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ince Susan Currie, outgoing director of the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL), announced her retirement, a far-reaching search for her replacement has been whittled down from 30 applicants to two local candidates: Annette Birdsall is the current director of the Ulysses Philomathic Library (UPL) in Trumansburg, and Lisa Carr is the current director of the Seymour Public Library in Auburn. Both candidates were asked to address the community, to explain what they could bring to the position, and to answer questions that the community had about numerous aspects of the director’s job. Birdsall went first with a public address on Aug. 22 at the downtown Ithaca branch. Before taking over as director for UPL in 2012, Birdsall held several other library positions in the Finger Lakes Library System, TCPL, the South Central Regional Library Council and at the Cornell University Library. While discussing what she sees as the opportunities and challenges for TCPL in the next century, Birdsall described what kind of environment she wants to encourage, and how she wants to handle staffing. “The greatest opportunity can be found in people,” Birdsall started. “I will work toward hiring practices that encourage staff to become as diverse as the community they serve. The library environment that I cultivate is one where we can make mistakes.” Diversity is a word that came up often during Birdsall’s presentation, and question and answer session. She would like to see the library collection continue to grow and be diverse enough to allow for all library users to “find themselves” in the books and other materials provided. When it comes to outreach, Birdsall has a number of ideas, including a bookmobile that can travel to more rural areas to help continued on page 14

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Chrys Gardener, working with a volunteer (in orange) at the newly opened Esty Street Community Garden. (Photo: Casey Martin)

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f I had to go on the lam, I’m all set.” Those are the words of Chrys Gardener as she sits in a pavilion in Stewart Park. They’re not hyperbole, either. She was born Chrys Barron, her first marriage made her Chrys Nash and now she’s Chrys Gardener, of her own volition. She picked the name Gardener as a sort of homage to t he work t hat has so deeply inf luenced much of her adult life. Today, she works at Cornell Cooperative Extension, organizing community garden projects like the one that opened on Esty Street earlier this month, or like the potential expansion of the Floral Avenue community gardens. She seems at home in a garden setting, deftly moving about the Permaculture Park on Alice Miller Way by the Sciencecenter between identifying plants, naming soil tactics, explaining methods of care for

different fruits and vegetables. After her first marriage ended acrimoniously in 1988, Gardener was lost. Working as a waitress first, then as a house cleaner, she and her two year-old daughter Monica were renting a $100 per month cabin in the woods, without lights or running water, using food stamps to buy groceries, cooking on a wood stove and taking showers via buckets and barrels. “My conf idence was shattered after that,” she said. “Looking back, it seems so silly, but I remember being 26 and thinking, ‘God, I’m washed up.’ I’m a 26 year-old single parent, who’s going to want this?” Gardener had left city life when she came to Ithaca for an education in child psychology at Cornell in 1979, falling in love with her new rural surroundings even after piling student debt and a disillusion with her path led her to drop out after her one

T a k e ▶ The Worker’s Center is having its famous Labor Day Picnic on Monday, September 4 over at Cass Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 34th time the center has held such a picnic, the picnic is free and everyone is invited. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to share and to enjoy the free burgers (meat and veggie), hot dogs, ice cream and beverages. This year’s program will also feature the music of the Ithaca Bottom Boys as w ell as the event’s customary

year. As a result, she was loath to move back to Long Island with her parents, despite their offer. She talks warily of her first marriage, but not angrily. Of the few things she was able to salvage from it, gardening would prove to be the most important. Her husband was a vegetable gardener and passed on some of the tools of the trade, which she was able to add on to her prior experience tending a vegetable garden at the Little Tree Orchard in Newfield to feed other employees. But during her time in poverty, these skills morphed from hobby to means of survival. Using the food stamps was “demoralizing” to her and finding a way out was becoming a necessity, so she was growing vegetables in a community garden, similar to the ones she helps open today. continued on page 10

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awards ceremony. The Mother Jones and Joe Hill awards are presented to people for their activism, organizing, and sacrifice at work. The Friend of Labor award is presented to a member of the community who has spoken out publicly or taken action in support of working people. The notorious Goat of Labor goes to an especially egregious offender of workers’ rights and/or the value of labor to our common good. ▶ The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen LGBTQ

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n a year filled with names and faces new to the local political landscape, there will be a familiar figure vying once again for a spot on Common Council. Local pacifist anarchist Jim Lukasavage has announced his campaign for the fifth ward seat, entering the race against current Alderperson Cynthia Brock and fellow challenger Anthony Hayton. Lukasavage previously ran for Common Council in 2015 on the self-created New Cynics line, looking to replace Alderperson George McGonigal, but was defeated. This time, he is running for the Independent Party nomination. While his stated campaign planks are rather wide-scoped for a Common Council run, he defends this by saying these are merely examples of his higher agenda that he wishes to push to the state government. He was initially propelled by an anger toward government, but that soon morphed to a sense of duty to the people in his district, according to him. “At first it was personal, as I think it should be,” he said. “But then out on the campaign trail, as I went door-to-door canvassing signatures, especially up in West Village, I began to meet people whose experiences were similar to mine, and in some cases, even more heart-wrenching. I made promises to those people to try to fight for them, and that is what I now must do.” There is no doubt Lukasavage’s views don’t exactly align with the political norm here, as he’s acknowledged in emails to the Ithaca Times. His faith and

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belief in family seems to be the crest behind which the rest of his policies follow, almost always rooted in what Lukasavage sees as the best interest of the biological family. He lists four main objectives: reform public child protection methods, repeal of the Dignity for All Students Act, the removal of Advocacy Center from the public school system, promotion of a “zero-growth, steady-state, local economy.” Secondarily, there are too many cars on the roads and too many unleashed dogs in Six Mile Creek. For those first three topics, Lukasavage’s point is that they hand too much power to the government to overreach and break up families, arguing that family problems should be handled within the family or community. He calls Advocacy Centers, which discretely provide shelter and services to domestic violence and sexual crime victims, an integral component of the “welfare security state” which disproportionately hurt lower-income families. He said he believes history has proven families more than capable of dealing with their own issues internally. “My purpose for confronting the welfare security state through the political process, especially the Department of Social Services and all of its various appendages and sub-agencies, is to reign it in and affect civilian oversight of it,” he said, suggesting supervision over the body similar to the city’s continued on page 11

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Anthony Hayton, at the playground at nthony Hayton is just fine with being a one-issue West Village. candidate. (Photo: Nick Reynolds) Ru n n i ng for t he s e at on Ithaca’s Common Council held force with neighbors and West by Cynthia Brock since 2012, one Village’s ownership to then-pocan’t help but raise an eyebrow lice chief John Barber and Mayor upon seeing “Operation West Svante Myrick to taking matters Hill” listed as his affiliation under into his own hands, from conthe list of independent candidates fronting would-be drug buyers in in this November’s local elec- the parking lot to starting a comtions. (Though his opponent’s munity garden on the property, – Jim Lukasavage’s New Cynics where he could be found working party – could merit argument as last week and, throughout the being of similar intrigue.) summer, has been encouraging His one focus? To clean up kids in the neighborhood to work West Village Apartments, his with him. home of se ven A former U.S. years. Ma r i ne, Hay“I t hought ton – a Brooklyn “All these about getting into native – says he grants, all it because it’s realh a d b e e n t r ythis money, ly the only way to ing whatever he make changes,” could to improve it all goes Hay ton said of the state of things downtown... his decision to in West Village When are we run. “Right now, for years. From I can meet with going to get holding comwhoever I want, munity dinners some type of I can talk to whoto working with attention?” ever I wa nt… the city, Hayton people can listen, said he has lobbut nobody has to bied for ever ydo anything I say. If I get elected thing he could. Armed security to Common Council, I’ll actually on the premises? No. Paving the be able to make a change here, to streets, enforcing the speed limits do something to make people feel and getting the city roads on the safer living here.” property plowed for once? No. It was actually last year when Funding for a program similar Hayton first considered a run for to 4H for neighborhood kids that council: a sort of stalwart of the was cut several years ago? No. West Village Community, Hay- Hayton said he’s even considerton had been at the forefront of ing becoming a police officer, numerous community efforts to saying between being a marine help clean up the troubled apart- and a cop, that’s “all I wanted to ment complex for a number of do,” he said. years. He and his wife have tried everything, from forming a task continued on page 11

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cot Vanderpool would like to hear what you think. All of you. Vanderpool has been recently announced as the new General Manager of Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) after a long search in the wake of former GM Joe Turcotte’s passing away last year. Vanderpool has a long history in transportation administration, serving for 34 years in Syracuse with CENTRO and with Syracuse University, though his most recent previ-

TCAT Unearths New App TCAT recently announced the official release of a smartphone app that will provide real-time information to its passengers right to their phones. The app will allow you to track buses, plan trips and stay on top of the bus schedules. You can learn more at TCATBus.com.

