CITY Newspaper's Annual Manual 2019

BUILDING A BETTER

ROCHESTER 2019 ANNUAL MANUAL ART | COMMUNITY | ACTIVISM | MUSIC | HISTORY

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO GREATER ROCHESTER

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[ INTRODUCTION ] BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

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ochester’s a city in transition, with changes taking place everywhere: in its population, its employment base, its neighborhoods, its politics, its

downtown. But this is nothing new. Change is woven throughout the city’s history, brought about by individuals – famous and not famous – who helped build it from its early days as a mill town. The future Rochester, whatever shape it takes, will be built by the people who live in it, including those living in it now.

In our 2019 Annual Manual, we highlight some lesser-known community

builders of the past, in industry, in health care, in education, in human rights.

We also offer ways to get involved in community building: helping to strengthen

the arts, patronizing retail businesses outside of the big names, discovering (and supporting) music venues and musicians beyond the ones most familiar to you.

And we take a look at some current examples of community builders: people

who got together with neighbors to feed the poor, save their neighborhood school, and strengthen their small town’s downtown area.

TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPPORTING THE ARTS................. 4

SOUND VARIETY........................... 16

ART

MUSIC

'SMALL-BOX' SHOPPING................. 8

A CITY'S FOUNDATION.. ................ 18

COMMUNITY

HISTORY

CITIZEN ACTION.......................... 12 ACTIVISM

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SUPPORTING THE ARTS 7 ways to g e t i n vo l ve d

[ ARTS ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

If you’re an arts enthusiast, you may spend some of your free time in galleries or attending theater or dance performances, or going to one of the many local film festivals. Showing up at arts events is an important way to support them, but many smaller venues have less attendance than the big ones, and there are a variety of other ways to support artists and art organizations.

Not all of them require spending money (though that’s always welcome). Here are some suggestions on how to get involved.

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Buy artists’ work. Art may not seem affordable, but Rochester Art Collectors – an independent, non-commercial group of art enthusiasts – is helping people learn that buying art is not only accessible, but is a necessary part of a thriving arts community (rochesterartcollectors.org). The group holds regular meetings and events that are open to the public, and it offers advice on things like buying art in a way that benefits both artists and potential buyers.

For example, asking an artist to lower the price of an artwork devalues the work.

If you’re in love with a piece but the price is out of your range, ask the artist if he or she would accept a payment plan. This way, artists get the dollars they deserve, and you’re more invested not only in the piece but also the success of the artist.

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Engage with artists at as many venues as possible and attend shows at the smaller, independent venues that are off the beaten path. There’s a whole world of established and emerging artists 4 CITY • ANNUAL MANUAL 2019

Terry Chaka, executive director at The Baobab Cultural Center. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON

who don’t exhibit art or stage performances in the well-established art spaces. Rochester area’s many smaller venues that show art or hold performances, screenings, lectures, and other events include Visual Studies Workshop, Gallery Q at the Out Alliance, Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, Joy Gallery, The MuCCC, the galleries at Flower City Arts Center, art spaces at area academic institutions, and galleries-within-venues such as The Lobby at Bug Jar.

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Visit artists at their studio spaces.

Artists tend to be inundated at exhibit openings or performances, where they’re the star of the evening and everyone wants to grab their attention. You have a better chance of getting to know them and their creative process during open studio hours. There are monthly open-studio events on First Fridays at The Hungerford and First

Fridays and Second Saturdays at Anderson Alley. Many artists love having visitors in their space while they’re working, which is a great way for those visitors to understand that making artwork is work.

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There are occasional opportunities to assist with an artist’s production as a volunteer. For example, volunteers played an important role in creating Olivia Kim’s Frederick Douglass statues that have been installed around Rochester. A good way to learn about the volunteer opportunities is to get to know the artists (see Number 3, above). You can underwrite materials for a project, and you can also search on crowdfunding campaigns for local projects. If a hundred people donate just $5 to a campaign, that tiny contribution gets amplified.

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Get a membership to smaller arts organizations. There’s not a lot of state and federal funding for museums, galleries, and organizations, and the smaller an organization is, the less resources it has access to. The local and regional community can help support these spaces’ operations by becoming members, which often come with benefits like discounts to events or workshops.

