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He and the boys showed the funk who’s boss.”

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Sebastian Park facelift.

NEWS, PAGE 4

Redistricting: lines will be drawn.

NEWS, PAGE 5

Richards may get challenger.

NEWS, PAGE 5

New Year’s Eve 2011 Guide.

NIGHTLIFE, PAGE 17

COVER STORY | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN | PAGE 6 | PHOTO BY MATT DETURCk

Tom Richards: ‘there’s no miracle’ What you won’t get from Tom Richards is Bob Duffy’s aggressive optimism. The deputy mayor is a pragmatist with a wry and slightly subversive sense of humor. But right now, Richards is the doctor who refuses to promise it won’t hurt. On the contrary, the treatment for the city’s ailments will hurt, he says, and that’s just the way it is.

“This is not a ‘we’re having a bad year’ problem,” he says, referring to the city’s multimillion-dollar deficit.

“This is a ‘we’re having a bad decade’ problem.”

Of course, you can’t talk about Richards without mentioning the route he’s taking to get to the mayor’s

office. He’s the favorite of party leaders and the business community, but he hasn’t been universally embraced. City Council’s decision to go with a special election instead of an interim appointment is ticking off a lot of people. Richards’ path to the mayor’s office is being lined, critics say, with rose petals, at the expense of democracy.

Richards talked recently about his vision for Rochester, the city’s financial predicament, the state of downtown, the school district, and other issues.

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Just what are Tom Richards’ qualifications?

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Although City Council’s closeddoor decision to impose a special mayoral election on the voters may make this moot, I’d still like to comment on your recent editorial, “The Case for a Special Election” (December 8). But first let me congratulate City on presenting its case without talking down to its readers. Another, unnamed Rochester “newspaper” used its editorial space to bemoan a recent poll demonstrating that the majority of local voters opposed a special election, results which led this journalistic guardian of the body politic to call upon Democratic leaders to “educate” (or perhaps “re-educate”?) the Unwashed Masses.

Vox Gannett, vox dei!

If nothing else, we now have several months to decide whether the five City Council members who favored a special election were merely more “educated” than the poor, dumb citizenry, or whether they had their own, less civic-minded reasons for effectually limiting the number of candidates for mayor to one, the soon-to-be incumbent.

The gist of City’s editorial was that a special election would ensure “stability” by voting a “permanent” mayor into City Hall by spring. (For “permanent,” of course, we should read, “Tom Richards.”) If by “stability” City means a continuation of such fiascos as the Fast Ferry, the financial implosion of Paetec Park, Ren Square, the on-going Midtown redevelopment debacle, the failure to collect millions in back taxes on the Sibley Building, and Bob Duffy’s attempted power grab of the city schools and his laughable proposal to turn the Broad Street Bridge into a

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glorified frog pond, then I find City’s argument unconvincing and would personally welcome a period of “instability” in which the mayoral mantra becomes, “If I can do no good, at least I will do no harm.”

But as long as auditions for a “permanent” mayor are now closed, when may we expect City and the other local media to start asking Mr. Richards to what extent he shares responsibility with Bob Duffy for several of the aforementioned fiascos? As city attorney, he was of course involved up to his armpits. So did he give Duffy bum advice? Or was the advice sage but ignored? Richards’ qualifications to be mayor seem to be regarded as a given in some quarters and are based on claims of his “experience.” Yet when has the public ever been told just what that “experience” is and whether it was the sort of “experience” that qualifies him to be a candidate for mayor or a candidate for a rail upon which he should be run out of town?

Your editorial also raised the specter of a mass exodus of city employees and department heads which would result from the advent of a short-term mayor.

I believe City asked, “Who in their right mind will stay on” and “Who will apply for a job at City Hall.” You’re joking, right? Rather, who “in their right mind” will quit a city job in an economy as soft as ours? And who will balk at applying for a civil service or supervisory position simply because the mayor’s name is taped on his door rather than painted on in gold letters?

And last time I looked, Rochester also had a City Council which, although having spent the last few years merely rubberstamping the directives of Messrs.

Johnson and Duffy, is perfectly capable of assisting an interim mayor to run the city.

So far from being “disastrous,” as the editorial claims, we can safely assume that whether Rochester has one or two mayors in the next three years, city government will continue to function (or malfunction) in the same manner as it has for years. Even were our next “permanent” mayor to be legitimately elected, I would say, as it is so aptly put in the proverbs, “The sun will set without thy assistance.”

MICHAEL J. NIGHAN, ROCHESTER

Hydrofracking’s a risky and desperate effort

The December 8 letter in City, “Hydrofracking Problems Are Rare and Preventable,” seems convincing if one ignores the human factor. Well-planned, foolproofin-design, engineering marvels inevitably fail because the human operators err. The B-P oil spill proved this disastrously. However rare, one mistake is too many.

Both hydrofracking and underwater drilling are last-ditch, desperate, expensive, and highrisk-taking measures to exploit the little oil left in the US since the supply of oil peaked in 1970.

James Howard Kunstler wrote in 2004, “The World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now.” Anyone who thinks that hydrofracking, deep-water drilling, or wind farms can save us should read Kunstler’s books.

BYRNA WEIR, BRIGHTON

From our website

Our reports on tensions between teachers-union leader Adam Urbanski and Superintendent JeanClaude Brizard drew numerous comments. Among them: I read with dismay that we wouldn’t charge charter schools wishing to use existing space.

The building I’m in announced that we would no longer have tissues for students the same week Brizard’s raise was announced.

The district’s short on cash, here’s an obvious revenue stream, and he’s going to give it up? Do we need further proof that he’s got no other desire than to destroy the union and convert the entire district to charter schools or schools under his direct control?

A look at the last 10-plus years of district history will show that Mr. Urbanski has never engaged in the underhanded behavior that Brizard engages in.

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I would be suspicious of any superintendent that won the confidence of Urbanski and his RTA cronies. Seriously, these people have been sitting at the helm of a sinking ship for way too long.

For the well-being of my own children in the RCSD, I say keep shaking things up, Mr. Brizard.

JAMES SPOUNT

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GUEST COMMENTARY | BY RICHARD S. GILBERT

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The five horsemen of the American apocalypse Jesus once warned of dire consequences for those who “cannot discern the signs of the times.” It is good advice today, for if we cannot comprehend what is happening to “America the beautiful,” we will be unable to “mend (her) every flaw.”

America is in serious trouble. We are familiar with our rancorous politics, the widening gap between rich and poor, a stagnating economy, and two tragic wars. However, our most serious flaw is our plunging morals and morale. We seem morally indifferent and politically apathetic. If we do not change our ways, we will fall victim to what I call “the Five Horsemen of the American Apocalypse.”

The traditional four horsemen of the apocalypse were war, famine, pestilence, and death; they were presumed to bring on the end of the age. My Five Horsemen are these: Short-term thinking: our Great Economic Recession was caused in part because the economic “masters of the universe” placed short-term profits over long-term prosperity, personal greed over the common good. Our politicians placed short-term electoral survival over long-term patriotism. Instant gratification has become the dogma of political and economic discourse. This moral myopia undermines any attempt to build a just and prosperous nation.

Individualism run amuck: “Don’t tread on me” individualism is the Tea Party’s contribution to political debate and action. Abstract balancing of the budget trumps actual suffering of millions. The growing chasm between rich and poor becomes the new normal.

Americans have become allergic to taxes, manipulated by demagogues who would rather see the world come to an end than to increase taxes. Washington, oblivious to the economic inefficacy of giving tax cuts to the rich, lavishes still more lucre on them under cover of giving tax cuts to everyone. We don’t realize that taxes are the price we pay for an equitable democracy.

American exceptionalism: As “God’s chosen people,” we can learn nothing from others because our destiny is divinely mandated. Our health-care debate was waged on the assumption that the health-care plans of other nations could not inform the “best health care system in the world,” despite our mediocre to poor ratings in health care and longevity.

The first step in saving our nation is to understand that America is slipping, and that we are greasing the skids.”

We launch militant endeavors on the international stage because we are ordained to be the moral policeman of the world.

Arrogance: Our failure to address climate change and environmental problems demonstrates an ignorance of the reality that humans are part of an interdependent web of being. Our false pride determines that we are superior to nature, which exists exclusively for us.

We cannot comprehend the earth as a garden to be tended rather than a mine to be exploited.

Ignorance: Meanwhile, the American people, somnolent in their hypnotic stares at “Dancing with the Stars,” fixated by their flat-screen TV’s, infatuated by celebrities rather than political leaders, let it happen. We hear protests against “class war” rhetoric, yet we have been in a class war for decades — and the rich are winning. Our education system is barely average on the world’s report card, our infrastructure crumbles, our morale deteriorates, but not even half of us vote. We have allowed our government to stumble into two misguided and expensive wars because we could not be bothered to understand how we were being manipulated.

The first step in saving our nation is to understand that America is slipping, and that we are greasing the skids. A glimpse of the five horsemen on the horizon should greatly concentrate the mind and stir the spirit to build the “city set on a hill.” It is time to recognize, as Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund puts it, that “democracy is not a spectator sport.”

Richard S. Gilbert is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister and is president of Interfaith Impact of New York State.

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[ news from the week past ]

Rev. Graves dies

Long-time activist and community leader the Rev. Raymond Graves died at age 82. For much of the last 40 years, Graves was an outspoken advocate for improving education in city schools and increasing funding to fight HIV and AIDS. But he was best known for his criticism of the way police and the criminal justice system treat minorities.

Changes proposed for teacher pay

City schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard is proposing a shift toward teacher compensation that is at least partially linked to yearly evaluations. The proposal would require approval by the school board and the Rochester Teachers Association. Race to the Top, President Obama’s federal education program, opened the door to changes in teacher compensation.

Obama signs repeal of DADT

President Obama signed the bill ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the 17-year ban against gays serving openly in the military. Obama, fulfilling one of his most controversial campaign pledges, called the bill a significant civil rights milestone. The Senate voted

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63 to 33 earlier in the month to repeal the ban.

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Duffy backs consolidation efforts

Lieutenant Governor-elect and current Mayor Bob Duffy told local media that some state money should be tied to municipal consolidation efforts. Size and layers of government should be reduced at all levels, Duffy said, adding that metro government can work with proper planning.

Brockport mayor under scrutiny

Three members of the Brockport village board voted to investigate unspecified allegations against Mayor Connie Castaneda.

The board agreed to pay attorney John Parrinello $5,000, but wouldn’t say what he’d investigate.

Paetec signs Midtown deal

Mayor Bob Duffy and Paetec CEO Arunas Chesonis signed an agreement that officially committed the company to moving its headquarters downtown.

The 3.5-story, 225,000square-foot building is the centerpiece of the redevelopment of Midtown and is expected to be completed by spring 2013.

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Residents and city officials (l to r) Fred Ketterer, Luis Aponte, Janet Russell, Kevin Halat, and Edwin Arcé began working on Sebastian Park improvements several years ago. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK DEVELOPMENT | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Facelift for Sebastian Park Tucked into a 5.5-acre plot in the Northwest section of the city near Lexington Avenue and Mt. Read Boulevard, Sebastian Park is a tiny neighborhood oasis. Flanked by modest homes and apartment buildings in an area virtually surrounded by industry, the park had become a haven for drug trafficking and criminal mischief.

Residents contacted the city several years ago to help them clean up the park. And the efforts are beginning to pay off.

A $300,000 state grant will be combined with $150,000 from the city to build a new basketball

court, a children’s playground, and a walking trail. The park was originally designed with a public restroom and a natural-looking wooded area called Forever Wild. It was all removed, says Janet Russell, president of the Sebastian Area Neighborhood Group, to improve security.

“It’s a beautiful neighborhood and we want to keep it that way,” Russell says.

The park was named after the Rev. Sebastian Contegiacomo, a priest who served Precious Blood Church for more than 30 years. And because of its location, the park is vital to the neighborhood, says Brian Kane, a

spokesperson with LIFT Rochester, formerly Interfaith Action. LIFT is a city advocacy group working to strengthen neighborhoods.

The park was constructed in the center of the neighborhood, Kane says, and renovating it is the best way to stabilize the area and to prevent further deterioration. Near School 43 and Edison Tech High School, the neighborhood is home to many young parents and children.

City officials are scheduled to unveil design plans for the park sometime in January.

The new district lines will have to account for population shifts in Monroe County, which means there will probably be one less election district in the city. And the populations in Henrietta and Webster have grown significantly over the past decade, so the new districts will have to accommodate that.

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POLITICS | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

Redistricting proposal hits pivotal point

Richards may get challenger

It’s likely that the County Legislature’s new legislative district lines will be drawn by the Republican majority.

Democrats have introduced legislation that would establish a separate commission to draw the lines, though legislators would have to vote on the final map. The 10-member commission would have no current or former elected officials and party officials, except for four retired judges.

The idea is to develop competitive districts instead of districts that favor one party over another.

Republican Majority Leader Dan Quatro, however, dismisses the idea. He’s said that the traditional process works well and that Democrats wouldn’t propose the plan if they were in the majority. The proposal will be discussed during a committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 3. But it probably won’t pass, which would kill the proposal.

That would mean that redistricting would be done the traditional way. The Republican and Democratic elections commissioners, along with the Legislature president and one appointee apiece from the majority and minority leaders would form the committee charged with drawing the map. But it’s essentially the majority party that develops the district lines, approves them at the committee level, and then passes them along to the full Legislature for a vote.

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The new district lines will have to account for population shifts in Monroe County, which means there Vincent Esposito will probably be one PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK less election district in the city, says Deputy Democratic Leader Vincent Esposito. And the populations of Henrietta and Webster have grown significantly over the past decade, so the new districts will have to accommodate that.

Gerrymandering aside, there are philosophical differences about the ideal way to draw districts, and that could also affect the outcome.

For example, Murray says he likes the idea of blended districts, which include different communities, particularly parts of the city and suburbs. That way, he says, legislators have to represent broader community interests.

Esposito, however, says districts should, whenever possible, follow municipal lines and keep villages, city neighborhoods, and small towns intact.

Cost of War 4,430 US servicemen and servicewomen, 318 Coalition servicemen and servicewomen, and approximately 99,171 to 108,281 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to December 23.

No American servicemen and servicewomen were reported killed after December 8.

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1,442 US servicemen and servicewomen and 833 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 14 to 21: -- Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, Radford, Va. -- Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado, 21, Mathis, Texas -- Cpl. Sean A. Osterman, 21, Princeton, Minn.

-- Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr., 25, Lancaster, Pa. -- Pfc. Conrado D. Javier Jr., 19, Marina, Calif.

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At least one Rochester Democrat may challenge his party’s front-runner for mayor.

