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Kaepernick is exercising his rights
I may not agree with everything that San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick has done in his NFL career; I did not like the time he wore socks with pigs dressed as police officers. If that was not an outright act of hate speech, it was an act of dehumanization, which is beneath him as a citizen. I’m sure he later regretted doing that. But the point is that he has a right to express himself as an American. Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of any vibrant democracy. Without the right to express grievances against one’s government and community — especially in a nonviolent and civil manner — political control always moves dramatically toward oligarchy, autocracy, and even dictatorship. As I understand the American Revolution, the colonial patriots did not fight to defend the customs and traditions of their nation. There was no nation! Instead, they fought for the right to be represented as equal human beings. Isn’t that what Kaepernick is calling for? Besides, citizens do not sing the national anthem to celebrate soldiers. Soldiers enlist and serve so that national anthems can be sung; and there are many different ways to sing an anthem. Some are with words and instruments, but some happen by merely sitting down.
So before we persecute Kaepernick for being unpatriotic, we should recall what Francis Scott Key meant when he penned the words, “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Key was glorifying the reality of freedom in the lives of people who are willing and brave enough to be free. The symbol of the flag was just that. To glorify it would be an act of fetishism, which makes an inanimate object more important than the intrinsic rights of the human beings waving it. An anthem can also become a symbol of blind allegiance if we fail to remember what the words mean and sheepishly follow the music wherever it leads. In other words, if our nation’s anthem is not performed by free citizens who have the inalienable right to remain silent, it is no longer a song of freedom but an oath of fear. GEORGE PAYNE
We blew it with Bernie
Here we are in September and it’s not even clear that Clinton can defeat the biggest clown that a major party has nominated for president, probably in history. I hope Clinton wins. She still can win. My expectations for her presidency, based on her long career, are low. But I think this is an occasion to again remind people that we had an alternative. Bernie Sanders was an authentic progressive, an accomplished and successful politician, a break from the past, and he far outperformed Clinton against Republicans in every poll, over many months. Despite this, establishment Democrats, timid and cynical, shoved Clinton down our throats. Obsessed with identity politics, beholden to the same money the GOP is, contemptuous of democratic process, and cowed by decades of defeatism, this is where we are. When is enough, enough? TOM BRENNAN
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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER
More growth downtown? Given the grimness of the national news, any hopeful local news is welcome. And last week we got some, in the form of development proposals for the land once occupied by the eastern Inner Loop. If the proposals hold up to scrutiny, if City Council approves them, and if there’s a market for them, we’ll get a new downtown mini-neighborhood, with housing, retail, offices, a small hotel, and a museum expansion. On Friday, Mayor Lovely Warren announced the Inner Loop developments that her administration is recommending. Significantly, all are from people with extensive experience in the kinds of projects they’re proposing. A group consisting of the Strong Museum, Indus Hospitality, and Konar Properties wants to build not only an addition to the museum but also a small hotel, a 1200-car garage, retail space, and 201 units of housing. Strong, of course, isn’t in the commercial development business, but Konar owns and operates both housing and commercial space in the city and suburbs. And Indus owns and operates numerous chain restaurants (Taco Bells, Dunkin’ Donuts, KFC’s) and small hotels in the Rochester and Finger Lakes area. A partnership of Morgan Development and Christa Construction – both of which already have numerous projects throughout the Greater Rochester area – want to create 117 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, underground parking, and retail and office space. Christa would move its headquarters from the suburbs to downtown Rochester. And Home Leasing, a longtime Rochester and eastern US developer, wants to create 49 units of apartments and townhouses. It would be just east of another new Home Leasing project, one that will inject substantial additional life into a pocket of downtown that already includes housing, the Little Theatres, and Hart’s Grocers. All this as about a dozen other new housing and mixed-use projects are underway downtown: hundreds of new apartments in a region with a relatively flat population growth. More retail space in a downtown where we recently demolished a failing retail center. Is there a market for all this? National studies indicate that young adults and empty nesters value both the convenience and the entertainment and cultural offerings of downtowns. And when I asked Mayor Lovely Warren last week about her confidence in the local market, she pointed to the persistent low vacancy rate in downtown housing, and the fact that new units are snapped up almost as soon as they become available. And Warren thinks the new downtown housing has an additional plus: for decades, many of the Rochester area’s apartments have been in the suburbs. They’re older now, and they don’t have the amenities that the new
If there’s a market for them, the developments proposed for the Inner Loop land will bring people, life, and jobs downtown.” downtown units have. Warren also mentioned what a couple of experienced developers told her recently: that overall, all around the country, fewer people are buying homes –reluctant, for example, to take on a mortgage when they might change jobs in a few years. As for more retail: Warren’s communications director, James Smith, says we shouldn’t think in terms of large department stores. Instead, we should think about the street-level retail and service businesses that serve nearby residents and downtown workers. They, too, add the kind of vibrancy that makes downtowns attractive. And, Smith said, they add jobs. Jobs that can offer employment to city residents. We can’t force a healthy downtown. A healthy downtown involves extensive symbiosis, multiple parts feeding off of and dependent on one another. Right now, we’re seeing that develop, bit by bit. New housing. Another business wanting to move its employees downtown. Arts and entertainment offerings – and audiences – growing. Plans for new development aren’t the same thing as completed buildings full of people. Hope isn’t reality. But as I have listened to friends gloating about their new downtown homes, and as I watched a Kodak Hall full of classical music patrons cheering for the RPO on Thursday night, and stood in the midst of thousands of people whooping it up at the Fringe Festival’s Streb spectacle Friday night, it has felt really good. And it’s beginning to feel real. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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[ NEWS FROM THE WEEK PAST ]
Power struggle resolved
The State Public Service Commission approved new sites for a Rochester Gas and Electric substation and transmission line project on the county’s west side. The new plans change the location from the Krenzer family farm in Chili to available land in Henrietta. The Krenzer family, as well as local, state, and federal lawmakers fought the original plan, which was approved by the PSC with little public notice and would’ve swallowed up a significant amount of the Krenzer farm.
Incumbents prevail in state contests
State Assembly member Harry Bronson prevailed against former television news reporter and anchor Rachel Barnhart in a closely watched Democratic primary. In a too-closeto-call Republican primary for the same seat, Peter Vazquez led Bob Zinck by six votes, between the poll results and absentee ballots. And the late Assembly member Bill Nojay beat his Republican primary challenger, Honeoye Falls Mayor Rick Milne; Republican county leaders in that district have picked former Assembly member Joe Errigo to take Nojay’s
place on the ballot in November’s general election.
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The Rochester Business Journal is being acquired by Perinton-based GateHouse Media, which owns the Canandaigua Daily Messenger and a handful of suburban Monroe County weeklies, as well as the Daily Record. The sale is supposed to close on September 30, the RBJ says.
DEVELOPMENT | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
EMMA leader vows to fight on The leader of the East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue neighborhood association says that the group will take its fight against a controversial housing project to City Council.
D&C sells former building
DHD Ventures and Morgan Management closed on a $2.65 million purchase of the former Democrat and Chronicle building at the corner of Exchange Boulevard and West Broad Street downtown, reported the D&C. The developers haven’t said what they plan to do with the building, which is more than 153,000 square feet of space.
State wind plan complete
The state released its strategic plan for developing offshore wind power. The New York State Offshore Wind Blueprint spells out various environmental studies that are completed or planned, and includes site characterizations and assessments.
The Home Leasing project includes an addition to the rear of Hillside’s Cotter building (pictured) for 22 apartments. FILE PHOTO
The City Planning Commission signed-off last week on a rezoning proposal which allows for the construction of the $17 million development between Mustard and Palmer streets in EMMA. Sixteen of the 72 units would be for the developmentally disabled. But the commission’s approval is just a recommendation; City Council has the final say and could vote on the rezoning next month. The EMMA neighborhood group has been against the project, called The Community on East Main, since it was initially proposed early this year. Group members will make sure that Council is aware of their concerns, says Pastor Dorothy Parham, EMMA’s president. The development is being forced on the neighborhood, she says. EMMA needs owner-occupancy, stores, and families to build itself up, not a project primarily made up of one-bedroom apartments, she says. The Planning Commission rejected an earlier version of the plan in June, citing inconsistency with the
surrounding neighborhood and other factors. But design changes accompanied by a zoning change to permit more density on the site won the members over, says Nelson Leenhouts, chair of Home Leasing, which is the company doing the project. Leenhouts says that Home Leasing canvassed the neighborhood and found that many EMMA residents support the project. Parham says that’s not true. The paperwork from the June Planning Commission meeting made note of significant neighborhood opposition to the development. David Watson, chair of the Planning Commission, says that residents’ opinions are just one factor that the commission weighs when considering an application. “If you have one person who’s speaking in favor and 800 against, it doesn’t automatically mean we’re going to vote one way or the other,” he says. The development would consist of four buildings with a playground, computer lab, fitness area, takeout café, and other features.
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DEVELOPMENT | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN
“We are not expecting everyone to walk out of the film festival after submitting and to be inspired to become the next Scorsese or the next Spielberg, but we are hoping that folks realize that video is up-and-coming for a platform to tell stories.” [ REBECCA DELANEY, DIRECTOR, FAST FORWARD FILM FESTIVAL ]
ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE
Film festival plays matchmaker The Fast Forward Film Festival wants moviemakers in the Rochester region to make short films about environmental issues that are important to them. And it also tries to encourage laypeople with environmental concerns to produce films on those subjects. But the problem is that some local filmmakers don’t have topics to work with, while some community members have topics, but lack filmmaking experience or skills. Festival organizers have come up with an initiative to better connect the two groups. (The festival will accept submissions through February 27, 2017.) Festival organizers and volunteers have done behind-the-scenes matchmaking in the past, but the Filmmaker Connection will be a more public effort; the centerpiece is a series of public events for the two groups to come and mingle. The first is at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at the George Eastman Museum. Previous festival filmmakers will be on hand for a questionand-answer session, too. “We are not expecting everyone to walk out of the film festival after submitting and to be inspired to become the next Scorsese or the next Spielberg, but we are hoping that folks realize that
video is up-and-coming for a platform to tell stories,” says Rebecca Delaney, director of the film festival. The connection could potentially lead to more content and new voices for the film festival. But it’s important for environmental causes and efforts, too, because a well-told narrative can help advance a cause or boost an organization’s visibility. Linday Cray and Nick Brown started Earthworks Institute in 2013 as an educational nonprofit that helps people connect with and experience the outdoors. Cray wanted to produce a short film on the organization for the 2016 Fast Forward Film Festival, but she wasn’t sure where to start; she knew that she wanted the piece to focus on Earthworks’ mission. She spent a lot of time talking with a festival volunteer, who helped set her up with filmmaker Zach Welch. Cray says that she was impressed with how Welch helped refine her vision, and how he weaved together everyone’s ideas and the footage that Earthworks gathered to produce a cohesive film. “He was the one that made the magic happen,” Cray says. “Reconnecting – an Earthworks Story” was a selection in last year’s
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festival, and it helped bring attention to the organization and its fit into broader issues. Cray says she couldn’t have been happier with the experience.
Three picks for Inner Loop land Three projects have been chosen for the land that used to be the eastern section of the downtown Inner Loop. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has chosen proposals from: Home Leasing, Morgan/Christa, and a partnership of Strong museum, Indus Hospitality Group, and Konar Properties to recommend to City Council. (The designs can be viewed at rochestercitynewspaper.com) Home Leasing would develop 49 affordable housing units consisting of 45 apartments and four townhouses. Morgan/Christa proposes a mixedunit development with 117 housing units: studios, and one- and two-bedroom units. Also: 26,000 square feet of retail-office space and underground parking. And Christa plans to move into the city. The Strong group proposes an expansion of the museum, parking for 1,200 cars, hotel with at least 120 suites, 201 housing units, and a mix of retail. The hotel would include an indoor water feature as part of its pool and spa. A fourth parcel on the former highway would be left as temporary green space until the other projects are developed. All of the proposed projects are subject to change based on costs and other factors. Filling in of the eastern stretch of the loop should be finished by December 2017. The sale of the land to each of the developers is subject to City Council approval. A proposal from DHD Ventures was submitted, but not selected.
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EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO // PHOTOS | BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
But educators white and black disagree, even among themselves, on how much race matters and why
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“I’ve had kids tell me, ‘Oh, come on, Miss, we black,’” she says. “I’ll tell them, ‘Exactly, which is why you’re going to do it again and get it right this time.’” – BANKE AWOPETU MCCULLOUGH, FORMER TEACHER IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Windsor Asamoah-Wade took to teaching immediately. He had a full schedule in the Rochester City School District and jumped at every opportunity to coach. He was visible in the neighborhood, too; his students often called out his name when they saw him walking his dog or riding his bike. But Asamoah-Wade wasn’t certain in those early years if teaching was the career he wanted; he wondered if a more lucrative field would be better in the long run. But then something happened that changed his mind, he says. “I moved from the school I was at to School Without Walls, and it was the end of the day when the office called me,” he says. “They said, ‘Mr. Wade, there’s a whole bunch of kids here who asked to see you. You better come down here.’” It was a group of 15 to 20 students from his former school. “They said, ‘Mr. Wade, why did you leave us?’” he says. “I didn’t realize until then what I meant to the kids. That was my ‘aha’ moment and I never looked back.” He calls it the day that teaching chose him. Asamoah-Wade has been teaching in the Rochester school district for more than 30 years now, 27 of them at School Without Walls. He says that the secret to being an effective teacher is to show students that you care about them. “Some of them have even called me ‘dad,’” he says. “Maybe it’s because I talk to them the way I talked to my own children.” Asamoah-Wade is one of a relatively small core of black teachers in Rochester city schools, where about 80 percent of the district’s 28,000 students are black or Latino. Many educators, especially those working in urban school districts, stress the importance of having teachers of color in the classroom. But the reasons vary and can be controversial. Some say that it’s simply a matter of diversity and that the teacher’s race is irrelevant when it comes to achievement for students of color. Even many of the Rochester school district’s former superintendents, including Manuel Rivera and Bolgen Vargas, said that a teacher’s race doesn’t determine whether that teacher will be effective. Good teachers build relationships with their students and it grows from genuinely caring about them and wanting them to succeed in all areas of their lives, these educators say. But other teachers, administrators, and school officials say that while that’s true, it’s also a politically correct response. To say otherwise would insult and alienate more than half of the city’s teaching staff, they say. Teachers of color can provide a distinct level of understanding and cultural competency that inspires black and brown students and boosts them socially and academically, they say. And they say that the Rochester school district, like many mid-size and large urban school districts, is mired in institutional racism. They cite disproportionately high suspension rates for African-American students; extremely low graduation rates for same, particularly black continues on page 8
Banke Awopetu McCullough, who last taught at All City High, told her students that being black is synonymous with excellence. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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boys; and security checkpoints inside schools that they say create a prison-like environment. Some of the educators are convinced that if black teachers made up at least 45 to 50 percent of the workforce in city schools that test scores and graduation rates would go up dramatically. Attendance would be higher, too, and suspensions would be lower, they say. But the city school district is nowhere near that range. Out of a workforce of 3,209 teachers, 806 or 25 percent are teachers of color. And of the 219 new hires since July of this year, 42 or 19 percent are teachers of color. Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association, acknowledged the need for more teachers of color in an interview last year with the Minority Reporter. “We recognize these mostly female, mostly middle class, mostly suburban teachers come here, and they are totally clueless as far as knowing anything about the students,” he said. The Rochester school district isn’t unique. A major report from the Albert Shanker Institute released last year shows that gains in teacher diversity are modest in some urban school districts and that the ranks are declining in others, nationwide. Numerous explanations exist. For example, while the report shows that teacher diversity grew during the 1980’s and ‘90’s, the minority student population grew at a much faster pace, particularly in urban school districts. But more significant is the impact of reform measures. Even as minority children were integrated into largely white school systems under Brown v. Board of Education, minority teachers didn’t always follow them. And more recent efforts to turn around or close low-performing schools have in many cases left fewer minority teachers in those school systems. The Shanker Institute report, which was commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers, examined teacher diversity in nine cities: New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The number of black teachers declined in all nine cities from 2002 to 2012. And even though there were some slight increases in the number of Latino teachers, the population of Latino students has increased nationwide, limiting a gain in representation, the report says.
Shaun Nelms is superintendent of East High School.
Windsor Asamoah-Wade has been teaching at School Without Walls for nearly 30 years.
