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Fall Guide 2012 Summer is fun and all, but honestly, we’re not sorry to see it go — especially not after that heat wave in July. Give us good old autumn any day. The air is crisp and cool, the food is bountiful (thanks, harvest!), and most importantly, our area arts and cultural groups return with packed schedules after a few relatively quiet months. Speaking of cultural groups, for this edition of City Newspaper’s Fall Guide we wanted to take you behind the scenes of some of those talented organizations; to better examine how they put on their various productions. So you’ll find Michael Lasser’s story on what goes into the planning of a theater season,
Rebecca Rafferty’s in-depth look at the largely unseen complications of putting on an art exhibition, and Willie Clark’s conversation with several area clubs about why they’ve abandoned some of the online ticketing giants in favor of smaller, more user-friendly services. You’ll also find City’s critics sounding off on their best bets for the 2012-13 seasons, a list of fall special events and festivals, and a piece on the simple pleasures of hitting up one of our area’s many farm stands. Each one offers a slightly different experience. Check out Alexandra Carmichael’s story to see which pumpkin/ apple/berry farm might be right for you, and make sure to save room for some cider and fry cakes.
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Romney should go on the attack
Writing before the Democratic convention, Mary Anna Towler says that the Democrats are not as “fired up” as they were four years ago, and she obviously doesn’t like Obama’s chances (“Romney’s Powerful Pitch,” Urban Journal). I’m a conservative, but I disagree. Romney’s campaign consists of one issue: jobs. But if the unemployment rate drops (as I write, it has dropped from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent), the Dems will trumpet it to the high heavens, and Romney will have no issue to run on. Romney’s game plan simply isn’t working. Three weeks ago, Obama’s lead was 3 percent. It seems every other day since then, someone on a newscast says, “The gap is closing.” Yet after three weeks of this closing, guess what? Obama leads by 3 percent. Remember when Dems ran on the “culture of corruption”? They won then, because they attacked Republicans every chance they got. Republicans should’ve responded in kind. The two parties may bicker over tax cuts versus tax increases and budget cuts versus budget increases. But everyone hates corruption. No administration has been more corrupt than Obama’s. No Republican has criticized Obama’s phony recess appointments when there was no recess. No one criticizes Obama on his unconstitutional takeover of auto companies, financial institutions, and banks. Obama refused to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act because it’s unconstitutional, but it was signed into law by President Clinton. No Republican talks about these misdeeds. When a party leaves you all this ammo, empty all chambers. But what did you expect? Romney picked some McCain retreads as his advisers. They ran McCain’s campaign into the ground and are doing the same for Romney. I predict an Obama landslide that will have enough coattails to enable Dems to win the House and retain the Senate. And Republicans will continue to allow Dems to get away with this. SAM PALERMO, ROCHESTER
Sounds way too similar to the RochWil deal, i.e. taxpayers be damned (“Bad Memories Haunt Sibley Deal,” News). What is so difficult about the city foreclosing and temporarily maintaining the building? Taxpayers are already subsidizing it. Not sure what it is exactly that “RochWil” does (other than sit back and let the taxpayer funded rent roll in of course!).
Although one member of the Cuomo Education Reform Commission has characterized the resolution as a mere political stunt, there are no politics involved. If anything, this resolution is concerned with a testing policy that is choking the life from the joy of student learning and teacher creativity. Its passage would be gigantic step in the right direction for significant and meaningful educational reform. The resolution, in fact, could be used to lobby the New York State Board of Regents and the US Department of Education to allow more school districts the flexibility to use alternative forms of assessment for determining student growth and development, as well as teacher effectiveness. Rochester’s and New York State’s damaging obsession with highstakes, standardized testing is deeply in-grained and will not change without strong opposition from those directly involved with implementing state and federal education policies. For this courageous proposal, the Coalition for Justice in Education commends Commissioner Adams for her tireless work in research-based, educational reform, and asks that others who support this resolution convey their beliefs to all members of the Rochester Board of Education.
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The deal with Winn sounds almost identical to the deal with RochWil, and if this didn’t work out for RochWil, why would anyone think it will work out differently for Winn? Nobody from the city should be signing off on this deal until the city can figure out just what happened to the millions of dollars per year in rent money paid to RochWil for MCC downtown all of these years. Where did that money go? It sure didn’t go toward paying property taxes, loans, and more. The most likely outcome is that taxpayers will again be subsidizing this dinosaur of a building to the tune of millions of dollars a year. The only realistic long-term solution to this is to foreclose on the building, and then implode it. ANIMULE
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Posted on rochestercitynewspaper.com Seems like there are two solutions. First, do not do the deal without guarantees from Winn, since, it is obvious that they do not want to do this deal within their portfolio, which I think means that the mayor has given them some deal that bullet proofs them. Second, either a grand jury or law firm needs to look at the Rochwil deal and all the money paid to Tom Wilmot and where it went. This has a bad feel to me and all others that pay taxes in Rochester. CLINT
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Resolution on testing deserves praise
Rochester School Board Commissioner Mary Adams has submitted a resolution to the Rochester Board of Education that focuses on the negative impact of high-stakes, standardized testing on students, teachers and schools. This resolution is supported by volumes of research documenting the severe damage this type of testing does to student learning and effective teaching.
The letter is signed by 22 other members of the COJE steering committee.
Romney, Obama, and foreign policy
Romney was right to speak out against Obama’s failed foreign policy (“Arab Spring May Be Romney’s Fall,” News Blog). About time! Obama is just the grand appeaser and is no leader. ROCK
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Just how ‘left’ are the Dems?
No question the Republican Party is moving right (“One Nation, Indivisible?” Urban Journal). Reagan would hardly recognize it today, much less Barry Goldwater. But where is the evidence that the Democrats have moved further left? Gay marriage? I don’t see that as a left-right issue. I see that as a human rights issue whose time has come (like ending slavery). On all other issues that come to mind, the Democratic Party hasn’t even held the line, much less moved to the left. WHAT WOULD JESUS DO
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urban journal | by mary anna towler
Chasing school reform I’m getting really tired of “school reform.” Rochester, like the big Midwestern city that’s getting the headlines right now, has embarked on lots of reforms. Over decades. The result of our effort and money: test scores and graduation rates have kept dropping. And middle-income families have moved out or sent their children to private schools. Which worsens the economic and racial segregation of city schools. Which ups the challenge for the schools. The same thing has happened in urban school districts around the country, and we all keep pulling reforms out of a hat, looking for the new, new thing. The reforms of the day include tougher teacher evaluations, longer school days, and a longer school year. Predictably, some teachers’ unions have resisted them. I think all three are necessary, but there’s a right way and a wrong way to get them. For one thing, teachers should be paid for working more hours. And: bullying teachers does more harm than good, as Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel should be learning. Reformers like Emanuel have a simplistic view of the problems and solutions in urban education. They think there’s a simple way to judge a teacher’s performance. They assume that test scores alone can tell us what a child has learned and how effective teachers are. And they assume that teachers can overcome, on their own, the poverty and neighborhood environment in which their students live. But there’s plenty of blame to go around. As much as I sympathize with teachers, there’s more than a grain of truth in critics’ charge that teachers sometimes put their own interests ahead those of their students. Teacher tenure, seniority, “step” raises granted simply for reaching certain experience levels: I understand the rationale for these things, but they can have results that have little to do with helping children learn. In fact, they can get in the way. For instance: Many teacher contracts protect teachers with seniority from losing their job if their school is shut down. If closing a school means that some teachers will be laid off, those with seniority can bump out less senior teachers in another school, regardless of teaching ability – and regardless of the wishes of the principal in that school. And yet… teachers aren’t confident that every principal will make personnel decisions fairly. And cash-strapped school
School reformers like Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel have a simplistic view of the problems and solutions in urban education.” districts could be tempted to save money by getting rid of their most senior teachers. Besides, if teachers aren’t doing a good job, how come they’re still in the classroom? Teacher contracts have specific procedures for evaluating teachers – and for terminating incompetent ones. Ah, but there’s a big problem. For one thing, in Rochester (and, from what I’ve read, in Chicago), the evaluations are often meaningless. Almost everybody is rated “satisfactory.” Why? Because administrators aren’t trained properly? Because there’s no oversight? Because nobody expects anything better? I don’t know. But it’s not the teachers’ fault. If districts haven’t evaluated their teachers properly in the past, why should anybody think they will when we add students’ test scores to the mix? And will school district administrations and teachers’ unions be able to speed up and sharpen the due-process procedures that have protected incompetent teachers in the past? And on the broader level: Will government and taxpayers recognize at last that an urban district full of high-poverty children, with poorly educated parents, faces vastly different challenges than a suburban district does? Will government and taxpayers be willing to provide the funding that these districts need? It will not be cheap. But if we fail to do it, we’ll keep pointing fingers and coming up with new reforms. It’s so much easier to turn to simplistic solutions – order more tests, close schools, combine schools, create new schools, kill the teachers’ union – than to deal with the principal reason that so many children are failing. The principal reason is the poverty in America’s inner cities. And that so many of the victims are African American and Hispanic is a stain on this nation’s soul.
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Ominous notes for Kodak
Eastman Kodak scrapped its decision to auction its digital-imaging patents because of an apparent lack of interest from buyers. The company says it is looking into keeping the patents and setting up a licensing company. Sales from the patents were supposed to pay off Kodak’s creditors, but a court hearing on the matter was adjourned until further notice.
Teacher evals approved
The Rochester school district’s teacher evaluation plan was approved by the State Education Department. The plan requires evaluation of all teachers and principals this school year. It will be the first time that student test scores have a direct impact on teachers’ evaluations.
Perinton bans gas and oil drilling
The Town of Perinton passed a law banning natural gas and petroleum exploration within town limits. The law grew out of an initial push by Citizens Alliance for a Pristine Perinton for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, reports the Fairport-East Rochester Post. Shale gas drillers have not expressed interest in drilling within Monroe
County, though opponents note that the county is on top of the Utica Shale formation, which is thought to have substantial natural gas reservoirs.
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Gantt wins primary
Democratic state Assembly member David Gantt survived a primary challenge from Rochester school board member Jose Cruz and Monroe County Legislator John Lightfoot. Gantt received 3,278 votes at the polls, Cruz received 952 votes, and Lightfoot received 519 votes. Gantt now faces Green Party candidate Drew Langdon in the November general election.
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Rochester faces health-care calamity
Beebee smokestack coming down
Rochester Gas and Electric plans to demolish the 250-foot-tall Beebee Station smokestack in the fall, reports the Democrat and Chronicle. The smokestack, which has the High Falls District’s logo painted at the top, is unsafe and should be completely gone by the end of the year, a city spokesperson told the D and C. The Beebee plant closed in 1999.
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There is a time bomb hidden in this whole health-care debate, and it has nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act. This potential catastrophe is a result of the Budget Control Act that President Obama signed into law in 2011. Unless Congress and the president act to change the law, 8 percent will be cut automatically from every federal program that hasn’t been specifically excluded on January 1, 2013. That includes cuts to funding for the National Institutes of Health. This is a big deal for Rochester because the University of Rochester, the biggest employer in Monroe County, gets a lot of money from NIH. The UR Medical Center received $178.4 million from NIH in fiscal year 2012, or 9.2 percent of the URMC’s total revenue of almost $2 billion. An URMC official says the NIH funding pays the salaries of hundreds of scientists, students, and researchers. The money is also used to buy new equipment, purchase supplies for research projects, and
sometimes pays the tuition and fees of students through special NIH training programs. The ripple effect of an 8 percent cut to that funding would cause widespread damage. It would seriously affect employment in the region and enrollment at URMC. There would likely be fewer opportunities to spin off companies and technology from the Medical Center — seen by many as areas of potentially significant growth for the city — and medical research would be hampered. By the way, vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s plan included a 20 percent cut to discretionary programs, including funding for the NIH. “That would decimate the economy of this town, much more so than the Affordable Care Act,” says one local health-care expert.
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Sierra Club members will focus on education, particularly on protecting New York’s water bodies from fracking. New York has abundant clean water, as does the rest of the Great Lakes region. But some local critics are concerned that fracking could contaminate Rochester’s Hemlock and Canadice Lakes water supplies.
ACTIVISM | BY JEREMY MOULE
Before there was such a thing as the environmental movement, Mohandas Gandhi warned of the dangers of industrialization and espoused living in balance with the earth. Fittingly, the Rochester-based institute that bears his name is stepping into the fracking debate. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 21, the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence will hold an event to raise awareness of hydraulic fracturing and to inspire people to take a stand against it. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Rochester group of the Sierra Club, is at Cobbs Hill Park. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is doing an environmental review of high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing in New York’s shale formations. The DEC will decide whether to allow fracking based on that review, but Governor Cuomo’s administration has floated a plan to allow fracking in Southern Tier communities that support the technique. The state’s actions have inspired the Gandhi Institute to step-up its anti-fracking efforts, says George Payne, the institute’s peace and justice educator. Make Peace, Don’t Frack is timed to coincide with the International Day of Peace. The event includes shirt-making, fracking teach-ins, a vigil around Lake Riley, and a
An anti-fracking rally. file photo
symbolic demonstration along I-490. Training on civil disobedience will also be available, though that aspect won’t be handled by the Gandhi Institute or Sierra Club. Sierra Club members will focus on education, particularly on protecting New York’s water bodies from fracking. New York has abundant clean water, as does the rest of the Great Lakes region. But some local critics are concerned that fracking could contaminate Rochester’s Hemlock and Canadice Lakes water supplies. And local Sierra Club officials say they’re concerned by Monroe County’s refusal to rule-out treating fracking wastewater at the county’s plant. The county says it’d handle the request the same as other treatment requests, which involves a review of whether county facilities can handle the task.
AFGHANISTAN TOTALS —
2,114 US servicemen and servicewomen and 1,060 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to September 14. Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available. American casualties from September 3 to 5: -- Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, Houston, Texas -- Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, San Antonio, Texas
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Fracktivism at work
Cost of War
C-SPAN changes to digital signal Time Warner Cable will soon offer the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network in a digital format only, which has some customers worried it will cost more to get the programs. But Joli Plucknette-Farmen, Time Warner’s regional spokesperson, insists that it won’t. | Area customers who have been getting C-SPAN through Time Warner’s standard tier or basic package of analog service were notified that beginning on October 10, the company will offer CSPAN in a digital format only. | C-SPAN will still be part of the standard package, but customers will need a digital adapter. Time Warner will provide the adapters to customers free through December 2014, says Plucknette-Farmen. Adaptors are also available at www.timewarnercable.com/ DigitalAdapter. | Time Warner’s move to digital is in response to customer demand, says Plucknette-Farmen, and isn’t a way to make customers pay more. | Most political junkies don’t need an introduction to CSPAN. The cable and satellite television industry created the network in 1979 as a public service, and its programs — many live and unedited — show how government works and how policies are created.
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Tax expert David Cay Johnston has another book out. The message in this one: pro-business tax policies are robbing us blind. POLITICS | BY RON NETSKY
You won’t hear about it on the news until a disaster happens, but there could be a deteriorating gas pipeline in front of your house or near your kids’ school. With only two local companies offering combined Internet and cable services, you might not be aware of how inferior those systems are — and how much more we pay for them — compared to the price of their French counterparts. And you probably haven’t heard about corporations that withhold state taxes from their workers’ paychecks and then keep the money. Brighton resident David Cay Johnston has discovered a lot of alarming things about the corporations we deal with every day. All of the above and a lot more abuses are exposed in his new book, “The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use ‘Plain English’ to Rob You Blind.” It’s his third book in a series that began with “Perfectly Legal” in 2004 and continued with “Free Lunch” in 2007. In a wide-ranging interview recently, Johnston also discussed the Occupy movement, mall developers who want to take hundreds of millions in taxpayer money to support their business risks, and the emerging American oligarchy, living high on the hog without sharing in the tax burden. Johnston left the New York Times in 2008 after 40 years of investigative reporting and a Pulitzer Prize. Since then, he’s been writing columns for Tax Notes and Reuters, hosting shows on WXXI radio, and teaching at Syracuse University. He’s also become the go-to pundit on Mitt Romney’s taxes on The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell and The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. “The Fine Print” uncovers information that usually slips under the radar of mainstream reporting. “We are having our pockets picked,” says Johnston, “and we are literally paying for rules that enable picking our pockets.” The following is an edited version of our interview with Johnston. City: What was your purpose in writing “The Fine Print”?
Johnston: I am arguing in all three books for competitive markets. I got where I got — from being in the bottom third
of Americans to being comfortable — through competition. Competition is a good thing; it imposes rigor. We’re getting away from market competition. We’re moving into a society of corporate socialism. I want rules that create the greatest gain with the least drag on society. We will always have people we’re going to have to subsidize and support. Maybe they were born with shortcomings or were the victims of horrible crimes or accidents or illness. You want to have a society where you minimize your losses, but you recognize them and pay for them, because you want social stability. The object is to make the United States endure, and you don’t do that by saying: if you’re not rich, too bad. Teddy Roosevelt said, “We will all go up or down together.” We’ve lost sight of that. We need to have economic rules that reward strivers and don’t subsidize people who aren’t striving. Yet that’s what we’re doing. We’re taking from the many to give to the few, and we’re giving unbridled power to companies, many of which are putting our lives in danger because it’s profitable to do so. One of the most frightening chapters in your book deals with gas pipelines and the very real implications of corporations cutting corners.
I tell the stories of three disastrous pipeline explosions in this country. There are people who have 30-inch natural gas pipelines operating at 1,500 pounds per square inch of pressure running down the street in front of their houses, and they have no idea. The pipeline industry sends brochures to schools and hospitals that are supposed to warn of this danger, and they tell you absolutely nothing useful. One of them tells you how wonderful the pipeline industry is. All of a sudden the fifth page says you live in a “High Consequence Area.” That’s a euphemism for zone of almost certain horrible death if something goes wrong. It doesn’t say to a school principal, “Here’s how to find out where the pipeline near your school is.” The pipeline companies are required to have emergency plans. You have to file freedom of information acts to get these things, and there’s nothing in them. They’re just boilerplate. If we have a
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pipeline explosion in Manhattan, it will kill potentially thousands and thousands of people. You pointed out a dangerous discrepancy in the permit of one company and they just shrugged.
The US Transportation Dept. has been granting “special permits” to pipeline companies exempting them from a 10year-old law that began inspection of pipelines. I call them safety waivers. I was reading the ones for National Fuel Gas in western New York. As worded, it seemed that you could eat through 80 percent of the pipeline wall and still run the pipeline. They mean 20 percent. As the pipelines age, the insurance premiums go up because the risks go up. Because the companies are monopolies, they get to include the higher insurance premiums in the rates you pay them so, in essence, you are being charged to pay for the increased risk to your safety. What effect has corporate arrogance had on the Rochester area?
The single biggest economic barrier to revitalizing the Rochester market is that we do not have, and are not scheduled to get, the information super-highway that we were promised in the 1990’s and that we paid for in higher rates for telephone and cable TV services. What happened when nobody was paying attention was the companies got laws passed that allowed them to give us the crappy Internet that we have that’s slow and inefficient. America invented the Internet. It’s now 29th in the world in its Internet speed. The triple-play package, cable, phone, and Internet – both Frontier and Time Warner offer them – after the first year, costs about $160 per month with taxes. In France it costs about $40, and instead of calling for two countries, you get worldwide telephone calling. Instead of domestic TV channels, you get live television from around the world. You get an Internet that’s 10 times faster downloading and 20 times faster uploading. We get ripped off. The cable companies put the money from higher rates into profits, and the telephone companies put it into building cellular systems. In the book, you describe another way people are ripped off through state taxes.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have state income taxes withheld from their paychecks that never go to the government. They don’t know it, because the law doesn’t require telling them this. Once the taxes are withheld, the state regards them as having paid their taxes. It then lets the companies they work for keep these taxes.
The 2,700 companies that get this include every brand-name company you know — General Electric, Proctor & Gamble, Ford, Chrysler and a lot of foreign companies like Mitsubishi, Nissan, Deutsche Bank. All have these deals, and they’re spreading like wildfire across the country. I believe they’ll become close to universal if we don’t put a stop to it. You’re having to make up for the workers’ taxes the company is pocketing. There is a fundamental drive in this country to turn taxes from public purposes to private profits. Right now, state and local tax incentives of this kind cost the average American family $900 a year. That is more than the weekly take-home pay of the typical American family with children. They’re giving up a week’s takehome pay for this corporate welfare. The Republican leaders here in Monroe County are among the biggest promoters of corporate welfare. They are among the most abusive in helping their friends, I would argue, not by earning money in the marketplace, but through the tax system. You also use the example of Irondequoit Mall.
That mall, built for $140 million in today’s money, sold for about $6 million. [The developer] has asked for $260 million to redo that mall. When I asked the county for its due diligence — will this actually work? — they gave me a report written by the developer’s consultants. That’s absurd. Why should everyone in the county put up money to help this private developer? If it’s a sound investment, the market will finance it. If it’s not a sound development, why should you be forced to pay taxes to finance it? This is not market economics. People say the Occupy movement didn’t amount to much. But it got the idea of 99 percent and 1 percent into our consciousness.
That’s exactly what they did. They changed the debate. I went down there and spent a day interviewing people. I met believers and atheists, liberals and Libertarians, Republicans and Democrats, truck drivers and theology professors. It was a broad mix of people, some of whom had been affected directly, some of whom had seen what went on around them, some of whom had family. People at the very top have, in many cases, untaxed fortunes; they’re living lavish lifestyles, and they’re contributing little or nothing to the cost of the society that make their riches possible.
