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Calling it a ‘job killer’ is just an empty argument.”

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One school district, two realities.

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Tax-cap conundrum.

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‘Thaw’: melding Rochester’s extended art scene A quick glance around town proves that Rochester is rich with creative talent, but some believe we need a little help getting our arts act together. Local collaborative and collective endeavors, such as art co-ops and the monthly First Friday gallery trek, aid in connecting the city’s creative forces with the Rochester audience. But for many reasons, these endeavors are largely focused in the city’s center, inevitably leaving many of the “peripheral” art spaces and artists out in the cold.

This winter, a new arts-management collaboration aims to better connect local art houses with art enthusiasts, while providing a discussion based around one very topical concept. From late January through

March, more than a dozen participating regional galleries and museums will host exhibitions based on the theme of “Thaw.” Each gallery has generated its own subheading to provide a unique take on the term.

Connotations run from the literal, seasonappropriate snow- and ice-melt scenes; to more metaphoric, emotional definitions; to the simple concept of a shift in a state of being. The challenge issued to participating galleries has resulted in a wide range of creative considerations derived from the kickoff spark of the word “Thaw,” emphasizing the creative diversity present in our ample art community.

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Many of us are numbed, confounded, and divided by the sheer number of issues swirling around us. I would submit that the most dangerous result of this is that we are ignoring (and some are denying) the biggest challenge — global climate change.

In a December 1 AP report, “Cancun coasts eroding; focus is on climate,” Mark Stevenson states that “sea level… has grown at a rate of about 2.2 mm/year.” It is folly, he says, to build “a tourist destination atop shifting sand dunes…. Much of Cancun’s glittering hotel strip is now without a beach.”

Justin Gillis warns (in “Rising Seas and A Looming Catastrophe,” New York Times, November 13): “Many scientists now say that sea level is likely to rise perhaps three feet by 2100 — an increase that, should it come to pass, would pose a threat to coastal regions the world over. And the calculations suggest that the rise could conceivably exceed six feet, which would put thousands of square miles of the American coastline under water and would probably displace tens of millions of people in Asia.”

Most nations and scientists agree that melting glaciers and rising sea level are the result of human activity, including industrial pollution and released greenhouse gases. It is predicted that erosion and flooding will cause massive migrations of people.

Rather than continuing the controversy and inaction, we should observe the Precautionary Principle — assuming the worst-case scenario with respect to actions whose outcomes are uncertain — and prepare while there is still time.

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Bill Johnson as mayor

To say that the “Fast Ferry” (which was not fast and was used

primarily as a leisurely cruise boat) was a failure is a gross misstatement. Its concept was based on a faulty business plan, and the only two people who made money on it were the two original investors who invested about $2 million and were amply repaid.

Perhaps it would be worthwhile to revisit how the FF came into being and how much it did finally cost Rochester taxpayers.

And let us not forget the 40-year lease (at the princely sum of $1 a year) on the riverfront building in Charlotte.

Perhaps it is not fair to characterize Bill Johnson’s administration as corrupt, but can we really afford him again?

ALEX GONCAROVS, ROCHESTER

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On our story on Mt. Hope Family Center: Somewhere along the line,

many clinicians and researchers neglected to evaluate interventions that may prevent the sequels of abuse and neglect. Dr. Toth and Dr. Cicchetti have not. I believe they are beacons in our community for hope and commitment to one of our most vulnerable populations, our children.

As we open the doors for health care reform and access to early intervention, I am hopeful they will help lead the way!

NANCY BOWLLAN

On our report on vinyl windows: I

replaced the windows in my house 10 years ago with vinyl. For the first 6 months, they seemed like a great idea: they were very easy to install, cheap, and the thermal and sound-deadening improvement was dramatic.

But for 9 1/2 years, I’ve been disappointed in the low quality, lack of maintainability, and quickly diminishing functionality of the mechanisms. To add insult to injury, polyvinyl chloride is a terrible material. It’s made with the vinyl chloride monomer which is a powerful liver carcinogen, and organics-destroying dioxin is a byproduct of manufacture. If the vinyl burns (as in a house fire or during incineration), dioxin is also released. And finally, it takes nearly forever to degrade naturally, and during those thousand years, it’s likely to get burned naturally.

If I were to do it all again, I would have restored the wood mechanisms and modified the sashes to house double-pane glass.

JASON OLSHEFSKY

On off-shore wind proposals:

Why, when 68% of Monroe County voters approve of offshore wind power in Lake Ontario, does the Monroe County Legislature oppose it?

Our lakes are not private swimming pools of the few; they are a natural resource for all citizens. The rage against off-shore wind turbines by shoreline property owners is hard to understand as anything but a NIMBY issue. I am not against or being dismissive towards shoreline property owners and their concerns. I am concerned about the disproportional influence these groups have.

Those who don’t want wind turbines because they mar the beauty and naturalness of a lake don’t understand that Climate Change will dramatically alter water levels, increase invasive species, change all the fauna and flora in and around our lakes.

If you don’t choose wind power or solar, you choose by default natural gas (which will involve hydrofracking, possibly contaminating our water sources, and warming up the planet because it’s a fossil fuel); coal (which is destroying other community’s mountain tops, seriously warming up the planet, and polluting our atmosphere); hydroelectric (which dams up our waters and negatively impacts fish life); nuclear (which is so dangerous and expensive that it’s the bane of most bankers); or biofuels (which warm up the planet and would better be used to enrich our soil).

Our Power Authority does not have the luxury of not providing us with power. They have to by law.

Our elected officials and power authorities do not have the luxury of not addressing Climate Change and protecting our environment.

They must protect our water infrastructure, for example, when as predicted by Climate Change, there will be more extreme weather events like flooding, which will put raw sewage into our waters when they are overwhelmed.

The Monroe County Legislature should be listening to everyone and properly weighing their decisions using both facts and environmental principles. Meanwhile, the public has a moral responsibility to evaluate the serious arguments on Climate Change.

FRANK J. REGAN

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I can’t remember a time when so many parts of this community were so openly, at-your-throat-mad at one another.

Anger and suspicion, conspiracy theories, deep and open distrust are the order of the day in Rochester. The unions are furious at Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard, now calling him “Baby Doc” to link him to the dreadful former dictator of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Some of the parent activists are no kinder.

In city government, one group of Democrats is all but at war with another group.

OK: disagreement and protests are healthy. And certainly wild dissension among Democrats is nothing new. In addition, the particular issues in which we’re embroiled right now are complex, important, and — to many people — deeply emotional: education and city governance.

Some of the disagreement is over principle. Should charter schools be part of a public school system? In an urban school district, should student performance help determine individual teachers’ pay? Is a special election, at its core, undemocratic?

But let’s be honest. Some of the disagreements are rooted in self-interest.

I believe teachers and their union leaders when they say that they have the students’ interests at heart. But they have their own interests — pay, pensions, job security — at heart, too. The superintendent has the students’ interests at heart, but his own conviction about what needs to be done, the importance of his own success: that’s also a form of self-interest.

And in re mayoral succession: some of the opponents of a special election were backing specific candidates for mayor — people whose odds would be much stronger in a general election.

None of this stuff is going away. The divisions are deep. We’ll get nowhere, though, if we don’t deal with the distrust.

So a couple of thoughts about that: First, the distrust growing out of mayoral succession: Some Democrats are convinced that the special election is part of a deal concocted by party chair Joe Morelle and Assembly member David Gantt. Morelle and Gantt insist, strongly, that there’s no deal, and nobody has come forward with evidence of one, but the rumor persists.

City Council was expected to call for a special election as we went to press Tuesday night. Unless somebody finds yet another way to get courts involved, that’ll end the debate. It won’t end the distrust, though.

What will? The special election, or at least it should. Lesser known candidates

None of this stuff is going away. We’ll get nowhere, though, if we don’t deal with the distrust. will face an uphill climb, but former Mayor Bill Johnson will very likely run, and his reputation and visibility puts him on equal footing with presumed Democratic candidate Tom Richards.

So the public will indeed get a choice — and no matter who wins, it’ll be time to put the conspiracy theory to rest. I’m not saying that’ll happen. I’m just saying it should.

Then to the school district: Everybody’s focused on their opponents’ shortcomings.

How about: everybody works on the problems they admit they have. Stop pointing fingers. Fix what is directly under your control first.

Jean-Claude Brizard works on his personnel skills with his teachers. Why do they think he’s a dictator? What should he do to fix that? The teachers union agrees that some teachers shouldn’t even be in the system. What should the union do to fix that? Parent activists tend to focus on everybody but other parents. What are they doing about the parents who are not involved in their children’s education — and are hindering it, through poor parenting or worse?

Well, this is kind of a dream proposal.

Everybody’s so mad that I don’t expect anybody to pull back, take a deep breath, and think about removing the mote from their own eye before tackling their opponents.

So can I start small? Not to repeat my thoughts from a previous column, but I’m becoming increasingly disturbed at the vitriolic language and the personal nature of the discussions. Seriously: what kind of role model are we exhibiting for our children when we call the superintendent of schools “Baby Doc”?

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UR moving forward with College Town

the city’s neighborhood and business development commissioner, became acting mayor last week and is the city’s third mayor this month. Also: City Council was expected to set the date of the special election on Tuesday night. Check www.rochestercitynewspaper.com for regular updates on this and other subjects.

The University of Rochester selected Clevelandbased Fairmount Properties as its development partner for College Town.

UR and city officials envision a 500,000-squarefoot mix of retail, residential, and office space on 16 acres along the west side of Mt. Hope Avenue between Elmwood Avenue and Crittenden Boulevard.

Construction on the near $100-million project, if approved by the UR’s Board of Trustees, would be completed by 2013.

New charter school

Authority review completed

County officials completed a review of Monroe County Airport Authority expenses. They said they found that former director of aviation David Damelio spent almost $4,000 in multiple visits to an NYC adult entertainment venue. Damelio, who resigned on January 3, has paid the money back.

Too many mayors There is talk that Carlos Carballada’s status as acting mayor may face a legal challenge. The city’s leadership crisis, some critics say, doesn’t rise to the level outlined by the Charter to warrant Carballada’s installation. Carballada,

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One district, two realities

True North Public Schools plans to open another charter school in August 2011, and it will start by serving about 90 fifthgrade students. The school will be modeled after Rochester Prep, including using the same name. It will be the third charter school in the True North network in Rochester. True North is a unit of Uncommon Schools, a national education company.

City schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard’s State of the Schools address last week either went extremely well or it was a disaster, depending on who’s talking.

Several members of Brizard’s senior staff spent hours prepping the superintendent for the presentation. By their accounts and according to Brizard, the evening went well.

GOP rejects independent redistricting

A committee of the Monroe County Legislature rejected a Democratic proposal to take politics out of the redistricting process. Under the Democrats’ plan, elected officials would not serve on the commission that draws the district lines.

But the three Republicans on the Agenda-Charter Committee voted to keep politicians in charge of the redistricting process.

About 500 people, mostly city school teachers, showed up to protest at city schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard’s State of the Schools speech last week.

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But Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association, disagrees. The large number of teachers and their supporters who came out to protest Brizard’s policies heard little in his speech, he says, that changed their minds.

“The superintendent had been claiming all week that he gets along well with teachers, and that they support him,” Urbanski says. “I’m not sure how he can say that.”

The divergent views reflect a serious divide between Brizard and the RTA. Nowhere is that more evident than the impasse in contract negotiations between the district and the teachers union.

The New York State Employment Relations Board has been contacted,

Urbanski says. And he says he expects to hear from a mediator in the next few days who will try to get both sides back to the negotiating table.

Brizard says he isn’t convinced the impasse is real and substantial.

But there are significant differences over teacher compensation and evaluation. Brizard, for instance, wants some discretion in how he pays teachers and to link student outcomes on test scores to evaluation and individual compensation.

Urbanski agrees that teacher evaluations should be linked to student outcomes. But, he says, the union is reluctant to have student test scores linked to compensation.

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Cost of War And Rochester has a good chance of becoming one of the country’s models for health-care reform because of the area’s emphasis on research and professional training.

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POLITICS | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

Dispelling health-care confusion

Johnson’s in

Recent polls indicate that the public is warming up to the president’s health-care overhaul. But confusion still exists.

Nazareth College will host a conference on Thursday, February 10, called “Bringing Health Reform Home: Scholars, Health Professionals, and Community Leaders Share Their Perspectives.” The conference is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the college’s Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Most of the provisions of the law will be implemented at the state and local levels, says Olena Prokopovych, assistant professor of political science at Nazareth. And Rochester, she says, has a good chance of becoming one of the country’s models for health-care reform because of the area’s emphasis on research and professional training.

Prokopovych, the conference’s organizer, says she has studied US healthcare policy extensively.

One of the most important components of the law will be the creation of the regional insurance pools during the next four years, she says. This will allow the uninsured to purchase health insurance at affordable costs.

And it means that hospitals and emergency rooms that provide the care for the formerly uninsured will be reimbursed.

The law gives the states flexibility on how to do this, Prokopovych says. Some states,

Former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson has sent a letter to members of the city Democratic committees, asking for their support for his mayoral bid. | Johnson had previously said that if no credible candidate came forward, he would consider getting in the race. The letter indicates that the former mayor has made up his mind. (Johnson had not returned a phone call by press time.) | Johnson, who was mayor from 1994 to 2005, is upset with City Council’s decision to set a special election to replace former Mayor Bob Duffy. He, several Democratic committee leaders, and many members of the public want an interim appointment followed by a primary and general election.

A special election, they say, is undemocratic. | “City Hall must be returned to the people,” Johnson’s letter says. | As a result of Duffy’s departure and legal questions surrounding his replacement, the city has had three mayors this month. These “strange events,” Johnson writes, are too serious to ignore. | “Suddenly, a city known for stable governance and transparent leadership is now becoming known for uncertainty and backroom dealing,” he writes. | In the letter, Johnson says he will appear at the Democratic convention to seek the party’s endorsement.

for example, may decide to provide the public option, a government-run health insurance agency that competes with private insurers.

How the law is implemented will spur innovation Olena Prokopovych PHOTO PROVIDED and, contrary to the views of some of the law’s critics, create jobs, says Marilyn Dollinger, associate dean of nursing at St. John Fisher College. For instance, with 30-million more people in the health-care system, she says, the demand for family nurse practitioners will increase.

“I lose patience with people who attack this [law,]” Dollinger says. “Calling it a ‘job killer’ is just an empty argument.”

The February 10 conference will be followed by a health-care reform speaker series on Friday, February 18, and Friday, March 4.

For more information: http://www.naz.edu/ news/february-2011/nazareth-college-hostshealth-care-reform-conference.

servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 99,393 to 108,514 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to January 24.

American servicemen and servicewomen killed from January 2 to 17.

-- Spc. Jose A. Torre, Jr., 21, Garden Grove, Calif.

-- Sgt. Michael P. Bartley, 23, Barnhill, Ill. -- Spc. Martin J. Lamar, 43, Sacramento, Calif.

-- Maj. Michael S. Evarts, 41, Concord, Ohio AFGHANISTAN TOTALS — 1,466

US servicemen and servicewomen and 842 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to January 24.

Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available.

American servicemen and servicewomen killed from January 12 to 20: -- Sgt. Zainah C. Creamer, 28, Texarkana, Texas -- Maj. Evan J. Mooldyk, 47, Ranch Murieto, Calif.

-- Pfc. Zachary S. Salmon, 21, Harrison, Ohio -- Cpl. Joseph C. Whitehead, 22, Axis, Ala. -- Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster, 22, Millbrook, Ala. -- Sgt. Jason G. Amores, 29, Lehigh Acres, Fla. -- Petty Officer Dominique Cruz, 26, Panama City, Fla. -- Pfc. Amy R. Sinkler, 23, Chadbourn, N.C. SOURCES: iraqbodycount.org,

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Tax-cap conundrum You hear it all the time: New York State property taxes make homeownership unaffordable to many, drive away business, and encourage people to leave the state.

Elected officials, think tanks, and citizens are increasingly pushing a statewide property tax cap as a solution. On the surface, a cap seems like a good way to prevent tax bills from growing so fast that property owners can’t keep up.

If a cap is enacted, municipalities would only be able to increase tax levies by a limited amount each year. The most likely proposal, which is being offered by Governor Andrew Cuomo, would limit local tax levy increases to 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lowest.

The cap would go hand-in-hand with a cap on state spending.

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, who’s also president of the state Association of County Executives, says she supports the governor’s proposed caps. She says they’ll help state and local governments prioritize programs and spending.

“You are essentially forcing all local governments and state government to make tough choices,” Brooks says.

The tax cap would also apply to school districts.

It’s not as simple as it sounds, though. Local governments must fund some programs: those are the mandates that Brooks and other local elected officials rail against. They include programs like Medicaid — which the county government must contribute to — and pension contributions. The areas they can control are limited to services like parks, public libraries, and the sheriff’s office road patrol. If tax increases are capped, but municipalities and school districts still have to fund the same required programs, it’s the optional items that will suffer.

Criticism of New York’s property taxes

seemed to intensify last year after the release of a report from the Tax Foundation, a taxpayer education group.

It said that many of the counties in the US with the highest property taxes were located in New York. And that statewide, the report said, property taxes as a percentage of homeowners’ income were 79 percent above the national average.

New York’s property taxes are what they are because of a plethora of programs, services, and costs. Whether it’s a local library’s book budget, the salaries of public employees and City

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When it comes to difficult or politically charged issues, Albany’s got a welldeserved reputation for paralysis driven by competing interests.” elected officials, or the cost of the state Medicaid program, each bit contributes.

Medicaid, however, is an easy target, which Cuomo is already examining via a redesign committee. The program is required under the federal government, but each state offers its own version.

New York’s is one of the most comprehensive, which is good or bad, depending on who’s asked.

Counties have to administer the program and cover a portion of the costs. That’s a problem because the counties have no local control. If they could control where the money goes within the program, Brooks says, they could better control the results.

The state is considering taking over the administration of the Medicaid program, which would relieve some of the burden on the counties. The counties support the move. Administration could be handled on a statewide basis or through regional centers, but the specifics haven’t been settled.

Another set of rigid mandates exists in school districts: special-education guidelines. New York has more than 200 state-specific regulations dealing with special education, and those are on top of federal regulations. By comparison, California has 27.

The New York Conference of Mayors

and Municipal Officials, and the New York State Association of Counties have issued reports arguing for mandate relief.

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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks says she supports a property tax cap, but that mandate relief could help reduce taxes. FILE PHOTO

Reducing the amount that governments have to pay to provide services that they have little decision-making power over is just as essential, if not more, as a property tax cap, the reports say. Mandate relief, they say, may even help reduce property taxes.

The NYCOM report says that without mandate relief or exclusions for some costs like health care and pensions, a tax cap would lead to “destructive local budget deficits, decimated municipal work forces, and a dangerous reduction in the essential services provided by local governments.”

The New York State School Boards Association opposes the tax cap. But its members agree that mandate relief is the key to keeping taxes down. But even that may not be enough for governments to comply with the cap without making harmful cuts, says Jody Siegle, executive director of the Monroe County School Boards Association.

Local governments, Siegle says, are subject to the same market forces as consumers. Some cost increases — employee salaries, for example — are predictable. Others, such as fuel, health insurance, and pension contributions are not. So school district and local government spending can be driven by market forces, some of which are not linked to inflation. That can pose difficulties, Siegle says, for complying with an inflation-linked cap.

Cuomo’s proposed cap “would lock school districts and governments into a situation where they, over time, could not cope with normal market forces, even apart from all the mandate issues,” Siegle says. “We would end up like California

unless the state was able to step forward with significant revenues to mitigate the effect of inflation over the years.”

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The challenge will be to enact a cap and

mandate reforms in a way that doesn’t harm New Yorkers or local governments.

When it comes to difficult or politically charged issues, Albany’s got a welldeserved reputation for paralysis driven by competing interests. In the case of caps and mandates, if lawmakers try to change laws that affect collective bargaining, unions and their allies will dig in their heels. If Medicaid funding is reduced, health industry organizations and their allies will go on the offensive.

The tax cap is politically popular and easily understood by the public. It would have less trouble getting through the Legislature than mandate reforms: they’re more complicated and the public is less interested in them. But as municipal leaders have made clear, a cap without mandate reform would hamstring local governments.

Cuomo has established a commission to examine mandates and offer suggestions to ease or eliminate them. He’s brought on local governments — including Monroe County’s Brooks — as well as representatives from school districts and labor.

“Change is going to happen and we can decide whether it’s going to be negative change or positive change,” Brooks says. “I think the governor is giving constituencies an opportunity to be part of that change in a positive way.”

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Looking at the new American Dream

The Rochester Regional Community Design Center will present “the New American Dream,” a talk

by Christopher Leinberger at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26. Leinberger, a Brooking Institute Fellow, will discuss the rise of the knowledge economy and its relationship to pedestrian-friendly urban centers. The event will be held at the Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus auditorium.

Life or debt

The Greece Baptist Church will host the

Correcting ourselves

Honorable John C. Ninfo II, chief US bankruptcy judge of Western New York. Ninfo’s talk, “It’s a Matter of Life or Debt” will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, January 30, at 1230 Long Pond Road.

ing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 27. The meeting is usually held at the board’s downtown office, but this month it will be held at Jefferson High School, 1 Edgerton Park.

