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Cigar smoke and mirrors.

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Do teacher evals make the grade?

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COVER STORY | BY JEREMY MOULE | PAGE 8 | PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON

Getting to ‘yes’ on marriage equality The scene is still vivid in many New Yorkers’ minds: Senator Jim Alesi placing his head in his hands, taking an extended pause, and uttering a pained “No” on legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state.

That happened in 2009, and the legislation ultimately failed by 14 votes.

Marriage equality is again at the forefront in Albany and across the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he’ll introduce legislation to legalize same-sex marriage

before this legislative session ends, but he’s confused and alarmed advocates by also saying he won’t introduce a bill unless the votes are lined up in the Senate. Simply put: he doesn’t want to introduce a bill only to watch it fail.

Marriage-equality advocates have been organizing and trying to generate a strong showing of public support for possible legislation. They’re asking people to write letters to their state senators, call their offices, and arrange in-office visits.

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Personally, I’d like to thank Wegmans

I grew up on Rochester’s east side. I’ve observed the goings-on in the vicinity of East Avenue and Winton Road since taking my first job there, in 1963, as a stock boy at Wolfe’s Grocery Store. I’ve watched countless businesses open and close. Other than a handful of stalwart independent retailers and a couple of national franchises, this area has been unable to sustain strong commerce and develop a commercial or social personality.

There’s one exception: Wegmans, the area’s only true human anchor for decades. This Wegmans, as others, is locallyowned, well-intentioned, and flourishing.

The company has made known its desire to increase the size of this store. This includes purchasing and razing nearby buildings, a hodge-podge of vacant eyesores, and replacing them with an architecturally sound presence and nationally awardwinning business model that will employ hundreds.

Suddenly, now that Wegmans wants to expand, this area — ignored since the 1970s — has come under scrutiny. Instead of being encouraged, even assisted by the City of Rochester with loans or tax breaks (as have more dubious ventures and entrepreneurs) Wegmans has had one hurdle after another placed in its track by municipal and neighborhood entities.

The people want the store; the present store is bursting at its seams. The current and future employees want it; it’s their livelihood. The city needs it.

RICHARD S. GARDNER, ROCHESTER

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On the state’s new teacherevaluation system: I wonder if

any of the people in Albany who are introducing these “reforms” have ever set foot inside an urban classroom, much less spent a year or more in one. All this law will do is weed out teachers with problem populations and prevent competent good people from staying and working with those populations.

As much as we care about our students and move heaven and earth for their success, if we lose livelihood, house and home because our students do not come to us prepared enough to be successful, the kids are going to be the ones who suffer.

The experiences of Atlanta and Washington, DC, should inform this “reform.” In both places massive amounts of cheating by adults on the tests, from classroom teachers to administrators, has been uncovered.

If Kodak gets a shipment of bad computer chips for their digital cameras, they send them back. No one forces them to try to make those chips work. Teachers have to teach the students who arrive in front of them, regardless of their preparedness or how motivated those children are to succeed.

If these reforms come about, I want the ability to pick and choose my students. I want to be able to fire those who don’t show up and who are likely to drag my company (classroom) into failure.

If I can’t, and I get fired because I am doing my damnedest to get unmotivated kids to be successful, and they find that street life is more fun, they are distracted by a dying uncle, a gunshot brother, an abusive mother’s sexually exploitative boyfriend, parents who work three jobs to make ends meet and they just cannot get sleep because of the gunshots in the streets at night... something is definitely wrong with the system.

A better reform would include better oversight for younger teachers to prevent the occasionally unprepared teacher from getting tenure.

YUGOBOY

On Wegmans’ East Avenue plans:

Though there are considerably fewer of us now, some can still recall when East Avenue was lined with stately Elms that shaded gracious mansions. There was no objection to the destruction of those majestic homes; no one opposed the expansion of the (now defunct) nursing home at

East and Goodman; no one objected to razing the Bausch home at East & Oxford; no one decried the construction of the ticky-tack apartments at the corner of East and Portsmouth, East & Merriman or many later high-rises, such as Valley Manor. But, the johnnies-come-lately will have you believe the construction of a new Wegmans will signal the complete and utter demise of East Avenue! Where were these self-styled, and possibly self-serving, “conservators” and “preservationists” when East Avenue actually needed them?

LOUIS RICHARDS

We hear time and time again that our city should have a take it or leave it approach to businesses in the city. The result of this kind of approach is always the same; they leave it and move to the suburbs or another community. If a business is important and adds value to the city, we shouldn’t throw up these ridiculous roadblocks. Cities like Rochester are not always the most appealing places for businesses to locate and it is in all of our interests to encourage them.

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Why is there this notion that somehow Wegmans has been “treated poorly” by the city? The zoning law was clearly explained to them, they developed a design which did not comply, Wegmans was advised on how to bring it into compliance, they ignored the advice, and now they face the consequences. This is no different from how John Q. Public would be treated if he walked into City Hall wanting to build a 10-foot-high fence and told that the law allows 6 feet. He says no, he wants 10 feet. He is advised that perhaps 8-feet would be a good compromise. He insists, no, he wants 10 feet and goes to the Zoning Board for a variance. Well, he would have to have a hell of a beautiful fence design to convince the board to let him have a 10-foot fence. Wegmans has not convinced the board that their East Avenue facade makes up for the fact that they are building an enormous store in a district that allows 6,000 square feet.

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urban journal | by mary anna towler

Reaching for greatness: the city and its schools Mayor Tom Richard’s new budget got me thinking about the future of the city, yet again.

Richards has managed to avoid cutting things like libraries and recreation centers, and he says he hopes earlyretirement incentives will reduce the number of layoffs.

I liked Richards’ comment about what he didn’t cut: “Lopping off services such as closing fire houses and libraries looks to our citizens like the city is retreating, pulling out of neighborhoods and circling the wagons,” he said. “This administration is not about retreating. We will not give up our hard-earned advances and our mission to grow and improve. We cannot cut our way to greatness.”

We cannot cut our way to greatness.

I don’t envy public officials right now, particularly those like Richards and County Exec Maggie Brooks, who are trapped by state mandates, by retiree benefits that somebody else agreed to, and by a limit to what they can expect the public to pay in taxes.

Maybe, a year from now, Richards will be telling us that while he doesn’t want to make more cuts, he has no choice. Maybe he’ll say that we’re going to have to throw in the towel, that greatness is simply out of our reach.

For now, though, I’m happy with the phrase: We cannot cut our way to greatness. It implies digging in our heels — not only refusing to cut things that contribute to the quality of life in a city (the things that make a city a city) — but looking forward, anticipating growth, expecting that bigger things are ahead for us.

Speaking of which: The biggest thing this city — and this mayor — can do to achieve greatness is to

create a school system so terrific that people in the suburbs will try to claw their way in.

Is that a pipe dream? I don’t know.

There are days when I despair. But a former school board member told me the other day that he is optimistic right now — that he thinks the combination of Bolgen Vargas as interim superintendent and Tom Richards as mayor could actually do some important things.

Get the community united behind city schools, maybe. Find a way to do the kinds of things the Children’s Zone was

Can Rochester’s new mayor and the school district’s new (interim) superintendent accomplish what others haven’t been able to? intended to do (and that are essential if children are to get the help they need in order to do better in school).

It’s not news that I’ve been a supporter of mayoral control. My reason: I don’t see any other way to get the full community, including the business community, to stop complaining about the district and start doing something about the outside factors that crush teachers’ attempts to teach and encourage.

Certainly the community could unite, could do Children’s Zone stuff without having mayoral control. But we haven’t been willing to. And certainly there will have to be improvements in the school district: more professional operations in Central Office, more effective training and evaluation of teachers and principals.

The former school board member believes that Vargas and Richards have what it takes to push us forward — to cool down the temperature in the school district, to get the teachers’ union and the administration working together, and to build the confidence and the support of the broader community.

Vargas, whom I’ve known since he served on the school board in the 1990’s, is amazingly popular, both in Central Office and with the teachers union. He seems to have a talent for getting people to listen to one another and to work together. Richards has an intense love for the city — but I’m not sure he understands the depth of the problems that the city’s concentrated poverty presents.

If he doesn’t, maybe Vargas is the person to teach him. And maybe together they can do what previous good superintendents and good mayors couldn’t. Then we really could start talking about greatness.

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CampbellWhittlesey gets new owner

relationship with a local development corporation, Monroe Safety and Security Systems, that’s updating the county’s public safety communications equipment. It’s been reported that the Comptroller’s Office plans to subpoena county and LDC records for the audit.

The Landmark Society has sold the CampbellWhittlesey House to a private owner, Dr. Ronald Yearwood. Yearwood plans to restore the property, allowing public access once restoration is completed.

The Campbell-Whittlesey house was built in the 1830’s and is considered by many to be one of Rochester’s most architecturally significant homes.

Liberty Pole angst resolved?

Rochester city school students who take a direct bus route to and from school won’t be allowed to head downtown to transfer. In an agreement between the Rochester school district and RGRTA, only students who need the downtown transfer to another bus will be allowed to do so. There have been complaints about large groups of young people gathering near the Liberty Pole and causing public disturbances.

Brooks defends airport board

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks rejected a call to replace the board of the County Airport Authority. The recommendation was made in a state audit that criticized the board’s reported failure to watchdog airport finances and some board members’ connection to county government. Brooks said in a press release that by appointing a new airport director, recovering improperly spent money, and implementing new travel and credit-card policies, county officials have taken appropriate action.

Daniele’s eagle problem

Mario Daniele offered to donate land surrounding a bald eagle’s nest to the state or the Town of Penfield, but on the condition that he be allowed to develop the rest of the property. Some Daniele family businesses are suing the state because, they say, they are being prevented from developing the land in order to protect the nest.

County, LDC facing scrutiny

The State Comptroller’s Office says it plans to examine the county’s

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Democrats held-up signs and chanted Sandra Frankel’s name at last week’s convention. Frankel was nominated to take on Republican County Executive Maggie Brooks in the fall. PHOTO BY MIKE HANLON POLITICS | By Tim Louis Macaluso and Christine Carrie Fien

Frankel promises integrity, transparency Shady “cigar smoke and mirrors” dealings is how long-time Brighton supervisor Sandra Frankel characterized incumbent Maggie Brooks’ management of county assets at the local Democratic convention last week.

(Frankel was referring to a scandal which led the airport director to resign.)

“The people have had enough,” Frankel said. “It’s time to clean house.”

Frankel was nominated by Democrats at the convention to challenge Monroe County Executive Brooks in the fall.

Stressing a return to ethical leadership, Democrats, based on remarks by Frankel and county Democratic leader Joe Morelle,

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appear ready to define the Republican leadership as a scandal-ridden culture of corruption.

But it’s a long time between now and the elections. And Democrats have used similar strategies in the past, without success. But this time could be different, since the airport scandal did seem to resonate with the public.

A mayoral special election, redistricting, and some uncertainty about the future of Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green are making this an unusual year, Morelle said. Green has been nominated for a federal judgeship.

But despite the tension over issues like the special election and the city

schools budget, the convention was uneventful. All four City Council incumbents — Adam McFadden, Elaine Spaull, Lovely Warren, and Carla Palumbo — were nominated.

And the same was true for all four city school board members — Malik Evans, Melisza Campos, Allen Williams, and Willa Powell.

Powell’s nomination was the most uncertain. Ernest Flagler, a Rochester firefighter, received 41.9 percent of the vote in the first ballot, coming close to Powell. Her stand against mayoral control of the school district, coupled with opposition from State Assembly member David Gantt made her nomination difficult, Powell said.

Cost of War How do you keep skaters happy, safe, and out of your way? By building a world-class skatepark. The efforts of the Roc City Skatepark group got a major boost this month when City Hall included $2 million for a skatepark in its Capital Improvement Plan.

4,452 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 100,949 to 110,253 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 20.

There were no reports of servicemen or servicewomen killed after April 29.

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PARKS | BY JEREMY MOULE

Big boost for Roc City Skatepark

Planning begins for Oatka Creek Park

Skateboarders, like graffiti artists, currently inhabit a murky place in American culture. For the most part, skaters have shed the delinquentson-wheels stereotype, but for some, that outlaw persona is intrinsically part of the appeal.

So how do you keep skaters happy, safe, and out of your way? By building a worldclass skatepark, says Jim Maddison, president of the board of Roc City Skatepark.

The 28-member board’s efforts got a major boost this month when City Hall included $2 million for the skatepark in its Capital Improvement Plan, which outlines project priorities in upcoming years.

“It tells us that one, they’re really committed to the project,” Maddison says.

“And two, they’re committed to the location.”

The 75,000-square-foot park — the length of about 1 1/2 football fields — would be located underneath the Anthony-Douglass Bridge, on the South Avenue side. The site is a hidden gem in the center city: the river and the Genesee River Trail run alongside it, and the expressway loops above it.

The property is owned by the State Department of Transportation, Maddison says. So far, he says, state engineers are open to the project.

The park would be for skateboarders, inline skaters, BMX bikers, and people who

ride scooters, Maddison says.

It would be for all ages and abilities, and would include places to display art, a picnic area, and a pedestrian walkway.

Jim Maddison The hitch PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK is that the CIP funding won’t come until 2015, but Maddison says he hopes the city’s commitment will help leverage private investment in the project, specifically naming rights. That’s traditionally a tough sell, however: witness the revolving-door sponsorship of the Rhino’s soccer stadium.

Organizers are looking to sell the naming rights for approximately $600,000.

Maddison says the park’s potential as an economic-development engine should attract sponsors. Organizers plan to hold BMX and skateboarding competitions at the park, he says, and the size of the facility should bring in the tourists.

Park designs can be viewed at www.roccitypark.org.

1,582 US servicemen and servicewomen and 881 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 20.

Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available.

American servicemen and servicewomen killed from May 2 to May 18: -- Sgt. Amaru Aguilar, 26, Miami, Fla. -- Sgt. Kevin B. Balduf, 27, Nashville, Tenn.

-- Lt. Col. Benjamin J. Palmer, 43, Modesto, Calif.

-- Spc. Brian D. Riley Jr., 24, Longwood, Fla. -- Sgt. Robert C. Schlote, 26, Norfolk, Neb. -- Staff Sgt. David D. Self, 29, Pearl, Miss.

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At 461 acres, Oatka Creek Park in Wheatland is one of the county’s smaller parks. It’s also relatively undeveloped.| Oatka is the only county park that doesn’t have a master plan, or at least have one in development. But that’s about to change. | The county plans to hire Bergmann Associates to help create a master plan for the park — such plans typically include suggested maintenance and improvement projects. Legislature committees, which meet this week, will discuss legislation to authorize a $41,000 contract between the county and Bergmann. The firm led a 2000 effort to develop a master plan for Oatka, but progress was halted due to budget cuts, says county parks director Larry Staub. | The park’s main feature is, as the name implies, Oatka Creek, which is known for its trout fishing.

The park has some trails, a lodge, and two ball fields. | The ball fields were built in 2009, but some Wheatland residents intervened while the fields were being built, and took the county to court. They said that the county didn’t perform an adequate environmental assessment. The citizens group lost, though, and the county finished the fields.

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EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Do teacher evaluations make the grade?

New York’s teachers and principals just got a peek into the future. And while some may have been inspired, many were frustrated by what they saw.

Before adopting new evaluation standards for teachers and principals last week, the state Board of Regents enacted eleventh-hour changes that make the evaluations more rigorous. And the changes will go into effect sooner than expected.

Education reformers heaped praise on the board and on Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has pushed for tougher standards. But many teachers, union leaders, and education experts says the changes are politically motivated and misguided.

There is widespread agreement among educators and community and business leaders that teacher evaluations need to be improved. But there are serious concerns among teachers and their union leaders about evaluations that are overly reliant on student performance on state tests.

The State Legislature, with the support of the state teachers union, passed a law last year requiring tougher evaluation standards to help New York qualify for federal Race to the Top funds. The evaluations will play a “significant role in a wide array of employment decisions, including promotion, retention, tenure determinations, and supplemental compensation,” according to the state education department’s website.

But the latest version of the evaluations goes beyond what union leaders supported. For example, results from students’ state tests can be

used for up to 40 percent of the evaluations of teachers and principals, instead of 20 percent, as first proposed. And out of the other 60 percent of the evaluations for teachers, 40 percent can come from multiple classroom observations by principals throughout the school year.

Every teacher and principal will receive an annual performance review and a rating: highly effective, effective, developing, or ineffective. Two consecutive ineffective ratings could lead to termination.

The new evaluations were first scheduled to take effect beginning with English and math teachers of grades 4 to 8 this fall, followed by teachers of all grades in the 2012-2013 school year. But the board called for using the new evaluations for all teachers and principals in the coming school year “to the extent possible.”

Rigorous teacher evaluations linked to student performance are crucial to education reformers. They see the results of standardized state testing as mandatory to the evaluations.

Without the tests, “too much would have been based on subjective criteria, such as how well a teacher controlled a classroom.

And it would have been too easy to escape being labeled ‘ineffective’ and thus in danger of dismissal,” wrote the editors of the NY Daily News.

Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association, doesn’t object to using student test results in teacher evaluations. But he says he’s concerned that the evaluations will be implemented prematurely, without enough thought given to exactly what the tests are supposed to measure.

“I think you cannot measure a teacher’s effectiveness by only or primarily taking into consideration tests,” Urbanski says.

“By the same token, you cannot measure teacher effectiveness by totally ignoring the results of their work.”

The concern locally, he says, is that the board advanced the timeline for implementation before developing all of the assessment tools and how to do it.

“Even if everyone wanted to comply, they wouldn’t know how,” Urbanski says.

Another significant concern for teachers, he says, is the credibility of the tests. How can results of standardized state tests fairly measure a teacher’s competency, Urbanski says, when some students taking the tests are not proficient in English or attend specialeducation programs?

One of the Regents, Roger Tilles, wrote about his concerns with using state tests in a recent Washington Post column.

“An evaluation system of teacher performance that includes a measure of growth of student learning over time is imperative,” he wrote. “Our present state tests, and the way they are scaled, are not designed to measure growth from year to year. The tests only provide a snapshot indication of student skills.”

Tilles also questioned how districts will provide professional development to teachers rated as “developing” or “ineffective.” Parents, he said, will demand that their child is removed from that classroom and reassigned to teachers with higher ratings.

New standards enacted by the Board of Regents will make the problem of teacher evaluations worse, says RTA President Adam Urbanski.

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“The reality is you can’t just apply a onesize-fits-all set of regulations,” says RTA President Urbanski. “This system that the Board of Regents just ratified will not fix the problem; it will exacerbate it.”

CITY HALL | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

Neighborhoods mostly dodge budget bullet There were two doomsday scenarios that didn’t quite pan out last week.

Number 1, the world didn’t end. And Number 2, the city’s budget proposal — unveiled by Mayor Tom Richards on Friday — isn’t as devastating to neighborhoods as it might’ve been.

Richards had made clear throughout the budget process that everything was on the table to close a $50-million gap. And then he presented specific cost-cutting options at a handful of public-input sessions held throughout the city. Those options included closing as many as three library branches, the Lyell Avenue fire station, and the South Avenue Recreation Center.

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But the proposal presented Friday does not include any of those closures, and Richards explained why.

“These are symbols of the city’s presence in your neighborhood, and symbols count, particularly when you’re going through a tough time,” he said. “We cannot cut our way to greatness.”

DeWain Feller, president of the 19th Ward Community Association, says he glad the more draconian cuts appear to be off the table, but he is concerned about proposed cuts to police and code enforcement. Police cuts could hinder proactive work, Feller says, such as addressing chronic drug dealing in certain areas.

“Policing is more than just responding to calls,” he says.

And he says he’s worried that neighborhoods could deteriorate because of proposed cuts to code enforcement.

The $467-million budget proposal includes a 2 percent increase in the property tax levy — the total amount the city collects in property taxes. The residential property tax rate — the amount homeowners pay — would rise approximately 2.8 percent.

According to budget documents, the typical homeowner would pay about $36.28 more a year in property taxes under this new budget.

Of a proposed 140 position cuts, 51 would come from the police department,

28 from the fire department, and 23 from the Department of Environmental Services.

Other positions would be cut from business development, libraries, and housing and code enforcement.

The city would offer a one-time $15,000 retirement incentive for most senior city employees, Richards said. He said he hopes that the incentive would reduce or eliminate the number of layoffs.

City Council will have a public hearing on the budget proposal at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, in Council Chambers, 30 Church Street. Council is expected to vote on the budget at its June 21 meeting.

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Getting to ‘yes’ on marriage equality

CIVIL RIGHTS | BY JEREMY MOULE | PHOTOS BY MIKE HANLON

The scene is still vivid in many New Yorkers’ minds: Senator Jim Alesi placing his head in his hands, taking an extended pause, and uttering a pained “No” on legislation that would have legalized samesex marriage in the state.

That happened in 2009, and the legislation ultimately failed by 14 votes.

Marriage-equality advocates and supporters had waited for years for such legislation to come to a vote, and the results were a major disappointment. That legislators denied same-sex couples the right to marry just didn’t live up to the state’s progressive history on civil rights, they said.

Marriage equality is again at the forefront in Albany and across the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo has said he’ll introduce marriage-equality legislation before this legislative session ends, but he’s confused and alarmed advocates by also saying he won’t introduce a bill unless the votes are lined up in the Senate. Simply put: he doesn’t want to introduce a bill only to watch it fail. Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has said he’ll allow marriage-equality legislation to come to the floor for a vote, though he’s also said he’d vote against it.

