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The restructuring of health care in the Rochester area is a work in progress.
McFadden's fate on the line. POLITICS, PAGE 7
It’s nothing ButaPub. FOOD, PAGE 15
Ridley Scott does spectacle well. FILM, PAGE 32
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We need another Hart’s
In the good old days, on almost every corner there were grocery stores. The king of the stores was Hart’s. There will be a market closing in midDecember on upper Monroe Avenue (R’s Food Market) that clamors for a new owner. Now that the new Hart’s downtown has proven itself, why not take over the space where R’s is? Keep the same style, products of the region, a few tables for a quick snack or a drink, good takeout, quality meats, poultry, and fish. Make sure that there is a good selection of produce and cheese. Do not forget the staples like milk, eggs, bread, and water. Customers are looking for service and quality. Let’s give it a stab. HOWARD DAVIDSON
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‘Those’ Spencerport children
I was delighted to hear that the Spencerport school board has put the Urban-Suburban program on hold. I am, frankly, completely opposed to this program. Don’t get me wrong; I have friends who live in Spencerport and I know there are nice, well-meaning people there. But I just don’t think those kids would do well in our district. The total population of Spencerport is a fourth of our school district’s student population. I doubt those children can handle the overwhelming diversity of ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomics that our students embody. Also, I hate to generalize, but we explicitly chose to live in the city and send our kids to city schools, and all of a sudden they’re going to have to sit next
to suburban kids? What happens if all those suburban values like materialism, greed, vinyl siding, racism, lawn ornamentation, and taking cheerleading seriously start to rub off on my kids? Not that I’m generalizing. But cheerleading? Really? Also, our kids have never experienced an instant of bullying, and according to social media, that’s all that suburban kids do to one another. I mean, I’ve seen Pretty in Pink. I’ve seen a lot of John Hughes movies and I know what those people are like. I’m not just making this stuff up. It’s a slippery slope, folks. Send a few suburban kids to city schools, they do well academically and make friends, they recognize the joy and resiliency so many of our students have in the face of adversity, they find out that so much of the negativity heaped on our schools is the product of a lazy and prejudiced media, and then they and their families will want to move here! If more and more people move back to the city and send their kids to our schools and realize they’ve been sacrificing a life rich with diversity, culture, and community for crappy tract houses and isolation (I’ve seen Far From Heaven), then this whole city will improve, the economy will improve, more schools will improve, and the entire county will benefit. I say no. Stay out there with your SUV’s and your drugs and your malls and your garden gnomes and your pompoms. Not that these stereotypes apply to everyone; I saw Breakfast Club. A great idea, though, would be to have the reverse kind of program where you get a few of our students. You guys could really learn something from that! SARAH CASSETTA
A Rochester City School District parent
A clarification on word use
I was grateful to see an article in City regarding voting rights issues that face transgender people. Voter ID laws disproportionately affect transgender people and many cisgender people don’t know this issue exists at all. What a gift
from City! The article was clearly written with care and with every intention to be respectful. However, it concerned me to see the word “transgender” used as a noun and “transgenderism” used at all. While I obviously cannot speak for Ms. Delaney, many if not most trans people do not refer to themselves using this language, preferring “transgender” as an adjective. “Transgenderism” is most frequently used by anti-trans groups. For more details, please see GLAAD’s remarkable media guide on transgender issues: http://www. glaad.org/reference/transgender EMILY HAMILTON
Demand more from UR-East deal
The proposal will be approved and the UR will get everything it wants, but there will be obstacles because the proposal calls for millions in additional resources and funding. Other schools and programs are going to be cut. Additionally, the unions may appear to like all of this, but the charter-school-like autonomy has to frighten them. I can’t see the superintendent and his staff embracing it, either; it is too expensive and self-contained. Regardless, this will move forward. The university has incredible political clout. The proposal partners include organizations whose leaders and boards of directors are part of a web of influence that runs from City Hall all the way to Albany. They all know this will be a grant pot of gold. Unfortunately, this essentially replaces one bureaucracy with another. It may be a new kitchen, but there are still too many cooks. An essential question is why many of the proposed outcomes are so low. In some cases these must be raised, especially given the amount of money being spent. After four years, anticipated passing rates for grades 7 and 8 in ELA and math are around 20 percent. Really? Only one of five students will pass after all of this? That has to be questioned. In the end, expect Commissioner King to give board president Van White and the UR a Christmas gift. He is leaving so the timing is perfect. GOTTA SAY IT
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
When a nation tortures Dick Cheney to the contrary, this country tortured prisoners after the 2001 terrorist attacks. We’ve known that since the Abu Ghraib news broke. Now, thanks to the report released by Senate Democrats last week, we know that the torture was much worse – and more extensive – than we had thought. And we know that the CIA not only conducted torture but lied about it to members of Congress, the press, and the public. And that the CIA and some members of the Bush administration made sure that President Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell didn’t know about the worst of the offenses. And, thanks to the Senate report, we know that the pain and humiliation and fear we inflicted on our prisoners gave us no significant intelligence – and that what valuable information we did get from prisoners, we got without torture. But never mind. To the torture apologists, “enhanced” – brutal – interrogation is a perfectly acceptable way to defend the country. All’s fair in these new kinds of wars that we fight. The Senate Democrats’ report ought to unleash enough public outrage to ensure that we never torture again. And it ought to force senators of both parties to provide the CIA oversight that they failed to provide previously. But next year the Democrats who pushed for the report will be out of power. Republicans who are attacking the report will be in control. And the CIA, on our behalf, may go back to its horrifying ways, with the blessing of the elected representatives of the nation. That will put us in the company of the torturers we say we’re superior to, dictators and terrorists alike. And it will say to the world that we are a nation that values revenge over justice, and brutality over human rights.
On a brighter note: some local heroes
When they are healthy and work well, cities can be wonderful places, sheltering, entertaining, educating, and energizing us, spurring our creativity. They can bring us together in ways that our sprawled-out suburban developments don’t. There are times, though – in this city and in many others – when cities’ enormous challenges seem to push them two steps backward for every step they take forward. Too often, cities seek salvation in big projects: sports stadiums, casinos – and, years ago, massive, block-clearing, historydestroying Urban Renewal programs. The real building blocks of cities – of community centers of all sizes – are the less
Our torture is drawing outrage from many quarters right now. But its supporters in Congress will be in control in January. glitzy efforts, the step-at-a-time, risk-heavy brainstorms of ordinary people. Also key: developers and city planners who understand and respect good urban design, who respect history and architecture. Cities, villages, and small towns can become so desperate for development that they embrace projects and design that destroy rather than enhance their communities. The Greater Rochester area has an impressive number of developers, planners, craftspeople, architects, and citizen activists who are investing time, money, and talent to strengthen their communities. Every year, several of them in the Rochester area get some welldeserved notice at the Community Design Center’s awards event. And at the risk of sounding sappy, I’ll confess that those two hours are just plain inspirational. Some of the award winners are people or projects you’re familiar with. Others are projects that get little public attention but are an important part of, as the CDC puts it, “reshaping Rochester” and the Rochester region. This year’s awards went to: Gary Stern, whose Village Gate development has turned a massive former printing plant into a zany mix of housing, commercial space, and restaurants. The epitome of the word “urban,” Village Gate is helping inject life into its section of the Neighborhood of the Arts, morning, noon, and night. continues on page 6 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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New parade route A new downtown parade route will take effect in 2015. It will start at East Avenue and Scio Street and end at Main Street and Plymouth Avenue. The route had to be changed because the city is filling in a section of the Inner Loop. An initial proposal to change the route was withdrawn after complaints from East End business owners.
New approaches for urban problems
Rochester is one of 12 cities in the US selected to participate in the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Innovation Teams program. The city will receive up to $1.95 million over three years to create an innovation team within its newly formed Office of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives. A press release says that the program helps mayors address pressing urban challenges.
Sibley building, accelerated
High Tech Rochester’s Finger Lakes Business Accelerator Cooperative will be located at the Sibley building downtown. Governor Andrew Cuomo says that the accelerator, which will take up Sibley’s sixth floor, will create more than 1,000
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Windstream leadership change
Jeff Gardner resigned as president and CEO of Windstream, a position he’s held since December 2005. The telecommunications company is located at the Midtown site downtown and reportedly employs about 650 people in Rochester. Gardner has been replaced by Tony Thomas, Windstream’s former chief financial officer.
King headed for Washington
State Education Commissioner John King is leaving his post to become an advisor to US Education Secretary Arne Duncan in Washington, DC. King’s efforts to reform New York schools have been touted by groups that support the expansion of charter schools. King is a polarizing figure and oversaw the introduction of professional evaluations for public school teachers and principals known as APPR, as well as the new Common Core curriculum. Both were met with controversy and sharp criticism.
Rochester’s East High School on East Main Street. FILE PHOTO
EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Vote may be this week on UR’s plan for East If all goes well, the Rochester school board will vote on Thursday, December 18, on the University of Rochester’s sweeping proposal to transform East High School. That would let the district meet the State Education Department’s December 31 deadline for submitting a turn-around plan. If the SED approves the plan, the UR will assume full management responsibilities for East starting in July 2015. School board members, Rochester Teachers Association
representatives, and University of Rochester officials have spent much of the last few days hammering out the last details on the plan. The UR needs the agreement of the district’s four labor groups. Three have already indicated they approve of the proposal, but early this week, RTA representatives were still in negotiations with the school board over what teachers will be paid working under the new system. Calling the proposal “unprecedented,” RTA president
Adam Urbanski said in an interview last week that he didn’t see any insurmountable obstacles to the negotiations. In most contract negotiations at the school level, 80 percent of teachers must agree to any proposed changes. But the UR agreed to become the EPO – the Educational Partnership Organization – at East on the condition that only a 51 percent majority was needed. continues on page 6
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on the fish turned to alewife as their major food source, and the results haven’t been good. An enzyme in the alewife causes nutritional problems in the trout and salmon, which lead to reproductive difficulties.
ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE
Restoring the balance Invasive species have mucked up Lake Ontario’s food webs; many scientists, environmentalists, conservationists, and anglers have observed the disruptions themselves. Take the alewife — a species of herring — which entered the lake in the late 1800’s via the Welland Canal and never left. In time, the more aggressive fish pushed out the native lake cisco. As the cisco population plummeted, the trout and salmon that fed on the fish turned to alewife as their major food source, and the results haven’t been good. The predator fish like the alewife and grow fast eating them. But an enzyme in the alewife causes nutritional problems in the trout and salmon, which lead to reproductive difficulties. But alewife populations are declining across the Great Lakes — for reasons that aren’t entirely clear — and nature is starting to right some of the aquatic food webs, says Jeff Wyatt, director of animal health and conservation at the Seneca Park Zoo. And officials with the US Geological Survey see an opportunity to help the cisco retake its niche in Lake Ontario. The agency is working with the State Department of Environmental
Conservation to restock the lake with cisco drawn from Great Lakes stocks. (In Lake Superior, the lake cisco is so plentiful that the population supports a commercial fishery.) A few weeks ago, the Seneca Park Zoo placed juvenile cisco on exhibit alongside its lake sturgeon, another fish that the USGS, DEC, and zoo have been working to reintroduce to the Genesee River and Lake Ontario. The goal is to educate the public about the fish and its importance to other key species in Lake Ontario. And last month, the USGS and DEC released 145,000 juvenile cisco into Irondequoit Bay. The agencies have released about 165,000 cisco over the past few years, says James Johnson, eastern branch chief of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center. The work has been funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which provides $300 million annually for water quality and habitat projects across the lake system. Johnson says that the USGS will also look to restore spawning habitat for the cisco. The fish spawns in rocky areas of embayments such as Irondequoit Bay and Sodus Bay, but those habitats have been inundated with muck and sludge.
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But improving water quality in the bays and the streams emptying into them means that the worst of the muck is over, Johnson says. The cisco restoration is actually part of a larger federal effort to restore one of Lake Ontario’s most prominent and prized predator fish: Atlantic salmon. For the past few decades, the state DEC has stocked approximately a dozen watersheds with the fish, but few have spawned, according to the DEC’s website. The USGS is taking a multi-pronged approach to restoring the fish, Johnson says. Restoration of the cisco, the salmon’s key prey, is happening alongside stocking, spawning habitat restoration, and research work, he says.
Money for PAC study The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has been awarded $80.7 million this year for projects across the area. And some of the awards are substantial: $5 million for a high-tech startup incubator in downtown, $2 million for Eastman Business Park’s Biosciences Manufacturing Center, and $3 million toward redeveloping the Sibley building. Buried in the list is a small, yet significant allocation: the city will get $100,000 toward an arts center feasibility study. The city had requested $270,000 to do a study. The state’s regional council awards booklet says that the study is the first step toward a $100 million performing arts center in downtown. The funding will support initial site selection work, it says. Previously, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said that the study would examine factors including economic impact, potential sites, and possible subsides. But any talk of a performing arts center will inevitably raise questions about who will operate and program it. The Rochester Broadway Theatre League is a likely choice, and the group has been interested in a new downtown theater. RBTL had signed on to operate and program a theater at the redeveloped Medley Centre in Irondequoit, but legal and financial problems appear to have doomed the Medley project.
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Peter Monacelli – an artist, craftsman, and construction and renovation expert who has worked on 250 buildings in the Rochester area, including key downtown sites like the Hochstein School of Music, the Little Theatre addition, and the Wilder Building. Edgemere Development Inc., whose Voters Block Community and Frederick Douglass Apartments on West Main Street and The Mills at High Falls on State Street are successful commercial and residential developments – creating, as the CDC puts it, “opportunity in neighborhoods that were once overlooked.” The Genesee Land Trust, the citizens’ group with a mission of protecting the region’s natural resources – land and water – not only in rural areas but also in urban areas, through projects like the El Camino Trail, a hiking and biking trail in northeast Rochester. Project Scion, whose professional landscapers work with community residents turning vacant, often debris-plagued inner-city lots into neighborhood parks. Birkett Landing, a historic mill in the heart of Penn Yan – empty and deteriorating for years but now a renovated landmark that houses commercial space and apartments at a key intersection in that community on Keuka Lake. Last year’s winners included the South Wedge Planning Committee, an impressive, dogged, and talented community group; the Memorial Art Gallery’s new sculpture park; and bicycling activist Richard DeSarra, who has pushed successfully for bike lanes, bike racks on sidewalks and on RTS buses, and bike lockers. This is not easy stuff – and for many of the people involved, there’s little to no financial reward. And while developers can eventually make money from their effort, that happens only if the risk of investing in an urban area pays off. And the payoff for the community is huge, in quality of life and in paving the way for future successes. Each of these projects is a testament to ordinary people’s devotion to their community, their faith in its future, and their willingness to help make it better: big bright lights during a period when the bad news often dominates. Note to readers: I’m taking the next few weeks off for some family time. Mark Hare will land in this space in my absence.
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UR’s East plan continues from page 4
There is some urgency to settle negotiations and get the state’s approval to move forward. “It is our understanding that unless an EPO agreement can be achieved this month, East High School will likely be closed by the State Department of Education,” UR officials said in a written statement last week. The UR’s proposal, which it unveiled last week, identifies key areas in East’s culture, instructional abilities, and support services that it says must change if the school is to achieve the university’s goal of an 84 percent graduation rate in about six years. The strategy involves creating a smaller, neighborhoodoriented school environment at East, increasing social-emotional support for students and families, and putting extra emphasis on ninth grade and alternative career programs. Students who live near East will have priority for enrollment, which UR officials say could help improve parent and neighborhood engagement. Enrollment will be reduced to 1350 from its current level of about 1750. And the building will be organized into a Lower School for grades 6 to 8 and an Upper School for grades 9 to 12. The UR hopes to address East’s high number of ninth graders who repeat that grade, some multiple times, by creating what it’s calling the Freshman Academy. Ninth graders will be housed in a separate wing, where they will be provided with the academic and social support they need. If some of those students continue to do poorly in school, East will use the services of Big Picture Learning, a nonprofit organization that develops special programs for added support. The proposal calls for a longer day, a flexible schedule, and an increased emphasis on reading and math literacy, says Steve Uebbing, the UR Warner School of Education professor who will become East’s superintendent. Uebbing will report directly to the school board rather than to school district Superintendent Bolgen Vargas. Changing East’s student and staff culture is also an important part of the proposal, Uebbing says. A codeof-conduct policy will emphasize a “restorative justice” approach to discipline designed to teach students that they are responsible for helping each other succeed, Uebbing says. The proposal will build on East’s Career and Technical Education
program, which will not only include partnerships with local businesses, but will also draw on the UR’s resources for students interested in health-care careers. And East’s teachers will be required to participate in ongoing professional training that is geared to the particular needs of the new school. The cost of the proposal, however, could draw some concern. The UR’s proposal recommends an increase in the budget for East of about $3.7 million from the current school year to the 2015-
2016 school year. But the proposal doesn’t recommend a final budget, according to a spokesperson for the UR, “because there are still too many unknowns.” It’s unclear whether the state will provide additional funds to cover those costs. If the state doesn’t offer East additional financial support, the proposal could mean pulling funds from other parts of the district’s budget to support East.