Re-live Ike’s warning

The Cuban five on film

Rochester Friends Meeting will show the film “Why We Fight” in honor of the 50th anniversary of President Ike Eisenhower’s famous speech warning Americans of the dangers of the “military-industrial complex.” The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, at 84 Scio Street. A discussion will follow the film.

School board meeting

The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present “the Cuban Five,” a film about five Cuban men who are serving time in a US prison for committing espionage against the US government. Many people, however, believe the men have been falsely accused and convicted.

The film will be shown at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, at Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street.

The Rochester city school board’s monthly meet-

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within the Tex-Mex genre while still trying to push the boundaries a bit (combination plates with two or three items, rice, and beans run $9 and $12, respectively). His enchiladas, for instance, are stuffed with a delicious slow-roasted pulled pork, or spicy shredded beef or chicken — all excellent choices. But, unlike standard Tex-Mex joints, where the sauce is ladled over the tortillas before they are put under the fire, Brewer does his enchiladas the Mexican way, dipping the tortillas in his ancho-based sauce and then stuffing them, which yields a drier The chile relleno with black beans at Mex on Alexander Street. PHOTO BY JEFF MARINI but more intensely flavored dish.

His tacos are as good as you will get at any street taco stand. The primary difference is that Brewer’s tacos are filled with startlingly good meat — one recent Taco Tuesday special featured a briefly grilled mako shark ceviche, for instance.

Mex has been reinvented several times.

Mex Tofu isn’t usually a big player in TexCycling from restaurant to bar and back 295 Alexander St. Mex food, which tends toward beans and again has led to an interior that says cool, 262-3060, mexrestaurant.com meat, but Brewer offers tofu and seitan slightly offbeat lounge on the ground floor, Dinner Tue-Thu 5-10 p.m., as fillings for his tacos, enchiladas, and and a perpetual Day of the Dead celebration Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.; bar until 2 a.m. burritos. His best use of soy protein, in the velvet-curtained dining rooms on the however, is his adobo tofu ($12). Brewer’s second floor. homemade adobo incorporates chilis, [ REVIEW ] BY JAMES LEACH Mex features a fairly comprehensive list cumin, and a bit of oregano, but he also of Mexican beers in bottles and a solid lineadds in a fair amount of citrus juice and Paul Brewer is a chef on the move. He has up of foreign and microbrews on draft. The zest, giving his adobo a lighter, punchier been since he started his career as a cook at bar also makes a mean margarita. Get your flavor. Briefly deep-frying the tofu lends a Cracker Barrel restaurant when he was 14 drinks quickly, because the chunky salsa that it a meatier texture before it’s dressed and years old. In the intervening 21 years, he is served with festive red, black, and white walked through a sautee pan. The result, has worked in countless restaurants, most tortilla chips has a fire that builds over time, served with a crunchy salsa cruda of mango recently making a name for himself as the making that first beer a welcome arrival. and jicama, is an entirely satisfying entrée, opening chef for Rochester’s first gastropub, Don’t fill up on chips — or at least wait but it would make an even better appetizer the Tap & Mallet. At some point the desire to do so until the queso dip ($6) arrives. easily shared between three or four people. to have a place to call his own became Brewer builds his queso on a bechamel base, Mex is not flawless, however, and when overwhelming. When an opportunity incorporating pickled jalapenos, caramelized everything else is of such good quality, emerged to buy into the restaurant Mex on onions, roasted red pepper, and fresh tomato shortcomings stand out. On one visit, Alexander Street — where he had cooked into the cheesy sauce. It’s delicious, and the the refried beans were flavorful but badly several years before — Brewer decided it was accompanying warm corn tortillas are a nice oversalted, and the kitchen sent out a chili time to strike out on his own. touch. You’ll likely ask for more chips, and relleno — a deep-fried stuffed poblano Brewer has been at the helm of Mex for end up using them as spoons. pepper — that was so overbreaded that the almost half a year now, slowly but surely You could also opt for stuffed jalapenos pepper inside was virtually raw, the crust so ramping up his interpretation of Mexican ($7), but be very careful. Where most food: a “traditional” twist on Tex-Mex that, restaurants resort to pickled jalapenos, Brewer thick and dense that I had difficulty cutting it with a steak knife ($12). On a subsequent he suggests, will take diners well beyond uses them fresh, chars them briefly, and then visit, the breading was much lighter and the realm of heaps of shredded lettuce and sends them lightly battered into the deep“burned and melted cheese” that characterize fryer. Pickling jalapenos pulls their teeth a bit. delightfully crispy, the pepper tender and much of what passes for Mexican food in the Bite into one of these poppers and the pepper flavorful, a nice background for the tasty area. It’s a noble goal. Brewer likes to tinker bites back — hard. One pepper a person is all potato, corn, cheese, and rice filling within.

When asked what had happened, Brewer with his food, updating familiar standbys you are likely to need to get your chili fix. and inventing new dishes that are fusions of A milder option would be Brewer’s excellent explained that the kitchen is still “working other cuisines to keep diners on their toes. tortilla soup ($4). Brewer, showing his love for out the kinks,” and that one of his cooks had forgotten that the relleno batter needed to Mex is well on its way to being a great Texall things pork, creates a rich, dark, and silkybe both thinner and used at close to room Mex joint, and a solid standby in the East smooth soup on a base of pork and chicken temperature to ensure even cooking. and Alexander neighborhood. stock enriched with ground ancho peppers.

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A quick glance around town proves that Rochester is rich with creative talent, but some believe we need a little help getting our arts act together, and making the scene more of a success. Local collaborative and collective endeavors, such as art co-ops and the monthly First Friday gallery trek, aid in connecting the city’s creative forces with the Rochester audience. But for many reasons, these endeavors are largely focused in the city’s center, inevitably leaving many of the “peripheral” art spaces and artists out in the cold.

This winter, a new arts-management collaboration, headed by Kathrine Page of the Regional Gallery Directors’ Forum (she is also director of the Davison Gallery at Roberts Wesleyan College and curator of the B.T. Roberts Memorial Hall Art

Gallery), aims to better connect local art houses with art enthusiasts, while providing a discussion based around one very topical concept. From late January through March, more than a dozen participating regional galleries and museums will host exhibitions based on the theme of “Thaw.” Each gallery has generated its own subheading to provide a unique take on the term.

Connotations run from the literal, season-appropriate snow- and ice-melt scenes; to more metaphoric, emotional definitions; to allusions to art-creation techniques (such as the Genesee Center for the Art and Education’s “Seconds from the Flame,” which will present, among other art objects, kiln-fired ceramics); to the simple concept of a shift in a state of being. The challenge issued to participating galleries has resulted in a wide range of creative considerations derived from

the kick-off spark of the word “Thaw,” emphasizing the creative diversity present in our ample art community.

“The city-wide show concept is a terrific initiative that I think will take us further,” says Sally Wood Winslow of the Center at High Falls Gallery, one of the galleries participating in “Thaw.” “During a visit to another city I stopped in many galleries because they were participating in a citywide show. Without the initiative I might have gone to one, two, even three galleries; but because of it, I went to six or eight over the course of a week’s stay.”

In relating her experience, Winslow alludes

to what initiatives like “Thaw” could mean for visitors to Rochester, and therefore to Rochester’s tourism industry: “I felt quickly that I was in a town of the arts, and learned my way around as a benefit of

art searching. I didn’t have to look hard to find cultural attractions because so many galleries were working together to show me the big picture.” She adds that “First Friday is a ‘great night on the town’ for those in town. It’s mostly locals who participate. In a longer-lasting show, galleries can show off work during their normal hours.”

“The collaboration will explore the diversity of artistic expressions while displaying the fertile and robust gallery, museum, and cultural spaces and activities throughout the Rochester region,” says Page via the event’s press release. “For this exhibition collaborative, each gallery or museum culled their own artists, hand-picked from around the country or region for their particular exhibition spaces.”

Most exhibitions will kick off in February and continue through March, to intentionally

“ T H AW ” E X H I B I T I O N G U I D E NOTE: Some venues had yet to solidify plans at press time. For more information check the online version of this article at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave. February 4-March 19: “No Boundaries.” Featured artists include Hiram Cray (painter/sculptor), Edreys Wajed (graphic and hip-hop artist), Michelle Harris (new media and digital art), and Shawn Dunwoody (mixed media). (Wed-Fri 6-9 p.m., Sat 3-6 p.m.

563-2145, thebaobab.org.)

opened January 12, and highlights the concepts of thawing, warming, and melting. An artist reception will be held Sunday, February 13, 3-6 p.m. with live jazz by Reilly Taylor-Cook and Hershel Mikel. Also showing at High Falls through February 25: “In Between 2 Worlds,” “Pressing Issue: Letterpress Art” featuring Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. and the artists of the Printing and Book Arts Center, and “Christine Sevilla: Her Lens, Her Favorites.” (Wed-Fri 10 a.m.5 p.m., Sat noon-6 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m.

325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.)

Center at High Falls Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through February 25: “Thaw: Hot and Cold.” Multi-media group show

Community Darkroom Gallery Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Ave. February 11-March 27:

“Meltdown: Life is What You Fake It.” Work by photographer Melanie Couch, as well as crystalline glazed vases by The Wizard of Clay. A reception will take place Friday, February 11, 6-9 p.m.

(Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org.)

Crocus Clay Works Gallery Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. February 4-26: “Thaw: Melting Hearts.” Living plant sculptures by Christine and Brian Krieger, as well as work by Jennifer Buckley, and Sabra Wood’s Highland Park series of pots with glaze inspired by the changing

seasons of the park’s trees. In addition, the gallery will debut “paper tigers,” paper dolls made of clay by Wood and friends, with outfits that epitomize the seasons, “thawing from winter to spring to fall,” says Wood. (Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment.

469-8217, crocusclayworks.com.)

in psychological and spiritual realms with introspective sensibilities that create internal landscapes, pushing the physical boundaries between one realm and another. A reception will take place Friday, March 11, 5-7 p.m.

(Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 1-4 p.m. roberts.edu.)

Davison Gallery Roberts Wesleyan College, 2265 Westside Drive.

February 28-March 28: “Thaw: Confluence & Influence.” An exhibition of five acclaimed painters, including David Berry, Emanuele Cacciatore, Aaron Gosser, Kathleen Nicastro, Rachael Van Dyke, and Janet McKenzie. The artists found inspiration

Firehouse Gallery Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Ave. February 11-28: “Seconds from the Flame!” A “seconds” sale and exhibit offering ceramics, letterpress, printmaking, and photographs that all share a hot and sultry subject matter.

A reception will take place Friday, February 11, 6-9 p.m. (Mon-Fri 10

1 Untitled painting by Sylvie Culbertson, part of “Thaw: Considering the Climate” at Creative Workshop 3 Piece by Stephen Fox, part of “Thaw: Considering the Climate” at Creative Workshop 2 Image from “Charlie Arnold, Pioneer of Electrostatic Art” at Rochester Contemporary

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4 “Augustine” by Aaron Gosser, part of “Thaw: Confluence & Influence” at Davison Gallery

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coincide to the traditional northeastern thaw. Some of the shows are sure to provide a needed jolt-of-warmth tease, following our recent brutally sub-zero temps.

Page founded the Regional Gallery

Directors’ Forum in 2007 with the aim of initiating a continuous dialogue, networking, free exchange of ideas, and mutual encouragement among those who run regional creative spaces, Page says. Many of the galleries represented, including Monroe Community College’s Mercer Gallery, and Geneseo’s Lederer, Lockhart, and Bridge galleries, are a bit off the beaten cultural path. Page saw a need for breaking down these barriers of isolation, believing that to connect the community with more of its artistic voices would help Rochester have a stronger cultural voice in general.

a.m.-5 p.m., Sat noon-4 p.m.

244-1730, geneseearts.org.)

Hungerford Urban Artisans 1115 E. Main St. March 4-31: “What the Flux?” Open hours on Saturdays, contact for more info. A showcase exhibit, with one piece from each participating artist from the Hungerford. (facebook.com/huastudios.)

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. February 23-March 20: “Thaw.” A group photography exhibit, with themes that include “anything that melts, something in flux, anything that changes or transmogrifies,” says participating artist Gilbert Maker. “It

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The RGDF meets once a month to discuss everything from its members’ upcoming shows to navigating the details involved in running a gallery, which includes the minutiae of labeling art, curatorial styles, musical entertainment at openings, and framing options, to the more complicated issues of moving from halogen to LED lighting in galleries and clearing international customs when shipping artwork is necessary. The RGDF website (artsroc.org) lists more than two dozen member organizations, everything from museums like the Memorial Art Gallery to smaller independent galleries like Repartee Gallery in Penfield.

Sabra Wood of Crocus Clay Works in the Hungerford Building on East Main Street is an enthusiastic participant in both RGDF and the “Thaw” exhibition.

“RGDF is a wonderful community of

could mean anything that warms, anything indigenous to Upstate New York or the Northeast, or anything mentally or psychologically or spiritually or physically acclimating; even sustainability concepts easily falls under this theme.” (Wed-Sat 11 a.m.7 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com.)

Lederer Gallery Brodie Fine Arts, SUNY Geneseo. February 12-March 12: “Art Blizzard.” A fundraising exhibit, which still has an open call for art donations of 5”x5” work, for sale to support the college’s galleries. The exhibit envisions a blizzard of artwork in lieu of snow. A preview party will take place Saturday, February 12, 4-5 p.m., with a public

For some time the group had been discussing

a multi-gallery collaboration attempt, says Page, which has culminated in “Thaw.”

At press time, 13 art spaces have joined the endeavor, including the Hungerford, which actually houses a multitude of artists in separate studios and galleries. The “momentum of engagement continues to build,” says Page. “Anticipation continues to brew in the hope that this will build community spirit and build awareness of and appreciation for the arts in Rochester.”

reception 5-8 p.m. Online viewing opens Sunday, February 13, at 4 p.m.

(Mon-Thu 12:30-3:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 12:30-5:30 p.m. 245-5813, geneseo.edu/galleries/art-blizzard-2.)

Lucy Burne Gallery At the Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. February 3-March 3: “Thaw: Considering the Climate.”

Multimedia work by past and present Creative Workshop students, including Stephen Fox, Eileen Joy, Paula Marchese, Sylvie Culbertson, and Tom Foster. (Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.)

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gallery directors,” she says. “We share best practices and help members problem solve. It’s truly amazing how everyone learns from one another — from the large museums to the smallest exhibition spaces.” Members also rotate the location of the monthly meetings, “so we get to see each others’ venues,” says Wood.

Image by Melanie Couch, from “Pink and Blue,” part of the “Meltdown: Life is What You Fake It” at the Community Darkroom

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A few institutions with galleries that participate in the RGDF, including Nazareth College, the Memorial Art Gallery, and Booksmart Studios, already had shows firmed up in their calendars, so they will not be part of “Thaw” this time. But the RGDF plans to revisit the theme every two years, each time challenging city- and region-wide galleries and artists to create a new tag line and exhibitions with new artists.

The word “Thaw” provides such a wide range of associations, that with new artistic voices tackling the challenge every two years, there is an almost bottomless well of interpretations from which to draw. “It’s great fun to see how different member galleries are interpreting the concept,” says Crocus’ Wood. The RGDF is “all about this dialogue” between cultural spaces, creative centers, and viewers, says Page. “Without that interaction and engagement, art is stagnant.”

Mercer Gallery Monroe Community College, 1000 E. Henrietta Road.

March 4-April 4: “Peter Monacelli: Follow.” Forty-four drawings, each depicting a line of the lyrics of the 1960’s song “Follow” by Jerry Merrick, and abstractions based on Monacelli’s interpretation of the song’s meaning.

The opening reception takes place Friday, March 4, 7-9 p.m. (Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Tue, Thu 10 a.m.7 p.m. 292-2021, monroecc.edu/depts/ vapa/mercer/about.htm.)

Repartee Gallery Penfield Arts Center, 2131 Five Mile Line Road. February 11-March 25: “Thaw: Before the Flow.” Opening February 11 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wed-Sat 1-5 p.m. 586-5192, penfieldartscenter.com.)

Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. February 4-March 13: “Charlie Arnold, Pioneer of Electrostatic Art” (in the LAB Space). Before there was a Xerox copier, there was Charlie Arnold, creating his delicate and technically complicated electrostatic prints using a large camera and the “haloid” process, which later evolved into xerography. The artist uses scraps from nature and other objects as his subjects. This exhibit takes place during the “Makers/Mentors” exhibition, with an opening reception on Friday, February 4, 6-10 p.m. (Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. $1 admission.

461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org.)

7 “Between the Lines” by Nan Meyer, part of “Thaw: Considering the Climate” at Creative Workshop 8 Ceramic pieces from the Highland Park series by Sarah Rutherford, part of “Thaw: Melting Hearts” at Crocus Clay Works

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Sunday, January 30 Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 8 p.m. | $12-$15 | 232-7550 [ HIP-HOP ] Das Racist’s samples are more organic than

most as they careen below MC’s Victor Vazquez and Himanshu Suri’s syncopated raps. Though the songs on contemporary radio seem to have banished the term “smart rap” into obscurity, Das Racist brings the heat, the attitude, and the knowledge to back up its challenges, accusations, and way-hip diatribes. Garden Fresh, Tim Tones, and Harvey Who? will be there, too. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

Voices: Music of the Spanish Renaissance Friday, January 28 Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 7:30 pm | $5-$10 | 271-1050 [ CLASSICAL ] Take shelter from the cold January winds by

slipping into a pew and basking in the warmth of Spanish Renaissance polyphony. Choral music will be provided by the local professional choral-music group Voices, directed

by William Weinert. For this concert, the choral will be conducted by ESM doctoral student Gregory Ristow. The program includes both sacred and secular music, and some pieces called “ensaladas” that blur the lines between the two.

Among them is “La Bomba” by Mateo Flecha (the elder), known for “his slightly sarcastic look at how drowning sailors turn to religion” (as per the program notes). Also performing will be Warner Iversen on the baroque guitar and Ryan Enright on the organ. — BY PALOMA CAPANNA

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Breaking Laces Saturday, January 29 Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 6 p.m. | Free | 292-9940 [ ROCK ] Is everyone from Brooklyn these days? it seems

a ton of bands coming through town lately are from the Apple’s biggest borough. But really, Brooklyn’s Breaking Laces transcends geography — and even time, a little bit — to hold fast to the pleasant dashes of anti-folk.

You know the stuff; rock energy plugged in lyrically but not electrically. There’s a little Lemonhead sugar and some They Might Be Giants quirk. The trio incorporates sampling and keyboards to flesh out its live sound, but thankfully doesn’t crowd the acoustic simplicity. It’s cool, it’s creatively liberal, and so Brooklyn (whatever that means.) — BY FRANK DE BLASE

Erica Russo Sunday, January 30 Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. | $7-$9 | 454-2966 [ SINGER/SONGWRITER ] Sporting a nonchalance and

casual cool that champion poker players strive for their whole lives, Brooklyn singer/songwriter Erica Russo is like a breeze on ice. She dresses her tunes up a bit more than most in the idiom. For those who like the stark reality of an artist’s wood and wire, you’ll find it lurking in between Russo’s breaths and the cracks in her melodies. Dig Marc Pinansky, Liana Gabel, and Doug Campbell on the bill as well. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

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Janis Joplin would have been 68 years old this past week if she hadn’t boarded the Adios Express so young. She burned hot, fast, and ultimately out, but remains the quintessential jumping-off point for so many female singers who have the blues, sing the blues, and give the blues. I caught Deep Blue Dream at The Club @ Water Street Wednesday, January 19, as part of a show celebrating Joplin’s birthday. The band was as soulful and versatile as Big Brother and The Holding Company ever was as it grooved and ground the boogie beneath Lauren Faggiano’s big, bad, bold, beautiful, bodacious pipes. But the band’s set was more of a juxtaposition than a mere tribute or send-up. Instead of simply belting out the legend’s tunes, Faggiano wove her own jive-filled songs into the set. The highlight was the ballsy, Kansas City-style shouter “Hoochie Mama,” a tune penned by her dad, in which she channeled Bessie Smith.

She’s got a re-tooled line-up that I’m dying to hear and was sporting some keen sparkly, spike-heeled kicks, but somehow I completely missed Kristen Maxfield’s set Friday night at Water Street, when she

opened for Boston rockers The Adam Ezra Group. So I spent the next 30 minutes kicking my own ass while I dug the headliners. This was the band’s second time through town and already people seem to be locking in on the music. With his sloppy good looks and aw-shucks charm, Ezra and his band rocked through a set of straightahead, perhaps a little uneven, song-driven material like a less-mopey Wallflowers.

I slipped through the door to the big side to dig the calamity that had been shaking the walls on the Club side. Storm The Bay was in full twist as I made my way for the stage. It’s not that this band isn’t melodic, but the priority seems to be in the rhythm and the excitement it builds by way of dynamic teasing. The set culminated with a handful of the audience storming the stage (by invitation) to bounce around with the band.

Hardcore hellions Endyga followed with a spectacular light show that would make Pink Floyd Green Floyd with envy.

It was crushing, loud, and intense. The vocals were a little garbled at times, but the energy and thunder prevailed.

[ Country ] Domestic Violin. Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 10 p.m. Free.

DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free.

