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CITY/COUNTY: FOOD:

GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD

A HISTORY OF HOTS AND PLATES

ENTERTAINMENT: RECREATION: HISTORY:

EXPAND YOUR CULTURAL HORIZONS

ALTERNATIVE FITNESS OPTIONS IN ROCHESTER

THE STORIES BEHIND ROCHESTER’S MONUMENTS

BUSINESS:

ROCHESTER’S BURGEONING T-SHIRT INDUSTRY

CALENDAR:

SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

SERVICE DIRECTORY ADVERTISER INDEX

[ INTRODUCTION ] BY ERIC REZSNYAK

Considering Rochester’s past, present, future Rochester is something of a hot topic right now. Over the past few months our fair city has been getting a fair share of national media attention. Some of it has focused on the precarious financial situations of some of our historic business leaders, while some of it has pointed out the region’s tremendous growth potential.

There is no question that Rochester is in a period of transition, which is why it’s a perfect time to consider the area’s past, present, and future. Hopefully that is what this year’s Annual Manual will help you do. Inside these pages you will find more profiles on city neighborhoods and county suburbs. (This is the fourth year of this project; for additional profiles find previous editions of City’s Annual Manual on rochestercitynewspaper.com.) You can also consider the current state of Rochester by reading up on our guide to arts and cultural venues that might be off of your radar.

Or get ideas on how to stay active in Rochester with the story on alternative local fitness options.

Rochester’s storied past gets some play in Katherine Stathis’s fascinating article on some of the city’s historical monuments. The inspirations for these markers are interesting enough, but seeing how these supposed permanent reminders get shuffled around due to “urban renewal” is illuminating in a different way. We also have a piece detailing the history of that signature Rochester dish, the garbage plate.

As for the future, it might not have the clout of education or biotech, but Rochester has a burgeoning t-shirt design industry you probably know nothing about. Check out Rebecca Rafferty’s piece for the details. And make sure to save our annual special-events calendar so that you don’t miss any of the top-notch cultural opportunities that make this city as vibrant as it ever was.

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CITY/COUNTY

BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO AND JEREMY MOULE

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD Get to know the Greater Rochester area Monroe County is about as diverse a community as you can find: a mid-size city, rural areas with orchards and farm markets, suburbs with 20th-century tract houses and shopping malls, and quaint, Victorian villages. The Genesee River and the Erie Canal bisect the county, more or less vertically and diagonally, so geology and history are a constant presence, shaping everything from traffic patterns to architecture and public festivals.

The county is literally a community of dozens of communities: 19 towns, nine villages, a combo town-village, and the City of Rochester (which has its own, numerous, defined neighborhoods). Given the number, there might be a good bit of similarity among all these, but each has its own distinct identity.

Some draw it from their heritage, others from their location and their surroundings (parks, universities, manufacturing plants, farmland).

And to many of the residents, the individuality of their particular hometown or neighborhood is a source of fierce pride.

You can get a taste of the diversity by sampling six of the local communities, from the sprawling 14621 neighborhood to the lakefront community Irondequoit.

For additional community profiles, check the Annual Manual page on rochestercitynewspaper.com.

The 14621 neighborhood The 14621 neighborhood is one of Rochester’s largest and most ethnically diverse. The area is home to a multicultural patchwork of African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Ukrainians, Russians, Bosnians, Poles, and Turks.

Located in the northeast section of the city, the 14621 neighborhood has its

challenges. Some areas have struggled with crime and deteriorated or vacant homes.

But 14621 has many assets.

And the Group 14621 Community Association has worked aggressively to improve the area. Plans to clean up Brownfield sites, rehabilitate vacant St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church (pictured in the background), on Hudson Avenue in the 14621 neighborhood. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK homes, and build new homes along settlement and port, Old Carthage, was Remington Street are some of the major projects the neighborhood once located near the Lower Falls section of the Genesee River. group is working on.

In the 1880’s, the area was home to “La Avenida La Marketa” has been a many Polish immigrants, and in 1907, they development concept for the area along helped build St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman North Clinton Avenue between Upper Catholic Church. The church’s Polish Arts Falls Boulevard and Avenue D for years. festival is one of the community’s most The corridor is often referred to as the well-attended annual events. And the heart of Rochester’s Hispanic and Latino Romanesque Revival church was recognized community, and redevelopment plans have by the Landmark Society with a special aimed for a mix of street beautification and award in 2004 for restoration of the church’s new retail. Finding funding for the project interior and its 120 foot bell tower. has been difficult, however.

The Rochester School for the Deaf, The neighborhood has some of the city’s founded in 1876, can also be found in the most interesting physical attractions. Seneca Park, for example, flanks its northern border 14621 neighborhood. (TM) with the Town of Irondequoit. The park, a 297-acre spread that includes the zoo Browncroft grounds and picnic areas, was designed by The Browncroft, with its stately Tudors landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. and grand colonials, is one of Rochester’s The neighborhood’s western border is most picturesque neighborhoods. Located the Genesee River, and there are spectacular in the eastern-most section of the city, and views of the gorge and recreation trails. bordering the Town of Brighton and east of The 14621 neighborhood has a rich and Winton Road North, the Browncroft is a vibrant history, and some of the city’s most neighborhood largely comprised of singleimportant landmarks. The area’s earliest family homes. More than 400 properties in continues on page 6

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the Browncroft’s Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Browncroft was once predominantly forest, traveled by Seneca Indians up until the mid-18th century, according to the neighborhood association’s web site.

The area’s history includes serving as a trading route for early settlers. It was also once claimed by Massachusetts when Massachusetts was still a colony. More recently, the Browncroft was part of the Town of Brighton before being annexed by the City of Rochester.

With its tree-lined streets, many of which are magnolias, the Browncroft is

perfectly situated for residents who want the feel of a large suburban-like neighborhood within the city. The Browncroft is minutes away from downtown, close to I-590 and I490, and next door to the corridor of Park, East, and University Avenues.

Nearby schools include city Schools 46 and 28, Urban Choice charter school, and Our Lady of Mercy, a Catholic school for girls.

Winton Road North has attracted many shops and eateries over the last few years. And the Browncroft Neighborhood Association’s biennial neighborhood-wide garage sale is one of the largest of its kind in the Rochester area. On street after street, hundreds of households fill their driveways and front yards with sale times. The streets are jammed with bargain hunters, including many who drive from nearby counties to the festival-like affair. The next Browncroft neighborhood garage sale will be held on May 4 and May 5, 2013. (TM)

Susan B. Anthony neighborhood

The neighborhood-wide Browncroft garage sale takes place every two years.

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Though not as large as the nearby Corn Hill neighborhood, the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood is just as charming.

The “Susan B.” neighborhood, located north of West Main Street and just west of the freeway overpass, was the result of a

EXPERT ADVICE from Saul Maneiro Occupation: Program Officer at the Community Foundation Neighborhood: Downtown Most beautiful place in Rochester: Highland Park when the lilacs are in bloom.

Best kept secret of Rochester: Turning Point Park (Google it).

Favorite park: It’s tough to choose, but one of my favorites is the Maplewood Rose Garden.

Favorite restaurants: I’m kind of a foodie, so picking just a few is hard. But my list includes Good Luck, Dog Town, and Sinbad’s Mediterranean Restaurant.

Favorite entertainment spot: Lux Lounge on a summer night, when they have a fire going in the back.

Best spot for a date: Taking the ski lift at Bristol Mountain in the fall and going for a hike to see the bright fall colors.

Best thing to do on a Friday night in Rochester: I usually

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go to Tapas 177 Lounge for happy hour. They have fantastic happy-hour food.

Advice for those new to Rochester: We have great cultural institutions like Garth Fagan Dance, the George Eastman House, The Little Theatre, and festivals galore.

Explore all this the area has to offer and try new and different things, like hanging out in the South Wedge or going to the Public Market on a Saturday.

You’ll find Rochester has a lot to offer.

A statue of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass sits in Anthony Square.

PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

land purchase between Bradford and Moses King and Obediah Bush. The land became known as the Bush-King Tract.

During the early 1800’s, the BushKing Tract was largely undeveloped.

The Erie Canal helped to change that.

The canal and the Tonawanda Railroad created a combination of water and rail transportation that encouraged residential and industrial development in the area.

The modest home at 17 Madison Street was where Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting and waged her historic fight for women’s rights. It is now a house museum open to visitors and was Rochester’s first building to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the web site of the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association.

The neighborhood was built with Anthony Square park as a focal point: a common practice at the time. Originally referred to as Mechanics Square, the park got a facelift in the early 1900’s by the Olmsted Brothers landscaping firm.

More recently, redevelopment of nearby areas like Corn Hill, High Falls, and the Cascade District has helped draw more attention to the West Main Street corridor and the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood. (TM) continues on page 8

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Brighton Brighton’s known for a few things: its highly regarded public schools, its progressive streak, and the odd layout of Twelve Corners.

But it’s Brighton’s sense of community that could be its biggest strength. Brighton residents gather at the town’s farmers market on summer and fall Sunday mornings, and officials block off the center of town each year for homecoming. Residents take pride in the town’s pleasant, cohesive neighborhoods.

Brighton is also the center of the Rochester-area Jewish community, and the town is home to a diverse group of religious institutions.

Approximately 36,600 people live within Brighton’s borders. It’s one of Rochester’s inner-ring suburbs: towns with dense neighborhoods and commercial districts that butt up against the city.

Brighton is home to Monroe Community College, though many Rochesterians erroneously believe the college is in Henrietta. The Erie Canal passes through part of the town, too.