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HUD to RHA: McFadden must go Looks like Adam McFadden’s tenure heading the Rochester Housing Authority may be a brief one, at least as its interim chief. Last week, the regional office of the Housing and Urban Development Department sent RHA board members a letter telling them to terminate RHA’s contract with McFadden. Because McFadden is a member of City Council, there is a conflict of interest, the HUD office said, violating HUD policy and regulations in the contract between HUD and local public housing authorities. The RHA receives millions of dollars every year from HUD through its annual contract. McFadden, a supporter of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, was appointed the authority’s interim director in October, when the RHA board abruptly fired fouryear veteran Alex Castro. When news of that controversial appointment broke — and brought a stern reprimand of the board by Warren — McFadden said that he wouldn’t seek the job permanently. There has been speculation, though, that at the end of its search process, the board might offer it to him anyway, and that he might accept that offer. And McFadden turned down Warren’s request that he resign as interim director. And since his installation, McFadden has unveiled ambitious plans for the RHA that seem to go well beyond the scope of someone who doesn’t plan to be around long. McFadden, who wants to continue serving on City Council, has said that he would recuse himself when Council dealt
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with RHA issues, and the city’s Board of Ethics has determined that there is no conflict with McFadden’s appointment. But the Board of Ethics deals with issues related to Rochester’s city government; HUD’s policies and regulations are a different matter. A team from HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center is in Rochester this week to review RHA’s financial records to determine if federal funds have been used to pay McFadden’s salary. If so, HUD will require the RHA to reimburse the money, says Charles McNally, HUD public affairs specialist. McNally says that the RHA board can resolve the current conflict by making the right choice at its next meeting, which is on Wednesday, December 17. “The RHA board has the ability to remedy this violation with minimal financial impact or legal repercussions by terminating Mr. McFadden’s contract,” he says.
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ate (last name withheld, at her request) says that she doesn’t remember much about the morning of August 28, 2013. A Newark resident, she got up that morning as usual to prepare for her job as a recreation therapist in the dementia unit at the DeMay Living Center. Her family says that she complained of extreme chest pain, and then someone called her doctor. “We got in the car and started to go, and by three minutes out, I was gone,” she says. They raced to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, where an EMT got her breathing again, Kate says in a video promotion she did for the Rochester Regional Health System (the new name for the merged Rochester General and Unity Health systems). The staff at Newark-Wayne recognized the seriousness of her condition, Kate says, and quickly loaded her on a helicopter bound for Rochester General Hospital, where physicians had already reviewed her records electronically and wasted no time discovering that the artery on the front of her heart was completely blocked. They performed surgery to open the artery and then used a hypothermia protocol to cool her down and allow her brain to recover. This kind of partnership between an urban and rural hospital, along with the real-time online information-sharing now available to 8 CITY
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health care systems, allowed the doctors to save Kate’s heart — and her brain — using technology that no small rural hospital could afford on its own. Kate’s story helps contextualize the RGH-Unity merger. The trend toward large health care systems — which actually began years ago — has accelerated in response to incentives built into the federal Affordable Care Act, but also thanks to state regulations and increasing pressure for better outcomes and lower costs from business and commercial insurers. “The days of smaller, independent, standalone hospitals are gone,” says Nancy Adams, executive director of the Monroe County Medical Society. The new health care system will rely much less on expensive inpatient care and more on outpatient services and preventive care. To survive and to maintain their capacity for state-of-the-art surgical care, hospitals must broaden their patient population bases (bringing outlying hospitals like Newark-Wayne under the umbrella of a regional system) and generate additional revenue by incorporating non-hospital-based care into their networks. This approach, called “vertical integration,” brings a wide range of physician practices, ambulatory care facilities, mental health and drug treatment programs, home care services, and even senior housing under one corporate umbrella. In fact, 60 percent of the physicians in Monroe County are employed by a health care system today, Adams says, and that percentage could grow over time.
Paul Eisenstat, senior vice president of the Health Care Network Management division of Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
“We have a dramatic change in the payer system, both insurers and federal payers,” she says. “We are moving from a fee-for-service model to a quality-based system.” That is, a system that pays for healthy outcomes, not for each aspirin tablet, saline drip, pair of surgical gloves, or CT scan. In this new model for health care, consumers-patients will be strongly encouraged to sign on with a primary care doctor, if they do not have one already. The primary care providers will play a central role in health care delivery and will gradually spend more of their time on prevention, working with patients to control or prevent chronic (and ultimately life-shortening and costly) conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and obesity.
Going forward, doctors’ compensation will be based much less on how many procedures they perform and more on how successful they are in keeping their patient populations healthy. They will have data to compare how their patients stack up along several wellness metrics with other practices in the region. Primary practices will use “care coordinators” who can help them develop strategies to improve outcomes. When patients need specialized care or surgery, their primary care docs will steer them to the most appropriate level of care — often a specialist’s office or outpatient surgical center, not an emergency room or hospital. These settings should provide less expensive, but more appropriate care that also respects the wishes of most patients to avoid hospitalization.
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Whether patients are treated in outpatient facilities or hospitals, their discharge plans will be guided by a care coordinator who will help them keep follow-up appointments with their primary care providers, help them understand their recovery plans, and encourage them to fill their prescriptions and take their meds. Care for seniors will also change dramatically, following guidelines established in 2011 by a commission working under the guidance of the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency. That commission recommended a reduction in nursing home beds even as baby boomers reach their 70’s and 80’s. The commission said that an aging population, a decline in the number of family caregivers, and financially unsustainable nursing home care will lead to dramatic changes in elder care. It recommended a combination of services in satellite settings closer to senior communities, senior housing that is designed to allow people to stay at home longer, and a ramped up network of homecare services to support the needs of the aging population. Many of these changes are already under way, and will — in theory — lower
hospital admissions and some types of costly medical care. The changes are complicated and numerous, driven by multiple intersecting needs and interests. So this story comes with a caveat: there are exceptions to every generalization contained in this piece,
The RGH-Unity merger (the hospitals prefer
the term “partnership”) should be viewed in the context of a national — and local — revolution in health care. In January, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that the Affordable Care Act led to 105 merger deals in 2012 alone, “up from 50 to 60 annually in the pre-ACA, pre-recession years of 2005-2007.” The Journal reported that the last wave of mergers, in the 1990’s, led to much higher costs. But experts, while acknowledging that cost-containment is something of a crapshoot in the short term, say that they finally have the right incentives to produce better outcomes at a better price. Rochester has seen some of this before with the merger of Strong and Highland hospitals
Experts, while acknowledging that cost-containment is something of a crapshoot in the short term, say that they finally have the right incentives to produce better outcomes at a better price. and no one quite knows if all the moving parts will eventually mesh smoothly and deliver the desired outcomes. But there is a broad consensus locally among health care planners, insurers, hospital administrators, and physicians that change is necessary and inevitable, and that this is the right direction.
in 1995 and the subsequent purchasing of physician practices and the addition of outpatient service centers under the umbrella of UR Medicine. In 1997, St. Mary’s Hospital merged with Park Ridge to become the Unity Health System. With the merger of Unity and
Rochester General, the region has two large health care systems (UR Medicine and Rochester Regional) — and those systems are now the area’s two largest employers. The question must be asked: could these two systems become fierce competitors, engaging in bidding wars to attract top physicians, driving up costs by trying to outdo each other with the best medical technology and equipment, or demanding higher reimbursements? There is no yes or no answer. But Trilby de Jung, CEO of the Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency, which reviews applications for hospital expansions and for capital investments, says that the Rochester area has a history of collaboration that suggests a health system battle is unlikely. De Jung says that she can’t speak to whether the systems will try to lure physicians with higher salaries, but she says that there are many non-salary issues that play into the choice of an employer. As for costly expansion or redundancy of new technology and equipment, she says that the Community Technology Assessment Advisory Board (comprised of medical professionals and community representatives and staffed by FLHSA) reviews all requests for expanded medical services, technology, and major capital expenditures in the nine-county region. “The [board] reviews purchases of equipment and expansion in hospital beds and makes recommendations on whether such additions are warranted,” de Jung says. continues on page 10 rochestercitynewspaper.com
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HEALTH CARE “Although CTAAB’s recommendations are non-binding, insurers take these findings into account when deciding whether to pay for procedures using such equipment.” In 2011 and 2012, the board reviewed 20 proposed projects worth more than $29 million in capital costs and nearly $32 million in incremental annual community costs, she says. Through its actions, de Jung says, the board saved more than $10 million in capital costs and approximately $8.4 million in annual operating costs. The restructuring of health care in the Rochester area is a work in progress, de Jung says, but collaboration and community commitment to health care planning have helped to curb health care costs. “Medicare costs in our region are the lowest in the country, while quality is high,” she says. Even before the Affordable Care Act, the state Department of Heath had aggressively set out to curb excess hospital capacity in New York. Limits on hospital capacity, together with an expansion of outpatient care services have led hospitals to mergers and diversification (adding all those cradleto-grave services). The new Rochester Regional Health System owns three hospitals, the Hill Haven Nursing and Nursing Rehab Center on Portland Avenue, the DeMay Living Center in Newark (also rehab services and nursing home beds), ElderONE (a program to help seniors stay in familiar surroundings), Behavioral Health Network (mental health services in nine locations), and a wide range of physician practices and specialized ambulatory care centers. Other facilities, while not formal partners in RRHS, have working affiliations with the system. Value is the key to success, says Warren Hern, the former CEO of Unity Health. The idea is to keep people healthier longer, prevent avoidable diseases, improve patient satisfaction, and control costs. To improve community wellness, says Marc Clement, former president and CEO of Rochester General, the new Rochester Regional system is relying on medical “homes”
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and Accountable Care Organizations — voluntary groups of health care providers who work together to share experience and develop procedures to keep their patients healthier. (Hern and Clement helped bring their two hospitals together, but decided not to seek the position of CEO for the new Rochester Regional. Dr. Eric Bieber was named president and CEO of the new RRHS and assumed control on November 1.) “We have ACO’s with Medicare and Excellus,” Clement says, “and we are investing in ambulatory care facilities, especially for high-risk and high-complication populations. We have a fleet of care coordinators who never set foot in a hospital whose job is to support people in the community.”
Paying for change
Experts interviewed for this story express confidence that the shift to a value- or outcomes-based health care system will be less expensive than the fee-for-services model. They point to year-over-year cost reductions already attributed to the ACA. But a decline in the long-term cost of health care doesn’t mean that no one will ever see premium or out-of-pocket increases, especially in the short run. The first and most dramatic costcontainment measures have come from the state and federal governments. The ACA contains incentives for healthier outcomes, but also a huge disincentive in the form of penalties to hospitals for re-admissions for Medicare patients. When hospitals readmit a Medicare patient within 30 days for a medical condition that they have previously treated, they are required to treat the patient, but they receive no reimbursement. In response, “we’ve created an intensive support system that evaluates patients to be sure that they are ready for discharge and communicates necessary information with the patients’ primary care physicians,” says Steve Goldstein, president and CEO of Strong and Highland hospitals. “Within days of discharge, patients have follow-up appointments with their primary care doctor. Plus, a member of our care team phones
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Ann Marie Cook, president and CEO, Lifespan. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
the patient at home to see how he or she is progressing and answers questions.” Hospitals have designed procedures to avoid Medicare penalties, and those same procedures and follow-up supports will work to the benefit of patients who use commercial insurances. Everyone agrees that preventing readmissions is a good thing. But the cost of compliance could quickly overwhelm a small hospital’s budget. These new post-care supports require a higher patient volume to reach an economy of scale. The disincentives for unnecessary hospitalization are powerful, but so too are the incentives for change. In 2012, the FLHSA began administering a three-year $26.6 million grant from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that has trained 65 primary care practices across five counties to use care coordinators to assist patients to
adopt healthier practices and take advantage of services available in the community. Similarly, the FLHSA and Rochester Business Alliance are working together on a high-blood-pressure initiative that has engaged physicians, faith communities, community agencies, and others in a variety of activities aimed at helping people control and lower their blood pressure. This initiative will likely be followed by others, FLHSA’s Trilby de Jung says, aimed at measuring community wellness and establishing practices to improve it. On the Medicaid side, New York State has launched the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program, setting aside $8 billion to reduce emergency room visits and hospitalizations by 25 percent for the state’s low-income Medicaid population. Initially, the federal and state governments will reimburse hospitals for their losses, while requiring health care systems to develop
“The payment incentives will reward health care networks that keep their patients healthy,” she says. And “our two hospital networks have put aside competing interests to form a single, 14-county network of Medicaid providers — by far the largest network in New York and the only network with competing systems.” Commercial insurers have also begun a
Trilby de Jung, CEO, Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency. PHOTO BY JOHN SCHLIA
alternative plans to better serve the Medicaid population — including the use of primary care providers. The first step is to move patients to primary care practices where they can get regular and preventive care. How’s this going to happen? “The key is insurance,” says Unity’s Warren Hern. “We have staff that helps patients find insurance and guide them to a primary care practice.” In other cases, it’s important to “co-locate” to make it easier for Medicaid or uninsured patients to find the appropriate care, de Jung says. For example, an addict may visit a treatment program, but never see a primary care doc, so at least one drug rehab agency has recruited a primary care practice to open a satellite office in the same building and is referring patients for primary care. In addition, de Jung says, since the idea is to bring down ER visits, hospitals have to do
more than treat an injury; they must look at causes. To use a wild but illustrative example, she says, “Let’s say somebody is painting his house, and is drinking all day and falls off the ladder. He goes to the ED, gets treated for injuries, but underlying the injury is a substance abuse issue. In the old system, the incentive was to treat the injury and send the patient on his way. So now the incentive is to discharge to treatment, to prevent future visits. So maybe you co-locate substance abuse and mental-health services in the hospital and discharge patients to their care.” No doubt, connecting thousands of patients to primary care practices will be a huge challenge. And it is not clear yet just what steps need be taken to achieve that end. But the Medicaid incentives to curb unnecessary hospitalization and emergency room use are driving health care systems to find more ways to do just that, de Jung says.
transition to reimbursement that pays more for healthy outcomes and less for treating illness. “We still have fee for services, but we’ve added a new layer to look at total cost of population health and if you save money, we’ll give the delivery system a portion of the savings,” says Paul Eisenstat, senior vice president of the health care management network division at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. “Traditionally, a doctor examines you, looks at your symptoms, your situation, and prescribes care,” Eisenstat says. “Then the patient leaves and the doctor goes to the next. That’s going to continue, but in the new paradigm the doctors also have to focus on others who are not there — on those with diabetes or hypertension or obesity.” In short, the financial incentives are being flipped; revenue growth depends on the health of the physicians’ patient populations. And just as health care providers are adding their own information collectinganalyzing-sharing tools, so, too, is Excellus. For example, Eisenstat says, Excellus receives monthly data on prescriptions written and filled, and can alert doctors when patents have not filled their prescriptions — giving the provider a chance to intervene. Still, many patients show up at a hospital when there is no alternative, says Steve Goldstein, president and CEO of Strong and Highland hospitals. “So we try to develop other ways to deal with medical issues, but the safety of the patients is the big factor. We are the catch basin for all these social issues” — from poverty to addiction and domestic violence. The medical community is eager to practice better medicine, which means keeping people healthier, says the Medical Society’s Nancy Adams. When evidence dictates change, change follows, she says. And new technology is giving providers better ways to manage patients’ health in simpler, less restrictive settings, she says. Telemedicine is expanding, de Jung says, especially for mental health and substance abuse counseling. For example, the Genesis DM, already in use in Rochester, allow patients with congestive heart disease to record their own vital signs and send the results to
their doctors online, so that physicians can act quickly to head off trouble.
