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For RCSD, governance fix isn’t the answer

Having the current Rochester school board replaced by a New York Education Department-appointed group will not improve conditions or outcomes. The schools are broken far beyond what anyone can know unless they work in them.

Besides the system, there is an inspirational loss that can’t be repaired by anyone or by any change made from above. Many employees in the district have never known real excellence in urban schools or have forgotten what this looks like. Our vision is blurred and no new school board, new superintendent, or any other high-level change will improve the low expectations and satisfaction with mediocrity that permeates almost every element of the Rochester City School District.

I use this analogy to explain things to people who ask me how messed up things are: A man in Maryland in 1860 has an argument with his brother, who lives in Alabama, about slavery. The Maryland man says that slaves get treated much better in the north and that the people in the South should replicate the North.

Both men walk away not even realizing there is a much bigger issue being forgotten: Slavery is wrong. When we talk about improving schools, we have to look beyond the structures and systems.

Conversations around governance, funding, productivity, or other conditions will not improve outcomes. Freedom will.

Everyone is missing the point. The only real fix for us teachers, the kids, and their families is to create a path that allows us the autonomy to start and operate our own schools. Success must be driven by a passion and commitment that is founded on pride and ownership. I am not talking about community schools or any other variation that allows Central Office to have broad control. I am talking about ground-up, internally managed schools that are held accountable by those in them. Like people who own their own homes as opposed to those who rent, people who feel responsible for a place are far more likely to care about it.

If the leaders in this city really wanted to see progress, they would openly develop, promote, and support internally operated schools like the Pilot Schools in Boston. Why hasn’t this been done? I firmly believe it is because those in power know that giving schools more autonomy has a direct effect on their ability to control us. Improving conditions is safe. Unleashing us is another story. New governance, old governance, it doesn’t matter. We are still beating the same drum.

JOHN BLISS

John Bliss is a Rochester City School teacher and founder of the Urban Choice Charter School.

Rochester needed Police Accountability Board

Kudos to Rochester Council members for moving the Police Accountability Board from concept to reality.

I have the utmost respect and admiration for those Rochester Police Department

officers who walk the righteous path. With regard to the “bad apples,” I say that the foxes have guarded the henhouse for long enough. This includes those supervisors and union leaders who choose to look the other way in cases of misconduct and outright criminality.

The law must apply equally to everyone. A police uniform cannot carry immunity from the legal consequences of criminal conduct.

News. Music. Life.

Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly

LEE LONDON, ROCHESTER

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What stigma?

… “considering there is such a stigma in exploring mental health” – from “Lexi Weege Returns to Rochester,” CITY, May 17.

Considering there are so many people instructing us to say there is, it is a wonder any of us escape the instruction.

And yet we do.

And yes, you can.

HAROLD A. MAIO, FT. MYERS, FLORIDA

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Trump, Mueller, and the country’s future “If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”

Robert Mueller’s statement in his brief May 29 press conference could hardly have been more damning. And for President Trump and his supporters, there’s no consolation in Mueller’s explanation for the failure to charge him with a crime. The Justice Department, he said, has a “longstanding” policy that “a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office.” Therefore, Mueller said, charging the president with a crime was “not an option we could consider.”

However, Mueller said, the policy “explicitly permits the investigation of a sitting president, because it is important to preserve evidence while memories are fresh and documents available.”

The president can be charged after he leaves office, but “the Constitution,” Mueller said, “requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.”

That process, of course, is impeachment.

Congress seems to have plenty of justification for that, and yet impeachment is a political action as well as a process provided by the Constitution. And given the current state of politics in Washington, impeachment is likely to do more harm than good. It’ll fire up Trump’s base, consume months of Congressional time and media attention, and lead nowhere.

Senate Republicans have already said they have no intention of convicting the president. Meantime, the damage by the administration continues.

• The Trump administration wants a citizenship question added to the 2020 Census, which will intimidate immigrants, leading to a population undercount in regions that currently are likely to vote Democratic.

Last week the news media reported the origins of that idea: a study by the late Thomas Hofeller, a Republican gerrymandering expert who died last year. Including a citizenship question, Hofeller advised, would enable Republicans to draw district lines to benefit Republicans. Hofeller also wrote “the key portion of a draft Justice Department letter claiming the question was needed to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” the Times reported.

• We continue to give Saudi Arabia arms and logistical support for its violent involvement in Yemen, where hundreds of thousands of people have died. This upset both parties in Congress so much that they

Trump and the Republicans’ attack on the country’s values continues.

Impeachment seems futile. And Democrats risk losing in 2020. passed a bipartisan resolution to end US involvement. President Trump vetoed it.

• During his press conference, Robert Mueller emphasized the Grand Jury allegation that grew out of his report: “there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election.”

That allegation, Mueller said, “deserves the attention of every American.” Instead, the president plans to investigate the investigators.

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who insisted on holding a Supreme Court seat open for nearly a year to keep an Obama nominee off the bench, now says if a seat opens in 2020, the Senate will fill it.

The administration’s refusal to address climate change, its repeated sabre rattling toward Iran, tariffs as a substitute for diplomacy and immigration policy....

Robert Mueller and his team felt they couldn’t do more than what they did. Since impeachment would be futile, defeating Trump in November 2020 is the best option for ending the Trump-led assault on US democracy. But with 23 Democrats running right now, it’s hard to be optimistic.

If the Democrats run the wrong candidate, we’ll have four more years of Donald Trump.

And the horrors of the first term may pale in comparison to those of the second.

The Democrats had better start getting their act together soon. rochestercitynewspaper.com

CITY 3

HOUSING | BY KAREN DEWITT

NY may get strong rent laws The state legislature could approve new protections this month for many apartment tenants – in Upstate New York as well as in New York City.

In a joint statement last week, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said they will “advance a historic package of tenant protections that encompasses the principles of the nine bills” that have been circulating at the Capitol in recent weeks.

The impetus is the June 15 expiration of New York City rent laws, but Upstate housing activists have pushed hard to have some protections extended to the rest of the state.

Stewart-Cousins and Heastie were short on the details of the bills they’re working on. But they include controls on rent increases as well as elements of what tenants groups call a “good cause” bill, which would strengthen tenants’ rights against unfair evictions in all parts of the state.

With all of the controls, municipalities would need to opt in to the bills’ coverage. The new laws wouldn’t be imposed on them.

Despite the statement of an agreement in principle between the leaders, the bills face a more uncertain fate in the state Senate. The legislation might have to be modified to win approval from Democrats representing Long Island and Hudson Valley districts that are more conservative.

Stewart-Cousins was not ready to talk specifics about which bills have the votes to pass right now.

“I don’t have a number I’m prepared to give you,” Stewart-Cousins said. But she predicted the new rent laws will be the “strongest ever.”

Tenant advocates have urged the Senate and Assembly to work together on the rent laws without Governor Andrew Cuomo, but Stewart-Cousins would not say whether she might do that.

“We’ll do whenever it comes together, with whomever it comes together with,” Stewart-Cousins said. “We’re interested in getting the work done, not so much who does it first and who does it second.”

Cuomo has been criticizing his Democratic colleagues in the legislature in recent days for lack of action on renewing rent control and other items. But Cuomo also has threatened to veto any rent renewal agreement that is approved without his participation.

Karen DeWitt is Albany correspondent for WXXI News.

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News EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

What’s next for RCSD?

State Assembly member Harry Bronson: An opponent of a state take-over, he is working on legislation addressing the district’s problems. FILE PHOTO

In a system wracked by uncertainty and instability, there are more questions than ever about the Rochester school district’s future.

Among the most recent developments: • Mayor Lovely Warren has continued her push for a change in the district’s governance. Last week she released a video supporting an idea that the state Regents had discussed, to have the state take control of the district for up to five years. Some local legislators and the state teachers union oppose it, though, so it’s not likely to go anywhere.

• Rochester-area state Assembly member Harry Bronson, who opposes a state take-over, said he’s working on legislation that would “clearly articulate” the school board’s responsibilities; encourage the development of community schools, with more involvement by outside agencies; and create a Children’s Advisory Council.

• Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and the Regents are said to be still trying to come up with a proposal related to the district’s governance, something that the state legislature could

accept. But the legislative session ends on June 19, and the next one doesn’t begin until January 2020.

• Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino, who wrote the report that helped to galvanize community concern about the district’s problems, announced that he’s leaving the district this week.

• The school board and administration have completed their revised improvement plan, which is based on Aquino’s recommendations. Board President Van White says the district will meet Elia’s June 6 deadline.

• Interim Superintendent Daniel Lowengard is preparing to hand the district over to new Superintendent Terry Dade. Dade, whose official start date isn’t until July 1, is already spending time in Rochester.

And he’s planning a July retreat with board members to define their respective roles.

Geneva was able to secure an all-renewable electricity supply for the town’s households and small businesses using a state-approved program called community choice aggregation. Local climate activists have, for the past few years, been urging elected leaders in Rochester-area communities to use that approach.

ENERGY | BY JEREMY MOULE

Geneva first in region to launch energy program The Town of Geneva will be the first community in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region to go live with a program that will switch households and small businesses over to a fully renewable electricity supply, unless those customers say that don’t want it. The change will happen on July 1.

Geneva was able to secure the supply of 100 percent renewable energy, all of which will be generated in New York, through a state-approved mechanism called community choice aggregation. It’s essentially a purchasing effort where the town and its hired administrators solicited bids for electricity suppliers that could meet the needs of residential and small business customers in the town. The customers then buy their electricity from the chosen suppliers unless they opt out, which they can do at any time.

Geneva officials see the switch as a continuation of their other environmentand climate-conscious initiatives, which include laws encouraging solar development and allowing denser housing development near the City of Geneva. The latter is intended to protect farmland and use existing city services.

“We’re trying to do what we think to be the right thing and it’s not costing anybody anything,” says Town Supervisor Mark Venuti.

Local climate activists see the Geneva program as a milestone. They’ve been urging Rochester-area town, village, and city governments to pursue community choice aggregation and to prioritize securing renewable electricity supplies to residents.

The Rochester People’s Climate Coalition has been working with Joule Community Power to guide local municipalities through the community choice aggregation process. Some coalition members also formed a company, Roctricity, with the goal of working as the local manager for the aggregation programs.

Geneva hired the firm for that purpose; the company does education and outreach work, and it also handles opt-out requests.

Geneva is “participating in a movement towards transitioning our grid to a renewably-supplied grid” and its commitment signals to the marketplace “that this is what people want,” says Sue Hughes-Smith, an RPCC leader who’s led its community choice aggregation push.

She is also a partner in Roctricity.

Groups such as RPCC say the approach is a powerful tool for encouraging development of renewables in New York, as long as the local governments treat it that way and seek out renewable

electricity supplies that are generated within the state. Governments and their hired administrators aren’t required to seek an all-renewable power supply through the community choice aggregation process.

If the communities want, they can pursue a cheaper option without regard to the generation mix.

Geneva and its administrators were able to FILE PHOTO secure the renewable supply at a rate that is just slightly lower than the average NYSEG charge; the town is within NYSEG’s service area. In addition to opting out entirely and keeping the NYSEG supply and rate, households and small businesses can also opt for a supply that uses a more traditional mix, which includes renewables along with fossil fuel generation. And that option has a lower rate than the forthcoming all-renewable default supply or the NYSEG average.

However, Hughes-Smith says she hopes customers will stay with the default.

Geneva is also working with Joule on a community solar project, which households and small businesses in Geneva

and other Finger Lakes communities can sign up for. Each customer would get a chunk of the project’s power, which costs about 10 percent less than NYSEG electricity. Geneva residents who remain in the community choice aggregation program can sign up for it.

More information on the aggregation program is available at www. fingerlakescommunitychoice.com and on the community solar program at www. genevacommunitypower.com.

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CITY 5

POLITICS | BY JAMES BROWN

The state of the neighborhoods Rochester voters will elect four key city officials this year: the people who represent the city’s diverse City Council districts. But on the front lines of city life is a mosaic of neighborhood associations, block clubs, residents, business, and community institutions.

They’re dealing with issues as varied as economic development, gentrification, abandoned houses, attracting young families in the neighborhood, and making sidewalks fun to walk on. And they’re doing simple things like picking up litter, trimming hedges, and demanding brighter street lights. The work is a career for some; others volunteer their time.

In conversations ahead of the June 25 Democratic primary, nearly a dozen neighborhood leaders discussed the challenges their areas are facing.

The 19th Ward Community Association’s Zola Brown, in the city’s South District: Working on making the neighborhood attractive for families.

PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

SOUTH DISTRICT

City Council’s South District straddles the Genesee River and encompasses the Rochester airport, the University of Rochester, Highland Park, and a diverse set of neighborhoods: Mt. Hope and the South Wedge on the east, historic Corn Hill, the 19th Ward, and PLEX on the west.

The 19th Ward, on the southern end of the district, and its neighbor PlymouthExchange – PLEX – are historically black neighborhoods, and for the bulk of the last few decades, poor. Today, gentrification is spreading from the South Wedge to the 19th Ward and PLEX. Extreme poverty remains, but less than a mile or two away, housing values are reaching six figures.

“We have to keep an eye on what’s going on here in the 19th Ward, to make sure that families can stay here and afford here,” Zola Brown says over cheesy grits and coffee at the Arnett Cafe. Brown has spent most of 6 CITY

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the last decade involved with the 19th Ward Community Association, and she became its president just a few months ago. The neighborhood, she says, is in transition.

Brown says 214 University of Rochester staff members have settled in the 19th Ward over the last five years, in part because of incentives from the University of Rochester and the city. The university and the city provide home-ownership grants for university employees in nearby South District neighborhoods, including the 19th Ward, PLEX, and the South Wedge, as well as in several east district neighborhoods.

In addition, many University of Rochester students rent in the district, and in some neighborhoods, that’s become controversial.

To the 19th Ward Association the UR is “an asset and not a burden in the sense of helping us out with getting folks to live in our community,” Brown says. “We know there’s student housing, but we pride ourselves with having families live in the neighborhood.”

Her current focus, Brown says, is finding something to replace the KeyBank on Chili Avenue, which closed in April. “We’re sorry, we don’t need another mini-market there,” Brown says. “We really want a bank so we can have a viable community and keep the assets here.”

But for the most part, Brown says she’s happy with the state of her neighborhood.

As successes, she points to Brooks Landing, a mix of offices, eateries, and Staybridge Suites, a hotel at the corner of Brooks Avenue and Genesee Street. And she says the Community Association’s united front and its close working relationship with city officials and leaders is one of the reasons.

Dorian Hall, the president of the PlymouthExchange association, has a very different view of the path his neighborhood is on.

PLEX is a sort of boot-shaped area that extends to the Corn Hill neighborhood on the north and runs south along the banks of the Genesee River. To the east is the University of Rochester; to the west, the 19th

Ward. The neighborhood and its association, Hall says, is overlooked, politically and literally.

And for PLEX residents, gentrification is a big issue. “The current state of my neighborhood is what I have witnessed happen in the South Wedge,” says Hall. And, he says, it’s what his parents experienced in Corn Hill, which was once a majority black neighborhood.

“We have been experiencing an influx of student housing,” Hall says. And the plan isn’t to include the PLEX community, he says, but to push out “the community that is currently there and bring in a different community.”

“When I speak to certain people, they say: Your neighborhood is ‘up and coming,’” Hall says. “What do you mean, that a neighborhood is ‘up and coming?’ I’ve been there my whole life. So to me, my neighborhood has always been a successful neighborhood. What that means is that other folk are moving in.”

East of the river, Upper Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association president Bruce Mellen, who has lived in the neighborhood for nearly two decades, has a similar anxiety about college students. He’s concerned his area is “losing its neighborhood feel.”

“The owner-occupants are getting older,” Mellen says. “They’re starting to flee the neighborhood. They’re moving to Florida for the winter and sometimes not coming back.”

Many of the properties in his corner of the South District are zoned R1: low-density singlefamily homes. But that doesn’t reflect reality in Upper Mt. Hope, Mellen says. Houses that were once single-family homes are now being rented, multiple students to a house, to University of Rochester students. And multiple students in a house, Mellon says, means multiple cars parking on the street or in the front or backyards.

“The fact is that we’re so close to the U of R, it’s a really lucrative market for those who want to come in and rent to students who are not related to each other, effectively setting up rooming houses,” Mellen says.

“The students don’t have a long outlook,” says Mellen. “They don’t have skin in the game in the properties.”

EAST DISTRICT

The southern half of the East District – encompassing the South Wedge, Park Avenue, East Avenue, the Neighborhood of the Arts, Cobbs Hill – is a predominantly white area, and much of it is predominantly middle and upper income. It’s an area with coffee shops, bars, restaurants, and in neighborhoods like Park Avenue, many young adults.

The north part of the district is more diverse.

It includes Beechwood and the East Main, Mustard Atlantic (EMMA) neighborhood and the more well-off North Winton Village and Browncroft Boulevard areas.