DJ. Woody’s, 250 Monroe Ave. 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton. 392-7700.

10 p.m. Free.

DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 3211170. 8:30 p.m. Free.

DJs Jared & Mario B. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 9 p.m. $5.

DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.

The Future Band, The J Arthur Keenes Band, Light Feelings, and Blake Cooper. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8 p.m. $7-$9. continues on page 14

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things. We’re not a band that likes to re-tread our past, we like to continue forward. So in re-releasing these we wanted to make sure we had something more than just the record.

There should be new artwork, there should be new stuff to look at, there should be a DVD. We want to give more to our fans. People’s entertainment dollar is stretched to the limit these days. We’re just stoked anyone would want to buy our old records. That’s exciting.

To what do you attribute Less Than Jake’s longevity?

After being signed to major and indie labels since the 90’s, ska-punk band Less Than Jake has gone DIY with its own label, and is re-releasing its classic discs with new material. PHOTO courtesy dennis ho

Avoiding the tissue trap Less Than Jake w/Off With Their Heads, Supervillians Monday, January 31 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 7 p.m. | $16.50-$20 | 325-5600, lessthanjake.com [ INTERVIEW ] By Frank De Blase

If there ever was a band to prove that ska and ska-powered punk was more than just a fad, it’s Gainesville, Florida’s Less Than Jake. Amidst a shifting musical climate dominated by heavier things, the early 90’s brought a glut of young bands hyped up on brass and acceleration.

With the reckless power of punk, a flipped ska groove hung with pop hooks made bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Let’s Go Bowling, Mustard Plug, Skankin’ Pickle, and Less Than Jake — to mention just a few — undeniably, unavoidably fun.

Less Than Jake’s live shows are exuberant sweat fests as the band —Chris Demakes (vocals/guitar), Roger Manganelli (bass), Peter “JR” Wasilewski (saxophone), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Vinnie Fiorello (drums) — ratchets its already-augmented sound with doses of metal and pop. The shows are like volleyball without a net or a ball.

Since shaking loose its major (and independent) label shackles, Less Than Jake has set out to re-release its catalogue on its own Sleep It Off Records. Besides banging out new platters like “GNV FLA” and “TV/EP,” the band is resurrecting classic albums like “Losing Streak” and “Hello Rockview,” including all new artwork and accompanying DVDs. 14 City JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1, 2011

In anticipation of the band’s upcoming show at Water Street, saxophonist Wasilewski called in to set the record straight on starting a label, not hitting it big, and shunning the legendary crown. An edited transcript of the conversation follows.

CITY: Why your own label? Why now?

Peter “JR” Wasilewski: I think we just figured

we were old enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it, people liked us. We were — to quote Rage Against The Machine — taking the power back. We’d been signed to major labels and we’d been signed to independent labels.

When we got released from Warner Brothers we tried to figure out what we were going to do. The climate sort of made the decision for us, so we decided to start our own label.

I think the only thing we have going for us is that we’ve never been what’s considered mega, mega successful. We’re successful, mind you, but there are different tiers of success. But we never had that super-duper hit, and that’s been a blessing and a curse. But more a blessing.

Why a blessing?

A lot of times when you see a person or a band have a super smash single, they’re always trying to get back to that point. It’s rare that lightning strikes twice. We never had that single, so I think it made our music a little less disposable to people.

Disposable?

Singles are disposable music. It’s like a tissue; you blow your nose with it or you wipe your ass with it, and you throw it in the toilet when you’re done. And that’s how I feel about a lot of these songs — pop radio songs — that I hear. They’re catchy songs but they’re not good.

There’s a difference between good and catchy.

How’d you avoid the tissue trap?

Because we never wanted to be part of it. We want to write songs, poppy songs, but we want to write songs that are Less Than Jake songs. We don’t want to sound like anyone else. And we never really cared what anyone else was doing.

Is the label bringing in new fans?

Sometimes. The thing about our band is I always called us as a “little brother” band; something older brothers give to their little brothers and say, “Hey, you should check this out.” A lot of little brothers have come out to see us play. Because of that we’ve been lucky to have new people show up all the time. It’s also a lot easier for people to find out about music now than back when we started this band.

Back in the early 90’s you found out from magazines, friends, and the local dude at the record store who would tell you what’s new as you flipped through the 7” collection of what just came in. Now, you just Google search it.

It’s just so much easier.

With these re-issues you’re offering new packaging and additional treats, right?

We’ve always felt weird about re-issuing

What’s changed for the band?

We’ve been the same five guys now for 11 years. You can always branch out and try different things — maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t work, and it’s a beautiful mistake. You make your beautiful mistake and you move on.

What are some of your beautiful mistakes?

I don’t want to list them all out, because if I do, it’ll just bum me out.

How do you handle the term “legendary”?

It’s like when they ask Derek Jeter about his numbers: I don’t think about that, I just play the game.

[ Jazz ] Kurt Johnson & the Swooners.

Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555.

6 p.m. Free.

Rick Holland Quartet. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844. 8 p.m. Free.

Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 6 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Southpaw Brew Pub, 315 Gregory St. 303-2234.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua.

394-7960. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 363 East Ave. 263-7650. 9.30 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Fairport, 585 Moseley Rd, Fairport. 4254700. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Mayfields Pub, 669 Winton Rd N. 288-7199. 9 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd, Webster. 6719340. 6 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Flyin’ Brian. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 2883930. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

Drum Circle. Rich’s Cafe, 839 West Ave. 235-7665. 6 p.m. Free.

Entertainment Showcase.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8 p.m. Free-$5.

Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 5465474. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Big Daddy Blues Band. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Grand Canyon Rescue Episode. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 10 p.m. Free.

Open Jammin’. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 613-4600. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Dr’s Inn Grill & Tap Room, 1743 East Ave. 2710820. 5 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music.

Stoneyard Bar & Grill, 1 Main St, Brockport. 637-3390. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Traditional Irish Jam. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 764-0991.

7 p.m. Free.

Jimmy Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7 p.m.

Free.

Live Lounge. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 8 p.m.

Free.

Magic & the House Rockers.

Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7 p.m. Free.

Seth Faergolzia. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030. 9 p.m.

Free.

Friday, January 28

[ Pop/Rock ] Catch & Release. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 6 p.m. Free.

Eilen Jewell. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

8:30 p.m. $15.

Watkins & the Rapiers. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free.

GLAM ROCK | Foxy Shazam

Thursday, January 27

Foxy Shazam plays Friday, January 28, 8 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. SOLD OUT. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

[ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon. 624-1390. 7 p.m. Free.

Jim Lane. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440. 7:30 p.m. Free.

John Akers & Elvio Fernandes.

Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6490. 8 p.m. Free.

Kevin DeHond. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 6211480. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Mark Fantasia. Village Pub, Chili Center Plaza. 889-4547. 9 p.m. Free.

Nancy Perry. Mythos Cafe, 77 Main St, Brockport. 637-2770.

6 p.m. Free.

Paul Strowe. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon.

624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix. [ Blues ] Dirty Bourbon Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman @ Washington Square.

S Clinton Ave & Court St. 2741000. 12:15 p.m. Free.

Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free.

DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Big Reg. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 325-5710. 9:30 p.m. Free.

DJ Biggie. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W Henrietta Rd. 334-8970.

9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ ET & DJ Proof. Tribeca, 233 Mill St. 232-1090. 9 p.m. $5-$10.

DJ Jestyr. Soho East, 336 East Ave. 262-2060. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Jestyr. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ Matt. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free.

DJ Mike Dailor. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.

With a name that makes me immediately think of Pam Grier (sigh), Cincinnati’s Foxy Shazam is an over-the-top, wild, and loose glam-leaning ensemble. The band is epic with vocals a la Mr. Mercury and is completely irresistible as it taunts the listener with its oddity. It’s as if the band is daring you not to like it. Good luck, pal. Anberlin and Circa Survive are also on the bill, and will try to keep up.

DJs Designer Junkies, Etiquette, Ginnis. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. $3.

House of Love DJs. Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 7544645. 9 p.m. Free.

Mostly 80’s Night. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 8721505. 6 p.m. Call for tix.

Soul Sides Record Listening Party. Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. 340-6161. 9 p.m. Free.

Thursday Night Shakedown DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 11 p.m. Free.

Tilt-a-Whirl Drag Show. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440.

11 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $2-$8. [ Jazz ] AMP. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Anthony Giannavola.

Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

Jazz Dawgs. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Todd East & Friends. Pane Vino, 175 N Water St. 232-6090. 8 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Goody Goodies, 6108 Loomis Rd, Farmington. 7422531. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth.

315-986-1936. 4 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Penfield, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster.

787-0570. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. GridIron Bar & Grill, 3154 State St, Caledonia. 5384008. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Smooth.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/George, King of Karaoke. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Tim Burnette.

Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington.

924-3232. 8-11 p.m. Free.

Rochester Idol Karaoke.

Landing Bar & Grille, 30 Main St, Fairport. 425-7490. 9:30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Blues Jam w/Alex D & Jimmie Mac. PJ’s Lounge, 499 West Ave. 436-9066. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Jam. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Beau Ryan & Amanda Ashley. Firehouse Saloon, 814 Clinton Ave S. 244-6307. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Standard Lounge, 655 Monroe Ave. 473-2447. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport. 377-0410.

6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night. Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Dave McGrath. TC Hooligans-Greece, Greece Ridge Ctr. 225-7180. 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Jed Curran & Steve Piper. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 8 p.m. Free.

Songwriter’s Open Mic. Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport.

377-0410. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Dolfish w/Jack Danson & the Flood, Alberto Alaska. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966.

8:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Jeff Elliott. Irondequoit Ale House, 2250 Hudson Ave. 544-5120. 5 p.m. Free.

[ Acoustic/Folk ] Darren Eedens. Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free.

Everheart. Caverly’s Irish Pub, 741 South Ave. 278-1289.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Family Funktion & the Sitar Jams, The Windsor Folk Family. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

6 p.m. Free-$3.

Park Ave Band. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free.

Ralph Louis. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 546-3450.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Roger Eckers/Fred Costello Duo. Luna Piena Bistro, 546 Merchants Rd. 288-0067. 9 p.m. Free.

Terry Kurtz, accordion. LegacyClover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 218-9000. 2 p.m. Free.

The Dady Brothers. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 764-0991. 8 p.m. Free.

Tom Gravino. Tandoor of India, 376 Jefferson Rd. 427-7080. 7 p.m. Free.

Woody. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 6372260. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione & the New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Tabletop Three CD Release Party.

Muddy Waters Coffee HouseGeneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo.

243-9111. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman Opera Theatre: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice. Harro East Ballroom, 155 Chestnut St. 4542100. Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 5:30 p.m. $20.

Jewel Hara. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 8003-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free.

John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850. 6:30 p.m. Free.

RPO Pops: Dance Mix: Gershwin, Tyzik, Ellington & more. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. $22-$75.

Sinfonietta Cordancia: Voci Soliste. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 4544596. 7 p.m. Donation.

Voices: Music of the Spanish Renaissance. Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Ave. 271-1050. 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. [ Country ] Karen Star. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m. Free.

HIP-HOP | The Sleepwalkas

The local Act Live Music label brings in this duo, which has been at the forefront of underground hip-hop in New York City for more than a decade. Homeboy Sandman, DJ Ease (Rochester), and Brown Bag All Stars are just a few of the prominent artists with which Sleepwalkas has collaborated.

For this massive event Jesse Abraham (NYC), Harvey Who?, DJ Ease, and DJ M-Tri will share the bill. Makes sure to get you and your crew there early.

The Sleepwalkas perform Friday, January 28, 8 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $6-$10. 454-2966, bugjar.com.

— BY MATT HERRINGTON [ DJ/Electronic ] Act Live: The Sleepwalkas (NYC), Jesse Abraham, Harvey Who? & DJ Ease. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8 p.m. $6-$10.

DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free.

DJ. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 872-2910. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Annalyze. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ Cedric. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.

DJ Dream. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free.

DJ GI. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 3255710. 10 p.m. Free-$5.

DJ Mosart212. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 6 p.m.

Free.

DJs Peter Pizzutelli, Ease, Papi Chulo. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. $3.

Reggaeton w/DJ Carlos. La Copa Ultra Lounge, 235 W Ridge Rd. 254-1050. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Salsa Night w/DJ Javier Rivera.

Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 4750249. 9 p.m. $5.

Top 40 DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m.

Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Good Fridays. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 10 p.m. $10. [ Jazz ] Bobby Dibaudo. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Johnny Matt Band w/Jon Seiger.

Wegmans-Eastway, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster. 6718290. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Ryan T Carey. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 427-8030.

7-9 p.m. Free.

Sofrito. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 8:30 p.m.

Free.

The Westview Project w/Doug Stone, sax. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 7 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Flaherty’s, 1200 Bay Rd. 671-0816. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Village Pub, Chili Center Plaza. 889-4547. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Karaoke. Goody Goodies, 6108 Loomis Rd, Farmington. 7422531. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Tina P. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570.

9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Ryan Barclay Trio.

The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St, Pultneyville. 315-589-4512.

8:30-10:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Rochester Institute of Technology-Java Wally’s, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-2562. 9 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] After Five. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 924-3660. 9 p.m. Free.

Anberlin, Circa Survive w/Foxy Shazam. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 7 p.m. $18.50.

Blow!, Animal Pants, Cavalcade, & Summer Cult. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Inner Planets, Pheromones, The John Payton Project. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $3.

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Friday, January 28 JOD. Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 325-6484. 10 p.m. Free.

Octane. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. 663-3375. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Sam Deleo. Perlo’s Italian Grill, 202 N Washington St, East Rochester. 248-5060. 6:3010:30 p.m. Free.

Soul On Tap, Wooden Machine.

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

Speakeasy, Skull, Cold Steel Tested, Rain Line. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza.

232-1520. 8 p.m. $5-$7.

The Clams. Victor Village Inn, 34 E Main St, Victor. 924-5025.

9:30 p.m. Free.

Todd East & Friends. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8 p.m. Free.

Trilogy. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650. 7 p.m.

Free. [ R&B ] Old School R&B. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 5278720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Soul at the Cup. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Saturday, January 29 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath. Shamrock Jack’s, 4554 Culver Rd. 3239310. 9 p.m. Free.

Geneseo String Band. SUNY Geneseo-MacVittie College Union, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 2455852. 8 p.m. $1-$3.

Latin Band. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free.

Mitzie Collins & Striking Strings, Hammers N Picks, Farm Workers Music Team, Nancy WoodworthHill/organ, John Montstream/ bagpipes. Church of the Epiphany 32 85 Buffalo Rd, Gates. 4366848. 3 p.m. Donation.

Redline Zydeco. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

9:30 p.m. Free-$3.

Tom Gravino. Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 355-8206.

7 p.m. Free.

Wendell Ferguson. Harmony House, 58 E Main St., Webster. heartlandconcerts.org. 8 p.m. $17-$20. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples.

374-9771. 7 p.m. Free.

Bluemasters. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8 p.m.

Free.

Joe Beard. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free.

John Bolger Band. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman Opera Theatre: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice. Harro East Ballroom, 155 Chestnut St. 454-2100. Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 5:30 p.m. $20.

Eastman Virtuosi. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free.

COUNTRY | Wendell Ferguson

Both instrumental genius and droll satirist, Canada’s Wendell Ferguson uses guitar virtuosity and razor-sharp wit to amaze and entertain at his inimitable, interactive concerts. His latest CD, “Ménage A Moi,” released on Wen Hel Freezes Records, reflects his deft songwriting ability and dazzling guitar chops.

This weekend he ventures down from the Great White North to highlight Heartland Concerts’ winter schedule by performing in his own distinctive and guffaw-inspiring way.

Wendell Ferguson plays Saturday, January 29, 8 p.m. at Harmony House, 58 E Main St, Webster. $17-$20. heartlandconcerts.org. — BY RYAN WHIRTY John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free.

RPO Pops: Dance Mix: Gershwin, Tyzik, Ellington & more.

Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. $22-$75. [ Country ] Carlene Carter. Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva.

1-866-355-LIVE. 7:30 p.m. $15-$20.

Cold Steel. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Vassar Brothers. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 4547140. 8 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Big Dance Party w/DJ Jon Herbert.

Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 10 p.m. $3.

DJ. Goody Goodies, 6108 Loomis Rd, Farmington. 742-2531. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ. Straight Home Inn Bar & Grill, 688 Lexington Ave. 458-0020. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Big Reg. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 7 p.m.

Free.

DJ Darkwave. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.

DJ Ease. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 8:30 p.m. Free.

DJ Howard & Mega Mix. Island Fresh Cuisine, 382 Jefferson Rd. 424-2150. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Jestyr. Soho East, 336 East Ave. 262-2060. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Wiz. Liquid, 169 St Paul St. 325-5710. 9:30 p.m. Free-$5.

DJs Andy Fade, Bonitillo. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free-$5.

DJs Richie Salvaggio, Kalifornia.

One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010. 10 p.m. $3.

R&B DJs. Tribeca, 233 Mill St. 232-1090. 9 p.m. $5-$10.

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Shotgun Music. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 924-3660. 9 p.m. Free.

Top 40 DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Alana Cahoon. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900. 8 p.m. Free w/admission.

Barry Tee Trio, Alana Cahoon.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 8 p.m. $25.

Bob DiBaudo. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000.

8:30 p.m. Free.

East End Jazz Boys. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030.

9 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione. Pier 45, 1000 N River St. 865-4500. 6:30 p.m.

Free.

Jazz Cafe. Monty’s Korner, 363 East Ave. 263-7650. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Jazz at Jazzy’s. Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster.

216-1290. 8:30-11 p.m. Free.

Melvin Henderson. American Music Centre, 3800 Dewey Ave. 730-7000. 1 p.m. Free.

Ryan Griffith, James Nichols. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844.

5:30 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes.

Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster. 216-1290. 7 p.m. Free.

Westview Project. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. The Galley Restaurant, 94 S Union St, Spencerport. 352-0200. 8 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 9 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Mickey Flynn’s, 196 Winton Rd. 288-7070. 9 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Straight Home Inn Bar & Grill, 688 Lexington Ave. 4580020. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 10 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Straight Home Inn Bar & Grill, 688 Lexington Ave. 4580020. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Andy & Kim. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 2663570. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/The Tin Man. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Drum Joy: Drumming Circle.

Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 615-8296, tonermanny@ frontiernet.net. 1-3 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 50/50 w/Catch 22. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 10 p.m. $7.

Breaking Laces. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 6 p.m.

Free.

Brick City Limits. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m. Call for tix.

Chris Webby. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600.

7 p.m. $15.

Connie Deming. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Dick Stacy. Legacy-Clover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 2189000. 1 p.m. Free.

Filthy Funk w/Funknut. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Guy Smiley. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 8722910. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

The Good Rats. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 6211480. 10 p.m. $10-$12.

Virgil Cain. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m. Free.

Wayward Son. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 10 p.m. Free.

Sunday, January 30 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free.

Dave McGrath. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth. 315-986-1936. 4 p.m. Call for tix.

Latin Night. Hush Nightclub, 359 East Ave. 506-2851. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

PJ Elliott. Bay Street Hotel, Bay St, Sodus Point. 315-4832233. 9 p.m. Free.

Traditional Irish Music Session.

Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 5 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Community Organ Concert.

Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 597 East Ave. 244-6065. 4 p.m. Free.

Eastman Opera Theatre: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice. Harro East Ballroom, 155 Chestnut St.

454-2100. Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 5:30 p.m. $20.

Ella Cripps. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.

Faculty Artist Series: Mark Kellogg/trombone & euphonium, Joseph Werner/piano. Eastman Theatre-Hatch Recital Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 3 p.m. $10.

Going for Baroque Organ Recital.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission.

If Music Be the Food... St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Montour Falls. 315-536-0383. 7:30 p.m.

Donation.

Musical Feast. Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 2 p.m. $2-$10.

Trio Nova. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 377-6770.

7:30 p.m. $30. 7 p.m. preconcert chat.

Unity: Beverly Smoker/piano.

Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700. 3 p.m. Free.

Marc Pinansky w/Erica Russo, Liana Gabel, Doug Campbell.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 9 p.m. $7-$9.

Nate Coffee. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

[ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Selecta Preece. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Free.

Old School DJ. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 8 p.m.

Free.

[ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free.

DJ TW. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Manic Mondays DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 11 p.m. Free.

[ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Das Racist w/Garden Fresh, Tim Tones, Harvey Who? Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 8 p.m. $12-$15.

R&B HipHop Spring Edition.

Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 11:30 a.m. Free.

Jazz Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua.

394-7960. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Brad London. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 3923489. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Sunday w/Fred Goodnow.

Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771. 11 a.m. Free.

Open Country Jam w/Randy.

Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 2-6 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Bodega Radio.

Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 5 p.m.

Free.

Troup Street Jazz Jam Session.

Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 216-1070. 6 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Honors Band Festival. Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Dr. 594-6008. 2 p.m. Free.

Monday, January 31 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Gamelan Ensemble Experience.

Harley School, 1981 Clover St. 442-1770. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Mandy. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 9 p.m. Free.

Sore Thumb Radio Live Broadcast w/Jeff Cosco. House of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Eastman Philharmonia. Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. Free.

Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.

[ Jazz ] Paul DeLoria. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 6 p.m.

Free.

