Aug. 20, 2025

Primary Stroke Center

Excellence in Stroke Care, Right Here in Cortland

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center is proud to announce its designation as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. This designation recognizes our dedication to providing expert stroke care when it matters most.

As a Primary Stroke Center, we bring advanced protocols and technologies to every patient encounter. Our specialized stroke care team is dedicated to achieving better outcomes, designed to meet the unique needs of stroke patients with speed, precision, and compassion.

When seconds count, trust Guthrie Cortland Medical Center. Visit us online at www.Guthrie.org/Stroke to learn more.

Welcoming Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca to the Guthrie Family

We are proud to officially welcome Brent Lemberg, MD, Adam Riordan, MD, Paige Robinson, MD, and the entire staff of the former Gastroenterology Associates of Ithaca to Guthrie. Patients will continue to receive the same exceptional care from the providers they know and trust at the same convenient location: 2435 N. Triphammer Road in Ithaca.

Together we’re combining expertise and resources to deliver enhanced gastroenterology care for our community.

Visit www.Guthrie.org to learn more about our expanded gastroenterology services.

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Town of Ithaca Makes Slight Expansion to Short-Term Rental Use Regulations in Conservation Zones

By Lorien Tyne

At the Ithaca Town Board meeting on Monday, Aug. 11, the board passed an amendment which added a provision to short-term rental use regulations in conservation zones. The amendment states that only three places may be used as short-term rentals, (1) a unit that is the main residence of at least one of the property owners, (2) in another unit on the same tax parcel as the main residence, or (3) in a unit on no more than one adjacent tax parcel that is owned by the same owner.

Deputy Supervisor Rich DePaolo said this will change the owner occupancy requirement but will retain the limitation on the number of days, which depends on the parcel size.

The amendment does not apply to preexisting structures in the town’s Conservation Zone, with the exception of the Lakefront Residential Zone.

“We're limiting this [provision] to preexisting structures so as to not incentivize a hospitality boom in our conservation zones,” DePaolo said. “As with everything else that we do in the town, we have to balance competing interests, and we feel that this does meet the objective of the conservation zone while still allowing some short-term rental uses to be expanded.”

During the public hearing for the

amendment to the code, town resident Tom Richard said he and his wife own two properties that are adjacent to conservation zones, and they support the amendment.

“We think that these are really generally low-density areas and areas that are very beautiful to spend time in, and an appropriate place for people to have short-term rentals,” Richard said.

The board also authorized the release of a Request for Qualifications for short-term rental monitoring services.

Town of Ithaca 2024 Audit

Tom Smith of EFPR gave a report on the town’s 2024 audit and said it was overall a clean one. Smith said that almost all the funds had a positive year and highlighted the general fund, which increased by $605,000 of fund balance. He said the only outliers were the lighting fund, because it was shut down in 2024, and a debt service fund, as the town started to pay down debt.

“Overall, the fund balance looks very good,” Smith said. “The town’s in a very healthy financial position at year end. So, from a numerical standpoint, I don’t think there’s anything to be concerned of.”

He said that as part of the audit procedure, EFPR performed a compliance audit of federal awards, mainly ARPA and COVID relief money. He said the town

The Ithaca Town Board updated the short-term rental use regulations in Conservation Zones, which are the areas in green on the town’s zoning map. (Photo: Town of Ithaca/Provided)

was found to be compliant with all laws and regulations. Smith mentioned that in 2023, the fire district fund overspent its budget, but that did not occur in 2024. He also noted that town court judges had not signed off on the bank reconciliations for a most of the year. He reminded the board that the judges need to be signing off on those going forward.

In Other News

The meeting, which is live on Zoom and streamed on YouTube, was interrupted by someone joining the meeting and streaming inappropriate content. The Zoom meeting was stopped and the board set up a new link for remote viewers to

X Ithaca Fire Department Investigating Cause of Asteri Apartment Fire

By Maddy Vogel

On Monday evening, the Ithaca Fire Department extinguished a fourth-floor apartment fire at the Asteri building at 118 East Green Street and are currently investigating its cause.

The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m., and Green Street was temporarily closed to traffic as crews worked to extinguish the fire. Upon their arrival, crews encountered black smoke in an apartment and stretched hose lines in an effort to put it out. There were no injuries reported, though there was smoke throughout the building, requiring extensive

ventilation to remove.

Assistant Chief James Wheal wrote in a press release that lithium-ion batteries were involved in the fire’s spread.

“Investigators worked through the night and into the morning to determine what the cause of the fire was, and their determination is pending,” Wheal wrote.

The fire department is sharing the following battery safety tips with the public:

• Follow manufacturer's instructions for charging, use, and storage.

• Avoid knockoffs. Look for Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or Intertek (ETL) certifications.

• Watch where you charge. Don’t charge

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under a pillow or on a couch or bed.

• Store batteries in a cool and dry place. Don’t place devices in direct sunlight.

• Look for damage. Look for swelling or bulging batteries, extra heat, and strange odors.

• Call 911 if a battery overheats, changes shape or color, leaks, makes strange noises, or begins to smoke. If it is safe to do so, move the device away from anything that can catch fire and call 911.

• Do not store or charge e-bikes, scooters, or other electronic mobility devices in stairwells, on porches, or in other areas that function as your safe exit from your home. A fire involving them may block your exit in an emergency!

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

“I ASKED VENDORS AT THE ITHACA FARMER’ S MARKET: WHAT PRODUCE

‘ HITS DIFFERENT ’ IN THE SUMMERTIME?”

Ithaca Airport Receives Over $1 Million in State Grant Funding

By Maddy Vogel

State Sen. Lea Webb announced on Thursday that the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) will receive $1.35 million in state funding for a new geothermal heating and cooling system through the AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program.

The program aims to improve safety, modernize operations, promote environmental resilience and enhance regional economic competitiveness at New York airports, according to a press release from the senator’s office.

ITH Airport Director Roxan Noble said the geothermal system will be in the CFR conference room and the Administration Building. She said the system will show the ITH and Tompkins County’s commitment to sustainability by improving energy efficiency and lowering emissions.

This grant is an important step forward for Ithaca Tompkins International Airport and our community,” Noble said in the press release. “We’re thankful for the support that makes it possible to invest in modern infra-

structure and a greener future for all.”

Dan Klein, chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, said that the county is grateful for the state’s support of the airport’s geothermal upgrades.

“Our goal is to make the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport a green, eco-

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nomical, and convenient way to connect with the world,” Klein said in the press release. “This project will help advance that objective.”

The Greater Binghamton Airport also received $2.49 million from the program for a hangar rehabilitation project.

Ithaca Children’s Garden Announces Establishment of Endowment Fund

By Maddy Vogel

The Ithaca Children’s Garden (ICG), a nonprofit children’s garden along Ithaca’s waterfront trail, has announced the establishment of an endowment fund through a partnership with the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.

In a press release, ICG Development Director Erin Marteal said the fund will help sustain long-term support for the garden, ensuring the continuation of its mission and programming for future generations. The endowment fund will help provide long-term support for operations and programs and was established with a lead gift from longtime supporter and volunteer Beth Anderson.

“At Ithaca Children’s Garden, we dream in decades,” Marteal said. “This endowment is about building the future our children deserve—one rooted in nature, curiosity, and care. We’re deeply grateful to Beth and to every donor who helps us plant seeds that will grow for generations.”

Anderson said her grandchildren visit the garden and especially love its special

events like Mud Day.

“I wanted to help ensure this wonderful place continues to thrive for future generations,” Anderson said. “From my own experience in fundraising, I know how challenging it can be for small nonprofits to build and manage endowments. That’s why I’m so grateful the Community Foundation offers this powerful resource for donors and the causes they care about.”

The fund will be managed by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County and will allow ICG to receive a wider range of gifts and donations. The fund will provide annual distributions and principal growth.

“A gift of any size at any time is valuable to advance the vision of Ithaca Children’s Garden,” Community Foundation CEO George Ferrari, Jr. said. “Part of the advantage of having a fund at the Community Foundation is that we aggregate those gifts from multiple donors, making the fund larger than it could be from any single donor.”

ICG Executive Director Naomi Sukenik said the fund shows a deep community care for protecting the garden’s future.

“This fund ensures ICG will continue

to spark wonder, joy, and environmental connection for generations,” Sukenik said. With the fund’s establishment, ICG can now accept cash, stocks, cryptocurrency, real estate and estate gifts. Contributions to the Ithaca Children’s Garden Endowment Fund can be made directly through the Community Foundation’s website at https://www.cftompkins.org/giving/giveonline/ or at 607-272-9333. Visit https:// www.cftompkins.org or www.ithacachildrensgarden.org for more information.

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport will receive $1.35 million in state funding of a new geothermal heating and cooling system as part of New York’s efforts to modernize and improve sustainability at regional airports. (Photo: Ithaca Times File)

The Ithaca Children’s Garden has launched a new endowment fund with the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to ensure long-term sustainability for its programs and operations. (Photo: Nathan Ellison/Sun Fellow at the Ithaca Times)

“I’d probably have to say tomatoes.”

– Reuben; Birdskog Farm

“So many things. Okra, beets. But blueberries are probably my favorite.”

Madi; Jasper Meadows Farm

Alex; Jackman Vineyards

Andrew: “Onions and hot peppers.” Luca: “Sun-gold tomatoes.” Maya: “Stone fruit.”

Andrew, Luca, Maya; Stick and Stone Farm

Cornell ILR Undergoes Graduate Funding Changes, ILR Master’s Students

Allege Union Busting

By Shubha Gautam

Amonth prior to starting their Masters of Science (M.S.) program at Cornell’s Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) school, all five students were informed that they were no longer guaranteed two semesters of funding and would not be receiving an assistantship position for this fall. Instead, they were offered graduate teaching/research specialist roles (GTRS), which would exclude them from Cornell Graduate Student United’s (CGSU-UE) protections. Currently, one student has been offered an assistantship with union protections and another deferred their acceptance.

Other members of the incoming cohort were given non-assistantship forms of funding. According to multiple students, they only learned of this change after they directly emailed the ILR school about their fall assistantship and funding status on July 29. Prior to that date, students said they had received no information in regards to either.

