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Some things never change

I applaud your editorial in the February 8 edition (“The risks we face in the next race for mayor”). I have been a registered Democrat for almost 52 years and I have voted in every presidential election since 1968.

The election of 1968 motivated me to become involved in supporting two women in a subsequent school board election in Elmira. They were running for two open seats along with two men who were members of a group called “COST-Citizens Opposed to Soaring Taxes.”

COST was a very thinly disguised conservative group that wanted to cut virtually every progressive program from the school budget. One of the women had been a local black civil rights leader for many years. The other woman was a liberal white community leader from the upper-middle-class section of town.

The teachers union and the entire minority community backed the two women. I recruited three college students to make phone calls on Election Day from my home, my parents’ home, and my brother’s home.

I spent the entire day driving people to the polls and coordinating phone calls. Other supporters of the two women did the same. The women won the seats.

After the election, I found out that several calls were made asking people to vote only for the white liberal candidate with no mention of Bessie (the black candidate).

This was not a big surprise to the black community, but it was a lesson in the reality of politics for a naïve and idealistic young college instructor. Recent Rochester city elections illustrate that some things

never seem to change even after almost 50 years.

The 2016 presidential election (like 1968) had a number of factors that led to the result — in particular, the Electoral College system.

However, the inability of a liberal democratic candidate to make connections with the average voter and vested economic and social interests of upper-status groups were also major factors.

The Democratic Party has to take a good look at itself and change its entire approach to elections on every level in order to successfully combat the current “Through the Looking Glass” nature of the current presidential administration and Congress.

RICHARD DAVIS

Competitive primaries are good for Dems

I’m extremely disappointed in the February 8 Urban Journal article.

Though it’s never stated directly, there is the constant insinuation that this year’s competitive mayoral primary can only lead to destructive results. All in all, an entire page of text was devoted to this message: “Democrats have options in this primary: two black people and one white person. This is concerning.”

The title warns us of the “risks” in this mayoral race, though “racial tensions will be heightened” is as specific as it gets. It’s quickly pointed out that Lovely Warren and James Sheppard are black, Barnhart is white, ergo racial divisions. So, all primary candidates need to be of the same race these days to keep things manageable? Is this really the Rochester we want in 2017?

After repeating how worried you are throughout, the article closes by saying that the local Democratic Party could accomplish great things.

Instead, Democrats are getting ready to “tear their party further apart.”

Are you not ashamed at this sensationalism? You blatantly equate a presumed three-way primary (with racial diversity nonetheless) to tearing a party apart. This is the same kind of nonsense that contributed to the big losses for Dems in 2016. A strong party is the result of airing supposed disagreements, not suppressing them.

I agree with your call for Democrats to be unified and strong

in the face of current Republican administrations at all levels of government. This robust unity will be achieved through competitive, diverse primaries — not by hanging on to the status quo in fear of “further division.”

It won’t happen by invoking identity politics at the first sign of intra-party competitors, but instead by waiting to discuss and analyze the platforms (in other words, the true substance) of the individual campaigns.

ANDREW MURPHY

The military is destroying us

The imperial overreach of the Washington war machine has reached staggering proportions. A more suitable name would be the “Department of Lard and Blubber” since the Pentagon continues to waste billions of dollars under the false cloak of national security.

There’s no one out there to challenge us in the air or on the seas; from now on it will be isolated terror attacks, which are almost impossible to stop.

It’s ironic that the most powerful military in world history is also the cause of our downfall as a nation. We are crumbling from within; pouring billions of dollars into maintaining our precious empire of 700 military bases across 130 countries.

Instead of rearranging the rubble in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East, let them determine their own future. Wake up to the fact that there is NO solution for peace in this region, and save billions of dollars and precious American lives in the process.

But what about access to almighty oil? Let “Big Oil” defend its own interests by hiring mercenaries to do the job that our military has done for them for decades.

It’s time for Congress to grow a backbone and stop approving one bloated defense budget after another.

It’s time for the American public to finally transform from lambs into lions, and dictate to clueless politicians that it is they who serve us, not the other way around. And if they don’t respond, it’s time for American citizens to take our country back using any means necessary.

DENNIS REGAN

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Politics, violence, and the city’s mayoral race This is a huge political year in Rochester, so almost any development can take on political overtones. Still, it’s sad to see what happened with a routine but important academic report on Rochester’s homicide rate.

Earlier this month, the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at RIT released its annual report on the city’s homicides for the previous year. As in the past, it wasn’t a broad look at violent crime in Rochester. It was just a report that the center does every year, listing the total number of homicides and the rate per 100,000 residents and comparing those numbers to those of 24 other cities.

Not surprisingly, the report says that Rochester has a “moderately high homicide rate” when compared to the other cities.

Some cities have a higher rate some lower.

Both the number and the rate of homicides grew in Rochester last year.

You can see why someone running against Mayor Lovely Warren might try to capitalize on that news – and why Warren might attack the report. And indeed, that’s what happened.

Warren said the report “lacks important context” and does “an incredible disservice” to Rochester’s police and citizens. The homicide number includes several multiplevictim homicides. But the number of individual shooting incidents actually dropped in 2016, by 20 percent, she said. By not including that fact, she said, the report “creates the false impression that the number of incidents of violent crime are rising when in fact they are falling.”

Jim Sheppard, the former police chief hoping to unseat Warren, responded by implying that she wasn’t sensitive to the homicide victims’ families. He accused Warren of trying to “spin” the report, of “sidestepping and avoiding” its findings.

Warren’s other Democratic challenger, Rachel Barnhart, was the only one who instead emphasized the long-term upward trend. Barnhart called for better policecommunity relations and “a real plan to reduce poverty, create jobs, and provide opportunity.”

Frankly, if I were the mayor, I’d have embraced the report. Standing at a press conference, an arm around a cop on each side of me, I’d have said that the report shows how serious our violence problem is – that it underscores that our dedicated police officers cannot do the impossible.

I’d have said that violence is not a problem of policing. It’s a terrible,

Violence is not a problem of policing. It’s a terrible, complicated societal problem, and police cannot solve it.” complicated societal problem, born out of poverty, unemployment, drug addiction, despair. Police cannot solve those problems.

I would have noted the efforts of my administration – the efforts to reduce the number of shootings and build better policecommunity relations, the city’s leadership in the anti-poverty initiative. I’d have said that this report shows again the importance of sensible gun-control measures.

And I would have noted the report’s most important finding. The actual big news.

And that is this, from the report’s conclusion: “By any way that it is measured, Rochester has a serious violence problem and has had it, uninterrupted, for nearly 50 years.”

Our violence problem has continued, uninterrupted, for nearly 50 years.

The problem dates back, in fact, to the administration of another Democratic mayor, Frank Lamb. Should we blame Lamb for the violence?

Our homicide rate has increased as middle and upper-income residents moved to the suburbs, the city’s population shrank, and the poverty rate grew. This isn’t the fault of a mayor. It’s not the fault of the police.

And, in fact, the report makes exactly that point: “The uniformity of the trend means that no city administration or associated law enforcement agency has fared better or worse, and there is no justified criticism of one more than another.”

As the report says, we need a “serious and significant community wide plan and effort” to deal with this. Instead, the important message of a significant annual report on one of this community’s biggest challenges will be buried in the noise of a heated election campaign.

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[ NEWS FROM THE WEEK PAST ]

Council race getting crowded

Two more have entered the race for the five atlarge City Council seats that are up this year: Willie Jo Lightfoot and Mary Lupien. Lightfoot is a former Monroe County legislator and will retire this year after two decades with the Rochester Fire Department. Lupien was a lead organizer for Monroe County for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and is a substitute teacher in the Rochester City School District.

Group tries to cork Trump

A group called “Stop Trump Wine” asked shoppers in Virginia to boycott retailers — including Wegmans — and restaurants that sell Trump Vineyards wine, which is based in the state and owned by Eric Trump, President Donald Trump’s son.

Wegmans refused to pull Trump wines from its shelves and, according to media reports, the wines are actually selling better than they did before the boycott.

Lawmakers want to fill money gap A group of Democratic Assembly members from Upstate said

that the state should devote an additional $12 million to refugee resettlement services in the 2017-18 budget.

The money would help the services continue their work if the federal government cuts off the flow of refugees and associated revenue.

News

Assembly backs Raise the Age bill

REFUGEES | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Trump upends refugee resettlement

The State Assembly passed legislation that would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. Essentially, that means 16 and 17 year olds would no longer be charged as adults in many criminal matters. The cases would instead be handled in family court.

Imagine living in a camp with thousands of people, including women and children, fleeing one of many war-torn regions in the world. Life for you is worse than homelessness; you’re virtually without country.

Cultural pride effort begins

Teachers, parents, and students in the Rochester City School District and some suburban districts held their first Black Lives Matter at School events. The new effort is designed to promote cultural pride, and last week’s events included readings, debates, book discussions, and art. The concept is supported by the Rochester Teachers Association.

Catholic Family Center’s refugee resettlement program is facing serious challenges, says Lisa Hoyt, program director.

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Locally, the Catholic Family Center is a beacon of hope for refugees: resettling more than 1,100 people in Rochester last year alone. But an executive order from President Donald Trump has sent a wave of uncertainty through agencies such as CFC throughout the country.

The order stops all refugees from entering the US for 120 days and Syrians are banned indefinitely.

Even though a federal appeals court has upheld a stay on Trump’s order, administrators at CFC started dealing with funding and staffing uncertainties prior to the 2016 election, says Lisa Hoyt, the agency’s director of refugee services.

“We’re not going to shut down, but the resettlement staff will be reduced,” she says. “It’s sad, because we’re highly regarded in the resettlement arena.”

Meanwhile, refugees are still trickling in. Hoyt recently met a family

of eight at the Rochester airport. Her staff will help them find housing, as well as clothing and furnishings. Staff members will also help the family enroll their children in city schools, learn English, and find employment.

The Rochester community has been extremely supportive, but she is discouraged by the antiimmigrant rhetoric on the national level, Hoyt says.

Refugees are vetted for two years or more, trying to escape the worst situations imaginable, and their single goal is to become contributing American citizens, she says.

The notion that they’re here mooching off taxpayers or to commit some horrible crime is not supported by facts, Hoyt says.

“You have one interaction with my clients and you will change your mind,” she says.

POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE

The proposed complex, which is temporarily being called 601 South Goodman, would have a mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedrooms units ranging in size from about 560 to 1,100 square feet of space. Rents would likely range from $700 to $1,600 a month.

DEVELOPMENT | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

Apartment complex planned for Swillburg Mark IV Enterprises wants to build a 101-unit, four-story apartment complex on Karges Place, next to Route 490 at the Goodman Street exit. The project site is in the Swillburg neighborhood on vacant land that once held a shoe factory. Mark IV bought the land from the state in a 2015 auction.

The state acquired the land in anticipation of the extension of Route 390 into downtown. The plan was scrapped, but the state held onto the property for about 40 years, says Karl Waelder, chair of the Highland Park Neighborhood Association. The site is near the Highland neighborhood, so residents there are watching the Mark IV proposal closely.

The proposed complex, which is temporarily being called 601 South Goodman, would have 15 studio apartments, 55 one-bedroom apartments, and 31 two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from about 560 to 1,100 square feet of space. Rents would likely range from $700 to $1,600 a month.