The community’s hub is Twelve Corners, located roughly where Monroe Avenue, Winton Road, and Elmwood Avenue come together: a confluence that forms three intersections arranged in a small triangle.

And there are indeed 12 corners there.

The core of Twelve Corners is commercial: there are several plazas in the vicinity with restaurants, coffee shops, stores, and banks. Brighton’s high school and middle school are also in the area.

Twelve Corners is surrounded by a large chunk of Brighton’s residential neighborhoods, and the commercialresidential combination adds to the area’s village-like feel.

Over on the other side of town, there’s a stronger focus on large-scale commercial development. West Brighton, as it’s called, has a couple of strips that are home to a movie theater, car dealerships, and chain restaurants. There are also some independent businesses mixed in. Monroe Community College is located in this part of town, on East Henrietta Road.

A few years ago, Brighton opened Buckland Park, the town’s first large park.

But the jewel of the town’s system is Corbett’s Glen. Allens Creek cuts through the 52-acre park, forming two small waterfalls along the way. Two miles of trails wind through meadows, forest, and wetlands.

Brighton’s also home to part of the county’s Ellison Park. The park has a mix of ball fields, lodges, trails, and natural features which draw a broad cross-section of users. Irondequoit Creek winds through the park and there’s a canoe launch near one of Ellison’s shelters.

The county also plans to build a dog park at Ellison. (JM)

Gates

Corbett’s Glen is one of the most beautiful parks in Brighton. file photo

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Gates is the smallest town in Monroe County, but it’s also the county’s geographic center.

Gates is a community of contrasts: mixing residential with a significant industrial and manufacturing footprint. There are big-

The Rochester Technology Park on Elmgrove Road in Gates. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

box stores like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, but also home-grown businesses such as the Garden Factory on Buffalo Road.

And here’s a bit of trivia: The Town of Gates was actually incorporated before Rochester. In 2013, the town will celebrate its bicentennial.

Gates has approximately 28,400 residents and shares a border with Rochester. Like other inner-ring suburbs, Gates serves as a transition zone between the city and some of Monroe County’s less-developed towns. Immediately outside of the city, the Buffalo Road corridor is a mix of commercial businesses — from a movie theater to a printing company — before shifting into housing.

The Rochester Technology Park on Elmgrove Road is a short distance from Buffalo Road’s commercial cluster. The park was once Kodak’s Elmgrove facility, but the company has largely moved out and new businesses have taken its place.

Gates is also home to Wegmans’ corporate headquarters.

Nearly all of the county’s major expressways, with the exception of I-590, pass through Gates. That’s a feature that’s proven attractive to some businesses, but also appeals to the town’s commuters.

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A Global Force For Good Gates is fond of its traditions. The Italian American Community Center is a town fixture, with its membership list reading like a who’s who of Rochesterians of Italian heritage.

The Gates Historical Society offers tours of the historic Hinchey homestead — which the society has made a sustained effort to restore. The house was owned by William Hinchey, a farmer and early settler of the town. (JM)

Irondequoit Irondequoit hardly resembles the farming town it once was.

In the mid to late 1800’s, settlers drained lakeside swamps and marshes and cleared land so they could farm it, says a published history of the town. Peaches, melons, asparagus, celery, and tomatoes were once common crops.

But the fields and ploughs are long gone. The town is now an inner-ring suburb to Rochester and home to approximately 51,600 people, says the 2010 US Census.

Irondequoit has dense, pleasant neighborhoods, but it also has packed commercial strips. The East Ridge Road strip is the town’s largest; it’s home to Medley Centre, a dead mall that’s being redeveloped.

The commercial area around the TitusCooper-Hudson has a completely different character. It’s more in the style of a walkable town center, and many residents and town officials want to see it continue down that path.

That part of town has one of Irondequoit’s most recognizable attractions: the House of Guitars. The HOG is well known for its massive — though chaotic — inventory of instruments and recordings.

It pulls in local musicians of all stripes, as well as national touring acts who stop in for promotional events or to do some browsing.

Irondequoit is bordered on three sides by water, though its boundary along the Genesee River is interrupted by an extended sliver of land that’s part of the City of Rochester.

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The town is one of three Monroe County communities to lie along Irondequoit Bay. Those three communities — the other two are Penfield and Webster

The historic Whispering Pines miniature-golf course is located in Irondequoit.

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— have worked together to protect the bay and to develop the waterfront.

Boaters are drawn to the bay, and Sea Breeze has a public launch. But the Bay is also popular with anglers; during the winter freeze the surface is dotted with people ice fishing.

The town’s Sea Breeze hamlet butts up against the bay. The area has long been a recreational destination for people across Monroe County. It’s anchored by the Seabreeze Amusement Park, which dates back to 1879. Among its rides is the iconic Jack Rabbit rollercoaster, which was built in 1920.

Sea Breeze also has Hot Dog Row: literally a row of restaurants whose staples are hot dogs and burgers. And on weekend nights during the summer, the beach at Marge’s Lakeside Inn is packed with patrons.

On Culver Road just outside of Sea Breeze, is the Whispering Pines miniature golf course. It’s the country’s oldest unaltered, continuously operating miniature golf course. (JM)

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FOOD

BY ERIC LACLAIR

LOOKING FOR SOME HOTS STUFF

A look at the history — and the current champions — of Rochester’s signature cuisine Many cities or regions are identified by a special food or dish. Philadelphia has its cheese steaks. Chicago, deep-dish pizza.

When it comes to Rochester, the food most often associated with the area is the garbage plate, and the “hots” restaurant at which it is usually served. Whether you’re hanging out downtown, or in one of the surrounding suburbs, chances are there is a “hots” joint nearby. While every Rochesterian has his or her own opinion on which local restaurant serves up the best “plate,” we can all agree that the spicy, greasy, delicious concoctions are Rochester staples.

First, some terminology for the nonnatives. “Hots” in Rochester refer to hot dogs, which here can come in red or white version. “Plates” are available in many combinations. Standard ingredients are burgers, hot dogs, sausage, grilled cheese, or eggs for a base.

A selection of those is mixed with sides like macaroni salad, home fries, French fries, beans, or potato salad. However, some hots joints offer more combinations than others.

But how did the plate and hots restaurants come to their nearly ubiquitous local status? The history of the Rochester plate is a long and complicated one, and the seemingly simple dish has changed considerably in its nearly 100-year history.

According to the Food Network show “Unwrapped,” the plate can be traced back to 1918, when the Rochester metropolitan area was bustling with nearly 300,000 residents.

Many of those people were blue-collar workers in the factories and mills downtown.

How do you feed hungry workers quickly and cheaply?

With heaping plates of easily prepared food.

Cue the original garbage plate. In its earliest incarnation, traditional plates typically had a combination of potatoes, beans, and two red hots. Early variants were known as “hots and poThe “junkyard plate” at Dogtown can be ordered with meattots,” and were available at a less options. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK 12 CITY • ANNUAL MANUAL 2012

downtown restaurant named Hots and Potatoes, located on Main Street.

Over time, the restaurant’s popularity grew, and it transformed into the hots forefather known today as Nick Tahou Hots. The hots and po-tots also gained popularity among area college students who would ask for “the plate with all the garbage on it,” which led to the less-thanhygienic name, which was eventually trademarked by Tahou’s in 1992.

The plate has gone on to national fame/ infamy, having been spotlighted on several food-based television programs like “Man vs. Food.” And website health.com named it the fattiest food in New York, so we have that going for us.

But that assumes that all plates are created

equal. Each Rochester plate is different in its own way. Here’s a walk along “hots” lane, looking at some of the local hots restaurants that have gained a reputation for their plates and more.

A favorite of many younger Rochesterians, as well as residents living east of the city, Penfield Hots (1794 Penfield Road, Penfield, 586-4979) has a loyal fan base — just look at all of the pictures of patrons lining the walls. Located in a small plaza next to Penfield’s four corners, P-Hots is your standard hots joint. At Penfield you will find the “rubbish plate,” along with a full menu of other grilled-up items: red hots, white hots, burgers, sandwiches, and everything in between However there are plenty other hots restaurants on the east side of the city including, but not limited, to Empire Hots (2209 Empire Blvd., Webster, 7872110), Fairport Hots (1226 Fairport Road, continues on page 14

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Fairport, 586-4540), and Bill Gray’s (1650 Penfield Road, Penfield, 385-3450).

If you are west of Rochester, there are plenty of fine establishments for your hots fix. Greece Hots (745 Maiden Lane, Greece, 663-5720) is, not surprisingly, a favorite of many in the Greece area.

Offering a nearly identical menu to PHots, G-Hots is the popular place to pick up a plate or some grilled goodness on the west side. Other west-side hots restaurants include Steve T. Hots and Potatoes (2260 Lyell Ave., Gates, 4296388), Chili Hots (3774 Chili Ave., Chili, 889-1770), and Jimmy Z’s (53 Main St., Brockport, 637-7060).

If you are looking for the true Mecca of hots joints, downtown Rochester is the place to be. Whether you dine at one of the various diners on Monroe Avenue or the holy grail on West Main Street, downtown is the hots hot spot.

A favorite amongst many city residents is a small building tucked in on Monroe Avenue, Dogtown (691 Monroe Ave., 271-6620, dogtownhots.com). While

Nick Tahou Hots is the inventor of the garbage plate, and has even trademarked the name.