Jesse Knoth, left, and Kevin Wilson in the East District, where community engagement and schools are among the issues. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

Baden Street Settlement House’s Ron Thomas in the Northeast District: “Rebuilding a neighborhood, where there’s a mix of people of all races, all denominations.” PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

It’s also a district with a wealth of highly active neighborhood associations and block groups, addressing the specific problems of their communities.

In the district’s southeast area alone, there are more than 30 of those groups, says Jesse Knoth, executive director of the Southeast Area Coalition, which works with them.

At the moment, Knoth says, many of the neighborhood groups SEAC works with are concerned about City Hall’s consideration of guidelines that would set out specific criteria for organizations to be considered “official” neighborhood associations.

SEAC’s activities range from a planned scattered site festival in the Neighborhood of the Arts this summer to helping establish historic districts, most recently in the Park Avenue neighborhood. Property owners in those districts can get tax credits for some property repairs.

“While overall income levels are higher in the southeast quadrant, there are still pockets of poverty,” said Knoth. And, he says: “Renter levels are high, and you have a high level of turnover with those renters. So you don’t have long-term residents, and that leads to lower engagement” in the community.

But Knoth also talks about the importance of another kind of engagement, the kind that governments, neighborhood groups, and individual residents can create – a built environment, for instance, that encourage biking and walking.

be perceived as where economic investments are good. And Zillow impacts that.”

“I don’t want it to be characterized as low income, downtrodden, vacant buildings,” Thomas says.

Zillow, Trulia, and similar sites offer databased snapshots of each area of a city. In the case of northeast Rochester, they paint a bleak picture: low housing values, high crime, and low-ranked schools.

There’s plenty of reality to back up that data. Parts of North Clinton Avenue are known as “heroin alley,” with random needles and baggies common in some front yards. Open-air drug markets thrive on some corners of Hudson and Joseph Avenues. Old buildings like the large Pulaski Library sit empty. Six years ago, the Landmark Society marked the building as one of its Five to Revive: a significant building whose future preservationists were worried about. Today, it’s rotting on the corner of Hudson and Norton.

“My description of the community is much better than Zillow’s description of the community,” says Thomas. “I see a vibrant, supportive, connective community, that in fact, while it may be poor, the people here… we still have spirit, we still have the belief that we can do better. We still strive. We open up businesses. We do those things in the community that make the community better.”

There are sprouts of hope in northeast Rochester that aren’t visible to Zillow. There

And he mentions projects that involve painting on streets and sidewalks – painting games like Twister or Monopoly on a sidewalk, for instance, or designs of cats playing with a string. “It encourages walking,” says Knoth, “because there’s stuff to look at on your journey.” And, he says, “it gets kids out playing everywhere.”

Play “is not something that is only incorporated on the playground,” he says.

“You can play while walking down the street.”

NORTHEAST DISTRICT

Council’s Northeast District’s main thoroughfares – St. Paul Street, North Clinton Avenue, Joseph Avenue, Hudson Avenue, Portland Avenue, and North Goodman Street – stretch north from downtown Rochester past Route 104 to Irondequoit.

A pillar of the northeast area of the city since 1901 is Baden Street Settlement on North Clinton. Some current employees have been involved with the agency for half a century, offering housing, food, day care, physical and mental health care, and other services.

Asked to describe his neighborhood, Baden Street executive director Ron Thomas responds: “I can give you a number of descriptions, but it’s not my descriptions that count.”

“What we worry about is Zillow,” says Thomas, “because I want the neighborhood to

are few better neighborhoods in the City of Rochester to get ethnic food. Rochester General Hospital is expanding on Portland Avenue, and FIFCO, the parent company of Genesee Brewery, has invested heavily in its St. Paul Street headquarters.

Thomas points to the presence of Coca-Cola and the Monroe County Social Services Department. He’s actively seeking more economic development in the area, but he’s quick to separate the need for economic development from an interest in gentrification.

“There were only a very few blocks of African Americans here in the 40’s,” says Thomas. “In this neighborhood, when it was mixed the way it was,” he says, the area was “a very vibrant neighborhood where people took care of each other. So what I look for in terms of Baden Street, in terms of Rochester, in terms of this neighborhood, I don’t call ‘gentrification.’ I call it rebuilding a neighborhood, where there’s a mix of people of all races, of all denominations, of all faiths, where we have created what the American dream is. A truly vibrant neighborhood where you have a truly integrated community.”

“So my goal would be to have that happen again,” says Thomas, “for Joseph Avenue to be a thriving economic engine that it was for northeast Rochester again.” continues on page 8 rochestercitynewspaper.com

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EDUCATION

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Luis Aponte in the Northwest District’s JOSANA neighborhood: Tragedy brought the neighborhood together to make important improvements.

PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

NORTHWEST DISTRICT

City Council’s diverse Northwest District is a mix of deep poverty and middle-class neighborhoods; beautiful scenic areas like Maplewood Park, Turning Point Park, and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery; thriving manufacturing in the Mount Read corridor, and the reimagined complex that was Kodak Park, now Eastman Business Park.

Bordered by the Genesee River on the east and the suburbs of Greece and Gates on the west, the district runs southward from the community of Charlotte, on the shores of Lake Ontario, to the JOSANA neighborhood on the south.

JOSANA is an acronym for Jay Orchard Street Area Neighborhood Association.

The organization is no longer operating, but the name remains representative of the neighborhood. Behind a closed Tim Horton’s, a few blocks west of the congested corner of Lyell Avenue and Mount Read Boulevard, are non-descript, sand-colored buildings filled with manufacturers. That’s where Luis Aponte was waiting in a building he called a “breadbox.”

Aponte chairs the Charles House Neighbors in Action organization, which incorporates the JOSANA neighborhood. (“Charles House” is short for Charles Settlement House, a human services agency.)

Not too long ago, the neighborhood was known as “ghost town,” says Aponte. “It’s not known as ghost town anymore.”

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JOSANA was a focus in Mayor Lovely Warren’s State of the City address in April.

During that speech, Warren praised the group for spearheading a plan to reboot the neighborhood after the death of 10-year-old Tyshaun Cauldwell in 2001.

Tyshaun was caught in the crossfire of a violent, drug-related dispute, and his death galvanized groups throughout JOSANA. His mother, Charlotte Freeman, was at the mayor’s State of the City address in April and remembers the community response after Tyshaun died. “When my son was killed, everyone just came together,” Freeman said.

“We did marches, we did everything.”

Twelve years ago, Aponte picked up the baton, and he and a group of neighbors and business owners got the city school district – in particular, School 17 – and the Campbell Street Rec Center involved in creating a master plan for the area in 2011.

The community worked for about two years developing the plan, Aponte says. And ideas came “not only from adults, not only from business owners, but from Charles Settlement House’s teen group,” he says.

When they asked the teenagers what they wanted, their answer was: somewhere safe to play – somewhere to dance, and to practice dance, tap, stepdance.

“They said, ‘I do it at home in my room with my girlfriend,” Aponte says, “and my mom says, ‘You gotta stop stomping on the floor!’”

The master plan also gave parents a reason to believe their kids would be safe in the neighborhood – and a reason to get active.

And the plan has taken root, he says.

Even lots of simple fixes like trimming back trees and picking up litter made a difference, he says.

“Are we a 100 percent? No,” says Aponte.

“Are we a lot better? Yes.” Aponte credits the dedication of members of Charles House Neighbors in Action and their relentlessness in making requests to city government, including City Council.

The group functions as a squeaky wheel, talking to Council members and anyone else who will listen, pressing city officials to keep their promises. City government, Aponte says, “starts things and they don’t finish them.”

City officials say 200 new homes have been built in the area in recent years.

The Rochester Police Department says violent crimes and property crimes have been nearly cut in half since 2011. But, Aponte says, there’s still much work left to do.

The new houses in the neighborhood wouldn’t have happened without the city’s help, he says, but the areas where the new houses are need new sidewalks, curbs, and LED street lights.

This is the only way to complete the JOSANA plan, Aponte says.

One issue that’s high on the list of concerns in all four districts is education, and the Rochester school district’s impact on city neighborhoods.

Kevin Wilson is a transplant from the Utica area who moved to Rochester six years ago. He and his wife own a house in the Pocket neighborhood, between Culver and North Winton Roads in Council’s East District. Their home is just down the street from East High School and a stone’s throw from elementary School 28. His wife is a Rochester native who graduated from the School of the Arts. And Wilson echoes the sentiments of much of middle-class millennial Rochester: Is the city school district the best option for my child?

“I love this place,” Wilson says. “I’ve dedicated a ton of time trying to make my neighborhood a better place, and I don’t want to leave the city. And maybe we won’t. Maybe we stay here. Probably will.”

But, he says: “Certainly a lot of people in the neighborhood, people you talk with, Rochester residents, especially as they start raising their kids – they’re getting 4, 5, 6 years old, and they ask, do we stay here? Do we put them in the Rochester City School District system, which has some serious challenges in terms of graduation rates and in some schools, violence?”

“Do we stay and do this?” says Wilson.

“Is it the best thing for my child? That stinks, and it’s not a fair discussion. It’s not fair for the kids who don’t have a choice.

It’s not fair for the kids who don’t get the opportunity to find the best education possible, and that sometimes is not the case with the city school district.”

In the Upper Mount Hope neighborhood, where an increasing number of college students are living, neighborhood association leader Bruce Mellen is focusing on a way to keep families who live there and attract new ones.

He hopes to offer residents an alternative to city schools in their neighborhood.

“There are no city schools in our neighborhood,” said Mellon. “We are trying to get a K-plus [kindergarten and up] charter school in our area. Because I think that will help with the neighborhood mix. Because the younger families that are starting to have kids immediately fly the neighborhood.”

Talking to a parent in northeast Rochester, the question became how to help children navigate through a failing system.

“My daughter was in sixth grade at School 3,“ said Pam Jackson, the former director of the Activities / After-School Programs Department at Baden Street Settlement.

“It was time to move on to the next grade,” said Jackson. “They notified us and

said she cannot pass because she had a behavioral problem. But her grades were not down. She had C’s and B’s. They said she had a speech impediment. So we said, Why don’t you get her some help? You’re not going to keep her back for that. We fought it.”

Jackson, who didn’t know that the district was required to help, enrolled her daughter in a private speech therapy program.

“We work with the kids,” Jackson said, “and we didn’t even know what was available.

We’re middle class. We’re doing OK. If we don’t understand it, how do you expect someone who is overwhelmed to understand it?”

“We’ve got to think about the support systems that are needed for all people,” Jackson said, so that the community “can begin to get the best out of our kids.”

In northwest Rochester, residents are addressing several challenges related to the school district.

“We’re concerned about it as a whole,” says Jonathan Hardin, president of the Charlotte Neighborhood Association, “because we don’t have community schools in Charlotte in terms of high school. So our kids are all over the place, either at charter schools or Rochester city schools.”

The association is concerned both about neighborhood students who are attending schools outside of the community and about the busedin students. The neighborhood association has taken an increasingly active role in the former Charlotte High School, now known as the Leadership Academy for Young Men. “Those kids come to school in our community,” Hardin says. Between 8 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon, “they’re residents of our community,” he says.

The association “built a working relationship together,” he says, and at some community events, more volunteers came from the student body than from the association itself.

Hardin says when he asked the principal what the neighborhood association could do for the school, he was told that there was a lack of parent involvement because students came from all over the city.

The school hadn’t had a prom in four or five years, says Hardin, and the association is now working on a community-led prom for next school year.

“We need to give them something to look forward to,” says Hardin. “Maybe that little bitty change can help you or help other students.”

“We don’t know what the fix is,” Hardin says of the district. “All we know is that the current system that we have isn’t working. It’s going to take all hands on deck, communities, the mayor, City Council, the school board, anybody else we can drag into the picture, non-profits, to turn this around. We just need to start working on the same page together.”

James Brown is a reporter for WXXI News.

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POLITICS | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

A changing City Council faces major challenges The City of Rochester continues to be a place of sharp contrasts: deep, persistent poverty existing side by side with affluence, college graduates working in tech firms a mile or so from neighborhoods where highschool drop-outs are hanging out on street corners. A medical center’s research labs in one quadrant of the city, drug dealers selling heroin in another. Luxury apartments filling up downtown, deteriorated housing being demolished in a nearby neighborhood.

Concerts, art-gallery openings, major jazz and arts festivals, riverside trails, parks... and a school district whose problems have put it under state scrutiny.

Many of the city’s problems aren’t of its own creation. Suburban sprawl, federal and state policies, racism, the loss of major industry: All have created a city that shoulders the region’s heaviest burdens, houses a disproportionate share of the region’s poorest people, receives less state aid, proportionately, than other New York cities.

And yet property values are rising in some areas, the city seems to be attracting new residents, it has consistently had one of the state’s highest bond ratings, and it has been pushing ahead with bike lanes,

energy conservation efforts, and a major project opening up the riverfront to more public use.

Successive city administrations, neighborhood associations and other citizens groups, institutions, and individual citizens and businesses have helped Rochester avoid the financial problems and service cutbacks that some other cities have faced. But the next few years could be crucial. The city’s challenges – particularly related to poverty and to the Rochester school district – are enormous.

Actions by city government will continue to be crucial to Rochester’s future. And in a June 25 primary election, Rochester voters will start choosing the officials who most closely represent them: the four district City Council members. Winners of the primary will compete in November’s general election, and the Green Party is running candidates for City Council. But in heavily Democratic Rochester, the Democratic primary winners often win easily in November.

This year is an unusual one: Only one incumbent district Council member – the northeast’s Mike Patterson – is seeking reelection. Molly Clifford in the northwest

district and Elaine Spaull in the east district are retiring, and in the south district, Adam McFadden – who had served on City Council since 2005 – left in April after pleading guilty to fraud charges.

That means that next year, at least six of Council’s nine members will have less than three years’ experience. Council President Loretta Scott and at-large member Jackie Ortiz joined Council in 2010, and Mike Patterson in 2013. But at-large members Malik Evans, Mitch Gruber, and Willie Lightfoot took office in January 2018.

“We are losing a lot of knowledge,” says Evans.

A City Council with a majority of relatively new members will be called on to help the mayor deal with multiple challenges and to serve as her counterweight. While the majority of the current members are Warren supporters, they have occasionally broken with her, most notably in developing legislation for a Police Accountability Board that has broader powers than the mayor wanted.

In interviews over the past several weeks, current city officials have pointed to numerous issues the new Council will face.

Among them: Business development and housing,

in the neighborhoods and downtown: City officials typically want to encourage development, which provides new housing, jobs, and tax revenue. But they also have to ensure that the development benefits everybody, not just the wealthy.

Government can affect development through action on tax benefits and through zoning and planning. City officials are getting increasing pushback for providing tax benefits for developers of high-end downtown housing.

There’s growing concern about poverty, equity, and affordable housing. While some neighborhoods are doing well, others aren’t. “We have to remember that we have neighbors and neighborhoods where we have not had as much investment as we had hoped,” says Spaull.

The future of Parcel 5, the huge city-owned lot on the former Midtown Plaza site, is still not clear. If the Warren administration doesn’t present a proposal within the next few months, the new Council could find that on its plate.

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it down, the new Council may vote on a revised form. If voters approve the legislation, the police union is likely to sue. Either way, Council will have to deal with the issue.

And, Malik Evans notes, establishing a Police Accountability Board is just one of many criminal-justice issues city officials need to address. “A Police Accountability Board is not going to solve police-community relations problems,” Evans says.

The city school district: City government

has little control over the Rochester school district; its one leverage is that it votes on the school budget each year. Most of the district’s money comes from state and federal governments and from grants, but some of it comes from the city, in an amount governed by state law. City Council votes on the entire budget, and it can only approve or disapprove the budget. It can’t vote against individual spending items.

Mayor Lovely Warren has been pushing for a voice in how the district spends the city’s part of the revenue, and Council might become involved in that issue.

Warren has also been one of the community leaders calling for change in the governance of the district. One option would be to give control of the district to the mayor herself. Warren has said she’s not interested – and Council member Malik Evans, who is a former school board president, says mayoral control would be a mistake. It would be very expensive, he says, and “everything else takes a back seat. You stop talking about police, development....”

Change in governance would have to come from the state legislature, but local officials such as City Council members have influence.

Reform in the district is essential, says retiring East District Council member Elaine Spaull, and city government has to maintain a partnership with the district.

The trick, she says, is figuring out “how to help where we can and not make it worse.”

Other issues city officials will be

dealing with include the major riverside development project known as ROC the Riverway; the city’s proposed new Comprehensive Plan, the future of the soccer stadium – and possibly rent control and marijuana legalization’s impact, if the state legislature approves legislation related to those issues.

It’s a full plate. And it’ll be a big job for a Council dominated by new and relatively inexperienced members.