Mitch Rowe, a former city employee and current Seneca County planning and community development director, says he may compete with Deputy Mayor Tom Richards when party leaders hold a convention to choose the Democratic nominee for a special election. (No convention date has been set.) | Rowe and some others wanted the next mayor chosen in a general election, preceded by a primary. City Council has decided instead on a special election, with no primary. | So far, Richards is the only declared candidate.

(Interestingly, Rowe’s mother, City Council member Carolee Conklin, supports the special election — and Richards.) Rowe says he’s talking to Democratic committee members and friends about entering the race but doesn’t know when he’ll make a decision. | Rowe’s residency might complicate things.

One part of the city charter requires candidates to have lived in the city “continuously” for two years — but Rowe thinks the two years may not have to immediately precede the election.

Rowe has lived in Rochester most of his life, but he moved to Irondequoit in 2006 to take a job there and moved back to the city in May 2010.

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INTERVIEW | BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN

Tom Richards: ‘ T H E R E ’ S

NO MIRACLE’

Tom Richards isn’t even mayor yet — although that’s starting to look like a fait accompli — and already people are pestering him about a second term.

“I’m young, y’know,” the 67-year-old says.

“That’s one of the reasons that comes up. I could be here forever.” (Joking aside, he is noncommittal about a second term.)

What you won’t get from Richards is current mayor Bob Duffy’s aggressive optimism and fill-the-room charisma.

Richards is a pragmatist with a wry and slightly subversive sense of humor. He’s also no-nonsense and direct.

Right now, Richards is the doctor who refuses to promise it won’t hurt. On the contrary, the treatment for the city’s ailments will hurt, he says, and that’s just the way it is.

“This is not a ‘we’re having a bad year’ problem,” he says, referring to the city’s multimillion-dollar deficit. “This is a ‘we’re having a bad decade’ problem. It’s not a matter of the economy getting better. We have structural issues here.”

Of course, you can’t talk about Richards without mentioning the route he’s taking to get to the mayor’s office. He’s the favorite of party leaders and the business community, but he hasn’t been universally embraced.

City Council’s decision to go with a special election instead of an interim appointment, which would have lead to a general election in 2011, is ticking off a lot of people.

Potential challengers have backed off one by one, leaving Richards — at least for now — the only person standing. Some say that Richards essentially forced Council into a special election by refusing to consider an appointment. And some legislative district committee leaders, former Mayor Bill Johnson, members of the Green and Working Families parties, and others accuse the city’s “power elites” of strong-arming the process and shutting out the voice of the people. Richards’ path to the mayor’s office, they say, is being lined with rose petals, at the expense of democracy.

The ironic thing is that both sides see Richards as an extension of the status quo.

The difference is whether you interpret that as a good or bad thing. Supporters say Richards will provide continuity and stability in an uncertain and pivotal time. But others say

that given his background and his previous role in city government, Richards will lean too far in favor of the business community, and the neighborhoods will suffer. It’s an accusation some pinned on Duffy.

Richards was the city’s corporation counsel before stepping into the deputy mayor role earlier this year. He was a partner at the Nixon, Hargrave, Devans and Doyle law firm, and legal counsel for Rochester Gas and Electric. He eventually became chair and president of RG&E’s parent company, RGS Energy Group.

Richards talked recently about his vision for Rochester, the city’s financial predicament, the state of downtown, and other issues. The following is an edited version of that conversation.

CITY: Some of your critics accuse you of orchestrating a sweet deal for yourself when you left RGS energy group, while a significant number of workers lost their jobs in the subsequent Energy East merger.

Richards: I didn’t leave because I wanted to.

I left because they pushed me out. And that’s not unusual when these mergers occur.

RG&E was a big company but a small utility. When the regulatory regime changed and we were forced to sell the plants and do those things, we, like almost all the other utilities in the Northeast, were forced into consolidation.

So what happened after I left, I can’t answer to. Whether I would’ve done that if I were there, I suppose I can’t answer that, either.

I don’t know why they did it and it wasn’t for me to decide. I only can tell you that was not unusual. If you look at the utility industry all across the Northeast, those impacts occurred. But that’s not something I did.

Does the city’s relationship with the neighborhoods need strengthening? And are you the guy to do it, given your background?

It’s true that we’ve had a lot of high-profile projects, and that most of them have been focused downtown. That’s what attracts the attention. And as I accuse members of the media: they’re easy to cover.

Downtown has been in decline for quite some time. If we don’t revitalize it, we’re not going to have a healthy city.

Tom Richards, who is running for mayor, says the downtown Rochester of the future will feature a combination of office and business space, residences, and entertainment. PHOTO BY MATT DETURCK City

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But if you look at how the city actually spends its money, we spend 80 percent of our development dollars in the neighborhoods.

Most of the money that’s spent downtown we’ve been able to finagle from the state or the federal government.

If you look at how we spend our people resources, no one is full time on Midtown.

We’ve been able to staff that project through the state economic development corporation.

We have literally hundreds of people who work on the neighborhoods.

The city’s done a pretty decent job. We do have branch libraries. We do have rec centers.

We do pick up the trash. We do plow the streets. There are cities in the Northeast that have failed to do that.

Now what I am concerned about moving forward is not these large projects because some will get done, some won’t. And that would be true however much money we had.

I’m concerned about as these resources get constricted, it’ll have an adverse impact on the neighborhoods.

What do you mean? Are you talking about service cuts?

At some point in time, unless the State of New York gets a few things under control, it’s going to begin to affect services all over the place.

So much of what we do is dictated by other things. We have to give the school district $119 million. We spend more than $100 million on public safety. We have pension payments that are going to be $28 million. By the time you start adding this stuff up, out of a $465 million budget, you don’t have much left.

Speaking of that, you’re facing a deficit of more than $40 million next year. What are you going to do? Will there be layoffs?

I don’t think I should promise anything different. I don’t think I should pretend that isn’t so. If that’s what it takes to get elected, I’m not going to get elected. [We] will reduce our employment, whether that’s layoffs or not is a different matter. We do have retirements.

We have a hiring freeze in place. So we’re trying to mitigate as much as we can.

A couple of things need to change if we’re going to get through this successfully. One of them I’ve already ranted about: the State

of New York has got to clean up its act. They dictate levels of cost and service that if you went to other states, are unheard of. I say it first because some of these numbers are unmanageable unless something changes.

I do think there’s a consensus about the state. That pattern of borrowing money, doing other things to plug these holes, has run its course. What happens is you eventually run out of tricks, and you build yourself a heck of a cliff.

If we go through some tough years here and we really do reset the base — get to a level of expenditures that match our capacity to raise revenue — it’ll be worth it because that’ll be a base on which we can grow. Right now, we’re just staggering along.

We very much need to take a longerterm approach. I’ll give you an example: if you have some surplus left and you use that surplus this year, that’s OK if it’s funding a solution that will work. It’s not OK if it’s putting it off. That’s one of the reasons I’ve taken the attitude I did about what we should do [he’s said he wouldn’t accept an appointment as interim mayor]. This is not a six-month problem or a year problem.

Quite frankly, the future for the city and these financial things is probably going to be determined in the first six months of next year, because Cuomo is going to come in, he’s going to have a program, and that will be successful or not.

But there’s no miracle. That means over the future there will be reductions, and some of those reductions will affect service. I don’t see any other way.

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The thinking about downtown has been to create a critical mass of housing and the businesses will follow. Do you agree with that?

The downtown of the future is not going to be the downtown of the old. It’s not going to be a central shopping district. It won’t even be a central sort of legal and finance center, where everybody has to come to do business.

What downtown’s going to be is a combination of office and business space, residences, and entertainment. And then the kind of services that support that. What we’re trying to do at Midtown is a good example.

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The Rochester school district will hold “Explore RCSD Schools” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street.

Parents and students are invited to the event to learn more about their choices for city schools. Families of students entering kinder-

garten, grade 7, and grade 9 are especially encouraged to attend.

ROCLA special meeting

The Rochester Committee on Latin America will hold a meeting, “Help Bring Justice to the Women of Atenco, Mexico” with a discussion by Barbara Deming of Amnesty International at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, at Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. Deming will talk about a call for action for the women of Atenco who were beaten and sexually assaulted by Mexican police.

School closings meetings

City schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard will hold meetings with parents and staff at three schools targeted for closing. The first meeting will be held at School 2 at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 190 Reynolds Street. The second meeting will be held at School 6 at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 595 Upper Falls Boulevard. The third meeting will be held at School 36 at 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 85 St. Jacob Street.

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Much media attention has been devoted to President Obama’s accomplishments during the lame-duck session. But one piece of legislation got sidelined: Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors, better known as the DREAM Act. Similar to the decision to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the DREAM Act — which offers a legal path to citizenship for children of undocumented citizens — is intended to right a serious wrong.

Critics argue that these children take resources away from American-born children. In the current difficult economy, some anti-immigration sentiment is bound to surface. But do we really want millions of young people living in this country with no future?

It’s a fight that Obama should revisit soon. If he got it passed, his commitment to hope and change will live long past his presidency. — by Tim Louis Macaluso

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Your supporters say we need you in the mayor’s office to keep the momentum of the Duffy administration going. But as a reader pointed out: Ren Square imploded, we don’t have mayoral control, the soccer stadium is in trouble. What is it exactly we’re trying to continue?

While it is true that you can point to things we didn’t get done, there’s been more economic development in this town in the last five years then there’s been in the last 10. And most of the things you listed were problems that the Duffy administration had to clean up.

You’re right: the soccer stadium was a problem. But we’ve stabilized it, managed to keep it from getting worse. That’s a problem we inherited.

The public education in this city has been failing for a long time. And mayoral control, for me, is a way of focusing on an issue and forcing change. It may not be the only way.

I would argue that Duffy bringing that up and pushing at it has already had a salutary effect, because there’s been more attention placed on that in the last couple of years then in the previous many. And some of the things we’ve learned to accept in this community, everybody now agrees are no longer acceptable. We put up with a graduation rate of less than 50 percent for what, 10 years? And the conversation we were having: “Oh, well, you know it’s a problem. Kids are poor. We can’t do anything

about it. We need more money.” But there was never any real community consensus that this was unacceptable.

In fact we wound up having this ridiculous debate as to whether 45 percent was acceptable, or 50 percent. I mean, think about that. What an idiotic conversation.

But that was the level of debate we were having because people were sort of trapped in the mindset about it.

Will you push for mayoral control?

It is a mechanism for getting change in the system: a system that didn’t change for a very long time and tolerated this performance. In fact, excused it: made up reasons why it was OK. Whether we’re going to get mayoral control or not, I don’t know and I don’t control it. It’s caught up in the politics of Albany, which is an internationally known quagmire.

I was in favor of it before and I’m in favor of it now. But what I don’t want to have happen is I don’t want to have it be the only thing we do about the school district. There are lots of things we can do. And I don’t want it to so poison the atmosphere that we can do nothing else.

What are those other things?

I’ll give you two examples of things that are under way right now. And then there’s a third one that needs to get under way.

One of them is the school district is in the process of beginning this facilities modernization program. It’s a huge program.

The first element of it is $325 million, and over a decade it could be more than $1 billion dollars. Now when those schools are picked and those investments are made, they will have significant impacts on the neighborhoods in which they’re located.

We need to play a part in that because that has a tremendous impact on the city. We need to direct what we do and our resources in a way that supports the total impact. And we need to be working closely with them.

We don’t need to be fighting with each other.

I’ll give you another one: the city has not been successful in recruiting to its police and fire forces a sufficient number of qualified minority candidates. And the logical source of those candidates is the city school system.

So we have started a program with the school district — we’ve had excellent support from Jean-Claude [Brizard, superintendent] on this — where they will have some career tracks in their schools that lead to public safety jobs. They had [a fire program] at East, but it languished. So we’re reinforcing that one and we’re adding one for police and one for 911.

And then the last thing is — and this has not been successful in the past — is we are going to have to figure out how to work

together to mutually reduce our expense base without impacting our capacity to deliver services.

We both do a lot of the same things. They don’t have police and we don’t have teachers, but we both have buildings, we both maintain buildings, we both plow snow. And we both have all this administrative process in the back.

And we’ve never had a lot of success in the past at making any progress on consolidations, partly because there’s significant union resistance to it. But both of us are going to be faced with decisions where if we fail to do this, there are going to be consequences. In the past people have been able to push it off by saying, “It’s a nice thing to do. We don’t have to do it.”

What can be done about the rowdy youth congregating at the Liberty Pole?

That’s not really a police problem. We’ve solved it in the short run by police, but that’s a problem that’s got to get solved in a couple of ways. One, the Rochester Downtown Development people are looking at an alternative place to give them something to do down there.

It’s not going to solve those kids who are really looking for trouble. But what it will do is reduce the density. There are just a lot of people milling around and eventually, I don’t care where you are, if you’ve got a lot of high school kids milling around, you’re going to have an incident.

Are you talking about redoing the bus routes to alleviate that density?

That’s part of it.

There are three government entities involved here: the city, the school district, and the bus company. Each of them is approaching this problem by maximizing their own interests.

Bus company says, “We’re not going to change the whole way we run the bus company.” The school district says, “Hey, it’s a lot cheaper to have them ride those buses then it is for us to do it.” And the city’s down there saying, “Hey wait a minute, we’ve got all these cops down here chasing these kids around, this is nuts.”

Somebody told me that the cost that the school district is saving is $2 million. For the school district, that’s a lot of money. But if you add up the total expenditures of the bus company, the city, and the school district, it’s a small amount. There ought to be a solution.

But if we all think about it as “me, me, me,” we’re at a stalemate. If we think about it as “us,” there’s no way you can’t solve that problem.

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people downtown, and the tower will provide residences for people.

What downtown lacks right now is population. It lacks demand. That’s the fallacy with saying, “I want retail downtown.” You’re not going to have retail unless you have people. And people aren’t going to drive from a long way away to come downtown if they don’t have to. So we need to get a population base downtown that’s realistic. Once we get that, the retail and the other things that support that population will come after it.

You can see examples of that in a smaller way. If you go out South Avenue to where Gregory Street comes in, there’s a tremendous amount of small retail development going on. The reason: it’s gotten a little bit of a start, one attracts another, and there’s a population.

An example of how it doesn’t happen is when we tried to force an entertainment district on High Falls. We pushed and pushed and pushed, and it didn’t work.

So we backed off, and now it has a pretty substantial commercial office base with a supporting housing base. And you’re seeing retail coming back in.

And you have to respect how people want to do things. Just because we thought High Falls was a good entertainment district, apparently other people didn’t agree.