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Support art organizations owned and run by people of color. The majority of businesses in every sector, including the arts, are owned and operated by white people. But there are valuable exhibits, events, and programs offered by The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, Joy Gallery, The Baobab Cultural Center, Borinquen Dance Theatre, and FuturPointe Dance. For a resource on black-owned businesses in Rochester, check out bobrochester.com.

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Pay artists for their services.

When we think of supporting the arts, we think of buying artwork or tickets to performances or making donations. But supporting artists also means paying designers, performers, and visual artists who offer a variety of services that people too often want to pay for with “exposure bucks.”

If you own a restaurant or cafe that is looking for artistic decor, consider hiring a muralist or buying work by local artists to display. And if you have a musical act or other performers who aren’t being paid from ticket sales, don’t make them work for tips, pay them.

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'SMALL-BOX' SHOPPING Bu ying locally, a t i n d e p e n d e n t sto r e s

[ COMMUNITY ] BY JEREMY MOULE

We all have our go-to places for certain things.

Wegmans comes to mind, since many Rochesterians head straight to its nearest store for groceries, beer, and a whole lot of other stuff. And retail shopping often means a trip to other big chain stores, such as Target, Walmart, or Home Depot.

But if consumers think outside of the big box, we can help build healthier local business communities and, in turn, stronger local economies. (And competition, after all, helps businesses large and small.)

One study of New Orleans, conducted by the firm Civic Economics, found that only 16 percent of the money spent at a large Target stayed in the community while 32 percent spent at local businesses remained in the city. Studies in other communities have reached similar conclusions.

“These studies find that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every dollar in the local economy, as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees,” says the website of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Buying local is not complicated; mostly, you have to make subtle changes to your buying habits.

If you need to fix your toilet, paint a few walls, or get some nails, locally-owned hardware stores are a good place to visit.

They often have knowledgeable staffs to help customers pick the right tools, fasteners, or fixtures for the task at hand. Black’s Hardware in Irondequoit; Wilson Hardware, Mayer Paint & Hardware, and Sniderman’s Hardware in the city; Weiders Hardware in Brighton; Debbie Supply in East Rochester: all have loyal customers.

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Curtis Rivers has owned and operated Mood Makers Books for 25 years. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

The area’s independent bookstores provide interesting alternatives to browsing Barnes and Noble. Among them: Mood Makers, an African-American bookstore in Village Gate; Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport; Small World Books, a used and rare-books store on North Avenue; and Rick’s Recycled Books on Monroe Avenue.

As for Wegmans: It’s technically a local, familyowned business.

It’s woven deep into the region and employs many of our neighbors and relatives, which AJs Beer Warehouse in Henrietta offers local, domestic and adds to its imported beer and ciders. broad appeal.

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But it’s also worth doing some of your food and drink spending at some of the more specialized markets or businesses in the area.

That could mean buying your craft beer from one of the many local breweries in the region, or cider from one of the local cideries. Or you could stop at AJ’s Beer Warehouse on Clay Road in Henrietta.

The place has racks full of beer (and cider), and it uses its main cases and tap wall to showcase New York products. Beers of the World on East Henrietta Road also has a dizzying selection of craft, domestic, and imported brews.

The area’s many farmers markets provide an opportunity to buy produce and locally raised meat, eggs, and dairy direct from the smaller growers and producers. The vendors often have great suggestions for preparing their products, too.

If you want to venture away from standard grocery fare, try visiting one of the specialty markets. The Rochester area has quite a few Asian markets, from Bento-Ya on Empire Boulevard in Webster to Asia Food Market on the Henrietta side of BrightonHenrietta Town Line Road.

Swan Market on Parsells Avenue is a full-on German deli known for its sausages, wursts, smoked meats, and bacon, while Polska Chata on Vinedale Avenue has a variety of fresh-made pierogies. Livie’s Import Market on Chili Avenue offers Caribbean goods, and D&L Groceries at the corner of Genesee Street and Brooks Avenue specializes in African and Caribbean foods. Spice Bazaar on Jefferson Road in Henrietta and the India House market on South Clinton Avenue are popular Indian grocery stores.