Teachers of color in Rochester City School District Graphic by Justyn Iannucci .DATA PROVIDED BY ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Educators’ views on teacher diversity are in some respects
a microcosm of the general public’s. There’s even a wide spectrum of ideas among black teachers about its importance, why it’s important, and how exactly it impacts all students, but especially students of color. Asamoah-Wade views learning as a relationship-oriented process and puts less emphasis on a teacher’s race. “I don’t know about this whole thing and whether the color of the teacher has an overwhelming influence on the performance behavior of a child,” he says. “I had one black teacher from K through 12th grade. I can honestly say that one of the main reasons I even thought of becoming a teacher was from the examples I had from teachers who happened to be white. It was what they impressed upon me.” Asamoah-Wade grew up in rural Orleans County. His parents stressed the importance of education and taught him not to judge anyone based on race, ethnicity, or religion, he says. “I was taught that the teacher has knowledge and training and wisdom that I should respect,” he says. “My dad was a Teamster and my mom earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. They were part of the black migration North. They understood Jim Crow; they experienced it. They didn’t want us to have the continues on page 10 8 CITY
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same educational restrictions that they did. We were expected to behave and to do the best work we could in school.” Donnell Johnson and Mark Morrison are African-American
teachers with more than 20 years of experience. Their colleague, Dan Dunne, is white and is also a veteran teacher. The three men call themselves “Monrovians,” since they all teach at Monroe High School. They don’t dismiss the value of teacher diversity, but say that other factors that influence student performance are just as important. And that includes teacher training, they say. Few new teachers are fully prepared to walk into an urban school district and be effective, Johnson says. “I realized I didn’t have the skill set when I first started out,” he says. “Many colleges and universities have a one-size-fits-all teacher preparation program, and they’re not equipping new teachers entering the field for work in urban school districts.” Teamwork between teachers is essential to help make up for the lack of preparation, Johnson says. More experienced teachers need to guide new teachers who don’t know the students, their home lives, their culture, or even when students are cursing at them in front the class, he says. “You have to want to be here in this school,” Dunne says. “Our kids have challenges, but our cultural diversity is a strength that suburban schools don’t have.” The three are passionate about seeing Monroe removed from the state’s list of receivership schools, which means that they are among the lowest performing in the state. And they say that Monroe is undergoing a transformation, which they credit to the school’s new principal. If relationship-building is a pillar of good teaching, then
communication is critical, says Shaun Nelms, superintendent of East High School. It’s important to understand that the way teachers communicate with students and vice-versa is shaded to some extent by past experiences, he says. “If I have received information that I have deemed or perceived to be racist, I’m much more likely to view other similar experiences through that same lens,” Nelms says. “If you approach me based on past experiences, the way you treat me will be dictated accordingly. If being a 6’3” black male that weighs 250 pounds is from your experience intimidating, then you will approach me timidly.” Nelms says that he can’t control that experience and that people should consider how black students feel. As children they become masters at code-switching: adjusting their behavior and demeanor depending on the social context, he says. “We often view [black] students through the eyes of poverty and underappreciate some of their soft skills – the resilience and the ability to adjust to complex situations, code-switching, and being able to adapt,” he says. “I would say that’s a strength.” Focusing on whether white teachers are racist or whether they can teach black youth misses the point, Nelms says. “The question is how we change the perspective of the adults in ways that allow them to view kids as individuals,” he says. “And how do we help students understand that the adults they interact with are individuals, too, and not the same as the teacher they may have dealt with five years earlier – a teacher who may not have shown themselves to be culturally competent?” It takes a lot of positive experiences to reset the mind after a negative one, Nelms says. Changing attitudes takes time, and understanding the insidious nature of racism is not the sole responsibility of teachers; children interact with lots of people with the wrong attitude, he says. “Often the focus is on teachers because they interface with students and parents most, but within the school system there are many adults who control the first interaction with kids and parents that are not teachers,” Nelms says. 10 CITY SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2016
Cynthia Elliott is vice president of the Rochester school board.
“Just because you’re my skin folk doesn’t mean you’re kin folk.” - CYNTHIA ELLIOTT, VICE PRESIDENT, ROCHESTER SCHOOL BOARD That includes school security, bus drivers, and food servers, he says. “There are so many other adults who are non-teaching staff that paint a picture of schooling for our kids that focusing on one subgroup becomes unfair,” he says. Nelms cringes when he hears people say that they want to hire black male teachers because they can better discipline black students, he says. A Washington Post article written by US Education Secretary John King earlier this year referred to this as the “invisible tax” on black male teachers. That’s just as racist as saying a black male isn’t smart enough for the job, Nelms says. “Black men are not given the respect as the intellectual leaders that they are and that they don’t have more to offer than just being a social connection to the kids,” he says. “Some of the most prominent educational leaders have been black men and they did it not by being physical, but by being smart men.” Brandon White and Banke Awopetu McCullough are younger
black teachers and they take a strong stance on the need for more black teachers in Rochester. They say that they often see white teachers treat white and black students differently. “I’ve encountered blatant racism to kids and I’ve encountered coded racism on an interpersonal level,” says White, who teaches seventh and eighth grade in the Rochester school district. He has seen children of color who misbehave receive harsher punishment than white kids who do essentially the same thing, he says. And white students frequently don’t receive the same
social-emotional diagnoses as black children when they have learning problems, White says. There’s a well-documented history of what experts refer to as “overprescribing” in schools with large numbers of minority children: disproportionate numbers of black and brown children are pipelined into special education programs and receive harsher punishment for misbehaving than white children. White recalls a rambunctious white male student who exemplified this difference, he says. “He was a good kid, a good spirit,” he says. “But boys, we can be knuckleheaded. We can be easily distracted. He was just all boy. But I looked at him no differently than the other boys who had the same disposition. That couldn’t have been said for one or two white teachers. If a black or brown kid did the same things as this white kid, there would have been consequences.”
A recent Mother Jones article refers to a London School of Economics study that shows that white teachers grade black and Latino children more harshly for the same performance, accounting for as much as 22 percent of the achievement gap between white students and students of color. A Vanderbilt University study shows that white students are roughly twice as likely to be placed on gifted tracks as black students, even when the test scores are comparable. But the advantage for white students fades when black students are evaluated by black educators, the study says. And a recent study from Johns Hopkins University shows that black teachers are much more likely than white teachers to think that black students will complete high school and go on to earn a college degree, especially a black male student.
believe that for some reason when we go into a classroom it all just floats away, and it doesn’t. Our children can feel it.” DeGruy is convinced that increasing the number of teachers of color in the nation’s classrooms will not only counter some of these attitudes and experiences, but will result in better test scores for students of color and go a long way to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Everything else has been tried, she says, including creating a parallel public education system with non-union charter schools. But little has changed, she says. “There’s this feeling of futility in school districts like Rochester because what we won’t look at is the systemic problem of institutional racism,” DeGruy says. “These systems are deeply entrenched, but if the keys to the kingdom are so strongly protected, nothing is going to change.” Howard Eagle, a longtime education activist and former
Idonia Owens, principal at School Without Walls, says that more teachers of color are needed in the classroom.
Awopetu McCullough last taught at All City High. She is resolute in her belief that the district needs more black teachers. “Just seeing a person in the classroom that is the same race, culture, gender, or where you’re from, that type of relatability allows you to dream for yourself,” she says. “’This is what’s possible.’” But it goes beyond that, she says. “I’m very explicit and unapologetic about what black students need, and they need black teachers who have a particular awareness about black history and intentionality about what they do,” she says. “I believe black is synonymous with excellence. Anything short of that is unacceptable.” It’s heartbreaking when she meets black students who have developed a negative self-image so early in life, but it’s understandable, because the negative messaging, especially from news media, is all around them, she says. “I’ve had kids tell me, ‘Oh, come on, Miss, we black,’” she says. “I’ll tell them, ‘Exactly, which is why you’re going to do it again and get it right this time. I have expectations of you because I know what you’re capable of. Any teacher that’s giving you easy work either thinks you’re stupid or doesn’t care about you.’” McCullough has little tolerance for people who use language like “unrelenting poverty” when describing the lives of city students. It’s a benevolent way of saying that society should have low expectations for them, she says. You can’t teach in the city school district and not talk about racism, she says; it’s irresponsible. “I could puke when any person tells me they’re colorblind,” she says. “You need to see a doctor about that because you do see color. Let’s be serious.” Racism in the city school district isn’t talked about because it makes people uncomfortable, says McCullough’s former colleague, Brandon White. “First, you have to agree that it’s real and then you have to find ways to communicate it to a 5 year old who has to suffer through it,” White says. “If 5 year olds are old enough to understand stranger danger, they’re old enough to understand racism. It’s an abstraction, but it happens just like child abduction.” Joy DeGruy, a nationally-known speaker, educator, and
author, came to Rochester this summer to help teachers in the city school district have a long-overdue conversation about
Howard Eagle is a retired teacher and longtime Rochester education activist.
institutional racism in the schools, she says. She doesn’t mince words. Abysmally low graduation rates, especially for black males, and a bureaucracy that lacks accountability and is extremely resistant to change make the Rochester school district one of the worst she’s seen, she says. She asks why more parents and community leaders aren’t demanding change. “It’s horrific what’s going on in Rochester, horrific,” DeGruy says. What’s happening in Rochester is victim-blaming aimed at black and Latino students and their parents, she says. “’They’re just dysfunctional. They’re poor. They’re incapable of learning. It’s the parents’ fault. They’re violent,’ and on and on,” DeGruy says. DeGruy has held conversations and seminars with black parents across the US, and says that one finding stands out: Black children with mostly or all white teachers often come home and say that their teacher doesn’t like them. “That’s not a normal thing for most children to say,” she says. “And it doesn’t matter whether it’s perceived or real -- they don’t feel liked. And here’s the answer; often they aren’t liked. Their teachers are afraid of them. Their teachers are impacted by implicit bias from media and from everything that gets promoted about children of color in this country. We want to
teacher, and Cynthia Elliott, vice president of the Rochester school board, are fiercely outspoken about the need for more black teachers in city schools, and have been for years. It’s not that white teachers can’t teach black children, or that most white teachers in the district are racist, they say. But many white teachers and some black teachers, too, don’t understand what slavery has done to generations of black families; they have a hard time appreciating the collateral damage caused by white supremacy and white privileges, they say. “When you look through the history books in a classroom and almost all of the accomplishments are by white people and few by black people, there’s a disconnect,” Elliott says. Eagle s says that educators must have a real conversation about racism. “Many teachers feel they have a right not to talk about it, that they shouldn’t be compelled to talk about it, but they should,” he says. Idonia Owens, principal at School Without Walls, says that white teachers need to do “the work” to understand the deeper issues faced by African-American children. “They need to take a deep look into themselves and recognize the internalized racism, recognize the advantages, and recognize that there is something going on with these kids that they didn’t ask for,” she says. “I have to see that 6’2” black boy not as a criminal, but as a whole child that has experienced trauma, who can’t walk down the street without being suspected of something terrible, who probably in his lifetime will be stopped by a police officer more than once for doing nothing.”
Recognition is growing in the city school district of the need for more teachers of color. The district has a “grow your own” program for high school and college students interested in working in urban school districts — the hope is that they’ll stay in Rochester — and it has a teacher career training program at East High School. The district also partners with Uncommon Schools, a charter schools network, on a teaching fellow program where black and Latino college juniors teach in summer programs. The fellows may receive job offers in either the city schools or in the charter network before they complete their senior year. But there are obstacles to employing more teachers of color, says Harry Kennedy, the district’s chief of human resources. A serious one is the union contract which says that the last teachers hired are the first to go in the event of layoffs. Also: convincing candidates from another state to uproot their families and come to Rochester is difficult, Kennedy says. Still, the bar must be raised, says Elliott, the vice president of the school board. Some of the district’s previous hires, white and black, haven’t impressed her in terms of their understanding of the reality of teaching in an urban setting, she says. “Just because you’re certified doesn’t mean you’re qualified,” she says. “And just because you’re my skin folk doesn’t mean you’re kin folk.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
GUEST COMMENTARY | BY ROGER BROWN
To transform Rochester, two critical focus points Rochester’s assets – including distinctive, livable neighborhoods; rich arts and cultural offerings; diverse health systems; beautiful parks, and historic architecture – make our city a good place to live. Couple that with progress happening downtown – the Inner Loop project, residential construction, planning for a new Main Street – and there’s even more reason to feel positively. Yet Rochester will never become the mature, magnetic, and thriving civic center of the region until two essential areas are effectively addressed: 1) the Genesee River Corridor (primarily downtown) and 2) our public transportation system. Creating a first-class river experience and transit system will move Rochester to the top tier of great American cities, midsize or otherwise. These two initiatives can be powerfully transformative for the economic and social fortunes of our city and region. Too often, local leaders have viewed spending money in these two realms as an expense (and thus not affordable) rather than as an investment toward future economic and civic rewards. If we keep operating in our conservative “business as usual” mode, Rochester will continue to envy cities like Chattanooga, Greenville, Milwaukee, Columbus, Grand Rapids, and St. Paul, which are leaders in their regions. All have made major strategic urban investments that make their cities attractive choices for people and businesses looking to move. In Chattanooga, a private non-profit organization, the River City Company, was formed in 1986 to invigorate the city’s riverfront in partnership with the public sector. It was so successful that now the River City Company is the catalytic development force for the entire downtown. In the early 90’s, an electric-powered shuttle bus fleet was also developed in Chattanooga, effectively connecting downtown destinations and parking facilities. St. Paul created a similar nonprofit, which has been responsible for dramatically enhancing the river’s edge. More recently, Columbus created a completely new downtown riverfront. Columbus also has a circulator bus system connecting the downtown to the city’s vibrant and historic neighborhoods. Milwaukee created the RiverWalk, a two-mile pedestrian walkway that 12 CITY SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2016
seamlessly edges the river downtown, providing room for green space, restaurants, boat docks, and other lively civic amenities. Today Milwaukee also has an extensive circulator trolley bus system. Guiding the development of all of these initiatives was a physical Vision Plan, a detailed document, citizen based, extremely graphic, that provides the roadmap for planning, implementation, and promotion – and in turn helps excite the community to action and to identify and develop funding sources. We have great opportunity in Rochester, but we must capitalize on it. Let’s bring together our county, city, RTS, business, and citizen leaders to achieve this vision: • A beautifully developed, fully accessible river corridor that will draw people to our special attractions and river-enhanced downtown. More people mean more jobs, vitality, and economic opportunity, and these spark pride and community spirit. • A fully developed public transit system (bus, circulator, street car) that connects residents and visitors conveniently and comfortably to city jobs, venues, services, and amenities in an efficient, frequent, sustainable, and equitable manner. Because both initiatives address critical issues like jobs and accessibility, they will help greatly to reduce our city’s well-documented poverty. Commitment to these two endeavors requires our own Vision Plan for the River Corridor and a separate Vision Plan for a Citywide Enhanced Transit System. Fortunately, our City officials have already taken a foundational step with regard to the river, with the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program draft report. Outside experts agree strongly with turning this vision into reality. Speakers in the Reshaping Rochester Lecture Series, sponsored by the Community Design Center of Rochester, have repeatedly recommended dramatically developing our river and transit systems. How long must we wait to make these investments for our 21st-century future? Roger Brown is a board member of Community Design Center Rochester.
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Forum examines media and 2016 elections
The League of Women Voters and the National Council of Jewish Women will sponsor a public forum, “The Upcoming Elections,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 22. Timothy Kneeland, chair and professor of history at Nazareth College, will examine the media focus on the celebrity personalities of the two main presidential candidates and what that means for the issues that matter. A Q&A will follow Kneeland’s talk. The event will be held at Nazareth College’s Arts Center.
Lecture on migration and mercy
Nazareth College will
present a lecture, “The Human Face of Migration: Learning Mercy at the Border,” by Sister Norma Pimentel on Thursday, September 22. Pimentel has overseen Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and has led humanitarian response to a surge of Central Americans seeking asylum in the US. She has testified before the US Commission on Civil Rights and members of the United Nations. Her lecture will be held in Nazareth’s Otto A. Shults Community Center. Pimentel will give a second lecture, “Nurturing a Culture of Caring,” at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 23, in the Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, at Nazareth.
Impact of protests questioned
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will present
a book discussion on “The End of Protest: a New Playbook for Revolution,” from 12:12 p.m. to 12:52 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27. Longtime community activist Jon Greenbaum will talk about Micah White’s book, which examines why – in an era of large protests such as Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street – Donald Trump has gained mass popularity. The event will be held at the Central Library, 115 South Avenue.
Dining
The new Plum House Cafe in Village Gate fits into the growing trend of restaurants offering build-your-own dishes, like the soup bowls (above) which can be customized with your choice of noodles, protein, vegetables, and spices. PHOTOS BY MARK CHAMBERLIN
Choose your own culinary adventure [ CHOW HOUND ] BY KATIE LIBBY
Mark Teng’s Rochester empire continues to expand with the opening of Plum House Café (274 North Goodman Street) in Village Gate. Teng already owns the original Plum House on Monroe Avenue, plus Furoshiki on Park Avenue, Plum House Express in Eastview Mall, and Revolution Karaoke on Jefferson Road. The new café is Teng’s take on the fast, casual, build-your-own dish trend, similar to what goes on at Moe’s Southwest Grill and Saha Med Grill. “We’ve been humbled by the response,” says Oz Tozan, Teng’s branding and marketing manager. While the café was originally envisioned as primarily takeout with some seating, renovations are already in place to expand the amount of tables available. A justlaunched breakfast menu includes breakfast sandwiches in addition to a build-your-own smoothie bar. A note: look for The Hulk smoothie ($7), which blends lemonade, mango, kale, peaches, and ginger puree.
The café does not serve sushi (California Rollin is right next door), and instead focuses on an assortment of dim sum appetizers, chef’s specialties, and customizable soups ($10.50), salad, and rice bowls ($10). For the build-your-own selections, you have your choice of noodle (all are made in house with some gluten-free options), rice or salad greens, and then pick a broth, protein, and vegetables. The spice bombs made famous at Furoshiki are available to add to any bowl. Daily specials are available “until we run out” and include an oxtail slow-cooked stew on Tuesdays and a whole fried chicken served family style on Mondays. Everything is made from scratch onsite, including the hand-rolled dumplings, and is freshly cooked to order. The café has a beer and wine menu, along with an assortment of Sake cocktails. The Plum House Café is located in Village Gate at 274 North Goodman Street, and is open Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 4737586, and online at plumhousecafefresh.com.