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City council candidate profiles SOUTH DISTRICT LaShay D. Harris

Educated at MCC. Employed in Rochester City School District’s Career Pathways to Public Safety program.

Community work: Appointed to City Council in April to fill Adam McFadden’s unexpired term.

Former Monroe County Legislator.

Former president of 19th Ward Community Association, has been board member of American Heart Association, Do the Right Thing, REOC, and other agencies.

Cites as her qualifications:

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Leadership and government experience, strong relationships with the communities she serves..

Her district’s main issues: Crime, affordable housing, and supporting small business.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Co-sponsored and voted in favor of City Council legislation establishing a Police Accountability Board.

• Rent control: Wants to assess how rent control would impact Rochester. Rent control measures can be implemented by providing affordable housing and adding rent control provisions to new zoning and development.

• The Rochester school district: The city must support more work-based learning and vocational programs for children.

Supports early intervention by promoting Pre-K programs and the community school model. Wants to work with and challenge the RCSD to improve city schools.

• Affordable housing: City should support efforts to keep housing affordable. Provide incentives to developers and property owners who are rehabilitating homes. Help protect people who become victims of predatory practices associated with gentrification.

• Downtown development: Development should continue downtown, but city must ensure that more affordable housing is available there along with amenities to support downtown growth.

• Neighborhood development: City government should find more ways to support small neighborhood businesses and reduce crime.

Will push for affordable housing.

Other issues important to her: Council should more strongly support the mayor in her work with the Rochester Monroe County Anti-Poverty Initiative. Community leaders should challenge institutions that don’t pay wages that enable people to be self-sufficient.

Ann C. Lewis

Rochester school district special education teacher.

Community work: Member of Corn Hill Neighbors Association Board, Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Aenon Baptist Church, former CSEA union representative, former Camp Stella Maris board member, founder Frederick Douglass Walk for Hope.

Cites as her qualifications: Committed to serving her neighbors; has insight into community problems through work as a city school teacher, a rehabilitation counselor for Monroe County jail, and a victims service worker for the Rochester Police Department.

Her district’s main issues: Lack of trust in government, education, health care, good jobs, access to healthy food.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Supports a Police Accountability Board with fair and binding sanction for officers.

• Rent control: Supports a fair and equitable rent control policy for landlords and tenants.

• Rochester school district: Ann C. Lewis PROVIDED PHOTO Although City Council’s power is limited, it must work with parents on goals for the district. Supports quality neighborhood schools.

• Affordable housing: Supports Mayor Warren’s effort in this area and says it must remain a priority.

• Downtown and neighborhood development: Development efforts must include feedback from residents of those areas. Developments must always allow equal access to people of all race, age, ability, gender, sexual orientation, and income.

Other issues important to her: Uniting communities and getting the support of elected officials to allow all residents to thrive.

NORTHWEST DISTRICT Leticia D. Astacio

Educated at MCC, University at Buffalo. Employment: Law office of Leticia D. Astacio Community work: Career in public service as attorney and former City Court judge. Member of Rochester Black Bar Association, Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys.

Cites as her qualifications: With law degree, can help in creating and assessing legislation; passion for the city; not afraid to challenge the status quo.

Her district’s main issues: violence, access to education, community-police relations.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Stop allowing police to police themselves and allow for an independent review when there are allegations of misconduct. Explore having new RPD officers meet a city residency requirement. Talk to community members about proactive monitoring of their neighborhoods.

• Rent control: Stop allowing the gentrification of the city, displacing people who have lived in communities their entire lives.

Ensure affordable housing and an equal distribution of income to help reduce poverty.

• The Rochester school district: Partner with schools in the district to ensure basic needs are being met and to coordinate giveaways to assist parents in need.

• Affordable housing: See rent control.

• Downtown development: Keep developing, with more focus on inclusion as opposed to replacement.

• Neighborhood development: Ask the people who live and own businesses in the neighborhood what development they need.

Re-implement block parties and community parties to encourage neighbors to get to know each other and become actively engaged with their community.

LaShana Boose

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Educated at Regent University and University at Buffalo; works in Rochester City School District’s contracts division; adjunct professor, Monroe Community College.

Community work: Member of Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals and Monroe County Democratic Committee, mentor at Upward Bound, volunteers with Women Helping Girls.

Cites as her qualifications:

Hands-on candidate, connected to the community through work with local organizations like Action for a Better Community; master’s in public policy.

Her district’s main issues: Job creation, poverty reduction, safer neighborhoods.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Supports stronger accountability of police to enhance safety and security for all of the city.

Wants to maintain communication between residents, city government, and law enforcement.

• Rent control: Supports. It provides stability and keeps families in their homes.

• Rochester school district: High priority. The community must work together to create positive school atmosphere with adequate resources and competent teachers.

Affordable housing: City should continue to expand opportunities for safe and affordable housing.

• Downtown development: High priority. Believes downtown development will have a significant impact in creating jobs, expanding the tax base, and attracting tourism.

• Neighborhood development: Emphasizes robust partnerships between community members and law enforcement to keep neighborhoods safe.

Other issues important to her: Encourage all young people 18 years and up to register and vote.

Jose Peo

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Educated at SUNY Brockport. Is mortgage loan officer at RMS Mortgage.

Community work: Vice president of Charlotte Community Association; helped lead Clean Sweeps in Charlotte-Turning Point Park, worked with Veterans Outreach Center, Junior Achievement, and Habitat for Humanity.

Cites as his qualifications:

Experience and leadership in community association, background in finance and small business, US army veteran.

District’s main issues: Keeping students in school; vacant, neglected homes; red tape frustrating small and mid-sized businesses.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: After it goes into effect, continue to get community input on Police Accountability Board legislation to ensure it is working.

• Rent control: Encourage local investors to buy in the city by streamlining and simplifying the process of buying; assess red tape that hinders investors.

• The Rochester school district: Bring back community schools, trade schools, and military schools (for students with disciplinary issues). Have the district use school buses rather than RTS. • Affordable housing: Update permit and zoning laws so people can build more tiny homes and boarding houses, to increase the supply of affordable housing.

• Downtown development: Stop giving tax breaks to affluent developers and shift toward low-interest loans.

• Neighborhood development: Empower neighborhood and community associations to tell the city what they need and want, and give them the resources to get it done from within their own community.

EAST DISTRICT Michael Geraci

Educated at Le Moyne College, University of Dayton Law School; attorney in private practice.

Community work: President of the Rochester Ataxia Foundation; board member of the Colin F. Kennedy Foundation; Teen Court mentor, attorney volunteer; former Little League coach.

Cites as his

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qualifications:

Community servant and advocate for many years; would bring a unique perspective and legal expertise to the Council; endorsements from the Rochester Teachers Association and the Rochester FireFighters Local 1071 and from City Council members Malik Evans and Elaine Spaull.

His district’s main issues: Absentee landlords who diminish the character and value of the homes in the district.

Wants to propose a point system to help ensuring proper care and maintenance of the district’s many rental properties.

(Geraci did not provide answers to the issues portion of CITY’s questionnaire.)

Wayne Harris

Educated at Roberts Wesleyan College, University of Virginia, FBI National Academy. Self-employed consultant; recently retired after 30 years in the Rochester Police Department, including service as deputy chief.

Community work: Board member of MK Gandhi Institute, Teen Empowerment, and Rochester Youth Violence Partnership; involved with project TIPS (Trust Information Programs and Services); financial secretary of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; co-founder of Shakespeare from the Street program for Rochester youth.

His district’s main issues: Challenges in the school district, poverty and limited economic growth in some neighborhoods.

Cites as his qualifications: Service in the RPD, which gave him familiarity both with the unique demographics of the southeast quadrant and the operations of city government, and experience in youth service organizations.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Council should seek representation from all parts of the community for a Wayne Harris PROVIDED PHOTO Police Accountability Board, including those with lawenforcement background, and should keep disciplinary power with the police chief. The city should also adopt some of the recommendations of the 2015 President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

• Rent control: City should implement rent control, with proportional increases to account for rises in operational or housing costs.

The Rochester school district: Establish an Educational Excellence committee to work with the Mayor’s Office of Educational Initiatives and to serve as liaison to the city school district and area charter schools.

• Affordable housing: Council should require that a percentage of new housing be made affordable to all residents of the City of Rochester.

• Downtown development: Council should continue to work on this but also focus on how the economic benefits can be poured back into neighborhood development.

• Neighborhood development: City should make this a primary focus, as it is important to the health and welfare of the city.

Mary Lupien

Educated at RIT; is a Rochester City School District bi-lingual consultant teacher.

Community work: Board member of Beechwood Neighborhood Coalition; member of City-wide Tenants Union, City Roots Land Trust, Police Accountability Board Alliance; organizer with Mary Lupien Mothers Out Front.

Cites as her qualifications: PROVIDED PHOTO A mother, a city teacher, and an activist involved in community work for over a decade.

Her district’s main issues: Prefers not to make distinctions between her district and the city as a whole. “Extreme, systemic poverty is the biggest problem facing Rochester.”

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Supports civilian-led, independent Police Accountability Board with power to investigate complaints and enforce discipline of officers.

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• Rochester school district: The city and school district should better align their programs and services to support families. Offer financial workshops for Summer of Opportunity participants. Publicize programs to families better. Partner on transportation from schools to city programs and events.

• Affordable housing: Would fight for renters’ rights; supports requiring a percentage of city developments for people with 30 to 50 percent of the area’s median income.

Would meet with tenant and neighborhood groups to identify improvements needed in city code. Fund more aggressive code enforcement.

• Downtown development: City should invest in affordable housing, transportation, recreation, infrastructure, and public spaces rather than incentives for large companies and developers. Supports making Parcel 5 into a public, flexible, mixed-use community gathering place.

• Neighborhood development: Wants more city funds allocated to neighborhood development rather than focusing on downtown.

Other issues important to her: Climate change (city should strengthen conservation and renewable-energy efforts).

Transportation (improve public transit, walking, and biking).

Systemic racism (city should help teach about racism’s history and allocate money to historically marginalized communities).

Accessibility (identify and address places that aren’t accessible to people with disabilities). Youth (invest more in public libraries and recreation center).

Stanley Martin

Educated at Old Dominion University, Virginia, and University of Rochester. Employed at the Center for Community Alternatives and the Safer Monroe Area Reentry Team.

Community work: Member of the executive committee, Rochester Police Accountability Board Alliance; organizer, City Wide Tenants Union and City Roots Community Land Trust; member, Criminal Justice Reform task force, South East Area Coalition, Opioid task force, and other organizations.

Cites as her qualifications: Work experience serving people and fighting for equity; courage, integrity, and diligence.

District’s main issues: Unequal access to

opportunities like food, affordable housing, education, jobs, wealth disparity.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Provide adequate funding for the Police Accountability Board, intensive training for its members, and regular evaluations to Stanley Martin PROVIDED PHOTO measure outcomes and increase transparency.

• Rent control: If allowed by the state, the city should opt into rent control. Regulate privately owned rental housing to prevent displacement and help small landlords upgrade their properties.

• The Rochester school district: Implement programs, including anti-poverty initiatives, that combat families’ socioeconomic disadvantages to combat low student outcomes. Increase funding for the school district to address underlying trauma and/or fund programs for families that address trauma and other issues.

• Affordable housing: Create a city development program so the city doesn’t have to depend on developers; provide incentives for housing development for renters with 0 to 30 percent of the area median income; use the community land trust to keep housing permanently affordable.

• Downtown development: Reassess using tax credits as incentives for developers; give more input to people who live downtown; add more bike lanes; lease land downtown rather than selling it so that it remains owned by the public.

• Neighborhood development: Create a stronger public input process, make first-time homebuyer programs more accessible, create incentives for people to start small neighborhood businesses and hire within the neighborhood, give tax breaks to help people fix up their homes.

Other issues important to her: Over-incarceration of people for low-level, non-violent offenses. To prevent: Work with the mayor, district attorney, and police department to provide intensive case management to people needing services.

Bryce Miller

Educated at MCC and RIT; operations coordinator at Jaguar Land Rover.

Community work: President of North of East Main Neighbors Unite, vice chair of North Winton Village Association.

Cites as his qualifications: His neighborhood association work, which he says gives Bryce Miller him knowledge about how neighborhoods work and what PROVIDED PHOTO they need.

His district’s main issues: Continuing its growth, supporting area businesses and residents, being heard in City Hall.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Opposes a Police Accountability Board. Instead, the city needs to recruit more police, have better response times, and enable officers to spend more time with citizens.

• Rent control: The city should assess whether it would help or hurt neighborhoods. Capping landlords’ revenue could deter them from making improvements to their properties.

Government needs to make sure that tenants are well taken care of and that rents are fair, but that apartment ownership is financially feasible.

• Rochester school district: Provide better oversight of the school district and how it spends city money. City and school district need to work together, not against each other.

• Affordable housing: The city should make sure all residents have a safe, clean home. Rochester needs housing that attracts all walks of life: affordable, middle-class and luxury housing.

• Downtown development: The city has spent millions on downtown development at the expense of neighborhoods. It’s time to focus attention on neighborhoods.

• Neighborhood development: Bring new jobs and businesses into the neighborhoods. Provide grants for city residents to fix their homes. Strengthen neighborhood associations, create better police-community relations, make grocery stores available in neighborhoods, increase code enforcement and beautification measures.

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NORTHEAST DISTRICT Michael Patterson

A Rochester native, Patterson has represented the Northeast City Council district since December 2013. He chairs Council’s Neighborhood and Business Development Committee and is a member of the Finance Committee and Arts and Culture Committee.

Before joining City Council, he was a member of the Monroe County Legislature. He is a past member of the Metro Justice Council and chaired its social action committee.

Patterson did not respond to requests to participate in CITY’s candidate survey.

Norman Simmons

Educated at Buffalo State; employed at Jordan Health Center.

Community work: Public relations community and events coordinator at youth empowerment organization Chase the Dream Enterprises Inc., public relations officer at community organization Free Enterprise.

Cites as his qualifications: More than 10 years’ experience working with and programming for at-risk youth; is from the area; will listen and be a strong community advocate.

His district’s main issues: Community engagement, connecting youths and formerly incarcerated people to resources and programs, not enough play spaces for children, police accountability, vacant lots and homes.

What City Council should do about key issues: • Police accountability: Supports the Police Accountability Board; it’s a chance to help bridge the gap between police and community residents.

• Rochester City School District: The district needs to find a way to work with family, communities, and schools to best help the students.

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Primary facts

New York political parties will hold primary elections for numerous local offices on June 25, selecting their candidates for the November general election.

Polling hours for primaries are shorter than for general elections: noon to 9 p.m.

In New York State, to vote in a party’s primary you have to be registered in that party. So in the Democratic primary for City Council, only registered Democrats can vote. And it’s too late to change party registration for this primary. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13

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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.)

Connecting the dots in hatred

The Islamic Center of Rochester and the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence will host an event to unite Muslim, Jewish, and black activists on Sunday, June 9. Younger activists will lead the conversation. The event will be held at the Islamic Center of Rochester, 727 Westfall Road, at 5:30 p.m. Register at https://gandhiinstitute. org/events/event/countering-white-supremacy-connecting-the-dots-b-w-anti-semitism-anti-black-racism-and-islamophobia/

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Examining the opioid crisis

Dr. Rahul Gupta, a leader in the fight against the opioid crisis, will be the speaker at a Dine and Discover luncheon hosted by the Rochester Museum and Science Center on Friday, June 7.

There will also be a panel discussion, information tables, and the chance to participate in NARCAN training. The event will be held at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Avenue.

Tickets ($40 general, $60 VIP, $600 Table of 10) are available at RMSC. org/council. Registration begins at 11 a.m.

RCSD hosts feedback session

The Rochester City School District will hold the second of two community feedback sessions for parents and family as the district develops its Comprehensive Improvement Plan for 2019-2020 on Thursday, June 6. It will be held at the district’s Central Office, 131 West Broad Street, at 5:30 p.m.

Antisemitism and its impact

The Jewish Family Service will host a community discussion on the effects of antisemitism, violence, and increased police presence in places of worship on Tuesday, June 11.

The event will be held at the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue, at 7 p.m. Registration: 585461-0110.

Dining & Nightlife

Above: the dining room at Nepali Kitchen. Inset: Aloo paratha (near) is a flatbread stuffed with seasoned potatoes. PHOTOS BY JACOB WALSH

International treasure Nepali Kitchen 3047 WEST HENRIETTA ROAD WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY, 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. 287-6977; NEPALIKITCHENROCHESTER.COM [ REVIEW ] BY CHRIS THOMPSON

I am usually the one in my friend group to try all the new things, especially food. I will try anything twice. This is how I maintain my beach body, if the beach has an all-youcan-eat buffet. No matter where I go, I will go out of my way to find the local eatery that does NOT cater to the usual tourist if need be. Friends warn me that this is how you get robbed, but so far the worst that has happened is that I got indigestion from fermented soy beans. I usually just get a quick lesson in the local language or a fun game of charades as I try to match a Kanji character with the model food displayed in the window of a noodle shop. The cost of traveling is a bit steep, though. So imagine my joy when

I found out I don’t have to go to all the way Nepal to try Nepali cuisine; I can just head to West Henrietta Road.

