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Politics, power, and God At 63, the Rev. Marvin A. McMickle says he is concerned about tomorrow’s leaders. Generations of younger people, including those who have been called to the ministry, haven’t been shaped by a great moment in history, he says. The civil rights movement and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. have begun to fade into history.

And fewer people appreciate what it means to speak up for justice, McMickle says.

If fewer people are willing to take that risk, who can lead a nation as divided as this one? he asks.

McMickle is among what he describes as the last of a breed of black activist clergy shaped

by historic moments. Like King, these activist clergy learned to mix prayer with peaceful political protest.

The author of numerous books and articles, McMickle became president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in January.

In an interview with City, he discussed the polarized state of the country, and the growing list of topics we can’t seem to talk about reasonably and calmly: race, gun control, poverty, and the role of religious leaders during such troubling times.

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The causes of violence

You overlooked two primary causes of violence in our society, whether it be in or out of the city (“Facing Facts on Violence,” July 18). The Democrat and Chronicle’s July 22 editorial pointed out the abundance of illegal guns that must be brought under control. But the prime focus was the gratuitous violence throughout our society in music, movies, television, and video games. About two and a half decades ago, two young boys barely in their teens set a homeless person on fire in Boston. When questioned by police about their motive, they pointed to a TV show in which a beggar was set on fire.

The second factor you overlooked is the breakup of the family unit and the lack of an adult male presence in the household. Almost 30 years ago, a judge friend of mine commented how a very large portion of his criminal cases involved young people without a male in the household.

To put the blame of city violence primarily on poverty is to overlook these other factors.

America has gone through depressed economic times before. The Depression is the prime example. While there always is an uptick in property crime and stealing, we have never experienced the outbreak of violence that we have had recently. It has been on the upswing for several years.

We need to get serious about the breakup of the family and the gratuitous sex City

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and violence that permeates our media.

Parents need to take responsibility to keep the violence outlets from their children. Rochester has a large amount of social, counseling, and employment agencies. In addition, young people need to stay in school.

That responsibility belongs in the home.

Poverty exists not only in the city but in the suburbs and rural areas as well. To put the blame on this factor without considering the other factors I have mentioned is merely ducking the issue.

JAMES R. BOEHLER, ROCHESTER

“Facing Facts on Violence” (Urban Journal, July 18) does a good job in discussing the factors that lead to the hopelessness being experienced by a large segment of our community.

However, it fails to establish any connection between that hopeless community and the current phenomenon of young African-American men shooting other young African-American men, which I thought was to be your subject.

I was present in 1964 when an earlier generation of that community faced the same hopelessness. They responded in a perfectly understandable way: by rioting violently against the Rochester authority and power which they perceived as the cause of that hopelessness.

Those destructive actions had constructive results they made the city aware of a serious problem, and caused the city’s power structure to generate some positive solutions.

It is a pretty big stretch to try to tie the current murders as actions of today’s hopeless community, most of whom are also affected negatively by the murders. Such speculation is not helpful to finding a solution. I believe current actions of the RPD in concentrating on gangs, guns, and drugs in the parts

of the city where murders are prevalent is a logical and necessary operation, for these factors have a well-established connection with murder.

DAAN ZWICK, ROCHESTER

The Aurora massacre

Any child with a basic understanding of the English language can see that the Second Amendment to our Constitution links the right to bear arms with participation in a government-regulated militia. When the founding fathers wrote the amendment, the rifle had not yet been invented, and the fastest rate of musket fire was three to four rounds per minute.

The NRA purged its leadership and staff of anyone open to any reasonable discussion of gun ownership, has propagandized the country with its misrepresentation of the Constitution, and cowed all but the bravest politicians into silence. By omitting the conditional clause “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State” from the Second Amendment and aiding and abetting the widespread ownership of guns the likes of which the founding fathers could never have imagined, the NRA is nothing less than a terrorist organization.

ARNOLD SPASSVOGEL, VICTOR

County must improve indigent burial services

We recently introduced legislation to correct serious deficiencies in Monroe County’s Indigent Burial Program. Among the many reforms contained in the Democratic legislation are requirements that the Monroe County Human Services Commissioner ensure that cemeteries and funeral homes contracting with the county make every effort to maintain their grounds equitably for all plots, including proper

drainage, lawn care, marker maintenance, and visibility.

The proposals would also restore funding to the county’s Burial Assistance Program, which provides assistance when someone passes away with little or no resources. In 2006, the Brooks administration cut the grant amount from $1,850 to $1,250. This has the serious potential of having individuals forced into being cremated because of funding constraints, even if cremation is in violation of the decedent’s religious beliefs.

Democrats would restore the funding by eliminating the vacant position of assistant county executive and cutting county vehicles, cell phones, and office supplies.

Moreover, one of our proposals has no financial component whatsoever. It requires, among other things, that families be informed of all the options available to them, including applying to a non-governmental charitable fund for assistance.

Information is the key to sound decision-making, and we believe that if we can provide more information to our residents, these programs will function more efficiently.

In response to our proposals, the county executive said the current program “strikes the necessary balance.” Things are most certainly not in balance when a child’s burial is delayed for weeks simply because the family can’t afford a proper and respectful burial. Despite the fact that this worthy program was cut in 2006, the county executive has since given her highest-paid political appointees hundreds of thousands of dollars in raises, while the names of deceased are erased. The county executive and her legislative allies should be ashamed of themselves for stifling basic services for the neediest residents of our community.

This legislation is an important step in restoring trust that this county can treat even its most vulnerable citizens

with the dignity and respect that they deserve. Not only would this legislation provide clear standards, but it would also ensure that cemeteries dealing with the county keep their grounds and decedent graves in reasonable condition.

We are very pleased to have worked with multiple community partners, including the House of Mercy, to come up with recommendations that would help protect residents of our community from substandard care. It is our hope that these reforms will gain the support of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle so we can work in a bipartisan manner to address these issues of concern to our community.

With the restoration of this funding, we can help restore this important quality-of-life service with no additional tax burden on local residents.

WILLIE JOE LIGHTFOOT AND CINDY KALEH, ROCHESTER

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Mitt Romney was involved personally in shipping American jobs to Red China and elsewhere. Little is still made here, so why is there such an uproar about the Olympic clothing?

For years, Mr. Romney and greedy people like him have been getting rich by closing down American factories and making most of our stuff abroad. They don’t seem at all concerned about what’s good for the country, only what adds to their own bottom line.

How many millions or billions does someone need while other Americans are losing their jobs and going hungry?

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Vargas heats things up Things have been relatively quiet at the Rochester school district this summer. That ended over the weekend, though, with a letter from Superintendent Bolgen Vargas to school board members, telling them he had hired two new administrators – one of them a longtime district critic.

Patty Malgieri – former Rochester deputy mayor, former head of the Center for Governmental Research, currently president of the Hillside Work Scholarship Connection – will be Vargas’s chief of staff. Bill Ansbrow, the city’s director of management and budget, is the district’s chief financial officer.

Both Malgieri and Ansbrow are heavyhitters, talented and extremely experienced, but it’s the Malgieri appointment that is getting the attention. During her time at CGR, she was skeptical of the district’s operations. And she was deputy mayor when Bob Duffy was pushing for mayoral control, something that got a strong – and successful – pushback from the school board and the teachers’ union.

School board members haven’t made any public statements about the appointments yet, but shortly after the Democrat and Chronicle broke the news, we started hearing reports that some board members were upset, because of Malgieri’s past attitude toward the district. They don’t have a vote on the superintendent’s top-level appointments, but if they’re unhappy, it could create tension between Vargas and the board. And it could make life miserable for Malgieri.

Teachers’ union president Adam Urbanski didn’t pull his punches when City’s Tim Macaluso asked him about the Malgieri appointment earlier this week.

“Based on my experience with her at the Center for Governmental Research and City Hall,” Urbanski said, “I would not call her a friend of public education.”

Malgieri, Urbanski said, has been “a strong proponent of charter schools, privatization, and crushing unions rather than working with them.”

Urbanski tempered his remarks, though, by saying that Vargas – who hadn’t told him ahead of time about the appointment – has urged him to keep an open mind about Malgieri. Urbanski obviously likes Vargas, and he said he believes Vargas is intent on bringing the community together to help the district.

Vargas is on vacation this week and is turning down requests for interviews, so some important puzzle pieces are missing.

For instance: what will be Malgieri’s duties?

Plenty of things in the district need fixing – and lots of them are in Central Office.

The audits done during Jean-Claude Brizard’s tenure contained some hairraising, long-standing examples of poor

If school board members are unhappy, it could create tension between Vargas and the board. And it could make life miserable for Malgieri.” policies and practices. Will Malgieri be in charge of fixing things like that?

For decades, business leaders have been among the district’s harshest critics, and some have charged that Urbanski is really cosuperintendent. There was no such suspicion during Brizard’s years here; the two were in frequent conflict. But Urbanski’s enthusiastic support for the choice of Vargas as Brizard’s successor raised concerns in some quarters.

So maybe Vargas feels that Malgieri can serve as a counterweight to Urbanski’s influence (perceived or otherwise).

Whatever the reasons for the Malgieri appointment, and whatever her job description, I think it’s a good move. Vargas recognizes that concentrated poverty is one of the district’s biggest challenges. He also knows that the district cannot do its job on its own. It will take heavy, expensive involvement by the entire community, particularly the business community. An important role for Malgieri could be to serve as Vargas’s entree to business leaders, helping bring them on board.

And by the way, Malgieri working on the inside may see things from a different perspective. It doesn’t mean she’ll turn into a patsy when it comes to high expectations for teachers. But if she gets out into the schools, if she listens to teachers, maybe she’ll learn what they’re facing – and maybe she’ll pass that on to business leaders.

I don’t want to be overly enthusiastic about this appointment. But it offers lots of potential, and I hope we won’t be disappointed with the outcome. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for the school board to take the advice Urbanski seems to be inclined to take: Keep an open mind.

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Cruz steps down from Ibero

Jose Cruz resigned as chief operating officer of Ibero-American Action League after learning he was the subject of a Hatch Act investigation. The Hatch Act limits political activities of government employees or people who work for some governmentfunded programs. Cruz, a Rochester school board member, is challenging Democratic incumbent David Gantt for State Assembly this year. Ruth Brooks-Ward, a Gantt supporter who filed the Hatch complaint, is also challenging Cruz’s petitions, as well as the petitions of the third candidate in the primary, Monroe County Legislator John Lightfoot.

Unemployment jumps to 8.4 percent

year earlier, Rochester’s unemployment rate was 7.7 percent.

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Protesting the police

A rally and march to protest recent Rochester Police Department actions occurred mostly without incident. A man was detained by police after he chalked on City Hall’s steps, but he was later released without charges. At the Liberty Pole, speakers denounced the arrests of 18 protestors at a recent march. They also demanded the creation of an independent civilian review board with subpoena power and the dismissal of Police Chief James Sheppard.

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Lawsuit against Monsanto enters a new round

School 16 closing temporarily The Rochester school board approved the temporary closing of School 16 for much-needed repairs. Students from School 16 will be relocated to Freddie Thomas High School. Superintendent Bolgen Vargas said he wants to provide the board a thorough report on the condition of Rochester’s school buildings in October. He said that some schools may need to close permanently as district enrollment declines.

The Rochester region’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.4 percent for the month of June, according to the Labor Department. It was the fifth consecutive monthly increase for the five-county metro.

More people entering the labor market partly explains the increase, which can be viewed as a positive response to the local economy. But a

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to a one-year license to use the seed technology. On its website, Monsanto compares unlicensed use of its products to software piracy.

The farmers in the lawsuit argue that they don’t want to use the company’s products. Organic farmers can lose markets for their crops if their fields are contaminated by genetically engineered crops, Mendenhall says. But the issue goes beyond that. Pollen can drift from Monsanto-patented plants onto nongenetically-modified plants. If a farmer saves and plants seeds resulting from that pollination, Monsanto could sue for patent infringement.

The lawsuit was filed after the US Department of Agriculture approved Monsanto’s genetically modified alfalfa seeds for sale and planting. Alfalfa is a perennial crop that spreads easily, and it’s widely used as livestock feed by New York dairy farmers.

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Monsanto is infamously litigious when it comes to protecting its seed patents. So much so that some farmers and agriculture groups are afraid the company will start suing farmers whose fields become unintentionally contaminated with Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops.

Earlier this year, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at preventing Monsanto from suing the farmers. But the plaintiffs, including Rochester-based Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, are appealing that ruling in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Last week, a group of legal scholars submitted supporting briefs, as did a collection of agricultural and environmental organizations.

“We’re asking Monsanto to be responsible for their product and not to place the blame on innocent farmers,” says Kate Mendenhall, NOFA-NY’s executive director.

Farmers buying seeds from Monsanto are essentially agreeing

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If hydrofracking gas drillers wanted their waste water treated here, would Monroe County officials approve it? Brooks administration officials say they would handle requests individually, as they came up. Legislature Democrats want to know more – and they wonder whether the county could treat fracking waste properly.

POLITICS | BY JEREMY MOULE

EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Dems push on fracking

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As New York’s fracking debate churns along, the issue of what to do with the waste water persists.

That debate is now playing out in Monroe County government, which operates the Van Lare waste water treatment plant and a much smaller one in Hilton.

Monroe County is not currently a target of gas drilling companies; most of their focus is on the Southern Tier. But the companies could approach county officials about disposing of fracking waste water at the county’s facilities.

Democratic County legislators want the administration to disclose its policies and internal discussions on fracking waste water treatment. Administration officials say they won’t make a broad policy but will address requests case by case.

“We would handle it like any other waste water,” says county spokesperson Justin Feasel.

Democrats have also questioned whether the county’s facilities are equipped to properly treat the waste water. The answer is complicated and depends in part on the waste’s composition, says Justin Roj, deputy commissioner of the county’s Department of Environmental Services.

The mixture of chemicals, salts, and radioactive elements differs, depending on the source.

The state regulates and issues permits for waste water treatment facilities, and the permits ultimately limit the wastes a plant can

treat. The state’s draft environmental statement on highvolume hydraulic fracturing lays out how municipal plants could apply for permit changes so they could FILE PHOTO accept and treat fracking waste water.

The plant operator would have to analyze the composition of the waste water it wants to treat and whether the facility could handle it. The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the federal Environmental Protection Agency would also conduct reviews.

DEC spokesperson Emily DeSantis says that right now, no New York waste water treatment plants are permitted to accept and treat fracking waste water. In the draft environmental statement, the DEC acknowledges that municipal plants may not be equipped to adequately remove the salts and the dissolved solids present in the waste.

Ultimately, the discussion in Monroe County hits on the broader issue of whether New York officials ought to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing at all. If the in-state treatment plants can’t handle the waste, is New York truly prepared for a sudden surge in fracking?

City schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas has hired Rochester’s former deputy mayor, Patricia Malgieri, to be his chief of staff and William Ansbrow, the city’s budget director, as the district’s chief financial officer. | Filling the top posts with administrators so connected to City Hall will be seen as a positive step by some and a political one by others. | Malgieri, who currently heads the Hillside WorkScholarship Connection, will now have to work with some school board members who bitterly opposed the Duffy administration’s push for mayoral control and the subsequent elimination of the board. | But Malgieri also brings strong connections to the business community: alliances that could benefit Vargas. | Ansbrow is a long-time City Hall employee. A press release from Mayor Tom Richards’s office says that Ansbrow was instrumental in helping the city maintain a favorable credit rating. The school district works with a larger annual budget, however, with layers of state and federal directives regarding how education funding can be spent. | The hires do not require the school board’s approval.

Cost of War AFGHANISTAN TOTALS

2061 US servicemen and servicewomen and 1,046 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to July 27.

Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available.

American casualties from July 17 to 27: -- Spc. Krystal M. Fitts, 26, Houston, Texas -- Chief Naval Aircrewman Sean P. Sullivan, 40, St. Louis, Mo. -- Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) 2nd Class Joseph P. Fitzmorris, 31, Ruston, La. -- Pfc. Jeffrey L. Rice, 24, Troy, Ohio -- Spc. Darrion T. Hicks, 21, Raleigh, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Brandon R. Pepper, 31, York, Pa. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33, Tamarac, Fla. -- Pfc. Julian L. Colvin, 21, Birmingham, Ala. -- Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry, 27, Scottsdale, Ariz.

-- Sgt. Eric E. Williams, 27, Murrieta, Calif.

-- Pfc. Adam C. Ross, 19, Lyman, S.C. -- Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, Palm Bay, Fla. -- Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20, Chuluota, Fla. -- Sgt. Justin M. Hansen, 26, Traverse City, Mich.

-- Pfc. Theodore M. Glende, 23, of Rochester, N.Y. —

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At 63, the Rev. Marvin A. McMickle is worried about tomorrow’s leaders.

Generations of younger people, including those called to the ministry, haven’t been shaped by a great moment in history, he says.

The civil rights movement and the assassination of Martin Luther King have begun to slip into history. As a result, McMickle says, fewer people appreciate what it means to speak up for justice in the face of personal risk.

And fewer are willing to take that risk.

Who, then, can lead a nation as divided as this one?

McMickle, who became president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in January, met King as a teenager and counts him as one of his mentors. His connection to King and social activism was something that drew him to CRCDS. King, in fact, is Crozer Theological Seminary’s most famous student, and his original application letter to Crozer – then a separate institution located in Pennsylvania – hangs not far from McMickle’s office.

McMickle is among what he describes as the last of a breed of black activist clergy shaped by historic moments. Like King, these activist clergy learned to mix prayer with peaceful political protest.

Born in Chicago, McMickle earned a master’s degree in divinity studies from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and his doctorate from Princeton. During

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the 1970’s, he served on the pastoral staff at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. Abyssinian was home to Adam Clayton Powell, and by then had become emblematic of black religious power in America.

“When you go to work in a place like that, it becomes pretty clear that it is a congregation where religion and politics go together like hand in glove,” says McMickle.

He later served as pastor at St. Paul Baptist Church in Montclair, New Jersey, and then as pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland from 1987 to 2011.

There he helped organize one of the first ministries in the country for people affected by HIV/AIDS. McMickle’s theological career overlapped a fascinating political career, a natural occurrence considering his activist roots. He served on numerous committees, led two branches of the NAACP, and was head of an Urban League chapter. He also served on the school boards in Montclair, New Jersey, and in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

In 2000, he ran for the US Senate (unsuccessfully), and he was an Obama delegate in 2008. A towering physical presence with a booming laugh, McMickle says, “I never turned away from an opportunity to have a voice in public policy.” But he adds, significantly, that not many clergy today “feel prophetic urgency to speak about it.”

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With a charming mix of wit and worldliness, it’s just as easy to imagine McMickle as the head of a large Fortune 500 company instead of a small divinity school. But his values are deeply anchored in his faith. He injects Biblical references into his conversation frequently and speaks about God as if the two were standing next to one another.

McMickle was planning to retire from pastoral ministry in Cleveland but continue teaching when he was approached about taking the reins of Colgate Rochester. And he joined the school at a critical time in its history. Colgate has put some difficult financial trouble behind it, he says.

The school, which is located in a picturesque setting across Goodman Street from Highland Park, now rents space in some of its buildings to offset operating costs. The school also had to reduce its faculty by about half.

McMickle is charged with rebuilding enrollment at a time when divinity school tuition is a serious hurdle for many prospective students.

In addition to heading an institution that trains people for the ministry (and for non-clergy careers such as religious teaching and nonprofit work), it’s likely, given his history, that McMickle will become involved in critical issues facing the community. Although he has lived in Rochester for only a short time, he has already been writing and speaking about such issues as same-sex marriage, wealth disparity, and gun violence.

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Even though people like to say that the US is a Christian country, we aren’t governed by religious law, says the Rev. Marvin A. McMickle. Photo by matt deturck

In a recent City interview – which took place only a few hours after the Aurora, Colorado, shootings – McMickle discussed the polarized state of America and how it has metastasized in the public realm.

The list of topics Americans can’t discuss calmly seems to be expanding rapidly: race, gun control, same-sex marriage, poverty, urban education, health care. Still, McMickle believes we’ll find our way, even if it requires a little divine intervention.

