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News. Music. Life.

Surely one person’s idea of justice is another person’s crime.”

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Gulf widens between Urbanski, Brizard.

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From Rochester to “Black Swan.”

NEWS, PAGE 6 PROFILE | BY FRANK DE BLASE | PAGE 14 | PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE

Inside Eastman at St. Michael’s.

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REVIEW: Blackfriars’ “Santaland Diaries.”

THEATER, PAGE 22

ACT LIVE acts up James Niche is a grade-A music booster, a mouthpiece, an impresario, a one-man media blitz.

He’s a go-between and a go-getter. His hands are a blur as he runs his digits over his smart phone faster than my teenage nieces. But there’s no LOL-ing or OMG-ing happening here; Niche is moving and shaking within the Rochester music scene, making it happen with his company ACT LIVE. For the past two years ACT LIVE has served as a promotional vehicle, a rallying point, to help local

artists streamline and focus their careers, bringing them and their audiences together. But now Niche has gone a step further in sealing his fate in the business end of things by launching his label, ACT LIVE Music. The label’s debut single landed earlier this month, celebrated with shows in Brooklyn and Rochester in the same week. The coming year promises a stream of releases from New York and Rochester-based artists. Not bad for a label that started out as a blog.

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But engineers aren’t infallible

Adam Begley makes an intelligent and strong argument for hydrofracking (The Mail, December 8). Based upon engineering and statistics, this argument makes perfect sense: We do not ban driving because 30,000 to 40,000 people die each year from motor vehicle accidents. In those cases where accidents have been the result of poor or ineffective engineering — Toyota recalls, stress-fractures in aircraft, collapsing bridges, etc. — the error is painful and costly, but finite in its manifestation and correctible.

The distinction between hydrofracking and other engineering damage is the boundary, or lack of one. If a car is poorly designed, people will be injured, the manufacturer will be responsible, and the problem will be corrected (or the model will be withdrawn).

In the case of hydrofracking, an accident which contaminates the water supply is irreparable.

The water supply which had been available for millions of years will suddenly become unavailable, replaced with a dangerous, at best, and potentially fatal supply of toxic water. This will cause longterm medical problems or a forced sale of home.

The need for oil is no justification for widescale despoilage. That engineers are not infallible should have become manifestly obvious from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf.

The long-term effects of our short-sighted drive for a buck must become the focus in our political and economic decision processes.

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Julian Assange: civil disobedient or criminal?

In 1849, Henry David Thoreau declared his moral opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law and the expansionist driven Mexican-American War in terms of civic obligation.

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Reflecting on the inherent failure of a government in pursuit of such diabolical ends, Thoreau affirmed that “when men are ready for it, they will have no government at all.” Like Thoreau, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is an anarchist who has chosen to employ civil disobedience to achieve a set of political and social goals.

It appears from his actions that Assange desires transparency in every realm of public affairs. That is, he believes that government lies and secrets have contributed to a world in which war lays waste to the planet and human beings suffer conditions of slavery everywhere. Anyone who has listened to or read his interviews will come away with a profound sense that he is committed to ending the culture of secrecy and deception which dominate geopolitics in general and United States foreign policy in particular. In Assange’s words, “organizations can either be efficient, open and honest, or they can be closed, conspiratorial and inefficient” (from Richard Stengel’s November 30 interview with Assange via Skype).

But the question still remains: What qualifies Assange as a civil disobedient rather than a mere criminal? Civil disobedience is a public act of personal nonviolence that unlawfully attempts to overcome an immoral system by advocating for justice and willingly suffering the consequences.

Assange’s critics argue that he has endangered the lives of individuals who have been identified in the leaked cables. Thoreau dealt with this particular issue in his famous essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.” If violence transpires as a result of releasing classified documents, it is not because of the whistleblower or resister.

Rather than a result, the violence is what compelled the resister to draw attention to the immoral system in the first place.

To claim that Assange has jeopardized human lives is to condone and ignore the lethal climate of political gamesmanship which he courageously unmasked.

Although the mainstream media prefers to focus on the imaginative prose of American diplomats and Kaddafi’s Ukrainian girlfriends, more importantly, the cables present a terrifying depiction of contemporary US international relations. For example, they include official eyewitness reports concerning America’s complicity in torture, massive corruption in the Karzai administration, a rag-

ing clandestine war on Pakistan’s border, a deliberate military coverup of civilian murders in Yemen, and espionage against the United Nations.

There will always be a percentage of the population who refuse to tolerate the likes of a Thoreau or an Assange. For these people, the consequences cannot be severe enough. Yet it grows more evident every day that Assange is willing to walk the line and suffer their persecution. If he was doing this for personal reasons or without the goal of creating more transparent government, would he be willing to suffer in this way?

Surely one person’s idea of justice is another person’s crime.

One hundred sixty years ago, Thoreau was treated with disdain by his peers and was imprisoned for tax resistance. Today he is celebrated as a major American philosopher. What will we say of Assange in 160 years? One thing is certain: Assange’s attempt to hold government accountable is asking for justice at a great personal risk; this is the single most dramatic display of civil disobedience to occur this century.

GEORGE C. PAYNE, ROCHESTER

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Where is that list now? Were the criteria applied to this decision, or was it simply expedient to pick two schools in extremely low-income neighborhoods?

The decision-making process needs to be clearly articulated by the administration and Board, not imposed on the community with minimal information made public on the planned closing. While finances are clearly a concern, other issues are also important to the staff, students, and parents, as well as to neighborhood residents who may view the school as the primary asset in their challenged neighborhood.

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when our own economy is in terrible shape and our infrastructure is crumbling?

The Obama administration and Congress face a foreign-policy dilemma, a national-security dilemma, a military dilemma. For many of the rest of us, there is a moral dilemma.

James Traub’s recent article in New York magazine, “This War,” had this subhead: “What is a person of basically liberal temperament — who believes that wars are sometimes necessary; who thinks that Vietnam and Iraq were abominations, though not Kosovo; who thinks that the threat of Al Qaeda is real but that wars are costly in human and financial and moral terms — to make of Afghanistan?”

For the Taliban to resume control of Afghanistan, Traub wrote, “would be a disaster for women and girls and for all the hopes raised by the international presence of the past nine years.”

But Afghanistan isn’t the only place where terrible people do terrible things to innocent men, women, and children.

Nor is it the only place where terrorists plot ways to harm us. Are we fighting an unwinnable war in Afghanistan while we spread ourselves thin militarily and breed terrorism in places like Yemen?

The Obama administration’s report didn’t address issues like these. And other big questions hang over us. How long do we stay? How do we define “victory”? How do we define “stability of government” in Afghanistan? How do we define the readiness of Afghan police and military? Is Pakistan friend or enemy?

How do we get out?

What horror do we leave behind?

George Bush and Dick Cheney may have gotten us into this mess, but this is now fully Obama’s war. And whatever happens, the result will be his legacy.

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Goooood morning, Vietnam. (Sorry. But some of us have been here before.)

President Obama promised a status report on our war in Afghanistan — and, by the way, Pakistan — and last week, we got it. There were no surprises. If you lived through the Vietnam War period, you could have written the script long before the report was out: It’s tough going, but we’re making progress.

It is encouraging, I guess, that Obama still plans to start withdrawing troops in July. And that by 2014, he’ll have most of our troops back home.

But the report notes that the gains we have made in Afghanistan “remain fragile and reversible.” And the administration continues to qualify the troop drawdown dates: our actions will be “condition-based.”

We’re learning more about those conditions than we did during the Vietnam War. But what we’re learning is not encouraging (as it would not have been then). We have made gains in some parts of Afghanistan; the Taliban is retaking others.

As we learned in Vietnam, it’s hard to fight insurgents in a country about which we know little, and where we are very much the invaders. While we are building schools and trying to win hearts and minds, our drones have terrified —and killed — innocent villagers. Our military presence — despite our efforts to couple it with humanitarian and economic assistance — serves as an effective recruitment tool for terrorists, in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Nor are our problems limited to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The corruption of the government in Afghanistan, the heel dragging and duplicity of Pakistan….

Afghan police and military troops are notoriously unprepared to protect their country. And in a December 15 Washington Post column, George Will asked this: “Can Afghan security forces become competent while the Afghan government remains riddled with, indeed defined by, corruption?”)

On NPR’s All Things Considered last week, Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, had two questions: Have the threats in Afghanistan and Pakistan “morphed” so that they’re now “all over the place, and Afghanistan and Pakistan are no longer vital interests to the United States?”

And: Can we justify spending hundreds of billions of dollars in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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County budget passes

Legislators passed County Executive Maggie Brooks’ $1.1-billion budget, but only Republicans voted in favor. In a marathon session that lasted past midnight, Democrats offered a number of amendments, though none passed. The budget was approved without any changes. The tax rate will be $8.99 per $1,000 assessed value, the same as it was last year.

District tests incentive pay

The Rochester school district and the Rochester Teachers Association have initiated the first attempt to link teacher incentive pay to student performance. The pilot program is being tested at East High School. The majority of East’s teachers agreed to the program and helped to identify goals for the school. If all goals are met, East’s teachers would each receive a $2,000 bonus.

School closings delayed

About 300 students, parents, and teachers descended on the Rochester school board’s monthly meeting to protest plans to close Schools 2 and 6.

After listening to hours of

complaints, board members voted to postpone the decision on whether to close the schools. The board ordered Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard to meet with parents of students in the schools and to consider possible alternatives to the closings.

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YOUTH SERVICES | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

City to take a closer look at Hillside

Tom Parrish will join Geva Theatre Center as executive director in March 2011 and partner with artistic director Mark Cuddy as co-C.E.O. Parrish was formerly with Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts where he served as executive director since 2006.

Rochester City Council is planning an in-depth evaluation of the Hillside Work Scholarship Connection.

The city and the school district combined give Hillside approximately $1 million a year to provide academic support and job and community service opportunities to at-risk youth.

Mayor scorecard

Molly Clifford dropped out, the Greens dropped in, and John Parrinello?

Who knows? A long-rumored candidate, Clifford announced that she will not run for mayor, and will instead back Deputy Mayor Tom Richards.

Upset by City Council’s decision to go with a special election, the Green Party says it will run a candidate for mayor. And attorney John Parrinello is said to be hitting up members of the Working Families Party for support for a potential bid.

City schools student Walter Hendrix Jr. landed a job through the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection. He’s pictured earlier this year working as a food server at Woodland Village of Unity Hospital in Greece.

PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

“We’re just making sure that we have an accurate evaluation of what it is they’re really doing,” says City Council member Adam McFadden.

“Last year we didn’t get the level of detail that we should get out of somebody we’re giving that money to.

So we don’t know, sometimes, what it is they’re accomplishing.”

Mayor Bob Duffy had written legislation authorizing Council to hire an outside consultant to do the evaluation, at a cost of about $50,000.

But Council has decided to keep the job in-house. McFadden says the analysis will be done through the city’s Department of Recreation and Youth Services, but couldn’t offer a timeline.

The evaluation will include background research, meetings with program funders, and interviews with program staff and youth advocates.

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“I don’t think it’s meant to be punitive,” says Council Vice President Elaine Spaull. “It’s just a big contract.

It’s a lot of money.”

Hillside Family of Agencies released a statement in response to questions from this newspaper. It reads, in part: “We welcome a focus on outcomes as it is our strategic intent to be a leader in translating research into effective practice solutions.”

Dr. Jeffrey Kaczorowski, executive director of the Children’s Agenda, has advocated a closer look at the Work Scholarship Connection and other programs and organizations that serve children. Funding decisions, he has said, should be contingent on rigorous reviews of each program’s efficacy.

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Cost of War 4,430 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 99,104 to 108,184 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to December 16.

American servicemen and servicewomen killed from November 21 to December 8: -- Pfc. David D. Finch, 24, Bath Springs, Tenn.

IRAQ TOTALS —

“Jean-Claude is taking the easy way out instead of fixing the problem. He’s outsourcing. He’s farming out the problem.

It appears to us that his first loyalty is to the charter schools.” [ Adam Urbanski, RTA president ]

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CENSUS | BY JEREMY MOULE

Rift between Brizard and Urbanski widens

New York to lose two House seats

The relationship between city schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard and Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski has had its ups and downs. But recent tensions have reached a boiling point, with union leaders talking about holding a vote of no confidence against Brizard. Though mostly symbolic, the vote could be a serious public relations blow to the superintendent.

Much of the friction has come over the school district’s recent compact with some local charter schools. And labor negotiations between the district and the RTA have not been going well, either. Whatever trust may have once existed between Brizard and Urbanski seems to be waning fast.

The compact between the district and the charter schools — Urban Choice, Eugenio Maria de Hostos, True North, and Rochester Academy — is one of nine such working agreements throughout the country. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded $100,000 grants for start-up funds for these compacts.

Exactly what the new alliance will do hasn’t been fully established. In some cities, charter schools have a central office to manage the logistics of completing applications and

finding space suitable for new and expanding charter schools.

At least some of the grant, Brizard says, will be designated for a similar office in Rochester.

Exchanging teaching Jean-Claude Brizard. methodology PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK and data is another area of possible collaboration between the district and the charters, he says.

The district’s decision to collaborate with the charter schools, Brizard says, was fully supported by Urbanski and the RTA. “Adam was the first person to sign on to this,” he says. “For him to say he knew nothing about this, it made a lot of people here [at central office] angry.”

But Urbanski vehemently disagrees with Brizard. He says he signed a letter in support of charters and the city school district “sharing best teaching practices.” He was not, he says, continues on page 6

1,436 US servicemen and servicewomen and 828 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen have been killed in Afghanistan from the beginning of the war and occupation to December 16. Statistics for Afghan civilian casualties are not available.

American servicemen and servicewomen killed from December 8 to 14: -- Spc. Ethan L. Goncalo, 21, Fall Rivers, Mass.

-- Staff Sgt. Stacy A. Green, 34, Alexander City, Ala. -- Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, Ewa Beach, Hawaii -- Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn Jr., 23, Conway, N.C -- Cpl. Patrick D. Deans, 22 Orlando, Fla. -- Cpl. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., 21, San Diego, Calif.

-- Cpl. Derek T. Simonetta, 21, Redwood City, Calif.

-- Cpl. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, Sunrise, Fla. AFGHANISTAN TOTALS —

New York’s population increased slightly over the last decade, but not enough to prevent the state from losing two seats in the House of Representatives. | The US Census Bureau released national and state population counts, as well as the congressional apportionment figures, on Monday. | New York’s population grew 2.1 percent to approximately 19.4 million, while the national population increased by less than 10 percent, to 308.7 million. | The population figures affect a number of things, including New York’s share of federal funding. New Yorkers will find the congressional seat losses most apparent, at least in the immediate future. | The loss shouldn’t come as a surprise: officials widely expected the state to lose one or two seats. But what’s uncertain is how the congressional districts will be redrawn.

Upstate will certainly lose a seat. Nate Silver, writing on his political statistics-focused blog, FiveThirtyEight, says northwestern New York has “lost significant population since 2000.” Buffalo especially, he says. | The Northeast and Midwest shrunk in both population and representation, while the South and West grew in both areas. Texas gained the most congressional seats: four.

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From Rochester to ‘Black Swan’ When Thérèse DePrez does her job properly, there’s a decent chance that you won’t actually notice. But her feelings aren’t hurt: she knows that your subconscious mind gets it.

Over the course of her 20-year career, the Rochester native has been the production designer on approximately 30 feature films.

Her role is to take a director’s vision and collaborate with the other tradespeople to make that vision a reality.

“Production design is creating the tone and the mood and the look of the film through the environments: the sets, the props, the costumes,” DePrez says. “Basically I’m responsible for everything you see but the actors.”

Anyone who’s gotten lost in the grit of Spike Lee’s “Summer of Sam,” the glitter of John Cameron Mitchell’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” or even the everyday-ness of Stephen Frears’ “High Fidelity” has seen DePrez’s work.

And this year in particular audiences have seen quite a bit of that work, including the acclaimed Allen Ginsberg genre-bender “Howl” and Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, “Jack Goes Boating.” But DePrez is receiving what is arguably the most attention of her career for her artistry on Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” a twisty psychosexual thriller starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina obsessed with perfection.

For “Black Swan,” which essentially called for DePrez to design both a movie and a stage production of “Swan Lake,” DePrez used a palette of monochromes — blacks, whites, greys — to evoke the stark beauty of nature, weaving subtle botanical patterns inspired by her home in Catskill through nearly every set.

The bursts of little-girl pink are meant to represent the naiveté of Portman’s Nina in the harsh world, her bubblegum bedroom both sanctuary and prison. Even the crucial music box was custom-built, with mirrors, the sounds of Tchaikovsky, and an ultimately broken ballerina.

DePrez, who often competes against other production designers for projects, remembers presenting her concept for the look of “Black Swan” to Aronofsky: “There was a moment where it just clicked.”

DePrez reveals that her appreciation for movies began early. When she was 4 years old, her father, a professor, parked her and her older brother, Michael, in the front row of an RIT screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” thinking his children would simply nap. They didn’t.

DePrez grew up on Canterbury Street as “a complete science and math geek” until one of those traipsing-across-Europe trips freed up her creative side. It was while studying graphic design in the 80’s at Parsons in New York City that DePrez began helping her NYU film-student brother with his projects.

The low DIY budgets forced DePrez “to think as creatively as possible,” she says, and to motivate people working alongside her on 16-hour days.

“Part of my job is being a cheerleader,” she says.

The first half of DePrez’s resumé reads like a list of 90’s indie touchstones: Tom DiCillo’s “Living in Oblivion,” Gregg Araki’s “The Doom Generation,” and Mary Harron’s “I Shot Andy Warhol.”

Her budgets have gotten larger over the years — next to hit theaters is “Premium

Rush,” an action flick with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a bike messenger and Michael Shannon as a dirty cop — DePrez still relishes the challenges of comparatively smaller films such as “Black Swan.” The film is nominated for four Golden Globes. The Oscars follow soon after, with many touting DePrez for a nomination in the category of Best Art Direction. Talk like that hardly matters to her.