In an interview with the Ithaca Times, Zanaya Hussain, second-year ILR master’s student, said everyone in previous cohorts had received an assistantship position if they wanted one, so it was “unprecedented” to not receive one. She and the others in the current cohort researched the GTRS position, determining that it essentially had “the same duties” as a TA role but was a non-bargaining unit position. Students now had to pay $18,000 for tuition per semester, a cost they would not be expected to pay under union protections. Those with assistantships get tuition credit of at least $14,750 per semester, work 15-20 hours per week, receive health insurance and have CGSU-UE protections. According to an email sent to Matthew Chaffinch, a second-year ILR master’s student, from the college, GTRSs can work a maximum of 10 hours per week, receive a stipend of $11,887 for the fall semester and receive no tuition support or health insurance.

This makes being a GTRS a non-bargaining unit position, meaning it is not represented by CGSU-UE, as compared to those appointed as a Research Assistant (RA), Teaching Assistant (TA), GA (Graduate Assistant) or GRA (Graduate

Three of the four incoming ILR master’s students have not been offered assistantship positions. Those with assistantships receive tuition support, health insurance credit and CGSU-UE protections. (Photo: Nathan Ellison/Sun Fellow at the Ithaca Times)

Research Assistant).

In April, CGSU-UE ratified a contract with the university that encoded protections for more than 3,000 workers it represents. These protections include union shop, employment and academic due process, tuition funding, health insurance and a free TCAT pass, among others.

Ewa Nizalowska, CGSU-UE president and Cornell Ph.D. candidate, claims the university is union busting, or preventing workers from receiving union protections, by offering ILR master’s students non-bargaining unit positions. Historically, all ILR master’s students were offered assistantships by the college, which would be covered under the newly ratified union contract. She said similar moves have been made at other American universities, such as Columbia University, which did not offer instructor positions to several doctoral students in the Literature Humanities or Contemporary Civilization departments.

“I think [the ILR union busting] is part of a larger attempt to weaken union power in academia,” Nizalowska said. “It’s part of a larger sort of move at Cornell and at other places to offload the costs of austerity measures onto some of the lowest paid and most vulnerable workers who are doing some of the most essential labor on campuses, which includes grad workers [and] staff.”

Before the incoming cohort found out they were not receiving assistantships, Cornell informed second-year ILR master’s students that they were also not being offered those positions. This decision was

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This past weekend the Ithaca Professional Firefighters Association held their 32nd annual Kids’ Day at Stewart Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 16th. The public education and outreach event is staffed by current and retired members of the IFD. The event features fire truck rides, spraying water with a fire hose, a rope slide, and fire extinguisher demonstrations and offers free helmets, balloons, and school supplies for participants.

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The Ithaca Police Department is currently investigating a recent increase in thefts from parked vehicles throughout the city. Locations of these thefts have included local parks and parking garages. In several cases, suspects have broken vehicle windows to access locked cars.

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soon reversed when M.S. students, union officials and faculty criticized it. In an interview with the Ithaca Times, Chaffinch said he received an email from ILR matching him with a GTRS position on July 10. According to him, while the email elaborated on the duties of GTRSs, it did not expand on the difference between an assistantship and GTRS role.

Chaffinch and Hussain both said affected students were given “no concrete reason” for why assistantships were not offered. Funding cuts and layoffs stemming from an over $1 billion federal funding freeze were cited as potential reasons for the move.

When the cohort informed ILR Dean Alexander Colvin that the decision — which the cohort claims was made unilaterally by Colvin — would force all second-year ILR master’s students to withdraw from the program due to tuition costs and lack of health insurance, students and union officials said he suggested they secure loans.

“We’re grad workers — it’s not like we’re freeloading. [The university] makes it seem like we’re almost lucky to have funding for this program when really there’s a surplus of teaching assistantships, so there’s more classes that need to be TA’d than even the amount of [assistantships] that [are available]. We’ve always kind of filled that role of providing labor for the ILR School, and we get our tuition, credit, health insurance [and other protections]

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Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) invites the community to join us for an evening of reflection and celebration on Friday, August 22nd, from 5:00 p.m. –7:30 p.m., at our Mental Health Services Building at 201 E. Green St. (downtown Ithaca). “PROS Journeys: Stories in Art” will showcase mixed media artwork by individuals engaged in personal growth with the Personal Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program.

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Tompkins County Whole Health (TCWH) celebrated World Breastfeeding Week (August 1st – 7th) with our first annual Community Baby Shower, held on Saturday, Aug. 9th, at Cass Park (Ithaca). This event was free and open to all pregnant/expecting persons in Tompkins County.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How do you feel about FLOCK license plate reading cameras being installed around the City of Ithaca?

32.0% I support it as a tool for public safety.

62.0% It’s an invasion of privacy. 6.0% I don’t care.

Do you support the statewide cell phone ban in classrooms? Visit ithaca.com to submit your response.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Downtown Ithaca Retail Study

“I moved here after living in Burlington, VT for 14 years. Ithaca just doesn’t attract the groups of tourists from big Northeast cities like Burlington does. Even with the worsening crime, homeless, and drug problems Burlington has... Church St. will be packed with people on any given weekend. It offers more retail shopping and dining than the commons offers. Burlington also does a better job connecting downtown and the Lake Champlain waterfront. I find the West State St. to Meadow St. corridor to be an ugly barrier between Ithaca’s downtown and waterfront...fixing that should be a top priority. That said, with IC and Cornell scaling back on staff... unless Tompkins County can attract some major employers to bring people to the city, I don’t see a very bright future.

Maybe try dramatically lowering property taxes, building more homes, and hopefully the remote working population will see this area as an attractive place to

settle. Paying $10-15k in property taxes on a fixer up is a non-starter for most people. They rather go to the Carolinas and buy a new home with $3k in taxes. That's just reality.” — Joe Idontknow

Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) Responds to PSC Approval of Central Hudson Rate Increase

“When I say the economy is rigged against working folks in Upstate New York, this is exactly what I’m talking about. A foreign corporation rakes in massive profits at our expense, politicians collect their corporate PAC checks, regulators rubber stamp it all, and Upstate New Yorkers get screwed–again.

Central Hudson’s foreign parent corporation bragged to Wall Street about the hundreds of millions of dollars in quarterly profits it’s raking in. The very next day, Central Hudson demanded even higher rates from Upstate New Yorkers who are already struggling to make ends meet–trying to keep the lights on, keep food on the table, and buy some back-toschool clothes for the kids. Then, today, regulators rubber stamped the rate hike even though Central Hudson refused to answer basic questions and straight-up lied in response to others during the rate case. Worst of all, Central Hudson’s corporate executives and lobbyists will be rewarded with millions of dollars in bonuses, paid for by Upstate New Yorkers.

I’ve fought against this rate hike from day one, and I’m not going to stop now–because hard-working Upstate New Yorkers deserve to have their voice heard. I’m reviewing both legal and legislative options to put an end to this racket.” — Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY)

Finger Lake Communities Demand End to Climate-Killing Cryptominer’s Legal Stalling

NOTE: On August 11, Seneca Lake Guardian, the Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes, Fossil Free Tompkins, and the Sierra Club filed a motion to expedite Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hearings in Greenidge Generation’s ongoing battle for an air permit renewal to continue its gas-fired cryptomining operation on the shores of Seneca Lake. The motion comes days after Greenidge was granted another last-minute adjournment of the August 5-7 hearings, a decision that the impacted groups are seeking to appeal.

“Greenidge’s abuse of the climate law and its efforts to take advantage of the ways the state is now signaling it will abandon its climate commitments to prioritize huge corporate interests over the public good should alarm everyone…Greenidige continues to delay, delay, delay and keep killing our climate in the meantime, and now the Governor is enabling Greenidge’s obvious, disgusting tactics. In 2024, Greenidge emitted 417,543 tons of CO2 equivalents directly into our atmosphere to make fake money and help a few rich people get even richer. This latest adjournment of hearings is just another slap in the face, and we will continue to fight back until Greenidge shuts down for good.” — Yvonne Taylor, Vice President of Seneca Lake Guardian.

“By granting Greenidge’s repeated requests for delays, Governor Hochul is delaying accountability, and allowing massive amounts of greenhouse gases and local air pollution, even as we have been choking on smoke from Canadian wildfires…Along with other cryptomining operations in the state, the Governor is not only harming communities and the climate, she is also driving up energy costs for everyone else. Why is the Governor denying enforcement of the DEC’s decision to uphold the climate law and protect New Yorkers? We urge the judge to grant our motion to expedite these hearings for our communities and all New Yorkers.”

— Irene

Weiser, Fossil Free Tompkins

“The Finger Lakes communities surrounding the Greenidge Generation cryptomining operation have had enough of the corporation’s nonstop abuse.

Impacted community members have been sounding the alarm on the disastrous impacts of the Greenidge cryptomine on their water, air, and climate. The persistent 24/7 noise pollution from the site continues to harm nearby residents’ health, and they’re completely fed up. These new administrative hearing delays are absolutely outrageous and unacceptable. We need the hearings completed by the end of this year, and we need the Governor to uphold the climate law instead of throwing our communities under the bus. We are prepared to continue advocating and we will prevail.” — Abi Buddington, Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes.

“Greenidge couldn’t care less about the health of Seneca Lake and the people who live around it, and will continue to poison the region with its emissions — just to mine Bitcoin for wealthy speculators…Greenidge Generation continues to operate, profit, and pollute while it exploits the state’s long legal processes. True justice will only come when the plant shuts down for good.” — Roger Downs, Conservation Director Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter

Jewish Elected Officials Should Stand Up For Palestinians in Gaza

“The war in Gaza has sharply divided many Jewish Americans. This division is centered on whether Israel or Hamas is seen as primarily responsible for Gaza's starvation and suffering.

Notably, at a January 2024 press conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that, in order to achieve its war goals, “We provide minimal humanitarian aid.”

Moreover, Israel did not allow any aid to enter the Gaza Strip for 77 days, from March 2 until May 18. This was after Israel devastated Gaza's fields, orchards, greenhouses and water infrastructure.

As famine expert Alex de Waal observed: “I’ve been working on this field of famine, food crisis and humanitarian action for more than 40 years, and there is no case, over those four decades, of such minutely engineered, closely monitored, precisely designed mass starvation of a population as is happening in Gaza today.”

