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oaves & Fishes of Tompkins County was officially air conditioned for the first time this summer after one resident took it upon herself to raise funding for the upgrade. The local soup kitchen, which operates out of. John’s Episcopal Church, announced that it had been air conditioned for the first summer since its inception 36 years ago. The release from the organization thanked one resident in particular for their unprecedented efforts. “When Sandy True heard that the soup kitchen wanted to buy some ceiling fans, she decided to raise $30,000 so it could go one step further and get air-conditioning,” the statement said. “True learned of the soup kitchen’s need for airconditioning through a grant request to Community Foundation of Tompkins County, and began calling friends to raise the money for the project. She and her husband, Jay, also donated $5,000 through a fund they had created at Community Foundation 16 years ago.” Loaves and Fishes had originally planned to request funding from the Community Foundation of Tompkins County for four ceiling fans. Without the fans, the building could heat up quickly and severely during summer, sometimes reaching upwards of 80 degrees while serving meals to people in need. “Nobody thought we could come up with the money for the air-conditioning,” said Rev. Christina Culver, executive director of Loaves & Fishes, in the release. “Then along comes Sandy, who said, ‘I can raise enough money to do this.’ We are very grateful for Sandy’s efforts and for the remarkably generous individuals whose gifts made our 36-year dream to cool the dining hall and kitchen come true.” “There are a lot of people in Ithaca who are very philanthropic if they hear the story and hear the need,” True said. “This was easy. We’re feeding the needy and we’re taking care of our elderly. If people are able to, they step up.”

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VetZero

Cross-country trek comes through Ithaca, raising veteran suicide awareness

ince April 15, Tommy Zurhellen has been walking from Portland, Oregon to Poughkeepsie, New York to boost awareness of the troubles war veterans face when they return to the United States. Originally a professor of creative writing at Marist College and a Gulf War veteran, Zurhellen’s mission started when he became the commander of his local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post in Poughkeepsie, which turned

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Tommy Zurhellen receives a salute from a young fan during his stop at Neighborworks in Ithaca last week. (Photo by Casey Martin)

into an eye-opening experience for him. He learned firsthand what many veterans go through, but after a while his frustration gave way to a loss of patience. Zurhellen felt he had to do something to make a difference. “I would get a call a day from a veteran needing this or wanting that and some of them were in really dire circumstances where really no one could help them,” Zurhellen said. “When we ran out of resources, I just ran out of

patience and thought, ‘This is no way to live.’ So, I decided to do this crazy adventure and raise awareness on a national level because I figured if this was happening in Poughkeepsie, New York, it’s probably happening all over.” Zurhellen, unfortunately, found what he had anticipated: Traveling across the country, he’s found many more towns in similar situations, and without necessary resources to help veterans dealing with mental health crises, addiction, homelessness, and other issues. To spread the word of his cause, Zurhellen created VetZero to serve as the name

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▶▶ Silent Night - Movie Night: On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Wharton Studio Museum is holding its ninth annual Silent Movie Under the Stars at Taughannock Falls State Park. This year’s film is “The General,” a classic starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton classic from 1926, with a Wharton Studio short before the film as well.

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Moviegoers are encouraged to bring a chair, a blanket. The screening of the movie starts at 8:00 p.m ▶▶ Music on The Commons- Hip-hop group Gunpoets will be taking the stage on Thursday, Aug. 22 as a part of CFCU’s Summer Concert Series. They have been one of the most popular draws over

the last several years, riding a constant theme of positivity and justice. The concert will be held at 6 p.m. at the Bernie Milton Pavilion downtown. An official afterparty will be held at Monks on The Commons at 8 p.m. In case of severe or inclement weather, the show will be moved to The Range, on the Commons.

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NYSEG hosted a public forum last week that attracted many area residents and lasted for several hours as people aired their grievances. (Photo by Casey Martin)

By C a se y Mar tin

HEY TOWNIES – WHAT’S YOUR TOWNIE PRO-TIP FOR STUDENTS MOVING IN THIS WEEK?

“Stay away from Townies” -Jonathan A.

Turn out the lights

ICSD and NYSEG plan separate fee hikes

“No CD. No Magic.” -Eliot T.

“Make sure your parents saved up for that 5th year!” -Gail S.

YSEG has residents up in arms over some proposed rate hikes that could be coming to electric bills in the area soon, both through the regional power company and the Ithaca City School District. On Aug. 14, NYSEG held a public hearing to gather countywide feedback on a proposed rate increase. The BorgWarner Room at the Tompkins County Public Library was inundated with protestors ranging from county residents to numerous members of Ithaca’s Sunrise Movement. The new rate increase would increase electric delivery rates by $156.7 million for NYSEG customers, or 20.4 percent on base delivery revenues and 10.4 percent in total revenues, and annual gas delivery rates

would increase by $6.3 million, or 3 percent in gas delivery revenues and 1.4 percent in total revenues. Average monthly residential electric bills would increase by $10.20 average gas bills will increase by $1.03, according to a fact sheet from the New York State Public Service Commission. Some of the elements of the proposed rate case are to gather funds for vegetation management to reduce the number of tree-related outages, replace leaking pipes at a rate of 30 miles of pipe per year, and heat pump adoption (a common thorn in the side for NYSEG customers). Regardless, residents and county officials are vehemently against the new rate increase. During a question and answer session, many residents wondered why

Bus stop “Dave Matthews Band is still COOL.” -Richie S.

Green Street intercity bus stop’s future goes before Common Council

arring a change of heart by Common Council, intercity buses will continue using Green Street as their main downtown Ithaca stop location indefinitely vafter the Planning and Economic Development Committee approved the measure last week. While the word “indefi-

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nitely” was only included after some debate, the committee decided that it would stay included as long as there was an amendment added which requires planning department staff to submit a report within six months documenting efforts to collaborate with Tompkins County on a

NYSEG has not considered having underground power lines. NYSEG officials said while underground electric lines would decrease their vegetation management costs, it would be difficult to locate problem circuits. The first person to speak during the public hearing was the chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, Martha Robertson. She felt the new rate increase would be detrimental to those who are already struggling to pay their current power bills. Robertson also accused NYSEG of a slow approach to repairing problem circuits, citing recent work done along Green Street that took longer than expected and some repair work being done to gas lines on South Titus Avenue. Other residents felt the Public Service Commission should deny the rate increase due to NYSEG’s inability to work on reducing harmful gas emissions and work to achieve New York State’s climate goals. Residents went on to comment about how NYSEG has not been cooperative with communities looking to use solar energy to power their homes. Judy Pierpont spoke on this point, saying that NYSEG needs to recognize climate change for the threat it has become. “It’s time for NYSEG to recognize climate disruption as the threat and challenge of our time,” Pierpont said. “In this community, we are working on cutting back on the use of long-term alternative location for a bus stop. The decision will now face a final decision before Common Council at next month’s meeting. Three bus companies have been using Green Street’s 100 block, which also has the Tompkins County Public Library, the Green Street Pharmacy, and other businesses, as the main downtown Ithaca bus stop for intercity bus trips for the last year. Since late summer 2018, the location has been used on an interim basis so city officials could monitor the impacts of having the stop there,

fossil fuels and encourage the use of renewable energy. But we can do very little if the utility, that has power over how energy is delivered and used, is not responsive to these changing necessities. NYSEG is dragging its feet, neglecting to design policies and programs that would reign in climate-disrupting emissions. They are proceeding with a ‘business-as-usual-approach,’ incentivizing and encouraging more gas use, not less and failing to promote renewable modalities.” Tompkins County Legislator Deborah Dawson spoke about how NYSEG has a responsbility to provide residents with safe and reliable service. Since New York State enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), NYSEG should be working to meet the state’s energy emissions goals. In terms of how NYSEG has been operating in providing customers with safe and reliable energy, Dawson found the utility company has been doing a poor job after attending a meeting for a project called Bright Line Ithaca. “We were assured that this was all they had to do to get this grid up to speed,” Dawson said. “What I see here is a pattern of deferred maintenance, which has now created an urgent need for repairs and now someone else is going to have to pay for that. I don’t see why we should be rewarding a utility with one purpose for failing to meet that purpose.” Other comments criticized NYSEG for not repairing obviously-failing infrastructure continued on page 11

and have apparently come away tentatively impressed. “Just as we had hoped, planning staff, working with the Downtown Business Alliance, has observed the positive outcome of having the intercity buses in the heart of downtown,” stated a memo from Planning Director JoAnn Cornish. “One of the biggest benefits is that riders can reach their Ithaca destination (both coming and going) via TCAT buses. Increased foot traffic on and near the Commons has continued on page 7

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Orchards for Sale

Lansing residents concerned about sale of Cornell Orchards

onica Lopossay moved to Lansing from Ithaca about five years ago, right by a portion of the Cornell Orchards on Sweazey Road. To her, the location was perfect to raise a family. “Essentially, it’s our backyard,” Lopossay said of the orchard and the property. “The

housing or who knows what it could get turned into—if Cargill decided to buy it and turned it into something to do with salt or what not,” she said. “That would really be the opposite of why we decided to move out to Lansing and raise our kids here.” The orchard rests on about 100 acres of land on 154

ment Station (CUAES). He also said all of the vertical tree fruit research takes place not only at the Lansing orchard, but also at the Ithaca orchard and the Geneva research station. “Basically, what’s happened over the last 10 to 15 years is a lot of the research has kind of been focused more at the Ithaca location, mostly because of the ease of proximity [with] the campus,” he said. “A lot of the programs have focused more on the teaching-learning aspect of what Cornell has to offer. So, it makes sense obviously that that takes place at the Ithaca orchard, rather than

A portion of the Cornell Orchards located on 154 Sweazey Road in Lansing that is slated for sale. (Photo by Andrew Sullivan)

reason why we chose it was because we have these two small kids, it’s a dead end road, there’s not a lot of traffic, and you have all of this beautiful forest that sits right behind our house.” However, now that the Cornell Orchards is planning on selling its Lansing portion—according to Cornell Real Estate the orchard in Lansing has yet to be put on the market—Lopossay, along with several of her neighbors, worry that the idyllic rural landscape that she lives by will no longer exist. The main portion of the Orchards, on Dryden Road, will remain. “To see it get developed into something [undesirable] like

Sweazey Road in Lansing, and also features forestry, streams and gorges. According to Lansing resident and former county legislator Michael Koplinka-Loehr, 60 of those 100 acres would be up for sale if they are placed on the market. Eric Shatt, the farm manager at the Lansing orchard, said the Cornell Orchards is consolidating its operations. “In the last three years, we planted more orchards at the Ithaca research orchard, and so we’re reducing the Lansing orchard but increasing the Ithaca orchard,” Shatt said. Shatt said the orchards are managed by the Cornell University Agricultural Experi-

the orchard in Lansing […] The acreage of fruit trees that CUAES was managing—we had more than we needed. So where do we cut back? And it made sense to cut back up in Lansing.” Lopossay’s biggest fear is that the land would be sold and turned into an industrial complex, and the environment currently present would be altered significantly. “If they’re going to put housing where the actual orchard is, I don’t have a problem with that,” she said. “But to destroy this beautiful ecosystem and this forest that is a habitat for so many different animals, especially endangered

bird species—there’s bee studies going on, and the gorges and things like that—to come in and destroy all of that to put in housing in this forested area would definitely be terrible, in my opinion, for us.” When asked whether or not the Cornell Orchards has control over the preservation of the environment during the sale of the acreage, Shatt recommended speaking with Cornell Real Estate on that matter. FLX Community Papers was able to get in touch with Cornell Real Estate, but was unable to get a comment from it prior to the publication of this article. Lopossay said she and the rest of her neighbors would love to see the environment at the orchard be preserved. “We are sad to see the orchard go because it’s beautiful,” she said. “We had envisioned dreams of our kids working at that orchard because our neighbors, their kids, who are all grown, they would go and work in the orchards in the summer and things like that.” “We want to see the forested area stay and the orchard part winds up being some housing. For me, personally, I don’t see that as an issue, but anything coming in that would be industrial, that would not be green, that would be a polluter … we certainly wouldn’t want to see anything like that.” Back in June, Lopossay and a couple of her neighbors urged the Lansing Town Council to support the preservation of the environment at the orchard. Moving forward, Lopossay said she and the rest of those involved will try to make any other local organizations aware of the importance of preserving the environment at the orchard. “I went around to the local wineries and made sure that they were aware that this land was up [for sale] in case they were looking for more acreage to grow their grapes,” she said. “I went to the [Finger Lakes] Land Trust and discussed things with them and potentially getting some kind of help in that kind of way from a state level or a Tompkins County level to get them involved in this.”