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Thursday, December 30 Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 9 p.m. | Free | 232-3230 [ ALT-COUNTRY ] The Vassar Brothers describe

themselves as “polyethnic funkgrass,” a jam-based, groovecentric concoction of bluegrass, funk, soul, and country stylings that practically dares listeners not to dance. The Rochester-based outfit is as yet unsigned to any label, but word is spreading about its ability to get people out of their seats and onto the dance floor. The band will help Abilene celebrate New Year’s Eve’s eve with a blowout bash sure to get everyone in prime shape for the switching of the calendar. — BY RYAN WHIRTY

Lotus Wednesday, December 29 Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 9 p.m. | $19-$22 | 325-5600 [ ALT-ROCK ] Brothers Jesse and Luke Miller formed

the five-piece band Lotus while in college in 1999. The group combines the lengthy grooves of a jam band with the up-tempo funk of electronic dance rock. The result is oftentimes atmospheric and fun, mesmerizing and pulsing. It’s an uplifting energy, one that is laid-back and easy to listen to, but still encourages you to dance. The songs blend genres, most notably rock and electronica, and tend to strike a good balance between the two. Call it electronica with a guitar backbone, if you will, but you can hear the musicianship and craftsmanship in the songs.

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Chet Catallo at Water Street Music Hall on Sunday, December 26. PHOTO BY FRANK DE BLASE

[ PUNK ] If Italian punk trio Betty Poison didn’t get me

with its pre-FrankenCourtney Hole salute, then it did with its pretty little ditty “Paris Hilton Up You Ass.” The band sounds a lot like Hole — in fact, it even warmed up for Mrs. Cobain twice at shows in Milan. The music is as in your face and profane as you’d expect, with a mid-tempo, sexed-up groove and savage dirge. When in Rome… RiverRat Jenkins opens. — BY FRANK DE BLASE

Partners in Time: 1/1/11 Saturday, January 1 Tilt Nightclub, 444 Central Ave. 9 p.m.-4:30 a.m. | $8-$15 | 232-8440 [ DJ/ELECTRONIC ] The Partners in Time crew

— Clive (Peter Morley), Our Baby (Paul Burke), and DJ Flex (Eric Harris) — are at it again, this time throwing a bash to celebrate a whole new year. The Partners members have been producing massive dance parties for years, taking turns behind the DJ booth and bringing in big-name DJs from out of town. The 1/1/11 event will feature NYC’s James Christian and ILLUX; MSG from Richmond, Virginia; psytrance duo Depth and DA from Syracuse; and a cadre of Rochester DJs, including house master Hector, WITR’s Rob Drury, Boy Wonder, Steve Clotho, Matt4star, Proteus, and Valentine. Welcome the new year by dancing your goddamned brains out.

Run, swing, walk A wheelchair-bound Chet Catallo rolled triumphantly onto the stage at Water Street Music Hall Sunday, the night after Christmas, well on his way to recovery. Despite the severity of his condition (complications from spinal surgery), Catallo was in a great mood as he greeted the enthusiastic crowd. The gals in the new dance ensemble The Roc City Diamonds piqued some pre-show interest with a tasty “Sweet Charity” send-up and some bodacious booty shaking for the man of the hour.

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brought a sweet and smooth slickness to the proceedings, even when Catallo brought out his Signature Series Gibson with its decidedly nastier, biting tone. An early highlight was a seemingly impromptu walking blues with Catallo strolling through the rhythm changes alone as the band slowly gathered behind him, culminating in a soul-charged version of Robben Ford’s “Talk To Your Daughter.”

Twin keyboards, twin percussionists, twin horns, and a bass — with so many strings I swear the neck was wider than it was long — gave Catallo a solid backing, and the freedom to run and swing as this righteous cat learns to walk again.

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Referring to his playing as the best therapy, Catallo launched into a spirited set with “It Doesn’t Matter,” a cut he penned off of Spyro Gyra’s 1979 “Morning Dance,” before digging deep into his new “First Take” LP. The band’s set grooved with a focused funk. Often bands will dig a groove so deep it induces whiplash and you can’t see over the edge — the funk plays them. Not Catallo; he and the boys showed the funk who’s boss.

The set was rhythmically exploratory and adventurous, with Catallo’s tasty licks countering the band’s back and forth with its own sweet call and response.

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Eastman School of Music alum Tamir Hendelman has played with artists like Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, and Diana Krall. He kicks off the 2011 Exodus to Jazz series in January. PHOTO BY JEFF MATSUEDA

Arriving with style Tamir Hendelman Trio Saturday, January 9 Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 111 N. Chestnut St. 6 p.m. | $20-$30 | ExodusToJazz.com [ PROFILE ] BY RON NETSKY

There was a moment during Barbra Streisand’s rare set at the Village Vanguard last year when the attention shifted from the diva to her pianist. In a brief solo toward the end of “Some Other Time” Tamir Hendelman played a run so complicated and so beautiful that Streisand turned to the audience and, with her hands and the look on her face, asked: is this guy ridiculous or what?

“This is a very special moment,” Hendelman says about the scene, which has been captured on YouTube. It was the first time Streisand had played the intimate Manhattan club in 48 years and her musical director of choice was the young Israeli-born pianist. “When you get a call like that it’s, How do we make this the best musical situation it can be?” he says.

Hendelman, who kicks off the 2011 Exodus to Jazz season January 9 at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, has been getting a lot of calls lately. He’s accompanied Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, and Diana Krall, but he’s also working on enhancing another musician’s career — his

own. He’s just returned from an extensive European tour showcasing the music of his wonderful new album, “Destinations.” The CD is an exploration of all facets of his musical life, including his roots in Israel, where he was first drawn to the sound that changed his life.

“I was walking down the street in Tel Aviv,” says Hendelman, “and I walked past a music store where a man was demonstrating an organ. My ears just got glued to the glass. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing because it was all this orchestral stuff — strings and brass — so I ran home and asked my mom to get me one of those.”

His parents got the 6-year-old a keyboard and signed him up for lessons. “My first training was eclectic — jazz, classical, popular music,” Hendelman says. “I remember hearing Chick Corea when I was 10 or 12. I also remember a Count Basie tape. And hearing Bobbie McFerrin live; it was amazing how he captivated the audience and had them in the palm of his hand.”

In 1984, when he was 12, Hendelman’s parents decided that their children would have more opportunities if the family moved to the United States. Two years after settling in California, Hendelman won the Yamaha Electone Keyboard Festival and was soon playing concerts at the Tanglewood Institute, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, and in Japan.

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When Hendelman enrolled at the Eastman

School of Music in 1989 he decided to study classical composition. He felt he would get the most out of it in terms of conducting and orchestration. He found one professor, Christopher Rouse, especially inspiring because of the emotion in his music. He also appreciated the chance encounters at the school, “the experience of knocking on my neighbor’s door in the practice room and having them come over and play something,” he says.

Although he has increasingly gravitated toward jazz, Hendelman has never lost his love for classical music. One of the most beautiful tracks on his album is a variation on Ravel.

“Ravel’s music is really picturesque,” says Hendelman, who particularly loves the “Mother Goose” Suite and “Daphnis and Chloe.” “He has that kind of delicious jazz harmony, too. When I was a teenager I would write a lot of programmatic music, pieces inspired by the movies in my mind.

One of my ambitions was to write music for film. Later I had the revelation that it’s more fun to have the movies in your mind and have the audience imagine the movies in their minds.”

After college Hendelman became an in-demand side-man with instrumentalists like Teddy Edwards and James Moody, but he found himself gravitating toward vocalists. “I knew a lot of songs,” says Hendelman, “but when I played them

with a really good vocalist they took on new meanings.”

One night drummer Jeff Hamilton heard him accompanying a singer and was impressed enough to ask him to join his trio. That led to a position in the world-renowned Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Even with the orchestra and trio schedule, he continued to work with vocalists, accompanying Natalie Cole on a tour in Japan.

“It was very inspiring,” Hendelman says. “It was very challenging for her physically; she had some things going on and she really rose to the occasion to an amazing degree.”

Hendelman has learned a great deal working with legends like Streisand. “On one of the orchestral arrangements [for her “Love Is The Answer” album] she came back into the booth and suggested breaking it up with a string quartet,” says Hendelman. “The expected thing is to get really quiet and then crescendo up to the orchestra. We did that and then she said, this is great, but why don’t we actually crescendo into the string quartet and play it intensely, then taper down, and then the orchestra comes back in. It was a perfect kind of directorial cinematic thing.”

When Hendelman visits Rochester he’ll

bring an international trio — an Israeli, a German (Martin Wind, bass), and an American (Tim Horner, drums). He believes jazz has evolved into a truly international musical form.

“It’s amazing to discover fellow musicians you’ve never heard of — from Brazil, France, Japan — that are really steeped in the music,” says Hendelman.

“The great thing is, you also get it the other way. People from other countries bring in their own influences, their own folk melodies, their own rhythms.”

Two original tunes on Hendelman’s “Destinations” involve strains of Israeli music, and the Jewish folk songs of his grandmother who lived a few floors below him in Israel.

As for that solo that knocked out Streisand, Hendelman credits the philosophy of the great pianist/composer Thelonious Monk. “Monk said something to his sidemen that I really like: solo on the melody, not just the chords. So, I’ve always liked to pay attention to the melody and embellish that. Also, maybe come up with a melody on the spot and just stay with that melody for a while and let things develop. I also think about the lyrics, what the song is about.”

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[ 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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

Open Country Jam. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474.

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

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Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 6 p.m. Free.

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Wednesday, December 29 Open Mic w/Jam Shack Music.

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

Open Mic w/Steve West. Muddy Waters Coffee House-Geneseo, 53 Main St, Geneseo. 2439111. 7-10 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Heading North, Never Coming Home. California Brew Haus, 402 Ridge Rd W. 621-1480. 8 p.m.

Call for tix.

Lotus w/The Manhattan Project.

Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 9 p.m. $19-$22.

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

The Kitchen Sinks Reunion Show w/Lauren O’Connell, Cu-Cu, & Kirk Stevens. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Thursday, December 30 Due to the holiday schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] John Akers & Elvio Fernandes.

Easy on East, 170 East Ave. 3256490. 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. [ Blues ] Dirty Bourbon Blues Band.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9:30 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. 3348970. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

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

DJ Hoodie Allen. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 6 p.m. $13.75.

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.

JAZZ | Jazz Dawgs

The Jazz Dawgs’ John Palocy may be stuck at the keyboard, but that doesn’t mean he’s not an animated player. His flights of fancy in his solos are matched by his activity, dancing in place as he dives into the music. Guitarist Chris Hickey (the host of WXXI’s “Music of the 21st Century”) has been playing a wide range of guitar styles for decades; in the Dawgs he favors a ringing Pat Metheny-like sound. These two frequent soloists are joined by the excellent drummer and bassist, Dave Stiles and Tom Lange, on tunes ranging from classic Gershwin to just-as-classic Beatles.

Jazz Dawgs play Thursday, December 30, 6:30 p.m. at Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. Free.

662-5555. — BY RON NETSKY 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 ] Jazz Dawgs. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

Whitney Marchelle & Uptown Jazz. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900. 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.

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

Free.

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

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

8-11 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

Free.

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

Free.

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

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

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

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

Songwriter Series w/Maynard.

Towpath Cafe, 6 N Main St, Fairport. 377-0410. 7 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Be Glad & Dunn. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 4587888. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Bruise Halo, Joe Sorriero, John & Abby, & Larry Feldman. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8:30 p.m. $5-$7.

Coupe de Villes. Pane Vino, 175 N Water St. 232-6090. 8 p.m. Free.

Jackson Rohm. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free.

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

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

7 p.m. Free.

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

Free.

RubbleBucket, BuddhaHood, SubSoil. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 3255600. 9 p.m. $10-$15.

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

Free.

Vassar Brothers. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. Free.

Friday, December 31 Due to the holiday schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Montage. Legacy-Clover Blossom, 100 McAuley Dr. 2189000. 3 p.m. Free.

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

7:30 p.m. Free.

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

Strickland, Moses & Mettlenbaker. Tap Room, 364 Rt 104. 265-0055. 8 p.m. Free.

The Ruckus Juice Jug Band.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. Free.

Tom Gravino. Tandoor of India, 376 Jefferson Rd. 427-7080. 7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Billy Joe & the Blues Gypsies w/Dave Riccioni. Six Pockets, Ridge Hudson Plaza. 266-1440.

6-9 p.m. Free.

Deep Blue. Rab’s Woodshed, 4440 Lake Ave. 663-4610. 10 p.m. Free.

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

8:30 p.m. Free.

Joe Beard w/Steve Grills & the Roadmasters. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Jewel Hara. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.

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

6:30 p.m. Free. [ Country ] Cold Steel. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 7 p.m. $15-$40.

Karen Star. Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St. 546-5474. 9:30 p.m.

Free.

New Years Eve w/Tommy Brunett & Band. Landing Bar & Grille, 30 Main St, Fairport. 425-7490. 10 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 8 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DJ Jon Herbert w/DJ NickL & Marshall Vickers. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 2622090. 10:30 p.m. Call for tix.

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

Free.

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

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

Salsa Night w/DJ Javier Rivera.

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

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

Free. [ Hip-Hop/Rap ] GOOD Fridays. Westside Sports Bar & Grill, 1600 Lyell Ave. 458-7888. 10 p.m. $10.

Werd Play w/Husky/Nugz’. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 8 p.m. $7. [ Jazz ] Allegro, Westview Project. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester. 662-5555. 5:30 p.m.

Free.

Don Mancuso & Jeff Cosco. Little Theatre Cafe, 240 East Ave. 2323906. 8:30 p.m. Free.

Jim Lane, Tommy Gravino.

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

Mark Cassara. Pane Vino, 175 N Water St. 232-6090. 8 p.m. Free.

Ryan T Carey & El Rojo Jazz Band.

Thali of India, 3259 S Winton Rd. 427-8030. 7-9 p.m. Free.

Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes.

Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St, Williamson. 315-589-4512. 6 p.m. Free.

The Westview Project w/Doug Stone, sax. Bistro 135, 135 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

662-5555. 6:30 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Flaherty’s, 1200 Bay Rd. 671-0816. 9 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 p.m. Free.

New Year’s Eve Bash w/The V Club & Ryan. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030. 11 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Ryan Barclay Trio.

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

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

Open Mic. Rochester Institute of Technology-Java Wally’s, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr. 475-2562.

9 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] 7th Heaven. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 3524505. 8 p.m. $15.

NYE Bash w/Audio Influx, The Brothers Shamus, Moho Collective. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m.

Call for tix.

New Year’s Eve Bash w/Big Reg. Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 10 p.m. $26.

New Years Bash w/Ebb Tide.

Shamrock Jack’s, 4554 Culver Rd. 323-9310. 9 p.m. Free.

New Years Eve Bash w/ Frequency. GridIron Bar & Grill, 3154 State St, Caledonia. 5384008. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Peter Pitts Trio. Beale Street Cafe-Webster, 1930 Empire Blvd, Webster. 216-1070. 8:30 p.m. Free.

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

Smooth Talkers. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990. 9 p.m. Free.

The Methuselah Project. Sevens, Rt 96, Farmington. 924-3232. 8 p.m. Free.