If Irondequoit Mall is not a sound development, why should you be forced to pay taxes to finance it? This is not market economics.” The Occupy movement was partially a reaction to the bailouts of 2008. How do you view the bailouts in retrospect?
A lot of Americans wrongly believe that the Wall Street bailout was by the Obama administration. It was not. When the Bush administration bailed out Wall Street, except for the two companies that failed, everybody got 100 cents on the dollar of the money they had at risk. When Detroit was bailed out by the Obama administration, everybody took what’s called a haircut. They lost money. The CEOs and the janitors all took pay cuts. The executives lost about half of their supplemental deferred compensation for their old age. Look what’s happened since then. Wall Street is now back to doing exactly what it did before, paying unbelievable amounts of money for things that are not socially and economically productive — derivatives trading, gambling. The US auto industry is on the mend. General Motors may be the biggest car company in the world again. Why do you think Romney won’t release his tax returns?
I think it’s highly likely that Romney paid no or virtually no tax in some years. You’ll notice when Romney finally spoke on this he said, “I paid taxes every year for the last ten years.” The likely period of no tax payment would have been in the 1990’s up to 2002. If you are the manager of an off-shore fund like Bain Capital Management — and Romney wasn’t just the manager, he was the sole owner — you can defer 100 percent of your income. You just put it back into the fund. You and I, if we have a 401(k), can only save a limited amount of money, but managers of these funds can have an unlimited amount of money, tax-free, build up. Now you go to your banker and say, “I’ve got $1 billion here; I need so many million to live on this year.” The banker can loan it to you so you can live off your borrowed money.
Why does that law exist? Why can they do what we can’t?
Carried interest and unlimited deferral for private equity and hedge fund managers is an abomination in the view of every single tax scholar that I know, conservative to liberal. It exists because the people who benefit from these things pour money into political campaigns and, more importantly, say if you don’t go along with this we’ll pour money into someone to oust you. That’s what the Club for Growth is: the Republican Party’s disciplinary shop. You violate its principles on taxes, and they will find another Republican and run you out of office. They’ve done it many times. I assume Mitt Romney has passed that test?
Grover Norquist said if Romney is elected what you’ll see is Paul Ryan’s tax plan. Under Ryan’s tax plan we would become like 18th-century France. The only difference is, instead of the church and the inherited nobility controlling all the property, it would be the inheritors of the oligarchs of today. Your economics would depend on how well you picked your parents. Before reading your book, I’d never heard of ReadyReturn. What is it?
There are roughly 140 million federal tax returns filed each year; 100 million of those are totally unnecessarily. They’re filed by people who take the standard deduction, and the government already knows how much money they’ve got. In California, they set up a system where the government would send a letter to single people saying, here’s your income; here’s the tax you owe; if you agree, sign this. If you don’t agree, fill out a tax return. The people who took advantage of it, in surveys, said this is the most fantastic government program they’d ever heard of. It got rid of this continues on page 8 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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stupid make-work. You mean I don’t have to pay money to Intuit? Oh, there’s the problem. Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, spent $1 million in support of a single California legislator who’s affiliated with the Republican Club for Growth and who promised eternal fealty to the goal of Intuit and H&R Block and the others, which is that everybody has to pay them to fill out a tax return or do this terrible work by themselves. Intuit and Grover Norquist are in common cause here. He says he wants to reduce your tax burden, but he needs people to be angry at the tax system so he wants to maintain tax filing. He says falsely that you wouldn’t take all the deductions you’re entitled to. ReadyReturn only applies to people who don’t get any deductions. Norquist and the Republican Party want to make the government less efficient because it furthers their political goal of encouraging hatred against the government of the United States of America. “The Fine Print” offers lots of solutions. You clearly haven’t given up on fixing this.
The number of people I meet who feel powerless and say we can’t do anything about it — excuse me, we can. Our constitution enshrined slavery; we got rid of it. Six hundred and thirty some thousand Americans had to die, but we got rid of slavery. Women got the right to vote because men voted to give it to them. More than a century ago, there were preachers fighting against child labor laws, saying it is God’s plan that children should work in these factories and if you favor these laws you’re an agent of the devil. We got child labor laws. We’ve improved our society enormously. If you think we can’t solve our problem, what you’re saying is the United States has no future. The whole idea of the United States of America is that we can solve our problems. And we can overcome this problem of twisted, excessive, abused power by corporations, which I believe is absolutely at the core of our difficulties. Those ideas are killing our democracy.
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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.)
Gandhi group to hold day of peace
The Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence celebrates “International Day of Peace” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, September 21. Participants are encouraged to speak out about ways to protect resources and human health from potential fracking hazards. Attendees will meet at Lake Riley in Cobbs Hill Park.
First Witness Palestine film series
Christians Witnessing for Palestine will sponsor Rochester’s first Witness Palestine film series from Thursday, September 20, through Thursday, October 4. The films reflect the observations of Rochesterians who
have recently visited the Middle East, and a discussion will be held after each film. The films will be shown at The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue, and tickets cost $8, unless otherwise noted. Details and showing times: www.witnesspalestineRochester.org.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a vegetarian or vegan dish to share. The dinner will be followed by “Fighting for Farm Animals,” a talk by Jenny Brown of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary at 7 p.m. The event is at Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Road.
Voter registration events
Deaf Awareness Week
Organizers to re-elect President Obama will hold voter registration drives in Irondequoit at the Helen McGraw Library, 2180 East Ridge Road, and at the Pauline Evans Library, 45 Cooper Road. The drives are from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 22; Saturday, September 29; and Saturday, October 6.
Veggie potluck
The Rochester Area Vegetarian Society will hold a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 23.
Correcting ourselves
The Genesee Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf will present over 30 workshops, lectures, performances, and exhibits to mark National Deaf Awareness Week. The week’s activities are intended to increase recognition of deaf people in our community and to eradicate negative stereotypes. Events are from Sunday, September 23, through Saturday, September 29. All are welcome. For a complete list of events, times, and locations: www.rdaw.org.
In the September 12 issue, Willie Clark’s critic picks for the Fringe Festival included incorrect spellings of Patton Oswalt and Davy Crockett. City
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Dining themselves. Order a strawberry chicken salad ($8.50) and one of Apostolopoulos’ Parisienne crepes full of tender sauteed chicken, mushrooms, and bechamel, and you and your companion will have a dinner fit for French royalty. The multitude of fresh blueberries, strawberries and mandarin orange slices are dressed with a tart and sweet raspberry dressing, deftly balancing the rich, creamy goodness of the crepe. Even the more outre combinations of ingredients work well. A buckwheat crepe, wrapped around turkey, sauteed spinach, cheese, and cranberry sauce, was the very essence of fall, reminding me that Thanksgiving is only a couple of months away. The sausage, cheese, and egg crepe with a surprisingly spicy salsa might ruin you for Western omelets forever. But if you take a look around
Jarred cakes, including pistachio with strawberry icing (left), and a Florentine crepe, with spinach, tomato, egg, and cheese (right) at Delish Bakery. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK
Crepe escapes Delish Bakery 266 Park Ave 244-9002, delish-bakery.org tuesdays-Fridays 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturdays-Sundays 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. [ REVIEW ] BY JAMES LEACH
There’s a stretch of Park Avenue, roughly between Goodman and Oxford, that might be considered a sort of pan-European hideaway. Roam Café, with its vaguely Italian theme and its ardently Italian Vespas, holds down the spot at 260 Park. The dearly departed but not forgotten Dutch Market used to occupy the house across the avenue at 257. And since last December, Italy has France and Greece for neighbors — although in the real Europe they aren’t the same place. In December 2011, Dimitra Apostolopoulos, a chef with decades of experience cooking both on the line and as a personal chef in New York City, decided that she was tired of life in Manhattan and relocated to Rochester to be closer to her son, and perhaps more importantly, her toddler grandson. Apostolopoulos told me that what she wanted when she made the decision to open Delish Bakery at 266
Park was the opportunity to “create my own things,” to experiment with new ideas and new presentations, and to become the pastry chef that she was clearly born to be. So, this chef of a certain age, who learned her trade under the tutelage of her uncle in Greece, set out to open that most French of institutions, the crepery. Greek heritage and French food run counter to reason — most restaurateurs draw on their heritage first and their training second. But Apostolopoulos didn’t want to open another Greek restaurant, or another Greek bakery for that matter. And let me assure you that until she talks to you and you hear her accent, you’d swear that she was born in France and trained at the Cordon Bleu. Her restaurant and her food are that French, and that good. Apostolopoulos makes her crepes the way
that they are made in creperies and street stands all over France. They’re created on a 15”, perfectly round crepe griddle, spreading the batter (she does both regular crepes and slightly more dense buckwheat) with a thin spatula and doing the seemingly impossible as she loosens the nearly diaphanous pancakes delicately off the flat-top, turns them, and then fills them with either savory
or sweet ingredients as suits your fancy. I will confess that in three visits, I never got around to trying out the sweet crepes, even though she adds to the usual roster of nutella and cinnamon sugar ingredients like apples, caramel, and an enticing-sounding combination of caramel, chocolate, and walnuts that she appropriately calls a turtle. (Sweet crepes range from $5.25 to $7.25.) The problem was that her savory crepes were too good, and entirely too filling to permit me to follow them up with something sweet — and crepes don’t reheat well. Instead, I was completely taken in by crepes with ingredients that would give those tradition-bound French folks apoplexy. The ham and cheese crepe sounds pretty French (I can’t even tell you the number of times that this was a staple of frugal dinners when I was a much younger and poorer college grad swanning around France on a Eurail pass and a quickly declining pile of francs), but a Frenchman would never have thought of including scrambled eggs in the mix. (Savory crepes range from $7.95 to $8.95.) And I’m sure that the folks in Paris would positively faint if you suggested that you might put sausage, cheddar, eggs, and salsa inside a crepe. The results are wonderful, substantial enough to be meals (plural) in
Apostolopoulos’ shop it’s immediately clear that pastry work is her first love. The large display case at the rear of the dining room is full of the sort of things you’d see in an alternate-history version of Paris. You’ll find bright green pistachio cookie whoopie pies, which are essentially macarons on steroids. Cups of chocolate and raspberry crème, layers of ethereal mousse alternating with almost toothache-sweet buttercream and a swirl of raspberry puree to keep it from tilting over the line from just sweet enough to too-sweet. Slices of chocolate cake that look like they were cut from the fabric of midnight with a laser. And adorable little jars full of cake and pie with raffia ribbons tied around the lip. Jars of cake and pie? Yup. Jars. One of Apostolopoulos’ whimsical creations, cake or in a jar might be the coolest idea I’ve seen in dessert in quite some time. Take her excellent chocolate cake or lemon coconut cake and layer it in a Mason jar (although, in fact, she uses Bell jars) like an English trifle, screw a lid on it, and you have the perfect picnic dessert or hostess gift. And unlike so many gifts that come in jars, this one won’t be around for very long — the contents and the deceptively diminutive-looking serving invite you to dig in and then scrape the glass bottom. Apple pie in a jar is equally cute and tasty, the filling closer to the French tarte tatin than gooey American apple pie, while the crust itself is almost cookie-like in its tender sweetness. You will not be hungry when you leave Delish, but as you settle up, be sure to snag a jar of the chocolate-strawberry or chocolatebanana spread by the register. It’s good on everything from toast to ice-cream, and may be best eaten one furtive spoonful at a time.
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[ Pop/Rock ] Quiet Company w/Brick & Mortar Sunday, October 21. Dubland Underground. 315 Alexander St. $10. 6 p.m. 232-7550. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] FRIGHT JAM - CA$H OUT, Driicky Graham Thursday, October 25. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $20$30. 8 p.m. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com.
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers Thursday, September 20 Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 8:30 p.m. | $7 | 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com [ COUNTRY ] Seattle Weekly has called Zoe Muth that
city’s version of Emmylou Harris. It’s high praise, but quizzical because of the Pacific Northwest’s history of producing singer/songwriters with more of an affinity for distorted guitars and an angsty lyrical approach. Muth was raised on old-school rock, but discovered the “Anthology of American Folk Music” in high school. The rural narratives and down-home twang of artists such as Chubby Parker and Buell Kazee spoke to her and heavily influenced her own songwriting style. Before long, Zoe managed to procure a solid set of backing musicians and started making records. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR.
“Pops on Pipes” Sunday, September 23 Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 2:30 p.m. | Free | 234-2295, rtosonline.org [ ORGAN ] The Eastman School of Music may have
ended its training for theater organists in 1930, but you can still hear the sounds of the RTOS-Grierson 4/23 Wurlitzer. Known as “the Mighty Wurlitzer,” the theater organ at the Auditorium Theatre will be brought to life on this week by Dave Wickerham in a concert that is free and open to the public. This Wurlitzer, plus a 3/12 Wurlitzer at the Rochester Museum & Science Center, are kept busy by members of the Rochester Theater Organ Society and various guest organists. — BY PALOMA A. CAPANNA
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 3858565. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Milk Carton Kids w/ Brendan Hines. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. Partially seated show. Limited entry for unders. $13-$17. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 5:30 p.m. Free.
3rd Annual Loveapalooza Saturday, September 22 Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive Starts at 2 p.m. | $5 | 292-9940, lovincup.com [ Electronic ] Lovin’ Cup is pulling out all the
stops with its third Lovapalooza. Not only will there be beer tastings and crafts on sale (including tattoos of both the permanent and not-so-permanent varieties), but RIPROC will be supporting with DJs all day, culminating in a dance party all night. RIPROC will be bringing all your favorite DJs, including Papi Chulo. Ultraviolet Hippopotamus will be bringing the hip-hop fusion. Even better, Manhattan Project, will be back for its only in town show after a long summer of touring schedule. — SUZAN PERO
Aficionado Tuesday, September 25 Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 6 p.m. | $10 | 232-7550 [ POST-HARDCORE ] These Albany-based alt-rockers
have been on an ever-evolving sonic safari since their formation in 2004. What was initially supposed to be a straight-forward, in-your-face post-hardcore outfit grew into an 11-piece “theatrical prog-rock spectacle” before the line-up was sculpted into the robust seven-member group it is today. In 2011, Aficionado released its eponymous full-length debut, which garnered critical praise for its eclectic instrumentation and driving pop/punk sound. The band seamlessly transitions from slow-building verses into aggressive, anthemic choruses highlighted by lead-singer Nick Warhol’s moody and melodic vocal assaults. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR.
Mickey Smay on the drums at Abilene Friday, September 14. photo by frank de blase
An heir to the throne [ review ] by frank de blase
Guitar impresario Deke Dickerson positively peeled the paint off the Abilene walls with his blistering guitar work Friday night. Dickerson is one of the slickest, fastest guitar players alive, and his skill is rivaled only by his genuine, aww-shucks charm. Dickerson’s drummer took a crack at playing guitar while two audience members held him by the ankles and swung him upside down, and Dickerson — king of the rockabilly mash-up — mashed up The Stray Cats with Satchmo. Circus stunts aside, this was a night in Rochester rock ’n’ roll history, as 11year-old Mickey Smay, who sprang from the loins of Jason Smay (ex-Hi-Risers, ex-Los Straitjackets, current drummer for J.D. McPherson), and heir to the throne, got up and rocked with the band to Link Wray’s “Rawhide.” The boy pounded the skins admirably, and I don’t just mean he kept time. I mean he coolly bopped with snaps and rolls and fills as the grown-ups in the crowd went bananas. I picked up Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion and headed north in the blue whale to Sandra’s Saloon, a keen example of an
alternate universe: authentic, unadulterated country music and drunken anthropology. The Mike Snow Band was on stage honkin’ and tonkin’ with Colorblind’s Jimmy Mac on drums when we rolled up on the joint. Snow has a classic, way-low baritone that will fire you up one minute, and leave you crying in your beer the next. Klondikecool proprietress Sandra was gracious and warm, and initiated Tin Man and Cowardly Lion with some clear liquid in a mason jar that rendered Tin Man incapable of saying anything other than “goddammit” and had Cowardly Lion howling like Tarzan. I’m not sure exactly how or when we left. Back at Abilene Saturday night, Austin, Texas, blues troubadour Guy Forsythe and the whole audience got a big surprise as his former Asylum Street Spankers band mate Wammo made the drive from Pittsburgh to sit in and rock the joint. Between Wammo’s hellacious honks on the harp and Forsythe’s buttery slide, it was a rocking good night. As I drove home with the windows down, I could still hear Cowardly Lion’s jungle howl in the distance.
[ Blues ] Ezra & The Storm. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 9 p.m. Free. Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. The Beale New Orleans Grille and BarSouth Ave., 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Reverend Raven and The Chain-Smokin’ Alter Boys. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. 8 p.m. $8-$10. [ Classical ] Alan Mathias. Smith Warren Post 367 American Legion, 61 Main St. 889-9156. 5 p.m. Free. Double Bass Faculty Recital, Colin Corner, Principal Bass, RPO. Hochstein Recital Hall, 50 Plymouth Ave N. 4544596. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Adam. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. Call for info. DJ Dorian. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. 272-9777. Call for info. Call for info. Teen Set 45 Party. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. Midnight. Free. Y Not Wednesday w/DJ ET. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St. Paul St. 232-5650. Call for info. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Date Night. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3845. 8 p.m. $5. continues on page 13
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Bob Log III is a one-man band, playing Delta blues on slide guitar, the drums with his feet, and singing through a telephone receiver mounted onto a motorcycle helmet.
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Underneath the helmet Bob Log III w/Stoney Lonesome & The House of Lights, Roger Kuhn, Cammy Enaharo Sunday, September 23 Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. | $10-$12 | bugjar.com boblog111.com [ INTERVIEW ] By Frank De Blase
It ain’t nothin’ but a party when one-man band Bob Log III rolls into town. Dressed like one of those circus maniacs that gets fired from a canon, Log plays viciously raw Delta blues on slide guitar with his hands, while tackling the drums with his feet. The vocals are shouted through a telephone receiver mounted on the windscreen of his motorcycle helmet. It’s unpredictable madness. Perhaps it’s even a little bizarre, and Log’s tunes — full of lust, excess, and alcohol — are there to stir things up. Log even manages to combine several vices, like his crowd favorite “Boob Scotch,” where his tumbler of scotch is passed around the audience so that young ladies can dunk a breast. Boobs, whiskey, and motorcycle helmets aside, Logs’s blues are the genuine article and mirror a lot of the stripped-down, bare-bone evil of his more conventional Fat Possum label mates. His sound is brilliantly, sloppy sleazy, and rhythmically precarious, like a drunk stripper staggering in stiletto heels on loose gravel. Originally based in Arizona, Log now resides in Melbourne, Australia, and landed in the United States last week just in time for his upcoming U.S. tour, and our phone call. An edited transcript of the conversation follows. 12 City SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2012
CITY: Where did it all start? How did it all start? Bob Log III: When I was 11 my grandma got
me a guitar. I listened to a lot of AC/DC, Chuck Berry, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. When I got a little older I was in a two-man band called Doo Rag and drove all around the world playing guitar and my buddy played drums on the garbage can. And when he left I had a choice of either going home and shutting up, or learning a new way to play drums. I had a helmet I had bought at a thrift store the day before and I had a guitar case. So I decided to drive to Chicago and kick the guitar case with a helmet on my head. And the chicks went so crazy. And that’s how Bob Log III started. Do you ever see yourself expanding with a helmeted band?
It ain’t really about the helmet. The thing about what you do when you’re a one-man band… there’s a thing that happens that no other musician gets to do, I don’t care who you are. But when you’re playing by yourself, you get to mess with time. You can do anything you want to do with time. You can slow it down, you can speed it up, and you can’t do that when you’re a whole bunch of people. You’ve got to all know that it’s coming. When you’re totally alone, you are the complete master of time and you can do whatever the fuck you want to time. You can take time out to dinner, you can throw a pie in its face, you can dress it up in a horse costume and send it out to buy milk. You can do anything you want to time. That’s the main reason I do what I do by myself. I think after 15 to 16 years doing this I’m completely addicted to controlling time. It’s what I love about what I do the most.
You’re clearly influenced by a lot of the Fat Possum cats, like R.L. Burnside and T-Model Ford. What’s it like working with them? How’d they take you?
I got to tour with R.L. like four times. I’ve been in the car with T-Model for hours on end. Hasil Adkins came to see me play. We played a show together. It was me, Hasil, TModel, Paul “Wine” Jones, RL… That was the first time Hasil got to see me play. This was like 1997, when I was just getting started, and I didn’t know what he was going to do. “Is he going to hate me?” Well, Hasil jumped up on the tables, kicking over everybody’s drink, dancing around the room. And then at the end of the night he made me give him my autograph. He was so nice to me, he was such a cool dude, and we had such a great time. But all that aside, he was totally fuckin’ nuts, too. Do the people that dig your shtick overlook the bigger picture? Are they missing out?