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the dining area is slightly larger than the previous mentioned joints, Dogtown prides itself on its wide array of hot dogs, but there are other options, including burgers, vegetarian-friendly meals, and of course its own take on the plate, the “junkyard plate” with hot dog, burgers, or even veggie dogs, and your choice of sides.

Just down the road is another city favorite, Mark’s Texas Hots (487 Monroe Ave., 473-1563). Like the others, Mark’s offers traditional diner fare with an accent on grilled items. Mark’s is especially popular in the wee hours of the morning after the bars let out, as it is open 24/7.

Just a few miles away is a diner offering a slightly classed-up version of the garbage plate. James Brown’s Place (1356 Culver Road, 288-4250, jamesbrownsplace.net) has a large menu, but we are still focusing on hots and garbage plates, or in this case the “pig

trough.” While it offers many of the same items you would find at a hots stop, James Brown’s uses homemade macaroni salad, and a different take on the home fry rather than the deep-fried potato chunks featured in most plates.

James also offers some of the most flavorful and spicy hot sauce I have yet had on a plate.

While there a plenty of established hots restaurants [see sidebar], this story would not be complete without a mention of the originator: Nick Tahou Hots (320 W. Main St., 436-0184, garbageplate.com). Ninety-four years ago, Tahou introduced us to the garbage plate, and has been perfecting it ever since. You know the restaurant truly hit the nail on the head when there are dozens of restaurants in our area offering their take on the signature dish nearly a century later.

Additional hots restaurants

Irondequoit Hots 635 Titus Ave., Irondequoit, 266-6840 Henrietta Hots 3553 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta, 424-4687 Rochester Hots 196 Winton Road, 654-9606 Bill Gray’s Many area locations, billgrays.com Tom Wahl’s Many area locations, tomwahls.com Gitsis Texas Hots 600 Monroe Ave., 271-8260 Hungry’s Grill 10 State St., Pittsford, 385-4031 Vic and Irv Refreshments 4880 Culver Road, 544-7680 If we missed any hots restaurants, please let us know by commenting on this story at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT

BY ERIC REZSNYAK

BEYOND THE BIG DOGS

Expand your cultural scope with less-mainstream offerings It has been said many times, by many people: for a city its size, Rochester is packed with arts and cultural opportunities. On any given night literally dozens of events take place in the Greater Rochester area, from art exhibits to theater shows to dance recitals to music concerts.

With so much going on, sometimes the focus gets trained too closely on the major organizations that dominate the area’s arts and culture scene. There’s certainly nothing wrong with that — there’s a reason why these institutions have become cultural touchstones for our city. But there are a variety of alternative medium- and small-sized groups and venues that are also putting on quality work, and they’re deserving of your attention.

Note that the information below is not even close to a comprehensive list of local arts and cultural venues. For more on the Rochester entertainment scene visit rochestercitynewspaper.com and visit the Events section, where you can find a complete calendar searchable by date, venue, and event type.

exhibits, many of which have social or political connotations. The gallery is also one of the chief organizers of the First Friday citywide gallery night (firstfridayrochester. org), a fantastic way to learn about other local art spaces.

Other local galleries worth checking out include the photography-only Image City Photography Gallery (722 University Ave., 271-2540, imagecityphotographygallery. com); Oxford Gallery (257 Oxford St., 2715885, oxfordgallery.com), which features works from the 18th through 21st centuries; and the High Falls Fine Art Gallery (60 Browns Race, 325-2030, centerathighfalls. org), which has featured work by more than 2000 local artists since opening in 1992.

If you want to interact with the artists more directly, consider stopping by one of Rochester’s art communities. Anderson Alley Artists (250 N. Goodman St., andersonalleyartists.com) is home to nearly two dozen artists working in a variety of media, and the group holds open studio hours on the second Saturday of every month. The Hungerford Building (1115

Visual art The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave., 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu) and the George Eastman House (900 East Ave., 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org) are the area’s two major museums. Both have great collections of their own, and bring in some fantastic national and international exhibits.

You should absolutely visit both of them.

But don’t stop there. Rochester has a wealth of other visual-art opportunities to explore. As the name suggests, Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Ave., 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org) focuses primarily on modern art with its 16 CITY • ANNUAL MANUAL 2012

An image from 1975 Gallery’s 2011 “Animal Obscura” show. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

E. Main St., thehungerford.com) is home to all manner of cool artists, galleries, creators, and performance spaces, many of which participate in First Friday as well as other public events. While Artisan Works (565 Blossom Road Suite L, 288-7170, artisanworks.net) is not strictly an artist collective, it does house some artists-inresidence who work amidst the venue’s massive, eclectic collection.

It may be a nomadic endeavor at the moment, but 1975 Gallery (360-4446, 1975ish.com) holds its own against the bigger, established art houses in Rochester.

1975 regularly hosts shows of work by local, emerging, national, and established-in-their fields artists in lowbrow and overlapping niche scenes of street, skateboard, and tattoo cultures. Shows are held at Surface Salon (661 South Avenue, Suite B), Booksmart Studio (250 N. Goodman St.), and the newish collaborative art space, The Yards (50-52 Public Market, above Flour City Bread Co.).

Some of the most interesting exhibits in town can be found at nontraditional educational institutions. Genesee Center for the Arts for the Arts & Education (713 Monroe Ave., 244-1730, geneseearts. org) is home to several galleries, including the Firehouse Gallery, which showcases ceramics, and the Community Darkroom Galleries, dedicated to photographic works. Over the years Visual Studies Workshop (31 Prince St., 442-8676, vsw. org) has hosted some of the area’s most interesting, challenging exhibits, and should not be overlooked.

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The University of Rochester’s Hartnett Gallery, Monroe Community College’s Mercer Gallery, Nazareth College Colacino Art Gallery and Arts Center Gallery, SUNY Brockport Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Geneseo Lederer, Lockhart, and Bridge galleries, and RIT’s off-campus, studentrun Gallery r are frequently home to some exceptional exhibits.

Theater Geva Theatre Center (75 Woodbury

Blvd., 232-4382, gevatheatre.org) is the area’s premier destination for live theater, with two stages featuring everything from blockbuster musicals to intimate dramas to comedy improv. The Rochester Broadway Theatre League routinely packs the house at the Auditorium Theatre (885 E. Main St., 222-5000, rbtl.org) with week-long (or more) stays by Broadway tours, plus assorted major-league concerts, kids shows, comedians, and other performers.

You can find even more quality theater at Blackfriars Theatre (795 E. Main St., 454-1260, bftix.com) and JCC CenterStage (1200 Edgewood Ave., 4612000, jccrochester.org). Both routinely put on exciting, ambitious shows with excellent casts and superlative production values. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre (325-

Geomantics Dance Theater is a member of the local TheatreROCs organization. PHOTo provided

4370, downstairscabaret.org) has multiple locations featuring professional actors in cabaret-style shows ranging from original musical comedies to one-man (or –woman) tour de forces.

Community theater is plentiful in Rochester. Many of the surrounding communities have troupes that perform one or two shows per year, including Pittsford Musicals (pittsfordmusicals. org), Webster Theatre Guild (webstertheatreguild.org), Irondequoit Theatre Guild (irondequoittheatreguild. org), Penfield Players (penfieldplayers. org), and Rochester Community Players (rochestercommunityplayers.org), the latter of which specializes in Shakespeare

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Best thing to do on a Friday night in Rochester: Trying dinner and drinks at a new or different restaurant.

Advice for those new to Rochester: Get out, explore and meet people. There are a lot of great places to see and things to do. It is a beautiful city and there is always something going on.

and Irish plays. But that’s only a fraction; for information on additional groups, from the Gilbert & Sullivan troupe OffMonroe Players (off-monroeplayers. org) to movement-based companies like Geomantics Dance Theater (geomanticsdancetheater.org) and PUSH Physical Theatre (pushtheatre.org), check out umbrella organization TheatreROCs (theatrerocs.org). Another great source for local theater is MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave., muccc.org), a community space that hosts many smaller, but bold companies.

The area is also home to several children’s theaters, which provide a nice alternative to our great local family museums and attractions. Rochester Children’s Theatre (rochesterchildrenstheatre.org) is based out of the Nazareth College Arts Center and puts on a range of shows that appeal to the little-little kids up to more thoughtful works more appropriate to teens and older. TYKEs — Theater Young Kids Enjoy — is based out of the Jewish Community Center, and as the name implies, tends to focus more on shows for younger kids (tykestheatre.org).

Rochester Association of Performing Arts, or RAPA, puts on traditional theater and family shows, as well as several all-kid performances per year (727 E. Main St., 325-3366, rapaonline.us), while A Magical Journey Thru Stages (885 E. Main St., 3rd Floor, 9357173, mjtstages.com) presents several all-kid performances per year.

Popular music When it comes to popular music, Rochester’s main venues include Water Street Music Hall (204 N. Water St., 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com), which has two stages and is almost always booked with touring national acts; the Bug Jar (219 Monroe Ave., 454-2966, bugjar.com), which hosts indie, alternative, and more out-there music almost daily; and increasingly Lovin’ Cup (300 Park Point Drive, 292-9940, lovincup. com), which hosts everything from rock to jazz to folk to open mics and karaoke in its RIT-area space. Abilene (153 Liberty Pole Way, 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com) continues on page 20

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has also blossomed into a cool venue that frequently features local and national acts that tip toward the Americana, alt-rock, or blues end of the spectrum. Main Street Armory (900 E. Main St., 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com) has also grown to one of our major local venues, hosting big concerts for national rock and hip-hop acts.