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Organizing to b e tte r th e c o m m u n i ty [ ACTIVISM ] BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Many people would like to do something impactful for their block, neighborhood, or village, but don’t know where to begin or how to sustain it. Around the region, though, residents have been organizing to improve their community, and they can provide inspiration. Among them: Rochester resident John Boutet, who is pushing for a return to neighborhood schools in the city; Mark Renfro and his wife, Pam, and members of their Fairport church, who collect unharvested fruits and vegetables for people who need them; and Sandy Schneible and Pilar McKay, who are helping reinvigorate Perry, a community in Wyoming County, south of Rochester.

Though their stories are different, each of them started their work based on a personal conviction, focused on an issue that was extremely important to them. And they’ve sustained their effort by collaborating with others.

Five years ago, the Rochester school district planned to close School 16, a

small elementary school in the southwest section of the city. The building was among the school district’s oldest, and it would cost too much to remodel it, district officials said.

But John Boutet and a group of residents and parents in the southwest neighborhoods weren’t having it. Closing the school, they said, would create a hole in the community and discourage families from staying in the city.

They organized, lobbied the superintendent, spoke at school board meetings, and convinced the district not only to keep the school open, but 12 CITY • ANNUAL MANUAL 2019

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to remodel it. That was only one part of much larger plan, though.

“We need to get back to neighborhood schools as much as possible,” Boutet says. “It’s much harder for many of our parents to participate in their child’s education when their school is across town. And neighborhood schools strengthen communities.”

Boutet and others pushed school officials for an analysis of how students and families choose schools. A desire for bus transportation was a key reason why parents didn’t select a school near their home, so the Education Committee for the Southwest Community Council created an online petition to send to state lawmakers seeking busing for all students.

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had been distributing donated potatoes to needy families and food pantries, but

they wanted to do more. And that led to a major gleaning operation, says Mark Renfro, and his wife Pam. Gleaning refers to going to farm fields and orchards and collecting the fruits and vegetables left after harvest to rot. There weren’t many large-scale farms in Monroe County that made gleaning practical, but the Renfros learned about Bejo Seeds in Geneva, which develops varietal seeds and sells them by displaying the fresh produce from the seeds. After the produce is shown, it becomes available to the Renfros.

Every Saturday from August through November, the Renfros and a group of volunteers gather tomatoes, beets, cabbage, onions, squash, and cucumbers as they are available take them to Foodlink for distribution throughout the Rochester region.

(To volunteer: mrenfro53@gmail.com.)

Sandy Schneible and Pilar McKay spent

their early years in Perry, New York. After college and careers in other parts of the country, including metros like Washington and Los Angeles, they returned to Perry, attracted by its low cost of living the small, rural-community lifestyle.

They also saw business and creative opportunities that they could pursue in a small town trying to reinvent itself that weren’t as accessible in a large city, McKay says.

Schneible started her own marketing and design company, littleHive LLC, and both women began supporting the Perry Main Street Association’s efforts to reinvigorate the village. The association looked at ways to support local businesses and start new ones by updating Main Street and promoting Perry’s assets, including Silver Lake and the town’s proximity to Letchworth Park, says Schneible.

But building a sustainable future for a rural town like Perry also meant making the town interesting and cool, which led to some rethinking about arts and culture, says McKay. She co-founded Shake on the Lake, Silver Lake’s resident Shakespeare Company, with another Perry native, Josh Rice. The company held its first season in 2012.

Rice also founded the New York State Puppet Festival, which had its inaugural run last summer and drew internationally recognized puppet masters.

“There are hurdles to overcome bringing arts and culture to a rural community, but the hurdles are nowhere as large as they are in a big city,” McKay says.

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SOUND VARIETY A trio of sma l l e r m u si c h o t sp o ts

[ MUSIC ] BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

As vital as the Rochester music scene is, it’s all too easy to stay in our respective lanes stylistically. We don’t often venture beyond the niche communities of musicians and venues our preferred genres have carved out for us. But the local scene’s a varied one. In every thriving local venue regularly hosting concerts, there’s a rich world-inmicrocosm featuring myriad musicians, waiting to be discovered.

Here are three venues that specialize in a particular sound, serving up performances by talented and hardworking players from Rochester and beyond.

The Daily Refresher: Located at 293

Alexander Street, The Daily Refresher is a cozy but elegant cocktail bar that distinguishes itself among East End bars and clubs by offering a free, weekly singersongwriter showcase.