Tommy Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565. 6 p.m.

Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Walt O’Brien.

Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m.

Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Refreshunz.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 2323430. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] John Akers. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free.

Less Than Jake. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 6 p.m. $16.50.

Lovin’ Cup Idol Auditions. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940. 8 p.m. Free.

My Brightest Diamond w/Auld Lang Syne. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8:30 p.m. $8-$10.

Pro-Am Open Jam. Southpaw Brew Pub, 315 Gregory St. 442-6880. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Tuesday, February 1 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Buford Duo. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free.

Jeff Elliott. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570. 5-8 p.m. Free.

Johnny Bauer. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon. 624-2929. 7-10 p.m.

Free.

Mike McKay. Boulder Coffee Co-Brooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 8 p.m.

Free. [ Classical ] Faculty Artist Series: Bonita Boyd, flute. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1100. 8 p.m. $10.

Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m.

Free.

DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m.

Free.

DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170.

8:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W Henrietta Rd. 3348970. 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888.

9 p.m. Call for tix.

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Gates, 2120 Chili Ave. 426-7630. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Winton Rd. goldenlink. org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Hotel Noize. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Ralph Louis. Lento, 274 N Goodman. 271-3470. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Sammy Naquin & the Zydeco Whips. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 8 p.m. $4.

Tom Gravino. Cafe 54, 54 W Main St, Victor. 742-3649. 6 p.m. Free.

COUNTRY | Carlene Carter

A third-generation member of the first family of country, Carlene Carter belongs to musical royalty. As the granddaughter of Maybelle Carter, daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, and step-daughter of Johnny Cash, Carlene has, for more than 30 years, forged the same type of trailblazing music as her forebears. She merged country and rock ‘n’ roll — beginning with ex-hubby Nick Lowe — more than a decade before such blending became trendy in Nashville. Since her debut album in 1978, Carlene has not only kept the family tradition alive, but taken it in creative and rebellious directions.

Carlene Carter performs Saturday, January 29, 7:30 p.m. at Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. $15-$20.

866-355-5483, thesmith.org. — BY RYAN WHIRTY Open Jam. Mo’s Mulberry St, 191 Lee Rd. 647-3522. 8 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 10 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Rapier Slices.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 7-11 p.m. $3-$5.

Open Mic w/String Theory.

Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 8 p.m.

Free.

Talent Night. Mamouche, 384 East Ave. 325-5010. 7 p.m.

Free.

[ Pop/Rock ] Don Christiano w/A Little Help from My Friends: The Beatles Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 7-9 p.m.

Free.

Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival.

Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix.

Pia Mater, Vitamin King. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Wednesday, February 2 [ Acoustic/Folk ] PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Bar & Lounge

[ Classical ] Composing New Music w/David Liptak, Zuzanna Szewczyk.

Rochester Institute of Technology-Ingle Auditorium, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-2411.

8 p.m. Free.

Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Eastman TheatreKodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 2741100. 8 p.m. Free.

Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 10 p.m. Free.

DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free.

DJ. Woody’s, 250 Monroe Ave. 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

DJ. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 5461010. 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Andy Fade. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 454-4830. 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton. 392-7700.

10 p.m. Free.

DJ Fat Daddy Buck. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170.

8:30 p.m. Free.

DJs Jared & Mario B. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 9 p.m. $5.

DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8.

[ Jazz ] Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Southpaw Brew Pub, 315 Gregory St. 303-2234.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua.

394-7960. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 363 East Ave. 263-7650. 9.30 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Fairport, 585 Moseley Rd, Fairport. 4254700. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Mayfields Pub, 669 Winton Rd N. 288-7199. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd, Webster. 6719340. 6 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Flyin’ Brian. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

Merchants Grill, 881 Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 2883930. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Drum Circle. Rich’s Cafe, 839 West Ave. 235-7665. 6 p.m.

Free.

Entertainment Showcase.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 8 p.m. Free-$5.

Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 5465474. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Big Daddy Blues Band. Deweys, 1380 Lyell Ave. 254-4707. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 10 p.m. Free.

Open Jammin’. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 613-4600. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Dr’s Inn Grill & Tap Room, 1743 East Ave. 2710820. 5 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music.

Stoneyard Bar & Grill, 1 Main St, Brockport. 637-3390. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Closer Still. Boulder Coffee CoBrooks Landing, 955 Genesee St. 454-7140. 8 p.m. Free.

Nathan K, w/White Woods, Oren Schultz. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $6-$8.

Yonrico Scott. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free.

[ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

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Geomantics. Pape also had the idea to involve a community choral group, and approached Madrigalia. Both groups committed to the projected last spring.

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Rehearsal images from Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of “Orfeo ed Euridice,” taking place this weekend at Harro East Ballroom. PHOTO BY PALOMA CAPANNA

Multi-disciplinary myths “Orfeo ed Euridice”

By Eastman Opera Theatre Thursday, January 27-Sunday, January 30 Harro East Ballroom, 155 N Chestnut St. Thu-Sat 7:30 p.m. Sun 5:30 p.m. | $20 | 454-2100, esm.rochester.edu [ PREVIEW ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA

This weekend, Eastman Opera Theatre, Madrigalia, and Geomantics Dance Theater will collaborate for a performance of “Orfeo ed Euridice.” If the final production is as good as the recent rehearsals, the Rochester audience is in for a feast of high notes, drama, and dance.

“It’s a great chance for people who love opera, but have not experienced choral music or modern dance to get to see all three,” says Jonathon Pape, stage director for the opera.

“It’s just a gorgeous, accessible story with wonderful music.”

The opera — which will be performed in Italian with English supertitles —is based upon the famous Greek myth. Euridice is dead, and her bereaved husband, the musician Orfeo, curses the gods who have taken her from him. The goddess Amore offers that if Orfeo can placate the Furies of the Underworld that Euridice will be restored to him, with the warning that Orfeo may not look at his wife while they are still in hell. Orfeo soothes the Furies with his music and finds his wife to lead her back to the land of the living. But, when Orfeo turns to look at her, she is struck dead again. In anguish, the Furies tear Orfeo limb from limb and send his body parts and his lyre downstream into the sea.

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Although the myth ends in tragedy, “Orfeo ed Euridice” the opera has a happy ending.

First performed in 1762, the music was written

by Christoph Willibald Gluck, and the libretto

by Ranieri De’ Calzabigi. In the opera, Amore, the goddess of love, is so moved by Orfeo’s love that she brings Euridice back to life and the couple is happily reunited. Pape says, “This was often the case in Baroque opera; they would take the tragic scene from antiquity and change it to an uplifting lesson.”

For this production, the principal roles of Orfeo,

Euridice, and Amore will be sung by women who are students of opera at ESM. There is a double cast of principals, with each cast singing two performances. Geomantics Dance Theater, a local contemporary dance company, is responsible for the opera’s two, famous dances, the “Dance of the Furies” and the “Dance of the Blessed Spirits.”

And Madrigalia, a chamber ensemble with core repertoire from the 16th and 17th centuries, fills the role of the chorus, playing varying characters from mourners at the funeral to people at the gates of hell and the fields of heaven.

Erin Gonzales, a second-year masters student, is the mezzo-soprano who will sing the role of Orfeo on Friday and Sunday.

She has been particularly impressed with the collaborative work with the dancers. “I first meet the dancers in hell, where they attack me from all sides,” says Gonzales.

“It impacts my mood, my feelings of vulnerability, and it transforms the way I sing. It’s a valuable collaboration.”

Because Eastman doesn’t have a dance department, Pape had to go out into the community in search of a dance troupe. He attended various community arts performances before approaching

two operas per year. For Geomantics, this is the company’s first opera production. But, for Madrigalia, the connection to opera is in the group’s roots. “The group, itself, was formed in 1975, with initial members who were all singing as part of an Opera Under the Stars at the Highland Bowl,” says Dan McInerney, Madrigalia’s director.

Even so, for this production the 13 members who comprise the chorus faced challenges learning Italian, memorizing the score, being fitted for costumes, and acting while singing.

McInerney views the multi-disciplinary collaboration as a unique learning experience.

“It involves us more emotionally in what we’re doing,” he says. “You’re seeing not only what the dancers are doing, but interacting with the lead characters, too.”

Gonzales, too, faced an interesting challenge.

“Orfeo is on stage 99 percent of the time, with a lot of singing. The challenge is stamina — that long pace.” The opera, in three acts, is approximately two hours long.

For Geomantics’ Director, Richard Haisma, the challenges for the seven dancers included how to depict hell and heaven.

Haisma explained that this production’s Furies were created through “impactive phrasing,” where the dancers load their energy into the end of each phrase of music.

“The ‘Dance of the Blessed Spirits’ was by far more difficult,” says Haisma. “We found it easier to create hell than to create heaven. We threw out a lot of material before we arrived at something that was fresh and a different feeling altogether.” For heaven, the dancers used the technique of “decelerated phrasing,” with lightness and free flow of constant movement that sustains and then slows down.

Pape also mused over heaven and hell for the

set, taking into account what the concepts meant, and how they might have looked during different periods that the opera has been produced. Working with set designer Kris Stengrevics, Pape selected the Edwardian Period in the early 20th Century, with inspiration from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, as well as the hyper-realistic worlds created by Maxfield Parrish (including “The Lute Players,” that was painted in 1922 for the Eastman Theatre). “We’ve captured our own Greek temple in Harro East,” Pape says.

Because the production is staged at the Harro East Ballroom, the stage could be designed in a “T” format with the audience sitting on three sides. “We don’t do this much in opera,” says Pape. “It’s going to be very exciting for our Rochester audience.”

[ OPENINGS ] “Targets and Monstrances”

by Genevieve Waller, closing reception Wed Jan 26. Edward G. Miner Library, University of Rochester Medical Center, Room 1-6221. 4-6 p.m. 275-3361, urmc.rochester.edu/miner.

“2011 Monroe and Vicinity Biennial” Thu Jan 27. Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport, 180 Holley St. 4-6 p.m. | 395ARTS, brockport.edu.

“Robert Blackburn: Defining Influence” Thu Jan 27. SUNY Geneseo Lockhart Gallery, McClellan House, 26 Main St., Geneseo. 4-6 p.m. geneseo.edu.

“Visualizing Difference: Birds of a Feather,” sculpture and video installation by Meg Mitchell Thu Jan 27. Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Wilson Commons. 4-7 p.m. 275-4188, blogs.rochester.edu/Hartnett.

Artists talk4 p.m. in Gowen Room.

“Peters Picks #2” Fri Jan 28. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. 5-8:30 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com.

“Wine & Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry” Sat Jan 29. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 8-11 p.m., $25.

276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.

“The Freedom Place Collection: A Major Exhibition of Rarely Seen Works by African-American Artists” Wed Feb 2. MCC Mercer Gallery, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 7-9 p.m. 292-2021. Gallery talk with Robert Freeman. [ CONTINUING ] 2 Chic Boutique 151 Park Ave. Through Jan 31. “Beyond the Racks.” 5-7 p.m 271-6111, 2chicboutique.com.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery 494 East Ave. Through Jan 31: Annual Members Exhibit. By appt.only. 244-8890, aauwrochester.org.

Anderson Alley 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 4-1 on 4th floor.

Through Jan 31: “Confluence; smack dab confab,” “Books & Bottles,” & “Language Lab.” By appointment. buzzard@ rochester.rr.com.

Artisan Works 565 Blossom Rd. Jan 30-Feb 27: The Work of Salem Sampoerna. | Ongoing: “Ramon Santiago,” video presentation. Third Sundays: Park Avenue Dance Company, 3 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun Noon-5 p.m. $8-$12. 288-7170, artisanworks.net.

A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Through Jan 31: “Finding a Voice,” by Richmond Futch, Jr. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916.

Arts & Cultural Council Gallery 277 N Goodman St. Through Jan 27: “Parallel Perspectives: 11 Views” by the women of DRAW. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 4734000, artsrochester.org.

Barnes and Noble Gallery 3349 Monroe Ave, Pittsford. Jan 30-Feb 27: Penfield Art Association’s Winter Art Show. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.10 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 5866020, barnesandnoble.com.

Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon. Through Feb 28:

“New Shapes, New Colors, New Moments: The Work of Amy Crawford, Doris Britt, and John Cieslinski.” Wed-Sun Noon-5 p.m.

474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

Booksmart Studio 250 N. Goodman St. Through Jan 31: “Washington to Washington” & “In-Habitation.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1-800761-6623, booksmartstudio.com.

CIAS Dean’s Gallery Frank E. Gannett Hall, Room 1115, Rochester Institute of Technology.

Through Mar 4: “Continuum,” Drawings and Paintings by Jean K. Stephens. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. rit.edu.

Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Feb 4: “Reflections on Simplicity,” work by the Community Darkroom monitors. Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri closed; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org.

Creative Wellness Center 320 N Goodman St, Suite 201. Through Jan 31: “Dimensions of Wonder.”

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 325-3145 x142, mhcrochester.org.

Davis Gallery Houghton House, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1 Kings Lane off South Main St., Geneva. Through Feb 11: “Recent Work” exhibition by A. E. Ted Aub. Mon- Fri. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sat. 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. 315781-3487, thesmith.org.

Edibles 704 University Ave. Through Feb 1: 2010 Paintings

by Cordell Cordaro. Mon-Wed 5-9 p.m., Thu-Sat 5-11 p.m., Fri 112:30 p.m. 271-4910.

Edward G. Miner Library University of Rochester Medical Center, Room 1-6221. Through Jan 28: “Targets and Monstrances” by Genevieve Waller. Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun noon-10 p.m. 275-3361, urmc. rochester.edu/miner.

Finger Lakes Gallery & Frame 36 S. Main St. Jan 28-Feb 26: “Winter Bliss,” with Judy Soprano, Ruth Haas, George Wallace, Susan Pislopski Dickens, Betty Shamblen, and Dan Nolan. MonWed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 396-7210.

The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Through Jan 29: Ceramic work by David MacDonald. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org.

FourWalls Gallery 179 Atlantic Ave. Through Jan 31: “Homecoming: Nothing is Lost.” Call for hours. fourwallsartgallery@gmail.com.

Frederick Douglass Resource Center Gallery 36 King St. Through Feb 28: “Lynching in America,” new work by Pepsy Kettavong. $5-10. Call for hours. 325-9190, frederickdouglassrc.com.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through Feb 28: “A New Direction,” watercolor and mixed media works by Pamela LoCicero. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

381-1600, friendlyhome.org.

Fusion Salon 333 Park Ave. Through Feb 28: “Famous Faces,”

by Jay Lincoln, Jennifer Cichello, Mr. PRVRT, and Rebecca Rafferty.

Presented by Method Machine.

Mon & Tue 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thu

ART | “Wine and Spirit”

Sometimes, you just have to walk away from Apollo and go drinking with Dionysus. Humanity has known this for ages, and Rochester knows the feeling of the sun god hiding his face from ours. This week, the Memorial Art Gallery will free you from cruel January’s grasp and land you amongst satyrs, maidens, and Dionysian pleasures galore with the new traveling exhibit “Wine and Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry.” Through objects and images, the show aims to teach us about the history and usages of wine, from grape harvest, to early vessels, to depictions of wine gods and drinkers, to issues of morality and mortality. Get buzzed on art!

The exhibit officially runs Sunday, January 30, through April 10. An opening party and lecture take place Saturday, January 29, 8-11 p.m., when you can preview the art, dance to blues, jazz, and funk with Alana Cahoon and her band, and enjoy food and cocktails for purchase. Tickets are $25 and free to most members. Related events in February through April include a lecture by Dr. David Goldfarb on wine and aging, an historic wine tasting, lecture by Patrick McGovern on the origins of wine, and guided exhibition tours. For more information, call 276-8900, or visit mag.rochester.edu. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Noon-8 p.m., Fri 9a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 271-8120, fusionsalonnewyork.com.

Gallery at the Art & Music Library University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. Through Feb 16: (En) Gendered Art Exhibit: Precarious Spaces: (Dis-) Locating Gender.”

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 275-4476.

Gallery @ Equal=Grounds 750 South Ave. Through Jan 31: “Adorably Human,” drawings and illustrations by Jonha Smith.

Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-Midnight, SatSun 10 a.m.-Midnight. gallery@ equalgrounds.com.

George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Apr 10: “Larry Merrill: Looking at Trees.” | Through Jan 30: “A Fire in My Belly” David Wojnarowicz video installation. | Ongoing: “Where Do Cameras Come From?” | “Cameras from the Technology Collection” | “Portrait” | “The Remarkable George Eastman.” | Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10.

271-3361, eastmanhouse.org Gilded Square Picture Framing & Gallery 714 University Ave. Through Feb 25: “The Nature Trail: From Madison Ave. to Rochester and Points South & West” by Richard Kalkman. Tue-Fri 11 a.m.5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 4612808, gildedsquare.com.

Hartnett Gallery University of Rochester, Wilson Commons. Jan 27-Feb 27: “Visualizing Difference: Birds of a Feather,” sculpture and

video installation by Meg Mitchell.

Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat-Sun Noon-5 p.m. 275-4188, blogs. rochester.edu/Hartnett.

High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through Feb 25: “In Between 2 Worlds,” “Thaw: Hot and Cold,” and “Pressing Issue: Letterpress Art” featuring Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. and the artists of the Printing and Book Arts Center.

Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat Noon6 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.

H&R Block Premium Office 1100 Long Pond Rd. Suite 103.

Through Apr 18: Suburban Rochester Art Group: Work by Members. During office hours, call 424-4327.

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Jan 26Feb 20: “Peters Picks #2.”

Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com.

International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Jan 31: “Roses Forever” by Brazilian artist Montiero Prestes. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com.

Link Gallery at City Hall 30 Church St. Through Jan 31: “The Other Side: City Employee Art Show.”

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5920, cityofrochester.gov.

Little Blue Gallery @ Milestone Mill Portrait Company 30 East St., Honeoye Falls. Through Jan 29: Photography OS Student Exhibit.

Saturdays 12-5 p.m. 281-8968, milestonemillpc.com.

Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through Feb 4: Adrienne Tucker. Sun 5-8 p.m.; Mon-Thu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.

258-0403, thelittle.org.

Lux Lounge 666 South Ave. Through Jan 31: Paintings by Michael Michael Motorcycle & Cordell Cordaro. Mon-Thu 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Fri 4:30-2 a.m.; Sat-Sun 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 2329030, lux666.com.

MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Feb 27: “The Freedom Place Collection: A Major Exhibition of Rarely Seen Works by AfricanAmerican Artists.” Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue, Thu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 292-2021.

Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Jan 30-Apr 10: “Wine & Spirit: Rituals, Remedies, and Revelry.” | Through Mar 21: “Great Impressions: The Print Club of Rochester Turns 80” in Lockhart Gallery. | Through Jan 29: “Creative Workshop Children’s Show” in Lucy Burne Gallery. | “What’s Up” lecture, First Sundays, 2 p.m. | Ongoing exhibits: “At the Crossroads,” “Seeing America,” “Italian Baroque Organ,” “Brunswick Armor,” “Judaica.” | Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $4-$10. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. Jan 27Feb 25: “The Americanization of the Kimono,” work by master weaver Mary Randall McMahon and surface designer Jane Bartlett. 624-7740, millartcenter. com. Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Feb 20: “The World According to Bing,” paintings by Harriet Bingham Thayer. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439.

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery 4245 East Ave. Through Mar 11: “Torch Song: Metals Invitational.”

Tue-Thu 1-4 p.m., Fri-Sat 1-8 p.m.

389-5073, naz.edu.

Nazareth College Colacino Gallery 4245 East Ave. Through Feb 12: “Prints (and the Revolution)” an exhibition of work by David Cowles. Tue-Sat noon-5 p.m. 3892532, naz.edu.

Orange Glory Café 240 East Ave. Through Jan 31: “At a Window Looking Down at Earth,” recent works by Carla Bartow. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 232-7340.

Owl House 75 Marshall St. Through Jan 31: The Artists of Love Hate Tattoo. Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m. 3602920, owlhouserochester.com.

Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Feb 19: “Souvenirs de France.” Tue-Fri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery 71 S Main St, Canandaigua. Through Feb 11: 6th Annual Studio II Faculty/ Student Exhibit. Mon-Tue 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-8 pm.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun 12:30-4 p.m. 394-0030, prrgallery.com.

Phelps Art Center 15 Church St., Phelps. Through Jan 29: 3rd Annual Ontario County Art Teacher

Show. Thu-Sat 1-4 p.m. 315-5482095, phelpsartcenter.com.

Pieters Family Life Center Café 1900 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Feb 15: Photographs by Colette Gilmour and Pablo Gavilondo.

Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 6:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. 487-3500, heritagechristianservices.org.

Renaissance Art Gallery 74 St. Paul St. Through Jan 28: “Profiles in Glass” with Leon Applebaum and Peter Secrest. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 423-8235, rochesterrenaissanceartgallery. com.

Roberts Wesleyan Davison Gallery 2265 Westside Drive.

Through Feb 14: “Illustrators 2011,” featuring Jim Perkins, Chris Lyons, and Bill Finewood.

Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat 1-4 p.m. Roberts.edu Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park.

Door 3B. Jan 28-Jun 3: “Build it Right and They Will Come.”

Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 2710520, rrcdc.com.