New managed care
If all of this sounds a lot like the managed care system we all came to know and dislike in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, don’t be too alarmed. There are critical differences. Back then, de Jung says, the county launched a Medicaid managed care plan called the Monroe Plan, which still receives a pot of money every year to provide care for Medicaid patients. But the providers continue to work on a fee-for-services model; there were no real incentives for keeping patients healthier, de Jung says. Likewise, health maintenance organizations received “capitated” (per patient) payments and providers were encouraged to avoid unnecessary procedures; if they didn’t spend the
A decline in the long-term cost of health care doesn’t mean that no one will ever see premium or out-of-pocket increases, especially in the short run. budgeted amount, they could keep a portion of the savings. As Steve Goldstein puts it, “In the 1980’s, primary care doctors functioned as linemen, preventing access to specialty care. Today’s primary care doctors are more like quarterbacks, routing patients to the place where they can receive the care that’s needed.” In the latest iteration of managed care, providers and payers can share a portion of the savings resulting from lower expenditures, but today, providers must “meet strict quality, outcome, and satisfaction criteria,” Goldstein says. “It’s not enough to be cost-efficient. You have to deliver great patient care at the same time.” continues on page 12 rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
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A whole new senior care
It’s no secret that the highest health care expenses and the most intensive forms of care come with age. Skilled nursing care, most of it for older patients who have exhausted their own resources, for instance, dwarfs all other Medicaid expenses for the poor. It’s also true that most seniors hate the idea of spending their final days in a nursing home (the state Health Department, by the way, says that the cost of a one-year stay in a Monroe County nursing home is just under $121,000). So what’s the secret to helping seniors live longer, healthier lives in their own homes, with access to the services and care they need — at lower cost? Lifespan of Rochester, a nonprofit agency that offers a wide range of services to the elderly and their caregivers is one of the players working to redefine and reinvent senior care. A few years ago, says Lifespan president and CEO Ann Marie Cook, 52 of every 1,000 residents over age 60 in the nine-county Rochester region were living in nursing homes; that’s compared to 30 nationally and 42 overall in New York State. The state has been trying to bring down the Rochester occupancy rate, she says, often through attrition. For example, the 130 beds that were closed at Blossom South nursing home earlier this year were not replaced. Lifespan has gotten several grants to test ideas that may help seniors stay healthier and in their homes. One grant allows Lifespan to hire four care coordinators who will make sure that seniors have regularly scheduled appointments with their doctors. The coordinators will transport patients, sit with them during their appointments, ask questions, and take notes to be sure that the patients’ families have all of the proper information. Another small grant will help divert seniors who meet the criteria for skilled nursing care to find alternatives when possible. Lifespan offers chronic care workshops to help seniors and their caregivers control diabetes and develop habits to prevent falls. And Lifespan Health and Wellness Centers are up and running in two YMCA’s (a third is coming soon) where seniors can take part in a variety of programs close to their homes, get a hot lunch, and socialize. Expect to see more senior housing located close to health care services and with a wide range of living options, Cook says. The nine Legacy senior living communities are a good model, with independent living, assisted living, memory care, senior day care, and respite care options available as needed. The goal is to offer the growing senior population the services and assistance they need and want in the least restrictive setting. 12 CITY DECEMBER 17-23, 2014
Warren Hern, former CEO Unity Health System. PHOTO PROVIDED
A critical issue, Cook says, is the supply of home care workers. As the older population grows and the number of family caregivers decline, the demand for in-home assistance will soar. The problem, she says, is that the state has been slow to transition from paying for nursing home care to reimbursements for home care in the Upstate counties. In Monroe County, most seniors live in the suburbs, while most low-income semiskilled home care workers live in the city. Transportation is a major obstacle, Cook says, as is reliability of workers. The only way to ensure an adequate supply of well-trained home care workers, she says, is to expand training and offer better pay.
What could go wrong?
While physicians say that they generally support the new direction of health care, the Medical Society’s Nancy Adams offers two cautions for the immediate future. The first concerns the use of care coordinators; there must be adequate funding for these positions and with hospitals, insurers, and physicians using care coordinators in various capacities, it’s important, Adams says, that they all have a clear and consistent message for the patients that they serve. The second issue is access to physicians outside the patient’s network; if the two health systems become very competitive, patients could find that the doctors they prefer — or the docs they want to approach for a second opinion — are outside of their networks. These are the kinds of issues, health care experts say, which will have to be resolved as changes roll out. And while there is general agreement on the importance of wellness care, there are concerns about the way doctors will be reimbursed.
As Drs. Pamela Hartzband and Jerome Groopman, both professors at Harvard Medical School, wrote in a November 18 New York Times op-ed, reimbursement that rewards a medical practice for keeping patients healthy does “not take into account the individual characteristics and preferences of the patient or differing expert opinions on optimal practice.” In other words, Adams says, the payers must not financially penalize doctors for treating patients who really are very sick and who require extensive and expensive care. Leon Zoghlin, a retired primary care physician from Hilton and a longtime advocate for a single-payer health care system, says that a major flaw in the new model of reimbursement is that it assumes that the primary motivation of physicians is money. It’s not true, he says, and the very idea of paying for outcomes is “contrary to medical practice.” Of course doctors want to keep people healthier (“We’ve been trying to do that for years”), he says, but paying doctors for the health of their patient populations is the wrong way to go. Another concern is the population that still has no insurance or that has insurance they can’t afford to use, says Sister Christine Wagner, executive director of St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center on South Avenue. The center provides holistic care — everything from fresh bread and hygiene materials, primary care services, a wide range of specialized medical care, dental care, chiropractic services, physical therapy, and assistance navigating available social services — to about 2,500 people a year. The center is funded exclusively from donations and fund raising, and it relies almost exclusively on volunteer health professionals who donate their time and services. You could look at St. Joseph’s as a small demonstration project that shows the advantages of a health system that brings together under one roof all of the services a patient needs to get healthy and stay healthy.
“The days of smaller, independent, stand-alone hospitals are gone.” Nancy Adams, executive director of the Monroe County Medical Society
At St. Joseph’s, Wagner says, if you need mental-health counseling, physical therapy, or dental care, you get it. But that’s not the way it works for poor or low-income working people who buy insurance on an ACA exchange. Many of them can’t afford the co-pays or deductibles required to access specialized care. Their doctor may have ordered physical therapy three times a week for a month, Wagner says, but if the patients cannot afford co-pays, they may not get the help they need and the original condition may worsen. Bringing that population into primary care and into the wellness protocols that this new system is promoting will be challenging, Wagner says. And there’s the US Supreme Court, which has agreed to rule next year in King vs. Burwell, a case that could unravel the entire Affordable Care Act, and with it, all the law’s incentives to move toward a healthy-outcomes-based payment system. The plaintiffs argue that since the law says that health insurance premium subsidies will be provided to moderate-income consumers who buy insurance on state exchanges, consumers who use the federal exchange (healthcare.gov) aren’t eligible for the subsidies. If the court sides with the plaintiffs, consumers in the 34 states without separate purchasing exchanges would lose their supports. Without subsidies, the individual mandate that requires millions of people to purchase insurance could be unenforceable. And without all those new, typically healthy young subscribers, commercial insurers may not have the revenues needed to comply with the law’s requirement that they insure even people with pre-existing conditions. In other times, this would not be an issue. Amending legislation to correct what is essentially a typo used to be routine Congressional business, but not anymore. And the court used to refuse to overturn laws based on technical glitches that contradict the clear intention of Congress — in this case, to provide assistance to people who cannot afford insurance on their own, regardless of where they live. But these are not ordinary times. “We’re out to better manage health care, to achieve better outcomes,” says Steve Goldstein. “But a change in Congress or politics could change everything.” (Mark Hare retired in 2012 after 28 years as a columnist, reporter, and editorial writer for the Democrat and Chronicle and Times-Union. From 1978-1984, he was a reporter and columnist for City Newspaper.)
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
Six-part series addresses race
The Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will present “Conversations on Race,” a six-part series of facilitated public discussions. The events will be held in public libraries throughout the City of Rochester
beginning on Sunday, January 18, through Wednesday, March 4. Though the titles and speakers have not been made public, the program builds on prior efforts and is meant to stir thought and open dialogue about race and its impact on the Rochester community. More information: Rebecca.Fuss@libraryweb. org or 428-8350.
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Dining
ButaPub, which recently opened in the historic German House, serves up pub-style food and cocktails with an Asian street food influence. (Left) the Blood and Sand cocktail; (middle) the Pub Burger with dill pickles, caramelized onions, BP sauce, and bacon; and (right) Korean style chicken wings with gochujang, sesame, and scallion. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
In praise of the pig [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY
Americans love their pork. We add bacon to everything, from ice cream to vegetables, and look to discover new and inventive ways to prepare and serve as much of the animal as possible. The pig is featured prominently on the menu at ButaPub (315 Gregory Street), a new casual, American pub located in the historic German House. Asa Mott, formerly of Max Chophouse, is chef, and has partnered with his father, Edward Mott, to open the business. Asa wanted to find a space in the South Wedge and when the space formerly occupied by Zeppa Bistro became available, he jumped on it. ButaPub will also utilize the upstairs space for special events like live music. Mott’s vision for the food at ButaPub is pub food with an Asian street food influence. Asian influence can also be found in the décor of the space, which is expansive. Lounge areas with plush couches and chairs are mixed in with tables and booths. Mott says he loves
the concept of larger format menu items that can be shared between 4 to 6 people. On the current menu, Mott has a 1/2 Roasted Pig Head ($60), served with crispy ear salad, kimchi, mustard, hoisin, steam buns, and rice — as well as a Korean Fried Chicken ($18 for half, $32 for whole bird) that comes with gochujang (a Korean hot pepper paste), kimchi, pickles, and rice. Back to the pig: Menu items like Pork Rinds served with Korean Chile Flake ($4); Pork Belly Steam Buns ($10); Crispy BBQ Pig Tails ($13); and the ButaPub Ramen ($12) — with pork belly, poached egg, nori, chard, and miso chili broth — all celebrate the swine. Those looking to take a break from the bacon can indulge in the ButaPub Poutine ($11) – with chicken confit, kimchi, local cheese curds, fried egg and ButaPub gravy. The restaurant currently has two burgers on the menu, the Pub Burger ($10) — with American cheese, dill pickle, caramelized onion, Butapub sauce and bacon — as well
and is open Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.; Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday for brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 563-6241. You can find more online at butapub.com.
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. The event also includes a beer tasting from Three Heads Brewery. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit eventbrite.com or http://bit.ly/1swKyaI. Brown Hound Bistro (6459 State Route 64, Bristol) will serve a New Year’s dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $65 per person before December 28, $75 after. More information can be found on their website at brownhoundbistro.com. Call 374-9771 for reservations.
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as the ButaPub Burger ($12), served on a ramen bun. The menu is influenced by what local produce is available and will therefore change on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. ButaPub also serves brunch on Sundays. Check the website for menus ButaPub is located at 315 Gregory Street,
Still haven’t made those dreaded New Year’s plans? Tap and Mallet (381 Gregory Street) will host a beer social featuring selections from Brockport’s Stoneyard Brewing Company on New Year’s Eve. Tickets for the beer social are $14 and can be purchased at the Tap and Mallet. ButaPub and the Historic German House will host a New Year’s Eve party featuring
Lost Borough Brewing Company has opened at 543 Atlantic Avenue. The brewery has a tasting room and growlers of its craft beer for sale. More information at lostboroughbrewing.com.
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Upcoming [ R&B ] Tony! Toni! Toné! Saturday, January 3. Auditorium Theatre, 885 East Main Street. 7:30 p.m. $42-$62. ticketmaster.com; tonytonitonemusic.com.
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[ ROCK ] All Them Witches. Sunday, February 8. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $8-$10. bugjar.com; facebook.com/allthemwitches. [ FOLK ] The Boxcar Lilies. Saturday, March 14. Rochester Christian Reformed Church. 7:30 p.m. $10$20. goldenlink.org; boxcarlilies.com.
RPO’s Gala Holiday Pops
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 60 GIBBS STREET $16-$95 | 454-2100; RPO.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] The RPO describes its annual Gala
Holiday Pops concert as “Rochester’s most popular holiday musical tradition,” and barring various “Messiahs” and “Nutcrackers,” they may be right. This year, Michael Butterman conducts. The musical mix is comfortably familiar: a little pop, a little classical, a lot of Christmas carols, and an appearance by the hand-picked Festival High School Chorale. Soprano Sarah Jane McMahon and the RPO’s principal tuba player, W. Craig Sutherland, will be featured. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
The Town Pants FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 THE MONTAGE MUSIC HALL, 50 CHESTNUT STREET 9 P.M. | $8-$10 | THEMONTAGEMUSICHALL.COM THETOWNPANTS.COM [ CELTIC ] While this five-piece “West Coast Celtic” band hails from Vancouver, The Town Pants' brogue accents root them across the pond. There's a comfort you’d find in that neighborhood pub in Ireland. The band's 5th album, “Connections,” is 15 songs swiftly recorded in 2 days last spring. It’s more of its rowdy fun, with catchy choruses and infectious four-count rhythms. — BY TYLER PEARCE
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Bobby Henrie and the Goners FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8:30 P.M. | $5 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM [ ROCKABILLY ] Bobby Henrie and the Goners came
together in 1985 and have been shakin’ Rockabilly and roots rock ‘n’ roll ever since. The members of the trio — Bobby Henrie, Brian Williams, and James Symonds — all experienced solo musicians, coalesced over the zeal for the tradition of musicians that defined much of the musical 50’s, a la Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and Johnny Burnette. At times the band serves up surf rock, at times the vocals warble Elvis-style, but it’s all with a lot of mid-century sweat and soul. This is the band’s annual “Goner Holiday Show.” — BY TYLER PEARCE
Heinrich Schütz’s “Christmas Story” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, 500 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 7:30 P.M. | MAG.ROCHESTER.EDU
Rochester garage rock sensations The Hi-Risers sell out to crowds of screaming kids wherever they go, including Spain, where the trio inspires fans and musicians alike. But this blurb isn’t about The Hi-Risers, it’s about Hula Baby, a Spanish twang-tastic, fantastic band clearly influenced by the Flour City’s fab three. So much so that the band jumped on a plane and flew to Rochester to work at Saxon Studios where the Hi-Risers recorded a large portion of their material with nobtwiddlin’ guru Dave Anderson. Well, I don’t need to tell you, this album will knock your socks off. The vintage tone and approach is excellent on salacious rockin’ selections (sung in Spanish) from Freddy Cannon, The Neanderthals, The Ventures, and of course, The Hi-Risers (right down to the red kazoo). Drop the needle on this platter at your next shindig and watch the rug cutting commence. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille.com. 10 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
ROC the Night Away. David
F. Gantt Community Center, 700 North St. 490-1559. cityofrochester.gov/rocmusic. 6-7 p.m. Enjoy Christmas, Hanukkah, and Pop favorites. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Matzo. Pearl Nightclub, 349
East Ave. 757-752-8370. reverbnation.com. 7 p.m. $20. [ TRADITIONAL ]
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. Rochester
Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 222-5000. rbtl.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $35-$70. [ POP/ROCK ]
[ CLASSICAL ] Written about 1660 (when Schütz was
in his 70’s) and published in 1664, Heinrich Schütz’s "Christmas Story" is a modest but colorful retelling of the familiar biblical accounts. Schütz has never attained the popularity of Bach or Handel, but he is a huge figure in baroque music, revered by Bach himself. You can hear a rare performance of Schütz’s lovely work this Thursday in the Memorial Art Gallery’s Fountain Court. Eastman students make up the vocal and period-instrumental forces; the latter include the MAG’s beautiful Italian Baroque Organ. Admission is free with Gallery admission, which is half-price on Thursdays. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
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Music Blue time and old grass The Younger Gang WITH 5HEAD AND PRIMATE FIASCO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 LOVIN’ CUP, 300 PARK POINT DRIVE 8:30 P.M. | $7-$10 | LOVINCUP.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY FRANK DE BLASE
Despite its members converging from stylistically far reaching bands like Roots Collider, Blackened Blues, Sparx and Yarms, and Poetry For Thieves, The Younger Gang’s focus is kept intact and nailed to its roots by the plunka-plunka plink and twang of its namesake’s banjo. That’s not to say the band has individually abandoned their roots or deny where they came from, but the quartet’s musical tradition is both lovingly adhered to and rebelliously challenged. It gooses the bluegrass and old time tradition electrically and eclectically while keeping a toe in vintage waters. It’s acoustic and lightly plugged in; a balance the band prides itself in. It’s new and it’s old … timeless, really. The Younger Gang keeps the torch lit all the while igniting a new one. You can call its talented members — Michelle Younger, banjo, fiddle; Ryan Yarmel, bass; Jimmy Grillo, drums; and Brad Sheffield, guitar — neotraditionalists; or better yet, have a listen. City Newspaper: Who started it? Michelle Younger: I guess it’s my fault. I’ve
been playing banjo for the past five or so years. Working at Bernunzio’s Uptown Music, it was kind of hard to avoid. Bernunzio’s has guitars and mandolins and ukuleles, too. Why the banjo? Younger: I was drawn to banjo because it was
something completely different than classical guitar, which I’d played before. I was drawn to the kind of music it lent itself to. I was playing old-time banjo with Winter Folk Family which was comprised of Eastman students. Then Brad and I met and started playing together. Brad Sheffield: We met playing at a friend’s festival called Stone Mill. I saw her playing with a bass player and I couldn’t really believe what I was hearing. I was taken aback by the amount of rhythm and the amount of melody, basically just the amount of sound that could be produced by the banjo. I had heard it before, but it was mostly Bela Fleck, three-finger style. Younger: And I play claw hammer style. Three-finger is mostly used in bluegrass 18 CITY DECEMBER 17-23, 2014
The Younger Gang is (from left to right): Brad Sheffield, Jimmy Grillo, Michelle Younger, and Ryan Yarmel. The band is playing Lovin' Cup on Friday, December 19. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE
music — it’s played with the thumb, index, and middle finger. Claw hammer is associated with old time music — pre-bluegrass — Appalachian, mountain music. Can you differentiate the two? Younger: Old-time as it is played now is very
much about the groove. Bluegrass musicians use a tune to show off their skills, and oldtime musicians use their skills to show off the tune. Ryan Yarmel: I don’t think the term “oldtime” came around until the 1960’s or 70’s. What drew you to old-time music? Younger: I don’t know exactly. It just has a
certain soul. Sheffield: Plus, she’s from Virginia.