People can call it whatever they want, but the people that come to the show that are dancing and smiling, they get it. It’s what you’re doing with your music, I suppose. To me, pretty much all rock ’n’ roll is a shtick, the whole thing. What’s the point? Trying to make a room full of drunk people have a good time and enjoy themselves. There are other bands that want to get up there and totally complain about something — and I’m all right with that. But I don’t really call that rock ‘n’ roll. I grew up with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and AC/DC. Motorhead, too. They took the blues and turned it into a party, something fun, something to look at. It isn’t something I invented. I’m one of many who are trying to make what I guess you could call party music. I make party music with a guitar and a thing on
my head, but shit, Screamin’ Jay would make party music with a bone through his nose. Angus Young puts on schoolboy pants…what does that do? Raises the party level. And I’ve got no problem with that. What’s an ideal show for you?
What I’m attempting to do, when I’ve got a room full of people, is to really make them smile so much that their faces hurt in the morning. I want them to get so sweaty that they don’t care what their hair looks like. It’s not about a bunch of people standing around looking good, it’s about letting loose, putting the lampshade on your head, doing something they’re all going to talk about tomorrow. It’s a party.
It’s a guitar party, especially Rochester. I remember you guys going totally ape shit on a Tuesday. That’s one of the reasons I’ve fallen in love with your town. And the garbage plate. I want to do it, but not sure I can do that to myself this time. We’ll see how I feel. Is there anything else in a boob scotch other than a boobs and scotch?
If you pass it around the room and everyone puts a boob in it, you can get all kinds of floaty things in there. It doesn’t necessarily have to be scotch. The idea is someone puts their boob in your drink, you take a sip, you feel better. I wrote that song because I was having a real bad day. Instead of writing about what made my day bad, I wrote the song about what made my day better. I don’t care who you are or what you do. Take a little sip of that and you feel better.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. Jim Malcolm. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 8 p.m. $15. John Dady. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St. 348-9091. 7 p.m. Free. Singer-Songwriter Spotlight Series. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3845. 8 p.m. $5. [ Blues ] Blues by Five. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 7 p.m. $5.
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To rephrase performance artist Laurie Anderson, “Which is more macho: A pineapple or Powerman 5000?” My guess is Powerman 5000. The industrial metal quartet arrived in the early 90’s just as hair metal was frizzing out and grunge and rap-metal were picking up. Taking cues from sci-fi themed B-movies and groups like White Zombie (PM5K lead singer Spider One and Rob Zombie are brothers), the group hit a peak in ’99 with hit single “When Worlds Collide.” It seems like yesterday we were romping to platinum-selling CD “Tonight The Stars Revolt!” but unbelievably PM5K heads out to demolish North America with its 20th anniversary tour. Intrinsic opens the show. Powerman 5000 performs Friday, September 21, 8 p.m. at Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. $20. frontgatetickets.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR The Crawdiddies. The Beale New Orleans Grille and BarSouth Ave., 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Monkey Junk. Dinosaur BarB-Que, 99 Court St. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ Country ] Zoe Muth and the Lost-High Rollers. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8:30 p.m. $7. [ DJ/Electronic ] Aneal Pleasures. Tilt Nightclub & Ultralounge, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. Call for info. DJ Keeyo. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. 272-9777. 10 p.m. Call for info. DJ Matt. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. Call for info. DJ Sal DeSantis. Center Cafe, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 5948882. 7 p.m. Call for info. Karaoke at Panorama. Panorama Night Club & Sports Bar, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free. Thursday Night Shakedown.. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 11 p.m. Free. Tiki Thursdays: Shotgun Music DJ. McGhan’s Pub, 11 W. Main St. 924-3660. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tilt-a-Whirl Drag Show.. Tilt Nightclub & Ultralounge, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 11:15 pm & 12:30 am. $3.
Timbre Coup. Dubland Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. $5$15. [ Jazz ] Amanda Montone Duo. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 385-8565. 7 p.m. Free. Bobby DiBaudo. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. John Bolger. Pane Vino Ristorante, 175 N. Water St. 232-6090. 8:30 p.m. Free. Steve Grills. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 5:30 p.m. Free. Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke at Center Cafe. Center Cafe, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 594-8882. 7 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Willow Inn. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 3923489. 8 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Pineapple Jack’s. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke.at Brickwood Grill. Brickwood Grill, 250 Monroe Ave. 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for info. Karaoke Night w/Debbie Randyn. Pittsford Pub, 60 continues on page 14 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 13
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N. Main St. 586-4650. 9:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/George. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 8 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Delight. Anchor Sports Bar & Grill, 270 Miracle Mile Dr. 272-9333. 8 p.m. Karaoke w/Shotgun Music. McGhan’s Pub, 11 W. Main St. 924-3660. Call for info. Free. Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N. Main St. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free.
PROGRESSIVE | Coheed and Cambria
[ Open Mic ] Open Mic at Towpath Cafe. Towpath Cafe, 6 N. Main St. 377-0410. 6:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic Jam Boulder Park Ave.. Boulder Coffee Co. – Park Ave., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/Mark Herrmann. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd. West. 621-1480. Call for info. Open Mic w/Steve Piper. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mike w/Mark Herrmann. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd. West. 621-1480. 8 p.m. Free.
Claudio Sanchez: Coheed and Cambria frontman, prog-rock pioneer, and yes, comic-book author. Sanchez and his music have always been highly conceptual, but now he is taking it to a new level. The band’s upcoming album, “The Afterman: Ascension,” is the first installment of a double-disc affair whose storyline follows “The Amory Wars,” the title of the series of comics that Sanchez has penned. The deluxe version of the record will also include a coffee-table book intended to give its reader, and “Afterman” listeners, a song-by-song experience of the album. Despite all of the ancillary hullabaloo, the real Sanchez experience still lies in C&C’s music. The band’s sound follows a sweeping narrative arc of its own, incorporating elements of progressive and alternative rock, post-hardcore, and even pop, punk, and soul. If you have always wanted to experience the quirky thrills of a sciencefiction rock opera, attending a Coheed and Cambria concert is probably a serviceable substitution.
[ Reggae/Jam ] Reggae Thursday. Club NV, 123 Liberty Pole Way. 4547230. 10 p.m. $5 before 11 pm. Thunder Body. Star Alley Park, 662 South Ave. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 1916, The Mighty Stef. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $8. Chillum w/ Total Overcomers. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 8:30 p.m. Limited entry for unders. $5-$7. Five Alarm Open Jam. Firehouse Saloon, 814 South Clinton. 319-3832. 9 p.m. Call for info. Minus the Bear w/Cursive. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $23-$25. Teressa Wilcox. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 8 p.m. $5. Wayward Son. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 7 p.m. Free.
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[ Acoustic/Folk ] David Bromberg. The German House Theater, 315 Gregory St. 442-6880. 8 p.m. $35.50$40. Deborah Magone. Argyle Grill at Eagle Vale Golf Club, 4344 Nine Mile Point Rd. 3772452. 7 p.m. Call for info.
Coheed and Cambria performs Friday, September 21, 8 p.m. at the Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $30-$35. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR. Even Steven. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St. 348-9091. 8 p.m. Free. Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free Jim Lane. The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St. (315) 5894512. 7 p.m. Free. Jumbo Shrimp w/Mike Z. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 5 p.m. Free. The Way Home w/Quazi*Mojo. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 6 p.m. $4-$6. [ Blues ] Big Blue House. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 385-8565. 8:30 p.m. Free. Blue Birds. The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar-South Ave., 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. King Bee’s. The BealeWebster, 1930 Empire Blvd. 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Leaves of Brass: Barbara Hull, trumpet. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bang Fridays. ONE Nightclub and Lounge, 1 Ryan Alley.
546-1010. Call for info. Call for info. Chill Out Fridays Happy Hour. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 5:30 p.m. Free. DJ Bac Spin. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St. Paul St. 2325650. 8 p.m. Call for info. DJ Blake. 140 Alex Bar & Grill, 140 Alexander St. 2561000. 10 p.m. Call for info. DJ Cedric’s 80s New Wave Night. Vertex Nightclub, 169 North Chestnut St. 232-5498. Call for info. Fresh Meat Fridays w/ Samantha Vega, DJ Mighty Mic. Tilt Nightclub & Ultralounge, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $4-$12. Lube After Dark.. Quaker Steak & Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. 9:30 p.m. Free. Red Inc. w/Demand, Soma. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 5463845. 8 p.m. $5-$7. Reggaeton w/DJ Carlos. La Copa Ultra Lounge, 235 W. Ridge Rd. 254-1050. 10 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] The Bowties. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free. Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30 p.m. Free. Friday Jazz at Immanuel: Bill Tiberio Band. Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave. 473-7664. 7 p.m. $10. Holiday Band. Pane Vino Ristorante, 175 N. Water St. 232-6090. 6:30 p.m. Free. Soul Express. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 7:30 p.m. Free. Trombonanza. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 8 p.m. Concert taking place in Ingle Auditorium. $5-$20. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke w/Cody. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 3343030. 5 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Pineapple Jack’s. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Flaherty’s Webster. Flaherty’s Webster, 1200 Bay Rd. 671-0816. 9 p.m. Call for info. Karaoke by Dan & Sherri. Barnard Restaurant & Party House, 360 Maiden Ln. 6631250. 8 p.m. Free. Karaoke w/DJ Delight. Anchor Sports Bar & Grill, 270 Miracle Mile Dr. 272-9333. 8 p.m Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N. Main St. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N. Main St. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. [ Reggae/Jam ] The Meta Accord. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 8:30 p.m. $5. Nevergreen, The Blind Spots. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 9 p.m. $3-$5. [ Pop/Rock ] Bill Pileggi. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave. 964-2010. 8:30 p.m. Call for info. Black Ice. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. 9 p.m. Call for info. Coheed and Cambria w/Three. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $30-$35. End World Party: Results, Keaton, Envious Design. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd. West. 621-1480. 8 p.m. $5-$7. Flour City Brewers’ Fest. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. 6 p.m. $75-$100. HAPPY HOUR: Peach Preserves. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 6 p.m. Free. Hemi Cuda. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for info. Mike & Sergi. Lilian’s Restaurant, 2200 Penfield Rd. 323-1224. 6 p.m. Free. continues on page 16 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 15
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Polluted Moon. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St. 6635910. 10 p.m. Call for info. Powerman 5000. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. $20-$25. Revolver. Anchor Sports Bar & Grill, 270 Miracle Mile Dr. 272-9333. 10 p.m. Call for info. The Rice Cakes w/Aminals, Buckets, and Cottage Jefferson. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. 21+. $7-$9. Something Else. A-Pub Live, 6 Lawrence St. 10 p.m. Free before 11, $5 after. Up2Something. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St. 315-483-9570. 9 p.m. Call for info. Violet Mary. Dinosaur BarB-Que, 99 Court St. 10 p.m. Free.
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[ Acoustic/Folk ] Ache. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. 11 p.m. Free. Acoustic Brew. Flaherty’s Honeoye Falls, 60 W. Main St. 497-7010. Call for info. BeauSoleil. Harmony House, 58 East Main St. 8 p.m. $20$25. Heidi Little. Flaherty’s Webster, 1200 Bay Rd. 6710816. Call for info. Jim Lane. Prosecco Italian Restaurant, 1550 New York 332. 924-8000. 8 p.m. Free. Jonathan Edwards. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7 p.m. $30. Michael and David Doucet (of BeauSoleil). The Bop Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 4 p.m. Free. Morgan Crispy w/Ted McGraw. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St. 348-9091. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Open G. The Beale-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd. 2161070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. Paul Baldwin Blues Band. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m. $3. Tommy G & The Gliders. The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar-South Ave., 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Flute as a Cultural Voice. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Country ] Closing Time. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 3343030. 9 p.m. Call for info.
CAJUN/ZYDECO | Beau Soleil
Beau Soleil, or “Beautiful Sun” for those who habla the Francais, is a Grammy Award-winning Cajun band formed in 1975 in Lafayette, Louisiana. It’s the band’s extensive touring schedule and its infusion of other related and unrelated sounds — Tex Mex, jazz, etc. — that has kept Beau Soleil alive, along with the genre itself. Garrison Keillor calls the group “the world’s greatest Cajun band,” and chances are, you will too. You’ve heard them on all kinds of late-night TV and movie soundtracks, now see them live and laissez les bon temps roulez. Beau Soleil plays Saturday, September 22, 8 p.m. at the Harmony House, 58 E. Main Street, Webster. $20-$25. rochesterzydeco.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
ALT-COUNTRY | Buxton
Houston-based alt-country outfit Buxton is just what you’d expect from a band that’s emerged from a crowded genre in a competitive music scene. Formed in 2003, Buxton earned kudos from the local press and has been tagged nationally by Esquire magazine as a group to watch in 2012. The quintet has been compared to Wilco (when it’s not experimenting wildly) and The Avett Brothers. Buxton is touring in support of its latest CD, “Nothing Here Seems Strange,” featuring tunes “Boy Of Nine” and “Riverbed.” This band’s got all the tools in its toolkit. There’s not a lot of flash here, just substance and a timeless workman-like ethic. With White Woods and Landmark. Buxton plays Monday, September 24, 8:30 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $6-$8. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Big Reg. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St. Paul St. 2325650. 10 p.m. Call for info. DJ Darkwave. Vertex Nightclub, 169 North Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.
DJ Trancesend. Decibel Lounge., 45 Euclid St. 7544645. 10 p.m. $5. La Selva. Tilt Nightclub & Ultralounge, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 10 p.m. Call for info. Lovapalooza 3 w/Jimkata, Manhattan Project, RIPROC, Subsoil. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 2 p.m. $5.
[ Jazz ] The Bucky Pizzarelli Trio. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 4544596. 8 p.m. $25-$42. Connie Demming. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free. El Rojo Jazz. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30 p.m. Free. Meg Gehman, Lisa Bigwood, Bill Welch. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930. 8 p.m. Call for info. Norman Tibbils. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 385-8565. 8 p.m. Free. Special Blend. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 7:30 p.m. Free. Free Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes. Hedges Restaurant, 1290 Lake Rd. 265-3850. 7 p.m. Free. Todd East Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. The White Hots. The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St. (315) 589-4512. Call for info. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke at 140 Alex. 140 Alex Bar & Grill, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free.
Karaoke At The Lube. Quaker Steak & Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. 9:30 p.m. Free. Kick-Ass Karaoke. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 10 p.m. Free. R&B Kem w/Angie Stone. Blue Cross Arena, One War Memorial Square. 758-5300. 8 p.m. $51-$93. [ Pop/Rock ] Christopher Paul Stelling w/Seth Faergolzia & The 23 Psaegz, Gin & Bonnets, and Holy Smith!. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $7-$9. George Hogan. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave. 964-2010. 8:30 p.m. Call for info. Lisa Lee Band. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St. 315-483-9570. 9 p.m. Call for info. Midcard. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd. West. 621-1480. 9 p.m. Call for info. Pop-Punk Matinee: Handguns w/Forever Came Calling, State Champs, Allison Weiss, Storm the Bay, Mouthful, and Through The Crowd. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 2:30 p.m. Limited entry for unders. $10-$12. Run For The Roses. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 9 p.m. Call for info.
Smooth Talkers. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m. Free. Something Else. A-Pub Live, 6 Lawrence St. 10 p.m. Free before 11, $5 after Something Else. A-Pub Live, 6 Lawrence St. 10 p.m. Free before 11, $5 after. Spika. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. 7 p.m. Free. Stiletto. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St. 663-5910. 10 p.m. Call for info. Teagan & The Tweeds. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 10 p.m. Free.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Kevin Reynolds & Ken Snyder. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] The Great American Songbook: Andrea Folan, soprano. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 3 p.m. Free. Music after 1900: The Lady with the Hammer. Pysikos, 302 North Goodman St. 4:30 p.m. Free. Pops on Pipes: Dave Wickerham. Auditorium Theatre, 885 Main St. 2:30 p.m. Free.
[ Jazz ] Bill Slater Solo Piano (Brunch). Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 2484825. Call for info. Free. El Rojo Jazz. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 385-8565. 5 p.m. Free El Rojo Jazz. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. Joe Santora and Curtis Kendrick. The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St. (315) 5894512. Call for info.
[ Blues ] Tony Giannavola. The Beale New Orleans Grille and BarSouth Ave., 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7 p.m. Call for info.
Monroe Ave. 8:30 p.m. $6$8.
[ Classical ] ensemble.twenty.21 New 2012-13 Concert Series. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue. 957-0284. -25, 7:30 p.m. $15-$25.
[ Acoustic/Folk ] BUA. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St. 3489091. 8 p.m. $10. Joe Mooney. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St. 348-9091. 6 p.m. Free.
[ R&B ] Juniors 2nd Annual Hairshow ft. Noel Gourdin. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 6 p.m. Call for info.
[ DJ/Electronic ] Manic Mondays DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 11 p.m. Free.
[ Pop/Rock ] Bob Log III w/Stoney Lonesome & The House of Lights, Roger Kuhn, and Cammy Enaharo. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $8-$12. The Sound Remains The Same. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Call for info. Steve Vai. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $30-$40.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Nelson. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 3858565. 7 p.m. Free.
[ Jazz ] Bob DiBaudo Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 5:30 p.m. Free. Mark Bader. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 5:30 p.m. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 5:30 p.m. Free. Watkins & The Rapiers. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke w/Walt O’Brien. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Buxton w/ White Woods, Landmark. Bug Jar, 219
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[ Blues ] Bluesday Tuesday Blues Jam. P.I.’s Lounge, 495 West Ave. 8 p.m. Call for info. Teagan Ward. The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar-South Ave., 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] ensemble.twenty.21 New 2012-13 Concert Series. Hilda D. Taylor Recital Hall at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue. 957-0284. 7:30 p.m. $15-$25. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Kathy. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Kyle Vock Duo. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. continues on page 18
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Steve Bartolotta. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 385-8565. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke at Pineapple Jack’s. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Call for info. Karaoke at 140 Alex. 140 Alex Bar & Grill, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free Karaoke w/DJ Vee. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. 272-9777. Call for info. Call for info. Open Mic Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presyterian Church, 1200 S. Winton Rd. 244-8585. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic Night. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 8:30 p.m. Free Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. 8:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic w/String Theory. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Mixtapes. Dubland Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. Call for info. Wisdom Kids w/ Hunting for Teeth, & Ron McIntyre. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $6-$8.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Gurf Morlix. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $10$13. Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. 3858565. 7:30 p.m. Free. Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 248-4825. 5:30 p.m. Free. Sean Tyrrell. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. $10. [ Blues ] Bobbie Henrie & The Goners. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 9 p.m. Free. Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. The Beale New Orleans Grille and Bar-South Ave., 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Adam. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. Call for info. DJ Dorian. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. 272-9777. Call for info. Call for info. Teen Set 45 Party. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. Midnight. Free. Y Not Wednesday w/DJ ET. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St. 18 City SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2012
JAZZ | Willem Breuker Kollektief
From 1974 until his death in 2010, Dutch saxophonist/composer/bandleader Willem Breuker led one of the most progressive big bands on the planet. Breuker’s own compositions could be counted on to stretch the edges of the avant-garde. His arrangements of jazz standards by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, and others always went well beyond a fresh take. Whatever Breuker wrote, his Kollektief — consisting of some of the greatest players in Europe — was up to the task. Breuker died two years ago, but the members his Kollektief have embarked on one last tour to celebrate Breuker’s life and music. Willem Breuker Kollektief performs Wednesday, September 26, 8 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut St. $22-$25. bopshop.com. — BY RON NETSKY Paul St. 232-5650. Call for info. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Bob Savoia. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3845. 8 p.m. $5. El Rojo Jazz. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 6625555. 6 p.m. Free El Rojo Jazz. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. The Gateswingers. Ontario Beach Park, 4799 Lake Ave. 865-3320. 6 p.m. Call for info. Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free. The Michael Vadala Trio w/The Whale & The Warbler, John Valenti. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. $5-$7. Vince Ercolamento& Joe Chiappone Jazz Quartet. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Italian American Karaoke. Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 594-8882. 7:30 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Mayfield’s Pub. Mayfield’s Pub, 669 N Winton Rd. 288-7199. 9 p.m. Free. Karaoke at Sanibel Cottage. Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd. 671-9340. 6 p.m. Free. Karaoke at California Brew Haus. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd. West. 6211480. 9 p.m. Free.
Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 2883930. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Acoustic Mic Night w/Mandy. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N. Main St. 388-0136. 9 p.m. Free. Open Mic Jam Boulder Park Ave. Boulder Coffee Co. – Park Ave., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. 7:30 p.m. Free. Open Mic Jam Boulder Alexander St. Boulder Coffee Co. - Alexander St., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee HouseGeneseo, 53 Main St. 2439111. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] The Antlers. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water Street. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $15-$17.