Bhutanese native Jagat Gurung brought his family to the United States six years ago, after they spent about 23 years in a Nepal refugee camp. Since living stateside, he worked hard to get the capital to open his restaurant, and in March, Nepali Kitchen opened its doors. The whole family helps him run the shop, including extended family. His son Parmin says they plan to expand to the space adjacent to the restaurant, to open a Nepali market as well. Rochester’s growing Bhutanese-Nepali community will likely appreciate his growth and success.

I know little about Nepal and Bhutan beyond their locations in the Himalayas, the fact that Mt. Everest is there, and that Nepal has the most uniquely shaped national flag. Food-wise, I wondered what

they would have to offer. Since Nepal is sandwiched between China to the north and India to the south, would there be any influence of either regions? With Bangladesh on its eastern border, would I get a little bit of extra spice in my meal?

Would it have its own style, dense and hearty, given its location in such a cold region of the world?

The answer to all of these questions is yes.

Nepali Kitchen’s food is rich and filling. It marries cooking styles of China with flavor

portfolios from India, and vice versa.

Despite the hints of other regions I could detect, all the food stood out on its own to make this a unique dining experience.

Many restaurants have so much packed into their menus that it’s overwhelming to run through it. If I wanted to read a novel before my meal, I would go to the Cheesecake Factory. The menu at Nepali Kitchen is two pages, yet still full of a myriad of options that reflect the culinary staples of the region.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the momo ($7), which are vegetable, pork, or chicken dumplings. I’ve had a version of them in Indian and Chinese restaurants, and this style was just as delicious. The vegetable momo have a balanced, sweet-savory taste. The Aloo paratha ($5), which is flatbread stuffed with seasoned potatoes, was a new dish for me, but it combines two things I love, and is like a pocket of joy.

And the Sel roti ($5) is a lightly sweet, rice flour fried dough ring, kind of like a large doughnut, but not as heavy. The ring is served with sabji, a dipping sauce full of onions, chickpeas, and spices. It is hard to put them down once picked up, but I did need to save some space for the main course.

At the top of the menu are Nepali Thali sets. A Thali set is a traditionally Indian manner of serving food: A large, round platter is filled with a series small dishes, each with a specific food item in it. Unless you’re ravenous, this is a sharing dish. Nepali Kitchen offers allvegetable ($10.99), chicken ($11.99), and mutton ($12.99) versions of the Thali Sets. They are all served with white rice and an assortment of stewed, steamed, and fried vegetables. Alternately, the dhindo set ($10.99) includes all of the components of the Thali set, except instead of rice you get dhindo, a Nepali dish made by bringing water to a boil and constantly mixing in the flours of maize and other grains until it is a smooth, thick consistency.

No matter what you get at Nepali Kitchen, be sure you bring a friend or two.

Just as the restaurant is successful thanks to the help of the whole family, you will have a much more enjoyable experience bringing friends to share in this culinary experience.

The price is right, too; $25 kept my party of three full for hours. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 15

Upcoming

Music

[ CLASSICAL ]

David Zinman & the Festival Orchestra

Saturday, August 24. Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards.

2433 West Lake Rd., Skaneateles. $26-$175.

Free for ages 13 and under. 8 p.m. 315-685-7418. skanfest.org.

Aaron Staebell & Beverly

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 UUU ART COLLECTIVE, 153 STATE STREET 8 P.M. | $7-$10 | AARONSTAEBELL.COM UUUARTCOLLECTIVE.COM [ MODERN JAZZ ] Check out the video clip on Rochester jazz drummer Aaron Staebell’s website. The music is an unexpected journey without a map or flashlight. Staebell builds up the desire in the listener to hear one thing — a style or theme or tempo — and satisfies the need for that with something else. Staebell is an artist, whom the Toronto Star calls “a weirdo you don’t want to miss.” If you’re smart, you won’t. Abstract and fun. Matt Bent & Kaleidoscope will also perform.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Hoogs SATURDAY, JUNE 8 PHOTO CITY IMPROV, 543 ATLANTIC AVENUE 9 P.M. | $5 OVER 21; $8 UNDER 21 PHOTOCITYIMPROV.COM; SOUNDCLOUD.COM/HOOGS [ ELECTRONIC ] Tom Hoogs — producer, DJ, and owner of 535 Recordings — maintains a loyal following with his original blends of jungle, deep house, dubstep, and alternative pop. Buckle up for hypnotic drum and bass groove-scapes that explode into full-throttle dance anthems. Using mostly electronic instrumentation and the occasional wave of shimmery vocal samples, he puts you in a high-velocity trance with his off-kilter, futuristic compositions. Basha, Bones Jones b2b Nomad, Deltat b2b Suspence, and R Hop will also perform.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., JUNE 5 ]

Annika Bentley

ACOUSTIC/FOLK Beau Ryan. Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050.

6:30 p.m.

Bob White & Company.

Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 270-8603. 11 a.m.

Lisa Winter. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

‘Silver Recovery’ Billy Likes Records annikabentley.bandcamp.com

The Avett Brothers FRIDAY, JUNE 7 CMAC, 3355 MARVIN SANDS DRIVE, CANANDAIGUA 8 P.M. | $30-$75 | CMACEVENTS.COM; THEAVETTBROTHERS.COM [ AMERICANA ] Guitarist Seth Avett and his banjo-playing

brother Scott Avett have made a name for themselves on the national folk scene with their tenderly nostalgic songs. Joined by bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe Kwon, the siblings exchange heart-wrenching vocals with harmonies that are so in sync, it’s like they’re coming from the same voice. Delivering honest lyrics that reflect overcoming hard times, The Avett Brothers perform a swaying mix of country, folk, rock, and roots music.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

Fairport Steel Rail Revival SUNDAY, JUNE 9 IRON SMOKE DISTILLERY, 111 PARCE AVENUE #5B, FAIRPORT 11:30 A.M.-7 P.M. | $20 PRESALE; $25 DOOR STEELRAILFEST.COM [ ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ] What’s with rock ‘n’ roll’s fascination with

trains? “Blood on the Tracks,” “Mystery Train,” “Train Kept A-Rollin’,” and so on. Trains represent a ticket to ride or a ticket out of here. In the case of Fairport Steel Rail Revival, it’s a bunch of bands that adhere to, for the most part, the driving rhythm of a galloping locomotive. Twenty-eight bands are taking part in the one-day festival. The Tommy Brunett Band, Vinyl Orange Ottoman, Miller and the Other Sinners, River Lynch and the Spirit Makers, and Brian Lindsay Band will all pile on the stage to raise money for Rochester Regional Health Neuroscience Institute. Oh, and Lou Gramm will appear as a special guest to perform the music of Foreigner with the classic rock tribute band Tempest.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Rochester singer-songwriter Annika Bentley will take you by surprise. Her three-song EP “Silver Recovery” was quietly released in December, but the deeply sophisticated music on it sings loud and clear. Bentley’s voice enchants with its dark, rich tone and tuneful phrasing. As the EP’s producer, she takes the time to let the songs unfold slowly, leaving more time to luxuriate in the varied vocal inflections. The soul-R&B balladry of “Blood Bear,” the lush chamber pop instrumentation in “Virginia,” and the reverberant echo of the piano chords on “Wood Thrush” all amount to some seriously enjoyable songcraft.

— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER

AMERICANA

Cotton Toe Three. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

7 p.m.

BLUES

Blues & Roots Night: Gordon Munding, Tough Old Bird.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane.

Fairport. 315-3003. 7 p.m.

House Party of the Damned.

The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m.

Katie Jones ‘Take Care of My Love’ Self-released katiejones.bandcamp.com

Katie Jones’s new album, “Take Care of My Love,” is a study in patience between its analog recording and the digital work that went in afterwards to complete it, as well as patience with the rural strain that envelops the listener.

“Take Care of My Love” has a casual country feel to it. And that’s before you hear the big sky vista presented by Braden Bodensteiner’s exquisite pedal steel, or Jones’s voice, which holds steady at a mid-morning tone. Jones laid this mellow affair down in a cabin in the Catskills where Jones and producer, drummer, and pump organist Adam Netsky (of Maybird) lived for a spell. The thing that grabs you by the ears is the consistent mellowness throughout, save for track six, “Inside the Outside.” Oh, and I love, LOVE the organ on “Imitations of Arrival,” Overall, it’s a relaxed fit.

Katie Jones will play an album release show on Tuesday, June 18, 8 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $5. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com.

Reverend Kingfish: House Party of the Damned. The

Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m.

JAZZ

Babak Elahi & Resonant Freq.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7:30 p.m. $5.

POP/ROCK

Slingshot Dakota, Calicoco, Coming Down. Bug Jar, 219

Monroe Ave. bugjar.com.

9 p.m. $10-$14.

[ THU., JUNE 6 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Steve Lyons, Mick Fury.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane.

Fairport. 315-3003. 6:30 p.m. continues on page 19

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

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Music

Low Tide Recordings’ Jeremy Bittle is passionate about introducing listeners to grime, a relatively new niche of electronic music sourced from the United Kingdom. PHOTOS BY RENÉE HEININGER

Importing grime Low Tide Recordings RIPROC PRESENTS LOW TIDE RECORDINGS RELEASE SHOW (LTR 003) FEATURING UK-BASED ARTIST CHAD DUBZ THURSDAY, JUNE 27 PHOTO CITY IMPROV, 543 ATLANTIC AVENUE 10 P.M TO 2 A.M. | $5 DOOR LOWTIDERECORDINGS.COM [ FEATURE ] BY HASSAN ZAMAN

The music media landscape has changed drastically in relatively short order: Spotify, Tidal, and other streaming channels have reset the music industry’s bedrock; the ubiquity of free MP3 downloads on SoundCloud and single purchases on iTunes have revolutionized the way listeners access music, with instantaneous availability of a virtually limitless library of songs.

This landscape is vastly different from the analogue DJ culture that inspired Jeremy Bittle, the Rochester-based DJ who also produces under the moniker Fabricator.

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According to him, music would be distributed on acetate vinyl at DJ shows. The records would be playable about 100 times. These temporary releases would facilitate the distribution of independent artists. Live events would provide a platform for emerging artists and the latest vinyl releases while stoking the influence of existing ones.

Bittle wants to facilitate a re-emergence of this vintage atmosphere – through which cultural infrastructure develops an organic environment for supporting independent artists. And his indie label Low Tide Recordings is part of that vision. Bittle is passionate about electronic music sourced from the United Kingdom: styles like dubstep, drum ‘n’ bass, and a relatively new niche called grime.

Grime music has its roots in the sampling tradition that birthed hip-hop in the South Bronx in the 70’s. Musically, it can be identified by a stoic and assertive attitude— electronically produced instrumentals ticking along with mechanistic clout. This is

particularly personified in a track like “Filthy Gears,” a Low Tide release (which can be heard at soundcloud.com/lowtiderecordings).

Grime tracks are played by DJ’s at live events, and MC’s are invited to rhyme over them. Grime vocals are unique in that they emphasize metered cadence and individual jollies, rather than rhyme and the themes of reputation and power one can find in traditional rap. It’s altogether less political.

The 26-year-old Bittle decided at 14 he would pursue music professionally. Getting his start in 2010 with the night-life event crew RIPROC (Rest in Peace Rochester), he took over the group in 2012.

In the ensuing years, in search of something less cerebral—more for his mind and his feet— Bittle pivoted and became involved with other label projects, including Phantom Hertz Recordings, Gradient Audio, and Keep Deep.

But about three years ago, fellow DJ Aaron “Stuntman” Carter contacted Bittle about becoming involved with a new venture. Low

Tide Recordings—a record label created to sell vinyl releases of grime music—has been in operation for about two and a half years. “The inspiration was to create a platform for US grime artists and producers,” Bittle says. The pair works on marketing and choosing music to release, but Carter seems to focus on A & R, or artists and repertoire.

The label’s inaugural release featured UKbased grime producer Potenz, who is highly regarded as one of the original artists in the dubstep scene. Low Tide collaborates with White Peach Records in the UK to get vinyl pressed. Apart from vinyl pressings available in brick and mortar stores in the UK, and on-line in the US, free downloads are released via Bandcamp at lowtiderecordings.bandcamp.com.

“A lot of grime can be dark,” Bittle says.

“Meter is really the focus, instead of rhyming, which I think is a lot harder.”

According to Bittle, the grime community is so tightly knit that it can be difficult to break into the scene. The integrity of this subculture is so well regarded, that grime artists are basically exclusive to the UK at the moment.

However, for Low Tide, making the connection is the prerogative. “One of my favorite things is to bring an artist from overseas and taking them to Mark’s for a garbage plate,” says Bittle.

Low Tide’s SoundCloud bio reads: “NEWSCHOOL SOUNDS. OLDSCHOOL ETHICS.” “Let’s not forget, that music is about love and community,” Bittle says. “We didn’t come along with any affiliation or any crew, we’re not south side or north side or west side or east side.”

AMERICANA

Hochstein at High Falls: Aaron Lipp & Bobby Henrie. Granite

Mills Park, 82 Browns Race. hochstein.org. 12:10 p.m.

Thor Platter. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7:30 p.m. $6.

BLUES

Big Blue House. Little Café,

240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

Hanna PK. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Geneva Music Festival: Women Composers Across the Ages. Gearan Center for the

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SOUL | KAT WRIGHT & THE INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND

Amy Winehouse meets The Dip in Vermont-based singPerforming Arts, 327 Pulteney St. Geneva. (315) 326-1951. er-songwriter Kat Wright’s uplifting soiree of jazz, pop, rock, 7:30 p.m. $25/Free 18 & under.

JAZZ

Chris Ott. Bristol Harbour Resort, 5410 Seneca Point Rd. 396-2200. 6 p.m.

Gian Carlo Cervone Organ Trio.

The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 8 p.m. $5.

Significant other. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

blues, and soul. She has a warm, melismatic alto voice that resonates, and a lyrical focus on love and learning when to move on. Sometimes dark and sultry, other times powerfully expansive, Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band perform ballads with gritty slide-guitar solos, percussive horn lines, and gospel sing-alongs.

Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band will be closing out the weekend festivities for The Rochester Cocktail Revival, along with special guests Flying Object, the new project from Matt O’Brian, on Saturday, June 8, 7:30p.m. at Anthology, 336 East Avenue. $15. Ages 21 and over. 484-1964. antholoHIP-HOP/RAP gylive.com; katwright.com.

MF Skum, Mdotcoop, Ryan Cycles, KING 20/20. Swan Dive, — BY KATIE HALLIGAN 289 Alexander St. 413-3306.

8 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Party in the Park: Zac Brown Tribute Band; Springer; Jumbo Shrimp. MLK Jr. Memorial

Park, 1 Manhattan Sq. rochesterevents.com/partyin-the-park. 5-10 p.m. Rain location: Anthology, 336 East Ave. $7.

Truth Club, Rut, Full Body.

Small World Books, 425 North St. 7 p.m. $5-$10 suggested donation.

The Waiting Room. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. Genesis tribute.

AMERICANA

Dirty Blanket, The Brothers Blue. Anthology, 336 East Ave.

484-1964. 7:30 p.m. $15.

BLUES

Brothers from Other Mothers.

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

COUNTRY

Tennessee Lights. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta.

334-3030. 7 p.m.

Tommy Luke. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 5-7 p.m.

TRADITIONAL

DJ/ELECTRONIC

Perinton Concert Band. Village

Elowvate, Skooba, Nomad, J-Scot, Sita. Photo City Improv,

of Fairport, Lift Bridge Ln. 490-4751. 7-8 p.m. Fairport Gazebo.

[ FRI., JUNE 7 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Evan Meulemans. Apple Country Spirits, 3274 Eddy Rd. Williamson. (315) 589-8733.

First Friday of every month, 7 p.m.

Jackson Cavalier. Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima.

624-2080. 7 p.m.

543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047.

9 p.m. $5/$10.

JAZZ

Bob Sneider Band. Immanuel

Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave. 473-7664. 7 p.m. $5-$10.

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

7:30-10 p.m.

Geneva Music Festival: April & Randall. Club 86, 86 Avenue E.

Geneva. (315) 326-1951.

6 p.m. $25/Free 18 & under.

Scott Kwiatek. Via Girasole

Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford.

641-0340. 7 p.m.

Spry Evening of Jazz: Prime Time Funk. Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Rd. 670-5000. 7 p.m.

METAL

Through Lifeless Eyes, BassFace, Jeriko, Death Won’t Hold, Undefeated. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $10.

POP/ROCK

Anamon. Lux Lounge, 666

South Ave. lux666.com.