What have you heard from traditionalists in regards to your unconventional approach? Younger: We’ve heard what we’re doing with
the genre is fantastic. We’re introducing it to a new audience.
And the band doesn’t claim to be purist or traditional to begin with. Grillo: We’re not traditional Appalachian
mountain people. I’m from East Irondequoit. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have respect to the essence of folk music. Sheffield: We all love all kinds of music. I’m still trying to get Michelle to listen to Cannonball Aderly with me. We approach this music with a deep appreciation for the tradition. But we take our own tradition in regard. Before we got together we were playing all different kinds of music. To me it’s a marriage of traditions. It’s been played a certain way for so long, it’s got ears of its own and it’s fussy. Grillo: Led Zeppelin isn’t Robert Johnson, but where do you think they got it from?
So originally your music comes from country and blues and folk. Younger: And Irish. Especially the fiddle tunes. Grillo: We recently discovered how an Afro
beat can feel amazing in an old time tune and you’d think they’d have nothing to do with each other. Yarmel: The banjo is from Africa. Younger: The instrument the banjo came from is called an Akonting More on the non-traditional front; how do you make the electric guitar work? Grillo: It works because Brad is awesome. Sheffield: I’m just trying to fit the electric
guitar in there. My influences are more like Bill Frisell and John Scofield and bands like Radiohead. For me, it’s like uncharted territory, it gives me a lot of freedom but it’s also a little overwhelming because it’s like starting from scratch. That leaves a lot of room to play around, doesn’t it? Sheffield: Yeah. We experiment so much and
come up with so many ideas but we’ll probably throw nine out of 10 away. Younger: At his point about 85 percent of our set is arranged traditional tunes, but with every show we’re putting in more originals. Do you write with a nod to tradition? Yarmel: I always try to be timeless when I’m
writing a song. And I hope people will enjoy this music as much as I love playing it. Sheffield: Ryan’s good at writing a tune and making it sound old and timeless because he was born old. Younger: Even though he’s the youngest in the band Yarmel: I’m 94.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Nashville Pussy, Valient Thorr, Against the Grain, and Heatseeker. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $15-$17. The Usual Suspects. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 7-10 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Brian and Corey Acoustic Duo.
The Blues Project ft. Gordon Munding and friends. The
Beale, 693 South Ave. 2714650. thebealegrille.com. Third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. Free. Genesee Johnny. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. thebealegrille.com. 7:3011:30 p.m.
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 6-8 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
Italian Baroque Organ Concert Series: The Christmas Story.
Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu. 7:30 p.m.
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. 2494575. wegmansnextdoor.com. Thursday: 5 p.m., Friday: 8 p.m/. Free. John Palocy Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester. 662-5555. bistro135. net. 6-9 p.m.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free.
Pup plays with Taking Meds, ACK!, and California Cousins on Saturday, December 20, at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 9 p.m. $10-$14. bugjar.com; puptheband.com. — BY ERIC WITKOWSKI The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Lemuria, Prince, and Green Dreams. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8:30 p.m. $12-$14. Red Sky Lite. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N. Goodman St. 266-3570. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Spacelords. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation. com. 9 p.m. $3.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
5Head, The Younger Gang and The Primate Fiasco. Lovin’ Cup,
300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 8:30 p.m. $7-$10. Moving and Storage. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 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. Ruddy Well Band. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 9:30-11:30 p.m. $3. [ BLUES ]
Dave Riccioni & Friends.
The Beale, 1930 Empire Blvd. Webster. 216-1070. thebealegrille.com. 5:308:30 p.m.
Fat City. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m. Time Bandits. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. thebealegrille.com. 7:3011:30 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]
RPO: Gala Holiday Pops. Kodak
Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100. rpo.org. 8 p.m. $23-$92.
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Bobby Henrie & The Goners. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8:30 p.m. $5. Paradoxx. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ JAZZ ]
Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley
Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. FredCostello.com. 8-10:30 p.m.
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Toronto-based band Pup is more than the labels many attribute to it. Although it is pop-punk at its core, Pup’s chops are gnarly and full of grit. The band enlivens a sometimes tired genre with structurally intricate songs wrapped with an unhinged ferocity. Its exuberant ideas are delivered with an enthusiasm that is infectious, leaving listeners begging for more. With four-part gang vocals incorporated whenever possible, the band bursts from the seams with an unparalleled energy.
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Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Coulter and Christiano. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 4-8 p.m. Special clothing drive. Jim Lane. Murph’s Irondequoit Pub, 705 Titus Ave. Irondequoit. 342-6780. 8 p.m. Free. Milkweed. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m.
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com. 10 p.m. Crazy holiday attire party with prizes. $5. Awe & All. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-2966. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Beau Ryan. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 7-10 p.m. Guitar and vocals. John Garcia. Cinnabar Winery Tasting Room, 14512 Big Basin Way. reverbnation.com. 12:30 p.m. Justin Gurnsey. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St. 7305030. reverbnation.com. 11 a.m.
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Here’s an indie rock band with rather unique melodious meanderings that fly close to melancholy without getting overwrought. Born in 2006, L.A.’s Airborne Toxic Event’s sound is curious and exploratory, running between the limitless goalposts and across the sonic planes of synthetic space and orchestral splendor. Limitless and deep. Airborne Toxic Event perform Friday, December 19, at Main Street Armory, 900 East Main Street. 7 p.m. $20$25. mainstreetarmory.com; theairbornetoxicevent.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 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. Kung Fu Grip. Nola’s Restaurant & Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m.
Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero. Wegman’s Amore
Restaurant, 1750 East Ave. 452880. lauradubin.com. 6-8 p.m. Matthew Sieber Ford Trio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. 262-2090. tapas177.com. 4:30 p.m. Free.
The Joe Santora Trio, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff.
10-15 in-office hours per week; no evening or weekend hours
Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free. Roses & Revolutions. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 7:30 p.m.-midnight.
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[ R&B/ SOUL ] The Fools. The Landing Bar and Grille, 30 Fairport Village Landing. Fairport. 425-7490. reverbnation.com. 10 p.m. Professor Anonymous. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 5:30-8 p.m. $5. Uptown Groove. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 8:30 p.m. $5.
[ HIP-HOP/RAP ]
Slap Weh Fridays ft. Blazin Fiyah. Eclipse Bar & Lounge,
372 Thurston Rd. 235-9409. Call for info. [ REGGAE/JAM ]
The Town Pants and the Stick Figures. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com. 9 p.m. $8-$10. [ POP/ROCK ]
The Airborne Toxic Event. Main
Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221. mainstreetarmory. com. 7 p.m. $20-$25.
Eyesalve Christmas Concert. Greece Canal Park, Millennium Lodge, Greece Canal Park. 313-8169. eyesalveonline. com. 7:15 p.m. Fishbone Soup. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 9 p.m. Mysterious Jimmy. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 5 p.m. Night Terror, Holy War, Victim of Circumstance, The Curl & Drag, and Cursed Out. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $5-$7. Subsoil and Personal Blend. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21+. $5. Year of the Ram. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 8:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Acoustic Brew. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.
Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. 697-0235. bouldercoffee. info. 8-10 p.m. Sofrito. Havana Cabana, 289 Alexander St. 232-1333. havanacabanaroc.com. 10 p.m. Call for info. [ BLUES ]
The Greene Side of Blues Workshop w/ Steve Greene.
Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio. com. 12-2 p.m. $10. Joe Beard. The Beale, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. thebealegrille. com. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Johnny Bauer. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 10 p.m.-midnight. $5. [ CLASSICAL ]
Eastman Community School: Winter Festival Day. Eastman
School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1057. esm.rochester.edu. 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. RPO: Gala Holiday Pops. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100. rpo.org. 2 & 8 p.m. $23-$92. [ COUNTRY ]
Ashton Hollow. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Supper Time with DJ Bizmuth. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 5-8 p.m. JAZZ
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. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill. com. 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, Curtis Kendrick, and Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield Rd. (585) 383-8260. michaelsvalleygrill.com. Free.
Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes.
Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd. Webster. 216-1290. SharedGenes.com. 6:30 p.m.
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Order of the Dead, Mercia, Geomagot, Abdicate, Woodhavem, Gutted Alive, and Dissonant Seepage. California
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Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. reverbnation.com. call for more info.
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[ POP/ROCK ]
The Charlie Mitchell Group . Little Theatre Café,
240 East Ave. thelittle.org. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Harmonica Lewinsky. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 10 p.m. $6. Isotopes. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 21+. $5. Jumbo Shrimp. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 8:30 p.m. Lou Gramm . House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 5443500. houseofguitars.com. 5-7 p.m. Book signing and acoustic performance. Mansfield Ave Duo . Lock 32 Brewing Company, 10 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 5067738. 7-10 p.m. Montage Jingle Jam. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com. 7 p.m. $7-$10.
PUNK | LEMURIA
Putting the Buffalo-based trio, Lemuria, into any one genre is a tough thing to do. Generally referred to as an indie punk band, the group goes back and forth with punk, rock, and pop sounds throughout its catalogue. Sometimes they go back and forth in one song, changing time signatures and switching from a poppy progression to a hard punk one with regularity. Front-woman Sheena Ozzella’s soft singing style and crunchy, distorted lead guitar-playing seem like a contradiction, but it works wonders, forming one of the more unique sounds in the punk scene today. Lemuria plays with Prince and Green Dreams on Thursday, December 18, at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue. 8:30 p.m. $12-$14. bugjar.com; lemuriapop.com. — BY TREVOR LEWIS [ POP/ROCK ]
MoChester, Amanda Ashley, Amy Montrois Trio, Mike Brown, and Andrew Marks. Flour City
Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. reverbnation.com. 5 p.m. $5.
The Younger Gang. Abilene Bar
& Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 8:30 p.m. $5. [ CLASSICAL ]
Mr. Mustard’s Holiday Beatles Concert. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22
Tuesday Pipes: Anne Laver. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 274-1564. esm.rochester.edu. 12:10 p.m.
Pup, California Cousins, and Ack!. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $12-$14.
[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Godlazer. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m.
[ JAZZ ]
Seabreezers 4th Annual Holiday Extravaganza. Skylark
[ JAZZ ]
Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup. com. 8 p.m. $5.
Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. facebook.com/ events/836146906405671/. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. $5. Six Ways To Sunday. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W. Henrietta Rd. 334-8970. reverbnation.com. 8 p.m. Teagan & The Tweeds. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. dinosaurbarbque.com. 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 [ CLASSICAL ]
RPO: Gala Holiday Pops. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100. rpo.org. 2 p.m. $23-$92. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ]
Deanimal Cannon, Wicker Kittens, and Quarries. Bug Jar,
219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. Visuals by Sbthree. $4-$7.
Deborah Branch . Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]
Anthony Giannovola. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m. Deborah Branch. Lemoncello, 137 West Commercial St. East Rochester. 385-8565. lemoncello137.com. 6:309:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 [ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ]
Matthew Cochran’s Holiday Singalong. Boulder Coffee Co.,
100 Alexander St. 454-7140. bouldercoffee.info. 8-10 p.m. Roses & Revolutions. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000. woodcliffhotelspa. com. 5:30-8:30 p.m. [ BLUES ]
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Whether it was Madonna, David Bowie, The Violent Femmes, The Cure, or Siouxsie and the Banshees, a specific music ruled the airwaves and the clubs back in the 1980’s. Now these singers and bands are household names, but at that time, they hadn’t yet broken into mainstream culture. Today, the sound of the 80’s continues to be widely enjoyed, both by people who lived through those years and by those who weren’t yet born. A handful of Rochester bars and clubs regularly host 80’s nights, including a long-running series at Vertex Night Club. Cedric Herrera has been hosting 80’s New Wave Night at Vertex for 14 years. Vertex is an eclectic alternative dance club that has been around for decades and is, in fact, one of the oldest-running, dedicated alternative clubs in the country. It is also a place where you can usually hear some 80’s music any night the club’s open (Thursday through Saturday; some Wednesdays). Steve Prinsen — also known as DJ Darkwave — estimates that
he plays between 20 and 30 percent 80’s music on any given Saturday night, but once a season — on the third Friday of September, December, March, and June — Herrara is all over that decade. Vertex will host its next 80’s New Wave Night on Friday, December 19, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. “The 80’s never seem to get old,” Herrera said. “Some of these kids that come out for 80’s night weren’t even born when this music started. It trips me out. A few really get into it and come dressed as Madonna or sporting Flock of Seagull hairstyles. I often wear a suit and skinny tie.” Herrera plays everything from New Wave, punk, industrial, and danceable pop to reggae and rockabilly. On one of his nights you’re likely to hear “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics, “Never Say Never,” by Romeo Void, and “Don’t You Want Me, Baby,” by Human League. Herrera also takes requests. “People know what I have, and if I have it, I’ll play it, and if I don’t, they’ll forgive me for it,” he said. “But I can’t stand Wham! I don’t feel it and I don’t play it.” Vertex has two floors, with a bar on each, and a large patio outside. Black walls, mirrors, and dark art cast a Gothic glow over the place that is embraced by regulars as a chance to don corsets, vintage dresses, and black leather pants. This is a club that’s fun to dress up for, but by no means required. The top floor is mostly dance space with a large screen over the
dance floor showing music videos and, sometimes, the odd horror flick. A smoke machine adds a note of intrigue as the lights swirl around the dancers and the music beats from the speakers. Dancing at Vertex is as original as its patrons — anything from hardcore punk to moving with LED props. Drinks at Vertex are so cheap that there are no specials. Labatt Blue and Blue Lite and Genesee Cream Ale are always $2. Well drinks are just $3. Upstairs bartender Erik Larner is as good-natured as they come and knows most of his clientele by name. His drink, “Delicious,” tastes just like a tangy Jolly Rancher candy or his “Erik Special” which involves rum and tropical fruit juices. Vertex’s 80’s New Wave Night usually draws a crowd of 75 to 100 people. Prinsen attributes the success of 80’s night to several factors. “The older crowd loves it for the nostalgia while a lot of the younger generation seems to know the music because of their inclusion in video games,” he said. “Overall, I think most people realize the music was different and, in the end, they just want to hear something new — even if it is old.”
