9 p.m. RAPA’s East End Theatre, 727 East Main St Hypnotist Jason Kropidlowski $10. 325-3366. rapatheatre.org. [ MON., JUNE 30 ] In Jest Comedy Variety Show: Summer Reading Kickoff. June 30, 2-3 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. omedy variety show blends clean comedy, hilarious audience participation, flying objects, incredible juggling, edge-of-your-seat stunts, and assorted fruits and vegetables 428-8304. libraryweb.org.
Dance Events [ FRI., JUNE 27 ] Ballet Prestige presents Swan Lake. June 27, 7 p.m. Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Rd. $15-$20. 478-6760. balletprestigerochester.com/.
Festivals [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Strawberry Festival. June 25, 5-7 p.m. Trinity Reformed Church, 909 Landing Rd North Rain or shine 585-381-5330. trinityreformedchurch@ frontier.com. trcroc.org.
[ SAT., JUNE 28 ] Winestock NY 2014: 5th Anniversary. June 28, noon. Three Brothers Wineries & Estates, 623 Lerch Rd., Geneva $15 in advance, $25 at door 315-585-4432. Michaela@3brotherswinery. com. winestockny.org.
Kids Events [ SAT., JUNE 28 ] 3rd Annual HEP Kids Jazz Music & Fun for Families. June 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. A day of fun and music for families with children ages 2-12 with an emphasis on jazz $10/ family. 454-4403. hochstein.org/. Annual Schools Out Celebration. June 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd 315-9864202. longacrefarms.com. Fun With Fid. June 28, 11 a.m.3 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave hance to meet some of the cast now and benefit a great cause!. $5-$15. muccc.org/ events/?p=16537. Tail Waggin’ Tutors. Fourth Saturday of every month, 11 a.m. Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave. Free 585-428-8220. margaret. paige@libraryweb.org. maplewoodcommunitylibrary.org.
The predominantly female show (guys are sometimes invited to join) began after Salzman and Day met while attending comedy school. The friends were hungry to cut their teeth in the New York City comedy scene and needed a new platform from which to present their raw and irreverent material. They found like-minded comics, organized a show, and, as Salzman said, “begged [their] friends to come.” Early gigs were small, but the Show has since grown in size and popularity. Salzman and Day now have a waiting list of comics hoping to become “Dirty Hoes.” The show has helped its funny women make a name in a predominantly male field. With this success, the “Dirty Hoes” have decided to take their show on the road. “Why not start where all my dirty thoughts began?” Salzman says. The Rochester show will be the group’s first outside of the tri-state area. The Dirty Hoe Comedy Show will take place Wednesday, June 25, at 7 p.m. at The Comedy Club (2235 Empire Boulevard). Tickets cost $7 at the door. For more information visit thecomedyclub.us or call (585)671-9080. — BY ALEX HERRMANN [ TUE., JULY 1 ] Rochester Yoga Preschool Open House. July 1, 11 a.m.1 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. 857.7087. yogapreschool.com/.
Literary Events [ THU., JUNE 26 ] Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ SAT., JUNE 28 ] Fractured Dream Novel Debut. June 28, 1-3 p.m. TR Noonans, Rt. 31, Fairport kmrandallauthor.com/. [ TUE., JULY 1 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 6372260. liftbridgebooks.com. New Ground Poetry Night. First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. Poets, add your name to the sign-up sheet when you arrive. The lineup is first come, first on stage. The evening’s emcee
will introduce you when it’s your turn. Each poet has five minutes (or three poems, whichever comes first.) Depending on the number of poets participating, there’ll be an intermission half way through the evening to give everyone a chance to stretch their legs and grab some fresh coffee 242-7840. facebook.com/ newgroundpoetry. R-SPEC meeting. First Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Writers of speculative fiction meet once a month to discuss craft Free. r-spec.org.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Civil War Artifacts on Display. Through July 31. Perinton Historical Society & Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St Fairport 223-3989. info@ perintonhistoricalsociety.org. perintonhistoricalsociety.org. Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum. Through Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sodus Bay Lighthouse, 7606 N. Ontario St Sodus Point
“Next Fall” opens Thursday, June 26, and runs through July 6 at the Bristol Valley Theatre (151 South Main Street, Naples) with shows at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets cost $33, with discounts available for children and students. For more information, visit bvtnaples.org. — BY ALEX HERRMANN $2-$4. 315-483-4936. sodusbaylighthouse.org.
Recreation [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Brooks and Brambles Gibsonville Road to Perry Gate. June 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile 493-3625. nysparks.com. Crepuscular Walk - Summer’s Even by the River. June 25, 7:30 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile 493-3625. nysparks.com. Food Truck Rodeo ft. Out of the Blue. June 25, 5-9 p.m. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. local food. local brew. local bands 4286907. cityofrochester.gov/ publicmarket. [ SAT., JUNE 28 ] Demo Day. June 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Country Rode Motowerks, 286 Macedon Center Rd, Fairport . Flavors of Rochester. 10 a.m.-noon. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Outside the MArket Office. 428-6907. cityofrochester. gov/publicmarket. Fly Fishing 101. 10 a.m.12:30 p.m Orivs - Rochester, 3349 Monroe Ave Learn fly-fishing basics. Free, must reserve your spot. 586-3956. orvis.com/rochester. Rochester Bicycling Club: Casey- Pultneyville. June 28, 9 a.m. 509-3715. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org.
[ SUN., JUNE 29 ] Community Garage Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907. cityofrochester.gov/publicmarket. Public Tour of North Section of Mount Hope Cemetery. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue This tour consists of a two-hour leisurely walk on paved roads as well as uneven terrain $5. 461-3494. fomh.org. [ TUE., JULY 1 ] Pacesetters: East Rochester Walk. July 1, 6:30 p.m. 2499507. huggersskiclub.org. Rochester Bicycling Club: Paul Rd. to Mumford. July 1, 6 p.m. 489-2825. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org.
Special Events [ WED., JUNE 25 ] The Doll-Up Hollywood Ladies’ Night. June 25, 5-10 p.m. Macy’s Beauty Consultants will pamper you with makeup touch-ups, French hand massages and more!. $29.95. 424-6358. meltingpot.com. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 7305030. scotlandyardpub.com. Rivers Run Summer Open House. June 25, 3-6 p.m. Rivers Run, 50 Fairwood Dr free. 292-5440. riversrunliving.com. Rochester Business Networking. June 25, 7:30-9 a.m. Bonadio and Company, 171 Sullys Trail Registration encouraged. 224-0270. tipclub.com/. continues on page 36
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Wine & Food Pairing. June 25, 6:45 p.m. TBones Steakhouse, 1778 Penfield Rd You will get five pairings of wine and food. $30. rochesterwinos.com. [ THU., JUNE 26 ] Big Beer Food and Beer Tasting Dinner. June 26, 5-9 p.m. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 244-0990. johnnysirishpub.com. Block Party. June 26, 5:30-9 p.m. The Renaissance Del Monte Lodge Hotel & Spa, 41 North Main St, Pittsford delmontehotels.com/. Caribbean Explosion at City Hall. June 26, 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 30 Church St. 2342119/. rwifo.com/. Casa Larga Patio Parties. 5-8 p.m Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd Fairport $10 per person includes your first glass of wine, beer, or wine slushie 223-4210. casalarga.com. Open House. June 26, 7 p.m. Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio, 3450 Winton Place 292-1240. fadsrochester.com. Work Session. June 26, 4:30 p.m. Rochester City Council Chambers, 30 Church St 428-7538. cityofrochester.gov. [ FRI., JUNE 27 ] 2014 Rochester Caribbean Film Series. 6 p.m Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Screened Films: Chrissy - Sat. June 7., Akwantu: The Journey, Fri. June 13., Home Again Fri. June 20, and Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution Fri. June 27 with a meet the director event to follow 5632145. thebaobab.org. [ SAT., JUNE 28 ] 10th Anniversary Gala. June 28, 5:30 p.m. La Luna, 60 Brown Race Guest Speaker: Jenny River, Associate Judge of NYS of Appeals $55. 502-8493. rochesterpuertoricanparade.com.
[ TUE., JULY 1 ] Classic Horror Movie Nights. 6:45-11 p.m. Rolling Hills Asylum, 11001 Bethany Center Rd., East Bethany $20. 250-0366. hauntedasylumproductions@ gmail.com.
Sports [ FRI., JUNE 27 ] Western New York Flash vs. Boston Breakers. June 27, 7:30 p.m. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. $10-$60. ticketmaster.com.