Quick bites
The Lost Borough Brewing Company (543 Atlantic Avenue) will host a Korean Seoul Food Pairing on Thursday, September 22, at 7 p.m. Selections from the brewery will be paired with fare from the Korean Seoul Food Truck. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at lostboroughbrewing.com. Mullers Cider House (1344 University Avenue) will celebrate the official start of fall on Thursday, September 22, at 6 p.m. with the return of its fall dessert menu and housemade soups. And on Thursday, September 29, at 6 p.m., Gidon Coll, founder of Original Sin Cider, will host an apple variety presentation and tasting. Visit mullersciderhouse.com for more information. The Finger Lakes Community College culinary arts program will resume restaurant nights on Friday, September 23. Called “Dinner at Julia,” each event — September 23; October 7, 21, and 28; November 4; and December 9 — is $35 per person and includes a five-course fine dining meal. The
menus are designed by students and inspired by Julia Child. Reservations can be made for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., and each night can accommodate 40 people. Call 785-1476 to make a reservation and visit flcc.edu/ restaurant for more information. The Rabbit Room (61 North Main Street, Honeoye Falls) will be open on Friday nights for dinner in the month of September with live music. September 30 will feature music by Meg Gehman and The Influence. Reservations are encouraged. Visit thelowermill.com for more information.
Closings
Two Corn Hill Landing closings to announce: The Black Sheep and Tony D’s Coal Fired Pizza have both closed. Tony D’s will most likely reopen under new ownership. Chow Hound is a food and restaurant news column. Do you have a tip? Send it to food@ rochester-citynews.com. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
Upcoming [ FOLK ]
Music
Slaid Cleaves. Saturday, October 1. Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 7 p.m. $25-$27. abilenebarandlounge. com; slaidcleaves.com. [ HIP-HOP ]
Gucci Mane. Friday, November 4. Main Street Armory, 900
East Main Street. 7:30 p.m. $55-$75. mainstreetarmory.com; guccimaneonline.com. [ ELECTRONIC ] Space Jesus. Sunday, December 4. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Street. 8 p.m. $20-$25. themontagemusichall.com; spacejesus.bandcamp.com.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 HARMONY HOUSE, 58 EAST MAIN STREET, WEBSTER 6 P.M. | $15 | TICKETFLY.COM; OFFICIALWEDNESDAY13.COM [ ROCK ] Taking a few pages from the books of Alice
Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, and the Misfits, former Murderdolls front man Wednesday 13 rages with gruesome bombast and gore. It’s like a haunted hayride on crank. But beyond the horror is an incredibly tight band that’s punk in attitude, sinister in its presentation, and just bloody good fun. One Eyed Doll and Open Your Eyes will also play. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8:30 P.M. | $10-$15 | 271-3354; BOPSHOP.COM FACEBOOK.COM/EIOMUSIC [ JAZZ ] David D. McIntire plays clarinet, ocarina (an ancient type of vessel flute), and electronics. Ryan Oldham provides trumpet, flugelhorn, voice, and whistle. And Brian Padavic is on the bass, tanpura raagini (electronic tanpura), and whistle. If the trio’s instrumentation is not unusual enough, consider the group’s name: EIO — Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes. The name is also a description of the group’s mission; its avant-garde compositions are never played the same way twice. $15 door; $10 students. — BY RON NETSKY
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 [ ALBUM REVIEWS ]
BLUES
Upward Groove. Temple Bar and Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. templebarandgrille. com. 10 p.m.
Hanna and the Blue Hearts “Rearview Mirror” Self-released hearhanna.com
JAZZ
Marti Brom WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE 8:30 P.M. | $12-$15 | 232-3230 ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM FACEBOOK.COM/MARTIBROM [ ROCKABILLY ] It was when Marti Brom heard Patsy
Cline, and then the way-rockin’ Janis Martin, that she knew she was onto something. There’s a spot in certain female voices — a fence-surfing transitional spot, if you will — between sweet vibrato and growl. Brom traverses this voice box twilight beautifully, leaving a slew of broken hearts in her wake. Brom’s voice and overall persona is classic and way beyond your typical rootsy-tonk twang and tribute. Marti Brom plays with The Lustre Kings. $15 day of; $12 advance. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Diet Cig TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $12 | BUGJAR.COM; DIETCIG.BANDCAMP.COM [ INDIE ROCK ] When Diet Cig frontwoman Alex
Luciano bellows “F*** all your romance, I just wanna dance” on “Scene Sick” (from the band’s debut EP, “Over Easy”), it feels just as much like a mission statement as it does a humble request. The two-piece does a lot with remarkably little, crafting endlessly catchy, fearlessly upbeat bursts of indie rock that echo the halcyon days of K Records and Velocity Girl. Diet Cig sings of unrequited love, social awkwardness, and the hopelessness of being young. These are things we all go through, so why dress it up? Right now, let’s just dance. — BY ALEXANDER JONES
Here’s a six-song serving of poppy, jazzy goodness in your ear. Hanna and the Blue Hearts’ debut, “Rearview Mirror,” lends itself to a gently irresistible shag, shuffle, and shake. The band — a crack team of Rochester sidemen — is totally in the pocket as it hustles and pops beneath Hanna PK’s barrelhouse piano. PK stirs up the room with her left hand while her right frees a bluesy cascade. She has clearly listened to and grooved on plenty of Hoagy, Fats (Waller and Domino), and Jelly Roll, but she’s not a traditionalist or purist. Thematically and lyrically her songs are a good deal more uplifting. “Rearview Mirror” isn’t too deep, but rather it’s thoughtful in a generous kind of way. When you listen to the blues, the connection is made when your situations link up with those of the artist, but PK laments about an inability to get the blues, on the track “He Really Makes It Hard for Me to Sing the Blues.” And when she taps the more rudimentary bluesy stuff, like she does on the album’s title track, she doesn’t get buried in the low down of it all.
El Rojo Jazz. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. thelittle. org/music. 7-9 p.m. POP/ROCK
The Concord Kids, Aside, Beer Pressure , The Cage Kings, Nerds in Denial. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $5. Jumbo Shrimp. Marge’s Lakeside Inn, 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. margeslakesideinn. com. 6-9 p.m.
Marti Brom & The Lustre Kings. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. abilenebarandlounge. com. 8:30 p.m. $12-$15.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK Aoife Scott Band. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $20. Big Blue House. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. thelittle. org/music. 7-9 p.m. Daniel Cainer. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 7 p.m. $6.
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad “Make It Better” Rootfire Cooperative livepanda.com
If there was ever any question where Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad fits in the roots reggae food chain, the band’s new 10-cut album, “Make It Better,” makes it abundantly clear: the top, baby. The Rochester band returns to its trademark deep-dish roots after its 2015 Americana detour, “Bright Days.” The unbridled joy snaking its way through the band’s spine-shifting swing is positively palpable. Songs like “Really True” pack a punch despite their feather light feel. The whole record — although packed with reggae sugar and drive — has an uncanny knack of playing the air surrounding the notes and beats as if it were an instrument itself. Just dig the unfettered, uncluttered drum opening to the whole affair on the title track before it dives into the happiness and innocence of “Live and Travel.” Dynamically, “Make It Better” rocks mid-tempo and steady with flourishes of psychedelic spice and room to jam live. And man alive, just dig the sass and brass of the horn section. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
COUNTRY
Jason Aldean. Darien Lake
PAC, 9993 Allegheny Rd. Darien. 599-4641. livenation. com. 7:30 p.m. $31-$71. DJ/ELECTRONIC
THE PUSH DJ’s: Tim Tones + Mdot Coop. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m.
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Music guns when I start doubting things about my improvising. It helps me double down and try to be myself.”
Saxophonist Jon Irabagon is part of more than a dozen groups, including his work with Barry Altschul and 3Dom Factor. The group plays Lovin’ Cup on Sunday. PHOTO BY BRYAN MURRAY
Ready to step out Jon Irabagon WITH BARRY ALTSCHUL AND 3DOM FACTOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 LOVIN’ CUP, 300 PARK POINT DRIVE 7:30 P.M. | $20 ADVANCE; $25 DOOR 271-3354; LOVINCUP.COM; JONIRABAGON.COM [ FEATURE ] BY RON NETSKY
Jon Irabagon had earned a master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music, he’d studied with top saxophonists Dick Oatts and Victor Goines, and he’d paid his dues gigging around New York. It was 2008 and he was ready for the top contest in American jazz, the Thelonious Monk Competition. The competition, held in Los Angeles, had been a gateway to stardom for Joshua Redman, Jane Monheit, Jacky Terrasson, Marcus Roberts, and others, but that wasn’t foremost in Irabagon’s mind. “I wasn’t that worried about the competition aspect of it,” says Irabagon, who plays at Lovin’ Cup Sunday with Barry Altschul and 3Dom Factor. “I just 16 CITY SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2016
wanted to spend that weekend hanging out with the judges.” Those judges were a “Who’s Who” of saxophone greats: Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Greg Osby, Jane Ira Bloom, and David Sanchez. Still, saxophonist Seamus Blake, gave him some advice. Blake, who won the 2002 competition, told Irabagon that the rhythm section had 30-minute rehearsals with each of the 12 contestants and had to learn all of their music. Blake advised him to choose material that the overworked musicians would feel comfortable with. So Irabagon selected standards like “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes,” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” He took first place. But that wasn’t the best part. “Even more than winning the competition, just knowing that Wayne Shorter appreciated my playing meant a lot to me,” Irabagon says. “He’s very cryptic when he gives advice, but he supported where my improvisation was coming from. It helps me stick to my
Irabagon grew up in a suburb of Chicago. His father, an electrician, and his mother, a chemist, were not musicians. But his extended family included uncles who played violin and piano and sang. His interest in jazz took off in high school when his band director saw potential and gave him records by “Cannonball” Adderley and Sonny Rollins. He began to seek out Chicago legends, attending Von Freeman’s sessions at the New Apartment Lounge, and catching Fred Anderson at the Velvet Lounge. After graduating from DePaul University, Irabagon moved to Brooklyn where he connected with a host of up-and-coming players. He now plays with so many groups he can’t quite come up with the number. Of all of the bands Irabagon joined, none was more eclectic and controversial than Mostly Other People Do the Killing. “That group was very interesting in terms of career development for me,” Irabagon says. “We formed a year or two after I got to New York and those guys are pretty close personal friends. I spent a lot of time with them in vans, trains, and planes for upwards of 10 years. We were always challenging each other with lots of humor and fun and pushing our music forward. There was a nice camaraderie that might not exist in allstar groups.” MOPDTK caused a stir two years ago when it released “Blue,” a meticulous, note-for-note re-creation of Miles Davis’s landmark 1959 album “Kind Of Blue.” “During one of our tours we were talking about learning from our masters,” Irabagon says. “We thought, what if we took that to an extreme?” Aside from the audacity of the music, the liner notes of “Blue” consisted only of “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” a 1939 story by Jorge Luis Borges, defending a fictional author whose ambition was “to produce a number of pages which coincided — word for word and line for line — with those of Miguel de Cervantes.” The album was an intellectual conundrum that puzzled some critics. “All four of us are into this kind of literary philosophy and these alternate realities,” Irabagon says. “Those kinds of
ideas and those works have informed all of our playing from the beginning.” Irabagon had perhaps the most challenging role: reproducing every improvised sax solo by John Coltrane on tenor and Adderley on alto. “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” he says. “But I learned a ton by transcribing those solos. Not only is there an extra layer of stuff you can’t notate, on some of the tunes the 16th notes are not completely even,” because Coltrane’s going for it in the moment. By my count, Irabagon is in more than a dozen groups. How adaptable does he have to be? “The parameters are slightly different for each group, but I’ve been lucky in that each of the groups is interested in my voice, what I bring to the table. So I’m not having to bend too much past where I actually like bending to. “I get to play with Dave Douglas which is a huge dream come true. Playing with Barry Altschul for the last six years — these guys have taught me a lot about music and life, both on and off the bandstand. Playing with Mary Halvorson and Mike Pride for so long has also educated me about where I want my own music to go.” But, at this stage of his career, he’s ready to take the reins and step into the leadership role more often. “During the first dozen or so years I’ve been very conscientious of knowing that I’ve still got a lot to learn,” Irabagon says. “I’ve got a lot to pick up from elders, more mature, experienced players. In the next couple of years — and it’s happening already — I’ve been feeling like I want to lead my own groups more often. But I needed to go through the apprenticeship and mentorship periods that led to this.”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 JAZZ
Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers.
Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 491-6649. facebook.com/ Pythodd/. 8-11 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ACOUSTIC/FOLK Acoustic Brew. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 9 p.m. Walt O’Brian. Milly’s HandleBar, 3120 Kittering Rd. facebook.com/ harvsharleydavidson/?fref=ts. 5-9 p.m. BLUES
Bill Schmitt & The Bluesmasters. Sticky Lips BBQ
Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585-292-5544. stickylipsbbq. com. 9:30 p.m. Spectra. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup. com. 9 p.m. $5. CLASSICAL
Brockport Symphony Orchestra:. St. Luke’s Brockport, 14 State St. Brockport. 402-8126. brockportsymphony.org. 7:30-9 p.m. Donations Accepted. COUNTRY
ZBTB. Nashvilles, 4853 W
Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m.
IRISH FOLK | AOIFE SCOTT BAND
Aoife Scott, a Dublin-born singer-songwriter — and member of the legendary Black Family of Irish musicians, lead singer of The Outside Track, and prominent contestant in European music competitions — has got a lot of talent and she is doing remarkable things with it. Her debut album, “Carry the Day,” was recently released, and is filled with tales of social injustice, Irish identity, and family and emotional bonds, all in the folk music tradition. Her music and singing have been enthusiastically received in Europe and America. Aoife and her band — Andrew Meaney on guitar; Eamonn Moloney on flute and whistles; and Conor Lyons on bouzouki and bodhran — visit Rochester Thursday for a concert at Lovin’ Cup. Aoife Scott Band performs Thursday, September 22, at Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. 8 p.m. $20; free for ages 12 and under. 292-9940; lovincup.com; aoifescott.com. — BY DAVID RAYMOND
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Cold Sweat Band. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 4916649. facebook.com/Pythodd/. 8-11 p.m.
Ensemble of Irreproducible Outcomes. Bop Shop
Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. bopshop.com. 8:30 p.m. $10-$15. METAL
Raining Blood. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 3193832. thefirehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5. CLASSICAL | “BARBARA’S VENICE” POP/ROCK
Dead Lounge Album Release, Echohead, and Forevers. Bug
Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $6. The Flood. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-3700. naz.edu/ dept/music. 7:30-9 p.m.
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The history of classical music made by women is full of interesting characters, and the 17th century Venetian singer and composer Barbara Strozzi was among the more fascinating musicians in a fascinating place and time (not just for her music, but that’s another story). Strozzi’s original, strikingly expressive secular vocal music is not well-known, but it is the centerpiece of the opening concert of the 12th season of Pegasus Early Music. You’ll hear numerous selections sung by soprano Laura Heimes, alto Luthien Brackett, tenor Andrew Fuchs, and bass Andrew Padgett. Those singers will be accompanied by a string ensemble, which will also play an instrumental work by Strozzi’s teacher, the opera composer Francesco Cavalli. Pegasus Early Music will perform Sunday, September 25, at Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. $25 general; seniors $20; students $10. 703-3990; pegasusearlymusic.org. — BY DAVID RAYMOND rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 17
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Honey & Vinegar. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 5 p.m.
The Tobey Village House Band. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 9:30 p.m. $5.
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Honors Recital. Doty Recital
Hall SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 245-5824. 3 p.m. COUNTRY
Flint Creek. Nashvilles, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. Henrietta. 3343030. nashvillesny.com. 9 p.m. OPEN MIC
Ray Paul & RPM. Lovin’ Cup,
300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $10.00. POP/ROCK Inside Out. Milly’s HandleBar, 3120 Kittering Rd. facebook.com/ harvsharleydavidson/?fref=ts. 12-4 p.m.
Jordan Potter, Orange Friction, Noah’s Rain, Tragedy Brothers, King Buffalo, MVT, Underground Funk, and Tetelestai. I-Square Conference
Center, 400 Bakers Park. Irondequoit. 585-943-1941. houseofguitars.com. 12-7 p.m. Jumbo Shrimp. Johnny’s Pub & Grill, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. johnnyslivemusic.com. 8 p.m. Kids in the Basement. Flaherty’s Webster, 1200 Bay Rd. Webster. 671-0816. flahertys.com. 9 p.m. Rustic Radio. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. firehousesaloon.com. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5.
Soften the Glare and Without a Chord. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $10-$12. The Taint. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 585292-5544. stickylipsbbq.com. 10 p.m. Tryst. Bar 145, 71 Celebration Drive. 888-623-5674. 10 p.m.1:45 a.m. $5.
Underground Funk and Tetelestai. House of Guitars,
645 Titus Ave. 544-3500. houseofguitars.com. 3-7 p.m.
Weezer Pinkerton 20th Anniversary Celebration. Flour
City Station, 170 East Ave. flourcitystation.com. 8 p.m. $8.