Supporters and opponents of samesex marriage are campaigning hard. In the Rochester area, the focus is again on Senator Alesi, who hasn’t said publicly how he’d vote.

Marriage-equality advocates believe there’s a good chance he can be convinced to vote in favor of same-sex marriage legislation.

And advocates took Alesi’s appearance at an Empire State Pride Agenda fund raiser, held this past Saturday at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, as a good sign. (Alesi was at the Convention Center for a different event, and stopped by the fund raiser.)

Alesi is the first Republican legislator to vote, so he’ll set the tone for others in his party if and when the legislation comes to the floor.

“It’s recognized statewide that Rochester is key,” says Anne Tischer, a local marriageequality activist.

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Rochester and Monroe County are represented in the State Senate by four Republicans: Alesi, Joe Robach, George Maziarz, and Mike Nozzolio.

In 2009, all of them voted against marriage-equality legislation.

Going into the vote, Alesi was considered an undecided, and he never fully explained why he voted no. None of the Republicans spoke on the Senate floor during the vote.

(Alesi and Robach didn’t return calls for comment for this story.)

Marriage-equality groups have

changed their approach since 2009.

That legislation was introduced during a chaotic time in the State Senate. Senators were tense because of a delayed budget — the result of a leadership coup that ground Legislature business to a halt. It took all summer to sort out that mess and afterward, Democratic leaders had trouble unifying their caucus.

Some LGBT advocacy groups focused heavily on lobbying legislators, but not so much on Jo Meleca-Voigt, a local leader of Marriage Equality New showing the legislators the extent of York, says senators who are undecided about marriage public support for same-sex marriage. equality need to hear from their constituents.

This time, organizers are doing both. Human Rights says that people approach her at the Public Campaign, Marriage Equality New York, Market to ask how they can help or to Empire State Pride Agenda, Log Cabin offer support.

Republicans, and Freedom to Marry Activist Anne Tischer says the local have formed a coalition, New Yorkers for groups have been generating about 1,000 Marriage Equality, and are coordinating letters a week, with a high percentage their efforts. Across the state, the groups coming from within Robach’s district. are holding rallies, lobbying lawmakers, Alesi is not the only local senator and urging people to call, write, or meet that marriage advocates are leaning on; with their legislators. they’re working Robach as well. Robach Rochester-area members of Marriage has consistently supported civil unions, Equality New York are taking a grassroots not marriage equality. Civil unions are focus. They visited the Public Market and problematic because they do not have the Lilac Festival, asking people to sign defined rights, unlike marriage which has supporting letters and petitions, or to call more than 700 responsibilities and state their state senator. Denise Finnerty, a New rights associated with it, says a fact sheet Yorkers for Marriage Equality volunteer, from Empire State Pride Agenda.

Robach may be a lost cause, however. The New Yorker’s Family Research Foundation, a Christian organization that opposes gay marriage, posted on Twitter that Robach “just gave us a strong commitment to vote in a way that defends real marriage.” That tweet was sent on May 14.

Marriage equality is about civil rights. That

point should outweigh all others.

That said, there are several arguments that supporters are using. One argument focuses on the hundreds of millions of dollars that gay couples from New York are spending on weddings outside of the state.

The New York Times ran an op-ed cautioning against using that argument, however.

“While these arguments are appealing at first glance and may be politically effective in the short run, they ultimately hurt the broader struggle for gay and lesbian equality,” wrote Jaye Cee Whitehead, a sociology professor at Pacific University.

That argument “dehumanizes samesex couples by conflating civil rights with economic perks,” Whitehead wrote.

But LGBT activists and marriage-equality supporters clearly believe they can get some traction with the idea, since they frequently cite it. It may be especially attractive because New York’s government has seen revenues decrease, thanks to the recession and the financial-sector implosion a few years back.

It’s also an argument that’s being increasingly used by Republicans. Some bigtime GOP donors have been contributing to pro-marriage equality groups. Former Republican National Committee chair Ken Mehlman, who is openly gay, has been organizing some of the donors, reports the New York Times.

“We’re supposed to be the party of equality and this would be the proof of it, if it were passed,” says Andy Rau, a resident of Rochester’s Maplewood neighborhood.

Rau, who’s openly gay, is a member of the city Republican Committee and has the

“ Our relationships

committee’s endorsement to run for the Northwest District City Council seat.

Rau says marriage equality fits right in with key Republican philosophies, including small government. He also says it’ll keep millions of dollars in private spending in the state. But it is predominantly about human rights, he says, and should not be a partisan issue.

He notes that during the last vote, eight Democrats fell in the “no” column along with the 30-member Republican conference.

Rau has called the offices of Senators Alesi and Robach, participated in a promarriage-equality rally outside of Alesi’s office, and helped get constituents to write or call the senators. He makes the argument about the financial benefit, and he also says that legalizing same-sex marriage would get an emotional political issue off of the table, freeing the GOP to talk about its plans for New York.

It’s unlikely that Alesi would lose his fiscally-conservative suburban base by voting for marriage-equality legislation, Rau says. Robach, however, has a large urban component to his district and may see some of his support vanish if he votes against the legislation, Rau says.

Across the state and the country, polls show

that the public is evenly split on same-sex marriage. The margins are a little wider in New York, at least in some polls.

Siena College Research Institute reported that 58 percent of the respondents to a poll it conducted April 4 through April 6 supported legalizing same-sex marriages in New York. Democrats and independents were most likely to support it, while Republicans were evenly split.

The Siena Poll also revealed a generational gap when it comes to support of same-sex marriage. In short, the younger the respondents were, the more likely they were to support it. Almost 75 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds supported legalizing

really aren’t anything to be feared.”

Jo Meleca-Voigt same-sex marriage. That fell to 63 percent for the 35 to 54 group, and 45 percent to the 55-plus group.

A Marist College Institute for Public Opinion poll arrived at similar conclusions, though the gaps were smaller. Overall, half of the respondents supported legalizing gay marriage. Of the respondents from upstate, 59 percent opposed it. Age made little difference in how people felt about same-sex marriage.

And the poll showed that conservatives were more likely to oppose same-sex marriage, while women, college graduates, and people earning more than $50,000 a year were more likely to support it.

Hundreds of statewide clergy members have come out in support of marriage equality. So have bar associations across the state, including the Monroe County Bar Association. The bar association’s board voted to support marriage-equality legislation by a strong majority, says Susan Schultz Laluk, the organization’s president.

“We see it ultimately as a basic legal right that all New Yorkers should have,” Schultz Laluk says.

This level of public support represents a significant change in attitudes from even the mid 1990’s. The Pew Research Center says that in 1996, 65 percent of poll respondents

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That shift wouldn’t have happened without major efforts in education and visibility by the LGBT community and its allies.

Advocates make a point to differentiate civil

marriage from religious marriage. If marriage equality passes, it will apply solely to civil marriage; no church would be forced to perform same-sex nuptials.

That’s why it’s important for gay and lesbian couples to be open about their relationships, says Meleca-Voigt, of Marriage Equality New York. It’s easier for someone to oppose the abstract concept of same-sex marriage than it is to oppose the rights of friends, acquaintances, or family members to marry their partners. It also lets others see that these relationships are normal.

“Our relationships really aren’t anything to be feared,” Meleca-Voigt says.

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Urban Action This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

El Salvador after the war

The Rochester Committee on Latin America will present a showing of the documentary film “Return to El Salvador”at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1. The film is narrated by actor and activist Martin Sheen, and looks at the reconstruction of El Salvador after the country’s brutal civil war, which killed about 75,000 people. The film will be shown at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street.

Peace parade

Rochester Against War, Progressives in Action, and Peace Action and Education will hold a Memorial Day “Peace Parade” in opposition to ongoing US wars, and to honor the war dead.

The parade will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 30, immediately following the Memorial Day Parade.

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meet on East Avenue at the corner of Arnold Park at 11 a.m. Contact: Jim Swarts, jlswarts@frontiernet.net.

Blaming migrants and Muslims Several area faith groups will present “Scapegoating Migrants and Muslims,” a talk by author and activist George Dardess at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. The talk will be held at the Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street.

district will hold a public hearing on two new charter schools, Young Women’s College Prep and Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School. Young Women’s College Prep is proposing opening in September 2012 with a seventh grade of about 75 students. Career Mentoring is proposing an August 2012 opening for a ninth grade of about 80 students. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, at the district’s central office, 131 West Broad Street.

Charter schools ABC’s of public forum community service The Parent and Community Action for a Better Community will hold its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. The meeting highlights ABC’s contribution to the community and the importance of agencies like ABC, especially in hard economic times.

The meeting will be held in the Eisenhart Auditorium at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Refreshments will be served.

Public hearing on new charter schools The Rochester school

Coalition for Educational Change will hold a public forum on charter schools at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26. The forum will be led by Shawgi Tell, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo, and Mark Garrison, associate professor at D’Youville College. Tell and Garrison will provide an overview and analysis of charter schools, and student results. The event will be held at School Without Walls, 480 Broadway.

Dining

Images from the 2010 Roc City Rib Fest; the event returns this weekend at Ontario Beach Park.

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The 4th Annual Roc City Rib Fest will be held Friday, May 27, through Monday, May 30, at Ontario Beach Park. The four-day event will include professional barbeque competitions, an amateur competition and, for the first time, a barbeque competition for kids 12 and under.

“We’ve been expanding slowly,” says co-founder Brian Wemett. “Our first year featured just the amateur rib cook-off. Our second year we added the KCBS [Kansas City Barbeque Society] professional rib contest.

Last year we added the grilling contest. And this year we’ve added the kids’ show, which we’re really proud of.”

To say that the festival has grown wildly in its four years would be a bit of an understatement: while the first festival — which was held in Avon — featured just six teams in the amateur competition, this year’s edition will feature more than 120. Plus, this year’s festival includes more than $20,000 in prizes, including a $14,000 grand prize for the winner of the KCBS professional competition. Also, for the first time, attendees will also be given the opportunity to judge in the amateur rib cook-off. For a $20 ticket (which benefits the Ronald McDonald House), patrons become judges and help select this year’s winner.

The packed event schedule includes a barbeque 101 class on Friday; the amateur rib cook-off, kid competition, and grilling competition on Saturday; the professional competition on Sunday; and the “buck-abone” event on Monday, which allows patrons to purchase ribs from more than a dozen vendors for just $1 apiece.

“Some people want to come in and taste everything, but there’s usually a minimum of three ribs per order, and that can get pricey,” says Wemett. “Plus it’s a lot for just one person to eat.”

Tickets to the festival cost $5 per day (children under 12 are free) and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call 888-ROC-BBQ8 or visit roccityribfest.com.

Get cooking

The Rochester Public Market is producing a cookbook to celebrate the “market experience” through a collection of favorite recipes from the local farmers, vendors, shoppers, and chefs who sell and shop there. The book will also feature stories about the recipes and the Public Market itself, including information on how to prepare unfamiliar foods, biographies on the local farmers who grow the food, and anecdotes on how recipes are passed down through families. The cookbook will be available for purchase this fall at the market.

In the meantime, the Public Market is asking for recipe submissions from its patrons.

Recipes must feature ingredients that are available at the Public Market and should be relatively easy to prepare. Recipes must be submitted no later than Wednesday, June 1. Submission forms are available online at marketfriends.org or by calling 428-6907.

Two events celebrate local wines

The 2011 Golden Nose wine competition will be held at the New York Wine and Culinary

Center (which recently underwent $200,000 in renovations) on Saturday, June 4. The event was previously sponsored by the Seneca Lake Wine Trail and held in Corning 2006 through 2008 (the event was suspended in 2009). The one-of-a-kind competition allows consumers to award the best wines from the Finger Lakes region. Attendees also have the opportunity to learn techniques of wine judging from local winemakers during the professionally run competition. A special “Finger Lakes Riesling Champion” will also be crowned by the consumer judges.

“The Center is an ideal location for Golden Nose because our mission is to promote New York wines,” says Alexa Gifford, executive director of the center. “We have a fantastic wine-tasting venue and are happy to carry on this important event that bridges the gap between consumers and producers.”

Judge’s tickets cost $250 and tickets to the award dinner cost $40. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 3947070 or visit nywcc.com.

The 2nd Annual Winestock NY Festival, co-sponsored by the New York Wine Industry Association, will also be held Saturday, June 4, noon-7 p.m. at Three Brothers Wineries and Estates (623 Lerch Road in Geneva).

The event brings people together to support local agriculture and will feature wine tastings and food from dozens of local producers, including Three Brothers Wineries, Atwater Estates Vineyard, Miles Wine Cellars, Fox Run Vineyards, and Red Newt Cellars.

The event will also feature eight bands and musicians playing on three stages, including Mike Shaw Delta Blues Band, Brett Beardslee, Push, and Ted Nicolosi. Tickets cost $17 and can be purchased at Wegmans or online at winestockny.eventbrite.com.

It’s coming…

Anyone who has spent time in Buffalo (or grew up there, like this writer) is probably familiar with its popular Mexican food chain, Mighty Taco, and has probably wondered for years why it has not spread just an hour east down the Thruway to Rochester. Wonder no longer, as the chain has finally set its sights on a location in Henrietta at 420 Jefferson Road (the site of a former DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines). The Henrietta Town Board approved the Mighty Taco permit on May 18.

The 3,000-plus-square-foot space, which will also include a drive-through, is slated to open in October. Keep an eye on this column for more details closer to the opening.

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[ ALT-POP ] Brooklyn duo Hank & Cupcakes is bringing

its hook-laden, updated take on New Wave and funk to the Bug Jar next Monday to help celebrate the venue’s 20th anniversary. The twosome (he plays bass, she plays drums and sings) was recently described by the Huffington Post as one of the 15 acts poised to break out in 2011. Come out and celebrate a longstanding live-music bastion in Rochester doing what it does best: bringing tomorrow’s musical stars to town today. Two Rochester bands — Stereophone and The Dads — open the show. — BY ANDY KLINGENBERGER

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head down to New York City — but not where you might think. Go right past all of those Manhattan nightclubs and cross the Williamsburg Bridge to Brooklyn. That’s where musicians like guitarist Lily Maase are creating some of the most innovative music on the scene today. A wonderfully angular guitarist, Maase is the leader of The Suite Unraveling. Joining her in tackling her otherworldly compositions are Mike Kammers on saxophone; Ty Citerman, cello/electronics; James Ilgenfritz, bass/voice; and Curt Garey, drums. — BY RON NETSKY

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Unfortunately, hometown homeboys Shadows of the Past’s set was a shadow of the past as I slid into the Montage Music Hall Friday night to the sound of the band’s final crescendo. I dig this hardhitting, yet down-to-earth band a whole lot. But soon enough Rochester’s Cry to the Blind kicked it into high gear with urgent, rhythmic bursts of energy a few clicks shy of a tantrum. The guitar traded off chugs and squeals, occasionally employing an effect that emulated strings — not so much in tone, but in the way it came out of nowhere and hung in the air.

Wilkes-Barre band Absolution Project followed with the same heavy duty nu-metal push and pull. The vocals were majestic and diverse and the guitar reigned thick and sinister. In my opinion, the best band of the night.

Taproot headlined the whole affair with a strong set. It’s as if the band is actually two bands, as its melodic approach and aggression wrestled for dominance frequently within the same tune.

Saturday night Spectra Records’ AllStar Rock Tour drew about 1500 classicrock fans into the Main Street Armory.

With a versatile backing band, Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple), John Cafferty, Larry Hoppen (Orleans), and Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) all got up to

do their hits. Cafferty came out blasting his hit from the “Eddie and the Cruisers” soundtrack almost immediately, diving into the crowd like a blue-collar Pentecostal rabble-rouser. The crowd went bananas.

Hoppen hopped up to sing, among other things, his band’s 1975 hit “Dance With Me.” I’ve got to be honest, I always hated that song. It was the antithesis of the rock ’n’ roll that fired me up at the time. But in keeping with the honesty, it sounded great and somehow resonated with me when I heard it live. I probably won’t go out and buy it or anything, but it still sounded nice.

The black-clad Turner can still blast those high notes, especially on “Woman From Tokyo.” Bouchard came out wailing on a white Strat on “Burnin’ For You” before launching into “Godzilla,” the song we all learned to play power chords to (along with Rush’s “Working Man”).

I split the Armory’s 70’s scene for the Bug Jar’s 50’s and 60’s scene for the Tombstone Hands, The Ohm, and Toronto’s rockabilly aces The Royal Crowns. This was the tightest set I’ve heard yet from The Hands, and The Ohm has got the Sonics-inspired garage stomp down. The Crowns played slick and tight the way the Stray Cats used to, minus the big 80’s pop fluff.

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He croons, they swoon Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys Thursday, May 26 Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 8:30 p.m. | $20 | 232-3230 Bigsandy.net [ PROFILE ] By Frank De Blase

American roots-rock crooner Robert Williams was cruising and perusing the BMI music-publishing website the other day when he decided to detour onto a list of his own registered recordings. The artist better known as Big Sandy was a little taken aback. With more than 10 albums to his credit (along with his band, The Fly-Rite Boys), there were a lot of tunes.

“There were several pages of songs,” Williams said over the phone from somewhere in the mountains of Utah. “A lot of songs I had forgotten about — that I had written. And looking at that list there were a lot of good songs in there.”

Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys — which also includes guitarist Ashley Kingman, bassist Jeff West, drummer Bobby Trimble, and steel-guitar player Lee Jeffriess — has been royalty in the roots-rockrockabilly-western swing scene since the 14 City MAY 25-31, 2011

band came together in Southern California in 1988. And though the band comes off amazingly period-correct in its inspiration, instrumentation, and overall appearance, this band isn’t all about yesterday. It easily transcends being a simple retro knock-off.

It’s the band’s classic interpretation, or interpretation of the classics, that sets it apart.

“I guess it’s just all the music we love,” Williams says. “It’s been filtered through our limited abilities and it comes out sounding like Big Sandy. What can I say? It’s music that moves me.”

As a tight and bright rockabilly trio in its

early years, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys played slick 50’s rockabilly with nods to cats like Pat Cupp, Joe Clay, and Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps. The Fly-Rite Boys’ first two albums — 1990’s “Fly Right with Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys” and 1992’s “On The Go” — are classic platters that hold their own within the whole of the genre, not just the nascent revival. But as the band grew, it shifted more toward western swing and the up-tempo hillbilly boogie of musicians like Bob Wills and Spade Cooley. There were hints of it on the band’s 1994 “Jumping From 6 to 6,” and it was full-blown twang with a bang by the time “Swingin’ West” was released in 1995. Not just west; everything the band does is positively swingin’. Big

Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys is one of the best bands to go out and cut you some rug to.

Both styles of music were incestuously related, and with Big Sandy’s voluminous vocals as the cream on top, the transition was seamless.

Williams is one of a few in an elite group of contemporary classic crooners; Dexter Romweber, Chris Isaak, k.d. lang are others of note on this short list. His voice is beautiful and soulful, he applies the heat in the lower register, and his high notes are lonesome heartache personified. It’s all velvety throughout. When Williams sings a love song there isn’t a dry seat in the house.

He croons, they swoon. How often does that really happen these days?

Though you’d never accuse the band of being

a museum piece, there is something that’s charmingly classic about it. Williams says it’s all in the musical diet: classic in, classic out “I think a lot of it has to do with the music we listen to, what we’re feeding our minds with,” he says. “They’re older sounds, so it’s going to have a lot of that flavor, a lot of that feeling, but it’s not something that’s conscious. It’s a natural process.”

“It’s funny, some people think we’re ultratraditional,” he says. “And then there are some in the scene who think we’ve strayed too far from that. You just do what comes from your heart.”

Williams’ heart hosts some other genres that he hopes to share soon. “I’ve always wanted to do a gospel album,” he says.

“I really have a passion for older gospel music, Southern gospel music. With Los Straitjackets I’ve had the chance to do 50’s and 60’s rock ’n’ roll. It would be nice to do some traditional Mexican music at one point; the kind of music I remember my grandparents listening to, the kind of music that was played at family gatherings when I was a kid.”

And if the band’s existing body of work is any indication, it’s going to rake in new fans as well as tickle the diehards — and even the purists. Williams doesn’t sweat it one way or the other.

“Actually, we don’t think too much about it at all,” he says. “And that’s more the case now than it used to be. The boundaries have diminished over the years.”

Still, the throwback thing dogs the band a bit. The band used to tool around in a tricked-out 1949 passenger bus. While climbing out of it in a thrift-store parking lot one afternoon, the band was encountered by some kids who asked if they were from the past. Williams didn’t miss a beat.

“I told them, ‘No,’’’ he says. “‘We’re from the future.’”

Wednesday, May 25 DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton, NY. 3927700. 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.

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

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

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

8:30 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, lemoncello137.com.

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

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[ Jazz ] Paradigm Shift. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

Rick Holland. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, E Rochester.

662-5555, bistro135.net. 6 p.m. Free.

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

The Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 258-0403, thelittle.org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Music Makers Orchestra.

Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 865-3320. 7:15-9 p.m.

Free.

Uptown Groove. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844, tala-vera. com. 7 p.m. $5.

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BLUES/JAZZ | Joe Krown Trio

The Joe Krown Trio has been sharpening its teeth at its weekly gig at The Maple Leaf in New Orleans since 2007.