The site, which is less than two acres, has been vacant for more than 50 years and the Swillburg neighborhood is excited to see something happening there, says Judy Hay, who is on the leadership team

for the Swillburg Neighborhood Association.

“From the neighborhood point of view, anything is better than what has Design for Mark IV’s proposed housing development on Karges Place in been there, which Swillburg. IMAGE PROVIDED BY MARK IV ENTERPRISES is really nothing and looks terrible,” traffic on South Clinton and Goodman, she says. “So, from Hay says. But Steven DiMarzo, chief the longtime residents to the newer people, operating officer of Mark IV Enterprises, it’s like, ‘Oh, finally, something’s going to says he hasn’t heard those concerns. happen there — in a good way.’”

“There’s an ample amount of traffic Waelder says that the project should there currently,” he says. “Our site is kind of add welcome foot traffic to businesses on off the beaten path a little bit, so we don’t South Clinton. see it being an issue.”

Bike racks, bike storage, fitness center, A traffic study will be part of the and at least one electric vehicle-charging city’s review of the project. The overall station are planned as part of the project. proposal should be submitted to the And there may be a station for the city’s City of Rochester soon, with tentative planned bike-share system, too. Other plans to start environmental cleanup this planned amenities include a landscaped fall. The goal is to open the complex by area outdoors for resident gatherings and the fall of 2018. a large inside community space, Hay Some of Mark IV’s other residential says. Some of the apartments will have projects include the Corn Hill Landing balconies, she says. apartments, the HH Warner Lofts, and 300 Some Swillburg residents are concerned Alexander luxury apartments. about the project’s potential impact on

Progressives release platform Some of Rochester’s progressive groups and activists got together to develop and publish the “Platform for a Progressive Movement,” which is exactly what it sounds like: a general statement of common principles that the groups will work toward. They’re asking residents to visit rocplatform. com and sign on in support.

The agenda includes calls for a fair economy and living wages, universal health care, strong public education and options for free college, affordable and accessible housing, development that respects neighborhoods and protects green space, better access to transit, support for immigrants and refugees, support for the LGBTQ community, and police reform.

The platform wasn’t designed as a policy manual, so it doesn’t call for specific actions, says a press release.

“The platform provides a clear messaging framework to unite the efforts and vision of progressive organizations in Rochester and Monroe County, bringing progressive policies to the forefront of electoral and legislative agendas and progressive actions to the forefront of public engagement,” the release says.

The initial endorsing organizations are the Center for Democratic Values, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, Rochester Area Democratic Socialists, the Finger Lakes Area Regional Chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program, and ROCitizen, which is the group the formed out of Monroe County for Bernie Sanders.

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Demonstrators have gathered outside of House Representative Chris Collins's Geneseo office every Tuesday for the past few weeks in an attempt to get him to hold a town hall meeting. PHOTO BY JEREMY MOULE

Roughly three dozen people stood on a sidewalk and in a parking space in front of House Representative Chris Collins’s Geneseo office last week, trying to get the Republican Congress member to attend an upcoming forum on the Affordable Care Act. They might as well have been spitting into a strong wind. Collins has made clear that he’s never had a town hall meeting and never will, because people who disagree with him will show up and give him a hard time. He’s open to meeting one-on-one with constituents, though, he says.

“What you get are demonstrators who come and shout you down and heckle you,” Collins told Buffalo television station WGRZ. “They are not what you hope they would be, which is a give and take from people actually interested in getting some facts.”

Collins spoke to WGRZ about a GoFundMe campaign by Citizens Against Chris Collins. The organization, which is rooted in the Buffalo suburb of East Aurora, raised $3,300 for a billboard to taunt Collins about his reluctance to hold a forum.

House members, Republican and Democratic, have long used town hall meetings to get face time with their constituents. But right now, droves of people are packing into GOP representatives’ forums to unload about the importance of preserving Obamacare, the inhumanity of President Donald Trump’s refugee ban, the necessity of protecting Social Security and Medicare, and the possibility of Russian subversion.

But elected officials aren’t put in office just to represent the people who voted for

them; they need to listen to their critics, too. As Kate Alonzo of Geneseo stood outside of Collins’s office last Tuesday, she said that people aren’t interested in attacking him; they just want a conversation on issues such as the Affordable Care Act, local environmental issues including wind and solar energy development, and global environmental issues.

“I think we could interest him if we could assure him he wouldn’t be burned in effigy,” said Jillian Gruber, who organized last week’s event.

Sally Wood, also of Geneseo, said that immigration is another issue of local concern, given Trump’s hostile rhetoric and actions toward immigrants. Lots of Livingston County farms depend on migrant labor and without the workers, farmers won’t be able to produce their crops, she said.

In contrast to Collins, Republican House Representative Tom Reed held four town hall meetings in the rural western part of his Southern Tier district this past Saturday.

Both Collins and Reed support Donald Trump, though Collins was the first member of Congress to do so and has been a fixture on news programs defending the president and his cabinet.

Town hall meetings always run the risk of becoming political theater, but the potential

is heightened right now. Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz became a cautionary tale for GOP House members last week when footage from his town hall event made its way onto social media and television broadcasts. Among the clips: the crowd cheers on a 10-year-old girl after she asks Chaffetz whether he believes in science, then boos his non-answer.

Chaffetz’s event turned out to be more protest than dialogue. Afterward, he claimed that many of the protestors came from outside of his district and were paid to show up, though he offered no proof to back up the allegations.

But even if some did come from the outside, is that a big deal? House members represent local districts, but they make decisions that affect the whole country.

The Collins camp, too, has written off the people calling for open, public meetings with him as left-wing activists, many of whom are from outside of his district. But that’s not necessarily true. Many of the people at last week’s protest live in Collins’s 27th Congressional District, including Gruber, Wood, and Alonzo.

The district starts in suburban Buffalo and stretches through parts or all of Niagara, Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, and Ontario counties. It also includes the Monroe County towns of Hamlin, Wheatland, Rush, and Mendon, as well as a section of Clarkson.

Phil Jones of Geneseo was part of the group in front of Collins’s Geneseo office, too, and said that nobody at the gathering was bussed in or paid to be there.

If Collins is worried about activists

pinning him down at an event, then the conservative wave that helped put him in office bears some of the blame.

When former President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats were moving the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — through the House and Senate, conservative Tea Party activists basically weaponized Democratic forums.

The purpose of the forums was to build support for the legislation and to solicit input on how to make it better. But conservative groups organized people to attend and disrupt the events.

A Honeoye Falls forum held by former Representative Eric Massa drew so many people that he moved the meeting outdoors, since the building could only hold 100 of the 500 or so people who showed up. And in his case, most of those in attendance were regular people who came to ask questions or voice strong opinions — some against the bill, others for single-payer insurance.

Massa stuck out the frequent heckling and shouting, as well as the arguing between supporters and opponents of the health care reform legislation. He listened to the objections and concerns of critics and relayed them to higher-ups. He also told the crowd that he, too, had concerns and was trying to slow the process down. (Later, Massa resigned his seat during a bizarre scandal that had nothing to do with the health care reform law.)

That, too, was a tense time and some Congress members received threats. During the debate and lead-up to the Congressional vote on health care reform, someone smashed a window at Representative Louise Slaughter’s Niagara Falls office; the same thing happened to a few other members — though the incidents were never conclusively connected to Obamacare.

(This took place before the districts were redrawn in 2012 and Slaughter’s territory looked like earmuffs sitting on top of Western New York.)

Ultimately, town hall meetings have debatable productive value. The public is clearly divided on many issues, and discussions about things such as health care, immigration, and national security are tense.

But Congress members are elected to represent everyone in their districts, even their critics. If GOP members refuse to publicly meet with constituents, it’s not a good look for them. Many people have serious concerns about the direction of the Trump White House, and if they feel like no one’s listening, that could lead to even more anxiety and anger.

That’s already happening in Collins’s district, where his critics argue that he’s basically hiding from them.

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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.

Planning board wants input on projects

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The Monroe County Planning Board will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, concerning the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program. The CIP is a six-year guide to the county’s major improvement projects. The meeting is intended to help board members receive input from the public about the projects; there will be time for questions and comments. The meeting will be held at Monroe Community Hospital, 435 East Henrietta Road. The plan is available online: www.monroecounty.gov, search CIP.

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Nazareth College will host three events that focus on careers and wellness for veterans who are students

or considering college. The first, a networking social and dinner event with other veterans and students from Nazareth and Monroe Community College, will be held on Wednesday, March 8, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Shults Center. The event is designed to help student veterans build mentoring relationships with other professionals. The event is free, but registration on the Nazareth website is requested: www.naz.edu. On Wednesday, March 15, veterans can learn more about how to use their military service benefits for a college degree with a focus on careers in health care and social work. The event is free and open to veterans and their spouses, children, and friends at the Arts Center, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. And last, Nazareth will host a showing of the documentary film “Thank You for Your Service” on Wednesday, March 22. The award-winning film is critical of the mental health policies of the US military. The film will be shown in the Shults Center at 5:30 p.m. and it

will be followed by a panel discussion. This event is also free and open to the public. More information: Leanne Charlesworth at 389-2755.

Transforming through city farming

The Community Design Center of Rochester will present “Growing Food, Jobs, and Engagement: The Benefits of Urban Agriculture,” a lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. David Vigil, director, and Jannatul Rahman, outreach coordinator for East New York Farms! will share the story of this model of urban farming and community development in Brooklyn. The farm has improved neighborhood access to healthy and nutritious food, provided youth internships, and supported a large network of neighborhood gardens. The event will be held at Gleason Works Auditorium, 1000 University Avenue. General admission: $15. Information: www. rrcdc.org.

Dining

The Rochester Youth Culinary Experience is a fully functioning restaurant run by East High School students, like (top right) 17-year-old Henry Davis. RYCE is serving a fusion of Caribbean cuisine and soul food with dishes like (left) jerk chicken with Jamaican sweet dumplings and (bottom right) shrimp po' boys. PHOTOS BY KEVIN FULLER

Catching up with RYCE [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY

Last March, CITY wrote about the Rochester Youth Culinary Experience program and its vision to open a fully functioning restaurant, run completely by East High School students, in Village Gate. On February 2, that vision became a reality. RYCE (pronounced “rice”) opened in the space between Salena’s Mexican Restaurant and Nox Cocktail Lounge, and is serving Caribbean cuisine and soul food.

Kelly and Aaron Metras, owners of Salena’s and partners with Nox, still sit on the RYCE board and are actively involved in advising and training the students on the ins and outs of restaurant ownership.

They aren’t the only ones, however.

Management from other local restaurants have reached out to Metras and inquired how to become involved with the program.

“Taking on mentors will allow us to get more one-on-one time with each student,” Kelly says.

The restaurant is currently only serving dinner, but there are hopes to open for lunch the last week in February. Menu items were completely created by the program’s students, who chose to focus on cuisine

they were familiar with and often pull from family recipes.

The Jibarito ($14) sandwich uses fried plantains as the “bread” and is filled with pulled pork, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and a sriracha mayo. The RYCE Jerk Chicken ($15) is served with Jamaican sweet dumplings, and each entrée comes with a choice of side, like the coconut rice and black beans or mango coleslaw ($3 for just the side). A variety of smoothies ($6) and freshly squeezed lemonade ($3) are available to wash it all down.

