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Who’s not getting the message on HIV/AIDS? HEALTH, PAGE 6
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legislators carries the names of Anthony and even Frederick B. Douglass (e.g. Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011) and on and on. I would like to suggest that these folks try using a living women’s rights advocate’s name for their next effort. One who could set the record straight, you know, because she’s ALIVE. Hey, maybe try Gloria Steinem. MARY CATHERINE HEALY
The policy of Susan B Anthony’s newspaper did only two things: Derrick Smith will opposed standing armies and be missed opposed ads for abortion. Editors of her newspaper called Derrick Smith, one of our favorite abortion “feticide,” “child murder,” people and singer extraordinaire, and “a crime against humanity.” died yesterday at Strong Memorial Small Saturday “The Revolution,” Susan Business B Hospital surrounded by his loving Anthony’s newspaper, reiterated and family. His wife, Merideth, who explained the no-abortion policy is county attorney, posted a notice multiple times. on Derrick’s “CaringBridge” account and about 100 people MARY SMITH have responded to it so far. Thomas Choose a living legend Warfield posted a particularly lovely and moving tribute to Derrick on next time his Facebook page. Who cares what Susan B. Anthony We are going to miss this gentle thought of abortion as she knew giant of a human being an awful it in the late 1800’s? This is the lot. He meant a great deal to us and year 2014. A woman can have our family, as I’m sure he did to an abortion by taking two pills, voice students at Eastman School’s something SBA could not have Community Education Division, imagined. By trying to twist a where he taught for many years. sentence or two that she may have Derrick had a seizure uttered in 1875 to imply that she around Labor Day and had would join the anti-choicers today been hospitalized since. He was is ridiculous. discharged briefly from Strong But we can’t ask her, can we? and was admitted to a rehab unit And isn’t that the whole point with at Unity Hospital, but suffered a these groups usurping her name? heart attack the same day. He was What a strategy! Think of a worldreadmitted — first to Unity, then famous advocate for women’s back to the ICU at Strong. rights. Ah, yes! Susan B. Anthony! A beautiful person with a Let’s use her name for our group! magnificent voice, Derrick left a She’s dead! So she won’t be able legacy to be proud of. His four to slap us down with her famous wonderful children, his work on oratory or newspaper articles when “Race and Reconciliation,” and she finds out our sneaky plan! his splendid recordings all speak of Then, because of her revered name, his humanity and sensitivity. The we can raise millions to fund our world is a much poorer place today political candidates! without him. When the media need a comment from the anti-choice view, MARY LOU AND TOM MEES of course they will call us! Because Suspensions in we are the Susan B. Anthony List! city schools The trend is pretty obvious these days. Even in Fien’s article, Carol On “City schools’ suspensions challenged” (News): Crossed says “pro-life” is now Here is your solution....Give the going to be called “consistent life schools back to those who are ethic.” Feminists for Life NY is now in them. Pride and ownership called “Feminists for Nonviolent drive caring and responsibility. Choices.” More than one antiEnvironments that are family-like choice bill before state or federal
are more conducive to learning. These cultures will only happen if schools like the pilot schools in Boston are created. Just Google pilot schools in Boston and be ready to cry about how far behind we are. The fixes must start in the classrooms, not the offices. The board, union leaders, and the superintendent must trust that there are teachers, parents, and principals who are more capable than they are. GOTTA SAY IT AGAIN
I so appreciate comments on this issue because they mean that some people still care about public education. The comments reflect exactly the complexities of preparing and schooling children who live in socio-emotional climates of desperation and despair as we fight to prepare them for college and careers. We force public school students to study academic concepts when we fundamentally understand that when one’s basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, safety, and familial love are not met, then the intellectual pursuit of formalized education is a moot point. WATDI33
Suspensions look bad to the eyes of some people, but the district needs to put in place serious consequences for the students who do wrong. Minor infractions for some people seem normal and innocent. But when things scale to the point like other states’ shootings, everyone is surprised. But in reality, nobody wants to face the reality of the problems. Our society took the responsibility from the parents and now sadly, many parents are not taking responsibility to raise their children as good and productive citizens of this country. Stop giving everything to them. Make them accountable for their own children. They brought them into this world, now take responsibility. EYEHAWKQUEEN
Safety is a huge concern. We have a few menacing students wreaking havoc in our schools because they can. They run the schools because they are untouchable. Students do not feel safe. What are we going to do about that? KAMAKAZEE78
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
A do-nothing Congress? We ain’t seen nothing yet Well, for anybody who loves a good fight, the next couple of years ought to be just splendid. Members of Congress will have plenty on their plates when they start their new session in January: government funding, tax policy, trade policy, economic growth, inequality, health care costs, Russia, China, Iran, Isis, infrastructure, education, immigration, climate change…. With the midterm elections behind us, Congress might want to settle down and get things done. But no. We’re still five weeks away from the Republican ascension, and the damage is already piling up. Last Friday – the day after President Obama’s announcement on immigration – Republicans in the House filed suit over two actions the president took related to the Affordable Care Act. The same day, House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans would try to prevent Obama’s immigration reforms from taking place. Some House Republicans were talking about shutting down the government again. Mitch McConnell, who will be the top dog in the Senate come January, said Republicans are “considering a variety of options” to fight the president’s immigration plan. “But make no mistake,” he said. “When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act.” Action at last! But it looks like the action will be the kind we’ve seen from Republicans with the Affordable Care Act: all obstruction. And here’s the thing: Republicans in Congress could have acted on immigration before. In fact, some of them did. In June 2013, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate joined together and passed an immigration bill that Politico called “the most monumental overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation.” But the Republican-dominated House killed the chances for reform. Boehner wouldn’t let a bill come up for a vote. Politico has now fleshed out the story behind Obama’s decision to act last week. After Obama was re-elected in 2012, Republicans “flirted with – and invariably backed away from – proposals for comprehensive immigration reform,” Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown, Seung Min Kim, and Anna Palmer write. The reason: the sharp division in Republicans’ own ranks. Conservatives wanted no part of letting undocumented immigrants stay in the country. This year, House Republicans came close to passing an immigration bill, according to the Politico report. Florida Representative
House Republicans are upset with President Obama’s immigration announcement. Will they use that to block other Obama initiatives? Mario Diaz-Balart crafted a compromise bill, lobbied hard for it, and seemed to get enough Republican and Democratic support that it could pass as a bipartisan bill, the Politico report says. Diaz-Balart kept the White House informed on what he was doing. “Obama held out hope that Diaz-Balart might succeed where so many others had failed,” says the Politico report, “agreeing to delay the release of a narrow batch of executive actions on immigration to avoid antagonizing conservatives at a delicate moment in Diaz-Balart’s negotiations.” But then in early June, Eric Cantor, “who had gingerly supported certain immigration reforms,” lost his seat in the Virginia Republican primary, with immigration a key issue, says Politico. That was the end of that. And later that month, Boehner “informed Obama that not only would his Republican members decline to address immigration, they planned to sue the president, as well, for exceeding his authority in a variety of administration actions taken in the absence of congressional approval.” In a National Journal article posted shortly before Obama’s address last week, Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, had this observation about federal immigration reform efforts: continues on page 7
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New charter opening
The New York State Board of Regents has approved Greater Works Charter School to open in Rochester in 2015. The school will initially have 100 ninth-graders and is expected to provide students with a combination of personal classroom instruction and online instruction. Ted Morris, 22, is the school’s founder.
Duffy to lead the RBA
Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy will succeed Sandy Parker as president and CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance on January 5, 2015. Duffy’s interest in the position was well-known. He is former mayor of the City of Rochester.
McFadden question unsettled
The City of Rochester’s Ethics Board met but did not decide whether Adam McFadden has an ethical conflict in his dual role as City Council member and head of the Rochester Housing Authority. City Council member Jackie Ortiz asked the Ethics Board to look into the matter after the firing of former RHA director Alex Castro, followed by the
immediate hiring of McFadden, raised questions in the community. The board reportedly needs more information before making a decision.
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Sidelined pipeline Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand voted against a bill that would have authorized the Keystone XL tar sands crude pipeline. The bill was defeated after falling short of the required 60 votes in the Senate. But Republicans will likely try to pass a similar bill when they take control of the chamber in January.
POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE
Frankel weighing second county exec bid
Former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel says that she may run for county executive in 2015. It would be Frankel’s second run for Monroe’s top job; she lost a challenge to Republican incumbent Maggie Brooks in 2011.
Gillibrand pushes for Promise Zone
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand asked the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to declare Rochester a Promise Zone. Under the designation, Rochester would receive preferred access to 35 funding programs, as well as technical assistance to access those programs. The designation would also allow Rochester to increase public and private investment in programs to reduce poverty and crime, while improving economic sustainability and educational outcomes, says a press release from Gillibrand’s office.
Sandra Frankel, former supervisor of the Town of Brighton and a wellknown Democratic politician in the region, says that Monroe County needs fresh leadership. FILE PHOTO
But if Frankel, a Democrat, runs, it won’t be a rematch. Brooks is termlimited and can’t seek re-election, which means that the county exec race will be wide open. And that, theoretically, gives Democrats a better chance. It’s been a long time since a Democrat occupied the county’s top office. The last Democratic county executive was Tom Frey, who served from 1987 to 1991. Frankel says that Greater Rochester has opportunities for the future and that it’s time for a change in county leadership. But she says that it’s too early to get into specifics of her potential platform. “It’s clear to me that county government still struggles under the current administration,” she says. Frankel says that she doesn’t have a timeline to make her decision, other than “sooner rather than later.”
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But Frankel’s name isn’t the only one circulating on the Democratic side. Former District Attorney Mike Green and Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy have been eyed as possible exec candidates. Though Duffy’s recent appointment to lead the Rochester Business Alliance makes his candidacy unlikely. And during a brief interview last week, Green said that he’s focused on his job as executive deputy commissioner of the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services. He wouldn’t confirm or deny whether he’s interested in the county exec job. “I have no comment right now on any future plans,” he said. On the Republican side, Gates Supervisor Mark Assini and State Senator Joe Robach have been talked about as possible exec candidates.
JUSTICE | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
“We’re here to do the right thing and provide food for everyone. I didn’t come to this country to produce weapons or smuggle drugs. I produce food.” [ AN UNDOCUMENTED FARMWORKER FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, SPEAKING AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON IMMIGRATION. ]
POLITICS | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Immigration plan’s winners and losers People come to the US to escape extreme poverty and violence, said one Upstate New York immigrant farmworker after hearing President Obama’s immigration speech last week. “We’re here to do the right thing and provide food for everyone,” he said. “I didn’t come to this country to produce weapons or smuggle drugs. I produce food.” Reactions to the president’s historic plan to protect more than five million undocumented immigrants from deportation ranged from elation to utter contempt. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that there are about 5.2 million individuals who will not face deportation as a result of Obama’s plan. Immigrants who are parents of US citizens will be allowed to live and work in the US for three years. The plan doesn’t benefit immigrants who have been in the US for less than five years, or those who do not have children here. Some farmworkers in Upstate New York say that they are glad that the president acted unilaterally instead of waiting for the new Congress to weigh in after the first of the year. But in a phone interview last week, many farmworkers and their advocates said that they are disappointed because Obama’s announcement will not impact them.
Some of the workers have lived and been employed in the area that stretches from Niagara Falls to the Finger Lakes for more than five years on dairy and livestock farms, as well as harvesting everything from corn to grapes. But they lack the paperwork to prove it, says Carly Fox, an advocate with Worker Justice Center of New York. Others are single and do not Obama’s executive actions will shield about 5.2 million have children living in the US, people from deportation. FILE PHOTO she says. Though the Rochester “We want them to stay here,” she says. Business Alliance hasn’t It’s unclear exactly how many investigated the matter, retiring president undocumented immigrants are working in and CEO Sandra Parker says that she the Rochester and Finger Lakes region or how believes that most business leaders in the many would benefit from the president’s plan. area agree with the president’s plan. MPI, however, estimates that there are “My gut reaction is that they are pretty about 873,000 unauthorized immigrants supportive of it, but not the way that it was living in New York State. The majority of implemented,” she says. them are from Central America, and about 22 Agriculture, which is important to this percent are from Mexico. area, depends on these workers. But the area’s But many are also from South America colleges and universities are also educating and Asia. Most are between the ages of 25 many foreign students in the medical, and 54. Though they work in almost every technology, and engineering fields who return industry, about 45 percent do not speak to other countries, which benefit from that English and more than half do not have education, Parker says. health insurance.
Warren on Ferguson Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says that she was not singling out Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in a controversial Facebook she made earlier this week. Warren’s post went up shortly after a grand jury declined to indict Wilson, a white officer, in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. In a lengthy post, Warren says that, “As I was thinking about how to respond, I went back to how the situation started: With a young, unarmed black man and an authority figure who had little regard for this young man’s life.” The replies to her post range from praise to accusations of racebaiting. Warren says that she was talking about a flawed grand jury process, and not about Wilson. Rochester has a long history of advocating for social justice, Warren says, and the situation in Ferguson is “a teachable moment.” “Our legacy has been about embracing those tough issues, talking about them, and doing something about them,” she says. “So I’m hopeful we’ll be able to do that here.” Asked what she would tell her young daughter about Ferguson, Warren says she’d tell her to make up her own mind, and to stand for what she believes is right, “even if you’re standing by yourself.”
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What happened to HIV prevention? In the more than 30 years since it began appearing in gay men in the New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas, HIV/ AIDS has transformed from a death sentence to what is perceived by many as a manageable health condition. Still, AIDS is the second-highest killer of New Yorkers ages 25 to 44, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And one thing has remained constant, and controversial: even though most HIV infections are preventable with modifications in behavior, new HIV infection rates in the US remain frustratingly high.
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And the rates are actually increasing among gay and bisexual men, the CDC says. One study of HIV rates in 20 US cities estimates that one in five men who have sex with men is HIV positive. The finding raises numerous questions about the state of safe sex in the LGBT community. Is the prevention message failing to reach men who have sex with men? Has the message been heard and tuned out? Have advances in treatment and care changed views about HIV/ AIDS so much that the prospect of infection is no longer threatening? And has the scientific community’s pursuit of a medical solution come at the expense of advances in preventive health care? Discussions about HIV transmission and personal responsibility elicit a range of responses in the local and national LGBT communities. Some health workers and community leaders say that it’s an issue that needs to be addressed. Others say that the discussion creates an atmosphere of blame and stigmatization. And they warn that alienation could make prevention messages even harder to effectively communicate. The annual rate of new HIV infections in the US peaked in the late 1980’s at around 130,000, according to the CDC. After a subsequent period of significant decline, the rate has been stuck near 50,000 for several years. Gay and bisexual men have borne the brunt of the new infections. Even though gay and bisexual men make up around 2 percent of the population, they comprised 63 percent of the new HIV cases in 2010, the CDC says. Between 2008 and 2010, the rate surged by about 12 percent, the agency says. The numbers are equally sobering closer to home, with more than 180,000 New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. The Rochester region has the second-highest infection rate in the state after New York City, according to Trillium Health’s website.
