Zephyr Teachout’s emerging voice. INTERVIEW, PAGE 6
Primary elections preview. POLITICS, PAGE 3
Capturing nature with nature. ART, PAGE 26
VOTE NOW in the Best of Rochester 2014 Primary! BEST OF, PAGE 21
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We’ve been reading a lot about “bomb trains” since the LacMégantic disaster, in which much of the city’s downtown was destroyed and 47 of its citizens were killed. But not much has been said about how a process called “stabilization,” in which the most volatile hydrocarbons are drawn off the crude oil before transport, might have prevented this tragedy. This technology, used in Texas for years, is only now being brought on line in the Bakken oil fields, where the Lac-Mégantic train originated. Still, federal law does not require it, and energy producers in the area claim it is unnecessary. Then there are – BP’s commercials to the contrary – the ongoing problems of the terrible Gulf oil spill, which are still far from resolved. Yet despite this, President Obama has opened the waters off our Atlantic Coast to oil and gas operations, even as he insists on the need to reduce atmosphere carbon from the burning of fossil fuels. Five hundred thousand American jobs and whole populations of marine life are placed in jeopardy. From the coal industry’s fouling of the Dan and Elk Rivers to the July ruling by a Colorado judge striking down the town of Longmont’s fracking ban, declaring that the state’s economic interests superseded local citizens’ concerns for their health and safety, there is a stunning pattern in which the government appears to favor corporate interests over the health and safety of Americans. Just who are our elected officials working for? Why do they seem uninterested, unable, or even afraid to protect us? The steady news of spills and explosions killing Americans and poisoning our water may seem like background media noise, but land and water are not inexhaustible resources. It is only a matter of time before some oily or gassy
tragedy comes calling on us. If we do not bring our effective political force to bear on our government to refit our state and nation with clean, renewable energy, we will be complicit in our own tragedy. It is we who need to decide whether we or the fossil fuel industry will become dinosaurs. JOHN KASTNER
Reacting fairly to climate change
On our news blog on reactions to the plan to regulate Lake Ontario water levels:
Trying to address Great Lake water levels highlights the need to address environmental imperatives and how to compensate “victims.” As addressing climate change will force us (our governments) to make our life-support system sustainable, we must find an economic way to make these regulations that will impact some folks unevenly (say, Great Lakes shoreline property owners) more palatable. Trying to restore Great Lakes levels is only one of the measures that will have to be taken as we adapt to more extreme weather and climate, which will always impact a special few. This doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice these special few each time we trying to make our life support system viable. We as a society should find better ways than creative destruction (let the chips fall where they may) to humanely address sometimes drastic environmental regulations. We don’t have to supplant our moral system with our economic system. We can address environmental concerns without creating victims, who will naturally do anything to protect their own interests. They will form influential groups, and we’ll have a shitstorm instead of a solution every time critical environmental regulations come up. FRANK J. REGAN
Reacting to Ferguson The behavior of the people in Ferguson is shameful (“The Ferguson Warning,” Urban Journal). Even more shameful is the attitude of those like the author who seem to feel that this
is a problem of white racism. It is not. The problems in the black community will only be solved once we realize that race hucksters sowing an attitude of injustice hides the real problems. STIRGE
Rioting and looting aren’t going to give anyone a good feeling toward you or erase and negative stereotypes. You can’t force someone to like you. If you want to be liked, be likable; if you want to be accepted, act acceptably. SANITY
Looting and rioting is the only voice a people have when they have felt devalued for too long. The media is focused on the riots, while the loss of life of a human being gets headlined on page 2. Anyone with a sense of decency can’t condone the riots. The bigger issue is that the pot that was placed on that back burner is now angrily boiling over: racism. Generation Y and Z don’t want to march and demonstrate in order for white society to value them. We did that 60 years ago! It did not work. A true, authentic conversation must be had, because the younger generation faces an anemic economy, education being taken over by greedy corporate interest, and a horrifically unjust justice system. And they are desperately taking matters in their own tired hands. KAMAKAZEE
Applying the principle of “inherent human goodness,” I reject diabolical motives on the part of anyone involved in the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri. The relationship between the community and those charged with its peace and safety has always been a complex and tricky issue. I believe that the community and the police have more in common than they have differences. The upshot of this messy and tragic Ferguson affair will be an earnest examination of this relationship. In the meantime, I don’t believe it’s wise to play the attractive but futile game of “be your own armchair judge and jury.” I’d rather do something to reduce human suffering here in Rochester. LEE LONDON
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ENDORSEMENT | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
To protest corruption: Teachout for governor On September 9, registered Democrats in New York have an important primary election, choosing the party’s candidate for governor. Three Democrats are on the ballot: Governor Andrew Cuomo; Zephyr Teachout, a constitutional law professor at Fordham Law School; and Randy Credico, a comedian and “perennial candidate” (his words) who isn’t campaigning seriously. Cuomo is expected to win easily, and in many respects, he has been a good governor. He has managed to get bipartisan support for some key measures, and he was a strong, progressive leader on marriage equality and gun control. He has paid a fair amount of attention to the needs of Upstate New York. He got the state to make a start toward funding universal pre-kindergarten, although the funding level isn’t nearly large enough, and its future isn’t secure. He helped get a medical marijuana bill passed. But Cuomo’s record also includes serious negatives, culminating in his handling of the Moreland Commission, which was investigating corruption in New York state government. He should be facing a stronger challenger in this primary. That he isn’t means that Democratic voters who are concerned about those negatives have a difficult decision. • They can vote for Cuomo, despite their concerns about him. Some will do that because they recognize that no politician is perfect and they believe Cuomo’s positives outweigh his negatives. Others will vote for him because they’re resigned to the corruption and the influence of money – in effect, endorsing the corruption with their vote. Regardless of these voters’ rationale, though, their support will help propel Cuomo toward the White House. • Voters can sit out this primary, either because they don’t want any of the Democrats on the ballot or because they simply don’t care. But that sends no message other than disaffection, laziness, or abdication of civic responsibility. And after the primary, the low turnout will be forgotten in a day. The news Cuomo will trumpet will be the percentage of the vote he received, and the bigger his margin, the bigger his bragging rights. • Or voters can vote for Zephyr Teachout. And that’s our recommendation. Teachout has virtually no chance
of winning this primary. She has
Democrats concerned about the future of their state should use next month’s primary to send the message that they have had enough. raised very little money, and despite a fair amount of media coverage and aggressive campaigning by Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, a recent Quinnipiac poll found that few New York voters had even heard of her. That’s an indication of a populace too lazy to stay informed about important issues – too lazy to be qualified to vote. But Teachout has raised important issues in her campaign, which she discussed in our recent interviews with her and which we detail this week. Voters can also find plenty of material about Teachout on her website and in other media articles. She is strongly progressive (sometimes naively), and she’s particularly forceful on the need for tax and campaign-finance reform and for investing in education and renewable energy. That said, she does not have the experience – in management or in politics – needed to run New York State. She would not have the clout she would need to get legislation approved. Our endorsement of her, then, is an act of protest against Cuomo – the only way in this election to insist on reform. New York Democrats who are concerned about the future of their state – about jobs and economic inequality, about the future of their cities, and about the corruption that is thriving in New York politics, well protected by elected officials in both parties – should use next month’s continues on page 7 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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[ NEWS FROM THE WEEK PAST ]
No safe haven in Rochester
Rochester will not house undocumented children because the federal government is no longer looking for temporary shelters, says Mayor Lovely Warren. Israel Segal, owner of the Blossom South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Monroe Avenue, had expressed interest in turning the vacant property over to the federal government for use as a shelter. Many people are calling the flow of thousands of immigrant children across the US-Mexico border, often unaccompanied by an adult, a humanitarian crisis.
Xerox warns of layoffs
Xerox filed a notice with the State Department of Labor saying that it plans to lay off 121 workers from a Webster plant. A report from 13 WHAM says that the workers are from Xerox’s maintenance operations, and that the company would hire an outside firm to do the work. The plant has 393 employees, according to the notice filed with the state.
Redon faces October trial
Rochester Deputy Mayor
Leonard Redon’s trial date for allegedly driving while intoxicated is October 6. Redon was stopped on I-490 earlier this year. A press release from City Hall issued the day after Redon’s arrest said that a newly diagnosed medical condition may have affected Redon’s decision-making ability.
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School for the Deaf picks McLetchie
The school board of Rochester School for the Deaf has selected Antony McLetchie as the school’s new superintendent and CEO. He will replace Harold Mowl, who is retiring after 20 years in the position. McLetchie has served as principal for the Earnest C. Drury School of the Deaf in Ontario, Canada.
Gloria Milosevic (with blocks), Jahlyse Quick, and Kimoni Quamina have completed the city school district’s prekindergarten program at Rochester Childfirst Network, 941 South Avenue. They will enter kindergarten this school year. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Pre-k is a high point for Rochester
Halstead leaving SUNY Brockport
The Rochester school district is not among the 81 districts statewide that will receive a share of the $340 million made available by New York State for full-day prekindergarten. (The recipients were announced last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo.) That’s because the city district had already received its funding and started offering full-day prekindergarten in February 2014. “About 90 percent of our universal pre-k program will be fullday this year,” says Robin Hooper, the district’s executive director of early childhood programs.
SUNY Brockport President John Halstead will retire in August 2015. Halstead joined the college in 2005 and has been a vocal advocate for increasing state funding for New York’s public colleges. Halstead oversaw a major expansion in the college and led its first major capital campaign. A state board will lead the search for his replacement.
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While student enrollment has been declining in the upper grades in city schools, enrollment in universal pre-k is strong, Hooper says. And school officials expect it to be even stronger this year as the district continues to shift from a half-day program to a fullday program, she says. The latter is more convenient for parents, Hooper says. She says she expects the district’s full-day pre-k program to reach 95 percent or more of its capacity this coming school year. There are about 3,100 children in the City of Rochester who qualify for the prekindergarten program, Hooper says. The district served more
than 2,000 children during the last school year, she says. And several hundred more were served by private and nonprofit organizations, she says. Hooper says that based on last year’s data, there are about 200 children who haven’t yet enrolled for this year’s program. Enrollment is open until October 1. Children in the city’s program receive daily instruction in reading, math, science, and art. They also receive two meals. More information about enrollment in the district prekindergarten program: www. rcsdk12.org/prek or call 262-8140.
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The committee primaries are arcane, but crucial for the Democratic Party. Committee members vote on candidate endorsements and on September 23, they’ll vote for the next party chair. Some committee leaders say that the primaries are the result of a power struggle between competing factions of Democrats.
POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Primaries unlikely to ease tensions for Democrats The 29th Legislative District in Northeast Rochester may be the epicenter of this year’s primary elections. The district has more Democratic primaries than any other part of Monroe County. Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, September 9. There’s a three-way City Court contest between William Gargan, Michael Lopez, and Leticia Astacio in the 29th. (Gargan has the party’s endorsement.) And the district is caught up in a wave of races for ground-level Democratic committee seats. Approximately 260 committee seats are in play across the 29th, 21th, 26th, and 28th Legislative Districts, which are in Northeast and Northwest Rochester. The committee primaries are arcane, but crucial for the Democratic Party. The committee members vote on candidate endorsements and on September 23, they’ll vote for the next party chair. Joe Morelle, the current chair, isn’t seeking re-election. Some committee leaders say that the primaries are the result of a power struggle between competing factions of Democrats; they liken the contests to a civil war. The 29th also has a County Legislature contest. Incumbent County Legislator
Leslie Rivera, a city school teacher who was appointed to fill a vacancy earlier this year, faces a challenge from Ernest Flagler, a city firefighter who has previously run for Rochester school board. Rivera has the party’s endorsement. Flagler says that his decision to run precedes Rivera. Rivera’s predecessor, Mike Patterson, had resigned from the Lej to take a City Council seat. Flagler says that Patterson asked him to take his Lej seat, but party leaders passed him over. Flagler says that as a legislator he’d focus on public safety, including an expansion of sheriff’s office, state police, and Rochester police patrols in the 29th district. He says he’d also like to see more youth development programs for children in families receiving public assistance. One of Rivera’s focuses is child care services; Legislature Democrats and children’s advocates have repeatedly asked the county to increase funding for child day care subsidies. And recently, Rivera submitted legislation that would have initiated a parking study at the county Department of Human Services building (the legislation did not pass).
There are two Republican primaries in the suburbs — one on the west side and one on the east side. In the 62nd State Senate District, the party’s endorsed candidate, North Tonawanda Mayor Robert Ortt, faces a challenge from Gia Arnold, a conservative activist. The district starts in Niagara Falls but includes the towns of Sweden and Ogden. George Maziarz, who’s held the seat for 19 years, is not seeking re-election. Sitting State Assembly member Mark Johns faces a primary challenge from Penfield resident Calvin Frelier in the 135th Assembly District. The district covers Webster, Penfield, Perinton, Fairport, and East Rochester. Frelier says his emphasis is on getting voters more involved with the primary system and in selecting candidates. No Democrat is running for the Assembly seat, so that makes this primary even more important, he says.
POLICE | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
Military might Since last week’s coverage of the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, we have learned what military-style equipment the Rochester Police Department has and how it is used. The information was not provided in time for last week’s paper. According to the City of Rochester, the RPD has one military surplus vehicle. It is armored, but unarmed. Possible uses: • Evacuate civilians, firefighters, and police from active shooter events. RPD has reconfigured the interior of the vehicle to allow transport of injured persons on a gurney; • Transport police to and from situations containing armed barricaded suspects; • Use as a fixed point of cover, allowing for police to safely remain on the scene of an armed suspect to negotiate and resolve with minimal risk to all involved; • Address incidents containing hazardous, potentially dangerous devices. The armor protection will allow officers to drive very close to potential explosive devices to determine the best way to mitigate any threat, while minimizing threat to all involved; • For chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive response to weapons of mass destruction incidents. The vehicle is equipped to transport personnel into CRBNE environments to conduct WMD response or interdiction operations; • Natural emergencies. The vehicle’s size, weight, and four-wheeldrive make it suitable to assist in floods, dangerously high winds, and snow emergencies. It can also be used to clear blocked roadways.
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INTERVIEW | BY JEREMY MOULE
Teachout’s emerging voice Zephyr Teachout has little chance of becoming New York’s next governor. But that hasn’t stopped the Fordham University law professor from sticking it to Governor Andrew Cuomo — her opponent in the Democratic primary. (The primary election is Tuesday, September 9.) Few New Yorkers would recognize Teachout on sight, and Teachout hasn’t raised the kind of money that would allow her to do an aggressive advertising campaign. Cuomo, on the other hand, has plenty of money, name recognition, and the support of the state’s Democratic Party machine. (Comedian and political satirist Randy Credico is also running in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.) But New York’s progressive Democrats have longstanding complaints about Cuomo. They say he hasn’t done enough to address economic inequality in the state. And they’re particularly unhappy that Cuomo’s pushed tax breaks and cuts for corporations, big banks, and the wealthy. Teachout has emerged as a voice for those disenchanted Democrats. She’s coming at Cuomo from the left and isn’t shy about calling the governor out on his shortcomings. It’s not just the tax cuts, which have meant less money for public schools and infrastructure, Teachout says. Cuomo’s failed to deliver on other important issues, too, such as public financing of campaigns and a fracking ban, she says. “He acts like he’s serving his own presidential ambition or his donors, but does not act like somebody who is serving the interests of New York,” Teachout says. Teachout, former director of an open government nonprofit and director of online organizing for Howard Dean, positions herself as a crusader in the tradition of Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She says she wants state regulators to break up big companies and banks with too much political and economic power. And she says she wants wealthy, corporations and banks to pay more in taxes so that the state has more money for local governments, schools, infrastructure, and higher education. Teachout says that as governor, she’d push for a public campaign finance system like New York City’s, where candidates can get matching funds for small donations. The system would lessen the influence of wealthy donors who can write big checks, she says. And she says she wants the state to ban fracking and invest more heavily in renewable energy such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric. In recent interviews, Teachout talked about her campaign and some of the issues facing New York. An edited version of those conversations follows. 6 CITY
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CITY: How do you effectively campaign against Cuomo, a sitting governor with a whole political machine behind him?