The restaurant space features an open kitchen and seating for around 60 people, with an outdoor patio that will open when the weather gets warmer. “The energy and tenacity these students have is incredible,” Kelly says. RYCE is still currently taking donations, and more information on how to donate along with the progress of the program can be found on its website.

RYCE is located in Village Gate at 302 North Goodman Street, and is open Monday through Sunday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. 471-5533; ryceroc.com.

Quick bites

Marty’s on Park (703 Park Avenue) has started

serving brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Menu items include breakfast sandwiches, house-smoked pastrami hash, and sweet potato pancakes. Prosecco, Bellini, and beer specials will also be available.

The Flower City Arts Center (713 Monroe Avenue) will hold its annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, February 25, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Local restaurants like DogTown, Marshall Street Bar and Grill, and Owl House, among others, will compete for top honors. Tickets are $25 and come with your own ceramic bowl. Tickets and more information at rochesterarts.org.

The Junior League of Rochester will host the Battle of the Brunches at The Arbor Loft (17 Pitkin Street) on Saturday, March 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some of Rochester’s best breakfast spots, including ORBS Restaurant and Bar, Donuts Delite, and The Red Fern, will serve tastings of their most popular brunch items.

Tickets are $35 for regular admission and $50 for VIP. Those can be purchased at battleofthebrunches.com.

Neighborhood Nosh, presented by Sip and Savour Rochester, Nosh, and Three Heads Brewing, will take place on Monday,

March 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Nosh (47 Russell Street). The four-course pairing menu will be created by Joe Zolnierowski from Nosh and paired with brews from Three Heads.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

Openings

Tony D’s (288 Exchange Boulevard) has

reopened in Corn Hill Landing.

Tucker’s Diner and Bakery (303 Macedon Center Road) has opened in Fairport.

Country Sweet Chicken & Ribs (1691 Mt. Hope Avenue) has reopened after being closed for renovations.

Closings

The Beale New Orleans Grille & Bar (689 South Avenue), The Original Mac & Cheez (77 East Main Street), and McAlister’s Deli (3020 South Winton Road) have all

recently closed.

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Contested Territory

Meleko Mokgosi's "Pax Kaffraria" is installed both at Rochester Contemporary (above) and Memorial Art Gallery. PROVIDED PHOTO

Meleko Mokgosi challenges ideas of national identity and history in the exhibit ‘Pax Kaffraria’ at MAG and RoCo [ ART REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

The whole world right now is debating questions of globalism and nationalism, national identity, and how history impacts the present. Although these themes have a place in many Western political debates, focusing the discussions on southern African nations is not a common concept in the canon of Western art. But an important exhibit of work

by Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi, hosted in tandem at Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester Contemporary, gives Rochester audiences the opportunity to consider how ideas of national identity impact post-colonial nations on the opposite side of the world.

Mokgosi’s monumental project, “Pax Kaffraria,” tackles how ideas of national identity and measurements of success are rooted in colonial influence. Although African people are the subjects of his work, he presents ideas of African-ness as inextricably tied to the history of their conquest and subjugation by English, French, Dutch, and other colonial 10 CITY FEBRUARY 22-28, 2017

powers. His work combines visual allusions to rebellions against colonial rule, postcolonial relationships to power dynamics, and enduring economic-based systems of class.

Mokgosi’s project is vast, both in its ambitious physical scope — the largest multi-canvas “chapter” in “Pax Kaffraria” is 14 feet tall by 45 feet wide — and in its complex allegorical framework. He explores the southern African post-colonial experience through mural-sized canvases, each presenting carefully selected imagery in an intentionally enigmatic, non-linear manner.

Seven of the project’s eight multi-canvas

chapters are exhibited in Rochester: one is installed along the long wall at Rochester Contemporary, along with several gorgeous, gargantuan after-study drawings; and six chapters fill the Memorial Art Gallery’s Grand Gallery. This collaborative exhibit is the most complete showing of Mokgosi’s project to date.

The exhibit’s title is intentionally loaded with references to racism, subjugation, and Africa’s long history of being carved up like a steak by Western imperialists. Provided information at the MAG states that the term “Kaffraria” was first used in the 18th century when the British established British Kaffraria, a settlement along the southeast coast of Africa where they forced the indigenous Xhosa people to live. “Kaffraria” comes from the Arabic word “kafir,” meaning “infidel,” which was used as a derogatory term that Dutch settlers in South Africa, or Afrikaners, used to refer to black South Africans. Its equivalent is the “n-word.”

“Pax” — Latin for “peace” — is also loaded. When combined with “Kaffraria,” it asks at what cost is peace bestowed or enforced? “Pax Kaffraria” refers to other similar uses, most famously, Pax Romana, which was the Roman Empire’s period of relative peace that was achieved using

oppressive tactics directed toward certain subjugated contingents of the empire.

“Pax Kaffraria” follows a previous project, “Pax Afrikaner,” which Mokgosi says was his attempt to examine “the effects of xenophobia and national identification in southern Africa, and how this could be used to understand the rise of nationalism in numerous countries across Europe at the time.”

Mokgosi — who is now based in Brooklyn — was born in Botswana in 1981, about 15 years after the nation won its independence and during a period of exceptional growth.

MAG wall text states that due to Botswana’s success, relative to most nations globally, it became a magnet for immigrants and refugees.

Mokgosi was aware of the privileges of citizenship as a child, but later became critical of these ideas.

Through “Pax Afrikaner,” Mokgosi questions how we can account for the perseverance of national identification in the

Detail of "Fully Belly II," one of the chapters of Mokgosi's "Pax Kaffraria." PROVIDED PHOTO

“Meleko Mokgosi: Pax Kaffraria” Through March 19 at Rochester Contemporary, 137 East Avenue, Wednesday through Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. $2 | 461-2222; rochestercontemporary.or Through May 7 at Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays and First Fridays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. $5-$14 | 276-8900; mag.rochester.edu

Meet the artist: Meleko Mokgosi THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 7 TO 8 P.M. Top: Detail of a chapter of "Pax Kaffraria" at Memorial Art Gallery. Left: Installation view of "Pax Kaffraria" at Memorial Art Gallery. Above: MAG Director Jonathan Binstock discusses Mokgosi's work. PHOTOS BY KEVIN FULLER

A public conversation between Meleko Mokgosi and MAG Director Jonathan Binstock.

Artist Talk by Meleko Mokgosi FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 3 P.M.

age of globalization, “transnationality,” and the so-called fluidity and multiplicity of identity formation. “Pax Kaffraria was a follow up and extension of this,” he says.

At first glance, the project’s chapters seem

to form narratives, but they actually serve to deconstruct and even deny the West’s obsession with a unilinear account of the evolution of civilizations. The beauty of his paintings draws the audience in, but the work demands a careful, attentive reading.

“He’s a very theoretical thinker,” says MAG Director Jonathan Binstock. Mokgosi is “interested in this idea that the past is always in the present, informing how the present unfolds over time chronologically. What happened in the past is providing a kind of structure for what’s happening now. This idea animates the whole project in a way that there is no beginning or end to the story. This is the story, all at once.”

Symbolically, this idea shows up in seemingly disparate imagery as Mokgosi blends historic and contemporary figures and events.

For example, Mokgosi’s chapter, “The Ruse of Disavowal,” begins with white silhouettes of men: one man in a military uniform next to another in a suit with his fist raised. Instead of rendering these historic figures with white paint, Mokgosi has applied bleach to the raw cotton canvas, effectively creating a sense of whitewashing or absence.

“It’s an image of independence from a colonial power, an African country that has asserted itself is either fighting for independence or has achieved it,” Binstock says. “That’s the vibe. If you go around to the end of this chapter, the last scene shows an empty government sitting room or office, and the pictures on the wall refer back to the liberators: the people who fought for the independence of the country, when the country was made independent from its colonial power.”

The earliest anti-colonial event Mokgosi

has included is the Xhosa Cattle Killings of 1856-57. It does not appear at the beginning of the installation but rather in Chapter IV, “Sikhuselo Sembumbulu,” which is a Xhosa term meaning “Bulletproof.”

“Prophesies led the Xhosa people to believe that by slaughtering their cattle and destroying their grain,” wall text explains, “they could drive away invading colonial powers and simultaneously revive their ancestors back to flesh and blood. The slaughter would, in effect, make them bulletproof and initiate a new golden age.”

Saturated in sepia, the central scene reads like a stark, held-breath aftermath, as the tribesmen stand over some of the 400,000 slain beasts — the sacrifice would result in the death of 40,000 Xhosa from starvation. There is an eerie familiarity between this appeal to ancestors and that of the Ghost Dancing Sioux at Wounded Knee. Both events ended tragically, with the continues on page 20

Humanities Center Conference Room D, Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester

Film Screening: Disgrace (2008) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 5 P.M. Gowen Room at Wilson Commons, University of Rochester

Symposium Imagining Histories, Performing Identities: Post-colonial African Art in Context SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1–4:30 P.M. Organized with the Frederick Douglass Institute for African & African-American Studies and the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Rochester, this symposium will contextualize the MAG’s exhibition of Meleko Mokgosi’s "Pax Kaffraria" within the current discourse on African art and culture. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

Upcoming [ SOUL ]

Music

Danielle Ponder and The Tomorrow People.

Friday, March 24. German House, 315 Gregory Street.

6:30 p.m. $25. ticketfly.com; daniellepondermusic.com. [ INDIE ROCK ] Diet Cig. Wednesday, April 12. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Avenue.

9 p.m. $14-$16. bugjar.com; dietcig.bandcamp.com. [ ROCK ]

Willie Nile. Saturday, May 13. Montage Music Hall, 50

Chestnut Street. 8 p.m. $25-$28. themontagemusichall.com; willienile.com.

Mike Doughty

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 FLOUR CITY STATION, 170 EAST AVENUE 7 P.M. | $25-$30 | FLOURCITYSTATION.COM; MIKEDOUGHTY.COM [ ROCK ] If you include his most recent album, “The Heart

Watches as the Brain Burns,” Mike Doughty has cranked out 18 records since 2000, when he broke up Soul Coughing.