In addition, on July 23, over 100 humanitarian organizations declared that Gaza faces mass starvation and called on governments worldwide to end Israel’s restrictions on life-saving aid.

Jewish leaders like Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) should act immediately to stop Israel’s abuses and protect innocent lives.” — Terry Hansen, Ithaca

Charley Githler — Serious about the Past, Satiric about the Present

By Barbara Adams

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of pieces that introduces the public to the people who keep the Ithaca Times running after more than half a century in circulation.

In that photo, is he smiling or serious? Or maybe both. We contain multitudes, and Ithaca Times freelancer Charley Githler is no exception. For nearly 20 years, he’s written a popular humor column, “Surrounded by Reality,” an entertaining reflection on our world’s contradictions. But he’s also explored and reanimated regional history through a series of fascinating features.

Githler’s path to journalism was indirect. After graduating from Cornell in 1978, he returned home to Rochester, wondering what he might do with his history degree. His dad and uncle were lawyers, and though Githler wasn’t urged in that direction, he ended up choosing law as an “easy path.” After SUNY Buffalo law school and passing the New York bar, he practiced in Rochester for 10 years.

But, Githler says, he’s always “struggled with questioning the futility of life, the absurdity — why are we knocking ourselves out?” Practicing law didn’t give an answer and “closing real estate deals, handling divorces, and listening to complaints” made it clear he needed something more.

Githler had always enjoyed history, so took a leap at teaching it — “The best decision I ever made.” After being certified, he moved to this area in 1994, teaching U.S. history at Newfield middle school for 11 years, then at Newfield’s high school as well, for another 16. He also covered business law, eventually developed a local history class, and served on the board of the Newfield Historical Society. (Currently, he’s a board member at the History Center in Tompkins County.)

In 2021, Githler retired: “I loved teaching right up until the pandemic hit, when everything changed. Hybrid classes…all the fun was gone.” But his passion for historical research remained, which he’d

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and for his in-depth historical features exploring the region’s past. (Photo: Barbara Adams/Provided)

been channeling into in-depth features for the Ithaca Times.

Githler’s historical narratives are compelling, whether he’s writing about the tattered scrapbook from the Ithaca Gun Company or the 19thcentury Rhiners community down at the inlet. He’s especially satisfied with certain stories: a two-part account of the Cayuga Nation and the devastating Sullivan campaign, the conflicted history of Ithaca’s water supply, and the 2010 Kot murder trial. But even though many historical pieces reflect strife and controversy, Githler deftly maintains a historian’s evenhandedness.

Githler didn’t start at the paper writing features, however. A friend, a Times columnist, once urged him to write a humor column and “keep it local.” A few years later, in 2006, he pitched the idea to the Times editor. A self-avowed “lover of words,” Githler had never studied journalism but always had a bent for humor. As a kid he’d corresponded with his mother’s dad, a radio scriptwriter, and they’d bantered creatively. “I don’t know why I thought I could get away with this,” Githler says of the column, “but I did and have been doing it ever since.”

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Why Independent Movie Theaters are Essential to Building Community and Supporting Democracy

By Kate Donohue

The Ithaca Times invited me to reflect on film’s power to build community as part of a series of essays celebrating participatory democracy.

As the executive director of Cinemapolis, I am reminded constantly that film has a unique ability to inspire empathy. Movies can evoke a feeling of connection with people in different times and different parts of the world. Discussing film can lead to a deeper understanding of the people around us. Independent theaters are spaces where people communicate, think rigorously and feel deeply — habits that a healthy democracy requires.

The movie “Nickel Boys” is a remarkable example of the tools filmmakers can use to inspire empathy; it viscerally evokes a feeling of being trapped. The film is not splashed across a theater’s large screen. The action is constrained to a smaller square shape. The camera hovers at claustrophobic angles behind the back of the protagonist. “Nickel Boys” tells the story of Black teenagers unjustly imprisoned and tortured in a youth correctional facility in 1960s Florida. Their narrative is intercut with visions of the space race. Clips of rockets escaping Earth’s atmosphere contrast the experiences of the imprisoned young men with the expansiveness of outer space, and the technological feats on display remind the audience that this story is not from the distant past. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys was the real institution the fictional Nickel Academy is based on; the events on screen were inspired by actual events that occurred at a time when many Cinemapolis audience members were young. Encountering this brutality and recognizing how recently it happened provides a useful lens for understanding brutality that occurs today.

As human beings, as voters, all of us benefit from engaging with history that shapes our country. A phrase like “institutional racism” can register in our thoughts, but carrying the emotional experience of this film in our hearts has an effect of a different magnitude. It

impacts how we analyze our world and how we treat each other.

Another movie I carry in my heart is the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” I admire how this film allows the viewer to spend time with its subjects in quiet moments. We get to listen to the birds and bugs that populate the aural landscape of Masafer Yatta, the town in the West Bank where the film takes place. We see the people of this town not only in moments of strife and suffering, but in moments of rest and even boredom. This creates a feeling of intimacy with these individuals and with this place thousands of miles away. In a global society, we are connected to people all around the world, but headlines, statistics, social media posts — none of those have given me a sense of that connection like witnessing a family relax at the end of the day, serenaded by crickets. At independent theaters, discussions with filmmakers enrich the experience of going to the movies. The director, Peter Miller, recently joined us by Zoom to discuss his documentary “Marcella” about the chef Marcella Hazan. One audience member revealed that she was once a dishwasher for Ms. Hazan. She expressed admiration for the film while asking about the choice to highlight that

Charley Githler, longtime Ithaca Times freelancer, is known both for his humor column “Surrounded

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Kate Donohue, executive director of Cinemapolis, highlights the power of film to build empathy, community, and democracy. (Photo: Provided)

You’re Never Really Finished

By Steve Lawrence

There are a couple of things I want to cover this week, and they share a common theme. That theme is “I thought he was finished with that,” and the first one involves Ithaca native, Carson Albanese.

A year ago, when I wrote about Carson’s incredible achievement of completing a 200-mike endurance race in Lake Tahoe, I told his dad, “I bet he is glad to have checked that accomplishment off his bucket list.” Well, I have been wrong before, and sometimes, I’m actually happy about that. This is one of those times. Last weekend, Carson wrapped up another 200-mile ultra-marathon odyssey, completing the Bigfoot 200 in Randle, Washington. With his wife, Sarah, and his dad, Jon, serving as his support team, Carson was one of 211 runners who signed up for the grueling race, Not surprisingly, of the 211 entrants, 36 were DNFs (Did Not Finish), as the temperatures reached north of 90 degrees during the daytime.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL

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continue watching the meeting. Since the Zoom is streamed live on Youtube, the Town of Ithaca’s YouTube channel was flagged and taken down. The town clerk said they are working on getting it back up and notifying YouTube of the situation.

“We’re going to delete that section of the YouTube recording so when people go to this meeting, they'll just pick up from here,”

CHARLEY GITHLER

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Over the years, “Surrounded by Reality” has won six New York Press Association awards, including two for best column. It’s a delightful playing space with varied approaches — sometimes a parody of an official form, sometimes a riff on a familiar phenomenon, like earworms. It might be an imagined conversation or a cross-century cultural critique. The pleasure in reading these pieces is partly not knowing what to expect.

While the historian must be fair, the columnist is decidedly opinionated. If Githler deplores current political events

Jon’s Facebook post said, “Sarah and I went to the last aid station before the finish line but Carson chose to not stop and instead dropped his water bladder in order to lighten his load for the last 13 mile hard race to the finish line. We took some gear, gave him encouragement and sent him on his way.” Jon added, “That last aid station move was strategic because when we got there, 14 runners had passed through and one was still in the aid station and resting. Carson had come into that station at number 15. With only 13 miles to go to the finish we knew if he didn’t stop and kept going he would take that 14 th Spot.”

One of the race's most high-profile competitors was David Goggins, a retired Navy SEAL who, according to an article on Dexerto.com, “has built a reputation as one of the world’s most recognizable endurance athletes.” Goggins’ appearance — his first in an ultra-distance event in 5 years — drew a lot of media attention, and his 23rd place finish (in 66 hours) is an amazing accomplishment. Less visible was

Town Supervisor Rod Howe said after the incident occurred.

Board members briefly mentioned the need to more closely monitor who is joining the meetings virtually.

The board passed a resolution to override the tax levy limit, which gives board members the ability to vote on increasing the tax levy if deemed necessary when the budget is finalized.

The Department of Code Enforcement conducted an inspection of 172 Calkins

or is terrified of AI’s implications, he can say so, cleverly and deviously.

And his audience? Githler writes, he says, for his three grown kids: “They all have a great sense of humor, and I write in a way I know they’ll appreciate. In my extended family there’s a premium on humor; it’s kind of a crutch but that’s how we interact.”

Mark Twain and S.J. Perleman, Woody Allen and David Sedaris are just some of the humorists that Githler himself enjoys. He notes that Kurt Vonnegut said of Laurel and Hardy, that “no matter what happened, they still approached life in good faith. I’d like that sense to come across in my writing. I may be mystified by life and besieged by circumstance, yet reacting in good faith despite it all.”

the guy from Ithaca, NY, who finished in 14th place, in 62 hours, 39 minutes.

Next up is Bill Bryant, who retired as the Ithaca City School District’s Athletic Director 15 years ago. I emceed Bryant’s retirement dinner/roast way back then, but here I am — a decade and a half later — reporting that Bill is set to retire again after missing barely a day of work since leaving the ICSD.

I reached out to congratulate Bill on yet another pair of Hall of Fame inductions, and we talked about his impending retirement as the Executive Director of Section IV Athletics. Earlier this year, Bryant was inducted into the Spencer-Van Etten Athletic Hall of Fame (he was a teacher, coach and A.D. there from 1979-88), and last month, he was indicted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

I asked him how many Halls that made, and he said, “I think it’s about five, but it’s always very humbling and I’m very honored.”

I then asked him if, after “retiring” 15 years ago, it felt like he was playing in quadrupleovertime, or in the bottom of the 24th inning, and while that brought a laugh, he offered, “Actually, believe it or not I still love going to work in my 50th year since starting my career. I’ll be 73 this fall, and I know that not many people have had the opportunities I have had to keep doing something that matters to me.”

