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City’s plan for aqueduct is flawed

As part of ROC the Riverway, the City of Rochester is about to embark on a design for the Broad Street aqueduct bridge, undoubtedly the most important historic structure remaining in our Central Business District. Broad Street Underground (BSU), a non-profit citizen advocacy group formed to preserve the aqueduct, is 100 percent behind this transforming project. However, we have a concern about its implementation.

Based on statements by the city administration, we believe the city is about to undertake a flawed design. It

will be based on old land-use data, and all design alternatives assume that the upper deck of the aqueduct will be removed. Such an assumption can only lead to unnecessary community controversy, whereas a thorough appraisal of all alternatives both with and without the deck can truly help the community make an informed decision. The community deserves to know the pros and cons of many designs, not just those of a narrow pre-selected set of alternatives.

With only deck-removal design alternatives, the aqueduct design will be based on the old 2012 Broad Street Corridor Master Plan. Many major development projects have occurred since then: the Midtown developments, ESL headquarters, the transit center, the River Edge housing, the Terminal Building, the Inner Loop development, and others.

The aqueduct alternative analysis needs to consider these new land-use patterns.

The new analysis should also include evaluation criteria not previously considered. Private-sector involvement and investment;

preservation of the space for future generations; use of historic tax credits; public maintenance costs; transit and auto traffic flow; preservation of all three of our transportation heritages — canal, subway, and auto and bus; availability of an enclosed connection across the river, and other such criteria should be included.

Who knows? Maybe the community will still select an alternative design with the bridge deck removed.

But why bias the proposed design alternatives and cast doubt on the design recommendations?

BSU strongly encourages the mayor, if not the governor, to require city staff to conduct an appraisal of all alternatives for the aqueduct with new design evaluation criteria, new land-use data, and new citizen input. The entire Rochester community deserves this responsive approach.

Like the old Doublemint gum commercial, BSU believes keeping the Broad Street deck will double the pleasure and double the fun of the aqueduct project by developing both inside and on top of the

The Broad Street Bridge in downtown Rochester, with the historic aqueduct in the lower section.

The city hopes to remove the top roadway layer. FILE PHOTO 2 CITY

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aqueduct. Help Save Broad Street and the historic space below for future generations by contacting BSU at Childsarchitectandbsu@ gmail.com.

JOHN THOMAS, ROCHESTER

Thomas is a member of BSU Aqueduct Transformation, Inc.

We should heed Yang’s warning

Folks in the Rochester area should already know what it’s like to see technology displace thousands of workers. Prime examples are Kodak and Xerox.

Taxes didn’t kill these industries, technology did.

As a result, small business all over the city have closed over the years or require less workforce.

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is warning us about the fourth industrial revolution, and we should take heed. We already see stores closing in our malls and plazas. We all know why: Amazon. Automation is sucking up thousands of jobs and millions of dollars right here in Rochester.

Amazon’s warehouses are wall to wall robots and one “clerk,” the internet, that has replaced thousands of workers. The company is developing autonomous delivery systems, spending hundreds of millions on the technology. We already see one clerk for 12 selfcheckouts at Walmart, and that is beginning integrated into our restaurants.

Looming on the near horizon, automation and AI will displace millions of workers in our most common jobs.

The call-center workers, temp workers, fast food workers, truck-bus-pizzaUber-Lyft-taxi drivers; even the radiologist, paralegal, surgeon, and law enforcement officer: all are

threatened, literally. Google any position followed by “automation” or “AI.” Yes, new jobs and fields will be created, and certain fields, such as those requiring mechanical skills, are not as threatened. However, people with high student loan debts and many displaced workers will be unable to recover.

And in any disaster, the poor and minority communities are often hurt the worst and never recover.

We have a chance to get ahead of it. If a candidate can get Whoopi Goldberg and conservative talking head Ben Sharpio to agree, image what he can do about the tribalism and divide that we currently have in this country.

So what are we going to do? Do we stop the innovation or embrace it?

Yang is making the case that we need to redefine what we see as “work,” because frankly there will be less available. Isn’t the parent raising a child at home “work”? Or the Little League coach? Or the musician or artist? Isn’t adding cultural value “work”?

The last industrial revolution led to mass despair, deaths, violent protest, and eventually labor unions and a national holiday, Labor Day. Technology needs to work for the benefit of our society, not harm it. In a $20 trillion economy, we can afford universal basic income.

(Yang’s plan for a VAT doesn’t even touch that.)

We have the opportunity to overcome partisanship before we have mass chaos.

Let’s put humanity first instead of profits. Some say anyone working 40 hours a week shouldn’t live in poverty. Yang is saying in a country as rich as ours, no one should live in poverty.

MATTHEW CHAPMAN, FARMINGTON

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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK | BY DAVID ANDREATTA

We’re listening at CITY Something extraordinary happened at CITY last week.

For the first time in 48 years, a name other than Mary Anna Towler was printed under the title of editor in the masthead. That name was mine.

It was humbling and a little daunting.

Towler is diminutive in stature – standing under 5 feet tall – but her shoes are huge.

Towler and her husband Bill founded CITY in the attic of their Rochester home on Westminster Road in October 1971, before most of the people now working in the newsroom were born, including me.

They launched the endeavor with $5,000 partly to put Towler’s journalism chops to use – she was a full-time reporter before starting a family – and partly to fill a void they saw in news coverage of city neighborhoods.

“We can take on little things that the downtown papers can’t worry about,” Towler, who was caring for three young children at the time, told the Democrat and Chronicle in 1972. “We depend on Gannett for world and general news, but they can’t devote space to little neighborhood problems.”

That the Towlers would grow their venture into a vehicle for news, arts, and culture in Rochester that demanded attention from more robust media outlets in town was nothing short of remarkable.

The couple, and their creation, command respect. They have mine.

Every manual on “leadership” says something about projecting confidence when assuming a position of authority.

But only a fool takes the helm of an operation that’s been humming for the better part of a half century and acts like he has all the answers.

That I didn’t have all the answers was evident on my second day on the job, when I asked CITY News Editor Jeremy Moule how to file a story.

The best editors I’ve known earned the trust of their staff over time. They listened to them and their ideas about what was working well and what wasn’t, and then made thoughtful changes collaboratively. I pledge to do the same.

The best editors also earned the trust of readers over time. CITY would be nothing without you, and your opinions on coverage are valued, We invite you to tell us what changes you’d like to see. Don’t be shy.

CITY, like every other alternative weekly newspaper and their daily cousins, has to change in some ways if it is to endure for another halfcentury. Which ways? The staff and I will figure most of that out together in time.

Speaking of wanting to hear from you, though, the staff and I are already talking about enabling the now-dormant “comment” function on CITY’s website at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

There’s plenty of debate about the issue across the media landscape, as news outlets struggle with moderation and, in some cases, legal issues that can arise from some comments.

Of course, we encourage you to discuss stories on our social media channels, too.

You’ll also now find at the bottom of all our reports the email addresses of our staff writers. We want your feedback directly, and providing you with our email contact is an easy way to help you connect with us.

Another necessary change is already in effect. The recent acquisition of CITY by WXXI has journalists from both outlets expanding the platforms on which they reach their readers, listeners, and viewers. That effort will continue and broaden in the future.

Also essential is diversifying the voices in CITY to better reflect our city and region. Staff diversity leads to superior and different coverage and diminishes the groupthink that results in unintentional bias. That effort starts now.

What won’t change at CITY is what has kept alt-weeklies kicking: distinctive editorial content that isn’t afraid to take risks, just like the Towlers a lifetime ago.

That means a healthy blend of news, investigations, culture, and commentary that elevates public discourse, enlightens, and entertains. Our coverage should make you think and feel something – anything – whether it be outrage, elation, sorrow, or a palpable sense of who we are and where we live.

Rochester, like all places, is an amalgam of division and unity, conflict and creativity, all of which make for great storytelling.

The CITY team will continue to do our best to ensure those traits jump from the page, the screen, and your radio, in our reporting.

Doing so is in our DNA. As CITY Arts and Entertainment Editor Rebecca Rafferty told me the other day when she sensed I was searching for answers, “Don’t worry. We got this.”

Thank you for reading.

David Andreatta is CITY's Editor. He can be reached at dandreatta@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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DEVELOPMENT | BY DAVID ANDREATTA

News

Pittsford village faces budget-busting legal fees The village of Pittsford could have to pay $351,000 in legal fees – about 24 percent of its annual operating budget – related to protracted litigation over a proposed housing and restaurant development on the Erie Canal.

A state justice this month granted a request by the plaintiff in the case, a civic organization called the Friends of Pittsford Village, for “reasonable attorney’s fees.”

The organization’s lawyer, Alan Knauf, on Friday filed paperwork with the court detailing $350,831 costs dating to 2012, when the Friends of Pittsford Village first sued the village.

The organization claimed trustees violated the state’s Open Meetings Law in negotiating the size of the development, Westport Crossing, behind closed doors. The court found in favor of the organization in December.

“It’s been a lot and, frankly, we haven’t been paid a lot because no one knew it would be this mammoth undertaking,” Knauf says.

His request requires court approval, and the village plans to appeal the order granting legal fees. Mayor Robert Corby expressed some doubt about the amount sought.

“To me, that seems like a pretty high number for the amount of time Knauf has spent on that issue,” Corby says.

Westport Crossing litigation has consumed a considerable portion of the village’s budget in recent years.

This fiscal year, the village allocated $125,000 for litigation, or roughly 8 percent, of its $1.49 million budget. Should the village be ordered to pay the amount Knauf is seeking, it wouldn’t be the first time it busted that line.

A state audit in 2017 found the village exceeded its cumulative budget of $565,000 for legal expenditures between 2014 and 2016 by 65 percent – or roughly $368,000.

The village has invested more than $1 million in defending lawsuits related to its handling of Westport Crossing, whose developer Mark IV Enterprises, proposes to build 167 apartment units and a 125-seat restaurant at 75 Monroe Ave. A budget presentation to trustees last year indicated most of the $1.5 million the village had spent on lawyers between 2013 and part of 2018 was related to the project.

David Andreatta is CITY's Editor. He can be reached at dandreatta@rochester-citynews.com.

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Dealing with the district’s budget issue: (from left) Representative Joe Morelle, Mayor Lovely Warren, and school board President Van White. FILE PHOTOS

EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

RCSD financial crisis builds The Rochester City School District is facing perhaps one of the most serious crises it has had in recent history: Its leaders just learned that it has significantly overspent its 2018-2019 budget and the school board and administration are scrambling to find answers as the district’s critics pile on.

Several days have passed since the discrepancy was found by an external auditor. But on Monday, school officials were no closer to providing any answers: • They say they still don’t know how much the district overspent, though the Democrat and Chronicle

reported that it “was likely in the range of $50 million.”

• They say they don’t know how it will affect students, teachers, and programs.

• And they say they don’t know how the budget shortfall from 2018-2019 will impact this school year’s budget.

Superintendent Terry Dade, who joined the district July 1, posted a video to Twitter over the weekend where he said that he’d assembled a team to “review the circumstances that brought us to this point.” He also said that he has no plans to reduce staff.

But Dade may have to revise those plans depending on where the

investigation leads and the amount of overspending that’s uncovered.

The district’s crisis drew a chorus of sharp criticisms. Responding to appeals from local leaders, a spokesperson for State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli said auditors from his office will examine the school district’s finances. House Representative Joe Morelle sent a letter to US Attorney General William Barr asking for an investigation into the matter.

Morelle, speaking to local media, referred to Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s report and his warnings about the district’s financial continues on page 12

In other words, county taxpayers are subsidizing “a considerable amount of money” for affluent members of a luxury gym to have an indoor pool.

COMMENTARY | BY DAVID ANDREATTA

Midtown Athletic isn’t for everybody.

So why is everybody paying for it?

In defending his application for $535,000 in tax breaks to help finance a $10.3 million expansion of Midtown Athletic Club, the club’s general manager Glenn William told WXXI’s Connections, “Midtown’s not for everybody.”

With individual and family memberships at $177 and $336 a month, respectively, he wasn’t kidding.

But Monroe County’s industrial development agency, Imagine Monroe, made sure every county taxpayer paid a fraction of the expansion when its board voted last week to grant the sales and mortgage-recording tax exemptions Midtown sought.

“Thank you very much,” the agency’s chairwoman, Ann Burr, said to William and his lawyer after the vote. “Continued success to you.”

The meeting was held at Ogden Town Hall, about 15 miles west of the club on East Highland Drive in Rochester, where members have access to 18 tennis courts, an outdoor swimming pool, a spa, a restaurant, and boutique befitting a high-end fitness facility.

The planned expansion will bring more over the next three years, namely a seven-lane,

25-yard indoor pool, an indoor turf field, new fitness studios for cycling, cross-training, and boxing, and a new lobby.

After the vote, William acknowledged that Midtown would have proceeded with a “scaled-back” version of the project had the board rejected the application for tax breaks.

“We might have had to consider not building that pool,” he said. “We’re talking about a considerable amount of money.”

In other words, county taxpayers are subsidizing “a considerable amount of money” for affluent members of a luxury gym to have an indoor pool.

Imagine Monroe, whose board rarely turns down a request for a handout, cited the 20 full-time jobs and 10 part-time jobs Midtown anticipated the project would generate.

What none on the board asked was how many of those jobs would have been realized had Midtown moved forward with a scaled-back version of its expansion wholly on its own dime.

Construction of an indoor pool alone doesn’t account for those 30 jobs. So, how many jobs are county taxpayers really getting for their investment? No one will ever know.

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Imagine Monroe highlighted a benefitto-incentive ratio for the project of 14-to-1, an assessment it derived from using an online cost-analysis tool developed by the Center for Governmental Research, a Rochester public policy think tank.

But factored into that assessment were all the jobs that would have been created anyway had Midtown been forced to scale back.

Also noteworthy is that CGR’s chief economist, Kent Gardner, has said he objected to Imagine Monroe’s use of the tool and its conclusions in this case.

“It’s not the job of taxpayers to make sure that Midtown Athletic Club survives and thrive and is competitive in the market,” said Rachel Barnhart, a Democratic candidate for the Monroe County Legislature who is expected to be appointed to a seat in the coming days and raised concerns about the Midtown tax breaks last week.

Asked about such criticism after the vote by a reporter, William replied, “Let’s face it, the funds are available and we qualified for the funds. Wouldn’t I be foolish not to apply for the funds?”

Indeed, he would.

Midtown Athletic Club.

PHOTO BY DAVID ANDREATTA

Criticism of these tax breaks is not with Midtown, but with Imagine Monroe. The law gives the board great discretion when it comes to offering assistance from beleaguered taxpayers, and decisions like this leave one to wonder whether what degree of discretion is being exercised.