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CLASSICAL | PRISM QUARTET
The 2016-17 season of the revered Kilbourn Concert series will kick off with some serious buzz when the intrepid saxophone quartet PRISM brings its forward-thinking program to Eastman on Tuesday. What began in 1984 at the University of Michigan as a student chamber music project has become a veritable clearinghouse for commissioning and performing innovative contemporary classical music for the saxophone. Having called upon more than 250 different composers to create new works, saxophonists Matthew Levy (tenor), Timothy McAllister (soprano), Zachary Shemon (alto), and Taimur Sullivan (baritone) have long expanded the textural and timbral possibilities of their instruments. PRISM imbues its performances with a mercurial combination of clarity and mystique, and its Eastman program — featuring works by Martin Bresnick, Roshanne Etezady, and Georg Friedrich Haas, among others — is sure to delight fans of new music. PRISM will perform on Tuesday, September 27, at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street. 8 p.m. $15$32. 274-3000; eastmantheatre.org; prismquartet.com. — BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER Symphony & Symphonic Band.
Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, 4245 East Ave.,. 3892700. naz.edu/dept/music. 3-4:30 p.m.
JAZZ
The Eric Schmitz Sextet.
United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street. 7033990. pegasusearlymusic.org. 4 p.m. $25.
Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8 p.m. $5-$8. Tony Hiler Trio. Pythodd Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 4916649. facebook.com/Pythodd/. 7-10 p.m. Jazz Music.
September Afternoon Concert Series. Rochester Academy of
R&B/ SOUL
Pegasus Early Music: Barbara’s Venice. Downtown
Medicine, 1441 East Ave. raom. org/event-2283865. 2 p.m. $26$120, reservations requested. DJ/ELECTRONIC Matoma. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 877-435-9849. anthologylive.com. 7:30 p.m. $25-$30. JAZZ
Bobby Dibaudo Trio. Pythodd
Jazz Room, 4705 Lake Ave. 491-6649. facebook.com/ Pythodd/. 7-10 p.m. Jazz Music. POP/ROCK
Milan to Minsk, Avis, and Tart Vandelay. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe
Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $7-$9. One - Eyed Doll. Harmony House, 58 East Main St. Webster. 9 p.m. $15.
MONDAY, SEPTMBER 26
Babak Elahi & The Resonant Freqs. The Little Theatre, 240
East Avenue. thelittle.org. 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 POP/ROCK
Diet Cig, Free Cake for Every Creature, Howlo, and Full Body.
Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar. com. 9 p.m. $10-$12. Don Christiano & Ray Paul. Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com. 8-10:15 p.m.
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The cliché goes something like this: the aspiring comedian hits the road, crisscrossing the country, playing to tough crowds in dingy clubs for very little money. Then, after a particularly hot set in New York or Los Angeles, a network executive wants to discuss a sitcom. Greece-born comedian Jamie Lissow certainly lived the first part of that scenario. But ironically his big break happened on a stage in Rochester, a few miles from his home. Lissow, who will be playing his fourth Rochester Fringe Festival, had crisscrossed the country and been a hit at festivals. He’d even done the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” But it wasn’t until he was back in his hometown as the sidekick to Brother Wease that he was tapped for bigger things. Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider had called Wease to promote a local appearance. Lissow opened for Schneider who liked what he saw. The two comedians started a collaboration that resulted in “Real Rob,” a Netflix sitcom starring Schneider and Lissow. Of course, success does not mean freedom from the road. City caught up with Lissow by phone while he was wandering around the vast Mall of America where he was playing at a comedy club. The following is an edited transcript of the conversation. City: When did you first realize, “hey, I’m funny”? Jamie Lissow: I think I wanted to be a
comedian literally when I was 8 years old and I saw comedy on TV. Other kids wanted to be ninjas and princesses, and I wanted to be a comedian. As I got older, I realized that mine was the only one that was a real job. Who did you grow up admiring?
I was listening to a lot of Bill Cosby cassette tapes, and sometimes staying up very late and watching David Letterman with my dad. “The Young Comedians Specials” that Rodney Dangerfield used to do — they were lifechanging. When I was in middle school, that was the only thing anyone was talking about. 22 CITY
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Early in your career, in the late-1990’s and early-2000’s, I’ve heard you were pretty much living out of your car.
I didn’t have a home, so I basically would travel from town to town and I would only accept gigs in comedy clubs where they were open every night. I didn’t need to have a mailbox or anywhere to store my things because I just had everything with me. If I had a week off it was because something got cancelled. I had a mini-refrigerator and minimicrowave I could bring into the hotel and pretty much all my necessities. That was kind of the only way to do it at the time. I was making about $250 a week. Looking back on it, I think it’s crazy not to have had a home. But back then, it was the best life, living from club to club, getting better and
better, meeting new people, and trying out jokes all around the country. So how did you break out of that?
I ended up doing a really pivotal festival in 2001, the Montreal Comedy Festival. It’s still a big deal but it was an even bigger deal back then because there wasn’t as much comedy on television. I did one set and it was a complete game-changer. I did “The Tonight Show” two weeks after that. How did it feel to be up on that “Tonight Show” stage?
You hear stories about guys getting bumped [postponed]. You have a date on the books, you’re all excited, you tell your family, and then you get bumped. I got bumped twice. I got nervous and excited twice, and then I found out three hours prior that I was not doing the show. So by the time I did it, I was so ready, I was done being nervous. After your monologue Jay Leno asked you to sit down. Was that a big deal?
I think so. They told me ahead of time to be ready with something else to talk about. Leno was such a nice guy. When Leno came into the green room, I was with my manager and agent and the place was packed. Leno kicked everybody out and said, “I want to be in here with just Jamie.” So everybody left. He said, “Hey man, there is nothing to be nervous about. There are a couple of actors and you on the show. No one else is even going to try to be funny. This is like an open mic where you’re the only comic who’s professional. This is going to be fun. You’re going to kill it.” I think Leno did everything in his power to make it a successful night for me.
Rochesterians might know you from your time with Brother Wease. What did that experience mean to you?
I grew up listening to this guy. I was a fan, and then I was offered a job to be on his show. I have my current TV show 100 percent because of Brother Wease. Rob Schneider called the Brother Wease show to promote a show he was doing; the radio station asked me to open for him. I met him and started writing for him. How do you like working with Schneider on the television series “Real Rob”?
It’s great. And we got picked up for season two. Before, it was a Netflix exclusive, which means Rob financed it and we made it before Netflix bought it. This year, it’s a Netflix original series, financed by Netflix. It’s such validation. In 1972, George Carlin was arrested in Milwaukee after performing his “Seven Word You Can Never Say On Television.” Here we are 44 years later and after watching you on YouTube I’m wondering if they would arrest you if you didn’t say at least five four-letter words per minute.
You’re probably referring to that Gotham Live show that’s online. Because that show is the only show on television where you are not totally censored, you kind of go overboard because it’s like, “Oh, my god, I can say whatever I want.” So you tend to say too many F-words and be a little too loose because you finally can. I do corporate shows and I do festivals and you have to be really clean, you can’t do any of that material. So when you do a Gotham Live or a comedy club, the first couple of nights you swear a little extra because you can.
s w e i v e R Show Cirque Du Fringe: ‘Miracle Cure’ The Spiegeltent strikes me as a steampunk spaceship sent down to teach us the art of the spectacle. In an unrelenting fast-paced show, a sold-out crowd was treated to Cirque Du Fringe — jugglers, contortionists, dancers, acrobats, slapstick comics, one guy who balanced 10 spinning plates on sticks the way I saw it done on the Ed Sullivan Show, and two maniacs with crossbows. (I mean, they did that whole William Tell apple on the head routine.) Our lanky, likeable carnival-barking host started out the show promising to cure your blues and irritable bowel syndrome, but it turned into a psychedelic dream not unlike that episode of “The Simpsons” where Homer trips out on insanity peppers. The real trippy part was the two-man orchestra. Not a duo. Not a combo. Not a band. But a goddamned orchestra, who despite the hi-jinx flying around them, laid an amazing multi-layered, multi-styled soundtrack to the proceedings. Though they were merely two, the guitarist had a pedal board that rivaled Air Force One. I was in stitches the whole time and laughing soda through my nose when I wasn’t using it to wash down the fingernails that I chewed nervously in other spots — did I mention the crossbows? I don’t want to give too much away with a blow-by-blow playback. Suffice it to say, this is an awesome, not to be missed hootenanny. “Miracle Cure” will be performed each day of the Fringe in the Spiegeltent. Check rochesterfringe.com for specific times. $29. Appropriate for ages 13 and older. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Reviews from the first 5 days ‘Somnium’
My first evening of Fringe began at School of the Arts, where RAPA presented Dramatic Space’s debut production, “Somnium.” The zany adventure story started with the premise that a small group of scientists had observed that there was more to CERN’s discovery of the Higgs Boson “God Particle” than previously thought. When strange phenomena results from people falling asleep in proximity to the Hadron Collider, Captain Lockspeare organizes her crew of slumbernauts aboard the Somnium to pursue the roots of dreams in the human mind. Blending psychology and particle physics, the players take turns acting out three sets of increasingly disturbing dreams as they get physically closer to the source. The crew WallByrd Theatre Co. presented "The Kiss," with Greg Ludek and Nancy Fancher, at RAPA @ SOTA's Black members were dressed in adult onesie sleepwear Box Theatre. PHOTO BY JOSH SAUNDERS adorned with scientist or military regalia, and I The use of the bulbs range from musical to almost immediately began to think of the whole ‘The Kiss’ ambient, a truly masterful design on the part thing as a witty Little Nemo meets Captain of director Virginia Monte. Nemo scenario. There were almost too many performance Scottish playwright Murray Watts penned The actors deftly kept each scene moving choices on opening night of the Fringe (a good the show, which centers on a chance meeting at a through a clever use of minimal props — sign, of course, for the festival’s fifth year). After park bench. Local actors Greg Ludek and Nancy wooden sticks, frames, and a wheel — and vocal attending the opening night party where we Fancher make up the two-person cast, and they punctuations to the supporting soundtrack, toasted to the success of 500 shows taking place came across a little clunky at first (the latecomer performed by a man manipulating a simple over the next 10 days, I headed to School of audience members and an incident with a stringed instrument with a bow and other the Arts on Prince Street. SOTA was a hubbub photographer [which later turned out to be a gizmos, with a box at the base for some neat of activity, running three shows at once in its City photographer] in the corner certainly didn’t acoustic enhancement. many theaters. The black box theater — my help), but relaxed into a natural chemistry after a “Somnium” has finished its run for this destination — featured WallByrd Theatre Co.’s few minutes. In an effort to preserve the surprise year’s Fringe. production of “The Kiss.” — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY twists and “choose your own conclusion” nature While it wasn’t sold out, a healthy-sized audience filled the seating on three sides of the of the show, I won’t delve into the plot — suffice it to say that this is a show that you’ll want to stage. Each seat in SOTA’s black box offers an Friday on the Fringe focus on for the full 60 minutes it lasts. up-close-and-personal view of the minimalist “The Kiss” will be performed again on set design, one of the highlights of this After seeing a performance of “Dance Macabre,” particular show. From three square wooden “chandeliers” hang 12 light bulbs — most of them warm Edison bulbs — which function almost as secondary characters in the show.
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starry-eyed and hopeful to the criminally insane. First at bat was The Buddhahood who played a delightfully aggressive set with Nate Coffey playing his head off and essentially leading the charge. He is one of this town’s most underrated guitarists. The Sisters of Murphy played a tight set of music culled mostly from its latest CD, “Working Stiffs Unite!” The crowd really started to pick up during the show, and by the time they were done, several hundred had become several thousand. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, STREB — choreographed by Elizabeth Streb (a Rochester native) — performed SEA (Singular Extreme Actions), a piece on three large stages that had the audience squealing in delight. I too was gob-smacked, but it also awoke something dark in me. While they were defying gravity, and flying through the air, and doing impossible feats of balance, I kind of wanted to see something go wrong, someone falter or slip. It’s kind of like wishing hockey players will start slugging it out on the ice, or watching NASCAR: without the accidents, we’d just be sitting there watching traffic. That urge aside, the act was a mind-blowing spectacle. KOPPS concluded and positively rocked the joint with a dynamic set including synchronized dancing that could rival Beyonce. But what I really like is the band’s organic output as is intermingles with the cyborg within. Tight and precise, but you could sill hear the people in charge. The real star of the night has to be Parcel 5. I’m leaning toward keeping it open for events like Fringe. Let’s hope the City of Rochester doesn’t step on its dick with this one. The Rochester Fringe Festival will host
been pegged as a bitch from a tender age, at no real fault of her own. “Somebody somewhere has called me a bitch to my face at least once a day since I was 11,” she says. Arngrim joked about owning the identity, stating that as David Hasselhoff is to Germany, she is to the French — her character’s personality seemed perfectly native to them. True to the promotion’s promises, Arngrim spills about a medley of Hollywood encounters, with criticisms and side-eye aplenty. I don’t want to give away too much of the show, as two more performances are offered, but I will say she does some excellent impressions of Carol Channing and Eartha Kitt. And she gets in a good, subtle dig at Marie Osmond. The last half hour of the show is dedicated to a Q&A, derived from cards that the audience could fill out before the show. When asked what she liked most about Rochester, Arngrim said that she was impressed by a drag show she had recently seen that was packed with drag kings; that even in California, there was a dearth of kings at clubs. The amount of distain and snarky, bigoted bullshit that I heard murmured all around me was alienating and depressing as f***. Catch up to this century or we will leave you behind, people. “Confessions of a Prairie B;+@h” has ended its run during this year’s Fringe. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
a second weekend of free performances, including “Grimms’ Mad Tales,” on Friday, September 23, and Saturday, September 24, along Gibbs Street. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Inspired by "The Purge" horror films, Bryan Smith's rock opera "Murder Night" was performed Saturday night. PHOTO BY JOSH SAUNDERS
even politics anymore, this is the prequel to ‘Fury Road’” — and heckling people in the front row a bit about their occupations, Oswalt tackled the elephant in the room. “Yes, I’m a widower.” His wife, Michelle McNamara, died suddenly in April, and he’s spent the past few months trying to pick up the pieces and raise their 7-yearold daughter. Oswalt joked about the off-ness of the term “healing journey,” and shared moments of mirth in his navigation of his own grief and his imperfect attempts to buffer his kid from the world on Mother’s Day. He discussed the struggle of finding ways to make light of life during such devastation, and how at odds his profession is with how he’s feeling. The performance ended with a standing ovation, to which Oswalt replied, “Thanks guys, I needed this.” This was Oswalt’s only performance during the 2016 Fringe.
— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
‘Confessions of a Prairie B;+@h’ Admittedly, I was never a huge fan of “Little House on the Prairie.” But I knew enough Alison Arngrim dished on her life in Hollywood in about the show that I got the joke each time "Confessions of a Prairie B;+@h." PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH DESKINS Alison Arngrim (who played Nellie Oleson) referenced it during her debut Rochester Fringe Festival performance of “Confessions Patton Oswalt of a Prairie B;+@h” at School of the Arts. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for one Beloved comedian Patton Oswalt performed of the likely suburban and probably drunk to a packed Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, women sitting directly behind me, who returning to the Rochester Fringe after his hit wondered aloud about the meaning of it all, show in 2012. Oswalt had the audience in his while her clueless friends obliged her questions hands immediately when he referred to the grand at top volume. What I would have given to venue — with its glowing marble and columns have gone Nasty Nellie on them. around the stage — as the Colosseum and the From what I could hear of the show, Arngrim terror dome. “Do they do, like, eerie Greek snuff shit here after-hours?” he asked. has taken the toll of her role as a pre-teen snot in stride, and she spent the first few minutes of her After some brief jabs at the frightful mess 75-minute show relating what it means to have of America’s current election cycle — “this isn’t 24 CITY
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directors and founders Darren and Heather Stevenson, has a satisfying repertoire built from the local company’s 16 years in existence, but it’s always exciting to see a new piece. The Fringe audience Saturday night at the School of the Arts’ main stage was shown the world premiere of “0’s and 1’s,” a work still in progress. Darren prefaced the performance of the piece with a brief talk about national and political identity in the world. “I just feel like maybe, if we could do a few more silly things … and a little less hating and shooting …” he said. Light and the absence of light contribute greatly to an aura of menace that imbues most of this piece. Performers wear portable video projectors and flashlights, which initially, spookily illuminate their faces and leotard-clad
bodies; by the end, scattered colored light from the projectors ushers in a lighter mood — hope, perhaps peace. The piece has a high-tech, calculated feel, but at the same time, a primitive, elemental side. For much of it, the performers are enmeshed together or alone in large pieces of a shiny, stretchy fabric. Bodies struggle inside. Black fabric covers faces. Then hands and feet protrude. Eventually, the fabric is discarded, the movement becomes more upward bound, and the music is more optimistic. PUSH excels in deeply layered work that grows richer in meaning with repeated viewings. This is one such piece. I look forward to seeing it again to gain further insight into its message. PUSH Physical Theatre will perform again Friday, September 23, 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 24, 8 p.m., at RAPA @ SOTA: Allen Main Stage. $18. Appropriate for all ages. — BY CASEY CARLSEN
‘Murder Night: Don’t Fear the Re-Purge” I ended my Saturday night at Fringe with a little of the old ultraviolence, catching the last performance of “Murder Night: Don’t Fear the Re-Purge,” Bryan Smith’s twisted rock opera inspired by the “Purge” horror film franchise. The plot revolves around two yuppie couples who decide to participate in the annual holiday in which all crime is legal for 12 hours, giving them the opportunity to give in to their base instincts and carnal desires. Accompanied by Smith on guitar, the talented four-person cast fully commits to their roles. The tone of this bare-bones (and distinctly bloodless) production is a bit hard to describe; it sort of reminded me of when Gene Belcher decided to mount a musical production of
accounts of Marx’s love for his wife and family and his run-ins with fellow radicals. With his full white beard, Simel definitely looks the part, and he delivers the jokes and the political rhetoric with equal gusto. I think Hallie Flanagan would have liked this educational, entertaining little play as much as I did. “Marx in Soho” will be performed again on Saturday, September 24, at MuCCC. 6 p.m. $10. Appropriate for ages 13 and older.