Teachout: I’m not going to try to compete on $100,000 donations. But I’ll tell you, in the last three-and-a-half weeks, 37 people contributed to his campaign and 900 people contributed to mine. So we have people power. We’re doing community group meetings, big speeches, small meetings, and really reaching out to primary voters to let them know that there’s a serious alternative to Andrew Cuomo — someone who believes in funding schools, someone who believes in banning fracking, and someone who believes that economic development policy doesn’t begin and end with tax breaks. We anticipate that this primary will have relatively low turnout: half a million people or maybe three-quarters of a million people. So it’s really going to be a primary about Democrats who are watching closely, and those are the ones we’re focused on. What is driving economic inequality in New York?
Zephyr Teachout says that the tax cuts backed by Governor Andrew Cuomo take money from schools, infrastructure, and local governments. Teachout is running in a Democratic primary for governor. PHOTO COURTESY ZEPHYRFORGOV DIGITAL MEDIA (FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/125232993@N03)
tax breaks for businesses to lure them here or keep them here. That accounted for, in a recent study, less than 1 percent of the jobs created last year. So we’re spending a lot of money with very little return. And many of those businesses are businesses that would have been here anyway. It’s just bad economic theory and it doesn’t work. It ultimately ends up decimating the economy instead of investing in it. People want to move to New York when they can trust that the schools are great, that the broadband is cheap and high speed, that the infrastructure works. Because there’s a thousand other reasons to move to New York, including the extraordinary creativity and historical leadership role it has played in the country in progressive populist politics. What is the alternative?
A lot of it is taking money from the schools to pay for tax breaks. Some of it’s taking money from infrastructure to pay for tax breaks. Andrew Cuomo, he doesn’t find a dollar that he doesn’t think belongs as a tax break for a big corporation or a major donor or business associate. The tax code of the state is the moral code of the state. It shows what we value and what we don’t value. And what Andrew Cuomo has shown is he values his donors and he values his business associates, and he values his cronies.
If we tax big banks fairly, that’s an enormous source of revenue. Another is returning the millionaire’s tax to the levels it was under [Governor David] Paterson’s administration, which were much more fair. Municipalities are limited in the resources they have because the state isn’t paying its fair share. And the reason the state isn’t paying its fair share is the top 1 percent and the big banks aren’t paying their fair share.
For years, New York’s politicians and business leaders have said that the state needs to cut corporate taxes to compete with other states. Are they wrong?
There are different ways in which we could more fairly tax the financial industry. One would simply be to fully reinstate the bank tax. Probably the better way to go is to tax the banks fairly under the corporate tax code. Currently, they’re only taxed for a fraction of the transactions they make in New York State. We
New York doesn’t have to engage in this race to the bottom and the evidence bears that out. We spent over $1.6 billion last year in
You’ve been particularly critical of Cuomo’s approach toward the banking industry. What would you do differently?
could bring in billions of dollars a year with a more fair assessment of how much of the banks’ activity actually occurs in New York State. There’s an insidious lie behind this approach, which is that the financial industry is going to leave New York. And it’s a dangerous lie because it leads over and over again to the big banks getting special breaks while the rest of us have to pay far more. How do you know that the financial industry wouldn’t leave New York?
There’s the Goldman Sachs building in New Jersey. New Jersey decided to get into the business of trying to lure the financial industry out of New York State, and so it granted a huge subsidy to build a big tower in New Jersey. And you can’t pay a trader to go there. It’s not where the activity is. Banking has always been based in highspeed information and, quite honestly, gossip. And there’s a reason why you don’t see big banks buying buildings and the cheap land in the country and just relying on technology. It’s because the social networks around the financial industry is the heart of it. And there is a powerful — powerful is an understatement — social network in the financial industry in Manhattan. What, specifically, would you do to help small business grow in New York?
Right now, we don’t have a level playing field. The game is rigged so big businesses are getting subsidies and tax breaks and small businesses aren’t. That’s one of the most essential first steps. Second is making sure fines aren’t replacing taxes as a source of revenue. Sometimes small continues on page 9
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primary to send the message that they have had enough. (Teachout’s public statements to the contrary, we believe that deep down, that’s the real reason she is running.) Readers should also know that among the editorial staff members who participate in our endorsement discussions, the Teachout selection was not unanimous. Two of our writers believe strongly that because of Teachout’s inexperience and Cuomo’s historic accomplishments on issues like gay marriage, Cuomo deserves our endorsement. (The vote among these staffmembers: 2 for Teachout, 2 for Cuomo, with the editor’s vote having the most weight.) The Cuomo problems: Andrew Cuomo
is a tough guy with a reputation – well deserved, by all accounts – as a cutthroat. “Talk off the record about Cuomo with other leading New York Democrats,” the Washington Post’s Harold Meyerson wrote last spring, “and what you hear is fear and loathing.” Meyerson cited some of Cuomo’s biggest negatives: cutting taxes on big banks, raising the threshold for the estate tax, and blocking two key initiatives of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: increasing taxes on New York City residents who earn more than $500,000 to pay for pre-k and increasing the minimum wage in the city. New York Times columnist Michael Powell detailed more of the governor’s moves: Over de Blasio’s objection, he is forcing New York City to provide free space for charter schools. He “cut a deal with Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to share in a foreclosure settlement” and then “cut a deal with legislative leaders to take that money away from Mr. Schneiderman.” Despite embracing public financing for political campaigns, Cuomo saw to it that reform is limited to one race, for comptroller. And if the incumbent comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, participated, he had to “surrender 70 percent of his war chest,” Powell noted. New Yorkers don’t have to like their governor, of course. He can be as mean as a snake, and voters probably won’t care as long as he gets things done that help the people of New York. Cuomo certainly gets things done. And while some of them are positive, some are decidedly not. Teachout has criticized Cuomo for cutting state education aid, cutting
With his clout, Cuomo could have led on such issues as campaign finance, corruption, education, wealth disparity, and aid to cities. taxes for the wealthy and for banks, failing to ban fracking, and not helping push through the Dream Act, which would have let undocumented immigrants get tuition aid for college, and which Cuomo had earlier said was a high priority. And while Cuomo’s intelligence, political smarts, and aggressiveness resulted in things like gun-control legislation, he could have also led on such issues as campaign finance, corruption, education, wealth disparity, and aid to cities, and he didn’t. New York’s cities, as the governor must know, face declining population, increasing poverty, stagnant or declining tax base, and increased demand for services. They cannot keep relying on the property tax to pay for services. And yet when he came out with a plan to help cities (self-heralded in the usual Cuomo way), it was basically an opportunity to borrow money, accompanied by a lecture telling cities to suck it up and learn to live within their means. Money, he said, is not the problem. That is not courageous leadership. It is one more example of refusing to embrace real tax reform and have the state relieve cities of burdens that the entire state should bear – one more example of limited, short-term vision, big on glitz, short on effective action. Equally troubling is his promotion of casinos as the path to jobs and to a strong economic future for New York State. Plenty of evidence shows that casinos often simply rob business and revenue from other restaurants, hotels, and entertainment facilities. And recent news articles make it clear that the northeast is already saturated with casinos, making it difficult for new ones to succeed. Worse yet is the opportunity for corruption and the well-documented social costs borne by communities hosting casinos. That casinos are Cuomo’s idea of continues on page 9 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
Border crisis is subject of talk
The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present a talk by Daniel Reichman, “What’s Causing Honduran Migration to the United States?” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3. Reichman is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Roches-
ter. The recent surge of children coming unaccompanied to the US border from Honduras has turned attention to violent crime in that country’s cities. Reichman will talk about the short-term causes of the migration and the political and economic changes in Honduras since the 2009 government turmoil. The event will be held at Downton United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street.
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businesses disproportionately bear the burden of fines. And the fines are high not because they’re commensurate to the wrong, but because municipalities or other government agencies are trying to use them to fill gaps in their budgets. And then we can bust up these big companies. That’s what Teddy Roosevelt and FDR did. Some of these companies have unfair advantages just because they are large, not because they are producing anything better. The governor doesn’t act alone; you have the Legislature, and it’s going to do what it wants to do. So how do you get lawmakers to support your agenda?
First of all, we’re moving toward a Democratic Senate. And certainly, with a Democratic governor who unambiguously campaigns for Democrats, which I would do, that will make a big difference in what’s possible. Certainly I’d find allies in the Republican Party who found that Common Core, which I’m opposed to, should be halted. Likewise, I think I’m going to find some agreement on the importance of small business. Republicans have given a lot of lip service to small business over the years, but in practice haven’t supported them. Cuomo’s critics, including you, call him a bully. But hasn’t his arm-twisting advanced important progressive issues including marriage equality and gun control?
I think that’s true. Look, I don’t think everything he’s done is bad. I’m a reasonable person. I basically don’t think he’s governed as a Democrat in all these different ways. But he’s pushed for things I agree with. I think we should have college education for inmates. I don’t have a per se complaint with using strength. I have a complaint with using strength in the service of your own political interests, instead of the interests of the people of the state. New York has a problem with centralized power. We have to address that as a structural matter because time and again we’ve seen governors toppled by the arrogance that comes from having had too much power. That’s a repeated pattern in this state. I will use every tool at my disposal to get rid of the corporate capacity to donate to campaigns and change the way the campaigns are funded. To me, that is a core structural issue.
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innovation in economic development for this state says a lot about the governor. Far, far worse: Cuomo’s handling of the Moreland Commission, which he
established to “probe systemic corruption and the appearance of such corruption in state government, political campaigns, and elections.” When he announced the commission last summer, Cuomo insisted that it would be independent. And, he said: “Anything they want to look at, they can look at: me, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the comptroller, any senator, any assemblyman.” But a three-month investigation by the New York Times, published in July, detailed a very different story, one of a commission whose work, the Times reporters said, was “hobbled almost from the outset by demands from the governor’s office.” The Times’ investigation, wrote its reporters, “found that the governor’s office deeply compromised the panel’s work, objecting whenever the commission focused on groups with ties to Mr. Cuomo or on issues that might reflect poorly on him.” Interviews by Politico’s Jeff Smith confirmed the Times’ findings. Sources told him, Smith said, that Cuomo aide Larry Schwartz called Moreland commissioners and staff “multiple times and directed them not to subpoena major Cuomo backers.” And after nine months (“halfway through what he had indicated would be an 18-month life,” said the Times report), Cuomo disbanded the commission. Cuomo and Schwartz have continued to insist that the commission was independent. But after he disbanded it, he told the editorial board of Crain’s business publication this: “The Moreland Commission was my commission. It’s my commission. My subpoena power, my Moreland Commission. I can appoint it, I can disband it. I can appoint you, I can unappoint you tomorrow. So interference? It’s my commission. I can’t ‘interfere’ with it, because it is mine. It is controlled by me.” And he echoed that with the Times: “it’s my commission. I can’t ‘interfere’ with it, because it is mine. It is controlled by me.” The notorious corruption in New York State government is just one of the serious threats to democracy. The influence of money – by big corporations, by wealthy individual donors, by unions, and by other special interests – is another, and that has now been firmly protected by the Supreme Court.
A New York Times investigation found that the Moreland Commission was “hobbled almost from the outset by demands from the governor’s office.”
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And Governor Andrew Cuomo – whose determination and muscle could have led in reforms – has shown himself to be part of the problem. Endorsing Zephyr Teachout as a protest
isn’t a frivolous action. And we do recognize that in some circumstances, protest votes can result in the election of a far more objectionable candidate. Cuomo’s Republican opponent, Rob Astorino – with a platform that is pro-fracking, protax-cuts, and thin otherwise – is decidedly not what this state needs as governor. But Astorino stands little to no chance of winning in this heavily Democratic state. Earlier this month, a Quinnipiac poll showed Cuomo holding a 56 percent to 28 percent lead over Astorino. Barring a scandal that forces him to withdraw from the race, Andrew Cuomo will be elected to a second term in November. It is imperative that New York Democrats – moderates and conservatives as well as liberals – send a message to New York’s Democratic politicians: about money in politics, about election and campaign finance reform, about corruption. It’s dismaying Cuomo doesn’t face a stronger challenger in this primary. But few people are willing to take him on. And the influence of money makes it impossible for third-party candidates to run strong challenges in the general election. Corruption in New York politics has become so common that while many of us abhor it, we figure there’s nothing we can do about it. The result is our acquiescence in it. If Democrats don’t lead the fight on issues like corruption, campaign finance reform, equitable taxation, wealth disparity, and aid to cities, who will? And if not now, in this primary, when?
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Jose Abarca pours a margarita with fresh lime juice at Itacate in Penfield. Jose and his wife, both natives of Mexico, are making a point to use traditional family recipes for authentic Mexican meals. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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t takes bravery to open a restaurant. But many who take that leap of faith — pouring money, body, and soul into their business — will tell you that there’s no other way they would rather spend their time. Those who take the time to cook and serve people have an intense passion they just can’t ignore. For many who are of foreign descent, though, it goes well beyond a passion. Cooking is a way to tell their story, to connect with their homeland, or to keep the memories of their family alive. There’s a great cultural diversity in the Rochester food world. There are countless restaurants in the area serving dishes special to the four corners of the Earth. Some shops are opened by new residents of the U.S., some run by American-born citizens taking up their family’s palettes. But almost always, patrons will find a story behind the dish. CITY spoke with seven restaurateurs and chefs to learn more about what brought them to Rochester, and why they decided to share their culture through food.
(below left) Tony Ko focuses on simple Chinese street food, using fresh ingredients, at his restaurant Han Noodle Bar. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
(below right) A noodle dish from Han Noodle. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
Tony Ko of
Han Noodle Bar
Memories of pork belly buns were enough to make Tony Ko choke up, sending him off to grab a bottle of water and a breath of air. “When I was in school, if I did well, my mother would give them to us…children’s treats,” Ko says, a wistful look on his face. Simple Chinese street food, 687 MONROE AVENUE like the pork belly buns his 242-7333 | HANNOODLEBAR.COM mother gave him, and noodles SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: 11 A.M. are Han Noodle Bar’s business. TO 10 P.M.; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: The Chinese restaurant was 11 A.M. TO 11 P.M. the result of trial and error. Ko previously owned an Asian fusion restaurant, but trying to make Chinese, Japanese, and Thai food under the same roof left no room for perfection, he says. In 2010, Ko and his business partner regrouped and decided to do something different and simple. Han Noodle opened the following year. “One thing we know, we can make noodles,” Ko says. “We still do simple Chinese food, no ‘fusion.’” Tony Ko was born in Shanghai and came to the U.S. to study computer programming at RIT, much to his parents delight. But after 10 years in corporate America, he decided to pursue his passion for cooking. continues on page 12 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
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Simplicity is Han Noodle Bar’s motto. Ko says they recently stopped using canned vegetables and now they only use fresh ingredients, like baby corn or bamboo, to add to the health and taste of their food. Unlike many Chinese restaurants, Han Noodle is trying not to Americanize their foods by adding oil and sugar; instead, Ko wants to create new “flavor profiles” for Chinese food. Recently, Han Noodle offered the taste of more exotic ingredients, like king oyster mushrooms. Ko says it gives customers a chance to try items usually only available at high end restaurants in smaller, more affordable dishes and it “keeps our daily passion for cooking alive.”
from the North, the Pacific, the Gulf, the Yucatan peninsula, Central Mexico, and dishes that are pervasive throughout. We want to give people an idea of what we ate back home when we were growing up in Mexico.”