The following is an edited version of our conversation with McMickle, beginning with a discussion of his own record of activism and of the role of religious leaders in issues of public policy.

CITY: A lot of clergy today seem reluctant to speak out. It’s not the 1960’s.

MCMICKLE: I think that’s because a great many

clergy were born after the 60’s. It’s not just that they didn’t feel its impact. My son is now 32.

He was born in 1980. Martin Luther King Jr. is a memory; he’s a historical figure.

I was in jail with Ralph David Abernathy.

I’m the last of a breed. I worry about the next generation of people who were not molded by any great moment. Some people were molded by the Great Depression, World War II, the feminist movement, or the civil rights movement. What has molded

people lately? What great event has galvanized and shaped a generation?

I’ll be 64, and there just aren’t many people left who can say, “I was there, and I heard King give that speech.”

Social issues, political activism, trying to bring the Scriptures and Christian values to bear on matters of public policy are what I was trained to do. I don’t take any credit for it. This is a result of the circumstances I was molded by. And part of the reason I wanted to come here or be involved in a seminary somewhere is to breathe that last little bit of life I have for my career into this next generation and say: “It is not enough to pastor a church and stay inside the building. You’ve got to get out. Your voice has to get out. Your congregation’s influence has to be expanded. You’ve got to engage the world around you. And if you don’t, you’ve failed.”

It’s going to be a big enough job training the people who come through these doors and running this institution from a business standpoint. Given your history, what’s going to be your role in the Rochester community?

That depends on the Rochester community.

I think every seminary president reinvents the job to make it match his or her own worldview. I think the search committee and board of trustees here not only knew that I was an activist, but were counting on it. The activism and visibility of the president only works to the advantage of the school, which in recent years had been suffering from a really low profile.

To have Colgate Rochester be spoken of or represented by the president helps the school to become better known. And it helps me model for the students what I think religious leadership should entail: “If you want to know what I think you should do, watch me.” In the words of an old black preacher, “If there’s a good fight, get in it.”

What fights do you want to get into locally?

This thing with gun violence: if white people were shooting black people at the rate that black people are shooting each other, they would be marching in the street. There would be demonstrations at City Hall. They would be burning buildings.

But there isn’t, because either people are afraid to speak up because they fear that they will be next, or there is complacency.

And maybe there’s a sense of hopelessness “because there isn’t really anything we can do about this.”

There’s the sense that this is the way it is.

No, this is not the way it is. This is the way we’ve allowed it to become because of our sense of complacency.

Now in order for things to be different, might there have to be some discipline and some structural changes that might pinch people in terms of having to conform? Yes. Would any discussion about gun control not only ignite anger in the black community, but also bring out the attack dogs of the National Rifle Association? Sure; you’re going to fight black people who say you’re sympathizing with police in cracking down on crime. But we have to do something.

And what about our Second Amendment right to bear arms?

That’s where we are in Aurora, Colorado, today: a Second Amendment right to bear an AK-47? Gas bombs?

Let’s discuss this right to bear arms. I can’t wait to hear what the NRA is going to say about this. “Even though these things happen, it’s not the guns that do it. It’s the people who have the guns that do it.”

I think people without the guns lack the guts to do this. It is the gun that gives you this sense of empowerment. Take away the guns and ask these shooters to confront the people they are trying to get at one on one.

There’s no way in the world they would do it.

The second principle is based on three concentric circles. Drop a stone in the water and watch these circles.

The first circle is the pastor providing traditional pastoral care: weddings, funerals, counseling, and sermons. The second circle is

I say to our churches, there are too many of us like Garfield who enjoy our prosperity and ignore what’s out there.

Poverty doesn’t suffer in silence. People make themselves known to us. They’re not going to just starve while we feast.

“We have to get back to the point that we speak truth not just to those that are in power, but speak truth to those who are using what little power they have – whether it’s a gun or whatever – in improper ways.”

What besides the gun issue is a fight worth joining?

None of these are Rochester fights in particular. But there are Rochester implications to poverty. There are Rochester implications to violence, unemployment, environmental hazards, and racial disparities in education. So in a sense, I don’t have to find a new fight.

I think we have to get back to the point that we speak truth not just to those that are in power, but speak truth to those who are using what little power they have – whether it’s a gun or whatever – in improper ways.

Many church congregations don’t want their clergy involved in a controversial issue: Leave the Old Testament prophets on the shelf and just tell us all the good stuff.

The last book I wrote, “Caring Pastors, Caring People,” is based on two principles.

The job of the pastor is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. So the first idea is that it is not the job of the pastor to do the work by him or herself. It is the job of the pastor to not have the congregation come and sit in the church and hear a sermon, but to go out and do the job of the ministry.

the pastor carefully preparing the congregation to better care for itself. If so-and-so is in distress, who besides the pastor should show up?

The third circle is the pastor challenging the congregation to see that what is going on outside of its walls is also its responsibility. If all we do is sit in here in these beautiful surroundings and listen to the pipe music, robed choirs, and splendidly intellectually stimulating sermons, that’s not going to work.

In Luke 16, there’s a story about the rich man and Lazarus. And it says there was a rich man dressed in purple, and he ate well every day. At his gate, they laid a beggar named Lazarus every day. The text puts in proximity great wealth and great need. When the rich man died and opened his eyes, he was in hell.

Why did he go to hell? Not because he was rich. He was in hell because when he was alive, he never did anything about the person in need outside his door.

Now my response to congregations is I don’t want you going to hell – not because you didn’t go to church. You went to church, but you didn’t see Lazarus on the street on your way home. Or you saw him, but you were too busy going to brunch, and you didn’t take time to pay attention to someone in need.

There’s a wonderful Garfield cartoon, where Garfield is sitting at this wonderful Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings.

And in the backyard you can see Odie the dog chained to a fence in the snow. In the second panel, Garfield goes to the window, and you get the sense that Garfield is going to say, “C’mon, let’s eat together.”

But in the third panel, Garfield closes the drapes, and he goes back to his meal, and he says, “Now that’s better.”

How can pastors frame societal, economic justice, and war and peace issues so that their congregations and the public are willing to hear it?

The hearing is not the issue. It’s the surviving after having been heard that’s the issue.

People hear you. That’s why they shoot you.

They heard King; they just couldn’t bear it.

A lot of this has to do with the courage of the pastor and whether or not you are afraid: if I say this or do this, am I going to be fired? If a pastor spends all of his or her time worrying about whether they say something that might result in some type of punitive action, they’re captive. And they really do not work for God. They have a congregation of 1,000 to 3,000 bosses, any one of which can intimidate them at the drop of a hat.

If you’re offering me partisan political punditry about why you’re not going to get engaged, if you love the Tea Party more than you love Jesus, of if you find that your love of money is greater than your love of justice, ok. But I’m going to get engaged anyway. And I’m going to have a job, because the Lord is not going to let me starve. And if anything worse should happen to me, I’ve joined good company.

See, this is what happens to people who are shaped by a season in American history where risk is an everyday happening. If you wake up every day and you never have to risk anything to shape the world that you dream about, then you don’t know what you can face up to.

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of every march, they made it clear to you that they could not guarantee that you’re going to come home alive, that you’re not going to be insulted and assaulted.

And before you get into this march, you need to understand that you must be non-violent. You can’t get in this march and when you get into trouble, pull out a pistol. That would just undermine the whole thing. Don’t start if you can’t stay within this rubric.

So every day you were thinking: Do I really want to get into these marches?

And people were always asking, “Why do you have so many worship services? Why you all praying so much?”

Well, we prayed at these evening rallies to get over what you had just been through, and to get ready for what tomorrow was going to bring.

These were not pep rallies. These were soul-searching events. In other words, do you really want to do this tomorrow? We’re going to Cicero [Illinois] tomorrow, and we had been told, none of you all are going to get out alive. This was when the white power logos were hanging from peoples’ houses.

So being heard is not the issue. People will hear you, and then they’ll decide what to do about you for having the nerve to say it to them. I can tell you one thing: They will respect you more if you come back next week and say it to them again.

What is the state of the black church today?

There is no such monolithic entity. That said, the fastest growing segment of the black church is within the Pentecostal and charismatic communities, for example, the Church of God in Christ, people who believe in what’s called the Third Work of the Spirit, speaking in tongues. Very heavy into what they call praise and worship and a little light in civic engagement or social activism, because for them it is a theological issue. Too much engagement with the world may make you like the world, and in that sense they are bit like the Amish, strangely: “Come out from among them.”

My uncle was Church of God in Christ, and so was half of my family. He would not get involved in the civil rights movement, and he wouldn’t let his children get involved because, he said, it was worldly and it was secular and it would distort your soul. He would say, “Marvin, come out from among them.”

You could almost describe the black church in this historical sequence: the 18th and 19th centuries were about Methodist churches: AME Church, AME Zion, and CMA. The late 19th and all of the 20th century were about Baptist churches.

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Martin King, Adam Powell, Jesse Jackson: all of these were sort of independent black Baptist congregations.

I am concerned that the 21st century belongs to the Pentecostals. While the Baptists and the Methodists will continue to exist, they won’t be able to exert the same level of influence they did at one time.

It makes a person like Bishop Charles Blake, the presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ, who has a 25,000 member congregation in Los Angeles, the most powerful black religious leader in the country. He’s got a six-million-member denomination and a 25,000-member church, and if you were to walk about down the street and ask anyone who is not a member of the Church of God in Christ, ‘”Who is Bishop Charles Blake?” the average person will say, “Who?” And there is our problem. We are steadily moving toward a privatization of religious life, where it all happens in the church, where it all involves spiritual formation and holiness. But it doesn’t have the capacity to impact the social scene.

Preaching in the black church used to have a social and sometimes even political edge to it. Even if the pastor didn’t do anything, he would at least try to make you see that a lynching had happened. Take, for instance, these laws in states around the country that are trying to reduce voter access. It’s obvious that they are trying to reduce voter access in certain states involving certain people, because they’re trying to minimize voter turnout and maximize the impact of another party’s vote.

But if you were to listen in on black sermons today, you wouldn’t hear much about it. You wouldn’t hear much about Michelle Alexander’s book, “The New Jim Crow,” and how incarceration has replaced slavery as the tool of preference in dealing with young black males.

Part of what I see in the black church today is the trivialization. It’s all about the little things: Are you tithing? Are you regular in your attendance? Do you have your spiritual house in order? Have you praised God today?

Now you take someone like Joel Osteen and “the power of prosperity,” and the idea that what God wants is not that we be faithful, but that we be successful. There is the pastor of the largest congregation in America who could not preach his way out of a paper bag. But he has these little sayings that all promise you something. I don’t know where this is in the Bible.

But we’re a consumer society. So I am going to the church that is most likely to give me the American Dream, not the church

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that is likely to send me out to do battle. Oh, no, I’m going to the pastor that has a Bentley parked out in front, and I want one, too.

How do you speak to the black and white communities that believe that to be homosexual is not a natural condition, and that gay marriage is a terrible thing?

What people tend to do is define as sin something that they themselves do not do; therefore, it becomes comfortable for them to attack it because it’s not something they are involved in.

And they can go full throttle about it.

If intimate samesex activity is a sin because you read that in Romans 1 or in Leviticus 18, let me concede that for argument’s sake.

And let me invite you to read the next verse. Paul then says that there was malice, anger, jealousy, divisiveness, and pride. He doesn’t say these were descending matters.

And in Leviticus, he doesn’t just talk about men lying with men. He talks about fornication and adultery. So how is it that an adulterer has the luxury of condemning someone whose sexual relationships are different?

It is my job to say that you have not read the whole Bible. Stop picking out these little verses here and there that seem to say what you want them say, and at the same time, ignore all of the other verses.

That’s the internal church fight. Here’s the larger civic and social issue: Leviticus was written for a theocratic community where God and divine law were the arbiter for civic life. If you did not obey, there were laws stipulated therein: Take him out and stone him or cut off a hand.

We have this document called the Constitution, and whether you consent to it or not, there is a First Amendment.

And in it there is a protective clause that keeps religion from becoming the rubric by which civic life is ordered. The government will not tell you how to be religious. You are free. But you cannot tell the government that your religious laws should be how our social life should be ordered.

Marriage in the US is not the property of the church, because a judge, ship’s captain, and a mayor can marry. I did a

wedding back in Cleveland last week, and on the envelope to the marriage license, it said, “Please return this license to the Probate Court.” That’s where marriages are kept track of, not in the pastor’s study.

We need to get past this.

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Your voice has to get out.”

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The old adage says 11 a.m. on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in the nation. Is that still true? If so, how can we move beyond that in an increasingly diverse and fractured culture?

It is true in even more cynical ways than it was 50 years ago. In 1961, segregation was largely racial. But that was governed by segregation laws. Today, it is still largely so, with white churches and black, but it’s worse because there are class and doctrinal divisions.

There are lots of ways to segregate – according to race, and within the races.

There are black middle-class churches like the one I left in Cleveland that are not all that keen on integrating the membership to poor people. Think about it: black people who don’t want them in our church.

When we first started an HIV/AIDS ministry in our church in 1998, the first question I heard as pastor was, “Why do we have to have those people in our church?” I said, “Which people are you referring to?”

What they did not know was that the first four people who told me they had AIDS were all members of our church.

We are more segregated, and we are more theologically apart.

I watched a Tea Party rally in Arkansas on C-Span two or three years ago. It was the day after Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court: the day after a black president nominated a Puerto Rican woman to the Supreme Court. And this woman at the rally was saying, “I want my America back.”

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president who can do this.” And: “What is a Puerto Rican woman doing on the Supreme Court? We want the days when the entire court was white, male, and Protestant.”

So we are divided and polar opposites in lots of ways – race relations, in some ways, being the least of my worries. There are so many divisions within the racial groups, and so many divisions in the church in terms of what we ought to be doing.

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moved us forward. Brown vs. Board of Education was not a vote of the states. Nine people just moved us forward.

Who would have thought that John Roberts would have cast the deciding vote for the Affordable Care Act and take all the heat? But who better than the chief justice?

“Poverty doesn’t suffer in silence. People make themselves known to us.

They’re not going to just starve while we feast.”

I am a realist about all of the problems in front of me, but despite all I have just said, I am an eternal optimist in the power of God to accomplish God’s purposes with or without us.

I have seen things happen that I never dreamed would happen. If you had told me at a march in Cicero in 1966 that somebody would come out of that city, who wasn’t there yet, to become my president – I would have said, “Take a look around you.”

There are indicators that wonderful things can happen, not because we plan them. God steps in.

In the Greek language there are two different words for time. One is chronos, as in “chronology.” The other is kairos, divine time intervening. I count on occasional kairotic moments, when God says: “Ok, that’s enough. Let’s shake this thing up.”

I think God sends people into the world at kairotic moments or brings about kairotic events. Now they don’t happen every day.

They don’t happen every month. Sometimes they don’t happen for 25 years. But they happen enough to keep us going. But when God steps in to move us forward, there are forces that try to take us backward.

I think that from the moment that Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, there has been a counterrevolution. I heard Mitch McConnell say not long after the inauguration that the only order of business for the Republican Party for the next four years was to make sure that Barack Obama was a one-term president.

I think we’re going to inch our way forward. There are some things that we’re not ever going to go back to. We’re going to get past issues concerning human sexuality just like we got past other matters.

We’re not going to do it by national consensus. Some things have happened in this country because federal authority

Locally and nationally we’re having a debate about how to improve public education in public schools. We’ve tried so many different things, the latest being standardized testing and teacher evaluations that are tied to student performance. But the outcomes seem to be the same or worse.

Public education was never meant to be delivered in class-segregated settings. It was supposed to be the great equalizer, where people from all backgrounds could come together and all of us could benefit. Schools that are separate are inherently unequal, because the majority culture does not invest in those schools. I’m not talking about money; they don’t invest their passion. They bemoan what happens in them, but they’re not vested. Their children are not there.

When my family moved into a house in 1969, we were one of three black families within a three-square-mile radius. All the rest were white. Three years later, the entire neighborhood was black. I asked my mother what happened? She said, “We did.”

They never took the time to find out if we were that bad. They saw us and ran. You cannot minimize the effect white flight has had on America. They just kept running, leaving poverty behind.

What’s left? Ask yourself how you would behave if you ate Cocoapuffs and Coke for breakfast, and you didn’t have medical insurance, so you never go to the doctor until you’re really sick. You’ve never seen everybody in your family get up and go to work every day.

There are no books in your house.

So where do you go for reinforcement to be successful in school? You’re not being reinforced by the teachers, because

many of your teachers don’t think you can learn. You’re not being reinforced at home because you are the third or fourthgeneration person of the same set of circumstances. You’re not being reinforced by your friends or the broader culture A guy from Chicago did a study that showed in the 1950’s that the five major points of influence for children in the black community were family, church, school, peers, and media. So before the media could do anything to you, they had to get through all of the others.

He did the same study 50 years later and now the five major points of influence on urban children are media, peers, school as a social environment, family, and church — almost a complete inversion. The results are obvious. If you get your values from Black Entertainment Television or hip-hop culture, that’s why you’re walking around with your pants hanging down. If you are shaped by Grand Theft Larceny 3, where everything gets resolved by shooting, then you have everything being resolved by shooting, except in Grand Theft Larceny 3 nobody dies. It’s all on the screen. In Rochester, when you shoot somebody, they don’t come back up.

You cannot fix the schools and leave America unaddressed. But is there the political will to fix the country? No; let’s point to the people in the schools and make them the problem.

You cannot expect your new superintendent of schools to fix this. The only thing wrong with American public education is America. There’s a reason why these things aren’t working, and it has little to do with the children. And in order to get to the problem, we have to have a conversation that goes beyond “I’m taking my kids out of the public school.” We’ve discovered that no matter where you go, it will follow you. It will follow you to Aurora, Colorado.

Part of my frustration with our president, and I have said this to him: You cannot fix the country by fixing the middle class. We aren’t broken at the middle. We’re broken at the bottom. Don’t have trickle-down theories that trickle to the middle, the homeowners and business owners. The foundation of 30 percent poverty, four generations of unemployment, and in Cleveland 70 percent of your black males dropping out and 75 percent of your births being out of marriage, that foundation will not sustain your vision of the middle-class of America.

Have you heard either one of the presidential candidates say anything about this? I can’t even get Obama to say it.

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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.)

Lecture on modern slavery

Nazareth College hosts “Human Trafficking at Home and Abroad,” a talk

by Cindy Dyer, director of the human rights division of Vital Voices Global Partnership, at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 4.

Dyer will address the modern enslavement of men, women, and children. The talk is at Nazareth’s Shults Community Center.

Rally against offshore drilling

The Raging Grannies ask the public to join them in a protest against offshore oil drilling at noon on Saturday, August 4, at Charlotte beach. The Grannies ask the public to let lawmakers know that renewed focus needs to be directed toward renewable energy.

Summer meals for city children The City of Rochester and the city school district provide free breakfasts and lunches to children under age 18 during the summer. Twenty-eight sites throughout the city are serving meals. The program is sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture. Information: 428-7872 or www.cityofrochester.gov/ summerfoodforkids.

School kits needed

One World Goods and the Mennonite Central Committee ask for community donations to create back-to-school kits for children in developing countries and the US. Materials needed: four spiral or perforated notebooks (10.5” x 8”), four unsharpened pencils, one flat 12-inch ruler, 12 colored pencils, one large eraser, and $2 to ship.

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dropped off at One World Goods in Pittsford Plaza from Wednesday, August 1, to Friday, August 31, during store hours. Information: 387-0070.

Voter registration at Park Ave. fest

Voter registration will be available at the Park Ave. festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 5.

The festival is on Park Avenue in the city, and the registration table will be in the 700 block of the avenue.

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At Benedettos: a dining-room chandelier; sausage-stuffed clams; white pizza with pancetta, onion, capers, and arugula; and mint-basil pesto linguini with shrimp (pictured, left to right). PhotoS by matt deturck

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Anyone with even just a casual familiarity with modern chefdom would be impressed with Charles Saccardi’s resumé, which includes helping Thomas Keller open Yountville, California’s Bouchon and prepping for Mrs. Child herself on the Boston-based PBS series “In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs.” And after stints at local spots like Tastings and Jojo, the well-traveled industry veteran is now in charge of the open kitchen at Benedettos, the latest venture from the ONE Restaurant & Lounge team of owner Tim Tompkins and executive chef Jay Cohen, and the newest addition to Alexander Street’s Restaurant Row. Benedettos, to help you get your bearings, is in the two-story brick building that most famously once housed Lloyd’s; now it’s home to a beautifully remodeled eatery made of warm woods, a few fantastic red chandeliers, and garnished with art that reflects the Italian-inspired menu.