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ous job was right here at TCAT, where he was originally hired as Operations Manager in January. His decades in transportation have taught him a few things that he carries with him still, things he plans on exercising fully in his new post. He places a heavy emphasis on customer service and availability; he mentions serving the needs of – and providing a better experience for – TCAT bus riders constantly, plus he said he tries to eat lunch with bus drivers “nearly every day,” another attempt to receive feedback and let the ranks know they have an ally in his office. Drivers, he said, interact with customers daily, making them an incredibly valuable source of feedback who can speak to both their knowledge, and what they hear every moment on the bus. Utilizing what they know, and being an accessible figure in the community, only serves to help TCAT’s final mission, he said. He is also aiming to increase TCAT’s visual presence at their most used bus stops, such as on Green Street, through stationing a customer service representative to assist riders navigate the public

transportation system here. Vanderpool’s admiration of sustainable transportation innovation has rapidly developed over the last several years, a fact alone that would seem to make him a perfect fit for Ithaca. The city’s receptiveness to sustainable transit ideas plus the county’s existing transportation infrastructure were some of the main appealing factors in his decision to come to TCAT originally, at the beginning of this year. “I really view the bus system here as the foundation where other sustainable transportation opportunities can grow or move into via connectivity,” he said, noting a new bus line will begin service between Schuyler County and Tompkins County this week. Looking to jumpstart some expansion on the sustainable side of things, Vanderpool submitted a request to New York State asking for money for two or three electric buses. If TCAT does indeed receive the funding for the buses, Vanderpool views that as a possible launching pad for even more green transit options in the city, initiating a “domino effect” of sorts among area stakeholders. Vanderpool knows any sustainability innovation is in danger of falling on deaf ears if some of the consistent criticisms of TCAT are not addressed. There are inherent, one-off problems like buses running late that might actually be cured by the release of a new TCAT app, which came just last week, which allows customers to track the buses in real time from their phone. Plus, there will be two monitors installed with similar features at Seneca Street and Green Street stations and certain spots at popular campus stop locations. But other issues are tougher to solve. One of the primary complaints is the frequency of bus routes to the more rural sections of the county, a challenge that Vanderpool said because of the lower population density and the further distance traveled, expanding those routes would take funding to solve – funding that might not be accessible. “TCAT is well aware of the issue of limited transit options in many rural areas,” he said. “There are plans in the works to improve service in the rural corridors, but these improvements are future plans that have not been fully developed due to limitations with funding and other resources [...] However, major increases in service would have to be tied to increased local financial support and this is not continued on page 13

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n a surprising turn, a judge over r u led t he Tompk i ns County Board of Elections’ disqualification of third-party candidate Keith Hannon from the race for the fifth district seat in the Tompkins County Legislature for what appeared to be an erroneous mark on his petition to get on the ballot. New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph R. Cassidy issued his decision during a court hearing Thursday afternoon. He said he could not justify upholding the Board’s rulings when he did not deem the mark as sufficient evidence of a “material alteration.” The decision restores 20 signatures from Hannon’s petition that had been thrown out, which vaults the number of signatories back over the threshold of 13. “The spectre of fraud is not there,” he said. “The ‘2’ in ‘20’ is so alike every other ‘2’ that the court cannot find that an alteration has been made.” Cassidy further called the objected mark “small and unnoteworthy.” Considering Hannon’s affidavit, and taking into account the normal nicks and marks that could reasonably happen when signatures are collected by hand, going from doorto-door, Cassidy said he could not find evidence of wrongdoing or an intention to mislead. Cassidy did uphold the additional finding of four stricken signatures from the document, validating another objection that was raised. They were removed after it was found those people did not have the proper party affiliation to sign the validly sign the petition. That leaves Hannon with a grand total of 27 total signatures. Hannon is vying to replace outgoing Legislature member Jim Dennis, facing Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Anne Koreman. “People didn’t like this, the public didn’t like it [...] I think people are tired of this type of politicking,” he said outside the courthouse. “We’re going to get back to doing what we set out to do, meeting people door to door and give them a candidate to vote for.”

Ups&Downs ▶ The guy on his bicycle singing Steppenwolf’s ‘Born To Be Wild’ to the group of bikers parked on Cayuga Street on Tuesday. You sir, are hilarious and made me laugh very hard. Also, a bonus thumbs-up to the do-gooder Cornell student our reporter saw vehemently defending the flowers on the Commons by being ripped up by a bunch of drunk jerks.

“Think about if they were yours!” he reportedly screamed. They’re all of ours, pal: they’re all of ours. ▶ That dude pretending to be an Ithaca High School Basketball Player who was pretending to raise money for a team trip to Florida. That’s pretty wack, man.

Bonus thumbs down to bad drivers. On one hour-long walk the other day I saw two cars hit other cars while parallel parking. Mass transit is your friend! If you care to respond to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, write upsanddowns@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “U&D.”

Heard&Seen ▶ The top stories on Ithaca.com this week are: 1) Police: Young man holding pretend fundraiser for IHS basketball team

2) County candidate back on ballot after winning disqualification appeal 3) Inn at Taughannock denied variance requests 4) Update: Body found at Taughannock Falls 5) The new mural in town

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Are you at least somewhat optimistic for the next four years? Please respond at the Ithaca Times Web site www.ithacatimes.com. L ast Week ’s Q uestion : Would you eat vegetables that were grown on the C ommons?

64.5 percent of respondents answered “No” and 35.5 percent answered “No.”

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A r e t o o m a n y c o ok s i n t h e r ac e g o od or ba d? It’s h a r d t o t e l l . ell, primary season is upon us. On September 12, we will all be voting for those members of a party feel will best represent their interests in local elections. Several months later, we will have the general election, deciding who w ill u ltimately represent our interests as residents on both municipal and county boards. One year after that, we will be facing a midterm election where our congressman, Tom Reed, will be up for re election. Reed hasn’t been too popu la r in t he more liberal sections of the district, namely ours. While generally lauded by many editorial boards across NY-23 for his generally moderate stances, efforts to actu-

ally work across t he a isle a nd accessibility, other positions of his – particularly his early support of one of the objectively most-loat hed political figures in United States history and his support of a health care repeal bill nobody read – has generated oftentimes vocal opposition from a large portion of his constituency. Last week, six people seeking the nomination to oppose him on the Democratic line were given t he oppor t u n it y to

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thaca’s annual Labor Day picnic, free to the public and sponsored by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center and others, announced a theme this year of “Fight for a Countywide Minimum Wage That Is a Living Wage.” The minimum wage establishes a base amount employers must pay workers. The underlying idea is to protect workers from persistent looming poverty and tacit servitude. It’s not all that ambitious a safeguard, but did not even exist in this country until 1938. About a half-century later, the concept of a living wage emerged. It asked, what if there were a base wage that considered not solely survival, but the varied needs of living with dignity and security? The idea came officially to this area in the 1990s, when Alternatives Federal Credit Union conducted a study on what would constitute a living wage in Tompkins County, and issued an actual figure. Alternatives repeats the study and updates the figure every two years. In time for announcement this Labor Day, the 2017 figure is $13.90 an hour for workers with access to health care through their employment, and $15.11 for those without. Tompkins County is generally recog-

nized as among (or atop) the most expensive locales in upstate New York. The major factor is housing. It is scant here to start with, and faces special price pressure from a perennial influx of students who pay perhaps an average of $5,000 a month in tuition; so what’s another $5,000 a month for a rental house shared with some other children of oil executives? (As you see, while the Alternatives report is serious and studious, this column has the latitude to consider any matter with sanctioned light-heartedness, even matters as urgent as money.) The living wage report considers the costs of housing, utilities, transportation, health care, savings, taxes, food, clothing, other necessities, and recreation, specific to Tompkins County. Having moved here around the same time as the first study, I feel practically compelled to add some learned considerations pertinent especially to Ithaca. For adults, at least, whatever the study surmises as the annual cost of clothing here is probably too high. For some reason, Ithaca disdains a vast or varied wardrobe. Coming here from a large city, with a mildly arriviste lifestyle, I probably have more clothes I don’t wear anymore than Elton John. (Addendum: shoe polish and dry contin u ed on page 7

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The Hidden Impacts Of The Community Gardens R By D evon Je n k i n s

ecognizing the limitations, hazards, and shortcomings of the industrial farming system, communities across the US are increasingly seeking out opportunities to reconnect to how and where their food is produced. Global climate change is further reorienting our food production and buying patterns, calling us to relocalize in order to diminish our carbon footprints, and increase the resiliency of our local communities. Healthy local food systems exist as a full spectrum of food producers, from backyard gardens to CSAs, incubator/startup farms and the familiar workhorse farms that supply our local farmers’ markets. This mosaic allows people of all experience levels to engage in food production at the level of their own desire, interest, and ability, creating

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more informed consumers, reducing the amount of food shipped from faroff places, and supporting the local economy. To recreate this local food economy Ithaca and Tompkins County must have entry points for all members of our community—entry points that are accessible, affordable, and available. For those with access to front and back yards suitable for growing food crops, we need a policy environment that enables and promotes gardening. For those without yards, we need community spaces that provide this access, and as Ithaca fills in, the demand for community gardening space will only become more acute. For everyone in our community, we need educational components to strengthen our gardening knowledge and skill sharing, such as those provided by Cooperative Exten-

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cleaning are below-average expenses here.) New cars are not a big item in Ithaca. The average American keeps a car about six years, which is a mere warm-up for the emblematic Volvo in Ithaca, where the average car owner is generally its last. (An unofficial stat, but true, if I am average.) The Alternatives report has a category of “communications,” meaning media expenses. These are probably about the same here as anywhere, at least for new media. Most Ithacans don’t pay anything for old media – i.e., newspapers – because for the venerable prominent weekly you don’t have to (it is free), and for the daily you don’t want to, because at $1.50 for two dozen or so pages it costs more per pound than rhino horn. Unreconstructed readers who buy the New York Times in print at retail will incur a cost of over $1,000 a year, but this is no higher here as an import than at its source in New York City, except for the Sunday edition, which adds a modest dollar for the cost of its weighty shipping.