— BY ANTOINETTE ENA JOHNSON
Vietnamese Restaurant
Jose Abarca of
Itacate
Itacate is a family operation. Jose Abarca runs the restaurant with his wife, and with a little “supervision” from his 83-year-old mother. Natives of Mexico — Jose hails from Acapulco and his wife is from the northern city of Monterrey — the family prepares sauces, salsas, soups, 1859 PENFIELD ROAD, and meats that fall PENFIELD within their traditional 586-8454 | ITACATE.NET expectations. MONDAY THROUGH “These are family WEDNESDAY: 11 A.M. TO recipes on the menu; 9 P.M.; THURSDAY the stuff we grew up THROUGH SATURDAY: eating,” Abarca says. 11 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT; “The chile relleno my CLOSED ON SUNDAY. mom made, exactly the way my mom made it back home. My father was a fishing aficionado. Every time he came back with seafood from his trips, we made a big pot of ceviche and had family and friends over. His ceviche was seasoned with oregano, tomato, ketchup, beer, and orange and we still do it that way.” Before opening Itacate, Abarca was working in the hospitality industry and was sponsored to come to Rochester to work for Hyatt. After shifting jobs and waiting for the right opportunity, the family opened a gas station location (4179 Buffalo Road, North Chili) to test the waters. Following some positive reviews, Jose began working at Itacate full time in Penfield. “We want to give our clientele a sampling of how diverse our cuisine is,” Abarca says. “We have dishes
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Jake Pham of
Whatta-Cuisine
“The only thing I can do is food,” says Jake Pham with a laugh. Pham opened Whatta-Cuisine — his second restaurant venture — in January. His first was a Vietnamese sandwich shop, Whatta-Bahn Mi, on Monroe Avenue, which opened in 2011. He closed 309 UNIVERSITY AVENUE the sandwich shop 319-4831 | FACEBOOK. at the end of 2013 COM/WHATTA-CUIand moved to a SINE-VIETNAMlarger location on ESE-RESTAURANT University Avenue MONDAY-THURSDAY: to accommodate a 11 A.M. TO 10 P.M.; FRIgrowing customer DAY-SATURDAY: 11A.M. TO base. The new location 11 P.M.; SUNDAY: 11 A.M. also allows Pham to TO 9 P.M. expand his menu. “I have a lot of things on my mind — bigger menu — bigger and better,” Pham explains. Pham came to Rochester from Vietnam with his parents when he was 8 years old — his accent is barely detectable. His mother taught him traditional Vietnamese recipes at the age of 12 and he never stopped cooking. “I was never good in school, the only thing I’m really good at is cooking,” Pham says. He left Rochester at 18 to travel and cook across the U.S., primarily working at Japanese restaurants, where he learned to prepare one of his favorite foods: sushi. After working for a variety of chefs across the country, Pham returned home to Rochester to be closer to his parents and open a place of his own. “I’d been working for other people the whole time I was away and I wanted to see what I could do on my own,” Pham says. “No matter where I went, I always came back to Rochester.” — BY KATIE LIBBY
(left) Bowl of pho from Whatta-Cuisine. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
(right) Jake Pham with pho and egg rolls at Whatta-Cuisine. Pham came to Rochester from Vietnam when he was 8 years old. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
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Voula KatsetosStratton of
Voula′s Greek Sweets
Voula Katsetos-Stratton grew up in Brighton and studied studio art at Nazareth College, but after graduation, found the form of creativity which best suited her. “As soon as I started cooking in my early 20’s, I realized that was the best way for 439 MONROE AVENUE me to express 242-0935 | FACEBOOK.COM/ being an artist,” VOULASGREEKSWEETS she says. “And MONDAY-FRIDAY, 11 A.M.it just kind of 7 P.M.; SATURDAY 10 clicked. I love A.M.-4 P.M. plating things, I love presenting things that are appealing to the eye.” She opened Voula’s Greek Sweets, a cozy little Monroe Avenue staple, in February 2012. Katsetos-Stratton returned to Rochester in 2011 after five years in New York City, where she experienced interesting, modern takes on traditional, home-style,
(left) Voula Katsetos-Stratton of Voula's Greek Sweets. Of strong Greek descent, Voula focuses on the kind of Greek dishes you would find at grandma's house. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
(below left) Dipped chocolatinas from Voula's Greek Sweets. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
(below right) The Thali combination platter from Thali of India.
Greek fare, and noticed a significant lack of the same in Rochester. “There are a lot of Greek places that are great, but they offer more of the diner Greek fare,” as opposed to what you’d get at a Greek grandma’s house, she says. A child of four Greek grandparents, a Greek father, and a Greek-American mother, there was no take-out in the Katsetos home. “I grew up around cooking, every single night as a kid,” she says. “And it’s still like that, at my own home. It’s just a big part of my family, who I am, it’s something very familiar to me. It comforts me. It always did, but especially now, in the last year.” Last fall, Katsetos-Stratton’s husband, Matt Stratton, was struck and killed by a car. “Matt and I wanted to be able to have a business that would help us move our lives forward, buy a house, be able to sustain a family, and do something that I love at the same time,” Katsetos-Stratton says. “It’s still something that I love. I won’t ever stop doing it. It’s my passion.” Voula’s décor is eclectic and home-y, and as warm and welcoming as the owner. What sets the food apart is the meat-free menu, and the love and care that goes into each dish, says Katsetos-Stratton. “Everything in the store is made by hand, from scratch — except the stuffed grape leaves — from the bread every morning, to the pastries … taste is so important to me.” Katsetos-Stratton says she’s enjoyed witnessing other homestyle eateries popping up in Rochester. “I think the city is moving in a really positive direction with hearts opening up, and local business spreading,” she says. “Keep it coming! I encourage other people who are thinking about it, if it’s really their dream, to go for it.” — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK
Mandeep Singh of
Thali of India
Mandeep Singh, a soft-spoken, earnest man, passionately explains that his love of food, and desire to cook for others, stretches back to his boyhood in India, when he would help his mother in her kitchen. “Cooking is in my blood,” Singh says. Singh, now 52 years old and the owner/ 3259 SOUTH WINTON ROAD head chef at Thali of 427-8030 India, has worked with | THALIOFINDIA.COM food for most of his OPEN EVERY DAY. LUNCH: life, beginning as a food 11:30 A.M. TO 3 P.M.; DINinspector in Punjab, NER: 5 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. India. He left India at age ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY; 27. “My opportunities 5 P.M. TO 10 P.M. ON TUESwere limited in India DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. and I had family in Germany,” he says. One of Singh’s relatives in Germany already worked in an Italian restaurant, opening the door for him to become an assistant chef there. A few years later, he emigrated to the U.S., again for greater opportunity. After some time spent working in Indian restaurants in Staten Island and Queens, and as continues on page 32 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
Upcoming [ HIP-HOP ] Nas. Thursday, October 2. Main Street Armory, 900 East Main Street. 8 p.m. $40-$45. Mainstreetarmory.com; nasirjones.com.
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Lake Street Dive. Sunday, November 16. Water Street Music Hall, 204 North Water Street. 8 p.m. $20. Waterstreetmusic. com; Facebook.com/lakestreetdive. [ INDIE DANCE ]
Hank & Cupcakes. Saturday, December 6. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $10-$12. Bugjar.com; Hankandcupcakes.com.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 6 P.M. | FREE | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM [ BLUES ] Performing for more than 50 years, Seattlebased Baby Gramps has amazed audiences across the world. His unique brand of rags, blues, labor songs, and vaudeville originals have led him to be called “The Salvador Dali of Folk Music.” Playing an antique, resonator steel guitar, he flat and finger picks while “chording” with the back of his hand and elbow. Half street-performer, half stage-performer, he has played with Artis the Spoonman, Bela Fleck, and Phish. Seattle Metropolitan Magazine acknowledged him as one of the top-50 most influential artists in the last 100 years. — BY ERIC WITKOWSKI
Potty Mouth TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $10-$12 | BUGJAR.COM [ ROCK ] Potty Mouth is a whirlwind of fuzz and beer-
drinking melodies. Everything that has ever made a garage band great is present here, with deep hooks and warm tones that hail those mid-80’s Minnesota rust-belt bands. Like most stellar acts, the formula is simple, but the execution is brilliant. Singer Abby Weems’ deceptively monotone voice carries the melody over waves of guitar solos and vintage alt-sound like a thick thread sewing the chunky riffs together. It may be fresh on the scene, but this band sounds like they’ve been at it for years. — BY ERIC WITKOWSKI
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White Woods SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 LOVIN’ CUP, 300 PARK POINT DRIVE 9 P.M. | $5-$7 | LOVINCUP.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] White Woods’ 2013 release “Middle
Season” has the feel of an indie gem that you stumbled upon by accident and it became one of your favorite albums. There’s no melt-your-face-off guitar solos or crazy drum fills or base lines, as the Rochester-based band instead relies on melodic playing and changing pace in the middle of a song — as heard in “What Did I Hear?” The result is catchy indie rock — with a folk twinge — tunes that are easy to dance to. St. Phillip’s Escalator and Big Fred will also perform. — BY TREVOR LEWIS
Michael Corwin WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 STICKY LIPS JUKE JOINT, 830 JEFFERSON ROAD, HENRIETTA 6:30 P.M. | FREE | STICKYLIPSBBQ.COM [ AMERICANA ] Michael Corwin adds a lot of welcome
grit to his music. The singer-songwriter sits squarely in the country-folk wheelhouse — though he occasionally ventures outside, like the rockabilly boogie “Error of my Ways” — but there’s a lot of unique edge and darkness to his music. Corwin is a talented story-teller, using a voice that seems made specifically for dark folk, and an equally gifted guitar player. His debut full-length, “Last Cigarette Promises,” was released last November, and should be heard by folk lovers wondering where the “oomph” went.
— BY JAKE CLAPP
Miche Fambro’s transition from 1980’s New Waver to modern-day troubadour is inspirational for any musician facing the tyranny of the clock. Fambro’s interests have veered toward acoustic jazz in recent years, which has highlighted his skilled guitar work and smooth voice. The singer-songwriter hasn’t recorded a CD with just a guitar since 2007’s “Cafe Vignettes.” Fambro’s latest release, “Between You And Me,” is his jazz guitar debut that features mostly standards. This album includes numbers considered to be part of the great American songbook (“Fly Me To The Moon”), international hits (“Bluesette”), and an original instrumental (“The Ponder”). “Between You And Me” is a pleasant album, particularly if you appreciate a laid-back coffeehouse vibe, and Fambro does a fine job of capturing the essence of each popular song with short but sweet renditions. These condensed cover versions move fluidly, mixing in instrumentals along the way. It’s difficult to pinpoint one standout track since many of these tunes embody a similar feel, but “One Note Samba” or “Lulu’s Back in Town” — with its shout out to coquettes — seem to capture the spirit of this album fairly well. If nothing else, Fambro’s spin on the acoustic standards contained in “Between You And Me,” along with an expansive catalogue of originals, continues to cement his reputation as a significant musician in the Rochester-area. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
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Andy Smash traces his lineage to French settlers in colonial New York, citing it as a musical influence — along with his days in seminary and a photo of his grandfather playing a banjo in the 1930’s. Smash’s fivesong EP, “Black Light / Black Death,” uses the Velvet Underground’s landmark 1968 album “White Light/ White Heat” as a point of reference but also harkens back to the first wave of punk rock. “Black Light / Black Death” was recorded using old-school techniques: analog tape and vintage gear in Smash’s basement studio during a tropical storm. Despite the absence of The Rust Belt Hotrods, his hard-driving band, every song on this solo EP is 100 percent certified organic. A personal favorite is the spoken-word “The Coming Apocalypse Will Be Privatized,” which is reminiscent of The Velvet Underground’s “The Gift,” while the extended workout of “Black Light” brings to mind “Sister Ray.” Above all, “Black Light / Black Death” toasts the time-honored rock ‘n’ roll tradition of banging out raw, melodic tunes. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6-9 p.m.
Concerts by the Shore: Ruby Shooz. Ontario Beach Park, 4799 Lake Ave. 428-7135. cityofrochester.gov. 7 p.m. [ OPEN MIC ]
Open Mike with Steve West.
The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. thelowermill.com. 7 p.m. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
Orgone with Sophistafunk.
Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com. 8 p.m. 18+. $10.
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Fitz and The Tantrums has found the key, the magic words, to reaching everyone. The band came out swinging in late 2010 with its debut full-length, “Pickin’ Up the Pieces.” The album was an instant party album, overflowing with neo-soul and retro Motown. The record was not only a massive crowd pleaser — especially the huge single “MoneyGrabber” — but was critically well-received. Fitz and The Tantrums followed it up in May 2013 with its sophomore album, “More Than Just a Dream.” This time, while the album holds on to the band’s neo-soul roots, there’s a definite high-energy pop angle. The two lead off singles, “Out of My League” and “The Walker,” have flown up the charts. But while there’s more pop to “Out of My League,” and “The Walker” probably wouldn’t have fit on “Pickin’ Up the Pieces,” Fitz and The Tantrums can be heard virtually everywhere. The band has found a way to reach everyone — coffee shops, alt-rock radio stations, Top-40 chart watchers, indie dance parties, on and on. Fitz and The Tantrums is set to play Water Street Music Hall on Tuesday, September 2. CITY spoke via phone with keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna while the band was home on a short break before kicking off yet another tour. An edited version of that interview follows. CITY: The band just released “Fool’s Gold” as the new single. Why did y’all choose that song as the third single? Jeremy Ruzumna: It’s a tough choice. People
always say, “Ah, that’s their baby,” and it’s true, it’s tough to choose between songs. Ultimately, you have to go with what you think will have the most appeal, what you think is the catchiest, what you think is the most fun. It also has to be a song that you’re not going to be afraid to play constantly. If it happens to be a hit, if you’re lucky, you’ll
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Fitz and The Tantrums will play Water Street Music Hall on Tuesday, September 2. PHOTO BY NATAWORRY PHOTOGRAPHY
have to play it 10 times a day for the rest of your life. The problem is picking something that you love and something that people will react to. I’ve heard these two big singles, “Out of My League” and “The Walker,” in a lot of different settings: On the alt-rock station here, in coffee shops, in indie locations, connected with some soul. Did y’all go into this album wanting to make these songs universal and accessible to a lot of people?
No matter what musicians tell you, you always want people to like your music, and of course, you want to make music that people will want to listen to. I’m much more interested in making music that people are going to hear, than making music people aren’t going to hear. But having said that, you have to do stuff that will satisfy yourself and satisfy your soul. Otherwise, you’re just going to go crazy trying to record those songs. It’s funny, speaking of hearing it in different contexts, the last time I was in an Uber — or even when I’m in someone’s car — it’s funny how often I hear one of our songs. The other day I was in a hotel before Lollapalooza, and it was 3 in the morning and the people next door were making so much noise, I was getting kind of pissed off. But at one point I heard a Fitz and The Tantrums song, so I forgave them. The band had this album pretty much in the can before signing to Elektra, right?
That’s something not a lot of people realize. Our sound changed so much between our first and second record, and then the second record came out on a major label. Many people think we changed our sound because
we are on a major label and they made us do it. But we wrote and recorded the entire album, and mixed it, before signing to Elektra. The only thing they had us to do is change a few small mixing tweaks and add a couple small elements to Out of My League, which I think were good suggestions. Overall the record was 99 percent done. There’s a thought that record labels are so controlling, but that doesn’t seem to be as much the case these days. It seems like musicians have to be roadtested, finished products, and giving out music through Bandcamp.com, before signing to a major label.
It’s changed drastically. Technology is a huge part of it. Not even the old days, as late as the 90’s, if you wanted to release a recording, you had to have thousands of dollars, and most musicians don’t have that. You really were at the mercy of the labels. Now anyone, for the cost of a laptop basically, can make an album or the beginnings of the album. We take it for granted now, but it wasn’t even that long ago that I could record something in my living room and put it on YouTube and someone anywhere in the world could hear it. Because of that, at first labels lost some control, but at the same time, they could look at a band, look at their digital footprint, and you could look at the accomplishment they’ve achieved on their own. Our band, we finished an album and had been road testing “MoneyGrabber” for over a year before we got signed to Dangerbird. I think in a way it benefits everyone.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 [ POP/ROCK ]
Aviator, Taking Meds. Poah, Speir. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $7-$9. JY & Dee and Don Mancuso. Jeremiah’s Tavern, 2200 Buffalo Rd. Gates. 247-0022. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. Mark Fantasia. TGI Fridays, 432 Greece Ridge Center Dr. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m TGI Fridays, 432 Greece Ridge Center Dr. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m.
Nickelodeon’s The Fresh Beat Band. Darien Lake PAC, 9993
Allegheny Rd. Darien. 1-800745-3000. livenation.com. 2:30 p.m. $39.50. Warehouse. Quaker Steak & Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 6979464. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. Old Timey Jam. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com. 6:30-8 p.m. Shared Genes. Roncone’s, 232 Lyell Ave. 458-3090. ItalianRestaurantRochester. com. 6 p.m. The Straw House Uncertainty. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee. info. 8-10 p.m. [ BLUES ]
Cold Sweat. Dinosaur Bar-B-
Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays ft. The Charles Mitchell Group.
Espada Brazilian Steak, 274 N. Goodman St. Village Gate. 473-0050. espadasteak.com. 6 p.m. Free.
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next
Door Bar & Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 249-4575. wegmansnextdoor.com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free. John Palocy Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. bistro135.net. 6-9 p.m.
The Joe Santora Trio w/ Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley
Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill. com. Free. Ryan from El Rojo Jazz. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6 p.m Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6-9 p.m.