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“The Ones We Love” by Sarah C. Rutherford is part of 1975 Gallery’s current show, “Home is Where the Art Is.” PHOTO BY GOATMOUTH STUDIO
Where art lives “Home is Where the Art Is” 1975 Gallery, 89 Charlotte St. 466-4278, 1975ish.com Wed-Fri noon-8 p.m., Sat noon-7 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m., and by appt. [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
After four years, 1975 Gallery finally has a home of its own. The inaugural show at this permanent, white-walls location is a celebration of Rochester art and a lesson for those who think world-class art is only being created by a handful of established individuals in our city. For “Home is Where the Art Is,” 1975 owner Erich Lehman invited 15 of his favorite artists living and working in Rochester, sharing the work of some of Rochester’s most talented young artists who are making a consistent, earnest attack at a career. Lehman didn’t provide a theme for the artists to work from, but invited them to show what they’ve been working on in the past year. “This show is a survey,” says Lehman, “in part, of the history of 1975,” and also a sampling of the future of Rochester’s art scene. Some of the artists
have shown with Lehman since 1975 began in 2008; all three who participated in “Inauguration” — Adam Francey, Lea Rizzo, and Sarah C. Rutherford — are represented in this show. Rutherford’s work, “The Ones We Love,” is a continuation of her series of epic tributes to her beloved friends, this time their identities slightly hidden in old time-y garb, the pair surrounded by rodent pals, ornate decorative borders, and bits of lost-and-found objects. Rizzo created a colorful, decorative, mixedmedia assemblage in three boxes mounted on and spilling onto the wall, with tin ceiling bits from Lehman’s house, old fabric scraps, wire and fabric birds’ nests, and snake imagery. Francey’s works are line-heavy ink drawings of beasts and beauties, death and flora, with washes of color ink and watercolor or coffee stains. 1975 Gallery “is dedicated to exposing
talented artists to a community that might otherwise overlook them, and facilitating the would-be collector,” says Lehman. “Now that I have a dedicated space, the focus/purpose will shift just a little in that I want it to be a true gateway for our city. I want to use it as
a way to expose Rochester’s artists to the ‘outside world,’ so to speak, and cityexchange shows with other cities like Detroit and Denver are already in the works.” Lehman also plans to bring artists he’s long admired to Rochester. “I also will be expanding to feature more 3D artwork now that I don’t have to worry about how the primary business would operate” around the pieces, he says. (Previously 1975 operated nomadically, staging shows in hair salons, and other established businesses.) Lehman wasted no time in including 3D art, and for this show, brought in three glass works by recent RIT graduate Shane Caryl, who cleverly and skillfully melds iconic classical sculpture with pop-cultural icons (see “Michelangelo’s Peter Pieta,” where Christ is replaced with Spidey). Other established Rochester artists included in the show are St. Monci, Mr. Prvrt, Hannah Betts, Jonathan Rutherford, Mike Turzanski, Lorraine Bohonos, and Caitlyn Yarsky. Some are relatively fresh into the professional world and have caught Lehman’s eye, including Justyn Iannucci, Shane Caryl, Adam Maida, and Mike Carnrike. “I’m watching these artists,” says Lehman. “I feel the artists selected consistently create great work and keep challenging themselves to become better at their craft.” Lehman says that working with St. Monci has been one of the highlights of the last four years, and he has been impressed with Monci’s exploration of new directions in his work. Over the years, St. Monci’s work has retained the kinetic energy it always had, but the chaotic sprays and splatters have tightened up to form architectural, shatter-y and splinter-y compositions. In this show, three panels done in oranges, grays, and teals form an abstract triptych with a retro feel to it. Monci’s fellow Sweet Meat Co. artist, Mr. Prvrt, shows off three familiar but reimagined worlds in this show with stencils and spray paint. An ornate wooden frame contains a notso-innocent Alice amid a castle, glass bottles, gears, mushrooms, and rabbits in all acid trip colors. Painters John Perry and Caitlyn Yarsky
a silent scream, the focus on a white crescent of teeth and starlight spittle at midnight. Yarsky’s weeping siren clutches fabric in her blood-soaked arms and hovers outside a boat near a portal where we spy a man’s face within. Mike Turzanski’s complex, biologyobsessed works include his typical fingers, tongues, horns, and sprays of fluid popping from eyes and other orifices, but this time the works are assembled from cut paper arranged in layers. Adam Maida’s screen prints are gritty and have a vintage feel to them. “Industrious” is all gears and gams and utilizes old imagery, while “Always Waiting/Big Brother” is a graphic red, white, black and blue robot. Lorraine Bohonos included three portraits of watery, ghostly women. Two are painted in grays, one is flushed, berry stained, little more than eyes, nose, mouth, hints of jaw. Justyn Iannucci’s hirsute ink-drawing diptych depicts a man and a woman blanketed in their own flowing locks, in a twin gesture of rest. Poking from the coat of hair, the naked legs, arms, faces, make the figures seem more vulnerable than if entirely nude. The hair turns the figures into strange eggshaped forms, hinting at connotations of security and fragility. Hannah Betts included a diptych pulled from her series of bright portraits of her adorable niece, who here confronts the viewer with huge blue eyes. The stacked images form an intriguing portrait of transition: up top, the subject clutches two dolls that are as blonde and bright eyed as she, and below the toys are dropped to her sides. Jonathan Rutherford’s photography is represented by three of the blackand-white portraits he created of the “Wall\Therapy” mural artists DALeast, How Nosm (with bulldog), and Case. Mike Carnrike is “on a boots and leggings kick,” says Lehman of the RIT grad, who works for Kink BMX as a photographer, but here has snapped three figures in sparse settings with great attention to detail and hints of debauchery. In one image, a young woman’s boot and tightclad legs stick out from a toppled trash can, the reflection of her young flesh glowing on the metal inside.
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Art Exhibits [ OPENINGS/EVENTS ] [ Thursday, September 20 ] Open Studio. 5:30 p.m. Pike Stained Glass Studios, Inc. 180 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor. Visit the 104 year old Pike Stained Glass Studio while the Tiffany exhibit is open at the Memorial Art Gallery, where we are also featured. 546-7570. pikestainedglassstudios.com Screening: “Messages of Hope” 7 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. . LoveAtTheCenter.com
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[ Friday, September 21 ] Alumni Juried Exhibition. 5-7 p.m. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 26 Main St. 245-5813. geneseo.edu Bloody Noes 50th Anniversary. 6 p.m. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. The trusty MBSNUT - MoBile SaNctification UniT - has been laying in wait at Rochester Contemporary gallery. Bloody Noes arrive to activate it and guide a walking tour of a Rochester City Block. facebook.com/ events/529247417092483/ Evening at Auction. 4-6 p.m. Houghton House 112 at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva. An event dedicated to auctioning off select art pieces donated by HWS students, alumni, faculty and artists in the Geneva community. margaret.bernay@hws.edu “Fabulous Fall” Reception. 6-8 p.m. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St. 394-0030. prrgallery.com “In Company with Angels” Guided Tour. 2 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Included in admission: $5-$12. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu Invitational Exhibit: Peace. 6-9 p.m. AAUW Art Forum, 494 East Ave. Co-host Cool Kids! Peace Chain Migration. 244-9892 “Near and Far: Landscapes” by Kurt Brownell. 4-6:30 p.m. Williams-Insalaco Gallery at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr. 785-1369 [ Saturday, September 22 ] Annual Crafters Bazaar. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Legacy at the Fairways, 681 High St. 924-7043 Art Pottery Identification and Appraisal. 12-4 p.m. RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Held in conjunction with the Frans Wildenhain exhibit. rit.edu/wild Sign-Language Museum Tour. 11 a.m. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Included in museum admission: $5-$12. 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org “Water Work” Artists’ Reception. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com [ Sunday, September 23 ] A Celebration of Dance, Poetry and Art. 4 p.m. Park Avenue Dance Company Studio, 15 Vick Park B. Choreography by Christine Fendley and Marina Peters; Poetry by Kathryn Jospe; Art by Jackie Lippa Danced by Jen Clause, Samantha Locke and Amber Marvin. 461-2766. parkavenuedancecompany.org [ Monday, September 24 ] Genesee Mural Project Unveiling Celebration. 6-7 p.m. Corner of Genesee St. and Frost Ave.
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[ Tuesday, September 25 ] Allison J. Nichols Artist Demonstration. 7:30 p.m. Chapel Oaks, St. Ann’s Community, 1550 Portland Ave. irondequoitartclub.org [ CONTINUING ] 1975 Gallery, 89 Charlotte St. “Home is Where the Art Is.” Through Oct. 6. 1975ish.com Art and Vintage on Main, 101 Main St. 101 | 101 by AC Tucker. Through Oct. 5. artandvintageonmain.com Arts & Cultural Council, 277 N. Goodman St. Paula and Berthe Santirocco “Inspiration and Imagination”. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 473-4000. artsrochester.org Aviv Cafe, 321 East Ave. Create by Michael P. Slattery. Through Oct. 3. Call for hours. 729-9916 Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave. 2nd floor. “Eve’s Garden: The Lost Creation” by Keith Howard. Mondays-Saturdays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 12-5 p.m. 2326030 x23. axomgallery.com Black Radish Gallery, 274 N. Goodman. “Face to Face”. Mondays-Saturdays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat noon-6 p.m. 4131278. blackradishstudio.com Books Etc., 78 W. Main St. “Feathers, Fantasy, and Film” by Linda DeVeronica, Doris Britt, and Elaine Doe. Through Oct. 31. Call for hours. 474-4116. books_etc@ yahoo.com Bridge Art Gallery University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. “The Road Less Traveled.” Through Oct. 19. Call for hours. 275-3571. omhpromotion@gmail.com Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. “Rough Truth: Caricatures by Alison Cowles.”. Through Oct. 3. Mon-Sun 8 p.m.- 2 a.m. 4542966. lobbydigital.com Coach Street Clay, 39 Coach St. “Darwinian Encounters: An Exhibition of Work by Lynne Hobaica.” Through Sep. 15. Call for hours. 474-3103. coachstreetclay.com Community Darkroom Gallery, 713 Monroe Ave. “It’s Hardly Noticeable” by John William Keedy. Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Fri 12-5 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 271-5920. geneseearts.org Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. “Reflections”. MondaysSaturdays. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 1-4 p.m. 594-6442 A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Current Visual Explorations 2012. Through Sep. 29. An exhibition of photo-based, computer-generated prints: when and where analog meets digital. A visual reflection on the impact of digital technology on vision and creation by Bruno Chalifour and Howard Koft, NY Artists’ Guild co-founders. 637-5494 Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. “things that are still” by Heather Swenson and Jenny Magruder. Through Sep. 30. Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-Midnight, SatSun 10 a.m.-Midnight. gallery@
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FESTIVAL | Flour City Brewers’ Fest
Although we’re known as the “flour” or “flower” city, the number of up-and-coming breweries popping up in and around Rochester is undeniable — maybe one day we’ll be the “hops” city. In the meantime, the Flour City Brewers’ Fest, taking place Friday, September 21, 6-9 p.m., gives you the opportunity to sample up to 20 different hand-crafted lagers and ales from local breweries, including Rohrbach Brewing Company, Roc Brewing Co., and Genesee Brewery, in addition to international brands like Stella Artois and Weihenstephan. Enjoy the mild fall weather outside at Frontier Field (1 Morrie Silver Way) while listening to live music from acoustic rock band Jumbo Shrimp and rock musician Tommy Brunett. All that beer giving you the munchies? Never fear, as food vendors will be on site with a variety of offerings. General admission tickets cost $35-$40, while VIP tickets, which include early admission, free parking, catered food, and exclusive beer samplings, run $75-$100. However, if you got the luck-of-the-draw and will be the designated driver for your friends, tickets are a mere $10. The event will benefit Holiday Outreach and the NYS Brewers Association. For more information, call 594-9800, email info@rohrbachs.com, or visit fcbrewfest.com. — BY LILLIAN DICKERSON equalgrounds.com Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union, 395 Gregory St. The Work of Alan Stewart. MondaysFridays. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 461-2230. genesee.coop George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. “Lost Birds: Sculptures by Todd McGrain.” TuesdaysSundays. Through Oct 21: “Ideas in Things.” | Through Sep 16: “See: Untold Stories.” Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. 271-3361. eastmanhouse.org Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus. “To Toy With the Attic” Paintings by Alessandra Sulpy. TuesdaysSundays. Thu-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat-Sun 12-5 p.m. blogs. rochester.edu/hartnett High Falls Fine Art Gallery, 60 Browns Race. 5th Annual Rochester Art Supply Invitational Art Show. Wednesdays-Sundays. Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat Noon-5:30 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030. centerathighfalls.org Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. “Adriatic Impressions and Places of Faith.” Wednesdays-Sundays. Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976. imagecityphotographygallery.com International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Original Bauhaus style Still Life paintings
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by Peruvian artist Roberto Salas. Through Sep. 30. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Latino Art Exhibit. 271-5920. cityofrochester.gov Livingston Arts Center, 4 Murray Hill Dr. “The Finger Lakes: Above and Below” by Gloria Betlam. Through Oct. 30. 243-6785 Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. “In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows.” WednesdaysSundays. Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu Mercer Gallery at Monroe Communtiy College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. “Personal Expressions by Artists Julianna Furlong Williams.” MondaysFridays. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m. monroecc.edu/go/mercer Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. “Industrial Blues” Landscape Photography by Gunther Cartwright. MondaysSaturdays. Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 624-7740. millartcenter.com My Sister’s Gallery, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. “…of life and light,” watercolor paintings and sketchbook drawings by Kristin Malone. Through Oct. 7. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439 continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21
Art Exhibits Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Annual Faculty Show. Tuesdays-Sundays. Tue-Thu & Sun 12-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 12-8 p.m. 389-2700 Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. “Selected Works, Models & Verses,” a Jim Quinn exhibition. Wednesdays-Sundays. Wed-Sun 12-5 p.m. 389-5073. naz.edu Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. “Water Work” featuring Chris Baker, Barbara Fox, and Roland ‘Chip’ Stevens. TuesdaysSaturdays. Tue-Fri noon-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St. “The Back Forty,” Retrospective of work by Pat Rini Rohrer. Through Sep. 15. Mon-Tue 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; WedFri 10 a.m.-8 pm.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12:30-4 p.m. 3940030. prrgallery.com RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Also in NTID Dyer Arts Center. Frans Wildenhain 195075: Creative and Commercial American Ceramics at MidCentury.” Through Oct. 2. Hours vary by gallery. rit.edu/wild Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. “Whose Space? Our Space!”/ Evinn Neadow. WednesdaysSundays. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. Green: What Does it Mean?. Through Sep. 26. First Fri 6-9 p.m., Second Sat 12-4 p.m., Wed 12-5 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com. shoefactoryarts.com Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Brian Oglesbee Photography. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Tue/Thu 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed/Fri/Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 461-4447. lumierephoto.com Starry Nites Café, 696 University Ave. “Clouds in My Coffee.”. Through Nov. 24. Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.midnight, Sat 8 a.m.-midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 271-2630. shoefactoryarts.com Steve Carpenter Gallery & Art Center, 175 Anderson Ave. NYFSG 5th Annual Art Exhibition. Through Sep. 15, 1-4 p.m. 7581410. nyfigurestudyguild.com Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. “Telling Their Stories: The Lingering Legacy of Hurricane Katrina.” Mondays-Fridays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 395-2787. brockport.edu Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. “Branching Out,” work by Rochester Area Fiber Artists. Mondays-Fridays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. 271-9070. rochesterunitarian.org [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Call for Art: I Want My Mona Lisa: Tribute to a Renaissance Icon. Deadline Sep 22. Call for artwork relating to show’s title for September 7-26 exhibit. Next theme: “Tone it Down a
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KIDS | “Dora & Diego: Let’s Explore!”
The National Museum of Play’s newest exhibit brings Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and her friends to Rochester to interact with visitors in a number of ways. By venturing through the Pirate Ship, the Rainforest Maze, the Animal Rescue Center, Tico’s Tree, and other parts of the exhibit, children and families can integrate themselves into Dora’s world more completely than they could while watching her on television from the couch. Plus, kids can play with Dora, Diego, and friends while expanding their Spanish vocabulary. The exhibit runs Saturday, September 22, through Sunday, January 6. On opening weekend, visitors have the opportunity to meet Dora Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Museum hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m. The museum can be found downtown at 1 Manhattan Square. Admission costs $11-$13, free for those younger than 2. For more information, call 263-2700, email info@thestrong.org, or visit museumofplay.org. —BY LILLIAN DICKERSON Notch: Minimal Art.” Deadline October 20. More information and more calls for art at shoefactoryarts.com. Call for Politically and Socially Conscious Artists. Deadline October 6. Themes of work can include political, social, and environmental issues. Looking for people who aren’t afraid to use art as a means of expressing freedom of speech. 288-7564. kevenatoms@gmail. com. The Gallery @ Rochester Greenovation. Call for Submissions: Art-RocNY Showcase 2013. Early submissions by September 29, final submissions due November 10. For info and entries, email info@jgkgalleries.com. Sonnenberg Photo Contest. Deadline October 1. Photos must be taken at Sonneberg Gardens and not have been published elsewhere. For information, visit sonnenberg.org.
Comedy [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Tony Potmesil “The Erotic Hypnotist.” 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. $5. thecomedyclub.us [ Thursday, September 20Saturday, September 22 ] Dan Viola. Sep. 13-15. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 9 p.m. $9-$12. 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us [ Friday, September 21 ] After Bedtime with Jimmy LeChase and Friends. 8 p.m.
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The Space, Hungerford Bldg, 1115 E. Main St., Suite 248. $5. afterbedtimeshows.com [ Saturday, September 22 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy. 7:30 p.m. The Pillar Theater, VIP Studio (Suite D106) Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. 797-9086. improvvip.com [ Sunday, September 23 ] Best Of The 2012 Funniest Person in Rochester Competition. 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. $7. thecomedyclub.us [ Tuesday, September 25 ] Laugh Riot Underground: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase. Tuesdays, 9-11 p.m. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. laughriotcomedy.com Young Comedians’ Open Mic. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. Ages 11-18. wab.org/ events/2012_09.shtml [ Wednesday, September 26 ] Stand Up Comedy Open Mic. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. Sign up at 7. Show starts 7:30. 697-0235
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Art Exhibits Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Annual Faculty Show. Tuesdays-Sundays. Tue-Thu & Sun 12-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 12-8 p.m. 389-2700 Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. “Selected Works, Models & Verses,” a Jim Quinn exhibition. Wednesdays-Sundays. Wed-Sun 12-5 p.m. 389-5073. naz.edu Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. “Water Work” featuring Chris Baker, Barbara Fox, and Roland ‘Chip’ Stevens. TuesdaysSaturdays. Tue-Fri noon-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St. “The Back Forty,” Retrospective of work by Pat Rini Rohrer. Through Sep. 15. Mon-Tue 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; WedFri 10 a.m.-8 pm.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12:30-4 p.m. 3940030. prrgallery.com RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Also in NTID Dyer Arts Center. Frans Wildenhain 195075: Creative and Commercial American Ceramics at MidCentury.” Through Oct. 2. Hours vary by gallery. rit.edu/wild Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. “Whose Space? Our Space!”/ Evinn Neadow. WednesdaysSundays. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St. Green: What Does it Mean?. Through Sep. 26. First Fri 6-9 p.m., Second Sat 12-4 p.m., Wed 12-5 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com. shoefactoryarts.com Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Brian Oglesbee Photography. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Tue/Thu 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wed/Fri/Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 461-4447. lumierephoto.com Starry Nites Café, 696 University Ave. “Clouds in My Coffee.”. Through Nov. 24. Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.midnight, Sat 8 a.m.-midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 271-2630. shoefactoryarts.com Steve Carpenter Gallery & Art Center, 175 Anderson Ave. NYFSG 5th Annual Art Exhibition. Through Sep. 15, 1-4 p.m. 7581410. nyfigurestudyguild.com Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. “Telling Their Stories: The Lingering Legacy of Hurricane Katrina.” Mondays-Fridays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 395-2787. brockport.edu Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. “Branching Out,” work by Rochester Area Fiber Artists. Mondays-Fridays. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. 271-9070. rochesterunitarian.org [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Call for Art: I Want My Mona Lisa: Tribute to a Renaissance Icon. Deadline Sep 22. Call for artwork relating to show’s title for September 7-26 exhibit. Next theme: “Tone it Down a
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KIDS | “Dora & Diego: Let’s Explore!”
The National Museum of Play’s newest exhibit brings Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and her friends to Rochester to interact with visitors in a number of ways. By venturing through the Pirate Ship, the Rainforest Maze, the Animal Rescue Center, Tico’s Tree, and other parts of the exhibit, children and families can integrate themselves into Dora’s world more completely than they could while watching her on television from the couch. Plus, kids can play with Dora, Diego, and friends while expanding their Spanish vocabulary. The exhibit runs Saturday, September 22, through Sunday, January 6. On opening weekend, visitors have the opportunity to meet Dora Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Museum hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m. The museum can be found downtown at 1 Manhattan Square. Admission costs $11-$13, free for those younger than 2. For more information, call 263-2700, email info@thestrong.org, or visit museumofplay.org. —BY LILLIAN DICKERSON Notch: Minimal Art.” Deadline October 20. More information and more calls for art at shoefactoryarts.com. Call for Politically and Socially Conscious Artists. Deadline October 6. Themes of work can include political, social, and environmental issues. Looking for people who aren’t afraid to use art as a means of expressing freedom of speech. 288-7564. kevenatoms@gmail. com. The Gallery @ Rochester Greenovation. Call for Submissions: Art-RocNY Showcase 2013. Early submissions by September 29, final submissions due November 10. For info and entries, email info@jgkgalleries.com. Sonnenberg Photo Contest. Deadline October 1. Photos must be taken at Sonneberg Gardens and not have been published elsewhere. For information, visit sonnenberg.org.
Comedy [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Tony Potmesil “The Erotic Hypnotist.” 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. $5. thecomedyclub.us [ Thursday, September 20Saturday, September 22 ] Dan Viola. Sep. 13-15. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 9 p.m. $9-$12. 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us [ Friday, September 21 ] After Bedtime with Jimmy LeChase and Friends. 8 p.m.