“I think it’s crap,” DePrez says, adding that while an Academy Award nod would certainly open more doors for her, “I would really like to see the movie get recognized.”

But before you ask, DePrez doesn’t have any real plans to direct, “I don’t think I have that touch with actors,” she says. Her next design project might be another teaming with Aronofsky, she says, although South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park (“Oldboy”) is courting her services as well.

Despite the fact that this self-described “hyper Type A” is currently enjoying some time off, DePrez’s animated eyes continue to devour whatever they see. On City’s offices: “This place would make a great old police precinct.”

“I wish I could turn my Rochester native Thérèse DePrez has been production designer brain off,” she says. “Then again, on approximately 30 feature films, including the acclaimed maybe not.”

“Black Swan.” PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

Brizard and Urbanski continues from page 5

endorsing the compact, and both Brizard and Mary Doyle, the district’s director of school innovation, knew it.

“Our limited support should have been represented faithfully,” Urbanski says. “I feel he and Mary tricked us.”

The RTA’s sign-off was not necessary to receive the Gates grant, Doyle says, but it helped to show district-wide support for the compact.

Urbanski says he was also angered by the timing of the superintendent’s announcement to close Schools 2 and 6. It caused many teachers and parents to think the schools are going to eventually become charter schools, Urbanski says, and that he endorsed the idea.

Brizard says he isn’t offering Schools 2 or 6 as space for charter schools. But he says he is actively talking to officials of several charter City

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schools — though he wouldn’t identify them — about sharing district building space.

“Trying to find the right partner isn’t easy,” he says. “One of them wants to open space in Franklin, but they want to open two schools. We want one.”

Brizard says he would not charge the charter schools for leasing space from the district. But the charters would be responsible for maintenance and utilities.

He’s also not interested in elementary schools.

“When you look at the quality of our middle and high schools, that’s where I need support,” Brizard says.

The district doesn’t have the authority to open charter schools: only SUNY and the State Education Department can approve

them. So the district must collaborate with a charter organization in order to provide parents with options, Doyle says.

If he agrees to lease space to a charter, Brizard says he would want the school at minimum to offer a seventh grade. The district has a shortage of seventh-grade space.

Use of school building space has to be approved by the school board and by City Hall, since the city owns the buildings. Brizard says he’s far more confident that City Hall would agree with his plan than board members.

Brizard’s interest in charters is misguided, says Urbanski, who favors making all district schools more like charter schools: more autonomous and self-governing. Instead of creating boutique schools that attract parents who want to opt out of traditional public

schools, he says, the district should revitalize its problem schools.

“Jean-Claude is taking the easy way out instead of fixing the problem,” Urbanski says. “He’s outsourcing. He’s farming out the problem. It appears to us that his first loyalty is to the charter schools.”

But Brizard doesn’t believe the compact with the charter schools is the root cause of the conflict with Urbanski. The RTA president is not getting everything he wants at the bargaining table, Brizard says, and that’s why he’s angry. District teachers have been without a contract for about two years. Urbanski says he expects negotiations to break down soon.

“We may have no other choice than to bring in an arbitrator from the New York State Employment Relations Board,” he says.

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ENVIRONMENT | BY JEREMY MOULE

Genesee Land Trust

focusing on rural, urban open space

Over the last 20 years, the Genesee Land Trust has saved around 3,200 acres of open space and established itself as a respected community and environmental organization.

The Trust has preserved forests and farms, and established trails and preserves. But a couple of years back, the nonprofit’s leadership decided it needed to set priorities. Trust officials began asking how best to have an impact on important resources, both locally and regionally, says Gay Mills, the Trust’s executive director.

The Trust received assistance from a graduate-level planning class at Cornell University.

“They did a good study of our region, and brought together a lot of things that we knew intuitively,” Mills says.

Ultimately, Trust officials established three focus areas: the Lake Ontario shore and adjacent land, city neighborhoods, and farmland protection.

The loss of farmland across Monroe and surrounding counties is a high-profile issue.

Housing tracts and strip malls have consumed large plots of what was once farmland.

And the economics of farming hasn’t helped. Many farm owners sell their land because it’s tough to pay the bills. But the Land Trust helps negotiate conservation easements — Congress last week renewed substantial tax breaks for landowners who place conservation easements on their properties — or the purchase of development rights. Both allow farmers to tap into their land’s monetary value without actually selling the land. That keeps working farms in the region and makes sure the land stays undeveloped.

The Land Trust has been especially active in Wayne County, helping communities access state and federal money to purchase development rights.

In other cases, the Trust partners with a community to preserve an important or treasured resource, such as Corbett’s Glen in Brighton. In that instance, the Land Trust worked with Brighton officials to preserve land alongside Irondequoit Creek and then open it up to the public.

The Trust has a similar partnership for its El Camino trail project, which cuts through the northeast quadrant of the city. When completed, the trail will start at Seneca Park and head south along Conkey Avenue and will eventually cross over the Genesee River via Scrantom Street. The city received a $2-million grant for the project, which the City

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Land Trust is using to develop the trail. The Trust is partnering with Group 14621 and Ibero-American Action League to engage the community in the project.

Recently, Mills discussed the Land Trust’s ongoing projects, its future goals, and the state of the region’s open space. The following is an edited version of that conversation.

Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford have all done serious open-space efforts with a lot of money.

It’s pretty exciting that Parma’s taking this step. There’s concern about the same issues in towns all across the region with different resources and different pressures.

People might not commonly associate the urban environment with natural preservation and land trusts. What’s the appeal of the cityfocused projects?

When our board was trying to think of a focus area, we recognized that what we really wanted to do was work on conservation. That was important for all of our region, and the City of Rochester is a huge part of our region.

It felt like we needed to focus in ways that would, over time, create significant places for people to experience the natural world, and places that would benefit the community overall. Talk to people who are interested in the natural world or environment, they almost

CITY: What’s the Genesee Land Trust focusing on right now?

Mills: There are three areas. One is something we call the North Coast, which is trying to preserve and protect important habitats along Lake Ontario from Orleans over to eastern Wayne County. It involves looking at important water resources, important natural habitat for migratory birds in particular, and then spawning areas for fish and the rolling countryside of the farms and open land.

Another one of our priorities is connecting to nature in the city. We’re trying to find ways to work with the city and local neighborhoods to connect neighborhoods to nature through trails, through gardens, through different combinations of things that might work.

The city has some incredible natural resources: the river, the lake, they have some really good parks. We’re working to make those things part of everyone’s life. El Camino is an example of that, of how you get people outside experience, find ways to get to natural areas or have those natural areas in a small scale come to them.

Our third priority has been farmland protection. We’re working on a project with the Town of Parma: hopefully we’ll close at the end of the week on 114 acres of farmland.

The town is acquiring a conservation easement that requires purchasing the development rights. We’re working with them to get that to happen, and we’ll be partnering with them to do the ongoing stewardship for that property.

It is a really exciting project because Webster,

The Genesee Land Trust worked with the Town of Brighton to preserve the land that became Corbett’s Glen park. The Trust has helped preserve 3,200 acres of land, says Gay Mills, its executive director.

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always had some exposure to it as a child, whether that was going to Yosemite or it was having a little empty lot in their back yards where they played with their friends.

I ultimately think it’s important that all of us care about our world, our environment so we try to make sure that those kinds of places are available and touch people’s lives.

that neighborhood and it’s often hard to see because of the difficult things that also go on in that neighborhood. There are significant individuals who are working very hard to make it a community that’s positive and improving. We’ve been working on this for 10 years or more, on El Camino. Conkey’s just a few more of those years.

The Land Trust recently completed Conkey Corner Park in the city. How does that figure into the neighborhood?

Is there an ongoing project that you consider a top priority?

That little corner there, when we first started thinking about it, was definitely a gateway to the [El Camino] trail. It was an opportunity to complement and expand the connection of the trail into the community by having a gateway. That would make the trail more park-like than just a trail.

That particular corner was attractive because it was vacant and it was near the Ibero-American Development Corporation’s projects, running from Clifford to Avenue A. [Ibero-American Development Corporation is building housing in the area.] It just seemed like it had an opportunity for a good-sized pocket park. We were able to get funding from the sector grant, which originally was provided

by Kodak to the city for capital improvements.

We designed and developed the corner park with the idea of taking basically brokenup asphalt and putting in a garden and playground. We did a series of community meetings and they [the neighbors] basically wanted a place for children and a place with gardens or natural elements.

It’s become a focus for the community.

There’s just so much positive stuff going on in

We’re working on a big project out in Sodus, adjacent to Sodus Bay. It’s a significant combination of habitats: 600 acres of land with streams, woods, farms, and historic buildings. That is our top focus right now, trying to pull that all together.

We’re very interested in seeing it protected from an important natural habitat perspective and an important scenic, productive farmland perspective. It’s a community asset in the sense that there are these incredible natural resources. Working on the land is Cracker Box Palace, which is a farm animal rescue place.

The effort to protect the land is as much about the habitat as it is the farmland. The idea is the Land Trust would protect the land through the purchase of development rights. Cracker Box Palace would become the owners of the land, manage their program there. They’d also make the historic Shaker buildings available to pursue restoration. It’s a very, very exciting project.

What are the big pressures on open space? Is undeveloped land still threatened by sprawl?

There isn’t the development pressure that there was. Obviously, there’s the economy

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and all those things, there’s just sort of a slowdown. But the fact remains that even when there was little growth or no growth, people were spreading out across the countryside.

Even though it’s hard to see it right now, the economy will probably come back.

Right now nobody’s building huge 300-house subdivisions, but people are still buying land.

I was on the conservation board in the Town of Mendon for awhile when things were pretty busy. What you become aware of when you’re on a planning board or a conservation board is that during times when things are growing, you’ll get a lot of approvals granted, and then the economy will slow down and those won’t happen.

But they’re still there so when the economy comes back, that land that has looked like nothing’s happened to it is actually already spoken for. Those places that have been purchased have subdivision plans — eventually they happen. Even though it doesn’t look like anything’s happening out there right now, they’ll get a little momentum going again.

If you think of new shopping areas that have gone up in the last 10 years and where they are, that impacts how people can get their services. It just supports a greater development footprint. If you live in a place where you can get to all of the things you need in a half an hour, then you’re more likely to live there. Eastview Mall did that at one point and maybe it spread people out in that direction, Marketplace in the other. And then you think of the new areas along 104 and 31.

Does the construction slow-down present any land preservation opportunities?

It presents opportunities and then it also presents challenges because philanthropic and grant funding and all of those are impacted.

If you think of the New York State farmland protection grant programs, there are quite a few farmers who would be very interested in those programs, but they’re not seeing that they can plan on them.

Land preservation, it’s often a very big and complex decision, so if you’re trying to think about a business, think about your family, plan anything about what you need and the sources of a program are a little hard to predict, that’s hard for an organization or an individual to know how to plan and think about it.

While there’s an interest, people are uncertain what to do. But I think back to 20 years ago when that wasn’t even a choice.

We might be frustrated that it’s not as clear a timeline as when things might happen or if the money will be there, but we’re talking about the fact that it’s risen to a point where communities and individual landowners think of this as an option, a tool in the toolbox of decision-making for their future.

That is something that’s a driving force of the Land Trust: to give people interested in conservation an option. There are choices to be made, whether it’s Pittsford choosing to save farmland or individuals donating beautiful old-growth forests.

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FROM OUR BLOGS The era of lying is over Repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is not just a major victory for President Obama, though discussions about last weekend’s historic Senate vote often begin and end there.

It’s true that Obama fulfilled a campaign pledge to the LGBT community. But the decision to repeal DADT represents much more than a victory lap for Obama and his liberal base. It may turn out to be the most significant piece of legislation ever passed with respect to the human rights and dignity of gay people in this country.

Selflessness, bravery, and patriotism are not limited to race, gender, or sexual orientation.

Recognizing that gay people can serve this country’s most important calling — defending our freedom — with dignity and respect is a major milestone. The Pentagon’s acceptance of gays will do more to shatter persistent stereotypes than any television show or Pride festival.

Similar decisions involving blacks and women helped us see real lives in combat instead of one-dimensional labels.

Senator John McCain was the leading opponent to the repeal, arguing that the president’s liberal base is forcing its social

agenda on the military during wartime. But it’s an empty and corrupt argument.

It’s always been OK to be gay. Repealing DADT doesn’t validate that point. It reinforces instead one of our fundamental beliefs: that all people are created equal.

Isn’t this one of our basic principles for going to war?

Never mind that DADT was a fundamentally flawed law or that it may have eventually been struck down by the Supreme Court, anyway.

Senators Joe Lieberman, an Independent, and Susan Collins, a Republican, co-sponsors of the bill, are to be commended and remembered for their willingness to stand up for what is best for the country — and not just what’s popular among constituents.

Most of all, we need to thank the gay and lesbian members of the military, including the thousands who have been discharged for being gay.

It had to be unimaginably difficult to fight the war on the ground, as well as the one in your mind, and still do your job well.

Finally, the era of lying is over. You can all come out now.

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Dining

Lobster ravioli from La Luna, the new Italian restaurant in High Falls. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK

That’s amore [ CHOW HOUND ] BY SUSIE HUME

After years of closings in High Falls — from a long list of nightlife and entertainment venues like Jillian’s, Saddle Ridge, and the short-lived TriBeca, to long-standing restaurants like Jimmy Mac’s and Triphammer Grill — the area seems to be on its way back. With a mix of new businesses and housing coming into the area (which, according to Mayor Robert Duffy, is now at around 90 percent capacity), the district seems prepped for a rebound. A couple of months ago, Caribbean Chateau opened in the space previously held by Jimmy Mac’s (104 Platt St.). And, as of December 1, La Luna has opened in the former Triphammer Grill space.

The new Italian restaurant is helmed by Stergios Kotorlis (and his partner, Marylou Pace), who also owns the Mediterranean

Italian-style pulled pork (slow-braised pork in marinara) and house-made mushroom ravioli. The dinner menu features a variety of Italian entrees (meat and vegetarian dishes), as well as pizzas, soups, and salads. Notable inclusions are the braised lamb shanks (served with mushroom risotto and grilled garlic rapini) and the gnocchi bolognaise, topped with the aforementioned pulled pork and pan-seared gnocchi. Daily specials and a full bar, including an extensive wine list, are also offered.

“This area is coming alive again,” says Kotorlis. “And we are excited to be a part of it.”

La Luna is located at 60 Browns Race.

Prices range from $13 to $22. The restaurant is currently open Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and Saturday 4-10 p.m., though hours are subject to change. For more information, call 232-5862.

Wegmans does it again restaurant Eros (37 Charlotte St.), which opened in 2006. Kotorlis has spent more than 27 years in the restaurant business, initially starting out in Germany and then moving on to Greece. He moved to Rochester nearly 20 years ago, and he first opened the Piano Café in East Rochester, followed by a partnership in the Dutchess Restaurant in Penfield.

“I am very excited about the location of La Luna,” says Kotorlis, referring to the restaurant’s waterfront view. “It is just so beautiful and it speaks for itself.”

The menu focuses on Italian comfort foods, which complement the remodeled interior, designed by co-owner Pace to resemble an authentic Italian bistro. The lunch menu includes typical fare like salads, sandwiches, and pastas, but the selection is distinctive, from a roasted beet salad with thinly sliced apples and balsamic dressing to

Almost exactly one year after the opening of the Wegmans’ restaurant Next Door Bar and Grill, the grocery-store chain launched its newest venture, Food Bar, on Friday, December 10. While the new restaurant is housed within the space formerly occupied

by Wegmans’ upscale restaurant Tastings, the focus is completely different, offering casual, family-friendly American cuisine in a relaxed, fun, counter-service environment.

The restaurant is somewhat akin to a New England-style clam shack, with seashore colors adorning the walls and a wide variety of casual seafood fare on the menu, including oysters on the half shell, fried clam strips, crab cakes, and lobster bisque. In addition, classic American fare like burgers, foot-long hot dogs, and marinated chicken fingers are offered. For dessert, Food Bar is serving up a new exclusive — Wegmans’ own special-recipe frozen custard — in sundaes, milkshakes, or a cone.

Food Bar is located at 3195 Monroe Ave. Prices range from $4 to $14. It is open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dine-in or take-out service is available. For more information, call 2488685 or visit wegmans.com.

Closings

After a nearly a dozen years, Little Bakery (89 Charlotte St.) closed its doors earlier this month.

Owner and pastry chef Aaron Smith, who is also a Rochester firefighter, decided to close the popular bakery in order to spend more time with his family. The bakery’s flour mill has been sold to Flour City Pasta (1000 Turk Hill Park, Fairport) and, according to Smith, the other equipment has been sold to an unnamed local restaurateur who Smith will be consulting with on a bakery opening this spring. Check this column for details in a few months.

“I really just want to thank everyone for their patronage,” says Smith. “I will miss the bakery and all of the people who came in.”

Dark Horse Coffee has closed its doors at 1182 Dewey Ave., but plans to relocate and reopen in the next two to three months.

According to owner Bonnie Haley, the lease on the space had ended and she was unable to reach an agreement with the building’s new owner.

In addition to a wide variety of coffee specialty drinks and teas, Dark Horse Coffee also served breakfast and lunch sandwiches, salads, and assorted baked goods. The convenient location and quick service made it a popular dine-in and take-out spot for Maplewood residents.

Haley promises to update her fans on the café’s Facebook page once a new location has been selected. We will also update readers in this column.

Correcting ourselves

Due to an editing error, the December 15 restaurant review inadvertently implied that JonJohn’s was no longer open. Only the business’s stand at the Public Market has closed.