POP | THE GRISWOLDS
Australian indie pop band, The Griswolds, finally released its debut LP. It seems like forever ago that the band’s track “Mississippi” was on heavy rotation on college radio stations — really, it was just last summer, so maybe I’m impatient. Just last Monday, The Griswolds released “Be Impressive,” 11 tracks of sugary pop rock and danceable synths — the band worked with M83 and Phoenix producer Tony Hoffer, if that gives you any hint. It’s a fun, sunny album that builds on the high points of last year’s “Heart of a Lion EP.” We still have a few days of summer left, right? The Griswolds play with Nerds in Denial and Scope & Figure on Saturday, August 30, at Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Street. Themontagemusichall.com; Wearethegriswolds.bandcamp.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:308:30 p.m. A Taste of Jazz. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. thelowermill. com. 6:30 p.m.
havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. rochesterplaza.com. 6 p.m. Free. Tough Old Bird. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m.
[ OPEN MIC ]
[ BLUES ]
Open Mic with Mark Herrmann. California Brew
Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. 9 p.m. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
The Fools. Sticky Lips BBQ
Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 9-11 p.m. Mitty & The Followers. Pane Vino Ristorante, 175 N. Water St. 232-6090. reverbnation. com. 12:30 p.m. Uptown Groove. Richmond’s Tavern, 21 Richmond Street. 270-8570. richmondstavern. com. 9 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
The Mighty Stef (Ireland), The Tarants, and Stick Figres. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 7:30-11:30 p.m. $7-$9.
Thicker Than Water. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 7-10 p.m. Uptown Groove. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 7:30 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]
Baby Gramps. Abilene Bar
& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 6-9 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] Fresh Standard. Banzai Sushi & Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. 473-0345. banzairochester. com. 10 p.m. continues on page 18
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Pan de Oro. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 [ JAZZ ]
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next Door Bar
& Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 2494575. wegmansnextdoor.com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free.
Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman. Downstairs Cabaret
at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com. -30, 8 p.m. $25. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177. com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. [ TRADITIONAL ]
Salsa Night presented by Essence of Rhythm. Lovin’
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Vibrational EFT with Victoria and Gray. Auburn
Public Theater, 8 Exchange St. 315-253-6669. auburnpublictheater.org. 7-9 p.m. $18-$20. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
“All-White Attire..with a Twist” Boatride. Harbor Town
Belle, 100 Joy Lane. -5028238. facebook.com/pages/ Zeta-Phi-Beta-Sorority-IncPsi-Omega-Zeta-Chapter/1 57374991011373?ref=hl#!/ events/745617195489848/. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Wear your favorite white outfit, and add your own twist of color with your shoes, jewelry, hats, etc. $45. The Fools. Quaker Steak & Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. reverbnation.com. 5:30 p.m. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Slap Weh Fridays ft. Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar & Lounge,
372 Thurston Rd. 235-9409. Call for info. [ POP/ROCK ]
5 Head. Dinosaur Bar-B-
Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.
Against The Grain and Punishing Timmy. Firehouse
Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon. com. noon-2 a.m. & 9-11:45 p.m. $5. Dave Riccioni & Friends. Mastrella’s Irondequoit Steak House, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. 5-8 p.m. Led Zepplin Project. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 7:30 p.m. Nightfall After Dark. Gigi’s Italian Kitchen, 2256 Hudson Ave. 544-5440. reverbnation. com. 9 p.m. 18 CITY AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Shine. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 2925544. stickylipsbbq.com. 9:30 p.m. $5. Storm the Bay (Album Release) Red Letter Statement, Camdin, and Setbacks. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 7 p.m. $10-$12. True Blue. Tackles on the Bay, 372 Manitou Rd. 392-3370. tacklesonthebay.com. 6:309:30 p.m Tackles on the Bay, 372 Manitou Rd. 392-3370. tacklesonthebay.com. 6:309:30 p.m.
Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman. Downstairs
Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 3254370. downstairscabaret. com. 8 p.m. $25.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free.
Sean Jefferson and Paradigm Shift Jazz. Pomodoro, 1290
University Ave. 271-5000. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Special Blend. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m.-midnight.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Erik Chad Plymale (s t r i n g a d d i c t). Boulder Coffee
Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Meg Williams. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill, 809 Ridge Rd. Webster. 671-7180. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m. Mike MacDonald. Fairport Brewing Tap Room, 99 South Main St. 678-6728. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. The Old Way. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 4547140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Rusty Kettle. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 10 p.m. Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. [ BLUES ]
Shades of Blue. Lemoncello,
137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 292-5544. lemoncello137.com. 7-10 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]
Jason Aldean w/ Florida Georgia Line at the New York State Fairgrounds Concert Series. ,. 800-514-3849.
nysfair.org. 7:30 p.m. $57-$77.
Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons. Abilene
Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $5.
Johnny Bauer & Great Escape. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
DJ Flex. Banzai Sushi &
Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. 473-0345. banzairochester. com. 10 p.m.
Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth. Lovin’ Cup, 300
Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 5-8 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Gabe Condon Duo. Wegman’s
Amore Restaurant, 1750 East Ave. 452-880. Call for info, Free.
[ R&B/ SOUL ] Timeline Band. Schooner’s Riverside Pub, 70 Pattonwood Dr. 342-3030. reverbnation. com. 7 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
94.1 The Zone presents: The Griswolds. Montage Music
Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 2321520. themontagemusichall. com. 6 p.m. $9.41. Cash Arrow. Richmond’s Tavern, 21 Richmond Street. 270-8570. richmondstavern. com. 9 p.m. Jennifer Tefft. ONE Nightclub and Lounge, 1 Ryan Alley. 585546-1010. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. 21+. Joywave and Fowls. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $10-$14. Ragefest 2014. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 325-5600. waterstreetmusic. com. 4:30 p.m.
St. Phillip’s Escalator, White Woods, and Big Red. Lovin’
Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 2929940. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. Teressa Wilcox Band. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Celtic Music Sundays. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. templebarandgrille. com. 7 p.m. Free. Fandango at the Tango. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St. 271-4930. tangocafedance. com. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted. Logan Miller. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 7-9 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel &
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Al Chez and The Brothers of Funk Band. Sticky Lips BBQ
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Gary Burton, Joey Defrancesco, Rapho Armstrong, Allison Miller, and George Fludas. Cathedral Hall
at The Auditorium Center, 875 East Main St, 4th floor,. 4150550. noon. $15-$20. [ POP/ROCK ]
Hot Mayonnaise with Malarchuk. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $6. Motley Crue. Darien Lake PAC, 9993 Allegheny Rd. Darien. 599-4641. livenation.com. 7 p.m. $25-$145.
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The Mighty Stef performs Thursday, August 28, at The Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 7:30 p.m. $7-$9. Bugjar.com; Themightystef.net. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR [ POP/ROCK ]
Fitz and the Tantrums.
Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 325-5600. waterstreetmusic.com. 8 p.m. $25-$30.
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Roses & Revolutions. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Potty Mouth, Green Dreams, and Tapehead. Bug Jar, 219
[ BLUES ] Ave. 8 p.m. Call for info. Teagan Ward. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. thebealegrille.com. 7:3011:30 p.m.
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Dublin-based rock quartet The Mighty Stef doesn’t perform Irish music per se, but it appears steeped in Anglo-Celtic literary traditions. At least, that was my impression before it was crushed when frontman Stefan Murphy noted in a phone interview with CITY Newspaper that his lyrics were not inspired by those great books. The Mighty Stef’s debut album, “The Sins of Sainte Catherine,” spins tales of lovers, pirates, sinners — songs anchored by Murphy’s deep voice. Murphy brings to mind Nick Cave while his bandmates provide a Bad Seeds-like texture. The Mighty Stef’s new album “Year of The Horse” produced by Alain Johannes (Queens of The Stone Age) dropped in August. Murphy says this record, “shows the maturity of the songwriting, the maturity of the sonic landscape. It sounds closer to our dream of what we set out to sound like in the beginning.”
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ROCK | THE MIGHTY STEF
[ COUNTRY ] Mark Fantasia. The Titus Tavern, 692 Titus Ave. 2705365. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $10-$12.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Brian Rath. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Erica Russo and the Good Sport. Abilene Bar & Lounge,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 8 p.m. $5. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
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[ BLUES ]
Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille.com. 10 p.m.
[ OPEN MIC ]
Stand Up & Sing Out: Open Mic Competition. Lovin’ Cup,
300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 8-10:30 p.m.
[ CLASSICAL ]
Eastman Faculty Artist Series: Nicholas Goluses, guitar.
Eastman East Wing Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 2741100. esm.rochester.edu. 8 p.m. $10. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
Kat Wright, The Infomitable Soul Band, The Sound Organization, Ricky Richards, and The Straw House Uncertainty. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. [ METAL ]
Madball. California Brew
Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. facebook.com/ thecaliforniabrewhaus. 7 p.m. $15-$17. [ POP/ROCK ]
Mark Fantasia. TGI Fridays,
432 Greece Ridge Center Dr. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m.
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Theater
Katie Keating and James Heath will star in three one-act plays presented by Screen Plays. Each play explores the idea of the “introduction,” or meeting, of “the girl” and “the boy.” PHOTO BY ANNETTE DRAGON
Needs no introduction(s) “Stage Kiss,” “Blind Date,” and “Exit Row” PRESENTED BY SCREEN PLAYS THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 RAPA’S EAST END THEATRE, 727 EAST MAIN STREET AUGUST 28-30: 7:30 P.M.; AUGUST 31: 2 P.M. | $12-$15 ADVANCE; $15-$20 AT THE DOOR 325-3366; RAPATHEATRE.ORG [ FEATURE ] BY DAVID RAYMOND
One of the rules of Hollywood romanticcomedy has always been that “the boy” and “the girl” have got to “meet cute.” This weekend at RAPA, they will, three times over. The occasion is the latest production of Screen Plays: a triple bill of contemporary romantic comedies tied together by a theme. “It’s all about introductions,” says director Karen Tuccio. It’s about “how people meet for the first time, and how they react to one another.” In each of the three one-act plays, a man and a women meet for the first time under various circumstances. In “Stage Kiss,” by Samara Suskind, they’re actors awkwardly matched together at an audition for a play. In 22 CITY AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Michael Kramer’s “Blind Date,” they’ve met by intention, on, well, a blind date. And in “Exit Row,” by local writer Louie Podlaski, they’re forced to meet while seated next to one another on an airplane. Screen Plays successfully produced “Exit Row” last year at MuCCC, with Tuccio directing actors Katie Keating as “the girl” and James Heath as “the boy.” Keating and Heather had worked together before, and continued to demonstrate an onstage chemistry together in “Exit Row,” which made Tuccio think of showcasing their talents in a couple of other short plays to make a full evening’s entertainment. Tuccio says she selected the other two plays to weave in the central theme of “introductions,” and how people react when meeting someone for the first time in diverse settings.” “I call them the dynamic duo,” the director says of Keating and Heath. “They’re the two hardest-working actors I’ve ever worked with in 12 years working in theater. They trust each other and they trust me as a director, and that kind of symmetry is unique. They always go the extra step.” This triple bill of short romantic comedies — there’s no overarching title, just the names of the three plays — is presented
by Screen Plays, a theater company Tuccio began several years ago. She was inspired to do it not only because of her love of theater, naturally enough, but also by her love of the silver screen. “I just love the feeling you get from watching many of the movies from Hollywood’s Golden Age,” she says. “They have classic messages about helping each other through problems and a generosity of spirit.” Tuccio also notes that many of the films present interesting, powerful female characters. “The best of those movies leave me amazed and uplifted, and I wanted to produce shows that did that as well.” With Screen Plays, Tuccio decided to produce plays — some famous, some forgotten — that had been made into popular “golden age” Hollywood features. She began in 2012 with “Desk Set,” a 1950’s comedy that was made into a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn movie. Screen Plays continued the next year with “Parfumerie,” a Hungarian comedy from the 1930’s that became “The Little Shop on the Corner” with James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. This December brings Kaufman and Hart’s classic, “The Man who Came to Dinner,” also filmed in the 1930’s with Monty Woolley and Bette Davis, and directed for Screen Plays by Jean Gordon Ryon. “Stage Kiss,” “Blind Date,” and “Exit Row” have yet to be seen at a movie theater near you, but Tuccio thinks these romantic comedies share some of the golden-age aura of their classic predecessors. “All three are comical, heartwarming looks at meeting someone for the first time.” Tuccio says she has another ambition for Screen Plays, and this new production falls into that category: promoting local playwrights like Podlaski and other local theatrical talents like Keating and Heath. She hopes that this will grow into an annual summer series. One aspect of this production is definitely 21st-century: Tuccio is exploiting social media at the performance. “We’ll be encouraging the audience to participate in a fun, interactive social media sharing. I will have a ‘Kiss Wall’ where people can plant a kiss on a heart shaped note, sign it and post it on Twitter at #stagekiss. To tie in Hollywood’s Golden Age, we placed images of vintage film posters which have the word ‘Kiss’ in their title. We will keep all the posted kisses on a wall in the shape of a heart.”
Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Indian Summer Sky. Thru Sept 30. Summer light fades away to the palette of Indian summer skies in Arno Arrak’s original watercolor landscapes. Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 10 a. m.- 9 p.m., Sat. 10 a. m. -6 p. m. and Sun 12-5 p. m. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Explorations. Thru Oct. 19. Opening reception Sept 5, 5-8 p. m. and will include live music. Paintings by Archimore. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@ schweinfurthartcenter.org. schweinfurtharcenter.org. Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. Department of Art Alumni Exhibition. Thru Oct 10. Opening reception Thurs. August 28, 4-6 p. m. Photography, sculpture, and ceramics. 395-2805. brockport.edu/finearts. [ CONTINUING ] Aviv Café, 321 East Ave. Judah Reigns. Thru Aug 31. Mixed media works of the Lion of Judah, from a Spiritual prospective. Local artist Richmond Futch Jr., Michael P. Slattery and Joshua Lopez. 7299916. bethelcf.com/aviv. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Jesse Anthony Henry: The Spirit of the Thing. Thru Aug. 31. Mt. Vernon, NY artist Jesse Anthony Henry presents bold and colorful compositions of iconic and historic figures and geometric patterns, conveying spiritual energy and vibration. 563-2145. thebaobab.org. Bridge Art Gallery University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. “Play.” urmc. rochester.edu. Central Library, 115 South Ave. Al-Mutanabbi Street: Start the Conversation. 428-8053. libraryweb.org. Crossroads Coffeehouse, 752 S Goodman St. Crossroads Spring Art Show. Work by Rachel Dow, Paolo Marino, Kristy Totter. 2446787. rdow81@yahoo.com. xroadscoffeehouse.com. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. Nils R Caspersson: Rural Paintings. Through Sep 1. Wed-Fri 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., SatSun 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 374-6160. rmsc.org. Gallery Salon & Spa, 780 University Ave. The Empty Center. Debut artwork by Pam Howe and photographs by Catherine MacWilliams. 271-8340. erikagallerysalon@gmail.com. Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Contact Light, A Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Amy C. Vena. Thru Aug. 30. thegeiselgallery.com/. Genesee County Park and Forest Interpretive Center, 11095 Bethany Center. GCC Photography Students Exhibit Environmental Portraits. “Around the Bend: The Shared Landscape,” students this year will share “Environmental Portraits of Western New York.” 344-1122. jspring. geneseeconsed@yahoo.com. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Lewis Hine and Mickalene Thomas. Lewis Hine, thru Sept. 17. Mickalene Thomas:
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On Sunday, August 31, The Anderson Arts building (250 N. Goodman Street) will host Alley Fest, an afternoon of art, music, and theater. The event will take place 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., featuring a diverse community of artists who will display and demonstrate their crafts, including hot and cold wax painting, hand built ceramic sculpture, a variety of painting and drawing mediums, printmaking, letterpress, and more. Highlights include live painting and a discussion by internationally recognized local artist Robert Marx, a percussion workshop by Eastman professor and former RPO lead percussionist, John Beck, a poetry reading by published author Peter Connors from BOA Editions, and theatrical storytelling presented by local acting troupe, Geriactors. The event is free to attend; visit andersonalleyartists.com for more information. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Happy Birthday to a beautiful woman. Thru Oct 19. 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Portfolio Showcase 2014. Thru Sept 7. Award ceremony Sept 5, 5-9 p. m. Gallery Hours: Tues.-Sat. 12-6 p. m., Sun. 12-4 p. m. 482-1976. imagecityphotography.com. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Image City Photography. City Hall Link Gallery will feature a new exhibit by Image City Photography Gallery Partners. 428-7135. cityofrochester.gov. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. New Works by Shawnee Hill, Danny Cole, Joe Guy Allard and John Perry.. 232-9030. lux666.com. Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St, Clifton Springs. Sleep, In Spite of The Storm. Thru Aug 29 Gallery hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 a. m.-6 p. m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a. m. -7 p. m. Porcelain pots and vessels. 315462-0210. mstreetarts@gmail. com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 6th Rochester Biennial. Through Sep 21. WedSun 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Six regional artists working in a variety of media. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Concentrated Aggregation: Works on Paper by David Werberig. Gallery open during regular performance schedules at MuCCC Theatre. muccc.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. ESLC Shining Stars. Thru Sept 14. A display of paintings, drawing, and mixed media from senior residents at four of the ESLC campuses. 546-8439 x 3716. episcopalseniorlife.org. Nan Miller Gallery, 3450 Winton Place. Albert Paley on Park
Avenue.. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430. nanmillergallery.com. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Nazareth College Department of Art Faculty Show. Thru Sept. 20. Opening reception Fri. Sept. 5, 5-7 p. m. Featuring ceramics, illustrations, metalwork, paintings, photos, prints, and sculpture. 389-5073. naz.edu. Notables. Through Aug. 29. Gallery R, 100 College Ave. Thru Aug. 29. 2D & 3D work by 8 artist friends of RIT. 256-3312. galleryr.rit.edu. Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. Ukiyo-e: Images of the Floating World. Thru. Oct. 18. Japanese prints and Katagami stencils by Merlin C. Dailey Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a. m. -5 p. m. 6244730. ockheesgallery.com. Outside the Box Art Gallery, Bldg 9, The Canal Works, 1000 Turk Hill Rd. The Sidewalk Series. Thru Aug. 31. An exhibition of original oil paintings featuring the work of Elena. 645-2485. towpathcafe.com.; Flea Market Vignettes. Gallery hours: Wed. -Sat 11 a. m.-4 p. m. Thurs. till 6 p. m. and Sun. 1 -3 p. m. 6542485. outsidetheboxag.com. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. Chad Grohman. 360-2920. owlhouserochester.com. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Summer Showcase. Thru Aug 30. A number of artists works ranging across many different styles and media, both two and three-dimensional. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, 10 East Park St. Images of Jesus: Victorian Artists, Printers & Publishers. 752-4581. louwu2006@gmail.com. The Rabbit Room, 61 N Main St Honeoye Falls. Birds Eye View. Thru Aug. 31. “Bird’s Eye View” exhibition featuring the work of 18 artists from the region depicting birds from around the
world in drawing, paint, jewelry, photography, and sculpture. 5821830. thelowermill.com. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. The Vinyl Countdown: A Dudes Night Out Production. An art collective of talented dude artists from in and around the Rochester area. From 2D to 3D, from pencils sketches to oil paintings!. recordarchive.com. Roc Brewing Co., 56 S. Union St. Behold This Swarthy Face. Thru Aug 29. Photographs of bearded and mustachioed gents by Gerry Szymanski. Gallery hours: Wed. 5 – 9 p.m.; Thu. - Fri. 5 - 11 p.m.; Sat. 3- 11 p.m. 794-9798. rocbrewingco@gmail.com. rocbrewingco.com. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. State of the City: Lost and Found. Thru Sept. 27. Ft. monumental installations from Ron Klein, Laura Quattrocchi and SHUA Group, each considering and discussing consumption and waste in a contemporary environment. 461-2222. info@ rochestercontemporary.org. rochestercontemporary.org. Steadfast Tattoo, 635 Monroe Ave. Mr. Prvrt. Known for his work in Rochester’s Wall Therapy, Mr. Prvrt’s new work is on display here at Steadfast Tattoo. 3194901. tattoosteadfast.com. Williams-Insalaco Gallery at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. Alumni Biennial Exhibition: The Art, Music, and Poetry of Rand Darrow. 785-1369. flcc.edu.
Art Events [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Art Night With Ken Karnage. 6 p.m. Triumph Tattoo Studio, 127 Railroad St. Bring your art supplies and an open mind Free 270-4772. KenKarnage@gmail. com. triumphtattoostudio.com. [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Closing Reception and Book Signing. 6-8 p.m. Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave. Book signing by Nathan Lyons, “Put Your Mind To Its Upright Position”. 415-7828. spectrumgalleryroc.com/. Waiting for the World to Change. 5-10 p.m. Colleen Buzzard’s Studio, 250 North Goodman Street, Anderson Arts Building Art created by thirteen artists, using vintage globes as a starting point. Presented by Nancy Topolski & Colleen Buzzard. 507-3216. [ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Alley Fest. 12-5 p.m. Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. 281-2059. andersonalleyartists.com/events/.
Comedy [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Best Friends Comedy Showcase. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. A weekly comedy showcase of local Rochester comedians! Sign up the week before on the “Rochester Comedy” Facebook page. Hosted by Vasia Ivanov 6970235. bouldercoffeeco.com. Comedy Improv. 8 p.m. Joke Factory Comedy Club, 911 Brooks Avenue (585) 328-6000. jokefactorycomedyclub.com. The Funniest Person in Rochester. 7 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 continues on page 24 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 23
[ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Summer Farewell Festival. 1-9 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile 493-3600. nysparks.com.
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In run-up to Geva Theatre Center’s production of “Wait Until Dark” — which runs September 9 through October 5 — The Little is hosting a four-week Audrey Hepburn film series. The series began August 20 with “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and continues Wednesday, August 27, with “Wait Until Dark” — in which Hepburn plays a recently blinded woman trying to evade criminals searching her home for a doll stuffed with heroin. The series will include “Funny Face” on Wednesday, September 3, and “Sabrina” and “Charade” on Wednesday, September 10.
[ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Lego Club. 4 p.m Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave 4288202. libraryweb.org. Preschool Story Time. 11:30 a.m. Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave. Preschoolers and their caregivers, come enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and movement with children’s librarian Ms. Marcia!. Free. 585-428-8220. margaret.paige@libraryweb.org. maplewoodcommunitylibrary.org. Storytime with Mike. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m Free. 2274020. bn.com. Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies: Despicable Me 2. 2:30 p.m. Central Library, Children’s Center, 115 South Ave. 4288304. libraryweb.org.
All films in the Audrey Hepburn Film Series begin at 6:30 p.m. in Little Theatre 2. Tickets are $7 per film, or $25 for a punch card to all series films and a regular run film of your choice. The Little is located at 240 East Avenue. Thelittle.org; 258-0400. — BY JAKE CLAPP
[ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Story Time. 10:30-11 a.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. In. (585) 204-7537. info@rochesterparkour.com. rocpk.com.
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[ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] English Country Dancing. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd English Country Dancing, live music, called dances. $7-$8, under 17 free with adult. 2442468. fbcrochester.net. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] International Folk Dancing. 8-10 p.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $4 (free for first timers and students, $3 for members) 461-2000.
[ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] Monday Night Raw. 10 p.m. Banzai Sushi & Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. Open mic comedy, hosted by Uncle Trent. Cash prize Free 473-0345. banzairochester. com. banzairochester.com.
[ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] Midnight Tango. 9 p.m.-midnight. Boulder Coffee Co., 960 Genesee St. Come learn new and old ways to tango, with a welcoming crowd and great atmosphere. If you’re building up the courage, feel free to stop by and enjoy the music. Cover fee $8 for dancers, free for future dancers $8. 287-5282. bouldercoffeeco.com.
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[ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Art/Life Pop up Performances: FuturPointe Dance. 7:30 p.m. At the UR Pedestrian Bridge, Genesee River Trail near UR River Campus 428-7135. cityofrochester.gov/artlife.
[ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] 8th Annual Ontario Barn Festival. 12-8 p.m. Ontario Barn Vineyards, 513 Whitney Road . Ontario $12 , Free 19 and under. 7169822164. ontariobarnvineyards@gmail. com. ontariobarnvineyards.com. Apples, Cider and Donuts! Welcome to the start of our season at the Apple Farm!. Aug. 30-Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The Apple Farm, 1640 State Rte. 444 . Victor 924-3420. thevictorapplefarm.com/visitingus/pick-your-own.
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[ FRI., AUGUST 29 ] Nick DiPaolo. 8 p.m. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $35-$40. 232-3221. mainstreetarmory.com. Ollui Siiki. 8-10 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 6970235. bugjar.com.
[ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] Saturday Night Club Dance. 8 p.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St Introductory Lesson @ 8 p.m. Open Dancing with guest DJ Gina Jamieson Lesson + Dance: $10 Dance Only: $5. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com.
[ FRI., AUGUST 29 ] Friday Night Salsa Party. 9 p.m.1 a.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St Introductory Lesson @9 p.m., open dancing with DJ Freddy C 10 p.m.-1 a.m $5 admission. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com.
[ FRI., AUGUST 29 ] Storytelling with Mike. 10:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. Free. 227-4020. bn.com. Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Ages 1-4. Free. 637-2260. patkutz@liftbridgebooks.com. liftbridgebooks.com. YMCA of Greater Rochester Hosts Family Camp. Through Sep. 1. Camp Cory, 140 New York 54 . Penn Yan $150, 4-12 yrs; $180, 13+. 325-2889. campcory. campmanagement.com/ individual-register. [ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] GGH Kids. Grossmans Garden & Home, 1801 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd . Penfield 11 a.m. Ages 4-12. Different activities each week explore the joy of gardening 377-1982. grossmans.com. Summer Science Festivals. 12-4 p.m Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. An exciting hands-on exploration of various fields as they investigate what they want to be when they grow up Free w/museum admission. 271-4320. rmsc.org. [ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Do Fairies Live in Letchworth?. 10-11:30 a.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile 493-3600. nysparks.com. Trains at Twilight. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $8-$10. 533-1113. rochestertrainrides.com/. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] American Alligators back in Rochester. 1:30 p.m Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St senecaparkzoo.org/. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] Teen Tuesdays. 2:45-4:15 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Almost every Tuesday afternoon throughout the school year. Grades 9-12 340-8720 x4020.
Lectures [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Biennial Artist Series: Richard Hirsch. 7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org.
Literary Events [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Book Group: The Butler. 7 p.m. Westside YMCA, 920 Elmgrove Rd. 247-0022. reverbnation. com.
Meet an Author: Melanie Zimmer. 6:30 p.m. Sodus Point Village Hall, 8356 Bay Street, Sodus Point 315-483-4936. sodusbaylighthouse.org. Women Who Love to Read: The Fault in Our Stars. 7 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St liftbridgebooks.com. [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] Local Author Signing. 12-3 p.m. Craft Company No. 6, 785 University Ave. 473-3413. craftcompany.com/e-news.html.
Radical Book Party. 1-5 p.m. Gandhi Earth Keepers International, 3896 Lake Avenue Free Books! Free Minds! Free People!. 703-9230. gandhiearthkeepers.org.
R-SPEC meeting. First Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Writers of speculative fiction meet once a month to discuss craft Free. r-spec.org.
Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum. Through Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sodus Bay Lighthouse, 7606 N. Ontario St Sodus Point $2-$4. 315-483-4936. sodusbaylighthouse.org.
[ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. New Ground Poetry Night. First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. Poets, add your name to the sign-up sheet when you arrive. The lineup is first come, first on stage. Each poet has five minutes (or three poems, whichever comes first.) 242-7840. facebook.com/newgroundpoetry.
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[ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Fairy Folk Village. Through Sep. 1. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Discover whimsical fairy doors Free w/museum admission. 263-2700. thestrong.org. Oz-some Exhibit. Through Sep. 20. Fairport Historical Museum, 18 Perrin St Toys, bells, ornaments and books will be on display. 703-8428. perintonhistoricalsociety.org/.
Recreation [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Food Truck Rodeo ft Goodness. 5-9 p.m. Rochester Public Market,
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Art old remnants of roots, branches, and trunks of trees afflicted with blight, cut down in the 1930’s, and left on the hilly forest floors of the Finger Lakes region. Tennant purchased some of this land in 1998, and has made good use of his scavenging skills. To these raw chestnut center columns, the
Two pieces from the “Nike of the Forest” series by Jason Tennant. The sculptor scavanges fallen American chestnut pieces for the centers of these works, while the wings are carved from conifers. PHOTOS PROVIDED
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“Everybody has a place that they go to, that they would like to immerse in,” says sculptor Jason Tennant. Though spectacular and moving, our moments in those spaces are fleeting, few, and far between, he says. Tennant finds his solace and his fascination in the woods and fields, in lakes and streams. “My whole life isn’t like that, but when I’m working on my sculpture, I can go there in my mind.” Tennant specializes in carved wood sculpture, rendering nature using elements of nature. He lovingly depicts all manner of birds, prey mammals like deer and moose, and such predatory species as wolves, coyotes, or lynxes. “My work is very based in North American species, and my experience,” he says. Tennant often adds nearly anthropomorphized touches of cackling beaks, snarling grins, and laughtercrinkled eyes to his animal masks. 26 CITY AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
While he was growing up, Tennant’s family moved around quite a bit, bouncing between rural and urban environments and an island just outside of Detroit. In his youth, his family owned 70 acres in rural Michigan. “I was really inspired by summers in the water in the mouth of Lake Erie,” Tennant says. He explored his artistic reverence of nature at a young age with drawings and paintings of fish, and began woodcarving at age 12. Tennant has been certified to scuba dive since he was 16, and has done a lot dives in freshwater lakes, including memorable dives while it was snowing. He says he loved getting close to the fish, and a sculptural relic from that obsession hangs in his studio: a 5-foot long, incredibly detailed Walleye, with a shimmering oculus made from a camera lens. Tennant earned his MFA from the University at Buffalo. Though fascinating in their own right, his sculptures from that time period look a lot different than his current work. These imposing, industrial “gargoyles” were leering, blocky forms dominated by snarling, toothy maws. “My
work was kind of voracious,” Tennant says. “I think I was kind of getting some of the urban and industrial stuff out of my system.” Downriver of Detroit could be “uglier than hell,” he says, with steel mills spewing airborne waste and making the paint peel from the cars. Tennant’s current depiction of predators don’t impose the same kind of cold terror. The wolves and coyotes are infused with a sense of intelligent survival, instead of menacing, facelessness. After 10 years as a woodshop instructor for at-risk kids at BOCES, Tennant dedicated himself to making art full-time in 2004. He began to show his work at festival art shows, and today, has found a continuous, enthusiastic, and diverse buyer audience through his Etsy account. In 2010, Etsy sent a producer to make a video on his work for their “Handmade Portrait” series. Tennant’s “Nike of the Forest” series is a body of sculptures loosely based on the “Winged Victory of Samothrace” and comprised of foraged pieces of fallen American chestnut trees. The centerpiece of each of these sculptures are the gnarled
artist has seemingly seamlessly attached detailed wings carved from conifers and painted to resemble plumage. Just like the Greek Nike, they are headless, the twists in the wood like flowing robes, with wings spread wide in an elegant, exultant gesture. “They express an embodiment of ephemeral experiences that occur when one is immersed in nature, and the resiliency of nature to human impact,” Tennant says. In more recent work, he has incorporated more overt figurative carvings between the wings, which he says is an homage to Terri, his wife of 10 years. Tennant has lived and worked from a house and studio in Macedon for the past two years, having previously lived in Rochester with a studio in the Hungerford Building. Between his rural home and camping on his land, he spends much time in meditative observation of nature. And as an omnivore himself, Tennant has a deep reverence for predators and for prey alike. He grows food in gardens on his property, forages for wild edible mushrooms, fishes, hunts, and dresses his own kills. He imbues his sculptures with the fragile immediacy of distilled wonder, brought back from his sensitive watch over the ebb and flow of nature’s pleasures and dangers. While making a piece, after Tennant has carved the forms to his liking, he works with the exposed natural grain by sanding and adding layers of acrylic glaze or casein paint to achieve realistic-looking plumage or fur. “I try to articulate natural patterns by exposing natural patterns,” he says. Tennant has started working with bone as well, and so far offers pendants and earrings carved into tiny antlers. He’s also recently become transfixed with the beautifully textured tree bark of deadwood, and has begun experimenting with covering bendable plywood with it — “still interpreting nature, but with a minimalistic, textural” focus, he says. At the moment, Tennant is working on several commissioned works, including a chandelier encircled by ravens in flight, and preparing to teach a course in art essentials for non-art majors this fall at MCC.