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sion, school gardens, Groundswell, the Ithaca Children’s Garden, and the Ithaca Community Gardens, managed by Project Growing Hope. The Gardens has always been a welcome home to recent refugees from rural areas around the world, particularly from Southeast Asia, and we currently host a thriving community of gardeners from Burma. Beyond simply providing the Karen and Shan communities a place to grow their own vegetables (many traditional varieties of which are otherwise unavailable in Ithaca), the Gardens has become a vital connection for them to other resources in the community. Karen and Shan gardeners meet neighboring gardeners, share resources and tools, and volunteer sidebyside on garden work days, allowing them to improve their language skills and form new connections in their adopted community Perhaps most importantly, we must face the challenges of the 21st century as a community. Community gardens create a badlyneeded milieu, grounded in working with natural rhythms, and focused on creating a healthful abundance within a community setting. They provide a common ground for people from diverse backgrounds to interact, and they engender sharing, cooperation and collective knowledge building. Project Growing Hope, through the Gardens, plays a vital role in connecting broad sections of the community, and laying the foundation for a future Ithaca that is resilient, vibrant and healthy in the face of climate change. With no paid staff, no permanent funding, no secure land tenure, and relying on 1,800 plus hours a year in volunteer labor, the Gardens accomplishes much more than simply growing more vegetables locally, we cre-

There should probably be a line item in the report for coffee, because we spend a lot on it here, but that’s because we have a lot of irresistibly great local roasters, lead by a pioneer that is so good it has expanded with shops in trendy Williamsburg and toney Greenwich Village, where it takes on all big-city cuppers. Two branches satisfy New York City, but in Tompkins County, with 1.1 percent the population, we need three. Where it rains a lot, you need coffee (cf. Seattle), and you don’t think about the expense any more than you do that of umbrellas. The flip side of caffeine may be alcohol, but from what I see when I go out, if wages were to cover Ithacans’ desire for that, we would earn what one-percenters do, and no longer be credible progressives. So the discussion best ends there; but I look forward to 2019’s report, to see what new concerns it might address, or not. Stephen P. Burke is a columnist for The Ithaca Times. His column, Ithaca Notes, appears bi-weekly.

ate community from the ground up. Ultimately the Gardens, like other community gardens, is much more than simply a place for 150 households to grow vegetables. Unlike individual backyard gardens, community gardens leverage proximity to create new opportunities for sharing knowledge, resources, seeds, experience and cultures. Far from simply being a resource for lowi ncome residents, Ithaca Community Gardens gardeners come from all walks of life and every age group—36 percent of gardener households include seniors over 65, while 55 percent include children. Gardening background varies, as well, with 37 percent of plots being run by new gardeners, who are often sidebyside with people who have decades of gardening experience.

The broader benefits of the community garden extend well beyond the 150 plots to include over 130 official gardener share partners, hundreds more informal share partners, dozens of community plot members, and many more who come annually to enjoy the garden as an open space. For 32 percent of gardeners, produce grown in their plots is shared with five or more people, and 66% of gardeners report sharing their produce with 3 or more people. For 35% of gardeners, over half of the vegetables they consume during the gardening season come from their garden plots, and 63% report that food from their plots forms a “very important” or “essential” part of their diets. Indeed, on less than three acres of land, the Gardens’ impact spreads widely throughout the Ithaca community, creating a vital living resource that benefits us all. A longer version of this article appears on ithacacommunitygardens.org

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speak to Tompkins County residents at the Ithaca Town Hall. Early in each candidate’s campaign, many of the candidates are still fine-tuning their platforms and the means with which to carry them out. While it is quite inspiring to see so many people willing to run for office and quite a fine change to have a little more variety as far as selecting who we think best can win that position, this effort might not be the most effective means of getting a win. S o shou ld a r ace be more exclu sive? Shouldn’t we be working to make the office more accessible and allowing more voices to be in the discussion? Of course we should. Should we be focusing on having more choices, the candidates relying on the powers of their ideals and popularity – not their big business friends or party interests – to fundraise? Yes, of course. But do we have enough time to do it the right way? It could be argued that yes, this early start (Reed’s last challenger, John Plumb, managed to mount an impressive campaign on just five month’s notice) could actually prove to produce a much more-vetted, better received and all-around more well-known prospect for the office that could actually stand to compete against the well-established Reed. This is important, particularly at a time where the local Democratic Party, it seems, is starting to take more of an interest in the desires of the grassroots to have input on their candidates, to put careful consideration into who they choose to rally behind and ultimately, who they’ll tell their friends about. The candidates, so far, have done quite a bit to build familiarity and lay a ground game early on. Rick Gallant, the schoolteacher out of Horseheads, has already built up plenty of recognition on just $4,000 or so in campaign contributions in his first few months. Eddie Sundquist, who has raised a similar amount, has done the same. The scenario, as the Democrats have it, is an idyllic one. But will the party make up its mind and unify in time to combat the record numbers of campaign funding Mr. Reed has managed to raise already? Will the tempers against Reed fade as he continues to distance himself from the president, continue touting his bipartisan Problem Solver’s Caucus on television and emerge as a key figure in what is poised to be an ambitious rewrite of the tax code? Only time will tell.

Corrections In the August 23 issue of the Ithaca Times, a story entitled “A Legend Roles In” about Judy Collins, beyond the obvious typo in the headline, mentions “the first song that Stills and Collins ever wrote together, ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes,’’’is incorrect. It was actually the first cover they recorded together; the song was actually composed by the late Sandy Denny. In the August 23 issue of the Ithaca Times, an article about Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Beautification Brigade confused their work with another CCE program’s work: The Community Garden on Esty Street was actually created by the CCE Community Horticulture Program – not the Beautification Program – in partnership with Loaves & Fishes and Greenstar Community Projects. Th e

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Ugly Truth Remembering Ithaca’s Klan Years. By Nick Reynolds

n a rainy Thursday evening – January 4, 1906 – Ithaca Mayor Bradford Almy and the members of his Common Council arrived at 113 S. Cayuga St. to see a performance at the Lyceum Theatre by a company of more than 150 people arrived by train from Albany earlier that afternoon, there to see a performance described in that morning’s Cornell Daily Sun as “one of the largest and finest attractions to be seen at the Lyceum this season.” Weeks ahead of the performance, the show had been one wrought with controversy and terse anticipation from the local community, one that in the weeks leading up to it had inspired petitions to stop its production in its tracks. Written the year before by Southern Baptist minister, playwright, state legislator and attorney Thomas Frederick Dixon Jr. – a firsthand witness of the desperate poverty throughout the south during reconstruction – the play was a politically drenched tale of change and reformation in the waning decades of 19th Century America, one whose themes were centered on a rising sentiment of fear and anxiety in the rapidly changing social landscape of a newly reconciled United States of America. Overstated, hyperbolic and in some sense, downright slanderous, “The Clansman” was a sympathetic portrait of a Ku Klux Klan that had served as a counterbalance to an unfettered black populace which, if left unchecked, would rise up to dominate the white race that had previously kept them in chains. Nationwide, the play had sparked outrage

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(it depicted Abraham Lincoln, for instance, as a sympathetic character looking to send freed slaves back to Africa) and, in Ithaca, the local black community rose up to vocally oppose the play. According to the Ithaca Daily News at the time, a “committee of colored residents” called on the Reverend C.W. Heiser – minister of the Unitarian Church and a well-known local civil rights activist – to dissuade the play’s showing at the Lyceum. The effort even earned a mention in the January 2, 1906 edition of the conservative New York City daily, The Sun. This did nothing to stop the play and, wellattended, its cast was honored by repeated curtain calls at its close. Just four days later, the play opened at The Liberty Theater on Broadway, stoking an enthusiasm and outrage characterized by the national press as a lurid, if blatantly inciteful work. “There is comedy, or what passes for comedy, in the play,” read a review in the New York Evening Post the previous October. “True, there are laughs, but it is not hearty, wholesome laughter. There is an hysterical note in that laughter; and it hushes as if by common consent. Every reference to the maintenance of the power of the white race is greeted with a subdued roar.” The following day, Heiser wrote in the Ithaca Daily Journal that citizens of the city should “repudiate the portraiture of (of blacks in) the play.” Another writer, Cornell graduate student Charles C. Poindexter, wrote for both local papers that the play was not only immoral, but “vile, lecherous, blasphemous” and “sacrilegious.” George H. Brennan, the play’s manager, once estimated more than half a million came

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Th e s c e n e at t h e 1 9 2 5 K l a n r a l ly i n It h ac a . Yo u c a n s e e M o r s e Ch a in in the u pper left h a nd cor n er of the photo. ( P h o t o : Th e H i s t o ry C e n t e r O f To m p k i n s C o u n t y) to see it and “the same number were turned away,” in the “greatest success in the theatrical history of the United States.” Apparently a big earner, the play came back into Ithaca for a November 22 show date. This time, it would go on without protest; In the days before the play, a number of speakers, including the newly elected Mayor Jared Newman and Cornell professors Burt G. Wilder and Nathaniel Schmidt, addressed the play and deplored its themes, adopting a resolution to not only denounce the presentation of the play itself, but to call for calm and to show restraint in the face of such hateful themes in an agreement to “avoid any useless and ineffective demonstration, but by our restraint at this time of great provocation to prove our right to honor and respect.” It was part of an effort not to win a “contest of life,” as Richard White, writing for The Ithaca Journal put it in 2014, but “to garner respect.” It would be hard to argue that the play had no impact on the local community, as it eventually would for the nation. Nine years later, the play would be adopted for the silver screen and “The Clansman” would go onto become the film “Birth Of A Nation:” the film often credited with inciting what would become the “second era” of the Ku Klux Klan and a phenomena of white nationalism that would be particularly pronounced in the region. *** The image is a striking one.