“It’s the food I grew up with,” says Chef Saccardi, a Long Island native who evokes his coastal roots with appetizers like Rhode Island lobster chowder ($8) and an andouilleand-peppadew-laced take on the classic baked stuffed clams ($8.50), as well as specialty plates like shrimp linguini ($19), with mintbasil pesto and heirloom cherry tomatoes.

And at the other end of the protein spectrum, Benedettos brings back the old-school prime

rib dinner, available in 16 oz. large ($32), 12 oz. small ($25), and panini sizes ($14) Wednesday through Saturday 5-8 p.m.

Note the bread that arrives at the table not long after you do; it’s crafted in-house (and accompanied by a positively drinkable mixture of salty parmesan, bright-green olive oil, and a few deeply caramelized cloves of garlic), as is the flavorful dough for Benedettos’ pizzas, in varieties like a traditional margherita ($10) and a white pie with pancetta, red onion, capers, and arugula ($11). Chef Saccardi plans to expand upon his pizza and seafood selections in the future, as well as the pasta offerings, though it will be tough to top that luscious Bolognese ($18), which tosses orecchiette with velvety braised short ribs and comes with a quartet of condiments for gilding purposes. The Italy-heavy wine list includes an attractive option for a three-glass carafe ($15), and the top-shelf signature cocktails, like the Sazerac-ish Alleycat ($10), are at once familiar and distinctive.

Benedettos is located at 289 Alexander St. Summer hours are Tuesday-Thursday 4:30 p.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 4:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Full menu served 5-10 p.m., lounge menu until midnight. Food prices range from $6 to $24. For more information, call 454-5000 or visit benedettosrochester.com.

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The sauerkraut factories may be gone, but the Town of Phelps still holds its annual World Famous Sauerkraut Festival, which, in addition to parades, rides, music, and fireworks, features uniquely Phelpsian activities like a sauerkrauteating contest, cabbage bowling, and the ceremonial cutting of the sauerkraut cake. It all goes down Thursday-Sunday, August 2-5. Head over to phelpsny.com for a schedule of events.

Hoist your pinky and take tea on the mansion veranda at Canandaigua’s stately Sonnenberg Gardens as part of their Thursday Teas, happening each week in August. Victorian maids and butlers in period costume will serve finger sandwiches, scones, sweets, icy shrubs, and, of course, hot tea.

Tickets are $20, $8 for ages 4-12. Call 3944922 or visit sonnenberg.org for reservations.

Fox Run Vineyards in Penn Yan hosts its 20th Annual Glorious Garlic Festival Saturday, August 4, and Sunday, August 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with lectures, cooking demos, music, and dozens of artisans selling their wares throughout the grounds. Perhaps best of all, the festival’s a la carte menu has been created by Chef Tony Gullace, owner of Max at Eastman Place and Max Chophouse. Admission is free; visit foxrunvineyards.com for more details.

So you’ve done the wine-tour thing; maybe it’s time for a cheese tour? The Finger Lakes Cheese Trail is throwing its summer open house 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, with more than a dozen

producers of farmstead cheese scheduled to welcome the public into their creameries for walk-throughs and tastings. For more information, click over to flcheesetrail.com.

Casa Larga’s “Worldly Approach To Wine” series continues at 6 p.m. Monday, August 27, as guest speaker Holly Howell guides attendees through a seminar and accompanying multi-course dinner by Chef Cassidy Broman in which the so-called rules of pairing white wine and red wine with certain foods will be put to the test. Tickets are $55; call 223-4210 or visit casalarga.com.

Openings

“BBQ with a Spanish flair” is how Charlotte’s new Steel River BBQ Bar & Grill (421 River St., 360-2311, steelriverbarandgrill.com) describes its offerings, a claim bolstered by items like St. Louis-cut ribs and half-chickens sharing menu space with pulled-pork empanadas and a Cuban roast-pork platter.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that Burger Stop (3872 Lyell Road, 730-8816, burgerstopny.com) serves a variety of burgers.

But it has also got chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, subs, Greek grub, Mexican chow, and lots of other vittles. What’s more, Burger Stop is open 10:30 a.m.-2 a.m. every day, and until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Upcoming [ Pop/Rock ] The Fresh Beat Band Sunday, September 2. CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. 7:30 p.m. $39.50.

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[ Acoustic/Folk ] The Devil Makes Three Saturday, September 15. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 9 p.m. $13-$15.

325-5600. waterstreetmusic.com. [ Classical ] RPO: 90th Season Opening Night: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Friday, September 28-Saturday, September 29. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. Call for pricing. 454-2100. rpo.org.

Snoop Dogg

Thursday, August 2 CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua 7 p.m. | $25-$40 | 758-5330, cmacevents.com [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Can you really pass up a chance to see

none other than the S-n-double-o-p Dogg himself? Even for the non-rap-initiated such as myself, Snoop Dogg (originally Snoop Doggy Dogg) has a certain charm, a certain swagger, and a coolness that most other rappers in the industry just can’t seem to muster. Sure, he’s faced the dark side of the hip-hop world: drug charges, dropped murder charges, and you know, almost being banned from visiting Australia on “character grounds.” But when you’re living music like Snoop does, perhaps that just comes with the territory.

With a new reggae album (and new persona, Snoop Lion) just announced, it’s a safe bet that Snoop will pull out some new stuff as well. Just don’t forget to drop it like it’s hot. YelaWolf opens. — WILLIE CLARK

The Pickpockets Friday, August 3 Orange Glory Cafe, 240 East Ave. 6 p.m. | Free | 232-7340 [ Gypsy ] While this is a gallery opening for artwork by

Rachel Dow, Rochester’s The Pickpockets will be there to liven up the evening with the band’s unique style of gypsysounding music. If that’s not interesting enough for you, the music is performed in part on toy instruments. If you have seen this band busking around town, you’ll know what kind of musical hijinks to expect. If not, prepare to be pleasantly surprised. — SUZAN PERO

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Wednesday, August 1 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge. com, 232-3230. 8:15 p.m. $15-$20.

Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Jumbo Shrimp. Marge’s Lakeside Inn. 4909 Culver Rd. 323-1020. 6 p.m. Free. 21+ Kate Lee w/No Strings Attached. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. thelittle.org.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Rob & Gary Acoustic Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5 p.m.

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Thunder Body. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 10 p.m. $6-$10.

Gaslight Anthem played the Bonzai Fest at Highland Bowl on Saturday, July 28. photo by WILLIE CLARK

The Toadies/Helmet Saturday, August 4 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. 8 p.m. | $16-$20 | waterstreetmusic.com [ ALTERNATIVE ] The Toadies toured relentlessly

throughout the 90’s, but after original bass player Lisa Umbarger called it quits, the band broke up after a string of farewell concerts in 2002. The group was reformed in the spring of 2006 and since then has released two more records, and plans to unveil a third this summer.

Helmet enjoyed some commercial success on the strength of albums “Meantime” (1992) and “Betty” (1994).

After the band broke up in 1998, singer-guitarist Page Hamilton became involved in numerous musical projects, such as playing guitar for David Bowie. Hamilton has recruited many different members since the band’s initial incarnation and has released three albums since Helmet’s return in 2004. — BY DAVID YOCKEL, JR.

Eternal Summers Wednesday, August 8 The Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. | $8-$12, 18+ | 454-2966, bugjar.com [ Indie Pop ] With lush soundscapes and sweet vocals,

Eternal Summers is picking the right time to come up to Rochester from Virginia. The band’s sound evokes lazy summer days, and it’s good music to space out to. Dirty Dishes is in the same vein, so the night should be relaxing.

The Wallpaper and Admirers are local bands that will start the night by strumming some heart strings. Expect hipsters. Teen Set 45 Party follows. — SUZAN PERO

Come out and play [ review ] by WILLIE CLARK

I got to 94.1 The Zone’s annual Bonzai Fest Saturday at the Highland Bowl just in time to catch the back half of the set

by Walk The Moon. It was a little on the poppier side of life than I tend to dance on, but was catchy nonetheless. That band was followed by Eve 6. I wasn’t an Eve 6 fan before the set, and still wasn’t a fan after. To me it was just middle-ground American rock.

Then came the main attraction for me, New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem.

The group just put out a new record, and though I wasn’t entirely blown away by it, the new songs fit in very well with the band’s set at Bonzai. I’m always amazed at how precise this band is live, and how much its concerts sound like near replications of its records — and that’s a good thing. I was a little surprised that the group kept pulling out slow songs for a festival set, and given it wasn’t a headlining slot and it seemed like many in the crowd weren’t familiar with the band, going with the fast and in-your-face may have been the smarter route. Either way, Gaslight ended with a rousing, raucous, and respectful cover of “Teenage Wasteland,” which was nearly worth heading out just by itself.

Our Lady of Peace went up next. At first I was somewhat intrigued: the music teetered on stadium-pop-rock jams, with slow and steady vocal lines over the powerful clash of guitar, drums, and bass.

(There were keys in the mix, too, but bless anybody if they could hear them — I couldn’t.) But the longer the group went on, the less it kept my interest, and things started to blend together song after song.

Part of the problem was the lead singer’s overreliance on a megaphone. There is never any excuse to use a megaphone on stage during a concert, ever.

I can’t remember the last time I listened to any of its music, but The Offspring was the band that most surprised me. The California pop-punk band put on one sweaty, fast, and furious set, the kind of pure powerful take-noprisoners rock that you just don’t see much anymore, including staples such as “Hit That ” and of course “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy).” The prerecorded clips that played between songs were a little corny, and the expansive lighting rigs, strobe lights, and enormous lighted logo were over the top. But if you can bring the rock as much as The Offspring did, some pageantry is justified.

[ Blues ] Buford &Smokin’ Section.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m.

Call for info. [ Classical ] RPO: Summer Serenades.

Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N Plymouth Ave. hochstein. org. 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Thirteenth Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition. Eastman School of Music-Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester. edu. Various times, see website for full line up. Free. [ Jazz ] Concerts by the Shore: Greece Choral Society, Greece Jazz Band. Ontario Beach Park. 4799 Lake Ave. geneseelighthouse.org. 7 p.m. Free.

Mike DiMartino Jazz Jam. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera. com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5.

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Music Pet project Nathen Maxwell and the Original Bunny Gang

Original Bunny Gang, that he truly began his own musical journey.

Saturday, August 4 Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 9 p.m. | $10-$14 | 454-2966, bugjar.com

The seeds of The Original Bunny Gang

[ PROFILE ] BY WILLIE CLARK

It’s unlikely that then-17-year-old Nathen Maxwell knew what the next 15 years of his life would be like as he was sneaking in the back door to the Los Angeles pub Molly Malone’s in 1997. Well, he did know it would involve music.

Maxwell had dropped out of an L.A. area high school to follow his passion for music, and was the lead singer of a local punk band. Frustrated and looking for more serious musicians, he took the advice of his father — a musician in his own right — and checked out the Dave King Band, which was in the process of reforming.

King, without ever hearing Maxwell play a note, asked him to join what would become Flogging Molly, the Irish-rock band that Maxwell has now played bass in for nearly half his life.

Although he is now a self-described bass head — Maxwell cites Bassnectar and dubstep as the kind of music he’s currently into — drums and vocals were the musician’s first loves. But he’s always liked to go low. “When I bought my first bass combo amp I’d sit there in my garage and lie down, and just detune it as low as it would go and hit that low note and feel it flow through me,” Maxwell says. “So I always had a bass around.”

When Maxwell decided to take music more seriously, bass seemed the natural choice. “I wanted to back someone up and learn from someone great, and that’s when I met Dave [King] and met Flogging Molly...

These guys were great and I had to catch up.

And that’s been 15 years of rocking the bass for Flogging Molly.”

For many people, the story may have stopped there: finding success as part of one of the most successful punk bands in recent musical memory. But even before Flogging Molly, Maxwell had always been a songwriter himself, and with a pile of his own work stacking up, he wanted to share it. While he has taken vocals on and written two songs for Molly (“Cruel Mistress” off of “Drunken Lullabies” and “Queen Anne’s Revenge” on “Within a Mile of Home”) it wasn’t until he formed his own group, The 16 City august 1-7, 2012

first germinated in Ireland, during Flogging Molly’s recording session for 2008’s “Float.”

As Maxwell recalls, “Dave said, ‘You know, I love these songs, Nathen, but you really have your own story, and I really believe that you should do your own album outside of Flogging Molly to tell your own story.’ And I took that as a huge blessing.”

“I’m so lucky to have a band like Flogging Molly be supportive. I’ve heard horror stories about people getting ultimatums, and I’d hate to be in that situation,” Maxwell says.

With the go-ahead, Maxwell called up his father to join him on drums, and Ted Hutt, Molly’s original guitar player, to produce. Together they recorded “White Rabbit,” an album that finds Maxwell taking on a different sound, resulting in an acoustic-folk-reggae romp. It’s simplistic and sweet, with gently strummed guitar patterns over Maxwell’s soft, beaming voice grooving to laid-back tempos. It’s a far cry from the hard-hitting punk-rock assault that he’s known for in Flogging Molly.

But that doesn’t concern him. “When I’m here writing music and creating the Bunny Gang, I’m not thinking about how I impress the Flogging Molly fans. I think that would just be boring, and would be a waste of time, you know what I mean? I’ve dedicated myself to the real-deal thing with that, so my only mission is to make the Bunny Gang as authentic in its own right, which by nature is going to be different,” he says.

“I don’t write stylistically, I try to write authentically,” Maxwell says.

The Gang just wrapped up recording on its second album (adding Michael Peralta on bass and Nat Nelson on lead guitar), which is due out early next year. The result is a progression to a full-band effort, instead of a mostly solo acoustic effort on Maxwell’s part, like “White Rabbit.”

“It’s a totally different animal, and it’s a lot more exciting...I love and I really am proud of ‘White Rabbit,’ but I’ve never been more proud of an album [than this one],” Maxwell says. “For the first time in my life I feel like I’m authentically expressing myself through this music. It’s a liberating feeling.”

Now that Maxwell finds himself as the

front man of his own group, it comes with unique challenges as opposed to playing

Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell (pictured crouching) started a side project, The Original Bunny Gang, to explore his personal musical interests and a totally different sound. Photo courtesy donez

bass for Molly. “Singing is a whole other dimension. With Flogging Molly I was shouting backup vocals...I could party hard and smoke and talk and scream and it didn’t really matter if I lost my voice,” Maxwell says. “You’ve got to take care of your throat. You can bang the shit out of your bass guitar and if you got a good one it will hold its shape and keep going on, but if you crash your voice too much it stops.”

For this tour, Maxwell has also drawn inspiration from contemporary musician Chuck Ragan, who hosts a yearly revival tour of musicians who take turns sharing the stage and playing each other’s songs with no real headliner or set times.

“It’s not like, OK, headlining band is over, buy your stuff and leave,” Maxwell

says of the tour. “No, the Bunny Gang is done, and now everyone’s going to be together on the dance floor listening to awesome music and hanging out. I’ve learned from Chuck and that’s something we’re trying to create on this tour as well.”

Even with two bands under his belt, and a near-constant touring and work schedule, Maxwell continues to connect with audiences through both groups, never wavering in fulfilling his dream of making and spreading music.

“This is my life; this is my life’s work. I’ve never had a plan B and I never will. This is what it takes,” he says.

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Wednesday, August 1

old, broken, or unwanted gold, SELL ORTRADE Your diamonds, platinum, sterling silver or coins.

Two of a Kind. Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865.4500. Call for info.

Watch Batteries installed $1.99 (with coupon)

[ Open Mic ] Open Mic. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Pop/Rock ] Kitty Snowpants, Phantom Vibration, Fowls, Archimedes.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 5428336. 9 p.m. $6-$8.

Mitty and the Followers.

Aqueduct Park: Main St. at the Genesee River. Noon. Free.

Rick Springfield. Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack. Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 7 p.m.

Free.

Slipknot & Slayer w/Motorhead, Anthrax. Darien Lake PAC. 9993 Allegheny Rd., Darien Center. 599-4641. 7 p.m. $26.50-$76.50.

Terawatt w/Finding The Found.

Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic. com. 8:30 p.m. $5.

White Trash. Sully’s Brickyard Pub.240 South Ave. 232-3960.

7 p.m. Free. [ R&B ] Coupe de Villes. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 663-3375.6 p.m. Call for info.

Thursday, August 2 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Brantling Bluegrass Festival.

Brantling Ski Slopes, 4015 Fish Farm Rd., Sodus, brantlingbluegrass.com. $20$45. See website for full line up.

Jim Lane. Schooner’s Riverside Pub, 40 Marina Dr. jimlanemusic. com. 7 p.m. Free.

Park Avenue Band. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 9 p.m. $5 cover.

Party in the Park: 7 Walkers.

Riverside Festival Site, 148 Exchange Boulevard. rochesterevents.com 5 p.m. $2. [ Classical ] Annual RPO@TBK Fundraising Concert. Temple B’Rith Kodesh.

2131 Elmwood Ave. 7:30 p.m. $25-$30.

The Thirteenth Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition. Eastman School of Music-Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

Various times, see website for full line up. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Dorian. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. tcrileysparkpoint.com, 272-9777. Call for info.

DJ Matt. Nashvilles, 4853 West Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info.

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

DJ Sal DeSantis. Center Cafe, 150 Frank DiMino Way. iaccrochester.org, 594-8882. 7 p.m. Call for info.

Reggae Thursday. Club NV. 173 Liberty Pole Way. 10 p.m. $5 before 11 p.m.

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BLUEGRASS | Brantling Bluegrass Festival

Whether you’re a picker or a grinner, or want to spend a day in the country or a night under the stars, the 4th Annual Brantling Bluegrass Festival will help channel your inner Appalachian.

This event offers camping, a BBQ cook-off, and music workshops at the Brantling Music Academy. Topics include songwriting and instruction for beginners to pros on instruments including banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and dobro. Fourteen bands spread across three days anchor the festivities. Food, craft, and instrument vendors are available. See the website brantlingbluegrass.com for directions and schedules.

Brantling Bluegrass Festival takes place Thursday, August 2-Saturday, August 4, at Brantling Ski Slopes, 4015 Fish Farm Road, Sodus. Music begins Thursday and Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m. $15-$45. brantlingbluegrass.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR Thursday Night Shakedown.Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com. 11 p.m. Free.

Tiki Thursdays: Shotgun Music DJ. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 924-3660. 7:30 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. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Snoop Dogg with YelaWolf.

CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, canandaiguacmacevents.com.

393-4880. 7 p.m. $25-$40. [ Jazz ] Hochstein at High Falls: Gabe Condon. Granite Mills Park, 82 Browns Race. hochstein.org.

12:15 p.m. Free.

Jim Nelson. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 7 p.m. Free.

Kelly Izzo. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 6 p.m. Call for info.

The Swooners. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Westview Project. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Call for info.

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

787-0570. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Center Cafe, 150 Frank DiMino Way. 594-8882.

7 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Brickwood Grill, 250 Monroe Ave., brickwoodgrill. com, 730-8230. 9 p.m. Call for info.

Karaoke. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 392-3489. 8 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke Night w/Debbie Randyn. Pittsford Pub, 60 North Main St., Pittsford, NY. pittsfordpub.net. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Delight.

Anchor Bar Marketplace. anchorsportsbar.com, 2729333. Call for info. 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/George. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Shotgun Music. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 924-3660. Call for info. Free.

Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport.

388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Mic. Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport. 377-0410.

6:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Jam. Boulder Coffee Co. - Park Ave., 739 Park Ave. bouldercoffeeco.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Steve Piper. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mike w/Mark Herrmann.

California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 8 p.m. Free. continues on page 18 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 17

Thursday, August 2 [ Pop/Rock ] Brockport Summer Serenades: The Band w/Don Newcomb.