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The CDC reports that in Rochester, the number of men who contract HIV through sex with infected men is nearly 50 percent of all HIV cases. Understanding why infection rates have remained high in men who have sex with men is a bit like peeling the layers of an onion, says Sean Murphy, a psychiatric nurse with Trillium. Murphy has a doctorate in nursing and has worked in the HIV/AIDS field for years. He says that generally, several issues come up when dealing with this group, and that these issues may have been underestimated. “If you look at HIV, you also have to look at literacy,” he says. “To get federal funding for research, any materials you plan to give to patients have to be at a fifth-grade level. And that was reduced from an eighth-grade literacy level. Disease prevention that requires a fifthgrade level of communication is going to be challenging. That’s just one layer.” When race and sexuality are taken into account, the matter becomes extremely complicated because some young black males who have sex with men don’t identify themselves as gay. Doing so, according to some research, invites more discrimination. And the situation with white gay and bisexual men is not what many people believe, Murphy says. The stereotype of white gay and bisexual men as educated and with high disposable incomes is far from the reality, he says. There’s a lot of poverty in the LGBT community, he says, which makes communication difficult. But what all of these men have in common, Murphy says, is that they live in
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Society’s message is still that being gay is fundamentally wrong, says Sean Murphy, a psychiatric nurse with Trillium Health. PHOTO BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
a culture that generally still advocates for a separate and unequal society. “I don’t think that we can ever underestimate that even post-‘Will and Grace,’ the impact of negative messages about being gay,” he says.
Has the scientific community’s pursuit of a medical solution come at the expense of advances in preventive health care? And he sees a correlation to the work of Anna Freud. The youngest child of Sigmund Freud is considered a pioneer in child psychoanalysis. “She found that the child that’s abused will take on the negative attributes of the aggressor,” Murphy says. He says that if you expand that idea culturally, you may have a group of men who feel the abuse is deserved and that their guard against risky behavior may be compromised. “The message is gayness is fundamentally wrong and that becomes a part of their psychological landscape in ways that they are not even aware of,” Murphy says. Preventive health approaches to reduce
HIV infections may also have been undermined by a shifting emphasis on
medical approaches, says Dr. Vincent Silenzio, associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The safe-sex message was one of the first serious successes in battling HIV, he says. But the campaign has lost its steam, he says. “We managed to change behaviors just enough to see a change in the rates of infection,” Silenzio says. “With the capacity for people to become ill and be in treatment, now people think that it’s no worse than if I have to take a statin for my high cholesterol. But wouldn’t you rather go through life not taking anything?” Another issue: gay and bisexual men have less association with the epidemic’s early years, Silenzio says. “Part of the original message was based on loss, but when that loss is not occurring anymore, it’s kind of difficult to make that message work in the way that it did when you were confronted with watching people, lovers, and friends getting sick,” he says. Silenzio says that he doesn’t want to sound dismissive of new drugs such as PrEP, the daily pill that appears to prevent HIV infection. But he says that bending the curve of new infection rates will require high-risk groups to have access to the pill and to take it as directed. And he says that he’s not convinced that will happen. “The risk of a magic bullet is you shoot the wrong person,” Silenzio says.
“The reality is that there were ample opportunities over the past four years for the House of Representatives to take a constructive step on immigration, especially after the big, super-majority vote in the Senate on a comprehensive bill. It declined to do so. Meanwhile, the favorite GOP talking point on the subject has been that Democrats had majorities in both chambers in 2009 and 2010 and failed to act. Which neatly ignores another reality: During that time, the House passed handily the Dream Act, a major step toward broader immigration reform. There was majority support in the Senate. Guess what? Mitch McConnell led a filibuster that killed the Dream.” Ornstein said he understood Obama’s “need to act on immigration,” and said he hoped that the president would “delay its effective date until the end of January or mid-February, giving the House one last chance to do something on the issue.” But Ornstein worried that both House and Senate Republicans will respond to Obama’s announcement on immigration by blocking action on unrelated issues – government funding and administrative appointments included. We should all be worried. Like a lot of people, I like what Obama has done on immigration. The goal is to make US immigration efforts both more humane and more effective. But I’m conflicted about the executive action move. I worry about precedents. Obama’s Republican critics are right: if liberals think this is OK for this president, we ought to think about what a conservative Republican president might do. But we also should be concerned when the members of one party in Congress refuse to compromise and try to hold up the operations of government. Given the history of the past four years, the Republicans seem more interested in opposing anything Barack Obama proposes than in meeting the needs ofthe country. It’s not going to be a good two years.
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Brooks and Warren discuss area’s future
The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation and the Rochester Rotary Club will present “Vision-Future” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10. The event will feature presentations by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who will talk about their priorities and economic goals for 2015. There will also be a tribute to Rochester
developer Larry Glazer, and Joe Floreano, former director of the Riverside Convention Center. The event will be held at the Convention Center. Tickets: $45, members; $50, nonmembers. Reservations: 546-6920 or www.rddc@rddc.org.
Education series concludes
Writers & Books and its community partners will hold the last public forum of its “Crisis in Our Schools” series with “What Makes a Good School?” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3. The event will be held at the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Avenue.
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Women’s coalition to discuss the WEA
A coalition of women’s organizations and civil liberties groups will present “The Truth about the Women’s Equality Act” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2. M. Tracey Brooks, president and CEO of Family Planning Advocates of New York, will discuss how the WEA will support women and families by protecting access to reproductive health services, ensuring fair treatment at work, and helping survivors of violence. The event will be held at Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue.
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Dining
On his latest vist to Furoshiki, writer Chris Lindstrom tried the (left) Park Ave Cosmo and the kale salad (kale, crispy sweet potato, mandarin oranges, and house wasabi ginger dressing). He also sampled (right) the chicken ramen (soy broth, chicken, ramen, scallions, egg, greens, and sprouts) and the honey Sriracha wings. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
Respect the ramen Furoshiki 682 PARK AVENUE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:11:30 A.M. TO 11 P.M.; SUNDAY: 10 A.M. TO 11 P.M. SUNDAY BRUNCH: 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. PARKAVENOODLES.COM; 771-0499 [ REVIEW ] BY CHRIS LINDSTROM
It is core to my mission to enter meals that I review with an open mind and palate. With that being said, I couldn’t help being pleasantly surprised by the improvement I tasted in Furoshiki’s bowls of ramen compared to those I had sampled in the past. After my recent review meals, I spent some time with one of the owners and asked a few questions about the background of Furoshiki and what had changed in the six months or so since my last visits. Among the changes he cited was the evolution that comes with being open for a year and continuing to work on the product they are serving. In addition, there has been turnover within the kitchen that naturally led to a change in the direction
of the dishes being turned out, and in my opinion, one that led to bowls of ramen that I would definitely come back for. A big bowl of ramen is the kind of food perfect for the shockingly cold Rochester days that will soon arrive. Ramen is unpretentious, warm, and comforting. It is meant to be slurped down immediately to get the best texture of the noodles and the additions to the soup. Who doesn’t like grabbing a big spoon and noisily going to town on a slow cooked broth? Similar to a pizza’s crust, I find that the quality of the ramen broth is key to making a successful bowl. Sure you can have something that tastes fine without a solid crust or broth, but there will always be a limit on how good the end product can be. My wife and I sampled the pork bone broth in the pork bone ramen ($10) and the chicken ramen ($10), which uses a soy base. The seasoning was consistent and spot on in both broths and was at a level that had a noticeable salty tinge, but not one that was overpowering in any way to my tastes. The pork bone broth had a milky white color, which indicated a good amount of
work was put into the cleaning of the bones as part of the intense cooking process. The broth’s thickness was pleasant with a lingering mouthfeel from the gelatin, although I wouldn’t have minded it being a bit more intense. The pork flavor was evident with a mild sweetness to balance out the saltiness and it held up well to an application of the spice bomb ($1) — consisting of chili garlic sauce kicked up with a spice blend. This is a gut warming affair and one that you walk away from satisfied. What the soy base broth lacks in complexity it makes up for in clarity. The soy wasn’t overpowering and had a clean finish that let the toppings speak for themselves. The wavy ramen noodles are a custom
blend from the well-respected Sun Noodle and came out properly al dente in both bowls. Of course, they will soften if you dawdle too long while enjoying your broth so dig in right away to get the best texture. Rehydrated black fungus and lightly cooked cabbage offered some additional crunch while the scallions and pickled ginger brought freshness to the party. Our eggs had a light soy marinade and were a touch inconsistently cooked
with one of them perfectly soft boiled and the other around the medium side. Both the tender chicken and pork were grilled and then sliced thin prior to serving in the dishes. Neither made a big impression but weren’t offensive in any way either. I much preferred the add-on of slow cooked and grilled pork belly ($3) we tried — it had a soft layer of fat that almost melted in the mouth. Even though ramen is the focus, Furoshiki also offers a full menu of accompanying dishes, including salads, sandwiches, and appetizers. What I was most impressed with was the chicken wings and the kale salad. We tried the honey Sriracha wings ($6 for 5 wings) that were quite crunchy with light breading and had an addictive balance between the sweetness and spiciness. These are wings I’d be happy to eat a dozen of while watching a game. The kale salad ($6) was something I had tried before and continued to be a successful dish with a sharp ginger dressing that stood up to the raw kale. We did try a sake-based Park Ave Cosmo ($6) cocktail which was balanced and a good value. Less successful were the ahi tuna salad ($11), tofu sandwich ($8), and the pork belly steam buns ($5 for 2 buns). Although the tuna was cooked to rare and the ginger dressing was sharp enough, the tuna wasn’t salted at all which left the dish flat. The tofu and avocado sandwich desperately needed toasted bread or crunchier tofu to get some textural contrast. Everything but the dill pickles made sense to me in the steam buns and if they had been replaced by some pickled radish or carrots I think the flavor profile would have made a lot more sense. I walked away from my visits at Furoshiki feeling much better about the food overall and knowing that I have a place to go when I want to grab some comforting soup. These are rock solid bowls of ramen well worth venturing out in the cold for and dealing with the awful parking on Park Avenue. The service we received on both occasions was friendly and they were sharp enough to have our soup split into two bowls for ease of service. The environment fits in with the modern Park Ave vibe with simple and non-offensive cute decor. You can read more from Chris Lindstrom or listen to his podcast on his food blog, Foodabouttown. com. Share any dining tips with him on Twitter and Instagram @stromie. rochestercitynewspaper.com
CITY 9
Upcoming [ ROCK ]
Music
Nashville Pussy. Wednesday, December 17. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. $15-$17. 9 p.m. bugjar.com; nashvillepussy.com. [ SINGER-SONGWRITER ]
Jen Chapin. Saturday, January 24. Bop Shop Records,
1460 Monroe Avenue. $10. 8:30 p.m. bopshop.com; jenchapin.com. [ PROG-ROCK ]
Thank You Scientist. Monday, February 9. Water Street Music Hall, 204 North Water Street. $17-$22. 6:30 p.m. waterstreetmusic.com; thankyouscientist.net.
Clockmen
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $6-$8 | BUGJAR.COM [ ROCK ] Clockmen is a tight, exuberant punk trio that
has been melting faces in Rochester for the last seven years. Its songs are rich, fist-pumping anthems that pull in the audience and let them be a part of the fun. Nick Walter’s guitar provides the crunch with power chords and wailing solos; Adam Pawlukiewicz’s drums are raw and spontaneous; and John Chajka fronts the band with a unique character that is joyful, sarcastic, and never in danger of taking itself too seriously. Clockmen’s new album, “The Dead City Heist,” shows the bands creativity as a soundtrack to an upcoming noir comic of the same name — its story is as entertaining as the band is, as three desperate men get together and make a plan to rob a cola factory. See them now, because after their proposed heist they may all be in jail. — BY ERIC WITKOWSKI
Bob Bunce SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 LOVIN’ CUP, 300 PARK POINT 7:30 P.M. | $5 | 292-9940; LOVINCUP.COM [ SINGER-SONGWRITER ] You can call him Mr. Mattero-fact, Mr. Tell-it-like-it should be, or you could stick with just plain old Bob Bunce. This rootsy songwriter lives off the grid and plays off the grid. With a gentle, honesty guitar style that threatens to break out of its pen, Bunce’s music is as enticing as it is thought provoking. He’s folksy without being to folky, and the man can rock too. Just dig his new platter, “Rural Delivery,” and get the news, Jack. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
AN EVENING OF JAZZ
In the Strathallan Ballroom With
BOB SNEIDER
M U S I C H A L L ~ 50 C H EST N U T ST RE E T ~
SAT, NOV. 29TH • 8:30PM
FRI
NOV 28 | 9pm | START MAKING SENSE W/ HnFO
THURS
DEC 4
Featuring: Mike Kaupa on Trumpet, bassist Dan Vitale and drummer Mike Melito.
| 8pm | ALAN EVANS (SOULIVE) W/ SPIRITUAL REZ
FRI
DEC 5 | 8pm | NONPOINT W/ HED PE FRI DEC 12 | 9pm | ZACH DEPUTY FRI
Award Winning Hotel | 550 EAST AVENUE
DEC 19 | 9pm | THE TOWN PANTS FREE Parking – Past Venue on Right
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 [ ALBUM REVIEW ]
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
“Big Hero 6” WALT DISNEY RECORDS music.disney.com
goodbyemotel SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 FLOUR CITY STATION, 170 EAST AVENUE 9 P.M. | $12 | FLOURCITYSTATION.COM GOODBYEMOTEL.COM [ ROCK ] Even when New York by way of Melbourne,
Australia’s goodbyemotel (lower case g, no space is their call) unplugs there is still bristling electricity that comes off weightless, atmospheric, and ethereal. When things get plugged back in, it’s downright enchanting. And just as picturesque as this may sound, goodbyemotel (with its latest album and fifth overall release, “If,” in tow) presents its 4D Experience, which through visual onstage projections and lighting, creates a cinematic sensation even more apparent and infinitely cool.
— BY FRANK DE BLASE
David Miller WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 ABILENE BAR & LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $5 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM DAVEMILLERMUSIC.COM [ BLUES ] Buffalo-based musician David Miller has blues in his bones. Sultry, plump and soulful, Miller’s sound travels from intimate coffeeshops to high-octane festival stages, depending on his band arrangement. He’s touring now off the release of his first solo album, “Poisons Sipped.” For the project, Miller also brought on that Sacred Steel of The Campbell Brothers. Darick Campbell joins Miller on this tour with his trembling lap steel and portly soul. — BY TYLER PEARCE
[ BLUES ]
Having composed for more than a dozen features including “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Winnie the Pooh,” Henry Jackman’s filmography has thus far been dominated by two main types of movies: superheroes and animation. With “Big Hero 6,” he finally has a chance to merge both styles, combining his heroic thematics from “X-Men: First Class” with the synthesized pluckiness he brought to “Wreck-It Ralph.” As “Big Hero 6” begins with scenes of scientific invention, the album leans heavily on pop beats and electronics for the first half, giving the scenes a sense of bubbling, modern joyfulness. Accentuated by electric guitar riffs and trumpets, the track “Microbots” features whispy, fluttering synths creating an inspirational, yet winking, “anything is possible” vibe that seems pulled from a 1990’s promotional video or 21st-century “Carousel of Progress.” For a movie about modern teenagers, Jackson smartly imbues the score with video game sonic sensibilities, and entire sections — including “Huggable Detective” and “The Streets of San Fransokyo” — sound as if they’d be right at home backing a Mario Kart circuit. As the film’s heroes progress through their journey, Jackman steadily downplays the “discovery” electronics and increases the “emotional” orchestra’s prominence. “First Flight” showcases a successful merger of both styles, resulting in a grand performance of the score’s main theme that feels both exciting and satisfying. On the album, it’s enjoyable, but when set to the visuals it’s fantastic, accompanying hot air balloon-dodging and sunset-painted cloudscapes. By the time the album reaches “I Am Satisfied with My Care,” the electronics have almost completely fallen away, leaving the film’s climax to be led by strings, piano, and choir. The electro-orchestral-combination returns briefly in the finale track, “Reboot,” but it really craves for an extended end credit suite. Or perhaps simply an inevitable sequel. The album also includes Fall Out Boy’s “Immortals,” a shrug-worthy poprock song with a mildly-catchy chorus that’s neither great nor offensive — nor coordinates with the score. — BY MATT DETURCK
Teagan & The Tweeds. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m. Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille. com. 10 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Noontime Concerts. Hochstein Music Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. 454-4403. hochstein.org. 12:10-12:50 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]
The HootN’ Anges. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
The Swooners. Bistro 135,
135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. bistro135.net. 7-11 p.m. Ted Nicolosi. MoMa Italian Ristorante and Cafe, 807 Ridge Rd. Webster. 347-4400. MoMaRistoranteandCafe.com. 6:30 p.m. [ R&B/ SOUL ] The Fools. The Landing Bar and Grille, 30 Fairport Village Landing. Fairport. 425-7490. reverbnation.com. 10 p.m.