The day is October 3, 1925 – a rainy but otherwise fair-weathered day in the City of Ithaca – Cornell had just completed a rousing 26-0 defeat of Niagara University on the gridiron and, marching two by two toward Circus Flats (the site of the present day Ithaca Skate Park), more than 500 people march in time to a spirited band and a float of children, depicting a Bible study. At the head of the procession, a Klansman on a white horse strides through the ground, flag raised in the name of “the American government, pure homes and the Bible in the schools,” as posters distributed throughout the event read. That evening, they burned a cross – the third such recorded incident in the city in three years: an event the Ithaca Journal characterized the following day as “an attractive spectacle.” In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan was at the height of its influence, one which wasn’t just relegated to the areas of the country most offended by threats to the hold of white supremacy; an association with upwards of 6 million members (though it has been lowballed at 2 million by some) and an annual income of $75 million. It was a fraternal organization then where membership could be had for only $10 and, for many, was perceived as an organization committed not to the persecution of Jews, Catholics, blacks and other groups, but as one dedicated to the maintenance of white supremacy and the illusion of a glory now tarnished and diluted by a new wave of immigrants: the Klan of the 1920s,

in literature distributed at the Circus Flats that day, claimed not to be opposed to any race, religion or creed, but rather stood for the principle of “pure Americanism.” Among whites at the time, the political and sentiment was one of vulnerability. Various social changes in the 1920s – from prohibition and immigration to the rise of women’s suffrage and economic hardships – fuelled feelings of social instability and a yearning to set things back to the way things were. Isolationism under the newly elected president Warren G. Harding – whose speeches rife with the “top-most pinnacle of posh,” as the great social critic H.L. Mencken described them pushed him to the White House – was fuelled by the pledge of a “return to normalcy.” “Not revolution,” he once said, “but restoration.” The period in which he was campaigning was a turbulent one: the country was terrorized by several bombings by anarchists and leftists, prompting the “red scare” of the 1920s (one even hit Wall Street, killing 38.) Immigration was restricted, starting with the Gentleman’s Agreement of 1907 (which restricted Japanese immigration) and the Immigration Act of 1924, drastically limited Asian and European immigrants perceived as radical and “un-American” (Italians, Poles, and Jews in particular.) In Chicago and in Tulsa at the start of the decade, dozens were killed in race riots and nationally, lynchings were taking place in a violent response to a push by blacks to take the rights they were owed. Crime was also a concern, robberies and holdups growing in frequency. According to an account written by Calvin Coolidge Foundation writer Jerry L. Wallace, a Kleagle, while selling the Klan, was asked, “What was the objective of the Klan?” He replied that it was “to combat lawlessness” – the only issue cited. For a populist political movement unsettled by the changes taking hold of society, the Klan stood poised to serve as a hooded face for the movement: a localized effort to fight for a way of life native-born whites saw as threatened. In the Finger Lakes, the Klan took on a form of widespread acceptance, a social group similar to a Kiwanis Club or a Loyal Order Of Moose lodge today. The Klan was a group comprised of people from a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds, its membership counting everything from skilled and unskilled workers to clergymen and members of the police. While their fearsome mythos and message was one of hate and exclusion, their presence was an open one: The Tisdel Company – purveyors of guns, ammunition and sewing machines on East Seneca Street – proclaimed itself to be “100 Per Cent American” (a Klan slogan) and the Kellogg drive-in filling station on Linn Street advertised “Kellogg Keeps Kerosene” – a slogan in line with the naming conventions of the nearby Kornell Kleaning Kompany. The

organization had fraternal elements as well, the Ithaca Journal reporting in its July 9, 1924 edition that twenty five members of the “Invisible Empire” paid their last respects to Fred M. Kresge, former manager of the Go-Gas Station on the corner of Buffalo and Aurora Street, by appearing at his grave mid-service, kneeling in prayer and, in silence, leaving sprigs of an evergreen over his casket. The Klan then had a presence throughout the region as a whole – not just in Ithaca. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Ludlowville

work of the Klan in the north Seneca County area. But this was from several years earlier, Aug. 19, 1921: “The revival of the Ku-Klux-Klan is no credit to the country, even on the pretext of upholding Americanism and aiming for the supremacy of the white race. Both America and the white race are subject to the law of the survival of the fittest. They will survive if they deserve to without resort to methods of terrorism and secrecy.” However, most of the activities of local Klansmen were fairly tame and many people – not understanding the organization’s racist roots – would often join up, only to leave once they discovered what the organization stood for. “In fact,” wrote local historian Carol Kammen in a piece for the Ithaca Journal in 1997, “the documents that exist from the Trumansburg Klan indicate its biggest worry A fa m i ly at t h e 1 9 2 5 K l a n r a l ly i n It h ac a in 1924 was what ( P h o t o : Th e H i s t o ry C e n t e r O f To m p k i n s C o u n t y) to serve at its sumadvertised in regional Klan literature. In New- mer picnic – hot dogs or hamburgers.” *** field, a service station called the 100 Per Cent The Klan as we once knew it is a long ago American Garage promised “Klean, Kareful Kourteous Service.” In Dryden, a rally was memory, though racism and xenophobia cononce held on the fairgrounds and screenings of tinue to persist and, recently, the spectre of na“Birth of a Nation, held. In Lansing, the Klan tionalism has managed to creep back into the burned crosses on Warren Road and in Bing- national consciousness. So what killed the Klan in the region? hamton, which once served as the New York Though “sheet and pillow case parties,” as State headquarters of the Klan, a rally ahead of a national Klan march on Washington drew the gatherings were called, remained popular 20,000 souls downtown in solidarity with the into the ‘30s and even – in some cases – into the 1950s, a number of contributing factors movement. In his book, “Historic Tales of Seneca Coun- led to a falling out of favor among mainstream ty, New York,” Seneca County historian Walter whites toward the KKK. The heat of the politiGable tells the story of a large rally on Sweets cal movements that sanctioned it – the motions Hill, in the Town of Fayette about four miles set forth through sentiments encouraged by south of the Village of Waterloo, in September Harding-era conservatism (though he ardently of 1926. During his research of the event, which opposed the Klan and recognized the factors he had heard stories about, Gable found an ar- that encouraged it) – gave way to a cooler brand ticle in the Naples Record of Sept. 15, 1926. , of Republican policies with the more progresdetailing a three day meeting of The Klu Klux sively minded Calvin Coolidge’s administraKlan four miles southwest of Waterloo, on what tion in 1924, and both’s rejection of all the Klan is known as Sweet’s Hill. 1,500 Klansmen were stood for (though never by name) helped to gathered in the tented city. Rose Hill Mansion lower the respectability of the group, making in Geneva, also known as the Boody Farm way for the replacement of prestigious memwhen it was owned by Edward Boody, was an- bers with “hicks,” “rubes,” and “drivers of secother documented spot of Klan gatherings. ondhand Fords.” But it was also internal strife Alice Askins, Education Coordinator at Rose that led to the death of the Ku Klux Klan. SupHill, started poking into the history of the Klan posed champions of American exceptionalism, after finding an article from the Geneva Daily the Klan – whose membership called for perTimes from June 5, 1924, that detailed a cross sons “of temperate habits, sound in mind and burning that had taken place at Rose Hill. In a believer in the tenets of Christian religion” – her research, Askins found yet another article found itself embroiled in scandal accused of fiby the Geneva Daily Times that described the nancial impropriety – extravagance, waste, and Th e

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misappropriation of funds – and, most notably, the conviction of Indiana Grand Dragon D.C Stephenson for the rape and murder of an election official in 1925, an event which ended the accepted illusion of Klan leaders as wholly lawabiding members of their community. The life of the Klan in Ithaca was short-lived, its peak years coming in the group’s golden age of 1923 through 1925 though some factions persisted well into the ensuing decades. The Taughannock Klan, headed by Lyman Warren, had only 14 members in 1931: six had been dropped for failure to pay their dues. One individual, in 1967, told Kammen he kept his Klan outfit hanging in the back of a closet in his Linn Street home if the Klan ever rose again, according to an article she once wrote for the Journal. The artifacts of the Klan’s presence in the area can still be seen locally: at The History Center Of Tompkins County, an inauspicious file holds a number of documents from the local Klavern. Inside: a blank financial report form, an ordering form for robes (anywhere between $5 per person for a Klanswoman’s robe and $24 for a major Kleagle’s robe, to be sent to imperial headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas), a guide to taking measurements for said robes, weekly petition reports (with a line for reporting payments made), blank minutes forms and supply ordering forms for everything from robes to stationary and copies of the oath of allegiance. Also in its collections, a Klan robe – this one, from a member of the Ludlowville KKK, discovered behind wall paneling during a home renovation project in 1976 – which the History Center has possessed since 1998. The robe itself, a lasting reminder of one of the more disgraceful periods of American and local history, serves more than a singular purpose: it is a bridge between our past and present, a reminder that hatred can linger behind more than a hood – it can just as easily lurk behind a message, intolerance and a reluctance to embrace change posturing for an inherent bias of anxious masses toward white supremacy. In 2006, Ithaca High School junior Mya Thompson, an African American student, wrote a piece in the Journal for its student historian’s column. (“Much to her mother’s protests,” said archivist Donna Eschenbrenner.) Even a decade ago, the robe served as a reminder of hate in the community, and how far we have to come as a society. Ten years later, it is an artifact just as relevant to today’s conversation as it ever was. “Artifacts like this Ku Klux Klan robe and hood remind us all to continue working toward ending racism and injustice, even in our own community,” wrote Thompson. “Recent racial incidents at Ithaca High School and Cornell University remind us that racism is not limited to our community’s past, but continues to be a problem that we must work to eliminate in the future.” Jamie Swinnerton contributed reporting. 3 0 – S ep tember