SPECIAL EVENT | CARS & COFFEE
On Saturday, August 30, car lovers can unite for Cars & Coffee, a summer monthly gathering hosted by Rochester Auto Museum, East Coast Hot Rod, and Franks Garage. Owners and admirers can come out to the Rochester Auto Museum and Franks Garage to take a look at hotrods, muscle cars, classics, customs, and everything else to make a car lover’s jaw drop. The museum will be open, and Smoothies Plus and Roc City Sammich will be out serving coffee and food. Cars & Coffee will take place Saturday, August 30, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Rochester Auto Museum, 7 1/2 Rome Street. Free. Rochesterautomuseum.com; 261-3864. There will be another Cars & Coffee morning on Saturday, September 27. — BY JAKE CLAPP
Recreation [ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] All-Star Shenanigans: Rochester Edition. 9 a.m. Genesee Valley Park, Elmwood Ave. Varying scale 737-3650. info@ allstarshenanigans.com. allstarshenanigans.com. Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org. [ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Bubble Blast 5K. 8 a.m. New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd 475-2430. bubbleblastrun.com. Public Tour of North Section of Mount Hope Cemetery. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue This tour consists of a two-hour leisurely walk on paved roads as well as uneven terrain $5. 461-3494. fomh.org. Summerfest 12K/5K. 9 a.m. Starting from Stewart Lodge, Mendon Ponds Park. 697-3338. fleetfeetrochester.com. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] Genesee Valley Hiking Club. 10 a.m. Moderate/mostly flat 10 mile hike, Seneca Park - Ontario Beach Park. Meet at Seneca Park Zoo. 475-0923, 864-7835. gvhchikes.org. Holiday Specials. 2 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, North Gate, 791 Mt. Hope Ave. $5. 461-3494. fomh.org. How the Gorge was Formed- The Story of the Park. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile 493-3600. nysparks.com. Sounds of the NIght. 8 p.m. The Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 1581 Jackson Road 773-8911. nature.org.
Special Events [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] 2014 Brighton Library Remembers Robin Williams. 3:30 p.m.
Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5346. libraryweb.org. Adult Paper Craft Club. 7-8:45 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport Registration required 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. Audrey Hepburn Film Series: Wait Until Dark. 6:30 p.m. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue $7. thelittle.org. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 730-5030. scotlandyardpub.com. Rochester Business Networking Event. 7:30-9 a.m. Bonadio and Company, 171 Sullys Trail 224-0270. rochester-tipclubaugust2014.eventbrite.com/. Rochester Winos: Wine and Food Pairing. 6:30 p.m. Towpath Café, 6 N. Main St. Box Factory Bldg Fairport $30. 370-4774. rochesterwinos.com. Soccer through the Eyes of an ExPro. 6:30 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845346. brightonlibrary.org. Sunflower Luncheon. 12:30 p.m. Hurd Orchards, 17260 Ridge Rd. Call for info. 638-8838. hurdorchards.com. The Taste of Unique Wine Pairing Happy Hour w/Holly Howell. 6 p.m. BLU Bar & Grill, 250 Pixley Rd. $23, Reservations much appreciated. 247-0079. blurochester.com. Wine Tasting Cruises. Through Oct. 1. $26. 662-5748. samandmary.org/. [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Brown-Eyed Susans Luncheon. 12:30 p.m. Hurd Orchards, 17260 Ridge Rd. Call for info. 638-8838. hurdorchards.com. Casa Larga Patio Parties. 5-8 p.m Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd Fairport $10 per person includes your first glass of wine, beer, or wine slushie 223-4210. casalarga.com. Lincoln Tours. 1 & 3 p.m. Seward House Historic Museum, 33
South St., Auburn. 315-2521283. sewardhouse.org. Max at the Gallery Tapas Night. 5-8 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Live music, wine, beer, tapas for purchase Included in admission: $2.50-$6. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. Networking Thursdays. 6 p.m. Captain’s Attic, 37 Charlotte St. A Night for Business Professionals & Entrepreneurs 25+. $5 with business card; $7 without 546-8885. Captainsattic@yahoo.com. 5pointentertainment.com. Owl Moon. Every other day, 6 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $8-$12, rsvp (585) 538-6822. gcv.org. Summer Serenades. 7 p.m. and 6:30 p.m Brockport Welcome Center, 11 Water St Brockport 637-6646. brockport.edu. Young Guns Wine Mixer. 5:307:30 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $10-$15. 394-7070. nywcc.com. [ FRI., AUGUST 29 ] Big Screen Adventure: Coral Reef Adventure. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Fri 4 p.m., sat 2:30 & 4:30 p.m., Sun 1, 2, & 4 p.m., also Mon Oct 8 2:30 & 4:30 p.m $3$7. 271-1880. rmsc.org. End of Summer Luncheon. 12:30 p.m. Hurd Orchards, 17260 Ridge Rd. Call for info. 638-8838. hurdorchards.com. Fondue Fridays. Last Friday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Little Bleu Cheese Shop, 684 South Ave. It’s fun to fondue and we’re heating things up with Fondue Fridays beginning in February. Join us on the last Friday of each month for a different recipe that will make you melt. Recipes used will be available, featuring American artisan cheeses Free. 730-8296. littlebleucheese.com. Lovin’ Cup 6 year Anniversary Party!. Aug. 29. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. Monsoon Wedding. 3 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5346. brightonlibrary.org. A Passage to India. 11 a.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5346. brightonlibrary.org. The Pioneer Experience. Through Aug. 31. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $130-$200. 538.6822. gcv.org.
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SPECIAL EVENT | HOPS PICKING PARTY
In the mid-19th century, when it was discovered that hops balanced the flavor of beer and kept it fresh longer, it became New York State’s main cash crop. Harvest time was pleasant time for pickers, singing songs as they picked by hand. On September 1, the Genesee Country Museum will open their fields for visitors to pick hops as well as take part in the celebrations. See how hops contributed to the brewing process in the only operational 19th-century style brewery in the US; try samples of beer bread, made with yeast foam, and craft beers ranging in hoppiness. There will be a beercentric menu at the Hosmer Inn and as well as barrel roll competition, hops tea, hops potpourri, and pillow making. The Hops Picking Party takes place at the Genesee Country Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Road, Mumford. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $14.50-$17.50. Call 538-6822 or visit gcv.org for more information. — BY ANTOINETTE ENA JOHNSON
Special Events Annunciation Church, 1754 Norton Street (use Clark Avenue entrance), on the last Saturday of each month, and Thursday mornings by appointment. Donations can include any household electronics such as computers and related equipment, VCRs, DVD players, digital converter boxes, receivers, radios, video game consoles, and other devices. Items containing refrigerant will not be accepted. pschaad@rochester.rr.com. 338-2330. Telescope Viewing. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Clear skies providing. From Dark til about 10 p.m Admission is free 7039876. rmsc.org. Yogathon, a Benefit Event for the Dreamseeds Children’s Programs of Sojourner House. 2-4:30 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street $20. 857-7087. yogapreschool. com/#!yogathon/czdx. [ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Booki Sale and Ice Cream Social. 12-4 p.m. Trinity Federated Church, 123 North Main Street . Naples $.50-$1. 534-5696. Cirq de Sole: Sneaker Expo. noon. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $15-$20. 232-3221. rocsneakerexpo@gmail.com. rochestermainstreetarmory.com. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] Hops Picking Party. Sep. 1. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $11.50-$17.50. 5386822. gcv.org. Monday Night Flights. 4-9 p.m. Wegman’s Amore Restaurant, 28 CITY AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
1750 East Ave. $5. 452-8780. wegmans.com. Thinkin’ & Drinkin’: The Bug Jar’s Trivia Night. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 21+. Prizes: $20 / $10 / $5 bar tabs for the first, second, and third place teams. Doors at 7:30 p.m Free. bugjar.com. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] Birthday Party for Gail Mott. 6:308:30 p.m. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street 288-8644. grania_marcus@yahoo.com. Classic Horror Movie Nights. 6:45-11 p.m. Rolling Hills Asylum, 11001 Bethany Center Rd., East Bethany $20. 250-0366. hauntedasylumproductions@ gmail.com. Free STD Screenings for Women ages 13+. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. Free. 545-7200. trilliumhealthny.org.
every month of the year—from “April in Paris” to “September Song” $12-$33. 585-374-6318. bvtnaples.org. 7th Annual Sankofa Evenings of Theatre & Jazz. Aug. 28-30. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Thru Aug 30th. Opening Night play and reception Thurs. Aug. 28 at 7 p. m. Remain shows at 7:30p. m. “Talk” a drama in two acts and Four One Act Plays & Jazz Set. $14-$20. 271-7010. muccc.org. Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. Through Oct. 18. A variety of regional premieres, Broadway classics, off-thewall comedies, and the next generation of musical theater at three different theaters 1-800457-8897. fingerlakesmtf.com/ tickets. Three One-Act Comedies. Aug. 28-31. RAPA’s East End Theatre, 727 East Main St Thru Aug. 31. Thurs. -Sat. Aug 28-30 at 7:30 p. m. and Sun. Aug. 31 at 2 p. m. The three one-acts, directed by Karen Tuccio, showcase Katie Keating and James Heath performing as three unique characters who meet each other for the first time. Blind Date, Stage Kiss, and Exit Row $12-$20. 3253366. rapatheatre.org.
Theater Audition [ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Auditions for Gilbert and Sullivan’s the Sorcerer. 7-10 p.m. Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner St 232-5570. offmonroeplayers.org. Auditions for the 2014-2015 Season. Through Sep. 15, 6-8:30 p.m. Call for info 2302894. info@madrigalia.org. madrigalia.org. Eastman Rochester Chorus. Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St 274-1444. erc@ esm.rochester.edu. esm. rochester.edu. The Sorcerer. Through 7 p.m. Salem United Church of Christ, 60 Bittner St 232-5570. offmonroeplayers.org/. [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Daddy, Dear Daddy. 7 p.m. Greece Community and Senior Center, 3 Vince Tofany Blvd. Cast calls for 4 men and 4 women, ages 30’s to 70’s 865-9742. greeceny.gov/cs. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] The Best Man. Sep. 2-3, 7 p.m. Penfield Recreation Center, 1985 Baird Rd. 474-7264. dandgwood@aol.com.
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[ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] Morrisville State College presents 2014 Championship Night. 7 p.m. Canandaigua Motorsports Park, 2820 County Rd. 10 . Canandaigua $12-$27. 394-0961. canandaiguamotorsportspark.com.
[ WED., AUGUST 27 ] Egyptian Style Belly Dancing. 5:45-6:45 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $15. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Especially for Educators: Archaeology in Your Classroom. 1-3 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Develop scientific vocabulary and understanding of teaching with objects to use artifacts as complex texts $25. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. Family Development Class: “Wise Choices”. Ongoing, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. For parents of school-age children
Theater 365: A Year in Revue. Through Aug. 31. Bristol Valley Theater, 151 South Main St Thru Aug 31. Wed. 2 p. m., Thurs. at 2 $ 8 p. m., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p. m. and Sun. at 2 p. m. Four of your favorite BVT performers will take you on a jukebox journey through the music that celebrates all the seasons and
Free, RSVP 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. Free LSF Mindercise Mindfulness Class. 7:30-9 p.m. The Assisi Institute, 1400 North Winton Rd. Free 451-1584. livingstressfree.org. Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. noon. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Snacks are welcome free. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. LVR Volunteer Info Preview. 6-7 p.m. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave, Suite 100 473-3030. office@literacyrochester.org. literacyrochester.org. Make a Mini Garden Demo with Paul Tantillo. 7 p.m. Irondequoit Library, Helen McGraw Branch, 2180 E. Ridge Rd Registration required 336-6060. livenation. com. Soul Salutation: Mini-Retreat. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $15. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. Successful Relationships for Housing for Homeless Households and Social Services Clients. 8-9:30 a.m. The Housing Council, 75 College Ave. 328-5211. thehousingcouncil.org. Sunflower Wreath Class. 2:304:30 p.m. Hurd Orchards, 17260 Ridge Rd. Call for info. 638-8838. hurdorchards.com. [ THU., AUGUST 28 ] Building On The Basics: MailChimp, Part II!. 7:30-9 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $12. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. MailChimp Basics. 6-7:15 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $12. 7307034. rochesterbrainey.com. Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 9530503. grow2bu.com/. Pizza Making. 6-8 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $45. 394-7070. nywcc.com. Reading Philip Seymour Hoffman. 6:30-8:30 p.m Writers and Books, 740 University Ave $175 -$190. 473-2590. bockwoldtny@ gmail.com. wab.org/classesworkshops/reading-phillipseymour-hoffman/. Succulent Gardens. 6:30-8 p.m. Rochester Brainery, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. $30. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ FRI., AUGUST 29 ] The Art of Chicken Butchery Demonstration Class. 6-8:30 p.m. The Culinary Center at Vella, 237 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd $85. 4219362. rochesterculinary.com. Chef’s Table. 6-8:30 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $75. 394-7070. nywcc.com. Spirit Tutoring. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $1/ minute, $5 minimum. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. [ SAT., AUGUST 30 ] Birdscaping Your Garden. 10 a.m.-noon. Wayside Garden Center, 124 PittsfordPalmyra Rd 223-1222 x100. waysidegardens.com. Chef’s Table. 6-8:30 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center,
THEATER | SANKOFA EVENINGS OF THEATER & JAZZ
The 7th annual Sankofa Evenings of Theatre & Jazz will be held at MuCCC (42 Atlantic Avenue) Thursday, August 28, through Saturday, August 30, showcasing Rochester playwrights, actors, and directors. The two-act drama, “Talk,” by C. Kirkland Rivers, examines the impact Charlie and his long-kept secret have on the lives of people close to him. “Talk” will be featured Thursday and Friday nights. Saturday evening will feature three one-act plays, including “Why Didn’t You Tell Me” by Jacquetta A. Calhoun, “Moses and the King” by Robert Djed Snead, and “The Wanting” by Laura Thomas. Doors open at 7 p.m. each evening, with a 7:30 p.m. curtain time. Admission to Thursday’s opening night play and reception is $16 in advance or $20 at the door. Admission on Friday is $14 in advance or $18 at the door, and Saturday’s admission is $12 in advance and $16 at the door. Advance tickets are available at Mood Makers Books (274 N. Goodman Street at Village Gate). For more information, call 271-7010 or visit muccc.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY 800 South Main St $75. 3947070. nywcc.com. Focus, Discover, and Believe to Succeed Workshop. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Rochester Airport Marriott, 1890 Ridge Road W. $134. 269-4673. believetosucceedtraining.com/ events/vision-boards-101workshop/. Renovating and reworking the Landscape. 6-7:30 p.m. $18-$25. 473-8136. rcgc.org. Summer Food & Wine Pairing. 12:30-1:30 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $25. 394-7070. nywcc.com. [ SUN., AUGUST 31 ] Baking for Brunches. 10 a.m.noon. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $60. 394-7070. nywcc.com. How to Taste Like an Expert. 1-3 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $40. 394-7070. nywcc.com. Intro to Bowmaking. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $90, register by Aug. 22. 704-8424. earthworksinstitute@ gmail.com. Sausage Making Workshop. Aug. 31. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St $75. 394-7070. nywcc.com. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 1 ] How to Simplify Your Life. 7 p.m. Lifetree Cafe, 1301 Vintage Lane 723-4673. lifetreecafe.com. Toastmasters. First Monday of every month, 6-8 p.m. 423-1897. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 2 ] Buddhist Book Discussion Group. 7 p.m. Amitabha Foundation, 11 South Goodman St. By donation. 451-7039. NY@
EVENING OF WINE, JAZZ & ART!
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amitabhafoundation.us. amitabhafoundation.us. Uninsured. 2-5 p.m. Threshold at the Community Place, 135 Parsells Ave Fidelis Care representatives will be on-site at Threshold at the Community Place, 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester, every Tuesday from 2 – 5 PM to answer questions about health insurance options, and to help eligible residents apply to enroll in Fidelis Care programs. Current Fidelis Care members may also receive assistance completing their annual recertification at these events 1-888-343-3547. fideliscare.org. Meditation. First Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Right Your Resume: Job Seeker Class presented by RochesterWorks!. 10 a.m.-noon. Irondequoit Library, Helen McGraw Branch, 2180 E. Ridge Rd Registration required 3366060. libraryweb.org. Tarot or Oracle Card Practice Nights. First Tuesday of every month. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com.