Suboil and Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People.
Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. $10-$15. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Manhatten Project. Zeppa Auditorium, German House, 315 Gregory St. 563-6241. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. continues on page 15
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WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES FEATURE | BY FRANK DE BLASE
A good concert photographer can document the sound and motion, that palpable energy of a performance, in a second. It’s in the preparation leading up to that magic moment where sound and image merge that the photographer’s intuition really makes the difference. It’s where the talent lies. It’s a dimensional exchange — a collaboration really — a mash-up of two seemingly disparate mediums which, when juxtaposed, complement one another. The adjectives and observations of one can easily be applied to the other. It’s forever in an instant. Plugging in all the variables, however — lighting, distance, collaborative cooperation, time restraints — that’s the hard part. It’s what sets a great photographer or a great photograph apart from the rest. Digital technology has opened plenty of doors to up and coming shutterbugs, but flash cards with 1000-shot capacity and Photoshop to fix pictures post-shoot don’t negate the need for a good, well-composed, well-lit shot. Concert photographers are a study in stealth, a portrait of patience, instilled in intuition and prowess just waiting for lightning to strike. City Newspaper sat down with five Rochester-based concert photographers to discuss collaboration, art interpreting art, and the ups and downs leading to that great shot when the rhythm and shutter beat as one.
TOM FLINT FLINTWEDDINGS.COM
“Photography always fascinated me,” Tom Flint says. “But it was just a hobby.” Flint studied biology in school, but veered off for a career in photography in 2006. “After a couple failed attempts at a more structured life, I realized I had to chase my heart,” he says. It was the work of guys like Herb Ritts and the shooters for Rolling Stone that fired him up. “I saw a portrait of Eddie Vedder in Rolling Stone and I said, ‘That’s what I want to do; I have to do this.’” The first band Flint worked with was Rochester’s The Buddhahood. “I told them 12 CITY NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2014
I was a photographer,” Flint says. “I was totally making it up. I still am. I’ve got some credibility now, but I’m still winging it.” Flint was in awe and humbled by how the relationship between band and photographer worked. “I was like, these guys are artists, too,” he says. “And it became a collaboration; they’re collaborating with our sight, with our instinct for light with their instinct for sound.” He dove in further with a trip to the Blue Heron Music Festival. “I just hung around the stage as much as I could,” he says. “It was people blowing
on horns and banging on drums. It was the most amazing environment to be around.” Flint enjoys the challenge of photography’s see-saw between the technical and the ethereal. “There’s the technical element,” he says. “Dealing with light, you get thrown into situations you can’t counter. You’re limited with time, and you have to wait for those moments to happen. You have to get the technical out of the way so when that moment comes you can emote.”
JULI CIALONE CIALONEPHOTO.COM; CIALONEROCKS.COM
“I’ve always had a photojournalistic spirit,” Juli Cialone says. “I’ve always done traditional photography, though I don’t do weddings anymore.” Though she majored in language, art history, and psychology at Cornell, Cialone was always drawn to photography — especially when it came to capturing live rock ‘n’ roll. “Rock ‘n’ roll photography was something I always wanted to do,” she says. And Cialone sets herself apart from the crowd in the pit. “Most photographers shoot a little wider to get the action,” she says. “But me, I want to see the emotional look on their face when they hit that note; when their face is in that zone and it gives you goose bumps. So I do a lot of close-ups. When you pull back you can’t see that absolute glint. I think it’s a really sexy moment.” It’s a sexy moment with a ton of variables, mainly in lighting, and in the fact that the artists’ primary concern isn’t necessarily posing for the camera. “You have to determine light sources first and pray to God the artist lands in one of those sources, because they’re moving around.” Yet Cialone thrives on the spontaneity, the surprise. “I prefer not knowing what to expect,” she says. “Like a sporting event; there it is, that moment, and it’s exhilarating. I hope my pictures are capturing for the artist what they are feeling at that moment.” And though she’s a lady that sometimes finds herself in a pit of pushy-shovey shutterbugs clamoring to click a shot and the flailing limbs of stage diving audience members, Cialone has learned to survive. Her tip to other women looking to get in the photo pit? “Don’t wear heels,” she says.
JEFF GEREW C7PHOTO.COM
1. Trombone Shorty. PHOTO BY SCOTT CODARO 2. Cyrille Aimee. PHOTO BY BY FRED SANFILIPO 3. Buckcherry lead singer Josh Todd. PHOTO BY BY JULI CIALONE
4. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons shows off his iconic tongue. PHOTO BY SCOTT CORDARO 5. Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. PHOTO BY JEFF GEREW
OPPOSITE: One-man band Keller Williams. PHOTO BY TOM FLINT
Jeff Gerew took photography classes in high school and really loved it. He has been immersed in music all his life, working at the House of Guitars and playing bass in a “hundred bands.” Then he got emulsified at Kodak. “I wound up in their testing labs, spooling film, packaging paper, right up to working in the camera lab where I would test cameras,” he says. “I worked with all the cameras Kodak made as well as top cameras from Canon and Nikon. I tested the first digital camera backs.” Then camera and music met when a friend who was shooting concerts dragged him along. That’s all it took. “I was hooked,” Gerew says. “By 2006, I started going on my own, found my own magazines, found my own outlets.” Gerew now shoots for the photo service Corbis.
Though a rock ‘n’ roller, Gerew is unencumbered by fandom, — except, he admits, when he first shot Aerosmith — and loves shooting anything where “the band’s really active.” “I find myself shooting bands I would never listen to,” Gerew says. “Just because they’re so much fun to watch.” And he’s willing to share the pit with newbies and fans. “I’ll never question anyone’s reason to shoot,” he says. “If you wanna shoot, shoot; have a blast.” Gerew doesn’t necessarily see concert photography as using one medium to express or interpret another. To him, it’s much more dependent, much more intertwined. “A lot of their art is their image,” he says. “A lot of their art is their show. It isn’t just the sound, it’s everything: their stage performance, their crowd interaction. I’ve seen some really cool shit in my day.” Gerew gets off on the obstacles too — except for song restrictions where the industry standard of only shooting the first three songs applies. “That drives me f***ing crazy,” he says. “History was rarely made in the first three songs.” It usually takes a few more clicks of the shutter to nail that perfect sweating, bleeding, airborne, soul-searing shot. “The perfect photo is a magic moment,” he says. “A jump shot; a look. You can machine gun a hundred shots, but if you sit there and wait for that particular moment…”
SCOTT CORDARO SCORDAR2.WIX.COM/SCORDAROPHOTOGRAPHY
“It was 1979,” Scott Cordaro recalls. “I snuck my first camera in a binocular case into the War Memorial to shoot Tom Petty’s ‘Damn the Torpedoes Tour.’” He hasn’t looked back since. Professionally trained in wedding photography at The Hallmark Institute in Massachusetts, Cordaro eventually burned out on the lace, champagne, and “I do’s.” “As a wedding guy, every weekend you were doing almost the same picture,” he says. “So I said I’m gonna go back to what I love: sports and music.” “What turned me on,” he says, “is you never knew what you were going to get — bad lighting, good lighting, how close the band would let you get, every performance was going to be different, some just sat there, others came out and put on a show.” Cordaro looks for his shots to be organic, natural… his vision is part of the show. “The expression I’m looking for is when they are showing me passion. Don’t pose, sing. And like a band connects with the music, I can connect with what’s going on as well.” continues on page 14 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
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FRED SANFILIPO “I didn’t really become passionate about photography until five or six years ago,” Fred SanFilipo says. SanFilipo is a graphic designer by trade. He used to take pictures in the 70’s and 80’s — the film days — back in school, but then lost interest. It was the lack of control with the medium that left him cold. “You shot your pictures, you got slides or you got prints, and that was it. But I found Photoshop through my job as a graphic designer, and got my first digital point and shoot six years ago. It rekindled that love again for photography. It changed everything about the craft for me. It’s not just about taking
pictures. It’s about being able to enhance them, to bring out details, to make them better.” The camera is his instrument. “I’ve always been a frustrated musician,” SanFilipo says. “Music is one of the most important parts of my life.” It’s a love that’s gone back a few decades. “Way back we had so many of the super groups coming through Rochester: Crosby, Stills and Nash; Yes; Joe Cocker; Bob Dylan; a lot of great musicians. I was shooting black & white film then.” Though SanFilipo likes to massage the shot in Photoshop, it still starts with a good picture of a good performance. “When the musician really reaches back and gives themselves to the audience, whether it’s through the intensity, through joy, pure fury, moments when they’re giving their best — as photographers we have to be ready for that, to put our finger on the shutter at that moment and catch that magic. When you put all the variables together it makes it that much more challenging,” SanFilipo says. “But all that more rewarding. It’s forever.”
6. Earth, Wind and Fire bassist Verdine White. PHOTO BY FRED SANFILIPO
7. Foo Fighters front man, and rock superhero, Dave Grohl. PHOTO BY JULI CIALONE 8. Contemporary jazz vocalist Catherine Russell. PHOTO BY FRED SANFILIPO
9. Richie Faulkner, guitarist for Judas Priest. PHOTO BY JEFF GEREW
14 CITY NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2014
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Celebrating 125 years!
[ POP/ROCK ]
Barrington Street. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 8:30 p.m. Graham, Ortiz & Nelson. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn. com. 7-10 p.m. Linda Rutherford, Celtic Fire, and Don Mancuso.
California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 7-9:30 p.m. Men Behaving Badly. BLU Bar & Grill, 250 Pixley Rd. 750-2980. reverbnation.com. 5 p.m. Monkey Scream Project. Village Rock Cafe, 213 Main St. East Rochester. 586-1640. 9 p.m.
Rochester-Brighton
CELEBRATION CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Bands may come and go, but reverence for Talking Heads hangs in there like a hair in a biscuit. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers formed in the mid-1970’s and Pickled Brain from Outer Space went on to influence numerous other bands, including and The Hi-Risers. Abilene Bar Vampire Weekend and Radiohead. Close your eyes & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge. and imagine the big suit. Expect an exploration into the far reaches of funk. Pennsylvania septet Start Makcom. 7:30 p.m. $12. Seeking Monte with Teagan ing Sense will transport you to CBGB or the 1983 tour Ward. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point stop at the Rochester War Memorial Auditorium. HnFO Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. — a Hall and Oates tribute group — opens the show. 8:30 p.m. $3-$5. Tim Cohan. Nola’s Restaurant
& Nightclub, 4775 LakeAve. 663-3375. reverbnation.com. midnight. Tryst. Nola’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. 6633375. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. [ BLUES ]
Son House Blues Night Standards Night w/ Ross Bracco. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 216-1070. thebealegrille. com. 7:30-11:30 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Eastman at Washington Square Lunchtime Concerts. First
Univeralist Church, 150 S. Clinton Ave. 274-1400. esm. rochester.edu/community/ lunchtime/. 12:15-12:45 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Bossa Nova Jazz Thursdays ft. The Charles Mitchell Group.
Espada Brazilian Steak, 274 N. Goodman St. Village Gate. 473-0050. espadasteak.com. 6 p.m. Free.
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next Door Bar
& Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 249-4575. wegmansnextdoor. com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-
featuring
TRIBUTE | START MAKING SENSE
Start Making Sense performs on Friday, November 28, at Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Street. 9 p.m. $15-$18. themontagemusichall.com; startmakingsenseband.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR 4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
Uptown Groove. Richmond’s
Tavern, 21 Richmond Street. 270-8570. richmondstavern. com. 9 p.m. [ REGGAE/JAM ]
Fire Links and Mighty Crown.
Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221. mainstreetarmory. com. 10 p.m. $15-$25. [ POP/ROCK ]
Amanda Ashley. Firehouse
Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 3193832. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. The Westview Project. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. Nov. 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] G.S. Harper. The Bop Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 2:45-3:30 p.m. Kevin DeHond. Grayson’s Inn, 4400 Fairport Nine Mile Point Rd. 598-3820. reverbnation. com. 6 p.m. Marty Farchione. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Matthew Cochran. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 6970235. bouldercoffeeco.com. 8-10 p.m.
Mike Brown. The Bop Shop,
1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 1:45-2:30 p.m. Nightfall. Salvatore’s Pizzeria At The Garage Door, 149 East Ridge Rd. 342-7580. reverbnation. com. 9 p.m. Pan de Oro. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450. rochesterplaza.com. 6 p.m. Free.
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360 Culver Road | 271-0610 Mon. - Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-4
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[ BLUES ]
Code 5 and The Heroic Enthusiasts. Lovin’ Cup, 300
Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 9 p.m. $3-$5. Dave Riccioni & Friends. The Beale, 1930 Empire Blvd. Webster. 216-1070. thebealegrille.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dirty Bourbon Blues Band. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque. com. 10 p.m.
Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils. Abilene Bar
& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 6-9 p.m.
Rob Gioia Experience followed by Smooth Talkers. Johnny’s
Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 5 & 9 p.m. continues on page 16
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WORLD | ADITYA VERMA AND SANDEEP DAS
REGGAE | MIGHTY CROWN
Aditya Verma and Sandeep Das are at the forefront of carrying on the traditional sounds of India. Strong emotion, oral tradition, and a history of improvisation simmer in their sound. Verma, hailing from Montreal, is an internationally-acclaimed sarodist, while Das, of India, has two Grammy-nominations under his tabla playing. Das’s hand drums have taken him from Carnegie Hall to the Lincoln Center and on to stages with Yo-Yo Ma around the globe. With his sarod, Verma has crossed continents as well as numerous lecture halls to help propagate Indian traditional music. The sarod is unique: Its many auxiliary strings act as resonators that leave a lingering halo of sound — like its own built-in reverb. Intimate, extemporized sounds from these two players coalesce to create a vibrant cushion of Indian flavor.
A Japanese reggae group may make you do a double take, but rest assured, Mighty Crown is no joke. Known as “The Far East rulers of dancehall,” the band has gained a reputation in the reggae community as one of the better acts around, performing frequently at huge reggae events around the globe. The group puts out mixtapes that sample various hip-hop artists — they seem to love Jay-Z’s songs — and give them a dancehall makeover, but they really shine in a live setting.
Aditya Verma and Sandeep Das will perform Wednesday, December 3, at Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street. 8 p.m. $13-$15. 454-2100; esm. rochester.edu. — BY TYLER PEARCE
Mighty Crown performs with Fire Links on Thursday, November 27, at The Main Street Armory, 900 East Main Street. 10 p.m. $15-$25. Mainstreetarmory.com; mightycrown.com. — BY TREVOR LEWIS German House, 315 Gregory St. 563-6241. reverbnation. com. 8 p.m.
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] [ POP/ROCK ]
Amanda Ashley. Cottage
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 [ COUNTRY ]
Special Blend. Bistro 135,
135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. bistro135. net. 6-10 p.m.
Grand Canyon Rescue Episode.
Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $5. Karma. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Bobby DiBaudo Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. bistro135. net. 6-10 p.m. Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. FredCostello.com. 8-10:30 p.m. The Jane Mutiny. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Jazz Weekends! ft. The David Detweiler Trio. Next Door Bar
& Grill, 3220 Monroe Ave. 2494575. wegmansnextdoor.com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177.com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free.