Warner Bros. dropped him and he embarked on a tour selling 20,000 copies of his CD “Skittish.” Still ensconced in the DIY aesthetic, Doughty continues to traverse the planet, sharing music with a unique and poetic view.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

“The Secret of the Muses” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 121 NORTH FITZHUGH STREET 4 P.M. | $10-$25 | 703-3990; PEGASUSEARLYMUSIC.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] A good early music rule of thumb is if it’s a

concert with Paul O’Dette, just go. This world-renowned lutenist lives in Rochester (he teaches at the Eastman School of Music), but is celebrated around the world. He does not perform all that often here, so his recital this weekend, sponsored by Pegasus Early Music, will be a treat. Lord Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648) was quite a Renaissance guy himself: a diplomat, poet, philosopher, and historian. He also compiled a book of 242 pieces for lute that is a trove of 17th century music by important composers from England, Italy, and France. In this solo concert, titled “The Secret of the Muses,” O’Dette will perform works from the collection

by Bachelar, Johnson, Vallet, Gautier, and Kapsberger. Preconcert talk at 3:15 p.m. — BY DAVID RAYMOND

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

Bash & Pop [ BLUES ]

“Anything Could Happen” Fat Possum Records facebook.com/bashandpop

“Music of Sevens” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 220 SOUTH WINTON ROAD 7:30 P.M. | $5-$20 | 271-9070; FIRSTMUSE.ORG [ CLASSICAL ] On Sunday, First Muse Chamber Music

will present “Music of Sevens,” a concert featuring compositions written in the seventh year of their respective decades. The Argos Trio — pianist Chiao-Wen Cheng, cellist Lars Kirvan, and violinist Liana Koteva Kirvan — along with violist Marc Anderson, will perform cherished chamber music works by Franz Schubert and Claude Debussy, from 1817 and 1917, respectively. Of particular interest on the program are an obscure 1867 cello sonata by Henri Duparc and the world premiere of Eastman School of Music alumnus Daniel Pesca’s newly written Piano Trio. Devotees of creative chamber music programming will want to mark this one on their calendars. — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

MC Lars MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 MILLER LANES, 126 WEST MAIN STREET, HONEOYE FALLS. 7:30 P.M. | $15-$50 | EVENTBRITE.COM; MCLARS.COM [ HIP-HOP ] MC Lars, the innovative self-proclaimed

creator of post-punk laptop rap, helped establish nerdcore and pioneered lit-hop. The guy treads so lightly that sometimes it seems like his contemporaries haven’t given him proper credit for his contributions. Regardless, the Stanford-educated rapper has found his niche and a dedicated fan base with an effective outreach. MC Lars is touring in support of his latest album, “The Zombie Dinosaur LP,” which includes collaborations with Kool Keith, Watsky, and STZA Crack. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR

Upward Groove. Temple Bar

and Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. emplebarandgrille. com. 10 p.m.

You can’t talk about one without mentioning the other: anything that any one of The Replacements touches sounds like a deliberate off shoot of the seminal band’s signature sound. “Anything Could Happen” is the second studio outing for Bash & Pop, former Replacements bass player Tommy Stinson’s band, since 1993’s “Friday Night’s Killing Me.” The things that made the Replacements great — musical irreverence, lyrical insightfulness, self-deprecating wit, selfdestructive behavior, and some of the most beautiful anthems ever written — pop up on this record as well. Words aside, Bash & Pop plays rock ‘n’ roll with a carefree and classic barroom slash and burn that gets in your head and stays there. But alas, this isn’t a Replacements send-up; “Anything Can Happen” is full of mid-tempo, 4/4 rockers that seem timeless in the lexicon set forth by the band and anything Stinson touches.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

[ COUNTRY ]

Annual Johnny Cash Birthday Bash. Abilene

Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

8 p.m. Featuring Tommy Brunett, Brian Williams and Jimmy Mac. $5. [ METAL ]

Max & Iggor Cavalera: Return to “Roots”.

Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. themontagemusichall.com.

5 p.m. With special guests Immolation and Full of Hell. $20-$23. [ POP/ROCK ]

Chrissie and Ken. Sticky

Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-2925544. stickylipsbbq.com.

6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Dan Trudell Trio “Dan Trudell Plays The Piano” Self-released dantrudell.com

THU., FEBRUARY 23

Dan Trudell could be a hot pianist on the New York scene, but he’s chosen to live on a lake about halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee. Working those two scenes, he has played with Kurt Elling, Roy Hargrove, Eric Alexander, Nicholas Payton, and others. In fact, he’s known as one of the top Hammond B-3 organists in the midwest.

Hence, the unusual name of his album “Dan Trudell Plays The Piano.” Perhaps because of all of his experience with the B-3, one of the most dramatic and expressive of all instruments, his approach to piano is unusually dynamic.

Whether Trudell is playing a standard like “If Ever I Would Leave You,” or a contemporary tune like Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely,” or Alicia Keys “A Woman’s Worth,” he adds a spritely swagger all his own. Trudell’s originals are dedicated to piano greats McCoy Tyner (“McCoy For Now”) and Hank Jones (“Jonesin’”). And there’s one more, perhaps unconscious, tribute when the whole trio — with Matt Wilson on drums and Joe Sanders, bass — plays “That Old Black Magic” in a manner nicely reminiscent of The Ahmad Jamal Trio. — BY RON NETSKY

[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Connie Deming. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 7-9 p.m. [ BLUES ]

John Mooney. Abilene

Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8:30 p.m. $20-$25.

Mike Scrivens. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 7-9 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]

Annie Rhodes. Via Girasole

Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place.

Pittsford. 585-641-0340. annierhodes.com. 7-10 p.m. continues on page 15

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Music thing that you wanted to explore within the group. Is that an accurate assessment?

Absolutely. I think that’s pretty much at the core of it. It’s easy in certain pieces, like in “Otherwise,” to think of the composing of those works, to some degree, kind of like cutting out swatches of material and leaving them together, and getting these interesting juxtapositions of very different patterns or colors — or whatever analogy you want to use — up against each other. To a degree that’s true, but the way we think about it is less like “Sing in that technique,” or “Sing in this technique.” It’s more like, “Sing with that sound that you have, based on your experience studying that tradition or that style.”

One of the things that sets the ensemble apart is the fact you have composers like Caroline Shaw and yourself in your ranks.

How does this affect your preparation of non-Roomful of Teeth composers and the dialogue that ensues?

Grammy-award winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth will perform in Kilbourn Hall on Monday, February 27, in a concert that will include the Pulizter Prize-winning composition "Partita for 8 Voices." PHOTO BY BONICA AYALA

Swatches of sound [ INTERVIEW ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Roomful of Teeth MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 KILBOURN HALL AT EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 26 GIBBS STREET 8 P.M. | $23-$30 | 274-3000; EASTMANTHEATRE.ORG; ROOMFULOFTEETH.ORG

The boundary-destroying ensemble Roomful of Teeth is at the forefront of new music written for the voice. Since 2009, founder and Artistic Director Brad Wells and his core group of 8 versatile singers — which includes Eastman alumni Martha Cluver and Eric Dudley — have created an indomitable, singular sound that has since garnered a 2014 Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. On February 27, Roomful of Teeth will bring that sound to Kilbourn Hall, in a concert that will include ensemble member Caroline Shaw’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition “Partita for 8 Voices.”

With a voracious appetite for vocal traditions from all over the world, the group makes music that sounds as if it’s coming not from humans with vibrating vocal cords, but 14 CITY FEBRUARY 22-28, 2016

from some unknown, ethereal and mystical source. CITY recently spoke to Wells over the phone about Roomful of Teeth’s origins, its kaleidoscopic musical performances, and success in the classical music world. An edited transcript follows. For a longer version of this interview, go to rochestercitynewspaper.com.

different singing traditions from around the world and how they opened up emotional terrain that I didn’t hear necessarily accessible using bel canto technique, the kind of burps and hiccups and laughs and raspberries that was a lot of the kind of mid-century modernists’ extended vocal technique.

CITY: How did you decide to form Roomful of Teeth? Was there a niche that needed to be filled?

Brad Wells: I think that’s a good way of

The need to be adaptable when it comes to the interpretation of different works is really essential. And I think that perhaps, students of music, whether they attend a formal institution or not, can benefit from a broader approach, like the one that you take to the ensemble.

putting it. I think my love of “new music” and my love of the remarkable, wide range of sounds that the human voice is capable of — I think those two things coexisted and intensified starting in college. So I got very much into “new music” in college, but also exploring John Cage and Luciano Berio and Stockhausen and the mid-century modernists who were exploring the sort of unabashed sound worlds that the voice was capable of.

And that intrigued me.

At the same time, I was falling in love with Steve Reich and Meredith Monk and albums that had a kind of very clear, evident sonic beauty on the surface, and substance as well. And then over the years, getting to know

I feel like a lot of Roomful of Teeth’s discussions with singers in schools of music around the country are around these issues. The more flexible you are as a young musician, odds are the more hireable you’ll be, and the more exciting a musician you’ll be. At the same time, there’s no one right answer.

Roomful of Teeth takes an almost kaleidoscopic approach to musical styles. It sounds like the incorporation of world music is both part of an organic evolution toward broader expression, but also an intentional

I’m realizing the longer our history gets, it puts some onus on me to bring outside composers as up-to-speed as possible, and make as few assumptions as possible about what they know and what their comfort level is in writing for such a particular group.

For those of us in the group, there’s now 10, 15 different singing traditions we’ve studied, and these master singers, some of them have returned for a couple different summers, or we’ll be in touch with them through the years with some questions. That all is in our vocabulary, and when we write for the group, we can make references to those things, those experiences.

Did Roomful of Teeth’s Grammy win in 2014 change how you view success and its relationship to artistic integrity?

I hope not. It’s funny, in the classical world, a Grammy, it’s helpful, it’s nice. I think it was just a really fortunate thing for the group to both win a Grammy and then some months before that, Caroline’s Pulitzer helped put us on the map. So that in the classical world, people became familiar with us fairly quickly. But from the beginning, the project was colored by my personal inclination, which is, I’m more about art and music connecting with an audience in a real place at a particular moment, than getting caught up in what I think has been part of the problem with new classical music for the last hundred years, which is kind of the Beethoven Syndrome: “Whether or not people like it or get it at first hearing, it will be around in 50 years and will be held up as something with great integrity.”

Monty’s Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $5.

The Revelers and Folkfaces.

Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 6 p.m.

Howie Hypnotize Show. Johnny’s

Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com.

7 p.m.

FRI., FEBRUARY 24

Teagan & The Tweeds and Mochester. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation. com. 8 p.m.

[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Annie Rhodes. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn.com.

7-10 p.m.

[ SAT., FEBRUARY 25 ]

[ BLUES ]

JD Blues Experiment. JB’s

Smokehouse, 211 Main Street.

East Rochester. 485-0983. jbsmokehouse.com. 8-10 p.m.

JumboShrimp, Dirty Bourbon Blues Band. Johnny’s Pub &

Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 5 & 9 p.m. [ COUNTRY ]

Sticks and Stones. Sticky Lips

BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 9-11 p.m. [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] Sole Rehab 015. Skylark Lounge, 40 South Union St. 270-8106. theskylarklounge.com. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Feat. ELUS. Free. [ JAZZ ]

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s,

1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. charleybrownspenfield.com..

Trio East. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org.

8-10 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ] Bobby Henrie. Fanatics Pub & Pizza, 7281 West Main Street.

Lima. 624-2080. fanaticspub.

ROCK | BIG WRECK Like Led Zeppelin or Soundgarden or Foo Fighters feeling their way in the dark, Canadian-American rock sensation Big Wreck is a band of curiosity and riffs. The band’s songwriting is such that it pleases the listener on levels they didn’t know were there, levels they didn’t know they had. I blame it all on Ian Thornley’s awesome pipes that bandy about with the guitar drive. This is an incredible band. Big Wreck has the ability to uplift and transport.

Stick out your thumb and enjoy the ride.

Big Wreck plays Tuesday, February 28, at Anthology, 336 East Avenue. 7 p.m. $22-$25. anthologylive.com; bigwreckmusic.com.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE com. 8 p.m.

FM. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m.

Friday Jones. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $5.

Meg Gehman & The Influence.

The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. thelowermill.com/rabbit-room/.

7-10 p.m.

Oh Manitou, The Plaza, and Animal Sounds. Wicked

Squid Studios, 194 Smith St. wickedsquidstudios.com. 8 p.m. $10.

Order of the Dead, Cain, Ancalagon, and more.. Bug Jar,

219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. Other acts include Prepare for the Mindscan, and Gates of Paradox. $6.

Deadmeat, The Martians, On The Cinder, and American Terrorist.