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Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.
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Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
Culver Ridge 16 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com
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The way of the Cross “Calvary”
imprisonment of unwed mothers in workhouses supervised by nuns, shocked Ireland, damaging (R), WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY the image of the Catholic Church in the Isle JOHN MICHAEL MCDONAGH of Saints. Although it does not directly address NOW PLAYING AT THE LITTLE AND that notorious situation, the new Irish movie PITTSFORD CINEMA “Calvary” employs it for context and motivation; almost every character mentions it and it serves [ REVIEW ] BY GEORGE GRELLA as the reason behind its climactic action. Appropriately for a movie about a priest, In recent years, documented incidents from “Cavalry” begins in the confessional, where the Irish history have inspired some powerful protagonist, Father James (Brendan Gleeson), motion pictures, most notably Stephen Frears’s hears the anguished voice of a parishioner vowing “Philomena,” which won considerable critical vengeance on the clergy. He says he was abused and commercial success in 2013. Revelations by a bad priest as a child and has decided to kill about the brutal treatment of children, a priest to revenge himself for the complicated including sexual abuse, by priests and the virtual agony of his life — grief, guilt, anger, a prolonged and enduring suffering. He believes he should kill a good priest — Father James — to retaliate against all the bad ones, and dares the priest to meet him on the beach on the next Sunday. Father James naturally tries to figure out the identity of his antagonist and just what to do about Brendan Gleeson and Chris O’Dowd in “Calvary.” PHOTO COURTESY FOX
the threat. His fool of a curate offers no assistance, and his bishop indulges in some unhelpful theological hairsplitting, so he simply goes about his priestly and personal business for the week before the fateful Sunday. That business provides the backbone of the film, a detailed view of the life of this decent, complex, troubled man. A widower who entered the priesthood after his wife died, Father James has a daughter, Fiona (Kelly Reilly) who visits his small town in Sligo for the week. Bearing her own sorrow — she has attempted suicide — she blames her father for abandoning her after her mother’s death, a double loss that left her with a profound loneliness. Just about everybody in the town, moreover, bears some grudge against the Church, which they generally express to him, often insulting him in shockingly hostile terms. He tries to deal with what appears to be the abuse of a promiscuous young woman, only to discover that, according to her lover, who sneers at the priest’s intentions, she likes men to hit her. The local doctor, a cynical atheist, taunts him with stories about the hopelessness of suffering children, proof of the indifference of his God. Amid all the hostility and his awareness of the passing of the week, Father James conducts the work of his vocation, all the while revealing his strength, his patience, his courage. He brings food and medicine to his only friend, an elderly American writer (M. Emmet Walsh) and understands his desire to commit suicide rather
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than die by inches. He gives Last Rites to a dying man and comforts his widow, and even visits an imprisoned serial killer, a thoroughly evil man, because he asked to see him. That hostility finally explodes into violence when
an arsonist burns down his church and someone, perhaps his nemesis, kills his beloved dog. Father James himself, driven back to drink, commits an act of violence that ends in a brutal beating — it turns out that despite their own history and customs, the Irish know how to use a baseball bat. In its understated progress through the priest’s week, the picture reveals the narrowness and nastiness of most of its people — the flamboyant homosexual who incessantly imitates (badly) Jimmy Cagney, the promiscuous wife who flirts seductively with him, the coke-snorting druggie, the drunken financier facing a prison sentence for his wheeling and dealing. Small Irish towns apparently resemble American small towns, as stiflingly provincial as Winesburg, Ohio. The cinematography contrasts with the personalities of its characters, showing the sometimes bleak beauty of the Irish countryside and seaside, which function as another sort of context for the priest’s solitary journey to his own possible Calvary. Packing a terrific intensity into its understated action, “Calvary” departs from the traditional priest movie — no Bing Crosby, no Barry Fitzgerald, no Irish lullabies, just injury and reconciliation, sin and forgiveness, suffering and silence.
Nearly 10 years after the release of “Sin City,” Robert Rodriguez’s ultra-stylish adaptation of Frank Miller’s hardboiled, neo-noir graphic novel series, the director returns to the rain-slick streets and darkened alleyways of Basin City. But something has clearly been lost in the intervening years. The original “Sin City” (one of the best films of 2005) was stylistically groundbreaking, among the first to build an entire world solely through the use of green screens. These days, the aesthetic has become a cliché as more and more movies seek to create massive scale at a fraction of the cost, though none have ever done it with as much style. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” feels hollow and empty whereas the first film was thrillingly
Eva Green in “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.” PHOTO COURTESY THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
alive. Perhaps it’s simply the novelty has worn off, exposing how tired Miller’s shtick has become. “A Dame to Kill For” presents an extremely exaggerated vision of noir, but here, things stumble across the invisible line that separates exaggeration from caricature. The characters’ voice-overs, all swagger and disdain delivered through gritted teeth, start to sound the same. Miller’s men are noble brutes while the women are all whores and strippers, either waiting to be saved by a man or die viciously by their hand. The ultra violent tone and lurid storytelling were always there, but the weary, anguished soul that contained the humanity at the core of the first film is gone, leaving only a queasy, off-putting misogyny and nihilism. One thing the film does have going for it is Eva Green. By all accounts the best thing about “300: Rise of an Empire” was Green’s performance, and here she proves once again how completely at home she is acting against a green screen and nothing else, costume included. In the title story, Green plays Ava Lord, the archetypal femme fatale who convinces her private eye ex, Dwight (Josh Brolin), to kill her wealthy husband. As Ava, all Green is really asked to do is show off her breasts and deliver dialogue composed entirely of purred, sexy come-ons and snarling threats, but somehow, she invests her vixenish character with some dimension, adding an inky black sense of humor the film desperately needs more of. Her plot is one of four stories contained in the film, none half as compelling as those found in the original “Sin City.” The first sees Marv (Mickey Rourke), the breakout character enacting his own code of ethics by brutally murdering a group of depraved frat boys. In “The Long Bad Night,” a cardsharp named Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) dares to join a backroom poker game and win against the biggest bad in town, the ruthless Senator Roark (Powers Boothe). The final tale, “Nancy’s Last Dance,” picks back up with Nancy (Jessica Alba), the requisite stripper with a heart of gold.
In the first film, Bruce Willis’ good-guy detective died to save her, and now she’s hell-bent on revenge. Her storyline barely allows the character some agency, though only after she dons dominatrix gear and cuts up her face to hide her looks (naturally, Marv immediately assures her “you look hot”). Sadly, Alba isn’t a strong enough actress to pull off inner torment, frequently settling for a look of vague constipation. But really, it’s all about the look. The film’s distinctive style still packs a punch: the chiaroscuro black-andwhite cinematography broken up with occasional bursts of high-contrast color is still as eye-popping as ever. If only the same wit and imagination that went into designing the look of the film was used when writing the script. Grandpa gets his groove back in “Land
Ho!” an episodic road trip comedy about aging friends. Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) as they travel through picturesque Iceland. Perpetually horny Mitch, somehow always ready with a pot hookup and an off-color joke, is the instigator of the impromptu trip, hoping it will cheer Colin up after his recent divorce. Throughout the journey, Mitch’s dominating personality occasionally grates on the more reserved Colin, but it comes as no surprise when we learn that underneath all the bluster, he’s got a good heart. There’s not much plot to speak of, though at one point the duo is joined by Mitch’s young, 20-something cousin, who coincidentally happens to be passing through while on vacation with her friend. Directors Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens take a laidback approach to the proceedings, allowing the actors to take center stage, and Eenhoorn in particular delivers a marvelous performance. The film’s low-key charm lies in the leads’ amusing odd-couple comic energy paired with the lovingly photographed Icelandic scenery.
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head chef at an Indian restaurant in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Singh hoped to be closer to family, many of whom resided in Toronto. In 2001, when a friend told him of an Indian restaurant for sale in Rochester, Singh visited and “fell in love with the community and the location of the restaurant.” Singh is knowledgeable about spices and how to use them, contributing to the quality he finds imperative to maintain. At one time, he owned two other Indian restaurants in the Rochester area and one in Corning, but felt that he couldn’t maintain the necessary consistency of his food. He now focuses on Thali — along with providing food to various RIT cafeterias three days a week. Though hard pressed to pick a specialty, Singh has a soft spot in his heart for the chicken makahni: “It is my own recipe, different than what other Indian restaurants prepare.” Singh says he makes a point to give the standard dishes his own touch. “I cook from the heart,” Singh says emphatically. “If I don’t like it, nobody will.” — BY DAVE BUDGAR
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For Guiseppe Paciullo, owner and head pizzaiolo (pizza maker) at Fiamma, there is something about the smell and taste of Neopolitan pizza that always reminds him of his childhood in Salerno, Italy. “Since I was a little kid, I was always captivated by getting to play with fire all day,” Paciullo says. He was captivated by cooking, especially the intricate details of creating pizza: the way fire moves, works,
and can be controlled, or seeing how pizza dough would puff up. “Two pizzas can never be the same,” Paciullo says. “They can be similar, but the same batch of dough is different at opening than at the end of the day due to fermentation.” 1308 BUFFALO ROAD Paciullo moved 270-4683 | to the U.S. when he FIAMMAROCHESTER.COM was around 21 years LUNCH: MONDAY THROUGH old, and spent eight SUNDAY: 11:45 A.M. TO years learning the 2:30 P.M.; DINNER: SUNrestaurant business at DAY THROUGH THURSDAY: Roberto’s, his uncle’s 4:30 P.M. TO 9 P.M.; FRIplace in New York DAY AND SATURDAY: 4:30 City. He moved into P.M. UNTIL CLOSE. Neopolitan pizza full time at Zero Otto Nove, a spin-off of Roberto’s, and then opened his own well-regarded pizzeria called San Matteo, also in the City. The move to Rochester was driven by his girlfriend returning to the area to resume school and, in September 2012, Fiamma was born. “In my family, my father has 11 brothers and sisters,” Paciullo says. “Five of them cook and six of them are hairdressers. Basically, I didn’t want to be a hairdresser, but I always liked cooking. It’s something you have to have in you.” — BY CHRIS LINDSTROM
Herut Tekilu of
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A short, young woman, dressed in black garb and an apron, stands at the bar in the back of Abyssinia
Ethiopian restaurant, going over orders. Herut Tekilu, just 20 years old, and her two aunts run the popular restaurant dedicated to authentic 1657 MOUNT HOPE AVE. Ethiopian cuisine. 262-3910 | ABYSSINIARO The small CHESTER.COM restaurant, with TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: 12 P.M. TO 9 about 20 tables, P.M.; FRIDAY: 12 P.M. TO reopened earlier 10 P.M.; SATURDAY: 1:30 this year. In P.M. TO 10 P.M.; SUNDAY: 2000, Tekilu’s 1:30 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. family had set up on University Avenue. Tekilu returned home after her mother passed away in April. Tekilu, who was away at school in New York City, dropped everything to come home to Rochester to help her aunts. “It was just the right thing to do,” she says. “I’m just here to help.” Tekilu gives a lot of the credit for the restaurant’s continued success to her two aunts, who shuffle in and out of the kitchen as we chat, bringing by large platters of thick stews, flatbread and vegetables, wafting with the scent of berbere. “Food in Ethiopia is difficult to describe because a lot of the time they’re fasting. Food is something that’s kind of sacred,” Tekilu says. “In Ethiopia, when we eat, it’s a coming together of sorts.” Traditional Ethiopian dining has the food set out before the table on large platters, and shared among everyone. “We want to bring the people of Rochester something that’s authentic,” Tekilu says. Many of the ingredients they use at Abyssinia are ones they bring back with them from trips to Ethiopia
(far left) Fiamma Chef/ Owner Giuseppe Paciullo plates a Stella pizza. As a child, Paciullo was fascinated with the cooking process. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
(left) Pasta special with handmade meatballs, hardboiled eggs, and jumbo rigatoni. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
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— spices you can’t find in the grocery aisle at Wegmans; a particular kind of flour not found at the public market. Somehow Tekilu manages to balance working at the restaurant with going to MCC and studying to become a doctor, both dreams she says, her mother had for her. “This isn’t my accomplishment, it’s my mom’s.” — BY KATHY LALUK
(below) Herut Tekilu with the Special #1 platter of vegetable and meat dishes at Abyssinia. Herut recently returned to Rochester from New York City to help her aunts run Abyssinia. PHOTOS BY JOHN SCHLIA
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Today, Inglewood Drive is a showcase of not only the captivating features of a grand bygone era, but also the care and modern efficiency of its current residents and owners. Such is the case with 172 Inglewood, a 1928 home that has been lovingly preserved and upgraded by a former president of the neighborhood association.
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CALL 244-3329 X23 OR EMAIL CHRISTINE@ROCHESTER-CITYNEWS.COM PITTSFORD; 23 STUYVESANT RD, $179,900. Great Cape Cod in Pittsford Schools. This 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home has a 1st floor master suite for 1st floor living. Call Ryan @ 218-6802 or visit www.rochestersells.com for more info.
Shady, ornamental trees welcome the visitor and beckon toward 172’s side entrance. Rich, original gumwood French doors lead to an office space or den on your right. Be sure to check out the lock on the doors. There you will find the original old-time key. Across from the den, delight in the sunny southern view from the enclosed three-season porch with jalousie windows, baseboard heat and wood paneling. This theme of sunlight and warmth is echoed in the living room with its wide bay window, gleaming refinished hardwood floor and brick wood-burning fireplace flanked to the right by a built-in bookcase. A high curved entrance silhouettes the dining room with more refinished oak flooring and sliding glass doors leading to the partially fenced backyard and deck, perfect for barbecuing. Also providing ample space for entertaining is the eatin country kitchen with a circular floor plan, many cupboards, and new stainless steel sink.
An original gumwood pocket door separates the first and second floors, giving the serene upstairs a sense of privacy. On your way up, notice the rose-hued stained glass window on the landing. All three second floor bedrooms feature the buttery refinished oak floors of the lower level. Be sure to check out the lovely original gumwood doors with glass knobs found on this level, as well as the double wood closets and leaded glass windows. Modern amenities are the showpieces of the full bath, with recently updated tub surround, sink, vanity and lighting. Built-in cupboards and gumwood trim add to the appeal. The 2014-15 season heralds a great time to live in the 19th Ward, as the 19th Ward Community Association is planning many events to commemorate its 50th anniversary. 172 Inglewood Drive is within walking distance of community gardens and pocket parks and centrally located to Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester, Genesee Valley Park, the nationally acclaimed Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School, Interstates 390 and 490 and the Greater Rochester International Airport. Listed by Ginny Hronek of Nothnagle Realtors (585-241-3020) at a new price of $104,900, this 1,464 square foot Colonial Revival home is eligible for funding from the University of Rochester employee Home Ownership Incentive Program. by Janet Collinge Janet is a longtime resident of the Neighborhood of the Arts.
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Axelerated Precision LLC, a domestic LLC, Filed Arts. of Org. with the SSNY on 8/14/14. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jose Santini, 193 Duxbury Rd., Rochester, NY 14626.
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[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Shorewater VIII NY LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy.of State of NY (SSNY) on August 1, 2014. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1761 S.E. 7th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CWMBS REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006R2, Plaintiff, against MARK L. CORNELL, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 4/29/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Front Steps of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, City of Rochester, State of New York on 09/16/2014 at 09:00AM, premises known as 610 BENNINGTON DRIVE, Rochester, NY 14616 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe and State of New York, SECTION 060.83, BLOCK 2, LOT 12. Approximate amount of judgment $51,691.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 2013-9010. Michael S. Schnittman, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 Dated: July 28, 2014 1105204
[ NOTICE ] 4389 RIDGE ROAD WEST LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/14/14. 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 4477 Ridge Road West, Rochester, NY 14626. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] American Machining Technologies, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/9/2014. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 100 Thruway Park, W. Henrietta, NY 14586. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of limited liability company, RCG Long Pond 2, LLC ( LLC) were filed with the Department of State on July 2, 2014. Monroe County is the county within which it will have its office; its principal business address is 366 White Spruce Blvd., Rochester, New York 14623 The LLC has designated the Secretary of State of New York as it agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. RCG Long Pond 2, LLC, c/o Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, Ltd. , 366 White Spruce Blvd., Rochester, New York 14623 is the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC.”Its purpose is to own real property. [ NOTICE ] Bar Down LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/19/13. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY
design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 36 Crosswinds Cir. Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The PLLC, 51 Parkridge Dr., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: to practice law. [ NOTICE ]
Bird’s Eye View LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 07/03/14. Off. Loc.: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 21 Floverton St., Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.