This has already rendered a live CD and a powerhouse band ripe for the road. Krown commandeers the B-3, Walter “Wolfman” Washington (who backed up Lee Dorsey as a teenager) plays the guitar, and Russell Batiste, Jr. (Funky Meters) beats the drums. All three bring their take on New Orleans music to the workbench and clobber it with a funk hammer.

Joe Krown Trio performs Wednesday, May 25, 8 p.m. at Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Drive. $22-$25. bopshop.com.

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

Open Jam w/Drew Moore. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls, NY. 582-1830, thelowermill.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

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

Open Mic. Boulder Coffee CoSouth Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco. com. 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 ] Harry and the Potters. Phillis Wheatley Library, 33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way. 4288212. 7 p.m. Free.

People With Teeth, Prayers for Atheists, Subsoil. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $7-$9. [ R&B ] Joe Krown Trio. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $20-$25.

Thursday, May 26 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jackson Rohn. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnysirishpub.com. 8 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.

Live Band Thursdays. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 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. 624-1390. 7 p.m. Free.

Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix. [ Blues ] Dan Schmitt and the Shadows.

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

Pro-Blues Jam w/ Rochester Blues Review. PI’s Lounge, 495 West Ave. 235-1630. 8 p.m.

Free. [ Classical ] ECMS Chamber Music. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 7 p.m. Free.

Eastman @ Washington Square.

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

RPO: Primary Grade Concert.

Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 10:15 a.m.

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Friday, May 27

Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Country ] Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com.

8:30 p.m. $20. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 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 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.

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

La Selva presents: DJ A-Ko, Flex, Dubby Kong, Keto and more.

Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 754-4645, decibellounge.com.

9 p.m. $3.

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. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 11 p.m. Free.

Tilt-a-Whirl Drag Show. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440, tiltroc.com. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $3. [ Jazz ] Amy Montrois. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565, lemoncello137.com.

7 p.m. Free.

Anthony Giannavola.

Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565, lemoncello137.com.

6-7 p.m. Free.

Dave Rivello Ensemble. Village Rock Cafe, 213 Main St, E Rochester. 586-1640. 8 p.m.

Free.

Harold Pannell. Tala Vera, 155 State St. 546-3844, tala-vera. com. 8 p.m. Free.

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

662-5555, bistro135.net. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield.

383-8260. 7 p.m. Free.

Live Jam w/Eastman School Students. Triple Deuces Bar & Grill, 151 St Paul St. 232-3888.

6 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free.

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HARDCORE | Escape the Fate

This Las Vegas quartet released its self-titled third album last November to considerable critical acclaim. The band employed legendary producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine) on “Escape The Fate,” the band’s first major-label LP. Gilmore had been an outspoken fan of the group since its inception in 2004. ETP has cultivated a devout fan base due to its rigorous touring schedule, and the new album mixes its raw on-stage energy and raging post-hardcore riffs with some slower, tender ballads. Along with this and other select headlining gigs, the band will be opening for Papa Roach this summer.

Escape The Fate performs Thursday, May 26, 7 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $16-$18. 325-5600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY DAVID YOCKEL JR. 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. 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. 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. 287-5282, bouldercoffeeco. com. 7 p.m. Free.

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

Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Black Mountain Symphony w/ Stereopticon. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 7:30 p.m. $6-$8.

Corey and Brian from Cruelty Free. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 258-0403, thelittle. org. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free.

Escape The Fate w/Aiden, Eyes Set To Kill, Get Scared, Vampires Everywhere. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 5463887, waterstreetmusic.com. 6 p.m. $16-$18.

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

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

LastNote. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. lastnoteband. com. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Free.

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

Spanish Channel. Boulder Coffee Co-South Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m.

Free.

[ Acoustic/Folk ] Blarney Pilgrims. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 348-9091, mcgrawsirishpub.com. 5-7:30 p.m. Free.

Fishbone Soup. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnysirishpub.com. 8 p.m. Free.

Peg Dolan. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565, lemoncello137.com.

9 p.m. Free.

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

7:30 p.m. Free.

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

Trace Everheart. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 764-0991. 8 p.m.

348-9091, mcgrawsirishpub. com. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 2661440. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione New Blues Band. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000, woodcliffhotelspa.com. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jony James Blues Band. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls, NY. 5821830, thelowermill.com. 7 p.m.

Free.

Luca Foresta and Electro Kings.

Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster.

216-1070, bealestreetcafe. com. 7 p.m. Free.

Phil Petroff and Natural Fact.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Trilogy. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650, bealestreetcafe.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] ECMS Spring Festival - Children’s Choir/Young Children’s Choir. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 7 p.m. Free.

ECMS Spring Festival - Youth Chamber Singers. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 5:30 p.m. Free.

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

John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free.

RPO: Primary Grade Concert.

Eastman Theatre-Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 10:15 a.m. Free.

Two Saints Spring Music Festival. St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Church, 17 South Fitzhugh St. twosaints. org. 12:15-12:45 p.m. $7 suggested donation. [ Country ] Mike Snow. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m. Free.

[ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Coach Sports Forum, 19 W Main St, Webster. 872-2910. 9 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. 325-5710. 10 p.m. Free-$5.

DJ Jon Herbert. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010, oneclublife. com. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $2-$4.

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

Free.

Jon Herbert, RipRoc. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010. 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. 475-0249. 9 p.m. $5.

What A Drag w/Samantha Vega, Kyla Minx & Pauly. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440, tiltroc.com. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $4-$12. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Good Fridays. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 10 p.m. $10. [ Jazz ] Annie Wells. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 258-0403, thelittle.org. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Bobby DiBaudo Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, E Rochester. 662-5555, bistro135.net. 5:30-8:15 p.m.

Free.

Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield.

383-8260. 7 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.

School Without Walls Scholarship Benefit w/Bill Tiberio Band. School Without Walls, 480 Broadway. schoolwithoutwalls.org. 7 p.m. $10 donation.

Soul Express. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, E Rochester.

662-5555, bistro135.net. 8:30 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/Bobby C. Ciao Baby’s BBQ Steak & Seafood, 421

River St. 621-5480. 9 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. 2663570. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Mic. Rochester Institute of Technology-Java Wally’s, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-2562.

9 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Blue Heron, Blush, Mike Wall.

California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Honey Pollution, Skanntron, Evan Prewitt. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Roc City Rib Fest Live Music.

Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 888-ROC-BBQ8, roccityribfest.com. Fri 5-11 p.m., Sat 12-11 p.m., Sun 1:30-11 p.m., Mon 1:30-9 p.m.

Free w/ $5 admission.

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

Sister Sin, Bitter Flesh Thing, Skinbound. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. 4131642, themontagemusichall. com. 8 p.m. Call for tix.

Skeletons in The Piano w/ Spacelords, Cold Steel Tested, La Chinchillas. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar. com. 8 p.m. $6-$8.

Tommy Brunett Band. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230, abilenebarandlounge. com. 10 p.m. $4. [ 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, May 28 [ Acoustic/Folk ] 7 Sense. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com. 8 p.m.

Free.

Acoustic Alchemy Review.

Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster. 216-1290, jasminesasianfusion.com. 9 p.m. Free.

Gerard Weber. Boulder Coffee Co-South Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m.

Free.

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

Ted McGraw. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 348-9091, mcgrawsirishpub.com. 5-7 p.m. Free.

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

7 p.m. Free.

Tullamore Celtic Band.

McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W

SPECIALIZING IN RARE & UNUSUAL

Commercial St, E Rochester.

348-9091, mcgrawsirishpub. com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Unplugged Dinner Music Series.

Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples.

374-9771. 7 p.m. Free.

Steve Grills and the Roadmasters. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

10 p.m. Call for tix.

Third Degree. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650, bealestreetcafe.com. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

[ DJ/Electronic ] Big Dance Party w/DJ Jon Herbert. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440, tiltroc. com. 10 p.m. $3.

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

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

DJ Big Reg. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St Paul St. 2325650. 7 p.m. Free.

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

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 Mirage. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

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

DJs Richie Salvaggio, Kalifornia.

One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010.

10 p.m. Free-$10.

Josh the Funky 1 w/ McNasty & Jason Morabito. Decibel Lounge, 45 Euclid St. 7544645, decibellounge.com. 9 p.m. $10 adv.

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

Shotgun Music. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor, NY. 9243660. 9 p.m. Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Reason w/ Kes, Tursha Gray, ASAP, Cialdella, & Body Bags Muzik. Water Street Music Hall,

448 WEST BLOOMFIELD RD. Pittsford, NY 14534 586-3850 OrientalGardenSupply.com

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FOLK | Sterling Folk Festival

There’s a little blues, bluegrass, and rock bubbling along with what you’d expect at Sterling Stage’s 7th Annual Folk fest. But hey, that’s cool — those styles have a story to tell, and all their fans are folks too, aren’t they? This event is part gathering, part family reunion, part parade of like-minded music fans who dig it under the stars.

Acts include Los Blancos, Boots ’n’ Shorts, Jamie Notarthomas (pictured), The Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band, and about half a million more.

Sterling Folk Festival takes place Thursday, May 26-Sunday, May 29 at the Sterling Stage Kampatheatre, 274 Kent Road, Sterling. $25-$30/day, $60-$75/weekend. sterlingstage.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE 204 N Water St. 546-3887, waterstreetmusic.com. 7 p.m. $10-$12. [ Jazz ] Barry Tee Jazz Trio. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 7-10 p.m. Free.

Bob DiBaudo. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000, woodcliffhotelandspa. com. 6 p.m. Free.

East End Jazz Boys. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 3251030. 9 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione. Pier 45, 1000 N River St. 865-4500, pier45attheport.com. 6:30 p.m.

Free.

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

Free.

Joe Santora Trio w/Emily Kirchoff. Michael’s Valley Grill, 1694 Penfield R, Penfield.

383-8260. 7 p.m. Free.

Mark Cassara. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, E Rochester.

662-5555, bistro135.net. 6 p.m. Free.

Steve Greene. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 258-0403, thelittle.org. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes.

Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster. 216-1290, JasminesAsianFusion.com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Broadway Karaoke w/Laura Marron. Park Avenue Pub, 650 Park Ave. 461-4140. 10:15 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. The Galley Restaurant, 94 S Union St, Spencerport.

352-0200. 8 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. Straight Home Inn Bar & Grill, 688 Lexington Ave. 458-0020. 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. 458-0020. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Andy & Kim. Norton’s Pub, 1730 N Goodman St. 266-3570. 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/The Tin Man. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m.

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[ Classical ] ECMS Adieu Recital II. Eastman Theatre-Hatch Recital Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 7 p.m. Free.

ECMS Spring Festival - Eastman Community Chamber Singers.

Eastman School of MusicKilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm.rochester.edu.

7 p.m. Free.

Eastman Beginning Strings.

Eastman Theatre-Hatch Recital Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm.rochester.edu. 4 p.m.

Free.

John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free.

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[ Open Mic ] Drum Joy: Drumming Circle.

Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 615-8296. 1-3 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 441, Clearly From Negligence, The Absolutes.

Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $3-$5.

Jelly Root, Brothers Shamus.

Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. 413-1642, themontagemusichall.com. 8 p.m. Call for tix.

Joywave w/Demos, Doctors, Josh Netsky Band. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $8-$10. continues on page 18

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Saturday, May 28 Neon Trees w/We The Kings.

Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, 9993 Allegheny Rd, Darien Center. 599-4641, godarienlake.com. 7:30 p.m.

Free w/ park admission.

Roc City Rib Fest Live Music.

Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 888-ROC-BBQ8, roccityribfest.com. Fri 5-11 p.m., Sat 12-11 p.m., Sun 1:30-11 p.m., Mon 1:30-9 p.m.

Free w/ $5 admission.

The Emersons, The Blastoffs, Clockmen. Monty’s Krown Lounge, 875 Monroe Ave. 2717050. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

The Lawnmowers. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230, abilenebarandlounge.com.

9:30 p.m. $3.

The Toasters. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Call for tix.

Your Own Reflection w/ Remember Tomorrow, Vanity Strikes. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 5463887, waterstreetmusic.com. 6 p.m. $10-$12.

Sunday, May 29 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free.

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

Rob & Gary Acoustic.

Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000, woodcliffhotelandspa.com. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Traditional Irish Music Session.

Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub. com. 5 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Ella Cripps. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.

Going for Baroque Organ Recital. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900.

1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission. [ 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 Rasta Spoc/Old-School Reggae. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. $5 after 11 p.m.

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

Free.

White Party w/DJ Jon Herbert.

Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440, tiltroc.com. 10 p.m. $5-$15. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] R&B HipHop Spring Edition.

Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10. [ Jazz ] Deborah Branch (piano) or Nate Coffey (guitar). Lemoncello, 18 City MAY 25-31, 2011

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.

Open Mic Night. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565, lemoncello137.com. 7 p.m.

Free.

New Wave | Neon Trees

They are not the Osmonds, and thank God for that. Fresh off a stint as openers for My Chemical Romance, these four pop-punk rockers from Provo will be playing a free show at Darien Lake (with park admission). Despite having only one 29-minute album (unless you bought the bonus tracks off iTunes) under their Utahan belts, these morethan-just-Mormon musicians have sold millions of digital copies of their hit single “Animal.” With the help of bands like The Killers and 30 Seconds to Mars, the band’s many appearances on top late-night TV shows, and its catchy riffs and addictive melodies, Neon Trees has drilled its way into the consciousness of young, candy-sweet, pop-punk fans. I just hope they don’t cover another Justin Bieber song. We The Kings also perform.

Neon Trees perform Saturday, May 28, 5-8 p.m. at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center. The show is free with park admission or a season pass. 599-5040, godarienlake.com. — BY DAVID YOCKEL JR. 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565, lemoncello137.com. 6-9 p.m.

Free.

The Suite Unraveling. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940, lovincup.com. 7 p.m.

Free. [ Karaoke ] 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. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 5465474. 4-8 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. 271-4650, bealestreetcafe. com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Roc City Rib Fest Live Music.

Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 888-ROC-BBQ8, roccityribfest.com. Fri 5-11 p.m., Sat 12-11 p.m., Sun 1:30-11 p.m., Mon 1:30-9 p.m.

Free w/ $5 admission.

Sunflower and the Seeds w/ Driftwood Sailors, Sarah Aument,

Greener Grass Band. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. Call for tix.

Monday, May 30 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave McGrath & Guests. Rehab Lounge , 510 Monroe Ave. 442-9165. 6 p.m. Free.

Eyeswide. Boulder Coffee CoSouth Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco.com.

8 p.m. Free.

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. [ Blues ] John Cole Blues Band and Craig Snyder Trio. Rotary Park, N Main St, Honeoye Falls. villageofhoneoyefalls.org.

12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 8003-GENEVA. 6:30-9 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. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

[ Pop/Rock ] Bug Jar’s 20th Anniversary featuring Hank & Cupcakes, Stereophone, The Dads. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966, bugjar.com. 7:30 p.m. $7-$9.

Roc City Rib Fest Live Music.

Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 888-ROC-BBQ8, roccityribfest.com. Fri 5-11 p.m., Sat 12-11 p.m., Sun 1:30-11 p.m., Mon 1:30-9 p.m.

Free w/ $5 admission.

Tuesday, May 31 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Fritz’s Polka Band. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232.

12:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

Free.

Singer’s Session with Joe Moore. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 348-9091. 8:30-10 p.m. Free.

Small Houses. Boulder Coffee Co-South Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m.

Free. [ Blues ] Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650, bealestreetcafe.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Too Tall and the Howlin’ Mercy Blues Band. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

9 p.m. Call for tix. [ Classical ] Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m.

Free.

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

8:30 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Barry Tee Jazz Trio. WegmansPittsford, 3195 Monroe Ave. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Shared Genes. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, E Rochester.

662-5555, bistro135.net. 6 p.m. Free.

Thomas Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. 385-8565, lemoncello137.com. 6 p.m.

Free.

ALT-ROCK | Dinosaur Bones

Ben Fox, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Toronto’s Dinosaur Bones, has people turning their heads north of the border — and deservedly so. Elements of Wilco and The Strokes are present in Dinosaur Bones’ music, and that’s enough to give fans of alternative rock an instant connection to the band. The group is touring in support of its debut full-length CD, “My Divider,” and songs like “Ice Hotels” seem to channel Fox’s inner Jeff Tweedy. Still, Dinosaur Bones is a group effort and interplay between melodic guitar riffs, keyboards, and the rhythm section puts this band on a fast track. Branko Scekic (bass), Dave Wickland (keyboards), Lucas Fredette (drums), and Josh Byrne (guitar) make up the rest of the Bones. The Absolutes and Allergic to Retro also perform.

Dinosaur Bones performs Wednesday, June 1, 9 p.m. at the Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. $7-$9. 454-2966, bugjar.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR [ 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.

2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $6-$8.

[ Open Mic ] Golden Link Singaround. Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 S Winton Rd. goldenlink. org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Jam. Mo’s Mulberry St, 191 Lee Rd. 647-3522. 8 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940, lovincup.com. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Rapier Slices.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 4542680. 7-11 p.m. $3-$5.

Open Mic w/String Theory.

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

Free.

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

[ Pop/Rock ] Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival.

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

Lie Still, Order of the Dead, Burn Everything, P-Spot. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-

Wednesday, June 1 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Mike & Sergei. Rochester Yacht Club, 5555 St. Paul Blvd. myspace.com/mikeandsergei.

8-10 p.m. Free.

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

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

[ DJ/Electronic ] $2 Bill: R.E.A.L. Record Release Party. White Rabbit Lounge, 655 Monroe Ave. actlivemusic. com. 9 p.m. $2.

Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966, bugjar.com. 10 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 Babi Katt/Dancehall Reggae.

Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. $5 after 11 p.m.

DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton, NY. 3927700. 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. [ Jazz ] Artisan Jazz Trio. McGraw Public :ibrary. 336-6060, artisanjazz.com. 7 p.m. Free.

ECMS Nights of Jazz. Eastman School of Music-Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 454-2100, esm. rochester.edu. 5 p.m. Free. Start Date: Wednesday June 1, 2011 End Date: Thursday June 2, 2011.

Paradigm Shift. Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 1290 University Ave. 271-5000. 7:30 p.m. Free.

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

The Bowties A Cappella Group.

Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 258-0403, thelittle.org.

7:30 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. 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, lemoncello137.com.

9 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/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 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 Mic. Boulder Coffee CoSouth Wedge, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140, bouldercoffeeco. com. 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 ] Dinosaur Bones w/ The Absolutes, Allergic to Retro.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $7-$9.

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Concentus Women’s Chorus is approaching its 10th anniversary. The group’s spring concert will feature music from women composers, as well as pieces by Faure and Holst. PHOTO PROVIDED

A dream of spring Joy: a Spring Concert

By Concentus Women’s Chorus Saturday, June 5 First Presbyterian Church, 21 Church St., Pittsford 3 p.m. | $10 donation | 586-5688, Concentus.org [ PROFILE ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA

“Joy.” Such a simple, unbridled title for a spring choral program; it is what the women of Concentus will be offering through their upcoming concert at the First Presbyterian Church in Pittsford.

Concentus is a women’s choral group, and features 16 to 20 singers for any given concert. Co-founded in 2001 by Gwendolyn Gassler and Edna Huelsenbeck, the group performs classical repertoire of all periods, often looking for works that inspire and challenge both the singers and the audience.

As for her definition of “challenge,” Gassler says that she looks for music with compelling texts, or familiar texts in a new setting, and for music where the voices are often split into more than four parts.

“I want something that is pleasing to the ear, enjoyable to the audience, and that’s maybe a little bit different,” says Gassler.

Gassler was a singer with and assistant director of the Rochester Oratorio Society when Huelsenbeck first approached 20 City may 25-31, 2011

her about starting a women’s chorus.

“Edna said she liked the way I directed and said we really could use a high-level chamber women’s chorus,” says Gassler.

Huelsenbeck had already started women’s choruses in Texas and Massachusetts.

Since founding Concentus, Huelsenbeck has moved to California, and has founded another women’s chorus there.

“It’s been a terrific evolution,” says Gassler of the nearly 10 years that Concentus has performed. “We’re looking forward to our 10th anniversary season, including [the fact] that we’ve embarked on a recording of what will be a commercially available CD.” There’s been no small amount of

accomplishments in the group’s history, which includes a 2005 performance at the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls to an audience of 900, including former President Bill Clinton and current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Gassler, who received her master’s degree in choral conducting at Eastman School of Music in 1983, speaks highly of the classical musicians and offerings here in Rochester. “The quality of singers in Rochester is so high that we’ve been able to continue to do more challenging repertoire,” says Gassler. “We’re a group of women who are ambitious and capable.

We can go out and explore new music.”

Concentus has also found success through collaborations with other choral groups, including Eastman Women’s Chorus, Musica Spei, Madrigalia, and the Rochester Oratorio Society. Gassler says these local opportunities work to both expand knowledge of repertoire, and also to expand audiences.

“Collaboration continues to be a really important part of the arts, also to expand our audiences,” says Gassler. “It’s also exciting to discover new works. Since I’ve been involved in Concentus, more and more women are discovering women writing specifically for women.”

In fact, Gassler discovered American composer Jocelyn Hagen — one of the composers on the upcoming springconcert program — during a performance she attended by the Eastman Women’s Chorus. “I really enjoyed the two lullabies of Hagen, and upon exploration of the composer’s works, I discovered the other piece, ‘Joy.’” Hagen (b. 1980), both a songwriter and an accomplished pianist, focused for several years on the performance of works from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Hagen has several times incorporated texts by American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1930), and one such piece will be on the upcoming Concentus program.