10 p.m. $5.

The Isotopes. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m.

Kids In The Basement, Continental Drifft. Temple Bar &

Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

9 p.m.

Miller & The Other Sinners.

B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane.

Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m.

Mr. Mustard. The Beer Hall Grill & Taps, 1517 Empire Blvd.

Webster. 347-4450. 7 p.m.

Nile Singers, Ackerman.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m.

Floyd tribute. $10.

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AMERICANA

POP/ROCK

COUNTRY

CLASSICAL

The Darts, Mortal Combine, Teddy Keaton. Abilene, 153

American Warrior Festival.

Brooks & Dunn, High Valley. CMAC, 3355 Marvin

Geneva Music Festival: Raymond Nagem, organ.

Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $6.

Head to the Roots. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 5-7 p.m.

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

Stella Hill. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m.

EP release. $10.

COUNTRY

Dark Horse Run. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta.

334-3030. 9 p.m.

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PSYCH-PUNK | LEGGY

Leggy is a bubblegum punk trio delivering rebellious distortion since 2013. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the band consists of singer-guitarist Véronique Allaer, bassist Kerstin Bladh, and drummer Christopher Campbell. The trio’s latest album is “Let Me Know Your Moon.” With hard hearts, heavy heads, and worn-out leather, Leggy can evoke the sound of No Doubt or The Killers, depending on the moment. The trio thrashes together a lush but boisterious blend of pop, punk, garage rock, and lo-fi dream rock, as Allaer utilizes a muffled punk vocal technique.

Leggy will perform along with The Ophelias, Green Dreams, and Boy Jr. on Tuesday, June 11, 8 p.m. at Small World Books, 425 North Street. $5-$10 suggested donation. 232-6970. smallworldbooks; leggyband.com.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

DJ/ELECTRONIC DJ CMAC. Dragonfly Tavern & Pizza Factory, 725 Park Ave. 563-6333. Second Saturday of every month, 10 p.m.

HomeGrown Dubstep Party.

Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 9 p.m. $5/$8.

JAZZ

Cousin Vinny. Salvatore’s

Pizzeria & Pub, 1217 Bay Rd. Webster. 671-9420. Second Saturday of every month, 7:30 p.m.

Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo. Charley Brown’s, 1675 Penfield Rd. 385-9202. 7:30-10 p.m.

Geneva Music Festival: Bessie, Billie, Ella & Friends. Smith

Rock-it-Science. Argyle Grill,

4344 Nine Mile Point Rd. 3775200. 7 p.m.

The Televisionaries. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 3604627. 8 p.m.

Wild Knights. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 8 p.m. $10/$15.

VOCALS

Heather Mae, Crys Matthews, JJ Jones, Joe Stevens. Smith Opera

House, 82 Seneca St. Geneva. thesmith.org. 8 p.m. $20.

[ SAT., JUNE 8 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Connie Deming. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400.

8 p.m.

Evan Meulemans. California Rollin’ II, 1000 N. River St. 271-8920. 6:30 p.m.

The LYNNeS. Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Ave. Penfield.

7:30 p.m. $10-$20/Free 12 & under.

Opera House, 82 Seneca St. Geneva. (315) 326-1951. thesmith.org. 7:30 p.m. $25/ Free ages 18 & under.

Jimmie Highsmith Jr.. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7:30 p.m.

METAL

Speed-Freäk, White Tides, Vertigo Freeway, In Shadows Of Giants, Gates Of Paradox, Nuclear Winter. Bug Jar, 219

Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5.

Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 1:30 p.m. $15/$17.

Aweful Kanawful, His Rubber Husband. The Daily Refresher,

Sands Drive. Canandaigua. cmacevents.com. 7 p.m. $25 & up.

293 Alexander St. 360-4627.

8 p.m.

METAL

Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band, Flying Object.

Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 6 p.m. $17/$20.

Anthology, 336 East Ave. 4841964. 7:30 p.m. $15.

Mark Fantasia & Friends. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 4135745. 9 p.m.

Rock-it-Science. Brew and Brats at Arbor Hill Winery, 6461 Rte 64, Naples. 374-2870. 6 p.m.

Teagan & The Tweeds. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

PUNK/HARDCORE

North Coast Punk Fest. California

Nita Strauss, Kore Rozzi.

POP/ROCK

Bob Dietch: The Piano Bar.

Out Alliance, 100 College Ave. Second Sunday of every month, 2-4 p.m. $5.

VOCALS

Concentus. First Presbyterian

Church of Pittsford, 25 Church St. Pittsford. 586-5688. 3 p.m. $5/$15.

Brew Haus, 402 W. Ridge Rd. 621-1480. 2 p.m.

[ MON., JUNE 10 ]

[ SUN., JUNE 9 ]

JAZZ

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Rochester Contemporary School of Music: Acoustic Band Showcase. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 6 p.m.

Laura Dubin Duo. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

StormyValle. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210.

6-8 p.m.

POP/ROCK

BLUES

The Backsliders. Fanatics, 7281

W Main St. Lima. 624-2080. 4 p.m.

Blues in the Beer Garden. NY Beer Project, 300 High St. Victor.

888-6927. 3-6 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Going for Baroque. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900. 1 & 3 p.m. Included w/ museum admission.

Greece Performing Arts Society: Music Around the World. Bethany Presbyterian Church, 3000 Dewey Ave. 4028126. 2 p.m. $5 Suggested Donation.

Friday Pilots Club. Bug Jar,

219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 7 p.m. $10.

Groomers, Early Retirement, Glenn Matthews. Vineyard

Community Space, 836 South Clinton Ave. 342-8429. 6 p.m.

Donation.

Presbyterian Church of Geneva, 24 Park Pl. Geneva. (315) 3261951. 7:30 p.m. $25/Free ages 18 & under.

JAZZ

Gray Quartet Jazz Sessions. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 3977595. 7 p.m. $5.

Grove Place Jazz Project.

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

7 p.m. $10.

Jake Svendsen Trio. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288150. ffrpl.org. 12-1 p.m.

Carlson Reading Garden.

Jazz Sessions: Gray Quartet.

The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 7 p.m. $5.

METAL

Metal Meltdown. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. Second Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Leggy, The Ophelias, Green Dreams, Boy Jr. Small World

Books, 425 North St. 7 p.m. $5$10 suggested donation.

Teagan & The Tweeds. Penfield Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Ave. Penfield. 340-8663. penfield.org.

6:30-8 p.m.

R&B/ SOUL

Spiritus Christi Gospel Choir & Band. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7 p.m.

[ TUE., JUNE 11 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK

The Spring Chickens. Little Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

BLUES

Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials.

Fanatics, 7281 W Main St. Lima.

624-2080. 7 p.m.

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Literature

CaTyra Polland, founder of Rochester Black Author Expo, is one of 55 publishing experts featured in this year’s The Ladder Literary Conference. PHOTO BY TRISH’S TAKE

At the top of The Ladder The Ladder Literary Conference SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ROCHESTER RIVERSIDE HOTEL, 120 EAST MAIN STREET $190-$220 | WAB.ORG [ PREVIEW ] BY JESSICA PAVIA

You’ve done a few handstands, redecorated your entire living space, and still no words have reached your frontal lobe. Or perhaps you have written your closing sentence and have no idea what to do next.

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The Ladder — a literary conference presented by Writers & Books, now in its second year — aims to link writers at all levels with valuable resources. Presented this weekend in downtown Rochester, the event will showcase authors, editors, and publishers who will discuss how to navigate the struggles that all writers face.

This year, the day-long boot camp will feature 55 eminent literary professionals from Rochester and beyond. The panels are organized into four “publishing ladder” rungs: Write, Edit, Connect, and Publish. Throughout the day, conference attendees will have the chance to meet with agents (including oneon-one, three-minute appointments), editors, authors, and publishers.

The Ladder’s inaugural conference took place last year. Writers & Books’ former Executive Director Kyle Semmel founded the conference in an attempt to quell persistent authorial woes and strengthen Rochester’s literary community. He says he hopes the conference will one day resemble the Rochester Fringe Festival, but for literature.

Semmel has since stepped down from leading W&B, but he says stepping away from his brainchild was a bit more difficult. While W&B was focused on finding his replacement, Semmel volunteered as a committee member for The Ladder, alongside author Brian Wood, to help plan and organize this year’s panels.

“I just wanted to step in to make sure this would go on for at least another year,” Semmel says, adding that he is unsure of The Ladder’s future. “I just wanted to see this continue, that was the main thing.”

The event, which is split into four 75-minute intervals with five simultaneous panels each, allows attendees to choose from such topics as “Crafting Character,” “Is a Small Press Right for Me?,” and “Meet the Agents.”

“One of the things I wanted to make sure we did was have a new set of panelists, because they have a new set of knowledge to share,” Semmel says. “We also wanted to diversify our panelists and bring in people who have a different experience or a different voice to give.”

Among this year’s panelists is CaTyra Polland, founder of Rochester Black Author Expo. After presenting her organization’s materials at the conference last year, Polland was invited to speak as part of the “SelfPublishing Forum” panel this time around.

This year, many panels — including “Cut to the Chase” and “Starting Strong” — seem to focus on securing, catching, and keeping readers. These days, authors have to compete with easy-to-absorb stories in a variety of media, so even if you can catch readers’ attention, it’s a constant battle to keep it.

“You have to hook them fast, or else they’re going to go onto something else,” Semmel says. “I think too often that part of writing is ignored, and at the peril of the writing itself. You want to tell a great story

but you have to do it in a way that, frankly, doesn’t bore the reader.”

And more than one panel summary characterizes the audience as something elusive, something to be caught and secured. “Starting Strong,” will discuss our increasingly fast-paced world, and what that means to writers as they approach the page.

“From Hook to Book” is focused on how to create a nonfiction book proposal to present to agents and publishers.

Also included in this year’s lineup of panelists is Alex Sánchez, who recently moved back to Rochester. He will participate in the “Cut to the Chase” panel, which gives tips on trimming the boring bits out of a manuscript.

Sánchez is perhaps most famous for his “Rainbow Boys” series, which focuses on three gay characters and their coming-of-age stories.

He is now working with DC Comics on a graphic novel that reimagines Aqualad as a queer narrative.

“Each of us has a story,” Sánchez says.

“When I’m teaching other writers it helps me to remember that. Often times it’s those stories that are the scariest to tell, because it means being vulnerable and sharing who we are. For me, one of my stories was growing up gay and the struggles that came with that — especially given the time of the 60’s and 70’s.”

Sánchez says he focuses on the emotionality of a story, and how universal themes — like love, friendship, and growth — can bring large groups of identities together. Regardless of whether the character is queer or straight, white or a person of color, male or female, the reader should fall right in step with them.

Readers are attracted to conflicts, he says, and gripping ones at that. They want to see characters facing exhaustive adversity and rising above it. And people who are queer or different in some way are the underdogs of reality, facing adversity on a daily basis.

With the expertise of Polland, Sánchez, and the multitude of other influential, dynamic panelists, the conference is poised to be a valuable resource for writers.

“I hope that the attendees and the panelists as well become more encouraged and informed about the power they have as an author or writer,” Polland says. “And also learn that they’re not experiencing their struggles alone; that there are people who have already gone through this that can help.”

Information about need-based scholarships can be found at wab.org/classes/adultscholarships. Applications are due on Thursday, June 6, by 9 p.m.

Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Arts Council for Wyoming County, 31 S. Main St. Athesia Benjamin: Solid Before. Different Now. Wednesdays-Saturdays.

Reception & artist talk Jun 7, 6:30pm. artswyco.org.

Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5.

The Art of Tea. WednesdaysSaturdays, 5-9 p.m. Through Jun 22. 210-3161.

Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville.

Don Sylor Retrospective: Images of the Coast.

Thursdays-Saturdays.

Reception Jun 7, 5-9pm.

Through Aug 31. 335-4746.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Black & White Invitational.

Tuesdays-Sundays. Through Jul 9. 271-2540.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. RIT Alumni Show.

Tuesdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.

Reception Jun 7, 6-9pm.

Through July 30. 461-4447.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Britny Wainwright: Power. TuesdaysSaturdays. Reception & artist talk Jun 14, 5-7pm. Through Jun 29. (315) 462-0210.

RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main St. Good/No Good.

Thursdays-Sundays. Reception & talk Jun 7, 5:30pm. Through Jun 30. cityartspace.rit.edu.

Stephen Merritt Studio, 222 Hermitage Rd. Irondequoit. Art in June: Loraine Cooley, Joni Monroe, Dick Westfall. Fri., June 7, 6-9 p.m., Sat., June 8, 12-5 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 12-5 p.m. 342-3086.

Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St. Zanne: Between Worlds. Fri., June 7, 6-9 p.m. Through July 27. 269-9823.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Louie Palu: The Disassembled Book. June 1126. Artist talk Jun 19, 6pm. vsw.org.

Whitman Works Co., 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. The Vibrant Landscapes of Peter Botsis. Wednesdays-Saturdays.

Reception Jun 8, 5-9pm.

Through June 29. 420-8654. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. For the Love of Art. Through June 23.

Reception Jun 7, 6-8pm.

770-1960.

540WMain, 540 W Main St. Molly Elizabeth & Charity Hamidullah. Through June 30. June featured artists.

420-8439.

Artworks Gallery, 109 Fall St. Seneca Falls. Sally Stormon: Watercolors. MondaysSaturdays. Through Jul 6.

(315) 651-2872.

PHOTO CREDIT ANNETTE DRAGON

DANCE | DANCES AT MUCCC

Six years in, Dances at MuCCC is still dazzling audiences with contemporary dances and awe-inspiring performances.

Gathering more than 30 choreographers and companies — both local and visiting — the 10-day event celebrates every aspect of dance, from performers to choreographers as well as live musicians. Week one will kick off with Commotion Dance Theater, which will perform new work by Ruben T. Ornelas and Laurie MacFarlane, the event’s two coordinators. The first weeks are dedicated to providing audiences with an in-depth look at the groups and artists. The days that follow are a bit more specialized, with a performance of Hanlon Dance and Company’s new piece, “of its kind.” Dance lovers of every shade and caliber will find more than one compelling thing about what is truly a contemporary dance extravaganza.

Tuesday, June 11 to Saturday, June 22 starting at 8 p.m at The MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 at the door, and $10 for students and seniors. muccc.org.

— BY JESSICA PAVIA

AXOM Gallery, 176 Anderson Ave, 2nd Flr. Paul Garland: Come In. Tuesdays-Saturdays.

Paintings with collage. Through Jun 29. axomgallery.com.

Central Library, Local History & Genealogy Division, Rundel Memorial Building, 115 South Ave. Stonewall: 50 Years Out. Through July 20. 428-8370.

Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 NY 332. Finger Lakes Photography Guild: Capture the Moment. Mondays-Fridays.

Through June 15. 389-0220.

Dansville ArtWorks Gallery, 178 Main Street. Dansville. Space.

Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Jun 29. 335-4746.

Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave. White/ Black Invitational. MondaysSaturdays. Through Jun 22.

244-1730.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41.

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

Gates Historical Society, 634 Hinchey Rd. Vintage Bridal Gowns & Veils. Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Through Jun 9. $5/$10.

464-9740.

Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Landscapes & Cityscapes: Photography by Andrew Jurman. MondaysFridays. Through Jun 28. thegeiselgallery.com.

George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic. TuesdaysSundays. Through June 9. $5$15. eastman.org.

GO ART!, 201 E Main St. Batavia. Family: In It Together.

Thursdays-Saturdays. Through Jul 6. goart.org.; Janet Root: Innovations. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Jul 6. goart.org.; Lydia Zwierzyanski & Megan Peters: Nature’s Selections. Thursdays-Saturdays.

Through Jul 6. goart.org.

Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Fantasy & Reality. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Through Jun 9. 271-2540.

INeRT PReSS, 1115 East Main St. Winslow Homer: Campaign Sketches. First Friday of every month, 5-9 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Through Jun 27.

482-0931.

22ND ANNUAL

Outdoor Expo Presented by the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club

Sat, June 8th • 9:30-3:30

Mendon Ponds Park FREE! No sales…Just a good time! www.adk-gvc.org/expo

See what the outdoors has to offer for fun and exercise. Meet local outdoor clubs and vendors. Workshops on hiking, camping, paddling & biking. Crafts and a petting zoo for the kids.

Food will be available.

Something for the whole family!

SPONSORED BY EXPO FRIENDS

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International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. Marcella Gillenwater: Drifting Azure.

Through June 30. 264-1440.

Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. Justin Scalera: Kodak Park Works. Through June 14. kodakcenter.com.

Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. National Asian Pacific American Month Exhibit. Mondays-Fridays.

Through Jun 17. 271-5920.

Little Café, 240 East Ave. Arena Art Group: This is Jazz #2. Through July 26.

Reception & artist talk Jun 9, 2-4pm. 258-0400.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. de/ composition. Through June 28. (315) 462-0210.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 1969 Turns 50. Wednesdays-Sundays.