Road in January 2024 and found violations of the town’s Property Maintenance Law. The inspection occurred after the town received multiple complaints. The property owner said he would clean up the property but after more than 15 follow-up inspections between February 2024 and June 2025, no progress was made.

“We’ve reached a point where we felt a need to come up with a remediation plan and hire a company to clean up the property,” Howe said. “This is something the town

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Hazan was a person with a disability and an immigrant. She said, in her experience, those were not terms Hazan would have used to describe herself. This conversation made me think more deeply about the documentary, its subject, and the complexity of each person’s experiences. Less structured conversations are also a big part of what makes our theater special. “What did you think?” is a question I ask maybe a dozen times over the course of my workday. Discussing films makes me a better movie critic; it also helps me get to

Bryant will stay on at the helm until December 31st, and will then hand the reins over to his understudy, Jeff Ferrara. Looking back over his five decades in various demanding and rewarding jobs, Bill said, “I point to several mentors, like Dick Wheaton, my high school football coach in Owego, Jim Butterfield, my coach at Ithaca College, and (former Johnson City A.D.) Paul Munley, who believed in me as a young administrator.” Going forward, Bryant is looking forward to spending more time with his wife (and his “rock”) Jane, their seven children and seventeen grandchildren.

doesn't fortunately have to do very often.” In accordance with the town’s Property Maintenance Code, Moseley obtained quotes with contractors specializing in property clean-up and debris removal to bring the property into compliance. The town board approved the request to accept a $3,000 quote from a contractor.

While the town does pay the contractor upfront, Moseley said the town backcharges the property owner, and if they don’t pay, it goes on their property taxes.

know the person sharing their opinions. Art reminds us we’re not alone. Enjoying movies, debating movies, quoting movies — all of it helps us feel closer to the people with whom we share a theater, a country, a planet.

At the foundation of democracy is an understanding that we’re in this together. I’m grateful for the ways Cinemapolis reminds us of that fact.

Kate Donohue is the Executive Director of Cinemapolis, a nonprofit independent movie theater in the heart of downtown Ithaca. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for 20 years. She writes poetry, teaches yoga, and loves film.

Carson Albanese and his crew team member and wife, Sarah, celebrate his 200 mile race with their 8 month old daughter. (Photo: Jon Albanese)

ICSD Moves Forward with Cell Phone Ban Implementation Amid Statewide Mandate

By Maddy Vogel

In May, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the implementation of a mandatory statewide bell-to-bell cell phone ban in K-12 public schools. Now, local school districts are drafting implementation plans before students return this fall.

Ithaca City School District (ICSD) was one of nearly 20% of New York schools to miss the state’s Aug. 1 submission deadline for an implementation plan. During its Tuesday, Aug. 12 meeting, the ICSD Board of Education passed its first reading and adoption of its cell phone use policy and discussed implementation strategies to ensure compliance with the new state guidelines.

The state ban applies to internet-enabled devices (including cell phones, smart watches and headphones) in all public schools, including elementary, along with charter schools and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). The policy is bell-to-bell, meaning that even in study halls and lunch periods, students are not permitted to use their devices.

While allowing districts to develop their own implementation plans to remain in compliance with the state, the initiative secured $13.5 million for schools that need assistance in purchasing device storage solutions.

The state regulations also require schools to give parents a way to contact their children during the school day when necessary. It requires teachers, caregivers and students to be consulted in de veloping the local policies, and prevents inequitable disci pline, according to the state announcement.

District-owned devices given to stu dents for instruc tional purposes are permit ted, and some students can receive exemptions for devices used to manage a medical condition, in an Individualized Education Program, or for academic purposes.

implementation plan to ensure distraction-free learning without the use of cell phones. Lockers and cell phone pouches are the most common storage options for complying with the state mandate.

Most districts have purchased Yondr pouches, magnetically locking storage options that students have already discovered how to unlock.

“The pouches are an imperfect system, but they’re there to support a shift in behaviors and norms,” Burke said.

This culture shift is something that board members believe will present challenges to the district. Students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic had to adjust to almost entirely online learning methods for several years.

and because the district didn’t want to be held responsible for students’ devices.

At ICSD, the board is divided over the

Kari Burke, ICSD director of athletics and wellness, said the district has already purchased signal-blocking device pouches, which were less costly than the Yondr pouches, for all students in grades K-12. The pouches, although not locking, will prevent students' devices from receiving texts or other notifications while they are in the pouches.

“It’s gonna be messy, that’s just the fact,” Board President Sean Eversley Bradwell said. “It’s a generation that’s grown up with these devices. How [do] we change that? That’s going to be the real question.”

The district’s pouches are velcro-sealed. Students will put their phones and other devices into the pouches when they arrive at school and store them in their backpack until the end of the day. Burke said the district chose this option because they were more affordable than Yondr pouches,

“We do not issue these devices to students, we do not want to take them off their person,” Burke said. “We do not want to be responsible for them, but we want to provide them with a mechanism for securely storing them. [...] The benefit of those pouches is really their ability to keep them on their person or in the classroom but without having [...] the constant drum of notifications that come through.”

Superintendent Luvelle Brown said the state is reimbursing the district $10.90 for each $20 pouch — amounting to a total cost of roughly $20,000 to the district.

The pouches were purchased prior to the ICSD board’s first reading and adoption of its policy, sparking concern among some board members. Board member Todd Fox said he wished the

In may, Gov. Kathy Hochul created a statewide bell-to-bell cell phone ban, requiring all public school districts in the state to submit implementations by Aug. 1. (Photo: New York State/provided)

(Photo: Mark Syvertson/ Ithaca Times File)

district administration had communicated with the board prior to ordering the pouches. Believing that students won’t use the pouches, he said that they are a waste of district money.

“This seems like an adult solution to a kid problem,” Fox said.

But Fox, along with several other board members, still believed that the banning of cell phones from the classroom could have its benefits to student learning.

“There’s so much data out there that proves that it’s detrimental to kids, having these cell phones attached to them at all times,” Fox said. “There’s a mandate because clearly there’s a serious issue here.”

CORNELL ILR UNDERGOES GRADUATE FUNDING CHANGES

that we need to be able to live and also continue working on our thesis [under the union contract].”

The Ithaca Times asked the university to clarify the reasoning behind these changes to graduate funding, and whether these decisions were influenced by broader financial pressures, such as federal funding cuts or settlement discussions with the federal government.

In response, a Cornell spokesperson offered a general statement but did not address specific questions that were asked.

Kathryn Cernera, president of the Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA), said the union is supportive of the first draft of the policy. She said that building relationships with students is a priority for teachers but recognizes that enforcement of a cell phone policy could strain teachers' relationships with students.

“Teachers and staff are expected to play a limited but important role in responding to student use of prohibited deceives by creating a positive climate and providing gentle reminders,” Cernera said. “Further intervention is chiefly the responsibility of building administrative staff.”

Cernera recommended that the board consider explicitly stating that students could be granted waivers in the policy, along with developing a strategy for communicating those exemptions to all building staff.

“Ultimately, we are pleased with this first draft policy,” Cernera said. “It provides a level of detail sufficient to support the legislation and provides clear expectations while leaving flexibility for each school to develop an implementation plan that works for them. More importantly, it stresses the role of both students and teachers in focusing on learning in a distraction-free environment.”

ICSD encourages parents to call the main office at their child’s school to reach their child.

In addition to the policy and implementation overview, the board has developed a restorative justice plan to assist with district implementation. The plan offers recommendations for addressing student cell phone use with the goal of supporting positive relationships, minimizing classroom disruptions and fostering student engagement.

“When people are struggling for a cultural change, the response is not to be punitive, the response is not to be regressive,

“Master’s programs at Cornell do not provide full funding, and funding availability can vary by college, school or program,” the spokesperson said. “Admitted master’s students are provided with cost of attendance information, employment opportunities and available funding, so they can make informed decisions about enrolling.”

Master’s ILR students began reaching out to Colvin and other upper level administration soon after changes were announced. Hussain said union members and alumni of the program additionally contacted admin to reverse the changes.

Nizalowska said she, along with Jenna Marvin, campus head union steward, and dozens of graduate workers, met with Colvin to

the response is to be restorative,” Eversley Bradwell said.

Eversley Bradwell said the policy can be revisited and revised throughout the

express their disapproval of the changes. Ultimately, assistantship positions were offered to all second-year cohort members besides Chaffinch and Hussain. No reason was given to why they were excluded. After telling Colvin that the courses they were assigned as GTRS for both historically had TAs, both were offered assistantship positions on July 29.

First-year cohort students received an email about not receiving assistantships the same day. The next day, the university informed them that it could secure fellowships for the students that would cover their tuition and healthcare for this fall.

Fellows are not covered under the CGSUUE contract, although efforts are being made to include them, Nizalowska said.

school year.

Individual district policies for complying with the state cell phone ban can be found on the state’s website.

To Hussain, such changes to graduate funding undermine the ILR master’s program. She said the program was originally created to cater to ILR students wishing to participate in a labor-focused program rather than a management or human relations one.

“The existence of this program is [through] fighting and organizing,” Hussain said. “And so it’s not surprising to me that if other grad workers had to fight to create this program, we are essentially having to fight and organize to keep it.”

Shubha Gautam is a senior writer for The Cornell Daily Sun and is working as an intern this summer at the Ithaca Times.

Some ICSD board members, including Todd Fox, have concerns about the effectiveness of the district's signal-blocking cell phone pouches.

Locker storage and device pouches are the two most common implementation strategies for school compliance with the statewide ban. (Photo: Maddy Vogel/Ithaca Times)

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Packing Essentials for College in Ithaca

By Varsha Bhargava

Back-to-school packing can be stressful. While any search engine can provide a standard college packing list, college in Ithaca comes with its own quirks, and can thus entail its own packing guidelines.

If you’re still mentally sunbathing on the beach, you just realized school starts in a week and your packing boxes are empty, feel free to use the following Ithaca-specific packing list for some direction.

Hiking boots or a sturdy pair of sneakers

As they say, Ithaca is gorges! While you are a student in Ithaca, natural beauty will surround you—from the obvious gorges, to waterfalls, state and city parks, a national forest, scenic lakes and forested hikes. Along with the rocky paths you might encounter on rugged hiking excursions, Ithaca also builds ample hills into your everyday walks.