Beyond that, California Brew Haus (402 Ridge Road, 621-1480) hosts primarily local and regional at least once per week.

Montage Music Hall (50 N. Chestnut St., themontagemusichall.com) has become a regular source for local and touring metal and heavy-rock bands. Boulder Coffee Co. (many area locations, bouldercoffee.com) hosts live bands and open mics several times a week at it South Wedge and Park Avenue locations. You can regularly find blues, rock, and more at both Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (99 Court St., dinosaurbarbque.com) and Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (830 Jefferson Road, 292-5544, stickylipsbbq.com).

Dub Land Underground (315 Alexander St., 232-7550, dublandunderground. wordpress.com) hosts an eclectic mix of music, including indie bands, rap/hip-hop, and DJ/electronic acts, while Monty’s Krown (875 Monroe Ave., 271-7050) sporadically books cool local and touring acts. Folk can be found several times per month at the Harmony House (58 E. Main St., Webster, heartlandconcerts.org), while jazz is on the menu almost every night at the Horizon Lounge in the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (199 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, 381-4000, woodcliffhotelspa.com), with major national jazz artists coming town throughout the year as part of the Exodus to Jazz series (exodustojazz.com).

Film There are a half-dozen major multiplexes in the Greater Rochester area that show the latest mainstream releases. But Rochester is a film town and is home to several cool alternative movie houses.

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Art-house cinema The Little is also home to a number of local film festivals. file PHOTO

house cinema, with five screens devoted to independent and foreign-language films, plus an art gallery and a café featuring regular live music. Pittsford Cinema (3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310, pittsford.zurichcinemas.com) finds a great balance between art-house flicks and big-screen blockbusters.

The Cinema Theater (957 S. Clinton Ave., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com) is a neighborhood theater in the South Wedge that unspools second-run flicks for very cheap prices. You can also catch classic, archival, and auteur-driven films at the George Eastman House’s Dryden Theatre (900 East Ave., dryden.eastmanhouse.org), and the filmmakers themselves frequently stop by for chats and presentations.

Rochester is also awash with film festivals that bring in movies you would probably never see otherwise. Among the festivals are the Rochester International Film Festival (rochesterfilmfest.org), which focuses strictly on short films; ImageOut (imageout.org), Rochester’s lesbian and gay film and video festival; the Deaf Rochester Film Festival (deafrochesterfilmfestival.org), a biennial event inspired by the area’s large deaf community; and the Rochester Jewish Film Festival (rjff.org). Note that the area’s other major film festival, 360 | 365 (formerly the High Falls Film Festival) is on hold this year, and is expected to return in 2013.

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RECREATION

BY DEB SCHLEEDE

THINK OUTSIDE THE WEIGHT ROOM Alternative ways to get fit in Rochester You may not be a health nut, but the thought of joining a gym or participating in some sort of physical activity has probably crossed the mind of even the laziest of couch potatoes. There are a slew of gyms and fitness clubs in the Greater Rochester area offering up a wide range of facilities and health options. [For a listing of local gyms and health clubs, see the sidebar to this article online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.] Still, only 16 percent of Americans had memberships to a health and fitness center as of September 2011, according to a quarterly report from the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association. With such easy access to gyms and fitness clubs, why do so few people actually have memberships?

Frequently cited reasons include costs, motivation, and sometimes even a dislike of fitness machines. Gym memberships in Rochester often run $30 and up per month for a single membership, and can easily hit $100 per month or more for a family. While there are more affordable options at certain national franchises, those facilities are known for being bare bones — no classes or extras.

Thanks to many local resources and groups in Rochester, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get fit. Nor do you have to spend your free time reluctantly running on a go-nowhere treadmill to lose some pounds. There are plenty of alternative fitness options out there that might appeal to your brain and your wallet.

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building to another.

Charles Moreland, co-founder of Rochester Parkour, describes the Rochester Parkour gym as a movement facility where you can perform creative expression using your body — and he discourages trying dangerous stunts.

Classes and Rochester is home to not one, but two adult kickball leagues, as well as a tools at the variety of other unexpected sports and recreation options. FILE PHOTO Parkour gym, include a five-level boxing set that starts located on Lincoln with basic boxing techniques and ends Avenue, aim to improve coordination, with full-contact sparring in the ring. For balance, fluidity, and spatial awareness. more information visit rocboxing.com. If Moreland says that classes are intended to getting punched in the face isn’t your thing, help adults “find that playful instinct that consider another unique area gym, Crossfit is lost from childhood,” which can allow Rochester on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford. them to interact with an environment Crossfit focuses on community fitness and in unusual ways, he says. Equipment adaptability. While the programs at Crossfit at Rochester Parkour includes poles, can indeed be intense and similar to police, ropes, platforms, rails, ramps, and other military, or Olympic-style workouts, there interesting obstacles and tools. Many are are options for beginners as well. For more movable, and capable of being arranged information visit crossfitrochester.com. into an obstacle course of sorts.

Classes are small, generally three to seven Alternative gyms aren’t for everyone, participants, allowing for more one-on-one or might just sound too out-there and training. There are classes for kids, teens, intimidating for others. Thankfully there adults, and for those who need more loware plenty of free or cheap physical-fitness impact options. Costs vary between pay-peroptions in Rochester. Area libraries often class, open-gym memberships, or a monthly have fitness events, such ballroom-dancing membership that includes everything. For more information visit rochesterparkour.com. classes at the Henrietta Public Library (hpl.org), or an introduction to Tai Chi at Another alternative gym option is Brighton Memorial Library (brightonlibrary.

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classes at area libraries are almost always free. However, a negative for regular fitness is that most classes are not held on a weekly basis. But they remain a great resource for trying new fitness techniques, and could open doors to other local recreation opportunities. Check the Monroe County Library System website (www3.libraryweb.org), or keep an eye on your local library’s schedule for upcoming fitness events or classes.

Additionally, almost all of the Rochester suburbs and townships — including the city of Rochester itself — offer a slew of fitness options through their respective parks and recreation departments. Programs offered by nearby townships include zumba, yoga, open basketball, open floor hockey, pilates, or kickboxing. There are also dancing classes like line dancing, square dancing, salsa, ballet, tap, and more.

Some require a fee for a certain amount of attendances, more formal classes, or if you join a local adult sports team (softball and basketball are popular, but other sports are available depending on the township). Outside of those, there are more free options than not. Keep in mind that you do not necessarily need to live in a specific town to take part in its fitness programs. It may still be free for you, or you may need to pay a small fee as a guest. Check your town’s website or recreation department for schedules and information, or keep an eye out in the mail for your town’s program brochure.

There are also many local clubs, groups,

and sports leagues in the area that cater to a variety of interests. Cyclists should look into groups like the Rochester Bicycling Club (rochesterbicyclingclub.org) and R Community Bikes (rcommunitybikes. net). The RBC hosts events like weekend rides, social dinner rides, time trials, and road and mountain biking. You can also visit the Genesee Transportation Council (gtcmpo.org) for maps and information on local trails and bike-related locations in Rochester.

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Rochester is home to a handful of running groups, including the Greater Rochester Track Club (grtconline. org), Genesee Valley Harriers (gvh.net), YellowJacket Racing (yellowjacketracing. com), and Fleet Feet Racing (fleetfeetrochester.com). All of these groups and clubs offer communities for training, resources, and events for those who favor running or jogging as a healthy outlet.

For something more social, consider one of the alteranative sports leagues in Rochester. The area is home to two different kickball leagues, the Kickball League of Rochester (rockickball.net) and a local chapter of the National Amateur Community Kickball of America (nackakickball.com), giving you plenty of opportunities to relive elementary school all over again (but with more beer). There are also a slew of volleyball leagues and facilities in Rochester like Hot Shots Volleyball (hotshotsvball.com) and the Main Street Armory Volleyball Club (rochestermainstreetarmory.com), which offer co-ed leagues, games, and tournaments year-round, or the girlsonly VolleyFX club (volleyfx.com).

If you like to play rough, there are three rugby leagues in Rochester. For men there is the Rochester Aardvarks Rugby Football Club (rochesteraardvarks.org) and the Rochester Colonials (rochestercolonials. com). Don’t feel left out, ladies, because there’s a women’s rugby team as well — the Rochester Renegades Women’s Rugby (rochesterrugby.com). Ladies who like to skate might want to check out Rochester’s growing roller-derby scene. The Roc City Roller Derby (rocderby.com) is the place to go if you’re ready to get into the ring and join some of the toughest chicks around.

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HISTORY

BY KATHERINE STATHIS

PERMANENT MARKERS

A look at some of Rochester’s most interesting, and sometimes overlooked, monuments Rochester’s history is a fascinating study, only partly told by our standing monuments. As permanent dedications, these structures are anything but motionless — they have a tendency to move with our changing city, unlike our dedicated grand spaces, such as Mount Hope and Holy Sepulchre cemeteries. Just within city limits, discovering the stories behind the sites and statues is itself a treasure hunt of monumental proportions.

Perhaps most central of these Rochester landmarks is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Washington Square Park (N. Clinton Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard), a 42’-tall bronze and granite tribute the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln stands over four figures, each representing a military branch of the era, with bronze engravings of key Civil War events at the pedestal. The 1892 dedication by President Benjamin Harrison brought in thousands, a scene rife with bunting, flags, and fanfare. The monument has remained a nexus of social discourse ever since; the current Occupy movement is the latest in a long tradition of protesting citizens that gather around the statue.