UPS&DOWNS

▶ Thumbs Down -The unpredictable scattershot nature of success on the Commons continues, as Bol restaurant is now for sale. The downtown noodle bar did not last very long, having opened in 2017, but once again highlights that even though the Commons are crowded, securing a storefront there is still hardly an assured precursor to success. ▶ Thumbs Down -This week marks one month since the brazen murder of Kennan Orson Michael Paul, allegedly by Denzil Dexter Cummings, in Ithaca in broad daylight near the Auden Ithaca apartments. Since the days immediately following the crime, there has been no update provided on the suspect’s whereabouts, efforts to find him, calls for tips, etc. We know he’s from Newark, New Jersey, so it seems likely that he wouldn’t have stuck around, but murders are so few and far between here that when they do happen, it would be nice to be kept more abreast. ▶ Seen -The idea is quite young, officially, but the City of Ithaca will begin discussing implementing a rule that would require members of the public to show photo ID before passing through security at City Hall. It can be tough to tell what will catch the public’s attention in Ithaca, but this feels like something that could wind up angering a lot of citizens (which the city acknowledged in its proposal).

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Time to Double Down By C h a r l ey G i t h l e r

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aurice Lamar Bradford of Hot Springs, Arkansas catapulted from his hometown across the country to Ithaca, New York in time for football practice in the summer of 2016. A legend at home referred to fondly as “Mo,” Cornell recognized this storied young man—a National Honor Society student with straight As, an admired athlete, and accomplished artist—as a student of promise. Combining rigorous studies with demanding physical performance for an incoming freshman far from home was challenging. “It eased any homesickness when I became fast friends with two other incoming African American football teammates—Malik Leary from Shreveport, Louisiana and Jelani Taylor from a community near Flint, Michigan,” says Bradford. “Somehow, we managed to squeeze three of us into a double and have been roommates and best friends ever since.” (Though luckily, they now have their own rooms in their shared apartment.) Bradford recognized Cornell as the school which could offer him the academic training he envisioned essential for his future: “I’m interested in seeing cities

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grow—in particular, growth for the poor and disadvantaged,” he said. After selecting Cornell,Bradford enrolled in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, with a major in urban and regional planning, and was designated a Meinig Family Cornell National Scholar. “Cornell’s urban and regional studies major helps me combine my passion for social justice with the necessary skills to promote positive social change.” Bradford says. “As a Meinig Scholar, Cornell’s resources and network of contacts give me a chance to do public service work while developing leadership skills for community benefit.” “I want to improve the circumstances of disadvantaged populations who lack equal opportunity to lead healthy lives,” he adds. “It will take firmly committed and informed advocates in our country to create good accessible public amenities for African Americans and other marginalized populations […] Gentrification, which has displaced poorer citizens, city disinvestment in minority-populated areas, historic redlining by banks and

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n a large conference room at Kraft Heinz corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, brand new CEO Miguel Patricio, who took the helm on July 1, sat at the head of a long burled walnut table. He had summoned a team of four of the leading lights from the marketing department to a late morning meeting. By way of refreshment, there was a spread of some of the company’s signature products: a bowl of Country Time Pork Cracklins, Velveeta mini cheese blocks, Oscar Mayer bologna, a quivering Jell-O mold generously topped with Kool Whip, Cracker Barrel yellow cheddar cheese sticks and a bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese. Condensation trickled down the side of a large glass pitcher of cherry Kool Aid. “People, we’re in trouble,” Patricio said, getting right to the point. “We finally released our 10-Qs for the first and second quarters, and it was grim. Disappointing earnings, shrinking market shares. We had to cut dividends and then there was a $15 billion asset write-down. Our stock is down 39 percent this year and more than 50 percent in the last year!” He paused to wipe his brow. “I need magic bullet ideas, and I need them yesterday.” “Sir.” It was Ghislaine Brisquet, director of marketing. “Our research is showing that some of our more traditional brands are having trouble getting traction with younger consumers.” “That’s just plain balderdash,” said Patricio. “Pardon my French, but our brands are synonymous with America. They’re iconic! Why, they’ve been the mainstays of everyone’s diet for decades!” “I have some charts in a Prezi …” began Brisquet. “Did you not hear me say ‘iconic’? Say, do we have any young people here in the building? Let’s get to the bottom of this right now,” said Patricio. “We have a summer intern in the outer office,” suggested Brisquet. “Let me see what I can do.” She went out and came back in with Astrid Cornstarch, a puppetry and gender studies major at Northwestern University in the final week of her internship at Kraft Heinz. “Good morning, young lady,” said

Patricio, standing up. “We were hoping to do a little in-house market research. Would you do me a favor and sample some of our buffet here, and give us some feedback?” “Um … this stuff?” said Cornstarch. “Yes, of course this stuff! From the Chicago region: a nice, firm whey protein concentrate, gently blended with milk protein, fat, and preservatives, presented in delightful cube shapes. Also from the great city of Chicago, simulated fried pieces of pork fat with a small amount of attached skin, and over here discs of a time-tested sandwich meat made from a slowground slurry of dyed leavings from the beef industry. On this plate, we have cheddar-style cheese-like sticks, which have reacted nicely with the air to acquire a light rind. We’ve paired them with one of our most popular powder-based fruit-flavored beverages. I believe you’ll find the combination both challenging and flavorful. Finally, I would recommend you take a quick trip to the coast, to the great state of Delaware, where you will find America’s favorite animal collagen-based dessert: Jell-O brand gelatin. Bon appétit!” Cornstarch stared for a long moment, then turned and walked out of the room without saying a word. “Boss, you want magic bullets? I got ‘em!” Billy Rubin, the genius behind the slogan ‘it’s always time for hot dogs’, leapt to his feet. “Get this - we roll out a fullon, old-fashioned advertising blitz. Huge ads in all the daily newspapers. We send out a team of salesmen, all dressed up nice, in suits, very classy, to every town across the USA. They go door-to-door, distributing free recipe books to housewives, featuring all our products. Also, flood the radio airwaves, maybe even sponsor a show … sales will go through the roof!” “Jeepers, I love it!” exclaimed Patricio. “That’s just what I’m talking about! Get the Oscar Mayer wienermobile out there. Put some Maxwell House in the percolator and get to work. We’re going to make our foods great again!”

well-respected throughout the state and beyond. His family understood that he had to work in Ithaca, so he could also Contin u ed From Page 6 train daily for football. Just as Johanna Anderson, INHS’s new director, was moving in, she hired Bradford as an “extra hand” to assist her. So, Bradford got to know and admire INHS quickly as Johanna settled in and the projects began multiplying. “At INHS, I was fortunate to learn a little bit about everything they do,” he said. “I spent time getting to know the people that INHS serves, learning how affordable housing operates in Maurice Lamar Bradford has gotten deeply involved with affordable housing the non-profit secefforts since moving to Ithaca just three years ago. (Photo provided) tor, and assisting with any tasks that funders, unregulated and unfair mortJohanna or any other staff member put in gage financing, and gerrymandering by front of me.” political groups have all contributed to “INHS has changed the landscape for the development of ghettos […] We need Ithaca,” he says. It gives me great pleato undo these planning shortcomings and sure to see families whose housing that make it right for the people that have been has been insecure take steps to securing affected.” stable, safe homes […] Wherever I go after After Bradford’s sophomore year, Ithaca, I will carry their story with me so he applied for a summer internship at Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, other communities can benefit.” COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

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increased as a result of the intercity bus operations, boosting downtown businesses.” City Attorney Ari Lavine informed the PEDC that OurBus, which had been the fourth bus company operating at the stop, has not renewed its operating permit since the end of their lawsuit against the city, but that there has been communication between the two parties as the city looks for a bus stop elsewhere. Alderperson Ducson Nguyen, who leads the TCAT board, said he had been pleasantly surprised by the lack of problems local buses had faced with the neighboring intercity stop. Committee member Laura Lewis cautioned that although the area is free of problems now, it’s important to keep an eye toward fall, when the annual influx of students will enter the area again. She added that the impending Green Street Garage construction should also be taken into account. “I’m concerned that we will be put into the position of responding rather than planning and setting some things in advance,” Lewis said.

The city was caught flat-footed last year when the owner-operators of the West End Bus Station decided to retire, leaving intercity buses without an official place to pick up and drop off customers before Green Street was hastily chosen. Committee member (and Chair for the night) Donna Fleming echoed those thoughts, and said she still feels that the stop’s location should be “very temporary.” Bolstering that thought, Cornish noted in her letter that staff would continue looking for other options that could serve as intercity bus stops on an interim basis as well as a permanent landing spot for the buses. There has been some sentiment from city officials previously that when the Seneca Street garage is inevitably rehabilitated or redeveloped, its ground floor could serve as the permanent intercity bus stop. “Meanwhile, staff continues to look for other suitable interim locations for intercity bus operations while planning for a long-term permanent location for an intercity transportation depot.”