Midtown’s application passed the board by a vote of 4-to-1.

One Midtown member, Steven Sanow, made the trek to Ogden for the meeting. He was distressed about the public financing his club’s expansion.

“This is a Ritz-Carlton club and I think they’ve misjudged the demographic here,” he said. “People can’t afford it.”

“It’s not for everyone,” he added later, “so why in the world would everyone be paying for something that isn’t for them?”

David Andreatta is CITY's Editor.

He can be reached at dandreatta@rochestercitynews.com.

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Karla Reyes Ríos, photographed with two of her children, has struggled, but, she says, “I like Rochester a lot.” PHOTO BY LILLIAN COLÓN, IBERO HURRICANE MARIA | BY NOELLE E.C. EVANS

Two years after Maria, survivors make Rochester home Hurricane Maria touched down in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, and in the months following it, thousands of families relocated to Rochester. Many of them are still here.

Karla Reyes Ríos, a mother of three from San Juan, recalls Maria as powerful, dangerous, and chaotic. “Wow, the water – you could swim in the water,” she says.

“The windows crashed down and the door couldn’t close, because literally the water was coming through.”

About 50 miles south of San Juan, on Puerto Rico’s southern coast, Jose Nieves Ortíz was also trying to survive the storm with his family.

“I saw through the door, “ he says, “because the door was made of glass. I saw pieces of my neighbors’ homes going past the house. I 6 CITY

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thought, ‘My God, help them.’ And through all my worry... I thought, ‘My God, please let nothing happen to my children or my home.’”

Reyes Ríos and Nieves Ortíz are two of some 130,000 people displaced by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. More than 3,000 people died in the storms.

Maria hit only two weeks after Irma touched down and between the storms, Reyes Ríos had endured the loss of a pregnancy. But she felt she had to keep going, she says, to support her family.

“My children are small,” she says. “They didn’t know what was happening. But for me it was super intense, super, super intense, because I had to literally feed them cold spaghetti, because it was what we had to eat.”

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The two hurricanes devastated the island’s infrastructure. There was no water and no electricity. “I could be in line to buy ice,” Reyes Ríos says. “And I knew that I was the last person in line to get the last ice they had. And behind me, there were around 40 more people. And I knew that if I was going to buy the ice, they would go without it.”

Reyes Ríos came to Rochester about a month after Hurricane Maria – the first time she had ever left Puerto Rico, and her first time on an airplane. “I made this decision for my kids,” she says. “I decided to leave, and leave my mom and my brother there and help them from here.”

Her mother died of cancer the following February.

Between 5,000 and 8,000 people came to Rochester from Puerto Rico after the hurricanes, according to Julio Saenz of IberoAmerican Action League, a human services agency with a long history of helping the Latinx community. Fátima Grullón, a case manager with Ibero, says she worked with hundreds of displaced people.

“I can see that one of their biggest traumas was to leave their land and their hometown and their families,” Grullón says. “A lot of them had to leave their families there to settle down here and then come and get them after they were settled in Rochester so, it was painful.”

Some, like Nieves Ortíz, had family members with them. The 78-year-old now goes to Ibero’s Spanish-language senior center and says he’s comfortable. His daughter also looks after him. But he says he struggled with the winter shortly after coming here. “Little by little,” he says, he adapted, but when he first got here, “it was bad – the cold and the snowstorms. In Puerto Rico, we don’t have snow, and here it’s so bad.”

In fact, Rochester received more than 120 inches of snow that winter. And Ibero’s Julio Sáenz says people were arriving in flip-flops and with no coat. Ibero and other organizations formed a coalition to address immediate needs, including getting people winter clothes.

Through Ibero, Nieves Ortíz now has access to senior programming, and Reyes Ríos has access to day care. But Reyes Ríos, like others, is still struggling to get by. Her main obstacle has been affording a place to live.

Grullón’s job is to help people in similar situations connect with basic resources, like health care, job placement, and housing. Two years later, some of the former Puerto Rico residents still need that support. Housing in particular continues to be “a big crisis” in Rochester, Grullón says, “and we are trying to fight hard to meet this need.”

At first, Reyes Ríos was on public assistance.

Then she got a job and was able to start paying rent, but recently, she lost that job. The distance to work “complicated things a lot for my kid’s schooling,” she says.

The language barrier has also been an issue for Reyes Ríos. She’s back to filling out paperwork for public assistance so she can afford housing. She wants to take English classes, she says, and to make sure her children learn the language as well. She doesn’t want them to run into the kind of obstacles she’s been facing, she says.

Nieves Ortíz says he’d like to go back to Puerto Rico for the winter if he could, but Reyes Ríos says she doesn’t plan on it. “To think of it all, I like Rochester a lot,” she says. “I don’t think of going back for now. I lost my mom, but I have my little brother there. Really, I don’t miss anything except them.”

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WHY THE UN CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT MATTERS

The media and climate activists must ‘name and shame’ laggards, says the UN special envoy

CLIMATE CHANGE | BY MARK HERTSGAARD

This story originally appeared in The Nation.

It is republished here as part of CITY’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.

As world leaders converged on New York City for the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23, they entered what may have been the most consequential week in climate politics since Donald Trump’s surprise election as president of the United States in 2016. Trump, of course, announced soon after taking office that he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, the landmark treaty signed at the last big UN climate summit in 2015. UN Secretary General António Guterres convened this week’s summit precisely because the United States and most other countries remain far from honoring their Paris pledges to reduce heat-trapping emissions enough to prevent catastrophic climate disruption. The events of recent days — including a global climate strike on September 20 by the activists whose protests in the past year have pushed the term

“climate emergency” into news reports around the world — may help answer a question that has loomed over humanity since Trump’s election: Can the rest of the world save itself from climate breakdown if the richest, most powerful nation on earth is pulling in the opposite direction?

Adopted in December 2015, the Paris agreement stands as the strongest achievement of climate diplomacy since governments first debated the issue at the UN Earth Summit in 1992. In a shock to climate insiders, the agreement not only committed signatory governments to limit temperature rise to the relatively less dangerous level of 2 degrees Celsius. It also obliged governments to keep temperature rise “well below” 2ºC and, in a major victory for the most vulnerable countries, to strive for 1.5ºC. That half-degree may not sound like much, but it spells the difference between life and death for lowlying coastal nations such as Bangladesh and island states such as the Maldives — two of many places that, science says, would literally disappear beneath the waves with more than 1.5ºC of warming.

The announced US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement was big news, but also widely misunderstood. Despite Trump’s bluster,

the US withdrawal still has not happened.

Precisely to guard against such capriciousness, the negotiators in Paris stipulated that every signatory was legally bound to remain in the agreement until four years after the treaty took effect, which would only happen after countries responsible for 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions ratified it. Thus, the Paris Agreement did not take effect until November 4, 2016. That means the United States cannot leave until November 4, 2020 — which, not by accident, is one day after the US 2020 presidential election. If Trump loses that election, his successor almost certainly would move to remain in the Paris Agreement.

Trump was not expected to attend this week’s summit; the US delegation was instead led by Andrew Wheeler, a former coal company lobbyist who is now the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. In keeping with Trump’s denial of climate science and his administration’s dismantling of environmental regulations and accelerating of fossil fuel development, Wheeler testified to the US Senate last January that he would not call climate change “the greatest crisis” facing humanity.

What we need is for all actors to put in practice their commitments [and to] recognize that whatever they had in mind before, they need to do much more — because climate change is running faster than we are, the situation is much more serious than we thought.”

- LUIS ALFONSO DE ALBA, UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES’S SPECIAL ENVOYFOR THE SUMMIT

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GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

ACTIVISTS: DO MORE ON CLIMATE AND DO IT FASTER CLIMATE CHANGE | BY JEREMY MOULE

Local climate activists, especially younger ones, have a clear message they want to convey: There’s no time left for denying climate change, nor can we delay aggressive, meaningful action any longer.

Their mantra: Governments at all levels need to do more. and they need to do it faster. And people need to work together to get their elected officials take actions that cut domestic carbon emissions.

Past generations could have done more to act on climate change, but they didn’t. So now “we have a time crunch,” says Paige Zimmermann, a senior at Webster Schroeder High School and president of the Webster-based Hope Climate Movement. Action has to be drastic and it has to happen soon, she says.

Zimmermann was one of a half-dozen Rochester-area students who traveled to New York City for a massive youth climate strike on September 20, in advance of the UN summit.

The demonstration, an extension of the school climate strike movement catalyzed by 16-year old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, called for an end to the fossil fuel age.

The youth want to show elected leaders and people in power in the business and public sectors that they are deeply concerned about how climate change will impact their future, says Hridesh Singh, a senior at Brighton High School and cofounder of the school’s climate club.

“We will feel the brunt of the effects of climate change,” Singh says, “and we are trying to do something about it.” And preventing the worst effects of climate change will require a global movement that the US will have to be a part of.

Already, the Rochester region has seen examples of climate refugees. More than 130,000 Puerto Ricans were displaced

by Hurricane Maria, a storm that climate change intensified.

Some of those people came to Rochester; the city school district had an influx of several hundred students whose families had fled the devastation.

The September 23 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City was supposed to serve as a call to action for governments across the world as well as what the UN calls civil society: different communities across the world.

UN member nations are supposed to be taking aggressive steps to curb their climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of the Paris climate agreement, the nations set a global goal of cutting those emissions by 45 percent within a decade and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to the UN’s page for the summit. And they were supposed to bring to the summit “concrete, realistic” plans for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.

But the Trump administration is dismissive of climate change and the president has been trying to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, the agreement at the center of the UN summit. Trump has also been rolling back important environmental programs established during the Obama administration, many of which were geared toward cutting the country’s carbon emissions.

Individual states such as New York and California have taken aggressive action to slash climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions. Both states, for example, have 10 CITY SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2019

“Don’t bring a speech, bring a plan!”

Addressing climate change will require significant action at all levels of society, says Abby McHugh-Grifa, executive director of the Rochester People’s Climate Coalition. FILE PHOTO

laws requiring utilities to provide increasing amounts of renewable energy. They also have programs to encourage investment in renewables infrastructure.

But climate activists say the states haven’t gone far enough.

They want New York officials to stop the expansion of natural gas infrastructure in the state, for example. Rochester climate groups have gotten involved in a pending RG&E rate case. They’re trying to convince state regulators to direct the utility to invest less money in natural gas infrastructure and spend more on incentives that allow people to replace natural gas appliances with high-efficiency electric alternatives.

At the local level, activists and residents are pushing their elected leaders to make communities more bike- and pedestrian-friendly, to make it easier for homeowners and businesses to install solar panels, and to embrace programs that make it easier for households to buy renewable energy. And they’re making progress.

Climate change “touches too many areas of our lives,” and addressing it will mean significant change at all levels of society, says Abby McHugh-Grifa, executive director of the Rochester People’s Climate Coalition.

To that end, local climate and social justice groups are holding a Rochester Climate Strike on September 27, during which they’ll call on governments at all levels to take some specific actions.

The rally and march starts at 3:30 p.m. in front of City Hall, 30 Church Street. More information is available at facebook.com/ events/510104239765838/.

Jeremy Moule is CITY's News editor. He can be reached at jmoule@rochester-citynews.com

For months now, that’s what Secretary General Guterres has been telling heads of state and government. Instead of the endless blah-blah-blah heard at most UN meetings, Guterres wanted this summit to be more like “show-and-tell,” a meeting where governments share concrete and replicable examples of how they are cutting emissions and boosting resilience to the climate impacts already unfolding. As such, the summit aimed to address a glaring deficiency of the Paris Agreement. In part, because the agreement made emissions cuts voluntary, global emissions have continued to increase since 2015. On current trends, the earth is heading towards 3 to 5 degrees C of temperature rise — enough, scientists warn, to destroy civilization as we know it.

“The secretary general has very clearly demanded that all participants identify very concrete measures that can be implemented immediately,” Luis Alfonso de Alba, Guterres’s special envoy for the summit, said in an interview with Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of 250 news outlets around the world to strengthen coverage of the climate story.

“What we need is for all actors to put in practice their commitments [and to] recognize that whatever they had in mind before, they need to do much more — because climate change is running faster than we are, the situation is much more serious than we thought.”

Asked how the world can meet the “well below 2ºC” target when the current US government is doing all it can to increase global warming, Alba, a career diplomat from Mexico, steered clear of criticizing the Trump administration. “We need higher political will not only in one country but in a number of them,” he said, before pivoting to add, “We’re very much impressed by what states, cities, and businesses are doing in the US to move into renewables…. We are quite confident that the US will contribute to solutions, even if the decision to withdraw by the current administration is maintained.”

Indeed, then-Governor Jerry Brown announced at a climate summit last September that he signed an executive order committing California, the world’s fifth-biggest economy, to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2045. This summer,

New York state, whose economic output is roughly equivalent to Russia’s, passed a law requiring the state to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040. The Under2 Coalition, a group of more than 220 state and local governments around the world representing 43 percent of the global economy, is likewise committed to keeping temperature rise well below 2ºC. The climb remains very steep, however.

Scientists with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared last October in their landmark Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC that humanity had to slash emissions by 45 percent by 2030, on the way to net-zero by 2050, to hit the 1.5ºC target. Failure to do so would condemn many millions of people, particularly in poor and vulnerable countries, to destitution and death and make irreversible global warming more likely. Such dramatic emissions reductions, the scientists added, would require the transformation of the global energy, agricultural, transportation, and other sectors at a speed and scale without precedent in human history.

China, the other climate superpower along with the United States, will therefore have to do better as well. China won plaudits in the lead-up to the Paris summit in 2015 by closing many of its coal-fired power plants. But coal burning in China has recently crept back up, and Beijing has also financed construction of coal plants in other nations, particularly in support of its massive “Belt and Road” initiative to construct ports, railways, and other infrastructure across Asia to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

Alba commends China for promising to go beyond the emissions reductions it pledged in Paris, but he adds, “We are asking them to do much more and in particular to green the Belt and Road initiative. It’s quite important because of the scale of that initiative that they do not support coal plants but instead renewable energy.”

When Secretary General Guterres gaveled the summit’s plenary session to order this past Monday, the 12-year deadline outlined by the IPCC scientists will have shrunk closer to 11. Meanwhile, the burning of the Amazon, Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of the Bahamas, this summer’s heat waves across much of the Northern Hemisphere, and countless less-heralded disasters illustrate that climate disruption is no longer a worrisome future specter but a punishing current reality.

Greta Thunberg at the European Parliament. COURTESY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Alba nevertheless draws hope from the heightened public concern and activism against the climate threat. “Compared to 10 years ago, the level of public involvement is very different,” Alba said, “and that’s to a large extent because the news media is talking about it more and young activists are demanding action.”