But what is not occupying Washington Square Park has observant Rochesterians perplexed: where has the Austrian Cannon gone? Only its base remains. The mysteries may be a worthy case for Sherlock Holmes, which may not be entirely inconceivable given this city’s link to the fictional detective’s creator, and the movement that claims to have contact with those who have died.

Indeed, modern Spiritualists have local roots. The Fox sisters — Kate, Leah, and Maggie — lived in the region in the 1840’s, when Rochester was a boomtown and a hotbed for progressive thought and religion.

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The Fox sisters famously claimed the ability to hear “spirit rappings” (“Rochester rappings,” as they were known), enabling them to communicate as mediums. In 1927, through the suggestion and generous funding of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, himself a Spiritualist, a 25’ obelisk was raised to honor the sisters at the Plymouth Spiritualist Church in Corn Hill. The church was later razed, and in 1954, the Spiritualist Monument (Troup Street, east of Plymouth) was moved, now standing at the edge of the Inner Loop.

The Inner Loop, itself a monument to 1960’s

urban renewal, paved a path of convenience around the city at the expense of historic neighborhoods and splendid parks. Now those locales can be excavated only through photographs and antique maps.

The Schiller Monument was originally located in Anderson Park, but now resides in a remnant of Franklin Square. PHOTO by katherine stathis

One such lost park was Franklin Square, a northeast downtown oasis surrounded

by Victorian homes, many of which belonged to the German-Americans who played integral roles in Rochester business and commerce. In 1941, during a period of heightened patriotism, the SpanishAmerican War Memorial (between the Court Street Bridge and Blue Cross Arena) was dedicated in a scene of waving American and British flags. The drama of this bronze sculpture, an Art Deco eagle “sundering the chain of oppression” atop a forwardjutting pedestal, was initially intensified by the reflecting pool beneath. Imagine this scene when viewing the eagle in its current location, where it has stood since 1960.

Anderson Park was another lost to “progress,” once bordered by University Avenue, North Union Street, and Main Street, where in 1908 the Schiller Monument was dedicated to honor German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller.

The monument, a bronze bust atop a tall pedestal and platform flanked by benches, was moved in 1964 to where it stands today, in a remnant of Franklin Square renamed Schiller Park (Andrews Street, facing Liberty Pole Way). From the profile, Schiller appears to be perpetually brooding, but there may be a hint of lift to his lips if you catch his gaze from the front. At any rate, he could use some company.

His friend and contemporary, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, also stands immortalized. The Goethe Monument (South Avenue and Reservoir) remains where it was first dedicated in 1950, amid the verdant surroundings of what is now the Highland Bowl. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Goethe’s birth, chief continues on page 28

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speaker and former head of University of Rochester’s English Department John Slater encapsulated an era with poignancy: “Here, in times of intolerance and bitterness, we raise a statue to Genius.”

Rochester’s German-American influence

endures through names as ubiquitous as Bausch and Lomb, and their community’s preservation efforts can serve as inspiration today. The Henry Lomb Memorial (Upper Falls Boulevard, east of St. Paul), dedicated in 1932, was in danger of demolition in 1973 to make way for a sewer tunnel and proposed roadway. The German-American societies rallied, obtaining a court order temporarily blocking the wrecking ball, and a solution was reached. This explains why the 48’ black Minnesota granite shaft now stands in the middle of the road.

The monument honoring Rochester’s preeminent inventor and philanthropist, George Eastman, surprises many. The striking gray-pink Georgia granite George Eastman Memorial (Lake Avenue, just north of Ridge) entombs his ashes under the sunken plaza at Kodak Park industrial complex. This 1934 monument inspires reflection upon any visitor, and is a must-see for all Rochesterians.

Perhaps the most moving monument in the city is the Greater Rochester Vietnam

Highland and Elmwood). More experience than monument, the memorial brings visitors through a winding path of varied topography flanked by a timeline of the war’s events on the left, and a humbling line of bollards on the right naming the 280 casualties from our six-county region. This journey and the monuments central to it are designed “to commemorate, to educate, and to heal.”

Nearby, across the street from the Spanish-American War Cannon (at the South Avenue entrance to Highland Park) the Frederick Douglass Monument (South Ave, facing Highland Bowl) stands silently addressing the public, with a better view of summertime Shakespeare than Goethe’s.

But this was not the original site where the statue was dedicated in 1899. Governor Theodore Roosevelt led the ceremonies to honor the respected abolitionist, orator, and publisher of The North Star.

Thousands thronged to what was deemed Douglass Triangle at St. Paul Street and Central Avenue. As urban traffic congestion rose, the monument was moved in 1943 to a site closer to Douglass’s South Avenue home that no longer stands. This was the first publicly funded monument in the country to honor an African American, moving Booker T. Washington to remark,

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here. If you are willing to put the time in to make something happen, there is no limit to what you can do in this city.

Favorite park: Cobbs Hill Park. I’ve done so much there, including play softball (poorly), crossfit, bike, polo, skateboarding, snowboarding, sledding, and even, occasionally, just sitting and taking it all in.

Favorite restaurants: Fujiya, Sticky Lips, Paola’s, Good Luck, King and I, Flour City Diner, Owl House...the list goes on and on and on.

Favorite entertainment spots/ groups: Keep an eye on The Yards in the Rochester Public Market — I have met such a diverse group of entertainers, artists, and individuals through the events there the last year.

Advice for those new to Rochester: Explore! There is SO much to do here, but it’s not always obvious or spelled out for you. You have to dig a little bit, but our city has the world to offer you.

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Other monuments honoring Rochester notables include the Austin Steward Memorial (Radisson Hotel, 120 E. Main St.), at the site of the general store opened in 1818 by the former slave-turnedRochester’s first black businessman; the Edward Mott Moore Memorial (East River Road entrance to Genesee Valley Park at Elmwood), dedicated in 1927 to the man who fought to create the Rochester park system; the Cab Calloway Memorial (Otto Henderberg Park in Swillburg), dedicated to Rochester’s most famous hepcat; the Morrie Silver Memorial at Frontier Field; and of course, a pensive Nathaniel Rochester at South and Alexander.

A trip to the local history department in Rochester’s Central Library is highly encouraged for those who wish to forage more deeply to see the whole story of what only partially remains.

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Custom t-shirt presses are becoming booming business in Rochester Maybe your band needs some shirts printed up before you go on that northeast tour.

Or perhaps your bar-sponsored softball team is gearing up for the summer and you want to talk to a printer about pricing and design options. No matter what you need, Rochester’s healthy — and growing — cottage industry for custom t-shirt printing has you covered.

In the era of online custom-printing giant Café Press, it can be challenging to compete with large-scale internet-based printing companies. But most of the more than two-dozen local t-shirt presses seem undaunted and have found loads of support.

The following vignettes offer a sampling of the personality-filled local shirt-printing businesses, from newish one-person operations to larger and well-established companies. Check the side bar for a full list of where to get printed t-shirts in Rochester.

Though there can be competition in the

local industry, there are also many social connections between shops, and evidence of mutual support. For example, Tyler Metcalf of Fresh Prints of Rochester, located on Elton Street, printed 400 shirts for musician Citizen Cope through Jayarr Custom Printing, which Metcalf and business partner Victor Gomez call their “big brother” shop. Metcalf actually learned the trade from Jayarr.

Owner Alex “Jayarr” Steiner works solo at his successful indie press located in the sprawling post-office building on Cumberland Street. The business consists of a small front shop with displayed tshirts and hoodies, and the rear printing area where Steiner works on thousands of t-shirts per day, filling orders for clients who range from artist Sean Madden to 34 CITY • ANNUAL MANUAL 2012

college fraternities and sororities, to corporate accounts with the Volunteers of America and the YMCA. The 2-yearold business has potential to grow, but Steiner likes having a small operation that serves mostly local clientele, with some national and international Hide the Bodies Press is located on Culver Road, and prints shirts for projects. Steiner’s skills in graphic design national rock acts, local businesses, and even international clients.

PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK allow him to offer Pieramico, “like a church youth group on design work services as needed to customers one and a death-metal band on the other.” who have ideas but no specific imagery. His “A couple of years ago we got to handle own graphics handiwork is visible in his all merchandise for the return of deathannually produced St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt, metal legends Autopsy, posters for the which doubles as advertising for his business.

Dwarves, Agent Orange, Eyehategod, John Brown’s Body, and more,” says Pieramico.

The door to Hide the Bodies (HTB Press) Clients have also included the Roc City is invisible as you approach it from the Tattoo Expo and the Record Archive, and sidewalk on Culver Road across from Sticky loads of local individuals and businesses, but Lips BBQ, but once you’re upon it, it accounts also come from French, Swedish, suddenly manifests. Although its clientele and Japanese bands who will tour in the ranges from famous bands and coffee United States and preorder shirts made roasters to film-production companies and here. HTB’s front show room displays an churches, the 10-year-old business has a impressive array of past projects. definite rocker aesthetic.

HTB offers design assistance when “We print for most anyone who gets in required, but doesn’t currently offer the touch with us,” says owner Paul Pieramico, employees’ own designs. “We are usually who heads up a small team that prints, busy working on other customer items,” in addition to t-shirts, a variety of objects says Pieramico, “but we have a stack of ideas including stickers, posters, signs, and for cynical, sarcastic shirts and other items frisbees. “There are sometimes very different brewing at all times.“ jobs on either press at the same time,” says continues on page 36

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business in the Fedder Building on Main Street. Co-owner Veronica McClive’s industrial studio is separated into “clean and dirty” sections, with a receiving area and space to prep the screens, a printing space taken up by a six-color press (though she can do additional layers), and a lofted office area. The growing business averages about 50 shirts per job, but will take orders of a dozen t-shirts and up.