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Going for Baroque Organ Recital Sunday, December 26 Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave 1 & 3 p.m. | Free w/admission | 276-8900 [ CLASSICAL ] Seeking a little reprieve from the hustle and

bustle of the holidays? Treat yourself to a peaceful afternoon at the Memorial Art Gallery. Upstairs, in the Fountain Court, a feast awaits your ears and eyes: the Italian Baroque organ. The dismantled components of this c.1670 organ were plucked from a sale in Florence, Italy, in 1979 by Gerald Woehl, an organ expert. During a visit to Rochester in 2001, Woehl and Eastman School of Music realized the opportunity for the organ parts, patiently waiting in his workshop. ESM purchased and Woehl’s team reconstructed and restored the organ for its 2005 installation and unveiling as the only Italian Baroque organ in North America. MAG enhanced the concert experience by filling the walls with period oils, such as Luca Giordano’s “The Entombment” and Corrado Giaquinto’s “The Trinity.” — BY PALOMA A CAPANNA

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the group’s list of influences mentions many of the familiar bluegrass standards. But it also includes Talking Heads and Public Enemy. It’s hard to imagine Bill Monroe doing a duet with Chuck D., but String Theory manages to incorporate such disparate sources of inspiration into a type of bluegrass you’ve probably never heard before. Blues, rock, reggae, salsa — it’s all thrown into the mix with these guys. String Theory holds an open jam every Tuesday at Johnny’s, when neophytes have a chance to match the madness twang for twang. — BY RYAN WHIRTY

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from Burning Daylight in order to better promote his work as a solo performer.

With a new album out, “Truth Is,” and new management, Young’s showbiz game is now measuring up to his talent, talent that sneaks up on you live.

Friday night at the Bug Jar, Young resurrected Burning Daylight to push the new release. Young and the band — including monster drummer Jesse Sprinkle — were casual and plaintive in their delivery, as you’d kind of expect from a band in the alt-country fold. However the roots-rock shock and awe was cumulative.

As the sturdy numbers got ticked off the set list, each with their own lyrical portraiture and twang-tastic hooks (a la The Old 97’s), it slowly began to dawn on me how rockin’ the band actually is. Young supported his casual, reedy voice with simple swipes at his Tele full of honest energy and little drama.

Simply put, Young is a gifted musician who doesn’t get in the way of his own extraordinary music.

Mikey Jukebox opened the set with The Demos backing him up along with a drum machine that proved perhaps a bit distracting. Jukebox plays the drums on his recordings, but has had difficulty filling the post live. The robo-drums were perfect and mercilessly in time, but offered no dynamic

push and pull with the mortal members on stage. Even though Jukebox’s music is rather electronic and regimented, along the lines of bands like Ultravox, it still emits an awesome organic quality; you can still hear and feel the flesh and bone, and I think it needs a drummer comprised of the same.

Maybe Sprinkle’s available? That would be pretty cool.

Dashed through the snow to catch His Name Was Yesterday and The Silence Broken each blast a set of hard, new metal.

A big crowd was on hand at the California Brew Haus, and once again the sound was great. Neither of the bands stood out particularly, but each rocked hard in paving the way for Buffalo’s Stemm.

Ended the night at The Dinosaur, where Dave Viterna was taking a page from everybody’s book, from Deep Purple to Neil Young (when’s the last time you heard “Sugar Mountain”?). Miss Suzi Willpower was invited to sing with the band at one point, and instead of resurrecting the dead, Willpower freestyled the blues. It was brilliant. How do you do it, you ask? Easy; the band lays down the eight or 12 bars, the singer lays down some references to cheating, doing wrong, doing right, etc., add a little ice, and we all wallow in it.

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Music “If we were in Columbus, Ohio,” he says, “I would walk up and down High Street, looking, knocking on every door of every bar, every club. ‘You guys have anything open tonight?’”

Niche and the band split after a year and a half together. Adrenochrome ultimately broke up five months later. Niche found himself slightly disillusioned.

“I just didn’t see where I was going to fit in, or where I could go with it,” he says. So Niche took a stab at a normal life, i.e. pretty much anything outside the music business.

“I had a regular job,” he says. “I had a girlfriend. I thought we were going to start a family…and then all of that fell through.”

Niche went back to school at Monroe

After several years of promoting Rochester music acts through his ACT LIVE initiative, James Niche (pictured) has taken the next step and founded the ACT LIVE record label. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE

ACT LIVE acts up ACT LIVE actlivemusic.com [ PROFILE ] By Frank De Blase

James Niche is a grade-A music booster, a mouthpiece, an impresario, a one-man media blitz. He’s a go-between and a go-getter.

His hands are a blur as he runs his digits over his smart phone faster than my teenage nieces. But there’s no LOL-ing or OMG-ing happening here; Niche is moving and shaking within the Rochester music scene, making it happen with his company ACT LIVE. For the past two years ACT LIVE has served as a promotional vehicle, a rallying point, to help artists streamline and focus their careers, bringing them and their audiences together. And Niche’s been taken with the hustle and flow of the music business since he was a kid.

“I’ve loved music my whole life,” Niche says. “I was the kid who always read all the credits and would read every inlay card, watch every behind-the-scenes video with the band. I’d read every book about the bands I loved. That was really my thing.

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That kind of got me familiar with the industry, subconsciously taking in how this business works, how people interact, how these relationships are built, how things are done.”

Like many industry types, Niche wanted to be a musician. “I think a lot of people — especially in the back end of the industry — wanted to be the guitar hero,” he says.

But now Niche has gone a step further in sealing his fate in the business end of things by launching his label ACT LIVE Music with his partner, Alex Ng, founder of Rochester independent label Don’t Beat Records. The label’s debut single “King of Kings,” featuring Homeboy Sandman, Moses Rockwell, and P SO, just landed December 7. ACT LIVE Music celebrated the release as well as the overall launch of the label with shows in Brooklyn and Rochester that same week. The coming year promises a stream of releases from New York and Rochester-based artists, including more music from Rockwell and P SO, as well as Copywrite, Hassaan Mackey, Soul Khan, Ruste Juxxe & Marco Polo, and ConArtist. Music will be released as digital downloads or limited-edition vinyl singles.

Not bad for a label that started out as a blog.

The ACT LIVE blog was where Niche opined

on the Rochester hip-hop and electronic scene. Soon after, he began organizing and promoting events with myriad local and national artists within the genre. Niche was always brainstorming at shows, seeing ways in which the scene could move forward.

“I came up with an idea for a digital label,” he says, “because I knew at the time — 2008 — things were shifting. But I didn’t know at that point how to go about doing that. I knew how to represent a band, how to book a band.

I knew how to promote. So I came up with ACT LIVE.” Pre-ACT LIVE Niche had interned at GFI Studios, the now-defunct triple-A formatted WMAX, and 94.1 The Zone, soaking up whatever experiences he could.

It was during a promotional event for The Zone in 2002 that he met up with the local rock band Adrenochrome. He booked the band a gig, then another.

Before he knew it, Niche had moved into Adrenochrome’s band house and was booking the group full time. Niche booked the band coast to coast with a relentless fervor. Some of the gigs materialized midtour on off nights.

Community College to study communications and media, all the while studying the music scene he loved. He began to notice a lack of coordination.

There was talent, but many of the artists lacked focus and direction. Niche had found his niche.

“There was really no one out there coordinating these people,” says Niche.

“Once I became aware of all the artists here locally I started booking these events, putting people together.”

He was met with some skepticism.

He still is. “I think people are somewhat afraid,” Niche says. “It’s the fear of rejection, people are little afraid to put themselves out there. There are some groups, ‘Why do you want to help me?

What’s in it for you?’ That’s probably what they’re thinking. I tell them I enjoy what I do. I enjoy seeing talented people succeed, and I enjoy being part of something cool. I find it exciting to see what you can do with your wits. With music, with entertainment, you’re creating something out of nothing really…it’s ideas. ‘Let’s see what we can pull out of this, let’s see where it can go.’ That’s what excites me.”

And Niche’s a fan. “I texted P SO one day after listening to ‘Wise Up’ and said, ‘I don’t know why there’s not 15 million girls singing this on the way to work each morning.’ Why isn’t this music out there?”

Some may label Niche an opportunist.

But in reality, the man is simply creating opportunities. And it seems to be working, somewhat to Niche’s surprise. “I think just the reception itself has been a surprise,” he says. “Going back to what I said about the fear of rejection, I would have those thoughts, but I’d just push them aside and keep my eye on the prize.”

Wednesday, December 22 DJ Cosmo. Bay Bar & Grill, 372 Manitou Rd, Hilton. 392-7700.

10 p.m. Free.

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

DJs Jared & Mario B. Venu RestoLounge, 151 St Paul St. 2325650. 9 p.m. $5.

DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. [ Jazz ] Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Steve Greene & Colin Cannon.

Bernunzio Uptown Music, 122 East Ave. 473-6140. 7 p.m. Free.

The Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. German House-Keg, 315 Gregory St. 303-2234. 8:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

Karaoke. Jose & Willy’s, 20 Lake Shore Dr, Canandaigua. 3947960. 8:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

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

Karaoke w/Mark. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930.

8:30 p.m. Free.

Krazy Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 355 East Ave. 263-7650. 9.30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

Entertainment Showcase.

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

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

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

Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

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

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

Free.

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

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

Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music.

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

Free.

Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 243-9111.

7-10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] The Phukette’s, Brand New Sin, Augustine. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9:30 p.m. $6-$8. [ R&B ] Soul Express. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Thursday, December 23 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dick Stacey Band. LegacyClover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 218-9000. 2 p.m. Free.

John Akers & Elvio Fernandes.

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

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

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

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

Reggae Night. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 527-8720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

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

Wayward Son. Sully’s Pub, 242 South Ave. 232-3960. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Tom McClure. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Pelican’s Nest, 566 River Street. 663-5910. 5 p.m. Free.

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

Free.

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

DJ Biggie. McKenzie’s Irish Pub, 3685 W Henrietta Rd. 334-8970. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

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

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

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

Call for tix.

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

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

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

Mostly 80’s Night. Hatter’s Pub, 5 W Main St, Webster. 872-1505. 6 p.m. Call for tix.

Soul Sides Record Listening Party.

Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. 340-6161. 9 p.m. Free.

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

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

11 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. $2-$8. [ Jazz ] Dave Mancini. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 6 p.m.

Free.

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

Free.

Lumiere. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Panorama Night Club, 730 Elmgrove Rd. 247-2190. 9 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

Free.

Karaoke. Carey Lake Bar & Grill, 959 Penfield Rd, Walworth. 315986-1936. 4 p.m. Free.

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

7:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Penfield, 1955 Empire Blvd, Webster. 7870570. 9 p.m. Free.

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

Karaoke. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Smooth. Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 8:30 p.m. Free.

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

Free.

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

Free.

Karaoke w/Tim Burnette. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232.

8-11 p.m. Free.

Rochester Idol Karaoke. Landing Bar & Grille, 30 Main St, Fairport.

425-7490. 9:30 p.m. Free.

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Thursday, December 23 Open Jam. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

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

Free.

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

Free.

Open Mic. Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport. 377-0410. 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

Open Mic w/Jed Curran & Steve Piper. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Christmas Eve Eve Bash w/ Unexpected Pleasure. Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern, 8505 Greig St, Sodus Point. 315-4839570. 8:30 p.m. Call for tix.

Jeff Elliott. Irondequoit Ale House, 2250 Hudson Ave. 5445120. 5 p.m. Free.

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

John Bolger Band. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 271-4650.

7 p.m. Free.

Legendary Dukes. Smokin’ Joe’s, 425 Lyell Ave. 647-1540. 8 p.m.

Call for tix.

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

Free.

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

Free.

Teagen & the Tweeds. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 3257090. 9:30 p.m. Free.

The Heartstabbers, Devil Springs.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8 p.m. $5. [ R&B ] Soul Express. Pane Vino, 175 N Water St. 232-6090. 8 p.m.

Free.

Friday, December 24 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Christmas Party w/Paul Strowe.

California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 5 p.m.

Call for tix.

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

7:30 p.m. Free.

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

Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes.

Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 5 p.m. Free.

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

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

Free.

DJ Selecta Preece. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985.

10 p.m. Free.

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

Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] R&B HipHop Spring Edition.

Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W Main St. 235-3550. 8 p.m. $5-$10.

JAZZ | NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS SHOW

You can’t keep a good man down, or in this case, stop him from strapping on his guitar. After enduring life-saving spinal surgery earlier this year, six-time Grammy nominee Chet Catallo (pictured) is on the road to all better. He’s not quite there yet, but that’s not stopping him from joining a host of friends for his annual after-Christmas concert. Artists like Andy Calabrese, Steve Curry, Vince Ercolamento, Charlie Curran, Jim Richmond, Peter Chwazik, Todd East, Eli Konikoff, and Ted Reinhardt will join this pioneering jazz guitarist to play, among other things, cuts off of Chet Catallo and the Cats new two-disc album, “First Take,” which has been accepted for Grammy nominations in six categories.

The show takes place Sunday, December 26, 8 p.m. at Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. $20-$25. 3255600, waterstreetmusic.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE Tom Cometa Trio. Legacy-Clover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 218-9000. 1 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Carols w/Organ & Instruments.

Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 454-3878. 10:30 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 8 p.m. Free.

Don Mancuso & Jeff Cosco.

Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 8:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Dukes Light. Smokin’ Joe’s, 425 Lyell Ave. 647-1540. 8 p.m.

Call for tix.

Jumbo Shrimp, Marty Roberts.

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

Saturday, December 25 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 8 p.m. Free.

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

Stringplicity. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906.

8:30 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] UV RAYS w/The Grinders, The Root Hogs, Rational Animals.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8 p.m. $7-$9.

Sunday, December 26 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Bluegrass Jam. All Things Art, 65 S Main St., Canandaigua.

396-0087. 2-7 p.m. $2.

Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

Traditional Irish Music Session.

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

Free.

Wren Night. Carroll’s, 1768 E Main St. 288-9631. 7 p.m. Call for tix. [ Classical ] Eastman at St. Michael’s. St Michael’s Church, 869 N Clinton Ave. 325-4040. 2:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

1 & 3 p.m. Free w/admission.

[ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 381-4000.

11:30 a.m. Free.

Chet Catallo & The Cats. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $20-$25.

Jazz Night. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m. Free.

Smugtown Stompers. Sonora’s Mexican Restaurant, 800 Jefferson Rd. 424-2510. 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Karaoke w/Brad London. Willow Inn, 428 Manitou Rd. 3923489. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Sunday w/Fred Goodnow. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771.

11 a.m. Free.

Open Country Jam w/Randy.

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

Open Jam w/Bodega Radio.

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

Free.

Troup Street Jazz Jam Session.

Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 216-1070. 6 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Buford & Friends. Smokin’ Joe’s, 425 Lyell Ave. 647-1540.

8 p.m. Call for tix.

NPV, The Dead Catholics, Penis Shit Pile, 600 Pounds of Man, & City Harvest Black. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Peririal Vision. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 3524505. 8 p.m. Call for tix.

Monday, December 27 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Gamelan Ensemble Experience.

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

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

Sore Thumb Radio Live Broadcast w/Jeff Cosco. House

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

of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 8003-GENEVA. 6:30-9 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Jazz ] Mark Viavattine. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

[ Jazz ] Brad Batz Group. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906.

7:30 p.m. Free.

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

662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

Tommy Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

JAZZ | THE SWOONERS

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

Karaoke w/Walt O’Brien.

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

Free.

When experienced musicians with different backgrounds get together, you can bet the result will be more than the sum of its parts. It may be a new configuration, but the members of The Swooners will be familiar to many fans.

Kurt Johnson will be on guitar, Willy O’Riley on piano, and Mark Bader on vocals and cajón. Johnson is a member of the Moho Collective, O’Riley is part of The Niche, and Bader is a local producer. At Bistro 135 Bader will be crooning classics from the Great American Songbook when the group isn’t stretching out on jazz standards like “Footprints” and “So What.”

[ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Refreshunz.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 2323430. 8 p.m. Free.

The Swooners with Kurt Johnson play Wednesday, December 29, 6 p.m. at Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. Free. 662-5555. — BY RON NETSKY

[ Pop/Rock ] Alistair Oakes & The Myth w/ Underwater Tiger, Matt & Chris.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Greg Townson. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. Free.

Pro-Am Open Jam. German House-Keg, 315 Gregory St. 442-6880. 9:30 p.m. Free.

schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Dick Leschorn. Legacy-Clover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 218-9000. 7 p.m. Free.

Fritz’s Polka Band. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232.

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

Jeff Elliott. Norton’s Pub, 1730

Tuesday, December 28 Due to the holidays

N Goodman St. 266-3570. 5-8 p.m. Free.

John Mcconnell. Dinosaur BarB-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

9 p.m. Free.

Johnny Bauer. Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford-Mendon Rd, Mendon.

624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Teagan Ward. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 7 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

8 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

Free.

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

Open Mic w/Rapier Slices.

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

Open Mic w/String Theory.

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

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

Free. [ Pop/Rock ] A Metal Christmas..A Heavy New Year w/This Or The Apocalypse and An Early Ending. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 3255600. 6 p.m. $10-$12.

Cavalcade w/Dreams from Gin, & The Evan Prewitt Band. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival.

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

Call for tix.

Wednesday, December 29 Due to the holidays schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 710 p.m. Free.

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

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

Tony Gianavola. Beale Street Cafe, 693 South Ave. 2714650. 6 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Johnny Rawls. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

9:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 p.m. Free.

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

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

DJs NaNa & PJ. Vertex, 169 N Chestnut St. 232-5498. 10 p.m. $3-$8. [ Jazz ] Robert Chevrier. Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 3400 Monroe Ave. 5867000. 6:30 p.m. Free.

The Margaret Explosion. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 232-3906. 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Swooners w/Kurt Johnson.

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Wednesday, December 29 Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free.

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

Karaoke. Pineapple Jacks, 485 Spencerport Rd. 2475225. 9 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

Karaoke. Applebee’s-Fairport, 585 Moseley Rd, Fairport.

425-4700. 9 p.m. Free.

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

Karaoke. Sanibel Cottage, 1517 Empire Blvd, Webster.