Brockport Welcome Center, 11 Water St., Brockport, 6371000. 7 p.m. Free.

Hank & Cupcakes, Routine Involvements, and Buckets. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave., 5428336. 8:45 p.m. $8-$10.

Lobo Marino w/Branch Dividians. Boulder Coffee Co. - Alexander St., 100 Alexander St., bouldercoffeeco.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Mike Kornrich Band. Penfield Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Penfield, 340-8663. 7 p.m. Free.

Patrone, Mancuso, & Sampagnaro. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. thebrightonrestaurant.com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free.

Third Degree. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910. 7 p.m. Free.

Turnip Stampede. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Twitch Angry, The Emerson, The Cheetah Whores. Monty’s Krown. 875 Monroe Ave., 2717050. Call for info.

Friday, August 3 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Brantling Bluegrass Festival.

Brantling Ski Slopes, 4015 Fish Farm Rd., Sodus, brantlingbluegrass.com. $20$45. See website for full line up.

Dave North. McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 8 p.m. Free.

Jim Lane. 58 Main. 58 N. Main St., Brockport. 637-2383. 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Woke Folk Revue w/ The Pickpockets, Maudlin Maladies, Josh Netsky. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966.

9:30 p.m. $5. [ Blues ] Dan Schmitt. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave., bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

Gap Mangione Solo Piano.

Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865.4500. Call for info.

Jokin’ Steve’s. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe. com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

John Payton Project. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St., dinosaurbarbque.com.10 p.m.

Free.

The King Bees. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave., thebrightonrestaurant.com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] The Thirteenth Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition. Eastman School of Music-Hatch Recital Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm.rochester.edu.

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Soldier’s Tale. Penn Yan Academy, 305 Court St., Penn Yan. 7:30 p.m. $20.

Finger Lakes Chorale: A Little Bit of Country, A Little Bit of Rock. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 183 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 7 p.m. Free, donations accepted.

The Thirteenth Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition Final Round w/RPO. Eastman School of MusicKodak Hall, 26 Gibbs St. esm. rochester.edu. 7:30 p.m. $20.

ALT-ROCK | Wilco

AMERICANA | Mumford & Sons

Amidst its latest cross-country trek of dates at festivals and large venues, legendary alt-rock band Wilco brings its brand of arena-ready rock to the confines of Rochester’s Highland Bowl. Dabbling in alt-country, experimental rock, and folk, there is no one genre that comfortably defines Wilco. Few too are the venues that can contain the litany of superb tracks the band can throw at you. Sampling from eight studio albums night to night, one or two favorites from the band’s vast catalogue are likely to be excluded, but you’re just as sure to catch that amount and many favorites more. The Lee Ranaldo Band (of Sonic Youth) also plays.

On this side of the pond, we define bands that blend genres including folk, country, or bluegrass as Americana. Quartet Mumford & Sons is Americana too, but owing to its U.K. origins, it adds some Shakespeare and Celtic swagger. The result is literate and rustic roots music that’s earned the band numerous Grammy nominations and Billboard Music Awards. With only one album, 2010’s “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons is as close to an overnight sensation as it gets. Lead singer-guitarist-troubadour Marcus Mumford’s voice is the key. It lends an emotive cathedral-like quality that stands out in a crowd while his sons — who aren’t really his sons — create a cohesive dynamic and occasionally raucous texture. With Aaron Embrey and Dawes.

Wilco performs Friday, August 3, 6:30 p.m. at Highland Bowl, 1200 South Ave. $44.50-$49. rochesterevents.com.

— BY DAVE LABARGE Various times, see website for full line up. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bang Fridays w/DJ Ease. One, 1 Ryan Alley. oneclublife.com, 546-1010. Call for info.

Chill Out Fridays! Happy Hour. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 2929940. 5:30 p.m. Free.

DJ Bac Spin. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St Paul St. 2325650. 8 p.m. Call for info.

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

Fresh Meat Fridays w/Samantha Vega, DJ Mighty Mic. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 2328440, tiltroc.com. 11:15 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $4-$12.

Happy Hour with DJ NaNa. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 6 p.m. Free before 8 p.m.

Lube After Dark. Quaker Steak and Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Reggaeton w/DJ Carlos. La Copa Ultra Lounge, 235 W Ridge Rd. 254-1050. 10 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Bobby DiBaudo Trio. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St., East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free.

Normas Tibbils. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 8 p.m. Free.

Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Nashvilles, 4853 West Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. 9:30 p.m. Call for info.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Call for info.

Karaoke. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 392-3489. 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke by Dan & Sherri. Barnard Restaurant & Party House 360 Maiden Ln. 663-1250. 8 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Delight.

Anchor Bar Marketplace. anchorsportsbar.com, 2729333. Call for info. 8 p.m.

Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport. 388-0136. 10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Bands on the Bricks: Donna The Buffalo. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. 6 p.m. Free.

Boss Tweed. Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 9 p.m. $3-$5.

Brass Taxi. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910.10 p.m. Call for info.

Brendan Macnaughton & Friends w/This Other Life.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 6 p.m. $5-$7.

Galileo. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480.

9:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Ivan Trevino’s School of Rockers. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave., 332-1104. 8 p.m. Free.

Kat CHR. Boulder Coffee Co. - Alexander St., 100 Alexander St. bouldercoffeeco.com. 8 p.m. Free.

My Plastic Sun w/Mikaela Davis.

Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830

Mumford & Sons performs Tuesday, August 7, 7 p.m. at CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. $35-$45. cmacevents.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq. com. 9:30 p.m. $5 cover.

The Surge. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern.com, 315-483-9570. 9 p.m. Call for info Taran w/Jeff Cosco and the Bandito Bullets. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 663-3375. 6 p.m. Call for info.

The Tombstone Hands w/DANG!.

Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera. com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5. 21+ Too The Deep, Tyranitar. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets.com, themontagemusichall.com, 2321520. 7:30 p.m. $7.

Wilco. Highland Bowl. 1201 South Ave., rochesterevents. com. 6:30 p.m. $44.50-$49.00

Saturday, August 4 [ Acoustic/Folk ] The Big Takeover. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 9:30 p.m. $6-$8.

Brantling Bluegrass Festival.

Brantling Ski Slopes, 4015 Fish Farm Rd., Sodus, brantlingbluegrass.com. $20$45. See website for full line up.

Jim Lane. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180. 6 p.m. Free.

Ken Snyder & Kevin Reynolds.

McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester. mcgrawsirishpub.com, 3489091. 7 p.m. Free.

Micah: ‘Lovin’ Cup Unplugged.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 5 p.m. Free.

Mosaic Foundation w/ Zongo Junction. Dubland Underground. 315 Alexander St. dublandunderground.wordpress. com, 232-7550. Call for info.

Nathen Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang w/Outlaw Nation, and Spaceweather Shakes. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 5428336. 9 p.m. $10-$14.

P.J. Elliot. Bayside Pub. 279 Lake Rd., Webster. 323-1224.

3 p.m. Call for info.

Tumbao. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St., tapas177. com, 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Art St Halarie solo piano. Pier 45. Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865.4500. Call for info.

The Crawdiddies. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

For The Road. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. bealestreetcafe. com, 216-1070. 7:30 p.m. Call for info.

Funky Blu Roots. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. stickylipsbbq.com. 10 p.m. $3.

John Cole Blues Band. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com.10 p.m.

Free. [ Classical ] Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival Grand Finale: A

[ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Big Reg. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 232-5650. 10 p.m. Call for info.

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

DJ Matt. Nashvilles, 4853 West Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info.

DJ Trancesend. Decibel Lounge.

45 Euclid St. 754-4645. 10 p.m. $5.

DJ Zio. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480.

Call for info.

La Selva. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 10 p.m. Call for info.

Sexy Ultra Lounge Saturdays w/DJ Kalifornia. One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010. Call for info. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] Bottoms Up w/AJ Curry. The Club @ Water Street, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic. com. 8 p.m. $10-$12. [ Jazz ] Artisan Jazz Trio. Prosecco Italian Restaurant. 1550 Route 332, Farmington. 924-8000. 7 p.m. Call for info.

Captain Marvel. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.lemoncello137.com.

8 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione. Penfield Amphitheater, 3100 Atlantic Ave., Penfield, 340-8663. 7 p.m. Free.

Special Blend. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes.

Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd., Webster, 216-1290.

6:30 p.m. Free.

Vince Ercolomento Duo. The Brighton Restaurant, 1881 East Ave. thebrightonrestaurant. com, 271-6650. 8 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 256-1000. 10:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 247-5225. 9 p.m. Call for info.

Karaoke At The Lube. Quaker Steak and Lube, 2205 Buffalo Rd. 697-9464. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Summer Bob. Shorts Bar & Grill, 35 N Main St, Fairport.

388-0136. 10 p.m. Free.

Kick-Ass Karaoke. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 2326000. 10 p.m. Free.

Olympia Karaoke w/Andy. Olympia Restaurant, 2380 Lyell Ave. 4296231. 9:30 p.m. Free.

[ Pop/Rock ] Anonymous Willpower, The Filthy McNastys, The Cheetah Whores. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut Plaza. frontgatetickets. com, themontagemusichall.com, 232-1520. 8 p.m. Call for info.

Beardage. Monty’s Krown. 875 Monroe Ave, 271-7050. Call for info.

Brass Taxi w/WoodStone. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 1 p.m.

Call for info.

The Fools. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 6633375. 6 p.m. Call for info.

FreeRide. McKenzie’s Irish Pub - W. Henrietta Rd., 334-8970. mckenziesirishpub.com. Call for info.

Household Pest. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910.10 p.m. Call for info.

Mr. Mustard. The Old Toad. 277 Alexander St., 232.2626. 8 p.m. Call for info.

Park Ave Summer Art Fest.

Park Ave., park-avenue.org, 244-0951. 10 a.m. Free. See website for full line up.

Swamp Moose. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave., Hamlin. hamlinstation.net, 9642010. 8:30 p.m. Call for info.

The Toadies, Helmet. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. waterstreetmusic.com. 8 p.m. $16-$20.

This Other Life. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 5463945. 8 p.m. $5.

The Tombstone Hands. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. tcrileysparkpoint.com, 2729777. 8 p.m. Call for info.

Sunday, August 5 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dave North. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free.

Pronko & Diamonds. Bayside Pub. 279 Lake Rd., Webster.

323-1224. 4 p.m. Call for info. [ Classical ] Finger Lakes Chorale: A Little Bit of Country, A Little Bit of Rock. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 183 N. Main St., Canandaigua. 3 p.m.

Free, donations accepted. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater Solo Piano. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 3814000. Call for info. Free.

The Smugtown Stompers.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com, 292-9940. 3 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes.

Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180.

3 p.m. Free.

Wora. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 5 p.m. Free. [ Pop./Rock ] Double Shot. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. captainjacksgoodtimetavern. com, 315-483-9570. 3 p.m.

Call for info.

[ 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. Call for info.

Karaoke w/DJ Vee. TC Riley’s, 200 Park Point Dr. tcrileysparkpoint.com, 2729777. Call for info.

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[ Pop/Rock ] The Midnight Ghost Train, Velvet Elvis, SodomisDivinum, and Veracult. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 9 p.m.

Call for info.

BLUES ROCK | Band of Skulls

When you hear a band name like Band of Skulls, your thoughts may wander to images of ill-tempered music in the vein of death metal or goth. But that assumption would be incorrect. More in line with Jack White’s project The Dead Weather, Band of Skulls features dueling male-female vocals and an overall bluesy-rock feel. Touring in support of the 2012 sophomore album “Sweet Sour,” the English threepiece is interspersing supporting dates for Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers with a few shows of its own.

Band of Skulls performs Wednesday, August 8, 7 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St. $16. waterstreetmusic.com. — DAVE LABARGE GatorFace. Nola’s BBQ, 4775 Lake Ave. nolasweb.com, 6633375. 5 p.m. Call for info.

Me & The Boyz. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St., pelicansnestrestaurant.com, 663-5910. 5 p.m. Call for info.

Park Ave Summer Art Fest.

Park Ave., park-avenue.org, 244-0951. 10 a.m. Free. See website for full line up.

Monday, August 6 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Ana Egge. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 8:30 p.m. $8. [ DJ/Electronic ] Manic Mondays DJs. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966.

11 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Amanda Ashley. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com.

8 p.m. Free.

Gap Mangione & The Solo Piano Series. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Mark Bader. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Goatwhore, Exhumed, Cerebral Bore, and Malformed. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 542-8336. 9 p.m. $12.

Northside Johnny. Center Stage at Center Park, Perinton, 1100 Ayrault Rd., 425-1170. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Peter House w/Letters. Boulder Coffee Co. - Alexander St., 100 Alexander St. bouldercoffeeco. com. 8 p.m. Free.

Tuesday, August 7 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Don Christiano, The Beatles Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. Call for info. Free.

Mumford & Sons, Aaron Embry Dawes. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, canandaiguacmacevents.com.

393-4880. 8 p.m. $35-$45.

Open Jam w/Jim Lane. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe.com, 2714650. 7p.m. Call for info. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ Kathy. Nashvilles, 4853 West Henrietta Rd. 334-3030. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Andrew Marks. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com.

6:30 p.m. Free.

The Roc-City Pro-Am Jam. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 10 p.m. Free 21+, $5 unders.

Shared Genes. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St,, East Rochester. bistro135.net, 6625555. 6 p.m. Free.

Tinted Image. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday, August 8 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jim Lane. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester. lemoncello137.com. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Rob & Gary Acoustic. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. woodcliffhotelspa.com. 5:30 p.m. Free.

Thunder Body. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. abilenebarandlounge.com, 232-3230. 10 p.m. $6-$10.

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[ Blues ] Doubletake Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. dinosaurbarbque.com.9 p.m. Free.

Open Blues Jam w/The King Bees. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. bealestreetcafe. com, 271-4650. 7:30 p.m. Call for info. [ Jazz ] Allegro. Ontario Beach Park. 4799 Lake Ave. geneseelighthouse.org. 7 p.m. Free.

Jim Nugent Jazz Trio. Pier 45.

Port Terminal Building, 1000 North River St., 865-4500. Call for info.

Rick Holland Evan Dobbins Little Big Band. Tala Vera, 155 State St. tala-vera.com, 546-3945. 8 p.m. $5, or free w/dinner.

The Seabreezers. Aqueduct Park: Main St. at the Genesee River. Noon. Free.

Todd East & Chris Guarnere.

Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St., East Rochester. bistro135. net, 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Mic. Hooligan’s Eastside Grill. 809 Ridge Rd., Webster, 671-7180. 7 p.m. Call for info. [ Pop/Rock ] 2012 Full Moon Music Series: This Other Life. Smith Warren Post 367 American Legion, 61 Main St., Scottsville. 5 p.m.

Free.

Eternal Summers, Dirty Dishes, The Wallpaper, and Admirers.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 5428336. 9 p.m. $8-$12.

Todd Bradley. Marge’s Lakeside Inn. 4909 Culver Rd. 3231020. 6 p.m. Free. 21+ White Trash. Sully’s Brickyard Pub.240 South Ave. 2323960.7 p.m. Free. rochestercitynewspaper.com City 19

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WXXI’s Julia Figueras will read Edith Sitwell’s poetry as part of “Façade,” the author’s collaboration with composer William Walton, performed Saturday in the final concert of the 2012 Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival. PHOTO PROVIDED

Living, breathing music Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival 10th Anniversary Grand Finale w/ Manhattan Chamber Orchestra Saturday, August 4 Penn Yan Academy, 1 School Drive, Penn Yan 7:30 p.m. | $20 (students free) 315-536-0383, FingerLakes-Music.org [ PREVIEW ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA

“It’s their 10th anniversary, and Richard decided that we’re going to cut loose,” says Julia Figueras about her upcoming performance with the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival. The music director and mid-day host at WXXI will be part of the grand finale concert of the festival’s 2012 season, which will feature the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra under the baton of festival artistic director Richard Auldon Clark. The program will include Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale” and William Walton’s “Façade” with poetry of Edith Sitwell, ready by Figueras.

Figueras says that, 20 years ago, she probably wouldn’t have liked the Walton/Sitwell piece because it was “too cacophonous.” After “threatening to do it for a while,” Figueras says, Clark told her it was time. So Figueras went to her father’s house and, brought up the LP, and listened to the work again. This time, she was absolutely hooked.

“‘Façade’ is a pretty riotous piece,” says Figueras. “It’s verbal tintinnabulation. The words match the sound of the music.”

“Façade” is a work for musicians with

poetic verse. The music was composed by Sir William Walton (1902-1983) and the poetry

by Edith Sitwell (1887-1964). Both Britons, Walton found himself at the home of Sitwell toward the end of his studies at Oxford, and “Façade” was their first collaboration.

Figueras says that Sitwell came from a very well-educated family, and that her house was a center for the arts and artists. Sitwell reflected the times, particularly in England, between world wars, and that she was known not only for her poetry, but also for her exotic costumes.

“Façade” debuted in 1923, with Walton at the podium and Sitwell projecting the verse through a Sengerphone (megaphone) poked through a hole in the curtain that was painted to depict a face. According to Figueras, “the public was a little baffled by it.”

“It’s a crazy piece,” says Figueras. “I actually own one of the old-fashioned megaphones and I’m threatening to bring it.”

As to whether Figueras will bring a modern relevance to the piece, she was clear in her philosophical approach. “I try not to bring a modern relevance to a piece. I think great art has a relevance of its own,” she says. “It was a piece of music that was written at a particular period of time, and it is what it is.”

challenge, but she revels in delivering the spoken word with live music. Her performance credits include the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Penfield Symphony Orchestra, Ad Hoc, and the Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival.

Indeed, Figueras’ voice is her instrument, and she is widely known for her work as a host on WXXI’s classical radio station at 91.5 FM. She has interviewed Clark for the station and featured the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra on the show “Back Stage Pass.”

“It’s extraordinary to be sitting in that place where all the energy meets,” says Figueras of being a part of a live orchestral performance. “There’s a place where the energy of the orchestra is coming to my back and the energy of the audience is coming to my face. Somewhere in the midst of that is this rarified space.”

For Figueras, reading for “Façade” is “a real treat. It’s on my bucket list of things I’d like to do with an orchestra. It’s not going to come around often, so it’s a real treat also for the audience to have it performed by professional musicians.”

Clark founded the Finger Lakes

Chamber Music Festival 10 years ago, and performances principally include the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, which he founded in 1987. The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra has performed at all the premier New York City venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, and even the United Nations. Clark’s connection to the Upstate New York region stems from his upbringing in Apalachin (west of Binghamton).

The festival is a series of concerts held throughout the Penn Yan region over a period of weeks. This year’s festival concerts took place at the Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum (Hammondsport), Hunt Country Vineyards (Branchport), the lawn of a historic county courthouse (Penn Yan), the Norton Chapel (Keuka College, Keuka Park), and Penn Yan Academy.

Figueras applauds Clark for his programming, which includes a core repertoire that is largely of American composers, as well as “non-core repertoire.”

“Music is a living, breathing thing that has to move forward,” says Figueras.

“Sometimes that means playing new music.

Sometimes that means playing music that is not new, but which remains novel. An audience is far more willing to go further with you than is thought, especially in a live setting, as opposed to a radio setting.

[Clark] does a really nice job of performing interesting repertoire in lovely venues with a mix of artistic greatness.”

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Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] “Jazz: The Spirit of the Moment: Photographs by Jim Allen” Thu Sep 2. Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. 5-7 p.m. 2715920, cityofrochester.gov.

“ART TEXTUALITY by FUA Krew 2012” closing reception Fri Aug 3. Rochester Greenovation, 1199 East Main St. Tue-7 p.m. ‘til. Mixed media by Rochester artists and krewz, including: Hassan Mac, Heavy Hitters, FFL, Frank, Utter Clutter, Downer, R3, HFK, The Lady Sylyea, and more. Art Raffle drawing at 11 p.m. rochestergreen.org “Bloomed: New Work by Beth Bloom” Fri Aug 3. Gallery @ Equal=Grounds 750 South Ave. 7-9 p.m. gallery@equalgrounds. com.