Each Thursday at 7 p.m., Dave Chisholm – a Rochester musician equally at home as a jazz trumpeter and as frontman of the poprock band Talking Under Water – hosts an intimate concert of originals and covers. On any given night, he is joined by a different singer-songwriter from the Western New York region. Chisholm has shared the bill with the likes of Jon Lewis, Dallas Greene, Aaron Lipp, Madeleine McQueen, Tyler Westcott, Charles Emanuel, and former Thursday night host Jackson Cavalier.

The Daily Refresher offers an ideal concert setting – whether in the comfortable, upstairs lounge during the colder months or out on the patio during the summer.

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California Brew Haus: While this bar and

80W: A bar and lounge located in the grill might seem like an unlikely place to East End at 7 Lawrence Street, 80W catch live music, if you like your concerts straddles the line between swanky and raw, rough, and ready, California Brew Haus approachable, fusing neighborhood may be right in your wheelhouse. Located at vibes with a downtown aesthetic. The 402 West Ridge Road, this place is a frequent new establishment has found the perfect stop for rock, punk, and metal bands, musical complement with its weekly series whether they’re based locally or passing of jazz performances. Every Wednesday through town on a tour. at 7 p.m., esteemed local jazz musicians provide an ideal soundtrack to the Rochester acts including Diluted, Kaizer debonair surroundings.

Solzie, The Dirty Pennies, Crazies, Kvrma, and many more have all played at the Brew Haus.

Notable players at 80W have included The venue also hosts touring indie hip-hop trios fronted by guitarist Bob Sneider, pianist artists such as Lil Tracy, Jarren Benton, Ces Cru, Laura Dubin, and saxophonist Bill Tiberio; G-Mo Skee, and others. Despite the diverse pianist Gap Mangione performs the last styles represented onstage, if there’s a common Wednesday of every month. For a city as in denominator among the musicians, it’s that love with jazz as Rochester, it boasts few they’re consistently loud and unapologetic. year-long performance venues for jazz.

Now, there’s one more place to go.

A real blue-collar ethos permeates the shows at the California Brew Haus, and if you prefer authenticity over gloss, this is Local musician Dave Chisholm hosts a the venue for you. It’s a good place to find singer-songwriter showcase every Thursday hidden gems you didn’t know you were at The Daily Refresher. PHOTO BY AARON WINTERS looking for.

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A CITY'S FOUNDATION Unsung hero e s w h o l e ft th e i r m a r k

[ HISTORY ] BY KATHY LALUK

Rome wasn’t built in a day – and neither was Rochester. Our city of 208,000 is known for groundbreaking historical figures: Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and George Eastman. But what about the unsung heroes?

Those who helped Rochester become what it is today by being the first in their field, daring to dream and working to build a better community.

Before any of its modern nicknames, Rochester was simply “the Flour City” in the 19th century, when hundreds of millions of barrels of flour were produced here. And while the city’s canal-side locale made it a perfect spot, it was Robert M. Dalzell’s innovation that expedited the milling and made Rochester a boomtown. Dalzell, an Irish immigrant, adapted new mechanical techniques for the elevator system so it could function outside the building, lifting wheat from the canal to the top of his mill to begin the grinding process. By the time he retired in 1851, Dalzell had built or overseen the building of 10 of Rochester’s 22 major flour mills.

Although Kodak has struggled since the turn of the century, its footprint is forever cemented on this city. But it’s not just the company’s founders, George Eastman and Henry Strong, who helped build the photography company into a global empire. Domingo Delgado was brought into the company from Puerto Rico by Eastman to run the company’s export business. Delgado thrived in the role, showing the magic of photography to people in Central and South America and explaining its benefits in their own language. It proved to be a smart move by Eastman; Delgado helped establish Kodak branches in Argentina, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile.

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Rochester is now known for its cuttingedge medical research and care, so it’s only fitting that some of the biggest trailblazers in modern medicine embarked on their careers here. In the late 1800’s, a lack of comprehensive and consistent training prompted women, including Ida Jane Anderson, to advocate for the successful passage of the Nurse Practice Act, which established regulated training for Registered Nurses. Anderson was one of three women to graduate from the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital Nurses’ Training School to become the first RNs in the country. She spent the next four decades using her medical training to treat victims of the smallpox epidemic of 1902 at Hope Hospital, to become the first social worker at Rochester Homeopathic Hospital (now Genesee Hospital), and to care for patients at Strong Memorial Hospital until she retired.

