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Best of Rochester 2012 Primary: voting continues. DETAILS, PAGE 19
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Back to bases: vintage base ball “Striker to the line!” A well-dressed man in a suit, tie, and flat-brimmed black hat strides toward a small pile of dirt. Standing to one side of a whitish line of flour is a man wielding a hefty wooden bat. His worn, swollen fingers wrap slowly, but firmly, around the timber. The pitcher winds up, his arm spins around like a windmill, and he lets loose a small yellowtinted ball. The batter takes a swing. There’s no crack. The batter hasn’t missed — the ball is simply too worn to make that distinct sound of connection. The batter sprints toward a small bag stuffed with hay at breakneck speed. His arms, covered in a full-length white button-up shirt, flap at his side.
His foot lunges for the base, just as the ball comes flying toward the first baseman. “Striker’s dead!” the man in the suit shouts, and the batter turns and jogs glumly back toward his teammates. But the Live Oak team would go on to beat the Victory Base Ball Club in their afternoon vintage base-ball game. That’s not a misspelling. Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford puts an old-timey spin on America’s alleged favorite pastime: baseball. Every summer more than 100 volunteer players help bring the game back to its roots, complete with period uniforms, equipment, lingo, and rules.
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St. Paul mural: lewd or cuddly?
The mural project has brought some highly regarded muralists to Rochester to put up murals on walls around the city. Some of the murals reflect social commentary and some subjects that may be hard to stomach. Seen driving by or walking by, these subjects raise questions and may cause one to question what the artist had in mind. One such mural is on the south wall of a building on St. Paul Street overlooking the Worldwide News parking lot and Pleasant Street. In that location, it will not be seen by a lot of people, since St. Paul is one way south at that point and a southbound driver would need to look over his/her shoulder to see it. It will be seen by customers of Worldwide News as they transit the parking lot. It will also be seen morning, noon, and night by a small group of people making their homes in downtown Rochester in The Warner Lofts at 80 St. Paul Street on the north side of the building. To put it in simple terms, the mural is lewd. It depicts two bear-like creatures with rat-like faces in what might be described as a sexual position that is lurid. We are just moving into an apartment on the north side of Warner Lofts and chose that side because RGRTA insists that the best place in the world for their new bus terminal abuts the south side of the Warner building. Thanks, all, for City
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making Rochester a welcoming place for residents. The owner of the building with the painted wall is satisfied with the artwork. He has his right to express himself or permit others to express themselves on his property. He will not ever see the wall unless he walks out of his apartment to take a look or looks over his shoulder as he drives away from his home. We will see it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and so will any guests we have in our apartment. Those guests will include our grandchildren, ages 9 to 13. We really don’t need well-done lewd art just outside our window. For context, we are art collectors, and my wife is a fine-art photographer. We are generally not put off by strong art that makes a statement. We have chosen many pieces that others might not display in a house where children are being raised. That is art of our choice. That is not imposed on us by a neighbor. PAUL S. GOLDBERG, ROCHESTER
Wall/Therapy founder and curator Ian J. Wilson – a radiologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center - responds: While none of us is the final arbiter of aesthetics, the labeling of the mural on St. Paul as lewd leaves no room for meaningful dialogue. It seems rather disturbing that sleeping bears would be sexualized in the manner being described by some. If one considers the spatial arrangement of the creatures on the wall, it becomes readily apparent that the head of one bear rests on the knees of the other. Had the artist painted the westward facing bear’s head closer to the pelvis of the other, then the assessment of the mural as “lurid” becomes more valid. The artist described the mural as “two bears sleeping,” nothing more. In fact, a cursory survey of ROA’s body of work would reveal murals that are far more
graphic than the St. Paul piece. These bears are quite tame by comparison. Arguably one of the most important living contemporary artists working in the public space, ROA fell in love with this city. His work can be seen from London to Australia and now Rochester. Whether pro or con, the net effect of this mural art project is a heightened consciousness about public art. People are being empowered to express their views. However small, this project, and its resultant debate, can be viewed as steps that move us toward actualizing our full potential as a world-class city. The art depicted on walls throughout this city do not reflect the ideology, politics, or philosophical inclinations of any of the property owners who have graciously supported this project by granting permission for their property to be painted. In addition, this mural was privately funded by myself and others who are bullish on Rochester and believe in its future. As the father of a 2-yearold girl, I look forward to sharing the world with her, starting here. As a “kid from Brooklyn” who serves this community on a daily basis in my professional life, I can honestly say, “Trust me. I’m a doctor.”
Malgieri and the school district
On Schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s appointment of former Deputy Mayor Patty Malgieri as chief of staff: What’s most amazing about this debacle is that the board does not seem to be concerned about the critically important question of whether Ms. Malgieri, who is not an educator, has no formal training in the field, and has been hired at a dizzying salary of $155,000 dollars (plus benefits) — $21,186 dollars more than the mayor of Rochester makes — is even qualified for this super-high-priced position. A-damn-mazing! WALK THE WALK
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I love how people are trying to judge the administrative qualifications of someone who basically ran our city for six years. Before that, she ran one of the most important publicpolicy think tanks in the state and most recently ran the Hillside program, which takes the most atrisk children in our city and gets them to college. And they think she doesn’t support education? Mrs. Malgieri can hardly be chastised for her past critiques of the district. We have a staggeringly low graduation rate, horrible teachers cannot be fired, and there are so many layers of administration in central office that nobody knows who does what. I can’t think of any better person to clean up the mess than her. MARK
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County should say no to fracking waste
Why invite another environmental disaster when New York already has a rich history of it? (“Dems Push on Fracking Waste,” News) Remember Love Canal? Look at Onondaga Lake, which is entering into a final $1-billiion clean-up phase. What we don’t pollute today, we won’t have to spend billions to clean up in 20 years, when it becomes evident that accepting fracking waste was a big mistake. Fracking’s residual waste is no different than nuclear waste in that no one knows what can safely be done with it. Until there is something safe and definitive, why would the county dive head first into this retention pond of toxic sludge? Anything to support fracking – whether giving up our precious water, selling our land for drilling, or accepting frack waste – is just wrong. Hydrofracked gas is not the clean bridge fuel to the future. It is a
fracking mess of a bridge back to the past of burning fossil fuel that caused global warming. The county should make this deal with the fracking industry: They keep their toxic waste out of Monroe County and we’ll keep our precious water resources right here. STEVEN NICHOLS
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Red-state dreams
The Republican right seems bent on taking us back in time, but exactly where do these intrepid time-travelers intend for us to land? In what era, what century? They oppose the separation of church and state. They want to accelerate the concentration of America’s wealth in the hands of the few. Through the elimination of the estate tax, they must aim to establish in America a permanent aristocracy of inherited wealth and privilege. They oppose the separation of powers, behaving as if the Supreme Court were an arm of the Republican administration the Court helped to install in 2000. And they want the electoral process in this country to become a sham, determined not by openly debated ideas but by mountains of cash. They want to return us to a time before John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. They aim to turn back the clock to a time before our Revolution in order to honor our original “founding father,” King George III. I think I know why we use the term ”red states”: Could these be areas of clandestine support for the redcoats? JONATHAN BALDO, ROCHESTER
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Boy Scouts, gays, and the company we keep We are such a deeply divided nation. And while we occasionally make great strides – electing a black president, permitting openly gay Americans to serve in the military, passing laws permitting same-sex marriage – the divisions persist. And at times, they seem to be getting deeper. NPR’s Morning Edition on Tuesday included an interview with a Florida man who lost his job and is struggling to get by on unemployment checks. He is clearly bitter. He follows politics. He listens to Rush Limbaugh. And he blames President Obama for his misfortune. Obama, he told Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep, believes white people are evil, “and so does his wife.” Feeding this kind of mistrust, this gutdeep dislike, are people like Limbaugh and, yes, politicians of both major political parties. But also, troublingly, the Boy Scouts of America, which earlier this summer, after two years of study, reaffirmed its position barring gay people from membership or adult service. No Boy Scouts. No troop leaders. No den mothers. When I ranted about the Scouts’ decision in a blog recently, several readers ranted back. “You miss the point that it is a PRIVATE organization,” wrote one, “and as such has the right to set its rules.” Private organizations do indeed have the right to decide who can be a member. That doesn’t make it right when it’s blatant, harmful discrimination, and the Scouts’ action is exactly that. Prejudice against gays and lesbians has had terrible consequences: discriminatory employment practices, bullying, injury, and, tragically, both murder and suicide. For the Scouts to continue to ban gays and lesbians from membership and service is to ostracize an entire group of boys, men, and women – ostracizing them because the Scout leadership believes there’s something wrong with them. And with that ostracizing, Boy Scouts USA tells gay children that they are inferior, not worthy of belonging. This is not harmless. The Scouts organization – which has a strong presence in many communities (and benefits from both tax-exempt status and donations) – should be a leader, a model. Instead, it has chosen to be openly prejudiced, encouraging some children and adults to look down on others. The Scouts’ decision has prompted some Scouts to turn in their merit badges. My e-mail last week brought a letter from a
Prejudice is prejudice, regardless of how respectable its face. And it is an ugly, dangerous thing.” reader who has found his own means of protest: Gates resident Jim Maher, a retired Air Force master sergeant, resigned from the American Legion. He has been a member for more than 20 years and has been historian of Post 367 in Scottsville, but the Legion is a major supporter of the Scouts, sponsoring some 2500 dens, troops, and other US Scout units. Continuing to participate in the Legion, Maher wrote, would make him a hypocrite. “I can no longer stand proudly and recite the Pledge of Allegiance,” he wrote, “knowing that the Legion and the main youth organization that it supports (the Boy Scouts of America) deny justice to all.” Maher cites the Scout oath, which includes a promise “to help other people at all times.” And he notes that with its anti-gay policy, the Scouts have put their organization in the company of a host of bigoted organizations – including one of the worst of them all, the Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas, whose members picket the funerals of service members holding “God hates fags” signs. That’s a harsh condemnation, but Maher’s right. I’m sure the Scouts’ leadership would insist that it abhors the Westboro members’ actions, that it is simply responding to concerns of many Scouts and Scouting families. Unfortunately, the result is the same. Prejudice is prejudice, regardless of how respectable its face. It is an ugly, dangerous thing. And when we embrace it, we foster it. The Boy Scouts are devoted to serving and nurturing children. For them to embrace prejudice against children, to foster doing harm to children, is a sad thing indeed.
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no arrests or vandalism associated with the festival in recent years.
The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley announced that two archival collections will be donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and housed in the museum’s archive center. The “Helping People with AIDS” collection documents the grassroots fund-raising efforts to provide financial assistance for the basic needs of people living with HIV-AIDS. The program was developed in 1986 and raised nearly $1 million through 2003. The Smithsonian will also receive a 41-year collection of The Empty Closet newspaper. The Empty Closet is one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the country serving the LGBT community.
East End festival’s future unclear The East End festival, which takes place this weekend, has been at the center of an uproar. Some residents and business owners are complaining about the noise and crowds. But festival organizers say that the festival helps generate interest in the East End, and that there have been
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The Monroe County Board of Elections ruled that the candidate petitions submitted by Jose Cruz and John Lightfoot are valid. The petitions were challenged by Ruth Brooks-Ward, a known associate of State Assembly member David Gantt. Cruz and Lightfoot are challenging the incumbent Gantt, setting up a three-way Democratic primary for the Assembly seat. BrooksWard is also challenging the Cruz and Lightfoot petitions in court.
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Gantt moves to increase influence
Former crime lab director says she’ll sue
Janet AndersonSeaquist, Monroe County’s former crime lab director, filed paperwork indicating that she intended to sue the county over her firing. Anderson-Seaquist says she was abruptly fired for political reasons and not job performance. County officials suspended and then fired her after the state Inspector General’s Office released a report criticizing some crime lab actions.
David Gantt: maneuvering for 2013? Some Democrats say yes. FILE PHOTO
The leader of at least one city Democratic committee appears to be the target of some intra-party maneuvering by State Assembly member David Gantt. The situation centers around an arcane bit of party activity: selecting who will sit on city legislative district committees. Typically, the legislative district leader nominates people to serve on the committees. In this case, however, Gantt and his allies filed petitions for additional candidates in the 21st and 29th Legislative Districts, forcing primaries. Some Democrats are particularly concerned about the Gantt camp’s push in the 21st LD. The district’s leader, Anthony Plonczynski, is one of the committee members facing a primary, and if he loses his seat, he loses the leader position with it. Plonczynski is also campaign manager for Jose Cruz, one of two candidates – County Legislator John Lightfoot is the other — challenging Gantt in a Democratic primary.
Some Democratic party leaders say that in the bigger picture, Gantt is trying to increase his influence and weaken opponents headed into the 2013 elections. The 2013 contests include City Council, school board, and the mayoral race. If Gantt’s committee candidates prevail, he’ll have a greater number of reliable votes in the 21st and 29th LD’s. He’d have more influence over whom the committees endorse in elections. Some Democratic leaders say Gantt has been gradually winning seats on other LD committees. They say that this recent effort is an escalation of those activities.
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Some people are offended by breastfeeding ads, and those displays are often stolen or mutilated. The largest user of RGRTA’s bus ad space is the state Department of Health, and people are sometimes offended by those ads, including public service announcements about safer sex.
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Gun ad on bus offends some There’s a public bus driving around Rochester with an ad for Jackson Guns and Ammo — a gun shop with locations in Henrietta and Scottville — on its side. Does the ad belong there? Elena O’Connor, a resident of the 19th Ward, says it doesn’t. “In a place that sees violence, I think it’s just not appropriate,” she says. O’Connor says it’s not about the gun shop; she objects to the bus passing through troubled city neighborhoods advertising where people can buy guns. She’s contacted City Council members to see if they can help get the ad removed. But it’s not that simple. The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority receives federal transit funds and must abide by federal, state, and local laws, says Corwin Marsh, a spokesperson for the agency. Public bus operators nationwide have dealt with complaints and disagreements about bus ads. And since previous conflicts have been decided in the courts, there are legal precedents to follow. In several cases, bus operators have been required to accept ads they originally rejected. The RGRTA leases ad space on its buses to Normal Communications, a Rochester-based advertising firm.
The gun shop is a legitimate business and the ad is not graphic or indecent, says Arnie Rothschild, Normal’s president and chief operating officer. And the ad doesn’t advocate violence or illegal gun sales, he says. Rothschild says Elena O’Connor. PHOTO provided there’s no basis to reject the ad. Historically, when he’s received complaints about ads on buses or at the county airport, he says he’ll explain to the complainant what his agency can and can’t control. But in many cases, he says, it’s a matter of tastes. Some people are offended by breastfeeding ads, and those displays are often stolen or mutilated, Rothschild says. The largest user of RGRTA’s bus ad space is the state Department of Health, and people are sometimes offended by those ads, Rothschild says, including public service announcements about safer sex. “We’re dealing with people’s political beliefs and we’re not the arbiter of that,” Rothschild says.
Overhaul begins City officials are considering changing the approval process for tearing down historic buildings. Some preservationists worry that the administration plans to weaken the protection of those buildings. But Marcia Barry, the city’s director of planning and zoning, says the protections will remain and that the changes would simply make the process clearer for everyone involved. | Currently, the Zoning Board must consider the Preservation Board’s recommendation before it gives permission to tear down a Building of Historic Value in Rochester. The changes remove the reference to the Preservation Board, but Barry says the board would still be part of the process. Its role will be laid out in forthcoming legislation on the process for designating landmarks in the city, she says. | The legislation also removes a sentence requiring the Zoning Board to consider a handful of conditions before allowing demolition. Barry says the conditions would still apply, but that they would be inherent in the overall question for board members: whether the benefit to the applicant outweighs the impact on the health, safety, and welfare of neighbors and the community. | The changes were approved by the city’s Planning Commission on Monday and now go to City Council for a vote.