“Bonding Time” by Watercolorist Sherry Davis Fri Aug 3. A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café, 321 East Ave. 6-9 p.m. 729-9916.

“Celebrate Upstate,” photography

by Timothy Costello and Jon White Fri Aug 3. Zugibe Vineyards, 4248 E. Lake Rd., Geneva. 5856402. 6-9 p.m. Free.

“Celebrating Local Art” Fri Aug 3.

Grass Roots Gallery, Hungerford Building, Suite 157, 1115 E. Main St. Visit site for hours. thegrassrootsgallery.com. Live music by Last Note.

“Conjunction and Opposition: Jewelry Designs from Interstellar Love Craft by Marisa Krol” Fri Aug 3. Crocus Clay Works Gallery, Hungerford Building Door #2, Suite 225, 1115 E. Main St. 5-9 p.m. 469-8217, crocusclayworks.com.

“Crow Show” Fri Aug 3. The Shoe Factory Art Co-op, 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. 6-9 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts. com, shoefactoryarts.com.

“Distilling the Flipside,” Art by Heather McKay using alternative processes Fri Aug 3. Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 1344 University Ave., Suite 110. 6-10 p.m. 3195279, joebeanroasters.com.

“Feminine Mystique: The Female Figure in Acrylic, Oil, and Watercolor by Stephen Harkola” Fri Aug 3. Stella Art Gallery & Studio, 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. 6 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio.com.

“Genesee Fever” Paintings by Rachel Dow Fri Aug 3. Orange Glory Café, 240 East Ave. 6-8 p.m. 232-7340.

“Home,” work by Jay Brooks Fri Aug 3. Wyoming County Gallery, 31 S Main St, Perry. 6-8 p.m.

237-3517, artswyco.org.

“Live Draw Exhibition 2012” Fri Aug 3. 283 Central Ave. 7-10 p.m. RSVP: 716-485-1579, bjc211@frontiernet.net. Watch artists draw from models, interact as they create.

THE LOBBY Presents: “Rough Truth: Caricatures by Alison Cowles” Fri Aug 3. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 8 p.m.- 2 a.m. 4542966, bugjar.com, lobbydigital. com. Live music by The Pickpockets, Maudlin Maladies, Josh Netsky, Payton Marovich and Friends, Lord Raindrop el Bajapantes, and Emily Good.

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Held on the First Friday

August 3rd From 6-9PM

Arete' Gallery offers an extensive & diverse range of affordable art.

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Summer is running thin, but the weather is fine and there are plenty of openings this week to keep art lovers engaged. Here are a few gems; for more information on art openings, visit our calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com. All events are free to attend unless otherwise noted.

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On Friday, August 3, Black Radish Studio (274 N. Goodman St., Suite 501) will hold a reception for “nineteen fortyseven,” an art exhibition and cultural event featuring works

by Pakistani artists A. S. Rind, Momin Khan, Mashkoor, Rahi, and Farrukh Shahab. Enjoy Pakistani hors d’oeuvres and music as well 6-10 p.m. For more information, call 413-1278 or email jen@blackradishstudio.com.

Also opening on Friday night the “Member Showcase 2012” exhibition at Arts & Cultural Council (277 N. Goodman St.), which will showcase works by those who support the institution. A reception and awards ceremony takes place 5-9 p.m. For more information, call 473-4000, or visit artsrochester.org.

Visit Crocus Clay Works (Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., door 2, suite 225) on Friday, 5-9 p.m., for the opening reception of “Conjunction and Opposition: Jewelry Designs from Interstellar Love Craft by Marisa Krol” (pictured). For info, call 414-5643, or visit crocusclayworks.com.

Joe Bean Coffee Roasters (1344 University Ave.) will present “Distilling the Flipside: Art by Heather McKay” also on Friday, 6-10 p.m. The show will function as a fundraiser for Roc City Skatepark and debut Debajo Del Puente, a blend of coffee specifically created for the Roc City Skatepark. For more information, call 319-5279 or visit joebeanroasters.com.

On Sunday, August 5, 4-8 p.m., McKay will hold a second event at The Yards (50-52 Public Market), which will introduce the rebranding of McKay’s Photography, and include a retrospective of the decade-old business and a launching of Kamay Vintage Rentals. For more information, visit mckaysphotography.com.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (137 East Ave.) will hold a Friday reception for “Whose Space? Our Space!” in which artists, dancers, and activists will redefine public space.

Participating individuals and groups include The Bloody Noes, Jim Day, inFluxdance, Matthew Keeney, James Paulsen, and Occupy Rochester. The event will take place 6-10 p.m. on Friday, with performances by Heather Roffe at 7:30 p.m. and K. Reagan at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $1 and free to members. An artists’ talk is scheduled for Sunday, August 5, at 1 p.m. For more information, call 461-2222, or visit rochestercontemporary.org. —BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Lori Farr Fri Aug 3. 2 Chic Boutique, 151 Park Ave. 5-8 p.m.

271-6111, 2chicboutique.com.

Main Street Artists’ First Friday Open Studio Show and Sale Fri Aug 3. Studio 458,

Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St. 5-9 p.m. 233-5645, mainstreetartistsgallery.com.

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Art Exhibits “Member Showcase 2012” Fri Aug 3. Arts & Cultural Council Gallery, 277 N Goodman St. 5-9 p.m. 473-4000, artsrochester.org.

Nancy Coon Art Opening Fri Aug 3. Hungerford Bulding, 1115 E. Main St., Suite 309. 6-9 p.m. nancy.coons@gmail.com.

“Nineteen forty-seven,” a Pakistani art show and cultural event Fri Aug 3. Black Radish Gallery, Village Gate, D Entrance, 274 N. Goodman St. 6-10 p.m. arenaartgroup.com “Proof of Residence: The Work of Andrew Cho and Melinda Friday” Fri Aug 3. The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. 6-9 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org.

SC Fine Art Gallery & Ramón Santiago Studio Opening Fri Aug 3. Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., door 7, Suite 310. 6-9 p.m. Call for details. 202-6909, scfineartgallery.com. Featuring Paul and Christine Knoblauch, Cordell Cordaro, Frank Argento, and Greg Polisseni.

“Serving our Veterans Through Art: A Fundraising Exhibit” Fri Aug 3. Our House Art Gallery, Veterans Outreach Center, 783 South Ave. 4-9 p.m. 295-7804, veteransoutreachcenter.org.

Summer of the Arts First Friday of the Month Fri Aug 3. Areté Gallery, 663 N. Winton Rd. aretegallery@ gmail.com. 6-9 p.m.

“Tradition and Transition” by Dick Bennett and Carl Crumley Fri

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Aug 3. Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. 5-9 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery.com.

“Whose Space? Our Space!”/Evinn Neadow Fri Aug 3. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, 137 East Ave. 6-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Aug 24: “Gift of the Rose” by Peggy Martinez. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt.

770-1923.

2 Chic Boutique 151 Park Ave. Aug 3-31: Lori Farr. 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.

Arts & Cultural Council Gallery 277 N Goodman St. Aug 3-30: “Member Showcase 2012.”

Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 4734000, artsrochester.org.

A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Aug 3-Sep 4: “Bonding Time” by Watercolorist Sherry Davis. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.1 p.m. 729-9916.

Artisans’ Loft 4135 Mill St, Pultneyville. Ongoing: “Dream Sails...and More” by David Chamberlain; “Waterscapes” by Lee Hanford; “Trees and More”

by Rocky Greco. Fri 1-3 & 6-8, Sat 1-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. 315-589-5000 Baobab Cultural Center 728 University Ave. Continuing: Harlem Girls Quilting Circle. Thu-

Fri 5:30-9 p.m., Sat 2-4 p.m.

563-2145, thebaobab.org.

Books Etc. 78 W. Main St., Macedon. Through Aug 15: “Relative Image,” work by Dolores Seagren, Richard Lacey, and Anne Lacey Ellington. WedSun Noon-5 p.m. 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

Black Radish Gallery Village Gate, D Entrance, 274 N. Goodman St. Aug 3-31: “Nineteen forty-seven,” a Pakistani art show and cultural event. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 12-5 p.m. arenaartgroup.com Bug Jar 219 Monroe Ave. Aug 3-Sep 30: THE LOBBY Presents: “Rough Truth: Caricatures by Alison Cowles.” Mon-Sun 8 p.m.2 a.m. 454-2966, bugjar.com, lobbydigital.com Chapel Oaks at Saint Ann’s Community 1550 Portland Ave. Aug 1-31: Irondequoit Art Club Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 6976600, irondequoitartclub.org.

Coach Street Clay 39 Coach Street, Canandaigua. Through Sep 15: “Darwinian Encounters: An Exhibition of Work by Lynne Hobaica.” Call for hours. 4743103, coachstreetclay.com.

Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Aug 31: “We Are Ten,” A Black and White Photo Exhibition by Wilson Commencement Academy Photo Club. 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 Coalition Gallery 320 N Goodman St, Suite

201. Aug 4-7: Monks of Deprung Gomang create a Peace Sand Mandala daily 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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. Aug 3-11: “Conjunction and Opposition: Jewelry Designs from Interstellar Love Craft by Marisa Krol.” Tue-Wed 5-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment.

469-8217, crocusclayworks.com.

Cumming Nature Center Hurst Gallery 6475 Gulick Rd., Naples.

Through Sep 2: “Dragonflies & Damselflies” photo exhibit. WedFri 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3 requested donation, $10 for families. 3746160, rmsc.org.

The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Aug 3-23: “Proof of Residence: The Work of Andrew Cho and Melinda Friday.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through Aug 31: “Something For All Seasons” by Pamela LoCicero.

Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 381-1600, friendlyhome.org.

Gallery @ Equal=Grounds 750 South Ave. Aug 3-31: “Bloomed: New Work by Beth Bloom.”

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

Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union 395 Gregory St. Through

Sep 30: The Work of Alan Stewart. Mon-Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

461-2230, genesee.coop.

George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Sep 30: “Lost Birds: Sculptures by Todd McGrain.” | Through Oct 21: “Ideas in Things.” | Through Sep 16: “See: Untold Stories.” | Ongoing: “Cameras from the Technology Collection,” and “The Remarkable George Eastman.” | Tue-Sat 10 a.m.5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$12. 2713361, eastmanhouse.org Gilded Square Picture Framing & Gallery 714 University Ave. Continuing: “Framed” artwork

by Keith Uhrich & Michelle Michael. Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 461-2808, gildedsquare.com.

Grass Roots Gallery Hungerford Building, Suite 157, 1115 E. Main St. Opens Aug 3: “Celebrating Local Art.” Visit site for hours. thegrassrootsgallery.com.

High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through Sep 2: “Neil Montanus: A Career Retrospective.” 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 Aug 8: “Tradition and Transition” by Dick Bennett and Carl Crumley.

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

International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Aug 1-31: Graphic Works by British artist Henry Moore. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com.

I-Square Visions 693 Titus Ave., Irondequoit. Aug 6-10: “Modern Art Pop-Up Summer 2012”

by Nancy Diliberto and Karen Maggio. Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 943-1941.

Joe Bean Coffee Roasters 1344 University Ave., Suite 110. Aug 331: “Distilling the Flipside,” Art by Heather McKay using alternative processes. Mon-Wed 7:30 a.m.7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.10 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3195279, joebeanroasters.com.

Link Gallery at City Hall 30 Church St. Through Sep 10: “Jazz: The Spirit of the Moment: Photographs by Jim Allen.” MonFri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5920, cityofrochester.gov.

Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Aug 5: Fifth Rochester Biennial. WedSun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $5-$12. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu.

Mill Art Center & Gallery, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls.

Continuing: “Felted Fashions”

by Jae Hee Lee and “Fresh Produce.” Mon-Fri & Sat 11 a.m.3 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free.

624-7740, millartcenter.com.

My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope

Ave. Through Aug 24: “A Colored Pencil Sampler” by Rochester Area Pencil Club. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 546-8439.

Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Continuing: “Gallery Favorites.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com.

NTID Dyer Arts Center 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Through Aug 10: “Under the Influence: DRAW Artists and Their Mentors.” MonThu 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 1-3 p.m. 475-6884, ntid.rit.edu/dyerarts.

Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Aug 25: “The Inner World of Dario Tazziolo.” MonSat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 624-4730, ockhee@frontiernet.net.

Orange Glory Café 240 East Ave. Opens Aug 3: “Genesee Fever” Paintings by Rachel Dow. Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 232-7340.

Our House Art Gallery Veterans Outreach Center, 783 South Ave. Aug 3-24: “Serving our Veterans Through Art: A Fundraising Exhibit.” Tue 5-7 p.m., or by appt. 295-7804, veteransoutreachcenter.org.

Outside the Box Art Gallery Suite 104, The Box Factory, 6 N. Main St., Fairport. Through Aug 31: Steve Oosterling. Call for details.

377-0132 Owl House 75 Marshall St. Continuing: “New Works of Art by the Illustrious Carla Bartow.” Tue-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. & 5-10:30 p.m. 360-2920, owlhouserochester.com.

Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Aug 25: “Summer Exhibit: James Strohmeier.” TueFri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery. com.

Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery 71 S Main St, Canandaigua. Through Aug 11: “The Rhythm of Art.” MonTue 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.

Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Aug 3-Sep 23: “Whose Space? Our Space!”/ Evinn Neadow. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1.

Rochester Greenovation 1199 East Main St. Through Aug 3: ART TEXT.U.ALITY by FUA Krew 2012.

Mixed media by Rochester artists, including: Hassan Mac, Heavy Hitters, FFL, Frank, Downer, HFK, R3, Laura Evans, and more. TueFri 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. rochestergreen.org.

Rochester Regional Community Design Center Hungerford Complex/E. Main Business Park.

Door 3B. Continuing: “Corn Hill: What’s Next?” Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. 271-0520, rrcdc.com.

Roz Steiner Art Gallery Genesee Community College, 1 College Rd., Batavia. Through Aug 27: “Document: The Italian American Family Album” by Tom MacPherson. Call for hours. 3430055 x6448, genesee.edu.

Rush Rhees Library Rare Books and Special Collections University

of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd.

Through Aug 17: “Picturing AIDS and Its Publics,” educational AIDS posters from the Atwater Collection, and “Springing to Life: Moveable Books and Mechanical Devices.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 475-6766.

Sacred Heart Cathedral 296 Flower City Park. Through Sep 3: Exhibit honoring Bishop Matthew Clark.6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. cathedralcommunity.org.

Sage Art Center UR River Campus. Through Aug 31: Photo exhibit by Thomas Evans, curated

by Jessica Holmes. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-11p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun 2-6 p.m. 273-5995, rochester.edu/college/AAH/ facilities/sage SC Fine Art Gallery & Ramón Santiago Studio Hungerford Building, 1115 E. Main St., door 7, Suite 310. Through Aug 11: “Art at the Jazz Fest!” Featuring Paul and Christine Knoblauch, Cordell Cordaro, Frank Argento, and Greg Polisseni. Call for details.

202-6909, scfineartgallery.com.

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 212. Aug 3-29: “Crow Show.”

First Fri 6-9 p.m., Second Sat 12-4 p.m., Wed 12-5 p.m. studio212@shoefactoryarts.com, shoefactoryarts.com.

Spectrum Gallery at Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Aug 331: “Tropical Photographs of El Yunque National Rainforest” by Bruno Chalifour. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6

p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 4614447, lumierephoto.com.

Starry Nites Café 696 University Ave. Through Aug 25: “Fly Me to the Moon: Celestial Bodies at Starry Nites Café.” Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-midnight, Sat 8 a.m.midnight, Sun 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

271-2630, starrynitescafe.com, shoefactoryarts.com.

Stella Art Gallery & Studio 350 West Commercial St., East Rochester. Aug 3-31: “Feminine Mystique: The Female Figure in Acrylic, Oil, and Watercolor by Stephen Harkola.” Thu 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat noon9 p.m. stellaartgalleryandstudio. com.

The Sunflower Bake Shop 750 Elmgrove Rd. Aug 1-31: Rochester Artisans Exhibit & Sale: “Sunflowers!” Tue-Fri 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 8311629.

Tap & Mallet 381 Gregory St. Continuing: “Paintings by Bradley Butler.” Mon-Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun 4 p.m.-12 a.m. 4730503, tapandmallet.com.

Wallace Library Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. Through Aug 6: “The Light of the Sublime: The Works of Rumi as Interpreted

by Zahra Partovi and Vincent FitzGerald & Co.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.noon and 1-5 p.m. 475-4213.

Wyoming County Gallery 31 S Main St, Perry. Opens Aug 3: “Home,” work by Jay Brooks.

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. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] Call for Art: Clouds in My Coffee.

Deadline Aug 11. Call for artwork relating to crows or ravens for August exhibit. Next theme: “Green: What Does it Mean?” deadline August 25. More information and more calls for art at shoefactoryarts.com.

Call for Art: “Landmarks of Wayne County.” Must be delivered to Wayne County Council for the Arts October 5 or 6. Adult & Youth categories; photos must be taken within Wayne Country between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012. Information: 315-3314593, waynearts.wordpress.com.

Call for Art Proposals for New Roz Steiner Art Gallery at Genesee Community College. Individuals and groups working in all media are welcome to submit proposals.

Submit bio, resume, digital JPEG samples to GCC Art Department Office, Art Gallery Committee, Genesee Community College, One College Road, Batavia, NY 14020. The new gallery will be ready for exhibitions beginning in early 2011. For more info, email hsjones@genesee.edu.

Call for Emerging Film- and Videomakers. Ongoing.

Submit films and videos to the monthly New York Filmmakers Quarterly screening series at the Little Theatre. Films of maximum 30 minutes must have been produced in New York State in the last two years.

For more information, email emergingfilmmakers@yahoo.com.

Call for Entries: Films. Greentopia | Film Festival takes place September 12-14. Submit or get more info: greentopiafestival. com/film/.

Central Library Offers Exhibit Opportunities for Artists at Lower Link Gallery. Space currently available free of charge. Applications available at libraryweb.org; call 428-8051 for more information.

Donate Artwork to Evening at Auction to benefit Boys and Girls Club in Geneva. To be held September 21. Contact margaret. bernay@hws.edu or kvaughn@ hws.edu for more information.

Sonnenberg Photo Contest.

Deadline October 1. Photos must be taken at Sonneberg Gardens and not have been published elsewhere. For information, visit sonnenberg.org.

Spokes & Ink: Call for posters.

Deadline August 1, selected designs notified August 4. Design and submit your own bicycleinspired poster for consideration.

If your poster is selected, print 20 and deliver to Genesee Center.

Event takes place Aug 25. For more information, visit geneseearts. org/spokesandink/submit.

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background videos that wouldn’t feel out of place at a Korean karaoke bar or archival footage of the original artists. It’s oddly comforting to see videos like John’s “I’m Still Standing,” which is basically the distillation of every 80’s music video ever, and Joel’s “Uptown Girl,” which still makes me giddy every time I watch Christie Brinkley take off her hat and unfurl her hair.

When the duo shares the stage, they engage in a bit of shtick — sometimes too much shtick — and frequently goad the audience into participating with sing-alongs or claps.

That last point proved somewhat awkward at

Joel Mason and David James in “The Tribute,” currently on stage at Geva Theatre. PHOTO BY DEREK MADONIA

Piano men

“The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years” Through August 11 Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd.

Tickets start at $25 | 232-4382, gevatheatre.org [ REVIEW ] BY ERIC REZSNYAK

Tribute shows dedicated to popular musicians are nothing new — I remember seeing “Beatlemania” when I was barely a teenager.

The show currently on the Geva Mainstage, “The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel: Through the Years,” is something of a different animal. In it, the two performers bringing to life the music of the pop-rock legends of the title do not attempt to pass themselves off as the pianist-singers. They simply sing the hits of the piano men who inspired them, interspersed with some banter that references the performers’ personalities more than the icons themselves.

Because of that, the show actually feels more like a cover-band concert than a theatrical endeavor. Regardless, by the end of opening night, the crowd at Geva was eating it up, quite content to ignore any flaws and able to enjoy the night for what it was: accessible musical fun.

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The show stars Rochester native David James, who handles the Billy Joel side of the equation, and Joel Mason, who tackles the catalogue of Sir Reginald Dwight, better known as Elton John.