Art Exhibits [ 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. Axom Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave., 2nd floor. Looking In and Axom Objects. Looking In: New Paintings by Matthew Langley and Axom Objects through Jan. 10. 232-6030. axomgallery.com. Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. Life Size LEGO Nutcracker. Through Dec. 31. 586-6020. artsroc.net. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. Slay Belles. Through Dec. 31. Christmas themed art by Neva Safe, Dick Mama (NYC), Rheytchul Kimmel, Missie Kelly, Frank Bacon, and Take. 454-2966. bugjar.com. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Watercolor World. Through Dec. 30. Paintings by Sylvie Culbertson. 385-0298. Gallery 96, 604 PittsfordVictor Road. Close to Home. Through Feb. 15. Photography by Matthias Boettrich and George Wallace. 233-5015. Gallery R, 100 College Ave. New Media Design 19992014: 15 Year Retrospective. Through Jan. 16. A review of New Media Design projects done by students over the past 15 years, from 1999 to 2014. 256-3312. Geisel Gallery, Bausch & Lomb Place, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Surface & Depth. Through Dec. 31. An exhibition of work by Belinda Bryce and Kurt Ketchum. 737-3239. thegeiselgallery. com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. Rochester’s Refugees. Through Jan. 9. Photographs of refugee lives by darkroom students. 244-1730. geneseearts.org/. Highland Park Conservatory, 180 Reservoir Rd. Annual Holiday Poinsettia Show. 7537270. monroecounty.gov/ parks. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Nutcracker. Through Dec. 31. Iconic holiday imagery by Sam Paonessa. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions. com/. The Joy Gallery, 498 W Main St. Rare Forms. Through Jan. 24. Select works from RIT students. 463-5230. joygallery.com. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Arena Art Gallery Show. Through Jan. 26. Wall-hung art in a variety of contemporary styles and media. 271-5920. arenaartgroup.com/index. html.
Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. Jethro Gaede. Through Dec. 31. Mixed media. thelittle.org. Lower Link Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Art of the Book. Through Dec. 31. Artists books and altered books. 428-8053. 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. 129 pieces of art by 90 artists
from 15 US states!. 315-4620210. mstreetarts@gmail.com. mainstreetartsgallery.com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Infinity Boxes, Golden Books, The 42-Letter Name. Nine mindbending “Infinity Boxes” created by California artist Matt Elson, through Jan 4; Golden Books, high quality children’s picture books, through Jan. 4; 42-Letter Name are a prints derived from traditional South Asian religious art, through April 12. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Seven Art Sisters. Through Jan. 11. Artwork by seven members of
the Rochester Art Club. 5468400. EpiscopalSeniorLife.org. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Thou Art.. Will Give... Through Jan. 21. 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. Through April 10. Jean Pietrowski and Allison Thompson curated a memento-filled exhibition for deaf performer, playwright and director Bernard Bragg. rit.edu. Ock Hee’s Gallery, 2 Lehigh St. The Voice of Nature. Through Dec. 30. Sculptures by Dario Tazziolo Galley hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.5 p.m., December only:
Sun. 12-5 p.m. 624-4730. ockheesgallery.com. 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. 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.
Pullman Memorial Universalist Church, 10 E. 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. 6:30-9:30 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 Dec. 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 continues on page 25
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America’s first penitentiary differed greatly from the prison system we have today. Eastern State Penitentiary, which operated from 1829 to 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, emphasized reform and penance more than punishment. As seen in the photographs by Eric T. Kunsman, the penitentiary today is a ruinous shadow of its former self. Kunsman, a lecturer in NTID’s Visual Communications Studies Department and adjunct professor in RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, became fascinated with the site and visited 362 times. The resulting photographic essay features 100 large format images of America’s first penitentiary, revealing a haunting ruin of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers, as well as reproductions of the warden’s logbooks. An exhibition of this work, “Thou Art . . . Will Give . . .,” is currently on view at Dyer Arts Center (Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, NTID, RIT, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Henrietta). The show remains on view through January 21, 2015. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by request. Admission is free. For more information, call 475-6406 or visit dyerartscenter@rit.edu. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Art Exhibits artists from in and around the Rochester area. From 2D to 3D, from pencils sketches to oil paintings. recordarchive.com. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 24th Annual Members Exhibition. Through Jan. 18. 461-2222. info@rochestercontemporary. org. rochestercontemporary. org. Central Library, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Property of Charles A. Ritz. A 50-year-old time capsule. 428-8370. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Quilts =Arts= Quilts. Thru Jan. 4. 77 quilts by 73 international artists. 315-255-1553. mtraudt@ schweinfurthartcenter.org. schweinfurtharcenter.org. Spectrum Gallery, 100 College Ave. 2014 Holidays Retrospective. Through Dec. 31. Work selected from the best of 9 exhibitions in 2014. 415-7828. 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/. 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., DECEMBER 24 ] Call for Art!. Ongoing. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs The gallery is currently seeking artists working in all media. Please include the following in your email: - 3 to 5 jpeg images of current work - Artist statement - CV/Resume Kindly indicate whether you are submitting available work or work that is representative 315-462-0210. mstreetarts@ gmail.com. mstreetarts@ gmail.com. Call for Artists. Ongoing. 461-4447. spectrumgalleryroc.com. Call for Artists - Holiday Merchandising. 2-10 p.m. Experience Tattooing, Body
Piercing and Fine Art Gallery, 506 Long Pond Rd Greece Varies by artist 453-8000. vincent@vincentjtosto.com. vincentjtosto.com/. Call for Artists to Interview for TV. Ongoing. Show: The Art of rctv-15 201-292-7937. team@foreveraryes.com. Calling All Local Artists. Ongoing. Lori’s Natural Foods, 900 Jefferson Rd Artists wanted to participate in our consignment program. Email a bit about you and your work 424-2323. stephanie@lorisnatural.com. lorisnatural.com. Fine Art Retail Consignment Gallery. Ongoing. Experience Tattooing, Body Piercing and Fine Art Gallery, 506 Long Pond Rd Greece MonFri 6-10 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-10 p.m 453-8000. vincent@vincentjtosto.com. vincentjtosto.com. Finger Lakes Plein Air Call to Artists. Through Jan. 30, 2015. 394-0030. info@ FingerLakesPleinAir.com. FingerLakesPleinAir.com. Go Art!. Ongoing. The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council is seeking artists interested in exhibiting their work in four galleries 3439313. info@goart.org. goart. org. New York Filmmakers Quarterly. Ongoing. Films must have been produced within NYS in the past 2 years. No fee. No honorarium. Max length 30 minutes. To be screened at Little Theatre last Wednesdays and Saturdays in January, April, July, and October. Send DVD screener + cover letter with 1 sentence bio and one sentence film description to Karen vanMeenan, Programmer, New York Filmmakers Quarterly, Little Theatre, 240 East Ave., Rochester NY 14604. Notification by email within 8 weeks of receipt emergingfilmmakers@yahoo.com.
Art Events [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Art Night With Ken Karnage. 6 p.m. Triumph Tattoo Studio, 127 Railroad St. Bring your art supplies and an open mind Free 270-4772. KenKarnage@gmail.com. triumphtattoostudio.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 27 ] Great Lakes Wind Symphony: An American Holiday of Music`. 7:30-10:15 p.m. Kodak Theater on the Ridge, 500 W Ridge Rd. $35-$55. 413-3580. greatlakeswindsymphony. com/.
Comedy [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Best Friends Comedy Showcase. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. A weekly comedy showcase of local Rochester comedians! Sign up the week before on the “Rochester Comedy” Facebook page. Hosted by Vasia Ivanov 697-0235. bouldercoffeeco.com. Comedy Improv. 8 p.m. Joke Factory Comedy
Club, 911 Brooks Avenue (585( 328-6000. jokefactorycomedyclub.com. Open Mic: Comedy. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 739 Park Ave. Arrive a little early to sign up Free 697-0235. bouldercoffeeco.com. [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Goo House Holiday Special. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. Goo House is back for the holidays and putting on Rochester’s best fun/weird comedy/ music show! Featuring All of Goo House, Bryan Ball, Zach Swan, Sarah Benson, BJ Scanlon, Kate Anderson, Puddles the Cat Comedian and Joe Pera. Music by Mikaela Davis. Bring or MAKE some friends!. $5 Suggested donation. 4547140. facebook.com/ goohousecomedy. Mike Dambra. 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster $12-$15. 6719080. thecomedyclub.us. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] Open Mic: Comedy. 8 p.m. Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St. Come a little early to sign up Free. 4547140. bouldercoffeeco.com. [ MON., DECEMBER 29 ] Monday Night Raw. 10 p.m. Banzai Sushi & Cocktail Bar, 682 South Ave. Open mic comedy, hosted by Uncle Trent. Cash prize Free 4730345. banzairochester.com. banzairochester.com.
Dance Events [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Lindy Jam: Weekly Swing Dance. 8:45 p.m. Lindy Jam is a weekly swing dance on Wednesday nights, 8:4511pm, hosted by Groove Juice Swing. Friendly atmosphere. Beautiful ballroom. Free beginner dance lesson at 9pm. No partner or experience necessary. Admission is free if it’s your first time!. $4 (or free if it’s your first time!). lindyjam.com. [ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Contra Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, Culver Rd Our dances are participatory and open to all, with live music, and smoke and alcohol free. Newcomers are always welcome. Dances are taught and prompted, with more teaching at the beginning of the evening. No partner or special dress needed — dress comfortably and wear softsoled, low-heeled shoes Free for 17 & under, $7 students, $8 general public. rafi@ cdrochester.org. Dance Contest. noon & 1 a.m. Lux Lounge, 666 South Ave 232-9030. lux666.com. Dance Lab East. 10 p.m. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St 80s new wave music for the future (on vinyl) and visual effects 99 cents. 270-8106. theskylarklounge. com. [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Friday Night Salsa Party. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tango Cafe, 35 South Washington St
FILM | “THE 78 PROJECT MOVIE” ROCHESTER PREMIERE
Inspired by Alan Lomax and his quest to capture music where it lived throughout the early-20th century, the creators of The 78 Project traveled around the country to record American musicians using a 1930’s-era microphone-to-vinyl recorder. The result is a collection of one-of-a-kind 78-rpm records of punk rockers, and folk, gospel, and Cajun singers, each recorded in one take, playing tunes with historic roots in their hometowns in Tennessee, Mississippi, California, Louisiana, New York, and beyond. “The 78 Project Movie” is a documentation of the journey, featuring performances as well as insight provided by technologists, historians, craftsmen from every facet of field recording, Grammy-winning producers, 78 collectors, and curators from the Library of Congress and Smithsonian. The film will be screened Friday, December 19, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, December 20, and Sunday, December 21, at 1 p.m.; and Monday, December 22, at 7 p.m. at the Little Theatre (240 East Avenue). Tickets are $8 for general admission, with discounts for members and senior citizens. For more information, call 258-0400 or visit thelittle.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Introductory Lesson @9 p.m., open dancing with DJ Freddy C 10 p.m.-1 a.m $5 admission. 271-4930. tangocafedance.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 27 ] West African Drumming and Dance Classes with Fana Bongoura. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Saturdays at Baobab, Sundays at DancEncounters, 215 Tremont St $10-$15 per session. 503-679-3372. kerfala.bangoura@gmail.com. mounafanyi.org. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] English Country Dancing. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd English Country Dancing, live music, called dances. $7$8, under 17 free with adult. 244-2468. fbcrochester.net. [ MON., DECEMBER 29 ] International Folk Dancing. 8-10 p.m. JCC Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $4 (free for first timers and students, $3 for members) 461-2000. [ TUE., DECEMBER 30 ] Guinean Dance Class. 7:15 p.m. Bush Mango Drum & Dance, 34 Elton St. All levels welcome $15 drop in fee 210-2044. colleen@
bushmangodrumdance.org. bushmangodrumdance.org. Midnight Tango. 9 p.m.midnight. Boulder Coffee Co., 960 Genesee St. Come learn new and old ways to tango, with a welcoming crowd and great atmosphere. If you’re building up the courage, feel free to stop by and enjoy the music. Cover fee $8 for dancers, free for future dancers $8. 287-5282. bouldercoffeeco.com.
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Kids Events [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Maximizing Middle School for College Prep (Students Entering Grades 6-8). Every 4 days, 10 a.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave Identify opportunities to enhance academic rigor and distinction in middle school. continues on page 26
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Kids Events Identify your learning style and key study skills to ensure your success in every course. You’ll create an individual roadmap to graduation including academic and activity planning, career exploration, and personal development $395. 2339502. 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. 585-4288220. margaret.paige@ libraryweb.org. maplewoodcommunitylibrary.org. Storytime with Mike. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 9:30 & 10:30 a.m Free. 227-4020. bn.com. Strategies for Exceptional High School Success (Students Entering Grades 9-11). Every 4 days, 10 a.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave Development of high school study skills; including time management, note-taking, outlining, reading textbooks, test taking strategies, and writing effective essays and research papers. Get ready for AP coursework!. $395. 585-233-9502. [ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Distinguish Yourself on the Common App (Students Entering Grade 12). Every 4 days, 10 a.m. and Every 4 days, 10 a.m. St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave 2013-2014 Common Application is ALL NEW; including Core Questions and Supplementals. Make sure your child works with an expert who has received training on the new app and understands the current college admissions landscape! $395. 233-9502.
[ MON., DECEMBER 29 ] Family Movie. 1-3 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. Widget the Reading Dog and her Pal Joey. 3-4 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org.
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Enjoy a night of some of the best in local comedy as the Joke Factory Comedy Club presents The Best of the #Roc Holiday Party. Starting at 9 p.m. on both Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20, The Best of the #Roc Holiday Party features stand-up from local comedians Marcus Cox, Yolanda Smilez, Charlie Wildey, and Adam Stringer. The Rochester Show’s Vinnie Paulino, whose routine is called “comedy for the every-man,” will host. The Best of the #Roc Holiday Party will take place at The Joke Factory Comedy Club, 911 Brooks Avenue. Tickets are $10. Call 328-6000 for reservations. Visit rocjokefactory.com for more information. — BY KURT NYE Story Time. 10:30-11 a.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Storytelling with Mike. 10:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. Free. 227-4020. bn.com. Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Ages 1-4. Free. 637-2260. patkutz@ liftbridgebooks.com. liftbridgebooks.com.
[ SAT., DECEMBER 27 ] Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub. com. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] Trains at Twilight. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $8-$10. 533-1113. rochestertrainrides.com/.
[ TUE., DECEMBER 30 ] Dolphin Tale 2. 2:30-4 p.m. Central Library, Children’s Center, 115 South Ave. 4288150. libraryweb.org. Nick the Magician. 3-4 p.m. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd Free, registration per child required. 3597092. hpl.org. Teen Tuesdays. 2:45-4:15 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Almost every Tuesday afternoon throughout the school year. Grades 9-12 340-8720 x4020. Toddler Preschool Dance Party. 10:30-11:15 a.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org.
Lectures [ TUE., DECEMBER 30 ] African World History Class. 7:30 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145. thebaobab.org.
Literary Events [ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Pure Kona Open Mic Poetry Series. 7-10 p.m. The Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. ourcoffeeconnection.org. [ SAT., DECEMBER 27 ] Saturday Author Salon with Jackie Fisher. 2-4 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260. liftbridgebooks.com.
[ TUE., DECEMBER 30 ] Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St Free. 6372260. liftbridgebooks.com.
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[ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] Village Knitting Circle. 1 p.m. Books Etc., 78 W. Main St Macedon 474-4116. booksetcofmacedonny.com.
[ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Kripalu Yoga with Glenn. 6:45-8:15 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. $14. 704-2889. tinydancerdeuel@gmail. com. numvmnt.com/signup/ kripalu-yoga-with-glenn. Roc Cirque presents Whirly Wendsday. 7 p.m. Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St. Join the fun at Rochester’s premier spin toy meet up. Hooping, poi, juggling, fire performances, and much more. Live DJ’s are playing during the session to help you stay moving. Extra hoops and poi are available 683-5734. facebook.com/ WhirlyWednesdays. TriYoga Basics - Fire Series. 4:30-5:30 p.m Supergirl Fitness, 1163 Pittsford Victor Rd Suite supergirlfitness. com. Yoga. 7, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m. Sanford Street Yoga, 237 Sanford St., Side Entrance, II Floor. This Yoga class lasts 75 minutes. It is appropriate for any level of skills. By holding yoga poses for 1 to 3 minutes, we develop strength and balance $11 for drop in class, $60/month and $160 for 3 months unlimited classes. 4618336. studioartcorporation@ hotmail.com.