SPECIAL EVENT | DISCOVER MADAGASCAR DAY
BALLET | “SWAN LAKE”
Seneca Park Zoo contains a number of animals native to Madagascar, including certain species of hedgehogs, geckos, snakes, and cockroaches. In celebration of these creatures’ native land, the Zoo will host Discover Madagascar Day on the 54th anniversary of the nation’s independence from France. Games and puzzles will be available for children, and docents will provide education about Madagascar and its biodiversity.
This weekend, Ballet Prestige will present Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake,” perhaps one of the most renowned classical ballets in history. While the exact origins of the folk story aren’t entirely known, the tale of princess Odette’s transformation into a swan by a mysterious sorcerer has been passed down for centuries. Tchaikovsky’s ballet premiered in 1877. Ballet Prestige is bringing this world-famous story to life with some help from two esteemed members of Estonia’s Vanemuine Ballet Theater: Brandon Alexander and Tarasina Masi. Alexander has worked with the Rochester City Ballet in addition to performing with the Houston Ballet, while Masi has performed as a soloist in the USA Ballet.
Discover Madagascar Day will take place Saturday, June 28, at Seneca Park Zoo (2222 St. Paul Street) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free with zoo admission (see website for rates). For more information visit senecaparkzoo.org. — BY ALEX HERRMANN 28th Annual Ray Edmunds Memorial R/C Air Show and Fun Fly. June 28, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Northampton Park, Hubbell Rd. off Rte. 31, Ogden. rccr1957.com. Amateur Radio Emergency Service: Field Day. June 28-29, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. 750-2087. arrl.org/field-daylocator. Dance to Awaken the Heart. June 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Henrietta United Church of
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Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd Henrietta Express yourself through movement in a safe space Donations accepted. 888-340-9865. office@henriettaucc.org. awakentheheart.org. Discover Madagascar Day. June 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Free w/ zoo admission. 336-7200. senecaparkzoo.org.
“Swan Lake” runs Friday, June 27, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 28, at 2 p.m. at Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Road, Webster. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. balletprestigerochester.com. — BY ALEXANDER JONES LGBTQ Singles Mingle. June 28, 7-10 p.m. Love Nightclub, 45 Euclid St. $20, rsvp. 233. lovenightclubrochester.com. Rockin’ and Knockin’ Pink 2. June 28, 3 p.m. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. $15-$20. 292-9940. lovincup.com.
[ MON., JUNE 30 ] Celebrity Chef Fundraising Benefit Dinner. June 30, 6-9 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. Ft. chefs from Roam Cafe, Merchant’s Pasta House, and Pomodoros $30. 563-7934. outcoffeeconnection.org.
[ SAT., JUNE 28 ] Rochester Dragons vs. Toronto Rush. June 28, 6:30 p.m. Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium, 350 New Campus Dr. $5.50-$10.95. rochesterdragons.com/. Rochester Rhinos vs. Charlotte Eagles. June 28, 7:05 p.m. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. $10-$40. ticketmaster.com. [ SUN., JUNE 29 ] Rochester Rattlers vs. Denver Outlaws. June 29, 1 p.m. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. $15-$30. rochesterrattlers.com. [ TUE., JULY 1 ] Red Wings Home Game. July 1, 1:05 p.m. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way $7-$11. 4239464. redwingsbaseball.com.
Theater The Anything Project. June 30-July 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Thru July 3 bujeemagoo.com/. Anything Project presents: Symbiosis Now! surviving the establishment.. June 30-July 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Thru July 3. All shows 7:30 p. m $7 suggested donation. muccc.org. Curtis Rivers - Moses and The King. Fri., June 27, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave The
setting for this reenactment is April, 1869. Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen has decided to host a book signing/fundraiser for his friend and fellow Abolitionist Harriet Tubman $10. 749-7727. muccc.org. Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. Through Oct. 18. A variety of regional premieres, Broadway classics, off-thewall comedies, and the next generation of musical theater at three different theaters 1-800-457-8897. fingerlakesmtf.com/tickets. Next Fall. June 26-July 6. Bristol Valley Theater, 151 South Main St Thru July 6. Week one: Thurs. June 26-Sat. June 28, 8 p.m. Sun, June 27, 2pm. Weeks two: Thurs. July 3-Sat. July 5, 8 p.m. w/ 2 p.m. matinees on Wed, Thurs, and Sun $12-$33. 374-9032. bvtnaples.org. Symbiosis Now! Surviving the Establishment.. June 30-July 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $7. 489.9848. muccc.org/ events/?p=16497. Talk. June 26-28, 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave June 26-28, 7:30 p.m $15 adv, $18 door. muccc.org.
Workshops [ WED., JUNE 25 ] Family Development Class: “Wise Choices”. Ongoing, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. For parents of school-age children Free, RSVP 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Learn To Play the Game of Croquet. Through July 13. 243-9147. livingstoncountyhistoricalsociety.com/. Visual Language: How Pictures Speak to Each Other. Through June 25. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street $225-$300. 4428676. vws.org.
SPECIAL EVENT | FUN WITH FID
SPECIAL EVENT | STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
“The Kingdom Next to Fid” is an upcoming original fantasy play premiering at MuCCC Theater this August. While theatergoers and fantasy fans alike will have to wait until later this summer to check out the production, MuCCC is hosting Fun With Fid in anticipation of the play. Fun With Fid is a chance for anyone to meet the cast of the play and participate in activities like inflatable sword fencing, proper pirate speech lessons, and practicing some sorcery. Proceeds from Fun With Fid benefit Big Brother Big Sister of Rochester.
The Trinity Reformed Church of Rochester is holding its annual Strawberry Festival on Wednesday, June 25. A free buffet dinner celebrating the start of the strawberry harvest, the Strawberry Festival places a seasonal twist on church picnics. While the expected picnic food is sure to be present (hamburgers, salads, hot dogs, baked beans), the Trinity Reformed Church will also provide strawberry shortcake and other strawberry-themed desserts. The festival is held rain or shine and volunteer help is always welcome.
“Fun With Fid” takes place Saturday, June 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. Tickets are $5 per person, $15 per family. muccc.org. — BY ALEXANDER JONES You Make a Difference. June 25, 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. [ THU., JUNE 26 ] Photo-Bookworks Symposium. June 26-28. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street Call for more info. 442-8676. vws.org.
Rochester Makerspace Open Nights. 6-10 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul St. #23 Bring a project to work on or something to show others, help work on the space, or just get to know the venue Free. 210--0075. rochestermakerspace.org. [ FRI., JUNE 27 ] Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop. 9 a.m.-
[ MON., JUNE 30 ] Essential Oils: Own First Aid Kit!. June 30, 6:30-8 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. how to use these oils as a basic first aid kit to arm you with an arsenal of wellness products at home $20. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Guiding Behavior. June 30, 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Learn to Play Pickleball!. June 30, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. This class will cover rules, scoring, positioning and effective playing strategies $20. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Nonviolence Series: Martin Luther King Jr.. June 30, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. Explore some unfamiliar aspects of King’s life, screen a video from the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and discuss what the Civil Rights Movement looks like today $15. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Sam Russell Instore Guitar Clinic. June 30, 5 p.m. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. houseofguitars.com.
The Strawberry Festival takes place Wednesday, June 25, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Trinity Reformed Church, 909 Landing Road North. Admission is free. trcroc.org — BY ALEXANDER JONES noon. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Avenue Free 473-3030. literacyrochester.org. Pots and Pale Ale. June 27, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. $40-$50, registration required. 2715183. geneseearts.org/. [ SAT., JUNE 28 ] The Art Of The Mask. 12-1:30 p.m Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Experience the
ritual and mystery of masking with facilitator Daystar/Rosalie Jones $5-$40. 704-2889. tinydancerdeuel@gmail.com. numvmnt.com. Fresh from the Farm Market. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $65. 3947070. nywcc.com. Rochester Yoga in the Park. 9:45-11 a.m Charlotte Beach, 4650 Lake Ave $10. rocyogainthepark.com/.