The two have extensive performance experience, with James — a once and future student of the Eastman School of Music (he’ll return to ESM this fall for an additional degree) — having performed his Joel tribute in various hotels and cruise ships. It was on one of those cruises that he met Mason, who has similarly performed around the world with his Elton John act. The two decided to work together on a concert in honor of the two piano-playing rock stars, who notably worked together in their “Face 2 Face” tours in the 90’s and early 2000’s.

The format of “The Tribute” is simple. Sitting

at two pianos on the Geva stage, the two men take turns on various classic Joel or John songs, sometimes sharing vocal duties, sometimes soloing, and in the case of guilty pleasure “Honky Cat,” even getting into a little piano duel. They both play the piano and, when needed, backing tracks fill in the rest of the instruments. Most of these tracks are fine, but a few come dangerously close to elevator music — “Philadelphia Freedom” was especially cheesy (admittedly, the source material is hopelessly dated).

As James and Mason perform, a projector screen on the back of the stage plays either

the beginning of the performance I attended.

Prior to the two performers taking the stage, a brief trivia video implored the audience to go get more drinks before the show started, and later in the evening Mason made a crack about how nobody cared about what he sang so long as the drinks were flowing. That kind of banter makes sense in a cocktail lounge… but Geva ain’t a cocktail lounge. And I think, at first, the audience may have felt a little awkward singing along even to familiar feel-good music in a space where it’s used to seeing works like “A Raisin in the Sun” or “On Golden Pond.” But by the end of the second act, the crowd was fully into the show, with unabashed sing-alongs and spontaneous dancing breaking out with at least one man seated toward the front of the theater.

The performers each bring something different to the show. James is the stronger singer and pianist, and his voice is well suited to the Joel catalogue. He is particularly good in the slower, more emotional ballads (“She’s Always a Woman” and “Just the Way You Are”), although he also touches on something that the program points out is quintessentially Billy Joel: projecting an aura of toughness. Mason’s gift comes from his ability to work a crowd. He has a boyish charm about him, and even when he was trying too hard, I found myself amused by his act. He also has quite the impressive Johninspired wardrobe, including one multi-colored fur outfit I’ll call Muppet Armageddon and an all-white ensemble I can only describe as “from the Norma Desmond estate sale.”

While it would be impossible for a twohour show to cover all of the hits of pop legends like Joel or John, the nearly 30 songs selected should please fans of either artist, especially fans of their early periods (I don’t think there’s any music in the show from after 1990). It goes without saying that the songs themselves are all excellent examples of pianobased pop-rock, and James and Mason handle them capably. The show is a bit of an odd fit for the Geva space, and there’s no denying that it could use some refining. But if you’re a fan of pop music from the 70’s and 80’s and don’t mind a bit of shameless pandering, it makes for an entertaining evening. (The drinks they kept mentioning couldn’t hurt.)

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Free admission. Retrospective, launching of Kamay Vintage Rentals, fun and games.

“Whose Space? Our Space!”

Artists’ Talk. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. 461-2222. rochestercontemporary.org. 1 p.m. $1, free to members.

Comedy [ Thursday, August 2 ] Search Engine Improv.

Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. 7:30 p.m., door 7 p.m. $5. [ Friday, August 3Saturday, August 4 ] Al Madrigal/Ralph Tetta.

Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. $9-$12. [ Friday, August 3 ] Paula Poundstone. Cathedral Hall, 875 E. Main St. 888-5127469. Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. $30-$40. [ Saturday, August 4 ] Village Idiots Improv Comedy.

Village Idiots Pillar Theater, Village Gate, 1st floor, 274 North Goodman St., #D106. 7979086, improvVIP.com. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $5. Every Saturday through August 25. [ Sunday, August 5 ] The Funniest Person in Rochester Contest: Quarter Finals.

Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd., Webster. 671-9080, thecomedyclub.us. 6 & 8:30 p.m. $7.

Dance Events [ Saturday, August 4 ] One Dance Co. Presents “Little Isolated Worlds.” The Yards, 5052 Public Market. attheyards@ gmail.com. 9 p.m. Free.

Dance Participation [ Wednesday, Aug 1 ] The “Bad Dancer” Class. Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 8-9:45 p.m. $8, cash only at door. Wednesdays through August 29.

Int/Adv Contemporary Modern.

Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. [ Thursday, August 2 ] Beg/Int Contemporary Modern.

Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, $70 for 10 classes. Cash only at door.

Tue & Thu through August 30. [ Thursday, August 2Tuesday, August 7 ] Group Processes in Dance/ Movement Therapy: The Marian

First African Festival. 130 White Street, near the intersection of Lyell and N. Plymouth Ave and HSBC. Ms. Conte’ 957-4117 or 271-8367. Noon-7:30 p.m.

Free. Dancing, singing, live drumming, African food.

Rochester A.B.OV.E. 6th Annual Africa/African-American Festival.

Highland Bowl, South Avenue.

313-3685, rochesterabove.org.

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Free admission.

Live entertainment, arts & crafts, food, more.

FESTIVAL | Park Ave Summer Art Festival

Celebrate one of the city’s oldest and most unique neighborhoods at this summer’s annual Park Ave Summer Art Festival. The namesake street will be lined by 300 artists, vendors, and exhibitors from more than 21 states and Canada.

As always, there will be a variety of food choices to satisfy any craving. From crepes and jambalaya, to fried dough and giant turkey legs, the festival has you covered (be sure to save room for espresso and Italian ice).

In addition to these yummy treats, there will be more than 60 musical and entertainment groups playing throughout the festival. Acts include an eclectic assortment of jazz, rhythm, blues, acoustic, and more.

The festival will run Saturday, August 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, August 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and runs down Park Avenue from Alexander Street to Culver Road. Traffic on Park Ave along those roads will be closed 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission to the festival is free, and there will be shuttle available from designated parking areas for $1 round-trip. For more information, parking, and directions, visit park-avenue. org/events or call 244-0951. — BY ANNE RITZ Chace Approach with Elissa White.

Kinections, 718 University Ave. 473-5050. August 2-4 or August 6 & 7 (afternoons). Call for details, register. [ Friday, August 3 ] Int/Adv Contemporary Modern.

Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. [ Monday, August 6 ] Int/Adv Contemporary Modern.

Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, cash only at door. Mon, Wed, Fri through August 31. [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Beg/Int Contemporary Modern.

Flower City Ballet Studio, 2nd floor, suite 250, Post Office, 250 Cumberland St. onedanceco@ gmail.com. 9-10:45 a.m. $8, $70 for 10 classes. Cash only at door.

Tue & Thu through August 30.

Festivals [ Through Sunday, August 5 ] 21st Annual Northeast Naturist Festival. Empire Haven Nudist Park, Moravia. 315-497-0135, empirehaven.net. Wed-Sat 8 a.m.10 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-7 p.m. $40$45, $12 Sunday only.

[ Friday, August 3Saturday, August 4 ] Polish Arts Festival. St. Stanislaus Church, corner of Hudson and Norton. 467-3068, polishartsfest.org. Fri 5-8 p.m., Sat 4-8 p.m. Free admission.

Polish arts, food, crafts. [ Friday, August 3Sunday, August 5 ] 9th Annual Tinker Homestead and Farm Museum “Civil War Days” Re-Enactment and Living History Encampment. Hansen Nature Center in Tinker Nature Park, 1527 Calkins Rd., Henrietta. 3597044. Call for details. [ Friday, August 3Monday, August 6 ] Festival to Celebrate Installation of Ganesha Murthi (Statue). Hindu Temple of Rochester, 120 Pinnacle Rd., Pittsford. More information: 489-4606, president@ hindutempleofrochester.com. [ Saturday, August 4 ] Carey Lake Festival. 959 Penfield Rd., Rte 441 in Macedon. careylake.com. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.

Arts & crafts, food, children’s activities, music by “Ruby Shooz,” and helicopter rides.

Central New York Wine & Jazz Fest. Downtown Wolcott. 315530-7171, wolcottlionsclub.org or by calling. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. $10-$20.

[ Saturday, August 4Sunday, August 5 ] Twentieth Glorious Garlic Festival. Fox Run Vineyards, 670 State Road 14, Penn Yan. foxrunvineyards.com. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit site for details.

Park Avenue Summer Art Fest.

Park Avenue neighborhood.

244-0951, park-avenue.org. Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Renaissance Festival: Highland Fling Weekend. 15385 Farden Rd., Sterling. 1-800-879-4446, sterlingfestival.com. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. $12.95-$25.95. [ Sunday, August 5 ] Rochester Christian Church Ministries Summer Community Festival. 3177 Lyell Rd., Gates. 247-4444, rccm.org.

2-5 p.m. Free admission.

Music, drama, line dancing, concessions, more.

Kids Events [ Wednesday, August 1 ] School’s Out Stories. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave. Brockport. 637-1050 10:30 a.m. Free. Ages 5-8.

Wednesday Afternoon at the Movies: “The Adventures of TinTin.” Children’s Center, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, libraryweb.org. 2:30 p.m. All ages.

Zombie Apocalypse Scavenger Hunt Night. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield. 3408720. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, register.

Entering grades 6-12. [ Thursday, August 2 ] Drawing Creatures in the Night.

Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield. 340-8720.

3:15-4:15 p.m. Free, register.

Entering grades 3-6.

Make & Take Crafts: Monster Magnets. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org.

Pajama Storytime. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 2476446. 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free, register.

Stuffed Animals Sleepover and Storytime. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m.

Free, register. Kids do not sleep over, only toys. Pick up stuffed animal next day at 10 a.m.

Teen Writing Group. Seymour Library, 161 East Ave. Brockport.

637-1050 2:30-4 p.m. Free.

Thursdays through August 30.

Time for Tots. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 247-6446.

10:15-11:15 a.m. Free. Ages 1-5 with caregiver.

[ Friday, August 3 ] Summer Reading Finale with Airplay. Irondequoit Public Library Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd. 336-6062, aholland@libraryweb.org. 2 p.m. Free. [ Friday, August 3Sunday, August 5 ] Literature Live: The Lorax. The Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square. 2632700, museumofplay.org. Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m.

Included in museum admission: $11-$13. [ Monday, August 6 ] BabyTime Storytime. Irondequoit Public Library Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd. 336-6062, aholland@ libraryweb.org. Mondays through August 6: 11:30 a.m. Free. Ages 0-23 months with caregiver.

Cupcake Fantasy with Lisa Basini, the Baking Coach.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 1-2:15 p.m.

Free, register. Grades 6-12.

Storybook Cake with Lisa Basini, the Baking Coach.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 10:30 a.m.

Free, register. Ages 6-10.

Movie Mondays. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 2476446. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Baby Playtime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd., 3597092, hpl.org. 10:15-11 a.m.

Free. Tuesdays through August 7.

Beach Party with Tops Cooking School. Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8350, libraryweb.org. 2:303:30 p.m. Free, register. All ages.

Bookmark Your Big Dreams.

Scottsville Free Library, 28 Main St., Scottsville. 889-2023. 4-5 p.m. Free, register. Ages 5-12.

Make a bookmark with your favorite character.

Family Movie: “The Lorax.”

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 2 p.m. Free, register. Ages 6-10.

Pre-school/Pre-readers Storytime.

Irondequoit Public Library Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd. 3366062, aholland@libraryweb. org. Tuesdays through August 7: 11:30 a.m. Free. Ages 4-5 months with caregiver.

Lectures [ Wednesday, August 1 ] Searching for Your Roots: Genealogy Resources. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 7 p.m. Free, register. [ Thursday, August 2 ] Human Trafficking at Home & Abroad. Nazareth College, Shults Community Ctr., 4245 East Ave. farmingtonmeetinghouse.org.

1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. [ Monday, August 6 ] Historic Preservation Talk with Wayne Goodman. Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave. 4288202. 6:30 p.m. Free.

COMEDY | Paula Poundstone

This weekend, comedy fans will not want to miss a woman most known for her wit, sarcasm, and a can of Diet Pepsi. On Friday, August 3, the Cathedral Hall at Auditorium Theatre (875 E. Main St.) will present comedian Paula Poundstone.

Poundstone has been in the stand-up business since 1979.

She’s appeared on “The Tonight Show” and “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” had her own comedy specials on Bravo and HBO, and was named No. 88 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. She has also won several awards, has become the Nation Spokesperson for the Association of Library Trustees Advocates Friends & Foundations, has written her first book, and has become a regular contributor to NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” The show begins at 8 p.m. and tickets range from $30 to $35. To purchase tickets call 888-512-7469 or visit waterstreetmusic.frontgatetickets.com. — BY ANNE RITZ [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Social Security: Your Questions Answered. Gates Public Library, 902 Elmgrove Rd. 247-6446.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Free, register.

Literary Events [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Authors Aloud. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0444, thelittle.org.

8-9 p.m. Free.

Museum Exhibits [ Through Thursday, September 13 ] Quilts & Samplers. The Rochester Historical Society, Rundel Memorial Building, 2nd floor, 115 South Ave. 428-8470, rochesterhistory.org. Tue-Wed 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Thu 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $3-$5, free to members.

Recreation [ Wednesday, August 1 ] All About Bats. Sterling Nature Center, 15380 Jenzvold Rd., Sterling. 315-947-6143. 7 p.m. Free.

Crepuscular Walk: Full Moon Over the Canyon. Letchworth State Park, Castile. 493-3625, nysparks.com. 6:30 p.m.

Parking fee.

Mount Hope Cemetery Tour.

North Gatehouse opposite Robinson Dr. 1133 Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 2 p.m. $5, members & children under 16 free. Every Sunday through Oct 28.

Rochester Orienteering Club Meet. Lake Riley, Cobbs Hill Park. roc.us.orienteering.org.

6:30 p.m. (registration 5:30 p.m.). $8 per entry/group.

[ Thursday, August 2 ] Nature Hike: Jones Park. Meet in northeast end of park, corner of Lorimer St. and Plymouth Ave. North. cityofrochester.gov/fclg.

6 p.m. Free.

Nature Walk: Genesee Valley Canal Trail (Waterfalls Section).

Letchworth State Park, Castile.

493-3625, nysparks.com. 10 a.m.

Parking fee. Bring lunch. [ Friday, August 3 ] Birding Field Trip: Conesus Inlet State Wildlife Management Area.

Meet at Vitale Park on Route 20A, Lakeville. Jim 243-0316, or Judy 582-2346, rochesterbirding.com.

7:30 a.m. Free.

Sounds of the Night. Thousand Acre Swamp Sanctuary, off Jackson Rd., Penfield. Marie Heerkens 773-8911. 8 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, August 4 ] The Civil War Tour. Meet at Cemetery Office, South entrance opposite the Distillery on Mt. Hope Ave. 461-3494, fomh.org. 1:30 p.m. $5, members & children under 16 free. Every Sunday through Oct 28.

GVHC Hike. Meet at 1008 Penfield Rd. Dick R. 544-3387, gvhchikes. org. 11 a.m. Easy/moderate 4-5 mile hike, Corbett’s Glen. [ Sunday, August 5 ] GVHC Hike. Meet at YMCA lot off Bay Rd., Penfield. Kraig Q. 872-2691, gvhchikes.org. 1 p.m.

Strenuous/hilly 5 mile hike, Abe Lincoln Park.

Wildflower Walk. Letchworth State Park, Castile. 4933625, nysparks.com. 10 a.m.

Parking fee.

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Recreation free to FOMH members. Every Thursday through Aug 9. [ Monday, August 6 ] Stand Up Guys 2nd Annual Golf Tournament To End Abuse.

Mendon Golf Club, 226 MendonIona Rd., Mendon. 546-7826. $115, $25 lunch only, $50 dinner only. Register. [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Guided Bike Ride: Corn Hill Neighborhood. Meet at Genesee Valley Park Pool parking lot, 131 Elmwood Ave. cityofrochester. gov/fclg. 6 p.m. Free.

Special Events [ Daily through November 21 ] Vineyard Public Tours.

Casa Larga, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 585-223-4210 x2.

11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $5-$7. [ Wednesday, August 1] August Fashion Launch. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 9:30 p.m. Fundraiser for Center for Youth. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org. 271-7670, centerforyouth.net.

Teen Film Festival. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. 258-0444, littletheatre.org, highfallsfilmfestival.com. 5:30 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, August 2 ] Free Movies in the Parks: “Smokey & The Bandit.”

Highland Park Bowl. monroecounty.gov. Preshow fun at 8:30 p.m., film at dark. Free.

La Dolce Nights with Last Note.

Casa Larga, 2287 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 585-223-4210 x2. 5:308:30 p.m. $15.

Polish Happy Hour. Back Nine Grill, 3500 East Ave., Pittsford.

267-7031. 6:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Music by Melody Lane playing Polish music as well as some international sounds.

Rochester Winos Wine & Food Pairing. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St. Paul St. rochesterwinos.com.

6:30 p.m. arrival, 7-9:30 p.m. tasting. $25-$30, register.

South Wedge Farmers Market.

100 Alexander St. at S. Clinton. swfarmersmarket.org. 4-7 p.m.

Free admission. Through Oct 18.

Moonlight Stroll Series.

Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park, 151 Charlotte St., Canandaigua. 394-4922, sonnenberg.org. 7:30 p.m. $4-$9, under age 5 free. The MusicMakers Big Band. [ Friday, August 3Saturday, August 4 ] Midsummer Night’s Tasting. Hurd Orchards, Rte 104, Holley. 6388838, hurdorchards.com. 6 & 8:30 p.m. Call for information and to register. [ Saturday, August 4 ] Bocce Bash. Doug Miller Family Sports Park, 4618 Ridge Road West. 624-5555, campgooddays. org. 3-9 p.m. $300 per fourperson team, register.

Concert on the Hill and Classic Car Show. Letchworth State Park,

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THEATER | “To My Friends: The Life and Death of George Eastman”

Kodak founder and philanthropist George Eastman will never be forgotten, especially in Rochester. This weekend, head to MuCCC (142 Atlantic Ave.) for an original, local performance that explores the man and his legacy. Rochester-based playwright Spencer Christiano has written a piece that takes place the night of Eastman’s suicide in 1932, and which explores the rumors of Eastman’s life, relationships, and death.

The play was presented as a staged reading this past March to mark the 80th anniversary Eastman’s death and will now be presented as a full-length production.

Performances will take place Thursday and Friday, August 2-3, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, August 4, at 2 & 8 p.m. Tickets are available online for $7 or $10 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit muccc.org. — BY ANNE RITZ Castile. 493-3625, nysparks. com. 3-7 p.m. $8 parking fee.

Saturday Night Laser Show: Radiohead. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 9:30 p.m. $6-$7, no children under age 5. [ Sunday, August 5 ] Big Bust 22: Annual All Volkswagen Car Show & Swap Meet. Webster Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Rd., Webster. flrvwc.com. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission for spectators.

Brighton Farmers Market.

Brighton High School, 1150 Winton Rd. S. brightonfarmersmarket.com.

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Each Sunday through October 28. Free admission.

Community Garage Sales & Super Fleas. Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St. cityofrochester. gov/publicmarket. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Through Oct 14.

East Avon Flea Market. 1520 West Henrietta Road, Avon. eastavonfleamarket.com. 7 a.m.2 p.m. Free admission. Sundays through October. [ Monday, August 6 ] Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty Dinner 2012. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd., Geneva. 800-343-6382, flcb.org.

6-10 p.m. $75, register. [ Tuesday, August 7 ] “Casablanca.” Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Free Movies in the Parks: “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” Ontario Beach Park. monroecounty.gov. Preshow fun at 8:30 p.m., film at dark. Free.

Westside Farmers Market.

St. Monica Church parking

lot, 831 Genesee St. westsidemarketrochester.com.

4-7:30 p.m. Free admission.

Tuesdays through October 16.

Sports [ Friday, August 3Sunday, August 5 ] National Silver Ball Vintage Base Ball Tournament. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd., Mumford.

538-6822, gcv.org. Call for more details. [ Saturday, August 4 ] Dirtcar Racing. Canandaigua Motorsports Park, 2820 County Rd. 10, Canandaigua. 394-0961, canandaiguamotorsportspark. com. 7 p.m. $12, ages 16 and under free. Tue World of Outlaws Late Model Series. [ Monday, August 6Wednesday, August 8 ] Rochester Redwings vs.