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Community Police Board. The zero-grow th, steady-state tenet refers to a halt on all new development, housing, commercial, industrial, everything. This, he says, is necessary for two main reasons: new development increases taxes and brings in more people, which cost more in public services, “transforming our whole way of thinking about the quality of our lives, staying home more, consuming less. Obviously, Lukasavage is not buying the city’s general theory that development increases the tax base and lessens the financial burden on citizens. More broadly, Lukasavage focuses on supporting local businesses and manufacturing, and finding a deeper connection with people in one’s community. This factors into his family views: with a stronger connection to the community around it, families would face less burden on their own, and wou ld be able to turn to t he people around them in times of distress or need. “It is harder for people to hate one another, who are on close, personal, neighborly terms than it is for neighbors who hide behind walls and peer out of their windows

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“All these grants, all this money, it all goes downtown,” he said. “When are we going to get some type of attention? There are no programs for kids here, nothing for them to do… when you leave kids here with nothing to do, that leads to bad things.” The role of any member of Common Council is to be a mouthpiece for their ward, the chief spokesman not just for their neighbors, but the whole area they govern. However West Village, he said, has been ignored. Located at the end of a street misleadingly labeled as a “dead end,” the neighborhood is rarely discussed at the council level, specific funding hard to come by to help improve the state of things and their present representation, he says, rarely coming into the neighborhood to meet with residents (George McGonigal, the other alderperson for the First Ward, has spoken out in favor of programming for West Village in the past). After years of asking, Hayton says he’s ready to bring the block up to par with the rest of the city. “This hill is cut off from everything,” he said. “This leads all these bad things to happen, and all the kids can do is sit and watch.” In his role as a civic organizer in the community, Hayton’s efforts have inspired an Officer Next Door program and increased patrols to come to West Village, which has had minor success – most of the violence in the neighborhood has stopped, but the flow of drugs, Hayton says, is constant. “It’s not even hidden; it’s all in plain view,” Hayton said. “People walking, people in cars, even some college kids come up here to buy.” But something else needs to happen. “Our kids are growing up here, they’re seeing it and having to come inside whenever anything happens,” Hayton added. “They’re coming through, four or five police cars, pretty much looking for whatever was

at one another with suspicion and enmity in their hearts,” he said. He has concluded that the main goal for humans now must be total balance with nature, which will theoretically preserve life on Earth. We, as humans, must make some sacrifices, he said. That’s what Lukasavage feels he is doing by getting involved in politics. Despite his desire to inject his views into the statewide discussion, Lukasavage readily admits that he doesn’t actually want to be elected to the Common Council, and has nearly no expectations that he will be. He said he would serve if elected, trying to help his family and the people of West Village whose stories affected him deeply. To a certain extent, this is about introducing his ideas to the public again for long-term change, but he thinks he is capable of helping in the short term as well. “If you prefer to describe me as such, I am a protest candidate, or a pacifist political insurgent, or a dark horse, but my campaign is not merely symbolic,” he said.

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f you are a basketball player, and you are recruited to play for the Kentucky Wildcats, the term “one and done” is music to your ears. The phrase means that you will play one year of college basketball, and you will then embrace the fame and fortune that awaits you in the NBA. Colton Wigsten is a sophomore soccer player at Tompkins-Cortland Community College, and when he heard the phrase “one and done” in 2009, it was the worst news he had ever heard. Wigsten was a freshman soccer player at Ithaca College at that time, coming in as a highly-touted recruit that had lit up the scoreboard for four years at Spencer-Van Etten. He set school scoring records each of those four years and, as a senior, he put over forty goals in the net to set the I.A.C. conference record as well. Colton recalls clearly how his “one and done” played out. “It was my first game as a Bomber, and I played a ball that was over my head. I beat the defender to the ball and when he came through to clear, he hit my knee at the exact moment I planted my foot. It buckled my knee inward, wrecked my ACL, MCL and meniscus, and I was done for eight months.” Colton busted his tail in physical therapy, and he returned to the field the next year, but left Ithaca College before his junior year. He spent a few years in the working world – staying in shape and playing some soccer when possible. He earned his credentials as an L.P.N., and last year relocated to Georgia to pick up some valuable work experience before returning to the area to enroll in TC3’s highly respected nursing program. I asked Colton – who now has over thirty practices and one game under his belt after returning to collegiate soccer – to describe the smoothest part of the transition. He said, “The easiest thing is that I love the game, and I really missed the competition.” He laughs at his “elder statesman” status,

and offered, “I am 26, and the youngest guy on the team is 17. The next oldest, I believe, is turning 21 next week!” The “maturit y” factor is apparent ly important to head coach Andy Davis, as Wigsten said “Coach talks to me a lot. We discuss tactics and strategy, and we spent a lot of time working with the NCAA to assure that the injury I sustained as a freshman was in fact a season-ending injury and I did not lose that year of eligibility.” When asked if there was a chance he would go on to play at a four-year college after TC3, he stated, “I don’t think so… I’ll be working as an R.N. (he will graduate next May), and this is very likely my proverbial ‘last hurrah.’” I then asked Colton to share the most difficult part of this transition, and he said, “Well… I’ll be honest… I’m not the player I was, and that has changed the way I play.” I asked if he was playing “smarter, not harder,” and he replied, “There is degree of truth to that. I can now recognize game situations more clearly, and that is helpful, because there is a difference between my 26 year-old self and my 18 year-old self. I am not Superman!” I asked how that diminished capacity factors into his game these days, and Wigsten said, “I have always been a forward, a striker, a goal scorer but now I’m in a central attacking midfielder role. I see the field better, and I’m more able to control the pace and set up plays.” I have k nown Colton since he was a middle-schooler, and we had a good laugh about a 61 year-old dog hearing a 26 yearold pup talk about his advanced age, and I was very happy to see that old spark in his eyes. “I went through a tough time after my injury,” Colton recalled. “I was depressed. Soccer was my whole life, and getting hurt destroyed my whole college experience. Processing that there was more to life has really helped me to mature, and to bounce back.”

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always feasible.” There are examples of rural routes in which TCAT has found success: Route 43, which serves Dryden, Tompkins Cortland Community College and at times Groton. The inclusion of TC3 means increased demand that can subsequently justify more trips throughout the day, but as Vanderpool said, “These conditions don’t exist on other TCAT rural routes.” The transition from Syracuse to Ithaca has been mostly easy for Vanderpool, who said one of the more profound differences for him “There’s just as many traffic jams as Syracuse, and just as much construction. I’m right at home here.” has been learning the versatility employees of the smaller TCAT must learn to keep the agency operating, normally juggling multiple duties at once. For the most part, though, Vanderpool has been able to assimilate with the community through shared goals, and hopes to continue to do so via his propensity to reach out to the public for feedback. “I love Ithaca and the setting, and at times when school is in session it really doesn’t seem like it’s a smaller population,” Vanderpool said. “There’s just as many traffic jams as Syracuse, and just as much construction. I’m right at home here.” –M att Butler

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two-part process. A pre-application, which can be found on the Downtown Ithaca web site, must be submitted by October 2. Completed applications may be submitted in person or by mail to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance Office at 171 E. State Street (Center Ithaca on The Commons), or via email to info@Dowtownithaca.com. From the list of pre-applicants, the DIA selection committee will pick finalists to vie for the grand and runner-up prizes. Ferguson notes that all pre-applicants will receive technical support from DIA staff. All finalists will be required to create a business plan with the help and consultation of experts from REV, the downtown community incubator, and the DIA. Businesses must be ready to open by Spring 2018.

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he group behind The Ithaca Plan is holding a special forum and training this week in response to Overdose Awareness Day. The Ithaca Community Forum, an educational event about the nature of the opioid crisis and how to properly utilize the lifesaving drug Narcan, will take place Thursday, August 31 from 4:30-6:30 pm on August 31st, 2017, at The Space @ GreenStar on 700 W. Buffalo Street. The event itself is part of a local response to combat growing numbers of overdose deaths nationwide: in New York State, deaths from drug overdoses increased 71 percent between 2010 and 2015, emergency departments saw 37,347 opioid-related outpatient visits (a 73 percent increase from

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2010) and 75,110 opioid-related inpatient hospital admissions (a 3 percent increase from 2010) in 2014. “As a career prosecutor, I know we cannot arrest our way out of fatal overdose. The overdose crisis is a public health crisis, and as such, it has a public health solution,” said Gwen Wilkinson, Interim Drug Policy Coordinator for the City of Ithaca and former District Attorney of Tompkins County. “I know that empowered with Narcan and accurate information about overdose, Ithacans will save lives. This event will equip the community with the information they need to understand and respond to overdose in a way that prioritizes, values, and preserves human life.” The list of speakers for the event is extensive, and includes Judge John C. Rowley, Family and County Court in Tompkins County; Gwen Wilkinson, Interim Drug Policy Coordinator, City of Ithaca, and former District Attorney of Tompkins County; Katharine Celentano, Policy Coordinator, Drug Policy Alliance; Brian Briggs, Senior Peer at the Southern Tier AIDS Program; Phoebe Brown, Assistant Coordinator at the Ultimate Reentry Opportunity at the Multicultural Resource Center; Fabina Colon, Director of the Multicultural Resource Center; Veronica Dedrick, Social Worker at Cayuga Medical Center; Will Fox, paramedic at Bangs Ambulance; Dr. William Klepak, Medical Director of Tompkins County Health Department; Dr. Heather MacAdam, Cayuga Addictions Recovery Services and many more.