In the United States, activists with the Sunrise Movement and other groups have protested against Democratic and Republican politicians alike and demanded that the government implement a Green New Deal. Championed by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive rock star congresswoman from New York, and modeled on the New Deal jobs and investment programs President Franklin Roosevelt implemented to pull the country out of the Great Depression in the 1930s, the Green New Deal calls for the government to kick-start the transformations of energy and other sectors the IPCC says are needed. Such a massive investment program will also, the activists say, create millions of jobs and reduce economic inequality. Central to the plan is “climate justice,” the notion that poor and nonwhite individuals and communities have suffered the worst from climate change

and therefore should get precedence for the jobs and opportunities flowing from a Green New Deal.

Activist pressure has helped make the Green New Deal the de facto position of the US Democratic Party, while also spreading the idea overseas. Each of the leading Democratic candidates in the race to replace Trump has endorsed one version or another of a Green New Deal. Bernie Sanders proposes a particularly robust program that will, he promises, “end unemployment” by creating 20 million new jobs and also help developing nations dump fossil fuels in favor of renewables.

Guterres has gone out of his way to boost the visibility of the climate youth, most notably Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who is the best-known face of the climate movement.

Thunberg’s “School Strike for Climate,” begun a year ago in her hometown of Stockholm, spread like wildfire around the world, inspiring hundreds of thousands of students to skip classes and take to the streets to demand that governments, in Thunberg’s words, “act like the house is on fire—because it is.” Guterres invited Thunberg to keynote a special one-day youth climate summit on September 21 and also to address world leaders at the plenary session on September 23.

Alba recognizes that the public is sometimes skeptical of UN conferences, and he acknowledges that the UN “does not have the means to enforce” the commitments made by governments in the Paris Agreement. Instead, he puts his faith, again, in the ability of public pressure to compel governments to do the right thing.

“As in many other parts of international law,” he says, “the enforcement rests in the follow-up and the ‘name and shame’ role of civil society—to expose that a country is not complying with what they’ve committed to.

The media plays an important role there, and so do activists.”

Meanwhile, Alba’s own teenage son has given him advice on how to make the case for action: Don’t talk so much about the future that youth will inherit but rather about the climate disasters happening now.

“He had a point,” says Alba. “This is an emergency we need to deal with today, not tomorrow. Talking about 2030 and 2050 is important because science gives us those dates for achieving certain objectives, but there’s the danger that it tells people that we have time to make these changes. And that is a mistake.”

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problems. And he called the situation a civil rights issue since the majority of the district’s students are children of color.

Morelle was not alone. County Executive candidate Adam Bello, a Democrat, agreed with Morelle’s call for a Department of Justice investigation and he called on the state to create a control board “to intervene, straighten out the finances, ensure our children receive the education they deserve, and protect taxpayers.”

Mayor Lovely Warren also had a forceful response. Monday, Warren announced that she wants state officials to “sever the connection” between city government and the Rochester school district, a change that would require the district to raise its own funds. City government provides a little over $119 million of the district’s nearly $1 billion budget.

Currently, school districts in New York’s largest cities — Rochester is one of them — do not have the authority to raise funds through property taxes the way suburban and rural districts do. The urban districts depend on city governments to approve their budgets and collect taxes to help pay for their expenses.The city school districts receive most of their funding from state and federal governments and from grants.

If the state legislature and the governor agree to Warren’s request, the district would become fiscally independent and would have its own taxing authority. Voters would have to approve the district’s budget each year. This would present a huge challenge for a city like Rochester, which has a high poverty rate and a limited tax base.

The district’s financial team has been pouring over data. Board president Van White says that there are two areas that may have led to the shortfall: mandated improvements in the district’s special education services and increases in health insurance costs.

Superintendent Barbara DeaneWilliams led the district during the budget year in question. Deane-Williams left in January of this year and Interim Superintendent Daniel Lowengard was left to hammer out the 2019-2020 budget. Long-time board member Willa Powell, who chairs the board’s finance committee, says the committee meets quarterly but they get monthly financial statements. However, they don’t always get accurate updates for May and June because some vendor invoices come in 12 CITY SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2019

after the June 30 end of the fiscal year, Powell says.

“And we don’t learn about that until around now,” she says. Powell says whatever the shortfall turns out to be, it will have to be reconciled in this year’s budget.

During this year’s budget deliberations, Interim Superintendent Lowengard warned board members that the district’s spending was exceeding its revenue, something that was pointed out earlier by Distinguished Educator Aquino in his report. Powell says board members understood this was something the board needed to work on.

But during that same time period board members were acting under a false assumption that the prior year’s budget was balanced. In a May 14, 2019 special board meeting, Everton Sewell, the district’s chief financial officer told board members the 2018-2019 budget was on track to be balanced at the end of the year, according to minutes from the meeting.

Over the weekend, board member Beatriz LeBron broke with her peers and squarely placed the blame on her fellow board members, specifically White and Powell. In a statement to the media, she said that former superintendent Deane-Williams, board president White, and Powell ignored her warning about “spending well into this fiscal year.”

LeBron, who chairs the audit committee, asked for White to step down as president and Powell to step down as chair of the financial committee.

Many things about the crisis, even after several days, remain surprisingly unclear.

For instance, where are shortfalls coming from? Are they the result of overspending across the board or in specific departments?

Why has it taken the administration days to review a budget that was supposed to be balanced? Why did the district recently borrow $50 million from the city and what was that money for?

White said last week that the administration would give a full-accounting of the matter on October 8, but the pressure to get answers is building rapidly. And so are concerns about accountability. As unpleasant as it may be, it will be difficult to avoid consequences.

White said he is not averse to accountability, including a control board. “At this point, all options are on the table,” he said.

Tim Louis Macaluso is CITY's education reporter. He can be reached at tmacaluso@ rochester-citynews.com

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URBAN ACTION This week’s call to action includes the following events and activities.

(All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.)

Book talk on press freedom

Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will present a discussion of David McGraw’s book “Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts,” on Tuesday, September 24.

McGraw is the deputy general counsel for the New York Times and he advises reporters who are breaking stories. The discussion is part of the library’s Books Sandwiched In series. Jim Memmott, retired senior editor for the Democrat and Chronicle, will review McGraw’s book. The event will be held at the Central Library’s Kate Gleason

Auditorium, 115 South Avenue, from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m.

Strike for climate

The Rochester People’s Climate Coalition will hold a “Global Climate Strike-March” on Friday, September 27. The march is being held to show solidarity with people around the world who are walking out of their workplaces, schools, and homes to demand an end to the use of fossil fuels. The march in Rochester will start at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 30 Church Street, and end at the Federal Building, 100 State Street.

Getting guns off Rochester’s streets New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office is hosting a Rochester gun buyback event on Wednesday, September 25. The event is being

held in collaboration with the Rochester Police Department at First Genesis Baptist Church, 292 Hudson Avenue, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Answers on cannabis law

NY HempLab, OWN Rochester, and Roc NORML will host “Communities and Cannabis,” on Thursday, September 26. The event is the first of a series designed to help educate the Rochester community about existing and proposed laws concerning cannabis in New York. Decriminalization, the war on drugs, and legalization are some of the topics that will be covered. The event will be held at Brue Coffee, 960 Genesee Street, from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Registration: bit.ly/communitiesandcannabisrsvp.

Dining & Nightlife

"The Royale" (front) comes with Italian sausage and capicola; pictured here with added grilled onions, pepper jack, and spicy mustard.

PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH

Sublime subs Calabresella’s on Park 210 PARK AVENUE DAILY, 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. 355-4460; INSTAGRAM.COM/CALABRESELLASONPARK [ REVIEW ] BY DAVE BUDGAR

You would be forgiven if your initial response to another sub shop opening in Rochester was an eye roll and a groan. Stand anywhere with your eyes closed, spin around and point, and chances are you’d hit some iteration of a restaurant selling subs, often along with pizza and/or chicken wings. But after visiting Calabresella’s on Park, you might leave believing in the sandwich as gustatory pinnacle, and your response might be something like, “What took them so long?!”

Calabresella’s does not make pizza.

Calabresella’s does not make wings.

Calabresella’s does, however, focus keenly on making some of the freshest, most interesting, bursting-with-flavor sandwiches you’ll find anywhere. Calabresella’s elevates the humble sub into something sublime.

Will Mammoliti, who runs Calabresella’s on Park, explained that the deli’s origins go back to his grandfather’s business, International Imports, which occupied Bull’s Head Plaza in the mid-1960s. That business moved to Gates in 1974, where the original Calabresella’s (an homage to family roots in Calabria, Italy) was born and has since anchored space — owned by Will’s father, Dominic, since 1992 — on Buffalo Road. As the Mammolitis sought a return to the city, Will grew enamored with the Park Avenue building that formerly housed Great Harvest Bread. After purchasing and renovating it, Calabresella’s on Park opened in May. To be sure, Calabresella’s does prepare traditional — yet uncommonly delicious — cold subs, with fresh, often local, high-quality ingredients. The roast beef comes from local purveyor Red Osier, and the sopressata is an authentic Calabrian-style salami. Other deli meats come from Boar’s Head, and all of them can be sliced into cold cuts and taken home.

For those who don’t want to eat meat, the Super Veggie sub includes fresh vegetables, marinated artichokes, marinated mushrooms, and roasted red peppers.

Calabresella’s sources its rolls from Gaetano’s Bakery, and subs are available in three sizes: large (13-inch), small (8-inch), and mini (6-inch), and in wraps, which include spinach, tomato-basil, and wheat. Homemade egg salad, tuna salad, olive salad, antipasto salad, and tortellini are made daily.

Few things trigger involuntary drooling for me like anticipating a well-crafted sub of Italian meats. Local icon DiBella’s has cornered that market for me for years. To see how Calabresella’s measured up, eating an Italian assorted sub ($11 large, $9 small, $7 mini, and $7.95 for a wrap) was essential research.

Crammed with ham, salami, capicola, and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, banana peppers, pepper jack cheese, and drizzled with seasoned oil, this sub was every bit the worthy competitor of DiBella’s.

But the stars of the show here are the signature hot subs, which are elegant in simplicity, robust in coalescence of flavors.

One of Calabresella’s best-selling subs is one of the tastiest (and messiest) hot subs I’ve had: The Colon Kicker ($13.50 large, $11 small, $8 mini, and $7.95 for a wrap). Thinly-sliced, lean, grilled steak traded punches in my

mouth with thinly-sliced, spicy capicola.

I savored mine with imported Provolone, grilled onions, and Frank’s Red Hot sauce, all plentifully stuffed inside the flattopgrilled roll that serves as the envelope for all hot subs, which are also all finished with sprinkled Parmesan. The resulting synergy a taste explosion of drippy deliciousness — a multiple-napkin affair.

Thankfully, Calabresella’s strategically places stacks of napkins across the curved counter in front of the large windows that allow diners to gaze out onto the Park/ Goodman intersection. Napkins also appear on each of the nine tables, as well as the few outdoor tables. Calabresella’s also employs a simple but clever customerand environmentally-friendly innovation: for wrapping leftovers, a stack of large aluminum foil squares (not Styrofoam boxes) sits on a table near the center of the deli.

Popular and prevalent in the Buffalo area, the fried bologna sandwich ($12 large, $10 small, $7 mini, and $7.95 for a wrap) most often holds a thick slab of the lunchmeat.

Not at Calabresella’s, where delicate slices, charred from the grill, are folded neatly into the rolls. I chose to order it in its simplest form, with only spicy mustard (traditional yellow and honey mustard are also available) as an accoutrement, along with the sprinkled Parmesan. There’s also a fried bologna and egg sandwich, along with a host of other breakfast sandwich options and coffee, for the morning crowd.

The Royale ($12 large, $10 small, $7 mini, and $7.95 for a wrap) includes Italian sausage, along with grilled capicola; I had mine with grilled onions, pepper jack, and spicy mustard. This combination of distinct flavors melded marvelously: salty, spicy, and scrumptious.

Calabresella’s pays attention to detail and pampers sandwiches — the attractive presentation of all subs speaks to that — and people. Dominic and Will have made friendliness and familiarity with customers a staple. Other staples, among many Italian specialties, are such local delicacies as hot dogs and dog treats from Zweigles; Country Sweet sauces; Fiz soda; Frank’s Lemon Italian Ice; baked goods from Leo’s, Cheesy Eddies, and Special Touch Bakery; arancini from Mama Napoli, and Will’s own creation, Will’s Dills pickles.

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Music

[ ROCK ] Thrice with Mewithoutyou, Drug Church, Holy Fawn Tuesday, February 4. Anthology. 336 East Ave. $25. Ages 16 and up. 6:30 p.m. 484-1964. anthologylive.com; thrice.net.

[ A CAPPELLA ] Bobby McFerrin and Gimme5 Wednesday, March 4. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

60 Gibbs St. $35-$100.50. 7:30 p.m. 274-3000. esm.rochester.edu/theatre; bobbymcferrin.com.

Karuna: Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $15 FOR STUDENTS, $20 AT DOOR BOPSHOP.COM; ADAMRUDOPH.BANDCAMP.COM

[ WORLD MUSIC ] “Karuna” is a term meaning compassion in the spiritual path of Buddhism. If you apply that concept to music, it would be tough to find two more sympathetic players than percussionists Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph. It’s as if they are speaking to each other through their instruments. Aside from drums, they’ll be enriching their sonic palettes with djembe, thumb pianos, tabla, vocals, and more. Drake has played with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and more, while Rudolph has worked with Pharaoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef, and others.

— BY RON NETSKY

Amy McCarley THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 ABILENE BAR & LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $5 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM AMYMCCARLEY.COM [ AMERICANA ] Amy McCarley has a deep alto voice with

an affectionate delivery, which she pairs with a combination of fingerpicking and strummed folk-rock guitar technique.

Her third studio album, “MECO” – named after a space shuttle program acronym that stands for “main engine cut off” – observes McCarley’s journey from working as a NASA contractor to becoming a full-time musician. The Alabama-based singer-songwriter pursues straightforward Americana-rock melodies to make you feel good.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

PHOTO BY HIROSHI TAKAOKA

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ]

Andrés Vial

ACOUSTIC/FOLK John McConnell. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

9 p.m.

Rochester Folkus. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. Every other Wednesday, 7 p.m. Andy Cohen. $10.

Tradewind Trio. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 7 p.m.

‘Sphereology Volume One’ Chromatic-Audio andresvialmusic.com

Yamantaka//Sonic Titan SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $10 | AGES 18 AND OVER; UNDER 21 WILL CALL ONLY AT TICKETWEB.COM | BUGJAR.COM YAMATANKASONICTITAN.COM [ EXPERIMENTAL ROCK ] Yamantaka//Sonic Titan is a wildly experimental theatre company/psych-rock cult based in Toronto. Complete with anime-infused black, white, and red costumes and face paint, the collective pushes genre boundaries.