Scranton W/B Yankees. Frontier Field, 1 Morrie Silver Way. redwingsbaseball.com. Fri 7:05 p.m. $7-$12.

Theater “A Thousand Cranes.” Fri Aug 3-Aug 5. Black Sheep Theatre.

Christ the Good Shepherd Church, 1000 N. Winton Rd. FriSat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $12.

861-4816, blacksheeptheatre. org, tickets@blacksheeptheatre. org. Talkback after Aug 5 show.

“Bad Connections.” Thu Aug 2-Aug 5. Downstairs Cabaret, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.

Call for info. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“The Barber of Seville.” Fri Aug 3-Aug 5. Smith Opera house, 82

Seneca St., Geneva. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Tickets start at $15-$45, $35 per couple. 315781-5483, thesmith.org.

“The Calamari Sisters’ Big Fat Italian Wedding.” Continues through September 2. RAPA East End Theatre, 727 E Main St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 5 p.m. $39-$45. 420-8338, thecalamarisisters.com.

“Fight with Love.” Fri Aug 3-Aug 5. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Fri 8 p.m., Sat 2 & 7 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $10. 2324382, gevatheatre.org. Musical theatre revue to benefit Broadway THEATER | “The Pitch: Gettysburg” Cares/Equity Fights AIDS The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival in Auburn Finger Lakes Musical Theatre continues its inaugural summer season, and this weekend it Festival: The Pitch: “Gathering offers Rochesterians an opportunity to take a peek into the Blue” and “Gettysburg.” creative process of local playwrights. On Thursday, August Thu Aug 2-Aug 4. Theatre Mack, Cayuga Museum, 203 2, and Friday, August 3, “The Pitch” — the festival’s forum Genesee St., Auburn. Thu to help develop new musical-theater works — will feature 7:30 p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 & “Gettysburg,” the story of two soldiers and best friends 8 p.m. $20. 315-255-1785, who find themselves serving on opposing sides of the Civil fingerlakesmtf.com.

“Fingers & Toes.” Continues War, and in an epic battle after two years of separation. The through Aug 18. Auburn Public book, music, and lyrics were written by Rochester’s Jim and Theatre, 108 Genesee St. at Deborah Schmitt, and the show was initially staged by a local Exchange St., Auburn. Wed Aug theater troupe several years ago.

1-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Tue-Wed Aug 8 2 & 7:30 p.m. $35-$42. 315 255 For $20, “The Pitch” allows you to see vignettes of the show 1785, fingerlakesmtf.com.

— including songs, scenes, and a few dance numbers — and “A Funny Thing Happened to provide feedback after the performance. on the Way to the Forum.”

Continues through Aug 5.

Bristol Valley Theater, 151 Check out “Gettysburg” Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 South Main St., Naples. Wed p.m., and Saturday at 5 & 8 p.m. at the Theater Mack at the Aug 1 2 p.m., Thu 2 & 8 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $12- Cayuga Museum in Auburn. This week’s installments of “The $33. 374-6318, bvtnaples.org.

Pitch” will also feature “Gathering Blue.” For more information “My Fair Lady.” Continues visit fingerlakesmtf.com. — BY ANTOINETTE ENA JOHNSON through Aug 15. Merry-GoRound Playhouse, 6877 East p.m., Wed Aug 8 7:30 p.m. [ Sunday, August 5 ] Lake Rd., Auburn. Wed Aug Tickets start at $25. 232-4382, “Laughing” Larry Berger 1 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thu 7:30 gevatheatre.org.

“Instant Poetry (just add words!) p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Mon 2 “Tomfoolery.” Sun Aug 5. the breakdown” seminar/ p.m., Tue-Wed Aug 8 2 & 7:30 Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. workshop. Lift Bridge Book p.m. $40-$42. 315-255-1785, Main St. 7 p.m. $17-$27. 454Shop, 45 Main St., Brockport. merry-go-round.com.

1260, bftix.com.

637-2260, liftbridgebooks.com.

“To My Friends: The Life and 1-3 p.m. $10.

Death of George Eastman.” Thu Auditions [ Monday, August 6 ] Aug 2-Aug 4. MuCCC, 142 Stampin’ Up Class and Atlantic Ave. Thu-Fri 8 p.m., [ Tuesday, August 7Fundraiser. Cobblestone Arts Sat 2 & 8 p.m. $7-$10. 244Wednesday, August 8 ] Center, 1622 Route 332, 0960, muccc.org.

“A Night in the Slammer; A Day “On Broadway!” Musical Revue. in the Clink.” Museum of Wayne Farmington. 398-0220, 6-7 p.m. $15, includes materials.

Fri Aug 3-Aug 4. Stageworks.

County History, 21 Butternut Evangelical Lutheran Church St., Lyons. 315-946-4943, [ Monday, August 6of the Reformation, 111 N. waynehistory.org. 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 8 ] Chestnut St. stageworksroc.org. Roles are available for women Workshops. Mental Health 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. Proceeds ages 18-70 and men ages 17benefit Anna’s Wish.

65. No preparation is necessary Association, 320 N Goodman St. 325-3145 x 131. Mon “Ozma of Oz.” Wed Aug 1-Aug for the audition.

Family Development Class: 3. Continues through Aug 17.

“How to Say NO to Your BVT for Kids. Bristol Valley Workshops Child.” For parents of toddlers Theatre, 151 S. Main St., to teens. 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Naples. 11 a.m. $5. 374-6318, [ Through Monday, Free RSVP. Wed Family bvtnaples.org.

August 5 ] Development Combined Class: “Romeo & Juliet.” Continues 4th Annual Hydrangea “No I Won’t, and You Can’t through Aug 4. Livingston Celebration. Wayside Make Me” + “You Want ME Arts Shakespeare in the Park.

Garden Center, 124 Pittsford to Help with Housework?” For 4 Murray Hill Dr., Mount Palmyra Rd., Macedon. parents of preteens and teens.

Morris. Fri-Sat 8 p.m. $8.

223-1222, x100, trish@ livingstonarts.org.

12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. waysidegardencenter.com.

“Thoroughly Modern Millie, Various times. Register. [ Tuesday, August 7 ] Jr.” Fri Aug 3-Aug 4. Gates German Night. Books Etc., 78 [ Wednesday, August 1 ] Recreation and Parks Dept.

French Night. Books Etc., 78 W. W. Main St., Macedon. 474STAR Camp. Gates Chili High 4116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

Main St., Macedon. 474-4116, School Auditorium, 1 Spartan 6:30 p.m. Free. books_etc@yahoo.com. 6:30 Way. Fri 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., Village Pride Meeting. Books p.m. Free.

Sat 1 p.m. $3-$5. 429-8234.

[POSTERS, LOGOS & MORE!Weight ONLINE! Etc., 78 W. Main St., Macedon.

Loss Challenge: 6 “The Tribute to Sir Elton John & 474-4116, books_etc@yahoo.

Week Blitz! 1161 Monroe Ave. Billy Joel.” Continues through com. 7 p.m. Free. rochester.weightlosschallenge.

Aug 11. Geva Theatre Center, com. Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

75 Woodbury Blvd. Thu 7:30 Visit site for details. p.m., Fri 8 p.m., Sat 4 & 8

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Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport DARK KNIGHT: 1, 4, 7:15; ICE AGE: 1, 3, 5; TOTAL RECALL: 1:15, 4, 7:10, 9:25; THE WATCH: 7:10, 9:10.

Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: 1, 4, 7; BEST EXOTIC: 4:45, 7:05, 9:20; BRAVE: 1, 3; DARK KNIGHT: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7:15, 8, 9; DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; ICE AGE: 1, 3, 5, 7; MADAGASCAR 3: 1, 3; MAGIC MIKE: 9:30; STEP UP: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; TED: 5:10, 7:10, 9:10; TOTAL RECALL: 1:15, 4, 7:10, 9:25; THE WATCH: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10.

Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. THE AVENGERS: 7 P.M.; ALSO SAT-SUN 4 P.M.

Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit *NO FILM TIMES BY PRESS TIME*

Dryden Theatre 271-3361 9 East Ave *NOTE: Film times for Wed 8/1-Wed 8/8* THE NAKED PREY: Wed 8/1 8; THE ROAD WARRIOR: Thur 8/2 8; STEVE JOBS: THE LOST INTERVIEW: Fri 8/3 8; ROMAN HOLIDAY: Sat 8/4 8; DOUBLE FEATURE: I’LL GET YOU FOR THIS, COLORADO TERRITORY: Sun 8/5 7; MOONRISE: Tue 8/7 8; THE BLUE ANGEL: Wed 8/8 8. continues on page 30

A gory science fiction comedy [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

The movie opens with a voice-over narration

by Ben Stiller, who plays Evan, the proud “The Watch” manager of the Costco store in a complacent little burg in Ohio, declaring his love for his job, his (R), directed by Akiva Schaffer company, his town, etc. When some unknown Now playing assailant murders the store’s security guard, and Although obviously purely coincidental, the the local Keystone Kops exhibit a good deal release of “The Watch” resonates disconcertingly of incompetence and a minimum of concern, with the recent occurrence in Florida, where a self- Evan vows to track the murderer down. He styled neighborhood watchman fatally shot a black announces at the high-school football game, to teenager. The picture actually bases its action and a most unsympathetic crowd, that he is forming meaning upon some of the apparent motivations a neighborhood watch to protect the public and of the accused shooter, most of which shouldn’t find the killer, which initiates the film’s strangely surprise anyone. The movie also suggests just how ambiguous plot and themes. far Hollywood now pushes, or perhaps explodes, Despite his appeal, only three volunteers the boundaries of traditional cinema comedy. show up to join the watch, each motivated by something far different from Evan’s expectations. Bob (Vince Vaughn) believes the group will provide a night out with the guys, complete with beer, pool, and sports on TV; Franklin (Jonah Hill), rejected by the police force for several obvious reasons, is the classic wannabe cop, a repressed mama’s boy spoiling to shoot Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, and Vince Vaughn in “The Watch.”

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somebody, anybody; Jamarcus (Richard Ayoade) hopes that when he responds to a call, a beautiful woman will perform an interesting sex act for him.

Mocked by the cops, insulted by citizens, and taunted by a bunch of punks, the four losers, under Evan’s officious leadership, doggedly pursue a number of dopey ideas and false trails until they actually discover the murderer — hideous aliens from outer space who travel from planet to planet devouring the inhabitants. Since nobody believes them, they find they must fight the monsters, who dwell beneath the Costco store, all by themselves. Their apparently hopeless climactic battle against hordes of the creatures employs enough special effects to propel the average science-fiction spectacular.

Naturally all sorts of comical material, much of it more silly than funny, appears throughout the course of the watchmen’s adventures, but the film also includes some oddly anomalous subjects for its ostensible form. Beyond the sciencefiction and horror elements, the script exploits some other decidedly un-comic stuff, like several extremely bloody murders, one of them involving a kid, for example, and an eviscerated corpse, with a graphic shot of a gaping hole that the victim’s entrails once occupied, no doubt a first in the history of cinematic comedy.

The mixture of comedy, horror, and sheer gore far transcends the innocence of those old Abbott and Costello flicks, in which the immortal duo encountered such movie menaces

Bright lights [ REVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

“Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” (NR), directed by Paul Sen Screens Friday at the Dryden

“Roman Holiday” (NR), directed by William Wyler Screens Saturday at the Dryden

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as Frankenstein’s monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and the Mummy. In another rather unusual touch, “The Watch” also includes what the ratings people call strong sexual content, in language and action, including a relatively explicit orgy scene with a variety of sexual options, including the fulfillment of Jamarcus’s fantasy.

Each of the four principal characters, no matter how dumb and self-deluding, undergoes something of a transformation through the various ridiculous adventures, each of course achieving the sort of resolution that the form demands. Beneath all the obvious material, the movie also exploits such uplifting subtexts as friendship, spousal communication, and father-daughter bonding.

Amid all the action and the quantities of nonsense, the four principals work quite well together, each carving out a particular personality and a particular comic identity, and together they embody the motivations of some amateur policemen. Ben Stiller nicely portrays a familiar type, the fussbudget busybody, while Jonah Hill, who now and then overplays, resembles every gun aficionado who decided to leave his home with Mom and shoot somebody (a sadly familiar type).

The great surprise of the picture, Vince Vaughn steals most of his scenes, gets the best lines, and delivers his dialogue in an offhand, rapidfire manner that seems unscripted and entirely natural; he undoubtedly constitutes the most entertaining element in “The Watch.”

Now that I’m older, I like to indulge in the occasional rant against the whippersnappers, who still don’t know how good they have it. Because when I was a kid, my personal stereo was a little too big to fit in my pocket, and if anyone phoned me, dadgummit, I didn’t find out until I got home. And don’t get me started on those computers, which were all c:\ this, and MS-DOS that.

Introduction to Computers was the only class I ever failed (my secret shame — well, until a second ago), and I certainly never envisioned that I’d actually have to use one. And then, like many others similarly afflicted, I met a Mac. When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer last fall at the age of 56, words like “pioneer” and “visionary” got bandied about, and

with very good reason. But Jobs’ road to icon status had its share of detours, and the engrossing documentary “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” takes place during one of them. It’s 1995, and interviewer (and one-time Apple employee) Bob Cringely is dialoguing with Jobs for his PBS series “Triumph of the Nerds.” At this point in time Jobs is the CEO of NeXT, Inc., the company he began after being forced out of Apple 10 years prior. But six months after this interview, the suffering Apple would buy NeXT, and by the end of 1997 Jobs would be running his old company again.

And if you use an iPhone, iPod, iPad, or iTunes, you know how that turned out.

So while the Jobs in “The Lost Interview” (um, shouldn’t it be “The Found Interview”?) may not be on top at that exact moment, he’s in a unique place from which to view the past and anticipate the future. We learn how his adolescent affinity for electronics quickly became a driving passion after meeting the like-minded Steve Wozniak, with whom Jobs would later create Apple. (Jobs recounts programing a computer to make free long-distance calls, eventually, to their surprise, getting through to the Vatican.) It’s always humbling to hear about the genesis of an item that we now take for granted, and the groundbreaking Apple model of color graphics (Woz’s idea) combined with the user-friendly interface that Jobs had seen in action at Xerox’s Palo Alto R&D changed the game.

And though it’s a little bittersweet to see Jobs looking so healthy in his frameless glasses and ubiquitous black mock turtleneck, “The Lost Interview” provides valuable insight into the mind of a man who not only created a product but an entire lifestyle. Honestly, the film itself is pretty much unreviewable, however, in that it is what it is: one fixed camera, clunky topic transitions, and the unedited thoughts of a quietly

charismatic man totally in love with his job. Gracious even when holding forth on his initial ouster from Apple as well as his competition (an unabashed admirer of their technology, Jobs chides Microsoft for having “absolutely no taste”), Jobs also shows startling prescience in 1995 about the future of computers as they transition from computation to communication: “I think that the web is gonna be profound in what it does to our society.”

“And introducing Audrey Hepburn” reads

the opening credits of “Roman Holiday,” the delightful romantic-comedy classic from three-time Oscar-winning director William Wyler that served as Hepburn’s debutante ball and enabled her to win her only Academy Award in her first starring role.

Hepburn plays Princess Ann, young royalty from a never-named European country whose nonstop diplomatic duties are taking their toll. So one evening in Rome she sneaks out of her opulent lodgings before her sleeping sedative kicks in, waking up in the bed of the gentleman-ish reporter Joe Bradley (dashing Gregory Peck).

She says she’s a student named Anya; he says he sells fertilizer. But Joe, sniffing a story, talks the lonely princess into having her dream day in Rome, bringing Oscar-nominated bohemian shutterbug Eddie Albert along for the leisurely ride.

And as our impossibly attractive central duo considers professional duty vs. love, we’re treated to a stunning Rome filled with ancient architecture and wildly gesticulating natives. The blacklisted Dalton Trumbo would wait years to receive proper credit for his Oscar-winning screenplay, a perfect showcase for that now-legendary Hepburn charm. Both of the leads spend much of the film in careful reaction to the other, but when she finally breaks into that wide, sunny smile...wow.

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Shot on a much larger budget, George Miller’s continuation of the Mad Max saga is a rare sequel that manages to fulfill the promise of the acclaimed original. Devastated by the deaths of his wife and son, Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) wanders a post-apocalyptic landscape where fuel is scarce and defenseless settlers are preyed upon by roving gangs of thugs. (George Miller, Australia 1981, 95 min.)

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Greece Ridge 12 225-5810 176 Greece Ridge Center Dr. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: 3D 4:05, 10:15; 2D 12:40, 7:10; DARK KNIGHT: 11:30 a.m., 12:50, 2:55, 4:30, 6:20, 7:30, 8, 9:50; DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: 11:45 a.m., 12:15, 2:05, 2:35, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 9:20; ICE AGE: 11:40 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; MAGIC MIKE: 11:50 a.m., 2:25; SAVAGES: 12:35, 4:20, 7:15, 10:15; STEP UP: 3D 9:45; 2D 11:55 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:20; TED: 12:05, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10; TOTAL RECALL: 12, 1, 2:45, 4:10, 5, 6:40, 7:15, 7:45, 9:30, 10, 10:30; THE WATCH: 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:55, 10:20.

Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS (PG): The third film in the franchise combines the third and fourth books in the series for a look at the hilarity and lesson-learning that ensues when Greg’s plans for the summer go awry.

Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage MOONRISE (1948): The Dryden’s “Kid Noir” series begins with this Frank Borzage drama about a troubled young man (Dane Clark) whose hanged father’s notoriety makes him an outcast in his small town.

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I’LL GET YOU FOR THIS/ COLORADO TERRITORY (1951/1949): The first film in this pulpy double feature stars George Raft as a gambler on the lam in Italy, while the second stars Joel McCrea as an outlaw set to do one last job. Dryden (Sun, Aug 5, 7 p.m.)

THE NAKED PREY (1966): Hungarian-born actordirector Cornel Wilde stars for himself in this survivalist adventure about a man who is hunted by a tribe that had been offended by the actions of his safari group. Dryden (Wed, Aug 1, 8 p.m.)

THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981): Director George Miller continues the Mad Max saga, with Mel Gibson

SPRINGS: Wed 8/8 and Thur 8/9 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20; ICE AGE: Fri-Tue 12, 2:10, 4:20, 6:40, 8:50; MOONRISE KINGDOM: 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45; TO ROME WITH LOVE: 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; TED: 4:05, 9:10; TOTAL RECALL: 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10; THE WATCH: 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50.

Tinseltown USA / IMAX 247-2180 2291 Buffalo Rd. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: 3D 3:55, 10:05, 2D 2:20, 8:40; BRAVE: 3D 12:30, 7:10; 2D 11:20 a.m., 5:30; DARK KNIGHT: IMAX 11:45 a.m., 3:20, 7, 10:30; also in nonIMAX 11 a.m., 12:40, 1:25, 2:35, 4:20, 5:10, 6:15, 8, 8:55, 9:55; DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: 11:05 a.m., 12:10, 1:30, 2:45, 4, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45, 9, 10:10; ICE AGE: 3D 2:55, 7:55; 2D 11:10 a.m., 4:10, 9:10; MAGIC MIKE: 12:20, 6:45; SAVAGES: 3:40, 9:45; STEP UP: 3D 12:25, 5:25, 10:20; 2D 1:40, 6:40; TED: 11:25 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:20, 10; TOTAL RECALL: 11:15 a.m., 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15; THE WATCH: 11:40 a.m., 1:05, 2:25, 3:45, 5:05, 6:25, 7:50, 9:05, 10:25.

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returning as the cop-turneddrifter in a post-apocalyptic landscape, this time coming to the aid of honest oil refiners being terrorized by a gang. Dryden (Thu, Aug 2, 8 p.m.)

ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953): Ten Academy Award nominations went to William Wyler’s summer romance, with Audrey Hepburn winning her only Oscar in her first starring role as bored royalty who romps through Rome in disguise, with equally incognito reporter Gregory Peck as her escort. Dryden (Sat, Aug 4, 8 p.m.)