Through July 28. 276-8900.

MuCCC Gallery, 142 Atlantic Ave. AJ Dungan. Through June 30. muccc.org/artgallery.

My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. David Braun: Impressions & Reality.

Through June 23. Watercolors.

546-8400.

Nu Movement, 716 University Ave. Lucia-Vaune Falsetti: Driving Through Cuba with Carla.

Through July 5. Reception Jun 7, 6-9pm. 704-2889.

Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Metamorphosis. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Jun 15. oxfordgallery.com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. The Lake Country Effect. Through June 30. 394-0030.

Phillips Fine Art & Frame Gallery, 1115 E Main St, Door 9. Bob Conge: The Posters, 1964–2019. TuesdaysSaturdays. Through Jun 21.

232-8120.

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. Rochester Art Club Signature Member Exhibition. MondaysSaturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Reception Jun 14, 6-8pm.

Through Jul 19. 475-2646.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 6x6x2019.

Wednesdays-Sundays. Through Jul 14. $8-$12. 461-2222.

Sylvan Starlight Creations, 50 State Street Bldg C. Pittsford.

First Friday Featured Artist.

First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Jodie Marie Ann Richarson Traugott. 209-0990.

Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Chronology: A People’s Ordering of Events.

Tuesdays-Fridays. VSW’s 50th Anniversary. Through Jun 29. vsw.org.; Alicia Taylor-Austin: Books of Knowledge. Through June 9. vsw.org.; Rachel Fein-Smolinski: Sex Lives of Animals Without Backbones.

Through June 9. vsw.org.

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PHOTO CREDIT JACKSON THOMAS

SPECIAL EVENT | OUTDOOR EXPO

With all the climate-related news and devastation that seems to never end (hello, fishless oceans by 2048), the world can be a bit overwhelming for people who just want to help, but are not so sure how. And while cursing people out may work for Bill Nye, it’s not exactly user-friendly. That’s why an event like the 22nd Outdoor Expo, hosted by our local Adirondack Mountain Club chapter, is a useful solution. With all-day workshops ranging from beginner to advanced topics, and 30 to 40 outdoor organizations coming together in one place, the expo is meant to educate the community while providing resources and entry points to help. Workshop topics include bike maintenance, how to use a map and compass, and camp cooking. The expo will also outline six to eight short hikes in the area, food options, and a petting zoo for kids.

Saturday, June 8, 9:30 am to 3:30 p.m. at Mendon Ponds Park beach area, 95 Douglass Road, Pittsford. Free admission. adkgvc.org/expo.

— BY JESSICA PAVIA

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

Members’ Show. ThursdaysSaturdays. Through Jun 8. wayne-arts.com.

William Harris Gallery, 3rd Floor Gannett Hall, RIT. RIT Photo Honors Show. MondaysFridays, 12-2 p.m. Through Aug 30. 475- 2716.

Yates County Arts Center, 127 Main St. Penn Yan. Stay in the Loop. MondaysSaturdays. Fiber & fabric works by Jean Hubsch, Nancy LeVant, & Raphaela McCormack. Through Jun 18. (315) 536-8226.

Call for Artists [ WED., JUNE 5 ] 8th ed ImageOutWrite Literary Journal. Through June 15. ImageOut, 274 North Goodman St 703-0500.

Art of the Book. Through July 31. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8150.

Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show.

Through June 17.

Ganondagan State Historic Site, 7000 County Road 41 ganondagan.org.

Portfolio Showcase 2019.

Through June 9. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. 271-2540.

Take Back the Walls.

Through June 30. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. $10. 461-2222. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Community Paint Out. 10:30 a.m. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion, 151 Charlotte St. Canandaigua Registration required $10. sonnenberg.org.

Art Events [ WED., JUNE 5 ] Artists Talk: Rachel Fein Smolinski, Alicia Austin Taylor. 6 p.m. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. vsw.org.

Arts in the Loop Symposium.

12-4:30 p.m. Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St artsintheloop.com.

Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition & Festival.

Through June 9. Exhibition & sale Jun 9, 11am-4pm.

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion, 151 Charlotte St. Canandaigua Throughout Canandaigua & Finger Lakes fingerlakespleinair.com.

[ THU., JUNE 6 ] Art & Treasures Sale. 6-8 p.m.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. Through Jun 9 $15. 276-8900.

Mary Whyte: What Watercolor Has Taught Me. 6:30 p.m.

RIT Bevier Gallery, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Booth Bldg 7A 475-2646.

PHOTO CREDIT DULCE RUIZ

LECTURE | ARTIST TALK: DIVERSITY

Launched in 2018, the Rochester Artist Collaborative is a digital community that aims to empower underrepresented artists by supporting and encouraging their work. The Collaborative hopes to help multidisciplinary artists distribute their work around Rochester and beyond. Its upcoming Artist Talk is an important step in accomplishing their mission of creating an inclusive art scene. Moderator Natasha Chen Christensen, professor of Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology at Monroe Community College, will lead a discussion on “Why We Need Art, Culture and Diversity in Rochester.” The talk is open to anyone — artists or not — interested in making Rochester a more diverse and representational art city, for both artists themselves as well as supporters of the arts.

Saturday, June 8, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Douglas Auditorium,

GETLISTED

FRIDAY

36 King Street. Tickets are $20, all proceeds will support local [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] artists. rochesterartistcollaborative.com.

Artists Talk: Why Do We Need Art, Culture & Diversity in — BY JESSICA PAVIA Rochester? 2 p.m. Douglass Auditorium, 36 King St. Natasha Chen Christensen, moderator. Artists Olivia Kim, Cocoa Rae, Dulce Ruiz, Faith [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] [ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Gruver, Shelby Zink $20.

540westmain.org.

Off the Walls. 2-5 p.m. Lyons Bad Boys Comedy Tour. 8 p.m.

Elk Lodge, 32 Church St .

Lyric Theatre, 440 East Ave Black Glamour: A Met Gala Lyons $15. wayne-arts.com. $20-$50.

Affair. 7:30 p.m. Central Library, Rundel Memorial [ MON., JUNE 10 ] [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Building, 115 South Ave. Community Forum: Historic Flower City Drag Battle. 8 p.m.

Rochester Black Pride Gardens Restoration. 6 p.m.

Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. $25/$40/Youth free.

George Eastman Museum, Main St $30/$45. 454-1260. rocblackpride.com.

900 East Ave. Curtis Theatre Long Form Comedy Improv. 8 Creativity Rocks Gala & Fashion eastman.org. p.m. Focus Theater, 390 South Show. 6-9 p.m. Village Gate Roses & Rosés. 6-9 p.m.

Ave, Suite C. $5. 666-2647.

Square, 274 N. Goodman St. Sonnenberg Gardens & $12.50/$25. 355-4802.

Polite Ink. 7:30 p.m. MuCCC, Mansion, 151 Charlotte St .

142 Atlantic Ave $8-$15.

Effie YoMe Women & Men’s Canandaigua Ages 21 & over Fashion Show. 6:30-9 p.m. $25-$35. sonnenberg.org.

Sky Sands. 8 p.m. Comedy @ Legacy Drama House, 112 the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd Webster Ave Fashion show [ TUE., JUNE 11 ] $12. 426-6339. of Women and Men’s clothing Taste of Rose Hill. 2 p.m and Accessories. Style: African [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 NY clothing, Street-wear/sporty 96A . Geneva $10/$12. (315) Comedy Cocoon. 7:30-10 p.m wear, vintage and floral styles.

789-3848.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. Post-show vendors Tickets 454-2966. bugjar.com. link: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/effie-yome-fashion-show[ MON., JUNE 10 ] Comedy vendors-event-in-rochester-ny585 Viral Open Mic. 8 p.m. [ WED., JUNE 5 ] tickets-59650946587?aff=ebdsh Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic psearchautocomplete. $15/$25.

Open Mic Comedy Night.

Ave $5. 451-0047.

471-5335. effieyome.com/.

9-11:30 p.m Tin Roof Bar & continues on page 27 Grill, 1155 S. Plymouth Ave Second Saturdays. Second 685-8205. tinroof.bar.

Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Hungerford, [ THU., JUNE 6 ] 1115 E Main St. 469-8217 get your event listed for free Second Saturday of every Dan Soder. 7:30 p.m. Comedy e-mail it to calendar@rochestermonth, 3-6 p.m. Cornerstone @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd citynews.com. Or go online to Gallery, 8732 Main St., $15/$20. 426-6339. rochestercitynewspaper.com Honeoye. A variety of open and submit it yourself! venues in Honeoye Falls baierpottery.com.

FIRST

[ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Anderson Arts Open Studios.

First Friday of every month, 6-9 p.m. Anderson Arts Building, 250 N. Goodman St. andersonartsbuilding.org.

Black AF: Danielle Ponder, Futurpointe Dance. 6-9 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org.

Conversation with the Artist: Tanya Marcuse. 6 p.m.

Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. $5-$15.

First Friday. First Friday of every month. Paula Crawford Gallery, 11 N Goodman St. 749-5329.

First Friday Art Walk. 5-8 p.m.

Roslyn Rose Gallery, 250 E. Main Street, #100 roslynrose.com.

Open Studios. First Friday of every month, 5-9 p.m. The Hungerford, 1115 E Main St. Enter Door 2 facebook.com/ thehungerford.

Reception: For the Love of Art. 6-8 p.m. 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. 546-8400.

#FirstFridayROC

First Friday Citywide Gallery Night

June 7 • 6-9pm FirstFridayRochester.org

One of a Kinds with Anderson Alley Artists Anderson Alley Artists 250 N. Goodman St. 6:00-9:00pm

Fantasy and Reality Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. 5:00-9:00pm

Frames by LoveOn and Think Outside the RocBox with 540 W Main Art Gallery at Douglass Auditorium 36 King St. 6:00-9:00pm

RIT Alumni Show Lumiere Photo 100 College Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

108/30: An Exhibition of Drawings, Photographs, and Objects by E Bobrow Colleen Buzzard Studio 250 N. Goodman St. #401 6:00-9:00pm First Friday with Constance Mauro Constance Mauro Studio 1115 East Main St., #236 5:00-9:00pm Me & My Two Best Friends: Monacelli, Farrell and Wegman Gallery 4-8 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor 6:00-9:00pm Jaedan's World Gallery Ink, at Imprintable Solutions, Ink 100 College Ave., #130 6:00-9:00pm Fire & Transformation Gallery Q 100 College Ave., #100 6:00-9:00pm

Sponsored by

Nourishment: Art by Sara Basher and Christie Nesbit Norchar Real Estate 389 Park Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Driving Through Cuba with Carla: Moments Captured from the Backseat Nu Movement 716 University Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Desert Dessert: A Culinary Pop-Up & Exhibit Sensory Experience Oben Space 150 N. Winton Rd. 5:00-10:00pm Richard Margolis Photographs: About Time Richard Margolis Art + Architectural Photography 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor #9 6:00-9:00pm Good/No Good RIT City Art Space 280 E. Main St., 1st Floor 5:30-9:00pm

6x6x2019 and 6x6 Scavenger Hunt Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

The Hungerford: Celebrating the Art of Tea The Hungerford 1115 E. Main St. 5:00-9:00pm

Summer Solstice Celebration RoCo Upstairs 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Take a Little Break with the Arena Art Group The Little Theatre 240 East Ave. 6:00-8:00pm

New Artwork at Roslyn Rose Studios Roslyn Rose Studio 250 E. Main St., #101 5:00-8:00pm

Residency Open House The Yards Gallery Space 50 Public Market Way 6:00-10:00pm

Zane: Between Worlds Studio 402 in Anderson Arts Building 250 N. Goodman St., #402 6:00-9:00pm Black & White Impact Sylvan Starlight Creations 50 State St., Bldg C 6:00-9:00pm Avenue Blackbox's One Year Black AF Birthday Celebration The Avenue Blackbox Theatre 780 Joseph Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Live Music and New Exhibition from Richmond Futch Jr. The Gallery 321 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Nature as Art Tupelo Interiors 215 Norris Dr. 5:00-9:00pm Conversation and Book Signing with Mira Jacob Writers & Books 740 University Ave. 6:30-7:30pm

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June 1 - July 14, 2019 Sold Out Artists’ Names Revealed Online: July 5 Purchased Artwork Pick-Up: July 14-17, 12-6pm Take Back the Walls Industry Night (Opening Reception): Saturday, August 31, 6-9pm August 31, 2019 - September 21

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Boxcar Donuts eatatboxcar.com | 270-5942 127 Railroad St, Suite 120.

Open Tues-Sun

1115 East Main Street | 469-8217 Open Studios First Friday 6-9pm and Second Saturday 10am-3pm info at TheHungerford.com

Southern Inspired: Gourmet Donuts & Fried Chicken

Harman Hardwood Flooring Co.

Tours • Tastings Private Parties

"No one knows more about your hardwood floor."

29 Hebard Street | 546-1221 harmanfloors.com

97 Railroad St. | 546-8020 | rohrbachs.com

Taproot Collective Cor. of Pennsylvania & First Street

Bitter Honey 127 Railroad Street 270-4202 Bitterhoney.roc.com Authentic Mexican fare in a family-style setting

“Holistic systems for healthy local food, housing & education.” taprootcollective.org

Warehouse 127 120 Railroad Street 506- 9274 | WH127.com

Tim Wilkes Photography 9 Public Market | 329-5464 "Fine Architectural and Yacht Racing Imagery"

Furniture • Décor • One-of-a Kinds

Type High Letterpress Invitations • Posters • Business Cards Letterpress Classes & Shop Tours 1115 E. Main St. • Suite 252 typehigh.com • Mon-Fri 10-5

Paulas Essentials “Essentials for the Soul” 415 Thurston Rd. & Public Market 737-9497 | paulasessentials.com

John Grieco: Lasting Art 153 Railroad St. 802-3652 | objectmaker.com Redi Imports Automotive & Alignment Services | 235-3444 144 Railroad Street rediimports.com

Full service auto repair • Foreign & Domestic

Friends of Market 325-5058 marketfriends@rochester.rr.com

ELEMENTS On RAILROAD 153 Railroad Street | 270-1752

next to John Grieco: Lasting Art @elementsrailroad and Fb

Black Button Distilling 85 Railroad St. | 730-4512 blackbuttondistilling.com

Tastings • Tours • Private Functions FOOD SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR

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The Yards RPM 50-52 Public Market Way | 362-1977 Art gallery and studio space focusing on community engagement in Rochester

Comedian Mike Birbiglia will headline the 2019 Rochester Fringe Festival. PHOTO BY EVAN SUNG

Mike Birbiglia to headline Rochester Fringe “An Evening with Mike Birbiglia” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 7:30 P.M. KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 26 GIBBS STREET $29 | ROCHESTERFRINGE.COM [ FRINGE ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

American comedian, storyteller, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia will be this year’s KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival comedy headliner. The show, “An Evening with Mike Birbiglia” will take place Friday, September 20, 7:30 p.m., at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Tickets (to start at $29) go on sale 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, at rochesterfringe.com, and at the Eastman Theatre Box Office (433 East Main Street; 274-3000; eastmantheatre.org).

Birbiglia is a frequent contributor to public radio’s “This American Life” and New York City-based storytelling group “The Moth.” His steady rise from cult comic to international acclaim began with his 2002 appearance on “The David Letterman Show,” and he reached wider renown after his 2008 off-Broadway stand-up-theater hybrid show, “Sleepwalk With Me,” earned accolades from The New York Times and Time Out

New York. Birbiglia’s shows “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” (2013) and “Thank God for Jokes” (2017) were both shot for Netflix. His most recent critically-acclaimed show, “The New One,” ran for 99 shows on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, and is poised for a national tour.

Birbiglia wrote, directed, and starred in the 2012 film adaptation of his stage show “Sleepwalk With Me,” as well as the 2016 film “Don’t Think Twice.” His book, “Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories,” was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. His acting credits include appearances on “Inside Amy Schumer,” HBO’s “Girls” and “Broad City,” and the films “Trainwreck,” “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Popstar.” Birbiglia also plays Danny Pearson in the Netflix original “Orange Is the New Black” and Oscar Langstraat on Showtime’s “Billions.” And in 2017, he earned the Kurt Vonnegut Award for humor.

The full lineup of more than 500 performances and events will be announced Monday, June 17, and all tickets will go on sale at noon.

Since its origin in 2012 as a five-day festival, The Rochester Fringe has steadily expanded each year, reaching 12 days this fall.

The 2019 Fringe runs Tuesday, September 10 through Saturday, September 21 at venues in and around downtown Rochester.

Activism [ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Rochester Rapid Response Network: Documenting Border Patrol Presence & Know Your Rights Training. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Rochester Bus Station, 186 Cumberland Ave bit.ly/ NOBPONBUSES. [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Flower City Park Clean-Up. 9 a.m.-noon. Turning Point Park, Boxhart St 336-7200.