Cost of War AFGHANISTAN TOTALS —
2071 US servicemen and servicewomen and 1,048 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to August 3. Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available. American casualties from July 27 to August 1: -- Sgt. 1st Class Bobby L. Estle, 38, Lebanon, Ohio -- Pfc. Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, La Verne, Calif. -- Spc. Benjamin C. Pleitez, 25, Turlock, Calif. -- 1st Lt. Sean R. Jacobs, 23, Redding, Calif. -- Sgt. John E. Hansen, 41, Austin, Texas. -- Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan W. Gifford, 34, Palm Bay, Fla. -- Gunnery Sgt. Daniel J. Price, 27, Holland, Mich. -- Lance Cpl. Curtis J. Duarte, 22, Covina, Calif. -- Spc. Kyle B. McClain, 25, Rochester Hills, Mich. iraqbodycount.org, icasualties.org, Department of Defense SOURCES:
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NEIGHBORHOODS | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
The almighty Dollar Circular pockmarks where the white paint has peeled to reveal the red brick underneath make the former Westminster Presbyterian Church on West Main Street seem spotty with open sores. Once undoubtedly a place of celebration and community, the historic church is now seen by some as a blemish on a resurging neighborhood. To others, it’s a historic asset and a prime candidate for a creative new use, such as an indoor mall or west-side performance center. “We have people who are booking music events at the Memorial Art Gallery who live and work on the west side,” says Dawn Noto, president of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association. “We’re looking for some kind of community space. We really don’t have a space that’s available for multiple events.” Marvin Maye, owner of 660 West Main, has proposed tearing down the vacant, 19th century church and an adjoining house to build a Dollar General and two additional commercial spaces on the site. The church is in the Neighbors United neighborhood in southwest Rochester, bordering the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood and Bulls Head. Noto says a Dollar General would tarnish the economic resurgence taking place in the area. “There have been tons of investment and preservation efforts,” she says. “It’s all restoring, preserving — infill that’s sensitive to what’s going on and looks sensitive to what’s going on.” Noto’s working with neighbors and adjoining neighborhood associations to save the church, including circulating petitions and writing letters to the mayor and City Council. The fight has gotten a boost from City Hall. Demolishing the church and replacing it with “an undistinguished box building and an expansive parking lot,” would have a significant impact on the character of the neighborhood, says a July 26 letter to Maye from Marcia Barry, the city’s director of planning and zoning. Maye must complete a thorough environmental review of the potential impacts of his project before the city gives further consideration to the application. The church is a Building of Historic Value in the city: an official designation that increases the requirements Maye must meet before he can move forward. Neighbors United, Bulls Head, and Susan B. Anthony are all part of a major gateway
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Susan B. Anthony is the marquee name, obviously, but William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody and his family lived in what is now known as the Neighbors United neighborhood, and Rochester’s first hospital was built in Bulls Head. There are also some beautiful, almost-palatial homes along the gateway. “If they were on East Avenue, these homes are half-a-million dollars,” Noto says. “There’s some gorgeous [homes] right in this pocket here on West Main. If we see commercial development like Dollar General, we’ll lose that residential that’s there.” And there are a range of projects and preservation efforts under way, completed, or planned. There’s the new Voters Block building on West Main, The former Westminster Presbyterian Church on West Main home rehabs on Madison Street Street is a Building of Historic Value in the City of Rochester. PHOTO by lauren petracca — home to Susan B. — and upcoming rehabs of industrial condition. Don’t sit there and throw stones buildings, including an adaptive when you’re just standing on the outside reuse of the Volunteers of America building trying to make a point. That’s useless.” by Buckingham Properties, and DePaul’s Maye bought the property last year. conversion of the former Cunningham A letter to Maye from the city’s Barry Carriage Factory into affordable apartments. puts the cost of restoring the church at And the City of Rochester has made approximately $600,000. Rain entering many streetscape improvements, including through holes in the church roof has a new heritage trail and markers, and a weakened floor joists and caused plaster walking path. to fail, the letter says. Vandals have stolen “It seems to me that it would be piping, asbestos has been disturbed, and the shortsighted and counter to these ongoing boiler system is beyond repair, it says. revitalization efforts to demolish [the church] Maye says he is revamping his and replace it with something that may not application, but he wouldn’t say what really serve the community’s needs,” says changes he plans to make. Caitlin Meives, preservation planner for the He says he has reached out to many Landmark Society of Western New York. “It possible tenants for the site, but that the also seems to me that the church building is location of the neighborhood scares some marketable. I haven’t been inside, but from the people away. exterior, it doesn’t look too bad. It needs work “The neighborhood is what it is,” he to be sure but it looks like a manageable rehab. says. “These people are not coming into And there are plenty of examples of adaptive the neighborhood to have a gun stuck in use of historic religious buildings.” their face.” At least one neighbor does want the Church owner Marvin Maye says no one church and the house demolished. A woman complaining about his proposal has actually been inside the church. The building has major who declined to give her name says the problems, he says, but he declined to elaborate. church is an eyesore and that the Dollar Store would be welcomed. “My thing is, if you’re going to speak on “It would make the money,” she says. it, speak on it from knowledge,” Maye says. “This would be a good thing for the “Don’t just walk outside of the building neighborhood. Bring jobs.” or look at the paperwork and say, ‘Oh, this building is 140 years old, it would be a shame.’ It’s a shame for it to get in this
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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.)
Restorative Justice lecture
The Rochester Institute of Technology presents “Walking Toward Conflict,” a talk by Dominic Barter, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15. Barter is the director of
training for the Brazilian Restorative Justice program, and has researched conflict resolution and its influence on society. The event is at Golisano Hall in room 1400. Park in lot J.
HIV-AIDS prevention social
AIDS Care will hold “A Call to Women of Color” from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 11. HIV prevention informa-
tion, as well as information about other health disparities concerning women will be offered. Participants will be encouraged to be tested for HIV. The keynote speaker is Verneda White, who has used profits from her company, Human Intonation, to raise HIV-AIDS awareness. The free event is at The Vineyard, 126 Sander Street. Preregistration is required: 210-4126.
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Left photo: pho combo with meatball, steak, and shrimp; right photo: shrimp spring rolls and a Thai lime tea, all from The Soup Spoon. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
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Eight hours. That’s how long it took Chhaya En, the owner and chef The Soup Spoon in Victor, to make the broth that fills the bowl in front of me. Eight hours of intense labor, starting with not much more than beef bones, vegetables, and water, and ending with a soup that is richly fragrant and consomme clear. Eight hours of roasting and sweating, simmering and skimming, to produce a superlative stock in which to float rice noodles, slices of brisket, shrimp so fresh that a talented doctor might be able to revive them, and homemade meatballs so smoothly textured that they really should be called something more elegant, like quenelles. I finished my first bowl of En’s take on pho and hungrily eyed what’s left of my
7-year-old dining companion’s bowl (not much, alas) and briefly considered ordering another portion. Then I remembered that I still want a cupcake. Life is full of tough choices, but as I tore into a cupcake topped with white chocolate icing and ruby-red raspberry jelly I was pretty sure I made the right one. Victor may not seem like the obvious
location for a Cambodian restaurant, but talk to En for a few moments and the logic starts to make sense. Unlike Rochester, where it has become much easier to find a decent bowl of pho over the past several years, folks in Victor — and in Ontario County in general — have far fewer options. When a coffee shop tucked away on the ground floor of an office building on Victor’s Main Street closed, En and his wife, Bri, saw an opportunity to bring something new to town. And in the brief time that The Soup Spoon has been open, it seems to have caught on. Some of En’s regulars include the town fire chief, and the lawyers who work upstairs from the restaurant. On one of the Saturdays that I stopped by, the clientele at the Soup Spoon was a mixture of families
(kids are welcome at The Soup Spoon, and En’s own 4-month-old sous chef is a frequent visitor to the restaurant), hipsters, and an older couple who were clearly trying the place for the first time. The Soup Spoon is not a place that you will casually stumble upon, but that’s part of its charm. The ground-floor location, the rough stone-work walls, the black leather chairs and relatively low ceilings give the place a clubhouse air that is instantly welcoming. It’s the sort of place where you are inclined to kick back and linger far into the afternoon. That’s precisely what we did on that Saturday afternoon, ordering a glass of iced Earl Grey and lavender tea as well as a pastel purple-hued Thai lime drink and settling in to the chairs to watch Olympic fencing on the big-screen TV above the fireplace. It was very much like being a guest in a good friend’s house rather than at a restaurant. The experience got even cozier when, rather than delivering an order of fresh spring rolls with shrimp to our table, our waiter brought them over and quietly put them on an end table in easy reach, the food seeming to materialize there magically while we weren’t looking.
little coffee shop. The kitchen is miniscule, not much more than a steam table and a couple of burners along the front counter with a tiny prep area and dishwashing area behind a wall in what was probably once a closet space. For most restaurants this would be a problem, but the style of Cambodian food that En offers — along with, oddly, French onion soup and chili — lends itself to minimalist kitchens. It is, after all, street food in southeast Asia, where pho, banh mi (called num pang in Cambodia), and skewers of grilled meat are all made in street stalls and sold to folks looking to pick up a quick bite while on their way. En’s menu may be tiny, but that allows him to lavish attention on each dish, perfecting both presentation and flavor. Start with a plate of spring rolls ($3.50), the vegetables precisely and uniformly cut, the shrimp uber-fresh, the noodles snow white and perfectly cooked. Other rolls I’ve had fall apart at the last couple of bites, but these are so tightly made that they hold together to the end, acting as a nice scoop for the tangy sauce of coarsely ground peanuts or the sweet chili sauce with which each order is served. As I sat noshing on my roll, I noticed a family of three across the dining room getting an order of what looked like 10 of these delightful rolls delivered to their table. I was deeply envious. Of course, I had something else on the way, too: a plate of grilled beef skewers ($4.50) so shiny they looked lacquered. These were made with Seven Bridges Farms meat and marinated in lemongrass and sweet soy, a pleasant combination of sweet, salty, and intensely beefy in each bite. But the star of the show here is En’s pho ($8.50). It is far more refined in flavor and presentation than anything else called pho that you will find locally, the broth redolent of sesame, coriander, and star anise, as well as the rich aroma of slow-roasted beef bones. It almost doesn’t need the generous assortment of condiments that come with it — fried garlic, sugar, mixed salt and pepper, bean sprouts, Thai basil, lemon wedges, and chopped scallions — but it’s fun to play with the flavors as you eat. Add those various tastes and textures to the dish, leading up to the moment when the noodles are gone, the meatballs have long since been consumed, and only one last wide, flat Chinese-style soup spoon of the broth remains. If you can resist picking up the bowl and drinking it, you have far more restraint than I do.
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Back to bases A well-dressed man in a suit, tie, and flatbrimmed black hat strides toward a small pile of dirt. Standing to one side of a whitish line of flour is a man wielding a hefty wooden bat. His worn, swollen fingers wrap slowly, but firmly, around the timber. He brushes a small tuft of graying hair behind his ear, and with a small grunt, he lifts the bat over his shoulder and stares down another man a short distance away. The pitcher winds up, his arm spins around like a windmill, and he lets loose a small yellowtinted ball. The batter takes a swing. There’s no crack. The batter hasn’t missed — the ball is simply too worn to make that distinct sound of connection. Instead, the ball has dropped right between the second basetender and the pitcher. It bounces off the hardened grass as the fielders scramble with bare hands to catch it. The batter sprints toward a small bag stuffed with hay at breakneck speed. His arms, covered in a fulllength white button-up shirt, flap at his side. “Leg it!” his teammates cry from the sidelines. His foot lunges for the base, just as the ball comes flying toward the first baseman. “Striker’s dead!” the man in the suit shouts, and the batter turns and jogs glumly back toward his teammates, who aren’t afraid to let him know what they think. “You’ve gotta stir your stumps on those ones, geezer!” says a man in dark green pants, white shirt, and suspenders, patting the batter on the back with a smirk. “Geezer” smirks back, as if he knew the Live Oak team would go on to beat the Victory Base Ball Club in their afternoon vintage base-ball game. That’s not a misspelling. Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford puts an old-timey spin on many familiar classics, including America’s alleged favorite pastime: baseball. Every summer more than 100 volunteer players help bring the game back to its roots, complete with period uniforms, equipment, lingo, and rules. After more than a decade, the GCVM Vintage Base Ball program (yes, back in the day base ball was 10 City august 8-14, 2012
[ FEATURE ] By Kathy Laluk
Vintage base ball gets to the roots of America’s pastime
More than 100 volunteers are involved in the Vintage Base Ball program at Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford. PHOTOs BY MATT DETURCK
two words) has grown in size, popularity, and historical accuracy, giving fans the opportunity to learn more about a game they only thought they knew.
Back to basics Baseball became known as America’s pastime in the 19th century. Like our nation’s founding fathers, the sport came to this country from overseas and has been adapted over the years. Baseball developed from various bat-andball games, including lapta (Russia), cricket and rounders (England), and schlagball (Germany). One of the first references to the name baseball came from the early 1800’s in a town bylaw from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The law banned strikers (baseball players) from playing too close to the new town hall (perhaps for fear of broken windows?). In the early half of the 19th century, small, friendly games started popping up at town halls and local parks. Despite overarching similarities, each area had its own set of rules for “town ball,” “round ball,” or what eventually became known as “base ball” (again, mind the gap between those two words). There’s a lively debate among vintage base ball enthusiasts about exactly when, where,
and how the sport started. “We’re really good from the mid-1850’s on, but before that it’s a little dicier,” says Glenn Drinkwater, a local vintage base-ball player and source on the sport. “There’s a lot of information out there.” Rochester holds a prominent place in the timeline of base ball, according to local base-ball history experts Joe Territo and Drinkwater. As players for the Rochester Base Ball Club team and Live Oak team respectively, the two have done extensive research into the founding of the sport. Territo also helped found the Rochester Baseball Historical Society, and Drinkwater previously served as president of the nationwide Vintage Base Ball Association. Territo says base ball was described as being played in Rochester as early as 1825, which falls early on the historical timeline of the sport nationwide. Old newspaper articles and accounts describe a stick and ball game played on Mumford’s meadow, a small pasture along the side of the Genesee River. “It’s a very exciting thing for us base ball nerds,” Territo says. At least three clubs formed in Rochester in the mid- to late 1850’s: The Rochester Base Ball Club, Live Oak, and Flour City.
All three teams are now brought back to life every weekend during the summer on the Silver Base Ball Park field at Genesee Country Village & Museum. Territo, who spends his nights as a photographer for the modern Rochester Red Wings baseball team, says members of the historic Live Oak and Rochester base-ball clubs eventually went on to become early members of the Red Wings.