671-9340. 6 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/DJ Flyin’ Brian.

Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 2650055. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

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

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

Krazy Karaoke. Monty’s Korner, 355 East Ave. 2637650. 9.30 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Acoustic Open Mic. Pub 511, 511 E Ridge Rd. 266-9559. 8 p.m. Free.

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Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 454-2680. 8 p.m. Free-$5.

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

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Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

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

Open Jammin’. Spot Coffee, 200 East Ave. 613-4600.

7:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140.

8 p.m. Free.

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Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 243-9111. 7-10 p.m. Free.

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

Lotus w/The Manhattan Project. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 3255600. 9 p.m. $19-$22.

Michael J. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 224-0990. 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music.

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

The Kitchen Sinks Reunion Show w/Lauren O’Connell, CuCu, & Kirk Stevens. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966.

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

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Classical

Theater

Daniel Aune, music director at St. Michael’s Church and performer at this week’s installment of the Eastman at St. Michael’s organ-concert series, says that music helps to ingrain holiday memories.

PHOTO BY PALOMA CAPANNA

Keeping the faith Eastman at St. Michael’s Featuring Daniel Aune, Organ Sunday, December 26 St. Michael’s Church, 124 Evergreen St. 2:30 p.m. | Free | 586-0594, SaintMichaelsofRochester.org [ PREVIEW ] BY PALOMA CAPANNA

At 225 feet, the tallest church steeple in Rochester towers above the entire neighborhood along North Clinton leading to St. Michael’s Church. The cornerstone was laid in 1873. The thick, wooden front doors are formidable. The interior soars with Baroque arches and dramatic stained-glass windows depicting Bible stories of angelic intervention. The lighting is a golden reflection from the gilt paintings and statuary.

And then, the sounds of the organ fill your ears and rumble through the floorboards.

Only toward the front of the church can you see the organist, so high is the loft and so dominant are its pipes. But, up above, comfortably familiar with the keyboards, stops, and pipes is Daniel Aune, organist and music director at St. Michael’s.

“You build concert halls for the acoustics. If you are lucky, you make it look somewhat interesting,” says Aune. “But to sit in a space like the great space at St.

Michael’s, to hear great music, to be part of this overwhelming beauty…it is not your average concert experience.”

On the fourth Sunday of each month from September to May, the church hosts the wellattended concert series Eastman at St. Michael’s, which started in 2006. And on Sunday, December 26, the concert will be performed

by Aune, featuring organ works by Bach, Buxtehude, Rutter, Hancock, and Chapman.

Aune says the program will be “just favorites” of the holidays. One of the pieces, “Toccatas on Joy to the World,” is an arrangement by Craig Phillips, an organist, composer, and Eastman School of Music graduate.

“I grew up thinking that going to church was

better than cool,” says Aune. His grandfather used to play records of organ music, and at an early age, Aune knew the organ would be his instrument. “One of the things that drew me to the organ was the big, loud, huge bass,” says Aune.

Aune began his studies at Concordia College, having grown up in Underwood, Minnesota. But Aune soon transferred to ESM for his bachelor’s degree in applied music (organ), which he earned in 2001. He chose ESM because “it really is that good” and “it lives up to its reputation.” Aune went on at ESM to earn two master’s degrees, one in organ and one in harpsichord, as well as his sacred music diploma, all conferred in 2004. He has just completed his requirements for his doctorate.

Aune credits ESM’s organ department for having such a close relationship with so many different organs in the greater Rochester community. “At ESM, you learn not only the music and how it should sound, you learn the mechanics of each instrument,” he says.

Having the keys to St. Michael’s means Aune has access to “the best practice room in town,” which contains not one, but two different organs. One organ is the 1903 pipe organ built by J.W. Steere & Sons with 36 stops comprised of 42 ranks of more than 2000 pipes. This is the organ in the loft. The second organ is the 1972 John Brombaugh & Associates, an organ on loan, which took the place of several pews in the nave.

To ask Aune whether he favors one organ or the other is “to ask which one of your children is your favorite,” he says, unwilling to choose between such fine instruments.

“The Steere has this lush, Romantic, colorful sound. The Brombaugh has the true Baroque style and aesthetic,” he says.

David Higgs, chair of the organ department at ESM and one of Aune’s instructors, says that the Brombaugh organ successfully brought to the American organ scene a number of “firsts” that would have a lasting impact not only upon American organ building, but also upon the organists who have been shaped by its unique qualities. “Its distinctive character allows those who study and play upon it to experience new insights for the performance of much of the north-European repertoire,” says Higgs.

Aune says the Eastman at St. Michael’s

concert series is a chance to hear ESM students outside the traditional Eastman halls, like Kilbourn. A recent concert featured The Meliora Brass, performing masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The concert series also brings the community into a church with which they might not be familiar. “The Catholic Mass is one audience, the concert series another,” says Aune, noting that there are those who do stay for both as the 4 p.m. Sunday Mass follows the concert.

From Aune’s point of view, attending the concert or attending the holiday services will build those cherished holiday memories. “For most people, Christmas is one of the times mom and dad make you clean up and go to church, even if what you’re hoping for are the presents afterwards,” he says.

The organ holds that special place in many people’s childhood memories of Christmas church services “because music serves as the tool to ingrain the words deeper into the soul, like glue,” says Aune. “You can hear really great preachers and you might remember a phrase or two, but can you repeat it a week later? A tune, that stays in your mind, it stays with you — that’s where you learn your faith.”

“Bubby’s Kitchen.” Sat Dec 25-Sun Dec 26. One-woman show by Shira Ginsburg about growing up in a family of resistance fighters. JCC CenterStage, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $12-$20. Jccrochester.org.

“A Christmas Carol.” Through Dec 26. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Wed Dec 22 7 p.m., Thu 2 & 7 p.m., Fri 2 p.m., Sun noon & 4:30 p.m. $28-$65. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

“Christmas with the Calamari Sisters.” Through Jan 2.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Wed Dec 22-Thu 7 p.m.,Sun 2 & 7 p.m., Mon-Wed Dec 29 7 p.m. $29-$39. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“The Santaland Diaries.” Fri Dec 17-Dec 23. One-man show based off of the works of David Sedaris. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Wed Dec 22Thu 7:30 p.m. $25-$27. 4541260, blackfriars.org.

“Young Prince Hal.” Wed Dec 22-Dec 28. The Shakespeare Company of Greater Rochester; original adaptation of “Henry IV, Part 1” intended for young audiences. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Wed Dec 22-Thu 7 p.m., Fri 2 p.m., Sun 2 p.m., Mon-Tue 7 p.m. $5. muccc.org.

Auditions Best Food Forward. Tue Dec 28-Wed Dec 29.

Holds auditions for roles in “Grease!” for kids age 10-16.

Eastview Mall, 7979 PittsfordVictor Rd, Victor. Tue-Wed Dec 29 5:30 p.m. Tuitionbased program. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids.com.

Art Exhibits DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ CONTINUING ] 1570 Gallery at Valley Manor 1570 East Ave. Through Dec 31: “Art 100 for 100.”

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appt. 770-1923, japetz@rochester.rr.com.

A Different Path Gallery 27 Market St., Brockport.

Through Dec 31: “Revealing the Unspoken Message,” work Katherine Weston, Sherry Tulloch, and Liz Britton-Barry. Wed-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 continues on page 20

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THEATER | “Christmas with the Calamari Sisters”

Where can you find Food Network scandals, a romance with the neighborhood butcher, sibling rivalry, and a seasonal song-and-dance filled celebration of scrumptious Italian food?

All of the above and more will be offered by the Calamari sisters, Delphine and Carmela, in their show-within-a-show sequel to the popular “Cooking with the Calamari Sisters.”

The holiday-themed follow-up, “Christmas with the Calamari Sisters: Mangia Italiano, Too!” debuted earlier this month to sold-out shows, and continues through January 2 at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre’s new location at 3450 Winton Road. This week the show takes place Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 2 & 7 p.m.; and MondayWednesday, December 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $29-$39. For more information, call 325-4370 or visit downstairscabaret.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Art Exhibits a.m.-4 p.m. 637-5494, differentpathgallery.com.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Forum and Gallery 494 East Ave. Through Dec 31: Annual Members Exhibit.

By appt.only. 244-8890, aauwrochester.org.

Anderson Alley 250 N. Goodman St., Studio 4-1 on 4th floor. Through January 31: “Confluence; smack dab confab,” “Books & Bottles,” & “ Language Lab.” By appointment. buzzard@ rochester.rr.com.

Artisan Works 565 Blossom Rd. Through Dec 31: The First Biennial Student Invitational. Ongoing: “Les Krims: Satire Inspired

by Wishful Thinking, the Culture Wars, and the Left’s [She]nanigans.” | Through Dec 31: “Fade to White” Photography/Video Installation by Michael Rivera | Ongoing: “Ramon Santiago,” video presentation. Third Sundays: Park Avenue Dance Company, 3 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun Noon-5 p.m. $8-$12. 288-7170, artisanworks.net.

A.R.T.S. Gallery at Aviv Café 321 East Ave. Through Dec 29: “Visual Inspirations,” Digital Illustrations and Photographer Erasmo Hernandez. Fri 6-11 p.m., Sun 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 729-9916.

RIT Bevier Gallery 90 Lomb Memorial Drive. Booth Building, 7A. Through Jan 19: Metals Alumni Exhibition.

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Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Mon-Thu 7-9 p.m.; Sat 14:30 p.m.; Sun 2-4:30 p.m.

Gallery closed Dec 18-Jan 2.

475-2646 CIAS Dean’s Gallery Frank E. Gannett Hall, Room 1115, Rochester Institute of Technology. Through Dec 31: Photographs by Carl Chiarenza. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. rit.edu.

Community Darkroom Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Feb 6: “Reflections on Simplicity,” work by the Community Darkroom monitors. | Through Dec 31: “Roy Sowers: Detached.”

Mon 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; TueThu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri closed; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

271-5920, geneseearts.org.

Creative Wellness Center 320 N Goodman St, Suite 201. Ongoing: “Rebirth”

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

Edward G. Miner Library University of Rochester Medical Center, Room 16221. Through Jan 28: “Targets and Monstrances”

by Genevieve Waller. MonThu 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun noon10 p.m. 275-3361, urmc. rochester.edu/miner.

The Firehouse Gallery @ Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: “Winter Craft” Annual Holiday Show.

Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat noon-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts.org.

LITERARY EVENT | Used Fiction Book Sale

Though I enjoy making most of the presents I give during the season, I’m no stranger to the concept of gifting recycled items, especially if it entails the brilliant feeling of finding a previously loved treasure I know will be perfect for someone on my list. Less for the landfill, right? Earlier this month, the Central Library (atrium of the Bausch & Lomb Building, 115 South Ave.) kicked off its Holiday Fiction Used Book Sale, which conveniently continues through December 24.

Transport someone you love (including yourself) via a variety of fiction offerings. P.S., my favorite thing about buying used books is finding an antique volume with a handwritten dedication inside. Sigh! Sale hours are Wednesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Prices range from a quarter to a buck, and sale tables will be refilled daily. For more information, call 428-8322. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY FLCC Honors House Alumni Art Gallery 4340 Lakeshore Dr. Ongoing: New works by Hannah Waterman, Miles George, Seth Binnix, and Mychelle Dore. Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 394-3500, flcc.edu.

Friendly Home’s Memorial Gallery 3165 East Ave. Through Dec 31: “Natural Selections,” watercolors

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

Fusion Salon 333 Park Ave. Through Feb 28, 2011: “Famous Faces,” by Jay Lincoln, Jennifer Cichello, Mr. PRVRT, and Rebecca Rafferty. Presented by Method Machine. Mon & Tue 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Thu Noon-8 p.m., Fri 9a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 271-8120, fusionsalonnewyork.com.

Gallery 821 7 Schoen Place.

Through Feb 1: 4th Annual Holiday Art Show. Tue-Wed 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat Noon-5 p.m.

385-2131, gallery821.com.

Gallery Salon & Spa 780 University Ave. Through Jan 3: Linda Hermans and Paul Schramm. Tue-Thu 11 a.m.8 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact 271-8340, galleryhair.com.

George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Through Jan 16: “All Shook Up: Hollywood and the Evolution of Rock n’ Roll.” | Through Jan 23: “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash.” | Ongoing:

“Where Do Cameras Come From?” | “Cameras from the Technology Collection” | “Portrait” | “The Remarkable George Eastman.” | Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 10 a.m.8 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $4-$10.

271-3361, eastmanhouse.org Gilded Square Picture Framing & Gallery 714 University Ave. Through Dec 29: “Partly Tame” by Robin Whiteman.

Tue-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 461-2808, gildedsquare.com.

High Falls Fine Art Gallery 60 Browns Race. Through Jan 7: “Our Parks” Honoring the Life and Work of Christine Sevilla. Wed-Fri 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Sat Noon-6 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. 325-2030, centerathighfalls.org.

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Through Dec 23: “Holiday Show 2010.”

Special Holidays Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976, imagecityphotographygallery. com.

International Art Acquisitions 3300 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: The Wicked Series by Enrico Embroli.

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Theater

Art Exhibits

— is new to New York, and dreams of landing a role on the soap opera “One Life to Live,” and being embraced by the show’s grand dame, Victoria Buchanan.

But reality and poverty intercede, and he’s forced to apply for a job as an elf in the hugely popular seasonal attraction.

David recounts the interview process, the grueling training, his transformation into Crumpet the Elf, and peppers his tale with cutting deadpan stories about awful parents, awful children, awful elves, and even awful Santas.

The show, adapted for the stage by Joe

David Jason Kyle as Crumpet the Elf in Blackfriars’ “The Santaland Diaries.” PHOTO PROVIDED

Memoirs of a disgruntled elf “The Santaland Diaries” Through December 23 Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. $25-$27 | 454-1260, blackfriars.org [ REVIEW ] BY ERIC REZSNYAK

While waiting for the Saturday evening show of Blackfriars’ “The Santaland Diaries” to start, a middle-aged woman behind me groaned to her friends that she had heard Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” 50 times over the past four weeks. That frustration made her an ideal audience member for this show.

We all love the holidays: they inspire togetherness, cheer, and bring out the best in us. But they can also be cheesy, harried, and bring out the worst in us.

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Few modern writers have captured the obnoxiousness of Americans better than satirist David Sedaris, and he especially nailed the absurdity of Christmas in his 1992 essay “The Santaland Diaries.” The piece has been adapted into a one-man stage show, which Blackfriars is currently presenting for the second year in a row. If you’re fed up with repeated playing of dusty old Christmas carols, appalled by the commercialism of the season, or think it’s creepy that grown men and women dress up like elves to patronize children, this is the holiday show for you.

“Santaland” is based off of Sedaris’ actual experiences working the SantaLand display at the Macy’s in New York City. The David character in the show — played by David Jason Kyle, the sole actor in the production

Mantello, sticks fairly closely to Sedaris’ original work (you can find it in his “Holidays on Ice” collection, a great Christmas gift for the sarcastic jerk in your life). All of the best anecdotes from the essay are here, from the managers’ instructions to the lady elves to wear panties while in costume, to Crumpet’s exaggerated celebrity sightings while working the Magic Star, to his overly flirtatious interactions with fellow elf Snowbell. The only real change is some added material late in the show that heads dangerously close to heartwarming territory. It’s understandable: the unrelenting sarcasm of the original piece might have been a hard sell to holiday audiences without being cut by just a little bit of cheese. But thankfully Mantello comes back to Sedaris’ signature sarcasm for the conclusion, which features the best final line of any story I have ever read.

One-man shows can be tough to pull off, but David Jason Kyle and director John Haldoupis have created a fastmoving, engaging piece that clocks in at just over an hour. Kyle fully immerses himself in the role of David/Crumpet.

There isn’t a moment where he isn’t completely in character — or rather characters, as he also brings to life several of Crumpet’s colleagues and patrons, from bitchy moms to sexist dads to bored, lazy Santas. He is charismatic and energetic throughout, and although he basically talks non-stop for a whole hour, never stumbles, never pauses. Kyle gives a very natural, confident performance, and perfectly channels Sedaris’ wry, selfdeprecating wit.

Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions. com.

Joseph S. Skalny Welcome Center Gallery St. John Fisher College, 3690 East Ave. Through Dec 22: “Cracow Szopka Exhibit.” Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 899-3720.

Link Gallery at City Hall 30 Church St. Through Jan 31: “The Other Side: City Employee Art Show.” MonFri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5920, cityofrochester.gov.

Little Theatre Café 240 East Ave. Through Jan 7: “Landscapes of New York”

by Carol Acquilano. Sun 5-8 p.m.; Mon-Thu 5-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m. 258-0403, thelittle.org.

Lux Lounge 666 South Ave. Ongoing: Paintings by Michael Michael Motorcycle & Cordell Cordaro. Mon-Thu 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Fri 4:30-2 a.m.; Sat-Sun 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

232-9030, lux666.com.

Memorial Art Gallery 500 University Ave. Through Jan 2: “Psychedelic: Optical & Visionary Art Since the 1960s.” | Dec 22-Mar 21: “Great Impressions: The Print Club of Rochester Turns 80” in Lockhart Gallery. | Through Jan 29: “Creative Workshop Children’s Show” in Lucy Burne Gallery. | “What’s Up” lecture, First Sundays, 2 p.m. | Ongoing exhibits: “At the Crossroads,” “Seeing America,” “Italian Baroque Organ,” “Brunswick Armor,” “Judaica.” | WedSun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu until 9 p.m., $4-$10. Thu night reduced price: $6 from 5-9 p.m. 276-8900, mag. rochester.edu.

MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. Through Dec 22: “Lost Toys: The Ones That Got Away.” | Through December: “Tribute to Hip Hop” Mural by Carmello (Melo) Ortiz.| Sibley Window Project (East Ave.) Torell Arnold “Bee-cause Art Means the World to Me.” Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue, Thu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 292-2021.