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

Free.

Tryst. McGhan’s, 11 W Main St, Victor. 924-3660. 9 p.m. Call for tix. [ R&B ] Old School R&B. Elite Bar & Grill, 398 W Main St. 5278720. 9 p.m. Call for tix.

Saturday, January 1 Due to the holiday schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Latin Band. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 262-2090. 11 p.m. Free.

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

7 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] Bill Brown. Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples.

374-9771. 7 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] John Ballings. Hedges, 1290 Lake Rd, Webster. 265-3850.

6:30 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Big Dance Party w/DJ Jon Herbert. Tilt Night Club, 444 Central Ave. 232-8440. 10 p.m. $3.

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

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

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

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

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

Call for tix.

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

8:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

DJ Julio. Tapas 177 Lounge, 177 St Paul St. 262-2090. 6 p.m. Free.

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

DJs Andy Fade, Bonitillo. Flat Iron Cafe, 561 State St. 4544830. 9 p.m. Free-$5.

DJs Richie Salvaggio, Kalifornia.

One, 1 Ryan Alley. 546-1010.

10 p.m. $3.

New Year New Jukebox.

Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. Free.

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

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

Top 40 DJ. Blueroom, 293 Alexander St. 730-5985. 10 p.m. Free. [ Jazz ] East End Jazz Boys. Havana Moe’s, 125 East Ave. 325-1030.

9 p.m. Free.

Jazz Cafe. Monty’s Korner, 355 East Ave. 263-7650. 7:30 p.m.

Free.

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

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

Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes.

Jasmine’s Asian Fusion, 657 Ridge Rd, Webster. 216-1290. 7 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. The Galley Restaurant, 94 S Union St, Spencerport.

352-0200. 8 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

Free.

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

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

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

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

Karaoke w/Debbie Randyn.

Merchants Grill, 881

ROCK | Turnip Stampede

In spite of its members’ abbreviated years, Syracuse’s Turnip Stampede plays with a seasoned and classic relevance. The band jams but doesn’t drag it out until your feet fall asleep.

Jam bands as a rule have to blend, but there also needs to be some hitch in the giddy-up, something to snag you. In this case it’s the band’s guitarist, Adam Fisher. Fisher knocked me out with his thick tone and big guitar boogie. This cat has a vocabulary like Alvin Lee with blue balls, and the whole band shifts between the hills and valleys beautifully. Even if you ordinarily like it short and sweet, you’re really gonna like this band. I mean, you’ll have to at least like rock ’n’ roll. If you don’t, I wasn’t talking to you anyway.

Turnip Stampede performs Saturday, January 1, 10 p.m. at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. Free. 325-7090, dinosaurbarbque.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE Merchants Rd. 482-2010. 9 p.m. Free.

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

Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Brick City Limits. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 292-9940. 7 p.m.

Call for tix.

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

8:30 p.m. Free.

Divided By Zero, The Bubba Dub. Jukebox, 5435 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport. 352-4505. 9 p.m.

Call for tix.

Dracula Jones, The Veins, The Spacelords. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad w/ Mosaic Foundation, RootsCollider.

Water Street Music Hall, 204 N Water St. 325-5600. 8 p.m. $10-$12.

Turnip Stampede. Dinosaur Bar-BQue, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 10 p.m. Free.

Sunday, January 2 Due to the holiday schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Celtic Music. Temple Bar & Grille, 109 East Ave. 232-6000.

7 p.m. Free.

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

Dave Sentito. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 6 p.m. Free.

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. [ Classical ] Candlelight Concert. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. 4543878. 8:30 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. [ 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.

Wu Tang Clan. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. 2323221. 7:30 p.m. $44.40. [ Jazz ] Bill Slater. Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 199 Woodcliff Dr. 3814000. 11:30 a.m. Free.

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

Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Dub Land Underground, 315 Alexander St. 232-7550. 10 p.m. Free. continues on page 16 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 15

Sunday, January 2

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

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

624-2929. 7-10 p.m. Free. [ Blues ] John McConnell. Dinosaur BarB-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090.

9 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 ] Cattle Drums, Crusader, The Dead Friends, White Picket Fence, Gunnar Stahl. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966.

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

Monday, January 3 Due to the holiday 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 of Guitars, 645 Titus Ave. 2240990. 8 p.m. Free. [ Classical ] Trudy Moon. Geneva on the Lake, 1001 Lochland Rd, Geneva. 800-3-GENEVA. 6:309 p.m. Free.

HIP HOP | Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang is kind of like the Super Friends of hip-hop, with its Hall of Justice located in Staten Island. With its huge cast of characters as well as the splinter careers it has produced over the years, Wu-Tang Clan is probably one of the most influential hip hop groups going, and its ranks include RZA, GZA, Method Man, and Ghostface Killah. In 2007, MTV ranked the group the fifth-greatest hip-hop group of all time.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard, we hardly knew ye.

Wu-Tang Clan performs Sunday, January 2, 7:30 p.m. at Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. $35-$40. 232-3221, rochestermainstreetarmory.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE [ 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 ] Tommy Gravino. Lemoncello, 137 W Commercial St, E Rochester.

385-8565. 6 p.m. Free. [ Karaoke ] Karaoke. Roost, 4853 W Henrietta Rd. 321-1170. 9:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke w/Walt O’Brien. Flipside Bar & Grill, 2001 E Main St. 288-3930. 9 p.m. Free. [ Open Mic ] Open Jam w/Refreshunz.

Clarissa’s, 293 Clarissa St. 2323430. 8 p.m. Free. [ Pop/Rock ] Lovin’ Cup Idol Auditions. Lovin’ Cup, Park Point @ RIT. 2929940. 8 p.m. Free.

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

Silverfish & Epilogue. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $5-$7.

Tuesday, January 4 Due to the holiday schedules may be subject to change. Call ahead to make sure events are taking place. [ Acoustic/Folk ] Jeff Elliott. Norton’s Pub, 1730

[ 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 City Safe From Sea w/ Drummers, Subtraction, The Dads. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966. 9 p.m. $6-$8.

Don Christiano w/A Little Help from My Friends: The Beatles Unplugged. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7-9 p.m. Free.

Egg Man’s Traveling Carnival.

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

Call for tix.

Wednesday, January 5 [ Acoustic/Folk ] Buford Duo. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m.

Free.

PJ Elliott. Miceli’s, 1011 Rt 31, Macedon. 986-2954. 7-10 p.m. Free.

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

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

Traditional Irish Music Session.

McGraw’s Irish Pub, 146 W Commercial St, East Rochester.

764-0991. 7 p.m. Free. [ DJ/Electronic ] Bad Wolf: 50s & 60s Vinyl Bop. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. 4542966. 10 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

Free.

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

10 p.m. Free.

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

8:30 p.m. Free.

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

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

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

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

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

Open Jam w/Justin Gurnsey.

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

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

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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.

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A new year is here, and Rochester is welcoming 2011 in a big way on Friday,

December 31. Many area restaurants are offering special menus in honor of New Year’s Eve, and just about every bar will have drink specials and champagne toasts at midnight. Listed below are some of the stand-out events; if your favorite venue isn’t on the list, call ahead to find out its NYE offerings.

Theater & Film Blackfriars Theatre debuts its new show, the musical “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”; tickets include an elaborate dessert buffet after the show. 795 E Main St. 8 p.m. $50. 4541260, bftix.com.

The Comedy Club New Year’s Eve show features comedian Jamie Lissow (Comedy Central special, regular on the Brother Wease show), as well as a chef’s buffet. 2235 Empire Blvd. 9 p.m. $39.95. 6719080, thecomedyclub.us.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre holds three showings of its hit holiday musical, “Christmas With the Calamari Sisters: Mangia Italiano, Too!” The 5:30 p.m. show feature snacks and hors d’oeuvres, the 9:30 p.m. show includes a dessert buffet and champagne toast.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Place. Shows at 1 p.m. ($34-$37), 5:30 p.m. ($50-$75) & 9:30 p.m. ($50-$75). 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

Dryden Theatre screens the cult 80’s classics “The Dark Crystal” (2 p.m.) and “Labyrinth” (3:45 p.m.), and brings in an Alfred Hitchcock/ Cary Grant double feature with “Suspicion” (7 p.m.) and “Notorious” (8:45 p.m.).

George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. $5-$7/double feature. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.org.

Geva Comedy Improv puts on its “3D Mainstage Spectacular.”

The 10:30 p.m. performance will be followed by an aftershow dance party featuring music by DJ R-Kive. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Shows at 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. $20. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

“The Last MuCCCing Show of the Year” brings together local improv-comedy troupes Unleashed!, The ManShee Chronicles, and Broken Crouch. Many different improv styles, and plenty of audience participation. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. Shows at 6 & 9 p.m. $17-$20. Muccc.org, unleashedimprov@gmail.com.

Nazareth College Arts Center holds its annual New Year’s Eve celebration with politicalcomedy troupe The Capitol Steps, this year featuring the theme “Liberal Shop of Horrors.” Non-partisan political satire, live music, noisemakers, and festive food and drink.

4245 East Ave. Shows at 6:30 & 10 p.m. $45-$75. 389-2170, naz.edu/artscenter.

Village Idiots Comedy Improv presents its “All-Star Improv New Year’s Eve Explosion.”

Three improv shows, exploding Diet Coke bottles at midnight, plus an after-party dance off.

Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St., Suite D312. Shows at 6:30, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. $13.90.

797-9086, improvvip.com.

Special Events Artisan Works’ New Year’s bash includes dinner, live music, midnight champagne toast, and more. 565 Blossom Road. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. $194.40/couple. 288-7170, artisanworks.net.

Bristol Mountain Ski Resort hosts a New Year’s celebration with music, kids’ activities, a torchlight parade, and fireworks. 5562 Route 64, Canandaigua.

4-10 p.m. Included with lift ticket, $31-$36. 374-6000, bristolmountain.com.

The City of Rochester puts on a whole evening of activities,

starting with a free family skate at Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink (6-8 p.m.), followed by a free adult skate 9-11 p.m. (limited skate rentals for $3). The party moves to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center (123 E. Main St.) for a family dance party and kids activities 7-10:15 p.m., followed by fireworks outside on the Main Street Bridge at 10 p.m. Free. cityofrochester.gov.

The Diplomat hosts a party with live music by Ruby Shooz, a buffet dinner, four-hour open bar, midnight toast, and more.

1 Diplomat Way, Gates. Starts at 8 p.m. $49.95. 647-1566.

Fair and Expo Center holds a family New Year’s Eve bash with kid activities, karaoke, carnival games, science tricks, roller skating, fireworks, and more. 2695 E Henrietta Road. 6-10 p.m. $4. fairandexpocenter.org.

Radisson Rochester Hotel New Year’s event features an open bar and midnight champagne toast, live entertainment by Smalltown and DJs Bronson Fuentes and Sam DeLorenzo, elaborate dinner, overnight accommodations, and more.

120 E Main St. $220.11/ per couple. 546-6400, rochesternewyearseve.com.

Rochester Main Street Armory is host to the Official Playboy New Year’s Eve Celebration, an erotica ball and casino night presided over by Miss September Olivia Paige with music by DJ Turbulance. 900 E Main St. 9 p.m. $14.85. rochestermainstreetarmory.com.

Rochester Public Library kicks off its 100th anniversary in 2011 with a New Year’s Eve party featuring live jazz by Matt Valerio, dancing, a twohour open bar, dinner catered

by Mario’s, dessert, and a champagne toast. Rundel Building, Central Library, 115 South Ave. 7:30-11 p.m. $75.

428-8324, ww3.libraryweb.org.

Woodcliff Hotel and Spa offers midnight champagne toast, live entertainment, fireworks, dinner, and a deluxe room for two. 199 Woodcliff Drive. $239$350/per couple. 248-4852, woodcliffhotelandspa.com.

Bars & Clubs Abilene hosts a NYE bash with live music from the Ruckus Juice Jug Band, Phil Close on the washboard, and guitarist Alan Vitberg, plus party favors and dancing. 153 Liberty Pole Way. 9 p.m. Free.

Abilenebarandlounge.com.

Blue Room will feature tunes by DJ Storm and DJ Mirage, with special guest The Solution. Drink specials and more. 293 Alexander St. 8 p.m.-4 a.m. 730-5985, blueroomrochester.com.

Bug Jar hosts the ACT LIVE New Year’s party with Werd Play, a freestyle hip-hop series open to all MCs and producers (registration required at info@ actlivemusic.com), plus a performance by Husky and Nugz from the Goonies Crew, 8-11 p.m. (21+, $7, includes snacks and a champagne toast). Followed the RIPROC party 11 p.m. to close. 219 Monroe Ave. 454-2966, bugjar.com.

Dicky’s offers two drink packages: $60 gets you well drinks and a buffet, while $100 gets you top-shelf liquor.

Call for details. 791 Meigs St. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. 730-8310.

Heat Nightclub is throwing the 2010 Rewind, featuring a refresher of the hottest songs from 2010, tunes by world-famous DJ Hollywood, a balloon drop at midnight, drink specials, and more. 336 East Ave. Party starts at 10 p.m. $5-$10+. 18+, dress code enforced. 317-3135.

Jeremiah’s offers a $45 bar pack that covers you 10 p.m.-

2 a.m. 1104 Monroe Ave. 4611313, jeremiahstavern.com.

Johnny’s Irish Pub features live music from the Smooth Talkers. 1382 Culver Road.

9 p.m. Free. 224-0990, johnnysirishpub.com.

The Jukebox features a farewell performance by 7th Heaven, plus party favors, midnight champagne toast, and a breakfast buffet at 1:30 a.m. 5435 W Ridge Road. $15. 352-4505, facebook. com/thejukeboxbar.

The Landing Bar and Grille rocks out with Tommy Brunett starting at 10 p.m., preceded by a dinner special 4:30-9:30 p.m. 30 Village Landing, Fairport. $38.95/ couple. 425-7490.

Lemoncello Café & Lounge offers dinner specials, live music, an open bar 11:30 p.m.-midnight, and more.

137 W Commercial St., East Rochester. 385-8565, lemoncello137.com.

Lovin’ Cup hosts its third annual New Year’s Bash with music by AudioInflux and The Brothers Shamus, preceded by a special dinner and music by the Moho Collective 7-9 p.m. 300 Park Point Drive.

10 p.m.-4 a.m. 292-9940, lovincup.com.

NOLA’s BBQ holds a New Year’s Eve Party with Johnny Smoke, DJs, and a buffet 9 p.m.midnight. 4775 Lake Ave. 7 p.m.-4 a.m. $10. 663-3375, nolasweb.com.

One will feature music by DJs Richie Salvaggio and Papi Chulo, the East Coast and West Coast ball drops broadcast on the video wall, free champagne splits and party favors, dinner packages, and more. 1 Ryan Alley. Bar open until 4 a.m., breakfast served at 4:30 a.m.