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‘A Blue Sky Like No Other’
Mrs. Kasha Davis (pictured) was joined by Darienne Lake for the entertaining Big Wigs. PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH DESKINS
“Die Hard” for his school on the show “Bob’s Burgers.” It straddles the line between supremely silly and surprisingly clever — that is to say, the entire thing is wildly entertaining. Let’s put it this way, if lines like “Nothing gets me hard like rigor mortis” put a goofy smile on your face, this show would have been for you. Unfortunately, Saturday’s performances of “Murder Night: Don’t Fear the Re-Purge” were the only ones for this Fringe. But you can keep track of the show at facebook.com/repurge. — BY ADAM LUBITOW
Big Wigs International celebrity housewife Mrs. Kasha Davis took to the TheatreROCS stage Sunday
for her popular Las Vegas revue-style show alongside Miss Darienne Lake (filling in for Davis’s usual co-host Aggy Dune). Mixing bawdy humor, quick costume changes, and plenty of singing — both live and lip-synced — they each pulled out the best of their stable of diva impersonations, from Tina Turner to Bjork. The queens are undeniably good at what they do, and the result is a masterclass in good old fashioned drag entertainment that Sunday night’s audience lapped up with a spoon. Just be sure you bring along some cash to show your appreciation in its proper form: tips. Big Wigs will be perform again on Thursday,
September 22 at 9 p.m.; Friday, September 23
Steven Fetter during his one-man show "A Blue Sky LIke No Other." PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH DESKINS
at 6 p.m.; and Saturday, September 24, at 10 p.m. on the TheatreROCS Main Stage. $15. Appropriate for ages 13 and older. — BY ADAM LUBITOW
‘Marx in Soho’ I never thought I would use the name Karl Marx and the word “charming” in the same sentence, but the Karl Marx presented in Howard Zinn’s monologue “Marx in Soho” is indeed a pretty charming and witty guy. Who knew?
In this surprisingly disarming show, Marx, played by Jack Simel, has returned briefly to Earth — but while he wanted to revisit his old home in London, a heavenly snafu sends him to contemporary Manhattan. It happens that his trenchant observations on economics and society are just as relevant in 21st century America as they were in 19th century Europe. (Just don’t call him a Marxist!) The political commentary — which includes Marx’s own moving account of the Paris Communard of 1871 — is leavened with many
Everyone has a September 11 story — whether it’s an eerie coincidence, a “where I was when I found out,” or a “my neighbor was there” — but perhaps none can tell the story of that fateful day quite like someone who was in Manhattan when the Twin Towers collapsed. Steven Fetter, who grew up and worked in the city, has a story like that. Or maybe, like everyone else, Steven Fetter has a life story. And it just happens to directly intersect with New York City on September 11. Like everyone else, he encountered coincidences and made choices that led him down certain roads in his career and family life. To Fetter, those roads seemed significant enough to build a show around. The result is “A Blue Sky Like No Other,” an hour-long, one-man show that feels a bit like listening to the uncle who consistently recounts stories of the glory days (but you like him and don’t want to offend him, so you politely listen). Fetter advertises the show as “a tribute to the members of the New York City Fire Department who sacrificed their lives to save the lives of others on that tragic day,” but the first 45 minutes are really about his own life leading up to that day. No, he wasn’t a firefighter. No, there’s not a whole lot about firefighters in the show until the last 10 minutes when he mentions the fire department he passed each day (FDNY Engine 4, Ladder 15) and cycles through a few photos of and facts about those who died. At the end of the show, there’s a slide of all the firefighter victims set to bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace.” While the show has a few worthy nuggets, it could be sharpened a bit so it’s more like the advertised blurb suggests (more tribute, less memoir). “A Blue Sky Like No Other” has ended its Fringe run. — BY LEAH STACY
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Minna Resnick’s lithograph and gum print, “Thicket” (left) and Heather Swenson’s screenprint, “Observatory” (right) are part of the group exhibition of regional printmakers’ work at Main Street Arts. PHOTOS PROVIDED
Peak techniques Upstate NY Printmaking Invitational
THROUGH OCTOBER 7 MAIN STREET ARTS, 20 WEST MAIN STREET, CLIFTON SPRINGS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M.; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M. FREE | 315-462-0210; MAINSTREETARTSGALLERY.COM [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
The thoroughly enjoyable exhibit at Clifton Springs’ Main Street Arts gallery features the work of eight of our region’s most talented printmakers. It’s a fairly straightforward show, offering the chance to get better acquainted with the variety of techniques utilized by this small group, and the diversity of aesthetics that can be achieved with different print media. Buffalo’s Kathleen Sherin creates energetic, abstract carborundum and collagraph monoprint prints that depict various physical and emotional forces at work. Her “Storm” prints are each composed of three stacked, dark vignettes: the top can be read as lines of crackling light in a thunderhead, with storm clouds and absolutely torrential rain beneath. The gestural knots in her “Burst” series are equally kinetic, with lines slightly escaping the tidy blue squares of the print. Canandaigua-based artist Barbara McPhail also depicts elemental forces in her monotype and collage work. She often pushes her vibrant scenes into the disturbing territories of environmental doom. In “Neighborhood Fires,”
the hilly landscape is dotted with fracking sites that are exploding with flames and choked with tonal smoke; a house in the middle ground is also engulfed. Garments swaying on a clothesline cast human-shaped shadows, underscoring the sense of disaster. The reduction block prints of Rochester artist Carol Acquilano follow the rolling landscapes of the Southern Tier and capture the vibrating hues of Linwood gardens at dusk. Acquilano excels at freezing breathtaking moments of color phenomena. When late-day light rests hotly on living trees, she lays acidic pinks and plums against the subdued, icy winter landscapes. Bark is never brown, but filled with prismatic potential. And she places a subtle, abstract cast on otherwise identifiable scenes — layer upon layer of carved textures in her print “Back Yard Maple” pause the flow of my eyes along the elegant lines of trunks and branches. Rochester native Paolo Marino’s enigmatic woodcut prints center on the human figure, and his use of light and shadow inject a somewhat sinister tone to the scenes. The title of “Playing with Masks” alludes to the action of an infant, who is watched over by two nude, hairless adults under a darkening sky. Who will this child choose to be? Marino makes great decisions in breaking up the contours of solid bodies into strange shapes with areas of deep shadow that border bright planes. In a divergence from his typical work, the screenprint “Dorm Room Blind” captures light seeping through the out-of-focus horizontals, with four sharp black squares inexplicably layered over the image.
Ithaca’s Gregory Page sources flora from his extensive gardens and from distant green houses for his black and white lithographs, which depict fronds and leaves arranged into wet-looking layers and patterns, and bring to mind fossils of foliage. The columns of leaves in laid stemto-tip in “Burning Bush” look like a curtain of strung vegetation, concealing a mystery even as light permeates from the other side. Minna Resnick, also from Ithaca, combines lithography and gum printing with colored pencils and copper or gold foil. Her large-scale work layers figures and faces, floral motifs, and linear drawings gathered from a variety of sources and eras. In her statement, Resnick says that by remixing the narratives to create new associations and meaning, she means to “encourage information displacement and disorientation” as a reflection of today’s information overload. Rochester artist Heather Swenson creates highly unique silkscreen prints that often combine imagery of landscapes and her own simple constructions. This show includes some of her larger prints, a few smaller print and collage works, as well as a tiny installation of five small constructions. Called “Night Camping,” these works are made of silkscreened paper and thin wooden dowels, and read like elevated forts under starry sky canopies. Each has its own sweet detail: a mountainous terrain backdrop, a simple tent, or a perky little pennant flag. Rochester-based artist (and City Newspaper writer) Ron Netsky creates complex landscapes through a unique method of collagraphic printmaking. For his cardigraph prints, Netsky cuts into sheets of cardboard, peeling back layers of fiber to create textures and shapes, then inks and prints from that plate. The resulting sepia and umber glimpses into deep woods sometimes center on a monolith, or direct the viewer’s eyes to moody skies seen through the scratchy canopy of bare trees. They are peaceful scapes in their stillness, but they can also ever-so-vaguely edge the viewer into unease, as if you are standing in an unspoken forbidden space. In his statement, Netsky says he is drawn to “the interplay between organization and chaos found in nature,” and this tension is evidenced by the dominant shapes of trees and stones amid the wild tangle of textures that fill his images. And because he usually depicts shadier environs, I was blown away by the bright openness of his “Chimney Bluffs” print. He’s perfectly captured the sharp, otherworldly peaks and ridges of the strange, eroded terrain, set against a washed-out blue sky. Editor’s note: Ron Netsky is a freelance writer for this newspaper. He did not participate in the initiation or execution of this article.
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Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Nan Miller Gallery, 3000 Monroe Ave #200. Fashion in Art. Through Oct. 6. Opening reception Wed. Sept. 21, 6:308:30 p.m. New avant-garde, contemporary, and classic works by 10 local, national, and international artists. 292-1430. nanmillergallery.com. [ CONTINUING ] ART EXHIBITS 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave. Birds, Barnes, and Bridges. Through Oct. 23. Opening reception Fri. Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m. Acrylics on canvas by H. Kenneth Likly. 770-1960. episcopalseniorlife.org. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street. Carrie Lindstrom. Through Sept. 30. Multimedia artwork. 7320002. asktheglutenfreechef. com. Art Museum of Rochester, 610 Monroe Ave. To Deafhood with Love. Through Sept. 30. Closing reception with Nancy Rourke, exhibiting a number of her artworks, and deaf dancer Lateefah Patterson Fri. Sept. 30, 6-10 p.m. A variety of mixed media, paintings, fabric art and digital works by deaf women (Patti Durr, Laurie Mohanan, and Karen Christie.). facebook.com/ ArtMuseumOfRochester/. Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. 50th Anniversary Exhibit. Through Oct. 15. Curated artwork by Lauren Slezak. 245-5813. geneseo.edu. Bridge Art Gallery University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd. Age and Beauty and Gallery Expansion. Through Nov. 30. Celebrate aging as the accumulation of experience, perspective, strength, and wisdom of time by local artists. 275-3571. bit. ly/bridgeartgallery. Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery, 3165 East Ave. Four
ART | “WE FELT IT DESIRABLE” Darumas or Dharma dolls are dolls modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism, and are traditionally given as talismans of good luck in Japan. The symbol-rich, hollow, round, papier-mâché objects can be figures or just heads, and are seen as a symbol of perseverance, making them a popular token of encouragement from one person to another, or a maker of goal-setting by an individual. The current show in the Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Center for the Arts and Education (713 Monroe Avenue), “We Felt it Desirable” is a collaboration between Rochester-based artist Lynne Hobaica and Austrian visiting artist Oktavia Schreiner. Inspired by Darumas, the artists say the “wishing heads” in this exhibition were created as a symbol for our strongest desires and an attempt to tie two worlds together. The show remains up through Tuesday, September 24. Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 271-5183 or visit rochesterarts.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Seasons. Through Sept. 29. Watercolor paintings by Hiroko
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Gallery 96, 604 PittsfordVictor Road. The Winning Images. Through Oct. 1. Winning images by members of 17 different camera clubs submitted to competitions hosted by NFRCC. gallery96. com. Gallery r, 100 College Avenue. Denton Crawford | Savage Sanctuary. Through Sept. 25. Multimedia exhibition that critiques ancient and popular mythologies. 256-3312. galleryr.rit.edu. Geisel Gallery, Second Floor Rotunda, Legacy Tower, One Bausch & Lomb Place. Drawn To Water. Through Sept. 30. Paintings and sculpture by Paula Crawford. thegeiselgallery.com. Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, 713 Monroe Ave. We Felt It Desirable. Through Sept. 24. Japanese wishing heads by Lynne Hobaica and Oktavia Schreiner. 244-1730. geneseearts.org. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Photography and America’s National Parks. Through October 2. Exploring the role of early and contemporary photography in the development of the National Park Service. 271-3361. eastman.org/photographynational-parks. Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester, River Campus. Toy Politics. Through Sept. 25. A series of sculptures by George Lorio. facebook.com/ hartnettgallery/. International Art Acquisitions, 3300 Monroe Ave. City Reflections. Through Sept. 30. Oil paintings by Marcella Gillenwater. 264-1440. internationalartacquisitions. com. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue. Best of Show. Through Sept. 30. Painting, photography, ceramics, and drawings by local artists. thelittle.org.
Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo, 28 Main St. Eye Speak. Through Oct. 15. Digital collage artworks by Nell Painter. 245-5813. geneseo.edu. Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Contemporary Printmaking Invitational. Through Oct. 17. Work by Carol Acquilano, Paolo Marino, Barbara McPhail, Ron Netsky, Gregory Page, Minna Resnick, Kathleen Sherin, and Heather Swenson. 315-4620210. mainstreetartsgallery. com. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. War Stories. Through Oct. 16. Afghan War Rugs, maps, weapons and army tanks, portraits of kings, khans and military leaders; and War Memoranda, photographer Binh Danh and poet Robert Schultz have drawn upon the words of Walt Whitman to reflect on war. 276-8900. mag. rochester.edu. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St. Honeoye Falls. Linwood Summer. Through Nov. 5. Drawings and paintings of Linwood Gardens by Carol Acquilano, Kathryn Bevier, Wendy Hastings, Denise Heischman, Robert Heischman, Lanna Pejovic, and Jean Stephens. 582-1830. millartcenter.com. MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Stylee and Mee. Through Sept. 25. A six-year photographic chronicle of New York Stylee, a family-owned Rochester clothing store, by Annette Dragon. 256-2560. muccc.org. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Places We Call Home. Through Oct. 2. Watercolors by Kristin Malone. 546-8400. EpiscopalSeniorLife. org. Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Faculty Art Show 2016. Through Sept. 24. Ceramic, illustration, jewelry, metalworking,
printmaking, painting, photography, sculpture, and more by Nazareth College Art Department faculty. 389-5073. naz.edu. Nazareth College Colacino Gallery, 4245 East Ave. Ronald Gonzalez: Recent Sculpture. Through Oct. 22. 389-5073. naz.edu. NTID Dyer Arts Center, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Works by Yiqiao Wang and Hilary Allumaga. Through Oct. 29. Watercolor illustrations and vector drawings by Yiqiao Wang and abstract paintings by Hilary Allumaga. rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts/. Oxford Gallery, 267 Oxford St. Imitations. Through Oct. 15. Reception Sat. Sept. 24, 5:307:30 p.m. Paintings by Carolyn Edlund and Fran Noonan. 2715885. oxfordgallery.com. Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery, 71 S. Main St. Canandaigua. Transitions. Through Oct. 9. Regional artists work from inspired abstractions to realistic imagery. 394-0030. prrgallery. com. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Under Pressure: Redefining the Multiple. Through Sept. 25. Latest collaboration to bring contemporary printmakers into the spotlight. 585-461-2222. info@rochestercontemporary. org. rochestercontemporary.org. Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St. Emerging Artists of Central New York. Through Oct. 16. Rebecca Aloisio, Madeline Bartley, Aweñheeyoh Powless of the Onondaga Nation, and Eeva Siivonen of Helsinki, Finland. 315-255-1553. schweinfurtharcenter.org. Tower Fine Arts Center, SUNY
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Brockport, 180 Holley St. Mary Ann Scarborough. Through Oct. 14. Silk, embroidery, and glass beads form bold, abstract compositions in hand-sewn pieces. 395-2805. brockport. edu/finearts. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr. Wendell Castle Imagined: A Revelation of Creative Process. Through Nov. 11. A wide variety of drawings, maquettes, and select sculptural and dimensional work. 475-2866. jleugs@rit. edu. rit.edu. Visual Studies Workshop, 31 Prince St. Units. Through Oct. 22. An exhibition of artists’ works that use an image’s syntax by Greg Climer, included are works in photography, fibers, film, digital media, and book artworks by historical and contemporary artists. 4428676. vsw.org. Wayne County Council for the Arts, 108 W. Miller St. Newark. Art Thru The Lens. Through Oct. 13. 315-331-4593. waynearts.wordpress.com/. Williams Gallery at First Unitarian Church, 220 S Winton Rd. Scenic New York. Through Oct. 23. Landscapes in oil by Carol Thiel. rochesterunitarian.org.
Art Events [ WED., SEPTEMBER 21 ] Global Mural Conference. Sep. 21-23. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr 248-4825. gmc2016.com. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] ARTrageous Affair. 6 p.m. Holiday Inn Downtown, 70 State St. $125. breastcancercoalition.org. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Sunday Artists and Makers Expo. 2-5 p.m. Rochester Makerspace, 850 St. Paul Street (585) 2860170. rocmakers@gmail.
[ WED., SEPTEMBER 21 ] Gettin’ Ova Tha Hump. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m ButaPub, 315 Gregory Street 563-6241. evan@butapub.com. butapub. com. Todd Youngman. 7:30 p.m. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster $15. 671-9080. thecomedyclub.us. [ THU., SEPTEMBER 22 ] Yannis Pappas. Sep. 22-24. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd Webster Thurs. Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Fri. Sept 23, 7:30 & 10 p.m., Sat. Sept. 24, 7:30 & 10 p.m thecomedyclub.us.