Museum Exhibit [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] 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. 2714320. rmsc.org. Innovation in the Imaging Capital, Sweet Creations, The Disappearance of Darkness. Through Dec. 31. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Through 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. 2632700. thestrong.org. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] “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
[ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Genesee Valley Hiking Club. 9:30 a.m. gvhchikes.org. [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Sati Virya Yoga with Lisa. 5:30-6:45 p.m. Nu Movement, 716 University
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Special Events [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] Free Youth Admission Days. Dec. 24. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Youth Free with Adult Admission purchase senecaparkzoo.org. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. Scotland Yard Pub, 187 Saint Paul St Free. 7305030. scotlandyardpub.com. The Nutcracker & The Seven Joys of Christmas. Through Jan. 4, 2015. United Methodist Church, 169 E. Main St, Webster Presented by the Irondequoit Chorale 266-5018. theirondequoitchorale.org/.
THEATER | “MISTAKES WERE MADE”
This weekend, MuCCC will host performances of Craig Wright’s comedy, “Mistakes Were Made.” Described by New York Magazine as “ninety furious, fulminating, very funny minutes of American hucksterism in extremis,” “Mistakes Were Made” is the tale of B-list Broadway producer Felix Artifex. Felix bites off a bit more than he can chew when he takes on a gargantuan epic that he believes will lead to his professional redemption, but his personal life becomes entangled in the mess he creates for himself, leading to chaotic hilarity for the audience. Jerry Argetsinger directs the production, which stars Stephen Cena and Katie Keating. Shows are located at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, Friday, December 19, and Saturday, December 20; with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday, December 20. Two additional showings will be held at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31. $12-$14. Senior and student tickets are $8 in advanced, $10 at the door. Visit muccc.org for more information. — BY KURT NYE Owl Moon. Every other day, 6 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $8-$12, rsvp (585) 538-6822. gcv.org. Turning Points. 3:30-5 p.m. An information Center
for families whose lives have been touched by Incarceration. Join us to share information, resources, and support Free. 328-0856. turningpoints4families@ frontier.com.
[ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Coming Out & Being Out Support Group. 6:30 p.m. The Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, 875 E Main St. Suite 500 We don’t just come out once - If only life was that easy! This group is for teens who want support around coming out and being out to parents, in school, at church and in other areas of life. (1318 yrs old). Free. 244-8640. gayalliance.org. Gender Identity Support Group. 6:30 p.m. The Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, 875 E Main St. Suite 500 Gender Identity Support Group 6:30pm 7:30pm This group is for transgender, gender queer, & gender nonconforming teens or teens who are questioning and exploring their gender identity. (13-18 yrs old). Free. 244-8640. gayalliance.org. Lincoln Tours. 1 & 3 p.m. Seward House Historic Museum, 33 South St., Auburn. 315-252-1283. sewardhouse.org. Networking Thursdays. 6 p.m. Captain’s Attic, 37 Charlotte St. A Night for Business Professionals & Entrepreneurs 25+. $5 with business card; $7 without 546-8885. Captainsattic@yahoo.com. 5pointentertainment.com. [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Fondue Fridays. Last Friday of every month, 6-7 p.m. Little Bleu Cheese Shop, 684 South Ave. It’s fun to fondue and we’re heating things up with Fondue Fridays beginning in February. Join us on the last Friday of each month for a different recipe that will make you melt. Recipes used will be available, featuring American artisan cheeses Free. 730-8296. littlebleucheese.com. [ SAT., DECEMBER 27 ] Adoption Event. noon. Pet Adoption Network, 4261 Culver Rd. (585) 338-9175.
info@petadoptionnetwork.org. petadoptionnetwork.org. Eat, Dance and Pray. Fourth Saturday of every month, 5 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW No charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. Electronic Recycling Event to Benefit Needy in Rochester. Last Saturday of every month, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Electronics can be dropped off behind Annunciation Church, 1754 Norton Street (use Clark Avenue entrance), on the last Saturday of each month, and Thursday mornings by appointment. Donations can include any household electronics such as computers and related equipment, VCRs, DVD players, digital converter boxes, receivers, radios, video game consoles, and other devices. Items containing refrigerant will not be accepted. The donations will be recycled, with proceeds used by the non-profit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Rochester to support its mission of serving individuals and families in need and by St Francis Xavier Cabrini Parish to support its outreach programs pschaad@rochester. rr.com. 338-2330. Magic: The Gathering-Card Playing Event. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] Brighton Winter Farmers’ Market. 1-4 p.m Brookside Community Center, 220 Idlewood Rd. 269-8918. brightonfarmersmarket.org. Universal Worship. 10:30 a.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW Candle lighting ceremony honoring all the
world’s religions together on one altar, promoting the unity of religions ideals. All are welcome No charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. [ MON., DECEMBER 29 ] Thinkin’ & Drinkin’: The Bug Jar’s Trivia Night. 8:30-9:30 p.m. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 21+. Prizes: $20 / $10 / $5 bar tabs for the first, second, and third place teams. Doors at 7:30 p.m Free. bugjar.com. [ TUE., DECEMBER 30 ] The ALS Association Education and Awareness Meeting. Last Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. Pieters Family Life Center, 1025 Commons Way The ALS Association Education and Awareness meetings are a monthly forum where person with ALS and caregivers can gather to learn about programs and services available for persons with ALS. For more information please contact Arlene Justinger, Care Services Coordinator for Western New York at 716-860-1947 or ajustinger@alsaupstateny. org Free. 716-860-1947. ajustinger@alsaupstateny.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. Free STD Screenings for Women ages 13+. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Trillium Health, 259 Monroe Ave. Free. 545-7200. trilliumhealthny.org. Kwanzaa Family Day. 12-5 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $5 suggester donation. 2768900. mag.rochester.edu. Make A Monster: Recycled Art Challenge. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Seymour Library, 161 East continues on page 29
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While so much of our culture is characterized by violence, our days are action-oriented, and our collective headspace is inundated with noise, the work of sculptor Robin Whiteman focuses on the sacred serenity of being a body. For years, she has sculpted human-and-other-animal hybrid figures in both ceramic and fiber media, but her current work further emphasizes duality through the merging of masculine and feminine features as well as inner and outer worlds. “My work isn’t about my intellect,” she says. While academia is present in the influences she derives from multi-cultural sources, Whiteman says her work is more intuitive, about capturing essence and seeking resonance. Some of Whiteman’s most recent work features tiny totem beasts balanced on thin poles, shimmering porcelain pieces positioned at about eye-height to maximize an intimate study of their nuance. The full-bodied forms of double-headed horses and donkeys, sometimes with a serene rider, gain the illusion of weightlessness with a slight, effortless twist of the floating body, and with the searching splay of spindly legs. Other wall-hanging, earthenware works include a variety of figurative forms of mammal hybrids, mixing the features, for instance, of humans and goats. The elegant lines of collarbones and a gentle swell of a belly flow into a hip-cocked, contrapposto pose, all human. But the face may be that of a goat, with a slight off-center set of the jaw and sturdy horns flowing heavenward, long ears limply grazing rounded shoulders. The attention to animal detail in Whiteman’s work is gained only from an intimate, focused connection with the beasts themselves. “There’s something about our animal natures,” she says. “Some of the most profound moments I have are the kind of non-speaking, body-feeling, awareness moments.” Whiteman has two goats, a cat, guinea pigs, and chickens. “A few weeks ago, I laid down on the straw with my goats,” she says. “It was snowing out, and Violet just put her head on my lap, and fell asleep. It was just bliss ... that non-thinking body awareness.”
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of intellect and technology, Whiteman wants to celebrate the opposite — which is not to say there’s anything wrong with the intellect and technology, but everything must be in balance, she says. “I like to champion the feminine, the soft, the organic, the small, the intimate. That isn’t considered to be powerful, but that is where all of the power comes from.” In some of the mid-sized works, Whiteman declined to add hands and feet to the figures. “Often missing limbs and hands and feet take the focus away from “Horse Goddess” by ceramic artist, Robin Whiteman, whose work the activity of the figure,” she will be featured as part of Rochester Contemporary’s “Makers and says. “In other words, where Mentors” exhibition in February. PHOTO PROVIDED is the control? In the figure? Is the creature being ridden? Without hands and There are people who are uncomfortable feet the figure is more passive,” and the work with some of the particulars in Whiteman’s becomes more about presence. imagery, and she says, in the past, some Whiteman’s porcelain pieces on poles are people who viewed her work mislabeled her meant to be shown in groups, in a darkened as a Satanist. “You take away heads or limbs, space, with spotlights on the pale forms. She or you add animal features, or you mess with says she aims to imbue the experience of viewing sexuality, and you’re getting into people’s with the feeling of approaching a temple. possible zones of discomfort,” she says. “I Whiteman was raised in a very religious don’t appeal to the masses, so to speak, but the family, and she says her earliest conscious people who do connect with my work seem inspiration came from the Catholic Church and to really connect with it.” religious art, though today she draws influences Whiteman works from her home in from a variety of sacred sources, including Canadice and in a small studio space in nature. “I like the idea of borrowing little pieces Honeoye, transporting tiny in-process and merging them, because that’s my idea of projects in air-tight containers in a tote bag. spirituality, anyway,” she says. “It’s all the same Her life is centered on family — on her thing, just little nuances and details are different 10-year-old daughter, whom she homesdepending on the culture. Although I’m not chools, and on her husband, who is a teachCatholic at this point, my spirituality is a huge er in the city school district. She says that in part of my life and my work. I don’t want to just the past decade, the brushstrokes of her life make a thing, I want it to resonate. I want it to have gotten smaller and more refined, and transmit something.” her work has had to become more focused, This sentiment is in part inspired by the at a scale more relevant to her full life. impact a quote by poet Adrienne Rich had on a But to be a ceramic artist, you need to be teenaged Whiteman: “I am an instrument in the able to focus, Whiteman says. “You put the shape of a woman trying to translate pulsations piece down for too long and it’s dead.” Though into images for the relief of the body and the she feels the work she is creating now is more reconstruction of the mind.” authentic and meaningful, it’s important to “When I was 15, I just thought that meant claim a bit of tranquil time for herself. “It’s best my own personal mind and body,” she says. when I can have enough space alone…psychic “I see now, just like with meditators, they’re space, physical space…to let things come to meditating for the team, they’re meditating for me,” she says. “There’s a certain grace that will something larger than themselves. That’s how I happen if I trust, if I am open to it.” like to see my work.”
Special Events Ave., Brockport 637-1050. seymourlibraryweb.org. “A Royal Flush ‘Food as Medicine’ weekly support group. 4:15 p.m. The Lightheart Institute, 21 Prince St. Weekly support group to heal the GI tract, eliminate IqG delayed food allergens and help you lose weight $47 per session. 288-6160. info@ lightheart.com. lightheart. com. Tuesday Taco Trivia. 9-11 p.m. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. Lots of giveaways, including hats, t-shirts, drinks, tacos - come alone or come with a team! $1.50 Beef Tacos, $2.50 Chicken Tacos, $2.50 Drafts except Guinness, $3 Bacardi Flavors 232-6000. templebarrochester@gmail. com. templebarandgrille.com.
Sports [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] Balance Beginnings (Community Yoga). 5:15-6:15 p.m Balance Yoga & Fitness, 7 West Main St . Webster Pay What You Can. 415-4500. info@balancewebster.com. balancewebster.com. [ SUN., DECEMBER 28 ] Carmen Vallone Comes Home. Dec. 28. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster Call for info. 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us.
Theater A Christmas Carol. Wed., Dec. 24, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Visit Website for more info muccc.org/ Through Dec. 27. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 27. No shows Monday and select Tuesdays, Show times vary $15-$25. gevatheatre.org.
Fully Committed. Dec. 26-Jan. 3. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Through Jan. 3. Fri. Dec. 26, 9 p.m., Sat. Dec. 27, 10 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 28, 4 p.m.; Thurs. Jan. 1, 9 p.m.; Fri. Jan. 2, 9 p.m.; and Sat. Jan. 3. 8 p.m $10-$12. muccc.org. Holiday in Vegas. Through Jan. 3, 2015. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through Jan. 3. Fri. Dec. 19, 26 and Jan. 2, 8 p.m.; Sat. Dec. 20, 27 and Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sun. Dec. 21 & 28 at 2 p.m. Wed. Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. Starring vocal impersonator Frank Torchio 454-1260. blackfriars.org/. Hourglass Play Readings: Dimly Perceived Threats To The System. Sat., Dec. 27, 3-5 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Donations accepted 520-2940. hourglassplays.org. The Man Who Came to Dinner. Through Dec. 27. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Through Dec. 27. Thurs Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., Fri. and Dec. 19 & 20 7 p.m., Sat. Dec. 21, 2 p.m., Fri. Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m, and Sat. Dec. 27., 1:30 & 7 p.m $10-$20. 2324382. gevatheatre.org. Marc Salem’s Mind Over Rochester. Dec. 26-28. Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place Through Dec. 28. Fri. Dec. 26, 8 p.m., Sat, Dec. 27, 4 & 8 p.m., and Sun. Dec. 28, 3 p.m 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com. Mistakes Were Made. Through Dec. 31. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave Through Dec. 31. T. and Fri. Dec. 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m., Sat. Dec. 20 at 2 & 7:30 p.m. Wed., New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 7:30 & 10 p.m. $25, with champagne, live music, and party favors. A comedy by Craig Wright $8$14. muccc.org. Tartuffe. Through Jan. 3, 2015. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic
Ave Through Jan. 3. Fri. Dec. 26 & Jan. 2, 7 p.m., Sat. Dec. 27 & Jan. 3, 2 p.m. The story of rich Orgon $5. muccc.org.
Workshops [ WED., DECEMBER 24 ] College Essay & Application Help. 4-9 p.m Selective College Acceptance Counseling, 919 S. Winton Rd. Suite 206 $2,500 for six (6) complete college applications. 233-9502. holly@getaccepted.org. getaccepted.org. 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. Knit Clique: Knitting/ Crocheting Drop-In. noon. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Snacks are welcome free. 784-5300. brightonlibrary.org. Mind . Body . Spirit Meditation. 12-1 p.m Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15 per class, 10-classpass for $120. 953-0503. grow2bu.com/. Open Weekly Group Meditation. 5:30 p.m. The TRU Center, 6 South Main St Pittsford This meditation group meets weekly on Wednesdays at 5:30-6:30pm. Join us for renewal, deep relaxation and decompression in the ways you need most. Clear out what does not serve you and be filled with new energy and possibilities. This themes vary week-by-week and include guidance in areas such as totems, angels, guides, singing bowls, oils, drums, visualization and more. Pre-register to tru@ trubynicole.com 24 hours in advance $12. 381-0190. tru@ trubynicole.com. trubynicole. com. Peace Meditation Circle. 7:15 p.m. Beyond Center for Yoga, 67 Main Street,
3rd floor, Brockport. PEACE MEDITATION CIRCLE is not sponsored by any business or nonprofit agency; religious or political organization. We are an open, inclusive community. And our sole purpose is promote world peace by practicing meditation FREE! Open to all!. 690-9714 OR 637-3984. melanie@namastegirl.com OR gencool@rochester.rr.com. brockportyogapilates.com. Wednesday Night Recovery Meeting. 7 p.m St. Pius X School, 3000 Chili Ave. Learn Recovery’s practical coping techniques. Peer group helps one another struggling with depression, anxiety, anger or stress. Group meets in Teacher’s Lounge in rear of bldg Free will offering accepted 234-2434. recovery-inc.org. [ THU., DECEMBER 25 ] Meditation. 7-8 p.m. Grow2bu, 595 Blossom Rd $15. 953-0503. grow2bu. com/. Rochester Makerspace Open Nights. 6-10 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul St. #23 Bring a project to work on or something to show others, help work on the space, or just get to know the venue Free. 210--0075. rochestermakerspace.org. Yoga. Eastside Wellness Center, 625 Ayrault Rd. Monday Vinyasa Flow 4:30 p.m., Restorative 6 p.m. Thursday Vinyasa Flow 5:30 p.m $14 drop-in, $60 5 classes, register. cindy@ relaxreleaserestore.com. Zikr. Fourth Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Sufi Order of Rochester Center for Sufi Studies, 494 East Ave. Carriage House of AAUW no charge. 2480427. hecca@frontiernet.net. sufiorderofrochester.org. continues on page 30
THEATER | “THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER”
It definitely has one of the best-known titles in the repertory, but Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” a great hit of the 1940’s and 50’s, isn’t presented very often anymore, so it’s nice to see it returning for the holidays. This production is presented by Screen Plays (and besides being a famous play, it was indeed a famous screenplay, for the 1942 movie with Monty Woolley and Bette Davis). The Man is Sheridan Whiteside, a waspish, self-absorbed radio celebrity, sidelined in small-town Ohio after an accident. He makes life hell for his hosts, his secretary, his nurse, and everyone else within earshot — on Christmas Eve, yet. Kaufman and Hart’s script is a sterling example of the old-school “well-made” farce, as well as a trove of old-school slapstick and name-dropping of the rich and famous of the 1930’s: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jascha Heifetz, and many other names in Sheridan’s little black book. Jean Gordon Ryon directs, and the cast includes many local theater stalwarts, including Ray Salah as The Abominable Whiteside. Screen Plays presents “The Man Who Came to Dinner” on Thursday, December 18, through Saturday, December 27, at Geva’s NextStage Theatre, 75 Woodbury Boulevard. $15-$20. gevatheatre.org. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
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CITY NEWSPAPER CRITIC’S PICK for one work featured in Rochester Contemporary's 24th Members Exhibition
“BOXED SUN WITH ASSORTED CAPTIONS” by JOHN KASTNER John Kastner's "Boxed Sun with Assorted Captions" is a colorful and complex, satirical and surreal look at how humanity has taken its docent-of-the-Earth status in a dangerous downward spiral. The Rochester-based artist packed a 30x40 inch archival mat board with the overlapping, coterminous realms of space, the ocean, and the living rooms of Americana, drawn in his characteristic children's-book style illustrations in gouache. Kastner
creates the kinds of images you can stare at for hours and still find something new each time you revisit them. • "'Boxed Sun...' reflects my concern and outrage over our blithely ignorant abuse and harassment of systems that sustain life on a pretty damn fine planet," Kastner says. Amid certain and steadily building doom, the painting's motley cast of characters turn to comfort food and other numbing distractions from what’s happening around them.