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The Space, Hungerford Bldg, 1115 E. Main St., Suite 248. $5. afterbedtimeshows.com [ Saturday, September 22 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy. 7:30 p.m. The Pillar Theater, VIP Studio (Suite D106) Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. 797-9086. improvvip.com [ Sunday, September 23 ] Best Of The 2012 Funniest Person in Rochester Competition. 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd. $7. thecomedyclub.us [ Tuesday, September 25 ] Laugh Riot Underground: Stand-Up Comedy Showcase. Tuesdays, 9-11 p.m. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. laughriotcomedy.com Young Comedians’ Open Mic. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave. Ages 11-18. wab.org/ events/2012_09.shtml [ Wednesday, September 26 ] Stand Up Comedy Open Mic. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. Sign up at 7. Show starts 7:30. 697-0235
Dance [ Saturday, September 22 ] BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet & Cajun Dance Lesson. Harmony House, 58 East Main St. 7:15 p.m. Cajun Dance lesson with Esther Brill, 8-11 performance. $20-$25. 7274119. rochesterzydeco.com continues on page 24
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Elizabeth West, Matt Liptak, Dan Howell, and Janine Mercandetti (left to right) in Blackfriars’ “[title of show].” PHOTO BY SCOTT FALKOWSKI
You’ve gotta have a gimmick “[title of show]” Through September 30 Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St. $27 | 454-1260, bftix.com [ REVIEW ] by Michael Lasser
Before he says a word, an old Broadway type, who is completely a figment of my imagination, pushes back from the battered upright against the wall, chomps on the cigar in the corner of his mouth, and offers up the benefits of his years in what they used to call The Business. “So, kid,” he growls, “ya wanna write a Broadway musical? Hell, everybody does. It ain’t easy. Ya gotta know what people like and what they think’s funny, and then ya’ give it to ‘em — in spades. Yeah, and maybe ya gotta have a gimmick, too.” Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) and Hunter Bell (book) must have been listening hard. Their 2008 Obie-winning musical, “[title of show],” now running at Blackfriars, is a musical about writing a musical about writing a musical. If that’s not a gimmick, then there hasn’t been one since the strippers in “Gypsy” departed the scene. They also seem to know exactly what their audience will like. They’ve got a clever enough premise that also leads to the show’s most important lesson: beware of clever 24 City september 19-25, 2012
premises and where they might lead, especially if the writers are enjoying their work too much. That’s how this show feels. It starts with a nicely absurdist idea that could have led to a genial send-up of musical thee-uh-tuh with its legendary mix of talent and rampaging ego, but instead ends up becoming what one of the characters calls “self-referential, selfindulgent bullshit.” He might have been reviewing the show he was in. To be fair, the youngish audience loved the production, and so will you if you think “fuck” is the funniest word in the language and never stops being funny no matter how many times the characters repeat it. Yet the bawdy asides and non-stop pop-cultural references make up some of the show’s funniest lines — even though they don’t have much to do with what’s going on. When a show has virtually no plot and four barely defined characters, you take what funny padding you can get. Potentially the cleverest part of the show
eventually becomes its heaviest weight. The musical has two writers named, naturally, Jeff and Hunter, who decide to enter a competition for new musicals whose deadline is three weeks away — except they don’t have an idea. Eager for success and recognition, Jeff, who works on websites, and Hunter, who watches
internet porn while masturbating, decide in desperation to write a show about the show they’re writing, minute by minute and line by line. The musical they’re writing is the musical you’re watching. Its book, they agree, will consist of the unedited conversations, struggles, and miscellaneous jabbering of the two collaborators, as well as the two actresses, Susan and Heidi, they hire to perform with them. So Jeff and Hunter write a musical about Jeff and Hunter who are writing a musical about Jeff and Hunter. You accuse me of being repetitious? Nowhere near as much as the musical the first Jeff and Hunter write and the second Jeff and Hunter appear in. The next question: Which of the three musicals are you watching? In the answer lies the potential fun as the two actors zip back and forth through time and space, from being actors to being playwrights to being characters. At first, the moments are sharp, quick, and funny, but they become obvious and predictable. How many times can a character turn to the keyboard player, wave, and say, “Hi, Larry,” before it becomes tedious? The show, however unintentionally, provides the answer. Bowen and Bell’s score is easy to listen to
but hardly distinguished. It has more songs than most musicals though less than a day after I saw it, I couldn’t remember any of them. The ensemble cast of four consists of Dan Howell as Jeff, Matt Liptak as Hunter, Janine Mercandetti as Susan, and Elizabeth West as Heidi. The acting was unpolished, but that may reflect how little they had to work with beyond wise cracks and a few conflicts that never developed and then were resolved with the ease of a quip and a song. Mercandetti and Liptak had most of the comic lines, although Mercandetti, who has a good sense of comic timing, played everything very broadly, and Liptak had little feel for comedy and tended to speak in great rushes of words that sometimes made him hard to understand. His performance and Howell’s felt mechanical — they didn’t quite seem to be listening when somebody else was speaking. West was the most assured of the four performers.
[ Friday, September 21 ] Flour City Brewer’s Fest. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. $35-$75. VIP gate opens 5 p.m., regular admission 6 p.m. fcbrewfest.com [ Friday, September 21Sunday, September 23 ] Irondequoit Oktoberfest. Camp Eastman, 1558 Lakeshore Blvd. . 336-6070. irondequoit.org [ Saturday, September 22 ] Victor Chamber of Commerce Food & Brew Festival. 1-4 p.m. Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack, 5857 Rt. 96. $20. 742-1476. victorchamber.com [ Saturday, September 22Sunday, September 23 ] Pumpkin Harvest Festival Weekend. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Long Acre Farms, 1342 Eddy Rd. Some free, some ticketed events. 315-986-4202. longacrefarms.com
Kids Events [ Wednesday, September 19 ] B.R.A.T.S: Brilliant Readers Active in Teen Service. 7-8:15 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave. Grades 6-8. 637-1050 Pirate Party. 4 p.m. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. All ages. Registration required. 247-6446 [ Thursday, September 20 ] New High School Book Club. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wood Library, 134 North Main St.. Bring a book to share with the group. Grades 9-12. 394-1381. woodlibrary.org [ Saturday, September 22Sunday, September 23 ] Exhibit Opening: Dora and Diego: Let’s Explore! The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square. Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. $11-$13, children younger than 2 and members free. 263-2700. thestrong.org [ Monday, September 24 ] New Be-Tween Book Club. 3-4 p.m. Wood Library, 134 North Main St. Make a book-related craft while chatting with friends about your favorite books. Bring a book to share with the group. Grades 6-8. 394-1381. woodlibrary.org [ Tuesday, September 25 ] College: Getting There from Here. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. For teens through adult. Register. 247-6446
Lectures [ Wednesday, September 19 ] A Conversation on Race: A Process of Discovery. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Pittsford Communtiy Library, 24 State St. Free, register. 249-5481 Opera Guild Lecture Series: “Wegner’s Parsifal.” 7-9 p.m. Fairport Library, 1 Village Landing. With Peter Dundas. 223-9091. mercuryoperarochester.org Where Science & Spirituality Meet with Suzanne Giesemann. 7 p.m. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 888-692-0781. LoveAtTheCenter.com
[ Thursday, September 20 ] Civil War Scholar, Frederick Douglass Biographer David Blight. 7 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Golisano Hall auditorium. rsngsm@rit.edu. rit.edu/news Friends of Ganondagan Native American Lecture Series. 7-9 p.m. Nazareth College Shults Center, 4245 East Ave. $10-$15. “Land & Identity: Seneca and Quaker Perspectives on Two Controversial Treaties.” 742-1690. ganondagan. org/programs/lectureseries.html Joe Pantoliano on Living with Clinical Depression. 11:30 a.m. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. East House 2012 Celebration of Hope & Recovery Luncheon. $50$100, RSVP. easthouse.org “The Life and Death of Objects: Museums, Ethics, and Aesthetics” by Dr. Mario A. Caro. 4-5:30 p.m. Carlson Auditorium, RIT Campus, Lomb Memorial Dr. Held in conjunction with the Frans Wildenhain exhibit. rit.edu/wild Man or Monster? Prophet or Madman? Reconsidering General William Tecumseh Sherman. 7 p.m. Genesee Community College, Medina Campus Center, 11470 Maple Ridge Rd. civilwaratgcc.wordpress.com Maximize Your IRA/401(K): Must-Know Retirement, Account Distribution and Estate Planning Rules. 7-8:30 p.m. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. Register. 359-7092 Neighbors Next Door: The Basics, Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease. 6:30 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org A Plant-Based Diet: Eating for Health and Happiness. 7-9 p.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. With Ted Barnett, M.D. Food samples and recipes by Carol Barnett. 461-2000. rochesterveg@ gmail.com. rochesterveg.org [ Friday, September 21 ] Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence International Day of Peace. 5-8 p.m. Cobbs Hill Park, 100 Norris Drive. Direct action training teachins and more. Topic: fracking. peacenotgracking@gmail.com [ Sunday, September 23 ] Autumn in Quebec City and Montreal. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Register. 340-8720 x4020 “Fighting for Farm Animals” with Jenny Brown. Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd. 5:30 p.m. vegan potluck, 7 p.m. program. 234-8750. rochesterveg.org Tom Rivers Presentation on Farm Workers. Noon. First Universalist Church, 150 S. Clinton Ave. uuroc.org [ Tuesday, September 25 ] Penny Coleman: “Celebrating Women.” 6:30-8 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 249 Highland Ave. 6548204. zontarochester@gmail. com. zontarochester.org
Literary Events [ Wednesday, September 19 ] American Wars: “Destiny of the Republic” by Candice Millard. 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, Greece,
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Where can you meet a couple of Klingons, talk with comicbook artists, partake of a tournament, and get gussied up for a cosplay contest, all under one roof? Head over to the Main Street Armory (900 E. Main St.) this weekend for RocCon: Rochester Sci Fi, Comic Book, Gaming & Anime Con. Visitors have the opportunity to meet special guests Vic Mignogna (Broly from “Dragon Ball Z” and Edward in “Full Metal Alchemist”), Klingons Gorwon and Martok (in costume Saturday only, but hanging out all weekend), Tim McCormack (Ensign Benett on the first six seasons of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”), Eric Smith (James and Brock in the first 10 seasons of “Pokemon”), Alan Kupperberg (comic-book guest of honor), The EastSide 404s (a comedy and improv troupe from Canada), and local artist guests of honor J. Nevadomski (work pictured) and Henry Sauvain. Play video games, enjoy tons of programming, check out a wide variety of dealers, get into card and board gaming, visit an art show, and take in live performances. New this year is Camp RocCon, a series of fandom events for parents to do with kids from ages 3-11. Convention hours are Friday, September 21, 5-11:30 p.m., Saturday, September 22, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., and Sunday, September 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The box office opens about an hour before doors. Admission is $15 for one day ($8 for kids ages 5-11), $21 for any two days ($13 for kids), $26 for a weekend pass ($18 for kids). Additional fees apply for tournaments. Tickets for the Friday night VIP party are $15. For more info, visit roccon.net. Tickets are available online and at Wegmans. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. bn.com Book Discussion: “When the Emperor Was Divine” by Julie Otsuka. 7-8:30 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org Graphic Novel Group: “My Friend Dahmer” by Derf Backderf. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com History Book Club: “Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and how they changed America” by Michael R. Beschloss. 7-9 p.m. Wood Library, 134 North Main St. 394-1381. woodlibrary.org Reading Jane (and Other Female Authors). 3:30 p.m. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St. 474-4116. books_ etc@yahoo.com [ Thursday, September 20 ] Book Discussion: “Sea Wolf” by Jack London. 7-9 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. 340-8720 x4020 Deep Fried Poetry Reading. 6:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52
Public Market. Featuring Aaron Fagan and Jon Palzer. bakerymagazine@gmail.com. attheyards.com PIRS: Partners in Reading for Seniors Meet & Greet. 10-11 a.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. PIRS creates a partnership to bring library materials to homebound Brighton seniors. Guest speaker Nanette Friedman from the Alzheimer’s Association of Rochester. 7845300. brightonlibrary.org Science Fiction Book Group: “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson. 7 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St. 6372260. liftbridgebooks.com [ Friday, September 21 ] Book Signing & Chat with Suzanne Giesemann. Noon. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S. 427-8110. LoveAtTheCenter.com [ Saturday, September 22 ] “Just Writing.” I-Square Visions, continues on page 26 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 25
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Literary Events 693 Titus Ave. To establish a community of writers. Come collaborate with some poets, respond to the art in the Gallery, and write your own pieces. Please bring your own materials. 2-4 p.m. Register: davejdowd@gmail.com Poetry & Pie Night. 7-9 p.m. Poetry reading by Stevie Edwards, author of Good Grief, Jacob Rakovan, à la mode poet Amy Law & special guests. Free pie served between readers. Contact for location. poetryandpienight@ gmail.com [ Sunday, September 23 ] Dine and Rhyme featuring Dorianne Laux and Nin Andrews & Celebrating Lucille Clifton. 3 p.m. poetry reading & book signing at Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave.), 5 p.m. reception and dinner at Good Luck Restaurant. Tickets for the reading event are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; full event tickets are $125/person ($90 of which constitutes a charitable contribution). 546-3410 x11. hall@boaeditions.org Poetry Reading: Lori D. Nolasco and Bobbi Panek. 4 p.m. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St. 474-4116. books_etc@yahoo.com [ Tuesday, September 25 ] Books Sandwiched In. 12:1212:52 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake” by Anna Quindlen. Reviewer: Pam Cherman. 4288350. libraryweb.org Visual Book Club. 6-9 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. 442-8676. vsw.org
Recreation [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Edible Plant Walk. 10 a.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park. 4933625 Roc Cirque presents Whirly Wednesday. 7 p.m. Genesee Valley Park, Elmwood Ave. Live DJs are playing during the session to help you stay moving. Extra hoops and poi are available. 683-5734 [ Friday, September 21 ] Fall Equinox over the Swamp. 7 p.m. The Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 1581 Jackson Road . Bring flashlight and binoculars or telescope. 773-8911 [ Saturday, September 22 ] GVHC Hike. 9 a.m. Meet at 490 exit 27 park & ride lot. Moderate 7 mile hike Keuka Outlet Trail. $4 car pool. 6716359. gvhchikes.org Serendipity Walk. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. $3, $10/ family requested donation. Bring a lunch. 374-6160. rmsc.org Thousand Acre Fall Workday. 9 a.m. The Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, 1581 Jackson Road. Bring gloves, boots, rakes, and shovels if you have them for this
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SPECIAL EVENT | Deaf Awareness Week
Considering that Rochester has one of the highest per-capita deaf populations in the United States, it’s a shame that more of our hearing population isn’t bilingual. Even if you don’t know American Sign Language, you can learn more about our deaf community and culture during Rochester Deaf Awareness Week, which takes place September 23-29. During the week, Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf and Genesee Valley Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf will present more than 30 workshops, lectures, performances, and exhibits throughout the city designed to enhance public awareness of the deaf community. Highlights include miniclasses in basic sign language, a 19th century baseball game to commemorate deaf player William “Dummy” Hoy, and performances by two nationally recognized performers, Jag Einhorn and Dana Charles Hughes. A kickoff ceremony takes place Sunday, September 23, 1-3 p.m. in the MCC Theatre (building 4, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd.), followed by a reception in the North Atrium (building 12). Many events are free and open to the public, and interpreted for the hearing, but some workshops require an RSVP. For a complete schedule and information, visit rdaw.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY trail maintenance program. Refreshments provided. 7738911 Three Gorges Hike. 9 a.m. Buttermilk Falls State Park, Robert H. Treman State Park, Ithaca. 8 mile hike has both easy and strenuous sections, hiking experience is recommended. Bring a lunch, snacks and water, and lace up your sturdy footwear. 607-3877041 x131. josh.teeter@parks. ny.gov [ Saturday, September 22Sunday, September 23 ] Morning Flights on the Intrepid. 710 a.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd. 294-8218. gcv.org [ Sunday, September 23 ] GVHC Hike. 1 p.m. Meet behind Fisher’s Fire Hall, 7853 Main St. Easy 4-5 mile hike on Victor Rail Trail. 224-5140. gvhchikes.org MVP Health Care Marathon. 7:30 a.m. Race begins at Andrews Street Bridge. $70-$180, free to watch. rochestermarathon.com
Special Events [ Wednesday, September 19 ] AMA | Rochester Are You Talking to Me? 7:30 a.m. Monroe Golf Club, 155 Golf Avenue. 645-2924 Fine Tastings for Al Sigl Community of Agencies. 5:30
p.m. Locust Hill Country Club, 2000 Jefferson Road. 442-4102 x 8944. alsigl.org/fine-tastings [ Thursday, September 20 ] Afternoon Movie and Discussion: “With All Deliberate Speed” 4 p.m. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Smyth Hall, room 383. 389-2073 Community Labyrinth Walk with free energy work, chair massage, and music. 7-9 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Free; donations appreciated. Handicapped accessible. 392-3601. rochesterunitarian.org Frederick Douglass Foundation Meeting: Meet Candidate. 5:45 p.m. GNOC, 890 N. Goodman St. Monthly Frederick Douglass Foundation Meeting. Meet Peterson Vazquez, running for assembly in the 138th. 615-9551 Global Film Premiere: Freedom for Birth. 6 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Honoring Our Abuelitos. 6-8:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Hall, 869 N. Clinton Ave. cityofrochester.gov Messages of Hope: The Documentary. 7 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 888-6920781. LoveAtTheCenter.com Rochester Laser Spa Greece Grand Opening Party. 6:30-9 p.m. The Rochester Laser Spa, 2844 West Ridge Road, Greece. therochesterlaserspa.com
Simply Crêpes Artists & Artisans. 6-7 p.m. Simply Crêpes, 101 South Main Street, Canandaigua. Featuring Kenton’s Cheese Co., Trumansburg. $10-$15. simplycrepes.com/events Witness Palestine Film Series: “Occupation Has No Future.” 6:45 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $8. Screening followed by panel discussion. witnesspalestinerochester. com [ Thursday, September 20-Saturday, September 22 ] Rummage Sale. Atonement Lutheran Church, 1900 Westfall Road, Brighton. Thu 5-8 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-noon. 442-1018. atonementrochester.org [ Friday, September 21 ] Discussion: 150 Years Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. RSVP. thebaobab.org Movie Premier: “Vine to Wine; Savor our Finger Lakes.” 6:30 p.m. Bristol Harbour Resort, 5410 Seneca Point Rd. $15-$20. 315-595-2200. fingerlakesmuseum.org Peace not Fracking. 5 p.m. Cobbs Hill Park, 100 Norris Drive. Speak out to protect our water sources and health from hydrofracking, as Gov. Cuomo and regulators are poised to allow this hazardous technology in our state. 2764962 The Play Ball! Grown-Ups’ Night at the Museum. 6-10 p.m. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square. $150, register. 899-3292. rosi_statt@dixonschwabl.com. theplayball.org [ Friday, September 21Saturday, September 22 ] Fantastic Findings Sale. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-1880. rmsc. org [ Friday, September 21Sunday, September 23 ] Roc Con: Sci Fi, Comic, Gaming, and Anime Con. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. $8$38. Fri 5-11:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 232-3221. roccon.net [ Saturday, September 22 ] 6th Annual New York State of Mind. 6:30-11 p.m. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 South Main St. $150, register. 394-7070. nywcc.com/events/ new-york-state-mind Making Tracks for Celiacs & Gluten-Free Food Fair Annual Walk for Celiac Disease. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. This is a day of fun for the whole family featuring a 2-mile walk, Gluten Free Food Fair, BakeOff, workshops, raffle for prizes, and activities for children. rochesterceliacs.org/walk12.htm continues on page 30
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Rochester Fringe Festival Schedule The inaugural First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival debuts this week, running Wednesday, September 19-Sunday, September 23. The festival will feature more than 100 performances in a variety of arts and cultural disciplines, from art exhibits and dance pieces to music concerts and stage shows, and plenty of collaborations that defy categorization. A full schedule is below. Tickets to shows can be purchased at the door, or in advance at rochesterfringe.com. That website’s also your source for descriptions about all of the shows listed here, as well as venue information and any other Fringe-related questions you might have. Make sure to check rochestercitynewspaper.com every morning during the festival, as City Newspaper’s cultural critics will be out in force, reviewing as much of the Fringe as we can see and hear. Leave your own reviews in the comments section.