Recently, “Joy” was performed by the National Women’s Festival Chorus at Carnegie Recital Hall. Hagen’s works

have also been performed at the Eastman School’s annual Women in Music conference.

On the subject of women in music and women composers, Gassler speaks of the growth of ESM’s conference over the years, but tempers that, “If the quality of the composition is there, it needn’t be a gender-specific issue,” she says.

On the program, alongside such female composers as Hagen, Eleanor Daley (b. 1955, Canadian), and Amy Dalton (b. 1967, American), will be male composers such as Gabriel Fauré and Gustav Holst.

Gassler also credits two of the classical producers at local publicradio station WXXI with adding to the exposure of Concentus to the Rochester classical audience. “Both Julia Figueras and Brenda Tremblay have given us the opportunity to visit with them in the past couple of years and talk about composers, including local composers such as Cary Ratcliff, and music that is challenging and beautiful,” she says.

Gassler also welcomes opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, with mediums such as art. Earlier in May Concentus performed at the Memorial Art Gallery for the opening of the “Fiberart International” exhibition.

“A lot of people who wouldn’t necessarily have sought us out came in to listen to a few numbers,” says Gassler. “There were probably 100 in the audience in the first set of a threeset, 30-minute program. Most stayed for the whole program.”

As to the future, Gassler hopes that Concentus can commission more original works. Several years ago, Gassler heard a composition by American composer Deanna Witkowski performed at the First Presbyterian Church in Pittsford. She approached Witkowski after the concert, and Concentus ended up commissioning “I Learned that her Name was Proverb,” with text by Denise Levertov (1923-1997). Gassler would like to commission Witkowski again during Concentus’ 10th anniversary season, and perhaps go so far as to have Concentus co-sponsor a commission competition in 2013.

“Audience members can expect to hear things that are tuneful, evocative of spring,” says Gassler. Given the spring weather that has thus far been grey skies over Rochester, that would be music to all of our ears.

FILM | REEL MIND FILM FESTIVAL

Of all the ailments that a person can suffer, mental illness and substance abuse are perhaps the loneliest, the most alienating. Physical disease is in many ways better understood, and often elicits much compassion. But many friends, family, and colleagues have a harder time being present for a loved one’s psychological and behavioral issues. The Reel Mind Film Festival is a collaborative effort between local mentalhealth organizations and individuals, and presents a series of films which address the social stigma of mental illness while maintaining that recovery is possible.

Now in its fourth round, the spring series kicked off on May 17 with the Rochester premiere of “OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger’s Movie.” The series continues biweekly on Tuesday evenings at the Cinema Theater (957 S. Clinton Ave.). The next screening on May 31 will be “The Soloist,” (pictured) a 2009 flick starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr., depicting the true story of Juilliard studentturned-homeless man Nathanial Ayers and his recovery from severe mental illness. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Dr. Mark Ragins, who worked with the people on which the film’s characters were based.

Remaining films include “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” on June 14, and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on June 28, each with a Q&A session to follow. Tickets are $8 for each film, and all screenings take place at 7 p.m. For more information, contact the Mental Health Association at 325-3145 x100, erogers@mharochester.org, or visit thereelmind.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Art Exhibits [ OPENINGS ] “HF-L Senior Exhibition” Thu May 26. Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 6-9 p.m. Free. 624-7740, millartcenter.com.

“Real Eyes Photo Exhibit” with ABC Action Front Center Youth 4 Change, Safe Sex Inc., and MOCHA Center Thu May 26.

The Strong National Museum of Play, One Manhattan Square. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2632700, thestrong.org. [ CONTINUING ] Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the venue will be open.

1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Jun 17: “The Art of Friendship,” watercolors by M. Wendy Gwirtzman, pastels by Pat Ross Marx. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt.

770-1923.

1975 Gallery at Surface Salon, 658 South Ave. Through Jun 25: “Animal Obscura: New Works by Garrick Dorsett and

Zack Rudy aka the Huckle Buckle Boys.” Tue-Thu 12-8 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1975ish.com 2 Chic Boutique 151 Park Ave. Through May 31. “Beyond the Racks: Sculptural Jewelry of Myung Urso.” Wed-Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-6111, 2chicboutique.com.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery 494 East Ave. Through Jul 8: “Life in Remote Places: A Fragile Balance,” photography by Kris Dreessen. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. by appt. only. 255-0065, aauwrochester.org.

A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Through May 31: “In The Light,” Artworks

by Andrew Hakes, Richmond Futch Jr., and Michael Slattery.

Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916.

Arts Council for Wyoming County 31 S Main St, Perry. Through May 27: “Interlacements: Tradition & Innovation in Fiber Art.” Wed 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thu-Fri 11

a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 237-3517, artswyco.org Barnes and Noble Gallery 3349 Monroe Ave, Pittsford.

Through May 27: The Webster Art Club Spring Show. MonSat 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 586-6020, barnesandnoble.com.

Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon. Through Jun 30: “Seeing and Beyond: A New Exhibit: The Work of Sue Higgens, Joe Thompson, and Tim Casselman. WedSun Noon-5 p.m. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

Booksmart Studio 250 N. Goodman St. May 31-Jun 25: “Parallax: Views of Contemporary Quilts.” | Through May 31: “Re Learning to Learn,” Erika Heffernan’s multimedia installation. MonFri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1-800-761-6623, booksmartstudio.com.

Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Jun 11: “Landscape: Mind and Matter,” with panoramic landscapes by Christopher Schwer and “The Okinawa Series” of 4x5 pinhole images

by Joe Ziolkowski. Mon 9 a.m.9:30 p.m.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.6:30 p.m.; Fri 12-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 271-5920, geneseearts.org.

Creative Wellness Center 320 N Goodman St, Suite 201.

Through Jun 30: “Searching Beyond.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.4 p.m. 325-3145 x142, mhcrochester.org.

Crocus Clay Works Gallery Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. Through May 28: “Bird’s Eye View,” handmade birdhouses

by Carol Snook. Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment. 469-8217, crocusclayworks.com.

A Different Path Gallery 27 Market St., Brockport.

Through May 29: “Stories by Streetlight,” photographs by Hannah Betts and drawings by St. Monci. Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 637-5494, differentpathgallery.com.

Edibles 704 University Ave. Through Jun 8: “Whimsical Abstract Nudes” by Nancy Coons. Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 5-9 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. & 5-10 p.m., Sat 5-10 p.m. 271-4910 (Edibles), 317-1898, nancycoons.com (click on Facebook icon).

The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Through May 29: “Sanctuary,” works by Tybre Newcomer Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 2441730, geneseearts.org.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through May 31: “Nostalgia” by Jane O’Brien. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

381-1600, friendlyhome.org.

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by George Wallace, Gilbert Maker and Don Menges (The Three Tenors). Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-Midnight, Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-Midnight. gallery@ equalgrounds.com.

Gallery Salon & Spa 780 University Ave. Though Jun 30: “Some from Three,” New works

by Courtney Konecny, John Perry, and Paul Schramm.

Tue-Thu 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 9:30 a.m.3 p.m. Contact 271-8340, galleryhair.com.

George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Jun 12: “Larry Merrill: Looking at Trees,” “Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman House Collection,” and “Still Here: Contemporary Artists and the Civil War.” Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org Grassroots Gallery Hungerford Building, Suite 157, 1115 E. Main St. Through May 31: Art

by Bhutanese Refugees of Rochester. Visit site for hours. thegrassrootsgallery.com.

High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through Jul 8: “Strings and Threads” and “Burning Man,” Photographs

by Laura Jackett. Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat Noon-5:30 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Through Jun 12: “The World Through Different Eyes” by Jim Patton and David Perlman.

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

International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through May 31: Recent works

by Abstract Expressionist artist Enrico Embroli.

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 Jun 13: The Artists’ Breakfast Group.

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2715920, cityofrochester.gov.

Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through May 27: “Alan Gordon. Sun 5-8 p.m.; MonThu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m. 258-0403, thelittle.org.

Lux Lounge 666 South Ave. Through May 30: “Lux Be a Lady,” work by Rheytchul Chickenbone, Sarah Rutherford, Stacey Mrva, Juni Moon, Lea Rizzo, and Sara Purr. Mon-Thu 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Fri 4:30-2 a.m.; SatSun 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 232-9030, lux666.com.

MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Sep 4: 35th Student Art Exhibition. | Through June: “(Miss Havisham’s) Charming Gloom”

by Genevieve Waller. Sibley Window (Satellite space at 22 City may 25-31, 2011

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Start your Memorial Day weekend off with a visit to Letchworth State Park — called the “Grand Canyon of the East” — for its 10th Annual Red, White, and Blue Balloon Festival. This year 35 balloons will soar over the park’s gorges. The festival will take place Friday, May 27, through Monday, May 30.

This year’s special shape balloons include Norman the Sea Serpent, Gus. G Guppy, and a 166-foot-tall Energizer Bunny.

The balloons will launch from the Archery Field Overlook (just inside the Castile Entrance) and will float over the canyons of Letchworth. The park offers 66 miles of hiking trails, 600 foothigh cliffs, and the gorgeous Genesee River.

The festival will include six scheduled flights that will take place Friday at 6:30 p.m., 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and 6 a.m. on Monday. All flights are dependent on the weather. Private balloon rides will be offered for each flight by Balloons Over Letchworth for $225. Call 585-493-3340 for ride information.

Letchworth is located in Castile. Directions can be found on the park’s website at nysparks.com. Contact the Letchworth Park Office at 493-3600 for more information.

— BY ALEXANDRA CARMICHAEL Damon City Campus.). MonThu 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-2021.

Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Jul 3: “Fiberart International.” | Through Jun 11: “Children’s Show” in Lucy Burne Gallery. | Through Jun 12: “John Ashbery and Friends: SelfPortrait in a Convex Mirror.” In the Lockhart Gallery. | “What’s Up” lecture, First Sundays, 2 p.m. 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.

Opens May 26-Jun 11: “HF-L Senior Exhibition.” | Through June: “Bloom: An Homage,” Photographs by Beth Bloom, in the Rabbit Room Restaurant.

Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. 6247740, millartcenter.com.

Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Through Jun 26: “Kaleidoscope of Color: Landscapes, Florals, and Abstracts featuring artists Gurevich, Akiyama, Romanovsky,West, and Bigness. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com.

Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery 4245 East Ave. Through May 29: “Glass Enchantment: Through the

Looking Glass.” Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 12-5 p.m.

389-5073, naz.edu.

Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Jun 18: “Continuation: Painting & Sculpture” by William Keyser. Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 624-4730, ockhee@frontiernet.net.

Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Jun18: “Tradition” group exhibition. Tue-Fri Noon5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2715885, oxfordgallery.com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery 71 S Main St, Canandaigua.

Through May 28: “Fusion,”

by Peter Secrest and Patricia Wilder. 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.

Phillips Fine Art 248 East Ave. Through May 31: “Ancient Images: Fayum Inspired Portraits” by Kurt Feuerherm.

Tue-Fri Noon-6 p.m.; Sat Noon5 p.m. or by appt. 232-8120.

Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Through May 31: “Art for Sickos!” Works by Doug Mac. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com.

Renaissance Art Gallery 74 St. Paul St. Through May 28: “Continuum,” works

by Belinda Bryce. Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 423-8235, rochesterrenaissanceartgallery.com.

Roberts Wesleyan B.T. Roberts Memorial Hall Art Gallery 2265 Westside Dr. Through Jun 30: “Faculty Invitational 2011.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Roberts.edu.

Rochester Medical Museum & Archives May 31-Jun 24: “1960s Genesee Hospital Newsletter Cover Art.” MonFri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-1847, viahealth.org/archives.

Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park. Door 3B. Through Jun 3: “Build it Right and They Will Come.”

Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

271-0520, rrcdc.com.

The Shoe Factory Co-op 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212.

Through May 28: “Colleen Virdi: Left of the Dial.” WedSat 12-5 p.m. studio212@ shoefactoryarts.com, shoefactoryarts.com Studio 215 Anderson Alley, 250 N. Goodman St. Through May 30: “Off the Newsprint” ExGannatteer Show with work by Heather Erwin, David Cowles, Maria Friske, Joanne Andrews, and Christopher Fisher. By appt. 966-5953.

Visual Studies Workshop 31 Prince St. Through Jul 31: “In Retrospect: Artists’ Books and Works on Paper by Maureen Cummins, Ann Lovett, and Nava Atlas.” Thu 5-8 p.m., Fri-Sun noon-5 p.m. 4428676, vsw.org.

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

Through May 28: “Keith Tyler: Oil Paintings,” and “Month of Quilts.” Thu-Sat 12-3 p.m., and by appt. 315-331-4593, wayne-arts.com.

Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Jun 16: “Another Person’s Point of View: Oil Paintings by Elisa Root.” MonFri 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-9070, rochesterunitarian.org. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Art at the Armory: The Show and Sale of Nature-themed Fine Art. Deadline June 30.

Call for artists of all fine art media: apply now by visiting artatthearmory.com or call 223-8369 to request an application packet. Exhibit and sale to take place November 12-13.

Arts at the Gardens offers Ronald L. Bittner “Budding Artist” Scholarship. Deadline June 17. For information and application visit artsatthegardens.org or call 394-4922.

Audubon Photo Contest.

Deadline June 30 for July 1617 Art in the Woods art show and sale. For more information, visit jasphotocontest.com.

Call for Artists & Crafters for Go Art! Picnic in the Park. Deadline June 30 for July 4 event in Centennial Park, Batavia. For more information, call 3439313 or visit goart.org.

Call for Musicians & Artists.

Bread & Water Theatre’s Annual Music & Art Fair takes

place August 13-14. Visit breadandwatertheatre.org.

Center at High Falls Art Gallery Call for Work: “Text and Texture” Exhibit. Deadline June 15 for July 16-September 4 exhibition. $15 entry fee for up to 3 works. Call or email for details: 325-2030, swinslow@ frontiernet.net.

“Dresscue Me” 1st Annual Salvage Selvedge Contest.

Showcase your re-purposed, up-cycled, recycled and salvaged redesigns from clothing you get from the bargain backroom at Second Bloom. All entries due June 6 for display until June 11.

For more information, visit seconbloomconsignment. com.

Hearts and Crafts Indie Craft Market. Call for artists, deadline June 1 for July 3031 shows. Table fee is $25.

For more information, email heartsandcraftsatjavas@ gmail.com.

Maplewood Rose Celebration Seeks Vendors. Crafts, horticulturally-themed items, and garden-related art sought for Maplewood Rose Weekend, June 18-19.

For more information, visit Maplewood.org.

Portfolio Showcase 2011.

Deadline June 18. Call for submissions to Image City Photography Gallery’s Portfolio Showcase. $25 entry fee through June 2. For more information, call 271-2540 or visit imagecityphotographygallery. com.

ROC DIS CITY: Push the Pedal!

Call for donation art entries.

Deadline June 1 for June 4 fundraiser for Roc City Skate Park. Drop off at Krudco (83 Howell St.) or Fourwalls Art Gallery (179 Atlantic Ave.).

More information at 2855923, fourwallsartgallery@ gmail.com.

Rochester Teen Film Festival.

Deadline June 10. Brought to you by 360|365 and Nazareth College. Open to ages 1318 in the Greater Rochester area. For information, contact Dr. Brian Bailey at bbailey2@ naz.edu or visit film360365. com.

Wood Library 17th Annual Teen Poetry Contest. Deadline May 31 at 9 a.m. Students in grades 6-12 may submit one typed poem each. Contact Jenny Goodemote at 394-1381 for more information.

R. Tripp Evans Lecture: “American Gothic.” Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu. 7 p.m.

Included with gallery admission: $2.50-5. [ Saturday, May 28 ] Block Cutting & Spoon Printing Workshop with Laura Wilder. Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, 713 Monroe Ave. 244-9312, geneseearts.org. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $125-150, register.

EvenOdd Creative Product Release Party. Thread, 654 South Ave. 232-7110, shopatthread.com, info@ evenoddcreative.com. 7-9 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, May 29 ] Fiberart International Exhibtion Tour. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu. 1 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10. [ Wednesday, June 1Sunday, June 5 ] Third Annual Women’s Fine Art Show & Sale. First Congregational Church, 58 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 3942184, fcccan@frontiernet.net.

Thu-Sat 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 admission.

Comedy [ Wednesday, May 25 ] Kevin Hart: Laugh at my Pain.

Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com, rbtl.org. 7 p.m. $49.50. [ Saturday, May 28 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy “Director’s Cut.” Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@improvVIP.com, improvVIP. com. 8 p.m. $8. [ Wednesday, June 1 ] First Wednesdays Standup Comedy Open Mike. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab.org. 7-9 p.m.

Free, $2 donation suggested for audience. Ages 12-112.

Dance Participation

[ Wednesday, May 25 ] Canandaigua Academy Arts Festival. Canandaigua Academy, 435 East St., Canandaigua. canandaiguaschools.org. 6-8 p.m. Free admission.

[ Wednesday, May 25 ] Big Band Dances Spring Series.

Roger Robach Community Center, 180 Beach Ave. 8653320, cityofrochester.gov. 6-9 p.m. Free.

Rochester Celebrates National Tap Dance Day. Washington Square Park, 181 Clinton Ave. cheryljohnson@cjgroovin. com. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. All ages may participate in a 12 Hour Tap Dance Marathon.

Live music 12-1 & 5:30-6:30

by John Cianciola & Danny Lopa. Hosted by internationally acclaimed tap dancer Cheryl Johnson.

[ Thursday, May 26 ] MAG Highlights Tour. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.

6:30 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10.

[ Thursday, May 26 ] Grand Milonga. Seabreeze Hall, 4657 Culver Rd. 323-1040, midnighttango.com. Class and practice 7-9 p.m., dance 9 p.m.-midnight. $4.

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SPECIAL EVENTS | FLOWERS & GARDENS

Springtime took forever in showing up this year, but Rochester is finally in full, gorgeous bloom. A number of events in the current and coming weeks seek to lure us out into the fresh air, or offer the possibility of bringing a little green into our dwellings. Don’t forget to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for the hikes and treks. Here is a list of events taking place this week; for more and future events, visit rochestercitynewspaper.com and check the events calendar.

On Saturday, May 28, Rochester Civic Garden Center (5 Castle Park, at Warner Castle) will host its annual plant sale. The sale begins at 8 a.m. and lasts until the plants run out, so come early to get the best selection of all manner of plants, many unusual or hard to find. Vendors include garden clubs and small independent plant specialists selling perennials, shrubs, trees, annuals, and vegetables. Admission is free. For more information, call 473-5130, or visit rcgc.org.

On Wednesday, June 1, journey to Hurd Orchards (Rte 104 W & Monroe-Orleans County Line Rd., Holley) for a 10:30 a.m. spring garden walk. Stroll along the banks of the Sandy Creek and amid buttercups and rue anemone, dame’s rocket and blue flags, and end in the herb garden for refreshments, where you’ll arrange a mason jar of blossoms to take home. The cost of the walk and workshop is $15, and registration is required. For more information, call 638-8838 or visit hurdorchards.com.

Also taking place June 1 is the Historic Landscape Tour at George Eastman House (900 East Ave.), offered at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The tour will be offered Tuesday through Saturday through Labor Day weekend, and is included in museum admission of $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and free to kids 12 and under. For more information, call 2713361 or visit eastmanhouse.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Festivals [ Friday, May 27-Tuesday, May 31 ] Roc City Rib Fest. Ontario Beach Park, 4800 Lake Ave. 888-ROC-BBQ8, roccityribfest.com. Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Mon 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $5 admission, children under 12 free. [ Saturday, May 28Monday, May 30 ] Tree Peony Festival of Flowers. Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Rd., Pavilion. 584-3913, leegratwick@frontier.com, linwoodgardens.org. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Suggested contribution $8, guided tour $10.

Kids Events Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the venue will be open.

[ Wednesday, May 25 ] Harry and the Potters Concert.

Phillis Wheatley Library, 33 Dr Samuel McCree Way. 428-8212. 7 p.m. Free. Ages 9-12.

Kids Parkour Lessons. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 5-6 p.m. $15 a session. Kids currently enrolled range from ages 8-13.

Teen Game Night. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Ages 12+. [ Thursday, May 26 ] Arnett Library Story Time. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd. Shana Lynott 428-8264.

Tue 11-11:30 a.m., Thu 6-6:30 p.m. Free.

Baby Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 10:30-11 a.m. Free, register.

Drama Club. Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton.

392-8350. 4-5 p.m. Free. All Ages.

Night at the Zoo. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. 3367213, senecaparkzoo.org.

6-8:30 p.m. $3-8, free to kids 2 and under. Games, crafts, more.

Pajama Time Storytime.

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

Free. All ages with a caregiver.

Storytime. Hamlin Public Library, 422 Clarkson Hamlin Town Line Rd, Hamlin. 9642320. 6:45 p.m. Free. All Ages.

4-5 yr olds.

Storytime for 4 & 5 Yr Olds.

Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton. 392-8350.

10:30-11 a.m. Free. All Ages.

Siblings welcome.

Tales for Tots. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. 872-9710. 10 a.m.

Free. Ages 0-2. [ Friday, May 27 ] Kids Parkour Lessons. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 56 p.m. $15 a session. Kids currently enrolled range from ages 8-13.