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ear Editor, Please consider, when you write articles such as the current “Southside Strife,” the effect that the title you choose and the slant you take have serious consequences for our community. Yes, there are problems, but I’m sure if you want to continue this kind of journalism, you can find dramatic problems with the more well funded and powerful institutions in this community. Instead, I encourage the Ithaca Times and readers of this article focus on what is strong and deserves support in our community. As a volunteer at Southside since I moved back to Ithaca over four years ago, I have seen Southside survive administrative turnover, including the tragic death of Leon Lawrence. It has continued to have the consistent, inexpensive after school program where I’ve enjoyed reading to children. In these few years I have seen it helped hundreds of kids grow in knowledge about their history and in their self esteem. Our whole community benefits from the diversity of Southside programs, from Juneteenth to presentations such as Bettina Love’s “We Want To Do More Than Survive” to the well-planned meeting with Congressman Tom Reed. I expect better journalism from the Ithaca Times. Sincerely, Ruth Yarrow Ithaca, NY

outhside Community Center is a gem in our community, as is their Board Chair, Dr. Nia Michelle Nunn, who I have watched work tirelessly for years on behalf of our children and families. Time is money. Given Dr. Nunn’s credentials she could put her time elsewhere, and with great financial reward. Yet Nia’s reward has always been the feeling you get from tireless service to your community. It seems there are two sides here. One is quite vocal, one is not. This does not surprise me. Dr. Nia Nunn would fall on her sword before going after a young woman finding her way, regardless of the circumstances. She is kind, thoughtful, and stands firmly in her principals and her care for, and protection of, our young people…always. Nia is a friend, a fellow mom, and

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someone who was raised to give back, even at great cost. She is a woman of tremendous integrity. She is a leader we look to, and someone I call upon regularly to help me understand the complex issues, and intersectional nature, of race. (I should note her patience with me has been bottomless, despite my occasional ignorance.) The good Southside has done cannot be measured. I hope if this story moves forward we will hear from the countless people whose lives have been changed for the better because of this benevolent organization and it’s astute, generous leader. I’m sure the children whose lives were transformed, the parents whose hearts swell with gratitude, the elderly who have watched generation after generation benefit from this organization, and the people like me who watch in awe as this happens... I’m sure all of us will tell a very different story, and that story must be told. That is the history and legacy of Southside. Eliza VanCort, via Ithaca.com

n the past, I have had a lot of respect for this authors reporting work. Unfortunately, Matt Butler, I think you have missed the mark here. To only interview and report on one side of this story not only does a disservice to your paper, but also to our community. Before you publish next time, and before your editors allow you to do so, I would hope that you have gone above and beyond to capture both sides. Dr. Nia is an important spokesperson for SSCC but if she was unavailable there are countless members of the board and SSCC community who could have testified to the important work of this organization and to the bias in the allegations that have been lodged against it. Southside is an amazing and important organization that, like the majority of our local nonprofits, has been through a tough period of transition. As our local community paper, I’d prefer to see you invested in propping up organizations that have served and continue to serve US, and that are thriving despite hardships in the past. I would also like to point out (as others have) that your portrayal of this conflict is incredibly problematic. I would encourage you as a reporter, to think more carefully about your whiteness, your maleness and the privilege that goes along with both of those identities before reporting on key issues affecting people of color in our community. Aubryn Sidle, via Ithaca.com

Editor’s Note Suggesting the Ithaca Times did not reach out to or give Dr. Nia Nunn a chance to comment on our story is inaccurate. Nunn was sent a list of 10 questions four days before press time and her relevant answers were included in the story.

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Nationwide enrollment decreases showing up in Ithaca

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or the first time in recent memory, all three area colleges will have smaller freshman classes this year than in years past. Higher education enrollment has been falling for years, with New York leading the pack among states for decreasing college attendance with over 45,000 less students year over year enrolling in school, according to Inside Higher Ed. Many colleges and universities across the country are seeing declines in enrollment, specifically those in the Northeastern United States and a few in the Midwest. New York leads this group, with over 45,000 less residents attending college. There’s a variety of factors that produce that result: lower birth rates, a shrinking middle class with less money to spend, etc. While Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College have both 8 T

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noted falling enrollment in the past, to varying degrees, the more prestigious Cornell University’s student population has remained mostly steady or rising. Yet this year, some of the telltale signs of over-enrollment are less common around Cornell’s campus, like an abundance of “forced triples,” the practice of wedging a third student into a dorm room designed for two. As stated, there’s a nationwide trend of lower higher ed enrollment, but how are schools handling that in an area so dependent on sustained student presence? CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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about 14,100 in 2011 to 15,100 last year. Jon Burdick, the school’s newly hired vice provost of enrollment, said year-byyear enrollment numbers can be volatile, particularly considering the high number of applications Cornell receives as an Ivy League school. According to data published by Quartz, Cornell’s applications actually fell fairly substantially from 2018 to 2019 (51,328 to 49,118), although the school still easily had the highest number of total applications received and highest acceptance rate among Ivy League schools this past year. Speaking only in terms of freshman year classes, Cornell enrolled 3,218 for the Fall 2019 semester, compared to 3,325 the year before. That’s the schoo’s lowest freshman enrollment since 2015; the figure usually hovers between 3,3003,400. “My aim is to help keep the yield high enough that we can predict with good

O n e o f To m p k i n s C o r t l a n d C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e’s gymnasiums. After years of l o s i n g s t u d e n t s , T C 3 s aw s i g n s o f s ta b i l i z i n g t h i s y e a r . ( P h o t o b y C a s e y M a r t i n) confidence how our final class will look each year, but also to continue making sincere offers to many of the world’s best students, knowing that for many of these Cornell is the best match,” Burdick said. Burdick acknowledged that Cornell’s yield is good currently, and that he wouldn’t necessarily be seeking to increase it substantially, even if it meant sometimes having a lower enrollment total. His twopronged approach to attracting students is more or less to show the total value of a Cornell education, which he said would take more consistency in guiding students through the entire application and admission process, including getting them fi-

nancial assistance, while also emphasizing Cornell’s potential position to lead both Ivy League schools and private land grant

transfer students, Eversley-Bradwell said. One piece of good news is that this won’t affect the class sizes too much. “The average class size for Ithaca College is 17 and the faculty ratio is 11 to 1, so we have relatively small classes already and I don’t anticipate that this adjustment will make too many differences within the classroom,” Eversley-Bradwell said. “The other is that students are enrolled by academic program, so in a few areas, for first-year students, we’ve exceeded what we had planned for in terms of enrollment, and so those classes might be slightly larger. And then there are other areas where we had anticipated a few more students and so they’ll be slightly smaller.” Eversley-Bradwell does not see any surprises with the number of students who will be returning to Ithaca College. Th e f o u n ta i n s o n It h ac a C o l l e g e’s There are some challenges in c a m p u s . ( P h o t o b y C a s e y M a r t i n) enrollment management, but Eversley-Bradwell is working to ensure that any prospective universities. students have enough time to decide on “No institution has a greater chance to Ithaca College. lead across both sectors, and that’s an au“We’re working with, for us, a majority thority we should be happy to exercise,” he of 17- and 18-year-olds who are making a said. “President Pollack and many other decision, and we are trying our best to figleaders at Cornell seem excited to begin ure out how those decisions will go,” Everboth kinds of work.” sley-Bradwell said. “We certainly planned for a bit larger first-year class. We worked ITHACA COLLEGE throughout the summer and beyond our As Ithaca College’s admissions decline, deadlines to extend the application and so does its student population. This fall, deposit deadlines for students who are still the college is welcoming just over 1,500 interested in entering this fall, so we were first-year students and about 90 transfer able to add a few additional students to the students. According to Nicole Eversleyincoming class. That also means we will Bradwell, the interim vice president and be more encouraging for students in the director of admissions for Ithaca College, spring 2020 enrollment, and so those are these numbers are significantly less than the areas where we make adjustments.” what would normally be anticipated, but Local residents have seized upon the in today’s higher education environment enrollment downturn to use as a weapon they aren’t totally unexpected. against student housing development. This “It’s an overall trend for colleges and was a slight factor in resistance to Cornell’s universities in the Northeast as our colNorth Campus Residential Expansion, but lege-going populations have decreased has taken on a much more prominent role and are expected to decrease,” Eversleyin the debate over South Hill rental develBradwell said. “At Ithaca College, in terms opment, most notably 64 units of rental of first-year incoming students, we’ve had apartments at 815 S. Aurora St. which a consistent enrollment [but 2019] is the would likely cater to Ithaca College stubiggest variance we’ve had over the past dents primarily. four years.” With a bevy of factors to consider, parIthaca College took in below what was ticularly cost, the strength of an academic anticipated for first-year students, but was program, and proximity to home, there are slightly ahead of what was anticipated for

numerous reasons for the recent downturn of students. TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

little bit harder, so that’s what I’m here to do.” McCalley said over the last several years, the school’s adult-focused initiatives (as opposed to high school student) have been reined in a bit at its locations in Ithaca and Cortland, but he plans on gradually expanding them again. That decision is partially motivated by the possibility of an impending recession on the horizon that could mean another influx of students who lose jobs and go back to school. TC3 is preparing to start running micro-credential classes, which would provide students with classes giving them six to nine hours of training in specific certification areas. McCalley said they’ve instituted this after finding a demand for it among local businesses, who can hire the students once they’ve gone through the proper training at TC3 through the micro-credential courses. That initiative is indicative of both TC3’s mission and a near-term strategy: adding educational options that prioritize trades training, and making sure it’s better prepared this time if it experiences a jump in students. It fits with McCalley’s main goals of avoiding

Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) serves a different purpose than the other two schools in the area, catering to a population with lower incomes and who are more likely to have life circumstances interrupt their educational endeavours. Vice President of Student Services Greg McCalley said since 2014, TC3 has seen steady declines in enrollment until this year, when there appears to be almost no change from last year’s enrollment. According to statistics provided by the school, since 2011 the fall has been precipitous: going into that year, TC3 boasted over 4,000 students enrolled; seven years later, that number has cratered to just over 2,000. McCalley was hired in 2018 to help stem the continuing enrollment fall, so even just a leveling off is a decent start, particularly considering the aforementioned drops at Cornell and IC. “It sounds crazy, but I’m glad to even see it staying even at this point,” McCalley said. “We had this big peak, and maybe some decisions were made like building a few too many dorms thinking that would go on forever, but I think we’re coming back to our normal.” McCalley said that in 2008, enrollment skyrocketed as a result of the economic crash at the time; with more people out of work, they were forced to come back to school, and TC3 served as a reliable and less expensive alternative than other higher education options. The odd reality is that, for TC3, the economic problems of the country usually end up boosting enrollment as people seek For the first time in several years, further education or another C o r n e l l’s f r e s h m a n e n r o l l m e n t degree to open more profesf e l l . ( P h o t o b y C a s e y M a r t i n) sional opportunities. The school’s strategy for attracting more students has been to localize another overextension of resources while still maximizing the breadth of opportunitheir focus, reducing recruiting efforts in ties the school can provide students in the farther reaches of upstate New York like community. Buffalo in favor of students in and around “We’re a community college, so we’re Tompkins County. here to serve the community,” McCalley “We pulled back our efforts and [now] said. “I think we have a lot of opportunity we’re just kind of refocusing where we get there [...] We’ve got to go out in the comour students from and building relationships again with the high schools,” McCal- munity and find out what’s needed and see what we can do here.” ley said. “No criticism of the past—I just think we expected them to come. Now we have to build it, and we have to work a Au gu s t