Food Not Bombs Sort/Cook/Serve Food. 3:30-6 p.m. St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, 402 South Ave. 232-3262.

PHOTO CREDIT BEN BRAUN

ART | ‘GOOD/NO GOOD’

In 2017, Michael Kelly completed his graduate thesis at Rochester Institute of Technology. He chose to focus on the potential of design and design thinking to equip refugees with the tools to transform their lives through creative entrepreneurship. At the time, he focused on Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services, and since then the collaboration has created rochesterrefugee. org, a project that creates jobs for (predominantly female) refugees, who craft handmade bags and accessories. All of the hard work happening year-round has culminated into an exhibition at the RIT City Art Space titled “Good/No Good,” in anticipation of World Refugee Day (June 20). Prior to the opening reception on Friday, June 7, there will be a community dialogue “Good/ No Good: The Refugee Experience in Rochester,” at 5:30 p.m. co-hosted by Action for a Better Community’s Office for New Americans. The exhibit continues through June 29.

Friday, June 7 to June 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main Street. Free admission. cityartspace.rit.edu.

— BY JESSICA PAVIA

[ TUE., JUNE 11 ] Dances at MuCCC: Commotion Dance Theater. 8 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $10-$12. muccc.org/.

Dog Sees God. TuesdaysSundays, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., June 8, 2 p.m The Avyarium, 274 N Goodman St, # 242 $14-$16.

Grease. Mondays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and MondaysWednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 2 p.m Merry-GoRound Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Rd $31-$64.

(315) 255-1785.

Ravengale. Thu., June 6, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., June 7, 7:30 p.m.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $15.

Waitress. Wed., June 5, 7:30 p.m., Thu., June 6, 7:30 p.m., Fri., June 7, 8 p.m., Sat., June 8, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 1 & 6:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $48+. rbtl.org.

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[ TUE., JUNE 11 ] Backdraft II: Laughdraft. 8 p.m. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832.

Dance Events [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Exhilaration. 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Rochester Dance Theatre 4612000. rdtny.org.

Spring Dance Gala. 2:30 p.m.

Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596.

Bare: A Pop Opera. Fri., June 7, 8 p.m. and Sat., June 8, 8 p.m. Bruce Legacy Theatre, 75 Stutson St. Book & Music: Damon Intrabartolo; Book & Lyrics: Jon Hartmere $15/$20.

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Charlotte’s Web. Fri., June 7, 7 p.m., Sat., June 8, 2 & 7 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 2 p.m. School of the Arts, 45 Prince St $5/$8.

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[ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Auditions: Guys & Dolls. 6 p.m.

Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St 454-1260. blackfriars.org/ auditions.

[ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Countering White Supremacy: Connecting the Dots Between Anti-Semitism, Anti-Black Racism, & Islamophobia.

5:30 p.m. Islamic Center of Rochester, 727 Westfall Rd Registration required theicr.org.

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[ MON., JUNE 10 ] Pulse Night of Remembrance.

5-7 p.m. Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave 428-8370. [ TUE., JUNE 11 ] Community Conversation on Antisemitism. 7 p.m. JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave RSVP by Jun 6 461-0110.

Rochester Minimalists: No One Left Behind. 6-8 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. Ellen Smith, NOLB Rochester Chapter Head 784-5310.

Festivals [ WED., JUNE 5 ] Rochester Cocktail Revival. Through June 9. Various, Rochester rochestercocktailrevival.com. [ THU., JUNE 6 ] Rochester Cocktail Revival. Through June 9. Various, Rochester rochestercocktailrevival.com. [ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Rochester Cocktail Revival. Through June 9. Various, Rochester rochestercocktailrevival.com. [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] BBQ Weekend. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Keuka Lake Wine Trail, 2375 Route 14A . Penn Yan $19/$25. keukawinetrail.com.

Maplewood Rose Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Maplewood Rose Garden, Lake Ave & Driving Pk maplewood.org.

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NYS Yoga Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Letchworth State Park, 1 Letchworth State Park . Castile Plus Letchworth entrance fee: $10/car $10-$55. nysyogafestival.com.

Peony Weekend. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Ellwanger Garden, 625 Mt. Hope Ave. landmarksociety.org.

Rochester Cocktail Revival. Through June 9. Various, Rochester rochestercocktailrevival.com.

Rochester Real Beer Expo.

6-10 p.m. South Wedge, Gregory St $10-$70. rochesterrealbeer.com.

Sweet & Savory. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Lake Ontario Wine Trail, 4287 Jersey Rd., Williamson $25. lakeontariowinetrail.com. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] BBQ Weekend. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Keuka Lake Wine Trail, 2375 Route 14A . Penn Yan $19/$25. keukawinetrail.com.

Peony Weekend. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Ellwanger Garden, 625 Mt. Hope Ave. landmarksociety.org.

Rochester Cocktail Revival. Through June 9. Various, Rochester rochestercocktailrevival.com.

Steel Rail Revival. 12-7 p.m.

Iron Smoke Distillery, 111 Parce Ave Suite 5b . Fairport $20. steelrailfest.com.

Sweet & Savory. Through 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Lake Ontario Wine Trail, 4287 Jersey Rd., Williamson $25. lakeontariowinetrail.com.

Film Artisan Church, 1235 South Clinton Ave. Free Our People Film Festival Preview. Mon., June 10, 6:30-9 p.m.

Q&A with filmmakers and representatives from the Center for Disability Rights.

Dryden Theatre, 900 East Ave. “And Now for Something Completely Different” (1971).

Wed., June 5, 7:30 p.m. $5$10.; “The Big Red One: The Reconstruction” (1980). Fri., June 7, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.; “The Longest Day” (1962).

Sat., June 8, 7:30 p.m. $5$10.; “Hukkle” (2002). Tue., June 11, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10.

Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. “Tommy” (1975). Fri., June 7, 7 p.m. $7/$9. thelittle.org.

Frederick Douglass [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Frederick Douglass Freedom Festival Wreathing Ceremony.

2:45 p.m. Frederick Douglass Memorial Square, 1208 South Ave (847) 436-1982.

Kids Events [ WED., JUNE 5 ] Wildlife Rockstars. 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org.

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DANCE | ‘EXHILARATION’

Exhilaration: a cheering or enlivening experience. The noun has inspired Rochester Dance Theatre for two years now as the title and overall catalyst for its two-part dance experience.

This time around, the company has chosen to focus more specifically on dance’s ability to inspire, awaken, and transform others when experiences are shared through the medium.

Simply put, the Theater finds dance magical, and its effects even more remarkable. Each date will feature two acts, with the show running about an hour and a half with intermission. Act 1 will feature students from the Theatre’s school performing “The Bedspread,” created and directed by Joanna Rodriguez. Act 2 will highlight members from the company performing “Committed Not Attached,” “The Bike Dance,” and excerpts from “The Shell,” and a few of the dances will include students too.

Saturday, June 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Avenue. Tickets are $18, $12 for children under 12. rdtny.org.

— BY JESSICA PAVIA

[ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Nature Strollers. 10 a.m.-noon.

Lehigh Crossing Park, Rte. 251. geneseelandtrust.org.

Outdoor Expo. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mendon Ponds Park, Route 65 . Mendon adk-gvc.org/expo.

Spring into Summer: A Summer Meals Fest. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Frontier Field, 333 Plymouth Ave N. Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure Opening. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16.

263-2700.

Your First Mud Run. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Gates Memorial Park, Karl Fuchs Dr Ages 5 & older $35-$55. (833) 773-3328. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] #780Day Story Parade: Rochester Black Storytelling League & noDrama Club. 12-4 p.m. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org.

Tyme for Lyme. 1-5 p.m.

I-Square, 400 Bakers Park .

Irondequoit 266-1068.

Recreation [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Guided Dog Walk. 10-11 a.m.

Genesee County Park & Forest Interpretive Center, 11095 Bethany Center Rd. $5/dog.

344-1122.

Telescope Viewing.

Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave Dusk-10pm. Call after 7:30 pm to confirm open hours 697-1945. rmsc.org. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] A Day at the Rookery. 11 a.m.2 p.m. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd (315) 947-6143.

Trolley Rides. NY Museum of Transportation, 6393 E. River Rd Departures: 11:30am, 12pm, 1pm, 1pm, 3pm, & 4pm $6-$8. 533-1113.

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Special Events [ THU., JUNE 6 ] Food Truck Rodeo. 4:30-8:30 p.m. Brighton High School, 1150 Winton Rd S Brighton Kiwanis (302) 540-2983.

Midtown EATS. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Midtown Commons, 275 E. Main St. MidtownEatsROC.com.

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The Memorial Art Gallery’s Art & Treasures Sale is a four-day spectacle featuring antiques, original artwork, jewelry, linens, pottery, books, furniture, and more. The sale is presented by the Gallery Council, a volunteer organization founded in 1940 to raise money for the museum.

The main event is free and open to the general public on Friday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, June 8 (Bargain Day), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, June 9 (fill a bag for $5) from noon to 3 p.m. at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue. Early Bird Night is Thursday, June 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ($15 cash only at the door, which includes admission to the museum).

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[ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Food Trucks & Music. 4-8:30 p.m. Penfield Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Ave Penfield 3408663. penfield.org.

History on Tap. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford 21 & over gcv.org. [ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Brainery Bazaar. Second Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 rochesterbrainery.com.

Poo at the Zoo. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Zoo admission: $9-$12.

336-7200.

Stop the Stigma ROC. 6-9:30 p.m. Perinton Center Stage Amphitheater, 1350 Turk Hill Rd . Perinton stopthestigmaroc.org.

Woofstock FLX 2019: Local Rescue & Shelter Benefit. 12-7 p.m. Americana Vineyards Winery, 4367 East Covert Road (607) 387-6801.

[ SUN., JUNE 9 ] 2019 Rochester Collectible & Vintage Toy Show. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd $5/$6/12 & Under Free.

RochesterToyShow.com.

29th Annual Distinguished Male Cooks. 3-6 p.m. Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St Urban League $15/$25. ulrochester.org/events.

Flower City Days. 8 a.m.-2 p.m Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St.

[ FRI., JUNE 7 ] Dine & Discover: What Exactly is the Opioid Crisis? 11 a.m.3:30 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. Dr. Rahul Gupta $40/$60.

RMSC.org/council.

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Literary Events

[ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Roc City Roller Derby: Season Closer. 6-10 p.m. ROC Dome Arena, 2695 East Henrietta Rd . Henrietta $5-$12 door. marketing@rocderby.com.

[ THU., JUNE 6 ] Books Sandwiched In. 12-1 p.m. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. “Beneath a Scarlet Sky” by Mark Sullivan 784-5310.

Pure Kona Poetry Series. Every 7 days, 7-9 p.m. Greenhouse Café, 2271 E. Main St. 2708603.

Culture Lectures [ WED., JUNE 5 ] Antique Roses. 7 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. Jane Knoeck, Greater Rochester Rose Society. [ THU., JUNE 6 ] Twilight Guided Walking Tour.

7 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org.

[ SAT., JUNE 8 ] Erie Canal: Basins & Builders.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. North Gate $10. fomh.org. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Guided Walking Tour. 2 p.m Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mt Hope Ave. $10. fomh.org.

[ FRI., JUNE 7 ] The Flytrap Series: Carroll, Memmer, Garcia, Leah O & Philian. 7 p.m. Small World Books, 425 North St. $5 Suggested Donation.

Mira Jacob: Good Talk. 6:307:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave Book signing wab.org.

[ SAT., JUNE 8 ] The Ladder Literary Conference.

8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Rochester Riverside Hotel, 120 East Main St $190/$220. wab.org. [ SUN., JUNE 9 ] Speak Easy: Stories With Cocktails. 1 p.m. Cheshire, 647 South Ave. Seeking writers & storytellers rocspoke.org. [ TUE., JUNE 11 ] Genesee Reading Series: Lytton Smith, Tony Leuzzi. 7:30 p.m.

Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $6. wab.org.

Iron Book Discussion Group.

7 p.m. Irondequoit Library, 1290 Titus Ave “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles 336-6062.

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ART

Film

Blythe Danner and John Lithgow in “The Tomorrow Man.” PHOTO COURTESY BLEECKER STREET MEDIA

The future looks bright “The Tomorrow Man” (PG-13), DIRECTED BY NOBLE JONES OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 7 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

The filming of “The Tomorrow Man” got a lot of attention locally when cast and crew arrived to shoot here for about six weeks in August and September of 2017. Brought to the area thanks to New York State tax incentives and the work of the Rochester/

Finger Lakes Film Commission, the production had a bit of additional intrigue due to the presence of big-name actors John Lithgow (who coincidentally was born in the area, though never lived here) and Blythe Danner headlining the otherwise small, independent production.

At the time, local media was abuzz, publishing photos of Lithgow on location, and crews were spotted in a few towns around the greater Rochester area, from Brighton and Gates in Monroe County to Lyons in Wayne County.

Timelines of film production being what they are, it would be some time before we’d get to see the results of those efforts. But the film finally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, and began its roll out to theaters last month before finally reaching Rochester this week.

Music-video director Noble Jones writes and directs what turns out to be a sweet story about two lonely souls in search of a connection. Lithgow plays Ed, a doomsday prepper who spends his days obsessively stocking his fallout shelter in anticipation of

an end-of-the-world scenario that may never come. When he’s not haranguing his son (Derek Cecil) over the phone for not following his lead, he’s dispensing his wisdom via online message boards.

One day Ed sees Ronnie (Danner) at the local market and mistakes her deliberate shopping methods — frequent trips to the store, selective buying, always paying in cash — for signs that she’s a fellow “prepper.” She’s not, but does have a secret of her own, though it’s revealed late enough in the movie that mentioning it feels like a spoiler.

Suffice it to say that each of them have their own unique ways of maintaining control in a world that appears to be steadily careening toward chaos. By his own admission, Ed’s preparations are a “safety blanket.” He and Ronnie are each eager to escape some pain of their past, while possessing an often debilitating fear of the future.

But together they might find a more manageable present. Their gradually-revealed backgrounds add a bit of intrigue to what’s at heart a fairly straightforward late-in-life romance between two lonely, misunderstood people.

The inherent creep factor of Ed’s initial advances to Ronnie are admittedly off-putting: intentionally blocking in her car in the supermarket parking lot in order to start up a conversation, and following her and repeatedly engaging with her when she clearly has no interest. And without saying too much, the film’s ending is a bold choice — one that seems bound to divide audiences.

But the chemistry between the two stars helps maintain the film’s idiosyncratic charm.

And with movie romances being such a young person’s game, it’s always nice to get the rare love story aimed at the over-60 set.

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[ LEGAL NOTICE ] Name of foreign limited liability company is Barrett USA LLC (“LLC”). Date Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) April 4, 2019. LLC organized in Kansas on August 22, 2006. NY county

location is Monroe.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 22052 W. 66th Street #354, Shawnee, Kansas 66226.

Address required to be maintained in jurisdiction of the LLC is 22052 W. 66th Street #354, Shawnee, Kansas 66226. Copy of formation document on file with the Secretary of State of Kansas, Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 666121594. Purpose is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 117/119 Main, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/8/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Jose A. Mendez And Jamal Mendez, 61 Talamora Trail, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] 2024-3J W. Henrietta Road, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/12/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1241 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] 333 VALLEY, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/23/19. 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 3445 Winton Pl., Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 364 FITCH, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/23/19. 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 3445 Winton Pl., Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 864 Culver Road LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/30/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom

process against may be served & shall mail process to Charles Brucato, 455 Western Dr., Rochester, NY 14623.General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] A Place To Go LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/4/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 15 Petrossi Dr., Rochester, NY 14621. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ]

be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 156 Mendon Center Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Cosentino Motorsports LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/12/19. 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 53 Samala Cir, Rochester, NY 14625.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

AMAR Investments, LLC filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State on 4/30/19. Office location in Monroe County NY. NY Sect’y State designated as agent for service of process. Any process shall subsequently be mailed to 82 Sable Ridge Lane Rochester NY 14612. Purpose of the LLC: any lawful activities

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BTD_ROC - II, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/1/2019.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 65 Castlebar Rd., Rochester, NY 14610, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

FITCH PARKING, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/23/19. 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 3445 Winton Pl., Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] BTD_ROC LLC App. for Auth. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/1/2019. LLC was organized in DE on 5/23/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to 65 Castlebar Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. Required office : 300 Delaware Ave., Ste.210-A, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert of Org filed with : SSDE, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Churchbell Creative LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/17/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may

Doublem In Alexandria Bay, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/11/2019.

Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 52 Luther Jacobs Way, Spencerport, NY 14559. General Purpose.

[ NOTICE ] HAYLEY OAK STREET, LLC filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State on 5/03/19. Office location in Monroe County NY. NY Sect’y State designated as agent for service of process.

Any process shall subsequently be mailed to 306 North Church Road Rochester NY 14612.