Play ball “Fans are usually surprised by some of the differences” of vintage base ball vs. modern baseball says Marty Brancato, a player for the Live Oak team at GCVM. Among the most obvious departures from today’s game is the fact that the players don’t wear gloves. Luckily, they’re not catching 90 mile-an-hour pitches out there. The pitchers, called hurlers or feeders back then, still pitch fast, but it’s all done underhand. Strikers (batters) are also given a warning before an umpire doles out any strikes. Likewise, the hurler is warned if his pitches aren’t up to par before the umpire calls a “ball.” But don’t let those courtesies fool you. These players aren’t afraid to tell one another when they’re doing badly. It’s
Vintage base ball terms Ace: Runs Apple, pill, horsehide, onion: the baseball Artist: exceptional player Baller, Ballist: player Basetender: infielder Behind: the catcher Bench: manager or coach Blind: no score Blooper, banjo hit: weak fly ball that barely goes beyond the infielders Bowler, hurler, thrower, feeder: pitcher Break one off: throw a curve ball (used in later years) Bug bruiser: sharp grounder Club Nine: the team Cranks: Fans Daisy Cutter: a well hit ground ball Dew drop: slow pitch Dead, Hand dead, Hand down: put out Dish: home plate Ducks on a Pond: bases loaded Duff, Muff: error Foul tick: foul ball
Four Baser: home run Garden: outfield Ginger: enthusiastic play Ground: field Hand out, hand down: player out Hold Your First: stop running when you get to first base Hold Your Second: stop running when you get to second base Hold Your Third: stop running when you get to third base Leg it: run hard, run faster Make Your First: base hit, single Make Your Second: double Take Your Third: triple Match: game Midfielder: center fielder Muckle: power hitter Muffin: bad/worse player The Line: batter’s “box.” It was actually just a line back in the early days Pitcher’s Point: pitcher’s mound Pluck: good strike, good play
commonplace to hear teams cry out when their players “muff” a play. The fans, or cranks, are encouraged to cheer using 19th century base-ball terms (for a full list of old school base ball terms, see the sidebar). You won’t hear any food vendors shouting out, “Get your crackerjacks here!” since those weren’t invented until 1893. But you can get your peanuts and hot dogs while watching the game. At GCVM, the people behind the concession stand are also volunteers. The ladies in skirts who serve concessions at the men’s games also hit the field on their own team. Although, some of the earliest recognized full-fledged ladies’ teams didn’t come along until the 1920’s, Genesee Country Village Museum has two women’s teams — The Brookes Grove Belles and Priscilla Porters’ Ladies Base Ball Club — that also play games on weekends throughout the summer at the museum. Because records were sparse and inconsistent, there is room for interpretation when it comes to the rules of the game. In fact, each season, the GCVM program’s organizers decide which year of rules will govern play. “Base ball has been evolving since it started,” Territo says. “There was a lot of evolution during the 1800’s. Every year, they’d come up with a different rule.” This season, the players at GCVM are playing by 1866 rules — a crucial year in terms of the development of the sport. That year, players were allowed to catch balls off of one bounce in foul territory and still have it count as an out. “That was more gentlemanly to catch the ball [on a bounce] than to catch it on the fly — with no gloves,” says Brian Nagle,
Plugging the runner, soaking the runner: throwing the ball at the runner to put him out (this practice became illegal after 1845) Rover: shortstop Runner: One a striker (batter) is on base, they’re called a “runner” Scouts: outfielders Show a little ginger: play harder, play smarter Side out: three outs Sky ball: pop fly, fly ball Stringer: hard hit ball, oftentimes a home run Stir your stumps: run faster, hustle Striker: batter, hitter Striker to the line: batter up Tally: score, run count Three hands out, three hands dead: three outs, teams switch, end of half of the inning Whitewash: no-hitter inning, to hold a team scoreless in an inning Willow: the bat
director of programs and collections for the museum. Nagle played behind (what modern baseball fans would call a catcher) and second base for the Live Oak team for a few years, but has since stopped playing to focus on his job at the museum. But prior to 1866, in what were called “bounder” games, batters would be considered out if a fielder caught the ball in fair territory even after one bounce. “It’s really important with all these crazy bounces and hops and things for the catcher to be quite agile in catching those for an out,” Nagle says. “It’s very frustrating for a batter to have that happen, but it’s great as a catcher.” That said, vintage base ball fielders have to be wary of the way balls bounce on the field. The players must catch those balls bare-handed, and the old-fashioned style often means some old-fashioned injuries. Shake hands with some of these players and you can tell who’s been playing longer. Their fingers are swollen and rough, some even have permanently deformed digits. I barely had time to ask Glenn “Geezer” Drinkwater if the 72-year-old had ever gotten hurt, when he proudly pushed his hand in my face, bent pinky finger and all. “It’s been like that for three or four years. I keep hoping one day I’ll wake up and it’ll be all better,” he says. Tony “The Tiger” Brancato was wearing a splint for the game I attended. “I broke that one,” he says, pointing to his ring finger, “and that one,” pointing to another. “And I broke my nose last year — It was a bad bounce,” he says, adding a chuckle. “Most guys out here will break a finger, if you just catch one wrong.” A moment later, mid-sentence, Brancato turned to watch the striker — that’s what
Vintage base-ball players wear old-school uniforms and play by archaic rules. PHOTO BY kathy laluk
The Great Black Swamp Frogs from Ohio played at GCVM’s National Silver Ball Tournament, which this year ran August 3-5. PHOTO BY matt deturck
they called batters back then — run toward first base, just as a fielder whipped the ball to the first baseman. “Striker’s dead!” his brother and umpire for that game, Marty Brancato, yelled from the field. “You see there, he threw it to [the baseman] like a ballplayer who was wearing a glove,” Brancato says. “Guys out here have been playing a long time, so you get used to catching it like that.” Territo has broken one finger and sprained another, a relatively low number among the players. “It’s kind of a badge of honor for us vintage base-ball players; it’s kind of like ‘join the club,’” Territo says of injuries. Catching the ball with two hands in the “spring box” style, and cradling it slightly helped prevent players from injuring themselves. “It makes us better base-ball players because it gives us what’s known as having ‘soft hands,’” Territo says. “Your throws have to be much more accurate because players are trying to catch with two hands. … That limits your range of motion a bit; you can’t reach too far from your body to catch a muffed throw.” (Players would refer to a bad throw or play as “muffed.” For a longer list of vintage base ball terms, see the sidebar). There are plenty of other differences. Instead of a batter’s box, there is a line drawn through the center of the home base that the striker (batter) must keep one foot on at all times. And the pitcher, called a hurler or feeder in those days, had a 3’ to 4’ area from which he had to throw. The hurler was expected to throw hittable balls, and in the same vein, the striker was intended to swing at the hittable balls. The umpire could warn either player if they were
not up to snuff. “When it came down to it, the [striker] would say to the hurler, ‘I want one right here,’” says Jim “Pops” Northup, a player for the Rochester Base Ball Club. “So as a pitcher, you were supposed to pitch it in there.’” Vintage players use the same ball — just one — for the whole game. That means if the ball gets hit into the woods, everyone goes out looking for it. It also means that over the course of the game, the ball softens up from being hit over and over again. The ball itself is a piece of leather sewn around a rubber ball wrapped in yarn. Ball players in the 19th century would have used animal hide, but the Genesee Country Village Museum players decided to do away with that “ick” factor, mostly for sanitary reasons. One thing most historians agree on is that vintage base ball was all about gentlemanly sportsmanship. Most players would cheer a good play from the opposing side as much as one from their own. Players were also penalized for cursing or for arguing with the umpire. Can you imagine if that were the case today? Part of the aim of the Vintage Base Ball program at GCVM, Nagle says, is to make this a sport that the whole family can enjoy both on and off the field. “We really try to capture the historic accuracy of the game, with the rules, the uniforms, play and so forth,” Nagle says. Those uniforms include long pants, caps, and long-sleeve shirts made from mostly wool. That can prove a challenge to play in different weather conditions — and games are played in every kind of weather, unless there is lightning. The sun was beaming brightly during the first game I attended. The umpire went to the crowds in both stands, and asked if the ladies would be offended if the gentlemen — gasp! — rolled up their sleeves. Wearing a tank top on that 85-degree day, I found it pretty hard to object to that request. Still, every player on the Rochester team kept their sleeves down, choosing to stick to the traditional way of play. “We try to maintain all of those 19th century expectations, and one of those expectations is that we need to be gentlemen,” Territo says. “We’re in public, and in the 19th century, you wanted to be respectable and respectful.” continues on page 17 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 11
Upcoming [ Pop/Rock ] All Time Low Saturday, October 13. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 7 p.m. $20-$22. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com.
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[ DJ/Electronic ] Foam N’ Glow Party Saturday, October 13. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 6 p.m. $25-$40. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com. [ Pop/Rock ] Melissa Etheridge Sunday, October 28. Auditorium Theater, 885 E. Main St. 7:30 p.m. $25-$100. 222-5000, rbtl.org.
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Sunday, August 12 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 8 p.m. | $10-$13 | waterstreetmusic.com [ Hip-Hop ] Nerdcore might be a love-it-or-leave-it
proposition, but Andrew Nielsen aka MC Lars, is its reigning king. This California rapper is the iPod generation’s Beastie Boys and “Weird Al” Yankovic all rolled into one. Since his 2004 debut CD, “The Laptop EP,” MC Lars has injected geek humor, wit, and quirky subject matter into the hip-hop genre. The result has wowed critics from MTV to Rolling Stone, and made him a dorm-room mainstay. MC Lars performed a catchy set to an enthusiastic crowd at the Lilac Festival in 2009. Expect more of the same: infectious tunes and clever lyrics that will make you snicker for hours. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
Tom Hambridge and the Rattlesnakes Thursday, August 9 Riverside Festival Site, Court & Exchange 5-10 p.m. | $2 | rochesterevents.com [ BLUES ] Tom Hambridge, a Buffalo native, has come
a long way since his first paying gig — a bar mitzvah he played in the third grade. He has won a Grammy for his work as a music producer, and has been nominated for four more. The renowned studio-session drummer and acclaimed country-blues solo artist has written hundreds of songs for some of music’s greatest legends, including Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, and George Thorogood. Hambridge and his band, The Rattlesnakes, open up for Thorogood for the finale of another fine year for Rochester’s Party in the Park. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR.
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Wednesday, August 8 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. Marty Roberts. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 7 p.m. Call for info. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free. Thunder Body. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 10 p.m. $6-$10. Trinidad & Tobago Steel Drum Band. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910. 7 p.m. Call for info.
Summer Slam Reggae Rave Saturday, August 11 Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 7:30 p.m. | $20-$35 | 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com [ REGGAE ] Reggae has never enjoyed sustained
commercial success in the United States outside of the more well-known artists, but its influence on hip-hop and R&B is far-reaching. The Summer Slam Reggae Rave brings its wares to the Main Street Armory on Saturday, and features various styles that fall under the umbrella of the genre as a whole, including the dancehall of Spragga Benz, the R&B of Sterling Simms, and the reggae fusion of Ding Dong. — BY ANDY KLINGENBERGER
American Idol Live Tour 2012 Wednesday, August 15 Blue Cross Arena, 1 War Memorial Square 7 p.m. | $34.25-$70.75 | bluecrossarena.com [ POP ] “American Idol” gets a lot of crap for being
a talent-light popularity contest, but anyone who turned in for the most recent season could see that it unquestionably featured a crew of gifted vocalists. Whether you were rooting for alternative-leaning eventual winner Phillip Phillips or burgeoning r’n’b diva Jessica Sanchez, there were some fantastic performances. The tour will feature the Top 10, including country darling Skylar Laine, gospel powerhouse Joshua Ledet, blues-rockers Elise Testone and Erika Van Pelt, emo poster boy Colton Dixon, and the inexplicably popular Hollie Cavanagh. — BY ERIC REZSNYAK
Helmet performed at Water Street Music Hall on Saturday, August 4. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
The sizzle remains [ review ] by frank de blase
There is no mistaking the power of New York City’s Helmet, the nowlegendary heavy outfit fronted by its lone original member, guitaristvocalist Page Hamilton, and featuring a constantly revolving cast of other members. This in-flux line-up has never been a problem for Page, as I’ve seen Helmet three times now and his attack is still intact. The band’s amazing set at Warped Tour a few years back soared skyward as the band pummeled the kids along with the older punk fans (both older fans, and fans of older punk) with its beautiful brutality. However, the band’s Water Street Music Hall show this past Saturday shook the walls, leaving the fairly large crowd nowhere to hide — we all needed helmets. It amazes me that even after all these years (the band formed in 1989), Helmet stands alone in its “thinking man’s metal” proto-grunge, droppedtune mayhem. But honestly, Helmet is
brilliant and untouchable. Opening the show was a band to watch, Anchorage, Nebraska, from Rochester (I know, it’s confusing). Anchorage is bringing back grunge’s disenfranchised sound and stance to clubs here in town. It’s way raunchy and cool. The John Cole Blues Band played to an oddly modest crowd at the Dinosaur later that night. With my ears still ringing from Helmet’s onslaught, I was soothed by Cole’s soulful voice and his terse, simple picking style on his old Jazzmaster. He makes it sound so easy. I assure you, it is not. Whereas a lot of blues players create flurries around the notes that matter, cluttering them with flash and fluff, Cole trims the fat as he cooks — but the sizzle remains. Phoenix, Arizona-based Tom Grills (brother of locally based slinger Steve Grills) joined Cole on stage for a little back and forth and boogie. Again, it was cool.
[ Blues ] Doubletake Blues Band. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com. 9 p.m. Free. Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Allegro. Ontario Beach Park. 4799 Lake Ave. geneseelighthouse.org. 7 p.m. Free. Jim Nugent Jazz Trio. Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865-4500. Call for info. Rick Holland Evan Dobbins Little Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5, or free w/dinner. The Seabreezers. Aqueduct Park: Main St. at the Genesee River. Noon. Free. Todd East & Chris Guarnere. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St., East Rochester. bistro135.net, 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 2012 Full Moon Music Series: This Other Life. Smith Warren Post 367 American Legion, 61 Main St., Scottsville. 5 p.m. Free. Eternal Summers, Dirty Dishes, The Wallpaper, and continues on page 14
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Guitarist Neil Giraldo and vocalist Pat Benatar were a duo even back in the 80’s, but Giraldo says that record execs kept the focus on Benatar. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
He’s not Pat Pat Benatar feat. Neil Giraldo w/Journey and Loverboy Wednesday, August 15 CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua 7 p.m. | $30-$89.50 | cmacevents.com Benatargiraldo.com [ INTERVIEW ] By Frank De Blase
Four-time Grammy winner Pat Benatar may be a real tough cookie with a long history of breaking little hearts like the one in me, but the diminutive diva with the big voice was only half of a duo that penned hits like “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “Heartbreaker,” “You’d Better Run,” and “Love Is a Battlefield,” among others. Benatar’s hubby, one Neil Spyder James Giraldo, not only co-wrote, but created these songs’ signature, hook-laden riffs — riffs as recognizable and powerful as Benatar’s pipes. Flash-forward today and the now silverhaired Giraldo has equal billing with the missus as they celebrate more than 30 years on stage together. Giraldo rang up City from a tour stop in Great Falls, Montana, to discuss new music, the hits, vitamins, and how some people used to think he was Pat. An edited transcript of our interview follows. CITY: You’ve promised a new album in 2013. Are you road-testing any of the new material on this tour? Neil Giraldo: We are, but mostly at sound
checks. Unfortunately with this package that were on, we only play 50 minutes. We don’t want to leave the people without hearing the hits they like. So we attack it that way.
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Do you think your audience prefers the hits?
I think they like to hear a new one every now and then. You know, with YouTube and all the other social media you can actually get away with doing a new song, because they post it and other people can hear it. What’s different about the new stuff? What’s the same?
It’s the same in that the components are the same. Pat sounds the way she does and I sound the way I do, but I twist things quite a bit. I have a pretty bent sense of arrangement at times and I’m a frustrated drummer, so I base everything around rhythm. So it’s probably more rhythmic than it has been in the past. Is there anything musically in you that we have yet to hear?
Well, I love playing piano. I’ve been playing since I was 13. Love Count Basie, I love the blues, and that walking left-hand bass line. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to merge that into a contemporary mode. Like the stuff you did with Roomful of Blues years ago?
Yes. I’d like to work some of the “True Love” stuff into this tour — piano, bass, and drums — but really rockin’. Who are you listening to?
I like artists like Jack White who don’t bullshit around and just go out there and say, This is what I do, I’m gonna throw it at you, I’m not going to autotune my voice, I’m gonna make mistakes on my record. I love all of that. It’s rock ‘n’ roll.
Exactly right. And it doesn’t appear a lot of places. Everything is so tight and tested and
pro-tooled. Ech. I still love Roky Erickson. He just gets me. I love the 13th Floor Elevators, too. I used to love “You’re Gonna Miss Me” when I was a kid and I still think it’s a brilliant song. How about having Pat sing “Don’t Slander Me”?
That’s funny you should say that. I’m singing “Don’t Slander Me.” I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I’m slipping it into “Heartbreaker.” It’s perfect. It fits really well. In your spare time you’ve started a vitamin business. What gives?
I’m a full believer in trying to stay healthy. I didn’t think I was going to make it to 30, but then I realized, Holy crap, I’ve got children I want to see grow, I’d better do something about it. So I developed a supplement company — On The Rock Nutrition — and started working on formulas. It’s exciting. It’s like writing a song using the creative process. I use me as a guinea pig. And now I’m creating all these crazy formulas. I love it. One hundred years from now, what will they be saying about Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo?
They will say they didn’t understand what we were. Nobody really knew me. In the early days, we were a partnership, but the record company and management didn’t want anyone to know that. So they kept it quiet. I’d have people come up and say, Neil, when did you join the band? Or they’d call me Pat. So they’ll say, We didn’t know the complexity of what they were about. But in the end we got to know them and really liked ‘em like they were neighbors.
[ Acoustic/Folk ] Bluegrass Jam. Bernuzio Uptown Music. 122 East Ave. bernunzio.com, 473-6140. 7 p.m. Call for info. Carolyn Mark. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7. Dave McGrath. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 7 p.m. Call for info. Garden Vibes: Hypnotic Clambake. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 6 p.m. $5-$12. Marc Berger. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. $5. Serge & Friends w/Steve Melcher & Drew Moore. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. thelowermill. com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Dan Schmitt. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave., bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Steve Grills & The Roadmasters. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Hochstein at High Falls: Mikaela Davis. Granite Mills Park, 82 Browns Race. hochstein.org. 12:15 p.m. Free. [ Country ] Brockport Summer Serenades: Be Glad and Done. Brockport Welcome Center, 11 Water St., Brockport, 637-1000. 7 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Deborah Branch. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 6 p.m. Free. John Palocy Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. La Dolce Night w/Madeline Forster. Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport, 223-4210. 5:30 p.m. $15. The Moho Collective. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 8 p.m. $3 suggested donation. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free. Uptown Groove Duo. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. thebrightonrestaurant. com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free.
The White Hots. The Pultneyville Grill. 4135 Mill St., Williamson. 315- 589-4512. Call for info. [ Pop/Rock ] Band of Skulls. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 7 p.m. $16. Big Time Rush w/Cody Simpson. Darien Lake PAC. 9993 Allegheny Rd., Darien Center. 599-4641. 7 p.m. $20 -$65. Desert Noises, There I Say is Lighting, Bonnets. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 8:30 p.m. Call for more info. The Dreaming. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets.com, themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 7 p.m. $10. Goodbye Ronnie, Minds Open Wide, Any Schramm. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945.8 p.m. $5. Party in the Park: George Thorogood & The Destroyers. Riverside Festival Site, 148 Exchange Boulevard. rochesterevents.com. 5 p.m. $2. Power Down. Sully’s Brickyard Pub.240 South Ave. 232-3960. 10 p.m. Free. Subsoil w/Tropidelic. A-Pub Live. 6 Lawrence St. 10 p.m. Free before 11, $5 after.