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Gary Bucci elected to IC Athletics Hall of Fame By Ste ve L aw re nc e

hen Ithaca College Athletics announced its 2019 Hall of Fame class, and Gary Bucci’s name was on the list, I was among those who said “It’s about time.” After graduating in 1976 as a standout two-sport athlete, Bucci has served as an assistant football coach and a broadcaster, and has now, in his mid-60s, returned once again to be a part of head coach Dan Swanstrom’s football staff. I have known Bucci for 40 plus years, and we played against one another in a summer baseball league for several years. It was a “town team” league, and while most teams got by with home-grown players, the team from Candor took a look at the rule book and saw that they could stay within the rules while bringing in players from Ithaca College (20 minutes up Route 96B) and soon, players like Bucci and the Ciccetti brothers were tearing it up. Bucci was a very tough out as a baseball player, and he had a really high on-field IQ. I have seen him many times over the years, and I recall asking him how painful it was when his sons, Joe and Massimo, traded in their baseball bats for lacrosse sticks. He laughed and said, “I was all about baseball. I built a field in our yard, but they felt that baseball was a little slow for them. I could never complain when I saw how much they loved lacrosse, so I learned the game and became one of their

When I called Gary to congratulate him on his HOF induction, he told me, “I got a call from [Athletic Director] Susan Basset a few months ago informing me that I would be inducted.” Bucci said that when he learned that it would be the 50th Hall of Fame class, and that the college would be inviting all Hall of Famers to come back, he was thrilled. “It will be a great weekend: the induction ceremony, Coach [George] Valesente’s retirement celebration— plus, we’ll be playing Buffalo State, which is [former teammate] Jerry Boyes’s team, for our homecoming game,” Bucci said. (Boyes coached the Bengals for many A newspaper clipping of Gary Bucci during his years, and is now the college’s athletic playing career in the 1970s. (Photo provided) director). Throughout our conversation, Gary kept stating how grateful he is to be recognized. coaches.” (Joe and Massimo were both “I played a long time ago, Steve,” he stellar players at Ithaca High, both played said, “and while many things have changed Division 1 lacrosse at Georgetown, and Joe has moved into the collegiate coaching since 1976, the Ithaca College athlete hasn’t. There is a great legacy here, the ranks.)

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teams have done a lot of winning, they have a lot of staying power, and I can’t wait to see who comes back for the ceremony.” He added, “I’ll be bringing [my wife] Teresa, my boys, some friends from home, and I am really looking forward to seeing not just the guys I played with, but some of the ones I coached as well. I am honored, and I am humbled.” As for his current stint as an assistant football coach, Gary said, “It’s a real honor to be able to come back and be a part of Dan’s staff. I’m the only Ithaca College guy on the staff, and I hope to bring some history and legacy to the program.” The Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Friday, Oct. 11. ● ● ●

A decade and a half ago, the murmurings around town were that Kyle Dake, the kid from up the road in Lansing, might have a shot at being the best wrestler in his weight class in all of New York State. He proved to be just that. A few years later, it appeared that Dake might be the cream of the crop in the entire NCAA at 141 pounds. He was, and then, at 149, 158, and 165 in the ensuing three years. Last year, Dake represented the USA at the World Wrestling Championships, and after he rolled through the tournament, outscoring opponents 37-0, we were able to say it: Kyle Dake is the best in the world in his weight class. We might get a chance to say it again, as Dake just took care of business against former Oklahoma State wrestler Alex Dieringer to earn a trip to his second consecutive UWW World Championships after the 79-kilogram weight class was announced in 2017. The 2019 UWW World Championships in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) will begin on Saturday, Sept. 21st.

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of his movement,e stemming from his desire to see many of the negative statistics regarding veteran care be lowered to zero. Much of his efforts symbolize some of the vital statistics relating to veterans. One example is Zurhellen’s goal of walking 22 miles a day as a symbol of the 22 veterans per day who commit suicide, according to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. He set a fundraising goal of $40,387 on Go Fund Me, which represents the number of homeless veterans (at the time) in the country . As of this writing, he has raised $36,218, all of which will be donated to nonprofit organizations that aid veterans. Zurhellen is expected to complete his walk on Aug. 23, when he will arrive in Poughkeepsie. This journey has been an awakening for Zurhellen, who has talked with many veterans throughout his travels. While walking through Grand Rapids, Michigan, he met a homeless veteran named Arizona Mike, whose story touched him. “When I started this walk, I used all the stereotypes that everyone else uses about our homeless people in America,” Zurhellen said. “But now that I have been a homeless veteran for the last four months, I saw Arizona Mike really differently and it leveled the playing field. I could talk to this man. I saw him as a human being who needed help. But, that’s the thing about veterans: They never ask for help, they don’t want to ask for help. They’re taught to be self-sufficient, not to complain—it’s ingrained in them.” As with any journey, there are plenty of obstacles. Initially, Zurhellen was in pain from walking great distances every day, though his body eventually acclimated. Throughout the walk, he planned his routes based on the amount of water he could carry between towns, adding to not only the physical toll but the mental challenges as well. “Wyoming was a challenge all in itself: 8,000 ft. elevation, just mountains,” Zurhellen said. “The physical challenges were really daunting. I’m really lucky I started in Portland and came back here because it’s much harder out west than it is out here with regards to physical challenges. Now that I’ve done it for four months, the physical challenge of getting up and walking 22 miles as I did today and the day before that—[it’s] not as hard as you might expect when you start out. It’s the mental challenge of getting up and staying detached from your normal life—that’s the hard part now.” Zurhellen plans on continuing the work of VetZero in the future but doesn’t see another cross-country walk being a part of it. He has, however, considered doing an annual challenge each year to continue raising money for veterans.

well. The rate case will be decided on by the Public Service Commission sometime next year. On Aug. 13, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) held its own public hearing about a proposed tax on utilities. Residents came out in droves to speak against the tax. The new tax is being presented as an alternative way to garner revenue for the school district. ICSD is proposing a .5 to 3 percent tax on utilities. Former board member Arthur Berkley, who served for 16 years on the ICSD board, delivered

an impassioned statement about why the proposed tax is both unnecessary and creates an added burden on school district residents. “For these poorest residents, paying added gas, electric, and communication costs will be a considerable problem, perhaps requiring a choice between food and other care for children, or buying needed medicine for parents or other low-income adults,” Berkley said. Many residents echoed Berkley’s comments, with all stressing the effects this will have on the poorest residents within the school district. Considering the county is already shackled with a 20-percent poverty rate, interest in having a tax is

minimal. They also argued that they felt blindsided by an additional tax being proposed just months after a new budget was passed. While a proposed resolution, let alone a vote on the new tax isn’t in sight, statements from ICSD have indicated that if a majority can come to an agreement, a vote could be cast as early as Dec. 31, 2019. E dw i n J. Vi er a

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Members of the Sunrise Movement in DeWitt Park. They can be found on the Commons or elsewhere downtown and around Ithaca recruiting new members and educating about climate change. (Photo by Casey Martin)

New faces at the table

he Sunrise Movement is a nationwide effort to push climate change reform that has been quick to make its mark in Ithaca, driven by youth voices and faces that previously may have had some difficulty making an impact. The local chapter of the group started in January, and over the past eight or so months has amassed about 20 regular members. They count one of their first victories as Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick’s proposed Ithaca Green New Deal, which was unanimously passed over the summer by the Common Council. The local group is one of hundreds around the country, called “hubs,” which serve to carry out Sunrise’s country-wide effort on a local scale, while national politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is closely associated with the group, stage the fight on a broader scale. Cheyenne Carter and Mike Moritz are two of the local chapter’s active members, along with Marisa Lansing, Rebecca Evans, Magda Kossowska and Noa Shapiro, among several others. Essentially, they said, Sunrise’s mission is based on fighting for climate justice built around social equity. They emphasize some of the en vogue terms of progressives, like prioritizing intersectionality in their climate change work—in other words, making sure that whatever progress is made against climate change will be positive for everyone, including marginalized populations. “To create sustainable change, you have to start small and go from there,” Carter said. “If you start on the outskirts, it’s kind of hard to get in. But if you’re already in, then you can spread out.” That statement sums up the gist of the local Sunrise Movement’s mantra: start at the lowest levels and effect change all the way up. “We want to make Ithaca a leader in this climate crisis movement,” Carter said. How they’d like to see that goal achieved, though, isn’t fully clear at the moment. The Green New Deal’s passage was significant, and will theoretically push Ithaca toward complete carbon neutrality by 2030. The next steps are less tied to policy steps and more focused on the kind of grassroots political action that has been

a point of emphasis for progressive groups since the 2016 election: empowerment of potential political candidates, organizing those who want to participate outside of politics into activism groups, etc. It can be a challenge, though, to be taken seriously as an activist when someone sees such a young face connected to the words. Moritz and Carter are fresh out of college, and the rest of their group is around the same age. Meanwhile, a significant portion of the environmentalist community around the area is older, bringing with them years of experience and knowledge. Though the local Sunrise group lacks those credentials, they’re confident that they can make up for it in energy and passion while picking up lessons along the way. Being the new faces at the table, Moritz said, can have its disadvantages, but they don’t only want a seat at the table for themselves—in their minds, the quicker they open up discussions to those who previously haven’t been involved, the more can get done and the more equally beneficial the results will be. As we’ve heard for the past several months from published study after published study, the time to act appears to be rapidly slipping away. “There’s a real energy right now around young people using our voices,” Moritz said. “We hope to say, ‘Hey, what’s your climate narrative?’ and be able to help other young people connect to their climate narrative, to connect to climate action.” While their goals might be intersectional, Moritz and Carter admitted that currently, diversity is at a premium in the group. But they at least sound committed to changing that, extending an invitation to people from all backgrounds to participate with them. “Right now, we see people who have a car, who have money, who have the privilege to make some of these choices and live very comfortably,” Carter said. “We would like to see homeless people at our table, we would like to see single mothers, recovering addicts, we’d like to see people from all corners of the community.” M att Butler

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fter packing their bags, saying their goodbyes, and taking the plane, train, car, or whatever transportation may be required to get to Ithaca, thousands of fresh-faced college students flood local colleges from all around the country. While many students are ready to undertake all-things-adult, Ithaca is also saturated with activities more fit for the inner kid who is excited for the all-you-can-eat pizza in dining halls.

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“Watching movies together in a communal setting is a great mental health break for students and can connect them back to fond movie-going memories from their childhood,” cinema director Doug McLaren said. As students begin navigating adulthood and learning how to handle inherent life changes, motion pictures at the Cornell Cinema are also a prime option to understand those feelings, McLaren said. “Narrative cinema is also a great way to process difficult subjects like trauma and grief, often wrapped up in ‘childish’ dressing; the best Hollywood comedies and Pixar films deal with adult subject matter in a kid-like way,” McLaren said. “Perfect for those as they leave their parents’ nest for the first time.” Tickets at the cinema are up to $9.50 for students, or up to $30 for an all-access pass to nearly all movies throughout the semester, which can feature newly-released movies and educational films, including documentaries, international films, and filmmaker events.

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ITHACA COLLEGE History of American Popular Song MUNM 25700 This is the sort of class that can sneak up on you. History of American popular song sounds like a throwaway course, something the jocks and stoners would take in cartoons to pass the time. But music is such a gigantic part of nearly everyone’s lives that wouldn’t it be beneficial to know what we’re actually listening to some of the time beyond a surface level? The course tackles lyrical content, song meaning, contextualizes the evolution of certain musical styles and reviews America’s history of music. It’s designed for non-music majors, so even if you’re devoid of musical background, you won’t feel out of your depth in the classroom. Politics of Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Culture - CSCR 14500 It becomes clearer and clearer everyday: race factors play a role in everything, bar almost none, and it feels like we’re finally starting to listen to the smart people who have said that for years. With that in mind, it’s probably a good idea to introduce oneself to that line of thinking (if you hadn’t before) and jump into a class that deals with race, ethnicity and culture. While there are plenty at IC, this one seems to hit several important bases: “Explores the impact of race on both individual identities and on the life opportunities afforded to different racial groups in the United States” reads the class description.