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Personnel Carrier Clothing (an apparel line by local artist Eddie Davis III), as well as “house pride” t-shirts for local fire houses. McClive also plans to offer a retail product line to hit her new website in the spring, and she recently created a t-shirt in reaction to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure/Planned Parenthood kerfuffle, which reads, “I wanted to cure breast cancer, but all I got was defunded.”

A typical day for McClive involves getting up early and eternally present ink stains on her clothes, “but other than that, each day is different,” she says.

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and other days I’m running around with deliveries or consults.” Ad-Lib offers design work based on customer ideas, and McClive will also assist in helping clients’ designs to better translate to a t-shirt. “I like when I can be a part of the design process,” she says. “That can be really fun — to talk with my customer and help them not only create an image, but select a style of garment that is going to really suit their needs.”

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a double life as a race-car driver, and competes at Watkins Glen and throughout the Northeast in Sports Car Club of America competitions.

Gary Moore got into t-shirt printing in the late 1960’s, when he raced motorcycles and he printed t-shirts for local motorcycle shops that were given away with the sale of each bike. His enthusiasm is infectious, and evidence of his passion for racing is found not only in the “retired” tires from his sports car, photographs, trophies, and racing paraphernalia found around the shop on University Avenue, but also in the lines of printed products offered by T-Shirt Express that serve the industry.

In addition to counting the Clothesline and Corn Hill festivals and the University of Rochester as tshirt clients, the more than 30-year-old business offers vinyl signage and banners, wraps for vehicles, stickers, cups, pens, and all manner of objects. About 20 percent to 25 percent of his business is associated with racing, and T-Shirt Express has even designed trophies and awards for Porsche races. The wellorganized and sprawling shop averages about 2000 jobs per year, Moore says, and has taken on orders from oneoffs to 20,000 shirts. The volume of orders demands seven to 14 employees, depending on the season, and a host of automatic and manual presses, in addition to other equipment.

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Ad-Lib Apparel Fedder Building, 1237 E. Main St. 210-0203. info@adlibapparel.com.

Bohan Sather Custom Apparel Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., Suite 150. 8025741. bohansathercustomapparel.com.

CAP’S Teamwear Inc. Screenprinting and Embroidery 40 State St., Suite G. 663-1750. capsteamwear.com.

Crazy Dog T-Shirts 316 N. Goodman St. Suite 100. 800-214-3058. crazydogtshirts.com.

DePaul’s T-Shirt Factory 150 Mount Hope Ave. 325-2900. tshirtfactory.org.

Endless Ink Printing Custom Apparel 416 St. Paul St., Suite 401. 285-8293. endlessinkprinting.com.

Fresh Prints of Rochester 34 Elton St. 2027266. 411@freshprintsofrochester.com.

Galaxy Graphics 12 Henrietta St. 271-8008. galaxygraphics.com.

Gnarly Graphics A1 Country Club Road, East Rochester. 478-5902. gnarlygraphics.com.

Guerilla Ink 90 Canal St. 420-6078. guerrilla-ink.com.

HTB Press 40 Humboldt St. (entrance 626 Culver Road). 288-8550. htbkicksass.com.

Hard Time Everywhere 888-8941, michaelskyer@gmail.com Harold R. Copp independent apparel printer.

210-6689 Jayarr Custom Printing 250 Cumberland St., Suite 202. 201-6636. jayarrcustoms.com.

The Job Shirt Store 439 Central Ave. 4131228. jobshirtstore.com.

Match Play Custom Apparel 439 Central Ave., Suite 119. 413-1228. matchplaycustomapparel.com.

Metro Sport Brokers 9 1/2 W. Main St., Webster. 872-3843. metrosportbrokers.com.

Park Ave T-Shirt Company 877-386-8133. parkavecustom.com.

Screen Machine 483 East St., Pittsford.

385-2634.

Stab & Grab Productions 694 S. Goodman St. stabandgrab.com.

Tiny Fish Printing Fedder Building, 1237 E. Main St., Suite 207. 288-7470. tinyfishprinting.com, theangrypenguin.com.

T-Shirt Express 1044 University Ave. 2560070. tsxsport.com.

Top Notch Monogramming Northfield Common, 50 State St., Pittsford. 248-2650. topnotchmonogramming.com.

Whoopzip Clothing Co.1237 E. Main St. 7731390. whoopzip.corecommerce.com.

Woodland Silkscreen Co. Route 104, Ontario.

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Percussion Rochester May 4-5 Eastman School of Music Gibbs Street Music festival featuring mixed instrumental ensembles of jazz, Latin, pop, and world music percussionrochester.com Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival May 5 RIT campus Activities highlighting a fusion of art and technology, kids events rit.edu/imagine Kite Flight May 6 Ontario Beach Park Lake Avenue Expert kite demos, kite making workshops, performances cityofrochester.gov/kiteflight City Newspaper Best Busker Contest May 10 East End (East Ave from Alexander to Chestnut) Vote for your favorite live street musicians; food and drink deals rochestercitynewspaper.com, 244-3329 Lilac Festival May 11-20 Highland Park Celebration of flora, live music, activities, food lilacfestival.com Roc City Ribfest May 24-28 Ontario Beach Park Lake Avenue Food (especially ribs), live

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Fairport Music & Food Festival August 25 Music, food, and familyfriendly activities fairportmusicfestival.com

SEPTEMBER

Rochester Pagan Pride Day Festival September 8 Ellison Park Food, workshops, children’s activities, drum circles rochesterpaganpride.org Clothesline Arts Festival September 8-9 Memorial Art Gallery Renowned arts & crafts, live entertainment mag.rochester.edu/ clothesline, 276-8900 Macedon Lumberjack Festival September 8-9 Macedon Center Fireman’s Field, Canandaigua Rd. Amateur and professional timber sports, vendors, kids activities macedoncenterfire.org, 315-987-3732

Kite Flight takes place each May at Ontario Beach Park.

PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

NOTA Fest 2012 September 16 Neighborhood of the Arts Local venue deals, music, events notaba.org Savor Rochester: Festival of Food September 17 Public Market Samples from area restaurants, wineries, farmers, specialty food sellers festivaloffood.org

Greentopia Festival September 11-16 High Falls District Environment-focused festival with workshops, films, speakers, art, food, more.

Greentopiafest.com

First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival September 20-23 Various downtown locations New arts festival, featuring theater, music, art, dance, and more at a variety of downtown venues rochesterfringe.com

Irondequoit Oktoberfest September 14-16 & 21-22 Camp Eastman, Durand Eastman Park Echt Deutsch music, dancing, food, beer irondequoit.org

Rochester Fashion Week September 27-30 Various locations Fashion shuttle-bus tour, fashion shows, art and music celebrations. fashionweekofrochester.org

Palmyra Canaltown Days September 15-16 Palmyra Arts, crafts, activities, and food palmyracanaltowndays.org

Hilton Apple Fest September 29-30 Hilton Arts & crafts, car show, apple wares, pie contest hiltonapplefest.org, 392-7773

OCTOBER

ImageOut Film Festival October 5-14 Dryden Theatre, Little Theatre, other venues Gay & lesbian film festival imageout.org Rochester River Romance Weekend October 5-7 Genesee River corridor Various activities celebrating the Genesee River, including Head of The Genesee Regatta cityofrochester.gov/ riverromance, 428-6755 Rochester Jewish Book Festival October 10-November 11 Jewish Community Center, Edgewood Ave Book events featuring Jewish authors and books of Jewish interest Rjbf.org For additional festivals and special events, see the online version of this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com

SERVICE DIRECTORY

AUTOMOTIVE

DANCE

BETTER CASH

FOR JUNK CARS Higher cash for your Junk Cars, Trucks and Vans.

From $260-$800 or more for newer. Running or not.

With free towing. Also free removal of any unwanted model in any condition.

Call 585-305-5865

SOCIAL DANCING FOR EVERYONE! with ESTHER BRILL

Honky Tonk Dancing Intro to Social Swing Dance Wedding Dance Private Lessons Fun, relaxed classes Lively & expert dance instruction With or without a partner. No experience necessary!

Contact Esther with your questions: ebrill@frontiernet.net 585 244-2815

www.EstherBrillPartnerDance.com

When did you first learn the value of a good mechanic?

Rochester’s premiere studio for Our certified ASE technicians do precision car repair ... Which means we get it right the first time. Because quality is our top priority, customer trust and satisfaction are very important to us.

HEY PAUL, WHY DO YOU STILL SELL GAS? It gives customers a chance to meet us when they are at their best. People look for a repair shop when they don’t need one.

East Avenue Auto 1656 East Avenue • 271.7610 (Between Winton & Culver)

Social Dance Instruction!

New dancers welcome.

No partner required.

Drop in to dance or just watch in a fun and relaxed café!

Private lessons and Wedding packages available!!

271-4930 389 Gregory St. Rochester

www.tangocafedance.com Ballroom - Swing – Salsa Casino Rueda – Argentine Tango and more!

Learn. Dance.

Have Fun.

DANCE YOURSELF FIT! You’ll have so much fun, you’ll forget you’re exercising.