Storytelling with Mike Miller.

Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 2274020, barnesandnoble.com.

10:30 a.m. Free.

Toddler Storytime with Miss Barbara: Funny Faces. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge.booksense.com.

10:30 a.m. Free. [ Saturday, May 28 ] Learn to Catch a Fish Family Picnic. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625.

11 a.m. Free, license required.

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

Storytime. Borders, 1000 Hylan Dr. 292-5900. 11 a.m. Free.

Young Scientists. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 637-2260, liftbridge.com. 11 a.m. $5, register. Ages 5-7. [ Saturday, May 28Sunday, May 29 ] Literature Live: Maisy. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m.; related story readings Sat 11:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m., Sun 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Included with museum admission $9-11. [ Monday, May 30 ] Great Starts Storytime w/ Ann-Marie. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.

Free. All Ages.

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Kids Events 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. 2476446. 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, May 31 ] Arnett Library Story Time. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd.

Shana Lynott 428-8264. Tue 11-11:30 a.m., Thu 6-6:30 p.m.

Free.

Junior Friends of the Library.

Chili Library, 3333 Chili Ave. 889-2200 x 321, chililibrary.org.

6-7 p.m. Free. Grades 6-12.

Teen Game Day. Penfield Public Library, 1098 Baird Rd, Penfield. 340-8720, penfieldlibrary.org. 3-4:30 p.m.

Free. Grades 6-12.

The politically and socially critical works of Rochester artist Colleen Virdi are currently showing at the Shoe Factory Art Co-op. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK

A street-view survey of current events “Left of the Dial”

By Colleen Virdi Through May 28 The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, Anderson Alley Building, 250 N. Goodman St., Suite #212 Wed-Sat noon-5 p.m. | Free | 732-0036, shoefactoryarts.com [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

I’ve been itching to review a show hosted by The Shoe Factory Art Co-op for a spell, and when I stopped by its studio during the last First Friday gallery night and spied the inspiring first solo show of a young local talent, I knew this was the one. The Shoe Factory has been kicking around since last November, presenting the work of local and regional artists in group and solo exhibitions. Rochester native Colleen Virdi is the featured artist this month, presenting a scathing yet playful body of work in “Left of the Dial.”

Gallery co-director Beth Brown says that she wishes she had claimed some of the works before the May 6 reception, when many of her favorites got snapped up. Brown is fond of Virdi’s work both for her socio-political statements, and for the naive aesthetic she uses to convey them. Her acrylic paintings may be raw, but the simple, graphic lines and solid fields of color pack a lot of punch in the way of spot-on subtleties in body and facial expression. Virdi isn’t green.

“Beautiful Slob,” is a work painted on a grid of

six canvases, bearing three women, each with awkward body bulges or bags under their eyes.

Brown pointed out the detail of an anatomically incorrect claw of a hand holding a cigarette, 24 City may 25-31, 2011

which conveys the exact type of fabulously trashy person many of us know. Ditto for the archetypes of Miss Popular, Miss Valedictorian, Miss Bully, and Mr. Geek in “Yearbook Daze” 1 & 2.

Fans of the late Margaret Kilgallen, a San Francisco artist who was part of the Mission School movement, will recognize her influence on Virdi’s work, and Virdi owns up to it: “Pyar for Margaret” is a tribute portrait of the artist (“pyar” is Hindi for “love”).

“I started seriously painting after I watched “Beautiful Losers” for the first time,” Virdi says of the documentary about contemporary streetart culture, and which features Kilgallen. “I instantly felt a connection with the other artists.

I’ve always felt like an outsider or loser, and to see a group of underdogs creating such beautiful things made me so happy. I knew then that I found my way.”

“The graphic nature of Kilgallen’s work, with flat colors and clean lines, blew me away,” says Virdi. “I immediately threw away any conventional teachings I picked up in school and stopped shading and started outlining.”

Virdi is also inspired by other artists in the street-art movement, including Banksy and Shepard Fairey, whose work speaks to social and political topics. “There is a certain wit and style to their art which I really admire,” Virdi says. The same combination of darkly sarcastic protest is found in many of Virdi’s works, whether she is tackling topical issues of tea parties, race, religion, riots, sexual and gender identity, or the confusing brutality of circumcision in “First Days.”

The paint wasn’t quite dry on the only untitled

work at the First Friday opening reception, but it was a relief to see an artist deliver a critical statement in response to the bewildering

amount of celebration at the report of Osama bin Laden’s death in early May. The work symbolically comments on America’s shameful Pavlovian droolfest resultant from the media circus that kicked into action a few days earlier.

On a cardboard panel, Virdi created an image of a clichéd all-American family posing giddily on either side of the head of bin Laden on a spike. One of the young boys holds a cone of cotton candy, and the other has a subtly vicious, slightly reptilian facial expression, which is mirrored on the face of his mother. The whole group is flanked by cardboard panels with painted stars and bars, like shutters on a house window.

Amidst a show full of futile topics, Virdi injects a sense of hope and capability in her audience with a small series of works that seek to bring attention to and benefit children born with cleft-lip syndrome. The artist has painted portraits of wee ones with deformed smiles, and a huge puzzle-piece work of a non-deformed smiling child, with individual panels for sale.

One-hundred percent of the proceeds from this series will go toward HUGS (Help Us Give Smiles) Foundation, Inc., an organization that provides operations for children born with physical deformities. Ten bucks from each sale of Virdi’s other works in this show will also go toward the organization.

If you can’t make the last few days of Virdi’s solo show, which comes down Saturday, May 28, visit her site at weeklycircus@blogspot.com to tide you over until her next projects, which are currently in the conceptual stages. You can also see her work in the Shoe Factory June group exhibition, “Earthly Delights,” for which she’s painting a piece on pesticides and their effect on bees. “I am forever on a soapbox,” says Virdi.

[ Wednesday, June 1 ] 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.

Kids Parkour Lessons. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 5-6 p.m. $15 a session. Kids currently enrolled range from ages 8-13.

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. 247-6446. 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 [ Wednesday, May 25 ] Alzheimer’s Association Care Partner Education: “Caregiver University.” The Summit at Brighton, Multi-Purpose room, 2000 Summit Circle Dr. 7605400, alz.org/rochesterny. 6:38:30 p.m. Free, register.

Dr. Emi Kiyota: Design for Aging Expert. St. John’s Home, 150 Highland Ave. apower@ stjohnsliving.org. 7-9 p.m. Free, donations accepted, RSVP. Light Works! “Developing Your Intuition” with Janice McNamara.

Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Ave. lightworks@ frontier.com, meetup.com/lightworks. 6:30 p.m. networking, 7 p.m. presentation. $5.

Reshaping Rochester: MegaRegions: New Opportunities for Local Economies. Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Rd. 271-

0520, rrcdc.org. 7-9 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door, $5 students. Dr. Catherine Ross, Director of Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development. [ Thursday, May 26 ] “How to be a Good Audience: A Delicate Balance” with Michael H. Arve. Oasis at Lifetime Care, 259 Monroe Ave. 730-8800, oasisnet.org.

9:30-11 a.m. $38, register.

Anarchist Discussion and Debate Series: Anarchism and Contemporary Issues. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. 469269, rochesteranarchistforum@ gmail.com. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Thursdays.

Charter Schools: A Public Forum. School Without Walls, 480 Broadway. 3172367. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Overview, analysis and open discussion of charter schools led by Dr. Shawgi Tell and Dr. Mark Garrison.

Repetitive Strain Disorder talk

by Dr. Kenny Tsang. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 7-8:30 p.m.

Free, register.

Secrets of Natural Healing with Burt Goulding, Jr. Be Inspired, 672 Pittsford-Victor Rd. 218-0580, cellpowerusa. com. 5 p.m. Free.

World War II Bittersweet Memories with Chuck Polvino.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. Noon. Free. [ Friday, May 27 ] Dr. Jerome Watts. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145, thebaobab. org. 7 p.m. Free, RSVP. Author of “The Power of Resilience” addresses the issue of how to help black males find social, emotional, and educational success in urban schools.

The Highs and Lows of Hawkwatching: A Summary of the 2011 Braddock Bay Season. Braddock Bay Raptor Research, E. Manitou Rd., Greece. 267-5483, bbrr.org. 7 p.m. $2 suggested donation. [ Wednesday, June 1 ] Alzheimer’s Association Educational Seminar: “Safety Concerns.” First Presbyterian Church, 1054 West Clinton St., Elmira. 760-5400, 800-2723900, alz.org/rochesterny. 12:30 p.m. Free, register.

Literary Events Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the venue will be open. [ Wednesday, May 25 ] 2000 Word Club. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 7 p.m. Free.

Book Discussion: “Olive Kitteredge” by Elizabeth Strout.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. Tue 1:30 p.m., Wed 7 p.m. Free.

Book Discussion: Brownbag Lunch Book Discussion: “The

RECREATION | LEARN-TO-RUN PROGRAMS

Calling all timid joggers and walk-a-holics! If you’ve been jealous of your friends who’ve joined the running revolution, let Fleet Feet Sports help. The organization consistently offers programming to encourage would-be runners out into the fast lane. You can attend information sessions this week, and train to kick butt at a future long-distance race you never thought you’d run.

Beginning in June 11, Fleet Feet Sports will hold its 15-week distance-training program, designed to help would-be runners prep for a full or half marathon, specifically targeting the MVP Health Care Rochester Half and Full Marathon on September 18. All ability levels are welcome; the goal is to create stronger and faster runners. The program includes a detailed weekly workout schedule, weekly group long runs, a nutrition workshop, a stretching workshop, four coached tempo workouts, providing all of the necessary information, support, and camaraderie necessary to train successfully this summer.

Free information sessions will be held at Fleet Feet Sports (2210 Monroe Ave.) Wednesday, May 25, and Wednesday June 1, at 6 p.m., and Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m.; training will officially begin the week of June 6. Register for $95 by June 6, or $105 after.

Fleet Feet Sports will also offer UrbanFIT, an aerobic and anaerobic workout program designed for cardio and strength training. Watch your body, energy level, and mood shift through a program of running, core strength exercises, and total body exercises, incorporating stairs, hills, benches and whatever else is in our environment to do sit-ups, hops, lunges, wall sits, and more. The next six-week session begins Thursday, May 26, and the location of the workout changes each week. New six-week sessions begin in July and September as well. Registration is $25 for each session.

For more details on each program, call 697-3338, e-mail training@fleetfeetrochester.com, or visit fleetfeetrochester.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Widower’s Tale” by Julia Glass.

Literature Study Room, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 4288375. Noon. Free. Bring lunch.

Book Discussion: Lunch Break Book Talks: “According to Us.” Writers & Books, 740 University Ave. 473-2590, wab. org. 12-1 p.m. Free.

Book Group: Graphic Novel Group: “Lost at Sea” by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport.

637-2260, liftbridge.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Book Group: Titles Over Tea: “Lord of Misrule” by Jaimy Gordon. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com. 7 p.m.

Free.

Writing Class: Jonzeys Writing Groups Info Session. Jonzeys

Literacy Lounge, 808 S. Clinton Ave. 201-8666, Contact@ CJMBooks.com. 7-8:30 p.m.

Free, RSVP. [ Thursday, May 26 ] An Evening with Author Priscilla Rattazzi. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org.

6 p.m. $6 or included in museum admission.

Science Fiction Book Club.

Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport. 6372260. 7 p.m. Free.

Book Group: Classics: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com. 7 p.m.

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[ Wednesday, June 1 ] Book Discussion: “Visions of the Multiverse” with author Dr. Steven Manly. Wood Library, 134 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-0087, woodlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free.

THEATER | RARE SHAKESPEARE

This weekend the Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester (ShakeCo) will offer three unique performances of some of The Bard’s rarer works. “Titus Andronicus” is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest plays, and also one if his least performed due to its gruesome subject matter. The story concerns a Roman general whose strict adherence to following orders leads to a brutal cycle of revenge that ultimately claims everyone and everything he loves. This performance will feature minimal costumes, sets, and props, as director Philip R. Frey has stripped the play down to its most basic form, with certain scenes and characters removed. It will be staged at MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) The shows will start at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, through Saturday, May 28.

Also taking place on Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m. is “ShakeCo Radio Theater,” an anthology of drama and music featuring local musicians and two dramatic productions to pilot a larger production that will capture the sounds of historic radio shows.

Finally, next weekend (June 2-4) ShakeCo will present three cold readings from Shakespeare’s Apocrypha — plays whose authorship has been disputed over the years. “The Two Noble Kingsman,” “Arden of Feversham,” and “The Merry Devil of Edmonton” have not been accepted by all Shakespeare scholars, and are seldom performed. The actors performing will have had no previous rehearsal, allowing their characters to develop before the audience’s eyes.

All of the ShakeCo performances are “pay what you want” productions with no set fee. For more information visit muccc. org or shakeco.com. — BY ALEXANDRA CARMICHAEL

Literary Events Book Group: Science Fiction Book Club: “The Dispossessed” by Ursula LeGuin. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport.

637-2260, liftbridge.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Poetry Reading: An Eddy in the Current of Time. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. 4425432, flyingsquirrel.rocus. org. 8-11 p.m. Free. Reading

by Andrew Conley and friends followed by open mic.

Poetry Reading: Rogers Middle School Poetry Club Reading.

Irondequoit Public LibraryPauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, aholland@ libraryweb.org. 6 p.m. Free. [ Friday, May 27 ] Free Speech Fridays. LJ’s Family Restaurant, 360 Thurston Rd. 464-8947. 8:3010:30 p.m. Free.

Writing Class: Word Crafters Writer’s Group. Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd. 4288304. 10 a.m. Free.

[ Sunday, May 29 ] Poetry Reading: Schoo’s Out for Summer: Wide Open Poetry Mic. Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. 442-5432, flyingsquirrel.rocus.org. 5-7 p.m. Free. [ Monday, May 30 ] Book Discussion: Mystery Book Group: “Bruno, Chief of Police”

by Martin Walker. 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, May 31 ] National Association of Women Business Owners Book Group.

Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. 2486275. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Poetry Reading: Spoken Word Poetry Slam & Open Mic. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 2714930. Signups begin at 6:45 p.m., event at 8 p.m. Free.

[ Wednesday, June 1Sunday, June 5 ] Book Sale: Friends of Fairport Library Book Sale. Fairport Village Landing. 223-9091, fairportlibrary.org. Wed 5-9 p.m., Thu-Fri 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free, Wed $5 admission.

Recreation Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the event will take place. [ Through Thursday, May 26 ] Rochester Bike Week.

Various locations. rochestercyclingalliance. org/bikeweek2011. Various times. Free. [ Wednesday, May 25 ] Adult Parkour Class. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 6-7 p.m. $15. Mention the City event calendar and get your first class free!

Arthritis Foundation Walking Program. Veterans Memorial Park, Penfield. penfield. org. 1:30-2:30 p.m. $5, register. Mon, Wed, Fri 6 week program. In inclement weather class will be moved to the Penfield Community Center Gym. Distance Training Program Info Session. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester. com. 6 p.m. Free.

Summer 5K Training Program.

340-8655, penfield.org. 6 p.m. $60, register. [ Thursday, May 26 ] Mount Hope Cemetery Twilight Tour. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 4613494, fomh.org. 6:30 p.m. $5.

Parkour Training. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 5-10 p.m. $5. Come learn parkour under the guidance of some of the most experienced traceurs in New York state. Rochester is home to the first dedicated parkour gym in New York! [ Friday, May 27 ] Arthritis Foundation Walking Program. Veterans Memorial Park, Penfield. penfield. org. 1:30-2:30 p.m. $5, register. Mon, Wed, Fri 6 week program. [ Friday, May 27-Monday, May 30 ] Red, White & Blue Balloon Rally. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3600.

Fri 6:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 6 a.m.

& 6:30 p.m., Sun 6 a.m., Demos 12, 2 & 4 p.m. Free3 admission, $225 for balloon ride, RSVP. [ Saturday, May 28 ] 5K Saranac Run. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. Pat Genthner 389-2002, pgenthn5@naz.edu. 4 p.m. events, race 5 p.m. $20-22, register. Enjoy live music and a chance to meet members of the Rochester Rattlers, Rhinos and Western New York Flash.

Exploring Alasa Farms.

Cracker Box Palace Farm Animal Haven, 6450 Shaker Rd, Alton. 256-2130, geneseelandtrust.org. 10 a.m.-noon. Free, register.

Wear boots (or shoes that can get muddy) and long pants and bring binoculars and cameras if you like.

GVHC Ellison Park Dog Hike. Ellison Park Lot, 1008 Penfield Rd. Derek 4750923. 10 a.m. Free. Sloweasy 1 1/2 hour hike.

GVHC Kayak-Canoe Event.

Oak Orchard Canoe, 1350 Empire Blvd. Peter L. 2925301. 1 p.m. Free, rentals available. Contact hike leader or gvhchikes.org for details.

Mount Hope Cemetery Tour.

Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 1 p.m. Free. [ Sunday, May 29 ] GVHC Highland Park Hike.

Robinson Drive next to Highland Bowl, near South Ave. John C. 254-4047. 1 p.m. Free. Easy-moderate 4 mile hike. [ Monday, May 30 ] Adult Parkour Class. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 6-7 p.m. $15. Mention the City event calendar and get your first class free!

Arthritis Foundation Walking Program. Veterans Memorial Park, Penfield. penfield.org.

1:30-2:30 p.m. $5, register.

Mon, Wed, Fri 6 week program.

GVHC Hike: Brighton-Rochester Loop. Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Rd. Derek 475-0923, gvhchikes.org. 10:30 a.m.

Free. Moderate 7 mile hike.

Geology Walk. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 4933625. 10 a.m. Free. Parking lot past Cabin Area “B.” How the Gorge Was Formed: Story of the Park. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile.

493-3625. 12:30 p.m. Free.

Inspiration Point parking lot, 1 hour, quarter mile.

Memorial Tree Walk.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 2 p.m.

Free. 2 hours, 1 mile.

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Tour. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org.

TBD. Free. [ Tuesday, May 31 ] Hill/Speed Workouts. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave.

697-3338, fleetfeetrochester. com. 6 p.m. Free.

Parkour Training. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 5-10 p.m. $5.

Tuesday Nature Nights: Guided Bike Ride: Genesee Valley Park Neighborhood Trails.

Genesee Valley Park, pool parking lot, 131 Elmwood Ave. 428-5990, cityofrochester.gov.

6 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, June 1 ] Adult Parkour Class. The Rochester Parkour Gym, 121 Lincoln Ave. info@ rochesterparkour.com, .rochesterparkour.com. 6-7 p.m. $15. Mention the City event calendar and get your first class free!

Arthritis Foundation Walking Program. Veterans Memorial Park, Penfield. penfield.org.

1:30-2:30 p.m. $5, register.

Mon, Wed, Fri 6 week program.

Brooks & Brambles: Along Dishmill Creek. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 10 a.m.

Free. Parade Grounds off Rte. 436. Mud, prickers, poison ivy & stream crossings. Bring lunch, will car pool. 4 hours, 2 miles.

Friends of Wesley’s 5th Annual Golf Tournament.

Shadow Lake Golf Course, 1850 Five Mile Rd., Penfiled.

241-2102, wesleygardens. com. Call for information.

Call for information.

Spring Garden Walk & Wildflower Workshop. Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & MonroeOrleans County Line Rd, Holley.

638-8838, hurdorchards.com.

10:30 a.m. $15, register.

Summer 5K Training Program.

340-8655, penfield.org. 6 p.m. $60, register.

Special Events Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the event will take place. [ Wednesday, May 25 ] Action for a Better Community 46th Annual Meeting.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 325-5116, abcinfo.org.

5:30 p.m. Free.

Canandaigua Rotary Club Ziti Dinner. Canandaigua Academy Cafeteria, 435 East St., Canandaigua. canandaiguarotary.org. 4:307 p.m. $5-7.

Cobblestone Luncheon. Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & MonroeOrleans County Line Rd, Holley.

638-8838, hurdorchards.com.

12:30 p.m. $25-35, RSVP. Happy Birthday, Mr. Letchworth!

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 9 a.m.1 p.m. Free. Museum area.

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!

Movie Night. The Living Room Cafe, 1118 Monroe Ave. 4130833. 8 p.m. Free.

Output Film Series. RCTV-15, 21 Gorham St. 325-1238. 67:30 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 Hearing and Speech Center Presentations & Screenings. Rochester Hearing and Speech Center. rhsc.org. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.

Three locations in Rochester (1000 Elmwood Ave., in the Al Sigl Center building; Greece (3199 Ridge Road West) and Webster (1170 Ridge Road). Presentations only in Rochester location.

Wendesday Luncheon. Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 5948882, iaccrochester.org. 121:30 p.m. $12-13 suggested donation.

XRX Pioneer Club Singles Group Meeting. Hedges Nine Mile Point, 1290 Lake Road, Webster. xeroxpioneerclub. org. 11:30 a.m. $15.5017.50, RSVP. [ Thursday, May 26 ] British Beer Dinner. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 3947070, nywcc.com. 7-9 p.m. $60, registration required.

Crepes Galore Luncheon. Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & MonroeOrleans County Line Rd, Holley.

638-8838, hurdorchards.com.

12:30 p.m. $25-35, register.

JCC Helicopter Golf Ball Drop.

Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 4612000, jccrochester.org. 6-7 p.m. $10 raffle tickets.

Oil & Vinegar Tasting Dinner.

Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771, brownhoundbistro.com. 6 p.m. $50+, registration required.

WXXI’s Community Cinema Screening of “Welcome to Shelbyville...” WXXI, 280 State St. 258-0200, wxxi. org/communitycinema. 7-9 p.m. Free. [ Friday, May 27 ] Car Wash to benefit East House Enrichment Program. 1701 Lac de Ville, Brighton. 256-3800 x231, easthouse.org. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost of car wash.

Let’s Dine and Dance. Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 5948882, iaccrochester.org. 6:30 p.m. cash bar, 7 p.m. dinner. $20 suggested donation, register.

Movie Night. The Living Room Cafe, 1118 Monroe Ave. 4130833. 8 p.m. Free.

Movie Night. Rich’s Cafe, 839 West Ave. 235-7665, richscaferochester@gmail.com.

6 p.m. $5 donation suggested.

Movie Night: “Golden Door.”

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T H E LANDMARK SO CIET Y

HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR 2011 June 4th & 5th

Eight splendid houses and glorious gardens in the beautiful Browncroft neighborhood

An elegant Colonial Revival, a carnival theme room, a transformed 50’s ranch and more!

Tickets $20 in Advance Available at www.landmarksociety.org Parkleigh (Park & Goodman) or 546-7029 x11 $25 Days of the Tour (If Available) rochestercitynewspaper.com City 27

Special Events 594-8882, iaccrochester.org.

7 p.m. Free, $2 donation for refreshments.

Screening: “Second-Story Man” & Talk back. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 2850400, thelittle.org. 6:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 4 p.m. $8.

We Are Change Rochester. Java’s Cafe, 16 Gibbs St. 469-2323, WeAreChangeRochesterNY.org.

7 p.m. Free.

Wine Tastings. Wine Sense, 749 Park Ave. 271-0590. 5-7 p.m. Free.

ZooBrew. Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St Paul Blvd. 336-7213, senecaparkzoo.org. 5:30-9 p.m. $5-8 admission. 21+, raffles, live music, food & beverages for purchase. [ Friday, May 27Saturday, May 28 ] Garage Sale. Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at 1000 N. Winton Rd. 482-2018.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost of items. [ Friday, May 27-Sunday, May 29 ] New York Atlatl Competition.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. Fri 4 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m. Free. [ Friday, May 27-Monday, May 30 ] Flower City Days at the Market.

Public Market, 280 N Union St. 428-6755, cityofrochester.gov.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. [ Saturday, May 28 ] “Chef’s Day” Series: Chef Cherie Sutton, Tasteful Connections.

Public Market, 280 N Union St. 428-6907, cityofrochester.gov/ publicmarket. 10-11 a.m. Free.

Creative culinary artists grilling and serving up scrumptious morsels from their best recipes.

African Liberation Day Celebration. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145, thebaobab.org. Call for information, RSVP. Finger Lakes Cheese Trail Open House. Finger Lakes Region, various spots. fingerlakescheesetrail.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Granger Homestead Women’s Council Plain and Fancy Sale.

Granger Homestead, 295 N Main St, Canandaigua. 3941472, grangerhomestead.org. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission.

Left of Center Stage Variety Show: Moustache Mayhem!

Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa St. 442-5432, flyingsquirrel.rocus. org. 9 p.m. $3-5 suggested donation. Hosted by Mousse Tasha.

Memorial Day Ceremony. Village of Brockport. 637-5300 x12, brockportny.org. 11 a.m. ceremony, Noon chicken BBQ. Call for information.

Ninth Annual Psychic and Wellness Fair. Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Rd. 9245620, circleinc.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission.

Pink Floyd Laser. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc. org. 9:30 p.m. $9-10. Ages 5+.

Rochester Singleton’s Movie and Dessert Event. Call for location. 266-8192. Call for information. Call for info, RSVP. 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.

The Village Well Discussion Series. Mocha Center, 107 Liberty Pole Way. Judith Bauman 420-1400 x24, jbauman@mochacenter.org.

3-5 p.m. Free.

[ Sunday, May 29 ] Awaken to Oneness. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 261-5392, onenessuniversity. org. 5-6 p.m. $10 suggest donation, all welcome regardless.

Brighton Farmers’ Market Opening Day. Brighton High School Parking Lot, 1150 Winton Road S. brightonfarmersmarket.org. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission.

Irondequoit Memorial Day Parade. Along Titus Ave. from Irondequoit Plaza to Town Hall.

336-6070. 3 p.m. Free.

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.

Trot w/ Troops. Time Warner Cable, 71 Mt. Hope Ave. info@OperationPatriot.org.

Registration: 9 a.m., opening ceremony 9:45 a.m., walk 10 a.m. $15-20, register.

Fund-raiser benefiting troops returning from combat. [ Monday, May 30 ] Flags, Books, and Bands. Rotary Park, N. Main St., Honeoye Falls. villageofhoneoyefalls. org. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Cost of food, games. Honor Veterans and support the new, Mendon Library, VIP tent for Veterans of Post 664. Rubber duck race on the creek, raffles, games, food, music, fire truck rides.

Memorial Day Events. Rotary Park, N. Main St., Honeoye Falls. 755-8821. 12:30 p.m.

Free.

Memorial Day Flag Raising and Service. Irondequoit Town Hall, Titus Ave. specialevents@ irondequoit.org. 7 a.m. flag raising, 9 a.m. memorial service at Irondequoit Cemetery. Free.

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Memorial Day Flower Planting Event. Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, 1411 Vintage Lane, Greece. 720-6000, aliferemembered.com. 10 a.m. Free.

Memorial Day Parade.

Downtown Rochester. cityofrochester.gov. 10:30 a.m. Free.

Memorial Day Parade. Main St., Canandaigua. 394-3790.

9:30 a.m. Free.

Memorial Day Parade. Chili Avenue, Chili. townofchili.org.

8:30 a.m. Free.

Memorial Day Parade. Janes and Long Pond Rd.s to Town Hall, Greece. greeceny.gov.

10 a.m. celebrations, 2 p.m. parade. Free.

Memorial Day Parade.

Jefferson Rd. to S. Main St., Pittsford. townofpittsford.org.

10 a.m. Free.

Memorial Day Parade. Victor High School to Main St., Victor. 742-0140. 10 a.m.

Free.

Memorial Day Service. Gates Community Center, 1605 Buffalo Rd. 247-6100. 9 a.m.

Free.

Memorial Day Service. Mount Hope Cemetery, 791 Mount Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh. org. Call for details. Free.

Memorial Day Service of Rememberance. Veterans Memorial Park, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Penfield. 3408655, penfield.org. Call for information. Free.

Oneness Blessings.

Urban Essentialz, 664 University Ave. 703-2060, urbanessentialz.com.

7-8 p.m. Love offerings appreciated, all welcome regardless.

Pub Trivia. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com. 7 p.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. Feature film producers Eben Kostbar and Travis Stevens recruit for feature film project: Nest Egg. Trivia Night. The Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. theoldtoad.com.

9:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 140alex.com. 9 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, May 31 ] 2011 Reel Mind Spring Film Series: “The Soloist.” Cinema Theater, 957 South Clinton Ave. 325-3145, erogers@ mharochester.org. 7 p.m. $8 each film.

Parent/Child Discussion on Sexual Issues. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

6:30-8 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, June 1 ] A Meadow Melody Luncheon.

Hurd Orchards, Rt 104 W & Monroe-Orleans County Line Rd, Holley. 638-8838, hurdorchards.com. 12:30 p.m. $25-35, register.

August Group Career Fair.

Monroe Community College R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, 1000 East Henrietta Rd. augustgroup.org/careerfair. 2-5 p.m. Free.

Better Breathers Group. Visiting Nurse Service, 2180 Empire Blvd. 787-8360, vnsnet.com.

5-6 p.m. Free.

Information Session: Train for a Marathon or Half Marathon.

Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free.

June Career Fair. Monroe Community College-Forum/ Flynn/Fine Arts Building, 1000 E Henrietta Rd. taiello@ augustgroup.org. 2-5 p.m.

Free admission.

Movie Night. The Living Room Cafe, 1118 Monroe Ave. 4130833. 8 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 Winos Wine & Food Pairing. Scotland Yard, 187 St. Paul St. 288-2277, rochesterwinos.com. 6:30 p.m. registration, event 7 p.m. $30-35, registration required by 5/31.

Screening: “Return to El Salvador.” Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. rkaiser3@rochester. rr.com, rocla.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Following the viewing, Chava Redonnet will speak about her recent trip to Santa Ana and her visit to a mining area, where the threat of environmental destruction is being protested by local activists.

Sports [ Friday, May 27 ] Rochester Rhinos vs. Wilmington Hammerheads. Sahlen’s Stadium, 460 Oak St. rhinossoccer.com.

7:30 p.m. $10-25. [ Saturday, May 28 ] Big Block Modified/Sportsman/ Stock Car/Pure Stock and New Legends Sportsman plus Family Autograph Night. Canandaigua Motorsports Park, 2820 County Rte 10, Canandaigua. canandaiguamotorsportspark. com. 7 p.m. $12. [ Monday, May 30Thursday, June 2 ] Rochester Red Wings vs.

Toledo Mud Hens. Frontier

Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. 454-1001, redwingsbaseball. com. Mon 5:05 p.m., Tue-Wed 7:05 p.m., Thu 11:05 p.m. $6.50-11.50.

Theater “Defending the Caveman.”

Ongoing. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 7 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“Jay Johnson: The Two and Only.” Through June 5.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Place. Wed May 25-Thu 7 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., Wed 3 & 7 p.m. $29-39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“The Music Man.” Through June 5. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Wed May 25 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 3:30 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 2 & 7 p.m., Tue 7:30 p.m., Wed 3 & 7:30 p.m. $28-65. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

ShakeCo Radio Theater. Sun May 29. Pilot episode by The Shakespeare Company.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. 2 p.m. Pay what you will. 2440960, muccc.org.

“Titus Andronicus.” Thu May 26-28. Staged reading by The Shakespeare Company.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Thu-Sat 8 p.m. $10. 2440960, muccc.org.

“West Side Story.” Tue May 31-June 5. Rochester Broadway Theatre League.

Auditorium Theatre, 875 E Main St. Tue-Wed Jun 1 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$69.50. 800745-3000, rbtl.org.

Theater Auditions [ Wednesday, May 25Thursday, May 26 ] “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

Livonia Intermediate School Auditorium, 40 Spring St., Livonia. 346-6859. Children’s choir 6-7 p.m., Adult roles 79 p.m. Free. Children grades 4-8, adults ages 18+.

[Thursday, May 26Friday, May 27 ] “Into the Woods.” Trinity Church, 520 South Main St., Geneva. 315-946-6686, gtglive.org. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Geneva Theatre Guild.

For this audition bring a prepared piece to sing that demonstrates range and ability. There will also be cold readings from the script and a dance audition. [ Tuesday, May 31Wednesday, June 1 ] “The Rocky Horror Show.”

JCC SummerStage. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 7 p.m.

Free. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org. High school and college students age 23 and under. Audition

candidates should come with two prepared songs (accompanist provided) and dressed appropriately for a dance audition. [ Through Thursday, June 30 ] Everyone’s Theatre Company Open Call for Directors for Evening of One Acts. Send applications to: info@ everyonestheatre.com.

Include name of the play and letter of intent. Performance dates are October 15-16, audition date August 29.

Workshops Due to the holiday, schedules may be subject to change.

Call ahead to make sure the event will take place. [ Wednesday, May 25 ] Big, Bold Red Wines: 2 Ways.

Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20 class only, $30 with wine, register.

Cookbook Club: “Eva’s Kitchen: Cooking With Love for Family and Friends.”

Williams-Sonoma, Eastview Mall, 7979 Pittsford Victor Rd., Victor. 223-1660. 6:308:30 p.m. $75, register.

Includes dinner, class, cookbook.

Information & Inspiration for Older Adults: Live Long and Stay Strong. Lifespan, 1900 S. Clinton Ave. Tops Brighton Plaza. 244-8400 x124, lifespan-roch.org. 5:30-7 p.m. Free, register.

Making Ends Meet: Money Management. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409 or x425, cceontario.org.

6-8 p.m. Free, register.

Technology Class: Intro to YouTube. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 2:30-4 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, May 26 ] Comics Night Out. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon.

474-4116, books_etc@yahoo. com. 7-9 p.m. Free.

Credit/Debt Management.

Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x409 or x425, cceontario.org. 6-8 p.m. Free, register.

Hands-On Gnocchis and Sauces.

Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $25 class only, $30 with wine, register.

Individualized Basic Computer Skills Classes. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 10-11 a.m. Free, appointment required.

Information & Inspiration for Older Adults: Housing Options.

The Villages at Unity, 1471 Long Pond Rd. 244-8400 x124, lifespan-roch.org. 5:307:30 p.m. Free, register.

Information & Inspiration for Older Adults: Leaving a

Legacy. Lifespan, 1900 S. Clinton Ave. Tops Brighton Plaza. 244-8400 x124, lifespan-roch.org. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free, register.

Meditation Thursdays. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 315-573-7450, books_etc@yahoo.com.

7:30-9:00 p.m. $5. Guided visualization, discussion, questions and answers. [ Friday, May 27 ] Seasonal Chef Demo with Wine & Beer Pairing “Lunch and Learn.” New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $30, register. [ Saturday, May 28 ] Knife Skills Workshop. 3947070, nywcc.com. 2-3:30 p.m. $40, register.

Riesling: The World’s Best Food Pairing Wine. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $25, register. [ Sunday, May 29 ] Wine & Cheese Pairing.

New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $20, register. [ Monday, May 30 ] Memorial Day Benefit Yoga Class for Haiti. Breathe Yoga, 19 S. Main St, Pittsford. 2489070, breatheyoga.com. 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Donation based, register. [ Tuesday, May 31 ] Information & Inspiration for Older Adults: Rehabilitation for Older Adults. Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. 244-8400 x124, lifespan-roch.org. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free, register.

Spring Salads. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua.

394-7070, nywcc.com. 68:30 p.m. $50, register. [ Wednesday, June 1 ] Chop, Dice, & Cook. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, 249 Highland Ave. 461-1000 x228, mycce. org/monroe. 6-8 p.m. $35, register.

Genesee Valley Calligraphy Guild. Lutheran Church, 1000 N Winton Rd. gvcalligraphy@ gmail.com, gvcalligraphy.org.

7:30 p.m. Free. Teaching lettering and related arts in the Rochester area for over twenty years. $20 annual dues includes newsletter.

Join the Meatless Monday Craze. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 7-9 p.m. $20, register.

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Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport HANGOVER 2: 7:15, 9:15; also Fri-Mon 5:15; also Sat-Mon 1:15, 3:15; KUNG FU PANDA 2: 7, 8:45; also Fri-Mon 5; also Sat-Mon 1, 3; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 7, 9:40; also Fri-Mon 4; also Sat-Mon 1.

Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua BRIDESMAIDS: 7, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 4; also Sat-Sun 1; CONSPIRATOR: 7:10; also Fri-Mon 4; FAST FIVE: 7, 9:25; also Fri-Mon 4; also Sat-Mon 1:30; HANGOVER 2: 7:15, 8:15, 9:15; also Fri-Mon 4:15, 5:15, 6:15; also Sat-Mon 1:15, 2:15, 3;15; KUNG FU PANDA 2 (3D): 7, 8:45; also Fri-Mon 5; also Sat-Mon 1, 3; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 7, 8, 9:40; also Fri-Mon 4, 5; also Sat-Mon 1, 2; PRIEST: 9:30; RIO: Sat-Mon 1; SOMETHING BORROWED: 9:25; also Sat-Mon 1:15; THOR (3D): 7:10; 9:25; also Fri-Mon 4; also Sat-Mon 1:15; WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: 7:15; also Fri-Mon 5; also Sat-Mon 2:45.

A Hitchcock thriller in the Italian style [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

“The Double Hour” (NR), directed by Giuseppe Capotondi Opens Friday

For just about every thriller that emerges from the frequently anemic European film industry, at least one reviewer will invoke the sacred name of Alfred Hitchcock, who even 30 years after his death towers over Continental versions of the form.

Happily for audiences, every now and then a film may actually deserve comparison to something from the canon of the sainted director. The Italian movie “La Doppia Ora” (“The Double Hour”) actually and successfully resembles a Hitch film in

Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. CONSPIRATOR: 7 (no Tue); HAPPYMORETHANKYOUPLEASE: 9:05; SOLOIST: Tue 7; SOUL SURFER: Fri-Mon 4:30.

Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit BRIDESMAIDS: 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; FAST FIVE: 11:05 a.m., 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25; HANGOVER 2: 11:30 a.m., 12, 12:30, 2, 2:303, 4:30, 5,

a number of specific areas of style and content, a truly Hitchcockian work.

The movie establishes its peculiar tone of strangeness and mystery from its opening scenes, when a female guest in a hotel matter-of-factly compliments a chambermaid on her appearance, then inexplicably jumps out of the window. Like many others, that moment will resurface in other contexts throughout the film, and her trivial final words will echo hauntingly in the maid’s memory.

The action also establishes the maid, Sonia (Ksenia Rappoport), as the central character, indelibly marked by the shocking and bizarre experience.

Sonia attends a speed-dating evening — yes, they have them in Italy, too — where, after a succession of jerks and losers visit her table — yes, they have them in Italy, too — she meets Guido (Filippo Timi), who seems different from the other shortterm suitors. Their encounter strikes a spark and the two of them begin a tentative relationship. A thoughtful widower, an ex-cop who manages electronic security for a wealthy art collector, Guido eventually brings

Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi in “The Double Hour.”

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her to his boss’s mansion, but a gang of thieves interrupts their liaison, looting the house, killing Guido, and wounding Sonia.

The film in effect then opens up all over again, a process that also repeats itself later in the sequence of action, with Sonia recovered from a head wound but haunted by memories of Guido.

Traumatized by the attack, grieving for Guido, she falls into a deep melancholy, then begins to hear his voice in her apartment, on the telephone, and even believes she sees him on a hotel surveillance video. Just as the movie’s suspense begins to create an atmosphere of dread, it once again — though not for the last time — changes course, shockingly reversing its situation, transforming its characters and events into something starkly different from their initial appearance.

While following its convoluted and sometimes confusing process of rhythmic metamorphosis, “The Double Hour” exhibits a number of Hitchcockian characteristics. It avoids the typical European reliance on dialogue, for example, employing instead a generally visual method of storytelling, and even some lengthy silent sequences. The director likes to use the subjective camera, particularly from the point of view of his female protagonist, another lesson of the master.

In addition to matters of technique, some elements of content reflect the influence of Hitchcock. Its stunning reversals of character, its pervasive pattern of doubles (initiated in the special meaning of the title), and the consequent

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Knowing when to roll the credits [ REVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (PG-13), directed by Rob Marshall Now playing

“The Secret To A Happy Ending” (NR), directed Barr Weissman Screens Saturday at the Dryden Theatre

sense of duplicity, the characters’ elaborate structure of pretense recall a number of famous movies, including Hitchcock’s preposterous masterpiece, “Vertigo.” In fairness, the way the director plays fast and loose with plausibility also recalls some of the flaws in the frequently overpraised canon.

Aside from the perhaps inevitable comparisons, “The Double Hour” also reflects within its compelling plot what may constitute a peculiarly European sensibility. A powerful theme of deception and betrayal grows out of the duplicity, the constant manipulation of appearance and reality. Although the genre may actually demand certain patterns of action and character, few if any American thrillers, directed

by Hitchcock or anybody else, display the melancholy that ultimately crowns this movie’s action, a final tone of loss, grief, and despair.

The cast of actors, surely unfamiliar to most American viewers, including this one, performs with a satisfactory quality of understatement, meshing successfully with the themes of confused identity and role reversal. Ksenia Rappoport essentially carries the picture, appearing in every scene but one, and most powerfully conveying a mixture of feelings and attitudes that matches the metamorphoses of the plot. Her character’s complexity, mirrored in the personalities and behaviors of some of the other actors, perfectly matches the tangled and challenging emotions of the narrative, nicely epitomizing the sad ambiguities of the movie’s conclusion.

When Captain Jack Sparrow swished off into the sunset a few years back, the industry rumblings made it sound as though 2007’s “At World’s End” would be his final chapter. Yet I think deep down we all knew that there was no way the suits at Disney would ever consent to letting a money machine like the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise sink without first forcing it out on a few more voyages.

So put “Chicago” director Rob Marshall in charge of the crew, cut loose the dead weight known as Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, deep-six much of the computer-generated special effects in favor of good old-fashioned swashbuckling, and make Johnny Depp’s quirky, playful

Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, and Penelope Cruz in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

Captain Jack the series’ sole figurehead; should be smooth sailing, right?

Actually, no. As a matter of fact, once the lights came up at the end of the tedious fourth installment, “On Stranger Tides,” I realized that a bunch of pirates had just totally stolen my money. Now, many people were over “POTC” a while ago, but not me; I didn’t mind the supernatural mumbojumbo, the obvious CGI, or even the inane bloat. (Remember Bruckheimer’s Law: more = better.) The shortcomings seemed forgivable next to the enjoyably hammy cast, especially the preening Depp, who steered the idea of a summer-movie hero into unconventional waters and earned himself an Oscar nomination for “Curse of the Black Pearl.” But what’s strangest about “On Stranger Tides” is that more Depp turns out to be a bad thing.