You may find yourself climbing almost 100 feet just to get to your morning lab — cough cough, E.g., Libe Slope on Cornell’s campus. Your future self will thank you for some sole support.

Blankets upon blankets upon blankets

Ithaca winters are cold. Space heaters aren’t permitted in most residential halls, so go ham with the throws, comforters and duvets. Feel free to build a nest of blankets to retreat into after braving Ithaca’s wintry weather — you deserve it.

A good winter jacket

Again, Ithaca winters are cold. Don’t get caught in sudden snow or gusty weather without a befitting jacket.

Go crazy with your winter style — choose your own flavor of warmth, whether it be fluffy, furry, puffy or insulated, and don’t forget to pair your stylish new jacket with a warm hat, scarf and spiffy pair of gloves.

Your favorite sled or snowball maker

Though snow days are uncommon at Ithaca’s universities, students still partake in good old fashioned snowy fun from time to time.

Build a snowman, find the fastest way down a big hill, launch a snowball at your roommate when the snow hits — with whichever activity you choose, snow day

paraphernalia is a fun addition to the books and black pens you’re packing right now.

Strong desk fan

Believe it or not, Ithaca can also be pretty toasty, especially during the start of the fall semester! A fan is a must-have item — and known to go out of stock at the nearby superstore.

Hats off to you if your dorm comes airconditioned, but to the unlucky majority of students without AC, a fan will save you from sweltering in your dorm for the next month.

Other hot weather attire is also recommended for the beginning of your fall semester — don’t forget a spirited homecoming outfit!

Swimsuit

Take a dip at the beautiful Robert H. Treman State Park or Cayuga Lake at the Taughannock Falls State Park off-campus while it’s warm! As always when swimming in natural areas, make sure to check for harmful algal blooms and swimming guidelines before diving in.

Reading pillow

Every student occasionally needs a break from Ithaca’s adventures. A tranquil day on campus could include riding the closest Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) bus to the Tompkins County Public Library and then settling into bed with a good book — treat yourself with a supportive reading pillow.

Travel bag or mini suitcase

Whether you’re making a day trip to Syracuse to party it up, living out your Carrie Bradshaw dreams in New York City—after a five-hour bus ride—or heading out of town to visit your high school bestie, you’ll need a way to transport your toothbrush, change of clothes and digital camera. Try not to exceed the luggage limit on your preferred mode of transportation.

A hankering for apples, tunes and more

There’s much fun to be had in Ithaca itself! Get ready to ring in your experience as an Ithaca student by attending some — or all—of Ithaca’s wacky festivals. Apple Harvest Fest, lovingly known as Apple Fest, and Porchfest take place in Sep-

tember, the Downtown Chili Cook-Off hits town around March, Ithaca Festival takes over in May, Ithaca Pride Festival touches down in June and Ithaca has even more to offer during the year if you keep an eye out.

Save some room for a couple apple cider donuts from the Ithaca Farmers Market, too.

And of course, don’t forget your standard Twin XL mattress topper, collegeruled notebooks, shower shoes and a phone charger before making your way to campus. Good luck!

Resource for shopping

Take advantage of Dump and Run Ithaca while packing or shopping. The organization aims to reduce waste, promote

Holistic Practice

IV Vitamin Therapy

CranioSacral Therapy

House Calls

reuse and support local charities and is based out of The Shops at Ithaca Mall. From August 18-21, college students in Ithaca can present their school IDs and have exclusive access to a sale of gently used items — like clothing, backpacks, storage containers, bedding and more— that students donated at the end of the previous school year.

Profits this year go toward the Cops, Kids & Toys organization, which gives toys to disadvantaged children during the holidays.

Varsha Bhargava is a news editor from The Cornell Daily Sun working as a reporter for The Ithaca Times through The Sun’s summer fellowship program. This article was originally published in The Ithaca Times.

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College students in Ithaca face unique packing needs, from hiking boots and winter gear to fans and festival attire. The city’s steep hills, harsh winters, hot early semesters, and vibrant festivals all shape what students bring to campus. (Photo: Cornell University/Provided)

Best Boba Spots in Town

By Varsha Bhargava

Pearls, jellies and tapioca galore — Ithaca is a hotspot for boba fiends.

Boba, a popular drink also known as bubble tea, is characterized by chewy tapioca pearls or fruit jellies that build a mix of textures and flavors in one cup of tea. The Taiwanese beverage can be found around every corner in college town, downtown Ithaca and South Meadow Square.

Collegetown

After an evening grinding away at papers and problem sets, three bubble tea places are open late to satisfy post-study sesh cravings on Dryden Rd.

U Tea

At 205 Dryden Rd., located right across the street from Pokelava and Bibibowl, U Tea adds a laid-back stomping ground to the Collegetown scene.

The teahouse offers many teas, fruit drinks, yakult, coffees and toppings like cheese or milk foam, panna cotta, brulee and classic tapioca pearls or fruit jellies.

U Tea recently added dessert bowls to their menu for jelly-lovers — the bowls are more jelly than tea and are loaded with toppings with either a coconut milk or milk tea base.

The boba shop boasts ample seating and tables, which make for a frequented casual study spot — though the pop music may bump a little too loud for silent studiers. For loungers taking a boba break, U Tea offers a couch up front and board games in the back.

School year hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10:30

p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Kung Fu Tea

At 143 Dryden Rd., Kung Fu Tea sits near Wings Over Ithaca and Plum Tree, and serves many teas, lemonades and slushes. For toppings, they offer classic pearls, fruit jellies and salty milk caps.

For the lactose-intolerant boba lovers out there, Kung Fu Tea offers lactose-free lactaid milk options.

Though closed for the summer, Kung Fu Tea will reopen for the start of the school year. Inside, customers can people-watch from bar stools at the window or linger at the few sit-down tables by the register.

School year hours: 3-10 p.m. on Mondays, noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Cha Chi

Right across the street from Kung Fu Tea, Cha Chi, formerly known as Ninja Chicken & Friends. adds a third boba hub to Collegetown at 114 Dryden Rd. Cha Chi’s menu offers many teas with tapioca and fruit jellies, as well as brulee, cloud foam and more. For the snackers, Cha Chi serves up chicken sandwiches, tenders, wings and more for a crunch.

Though one of the smaller college town options, Cha Chi offers bar stools, a few tables, friendly service and its signature bright orange charm.

School year hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day.

Downtown, The Ithaca Commons

Strolls through the Commons can work up a sweat, and a thirst for boba. Luckily,

there are two nearby places that offer just the bubble-y solution.

Dream Tea & Poké

At 130 E Seneca St., beside the E Seneca St. bus stop, Dream Tea & Poké boasts an almost overwhelming number of drink options. From endless teas like its signature Yaxi teas to Da Hong Pao teas to classic milk teas and more, Dream Tea & Poké holds a lot in store for adventurous sippers.

In addition to their robust drink menu, Dream Tea & Poké serves hot food such as dumplings, soups, congees and more.

Calm music, ample seating and a full menu greet customers at the door of Dream Tea & Poké. Along with the placid atmosphere, the store manager said she welcomes all student customers into her shop like “nieces and nephews.”

School year hours: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Sushi Osaka

Normally a fan-favorite spot for sushi, Sushi Osaka also serves up some bubble tea at 113 E State St. Along with its rolls, soups and noodles, Sushi Osaka offers milk teas, non-milk teas and smoothies with tapioca or popping fruit jellies.

School year hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

South Meadow Square

Full shopping bags in one hand and boba in the other could be heaven for a weary shopper. Fortunately, there’s one robust bubble tea shop not too far from the South Meadow Square shopping hub.

Taichi Bubble Tea

At 740 S Meadow St, Taichi Bubble Tea serves hot ramen meals, sushi, poké bowls and a variety of bubble teas. Their menu boasts fruit teas, milk teas, smoothies, milk crushes and hot drinks, along with pearl and jelly toppings. At the heart of the store, customers can rest on a staircase-style seating arrangement and enjoy their boba orders. With lots of seating, cool music and colorful lighting, Taichi builds a unique sipping environment that's open late every day.

School year hours: 10:30 a.m to 1:15 a.m. every day.

Varsha Bhargava is a news editor from The Cornell Daily Sun working as a reporter for the Ithaca Times through The Sun’s summer fellowship program.

Dream Tea & Poké on East Seneca Street offers an extensive bubble tea menu alongside dumplings, soups and other hot dishes. (Photo: Nathan Ellison/ Sun Fellow at the Ithaca Times)

Cha Chi on Dryden Road pairs bubble tea with chicken sandwiches, wings and snacks in a bright, casual Collegetown setting. (Photo: Nathan Ellison/ Sun Fellow at the Ithaca Times)

Everything Students Can Get for Free in Ithaca — And Where to Find It

By Lorien Tyne Transportation — Tompkins

Consolidated Area Transit

Cornell University students have access to unlimited free rides on TCAT buses after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and anytime Saturday and Sunday. New Cornell students get free TCAT rides 24/7. Just swipe your student ID on the bus farebox when you get on. Ithaca College students get their passes subsidized by the college, which can be accessed on TCAT’s TFare mobile app. IC students who don’t have a smartphone can get a smartcard through the college. Rides are totally free on any bus, anytime, anywhere.

For more information about bus routes and schedules, how the passes work, or for discount details if you are a Tompkins Cortland Community College student, visit the TCAT website.

Tompkins County Public Library

Top of the free stuff list is the Tompkins County Public Library, which is available to any resident, including students, and offers free access to a plethora of media, entertainment, games, educational materials, lessons, events and experiences, gardening items and more. You can register for a library card at the library or online.

The library provides access to three apps with digital content. Ebooks and audiobooks can be borrowed on Libby with a local library account and Hoopla provides digital access to ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, comics and magazines. Free movies and TV can be streamed on Kanopy, too.

Beyond the obvious free books, the public library has a plethora of free facilities and items to check out and use at the

library or take home. The Library of Things has a borrowing system for games, tools, umbrellas, camping gear, kitchen appliances, a mini karaoke machine and other useful items not usually found in a library. Everything available is listed online and can be found near the library’s main entrance. Also in the Library of Things are passes that library-card holders can borrow to gain free access to event centers like the Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center, the Sciencenter and the Corning Museum of Glass.