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until 4:00 a.m. Some of their specialty calzones include the Garbage calzone, which comes loaded with macaroni, onions, mustard, hot sauce, cheddar cheese, and a choice of chicken, sausage or beef. Another specialty is the Garden Calzone, consisting of green peppers, salad seasoning, tomatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, mozzarella and ricotta cheese. College Town Pizza at 139 Dryden Road remains open until midnight from Sunday through Wednesday and stays open until 3:00 a.m. from Thursday to Saturday. Enzo Pizzeria at 319 College Avenue offers a mix of Italian cuisine and Halal delicacies. This is the place to go for those midnight falafel cravings. During the week, Enzo’s closes at 1:00 a.m. but extends to 2:00 a.m. on the weekends. Domino’s Pizzeria at 311 E. Green Street remains open to 1:30 from Monday to Thursday and remains open until 2:00 a.m. on the weekends. Other places include Luna Inspired Street Food serving variations of street foods such as a pho-rito that comes with sliced steak and Vietnamese noodles with bean sprouts, fresh basil and cilantro, cashews infused with Thai chili oil. They are open to 11:00 from Sunday to Thursday and remains open until 1:30 a.m. between Thursday and Saturday. Downtown has plenty of late-night delights that are sure to satisfy the most intense of cravings. These places include Sammy’s Pizzeria at 215 E. State Street which doesn’t close until 2:00 a.m., Casablanca Pizzeria located at 111 E. State Street which closes at 11:00 p.m. during the week and 2:00 a.m. on weekends, and the Ithaca Ale House at 111 North Aurora Street that stays open until 1:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and closes at midnight on Sunday. Finally comes the Universal Deli Grocery at 428 Eddy Street which stays open until 1:00 a.m every night.

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BIKING Need a Bike? Affordably adopt and repair a used bike through Recycled Ithaca Bikes (RIBS) or Finger Lakes ReUse Center. Bike rental and electrical bikes through Boxy Bikes are a great option for getting up the many hills in Ithaca. LimeBikes, obviously, have become a nearly unmissable part of the city as they appear to be everywhere, and while convenient you will need to download an app. Try Big Red Bikes if you live on or near Cornell campus or explore the Farmer’s Market, Waterfront and Black Diamond trails on a bike from Ithaca’s Bike Rental. When biking, wear a helmet and bright attire in order to be visible. Anyone under the age of 14 must wear a helmet. It is important to ride along with traffic and use hand signals when turning or changing lanes. Use bike lanes or boulevards whenever possible. Remember to bring a reliable lock to secure your tire and bike to a bike rack. Local bike maps can be helpful to planning your route for a safe commute. If you prefer to skate, local shops like Homegrown can be a great resource for your needs. Skate safely along with traffic while cautious of people walking on pedestrian ways and cars backing out of drive ways. Safety gear includes helmet, elbow and knee protection. Be mindful of your speed. Slow down and avoid

descending down steep hills for your safety and the safety of others. Also check out Ithaca Skate Park, 401 Wood Street. Connect with local active transportation advocates at Bike Walk Tompkins and other organizations at the upcoming Streets Alive Ithaca held in the fall. Learn more about the event or sign up to volunteer at streetsaliveithaca. com

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Schreurs, a participant in the One-to-One program mentioned who had pledged to pay his Little Brother’s college tuition but who died in an accident. Mentors in this program are encouraged to connect on a deeper level with their student pairing, providing a litany of services in a variety of different circumstances. “Maintains contact with the youth’s family, offers friendship, encouragement, emotional support and advocacy and spends time with the youth academically or socially,” the program’s description states. Beyond that, students in the program are provided with several different things that will theoretically give them more of an opportunity to reach and succeed at college, including college preparation, finding financial aid resources, advocacy and support during crisis, and the like. Mentors are expected to spend 3-4 hours per month at least with the youth, providing an image of a “positive role model,” while tutors should be spending two hours per week at least providing help with homework.

ONE-TO-ONE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the most successful and prominent mentorship programs in the country, and Ithaca’s no different. Eligible students are between the age of 6-14, and the friendship they build with their Big Brother or Big Sister is aimed at fostering a cooperative relationship between both parties that enriches both lives in unique ways. “Big Brothers and Sisters are volunteers from the community who have decided that they would like to play a positive role in the life of a local child,” the program description states. “They come from all walks of life and range in age. All volunteers have committed to spend about 2 hours a week for at least 1 full year with your child.” Bigs are selected through a vetting process that includes in-depth interviews, a background check, checks with references and an orientation process to reinforce policies and guidelines. “Big Brothers and Big Sisters help children learn their own abilities and worth, teach them how to have friends and be friends, and provide them with opportunities for fun and discovery.”

Big Play! Hangar brings strong series of plays during last week of August

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ne of Michael Barakiva’s hallmarks is abundance, and he has elected to end his third season as the Hangar’s Artistic Director with a veritable feast of language, a rotating repertory of three great plays about American families in staged readings, ‘The Big Play Festival!’ The casts and directors consist primarily of artists who live in the Ithaca area or who have appeared in a Hangar Mainstage production this season. The BPF! runs August 22–31, and one ticket (just $40) will grant access to all three plays. The festival opens Thursday with “August: Osage County,” Tracy Lett’s Tony and Pulitzer winning darkly comic drama of a family imploding as they regather at their Oklahoma homestead upon the disappearance of their patriarch. Friday night we find ourselves in 1950s Chicago with Lorraine’s towering drama of an African-American family, “A Raisin in the Sun.” Saturday afternoon finds us in the environs of New York City in the heart of the depression, in Kaufman & Hart’s evergreen comedy classic, “You Can’t Take It with You.” Each play will have four performances over the two weeks (hangartheatre.org). These are truly big plays, featuring 40 speaking parts and 35 actors. Barakiva states,

“When we were putting the Big Play Festival! together, we chose pieces that we felt would highlight the extraordinary talent of our area. But now that the first rehearsals have taken place, I can say, wowsers! You sort of can’t believe how explosive the stories are, from the heartbreaking nuance of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ to the hilarity of ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ to the operatic drama of ‘August: Osage County.’ We’ve said it before—and putting the BPF! together has proven it beyond any doubt—Ithaca’s got talent!” Using about half of the expanse of the empty American Eagle storefront at the Shops of Ithaca, Cornell faculty member Beth Milles is working with Jane Blass as the drug addled, aging, yet remarkably sharp-tongued mother of the Weston clan, Violet, and Kathleen Mulligan as her eldest daughter, Barbara, in the middle of a ferocious battle. “August” is filled with meaty characters, juicy conflicts, and an aching combination of laughs and heartache. (They rehearse to a faint background of mall muzak.) Blass was Jack’s Mother in “Into the Woods” and George in “Kinky Boots.” Violet gives audiences a chance to see her in a major key in a barn-burning role. Mulligan teaches in Ithaca College’s theatre program. Playing the paterfamilias is Craig Macdonald, who leans in to whisper to me, “It’s ‘Crimes of the Heart,’ ‘King Lear,’ and ‘Three Sisters’ as told by Sam Shepard,” a fairly concise rendering of Letts’ sprawling play. Later Jennifer Herzog comes in as youngest sister Karen in a non-stop stream of optimism undercut by Mulligan’s terse responses. Then there’s stolid long-suffering Ivy, played by Effie Johnson. Not one of them safe in their mother’s orbit.

Milles, who has directed new plays nationwide is striving to find a balance between the fully acted and letting the play live in the language mainly as she leans into cast with her characteristic intensity and liveliness. Meanwhile Bob Moss is planted high above Cayuga, in a spacious suite at South Hill Business Park with Kaufman & Hart’s Sycamore clan. Moss founded Playwright’s Horizons, was the Hangar’s first long-term Artistic Director and served a similar term at Syracuse Stage. He has a long and treasured history with this comedy, having stage managed the fabled Broadway revival in the 60s which featured the legendary Rosemary Harris in the role of the daughter, Alice. Moss avers that this shifted the play’s gravity, revealing the warm heart beating beneath a gallery of eccentric anti-conformists. He has gathered a cast that includes old mainstays of his days at the Hangar—Macdonald as the frosty Wall Street Mr. Kirby, father of Alice’s intended, Tony and Dane Cruz as the fireworks-obsessed Paul Sycamore; colleagues of his Syracuse days, including a rascally Rodney Hudson as Grandpa Vanderhof; and a number of other members of the Hangar family (several from “A Christmas Carol”). Helen Clark is back in town, in toe shoes, as Essie; Karl Gregory delightfully chewing the little scenery as her ballet teacher Kolenkhov, while Sandrinne Edström (Little Red this season) and Joshua Sedelmeyer (Fred in “A Christmas Carol”) play the young lovers with verve. Moss whispers to me “I love rehearsals more than anything.” His concentration is on the many entrances and exits, working to refine the timing. Much of the comic payoff in this classic style of older Broadway is the constant switching of energies, as there is always another sharply etched character to take up the reins momentarily in the sparkling orchestration of the text. Back at the American Eagle spot, Godfrey Simmons, Jr. is busy working an intimate scene between Carley Robinson as the idealistic Beneatha Younger and Robert Edwards as her African suitor, the activist Joseph Asagai. Edwards is stretching his wings after a season with the Hangar Lab Company. Simmons, who leads Ithaca’s Civic Ensemble, has just been announced as the next Artistic Director of Hartbeat, a multicultural theater in Hartford, CT. One of his early roles at Cornell as a visiting professional was Walter Younger. Later a scene between the mother, Lena, her daughter-in-law Ruth and Beneatha. Ashley Bufkin, who was an astonishing Jo in ‘Little Women’ brings her energy to the embattled Ruth. IC’s Cynthia Henderson inhabits Lena. Henderson also has previous experience with this magnificent play: she was Ruth to Gloria Foster’s Lena, and later was mentored by the great Lloyd Richards, the original director of the play. A u gu s t

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The people making Big Play Festival! possible, starting with August: Osage County this week. (Photo by Rachel Philipson)

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John Gurche, of Trumansburg, has gained notoriety for his work with recreating humans throughout history through paleoartistry. (Photo provided)

life. Although he has also worked with dinosaurs (he was a consultant for “Jurassic Park”), the bulk of the paleoartist’s recent work focuses on hominins: Homo sapiens’ most recent ancestors. A long-time artist-in-residence at Ithaca’s Paleontological Research Institution and its affiliated Museum of the Earth, Gurche has also exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum of Natural History, and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He has also done illustrations for National Geographic and other popular and academic books and periodicals. Published earlier this year by Abrams Books, “Lost Anatomies: The Evolution of the Human Form” details a collection of pieces which tip the balance from strict scientific renderings into what he de-

scribes as a more “aesthetic” realm. This is his second monograph; the first, “Shaping Humanity,” was published by Yale University Press in 2013. Since 1992, Gurche has stolen time away from his commissioned work to develop a more personal vision of human ancestry, maintaining anatomical accuracy but often veering into the narrative and the surreal. His lavish new volume generously samples this oeuvre with numerous reproduced drawings, primarily in graphite, ink, and red chalk, but also incorporating acrylic, experimental techniques, and subtle digital effects. The book is divided into four main sections, each focused on a broadly defined evolutionary stage: the earliest hominins, australopiths, early members of the genus homo, and finally, more recent members, ourselves included. This month, Gurche is showing a small selection of illustrations from his new book at the Ulysses Philomathic Library in Trumansburg. This Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m., he will give a public talk there in conjunction with the exhibition. Through Sept. 22, he is also exhibiting a larger collection of digital prints at Second Floor Studios, just down the street.