Not in the beginning, though, as we’re re-introduced to Sparrow during one of the franchise’s typically complex action sequences, this one a destructive romp through the streets of 18th-century London that sees the outlaw pirate escape from royal custody and nuzzle a cameoing Oscar winner in the progress. Then some stuff happens, accompanied by both long-winded explanations and endless swordplay, and soon everyone is racing to find Ponce de León’s elusive Fountain of Youth. Jack is traveling with the legendarily fearsome Blackbeard (Ian McShane, in fine “Deadwood” bombast) and his alleged daughter Angelica (the heavingly bosomed Penélope Cruz), a former lover of Jack’s with a whiny ax to grind. Also in the hunt are the Spanish crown as well as the suddenly patriotic Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), each of whom, naturally, has hidden motives.

So cue double-crosses, a pushy musical score, terrifying mermaids, and a surprisingly colorless script, which allows your mind to wander long enough to realize you don’t care who prevails...even if it’s Captain Jack Sparrow. How could this have happened? Until now Depp has been

able to play Jack as the fun accessory, the frilly trim on a standard-issue uniform. But with “On Stranger Tides,” Jack becomes the anchor, and we become fatally aware that Jack’s self-serving apathy — this pirate seems ultimately unconcerned with wealth, sex, and honor — doesn’t give us much to root for. (And Depp has zero chemistry with Cruz, who still can’t act in English.) This is actually McShane’s show, but he probably won’t be part of the next two films. Oh, yes: “On Stranger Tides” supposedly kicks off another trilogy. Better batten down the hatches.

Documentaries about rock-n-roll bands

have never had to break any stylistic ground in order to be compelling. Hell, the stories barely even deviate from one another, usually chronicling tales of music-loving kids who chase their dreams, only to be jarred awake by the realities that ensue when your passion becomes your job. To that end, there’s nothing terribly special about director Barr Weissman’s “The Secret To A Happy Ending,” except its subject, alt-country’s rowdy, resolute Drive-By Truckers.

We primarily hear from founding members and longtime friends Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, who take us through the band’s timeline, from its noisy Alabama beginnings to its current road-warrior status. There are pauses along the way, of course, both to enjoy the little successes as well as address the clashes that inevitably occur within an artistic democracy. Mostly, though, we get to enjoy uninterrupted stretches of live, transcendent rock, accompanied by thoughtful insight from brilliant songwriters perpetually grappling with what Hood calls “the duality of the Southern thing.” Shot over the course of a couple years beginning in 2005, “Happy Ending” is clearly made by a fan, for fans.

Luckily, if you weren’t a DBT fan at the beginning of the film, when the lights come up you will be.

THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

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Focusing on a critical three years in the band’s 15+ year history. Constant touring, recording, whiskey, sweat, egos, friendships, and splits show a band dealing with growing expectations and success, its members digging in their bootheels and pulling each other along. (Barr Weissman, US 2009, 101 min.)

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Joan Crawford stars as an aging saloon owner whose rivalry with tart Mercedes McCambridge escalates from nasty words to hangings, arson, and terror. Men (among them Sterling Hayden, Ward Bond, and Ernest Borgnine) are mostly playthings in this excellent introduction to the cult appeal of Nicholas Ray. (Nicholas Ray, US 1954, 110 min.)

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5:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40; JUMPING THE BROOM: 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45; KUNG FU PANDA 2: 11:40 a.m., 1:50, 4:10, 6:40, 9:50; also in 3D 11:10 a.m., 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 2:20, 2:50, 3:40, 4:40, 5:20, 6:10, 7:10, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 11:20 a.m., 2:40, 3:50, 6:20, 9:30, 10:30; also in 3D 11:50 a.m., 1:40, 3:10, 4:50, 6:50, 8:10, 10; PRIEST (3D): 10:05; THOR (3D): 11:25 a.m., 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:35.

Dryden Theatre 271-3361 900 East Ave *NOTE: Film times for Wed 5/25-Wed 6/1* FRIENDLY PERSUASION: Wed 5/25 8; NOW, VOYAGER: Thu 8; TO DIE LIKE A MAN: Fri 8; THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: Sat 8; TO DIE LIKE A MAN: Sun 7; JOHNNY GUITAR: Tue 8; RED BADGE OF COURAGE: Wed 6/1 8.

Eastview 13 425-0420 Eastview Mall, Victor BRIDESMAIDS: 12:25, 3:55, 7:25, 10:15; FAST FIVE: 12:05, 4, 7:15, 10:05; HANGOVER 2: 11:30 a.m., 12, 12:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:50, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 10, 10:30; KUNG FU PANDA 2: 11:50 a.m., 12:40, 2:10, 3:10, 4:20, 5:20, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40; also in 3D 12:10, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 10:10; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 11:40 a.m., 12:50, 2:50, 6:20, 7:20, 9:20; also in 3D 12:20, 3:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50, 10:20; PRIEST (3D): 9:55; THOR: 11:45 a.m., 12:15, 7:05, 7:35; also in 3D 3:45, 9:45.

9:25; also Fri-Mon 4; also SatMon 1:15.

Greece Ridge 12 225-5810 176 Greece Ridge Center Dr. BRIDESMAIDS: 12:50, 3:50, 7:25, 10:15; FAST FIVE: 4:35, 7:35, 10:25; HANGOVER 2: 11:45 a.m., 12:20, 1:15, 2:15, 2:50, 4:05, 4:45, 5:20, 6:50, 7:20, 8, 9:25, 9:55, 10:30; JUMPING THE BROOM: 11:35 a.m., 2:05; KUNG FU PANDA 2: 11:30 a.m., 12:10, 2, 2:40, 4:15, 4:55, 6:40, 7:10, 9:15; also in 3D 12:40, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 12, 12:30, 3, 6:30, 7, 9:35; also in 3D 1, 3:55, 4:25, 7:30, 10:05, 10:40; PRIEST (3D): 9:45; THOR: 10:20; also in 3D 11:40 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:40.

Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. BRIDESMAIDS: 11:20 a.m., 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:40; FAST FIVE: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40; HANGOVER 2: 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45; JUMPING THE BROOM: 12, 2:40, 7:30; KUNG FU PANDA 2: 11:05 a.m., 12:05, 1:35, 2:35, 4:05, 5:05, 6:35, 7:35, 9:05, 10:05, 11:25; also in 3D 11:35 a.m., 12:35, 2:05, 3:05, 4:35, 5:35, 7:05, 8:05, 9:35, 10:35, 11:55; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 1:25, 4:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10:25, 11:05; also in 3D 12:25, 12:55, 3:25, 3:55, 6:25, 6:55, 9:25, 9:55; PRIEST: 5:20, 10:10; RIO (3D): 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:25; SOMETHING BORROWED: 9; THOR (3D): 11 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50, midnight.

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Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. BRIDESMAIDS: 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05; HANGOVER 2: 11:50 a.m., 12:50, 2:20, 3:20, 4:50, 5:40, 7:10, 8, 9:30, 10:15; JANE EYRE: 1:40; KUNG FU PANDA 2 (3D): 12, 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:40; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES: 1, 4, 7, 10; also in 3D 11:30 a.m., 2:30, 5:30, 8:30; SOMETHING BORROWED: 4:15, 6:50, 9:20; THOR: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10:10; WATER FOR ELEPHANTS: 1:30, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10; X-MEN: FIRST CLASS: Thu 11:55.

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Cooper as the patriarch of an Indiana Quaker family whose beliefs are tested when the Civil War finally lands on their doorstep. Dryden (Wed, May 25, 8 p.m.)

THE HANGOVER PART II (R): Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms reassemble the Wolf Pack for this sequel, one which finds them waking up in Bangkok and having to piece together the previous evening in order to find Stu’s missing

brother-in-law. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster JOHNNY GUITAR (1954): Joan Crawford and her commanding eyebrows star in Nicholas Ray’s Western about a saloonkeeper who goes up against the townspeople that want to run her out. With Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden, and Ernest continues on page 34

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KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG): This sequel to the 2008 animated hit features the voice talents of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and Jackie Chan recounting the further adventures of Po and the Furious Five, this time going up against an old enemy. With Jean-Claude Van Damme, David Cross, and Dustin Hoffman. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster NORA’S WILL (NR): This bittersweet Mexican drama explores the aftermath of a woman’s suicide, as the living try to make sense of a death that seems to have left nothing to chance. Little NOW, VOYAGER (1942): This romantic weeper stars Bette Davis as a frumpy spinster who transforms herself with the help of therapy and falls in love with a married man (Paul Henreid, “Casablanca”). Dryden (Thu, May 26, 8 p.m.)

SECOND STORY MAN (NR): The debut feature by local filmmaker Neal Dhand is a snowy noir about a bank robber’s patient quest for revenge against the troubled security guard who shot his partner. Little THE SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING (2009): Long stretches of sweaty, brilliant rock-nroll are the highlight of this

documentary that chronicles the career (thus far) of Americana mainstays Drive-By Truckers. Dryden (Sat, May 28, 8 p.m.)

TO DIE LIKE A MAN (2009): This surreal Portuguese drama tells the story of a preoperative transsexual dealing with a closeted son, a junkie lover, and a Catholic faith that doesn’t approve of her desire to change genders. Dryden (Fri, May 27, 8 p.m., and Sun, May 29, 7 p.m.) [ CONTINUING ] BRIDESMAIDS (R): Kristen Wiig co-wrote the script for this “Hangover”-esque comedy in which she stars as a woman tapped to be her best friend’s maid of honor, despite the fact her own life is in shambles. With Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, and the late Jill Clayburgh.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster THE CONSPIRATOR (PG-13): The eighth film from director Robert Redford recounts the trial of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), the only woman charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Costarring James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, and Kevin Kline.

Canandaigua, Cinema EVERYTHING MUST GO (R): Will Ferrell and Rebecca

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Hall star in the first film from writer-director Dan Rush, a comedy-drama adapted from a short story by Raymond Carver about a newly unemployed alcoholic who begins living on his front lawn after his wife throws him out. Little FAST FIVE (PG-13): Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a cast assembled from the other “Fast & Furious” flicks to pull off the classic “one last job” (sure it is) in Rio de Janeiro, except this time Dwayne Johnson is hot on their tailpipes. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Webster HANNA (PG-13): Director Joe Wright reteams with his “Atonement” Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan for this action thriller about a teenaged assassin traveling across Europe on a mission while ruthless intelligence agent Cate Blanchett tries to stop her. Also starring Eric Bana Movies 10 HOP (PG): Russell Brand provides the voice of the Easter Bunny’s teen son in this blend of animation and live action that chronicles E.B.’s journey to Hollywood, where he plans to become a rock star. With James Marsden, Gary Cole, and Elizabeth Perkins. Movies 10 I AM (NR): This personal project from director Tom Shadyac (“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”) finds him speaking to religious and intellectual

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Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) returns with this meta exploration of how films get financed through the increasingly pervasive quid pro quo of product placement. Movies 10 PRIEST (PG-13): Paul Bettany, Maggie Q, and Christopher Plummer star in this postapocalyptic sci-fi thriller, based on a Korean graphic novel, about a man of the cloth who disobeys church orders and sets out to rescue his niece from vampires. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Webster RIO (PG): Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway provide the lead voices for this animated feature about a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota who embarks on a South American adventure with the pretty bird of his dreams. Featuring Jamie Foxx, Jane Lynch, and Wanda Sykes. Canandaigua, Henrietta, Webster SOMETHING BORROWED (PG-13): It’s another romantic comedy with Kate Hudson, this time playing a woman whose loyal best friend (Ginnifer Goodwin) unexpectedly falls for her fiancé. Co-starring John Krasinski. Canandaigua, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster SOUL SURFER (PG): AnnaSophia Robb stars in the inspirational true story

of Bethany Hamilton, a teen surfer trying to find the courage to return to the water after losing her arm in a shark attack. With Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid as her parents. Cinema THOR (PG-13): Kenneth Branagh directs the bigscreen debut of the God of Thunder, whose banishment to Earth turns him into a Marvel Comics superhero.

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Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Webster WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG-13): Robert Pattinson gets top billing over Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in this adaptation of Sara Gruen’s novel about a veterinary student who abandons his studies and joins up with a traveling circus after his parents are killed.

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HomeWork A cooperative effort of City Newspaper and RochesterCityLiving, a program of the Landmark Society.

A Lot in Charlotte, for a Little 53 Lakeshire Road What would a well-maintained, 1300square-foot house, built in 1925 and in a good neighborhood, cost in, say, Boston?

Likely $300,000 to $500,000. Such a house in Rochester—minus Boston traffic (and drivers)—is actually available right now, for $84,900. That’s not a typo.

In the fascinating and friendly Charlotte neighborhood is Lakeshire Road; 53 Lakeshire is a handsome cedar-sided structure with bungalow-like design. It’s not a huge place, but would work well for a single person, couple, or small family that doesn’t want to heat, cool, and clean a lot of unneeded space. The first floor features a living room with twelve (yes, twelve) windows, on three sides. A short hallway leads back to a tiled modern galley kitchen, a full bath, and two bedrooms (one now used as an office). There is a cozy nook off the kitchen suitable for a small table and a couple of chairs, yet the living room, which runs the full length of the front of the house, can comfortably house a dining table and four chairs.

Up a nifty curving flight of stairs is a terrific space tucked under the roof—now used as a trendy-looking master bedroom that features an angled ceiling, rustic hardwood floor, and exposed beams. This space also includes a second, south facing room that could be used as an office, sitting room, nursery, or as a generous storage space.

in 2009, and the exterior paint in 2010. Inside and out, the house’s earth tones fit the earthy, bungalow-like design.

The Charlotte neighborhood could rightfully claim itself as one of the most interesting in America. Bounded on the east by diverse sections of the Genesee River (including unique Turning Point Park) and on the north

by Great Lake Ontario, the neighborhood features Ontario Beach Park; the Port of Rochester; the historic nineteenth century lighthouse, Sea Breeze amusement park, and Dentzel Carousel; the stunning O’Rorke drawbridge, the Genesee Riverway recreational trail, several iconic Rochester restaurants, and more. The neighborhood is served by a committed and active association, the Charlotte Community Association (www.charlottecca.org), which puts on several family-friendly festivals and events each year.

Amazing then, to see that you can get a great house, on a great street, in a great neighborhood for just $84,900. There is no catch!

To see 53 Lakeshire, contact ReMax agent Mike Junge at 585-451-3313. For more information and photos, go to http:// rochestercityliving.com/property/R157486.

by Evan Lowenstein

Outside there’s a tidy front lawn, a substantial backyard, and a detached one-car garage.

The roof was replaced in 2008, the driveway

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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES - the Rochester Music Coalition wants you! Please

register on our website. For further info: www.rochestermusiccoalition. org. info@rochestermusiccoalition. org. 585-235-8412 CALLING ALL MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES - the Rochester Music Coalition wants you! Please register on our website. For further info: www.rochestermusiccoalition. org. info@rochestermusiccoalition. org. 585-235-8412 DRUMMER NEEDED For rock band. Fast, basic style prefered.

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The 2nd grade students in Miss MacDonald class at Ivan Green Primary School have joined hands with tens of thousands of other school children around the world who share the vision and dedication to empower communities through education in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Miss MacDonald’s students are embarking on a “Pennies for Peace” campaign to broaden their cultural horizons and become members of a global family dedicated to peace.

Children in over 400 mountain villages in remote northern Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the waiting list, hoping to learn in a new school. Miss MacDonald’s students hope to help build a bridge of peace, one penny at a time, offering alternatives to the cycle of terrorism and war.

To help, please drop off or mail donations to: Ivan Green Primary School Attn: Miss MacDonald 800 Brown Road Rochester, N.Y. 14622 Please make checks out to Allison MacDonald

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VACCINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Consider taking part in HIV vaccine research studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A pre-ventive HIV vaccine can help STOP the global AIDS crisis. If you are HIV negative, healthy and age 18-50, YOU may qualify.

Vaccines are synthetic and it is IMPOSSIBLE to get HIV from the vaccine. Being in a study is more like donating blood. Participants will be paid an average of $750. For more information, visit www. rochestervictoryalliance.org.

ADOPTED ADULTS WANTED! Adoption Resource Network at Hillside is looking for a few adults who were adopted to volunteer for the AdoptMent program. 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. Training and support are provided. If you are interested, please call or email Shari Bartlett at 585-3502529, sbartlet@hillside.com.

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3 Sales & 2 Management positions available. Leads provided, full comprehensive benefits package, first year $40,000-50,000

CENTER FOR YOUTH is looking for households to serve as Host Homes to house 12-18 year old for 1 -14 nights of care. Adults must be caring, respectful and an interest in helping teens. Must pass a thorough background check. Call 4732464 X 112 for information.

COMPEER’S “50 PROMISED” CAMPAIGN is underway!

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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NYPIRG is now hiring students, grads and others for an urgent campaign to protect our air and water.

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a tutor. No prior teaching experience is required. For info call Shelley Alfieri at 585-4733030 MEALS ON WHEELS Needs Volunteers! Do you have an hour and a smile? Deliver meals during lunchtime to homebound neighbors. Interested? Call 7878326 to help.

NEW FIBRO SUPPORT Group is seeking volunteers for all positions, long-term & shortterm Call Brenda 585-3413290 YMCA NEW FIBRO SUPPORT Group is seeking volunteers for all positions, long-term & shortterm Call Brenda 585-3413290 YMCA OMBUDSMAN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! LIFESPAN If you are a good listener, like resolving problems and want to protect the rights of older individuals in long term care, Call 585-2448400 Ext. 178 THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF GENESEE VALLEY welcomes volunteers to help weekly, monthly or once a year. We match your interests with our projects. Each volunteer makes a difference. Call 585-2882910.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To assist with praise and worship. Living

Waters Fellowship is a Christ centered non-denominational church in the early stages of development. Individuals, groups, and musicians are welcomed. Call 585-957-6155.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To assist with praise and worship.

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.

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Serving Northwest Monroe County Non-medical agency seeking Caring & Mature Individuals Part-time Only. Must have own Transportation.

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[ JOSH OWEN LLC ] Notice of filing of Application for Authority of limited liability company (LLC).

Name of foreign LLC is Josh Owen LLC. The Application for Authority was filed with the Sec. of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/23/10. Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania. Formed: 1/1/05. County: Monroe.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 4424 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. The address of the office required to be maintained in Pennsylvania is 600 North Second St., PO Box 1210, Harrisburg, PA 17108. The name and address of the authorized officer in Pennsylvania where the Articles of Organization are filed is: Sec. of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of State, Corporation Bureau, 206 North Office Bldg., PO Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 171058722. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of Big D Floors, LLC filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on March 28th, 2001.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to FRIEDMAN & RANZENHOFER, P.C., 74 Main Street, POB 31, Akron, NY 140010031. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any business permitted under the Law. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC) JACK SMITH ARCHIVE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 19, 2011. Office location: 2000 HSBC Plaza, 100 Chestnut Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York 14604. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2000 HSBC Plaza, 100 Chestnut Street, Rochester, New York 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC) MAD COOL FITNESS, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 8, 2011. Office location: 2000 HSBC Plaza, 100 Chestnut Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York 14604. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2000 HSBC Plaza, 100 Chestnut Street, Rochester, New York 14604. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity [ NOTICE ] Broccolo Property Management, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 5/4/11. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 370 Canfield Rd. Pittsford, NY 14534.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Chambers & Oe NY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/19/2011. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS OF ROCHESTER PLLC (PLLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/21/2011. PLLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to PLLC, 1577 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620. PLLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Crash Data Specialists, LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/04/2011.

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

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC : C/O United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ NOTICE ] Formation of The Abbatoy Law Firm, PLLC, Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State

(SSNY) 3/11/11.

SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY may mail process to principal business address: 250 Mill Street, Rochester, 14614. County: Monroe.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] GLOWCITY, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/7/11.

NY 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, 650 Klem Rd., Webster, NY 14580.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] GRT MANAGEMENT LLC, Articles of Org. filed N.Y. Sec. of State (SSNY) 22nd day of February 2011. Office in Monroe Co. at 53 Country Corner Lane, Fairport, New York 14450. SSNY desig. agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 53 Country Corner Lane, Fairport, New York 14450. Reg. Agt. upon whom process may be served: Spiege l& Utera, P.A., P.C. 1 Maiden Lane, NYC 10038 1 800 576-1100 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: Smails Property Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/10/11. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 983 John Leo Dr., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] NEBOVISTA, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/6/2011. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2255 Lyell Ave., Rochester, NY 14606, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Cianciana Property Management, LLC, filed Art. Of Org. with NY Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 4/4/11. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

a copy of any process to 147 Woodsong La. Rochester, NY 14612.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. Of Form. Of FarmFresh Longboard Co., LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 4/5/2011. County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 16 Fallwood Ter. Hilton, NY 14468.

Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given

by PODS of Rochester that the following storage units will be auctioned by manner of public sale to be held at 4 Owens Rd., Village of Brockport., NY, 14420 on June 8th,2011 at 11:00am. This auction is to satisfy an owner’s lien. Units will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and are considered final.

Contents will include but are not limited to : household items, books,etc...