Purpose of the LLC: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] HIGHAM ENTERPRISES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/13/2019.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 236 Henrietta St., Apt #2, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Jared Hardies Music Productions, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 5/1/19.

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 26 Scarlet Pine Circle, Brockport, NY 14420.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license pending, has been applied for, to consume beer and wine at retail in a restaurant with bakery under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 1601 Penfield Rd Unit19, Town of Penfield, Rochester NY 14625.

In Monroe County for consumption. Forno Di Laura LLC. DBA Forno Di Laura

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JENNA FAVA DESIGN LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/22/2017. 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 the LLC, 16 Fall Meadow Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION - CKB ENTERPRISES 14612 LLC : Articles of Organization of CKB Enterprises 14612 LLC (“LLC”) were filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 03/08/2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to, and the LLC’ s principal business location is 3224 Edgemere Drive, Rochester, New York 14612. Purpose: any lawful business purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Major’s Mini, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on March 29th, 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 1507 Lake Avenue, Rochester, New York 14615. The purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Making Memories In Alexandria Bay, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/11/2019.

Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 52 Luther Jacobs Way, Spencerport, NY 14559.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] MARKET CONNECT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP filed with SSNY on April 23, 2019. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the Limited Partnership upon whom process may be served.

Address which SSNY shall mail any process against the Limited Partnership served upon SSNY: MARKET CONNECT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 550 Latona Road, Building C, Rochester, New York 14626. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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 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, 28 Amy Lane, Rochester, NY 14626.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 96 COLEMAN TERRACE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/2019. 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: c/o The LLC, 2496 Penfield Rd., Fairport, NY 14526.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AV8TR HOLDINGS, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 05/7/19 Office location: Orleans 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 14912 E Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of Peppy Puppy, LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/2/2015; Office location: Orleans County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5590 Wood Road, Brockport, New York 14470. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. A correction was filed on 6/4/2015 amending the address for process to 5590 Wood Road, Holley, New York 14470.

Notice of Formation of BIG HEART CHILD CARE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 25, 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 130 ALAMEDA ST, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14613. Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 3021 Bhadra, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/10/19.

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, 3021 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 585 Coin Realty, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/19. Office location:

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Blow Dry Lounge LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01.15.2019. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 350 Greece Ridge Center Dr Rochester NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Briel Lashes LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on April 9th, 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 PO Box 26602 Rochester, NY 14626 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BROKEN WINGS RESTORATION SERVICES LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) MAY 14, 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 PO BOX 30698, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14603.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CAMS Property Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/2/19.

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 D.M. SWAN, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/14.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 598 MacIntosh Rd., Rochester, NY 14626-4425. 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 Dapure, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/29/2019.

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 New York Registered Agent, 90 State Street, Ste 700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]

Drive, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Gascon Family Vineyards, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/8/19 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 20 Courtenay Cir Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Gionni Fam Le LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/16/2019. Its office is located in 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 6 Ethel St. Rochester, NY 14608.

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Notice of Formation of IPROTECT 360 LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 3/5/2019.

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 the LLC at 1967 Wehrle Drive Suite 1 #086 Buffalo N.Y. 14221 Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Nouveau Therapy LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 02/19/2019.

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 1151 Pittsford Victor Rd, Ste 103, Pittsford NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of LAKEFRONT FARM, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 05/23/19 Office location: Orleans 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 14912 E Brighton Cliffe Dr, Kent, NY 14477. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of NUJAX LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/2015.

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, 793 Helendale Rd., Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of LET’S CONNECT THE DOTS LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/25/19. 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 72 Charlotte St, Rochester, NY 14607 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of PPA Consulting LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/05/2019.

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 280 Dunrovin Lane Rochester NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Chase Run, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/2/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Mont Blanc Drive, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of East/Alexander Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/10/19. 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 HARPER HOUSE THREADS LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/13/19.

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, 22 Silver Fox Dr Fairport, NY, 14450.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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Notice of Formation of Cindy Consulting LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/15/19. 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 919 Rush West Rush Rd, Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Esthetic Essentials Beauty LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 16, 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 2005 Lyell Ave. Ste 125.

Rochester, NY 14606.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of Hidden H&X LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 5/17/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 Fitzpatrick Trail, W. Henrietta, NY 14586.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: GP Capital 1 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on May 13, 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: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful purpose

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Notice of Formation of Hometown Computers LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/08/2019. 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 15 Trails End Rochester, New York 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of NEXT LEVEL CBD WELLNESS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/2019.

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, 24 Green Valley Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful act.

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Cox Contracting & Services, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 5/10/19. 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 2382 Scottsville Mumford Rd. Scottsville, NY 14546.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Furry Paws Pet Salon and Doggy Daycare, LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 04/29/19 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 8 Rogers

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Primpin’ Ain’t Easy LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/2019. 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, 77 Orland Rd., Rochester, NY 14622.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PROFECTION AUTO BODY LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/07/19.

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 329 McCALL RD. ROCHESTER, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Regulus Brokerage LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/15/19. 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 ROC RENT PROS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/13/2019.

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: Zachary Schreiber, 520 Basket Rd, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Better Futures, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/19/19. 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 233 Farmington Rd. 14609.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rye Village LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rye Village MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/16/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th

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Fl., NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

shall mail process to: The LLC, 5 Drury Ln., Rochester, NY 14625.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Southbay Bar & Grill LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/7/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 114 Orchard Park Blvd., Rochester, NY 14609.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of URH Property LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/15/19.

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.

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Notice of Formation of Stephen Drew LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on Feb 25, 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 159 Pleasant Ave, Rochester, NY 14622 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of Vision Hyundai Greece, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/2019. 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: c/o The LLC, 800 Panorama Trail South, Ste. 100, Rochester, NY 14625.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of STRATAGEM CREATIVE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) MAY 21, 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 627 MEIGS ST, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of STUSH INTERNATIONAL, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/10/2017.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 346 E. Ridge Rd., Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of THE ARBORVIEW SERVICE GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/2/2019.

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

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Waldron Farms LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/17/2019.

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, 10 Roundtable Way, North Chili, NY 14514. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WEALTHFROMRENT LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) March 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 the LLC at 87 Woodgreen Drive Pittsford NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activities including leasing residential properties [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of YOUR MOBILE ZEN, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/30/2019. 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, 14 Lake Crescent Dr., East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION STAFFORD INDUSTRIAL CENTER LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 04/12/2005. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to STAFFORD INDUSTRIAL CENTER LLC, C/O JOHN S. HERBRAND, 64 MT. AIRY DR., ROCHESTER, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 1037 Jay St. Rochester NY 14611 on Thursday, 06/20/19 at 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, Unit 103 owes $398 Darius Horton. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION being held at Chester’s Self Storage 600 W Broad St. Rochester NY 14608 on Thursday, 06/20/19, 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, Unit #48 Cassandra Steele owes $269.00. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CNH Finance Fund I, L.P. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. LP formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/16/11. SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St, Fl 10, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LP: 850 New Burton Rd, Ste 201, Dover, DE 19904. Name/address

of each genl. ptr. available from SSNY. Cert. of LP filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of CNHF Services LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/22/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/3/18.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E. 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016. DE address of LLC: 850 New Burton Rd, Ste 201, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Grasslands Organics, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/03/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 815 Whitney Rd W, Fairport, NY, 14450.

LLC formed in DE on 2/28/18. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Grasslands Organics, 815 Whitney Rd W, Fairport, NY 14450.

DE addr. of LLC: c/o Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., 9 E. Loockerman Street, Suite 311, Dover, Delaware 19901. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of PEAK HEALTH TRANSFORMATIONS, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/12/19.

Office Location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 9/10/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Agents & Corporations, Inc., 1201 Orange Street, Suite 600, Wilmington DE 19801.

Cert. of Form filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of SIG 1575 Marketplace LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/24/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 3/4/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Stein Investment Group, 5607 Glenridge Dr., Ste. 200, Atlanta, GA 30342. GA address of LLC in jurisdiction of organization: Robert E Stanley, 1230 Peachtree St, NE, Ste. 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309. Arts. of Org. filed with GA Secy. of State, 214 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334. Purpose: any lawful activity.

THUGBUSTERS NY, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/25/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 40 Montvale Lane, Rochester, NY 14626. General Purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of UNIFORM PEOPLE REALTY LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/02/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/17/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808-1674. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Ranches On The Farm, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/4/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1241 University Ave., Rochester, NY 14607.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] RNNANA LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2019.

Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Nancy M Smith, 2052 Orchard Dr, Kendall, NY 14476.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

[ NOTICE ] TRISON HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/24/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 6800 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd, Ste 230, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful act. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: BECKET WEST GROWTH LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2019. 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: BECKET WEST GROWTH LLC, 56 Skyline Drive, P.O. Box 163, Hinsdale, MA 01235.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: BECKET WEST LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2019. 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: BECKET WEST LLC, 56 Skyline Drive, P.O. Box 163, Hinsdale, MA 01235.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: BLUE COLLAR DISTRICT LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/07/2019. 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 BLUE COLLAR DISTRICT LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: DMC WIN BROWN LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/07/2019. 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 DMC WIN BROWN LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ Notice of Formation ] Name: MIKE’S WEST JEFFERSON LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/22/2019. 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 MIKE’S WEST JEFFERSON LLC, One East Main Street, 10th Floor, Rochester, New York 14614. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] SMPO, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 4/8/19. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of D. R. OUTDOORS GROUP LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 12, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 266 Boughton Hill Road, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. SSNY designated as agent

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Legal Ads of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ. Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of ROCK RIDGE OUTDOORS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr., Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ.

Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF EREDITA’ MANAGEMENT, LLC ] Art. Of Org. filed with Sc’y State (SSNY) 4/22/2019 Office Location: Monroe

County. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail copy of process to 4204 LAKE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14612 Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation of CUPPED WATERFOWL GROUP LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr., Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ.

Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DAW ENTERPRISES OF ROCHESTER, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability

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 Company is DAW Enterprises of Rochester, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 3/4/2019. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to William Alexander, Esq., One South Clinton Ave., Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of 1345 Penfield Center Road LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/16/2015.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY

designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Thomas Gangemi, 50I South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, New York 14620. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of Meindl Associates LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/05/2018.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joseph A. Meindl, 20 Winding Brook Drive, Fairport, New York 14450.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Fleur De Lis Holdings, LLC filed articles of organization with the

FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY THE CITY OF ROCHESTER STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF MONROE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS PURSUANT TO TITLE 4 OF PART E OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER.

LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES AS OF JULY 1, 2018 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 8, 2019, the Corporation Counsel of the City of Rochester filed in the office of the Monroe County Clerk a list of parcels of property on which the City of Rochester holds a lien for taxes, assessments, fees or other charges which is at least one year old and which the City of Rochester intends to foreclose by an action in rem pursuant to Title 4 of Part E of Article IX of the Charter of the City of Rochester. A copy of that list was published on May 8, 2019

A copy of the foreclosure list has been filed in the office of the City Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including October 2, 2019, which is the redemption deadline date.

Any person may on or before that date redeem any parcel on the foreclosure list by paying to the City Treasurer the amount of all delinquent taxes, assessments, fees and other charges stated on the foreclosure list, plus the $250.00 charge referred to above, plus accrued interest and late payment charges.

The foreclosure list contains as to each such parcel: Any person having any interest in any parcel on the foreclosure list may, at any time up to the redemption deadline date, serve a verified notice of interest or an answer upon the Corporation Counsel setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his interest or any defense or objection to the foreclosure. The notice of interest or answer must also be filed in the office of the Monroe County Clerk. Where a valid notice of interest is served, All persons having an interest in the real property described in the the parcel will be held for a foreclosure auction pursuant to Section 9-143 of the City Charter. foreclosure list are hereby notified that the filing of the list constitutes the commencement by the City of Rochester of an action in the Supreme Court, Monroe County, to foreclose the tax Any person who fails to redeem or to serve a notice of interest or an answer by the redemption deadline date shall liens therein described by an action in rem and that the list constitutes a notice of pendency of action and a complaint by the be barred thereafter from asserting his interest in the pending City of Rochester against each parcel of land therein described to foreclosure action, and judgment in foreclosure may be granted without regard for, and in extinguishment of, the enforce the satisfaction of such tax liens. This action is brought interest of any such person. against the real property only. No personal judgment will be entered in this action for the delinquent taxes, assessments, fees or other charges.

1. The tax account number and address; 2. The name of the last known owner; 3. The amount of each tax lien, except for a $250.00 charge which has been added to each tax lien pursuant to Section 9-123(A)(3)of the City Charter but which is not reflected on the printed list.

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New York Secretary of State on 05/9/2019 with an effective date of formation of 5/9/2019.

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 620 Titus Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Resonant Properties, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 04/25/2019 with an effective date of formation of 4/25/2019.

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 PO Box 1313, 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. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Westfall Associates Suite B110, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 05/15/2019 with an effective date of formation of 5/15/2019.

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 244 Mt. Airy Drive, Rochester, NY 14617.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ Notice of Formation of THE GRIND OUTDOORS LLC ] Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on April 9, 2019. Office location: Monroe Co., NY. Princ. Office of LLC: 120 Linden Oaks Dr.,

Ste. 200, Rochester, NY 14625. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Princ.

Office of LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF VELOCITY AQUATICS SWIM CLUB, LLC ] Velocity Aquatics Swim Club, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State on May 8, 2019. (I) Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. (2) The Secretary of State has been designated as its agent upon whom process against it may be served and its post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is c/o Henry Burroughs, 8135 West Henrietta Road, Rush, New Yark 14543 (3) The character or purpose of its business is lo engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WILBAYSHORE, LLC ] WilBayshore, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 4/8/19. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ 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 the 18th day of June, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., local time, in the Main Meeting Room at the Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road, Henrietta, New York 14467, in connection

with the following matter: UNITHER MANUFACTURING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or an 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 land located at 755 Jefferson Road in the Town of Henrietta, New York [Tax Account No.: 162.09-12.001] (the “Land”) together with the existing approximately 420,320 square-foot manufacturing building thereon (the “Existing Improvements”); (B) the construction of an approximately 150,000 square-foot addition to the Existing Improvements to house a new packaging line and warehouse to accommodate finished product storage (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”), to be used by the Company in its business as a manufacturer of single-dosage drug delivery systems.

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, if necessary, a mortgage recording tax exemption, each 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: June 5, 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 the 18th day of June, 2019 at 10:45 a.m., local time, in the Main Meeting Room at the Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road, Henrietta, New York 14467, in connection with the following matter: FIELDTEX PRODUCTS INC., a New York corporation, or an 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 8±-acre parcel of land located at 2921 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road in the Town of Henrietta, New York (the “Land”) together with the existing approximately 129,000± square-foot manufacturing building thereon (the “Existing Improvements”); (B) the renovation of the Existing Improvements, including, but not limited to, build-out of bathrooms and a break room, upgrading the building’s electrical systems, upgrading the lighting and adding parking (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

Legal Ads Improvements, the “Facility”), to be used by the Company in its manufacturing and distribution business.

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: June 5, 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 the 17th day of June, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., local time, at the Ebenezer Watts Conference Center, 49 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, New York 14614, in connection with the following matter: 10 FRANKLIN STREET, LLC, a New York limited liability company or an

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 0.12acre parcel of land located at 10 Franklin Street in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York 14604 (the “Land”) together with the existing two-story approximately 30,000 square-foot building thereon (the “Existing Improvements”); (B) the renovation and modernization of the Existing Improvements including (i) the conversion of the second floor of the building into residential units consisting of: one 2,200 square foot three-bedroom unit, one 1,900 square-foot two-bedroom unit and one 3,000 squarefoot two-bedroom unit with a den and (ii) conversion of the basement into a fitness studio (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, the Existing Improvements and the Improvements, the “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.

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

Fun 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: June 5, 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 the 17th day of June, 2019 at 10:15 a.m., local time, at the Ebenezer Watts Conference Center, 49 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, New York 14614, in connection with the following matter: BUCKINGHAM PROPERTIES LLC, a New York limited liability company or an 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 0.79acre parcel of land located at 260 East Broad Street in the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York (the “Land”); (B) the construction thereon of a fivestory, approximately 106,000 square-foot mixed-use building, the first floor of which will be for retail use, the second and third floors will be used as office space by Butler/ Till Media Services, Inc. and the fourth and fifth floors will be a mix of market-rate and affordable residential units (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”). 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: June 5, 2019 COUNTY OF MONROE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY D/B/A IMAGINE MONROE POWERED BY COMIDA By: Jeffrey R. Adair, Executive Director [ NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION ] NewBold Corporation filed an Application for Authority with the New York Department of State on 04/19/2019.

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 CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty St., NY NY 10005. The purpose of the Company is to service retail POS systems. [ NOTICES ] Jacs-D Naturals LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 4/9/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Jinkeng Asong 344 Red Apple Ln Rochester, NY 14612 General Purpose

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