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those communities gain the full range of experiences that the library can provide. But she also wants to increase access in more local communities with ideas like a book-drop at a popular local location like Wegmans, or a kiosk of library materials at Southside or the Greater Ithaca Activities Center. Funding is always a difficult aspect of running a library. One of her proudest achievements as a librarian, Birdsall said, was being able to get UPL to a place where the library can go fine-free. Birdsall helped the library get the necessary funding to cover what fines would have provided this year, and she has several ideas for more general funding as well. An idea she believes is worth considering is a ballot proposition, which has worked for the Trumansburg/Town of Ulysses library. “What happens with a ballot proposition is it gives people a direct voice in the funding process,” she said. “What else happens is that you have $100,000 or $200,000 thousand dollars on the ballot and you don’t go for an increase, you still get that $200,000 dollars. You’re only voting on the increase. So, then the library wouldn’t start at zero.” Birdsall’s vision for a future TCPL was of a community center that focused on userfriendliness, able to grow in its challenges, and remain a modern place for a diverse array of people and thoughts. She envisioned a future where a library card and password were all a user needed to access the full library collection from one platform, and she spoke to the need for a library to be both a public place, but also a safe place for all library users, where the library provides the access and parents provide the limits. On Thursday, Aug. 24, afternoon, Lisa Carr – one-time interim director of the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library in Ovid – pitched a vision to those assembled at TCPL heavy on two themes: the importance of being flexible while staying true to a library’s core philosophy and emphasis on partnerships and programming, with a focus on evolving the perception of a library’s purpose among the

Annette Birdsall (left) and Lisa Carr (right), the finalists to be the new director of the Tompkins County Public Library.

greater community. Carr, who according to her Linkedin page has been an employee of Seymour Library since 2003, named three challenges facing all libraries that universally need to be addressed: staying relevant in the 21st century, branding themselves to be about more than just “book museums,” and finding steady sources of funding, something that TCPL has tried to address through sustainable fundraising

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initiatives. Noting the progress of technology in the past years, Carr said that building a concrete plan to address the challenges the next 10 years may bring is nearly impossible. Instead, she stressed, the solution to staying buoyant in the stormy seas of the information age lies with adamantly sticking to the library’s core mission and values, an approach that allows the library to stay f lexible to change while accomplishing its mission of

being a valued community asset. “Predicting what a library will be in ten years is really impossible,” said Carr. “Anyone in this room can point to something in this room they use that ten years ago, didn’t exist.” So how does a library go about creating and demonstrating value? The answer, Carr said, may lie with programming that extends beyond the walls of the building. “For me,” she said, “it’s all about being open to the possibilities you can create by listening to your community.” Carr had a number of ideas to accomplish this: expand programs like Girls Who Code and create new ones like Adulting 101, which help young adults learn basic skills from balancing a checkbook to buying their first home. She wants to find a means to create “canned programming,” having the staff of the larger library build the groundwork for programs that can easily be transferred to smaller libraries that may not have the staff to do so themselves. Finally, she said she wants to find more ways to take advantage of the expansive cultural capital offered in the greater Ithaca community, to partner with others – academics, actors, artists – to give patrons access to programs that are not only valuable to them, but help the library become even more embedded in the community. The Board of Trustees for the Library will be the body to make the final decision about the next director. According to board president Bruce Ryan, the board hopes to make their final decision at their scheduled Aug. 29 meeting after reviewing community and staff feedback, and feedback from the search committee members. “Once our selection is made, we still have some process things to complete before the identity of the new director can be made public,” Ryan said in an email. “I hope that, by early September, we will finalize everything and make a public announcement.” When the new director will start depends on who is chosen. –Jamie Swinnerton & Nick Reynolds

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Do You Believe In Miracles? How fate pulled the area’s happiest Band together By Nick Reynolds

ven in a place as talent-rich as Ithaca, New York, the band Stone Cold Miracle really does seem like something of a miracle in the local music scene. In their three years together, they’ve accomplished the types of things most regionally focused acts wouldn’t: wellreceived mainstage sets at Ithaca Fest and Grassroots? Check. An appearance at Bernie Milton Pavilion for the CFCU Downtown Concert series? Check. A timeslot onstage in a festival featuring major acts like the X Ambassadors and The Roots? Well, we’re almost there: the inaugural Cayuga Sound Festival, the muchanticipated, waterfront-dominating affair in which the band has been invited to play, is still a few days off. “That kind of dropped from out of the sky,” said guitarist Dustin Stuhr, relaxing at a picnic table before a race day gig on the waterfront in Watkins Glen last month. “... we’re trying to work it so The Roots stay at my house.” Cayuga Sound stands to be a fitting end to a summer that has been particularly kind to the band. Now something of a regional force, the group has found its groove and a loyal following and, after several months of work, are set to release their newest album (still without a name) to serve as the first recorded document of a band that these past months, has truly solidified what they’re all about. Since forming in 2014, the band has become a bona fide regional force, the modern soul group becoming a regular name on any festival worth its salt and a

popular weekend draw for the happy hour crowd. “This band’s been on a clear trajectory from the beginning,” Stuhr said. “We’ve had a really good response from our first gig… a fire’s been built. This summer, it’s like the vision is getting realized, the word is getting out there and people are starting to show up. In three years, nothing has declined or leveled off which is totally exciting.” They should’ve expected something to happen: the group’s origin story feels like fate had a little something to do with it. Before the birth of Stone Cold Miracle, Stuhr and fellow guitarist Nick LaVerne were part of a similar group called The

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rare Craigslist success stories, found bassist Andy Adelewitz, looking for his first live group after a five year break from the stage. “I was looking to do more of a Weezer kind of thing,” he said. “They were more into Ryan Adams… we traded emails for a few months and thought, ‘hey, we might be able to make something work.’” Things changed once Stuhr and LaVerne brought Ian Cummings into the fold. A seasoned drummer who had previously subbed in on a couple of gigs for the Habits, Cummings came to the pair with word of a talented soul singer he’d met at a religious youth convention worth auditioning. “This band’s been on a clear trajectory from the Trece Stevenson has seen almost every stage a performer beginning. We’ve had a really good response from can see, from gracing a European stage with renowned gospel singer our first gig… a fire’s been built.” David Bratton to building her own following in her hometown Habits, an Amy Winehouse/Alabama of Erie, Pennsylvania: playing gigs anywhere Shakes-inspired R&B outfit seamlessly from wedding halls to prison auditoriums. “Whatever it calls for,” she said. “Just as mixing biting, smoky vocals with spirited guitarwork and an ironclad rhythm section. long as the music and the message behind The group was solid, gaining itself a bit of it gets out there. That’s what’s important to a reputation in the local club circuit but – me.” Everyone was skeptical. Just finished like most things in life – it came to an end. Not ones to quit on a good thing, Stuhr and with a powerhouse vocalist in The Habits’ LaVerne – still attached to the sound they’d Elly Holiday, Stuhr and LaVerne both had created – wanted to carry on the group’s their doubts and Stevenson, two years out of soul anew and held onto the idea while, in her last band, wasn’t sure she was ready to be the meantime, began the pursuit of new attached to another group just yet. “I wanted the right vibe,” she said. I prospects: particularly, a power pop band. They went to Craigslist and, in one of those wanted people who love what they do.”

The skepticism dissipated almost immediately. “She opened her mouth and sang for about 30 seconds,” Stuhr said. “And we were all just floored: ‘please join this band!’ The tables just flipped immediately; instead of her selling herself to us, we were selling ourselves on her.” They played their first show within the first two weeks of coming together as a group, Stuhr getting a call from a friend at a venue who needed a fill-in for a band that had cancelled. “And Nick said, ‘that would be a Stone Cold Miracle if we could pull that off,’” Stuhr said. “And that’s how we got the name.” They started small but, despite their size, began to build a burgeoning reputation going into 2015. Cummings eventually moved down to Brooklyn two years ago and in came Zaun Marshburn, a seasoned regular of the local scene and fan of the band, who stuck around after filling in one night for a gig at the Silver Line Tap Room in Trumansburg. Though he’d never played with the group before, he “absolutely crushed it.” “And then we were begging him to join the band,” LaVerne said. Live, their sound is tight, a fact that’s surprising given that, their daily lives as full as they are, they rarely – if ever – rehearse, the band one that has truly embraced the possibilities of the digital age by rehearsing and writing songs via email and mp3 files. This may be one factor that plays into their

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But we want to get to bigger venues… eventually.” They think they have the potential to get there. Going to their shows, one can also sense a huge social aspect to the group, not just in their music but in their message: the band may be the right band for its time, a needed elixir to a time fraught with anxiety and despair: an infusion of positivity in an era where people are simply looking for a good time and above all, the promise of something better. “From the first show, we have been told over and over by listeners that they felt ‘moved’ ‘energized’ ‘uplifted’ etc. by

“Trece and the whole band want to instill hope, magic, good feelings in everyone standing in front of us through connection, relationship, and love... It wasn’t something we set out to do at first but when it started happening, we realized we were on to something. So much so that it influences the songwriting, the choice of cover songs, the things Trece says between songs, and the marketing of the band. We want to make people feel good.”