CLASSICAL | 2012 Skaneateles Festival
Road trip, anyone? For the past 32 years, the village of Skaneateles has played host to world-class music by the lake with the Skaneateles Festival, a month-long event of classical music performances. On the bill this week is “Bach and Beyond,” a concert mini-series spread over three evenings. Thursday’s line-up includes celebrated works by Bach, Franz Doppler, Mozart, and Mendelssohn. Friday’s line-up includes “Night Piece and Scherzo for Flute and String Quartet” by American composer Arthur Foote, Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s transcription of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Beethoven’s “Sonata in F Major for Horn and Piano.” Saturday’s concert offers a change of venue and features orchestral pieces by Rossini, Bach, and German composer Louis Spohr. See the website skanfest.org for schedules and directions. 2012 Skaneateles Festival runs Wednesday, August 8September 1 in various venues in Skaneateles, NY. For a full schedule of concerts, ticket information, and additional details visit skanfest.org. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
[ Blues ] Blue Tomorrow. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe. com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Jokin’ Steve’s. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave., bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Soul On Tap. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque. com.10 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bang Fridays w/DJ Ease. One, 1 Ryan Alley. oneclublife.com, 546-1010. Call for info. Chill Out Fridays! Happy Hour. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 2929940. 5:30 p.m. Free. DJ Bac Spin. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St Paul St. 2325650. 8 p.m. Call for info. DJ Blake. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10 p.m. Call for info. DJ Eergon. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.
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Friday, August 10 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Lincoln Cromwell. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 6 p.m. Free. Moonlight Stroll Music Series: Bat McGrath. Sonnenberg Gardens. 151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua. 394-4922. 8 p.m. $6-$12. Rachel Sumner. Greece Public Library, 2 Vince Tofany Blvd., Greece. 10 a.m. Free. Rachel Sumner. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., Pittsford. 2 p.m. Free.
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Alternative | Desert Noises
Provo, Utah-based Desert Noises is rich with alt-country grit and 90’s beat-driven rock, but its vocal harmonies also suggest alt-folk bands like Fleet Foxes. The quartet’s CD “Mountain Sea” (2011) rubs elbows with its earthy flannel-wearing brethren on tracks “Oak Tree” and “Tell Me You Love Me” while “Hey Ah” might just be the song you’ve been waiting to hear. Desert Noises played its heart out at the Bug Jar last year. Add relentless touring and it will win fans on this side of the coast. Gin & Bonnets and There I Say Is Lightning share the bill. Shakedown DJs follow bands at 11 p.m. Desert Noises performs Thursday, August 9, 8:30 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $6-$8. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR Fresh Meat Fridays w/Samantha Vega, DJ Mighty Mic. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440, tiltroc.com. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $4-$12. Happy Hour with DJ NaNa. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 6 p.m. Free before 8 p.m. Lube After Dark. Quaker Steak and Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. 9:30 p.m. Free. Reggaeton w/DJ Carlos. La Copa Ultra Lounge, 235 W Ridge Rd. 254-1050. 10 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Avy Brooks. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 10:30 p.m. $10-$12.
[ Jazz ] Big Blue House. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free. Bobby DiBaudo. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. Cousin Vinny. Manetti’s Restaurant. 726 S. Main St., Canandaigua. 394-3460. 6 p.m. Free. Gap Mangione Solo Piano. Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865.4500. Call for info. John Peyton Project. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945.8 p.m. $5. continues on page 16 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 15
Friday, August 10 Paul Killion. The Pultneyville Grill. 4135 Mill St., Williamson. 315-589-4512. Call for info. Soul Express. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Swooners. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. thebrightonrestaurant.com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free. The Westview Project. Pomodoro. 3400 Monroe Ave. 586-7000. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Atlas. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910.10 p.m. Call for info. Brothers From Other Mothers. Sully’s Brickyard Pub.240 South Ave. 232-3960.5 p.m. Free. East End Festival. Various. eastendmusicfestival.com. 5:30 p.m. Free, VIP available. See website for full line up. Eric Carlin. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com. 8 p.m. Free. The Extremist. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 9 p.m. Call for info. Fat City Band. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Fire When Ready, League, Long Since Forgotten, and Alberto Alaska. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 9 p.m. $10-$12. Johnny Smoke. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 6633375.10 p.m. Call for info. Krypton 88. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 9 p.m. $5 public/ $3 student. LuLu Lizzy. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. $5-$7. Po Boys Brass Band. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30 p.m. $3. Roc City. A-Pub Live. 6 Lawrence St. 10 p.m. Free before 11, $5 after. Such Gold. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 6:30 p.m. $10-$12. The Tombstone Hands, Boneyard. Monty’s Krown. 875 Monroe Ave, 271-7050. Call for info. ZooBrew: Comotion. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. senecaparkzoo.org. 5:30 p.m. $10. 21+. [ R&B ] We The People. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 2323230.6 p.m. Call for more info.
Saturday, August 11 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Ache. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St., tapas177.com, 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free. Blue Jimmy. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd.
COUNTRY | The Band Perry
MERENGUE | Joaquin Diaz
The Perry siblings have been country crooners since they were children. When Kimberly (lead vocals, guitar, piano), the oldest of the three, was just a teenager, she sang in her own band, while her brothers Neil (mandolin, drums, accordion) and Reid (bass) worked as the group’s roadies. At ages 8 and 10, respectively, the brothers began performing as the Mobile Music Machines, opening for their sister. But since the three decided to combine their musical efforts in 2005, they have quickly climbed the music billboard, with their single “If I Die Young” reaching No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The band is in the process of writing material for its second full-length album, due to drop this fall. Three-time Grammy recipient and country superstar Brad Paisley headlines the show, with Scotty McCreery, winner of the 10th season of “American Idol,” filling out the bill.
Raised in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Joaquin Diaz started his music career playing in the streets of his hometown at the age of 9. From there, the folk-merengue artist performed at the Pan-American Games in Puerto Rico, followed by a private concert for then-Dominican president Joaquin Balaguer. Diaz relocated to Montreal in 1990, and shortly thereafter began touring extensively around the United States, Canada, and Europe. Diaz has released three albums of traditional Caribbean music, and brings his signature accordion and Latin soul to Abilene for show that will combine both traditional songs with Diaz’s original pieces.
The Band Perry performs Saturday, August 11, 4:30 p.m. at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center. $29.50$64.50. livenation.com. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR. stickylipsbbq.com. 10 p.m. $3. Ed Gerhard. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave., houseofguitars. com. 1 p.m. Free. Ed Gerhard w/Kinloch Nelson. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. 7 p.m. Call for reservations. Summer Slam Reggae Rave w/Spragga Benz, Sterling Simms, Ding Dong. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. rochestermainstreetarmory. com. 7:30 p.m. $20-$35. [ Blues ] Dan Schmitt & The Shadows. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. thebrightonrestaurant.com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free. Jon Bolger. Beale Street CafeWebster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe.com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Luca Foresta & The Electro Kings. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave., bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Country ] Brad Paisley w/The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery. Darien Lake PAC. 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center. 599-4641. 7 p.m. $29 -$64.50 [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Big Reg. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 10 p.m. Call for info. DJ Darkwave. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. DJ Matt. Nashvilles, 4853 West Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. DJ Trancesend. Decibel Lounge. 45 Euclid St. 754-4645. 10 p.m. $5. DJ Zio. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480.
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Call for info. Glow Party w/DeeDee Dubois, Nuvo Orleans. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 10 p.m. Call for info. Sexy Ultra Lounge Saturdays w/DJ Kalifornia. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Gap Mangione Solo Piano. Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865.4500. Call for info. Side Project. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. Special Blend. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. White Hots. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 50/50 w/Night Stalkers. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 1 p.m. Call for info. Brian Lindsay & Friends. Bayside Pub. 279 Lake Rd., Webster. 323-1224. 3 p.m. Call for info. Divided By Zero. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 663-3375.6 p.m. Call for info. Dukes of September ft. Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, canandaiguacmacevents.com. 393-4880. 8 p.m. $35-$75. Ernie Capone. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave., Hamlin. hamlinstation.net, 9642010. 8:30 p.m. Call for info. The Grownup Noise, Serge’s
Joaquin Diaz performs Monday, August 13, 8 p.m. at Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $8-$10. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com. — BY ANDY KLINGENBERGER Friends. Boulder Coffee Co. - Alexander St., 100 Alexander St. bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m. Free. Jellyroot. Monty’s Krown. 875 Monroe Ave, 271-7050. Call for info. Jim Drew. Bible Baptist Church of Sodus. 6181 Ridge Rd., Sodud. 315-483-9886. 11 a.m. Free. Josh Bucci. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave., 332-1104. 7 p.m. Free. Joywave w/Summer People. High Drags, and Cottage Jefferson. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 9 p.m. $8-$10. Lake Effect. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com. 8 p.m. Free. Nothing Personal. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. $5-$7. RoarShark w/Beat Beggers. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera. com, 546-3945.8 p.m. $5. Run for the Roses. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets.com, themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 9:30 p.m. Call for info. Scoozapalooza. Sully’s Brickyard Pub.240 South Ave. 232-3960.7 p.m. Free. Taran. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant. com, 663-5910.5 p.m. Call for info. Timeline. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Walri w/Coyote Campus, The Josh Netsky Band, The Doctor’s Fox. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 9 p.m. $5-$8. [ R&B ] Turkuaz. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 10 p.m. $10.
Sunday, August 12 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Finger Lakes Chorale: A Little Bit of Country, A Little Bit of Rock. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 183 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 3 p.m. Free, donations accepted. Friends Unplugged. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 3 p.m. Call for info. Jim Lane. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180. 3 p.m. Free. Paulsen Baker & Garvey w/Al Keltz & Carol Mulligan. Center Stage at Center Park, Perinton, 1100 Ayrault Rd., 425-1170. 6 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] MC Lars, Adam Warrock, Math The Band. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 8 p.m. $10-$13. [ Jazz ] 78 RPM Big Band. Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum. 7606 N. Ontario St., Sodus Point. 2 p.m. Free, bring own seating. Bill Slater Solo Piano. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. Brunch. Free. Joe Santora and Curtis Kendrick. The Pultneyville Grill. 4135 Mill St., Williamson. 315-589-4512. Call for info. American Cancer BBQ Benefit w/Rhythm Dogs. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 3 p.m. Call for info. Wora. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 5p.m. Free. [ Pop./Rock ] Catch 22 w/Household Pest. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910.5 p.m. Call for info.
Huntress. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets. com, themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 7 p.m. $10. The Isotopes. Marge’s Lakeside Inn. 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. 4 p.m. Free. 21+ Joe Brucato. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 6633375.5 p.m. Call for info. Vintage. Bayside Pub. 279 Lake Rd., Webster. 323-1224. 4 p.m. Call for info. Worn in Red, This is Your Life, Gunnar Stahl, and Mignone. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 9 p.m. $7.
Monday, August 13 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Schooner’s Riverside Pub, 40 Marina Dr. jimlanemusic. com. 6 p.m. Free. Joaquin Diaz. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge. com, 232-3230. 8 p.m. $8-$10. Manic Mondays DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 11 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Amanda Ashley. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free. Gateswingers. Legacy at the Fairways, 681 High St., Victor, 924-7043. 7:30 p.m. Free. RSVP suggested. Mark Bader. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 5:30 p.m. Free. The Westview Project. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Crunk Witch w/Silent Auction, Comedown. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945.8 p.m. $5. Springer. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910.10 p.m. Call for info. Veil of Maya w/The Faceless. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets.com, themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 6:30 p.m. $15.
Tuesday, August 14 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Schooner’s Riverside Pub. 40 Marina Dr., 342-8363. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave., bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Andrew Marks. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8:30 p.m. Free. Gabe Condon. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.
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A family affair Base ball is a bit of a family tradition for the Brancato family. Marty Brancato, his brother Tony, and his nephew Brian Brancato all play for the Live Oak baseball team, and Brancato’s 14-year-old nephew is waiting impatiently for his turn to join the team. All 90 or so players at the Genesee Country Village and Museum are volunteers, and range in age from 16 (the youngest they can start playing) to 72. Marty Brancato, like many of the players, began with the team in its inaugural year in 2001. Brancato says he saw an ad in the newspaper, and convinced his brother-in-law to come to a meeting about the program with him. “We were sitting in the back row and once they started talking, we just looked at each other and started snickering like little kids in the candy store, like, ‘This is so cool,’” he says. By the second season, Marty’s brother Tony caught the vintage base-ball fever. “I’ve been kicking myself every year for not doing it the first year. The following spring I was out here and I’ve been out here ever since,” he says. You could say baseball is in the Brancato’s blood. “My grandfather played semi-pro and briefly professional base ball back in the day,” Marty Brancato says. He says his grandfather returned to playing semi-pro ball to spend more time at home with his wife and two kids. “My dad taught me how to play baseball, my grandfather taught me how to love baseball,” says Marty Brancato. It’s a similar sentiment shared by a handful of father-son pairs on each of the four teams that play at GCVM. Most grew up playing baseball or softball. “This family invents our own stupid,
Remaining 2012 vintage base-ball games Men’s Schedule:
All games played at Silver Base Ball Park at GVCM
Saturday, August 11, 1:30 p.m.: Sodus Point Exhibition Saturday, August 18, 1:30 p.m.: Victory vs. Flower City Sunday, August 19, 1:30 p.m.: Live Oak vs. Rochester Saturday, August 25, 1:30 p.m.: Live Oak vs. Flower City Sunday, August 26, 1:30 p.m.: Victory vs. Rochester Saturday, September 8, Noon: Live Oak vs. Victory
Saturday, September 8, 2 p.m.: Flower City vs. Rochester Saturday, September 15, Noon: Rochester vs. Live Oak Saturday, September 15, 2 p.m.: Flower City vs. Victory Saturday, September 22, 1:30 p.m.: Flower City vs. Rochester (playoffs) Sunday, September 23, 1:30 p.m.: Live Oak vs. Victory (playoffs) Saturday, September 29, 1:30 p.m.: Dummy Hoy Classic Game
silly games,” Marty Brancato says. “If there’s a ball, a bat or stick, a way to make up rules, we’re on it.” For Territo, vintage base ball was a way to combine his passion with his skills. “It was a cross between softball, which I was playing at the time, and baseball, which I loved,” Territo says. “Like most kids that grew up in the 70’s or any era before computers, baseball was part of an everyday thing in summertime. There wasn’t a day that went by in the summer that I didn’t go and play baseball with my friends.”
Brotherhood of base ball The family-friendly vibe jives across team lines. “It really is its own little brotherhood of base ball,’” Territo says. “The camaraderie between our teammates is just fantastic. We are like a true 19th century base ball club when it comes to the socializing aspect of it. We’re all friends — even across teams.” And those teams are growing each year. The museum now boasts four full men’s
Saturday, October 6, 1:30 p.m.: Mayor’s Cup Consolation Game Sunday, October 7, 1 p.m.: Mayor’s Cup Championship
Women’s Schedule Saturday, August 18, Susan B. Anthony Square: Afternoon Public Match Sunday, August 26, 1:30 p.m., Great Meadow: Porters vs. Belles Sunday, September 9, 1:30 p.m., Silver Base Ball Park: Porters vs. Belles
teams and two ladies’ base ball teams that play for about 14 weekends every summer. Nagle says the popularity of vintage base ball groups seems to have grown nationwide over the last five to 10 years. “We’re kind of spoiled here, because there are four teams, right here in one area. But then the next nearest team is going to end up somewhere in Pennsylvania or Ohio,” Nagle says. Vintage teams from eight other areas come to the Genesee Country Village & Museum each year for the Silver Ball Tournament, which in 2012 was held the first week of August. (See sidebar for the mens’ and womens’ full schedules) For the players, it’s a time to socialize and embrace the fact that they get to play a game they’ve loved for years — even if the rules are a little different. “I’m a kid that never grew up,” Northup says. “Dirty Jim” Feuerstein says that makes for some high-scoring and exhilarating games. “Some of the best athletes you’ll see out here are lifelong baseball or softball players,” Feuerstein
Vintage players frequently incur injuries, especially from fielding ball − without gloves. PHOTO BY kathy laluk
says. “You’ve got some very good athletes, and then you’ve got guys like me. And that works.” Nagle says it works for museum-goers too, and GCVM patrons have really latched onto this piece of Americana, helping the vintage base ball program grow over the past 12 seasons. “The early games were all played in a meadow or a grassy field with kids. It started as a social aspect, as a way of bringing communities together … it’s a sharing of values, it’s a way to celebrate something.” Nagle says. “It’s something that truly is American.” For game schedules, admission rates, and more information on the Vintage Base Ball program at Genesee Country Village and Museum, visit gcv.org. For more about the history of baseball in Rochester, visit the Rochester Baseball Historical Society’s Website, rochesterbaseballhistory.org.