GROUP AND PRIVATE LESSONS FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS Gift Certificates Available 3450 WINTON PLACE • ROCHESTER, NY 14623 585-292-1240

WWW.FADSROCHESTER.COM

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DANCE

EDUCATION

Drop In Dance Classes Argentine Tango Ballroom & Swing

Classes for Children & Adults Adult Classes in Contemporary, Floor/Barre, Jazz, Tap, Pilates, and Yoga. Children’s Classes in Contemporary and Creative Dance.

Register Online at

www.parkavedancecompany.org

EDUCATION

No partner needed • $8 215 Tremont St. (Kee Lox Business Park) Door #8 • 585.473.8550

www.dancencounters.com

Learn TV and Film Production Hands-on youth and adult classes in: • TV Production and Directing • Documentary Film Making • Final Cut Pro Video Editing (Intro and Advanced)

We air your program for free!

Call 325-1238 or visit RCTV15.org Rochester Community Television 21 Gorham Street, Rochester, NY

41 Colebrook Dr. 585-467-4567 www.steppingstoneslearning.com

Summer and School Year Programs • Springdale Farm and Irondequoit locations • Toddler/ Preschool classes and Parent Child Group • Serving children with and without special needs • Variety of special education services available • Wrap Around Care • NYS Certified Teachers/State ED Charter School • Nutritious snacks and spacious outdoor play areas • Rochester City School District UPK classes at our Irondequoit location.

Free for city 4 year olds. Must be 4 by December 2012

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EDUCATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES GEORGE PETER KLEE CPA LLC Personalized Payroll Services

Christopher P. Klee

~ Competitive Rates ~ We are your payroll department.

Accounting & Bookkeeping Tax Preparation Financial Planning

Call for a quote today!

CHRIS KLEE

1593 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14609

1593 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14609

585-482-2080

585-482-2080

GREEN SERVICES

HYBRID REPAIR AND MORE

T OYO TA • H O N D A • F O R D • G M NISSAN • LEXUS

Volvo & Cadillac Specialists All Mechanical, Electronic and Computer Repairs for every kind of car

WHATEVER YOU DRIVE,

WE CAN

FIX IT!

762 Atlantic Ave near Culver Rd. • 288-5060 Mon-Thurs 8am-6:30pm, Fri. 8am-4pm, Sun. 9am-2pm

www.browncroftgarage.com

HEALTH

Suffering from post-abortion stress?

PROJECT

Rachel offers a time for healing and Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats

Call 1-888-9-RACHEL (1-888-972-2435) www.ProjectRachelRochesterNY.org ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM 45

HEALTH

HIGHER EDUCATION

TODAY’S QUESTION, TOMORROW’S ANSWER

Birthright of Rochester we love them both! ™

Pregnant?

Need someone to listen?

We are waiting for your call…

Birthright ...provides caring, non judgmental support to girls & women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. …offers friendship & emotional support. …provides information & referrals for legal, medical, financial & housing needs. …offers free, self-administered pregnancy test, if needed. …services are free & absolutely confidential.

585-385-2100 • 1-800-550-4900 www.birthright.org

Currently Enrolling Studies: • Rheumatoid Arthritis • Asthma • Allergies • Lupus • COPD • Osteoarthritis • Celiac Disease

JOIN US! AAIR Research Center 300 Meridian Centre, Suite 305 Rochester, NY 14618 Phone: (585) 442-1980 Email: research@aair.info Website: www.aairresearch.com

LOOK TO US FOR THE BEST OF

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HIGHER EDUCATION

The R.E.O.C. and you are moving in the right direction.

New State of the Art

Career & Technical Educational Training Facility opening Spring of 2012.

Call Today!

Your Opportunity awaits

Tuition Free* Courses Offered Health Care • Medical Secretary • Child Development • Culinary • Cosmetology • Barbering • Computer • Security Guard • College Preparation • G.E.D. Preparation • SAT Preparation • English Language Classes •

ROCHESTER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER

161 Chestnut Street • (585)232-2730 • www.REOC.Brockport.edu *Subject to SUNY/REOC requirements ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM 47

HOME IMPROVEMENT

WWW.COMPLETEPAINTING.NET

OFFERING A VARIETY OF SERVICES: Installation

Gardening

Walkways/Patios

Mulching

Flagstone

Topsoil

Unilock

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Tree Planting

Paverstones

Tree Removal

Keystone

Stump Grinding

Foundation Planting

Shrub Pruning

Retaining Walls Excavation & Grading WaterGardens

Theme Gardens Lawn Care Lawn Maintenance

For an estimate, please call

(585) 244-1626

INTERIOR:

EXTERIOR:

• Plaster/Drywall • Ceiling Repair

• Window Glazing • Carpentry

Call Clarence for your Free Estimate Today!

586-2520

Satisfying customers for over 30 years!

LOOKING TO HIRE? PLACE YOUR EMPLOYMENT AD WITH CITY NEWSPAPER CALL CHRISTINE AT

485 LANDING ROAD NORTH

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LARGE SELECTION OF

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Over 3 acres of fresh hardy nursery stock, from the common to the hard to find

ANNUALS • PERENNIALS • FERTILIZER • SEED BAGGED MULCH • STONE • BULK MULCH LARGE SELECTION OF FINE POTTERY Delivery & Planting Services Available LOCATED NEAR ELLISON PARK • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

485 LANDING ROAD NORTH • 482-5372 WWW.CLOVERNURSERY.COM

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244-3329 ext. 23

Chimney Cleaning Special $69.95

ROOF LEAKS Chimney Repair Service

SAVE 10% ALL SERVICES • Carpentry • Gutter Repair • Plumbing • Siding • Drywall Repair • Painting • Deck Staining

Small job Specialist FREE ESTIMATES For All Your Home Repairs

Call the HANDYMAN HOME REPAIR SERVICE 24-hour Service 802-1544

HOME SERVICES

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT

K-D Moving & Storage Inc.

GO GREEN WITH FELDMAN ENERGY SERVICES

2 weeks unlimited classes

$20

for new students bodhitree-yoga.com

355-2487

1694 Penfield Rd.

Are your energy bills too high?

Furnace over 10 years old?

Let Feldman Energy Services make your home more comfortable and more efficient.

• Sign up for your free/reduced cost energy audit - $250 to $400 Value • Learn how to lower your energy costs • Take advantage of Home Performance Incentives -10% Cash incentives - 50% Assisted Programs for qualifying individuals - Low interest loans for qualifying individuals

“Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Program - making homes more comfortable, safe and energy efficient in New York.”

1776 E. MAIN ST. ROCHESTER | WWW.FELDMANHEATING.COM | 288-2050

Experience in office & household moving and deliveries

Big or small, we do them all

473-6610 or 473-4357 23 Arlington St. NY D.O.T.#9657

Fearful Flyers CO U R S E Hosted by Greater Rochester Int. Airport.

• Skills to reduce anxiety, fears, phobias.

• Learn about air traffic safety controls, airplane technology & weather effects.

• Complete tour of airport facilities.

Course offered in March, July & September For information, please call Judy Willis at (585) 461-0810

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MIND, BODY, SPIRIT

Highland Park Bodyworks Offering Pilates Apparatus & Mat Classes, Yoga, Massage, Acupuncture and DoTerra Essential Oils 249 Highland Avenue • 585-242-9642

www.HPBodyworks.com Your first class is FREE! HEALTH IS HAPPINESS

Seeking answers & a spiritual home?

Unity is spiritual, not religious love-based, not fear-based honors all paths to God. Unity’s Theme for 2012: Discover the Power Within You

Unity

Sunday Celebration 11 a.m.

Music, Meditation and Message Children’s Program Please visit our website for events and classes.

Christ Church Unity Church of the Daily Word.

We welcome you!

55 Prince St., Rochester, NY 14607 • www.unityrochester.org • 585-473-0910

PETS

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Trainer/Counselor CDT VA

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REAL ESTATE

RELIGION

Please Join Us Parsells Avenue Community Church

An American Baptist Church

Sunday Services: 10:30 am Serving the Beechwood/Culver Neighborhood for 110 years!

345 Parsells Avenue, Rochester (Off Culver Road) Visit our website for photos and audio: www.parsellschurch.org

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RELIGION SAINT FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

Roman Catholic Parish of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Rochester, NY WORSHIP LOCATIONS

Church of the Annunciation • 1754 Norton St., Rochester, NY 14609 Our Lady of the Americas • 864 E. Main St., Rochester, NY 14605 St. Michael’s Church • 869 North Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14605

“What I want to talk about is the various ways God’s Spirit gets worked into our lives. God’s Various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit. God’s various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God’s Spirit. God’s various expressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all.”

(1 CORINTHIANS 12:1, 4-9)

WEEKEND MASS TIMES: SATURDAY: 4:15pm, Annunciation, English • SUNDAY: 9:00am: Our Lady of the Americas, English • 10:30am: Annunciation, English 10:30am: Our Lady of the Americas, Spanish • 11:30am: St. Michael’s, Spanish 4:00pm: St. Michael’s, English

Serving the Northeast City Neighborhoods with Love.

Phone: (585) 325-4041 Fax: (585) 325-5771

P LY M O U T H S P I R I T UA L I S T C H U R C H Together We Are One

2 9 V I C K PA R K A RO C H E S T E R , N Y

Sunday Services 10:30 AM All Message Service & Free Spiritual Healing Third Weds ~ 7 PM ~ Séances ~ Classes ~ Gallery Reading ~ For more information and schedules www.plymouthspiritualistchurch.org Robin Higgins, Pastor ~ Phone: 585.271.1470

Wherever you find yourself on your journey of faith, you are welcome here.

Sunday Worship - 8 & 10 a.m.