[ ACOUSTIC/FOLK ] Banjo Therapy. Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. bernunzio.com.

Fourth Saturday of every month, 9:30-11 a.m.

Banned from the Tavern.

Flaherty’s Honeoye Falls, 60 W. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 4977012. flahertys.com. 9 p.m.

Mike Pullano. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Place. Pittsford.

641-0340. viagirasole.com. 7-10 p.m.

[ VOCALS ]

The Lyric Chorale: Dance the Night Away. St Rita’s School Gym, 1008 Maple Drive. Webster. 6711100. saintritawebster.org. 7-9:30 p.m. Presented by Chrisanne Gates. Medleys from Motown and Mamma Mia. Dinner theater-style table seating. $25.

Hanna and the Blue Hearts. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 2580400. thelittle.org. 7-9 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]

Amett Branch Library Music Series. Arnett Branch Library,

310 Arnett Boulevard. 428-8214. libraryweb.org. 12-1 p.m. Jan. 28 Ben Krug, Feb. 25 Tony Nichols, Mar. 25 soloists and ensembles from the Eastman. [ COUNTRY ]

Rich Tarmino Country Rain.

Fanatics Pub & Pizza, 7281 West Main Street. Lima. 624-2080. fanaticspub.com. 7 p.m.

Savanna Hartman. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta.

334-3030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m.

[ BLUES ] Hanna PK. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 12-1 p.m. [ CLASSICAL ]

[ JAZZ ]

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. charleybrownspenfield.com.

Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Harmony House, 58 East

Main St. Webster. 727-4119. rochesterzydeco.com. 8 p.m.

RCZN’s Annual Mardi Gras Party. $17-$20. [ REGGAE/JAM ] Noble Vibes. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 10 p.m. [ POP/ROCK ]

[ BLUES ]

Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. thelittle.org. 6-8 p.m.

Annual George Harrison Birthday Bash. Abilene Bar & Lounge,

153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 7 p.m.

Performance by Don Christiano. $5.

Cat Nine. JB’s Smokehouse, 211 Main Street. East Rochester.

485-0983. jbsmokehouse.com.

8-10 p.m.

The Lance Hoffman Orchestra Variety Show. Riviera Theater, 4 Center St., Geneseo. 481-0036. brownpapertickets.com. 7-10 p.m. A night of music, comedy and dancing hosted by Vinny Paulino.

SUN., FEBRUARY 26

Argos Piano Trio: Music of Sevens. First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. 271-9070.

FirstMuse.org. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5 -$20.

Geneseo Chamber Singers and Spectrum Women’s Ensemble.

Geneseo Central Presbyterian Church, 31 Center St., Geneseo.

245-5824. 3 p.m.

RTOS February Theater Organ Concert. Rochester Auditorium

Theatre, 885 E. Main St. 2342295. rtosonline.org. 2:30-5 p.m. $15. [ VOCALS ]

University of Rochester Choral Extravaganza. First Presbyterian

Church of Pittsford, 25 Church St. Pittsford. 586-5688. pittsfordpres. org. 3 p.m. $5-$10. [ JAZZ ]

Mostly Other People Do the Killing. Bop Shop Records, 1460

Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop. com. 8 p.m. $10-$20. [ POP/ROCK ] Davy Knowles. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. 624-2080. thelittle.org. Presented by Fanatics Pub. $25-$30.

Mike Doughty. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com.

7 p.m. $25-$30.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Oscars Pre-Game Show with the Rochester Ukulele Orchestra.

YOU’RE A REAL EYE OPENER! Not the same old Rochester selection!

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Theater

Sean Smith as Charlie Chaplin and Marcy J. Savastano as Marion Davies in “The Cat’s Meow.” PHOTO BY ANNETTE DRAGON

In deep water “The Cat’s Meow”

REVIEWED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 CONTINUES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, THROUGH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 LYRIC THEATRE, 440 EAST AVENUE 7:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY; 2 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M. ON SATURDAY; AND 2 P.M. ON SUNDAY TICKETS START AT $21.50 | THECATSMEOW. BPT.ME [ REVIEW ] BY LEAH STACY

Hollywood has plenty of glittering folklore and tabloid-worthy stories that provide a brief glimpse into the dramatic past of the elite. Few, though, maintain the mystery of one particular November weekend in 1924. Through February 26, Screenplays — a community theater company that specializes in producing the Golden Age of Hollywood onstage — presents a hypothetical tale based on true events in “The Cat’s Meow.”

The plot begins when 13 passengers board newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst’s yacht, “The Oneida.” The guests have been invited for a weekend cruise to celebrate the birthday of Thomas 16 CITY FEBRUARY 22-28, 2017

Ince, who invented the modern concept of movie studios and was the “Father of the Western.” Hearst’s longtime mistress, Marion Davies, plays hostess and unexpectedly finds herself entangled in a love triangle with Hearst and Charlie Chaplin, who’s been in love with Davies for some time. Other passengers include a novelist, a gossip columnist, several young actresses, a doctor and his wife, and several of Hearst’s business colleagues. On “The Oneida,” there’s no hint of Prohibition, and champagne flows freely. Everyone knows The Charleston. Short hair and fringe are in, and sexual promiscuity is encouraged, as evidenced by every “It Girl.”

Steven Peros wrote “The Cat’s Meow” for the stage, and later reworked a screenplay for the 2002 film starring Kirsten Dunst as Davies, Ed Herrmann as Hearst, and Eddie Izzard as Chaplin.

The stage version clocks in at just a little more than two hours, which means the show requires a cast who can keep the audience’s attention.

Director Lindsay Warren Baker, an opera instructor and dramatic coach at Eastman School of Music who has

many regional and national credits to her name, is firmly at the helm of “The Cat’s Meow” and guides her cast of 14 to create a piece that never feels too dry. She’s chosen to feature several new faces in the cast, which helps move away from the threat of the same actors playing the same character in different shows (an all-too-common occurrence in community theater). Most importantly, the cast retains command of the audience’s attention by driving the show’s plot forward. The story becomes all encompassing within minutes.

Part of the initial hook can be credited to musical director Jacob Stebly. Throughout the show, he plays piano and sings period tunes, beginning with an enjoyable rendition of the 1929 song “Talking Picture of You.” Then Judie D’Ambrosio (as novelist Elinor Glyn) appears in the balcony, serving as a narrator of sorts, almost as though it were a memoir. D’Ambrosio is a consummate performer, with perfectly delivered one-line pans and nuanced emotion. Peter J. Doyle — a commanding, convincing presence in

each role he takes on — portrays the controlling Hearst.

Gregory Ludek (Ince) and Shawnda Urie (actress Margaret Livingston) have the newest affair onboard the boat, as evidenced by a salacious scene that both perform quite handily. Cara D’Emanuele (Louella “Dolly” Parsons) channels just the right amount of nerves and naiveté with her depiction of the ambitious gossip columnist — her character is at once annoying and endearing, a sign of a truly skillful actor.

As Hearst’s lover Marion Davies, Marcy J. Savastano shines; her character work on stage cannot be rivaled. From her posture to her tone of voice, everything about Savastano works in this role. Opposite her is Sean Smith (Charlie Chaplin), another young local actor who masters palpable emotion on stage. Savastano is more fluid during musical scenes, but Smith’s commitment to his character throughout the show is impressive.

Because the entire production takes place on Hearst’s yacht, the Cabaret Hall at the Lyric Theatre couldn’t be more fitting for the set design by Alexandra Herryman. The actors appear in the balcony during observation deck scenes, and audience members are tucked away in and near alcoves (which used to be Sunday School rooms for different grade levels when the Lyric was a church).

An additional stage platform has been built out for the show, creating a free-flow set that makes settings interchangeable. Furniture and props are kept simple; while costumes by Shelly Stam — especially those worn by the Hollywood starlets — are flashy and sparkling beneath the stage lights.

Hair and makeup design by Mary Megan Bringley, likewise, is elaborate, playing up the best of 1920’s trends like finger waves, bobs, and headbands.

While “The Cat’s Meow” would be entertaining to enjoy with friends, it’s perplexing that a reserved table in the Cabaret Hall costs $15 to $20 in addition to individual ticket cost, especially since the tables offer the same plastic folding chairs as general seating. Concessions are cash-only, another tip for potential attendees, but parking is free (and plentiful) in a lot across the street and on the adjacent Prince Street as well.

Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Corning Museum of Glass, 1 Museum Way. Corning Guest Artist Series: Michael Schunke and Josie Gluck. 607-937-5371. cmog.org.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Alternative Photographic Process. Through Mar. 31. Opening reception Feb. 25. 315-462-0210. mainstreetartsgallery.com.

Orange Glory Café, 240 East Ave. Fine Art Photography Show. Landscape and light shots by David Corbin. davidcorbinphotography.com.

RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Building 7A. Benjamin Entner: Drawings.

Through Mar. 11. Opening reception Fri. Feb. 25, 5-7 p.m.

Artist talk Wed. Mar. 1, 6 p.m. cias.rit.edu/bevier-gallery.

University Gallery, 166 Lomb Memorial Drive. Generosity of Strangers. An exhibition showing the documentary projects by students who studied abroad in Kosovo. 585-475-2866. rit.edu/ fa/gallery. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Nature’s Beauty. Through Feb. 26. A display of photography by Joseph Woody. 546-8400. episcopalseniorlife.org.

Art Museum of Rochester, 610 Monroe Ave. Female Athletes

by Kevin Yost. Through Feb. 24. Closing reception Fri. Feb. 24, 6-10 p.m. artmuseumofrochester.com.

Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave. Penfield Art Association Winter Show.

Through Feb. 26. Work judged

by Olivia Kim. 586-6020. penfieldartassociation.com.

Gallery 384, 384 East Ave. Soulful of Art. Through Mar. 29.

Opening reception Feb. 15, 5-8 p.m. A celebration for National Black History Month. Paintings and sculptures by Dunstan Luke, Elliot Luke, Rich Bryant, and Najhay Quick.

Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Margot Fass: Things Which are Not Seen. Through Feb. 24.

Vibrant and enigmatic mixed media and collage work. 2448640. gayalliance.org.

Gallery r, 100 College Ave. William Snyder: Picturing The Who. Through Feb. 25.

Artist’s talk Sat. Feb. 25, 5 p.m. Exhibition immortalizes The Who’s long career as rock and roll legends through photographs, video and ephemera. 475-4977. galleryr.rit.edu.

Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. February Explosion.

Ron Haas’ Perspections, visual contradictions, Color Pencil on Paper and “Artists de la Fleur.”.

233-5645. rochesterartclub.org.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Hearts Entwined. Through Feb. 28. Paintings by Sam Paonessa. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions.com.

Mercer Gallery at Monroe Communtiy College, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Complexity by Integration. Through Feb. 23.

Work by David Werberig. 2922021. monroecc.edu.

Tuesday Travelogue: Iceland.

1-2 p.m. Fairport Library, 1 Village Landing Presented

by Douglas Robb 223-9091. fairportlibrary.org.

Special Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 22 ] Daily Vegan Pastry Pop-Up. 3:306:30 p.m 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street 2-10. 1-855-5406246. 540westmain.org. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 25 ] Antique Appraisal Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tillman’s Village Inn, 14369 Ridge Road . Albion $6-$25. 5899013. cobblestonemuseum.org.

Chili Cookoff. 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. $25. 244-1730. rochesterarts.org.