546-1010, oneryan.com.

R.O.A.R. offers music by DJ Wizz and DJ Fight, a free champagne toast, free hors d’oeuvres starting at 10 p.m., and more.

233 Mill St. Free 10-11 p.m., after $10; $25 VIP special includes access to Cherry

Lounge and additional eats.

Open until 3 a.m. 413-1167.

Shamrock Jack’s hosts a New Year’s bash with live music

by Ebb Tide. 4554 Culver Road. Starts at 9 p.m. Free.

323-9310.

Tap and Mallet puts on a New Year’s Eve beer social, followed by live surf rock with Duke Galaxy and the Pipeliners. 381 Gregory St. 9 p.m. $18 (social; entertainment free). 473-0503, tapandmallet.com.

Tapas 177 Lounge will serve three seatings of a four-course dinner menu (at 6, 7:30, and 9:30 p.m.; $65, reservations required), and then a Latin dance party with DJ Julio takes over midnight-4 a.m. 177 St. Paul St. No cover, 21+. 2622090, tapas177.com.

Taylors Disco Nightclub gala NYE party includes favors and a toast at midnight, plus DJs all night long. 3300 Monroe Ave. $10. 381-3000, taylorsdisco.com.

TC Hooligans Bar & Grill features a New Year’s Eve bash hosted by the band Taran.

Greece Ridge Center Mall. 2257180, tchooligans.com.

Tilt Nightclub throws the Black & Gold Masquerade Ball, with drink specials, two drag shows, free champagne toast, $1500 confetti prize blast, contest for best outfits, a continental breakfast at 2:30 a.m., and more. 444 Central Ave. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. $10-$20. 2328440, tiltrochester.com.

Venu Resto-Lounge hosts the Countdown to 2011 party hosted by JB Brown and Blakk Entertainment. 151 St. Paul St. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. $20. 2024804, venurochester.com.

Vertex will feature tunes from DJ Cedric, plus a champagne toast following the countdown to midnight. 169 N Chestnut St. 10 p.m.-3 a.m. $3-$8.

18+. 232-5498.

Water Street Music Hall holds a NYE bash with music by Big Reg. 204 N Water St. 10 p.m. $26. 800-745-3000, waterstreetmusic.com.

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Art Exhibits

“Night at Burning Man” by Laura Jackett, currently on exhibit at the Williams-Insalaco Gallery. PHOTO PROVIDED

That Burning sensation “Burning Man Notes: Photographs of Laura Jackett” Through January 28 Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua 785-1369, flcc.edu Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday noon-5 p.m. [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Tucked away on the first floor of the main building of the Finger Lakes Community College campus is the Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34, which currently presents art professor Laura Jackett’s photo documentation of her two trips down the rabbit hole that is Burning Man. This underground arts festival has taken place in the 400-square-mile dry lake bed of Black Rock Desert, Nevada, for one week every late August since 1990 (though it originated in 1986 at Baker Beach, California, with the burning of a giant wooden man), and serves as a meeting ground for a grassroots, joyful pandemonium of artistic expression.

Through 16 photos and an artist book, Jackett takes her audience on a visual tour of some of the sights of the gathering.

The portrait of Jackett near the front of the gallery alludes to a wholesome, Aliceesque sweetheart, all pale blonde and sunny smiles; more counterculture tourist than someone who might desert-dwell with

thousands of strangers. I know avid Burning Man enthusiasts who attend for recreation more ethereal and less legal than welding giant statues, and she doesn’t appear to be one of them. Her artist statement belies a wideeyed fascination (“never had she encountered such an awe-inspiring artistic community,” it explains) resultant from her visits — Jackett journeyed to Burning Man with a friend for two days in 2003, then for five days in 2005 — and a longing to return and participate rather than just document. Next visit, she plans to join in the fun by creating a “mutant vehicle” out of a golf cart.

The annual global art pilgrimage features

all manner of creative expression, including dance, sculpture, theatrics, and mobile installations, all shared freely with others.

Vehicles are converted into mobile art (“Magic Bus” is a crazily painted winged bus, the platform on top open and empty but packed with potential), temporary, artistic shelters are constructed (Jackett’s “Little House on the Prairie” shows an isolated one-room house and white picket fence with a sole tree, all bathed in twilight’s gentle lilacs), creating what Jackett calls a “spontaneous community.”

Burning Man could be dubiously classified under performance art or Zen art, because although many physical works are manifested, documentation is nearly the only evidence of its having taken place: nothing is offered for sale, and much of the art is burned at the end of the festival’s run.

“Once Burning Man ends,” says Jackett, “there is no trace of the city that was once

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resident to nearly 48,000 people.” In her photo “Dive into Desert,” clay casts of gracefully piscine bodies are suspended in a circle on a wheeled armature, arms aimed down in an eager return to the earth.

The Burning Man artists and participants may be trying to get out of town and into the wild, but they aren’t abandoning modern human culture altogether. Many of the sculptures depict humans in some form or another, including those recognizable from history and pop culture. “From Mao to Martha” is a shot of a group of heads on poles, including a huge eyeless sculpture and the persons in the title. “Mirrored Torso” is a buxom body hanging from the neck like a female-shaped disco ball to catch more than the eye of the sun.

Tons of the installations require power generators — there is an abundance of neon lighting, as seen in the eerie “Night at Burning Man,” in which a low, flat island of bright lights beacon under sulfur-green-hued clouds, forming streaks over the moon like an acidic aurora borealis.

What is lost by reducing the festival to two

dimensions is made up for in Jackett’s skillful, digital toying with the images to evoke a specific atmosphere. A business-suit-attired sculpture in “Man on Ladder” has journeyed two steps up, and strains with a paintbrush for a giant beach ball-sized moon hovering just above his head. The image features a landscape of dust under a darkly ripening sky, adding to the illusion of a floating satellite, though we see can spy the thin wires suspending it.

In some images, the vastness of the area is shown off. “Robot on Truck” has a couple of people near their towering bot-vehicle under a grainy pink sky, a distant line of mountains the only other bodies for miles. “Moon Boat” is a thickly dark night scene broken by a tiny smattering of orange lights in the distance, and up front by the green glow emitted from a crescent-shaped-car.

On a pedestal stands an artist book of the same title as the exhibit, which reveals, in tiny format, more windows into the festival. Jackett’s images intrigue and expose some of the sights, but an added element of information about artists and anecdotes would benefit her audience.

How isolated and grassroots is the festival today, when artists can apply for grants specifically to create works for this event? The presence of funding tends to introduce limitations (for the list of restrictions, visit burningman.com).

Burning Man remains a dazzling spectacle for sure, but the cages close in on free spirits who over-organize their endeavors. In the photo “Talk to God,” a man stands casually in an open steelframed phone booth labeled as such, holding the receiver of an old dial phone to his ear, tangled cord trailing. I want to know more, but perhaps the only true way to gain the sense of what the festival is today, is to visit.

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 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. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Mon-Thu 7-9 p.m.; Sat 1-4:30 p.m.; Sun 24:30 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.; Tue-Thu 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Fri closed; Sat 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

271-5920, geneseearts.org.

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

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.

Frederick Douglass Resource Center Gallery 36 King St. Jan 418: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Poster Exhibit. Call for hours. 325-9190, frederickdouglassrc.com.

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 Noon8 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 at the Art & Music Library University of Rochester River Campus, Rush Rhees Library, Wilson Blvd. Jan 4-18: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Poster Exhibit.

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

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” |

THEATER | “Groucho, A Life in Revue”

Start your new year off giggling by attending one of this weekend’s performances of “Groucho, A Life in Revue” at JCC CenterStage (1200 Edgewood Ave.), starring Rochester natives Tom Vazzana and Sheri Levy-Gross (pictured), who performed in the musical together at the JCC in 1996.

The madcap musical was penned by Groucho’s son Arthur, along with Robert Fisher, as a tribute to the classic comedian, and chronicles the Marx Brothers’ career from their start in vaudeville, through “You Bet Your Life,” to the eventual break-up of the act.

Show times are Saturday, January 1, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for the general public, $20 for students and youth, and a $75 patron ticket includes a reception and VIP seating. Proceeds from the performances will benefit JCC CenterStage. For tickets or information call 461-2000 x 235 or visit JCCcenterstage.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY “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. 2713361, 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. 3252030, centerathighfalls.org.

Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. Jan 5-23: “FOCUS.” WedSat 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. 482-1976,

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

by Enrico Embroli. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun Noon-5 p.m. 264-1440, internationalartacquisitions.com.

Link Gallery at City Hall 30 Church St. Through Jan 31: “The Other Side: City Employee Art Show.” Mon-Fri 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. 2580403, thelittle.org.

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

MCC Mercer Gallery 1000 E. Henrietta Rd. 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. 6244730, 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.

Printing & Book Arts Gallery 713 Monroe Ave. Through Dec 31: “Roy Sowers: Detached.” | Jan 4-18: Amos Paul, Kennedy, Jr. Poster Exhibit. 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.

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. 315-331-4593, 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.

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.

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 continues on page 20

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KIDS | Family New Year’s Eve Events

For many adults, New Year’s Eve is associated with superstitious drunken smooches at midnight and resolving to not break resolutions by February this year. To kids it’s just a good excuse to prolong the holiday season and stay up late. Before you go out to get your party on, celebrate with the kids at one of the area’s many family-friendly events. Here are a few taking place on Friday, December 31; for more options, search the online events calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com.

Adventure Landing (3340 West Ridge Road) will put on a $7 New Year’s Eve Celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 2255093 for information. Kango Play Center (1565 Jefferson Road #180) will provide New Year’s Eve parties at two times: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Included in the $8 admission fee is crafting activities, roller skating, a bounce house, climbing structure, and more. For information, call 235-7529, or visit kangoplay.com.

Kick off the new year by encouraging physical activity at Bristol Mountain’s New Year’s Eve Celebration. The event takes place 4-10 p.m., with music, activities for kids, and a torchlight parade followed by fireworks. Included in the price of a lift ticket ($31-$36); call 374-6000 or visit bristolmountain.com for information.

The Fair and Expo Center (2695 E. Henrietta Road) will hold a celebration 6-10 p.m., including a fireworks display. Admission is $4; visit townofhenrietta.org for more info. The Rochester Riverside Convention Center (123 E. Main St.) will host a free family dance party with entertainment including clowns, magic, activities, and more. The event runs 7-10:15 p.m., with fireworks at 9:50 p.m. For more information, call 428-5990 or visit cityofrochester.gov. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY

Art Exhibits or about young people. Further details at gtglive.org.

Collier Craft in East Rochester.

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.

Made in NY 2011 Call for Artists.

Entries must be postmarked January 15, 2011. Exhibition 20 City december 29, 2010 - january 4, 2011

will be on view March 26-May 29, 2011 at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. For information, visit myartcenter.org.

Theater

The Capitol Steps. Fri Dec 31.

Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. Fri 6:30 & 10 p.m. $45-$75. 389-2170, artscenter.naz.edu.

“Christmas with the Calamari Sisters.” Through Jan 16.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 3450 Winton Road. Wed Dec 29Thu 7 p.m., Fri 1, 5 & 9:30 p.m., Sat 3 & 8:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., Wed Jan 5 7 p.m. $29-$39 (Fri NYE shows $50-$75). 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

“Groucho, A Life in Revue.”

Sat Jan 1-Sun Jan 2. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20-$75. 461-2000 x235, jcccenterstage.org.

“I’ll Be Geneseeing You.” Tue Jan 4-Jan 30. Original comedy about Rochester featuring The

LECTURE | Marriage Equality Forum

The media is abuzz with news about the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” another step toward our law acknowledging that discrimination based on sexual preference is discrimination, period.

But there is a road left to traverse before America will reach any semblance of real legal and civil equality. This week, the Rochester community will be offered the chance to discuss the impact of extending full civil marriage rights to same-sex couples.

On Wednesday, January 5, 7-8:30 p.m., the Helen McGraw Branch of the Irondequoit Public Library (2180 East Ridge Road) will host “Tying the Knot…a Community Forum on Marriage Equality.” Speakers include Scott Fearing, program director of the Gay Alliance, and Reverend Jim Mulcahy of Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church.

The free event is sponsored by Equality Rochester and Marriage Equality New York. For more information, call 426-0862. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Second City comedy troupe. Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. Previews Tue-Wed Jan 5 7:30 p.m. $22-$59. 232-4382, gevatheatre.org.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.” Fri Dec 31Jan 22. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E Main St. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15-$27 ($50 for New Year’s Eve; includes elaborate dessert reception). 454-1260, bftix.com.

“Marc Salem’s Mindgames.”

Ongoing. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. Thu 7 p.m., Fri 7 & 10 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $27-$32. 325-4370, downstairscabaret.com.

Auditions Best Foot Forward. Wed Dec 29. Holds auditions for roles in “Grease!” for kids age 10-16. Eastview Mall, 7979 Pittsford-Victor Rd, Victor. Wed Dec 29 5:30 p.m. Tuitionbased program. 398-0220, bestfootforwardkids.com.

Bread and Water Theatre.

Wed Jan 5-Thu Jan 6.

Auditions for five upcoming productions, including “Follow My Lead Project,” “Lambda Project: The End,” “The Quintessential Image,” “The Postcard,” and “The Paris Letter.” 243 Rosedale St. Wed Jan 5-Thu 6:30-9 p.m. breadandwatertheatre.org.

JCC CenterStage. Tue Jan 4.

Holds auditions for roles in the “Triangle Factory Fire Project.”

Roles for nine actors ages 15-50. Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Tue 6 p.m. 461-2000 x235, jccrochester.org.

Art Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Thursday, December 30 ] 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.

Comedy DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 29 ] Improv Plate. Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd. 2240990, johnnysirishpub.com.

7-10 p.m. Free. [ Thursday, December 30 ] Jamie Lissow. Comedy Club, 2235 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580.

671-9080, thecomedyclub.us.

Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 9 p.m., Sat 7:30 & 10 p.m. Thu & Sat $10, Fri $39.95. Friday NYE buffet & show. [ Friday, December 31 ] Geva Comedy Improv: New Year’s Eve 3D Mainstage Spectacular.

Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd. 232-4382, gevacomedyimprov.org. 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. $20. Live music, live actors, a champagne toast at continues on page 22 rochestercitynewspaper.com City 21

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New Year’s Eve Improv. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@improvVIP. com, improvVIP.com. 6, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. $13.90.

The Capitol Steps. Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 3892170, boxoffice.naz.edu. 6:30-10 p.m. $45-75.

Unleashed! Improv: The Last MuCCCing Show of the Year.

MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. unleashedimprov@gmail. com, unleashedimprov. commansheefunny.com, brokencouch.com. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. $17 advance, $20 at the door. Unleashed! IMPROV, The ManShee Chronicles and Broken Couch join forces. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Comedy Open Mic. Boulder Coffee Co, 100 Alexander St. 454-7140.