Dance Events KIDS | KIDS AND TRUCKS From school buses to construction vehicles, children will have the opportunity to explore different trucks, climb in the driver’s seat, and beep the horn at Kids and Trucks, a fundraiser hosted by The Children’s Institute. The weekend event will benefit the institute’s programs dedicated to early childhood research and positive development while letting children explore a multitude trucks they’ve only ever read about or played with as toys. Kids and Trucks takes place at the Frontier Field VIP Lot, 333 North Plymouth Avenue, on Saturday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, September 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Before September 23, tickets are $5, general, and $20 for families of five or more; after, $7.50 general, $30 family. Admission is free for children ages 2 or younger. Tickets can be bought at childrensinstitute.net, at the gate, or at any local Wegmans. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA
com. facebook.com/ RochesterMakerSpace/. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Possibilities: Exploring How to be a Better Painter with Oil Paints. 7:30 p.m.
Chapel Oaks, St. Ann’s Community, 1550 Portland Ave Presented by Peggy Martinez irondequoitartclub.org/.
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[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] English Country Community Dance. 6:30-9:30 p.m First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allens Creek Rd $9 adult; children 17 & under free. 7755047. cdrochester.org.
Festivals [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] 30th Annual Weinfest. 1-7 p.m. Camp Lima, 2375 Pond Rd $20. 223-0861. Stokoe Farms Harvest Fest Opens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m Stokoe Farms, 656 South Rd, Scottsville $14, children under 2 are FREE. 889-0770. StokoeFarms.com. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Stokoe Farms Harvest Fest Opens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m Stokoe Farms, 656 South Rd, Scottsville $14, children under 2 are FREE. 889-0770. StokoeFarms.com.
Film [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 23 ] White Creek. 9:30-11 p.m. The Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue rit.edu/gcr/fringefest/. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ]
Art House Theater Day. Sep. 24. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.
Kids Events [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] Edgerton Train Room Open House. Last Saturday of every month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St Donations accepted 428-6769. edgertonmodelrailroadclub. com. Kids & Trucks. Sep. 24-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way $5 - $20. 295-1000 x237. childrensinstitute.net/kids-andtrucks. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Art at the Zoo. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St Spend time with local artists learning how to capture the beauty of the Zoo’s animals through art Free with Zoo admission. 336-7200. senecaparkzoo.org/event/art-atthe-zoo.
Lectures [ THU., SEPTEMBER 22 ] New Politics? Clinton, Trump, and the Disenchanted Electorate. 7:30 p.m. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Presented by Timothy W. Kneeland in Peace Theatre 234-3475. ncjwgrs.org. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Sunday Forum: Putting Kairos Palestine to Work. 9:4510:45 a.m. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street 325-4000. downtownpresbyterian.org. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Side Conversations: A Child’s World: Trauma Informed Models. 9-11 a.m. Hillside Mustard Conference Center, 1 Mustard St. hillside.com/. The Uncomfortable Elephant
Bird of Color in the Room-Addressing the Coming Changes in Conservation. 7 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Presented by Dr. J. Drew Lanham rochesterbirding.com.
Literary Events [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 23 ] Read Local: One of Us is Sleeping. 6 p.m. Nox: Craft Cocktails & Comfort Food, 302 Goodman St N wab.org. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] Words on the Verge: Banke Awopetu-McCullough. 5-7 p.m. A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St Brockport 637-5494. wordsonthevergebrockport. blogspot.com. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] BOA Benefit Birthday Bash. 3-7 p.m. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. Varies, registration required 546-3410. boaeditions.org. Bus Tour of Rochester with Author Sonja Livingston. 12:305:15 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave $50. 4732590 x 107. wab.org.
Meetings [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Small Votes: Civic Discussion Series. Small World Books, 425 North St. 232-6970. facebook. com/smallworldbooks/.
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Robots, and Ray Guns Exhibit. Through Jan. 8, 2017. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Through Jan. 8. Explore the evolution of “Star Wars” and view dozens of artifacts from The Strong’s collections 2+ $14; under 2 & members free. 263-2700. museumofplay.org.
event/three-heads-brewing/. Volunteer Work Day. 9 a.m.noon. Washington Grove, Cobbs Hill Park 244-0353. friendsofwashingtongrove@ gmail.com. friendsofwashingtongrove.org.
[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Hometown Sports of Greece, NY. 1:30-4 p.m Greece Historical Society & Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Donations accepted. 225-7221. greecehistoricalsociety.org.
[ THU., SEPTEMBER 22 ] Fantastic Findings Garage Sale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. rmsc.org. Healthy Bisques and Chowders. 1-2:30 p.m. St. John’s Meadows/Briarwood Bldg., 1 Johnsarbor Drive West 292-5230. stjohnsliving.org/ embrace-series.
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Recreation [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 23 ] Public Star Party: Saturn. 8-10 p.m. Northampton Park, Hubbell Rd. off Rte. 31, Ogden. 703-9876. rochesterastronomy.org.
THEATER | “THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME”
[ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] Barktober Fest. 10 a.m. Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester, 99 Victor Road . Fairport 585-223-1330. info@lollypop.org. lollypop.org. Doggie Social Day. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 255-0719. onforfriday.com/woof. Friends of the Poor Walk/Run. 9 a.m. Basil Marella Park, 955 English Rd Donations Welcome. fopwalk.org. Mischief, Murder and Mayhem. 11 a.m. Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt. Hope Avenue 4613494. fomh.org. RBA: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip. 10 a.m. rochesterbirding.com. Rochester Bicycling Club. Check our online calendar for this week’s ride schedule or visit. Rochesterbicyclingclub.org. Three Heads Brewing 5K. 3:308 p.m. Genesee Valley Park, 952 E River Road $45. 8661636. races@zerocancer.org. brewrunseries.com/brewrun-
Following a two-year run on Broadway, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is about to launch its first US tour from right here in Rochester. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, “Curious Incident” focuses on Christopher Boone — an exceptionally intelligent 15-year-old boy who is “ill-equipped to interpret everyday life” — as he investigates the murder of his neighbor’s dog. English playwright Simon Stephens adapted Haddon’s book, turning it from a first-person telling into a play-within-a-play that uses clever effects to help the audience look into Christopher’s mind. “Curious Incident” premiered in London’s West End in 2012, and opened on Broadway in 2014 — where it won several Tony Awards in 2015, including for Best Play. Along with being the start of the show’s US tour, “Curious Incident” is also the first in Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s 2016-17 season. Look for City’s review of the production online Wednesday, September 28, at rochestercitynewspaper.com. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” will be on stage Tuesday, September 27, through Sunday, October 2, at RBTL’s Auditorium Theatre, 885 East Main Street. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets start at $37.50. 222-5000; rbtl.org; curiousonbroadway.com. — BY JAKE CLAPP
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[ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] 2nd Annual Recovery Resource Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The Marketplace Mall, 1 Miracle Mile 475-0757. FamilyRecoveryNet.org. Fall Vendor Market & 2nd Anniversary Celebration. 12-4 p.m. Hart’s Local Grocers, 10 Winthrop St. 521-4278. hartslocalgrocers.com. WXXI Open House. 10 a.m.3 p.m. WXXI, 280 State St. interactive.wxxi.org/openhouse. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Community Garage Sale. 8 a.m.2 p.m Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 428-6907. cityofrochester.gov/garagesales. Historical Urban Art Community Walking Tour. 3-4 p.m. 540WMain, 540 W. Main Street 732-0002. eventbrite. com/e/historical-urban-artcommunity-walking-tourtickets-27255098734.
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Assassins. Through Sep. 24. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St Through Sept. 24. Thu., Sept 22 7:30 p.m., Sat., Sept 24, 8 p.m. Assassins and would-be assassins from different periods meet and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream. A musical $31.50-$39.50. 454-1260. blackfriars.org. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Sep. 27-Oct. 2, 7 p.m. Rochester Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. Through Oct. 2, 7 p.m. A smart young boy is accused for a murder and sets out on a life changing journey 222-5000. mail@rbtl.org. rbtl.org/events. aspx?id=376. La Ronde. Sep. 23-Oct. 9. Bread & Water Theatre, 172 West Main St Through Oct. 9. Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Sexual morality and class ideology through a series of sexual encounters between pairs of characters $8-$14. 538-9684. breadandwatertheatre.org. My Son Pinocchio: The Musical. Through Sep. 24. School of the Arts, 45 Prince St Through Sept. 24. Sat. and Sun. Sept. 17-18, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m., Sat. Sept. 24, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. A musical retelling of the popular Pinocchio tale through toy-maker Geppetto’s eyes $10-$20. 254-0073. rapatheatre.org. The Pariah Monologues. Sep. 21-24. School of the Arts, 45 Prince St Through Sept. 24. Wed. Sept. 21, 8 p.m., Thurs. Sept. 22, 9:30 p.m., and Sat. Sept. 24, 5 p.m. Impact Theatre & The In Your Face players Free. 315-597-3553. impactdrama.com. The Rocky Horror Show. Through Sep. 24. School of the Arts, 45 Prince St Through Sept. 24. Thurs. Sept. 22, 8 p.m., Fri. Sept. 23, 10 p.m., and Sat. Sept. 24, 10:30 p.m $22-$25. 254-0073. rapatheatre.org.
Theater Audition [ WED., SEPTEMBER 21 ] The Orphans’ Christmas Star. 6 p.m. Aquinas Institute, 1127 Dewey Ave. Auditions for girls in grades K - 12. 254-2020. carademanule.com/.
Workshops [ WED., SEPTEMBER 21 ] Decorating With Crystals: Air Plant Terrarium Workshop. 7-8 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $30. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Following through with Requests. 10 a.m.-noon. Mental Health Association, 320 N. Goodman St. Rsvp. 325-3145 x131. mharochester.org. [ THU., SEPTEMBER 22 ] Don’t Have A Cow: Easy Vegan Cheese Anyone Can Make. 6:307:30 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $25. 730-7034. rochesterbrainery. com. How To Launch Your Start-Up In Rochester. 7-8:15 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $15. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 23 ] Google: Get Your Business Online. 8-9:30 a.m. NeighborWorks Rochester, 570 South Ave $10, free for RPCN Members. 325-4170. rochesterconsultants.org. [ SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 ] Composting In Small Places. 2-4 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $30. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Seasonal Urban Food Gardening. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $30. -730-7034. rochesterbrainery.com. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Ash Tree Seed Collection Workshop. 1-3 p.m.
[ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] BOA Benefit Birthday Bash. 3-7 p.m. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. Varies, registration required 546-3410. boaeditions.org. Bus Tour of Rochester with Author Sonja Livingston. 12:305:15 p.m. Writers and Books, 740 University Ave $50. 4732590 x 107. wab.org.
Helmer Nature Center, 154 Pinegrove Ave 336-3035. westirondequoit.org. [ MON., SEPTEMBER 26 ] DIY Screen Printing. 6-9 p.m. Rochester Brainery, 176 Anderson Ave, F109 $20. 7307034. rochesterbrainery.com. Lectures [ THU., SEPTEMBER 22 ] New Politics? Clinton, Trump, and the Disenchanted Electorate. 7:30 p.m. Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave. Presented by Timothy W. Kneeland in Peace Theatre 234-3475. ncjwgrs.org. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Sunday Forum: Putting Kairos Palestine to Work. 9:4510:45 a.m. Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street 325-4000. downtownpresbyterian.org. [ TUE., SEPTEMBER 27 ] Side Conversations: A Child’s World: Trauma Informed Models. 9-11 a.m. Hillside Mustard Conference Center, 1 Mustard St. hillside.com/. The Uncomfortable Elephant Bird of Color in the Room-Addressing the Coming Changes in Conservation. 7 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Presented by Dr. J. Drew Lanham rochesterbirding.com.
Literary Events [ FRI., SEPTEMBER 23 ] Read Local: One of Us is Sleeping. 6 p.m. Nox: Craft
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RECREATION | ROB’S TRAIL OPENING AND INAUGURAL HIKE Rob’s Trail, the first of its kind traveling from Hemlock Lake to Canadice Lake is opening this weekend. Rob van der Stricht, a lover of the Finger Lakes and a dedicated environmentalist who died in 2006, dreamed of a trail connecting the lakes, and this grand opening will finally make it a reality. Trudging through woods, past waterfalls, and onto the shore of Hemlock, The Nature Conservancy is encouraging hikers to look around and appreciate the view like van der Stricht had. The grand opening of Rob’s Trail and the inaugural hike starts at the intersection of South Old Bald Hill Road and Route 15A in Springwater, on Saturday, September 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit nature.org/cwnyevents. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA
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ART | “FASHION IN ART” As Fashion Week of Rochester approaches, a new Nan Miller Gallery exhibit will be in the stylish spirit. “Fashion in Art” will include more than 50 works from local, national, and international artists, featuring avant-garde, contemporary, classical styles. Nan Miller will donate 15 percent of all sales from the show to The Center for Youth. The exhibit will be held at Nan Miller Gallery, 3000 Monroe Avenue, from Wednesday, September 21, through Monday, October 17. Monday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit is free. For more information, visit nanmillergallery.com. — BY KIARA ALFONSECA
Words on the Verge: Banke Awopetu-McCullough. 5-7 p.m. A Different Path Gallery, 27
[ WED., SEPTEMBER 21 ] The Force at Play; Rockets, Robots, and Ray Guns Exhibit. Through Jan. 8, 2017. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Through Jan. 8. Explore the evolution of “Star Wars” and view dozens of artifacts from The Strong’s collections 2+ $14; under 2 & members free. 263-2700. museumofplay.org. [ SUN., SEPTEMBER 25 ] Hometown Sports of Greece, NY. 1:30-4 p.m Greece Historical Society & Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Donations accepted. 225-7221. greecehistoricalsociety.org.
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Best Pizza Mark’s Pizzeria | The Pizza Stop | Pontillo’s | | Salvatore’s
Best Indian Restaurant Amaya | India House | Tandoor of India | Thali of India
Best Burger Bill Gray’s | The Gate House | Good Luck | Swillburger
Best Mediterranean Restaurant Aladdin’s | Saha Med Grill | Sinbad’s | Voula’s Greek Sweets
Best Barbecue Dinosaur | Good Smoke | Sticky Lips | Texas Bar-B-Q Joint
Best Caribbean Restaurant D’Mangu | Havana Cabana | Natural Vibes Jerk Hut | Peppa Pot
Best Wings The Distillery | Jeremiah’s Tavern | Richmond’s Tavern | Windjammers
Best Asian Restaurant Chen Garden | Flavors of Asia | Han Noodle Bar | The King & I
Best Fish Fry Bill Gray’s | Captain Jim’s Fish Market | The Old Toad | Wegmans
Best Sushi California Rollin’ | Plum House | Shiki | Wegmans
Best Place for a Rochester “Plate” Dogtown | Henrietta Hots | Mark’s Texas Hots | Nick Tahou’s Hots
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Eats The Owl House | The Red Fern | Vive Bistro and Bakery | Voula’s Greek Sweets
Best Bagel Bagel Land | Balsam Bagels | Brownstein’s Deli & Bakery | Wegmans
Best Coffee Fuego | Glen Edith | Java’s Café | Joe Bean
Best Dessert Abbott’s | Cheesy Eddie’s | Phillips European Restaurant | Sinful Sweets Best Food Cart/Food Truck Le Petit Poutine | Macarollin’ | Marty’s Meats | Stingray SushiFushion Best Diner Highland Park Diner | James Brown’s Place | Jay’s Diner | South Wedge Diner Best Mexican Restaurant John’s Tex-Mex | La Casa | Monte Alban | Salena’s Best Italian Restaurant Fiorella | Guido’s Pasta Villa | Mr. Dominic’s | Osteria Rocco 32 CITY SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2016
Best Barista (Name, location) Tony Colon (Fuego) | Ryan Baker (Glen Edith and Meraki Coffee) | Jessica Stroud Sapia (Café Sasso) | Rory Van Grol (Ugly Duck Coffee)
GOODS & SERVICES
Best New Retail Store (Opened on or after September 1, 2015) Just Games | Second Chic | Trilogy Fashion Foundry Best Bike Shop Full Moon Vista | Park Ave Bike | Towners Bike Shop | Towpath Bike Shop Best Fitness Trainer (Name, location) Danny Maffia (Bounce Aerobics) | Chris Manioci (Get It Right Fitness) | Robert Ortiz (Bert’s Box) | Karen Rogers (Exercise Express) Best Yoga Instructor (Name, location) Jesse Amesmith (YogaVibe) | Aimee Senise Connors (Tru Yoga) | Nicole Milano (Breathe Yoga) | Thomas Somerville (Harro East Athletic Club) Best Salon Gallery Salon | La Salon Bianca | Scott Miller | World Hair Best Barbershop Barbetorium | Bauman’s Barbershop | Dandedeville | The Gentleman’s Barber Best Barber/Stylist (Name, location) Andrea Bonawitz (Parlour Hair Salon) | Nikki De May (Gallery Salon) | Anthony Marasco (Barbetorium) | Nico Merritt (Barbetorium)
Best Outdoor Dining Genesee Brew House | Napa Wood Fired Best Florist Pizza | The Owl House | TRATA Arena’s | Kittelberger Florist | Rockcastle Florist | Stacy K Floral Best Cheap Eats Aladdin’s | Dogtown | John’s Tex-Mex | Best Secondhand Store Mark’s Texas Hots Jane Vintage | Predisposed Vintage | Best New Restaurant (Opened on or after September 1, 2015) Fiorella | Nosh | Swillburger | Thai Mii Up
Panache Vintage | Second Chic Best Record Store Bop Shop Records | House of Guitars | Needle Drop | Record Archive
Fi na l P oll!