The music ranges from progressive metal to psychedelic pop, with thunderous drum crashes, lightning-fast guitar lines, and a wash of vocal melodies. The band delivers an ethereal but chaotic live experience, filled with echoing electronic timbres and heavy breakdowns.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

The False Positives WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 THE RECORD ARCHIVE, BACKROOM LOUNGE, 33 1/3 ROCKWOOD STREET 5 P.M. | FREE | RECORDARCHIVE.COM THEFALSEPOSITIVES.BANDCAMP.COM [ ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ] You can’t put your arms around a memory, but you’ll come awfully damn close when you spin The False Positives’ new single “Eyes Wide Open.” With its fat slash-andtwang guitar and healthy, stealthy backbeat, the song is utterly righteous. It’ll remind you of The Heartbreakers – Johnny Thunder’s, not Tom Petty’s – especially when teamed up with the band’s melodic bone-saw charge on its first single “Good Enough for Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

The opening track of Montreal-based pianist Andrés Vial’s “Sphereology Volume One” may cause jazz listeners to do an aural double take.

“Bluehawk” strongly recalls pianist Ahmad Jamal’s recordings of the late-1960’s, but in this case Vial’s piano is matched by Peter Bernstein’s guitar. Like Jamal, Vial and Bernstein nicely exploit the spaces between the notes. The spare approach works well because “Sphereology” explores of the music of Thelonious Monk, whose compositions are so brilliant, they need no embellishment to shine.

Vial covers some of Monk’s most famous songs (“Think of One,” “Green Chimneys,” and “Ask Me Now”) but he also includes less familiar tunes like “Work” and “Coming on the Hudson.” While bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Rodney Green bolster the first six tracks, bassist Martin Heslop and drummer André White take up the rhythm on the final three.

— BY RON NETSKY

Anat Cohen Tentet

AMERICANA Hart Brothers. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

The National Reserve.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $10.

BLUES

Reverend Kingfish: House Party of the Damned. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m.

CLASSICAL

‘Triple Helix’ Anzic Records anatcohen.com

Peter Dundas: “Der Rosenkavalier,” a New Version. Fairport Library, 1

Over the last two decades Israel has been such a strong breeding ground for jazz musicians, it’s become the new New Orleans, the Big Uneasy.

Among Israel’s top musical exports is perpetually poll-topping clarinetist Anat Cohen. “Triple Helix,” her new album with her wonderful Tentet, finds her at the top of her game, soaring and adventurous throughout. Cohen shares the spotlight with Musical Director Oded Lev-Ari, whose arrangements are nothing short of brilliant.

The title tune, a three-part suite by Lev-Ari, is wide-ranging in moods and musical styles. The first movement features a double solo by Cohen and guitarist Sheryl Bailey that verges on a visit to the Hotel California. Cohen contributes three excellent originals, including the beautiful “Miri” and the elegiac “Morning Melody (Epilogue).” Among the covers, “Milonga Del Angel” is a gorgeous treatment of an Astor Piazzolla classic, while “Lonesome Train” by Gene Roland evokes Duke Ellington.

Village Landing. 223-9091.

7 p.m.

RPO Around the Town.

Church of Love Faith Center, 700 Exchange St. 454-3270.

7:30 p.m.

JAZZ

Ott & Davis Jazz Duo.

Prosecco, 1550 NY 332.

Farmington. 924-8000.

5:30 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Jan The Actress, Heckdang, Small Signals. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5. continues on page 21

— BY RON NETSKY

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Music

Rochester musician Beef Gordon is an offbeat crooner whose stage presence is somewhere between shady and chic. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH

Mystery Beef Beef Gordon BEEFGORDON.BANDCAMP.COM FACEBOOK.COM/BEEFGORDON [ FEATURE ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

Beef Gordon is different than most Rochester musicians. He’s technically a singersongwriter, but you won’t find him strumming a guitar or playing at a piano. Instead, Gordon is more of an offbeat crooner, accompanied on the stage only by a microphone and prerecorded keyboard tracks. Conspicuously dressed in vintage clothing (seemingly snatched from the 70’s), large-rimmed glasses with a rose tint, and occasionally a “Maid of the Mist” nautical captain’s hat, he resembles a lost character from the film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”

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Gordon’s stage presence might be described as somewhere between shady and chic. He sings in a charismatic but shaky baritone about shadowy adventures, and in between verses, his posing and dancing alternates between suave and awkward. On the debut full-length album “Queen Shade & Etc.,” for example, he jumps headlong into what could be a toxic relationship on “Queen Shade” and tries to evade the authorities for ambiguous reasons on “Don’t Call the Cops.”

The backstory on Gordon – the eccentric alter ego of Buffalo Sex Change guitarist Phil Pierce – is admittedly murky. (How murky?

Gordon denies his association with Pierce.)

On social media, Gordon refers to himself as both an ex-evangelical Christian and a former white-collar criminal. A conversation with the man reveals nothing conclusive: He grew up with a keyboard around the house and the religious music of the rock band Petra and the

a cappella group Glad. As a teenager, he once did missionary work as a mime in Belize, but he didn’t take to it. He speaks vaguely about embezzling money at a previous job and skipping town after an acquaintance of his went missing for a brief time – an episode he details in the as-of-yet unreleased track “Beige Corolla.”

It’s difficult to distinguish between creative embellishment and reality in the music and persona of Beef. “I would say it’s emotionally honest, but not always literally truthful,” Gordon says. “It sets the record straight for me. I think if somebody else who was maybe in one of my songs heard it, they would not think that that was very truthful. But it is honest to my feelings.”

Gordon acknowledges that contradiction is embedded in his approach to the music. “Beef was a way for me to hide,” he says, “and then I started doing music, and now it’s giving me more attention, which is not what I intended.”

Gordon is a self-aware artist who seems to embrace the cognitive dissonance in his lyrics as well as in his creative approach, particularly as it relates to his religious background. On the song “Snake in the Grass” (set to appear on the forthcoming album “The Ballad of Beef Gordon,” tentatively slated for release on December 20), he is sprung from jail after a three-day stint and lands in a seedy bar, where he unsuccessfully tries to pick someone up.

He promptly thanks Jesus for his freedom.

Though the effect can be unsettling, Gordon doesn’t shy away from mixing the licentious and unethical with the sacred.

“I think a lot of good art comes from shame,” he says, maintaining that being transparent about past mistakes provides context for the present.

In addition to his original material, Gordon embraces seemingly creepy and weird aspects of pop music through his cover song choices, from Billy Ray Cyrus’s 90’s single “Achy Breaky Heart” – a modern take on the murder ballad trope – and The Village People’s unabashed disco hit “Macho Man.” Although the costumed band may come off as comedic kitsch now, The Village People were groundbreaking for the transparency in their music about living a sexual lifestyle that was considered taboo in the late 70’s and early 80’s, Gordon says. “What I’m attracted to is seemingly those who are kind of liberated in a way,” Gordon says. “They put on a costume and they could be themselves.”

When it comes to Gordon’s musical approach, he gave himself parameters for stripped-down instrumentation – a lower singing voice and a Casio keyboard – that would be direct and simple, while avoiding potential chaos. He wanted to avoid using too many instrument tracks, which he says would make the music sound excessive.

“A lot of music is boring – slow r.p.m.’s – or it’s just really heavy, bro kind of stuff,” Gordon says. “I wanted to do something that was simple, but moving, and not following all the rules of how pop music should be.”

Whatever Beef Gordon’s ultimate aim may be, it’s clear he doesn’t want to be accused of being uninteresting. “I don’t want to be bored,” he says. “I want to be excited. And all I’m trying to do is be exciting to somebody else.”

CITY Music Editor Daniel J. Kushner can be reached at dkushner@rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17

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RPO Around the Town. Greece

Mike Kaupa/Max Greenberg Duo. Prosecco, 1550 NY 332.

Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd. 225-6160. 7:30 p.m.

[ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK John Weyl. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

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Shubhendra Rao & Saskia Rao-De Haas. Hatch Hall, 26

Gibbs St. 274-3000. 7:30 p.m. $26.

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Composers’ Concerts. Hatch

AMERICANA

Adam Ezra Group.

CLASSICAL

Lincoln Hill Farms, 3792 Rte 247. Canandaigua. lincolnhillfarms.com. 6 p.m.

Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-3000. esm.rochester.edu/theatre/.

12:30 p.m.

Farmington. 924-8000.

5:30-8:30 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Aaron Rizzo. Dinosaur BBQ, 99

Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m.

Eggy, Thick Thurdays. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9:30 p.m.

Horse Jumper Of Love, Carpool, Ewtonio, Jem. Small World Books, 425 North St. 7 p.m. $5-$10 suggested.

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Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 5-6 p.m.

Ross Bracco. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603.

7 p.m.

AMERICANA

CLASSICAL

FLX Bluegrass All-Stars. Lincoln

Faculty Chamber Recital. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. 395-2787.

7:30 p.m. $5.

Hill Farms, 3792 Rte 247.

Canandaigua. lincolnhillfarms. com. 5 p.m. $10/$15.

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Answer The Muse. The Clover

Center for Arts & Spirituality, 1101 Clover St. 319-9807.

7-9 p.m. $15.

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CLASSICAL | SOCIETY FOR CHAMBER MUSIC IN ROCHESTER PHOTO BY HIROSHI TAKAOKA

The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester starts its new season this Sunday afternoon with a number of introductions: a local concert debut for Michael Wayne, the Eastman School of Music’s new clarinet professor; an SCMR debut for violinist Willa Finck of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; and what is most likely the Rochester debut of the Clarinet Quintet by the long-lived Austrian-British composer Hans Gál (1890-1987), whose music is undergoing a recent revival. This quintet was written as recently as 1977, but with its mellow, melodic beauty, it sounds at home with Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet. Adding just a bit of spice to this rather sweet pairing is Hugo Wolf’s “Italian Serenade” for string quartet. The other musicians involved in this extremely pleasing program are violinist and SCMR Artistic Director Juliana Athayde (pictured), violist Olivia Chew, and cellist Lars Kirvan.

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presents its season-opening concert on Sunday, September 29 at 4 p.m., Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue.

Pre-concert talk at 3:30 p.m. $35. 624-1301. chambermusicrochester.org.

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DJ/ELECTRONIC

Mad Zach, Meso, Half Human.

Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $15.

Signal > Noise: Spellbound.

The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 9:30 p.m. $5.

Bethlehem Steel, Kal Marks, Natural Habitat, Anamon. Bug

Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8.

Big Logic & the Truth Serum.

153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

5:30 p.m.

RPO: Prohibition. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. $30 & up.

Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 5 p.m.

Dave Riccioni & Friends. M’s 4300 Bar & Grill, 4300 Culver Road. 467-2750. Last Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m.

Double Trouble. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima.

624-2080. 7 p.m.

Kung Fu Grip. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m.

Sublime tribute. $6/$10.

Peg Leg Ida. Johnny’s Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8:30 p.m.

SIRSY. Sticky Lips, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544.

8:30 p.m.

Who’s That?. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m.

POP/ROCK

SKA

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Fairport. 315-3003.

8 p.m.

JAZZ

Calabrese, Chwazik & Curry.

Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

Exodus to Jazz: Four80East, Paradigm Shift. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964.

7:30 p.m. $25-$40.

The Occasional Saints. Abilene,

W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. 9 p.m.

Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup. com. 8 p.m. $5.

Jack Baron. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

Mary Monroe & Nate Coffey.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 5-7 p.m.

Mike Gladstone & Rob Smith.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 8 p.m.

Peter Mulvey, Mike Powell. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 4510047. 7 p.m. $15.

BLUES

Durham County Poets. Abilene, 153

Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $10/$15.

Joe Beard. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m.

COUNTRY

Monica Hall Band. Nashvilles,

4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta.

334-3030. 9 p.m. $5.

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Jazz, Judah & Jeans. Legacy Drama

No Camouflage: Genesis Rock Theater. Anthology, 336 East Ave.

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The Time Bandits. The Angry Goat Pub, 938 Clinton Ave. 413-1125. 9:30 p.m.

The Tragedy Brothers. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

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170 East Ave. 413-5745. 7 p.m. $12/$15.

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Sunday Family Funday with John Carter. Lincoln Hill Farms,

3792 Rte 247. Canandaigua. lincolnhillfarms.com. 2-5 p.m.

Tyler Westcott. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m.

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ROC City Ringers. Gates Hall,

4107 Lake Rd. w-phs.org. 4 p.m.

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Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 624-1301. hochstein.org.

3:30 p.m. $35.

House, 112 Webster Ave. 4715335. 7:30 p.m. $25-$40.

Laura Dubin Duo. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 8 p.m.

RPO: Prohibition. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. $30 & up.

Steve Greene. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m. $10.

Ave. bugjar.com.

8 p.m.

Erin Bowman. Record Archive, 33

141 East Avenue

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1964: The Tribute. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. Geneva. thesmith.org. 8 p.m. Beatles. $27$47.

Dick Storms & Friends. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 2441210. 5-8 p.m. Guilty Pleasures: Songs We’re Embarrassed to Admit We Like.

Mike Pappert. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima.

624-2080. 7 p.m.

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Spirit Room, 139 State St. 3977595. 7:30-10 p.m. $5.

Grove Place Jazz Project.

Rochester Music Hall of Fame, 25 Gibbs St. rochestermusic.org.

7 p.m. $10.

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Captured! by Robots, Behold..the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Sulaco.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $10.

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Kaleidoscope Collective, 936 Exchange St., Building A. 484-0194. 7:30 p.m. $10.

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Art

Mara Ahmed’s artwork, “My parents, Nilofar Rashid and Saleem Murtza,” will be on view as part of a “Current Seen” exhibition, “This Heirloom,” curated by Amanda Chestnut and Mara Ahmed at the Douglass Auditorium. PHOTO PROVIDED

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“Current Seen” FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 VARIOUS LOCATIONS | CURRENTSEEN.ORG [ PREVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Whenever Rochesterians applaud the richness of the arts in this region, they also tend to loudly lament the lack of resources dedicated to the arts, the diminishing opportunities for arts writers, and the fact that so many young artists feel they need to seek better opportunities in bigger cities. In the past year or so, several groups of culturally-focused individuals and institutions have stepped up, organizing some new approaches to inject fresh energy into solving this puzzle. The newest of these hopeful endeavors, “Current Seen,” kicks off in earnest on October 4, pulling together loads of artists, curators, institutions, and venues to present more than 25 projects at 16 sites.

“Current Seen” is the most recent iteration of the many-headed beast that evolved from 22 CITY SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2019

the Rochester Biennial. In 2017 Rochester Contemporary Arts Center inherited the Biennial from the Memorial Art Gallery and immediately restructured its model. What had long been an invitational showcase of six regional artists became a multi-venue series of exhibits geared toward encouraging collaboration between small galleries, promoting challenging work, and exploring new curatorial models.