My Sister’s Gallery The Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt. Hope Ave. Through Jan 6: “New York: The Beauty of Changing Seasons,” photography by Barbara Drake. Daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

546-8439.

Nan Miller Gallery 3450 Winton Place. Through December 31: “Gallery Favorites for the Holiday Season.” Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 292-1430, nanmillergallery.com.

Ock Hee’s Gallery 2 Lehigh St. Through Dec 31: “Synergy: A Ceramic Collaboration by Richard Aerni and Carolyn Dilcher-Stutz.” Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 624-4730, ockhee@frontiernet.net.

Oxford Gallery 267 Oxford St. Through Jan 7: Holiday

Exhibit. Tue-Fri Noon-5 p.m; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 271-5885, oxfordgallery.com.

Penfield Arts Center repARTee Gallery 2131 Five Mile Line Rd. Through Dec 23: “Nature and Nurture: Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters,” group show. WedSat 1-5 p.m. 586-5192, penfieldartscenter.com.

Printing & Book Arts Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: “Roy Sowers: Detached.” Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 244-1730, geneseearts. org.

Record Archive 33 1/3 Rockwood St. Through Dec 31: “Art by Allie Hartley: Probings into the Forbidden: Products of Deep Dreams, Obscure Secrets and Unnatural Revelation.”

Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. alayna@ recordarchive.com.

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

Rochester Contemporary Arts Center 137 East Ave. Through Jan 9: 20th Annual Members Exhibition. Wed-Sun 1-5 p.m., Fri 1-10 p.m. Closed Dec 2426, Dec 31-Jan 1. 461-2222, rochestercontemporary.org. $1.

Rochester Medical Museum & Archives Through Dec 17: “Holiday Joy” by Joy Naegler.

Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 9221847, viahealth.org/archives. strumGallery at Black Dog Studios 120 East Ave. Ongoing: “Legends: British Invasion Guitars.”

Appointments only. 7297625, strumgallery.com Studio 34 Bead & Jewelry Arts Center 34 Elton St. Through Dec 22: Faculty and Student Exhibit and Sale. 737-5858, studio34beads.com.

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

Through Dec 31: “Winter Show and Sale.” Thu-Fri 12-3 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 315331-4593, wayne-arts.com.

Williams Gallery 220 S Winton Rd. Through Jan 3: The Main Street Artists Exhbition. MonFri 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 271-9070, rochesterunitarian.org.

Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua.

Through Jan 28: “Burning Man Notes; Photographs of Laura Jackett.” Mon-Thu 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-5 p.m.

394-3500 x7369, gallery34@ flcc.edu. [ CALL FOR ARTWORK ] 360|365 George Eastman House Film Festival 2011 Call for Entries for “Ghost” Theme. Deadline December 30. Festival will take place April 27-May 2, 2011.

RECREATION | Birding Activities

Though cardinals dwell in our region year-round, they certainly stand out best amid a white and downy backdrop.

Images of vividly hued wings are a classic association with winter birdlife, but these crimson-feathered friends aren’t the only ones who don’t escape to the south before the snow arrives. From wooded areas to lakeshores, to the riverfront, more than 114 species are generally spotted in our area in December, and may include King Eiders, Harlequin Ducks, Snowy Owls, and Bohemian Waxwings. Bird watching is a popular, serene winter activity, the perfect calming antidote for commercial madness or when cabin fever sets in. Here are a few opportunities to learn more and get involved.

The Rochester Birding Association’s 59th Little Lakes Christmas Bird Count takes place all day Sunday, December 26, from midnight to midnight, within in a 15-mile diameter circle with its center at the north end of Hemlock Lake. For a $5 fee, participants will assist in the Audubon Society’s annual census of birds in the area, and receive a results booklet next autumn.

If you’re interested but inexperienced, you can request to be paired with a veteran bird-watcher. The tally meeting takes place at 4:30 p.m. at the American Hotel in Lima. Bring binoculars and spotting scopes, and dress warmly for the weather.

Interested readers should call Carolyn Barnhart at 385-4026 for more information, and to be assigned an area to watch.

On Wednesday, December 29, at 1 p.m., take the kids to Sterling Nature Center (Jensvold Road in Sterling) for a program that will teach you how to identify the birds at your feeder, and show you ways to create simple feeders. For more info, call 315-947-6143 or email snc@co.cayuga.ny.us.

Remember that you can bird watch right from your own backyard, no matter where you live. For more information and resources for local bird spotting, visit rochesterbirding.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Submit main feature length programs, shorts programs, and children’s and young adults programs. For more information, visit film360365. com/festival/submit-a-film.

Alice B. Wilson Annual Teen Literacy Contest. February 13 deadline for entries. Open to students grades 6-12 living in or attending school in Brighton. Visit brightonlibrary. org for more info.

Bread and Water Theatre Call for Stories for the 2011 Lambda Project. Collecting real-life stories of people from all over the world and from every sexual orientation and gender identity. This year’s theme is serenity/harmony. Visit breadandwatertheatre.org.

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 Emerging Filmmakers 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 Plays. Deadline January 31. Geneva Theatre Guild is accepting original scripts (limit 2 plays per entry) with a running time of 30 minutes or less for consideration for the Playwrights Play Readings production in 2011. Special interest in plays by or about young people. Further details at gtglive.org.

Collier Craft in East Rochester.

New gallery space is accepting new work by artists of many media. Contact colliercraft@yahoo.com for information.

Gallery @ Equal Grounds Seeks Artists for 2011 Schedule. All requests must be made through email to gallery@equalgrounds. com, no phone calls please.

Include your contact information, email, phone, short artist statement/bio and three jpgs of artwork.

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

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

Keep Rochester Beautiful Poster Contest. Deadline December 15. Submit original artwork and a slogan or motto to the City of Rochester and Rochester Public Library Anti-Litter Campaign. Entry forms available at Maplewood Community Library, 1111 Dewey Ave. For more info, call 428-8232.

Made in NY 2011 Call for Artists. Entries must be postmarked January 15, 2011. Exhibition will be on view March 26-May 29, 2011 at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. For information, visit myartcenter.org.

Art Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Thursday, December 23 ] MAG Highlights Tour.

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu. 6:30 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10. Docent-led tour of the collections. [ Sunday, December 26 ] “Psychedelic” Exhibition Tour. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 2768900, mag.rochester.edu. 1 p.m. Included with gallery admission: $5-10.

Comedy DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Thursday, December 23 ] Chet Wild “Christmas Comedy Showcase Party.” Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580. 6719080, thecomedyclub.us.

Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.

Free. [ Friday, December 24 ] Village Idiots Improv: “Nuclear Family.” Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@ improvVIP.com, improvVIP. com. 8 p.m. $5. [ Sunday, December 26 ] Comedy Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140. 8-11 p.m. Free. [ Monday, December 27 ] Laughin’ Cup Comedy Competition. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night Comedy.

Boulder Coffee Co. at Brooks Landing. 287-JAVA. 7-9 p.m.

Free. [ Wed., December 29 ] Improv Plate. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnysirishpub.com.

7-10 p.m. Free.

Dance Participation DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Stardust Ballroom Dance Series: Joe Pera. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester. gov/edgerton. 7:30 p.m. $1.50-3.

Kids Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 22 ] Early Bird Storytime with Mike Miller. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com. 9:30 a.m. Free. All ages.

Pre-School Storytime w/ Martha. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Free. All Ages.

Storytime and Craft w/Mike.

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

Storytime for 4 & 5 Yr Olds.

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

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

Siblings welcome.

[ Thursday, December 23 ] Build It. Irondequoit Public Library-Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 3366062, mgleason@libraryweb. org. 4-5 p.m. Free. For grades k-6. We supply Legos, you build based on the theme of the month. Drama Club.

Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton. 392-8350. 4-5 p.m. Free. All Ages.

Pajama Time Storytime.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free. All ages with a caregiver.

Storytime. Hamlin Public Library, 422 Clarkson Hamlin Town Line Rd, Hamlin. 9642320. 6:45 p.m. Free. All Ages. 4-5 yr olds.

Storytime for 4 & 5 Yr Olds.

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

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

Siblings welcome.

Tales for Tots. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. 872-9710. 10 a.m. Free. Ages 0-2. [ Friday, December 24 ] Storytelling with Mike. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020.

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

Toddler Storytime with Miss Barbara. Lift Bridge Book Shop, 45 Main St, Brockport.

637-2260, liftbridge. booksense.com. 10:30 a.m.

Free. Includes songs, games, and stories. [ Sunday, December 26Friday, December 31 ] School-Break Week. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. MonThu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $9-11. National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure exhibit open. [ Monday, December 27 ] Great Starts Storytime w/ Ann-Marie. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 9:30 & 10:15 a.m.

Free. All Ages.

Open Mic Night: A Forum for Artistic Expression. Thomas Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. 428-7828. 7-9 p.m. Free, registration required.

Open to city youth ages 12+ who are singers, dancers, comics, writers, or poets.

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

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

Storytime: Just for Babies.

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SPECIAL EVENT | Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural holiday, but the powerful themes and values celebrated from December 26 to January 1 can make a lot of sense to all of humanity.

Each day of the holiday, seven candles are lighted, representing the Nguzo Saba (seven principles of Kwanzaa), including unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. The Rochester Kwanzaa Coalition will present free events in celebration of Kwanzaa for the entire Rochester community at several locations in the city. To learn more about Kwanzaa and the events, call 328-4389.

Umoja (Unity) will be celebrated Sunday, December 26, 3-6 p.m. at the Baobab Cultural Center (728 University Ave.).

Monday brings Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) to the Wheatley Library (33 Dr. Samuel McCree Way) 2-5 p.m. Ujima (Collective Work & Responsibility) takes place Tuesday, December 28, 2-5 p.m. at the North Street Recreation Center (700 North St.).

On Wednesday, December 29, at 5:30 p.m., enjoy activities and performances to celebrate family, community, and culture at the Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) celebration at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.). The Memorial Art Gallery (500 University Ave.) will present Nia (Purpose), with storytelling, jazz, drumming, and family art activities on December 30, 4-9 p.m. Kuumba (Creativity) will be commemorated at the Frederick Douglass Resource Center (36 King St.) Friday, December 31, 5-9 p.m. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Kids Events mgleason@libraryweb.org.

11:15 a.m. Free. Infant-23 months.

Wii Funday Monday. Phillis Wheatley Library, 33 Dr Samuel McCree Way. 428-8212. 2:30 p.m. Free. All ages. [ Monday, December 27Tuesday, December 28 ] Storytime: Toddlers.

Irondequoit Public LibraryPauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, mgleason@libraryweb.org.

10:15 a.m. Free. Ages 2-3 with caregiver. [ Monday, December 27Thursday, December 30 ] Christmas Break Cooking Camp: Club of Penguins.

Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 10 a.m.1 p.m. $125, registration required.

Holiday Science and Technology Days. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 27124 City december 22-28,

1880, rmsc.org. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Included in museum admission: $8-10.

Junior Chefs Christmas Break Cooking Camp: Winter Favorites. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt Read Blvd.

663-5449, topsmarkets.com.

2-5 p.m. $125, registration required. Ages 8-11 and 12-15. [ Monday, December 27Friday, December 31 ] School-Break Week. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. MonThu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $9-11. National Geographic MAPS: Tools for Adventure exhibit open. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Challenger Learning Center: Mission to Mars. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $13-16, reservations required. Ages 7+, children 10 and under must be paired with an adult.

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Junior Friends of the Library.

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

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

Rollicking Teakettle with Cathy McGrath. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 11 a.m.-noon.

Free. Funny folk songs and singing games.

Storytime: Preschool.

Irondequoit Public LibraryPauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper. 336-6062, mgleason@libraryweb.org.

11:15 a.m. Free. Ages 4-5.

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

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

Winter Break Family Movies: “Inkheart.” Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 2 p.m.

Free. Snacks welcome. [ Tuesday, December 28Wednesday, December 29 ] “Grease!” Auditions for Kids Ages 10-16. Best Foot Forward, Eastview Mall, Victor. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids.com.

5:30 p.m. Free. Choose one day and bring a photo of yourself and come prepared to sing a song from the show and recite a monologue. [ Wed., December 29 ] Early Bird Storytime with Mike Miller. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble. com. 9:30 a.m. Free. All ages.

Pre-School Storytime w/Martha.

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

Storytime and Craft w/Mike.

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

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

Ages 12+.

Winter Break Family Movies: “Ramona & Beezus.” Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary. org. 2 p.m. Free. Snacks welcome.

Lectures DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Alzheimer’s Association Educational Seminar: “Safety Concerns.” Crimson Ridge Gardens, 1 Treeline Dr. 7605400, alz.org/rochesterny.

3-4 p.m. Free.

Literary Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE.

[ Through Friday, December 24 ] Book Sale: Annual Holiday Fiction Used Book Sale. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8322. Mon & Thu 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. $.25-$1. [ Wed., December 22 ] 2000 Word Club. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 7 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 23 ] Writing Class: Creative Writing. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. 7 p.m.

Free. [ Friday, December 24 ] Free Speech Fridays. LJ’s Family Restaurant, 360 Thurston Rd. 464-8947.

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

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

428-8304. 10 a.m. Free. [ Monday, December 27 ] Writing Class: Writers Workshop. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. karina.churchill@ yahoo.com, meetup.com/ websterwriters/. 6-8 p.m. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] National Association of Women Business Owners Book Group.

Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St, Pittsford. 248-6275.

5:30 p.m. Free.

Publication for Teens. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 2-3 p.m. Free, registration required. Ages 12+.

Tantalizing Titles. Webster Public Library, 980 Ridge Rd, Webster.

872-7075. 12:15 p.m. Free.

Poetry Reading: Spoken Word Poetry Slam & Open Mic. Tango Cafe, 389 Gregory St. 271-4930.

Signups are taken throughout the night. Event starts at 8 p.m.

Free. 389 Gregory St. Sign Ups begin at 6:45pm.

Recreation DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Ongoing, weekdays ] Manhattan Square Park Adult Only Skate. Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 4287541. 1:50-3:20 p.m. $4-12. [ Ongoing, Daily ] Manhattan Square Park Open Skate. Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 428-7541. 12-1:30 p.m.; 3:40-5:10 p.m.; 5:30-7 p.m.; 7:20-8:50 p.m. $2-12. [ Friday, December 24 ] (Pre) Post Christmas Blues Run. United Methodist Church, 100 N. Main St., Canandaigua. grtconline.org.

8:45 a.m. $18-20. [ Saturday, December 25 ] GVHC Channing Philbrick Park

SPECIAL EVENT | Poinsettia Show

As a young woman getting a serious head-start on catladydom, I can’t keep that gorgeously explosive, festive plant the poinsettia in the house, because it’s toxic to the felines. Which is why I’m appreciative of the Annual Holiday Poinsettia Show at Lamberton Conservatory (180 Reservoir Ave, Highland Park), which opened earlier this month and continues through Sunday, January 9.

Escape the current bleak outdoor terrain (and holiday madness) to stroll the packed-with-plant-life rooms of the greenhouse, which are now dressed up with about 1000 poinsettias, including an eight-foot-tall pyramid of the blooms, as well as fresh evergreen trees and wreaths, and lighted tropical plants. Ahhhh, green!

The conservatory is open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., but will be closed Christmas Day, and will feature extended Friday hours on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, until 9 p.m.

Admission is $3 for ages 18-62, and $2 for ages 6-17 and over 62, and free to children through age 5. For more information, call 753-7270, or visit monroecounty.gov/parks.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Hike. Meet in Panorama Plaza, Near Tops. Larry N. 265-9221.

10 a.m. Free. Easy 4 mile hike. [ Sunday, December 26 ] GVHC Greece Canal Park Hike.

Greece Canal Park by Millennium Lodge. Bill S. 314-5266. 1 p.m.

Free. Moderate 4-5 mile hike.

Little Lakes Christmas Bird Count. Various locations around Hemlock Lake. Carolyn Barnhart, 385-4026. Midnight to midnight. $5. Call for information and area assignment. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Hill/Speed Workouts.

Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Wed., December 29 ] Winter Birds and Bird Feeding.

Sterling Nature Center, Off 104 East, Sterling. 315-9476143, snc@co.cayuga.ny.us.

1 p.m. Free.

Special Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 22 ] Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave.

highlandparkfarmers@gmail. com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Fresh, local, sustainable and organic produce, meats, honey, jams, jellies and more!

RAPIER SLICES Open Mic. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 802-4660. 7:30-11 p.m. $3-5. 18+ with proper ID. Rock ‘N’ Roll Movies: “The Doors.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7. [ Wednesday, December 22Thursday, December 23 ] Edgerton Model Railroad Club Holiday Tours. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. 428-6769, edgertonmodelrailroadclub. com. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free, donations encouraged. [ Thursday, December 23 ] Film Screening: “The Bishop’s Wife.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 2713361, dryden.eastmanhouse. com. 8 p.m. $5-7.

Holiday Celebration. Flint Street Community Center, 27 Flint St. 428-7001, cityofrochester.gov. 5 p.m.

Free. [ Friday, December 24 ] Wine Tastings. Wine Sense,

749 Park Ave. 271-0590. 5-7 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, December 25 ] “Art & the City” JLink Annual Holiday Party. Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Rd. 461-0490, jewishrochester.org. 8 p.m.midnight. $15 advance, $20 door. For singles and couples ages 25-45; appetizers & desserts (kosher Asian buffet), cash bar.

Christmas Day Lunch. St Mary’s Church, 15 St Mary’s Pl. Anne-Marie Brogan 232-7140. 11:30 a.m. Free.

For those who seek a meal and companionship on the holiday. [ Sunday, December 26 ] Awaken to Oneness. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 261-5392, onenessuniversity. org. 5-6 p.m. $10 suggest donation, all welcome regardless.

Bipolor Couture Children’s Fashion Show Extravaganza.

Fun Zone,1250 State Route 104, Ontario. 309-9412, bipolarcouture.net. 6:30 p.m.-midnight. $20. A portion of the proceeds donated to local free bicycle giveaway program, ‘R Bikes.’