Best Musical Instrument Store Bernunzio Uptown Music | House of Guitars | Sound Source | Stutzman’s Guitar Center Best Tattoo Parlor Love Hate Tattoo | Physical Graffiti | Pyramid Arts Tattoo | White Tiger Tattoo Best Tattoo Artist (Name, location) Adrien Moses Clark (Love Hate) | Jet DiProjetto (Love Hate and Pyramid Arts) | Adam Francey (Love Hate) | Erik Mannhardt (Steadfast Tattoo) | Ben Wight (Pyramid Arts) Best Piercing Parlor Dorje Adornments | Icon Piercing Studio | Primitive Impressions | The Ultimate Best Local Coffee Roaster Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters | Fuego Coffee Roasters | Glen Edith Coffee Roasters | Joe Bean Coffee Roasters Best Regional Winery 3 Brothers Wineries and Estates | Bully Hill Vineyards | Casa Larga | Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars Best Regional Brewery Genesee Brewing Company | Rohrbach Brewing Company | Swiftwater Brewing | Three Heads Brewing Best Regional Distillery Black Button Distillery | Finger Lakes Distilling | Honeoye Falls Distillery | Iron Smoke Whiskey Best Bakery Get Caked | Leo’s Bakery and Deli | Scratch Bakeshop | Sinful Sweets Best Candy/Chocolate Shop Andy’s Candies | Encore Chocolates | Hedonist Artisan Chocolates | Stever’s Candies
Best Pet-Related Business Bark Avenue Dog | Lollypop Farm Humane Society of Greater Rochester | Natural Pet Foods | Park Ave. Pets
Best Local Podcast 1370 Connections with Evan Dawson | 4 Confessions on a Friday | Finding Tammy Jo | Food About Town
Best Geek-Friendly Business Just Games | Millennium Games | Nox Cocktail Lounge | The Playhouse | Rochester Brainery
Best Local Commercial Jingle Bob Johnson Chevrolet | Cellino and Barnes | Lori’s Natural Foods | Record Archive
LOCAL COLOR
Best Group or Person Improving the Community B.L.A.C.K. | Junior League of Rochester | Shawn Dunwoody | WALL\THERAPY Best Local Eyesore Abandoned Subway | Downtown Rochester | Inner Loop | Medley Centre
Most Significant Local News Story of 2016 74 arrested during downtown Black Lives Matter protest | Charlie Tan case | I-Square/ COMIDA controversy | Seneca Park Zoo names new sea lion “Sunny” Best Local News Story Ignored in 2016 Black Lives Matter protest | WAYO launch | Police brutality | RCSD’s modernization plan
Best Local Theater Production of 2016 (At a community space) (Name, venue) (Performed on or after September 1, 2015) “The Language Archive” @ MuCCC | “The Presstitutes” @ MuCCC | “Romeo and Juliet” @ Highland Park Bowl | “The Secret Garden” @ Aquinas Institute Best Local Theater Company Blackfriars Theatre | Geva Theatre Center | RAPA | Rochester Broadway Theatre League Best Local Stand-up Comedian Woody Battaglia | Vinnie Paulino | Malcolm Whitfield | Todd Youngman Best Local Comedy Group EstroFest | Geva Comedy Improv | Hardwood | Nuts and Bolts Comedy Improv
Best Place to Take an Out-of-Towner Genesee Brew House | George Eastman Museum | High Falls | Strong Museum of Play | Wegmans
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best Local Original Band Joywave | KOPPS | Machine Gun English | Teagan and The Tweeds
Best Local Dance Company Dunleavy Irish Dance | Garth Fagan Dance | Rochester City Ballet | Sirens and Stilettos
Best Local Men’s Sports Team Amerks | Knighthawks | Red Wings | Rhinos
Best Local Solo Musician Jackson Cavalier | Cammy Enaharo | Roger Kuhn | Paul Strowe
Best Local Artist Cordell Cordaro | Jay Lincoln | Mr. Prvrt | Shawn Dunwoody | St. Monci
Best Local Album of 2016 (Released on or after September 1, 2015) “The Devil’s Undertow” by Jackson Cavalier and The Fevertones | “Head Honcho” by Harmonica Lewinski | “Out to Lunch” by Jon Lewis | “Pleasantries” by Total Yuppies
Best Art Exhibit of 2016 (Exhibited on or after September 1, 2015) 6x6x2016 @ RoCo | One Cubic Foot @ Seneca Park Zoo and RoCo | RochesTarot @ Lux Lounge | Hoarders of Cool @ Art Museum of Rochester
Best Live Music Venue (Arena/Large Venue) Blue Cross Arena | CMAC | Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre | Main Street Armory
Best Art Gallery ARTISANworks | Makers Gallery and Studio | Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Best Local Women’s Sports Team RIT Women’s Hockey | Roc Stars (Roc City Roller Derby) | Western New York Flash Best Local Recreational Sports League Bocce League of Rochester | GRADA Ultimate Frisbee | Hot Shots Volleyball | Kickball League of Rochester Best Local Radio Personality Evan Dawson | Bob Lonsberry | Jeremy Newman | Scott Spezzano | Brother Wease Best Local Radio Station 90.5 WBER | 97.9 WPXY | 104.3 WAYO | 1370 WXXI Best Local TV Personality Don Alhart | Adam Chodak | Doug Emblidge | Scott Hetsko | Norma Holland Best Local TV News Station 8 WROC | 10 WHEC | 13 WHAM | WXXI Best Local Website Rochester Subway (rochestersubway.com) | Rochester Wiki (rocwiki.org) | Sir Rocha Says (sirrochasays.com) | The Rochesteriat (therochesteriat.com) Best Local Facebook Account Lollypop Farm (facebook.com/lollypopfarm) | Rachel Barnhart (facebook.com/Rochester. Rachel) | Sinful Sweets (facebook.com/ SinfulSweetsROC) | Sir Rocha Says (facebook.com/sirrochasays) Best Local Twitter Feed @akachela | @evandawson | @MedleyCentre | @rachbarnhart | @sirrochasays Best Local Instagram Account @explorerochester | @rocgirlgang | @rochesterny | @sirrochasays
Best Live Music Venue (Club/Small Venue) Abilene | Anthology | Bug Jar | Flour City Station Best Live DJ DJ Alykhan | DJ Darkwave | DJ Kalifornia | MK Ultra Best Local Author Charles Benoit | Frank De Blase | David Cay Johnston | Bethany Snyder Best Local Poet Andrew Conley | Tony Leuzzi | Rachel McKibbens | Jacob Rakovan Best Locally Written Book of 2016 (Published on or after September 1, 2015) “Copper and Stone” by Bethany Snyder | “A Cougar’s Kiss” by Frank De Blase | “The Making of Donald Trump” by David Cay Johnston | “Rochester Through Time” by Mary Hasek Grenier and Emily C. Morry Best Local Theater Production of 2016 (At a resident space) (Name, venue) (Performed on or after September 1, 2015) “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” @ JCC CenterStage | “Heathers: The Musical” @ Blackfriars Theatre | “Spring Awakening” @ RAPA | “To Kill a Mockingbird” @ Geva’s Mainstage
Best Local Photographer Trish Frank | Jim Montanus | Natalie Sinisgalli | Gerry Szymanski Best Local Filmmaker Matthew Ehlers | Alex Freeman | Ben Gonyo | Aaron Gordon | Chris Hogan-Roy Best Local Film Festival Fast Forward | High Falls | ImageOut | Rochester International Film Festival Best Local Family-Friendly Attraction Rochester Museum and Science Center | Strong Museum of Play | Seabreeze | Seneca Park Zoo Best Local Music Festival Fairport Music Festival | Lilac Festival | Party in the Park | Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Best Local Arts Festival Corn Hill Arts Festival | Clothesline | Park Ave Festival | First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival
Best Local Drag Performer Mrs. Kasha Davis | DeeDee Dubois | Darienne Lake | Wednesday Westwood
NIGHTLIFE
Best New Bar/Club (Opened on or after September 1, 2015) Nosh | The Playhouse | Stout | Three Heads Brewing Best Bar for Beer The Beer Market | MacGregors’ Grill & Tap Room | Tap and Mallet | Victoire Best Bar for Wine Apogee | Flight | Solera | Chocolate and Vines Best Bar for Craft Cocktails The Daily Refresher | Nox Cocktail Lounge | Restaurant Good Luck | The Revelry Best Neighborhood Bar Acme Bar and Pizza | Dicky’s | Half Pint | Marshall Street Bar and Grill Best Happy Hour Acme Bar and Pizza | Bar Louie | Lux Lounge | Marshall Street Bar and Grill Best to Go Dance Lux Lounge | Tilt | Vertex | Vinyl Best Juke Box Lux Lounge | Marge’s Lakeside Inn | The Playhouse | Skylark Lounge Best Place to Take a Date The Little Theatre | Lux Lounge | Restaurant Good Luck | The Revelry Best Place to Meet Singles City Grill | Lux Lounge | Murphy’s Law Irish Pub | Wegmans Best Bartender (Name, location) Donny Clutterbuck (Cure) | Sammy Mastrosimone (City Grill) | Zack Mikida (The Revelry) | Jacob Rakovan (The Daily Refresher)
The Best of Rochester final poll runs through October 14 at rochestercitynewspaper.com (online only, mailed in ballots not accepted). Pick up the October 26 issue of CITY Newspaper for the winners of the Best of Rochester 2016.
Best Food And Drink Festival Flour City Brewers Fest | Food Truck Rodeo | Rochester Greek Festival | Rochester Real Beer Week rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 33
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Movie Theaters Searchable, up-to-the-minute movie times for all area theaters can be found at rochestercitynewspaper.com, and on City’s mobile website.
Brockport Strand 93 Main St, Brockport, 637-3310, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Canandaigua Theatres 3181 Townline Road, Canandaigua, 396-0110, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Cinema Theater 957 S. Clinton St., 271-1785, cinemarochester.com
Culver Ridge 16
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2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 544-1140, regmovies.com
Dryden Theatre 900 East Ave., 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.org
Eastview 13 Eastview Mall, Victor 425-0420, regmovies.com
Geneseo Theatres Geneseo Square Mall, 243-2691, rochestertheatermanagement.com
Greece Ridge 12 176 Greece Ridge Center Drive 225-5810, regmovies.com
Henrietta 18 525 Marketplace Drive 424-3090, regmovies.com
The Little 240 East Ave., 258-0444 thelittle.org
Movies 10 2609 W. Henrietta Road 292-0303, cinemark.com
Pittsford Cinema 3349 Monroe Ave., 383-1310 pittsford.zurichcinemas.com
Tinseltown USA/IMAX 2291 Buffalo Road 247-2180, cinemark.com
Webster 12 2190 Empire Blvd., 888-262-4386, amctheatres.com
Vintage Drive In 1520 W Henrietta Rd., Avon 226-9290, vintagedrivein.com
“The Magnificent Seven”
(PG-13), DIRECTED BY ANTOINE FUQUA OPENS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 [ REVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
If you’re going to pick a film to give the remake treatment, you could do a lot worse than John Sturges’s iconic 1960 western “The Magnificent Seven,” which was itself an Americanized take on Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.” Holding onto the sturdy plotline of the original, the new film’s major change is injecting some diversity into its ensemble, while anchoring the cast with a few recognizable faces — it swaps in the likes of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’Onofrio for Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and James Coburn.
Reteaming with his “Training Day” and “Equalizer” director, Antoine Fuqua, Washington plays bounty hunter Sam Chisolm. Hired by the desperate Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett, “Music and Lyrics”), the outlaw is tasked with rounding up some men to help defend the frontier town of Rose Creek from the odious Bartholomew Bogue (played by an effective, if somewhat one-note, Peter Sarsgaard), the cutthroat capitalist who’s been terrorizing the town in the hopes of claiming it as his own. Washington tamps down his natural charisma to play the terse, stoic lawman. With hints of a tragic backstory, he’s forced to play the straight man to the more showy roles of his castmates. As laconic Irishman Josh Faraday, Pratt gets more of an opportunity to demonstrate his innate affability, and the part plays significantly better to his strengths than his role in “Jurassic World” — here he at least gets to crack a few jokes. His performance may be at least 40 percent badass leaning, but there’s no denying he’s got that down pat. Chisolm’s next recruit is his old friend Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), a sharpshooter
The magnificent seven (pictured) in “The Magnificent Seven.” PHOTO COURTESY SONY PICTURES
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and Civil War vet still suffering from PTSD, and his knife-wielding partner, Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee, “I Saw the Devil”). The ragtag band of mercenaries is rounded out by a Mexican bandit named Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), one of Chisolm’s bounties whom he lets off the hook in exchange for his assistance; a Comanche warrior named Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier), skilled with a bow and arrow; and wildcard scalp collector Jack Horne (D’Onofrio). A significant portion of the film’s runtime is devoted to Chisolm rustling up each man and convincing him to join the cause. The film plods from scene to scene with little to propel it forward since, thanks to the title and the ability to count, we’re pretty sure which way each interaction is going to swing. And for all the time spent with these men, far too many are underdeveloped as characters — Vasquez and Red Harvest feel particularly underwritten. But once the lengthy showdown against Bogue and his goons gets going, the film is wall-to-wall gunslinging. Fuqua has a good eye for action, and the film’s many shootouts are well-staged, with more than its share of thrilling moments — including a theater-shaking sequence as Bogue and his goons unload a Gatling gun on the town. But even those start to grow numbing after a while. There’s some attempt to give the film a new cultural relevance through the ethnic makeup of its cast, and there’s something to the idea of a woman and a diverse group of minorities fighting back against the white men who’ve made them feel they have no right to
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the country they call home. Still this is an oldfashioned western through and through: Fuqua and screenwriters Nic Pizzolatto (HBO’s “True Detective”) and Richard Wenk aren’t interested in a revisionist take on the genre. They play things entirely straight, and the film indulges in all the expected tropes, breakaway saloon railings and all. Yet it’s not quite enough to distinguish the film. Too often, “The Magnificent Seven” just feels like yet another of the superhero team-up films that are so in vogue these days. With each man joining the fight, bringing his particular skillset to the battle, it’s got more in common with “The Avengers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” (which incidentally also starred Pratt as a roguish outlaw) than the classics of the genre it’s ostensibly drawing from. The last project taken on by the late James Horner, who died before completing the score (which was then finished by his friend Simon Franglen). The composer contributes a stirring and effective musical through line, even incorporating the memorable main theme from Sturges’s film. One absolutely atrocious final shot aside, “The Magnificent Seven” isn’t a bad movie. It’s just a curiously lifeless one. Despite a capable director and a talented cast, things never quite click into gear, in the end it feels like so much wasted potential. Visit rochestercitynewspaper.com on Friday for additional film coverage, including reviews of the Witness Palestine film series and a preview of local events in honor of Art House Theater Day.
[ OPENING ] DRAGNET (1987): Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd star in this film comedy inspired by the popular detective TV series. Little (Fri., Sep. 23. 9 p.m.) THE HOLLARS (PG-13): John Krasinski directs and stars in this story about an aspiring New York City artist who returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Little, Pittsford THE LOST WORLD (1925): The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam. Dryden (Tue., Sep. 27, 8 p.m.) THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (PG13): In this remake of John Sturges’s classic western, seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D’onofrio. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive-In, Webster MEMENTO (2000): Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, a man embarks on a grim quest to find the criminal who murdered his wife, in Christopher Nolan’s classic puzzlebox movie. Dryden (Thu., Sep. 22. 8 p.m.) REMINE, THE LAST WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT (2014): Miners in Northern Spain launch a strike in response to the financial crisis facing their country in 2012. Dryden (Fri., Sep. 23, 8 p.m.) STORKS (PG): An animated adventure set in a world where storks have moved on from delivering babies to become a package delivery service. But when a baby is inadvertently manufactured, chaos ensues. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive-In, Webster SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962): A drifter returns to his home town as the accompaniment of
a faded movie star, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page. Dryden (Sun., Sep 25, 2 p.m.; Mon., Sep 26, 1:30 p.m.) THE THOUGHTS THAT ONCE WE HAD (2015): A richly layered journey through cinematic history from film essayist Thom Andersen. Dryden (Wed., Sep. 21, 8 p.m.) [ CONTINUING] BAD MOMS (R): Frazzled moms Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn band together to take down the queen bees of the PTA (played by Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett Smith) in this comedy from the writers of “The Hangover.” Greece THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS (NR): A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles’ 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966. Directed by Ron Howard. Little BLAIR WITCH (R): After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his sister’s experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, a young man and his friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive-In, Webster BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (R): A now fortysomething Bridget Jones finds herself single once again, and facing the possibility of motherhood. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster COMPLETE UNKNOWN (R): As a man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife for her graduate program, an old flame reenters his life at a birthday dinner party. Little DON’T BREATHE (R): A group of teens break into a blind man’s home thinking they’ll get away with the perfect crime. They’re wrong. Canandaigua, Culver, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown DON’T THINK TWICE (R): An improv comedy troupe deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time. Little
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (PG13): A New York heiress dreams of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Starring Meryl Streep. Canandaigua, Pittsford GLEASON (R): At the age of 34, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and doctors gave the former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero two to five years to live. Little HELL OR HIGH WATER (R): A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to robbing banks in order to save their family’s farm in West Texas. Starring Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, and Ben Foster. Canandaigua, Pittsford, Tinseltown THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG): Disney’s lavish live-action retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of an orphan boy raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear and a black panther. Movies 10 KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (PG): A young boy must locate a magical suit of armor in order to defeat a vengeful spirit looking to carry out an age-old vendetta. Pittsford THE LAND (NR): Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. Little THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (PG-13): A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat. Starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Tinseltown MISS SHARON JONES! (NR): Barbara Kopple’s portrait of the soul singer and her year-long battle with cancer. Little MR. CHURCH (PG-13): A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook, as what begins as a six month arrangement instead spans fifteen years. Starring Eddie Murphy. Canandaigua, Pittsford NINE LIVES (PG): Kevin Spacey stars as a stuffy billionaire businessman who finds himself trapped inside the body of his family’s cat. I don’t even know. Canandaigua
PETE’S DRAGON (PG): The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Canandaigua, Culver, Tinseltown SAUSAGE PARTY (R): The R-rated, animated adventures of an anthropomorphic sausage discovers the horrifying fate that awaits most grocery store products after they’ve been brought home. Geneseo, Greece, Vintage Drive-In SNOWDEN (R): Oliver Stone directs the true story of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Culver, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU (PG-13): A single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago’s South Side. Henrietta STAR TREK BEYOND (PG-13): The Enterprise crew continue to boldly go where no man has gone before. Culver, Tinseltown SUICIDE SQUAD (PG-13): A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, and Jared Leto. Canandaigua, Culver, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive-In SULLY (PG-13): Clint Eastwood directs the story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, IMAX, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage Drive-In, Webster WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (PG-13): A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father. Culver, Greece THE WILD LIFE (PG): The tale of how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island, told from the point of view of the island’s animal inhabitants. Vintage Drive-In
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89 Browncroft Boulevard Beginning in the early twentieth century, Rochester was rapidly transitioning from the “Flower City” to a city dominated by Eastman Kodak and other high-tech manufacturers. Many prominent nurserymen made the most of this transition by converting their groves into residential developments. One of the most notable of these residential subdivisions, Browncroft, was opened to development in 1914, and subsequently expanded in 1926. The neighborhood included extensive landscaping, a central park, and remains known for its notable collection of 1910s and 1920s residential architecture.