[ R&B/ SOUL ]
Grand Canyon Rescue Episode. The Bop Shop,
1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 5-6 p.m.
Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils. The Bop
Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 3:45-4:30 p.m
Jennifer Westwood and the Handsome Devils. Abilene Bar
& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 6-9 p.m. Prime Time Funk. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 9:30 p.m. $10. [ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Dash, Allmighty Metri, Far-Left, and Aryes. California Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. $10.
Slap Weh Fridays ft. Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar & Lounge,
372 Thurston Rd. 235-9409. Call for info. [ REGGAE/JAM ]
Extended Family and Tommy Brunett. Zeppa Auditorium,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Hotel of Mendon, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd. Mendon. 624-1390. reverbnation.com. 9 p.m. Black Friday Concerts. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. houseofguitars.com. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Ft. Carlton Knox Cole, Uncl’ Rog’, Nate Coffet, Shred 7, Bill The Beatle, Balancing Beauty, Pseudo Youth, and Delano Steele. Hall Pass. The Coach Sports Bar, 19 W Main St. Webster. 872-2910. 9 p.m.
Joe Percy and The Black Ties. BLU Bar & Grill,
250 Pixley Rd. 750-2980. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m. Mickey James Trio. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. recordarchive.com. 1 p.m.
Start Making Sense w/ HnFO. Montage Music Hall,
50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com. 9 p.m. $15-$18. Thoroughbred. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. reverbnation.com. 10 p.m. Tyler Stasierowski. The Bop Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave. 737-0137. bopshop.com. 1-1:30 p.m. The Westview Project. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue. thelittle.org. Nov. 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Billy Henrie: Traditional Fiddle Styles Revue. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com. 12-2 p.m. Corey Bates, Cruelty Free. McColley’s, 89 South Union Street Spencerport. 617-4279. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m.
Jon Lewis and Teressa Wilcox Band. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 9 p.m. $3-$5. Mystic Stew. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Sam Rasiotis (HOLD). Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. [ BLUES ]
Ben Rossi & The Rosstones and Brian Loughner Blues Explosion.
Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $5. Honey & Vinegar. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 216-1070. thebealegrille.com. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Joe Beard. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]
Morgan Twins. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m.
ELECTRONIC | THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
For The Manhattan Project, it’s all about the flow. Rochester-based duo Shawn Drogan (drums, electronics) and Charlie Lindner (keyboards, synths) create mostly instrumental tunes that take shape, transition, deconstruct, and morph into the next soundscape. The duo’s elastic sonic palette also makes you move and groove. When I caught The Manhattan Project a few years ago, it opened for a national act (that shall remain nameless) and pretty much stole the show. Drogan and Lindner’s talents are honed by plenty of gigs. The pair spent 2014 on the road, and this hometown tour stop is The Manhattan Project’s last concert of the year before it goes into the studio to record new material. Stereo Nest, Risik, Jameson Alexander share the bill. The Manhattan Project performs on Wednesday, November 26, at The German House Theater, 315 Gregory Street. 7 p.m. $10-$15. zeppabistro.com; themanhattanprojectlive.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth. Lovin’ Cup, 300
Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 5-8 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,
1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. FredCostello.com. 8-10:30 p.m. Late Night Jazz Jam Session. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
The Joe Santora Trio w/Curtis Kendrick & Emily Kirchoff.
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. Ted Nicolosi. Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd. Webster. 216-1290. JasmineAsianFusion. com. 6:30 p.m.
The Westview Project with Doug Stone. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Jazz quartet. [ R&B/ SOUL ]
Anonymous Willpower. Village
Rock Cafe, 213 Main St. East Rochester. 586-1640. reverbnation.com. 6 p.m. The Galileo Band. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 10 p.m.
[ POP/ROCK ] Ben Torres. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 8:30 p.m.
Clockmen, The Sexy Teenagers, and New City Slang. Bug Jar,
219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $6. Dark Nemesis. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. firehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m. 21+. $5.
Goodbyemotel and Amanda Lee Peers. Flour City Station,
170 East Ave. 413-5745. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. $10. Springer. Nola’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. 6633375. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Zadoc’s Eternal Circus. Pineapple Jack’s, 485 Spencerport Rd. Gates. 2475225. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Alex Smith & The Mountain Sound, J. Schnitt, Dave Street and the Fakers, Sunny Reunion, and the Roc City Ramblers. Bug Jar,
219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $6-$8.
Bob Bunce Cd Release Show. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park
Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup. com. 7:30 p.m.
JAZZ | THE FORTUNA QUARTET
Omar Tamez is capable of coaxing otherworldly chords and melodies out of his guitar. Angelica Sanchez is a formidable pianist with a percussive, avant-garde style. Drummer Harvey Sorgen has worked with artists ranging from The Allman Brothers Band and Paul Simon to Dave Douglas and Dewey Redman. And bassist Joe Fonda has played with Billy Bang and Barry Altschul among others. When these four distinctive artists combine their talents they become The Fortuna Quartet. The Fortuna Quartet performs Sunday, November 30, at Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Avenue. 8 p.m. $15 ($10 students). 737-0137; bopshop.com. — BY RON NETSKY [ VOCALS ]
[ CLASSICAL ]
Compline. Christ Church,
Brockport Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Celebration at the Movies. Seymour College
141 East Ave. 454-3878. christchurchrochester.org/. 9-9:45 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
The Fortuna Quartet. The Bop
Shop, 1460 Monroe Ave. 7370137. bopshop.com/. 8-10 p.m. $10-$15 suggested donation.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
Union Ballroom The College at Brockport, Residence Drive. Brockport. 395-2797. brockport. edu/finearts. 7:30 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Tuesday Pipes: Stefan Donner. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 274-1564. esm.rochester.edu. 12:10 p.m. Bach, Sonata d minor; Alain, Litanies. [ JAZZ ]
[ CLASSICAL ]
Follow That Star. Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St. Pittsford. 568-7464. 7:30 p.m. Ossia. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. esm.rochester. edu. 8 p.m. Penfield Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Fun. Penfield High
School, 25 High School Dr. Penfield. 872-0774. penfieldsymphony.org/. 7:30 p.m. $12-$14. [ JAZZ ]
Deborah Branch . Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2
Anthony Giannovola.
Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Deborah Branch. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Amanda Ashley. Flour City
Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. reverbnation.com. 8:30 p.m Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. reverbnation.com. 8:30 p.m. Don Christiano, Bob Martin. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8-10 p.m.
[ BLUES ]
Bluesday Tuesday Blues Jam.
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Singing and dancing on the mean streets “West Side Story” PRESENTED BY RAPA AND THE ROCHESTER LATINO THEATRE COMPANY REVIEWED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 CONTINUES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 KODAK CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 200 WEST RIDGE ROAD 7:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; AND 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY | $20-$55 | KODAKCENTER.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY DAVID RAYMOND
“West Side Story” may be nearly 60 years old, but it’s remarkably spry. The 1957 musical blended drama, music, and especially dance as no musical before it had quite done, and few musicals after it have completed the equation quite as elegantly. It’s an ambitious choice for a joint production by RAPA and The Rochester Latino Theatre Company. The two organizations joined forces last spring for a successful production of a more recent musical, “In the Heights,” and now they’re tackling this classic. This “West Side Story” is a pricey ticket by community theater standards, and though the venue is impressive, it is also problematical. But your ticket does give you the opportunity to see a stage full of 18 CITY NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2014
talented young people demonstrate what made this show a classic in the first place. Nobody needs to be told how good Leonard Bernstein’s music and most of Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics are, but Arthur Laurents’s laconic book for “West Side Story” is pretty good itself. Not only is it an ingenious retelling of “Romeo and Juliet” on the mean streets of 1950’s New York, but some of the dialogue about Latin immigrants and their bad treatment might have been written last week. (The lyrics include a few pieces translated into Spanish; I assume not by Sondheim.) One drawback for directors and choreographers of “West Side Story” is Jerome Robbins’s original production. Like a few other classic Broadway stagings — including Robbins’s own “Fiddler on the Roof ” — the director’s imagination served the material so well that it’s to imagine anyone doing it differently with much success. So this production of “West Side Story” looks pretty much like most other productions of “West Side Story.” This is not at all a bad thing if you fill the template well, and this production is bursting with young talent. The leading roles of Tony (Kyle Critelli) and Maria (Allison Macri) are ideally cast and sweet-voiced; Macri makes Maria a pleasantly spunky character
Laurents (and I suppose Robbins) differentiated each gang member with a name and a characterization, and this cast had me looking all over the stage to catch individual reactions and bits of business. The showiest supporting role is probably that of Maria’s cousin Anita — who gets to sing “America” and “A Boy like That” — and Yvana Melendez is a real spitfire in this part. Alec Powell portrays Riff gently but effectively, and the adolescent attraction he has for Tony is sensitively played. Michael Cantatore has already won an RBTL Stars of Tomorrow Award in the past for playing Action, and he’s exactly the bundle of angry nervous energy the part calls for. Even the four non-singing adult roles are cast for strength (Billy DeMetsenaere makes a very credible and emotional Doc). The singing, directed by Tamar Greene, is uniformly excellent, but the orchestra, directed by Jeff Wilson, was extremely uneven on opening night, sometimes spot on but often noticeably sour-toned and tentative. “West Side Story” is a big show, but the enormous Kodak Center for Performing Arts almost dwarfs it. This is a huge venue, and it’s good to have it back in circulation, but this was a bit like watching a show at Radio City Music Hall. The young voices need miking, and the sound system didn’t do them many favors on opening night: it sometimes dropped out completely or became irritatingly staticky. Artistic director Eric Vaughn Johnson and choreographers Stefanie Cheshire and Jayme Bermudez have done a good job of filling an enormous stage with meaningful movement. The backdrops and set pieces fill the stage, but it is telling that the two most effective scenes may be the dance at the gym and the “Somewhere” ballet scene, both which appear on a virtually bare stage. Solo or duet numbers, like “Something’s Coming” or “One Hand, One Heart,” can get a bit lost on the huge stage, no matter how well they are performed. This “West Side Story” moves swiftly, as it must, and the cast always delivers. And unlike the original cast or the movie, they don’t look like a bunch of ballet dancers in sneakers, but are a realisticlooking bunch of young people of all sizes, shapes, and ethnicities.
Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Surface & Depth. Through Dec. 31. An exhibition of work by Belinda Bryce & Kurt Ketchum. 7373239. thegeiselgallery.com. Highland Park Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Rd. Annual Holiday Poinsettia Show. 753-7270. monroecounty. gov/parks. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Holiday Show. Through Dec. 23. Opening reception Fri. Dec. 5, 5-9 p.m. Photos from various photographers. 2712540. imagecityphotographygallery.com. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Nutcracker. Through Dec. 31. Iconic holiday imagery by Sam Paonessa. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com/. Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. Dario Tazziolo: The Voice of Nature. Through Dec. 30. Opening reception and meet the artist, Sat. Nov. 29, 12-5 p.m. Sculptures. Galley hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., December only: Sun. 12-5 p.m. 624-4730. ockheesgallery.com. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Natural Energy. Through Jan. 5. Energy, a display of watercolors and oil paintings by Dave Braun, Anne McCune and Hiroko Battey. 546-8439 x 3102. episcopalseniorlife.org. 171 Cedar Arts Center, 171 Cedar Arts Center. Paintings by JoAnne Gargano. Through Dec. 30. 607-936-4647. 171cedararts.org. 1975 Gallery, 89 Charlotte St. Nesting. Through Dec. 14. Paintings by Sarah C. Rutherford. 1975ish.com. A.R.T.S. Gallery, 321 East Ave. Heaven and Earth. Through Nov. 30. Abstract acrylic paintings by Pat Zarpentine. 729-9916. Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, I College Dr. SkyVision. Through Dec. 6. Paintings by Susan Leshnoff. 245-5813. geneseo.edu. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. John Lake: A Photographic Exhibition. Through Nov. 30. facebook.com/thelobby. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St. Brockport. Past & Presence. Through Dec. 20. A solo exhibition of baskets, bronzes, fiber, and mixed media sculptures by Jappie King Black. 637-5494. kingblack.com/. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Watercolor World. Through Dec. 30. Ms. Artist Sylvie Culbertson. 385-0298. Gallery R, 100 College Ave. Great Expectations. Through Nov. 28. Opening for viewing Wed.-Sun. 1-5 p. m. Current graduate students in the MFA programs. 256-3312. galleryr. rit.edu. Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus.
ART | “THE VOICE OF NATURE”
Reduction sculpture can feel more intimidating than other methods of sculpting, if only for the plain fact that one false chip can utterly destroy your endeavor. This week, check out the work of a true master, and meet the artist, too. Ock Hee’s Gallery (2 Lehigh Street, Honeoye Falls) will host “The Voice of Nature,” a body of marble sculptures and sgraffitos by Italian sculptor Dario Tazzioli. The show will feature luminous, figurative and animal work in Carrara marble as well as sgraffito (drawings etched into layers of tinted plaster and slip clay). In addition to masterfully urging forms from blocks of cold stone, the artist hand-forges his own iron chisels. “The Voice of Nature opens Saturday, November 29, with an artist’s reception from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The show will remain on view through December 30. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. in December only. Admission is free. For more information, call 624-4730 or visit ockheesgallery.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY _e_scapes. Through Dec. 14. Photography and paintings by Nick Marshall. blogs.rochester. edu/hartnett. iGalleryKathyClem, Anderson Arts Building, 250 North Goodman Street. Magical Southwest: P is for Places. Through Dec. 5. Exhibit opens Oct. 29. A multi-media instillation by Kathy Clem. 764-5589. igallerykathyclem. com. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Black and White Invitational. Through Nov. 30. Photography of Dave Valvo, John Solberg, Susan C. Larkin, Tim Fuss, Bruno Chalifour, and Dennis Adams. 482-1976. imagecityphotography.com. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Black Drama. Through Nov. 30. Recent work by American artist Enrico Embroli. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions. com. The Joy Gallery, 498 W Main St. Rare Forms. Through Jan. 24. Opening reception Dec. 5, 6-9 p.m. Select works from RIT students. 463-5230. joygallery.com. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Veterans, Whispers & Profiles. Through Dec. 8. Opening reception, Tues. Dec. 2, 5:30-7:30 p. m. Photography by John Retallack. 325-6669. cityofrochester.gov. Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. 1888 in America: William Trost Richards’ Seascape
Contextualized. Thru Dec. 6.Paintings by William Trost Richards. 245-5516. geneseo.edu. Lower Link Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Art of the Book. Through Dec. Artists books and altered books. 4288053. libraryweb.org. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave. Inappropriate and Unprofessional. Through Dec. 31. Drawings by Kathy Farrell and Jim Downer. 232-9030. lux666.com. Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St, Clifton Springs. Small Works. Through Dec. 29. A national juried exhibition of artwork 12 inches or less by 129 pieces of art by 90 artists from 15 US states!. 315-462-0210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. New Ghosts for a New Age: Yoshitoshi’s New Forms of 36 Ghosts, Infinity Boxes by Matt Elson. Thru Nov. 30. in the Lockhart Gallery. Japanese woodcut artist of the Meiji period.; Infinity Boxes, Thru Jan. 4 in the Grand Gallery. 2768935. mag.rochester.edu.; Infinity Boxes. Thru Jan 4. Nine mind-bending “Infinity Boxes” created by California artist Matt Elson. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. It Wasn’t Me. Through Nov. 28. Pen illustrations, acrylic paintings, and poetry by Allison Roberts. muccc.org.