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[ Monday, January 3 ] Open Mic Night Comedy. Boulder Coffee Co. at Brooks Landing. 287JAVA. 7-9 p.m. Free.

Dance Participation DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Saturday, January 1 ] 1st Bachata Social.

MoDancing, 1694 Penfield Rd. essenceofrhythm@yahoo.com. 7 p.m. lesson, 8-11 p.m. dancing. $10 class, $5 social, $13 both.

Inikori Dance Studio’s Ballroom Party.

Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@ inikoridance.com. 7-11 p.m. $13, $20 with lesson. A variety of music, dance class followed by dance party. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Inikori Dance Studio’s Latin Dance Social. Inikori Dance Studio, 1100 University Ave. 271-6840, frontdesk@inikoridance.com. Lesson 615-7 p.m., dance 7-9 p.m. $5, $20 with lesson. Salsa, Tango, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, and Mambo. [ Tuesday, January 4 ] Stardust Ballroom Dance Series: Johnny Matt. Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus St. cityofrochester. gov/edgerton. 1-3 p.m. Free.

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DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 29 ] Book and Beast Zoo Storytime.

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

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

Early Bird Storytime with Mike Miller. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com. 9:30 a.m.

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[ Saturday, January 1 ] Live Science! Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880. Sat 2, 3 & 4 p.m., Sun 2 & 3 p.m. Included with museum admission $8-10.

Murray’s Mobile Lab. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880. 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. Included with museum admission $8-10.

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

RECREATION | GVHC Winter Hikes

One of my best friends started the couch-to-5K program last spring, and has been running, oh, 3-4 miles every morning for the past several months, and even got a set of Yaktrax to deal with icy roads (Google it). She looks great, she has energy to spare, and I’m still winded after one flight of stairs. She runs races all the time, hunts them down on the internet, and crushes them. It’s only going to get worse. So, running is on my resolutions list, and it might be on yours.

But if you’re like me, you need a little push. Start off slowly, with a group, and don’t wait for good weather: join one or more of the free winter hikes offered by the Genesee Valley Hiking Club. Below is the schedule for the coming week’s hikes, but check gvhchikes.org for more information.

Test your endurance Saturday, January 1, at 10:30 a.m., with the Pittsford Triangle, an easy/moderate 7-mile hike.

Meet at the Pittsford Plaza Barnes & Noble, carry lunch and water. For info, contact Kristin at 750-5547. And on Sunday, January 2, at 10 a.m., work the incline during a moderate/ hilly 2.5-hour hike through Powder Mills Park. Meet at Rand Lodge on Park Road; call Bill at 230-8500 for information.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY 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. 227-4020. 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.

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. [ Wednesday, December 29Wednesday, 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. [ Thursday, December 30 ] Books N’ Brownies Book Discussion.

Chili Library, 3333 Chili Ave. 8892200. 4-5 p.m. Free. Grades 7-8.

Pajama Time Storytime. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Free. All ages with a caregiver.

Storytime. Hamlin Public Library, 422 Clarkson Hamlin Town Line Rd, Hamlin. 964-2320. 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. 0-2.

Ages 0-2. [ Friday, December 31 ] Family Board Game Day. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org.

11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.

Kango New Year’s Eve Party. Kango Place Center, 1565 Jefferson Road #180. 235-7529, kangoplay.com.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. $8.

New Year’s Eve Celebration & Fireworks. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. 428-5990, cityofrochester.gov.

7-10:15 p.m. Free. Family dance party for the whole family, magic, clowns, activities, more. Fireworks at 9:50 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Family Bingo.

Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 2-3 p.m. Free. For ages 4+ and families.

New Year’s Eve Celebration.

Adventure Landing, 3340 West Ridge Rd. 225-5093. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $7.

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.

[ Monday, January 3 ] Great Starts Storytime w/Ann-Marie.

Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 586-6020. 9:30 & 10:15 a.m. Free. All Ages.

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

10 a.m. Free. 3-5. 2-5 year olds.

Toddler Book Club: Imagine That.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. 263-2700, museumofplay.org. 10:30, 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Included with museum admission: $9-11.

Wii Funday Monday. Phillis Wheatley Library, 33 Dr Samuel McCree Way. 428-8212. 2:30 p.m. Free. All ages. [ Tuesday, January 4 ] Preschool Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. Tue 11-11:30 a.m., Wed 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free, registration required. For ages 3-5.

Teen Advisory Board. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 3597092. 6-7 p.m. Free. Grades 7-12.

Teen Book Discussion. Parma Public Library, 7 West Ave, Hilton. 3928350. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Toddler Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092.

10:15-10:45 a.m. Free, registration required. For age 2 with an adult. [ Wed., January 5 ] Book and Beast Zoo Storytime.

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

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

Early Bird Storytime with Mike Miller. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020, barnesandnoble.com. 9:30 a.m.

Free. All ages.

Pre-School Storytime w/Martha.

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

Preschool Storytime. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. Tue 11-11:30 a.m., Wed 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free, registration required. For ages 3-5.

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

10:15 a.m. Free. Ages 1-5.

Storytime and Craft w/Mike. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. 10:30 a.m.

Free. All Ages.

Literary Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Thursday, December 30 ] Classics Book Group. Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 227-4020. 7 p.m. Free.

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

Writing Class: Creative Writing.

Barnes & Noble Greece, 330 Greece Ridge Center Dr. 2274020. 7 p.m. Free. [ Friday, December 31 ] 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. 4288304. 10 a.m. Free. [ Monday, January 3 ] Book Group: Moving Beyond Racism: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. Barnes & Noble Pittsford, 3349 Monroe Ave. 288-8644, mbrbookinfo@aol.com. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. All are welcome whether or not you have read the book.

Writing Class: Writers Workshop. Barnes & Noble Webster, 1070 Ridge Rd, Webster. karina.churchill@ yahoo.com, meetup.com/ websterwriters/. 6-8 p.m. None. [ Tuesday, January 4 ] 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.

Writing Class: WNY Word Weavers.

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

Request writing sample guidelines at wnywordweavers@gmail.com.

Recreation 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.; 3:405:10 p.m.; 5:30-7 p.m.; 7:208:50 p.m. $2-12. [ 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. [ Thursday, December 30 ] Wolf Creek Valley Trek.

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

Free. Meet at Castile Entrance Gate. Will carpool, bring lunch. 3 hours, 1.5 miles. [ Friday, December 31 ] Early New Year’s Eve Celebration.

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SPECIAL EVENT | Pink Floyd Laser Show

When I was little, I identified two distinct kinds of adults: those who dug Pink Floyd’s spacey, rockin’ music, and those who crooned along happily to The Beatles’ bubblegum innocence.

The two could usually agree over the Beatles’ later, druggy and political stuff, but not always. During the month of January, the Strasenburgh Planetarium at the Rochester Museum and Science Center (657 East Ave.) will feature both groups on the same evening! I propose a game: stand in the lobby and guess who’s there to see what.

Floyd’s light animation will be set to “Speak to Me/Breathe,” “Money,” “Sheep,” and more, while the Fab Four’s show songs include “Love Me Do,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Eleanor Rigby.” Catch the Pink Floyd Laser show on Saturday nights at 9:30 p.m. and the Beatles in Laser Light at 10:30 p.m. Why the pop songs got the later show time is beyond me. Admission is $9-$10, and no children under age 5 will be admitted. For information, call 697-1942 or visit rmsc.org.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 428-7541. 6-8 p.m. Adult skate 9-11 p.m. Free admission, skating, and music. [ Saturday, January 1 ] GVHC Pittsford Triangle Hike.

Meet at Pittsford Plaza, Barnes & Noble. Kristin 750-5547. 1 p.m.

Free. Carry lunch and water. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Family Nature Walk: Three Sisters Waterfalls. Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625.

10 a.m. Free. Meet at Castile Entrance Gate, 2 hours, 1 mile.

GVHC Powder Mills Park Hike.

Rand Lodge lot in Powder Mills Park, Pittsford. Bill A. 230-8500.

10 a.m. Free. Moderate/hilly 2.5 hour hike.

Intermediate Nature Hike.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 2:30 p.m. Free. Meet at Trailside Lodge, 1.5 hours, 1.5 miles.

Novice Nature Ski Hike.

Letchworth State Park, off Rt. 390, Castile. 493-3625. 1 p.m.

Free. Meet at Trailside Lodge, 1 hour, 1 mile.

Winter Sleigh Rides. Granger Homestead, 295 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-1472, grangerhomestead.org. 1-3 p.m. $3-5. [ Monday, January 3 ] Information Session: Train for a Marathon or Half Marathon. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 697-3338, fleetfeetrochester. com. 6 p.m. Free.

Manhattan Square Park Adult Only Skate. Manhattan Square Park Ice Rink, Manhattan Square Dr. 4287541. 1:50-3:20 p.m. $4-12.

[ Tuesday, January 4 ] Hill/Speed Workouts. Fleet Feet Sports, 2210 Monroe Ave. 6973338, fleetfeetrochester.com. 6 p.m. Free. [ Wednesday, January 5 ] St. Helena Valley: West Trek.

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

Free. Meet at Castile Entrance Gate, will car pool, bring lunch.

4.5 hours, 4 miles.

Special Events DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 29 ] Airplay. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 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.

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Special Events Cornell Cooperative ExtensionCanandaigua, 480 N Main St, Canandaigua. 394-3977 x408, cceontario.org. 6-9 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, RSVP by 12/27. For grandparents and relatives raising other 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. [ Wednesday, December 29Thursday, December 30 ] 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. Start Date: Monday December 27, 2010 End Date: Thursday December 30, 2010. [ Wed., December 29Friday, December 31 ] Star Shows: Black Holes.

Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. 1 p.m. $8-10. [ Wednesday, December 29-Saturday, January 1 ] First Fruits Kwanzaa Celebration.

First Community Interfaith Institute Inc., 219 Hamilton St. 461-0379.

6 p.m. Free. The events from December 27-31 take place at 6 p.m. at 219 Hamilton Street. On January 1, Imani (Faith) will be celebrated at the Karamu (Feast), to be held at 6 p.m., St. John’s Home, 150 Highland Ave. [ Thursday, December 30 ] 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.

Kwanzaa Family Day. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. 276-8900, mag.rochester.edu.

4-9 p.m. Free. African-American cultural holiday with art activities, live music, family art activities. [ Thursday, December 20-Friday, December 31 ] Film Event: Muppet Double Feature: “The Dark Crystal,” and “Labyrinth”. George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.com.

12/30: 7 p.m. 12/31: 2 p.m. $5-7. [ Friday, December 31 ] 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve Party.

Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Rd. 288-7170, artisanworks.net.

8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. $194.40 per couple, RSVP. Bristol Mountain New Year’s Eve Celebration. Bristol Mountain Resort. 374-6000, bristolmountain.com. 4-10 p.m.

Lift ticket is $31-36. Music, activities for kids, torchlight parade followed by fireworks.

Dicky’s New Years Celebration.

Dicky’s, 791 Meigs St. 730-8310, sasneed@gmail.com. 10 a.m.2 p.m. $60-$100, RSVP. Two packages available.

Family New Year’s Eve w/Fireworks.

Fair and Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. townofhenrietta.org.

6-10 p.m. $4.

SPORTS | Razorsharks Season Opener

My manfriend doesn’t know this yet, but he’s going to take me to a basketball game this winter, especially since I sat through so many Bills losses with him. I love the Bills, but they’ve made me cry too many times, and relationships like that are doomed.

You can have them, Buffalo. Besides, basketball, second only to soccer, is my favorite sport to watch, and is the only one that while watching it, makes me all itchy to play.

On Friday, December 31, at 7:05 p.m., at Blue Cross Arena (1 War Memorial Square) the Rochester RazorSharks will open a new season of (hopefully) whoop-ass, competing that night against the Dayton Air Strikers. Air Strikers. Pfah. We got the SHARKS, man, and they’re gonna slice nets. Tickets are $5-$25, and are available through ticketmaster.com. For info, visit razorsharks.com.

— BY REBECCA RAFFERTY Kwanzaa Celebration: Kuumba. Frederick Douglass Resource Center, 36 King St. frederickdouglassrc.com. 5-9 p.m. Free.

La Befana: An Epiphany Eve Legend from Italy. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc. org. 1 & 2 p.m. Included with museum admission: $8-10.

New Year’s Eve 2010 Celebration.

Italian American Community Center, 150 Frank Dimino Way. 594-8882, iaccrochester.org.

6:30 p.m. hors d’oeuvres, 7:30 p.m. dinner buffet, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. entertaiment. $30-68, RSVP. New Year’s Eve Began Prix Fixe Dinner. The Owl House, 75 Marshall St. 360-2920, owlhouserochester.com. 5-10:30 p.m. $35, $55 with beer & wine pairing, RSVP. New Year’s Eve Dinner.

Brown Hound Bistro, 6459 Rt 64, Naples. 374-9771, brownhoundbistro.com.

5-9 p.m. Call for pricing, reservations required.

New Year’s Eve Films: “Suspicion,” and “Notorious.”

George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 7 p.m. $5-7.

New Year’s Eve at Blue Heron Hills Golf Club. Blue Heron Hills Golf Club: 1 Country Club Dr., Macedon. info@blueheronhillsgc. com, blueheronhillsgc.com.

7 p.m.-1 a.m. Cost of dinner (specials available), RSVP. DJ, Dancing, Champagne toast at midnight for 21 and over.

New Year’s Party. Central Library, 115 South Ave. 428-8324. 7:3011 p.m. $75, RSVP. Dinner, live jazz, open bar, dessert, champagne toast.

New Years Eve Beer Dinner. Old Toad, 277 Alexander St. 232-

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2626, theoldtoad.com. From 7 p.m. $55, $45 with no beer pairing, RSVP. New Years Eve Party. Hamlin Station Bar & Grill, 52 Railroad Ave., Hamlin. Dave, 964-2010.

6 p.m.-2 a.m. TBA. All you can eat buffet, champagne toast, live entertainment and more!

New Years Eve at the Rabbit Room Restaurant. Rabbit Room Restaurant, 61 N Main St, Honeoye Falls. 582-1830, thelowermill.com. 5:30 p.m. Call for pricing, reservations required.

Serving lounge and dinner menus plus special tasting menu with wine or beer pairing option. Entertainment by Serge & Friends 7-10 p.m.

New Year’s Eve Celebration and Fireworks. Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St. cityofrochester.gov. 7-10:15 p.m. Free.

New Year’s Eve Party.

Radisson Hotel Riverside, 120 E Main St. 546-6400, rochesternewyearseve. com. Call for times. $220.11/ per couple. Open bar and midnight champagne toast, live entertainment by Smalltown and DJ’s Bronson Fuentes and Sam DeLorenzo, overnight accommodations.