Gurche at his most sentimental. Rendered in dark and reddish-brown, the narrative scene shows a mother holding her young child. Both gaze upwards, clearly afraid of something. Occupying a seemingly detached space to the right, an adult male looks up as well but more stoically. Other images show frontal full-body portraits, surrounded by empty space. A brown-toned “Australopithecus africanus adult male figure” is eerily hairless, spreading his elongated arms (longer than his legs) in an act of possible supplication. Done in the same vein, a “Homo neanderthalensis adult female figure” adopts an identical pose. We can see that her arms and legs are of roughly similar length— a step on the path to modern human

anatomy. Among Gurche’s most striking images here, several take a more abstract approach. One memorable piece, first done in graphite Xeroxed onto board coated in yellowish acrylic wash, shows “Lucy,” a classic afarensis specimen. It’s not a humanizing portrayal; rather, he is interested here in the interplay of fuzzy photocopy texture over detailed skeletal structure. Areas of flesh are layered over her arms while her face, rigidly expressionless, appears in sketchy indication of skin. Done in a similar upright, stiffly frontal vein, “Thorax abstract” (which is not in the book) zooms in on the ribcage of a male africanus. Lines and smudges of crimson give the piece a haunting feel

while the curves and spikes of the form recall Gothic architecture. A facial portrait of a “Homo erectus” (based on a female specimen, although I had to look that up) stares out at the viewer with a recognizably human but slightly alien visage. Done in ink with a stained and spattered acrylic background, the overall earthy red gives the piece a compelling radiance. Gurche’s display at the library is too small, being comprised of five prints and a display case filled with personal ephemera. Perhaps the most distinctive are a pair making witty homage to Leonardo’s famous “Vitruvian Man,” a drawing fitting idealized human proportions onto the superimposed forms of a circle and a square.

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Located on 15 Main St. in Trumansburg, Second Floor Studios is an artists’ colony in miniature as well as an occasional events space. The rooms upstairs have sheltered a rotating group of creators. Currently, they house studios for Gifford, a renowned textile artist herself, painters Domenica Brockman and Maryrose Savino, and Luna Fiber Studio, a community workshop run by Sarah Gotowka. Gurche is currently showing his prints alongside digital “wall photographs” by Trumansburg newcomer Jared Dawson. The two pair surprisingly well given their differing mediums and subjects. Both artists present work that displays an interest in texture and palpably layered surfaces. Although well-traveled, there’s a certain dogged emphasis to Dawson’s images here. Eschewing the readily identifiable iconography of most urban and travel photography, he homes in on the rough textures of old brick and stone walls, creating nearabstractions that alternate between flatly frontal and more dimensional. Taken in Vietnam, “Hội An wall with recess” has an elemental simplicity that recalls the paintings of the abstract expressionists. The small, upright image shows a richly yellow-ochrish wall, subtly stained and scarred. Above: a square window, a hole, penetrating the surface to poignant effect. Similarly frontal, “Scored wall Granada” and “Marked wall Granada” both employ a larger scale that enhances their sense of physicality. Taken primarily from “Lost Anatomies,” Gurches’s work here shows a similar interest in finding the past revealed within the present. They wed Renaissance humanism to modern science with a hint of surrealism. Done originally in ink and acrylic with superimposed digital drawing, “Australopithecus afarensis family” represents

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wouldn’t call myself an expert on the murder mystery genre, but if I were trapped in a remote cottage with a gun pointed at my head, I would have to admit that Anthony Shaffer’s “Sleuth” is my very absolute favorite murder mystery, with Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians” running a close second. I’ve had a copy of Shaffer’s play on my shelf since I was a teenager and counting the 1972 film version, I’ve seen the show staged at least three times. (The first time I saw it at the Hangar Theatre remains one of the 10 most amazing theatre productions I’ve ever seen.) So, I come to CRT’s current production of “Sleuth” knowing the music and very aware of the twists and turns. It’s all about the casting, the acting and the choreography of Shaffer’s malevolent plot, and Trey Compton’s version, running through Aug. 24, gets every shivery nuance just right. The play’s setting, as envisioned by scenic designer Ola Kraszpulska, is the remote cottage owned by successful murder mystery novelist Andrew Wyke (Greg Bostwick). Before we even know that Wyke is a writer, we know he is a gaming enthusiast; just about everything we see in Wyke’s multi-level living room and office, even the paintings, have some gaming element to them. (I particularly appreciated the dogs-playing-poker painting and an

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end table that looks like a dice cube.) Enter Milo Tindle (Nicholas Wilder), a travel agent who has been summoned by Wyke for a meeting to discuss a very important matter: Tindle wants to marry Wyke’s wife. In true classicist manner, the venal Wyke plies Tindle with liquor and prods him about his meager finances. Will he be able to support Wyke’s wife in the style she’s accustomed to? Wyke then suggests that Tindle dress up in a costume, break in and steal the wife’s jewels, which can then be sold to a fence for a tidy sum. After thinking it over, Tindle agrees. That’s as much of the plot as you’ll get out of me. For the most part, “Sleuth” is an effectively malignant two-hander between Bostwick and Wilder, and they are having a lot of fun on CRT’s stage, spinning surprise after surprise. Wilder’s comic gifts goose the scenes, and Bostwick makes Wyke a well-rounded if despicable character. As I say, they’re having a lot of fun, and so will you.

Cortland Rep “Sleuth,” by Anthony Shaffer. Directed by Trey Compton. Scenic design by Ola Kraszpulska, costume design by Katie Dennis, prop design by Andrew Carney, lighting design by Matthew Webb. At CRT through Aug. 24.

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BLUR

Area rappers combine for rare collab effort By Mat t Butl e r

s the Ithaca rap scene continues to evolve, Anthony Kannon and Meech Booker are emerging as two of its premier faces, and two of its youngest as well. Perhaps sensing that, the two have decided to collaborate for an album that will be released on Aug. 31, a project sure to make waves locally considering the size of their fanbases in and outside Ithaca. The album, titled BLUR, was made over a two-month period from May to July, after Kannon (Anthony Henry) and Booker (Dmitri Robinson) had talked about it for years. There are no features from other artists, and the album lasts 10 songs total, with six combined efforts and two solo songs from Kannon and Booker each. Years ago, the two collaborated when both were teenagers, before Booker left music for several years during high school. When he returned, his sound had changed to the R&B-influenced style present in his recent music; while that surprised Kannon at first, they both soon learned that blending their sounds would be an intriguing

combination. “It was also a type of style that I just couldn’t do if I even wanted to,” Kannon said. “I used to hate on it when I’d hear other people doing it, but then I heard Meech do it and thought ‘You know, this is kind of fire.’” The chemistry between the two has already been made very clear through last year’s song “MYDEMONSWONTLETMELIVE,” a Booker track featuring a Kannon verse that gained plenty of popularity when it came out a year ago (with a video created by hundo, a director). The momentum the two have is obvious, just by looking at the viewing numbers of their previous collaboration and their newest song: “MYDEMONSWONTLETMELIVE” has just over 5,000 views since its release, whereas the video for BLUR’s lead single, “Tired,” has almost 3,000 views in a week (video directed by Niko Neferis). “I was kicking myself that was the first and only song we dropped,” Kannon said. “But we wanted to make it clear that we’re not a duo or pair. We’re individual artists.

But we always want to be collaborating with each other.” Ensuring they don’t get automatically grouped together was a priority, Kannon said, which is why they chose to put the project out under their individual rap names instead of creating a new title as a duo. “We made sure to be as differentiated as possible on the project,” Kannon said. “We both live in Ithaca, so naturally our fanbases tend to cross each other, but we each have our own individual fanbases. [...] I’m hoping that there’s not too much of a problem with that.” To see two local acts The cover art for Anthony Kannon and Meech combining to the extent of Booker’s new collaboration album, BLUR, which an entire album isn’t very will release on August 31. (Photo provided) common, which Kannon acknowledged. There are a lot of reasons for that, like fear that one artist will outshine another or common goal,” Kannon said. “Not comthat one is only trying to ride the coattails peting against each other, just using what of another to increased fame. Both said each other can bring to the table to benefit one of their priorities was to dispel that each other. [...] I want to show people that attitude with BLUR, theoretically inspiring not everything is a competition. Working more artists to do the same locally. with your peers is supposed to be fun.” “I think that this is going to be a huge example of artists coming together for one

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The Inner Crazy | 1:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry

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Agonal Rhythm | 1:30 PM, | Keuka Spring Vineyards, Penn Yan

Bob Young and the Union Jacks | 6:00 PM, | Union Tavern, Groton

Gravel Gertie & The Scratchout Squad | 2:00 PM, | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca

Newfield Music Series at Mill Park | 6:00 PM, | Mill Park, Newfield

Scott Adams & Brett Beardslee | 2:00 PM, | Grist Iron Brewing, Burdett

The Tins | 6:00 PM, | Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca

Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca

Bodhi Mountain | 7:00 PM, | Stonecat Cafe, Hector

Nate Michaels | 4:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

Open Mic | 7:00 PM, | Ithaca Coffee Company, Ithaca

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David Graybeard Band | 4:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

2019 CFCU Summer Concert Series: Gunpoets | 6:00 PM, | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca

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The Swampcats| 6:00 PM, | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca

Canaan Jam Session | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale

Ampersand Project | 6:00 PM, | Grist Iron Brewing, Burdett

NEWFIELD MUSIC SERIES AT MILL PARK: KITESTRING Wednesday, August 28 at 6:00 PM | Mill Park, 222 Main St., Newfield | Only two shows left so don’t miss out on this wonderful music series that is all about bringing community together for a good time for all ages. Next up: Hear Kitestring play songs from their new album, “Seven Years Good Luck.” (photo: Facebook)

Chris Bethmann | 6:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett Myers Park Summer Concert Series: Bad Alibi | 6:30 PM, | Myers Park, Lansing The Travelin’ McCourys | 7:00 PM, | East Side Park, Norwich

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Royal Enfield Blues Band | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

Travers Brothership | 9:30 PM, | The Range, Ithaca

Splash | 6:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry

The Smoking Loons | 7:00 PM, | Wagner Vineyards/Brewing, Lodi | $3

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Common Railers | 7:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

Grassanova | 8:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

Brian Spencer Blues Project | 5:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