ART | “SOULFUL OF ART”

THEATER | “FESTIVAL OF TEN”

In honor of National Black History Month, Gallery 384 (384 East Avenue, at the East Avenue Inn & Suites) is hosting “Soulful of Art,” a group show featuring paintings and sculpture in a variety of media by Rochester-based artists Dunstan Luke, Elliot Luke, Rich Bryant, and Najhay Quick.

Ten is the magic number this weekend and next at SUNY Brockport as the college’s Department of Theatre and Music Studies presents its 10th “Festival of Ten.” Each evening features 10 plays by 10 playwrights, presented by students and each lasting 10 minutes. The characters in this year’s selections include financial planners, astronauts, basketball players, and squirrels, all in intriguing situations providing interesting challenges to actors, directors, and designers.

The show continues through March 29, and admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call gallery director Howard Koft at 325-5010, or email him at howardkoft@gmail.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Habitat For... Through Apr. 29. Opening reception Thurs. Feb. 6-8 p.m.

Local and regional artistry in all mediums. millartcenter.com.

Nan Miller Gallery, 3000 Monroe Ave #200. Modern Masters.

Through Feb. 27. Works of investment art by 20th Century artists: Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miró, Salvador Dali, and more.

292-1430. nanmillergallery.com.

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Against the Grain by Phillia C. Yi. Through Feb. 26. Woodcut prints. 389-2170. naz.edu/ arts-center.

Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. That Said: Recent Prints by Nicholas H. Ruth. Through Feb. 26. 3892170. naz.edu/arts-center.

Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Confluence. Through Mar. 4. Paintings by Ray Hassard and Barbara Fox. 271-5885. oxfordgallery.com.

Phillips Fine Art, 1115 East Main Street. Collector’s Show & Sale.

Through Feb. 28. Market pieces to private collections. 232-8120.

Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. Department of Art Faculty Exhibition. Through Feb. 26.

Exhibition of Art Faculty’s work.

395-5253. brockport.edu.

Ann’s Community, 1550 Portland Ave Given by framing artist, Bill Kuebel of “The Finishing Touch.”. irondequoitartclub.org.

Art Events

[ SAT., FEBRUARY 25 ] LIVE.LOVE.LAUGH. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. DC Youngfly, RIP Micheals, TK Kirkland, Keyshia Cole $50$80. 713-0836. mail@rbtl.org. jrealentertainmentllc.com.

[ THU., FEBRUARY 23 ] Meet the Artist Meleko Mokgosi.

7-9 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. mag.rochester.edu. [ FRI., FEBRUARY 24 ] Artist Talk: Meleko Mokgosi.

3 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus . [ TUE., FEBRUARY 28 ] Presentation entitled “Framed”.

7:30 p.m. Chapel Oaks, St.

Call for Artwork [ WED., FEBRUARY 22 ] 6x6 International Call for Entries.

Through April 16. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Entries due April 16, 2017 461-2222. info@ rochestercontemporary.org. roco6x6.org.

Call for Artists. Through March 1. Arts at the Garden, 151 Charlotte Street . Canandaigua Deadline: Mar. 1 394-4922. artsatthegardens.org.

Utopia/Dystopia. Through March 27. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs A national juried exhibition depicting competing visions of the future.

Open to US residents over 18 years of age working in all media. Juror: John Massier 315462-0210. mainstreetartsgallery. com/submissions.

Comedy [ THU., FEBRUARY 23 ] Sid Davis. 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster With special guest James Hodge $7-$15. 6719080. thecomedyclub.us.

Dance Events [ THU., FEBRUARY 23 ] Dance Awareness Days. Feb. 23-25. Hartwell Dance Theatre, Hartwell Hall, SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St., Brockport .

Since it began in 1999, the biennial “Festival of Ten” has presented 100 plays by writers from all over the world. Theatre and Music Studies Department chair P. Gibson Ralph calls the festival “a resource much appreciated by playwrights, who are able to see their works fully staged, sometimes for the first time … As it has grown, more student directors and costume designers — even alumni — have been able to participate, in addition to the actors on stage.”

This year’s 10 plays are: “The Benefit of the Doubt” by Annie Wood; “Cocktail Party” by Thomas Misuraca; “Ghost Hypothesis”

by Maximillian Gill; “Hanna and Hal” by Paul Tinsley; “Monument” by Mark Scharf; “Nevada Johnson and the Meaning of Life” by Evan Baughfman; “Places” by Ed Friedman; “Player of the Week” by Pete Mergel; “The Saddest Play About Rainbows”

by Callan Stout; and “Squirrels in a Knothole” by Peter Stavros.

SUNY Brockport presents the “Festival of Ten” Friday, February 24, through Sunday, February 26, and again Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4, at the Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley Street, Brockport. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on Sunday. $17 general; $12, seniors, alumni, and staff; $6 for students. fineartstix.brockport.edu.

— BY DAVID RAYMOND

Film [ SAT., FEBRUARY 25 ] Visions of an Island. 8-10 p.m.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. By Sky Hopinka. Work centers around personal positions of homeland and landscape $5.

442-8676. vsw.org. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 26 ] Film Screening: Neither Wolf Nor Dog. 2 p.m. Seneca Art & Culture Center, 7000 County Road 41 Fundraiser for Standing Rock Water Protectors. Guest speaker Al White $10. bit.ly/2jttVC7. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 28 ] Film to Table. 6-10 p.m. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. Proceeds from each ticket sold to benefit the One Take Film Festival 3406161. restaurantgoodluck.com.

Kids Events [ WED., FEBRUARY 22 ] Rev Up School-Break Week. 11

a.m.-4 p.m. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square $14.50. 263-2700. museumofplay.org. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 25 ] Polar bear Awareness Day. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St 336-7200. senecaparkzoo.org/event/polarbear-awareness-day/.

Lectures [ WED., FEBRUARY 22 ] Celebrate Black History Month: Gee’s Bend Quilts.

12-1 p.m. Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. Lecture

by Janet Berlo 428-8380. libraryweb.org. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 28 ] Neilly Lecture Series: The Underground Girls of Kabul.

7 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, River Campus library. rochester.edu/rhees.

Theater Barnum: the Circus Musical.

Thu., Feb. 23, 7-9:45 p.m., Fri., Feb. 24, 7-9:45 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 25, 2-4:45 & 7-9:45 p.m. Greece Odyssey Academy, 750 Maiden Ln. The story of legendary showman P.T. Barnum $9-$12. 966-5300.

John.Klein@greece.k12.ny.us. odysseymusicanddrama.com.

The Cat’s Meow. Fridays-Sundays Lyric Theater, 440 East Ave Through Feb. 26. Fri. & Sat. Feb. 24, 25, 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. Feb. 25, 26, 2 p.m. Written by Steven Peros and directed by Lindsay Warren Baker, based on true story in Nov. of 1924 $21.50-$23.50. 270-1765. thecatsmeow.bpt.me.

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

Through March 12. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd Joanna surprises her liberal, white parents when she brings home John, her African-American fiancé, to meet them $25+. 2324382. gevatheatre.org.

Naked Boys Singing. Saturdays, 5-6:15 & 8-9:15 p.m., Sundays, 3-4:15 & 6-7:15 p.m. and Fri., Feb. 24, 8-9:15 p.m Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St $30. 325-4370. downstairscabaret.com.

The Sound of Music. Feb. 28-March 5. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. Through Mar. 5. Tues.-Thurs. Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2, 7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Mar. 3 & 4, 8 p.m. Sat. Mar. 4, 2 p.m. Sun. Mar. 5, 1 p.m $37.50-$77.50. 800-745-3000.

TheSoundOfMusicOnTour.com.

Workshops [ SUN., FEBRUARY 26 ] Espresso & Latte Art Class. 7-9 p.m. Glen Edith Coffee Roasters, 23 Somerton Street $40. 917497-2279. info@glenedithcoffee. com. gastronautsacademy.com.

Wellness and Health. 1:30 p.m.

Books Etc., 78 W. Main St Macedon 474- 4116. facebook. com/booksetcmacedon. [ MON., FEBRUARY 27 ] Basic Self-Defense: Awareness and Avoidance. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $15. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 28 ] Mixology 101. 7-9 p.m. Black Button Distilling, 85 Railroad St. $40. 917-497-2279. cheers@ blackbuttondistilling.com. gastronautsacademy.com.

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Movies

Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.

Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com

The 4th Annual Lubies

Best Supporting Actor: John Goodman, “10 Cloverfield Lane”

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John Goodman delivered one of the year’s finest performances in Dan Trachtenberg’s “Cloverfield” follow-up. But because his performance came wrapped in a suspensethriller and not a prestige drama, Goodman has missed out on all the awards season glory.

Genre filmmaking hardly ever gets the respect it deserves, which is a shame. As Howard, the conspiracy theorist who kidnaps Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s character, Goodman is by turns kindly, menacing, and utterly chilling. It is fantastic work from one of our best and most criminally underrated actors.

2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com

Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org

Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com

Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com

Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com

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525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com

The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org

Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com

Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com

Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com

Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com

Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com

With Oscar night arriving this Sunday, CITY’s loyal readers are no doubt waiting with bated breath for the annual “Lubie Awards,” a swanky, star-studded affair that gives me the opportunity to hand out Golden Everything Burritos to some of my favorite films and performances of the year. My tastes tend to differ significantly from the Academy’s, so “The Lubies” are my chance to honor a few of 2016’s most unjustly overlooked contenders.

The astonishingly glitzy ceremony took place this past weekend, as Hollywood’s best and brightest crammed into my spacious two-bedroom apartment. Laughs were had, speeches were given, tears were shed, and delicious Mexican food was consumed. Here’s a rundown of this year’s winners.

An extended version with additional categories can be found online at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and for a more traditional year-end wrap-up check out my picks for the Best Films of 2016.

PSST. Looking for more movie reviews?

We’ve got a bonus feature online from Adam Lubitow.

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Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Certain Women”

Newcomer Lily Gladstone made an extraordinary debut as a shy ranch hand who pines for Kristen Stewart’s law teacher in the most moving segment of Kelly Reichardt’s melancholic triptych about isolated women struggling to make their way in rural Montana.

Best Actress: Rebecca Hall, “Christine”

British actress Rebecca Hall is phenomenal in this underseen biopic about Christine Chubbuck, the Sarasota, Florida news reporter who famously shot herself on live television in 1974. Hall, with great empathy, puts us inside Chubbuck’s head — a heartbreaking and often desperately lonely place — and makes it riveting.

Best Actor: Adam Driver, “Paterson”

In his lovely, open-hearted performance as a poetrywriting bus driver named Paterson, Adam Driver

conveys the heart and soul of Jim Jarmusch’s Zenlike ode to the inspiration and contentment found in the simple act of living life.

She Can Do Anything: Janelle Monáe

Having already proven herself to be a dazzlingly gifted singer, Monáe transitioned into screen acting with ease, and gave terrific performances in not one but two of this year’s Best Picture nominees, “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures.”

With those films, she instantly proves herself to be a bonafide movie star.

Breakout Star: Black Phillip, “The Witch”

Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? I certainly would, and it’s all thanks to the spectacularly well-cast goat (named Charlie in real life) who dominates the screen in Robert Eggers’ terrifying New England folk tale.

Best Dance Sequence: “A Bigger Splash”

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling made a great team in “La La Land,” but for my money, the year’s most unexpectedly joyous and indelible onscreen boogying came from Ralph Fiennes as he performed some sweet dad dance moves to The Rolling Stones’ “Emotional Rescue” in Luca Guadagnino’s sun-dappled “A Bigger Splash.”