This year, with RoCo as a lead organizer once again, the biennial has further evolved into and even more complex network of contemporary visual arts exhibitions, pop-ups, and installations of new public art that will unfold along East Avenue and Main Street, mostly during six First Fridays, October 6 to mid-November.

This particular geographic focus is meant to addresses the corridor as both a dividing line and a connective thread, Rochester Contemporary Executive Director Bleu Cease tells CITY. “Biennials and Triennials have long been art world touchpoints for big names, grand installations, and art-market trends,” Cease says. “‘Current Seen’ is intended to support the

region’s growing contemporary art community by bringing new curatorial voices and new artworks together in Downtown Rochester,” and infusing global conversations with local voices.

Fostering collaboration is a smart move, with the potential to increase the impact that each of the parts has on the whole audience.

And participants can also learn from one another: the exhibitions and events are organized by both experienced and emerging curators and will be held at well-established and lesser-visited venues as well as spots that don’t come to mind when you think “art show.”

One “Current Seen” exhibit opened during the summer at Central Library. Curated by Rochester Institute of Technology professors Hinda Mandell and Juilee Decker, “Crafting Democracy: Fiber Arts and Activism” presents a collection of subversive embroidery, soft sculpture, quilts, and other resistance art, and is on view through October 25.

Other exhibition will open and events will be held at venues that are known for their cultural impacts, including the Visual Studies

Workshop, RIT City Art Space, the Little Theatre, 540WMain Communiversity, and Joy Gallery. But curators will also create pop-ups in Parcel 5, where artists will use the site’s gravel to create a mandala; at Greenwood Books, where visitors can search for artists’ books embedded in the stacks; and at a liquor store at 128 West Main Street, where experimental video art made from video game footage by dozens of artists will fill the windows. Public art along East Avenue and Main Street includes new work by San Francisco-based artist Michael Goldman/ Consolidated Studios, New York City-based artist Stephon Senegal, Binghamton-based artist Colin Lyons, and Rochester-based artists Megan Sullivan, W. Michelle Harris, Thievin’ Stephen, Shawn Dunwoody, and others.

But “Current Seen” is meant to be more than just a more inclusive version of First Friday mass art openings. Yes, there’s a huge emphasis on promoting art exhibits and installations that tackle crucial issues, but an important goal of the whole endeavor is to facilitate lasting community discussions about art, public space, and social engagement.

Toward this end, “Current Seen” organizers have put together a schedule of events including a Rochester Art Collectors walking tour on Friday, October 11; an Anti-Racist East West Walk on Saturday, October 12, with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives; a screening of the film “Whose Streets, Our Streets” on Saturday, October 19 at Douglass Auditorium; and The State of Art Writing panel talk on Thursday, October 24, at Rochester Contemporary (full disclosure: I am one the folks on the panel).

Additionally, there will be a series of Thursday evening “think and drink” after parties.

Rochester Contemporary will also host an art community forum with Democratic County Executive candidate Adam Bello on Saturday, October 7, at 7pm. The event is meant to be non-partisan, organizers say, and Republican County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo, who is running for reelection, was also invited.

Cease says “Current Seen” asks: “Can the visual arts connect people across a divided city? Is an art biennial outside of a major metropolitan area capable of elevating the conversation around contemporary art and engaging wider audiences?

Will visitors and residents come together in downtown Rochester to learn from curators and discover new visual artists?”

The organizers are hopeful, and Cease refers to the “Current Seen” collaboration as both proof of the community’s abilities, and also, a nudge.

Rebecca Rafferty is CITY’s Arts & Entertainment Editor. She can be reached at becca@rochester-citynews.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STRONG, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

FAMILY | ‘DISCOVER YOUR SUPERPOWER’

A new interactive exhibit opens at The Strong this weekend, with hands-on activities that emphasize why we find heroes heroic: teamwork, problem-solving, and justice. “DC Superheroes: Discover Your Superpower” includes a series of educational displays and fast-paced challenges, such as racing (virtually) against The Flash and solving puzzles to defeat villains.

An opening celebration weekend on Saturday, September 28 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Sunday, September 29 (1 to 4 p.m.) features heroic crafts, costumed fans (including visitors), and displays by Rochester LEGO Users Group.

Continues through January 19, 2020. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square. $16 for ages 2 and up, free to members and babies. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 263-2700; museumofplay.org.

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Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. SEE the Light. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Oct 27. 271-2540.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Silver Screen Icon. MondaysSundays. 264-1440.

Irondequoit Town Hall, 1280 Titus Ave. Irondequoit Art Walk. Mondays-Fridays.

Through December. irondequoitartclub.org.

Legacy at Willow Pond, 40 Willow Pond Way. Penfield Art Association Fall Show. Sep. 29-Oct. 26. Reception Sep 29, 3-5pm. 441-6203.

UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. Kaitlyn Crosby: Elementary.

Sep. 28-Oct. 25. Reception, artist talk, & live music Sep 28 8pm. 434-2223. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Mary Pat O’Brien: Motivational Muses.

Through Oct. 27. 546-8400.

Anthony Mascioli Gallery, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Crafting Democracy: Fiber Arts & Activism. Through Oct. 25.

428-8350.

ArtSpace36, 36 Main St. Canandaigua. Honoring Our Roots: Wayne Williams & TF Insalaco. Thursdays-Saturdays.

Through Oct 12. flcc.edu/ artspace36.

AsIs Gallery, Sage Art Center, 835 Wilson Blvd. Advanced Drawing & Intro to Sculpture.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Oct 8. sageart.center/asis-gallery.; Photographs by Jacob Brown.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Oct 6. sageart.center/asis-gallery.

Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, 1 College Dr. Alison Weld: Earthly Abstract | Student Figure Drawings & Watercolor. WednesdaysSaturdays. Through Oct 12. geneseo.edu/galleries.

Casa Italiana at Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Angela Possemato: Images of Southern Italy. Mondays-Fridays.

Through Dec 15. 389-2525.

Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, 115 South Ave. Everyday People: The Dinkle Family & Rochester’s African American Past.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Dec 30. 428-8370.

Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Melody Burri & Regina Muscarella: People & Places. Mondays-Fridays.

Photography exhibit, through Oct 6. 398-0220.

Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main St. Dansville. 2nd Annual Juried Show. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Oct 26.

335-4746.; Bernard Dick: People & Places. ThursdaysSaturdays. 335-4746.

Davis Gallery at Houghton House, 1 King’s Lane.

Geneva. Art & Architecture Faculty Exhibition. MondaysSaturdays. Reception Sep 27, 5-7pm. Through Sep 28. hws.edu/davisgallery.

Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Dwell: explorations of being. Mondays-Saturdays.

Reception Sep 28, 5-7pm.

Mandi Antonucci, Nate Hodge, Richard Nickel. Through Oct 12. 594-6442.

Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. Rochester Artist Collaborative: Diversity Series.

Through Sep. 27.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. Carrianne Hendrickson & Richard Nickel: Nothing That is Not There.

Mondays-Saturdays. 2441730.; Eric Kunsman : Thou Art.. Will Give... MondaysSaturdays. 244-1730.

Frontispace @ Art & Music Library, 755 Library Rd. Art New York 2019. Through Sep. 26.

273-2267.

Fuego Coffee Roasters, 1 Woodbury Blvd. Shane Durgee: Bogus Ascension. Through Sep. 30, 6-9 p.m. 270-9214.

Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. Evan Bobrow & Kes Efstathiou: Scouting. Through Sep. 26.

244-8640.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Rd 41.

Hodinöhsö:ni’ Women: From the Time of Creation. TuesdaysSundays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3$8. ganondagan.org.

GCC Albion Campus, 456 West Ave. Linda Fix: Echoes of Perception (and Reality).

Tuesdays-Thursdays. Through Oct 4. goart.org.

GCC Medina Campus, 11470 Maple Ridge Rd. Kim Muscarella: Paper Plains.

Tuesdays-Thursdays. Through Oct 4. goart.org.; From Here to There: A Pilgrimage of Vision.

Mondays-Fridays. Elizabeth King Durang, Constance Mauro, g.a. Sheller. Through Oct 30.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Tanya Marcuse: Woven. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Jan 5. eastman. org.; The Art of Warner Bros Cartoons. TuesdaysSundays. Through Oct 6. $5-$15. eastman.org.; Peter Bo Rappmund: Tectonics.

Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Jul 6. eastman.org.

GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Alcohol Ink Explorations by Patience Wnek | Works by Kenneth Brant.

Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Oct 5. goart.org.; Kevin Hammon: Maps & Legends.

Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Nov 9. goart.org.; Members’ Challenge. ThursdaysSaturdays. Theme: Purpose.

Through Dec 7. goart.org.

Hartnett Gallery, UR Wilson Commons, River Campus. In the Works. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Sep 26. 275-4188.

Hipocampo Children’s Books, 638 South Ave. Hand Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers Who Feed Us. MondaysSaturdays. Hispanic Heritage Month Series. 461-0161.

I-Square Visions Gallery, 693 Titus Ave. Irondequoit.

Irondequoit Art Club Show & Sale: Flamboyant Flowers.

Mondays-Thursdays, Saturdays. Through Oct 26.

787-4086.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Around Rochester. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Sep 29. 271-2540.

INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Sights & Scenes of the World. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Oct 31.

482-0931.

International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Lorenzo Dupuis: Through the Birches.

Through Sep. 30. 264-1440.

Little Café, 240 East Ave. Art from Scott Regan & Steve Piper. Through Sep. 27.

258-0400.

Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Roberta Rainey: Grayscaled.

Wednesdays-Saturdays.

245-5813.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Ecco Qui: Circumstantial Photographs. TuesdaysSaturdays. Nancy Anne Holowka. Through Sep 28.

461-4447.

Main Street Arts, 20 W Main St. Clifton Springs. From Dirt to the Skies | The Finger Lakes: a Sense of Place. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Oct 4.

(315) 462-0210.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling.

Wednesdays-Sundays. Artist talk Sep 26, 7pm. Through Oct 27. 276-8900.; Kalup Linzy: Conversations wit de Churen V: As da Art World Might Turn.

Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Dec 8. 276-8900.

Mendon 64, 1369 Pitts-Mendon Rd. Mendon. Brightscapes: The Way To Beauty. TuesdaysSaturdays. Mike Kraus Art. Through Sep 28. 433-9464.

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SPECIAL EVENT | VERTEX GOTHIC GARAGE SALE

The annual Vertex Late Risers Alternative & Gothic Garage Sale returns this weekend. Billed as “the garage sale for people who like to sleep in,” the event is one part flea market where you can shop the clothing and collections of other subculture-loving folks, and one part craft fair with handmade jewelry and other artwork. Get into the spooky season with some new-to-you books and movies, and start putting together your Halloween costume ideas. Vendor booths will fill both floors inside of the club as well as the large backyard patio. Barbecue and other refreshments will be available for purchase.

Sunday, September 29, 4 to 9 p.m. Vertex, 169 North Chestnut Street. Free admission. vertexggs@hotmail.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. Arena Art Group: On the Fringe Again. Through Sep. 28. muccc.org/artgallery.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Through Eyes of Pastel. Through Oct. 27.

546-8400.

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Faculty Art Show. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Sep 29. 389-2525.

Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Stefan Zoller: Blasted Lungs.

Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Sep 29. 389-5073.

NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Arena Arts.

Mondays-Saturdays. Through Oct 26. rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts.; Color to the Cube. MondaysSaturdays. Through Dec 14. rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts.; Opening the Cube. Mondays-Saturdays.

Through Oct 26. rit.edu/ntid/ dyerarts.; Preview of De’VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age. Mondays-Saturdays. rit.edu/ ntid/dyerarts.

Ontario County Historical Society Museum, 55 North Main St., Canandaigua. Tell a Story Exhibit & Sale. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Sep 26. ocarts.org.

Rare Books & Special Collections, Rush Rhees Library, UR River Campus. Victoria: A Ruling Image. Through Oct. 5.

275-4461.

RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A. Art & Design Faculty Show.

Mondays-Saturdays. Through Sep 28. 475-2646.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Heather Swenson: Observation Towers.

Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Nov 3. 461-2222.

Rundel Memorial Building, 2nd Floor, Central Library, 115 South Ave. Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition.

Mondays-Saturdays.

Tennie Burton Museum, 1850 Rochester St. Lima. One Hundred Years of Hats Made & Worn in Lima. Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Through September 29.

624-1050.

The Village Gallery, 3119 Main St. Caledonia. Stanley Lewis & Robert Croll. FridaysSundays, 5-8 p.m. Through Sep 29. 294-3009.

Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. Brockport. Art Faculty Exhibition. MondaysFridays, Sundays. Through Oct 11. 395-2805.

University Gallery, Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. North by Nuuk: Greenland After Rockwell Kent. MondaysSaturdays. Through Oct 12.

475-2866.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Judith Thorpe: Breathing the Everyday.

Mondays-Fridays. Through Oct 6. vsw.org.; ImageOut Resident: Kes Efstathiou.

Mondays-Saturdays. Through Oct 6. vsw.org.

Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W Miller St. Newark.

Earth, Wind and Fire. Fridays, Saturdays. Through Oct 12. wayne-arts.com.

Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Don Burkel & Jim Thomas: Natural Abstractions. MondaysFridays. Through Oct 14.

Call for Artists [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] 2020-2021 Exhibit Season.

Through Dec. 31. Roz Steiner Art Gallery, GCC, 1 College Rd genesee.edu/gallery.

Life is a Journey. Through Nov. 4. Bridge Art Gallery, URMC, 300 Crittenden Blvd 275-3571.

The Magic of Light 2020.

Through Nov. 3. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. $40. 271-2540. imagecityphotographygallery.com.

Small Show 2019. Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave Due Oct 26 461-4447.

WAYO 2019 Bumper Sticker & Poster Designs. Through Oct. 4.

WAYO 104.3FM Studios, 1237 E Main St wayofm.org/rfp.

Art Events [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] How Art is Made: On the History of the Soviet Textological Film. 5 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd Peter Bagrov, George Eastman Museum. HawkinsCarlson Room 275-5804. [ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] Rochester Americana: The Watercolors of Karal Ann Marling. 7 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Artist talk 276-8900. [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Faculty Artist Series: Michael Burritt, percussion. 7:30 p.m.

Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St $10.

274-3000.

Faculty Exhibition. 5-7 p.m.

Davis Gallery at Houghton House, 1 King’s Lane . Geneva Closing reception hws.edu/ davisgallery.

Final Fridays @ StudioRAD. Last Friday of every month, 6-11 p.m. StudioRAD, 46 Mount Hope Ave studiorad.org.