Holiday Laser Show 2010.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 3 p.m. $4-10.

Holiday Tours & Tastings.

Casa Larga Vineyards, 2287 Turk Hill Rd, Fairport. 2234210, casalarga.com. Every hour, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

Kwanzaa Celebration: Umoja.

Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. 563-2145, thebaobab.org. 3-6 p.m. Free.

Rochester Civil Rights Front Meeting. Equal Grounds Coffee House, 750 South Ave. civilrightsfront.wordpress. com, rochestercrf@gmail. com. 5 p.m. Free. Grassroots organization for LGBT equality. [ Monday, December 27 ] Kwanzaa Celebration: Kujichaguila. Wheatley Library, 33 Dr Samuel McCree Way. 328-4389. 2-5 p.m. Free.

Oneness Blessings.

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SPORTS | WWE SmackDown

If you’re one of the lucky ones who experienced no familial brawls over the holidays, head over to Blue Cross Arena (1 War Memorial Square) this week to satiate your lust for confrontation.

Just kidding; the violence between the muscle-bound, tattooed, manly men in colorful spandex is all pretend. But if you want to check out their dexterous acrobatics live, and have a chance to mug on TV (bring those signs and wave ‘em!), the Arena is hosting the WWE SmackDown on Tuesday, December 28, at 6:45 p.m. The matches will be televised live to the world.

The World Heavyweight Champion Match is sure to be a crowd pleaser, squaring off “Rated R Superstar” Edge and “The Big Red Monster” Kane, and also featuring the likes of Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kinston, Dolf Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and many more wrestling personalities. Tickets are $15-$60, and can be purchased via ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit bluecrossarena.com. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY University Ave. 703-2060, urbanessentialz.com.

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

Trivia Night. The Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. theoldtoad. com. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night. 140 Alex, 140 Alexander St. 140alex.com. 9 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Fibromyalgia Support Group.

Westside YMCA, 920 Elmgrove Rd. Brenda, 3413290. 7-8:30 p.m. Free, RSVP. Henrietta Public Library Quilt Club. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Kwanzaa Celebration: Ujima.

North Street Community

Center, 700 North St. 3284389. 2-5 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, December 28Friday, December 31 ] Star Shows: Black Holes.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 1 p.m. $8-10. [ Wed., December 29 ] Airplay. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 3597092. 2 p.m. Free. Juggling, acrobatics, comedy, unicycling.

Film Double Feature: “What’s New Pussycat?” and “The Party.” George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.com. 7 p.m. $5-7.

Highland Park Winter Farmers Market. 249 Highland Ave.

highlandparkfarmers@gmail. com. 4-7 p.m. Free. Fresh, local, sustainable and organic produce, meats, honey, jams, jellies and more!

Kwanzaa Celebration: Ujamaa. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org.

5-9 p.m. Free.

Parenting a Second Time Around Holiday Get Together and Dinner. Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 3943977 x408, cceontario.org.

6-9 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, RSVP by 12/27. For grandparents and relatives raising others’ children.

RAPIER SLICES Open Mic. Venu Resto-Lounge, 151 St Paul St. 802-4660. 7:30-11 p.m. $3-5. 18+ with proper ID.

Sports DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Thursday, December 23 ] St. Bonaventure vs. Virginia Tech Basketball. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. bluecrossarena.com. 7 p.m. $10-50. [ Sunday, December 26 ] Rochester Amerks vs.

Syracuse Crunch. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd.

454-5335, amerks.com. 5:05 p.m. $14-22. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] WWE Smackdown. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd.

758-5300, bluecrossarena. com. 6:45 p.m. $15-60.

Workshops DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 22 ] Adult Daytime Classes: Christmas Luncheon. Tops Cooking School, 3507 Mt

Read Blvd. 663-5449, topsmarkets.com. 11 a.m.1 p.m. $15, registration required.

Knit Clique: Knitting/ Crocheting Drop-In. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 12-2 p.m.

Free.

Technology Classes: Create Professional Resumes Using Microsoft Word. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 23 ] Class: Buche du Noel. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua.

394-7070, nywcc.com.

1-4 p.m. $50, registration required.

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

Free, appointment required.

Using the internet, setting up an email account, using Microsoft Word to create a resume, and searching for and applying for jobs online.

Meditation Thursdays. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 315-573-7450, books_etc@yahoo.com.

7:30-9:00 p.m. $5. Guided visualization, discussion, questions and answers.

Stay at Home Mothers. Rising Lotus Marriage and Family Therapy, 1344 University Avenue Rochester NY 14607.

244-4880, risinglotustherapy. com. 10-11:30 a.m. $40. [ Saturday, December 25 ] JCC CenterStage Comedy Improv Workshop. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. 461-2000, jccrochester.org. 2-4 p.m. $10-12, register. Relaxed and fun drop-in comedy improv workshops for beginners and experts.

p.m., Mon-Wed 11 a.m., 6:30 & 8 p.m. $15. [ Monday, December 27 ] Rochester Beekeepers group. Jitters Cafe, 3333 West Henrietta Rd. RochesterBeekeepers@gmail. com. 7 p.m. Free. [ Tuesday, December 28 ] Documentary Production.

RCTV-15, 21 Gorham St. driscollrctv@yahoo.com. 6-8 p.m. $100/ten sessions. Join a team of talented individuals and learn skills to make documentary films about local issues.

Needles at Noon. Livingston Arts Center, 4 Murray Hill Dr, Mount Morris, NY 14510. 243-6785, livingstonartscenter.org. 121 p.m. Free. Needleworkers are invited to bring their handiwork and brown bag lunch.

Qi Gong for Health and Vitality.

CNY Healing Arts, 2244 East Ave. 244-1280 x2. 6-7:15 p.m. $20.

Rug Hooking. All Things Art, 65 S Main St., Canandaigua.

396-0087. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $2.

Wine 101. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 1-3 p.m. $40, registration required. [ Wed., December 29 ] Knit Clique: Knitting/ Crocheting Drop-In. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 12-2 p.m.

Free.

Seasonal Chef Demo with Wine Pairing: Lunch and Learn. New York Wine & Culinary Center, 800 S Main St., Canandaigua. 394-7070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $30, registration required.

[ Sunday, December 26Wednesday, December 29 ] Improv Workshop. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@improvVIP.com, improvVIP.com. Sun 6:30 & 8

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Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 1:15 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 9:15; also Sun-Thu 4; FIGHTER: 1:30 (no Sat); also SatThu 7:10, 9:20; also Sun-Thu 4; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: Sat-Thu 7, 8:45; also Sun-Thu 1, 3, 5; HARRY POTTER: DEATHLY HALLOWS: Fri 1; also Sat-Thu 8:45; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 1:30 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 9:15; also Sun-Thu 4; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7:10, 9:15; also Sun-Thu 3, 5; TANGLED: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7; also Sun-Thu 3, 5; TOURIST: 1:10 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7:10, 9:10; also Sun-Thu 3:10, 5:10; TRON LEGACY (3D): 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 9:20; also SunThu 4; TRUE GRIT: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7:15, 9:20; also Sun-Thu 3:05, 5:10; YOGI BEAR: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 8:45; also SunThu 3, 5.

A world inside a machine [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

“Tron: Legacy” (PG), directed by Joseph Kosinski Now playing

Back in 1982, the original “Tron” seemed like a good idea, a movie in which the characters enter a computer and participate in battles between programs, which themselves embody the personalities and appearances of their creators.

The concept and the special effects it involved naturally appealed to a generation growing up with computers, video games, and an explosion in cinema technology. Perhaps because the science-fiction of the 1980’s focused on post-

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apocalyptic wastelands and techno-violence, however, the film never inspired imitations or sequels until now, almost 30 years later.

“Tron: Legacy” continues the original story, with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin (Jeff Bridges), now searching for the computer genius who originally explored the inner space of the machine. Sam receives a message from his father and discovers a portal into a giant computer, where he discovers his father’s creation, a whole new world peopled by programs whose identity connects to a disc each wears. Almost immediately, he finds himself pressed into something like gladiatorial combat before a multitude of cheering programs who lust for his death, which the announcer calls “deresolution.”

Sam also finds that a younger version of his father, called Clu — the letters stand for something incomprehensible — governs the violent digital world and seeks to destroy his creator. In the course of searching for Kevin Sam fights a number of battles with other programs, one of them an extended chase on light cycles,

Olivia Wilde in “Tron: Legacy.” PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

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transparent vehicles that virtually unfold from a sort of magic wand, racing through illuminated spirals and hairpin turns. A lovely young woman named Cora (Olivia Wilde) rescues him from Clu’s henchmen in a special automobile and brings him to his father.

Once the elder version of Bridges enters the plot, the action slows down into a drone of tedious and long-winded exposition. Kevin explains the history of his inventions, which rebelled against him and took over the digital world, even committing what he calls genocide against “isomorphic algorithms” like Cora, self-created entities who threaten the existence of Clu and his armies. Like any other movie about the dangers of machines — “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” “WarGames,” the “Terminator” franchise, etc. — Clu seeks to defeat humanity by leading his army of programs out of the computer and into the real world.

The 3-D format naturally suits the action of the picture, with all the expected shots of light cycles zooming out of the screen, programs deresolving into brilliant cubes, and enough explosions to satisfy the sophisticated palates of juvenile audiences. The special effects receive the kind of filming they deserve, but actually grow increasingly tiresome as the director runs out of new ways for objects and people to pop out at the viewer, and simply shows yet another chase sequence or yet another combat scene, with Sam and some antagonist throwing their discs at each other like illuminated Frisbees.

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“The King’s Speech” (R), directed by Tom Hooper Opens Saturday, December 25

Beyond all the flash and glitter, the movie simply overflows with a remarkable quantity of absurdity, much of it generated by Jeff Bridges. Dressed in flowing robes and constantly assuming some yoga position or other, he babbles about Zen and talks about knocking on the sky to hear it ring, whatever that means.

Despite the talky exposition, nobody explains why or how he lives in some surrealistic dwelling overlooking a rough mountainous region — inside a computer? — while Clu inhabits a high-tech world of streamlined emptiness.

More puzzling, he never mentions the source of the food and drink he serves Kevin and Cora, or why the furniture and interior decor appear borrowed from the final sequences of another colossally boring and pretentious science fiction flick, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Just why a futuristic apartment with transparent floors and walls on a mountaintop should feature Lucite furniture carved into baroque arabesques remains an enduring mystery.

As usual in such films the sets and gimmicks diminish the performers, who hardly occupy the loftiest levels of their profession anyway. As Clu, a digitally younger Jeff Bridges rants and raves like some Victorian villain and as Kevin Flynn, he speaks and behaves like a weary purveyor of Zen bromides. Michael Sheen (no relation to Martin, Charlie, or Emilio) contributes an amazingly campy star turn as a character named Zuse and represents the only bright spot in this expensive, overproduced package of incomprehensible tedium.

The Founding Fathers worked tirelessly to rid our young country of British tyranny, but when they’re not taxing us without representation, or forcing us to quarter Redcoats, the royals can actually seem rather quaint. And though a couple thousand years of history allow for some juicy tales, they’re not the most relatable family around, making it difficult to truly feel for their jewel-encrusted troubles.

Give us something human to empathize with, though, and we commoners can get on board. Therein lies the power to be found in the involving yet formulaic “The King’s Speech,” because there are some problems you can’t solve with a wave of the scepter, and no amount of divine right can stop a man from stuttering.

Delivering a beautifully modulated performance that ought to snag him his first Academy Award, Colin Firth stars as Albert, Duke of York, who we first meet in 1925 as he’s preparing to address the Empire Exhibition at a packed Wembley

Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech.” PHOTO COURTESY THE

Stadium. What emerges from Albert’s mouth, however, is not regal eloquence; instead the terrified man can only manage a series of stammered syllables as his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), looks on with pained compassion and the audience looks away in embarrassment.

Albert had been seeking treatment for the stuttering — his encounters with quackery include a literal mouthful of marbles as well as the encouragement of smoking — and in a last-ditch effort his wife pays a visit to a speech therapist named Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), who tells the unidentified woman in his faded waiting room to bring her “hubby” ‘round.

“The King’s Speech” is based on a true story, but Logue is nonetheless the latest in a long cinematic line of quirky professionals at odds with their stubborn clients over their unorthodox methods.

After he learns Albert’s formidable identity, Logue systematically proceeds to erase the class distinction between the two men to get to the root of Albert’s problem, which Logue believes to be psychological at its root. Of course Albert — or Bertie, as the occasionally imperious Logue insists on calling him — at first resists Logue’s alternative approach, but the need for the future George VI to overcome his disability becomes clear when his older brother, Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), famously abdicates the throne in 1936 to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson (Eve Best), just as England careens headlong toward hostilities with the Third Reich.

And though it may not seem so on the surface, “The King’s Speech” is essentially an upscale mismatched-buddy film about Albert and Logue, with the same trajectory — wariness, friendship, falling out, acceptance — as any Hollywood bromance.

What sets this one apart, however, is the masterful pas de deux between Firth and

Rush, the former bringing an unusual delicacy to a role that another actor might oversell, the latter demonstrating that there’s simply nothing he can’t do. Firth in particular is heartbreaking to watch as the surprisingly wry Albert wrestles with a frustrating inability to express himself through a determined blend of indignation and self-deprecating humor.

Actually, all the performances are stellar, from the adorably proper Bonham Carter and her concerned eyebrows to Michael Gambon as Albert’s bullying father to the shamefully underrated Pearce as Albert’s conflicted brother. (And you will recognize a delightfully jowly Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill.)

Director Tom Hooper is in charge here — he also did last year’s “The Damned United” as well as HBO’s excellent “John Adams” — and working from a knowing script by David Seidler, Hooper manages to mine suspense leading up to the film’s pivotal scene, which answers the question of whether Albert will be able to deliver a nearly global speech meant to comfort his subjects on the eve of war.

To recap, everything’s done wonderfully, especially on the technical end, with smart costume design and sets of lovely period austerity. So maybe it’s the unnecessary but omnipresent fisheye lens that makes “The King’s Speech” seem so remote, even chilly at times. Or perhaps the film’s lack of real emotional impact rests with the fact that arthouses used to be crawling with Oscar bait exactly like this, and even though it’s an unfamiliar story, you’ll feel like you’ve seen it before. Having said that, however, I’d still recommend “The King’s Speech.” I’d also suggest you ignore the dumb R rating if you have any sophisticated teens clamoring to see it; a string of royal swears unleashed as a speech exercise shouldn’t restrict access to an inspiring story of triumph over trauma.

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THE DOORS

Wednesday, Dec. 22, 8 p.m.

What may seem like stunt casting — Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison, Meg Ryan as his partner Pamela Courson, Kyle MacLachlan as Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek — proves insightful over the course of the film as we follow the rock star’s trajectory toward self-infatuation and overdose. (Oliver Stone, 1991 US, 140 min.)

THE BISHOP’S WIFE Thursday, Dec. 23, 8 p.m.

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Come Christmastime, Bishop Brougham (David Niven) can’t come up with the funds for a new cathedral, and his wife (Loretta Young) seems to be losing faith in their marriage. Enter Cary Grant as an angel sent in answer to the prelate’s prayers. A charming classic. (Henry Koster, US 1947, 108 min.)

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Geneseo Theatres 243-2691 Geneseo Square Mall CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: Fri-Tue 1:15 (no Sat); also Sat-Tue 7, 9:15; also Sun-Tue 4; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: Wed-Thu 1, 3, 5, 7, 8:45; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7:10, 9:15; also Sun-Thu 3, 5; TOURIST: 1:10 (no Sat); also SatThu 7:10, 9:10; also Sun-Thu 3:10, 5:10; TRON LEGACY (3D): 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 9:20; also Sun-Thu 4; TRUE GRIT: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7:15, 9:20; also Sun-Thu 2:05, 5:10; YOGI BEAR: 1 (no Sat); also Sat-Thu 7, 8:45; also Sun-Thu 3, 5.

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Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. BLACK SWAN: 11:20 a.m., 1:55, 4:40 (Fri 4:45), 7:20, 9:55 (no Fri); CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: Fri 12:05, 3, 6:45; also in 3D 1:25 a.m., 2, 4:45 (Fri 4:50), 7:45, 10:35 (no Fri); FIGHTER: 11:35 a.m., 2:15, 4:55, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30 (no Fri), 10:30 (no Fri); also Fri 1:15, 3:55; also Sat midnight; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: Sat-Thu 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:50; also Sat 11:50; HARRY POTTER DEATHLY HALLOWS: Sat-Thu 6:40, 9:45; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 11 a.m., 1:45 (Fri 1:40), 4:30 (Fri 4:25), 7:15, 10:05 (no Fri); KING’S SPEECH: Sat-Thu 11:15 a.m., 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20; LITTLE FOCKERS: 11:10 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1210, 1:45, 2:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10; also Sat-Thu 9:40, 10:10, 10:40; also Sat 11:55; MEGAMIND: Sat-Thu 12:05, 2:55; TANGLED: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:25, 10 (no Fri); also Fri in 3D 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:20; TOURIST: 11:55 a.m., 2:45, 5:20, 8:05, 10:45 (no Fri); TRON LEGACY: 12:15, 3:10, 6:30, 9:20 (no Fri); also in 3D 11:15 a.m., 2:10, 5:10, 7, 8, 10:50 (no Fri); also Sat in 3D 11:40; TRUE GRIT: 12, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55; also

Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947): David Niven stars as Bishop Brougham, troubled by professional and marital problems until an angel descends to help him. But that angel is played by Cary Grant, which means the bishop’s wife (Loretta Young) could be a goner.

Dryden (Thu, Dec 23, 8 p.m.)

THE DOORS (1991): Val Kilmer is the Lizard King in Oliver Stone’s biopic, which chronicles the rise and fall of the ultimately doomed Jim Morrison. With Meg Ryan and Kyle MacLachlan. Dryden (Wed, Dec 22, 8 p.m.)