Park Avenue Holiday Open House
Thursday, December 4th 5 to 9 PM
OPENING CEREMONY 5:00 PM - Park Avenue Green
at Barrington Street
Lighting of a tree and Menorah Nativity Preparatory Academy Choir performance Santa Claus arrives by horse-drawn wagon to light the tree with Mayor Lovely Warren.
MORE FESTIVITIES! Exciting NEW
GlowCity Light Display! Children 12 years and younger can pick up a complimentary glow stick or glow necklace from PAMA and candy cane from Stever's!
Visit with Santa 5:30 to 9 PM at 600 Park Ave
$2 photos with Santa
See characters with Candy Cane treats!
Entertainment • Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides • Roasted Chestnuts• Ice Sculpture Demos • Costume Characters from “Characters for Kids” • Local sport team mascots SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS • Cheshire Audio Visual, Inc. • CMI Communications • Jacobstein Food Service • Pepsi Cola Bottling Corporation • WDVI -100.5 The Drive • WVOR – 102.3 Sunny
Our Appreciation to additional partners: City Newspaper, City of Rochester, Walker Media Services, The Rochester Group and Mountain Ash Tree Farms. Thanks are extended to all the Park Avenue Merchant Association members who contributed certificates and products.
Park Avenue Merchant sponsors for Wagons: Blu Wolf Bistro | Park Avenue Pub & Restaurant | Jines Restaurant | Park Ave Salon & Day Spa Magnolia’s Deli & Café | Stever’s Candies, Inc. | Northfield Designer Goldsmiths | Sweet Sammie Jane's
A special Thank You to The Rochester Group for their support. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.PARK-AVENUE.ORG OR CALL ANGELA FARINA-EDGERTON, EVENT CONSULTANT: (585) 721-3299
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Silkscreened illustrations (left) by Rochester-based artist Mike Turzanski (pictured at right). PHOTOS PROVIDED
Hip drips Mike Turzanski CHECK OUT MORE OF TURZANSKI’S WORK AT MIKETURZANSKI.COM [ PROFILE ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
For many Rochesterians in the emergent art scene, the name Mike Turzanski probably brings up images of intricate line work forming beastly faces and figures full of body distortions, horns, flaccid noses, veiny-hairyand-melting skin, and oozing sphincters in odd places. Though the 31-year-old artist is not shy about a chortling gross-out, the illustration style he embraces for his ubiquitous silkscreened show posters and t-shirts isn’t exactly his only art game. So far, Turzanski’s portfolio includes not just illustrations, but also elegant fashion and portrait photography and music videos. Turzanski grew up in Utica, and studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he lived for seven years. “I was always jazzed on being an artist,” he says, in part because his mother would take him to NYC museums and galleries twice a year, from childhood through high school. While in college, a professor encouraged Turzanski to explore drawing, and he became interested in the odd beastliness in the work of Matthew Barney, who is perhaps best known for “The Cremaster Cycle” films. For a while, Turzanski drew dizzying layers of patterns. He says he began to develop
the characters he draws now in the last five years, due to the influence of working with character-driven, fellow artist Peter Lazarski. For two years, Turzanski and Lazarski produced “Hope Mountain,” a biannual DIY newsprint publication with full-page illustrations by a rotating cast of artists. The two are currently working on a full book called “Million Dollar Canoe,” which will be somewhat comic-based, and completed by April. When Turzanski moved to Rochester
and before he began to focus more on illustrations, a referral led him to work with the musical group, The Revival Hour, for which he created some seriously striking photos and a moody video for the song, “Hold Back.” Since then, he’s worked similarly with other bands, including Tumul, Joywave, Thunder Body, Sports, and most recently, on the packaging design through Carbon Records for Green Dreams’ LP, “Sweats,” for which he created a silkscreen on the album’s B-side, a shirt, and a two poster woodcut-silkscreen package. He also did a photo shoot with the band, and created a music video for their song, “Bug Sex.” Turzanski says the medium he’s still most comfortable with is photography, and lighting is his favorite aspect of it. In addition to creating gorgeous, personality-filled, quirky or pensive portraits of bands and individual band members, he has shot fashion images for the look books for two collections by designer Alexander Campaz.
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These images can be atmospheric and moody, with the figures swathed in a milkygolden or glowing-pink light that seems to have as much of a presence as the people do. Here, a model pauses to adjust his cuff, cutting a sharp silhouette amid a rambling patch of brush. And in the same shoot, detail-oriented Turzanski captures bits of fascination from those environments — a labyrinth of tree limbs or the glowing orb of a frog’s ballooning throat — making the body of work as much a portrait of the setting as of the people themselves. Tucked nonchalantly amid the list of projects on Turzanski’s website is the name “Tyra Banks.” Click it, and you can scroll through a series of fresh-feeling promo photos Turzanski shot for the 5th season of “The Tyra Banks Show.” This came about after Turzanski left an extremely stressful job as the studio manager for commercial director and photographer Vincent Laforet. “I quit with a big bang, and since I was in NYC, I began taking as many jobs as possible,” Turzanski says. One of which was playing the Macy’s brown paper shopping bag in a few commercials and at the store’s corporate award show, the main producer of which took a liking to Turzanski. “So when she moved into TV, she ended up hiring me at “The Tyra Banks Show,” he says. While on board, Turzanski seized opportunities, moving from PA in the field department, to second camera, which entailed anything outside the main studio, then to taking the photos for the show intro, bumpers, and promotions.
“It was a lot of work, often 16-plus hour days, but definitely fun,” he says. “TV was a nonstop seemingly impossible idea. Tons of people working insane hours for a one-hour show.” Today, Turzanski balances time between
art commissions, personal projects, family, and making music with his band Drippers (which includes fellow artist Adam Maida on the drums), and working part time at Java’s. Turzanski has two young daughters with his wife Raina, a designer. “I use my free time as wisely as I possibly can,” he says. While the girls are napping, he might be in the basement studio recording something, or drawing. Turzanski is currently simultaneously working on a New York-based band’s t-shirt design, the album art for a Syracuse-based band, the album art and some stage props for Rochester/Brooklyn-based band Maybird, the music video for Upstate-band Brother Twin, and silkscreening pillows for a friend’s company. “There’s no project queue, they’re all just piled on top of each other,” he says. “It’s like when you go to the arcade, you know that thing that spits coins? What’s that moving thing? It’s like that. Shifting platforms.” Ideally, Turzanski says he’d love to keep working with bands he loves on “mega-projects” which include the art, videos, t-shirts, posters, and packaging behind specific records and tours. “It’s fun to see someone’s image for a particular point in time, all the way through. You definitely feel more invested in it.”
Art Exhibits My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Bird Dreams. Through Dec. 7. Ancient art mosaics by Jill Gussow. 546-8439 x 3102. episcopalseniorlife.org. Nan Miller Gallery, 3000 Monroe Ave #200. Albert and Frances Paley Show. Through Dec. 2. New steel and glass sculptures and furniture designs by Albert Paley and photographic fine art prints by Frances Paley. Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2921430. nanmillergallery.com. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Continuity: The Nazareth College Art Department Alumni Exhibit. Through Dec. 6. Architecture, ceramics, chalk, drawings, digital work, fiber art, illustrations, jewelry, linocuts, metalwork, mixed media, new media and more by more than 60 artists. 3895073. naz.edu. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Thou Art.. Will Give... Through Jan. 21. Artist talk Dec. 10, 4 p.m. A photographic essay on America’s first penitentiary by Eric R. Kunsman. ntid.rit.edu.; Lessons in Laughter: The Life and Times of Bernard Bragg. Thru April 10. Jean Pietrowski and Allison Thompson curated a memento-filled exhibition for deaf performer, playwright and director Bernard Bragg. rit.edu. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. New Paintings by Amy Vena. 360-2920. owlhouserochester.com. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Holiday Exhibit. Through Jan. 3. Opening reception Thurs. Dec. 6, 5-9 p.m. with Park Ave Winter Fest revelers. All styles and mediums from over 50 of the gallery’s artists. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S Main St. Canandaigua. Holidays at the Gallery. Through Jan. 4. Miniature paintings and mixed media, drawings, pastels, hand crafted jewelry, glass, sculptures, ceramics and unique tree ornaments. 3940030. prrgallery.com. Phillips Fine Art, Door #9 The Hungerford Building. Assemblage. Through Dec. 23. New Work by WM.A.Root. 232-8120. Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, 10 East Park St., Albion. Antique Victorian Devotional Prints of the Saints. Through Feb. 14. From the collection of Orleans County Historian C.W. “Bill” Lattin. Viewing hours Weds. 6:309:30 p.m. and Suns. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 752-4581. pmuc. albion@gmail.com. The Rabbit Room, 61 N Main St Honeoye Falls. Members Exhibition. Through December 31. 624-7740. thelowermill.com. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. The Vinyl Countdown: A Dudes’ Night Out Production. An art collective of talented dude artists from in and around the Rochester area. From 2D to 3D, from pencils sketches to oil paintings. recordarchive.com.
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EXHIBIT | “SWEET CREATIONS”: GINGERBREAD HOUSE DISPLAY
It’s no secret that the commercial holiday season now begins immediately after Halloween. And while most of the ways this manifests earn a giant eye roll or a rant, there are a few cheerful traditions that are welcome as soon as the weather turns. For example, when I went to see an exhibit at George Eastman House (900 East Avenue) earlier this month, the museum was in full seasonal swing, adorned with wreaths, lights, and tabletop trees, bringing a welcome pop of green life to the drearier days. In addition to the decorations, the spiced and cozy scent of gingerbread wafts through the air, originating from more than 60 ornate gingerbread structures created by professional bakers, families, and community groups, which are displayed throughout the museum. This is the 19th annual “Sweet Creations: Gingerbread House Display,” and each creation is available for purchase via silent auction through December 1, with proceeds benefiting future restoration projects at Eastman House. George Eastman House will also hold its annual Holiday Homecoming event on Thursday, December 11, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission is $14 for adults; $12 for seniors; $5 for students; and free for children 12 and under. For more information, call 271-3361 or visit eastmanhouse.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave. My Visual Life: Alan Singer, Art & Mathematics. Through Nov. 29. Visual art altered with digital and mathematical tools. 461-4447. spectrumgalleryroc.com. Steadfast Tattoo, 635 Monroe Ave. Mr. Prvrt. New work by Wall Therapy Artist Mr. Prvrt. 319-4901. tattoosteadfast. com. Steve Carpenter Gallery & Art Center, 175 Anderson Ave. Methods and Materials. Through Dec. 31. Posters of digitally manipulated photographs by Diane Foley. 264-9036. nyfigurestudyguild.com/. Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. Monroe and Vicinity Biennial: Drawing on Walls. Through Dec. 7. In this installment of Monroe and Vicinity, we have invited a broad spectrum of regional artists to “tag” our walls. 395-2797. brockport. edu/finearts. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street. Tara Merenda Nelson: Light Sensitive. Through Dec. 20. A Multimedia exhibit. 442-8676. vsw.org.
Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Douglas Coffey’s Recent Paintings. Through Jan. 5. 271-9070. douglasscoffeyart.com.
Call for Artwork [ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] The Box. Through Nov. 28. Outside the Box Art Gallery, Bldg 9, The Canal Works, 1000 Turk Hill Rd. Through Nov. 28. Art work focused on horrors or war/message of peace by various artists 645-2485. outsidetheboxagallery.org.
Art Events [ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] 2nd Annual Open House & Holiday Sale. 5-8 p.m. Flying Whale Studios, 143 William St. 315-719-1499. flyingwhale@rochester. rr.com. flyingwhalestudios. com/. Holiday Open Studio. Nov. 28-29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Richard Aerni Studio, The Hungerford Bldg. 1115 E. continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 21
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[ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Soul of a Banquet. 7:30 p.m. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St . Geneva $5-$6. 315-781-5483. thesmith.org.
[ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Holidays at the Tea Pottery. 10 a.m.-3 p.m Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. Studio 420, Ceramic designs by Jennifer Buckley Studio also open by appointment 469-8217. tpotter51@ hotmail.com.
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THEATER | “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
If anything in literature deserves to be called a durable property, it’s “A Christmas Carol.” Charles Dickens’s story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his moral transformation at the hands of three Christmas Ghosts was published in 1843 and has never been out of print. It has been a constant holiday presence in movies, radio, recordings … and, perhaps best of all, in the theater, a very appropriate place to experience moral transformation. Geva Theatre Center, whose lavish productions of “A Christmas Carol” always feature large casts with many local actors and children, period costumes, and original music. It has become a Christmas tradition for many Rochesterians, who wouldn’t let the holiday pass by without seeing it. For its current production, Geva is bringing back many favorite actors in the leading roles: Guy Paul as Scrooge, Jim Poulos as Bob Cratchit, Melissa Rain Anderson as Mrs. Cratchit, and Remi Sandri as Jacob Marley’s Ghost. Geva’s artistic director Mark Cuddy adapted the script, and Gregg Coffin wrote the original songs. Geva Theatre Center (75 Woodbury Boulevard) presents “A Christmas Carol,” on Wednesday, November 26, through Tuesday, December 2 (previews), and Wednesday, December 3, through Saturday, December 27. Tickets begin at $25. Call or go online for specific times. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
[ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Rob Falcone. Through Nov. 29, 9 p.m. Joke Factory Comedy Club, 911 Brooks Avenue $10. 328-6000. rocjokefactory.com. [ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] Big Black Friday with Uncle Trent. Nov. 28. Boulder Coffee Co., 960 Genesee St. $8-$10. 287-5282. facebook.com/ uncletrent. Jamie Lissow. 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster $12-$15. 6719080. thecomedyclub.us. [ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv. 8-9:30 p.m. Spotlight Arts, 3 Railroad street . Fairport $10. 683-1654. john@spotlightarts.com. tinyurl.com/ndsqhmp.
Dance Events [ THU., NOVEMBER 27 ] Latin Night. 8:15 p.m Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St 232-1333. info@ havanacabanaroc.com. havanacabanaroc.com. [ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] RPO: The Nutcracker. Nov. 2830, 2 & 7 p.m. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St $10-$91. 454-7311. rpo.org.
[ MON., DECEMBER 1 ] How the Next Generation Will Change the World: Get Ready for the Millennial Revolution. 7 p.m. Lifetree Cafe, 1301 Vintage Lane 723-4673. lifetreecafe.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] Twenties. 6:30 p.m. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue 727-6283. thelittle.org.
Kids Events [ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Preschool Story Time. 11:30 a.m. Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave. Preschoolers and their caregivers, come enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and movement with children’s librarian Ms. Marcia!. Free. 585-428-8220. margaret.paige@libraryweb. org. maplewoodcommunitylibrary.org. Storytime with Mike. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m Free. 227[ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub. com. Hart’s Reads the Little Golden Books. 10-11 a.m. Hart’s Local Grocers, 10 Winthrop St. Free. 521-4278. hartslocalgrocers. com. Polar Express Train Ride. Through Nov. 30, 2:30, 3:45, 5 & 6:15 p.m. Medina Railroad Museum, 530 West Ave. $25-$48. 798-6106. railroadmuseum.net.
FILM | “TWENTIES”
For most Millennials, your 20’s are a time of being broke, being listless, and just not really having your sh*t together. It’s easy to relate to the main actors of “Twenties,” an independent comedy, filmed entirely in Rochester, about two friends who are putting off adulthood — despite staring into empty wallets. So when a bag filled with counterfeit cash falls into their laps, it poses an interesting question: What would you do? “Twenties” was named Kickass Original Feature 2013 at the LA Comedy Festival, and is now making its Rochester premiere. “Twenties” screens Tuesday, December 2, at The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. 6:30 p.m. A Q&A with writers and actors Hobert Thompson and James Battaglia, and director Mike Scipioni will follow after the show. — BY JAKE CLAPP
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[ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org. Inspiring Ideas for the Holidays. 7-8:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Registration required 3408720. penfieldlibrary.org. The Truth about the Women’s Equality Act. 7:30 p.m. Temple B’rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Ave. 385-4849. tbk.org.