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If you only paid attention to the promotional materials, you might think — as I did — that “The Calamari Sisters’ Big Fat Italian Wedding” is a campy, broadly comic, song-and-dance-filled trifle based around ethnic and gender stereotypes. And, hey, it is all of those things. But what might surprise you — as it did me — is the wit, craft, and polish put on display. This is a thoroughly well-thoughtout and executed production, and after having seen it, I’m not surprised that the Calamari Sisters — created by Jay Falzone, Dan Lavender, and Stephen Smith, and premiered right here in Rochester — have been embraced by local audiences for the past several years, and are poised to spread out across the country like a tipped-over bowl of lovingly made pasta e fagioli. “Big Fat Italian Wedding” is the third chapter in what has emerged as the Calamari Sisters franchise. The previous two installments — “Cooking with the Calamari Sisters” and “Christmas with the Calamari Sisters” — packed
houses at two different Downstairs Cabaret Theatre locations. Those shows introduced thousands of Rochesterians to the unique charms of Delphine and Carmela Calamari, a pair of very Italian siblings living in Brooklyn. The two combined their twin loves of food and performing into a public-access TV show called “Mangia Italiano,” in which they cook, bicker, cook, sing, bicker, dance, pleasantly insult the audience, and bicker some more. “Wedding” finds one of the sisters on the verge of walking down the aisle, and “Mangia Italiano” goes on location to that most glamorous of destinationwedding locales — the Catskills! — as Carmela and Delphine teach audience members how to prepare a spectacular reception buffet, and try to make it to the altar without killing one another. Perhaps the most astonishing thing about
the Calamari franchise is the depth of the world that Falzone, Lavender, and Smith have created for their lead characters. I’m not even talking about the first two full productions — just read through the program notes to “Italian Wedding.” They are hysterically funny, and showcase some gleefully subversive tendencies. (Just the bit on director Francis Ford Coppola had me sniggering before the show even started.) As for the lead characters themselves, yes, Carmela and Delphine are total stereotypes. But they have fully fleshed-
out backstories and distinct personalities. (Carmela is, shall we say, very physically generous to the menfolk, while Delphine’s carnal urges are focused on meats that have been salted or cured.) The dynamic makes for a fantastic comedy duo, and the sparking chemistry between the two of them is one of the show’s greatest strengths. In fact, things sag a bit in “Italian Wedding” when one or the other sister is off set. The second act also gets slowed down from being overstuffed with song-anddance numbers, most of them mash-ups of familiar pop tunes from the 1950’s to the present with some moderately altered lyrics for parody purposes. Both Carmela and Delphine — they are identified only as Carmela and Delphine in the program — can sing, dance, and perform. But the songs seem almost superfluous, especially given the strength of the show’s comedy. I like hearing “Going to the Chapel” well enough, but I found myself wanting the sisters to get right back to the rapid-fire banter, the expertly delivered long-con punchlines, and the lightningquick zingers during the audienceparticipation bits. The music is undoubtedly part of the
show’s crowd-pleasing appeal, though — and it is a crowd pleaser, hitting a wide range of audiences. Fans of cabaret, camp, musicals, ethnic comedy, and even old-school farce will find much to appreciate with this show. The impressive set reveals smart little details throughout the performance (love the portrait of Jesus that lights up in disapproval when an audience member gives a bad answer), including some impressive and intricate stunt tricks for the harried finale. The East End Theatre, which was overhauled specifically for this show, is also a great venue, and one that is set to get lots of use during the upcoming inaugural Fringe Festival in September. The final page of the program suggests that more Calamari Sisters adventures are in the offing, and the website includes posters for even more prospective productions that may or may not be jokes (please let “Sitting Shiva with the Calamari Sisters” happen). Don’t be surprised if this burgeoning entertainment empire continues to grow and expand for years to come. The people in charge clearly know what they’re doing. I’m calling it right now, coming in 2046: “The Calamari Sisters Make Marzipan on Mars.”
Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] “Modern Art Pop-Up Summer 2012” by Nancy Diliberto and Karen Maggio Thu Aug 9. ISquare Visions, 693 Titus Ave., Irondequoit. 6-9 p.m. 943-1941. “The Road Less Traveled” Thu Aug 9. Bridge Art Gallery, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. 5-7 p.m. 2753571, omhpromotion@gmail.com “Curious Bits,” by M.E. Hall and William Schmidt Fri Aug 10. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St., Brockport. 6-9 p.m. 6375494, differentpathgallery.com “Portfiolio Show” Fri Aug 10. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. 5-8:30 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com. “Meddle Up Your Glass Presents: Breaking Glass Part I” Fri Aug 10. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 6-9 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com.
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This weekend Mother Nature will put on her annual late-night light show in the summer sky. On Saturday, August 11, the Perseid meteor shower will cast shooting stars through the dark sky. Every year, the earth passes through a cloud of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. This creates the plethora of “falling stars” known as the Perseid meteor shower. On Saturday at 8 p.m. the Nature Conservancy will host a gathering in the Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, located at 1581 Jackson Road in Penfield, to view the shower. Dress for cool evenings and consider bringing a flashlight and lawn chair. For more information on the swamp visit nature. org, and for information on the Perseids event call Marie Heerkens at 773-8911. For other views of the meteor shower, try to escape city lights and well-lit areas. — BY ANNE RITZ
[ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Aug 24: “Gift of the Rose” by Peggy Martinez. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt. 770-1923. 2 Chic Boutique 151 Park Ave. Through Aug 31: Lori Farr. WedThu 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.6 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 271Club Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 6111, 2chicboutique.com. 697-6600, irondequoitartclub.org. Arts & Cultural Council Gallery Coach Street Clay 39 Coach 277 N Goodman St. Through Aug Street, Canandaigua. Through 30: “Member Showcase 2012.” Sep 15: “Darwinian Encounters: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 473An Exhibition of Work by Lynne 4000, artsrochester.org. Hobaica.” Call for hours. 474A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 3103, coachstreetclay.com. 321 East Ave. Through Sep 4: Community Darkroom Gallery “Bonding Time” by Watercolorist 713 Monroe Ave. Through Aug Sherry Davis. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 31: “We Are Ten,” A Black and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916. White Photo Exhibition by Wilson Artisans’ Loft 4135 Mill St, Commencement Academy Photo Pultneyville. Ongoing: “Dream Club. Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sails...and More” by David Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri Chamberlain; “Waterscapes” by 12-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Lee Hanford; “Trees and More” 271-5920, geneseearts.org. by Rocky Greco. Fri 1-3 & 6-8, Crocus Clay Works Gallery Sat 1-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m., Sun 1-4 Hungerford Building Door #2, p.m. 315-589-5000 Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. Baobab Cultural Center 728 Through Aug 11: “Conjunction University Ave. Continuing: and Opposition: Jewelry Designs Harlem Girls Quilting Circle. Thufrom Interstellar Love Craft by Fri 5:30-9 p.m., Sat 2-4 p.m. Marisa Krol.” Tue-Wed 5-8 563-2145, thebaobab.org. p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., by appointment. 469-8217, Macedon. Through Aug 15: crocusclayworks.com. “Relative Image,” work by Cumming Nature Center Hurst Dolores Seagren, Richard Lacey, Gallery 6475 Gulick Rd., Naples. and Anne Lacey Ellington. WedThrough Sep 2: “Dragonflies & Sun Noon-5 p.m. 474-4116, Damselflies” photo exhibit. Wedbooks_etc@yahoo.com. Fri 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat-Sun Black Radish Gallery Village Gate, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3 requested D Entrance, 274 N. Goodman donation, $10 for families. 374St. Through Aug 31: “Nineteen 6160, rmsc.org. forty-seven,” a Pakistani art A Different Path Gallery 27 Market show and cultural event. Mon-Fri St., Brockport. Aug 10-25: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 12-5 p.m. “Curious Bits,” by M.E. Hall and arenaartgroup.com William Schmidt. Wed-Fri 10 Bridge Art Gallery University of a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Rochester Medical Center, 300 Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 637-5494, Crittenden Blvd. Through Oct differentpathgallery.com. 19: “The Road Less Traveled.” The Firehouse Gallery @ Call for hours. 275-3571, Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe omhpromotion@gmail.com Ave. Through Aug 23: “Proof of Bug Jar 219 Monroe Ave. Through Residence: The Work of Andrew Sep 30: THE LOBBY Presents: Cho and Melinda Friday.” Mon“Rough Truth: Caricatures by Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 Alison Cowles.” Mon-Sun 8 p.m.p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org. 2[POSTERS, a.m. 454-2966,LOGOS bugjar.com, & MORE!Friendly ONLINE! Home’s Memorial Gallery lobbydigital.com 3165 East Ave. Through Aug 31: Chapel Oaks at Saint Ann’s “Something For All Seasons” by Community 1550 Portland Ave. Pamela LoCicero. Daily 10 a.m.-5 Through Aug 31: Irondequoit Art p.m. 381-1600, friendlyhome.org.
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Art Exhibits International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Aug 31: Graphic Works by British artist Henry Moore. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com. I-Square Visions 693 Titus Ave., Irondequoit. Aug 13-18: “The Permanent Press Cycle” photo series & other artwork by Lauren Scherer Reinert. Through Aug 10: “Modern Art Pop-Up Summer 2012” by Nancy Diliberto and Karen Maggio. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.2 p.m. 943-1941. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters 1344 University Ave., Suite 110. Through Aug 31: “Distilling the Flipside,” Art by Heather McKay using alternative processes. MonWed 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 319-5279, joebeanroasters.com. Link Gallery at City Hall 30 Church St. Through Sep 10: “Jazz: The Spirit of the Moment: Photographs by Jim Allen.” MonFri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5920, cityofrochester.gov. Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Aug 5: Fifth Rochester Biennial. WedSun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $5-$12. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. Continuing: “Felted Fashions” by Jae Hee Lee and “Fresh Produce.” Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. 624-7740, millartcenter.com. My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Aug 24: “A Colored Pencil Sampler” by Rochester Area Pencil Club. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439. Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Continuing: “Gallery Favorites.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com. NTID Dyer Arts Center 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Through Aug 10: “Under the Influence: DRAW Artists and Their Mentors.” MonThu 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 1-3 p.m. 475-6884, ntid.rit.edu/dyerarts. Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Aug 25: “The Inner World of Dario Tazziolo.” MonSat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 624-4730, ockhee@frontiernet.net. Orange Glory Café 240 East Ave. Continuing: “Genesee Fever” Paintings by Rachel Dow. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 232-7340. Our House Art Gallery Veterans Outreach Center, 783 South Ave. Through Aug 24: “Serving our Veterans Through Art: A Fundraising Exhibit.” Tue 5-7 p.m., or by appt. 295-7804, veteransoutreachcenter.org. Outside the Box Art Gallery Suite 104, The Box Factory, 6 N. Main St., Fairport. Through Aug 31: Steve Oosterling. Call for details. 377-0132 Owl House 75 Marshall St. Continuing: “New Works of Art by the Illustrious Carla Bartow.” Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m. 360-2920, owlhouserochester.com.
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As summer winds down, be sure to make room for those favorite warm-weather activities while you can. This Saturday, August 11, get out for some live sports action with one of the Flower City’s favorite home teams: the Rochester Rhinos. The soccer greats will be playing at home in Sahlen’s Stadium, located at 460 Oak St., against the Charleston Battery. The game will begin at 7:05 p.m. and tickets range from $13 to $25. For more information, visit rhinossoccer.com/stadium/ eventschedule. — BY ANNE RITZ Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Aug 25: “Summer Exhibit: James Strohmeier.” TueFri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery 71 S Main St, Canandaigua. Through Aug 11: “The Rhythm of Art.” MonTue 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-8 pm.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12:30-4 p.m. 394-0030, prrgallery.com. Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Aug 10-31: “Meddle Up Your Glass Presents: Breaking Glass Part I.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Through Sep 23: “Whose Space? Our Space!”/ Evinn Neadow. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park. Door 3B. Continuing: “Corn Hill: What’s Next?” Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. 271-0520, rrcdc.com. Roz Steiner Art Gallery Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd., Batavia. Through Aug 27: “Document: The Italian American Family Album” by Tom MacPherson. Call for hours. 3430055 x6448, genesee.edu. Rush Rhees Library Rare Books and Special Collections University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. Through Aug 17: “Picturing AIDS and Its Publics,” educational AIDS posters from the Atwater Collection, and “Springing to Life: Moveable Books and Mechanical Devices.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 475-6766. Sacred Heart Cathedral 296 Flower City Park. Through Sep 3: Exhibit honoring Bishop Matthew Clark.6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. cathedralcommunity.org. Sage Art Center UR River Campus. Through Aug 31: Photo exhibit by Thomas Evans, curated by Jessica Holmes. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-11p. m., Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun 2-6 p.m. 273-5995, rochester.edu/ college/AAH/facilities/sage SC Fine Art Gallery & Ramón Santiago Studio Hungerford
Building, 1115 E. Main St., door 7, Suite 310. Through Aug 11: “Art at the Jazz Fest!” Featuring Paul and Christine Knoblauch, Cordell Cordaro, Frank Argento, and Greg Polisseni. Call for details. 202-6909, scfineartgallery.com. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. Though Aug 29: “Crow Show.” First Fri 6-9 p.m., Second Sat 12-4 p.m., Wed 12-5 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com, shoefactoryarts.com. Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Through Aug 31: “Tropical Photographs of El Yunque National Rainforest” by Bruno Chalifour. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 4614447, lumierephoto.com. Starry Nites Café 696 University Ave. Through Aug 25: “Fly Me to the Moon: Celestial Bodies at Starry Nites Café.” Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-midnight, Sat 8 a.m.midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 271-2630, starrynitescafe.com, shoefactoryarts.com. Stella Art Gallery & Studio 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. Through Aug 31: “Feminine Mystique: The Female Figure in Acrylic, Oil, and Watercolor by Stephen Harkola.” Thu 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat noon-9 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio.com. The Sunflower Bake Shop 750 Elmgrove Rd. Through Aug 31: Rochester Artisans Exhibit & Sale: “Sunflowers!” Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 8311629. Tap & Mallet 381 Gregory St. Continuing: “Paintings by Bradley Butler.” Mon-Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun 4 p.m.-12 a.m. 4730503, tapandmallet.com. Wayne County Council for the Arts 108 W. Miller St., Newark. Continuing: “Art and Floral Tea Tables.” Thu-Sat 12-3 p.m., and by appt. 315-331-4593, info@ wayne-arts.com, waynearts. wordpress.com. Wyoming County Gallery 31 S Main St, Perry. Opens Aug 3: “Home,” work by Jay Brooks. Wed 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu-Fri 11
[ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Call for Art: Clouds in My Coffee. Deadline Aug 11. Call for artwork relating to crows or ravens for August exhibit. Next theme: “Green: What Does it Mean?” deadline August 25. More information and more calls for art at shoefactoryarts.com. Call for Art: “Mother Nature’s Closet.” Deadline Aug 31. Exhibit and fashion show of natural or recycled clothing and accessories to open September 7. Next call for haunted themed artwork, due September 29 for October 5 show. More information at stellaartgalleryandstudio.com. Donate Artwork to Evening at Auction to benefit Boys and Girls Club in Geneva. To be held September 21. Contact margaret. bernay@hws.edu or kvaughn@ hws.edu for more information.
Comedy [ Thursday, August 9Saturday, August 11 ] Joel Lindley/Rick Matthews. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9-$12. [ Saturday, August 11 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy. Village Idiots Pillar Theater, Village Gate, 1st floor, 274 North Goodman St., #D106. 797-9086, improvVIP.com. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $5. Every Saturday through August 25. Polite Company: Surf’s Up. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 8 p.m. $10-$12. 244-0960, muccc. org, pcimprov.com. With musical guests The Seabreezers.
Dance Participation [ Wed., August 8 ] The “Bad Dancer” Class. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@gmail.com. 89:45 p.m. $8, cash only at door. Wednesdays through August 29. Int/Adv Contemporary Modern. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. [ Thursday, August 9 ] Beg/Int Contemporary Modern. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, $70 for 10 classes. Cash only at door. Tue & Thu through August 30. [ Thursday, August 9Sunday, August 12 ] An Experiential and Theoretical Introduction to the Kestenberg Movement Profile. Kinections, 718 University Ave. 473-5050. August 2-4 or August 6 & 7 (afternoons). Call for details, register. [ Friday, August 10 ] Int/Adv Contemporary Modern. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250
Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. West African Dance Workshop. Bush Mango Dance & Drum, 34 Elton St. 615-5592, bushmango. org. 7-8:30 p.m. Call for info and registration. [ Monday, August 13 ] Int/Adv Contemporary Modern. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. [ Monday, August 13Thursday, August 16 ] Kestenberg Movement Profile Construction & Analysis. Kinections, 718 University Ave. 473-5050. August 2-4 or August 6 & 7 (afternoons). Call for details, register. [ Tuesday, August 14 ] Beg/Int Contemporary Modern. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, $70 for 10 classes. Cash only at door. Tue & Thu through August 30. Discover LivingDance, Living Music. Kinections, 718 University Ave. 473-5050. August 14, 16, 21. $8 each or $18 for all 3, register.