On display through December 18 at Rochester Contemporary (137 East Ave, Rochester)
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THEATER | “RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS”
If you want to see an epic tale about beating seemingly impossible odds, you could go see “Unbroken” in the movie theatre, or you could hear an equally brilliant tale told live by the man who lived it. “Riding the Midnight Express” is the chilling tale of Billy Hayes (pictured), who when he was a college student was arrested in Turkey in 1970 for attempting to smuggle hashish across the border. Instead of a suitable sentence, he was given life in jail. Hayes would eventually end up making a dramatic escape from his incarceration and make it home to the U.S., going on to write a book on his experience, which in turn was made into an Oliver Stone film. Take the opportunity and hear Hayes recount his encouraging, underdog story, and stick around immediately after the show for a Q&A session with him as well. “Riding the Midnight Express” takes place at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor Street, continuing Wednesday, December 17, through Sunday, December 21. 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m. on Sunday. $26-29. downstairscabaret.org. — BY TREVOR LEWIS
Workshops [ FRI., DECEMBER 26 ] 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., DECEMBER 27 ] EMT Information Session. Fourth Saturday of every month, 3 p.m. Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, 1551 South Winton Rd. Interested in becoming a volunteer EMT? Come to an information session at Brighton Volunteer Ambulance (BVA) and learn about the classes and preparation you’ll need to become an EMT, meet corp members, and take a tour of the Base. 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. Fingerstyle & Bottleneck Blues Basics Workshop w/ Gordon Munding, and Genesee Johnny. 12-3 p.m. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave $10. 4736140. bernunzio.com. Free LSF Mindercise Mindfulness Class. 3-5 p.m. The Assisi Institute, 1400 North Winton Rd. Free 4511584. livingstressfree.org.
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The Bible remains a valued source for Hollywood, and no wonder; it contains just about anything any producer could want. The Old Testament features the usual sex and violence, war and conflagration, but also great stories, compelling characters, and of course, the presence of a powerful supernatural being. To top it all off, it’s always been a bestseller, and nobody needs to worry about the authors showing up on the set or demanding a percentage of the gross.
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Most of this very long movie dwells on the years
of enslavement and suffering of the hundreds of thousands of Hebrews in Egypt rather than on the Exodus itself. It focuses on the relationship between Moses and Ramses; Ramses will inherit the throne, while Moses, an adopted cousin, though smarter, stronger, and braver, can only serve as his friend and advisor. Along with that relationship, the film shows Moses’s growing realization, under the tutelage of Nun (Ben Kingsley) that he is not an Egyptian, but an Israelite. Its oddly constructed time scheme compresses some events while expanding mercilessly on others, showing the long approach to Moses’s banishment, then skipping through nine years of exile, before he returns to Egypt to lead a revolution. Although he trains his people in warfare and leads them in several battles against the Egyptian armies, Moses disappoints God, who decides to do the job Himself. No doubt delighting any filmmaker with a penchant for the spectacular, God sends that famous series of plagues against Ramses and his people. After the worst divine assault of all, the killing of all the first born sons in every family, including the Pharaoh’s, Ramses asks Moses the obvious and disturbing question, perhaps suggested by the title. What kind of god is this, he cries, who kills innocent children for revenge. Like any other minister, priest, or rabbi, Moses can offer no adequate answer.
Christian Bale in “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” PHOTO COURTESY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
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In the aftermath of the absurd “Noah,” Ridley Scott uses another Old Testament story for the basis of “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” the tale of Moses, the first great Jewish leader, and his deliverance of the enslaved Hebrews from their Egyptian oppressors. Although the picture sticks relatively close to the Biblical narrative, it surprisingly omits some elements and adds a few unusual touches. To begin with, the Egyptians and Hebrews both speak with various types of British accents. One of the more laughable examples occurs near the beginning of the movie when John Turturro of all people, heavily made up, swishes around in a long gown, addressing Ramses (Joel Edgerton) and Moses (Christian Bale) in a good imitation of the Queen’s English; they reply in kind. The most innovative and surely controversial directorial decision, however, involves the interpretation of the deity. Instead of the paternal, authoritarian figure traditionally associated with the Old Testament, this God is represented by petulant 12-yearold boy (Isaac Andrews), who frequently scolds Moses in a quite good upper-class accent.
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Of course the picture moves inevitably, if pain-
fully slowly, toward the grand exodus itself, when the Hebrews flee the pursuing Egyptian army, led by Ramses himself, vowing death to them all. The exodus reached the great climactic moment that everyone expects, the parting of the Red Sea. Oddly, after all the other cinematic magic, the climactic sequence seems somewhat disappointing, not even as spectacular as Cecil B. DeMille and Charlton Heston accomplishing the job in “The Ten Commandments” back in 1956. (Those Commandments, by the way, receive short shrift in “Exodus”). At its best, the picture demonstrates Ridley Scott’s excellence as a composer of striking visuals. The battle scenes, with hundreds of archers, cavalrymen, and chariots sweeping across the desert to clash with their enemies exhibit his skill at its best. The actors and their performances all work adequately, but despite the length and breadth of the movie, they never develop beyond some simple initial characterizations; everything and everyone hums along on one note. The spaciousness of the locations, the magnitude of the sets, even the importance of the original source, tend to dwarf the people anyway, so that when the actors engage in anything like normal behavior, they seem strained and unconvincing, just, well, acting. Like a lot of spectacles, “Exodus” works best on a high degree of emotional intensity, but sags badly when it attempts something like ordinary life.
The bulk of the awards season chatter for Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” has centered around the revelatory performances of stars Steve Carell and Channing Tatum. As the distorted mentor and mentee at the center of Miller’s grimly compelling true-crime drama, both actors deliver transformative performances showcasing abilities beyond anything either has previously demonstrated. Tatum portrays Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz, the wounded heart of the film’s tragic tale. Despite his successes, Mark has spent his life in the shadow of his older brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo), also a decorated wrestler. Good-natured and well-liked, Dave is a family man with a thriving career as a coach, whereas Mark is a lug who’s grown jealous of everything his brother has. When Mark receives a call from eccentric millionaire John du Pont (Carell) offering to sponsor the wrestler’s quest toward the 1988 Olympics, Mark jumps at the opportunity.
Blinded by a need to finally be the special one, he moves onto the du Pont family estate at Foxcatcher Farms, where John has built a world-class training facility he hopes will function as home base for the national wrestling team. Things turn sour, however, once it becomes clear that du Pont sees Mark as means to get to his brother, who’s a more natural fit to lead the team. Carell’s performance has been presented as a major departure from what audiences are used to seeing from the comedian, though in truth it’s not far removed from his role as Michael Scott on “The Office.” Like Scott, du Pont desires to be taken seriously as a leader, cluelessly setting himself up as mentor to men far beyond his capabilities. Viewing himself as a patriot doing his part to inspire America, he even asks to be referred to by his preferred nickname, “Golden Eagle.” If the film tends to present du Pont as too obviously a nutjob, Carell underplays the part (even underneath layers of makeup) countering any sense of cartoonishness. Tatum’s performance shows once again how underrated his abilities as an actor have been. He nails the physicality of the role while capably conveying the interior mindset of a man desperate to prove his worth. With “Foxcatcher,” director Bennett Miller has crafted a chilly film, both in aesthetic and mood. He’s aided by the film’s editing, which allows moments to hang for uncomfortable amounts of time, building a constant sense of dread. In depicting the deadly results of a poisonous cocktail of vanity, ambition, and ego, the film provides a haunting, twisted skewering of American exceptionalism. If “Foxcatcher” presents a tragedy of lofty
Reese Witherspoon hikes the Pacific Crest Trail in “Wild.” PHOTO COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
aspirations gone horribly wrong, “Wild” gives audiences an inspirational tale of finding strength from within. While director Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyer’s Club,” left me cold, his new film is intimate and honest in a way that that film wanted to be
but never was. Stripped of her usual pluckiness, Reese Witherspoon portrays Cheryl Strayed, a young woman who decides to hike 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, taking her from Mexico to Canada over the course of a three-month journey (the film is based on Strayed’s own memoir, adapted by author Nick Hornby). Strayed is at the tail end of a downward spiral that ended with the dissolution of her marriage, brought on by Cheryl’s compulsive cheating and nasty heroin habit. These behaviors were all methods she utilized to cope with the death of her beloved mother (a fantastic Laura Dern); the hike is her attempt to unburden herself of the emotional baggage which nearly succeeded in burying her completely. The film’s early going earns a lot of laughs through Strayed’s inexperience (her comically overstuffed backpack becomes legendary amongst her fellow hikers, who dub it “the monster”), and gains power as it charts her progress toward self-acceptance. Witherspoon embraces the darkness and gives a remarkable performance, letting us see the actress in a new light; Strayed is a mess in a way that the actress has never allowed audiences to see before (Witherspoon named her production company “Type A” for a reason). She’s frequently unlikable and in many of the flashbacks she’s hard on her mother, critiquing her choices and the way she maintains an optimistic (Cheryl calls it naive) outlook even when facing down some of the worst that life has to offer. Though it ends with a voiceover from Strayed that’s a little too heavy-handed in spelling out the movie’s themes, Hornby’s screenplay mostly succeeds in sidestepping the saccharine aspects that weigh down lesser “uplifting” films. Anchored by Witherspoon’s great work, “Wild” emerges is an incredibly moving portrayal of a person’s capability to overcome seemingly insurmountable grief and come out the other side all the stronger for it.
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[ CONTINUING ] BEYOND THE LIGHTS (PG-13): A talented young musician on the brink of superstardom struggles with the pressure of her newfound success. Culver 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster BIRDMAN (R): This dark comedy from director Alejandro González Iñárritu follows the mental unraveling of a washed up A-list actor, famous for playing the titular superhero, as he prepares to mount a comeback by directing a Broadway play. Starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis. Pittsford THE BOXTROLLS (PG): A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his adopted family from an evil exterminator, in this stop-motion adventure film. Movies 10 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13): An army of genetically evolved apes battle against a small band of surviving humans, in this sequel to 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Movies 10 DUMB AND DUMBER TO (PG-13): Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, as they try to track down Harry’s adopted daughter in this sequel to “Dumb and Dumber.”
Canandaigua, Culver, Tinseltown, Webster THE EQUALIZER (R): Denzel Washington stars as former black ops commando who comes out of retirement to rescue a young girl from a violent gang of Russian gangsters. With Chloë Grace Moretz, Bill Pullman, and Melissa Leo. Culver EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (PG13): Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton star in RIdley Scott’s epic retelling of the biblical story of Moses. With Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Paul, and Ben Kingsley. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, 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, Pittsford, Webster GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (PG13): 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 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG): The adventures of a young viking named Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, continue in this sequel to the hit animated film. 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 mysterious District 13 and join their war against the capitol. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster
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[ OPENING ] 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. Movies 10 ANNIE (PG): In this updated take on the classic musical, Quvenzhane Wallis fills the role of the plucky orphan hero. With Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Rose Byrne. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE BEST OF ME (PG-13): In this romance based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, a pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown. Starring James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan. Movies 10 FOXCATCHER (R): Based on the true story of Olympic Wrestling Champions Mark and Dave Schultz and their tragic relationship with paranoid schizophrenic John du Pont. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (PG-13): The epic third (and final) installment of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster HUMORESQUE (1946): A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite. Starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield. Dryden (Thu, Dec 18, 8 p.m.) MISTER ROBERTS (1955): Henry Fonda stars as an officer yearning for battle but stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a noncommissioned Navy ship run by a bullying captain (James Cagney). Dryden (Sat, Dec 20, 8 p.m.) NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG): When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry embarks on an epic quest to save the magic before it’s gone forever. Starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, and Ben Kingsley. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE SEARCHERS (1956): As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable. Starring John Wayne. Dryden (Wed, Dec 17, 8 p.m.) SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984): An orphan raised by nuns grows up to be a killer toy-store Santa Claus in this cult classic horror film. Little (Mon, Dec 22, 10 p.m.)
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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. Eastview, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster INTO THE STORM (PG-13): Over the course of a day, group of high school students document the onslaught of tornados that descends on their town. Movies 10 JOHN WICK (R): Keanu Reeves stars as a former hit man is pursued by an old friend who was contracted to kill him. Movies 10 MALEFICENT (PG): Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning star in this lavish fairy tale adventure, which tells the previously untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain. Movies 10 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. Movies 10 OUIJA (PG-13): A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Movies 10 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (PG): Everyone’s favorite animated penguins join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster PRIDE (R): Gay activists in the U.K. work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. Movies 10 THE PYRAMID (R): An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature. Canandaigua ST. VINCENT (PG-13): A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door. Starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O’Dowd. Canandaigua, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (PG-13): The Heroes in a HalfShell get the reboot treatment courtesy of producer Michael Bay. Movies 10 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (PG13): 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. Eastview, Little, Pittsford TOP FIVE (R): Chris Rock stars, writes, and directs this comedy about a comedian trying to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on TV. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown
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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 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 INTERESTED In starting a chromatic harmonica club. Email your thoughts and ideas to john@ jpkelly.info KEYBOARDIST That knows the manipulation of their keyboards. Must have equipt. Avail-Evenings, Transport, Ear & Theory, One Band, us vocals and or other instr a plus. Bobby 585-328-4121
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CALL 244-3329 X23 OR EMAIL CHRISTINE@ROCHESTER-CITYNEWS.COM GREECE: 322 BISCAYNE DR, $89,900. One floor living! 3 bedroom ranch, well maintained inside and out! Incredible park-like backyard a must see! For more info; http://www.rochestersells.com/ or 585-218-6802. Ryan Smith - Re/Max Realty Group
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Situated atop Lorimer Hill, the highest point northwest of downtown, Lakeview Park is an elegant street from which its original residents could catch a glimpse of Lake Ontario on a clear day. This enclave of striking architecture is just off Lake Avenue, in Rochester’s Maplewood Historic District and adjacent to Maplewood Park. Both the park and street were established from plans created by Frederick Law Olmsted, America’s first landscape architect. In the mid 19th century, Lakeview Park also included a health facility, Lake-View Water Cure, whose property became the location of Nazareth Academy High School in the 1920s. Among the most distinctive Victorian homes here is the picturesque Queen Anne residence at 21 Lakeview Park. Built about 1883, this house is unique and features a wealth of elaborate details, exceptional materials and creative design. Likely designed by an architect, the residence includes three towers with finials and massive brick chimneys. Recently, aluminum siding was removed to reveal the clapboard siding and decorative woodwork on the porches, gables, and window bays. Stained glass windows and transoms adorn both the front and side elevations of the house. Currently divided into three apartments, the house retains a remarkable amount of original materials and decorative details. Enter the front vestibule, with its paneled wainscoting and beadboard walls. A pair of doors with classical motifs opens into the entrance hall, a light-filled room that features oak woodwork, paneling, doors, and bas-relief plaster on the walls and
ceiling. The grand staircase, with landing and window bay, includes extensive oak woodwork with decorative railing and newel post. The first floor features double parlors with pocket doors, decorative plaster, spindled frieze, and fireplace with original mantel, beveled mirror, and 1880s tile hearth. These decorative elements and materials are also found in the dining room, which includes an original built-in china cabinet, fireplace with decorative mantel and tile hearth, marble water fountain, and a pass-through to the former dumbwaiter. The adjacent pantry, now a kitchen, retains its wood cabinets and glass-front doors. The remaining layout of the first floor includes two bedrooms, modern bathroom and laundry room. The elegant front staircase leads to the second and third floors, each featuring their own apartment with living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, and multiple-bedroom layout. A bonus is the great view of the City’s fireworks displays, which are easily visible from the thirdfloor apartment. Located in the Maplewood Historic District, 21 Lakeview Park is eligible for the generous historic tax credit programs for the repair of income-producing and owner-occupied houses. The house is a generous 4, 498 square feet and is listed at $185,000. To see this remarkable house for yourself, contact Rome Celli of RE/MAX Realty Group 585-756-7425. by Cynthia Howk Cynthia is the Architectural Research Coordinator at The Landmark Society.