FamLanders LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on July 17, 2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 160 Penfield Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Bradford Dog Training LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/27/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Elmcroft Rd., Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Goodhand Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on July 15, 2014. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at PO Box 30906, Rochester, NY 14603. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Calkain Companies LLC Authority filed SSNY 4/25/14. Office: Monroe Co. LLC formed VA 11/8/11, exists, located 11150 Sunset Hills Rd. #300 Reston, VA 20190. SSNY design. agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to same address. Cert of Regis. Filed DE SOS, PO Box 898 Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] City Residential Properties, LLC filed Art. Of Org. with SSNY on 4/7/14. Office Location: Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 144 Village Landing #192, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] DeCoste & Rafi, PLLC Notice of the formation of DeCoste & Rafi, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Department of State of NY on 7/18/2014. Office Location: County of Monroe. The Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be
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State of NY (“SSNY”) is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served, the address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such process is: The LLC, 18 Winding Brook Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. Address maintained in its jurisdiction is: 2711 Centerville Rd, Ste. 400, Wilmington DE 19808. The authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Certificate of Formation can be obtained is: DE Secretary of State, 401 Federal St., STE 4, Dover DE 19901. The purpose of the company is: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] MOLLERN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/14/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1490 Providence Dr., Webster, NY 14580-9485. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ]
H.A.S. FIRST CLASS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/18/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Darrin D. Singleton, Sr., Manager, 8 Knickerbocker Ave., Rochester, NY 14615. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] JOINT EFFORT LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Thomas St. Denis, 37 Brookside Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] LANDIA BOTANICALS, LLC. App. for Authority filed with the Dept. of State of NY on 5/9/2014. Jurisdiction: DE, the date of its organization is: 4/4/2014. Office location in New York State: Monroe County . The Secretary of the
MONROE TOWNHOMES, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/18/14. Amended to 937 MONROE TOWNHOMES, LLC on 06/20/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 30 N Union Street, Suite 202, Rochester, New York 14607. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: 1850 WRS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 4/4/14. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 762 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Love and Squalor LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/7/14. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated agent
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of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of Formation of CEIPAL, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/21/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CEIPAL, LLC, 722 WEILAND ROAD, SUITE 205, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer, Wine, and Liquor a retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 610 Monroe Ave Rochester NY 14607 - On Premises Consumption Liquor License for JS Napier LLC / DBA - Art Museum of Rochester [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of SHAH CPA FIRM, PLLC (the “PLLC”), a domestic PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 8/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 2041 Penfield Rd, Bldg C, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: Public Accountancy. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AVANI BUSINESS PARK LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 06/25/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to SAMEER PENAKALAPATI, 45 CEDAR MILL DRIVE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BUVA International LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/16/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 44, Woodmont RD, Rochester NY-14620 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grinspun Labs, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/12/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 140 Metro Park, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KJR Materials Technology Consulting LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/27/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: US Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Av. Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 139 Field St LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1555 East Henrietta Ventures, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:
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The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1615-1625 East Ave LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 700 Crossroads Bldg., 2 State St., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 180 Carousel Lane, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/30/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o James F. Lieb, Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, 1150 Pittsford Victor Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 30 Edgerton Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 700 Crossroads Bldg., 2 State St., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4000 West Ridge Road LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/28/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Tom J. Thomas, 55 Allied Way, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4090 Pearsal St Ventures, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location:
Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 50 Chestnut Ventures LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 691-695 Park Ave LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 700 Crossroads Bldg., 2 State St., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 75 Meigs Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 700 Crossroads Bldg., 2 State St., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 83-85 Meigs Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 700 Crossroads Bldg., 2 State St., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC),
Name: Hamilton & Riley LLC; Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2014; Office Location: Monroe County; SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served; SSNY shall mail copy of process to 153 East 32ndStreet Apartment 14A New York, NY 10016; Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: TRANSFORMATIONAL PROPERTIES LLC. Article of Organization file with the Secretary of State (SSNY) of New York on 4/28/14. Office location Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. DDNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to: Transformational Properties LLC 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Principal Business location is 2 State Street, 1400 Crossroads Building Rochester NY 14614 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company. WHITESTONE FINE ARTS LLC filed articles of Organization with NYS on June 6,2014. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. (2) The Secretary of State has been designated as its agent and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it is: the LLC, 112 Heatherstone Lane, Rochester, New York 14618. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which the LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Allison C Porray LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/1/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 22 S Gate Trl, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Apphia T LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/5/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 960 Allens Creek Rd., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of formation of CKK Rental Zone LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/2005. 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, 336 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Artistic Surfaces LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/12/14 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 25 Pyramid Lane Rochester, NY 14624 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BODY VITAL SPA, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/21/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1425 JEFFERSON ROAD, SUITE #7, ROCHESTER, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CESERE PROPERTIES LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CESERE PROPERTIES LLC, P.O. Box 1342, Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Chestnut St Ventures, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Crossbow Holdings LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/07/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 21 Crossbow Dr., Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EAGLE AUTO TRANSPORTATION, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/02/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Five Fold Industries, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8-4-14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 24954, Rochester, NY 14624 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Flint Ventures LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/28/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy
Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Guardrail Technology LLC Art of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/31/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 96 Empire Boulevard Suite 300 Rochester NY, 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of HEROES HOME ADVANTAGE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/11/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 28 Willow Pond Way, Ste. 1, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of HIDDEN HOLLOW LAWN & GARDEN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/10/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1842 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd., Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Horizon Advisory Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/13/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 5582 West Henrietta Rd., W. Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of IH HOLDING 3, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/09/14. Office location: Monroe
Legal Ads County. Princ. office of LLC: 180 Charlotte St., Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Indus State Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/18/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1080 Pittsford-Victor Road, Ste. 201, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Inn On Broadway, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/17/04. 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 3137 Chili Ave., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company Juan & Maria’s Holdings, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on July 9, 2014. Its office is to be located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served, and a copy of any process should be mailed to 217 Magnolia St., East Rochester, NY 14445. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 3177 LATTA, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/10/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of
process to the LLC, 26 Norbrook Road, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TOM’S MOWING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/13/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 182 Lake Breeze Park, Rochester, New York 14622. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.
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 1170 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Peemm Holding LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of LWM Assets, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/18/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of NASH ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 6 Lawrence St., Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Mark Scialdone at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of McArdle Burkhardt LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/12/13. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 693 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Brookwood I, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/13. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1170 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Brookwood, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/13.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PRECISION CUSTOM PAINTING LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) DATE.4/14/2014 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 79 WILLOW BRIDGE TRAIL, PENFIELD NY 14526 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Prime Capital CP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Proactive
Representation LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/30/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 4497 Carter Rd, Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Riddle Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/14/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 555 North Winton Road, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROCHESTER PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/12/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 16521 Route 31, Holley, NY 14470. Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Shultz Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on July 8, 2014. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 17 Foxboro Lane, Fairport, New York 14450. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SOUTHVALLEY OUTFITTERS AND WATERFOWL, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/17/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2368 Manitou Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of STEWSON TERRA FIRMA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/24/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 9 Ledgmont Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of TEN CLEARVIEW NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Anthony A. Dinitto, L.L.C., 8 Silent Meadows Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of THE DBTS GROUP L.L.C.. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/07/14. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 414 Broadway Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Empty Hearts, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on March 26, 2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Andrew M. Babiuk, 26 Calvin Road, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: to engage in the entertainment, music, recording, digital media and publishing industries. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tree of Hope
Counseling, LCSW, PLLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/16/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 95 Allens Creek Rd, B-1, Ste. 110, Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: Mental Health Svcs. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ugly Duck Coffee, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 17 Fairfax Rd, Rochester NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Williamson Ventures, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Morgan Brookwood DE I, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/25/14. Office loc.: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 1/31/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 PittsfordVictor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Morgan Brookwood DE, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/25/14. Office loc.: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 1/31/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc.
to 1080 PittsfordVictor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Morgan Clay Apartments II DE Holdings, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/7/14. Office loc.: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 7/3/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 PittsfordVictor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Morgan Clay Apartments II DE, LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/7/14. Office loc.: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 7/3/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Pots Acquisitions LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/11/14. Office loc.: Monroe County. LLC org. in DE 6/12/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: CTC, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Benjamin Foods L.L.C. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/21/14. Office
location: Monroe County. LLC formed in PA on 10/14/03. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. PA and principal business address: 1001 South York Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040. Cert. of Org. filed with PA Sec. of Commonwealth, 401 North St., Rm 206, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Outlines by Mochi, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 7/15/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 43 Evergreen Ave Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] PLATINUM EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/31/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to ILLARION KIRIYAK, 7672 Ridge Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] S.A.F.E.- Safe Alternatives for Everyone, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/2/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 117 Wisconsin St. Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] SIMCO GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 6/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 94 Pickdale,
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filed with the SSNY on 4/8/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1396 Clifford Ave., Rochester, NY 14621. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] WOODSWAY HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/11/2014. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Marsica Holdings LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/04/14. Off. Loc: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to: U.S. Corp. Agents,
Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste; 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Schultz @ Bellille Entertainment LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 7/18/14. Off. Loc.: Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 24 Red Post Crescent, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BETTER WORLD HOUSING NO.2, LLC ]
The name of the Limited Liability Company is Better World Housing No.2, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 8/1/2014. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it
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may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to30 Hummingbird Way, W. Henrietta, NY 14586. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] DAMT, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on July 22, 2014 pursuant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall mail a copy of any process served on him against the LLC is C/O Alexander Soto, 2100 Harris Road, Penfield, NY 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (“LLC”). Name: 120 Rossiter Road, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 5/7/14. New York office location: Monroe County. Principal business location: 18 Whitestone Lane, Rochester, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 18 Whitestone Lane, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC is organized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) is Epic Property Firm, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of
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New York (“SSNY”) on August 4, 2014. Office location is Monroe County, New York. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 E. Main St., Suite 420, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) is CERC-SW Properties, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on August 14, 2014. Office location is Monroe County, New York. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 E. Main St., Suite 420, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 201311371 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. James R. Burroughs, II, a/k/a James R. Burroughs; Chandra D. Burroughs, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated August 18, 2014 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe on September 24, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 97 Glendale Park, Rochester, NY14613, Tax Account No. 105.34-2-18 described in Deed recorded in Liber 10863 of Deeds, page 84; lot size .14 acres. Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey
may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $54,173.65 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: August 2014 Robert W. Kessler, 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. 201311397 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Jane E. Adkins; Michael S. Adkins, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 29, 2014 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe on September 10, 2014 at 10:30 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 51 Yarker Avenue, Rochester, NY 14612, Tax Account No. 061.45-1-30 described in Deed recorded in Liber 9867 of Deeds, page 650 ; lot size 50 x 116. 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: $67,608.84 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: August 2014 Angelo Rose, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICES ] L & T MERCHANDISE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 5/27/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Dorothy Raley, 526 Eaton Rd., Rochester, NY 14617. General Purposes. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 20143285 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MONROE COUNTY TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1, Plaintiff, vs. SAMUEL L. MONTGOMERY; PAMELA EVANS A/K/A PAMELA MONTGOMERY, if living, or if she be dead, her husband, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PAMELA EVANS A/K/A PAMELA MONTGOMERY, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORPORATION S/B/M TO ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC. S/B/M TO ASSOCIATES CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY, INC.; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 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 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: August 6, 2014 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Francis A. Affronti, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated August 18, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 175 Dorington Road, Town of Irondequoit, New York and identified as Tax Account No.: 092.15-2-87 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel 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 $25,710.42, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. Anthony J. Iacchetta, Esq. Phillips Lytle LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Tel. No. (585) 238-2000
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
It’s Facebook’s World Now
— I (Heart) Strangers: Two age-
(1) Up-and-coming Sicilian mobster Domenico Palazzotto, 28, was outed in August by Italy’s L’Espresso magazine as the owner of an ineffectively pseudonymous Facebook page showing off his muscled, barechested body and perhaps recruiting members. One fan asked, “Do I need to send a (resume)?” “Yes, brother,” came the reply. “We need to consider your criminal record. We do not take people with clean records.” Palazzotto operates out of Palermo and listed among his “likes” the singer Kenny Loggins. (2) Similarly young, body-obsessed Egyptian jihadist/gym member Islam Yaken, according to his postings on Facebook-type social media sites, is a law school graduate fluent in English, French, and Arabic, allowing him to describe the particular viciousness that he and his brothers and sisters will wreak upon infidels.
Can’t Possibly Be True
— A jury’s murder conviction, and the 15-to-life sentence it carried, against Daniel Floyd in Brooklyn, New York, for a 2008 killing went for naught in July when the Brooklyn Supreme Court ordered a retrial (with witnesses forced to testify all over again). The sole reason the court cited was a decision by the trial judge on the first day — to seat the potential jury pool and not Floyd’s mother, who, because she was temporarily left standing that first day, argued successfully that her son’s right to a “public” trial had been violated.
30ish men knocked on the door of a Sebastian, Texas, woman at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, asking for water and if they could please come inside to charge their cellphone — and the woman apparently cheerfully invited them in, later offering them use of her backyard shed to grab some sleep. She did not learn until a short time later, when a law enforcement manhunt widened into her neighborhood, that they were wanted for murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Officers arrested the pair inside the shed. — A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington announced recently that they had developed a prototype of a wind turbine that might deliver electricity in tiny bursts to devices like smartphones — since it is about half the size of a grain of rice. (Tiny solar backpacks already exist.)
The New Normal
(1) The ubiquitous “sexting” phenomenon continues to flourish. A Washington state agency suspended the license of anesthesiologist Arthur Zilberstein in June after finding that he had exchanged sexually explicit text messages — during surgeries. (2) One of the emerging occupational skills for Emergency Medical Technicians, according to first responders interviewed in a June Wall Street Journal feature, is merely holding up blankets at accident scenes — to block onlookers from their apparently uncontrollable urge to take gruesome photos to send to their friends.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): A change of pace, direction or attitude will be your ticket to romance. Choose to revisit an old love that you never had the chance to fully explore in the past. Make your likes and dislikes clear so there is no mistaking what type of relationship you are looking for. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t give up on love because someone has broken your heart or disappointed you in the past. Consider the relationship experience you have encountered, and use this as your guideline to ensure you don’t let anyone take advantage of you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Your desire to have fun and be entertained will be enticing to someone who wants to share the same things as you day in and day out. A change in the way you live or with whom will raise your standard of living but also restrict your freedom. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t make an impulsive decision that is likely to lead to a one-night stand. Don’t lower your standards because of the excitement or adventure someone dangles in front of you. Take precautions against anyone trying to persuade you to move too fast. A solid relationship is built on patience, trust and honesty.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Love and romance will be spontaneous and packed full of adventure. Impulsiveness coupled with desire will be difficult to resist but can also lead to anger and disappointment. Someone from your past will have an impact on the decision you make now. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A practical approach to love will ensure you stay in control, but impulse is likely to get the better of you if someone you have a strong physical connection to tempts you. Secret affairs are apparent, and a level head coupled with discipline and the will to say no may be necessary.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The more involved you are with a cause you believe in or an organization that interests you, the easier it will be to connect with someone who takes your breathe away. Love is in the stars, and an instant and passionate encounter will lead to a change of lifestyle. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Someone who talks big but offers little will entice you to get involved in something that is likely to be emotionally and financially costly. Consider the advice a trusted friend offers before you jump into something that is riddled with uncertainty and heartache.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Travel will lead to someone as outgoing as you. Take note that if the mental connection is lacking, the physical aspect of your relationship will only be a draw for a short period of time. A past lover may be worth checking out if you have both had time to mature. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t lose sight of what life is all about. Your ambitious nature must not cost you emotionally. Pay attention to someone who has always been there for you, and you will realize it’s best to stick to the familiar rather than take a chance on someone you know little about.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look at your romantic options. Reconnecting with someone at a reunion may be enticing, but it is likely to open up old wounds. You will face the same problems you did in the past and waste the opportunity to connect with someone new who has more to offer. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Self-deception can lead you in the wrong direction when it comes to love and partnerships. Don’t let your emotions take you on a rollercoaster ride with someone who can only fulfill a fantasy, not a lifelong passion. Look for commitment and stability, not a fling.
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