Christian Formation - 9 a.m.

Childcare available

25 Westminster Road Rochester NY 14607

across from George Eastman House

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ADV E RT I SE R I N D E X ARTS ANDERSON ALLEY ARTISTS.......... 35 MAYDAY UNDERGROUND.............. 29 NAZARETH ARTS CENTER............... 9 OXFORD GALLERY........................ 29 AUTOMOTIVE BETTER CASH FOR JUNK CARS.... 43 BROWNCROFT GARAGE................ 45 EAST AVE. AUTOMOTIVE............... 43 FERREL’S GARAGE......................... 9 VAN BORTEL................................ 56 DANCE DANCENCOUNTERS...................... 44 FRED ASTAIRE DANCE STUDIOS... 43 PARK AVENUE DANCE COMPANY.. 44 RHYTHM SOCIETY........................ 43 ROCHESTER SWING DANCE NETWORK.................................... 43 TANGO CAFÉ DANCE STUDIO........ 43 EDUCATION ALLENDALE COLUMBIA SCHOOL.. 44 EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC....... 14 GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL....................................... 44 HARLEY SCHOOL.......................... 45 RCTV15- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY TELEVISION................................. 44 ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT...38 STEPPING STONES LEARNING CENTER....................................... 44 ENTERTAINMENT THE CALAMARI SISTERS ONSTAGE MUSICAL COMEDY.......................... 3 FAMILY RESOURCES BIRTHRIGHT................................ 46 STEPPING STONES LEARNING CENTER....................................... 44 FINANCIAL SERVICES GENESEE CO-OP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION......................................... 11 GEORGE PETER KLEE CPA............ 45 PAY IT PAYROLL............................ 45 GREEN SERVICES FELDMAN HEATING...................... 49 BROWNCROFT GARAGE................ 45 HEALTH AAIR RESEARCH CENTER............. 46 BIRTHRIGHT................................ 46 CP ROCHESTER............................ 46 EASTSIDE MEDICAL URGENT CARE.....38 LORI’S NATURAL FOODS............... 27 MVP HEALTH CARE....................... 14 PROJECT RACHEL........................ 45 PLANNED PARENTHOOD............... 25 ROCHESTER GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM....................................... 24 ROCHESTER VICTORY ALLIANCE (HIV VACCINE STUDIES/U OF R).... 10 URGENTCARE by Lifetime Health... 41 HIGHER EDUCATION KEUKA COLLEGE.......................... 20 MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE... 15 NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE...46 ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE............ 4 SUNY BROCKPORT/REOC.............. 47 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.......... 2 EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC....... 14 HOME IMPROVEMENT CLOVER LANDSCAPING................ 28 CLOVER NURSERY........................ 28 COMPLETE PAINTING................... 48 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIR........... 48

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ZARETSKY & ASSOCIATES – LANDSCAPE DESIGN.................. 19 HOME SERVICES ALLAN ELECTRIC.......................... 49 JOHN BETLEM HEATING & COOLING....49 K-D MOVING & STORAGE.............. 49 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FUTURE YOU, Heritage Christian Services............. 36 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER........ 28 U.S. NAVY...................................... 9 MIND BODY SPIRIT BODHI TREE YOGA....................... 49 CHRIST CHURCH UNITY............... 50 FEAR OF FLYING COURSE WITH JUDY WILLIS................................ 49 HIGHLAND PARK BODYWORKS..... 50 LARIJAMES SALON & SPA............. 38 LIFETREE CAFÉ............................ 50 PARK AVENUE SALON & DAY SPA..... 13 PINNACLE YOGA........................... 50 MUSEUMS, ZOOS AND PARKS Darwin Martin House.............. 38 Genesee Country Village & Museum..................................... 19 LAMBERTON CONSERVATORY....... 10 PETS CHERYL’S KITTY B&B................... 51 TUXEDO’S K9 TRAINING............... 50 REAL ESTATE ERIE HARBOR APTS..................... 51 RENTROCHESTER.COM................ 51 SOUTH WEDGE PROPERTIES LLC.. 51 THE VILLAGE EAST....................... 52 RELIGION ASBURY FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH...................................... 55 BLESSED SACRAMENT................. 55 CALVARY ST. ANDREWS................ 54 CHURCH OF DIVINE INSPIRATION.... 53 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH...................................... 55 THE FATHER’S HOUSE.................. 55 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.............. 52 JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION.....52 LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE INCARNATE WORD........................ 54 PARSELLS AVE. CHURCH.............. 52 PLYMOUTH SPIRITUALST CHURCH.....53 ST. BONIFACE............................... 55 ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI...... 53 ST MARY’S................................... 55 ST. PAUL’S CHURCH..................... 53 THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH... 53 URBAN PRESBYTERIAN . ............. 54 RESTAURANTS AND BARS ACANTHUS CAFÉ.......................... 31 BAKER STREET BAKERY............... 35 BAMBA BISTRO............................ 30 Biaggi’s...................................... 32 BOULDER COFFEE........................ 31 CHOCOLATE AND VINES................ 33 DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE................. 41 Duck Soupe............................... 32 THE FROG POND.......................... 13 Jines........................................... 33 L&M LANES.................................. 30 LA SALLE’S STEAK AND CRAB...... 30 LEMONCELLO CAFÉ & LOUNGE..... 30 LUX LOUNGE................................ 11 MAGNOLIA’S DELI & CAFÉ............ 13 MARSHALL STREET BAR & GRILL 33 Max at the Gallery.................. 33

RELIGION Max Chophouse........................ 33 Max of Eastman Place............. 33 Nathan’s Soups........................ 33 NEXT DOOR BAR AND GRILL . ...... 31 PARK AVENUE PUB...................... 30 PROSECCO ITALIAN RESTAURANT & JAZZ BAR..................................... 32 RICHMOND’S BAR & GRILL . ........ 31 RISTORANTE LUCANO.................. 31 SALENA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT.... 32 SALVATORE’S PIZZA...................... 33 SEA RESTAURANT........................ 32 Sinbad’s..................................... 32 SPOT COFFEE – CAFÉ AND BISTRO......30 TANDOOR OF INDIA...................... 32 TANGO CAFÉ DANCE STUDIO........ 43 TAP & MALLET............................. 11 TAPAS 177 LOUNGE..................... 25 TOKYO JAPANESE RESTAURANT... 31 WHITE SWANS ASIA CAFFE........... 33 SERVICES Board of Elections................. 28 FoodLink.................................... 38 Rochester Teachers Assn...... 19 Visit Rochester.......................... 7 SPECIALTY SHOPPING 2 CHIC BOUTIQUE........................ 13 ALEXANDER OPTICAL................... 23 A STEP APART.............................. 13 ARCHIMAGE ................................ 20 BAYLES LEATHERHOUSE FURNITURE................................. 25 Bernunzio Uptown Music....... 23 CANALSIDE JEWELERS................. 35 CHEESY EDDIE’S ......................... 11 Eastview Mall........................... 21 EYE OPENERS.............................. 35 F OLIVER’S OILS AND VINEGARS.. 17 FREEWHEELERS ......................... 23 GALLEA’S GARDEN, FLORAL & GIFT SHOP............................................. 4 GOLDEN TANS.............................. 13 HEDONIST ARTISAN CHOCOLATE.. 11 HISTORIC HOUSEPARTS .............. 11 JM PARKS CO............................... 13 THE MALL AT GREECE RIDGE....... 21 MARKETPLACE MALL................... 21 MATTHEWS AND FIELDS LUMBER CO................................. 29 MILEAGE MASTER........................ 17 Northfield Designer Goldsmiths............................... 17 Nut House................................. 17 ONE HIP CHIC OPTICAL................ 29 One World Goods..................... 17 ONTARIO VIDEO AND NEWS.......... 17 REHOUSE ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE...................................... 35 RICHARDS & WEST, INC. FINE JEWELRY...................................... 24 RISTORANTE LUCANO SPECIALTY SHOPPE....................................... 31 ROCHESTER PUBLIC MARKET...... 37 SAVOIA PASTRY............................ 23 SCHUBER’S WINE AND LIQUOR.... 13 SOUND SOURCE........................... 23 STEVER’S HOMEMADE CANDIES... 13 Stickley, Audi & Co................... 36 VILLAGE YARN AND FIBER SHOP.. 23 WINDMILL FARM & CRAFT MARKET.....35 SPORTS AND RECREATION CITY SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM..... 37

Where ever you are on your Spiritual Journey, please join us for Service Sunday at 10:00am.

CORNER OF 95 AVERILL AVE. & 68 ASHLAND ST.

325-4950

Urban Presbyterians at work in the City.

www.urbanpresbyterians.org

NEWS BLOG Politics, people, events, & issues w w w. r o c h e s t e r c i t y n e w s p a p e r . c o m/news/blog COMMENTING ON THE STATE OF ROCHESTER & BEYOND

RELIGION

We invite you to come and worship with us BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH 534 Oxford St • 585-271-7240 www.blessedsacramentrochester.org Sundays: 10 AM and 12:15 PM Mondays: 8 AM Wednesdays: 8 AM

ST. BONIFACE CHURCH 330 Gregory St • 585-473-4271 www.stbonifacerochester.org Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 9:00 AM Tuesdays: 7:30 AM Fridays: 7:30 AM

ST. MARY’S CHURCH 15 St Mary’s Place • 585-232-7140 www.stmarysrochester.org Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 10:30 AM Mondays: 12:10 PM Wednesdays: 12:10 PM Fridays: 12:10 PM ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM 55

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