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Although he’s ridden the dusty trails of many Westerns and nailed scores of criminals in San Francisco and other cities, Clint Eastwood constantly expands his cinematic vision. He seems a most unlikely director for the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys,” for example, but some of his films exhibit not only his versatility but his ability to handle the play’s particular subject and context. His own interest in music — he plays and
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com
composes music for some of his films — and his convincing pictures of working-class ethnics in “Mystic River” and “Gran Torino” provide a natural basis for the new picture. A docudrama about the career of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, the movie follows the familiar trajectory of its form, showing the early struggles, the great success, and then the ultimate unraveling of the group. Although it naturally focuses most of its attention on Valli’s life and work, it also examines, sometimes comically, the behaviors and beliefs of young Italian-Americans in the 1950’s. Throughout the narrative, the members of the group individually address the camera, setting scenes, providing their own point of view, explaining their attitudes toward their music, their lives, and each other. The chief spokesman is Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza), a convicted felon and slick operator who manages the group and finally helps destroy it. Despite his faults, he also serves as the promoter of Frankie Valli’s career, a fact that the singer
John Lloyd Young in “Jersey Boys.” PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS.
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never forgets and that eventually leads him to a grand gesture of sacrifice for his friend. Born Francesco Castelluccio, Valli (John Lloyd Young) sings in a remarkable high tenor, even a falsetto that gives the group’s songs some of the distinctive quality that created their tremendous success. After playing in the usual third-rate venues — low bars, dances, bowling alleys — they achieve a breakthrough with the songwriting of Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen) and the producing of Bob Crewe (Mike Doyle). The group’s first big hit, “Sherry,” leads to a string of others, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” and “Oh, What a Night.” Aside from hit records and profitable concert tours all over the country, The Four Seasons achieve a place in the pantheon of entertainment in its era, an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Years before the Beatles made its television debut on that program, The Four Seasons drove the audience into the same joyous frenzy that greeted the English musicians bringing rock ‘n’ roll back to the United States, where it all began. Although it lacks some back story and some subsequent narrative continuity in places, when it moves beyond the usual montage of the group’s performances, the script focuses on Frankie Valli’s personal life. His marriage to Mary (Renée Marino), a tough-talking woman from
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his neighborhood, eventually dissolves under the pressure of his traveling and the usual infidelities; he loses his troubled daughter Francine (Freya Tingley), apparently to a drug overdose. Beyond the terrific singing and the history of an important group of musicians, the movie shows something of the life of working-class Italian-Americans in the 1950’s in a neighborhood where the group’s music provides an escape from the narrow possibilities of a lousy job, the military, or the Mafia. A benevolent mob boss, Gyp DeCarlo, wonderfully played by Christopher Walken, in fact helps Frankie and his friends, adjudicating a dispute involving an enormous debt Tommy DeVito owes to a loan shark. “Jersey Boys” captures some of the atmosphere of what may be, justifiably or not, the last exuberant decade in America, before the assassinations, the Vietnam War, the riots, the civil unrest, the drug revolution, the chaos of the 1960’s. It shows the young women with those big bouffant hairdos, the funny clothing styles, the great convertibles with their totally nonfunctional tailfins, and of course the great explosion of rock ‘n’ roll. In addition to its montage of performances, it employs one grand production number, a wonderful scene while the credits roll, of the whole cast, from the stars to the minor players, singing and dancing down a New Jersey street, a buoyant celebration of the music, the time, the movie itself. Oh, what a night, indeed.
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Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, “Obvious Child” has consistently been referred to as “the abortion romantic-comedy,” a reductive — if still fairly accurate — description of the film, which manages to tackle a hotbutton issue with wit and honesty, while operating within the confines of a crowdpleasing (and filthy) romance plotline. In Gillian Robespierre’s charming new film, Jenny Slate (a scene-stealer on TV’s “The Kroll Show” and “Parks and Recreation”) plays Donna Stern, a struggling stand-up comedian living in Brooklyn. We meet her at a low point in her life: her boyfriend, tired of seeing their romantic troubles become material for Donna’s routine, unceremoniously reveals he’s been sleeping with a mutual friend. Shortly thereafter, she loses her bookstore day job when the owner announces he’s being forced to close the store. Reeling from the recent breakup and loss of income, she goes on a bit of a bender, resulting in a
Jenny Slate in “Obvious Child.” PHOTO COURTESY A24
drunken one night stand with Max (Jake Lacy), a preppy, nice-guy business student she meets out at the bar. A few weeks later, she discovers that she’s pregnant. There’s never any suspense about whether Donna will go through with the pregnancy; knowing that she’s not at a point in her life where she can be a mother, Donna makes her decision to have an abortion early on and she never wavers from it. The crux of the story lies in whether, or even if, she’s going to tell Max about what’s happened once she decides that, though she knows she doesn’t want to have his baby, she might like to keep Max around. “Obvious Child” deserves credit for even attempting to tackle a topic that most films still shy away from. Even in recent comedies about pregnancy, from “Juno” to “Knocked Up,” abortion was still treated as the word that dare not speak its name, and it’s an option that the characters in those films seem barely allowed to consider. For this film to face it head on is refreshingly ballsy, particularly in a genre that’s typically associated with a certain cookie cutter sameness. That it handles the subject respectfully while also being laugh-out-loud funny is nothing short of miraculous. Despite its penchant for crude humor, writer-director Robespierre (expanding her 2009 short of the same name) is never glib. Yes, Donna sometimes makes tasteless jokes about the position she’s found herself in, but with her choice of career it’s fitting for her to have little filter, and it’s always clear that she’s not making her decision lightly. What feels even more revolutionary is the way, by talking candidly about her situation, Donna learns that other women in her life have faced a similar decision and come out alright and finds that she isn’t so alone. The film steadfastly refuses to judge these women for their choices.
But the true key to the film’s success is Jenny Slate’s endearingly foul-mouthed performance. If you’ve seen her past work, the fact that she’s funny isn’t surprising, but the way she handles herself during the film’s more dramatic moments is revelatory. She conveys a vulnerability. You can’t help but root for her; we want nothing more than to see her get her shit together. Her character may be a mess now, but Slate’s performance reassures us that she won’t stay that way forever. It’s a fantastic, career-defining performance. This is Robespierre’s first feature, and it does occasionally feel that way, but there’s an impressive naturalism and a genuine sweetness beneath all the crudity. She admirably keeps her film to a fleet-footed 84 minutes, though that brevity does seem to come at the expense of giving Max the time to feel like a fully-realized character. Lacy makes him exceedingly likeable, but in the end he’s not much more than that. While Donna feels like such a real person, the film would feel more balanced if that insight were extended out to Max’s character as well. But that isn’t a film-derailing problem; after all, this isn’t really his story. Slate is backed up by excellent work from Gabby Hoffmann and Gabe Liedman as Donna’s supportive, straighttalking best friends, in addition to Richard Kind and Polly Draper as her divorced parents. Comedian David Cross also contributes a great extended cameo as a skeevy, self-involved fellow stand-up. “Obvious Child” treats a sensitive, extremely difficult topic with respect and maturity, which might seem at odds with the constant fart jokes, but somehow Robespierre makes it work. Regardless of its politics, the film emerges as an appealing, relatable story of a young woman simply looking to make the right choice for her own future.