Festivals [ Friday, August 10 ] East End Fest. East End District. eastendmusicfestival.com. Visit web for details. Local food, bands, drinks. [ Friday, August 10Saturday, August 11 ] Palmyra Pirate Weekend. Village of Palmyra. 315-597-4849, eriecanalpirates.com. Fri 8 p.m. movie night, Sat 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Free admission. family-friendly activities. [ Friday, August 10Sunday, August 12 ] German Fest. Fireman’s Field, Spencerport. rochestergerman. com. Fri 5-11 p.m., Sat 3-11 p.m., Sun 12:30-11 p.m. $6 Friday or Saturday, $3 Sunday only. German food, drink, dancing, entertainment. Weekend Wellness Festival 2012. Sanctuary at Crowfield Farm, 2480 Arcadia Zurich Norris Rd., Newark. For more info call: Laura Jean Castelluzzo 716-465-7408 , JCastelluzzo@gmail.com. [ Saturday, August 11 ] Carifest. Riverside Festival Site. 234-0909, 227-2183, rwifo. com/carifest.htm. Parade begins at Liberty Pole 11 a.m. Festivities at 1 p.m. include food, music, more. $10-$15. Canandaigua Rotary Club Annual Pier Festival. Cananadaigua City Pier. 394-5050. Noon-10:30 p.m. Free admission. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. [ Saturday, August 11Sunday, August 12 ] 4th Annual Finger Lakes Riesling Festival. Lakeshore Dr. &
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This week take a road trip to the Finger Lakes for an evening of comedy or an afternoon of fantasy at Bristol Valley Theater. One of Neil Simon’s best-loved romantic comedies, “Barefoot in the Park,” (pictured) starts its run Thursday, August 9. The story begins with newlyweds moving into their first New York City apartment. The play explores the ups and downs of those first few days of marriage, like peculiar neighbors, a meddling mother-in-law, and a faulty radiator in February. The show runs at BVT through Sunday, August 19; performance times this week are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12-$33. For the kids — or adults who love “The Wizard of Oz” series — Bristol Valley will continue its performances of “Ozma of Oz,” an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s classic written by playwright Dominic Orlando. The theater’s apprentice company of 11- to 17-year-old performers will present this show, which features another adventure with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. Performances run Tuesday, August 14, through Friday, August 17, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $5 for all ages.
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Bristol Valley Theater is located at 151 S. Main St. in Naples. For more information on both performances, visit bvtnaples.org or call 374-6318. — BY ANNE RITZ Kershaw Park, Canandaigua Lake. rieslingfestival.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. Brockport Summer Arts Fest. SUNY Brockport, Holley St. 260-7764, brockportartsfestival. com. Sat 10 a.m.-evening, Sun 8 a.m.-evening. Free admission. Renaissance Festival: Fantasy Weekend. 15385 Farden Rd., Sterling. 1-800-879-4446, sterlingfestival.com. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. $12.95-$25.95.
Kids Events [ Wed., August 8 ] Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies: “The Adventures of TinTin.” Children’s Center, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288350, libraryweb.org. 2:30 p.m. All ages. Time for Tots. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 2476446. 10:15-11:15 a.m. Free. Ages 1-5 with caregiver. [ Thursday, August 9 ] Beyond Ghosts: Ghost Hunting Evidence. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free, register. Grades 6-12. Make & Take Craft: Color your own “Dream Big” Star. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 3 p.m. Free. Teen Writing Group. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave. Brockport.
637-1050 2:30-4 p.m. Free. Thursdays through August 30. [ Friday, August 10 ] Anonymous Otaku Anime Club. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave. Brockport. 637-1050. Call for time. Free. Ages 6-12. Dream Big Shindig Pajama Party Concert with Rachel Sumner. Greece Public Library, 2 Vince Toffay Rd. at 10 a.m., and Pittsford Public Library, 24 State St., Pittsford, at 2 p.m. Greece 7232488, Pittsford 248-6258. Free. [ Saturday, August 11Sunday, August 12 ] Literature Live: Lyle Lyle Crocodile. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. Sat 11 a.m.4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. Included in museum admission: $11-$13. [ Saturday, August 11 ] 8th Annunal 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. Purpose Park, 3177 Lyell Rd., Gates. 247-4444, rccm.org/sports. Register 9 a.m., games 10:30 a.m. Call for registration. Ages 12-15 $60 per team, 1st place $350, ages 1619 $75 per team,1st place $500. [ Sunday, August 12 ] Old Fashioned Games Day. Fairport Historical Museum, 18 Perrin St., Fairport. 223-2950. 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Ages K-6. continues on page 22
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Doors 6:30 p.m., readings 7 p.m. Free. Featuring SeanThomas Dougherty and Nate Pritts.
[ Monday, August 13 ] Movie Mondays. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 2476446. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
[ Tuesday, August 14 ] Genesee Reading Series: Hugh Mitchell and Michael Ketchek. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab. org. 7:30 p.m. $3-$6.
[ Tuesday, August 14 ] Create Soap Fluff & Glowing Goop. Scottsville Free Library, 28 Main St., Scottsville. 889-2023. 4-5 p.m. Free, register. Ages 7-12. [ Wed., August 15 ] Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies: “The Muppets.” Children’s Center, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, libraryweb.org. 2:30 p.m. All ages.
Lectures [ Thursday, August 9 ] Local Details of 17th-century explorer Robert Rene LaSalle. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd. 340-8664, penfield.org. 1 p.m. Call for details. [ Sunday, August 12 ] Rochester Area Vegetarian Society Lecture & Vegan Potluck. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd. 234-8750. 5:30 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. lecture. Will Tuttle, Ph.D. will speak on “The World Peace Diet.” [ Monday, August 13 ] “Women and Children First: Ethical Dilemmas and the Titanic.” Wood Library, 134 North Main St., Canandaigua. 394-1381. 6-8:30 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, August 14 ] Learn About Letchworth Series: Geocaching. Letchworth State Park, Castile. 493-3625, nysparks. com. 7 p.m. Parking fee. [ Wed., August 15 ] “Electricity: The Universal Fuel?” With Win Trafton. Irondequoit Public Library McGraw Branch, 2180 E. Ridge Rd. 336-6060, mcgrawbr@libraryweb.org. 7 p.m. Free. Walking Toward Conflict: A Conversation about Restorative Justice with Dominic Barter. Rochester Institute of Technology, Golisano Hall, Room 1400 (park in lot J). restorativecircles.org. 7-8:30 p.m. Free.
Literary Events [ Wed., August 8 ] Novel into Film: “The Dead.” Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab.org. 6:30 p.m. $3-$4. Women Who Love to Read: “A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St., Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, August 8Thursday, August 9 ] Contemporary Book Discussion Group: “The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua. Irondequoit Public Library McGraw Branch, 2180 E. Ridge Rd. 336-6060, amy.henderson@ libraryweb.org. Wed 7 p.m., Thu 3 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, August 9 ] Annie & Joe’s Eclectic Book Club: “The Lonely Polygamist” by Brady 22 City august 8-14, 2012
FESTIVALS | Festival Round-Up
If you have yet to have your fill of festivals or are just an avid festival seeker, this weekend will leave you with no shortage of options. For German food, music, and activities head to the Spencerport Fireman’s Field (off Route 259 in Spencerport) for Rochester German Fest. Enjoy authentic German foods like sauerkraut, sausages, and Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), and pair it throughout the day with live German folk music and dancing. The festival will run Friday, August 10, 5-11 p.m.; Saturday, August 11, 3-11 p.m.; and Sunday, August 12, noon- 5 p.m. Admission for the festival costs $3-$6 (kids under 12 and active military personnel are free). For more information visit rochestergerman.com. The 18th Annual Brockport Summer Arts Festival will return this weekend with more than 100 exhibitors, as well as live entertainment, a wine garden, a vintage car cruise-in, and tons of great food. Also look for the annual Duck Derby, with thousands of plastic ducks floating through the canal, racing toward the finish line, and the Morgan Manning house lawn will feature family fun and entertainment. The festival will run Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. Note that Main Street in Brockport will be closed off throughout the festival. For a full list of festival events and more information, visit brockportartsfestival.com. Enjoy a taste of the Caribbean at the annual Carifest, hosted by the Rochester West Indian Festival Organization. The festival will be held at the Riverside Festival Site (located at the intersection of Court and Exchange) on Saturday, August 11. It will begin with a parade at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Liberty Pole Way and festivities at the site will be held 11 a.m.-10 p.m. with Caribbean food and music. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and children 6-12 years old. For more information, visit rwifo.com or call 234-0909. Calling all mischievous lovers of the sea — or at least the Erie Canal. The Pirates of the Erie Canal will bring back Palmyra Pirate Weekend (pictured) this weekend. Activities include bed races, a screening of “The Goonies” under the stars, kayak racing, boat tours, food, music, and other pirate-themed good times. The festival will also feature tours of Historic Palmyra, fully equipped with pirate tales, as well as a Jolly Jogger 5k run. Activities run Friday, August 10, and Saturday, August 11. For a full list of events, directions, and parking, visit, eriecanalpirates.com. — BY ANNE RITZ Udall. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St., Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com. 6:30 p.m. Free. Greater Rochester Russell Set. Writers and Books Literary Center, 740 University Ave. 415-5925, tmadigan@rochester. rr.com. 7 p.m. $3, free WAB members. Robert Heineman on Bruce Duffy’s novel “The World As I Found It: The Social
and Intellectual World of Russell Through Literary Narrative.” Just Poets Open Mic Featuring Donna M. Marbach. Barnes and Noble Gallery, 3349 Monroe Ave, Pittsford. 586-6020, barnesandnoble.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, August 11 ] Deep Fried Poetry Reading. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market. bakerymagazine@gmail.com.
[ Tuesday, August 14Wednesday, August 15 ] Book Discussion: “The Silver Sparrow” by Tayari Jones. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. Tue 1:30 p.m., Wed 7 p.m. Free.
Recreation [ Wed., August 8 ] Herpetology Wednesday. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd., Sterling. 315-947-6143. 1 p.m. Free. Mount Hope Cemetery Tour. North Gatehouse opposite Robinson Dr. 1133 Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 2 p.m. $5, members & children under 16 free. Every Sunday through Oct 28. [ Thursday, August 9 ] 41th Annual Ralph Sheridan Golf Classic. Bristol Harbour Resort, 5410 Seneca Point Road, Canandaigua. 394-4400, x203. 7:45 a.m. shotgunstart, 12:45 p.m. shotgun start at corporate level. $110, register. Nature Hike: Seneca Park North. Meet in Seneca Park, north of the zoo at Trout Pond. cityofrochester. gov/fclg. 6 p.m. Free. Nature Walk: Big Flats & Smokey Hollow Trails. Letchworth State Park, Castile. 493-3625, nysparks. com. 10 a.m. Parking fee. Stargazing under the Stars. Rothfuss Park, 1648 Five Mile Line Rd. 340-8720. 8:15-10 p.m. (talk 9-10 p.m.). Register. All ages. Twilight Tours. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 7 p.m. $5, free to FOMH members. Every Thursday through Aug 9. [ Friday, August 10 ] Public Star Party: Observing Saturn. Northampton Park, near the ski lodge on Hubbell Rd., off Rte. 31 in Ogden. 703-9876, rochesterastronomy.org. 9:30-11 p.m. Free. Mischief, Murder, and Mayhem Tour. Meet at Cemetery Office, South entrance opposite The Distillery, Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 6:30 p.m. $5, members & children under 16 free. [ Saturday, August 11 ] Attracting Butterflies and Other Pollinators. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd., Sterling. 315-947-6143. 11 a.m. Free. Ellison Park Hike. Meet at South entrance to Ellison Park, 1008 Penfield Rd. 340-8655. 9-11 a.m. Free, register. GVHC Hike. Meet at Woodside Lodge Lot, off Union St. Chris C. 247-9237, gvhchikes.org. 1 p.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike, Black Creek Park. Nature Walk: Birch Trail. Letchworth State Park, Castile.
493-3625, nysparks.com. 1 p.m. Parking fee. Perseid Meteor Shower over the Swamp. Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, off Jackson Rd., Penfield. Marie Heerkens 7738911. 8 p.m. Free. Riesling 5K and Kids Fun Run. Lakeshore Dr., Steamboat Landing, Canandaigua. canandaigua-ymca.org, active. com. 5K registration 7 a.m., 8 a.m. start. $20-$25. Kids Fun Run registration 7 a.m., 9 a.m. start time. $5-$10. The Revolutionary War Tour. Meet at North Gatehouse opposite Robinson Dr. on Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. Noon. $5, members & children under 16 free. [ Sunday, August 12 ] GVHC Hike. Meet at Holt Rd. at Lake Rd. lot. Kraig Q. 8722691, gvhchikes.org. 1 p.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile hike in Webster Park. Nature Walk: Gorge Trail. Letchworth State Park, Castile. 493-3625, nysparks.com. 1 p.m. Parking fee. [ Monday, August 13 ] 7th Annual Golf Tournament to Benefit the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Irondwquoit Country Club, 4045 East Ave. 271-4320, rmsc.org. 11:30 a.m. registration, lunch, 12:30 p.m. shot gun start, 6:15 p.m. dinner. $185 per person, $50 for dinner only. Register. [ Tuesday, August 14 ] Full Moon Flashlight Tour. Stone-Tolan Historic Site, 2370 East Ave. 546-7029 x12, landmarksociety.org. 7 p.m. $5$6, $15-$18 families. Guided Bike Ride: South Wedge Neighborhood. Meet at Genesee Valley Park Pool parking lot, 131 Elmwood Ave. cityofrochester. gov/fclg. 6 p.m. Free.
Special Events [ Daily through November 21 ] Vineyard Public Tours. Casa Larga, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 585-223-4210 x2. 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $5-$7. [ Wed., August 8 ] Beauty and the Beast Event to Benefit Alternatives for Battered Women. Shear Ego Salon & Mens’ Club, 3349 Monroe Ave. 5861781, Kelly@networkroc.com. Free, donation-based. Wine and food tasting, free services, live music with Deb Magone, casino games, auction, more. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Preview. LVR, 1600 South Ave. literacyrochester.org. Noon. Free. [ Thursday, August 9 ] Canandaigua Area Chamber of Commerce 7th Annual Gala. Inn on the Lake, 770 South Main St., Canandaigua. 394-4400 x203, canandaiguachamber.com. 6-8:30 p.m. $30, two for $55, register. Fish Fest 5: “It’s Alive!” Dog Fish Head Craft Brewed Ales Event. The Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. 232-2626, theoldtoad.com. 6
p.m. Cost of drinks. Sample trays and food specials. Free Movies in the Parks: “Kung Fu Panda.” Highland Park Bowl. monroecounty.gov. Preshow fun at 8:30 p.m., film at dark. Free. La Dolce Nights with Madeline Forster. Casa Larga, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 585-223-4210 x2. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $15. Rochester Singleton’s Monthly Dinner. Joey B’s, 400 Packets Landing, Fairport. 342-6680. 5 p.m. Cost of food, register. South Wedge Farmers Market. 100 Alexander St. at S. Clinton. swfarmersmarket.org. 4-7 p.m. Free admission. Through Oct 18. [ Friday, August 10 ] Latte Art Throwdown. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave., Suite 110. 3195279, joebeanroasters.com. 7 p.m. $5 buy in. ZooBrew. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St. 336-7200, senecaparkzoo.org. 5:30-9 p.m. $10. Ages 21+. Featuring CoMoTion. [ Saturday, August 11 ] 20th Annual Chicken BBQ. Webster Fireman’s Field, Main St., Webster. 225-6163, eheller@ rochester.rr.com. 6 p.m. $3.75$9. Monroe District Order of the Eastern Star. Annual “A Call to Women of Color Social Gathering.” The Vineyard, 126 Sander St. Jackie Dozier 210-4126, 760-3447, jdozier@ acRochester.org. 12-6 p.m. Brooks Cavalcade of Curiosities. Fleet Feet, 2522 Ridgeway Ave. 270-4334. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Farm Heritage Day. Johnston House, 3523 E. Lake Rd., Fayette. genevahistoricalsociety. com. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Macedon Trails Committee Discussion. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St., Macedon. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com. 2 p.m. Free. Saturday Night Laser Show: Radiohead. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 9:30 p.m. $6-$7, no children under age 5. [ Saturday, August 11Sunday, August 12 ] Laura Ingalls Wilder Days. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd., Mumford. 538-6822, gcv.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10.50-$16.50. [ Sunday, August 12 ] Brighton Farmers Market. Brighton High School, 1150 Winton Rd. S. brightonfarmersmarket.com. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each Sunday through October 28. Free admission. Community Garage Sales & Super Fleas. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. cityofrochester. gov/publicmarket. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Oct 14. East Avon Flea Market. 1520 West Henrietta Road, Avon. eastavonfleamarket.com. 7 a.m.2 p.m. Free admission. Sundays through October. Spirituality and Philosophy Discussion. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St., Macedon. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com. 1:30 p.m. Free.