The library has free-access public meeting and study rooms as well as its Makerspace that holds events, open hours and offers one-on-one learning appointments.

In addition to educational opportunities and gardening tools, the library is also home to the Salutations Seed Library located near the adult reference desk. The seeds are donated by community members and organizations and are free to take and plant. If you are looking for seeds, the Cornell Cooperative Extension also has seed cabinets at its building at 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca.

Food

Ithaca is plentiful in food pantries and access to free meals. The Cornell Food Pantry is accessible to the university’s students, staff and faculty. It is located in the building at 109 McGraw Place, with an entrance on the southwest-facing side.

Ithaca College also has a food pantry, Prunty’s Food Pantry, which is open to students, staff, and faculty. The pantry is on the first floor of Campus Center and allows each person to take up to one bag of items per visit. Items include food and drink products, personal care products, and household items. Cash or item donations are accepted and there is more information on donations and volunteer opportunities on the webpage.

Clothing

Students at Ithaca College have access to Take It Or Leave It (TIOLI) in the basement of Bogart Hall near the mail room. At TIOLI, students can donate or shop for clothing, dorm essentials, school supplies and other common college items.

The college’s Center for LGBT Education, Outreach, & Services has many resources available, like its Binders and More Program (BAM!), which provides IC students with access to gender-affirming undergarments like chest binders, chest binding tape

and gaff/tucking underwear. The center also has a Gender Affirming Closet, another free resource where students can try on and take gender-affirming clothing. For professional clothing, which can be an expensive purchase, the IC Career Center has a “career closet” with suits, ties, dress shoes and other items for students to borrow. If your closet is overflowing and you have clean, quality items looking for a new home, Hearts for the Homeless has a donation bin located outside Plato’s Closet. There are also two bins in Lansing at the Sub Shop and G Plus convenience store. Goodwill, the Reuse Center, Salvation Army and Thrifty Shopper also accept donations.

Health Care

The Ithaca Free Clinic, operated by the Ithaca Health Alliance, is located at 521 W Seneca Street, Ithaca. Beyond general medical treatment, the clinic offers acupuncture, chiropractic care, occupational therapy, reiki and western herbal medicine. Other specialty services are offered at different times throughout the year like breast cancer screening, eye exams and nutritional counseling. All services are by appointment only. The availability of certain services is limited or is only offered during specific times of the year because all clinicians are volunteers.

If an individual who does not have health insurance visits Planned Parenthood and does not have the income needed to pay for services, staff will help them access financial support or offer services at a lower fee.

Find Free Stuff Online

Individuals in the community are always looking to declutter and find new homes for their under-used things. Facebook Marketplace, Trash Nothing and Craig’s List all have categories for free items listed locally. If the online search isn’t yielding much, keep an eye out for sidewalk treasure! However, there are more yardsales and streetside “FREE” signs at the end of the school year as students clear out for the summer and in July when apartment leases are up.

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By Peter Rothbart

There’s a gem of a music venue just up the road on Taughannock Boulevard towards Trumansburg. At the end of every summer for the past nine years, New Park Event Venue and Suites has been the under-advertised home of the Chamber Music at New Park, a three-day world-class chamber music concert series.

Artistic director and co-founder Britton Riley curates the music and selects the musicians. According to Riley, “I look for music that is off the beaten path.” Given that Ithaca’s classical music crowd is an adventurous bunch and welcomes new programming, Riley’s choices mesh nicely with Ithaca’s classical music scene.

Starting on the Tuesday before the concert series, 14 musicians from major orchestras such as the National Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Spoleto Festival, as well as internationally respected chamber festivals such as the Marlboro, Evergreen, Aspen, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals, come together for a week of intense daily rehearsals while living on-site or with friends of the festival.

Their concentrated week of morning-toevening rehearsals in a relaxing environment—a musician’s working vacation—culminates in a series of three concerts on Friday and Saturday evening, Sept. 5 and 6, and Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7. Evening concerts are at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday’s matinee at 3 p.m.

Most of the 14 invited musicians have not previously played together. Coming from their own orchestras and other ensembles for a week of chamber music making is a form of respite before they return to their own upcoming orchestral concert season.

It’s a last breath of freedom on several levels. In an orchestral environment, individual sovereignty is subservient to the conductor’s autocratic vision. Chamber music is more of a collaborative and consensual experience. It

Chamber Music at New Park

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allows for a more individual freedom of interpretation, tone, and phrasing; an expressive commingling of personalities, skills and tastes that often produces exciting results. What better way to find that nexus of musical freedom, personal collegiality, and skill-based creativity than to live, work, and play together in an idyllic setting, unfettered by worldly affairs for even a short period of time.

Everything about New Park’s venue reflects the resplendent craftsmanship of its stone and wood carved buildings and pathways. Concerts are held in the Pavilion with windows looking out onto the gardens and woods that surround the performers and audience. No formal stage separates the musicians from their audience. All 110 seats are unreserved, and an outdoor tented livestreaming option is available. Listeners are free to wander in and out of the Pavilion at will while the music is playing, a very European-like approach to concert-going. A cocktail bar is open for an hour before the Friday and Saturday night concerts. A refreshment stand offers kid-and adult-friendly snacks on Sunday. Saturday night’ s concert often closes with a bonfire where artists, hosts and the audience gather to meet and greet.

Each concert program is different and includes at least one work by an old master; Friday listeners will hear works by Scriabin, Shostakovich, J.S. Bach, and a solo piano work by legendary French pedagogist Nadia Bou-

langer. Boulanger is perhaps most known for teaching American composers such as Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, Burt Bacharach, Phillip Glass, and Ithaca’s own beloved Karel Husa, to find their own distinctive American voice.

Saturday will focus on women composers and will offer two works by French composer and Les Six member Germaine Tailleferre, alongside a work by Lili Boulanger, Nadia’s equally talented sister who died before her career took full flight. A tour-de-force Brahms string sextet closes the evening’s performance.

Sunday’s matinee wraps up the weekend with two works by J.S. Bach and a medieval chant-inspired contemporary work by Avo Pärt. All three concerts also include works from lesser known but equally adept composers.

Tickets are available for a single show or as a package of all three concerts. Tickets are available at the door, but seating is limited so it’s best to buy tickets beforehand and arrive early for seating choices.

For tickets, programs, and concert information, go to: www.chambermusicatnewpark. com.

Peter Rothbart is a Professor Emeritus of Music at the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre and Dance where he taught electroacoustic and media music for 40 years. He remains active as a classical, jazz and pop musician.

Chamber Music at New Park returns Sept. 5-7 with three concerts featuring musicians from major orchestras and international festivals. (Photo: Provided)

The annual series at New Park Event Venue and Suites offers intimate performances in a unique setting along Ithaca’s Taughannock Boulevard. (Photo: Provided)

Food Lab Experiments with Bold Flavors in Downtown Ithaca

By Henry Stark

Afew months ago, when my Ithaca Times editor asked me to review Food Lab, I thought I was being sent to the Dairy Barn or the College of Human Ecology on the Cornell campus. It didn’t register that this was yet another new restaurant opening in downtown Ithaca.

I think the unusual name comes from management wanting to experiment with different food items to come up with unusual or unique combinations.

The restaurant is a bit difficult to locate even though it’s situated on Aurora Street in the heart of “Restaurant Row” because the frontage is small, and it’s sandwiched

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Food is delivered into the restaurant through the front door.

Piped in music is mostly vocals and can be intrusive.

between two other commercial establishments.

Food Lab is long and narrow and noisy. The walls don’t have anything to absorb sound and are made of hard material including one long wall of 100% brick.

One of the walls is partly covered with full wine bottles. In addition, the enthusiastic servers frequently communicate by shouting to each other from one end of the establishment to the other.

The restaurant is small with ten tables for four including two high tops, so there’s room for only about three dozen diners. In clement weather there’s also outdoor street dining for sixteen more patrons. One item, which I know is important to many readers and diners, is that there is only one “all gender” restroom, that has to serve more than 50 indoor and outdoor diners, and up to a half dozen servers and kitchen staff. Personally, this ratio makes me uncomfortable.

Some of the items on the lunch menu are repeated on the dinner menu and I’m

happy to report that management doesn’t arbitrarily raise prices at dinner time.

For example: I recently ordered a “food lab burger”, ($19.50 lunch and dinner). I asked for it to be cooked “rare to medium rare” and that’s the way it arrived. It was delicious but too large to eat with my hands and it didn’t fit neatly into my mouth, so I managed it with a knife and fork. Some of the ingredients were a beef burger, candied bacon, a chewy smoked cheddar cheese crisp, a bit of chopped arugula, and a pleasant sauce all served on a bun. The bacon was thick and long and, for me, virtually inedible. It was difficult to cut and chew and quite stringy. However, I did enjoy the total burger entrée. Incidentally, they also offer a peach caprese burger ($20.50) with grilled peaches, avocado pesto, and burrata cheese.

I was surprised that, in a restaurant that specializes in experimenting with, and serving, different food combinations, that when I asked for mustard for the burger, I was told, ‘We don’t have mustard here.”

French fries were served in an open grid metal basket. The fries were thin, crispy and delicious however I didn’t think the creative basket worked as the potatoes kept sliding through the open spaces onto the table.

A lunch entrée, “new school chicken parm sandwich”, ($21) is really a treat. Two thick pieces of toasted focaccia surrounded a thick slab of well-seasoned

Food Lab, a new addition to Ithaca’s Restaurant Row, offers creative twists on classic dishes in a lively, intimate setting.

(Photo: Mark Syvertson/Ithaca Times)

Aug. 18-24 at Ithaca Mall next to Target. This is a community-wide waste-reduction program where items are collected from students moving out in May and then are resold to students moving in for the new school year. College students have first access to the sale from Aug. 18-21 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Verification of enrollment at a college is required for admission to the store during student-only days. Verification can be a student ID, acceptance letter or email from your college.

chicken breast coated with a spicy, (but not too spicy), tomato oil panko. It’s accompanied by burrata, pecorino and romano cheese. Offered a choice of French Fries or salad I chose the salad which was composed entirely of fresh field greens with a citrus flavored Yuzu dressing on the side which I prefer to the alternative, spicy Caesar.