Like Anderson, Dr. Sarah Adamson Dolley broke into the male-only field of medicine in 1851 by becoming the third woman medical graduate in the country and the first to complete a medical internship. Growing up in a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, she grew interested in medicine after stumbling upon her uncle’s medical books. After traveling throughout Europe for additional medical training, Dolley settled in Rochester with her husband, where they ran a practice together.

She rebuffed resistance from her male colleagues, going on to be the first president of the Women’s Medical Society of New York State and to co-found the Rochester Chapter of the Red Cross. She was a tireless advocate for women’s rights – working alongside Susan B. Anthony for women’s suffrage and also working to open positions in hospitals to women physicians.

Two of Anthony’s less famous allies were instrumental in boosting the quality and equality of education in Rochester.

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Blake Danforth both worked alongside the famous suffragist to petition the University of Rochester to allow women to attend the school. A teacher, Montgomery also took a keen interest in young girls and the poor.

Along with Anthony, she formed the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Rochester, which established a legal aid center, a rest house for working women and safe milk stations for mothers. In 1989, she became the first woman to be elected to the Rochester school board, a position she held for 10 years. She used her tenure to implement a variety of progressive reforms, including the introduction of kindergarten, vocational training, and health education in schools across the city.

Danforth was a tireless advocate for education, serving on the Rochester school board for 11 years, seven as president. But she also had a flare for the arts, and in 1913 was a founding member of the Memorial Art Gallery and helped pioneer the idea of free admission and of classes for artistically gifted children. Danforth also helped start the Landmark Society and donated her home on West Avenue to the city. It is now the Danforth Community Center.

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Before there was Frederick Douglass, there was the Reverend Thomas James. Their stories are not only similar, but intersect.

Born into slavery, James lost his mother and siblings when he was only 8 years old.

As a teen, after a severe beating, he fled to Canada, and later returned to the US and settled in Rochester. Here, he worked at a warehouse and learned to read and write at a church school. In 1830, he built the AME Zion Church in Rochester, where he later ordained Frederick Douglass as a preacher before the beginning of Douglass’s public career. James shared Douglass’s passion for the abolitionist cause, allowing Douglass to edit his paper, the North Star, from the church’s basement. The church also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to a better life.

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Let’s work together...for all our children.

To support learning, there is no more natural partnership than that between a child’s parents and teachers.

Teachers can’t do it alone.

Working together, we can make a difference!

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Representing teachers • school instructors • substitute teachers • home/hospital teachers • retired teachers

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SERVICING ALL MAKES & MODELS ANTIQUE TO HYBRID VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR SERVICE SPECIALS

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HOURS: Mon-Fri. 7:45am - 5:30pm 365 UNIVERSITY AVE (corner of Alexander)

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EDUCATION

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• Window Cleaning • Power Washing • Gutter Cleaning • Gutter Guard Install

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485 LANDING ROAD NORTH

NEAR ELLISON PARK OPEN 7 DAYS • 482-5372

• ROCHESTER-FOCUSED TV & RADIO PROGRAMS Visit RCTVMediaCenter.org or 1009WXIR.com for details

LANDSCAPING SERVICES

CLOVERNURSERY.COM

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INTERIOR:

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EXTERIOR:

• Plaster/Drywall • Ceiling Repair • Cabinet Painting

• Window Glazing • Carpentry • EPA Certified / Lead Safe

Call Clarence for your Free Estimate Today!

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HOMEGROWN FRUITS,

VEGETABLES AND MORE 1080 PENFIELD ROAD OPEN FOR THE SEASON EARLY MAY

Satisfying customers for over 30 years!

FINANCIAL SERVICES GEORGE PETER KLEE CPA LLC

Christopher P. Klee Accounting & Bookkeeping Tax Preparation Financial Planning 53 Canterbury Road Rochester, NY 14607

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MyPrettyHomes.com MyPrettyHomes.com (585) 413-3760 (585) 413-3760

Whether you are looking for Whether you are looking an economical studiofor anoreconomical a luxuriousstudio loft, or a luxurious loft,you. we have the place for we have the place for you.