The Works of Maureen Robbins.

6-9 p.m. The Episcopal Church of St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene, 17 S Fitzhugh St 546-7730. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Dwell: explorations of being.

5-7 p.m. Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr Reception 594-6442.

Fall Art, Craft & Vendor Show.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Heritage Square Museum, 7147 Ontario Center Rd . Ontario 265-2920.

Irondequoit Art Market. 12-5 p.m. I-Square, 400 Bakers Pk .

Irondequoit 210-3161.

The Leaves of September. 5-7 p.m. The Colonnade, 229 West Center St . Medina $8/$10.

283-6287.

RICE: Rochester Independent Comic Expo. 4-9 p.m. The Playhouse/Swillburger, 820 Clinton Ave S theplayhouseroc.com. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 29 ] Art Talk!. Last Sunday of every month, 6:30 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market theyardsrochester.com.

The Rochester Subway.

1:30 p.m. NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $6-$8. 533-1113. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 30 ] Museum Mondays for Seniors.

11 a.m.-2 p.m Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700. [ TUE., OCTOBER 1 ] Taste of Rose Hill. 2 p.m Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY 96A .

Geneva $10/$12.

(315) 789-3848.

Comedy [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Horsing Around: A Tribute to Kevin Meaney. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339.

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[ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] Drag @ The Carlson. 9 p.m.

Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339.

Marcella Arguello. 7:30 p.m.

Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $12-$17.

426-6339. [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Cowboy Hats & Laughs. 8 p.m.

Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd Henrietta $10. 334-3030.

Friends of Strong: Sky Sands.

8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $20. 426-6339.

Klowns from the Krown. Last Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. $5. 271-7050. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] A Night of Long Form Improv Comedy. 8 p.m. Focus Theater, 390 South Ave, Suite C. $5.

666-2647.

Nuts & Bolts Improv. 8 p.m.

Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339.

Samuel J. Comroe. 7:30 p.m.

Stuart Steiner Theatre, GCC, 1 College Rd . Batavia 345-6814. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 30 ] Comedy Open Mic. Last Monday of every month, 7-9 p.m.

Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org.

Theater La Cage aux Folles.

Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., Saturdays, 3 & 8 p.m., Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Sep. 29, 7 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25 & up. gevatheatre.org.

Miss Coco Peru: The Taming of the Tension. Fri., Sep. 27, 8 p.m. Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave $30/$40.

Mrs Kasha Davis & Friends. Fri., Sep. 27, 11 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd Wilson Stage $10. gevatheatre.org.

A Show with Cookies. Sun., Sep. 29, 3 & 7 p.m. The Avyarium, 274 N Goodman St, # 242 $12. avyarium.com.

SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. Sun., Sep. 29, 1 & 6:30 p.m. and Tue., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $38-$88. 2225000. rbtl.org.

Theater Audition [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Pippin. 6-8 p.m. A Magical Journey Through Stages, 875 E. Main St Grades 8-12 mjtstages.com.

Activism [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] National Day of Remembrance For Murder Victims. 5:30-8 p.m. First Genesis Baptist Church, 292 Hudson Ave. firstgenesis.org.

[ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] Protest: City Development Needs to Include Everyone.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Parcel 5, 275 E Main St. Elm & Cortland 332-8532. [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Global Climate Strike. 3:30-5 p.m. City Hall, 30 Church St. rocpcc.org. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262.

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RECREATION | BEERIE CANAL BIKE TOUR

LITERATURE | SONJA LIVINGSTON READING

The “A-List Adventures” series of events brings folks together to learn more about the environments and dining culture in Rochester. Each curated event has some element of recreation, pulling participants outdoors to explore the city and the Finger Lakes region. But of course, there’s food. And drink. The next event, “Beerie Canal Bike Ride Brewery Tour” is a bike ride along the Erie Canal with stops at various watering holes including Twister Rail, Lock 32, Seven Stories, and Triphammer Bierworks. Choose to bike the 7-, 14-, or 30-mile option, which determines your starting time and location.

I was introduced to Rochester native and essayist Sonja Livingston’s frank, lovely, philosophic writing with her 2009 book, “Ghostbread,” in which she brought readers into the inside of growing up poor. She’s since produced, “Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses,” and “Ladies Night at The Dreamland.” Livingston is back with a new memoir, “The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion,” a recounting of leaving and coming back to faith, and exploration of her personal relationship to spirituality and devotion. This weekend Central Library will host her for a reading and book signing.

Saturday, September 28, various starting times. Tickets are $32 and include three craft beer flights. Additional beverages and food are extra. More info at rochesteralist.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Saturday, September 28, 2 p.m. Kusler-Cox Auditorium, third floor of the Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Avenue. Free admission; books available for $18.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Festivals The Fall Down Music & Arts Festival. Thu., Sep. 26. The “G” Lodge, 81 Keller Rd Hannibal Supports REACH $10-$75. heydudeafterhours.com.

Fall Festival. Sat., Sep. 28, 12-5 p.m. I-Square, 400 Bakers Pk .

Irondequoit 266-1068.

Oktoberfest. Sat., Sep. 28, 12-6 p.m. and Sun., Sep. 29, 12-4 p.m. Bristol Mountain Resort, 5662 NY 64 $5. 374-6000 Sun., Sep. 29, 1-4 p.m. Deer Run Winery, 3772 West Lake Rd . Geneseo 346 0850.

Savannah Art Festival. Sat., Sep. 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 State Rt. 89 . Savannah $5. (315) 365-3580.

Film Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour. Fri., Sep. 27, 7:30 p.m. $26. kodakcenter.com.

Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “Decade of Fire” Fri., Sep. 27, 6:30 p.m. $4-$9. thelittle.org.; “The Competition” (1980). Sat., Sep. 28, 3 p.m. $7. thelittle. org.; “Candy Corn” Sat., Sep. 28, 9 p.m. Q&A w director Josh Hasty. $4-$9. thelittle.org.

Seymour College Union Ballroom The College at Brockport, Residence Dr. Brockport. “Cold Brook” (2017). Tue., Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Bill Fichtner in person.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Black & Female in Rochester: After the Marching Stopped. Wed., Sep. 25, 6:30 p.m. $5. vsw.org.

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[ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Cruise the Erie Canal: Black Storytelling League of Rochester. 4-5:30 p.m. Schoen Place, 10 Schoen Pl . Pittsford $10-$20. 662-5748. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Bill Crosby. 12-2 p.m. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

DC Super Heroes: Discover Your Superpowers. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. Opening celebration $16. 263-2700.

Edgerton Model Railroad Open House. Last Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St 428-6769.

Out-Standing Naturalist. 11 a.m.3 p.m. Cumming Nature Center, 6472 Gulick Rd. rmsc.org.

Pete the Cat. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $18/$20.

461-2000.

KinderZoo: Safari Time!. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $5/$7 plus admission. 336-7200. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 30 ] Storytime Club: Fantastic Friends. 10:30 & 11:30 a.m Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. W/ museum admission: $16.

263-2700. [ TUE., OCTOBER 1 ] Breakerspace: Take Things Apart. 4 p.m Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave 428-8275.

[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 29 ] KinderZoo: Beneficial Bugs.

10:15-11 a.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St $5/$7 plus admission 336-7200.

Fossil Fun with the State Paleontologist. 4 p.m.

Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave Registration required 671-8738.

Recreation [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Telescope Viewing.

Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave Dusk-10pm. Call after 7:30 pm to confirm open hours 697-1945. rmsc.org.

Support the merchants who preserve and enhance this great neighborhood!

[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 29 ] Trolley Rides. 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m Fall foliage rides through Oct 27 NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd $6-$8. 533-1113.

Special Events [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Birds & Brews. 6:30 p.m.

Swiftwater Brewing Company, 378 Mt. Hope Ave 585-747-8478.

Fantastic Findings Sale. 4-7 p.m.

Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org.

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Food Truck Rodeo. 5-9 p.m.

Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Live music: Kids in the Basement. cityofrochester. gov/foodtruckrodeo. [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Inside Downtown Tour: East & Alexander. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

East End, Various $24-$44. landmarksociety.org.

Urban Fashion Week.

Village Gate Square, 274 N. Goodman St. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Barktober Fest: Walk for the Animals. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lollypop Farm, 99 Victor Rd .

Fairport Registration: $30. 2231330. lollypop.org/bfest.

International Red Panda Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St 336-7200.

ROC Home & Disign Exp. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St 272-8222. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 29 ] Community Garage Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. Goth Garage Sale. 4-9 p.m.

Vertex Night Club, 169 N. Chestnut St. 232-5498.

Ride for Recovery: A Community Celebration. 3 p.m. Parcel 5, 275 E Main St. bgdbrochny@gmail.com. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 30 ] Honeoye Falls-Lima Restaurant Week. Sep. 30-Oct. 6. Honeoye Falls, Main St . Honeoye Falls hfleducationfund.com.

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[ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Gregory Spears: Thoreau & Music. 7 p.m. Doty Recital Hall, 1 College Circle . Geneseo 245-5529.

Rochester Walking Tour.

Ongoing, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Washington Square Park, 181 S Clinton Ave. $15. 448-2005.

Witchcraft Trials in Colonial New York: The Story of Goody Garlick. 6 p.m. Captain Jack’s Good Time Tavern, 8505 Greig St . Sodus Joe O’Toole, presenter sodusbaylighthouse.org. [ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] History Happy Hour: Witches & Witchcraft. 5:30-7 p.m. Nox, 302 Goodman St N $20. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Charles Darwin Lives!. 3:30 p.m. Burroughs Audubon Nature Club, 301 Railroad Mills Rd Victor facebook.com/ banc.roc.

Walking Tour: The Geology of Mount Hope Cemetery. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org.

[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 29 ] Faces of Engagement 50 Years After Stonewall: Healing & Trauma Recovery. 2 p.m.

Farmington Friends Meeting House, 187 Country Rd 8 .

Farmington John Calvi, Quaker Initiative to End Torture.

Guided Walking Tour. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org.

Sunday Forum: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Activism. 9:50 a.m. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. 325-4000.

[ MON., SEPTEMBER 30 ] A Legacy of Service: Rediscovering the Howland Family. 7 p.m. Geneva Historical Society, 543 S Main St . Geneva (315) 789-5151.

Literary Events [ WED., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health & Justice in Urban Communities. 7 p.m.

Writers & Books, 740 University Ave Reading & book signing with Katrina Smith Korfmacher wab.org.

George Rollie Adams: “South of Little Rock”. 6:30 p.m.

Phillis Wheatley Public Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way 428-8212. [ THU., SEPTEMBER 26 ] Hnossa: Erik & The Wolf. 7:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $10. wab.org.

Pure Kona Poetry: Celebrating the Life of Norm Davis. 4-9 p.m.

Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. (585) 270-8603.

[ SAT., SEPTEMBER 28 ] Jeff Spevak: “22 Minutes: The USS Vincennes and the Tragedy of Savo Island: A Lifetime Survival Story”. 1 p.m. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8370.

Sonja Livingston: “The Virgin of Prince Street: Expedition into Devotion”. 3:30 p.m. Central Library, Kusler-Cox Auditorium, 115 South Ave .

[ TUE., OCTOBER 1 ] Books Sandwiched In. 12:1212:52 p.m Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made A Nation by Jon Meacham & Tim McGraw.

Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Ave. Reviewer: Michael Lasser ffrpl.org.

Charles Coté: I Play His Red Guitar. 7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave Book launch wab.org.

Lift Bridge Writers’ Group. 6:30 p.m. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St 637-2260.

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Renée Zellweger as Judy-Garland in “Judy.” PHOTO COURTESY ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Come on get happy “Judy” DIRECTED BY RUPERT GOOLD OPENS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, AT PITTSFORD CINEMA; FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, AT THE LITTLE THEATRE [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

A sensational Renée Zellweger stars as the legendary Judy Garland in Rupert Goold’s lovingly staged and deeply compassionate biopic “Judy.” Too often the legacy of Garland’s talent threatens to be overshadowed by the traumas of her life, but with a transformative performance that goes beyond mere mimicry, Zellweger helps find the humanity beneath the notoriety.

Adapted by Tom Edge from Peter Quilter’s Tony-nominated stage play “End of the Rainbow” and arriving on the 50th anniversary of Garland’s death, “Judy” smartly doesn’t attempt a cradle-to-grave retelling of Garland’s life. The narrative maintains a tighter focus, taking place during the final year before the actress-singer’s death in 1969.

The main throughline of the film sees a middle-aged Garland arriving in London in the winter of 1968. Hired by theater 28 CITY SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2019

impresario Bernard Delfont (Michael Gambon), she’s been invited to take up a fiveweek residency at the glitzy nightclub The Talk of the Town, where she’ll perform a soldout series of nightly concerts.

It was a period of professional struggle for the star, and her reputation as an unreliable performer has made her practically unemployable. Meanwhile a prescription-drug addiction and poor decisions in marriage have left her broke and all but homeless.

She’s desperate to earn enough money to maintain custody of her young children, Lorna (Bella Ramsey) and Joey (Lewin Lloyd).

As much as she wants to be with them, this much-needed job forces her to leave them in California with her bitter (fourth) ex-husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell).

Fighting her own desperation and shaken confidence, Garland is never entirely sure if her voice will show up when she needs it to. And she doesn’t endear herself to the nightclub’s band leader (Royce Pierreson) by refusing to rehearse, then turning up late and frequently inebriated to her own shows.

As she struggles to keep her personal demons at bay, she relies on the support of a much younger lover Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock) and an endlessly patient wrangler

(the wonderful Jessie Buckley, who was recently so great in the Irish musical drama “Wild Rose”), who’s tasked with making sure the star gets to the stage each night no matter what state she’s in.

Throughout the film, we see brief flashbacks to Garland’s teenage years. Born Frances Gumm, Garland (portrayed in her younger years by an excellent Darci Shaw) was a natural born performer, one whose remarkable talent turned into an exploitable commodity within the abusive studio system.

Beginning with her audition for Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” the role that would launch her to stardom at the age of 16, the flashbacks give us just enough to impress upon us the misery of being a child actor.

She’s endlessly scrutinized and micromanaged

by MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer, who attempts to motivate her through insults to her appearance, and keeps her on a steady diet of uppers and downers to maximize the amount of time she’s able to keep performing for the cameras.

Garland spent her entire young life on movie sets, where she was forbidden from eating, socializing with her peers, and barely allowed to sleep. It made for a lonely, exhausting, and often degrading existence.

The only companion we ever see her with is frequent co-star Mickey Rooney, who dodges her shy flirtations and reminds her that the studio has made it clear that dating is absolutely verboten.