[ Tuesday, August 14 ] One Take: Stories Through the Lens: “The Source.” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 2580444, thelittle.org. 7 p.m. Postfilm discussion with director via Skype. $10. Photo Finish 5K Info Session. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, eastmanhouse. org. 12:15-1 p.m. Free. “When Harry Met Sally.” Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 6:30 p.m. Free. Westside Farmers Market. St. Monica Church parking lot, 831 Genesee St. westsidemarketrochester.com. 4-7:30 p.m. Free admission. Tuesdays through October 16. Wilhelmina Evolve Fashion Arts Studio Opening. 235 Alexander St. 244-0592. 5-8 p.m. Free. [ Wed., August 15 ] Erie Canal Wine Cruise onboard Sam Patch. Schoen Place, Village of Pittsford. 509-8229, samandmary.org. 6-7:30 p.m. $25, ages 21+.
Sports [ Thursday, August 9 ] Rochester Redwings vs. Scranton W/B Yankees. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. redwingsbaseball.com. 7:05 p.m. $7-$12. [ Friday, August 10Saturday, August 11 ] Rochester Redwings vs. Pawtucket Red Sox. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. redwingsbaseball. com. 7:05 p.m. $7-$12. [ Saturday, August 11 ] Dirtcar Racing. Canandaigua Motorsports Park, 2820 County Rd. 10, Canandaigua. 394-0961, canandaiguamotorsportspark. com. 7 p.m. $12, ages 16 and under free. Tue World of Outlaws Late Model Series. NWA NY Pro Wrestling: Headlocks & Homeruns. Diamond Mound Park, 4185 Main St., Wadsworth. 519-6218. Doors 5:30 p.m., belltime 6 p.m. $12-$15, kids 10 and under $7. Rochester Rhinos vs. Charleston Battery. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. rhinossoccer.com. 7 p.m. $17-$30. [ Tuesday, August 14Wednesday, August 15 ] Rochester Redwings vs. Indianapolis Indians. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. redwingsbaseball.com. 7:05 p.m. $7-$12.
Theater
“Bad Connections.” Thu Aug 9Aug 11. Downstairs Cabaret, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m. Call for info. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com. “Barefoot in the Park.” Thu Aug 9-Aug 15. Continues through Aug 19. Bristol Valley Theater, 151 South Main St., Naples. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun & Wed 2 p.m. $12$33. 374-6318, bvtnaples.org. “The Calamari Sisters’ Big Fat Italian Wedding.” Continues through September 2. RAPA East End Theatre, 727 E Main
St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $39-$45. 420-8338, thecalamarisisters.com. “Carnival of Dreams.” Fri Aug 10Aug 11. Young Open and Honest Players. Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd. 7:30 p.m. $5. 340-8664, penfield.org. “An Evening of Song, Dance & Comedy with Traveling Cabaret.” Wed Aug 15. Ferris Hills at West Lake, One Ferris Hills, Canandaigua. 7 p.m. Free. Bring lawn chairs. 393-0410. Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival: The Pitch: “Blindsided by a Diaper” and “Benny the Baboon.” Thu Aug 9-Aug 11. Theatre Mack, Cayuga Museum, 203 Genesee St., Auburn. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8 p.m. $20. 315-255-1785, fingerlakesmtf.com. “Fingers & Toes.” Continues through Aug 18. Auburn Public Theatre, 108 Genesee St. at Exchange St., Auburn. Wed Aug 8 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Tue 7:30 p.m., Wed Aug 15 2 & 7:30 p.m. $35-$42. 315 255 1785, fingerlakesmtf.com. Geva’s Summer Academy Showcase. Sat Aug 11. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 1 p.m. Free, tickets required. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. “Godspell.” Thu Aug 9-Aug 12. Seneca Community Players. Delavan Theater, New York Chiropractic College, 2360 New York 89, Seneca Falls. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Call for tickets. 315-568-9364, senecacommunityplayers.org. “Love and Suffering.” Fri Aug 10. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 7:30 p.m. $5 suggested, pay what you will. 244-0960, muccc.org. “My Fair Lady.” Continues through Aug 15. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Rd., Auburn. Wed Aug 8 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Tue-Wed Aug 15 2 & 7:30 p.m. $40-$42. 315255-1785, merry-go-round.com. “Ozma of Oz.” Tue Aug 14. Continues through Aug 17. BVT for Kids. Bristol Valley Theatre, 151 S. Main St., Naples. 11 a.m. $5. 374-6318, bvtnaples.org. “The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel.” Continues through Aug 11. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Thu 7:30 p.m., Wed Aug 8-Thu 7:30 p.m., FriSat 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.
Auditions [ Wed., August 8 ] “A Night in the Slammer; A Day in the Clink.” Museum of Wayne County History, 21 Butternut St., Lyons. 315-946-4943, waynehistory.org. 6:30 p.m. Roles are available for women ages 18-70 and men ages 1765. No preparation is necessary for the audition. [ Monday, August 12Tuesday, August 13 ] “Buried Child.” Out of Pocket Productions. The Space at the Hungerford Building, 1115 E Main St., Suite 248, Floor 2, Door 2. 269-4673, outofpocketproductions@yahoo.
com. Parts for 2 women (one 55-75, one 18-25) and 5 men (18-75). [ Monday, August 12 ] Auditions for TYKEs’ (Theatre Young Kids Enjoy). JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 2-5 p.m. Free. TYKEs@ rochester.rr.com. Actors should be age 18+. TYKEs is casting for two musicals: “Knuffle Bunny” and “How I Became a Pirate,” as well as a tour show production of “The Elves and the Shoemakers.” The company is also looking for physically agile actors to serve as puppeteers for “Knuffle Bunny.” Bring a headshot and resume if available, and be prepared with an up-tempo song and sheet music appropriate for children’s theatre (accompanist provided). Please also bring a list of conflicts and wear comfortable shoes for dancing. [ Tuesday, August 13 ] Rochester Fringe Play Reading Series Audition for 2012-2013 Season. The Harley School Auditorium, 1981 Clover Street. 7 p.m. Actors should bring a headshot and a resume. Bring a 1 minute monologue to read, please do not memorize. We will ask you to do a cold reading with another actor. 520-2940, rocfringprs@gmail.com.
Workshops [ Wednesday, August 8Thursday, August 16 ] “All Aboard the Peace Train” Peace Project. Church of the Ascension , 2 Riverside St. at Maplewood Park. 458-5423, ascensionroch.com. Wed Aug 8-Thu, Aug 13-16 6-8:30 p.m. Final performance Thu Aug 16 at 7:30 p.m., Maplewood Park. Free. [ Tuesday, August 14 ] Wayne Writers’ Guild. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St., Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Wed., August 15 ] GRADDA Support Group for Adults with ADHD. Al Sigl Center, 1000 Elmwood Ave. Enter at Door #5. adultaddrochester@aol. com. 7:30 p.m. Free Prepare for ADHD coach on 9/19; other topics of interest. [ Wednesday, August 8Wednesday, August 15 ] Workshops. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x 131. Wed 8/8 12:30-2:30 p.m. Family Development Combined Class: “No I Won’t, and You Can’t Make Me” + “You Want ME to Help with Housework?” For parents of preteens and teens. Free. Mon 12:30-2:30 p.m. Family Development Class: “Twenty Minutes to Effective Parenting.” For parents of children 1 to 6 years old. Tue 12:30-2:30 p.m. Family Development Class: “Will My Child Still Love Me?” For parents of toddlers to 5year-olds. Free. Wed 8/15 6-8 p.m. Family Development Class: “What Do You Want for Your Child?” For parents of children of all ages. Free.
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The remarkably productive and inventive Phillip K. Dick explored some of the most unusual territory in all of science fiction, blending futuristic technology with complex inquiries into brain chemistry, the process of cognition, and the very meaning of reality. His ingenious work inspired some highly unusual movies — “Blade Runner,” based on the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Minority Report,” and “Total Recall,” based on the story “We
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Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” (He also obviously liked quirky titles.) Although employing many of the same materials, the remake of “Total Recall” — the original, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, appeared in 1990 — adapts the story rather differently. A rapid flash of prose on the screen identifies the temporal setting as the end of the 21st century, when chemical warfare has poisoned Earth, with the exception of something resembling a new version of the British Empire. In this dystopian future, The United Federation of Britain rules the world, exploiting the citizens of Australia, now known as The Colony; the Federation is one of those featureless, streamlined wonderlands beloved of Hollywood, while The Colony is a crowded, squalid slum where the sun never shines and the inhabitants dwell in misery. Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) lives in a dreary apartment with his wife, Lori (Kate Beckinsale), in The Colony, commuting to work in a preposterous elevator/subway that runs through
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Quaid debates the sources of identity, arguing that a person’s personality derives from the sum of his memories, while others tell him that the past is only a construct, even a fantasy, that only the present exists, a kind of existentialist argument for a continual initiation into reality, a continual creation of the self. The movie’s incessant action proceeds at a terrific pace, with innumerable gun battles, pursuits in vehicles that hover above the highways, helicopter chases, and confrontations with robot soldiers called synthetics. Quaid and a new ally, Melina (Jessica Biel), climb, jump, vault, and fall all over the scenery, with repeated sequences of races through a maze of alleys, corridors, and tenements, and leaps in and out of a series of elevators. Although excessive and prolonged, the complicated flight nicely reflects the labyrinth of Quaid’s own confusions and perceptions. Unlike most contemporary science-fiction blockbusters, “Total Recall” at least provides something like an intellectual basis for its frantic action and bang-bang pacing, no doubt inherited from the original story. Its questioning of reality, its discussions of the existence and meaning of personal identity, its inquiry into the power of the mind, its deliberate fusion of memory, dream, and fantasy all reflect the influence of the author’s unusual vision. It belongs with movies like “Blade Runner” and the first “Matrix” in considering some intriguing subjects that rarely trouble all those geniuses and wizards in Hollywood.
Of course these kinds of lists are wildly subjective, but before it served its final meal in July of last year, elBulli had been voted the world’s best restaurant five times in the pages of the British magazine Restaurant. Located in Roses, Spain, on Catalonia’s stunning Costa Brava, elBulli, under the direction of Ferran Adrià, was renowned for pushing the envelope of haute cuisine by combining the chef’s imagination with the all of the edible science at his disposal to create something entirely unexpected. But out of the 2 million reservations requests that the 50-seat elBulli fielded every year, only about 8,000 guests got to experience the three-hour repast of 30-plus courses (at about $350 per person), making director Gereon Wetzel’s “elBulli: Cooking in Progress” a valuable if slightly sterile visual account of just what happened there. And those diners didn’t even get the insider
Ferran Adrià in “elBulli.” PHOTO COURTESY ALIVE MIND CINEMA
access that we’re afforded through cinematographer Josef Mayerhofer’s fly-on-the-wall images, a job made relatively easy through elBulli’s gorgeous surroundings, intriguing staff, and exquisite food. elBulli was actually open only about half the year, the other half devoted to time in the kitchen lab coming up with new dishes, and that’s where “Cooking in Progress” opens. It’s the end of a season, so the equipment gets packed up in Roses and moved to Barcelona. That’s where Adrià’s team, led by the patient, committed Oriol Castro, begins to brainstorm elBulli’s next menu. And the possibilities really are endless; sweet potatoes give up their essence, mushrooms take a spin in the vacuumizer, a slick of hazelnut oil finds its way into a cocktail, and ice chips become the key to a successful vinaigrette. “Taste comes later,” says Adrià, notebook and utensils close at hand as he’s presented dish after potential dish by nervously hovering chefs, suggesting that a foolproof technique is the current priority. We follow Adrià and other key members of his staff as they venture out into the marketplace into find ingredients, buying from one vendor five grapes (“Are you feeling the crisis?” she wonders) and arguing with the fishmonger over whether the seasonality of seafood qualifies as a trade secret. It’s made very obvious that the vein of talent runs deep in the elBulli kitchen, with Adrià having the final say but Castro and co-head chef Eduard Xatruch spearheading the surprising creations. Before long it’s back to elBulli to open for the season, the kitchen now housing an army of young chefs accepted that year for an unpaid but coveted stage. And, on the off-chance you’ve read it, this also happens to be where “Cooking
in Progress” merges with Lisa Abend’s book “The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià’s elBulli.” Both the film and the book cover 2009, the former able to provide faces to names and glossy food porn to finished dishes. We witness a little of the interns going through elBulli’s exacting paces, as their mentors offer terse correction and private praise. But, as Adrià points out, “Creativity and production are two different things,” so the film mostly sticks to Adrià and his senior staff as they fine-tune the formulas that will ultimately lead to the menu. “Cooking in Progress” is shot in the style of a Frederick Wiseman documentary, meaning that there’s no narration and, save for the odd graphic, essentially devoid of context. It’s not always easy to tell what’s occurring, and even the most diehard gastronome might find their thoughts wandering during an extended scene of someone mulling over an ingredient. This is the rare food documentary that will leave you more fascinated than hungry. The frustrating thing, though, is that the intense and unblinking Adrià remains quite the cipher. He spends much of the film in the background on the phone, and though we get glimpses of both Adrià’s fiery temper and clever wit, we don’t learn what inspired the man to almost singlehandedly reinvent the 21st-century dining experience. (And no insight into Adrià’s plan to reopen elBulli in 2014 as a sort of culinary think tank.) But once director Wetzel closes his film with alluring still-life photography by longtime Adrià collaborator Francesc Guillamet of dishes like bone marrow tartar with oysters and “vanishing ravioli,” it’s obvious that he too thinks like a chef, recognizing that the food is the real star.
WHAT ABOUT BOB?
Thursday, Aug. 9, 8:30 p.m. Distraught when his new psychiatrist (Richard Dreyfuss) leaves for his annual summer vacation, Bob Wiley (Bill Murray in his most underrated comic performance) does what any phobic co-dependent patient would do: he shows up on his shrink’s doorstep and turns his life upside down. The chemistry between the hilariously mismatched leads is perfect. (Frank Oz, US 1991, 99 min.)
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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE BLUE ANGEL (1930): Marlene Dietrich’s breakthrough role was as Lola Lola in Josef Von Sternberg’s classic Weimarera tale of a respectable, middle-aged professor (Emil Jannings) who becomes tragically obsessed with a cabaret singer. Dryden (Wed, Aug 8, 8 p.m.) THE BOURNE LEGACY (PG-13): “Michael Clayton” director Tony Gilroy (he’s written all the 21st century “Bourne” installments) directs Jeremy Renner as he steps into the leading role of this successful franchise to play CIA operative Aaron Cross, helping a new cast of characters clean up Jason Bourne’s mess. With Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, and Albert Finney. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage THE CAMPAIGN (R): Will Ferrell headlines the latest from “Austin Powers” director Jay Roach as a four-term North Carolina congressman whose fall from grace leaves him vulnerable to opposition by a naive challenger (Zach Galifianakis). Featuring Brian Cox, John Lithgow, and Dan Aykroyd. Brockport,
Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS (2011): This beautifully filmed documentary chronicles one of the final seasons in the life of Ferran Adrià’s acclaimed and innovative restaurant on Spain’s Catalan coast. Dryden (Sat, Aug 11, 8 p.m., and Sun, Aug 12, 5 p.m.) HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13): Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones star in this romantic comedy-drama as a long-married couple who attend an intense counseling retreat to work on their relationship. With Steve Carell, Jean Smart, and Elisabeth Shue. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown JURASSIC PARK (1993): “Yeah, but, John, if ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ breaks down, the pirates don’t eat the tourists.” Dryden (Fri, Aug 10, 8 p.m., and Sun, Aug 12, 2 p.m.) RUBY SPARKS (R): Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris follow up 2006’s “Little Miss Sunshine” with this romantic fantasy about a novelist (Paul Dano) whose infatuation with a character he created brings her to life. Co-starring Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, and screenwriter Zoe Kazan as Ruby. Little, Pittsford WHAT ABOUT BOB? (1991): Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, and Julie Hagerty star in
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Sundance 2012 is Benh Zeitlin’s bayou fable centered around 6-year-old Hushpuppy (newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis), on a mission to find her mom after environmental changes cause her dad to fall ill... and unleash a gaggle of prehistoric creatures. Little BRAVE (PG): Finally, a Pixar heroine: Kelly Macdonald (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”) voices Merida, a willful Scottish princess who must rely on her archery skills to undo a curse brought about by her reckless defiance. With Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, and, of course, John Ratzenberger. Canandaigua THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13): The what? Never heard of it. Canandaigua, Culver. Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS (PG): The third film in the franchise combines the third and fourth books in the series for a look at the hilarity and lesson-learning that ensues when Greg’s plans for the summer go awry. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG): The latest installment of this popular animated franchise follows mammoth Manny, saber-toothed Diego, and sloth Sid on another adventure that probably never happened. Featuring the voices of Ray
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Most of us are almost too familiar with the classic urban Rochester home of the early twentieth century. These houses, often variations on the American Foursquare form with three rooms down, three bedrooms up, an attic and a spacious porch, proliferated in Rochester and the suburbs before the Second World War. But it would be a mistake to allow that familiarity to make one pass by the house at 1911 North Clinton Avenue. There are surprises inside and within the private, fully enclosed backyard. Meticulously and lovingly updated, this 1925 house features the hardwood floors, original picture molding and bay window of its era, and an enclosed front porch that offers space for comfortable conversational seating. The living and dining rooms flow into each other, and new sliding glass doors open to the backyard, offering light, fresh air, and an amazing view from both rooms. The door opens to a covered deck overlooking an extraordinary garden. The owner, a dedicated plantsman, took full advantage of the 45x139 foot lot to create a hidden oasis bordered by well-mulched perennials, lilacs, a Japanese maple focal point at one end, and a bubbling fountain and miniature pool with tiny blooming water lilies. This quiet refuge truly is an outdoor room and could provide entertaining space as well as lovely views, even in winter. Inside, the rooms have textured wall treatments in rich, warm colors, and
the completely renovated kitchen has light maple cabinets, a great floor plan, glamorous light fixtures and a window overlooking the yard. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a handsome full bath. There are good closets and lovely new and old lights. The attic has finished space as well as ample storage. There is more storage in the snug, dry basement, which has a well-designed laundry area. Great care has been taken in the updating of this house: fixtures, cabinets, textures, and colors have been c hosen as carefully as the specimen plants in the garden, even down to the pineapple added to the newel post, a traditional symbol of hospitality. And any host would take pride in entertaining here; the flow of the rooms makes the 1,456 square foot house seem even larger. Listed at $79,900, it is in a quiet neighborhood north of Ridge Road that imperceptibly merges with Irondequoit, close to Seneca Park, with its walking trails and zoo, to shopping and to the expressway. To see this house and its garden oasis visit rochestercityliving.com/ property/R188214 or call Nicholas Perlot of Nothnagle Realtors at 313-8455. by Barbara Parks Barbara is a city resident whose grandparents raised ten children in a house with a similar floor plan.