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Mary Magdalene Church 1008 Main Street, East Rochester, NY 14445
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Sunday, Dec. 21st • 10:00am Family Mass and Na vity Play Wednesday, Dec. 24th • 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass Mary Magdalene Church is an inclusive church in the Catholic Tradi on. All are Welcome to Our Communion Table and to full par cipa on in sacramental life.
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At Christmas time As we welcome The One who inspires us We wish Peace on Earth for All. May the prayers of the People Spoken in the words of many faiths Rise up to The Creator And bless us every one.
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE - 7 PM
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Family Service with Eucharist
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Music for choir, harp, flute and organ Festal Eucharist
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Rochester Worships 2014 The Spiritualist Church of Divine Inspiration
Reason to HOPE: Christmas! Our Lady of Lourdes † St. Anne invites you to Christmas Mass:
Fri, Dec 12: 7:30pm • Classical Christmas Concert at St. Anne Sun, Dec 21: 2:30 • International CarolSing--all welcome to join in singing!
CHRISTMAS EVE 4pm Family Mass at St. Anne (3:30 Concert) 5pm Family Mass at Lourdes (4:30pm Concert) 10pm Vigil Mass at Lourdes (9:30pm Concert)
TRADITIONAL MIDNIGHT MASS!
12am Midnight Mass at St. Anne (11:30pm Concert)
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St. Anne Church
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Holiday ServiceSchedule: COME TO OUR HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS! 25 Westminster Road, Rochester NY 14607 across from Eastman House
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Legal Ads > page 40 Company is Artists and Concerts Promotions. [ NOTICE ] FTO DISTRIBUTORS, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on December 5, 2014. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 3349 Monroe Ave, Suite 290, Rochester NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] GRACEFUL SOLUTIONS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/29/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 11 Lakewood Dr., Rochester, NY 14616. General Purposes. [ 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 ] Home Comfort Property LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 11/20/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. address/RA Michael Murphy 4340 Union St North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ 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. [ 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 ] MGIF Properties, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 10/10/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. address/ RA Rose M. Maye 755 W. Main St. Rochester, NY 14611. 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: 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 ] NORTH POINT ENTERPRISES, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/23/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Sean Maley, Mgr., 247 Gregory St.,
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Rochester, NY 14620. General Purposes. [ 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 1325 Elmwood Ave. – T/O Brighton– Rochester NY 14620 for on premises consumption Joey B’s – Joey B’s of Rochester, LTD. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Between the Notes Production, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/26/2014. Office location: 1115 E Main St., Studio 211, Rochester, NY Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1115 E Main St., Studio 211, Rochester, NY. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ 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.
[ 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 ASR PATZWALD, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/23/14. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2521 W. Ridge Rd Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ 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 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. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Chibi Foods LLC Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/27/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7 Whitmore St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Conservation Strategies
Consulting LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/17/14. 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 960 Allens Creek Rd., Rochester, NY 14618. 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 Enso Consulting LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/1/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 366 Alexander St., Apt 4, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Feel Up Records LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/30/2013. 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 7 Whitmore St., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ 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 Geneva Plaza Associates, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/21/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford-Victor
Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Grants4Good 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 shall mail copy of process to c/o Margit Brazda Poirier, Manager, PO Box 114, Mendon, NY 14506. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] 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 ] 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 HOUSE ‘O LAUNDRY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 60 Pixley Industrial Pkwy., Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr.
of its princ. office. Per Cert. of Amendment filed with SSNY on 11/17/14, name changed to HOUSE O LAUNDRY, LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity
agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 21 Crossbow Drive, Penfield NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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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 of Formation of Kelly Kester Photography, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/19/2013. 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 51 Cambria Rd, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] 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 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. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ivy Bridge Extension, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/04/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as
[ NOTICE ] 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 ] 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 Monroe Office Suites, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/20/14. 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 2740 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Genesee Street, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/3/14. 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 1080 Pittsford-Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] 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. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PMOB Ventures 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: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Preston Orthodontics, PLLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/1/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Ingrid Palermo, Esq., Bond Schoeneck & King, 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: to practice the profession of Dentistry and Orthodontics. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RIDGEWOOD HOLDINGS NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/2014. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Law Office of Anthony A. DiNitto, L.L.C., 2250 West Ridge Rd., Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] 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 Safety Reaction Team, LLC. Notice of Organization were filed with NYS Secretary of State (SSNY) on 08/05/2014. Office Location :Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC 5171 Dewey Ave Rochester,NY 14612:Purpose Any lawful business [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sky I Scrape, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/25/14. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Stemrose Lane, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tangible Surface Research, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/3/2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3 Cedarwood Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Programmable Surface Research and Development. [ 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 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 ] Notice of Formation of Wave tour 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 1010 Genesee PK BLVD, Rochester, NY 14619 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WHOLESALE FENCE AND RAILING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/13. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1739 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14615. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wilder Properties of Rochester, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/24/2014 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 The LLC c/o Lorenzo Napolitano, 1 East Main Street, Suite 711, Rochester, NY 14614. 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 070810619. Arts. of Org. filed with NJ State Treasurer, P.O. Box 308, Trenton, NJ 07646. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of JPM 2006-CIBC16 - 2160 ERIE ST LLC.
Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/1/14. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Ste. 600, Irving, TX 75039. LLC formed in DE on 11/26/14. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of ORTHOMETRICS, LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/19/14. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/20/13. 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 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. 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 ] OPEN ENERGY GROUP PROJECT MAPLE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/24/14. 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, 510 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. General Purposes. [ 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 ] R.A. Home Properties LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 8/21/14. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 38 Winans St. Rochester, NY 14612. 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 } 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 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 ] Notice of Formation of Litchfield Audits, LLC , Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on November 14, 2014. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 158 Five Points Road, Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (“LLC”). Name: LISA’S LITTLES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 10/14/14. New York office location: Monroe County. Principal business location: 74 Newcroft Park, Rochester, NY. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 74 Newcroft Park, Rochester, NY 14609. LLC is organized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Operation Brain Freeze (Cicero) LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on November 24, 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 Limited Liability Company (LLC) ] 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 copy of process to the LLC at 5 Smallwood Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] JR FOUNDATION PROPERTIES, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on November 6, 2014 pursuant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall mail a copy of any process served on him against the LLC is 146 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Compass NEWS Capital Partners IV, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 1, 2014 with an effective date of formation of December 1, 2014. Its principal place of business is located at 86 Mahogany Run, Pittsford, 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 Scott J. Catlin, 86 Mahogany Run, Pittsford, New York 14534. 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 LLC ] Rochester Referral Realty, LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 9, 2014 with an effective date of formation of December 9, 2014. Its principal place of business is located at 40A Grove St., Pittsford, 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 Thomas Schnorr, 40A Grove St, Pittsford, New York 14534. 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 to engage in any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of Roc City Realty, Rentals & Real Estate, LLC ] 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. [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 2014-7060 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK MONROE COUNTY TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1, Plaintiff, vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors,
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Legal Ads > page 45 administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under by or through, WELDON E. LEARN A/K/A WELDON EARL LEARN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; JUDY A. BOGARDUS; JOHN WELDON LEARN; MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY; TOWN/VILLAGE OF EAST ROCHESTER and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.
The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: November 18, 2014 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated December 4, 2014, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the properties known as 216 East Maple Avenue, Village of East Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 139.78-1-13 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $29,644.65, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the
Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorney for Plaintiff Tower DBW II Trust 2013-1 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 238-2000 aiacchetta@ phillipslytle.com [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No. 20132517 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF MONROE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, -vs- THE HEIRS AT LARGE OF WILMA J. SHARP, 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 successor of interest of all of whom and whose names and places are unknown to Plaintiff; WILLIAM SHARP A/K/A WILLIAM D. SHARP A/K/A BILL D. SHARP AND DAVID SHARP, AS POSSIBLE HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF WILMA J. SHARP; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
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SNORAC INC. DBA ENTERPRISE RENTA-CAR; CACV OF COLORADO, LLC; ROCHESTER GENERAL LONG TERM CARE, INC., A/K/A HILL HAVEN NURSING HOME; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE CIVIL ENFORCEMENTCO-ATC; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE TCDCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SECTION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE CCEDCHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SECTION; Defendants. Mortgaged Premises: 322 WEST AVENUE, East Rochester, NY 14445. 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 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 or 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 Wilma J. Sharp, deceased, and William Sharp a/k/a William D. Sharp a/k/a Bill D. Sharp and David Sharp, as possible heirs to William J. Sharp, deceased. That this action is being amended to include New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, Snorac Inc., DBA Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Cacv of Colorado, LLC and Rochester General Long Term Care, Inc., a/k/a Hill Haven Nursing Home, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Civil Enforcement-COATC, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance TCD-Child Support Enforcement Section and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance CCED-Child Support Enforcement Section 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: November 14, 2014 Mark K. Broyles, Esq. FEIN SUCH & CRANE, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff Office and P.O. Address 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 232-7400 SECTION: 138.84 BLOCK: 3 LOT: 8 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 December 2, 2014 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: All that certain plot,
piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the Village of East Rochester, Town of East Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York, being known and designated as Lot No. 26 in Block No. 84 as shown on a map of the lands of the Parcel Subdivision of the First Addition to Despatch on file in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 13 of Maps at page 17. Premises known as 322 West Avenue, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF MONROE NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, -againstUNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE MARY WOOD A/K/A MARY A. WOOD, if living and if dead, the respective heirsat-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 nonprofit 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.
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
Dying to Get a Date
Like many in society’s subgroups, people who work in “death” industries or professions in the U.K. may believe it difficult to reach “like-minded” suitors. Hence, Carla Valentine established Dead Meet earlier this year and told Vice.com in October that she has drawn 5,000 sign-ups among morticians, coroners, embalmers, cemetery workers, taxidermists, etc., who share her chagrin that “normal” people are often grossed out or too indiscreet to respect the dignity of her industry’s “clients.” We might, said Valentine, need a sensitive companion at the end of the day to discuss a particularly difficult decomposition. Or, she added, perhaps embalmers make better boyfriends because their work with cosmetics helps them understand why “many women take so long to get ready.”
Can’t Possibly Be True
— A passerby shooting video in November outside the Lucky River Chinese restaurant in San Francisco caught an employee banging large slabs of frozen meat on the sidewalk -- which was an attempt, said the manager, to defrost them. A KPIX-TV reporter, visiting the precise sidewalk area on the video, found it covered in “blackened gum, cigarette butts and foot-tracked bacteria,” but the manager said the worker had been fired and the meat discarded. (The restaurant’s previous health department rating was 88, which qualifies as “adequate.”) — India’s Orissa state has established “health camps” to facilitate mass sterilizations to help control the booming population, but procedures were halted in November when Dr. Mahesh Chandra Rout matter-of-factly told BBC News that camps routinely used ordinary bicycle pumps to inflate women’s abdomens. Orissa’s senior health official immediately ended the practice and ordered sterilizations only in
hospitals. (Enlarging the abdomen helps the surgeon to operate, but the proper agent is carbon dioxide.) — The Food and Veterinary Administration of Denmark shut down the food supplier Nordic Ingredients in November after learning that it used an ordinary cement mixer to prepare gelatin products for nursing home and hospital patients unable to swallow whole food. An FVA official told a reporter: “It was an orange cement mixer just like bricklayers use. There were layers (of crusty remains) from previous uses.” As many as 12 facilities, including three hospitals, had food on hand from Nordic Ingredients.
Government in Action
— Questionable Judgment: Assistant Attorney General Karen Straughn of Maryland issued an official warning recently for consumers to watch out for what might be called “the $100 bill on the windshield” scam. (That is, if you notice a $100 bill tucked under your wiper, do not try to retrieve it; it is likely there to trick you into opening your door to a carjacker.) When questioned by WJLA-TV of Washington, D.C., Straughn admitted there were no actual reports of such attempts -- and that the story is a well-known urban legend -- but nonetheless defended the warning. — Lesson in Civics: North Hempstead, New York, enforces its dog-littering ordinance with steep $250 fines and street-sign warnings displaying the amount. However, insiders have long known that the signs are wrong -- that the written regulation calls for fines of only $25 -- and officials have been discussing how to correct their error while still discouraging littering. According to a November WCBS-TV report, now that residents know the actual amount, the debate is whether to replace the erroneous signs (expensive) or just raise the fine 1,000 percent (to $250) and save money.
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t be too quick to settle for someone who pays attention to you. Problems will arise if you think you can change someone or you try to be what someone wants you to be rather then who you are. Have fun, but bide your time when it comes to commitment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let your actions or your stubbornness stand between you and finding true love. If you are fun to be with, the object of your desire will want to spend time with you. Playful, considerate interaction will promote romance that leads to a long-lasting commitment.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You probably aren’t looking for the same sort of relationship as someone you are flirting with. Tread carefully, or you will end up in a one-sided love affair with someone looking for far more of a commitment than you are willing to offer. Honesty will keep you out of trouble. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be creative when it comes to romance. Shower the person you care for with affection and unusual outings that allow you to show off your intelligence. A change of heart is likely if you discover the person you are drawn to hasn’t as much to offer in return.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sharing your ideas and elaborating on the type of life you envision and strive to obtain will attract the interest of someone who wants a similar lifestyle. Before you get too excited, make sure this person is willing to contribute and not just ride on your coattails. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Bide your time. You will meet someone of interest, but if you move too fast, you are likely to end up being disappointed. What you see is not always what you get. Ulterior motives will instigate an unstable future based on what you have, not who you are.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Enjoy activities that challenge you mentally and push your imagination to outer limits, and you will see your personal situation in a different way. Once you discover who you are and what you want, it will be much easier to choose who the best partner is for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get involved in an event that is conducive to meeting new people or travel that is for singles only, and you will hook up with someone who understands you and is in sync with your goals and lifestyle. Build a close friendship before you introduce intimacy.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Try new things and visit unfamiliar places. Your quest to find someone who can contribute and add a bit of excitement to your life will be met if you broaden your scope and look outside your circle or community. Someone unique will offer a host of lifestyle options. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A desire to be in a passionate relationship can be to your detriment. Making an impulsive move based on little knowledge or time spent with someone you are attracted to can end in disaster. Ask questions, and you’ll discover what your love interest has to offer in return.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Delving into a relationship with someone from your past isn’t likely to turn out any better than it did the first time around. Adjust your thinking and look for someone who actually shares your interests, concerns and goals. Don’t let sweet talk lead you astray. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Help a cause you feel strongly about, and you will meet someone who shares your passion and is looking for the same sort of lifestyle as you. Love at first sight is likely, but you should enjoy a long courtship that allows ample time to plan your future.
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