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Boasting one of the Coens’ strongest casts yet, this satirical take on the espionage genre marks the filmmakers’ return to dark comedy. An unfortunate spate of misunderstandings results in three “dueling idiots” (John Malkovich, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt) duking it out over a lost disc carrying confidential information whose relevance is questionable at best. (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, US 2008, 96 min., 35mm)
As philosophical as it is funny, Harold Ramis’s existentialist comedy was a huge hit upon its release. Starring Ramis favorite Bill Murray as an arrogant, self-obsessed meteorologist who begrudgingly covers the titular event and finds himself in a timewarp. A film continuing to resonate, commanding reappraisals by several critics, Groundhog Day is one of Ramis’s most intelligent films. (Harold Ramis, US 1993, 101 min., 35mm)
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hit, “Send in the Clowns,” a moving song which becomes even more moving heard in its dramatic context. This is a very special show, then, and requires a sophisticated presentation that this Pittsford Musicals presentation doesn’t quite attain. Director Jerry Argetsinger has no trouble moving people around a stage effectively (he has directed seven Hill Cumorah Pageants, among many other shows), but “A Little Night Music” is written to be presented seamlessly, almost cinematically, and the technical aspects of the Panera Theater don’t seem to work in its favor. David Fisher’s basic idea for the set — nine triangular towers that turn and shift to create different scenes, including a chateau, a theater, and a birch wood, with furniture pieces placed in front of them as needed, is workable, but without the mechanics to do the setting shifts quickly there are still long waits between some scenes. Nor did the lighting seem equal to the task of delineating so many different playing areas onstage. Gail Argetsinger’s costumes, the dresses in particular, are individually lovely and detailed, most of them in varying shades of brown. Wheeler’s dialogue calls for underplaying and perfect timing, and occasionally receives the subtlety it needs. There are a few standouts in the cast. I had no problem imagining Sharon Bayer as a famous actress. Her costumes make her look matronly instead of glamorous, but she exudes confidence onstage, and she has a crystal-clear singing voice; from the musical and acting standpoint, her rendition of “Send in the Clowns” (and the scene containing it, when Fredrick decides to leave her) is the high point of the show. Linda Dirksen Gressell is a strong presence as the maidservant and gets another of Sondheim’s standout songs, “The Miller’s Son,” late in Act 2, and knocks it out of the park (or in this case, the woods). Mary Ann Rutkowski seems too young to play Countess Charlotte effectively, but when she starts singing “Every Day a Little Death,” a duet with Putnam, she not only hits every note it offers, musically and emotionally, but seems to kick the entire show into a whole new, emotionally complex realm. I guess we should thank Sondheim for that, but Rutkowski and Putnam are equals to the composer-lyricist’s challenge. In fact, the entire cast handles Sondheim’s difficult music and words proficiently. They also deal surprisingly well with having the conductor and orchestra behind the set (the theater has no orchestra pit). But while there was nothing approaching a musical train wreck, this is not the way to allow actors to create a very nuanced or theatrical experience. While this presentation of “A Little Night Music” is dramatically uneven, its vocal and musical pleasures are many, and it offers a chance to see an ever-charming and touching show. 40 CITY JUNE 25 - JULY 1, 2014
Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] BURN AFTER READING (2008): The secret memoirs of a CIA agent end up in the hands of a bumbling pair con artists who decide to blackmail him for its safe return. Starring Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, and Tilda Swinton. Dryden (Fri, Jun 27, 8 p.m.) THE GOONIES (1985): Hey you guys! Catch this 80s classic, about a group of kids on an adventure to find buried treasure and save their town, on the big screen. Vintage Drive In (Tue, Jul 1, 11 p.m.) GROUNDHOG DAY (1993): Bill Murray stars as a weatherman who mysteriously starts living the same day over and over again, in this classic comedy of Harold Ramis. Dryden (Sat, Jun 28, 8 p.m.; Sun, Jun 29, 2 p.m.) THE MISSING PICTURE (2013): This winner of the Prize Un Certain Regard at Cannes uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge. Dryden (Tue, Jul 1, 8 p.m.) MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (2013): This prequel to Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” reveals the origins of Mike and Sulley’s friendship, which dates all the way back in their college days. Flour City Drive In (Fri, Jun 27, 7 p.m.; Sat, Jun 28, 7 p.m.) OBVIOUS CHILD (R): After a drunken one night stand results in pregnancy, a young woman must decide what to do when she doesn’t want to keep the baby, but might want to hold on to the guy. Little RAGHAV (NR): A man tries to move on with his life after his longterm girlfriend dumps him and marries someone else. Cinema (Sun, Jun 29, 12 p.m.) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981): Archeologist Indiana Jones’ squares off against the Nazis to find the Ark of the Covenant in Steven Spielberg’s action-adventure masterpiece. Starring Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina, and national treasure, Karen Allen. Vintage Drive In, (Tue, Jul 1, 9 p.m.) SEXY BEAST (2000): A retired gangster is approached with one last heist in this crime drama starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. Dryden (Thu, Jun 26, 8 p.m.) TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (PG-13): The fourth entry in the blockbuster series about giant robots from space, with Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, and Ken Watanabe. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster
VAN GOGH (1991): This biopic focuses on the final months in the life of the famous painter. Dryden (Wed, Jun 25, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] 22 JUMP STREET (R): Police officers Schmidt and Jenko are back undercover, and this time they’re headed to college in this sequel to the hit comedy “21 Jump Street.” Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster ALONE YET NOT ALONE (PG-13): An immigrant family finds their faith tested when their young daughters are taken captive by hostile natives. Henrietta THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13): The continued adventures of the crime-fighting web-slinger and Rochester makes it’s summer blockbuster debut. Cinema, Culver BEARS (G): Disney’s newest documentary focuses on the titular animals living in the Alaskan wilderness. Movies 10 BELLE (PG): Based on the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of an admiral, raised in aristocratic society but because of her background finds herself caught between two worlds. Cinema CHEF (R): Jon Favreau writes, directs, and stars in this film about a respected chef who decides to leave behind the
world of haute cuisine in order to start a food truck. With Sofía Vergara, Bobby Cannavale, John Leguizamo, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson. Little, Pittsford DIVERGENT (PG-13): Based on the popular series of young adult novels, about a dystopian future in which society is divided into factions based on their strongest virtues. Starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet. Movies 10 EDGE OF TOMORROW (PG-13): “Groundhog Day” meets “War of the Worlds” in this sci-fi action film about the fight to defeat an alien army. Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and Bill Paxton. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG-13): Two teenage cancer survivors meet and fall in love in this adaptation of John Green’s best-selling novel. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster FROZEN (PG): A young princess goes on an epic journey to find her sister, whose powers have trapped their kingdom in an eternal winter in this animated Disney musical. With the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, and Josh Gad. Movies 10 GOD’S NOT DEAD (PG): Kevin Sorbo and Dean Cain star in this Christian film about a college student whose grade depends
on successfully convincing his philosophy professor in the existence of God. Movies 10 GODZILLA (PG-13): The world’s most notorious—and, let’s face it, adorable—giant reptilian monster makes a triumphant return to the big screen. Starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron TaylorJohnson, Juliette Binoche, and Ken Watanabe. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG): The adventures of a young viking named Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, continue in this sequel to the hit animated film. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster IDA (PG-13): A week before taking her vows, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland learns that she is actually a Jewish holocaust survivor. Little JERSEY BOYS (R): Clint Eastwood directs the film adaptation of the Broadway musical about the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Vintage Drive In, Webster, Tinseltown THE LEGO MOVIE (PG): The directors of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” and “21 Jump Street” take on the beloved children’s building toy, and it’s amazing. Flour City Drive In, Movies 10
MALEFICENT (PG): Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning star in this lavish fairy tale adventure, which tells the previously untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive In, Webster MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG): Jon Hamm stars as a sports agent out to find America’s next great baseball star by recruiting cricket players India. With Lake Bell, Bill Paxton, Aasif Mandvi, and Alan Arkin. Cinema A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST (R): Seth MacFarlane writes, directs, and stars in this Western-comedy about a timid sheep farmer who’s forced to face off against a notorious gunslinger when it turns out he’s been seeing the man’s wife. With Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, and Sarah Silverman. Henrietta, Vintage Drive In, Webster THE MONUMENTS MEN (PG-13): George Clooney directs this story about the men assigned to preserve important works of art from the Nazis during WWII. With Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, and Cate Blanchett. Movies 10 MUPPETS MOST WANTED (PG): An imposter Kermit gets the gang involved in an international crime caper. With Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, and Christoph Waltz. Movies 10
NEIGHBORS (R): Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne play a young couple who enter into an all-out war when a fraternity moves in next door. Also starring Zac Efron and Dave Franco. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Webster NOAH (PG-13): Ever-ambitious auteur Darren Aronofsky takes on the epic Biblical story. Starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins. Movies 10 OCULUS (R): Karen Gillan – Amy Pond from Matt Smith’s “Doctor Who” run – stars as a woman convinced that an antique mirror is terrorizing her family in this horror film/cautionary homedécor tale. Movies 10 THE OTHER WOMAN (PG-13): When a woman discovers the man she’s been seeing is married, the two women strike up a friendship plan to get even. Starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Nicky Minaj. Movies 10 THE RAILWAY MAN (R): A former British Army officer sets out to confront the man who was responsible for his treatment while being held as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Starring Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman. Movies 10 RIDE ALONG (PG-13): Kevin Hart agrees to spend 24 hours riding along with his police detective, soon-to-be brother-in-law in order to prove himself worthy of marrying the man’s sister. With Ice Cube, John Leguizamo, and Laurence Fishburne. Movies 10