Slim Goodie Boutique 650 South Ave. Through Jan 31: Recent Paintings by Robert Frank Abplanalp and Stephen Dorobiala. Email for hours. slim6oodie@yahoo.com SUNY Geneseo Lockhart Gallery McClellan House, 26 Main St., Geneseo. Jan 27-Mar 10: “Robert Blackburn: Defining Influence.”

Mon-Thu 12:30-3:30 p.m.; FriSat 12:30-5:30 p.m. Closed for Thanksgiving Break Nov 23-28. geneseo.edu.

Tower Fine Arts Center @ SUNY Brockport 180 Holley St. Jan 28Feb 25: “2011 Monroe and Vicinity Biennial.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

395-ARTS, brockport.edu.

Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Feb 17: “Layered Beauty” by Chris Swingle Farnum.

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-9070, rochesterunitarian.org.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. Through Jan 28: “Burning Man Notes; Photographs of Laura Jackett.” Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m. 394-3500 x7369, gallery34@flcc.edu.

Wyoming County Gallery 31 S Main St, Perry. Through Mar 4: “Local Color,” Annual ACWC Members’ Exhibit. Wed 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; ThuFri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 237-3517, artswyco.org. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Call for Plays. Deadline January 31. Geneva Theatre Guild is accepting original scripts (limit 2 plays per entry) with a running time of 30 minutes or less for consideration for the Playwrights Play Readings production in 2011. Special interest in plays by or about young people. Further details at gtglive.org.

Gallery @ Equal Grounds Call for Work: “Mug Shots.” Deadline Jan 28 at noon. Submit up to three 5x7” prints of your E=G Mug traveling, exploring, or staying at home. Prints must be mounted on 8x10” white mat board for presentation in February show.

Submit questions to gallery@ equalgrounds.com.

“Hearts and Daggers: A Rochester Love Story” Call for

Art. Deadline January 31. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op invites all artists of all media to submit work for their 2011 Valentine art show, which will run February 5-28. For more information, visit shoefactoryarts.com.

High School Writers: 2011 Sokol High School Literacy Awards Contest. Deadline 4 p.m. January 28. Open to grades 9-12 enrolled in Monroe Country schools.

Enter your poetry/short fiction (no essays). Information: friends@ libraryweb.org, librarweb.org.

Art Events [ Wed., January 26 ] Artful Reading: Week 3. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.

7:30-9 p.m. $13, register. [ Thursday, January 27Friday, January 28 ] MAG Highlights Tour. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu. Thu 6:30 p.m., Fri 2 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10. [ Friday, January 28 ] Charitable Art Exhibition and Auction. Mario’s Italian Steakhouse & Catering, 2740 Monroe Ave. 904-806-1775. 4-9 p.m. Free admission. Alexander Kelley will host a silent art auction to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital, the American Diabetes Association, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester.

Drawing Class with Christina Laurel.

A Different Path Gallery, 27 Market St., Brockport. kwestonarts@gmail. com. 1-2:30 p.m. $60, four week class. Explore techniques with colored pencil drawing. [ Saturday, January 29 ] Large Platters with David MacDonald. Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 715 Monroe Ave. 271-5183, geneseearts. org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $40-50, registration required.

Photography as Business. Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Ave. 271-5920, geneseearts.org. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $75-85, registration required.

Winter Light Photography Workshop. Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 715 Monroe Ave. 271-5920, geneseearts.org.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. $75-85, register.

Saturday field trip, followed up by evening session on Feb 10. [ Sunday, January 30 ] “Wine and Spirit” Exhibition Tours. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu. 1, 2, & 3 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10.

“Wine and Spirit” Lecture: “Wine, Life, and Death.”

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu. 2 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10.

Silk Screening Open Session with Harold Copp. 90 Canal St., Suite 501. coppclothing@yahoo. com. 12-4 p.m. $60. Includes supplies, food & beverages.

Bands welcome. [ Wed., February 2 ] Artful Reading: “Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona continues on page 20

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Art Events Lisa.” Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8959, mag. rochester.edu. 10:30 a.m.-noon or 7:30-9 p.m. $13, register.

Part book review, part illustrated lecture, part group discussion.

Comedy [ Wed., January 26 ] Improv Plate. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnysirishpub.com.

7-10 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, January 27 ] EstroFest. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 4619126, estrofestlaughs.com. 7 p.m. $12-20. Sketch and video comedy troupe. [ Thursday, January 27Saturday, January 19 ] Sky Sands. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9. [ Saturday, January 29 ] “Comedy Platypus.” Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@improvVIP.com, improvVIP. com. 8 p.m. $8.

EstroFest. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 4619126, estrofestlaughs.com. 2 & 7 p.m. $12-20. Sketch and video comedy troupe.

Winterfest Weekend: Comedian Howie Mandel.

University of Rochester-Strong Auditorium, Fraternity Rd. 275-5911, urochestertickets. com. 9 p.m. $8-25.

Dance Events [ Friday, January 28 ] Rennie Harris Puremovement.

Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2170, boxoffice.naz.edu, artscenter. naz.edu. 8 p.m. $30-60. There is a pre-performance lecture at 7 p.m. in A14 of the Nazareth College Arts Center. [ Friday, January 28Saturday, January 29 ] Rochester City Ballet Dance Mix: Gershwin, Tyzik, Ellington & More.

Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, rpo.org. 8 p.m. $22-75. With the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dance Participation [ Thursday, January 27 ] House of Love. Decibel, 45 Euclid St. houseoflovedecibel@ gmail.com. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $3.

Rotating DJ’s and special guest DJ’s as well as accompanying musicians Dance ‘60’s Style. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 7-8:15 p.m. Free, registration required. Partner not necessary. [ Friday, January 28 ] Every Friday is a Good Friday with DJ Reign. Spenders, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-1040. 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. $10 cover, 2 for 1 admission before 11 p.m.

[ Saturday, January 29 ] Partners In Time Presents: Cabin Fever with Roc City Belly Dance Company. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. akapaulburke@ yahoo.com. 9 p.m.-3 a.m. $5 for 21+ or $12 ages 18-20.

Square Dance with Geneseo String Band. SUNY Geneseo-MacVittie College Union, 1 College Circle, Geneseo. 245-5833, bbo. geneseo.edu. 8 p.m. $1-3, 12 and under free. [ Sunday, January 30 ] Inikori Dance Studio’s Latin Dance Social. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@inikoridance.com.

Lesson 615-7 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. $5, $20 with lesson. Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, and Mambo. [ Monday, January 31 ] Lakeside Country Cloggers Open House. Baytrail Middle School, 1750 Scribner Rd., Penfield. Mae 315-524-8697. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. No partner necessary. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] Stardust Ballroom Dance Series: Dick Stacy. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester.gov/edgerton.

1-3 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, February 1Saturday, February 5 ] inspireDance Festival. Spurrier Dance Studio, University of Rochester, River Campus. 610324-8089, urinspiredance@ gmail.com. Various hours. $15 for a festival pass. rochester.edu/College/dance/ inspireDANCE/schedule.htm.

Kids Events [ Wed., January 26 ] Teen Game Night. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Ages 12+. [ Thursday, January 27 ] Drama Club. Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton. 3928350. 4-5 p.m. Free. All Ages.

Ghosts of Rochester’s Past.

Irondequoit Public Library-Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 3366062, libraryweb.org/irondequoit.

7 p.m. Free. Ages 7+.

“The Pinocchio Show.” Hillel Community Day School, 191 Fairfield Dr. 271-6877, hillelschool.org. 7 p.m. $2-4, free to kids 4 and under. [ Thursday, January 27Sunday, January 30 ] “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” RAPA East End Theatre, 727 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14605. 325-3366, rapaonline.us.

Thu-Fri 7:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 3 & 7:30 p.m. $7-12. [ Friday, January 28 ] Community Arts Academy AfterSchool Program Open House. 4737187, CommunityArtsAcademy. org. 5:30-7 p.m. Free admission, $5 dinner ($15 per family).

Interactive demonstrations from 5:30 to 6:30 by: PUSH Physical Theater, Gold School Tae Kwon Do, Drama Kids International, CAA student musicians. Chili supper buffet at 6:30--4 different kids of chili.

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359-7092. 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Free, register. Age 2 with adult.

Tuesday Preschool Storytime.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 10 a.m. Free.

KIDS | “Colossal Dinosaurs”

They’ve been extinct for centuries, but dinosaurs continue to capture the human imagination, perhaps because of their scale, perhaps because they refer to the scale the planet’s age (they walked the earth 65 million years ago), or maybe because they signify the precariousness of life, no matter how mighty a creature you are. This week, a new dinosaur exhibit hatches at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.). “Colossal DINOSAURS: Bigger Than Ever!” opens Saturday, January 29, and will continue through May 1.

Using the latest computer technology, the gigantic lizards roar realistically, move fluidly, and interact with viewers. The exhibit will incorporate information about the ancient environment and the evolution of these real-life monsters. You can live your paleontologist fantasy at the model dig site, control the dinosaurs with hands-on robotics, or climb into a giant dinosaur nest. Bring the kids or just go with adult friends — admit it, your dino fascination never ended. Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10-$12. For more information, call 271-1880 or visit rmsc.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY [ Saturday, January 29 ] Kids Performing for Kids. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. TBD. Included with museum admission: $9-11.

Youth showcase talents in singing, robotics, dancing, karate, and more.

Little Buddies Series: “101 Dalmatians.” Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 285-0400, thelittle. org. 10 a.m. $5.

Little Chefs: Weekend Breakfast.

Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 10 a.m.-noon. $12, register. Ages 4-7.

National Puzzle Day. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 2-3 p.m. Free, registration required. Ages 10+. [ Sunday, January 30 ] Musical Feast. Hochstein School of Music & Dance, 50 N. Plymouth Ave. hochstein.org. 2-4 p.m. $2-5. [ Monday, January 31 ] Open Mic Night: A Forum for Artistic Expression. Thomas Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. 428-7828.

7-9 p.m. Free, registration required. Open to city youth ages 12+ who are singers, dancers, comics, writers, or poets.

Storyhour. Gates Public Library, 1605 Buffalo Rd, Gates. 247-6446. 10 a.m.

Free. 3-5. 2-5 year olds.

Wii Funday Monday. Phillis Wheatley Library, 33 Dr Samuel McCree Way. 428-8212. 2:30 p.m. Free. All ages. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake.”

Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St, Geneva. 315-7813487, thesmith.org. 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. $4.50.

Kids’ Book Club. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 3597092. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free, register. Grades 3-5.

Preschool Storytime. Irondequoit Public Library-Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, libraryweb.org/irondequoit. 11:15 a.m. Free. Ages 4-5 with caregiver.

Preschool Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 11-11:30 a.m. Free, register. Ages 3-5.

Teen Advisory Board. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 6-7 p.m. Free.

Grades 7-12.

Teen Book Discussion. Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton.

392-8350. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Teen Game Day. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield.

340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org.

2:45-4:15. Free.

Toddler Storytime. Irondequoit Public Library-Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, libraryweb.org/irondequoit.

10:15 a.m. Free. Ages 2-3 with caregiver.

Toddler Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd.

[ Wed., February 2 ] Book and Beast Zoo Storytime.

Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. senecaparkzoo.org. 11 a.m.

Included in zoo admission: $4-7, free to kids unde.

Early Bird Storytime with Mike Miller. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com.

9:30 a.m. Free. All ages.

Pre-School Storytime w/Martha.

Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free. All Ages.

Storyhour. Gates Public Library, 1605 Buffalo Rd, Gates. 2476446. 10:15 a.m. Free. Ages 1-5.

Storytime and Craft w/Mike.

Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 2274020. 10:30 a.m. Free. All Ages.

Lectures [ Wed., January 26 ] Caregiving 101: Normal Aging, Dementia, or Alzheimer’s? Summit at Brighton, Multipurpose Room, 200 Summit Circle Dr. 760-5400, alz.org/rochesterny. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free, registration required.

Reshaping Rochester: The New American Dream. Monroe Community College - Auditorium, 1000 E Henrietta Rd. 2710520, rrcdc.org. 7-9 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door, $5 students.

Mr. Christopher Leinberger, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institute and a Land Use Strategist/Developer. [ Thursday, January 27 ] Savvy Social Security for Boomers. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield.

340-8720, penfieldlibrary. org. 6:30-8 p.m. Free, register.

A representative from Global Wealth Management of Pittsford will answer key questions about Social Security.

Wish You Were Here Travel Photography Lecture: Todd Hido. Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org.

6 p.m. Included with museum admission: $6-10. [ Friday, January 28 ] Author Philip Shepherd.

Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd., Henrietta.

334-0030, henucc@juno. com, philipshepherd.com/ workshops. Fri 7 p.m. Fri $10 pr free with weekend workshop. Author of “New Self, New World: Recovering our Senses in the Twenty-First Century.” [ Saturday, January 29 ] Promoting Heritage Tourism with Mark DeCracker. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

2-3:30 p.m. Free.

Winter Horticulture Symposium at Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua. 394-4922,

sonnenberg.org. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $15-18 includes soup & hot beverage, register. [ Sunday, January 30 ] Penfield’s Heritage Association: Corbett’s Glen. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield.

340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org.

2:30-4 p.m. Free, register. [ Monday, January 31 ] Mercury Opera Guild Lecture/ Listening Series: Mozart’s Women.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free.

Science on the Edge Lecture: “When Will We Discover ET?” Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 7:30 p.m. $8-15. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] Secrets to Successful Advertising. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. jmathis14526@yahoo.com. 8:30 p.m. Free, register. Michael Bloch, President of the Penfield Chamber of Commerce, tells what you can do to significantly increase the results your advertising generates.

Secrets to Successful Advertising with Michael Bloch. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. jmathis14526@yahoo. com. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, register.

Tuesday Topics: “Changing the Game: The Restorative Rochester Project.” Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, linda. rock@libraryweb.org. 12:1212:52 p.m. Free. With Kit Miller, Director of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. [ Wed., February 2 ] Carline Werner Gannett Project Visionaries in Motion: David Liptak “Composing New Music.” Rochester Institute of Technology-Ingle Auditorium, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. cwgp. org. 8 p.m. Free.

Literary Events [ Wed., January 26 ] 2000 Word Club. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 5866020. 7 p.m. Free.

Book Group: Titles Over Tea. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 2274020, barnesandnoble.com. 7 p.m. Free. Please call store to confirm events. [ Thursday, January 27 ] Classics Book Group. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. 7 p.m. Free.

Science Fiction Book Club. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260. 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic: Pure Kona. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. flyingsquirrel.rocus.org. 8-11 p.m. Free. Our feature performer is Libby Varno Colbert. [ Friday, January 28 ] Free Speech Fridays. LJ’s Family Restaurant, 360 Thurston Rd. 464-8947.

8:30-10:30 p.m. Free.

Writing Class: Word Crafters Writer’s Group. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd.

428-8304. 10 a.m. Free.

[ Friday, January 28Saturday, January 29 ] Poetry Reading: UK-based Ghanaian Poet and Writer Nii Parkes. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145, thebaobab.org. Fri 7 p.m. Sat 11 a.m. brunch. Fri $5 donation, Sat Free, register. [ Monday, January 31 ] Book Group: Mystery Book Group: “Intensity” by Dean Koontz. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 7-8 p.m. Free.

Writing Class: Writers Workshop. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. karina.churchill@ yahoo.com, meetup.com/ websterwriters/. 6-8 p.m. None. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] Poetry Reading: Spoken Word Poetry Slam & Open Mic. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 2714930. Sign-ups begin at 6:45 p.m. Event starts at 8 p.m.

Free. 389 Gregory St. Writing Class: WNY Word Weavers.

Monroe Community College (Parking Lot F) Building 12, Room 132. wnywordweavers@ gmail.com. Second Tuesday Each Month from 6:30-9 PM. Free. A Christian writer’s critique group.

Request writing sample guidelines at wnywordweavers@gmail.com.

Recreation *For ongoing ice skating, skiing, and snowshoeing events, check our events calendar at rochestercitynews.com. [ Thursday, January 27 ] Lee’s Landing Trek. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile.

493-3625. 10 a.m. Free. Meet at visitor center, bring lunch. 4.5 hours, 3.5 miles.

Orientation Session: Train for a Marathon or Half Marathon. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com.

6 p.m. Free.

[ Saturday, January 29 ] GVHC Black Creek Park Hike.

Woodside Lodge, Black Creek Park, N. Chili. Chris C. 2479237. 1 p.m. Free. Moderate 5 mile ski/hike.

Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking. Monroe Community College Pool, 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 704-2372, kayak-adventures. org. 1-4 p.m. $75 adults, $55 students. All essentials covered, including the Eskimo Roll.

Novice Nature Ski Hike. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile.

493-3625. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at trailside lodge, 1 hour, 1 mile.

Winter Tour of Mount Hope Cemetery. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 1 p.m. $5, free to Friends of Mount Hope.

Winter Wonder Walk. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile.

493-3625. 2:30 p.m. Free. Meet at trailside lodge, 1 hour, half mile. [ Sunday, January 30 ] Adventure Nature Ski Hike.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 10 a.m.

Free. Meet at Camper Contact Station, opposite the Perry entrance. Bring lunch, 4-5 hours, 3-5 miles.

GVHC Webster Park Hike. Holt Road at Lake Road, Webster.

Darlene 436-4773. 1 p.m. Free. moderate 5 mile ski/hike.

Winter Sleigh Rides. Granger Homestead, 295 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-1472, grangerhomestead.org. 1-3 p.m. $3-5. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] Hill/Speed Workouts. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 6973338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Wed., February 2 ] Fleet Feet’s No Boundaries: Learn to Run Program Informational Meeting. Unity at Ridgeway, 2655 Ridgeway

10 a.m. Free. Meet at parade grounds entrance on rte. 436.

Will car pool, bring lunch. 3.5 hours, 2.5 miles.

Snow Cheap Trail Race Series.

Riley Lodge, Cobbs Hill Park.

697-3338, fleetfeetrochester. com, active.com. 7:15 p.m. $10/race, register. Choose between snowshoe or no snowshoe categories. Snow permitting.

Special Events

RECREATION | Winter Tour of Mount Hope Cemetery

From spring through fall, countless Rochesterians revel in the awesome beauty of Mount Hope Cemetery. On any given day the great hilly ramble is treated as a park, and is bustling with runners, dog walkers, bicyclists, and those paying respects to the abundant departed. But in the wintertime, the wide-open sanctuary gains a solemn, cathedral-like feel, with the bare architecture of the trees soaring skyward and the downy snow reducing footsteps to a peaceful murmur. And when sunlit, the crystalline environs enchant. You can visit the lovely space during open hours any day, but this week, enjoy the beauty while learning some arcane Rochester details on a guided tour.

On Saturday, January 29, meet at the south cemetery entrance (1133 Mount Hope Ave.) at 1 p.m. for a 60- to 90-minute tour (dependent on weather conditions). This easy walking tour will take visitors along flat, paved roads, and to the graves of George Washington’s drummer boy, the man who inspired Billy Pilgrim in Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five,” the 1912 chapel, and other sites of note. If you miss this tour, it will be offered again on February 12 and March 19, both at 1 p.m. Admission is $5; free to member of The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery. For more information, call 461-3494 or visit fomh.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Ave., Greece. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free.

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[ Friday, January 28 ] Camp Good Days and Special Times will present: Talkin’ Yankees Baseball: The Steinbrenner Era. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. 624-5555, 800-785-2135, campgooddays.org. 5:30 p.m.

VIP reception, dinner 6:30 p.m. $60, $150 VIP, register. With Bill Madden and Gene Michael. continues on page 22

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[ Wednesday, January 26Sunday, January 30 ] RV Show. Fair and Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. fairandexpocenter.org. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

[ Thursday, January 28Friday, January 29 ] Genesee Community College’s Earth Club Presents Documentary Film: “Gasland.” Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd, Batavia. dsutherland@ genesee.edu. Thu 12:30 p.m., Fri 5 p.m. Free.

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Portage Canyon Trek.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625.

[ Wed., January 26 ] Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave. highlandparkfarmers@gmail. com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Fresh, local, sustainable and organic produce, meats, honey, jams, jellies and more!

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Tutor Training Workshops.

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave. 473-3030, literacyrochester.org.

6-9 p.m. Free.

NextGen Rochester’s 3rd Annual Open House. The Community Foundation, 500 East Ave. NextGenRoc@ racf.org. 6-8 p.m. Free.

Park behind the Community Foundation’s building or onstreet parking after 6 p.m. where posted.

RAPIER SLICES Open Mic. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 802-4660. 7:30-11 p.m. $3-5.

18+ with proper ID. Rochester Winos Tasting.

Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd, Webster. 288-2277, rochesterwinos.com. 6:30 p.m. registration, event 7-9:30 p.m. $30-35, registration required.

[ Thursday, January 27 ] 50th Anniversary of Ike’s Farewell Address. Friends Meeting House, 84 Scio St. clerk.psa.rfm@gmail. com. 7 p.m. Free. Screening of the 2005 film ‘Why We Fight’, with discussion following.

Caribbean Night by Bean Travel and Cruises. Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 143 St. Paul St. patty@beancruises.com, beancruisesandtravel.com. 7:30 p.m. Free, RSVP. Film Screening: “A Double Life.”

Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7.

Information Session: Foster Parenting. Greece Town Hall, 1 Vince Toffany Blvd, Rochester, NY 14612. 334-9096, monroefostercare.org. 7 p.m.