Once I tried “purple pasta”, ($28) which was coated with a combination of truffle and beet puree, fettucine, block feta, a few pungent olives, roasted yellow bell peppers, and some fried kale chips. I enjoyed

this dish, particularly because of the unique truffle and beet “purple sauce” -— in fact, I’ve enjoyed almost all the food I’ve ordered at Food Lab.

“ Truffle brussels bowl” ($18.50) had potential with marinated eggplant, roasted cherry tomatoes, a large piece of burrata cheese and a truffle cider vinaigrette. Unfortunately, neither the well-seasoned fried Brussels sprouts nor the eggplant cubes had been cooked sufficiently and I had to send them back to the kitchen for more heat.

BEVERAGES: The wine menu (glass $8-$13: bottles in the $30-$40 range) is comprised mostly of international offerings and is interesting and complete. There’s also an interesting and complete beer and cider menu. Nine original cocktail concoctions and a half dozen nonalcoholic selections add variety and interest to the beverage menu. Once I had the “georgia gin fizz” ($9) which made for a pleasant summer drink. Another refreshing summer drink was “strawberry nojito” which also was “fizzy”.

The general public, including students at other schools, will have access Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The final day of the sale is “Bag Sale Day” where you can buy a bag for $25 and fill it with anything still available. Items that don’t fit in the bag are 50% off.

Money raised during the sale goes to Cops, Kids & Toys, Inc., which is then used to buy holiday toys and gifts to families and children in need throughout Tompkins County.

Throughout the year, there are many stores to find second-hand items at a good price, including Goodwill, Salvation Army, Plato’s Closet, Thrifty Shopper and the Ithaca ReUse Center (check out the ReUse MegaCenter at Triphammer Marketplace too).

Food Lab, located at 113 North Aurora Street in downtown Ithaca, is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Photo: Mark Syvertson/Ithaca Times)

With inventive menu items like purple pasta and specialty burgers, Food Lab has quickly made its mark on downtown Ithaca’s dining scene. (Photo: Mark Syvertson/Ithaca Times)

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Ages 8 to 108 Board Game Club | 5:00 p.m. | Are you between the ages of 8 and 108 and love playing board games? Then come join our board game cl | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca Beginnings Summer Concert Series: Sim Redmond Band, with opener Metasequoia | 5:00 p.m. |

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Events this Week

8/20 Wednesday

2025 Great New York State Fair |

9:00 a.m. |Starts today, 8/20 and runs through Labor Day, 9/1. | New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Greensprings Garden Club | 10:00 a.m. | From May to October, volunteer with us as we divide perennials, mulch plantings, plant shrubs, pull | Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, 293 Irish Hill Rd., Newfield | Free

200 Years: Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal Waterways | 10:00 a.m. | Join us at the Brick Tavern Museum and delve deep into Schuyler County ’s water transportation highway. | 108 N Catharine St., Montour Falls

Makerspace Open Hours — AM Session | 11:00 a.m. | Drop-in open hours, no registration required. Come for a short tour, or stay and work on a project - | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

The Member’s Show | 1:00 p.m. | The Member ’s Show exhibit gives the public the opportunity to see the new work coming out of The Ink Shop, one of Central New York’s best printmaking facilities | The Ink Shop, 330 E. MLK/State St., Ithaca | Free Good Grief Circle | 2:00 p.m. | The Age Well Center, 165 Main St., Cortland Wednesday Market at East Hill | 3:00 p.m. | Don’t have time to get to the pavilion every weekend, or need a mid-week haul? We have you covered. | 330 Pine Tree Rd., Ithaca

Local Lore of the Finger Lakes | 5:00 p.m. | This presentation will talk about a long-forgotten waterfall of the Finger Lakes and share images and stories of the falls and its history.

THIS WEEK

| Lodi Whittier Library, 8484 S Main St., Lodi | Free LGBTQ+ Youth Group | 5:45 p.m. | Join us at LGBTQ+ Youth Group to do crafts, play games, and socialize. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

The Writers' Room | 6:00 p.m. | Work on your writing project in the company of other writers. | Tompkins County Public Library ,101 East Green Street, Ithaca | Free What’s Cookin’ Jazz Trio | 6:00 p.m. | An evening of classic jazz standards. | Brookton’s Market, 491 Brooktondale Rd., Brooktondale | Free DJ Trivia with Dave Ashton | 6:30 p.m. | Join Dave Ashton for a challenging round of “ DJ Trivia” at Hopshire Farm and Brewery! Every Wednesday. | Hopshire Farm and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Road, Freeville | Free

Beloved Artistic Community Meet Up | 6:30 p.m. | Join Civic Ensemble for Community Soup — Storytelling toward the Beloved Community. | Ithaca

Community School of Music and Arts, 330 East State Street, Ithaca | Free Jazz Night at Deep Dive: Firefly Trio | 6:30 p.m. | Jazz Night at Deep Dive: Firefly Trio (6:30-8:30 p.m.), Big Band (8:30-10:30 p.m.), The People’s Jam! (10:30-12:30 p.m.). | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca | Free

Vinyl Swap & Shop | 7:00 p.m. |

Vinyl Swap & Shop. Buy / Trade / Spin. Bring records to trade, browse collectors ’ records for sale. | The Downstairs, 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St., Ithaca

Music on the Green: Nicholas Stark & These Dudes | 7:00 p.m. | Bring a chair, pack a cooler, and enjoy live music under the evening sky! | Homer Village Green West Homer Road, Homer Trivia! | 7:00 p.m. | Trivia Night with Bob Proehl at Liquid State! | Liquid State Brewery, 620 West Green Street, Ithaca | Free

Fireside Sessions | 7:00 p.m. | Sit around the fire with acoustic ambience & libations | New Park Event Venue & Suites, 1500 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca | $25.00 - $30.00

Wednesday Open Mic Night at The Nocturnal Café! | 7:00 p.m. | Free weekly Wednesday Open Mic night at The Nocturnal Café, Ithaca's nightlife alternative, featuring music, poetry, dance and more! | The Nocturnal Café, 103 S Geneva St., Ithaca | Free Top Hat | 7:30 p.m. | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 17 William St., 2nd Floor, Auburn |

OUR BELOVED IAGO | 7:30 p.m. |

Check website for additional dates and showtimes. | In this radical modern-day depiction of Shakespeare’s Othello, a soldier returns home to accolades and his beloved wife … and a dissociative personality disorder that wants to kill them both. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St., Homer

Nate Smith | 8:00 p.m. | Country superstar Nate Smith is set to light up Suburban Park on Opening Day, Wednesday, August 20 at the NYS Fair. | New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Latin Wednesday | 9:00 p.m. | Get ready for the RETURN of LATIN WEDNESDAYS, Ithaca’s longest running and hottest weekly dance part | The Upstairs, 106 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca

8/21 Thursday

Schwartz Center Open House Tours | 9:30 a.m. | The department of Performing and Media Arts is pleased to invite students to explore the Schwartz Ce | Cornell University, 144 East Ave., Ithaca

Lake and Land Tour Discover Cayuga Lake | 10:00 a.m. | Get the best of both worlds through Discover Cayuga Lakes Lake and Land Tour! | Allan H. Treman Marina, 805 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Ithaca

BEGINNINGS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: SIM REDMOND BAND, WITH OPENER METASEQUOIA

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 5:00 PM

Pop Up and Play with the YMCA | 11:00 a.m. | The YMCA is coming to visit YOUR neighborhood this summer! The Y will be traveling throughout Ithaca and Tompkins County to bring summer fun to families all over. | Montgomery Park, Elm Street, Dryden | Free Pickin’ In The Pasture Bluegrass Festival | 12:00 p.m. | Experience three days of world-class bluegrass and real country music. A full weekend ticket even includes free on-site camping, so you can stay and join in the late-night picking sessions. | Alexander Sheep Farm, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi | $30.00 - $110.00

Seeing Ithaca | 12:00 p.m. | Art Exhibit Group Show Seeing Ithaca | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street, Ithaca | Free

GO ITHACA Open Hours | 2:00 p.m. | Join GO ITHACA for Open Hours at TCPL! GO ITHACA is proud to help transform transportation in Tompki | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Story + Craft | 4:00 p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Book Discussion | 4:00 p.m. |A conversation about loving and caring for someone with mental illness. | Buffalo St. Books 215 North Cayuga St, Ithaca | Free

Third Thursday Artist Alley Open Studio | 4:00 p.m. | Join us for the monthly Artist Alley’s Open Studio Night. | Artist Alley at South Hill Business Campus, 950 Danby Rd., Ithaca | Free

Spencer Community Days 2025 | 4:30 p.m. | Spencer-Candor Lions Club presents a 3-day summer event, 8/21-23, that includes a parade, bingo, craft and food vendors, chicken BBQ, kids games and pageant, dunk tank, fireworks, and a concert by Bonnie Lee and the New Haymakers! | Nichols Pond Park Main St., Spencer | Free

Shadows Over Cayuga, True Crime Walking Tour | 5:30 p.m. | From scandalous postcards to vanished bodies, poisoned chocolates to financial double-crosses, this walking tour shines a flashlight on the people and press that shaped local justice. Join us at The History Center in Tompkins County Thurs-Sat at 5:30 pm. | The History Center in Tompkins County, 110 N Tioga St., Ithaca | $15.00

Richie Stearns, Steve and Wren Selin, and Crystal Amethyst | 5:30 p.m. | Come enjoy cider, delicious food, beautiful views, and live music at South Hill Cider! | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca

Se Leigheas Concert at the Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. |Join us in the Three Bears park for a free Celtic concert by Se Leigheas on August 21, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | Three Bears Ovid, 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free

The Business of Art | 6:00 p.m. | Led by Gladys Brangman, this workshop will focus on the often-overlooked aspects of making a living as an artist. | Community Arts Partnership, 110 N. Tioga Street, Tompkins Center for History and Culture, on the Ithaca Commons.| Free

Summer Flower Workshop | 6:00 p.m. |Spend a relaxing evening on a flower farm, wandering through gorgeous dahlia rows and using tips to arrange your own bouquet. | Jenny Creek Flowers 7048 Durling Road, Trumansburg