RIO 2 (G): This computeranimated sequel sees talking birds voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, and others heading to the Amazon rainforest. Movies 10 ROBOCOP (PG-13): Remake of the Paul Verhoven sci-fi classic, about an attempt to make a superior police officer that’s part man, part machine. With Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Keaton. Movies 10 THE ROVER (R): In desolate, post-apocalyptic Australia, a man tracks down the criminals who’ve stolen his car. Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, and Scoot McNairy. Little THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (PG13): A group of friends travel to Las Vegas for a wedding, with hilarious results in this sequel inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book. Starring Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Regina Hall, and Adam Brody. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Webster, Tinseltown X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (PG-13): The X-Men band together across two different time periods to fight for the survival of the mutant species. With Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Jennifer Lawrence. Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster
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IRONDEQUOIT: 115 Van Voorhis $369,900. Stunning! Quality architect designed. Open kit/eating area and family room. Screened porch in tree tops. Overlooks woods and river. Brick terraces and decks. Finished walk-out lower level. Lush landscaping makes for year round oasis with this 4bedrm, 3.5 bath gem. 292-8500 PC67937 nothnagle.com/R247129 Judith Bullene
276 Hillside Avenue is a beautiful example of an early 20th century Craftsman style home. Located in the highly desirable Cobbs Hill neighborhood, it is surrounded by other attractive, well-maintained homes and has easy access to a host of urban amenities. Just a short walk or bike away are: Cobbs Hill Park, East Avenue Wegmans, the North Winton Village, and all that Park Avenue has to offer. Built between 1922-1923 by Isaac Hess, it was probably designed by his draftsman, Clarence C. Brodie, who was the home’s first owner, and who would go on to become an architect who focused on garden design. He and his wife, Mabel, raised two children in the home. Mabel outlived her husband by 36 years and likely stayed in the home until her death in the 1970s. The house sits on a prominent corner lot and is beautifully landscaped. It has a granite walkway that leads to an open porch that faces the side street. The backyard is secluded from its neighbors by careful landscaping and features a beautiful stone retaining wall. Outside, the house features original cedar shake siding painted green, burgundy trim work, and original windows. Inside, the house has beautiful hardwood floors throughout the first and second floors, as well as oversized gumwood trim. Entering the front door, the living room features a gas fireplace flanked by two built-in bookcases, while a large bay of windows opposite the
fireplace looks onto the park-like landscape of Temple Beth El. On the other side of the entry, a wood staircase sits in a framed opening. The cozy dining room to the right has large southeastfacing windows that light up the space and a great built-in china hutch. To the left of the dining room, the kitchen has beautifully finished wood cabinetry with glass doors and retains some original countertops. A small powder room off the kitchen services the first floor. The second floor has three bedrooms, each with its own closet. There is a builtin linen cabinet adjacent to the bathroom. The updated bathroom retains some of its original character, with the built-in medicine cabinet and pedestal sink, and a new tub/ shower. Also, the home features a full-sized basement (with a garage) and the attic has been finished to complement the home with 300 square feet of bonus space! If you’re looking for a place to call home, the beauty, warmth, and quality of this Craftsman is sure to welcome you with open arms. The house is 1,560 square feet and is listed through Northern Star Realty for $178,000. For more information search the MLS number R250124 or contact Robert Piazza of Northern Star Realty at 392-8222. by Joshua M. Stowers Joshua is the Landmark Society & Bero Architecture 2014 Summer Intern
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Need for muti-AG company. We have an opening for an energetic, experienced individual who can help assist Operations with a multitude of tasks. Computer skills are a must, Answer phones, send emails and faxes,Scan and file documents,Receive and ship goods,experience in coordinating contractors for repairs / maintenance a plus. We are looking for the “team player” than can help prioritize and follow through assignments with little supervision. The job is full time, the office is in Rochester, NY. This is a new position what will evolve into a much needed position to help move the company forward in its endeavors. Any construction background would be a plus. The beginning pay rate is $25-50 per hr depending on qualifications.Please send your resume to the e-mail amandagriggsg@hotmail.com
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AIRLINE JOBS Start Here – Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Housing and Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 844-210-3935 (AAN CAN) RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC (Rochester NY). Formulation development, documentation, commercialization and technology transfer/scale-up for dietary supplements focusing mainly on solid dosage forms. Send resume to C. Parsnip, HR Director, Valeant, 1400 North Goodman St, Rochester, NY 14609
Volunteers BECOME A DOCENT at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Must be an enthusiastic communicator, Like working with children. Learn more at http:// www.rmsc.org/Support/Volunteer Or call 585-697-1948 BRIGHTEN A LIFE. Lifespan’s The Senior Connection program needs people 55+ to volunteer to make 2 friendly phone calls / 2 visits each month to an older adult Call Katie 585-244-8400 x 152 CARING FOR CAREGIVERS Lifespan is looking for volunteers to offer respite to caregivers whose loved ones have been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease. For details call Eve at 244-8400 FOSTER PARENTS WANTED! Monroe County is looking for adults age 21 and over to consider opening their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare.org. ISAIAH HOUSE, a home for the dying in Rochester, needs
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF ROCHESTER needs adult tutors to help adults who are waiting to improve their reading, writing, English speaking, or math skills. Call 473-3030, or check our website at www. literacyrochester.org
MEALS ON WHEELS Help deliver meals to homebound residents in our community. About an hour to deliver. Routes go out between11am and 12 noon. Easy to follow route directions. Volunteer weekly, monthly or seasonally Information 787-8326 or www. vnsnet.com.
Clerical work and answering phones, scheduling volunteers to deliver routes. For more information visit our website at www.vnsnet.com or call 787-8326.
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MEALS ON WHEELS Needs Volunteers for :Meal delivery.
WANTED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS For the Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY 14614. A three-fourths time professional position supervising the General Office Staff of five persons, the Financial Staff, and the Maintenance staff of 6 persons which services a multi-use facility open seven days a week. The Director also coordinates activities with the Property Committee, is responsible for all Human Resource processes, and works collaboratively with diverse church volunteer leaders as well as several not-for-profit organizations renting space in our buildings. Applicants should have an MBA degree or five years of experience as an operations manager. PLEASE SEND RESUMES by July 31, 2014 to david@downtownpresbyterian.org Further information at www.downtownpresbyterian.org
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DRIVERS Local company is looking for drivers to transport railroad crews up to a 200 mile radius from Rochester. Must live within 20 minutes of Rochester, be 21 or older, and pre-employment drug screen required. A company vehicle is provided, paid training, and benefits available. No special license needed. Apply at www.renzenberger.com
ST. JOSEPH’S HOUSE invites volunteers to live and work at our soup kitchen/shelter. This is essential, rewarding, hard work. Call Tim @ 314-1962 ST. JOSEPH’S HOUSE invites volunteers to live and work at
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Are you a caregiver who wants to keep on caring? Are you an “empty nester” or a re ree who wants to s ll keep working? Life me Assistance Inc, a leader in the provision of services to persons with developmental disabili es, is looking for a woman (or a couple), who is interested in sharing a life with two young ladies who live in the Chili area. If you were interested in this opportunity, you would receive training and be cer fied as a Family Care Provider and would move into their home. This is a new and exci ng opportunity, called a shared living experience, which is a new approach to the tradi onal group home concept. The two wonderful ladies, who have been lifelong friends, share this home. They both have some developmental disabili es, yet are very happy, cheerful and learning to spread their wings in their own home. For fun, they enjoy a variety of ac vi es that include; music, movies, pool me, taking walks, as well as quite mes. They are involved in day programs that run Monday through Friday, and thus are busy for much of the day me hours. Some evenings, the ladies par cipate in ac vi es that require assistance with transporta on. Both of them enjoy their new home, and are eager to con nue to grow and develop their skills in their home and in the community with someone who can enjoy life with them. They are both working to improve their communica on skills, and increase their independence with daily living skills. In exchange for providing support and assistance as needed, the Family Care Provider(s) would receive a s pend and would live in the ladies’ home. The applicant MUST have an income source, and be able to support him or herself. Job hours cannot be a second shi or overnight. You would be required to a end free training to become a cer fied Family Care Provider and would have on-going and annual training to maintain your cer fica on. This is an exci ng and unique opportunity for the right person. If you think you might be that person, contact Maria Rugg at Life me Assistance 784-3059 for more informa on.
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our soup kitchen/shelter. This is essential, rewarding, hard work. Call Tim @ 314-1962 SUMMER READING CAMP. Read and play with K-2 students at School #33, 500 Webster Ave. Mornings July 7Aug 1. Flexible days. English and Spanish speakers wanted. Teens and adults welcome. Contact Vicki Robertson 461-4282.