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Built in 1914 by John W. Etts for George and Ida Knobles, a longtime prominent grocer, the substantial scale of this brick clad Craftsman style home is further enhanced by its spacious half-acre lot. Traversing the tall stoop sheltered by an elegant arched canopy, a broad oak and glass-paneled door gives way to a tiled vestibule with access to the vast enclosed wrap-around porch. The foyer beyond has a grand waterfall stair beneath a beamed ceiling as well as a powder room and door to the large rear porch. To the left through a pair of leaded glass pocket doors, the large living room is anchored by a broad full-height Roman brick hearth with built-in bookcases and French doors to the wrap-around porch. The quartersawn oak floors, oversized millwork and ten foot tall beamed ceilings seen here continue throughout the first floor. To the right of the foyer through another set of pocket doors, the dining room is fit for entertaining
with light streaming through its many doublehung windows, wood paneled wainscoting, and elaborate built-in sideboard. The kitchen is generous with plentiful storage and access to a maid’s stair, first-floor laundry, and side entry door and porch. The second floor has the same tall ceilings, with three large bedrooms and a shared bathroom with its original tile floor, arranged around a wide central hall. The master bedroom has its own large bathroom fit into a former sleeping porch. Separated from the main hall, the former maid’s quarters provide a fourth bedroom with a large cedar closet. The attic is partially finished with two additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and a large storage room beneath the soaring roof structure. The basement is large, open and dry, with a central raised wood floor, root cellar beneath the porch, and recently updated mechanicals. The detached four-bay garage built of matching brick has room for your vehicles, tools, toys, and more. Located in the National Register-listed Browncroft Historic District, 89 Browncroft Blvd. qualifies for rehabilitation tax credits. This 3,092 square foot historic home is listed at $319,900 and has much to offer. Contact Daniel Loughlin of Empire Realty at 585-3703891 to learn more. by Christopher Brandt Christopher is a longtime Landmark Society volunteer and blogs about his own historic home at www.myperfectlittlemoneypit.com.
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[ NOTICE ] Mona 17 LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 8/12/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Po Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: SeekVerify LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 9/9/16. Office loc.: Monroe Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Jaroslav Hevery, 274 N. Goodman St., Ste. B275,
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 Rochester, NY 14607, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending, for an on premise consumption beer, wine, and liquor license has been applied for by OTR New York Tavern LLC dba OTR College Town Tavern, 1551 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, NY 14620 County of Monroe, for a tavern under the alcohol beverage law. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license, pending, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Liquor Beer & Wine retail in a Restaurant under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at: 360 Thurston Road Rochester NY 14619- On Premises Consumption Liquor License for Royal Ox Food and Catering Inc/ dba Royal Ox Food and Catering [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wigz by Bangz L.L.C.. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/30/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1801 Penfield Rd., Penfield, NY. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1375 ROUTES 5 & 20, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/17/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 26 Lake Lacoma Dr., Pittsford, NY 14561. 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 1520 MT. HOPE AVE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/2016. 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, 1825 Clover St., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 20 Palmer St. LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/18/2016. 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, 212 Hamlin Parma Townline Rd., Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 374 Dorchester LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/19/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 278 Hillview Drive, Rochester NY 14622 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 560 Salt Road, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/3/16. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 560 Salt Rd., Webster, NY 14580, principal business address. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 9240 Holdings, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/3/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CTC, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of COTOPAXI PROPERTIES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/14/16. 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, 415 Mt. Airy Drive, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Dancing Rabbit Hill, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 9/6/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 62 Woodbury Pl., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]
City Fear Men’s Roller Derby, LLC, 30 Mulberry Street, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]
Notice of formation of DECA HOLDINGS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/18/2016. 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, 475 Kirk Rd., Rochester NY 14612. Purpose: any lawful act
Notice of Formation of French Hill Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/1/16. 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, Attn: Sharon M. Shafrir, 2850 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity.
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Notice of Formation of DraughtLab, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/10/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 517 Deer Haven Dr., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities.
Notice of Formation of J-TEC Network Consultants, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/5/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 189 Queensland Dr., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ELAB SMOKERS BOUTIQUE THREE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/28/16. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 4373 Lake Ave., Rochester, NY 14612. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: DGS Rochester LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 29, 2016. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 150L Greaves Ln., Suite 236, Staten Island NY 10308. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of EPM Rim, Injection and Tool LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/12/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Ingrid Palermo, Esq., Bond Schoeneck & King, 350 Linden Oaks, Ste. 310, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FLOUR CITY FEAR MEN’S ROLLER DERBY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State. of New York (SSNY) on 8/1/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to Flour
Notice of formation of Killian Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed SSNY 08/08/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 1099 Fairdale Glen, Farmington, NY 14425. Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ]
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lion and Luxe LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/19/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1018 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: Personal Training.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Method Machine Performance & Art LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 08-03-16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1068 S. Clinton Av., Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MKTshare LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/16. 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, Attn: Noah Morgenstern, 114 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan MBC Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/25/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Relocation Services LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/30/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Morgan Woodland Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 8/12/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1080 Pittsford Victor Rd., Ste. 100, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of New York Appellate Digest, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State
(SSNY) 8/30/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 126 Colonial Village Road, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ODM COLDWATER, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 8/15/2016. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 156 Plymouth Avenue North, Rochester, NY 14608. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of OGCK PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/26/2016. Office located 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: 110 Henrietta St., Rochester NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of PICCIRILLO SIGNATURE HOMES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/2016. 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, 3 Golden Locust Circle, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RHA Partners, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/8/16. 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 Rock Ridge Builders LLC amended to Rockridge Builders LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY
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Legal Ads > page 41 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 SQFT COMMERCIAL BROKERAGE LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/6/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 16 HIGH HILL DRIVE, PITTSFORD, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SRD Homes, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/15/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 18 Woodgreen Dr, 14534. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of The Eagle Steakhouse and Diner, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) August 10, 2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 4820 Lake Road, Brockport, NY 14420. Purpose: any lawful activities.
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may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 276 Burnt Mill Rd Churchville, N.Y. 14428. Purpose: any lawful activities.
shall mail process to The LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626. General purpose.
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Safc Property LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 7/10/13. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to 3 Shinev Court #302 Monroe, NY 10950 General Purpose
Notice of formation of webSURGE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on February 29, 2008. 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 195 North Ave., Suite 3, Webster, NY 14580. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WOHPH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 19 Sanford Street, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Perlmutter IRNY LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/1/16. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to PO Box 30071 Rochester, NY 14603 General Purpose
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Notice of formation of Triple R Equestrian Center, LLC. Art of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 6/22/2016. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it
Property Management CM, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/23/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY
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[ NOTICE ] Sara Frandina Strategies LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/2/16. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Sara Frandina, 700 Pennfield Rd., Rochester, NY 14625. General purpose. [ NOTICE ] TONY’S LIQUOR STORE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/26/16. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 66 N. Main Street, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE } 421 University Avenue, LLC, Art of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/30/2016. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 18491 Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: Any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Grey Goose Landing, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State
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on 08/30/16. 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 605 North Rd, Scottsville, N.Y. 14546. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Not. of Form of JDO The Chicken Man, LLC. The Art. of Org. were filed Sc’y State (SSNY) 8/18/16. Office location Monroe County. SSNY designated as the agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY mail a copy to 740 Driving Park Avenue, Door Letter “I”, Rochester, NY 14613. Ourpose of LLC: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Quiet Country, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 08/30/16. 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 605 North Rd, Scottsville, N.Y. 14546. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF VENESS PROPERTIES, LLC ] Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/31/16 Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail copy of process to 331 River Heights Circle, Rochester NY 14612. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CUMINALE STUDIOS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Cuminale Studios, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 08/25/2016. 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 104 Parce Avenue, Fairport NY 14450. 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 PRICE HOMESTEAD, LLC ] Price Homestead, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State on September 1, 2016. (1) Its principal office is in Livingston 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 William Chase, 1096 Gilbert Mills Road, Honeoye Falls, New York 14472. (3) The character or purpose of its business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] Index No.: 2016002647. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 1652 WESTSIDE DRIVE, ROCHESTER, N.Y. 14624. Section: 133.09 Block: 1 Lot: 6. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF BERESFORD LAWSON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW TO THE ESTATE OF BERESFORD LAWSON; THE ESTATE OF HENRIETTA LAWSON; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW TO THE ESTATE OF HENRIETTA LAWSON; VERONICA LAWSON, HEIR-AT-LAW; BYRON LAWSON, HEIR-ATLAW; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; JOHN DOE (Unknown Tenants/ Occupants of the subject property being set forth to represent any and all occupants of the subject property being set forth to represent any and all occupants of the subject property being foreclosed herein, and any parties, entities of any kind, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged property), Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Supplemental Summons and complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Supplemental Summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. MONROE COUNTY is designated as the place of trial. The basis of the venue is the location of the mortgaged premises foreclosed herein. Dated: August 17, 2016 BY: /s/______________ Stacey A. Weisblatt, Esq. Stern & Eisenberg, PC 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330 Woodbridge Corporate Center Iselin, New Jersey 08830 T: (516) 630-0288 And 4976 Transit Road #2 Depew, NY 14043 Counsel for Plaintiff To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Francis A. Affronti, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of
N.Y., dated August 5, 2016 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Gates, County of Monroe, State of New York, known and described as follows; Commencing at a point in the centerline of the Gates-Chili Town Line Road, which point is 75 feet easterly from the southwest corner of premises deeded to David Evans by Deed recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 194 page 271, and is the southeast corner of premises conveyed to Nichols by Deed recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 2033 of Deeds, page 68; thence in a general northeasterly direction and along the easterly line or premises conveyed to said Nichols by said Deed hereinbefore referred to 250 feet to a point which point is the northeasterly corner of premises conveyed to said Nichols by said Deed hereinbefore referred to; thence in a general easterly direction and on a line parallel; with the center line of the Gates-Chili Town Line Road 75 feet to a point; thence in a general southerly direction and parallel to the westerly line of the Gates-Chili Town Line Road; thence in a general westerly direction and along the center line of the GatesChili Town Line Road, 75 feet to the place or point of beginning. Gates-Chili Town Line Road is now known as Westside Drive. Hereby intending to convey a parcel of land taken from Town Lot # 37 fronting on the northerly side of the Gates-Chili Town Line Road, bounded on the south by the center line of said road, on the west properly formerly conveyed to Jordan, on the north and east by premises heretofore conveyed to Jones, by Deed recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 2026, page 501, and being 75 feet wide front and rear and 250 feet in depth, measured from the center or the road. Also intending hereby to convey ½ interest in the well which is approximately on the boundary line between the above described premises and the premises immediately
to the west thereof and now or formerly owned by Jordan, and which well is to be used jointly by the owners of these premises and the premises immediately to the west thereof. Premises known as 1652 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York 14624. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.
Fun [ NEWS OF THE WEIRD ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD
What Goes Around, Comes Around
One of the Islamic State’s first reforms in captured territory has been to require adult women to dress devoutly — including the face-covering burka robe, which, in Western democracies famously presents security dilemmas because it hinders identification. Now, after two years of Islamic State occupation in Mosul, Iraq, the security problem has come full circle on ISIS itself. Dispatches from the town reported in September that ISIS has likely banned the burka because it hinders identification of anti-ISIS insurgents who (female and male) wear burkas to sneak up on Islamic State officers.
Recurring Themes
Barbara Murphy, 64, of Roy, Utah, is the most recent “dead” person battling the federal government to prove she is still alive (but seemingly getting nowhere). She said Social Security Administration bureaucrats, citing protocols, have been tight-lipped about her problem and remedies even though her bank account was frozen; Social Security was dunning her for two years worth of Medicare premiums (since her 2014 “death”); and warning letters had been sent to banks and credit agencies. Nonetheless, Murphy told the Deseret News in August that, all in all, she feels pretty good despite being dead. Political connections in some Latin American countries have allowed convicted drug dealers and crime bosses
to serve their sentences comfortably, and the most recent instance to make the news, from Agence France-Presse, was the presidential-suite-type “cell” occupied by Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao in Paraguay. When police (apparently not “politically connected”) raided the cell in July, they found a well-appointed apartment with semi-luxurious furniture settings (including a conference table for Pavao to conduct “business”), embellished wallpaper designs with built-in bookcases, a huge TV among the latest electronics — and even a handsome shoe rack holding Pavao’s footwear selection. Pavao also rented out part of the suite to other inmates for the equivalent of $5,000 plus $600 weekly rent.
Sounds Familiar
(1) Chris Atkins in Denver is among the most recent judicially ruled “fathers” to owe child support even though DNA tests have proven that another man’s semen produced the child. Atkins is in the middle of a contentious divorce/child custody battle in which his estranged wife wants both custody and support payments, and since Atkins did not contest his fatherhood until the child reached age 11, he has lost legal standing. (2) A high school girl and her parents told the Tallahassee (Florida) Democrat in July that they were on the verge of filing a lawsuit demanding that the school district order the Leon High School cheerleader squad to select her (even though she had fallen twice during tryouts).
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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Put your heart on the line. If you are attracted to someone, make a move. Your high energy coupled with a romantic gesture will help you get the attention and response you are looking for. Be prepared to follow through with the assurance that you are looking for more then a one-night stand. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll attract more interest if you let your intelligence and worldliness lead the way. Talking from experience and sharing what you know will capture the attention of someone who wants to come along on your next adventure. Don’t be shy; if someone catches your interest, make plans to share something together.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Love will surface, but the attraction is likely to be superficial. If you cannot find common interests, back away before you make a physical move you will live to regret. Don’t dance with someone physically if you cannot relate to him or her mentally. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Protect against someone more interested in what you have than in who you are. Being too needy or putting yourself in a compromising position because you are lonely won’t make you happy. Be patient; you are better off alone than with someone you have little in common with.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take a deep breath and get into the game of love. Socialize, mingle and play to win. Your desire, determination and persistence will win favors from someone equally as outgoing, affectionate and adventuresome as you. Good fortune will come if you opt to give your heart openly to someone who mirrors you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What you see and what you get will have several contradictions as time move on. Slow down, ask questions and find out exactly what the person you are attracted to has to offer. Deception and disillusionment are apparent if you believe everything you hear. Facts and physical proof should precede a commitment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be too changeable to make a decision regarding emotional matters. Have fun, socialize and look at the options presented to you. Don’t feel pressured to make up your mind or to make promises you probably won’t want to keep. Emotional inconsistency will keep you from making a good choice regarding love. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Join in, participate and take your time getting to know the people you encounter. Showing interest in what others do will give you time to assess whether you want to take part in the life or direction each individual you meet is heading. Take the time to follow your heart.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may feel the need to settle down, but don’t make a move prematurely. Slow down and let the friendship build before you start playing house with someone you may end up not wanting to be with. Freedom is too important to you to jump into a relationship that isn’t right for you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Someone will tease and challenge you emotionally. Be careful not to read too much into the advances being made. As soon as you show interest, the affection that’s been thrown your way will dissipate quickly, leaving you feeling lonely and rejected. Opt to say no to emotional mind games.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got all the moves and the bravado to lure in an interesting romantic partner. Seize the moment and share your impromptu, flirtatious personality and adventurous ideas with someone who sparks your interest, and show an eagerness to experiment by taking part in your plans. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t get caught in the middle of an emotional situation that involves a friend. Falling for someone who is off-limits will lead to a tarnished reputation. Opt for someone free and clear of emotional baggag,e or stick to just being friends for the time being.
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