Official Playboy New Years Eve Celebration. Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St. 800745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

9 p.m. $10. Erotica Ball and Casino Night featuring “Miss September” Olivia Paige and DJ Turbulance. A Portion of the Proceeds go to Charity.

Wine Tastings. Wine Sense, 749 Park Ave. 271-0590. 5-7 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, January 1 ] “The Beatles in Laser Light.”

RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium,

657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc. org. 10:30 p.m. $4-10.

Film Event: “The Beast Pageant.”

Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org. 8 p.m. $5-7.

Pink Floyd Laser. RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc.org.

9:30 p.m. $4-10.

Saturday Evening Telescope Viewing. Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave. 271-1880, rmsc.org. Dark until 10 p.m. Free. Weather permitting; call ahead.

Spaghetti Dinner. Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Rd. 654-8115. 2-5 p.m. Free. [ Saturday, January 1Sunday, January 2 ] Holiday Laser Show 2010. RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Ave. 697-1942, rmsc.org. 1 & 3 p.m. $4-10. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Awaken to Oneness. Christ Church Unity, 55 Prince St. 2615392, onenessuniversity.org. 5-6 p.m. $10 suggest donation, all welcome regardless.

Film: “Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields.”

Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, eastmanhouse.org. 7 p.m. $5-7.

Holiday Laser Show 2010.

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

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.

Sudoku. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116. 4 p.m. Free.

Wedding Expo Bridal Show. Fair and Expo Center, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. fairandexpocenter. org. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. [ Monday, January 3 ] Guided Tour: Writers, Actors & Artists. Washington Square Park, 80 Woodbury Blvd. 4618336, rochestertour.org. 11 a.m. $10-$15.

Oneness Blessings. Urban Essentialz, 664 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, January 4 ] DR Networking Featuring Greater Rochester Enterprise.

Monroe Community College, 1000 East Henrietta Road.

Park in Lot M & enter Building 3. Lisad@digitalrochester. com. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free.

Mark Peterson, President and CEO of GRE, will present 2010 highlights and showcase what’s coming in 2011.

Film: “Wild Reeds.” Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden. eastmanhouse.com. 8 p.m. $5-7.

[ Wed., January 5 ] Film: “The Compleat Beatles.”

Dryden Theater, George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 271-3361, dryden.eastmanhouse.com. 8 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!

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

18+ with proper ID. ROCLA Meeting, New Initiative with Amnesty International USA. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N Fitzhugh St. 293-3194.

7 p.m. Free. Screening of “Urgent Call for Justice,” about the Women of Atenco, Mexico, who were beaten and sexually assaulted by police.

Tying the Knot: A Community Forum on Marriage Equality.

Irondequoit Public Library-Helen McGraw Branch, 2180 E Ridge Rd. 426-0862. 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Speakers include Mr. Scott Fearing, Program Director of the Gay Alliance and Reverend Jim Mulcahy of Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church.

Sports DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Friday, December 31 ] Rochester RazorSharks vs. Dayton Air Strikers. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. razorsharks. com. 7:05 p.m. $5-25. [ Saturday, January 1 ] Rochester Amerks vs. Syracuse Crunch. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com. 7:35 p.m. $14-22. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Rochester Amerks vs Adirondack Phantoms. Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd. 454-5335, amerks.com.

5:05 p.m. $14-22.

Workshops DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CALL AHEAD TO MAKE SURE EVENTS ARE TAKING PLACE. [ Wed., December 29 ] Improv Workshop. Village Idiots Comedy Improv, 274 N Goodman St, VIP Studio D312. vip@ improvVIP.com, improvVIP.com.

Sun 6:30 & 8 p.m., Mon-Wed 11 a.m., 6:30 & 8 p.m. $15.

Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 7845300, 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. 3947070, nywcc.com. 12:30-1:30 p.m. $30, registration required.

[ Thursday, December 30 ] American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training. Henrietta Public Library, 455 Calkins Rd. 359-7092. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $40, registration required. Bring lunch, beverage, paper, and pencil.

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. [ Saturday, January 1 ] New Year’s Day Benefit Yoga Class. Breathe, 19 South Main St., Pittsford. 248-9070, breatheyoga.com. 4-5:30 p.m.

Power Vinyasa with Carly Weis.

Donation-based.

New Year’s Day Benefit Yoga Class. Breathe, 980 Ridge Rd., Webster. 248-9070, breatheyoga. com. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Power Vinyasa with Cyndi Weis.

Donation-based. [ Sunday, January 2 ] Detox and Cleanse. Breathe, 19 South Main St., Pittsford. 2489070, breatheyoga.com. 1:302:30 p.m. Free.

Journaling for Success. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 474-4116, books_ etc@yahoo.com. 1-2:30 p.m.

Free. Focus on positive attitude building and positive action habits. Bring a journal, your choice, and a writing utensil.

There will be writing prompts from several sources. [ Tuesday, January 4 ] French Night. Books Etc, 78 W Main St, Rt 31, Macedon. 4744116, books_etc@yahoo.com.

7-9 p.m. Free.

Winter Pottery Classes with Kala Stein. Coach Street Clay Studio and Gallery, 39 Coach St., Canandaigua. 474-3103, coachstreetclay.com. 3-5:30 p.m. or 6:30-9 p.m. $300, registration required. [ Wed., January 5 ] Knit Clique: Knitting/Crocheting Drop-In. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org.

12-2 p.m. Free.

Technology Classes: Google I. Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5300, brightonlibrary.org. 2:30 p.m.

Free.

Winter Pottery Classes with Kate Money. Coach Street Clay Studio and Gallery, 39 Coach St., Canandaigua. 474-3103, coachstreetclay.com. 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. $300, registration required.

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Brockport Strand 637-3310 89 Main St, Brockport GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; LITTLE FOCKERS: 7:10, 9:15; also FriSun 1, 3, 5; TANGLED: 7; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; TRON LEGACY: 8:45.

Canandaigua Theatres 396-0110 Wal-Mart Plaza, Canandaigua CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 7, 9:15; also FriSun 1:15, 4; FIGHTER: 7:10, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1:30, 4; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 7. 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; HARRY POTTER: DEATHLY HALLOWS: 8:45; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 7, 9:15; also 1:30, 4; LITTLE FOCKERS: 7:10, 9:15; also FriSun 1, 3, 5; TANGLED: 7; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; TOURIST: 7:10, 9:10; also Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:10, 5:10; TRON LEGACY (3D): 7, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1, 4, 7; TRUE GRIT: 7:15, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1, 3:05, 5:10; YOGI BEAR: 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5.

Cinema Theater 271-1785 957 S. Clinton St. BURLESQUE: 8:40; also Sat-Sun 4:25; FAIR GAME: 7; also SatSun 2:45.

Comedy and bloodshed in the West [ REVIEW ] by George Grella

“True Grit” (PG-13), directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Now playing

Although much of the credit for the new “True Grit” quite properly belongs to the prolific team of Ethan and Joel Coen, both the original film and the remake actually owe their existence to a literary source, a novel by Charles Portis. That book, deftly translated to the screen, contributes not only the plot and characters, but the peculiar language, the unusual style and tone, the

Culver Ridge 16 544-1140 2255 Ridge Rd E, Irondequoit BLACK SWAN: 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:35; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:25; also in 3D 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05; FIGHTER: 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 7:45, 9:55, 10:25; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35; HARRY POTTER: DEATHLY HALLOWS: 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:50; LITTLE FOCKERS: 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20; TANGLED: 1:25, 3:55, continues on page 28

qualities that make both movies special even within the rich genre of the Western.

Narrated by its determined protagonist, 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), the picture follows the familiar patterns of the revenge Western. Mattie journeys from Arkansas to recover the body of her father, murdered by Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), an act that she resolves to avenge.

She negotiates with a local businessman for money due her father, and asks the sheriff to recommend someone she can hire to pursue Chaney, who has fled to Indian Territory; she chooses the one he calls the meanest of three possible choices, Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), a man with true grit.

The plot takes its time with the process of Mattie’s struggle to persuade Cogburn to take the job, and her insistence, despite his efforts to discourage her, on accompanying him on the search for Chaney. A vain, boastful Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Matt Damon),

hunting Chaney for a previous murder and seeking a large reward, also joins the hunt.

The movie then follows two related courses of action: the evolving and mostly comic relationship within the odd trio, especially between Mattie and Rooster, and an episodic series of encounters with an array of strange inhabitants of the wilderness.

While La Boeuf boasts about the honor and tradition of the Texas Rangers and his own skill with a rifle, Cogburn scoffs at his tall tales and eventually challenges him to a ridiculous shooting contest. The marshal, a boozy reprobate, entertains Mattie with accounts of his failed marriages, his failed careers, and his own experiences with outlaws, where he demonstrated his true grit by killing something like 23 men.

As they journey through the territory they meet several bizarre individuals in some bizarre circumstances, the oddball matter that suits the tone of the book and the film, and obviously appeals to the imaginations of the Coens. Mattie cuts down a corpse hung high in a tree, which they give to an Indian who hopes to sell it. A most unsettling individual looking like a bear on horseback rides toward them; he claims to be a doctor who treats Indians and directs them to what passes for a store in the middle of the forest, where they pick up their quarry’s trail. In

Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld in the Coen brothers’ remake of “True Grit.” PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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Love and other scams [ REVIEW ] BY DAYNA PAPALEO

“I Love You, Phillip Morris” (R), written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Now playing

the dark hovel of a store the movie explodes into the necessary gunplay of the Western.

As the plot approaches its obvious conclusion, the bloodshed increases in scope and intensity along with the comedy, a mixture that again characterizes much of the Coen brothers’ work. A final catastrophe allows both Rooster and Mattie to exhibit additional grit, but also reveals a redemptive depth of compassion in the decrepit sot.

Lacking John Wayne’s presence and swagger, Jeff Bridges plays Rooster with an offhand ease, relaxed and casual even when he kills any of his several victims throughout the movie. Young Hailee Steinfeld performs admirably, maintaining a quality of rigid determination throughout, establishing her character’s innocence in contrast to the excesses of the fat old drunk.

Despite the linear logic of the quest, the movie proceeds haphazardly, with one event or person following another without any particular point, but allowing the Coens to exploit the oddball humor in the character and the situation. Despite their generally successful interpretation of the novel, much of the film’s success derives from the deadpan presentation in Mattie’s point of view and its use of Portis’ language in a convincingly formal and surprisingly cinematic 19th century vernacular.

Jim Carrey, as you know, is an international superstar. So why did a weird little gem like “I Love You, Phillip Morris” gather nearly two years’ worth of shelf dust before an independent distributor finally gave the film a deserved theatrical release? Perhaps it’s because Carrey plays a gay man... and not the sort of gay man that mainstream audiences are used to seeing on the screen. With a few notable exceptions, Hollywood hasn’t offered moviegoers anything both queer and truthful, instead giving us the insulting choice to either giggle over the mincing buffoons or pity the doomed saints. Thankfully neither option is available to us in “I Love You, Phillip Morris,” a black comedy about the romantic yet illegal lengths one man went to win another man’s heart.

Yes, “This really happened,” the title card announces, before introducing us to

Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey in “I Love You, Phillip Morris.” PHOTO COURTESY ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

Carrey’s Steven Russell, a devout Christian cop living in Virginia with his loving wife (Leslie Mann, “Knocked Up”) and young daughter. But Russell has a secret: he’s “gay gay gay gay gay,” as he tells us in voiceover, something we would have gathered anyway from the accompanying hard-R shot of one of the world’s biggest movie stars happily nailing a burly dude from behind.

(This is actually quite groundbreaking if you think about it.)

“I’m gonna be a big fag!” Russell announces not long after the encounter, so it’s off to Miami Beach where our newly uncloseted hero is “living high on the gay hog” with his sexy boyfriend Jimmy (Rodrigo Santoro, Soderbergh’s “Che”) and their two teeny-tiny dogs.

But all that unchecked spending leads Russell to a sad epiphany: “Being gay is really expensive,” he observes, thus embarking on a campaign of credit-card fraud to bankroll his lavish lifestyle.

Russell is ultimately popped for his crimes, and it’s in a Texas prison that he crosses paths with a quiet Southern boy named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor, “The Ghost Writer”), whose long-lashed melancholy catches Russell’s eye.

Soon it’s a veritable jailhouse honeymoon, as the well-connected Russell woos Morris with hidden chocolates and slow dancing, even finagling a shared cell. Upon his release from the pokey is when Russell orchestrates his most inspired scams, each meant to keep the two men together. When he’s not impersonating a lawyer, Russell cons his way into a position as CFO of a medical management company, then manages to relieve his employers of hundreds of thousands of dollars. And though deception on that level is typically difficult to sustain, the slippery Russell is emboldened by love.

Unsurprisingly, when liberated from major-studio pandering, Carrey is a joy to behold, dialing back on his rubbery, manic id, but only a little. (Plus his onetime everywhere-ness has waned, which totally helps.) You can practically see the gears whirl in Carrey’s brain as Russell assesses a situation and tries to deduce the best way to weasel out of it. And while the character of Phillip Morris is slightly underdeveloped — was he really so in the dark about his lover’s brash duplicity? — it can be said that Carrey and McGregor generate a lovely bit of chemistry, the latter finally justifying his mysteriously enduring presence in movies.

One of the more extraordinary and fascinating aspects of the film involves Russell’s various escapes from prison; none violent, all brilliant, especially his most inspired break, a perfect storm of patience, commitment, and correctionalfacility ineptitude. (You can’t help but wonder how the man might have used his powers for good.) Based on a 2003 book by former Houston Press reporter Steve McVicker,“I Love You, Phillip Morris” is the directing debut of screenwriters Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, best known for their notorious “Bad Santa” script. Ficarra and Requa don’t seem to be the most subtle guys around, and in other hands these true tales of sociopathic wrongdoing may have had some serious gravity.

Instead the story is played as farce, which lessens the dramatic impact but makes for an entertaining experience.

Now, some may take Ficarra and Requa to task for their artistic decisions, but it’s totally their right; not all movies featuring homosexual characters need to bash the audience over the head with a social agenda. Does “I Love You, Phillip Morris” portray the gay community in a negative light? No; it portrays the human community in a negative light, and that doesn’t qualify as news.

Double Feature!

Wednesday, Dec. 29 7 p.m. WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? (Clive Donner, US 1965, 108 min.)

9 p.m. THE PARTY (Blake Edwards, US 1968, 99 min.)

First, Peter O'Toole stars as a bachelor fashion editor seeking help from his lecherous analyst, played to neurotic perfection by Peter Sellers. Then, the great Sellers plays a desperately clumsy Indian actor who is accidentally invited to — and subsequently destroys — a posh soiree. Two films for one admission price.

Movies for movie lovers, 6 nights a week.

Double Feature!