[ THU., NOVEMBER 27 ] Poems for Lunch. 12-1 p.m Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8380. libraryweb.org. Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org.
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[ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] Local Author Salon - David Brown. 2 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com.
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Innovation in the Imaging Capital, Sweet Creations, The Disappearance of Darkness. Through Dec. 31. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Thorough Dec. 17. Sweet Creations. Through Dec. 31, Kodak Camera at 125. Through Jan. 4, Robert Burley: The Disappearance of Darkness, Innovation in the Imaging Capital, Photo in Flux: Join the Conversation. Through Jan. 25, Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project. Through Feb. 21, A History of Photography 2713361. eastmanhouse.org. LEGO Castle Adventure. Through Dec. 31. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Included w/ museum admission. 263-2700. thestrong.org. The Play’s the Thing, and One Hundred Years of Gilbert & Sullivan Posters; Bluff City Pawn: A Novel. Through Dec. 22. Dept of Rare books and Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester River Campus Thru Dec. 22. The Play’s the Thing, theater collection; Thru Oct. 24. Bluff City Pawn, An investigation of class, law, betrayal, and blood 275-4461. rochester.edu. Visions of Courageous Achievement: Arthurian Illustration in American. Through Dec. 19. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus Throught Dec. 19. The exhibition features important books illustrating the legends of King Arthur and his knights by notable American illustrators, including Alfred Kappes, Howard Pyle, and N.C. Wyeth, as well as original works of illustration art 275-4477. library.rochester.edu/.
[ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Dinosaurs, Passenger Pigeons, Haudenosaunee: On the Trail of the Iroquois, Inventor Center. Through Jan. 25, 2015. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. Included w/museum admission. 271-4320. rmsc.org.
[ SUN., NOVEMBER 30 ] “Bring Your Own Train”. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd Road, rail, and trolley vehicles and artifacts; operating model railroad; gallery; gift shop. Bring your own train January-April $3
[ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Local Author Salon with Paul Smith. 2 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. Saturday Author Salon with Paul Smith. 2-4 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 6372260. liftbridgebooks.com. [ MON., DECEMBER 1 ] Journey to Wholeness: Voices of Women with Disabilities. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com. New Ground Poetry Night. First Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Equal=Grounds, 750 South Ave. Poets, add your name to the sign-up sheet when you arrive. The lineup is first come, first on stage. The evening’s emcee will introduce you when it’s your turn. Each poet has five minutes (or three poems, whichever comes first.) Depending on the number of poets participating, there’ll be an intermission half way through the evening to give everyone a chance to stretch their legs and grab some fresh coffee 242-7840. facebook. com/newgroundpoetry. R-SPEC meeting. First Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Writers of speculative fiction meet once a month to discuss craft Free. r-spec.org.
this week’s hike schedule or visit gvhchikes.org. Owl Prowl. 7 p.m. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd 315-9476143. snc@co.cayuga.ny.us. cayugacounty.us. Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org. [ SUN., NOVEMBER 30 ] Niagara River (NY and Canada) Field Trip. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 6715690. rochesterbirding.com.
Special Events THEATER | “THE NUTCRACKER”
This Friday through Sunday, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester City Ballet team up to deliver a live performance of “The Nutcracker” at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Performances are on Friday, November 28, Saturday, November 29, and Sunday, November 30, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Since its premiere in 1892, “The Nutcracker” has remained one of the world’s most popular ballet performances during the holiday season. Rochester City Ballet artistic director Jamey Leverett will direct the dancers while the RPO will be led by conductor Michael Butterman. Ticket prices range from $10-$91, depending on seating. Tickets can be purchased online at rpo.org, over the phone at 454-2100, or at any Rochester area Wegmans. Visit rpo.org or rochestercityballet.org for more information. — BY KURT NYE adults, $2 under 12 533-1113. nymtmuseum.org.
Meetings [ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] Citizens Can Respond to Global Warming. 7:30-9 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd 4730295. facebook.com/ events/778565355513294/. Grants Available to 501c3 NonProfit Community Organizations. 9:30 a.m. 271-0520. rrcdc.org.
Recreation [ THU., NOVEMBER 27 ] 43rd Annual Webster Turkey Trot. 10 a.m. Webster Park, Holt Rd. at Lake Rd. $25. 7321090. yellowjacketracing.com. Hungry Hedonists present: Wedge Waddle. 10 a.m. Star Alley Park, 662 South Ave wedgewaddle.com. [ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Genesee Valley Hiking Club. Check our online calendar for
[ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Festival of Trees. Through Dec. 14. Granger Homestead Museum, 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua $1-$5. 3941472. grangerhomestead.org. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 730-5030. scotlandyardpub.com. Holiday Display & Auction. Through Nov. 30. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361 x 242. eastmanhouse.org. [ THU., NOVEMBER 27 ] Mendon Turkey Trot. 8-11 a.m. StudioMOVE!, 16 Mendon Ionia Rd . Mendon $10. 330-2261. chris@studiomove.org. MendonTurkeyTrot.eventbrite. com. [ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] Folk Art Guild Holiday Festival of Crafts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Harley School, 1981 Clover St $2 or free with invitation. 554-3529. folkartguild.org. Mo’Smoke. 6 p.m. The German House Theater, 315 Gregory St. Iron Whiskey celebrates three years! Ft. Tommy Brunett Band, Extended Family and MoChester 292-5544. lovincup.com.
[ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Breakfast with St Nicholas. 9:30, 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $12. 294-8218. gvc.org. Holiday Art & Craft Sales. Nov. 29. Irondequoit Public Library, Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd 787-4068. aholland@libraryweb.org. irondequoitartclub.org/. Jen Brunett Book Launch and Signing. 1-3 p.m. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Finding Your Spirit: A Mom’s Guide To The Universe (Volume 1). recordarchive.com. Post Turkey Day Swap Meet. 12-5 p.m. Scottsville Fire Department, 385 Scottsville Mumford Rd. $2. 248-3810. iamabikeaholic.com. Second Storie Market 2014. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince Street 442-8676. secondstorie.com. Shortsville Railroad Station Museum Holiday Open House. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society Station Museum, 8 E. High St Free, donations accepted 2899149. lvrrhs.org. [ SUN., NOVEMBER 30 ] Holidays at the Market. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907. cityofrochester.gov/ holidaysatmarket. Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, downtown Canandaigua. 1-4 p.m. downtownCanandaigua. com. Rochester Thanksgiving Train Show. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Diplomat Party House, 1956 Lyell Ave $2-$5. 872-1049. ttcsltd.org. [ MON., DECEMBER 1 ] Late Night Obscure Film Series. 10 p.m. The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue $5. thelittle.org. continues on page 24
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MARKETS | HOLIDAY FAIR ROUND-UP
In preparation for the holiday season, several craft fairs and public markets throughout the greater Rochester area will open this week, and will feature local makers selling their wares: Maxfield Memorial Bingo Hall (8181 Maxfield Road, Naples) will host the Naples Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring products created by local craftsmen. All proceeds go to the Naples Fire Department. The Rochester Folk Art Guild presents its 53rd Holiday Festival of Crafts (pictured) on Friday, November 28, through Sunday, November 30, at the Harley School (1981 Clover Street). Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. $2 Admission, or free with invitation printout at folkartguild.org. The Rochester Public Market (280 North Union Street) will open 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, November 26, December 24, and December 31, to accommodate shoppers preparing for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s day. The market will also hold its Holidays at the Market days on Sundays, November 30, December 7, and December 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit cityofrochester.gov/ publicmarket for more information. — BY KURT NYE
Special Events [ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] Candlelight Night. 4-9 p.m. 248-6280. townofpittsford.org. Classic Horror Movie Nights. 6:45-11 p.m. Rolling Hills Asylum, 11001 Bethany Center Rd., East Bethany $20. 250-0366. hauntedasylumproductions@ gmail.com. Sip N’ Sing with Spectrum!. 6-7:30 p.m. Spectrum Creative Arts, 3300 Monroe Ave. Free. 383-1999. wade@ spectrumcreativearts.org. spectrumcreativearts.org/ sip-n-sing/. Ugly Sweater Party and Toy Drive. 5 p.m. The Genesee Brew House, 25 Cataract St . Rchester 546-1030. facebook. com/geneseebrewhouse.
Theater Killing The Future, Movie Premiere. Sun., Nov. 30, 4-7 p.m. Hochstein School of Music & Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. Killing The Future is an upcoming movie that delivers a strong message, intended to guide our youth away from the senseless violence that is spreading throughout our communities. Written and Directed By Winston Young $15. 3175845. wpimovies.com.
3rd Annual MuCCC Benefit Showcases Literary Classics, Sort Of.. Sat., Nov. 29, 8 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave annual benefit show and silent auction/raffle. $10-$15. muccc.org/. A Christmas Carol. Nov. 26-Dec. 27. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 27. No shows Monday and select Tuesdays, Show times vary $15-$25. gevatheatre.org. Cindy Miller: I’ve Got the Music In Me. Nov. 29-30. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place Through Nov. 30. Sat. Nov. 29, 8 p.m. and Sun. Nov. 30, 3 p.m. Musical selections and impersonations $25. 3254370. downstairscabaret.com. Musical Theater Review. Wed., Nov. 26, 12-2 p.m. Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 New York 332 3890220. cobblestoneartscenter. com/. Tartuffle. Nov. 26-Jan. 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Through Jan. 3. Fri. Dec. 26 & Jan. 2, 7 p.m., Sat. Dec. 27 & Jan. 3, 2 p.m. Rich Orgon, who dreams of a pious life, and the duplicitous Tartuffe, who ingratiates himself into Orgon’s home $5. muccc.org. Til Death Do Us Part. Through Dec. 14. Geva Theatre Center, 75
Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 14. Sun. Nov. 23, 30 at 3 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs. Dec. 2-4, 7:30 p.m.; Fri. Dec. 5, 7 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 6, 4 & 8 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 7, 3 p.m.’ Wed. Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m.; Thurs. Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.; Fri. Dec. 12, 7 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 13, 3 & 7 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 14, 3 p.m $35+. 2324382. gevatheatre.org. West Side Story. Through Nov. 28. RAPA, Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Through Nov. 28. Fri. Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., and Sat. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m., and Sun. Nov. 30, 2 p.m. Presented by Rochester Latino Theatre Company $35-$55. 3253366. kodakcenter.org/.
Theater Audition [ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] “Secret Garden” Casting Call - 10 year old. Through Dec. 1. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave By appointment 3892603. mnaum7@naz.edu. artscenter.naz.edu.
Workshops [ WED., NOVEMBER 26 ] Divination Tool Time. 12-2:45 & 5-5:45 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $5. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Introduction to Stained Glass. 6-9 p.m Studio 34 Creative Arts Center, 34 Elton Street in the Neighborhood of the Arts $150, registration required. 737-5858. info@ studio34artists.com. studio34creativeartscenter. com. Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. noon. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Snacks are welcome free. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. [ THU., NOVEMBER 27 ] Intro to Gluten Free Baking (The Basics). 6:30-7:30 p.m Pieters Family Life Center, 1025 Commons Way $15. 487-3500. blossomfoxcakedesign@gmail.com. theglutenfreechefbakery.com. Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 9530503. grow2bu.com/. [ FRI., NOVEMBER 28 ] Spirit Tutoring. 11 a.m.6 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $1/minute, $5 minimum. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. [ SAT., NOVEMBER 29 ] Free LSF Mindercise Mindfulness Class. 3-5 p.m. The Assisi Institute, 1400 North Winton Rd. Free 4511584. livingstressfree.org. Prenatal Wellness Through Movement. 12:30-1:30 p.m Hochstein School of Music & Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. $136. 454-4596. hochstein. org/. [ MON., DECEMBER 1 ] Did You Hear What I Said?. 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org.
Healing Universal Worship. 5:15 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave (behind AAUW mansion). Facilitated by Basira Maryanne Karpinski, Associate Cherag. A candle lighting ceremony honoring the world’s religious traditions together on one altar, with a focus on healing Free. 7481361. zaynab@frontiernet. net. sufiorderofrochester.org. Light Works! Presents Develop Your Intuition through Chakra Balancing. 7-9 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 100 Park Point Dr. $5. 585-424-6777. meetup.com/ light-works. [ TUE., DECEMBER 2 ] Buddhist Book Discussion Group. 7 p.m. Amitabha Foundation, 11 South Goodman St. By donation. 451-7039. NY@ amitabhafoundation.us. amitabhafoundation.us. EMT Information Session. First Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, 1551 South Winton Rd. If you’re accepted as a BVA member, your training costs will be covered Free. 271-2718 ext. 3. connie.herrera@ brightonambulance.org. brightonambulance.org. Guinean Drum Class with Mohamed Diaby. 6 p.m. Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. Instruments available for student use. For all levels $15 drop in fee. 820-9213. colleen@ bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org. Health Insurance Open House for Rochester’s Uninsured. 2-5 p.m. Threshold at the Community Place, 135 Parsells Ave Fidelis Care representatives will be onsite at Threshold at the Community Place, 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester, every Tuesday from 2 – 5 PM to answer questions about health insurance options, and to help eligible residents apply to enroll in Fidelis Care programs. Current Fidelis Care members may also receive assistance completing their annual recertification at these events 1-888-3433547. fideliscare.org. Meditation. First Tuesday of every month, 6-7 p.m. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Tarot or Oracle Card Practise Nights. First Tuesday of every month. The Purple Door Soul Source, 3259 Winton Road S $10. 427-8110. purpledoorsoulsource.com. Who’s Listening?. 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org.
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continues the story and prepares the way for the no doubt grand conclusion. In the new movie the protagonist, Katniss (PG-13), DIRECTED BY FRANCIS LAWRENCE Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), in a sense serves as NOW PLAYING the pawn of the rulers of District 13, which lies deep beneath the surface of a world of rubble, in their rebellion against the evil President Snow [ REVIEW ] BY GEORGE GRELLA (Donald Sutherland), ruler of the Capitol. That notion introduces one of the two major subtexts The first and second parts of the “Hunger of the plot — the fact that the opposing forces rely Games” franchise earned big profits and critical as much on propaganda as on weaponry (sound praise; they also inspired a good deal of trendy familiar?), pitting their video clips against each talk about empowering young women in action other to convince the civilians to choose their side. pictures, which seems to mean that the heroine The other, related concept should resonate with wields a wicked bow and can fight and kill any viewer — that for their own reasons, good or with the best of them. The new, penultimate chapter in the collection, “Mockingjay,” naturally bad, politicians frequently and happily send young people to die. President Coin (Julianne Moore) of District 13 and her advisors, with some difficulty, persuade Katniss to serve as their own Joan of Arc, inflaming the citizens of the Capitol to join the rebellion. They commission a camera crew to follow Katniss outside their subterranean fortress and film her in Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.”
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consists of sequences of aircraft bombing the rebels, and the enslaved citizens of the Capitol, inspired by Katniss’s rhetoric, making successful but suicidal charges against armed troopers attired in what looks suspiciously like leftover gear from the storm troopers of the “Star Wars” franchise. In what may be a cinematic first, Katniss also shoots down a jet plane with a bow and arrow. For an action movie, or any movie for that matter, “Mockingjay” runs far too long and concentrates far too much on repetitive speeches
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dramatic photo ops against a background of ruined buildings, railing against the terror and destruction of President Snow’s armies. Snow, on the other hand, employs the captured Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), drugged and brainwashed, in televised interviews, exhorting the rebels to lay down their arms and surrender. Whether intentionally or not, for a motion picture supposedly about the heroism of a young woman and her compatriots, “Mockingjay” seems surprisingly cynical. In a relatively minor role, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Plutarch Heavensbee (these names grow increasingly ridiculous), who cheerfully devises the exploitation of Katniss and writes President Coin’s several hysterical rants before the assemblage of her cheering constituents. Heavensbee, the president, and the other advisors also occupy long stretches of talky scenes loaded with awkward exposition.