The Uncommons | 7:00 PM, | Grist Iron Brewing, Burdett

Rachel Beverly | 9:00 PM, | Union Tavern, Groton

Thru Spectrums | 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

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Open Mic | 8:30 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

8/27 Tuesday The Small Kings | 6:00 PM, | Ellis Hollow Community Center, Ithaca Professor Tuesdays Jazz Quartet | 6:30 PM, | ZaZa’s Cucina, Ithaca

8/28 Wednesday Bob Young and the Union Jacks | 6:00 PM, | Union Tavern, Groton The Small Kings | 6:00 PM, | Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca

Newfield Music Series at Mill Park: Kitestring | 6:00 PM, | Mill Park, Newfield Los Finestros | 7:00 PM, | Stonecat Cafe, Hector Concerts/Recitals Chevy Court Concerts at NYS Fair | 2:00 PM shows | New York State Fair, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse | Free shows! 8/22 - Devine Myers; 8/23 CNY Songbirds; 8/24 - The Brownskin Band w/ Joe Driscoll; 8/25 - Jimmie Allen; 8/26 - Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone; 8/27 - Blood Sweat & Tears; 8/28 - The Mavericks Chevy Court Concerts at NYS Fair | 8:00 PM shows | New York State Fair, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse | 8/21Bad Company; 8/22 - Grace Potter; 8/23 - Lindsey Stirling; 8/24 - Smokepurpp; 8/25 - Dropkick Murphys; 8/26 - Midland; 8/27 - Farruko; 8/28 - Ice Cube 22nd Annual Pickin’ In The Pasture | All Day 8/22 Thursday thru 8/25 Sunday | Pickin’ in the Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi | Travelin’ McCourys | 7:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | East Side Park, 1 S. Broad Street, Norwich | Part of Free Thursday Summer Concerts in East Side Park, Norwich Beach Boys | 7:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua | Melissa Gardiner & MG3 | 8:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn | Trombonist and vocalist Melissa Gardiner is celebrating the release of her sophomore album, EMPOWERED, with her band MG3 featuring Andrew Carroll on organ/keys and Byron Cage on drumset. EMPOWERED gives a voice to women who work in typically male dominated industries.† | $20 The Big Mean BBQ V | All Day 8/23 Friday & 8/24 Saturday | The BBQ, 3150 Agard Rd, Trumansburg | Performers: RUBBLEBUCKET, Ryan Montbleau,

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Knotfest Roadshow featuring: Slipknot, Volbeat, Gojira, Behemoth | 5:30 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center |

Alejandro Bernard-Papachryssanthou Presents Jazz Improvisations on Bach | 11:30 AM, 8/24 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this hour-long recital, pianist Alejandro Bernard-Papachryssanthou will lead the audience on a musical journey through Bachís work, viewed through a Jazz lens. He will share his wealth of knowledge and piano skills at this special concert.

Impressions of Summer - Eric Machan Howd | 2:00 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Jacksonville Community United Methodist Church , 1869 Trumansburg rd., Jacksonville | Free Summer Concert of music for pipe organ and piano. The concert will feature the sounds of the sanctuaryís historic pipe organ and piano and as well as a short repertoire based on the theme of summer. The performer has requested voluntary donations be made to the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts at the event.

Chesapeake Chamber Group | 3:00 PM, 8/24 Saturday | First Unitarian Church Ithaca, 306 N Aurora St, Ithaca | The Chesapeake Chamber Group, with guest pianist Mary Ratcliffe, presents a program of 20th and 21st century chamber music for various combinations of clarinet, oboe, bas-

Harpsichord Music from Around the World | 3:00 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Old Pioneer Church, 669 County Rd. 28, Fishs Eddy | Harpsichordist Joyce Lindorff will be joined by Brazilian-born keyboard artist Silvanio Reis, performing contemporary and baroque music from China, Spain,

South Pacific | 7:30 PM, 8/21 Wednesday | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | Rodgers and Hammerstein’s famous musical. Set against the backdrop of an island paradise during WWII, this musical comedy features all of the songs you know and love, including ‘Gonna Wash That Man’ and the iconic ‘Some Enchanted Evening.’ Thru 8/28.

Puppet-Making Workshops | 5:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | With the 2019 Artist in Community, Scott Hitz. 7/25 is for families, 8/6 for adults, and 8/22 is a history of puppetry. Please register.

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KISS | 7:30 PM, 8/27 Tuesday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | Pentatonix | 7:30 PM, 8/27 Tuesday | Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Dr, Canandaigua | Cinghiale: Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams, and Steve Marquette in concert | 8:00 PM, 8/29 Thursday | 139 W State St, Ithaca, NY | The Reed Duo ‘Cinghiale’ is Mars Williams & Ken Vandermark. There will also be a solo performance by Steve Marquette on guitar. Ken Vandermark was awarded a 1999 MacArthur Fellowship; Mars Williams is a Grammy Nominated Musician; & Steve Marquette is a guitarist, improviser and organizer based out of Chicago, IL.† Pat Metheny Side-Eye | 8:00 PM, 8/29 Thursday | 82 Seneca St, Geneva, NY | w/ James Francies & Marcus Gilmore. Pat Metheny is launching a

new playing environment called “Side Eye”for this upcoming season -an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught his interest along the way. Brantley Gilbert | 7:00 PM, 8/30 Friday | 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center, NY | Hellcat Maggie | 7:00 PM, 8/30 Friday | 22 E Main St, Earlville, NY | HellCat Maggie is a high energy Celtic rock ensemble and our goal is to get you dancing and singing to our wide range of Irish/Celtic/rock music. Instrumentation and high energy rock is a sure bet to get your jig on. | Hearing Visibilities | 7:00 PM, 8/31 Saturday | Cornell, Ithaca, NY | Composer Piyawat Louilarpprasert presents “Hearing Visibilities”, music and multimedia compositions with Sergio Cote and saxophonists Guillermo Presa and Pisol Manatchinapisit. | http://music.cornell.edu

Stage Sleuth | 7:30 PM, 8/21 Wednesday | Little York Lake Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Rd, Preble | Thru 8/24. A

Big Play Festival! | 3:00 PM, 8/24 Saturday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | You Can’t Take it With You. Contact theater for additional showtimes. | Million Dollar Quartet | 7:30 PM, 8/28 Wednesday | Little York Lake Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Rd, Preble | Thru 9/13. A musical inspired by one night in 1956, when Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins ended up jamming together.

Art The Other Side: Charles, Caesar, Harry, Sam, Pompey, Lon, and Isaac | Ongoing | Women’s Rights National Historic Park, 136 Fall St, Seneca Falls | Women’s Rights National Historical Park presents this solo exhibition, a series of photographs by New York artist Xiom·ro.†The first artistic photographic collection to examine the slave cemetery at the William Floyd Estate in New York. Cyanotype Printmaking | 6:00 PM, 8/21 Wednesday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | NYC artist Tyrone Brown ñOsborne will teach a class about this

11th Annual Verne Morton Memorial Photography Show | All Day 8/23 Friday & 8/24 Saturday | Groton Town Hall, 101 Conger Blvd., Groton | Verne Morton was born in Groton in 1868 and became a photographer in 1896, taking over 12,000 photos over a span of nearly 50 years. Morton’s work primarily focused on the rural life of upstate New York and is now held in the collections of The History Center. The Town of Groton hosts this contest as part of Groton Old Home Days, ending with a free show awarding a variety of prizes to the photographers. Ivy Stevens-Gupta, Infinite Hues | Ongoing | The Bookery & Gallery, Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Stevens-Guptaís latest work focuses on the joy of color that can be found in nature. She carefully mixes acrylics and oils with inks and polymers on stretched canvas and birch board to create unique color combinations. Summertime | Ongoing | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | The newest exhibition of Brian Keeler’s works of Summer. The Ink Shop Member Exhibit 2019 | Ongoing | Ink Shop Studio Gallery, 330 E.State / MLK Street, 2nd floor of CSMA building, Ithaca | Features Ink Shop artists using a wide range of printmaking techniques “6x6 Frenzy” Annual Fundraiser | 5:30 PM, 8/23 Friday | Seneca County Arts Council Gallery, 109 Fall Street, Seneca Falls | Ticket allows the holder to dash for their favorite piece of original 6 x 6 piece of art. Refreshments and door prizes. | $20 Botanical Mosaics by Marjorie Hoffman at Museum of the Earth | 10:00 AM, 8/25 Sunday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd,, Ithaca | Larger than life, three-dimen-

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Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca Commons | Always one of the most popular draws of the CFCU Summer Concert Series, Gunpoets is a seven-member hip-hop band that shares their positive messages of peace and justice through their uplifting performances. A great way to kick off the weekend. (photo: Facebook)

2515 Covert Road, Lodi | Featuring eleven professional national touring bands, including Jeff Scroggins and Colorado (pictured) and free camping with a weekend ticket! (Day tickets are also available.) Some call it the best bluegrass festival in the Northeast! (Photo: Facebook)

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sional interpretations of plant forms. Hand-sculpted ceramic elements are combined with stained glass, stone, seashells, fossils and insect galls. Free Painting Classes: Water Color Flowers | 1:00 PM, 8/26 Monday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | No experience is needed, but registration is strictly required as space is limited to 12 students per class. The classes fill up fast, so be sure to contact the library and sign up!

Film Cinemapolis Week of Friday, August 23 through Thursday, August 29. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first*. Luz* | Far into the mountains, in a community led by a preacher named El Señor, a new child who is supposed to be the new messiah, is brought, and with him destruction and redemption. | 103 mins NR David Crosby: Remember My Name* | Meet David Crosby - a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind. |95 mins R The Peanut Butter Falcon* | Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true. | 93 mins PG-13 Tel Aviv on Fire | Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. |100 mins NR Maiden | The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. | 97 mins PG

All films are shown at Willard Straight Hall on Cornell campus. Citizen Kane | 8/26, 9:00 PM; 8/28, 6:45 PM | Following the death of publishing tycoon, Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; ‘Rosebud’. Howl’s Moving Castle| 8/27, 6:45 PM; 8/28, 9:45 PM | When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle. Booksmart | 8/27, 9:45 PM | On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Regal Ithaca Wednesday 8/21 through Tuesday, 8/27. Contact Regal Ithaca for showtimes. New films listed first. * Angel Has Fallen* | Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. |120 mins R Ready Or Not* | A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. | 95 mins R

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The Angry Birds Movie 2 | The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level. |96 mins PG

Special Events

Good Boys| Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs. |89 mins R

The Great New York State Fair | All Day 8/21 Wednesday | New York State Fair, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse | Thru 9/2.

Where’d You Go Bernadette?| A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. |PG-13

Trumansburg Fair | All Day 8/21 Wednesday | Trumansburg Fairgrounds, 2150 Trumansburg Road, Trumansburg | Includes Demolition Derby, Tractor Pull, Midway rides, Petting Zoo, Horse Shows, Concerts, and more. Find out more about wristband discounts, and all event times.Thru 8/25.