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4-5 p.m.: YUM! Writers & Books. $10 7-8 p.m.: Anonymous Willpower Java’s. FREE 7-8 p.m.: “The Event” Geva Nextstage. $15 7-8 p.m.: “The Unseen” RAPA. $10 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 8-9 p.m.: I Write…to Discover… Writers & Books. $10 8:30-9:30 p.m.: “The Bicycle Men” Geva Nextstage. $15 8:30-9:30 p.m.: “Hide the Moon: Based on Salome” RAPA. FREE 8:45-9:45 p.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 10-11 p.m.: Seth Faergolzia & The 23 Psaegz Bernunzio’s. $8
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 5:30-7 p.m.: “Mary’s Wedding” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7 p.m.: “The Bicycle Men” Geva Nextstage. $15 6-7 p.m.: “Lost in the Funhouse: Revolution” RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. $8 6-7 p.m.: Solo Percussion and Multimedia: Peter Ferry Hatch Recital Hall. $5 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Present Tense Dance: “Veritas” Eastman School of Music; East Wing, Room 415. $7 8 p.m.: Bandaloop Manhattan Square Park (One HSBC Plaza) FREE 8:30-9:30 p.m.: Unleashed! Improv Presents: You Never Know, featuring PuppetProv, The Musical! TheatreRocs at Xerox. $10 9-10 p.m.: “Betty” Blackfriars. $5 9-10 p.m.: “The Isle of Dogs” Writers & Books. $8 9-10 p.m.: Matt Griffo Geva Nextstage. $15 9-10 p.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 9-10 p.m.: Shimmy Shake Down Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10 9-10:30 p.m.: “PICk Love” RAPA. $15 9:30-10 p.m.: “Spirits Within” Christ Church. $10 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Dear Dexter Java’s. FREE 10-11 p.m.: Seth Faergolzia & The 23 Psaegz Bernunzio. $8 10-11 p.m.: “There’s Always Time for a Cocktail” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 10p.m.-1 a.m.: Mansfield Avenue Band Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place).$8
10:30 p.m.-midnight: GCI’s Zombie Apocalypse Geva Nextstage. $10
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 4-5 p.m.: “We Were There” Geva Nextstage. $15 4:30-5:30 p.m.: “Divine Milieu: Teilhard de Chardin’s Last Confession” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 5-6 p.m.: A Cappella Hour RAPA. $12/$8 5-6 p.m.: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Great American Songbook Java’s. FREE 5:30-6:30 p.m.: RPO Marimba Band Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music. $15 6-6:40 p.m.: “I Remember You: A Coffee Cabaret” Java’s. FREE 6-7 p.m.: Dangerous Signs The Little Café. FREE 6-7 p.m.: PUSH Physical Theatre TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7 p.m.: “Rules and Regulations” Writers & Books. $10 6-7 p.m.: “The Event” Geva Nextstage. $15 6-6:45 p.m.: Wearable Technology Fashion Show The Little, Theatre 1. FREE 6:30-7:30 p.m.: “FOOTBALL [and other things theatrical]” RAPA. $10/$5 7-8 p.m.: Oliver Brown and His Extraordinary Ukuleles Bernunzio’s. $5 7-8 p.m.: Ruddy Well Band Gibbs St Main Stage. FREE 7-8:15 p.m.: On Tap: Original Music with Dance Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10 7:30-8:30 p.m.: “The Bicycle Men” Geva Nextstage. $15 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 8-9 p.m.: The Great Chernesky Java’s. FREE 8-8:30 p.m.: “Spirits Within” Christ Church. $10 8-9 p.m.: “Death of (An) Artist” RAPA. $12/10 8-9 p.m.: “Howard & Emily” Writers & Books. $10 8-9 p.m.: My Plastic Sun Bernunzio’s. $5 8-9 p.m.: Vanessa Mangione Quartet School of Music, East Wing, Room 415. $5 8-9:30 p.m.: Harlem Gospel Choir w/The Campbell Brothers Kodak Hall. $10-$40 8:30-9:30 p.m.: Canary In A Coal Mine: A Sketch Show The Space. $5
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9-9:30 p.m.: “Spirits Within” Christ Church. $10 9-10 p.m.: Matt Griffo Geva Nextstage. $15 9-10 p.m.: “Richard III” by William Shakespeare TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15/$10/$5 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Garden Fresh Bernunzio’s. $5 9:30-11:30 p.m.: A Night of Laughs RAPA. $12 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Prime Time Funk Gibbs St. FREE 10-11 p.m.: “The Gay Fiancee” Writers & Books. $15 10:30 p.m.-midnight: GCI’s Zombie Apocalypse Geva Nextstage. $10 10:30 p.m.-midnight: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.: Drag 101 Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $8 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22
10-10:40 a.m. Doug Waterman’s Fun with Fairy Tales Writers & Books. $7 10-11 a.m.: “Stuart Little” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 11 a.m.-noon: Operation Superpower RAPA. $10/ $5 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: “Divine Milieu: Teilhard de Chardin’s Last Confession” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: “We Were There” Geva Nextstage. $15 Noon-1 p.m.: Dangerous Signs The Little Theatre 1. FREE Noon-1 p.m.: “The Silver Threads” Writers & Books. $8 Noon-4 p.m.: “Renaissance Remix” Memorial Art Gallery. FREE with gallery admission 12:15-3:15 p.m.: Day of Dance RAPA. $5 suggested donation 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Community Moves Kids Show RAPA. FREE 1-2 p.m.: Mariah Maloney Dance George Eastman House Terrace Garden. FREE 1-2 p.m.: Solo Percussion and Multimedia: Peter Ferry Hatch Recital Hall. $5 1-2 p.m.: “The Pipes Are Calling: An Elegy to Dan Higgins, Sr.” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 1-2 p.m.: Al Biles and GenJam The Little. FREE 1:30-2:30 p.m.: “The Bicycle Men” Geva Nextstage. $15 2-2:15 p.m.: Signal The Little Theatre 1. FREE 2-2:40 p.m.: “I Remember You: A
Coffee Cabaret” Java’s. FREE 2-3 p.m.: Michael Vadala Trio George Eastman House Terrace Garden. FREE 2-3 p.m.: “Rules and Regulations” Writers & Books. $10 2-3 p.m.: Flower City Vaudeville RAPA. $10/$5 2:15-2:30 p.m.: “Beyond the Spheres” The Little Theatre 1. FREE 2:30-2:45 p.m.: “The Light Collector” The Little, Theatre 1. FREE 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Club RIT: Poetry Readings Sponsored by Signatures Magazine The Little Café. FREE 2:30-3:30 p.m.: “One World: Hamlet and the Rest of Us” Blackfriars. $10 2:30-4 p.m.: “Mary’s Wedding” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 2:45-3 p.m.: “Before Dawn” The Little, Theatre 1. FREE 3-3:15 p.m.: “Signal” Little Theatre 1. FREE 3:15-3:30 p.m.: “Beyond The Spheres” Little Theatre 1. FREE 3-4 p.m.: Bata Con Pies Javas. FREE 3-4 p.m.: “Charlie Bethel’s Gilgamesh” Geva Nextstage. $15 3-6 p.m.: Performing Public Space RoCo. FREE 3:15-3:30 p.m.: “Beyond the Spheres” Little Theatre 1. FREE 3:30-4:30 p.m.: Lighter Tones RAPA. $10/$8 3:30-3:45 p.m.: “The Light Collector” Little Theatre 1. FREE 3:45-4 p.m.: “Before Dawn” Little Theatre 1. FREE 4-5 p.m.: “Breakdown: Dance/ Sound” Christ Church. $10/$6 4-5 p.m.: “FOOTBALL [and other things theatrical]” RAPA. $10/$5 4-5 p.m.: “Howard & Emily” Writers & Books. $10 4-5 p.m.: “Predictions” Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $8 4-5 p.m.: RIT Jazz Combo The Little Café. FREE 4-5 p.m.: “The World in Time” Little Theatre 1. FREE 4:30-4:45 p.m.: Geneseo Bhangra RAPA. FREE 4:30-4:50 p.m.: Bandaloop Manhattan Square Park (One HSBC Plaza) FREE 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Heather Roffe presents “Spection: Intro/Retro” Geva Nextstage. $15 5-6 p.m.: Dear Dexter Java’s. FREE 5-6 p.m.: “Solitude of Self: The Journey of Elizabeth Cady Stanton” Blackfriars. $10 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Culture Clash Jazz Quartet The Little. FREE 5:30-6:30 p.m.: “Faces of Madness” RAPA. $12/$10 6-7 p.m.: “Astro Dance” Little Theatre 1. FREE 6-7 p.m.: Songs by David Temperley Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10 6-7 p.m.: “The Life of Leo Wool” Writers & Books. $10 6-7 p.m.: UR Afterhours A Capella Bernunzio’s. $8 6-7 p.m.: “SMITH” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $8 6:30-7:30 p.m.: “Traveling with a Broken Compass” Geva Nextstage. $15
7-8:30 p.m.: “PICk Love” RAPA. $15 7 p.m.: Bill Evans Dance Gibbs Street. FREE 7-8 p.m.: Casey Jones Costello Sings the Great American Songbook Java’s. FREE 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Unleashed! Improv Presents: You Never Know, featuring PuppetProv, The Musical! TheatreRocs at Xerox $10 8-8:30 p.m.: “Spirits Within” Christ Church. $10 8-9 p.m.: “The Gay Fiancée” Writers & Books. $15 8-9 p.m.: “GRR!” Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $10 8-9 p.m.: “Lost in the Funhouse” RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium. $8 8-9 p.m.: My Plastic Sun Bernunzio Uptown Music. $5 8-9 p.m.: Peach Preserves Eastman School of Music, East Wing , Room 415. $5 8-9:30 p.m.: Patton Oswalt w/Jamie Lissow Kodak Hall. $15-$55 8-10 p.m.: “44 Plays for 44 Presidents” Geva Nextstage. $15 8-10 p.m.: An Evening with Chris Wilson The Space. $12 8-11 p.m.: sKoOba & Company Black Radish. $5 9-9:30 p.m.: “Dragon’s Lair” Christ Church. FREE 9-10 p.m.: “There’s Always Time For A Cocktail” TheatreRocs at Xerox. $15 9p.m.-2 a.m.: Run For The Roses: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead Montage Music Hall. $6 9:30-10:30 p.m.: Garden Fresh Bernunzio Uptown Music. $5 10-11 p.m.: Big Vaudeville Hook Comedy Hour The Space. $5 10-11 p.m.: “Threading” Writers & Books. FREE 10-11 p.m.: The Arkansas Traveler Meets Mulla Nasrudin The Little. FREE 10:30-11 p.m.: “Hide the Moon: Based on Salome” RAPA. FREE 10:30-11:30 p.m.: PUSH Physical Theatre TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 10:30p.m.-midnight: GCI’s Zombie Apocalypse Geva Nextstage. $10 11:30p.m.-12.30 a.m.: Search Engine Improv The Space. $7 Midnight-1:30 a.m.: Drag 101 Sproull Atrium, Miller Center, Eastman School of Music (Next to Max of Eastman Place). $8
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 11 a.m.-noon: “The Life of Leo Wool” Writers & Books. $10 11 a.m.-noon: “Hands On (Even If They’re Sticky!)” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $7 Noon-1p.m.: Club RIT: Poetry Readings Sponsored by Signatures Magazine The Little Café. FREE Noon-3p.m.: Day of Dance RAPA. $5 suggested donation Noon-3p.m.: Good Morning Little Theatre 1. FREE 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Flower City Vaudeville RAPA. $10/$5 kids 1-1:30 p.m.: Eight Beat Measure The Little Café. FREE 1-1:40 p.m.: Doug Waterman’s Fun with Fairy Tales Writers & Books. $7 1:30-2 p.m.: Encore A Capella The Little Café. FREE
1:30-2:30 p.m.: “Traveling with a Broken Compass” Geva Nextstage. $15 2-2:45 p.m.: Radio Ronnie’s Amazing Finger Lakes Juicy Secret! Black Radish. $5/$3 2-3 p.m.: Operation Superpower RAPA. $10/$5 2-3 p.m.: “Richard III” by William Shakespeare TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15/$10/$5 2-3 p.m.: RIT’s Surround Sound The Little Café. FREE 2-3 p.m.: RPO: Argos Trio Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music. $15 2-2:50 p.m.: Bill Evans and Company: Modern Jazz, Modern Tango and Contemporary Dance Eastman School of Music, East Wing, Rm 415. $10/$5 3-3:45 p.m.: Vocal Accent The Little Café. FREE 3-4 p.m.: “Threading” Writers & Books. FREE 3-5 p.m.: “44 Plays for 44 Presidents” Geva Nextstage. $15 3-5:30 p.m.: Gospel Sunday Gibbs Street. FREE 3:30-4:20 p.m.: Bill Evans and Company: Modern Jazz/Tango & Contemporary Dance Eastman School, East Wing, Rm 415. $10/$5 3:30-4:30 p.m.: “Stuart Little” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 3:30-4:30 p.m.: “The Unseen” RAPA. $10 3:30-4:30 p.m.: “The World in Time” Little Theatre 1. FREE 4-4:45 p.m.: Proof of Purchase The Little Café. FREE 5-6 p.m.: “The Dust” RAPA. $10/$8 5-6 p.m.: “I Write…To Discover…” Writers & Books. $10 5-6 p.m.: “There’s Always Time for a Cocktail” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15 6-7 p.m.: “Lost in the Funhouse: Revolution” RMSC’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. $8 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Heather Roffe presents “Spection: Intro/Retro” Geva Nextstage. $15 6:30-7:30 p.m.: “Love at First Waltz” RAPA. $12/$8 6:30-7:30 p.m.: “The Pipes Are Calling: An Elegy to Dan Higgins, Sr.” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $10 8-9 p.m.: “Death of (An) Artist” RAPA. $12/10 7-8 p.m.: “The Isle of Dogs” Writers & Books. $8 8-9 p.m.: “Broken Images” TheatreRocs at Xerox Auditorium. $15/$10 8-9 p.m.: “Charlie Bethel’s Gilgamesh” Geva Nextstage. $15
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Special Events Live Auction, Garage Sale, Food. 1-4 p.m. Calvary St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Parish, 68 Ashland St. Proceeds support the Urban Ministry of Calvary St. Andrew’s including an Emergency Food Cupboard, youth ministry, community organizing, and ministry in the Dominican Republic. 325-4950. calvarystandrews.org A Magical Journey Through Stages 2012 Gala. 7 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 Main St. $20, RSVP. 935-7173. mjtstages.com Red Wine & Chocolate Event. Keuka Spring Vineyards, 243 State Route 54 (East Lake Road). 1 & 3 p.m. $12-$15. 315-536-3147. keukaspringwinery.com [ Saturday, September 22Sunday, September 23 ] Faith Healer Issam Nemeh, M.D. Radisson Hotel Riverside, 120 E. Main St. 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. $95, register. 877-8495327. pathtofaith.com RAPA Grand Re-Opening. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. RAPA, 727 E. Main St. Meet staff, enjoy free classes, tour the newlyrenovated refurbished East End Theatre. rapaonline.us [ Sunday, September 23 ] Fall Foliage by Trolley and Train. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd. $5-$8. 5331113. nymtmuseum.org Juniors 2nd Annual Hairshow feat. Noel Gourdin. 610 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $3-$45. 276-8900. noelgourdin2012hairshow. eventbrite.com Pike Stained Glass Studio open house. 1-5 p.m. Pike Stained Glass Studios, Inc., 180 St. Paul Street, 2nd Floor . In conjunction with their display of work at the Memorial Art Gallery (through October), in the “In Company With Angels” exhibition. The following downtown churches will host open houses at the same time: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Third Presbyterian Church, Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Christ Episcopal Church. 546-7570 Rochester Deaf Awareness Week. Kick off ceremony September 23, 1-3 p.m., MCC Theater, building 4, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Visit web for details on programming. rdaw.org Screening: “Maafa 21: Black Genocide in the 21st Century.” 1 p.m. Pittsford Communtiy Library, 24 State St. 615-9551. info@ fdfny.org Sonnenberg Harvest Progressive Dinner. Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St. Two seatings: 5 & 6:30 p.m. $50-$55, register. 394-4922. sonnenberg.org Talulah’s Fancy & Friends Inspriation Incorporated Event. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Featuring local artists and business owners, hand-craft and pastry decorating demos, book and magazine signing, art & gift shopping,
THEATER | Beyond the Fringe at MuCCC
In response to the Rochester Fringe Festival, the folks involved with the Multi-use Community Cultural Center (142 Atlantic Ave.) have decided to put on their own series of events this week. The performances include theater productions, burlesque shows, music, and comedy, and while some of the presentations are new, others are a second chance to see a great performance you might have missed. The following is the line-up as of press time; more time slots are available. All shows begin promptly on the hour, and admission to each event is pay-what-you-will. See the most current line up and get more information by visiting muccc.org, or sign up for a space by emailing bookinginfo@ muccc.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Wednesday, September 19 7 p.m.: Meet the Producer: John Borek
Thursday, September 20 8 p.m. & 9 p.m.: Theater: “When We Were Young, We Wanted to Live” by Justin Rielly
Friday, September 21 7 p.m.: Theater: “Widowers’ Houses” with Black Sheep Theatre 8 p.m.: Comedy: Polite Company Improv & Sketch Comedy 9 p.m.: Music: Cassandra Kelly 10 p.m.: Deadly Dames Burlesque
Saturday, September 22 2 p.m. & 3 p.m.: Theater: “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” by Mike Daisey 5 p.m.: Music: Christina DiNella 7 p.m.: Theater: Amiri Baraka’s “Dutchman” with Infusion Action Theater/Darryll Rudy 8 p.m.: Music/Theater: “Stories at the Piano. Anecdotes from a Performing Life” by Thomas Warfield 9 p.m.: Music: Handmade Orchestra 10 p.m.: Theater: “Metal Quest: The First Emperor” by Jeffery Askins
Sunday, September 23 4 p.m. Music: Grace Flores 6 p.m.: Dramatic Readings: “An Hour of Nonsense: The Hunting of the Snark and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll” with ShakeCo 8 p.m.: Music: Richard Storms and Tommy Brunett 9 p.m. Music/Theater: Vixxxen: Legends plus door prizes and giveaways. Tickets are $40/person with limited seating Witness Palestine Film Series: “Salt of this Sea.” 2 p.m. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $8. Screening followed by panel discussion. witnesspalestinerochester.com
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[ Monday, September 24 ] Democratic “Campaigns Fair.” 6-7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. The “Campaigns Fair” will be a time for young voters to meet campaigns, learn about issues, register to vote, and sign up to volunteer. Light refreshments will be served. facebook.com/ monroeyoungdems
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[ Through Friday, September 21 ] 2012 J/24 Works Championship. 10:30 a.m. Rochester Yacht Club. chair@2012j24worlds. com
“1776.” Sep. 21-23. Hale Auditorium, Roberts Wesleyan, 2301 Westside Dr . Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $10-$15. 594-6008. roberts. edu/home/clc “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Sep 19-26. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse,
6877 East Lake Rd Continues through Sep 29. $35-$42. Wed Sept 19 2 & 7:30 p.m. Thu Sep 20 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Mon 2 p.m., Tue-Wed Sept 26 2 & 7:30 p.m. 315‑255‑1785. merry-go-round.com “44 Plays for 44 Presidents.” Sep. 22-23. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd . Continues through October 8. Rochester Fringe Festival Dates: Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. Opens Sept 27. Tickets start at $15. 232-4382. gevatheatre.org “Antony and Cleopatra.” Thu., Sep. 20, 7 p.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. The Cambridge American Stage Tour. $5. 385-8412 Beyond the Fringe at MuCCC. Sep. 19-23. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Wed 8 p.m., Thu-Fri 7 p.m., Sat 2 p.m., Sun 7 p.m. Some time slots open and available to performers. Contact for more information. bookinginfo@muccc. org. muccc.org Impact Theatre. Fri Sep. 21, 7:309:15 p.m. 1180 Canandaigua St., Palmyra. Doors at 7 p.m. Free, RSVP. 315-597-3553. impactdrama.com John Lithgow “Stories by Heart.” Thu Sep. 20, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 Main St. $37.50-$57.50, ticketmaster. com. rbtl.org “Title of Show.” Sep 21-23. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St. Continues through September 30. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $27. 454-1260. bftix.org “Widowers’ Houses.” Sep 1416. Black Sheep Theatre, 274 N Goodman St. third floor, Studio D313. Continues through September 29. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m. Sun 2 p.m. 861-4816 “You Can’t Take it With You.” Sep 19-26. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd . Through Oct 7. Wed Sept 19-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m. (Sunday Salon), Tue-Wed Sep 26 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25. 232-4382. gevatheatre.org
Auditions [ Ongoing ] The Gregory Kunde Chorale is looking for male voices. Call for an audition now to join our fourteenth season! Info line: 3777568. gregorykundechorale.org [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Women’s Voice Auditions for Interfaith Threshold Choir. 6-7 p.m. Penfield Presbyterian Church, 1881 Jackson Rd. 2413796. thresholdroch@yahoo.com [ Wednesday, September 26-Thursday, September 27 ] “Hair.” 6 p.m. Webster Thomas High School, 800 Five Mile Line Rd. Webster Theatre Guild. Ages 18+ diverse cast strongly needed). Auditions will include a dance audition as well as singing for specific roles. Callbacks will follow auditions and will include reading sides and more singing. 234-1069. webstertheatreguild.org
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THEATER | John Lithgow: Stories By Heart
Goofy and gangly tend to make a winning entertainment combination. Back in the day, America found this to be true with greats like Danny Kaye. Today, one actor who embodies both these qualities particularly well is John Lithgow (pictured). We know him from roles like Dr. Dick Solomon in “3rd Rock from the Sun” and Lord Farquaad in “Shrek,” but in “Stories by Heart,” Lithgow gives insight into his own life, allowing his characteristically kooky personality to shine through. Lithgow will perform his one-man theatrical memoir at the Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St.) on Thursday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m. for one night only. Over the course of the evening, Lithgow will adopt 10 different roles while weaving in and out of his own life story, and two stories read to him as a child. “Uncle Fred Flits By” by P.G. Wodehouse tells the account of an Englishman dragged on a chaotic adventure through London by his uncle. Contrastingly, “Haircut” by Ring Lardner depicts a scene of a gossipy barber in Michigan giving a shave and haircut to an out-of-town walkin, displaying a darker comedic view of Midwest America. With Lithgow portraying a parrot at one point in the evening, the show is sure to flaunt the actor’s absurd versatility.