With a few short scenes we get a clear picture of a childhood that was stolen from her, and that sense of melancholy infuses the film, emphasized by composer Gabriel Yared’s rich, restrained score. It contrasts slightly with the sumptuous look of the film, with lovely cinematography by Ole Bratt Birkeland and Kave Quinn’s tactile production design.

Mostly known for his stage directorial work, Rupert Goold (“True Story”) directs the film with a theatrical sensibility. He ensures that the sad narrative never devolves into tabloid misery, capturing the joy Garland found in performing, and spent her life chasing. It’s also a pleasure to see musical numbers that aren’t cut within an inch of their lives. Even when the script resorts to a few biopic clichés — particularly late in the film — Zellweger’s bravura performance brings pathos, capturing Garland’s stubbornness, strength, her self-deprecating sense of humor, and her vulnerability.

There’s a sweet sequence in which Garland meets a gay couple (played by Andy Nyman and Daniel Cerqueira) after one of the shows, and accepts their invitation to join them for dinner. Their presence ultimately gets a little heavy-handed, but serves as a touching tribute to Garland’s importance to the gay community.

It’s a portrait that’s both clear-eyed and generous. In Renée Zellweger empathetic portrayal of the wounded and wobbly Hollywood icon, she imbues “Judy” with the heart and soul of the beloved performer.

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JustGrowPlay, LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on September 6, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 142 Highledge Drive, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Alanna Roemer-Koke, LCSW, PLLC has filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on September 5, 2019.

Its principal place of business is located at 481 Penbrook Dr., Ste 6, Penfield, NY 14526 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 The PLLC, 481 Penbrook Dr., Ste 6, Penfield, NY 14526. The purpose of the PLLC is to practice the profession of Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

CAYUGA UNDERHILL, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/28/2019.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 56 Clintwood Court, Rochester, NY 14620, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Flower City Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/10/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose.

[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ma’ama Tee’s Cookin & Catering LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)08/23/19.

Office Location: Monroe County. Street Address of principal business location: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 30 Flint Lock Circle, Rochester, NY 14624.

SSNY shall mail copy of process: c/o The Limited Liability Company, 30 Flint Lock Circle, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Right Lift, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)9/03/19.

Office Location: Monroe County. Street Address of principal business location: c/o The Limited Liability Company, C/O RDG Partners, Attn: John Rizzo, 69 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, New York 14534. SSNY shall mail copy of process: c/o The Limited Liability Company, C/O RDG Partners, Attn: John Rizzo, 69 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, New York 14534. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] (Notice of Formation of R&K Peters, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/9/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 3332 Latta Rd., Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] 35 SALTONSTALL LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/16/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 26 Saginaw Drive, Attn: Member, Rochester, NY 14623.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] AMGIS, LLC. Filed 8/28/19. Office: Orleans Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O Roger Hugerford, 711 Park Ave Ste 201, Medina, NY 14103. Purpose: General. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to 115 California Drive, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on August 21, 2019.

The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 115 California Drive, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against 115 California Drive, LLC served upon it is 30 Pinebrook Circle, Penfield, New York 14526. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. 115 California Drive, LLC is formed for the purpose of ownership of real property. [ NOTICE ] Benchmark Prop Mgmt, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/9/19 Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 117 West Commercial St Po Box 187 East Rochester, NY 14445 General Purpose

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[ NOTICE ] CM&M NEWCO, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/4/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 595 Trabold Road, Gates, NY 14624. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] CNE Properties LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 2/11/19. 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 2509 Browncroft Blvd. Ste 210, Rochester NY 14625.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Condado Bar & Grill LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/17/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 124 Foreman Dr., Rochester, NY 14616. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] CVT Transport, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/13/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 48 Woodlyn Way, Penfield, NY 14526.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] DJB Builds, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 9/18/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 280 E. Broad St., Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14604.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Flower City Surveying Services LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 4/26/19.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 1900 Empire Blvd #146 Webster, NY 14580 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] FLUROTEX LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/27/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 7 Canal Park Place, Pittsford, NY 14534.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] GYV Real Estate LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/12/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 West Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Mr. CleanAll LLC. a commercial/residential janitorial service company incorporated on 11/29/2018 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, 617 Morning Glory drive Rochester, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

State of NY (SSNY) on 8/28/19. Office location: 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, 459 Westside Dr, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Landmarks LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/5/2019; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 92433, Rochester, New York 14692. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 1170 Park Avenue, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/4/2019.

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, P.O. Box 142, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 4771 DEWEY AVE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/22/2019. 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 69 Lowden Point Road, Rochester, New York 14612.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of A & L LANDS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/9/2019. 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, 328 Jordan Ave, Rochester, NY 14606.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Nelida Ruiz Consulting, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 5/20/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 80 State St Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose

Notice of formation of AB WILLIAMS, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/13/19. 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, 30 Stoneham Road Rochester, NY, 14625.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of TEAM SPRE, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Angela Stewart, Ph.D., Psychology, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/30/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Angela Stewart, 308 San Gabriel Dr., Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Bayview Park, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/2019.

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, 40A Grove St, Ste 77, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CAMS West North, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/5/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 271 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Clarendon Corners Mini Storage, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 7/22/19.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420.

The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Curran Properties LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 9/3/2019. 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 59 Kemphurst Rd Rochester, NY 14612 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DULCE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of

State (SSNY) JULY 18, 2019. 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 646 SEWARD STREET, ROCHESTER, NY, 14611. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Green Collar Collaborations LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/17/2019.

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 18 Bly St, Rochester, NY 14620 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of INKWELL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/12/2019.

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, P.O. Box 874, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Irondequoit Miller DeGeorge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JB Business Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/11/19.

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, 189 Garden Parkway, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of L & M Home Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/2019. 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, 745 East Avenue, Hilton, NY 14468.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Low Down Publishing LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/12/19. 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 28 Golf Stream Drive, Penfield NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Mancini Public Relations LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State 9/3/19. 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 716 Helendale Rd, Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MANNY3 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/18/19. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 225 Tech Park Dr., Rochester, NY 14623.

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 Mariner Computing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08/08/2019. 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 50 FAIRWOOD DR APARTMENT 203 ROCHESTER, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Nine Ledgers, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/12/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1591 Barrow Hill, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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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 51 Waterworks Ln, Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REVIVING PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/2019.

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, 1112 Peck Rd, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Smokey Enterprises LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 23 Jul 2019. 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 18 Buttermilk Hill Rd. Pittsford NY 14534 Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sour Note Productions, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/3/19. 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 164 Blue Aspen Way, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SRS1 of New York, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/19.

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, 116 Howard Road, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SSD.Ludhiana, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/28/2019.

Office location, County of

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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, 68 White Oak Bend, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Rochester, NY 14604.

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.

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Notice of Formation of Sterling DeGeorge, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Webster Avalon DeGeorge LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Art Administrators LLC. Arts. of org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 121 Merryhill Drive Rochester, NY 14625.

Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Thomas-Clifford Real Estate Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/27/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 63 Thomas St, P.O. Box 31767, Rochester, NY 14621.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of UNION SQ ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. 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 UNION SQ ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq.,

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Willow River LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 7/3/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 30 Magee Ave., Rochester, NY 14613.

The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 on Thursday, 10/11/19, 9:00 am. The following customers’ accounts have become delinquent so their item (s) will be auctioned off to settle past due rents. NOTE: Owner reserves the right to bid at auction, reject any and all bids, Kohls, David unit #126 owes $327 , Davis, Amanda unit #143 owes $228, Jones, Estermarie unit #150 owes $308, Osbey, Willie unit #225 owes $28, McCloud, Steven unit #242 owes $288, Corke, Richard unit #321 owes $184, Howard, Tamara unit #355 owes $368. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Capitol Orchards LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/19. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in California (CA) on 08/19/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 113 Dominican Dr.,

San Rafael, CA 94901, also the address to be maintained in CA. Arts of Org. filed with the CA Secy. Of State, 1500 11 th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Plaza Street Fund 77, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/11/19. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Kansas (KS) on 9/9/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State St, Albany, NY 12207. KS address of LLC: 2400 W 75th St, Ste 220, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Arts. of Org. filed with KS Secy of State, 120 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE ] Orbital Farms, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/26/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 200 Henrietta St., Rochester, NY 14620.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] PARK GROVE PETTIGREW LLC: Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization for PARK GROVE PETTIGREW LLC (“LLC”) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on 09/10/19.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, at c/o Park Grove Realty, LLC, 46 Prince St., Ste 2003, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] People’s Paint LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 8/21/2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 152 Barrington St, Apt 406, Rochester, NY 14607.

The purpose of the Company is art sales.

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Sham-Roc, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 07/29/2019 with an effective date of formation of 7/29/2019.

Its principal place of business is located 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 12 Chatworth Circle North, Fairport, NY 14450.

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.

THE WARRIOR FACTORY FRANCHISING CANADA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/11/19. Off. Loc.:Monroe Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2850 Clover St, PITTSFORD, NY 14534.

General Purposes.

[ NOTICE ] Simply Blessed Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/30/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 35 Bright Oaks Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Skypott, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 7/25/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 55 Lantern Lane, Rochester, NY 14623. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] STIVERS SEAMLESS GUTTER, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 07/29/2019. 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 c/o LLC, 111 Deerhurst LN, Apt 9, Webster, New York 14580. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] THE FIERCE PIXEL, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/13/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, 32 Wind Mill Road, Pittsford, NY 14534.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] UPTON PARK OPERATOR LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/09/19 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 322 Madison Ave Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] UPTON PARK REALTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/09/19 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 322 Madison Ave Cedarhurst, NY 11516. Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Viking Skye LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/13/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 14 Cathedral Oaks, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WIGISTICS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/14/19. 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, c/o Carlos Cuevas, Esq., 1250 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY ] Blue Sky Homes, LLC filed an application for authority to do business with the New York Secretary of State on 05/30/2019 under the fictitious name Karmich Holdings, LLC. Its jurisdiction of organization is Nevada.

Its date of organization is March 7, 2019. Its office

is located 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 Registered Agents, Inc., 90 State Street, Suite 700, Office 40, Albany, New York 12207. The address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of its organization is Nevada Corporate Headquarters, Inc., 4730 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 300, Las Vegas, Nevada 89147. The name and address of the authorized officer in its jurisdiction of organization where a copy of its Articles of Organization is filed is Nevada Secretary of State, 101 N. Carson Street, Suite 3, Carson City, Nevada 89701.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under the Nevada Limited Liability Company Act. [ Notice of Formation ] 115 Denise Road, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/2/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 3 Georgetown Lane, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] 1809 N. Goodman Street, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/2/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 3 Georgetown Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] 1815 N. Goodman Street, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/2/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 3 Georgetown Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: Carnovale Consulting, LLC Articles of Organization filed

with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 26, 2019.

Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1100 Rothwood Drive, Webster, NY 14580, Attn: Member. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NAME: Elm 40, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 9, 2019. Principal office: Monroe County, New York. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 23 Stanford Rd. W. Rochester, New York, 14620, Attn: Member. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: DAG PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/27/2019.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O DAG PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: IRISH CARDINAL PROPERTIES LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2019.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O IRISH CARDINAL PROPERTIES LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: JOSE JOES OF GREECE LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2019. Office Location: Monroe County.

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Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to Attn: Shawn Griffin, 99 Garnsey Road, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Ontario Flex Park LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/20/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 966 W Linden Ave, East Rochester, NY 144451421. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] The Residences of Hornell II LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 9/11/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2680 W. Ridge Road, Suite B100C, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Tommy Town Real Estate, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 8/22/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 755 Jefferson Road #200, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Dasher Unlimited, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary

of State on 9/6/19. 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 91 Wintergreen Way, Rochester NY 14618.

The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is Latham Legal Search LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 8/7/19. 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 35 Oakbend Lane Rochester NY 14617. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] 202 Military Trail, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 08/26/2019 with an effective date of formation of 08/26/2019.

Its principal place of business is located 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 73 San Gabriel Drive, Rochester, NY 14610.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Scriva Research and Documentation LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 08/13/2019 with an effective date of formation of 08/13/2019.

Its principal place of business is located 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 111 Brightwoods Lane, Rochester, NY 14623.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may

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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 be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency d/b/a Imagine Monroe Powered By COMIDA (the “Agency”) on Wednesday the 9th day of October, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., local time, in the First Floor Board Room at the Penfield Town Hall, 3100 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, New York 14526, in connection with the following matter: SIMUTECH GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation for itself or a related entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition of a leasehold interest in an approximately 3-acre parcel of land located in Panorama Park at 125 Panorama Creek Drive in the Town of Penfield, New York 14526 (the “Land”); (B) the construction of an approximately 14,500 square-foot office building thereon (the “Improvements”); and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”), all for use by the Company as its headquarters and training facility.

The Facility will be initially operated and/ or managed by the Company.

The Agency will acquire a leasehold interest in the Facility and lease the Facility back to the Company. The Company will operate the Facility during the term of the lease. At the end of the lease term the Agency’s leasehold interest will be terminated. The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance (the “Financial Assistance”) to the Company in the form of sales and use tax exemptions and a mortgage recording tax exemption, consistent with the policies of

the Agency, and a partial real property tax abatement.

The Agency will, at the above-stated time and place, present a copy of the Company’s Application (including the Benefit/Incentive analysis) and hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters.

Dated: September 25, 2019 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY D/B/A IMAGINE MONROE POWERED BY COMIDA By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency d/b/a Imagine Monroe Powered By COMIDA (the “Agency”) on Wednesday the 9th day of October, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., local time, in the Supervisor’s Conference Room at the Gates Town Hall, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester, New York 14624, in connection with the following matter: ROTORK CONTROLS INC., a Delaware corporation for itself or a related entity formed or to be formed (collectively, the “Company”) has requested that the Agency assist with a certain Project (the “Project”), consisting of: (A) the acquisition of a leasehold interest in a portion of an approximately 7.43-acre parcel of land located at 675 Mile Crossing Boulevard in the Town of Gates, New York 14624 (the “Land”); (B) the expansion of the Company’s existing approximately 52,690 square-foot manufacturing/office building located on the Land to increase the square footage of (i) the manufacturing space to approximately 86,400 square feet; and (ii) the office space to approximately 12,184 square feet (collectively,

the “Improvements”); and (C) the acquisition and installation therein, thereon or thereabout of certain machinery, equipment and related personal property (the “Equipment” and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”), all for use by the Company in its business as a manufacturer of actuators to support the oil & gas, power & water and CPI markets.

The Facility will be initially operated and/ or managed by the Company.

The Agency will acquire a leasehold interest in the Facility and lease the Facility back to the Company. The Company will operate the Facility during the term of the lease. At the end of the lease term the Agency’s leasehold interest will be terminated. The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance (the “Financial Assistance”) to the Company in the form of sales and use tax exemptions and, if necessary, a mortgage recording tax exemption, consistent with the policies of the Agency, and a partial real property tax abatement.