SO GOOD MUSIC SERIES: 4 Word

Days & The High Road | 6:00 p.m. | So Good Ice Cream, 5 N West St., Homer Public Sunset Cruise Discover Cayuga Lake | 7:30 p.m. |Enjoy a beautiful once in a lifetime sunset on Cayuga Lake! | Allan H. Treman Marina, 805 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Ithaca

Jasper String Quartet: Roots | 7:30 p.m. | The Jasper String Quartet (“flawless…expressively assured and beautifully balanced,” Gramophone)

l | First Presbyterian Church 97 E Genese St., Skaneateles | $35.00 - $47.00

Movies on the Homer Green: Wicked | 8:00 p.m. | Grab your blanket, lawn chair and cooler. | Homer Village Green West Homer Road, Homer The Amalgamators (8:00) | 12:00 a.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. M.L.K. Jr. St., Ithaca

8/22 Friday

Coffee Talk at the Chamber: Housing, Real Estate, Design, Architecture, Construction | 9:30 a.m. | Join the Chamber Team and peers in your industry for fresh coffee & conversation. | Tompkins Chamber, 124 Brindley Street, Ithaca American Red Cross Blood Drive | 10:00 a.m. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca PROS Journeys: Stories in Art (Art Showcase) | 5:00 p.m. | Art Showcase, free and open to the public! | Tompkins County Whole Health’s Mental Health Services Building, 201 E. Green St., Ithaca | Free

Friday Night Magic: Commander | 5:00 p.m. | Come down to Riverwood for a recurrent night of Commanderstyle Magic play! | Riverwood, 116 E State St., Ithaca | $5.00

Friday Sunset Music Series — ft. Far Trio | 5:00 p.m. | Join us for our Friday Night Sunset Music Series at the Vantage Point at Wagner Vineyards Estate Win | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Driftwood | 5:30 p.m. | Driftwood plays at South Hill Cider Golden Hour Music Series on August 22! | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca | $25.00 - $30.00

8/23 Saturday

Ithaca Mushroom Walks | 10:00 a.m. | Join Ithaca Mushroom Walks monthly in Stewart Park and discover the fascinating world of fungi. | Stewart Park, 1 James L Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | Free

Farmers Market Cruise Discover Cayuga Lake | 11:00 a.m. | Get the best of both worlds straight off the Ithaca Farmers Market dock! Enjoy the good times of the Farmers Market and Experience Cayuga Lake! | Ithaca Farmers Market, 545 3rd St., Ithaca, NY 14850, Ithaca

TRUMANSBURG FAIR

RUNNING THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Route 96, Trumansburg | All your favorite fair events, rides, and foods are back again this year, including the ever-popular demolition derby! (Photo: Facebook)

Family Storytime | 11:00 a.m. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Nashville Recording Artist Nate Michaels is back at The Windmill | 12:00 p.m. |Family Fun at the Windmill with Nate Michaels! Bring the whole family to The Windmill Farm. | The Windmill Farm and Craft Market, 3900 State Route 14A, Penn Yan Food Pantry | 12:00 p.m. | GYMSouthside Community Center 305 S Plain St., Ithaca Teresa Bakota Yatsko “Reimagination” | 12:00 p.m. | Teresa Bakota Yatsko’s one person exhibit “ Reimagination”. The 3-dimensional book sculptures in this exhibit have been created from a variety of upcycled books that were obtained from the Ithaca Friends of the Library Book Sale. Her work also brings Mosses and lichen into the work. | The Gallery at South Hill 950 Danby Rd. South Hill Business Campus South Hill Business Campus, Ithaca | Free

Intro to Chess Workshop | 1:00 p.m. | Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to learn the basics of chess from James Stone. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca Age of Dinosaurs Design and Doodle | 1:00 p.m. | Each week we will explore and discover dinosaurs

and non-dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era. We will have fossils from the time period, some great conversation, and help in creating your own design. Come anytime between 1-3 p.m. on Saturdays in August for your lesson in line drawing and fun illustration. | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96), Ithaca | $0.00 - $12.50

GrassRoots Unplugged! | 1:00 p.m. | Capital Campaign Benefit Festival. Featuring favorite local bands from GrassRoots & much more. $ | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St., Trumansburg

Writing with Revolutionary Lineage Towards Revolutionary Futures | 2:00 p.m. | In this generative workshop, we’ll read, discuss, and write together to consider how elements of poetic craft can urge us towards interrogation and action.

| Buffalo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Free ERICA ROSE EBERHART - DIMINISHED | 4:00 p.m. | Join local author Erica Rose Eberhart in conversation with Wren Cotrone for the release of her novel Diminished. | Buffalo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Free Live Music at the Danby Market: Whistlin’ Dyl | 6:00 p.m. | solid grooves that transport the listener

from a back porch venison roast to a hard driving funk to get you shaking whatever you got. | Danby Food and Drink, 1843 Danby Road, Ithaca | Free Community Line Dance | 7:00 p.m. | Community Line Dance | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd., Ithaca | $5.00 - $15.00

Wharton Studio Museum’s 15th Annual Silent Movie Under the Stars | 8:00 p.m. | With live original music by The Djangoners: Harry Aceto, Bobbie Henrie, Eric Aceto and Brian Williams. This year ’s film is The Eagle (1925) starring the inimitable Rudolph Valentino, alongside co-stars Vilma Banky and Louise Dresser. | Robert H. Treman State Park – Upper Entrance Ithaca | Free

Season Finale: Bill Charlap Trio | 8:00 p.m. | GRAMMY-winning pianist Bill Charlap is a champion of classic jazz and the American Songbook. He | Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards, 2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles | $48.00 - $225.00

8/24 Sunday

Outdoor Qi Gong Class— Sundays | 10:00 a.m. | Outdoor Qi Gong for Wellness and Nervous System Regulation. | Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Ithaca | $12.50 - $15.00

SILENT MOVIE UNDER THE STARS: THE EAGLE (1925)

SATURDAY, AUGUST

Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Stonecat Café | 10:00 a.m. | Summer Jazz Brunch Series: serving brunch from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Live jazz music from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. by M.A.Q., featuring Eric Aceto on violin, Harry Aceto on bass, Doug Robinson at guitar and vocals and Chad Lieberman on piano/ accordion. | Stonecat Café, 5315 State Route 414, Hector | Free Cornell Women’s Soccer vs Colgate University | 1:00 p.m. | Berman Field

Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point — ft. David Siurano | 1:00 p.m. | Stop in for a flight and beautiful views from the Vantage Point while enjoying an afternoon of live | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414, Lodi

CHILD OF LIGHT — JESI BENDER | 2:00 p.m. | Join Jesi Bender with Jennifer Savran Kelly for a discussion on experimental literature, upstate New York history, and Spiritualism! | Buffalo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Free Playwrights Jam | 5:00 p.m. | Lively readings of theatrical works in progress. Join as a playwright, actor, audience member, or all three! | Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W.

State / W. MLK, Jr. Street, Ithaca |

$0.00 - $10.00

Rose Ellen / Sam Lupowitz / Mandy Goldman | 7:00 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. M.L.K. Jr. St., Ithaca

DJ Trivia with Dave Ashton | 7:00 p.m. | Join Dave Ashton for DJ Trivia every Sunday night at Crossroads in Lansing! Bring your friends and | Crossroads Bar and Grill, 3120 North Triphammer Road, Lansing | Free

8/25

Monday

Teen Maker Mondays | 4:00 p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Jazz Mondays with Dave Davies RhythmMakers | 5:30 p.m. | Join us every Monday at South Hill Cider for cider, food, and live jazz with some of the best local musicians! | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca Summer Sing | 6:30 p.m. | A capella barbershop women’s group. No prior experience needed | First Baptist Church, 4443 Seneca Rd, Trumansburg | Free

Owen Erickson & Friends | 7:00 p.m. | The Downstairs 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St., Ithaca

Participatory Contra, Square, and Circle Dancing | 7:00 p.m. | Ithaca Commons, 171 E. State St./ Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ithaca

8/26

Tuesday

Meet with staff from the office of Congressman Riley | 1:00 p.m. | Representatives from the office of Congressman Josh Riley are available to discuss federal issues they may have. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca | Free Early Readers Book Club | 3:00 p.m. | Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club. This program is meant to int | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Taughannock Live Music

Series:Annie Burns & Friends | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg

Dead Dive Happy Hour w/ Terrapin Station | 5:00 p.m. | Introducing Dead Dive Happy Hour! Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from | Deep Dive Ithaca 415 Old Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca

LEGO Family Build Night | 5:30 p.m. | TCPL invites families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participant | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca

Music in the Hollow: Joe Crookston & The Ellis Hollow All-Stars | 6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Road, Ithaca | Free

Presentation Night | 7:00 p.m. | Celebrate the joy of learning at this evening of short talks by non-experts (and there ’s beer!). | Liquid State Beer Company, 620 W. Green St., Ithaca | $0.00 - $5.00

SingTrece’s Open Mic for Singers, Rappers, Songwriters, & Poets (7:00 p.m.) | 12:00 a.m. | The Downstairs and SingTrece Publishing Production Presents Ithaca’s Best Open Mic for Singers, Rapp | The Downstairs, 121 W M.L.K. Jr. St., Ithaca

8/27 Wednesday

Women’s Day at The Fair | 11:00 a.m. | A mini-fair will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Chevy Court Pavilion featuring many advocacy groups for women, including the Women’s Opportunity Center! Feel free to stop by to get information, learn, and ask any questions! | NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Gaza: Doctors Under Attack | 5:00 p.m. | Join us for a viewing and discussion of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, the documentary film that the BBC refused to air that shows the targeting, detainment, and torture of doctors and health care workers in Gaza. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca | Free Saltonstall Open House: Readings + Art | 5:30 p.m. | Save the date and join us for Saltonstall Foundation's third Open House of the 2025 season! | Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, 435 Ellis Hollow Creek Road, Ithaca | Free

Mike Titlebaum, saxophone | 7:00 p.m. | Mike Titlebaum, Ithaca College jazz professor and saxophonist, will be performing a concert with guest artists Catherine Gale, voice, and Nick Weiser, piano. Free and open to the public! | Ithaca College Center for Music, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca | Free

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