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Workshops [ Wednesday, September 19 ] Family Development Class: “Wise Choices.” 12:302:30 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. A humorous approach in helping to identify some strategies for handling the challenges presented by our children as they grow up and away. For parents of children of all ages. Free. Refreshments. Door prizes. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org [ Thursday, September 20 ] Family Development Class: “Raising Children without Losing Your Voice or Your Mind.” 6-8 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. For parents of toddlers to teens. RSVP Refreshments. Door prizes. 3253145 x 131 [ Friday, September 21Saturday, September 22 ] REFIT Fitness Master Classes, Learning Lab & Kid’s Event. Sep. 21-22. Victory Community Center, 32 Wildbriar Rd . $10 each Master Class, $30 Learning Lab, Kids Event free. Register. 737-3786. therzepkas@gmail. com. bit.ly/refitrochester
[ Saturday, September 22 ] S.O.A.R! The 4 Keys to SelfTransformation. 9 a.m. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince Street. 888-692-0781. LoveAtTheCenter.com [ Monday, September 24 ] Family Development Class: “20 Minutes to Effective Parenting Communication Skills.” 12:302:30 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. For parents of children ages 1-6. RSVP. Refreshments. Door prizes. 325-3145 x 131 [ Tuesday, September 25 ] Chorus of the Genesee: Free Singing Lessons. 6-7 p.m. Harmony House, 58 East Main St. 698-7784 Family Development Class: “Last One Picked, First One Picked On.” 6-8 p.m. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. For parents of children of all ages. RSVP. Refreshments. Door prizes. 325-3145 x 131
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Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport THE EXPENDABLES: 9; THE ODD LIFE: 7; also Sat-Sun 1, 3, 5; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 7:10, 9:10; also Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:10, 5:10; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4.
Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: Sat-Sun 4:45; QUEEN OF VERSAILLES: 7; RUBY SPARKS: 8:40.
Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit BOURNE LEGACY: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05; THE CAMPAIGN: 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 9:55; DARK KNIGHT: 1:10, 4:40, 8:05; DREDD: 3D 2:10, 7:30, 10:10; 2D 5, 9:35; END OF WATCH: 1:55, 4:05, 4:50, 6:45, 7:25, 9:25, 10:05; FINDING NEMO: 3D 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; HOPE SPRINGS: 2:15; LAST OUNCE: 2; LAWLESS: 2:05; THE ODD LIFE: 1:45, 4:35, 7:05; PARANORMAN: 1:35; THE POSSESSION: 2:20, 5:10, 7:40, 10:25; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 3D 1:50, 4:25, 6:55, 9:45; 2D 4:55, 7:35, 10:20; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 1:30, 4, 4:30, 6:40, 7:10, 9:20, 9:50; THE WORDS: 1:25.
Bernie Madoff meets Gordon Gecko [ REVIEW ] by George Grella
“Arbitrage” (R), written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki Now playing
Although the writer-director takes the title of his film from one of those clever stock manipulations that wheeler dealers in the financial racket employ to make millions of dollars, “Arbitrage,” curiously, never shows any of that practice. Instead, the movie concentrates on just the sort of conniving that even a novice recognizes, a simple custom familiar to any of those small-business owners the major parties
Dryden Theatre 271-3361 9 East Ave *NOTE: Film times for Wed 9/199/26* SOME CAME RUNNING: Wed 9/19 8; A CHUMP AT OXFORD: Thur 9/20 8; DOWNEAST: Fri 9/21 8; FARENHEIT 451: Sat 9/22 8; Sun 9/23 2; CHARIOTS OF FIRE: Mon 9/24 8; THE WHITE ROSE: Wed 9/26 8. continues on page 34
now so obsequiously court — keeping two sets of books. That scheme essentially drives the major action of the picture and preoccupies its protagonist, Robert Miller (Richard Gere), so fully that it eventually threatens the stability of every part of his life. The multimillionaire head of a hugely profitable hedge fund, Miller flies into the plot on a sleek corporate jet, fretting to his associate about a deal that has fallen through and the delay in a plan to sell his business to another fat cat. That particular deal will obsess him throughout the course of the film, interrupted only by a tragedy that overshadows but never entirely obliterates his fixation on making several hundred million dollars. Miller enjoys all the perquisites of the good life — a splendid home on Central Park, the attentions of a squad of servants, chauffeured limousines to waft him around Manhattan, a loving wife (Susan Sarandon), and a bright daughter (Brit Marling) who occupies an
Brit Marling and Richard Gere in “Arbitrage.” PHOTO COURTESY ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
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important position in his business. On top of all that, he has provided his demanding mistress, a French artist named Julie (Laetitia Casta) with an expensive apartment and even established her in her own gallery to display her paintings. Despite all that, Robert Miller is a desperate man, frantically trying to hold off creditors, placate clients, and find a way to conceal the fact that he has been cooking the firm’s books, covering up deficits and faking payments. He knows that if his deal falls through an audit will reveal his manipulations, leaving him open to criminal charges of fraud. Just as his financial world teeters on the verge of collapse, his personal life falls apart — in a shocking moment, he falls asleep at the wheel while driving Julie upstate, overturning the car in an accident. The rest of the picture shows Miller staving off destruction and the prospect of criminal charges for both his fraudulent dealings and his culpability in the accident. While he tries to manage two separate cover-ups, a Detective Bryer (an unlikely Tim Roth), sure of his guilt, pursues a relentless investigation, intimidating his friend Jimmy Grant (Nate Parker), the son of Miller’s former chauffeur, who rescued him after the accident. Although the primary financial plot keeps thickening around Miller, the detective’s cat-and-mouse techniques, which lead Jimmy to a grand jury, lead to a surprising and oddly satisfying conclusion.
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Despite the clear presentation of Miller’s chicanery and a whole spectrum of betrayals, the movie sustains its tension remarkably well, even enlisting the viewer’s grudging sympathy for this slick operator dancing on the edge of a precipice, facing imprisonment for two separate and unrelated crimes. With his harddriving single-mindedness, his glib handling of the detective, his slick facility with the recalcitrant representatives of his prospective buyer, his skillful negotiations, his assumed air of nonchalance, Gere suggests some complexity within this superficially negative character. He may embody some of the best known traits of Bernie Madoff and Gordon Gecko (with overtones of Donald Trump), but he also at times seems a victim of his own schemes and even of his own success. “Arbitrage” only touches on what surely should be a major thematic element, the inequities of wealth and class that enable a man like Robert Miller to succeed. One understated moment juxtaposes detective Bryer vainly trying to question Susan Sarandon’s character as she blithely enters her limo with the next scene, in which he and his partner summarily scoop Jimmy Grant off a Harlem Street; Bryer even complains to a judge about the rich escaping justice, and he’s right. As a character in a novel by one of my favorite authors puts it, “There’s no honest way in America to make a hundred million dollars.” And he’s right, too.
It’s difficult to know where to even begin when discussing the conflict between Palestine and Israel, a decadesold schism with passionate stances on both sides, each believing theirs to be the just one. Yet as the powers-that-be lock horns over figurative lines in the literal sand, there continue to be human beings trying to make their livings and raise their families smack-dab in the middle of the fight, with no control over the political maneuverings but every interest in their outcome. Giving a voice to the Palestinian point of view is the inaugural Witness Palestine film series. Curated by an interfaith group of individuals from the Rochester area who traveled to the Middle East for a firsthand look, Witness Palestine aims to address this hot-button issue through a collection of narrative and documentary features that put faces to those directly affected by the conflict as well as those striving for peaceful change. All the screenings are at the Little, and each program will be followed by an interactive panel discussion. Tickets are $8 (except for “Budrus,” which is free);
A still from the documentary “Budrus,” screening September 30 as part of Witness Palestine. PHOTO PROVIDED
visit witnesspalestinerochester.org for more information. “We’re not even aware of all of the influences of the military,” Israeli conscientious objector Maya Wind says in “Occupation Has No Future,” an effective documentary that explores Israel’s militaristic culture through the eyes of those who have refused conscription, as well as those who have actually served in the West Bank but are now actively protesting the occupation. This film came about in the fall of 2009, when American antiwar activists traveled to Israel to learn more about the movement, opening an enlightening dialogue with refuseniks and former Israeli soldiers who have joined forces with Palestinians to embark upon a campaign of civil disobedience in hopes of bringing about peace. (Thursday, September 20, 6:45 p.m.) Writer-director Annemarie Jacir’s gorgeously shot “Salt Of This Sea” tackles the Arab-Israeli conflict through a romantic drama in which Soraya (Suheir Hammad), a Brooklyn-born woman with Palestinian roots, travels to Israel to get in touch with her history (and, hopefully, her grandfather’s long-gone bank account). Soraya sparks with a waiter (Saleh Bakri, “The Band’s Visit”) who becomes her sidekick in both larceny and tourism, leading to a number of nonetoo-subtle scenes designed to illustrate Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people. Soraya’s third-act tantrum at her ancestral seaside home threatens to derail the film, but it’s not impossible to believe that she would have become so impassioned during her brief stay. (Sunday, September 23, 2 p.m.) The powerful documentary “One Family in Gaza” personalizes the conflict’s human toll through the story of Kamal and Wafaa Awajah, who suffered devastating loss during an Israeli siege in early 2009, but chooses to instead focus on a peaceful future for their remaining children rather
than assign blame. Since 2008, Palestinians have been getting evicted from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in favor of Israeli settlers, and “Home Front” introduces us to four individuals of very different backgrounds, all fighting for Palestinian rights. We meet Terry, an American-born Israeli spurred to action in support of her protester kids, while young Mohammad, his Palestinian family now forced to share their home with Israelis, gets an eye-opening lesson in solidarity upon meeting a Jewish activist. (Thursday, September 27, 6:45 p.m.) “We can accept this as God’s will, as we always do, or we can consider this an injustice,” says community organizer Ayed Morrar in the absorbing documentary “Budrus.” The “this” Morrar is referring to involves the Israeli initiative to build a separation barrier that encroaches way past the Green Line into Palestinian territory... and right through the village of Budrus, cutting its residents off from their beautiful, beloved land. As Morrar and his fellow villagers, including his feisty 15-yearold daughter Iltezam, engage in nonviolent protest against the barrier, we also hear from the Israeli soldiers doing their jobs without questioning their government’s tactics. (Sunday, September 30, 2 p.m.) The gripping drama “Private,” by Italian director Saverio Costanzo, unfolds over a few tense days in the life of a Palestinian family of seven whose home has been commandeered by Israeli soldiers. Mohammad Bakri (“Laila’s Birthday”) plays the patriarch, a chilly academic type who’d rather endure the discomfort of coexisting with the military personnel than relinquish his home to them, no matter what his terrified wife says. Not content to remain banished to the first floor, however, the kids are a little more bold than their parents, and the film gets much nailbiting mileage out of some very close calls that convey the horror of an occupation. (Thursday, October 4, 6:45 p.m.)
A CHUMP AT OXFORD Thursday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m.
Bumbling street sweepers Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy inadvertently foil a bank robbery and are rewarded with full-ride scholarships to Oxford. Hazed by know-it-all Brits, the boys simply aren’t cut out for the contemplative life — at least not until a window cracks Stan’s cranium and awakens a brilliant scholarly alter ego. Soon Ollie finds himself demoted to “Lord Paddington’s” valet. An uproarious comedy that lovingly revisits many classic Laurel and Hardy routines, A Chump at Oxford delivers a much-needed riposte to academic stuffiness. (Alfred Goulding, US 1940, 63 min., 16mm)
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FAHRENHEIT 451
Saturday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.
Movies for movie lovers, 6 nights a week. Class Clowns
A long-time passion project for Truffaut, this off-kilter adaptation of the beloved novel by Ray Bradbury envisions a post-literary society where interactive TV rules every home and books are burned in the public square by so-called firemen. One fireman (Oskar Werner) begins to question his marriage and his vocation after meeting a dissenting free spirit (Julie Christie) on the monorail, setting him off on a dangerous path of unorthodox book preservation. (Francois Truffaut, UK 1966, 112 min.)
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Eastview 13 425-0420 Eastview Mall, Victor 2016 OBAMA’S AMERICA: 2, 4:55, 7:25; BOURNE LEGACY: 12:55; THE CAMPAIGN: 4:25, 10:25; DARK KNIGHT: 1, 4:35, 8; DREDD: 3D 4:05, 7:05, 10:05; 2D 1:05, 9:35; END OF WATCH: 1:15, 1:50, 4:15, 7:15, 7:45, 9:55; FINDING NEMO: 3D 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50; HOPE SPRINGS: 1:35; HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET: 1:10, 4, 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 10, 10:30; THE ODD LIFE: 1:55; THE POSSESSION: 1:45, 4:45, 7:55, 10:20; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 3D 4:50, 10:15; 2D 1:25, 7:50; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 1:30, 4:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:40, 10:10.
Geneseo Theatres 243-2691 Geneseo Square Mall END OF WATCH: 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1, 3, 5; FINDING NEMO: 3D 7, 9; also Sat-Sun 1, 3, 5; HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET: 7:10, 9:10; also Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:10, 5:10; THE ODD LIFE: 7; also Sat-Sun 1, 3, 5; THE POSSESSION: 9; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 7:10, 9:10; also Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:10, 5:10; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4.
Greece Ridge 12 225-5810 176 Greece Ridge Center Dr. DREDD: 3D 5, 7:40, 10:10; 2D 2:20, 9:40; END OF WATCH: 1:50, 2:30, 4:30, 7:10, 7:45, 10; THE EXPENDABLES: 5:05, 10:25; FINDING NEMO: 3D
1:15, 3:55, 7, 9:35; LAWLESS: 4:45, 10:15; THE ODD LIFE: 1:25, 4; THE POSSESSION: 2:05, 4:25, 7:35, 10:05; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 3D 2:35, 5:10, 8, 10:30; 2D 2, 4:40, 7:25, 9:55; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 1:30, 2:10, 4:10, 6:50, 7:30, 9:25; THE WORDS: 1:40, 4:20, 7:15.
Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. 2016 OBAMA’S AMERICA: 12; BARFI: 12:25, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05; BOURNE LEGACY: 12:55, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10; THE CAMPAIGN: 12:10, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45, 11:45; DARK KNIGHT: 12:35, 4:20, 8:10; DREDD: 3D 4:15, 6:45, 9:10, 11:35; 2D 1:40, 10:20; END OF WATCH: 1:15, 2:40 3:55, 5:15, 6:30, 7:55, 9:05, 10:35, 11:30; THE EXPENDABLES 2: 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40, 12 a.m.; FINDING NEMO: 3D 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25; 2D 12; HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET: 12:30, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:40, 11:55; LAWLESS: 1, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; PARANORMAN: 3D 12:40, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45; THE POSSESSION: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55, 12:05 a.m.; RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION: 3D 12:05, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:50; 2D 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:30, 11:35; TED: 1:55; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 1:20, 2:15, 4, 4:55, 6:40, 7:35, 9:20, 10:15, 11:50; THE WORDS: 12:15.
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ONE FAMILY IN GAZA: Thur 9/27 6:45; KILLER JOE: 7:10, 9:25; THE MASTER: Fri-Sun 8:30, Sat-Sun 12:10, 3:30; Mon-Thur 6:30, 9:15; ROBOT AND FRANK: 6:40, 8:45; also Sat-Sun 12:30, 3; SALT OF THIS SEA: Sun 2; SLEEPWALK WITH ME: 7 (except Mon, Thur), 9:30; also SatSun 12; Sat 3:20.
Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. ARBITRAGE: 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:40; also Fri-Sat 10; END OF WATCH: 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 4:55, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 10:05; FINDING NEMO: 3D 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7; also Fri-Sat 9:25; FOR A GOOD TIME CALL: 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50; also Fri-Sat 10:10; HOPE SPRINGS: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10; LUCKY: 5:05; also Fri-Sat 9:30; THE MASTER: 2, 5, 8; ROBOT & FRANK: 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:10; also Fri-Sat 9:20; TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: 2:05, 4:35, 7:05; also Fri-Sat 11:35 a.m.; THE WORDS: 12:25, 2:45, 7:20; also Fri-Sat 9:35.
Vintage Drive In 226-9290 1520 W Henrietta Rd. All shows Fri-Mon. SCREEN 1: THE POSSESSION: 8; THE EXPENDABLES 2: 9:30; SCREEN 2: PARANORMAN: 8; THE AVENGERS: 9:30; SCREEN 3: HIT AND RUN: 8; HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET: 9:40; SCREEN 4: LAWLESS: 8; PREMIUM RUSH: 9:55.
Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981): The Best Picture Oscar went to this fact-based drama about two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Olympics, one a devout Scottish Christian running for the glory of God, the other an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. Featuring Ben Cross, Ian Holm, and Sir John Gielgud. Dryden (Mon, Sep 24, 8 p.m.) A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940): This Laurel and Hardy showcase tags along with Stan and Ollie as they accidentally foil a robbery and are rewarded with scholarships, much to the dismay of their snobby British classmates. Dryden (Thu, Sep 20, 8 p.m.) COSMOPOLIS (R): Robert Pattinson stars in David Cronenberg’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel in which a 28-year-old billionaire’s quest for a haircut devolves into a trippy odyssey across Manhattan. With Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, and Paul Giamatti. DOWNEAST (2012): This timely documentary explores the American socioeconomic climate through the story of Italian expatriate Antonio Bussone, an entrepreneur out to refurbish a shuttered factory into a lobster-packing facility in remote Gouldsboro, Maine. Dryden (Fri, Sep 21, 8 p.m.) DREDD 3D (R): Karl Urban is the law in this futuristic action flick
built around the iconic character who brings justice to the troubled dystopia of Mega-City One. Costarring Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Eastview, Henrietta END OF WATCH (R): Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, and Anna Kendrick lead the cast of this gritty drama from “Training Day” screenwriter David Ayer, which follows a couple of LAPD officers who make a routine traffic stop that lands them in the crosshairs of a drug cartel. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford FAHRENHEIT 451 (1966): Ray Bradbury’s acclaimed 1953 novel, set in an oppressive, bookburning future, gets the François Truffaut treatment, with help from cinematographer Nicolas Roeg and composer Bernard Hermann. Dryden (Sat, Sep 22, 8 p.m., and Sun, Sep 23, 2 p.m.) FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL... (R): This raunchy comedy spends time with two former college frenemies who start a phone-sex line in order to afford their spectacular Gramercy Park apartment. Starring Ari Graynor, Justin Long, and Nia Vardalos. Pittsford HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET (PG-13): Jennifer Lawrence and Elisabeth Shue star in this thriller as a daughter and her mother who learn some disturbing information about their former neighbors. Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Henrietta, Vintage
THE MASTER (R): Paul Thomas Anderson’s follow-up to 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” is this intriguing mid-century drama with Philip Seymour Hoffman as a magnetic spiritual leader and the much-missed Joaquin Phoenix as an alcoholic WWII vet who becomes his right-hand man. Pittsford SOME CAME RUNNING (1958): Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley Maclaine star in Vincente Minnelli’s adaptation of James Jones’ novel about an embittered Army vet who returns to his tiny hometown, where opposing influences force him to make hard decisions about his future. Dryden (Wed, Sep 19, 8 p.m.) TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG13): Clint Eastwood leads the cast of this drama about an aging baseball scout with failing eyesight forced to team up with daughter Amy Adams on a recruiting trip. With John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, and Matthew Lillard. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford WITNESS: PALESTINE: This film series explores the IsraeliPalestinian conflict through a collection of narrative features and documentary works that personalize the dispute by engaging in a dialogue with those directly affected by it. Little [ CONTINUING ] 2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA (PG): Just in time for the election is this one-sided documentary
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by conservative author Dinesh D’Souza that wonders exactly how awful things will be in four years if President Obama is still living in the White House. Eastview, Henrietta ARBITRAGE (R): Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Roth star in the narrative feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Jarecki, a sleek thriller about a billionaire hedge-fund manager juggling heavy secrets and slippery lies. Pittsford THE AVENGERS (PG-13): Writerdirector Joss Whedon marshals Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and the rest of Nick Fury’s Avenger Initiative to save the planet from Loki and his minions. With Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and everyone else. Vintage THE BOURNE LEGACY (PG-13): “Michael Clayton” director Tony Gilroy (he’s written all the 21st century “Bourne” installments) directs Jeremy Renner as he steps into the leading role of this successful franchise to play CIA operative Aaron Cross, helping a new cast of characters clean up Jason Bourne’s mess. With Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, and Albert Finney. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Henrietta THE CAMPAIGN (R): Will Ferrell headlines the latest from “Austin Powers” director Jay Roach as a four-term North Carolina congressman whose fall from grace leaves him vulnerable to opposition by a naive challenger
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(Zach Galifianakis). Featuring Brian Cox, John Lithgow, and Dan Aykroyd. Culver, Eastview, Henrietta DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS (PG): The third film in the franchise combines the third and fourth books in the series for a look at the hilarity and lessonlearning that ensues when Greg’s plans for the summer go awry. Cinema THE EXPENDABLES 2 (R): Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, and JeanClaude Van Damme. ‘Nuff said. Brockport, Canandaigua, Greece, Henrietta, Vintage HOPE SPRINGS (PG-13): Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones star in this romantic comedy-drama as a long-married couple who attend an intense counseling retreat to work on their relationship. With Steve Carell, Jean Smart, and Elisabeth Shue. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Pittsford LAWLESS (R): The third collaboration between “The Proposition” director John Hillcoat and sometimescreenwriter Nick Cave features Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Guy Pearce in the fact-based tale of three bootlegging brothers in Prohibition-era Virginia who run afoul of greedy lawmen.