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GARBAGE CANS with lids, heavy duty plastic with handles 3 count $25 all BO 585-880-2803 GARDEN ROCKS big, small $10 5858880-2903 GRACO CAR SEAT, stroller system x-cond. $39.99 585-225-5526 HORSE HALTER / Black & white New $15. Quick clip 585-8002903 METAL FOLDING CHAIRS (2) $12. for pair 585-490-5870 NEW MATTRESS SETS 50-70% off Retail, SERTA MANUFACTURED FACTORY-DIRECT. Queen and other sizes available. Simply the best deal in town. Call 585-752-1434 PALM TREE 5’ tall $25 585-4905870 WALL UNIT 11 shelves 52”h x 92”L x 15”w $35 585-4905870 WOMAN’S USED BOOTS For Sale, Size 9-1/2 Wide - $25 cash and carry 1 -style brown suede work boots. (Excellent - $85 new) Mary 585/413-0827 WOOD GARDEN FIGURE 2 girls, 1 dog. Stands in garden $10 all 2 1/2 ft tall 585-880-2903
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Legal Ads [ CARMA ENTERPRISES I, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Carma Enterprises I, LLC . Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 7/12/2012. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 1130 Peck Rd., Hilton, NY 14468. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of Quick Nails, LLC filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on May 8, 2012. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to FRIEDMAN & RANZENHOFER, P.C., 74 Main Street, POB 31, Akron, NY 14001-0031. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any business permitted under the Law. [ NOTICE ] ARCADIAN SOLUTIONS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on July 23, 2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 537 French Rd., Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to 342-350 East Avenue, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on June 13, 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 342-350 East Avenue, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against 342350 East Avenue, LLC served upon him or her is 2 Old Brick Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. 342-350 East Avenue, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, easing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to the Welte Company, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company,
were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on June 22, 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of Welte Company, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against Welte Company, LLC served upon him or her is 3 Stevens Street, Danbury, CT 06810. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. Welte Company, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, easing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE ] BRISTOL BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/25/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3 Claret Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] DON WOJICK & SON PAINTING LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/18/12. 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, 2911 Atlantic Ave., Penfield, NY 14526. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Juice For Skin, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State (NYSOS) on 5/16/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to The LLC, 3349 Monroe Ave. #233, Rochester, NY 14618. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] LAFFIN TILE AND HARDWOOD LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 6/19/2012. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 5709 Ridge Rd, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ NOTICE ] Lily Lu Organix LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to: 14 Spyglass Hill, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: The BCE Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 7/5/12. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 263 North Ave., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. of Freemantle Insurance Agency, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 6/8/12. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 642 Kreag Rd, Ste 207, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of GOParody LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/30/2012. 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. 1014 Goodman St. South, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Red Setter Enterprises, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/9/12. Office location Monroe County. Secy. Of State (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the principal business address of the LLC: 192 Rhinecliff Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Six Three Four Nouvelle LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y Of State of NY (SSNY) 7/09/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, PO Box 363, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Tikari Properties LLC. Art of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/23/12. Off. Loc-Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail process to the LLC, PO Box 26593, Roch.,N.Y. 14626. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of M-BAR PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 11
Stonebridge Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1558 WHEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2479 Browncroft Blvd., Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Avon Self Storage Assoc., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 482 JOSEPH CIRCLE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 482 Joseph Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Callea Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/22/12. 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 EREGISTRATIONSERVICES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/9/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 235 Park Ave, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HMD ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 57 Rensselaer Dr., Rochester, NY 14618. 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 122072543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Julianna Salon & Spa LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/25/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 31 Scottsville Road, Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of
Lifestyle Builders, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 06/25/12. Office location Monroe County. the SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 21 Crossbow Dr. Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 3091 ECD, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/16/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 705 Maple Street, Rochester, New York14611. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JACM PRODUCTS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/30/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 52, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Local Vinacular LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/25/12. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: 785 Whittier Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MATRIX INSIGHTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/24/12. 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, 4715 Clover St., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
on 07/23/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1170 Pittsford Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
07/12/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Willow Ridge Trail, Rochester, NY 14626. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: To own real estate.
Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 10887, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 244 5TH Ave., Ste. W260, NY, NY 10001.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ONE STOP BREW SHOP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/5/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o William S. Ruby, Esq., 70 Linden Oaks, Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful act
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wyze Health Technology LLC, Art. of Org. filed by Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 6/13/2012. County Office: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2640-4 Highland Ave, Rochester NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities
[ NOTICE ] SEYREK SEALERS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/16/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 750 Lee Rd., Rochester, NY 14606. General Purposes.
[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF R.L.S. Enterprises LLC art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 23, 2012. Office location: Monroe county. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 50 Lee Rd Ext Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RALEIGH STREET RENTAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/02/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2 Robin Dr., Rochester, NY 14618. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Roc Hoop-La-La, LLC. Arts. of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/2012. 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 United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Michele Ladd Realtors, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/2/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5 West Main Street, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Unified Gold Heart Taekwondo LLC (the LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secy. of the State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/2012. 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, 2117 Buffalo Road #265, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MORGAN POND STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WELLINGTON WAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of HOMESTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/22/12. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/18/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, c/o Silver & Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Principal office of LLC: 945 Midland Ave., Ste. 100, Toronto, Ontario M1K 4G5, Canada. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Of formation of JUSTICE CONSTRUCTION USA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6909 East River Road, Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Pier 6 Wrestling LLC filed Arts of Org with the NY Dept of State (SSNY) on 03/05/12. Its office located in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of process shall be mailed to Adam Nowak 61 Constance Way W Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] PLINK LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with the New York Sec’y of State (SSNY) on May 30, 2012. Office location: Monroe Co. The SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC: 2117 Buffalo Rd., #411, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] PORUS GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/19/2012.
[ NOTICE ] Techne Web Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 71 Chardonnay Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose of LLC: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] TRI CAPITAL SOLUTIONS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/27/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 26248, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 10230 South Street Rd., Leroy, NY 14482. [ NOTICE ] VAN-GO REAL ESTATE SERVICES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/9/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 212 Valley Rd., Rochester, NY 14618, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] VANDENYSE ASSOCIATES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/3/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Erie Lassen 500 Denise Rd. Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WG HOMES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/18/12. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 200 Weymouth Drive, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MOLAIRE CONSULTING LLC. Art. Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 6/28/2012. Office Location:
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Legal Ads > page 33 Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 16 Cardogan Square, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: ROB COLLINS MOTORS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/20/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/ O ROB COLLINS MOTORS LLC, 5570 West Ridge Road, Suite A, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Fairport Asset Management REO, LLC filed Application for Authority with the New York Department of State on July 2, 2012. Its office is located in Monroe County. 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, New York 14450. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: DIAMOND DETAILS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/20/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/ O DIAMOND DETAILS LLC, 5570 West Ridge Road, Suite A, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] South Wedge Yoga LLC filed Art. of Org. with NY Dept. of State on 5/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 452 Atlantic Ave 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of Pro-Prospecting LLC. Art. of Org. filed by Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/2/12. 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 321, North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WHITE RHINO PURITY PRODUCTS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is White Rhino Purity Products, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 6/11/2012. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 200 Canal View Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14623. 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 OFWHITE RHINO PURITY PRODUCTS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is White Rhino Purity Products, LLC.. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 06/11/2012. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 200 Canal View Boulevard, Rochester, NY 146236. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF GODFATHER REALTY, LLC ] Godfather Realty, LLC was filed with SSNY on 6/18/12. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: 17 Roosevelt Street, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-11620 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff Daniel W. Taylor, New York State Commissioner of Taxation, ESL Federal Credit Union, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A..; “Niva”,Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 14, 2011 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on August 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe, State of New York, being a part of Great Lot Fourteen (14) bounded and described
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as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of Long Pond Road at a distance of one thousand five hundred forty-two and thirty-four hundredths feet (1,542.34) southerly from the center line of English Road; thence (1) easterly at an angle, in the southeast quadrant of eighty-nine degrees, fiftyfour minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10”) a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (2) southerly at an angle in the southwest quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) a distance of ninety feet (90.00) to a point; thence (3) westerly at an angle in the northwest quadrant of eighty-nine degrees fiftyfour minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10” a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (4) northerly at an angle in the northeast quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) along the center line of Long Pond Road, a distance of ninety feet (90) to the point of beginning. Said premises is also known as Lot 1 of the Wolpert Subdivision as the same is shown on a map filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 252 of Maps, Page 98; Tax Account No. 059.03-2-50.2; Property Address: 942 Long Pond Road, Town of Greece, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $57,936.60 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: July 2012 Leonard Rosner, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2011-11927 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, Sandra Jean Bettis; Terrence J. Amann; Discover Bank Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 23, 2012 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of
Monroe, on September 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Chili, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 3646 Chili Avenue, Rochester, NY 14624, Tax Account No. 145.18-3-34, described in Deed recorded in Liber 8084 of Deeds, page 426; lot size 107 x 175. 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: $111,405.91 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: August 2012 Joseph G. Fritsch, Jr., Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ READING ELECTRIC RENEWABLES, LLC ] Notice of filing of Application for Authority of limited liability company (LLC). Name of foreign LLC is Reading Electric Renewables, LLC. The Application for Authority was filed with the Sec. of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/27/12. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania. Formed: 9/17/09. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: James D. Kurtz, 4700 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19605. The address of the office required to be maintained in Pennsylvania is its registered agent: James D. Kurtz, 4700 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19605. The name and address of the authorized officer in Pennsylvania where the Articles of Organization are filed is: Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State, Corporation Bureau, 401 North Street, Room 206, PO Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 2010-16080 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MONROE COUNTY AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. K M GEORGE; LAND TRUST NUMBER 1151298 U/D/T DATED DECEMBER 21, 1998, D.T. EARLY, TRUSTEE; KIM MARIE COCO, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. COCO A/K/A JOSEPH COCO; THE BANK
OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 31, 1996 SERIES 1996B; DISCOVER BANK; METRO PORTFOLIOS, INC.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY OF MONROE and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: June 29, 2012 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated July 25, 2012, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose certain tax liens (the “Tax Lien”) covering the property known as 115 Lydia Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 047.62-1-49.004 (the “Premises”). The relief sought is the sale of the Premises at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $5,958.25, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorney’s fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Premises. Anthony J. Iacchetta PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Tel. No. (585) 2382000 [ TRENTON ] Take notice that in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:10A-8 et. seq,. application has been made to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commision, Trenton, N.J. to receive title of 2007 Subaru Forester JF1SG65677H13287 Objections if any, should be made immediately in writing to Special Title Section / abandoned Vehicle Unit, PO Box 017, Trenton, N.J. 08666-0017
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Fun [ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD New York City’s tap water is already widely regarded as world-class, in safety and taste (and subjected to a half-million tests a year by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection). However, two entrepreneurs recently opened the Molecule water bar in the city’s East Village, selling 16-ounce bottles of the same water for $2.50, extra-filtered through their $25,000 machine that applies UV rays, ozone treatment and “reverse osmosis” in a seven-stage process to create what they call “pure H2O.” The owners of Molecule are a restaurateur/ art dealer and a “social-justice activist” who is a “former world champion boomerang player,” according to a July Wall Street Journal profile.
Can’t Possibly Be True
— In 2011, the Liberty County, Texas, home of Joe Bankson and Gena Charlton was raided by sheriff’s deputies, the FBI, state officials and a trailing media crew (alerted by the sheriff), checking out a tip that “25 to 30” children’s bodies were buried on the property. No evidence was found, and in a June 2012 lawsuit for defamation, Bankson and Charlton claim that the sheriff had organized the raid knowing full well that the tipster was a self-described “prophet” who had disclosed that her information came from “Jesus and the (32) angels” who were present with her. The sheriff said he did everything “by the book” and that a judge signed the search warrant confirming “probable cause” to believe that at least one crime (if not 25 to 30) had been committed. — In July, the online magazine Salon profiled Virtuous Pedophiles -- an effort by two notably articulate men
who insist that their sexual fascination with children would never extend to personal contact. Said one (who claims “advanced degrees from prestigious universities”): “We do not choose to be attracted to children (but) we can resist the temptation to abuse children sexually.” He added, curiously, that “many” of the Virtuous Pedophiles “present no danger to children whatsoever.” Lamented the group’s co-founder, “Almost any group in the world can hold a convention, look out on a sea of faces, and say, ‘These are people like me,’“ but because pedophiles are treated with such scorn, “we can’t.”
Least Competent Criminals
— James Allan, 28, was sentenced to three years in prison in Oxford, England, in July for robbing a news shop. Allan’s getaway was delayed when he insisted, repeatedly, on pushing the front door open when he obviously should have been pulling. Finally, exasperated, he yanked off his balaclava, exposing his face to the surveillance camera, kicked the door, breaking the glass, and escaped. Police arrested him about three hours later nearby. (The 2000 British movie “Snatch” featured just such a memorable scene of push/pull helplessness.) — When the assistant manager arrived early on June 26 to open up the Rent-A-Center in Brockton, Mass., he encountered a man with his head stuck underneath the heavy metal loading bay door (obviously as a result of a failed burglary attempt during the night). “Hang tight!” the manager consoled the trapped man. “The police are on their way.” Manuel Fernandes, 53, was arrested.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may feel as if you are on an emotional roller coaster ride. Don’t put too much pressure on you or someone you are attracted to if you want things to progress steadily. Build a solid friendship before taking on more then you can handle emotionally. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Travel, communications and visiting places that intrigue you will all lead to encounters with potential partners. Share your thoughts, and someone with similar plans will help you fulfill your dreams. Assertive action will bring results in the romance department.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take a closer look at someone pursuing you. Avoid playing emotional mind games that can lead to disappointment. Rely on past experience to recognize when someone has ulterior motives. Sorrow and deception are likely to develop if you don’t protect your heart. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your body language will speak loud and clear when it comes to what your intentions are and what you want in a partner. Travel, attending cultural events or meeting someone from a different background will bring you in contact with someone you find breathtaking.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your bravado will entice interesting suitors. Activities that allow you to show your talents will help attract someone who has as much to offer. Traveling back to your roots can lead to an interesting encounter with an old lover. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): As long as you keep everything in perspective and avoid people who are overindulgent, you will do well with romance. Meeting someone through a work event or while traveling or taking part in a self-help course is likely to lead to an interesting emotional prospect.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Attracting a chameleon is likely, and you will add one more person to your fan club. You need a partner who offers you equality, not another follower. Don’t let loneliness lead to settling for someone less than what you want or deserve in an emotional partnership. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A wild imagination coupled with a passionate partner will lead to plenty of physical romance. But when it comes to discussing plans for the future, you will find that you are heading down a totally different path then the person who is holding your heart.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your impulsiveness will get you into trouble when it comes to love and romance. Think before you act or make promises you aren’t likely to keep. A change at home will reflect that you may have led someone on or you attracted someone possessive. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Changes at home will lead to good fortune in the romance department. A change of heart or plans will help you stabilize your life and your prospects for the future. A unique relationship will develop with someone who is just as driven as you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let love cost you. Spending too much on someone in order to make a good impression will backfire. Use your imagination, and you will come up with a unique, cost-efficient way to win someone’s heart. An affectionate approach will far exceed a token. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put your heart on the line, and express how you feel emotionally. It’s what you say and do that will make the difference to someone who is a good fit for you. Share your space with someone special, and the gesture will be reciprocated.
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