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connection time,” LaVerne pipes in. “Actively listening to each other and occasionally going down the rabbithole sometimes.” “It allows you to actually get in the moment,” adds Stevenson. “So you’re not scripted – you see people’s reaction.” Now veritable veterans of the local circuit, they’ve found themselves in the feelgood branch of the market: their shows coming oftentimes at wineries, breweries and the big festive gatherings, like outdoor markets and larger festivals. With local success in hand and armed with a new album, the group has been looking to branch out, looking at Rochester, Buffalo, New York City as their route to taking the next step. “We’ve never been more than 30 or 40 minutes outside of Ithaca,” Adelwitz said. “We haven’t needed to,” LaVerne said. “There’s so much opportunity right here.

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our music,” Stuhr wrote in an email several weeks ago. “We always smile at this because we feel the same way. Trece has a way of pulling people in and making them a part of the music, making them feel connected to the band and to each other [...] It is a political act in the sense that we are bringing positivity to people’s lives in a time when people are stressed by events, circumstances, and politics that are negative by nature.” Stevenson especially has a way of connecting with the audience; She smiles, talks, engages the crowd throughout the show in a way that makes them feel good and makes them feel connected to the band and the music. Enough so that as every show closes, she ends up meeting with fans and talking to them, “pouring their hearts out” over the impact the music had on them. “And I don’t mind,” she laughs.

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Sixteen years after bernie milton’s death, his nephew Carries on His Legacy on the airwaves By Matt Butler

he name Milton has been associated with Ithaca radio for decades, but it’s hard to argue it ever reached a higher point than with the legendary Bernie Milton’s stalwart status in the car radios of people citywide. After an illustrious music career and a life of community advocacy, Bernie Milton passed away 16 years ago, a tragedy that momentarily left a gaping hole on the local airwaves and particularly for the black community, for which Bernie served as the primary radio voice since his show debuted on WICB in 1983. That is until Ricky Milton, his nephew, came into the picture. Shortly after Bernie’s death, Ricky, his dad, ICB manager Chris Wheatley and local radio icon Tom Joseph sat in the studio, fielding calls from listeners mourning Bernie’s passing and playing the music he

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would have loved during a couple tribute shows. “Continuing the tradition, “ said Joseph, “here on ICB.” Something clicked as the words left his mouth. Joseph, known widely as ‘Mr. Radio’ in Ithaca, turned to him and asked if he would want to have his own radio show. Bernie wasn’t there to pass the torch, but it was close. His dad and another uncle took him for a walk afterwards, trying to communicate the weight of undertaking the show and the size of the shoes he’d be stepping into. Ricky couldn’t say no. Milton might have known this back then, but it’s something he seems very comfortable with now – nobody is going to replace Bernie, so why try? By not futilely attempting to compete with the name his uncle left behind allows Ricky to

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fully embrace the full scope of the city’s memory of Bernie Milton. “As much as I like to even say our names in the same sentence, no way dude,” he said with a laugh of he and Bernie. “This city has not been the same since Bernie Milton’s been gone.” The younger Milton had spent most of his radio life on the other side of the microphone, being interviewed for something he had done during his multisport athletic career in high school or college. But that changed that day, and Milton began hosting the show he still runs today, two hours of soul, rhythm and blues and Motown from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Friday on 91.7 WICB radio, the same slot and the same music his uncle became known for. In a sea of Christian rock and country music stations up and down the FM dial and without many other black voices on the radio, Milton’s show stands out as a singular vanguard of the 1960s and 1970s sounds coming out of places like Detroit or Memphis, the kind of music that Milton says “captures the essence of human beings.” Milton’s full-time job is as a personal trainer, and he also does quite a bit of

coaching around the region as well. He just finished his ninth year working at Jim Boeheim’s basketball camp at Syracuse University, and he runs several Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams around the city. He has a son, named Max, who will be heading to prep school in Ohio for basketball. Additionally, he’s been able to extend the reach of the show, in listener range via the internet but also by realizing and harnessing the show’s influence. Now, Milton is using his platform to push causes he believes in, an aspect of the show that he says has helped him emerge from his uncle’s shadow and make a name for himself locally. “I think what I’ve done, though, is brought the show to a whole new level,” he said. “Bernie used to come on and it was really about the music and what I’ve tried to do in the last 16 years is bring a lot of community awareness, trying to help local organizations, sort of the same thing Bernie used to do personally, but now doing it through the radio.” Ricky becomes emotional at times talking about the impact his uncle had on the city, and the magnitude of his loss that clearly still resonates with not only Ricky,

but Ithaca itself: 11 years after his death, the Bernie Milton Pavilion was built on the new Commons and is the most popular spot in the city for outdoor concerts, festival events or social rallies. Milton said he doesn’t feel pressure to continue the show; he calls it a “responsibility,” to the memory of his uncle and to the people of the area, even as it has at times hamstrung his other professional ventures that couldn’t abide an employee missing two hours every Friday morning. Almost two decades in, Milton doesn’t intend to get complacent either. Leafing

were local sports figures who served as coaches or mentors during his younger years and through to adulthood, people like Ithaca College’s former longtime football coach Jim Butterfield, and Ithaca lacrosse guru Richie Moran, and Milton’s maternal cousin Melvin Bell, one of the best Ithaca basketball players ever. The passion Milton didn’t name in that list, but obviously holds, is for his family. Even when running down the list of his sports role models, he finds his way back to Bernie.

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f you’re an avid music fan like myself, you can’t help but be excited for The State Theatre of Ithaca’s diverse and prestigious fall lineup. Heading into their ninth full season as a non-profit organization, the State – with partner DSP Shows – has managed to put together their busiest years yet. So busy in fact, that we could only focus on part of the lineup! This fall lineup isn’t just for music lovers, there’s something fun for everyone. Whether you’re a fan of comedy, plays, singer songwriters, orchestras, the blues, alternative or indie rock the State Theatre has something for you. Dinosaur Jr. is an iconic American rock band with a permeable influence which is still heard in alternative rock music today. Presented by DSP Shows, Dinosaur Jr. will be joined by Easy Action – Fronted by John Brannon, they are based out of Detroit and bring you a raw punk guitar distortion and aggressive vocals that are in your face right out of the gate. – on September 30th. Formed in Massachusetts in 1984, Dinosaur Jr. produced seven albums before going on a hiatus in 1997. Fortunately for us, that’s not the end of their story – the original lineup reformed in 2005 to release the first of four more studio albums. The latest, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not,

was released in August of 2016 which does a great job of combining their old school sound while providing the variety to push the envelope of experimentation. Their unique combination of punk rock guitar sound, classic rock influences, droning vocals and songwriting abilities made them a hit in back in the ‘80s and continues to drive them to big stages even today. On October 8, The State Theatre of Ithaca and Enchantment Theatre Company Presents My Father’s Dragon. The production is based on the children’s book series by Ruth Stiles Gannett, an Ithaca native, who will be in attendance to see her books brought to the stage in celebration of the book series’ 70th anniversary. The story is of nine-year old Elmer Elevator that hears of a baby dragon being held captive on a far-off island by vicious animals. Elmer and his friend, Alley Cat, then pack a bag and go on an adventure

to save Boris, the dragon, and make their way through some detours to make their way back home. A tale of friendship with talking animals, an exciting rescue, and lots of laughs you will not want to miss out on this Enchantment Theater Company production. Bring the kids out and enjoy this magical escapade. You may even get to meet Ruth Gannett herself. Amos Lee, presented by DSP Shows, will be at the State Theatre on October 29. Lee is a singer-songwriter who brings folk and soul music together with all sorts of different influences in way that you haven’t heard before. The Philadelphia native released his first studio album in 2005 and has been prolific, releasing another five since. He challenged his own creativity and songwriting abilities with his most recent work, SPIRIT, which was released in August of 2016. SPIRIT is Lee’s first self-produced album which is something he said he has always wanted to do: creating a melting pot of different sounds from a variety of different guests you hear on this album. “What I wanted to provide was a place for musicians to come and feel they were able to express themselves, and contribute in their own voice the way I was able to contribute in mine,” Lee says on his website. In Lee’s distinguished musical career, he has supported such

for blues legend B.B. King at the age of 12. After their inaugural tour, King once described Bonamassa as, “One of a kind. The kind that will be a legend before he’s 25. Today he continues to blaze his own trail in the rock-blue genre as he is a paramount figure in bringing blues into the mainstream and is debatably one of the best guitarist on the planet. Just two days later on November 18 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, presented by DSP Shows, brings their talents to the State Theatre stage. This group would be more considered a music collective than a band because the members of the group are always rotating in and out and bringing in guests. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – often referred to as PMJ – is known for taking pop music and other modern hits and reworking them in styles of music that were once much more popular, such as swing and jazz music. Bradlee is the mastermind behind PMJ , the group’s inception coming off a video he posted on YouTube in 2009. Just eight years later, the collective now has Georgia@ithacatimes.com 2.9 million subscribers and 792 million YouTube views on the site. Newspaper: If you’ve never heard of them, there is plenty of material on the popular streaming site as they post one song every week, and have compiled hundreds of videos over the years. Some of their more

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popular songs are “We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus, “Creep” by Radiohead, and “Royals” by Lorde done in the styles of 20’s, 30’s and 40’s but that list does not do their repertoire justice. The State Theatre of Ithaca has certainly outdone themselves this year with the most shows they have ever provided in a single year and there are possibly going to be a couple more to be announced. There are so many great shows, that we didn’t have time to address the fact that Two Door Cinema Club (September 14), Broken Social Scene (September 16), Modest Mouse (October 6), Ray LaMontagne (October 14), and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, and Nash (November 8) among others will all be sharing their talents with The Ithaca State Theater.