Free. Ages 21+.

St Joseph School Open House. St. Joseph School, 39 Gebhardt Rd, Penfield. 586-6968. 9-11 a.m.

Free.

Tapas at the MAG. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu. 5-8 p.m. $4. Live music, wine & beer for purchase, tapas.

OPEN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH for VALENTINES DAY Make Your reservations NOW!!!

330 East Avenue | Rochester, NY Call for reservations 325-6595

We are seeking cancer survivors who are having difficulty falling or staying asleep for a study testing two methods for reducing sleep problems and fatigue.

How may you benefit

All participants will receive a behavioral treatment for sleep problems, at no charge, either as part of the study or after.

Half of the participants will receive a drug called armodafinil that may be helpful in reducing daytime tiredness and fatigue.

Eligibility (partial list)

• Be between the ages 21 and 75 • Have finished radiation treatments and/or chemotherapy • Insomnia began or got worse with the onset of cancer or treatment

Please call Jenine Hoefler (585) 276-3559 or Joseph Roscoe, Ph.D. (585) 275-9962 at the University of Rochester James P. Wilmot Cancer Center for more information about this research study rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21

DANCE | InspireDANCE Festival

Most undergrads barely make it through their required courses; four years of classes and paper-writing competing with freedom and a non-stop social scene can be enough to handle. University of Rochester undergrad Arielle Friedlander is one of those internally driven students, and she created a new dance festival as part of her Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year project, with support from the UR dance and movement program. The inspireDANCE Festival, which runs from Tuesday, February 1, through Saturday, February 5, explores how dance can influence dialogue, advance social development, create personal growth, and encourage cultural exploration and self expression. I bet she graduates with honors.

The festival gives members of the community “the chance to learn, teach, and perform a vast diversity of dance styles,” says Friedlander, a Philadelphia native and a psychology major with an interest in dance therapy. “By experiencing these different forms, we hope participants gain a greater appreciation of the value of dance.”

Local, regional, and national guest artists and teachers will conduct more than 20 classes and workshops in a variety of skill levels, covering contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, tap, ballet, West African, Jamaican, Middle Eastern, Capoeira, injury prevention, contact improvisation, yoga, T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, and more. Festival Class Passes are $15 and allow participants to attend any of the classes and workshops, but class participation is first-come first-serve, so reserve a spot in up to three classes by e-mailing URinspireDANCE@gmail.com

by January 31. For a full schedule, visit rochester.edu/College/ dance/inspireDANCE/schedule.htm.

The Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective will bring together professional choreographers, dance companies, and dancers for two performances on Friday, February 4, and Saturday, February 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Spurrier Dance Studio on the University of Rochester’s River Campus. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for the general community and are available at the Common Market in Wilson Commons.

For $18, participants can purchase a Festival Class Pass and one RCDC ticket. For more information, call 610-324-8089.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Special Events Film Screening: “Strangers on a Train.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7.

Mimi Imfurst from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. tiltrochester.com. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $4 21+, $13 ages 18-20.

Tall Club of Rochester Happy Hour and Dinner. The Gate House, 274 North Goodman St. in Village Gate. 230-9137, ephmanbill@aol. com. 6:30 p.m. Cost of dinner,

drinks. TCR is a social club for tall men 6’2” and taller and tall women 5’10” and taller.

Wine Tastings. Wine Sense, 749 Park Ave. 271-0590. 5-7 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, January 29 ] “The Beatles in Laser Light.”

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc. org. 10:30 p.m. $4-10.

6th Annual Red Cross Vegas Night Fundraiser. Palmyra Moose Lodge, 3808 Route 31, Palmyra. 315-331-378,

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kkowalskirc@rochester.rr.com, waynecountyredcross.org. 6:3011:00 p.m. $25 advance, $30 door. Silent & live auctions.

Frosty Paws Winter Carnival.

Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Rd. vsas.org. TBD. $50-60.

Jill Bates Fashion Chale Trunk Show. Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd, Fairport. 223-4210, casalarga.com. 12-5 p.m. Free.

Keuka Wine Trail & Hedonist Artisan Chocolate Tasting. Max Market, 2949 Monroe Ave. 2711210. 12-3 p.m. Free. This event will preview flavors of the Keuka Lake Wine Trail’s annual Truffles and Tastes weekend, Feb 12-13.

Left of Center Stage Presents a Tropical/Paradise Cruise Variety Show. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. flyingsquirrel.rocus. org. Doors 8 p.m., band 9 p.m., show 10-11:30 p.m. $5 donation.

Light Works! Presents Readings, Reiki, Runes and Reflexology.

Brighton Town Park Lodge, 777 Westfall Rd. lightworks@ frontier.com. 10-11:15 a.m. angels class with Sage Walker, 12-6 p.m. readings, Reiki, runes and reflexology. Class $20, $1/minute services.

Movies@Monroe: Nowhere Boy. Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave. 428-8202. 2:15 p.m. Free.

Old Fahsioned Chicken and Biscuit Dinner. Faith United Methodist Church, 174 Pinnacle Rd., Henrietta. 334-1180, faithumcny. org. 12-6 p.m. $7-8.

Pink Floyd Laser. RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc.org.

9:30 p.m. $4-10.

Rollin’ for the Red Cross: Vegas Night Fundraiser. Palmyra Moose Lodge #1420, 3808 Rte 31, Palmyra. 315-331-3783, waynecountyredcross.org. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $25 advance, $30 at door. Hors d’oeurves, dessert, play money to play games, live & silent auction, raffles and cash bar.

Saturday Evening Telescope Viewing. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. Dark until 10 p.m. Free. Weather permitting; call ahead.

Special Concert to Benefit At-Risk Youth. Church of the Epiphany, 3285 Buffalo Rd., Gates. 436-6848, dbhill@ rochester.rr.com. 3 p.m.

Admission is donation. Raise funds for summer programs for at-risk youth. Performers include Mitzie Collins and Striking Strings, Young School of Irish Dance, and more.

The Crock Pot Challenge to Support The Verona St. Animal Shelter. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 4-7 p.m. $5 admission + $5 tastings.

Bring in your favorite crock pot dish. All proceeds to benefit the Verona Street Animal Shelter.

Ugly Sweater Party. TC Riley’s. 272-9777, facebook. com/tcrileys. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $2 or canned good donation for Foodlink. Prize for the ugliest sweater.

Winter Horticulture Symposium.

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua. 394-4922,

sonnenberg.org. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $15-18, RSVP. Seminar cost includes hot soup and a beverage served at the lunch. [ Sunday, January 30 ] Bring Your Own Train. New York Museum of Transportation, 6393 E River Rd, Rush. 533-1113, nymtmuseum.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Included with museum admission $2-3. Visitors who bring their own HO-gauge model trains and engines are welcome to take the controls on the museum’s giant 11’ x 21’ layout.

Broadway Drag Lunch. Edibles, 704 University Ave. 271-4910, ediblesrochester.com. 12-2 p.m. $20, $5 mimosa, $20 pitchers, RSVP. With Kasha Davis, Poison Waters, and Aggy.

Film Screening: “El Cid.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 7 p.m. $5-7.

Out in the Cold: Help Create Awareness About Poverty in Rochester. Cobb’s Hill Park, Lake Riley Lodge, 100 Norris Dr. sgagnon@jewishrochester. org. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Donate food, coats, and books.

RSVP. Build a snow person, receive your facts-aboutpoverty sign and place it next to your snow person.

Enjoy free hot chocolate and donuts in the lodge.

Rochester Civil Rights Front Meeting. Equal Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Ave. civilrightsfront.wordpress.com, rochestercrf@gmail.com. 5 p.m.

Free. Grassroots organization for LGBT equality.

Speakers’ Forum. 1230 Long Pond Rd. 225-6160. 11 a.m.noon. Free. Hon. John C. Ninfo, II Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Western District of New York. His topic is “It’s a Matter of Life or Debt.” [ Monday, January 31 ] A Season of Nonviolence: Joint Proclaimation Celebration. Liberty Pole, Liberty Pole Way at Pleasant St. 473-0970, gandhiinstitute.org.

12-1 p.m. Free.

Great Decisions 2011. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 7-8:30 p.m. $20 for briefing book, register. A discussion program that focuses on U.S. foreign policy.

Monday Night Seasonal Tastings: Mark Cupolo of Rocco. Breathe, 19 South Main St., Pittsford.

248-9070, breatheyoga.com. 6-8 p.m. $50, registration required.

Includes a three-course meal, dessert, wine and recipe cards.

Pub Trivia. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Roberts Wesleyan College “Preview Day.” Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 2301 Westside Dr. 594-6400, roberts. edu/visits. Check in 8 a.m. Free.

Rochester Movie Makers Member Meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room at Nixon Peabody Offices, 1300 Clinton Square. stan@ rochestermoviemakers.org, rochestermoviemakers.org.

6:30 p.m. Free. Speaker: Susan Gibney, actor, talent coach, and instructor.

Trivia Night. The Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. theoldtoad.

SPECIAL EVENT | A Season for Nonviolence

“Peace” is a precarious term, and means different things to different people. The so-called pursuit of international peace is ever and always tied up in violence with perceived enemies.

Those who seek to speak their minds and promote equality through nonviolent means have a history of getting shot. But in defiance, and to honor the true heroes, our voices must increase both in decibel and number.

A Season for Nonviolence, which was launched by the United Nations in 1998, marks the 64 calendar days between the anniversaries of the assassinations of Mohandas K. Gandhi on January 30 and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4. This year, Rochester will be one of nearly 400 communities worldwide to participate with commemorative and participatory events.

“A Season for Nonviolence: A Joint Proclamation by the City of Rochester and Monroe County” takes place at the Liberty Pole on Monday, January 31, noon-1 p.m., with a reception to follow hosted by Rochester AmeriCorps at MCC Damon City Campus (228 E. Main St.). Following that, daily observance of nonviolence will take place at the Liberty Pole through April 1, noon-12:30 p.m., with music and readings each day.

An art exhibit titled “Americans Who Tell the Truth” will be held February 7-March 8 at the Central Library Link Gallery (115 South Ave.), with portraits by Robert Shetterly celebrating people who sought and still seek equality. Lectures, including one by three-time Nobel Prize nominee Kathy Kelly (pictured), and workshops will be held through April 4 at various locations.

All events are free and open to the public.

In an effort to engage today’s youth in this worthy endeavor, The M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence will sponsor an essay contest open to high school students in Monroe County.

Students are encouraged to visit the “Americans Who Tell the Truth” exhibit and reflect on the meaning on truth telling and nonviolence. For more information, email gpayne2@ ur.rochester.edu. For more information on upcoming related events, visit gandhiinstitute.org/svn_cal.html.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY com. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 140alex.com. 9 p.m. Free.

Pleasant St. 473-0970, gandhiinstitute.org. Noon12:30 p.m. Free. Musical performances and readings.

[ Tuesday, February 1 ] Digital Rochester’s Great Awards. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. greatawards@ digitalrochester.com. 5-9:30 p.m. $90, $75 members.

[ Wed., February 2 ] Better Breathers Group.

Visiting Nurse Service, 2180 Empire Blvd. 787-8360, vnsnet.com. 5-6 p.m. Free.

Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave. highlandparkfarmers@ gmail.com. 4-7 p.m. Free.

Fresh, local, sustainable and organic produce, meats, honey, jams, jellies and more!

[ Tuesday, February 1Friday, April 1 ] Liberty Pole Daily Observance of Nonviolence. Liberty Pole, Liberty Pole Way at

THEATER | “In the Heights”

You know that feeling of a coming shift — the exuberance and expectation, but also the dread and trepidation. The draw of the fresh and the unknown, paired with the pull of the comforting familiar. Set within the vibrant community of Manhattan’s Washington Heights, “In the Heights” is a Tony Award-winning musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda that offers a taste of the Latino-American experience, while telling the universal tale of a community on the brink of change. The story follows a neighborhood as its inhabitants struggle with the familiar themes of parenting, love, prejudice, and dreams of a better life, while endeavoring to decide which traditions to incorporate in the future, and which ones to leave behind.

“In the Heights” is currently running at the Auditorium Theatre (875 E. Main St.) through Sunday, January 30, with shows Wednesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 & 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 &7 p.m.

Tickets cost $32.50-$64.50. Call 800-745-3000 or visit rbtl.org for more information. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Information Session: Foster Parenting. Chili Library, 3333 Chili Ave. 334-9096, monroefostercare. org. 7 p.m. Free. Ages 21+.

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Tutor Training Workshops. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, 1600 South Ave. 473-3030, literacyrochester. org. 6-9 p.m. Free.

RAPIER SLICES Open Mic. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 802-4660. 7:30-11 p.m. $3-5.

18+ with proper ID. Rochester Committee on Latin America: Cuban Five Documentary.

Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. 293-3194. 7 p.m. Free. Screening of film about five Cuban men who have been in US prison since 2001, after being wrongly convicted of espionage.

Sports [ Wed., January 26 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Grand Rapids Griffins. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:05 p.m. $14-22. [ Friday, January 28 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Manitoba Moose. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:35 p.m. $14-22. [ Saturday, January 29 ] The Upper Atlantic Sports Staking Championships.

Gates Chili High School, 910 Wegman Rd., Gates. worldsportstackingassociation. org/tournaments, monroecountysports.org. 8 a.m. interactive StackFest,

8:45 a.m. opening ceremony, 4 p.m. closing ceremony and awards. Free.

Theater

“Cooking with the Calamari Sisters.” Thu Jan 27-Feb 27.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Thu 7 p.m., FriSat 8 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“Deadly Murder.” Through Jan 30. Limelight Productions of Rochester. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $10-$15. 527-0884, muccc.org.

EstroFest. Through Jan 29. Local sketch and video comedy troupe.

Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. Thu 7 p.m., Sat 2 & 7 p.m. $12-$20. 461-9126, estrofestlaughs.com.

“The Fantasticks.” Wed Jan 26Jan 29. SUNY Geneseo’s Robert Sinclair Theatre. Wed Jan 26-Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 & 8 p.m. $6-$8. bbo. geneseo.edu, 245-5833.

“I’ll Be Geneseeing You.” Through Feb 6. Original comedy about Rochester featuring The Second City comedy troupe.

NOTE: Post-show performances by local improv troupes on Tue Feb 1 (Unleashed!) and Wed Feb 2 (Nuts and Bolts), included in “Geneseeing” ticket. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Wed Jan 26 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m., Tue-Wed Feb 2 7:30 p.m. $22-$59. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

Impact Theatre. Sat Jan 29. 1180 Canandaigua St. (Route 21,

Palmyra Town Hall). Sat 7:309:15 p.m. Free. 315-597-3553, firace@rochester.rr.com.

“In The Heights.” Through Jan 30. Rochester Broadway Theatre League. Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. Wed Jan 26-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 & 8 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m. $32.50-$64.50.

800-745-3000, rbtl.org.

“Love, Luck, and Laughter, the Music of Loesser, Lerner, and Loewe.” Sat Jan 29-Feb 6.

Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $16-$24. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org.

“Orfeo ed Euridice.” Thu Jan 27Jan 30. Eastman Opera Theatre, with Madrigalia and Geomantics Dance Theater. Harro East Ballroom, 155 Chestnut St. ThuSat 7:30 p.m., Sun 5:30 p.m. $20.

454-2100, esm.rochester.edu.

“The Phantom of the Opera.” Fri Jan 28-Feb 5. Greece Athena High School, 800 Long Pond Road. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $12. 966-4000.

“Separation.” Thu Jan 27-Feb 6.

Out of Pocket Productions. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Thu-Fri 7 p.m., Sat 1:30 & 7 p.m., Sun 1:30 p.m. $15-$20.

232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Thu Jan 27-Jan 30.

Children’s Repertory Company.

RAPA East End Theatre, 727 E Main St. Thu-Fri 7:30 p.m., SatSun 3 & 7:30 p.m. $7-$12. 3253366, rapaonline.us.

“Witness to the Prosecution.”

Through Jan 29. Black Sheep Theatre. Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. FriSat 8 p.m. $15. 414-3927, blacksheeptheatre.org.

Auditions Black Sheep Theatre. Wed Jan 26 & Sat Jan 29. Holds auditions for “Big Bad,” a play for kids, by kids. Open to kids age 6-18, for both on stage and behind-the-scenes roles.

Black Sheep Theatre, Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St. Wed Jan 26 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-noon. 402-1083, blacksheeptheatre.org.

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. Sat Jan 29-Sun Jan 30. Auditions for 2011 summer season, which includes “Anything Goes,” “Hairspray,” “42nd Street,” etc. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Route 28A, Emerson Park, Auburn. SatSun 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 315-2551305, merry-go-round.com.

Off-Monroe Players. Mon Jan 31Tue Feb 1. Holds auditions for lead roles in Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Iolanthe.” Salem United of Christ, 60 Bittner St. Mon-Tue 7 p.m. off-monroeplayers.org.

Workshops [ Wed., January 26 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Layering is in! Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd.

663-5449, topsmarkets.com.

7-9 p.m. $20, register.

Technology Classes: Microsoft Word 2007. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org.

6:30 p.m. Free.

[ Thursday, January 27 ] Comics Night Out. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon.

474-4116, books_etc@yahoo. com. 7-9 p.m. Free. Raconteurs, humorists, stand-up comics, improvateurs and their camp following all welcome.

Individualized Basic Computer Skills Classes. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 10-11 a.m. Free, appointment required. Using the internet, setting up an email account, using Microsoft Word to create a resume, and searching for and applying for jobs online.

Save Energy, Save Dollars.

Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409 or 425, cceontario.org. 9-11 a.m.

Free, register.

Senior Living Seminar. The Legacy at Clover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 218-9000 x106. 2 p.m. Free. [ Friday, January 28 ] Skype Workshop. Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave. rochesterconsultants.org. 8-9:30 a.m. $5-8. [ Saturday, January 29 ] Living with Diabetes Class. Clinton Crossings, 2400 South Clinton Ave., Building H, Suite 135. 3417066. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Call with questions & register. Covered by most insurance with co-pay.

Meditating from the Body: Preparing for Winter Contemplative Practice with Jan Cook. Physikos, Village Gate Square, 302 N. Goodman Street, 2nd fl (above Salena’s), Rochester, NY 14607. 381-6757, jancook@frontiernet.net. 1:30-4:30 p.m. $50 by 1/7, $55 at the door, or $140 for the series.

Needlefelting 101 with Joan Delaro. Village Bookmarket, 207 E Main St., Palmyra. 315597-0210, villagebookmarket. com. 10 a.m. $12 materials fee, register. Ages 13+.

New York Wine Camp: 1 Day NY Wine Expert. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $115, registration required. [ Saturday, January 29Sunday, January 30 ] Author Philip Shepherd.

Henrietta United Church of Christ, 1400 Lehigh Station Rd., Henrietta.

334-0030, henucc@juno. com, philipshepherd.com/ workshops. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-6 p.m. $130 suggested donation, registser.

Author of “New Self, New World: Recovering our Senses in the Twenty-First Century.” [ Sunday, January 30 ] Wine 101. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:30-2:30 p.m. $40, register. [ Monday, January 31 ] Adult Demonstration Class: Omega 3’s. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd.

663-5449, topsmarkets.com.

7-9 p.m. $20, register.

Soil Resources for a Land-Based Enterprise. Cornell Cooperative Extension-Rochester, 249

FILM | “A Fire in my Belly”

Issues of censorship in art deal first and foremost not with decency, but with power. Censorship is the exercising of power by one individual or institution over the voice of the artist and the experience of the potential viewer. The censor is telling you that it distrusts your ability to bear witness to the varying ideas and realities in the world, and come to your own conclusions about them. Your access to the discussion is simply removed.

When artist David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) created the graphic and disturbing short silent film “A Fire in my Belly” in 1986-87, he sought to express his anguish and terror over the AIDS epidemic, and his own diagnosis with the disease. A four-minute clip of the video was displayed in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/ Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” exhibit, but removed in December 2010 after successful protests from the Catholic League and Rep. John Boehner. The clip they took exception to, but failed to consider symbolically, depicted ants crawling over a crucifix (pictured).

Joining several member galleries of the Association of Art Museum Directors, the George Eastman House (900 East Ave.) has chosen to present the video, which Eastman House curator of photographs Dr. Alison Nordstrom calls “a fragmented glimpse of a broken world.” You can choose to view the clip, on display within a walled area, through Sunday, January 30. Museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admission is $4-$10; for more information, call 271-3361 or visit eastmanhouse.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Highland Ave. wnn1@cornell.edu, mycce.org/monroe. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $25, registration required. [ Tuesday, February 1 ] Adult Demonstration Class: “Off the Menu” Restaurant Favorites. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets. com. 7-9 p.m. $20 class only, $30 with beer tasting, register.

Culinary Classes: Tin Tran of Prime Steak House. 421-9362 x805, vellaculinarycenter. com. 6:30-9 p.m. $79, registration required. [ Wed., February 2 ] “Wired for Joy” Introduction to Emotional Brain Training.

288 Monroe Ave., upstairs. jchaize@rochester.rr.com, ebt. org. 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Beginning Quilting and Beyond.

Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 6:308:30 p.m. Free, register.

Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild. Lutheran Church, 1000 N Winton Rd. gvcalligraphy@

gmail.com, gvcalligraphy.org.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Start Healing From Alcoholic Childhood. Hungerford Building in Downtown Rochester, 1115 E. Main St. contact@familiesinrecovery. com. Email for hours. Free, register. Ages 18+.

Supported Anti-Inflammatory Diet Four-Week Program.

Breathe, 19 South Main St., Pittsford. 248-9070, breatheyoga.com. Call for hours. $25 each or $85 series, register.

Technology Classes: Microsoft Word 2007. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org.

6:30 p.m. Free.

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Film Times Fri Jan 28 – Thu Feb 3 Schedules change often.

Call theaters or visit rochestercitynewspaper.com for updates.

Film

Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport DILEMMA: 9:20; also Sat-Sun 5:10; GREEN HORNET: 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 7:15, 9:20, also SatSun 1, 3:05, 5:10; TRUE GRIT: 7:15; also Sat-Sun 3; YOGI BEAR: Sat-Sun 1.

Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua BLACK SWAN: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 8:45; DILEMMA: 7, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 4; also SatSun 1:30; GREEN HORNET (3D): 7, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 4; also SatSun 1:15; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 7; KING’S SPEECH: 7, 9:15; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1:15; LITTLE FOCKERS: 7; also Fri-Sun 5; MECHANIC: 7:15, 9:20; also FriSun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05; RITE: 7, 9:10; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1:15; SEASON OF THE WITCH: 9; TANGLED: Sat-Sun 1, 3; TRUE GRIT: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 5:10; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05; YOGI BEAR: Fri-Sun 5; also Sat-Sun 1, 3.

Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. TANGLED: 7; also Fri-Sun 2:45; TOURIST: 8:40; also Fri-Sun 4:25.

Zipless and stringless [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

“No Strings Attached” (R), directed by Ivan Reitman Now playing

Decades of Hollywood cinema demonstrate the immortality of romantic comedy, which never ceases to tempt screenwriters and directors. Obeying the rigid rules of its tradition, the form almost always follows predictable patterns, employs stock characters, and of course, ends with the resolution of all obstacles to true love, allowing the right young people to connect in the appropriate manner.

If its limitations sometimes stifle originality,

Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit 127 HOURS: 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:20; BLACK SWAN: 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:35; DILEMMA: 2, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50; FIGHTER: 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; GREEN HORNET: 6:40, 9:30; also in 3D 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10; HARRY POTTER: DEATHLY continues on page 26

at other times, in the right hands, those constraints generate a surprising creativity.

Ivan Reitman’s new film “No Strings Attached” employs most of the common material of comedy and manipulates its plot and people in some entirely familiar manners. At the same time the movie exhibits a strong a connection with its contemporary context that suggests at least a few alterations in subject and approach.

If nothing else, the movie reflects the distance separating American film of our time from the bad old days of the industry’s history of self censorship. An opening scene from their childhood, for example, shows the two principals, Adam and Emma (Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman in adult life) at summer camp, talking about Adam’s sadness over his parents’ divorce; when young Emma tries a tentative, awkward gesture of consolation, the despondent Adam asks her sweetly, “Can I finger you?”

We’ve come a long way, babies.

That moment — Emma turns him down, by the way — foreshadows the

Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman in “No Strings Attached.” PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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behaviors of the couples in adulthood and also sets the tone of frequent raunchiness and mild craziness that characterizes most of the events, people, and language in the movie. When they meet again at a fraternity party many years later, for example, Emma invites Adam on a date, which she warns him will be strange, and indeed it is, since it’s her father’s funeral.

In the present day they run into each other once more in Los Angeles, where the real action of the movie takes place. Adam works as an assistant on a television show, and Emma, a doctor, is serving residency at a local hospital. When Adam discovers his father (Kevin Kline), a successful TV actor, is now sleeping with Adam’s most recent exgirlfriend, he calls every woman he knows, drinks himself into a coma, and wakes up naked in Emma’s house, where her roommates, two women and a gay man, all doctors themselves, admire his penis and reassure him that in fact he didn’t have sex with any of the inhabitants, a circumstance that he and Emma soon cure.

Their subsequent relationship, which Adam’s friends regard as ideal, besides reflecting the evolution of behavior in such films, provides its real substance. Warning him that she is not the affectionate type and is too busy for traditional dating, Emma suggest they simply enjoy sex without commitment; Adam happily agrees and, as an extended montage shows, the two end up copulating wherever and whenever they can. Both the

Out of love [ REVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

“Blue Valentine” (R), directed by Derek Cianfrance Opens Friday

humor and the necessary comic obstacles grow out of a reversal of the usual situation. Here the soft and sentimental Adam begs for normality and permanence in their affair, while the hardheaded Emma wants only the zipless sex that Erica Jong discussed so many years ago.

The rest of the mildly entertaining script shows the obvious results of the dilemma, with the desperate and determined Adam attempting everything in his power to change Emma’s mind. Of course, as no doubt every member of the audience expects, the couple find a way to resolve their differences, as they learn that falling in lust leads to falling in love, that the strings attached to sex can entangle the heart as well as other organs.

“No Strings Attached” displays the usual Hollywood visual polish that no other nation’s film industry can rival, with gorgeous scenery, lovely houses, and of course, attractive people, the dream of Southern California that America so generously contributes to the world. Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman make a handsome couple, but the script awards the best moments and the funniest lines to the supporting players, the crew who play Emma’s and Adam’s friends.

In a relatively small role, Kevin Kline makes Adam’s lecherous father both outrageous and hilarious, while Lake Bell as Adam’s desperately neurotic producer steals most of the scenes she occupies; her fate at the end perfectly suits the oddball justice of the film’s comic plot.

I’m betting that you’re familiar with the long-running newspaper comic “Love Is...”, which for the last 40 years has showcased a couple who apparently has modern romance aaaaaall freaking figured out, despite the fact that they seem to be toddlers who can’t be bothered to wear clothes. And no doubt you’ve glared at that cutesy panel one morning over particularly harsh coffee and wondered whether “Love Is...” would ever get around to touching upon the thornier aspects of relationships. Because love can also be resentment, rejection, loneliness, power struggles — in short, everything attendant to shoehorning two devoted but free-willed individuals into one ever-shifting journey. Sure, you could argue with me and say that those negative things have nothing to do with love. But you’d be wrong.

Movies also tend to avoid love’s complexities; romantic conflicts usually stem from some wacky misunderstanding and are easily resolved, allowing the

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine.” PHOTO COURTESY THE

audience to go home feeling satisfied, if not a bit suckered. But no makeover montage or last-minute dash to the airport can fix the very real problems plaguing the couple at the heart of the buzzed-about “Blue Valentine,” a bittersweet, unflinching drama that time-hops to juxtapose the ugly dusk of a relationship against its gorgeous dawn.

Once-and-future Oscar contenders Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling star as Cindy and Dean, who we initially get to know during a morning rife with a passive-aggression that appears to have entrenched itself over their years together.

As Dean plays good cop to his frazzled wife over their daughter’s breakfast, the unspoken friction becomes palpable.

Of course, it wasn’t always like this.

Before she met her husband, Cindy was a college student in small-town Pennsylvania. Her jock boyfriend (Mike Vogel, “Cloverfield”) is kind of a dope, though Cindy’s low standards in men make sense in light of her loud, angry father (John Doman from “The Wire”).

Cindy’s grandmother seems to be her closest confidante, and it’s at the nursing home that Cindy first encounters Dean, in from Brooklyn on a moving job.

Everything we need to know about the kind of man Dean is gets made clear by the way he handles his elderly client’s worldly possessions with an almost reverential respect, surrounding the man with his memories before he pockets his day’s pay. Cindy is initially wary of the outsider Dean, but she’s charmed by his persistence and vulnerability.

“Blue Valentine” weaves interludes from their sweet courtship through the present day, though six years later the differences that attracted them to each other are now working to repel, mostly on Cindy’s end. The laid-back Dean seems to be happy with the status quo; he paints

houses, gets to drink on the job, and comes home to a family that he adores. But Cindy, who plainly recoils at her husband’s touch, is miserable; her gradual evolution from Dean’s wife to his de facto mother has made her resentful, and an out-of-town job opportunity has left her feeling trapped. In the film’s most telling episode, a desperate Dean suggests they “get drunk and make love” in the tin-foiled Future Room at a cheesy motel, leading to a gut-wrenching exchange between two now-distant lovers punctuated by joyless sex.

Director Derek Cianfrance contrasts that sad rutting with some enthusiastic oral from earlier in their relationship (and barely avoided the fatal NC-17), as he shoots the present in a cold, dead blue and the past in a nostalgic golden glow. The script, which he also cowrote, hits nerve after squirmy nerve for anyone who’s ever fallen out of love; no direct blame, just a gradual trajectory in opposite directions. But it’s not all uncomfortable silences and chilly rebuffs; Cindy and Dean’s coming together is equally honest, with their adorable first date (that lovely ukulele scene) intensely illustrating both the fear and fearlessness to be found when bonding with another soul.

A few weeks ago I said that there’s not much Gosling can’t do; at this point, though, I am starting to wish he’d do less of it. His performance is undeniably affecting, but Dean’s physical transformation (pot belly, receding hairline) and frequent tantrums point ever so slightly to overacting. For me, it’s Williams who gives “Blue Valentine” its pulse, as Cindy tends to the everyday business of her life, unable, maybe even unwilling, to recapture the love she once felt for the goofy boy who won her hopeful heart. At times way too truthful, “Blue Valentine” isn’t always easy to bear... much like real love.

WEINSTEIN COMPANY

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN Friday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m.

Fast-talking Robert Walker proposes that he “swap murders” with random freight companion Farley Granger, whose estranged wife is an impediment to his remarriage and political aspirations. When Walker sets the plan in motion, Granger learns that the path to happiness and normalcy overlaps that of sadism and guilt. (Alfred Hitchcock, US 1951, 101 min.)

EL CID

Sunday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

Movies for movie lovers, 6 nights a week.

Essential Noir

Nearly half of the Spanish army was employed for the colossal battle scenes in Anthony Mann’s apotheosis of spectacle. Charlton Heston does what he does best as the 11th-century Spanish warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar battling the Moors out of Spanish borders. Sophia Loren co-stars. (Anthony Mann, US 1961, 184 min.)

50th Anniversary

Film Info: 271-4090 l 900 East Avenue l Eastman House Café—stop in for a light dinner or dessert before the film. l Wi-Fi Hotspot l Sponsored by rochestercitynewspaper.com City 25

HALLOWS: 1:50, 4:55, 8; KING’S SPEECH: 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1:55, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25; MECHANIC: 2:20, 5:15, 7:35, 10:15; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 1:40, 2:35, 4:25, 5:20, 7:05, 7:55, 9:40, 10:30; RITE: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; TANGLED: 1:35, 4:05; TRON: LEGACY (3D): 1:30, 4:35, 7:30, 10:20; TRUE GRIT: 2:05, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05.

SOUTH WEDGE area businesses & restaurants

Dryden Theatre 271-3361 900 East Ave *NOTE: Film times for 1/26-2/2* THE LAST WALTZ: Wed 1/26 8; A DOUBLE LIFE: Thu 8; STRANGERS ON A TRAIN: Fri 8; UPSTREAM: Sat 8; EL CID: Sun 7; A SELFMADE HERO: Tue 8; WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE: Wed 2/2 8.

Eastview 13 425-0420 Eastview Mall, Victor 127 HOURS: 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45; BLACK SWAN: 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER (3D): 1:55, 7:25; DILEMMA: 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:30; FIGHTER: 2:10, 7:45; GREEN HORNET: 7, 9:55; also in 3D 1:35, 4:25, 7:40, 10:25; KING’S SPEECH: 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15; LITTLE FOCKERS: 5, 10:30; MECHANIC: 2, 4:50, 7:10, 9:35; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 1:30, 2:15, 4:20, 5:05, 6:55, 7:50, 9:40, 10:20; RITE: 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50; TANGLED: 1:40, 4:10; TRON: LEGACY (3D): 4:35, 10:05; TRUE GRIT: 2:05, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10.

Geneseo Theatres 243-2691 Geneseo Square Mall BLACK SWAN: 7:15, 9:20; also SatSun 3:05, 5:10; DILEMMA: 9:20; GREEN HORNET (3D): 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4; KING’S SPEECH: 7, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 7:15, 9:20; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:05, 5:10; RITE: 7, 9:10; also Sat-Sun 1:15, 4; TANGLED: Sat-Sun 1:10; TRUE GRIT: 7:15; also Sat-Sun 3:05, 5:10; YOGI BEAR: Sat-Sun 1.

Greece Ridge 12 225-5810 176 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 127 HOURS: 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50; BLACK SWAN: 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:40; DILEMMA: 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; FIGHTER: 4:15, 9:35; GREEN HORNET: 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:30; also in 3D 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10; KING’S SPEECH: 1:30, 505, 7:30, 9:50; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1:35, 6:55; MECHANIC: 2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:25; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 2:20, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; RITE: 2, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15; TRON: LEGACY (3D): 4:35, 9:30; TRUE GRIT: 2:10, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45; YOGI BEAR (3D): 1:50, 7:25.

The Little 258-0400 240 East Ave. 101 DALMATIANS: Sat 10; BLACK SWAN: 7, 9:35; also Sat-Sun 1, 3:30; BLUE VALENTINE: 7:10, 9:45; also Sat-Sun 1:20, 3:50; KING’S SPEECH: 6:40, 9:15; also Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:40; TRUE GRIT: 6:50, 9:10; also Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:10; WAY BACK: 6:30, 9:25; also Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:20.

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Movies 10 292-5840 2613 W. Henrietta Rd. BURLESQUE: 4, 7, 9:40; also Sat-Mon 12:45; DUE DATE: 2:20, 4:40, 7:25, 10; also Sat-Mon 11:55 a.m.; FASTER: 7:20, 9:55; MEGAMIND: 2, 4:20, 6:45, 9:05; also SatMon 11:30 a.m.; also in 3D 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35; also Sat-Mon in 3D 12:05; MIRAPAKAI: 8:30; NEXT THREE DAYS: 3:50, 6:50, 9:45; also Sat-Mon 12:40; RED: 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; also Sat-Mon 11:40 a.m.; SOCIAL NETWORK: 3:45, 7:05, 9:50; also Sat-Mon 12:50;

Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] BLUE VALENTINE (R): The transcendent highs and the faith-shaking lows of a six-year romance are chronicled in this intense, buzzy drama starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Little, Pittsford A DOUBLE LIFE (1947): George Cukor directed Ronald Colman to an Oscar as an actor whose offstage life begins to eerily mirror his onstage portrayal of Othello.

Co-written by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon! Dryden (Thu, Jan 27, 8 p.m.)

EL CID (1961): It’s the 50th anniversary of Anthony Mann’s adventure epic starring Charlton

UNSTOPPABLE: 2:35, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10; also Sat-Mon 12; WARRIOR’S WAY: 3:15, 5:35; also Sat-Mon 12:55; WAITING FOR SUPERMAN: 2;10, 4:45; also Sat-Mon 11:35 a.m.

Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. 127 HOURS: 1:15, 3:20, 5:25, 8; also Fri-Sat 10; BLACK SWAN: 2:20, 4:45, 7:20; also Fri-Sat 9:40; BLUE VALENTINE: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50; also FriSat 9:20; DILEMMA: 2:10, 4:50, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 9:55; FIGHTER: 2:30, 5, 7:50; also Heston as the 11th-century Spanish warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, who drives the Moors from Spain and smooches Sophia Loren. Dryden (Sun, Jan 30, 7 p.m.)

THE LAST WALTZ (1978): Martin Scorsese captures Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, et al., in The Band’s November 1976 farewell concert, along with notables like Muddy Waters, Neil Young, and Van Morrison. Dryden (Wed, Jan 26, 8 p.m.)

THE MECHANIC (R): Jason Statham, Ben Foster, and Donald Sutherland star for director Simon West (1997’s “Con Air”) in this remake of the Charles Bronson flick about a hit man whose apprentice has a connection to one of his successful targets.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Tinseltown, Webster

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Fri-Sat 10:10; GREEN HORNET (3D): 1:40, 4:20, 7; also FriSat 9:45; KING’S SPEECH: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30; also Fri-Sat 9:05; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 2:40, 5:10, 7:40; also SatSun 10:05; TRUE GRIT: 2, 4:35, 7:10; also Fri-Sat 9:30.

Tinseltown USA / IMAX 247-2180 2291 Buffalo Rd. 127 HOURS: 2:10, 5, 7:30, 9:55; BLACK SWAN: 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 1:20, 4, 6:40, 9:25; DILEMMA: 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45; FIGHTER: THE RITE (PG-13): The latest from Swedish director Mikael Håfström is this horror film about a young American priest who travels to Italy to study at exorcism school. With Anthony Hopkins, Ciáran Hinds, and Rutger Hauer. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Webster A SELF-MADE HERO (1996): This early work by Jacques Audiard (2009’s “A Prophet”) is a dark comedy with filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz (he also starred in “Amélie”) as an inauspicious young man who travels to Paris at the end of WWII to make a name for himself. Dryden (Tue, Jan Feb 1, 8 p.m.)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951): Raymond Chandler gets a screenplay credit on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller in which Robert Walker’s fast-talking

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1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30; GREEN HORNET: 1, 6:30; also in 3D 3:45, 9:15; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 2:15, 4:30; INSIDE JOB: 1:55, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50; KING’S SPEECH: 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20; LITTLE FOCKERS: 7:25, 9:50; MECHANIC: 2, 4:55, 7:35, 10; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40; RITE: 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10; SEASON OF THE WITCH: 6:50, 9:25; TANGLED: 1:15, 4:05; TRON: LEGACY (3D): 3:15, 6:15, 9:10; also 3D IMAX 1:45, 4:45, 7:45; TRUE GRIT: 1:30, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35; YOGI BEAR (3D): 2:05, 4:50, 6:55, 9.

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sociopath suggests a murderous swap to random travel companion Farley Granger. Dryden (Fri, Jan 28, 8 p.m.)

UPSTREAM (1927): Not really John Ford’s newest film, but rediscovered last year in the New Zealand Film Archive, this ensemble comedy is set amidst a boardinghouse for performers in New York City. Dryden (Sat, Jan 29, 8 p.m.)

Greece, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE DILEMMA (PG-13): Ron Howard directs Vince Vaughn and Kevin James in this comedy about a guy trying to decide whether to tell his best friend and business partner about his wife’s infidelity.

With Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, and Channing Tatum.

Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Geneseo, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE GREEN HORNET (PG-13): Unlikely action hero Seth Rogen stars in Michel Gondry’s stylish take on the classic serial about a playboy who becomes a vigilante hero. With Cameron Diaz, Oscar winner Christoph Waltz, and Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou as Kato. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford,

[ CONTINUING ] BLACK SWAN (R): Darren Aronofsky’s follow-up to “The Wrestler” is a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina whose obsession with being perfect drives her to the brink of sanity. With Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, and Barbara Hershey. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo,

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BLACK SWAN: 12:30, 3:45, 7; also Fri-Sat 9:30; also SatSun 10:05 a.m.; DILEMMA: 12, 3, 5:30, 8; also Fri-Sat 10:30; FIGHTER: 1:45, 4:20, 7:20; also Fri-Sat 10:10; also Sat-Sun 11 a.m.; GREEN HORNET: 6:45; also Fri-Sat 9:15; also in 3D 2:30, 5, 7:40; also Fri-Sat in 3D 10:20; also Sat-Sun in 3D 11:30 a.m.; KING’S SPEECH: 1:30, 4:40, 7:15; also Fri-Sat 9:30; also Sat-Sun 10:20 a.m.; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1:10,

Tinseltown, Webster NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R): Recent Golden Globe winner Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, winner of nothing, star in this Ivan Reitman comedy about two friends unsuccessfully trying to keep their relationship strictly physical. Featuring Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE WAY BACK (PG-13): Peter Weir follows up 2003’s “Master and Commander” with this sweeping ensemble drama about a group of men who escape from a Soviet labor camp and attempt the 4,000-mile trek to India on foot. With Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, and Saoirse Ronan. Little, Webster

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3:30, 5:55, 8:30; also Fri-Sat 10:45; also Sat-Sun 10:45 a.m.; MECHANIC: 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15; also Fri-Sat 10:40; also Sat-Sun 10:10 a.m.; NO STRINGS ATTACHED: 2, 4:50, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 10; also Sat-Sun 11:15 a.m.; RITE: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50; also Fri-Sat 10:25; TANGLED: 2:15, 4:30; also Sat-Sun 11:45 a.m.; TRON LEGACY (3D): 4:15; also Fri-Sat 10:05; also Sat-Sun 10:30 a.m.; TRUE GRIT: 1, 4:05, 7:05; also Fri-Sat 9:40; also Sat-Sun 10 a.m.; WAY BACK: 1:20, 7.

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JUST LISTED Absolutely Breathtaking, This Landmark, Circa 1905, Claude Bragdon 6 Bedroom Home Was Originally Built As the Rectory for St. Paul's Church. Enjoy a Two-Story Foyer with Turned Staircase, Adjoining Banquet-Size Formal Dinrm & Grand Livrm Complete with Leaded Glass Windows. House Is Completely Restored, Maintaining Original Character. Ready to Move in & Enjoy! A Ten!