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Liability Company does not have a registered agent within the State of New York. 5. The Limited Liability Company shall engage in any activity for which a limited liability company may be lawfully engaged under the laws of the State of New York. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LANDIA BOTANICALS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/9/2014. 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, 18 Winding Brook Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2013-11409 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Jacqueline R. Bessette; Michael A. Bessette; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Civil Enforcement-COATC; ESL Federal Credit Union, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated May 28, 2014 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe on July 10, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 79 West Bend Drive, Rochester, NY 14612, Tax Account No. 045.041-10 described in Deed recorded in Liber 9842 of Deeds, page 381; lot size .40 acres. 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: $124,473.84 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: June 2014 Deborah Field, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New
York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE ] 1986 Searay HIN# SERV1321FG86PAC 118322 Eric Stingler Date of Auction 07/9/14, 10 am @ David Oschmann 1893 Kendall Rd. Kendall, NY [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of limited liability company. Long Pond Senior Apartments, LLC (LLC) were filed with the Department of State on May 12, 2014. Monroe County is the county within which it will have its office; its principal business address is 400 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607. The LLC has designated the Secretary of State of New York as its agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Long Pond Senior Apartments, LLC c/o PathStone Development Corporation, 400 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 is the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC. Its purpose is to develop, own and operate a residential real property development. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of limited liability company. Stone Quarry Apartments, LLC (LLC) were filed with the Department of State on May 8, 2014. Monroe County is the county within which it will have its office; its principal business address is 400 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607. The LLC has designated the Secretary of State of New York as its agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Stone Quarry Apartments, LLC c/o PathStone Development Corporation, 400 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 is the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC. Its purpose is to develop, own and operate a residential real property development. [ NOTICE ] BSM ASSOCIATES LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/6/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Harry Koslow, 1737 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] CAA SOUTH, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/21/14. 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, 1415 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] CardioGauge LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on June 5, 2014. 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 55 S. Main St., Pittsford NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] EMILY KROHN, LCSW, PLLC (PLLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 6/11/2014. PLLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Emily Krohn, LCSW, PLLC, 1815 Clinton Ave. South, Suite 630, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] KW Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 5/28/2014. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 99 High St. Fairport, NY 14450. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] LARKIN PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/12/2014. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 58 Parkview Dr., Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] LIGHTS VIDEO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/11/14. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the Registered Agent Corporation Service Company 80 State St Albany, NY 12207. Any lawful activity.
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Eudaimonia Events and Catering LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 5-14-2014. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as its agent and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it is c/o the Company, 206 Park Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business.
MANN ACQUISITIONS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Thomas and Karie Mann, 2233 Roosevelt Hwy., Hamlin, NY 14464. General Purpose.
[ NOTICE ] HMK PROPERTIES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/30/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Richard Wing, Manager, 25 Five Points Rd., Rush, NY 14543. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Indus Elm Street LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 5/7/14. Office:Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy to: 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd. #201 Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Mekhi & Honesty Enterprises LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Dept. of State (SSNY) 3/26/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 66 Hoeltzer St., Rochester, NY 14605. Purpose: Any lawful action. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Dad’s Property Management LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 136 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14605. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Lexington Insurance
Agency LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/21/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 1820 Lexington Ave., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer and wine at retail in a Tavern under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 151 Park Ave., Rochester, NY 14607 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *Apogee Wine Bar, LLC [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer, liquor, and wine has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, liquor, and wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 683 Pittsford Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *Branca Basin LLC DBA Branca [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer and Wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 115 West Commercial Street East Rochester NY 14445 for on premises consumption. Geninvesco Inc. Crust Pizza Kitchen [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor Beer and Wine at retail in a Restaurant Bar Club under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 440 Scottsville Mumford Road Scottsville NY 14546 for on premises consumption. Luke T Rex Entertainment Inc. DBA Vixens [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer and Wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 130
East Ave Rochester NY 14604 for on premises consumption. Stromboli Express DBA – Stromboli Express [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer and Wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 2055 E Ridge Road Irondequoit NY 14622 for on premises consumption. Agrigento Pizza LLC DBA Salvatore’s Pizza [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor Beer and Wine at retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 24 Celebration Drive Rochester NY 14620 for on premises consumption. Flight Wine Bar Inc. DBA Bourbon [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of SHAH LAW FIRM, PLLC (the “PLLC”), a domestic PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 6/6/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 2041 Penfield Rd, Bldg C, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: Law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of SURR, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/14. 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, 2041 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of A-LIST SALON, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/21/2014. 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, 45 State St., Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of T. L. McKenzie Enterprises, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) February 19,
2014. 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 c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DOT CERTIFIED LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 06/16/2014. 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 128 Country Wood Landing, Rochester, NY 14626 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lifetime Financial Group, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) May 14, 2014. 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 30 Princeton Lane, Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PHILIP NAFTALIN LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/17/13. 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 237 Andrews St, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Steed Energy, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 15, 2014. 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 508 Oxford Street #2, Rochester, NY 14607 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 155 East Main Managers, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/29/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228,
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Legal Ads > page 47 Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 155 East Main Tenant, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/29/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: THE BEALE HOUSE LLC. Article of Organization file with the Secretary of State (SSNY) of New York on 4/28/14. Office location Monroe County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: Transformation Properties LLC 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Principal Business location is 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614 [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: TRANSFORMATION PROPERTIES LLC. Article of Organization file with the Secretary of State (SSNY) of New York on 4/28/14. Office location Monroe County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: Transformation Properties LLC 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Principal Business location is 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614 [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Activate CU, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on June 13, 2014. 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 277 Alexander Street, Suite 400, Rochester, New
York 14607. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Alternative Pain Management of Western New York, PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/22/2014. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 College Parkway, Suite 180, Williamsville, NY 14221. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Always & 4Ever Property Solutions LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) May 19, 2014. 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 2117 Buffalo Road No. 160, Rochester, NY 14624-1507. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of American Comtech Components, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) May 7, 2014. 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 170 Brittany Ln, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ANCO PREMIER PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/16/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Richard Coia, 2024 E. Henrietta Rd. Ste. #6, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: all lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of B&R Vacuum, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/11/14. 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 22 Kitty Hawk Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BJORGAN
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PLLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/28/2014. 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 Margaret Bjorgan R.A., 14 Selden St.,Rochester, New York 14605 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BLUE RAIN EXPRESS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BONNES PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/05/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Karlene Bonnes, 20 Willowbend Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Comella Racing, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on May 23, 2014. 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 418 Sundance Trail, Webster, New York 14580. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Direct Mail 2020, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/2/14. 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 46 Chelmsford Rd., Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of Empire Hots LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State. of New York (SSNY) on 6/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to Empire Hots LLC, 2209 Empire Boulevard, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ferrano Holdings, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/9/14. 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 22 Turner Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FNA Enterprises, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) May 21, 2014. 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 451 Winona Blvd, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FSI 90 GOODWAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Marco Q. Rossi, Esq., 48 Wall St., Ste. 1100, NY, NY 10005. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GORGEOUSSEXYSMART. COM, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/08/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grace and Son Properties, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/28/14. 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 34 Whittlers Ridge, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Ground Fisher, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/26/2014. 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: 24 West Jefferson Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Harp Education, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/21/14. 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 1000 East Ave., #310, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of John F. Magee, LLC. Articles of Organization filed Sec’y of state (SSNY) 5/12/2014. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 108 Gates House Trail, Henrietta, New York 14467. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kara Juszczak, LCSW, PLLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/9/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 95 Allens Creek Rd, B-1, Ste. 110, Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: Clinical Social Work Svcs. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Kneads and Wants LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) March 3, 2014. 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 4464 Lake Ave Rochester NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation
of limited liability company (LLC). Name: JM HAMMAN CARPENTRY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 4, 2014. 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: Jeffrey Hamman, 1186 Woodhull Road, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. Loren H. Kroll, LLC [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company 1. Name of the Limited Liability Company is FitzRoc LLC. 2. Articles of Organization were filed by Department of State of New York on May 29, 2014. 3. County of office: Monroe 4. The Company does not have a specific date of dissolution. 5. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The address to which process shall be mailed: 90 Maywood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618. 6. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of formation of Mangold Properties, LLC. Art. of Org. filed by Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/11/98. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail process to: PO Box 60758, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CAIRDE FORTUNA, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 26 Norbrook Road, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GORSLINE PROPERTIES AT ROCHESTER, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the
Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/05/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Michael Koegel, 1911 Avenue L, Brooklyn, New York 11230. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ST. PAUL 1332, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/27/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 705 Maple Street, Rochester, New York 14611. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MAA LONG Services LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/25/14. 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 48 Plaza Drive, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of McCormack Properties, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/29/2014. 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 4310 Union St., North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of MONROE MINI STORAGE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/2014. 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, 165 Turk Hill Park, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of N2PA GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/02/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 178 Lyell
Ave., Spencerport, NY 14559. 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 Panka Enterprises LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on April 24, 2014. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 12 Old Westfall Drive, Rochester, NY 14625. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PARTIES AND PICNICS BY MARK LLC .Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 04/23/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process 203 Blff Drive, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PMG Pizza, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on July 27, 2004. 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 5881 King Hill Drive, Farmington, New York 14425. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Precision Watercraft Enterprises LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/11/14. 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 125 Tech Park Drive Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Chili Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY
Legal Ads (SSNY) on 5/13/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Uncommon Properties, LLC, 826 Broadway, 9th Fl., NY, NY 10003. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Psych Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/20/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805-A, Albany, NY 12210-2822, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RUS LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 03/21/14. 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 PO Box 23421, Rochester New York 14692. Purpose: Real estate Rental. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Scipioni Enterprises, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/27/2014. 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 173 Dickinson Rd, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Semtech Systems, LLC Art. Of origin. Filed sec’y of state (ssny) April 25, 2014 office location: Monroe County SSNY designated agent of LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy if process to 534 Newbury St., Rochester, NY 14615. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SO FLY BRAIDING SALON LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/13. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process
to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Spike Enterprises LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on April 24, 2014. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 12 Old Westfall Drive, Rochester, NY 14625. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ZSR Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/21/14. 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 34 Bending Oak Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation Well Grounded, LLC Art. of Org. filed with the Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 11, 2014. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC, 96 Sedgley Park, West Henrietta, N.Y. 14586. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Residential Fund 303, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in California (CA) on 04/08/11. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr., #200, Sacramento, CA 95833, also the address to be maintained in CA. Arts of Org. filed with the CA Secy. of State, 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Registration of Wesley & Clark LLP, Cert. of Reg. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/22/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated
as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 45 Exchange Blvd., Ste. 900, Rochester, NY 14614. Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice to Bidders: Economy Paving Company will be preparing quotations for the Thurston Rd revitalization project, City of Rochester, Monroe County to be bid on July 1, 2014. We solicit your Subcontract bids or material supply quotations. Plans are available through the Office of the Purchasing Agent, City of Rochester, City Hall room 105-A, County 30 Church St Rochester, NY. Please fax quotes to 607756-4742 or email to jjump@economypaving. com. We are an equal opportunity employer. [ NOTICE ] OPEN ENERGY GROUP LLC, a foreign LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/21/13. 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, 510 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] OPG LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 6/2/2014. 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 OPG LLC, PO Box 828, Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] PENFIELD CARPENTRY, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/18/14. 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, 20 Parkwood Ln., Penfield, NY 14526. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] REDMAN ACRES LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 4/29/14. 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, 131 Attridge Rd., Churchville, NY 14428. General Purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Tri-Flex Management Group, LLC (”LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 17, 2014. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: PO Box 18649, Rochester, NY, 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Village Wholesalers LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/12/13. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy to: 100 Old Hojack Ln. Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Av Enterprise Heating & Cooling, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/6/13. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail copy to: 1350 Salt Rd. Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Midwest Acquisitions, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on May 23, 2014. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 230 Crosskeys Office Park, Fairport, NY 14450. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 3740 WEST HENRIETTA ROAD, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 3470 West Henrietta Road, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 05/09/2014. 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 36 Princeton Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. 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 6319 LAKESIDE RD., LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 6319 Lakeside Rd., LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 05/16/2014. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 840 Lehigh Station Road, West Henrietta, NY 14586. 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 Anastasia, Wilson & Dattilo, LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on May 30, 2014. Office location: 700 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 700 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Anastasia, Wilson & Dattilo, LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on May 30, 2014. Office location: 700 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 700 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ELMADINA, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Elmadina, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 6/11/2014. 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 1797 Stone Rd., Apt. 4, Rochester, NY 14615. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] PARODIFY, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on June 19, 2014. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 16 E. Main Street, Suite 200, Rochester, New York 14614. 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 ] David N. Smith MD PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on May 19, 2014. Its principal place of business is located at 1225 Jefferson Road, Suite 206, Rochester, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 1225 Jefferson Road, Suite 206, Rochester, New York 14623. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of medicine. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2013-13698 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Plaintiff, vs. Linda S.. Evans; HSBC Bank, Nevada, N.A., defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated June 9, 2014 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on July 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Gates, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 19 Avacado Lane, Rochester, NY 14606, Tax Account No. 103.102-20 described in Deed recorded in Liber 9511 of Deeds, page 368;
lot size .27 acres. 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: $81,822.55 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: June 2014 LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2014-5522 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union vs Allan H. Lowe, Deceased, and any persons who are heirs) distributees of Allan H. Lowe, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Patricia Sitts; James Lowe; Board of Managers of The Westage At The Harbor Condominium; United States of America; People of the State of New York; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe”. Location of property to be foreclosed: 204 Westage At The Harbor, Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of
the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: May 14, 2014 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a consolidated mortgage held by the Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on February 7, 2011 in Liber 23512 of Mortgages, page 1 in the amount of $50,500.00. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action except for Allan H. Lowe. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Kenneth R. Fisher, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated June 2, 2014 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: The Unit Designated as Unit No. 204 in the Declaration comprising Westage at the Harbor Condominium located in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe, New York (hereinafter called the “Property”) made by the grantor under the Condominium Act of the State of New York, as amended (Article 9-B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York), dated August 9, 1983, and recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Monroe County on the 24th day of August, 1983 in Liber 6372 of Deeds, at Page
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Legal Ads > page 49 189 (hereinafter called the “Declaration”), which Unit is also designated as Tax Lot No. 047.56002-001.2/04 on the Floor Plans of the Buildings, certified by Sear-Brown Associates, P.C. Architects, and filed simultaneously with said Declaration in the Office of the County Clerk of Monroe County in Civil Action File No. 98-73-572 under Index No. 7159/83 (hereinafter called the “Unit”). The land area of the property and the location of the building in which the aforesaid Unit is located are shown on a certain map entitled “Westage at the Harbor” made by Sear-Brown Associates, P.C., dated August 12, 1983 and filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Monroe County on August 24, 1983 simultaneously with said Declaration. The land area of the Property is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, containing 6.9 acres of land, more or less, situate in Town Lot 2, Township 14, Range 7, Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, all as shown on Drawing No. 2266.00-01, prepared by Sear-Brown Associates, P.C. of Rochester, New
York, redated and last revised December 3, 1982, said parcel more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the intersection of the northerly right of way line of St. Paul Boulevard with the westerly right of way line of Third Street thence (1) North 88° 29’ 50” West along the northerly right of way line of St. Paul Boulevard, a distance of 204.39 feet to an angle point; (2) thence North 61° 46’ 40” West, along said right of way line, a distance of 43.70 feet to a point of curvature, thence (4) southwesterly, westerly and northwesterly, along a curve to the right, having a radius of 19.00 feet, through a central angle of 74° 05’ 28”, a distance of 24.75 feet to a point; thence (5) North 01° 30’ 09” West along said right of way line a distance of 23.00 feet to a point; thence (6) North 88° 29’ 49” West along said right of way line a distance of 61.00 feet to a point; thence (7) North 00° 27’ 30” West, a distance of 105.49 feet to a point marked in the field by a stone R.C.S. Monument; thence (8) North 89° 59’ 58” East a distance of 14.41 feet to a point; thence (9) North 01°
35’ 08” East, a distance of 95.77 feet to a point; thence (10) South 89° 00’ 26” West a distance of 42.83 feet to a point; thence (11) North 02° 21’ 32” West a distance of 367 feet, more or less, to the apparent high water line of Lake Ontario; thence (12) easterly, along said high water line a distance of 505 feet, more or less, to the point where the easterly line of Third Street extended northerly intersects said high water line of Lake Ontario; thence (13) South 01° 30’ 10” West along the northerly extension of the easterly right of way line of Third Street a distance of 561 feet, more or less, to the northwest corner of Lot R-139 of the “Summerville Tract” as shown on a map thereof filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 137 of Maps at page 27; thence (14) North 88° 29’ 50” West, along the north end of Third Street, a distance of 40.00 feet to a point; thence (15) South 01° 30’ 00” West, along the westerly street line of Third Street a distance of 133.00 feet to the point of beginning. TOGETHER with an undivided .0052954 percent interest in the common elements of the Property described in said
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Declaration (hereinafter called the “common elements”): TOGETHER with an easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Unit on any adjoining Units or common elements now existing as a result of construction of the Buildings, or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of settling or shifting of the Buildings, or as a result of repair or restoration of the Buildings or the Unit, after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after a taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an alteration or repair to the common elements made by or with the consent of the Board of Managers, so that any such encroachments may remain so long as the Building shall stand; TOGETHER with an easement in common with the owners of other Units to use any pipes, wires, ducts, cables, conduits, public utility lines, and other common elements located in any of the other Units or elsewhere on the Property, and serving the Unit; TOGETHER with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the Grantor in and to the Unit; TOGETHER with and SUBJECT to all easements of necessity in favor of the Unit or in favor of other Units or the common elements; TOGETHER with an easement for the exclusive use of a specifically allocated storage area. Tax Acct. No.: 047.56-2-1./204 Property Address: 204 Westage At The Harbor, Town of Irondequoit, New York. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, against PATRICIA BARRY, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 12/4/2013 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, City of Rochester, State of New York on 07/08/2014 at 10:00AM, premises known as 66 HARDISON ROAD, Rochester, NY 14617 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, SBL No.: 076.10-4-13. Approximate amount of judgment $105,175.97 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 2012-13154. Thomas J.