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The Little 258-0400 240 East Ave. *NOTE: Closed 12/24, no matinees 12/25* BLACK SWAN: Sat-Thu 6:30, 9:10; also Sun 1, 3:30; FAIR GAME: Sat-Thu 7:10, 9:25; also Sun 1:20, 4:10; I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS: Sat-Thu 7:20, 9:45; also Sun 1:40, 4:10; KING’S SPEECH: Sat-Thu 6:45, 9:20; also Sun 1:20, 3:40; TRUE GRIT: SatThu 7, 9:35; also Sun 1:30, 4.

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Pittsford Cinema 383-1310 3349 Monroe Ave. BLACK SWAN: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; FIGHTER: 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:20; KING’S SPEECH: Sat-Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:05; LITTLE FOCKERS: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50; TANGLED: Fri 1:35, 3:50, 6:30, 8:50; TOURIST: 12:40, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; TRON this modern-day adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s 18th-century novel about a travel writer who winds up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over their tiny citizens. With Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, and Amanda Peet.

Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS (R): This surreal comedy from the writers of “Bad Santa” stars Jim Carrey in the true story of Texas con man Steven Russell, who falls hard for a fellow inmate (Ewan McGregor), then embarks on a series of outrageous scams to be with his soulmate. Little THE KING’S SPEECH (R): Colin Firth stars in this period drama from director Tom Hooper as the future George VI of England, who sought help from a speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) before his surprise ascension to the

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father’s murderer to justice. Also starring Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster [ CONTINUING ] BLACK SWAN (R): Darren Aronofsky’s follow-up to “The Wrestler” is a psychological thriller starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina whose obsession with being perfect drives her to the brink of sanity. With Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, and Barbara Hershey. Culver, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG): The third installment in C.S. Lewis’s famous series of fantasy novels narrows its focus to the younger Pevensie siblings, who return to Narnia and meet up with Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) for a sea adventure. Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster FAIR GAME (R): Doug Liman directs this ripped-from-theheadlines story of CIA agent Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), whose own government blew her cover after her husband (played by Sean Penn) wrote an op-ed piece criticizing the Bush administration. Little THE FIGHTER (R): Mark Wahlberg teams with David O. Russell (“I Heart Huckabees”) for a third time to play “Irish” Micky Ward, a boxer who came out of retirement in the mid 90’s to

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THE TOURIST (PG-13): Oscarwinning filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (“The Lives of Others”) directs Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie in this thriller about a traveler in Venice who meets a mysterious woman with connections to both sides of the law. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster TRON: LEGACY (PG): Jeff Bridges reprises his role as Kevin Flynn in this eagerly awaited (?) sequel to the cult classic that finds Flynn’s son (Garrett Hedlund) drawn into the virtual world created by his father and teaming with him in a game of life or death. Also: soundtrack

by Daft Punk! Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13): Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott team up for the 6,732nd time for an action flick about an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals and on track to collide with a nearby city. With Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson. Cinema YOGI BEAR (PG): Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake provide the voices for Yogi and Boo Boo in this blend of live action and animation about a documentary filmmaker (Anna Faris, “The House Bunny”) who travels to Jellystone Park. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster

Classifieds bedrooms,1.5 baths,huge liv­ing room, big dining room. Off- street-parking for 3 cars in back. Storage available in either the base­ment or attic. $900 per month plus utilities, call Dave at ReMax Realty Group at 269-4068.

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CITY NE: Mint double house on Garson All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it unlawful, “to make, print, or publish, any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under the age of 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Call the local Fair Housing Enforcement Project, FHEP at 325-2500 or 1-866-671-FAIR. Si usted sospecha una practica de vivienda injusta, por favor llame al servicio legal gratis. 585-325-2500 - TTY 585-325-2547.

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Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG-13): It’s the first part of the final chapter in J.K. Rowling’s game-changing series, which finds Harry, Hermione, and Ron journeying from Hogwarts to find the source of Voldemort’s power.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Webster HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG-13): Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson star for James L. Brooks in this romantic comedy about a woman torn between her jock boyfriend and a businessman in crisis.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R): “Brokeback Mountain” couple Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway reunite for this romantic comedy-drama about a pharmaceutical salesman who gets involved with an emotionally guarded Parkinson’s patient.

Co-starring Oliver Platt and Hank Azaria. Cinema TANGLED (PG): Rapunzel gets her moment in Disney’s sun for this 3D animated musical in which the long-locked lass (voiced by Mandy Moore) is sprung from her tower by a dashing thief (Zachary Levi, TV’s “Chuck”).

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A Late Victorian Gem

1071 South Clinton Avenue On Clinton Avenue in the Highland neighborhood is a late Victorian gem that needs some tender loving care. Built in 1880, 1071 South Clinton reflects the exuberance of Queen Anne architecture found in a modest home and made possible by the factory-made ornamentation and details.

The front façade is a feast for the eyes. The deep red patterned shingles in the gable end contrast with he clapboards below. The steep front gabled roof is echoed in the deep red pediment above the porch entrance and the cross gables add another plane to the roofline. The busy patterns invite an exploration of the interior.

A comfortable front porch, extending the width of the house, orients the home toward the street, offering the opportunity to chat with passersby. Step into the small front foyer with its dark wood Arts and Crafts staircase, and you’ll be drawn inward to the private space. Enter the living room to the left for a pleasant surprise.

White woodwork – window casings, paneled doors, ceiling and floor molding – lighten the interior. Woodwork details in the window and door casings, as well as the paneled doors, reflect the Colonial Revival influence. A bay window in the dining room adds daylight; it would make a good place for a small group of houseplants. A half bath and a pantry closet open off the dining room. The small modern kitchen produces another surprise – a back stairway reminiscent of a time when middle class families could afford live-in help. Tin

ceilings both downstairs and upstairs are more period pieces that date the house. The second floor consists of four comfortable bedrooms and a full bath. The front stairs continue up to the attic where the sturdy rafters are visible. A window and ample space hint at the possibility of another room. The house’s 1,700 square feet take up most of the small (.08 acre) lot, and the small backyard with its utility shed is easily supervised from the back deck.

1071 and its neighbors on Clinton Avenue and side streets were built when modes of transportation were changing. The trolley car and later the auto enabled families to live at a distance from jobs and services.

Today this neighborhood with its mixture of homes and small eclectic businesses feels like a small village with easy access to the city of Rochester and to I-490 for trips outside the area.

The tender loving care needed throughout the house is mainly cosmetic –painting/ wallpapering, refinishing narrow board floors. List price is $78,900. To visit, call Lisa Shingleton at Northnagle Realtors. 585-4731320. For more information and photos, go to http://rochestercityliving.com/property/ R130986. For more information on the Highland neighborhood, go to http://rochestercityliving. com/neighborhoods/highland.

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BASS LESSONS Acoustic, electric, all styles. Music therory and com­position for all instruments. Former Berklee and Eastman Teacher. For more information, call 413-1896

ADOPTED ADULTS WANTED! Adoption Resource Network at Hillside is looking for a few adults who were adopted to volunteer for the AdoptMent program. AdoptMent matches adult adoptees with children who are somewhere in the adoption process. AdoptMent youth and adults meet as a group and individually for one hour a week from September until June. Training and support are provided. If you are interested, please call or email Shari Bartlett at 585-3502529, sbartlet@hillside.com.

Schools HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Graduate in just 4 weeks!! FREE Brochure. Call NOW! 1-800532- 6546 Ext. 97 http:// www. continentalacademy.com (AAN CAN)

Top Ads ELEMENTARY TUTORING: NYS K- 6 Certified Teacher looking to work with your elementary student by ac­tively engaging them in the learning process. Tutoring services available weeknights and weekends. Contact meaghanssmith@gmail.com

Place your ad by calling 244-3329 ext. 23 or rochestercitynewspaper.com Ad Deadlines: Friday 4pm for Display Ads Monday at noon for Line ads

COMPEER IS SEEKING volunteers to mentor adults. Form a lasting friendship through our E-Buddies, Compeer Calling, or One-to-One Mentor Programs. Vehicle needed, training/support provided (Contact: Renee Bryant, 546-8280, rbryant@ compeer.org) COMPEER’S “50 PROMISED” CAMPAIGN is underway! Volunteers needed to mentor youth experiencing parental incarcera­tion. Spend rewarding time each month doing fun activities. Vehicle needed, training/support provided. Laura

MEALS ON WHEELS Needs Volunteers! Do you have an hour and a smile? Deliver meals during lunchtime to homebound neigh­bors.

Interested? Call 787-8326 to help.

SCHOOL #12, 999 South Ave is looking reading and math volun­teers, English and Spanish, now through June. Training Provided. Call Vicki 585-461-4282 THE LUPUS FOUNDATION OF GENESEE VALLEY welcomes vol­ unteers to help weekly, monthly or once a year. We match your inter­ests with our projects. Each volun­teer makes a difference. Call Eileen 585288-2910.

VACCINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Consider taking part in HIV vaccine research studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A pre­ ventive HIV vaccine can help STOP the global AIDS crisis. If you are HIV negative, healthy and age 1850, YOU may qualify. Vaccines are syn­thetic and it is IMPOSSIBLE to get HIV from the vaccine. Being in a study is more like donating blood.

Participants will be paid an average of $750. For more information, visit www.rochestervictoryalliance.org. To

learn if you qualify, or to sched­ule an appointment, call (585) 7562329 (756-2DAY).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to assist with praise and worship. Living Waters Fellowship is a Christ cen­tered nondenominational church in the early stages of development. Individuals, groups, and musicians are welcomed.

Call 585-957-6155.

Business Opportunities DO YOU EARN $800 in a day? Your Own Local Candy Route! 25 machines and candy All for $9995. 877-9158222 All Major Credit Cards Accepted!

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 a Week mailing brochures from home! Guaranteed Income!

FREE Supplies! No experience required. Start Immediately! www. homemailerprogram.net (AAN CAN)

Career Training DRIVER TRAINING CDLA: Tractor Trailer Learn to Earn $35- $45,000 per NTTS grad employers, D.O.L.,A. T.A., National Tractor Trailer School, Liverpool, NY www.ntts.edu EARN $75 - $200 HOUR. Media Makeup Artist Training. Ads, TV, Film, Fashion. One week class. Stable job in weak economy. Details at http:// www.AwardMakeUpSchool.com 310364-0665 (AAN CAN)

INC. 5000 Award Winner

CELLULAR SALES A Premium Verizon Wireless Retailer Needs Professional, Honest & Experienced Sales Representatives

To submit a resume visit: www.cellularsales.com/opportunity “A great way to earn a living.”

ATTENTION NURSES For over 30 years, HCR Home Care, an employee owned, topperforming home health agency has been committed to providing the best quality patient care, while ensuring a high level of patient satisfaction.

Current Opportunities Available: • Community Health Nurses • Private Care RNs • LPNs • Trainers & much more!

Become a member of our close-knit, progressive team!

• Flexible Scheduling • Competitive Wages • Career Development • Health, Dental & 401 (k) • Professional Membership Reimbursement • Employee Stock Ownership Program Apply now at www.HCRhealth.com or mail your resume to:

HCR Home Care, 85 Metro Park, Rochester, NY 14623.

You may also fax to 585-272-8871 EOE/AAP

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Rochester Worships 2010 PEACE AT CHRISTMAS YOU ARE WELCOME

Christmas Eve

A spirit of joy, A place of welcome

P LY M O U T H S P I R I T UA L I S T C H U R C H Together We Are One

Christmas Eve 7pm

Children’s Time | Choir Anthems | Carols by Candlelight

Candlelight Service 7PM

2 9 V I C K PA R K A RO C H E S T E R , N Y

Sunday Services 10:30 AM All Message Service & Free Spiritual Healing Third Weds ~ 7 PM ~ Séances ~ Classes ~ Gallery Reading ~

Rev. Dr. Pat Youngdahl, P A ST O R 121 N. Fitzhugh St. | 585.325.4000 | downtownpresbyterian.org

For more information and schedules www.plymouthspiritualistchurch.org Robin Higgins, Pastor ~ Phone: 585.271.1470

“The Light of God surrounds you . . .” ~ Our prayer for you at Unity of Rochester ~ CHRISTMAS MUSIC, MEDITATION AND MESSAGE:

Dec. 19 &26, 11 a.m.

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHTING SERVICE

Dec. 24, 7:00 p.m.

Unity

Christ Church Unity Unity embraces diversity.

We welcome you!

55 Prince St., Rochester, NY 14607 www.unityrochester.org • 585-473-0910

“Wherever you are, God is.”

CHURCH OF THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT 534 Oxford Street

585-271-7240 www.blessedsacramentrochester.org

Please Join Us Christmas Eve: 5PM and 11PM Christmas: 10AM Every Sunday: 8AM; 10AM; 12:15PM

Christ Episcopal Church

The Spiritualist Church of Divine Inspiration

Christmas Eve – December 24 5:00 PM – Holy Eucharist with Carols 10:00 PM – Music for Christmas

Holiday Schedule

Let There Be Peace on Earth

Organist David Higgs, Stephen Kennedy, and Steven Seigart play the Craighead-Saunders Baroque organ. The Christ Church Choir sing motets and Carols of the Christmas Season

Christmas service Sunday, December 19, 2010 – 10:30 AM (Bring a Dish to Pass)

10:30 PM Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity The Rev. Ruth Ferguson celebrates and preaches the solemn Eucharist

New Years Eve Service Burning and Releasing Ceremony Friday, December 31, 2010 7:00 PM

141 East Avenue

+ Christmas Day – December 25 10:00 AM – Holy Eucharist (said in the chapel) + January 9, 2011 7:00 PM - Twelfth Night Celebration 9:00 PM - Compline +

Serving the Monroe/Park Avenue neighborhood for 109 years!

34 City december 22-28, 2010

585-454-3878 www.christchurchrochester.org

White Stone Ceremony Sunday, January 2, 2011 – 10:30 AM 27 Appleton Street Rochester, NY 14611 585-328-8908 www.churchofdivineinspiration.com

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Join us this holiday season…

Christmas Eve Services 12:00 Noon Carols and Holy Communion: organ, harp and voice 4:00PM Service for Family & Children: choral and handbell music & pageant 7:00PM Service of Candlelight – Lessons & Carols: choral, handbell and instrumental music 9:00PM Service of Candlelight and Holy Communion: instrumental and vocal music 11:00PM Service of Candlelight – Lessons and Carols: choral, handbell, and instrumental music

Christmas Day Service 10:00AM New Year’s Eve

4:30-6.30PM Communion & meditation: Come when you wish for private prayer, Communion and labyrinth walk (labyrinth walk available from 4:00-6:00PM) Asbury First United Methodist Church 1050 East Avenue, Rochester N.Y. 14607 585-271-1050 www.asburyfirst.org *Handicap accessible *Audio loop for the hearing impaired

2000 Highland Avenue (at the corner of Winton Road) ROCHESTER - BRIGHTON

“We open doors to share community in Christ” We invite you to worship with us at

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Friday, December 24

5:00 pm • Family Crèche Service and Eucharist 8:00 pm • Carols for choir and organ 8:30 pm • Festal Eucharist Child care for infants and toddlers 10:30 pm • Carols for choir and organ 11:00 pm • Festal Eucharist with incense Wheelchair accessible • Hearing loop • 585.442.3544 • www.stthomasrochester.org rochestercitynewspaper.com City 35

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Rochester Worships 2010 CHRISTMAS MASSES for ST. FRANCES CABRINI PARISH at Our Lady of the Americas Church 864 E. Main Street | Rochester, NY 14605 December 24th 4:00pm English December 24th 7:30pm Spanish December 25th 10:00pm Bilingual

St. Michael’s Church 869 North Clinton Avenue | Rochester, NY 14605 December 24th 8:00pm Spanish December 25th 10:30am Bilingual

Annunciation Church 1754 Norton Street | Rochester, NY 14621 December 24th 11:00pm English

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 1089 Joseph Avenue | Rochester, NY December 24th Midnight English

St. Andrew’s Church 923 Portland Avenue | Rochester, NY 14621 December 24th 4:15pm English December 25th 9:30am English

Celebrate Christmas With Us

with your Presbyterian neighbors Calvary St. Andrews Presbyterian Parish

68 Ashland St Rochester 14620 585.325.4950 calvarystandrews.org Christmas Eve 6:00pm Christmas Pageant 11:00pm Candlelight Communion Christmas Day 10:00am Communion Service

Dewey Avenue Presbyterian Church

2009 Dewey Ave, Rochester 14615 (in the chapel of Wesley United Methodist Church) 585.254.1140 www.dapconline.org Christmas Eve 6:00pm Potluck 7:45pm Lessons and Carols

Brighton Presbyterian Church 1775 East Ave, Rochester 14610 585.473.5876 www.brightonpresby.org

Christmas Eve Service at 7:00pm

335 Helendale Rd, Rochester 14609 585.482.9200 Christmas Eve 7:00pm Candlelight Service

Downtown Presbyterian Church

121 N Fitzhugh St, Rochester 14614 585.325.4000 www.downtownpresbyterian.org Christmas Eve 7:00pm Carols, Chancel Choir, Children’s Time, Candlelighting

Lakeside Presbyterian Church

75 Stutson St, Rochester 14612 585.663.0644 www.lakesidepresny.org

Christmas Eve 7:30pm Candle Lighting Service

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at Incarnate Word... a welcoming ELCA Lutheran Church

Laurelton United Presbyterian Church

New Life Presbyterian Church

243 Rosedale St, Rochester 14620 585.473.1240 Christmas Eve 7:00pm Candle Lighting Service

South Presbyterian Church

4 E Henrietta Rd, Rochester 14620 585.271.5078 www.southpresbyterian.com Christmas Eve 7:00pm Candlelight Communion

597 East Avenue (at Goodman)

Third Presbyterian Church

4 Meigs Street, Rochester, 14607 585.271.6513 www.thirdpresbyterian.org Christmas Eve 4:30pm Festival of the Nativity 8:00pm Communion Service 11:00pm Lessons and Carols broadcast on 91.5 FM and WXXI.org

Trinity Emmanuel

9 Shelter Street, Rochester 14611 585.235.5967 Spaghetti Dinner at 6:30pm Christmas Eve Service 7:30pm Lessons & Carols with Communion

244-6065 Friday, December 24, Christmas Eve 7:00 pm - Christmas Lessons and Carols 11:00 pm - Candle Light Service Eucharist w/hymns, carols, choral and organ music

Saturday, December 25, Christmas Day, 10:00 am An intimate Worship service of Holy Communion with soloist, hymns, and organ music Handicap Accessible Visit us at www.incarnatewordelca.org

Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of GEDDES & CRAWFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/04/10.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 21 Eastview Terrace, 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 Paychex Real Estate, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 12/6/10. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MOSHE AND YITZHAK EQUITIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/02/10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/ 31/2100 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Beacon Partners, CPA, 664 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ANGRY BUNNY LLC ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is Angry Bunny LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on 12/06/2010.