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and dull conversations. Despite a cast full of big stars — Sutherland, Moore, Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson — the performances entirely lack any spark of life or sometimes even any conviction. Minor eccentricities of dress and makeup constitute the director’s attempts at creating any individuality; the only character with any, well, character is Woody Harrelson as an occasionally comic former drunk named, get this, Haymitch Abernathy. Whether in keeping with a contemporary Hollywood trend or simply responding to the actual wishes of the young adult audience for the original novels and the adaptations, the movie’s star, Jennifer Lawrence, ranks up there with Kristen Stewart of the “Twilight” franchise for the most insipid young woman in film (as Peeta, Josh Hutcherson matches her perfectly and also provides a suitable rival for Robert Pattinson). Her impassioned speeches seem utterly artificial and she displays only one facial expression throughout the whole picture — unhappy. Like most heavily hyped movies of any kind, especially a blockbuster with a supposedly empowered young woman as its protagonist, “Mockingjay” has already enlisted the media on its side — even an NPR interviewer drooled all over the director and the film last week — and will presumably repeat its predecessors’ financial and critical success. The film ends with yet another Julianne Moore speech, calling for more warfare against the Capitol; I think we all know who will win.
The release of “Beyond the Lights” signals the heartening reemergence of a film genre that’s sadly become increasingly rare to find at the multiplex these days: the adult romantic drama. Films in which the developing love between two characters gets treated as the focus of the story, and not a side product of whatever highconcept plot it’s been grafted onto, are all too rare. They’ve instead been replaced by empty-headed rom-coms, “first love” subplots in teen coming-of-age stories, or the ridiculous manufactured tragedy ladled onto any number of films based on Nicholas Sparks novels. That this film’s mature romance takes off from a swooning fantasy in which a Rihannaesque pop singer falls for a hunky cop doesn’t render it any less effective; in fact, the emotion and surprising truths the film is able to wring from such a soapy premise makes it all the more apparent that the film is truly something special. A charmingly heartfelt showbiz melodrama from writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Love & Basketball”
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and the underappreciated “The Secret Life of Bees”), “Lights” tells the story of Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a budding pop superstar on the verge of her big breakthrough. We’re first introduced to Noni as a musically gifted young girl (played by India Jean-Jacques) entering her first talent competition. Her haunting performance of Nina Simone’s “Blackbird” earns her second place, but her ambitious stage mother (Minnie Driver, humanizing a potentially hateful character) makes her throw away her trophy in an attempt to teach her daughter a hard lesson: In life, being a runner-up doesn’t count. We flash forward to present day, observing how the timid young girl has blossomed into a star. Her life now filled with red carpets, glossy magazine photo shoots, and “featured” credits on a number of hits from her hip-hop star boyfriend Kid Culprit (rapper Machine Gun Kelly), Noni is a full-on pop diva. All the while, her mother still manages every aspect of her career, guiding her through the media blitz building up to the release of her first solo album. But the pressure of all that time spent in the spotlight, being molded and packaged into a commodity, has come at a great cost to Noni’s emotional well-being (it’s no coincidence that the costume design for Noni’s outfits early on tend to feature a lot of chains), and one night she acts on a self-destructive impulse to jump from the balcony of her Beverly Hills hotel room. Luckily, handsome police officer, Kaz (Nate Parker) is moonlighting as part of Noni’s security detail and saves her at the last second, pulling her back from the ledge. Naturally, the story quickly gets out and, with the press dubbing him “Officer Hero,” Kaz finds himself pulled into Noni’s world. As love blossoms between the two, they’re forced to navigate the issues that constantly threaten their relationship. Noni’s presence in the public eye means that they must forgo any sense of privacy.
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Meanwhile, Kaz’s police captain father (Danny Glover) sees her lifestyle at odds with political aspirations he has for his son; at one point cautioning that Noni isn’t “first lady material” when it becomes apparent that the relationship is getting serious. Together the couple bond over how little control they often feel they have over their own futures. Refreshingly, the film treats these obstacles seriously, and not as mere contrivances to keep the lovers apart. Even better, the film never argues that the solution to Noni’s problems is to leave her career behind. Though the subject matter of “Beyond the Lights” is undeniably soapy, the film never crosses the line into camp, offering a credible take on intricacies of life in the music industry that touches on a number of topical subjects, from the hyper-sexualization of women in entertainment, to the constant battle between personal identity and the perception of the public. PrinceBythewood’s sure hand keeps things from getting sappy or overly sentimental, but maintains an earnestness in the emotions of her story that always ring true. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who made a huge impression earlier this year in the period drama “Belle,” proves that she’s a star — even providing her own vocals during the musical numbers. Delivering an awardworthy performance, she plays Noni as a fascinating, complicated, and damaged human being. While Kaz’s character would have benefited from a bit more shading (he occasionally comes across as a runway model with the patience of a saint), Parker invests him with a thoughtfulness and decency that make him instantly appealing (the rock-hard abs don’t hurt either), and most crucially, he and Mbatha-Raw have chemistry to spare. In their hands, “Beyond the Lights” perfectly captures that sublime blend of glittery fantasy and aching emotion that every great pop song can provide.
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Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] GOOD MEN, GOOD WOMEN (1995): This historical drama blends the true story of war prisoner Chiang Bi-Yu with the experiences of the actress tasked with portraying her in a film. Dryden (Fri, Nov 28, 8 p.m.) THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940): A poor Midwest family travel to California after being forced off of their land during the Great Depression, in John Ford’s classic adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel. Dryden (Wed, Nov 26, 8 p.m.) HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (R): The scheming friends of the first film are up to their old tricks, turning to illegal activities in an attempt to start their own business. Starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, and Christoph Waltz. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster JE T’AIME, JE T’AIME (1968): Recovering from an attempted suicide, a man is selected to participate in a time travel experiment, but a malfunction causes unintended side effects. Dryden (Sat, Nov 29, 8 p.m.) MIRACLE (2004): Kurt Russell stars in this sports drama based on the remarkable true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. With Patricia Clarkson and Noah Emmerich. Dryden (Sun, Nov 30, 2 p.m.)
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (PG): join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (PG-13): This acclaimed biopic offers a look at the relationship between famed physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife, Jane, as he faces the devastating effect of ALS. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown TWENTIES (NR): This locally-made comedy follows two friends down a path of poor decisions, delayed adulthood and inept crime. Little (Tue, Dec 2, 6:30 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY (PG): Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, and that’s just the beginning of the worst day ever for him and his family. Starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner. Eastview BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13): A talented young musician on the brink of superstardom struggles with the pressure of her newfound success. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster BIG HERO 6 (PG): In this animated adventure film, a young prodigy invents an inflatable robot and teams up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Brockport, Canandaigua,
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FURY (R): Brad Pitts stars as a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in command of a Sherman tank called “Fury” and its five-man crew. Eastview, Tinseltown, Webster GONE GIRL (R): David Fincher directs this thriller based on the wildly popular novel about the mysterious disappearance of Amy Dunne and the media circus that springs up when her husband becomes the prime suspect. Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (PG-13): In this latest entry in the Marvel cinematic universe, Chris Pratt plays galactic adventurer Peter Quill, forced to team up with a motley crew of interplanetary misfits after a bounty is placed on his head. With Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Lee Pace, Djimon Hounsou, and Dave Bautista. Movies 10 HERCULES (PG-13): In the second film this year to take on the mythological hero, Dwayne Johnson steps into the sandals of the famous Greek. Movies 10 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG): The adventures of a young viking named Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, continue in this sequel to the hit animated film. Movies 10 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 (PG-13): The first part of the final chapter of the “Hunger Games” series sees Katniss Everdeen journey to the mysteri-
ous District 13 and join their war against the capitol. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster INTERSTELLAR (PG-13): Christopher Nolan directs this sci-fi epic, about a group of explorers sent to space to save humanity from an Earth deprived of resources. Starring Matthew Mcconaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster JOHN WICK (R): Keanu Reeves stars as a former hit man is pursued by an old friend who was contracted to kill him. Henrietta, Tinseltown THE JUDGE (R): A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall. and Vera Farmiga. Movies 10 KIRK CAMERON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS (PG): Kirk Cameron is “taking back Christmas” in response to the imaginary war on the yuletide in this faith-based holiday nonsense. Henrietta THE MAZE RUNNER (PG-13): A young man wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world, in this adaptation of the popular YA book series. Culver, Movies 10 NIGHTCRAWLER (R): Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a driven, but unstable, young man who
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Raines Park, the Colonial Revival style home at 150 Magee presents a stately visage to the city streetscape. A half-block north of beautiful Seneca Parkway and the Maplewood Historic District, this 1910 house anchors an important residential crossroad. A columned, center entrance porch on Magee shelters an original wood door, topped by a massive fanlight and flanked by sidelights. Detailed exterior woodwork including stylized dentil molding is painted in cream, with red details, complementing the muted green of the shake shingles. A five-foot hedge provides privacy at the street. A very large vestibule with a tile floor— complemented by the unusual application of subway tile on the walls—welcomes visitors. Another door with sidelights opens into the living area. The first floor boasts good-looking refinished oak floors with parquet detailing. Tall windows throughout allow in the sunshine, making this a bright, cheerful home. A massive fireplace is the focal point of the entire first floor. Its handsome wood mantle is visible from every room. Tucked behind the chimney are two secret cubbyholes. The living room feels bigger than it is because a light-filled enclosed porch opens off it through natural wood French doors. Facing east behind the tall hedge, the porch is ideal for morning coffee and the paper. This house began life as a single-family, was converted to a two-family, and in recent years brought back to a single-family home. That explains some of the unusual spaces, such as a
full bath one step down off the living room, a nice walk-in closet near the Raines Street entrance, and a pass-through in the wall between the kitchen and dining room. On the second floor, that renovation allowed for a laundry room with stacked washer-dryer. French doors lead to the dining room, which is adjacent to the updated kitchen. Maximizing the square footage are cherry cabinets and some newer stainless steel appliances. The second floor demonstrates that the house has great possibilities for the right buyer willing to invest sweat equity. Three very large bedrooms probably have hardwood floors under the carpeting. Most doors are original; doorknobs are glass; deep moldings grace every wall; a stained glass window lights the staircase; the bathroom has a vintage tub, original towel racks, subway tile, casement windows and built-in medicine cabinet. It will take some work, mostly cosmetic, to get the house to its full potential, but it could be worth the effort. Maplewood boasts a strong neighborhood association and major Rochester landmarks: the famous Maplewood Rose Garden, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed parks and tree-lined streets, Aquinas Institute, Sacred Heart Cathedral, the Claude Bragdon-designed Maplewood YMCA, and a vibrant branch library. This 1,750 square foot house is listed for $85,000 through Catherine Wyble, Keller Willams Realty Group West, 585-758-8400. by Elizabeth Teall Elizabeth is a Landmark Society volunteer.
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For Sale 2 BURIAL PLOTS, adjoining @ MT. Hope Cemetery, Valued at $1.500 each, will sacrifice for $1,000 each. 585-305-6776 EXERCISE BENCH With the weight rod. $15 -585-490-5870 LADIES PINK SUITCASE handle, wheels and pocket. Great condition $15.00 585-383-0405
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Jam Section CALLING ALL MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES the Rochester Music Coalition wants you! Please register on our website. For further info: www.rochestermusiccoalition.org info@rochestermusiccoalition.org 585-235-8412 FEMALE VOCALIST Lead and Bkgrds, Being a musician is great plus, but not mandatory. AvailEvenings, Trans, All types of Genres if music. No drama, stage presence.
Bobby 585-328-4121 FIFERS&RUDIMENTAL DRUMMERS WANTED: C.A.Palmer Fife&Drum seeking new members for Sr. & JR. Revolutionary, 1812, & Civil War Music. Info. @ AncientDrummer1776@aol.com Palmyra, NY FOR SALE (2) old Pender Bandmaster Head $900 each Works great!!! Sold as is 585-3554449 Days I NEED MORE Rock ‘n Roll in my life. Like to play early Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Monkees and Lovin’ Spoonful. I play bass. Craig at mooskamovers@aol.com
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Miscellaneous AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 855-977-9537 (AAN CAN) HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN. www. woodfordbros.com. “Not applicable in Queens county” SAWMILLS From only $4397.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/ DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS or ALCHOHOL? Addicted to PILLS? Talk to someone who cares. Call The Addiction Hope & Help Line for a free assessment. 800-978-6674 (AAN CAN)
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Religion St. Mark’s & St. John’s Episcopal Church (1245 Culver Rd, Rochester) is looking for a dynamic person to fill the part-time position of Music Director. We are a growing, creative, spirit-filled, non-traditional Episcopal parish preparing for a growth spurt, and are looking for someone who is collaborative, talented, and passionate. Must be able to use music to move the spirit and be willing to “color outside the lines”, as well as engage the talent in the congregation. Proficiency in piano and/or organ is required. Call 585654-9229 for more info.
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Volunteers BECOME A DOCENT at the Rochester Museum & Science Center Must be an enthusiastic communicator, Like working with children. Learn more at http://www. rmsc.org/Support/Volunteer Or call 585-697-1948 BRIGHTEN A LIFE. Lifespan’s The Senior Connection program needs people 55+ to volunteer to make 2 friendly phone calls / 2 visits each month to an older adult Call Katie 585-244-8400 x 152 CARING FOR CAREGIVERS Lifespan is looking for volunteers to offer respite to caregivers whose loved ones have been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease. For details call Eve at 244-8400 FOSTER PARENTS WANTED! Monroe County is looking for adults age 21 and over to consider opening their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare.org. Monroe County
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LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF ROCHESTER needs adult tutors to help adults who are waiting to improve their reading, writing, English speaking, or math skills. Call 473-3030, or check our website at www.literacyrochester.org MEALS ON WHEELS needs volunteers to deliver meals! • Delivering takes about an hour • Routes go out between 10:30 am and 12 pm Contact us at 7878326 or at www.vnsnet.com. NEW FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP. Volunteers needed for p.t. or f.t.. Need experience with computers, possess general office skills, medical background a plus. Send letter of interest & references brendal@rochesterymca.org ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER Are you interested in sharing your interests in science,invention,and technology ? Call Terrie McKelvey (Volunteer Coordinator) 585.697.1948
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America Real Estate Investment Group LLC Authority filed SSNY 10/3/14. Office: Monroe Co. LLC formed MI 2/22/13, exists, located 15985 Canal Rd. Clinton Township, MI 48038. SSNY design. agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to same address. Cert of Regis. Filed MI Corp. Division PO Box 30054 Lansing, MI 48909. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC), Andre Blanchard LLC, authority filed with Secretary of State (SSNY) on October 16, 2014, office location: Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 109 Scotch Pine Dr. Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any and all business activities under the laws of the State of New York. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of a Professional Service Limited Liability Company. Name: BORRELLI & YOTS PLLC (“PLLC”). Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (“SSNY”) on October 14, 2014. NY office location is Monroe County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to PLLC at 1 Pleasant Street, Suite #441, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose/character of PLLC: law. [ NOTICE ] 1481 DEWEY NY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/13/2014. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 6890 South 2300 East, #711417, Salt Lake City, UT 84121. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] 2795 BAILEY AVE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/20/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jose A. Mendez, 61 Talamora Trl., Brockport, NY 14220. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] AEA PROPERTIES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Dominic J. Agostini, 409 S. Union St., Spencerport, NY 14559. General Purposes.