Canandaigua, Greece, Henrietta, Vintage LUCKY (NR): Rochester’s own Christopher Wilmot produced this moving drama about a 10year-old South African orphan who encounters big-city apathy along with a feisty Indian woman who reluctantly comes to his aid. Pittsford THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (PG): This comedy-drama from writer-director Peter Hedges (“Dan in Real Life”) stars Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton (“Warrior”) as a childless couple who bury their hopes in a box and are understandably surprised when a 10-year-old knocks on the door claiming to be their son. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece PARANORMAN (PG): This stopmotion animation from the same artists responsible for “Coraline” tells the story of a young boy whose ability to communicate with the dead comes in handy as he tries to save his New England town from a witch’s curse. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, and Elaine Stritch. Canandaigua, Culver, Henrietta, Vintage THE POSSESSION (PG-13): This supernatural thriller stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick as the parents to a young girl who buys an antique box at a garage sale, unaware that the collectible houses an ancient evil spirit. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview,
Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Vintage PREMIUM RUSH (PG-13): The latest from David Koepp (2008’s “Ghost Town”) is an action flick starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a Manhattan bike messenger in possession of an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop (Michael Shannon). Vintage RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (R): Some more stuff happens in the fifth installment of this tenacious action franchise. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta ROBOT AND FRANK (PG-13): Frank Langella stars in this highconcept comedy as a former jewel thief given a robot by his kids (James Marsden and Liv Tyler), who intended that it be used to help their lonely father with housekeeping and not late-night burglaries. Pittsford SLEEPWALK WITH ME (NR): Writer-director Mike Birbiglia adapted his acclaimed one-man stage show about an aspiring comedian in denial about his girlfriend, his career, and his sleepwalking disorder, which becomes more dangerous as he grows more anxious. Little THE WORDS (PG-13): Bradley Cooper stars in this romantic drama as a writer who is hiding the secret that his successful novel was actually penned by someone else. With Dennis Quaid, Zoe Saldana, and Jeremy Irons. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford
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122 Mulberry Street is an American Foursquare home located in the Highland Park neighborhood (formerly known as the Ellwanger and Barry neighborhood). Nurserymen George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry developed their seed and plant business on what is now Highland Park and the surrounding neighborhood at a time when Rochester was known as the Flower City. By 1912, when 122 Mulberry was built, the city had expanded and Ellwanger and Barry became real estate developers. From the sidewalk a brick path leads straight to the columned porch that stretches across the front of the home. Partially sheltered by shrubs, the porch is the perfect place to spend a summer evening people-watching or chatting with passersby. Entering through the front door, you step into a large front hall, which originally functioned as the music room but could easily serve as an office, sitting room, or simply a greeting space. A paneled wood partition and columned entryway separate this room from the rest of the house. Another unpainted wood entryway opens to a combination dining and living room to the right, where two bay windows bring in light and a window seat beckons. Tucked at the back of this large, open room, behind original wood doors, are a closet and half bath. At the back of the house, a functional kitchen acknowledges family pets with a secret pet door. A side door leads to the driveway and carport. Beyond the carport is a cozy, fenced backyard, complete with a patio and lovely landscaping.
Upstairs are four bedrooms, a linen closet, and a full bath. The attic, lit by dormer windows, provides storage space. The basement is partially finished and contains another full bath. 122 Mulberry is a well maintained home, rich with original historic details. In 2006 the exterior was painted, extra insulation was blown in and interior window inserts were added for warmth. The furnace and central air conditioner were added in 1999. Today the house is empty, sparkling clean and waiting for the next occupants. Close by is the Ellwanger and Barry Park playground, developed by the active neighborhood association. The one-of-a-kind, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Highland Park is within walking distance as are the diverse amenities of the South Wedge and Swillburg neighborhoods. The University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital and the Al Sigl Center are nearby. The property is eligible for a $9,000 grant through the University of Rochester Home Ownership Incentive Program, which encourages University employees to live in nearby city neighborhoods. RIT has a similar arrangement. The list price for this 1,466 square foot home is $154,900. For more information visit rochestercityliving.com/property/R186528 or contact Nothnagle realtor, Sharon Diamond at 585-729-5745. by Lea Kemp Lea is Librarian/Archivist at Rochester Museum & Science Center.
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Crusade Includes: Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 2:45pm, Celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Enrollment Into the Brown Scapular, Recitation of the Rosary, Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. EWTN Program Host & Our Guest Speaker Fr. Charles Conner � Free Rosaries and Scapulars The Reception dinner will include Bishop Fulton Sheen’s personal effects sent to us by the Founder/Executive of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Spiritual Centre and Communication Room. We have been blessed with this special opportunity. Tickets are $25/person. Catering by Café’ Bella Mia. Please join us for this very special event.
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Legal Ads [ LEGAL NOTICE THE STEAM POLICE, LLC ] Notice of Organization: The Steam Police, LLC was filed with SSNY on August 17, 2012. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon it: 1028 Castle Bridge Crossing, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] USA Construction & Demolition LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on August 28, 2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Phillips Lytle LLP, 1400 First Federal Plaza, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE HIGHLAND PLANNING LLC ] Notice of Organization: HIGHLAND PLANNING LLC was filed with SSNY on 08/09/12. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon her: 17 Mulberry Street Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE RAF FUND MANAGER, LLC ] Notice of Organization: RAF Fund Manager, LLC was filed with SSNY on September 10, 2012. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon it: Lennox Tech Enterprise Center, 150 Lucius Gordon Drive, Suite 100, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ MERSEREAU LAW OFFICE, PLLC ] Notice of the formation of the above named Professional Limited Liability Company (“PLLC”) Articles of Organization filed with the Department of State of NY on 8/10/2012. 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 served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The LLC, 9 Farmingham Dr., Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: the practice of Law. [ NOTICE ] CORN HILL DEVELOPMENT, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec.
of State (SSNY) 2/24/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 40 Adams St. Rochester, NY 14608. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 1979 Catalina Model 38 HIN# CTYM0025M79I, Dan Taylor, date of sale 09/29/12 10am Voyager Boat Sales [ NOTICE ] 5018 Ridge Road LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on August 9, 2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 4477 Ridge Road West, Rochester, NY 14626. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] A notice is herewith given of a general meeting of the Corn Hill Neighbors Association at which action will be taken on October 9th , 2012 at 7:30 pm for 2013 CHNA budget. Location 133 S. Fitzhugh St. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to 700 Basket Road, LLC a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on August 8, 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 700 Basket Road, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against 700 Basket Road, LLC served upon him or her is5 Harvest Walk, Webster, NY 14580. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. 700 Basket Road, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, leasing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to Campbell CPA Consulting, PLLC, a New York Professional Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on August 13th 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been
designated as agent of Campbell CPA Consulting, PLLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against Campbell CPA Consulting, PLLC served upon him or her is 152 Selborne Chase; Fairport, NY 14450. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. Campbell CPA Consulting, PLLC is formed for the purpose of providing consulting services to hospitals, healthcare networks and/or physicians to further the delivery of quality healthcare and patient outcomes while maximizing return on investment. [ NOTICE ] Beaver Properties, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/27/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 6 Halstead Rise, Fairport, NY 14450. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] EMPIRE COMICS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/11/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Anthony Furfferi, 293 Mt. Ridge Circle, Rochester, NY 14616. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] EMPIRE CUSTOM FABRICATION LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 243 Reed Rd., Scottsville, NY 14546. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Flying Baby Pictures, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on August 21, 2012 with an effective date of formation of August 21, 2012. Its principal place of business is located at 18 Fernstone Lane, Penfield, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 18 Fernstone Lane, Penfield, New York 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited
Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE ] J. Alberts Medical Services, PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 08/10/12 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 PLLC, 1081 Long Pond Rd., Ste. 204, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: to engage in Medicine. [ NOTICE ] JDP LANDS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/18/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Dean Brightly, 555 Redman Rd., Hamlin, NY 14464. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] KEVIN WETMORE, PLLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/27/12. 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, 254 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: Law [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of North Island Media, LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/1/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 731 Sugarcreek Tr. Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Sluey and Saint, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/3/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC.19 Cobblestone Crossing, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number not yet assigned, for a full on premise beer, wine & liquor license has been applied for by Panzari’s Italian Bistro Inc dba Panzari’s Italian Bistro, 321 Exchange Blvd., Rochester NY 14608, County of Monroe, for a restaurant. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 3755 WEST HENRIETTA ROAD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/14/12. Office
location: Monroe County. Principal business address: 3755 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, New York 14623. Secy. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secy. of State shall mail process to: 3755 West Henrietta Road, Rochester, New York 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of BLACKBOOK COD, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 4/11/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 4 San Rafael Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BROCKPORT IMMEDIATE CARE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/30/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 6565 4th Section Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. 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 C. MICHAEL REIMRINGER, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/15/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 67 Sperry Drive, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Charles Point Sodus LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on July 17, 2012. Office location County of Monroe, SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 5500 West Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CPDevelopment, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/18/12. 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, 250 Ramo Drive, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DHD VENTURES CAPITAL, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of DURHAM GROUP HOLDINGS LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 10/28/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 101 Sully’s Trail Bldg. 20, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dwyer Young + Wright Architectural LLC amended to Dwyer Architectural LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/12. Off. loc.: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The PLLC, 1344 University Ave., Ste. 140, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: practice the profession of architecture. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FINGER LAKES FIELD HOCKEY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/7/12. Office location: Monroe County. Principal business address: 60 Park Circle Drive, Fairport, New York 14450. Secy. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secy. of State shall mail process to: 60 Park Circle Drive, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of GCWNY LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 7/24/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 31 Sutton Place, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of IH HOLDING 2, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on
08/16/12. Office location: Monroe 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 JACK M. DORKHOM, DMD, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/22/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, P.O. Box 156, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Dentistry. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 2517 EAST 63rd ST. LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/14/12. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2062. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Joseph Nacmias, 5 Goldman Road, Monroe, New York 10950. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: EMUNAH PROPERTIES AT ROCHESTER, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/12/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 1911 Avenue L, Brooklyn, New York 11230. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lu Hang Realty, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of NEW YORK INCOME PARTNERS III, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 9/6/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 3445 Winton Place Suite 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PIZZA STOP GREECE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/15/12. 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 RESTORATION COUNSELING OF ROCHESTER LCSW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/30/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of PLLC: 95 Allens Creek Rd., Bldg. 1, Ste. 323, Rochester, NY 14618. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Revolution Construction, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/18/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 195 West Hill Estates, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of ROCHESTER SEALTEK, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 4/11/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 840 Rock Beach Road, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of SPRING PINES PARCEL 6 LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 6/20/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 70
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Legal Ads > page 41 Quail Lane, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of TEC MEDICAL/ SURGICAL PRODUCTS, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 6/16/2011, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 23 Summit Oaks, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Thai Time Cuisine, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Timberlane SM, LLC, Art.
of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/26/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 349 W. Commercial St., Ste. 3100, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Wind9 Properties LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/2012. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1617 Heard Drive, Maple Glen, PA 19002. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of JDL Warm Construction LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/12. Off. loc.: Monroe County. LLC formed in Ohio (OH) on 12/31/08. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent upon whom process may be
served. OH address of LLC: 1125 W 8th St., Ste. 100, Cincinnati, OH 45203. Arts. of Org. filed OH Secy. of State, 180 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of MS Brockport LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/14/12. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in CA on 8/9/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Stephen M. Fenster, Schwartz and Fenster, Warner Center, 21700 Oxnard St., Ste. 1160, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. CA and principal business addr.: 101 Hodencamp Rd., Ste. 200, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. Cert. of Org. filed with CA Sec. of State, 1500 11th Ave., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Tatonka Contractors, LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/12. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Colorado (CO) on 1/5/06. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process
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to: The LLC, 1352 Salt Rd., Webster, NY 14580. CO address of LLC: Tatonka Contractors, LLC, 14555 Quail Run Rd., Hudson, CO 80642. Cert. of Form. filed CO Secy. of State, 1700 Broadway, Denver, CO 80290. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of the formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) named Ultimate Auto Spot LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on June 28, 2012. Office location is Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 1820 Lexington Ave, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012, AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE FCC TO ASSIGN THE LICENSE OF WGCE-CA, CHANNEL 6, GREECE-ROCHESTER NY, FROM EDU-CABLE CORPORATION TO MILACHI MEDIA, LLC. THE OWNERS OF EDUCABLE ARE BRIAN J. CATERINO, ANGELINA L. CATERINO, AND JOHN KELLS. THE OWNERS OF MILACHI ARE WILLIAM AND PAIGE CHRISTIAN. A COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND ANY RELATED MATERIALS IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.FCC.GOV AND WEEKDAYS DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT 2221 RIDGEWAY AVE. IN ROCHESETER. [ NOTICE ] Radassess, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 8/15/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 294 Burnett Rd., Webster, NY 14580. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] STONEWOOD BUILDERS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/29/12. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 97, North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 8 Kings Way, Rochester, NY 14624. [ NOTICE ] T-Mobile USA is proposing to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility located on an existing building located at 44 Exchange Blvd, Rochester, Monroe County, NY. The modifications will consist of the removal and replacement of 6 antennas (2 per sector) to existing mounts on the rooftop at a centerline height of
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86-feet above ground level. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 61125259-JD c/o EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or via telephone at 203-3098285. [ NOTICE ] Takis & Ath LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/6/2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 42 E. Main St., Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] The Sign Maker LLC located in Monroe County, Filed Arts. of Org. on 07/02/12 for the purpose of making signs. NY Sec’y of State has been designated as agent for the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 194 Colonial Rd., Rochester, NY 14609 [ NOTICE ] UNIUNI, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/6/12. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 220 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY 14610. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Universal Property Solutions, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/10/2012. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 518 Plank Rd., Webster, NY 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WATERMAN TICKETS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/8/11. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC P.O. Box 137 West Henrietta, NY 14586: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Discover Hardwood Flooring and Design, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Dept. of State (SSNY) on 6/7/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom procdss my be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 354 Noridge Drive, Rochester, NY 14622.
Purpose: Any lawful Activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: 525 BALLANTYNE ROAD LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O 525 BALLANTYNE ROAD LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: BLISSFUL BALANCE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/05/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O BLISSFUL BALANCE LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: ONE SIMON 4 TO GO LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/02/2012. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O ONE SIMON 4 TO GO LLC, 111 Parce Avenue, Suite 2, Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of MACJAX PLAYROOM, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/12. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 77 Bradford Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 250 PIXLEY ROAD LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 250 PIXLEY ROAD LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 8/1/2012. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 18 Dolman Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law.
[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BLU BAR & GRILL LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is BLU Bar & Grill LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 8/3/2012. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 18 Dolman Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] HR Logic & Solutions, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on August 1, 2012. Its principal place of business is located at 60 Saginaw Drive, Suite 100, Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 60 Saginaw Drive, Suite 100, Rochester, New York 14623. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE LABADI GROUP, LLC ] The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is THE LABADI GROUP, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on August 3, 2012. The office of the LLC is to be in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is: Forsythe, Howe, O’Dwyer, Kalb & Murphy, P.C., One Chase Square, Suite 1900, Rochester, NY 14604, Attn: William R. Alexander, Esq. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 201111666 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MONROE COUNTY AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MICHELE HOFER; CHARLES COSTA; O’HEANEY ASSOCIATES; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest
and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FRANK J. MERKEL, 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 wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; FIA CARD SERVICES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (USA); NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY OF MONROE AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject tax parcel. Dated: July 17, 2012 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated August 10, 2012, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose certain tax liens (the “Tax Lien”) covering the property known as 158 Carter Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 106.26-2-54 (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 $3,567.11, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorney’s fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. Anthony J. Iacchetta PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP 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 Researchers Having Fun: Scientists from the Primate Research Institute at Japan’s Kyoto University reported in an August journal article that they had given helium gas to apes (gibbons), which, predictably, made their voices goofily high-pitched. However, it was not a fraternity prank or lab assistant’s initiation, but a way for the scientists to determine whether the famously sonorous gibbons could yell just as loudly at a higher-than-natural pitch. The gibbons succeeded, showing a rare talent similar to that of the world’s greatest human sopranos, who maintain their booming amplitude by altering the shape of their vocal tract, including their mouth and tongue.
Cultural Diversity
— The seaside city of Qingdao, China, is (as described in August by NPR) “not a vacation community for superheroes” even though many beachcombers wear masks while lounging and sunbathing. The garments are “face-kinis,” or light cloth coverings that protect against the “terror of tanning.” While Western cultures celebrate skin-darkening, many Chinese associate it with lower-status, outdoor occupations, and a pale skin suggests having lived a pampered life. — Fine Points of the Law: (1) Italy’s highest court ruled in July that one man’s telling another, in front of others, that he has “no balls” can be criminal conduct that warrants payment of damages. Said Judge Maurizio Fumo, such a comment places at issue male virility as well as competence and character. (2) In August, after an eight-day trial, a court in Hamburg, Germany, awarded money damages to a man who called another an “asshole” (“arschloch”) in a parking-space dispute and fixed the payment at the equivalent of about $75,000. (Courts in Germany can base the amount of damages on the transgressor’s income.)
— A Saudi Arabian agency is raising the equivalent of about $130 million to break ground in 2013 on an entire city to be managed and staffed by female employees, with three more such cities being contemplated. Raising women’s employment rate is a goal of the kingdom, where until last year, nearly all jobs were held by foreigners and Saudi males, including jobs as sales clerks in women’s lingerie shops. — A centuries-old practice of China’s upper crust continues today, reported Slate. com in August, except with a bit more circumspection. Rich and/or powerful people on trial or convicted can still get away with hiring replacements to serve their sentences — but because of ubiquitous Internet videos, only if the replacements facially resemble the perps. Since the rich person winds up paying for his conviction (though a relatively small price), Slate called the practice (“ding zui”) sort of a “cap-and-trade” policy for crime.
Latest Religious Messages
— Prayer failed for Leslie Burton, 26, and Terrell Williams, 22, in St. Paul, Minn., in July. As they sat in the back seat of a police car while officers searched their own car, the pair, touching hands (according to the cruiser’s video camera), quietly begged divine intervention that the guns in their car not be found. However, not only were the guns spotted, but a subsequent strip search revealed a baggie of suspected Ecstasy pills in Williams’ rectum. — In August, an abbot at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, reported that Steve Jobs is doing well now as a “mid-level angel.” He was reincarnated as “a half-Witthayathorn, halfYak,” which the Bangkok Post took to mean that Jobs continues to be a “giant” and a seeker of scientific knowledge and apparently resides in a “parallel universe” near his former office in Cupertino, Calif.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let passion lead you down the wrong romantic path. It can be a costly adventure if you let chemistry be your guide when trying to pick the perfect partner. Without common interests, the passion will fade quickly, leaving you in an unhappy position. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll be attracted to someone from your past. Don’t do a repeat performance. If it didn’t work out the first time, it isn’t likely to this time. Jealousy and possessiveness are issues. Avoid anyone who makes you feel insecure or tries to control your life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will attract a lot of attention, but you may not find it easy to make your mind up when it comes to picking a partner. Don’t lead anyone on. Being a free spirit will help you attract someone looking for the same type of relationship. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Go out, party and have some fun. The more active you are, the easier it will be to find someone who shares your interests. You will be attracted to creative partners who show sensitivity and desire to help others. Short trips will lead to love. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll be
emotionally vulnerable. Keep your personal life a secret, and take more time getting to know anyone who interests you by being a good listener. It’s best to know with whom you are dealing and what’s being offered before you lay your cards on the table. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check the status of anyone who interests you before you consider spending time together. You don’t want to wait for someone who has no intention of leaving his or her current partner to be with you. Don’t believe everything you hear. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Let past memories flood back into
the forefront, and take the time to address relationships that you remember fondly. Consider reuniting with an old lover to see if you still have feelings for each other. Don’t be afraid to make the first move. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Participate in activities you enjoy doing. Protect your heart from someone trying to take advantage of you by occupying your time and using emotional blackmail to keep you from meeting someone better suited to your lifestyle and personality. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Adventure, excitement, travel and
taking part in all sorts of playful activities will lead to plenty of passionate opportunities. Enjoy the people you meet and the partners you encounter. Personal changes are heading your way, and a commitment will take you by surprise. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Getting together with someone you meet through work can turn out to be a costly affair. Step back and consider the consequences if things don’t work out. Look elsewhere or set strict ground rules that will protect you from jeopardizing your position. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Sexual experimentation may excite you, but a broken heart is likely if you play emotional games. One of you will end up wanting more and feeling let down. You can have fun, but make sure you and your partner are on the same page. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Reveal your dreams and desires, and show your vulnerability. Make your move and sell what you have to offer to the romantic partner you choose. Plans that include spending more time together will help you work toward making a long-term commitment. Seal your fate with a gift.
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