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 213 Thorncliffe Dr., Rochester, NY 14617.

The LLC is organized to engage in any lawful ac­ tivity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Bevona Business Solutions, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 19, 2010. New York office location: Monroe

County. Principal business location: 10 Hillcrest Drive, Penfield, New York 14526.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 10 Hillcrest Drive, Penfield, New York 14526.

LLC is to be man­aged by one or more members.

LLC is orga­nized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or­ ganized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] SKE COMPUTER LEARNING SERVICES, LLC (“LLC”), has filed Articles of Organization with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSS”) on OCTOBER 28, 2010 pur­suant to Section 203 of the NY Limited Liability Law. The office of the LLC shall be located in Monroe County, NY. The NYSS is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and the address to which the NYSS shall mail a copy of any process served on him against the LLC is P.O. BOX 254, PENFIELD, NY 14526. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) ] Name: Gratus, LLC. Articles of Organization filed by the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on: 11/18/10. Office lo­cation: Monroe County Purpose: for any and all lawful activities. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 700 West E Street, Unit 405, San Diego, CA 92101. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 2590 GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/05/ 10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Ralph Angelo, 2590 Brighton-Henrietta TL Road, Rochester, New York 14625. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license number 3149661 for a full Onpremises liquor, beer and wine License has been applied for by Midtown Remembered Inc., dba

The Kitchen Keg, 72 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14604, County of Monroe, City of Rochester, for a restau­rant. [ LEGAL NOTICE ONTARIO ENTERPRISES LLC ] Notice of Organization: Ontario Enterprises LLC was filed with SSNY on 11/18/10. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 16 W. Main St., Ste. 732, Rochester, NY 14614.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ACHIEVE BRAND INTEGRITY, LLC ] Notice of Organization: Achieve Brand Integrity, LLC was filed with SSNY on 11/15/10. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO ad­dress which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 60 Park Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ LEGAL NOTICE ASE ACQUISITION, LLC ] Notice of Organization: ASE Acquisition, LLC was filed with SSNY on 12/8/10.

Office: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. PO address which SSNY shall mail any process against the LLC served upon him: 850 John Street, West Henrietta, NY 14586. Purpose is to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF SALE] Index# 2010-9212 SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs.

Allen L. Clark; Michelle Y. Clark; Palisades Acquisition XVI LLC; Andy Walker, Defendants.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated November 17, 2010 and entered herein, I, the undersigned, the Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Monroe County Clerk’s Office in Rochester, New York, County of Monroe, on December 29, 2010 at 9:30 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 Clarkson, County of Monroe and State of New York known as part of Lots 1 and 2, Section 6, Town 4 of the Triangular Tract and bounded as follows: Commencing in the center of Ridge Road, so-called, at a point which is 483.45 feet easterly from the inter­section of the center line of the Ridge Road with the Redman

Road; thence running easterly along the center line of the Ridge Road 123 feet to a point in said center line; thence southerly forming an inside angle of 95 degrees 58’ 30” to a point, a distance of 89.1 feet to a point; thence southerly on an interior angle of 178 de­grees 6’ 30” with the last described course, a dis­tance of 98.7 feet to the southeast corner of these premises; thence west­erly at an interior angle of 92 degrees 9’, a distance of 108.4 feet to a point; thence northerly at an in­terior angle of 92 degrees 46’ 40” a distance of 201.33 feet to the cen­terline of Ridge Road be­ing the point and place of beginning. Tax Acct.

No. 053.01-1-29 Property Address: 9197 Ridge Road, Town of Clarkson, 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: $83,943.93 plus, but not limited to, costs, dis­bursements, attorney fees and additional al­ lowance, if any, all with legal interest. DATED: November 2010. Mark Cianca, Esq., Referee LACY KATZEN LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Burnham NPG Energy LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 18, 2010. New York office location: Monroe County.

Principal business location: 70 Old Stonefield Way, Pittsford, New York 14534.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 70 Old Stonefield Way, Pittsford, New York 14534.

LLC is to be man­aged by one or more members.

LLC is orga­nized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or­ ganized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION & AMENDMENT ] BFI Technology LLC is the new name of the for­mer corporation International Collegiate Apparel, LLC whose Articles of Org. were

filed with the NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/16/2010.

Articles of Amendment were filed with SSNY on 9/15/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 10051, Rochester, NY, 14610 which is also the principal business loca­tion. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Monarch Senior Living SPE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 29, 2010.

New York office location: Monroe County. Principal business location: 860 Hard Road, Webster, New York 14580. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 860 Hard Road, Webster, New York 14580. LLC is to be man­aged by one or more members. LLC is orga­nized to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be or­ganized under the Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION ] Notice of formation of professional limited li­ability company (PLLC). Name: The Law Offices of Steven E. Laprade, PLLC (the Company). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/06/10. NY office lo­cation: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom pro­ cess against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process to: 2100 First Federal Plaza, Rochester, NY 14614. The Company is to be managed by one or more managers. No members of the Company shall be liable in their capacity as members of the Company for debts, obli­gations or liabilities of the Company. No member of the Company, solely by reason of being a mem­ber, is an agent of the Company for the purpose of its business, and no member shall have the authority to act for the Company solely by virtue of being a member. Purpose/character of the Company: any and all lawful activities. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] Pursuant to New York Limited Liability Company Law ’206(c): 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is “R & D RENOVATIONS, LLC”.

2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Department of

State was November 9, 2010. 3. The office of the Company is located in Monroe County. 4. The Secretary of State has been designated as the Agent of the Company upon whom process may be served, and the Secretary of State shall, mail a copy of any pro­cess against the Company served upon him or her to 39 Shalimar Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. 5.

The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for Which Limited Liability Companies may be or­ ganized under the laws of the State of New York. [ NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the Limited Liability Company is 630 East Avenue LLC (the “Company”). The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on October 28, 2010. The office of the Company is located in Monroe County, New York.

The Secretary of State of New York has been designated as agent upon whom pro­cess against the Company may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any such process is P.O. Box 10495, Rochester, NY 14610. The business purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful activity for which a limited liability company may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of REAT HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/ 2010.

Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business lo­cation: The LLC, 2135 Five Mile Line Rd.,Penfield, NY 14526.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NSRM 1, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business loca­tion at 183 East Main Street, Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NSRM 2, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of

the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business loca­tion at 183 East Main Street, Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] NSRM 3, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business loca­tion at 183 East Main Street, Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] DUNKIRK VINEYARD REALTY, LLC (LLC) filed Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/2010. LLC’s office is in Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC’s principal business loca­tion at 183 East Main Street, Suite 1000, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] The name of the limited liability company is: Beam St LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY on 11/26/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom pro­cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any pro­ cess against the LLC served upon him/her to: David Plate, 1499 Latta Road, Rochester, NY 14612.

Purpose: Any and all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: SALESSOURCE TRAINING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on August 18, 2010. 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: Daniel Maslich, 302 North Goodman Street, Suite 403, Rochester, New York 14607. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of COPPETA HEATING

CONTRACTOR LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on State of New York (SSNY) on 09/15/10.

Office location Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC at 16 Thornapple Lane, Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: and lawful pur­pose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of JRB DIRECT, LLC. Articles of Organization filled with SSNY 3-11-09. 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 97 Glendale Park Rochester, NY 14613.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AMTAC Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/21/10.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Anthony Girardi, 4578 Lake Rd. S., Brockport, NY 14420, also the reg­istered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MMX LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 11/5/10.

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, 2 Saybrooke Drive, Penfield, NY 14522. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Goodman Realtors, LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/15/10.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro­cess to 56 Seyle Terrace, Rochester, NY 14613. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivities. [ NOTICE ] ROXBURY MANAGEMENT LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/26/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to The LLC, c/o Petrella & Petrella LLP, 2701 culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14622.

General Purposes.

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Legal Ads > page 37 [ NOTICE ] 37 ERIE LLC, a domes­tic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/12/10.

NY Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, P.O. Box 184, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 751 DEWEY AVE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/11/ 09. 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, 12 Cherrymede Crescent, Fairport, New York 14450.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Skyburst Realty, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/21/10. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Wyoming (WY) on 6/12/10. SSNY desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 60 E. Simpson Ave., Box 2869, Jackson, WY 83001, also the address of the prin­cipal office. Arts of Org. filed with WY Secy. Of State, State Capitol Bldg., Rm. 110, 200 West 24th St., Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Penny Sense Media, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/12/10. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of

LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 144 Village Landing, #262, Fairport, NY 14450- 1804. Purpose: any law­ful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of tys llp. Authority filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/03/10. Office location: Monroe County.

LLP formed in California (CA) on 10/01/ 2007.

Principal office of LLP 3150 Crow Canyon Place, Ste. 170, San Ramon, CA 94583. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to 3445 Winton Place, Ste. 219, Rochester, NY 14623. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of CA, Div. of Corps., 1500 11th St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

Purpose Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of G4 Decor LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/2010.

Office loca­tion, County of Monroe. SSNY has been desig­nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 9 Devonwood Lane, Pittsford NY 14534.

Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REAL DEAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/14/2010. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro­cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 197 Gillette St., Rochester NY 14619.

Purpose: Any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ROCHESTER, LLP Notice of Registration filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/2/2010.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY

de­sig. agent of LLP upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2440 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14626, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: to practice Medicine. [ NOTICE ] WEBSTER DRIVEWAY, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/27/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, Attn: Richard Franco, Manager, 1220 Jackson Rd., Webster, NY 14580.

General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of BCR Industries, LLC. Art of Org. filed with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) 9/4/ 10.

County: Monroe. SSNY is designated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 7 Green Lane, Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose any law­ful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Jamica, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on November 9, 2010. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC. c/o Suite 1400, 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Is Your Computer Driving You Nuts? LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/2010.

Office loca­tion, County of Monroe. SSNY has been desig­nated as agent of the

LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 2028 Wedgewood West, Apt. 4, Rochester NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Not. of. Form. of DMA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of the State (SSNY) 11/19/10.

County: Monroe. SSNY is desig­nated Agent of LLC to whom process may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC, 36 Laurel Hill Ter., #2E, New York, NY 10033.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of West Ridge Car Wash, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/10. 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. 288, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] BROTHERS AND FRIENDS ENTERPRISE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/2/2010. 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 27 Center Crossing, Fairport, NY 14450. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Legacy Films, LLC. Arts of org. filed by Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/ 18/2010 Office Location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served, SSNY shall mail process to 527 Colby St. Spencerport, NY 14559 purpose of LLC: Any law­ful activity

[ NOTICE ] MARTIN & WIENER, LLP Notice of Registration. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/ 3/2010. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLP upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro­cess to 1344 University Ave., Ste. 235, Rochester, NY 14607, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: To practice Certified Public Accountancy. [ NOTICE ] GLG LEASING LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 11/18/2010. 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 3445 Winton Place, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MINDFUL BODY PILATES & YOGA, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/16/2010.

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 62 May St., Rochester, NY 14620. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of JRP Management LLC, Art of Org filed SSNY on 11/18/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 88 S. Main St, Churchville, NY 14428.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice Of formation of Ambient Custom Electronic Systems, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/30/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 144 Fairport Village Landing, STE # 347, Fairport, NY 14450.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 350 East Ave, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/10.

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 Sammaron, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/22/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 24 Rising Place, Rochester , NY, 14607.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PITTSFORD BAKERY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/10. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ. office of LLC: 5 State St., Pittsford, NY 14534.

SSNY desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Charles C. Fitzsimmons, PO Box 765, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC); Name: Kaz’s Properties, LLC; Filed Articles of Organization with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/2010; Principal office: 1344 University Avenue, Rochester, in Monroe County; SSNY is Designated Agent of

LLC upon which process against LLC is served; SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it to: Kaz’s Properties, LLC, 1344 University Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607; Date of dissolution: None; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of glen buckley soccer llc, Art. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State (SSNY) on 11/09/10. Office location Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 19 Ontario St, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Volt Holdings, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/ 2/2010.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom pro­cess may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 135 Corporate Woods, Ste 300 Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Effectual Results LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 8/ 3/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of pro­cess to 327 Dunrovin Ln., Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful ac­ tivities. [ NOTICE ] Feature Vector LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/ 8/2010.

Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom pro­cess may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Manjeet Rege 76 Brittany Circle Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of Dandy 73 Bristol, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept.

of State on 12/7/ 10. Office location: Ontario County.

Principal business address: RR5, Box 5148, Towanda, PA 18848-9364. LLC formed in DE on 12/2/10.

NY Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

DE address of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all law­ful purposes. [ NOTICE ] 475-479 HOLLEY, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/29/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 1 Main St., Apt. A, Brockport, NY 14420. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 5 STATE STREET PITTSFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/10.

Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 5 State St., Pittsford, NY 14534. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Charles C. Fitzsimmons, PO Box 765, Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of SURE LUCK HOMES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/26/10. Office location:Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be

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Legal Ads served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful pur­pose.

LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 187 Moore Road, West Henrietta NY 14586.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of SURE LUCK HOMES LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/3/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LN PROPERTIES SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/2010.

Office loca­tion, County of Monroe. SSNY has been desig­nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 187 Moore Road, West Henrietta NY 14586.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MOSHE AND GUY EQUITIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/ 31/2100.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Beacon Partners, CPA, 664 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lakeview NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/10. Office location: Ontario County.

Principal busi­ness address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity.

[ NOTICE ] Westside Optometry, PLLC filed Articles of Organization as a Professional Service Limited Liability Company with the New York Secretary of State on December 6, 2010. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is des­ ignated as the agent upon whom process may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to 3225 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624. Its business is the Practice of Optometry and any lawful activity for which Professional Limited Liability Companies may be organized. [ NOTICE ] RIVERSIDE ROCHESTER, LLC, a do­mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/20/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, Liberty Plaza., Ste. 4000, 31 E. Main St.,Rochester NY 14614. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CHINITA SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/24/ 2010.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Farmington NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/ 10. Office location: Ontario County.

Principal business address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Canandaigua NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/17/ 10. Office location: Ontario County. Principal business address: 4521 Highwoods Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that license, number not yet assigned for an on premises beer, wine & liquor license has been applied for by TACKLES ON THE BAY INC dba TACKLES ON THE BAY 372 Manitou Rd., Rochester, NY 14468.

County of Monroe, Town of Greece for restaurant / bar & grill. [ NOTICE ] 4621 RIDGE ROAD LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org.

with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 8/24/2010. Principal business loca­tion is at 73 State St., Rochester, NY, Monroe County. SS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS shall mail copy of process to c/o Merzbach Law Office, P.C., 73 State St., Rochester, NY 14614, Attn: Member. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE } Notice of Qualification of OAKON MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/10. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/3/ 10. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 2255 Lyell Ave., Ste. 201, Rochester, NY 14606. DE address of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] HENDOLI BEEF FARMS, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/13/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is desig­nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 3584 Roosevelt Highway, Hamlin, NY 14464. General Purposes. [ NOTICE ] ROC Digital Technologies LLC filed Articles of Organization with NYS on October 27, 2010.

Its principal office is in Monroe County, New York. The Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) has been designated as its agent and the post office ad­dress to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro­ cess against it is c/o the Company, 344 Troy Rd., Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: Any lawful ac­tivity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of ROCHESTER ROAD LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/09/10. Office location: Monroe County.

Princ, office of LLC: 1950 Brighton Henrietta Townline Road, Rochester, New York 14623. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Heitz & Associates, P.C., One East Main Street, Suite 200, Victor, New York 14564.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

[ SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ] The following summons with notice is hereby published pursuant to or­der of Monroe County Family Court Judge Dandrea L. Ruhlmann, dated December 7, 2010.

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE In the Matter of a Guardianship Proceeding File #:792 Docket#: G13412-10 SUMMONS Anita E Rubsam, Petitioner, against Carlos Harper, Judith E Rubsam (deceased),Respondent_ s.

IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Carlos Harper (Address Unknown) A petition under Article 6 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court on Date/ Time:January 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM Purpose: Appointment of Petitioner as guardian of the person of Carley E. Harper Part:DLR Floor/ Room: Floor 3/Room Check in with 3rd Floor Deputies Presiding:Hon. Dandrea L. Ruhlmann Location: Monroe County Family Court Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd Rochester, NY 146142187 to answer the petition and to be dealt with in accordance with the Family Court Act. On your failure to appear as herein directed, a war­rant may be issued for your arrest. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The nature of this pro­ceeding and the relief sought is the appoint­ment of Petitioner as guardian of the person of Carley E. Harper, an in­fant under the age of 14 years, until the child reaches the age of 18 years. If you fail to ap­pear at the aforesaid time and place, an order for the relief requested may be granted due to your default. Dated: December 10, 2010WHITNEY LAW OFFICE Attorney for Petitioner 12 Pleasant Street Fairport, New York 14450 Telephone: (585) 223-2170 [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PARK POINT NEW PALTZ, LLC ] Park Point New Paltz, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 11/22/10. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624.

SSNY desig­nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 111 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10011 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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