Pkwy., Webster, NY 14580. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Collaborative Health Research, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) 10/9/13. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 95 Crosman Ter., Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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ARCA INTERACTIVE, LLC, a domestic LLC. filed with the SSNY on 8/11/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 24155 Rochester, NY 14624. General Purposes
D&J Artistic Promotions, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on Oct 24, 2014. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 384 English Rd, Rochester, NY, 14616. The purpose of the Company is Artists and Concerts Promotions.
[ NOTICE ] Bath Bricks LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/5/14. Off. Loc.: Monroe Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 492 Gleason Circle, East Rochester, NY 14445. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] BENJAMIN MANCUSO, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/2/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 9 Creekside Ln., Rochester, NY 14618. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] BRIGHTON PERSONAL TRAINING LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/2/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1399 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 146181005. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Cerankosky, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 6/11/14. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 160 Glen Ellyn Way, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CHANEY PROPERTIES SC LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/18/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 855 Publishers
[ NOTICE ] DORNAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/12/14. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 60 Peaceful Trail, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Grazing Hippo LLC filed Arts. of Org. with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/31/14. Off. Loc: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste; 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] JB’S RIB & STEAKHOUSE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/04/14. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1 Wheatfield Circle, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] L J CRAIG HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/17/14. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
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[ NOTICE ] LAKE 11, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/19/14. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 10 Turtle Creek, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Le Petit Poutine, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 10/1/13. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 625 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, NY 14609. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] LEGAL NOTICE OF FORMATION of Elerbe Enterprises LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NYS Secretary of State (SSNY) on 04/03/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC 109 Dengler St Rochester NY 14608 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Mcleod Counseling, LCSW, PLLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/6/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 510 Clinton Sq. Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Calliope Digital LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 11/19/14. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Countryside Energy Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/28/14. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 762 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NY 14619. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Equinox Innovations LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 11/18/14. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of
State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Wolfpack Industries LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 10/22/14. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Nine Mile Holdings, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/12/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 14 Kitty Hawk Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer, Wine and Liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 1770 E Ridge Road – T/O Irondequoit – Rochester NY 14622 for on premises consumption Caoba Restaurant and Take Out Carol M Rodriguez – Isabel Cuadrado [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer at retail in a restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 115 West Commercial Street East Rochester NY 14445 for on premises consumption Geninvesco Inc. Crust Pizza Kitchen [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1350 Empire Boulevard, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/13/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1350 Empire Blvd., Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 19326 Pregent Realty LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/31/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of
LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 447 Adirondack St., Rochester NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of CRANBERRY AEROSPACE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of Grove Underhill, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/10/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 18306, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of 3895 Lyell Road LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 E. Main St., Ste. 600, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4 Eastland Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Paul Adams, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of B&M Holdings Group of Rochester, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/7/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 561 Titus Ave., Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BELMONT CONSULTING, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 10/29/14. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2024 W. Henrietta Rd., Ste.3D, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BIMG, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/8/14. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, 665 Main St., Suite 300, Buffalo, NY 14203. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Cedars of Chili LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/14. Office location: Monroe County. 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.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CSN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/2/2008. 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, 573 Smith Rd., Pittsford NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DRPCR KANAPARTHY, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/7/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8 Woodgreen Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Eastland Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Paul Adams, 3445 Winton Place, St. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ferrano Holdings North, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/9/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 22 Turner Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GBS Tile and Stone, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/6/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Henrietta Jefferson Plaza LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, St. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Hexx Nation Gear, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) October 09, 2014. Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process again be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HostBrew, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/18/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 620 Park Ave., Ste 396 Rochester NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Iberdrola USA Networks New York TransCo, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/3/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 89 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14649. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: National Registered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Indian Trails Apartments LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process
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as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 607 N. Hillcrest Rd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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Notice of Formation of Inlet Marina, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/4/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 E. Main St., Ste. 600, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of INSPECTION TECHS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/07/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 4793 Lyell Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of INTERNATIONAL TAX CONSULTING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/08/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2 Merryhill Ln., Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to David Peck at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Iron Art LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on November 6, 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 71 Creek Hill Lane, Rochester, New York 14625. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law.
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.
whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Kristin Parshall, 2000 Winton Road S., Bldg 1, Ste. 201, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LYNETH BRANDS, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 10/14/2014. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LYNETH BRANDS, LLC, C/O EDWARD FAWCETT, 25 WOOD STONE RISE, PITTSFORD, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of Wendy Baez LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 8/28/14. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes.
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Notice of Formation of Modern Lighting Solutions, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 09/17/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 945 W. Linden Avenue, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of Route 64, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/9/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 75 Thruway Park Dr., W. Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Modish Pet Boutique, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 251 Auburn Ave., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Nau’s Wholesale Foods LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/8/14. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Corporate Creations Network Inc., 15 N. Mill St., Nyack, NY 10960, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of Formation of Khuri Enterprises I LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/3/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 607 N. Hillcrest Rd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of formation of Person Centered Services IPA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 425 Paul Rd., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: To operate as a NY independent practice association.
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Notice of Formation of Khuri Enterprises II LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/3/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated
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Notice of Formation of Progressive Technology Solutions, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/16/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 168 Rodessa Rd., Suite 2, Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SAFEROC SECURITY LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/24/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7014 13TH AVENUE SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11228. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Upstate Socal Properties LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/22/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1 S. Washington St., Ste. 220, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of URWELL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 18 Esternay Ln., Pittsford, NY 14534-1057. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Robert Tyle at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of VP76100, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WTEX, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 805A, Albany, NY 12210, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation: A NOOK IN THE WEDGE, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)10/15/14. Location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 56 ½ Hickory St., Roch, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of BELAIR INSTRUMENT COMPANY, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/07/14. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 04/22/14. Princ. office of LLC: 610 Salt Rd., Webster, NY 14580. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. NJ addr. of LLC: 36 Commerce St., P.O. Box 619, Springfield, NJ 07081-0619. Arts. of Org. filed with NJ State Treasurer, P.O. Box 308, Trenton, NJ 07646. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of PJ Ops New York, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 6/9/14. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in KY on 5/20/14. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY
10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. KY and principal business address: 1999 Richmond Rd., Ste. 300, Lexington, KY 40502. Cert. of Org. filed with KY Sec. of State, 700 Capital Ave., Ste. 152, Frankfort, KY 40601. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of the formation of iLUMENATi SSL, LLC filed Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 9/08/2014. Location is Monroe County. Purpose: Design & Manufacturing. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o David Braverman 169 Quesada Drive Rochester NY 14616 [ NOTICE ] Our Foremothers, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 5/23/13. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 143 Benton St., Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] QUADRISTI LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on November 12, 2014. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 275 Mt. Read Blvd., Rochester, NY 14611. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ST4LO LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/31/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Bill Rosenthal, 3535 Winton Pl., Rochester, NY 14623. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] SUMMIT 117, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/3/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 603 Morning Glory Dr., Webster, NY 14580. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. 2014001121 LAKEVIEW
LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- STACY M. BEEBE; GE MONEY BANK; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; “JOHN DOE #1- #50” and “MARY ROE #1- #50”, the last two names being fictitious, said parties intended being tenants or occupants, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT STACY M. BEEBE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is desired in the County of Monroe. The basis of venue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject matter of this action, is located in the County of Monroe, New York. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summon and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or local legal aid office to obtain advice
on how to protect yourself. Source of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at to 1-800-342-3736 visit the Department`s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. Foreclosure rescue scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 30th day of October, 2014, in Rochester, New York and to be duly entered in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, in Rochester, New York. The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the defendant, Stacy M. Beebe. The said defendant has defaulted on the note and mortgage and the plaintiff commenced a foreclosure action. Plaintiff is seeking a judgment foreclosing its mortgage against the real property and premises which situates in the City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York and is commonly known as 26 Alonzo Street, Rochester, NY 14612 and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable. DATED: November 11, 2014 SCHILLER & KNAPP, LLP BY: WILLIAM B. SCHILLER, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786-9069 13-3066
W. Henrietta, NY 14586. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.
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Name: Windsor Trace, LLC. Articles of Organization filed by the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on: 9/29/2014. Office location: Monroe County Purpose: for any and all lawful activities. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail
We Are All Sorcerers, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 10/17/14. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 156 Sedgley Pk.,
[ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of Brown Sugar Pastries LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/04/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 35 Bock Street, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of Ebenezer Square, L.P. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1931 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Name/address of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Term: until 12/31/2074. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Blessed Express, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 10/24/14. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 600 Jay Street, Rochester, NY 14611. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BSM BOWLING, LLC ] BSM Bowling, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY secretary of State on October 3, 2014. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. (2) The secretary of State has been designated as its agent upon whom process against it may be served and its post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is c/o Mr. Bradley Miller, 126 West Main Street, Honeoye, New York 14472 (3) The character or purpose of its business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) ]
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[ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Operation Brain Freeze (DeWitt) LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 17, 2014. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 374 Bonnie Brae Ave, Rochester, NY 14618. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Stoneleigh Capital, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on New York with an effective date of formation of September 30, 2014. Its principal place of business is located at 78 Stoneleigh Court, 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 78 Stoneleigh Court, Rochester, New York 14618. 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 POPS Property Management, LLC ] POPS Property Management, LLC was filed with SSNY on 9/2/2014. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: 239 Bryan Street, Rochester, NY 14613. Purpose is
Roc City Realty, Rentals & Real Estate, LLC was filed with SSNY on 8/1/2014. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: 169 Atlantic Ave., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SOLACEUM LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Solaceum LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 10/20/2014. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to P.O. Box 128, Pittsford, NY 14534. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2005-NC1 Plaintiff(s), Against SEAN P. KELLY A/K/A SEAN KELLY, TIM KELLY et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on 10/6/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Front Vestibule of the Monroe County Office Bldg., rear vestibule, 39 W. Main St., Rochester, NY 14617 on 12/17/2014 at 9:30 am, premises known as 91 Armstrong Avenue, Rochester, NY, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being Town of Irondequoit,
County of Monroe, State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Monroe County Treasurer as Section 076.17, Block 4 and Lot 11. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien $180,500.86 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 14898/2007. STEVEN LEVITSKY, Esq., Referee. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504 Dated:10/22/2014 GR [ SUMMONS ] Index No. 2014-10690 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs.Raymond E. Petit, Deceased, and any persons who are heirs distributees of Raymond E. Petit, Deceased, and all persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; David Petit; Debbie Coles; Mark Petit; Midland Funding LLC; Rochester General Long Term Care, Inc. a/k/a Hill Haven Nursing Home; Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC APO Capital One NA; United States of America; People of the State of New York; “John Doe” and/ or “Mary Roe”, Defendants. Location of property to be foreclosed: 21 Centre Terrace, Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30 days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery
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within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60 days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: September 18, 2014 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585 324-5767) [ SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST SERIES 2004-R3, Plaintiff, -against- FRANK HEIKOOP; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. ACTION TO FORECLOSE A PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGE Plaintiff designates MONROE County as place of trial. Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your
Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York March 31, 2014 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST SERIES 2004-R3 AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Richard F. Komosinski Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANT: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to Order the Hon. Francis A. Affronti, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Monroe, County, dated Oct. 20, 2014 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, Rochester, NY. Prem, k/a 3389 Brockport Spencerport Rd., Spencerport, NY a/k/a being in the Town of Ogden, County of Monroe, NY and being part of Lot 53, Township 3, Range 1 and more particularly described as follows. Commencing at a point on the Southerly side of the Brockport-Spencerport Rd. 257.67 ft. Westerly of the Westerly line of the property heretofore conveyed to Harold I. Knab and Ruby P. Knab by Warranty Deed recorded the 17th day of Sept. 1952 in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 2778 of Deeds, Page 359, the point of beginning being where the Westerly line of the first party’s prop-
erty intersects the Southerly side of the BrockportSpencerport Road; being a plot 200 ft. x 100 ft. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO JP MORGAN CHASE, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST SERIES 2004-R3 IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose a purchase money mortgage to secure $79,350.00 plus interest, recorded in the Office of the County Clerk/City Register of the County of Monroe on August 1, 2002 in Liber 16446 at Page 48 covering the premises described as follows: 3389 Brockport Spencerport Road, Spencerport, New York The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the purchase money mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action except Frank Heikoop.#85131 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No. 2014-006682 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF MONROE GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff -vs-THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF ROBERT D. HARRIS, deceased, and all persons who are husbands, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be dead, and their husbands and wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; JENNIFER ROBERTS, AS POSSIBLE HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF ROBERT D. HARRIS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; GE MONEY BANK; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISION-CO-ATC; NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” said names being ficti-
tious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 110 WAHL ROAD, ROCHESTER, NY 14609 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained a bankruptcy discharge and such other of further relief as may be just and equitable. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. That this action is being amended to include the Heirs of Robert D. Harris, deceased, and Jennifer Roberts, as possible heir to Robert D. Harris, deceased. This action is also being amended to include New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, and New Century Financial Services, Inc. as necessary parties to the action. MONROE County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. Dated: September 16, 2014 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 Section: 092.10 Block: 4 Lot: 31 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held
by the Plaintiff recorded in the County of MONROE, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein.. TO THE DEFENDANT, the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Francis A. Affronti, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated October 23, 2014 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, known and described as certain lot and parcel of the Culver Manor Tract as the same is laid out on a map of such Tract filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office on May 12, 1924, in Liber 59 of Maps, page 12. Said lot being specifically known and designated on said map as follows Lot No 185 on the north side of Wahl Road. Said Lot being 46 feet wide, front and rear, and 124.21 feet in depth. Premises known as 110 Wahl Road, Rochester, NY 14609. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] INDEX NO.: 2014005508 File Date: 10/28/2014 MORTGAGED PREMISES: 252 Warwick Avenue a/k/a 250/252 Warwick Rochester, NY 14611 SBL #: 120.650 – 2 – 26 Plaintiff designates MONROE County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF MONROE REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, -againstGWENDOLYN LOWE, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
Legal Ads YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $172,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of MONROE on October 29, 2008, in Book Number 22063, PB Number 560 covering premises known as 252 Warwick Avenue a/k/a 250/252 Warwick Avenue, Rochester, NY 14611 – SBL #: 120.650 – 2 – 26.The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant GWENDOLYN LOWE, the foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Richard A. Dollinger of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated Oct 17, 2014. Dated: New Rochelle, NY October 27, 2014 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY P.C. By: Leroy J. Pelicci, Jr., Esq.Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot St.,
Ste. 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 p. 914-636-8900 f. 914-636-8901 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF MONROE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, -against- UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE MARY WOOD A/K/A MARY A. WOOD, if living and if dead, the respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by
or through said defendants who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the Complaint, ET AL, Defendants. INDEX NO.: 2013-12215 Date Filed: 11/12/2014 MORTGAGED PREMISES: 370 Raines Park, Rochester, NY 14613 SBL #: 090.59 – 1 – 3 Plaintiff designates MONROE County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $ 88,500.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of MONROE on November 8, 2010, at BOOK Number 23309, PG. 538, covering premises known as 370 Raines Park, Rochester, NY 14613 – SEC 090.59; BLOCK 1; LOT 3. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage
which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant(s) UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF MARY WOOD A/K/A MARY A. WOOD, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Richard A. Dollinger of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated October 28, 2014. Dated: New Rochelle, NY October 7, 2014 MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY P.C. Leroy J. Pelicci, Jr., Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801 p. 914-636-8900 f. 914-636-8901 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.
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