Rzepka, Esq., Referee Gross, Polowy & Orlans, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 Dated: May 8, 2014 1093594 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK –COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX# 8940/13 FILED: 05/21/2014 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgage premise is situated. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, against ANTHONY J. GIAMBRONE A/K/A ANTHONY GIAMBRONE, ANTHONY M. GIAMBRONE A/K/A ANTHONY GIAMBRONE, CHARLENE GIAMBRONE, her respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, TOWN OF IRONDEQUOIT, CHASE BANK USA N.A., NY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF CAVALRY SPV I, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF FIA CARD SERVICES, CACH LLC, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND NB, DISCOVER BANK, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendant(s) TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOU CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE
SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not serviced with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may appear within (60) days of service thereof and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a mortgage which was duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe on March 15, 2004, in Book 18618 at Page 586 and the Recording Tax was duly paid. Said mortgage was then assigned to the plaintiff through an assignment of mortgage recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office on November 9, 2012 in Book 1716 at Page 448. Thereafter, on or about August 8, 2008, said mortgage was modified,covering, premises known as 1 Dorington Road, Rochester a/k/a Irondequoit, NY 14609. (Section 092.19 Block 3 Lot 17). The relief sought within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt described above. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Richard Dolinger, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed along with the supporting papers in the office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe on 4/28/2014. This is an action to foreclose on a mortgage. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Irondequoit, County of
Monroe and State of New York. Section 092.19 Block 3 Lot 17. Said premises known as 1 Dorington Road, Rochester a/k/a Irondequoit, NY 14609. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. By reason of the default in the payment of the monthly installment of principal and interest, among other things, as hereinafter set forth, Plaintiff, the holder and owner of the aforementioned note and mortgage, or their agents have elected and hereby accelerate the mortgage and declare the entire mortgage indebtedness immediately due and payable. The following amounts are now due and owing on said mortgage, no part of any of which has been paid although duly demanded: By virtue thereof, plaintiff has heretofore elected and by these presents hereby elects to accelerate the entire unpaid principal balance of $47,907.25 with interest at the rate of 6.000% calculated from August 1, 2012 to be immediately due and payable under the mortgage herein foreclosed. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT HEREOF THAT THE DEBT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, IS DISPUTED, THE DEBTOR JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH VERIFICATION OR JUDGMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU BY THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR. IF APPLICABLE, UPON YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST, WITHIN SAID THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, THE HEREIN DEBT COLLECTOR WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT, YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE UNDERLYING INDEBTEDNESS OWED TO PLAINTIFF/CREDITOR AND THIS NOTICE/ DISCLOSURE IS FOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and
complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York state Banking Department at 1-877-Bank-NYS or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. Section 1303 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving the copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you may lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING AN ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Stiene & Associates, P.C., Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Our File 201300187
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
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Marking Japan’s latest unfathomable social trend, two paperback photo books — both consisting only of portraits of the rear ends of hamsters — have experienced surprising and still-growing printing runs. Japanese society has long seemed easily captured by anything considered “kawaii” (or “cute”), according to a May Wall Street Journal dispatch, and a representative of one book’s publisher called his volume “delightfully cute.” “I can’t stop smiling,” he said, “when I see these butts.” The two books in print are “Hamuketsu” (hamster buttocks) and “Hamuketsu — So Cute You Could Faint.” A third, “The Original Hamuketsu,” was set to debut in June.
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Another driver died after being unable to dodge his own vehicle. A 58-year-old man was hit by his SUV in New York City in June after he double-parked and was opening the door on the passenger side and realized that the vehicle was still in reverse gear. He tried to jam one foot onto the brake but hit the gas instead, causing the car to jump backward, ejecting him, and pinning him between the SUV and a van parked alongside. The man suffered a heart attack and died as his vehicle broke free and drifted across the busy Manhattan intersection of Madison Avenue and East 49th Street. — Dead or just in “deep meditation”? A renowned Hindu guru, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, in his 70s, passed away in January (so concluded police in Jalandhar, India), but His Holiness’ disciples have refused to
release the body, keeping it in a commercial freezer, contending that he has merely drifted into the deeper form of the meditation for which he is well-known — and will return to life when he is ready. (The guru’s religious order, not coincidentally, is a real estate powerhouse in the Punjab region and on nearly every continent, and the guru’s family is certain the “meditation” is a ruse to allow the Ashram’s continued control of the financial empire.) — After the U.S. Postal Service finalizes its purchase of “small-arms ammunition,” it will become only the most recent federal agency to make a large purchase of bullets for its armed agents (who are perhaps more numerous than the public realizes). In the last year or so, reports have surfaced that the Social Security Administration ordered 174,000 hollow-point bullets, the Department of Agriculture 320,000 rounds, Homeland Security 450 million rounds (for its 135,000 armed agents), the FBI 100 million hollow-points, and even the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 46,000 rounds. (In May, the Department of Agriculture added an order of submachine guns and body armor.) — Unclear on the Concept: Robert Kiefer, 25, was arrested in Akron, Ohio, in February after losing his composure over an expected check that had not yet arrived in the mail. Rather than complain to the check issuer, Kiefer did as several others have done in News of the Weird’s experience — attack the letter carrier. Kiefer pepper-sprayed the postman (with his own canister that he carries for protection), and in the ensuing struggle, bit the carrier on the leg.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will turn heads this week, so get out and strut your stuff. A playful, fun-loving attitude will attract someone just as active as you. Difficulty making up your mind will be your biggest problem. Try not to send misleading signals that can result in bad feelings. TAURUS (April 20May 20): Don’t be too eager to share personal information. Someone is likely to be interested in an unconventional relationship that won’t sit well with you. Take your time and get to know the intentions of anyone trying to become intimate too quickly. Opt for friendship first.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t live a lie. Be upfront about what you have to offer. Being secretive regarding other relationships will not bode well with anyone interested in spending personal time with you. Flirting is great fun as long as no one gets hurt. Consider the consequences of being too suggestive. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Clear away any uncertainties you are going through with past relationships before you jump into something new. Take a breather and spend quality time with people you know you can trust to respect you and your need for a little time to sort out your feelings. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your
love of life and generosity will make you a popular person if you get involved in causes you believe in or organizations that share your beliefs. Love is on the rise, and working toward something you feel passionate about will attract someone who wants to share your space. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t believe everything you hear. Ulterior motives are present, and questioning the promises someone makes regarding your future together should be at the top of your to-do list. Insecurity is likely to develop if your intuition tells you to hold back but your desire prompts you to do the opposite. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Romance is in the stars.
You’ll be tempted by plenty of suitors, making it difficult to choose who you want to spend your time with. Travel and getting involved in informative conferences, seminars or group discussions will lead to interesting encounters and meeting someone who fits your lifestyle perfectly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Explore new interests and people from different backgrounds. You’ll be attracted to someone unique or someone who will introduce you to many beliefs and cultural pastimes that will intrigue you. Don’t allow your curiosity to cost you financially or emotionally. What you discover may not be
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affection being offered. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An emotional, mental and physical connection is in the stars. Having a receptive attitude and a desire to experiment will help you move into a one-on-one relationship quickly and without hesitation. A change in the way you live and your daily routine will be inviting. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Proceed with caution. What you want and what you get won’t measure up. Do your research, ask questions and stick to the truth if you want to form a relationship with someone you meet this week. Disillusionment and sorrow can turn into a costly affair.
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