The Agency will, at the above-stated time and place, present a copy of the Company’s Application (including the Benefit/Incentive analysis) and hear all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the location or nature of the Facility, or the proposed financial assistance being contemplated by the Agency. In addition, at, or prior to, such hearing, interested parties may submit to the Agency written materials pertaining to such matters.

Dated: September 25, 2019 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY D/B/A IMAGINE MONROE POWERED BY COMIDA By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ PUBLIC NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIFT BRIDGE YARNS, LLC. The Articles of Organization have been filed with the N.Y. Secretary of State on September 19, 2019.

The office of the limited liability company is to be located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent for service of process.

Any such process may be mailed to Lift

Bridge Yarns, LLC, 6 Killeen Drive, Fairport, NY 14450. The LLC is formed for any lawful business purpose. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018001787 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs.The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees,executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FRANCIS B. GIGLIOTTI, JR., DECEASED, 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; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through FRANCIS B. GIGLIOTTI, SR., DECEASED, 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; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through TWILLA M. GIGLIOTTI, DECEASED, 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 husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; EDWARD GIGLIOTTI; KATHY GIGLIOTTI A/K/A KATHY CROCETTA A/K/A KATHY CORSCETTA; LISA GIGLIOTTI A/K/A ELIZABETH GIGLIOTTI; CURT GIGLIOTTI; VICTOR GIGLIOTTI A/K/A VICTOR ZARATE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS

FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; COUNTY OF MONROE; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successorsin-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PATRICIA GIGLIOTTI A/K/A PATRICIA ANN GIGLIOTTI, DECEASED, 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 husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; LVNV FUNDING LLC APO CITIBANK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #100,” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the second amended complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.

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

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the second amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: July 22, 2019 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated January 15, 2019, as amended by Order dated, September 3, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 375 Birr Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 090.73-1-25 (the

“Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $10,948.85, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Richard J. Evans, Jr. Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF MONROE – TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1, Plaintiff, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF YOLANDA SCOTT, Defendants.

Index No. E2018009955.

To the above-named Defendants –YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action within twenty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty days after service is completed if the 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. Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the county in which the property a lien upon which is being foreclosed is situated.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi, J.S.C., entered on September 10, 2019. The object of this action is to foreclose a Tax Lien covering the premises located at Section 091.66, Block 2, Lot 73 on the Tax Map of MONROE County and also known as 92 Manchester Street, Rochester, New York.

Dated: September 10, 2019 BRONSTER, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff, TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1 By: Yan Borodanski 156 West 56th Street, Suite 1801 New York, New York 10019 (347) 246-4647

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Best Chef Mark Cupolo (Rocco/Rella) | Steven Eakins (Radio Social) | Dan Martello (Restaurant Good Luck) | Joe Zolnierowski (Nosh and Old Pueblo Grill)

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Best Wings The Distillery | Duff’s | Dinosaur Bar-B-Que | Jeremiah’s Tavern | Windjammers Bar and Grill Best Fish Fry Bill Gray’s | Captain Jim’s Fish Market | Davies Seafood | The Old Toad Best Place for a Rochester "Plate" Dogtown | Henrietta Hots | Nick Tahou Hots | Steve T. Hots & Potatoes Best Bagel Bagel Land | Balsam Bagel | Brownstein’s Deli and Bakery | Wegmans Best Fried Cakes/Doughnuts Boxcar Donuts & Fried Chicken | Donuts Delite | Misfit Doughnuts and Treats | Ridge Donut Cafe Best Food Cart/Food Truck Kocina Stingray Sushifusion | Le Petit Poutine | Marty’s Meats | Neno’s Gourmet Mexican Street Food Best Diner Highland Park Diner | Jay’s Diner | The Original Steve’s Diner | South Wedge Diner Best Mexican Restaurant Monte Alban Mexican Grill | Neno’s Gourmet Mexican Street Food | Old Pueblo Grill | Salena’s Mexican Restaurant Best Italian Restaurant Mr. Dominic’s | Guido’s Pasta Villa | Restaurant Fiorella | Rocco Best Indian Restaurant India House | Naan-Tastic | Tandoor of India | Thali of India Best Mediterranean Restaurant Aladdin's Natural Eatery | Cedar Mediterranean Restaurant | Sinbad’s Mediterranean Cuisine | Voula’s Greek Sweets Best Caribbean Restaurant Carribean Heritage Restaurant | D’Mangu | Natural Vibes Jerk Hut | Peppa Pot Best Asian Restaurant Chen Garden | Flavors of Asia | Han Noodle Bar | Thai Mii Up Cuisine

Best Coffee Fuego Coffee Roasters | Glen Edith Coffee Roasters | Java’s | Ugly Duck Coffee Best Barista Tony Colon (Fuego Coffee Roasters) | Virginia McDonald (Fuego Coffee Roasters) | Jessica Stroud Sapia (Cafe Sasso) | Rory Van Grol (Ugly Duck Coffee) Best Outdoor Dining Genesee Brew House | Owl House | Pane Vino | TRATA Best Cheap Eats Cedar Mediterranean Restaurant | Dogtown | John’s Tex Mex | Old Pueblo Grill Best New Restaurant Old Pueblo Grill | REDD | Rella | Vern’s

GOODS & SERVICES Best Bike Shop Bike Zone | Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport | Park Ave Bike Shop | Towpath Bike Best Fitness Trainer Anthony Caruso (Samsons Powerhouse) | Julian Darrohn (World Gym) | Molly Flaherty (M/Body) | Lore McSpadden (Positive Force Movement) Best Yoga Instructor Jesse Amesmith (YogaVibe) | Rocco Bianchi (breathe yoga) | Aimee Conners (Midtown Athletic Club) | Jenna Weintraub (Roc Body Love) Best Salon Gallery Salon | Mane Street Beauty | Scott Miller | Talking Heads Hair Parlor and Curio Shoppe Best Barbershop Altered Image | Barbetorium | Dandeville Barber and Beauty | Talking Heads Hair Parlor & Curio Shoppe Best Barber/Stylist Elyse Coughlin (Michael Avery & Co. Hair) | Mykel Dwaileebe (Rock Paper Scissors) | Shannon Frasco (Beauty Bar 269) | Anthony Marasco (Barbetorium)

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Best Record Store Bop Shop Records | House of Guitars | Needle Drop Records | Record Archive Best Musical Instrument Store Bernunzio Uptown Music | House of Guitars | Northfield Music | Sound Source Best Tattoo Artist Adrien Moses Clark (Lovehate Tattoo) | TeeJay Dill (White Tiger Tattoo) | Jet DiProjetto (Lovehate Tattoo) | Kyle Downs (Old Friends Tattoo) Best Piercer Nick Giordano (Dorje Adornments) | Tom Gottschalk (Dorje Adornments) | Jason Morningstar (Primitive Impressions) | John Signorino (Icon Piercing Studio) Best Local Coffee Roaster Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters | Fuego Coffee Roasters | Glen Edith Coffee Roasters | Joe Bean Roasters Best Regional Winery Casa Larga | Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars | Living Roots Wine & Co. | Three Brothers Wineries and Estates Best Regional Brewery Genesee Brewing Company | Rohrbach Brewing Company | Swiftwater Brewing | Three Heads Brewing Best Regional Distillery Black Button Distilling | Finger Lakes Distillery | Honeoye Falls Distillery | Iron Smoke Distillery Best Bakery Get Caked Bakery | Leo’s Bakery & Deli | Savoia Pastry Shoppe | Scratch Bakeshop Best Candy/Chocolate Shop Andy’s Candies | Encore Chocolates | Hedonist Artisan Chocolates | Stever’s Candies Best Pet-Related Business Bones Bakery | Lollypop Farm | Park Ave. Pets | PetSaver Best Geek-Friendly Business Just Games | Millenium Games | Nox Cocktail Lounge | Pop Roc

LOCAL COLOR Best Local Activist Group Girls Rock! Rochester | Hope Dealers BTC | Metro Justice | Out Alliance Best Source of Rochester Pride Frederick Douglass | Garbage plate | Out Alliance | Wegmans Best Local Men's Sports Team Americans | Flour City Fear | Knighthawks | Red Wings Best Local Women's Sports Team Lancers | Renegades | RIT women’s hockey | Roc City Roller Derby Best Local Recreational Sports League Greater Rochester Area Disc Association | Hot Shots volleyball | Kickball League of Rochester | Roc City Roller Derby Best Local Radio Personality Evan Dawson | Paul Guglielmo | Bob Lonsberry | Brother Wease Best Local Radio Station 90.5 WBER | 92.5 WBEE | 104.3 WAYO | 1370 WXXI Best Local TV Personality Adam Chodak | Doug Emblidge | Scott Hetsko | Norma Holland Best Local TV News Station 8 WROC | 10 WHEC | 13 WHAM | WXXI Television Best Local Website Day Trips Around Rochester NY | The Inner Loop Blog | Lollypop Farm | The Rochesteriat Best Local Facebook Page Day Trips Around Rochester, NY | The Inner Loop Blog | Lollypop Farm | Kevin Williams / Weather by Williams Best Local Twitter Feed @mcfw | @MedleyCentre | @rachbarnhart | @rahchachow Best Local Instagram Account @explorerochester | @innerloopblog | @rocfoodies | @sirrochasays Best Local Podcast (Not originating on radio) Derby Rocz | Food About Town | Hell Weekly | Sticks and Beers Most Important Local News Story of 2019 Leticia Astacio | Lake Ontario water level | Rochester City School District | Robert Morgan Most Important Local News Story Ignored in 2019 City development and gentrification | MCC faculty no confidence vote | Robert Morgan | Opioid epidemic

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Best Local Original Band Joywave | Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People | Sirens and Sailors | Teagan and the Tweeds Best Local Solo Musician Mikaela Davis | Cammy Enaharo | Jon Lewis | Teagan Ward Best Local Hip-Hop Act Benny Beyond | MdotCoop | Moses Rockwell | Tyreckdagoat Best Local Album of 2019 “Elephino” by Elephino | “Lung Cycles” by Lung Cycles | “Purple, Green, and Yellow” by Ananmon | “Things I Remember from Earth” by Maybird Best Live Music Venue (Arena/Large Venue) Blue Cross Arena | CMAC | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre | Main Street Armory Best Live Music Venue (Club/Small Venue) Abilene Bar & Lounge | Anthology | Bug Jar | Flour City Station Best Live DJ DJ Chreath | DJ Darkwave | DJ Kalifornia | Tim Tones Best Local Author Georgia Beers | Gary Craig | Bethany Snyder | Brian Wood Best Local Poet Anthony Blake | Charlie Cote | Rachel McKibbens | Jacob Rakovan Best Locally Written Book of 2019 “22 Minutes: The USS Vincennes and the Tragedy of Savo Island: A Lifetime Survival Story” by Jeff Spevak | “Gavin Goode” by David Seaburn | “Love Like Sky” by Leslie Youngblood | “Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult” by Susan Ashline Best performance produced by a resident theater venue “Hamilton” at Rochester Broadway Theatre League | “Newsies” at JCC CenterStage | “Revival: The Resurrection of Sun House” at Geva Theatre Center | “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Blackfriars Theatre Best performance produced by a local theater group DVC’s “At Swim, Two Boys” at MuCCC | Out of Pocket Productions’ “Barbecue Apocalypse” at MuCCC | Grey Noise Theatre Co.’s “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” at The Avyarium | Dangerous Signs’ “Man of La Mancha” at MuCCC

Best Local Theater Company Blackfriars Theatre | Geva Theatre Center | Grey Noise Theatre Co. | Out of Pocket, Inc. | WallByrd Theatre Co.

Best Food And Drink Festival Flour City Brewers Fest | Foodlink Festival of Food | Food Truck Rodeo | Rochester Real Beer Expo

Best Local Stand-up Comedian Ilhan Ali | Woody Battaglia | Dario Joseph | Malcolm Whitfield

Best Local Family-Friendly Attraction Rochester Museum and Science Center | Seabreeze Amusement Park | Seneca Park Zoo | Strong National Museum of Play

Best Local Comedy Group EstroFest | Nuts & Bolts | Polite Ink | Unleashed Best Local Dance Company Garth Fagan Dance | PUSH Physical Theatre | Rochester City Ballet | Sirens & Stilettos Best Local Artist Jason Dorofy | Shawn Dunwoody | Stacey Rowe | Sarah Rutherford Best Art Exhibit of 2019 6x6 at RoCo | “Just Folks” at RIT’s City Art Space | Monet’s Waterloo Bridge at Memorial Art Gallery | “Sass Menagerie” at Whitman Works Best Art Gallery Artisan Works | Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | UUU Art Collective Best Local Photographer Will Cornfield | Jim Montanus | Gerry Szymanski | Aaron Winters Best Local Filmmaker Scott Fitzgerald | Alex Freeman | David Marshall | Linda Moroney Best Local Film Festival ImageOut | Rochester Jewish Film Festival | One Take Film Festival | Rochester International Film Festival Best Local Music Festival Fairport Canal Days | Lilac Festival | Party in the Park | Rochester International Jazz Festival Best Local Arts Festival Clothesline Festival | Corn Hill Arts Festival | Lilac Festival | Park Avenue Festival Best Local Cultural Festival Annunciation Rochester Greek Festival | Puerto Rican Festival | ROC Pride Fest | Rochester Black Pride | St. Josaphat’s Ukranian Festival

Best Local Drag Performer Mrs. Kasha Davis | DeeDee Dubois | Kyla Minx | Wednesday Westwood

NIGHTLIFE Best New Bar/Club 80W | Riot Room | Sensation Nightclub | Vern’s Best Bar for Beer MacGregor’s | Rochester Beer Park | Swiftwater Brewing Co. | Tap and Mallet Best Bar for Wine Apogee Wine Bar | Flight Wine Bar | Living Roots Wine & Co. | Solera Wine Bar Best Bar for Craft Cocktails The Daily Refresher | Nox | The Revelry | The Spirit Room Best Neighborhood Bar Dicky’s Corner Pub | Lux Lounge | Marshall Street Bar and Grill | Winfield Grill Best Happy Hour Acme Bar and Pizza | The Bachelor Forum | Lux Lounge | Nosh Best Place to Go Dance Cure | Lux | Trio | Vertex Best Juke Box Joey’s | Lux | Marge’s Lakeside Inn | Skylark Best Place to Take a Date Radio Social | Restaurant Good Luck | Swillburger/Playhouse | The Little Theatre Best Place to Meet Singles City Grill | Lux | Radio Social | Wegmans Best Bartender Donnie Clutterbuck, Cure | Abby Quatro, Branca Midtown | Jacob Rakovan, The Spirit Room | Pat Stetzel, Swan Dive

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