Customer Name/POD ID Cottrell, Todd 72B94;Coyle, Jeffrey 51A94;Dukes, Florence 165B94 Mott, Jason 87B94;Nedalex L L C, Linda Willard 31B94; Preston, Josalyn 8036B94 [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for a restaurant beer & wine license has been applied for by SDADJ LLC dba EL COQUI, 1182 Dewey Ave., Rochester, NY 14613, County of Monroe, City of Rochester, for a restaurant. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Monroe County, on the 13th Day of April, 2011, bearing Index# 2011/2718, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, grants me the right, effective on the 25th day of April, 2011, to assume the name of G. Anthony Payne.

My present address is: 37 Onondaga Rd., Rochester, New York 14621. The date of my birth is 1-291963, the place of my birth is Henderson, NC. My present name is Anthony Myron Hedrick

[ NOTICE ] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Monroe County, on the 13th Day of April, 2011, bearing Index# 2011/2717, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, grants me the right, effective on the 25th day of April, 2011, to assume the name of Michele Ann Payne.

My present address is: 37 Onondaga Rd., Rochester, New York 14621. The date of my birth is 4-27-1963, the place of my birth is Rochester, NY. My present name is Michele Ann Hedrick [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license number not yet assigned, for beer, wine & liquor has been applied for by INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES INC & ROCHESTER RIVERFRONT PROPERTIES LP dba STAYBRIDGE SUITES ROCHESTER NY, 1000 Genesee St, Rochester, NY 14611, County of Monroe, City of Rochester, for a hotel. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned, for beer & wine has been applied for by CIMINO ENTERPRISES INC dba EASTSIDE CAFE PIZZA, PASTA AND MORE, 303 Macedon Ctr. TL Rd, Ste #1 Fairport NY 14450, County of Monroe, for a restaurant. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned, for beer, wine & liquor has been applied for

by AKUHLS INC dba VINYLS 291 Alexander St., Rochester, NY 14607 County of Monroe, City of Rochester for a club/ bar. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation M. P. Grant LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/21/2011. Office location: Monroe County, Princ. Office of LLC: 227 Genesee Pk. Blvd. Rochester, NY 14619. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its prin. Office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Legal Ads > page 39 [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of BW Fayette, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 04/25/2011. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 18005, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of COBB’S LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/9/11. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: Dan Morgenstern, 114 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EAST BROWN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/06/11.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 336 Averill Ave., Rochester, NY 14620.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ellicott Shores Apartments LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/22/11. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 349 W. Commercial St., Suite 3100, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of High Falls IT Company LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/16/11. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 2604 Elmwood AV #306, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose of LLC is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ivy Bridge Townhomes, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (“SSNY”) on April 22, 2011. Office location Monroe County.

the SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 21 Crossbow Dr. Penfield, NY 14526.

Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SAC OF ROCHESTER, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/17/11.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 26 Alden Glenn Dr., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Kayex Holdings LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/25/11. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 13515 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, NC 28277. LLC formed in DE on 3/28/11. 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 ] Notice of Qualification of WG Greece SH, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/29/11. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 10350 Ormsby Park Pl., Ste. 300, Louisville, KY 40223. LLC formed in DE on 11/12/10. 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 ] Notice of Qualification of WG Penfield SH, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/29/11. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 10350 Ormsby Park Pl., Ste. 300, Louisville, KY

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40223. LLC formed in DE on 11/12/10. 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 ] SMOKE ON THE WATER LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/17/11.

NY 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, 16 Vermont St., Rochester, NY 14609.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] STORNELLI ENTERPRISES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/11/11.

NY 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, 317 Alpine Knoll, Fairport, NY 14450.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Uncle Eddie’s Pizzeria, LLC was filed with SSNY on February 25, 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: Uncle Eddie’s Pizzeria, LLC, 1350 Mendon Pittsford Road, Mendon, New York 14506.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] A&P Venture Partners, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/7/2011. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 9 Chatham Woods Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] APJ PROPERTIES, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of

State of NY on 2/25/11.

NY 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 Philip Domicello, Mgr., 1395 Allen Rd., Penfield, NY 14526. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] BLUE LINE CONCRETE & EXCAVATING, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/31/11.

NY 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, 1723 Kennedy Rd., Webster, NY 14580.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] ENCEL HOMES REALTY LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/7/11.

NY 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, 96 Empire Blvd., Rochester, NY 14609.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] GlowCity, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 4/7/11. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 650 Klem Rd. Webster, NY 14580.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] J. DANIELS PROPERTIES, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 30, 2011. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business location at 1600 Lyell Avenue, Suite C, Rochester, NY 14606.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Name: JTLT Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/12/2011.

Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY has been

designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O JTLT Enterprises, LLC, 90 Fairlawn Dr. Rochester, NY 14617.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] NEW PARADIGM PRINTING SOLUTIONS, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 4/15/11.

NY 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 Brenton T. Bassi, 6580 Redman Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Dragon Phoenix Properties, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/11/11. 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 270 Hayward Ave. Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number not yet assigned for a full on premise beer, wine & liquor wine license has been applied for by CD HIDALGO, Inc. dba MARIACHI MEXICAN GRILL, 400 Jefferson Road, Unit 12 Rochester, NY 14623, County of Monroe, Town of Henrietta, for a restaurant. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 34 Locust LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/2011.

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 Dollinger Associates, P.C., 2170 Monroe Ave., Rochester NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 511 Colvin LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/2011.

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 Dollinger Associates, P.C., 2170 Monroe Ave., Rochester NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 7061 WEST RIDGE RD. ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/13/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC c/o Tom J. Thomas, 55 Allied Way, Hilton, NY 14468.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of CSA Properties East LLC, Arts. of Org. filed

by Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/2011.

Office location: County of Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process served to CSA Properties East LLC, PO Box 67468, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Doja Properties NY LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/1/2011.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to P.O. Box 185, Clarkston, UT 84305.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GALLAGHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/11.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Patrick Gallagher, 409 Ballad Ave, Rochester, NY 14626, also the registered agent.

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HONEOYE LAKE HOUSE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/08/11. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 65A Monroe Ave., Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Pettig Torres, P.C. at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Host Resident Partners, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY

(SSNY) on 4/7/11. Office location: Monroe County.

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

Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MAGii Charter Insure LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/04/11.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 100 Mayflower Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 7 Broad St., Ste. 2N, c/o Filco, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of STONEY CREEK APARTMENTS, L.P. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/30/11.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LP: 570 Stowell Dr., Rochester, NY 14616.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of TARGET EQUITY GROUP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/8/2011.

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, 2604 Elmwood Ave #161, Rochester NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Timber Ridge Golf Club, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/21/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Tom J. Thomas, 55 Allied Way, Hilton, NY 14468.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Velocity Aquatics, LLC. Arts. of Org.

filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 424 Main St., Ste. 2000, Buffalo, NY 14202. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Virtual Assistant New York, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Art. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State 04/05/11. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to LLC at 1032 Summitville Dr., Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of JML Acquisition, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 5/4/11. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in NC on 4/26/11. 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.

NC and principal business addr.: 201 N. Tryon St., 30th Fl., Charlotte, NC 28202.

Cert. of Form. filed with NC Sec. of State, 2 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of KOEHLER-BRIGHT STAR LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/05/11. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/31/96. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543.

DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of L.A. DARLING COMPANY LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/19/11. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 04/28/58. SSNY designated as agent of

Legal Ads LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808.

Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of WALTHAM SERVICES, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/19/11.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Georgia (GA) on 06/30/10. Princ. office of LLC: 2170 Piedmont Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30324. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form. filed with GA Secy. of State, 315 W. Tower, #2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 303341530. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Perrotta-Gehrke, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/4/ 2011. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 230 Brett Road Rochester, NY 14609. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] The Perrotta Group, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/17/2009. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 31 W. Main Street Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Purpose: Any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] TIPS AND TOES SALON, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 3/24/11. NY 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, 3217 Spragbrook Circle, Macedon, NY 14502.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Articles of Organization with respect to

RDF PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on May 2, 2011. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of RDF PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against RDF PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC served upon him of her is 81 Williston Road, Rochester, New York 14616. There are no exceptions adopted by the Company, or set forth in its Operating Agreement, to the limited liability of members pursuant to Section 609(a) of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of New York. RDF PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, leasing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Baby Fresh Farms, LLC (LLC). Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/10/2011, Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process served to: P.O. Box 10223, Rochester, NY, 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 103 RUTGERS STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 105 MERRIMAN STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business

location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 11 THAYER STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 14 OXFORD STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607.Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 220 RUTGERS STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 29 STRATHALLAN PARK, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 376 PEARL STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to

principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 39 RUTGERS STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 76 MEIGS STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/29/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 789 EAST AVENUE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of 83 MERRIMAN STREET, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/28/11.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served .SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 789 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BOULDER ARMS, LLC ] Boulder Arms, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the NY secretary of State on May 6, 2011.

(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 it may be served and its post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is c/o Boulder Arms, LLC, 1580 Westfall Road, Rochester, New York 14618 (3) The character or purpose of its business is to engage in any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Act. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF isquare, llc ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).

Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on April 15, 2011.

Office location: 85 Excel Drive, Rochester, NY 14621, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 85 Excel Drive, Rochester, NY 14621. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the Limited Liability Company is HOT DELICIOUS DELIVERED, LLC. (the Company). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on April 21, 2011. The office of the Company within the State of New York is in the County of Monroe. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as Agent of the Company for the purpose of service of Process. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him/her is PO Box 30783 Rochester, NY 14603. The character and purpose of the business of the Company shall be purchase and remodeling of residential units. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEWTERRA ] Newterra, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 5/19/11. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY

14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10011 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ONE WHIPPLE LANE LLC ] First: ONE WHIPPLE LANE LLC, a Limited Liability Company, filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York on March 28, 2011.

Second: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Monroe.

Third: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 1835 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York 14621. Fourth: The purpose of the business of ONE WHIPPLE LANE LLC is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RED & WHITE HOLDINGS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Red & White Holdings, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 4/21/2011. 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 10 Algonquin terrace, Rochester, NY 14611.

The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION ] Notice of formation of a professional service limited liability company. Name: Dorota Gardy, M.D., PLLC (the Company). Articles of organization filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/08/11.

NY office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy to: The Przysinda Law Firm,

LLC, 10 Grove Street, Suite 2A, Pittsford, New York 14534. The Company is to be managed by one or more managers. No member shall be liable in their capacity as a member of the Company for debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company.

Purpose/character of the Company: practice the profession of medicine and any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 200917157 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff vs. Hilda R. Ramos; Irain R. Torres; Beneficial Homeowner Service Corporation; New York State Department of Labor, New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; Ivan Ramos, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated April 19, 2011 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on June 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, known and described as Lot No. 23 of the Angora Heights Subdivision, Addition No. 1, as shown on a map of said subdivision, filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 135 of Maps, at page 22. Said Lot No. 23 fronts 60 feet on the north side of Stanridge Court, is 31.25 feet on a radius of 20 feet at the southeast corner of said lot, 100 feet on its east line, 80 feet on its north line and 120 feet on its west line, all as shown on said map. Tax Account No.: 091.07-1-31 Property Address: 120 Stanridge Court, Town of Irondequoit, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as

may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action.

Judgment amount: $84,653.06 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. Edward J. Massare, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 201014329 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union Plaintiff vs. Mark S. Polizzi, a/ k/a Mark L. Polizzi; NY Financial Services LLC; Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.; Rochester General Hospital; Steven Chatwin, as Trustee of the I.L. Bunis Family Trust; ESL Federal Credit Union; Portland Pediatric Group LLC; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe”, Defendants. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated May 9, 2011 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on June 15, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, being part of Subdivision 4 and 5 of Town Lot No. 43, Township 14, Range 67, and more particularly described as being Lot No. 36 of the Densmore Heights Subdivision, Addition No. 1, Sec. 1, as shown on a map of said subdivision entitled “Addition No. 1, Densmore Heights, Sec. 1,” made by LaDieu and Eshbaugh, Surveyor and Engineer, dated July 24, 1964, and filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 165 of Maps at page 5, on January 11, 1965.

Said lot #36 fronts 85 feet on the east side of Densmore Road in said subdivision, is the same width in rear and 121.34 feet in depth throughout, all as shown on said above referred to map. Tax Acct. No. 092.11-2.76;

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Legal Ads > page 41 Property Address: 218 Densmore Road, Town of Irondequoit, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action. Judgment amount: $68,108.39 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest DATED: May 2011 Matthew J. Fero, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 3245767 [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-9211 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Paul M. Meyer; Kathleen R. Moran; ESL Federal Credit Union; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe” Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated February 17, 2011 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the front vestibule of the Monroe County Office Building, 39 West Main Street, Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on June 23, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., on that day, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe and State of New York, known and described as follows: The southerly part of Lot 39, Huntington Hills Tract, as shown on a map of said Huntington Hills Tract, filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 49 of Maps, page 16 and 17. Said southerly part of Lot 39 is more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point distant 122.53 feet southerly of the north line of Lot 39 as measured along a road or lane lying to the east of said Lot 39. Said point of commencing being further described

as distant 122.53 feet southerly of the northeast corner of Lot 39; thence westerly along a line 120 feet southerly of the north line of Lot 39 and parallel to said north line of Lot 39 a distance of 267.19 feet to the east line of Hoffman road thence southerly along the east line of Hoffman Road a distance of 115.94 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing southerly along the east line of Hoffman Road a distance of 141.60 feet to a point; thence continuing southerly along the east line of Hoffman Road 98.65 feet to the point of intersection of the east line of Hoffman Road with the northerly line of a lane or right of way shown on said tract map; thence along the northerly line of said lane or right of way and forming an interior angle of 50º 9’, a distance of 109.74 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing along the northwesterly and westerly side of said lane or right of way, a distance of 62.46 feet to a point; thence continuing northerly along the westerly line of said lane or right of way a distance of 184.06 feet to the place of beginning. Excepting, however and reserving right of way and easement reserved in Liber 2623 of Deeds at page 351.

ALSO ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying and being in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe, State of New York, being the extreme southerly portion of Lot 39, Huntington Hills Tract, as shown on a map of said tract filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 49 of Maps, page 16 and 17, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection of the south line of Lot 39 with the east line of Hoffman Road; thence northeasterly along a lane or roadway and forming an interior angle of 55º 53’ 45” a distance of 124.78 feet along the easterly line of said roadway to a point; thence continuing on a curve having a radios of 79.52 feet along the southerly line of a road or lane to a point distant 201.22 feet northwesterly from the southeast corner of Lot 39, measured along the southerly line of a road or lane to the southeast corner of Lot 39; thence westerly along the south line of Lot 39 a distance

of 331.86 feet to the place of beginning, excepting and reserving however, from said last above described parcel so much of the southerly portion of Lot 39, as was conveyed for the purpose of laying a road or lane lying northerly of said parcel above described by instrument recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 2418 of Deeds page 365. Also conveying that parcel in the Town of Irondequoit, County of Monroe, State of New York, which is the fractional share in and to the Common Areas and former Garden Plots as provided in Conveyance of Common Areas of Hunting Hills Subdivision to Owners of Residential Lots therein dated April 28, 1976 and recorded in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 5015 of Deeds, page 67. Tax Acct. No.: 077.06-1-10 Property Address: 478 Hoffman Road, Town of Irondequoit, New York Said premises are sold subject to any state of facts an accurate survey may show, zoning restrictions and any amendments thereto, covenants, restrictions, agreements, reservations, and easements of record and prior liens, if any, municipal departmental violations, and such other provisions as may be set forth in the Complaint and Judgment filed in this action.

Judgment amount: $148,737.23 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: May 2011 Adrian J. Burke, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE] Notice of Formation of 27 COUNTY CLARE, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/27/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Attn: James Verdi, 30 North Union St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICES ] Notice of Formation of 1776 N. Clinton Associates, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/7/11. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of

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

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) ] NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:(AVISO ALDEMANDADO): NEXGEN WIRELESS,LLC, a limited liability company; JOHN J .BONACCI; DAVID J. CRISPINO; DIANE M. CRISPINO; and DOES 1through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): THE BRIX GROUP, INC. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center(www. courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the court house nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site(www. lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una

llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanaol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca .Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimientoy la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.Hay otros requisites legales.

Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente.Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanaol/) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la cortees): (Número del Caso) Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara 191 North First St. San Jose, CA95113 Case No.(Número del Caso): 108CV130153 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Mark K. Oto SBN 100058 255 North Market St. Ste. 260 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)993-0303 DATE: (Fecha) Dec 12 2008 David H. Yamasaki Clerk, Chief Executive Officer Clerk (Secretario) by___Betty Q.Chopoff__,Deputy (Adjunto)_

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[ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD

Tonya McDowell, 33, an off-and-on homeless person in Bridgeport, Conn., was arrested in April by police in nearby Norwalk and charged with felony theft — of $15,686 worth of “services” from the city. McDowell’s crime was enrolling her 6-year-old son in Norwalk’s Brookside Elementary School when she actually “resided” (as much as a sporadically “homeless” person can “reside”) in Bridgeport. McDowell has also “resided” at times in a Norwalk shelter, but was crashing at a friend’s apartment in Bridgeport when she registered her son. The head of the Norwalk Board of Education acknowledged that the usual consequence for an unqualified student is merely dismissal from school.

The Continuing Crisis — In March, jurors in New Orleans convicted Isaiah Doyle of a 2005 murder and were listening to evidence in the penalty phase of the trial when Doyle decided to take the witness stand (as defendants sometimes do in a desperate attempt to avoid the death penalty).

However, Doyle said to the jurors, “If I had an AK-47, I’d kill every last one of y’all with no remorse.” (The jury recommended the needle.)

— The Montana House of Representatives passed a tough drunk-driving bill in March to combat the state’s high DUI rate, but it came over the objection of Rep. Alan Hale (and later, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy). Hale, who owns a bar in Basin, Mont., complained that tough DUI laws “are destroying small businesses” and “destroying a way of life that has been in Montana for years and years.” (Until 2005, drinking while driving was common and legal outside of towns as long as the driver wasn’t drunk.) Furthermore, Hale said, people need to drive home after they drink. “(T)hey are not going to hitchhike.”

Sen. Windy Boy said such laws put the legislature on “the path of criminalizing everyone in Montana.”

— Why Unions Are Unpopular: The police officers’ union in Scranton, Pa., filed a state unfair labor practice complaint in April against Chief Dan Duffy because he arrested a man whom he caught violating a warrant and possessing marijuana.

According to the union contract, only union members can “apprehend and arrest” lawbreakers, and since the chief is “management,” he should have called an officer to make the arrest. The union president suggested that, with layoffs threatened, the chief doesn’t need to be taking work away from officers.

— Conventional academic wisdom is that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent to homicide, but according to accused murderer Dmitry Smirnov, it deterred him from killing Ms. Jitka Vesel in Oak Brook, Ill. -- until March, that is, when Illinois’ death penalty was repealed.

Prosecutors said Smirnov, from Surrey, British Columbia, told them he decided to come to Illinois and kill Vesel (in cold blood, over an online relationship gone bad) only after learning through Internet research that the state no longer had capital punishment.

Bright Ideas Louis “Shovelhead” Garrett is an artist, a mannequin collector and a quilter in the eastern Missouri town of Louisiana, with a specialty in sewing quilts from women’s panties, according to a report in the Hannibal Courier-Post. After showing his latest quilt at a women’s luncheon in Hannibal in March, he told the newspaper of his high standards: “No polyester. I don’t want those cheap, dollar-store, not-sexy, farm-girl panties. I want classy — silk or nylon.”

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your own uncertainty and flippant emotions will make it difficult to commit, let alone make a promise to an exclusive relationship. The best you can do is be honest and enjoy the suitors who are willing to engage in an open relationship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll be wearing your heart on your sleeve. It will be easy to spot that you are looking for love and, in turn, you should attract a lot of attention from someone you meet while volunteering your time or services to a worthy cause.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be attracted to all the wrong

partners. Spare your heart and avoid getting involved with someone who is already in a relationship with someone else. A secret affair may be enticing but it won’t turn in your favor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be inviting and attract your fair share of potential partners through work or organizational functions. A serious connection can be made if you share your plans for the future with someone who interests you. Don’t be afraid to make the first move.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be careful what you wish for when it comes to love. Someone is

more interested in what you have or do than who you are or what you like. Your first sign to run is if the person you are considering as partnership material is mirroring you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are hot and there is plenty of opportunity to meet your dream partner if you are traveling about or taking in an event or activity that interests you. Socializing, networking, and being a participant will lead to a love connection that is sure to please.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Just when you think you are free and clear of the past, an old flame

will come back to haunt you.

You may be tempted to continue where you left off but, before you forgive and forget, remember how long it took to put this relationship behind you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Love and romance are looking good. A serious partnership with someone who understands you emotionally and mentally and totally connects with you physically is apparent.

You will motivate and inspire one another and should enjoy your good fortune and progress quickly to a long-term commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll have plenty of opportunity

to play the game of love but your inability to make up your mind or make a commitment will probably leave you standing all alone. Don’t feel bad — you just need more time to figure out with whom you want to share your life and future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Things are looking up and romantic opportunities are in the stars. Share your thoughts, intentions and plans for the future with someone you meet through a friend or relative. You will end up being totally taken with the response you get and the contribution that’s offered.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Proceed with caution. Not everyone will be completely honest about the past, present or future.

Ask pertinent questions before you decide to make any sort of promise that may connect you to someone offering a false impression. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can reconnect with someone from your past or bridge a gap between you and a colleague you find intriguing. Take the initiative and make the first move. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by being upfront about the way you feel and what you want.

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