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Personalized Payroll Services

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CHRIS KLEE 53 Canterbury Road Rochester, NY 14607

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www.rocselfstorage.com www.rocselfstorage.com 585-334-4600 585-334-4600

*Mention Code: City17 and get ½ off yourCode: second month’s *Mention City17 and rent get ½ off foryour a minimum 6-monthrent lease. second month’s for a minimum 6-month lease. *Special for new customers only. *Special for new customers only.

Join us as Spirit Blesses the space between us.

Sunday Morning Services: 10am - Early Healing Services 10:30am - Devotional Services (Including Meditation, Lecture, Divine Messages) Wednesday Evening Services: 6pm - Healing Services 7pm - Devotional Services (Including Meditation, Lecture, Divine Messages) All Healing Service: Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month

ChurchOfDivineInspiration.com 27 Appleton St. | Rochester, NY 14611 (585) 328-8908

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HEALTH

RELIGION

Brighton Pathways To Health

Church of the Ascension (Episcopal)

EXCELLENCE IN HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE SINCE 2008 • Classical Five-Element Acupuncture • Chiropractic • Psychotherapy • Tai Chi • Yoga • Meditation • classes, workshops & special Events See our website for full details and our upcoming classes.

Welcomes you and your family Sunday Services at 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM • Christian Education, Sunday School & Bible Study • Women’s and Men’s Fellowship Groups • Adult and Youth Choirs and Change-Ringing Bells • Neighborhood Mission and Outreach Programs • Enhance your relationship with God and God’s people at Ascension • There is a place for you at Ascension. You are invited to come and see:

Church of the Ascension 1360 Lake Ave. at Riverside St., Rochester ascensionroch.org • (585)-458-5423

www.BrightonPathways.com 3200 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road • 585-242-9518

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First Church of Christ, Scientist 701 Mt. Hope Avenue Sun 10:30am, Wed 7:30pm 585.271.7503

Christian Science Reading Room 179 Monroe Avenue Mon-Sat 11:00am – 2:00pm www.christianscience.com 585.435.4940

Southeast Rochester Catholic Community Welcomes You! REAL ESTATE

When experience counts hire The Petix Team.

Serving the city of Rochester and surrounding areas for 34+ years

CHURCH OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 534 Oxford St • 271-7240

SAINT BONIFACE CHURCH 330 Gregory St • 271-7240

SAINT MARY’S CHURCH 15 St. Mary’s Place • 271-7240

ALL ARE WELCOME Leonard Petix

LPetix@kw.com 585-703-9421

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www.southeastrochestercatholics.org Find us on

RELIGION

Join us for worship Sundays at 10 AM

A small, welcoming faith community committed to peace, justice, simplicity, & community 111 Hillside Avenue • 473-0220 rochestermennonite.org

Please Join Us The Historic Parsells Church An American Baptist Church Serving the Beechwood/Culver Neighborhood for 120 years!

Sunday Gospel Services: 12:00 noon Temporary worship site for services: Covenant Methodist Church 1124 Culver Rd., Rochester, 14609 Visit our website for photos and audio:

parsellschurch.org

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EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT, REGISTER TO VOTE! Many federal, state and local offices are up for election this year

Our community works better when you care enough to vote. But in order to vote you must register. Get a registration form at a bank, library, post office, town hall or visit our website at www.monroecounty.gov/elections.

Or call 753-1550 and we’ll send you one.

Be sure and mail it back at least 25 days before the election.

MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Telephone 753-1550 TTY 753-1544 www.monroecounty.gov/elections

Mary Cariola Children’s Center

Now Hiring!

Unlocking lifelong potential

Full & Part-Time positions available At Mary Cariola Children’s Center you will be joining a team of talented educators and clinicians who set the standard in innovations that unlock lifelong potential for children, youth and young adults with developmental disabilities and complex medical needs.

Additional positions posted at www.marycariola.org

Whether it’s in the classroom, a residential home, a sensory room or physical therapy suite, you’ll be a part of an organization that celebrates milestones every single day. More than 650 employees share the same vision for our students and residents.

1000 Elmwood Ave., Suite 100 Rochester, NY 14620 • (585) 271-0761 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @CariolaCareers Mary Cariola is the regional leader in personalized, interdisciplinary, evidence based education that inspires and empowers children and youth with complex developmental disabilities.

Mary Cariola is a NYS Licensed School for Students with Disabilities ages 5-21

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