Best Tunes: “Sing Street” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”

Again, all due respect to “La La Land,” but my favorite original songs this year all came from John Carney’s adolescent rock stars in “Sing Street,” and the Lonely Island’s pop music mockumentary, “Popstar.” Inexplicably, neither film managed to break their way into the Original Song category at the Oscars, which is a travesty.

Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

Not all Studio Horror Sequels Suck: “Ouija: Origin of Evil”

I don’t think there’s a genre more prone to sequel fever than horror, but for some reason it often proves difficult for directors to get lightning to strike twice. Tasked with expanding on 2014’s “Ouija,” a criticallyreviled fright flick based on the popular board game, Mike Flanagan managed to knock it out of the park. This evil had origins that were smart, scary, and delivered with plenty of imagination.

Best Debut: “The Fits”

The most intriguing debut of the year came from Anna Rose Holmer and Royalty Hightower, the director and star of this enigmatic coming-of-age tale about Toni, a tomboyish 11-year-old boxer, and the mysterious affliction that begins to affect the girls at the community center where she practices. I saw the film back during its summer run, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

Villain of the Year: Grief

Death and loss have always been fruitful subjects to build stirring drama around, but in 2016, so many filmmakers dug into the grieving process that it started to seem like Hollywood might be a little depressed: “Manchester by the Sea,” “Jackie,” “A Monster Calls,” “Arrival,” “Collateral Beauty,” “Captain Fantastic,” “The Invitation,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”… I could go on. The trend lent itself to some great movies, but hopefully things will be looking a bit brighter by this time next year.

Visit rochestercitynewspaper.com on Friday for additional film coverage, including a review of “Bitter Harvest.”

[ OPENING ] COLLIDE (PG-13): An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, though he winds up on the run from his employers across Munich’s high-speed freeways. Culver, Eastview, Greece, Webster CONVOY (1978): Truckers form a mile long “convoy” in support of a trucker’s vendetta with an abusive sheriff, in this action-adventure from director Sam Peckinpah.

Dryden (Thu., Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.)

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981): In the dystopian future of 1997, the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan—now a giant maximum security prison—and a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. Dryden (Fri., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.)

GET OUT (R): An African-American man’s first visit to meet his white girlfriend’s family for the first time becomes a fight for survival in this horror-comedy from the mind of Jordan Peele. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster GRIGRIS (2013): A young man’s dreams of becoming a professional dancer are tested when his stepfather falls critically ill, and he’s forced to risk his future by smuggling oil to pay the bills.

Dryden (Wed., Feb. 22. 7:30 p.m.)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1967): A film recording of the 1962 ballet choreographed by George Balanchine and based on the Shakespeare comedy. Dryden (Tue., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.)

MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981): A folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine’s Day turns out to be true to legend when a group of teens defies the killer’s order and people start turning up dead. Little (Sat., Feb. 25, 9:30 p.m.)

PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985): Paul Reubens’ oddball manchild sets off across the country in search of his stolen bicycle in director Tim Burton’s first feature film. Dryden (Sun., Feb. 26, 2 p.m.)

THE SALESMAN (PG-13): A husband and wife move into a new flat, but an incident linked to

the previous tenant throws their marriage into crisis. Pittsford A STAR IS BORN (1937): A film star helps a young ingenue find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral. Dryden (Sat., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.) [ CONTINUING] 20TH CENTURY WOMEN (R): The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s. Pittsford ARRIVAL (PG-13): Amy Adams stars as a linguist who’s recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.

With Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Henrietta CHRONIC (R): Tim Roth stars as a home care nurse working with terminally ill patients. Little A CURE FOR WELLNESS (R): A young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from a mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster A DOG’S PURPOSE (PG): A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster FENCES (PG-13): A workingclass family struggles against the heightened racial climate of 1950s Pittsburgh. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.

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further encroachment of the colonizers. And both events reverberated into the future, looked back upon as early examples of anti-colonial resistance.

Surrounding the Xhosa panel are modern scenes depicting the adopted influence that has transpired in the space between then and now: an African priest clutching a bible and a golden crucifix; a 19th century soldier in a Royal British uniform; a suited businessman relaxing at home; a fashionable couple in a ballroom; and a discussion between black and white politicians.

Detail of a chapter of Meleko Mokgosi's The subjects who inhabit Mokgosi’s time-hopping panels are chieftains, dictators, "Pax Kaffraria" at MAG. PHOTO BY KEVIN FULLER clergymen, soldiers, civilians, school children, activists, herdsmen, cattle, dogs, and bigMokgosi’s juxtapositions and the fractured game creatures, drawn from Mokgosi’s narratives that they imply. own photographs from trips to Botswana, The viewer is thwarted in the attempt to and appropriated from farmer’s digests and parse either a linear narrative or even an ultimate wedding periodicals. meaning of what is being seen. “‘Pax Kaffraria’ appeals through its literalness, its semblance of In his introductory essay, “Phantom History, familiarity and promise of a totalizing history, Phantom Nation,” for the book “Meleko but its brilliance is in its self-avowed and glorious Mokgosi’s Pax Kaffraria,” Binstock writes that failure to deliver,” Binstock writes. these subjects would seem to be recognizable, Mokgosi’s work is grounded in classical even knowable, but “whatever clarity the painting, as evidenced by his expert depictions parts have, the effort to draw connections of figures and animals, but his subject matter between them is persistently undermined” by is presented almost film-like. In his notes for

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the project, Mokgosi writes, “Although my work falls within the convention of painting, I borrow from cinematic techniques and tropes to construct all the frames and the installation as a whole.”

His realism is mitigated with fragmentation; open space alludes to the passage of time between “scenes.” He often stages his figures near rendered walls and furniture to give a sense of setting, but figures also float in empty space, or fade from detailed renderings into sketchy brushstrokes and charcoal lines.

With the absence of linear narration, we cannot merely fall back on the tired and hollow celebration of “progress”; we must instead acknowledge the myths and legends of triumph, but also closely examine how these ideas are incorporated into lived reality.

“History is constantly something that is being used in the present, to support a particular end, a political position or ambition or strategy,” Binstock says. “It’s relevant now, this whole issue of what is a nation, what is a national identity, what is an immigrant or what is patriotism, or nationalism — especially what is nationalism. All of these questions are important and they’re always timely questions.”

Chapter VI, “Fully Belly,” is installed at

Rochester Contemporary, along with several

massive after-study drawings. Wall text refers viewers to the central scene, the coronation of a chief, in which traditional and contemporary elements are combined, “confusing, complicating, and perhaps even making fun of an event that confers exceptional power on an individual.”

The work illustrates the absurdity to a scene like this, the kind of pomp surrounding it, says Bleu Cease, director of Rochester Contemporary.

And with that absurdity, there is perhaps a wariness of giving any single person that amount of power and deference.

“The image sets the stage for a narrative about how the idea of power permeates all aspects of life in many nations across Africa, from the highest ranks of government to village leadership, and at the level of the individual,” wall text states. “Mokgosi includes a variety of figures with roles in the military, government, and industry, suggesting how people in powerful positions use state resources to secure the loyalty of others.”

Cease says he is particularly interested in Mokgosi’s use of animals, here represented in a variety of dog breeds and the Boer goat.

“In talking with him about dogs specifically, he is really interested in humans’ allinclusive manufacture of this species, and different breeds having these loaded cultural uses,” he says.

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The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 134 Fiddlers Hollow, Penfield, New York 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE ] Black Bridge Realty (East Bluff), LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on December 29, 2016 with an effective date of formation of December 29, 2016. Its principal place of business is located at 134 Fiddlers Hollow, Penfield, New York in Monroe County.

The Secretary of State has

been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 134 Fiddlers Hollow, Penfield, New York 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE ] Blackbird Son Productions LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/3/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 47 Amerige Park Rochester, NY 14617 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Brad Weaver, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/7/16. 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 91 Thunder Ridge Dr., Rush, NY 14543. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Capital NY3 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/16. County: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony Dinitto, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Capital Two LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/16. County: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony Dinitto, LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose.

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Legal Ads > page 23 [ NOTICE ] Carefree Estates MHC, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/28/16.

Cty: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1672 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. General Purpose.

Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 74 Apollo Dr. Rochester, NY 14626 General Purpose

process to LLC’s principal business location at 45 Sycamore St., Rochester, NY 14620.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

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Kj Pac LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/6/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 688 Hightower Way Webster, NY 14580 General Purpose

Name of LLC: Popp Heating & Cooling, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 12/13/16.

Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 390 Peart Ave., Rochester, NY 14622.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Charles Marino Consulting, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/28/16. 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 43 Skelby Moor Ln., Fairport, NY 14450.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

Knucklebones Publishing LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/10/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Hugh A. Sullivan 408 W Commercial St #4 East Rochester, NY 14445 General Purpose [ NOTICE ]

Gregory Outdoor Advertising, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/6/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Edmond Gregory Gorges 3380 Monroe Ave #107 Rochester, NY 14618 General Purpose

KRAHE-Z DESIGNS, LLC filed Articles of Incorporation with N.Y. Secretary of State on 08/03/2016. Office location is in Monroe County. The N.Y. Secretary of State is designated as an agent for service of process.

Any process shall subsequently be mailed to 35 Talamora Trail Brockport, NY 14420.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any business permitted under the law.

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IGY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/12/2016. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 34 Lightfoot St., Rochester, NY 14623, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Lao Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/23/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, New York, 14603 General Purpose

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[ NOTICE ] K&K Prop-Mgmt LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/23/16. Office: Monroe

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com

[ NOTICE ] MCI Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 01/19/17. 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

[ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: PROSIGHT DEVELOPMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 2/9/17.

Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 60 Browns Race, Rochester, NY 14614.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Nancy Foster Design Anthropology, LLC Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/2017 Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of processes to 160 Rockingham St, Rochester, NY 14620 Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for an on premise consumption beer, wine, cider and liquor license has been applied for by Paulino J.D. Management LLC dba Roncone’s, 232 Lyell Ave, Rochester, NY 14608. County of Monroe, for a restaurant under the alcohol beverage law.

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4 Ways Express LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of 12/06/16. 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 14 F Brook Hill Ln, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 7544 ROUTE 31, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/17.

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, 15 Chatworth Circle North Fairport, New York 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of A&L ROC Associates LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/28/16. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Alliance Master Landlord LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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 Alliance Master Tenant LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/14/16. 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 Antonelli Self Storge at East Ridge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/12/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Craig Antonelli, 22 Foxboro Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity.

the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 46 Lori Ln., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful act

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Notice of Formation of Deli Sandro’s LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/11/17.

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 at 1147 S. Plymouth Ave, Rocheser, NY 14608. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of BARTON’S PARKSIDE HOTS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/10/2017. 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, 104 West Ave., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BEAR RUN PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/17. 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 Daren S. Chentow, 125 State St., Ste. 400, Rochester, NY 14614.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CASCADILLA CREEK MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/26/17.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 220 Hibiscus Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Conversion CRM, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) DATE. 7-28-2016 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 at 3380 Monroe Ave, Suite 207, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activities./ [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of D & M Freeze Drying & Dehydration Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/28/2016. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of

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[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Whalen Transport, LLC; Date of filing: 1/13/17; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 464 North Road, Scottsville, New York, 14546; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Fairfax Realty, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/17. 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 at 69 Lake Lea Road, Rochester, NY 14617 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FINGER LAKES CUSTOM RENOVATIONS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/17.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 15 Stonefield Pl., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Glacier Cryogenics, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/14/16.