STEVE JOBS: THE LOST INTERVIEW (2011): A revealing 1995 talk with the late co-founder of Apple, just before he returned to the then-suffering

company and kick-started an unprecedented renaissance.

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TOTAL RECALL (PG-13): Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, and Kate Beckinsale star in Len Wiseman’s loose adaptation of a Philip K. Dick short story about a frustrated factory worker whose harmless virtual escapism leads to a revelation that makes him a hunted man. Brockport, Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage [ CONTINUING ] THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG-13): Andrew Garfield shoulders the Peter Parker mantle for this reboot from “(500) Days of Summer” director Marc Webb, in which our hero sets out to learn the truth about his missing parents and takes on The Lizard. With Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, and Sally Field as Aunt May. Canandaigua, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Tinseltown, Vintage THE AVENGERS (PG-13): Writer-director Joss Whedon marshals Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and the rest of Nick Fury’s Avenger Initiative to save the planet from Loki and his minions.

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BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (PG-13): The winner of the Grand Jury and Cinematography Prizes at Sundance 2012 is Benh Zeitlin’s bayou fable centered around 6-year-old Hushpuppy (newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis), on a mission to find her mom after environmental changes cause her dad to fall ill... and unleash a gaggle of prehistoric creatures. Little THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG-13): Dame Judi Dench leads a stacked cast in this ensemble piece about a gaggle of British seniors who travel to India in search of exotic sights, discount medical care, and inexpensive retirements. Co-starring Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Dame Maggie Smith.

Canandaigua, Pittsford BRAVE (PG): Finally, a Pixar heroine: Kelly Macdonald (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”) voices Merida, a willful Scottish princess who must rely on her archery skills to undo a curse brought about by her reckless defiance. With Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, and, of course, John Ratzenberger.

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Geneseo, Greece, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Vintage DARK SHADOWS (PG-13): Tim Burton directs the comedic revamp of the cult TV show, with Johnny Depp hamming it up as Barnabas Collins, an 18th-century vampire who emerges from his tomb in the very different 1970s and must save his wacky descendants.

With Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, and Eva Green. Movie 10, Vintage THE HUNGER GAMES (PG13): Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen in this adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular YA novel set in a dystopian future where teens must fight to the death on live TV. Co-starring Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Movie 10 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG): The latest installment of this popular animated franchise follows mammoth Manny, saber-toothed Diego, and sloth Sid on another adventure that probably never happened. Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary.

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with a traveling circus making the rounds of Europe’s capital cities. Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Chris Rock.

Canandaigua MAGIC MIKE (R): The prolific Steven Soderbergh returns with a rather un-Soderberghy comedy that features Channing Tatum as the title character, an experienced stripper who shows a new guy the ropes while he contemplates his own nongyrating future. Co-starring Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey. Canandaigua, Greece, Tinseltown MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG13): Wes Anderson’s first live-action film since 2007’s “The Darjeeling Limited” is also his first period piece, romantic 60’s-era whimsy in which two young teens run off together, prompting a town-wide search party.

With Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Bruce Willis, and Edward Norton. Little, Pittsford PROMETHEUS (R): Ridley Scott returns to sci-fi territory with this loose prequel to 1979’s “Alien” in which a crew of scientists seek the origins of humanity but instead discover a threat that could cause the extinction of the human race. With Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron,

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Movie 10 SAVAGES (R): Oliver Stone is back in violent action territory with this adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel about two California marijuana growers (Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch) who take on the Mexican drug cartel that snatched their shared girlfriend (Blake Lively). With Salma Hayek, John Travolta, and Benicio Del Toro. Greece, Tinseltown SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG-13): This alternate version of the fairy tale finds our heroine (Kristen Stewart) trained in warrior ways by the man who was sent to kill her at the behest of the Evil Queen (Charlize Theron). Featuring a British Thespian Who’s Who of dwarves: Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Nick Frost, and Ray Winstone. Movies 10 STEP UP: REVOLUTION (PG13): The fourth film in the successful “Step Up” series takes place in Miami, where the daughter of a wealthy businessman sparks with a young man from a dance crew, then some bad stuff happens but everything probably turns out OK. Canandaigua, Eastview, Greece TED (R): This profane comedy from “Family Guy” creator

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Little, Pittsford THE WATCH (R): Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Renaissance man Richard Ayoade lead the cast of this comedy, co-written by “Superbad” scripters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, about a group of suburban dads whose neighborhood patrol battles aliens hoping to take over the Earth.

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features a bay window with window seat and two large walk-in closets. The other bedrooms are at the back of the house and each has a closet. One of these rooms leads to a spacious enclosed porch. A small linen closet and a bathroom with tub and shower are located off the upstairs hallway.

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The American Foursquare house at 15 Menlo Place, built in 1911, sits on a carefully landscaped 40-foot by 95-foot lot. The residence, which features gleaming hardwood trim throughout, is entered from a wide front porch. The living room features a fireplace with a decorative wooden mantelpiece and a stained glass window showcasing an illustration of a brilliant blue river and windmill.

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The house at 15 Menlo Place is within a short walk or drive to Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester River Campus. Also nearby are a variety of restaurants and shops. Within a short drive or RTS bus ride are the businesses and shops of downtown Rochester and of Brighton and Henrietta. To learn more about the neighborhood surrounding Highland Park, please visit the Highland

with window seat and a beamed ceiling. A stained glass window features a picture of a decorative golden lamp. The pantry, with glass-fronted cabinets, provides a convenient path between the dining room and the kitchen.

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The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 1130 Peck Rd., Hilton, NY 14468. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ LEGAL NOTICE ] Articles of Organization of Quick Nails, LLC filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on May 8, 2012.

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 14001-0031.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any business permitted under the Law. [ NOTICE ] ARCADIAN SOLUTIONS LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on July 23, 2012. 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 537 French Rd., Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to 342-350 East Avenue, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on June 13, 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of 342-350 East Avenue, 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 342-350 East Avenue, LLC served upon him or her is 2 Old Brick Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534. 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. 342-350 East Avenue, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, easing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and

wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE ] Articles of Organization with respect to the Welte Company, LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company, were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on June 22, 2012. The County in New York State where its office is located is Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of Welte Company, 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 Welte Company, LLC served upon him or her is 3 Stevens Street, Danbury, CT 06810. 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. Welte Company, LLC is formed for the purpose of managing, easing, and operating apartment projects, office buildings, retail and wholesale commercial spaces and other real estate. [ NOTICE ] BRISTOL BEVERAGE COMPANY LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/25/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3 Claret Dr., Fairport, NY 14450. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] DON WOJICK & SON PAINTING LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 6/18/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2911 Atlantic Ave., Penfield, NY 14526.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Eagle Crest Contracting, LLC was filed with SSNY on May 31, 2012. 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: Eagle Crest Contracting, LLC, PO Box 183, North Chili, New York 14514. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Juice For Skin, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State (NYSOS) on 5/16/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company

Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County.

NYSOS designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to The LLC, 3349 Monroe Ave. #233, Rochester, NY 14618. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] LAFFIN TILE AND HARDWOOD LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 6/19/2012. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 5709 Ridge Rd, Spencerport, NY 14559.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose [ NOTICE ] Lily Lu Organix LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/13/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 14 Spyglass Hill, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: Any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Name of LLC: The BCE Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 7/5/12. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 263 North Ave., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of GOParody LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 05/30/2012. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 1014 Goodman St. South, Rochester, NY 14620.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Six Three Four Nouvelle LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y Of State of NY (SSNY) 7/09/12. 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, PO Box 363, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of Tikari Properties LLC. Art of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/13/12. Off. Loc-Monroe Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail process to the LLC,

PO Box 26593, Roch.,N. Y. 14626. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Form. of PENFIELD PROFESSIONAL, LLC (the “LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of the State of NY (SSNY) on 5/22/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 2041 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of M-BAR PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/2012.

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, 11 Stonebridge Lane, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 482 JOSEPH CIRCLE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/2012.

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, 482 Joseph Circle, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of A TIME TO GROW, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 5/3/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 61 Elmford Road, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of BARBARA KOZEL, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 4/11/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 245 Vernon Place, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Callea Enterprises, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/22/12. 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 CB CLIFFORD’S OF STATE STREET, LLC (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS”) on 3/22/2012, pursuant to Limited Liability Company Law Section 203. Office location: Monroe County. NYSOS designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

NYSOS shall mail copy of process served to: 80 N. Country Club Drive, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EREGISTRATION SERVICES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/9/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 235 Park Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HIVE ANDREWS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/12/12. 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: c/o Dan Morgenstern, 114 St. Paul St., Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of HMD ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/12.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 57 Rensselaer Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Julianna Salon & Spa LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/25/2012.

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, 31 Scottsville Road, Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: any lawful act

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lifestyle Builders, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (“SSNY”) on 06/25/12. 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 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 3091 ECD, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/16/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 705 Maple Street, Rochester, New York14611. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JACM PRODUCTS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/30/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 52, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Local Vinacular LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/25/12. Office location: Monroe County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to the principal business address: 785 Whittier Rd., Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Michele Ladd Realtors, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/2/2012. 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, 5 West Main Street, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MORGAN POND STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/23/12.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 1170 Pittsford Victor Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534.

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 ONE STOP BREW SHOP LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/5/2012.

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 William S. Ruby, Esq., 70 Linden Oaks, Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14625.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF R.L.S. Enterprises LLC art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) April 23, 2012. 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 50 Lee Rd Ext Rochester, NY 14606.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RALEIGH STREET RENTAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/02/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 2 Robin Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o US Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Roc Hoop-La-La, LLC. Arts. of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/2012. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Unified Gold Heart Taekwondo LLC (the LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secy. of the State of NY (SSNY) on 06/26/2012. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, 2117 Buffalo Road #265, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of

WELLINGTON WAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/12. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 150 Willow Ridge Trail, Rochester, NY 14626. 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: To own real estate. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Wyze Health Technology LLC, Art. of Org. filed by Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 6/13/2012. County Office: Monroe. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2640-4 Highland Ave, Rochester NY 14610.

Purpose: any lawful activities [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of HOMESTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/22/12. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/18/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, c/o Silver & Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 228, Rochester, NY 14623. Principal office of LLC: 945 Midland Ave., Ste. 100, Toronto, Ontario M1K 4G5, Canada. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Of formation of JUSTICE CONSTRUCTION USA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/2012. 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, 6909 East River Road, Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Pier 6 Wrestling LLC filed Arts of Org with the NY Dept of State (SSNY) on 03/05/12. Its office located in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of process shall be mailed to Adam Nowak 61 Constance Way W Rochester, NY 14612.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] PLINK LLC. Arts. of Org. were filed with the New York Sec’y of State (SSNY) on May 30, 2012. Office location: Monroe Co. The SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon

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Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] PORUS GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/19/2012. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 10887, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 244 5TH Ave., Ste. W260, NY, NY 10001. [ NOTICE ] SEYREK SEALERS, LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/16/12. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 750 Lee Rd., Rochester, NY 14606.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Techne Web Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/12. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 71 Chardonnay Drive, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose of LLC: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] VANDENYSE ASSOCIATES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/3/12.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Erie Lassen 500 Denise Rd. Rochester, NY 14616.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] WG HOMES LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 7/18/12. 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 200 Weymouth Drive, Rochester, NY 14625.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MOLAIRE CONSULTING LLC. Art. Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 6/28/2012. 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 16 Cardogan Square, Rochester, NY 14625. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: ROB COLLINS MOTORS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/20/2012.

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 ROB COLLINS MOTORS LLC, 5570 West Ridge Road, Suite A, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Fairport Asset Management REO, LLC filed Application for Authority with the New York Department of State on July 2, 2012. Its office is located in Monroe County.

Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 230 CrossKeys Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450. The purpose of the Company is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Name: DIAMOND DETAILS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/20/2012.

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 DIAMOND DETAILS LLC, 5570 West Ridge Road, Suite A, Spencerport, New York 14559. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] South Wedge Yoga LLC filed Art. of Org. with NY Dept. of State on 5/31/12.

Office location: Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 452 Atlantic Ave 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WHITE RHINO PURITY PRODUCTS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is White Rhino Purity Products, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 6/11/2012.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be

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served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of such process to 200 Canal View Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14623. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OFWHITE RHINO PURITY PRODUCTS, LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is White Rhino Purity Products, LLC.. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 06/11/2012.

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 200 Canal View Boulevard, Rochester, NY 146236. The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF GODFATHER REALTY, LLC ] Godfather Realty, LLC was filed with SSNY on 6/18/12. Office: Monroe County, SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served. P.O. address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon SSNY: 17 Roosevelt Street, Rochester, NY 14620.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE ] Index No. 2010-11620 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff Daniel W. Taylor, New York State Commissioner of Taxation, ESL Federal Credit Union, HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A..; “Niva”,Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 14, 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 August 30, 2012 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 Greece, County of Monroe, State of New York, being a part of Great Lot Fourteen (14) bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of Long Pond Road at a distance of one thousand five hundred

forty-two and thirtyfour hundredths feet (1,542.34) southerly from the center line of English Road; thence (1) easterly at an angle, in the southeast quadrant of eighty-nine degrees, fiftyfour minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10”) a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (2) southerly at an angle in the southwest quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) a distance of ninety feet (90.00) to a point; thence (3) westerly at an angle in the northwest quadrant of eighty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes ten seconds (89º 54’ 10” a distance of four hundred sixteen and sixty hundredths feet (416.60) to a point; thence (4) northerly at an angle in the northeast quadrant of ninety degrees five minutes and fifty seconds (90º 05’ 50”) along the center line of Long Pond Road, a distance of ninety feet (90) to the point of beginning.

Said premises is also known as Lot 1 of the Wolpert Subdivision as the same is shown on a map filed in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Liber 252 of Maps, Page 98; Tax Account No. 059.03-2-50.2; Property Address: 942 Long Pond Road, Town of Greece, 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: $57,936.60 plus, but not limited to, costs, disbursements, attorney fees and additional allowance, if any, all with legal interest.

DATED: July 2012 Leonard Rosner, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] Index No. 201016080 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT MONROE COUNTY AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. K M GEORGE; LAND TRUST NUMBER 1151298 U/ D/T DATED DECEMBER 21, 1998, D.T. EARLY, TRUSTEE; KIM MARIE COCO, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. COCO A/K/A

JOSEPH COCO; THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MAY 31, 1996 SERIES 1996B; DISCOVER BANK; METRO PORTFOLIOS, INC.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; COUNTY OF MONROE and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: June 29, 2012 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Richard A. Dollinger, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated July 25, 2012, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose certain tax liens (the “Tax Lien”) covering the property known as 115 Lydia Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as Tax Account No. 047.62-1-49.004 (the “Premises”). The relief sought is the sale of the Premises at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $5,958.25, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorney’s fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Premises. Anthony J. Iacchetta PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Tel. No. (585) 238-2000

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Fun [ news of the weird ] BY CHUCK SHEPHERD Urinal Technology: (1) Two Brazilian firms collaborated recently to test a whimsical device that could perhaps lessen splashing on men’s room floors: a urinal containing a fretboard that makes musical sounds as liquid hits it (if the stream is strong enough). According to a May report in the Brazilian edition of Billboard magazine, versions were set up in several Sao Paulo bars to see if men’s aims improved. (Flushing produces an online address from which a sound recording of the user’s “music” can be retrieved.) (2) In a project that has already gone live in 200 Michigan bars and restaurants, the state’s Office of Highway Safety Planning has installed “talking” urinal cakes featuring a female announcer urging inebriated patrons to call a taxi.

Latest Religious Messages

— Recurring Theme: From time to time, Buddhist groups attempt to improve their “karmic balance” by doing good deeds for Earth’s animal cohabitants. (Previously, “News of the Weird” mentioned a California group’s “freeing” fish by buying out a pet shop’s inventory and liberating the “lucky” fish into the Pacific Ocean -- where they were undoubtedly eaten almost immediately by larger fish.) In June, about 50 members of the Let Blessings and Wisdom Grow Buddhist group in Beijing bought at least 200 snakes, took them into a rural area of Hebei province, and, chanting, released them. Almost immediately, the snakes infested the nearby village of Miao Erdong, horrifying the villagers, who were able to club to death some of the snakes, but who remained on edge.

— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly Morbidity and Mortality newsletter reported in June that, officially, 11 newborn Jewish males in New York City between the years 2000-2011 were diagnosed with herpes simplex virus that had been passed on by a circumcision technique in which the “mohel” (circumciser) contains bleeding by

sucking blood directly from the wound.

— Prominent filmmakers Daniel Junge (an Academy Award winner) and Bryan Storkel have been raising money for their documentary “Fight Church,” featuring devout Christian mixed martial artists viciously pummeling each other -- but only after the brawlers begin the match with a prayer and commitment to serve Jesus Christ. Among those featured is Pastor Paul Burress of Rochester, N.Y., who says he “loves to fight” and sees no problem with MMA’s barbaric nature. “These (techniques of fighting savagely) are the gifts and the skills God has given me.”

— Scottish officials were reportedly optimistic about a recent decision of the legislature of Louisiana. State officials this year broadened a voucher program to allow parents to choose private schools with Christian fundamentalist curricula.

One prominent textbook for that curriculum (offered by the Accelerated Christian Education program) touted sightings of Scotland’s Loch Ness monster as “evidence” that humans and dinosaurs walked the Earth at the same time, thus undermining the widely accepted scientific theory of evolution. Officials now anticipate an influx of tourists to Loch Ness, near Inverness.

Least Competent Criminals

Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) On June 8, sheriff’s deputies near Tampa, Fla., charged Robert Suggs, 36, and David Hall, 28, with taking a front-end loader and a dump truck from a construction site and using them to steal an ATM from a Bank of America drivethru. The theft took place at 5 a.m., and deputies arrested the pair that afternoon when they were found near the bank, still trying to get the ATM open. (2) On the same day, in Albuquerque, Thomas Molina, 38, was arrested in the act of fleeing a burglary at Central New Mexico Community College. As he tried to climb out a window, his getaway was hampered by having gotten his foot caught in the blinds.

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[ LOVESCOPE ] BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll have trouble deciding with whom you want to spend time.

Your options are mounting and the prospects look good. Take your time, and it will become obvious who you enjoy spending time with as a friend, lover and potential life partner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Broaden your horizons. Get involved in things you normally wouldn’t do, and engage in pastimes that will get you in touch with people who have something unique to offer. Love isn’t always obvious. Sometimes you have to look outside your own circle.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put on a happy face, and take part in activities or events that offer something a little different.

You’ll attract unusual people who are just as intrigued by you as you are in return. A trip will open your mind to new possibilities and partners.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep things aboveboard when you are dealing with love relationships.

Make sure you know exactly what someone is offering you and what is expected in return.

Leading someone on or taking someone’s word regarding status or reputation will lead to trouble.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22): A last-minute change of plans, frequenting a place you haven’t been for a long time or contacting someone from your past can all lead to a wonderful and fabulous encounter that has the potential to lead to greater stability and a long-lasting personal relationship.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22): Don’t be too quick to make promises to someone you find attractive.

Looks can be deceiving, and the potential to end up with someone who doesn’t offer a very honest or accurate personal picture will lead you to believe you’ve found your soul mate.

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Your interests, skills and talents will all play a role in finding love. If you are traveling for business, you might meet someone who shares your sentiments and personal goals. Embrace an opportunity to form a relationship. It’s love at first sight.

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): If something doesn’t feel quite right, it probably isn’t. Stick close to home and to the people you know you can trust to give you an honest opinion. A fickle flirt may capture your attention but will also break your heart should you fall for the bait.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You will attract plenty of lovers with your generosity and bravado, but one will stand out in the crowd. Be upfront regarding your intentions, and you will come to an agreement that will change your life forever. A commitment from the heart is in the stars.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Nothing will be simple when it comes to love. You may not be able to please everyone, but you must follow a path that leads to your own peace of mind and satisfaction. Choose a partner based on your needs, not what other people want.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Open up to someone you feel a need to spend more time with.

Discuss what you would like to see develop. You can change your future from top to bottom if you decide to move forward and give love a chance.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Difficulties will prevail if you aren’t open about the way you feel and what you expect in return for the love you are offering. A problem will develop if one or both of you are indulgent emotionally, physically or financially. Set boundaries.

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