Friday, Dec. 31 7 p.m. SUSPICION (Alfred Hitchcock, US 1941, 99 min.)

8:45 p.m. NOTORIOUS (Alfred Hitchcock, US 1946, 101 min.)

Joan Fontaine is swept off her feet by broke playboy Cary Grant — whose increasingly deceptive behavior leads her to fear for her life. In the great spy thriller Notorious, Grant plays a G-man who persuades Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman) to infiltrate a group of Nazis in South America. Two films for one admission price.

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6:45, 9:20; TOURIST: 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40; TRON LEGACY: 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; also in 3D 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:40; TRUE GRIT: 1:55, 2:25, 4:40, 5:10, 7:25, 7:55, 10, 10:30; YOGI BEAR: 1:20, 2:20, 4, 4:45, 7:30, 9:45.

Dryden Theatre 271-3361 900 East Ave *NOTE: Film times for 12/291/5* WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT?/ THE PARTY: Wed 12/29 7; THE DARK CRYSTAL/ LABYRINTH: Thu 7; also Fri 2; SUSPICION/NOTORIOUS: Fri 7; THE BEAST PAGEANT: Sat 8; STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS: Sun 7; WILD REEDS: Tue 8; THE COMPLEAT BEATLES: Wed 1/5 8.

Eastview 13 425-0420 Eastview Mall, Victor CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER (3D): 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50; FIGHTER: 1:55, 4:55, 7:45, 10:30; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 1:35, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 1:40, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1:15, 2, 4:05, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:20; TANGLED: 1:45, 4:15, 7:30, 10:10; TOURIST: 2:10, 5, 7:55,

Film Previews Full film reviews available at rochestercitynewspaper.com. [ OPENING ] THE BEAST PAGEANT (2010): This is the charming and accomplished debut feature by local filmmakers Albert

10:25; TRON LEGACY: 9:30; also in 3D 1;20, 4:10, 7, 10; TRUE GRIT: 1:25, 2:05, 4, 4:45, 7:20, 8, 9:55, 10:35; YOGI BEAR: 1:30, 4:20, 6:55; also in 3D 2:15, 5:05, 7:15, 9:50.

Geneseo Theatres 243-2691 Geneseo Square Mall GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5; LITTLE FOCKERS: 7:10, 9:15; also FriSun 1, 3, 5; TANGLED: Fri-Sun 1, 3; TOURIST: 7:10, 9:10; also Fri-Sun 5:10; TRON LEGACY (3D): 7, 9:20; also Fri-Sun 1, 4; TRUE GRIT: 7:15, 9:20; also FriSun 1, 3:05, 5:10; YOGI BEAR: 7, 8:45; also Fri-Sun 1, 3, 5.

Greece Ridge 12 225-5810 176 Greece Ridge Center Dr. CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER: 5, 7:45; also in 3D: 1;45, 10;15; FIGHTER: 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:45; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 2, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20; LITTLE FOCKERS: 1:40, 2:25, 4:15, 5:10, 7, 8, 9:35, 10:25; TANGLED: 1:30, 4:05, 7:10, 9:40; TOURIST: 2:20, 4:55, 7:25, 10:05; TRON LEGACY (3D): 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25; TRUE GRIT: 2:10, 4:45, 5:15, 7:20, 7:50, 10, 10:30; YOGI BEAR: 2:45; also in 3D 2;15, 4:25, 6:50, 9:25.

Birney and Jon Moses, an inventive, song-filled adventure about a lonely man and the tiny singing cowboy who emerges from his stomach. Dryden (Sat, Jan 1, 8 p.m.)

THE DARK CRYSTAL/ LABYRINTH (1982/1986): The first in this double

Henrietta 18 424-3090 525 Marketplace Dr. BLACK SWAN: 12:55, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55; CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: DAWN TREADER (3D): 1:15, 4:45, 7:45, 10:35; FIGHTER: 12:35, 3:20, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30; GULLIVER’S TRAVELS: 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:20, 9:50; HARRY POTTER DEALTHY HALLOWS: 2:25, 6:40, 9:45; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 12:25, 3:30, 7:15, 10:05; KING’S SPEECH: 12:45, 3:35, 7, 10:20; LITTLE FOCKERS: 12:10, 1:10, 2:20, 2:50, 3:55, 5, 5:30, 6:35, 7:40, 8:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40; MEGAMIND: 12:05; TANGLED: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:25, 10; TOURIST: 12:50, 3:40, 6:55, 9:25; TRON LEGACY: 12:15, 3:10, 6:30, 9:20; also in 3D 1:05, 4, 7:05, 10:15; TRUE GRIT: 12, 1, 2:35, 4:05, 5:15, 6:45, 7:55, 9:15, 10:25; YOGI BEAR: 2:15, 4:20; also in 3D 12:40, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:35.

The Little 258-0400 240 East Ave. *NOTE: Closed 12/24, no matinees 12/25* BLACK SWAN: 6:45, 9:20 (no Tue); also Sat-Sun 12:30, 3;15; CHICKEN RUN: Thu 6; FAIR GAME: 7:10 (no Thu), 9:25 (no Tue); also Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:307; I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS: 7:20 (no Thu), 9:45

feature from Muppet master Jim Henson and fantasy illustrator Brian Stroud journeys with a Gelfling hoping to prevent evil from controlling the universe, and the second stars Jennifer Connelly as a teen out to rescue her little brother from David Bowie’s Goblin King.

(no Tue); also Sat-Sun 1, 3:45; KING’S SPEECH: 6:30, 9:10 (no Tue); also Sat-Sun 12, 2:40; TRUE GRIT: 7, 9:35 (no Tue); also Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30.

Movies 10 292-5840 2613 W. Henrietta Rd. ALPHA & OMEGA: 2:30, 5:05; also Thu-Mon 12:15; DESPICABLE ME: 4:35, 9:40; also Thu-Mon 11:45 a.m.; HEREAFTER: 2:35, 5:25, 8:15; also Thu-Mon 11:40 a.m.; JACKASS 3D: 5, 7:35, 10:05; also Thu-Mon 2:25; LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: OWLS: 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30; also Thu-Mon 11:35 a.m.; also Thu-Mon in 3D 12:05; also Tue-Thu in 3D 2:40; LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10; also ThuMon 11:30 a.m.; PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2: 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10; also Thu-Mon 12; RED: 2, 7:05; SAW: FINAL: 7:30, 10:15; SECRETARIAT: 4, 7, 9:45; also Thu-Mon 12:45; TEES MAAR KHAN: 4:05, 6:55, 9:50; also Thu-Mon 12:30.

also Fri-Sat 10:10; HOW DO YOU KNOW: 1:20, 4, 6:40; also Fri-Sat 9:20; KING’S SPEECH: 1:10, 3:50, 6:30; also Fri-Sat 9:05; LITTLE FOCKERS: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30; also Fri-Sat 9:50; TOURIST: 12:40, 3, 5:25, 7:50; also Fri-Sat 10:15; TRON LEGACY (3D): 1:30, 4:10, 7; also Fri-Sat 9:45; TRUE GRIT: 2, 4:40, 7:10; also Fri-Sat 9:35.

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STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS (2010): Ten years in the making, this documentary takes us into the life and mind of Stephin Merritt, the reclusive mastermind behind

indie-pop icons The Magnetic Fields. Dryden (Sun, Jan 2, 7 p.m.)

SUSPICION/NOTORIOUS (1941/1946): Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant team up for this pair of films, the first starring the Oscar-winning Joan Fontaine as a wealthy woman who begins wondering

whether her new husband (Grant) is on the level, and the second a post-war spy thriller in which Grant’s G-man convinces Ingrid Bergman to infiltrate a group of Nazis in South America. Dryden (Fri, Dec 31, 7 p.m.)

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duo from Peter Sellers begins with the Woody Allen-scripted comedy about an engaged chick magnet (Peter O’Toole) seeking help from Sellers’ lecherous analyst, while the second, from the late, great Blake Edwards, stars Sellers as an Indian actor who wreaks comedic havoc on an exclusive Hollywood bash. Dryden (Wed, Dec 29, 7 p.m.) [ 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. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, 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.

Cinema, Little THE FIGHTER (R): Mark Wahlberg teams with

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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 make an inspiring comeback.

Christian Bale co-stars as Ward’s drug-addicted brother. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Henrietta, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (PG): Jack Black plays the title character in this modernday 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 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG-13): It’s the first part of the final chapter in J.K. Rowling’s gamechanging series, which finds Harry, Hermione, and Ron journeying from Hogwarts to find the source of Voldemort’s power. Canandaigua, Culver, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG-13): Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson star for James L. Brooks in this romantic

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comedy about a woman torn between her jock boyfriend and a businessman in crisis. Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Greece, Henrietta, Pittsford, 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 throne in 1936 as his country hurtled toward WWII. Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown LITTLE FOCKERS (PG-13): The second sequel to 2000’s wildly successful “Meet the Parents” finds the gang gathering to celebrate the birthdays of Greg and Pam’s twins, with uncomfortable hilarity hopefully ensuing.

With Stiller, De Niro, Hoffman, Streisand, etc.

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MEGAMIND (PG): Will Ferrell voices the title character in this animated feature about a supervillain who tries a new direction after finally defeating his nemesis, Metro Man. Also featuring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, and David Cross. Henrietta RED (R): Retired and Extremely Dangerous: Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Bruce Willis star in this adaptation of Warren Ellis’ 2003 graphic novel about a group of old-timers dragged back into the spy game after one of them is threatened.

Movies 10 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”). Brockport, Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Tinseltown, Webster THE TOURIST (PG-13): Oscar-winning 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 TRUE GRIT (PG-13): Joel and Ethan Coen reunite with their Dude to put a new stamp on Charles Portis’ 1968 novel about Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), an alcoholic U.S. Marshal who gets a shot at redemption when a teenage girl hires him to bring her father’s murderer to justice.

Also starring Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper.

Canandaigua, Culver, Eastview, Geneseo, Greece, Henrietta, Little, Pittsford, Tinseltown, Webster 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.

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Another Hidden City Treasure 40 Lakeview Park Entering 40 Lakeview Park, one might not notice the original Lincrusta in the entryway or the curved baseboards and cornices in the foyer.

However, even the most distracted visitor cannot miss the stained glass triptych that adorns the landing of the central oak staircase. It may seem strange to find an image of Pan, the Greek god of music, shepherds and wooded glens, in a city home. However, the origins of Lakeview Park help to explain his presence.

Lakeview Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and Co. The parkway features an open green space and houses with verdant yards and expansive porches that Pan would surely appreciate. A home that nearly insists upon being populated with rambunctious children, the restrained Queen Anne at 40 Lakeview Park is a true treasure – and is listed on the national register of historic places.

Built before 1908, this 3,067 square foot home offers a spacious front parlor with leaded glass windows and transoms and a wood fireplace.

Original pocket doors lead to the dining room where the beamed ceiling plays host to a crystal chandelier and six smaller crystal lights.

Original leather walls beneath the grooved plate rail epitomize the unique details and quality materials that make this home so extraordinary.

While the pantry was taken out years ago, the original CW Trotter and Sons icebox still resides in the hallway between the dining room and kitchen, which has been outfitted with custom-milled woodwork that matches the rest of the home. A small wood-burning

stove sits in a corner. Off the kitchen there is an intimate deck, perfect for summer brunches. A back staircase connects the kitchen to the third floor servants’ quarters where one can still find a calling bell and the remnants of a speaking tube that allowed communication between the floors.

An impressive landing, the master bedroom and three other bedrooms can be found on the second floor. One of the bedrooms, currently a den, has a fireplace, beam ceilings and French doors that lead to the roof. Each front bedroom boasts windows in the closets to air out one’s clothes. Two full Jack and Jill bathrooms are situated between the bedrooms.

There are so many intriguing surprises in this home: a sunken office that is accessed by a carved half door with a brass knocker; built ins on the second-floor landing; a perennial garden nestled in the backyard; a window storage seat tucked into the corner of the front foyer; a huge attic and a wide driveway that leads to a two-car garage.

40 Lakeview Park is listed at $134,900. For more information contact Reinhardt Brucker at (585) 381-4400. For more information and to see more photos, visit http://rochestercityliving. com/property/R131356.

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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.

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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 lo­ cation: 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 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 ]

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 ]

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.

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 desig­ nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, Attn: Richard Franco, Manager, 1220 Jackson Rd., Webster, NY 14580. General Purposes.

[ NOTICE ]

[ 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.

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 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

[ 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,

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> page 33 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

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(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 served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to

LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful pur­pose. [ NOTICE ] Not. of Form. of SURE LUCK HOMES LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/3/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY may mail a copy of any process to LLC. 2117 Buffalo Road, Suite 290, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MOSHE AND GUY EQUITIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/10. The latest date of dissolution is 12/ 31/2100.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of pro­cess to the LLC, c/o Beacon Partners, CPA, 664 Chestnut Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, New York 10977. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Westside Optometry, PLLC filed Articles of Organization as a Professional Service Limited Liability Company with the New York Secretary of State on December 6, 2010. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is des­ignated as the agent upon whom process may be served and a copy of any process will be mailed to 3225 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624. Its business is the Practice of Optometry and any lawful activity for which Professional Limited Liability Companies may be organized. [ NOTICE ] RIVERSIDE ROCHESTER, LLC, a do­mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 10/20/10. NY Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is 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

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Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 187 Moore Road, West Henrietta NY 14586.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LN PROPERTIES SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/2010.

Office 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 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.

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 formation of SABONIS PARTNERS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/29/ 2010.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 323 West 96th Street, PH 5, New York NY 10025.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ]

filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/10.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Mike Zammiello, 274 N. Goodman St., Ste. D212, Rochester, NY 14607, also the registered agent.

Purpose: any lawful ac­ tivities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Rochester Spunk, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/10. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Bernie Caplan, 1711 Monkton Farms Drive, Monkton, MD 21111.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE } Notice of Formation of W. Patiala Trucking LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 7/12/10. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro­cess to 32-D Silver Birch Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice 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 of Qualification of MCMD GROUP, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/8/10. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 10/31/07. SSNY des­ ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 2255 Lyell Ave., Ste. 201, Rochester, NY 14606.

NV address of LLC: 849 E. Aultman St., Ely, NV 89301. Arts. of Org. filed with NV Secy. of State, 101 North Carson St., Ste. 3, Carson City, NV, 89701.

Purpose: any lawful ac­tivity.

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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 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 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.

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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Empire Capital Marketing Group LLC. Arts. of Org.

[ NOTICE } Notice of formation of 3101 B RIDGE ROAD WEST LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/2010. Office loca­ tion, County of Monroe.

SSNY has been desig­nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Law Office of Anthony A. DiNitto, L.L.C., 8 Silent Meadows Dr., Spencerport NY 14559-9570. Purpose: any lawful act.

[ 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 14614-2187 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

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[ 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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