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 at 8055 Strutt Street, Wayland, NY

14572. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Hickory Manor LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/5/16.

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 333 Andrews St., Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JAS Holdings I, LLC, Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/10/2017. 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 57 James Moore Circle, Hilton, New York 14468.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JN of New York, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Department of State on December 30, 2016.

Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: PO Box 10793, Rochester NY 14610.

The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mainsail Studio LLC.​ Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01/27/2017​ . 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 at 34 Williamsburg Rd Pittsford, NY 14534 .​Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Baker Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/23/17. 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 Morgan Centerpointe

Apartments LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/15/16. 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 Morgan Facilities LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/13/16. 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 Morgan Perrys Realty LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/19/17. 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 MS Baker Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/25/17. 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 MUSTARD STREET COMPLEX, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/11/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Theordore J. Filer, 1136 Rt. 31, Macedon, NY 14502. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of NRM Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/25/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process

Legal Ads to: 85 Old Well Rd., Rochester, NY 14626.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Ought LLC. Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy. of State (SSNY) on 1/09/17.

Office located in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to 210 South Ave., Apt. 207, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of OuRochester, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/02/2016.

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 at 186 Bock Street, Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Paul Adams Family Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/31/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, Attn: Paul Adams, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PRECIOUS METALS & STONES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/14/17. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1555 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Thomas Nary at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Sell online gold and diamond business. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Roc-Prop.com, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) Dec.12, 2016. 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 at 511 Winncastle St., Simi Valley, CA 93065.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation

of Rochester Area Community Foundation Health LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/27/16.

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 500 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SAAZ IM&E LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/17. 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, 148 East Path Rise, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SODUS SHORES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/10/17.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: PO Box 217, Webster, NY 14580.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph M. Shur, Relin, Goldstein & Crane LLP, 28 E. Main St., Ste. 1800, Rochester, NY 14614. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Iannelli Group, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) December 22, 2016. 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 at 30 Smugglers Lane, Rochester, NY 14617 Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of TOTAL PROPERTY SOURCE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Gabriel W. Weiler, 72 Beau Ln., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WEILER REALTY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17.

Office location: Monroe

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Gabriel W. Weiler, 72 Beau Ln., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wildflower Birth Support, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/6/16. 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 at 55 Bradford Rd, Pittsford, NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WINROSS REALTY COMPANY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/17. 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, 2100 Hylan Dr., Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qual. of Morgan Waverly Realty LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/20/16.

Off. loc: Monroe Co. LLC org. in DE 12/16/16.

SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom proc. against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. DE off. addr.: 3500 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901.

Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purp: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CSMC 2007-C1 - 33 W 55th Street LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/20/17.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 600, Irving, TX 75039. LLC formed in DE on 1/18/17. 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 EIP Communications I, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/10/17. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 1435 Bedford Ave., Suite 108, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

LLC formed in DE on 7/5/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 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 Ironclad Energy Partners LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/17/17. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 640 Quail Ridge Dr., Westmont, IL 60559. LLC formed in DE on 6/10/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 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 MagPump, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/17. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/4/16. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 64 Eagle Pine Way, Rochester, NY 14623. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904.

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 MURPHY VALIANT ELECTRIC LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Massachusetts (MA) on 01/13/17. Princ. office of LLC: 1 Commerce St., Branchburg, NJ 08876.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom

process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Brian Leary, Valiant Power Group, Inc. at the princ. office of the LLC. MA addr. of LLC: 7 Riverside Dr., Pembroke, MA 02359. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of Commonwealth, One Ashburton Pl., Rm. 1717, Boston, MA 02108-1512.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of RANDSTAD FEDERAL LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/06/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 09/30/08. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Presidential Way, 4th Fl., Woburn, MA 01801. 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. Cert. of Form. filed with GA Secy. of State, 2 MLK, Jr. Dr., Ste. 313, Floyd W. Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334-1530.

Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of RANDSTAD HR SOLUTIONS OF DELAWARE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/09/17. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/19/98. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of RANDSTAD PROFESSIONALS US, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/11/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/03/02. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Div. of Corps. DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401

Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

& mail to 206 Oak St #1 East Rochester, NY 14445 General Purpose

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Notice of Qualification of RANDSTAD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/01/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/03/02. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity

OL Invest LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/22/16.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of RANDSTAD US, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/19/98. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of South Towne CVP LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/19/17.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in DE on 12/23/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Community Veterinary Partners, 100 N. 20th St., Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19103, principal business address. DE address of LLC: 1679 S. Dupont Hwy., Suite 100, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Oak Street Enterprises, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/18/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served

[ NOTICE ] Pawn Real Estate LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/18/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Perl Holdings LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/19/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] PROGRESSIVE PILATES

BY KRISTEN, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/18/16.

Latest date to dissolve: 12/31/2066. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 10 Starcrest Lane, WPebster, NY14580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

ROCHESTER SIGN CO LLC Articles of Org filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/30/2016 Office in Monroe County SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall copy of process to 27 Abby La, Rochester, NY 14606.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Sassy & Fabulous LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/13/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 516 N Creek Crossings Rochester, NY 14612 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Smart Deli and Convenience, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on October 28, 2016. 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 a copy of any process shall be mailed to Corporate Filings of New York, 90 State Street, Ste 700, Office 40 Albany, New York, 12207. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]

Renegade Goods Co., LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/19/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Alison Fupra 105 Garden Dr Fairport, NY 14450 General Purpose

Sutherland Business Solutions, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/1/2016. LLCs 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 LLCs principal business location at 1676 Lake Rd, Webster NY 14580.

LLCs purpose: any lawful activity

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Ridgeway Athletics, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/3/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 1227 Ridgeway Ave #D Rochester, NY 14615 General Purpose

TCBJR Properties, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/28/16.

County: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose.

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[ NOTICE ] RIDGEWAY EQUITY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/17/16.

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, 245 Birchwood Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ]

[ NOTICE ] TOV BAY PROPERTIES LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/05/16.

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, 245 Birchwood Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Legal Ads > page 25 [ NOTICE ] Vs Real Estate Services, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/23/17. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 85 Silvarole Dr Rochester, NY 14623 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Wade Cleaning Enterprise, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/3/17.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address/RA Cornelius Wade 327 Troup St. Rochester, NY 14608 General Purpose [ NOTICE } Lkp Event Productions, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/23/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 17 Lamp Post Dr Rochester, NY 14624 General Purpose [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Mendon Acres, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 01/18/17. 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 11 Split Rail Run, Penfield, NY 14526. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Color Sentinel Systems, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 9/24/15. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 97 Ridgeland Road, Suite #2, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Effortless Systems, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 1/3/17. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall forward service of process to 97 Ridgeland Road, Suite

#3, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Holley Environmental and Weatherization, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/23/2017.

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,Whitney Ridge Road, Building 40, Apt. E8, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of U A Maintenance, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on January 30, 2017. 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, 28 Limerick Lane, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE of FORMATION of SEDOR AUTO SALES, LLC ] Art. of Organization filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/27/16. Office of location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent if LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1483 Creek Street Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BATTLESHIP ENTERPRISES, LLC ] Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 12/29 /16 Office Location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served.

SSNY may mail copy of process to 1494 Chigwell Lane North, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Alpine Property Rentals LLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on January 13, 2017 with an effective date of formation of January 13, 2017. Its principal place of business is located at 581 Pine Grove Avenue, Rochester, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has

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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 581 Pine Grove Avenue, Rochester, New York 14617. 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 SALE ] Index No. 2016-9664 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs.

Eileen Bilak a/k/a Eileen L. Bilak; Discover Bank, Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated January 13, 2017, entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the Foreclosure Auction Area, Hall of Justice Lower Level Atrium, 99 Exchange Boulevard, Rochester, New York, in the County of Monroe on March 1, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Greece, County of Monroe and State of New York, known as 3972 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, NY 14616; Tax Account No. 060.073-34. Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $76,254.39 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest.

DATED: January 2017 Matthew J. Rich, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 2016-011700 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Pensco Trust Company Custodian FBO Theodore J. Welter IRA #3681, Plaintiff

vs. CHARLES HAIN; ROBERT JEWETT, if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said ROBERT JEWETT, 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; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF HOLDERS OF THE NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE 1; THE CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CITIBANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; ENVOY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS INC.; CHASE BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY OF MONROE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BY COMMISSIONER OF LABOR; CITY OF ROCHESTER; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; INCLIMA LAW FIRM, PLLC and JOHN DOE Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in

the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: January 17, 2017 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Daniel J. Doyle, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated January 23, 2017, 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 76 Idle Lane, Town of Brighton, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 148.05-1-15 (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 $9,739.89, 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 Pensco Trust Company Custodian FBO Theodore J. Welter IRA #3681 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 238-2000 aiacchetta@phillipslytle. com [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No.7973/2016 Filed 02/09/2017 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the Mortgage premises is situated.

CitiMortgage, Inc. Plaintiff- against Judith A. Luciano, as Heir and Administratrix of the Estate of Agnes G. Kozloski, Michael J. Kozloski, as Heir to the Estate of Agnes G. Kozloski, Joseph F. Kozloski, as Heir to the Estate of Agnes G. Kozloski, if living and if Joseph F. Kozloski be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to

Plaintiff, Stephen R. Kozloski, as Heir to the Estate of Agnes G. Kozloski, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, Chili Venture, LLC, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): 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 twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $36,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of MONROE on April 15, 1987, in Book 8075, Page 200, covering premises known as 188 Parkway, Rochester, NY 14608. 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Com plaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage Company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage Company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Williamsville, New York By: Stephen J. Wallace, Esq. Frenkel, Lambert,

Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street (Main Office) Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-081694-F00 TO: Joseph F. Kozloski, as Heir to the Estate of Agnes G. Kozloski [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION ] Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Monroe Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: I2016010873 Midfirst Bank Plaintiff vs Gerald W. Cone, Jr., Donna Cone, Frank B. Iacovangelo, Unknown Heirs To The Estate Of Rose Epstein As Heir To The Estate Of, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America Acting Through The IRS, John Doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, persons or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.)

Defendant(s) Mortgaged Premises: 133 Alcott Road, Rochester, NY 14626 SBL #: 074.15-410 To the Above named Defendant: 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 Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental 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. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Monroe. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO Unknown Heirs to the Estate of Rose Epstein, Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Gail A.

Donofrio of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated January 17, 2017 and to be filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Monroe, in the City of Rochester. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated December 12, 1989, executed by Gerald W. Cone, Jr., Donna Cone and Rose Epstein (who died on October 14, 1999, a resident of the county of Monroe, State of New York) to secure the sum of $71,622.00.

The Mortgage was recorded at Book 9874, Page 223 in the Office of the Monroe County Clerk on the December 12, 1989. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed December 12, 1989 and recorded on February 21, 1990, in the Office of the Monroe County Clerk at Book 792, Page 263. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed February 24, 1997 and recorded on March 28, 1997, in the Office of the Monroe County Clerk at Book 1167, Page 187. The property in question is described as follows: 133 ALCOTT ROAD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: February 14, 2017 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose.

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