47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they’ve entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves. |89 mins PG-13

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The Farewell | A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. |100 mins PG

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Kitten Karnival | 4:00 PM, Wednesdays | SPCA of Tompkins County,

1640 Hanshaw Rd., Ithaca | Weekly Wednesday Kitten Karnival† through September from† 4-7 PM. | $25 per Kitten Groton Olde Home Days | All Day 8/22 Thursday thru 8/24 Saturday| Groton Olde Home Days, Downtown Groton, Groton | Movies in Stewart Park: “The Mighty Ducks” | 8:30 PM, 8/23 Friday | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | Movies in the Park is our annual summer movie series, hosted in Stewart Park on Friday nights in August. Movies are always free and family-friendly. Food trucks and activities will be available for mark your calendars for one of the highlights of the Ithaca Summer. 9th Annual Movie Under the Stars | 7:00 PM, 8/24 Saturday | Taughannock Falls State Park, 2221 Taughannock Park Rd, Trumansburg | Wharton Studio Museum will be showing ‘The General” (1926) starring Buster Keaton. | $5 parking Santa Margherita “Follow the Vine” Wine Tasting | 12:00 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Press Bay Alley, 118 W. Green Street, Ithaca | Come join us at a wine tasting event where guests can enjoy wine samples along with a lite bite food pairing within a grapevine maze. At the end of the maze, there will be a dome tent where guests can be immersed with the Santa Margherita story by watching the 360-degree video projection while sampling the even more wines. Blancpain GT World Challenge America | Begins 8/30 Friday | 2790 Cty Rte 16 , Watkins Glen, NY | A weekend full of action will feature GT and Touring Car races. Big Mouth Music Presents: Howlfest 2019 | 2:00 PM, 8/31 Saturday | 1607 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY | Howlfest 2019 will feature 13+ musical acts on 2 stages, Thousands of One, Road Man, Papa Muse, DJ EVO Evolution, The Sunny Weather, The Ilium Works, The Darts, Bob Roberts Calamity, Common Railers, Vicious Fishes. Late Night acoustic sets with Vinegar Williams, Angela Marion & others, Turntablism Dance Party with DJ Balacktus Rush and more...

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Little York Lake Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Rd., Preble | Check out Bryan VanCampen’s review a couple pages back to see why you want to catch this keep-you-guessing whodunit theater offering from Cortland Rep. (photo: provided)

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Books Henry Herz | 2:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Children’s fantasy and science fiction author Henry Herz will be at the bookstore for this mid-day kids event. He will be reading from his books Alice’s Magic Garden, How the Squid Got Two Long Arms, Good Egg and Bad Apple, and Cap’n Rex & His Clever Crew. Lost Anatomies Book Talk with John Gurche | 6:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 East Main Street, Trumansburg | Paleo Artist John Gurche will share with us his new book “Lost Anatomies: The Evolution of the Human Form”. John is currently artist-in-residence at the Museum of the Earth, and his work has appeared in National Geographic, the Field Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian Hall of Human Origins. Some of his prints and process materials will be on display in our reading room for you to enjoy before and/or after the talk. Sci-Fi Book Club | 6:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | 8/ 22 Old Man’s War by John Scalzi Drag Queen Story Hour | 12:00 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Join Miss Coraline, Miss Tilia, and friends once a month for Drag Story Hour. Join our colorful and fun group for an hour of story time full of glimmer and more glamour than you have ever seen in the daylight!

Kids Roblox Party | 11:30 AM, 8/22 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Suitable for children ages 8 to 12, this celebration of the world of Roblox is a part of TCPLís Summer Adventure. Virtual explorers will create adventures, play games, role play, and learn with old and new friends in a family-friendly, immersive, 3-D environment. Crafts and a stop motion table will also be provided.

Maker Thursdays for Teens at TCPL | 3:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | These drop-in hours provide people aged 12 to 17 the opportunity to express their creativity while becoming familiar with the equipment in the Libraryís Makerspace. Each week will include a short tutorial on the Makerbot 3D Printer, Epilogue Helix Laser Cutter, or Arduino programming. No registration required. Lego Club | 5:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | All ages welcome. Weekly challenges provided. Toddler Free Play | 9:30 AM, 8/23 Friday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | Kids can enjoy the Toddler Play Space. Preschool Storytime at Southworth Library | 10:00 AM, 8/23 Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | A different theme every week! Baby Storytime | 10:30 AM, 8/23 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Caregivers and babies up to 24 months. Story Time | 10:30 AM, 8/23 Friday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | All ages - songs, games, & crafts, too. Circus Culture Workshop | 12:00 PM, 8/23 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | For ages 8+. Learn juggling and use other circus props with the assistance of Circus Culture. A free,† drop-in series. People of all abilities are welcome to join in. Family Storytime | 11:00 AM, 8/24 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading. LEGO Building Program | 3:00 PM, 8/24 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Un-Stressed Out! | 10:30 AM, 8/26 Monday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Youth in grades 1-4 learn to identify causes of stress and how they can overcome it. Hosted by Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes.

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3150 Agard Rd, Trumansburg | In light of Big Mean Sound Machine’s decision to take a hiatus, the 5th annual occurrence of their namesake festival is now The BBQ V. Never fear though, you can still catch members of BMSM performing with JAZZ is PHSH, The Comb Down, Swamp Kids (pictured), Rose & The Bros, The Analogue Sons, Ray McNamara Music, and the debut of a new project - New Planets alongside the rest of this year’s performers. (photo: Facebook)

Build Your Own Adventure at TCPL: Cardboard Forts | 2:00 PM, 8/26 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this fun program, kids and their families and caregivers can create giant structures using cardboard boxes, sheets, and other materials. All materials will be provided.

Pride Picnic | 11:00 AM, 8/24 Saturday | Yaman Park, Kennedy Pkwy., Cortland | Join the Cortland LGBTQ Center for food and fun to celebrate another wonderful year!

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Adult Game Night | 6:00 PM, 8/24 Saturday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | Enjoy the library collection of board games such as Settlers of Catan and Fluxx or bring a game to share. PC Gamers can meet up to play Overwatch, Apex, Civilization or Star Citizen. DJ Luke will spin tunes and coffee and light refreshments will be provided.

Knitters and Crocheters | 3:00 PM, 8/25 Sunday | Varna United Methodist Church, 965 Dryden Rd, Ithaca | Come meet other fiber artists and share skills with one another.

Cuddle-up Infant & Toddler Library Time | 10:00 AM, 8/28 Wednesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Special Storytime for Children Starting Kindergarten | 1:00 PM, 8/28 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this special storytime, children entering kindergarten are invited to shake off the first-day-of-school jitters with stories, songs, and crafts about kindergarten.

Youth Group | 5:30 PM, 8/26 Monday | Cortland LGBTQ Center, 165 Main St., Cortland | A group for LGBTQ youth grades K-6 and their parents to make new connections and find support. Free Adult Tutoring Services | 10:00 AM, 8/27 Tuesday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Learn reading, writing, math and job-related skills. Drop-ins welcome. Teachers provided by the Literacy Volunteers of Seneca County.

Notices Smith Opera House Tours | 10:00 AM, Wednesdays | Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St, Geneva | The public is invited to experience a bit of Smith lore and enjoy its unique architecture and decor via a tour of the theater. Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, 8/21 Wednesday | 8/21 Dinner: The Crossroads, Lansing; Host: Norma H., RSVP: spicechick2@verizon.net; 8/28 Dinner: The Commons Kitchen (124 E State Street, Ithaca); Host: Nadine L., RSVP: nlem1155@gmail.com Candor Farmers Market | 3:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road, Candor | 18 Vendors with fresh produce, baked goods, jams, maple syrup, honey, tea, herbs, plants, soaps, hand crafts, tool sharpening and more! Basics of Adobe Illustrator | 5:30 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Participants will learn to use the

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riday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 Groton Town Hall, 101 Conger Blvd., Groton | Part of Groton Olde Home Days, this show features photographs in five cat-

egories: People, Places (buildings, structures, roads and places that show what Groton looks like), Weather, Animals (interacting with people and places in Groton), and Botanicals. Awards are given in those categories along with Best in Show, People’s Choice, Producer’s Choice, and the “Morton Legacy Award,” given to an individual whose work best exemplifies the spirit of Morton’s work.

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select and draw tools, as well as gaining some familiarity with tracing and vector images. Participants will then have the opportunity to design icons of an animal and a donut. Class size is limited, and registration is required. Summer Jewish Film Festival | 7:00 PM, 8/22 Thursday | Temple Beth El, Social Hall, 402 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca | Film will be The Last Suit. Doors open at 6:30 PM for free refreshments and

socializing. All films are appropriate for children ages 10+. Teens are encouraged to attend. | $8 check or cash only MUMC Check-It-Out Thrift Shoppe | 9:00 AM, 8/23 Friday | Check It Out Thrift Shop, 6609 Turnpike Road, Mecklenburg | High quality used items at reasonable prices.†Each Friday and Saturday this summer.

Top 5 Strategies for Getting a new Job in 2019 | 1:00 PM, 8/23 Friday | Tompkins County Workforce Center, Center Ithaca, Suite 241, | Whether you are fresh out of college and looking for your first job, or whether youíre unemployed, tired of your current job and need a replacement job, some job-hunting techniques are sure to give you an edge.

Ovid Farmers Market | 3:00 PM, 8/23 Friday | Papa Bear Building (Ovid Courthouse), 7175 Main St., Ovid | Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM, 8/24 Saturday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. For more information, go to the club’s website, http://www. cayugabirdclub.org/calendar

Basics of Microsoft Word | 2:30 PM, 8/27 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Participants will learn to create a new document and how to use different tools to format documents, by adjusting things like font size and style, page orientation, margins, and line spacing. Class size is limited, and registration is required. Car Pride of Ithaca Open Club Meet | 5:00 PM, 8/27 Tuesday | Ithaca Wal-Mart parking lot, Memorial fairgrounds parkway, Ithaca | Domestic, import, old, new, cars, trucks, r.v.s, & more. CAR PRIDE is an open club that is free to join. Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 8/28 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun. Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins denicepeckins@hotmail.com

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First Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca | The Chesapeake Chamber Group is a four-piece ensemble featuring Matthew White, clarinet; Craig Vandewater, bassoon; Darlene Vandewater, oboe; and Mary Ratcliffe, piano. They will present a program of 20th and 21st century chamber music for various combinations of clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and piano including works by Poulenc, Tansman, Hurnik, and others. (photo: Facebook)

Taughannock Falls State Park, Route 89, Trumansburg | Join Wharton Studio Museum for its 9th annual screening of a silent film at Taughannock Falls State Park, with live musical accompaniment by Cloud Chamber Orchestra. WSM is excited to be showing “The General” (1926) starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton, considered by many to be the greatest silent film of all time. Bring a blanket & chair, and picnic with views of Cayuga Lake. (photo: IMDb.com) A u gu s t

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SOUTHLINGTON, CT needs 11 temporary workers 8/31/2019 to 10/31/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hour. Applicants to apply contact CT Department of Labor at 860-2636020. Or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #230910. May perform any combination of tasks related to the production and harvesting of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, and apricots including pruning, thinning, hoeing, baiting, irrigating, mowing, fertilizing, and harvesting. Workers will be using straight and stepladders and will be required to lift approximately 50lbs while descending and ascending ladders on a sustained basis. At lest two months experience in duties listed above required.

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