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Quiet Yet Convenient Living in Brighton 49 Palmerston Road Beautifully landscaped front and back yards surround the elegant tudor-style house, built in 1927, at 49 Palmerston Road in Brighton. A stone walkway leads to the arched wooden doorway with stone facing and decorative lamps.

The foyer opens to a spacious front hallway with a staircase accented with decoratively carved wooden newel posts.

To the left of the downstairs hallway is the dining room, entered through glass-paneled French doors. Numerous fine details enhance the room, including an alcove, flanked by two leaded-glass windows; a built-in china cabinet with a Gothic-style window; and wall sconces original to the house. A swinging door opens to the recently remodeled kitchen that features a cork floor and plenty of counter and cupboard space. A second door from the kitchen leads to a powder room and the stairway to the basement.

To the right of the downstairs hallway is a living room than spans the width of the house. The focal point of this space is the marble-fronted fireplace with dentil molding and fluted columns; the room also features built-in bookcases with glass shelves. The living room and dining room have quarter-sawn oak floors and crown molding. Adjacent to the living room is an enclosed porch with the original green and black tile floor, seven leaded-glass windows and a built-in bookcase. Off the porch is a threeseason room with a ceiling fan and 14 large windows offering a view of the backyard.

The stairway to the second floor pauses at a spacious landing with leaded-glass windows that overlook the backyard. On the second floor are three bedrooms. The master bedroom spans the width of the house and offers a spacious walk-in closet, and entrance to a large bathroom. Another bathroom off the main hall features a pink and green stained-glass window with a floral design, a Jacuzzi tub, a stall shower, and a sink with a large lighted mirror. The two other bedrooms each have a large closet and leaded-glass windows.

The third floor features hardwood floors, a fourth bedroom with closet, and a new bathroom with an ocean-themed mosaic design on the floor.

The curved leaded-glass eyebrow window on the front of the house looks out from this room.

49 Palmerston Road is a short walk to the shops, services, and restaurants at Brighton’s Twelve Corners, and easy transit or driving distance to all that the City of Rochester has to offer. The list price for the 2,650 square foot house is $349,500. For a virtual tour of this house please visit www.budurl.com/ 49Palmerston. For more information please contact Esther Krakower of Hunt Real Estate ERA at 585.233.0597.

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Regular rehearsals and play occa­ sional shows 585-482-5942 EXPERIENCED CLARINET PLAYER Would like to play duets with the same. 235-4941 KEYBOARD / SYNTH PLAYER needed now for local established rock cover band. No rental or utility fees. Please call 585-6215488 LOOKING FOR LEAD GUITARIST, rhythm guitarist, & bass player, cover tunes, originals must be reli­able, dependable. Looking for seri­ ous musicians 585-473-5089 smoke-freeBrian, Mr. Rochester, Rock Star MOTOWN REVUE, “PROMISE”.

Musicians needed for 50s/60s/ 70s Motown Show!!! Keyboards and Drums!! For more info and an audi­tion, call 585 202-8890.

MUSICA SPEI Rochester’s sacred Renaissance group. is seeking ex­perienced singers for the upcoming season. Call Alexandra at 585-415- 9027 or visit www.musicaspei.org for more details.

OUTGROWN SKA-PUNK? Looking for musicians for ska and rock band, especially drummer, singer, horn players.

See details at www.myspace. com/mooskamovers or email mooskamovers@aol.com. Craig THE CHORUS OF THE GENESEE (CoG) has openings in all voice parts. The CoG performs a wide va­riety of musical styles from barber­shop to Broadway, to patriotic and religious. All ages. Contact Ed Rummler at 585-385-2698.

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HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, lev­eling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLDBARN. www.woodfordbros. com. “Not ap­plicable in Queens county” IF YOU’RE A GAY, bi, curious, or versatile kind-of-guy, age 18-50, and HIV-negative, you may qualify to take part in an important medical research study at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Participants will be paid an average of $1,000.

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hun­dreds of salaried positions, many that offer bonuses. Local and na­tional positions. Looking for profes­sional, friendly, self motivated indi­viduals. Customer service oriented with sales experience.

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AdoptMent matches adult adoptees with children who are somewhere in the adoption process. AdoptMent youth and adults meet as a group and individually for one hour a week from September until June.

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Volunteers needed to mentor youth experiencing parental incarcera­tion. Spend rewarding time each month doing fun activities. Vehicle needed, training/support provided. Laura Ebert/Compeer lebert@compeer. org 585-546-8280 Ext-117 FOSTER PARENTS WANTED! Monroe County is looking for adults age 21 and over to consider open­ing their homes to foster children. Call 334-9096 or visit www.MonroeFosterCare.org.

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Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and must possess: High School Diploma or GED, Valid NYS Drivers License. Have no felony convictions and be able to pass a physical agility and medical test as well as a psychological and background investigation. Candidates must be in good physical condition and of good moral character and have a genuine interest in this rewarding career.

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Living Waters Fellowship is a Christ cen­tered nondenominational church in the early stages of development.

Individuals, groups, and musicians are welcomed. Call 585-957-6155.

Download applications online at: (www.monroecounty.gov) www.monroecountysheriff.info The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is an equal opportunity employer.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MOSHE AND YITZHAK EQUITIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/02/10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/ 31/2100 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Beacon Partners, CPA, 664 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1301 EAST RIDGE ROAD, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 1301 East Ridge Road, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 01/ 14/2011. 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 840 Lehigh Station Rd., West Henrietta, NY 14586.

The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful ac­tivity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned for beer & wine & liquor has been applied for by JOHN C. LOMBARDI INC dba LOMBARDI NEIGHBORHOOD BAR & GRILL, 2260 Clifford Ave. Rochester NY 14609 County of Monroe, City of Rochester for a Tavern with food.

not yet assigned for beer & wine & liquor has been applied for

by CHILI SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, LLC dba THE CLUB HOUSE AT CHILI COUNTRY CLUB. 760 Scottsville - Chili Road, Scottsville, NY 14546 County of Monroe, Town of Chili for a Restaurant w/ Party House. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned for beer has been applied for by CHILI SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT, LLC dba THE CLUB HOUSE AT CHILI COUNTRY CLUB. 760 Scottsville - Chili Road, Scottsville, NY 14546 County of Monroe, Town of Chili for a golf cart. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LAGRANGE AVE., LLC ] LaGrange Ave., LLC was filed with SSNY on January 13, 2011. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. P.O. ad­dress which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: LaGrange Ave., LLC, 525 Lee Road, Rochester, New York 14606. Purpose is to en­ gage in any lawful activ­ity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ADNOHR, LLC ] Adnohr, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State on September 7, 2010. (1) Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. (2) The Secretary of State has been desig­nated as its agent upon whom process against the Limited Liability Company may be served and the post office ad­dress within or without this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro­cess against it served upon him or her is Adnohr, LLC, 141 Frawley Drive, Webster, New York 14580. (3) The character or purpose of its business is to engage in any lawful act or activ­ity for which limited li­ability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Act. (4) The Limited Liability Company is to be managed by one or more managers.

[ NOTICE ]

[ LEGAL NOTICE ASE ACQUISITION, LLC ]

Notice is hereby given that license, number

Notice of Organization: ASE Acquisition, LLC

Legal Ads was filed with SSNY on 12/8/10. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 850 John Street, West Henrietta, NY 14586.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SOUL MATE PUBLISHING, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/24/2010.

Office lo­cation: Wayne County. SSNY has been desig­nated as agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to: SOUL MATE PUBLISHING, LLC, 3210 Sherwood Drive, Walworth, NY 14568.

Purpose: any lawful pur e. Date of Dissolution: unspecified. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] The name of the limited liability company is: Beam St LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY on 11/26/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom pro­ cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro­cess against the LLC served upon him/her to: David Plate, 1499 Latta Road, Rochester, NY 14612. Purpose: Any and all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Articles of .Organization of Esotero Technologies, LLC were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on December 10, 2010. The office of the limited liability company is located in the County of Monroe, State of New York. The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designat­ed as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against is served upon him or her is, c/o William W. Moehle, Esq.., 2425 Clover Street, Rochester, New York 14618. The purpose of the limited liability com­pany is to carry on any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or­ganized pursuant

to the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] TechniClarity, LLC has filed articles of organiza­ tion with the New York Secretary of State on December 21, 2010 with an effective date of for­mation of January 1, 2011. Its principal place of business is located at 38 Parkridge Drive, Pittsford, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom pro­cess may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 38 Parkridge Drive, Pittsford, New York 14534. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be or­ganized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Eyeth, LLC has filed arti­ cles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on January 10, 2011 with an effective date of formation of January 10, 2011.

Its principal place of busi­ness is located at 410 Rush West-Rush Road, Rush, New York in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom pro­ cess may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 410 Rush West-Rush Road, Rush, New York 14543. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful ac­tivity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE ] 475-479 HOLLEY, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/29/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig­ nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 1 Main St., Apt. A, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 5 STATE STREET PITTSFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/10. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 5 State St., Pittsford, NY

14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Charles C. Fitzsimmons, PO Box 765, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of SURE LUCK HOMES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/26/10.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful pur­pose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of SURE LUCK HOMES LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/3/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MOSHE AND GUY EQUITIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/ 31/2100. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Beacon Partners, CPA, 664 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Westside Optometry, PLLC filed Articles of Organization as a Professional Service Limited Liability Company with the New York Secretary of State on December 6, 2010.

Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is des­ignated as the agent upon whom process may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to 3225 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624. Its business is the Practice of Optometry and any

lawful activity for which Professional Limited Liability Companies may be organized. [ NOTICE ] RIVERSIDE ROCHESTER, LLC, a do­mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/20/10. NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig­ nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, Liberty Plaza., Ste. 4000, 31 E. Main St.,Rochester NY 14614. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CHINITA SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/24/ 2010. 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, 187 Moore Road, West Henrietta NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LN PROPERTIES SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/2010. Office loca­ tion, County of Monroe.

SSNY has been desig­ nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 187 Moore Road, West Henrietta NY 14586. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lakeview NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/10. Office location: Ontario County. Principal busi­ness address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Farmington NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/ 10. Office location: Ontario County. Principal business address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen

Allen, VA 23060. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Canandaigua NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/ 10. Office location: Ontario County. Principal business address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] 4621 RIDGE ROAD LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/24/2010.

Principal business loca­ tion is at 73 State St., Rochester, NY, Monroe County. SS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail copy of process to c/o Merzbach Law Office, P.C., 73 State St., Rochester, NY 14614, Attn: Member. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of SABONIS PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/ 2010. 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: 323 West 96th Street, PH 5, New York NY 10025.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of MCMD GROUP, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/10.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 10/31/07. SSNY des­ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2255 Lyell Ave., Ste. 201, Rochester, NY 14606.

NV address of LLC: 849 E. Aultman St., Ely, NV 89301. Arts. of Org. filed with NV Secy. of State, 101 North Carson St., Ste. 3, Carson City, NV, 89701. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of OAKON MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/10.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/3/ 10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2255 Lyell Ave., Ste. 201, Rochester, NY 14606.

DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Empire Capital Marketing Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/10.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mike Zammiello, 274 N. Goodman St., Ste. D212, Rochester, NY 14607, also the registered agent.

Purpose: any lawful ac­ tivities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Spunk, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bernie Caplan, 1711 Monkton Farms Drive, Monkton, MD 21111. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Great Finger Lakes Consulting LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/26/ 2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom pro­ cess may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to Hans-Rudolf Wittek 811 Francesca Way Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of GINA REALTY, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/23/10. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in New Jersey (NJ) on 11/17/10. NYS fictitious name: GINA REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against

it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Frank LaGalia, 100 Engle St., Cresskill, NJ 07626. NJ addr. of LLC: 100 Engle St., Cresskill, NJ 07626. Arts. of Org. filed with Andrew P. Sidamon- Eristoff, State Treasurer, State of NJ, Dept. of Treasury, P.O. Box 002, Trenton, NJ 08625- 0002. Purpose: Any law­ful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Organization: Chariot Learning, LLC Arts. of Org. were filed with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/15/2010.

Office: Monroe County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 114 Irving Road, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BLDG. 502 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/2010.

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, 228 Rosemont Drive, Rochester NY 14617.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] FERROTHERM INTERNATIONAL LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/ 2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Agent shall mail a copy of any process to LLC at 2604 Elmwood Ave. #214, Rochester, NY 14618.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WHITE GOODMAN LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on December 20, 2010. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC. c/o Suite 1400, 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Heritage Christian

Services Child Care, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/5/10.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/29/ 10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3449 West Commercial St., Ste. 2795, East Rochester, NY 14445. DE address of LLC: National Corporate Research, Ltd., 615 South DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of Simply Sewing LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with Sec’y of the State of NY (SSNY) 12/6/ 10. County: Monroe.

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

SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 294 Cinnabar Rd Rochester , NY 14617. Purpose any lawful Activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MARCINDA MARKETING, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State(SSNY) 12/28/2010.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro­ cess to 132 West Ave., East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Original Outcomes LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/ 8/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom pro­ cess may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 13 Callingham Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Registered Agent: Zachary J. Lockhart 13 Callingham Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of APPINION LLC, a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State (SSNY) on 12/7/10.

Office loca­tion: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC at 125 Tech Park Dr., Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Legal Ads > page 33 [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Star Discipline LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sec’y State of NY (SSNY) on 11/1/10.

Office Location: Monroe Cty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 11 Holly Circle, Spencerport NY 14559. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RocMixology, LLC. Arts.. of Org. filed Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 11/10/10. 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 84 High St. Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: any lawful ac­ tivities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Donovan Properties I, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/11. 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, 246 Hillary Lane, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Donovan Properties II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/3/11. 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, 246 Hillary Lane, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PETER T. NOLL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/07/11.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 556 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14611.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1755 Scottsville-Mumford Rd., Scottsville, NY 14546.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JJP REAL ESTATE,

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LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/05/11.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2195 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14618.

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

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Silverthorne Operating LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/7/ 11. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. bus. addr.: 6120 S. Yale Ave., Ste. 805, Tulsa, OK 74136. LLC formed in DE on 9/9/10. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom pro­cess may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of T6 Support Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 11/19/10. County: Monroe. SSNY is desig­ nated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 76 Staglen Dr. Henrietta , NY 14467.

Purpose any lawful ac­ tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Cumulus Computing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on January 13, 2011. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC. c/o Suite 1400, 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: The Hotel at Mirror Lake, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/3/11. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 760 Brooks Ave.,

Rochester, NY 14619.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of W. Patiala Trucking LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/12/10. 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 32-D Silver Birch Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 3101 B RIDGE ROAD WEST LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/2010.

Office loca­tion, County of Monroe. SSNY has been desig­nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/ o Law Office of Anthony A. DiNitto, L.L.C., 8 Silent Meadows Dr., Spencerport NY 145599570. Purpose: any lawful act. [ SUMMONS, NOTICE AND BRIEF STATEMENT OF NATURE OF ACTION ] CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. 2010-9469 M&T BANK s/b/m FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ROCHESTER, Plaintiff, against- ANGEL COLON; JENNY ZAMRANA A/K/A JENNY COLON; CAPITOL ONE BANK USA, N.A.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; MARIETTA ASSOCIATES; ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION; ISAAC HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1- #50” and “MARY ROE #1- #50”, the last two names being ficti­tious, said parties in­tended being tenants or occupants, if any, hav­ing or claiming an inter­est in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ANGEL COLON AND JENNY COLON: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and re­ quired to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twen­ ty (20) days after the ser­ vice of this Summons, ex­ clusive of the day of ser­

vice, or within thirty (30) days after service is com­ plete if the Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. The United States of America, if des­ ignated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service here­ of. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Trial is de­sired in the County of Monroe. The basis of ve­nue designated above is that the real property, which is the subject mat­ter of this action, is lo­cated in the County of Monroe, New York.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State Law requires that we send you this no­tice about the foreclosure process.

Please read it carefully.

Summon 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 local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect your­self.

Source 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 organiza­ tions 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 Banking Department at 1-877- 226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www. banking.state.ny.u_ s. 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 tak­ ing any money from you until they have complet­ ed all such promised ser­vices.

The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Francis A. Affronti, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on the 7th day of January 2010, at Rochester, New York and to be duly entered in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, at Rochester, New York. The Nature of this action pertains to a note and mortgage held by Plaintiff on real property owned by the defendant, ANGEL COLON and JENNY COLON. The said defendant has defaulted on the note and mort­gage and the plaintiff commenced a foreclo­sure action.

Plaintiff is seeking a judgment fore­closing its mortgage against the real property and premises commonly known as 300 Roycroft Drive, City of Rochester, County of Monroe and State of New York and all other relief as to the Court may seem just and equitable.

DATED: January 11, 2011 SCHILLER & KNAPP, LLP BY: RYAN E. RUUSKA, ESQ. Attorneys for Plaintiff 950 New Loudon Road Latham, New York 12110 Telephone: (518) 786- 9069

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Do Ask, Must Tell (and Show): The Turkish military’s legendary homophobia (rare among NATO countries) comprises both zerotolerance for homosexuality by service personnel and the requirement of rigorous proof by anyone applying for exemption from service by claiming to be gay. (Homosexuality is the only disqualifier from compulsory service for able-bodied men.) In personal experiences recounted for Foreign Policy magazine in December, some gay men seeking exemptions were ordered to verify their claims by producing witnesses to their homosexual acts, or by photographing themselves fully engaged — and to be persuasive to authorities, the conscript had to be depicted in the “receiving” position in sexual intercourse.

style “skinny jeans” (having relaxed the rule requiring female workers to wear skirts). Also recently for sale: human fertilizer (owing to the attrition of the animals that previously produced manure for family gardens).

— The SEGA video company’s Japan division began test-marketing its new Toylets game in January, designed for men’s urinals. With sensors in the basin and a video screen at eye level, men score points based on the strength and accuracy of their streams. Among the suite of games: sumo wrestling (squirt the opponent out of the circle), graffiti-erasure (strong streams wipe out more graffiti), and skirt-raising (the stronger the stream, the higher a woman’s skirt is “blown” upward).

The Redneck Chronicles

The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

— Daring New Products: (1) Introduced at a New York food fair in January (and planned for U.S. distribution later this year): Great Scot International’s potato-like chips in the “flavor” of Scotland’s “national delicacy” (yes -- haggis chips!). (2) Burger King U.K.’s Christmas-season special this year (available briefly in December): a regular Whopper, garnished with a generous helping of brussels sprouts.

— The notoriously isolated North Korean economy only permits new products to be sold as needs arise, and in December (according to a report by Agence France-Presse), the ministries began allowing Western-

(1) In a December incident near Orlando, a former Ku Klux Klan “Cyclops,” George Hixon, 73, and his son, Troy, 45, and Troy’s girlfriend fought, resulting in Troy’s allegedly firing gunshots toward the woman’s feet and the subsequent arrests of the two men. According to Osceola County deputies, the altercation was precipitated by the girlfriend’s unhappiness that she got the “cheap beer” while the men kept the “good beer” (Budweiser) for themselves. (2) The County Commission in Jackson, Ga., delayed a vote in December on new cellphone towers at the request of one official with questions about the county’s contract — Commissioner Gator Hodges.

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll meet someone interesting while traveling. Don’t be shy — strike up a conversation and share your thoughts. Before you know it, you will be exchanging phone numbers and making plans for the future. Love at first sight is possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll be enticed by someone who may not be totally honest about his or her status. Before you venture into a relationship with someone, make sure you have all the particulars about this person’s past. Focus on friendship, nothing more.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your playful, imaginative attitude will capture attention.

Love and romance are in the stars and it won’t take long before you are swept off your feet and discussing serious plans. Revealing your feelings will seal the deal.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Taking part in a cause you believe in will lead to a wide variety of opportunities to meet interesting people. Working toward a goal and expressing your plans and ideas will give you the chance to find someone who shares your concerns.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Play the dating game. Whether you socialize with friends or you answer a personal ad in the paper, you are likely to meet someone you are attracted to. Before you move toward an intimate encounter, make sure you have the same values.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make friends and have fun but don’t put pressure on yourself to find a serious partner. You need more time to discover what it is you really want in a relationship.

Right now, you are likely to be blinded by appearances, not common interests.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may be ready to settle down but it’s not likely that the person of your choice will be as ready or eager to make a commitment as you. Take your time. If you really want things to work out with someone, slow down to his or her pace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Try something new and you will open doors that lead to romantic opportunities. Someone from your past may cloud your vision. Keep in mind that people don’t change and it’s always better to move forward instead of going back.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t let your fickle ways cause you to make a mistake. Getting involved with more than one person at a time will lead to disaster.

Honesty will be required if you aren’t ready to choose just one partner. Play fair.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have plenty of partners to choose from. Make sure you give yourself enough time to get to know everyone who interests you before making a decision. You cannot rush into love if you want to be sure you are with the right person.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Being attracted to someone off-limits may cause you to miss out on the chance to be with someone who is not only fabulous but who is totally into you. Don’t overlook what’s right in front of you. Love is closer than you realize.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): For all intents and purposes you should probably forego the love thing for now. You’ll be prone to wanting to fulfill fantasies that could get you into trouble. Don’t make a move.

Let love come to you and, even when it does, scrutinize.

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