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thaca Underground, after just celebrating its 10th birthday in February, kicks off its fall lineup at the start of September. IU took a brief hiatus in August, but they’re coming back into the fall with lineups that accommodate daring listeners and musicians. IU brings in artists from different regions of the country — sometimes even the world — each night of performances to intermingle genres and artistic perspectives. While some nights may follow a theme of rap and activism, others feature artists specializing in experimental noise and power ballads. It’s usually a mixed bag, and listeners are kept on their toes throughout the night — provided they aren’t dancing or humming along. Here’s what you can expect from IU’s upcoming fall shows.

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8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, The Cherry, Ithaca Three solo artists — Tim Feeney, Sarah Hennies and Greg Stuart — reinvent percussion. Rather than meditating on rhythm and structure, Meridian explores the idea of what it means to be acoustic. Echoes follow taps which follow rings then follow strikes of a mallet. When looking at instruments, the artists neglect to see the expected: a snare drum isn’t a snare drum but rather a cylindrical object that produces a sound from one angle and a different sound from another. The limits for Meridian likely don’t exist. The band crafts new and transcending pieces with each recording, and the prospects of what Meridian will

perform remains ambiguous. Sandy Ewen, a solo guitarist from Toronto, will bring acoustic vibes to the show. She improvs most of her music, following where the melody leads. She has a similar approach to her artwork, where she makes microcollages through projections and digital printing. This night of music is also presented by Queer Sound Ithaca. Ithaca Underground Annual Fundraiser

6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, Littletree Orchard, Newfield. A handful of artists will perform at IU’s fundraiser. Proceeds go directly to IU, and featured at the show will be Red Sled Choir (percussion looping, folk), Palleon (indie, synth pop), Baby Death Squad Mechanizm (political punk), Nancy Babich (glam rock, shoegaze) and Mijaíl Martínez (multilingual folk). Each musical artist represents a different genre, ranging from folky lo-fi to glam rock. One common thread: all the artists hail from Ithaca. With varying sounds, this show will cater to several tastes with little ground left uncovered. Thou, Dreamdecay, Escuela, Bruised Ego

7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, The Chanticleer, Ithaca These musicians come from all regions of the U.S.: Thou from Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dreamdecay from Seattle; Bruised Ego from Baltimore and

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Escuela from just down the block, right here in Ithaca. Each band captures a different style and technique, but each of them has a rough sort of edge. Bruised Ego has been described as “spastic” and “powerviolence,” and similarly, Dreamdecay falls under the music spectrum as “too punk for psych, too psych for punk.” Thou and Escuela don’t stray far from the other performers with Thou embracing “experimental doom” and Escuela “powerviolence infused grindcore.” Moor Mother, Sammus, powerdove and Robot Detective

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B o b L e F l a m b e u r , s h ow i n g i n e a r ly N ov e m b e r . P h o t o v i a Yo u t u b e American Studies, we’ll be hosting the Philip Glass Ensemble on Friday, November 3 in Bailey Hall Auditorium where they’ll perform Glass’s acclaimed soundtrack for Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi (1982) in conjunction with a screening of the film. For anyone not familiar, the title is derived from the Hopi language and means “life out of balance,” a reference to the imbalance between humans and our environment. It’s pioneering art film comprised of images and music only, and was unlike anything audiences had previously experienced when it first came out, and it became a cult sensation. It was filmed by Ron Fricke, who later went on to make Baraka &Samsara. I think it’s the perfect time to revisit the film given the efforts of the current administration to dismantle the E.P.A. Apparently the Kennedy Center in DC feels similarly, as they’ll be presenting the same show this coming Spring. Thanks to the Atkinson funding, though, our show will be relatively inexpensive to attend, especially when purchasing tickets in advance at BaileyTickets.com. I think it will be one of the most amazing events we’ve ever presented. IT: Now that Cornell Cinema is equipped to show 3-D films, it’s great that you’re showing Dial M for Murder (August 31 & September 2), which Alfred Hitchcock shot in 3-D but was never shown that way. I’m not sure how many people are aware of Johnnie To’s Office (September 22 & 24), or that Wim Wenders, of all people made2011’s Pina in 3D, both premiering here. MF: Yes, a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, coupled with a successful crowdfunding campaign to

come up with matching funds, made it possible for us to install new digital 3D capabilities in Willard Straight Theatre a few month ago, a system that provides a superior viewing experience to what you find at your typical multiplex, and we’re very excited to show it off with a series of films this Fall we’re calling a 3D Extravaganza! I was blown away the first time I saw Dial M for Murder in 3D, and I suspect others will be too. I’m told that seeing the late Pina Bausch’s choreography on screen in 3D in Wenders’ documentary is spectacular, and that Godard’s Goodbye to Language in 3D (showing October 4 & 6) is equally mind blowing. And a 3D musical about the 2008 financial meltdown? You can bet that Johnnie To’s Office is marked on my calendar! IT: The Ithaca premiere of Jon Nguyen & Rick Barnes’ David Lynch: The Art Life(August 31 & September 3) presages a series of Lynch’s films: Mulholland Dr. (Sunday, September 3); Eraserhead (September 7 & 10); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (September 23 & 24); and The Short Films of David Lynch (September 5), a collection of new digital restorations of Lynch’s earliest films, plus a short film made for cinema’s centennial: Six Men Getting Sick (1967), The Alphabet (1968), The Grandmother (1970), The Amputee, Version 1 and Version 2 (1974), andPremonitions Following an Evil Deed (1995). With the arrival the new season of “Twin Peaks”, the timing of this retrospective is prescient. MF: With a new generation of viewers now familiar with Lynch’s unique aesthetic thanks to the new “Twin Peaks,” it did seem like good timing for a mini-Lynch series. The arrival of a new documentary about Lynch as eclectic artist sealed the deal. And everything we’re showing has been recently made available in new digital versions by Janus Films. IT: It’s hard to admit that A Fish Called Wanda (September 10) is almost 30 years old, but seeing it live with CU Provost’s Visiting Professor John Cleese should make it easier to cope with. Why is Cleese being joined by Jonathan Kirshner (Government)? MF: Jonathan is a closet cineaste. Actually, not so closeted. He teaches a course entitled The Politics of the “Seventies” Film and authored the book “Hollywood’s Last Golden Age: Politics, Society, and the Seventies Film in America.” He regularly writes about film at brightlightsfilm.com and midcenturycinema.org, where you can find his articles about Jean-Pierre Melville, a master of the heist film. We’re doing a series called Heist Hits, which includes three Melville titles, and A Fish Called Wanda is also part of the Heist series. When it turned out that Cleese would be visiting when I’m out of town, I immediately thought of Jonathan, because the idea is for them to have a broader conversation about the films in the series. IT: For people that love Paul Thomas Anderson’s Hard Eight, they should see Jean-Pierre Melville’s Bob le Flambeur (November 1 & 3) which Anderson cites as a major influence. Actually, they can see a lot of Melville this fall: Le Samourai

(August 24 & 27), celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; Leon Morin, Priest (October 11 & 14), which I’ve never seen; Le Cercle Rouge (October 19 & 21); Army of Shadows (October 26 & 29); Bob le Flambeur (November 1 & 3); and Le Doulos (November 9 & 12). Melville’s collaborations with actor Alain Delon are electrifying. MF: A number of venues in the U.S. have been paying tribute to Melville as 2017 represents the centennial of his birth (October 20, 1917). As I wrote for the series description, Melville’s work is synonymous with the birth of “cool,” and Alain Delon is no small part of that coolness. With the exception of Le Samourai, which we screened last week on 35mm, all of the films

will be shown in digital restorations and will look fantastic. (BTW: Jim Jarmusch paid homage to Le Samourai with his Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samourai.) Viewers who are not familiar with Melville can take a crash course by watching the new Bertrand Tavernier documentary My Journey Through French Cinema, screening October 1 & 3, which includes clips from all the Melville films we’re showing. Tavernier worked as an assistant to Melville and knows his work inside and out. IT: And you have lots of other Ithaca premieres and visiting filmmakers. MF: Yep. The Fall schedule is peppered with a range of premieres and visiting filmmaker events. Writer/director Katherine Dieckmann, who spent time

growing up in Ithaca, will be back with her latest film, Strange Weather, on September 21. The film stars the incomparable Holly Hunter, as well as Carrie Coon and the late Glenne Headly. And then five days later, we’ll be hosting Argentinian writer/ director Matias Piñeiro with his latest Shakespearean riff, Hermia and Helena, based on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and set between Buenos Aires and New York City. It was one of my favorite films at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, so I’m excited to share it with Ithaca audiences. Too many other premieres to mention here, but one that I’m equally excited about is showing this weekend, Dawson City: Frozen Time by Bill Morrison, whose previous work we’ve shown. I highly recommend it!

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he first of the month, and the first Friday of the month. This weekend gets an early start Sept. 1 with the continuation of an arts tradition in Ithaca: Gallery Night. The first Friday of each month welcomes new exhibitions downtown, on display for the rest of the month. Gallery Night is hosted by The Downtown Ithaca Alliance, and the exhibitions span across 15-20 venues downtown. A walking tour accompanies the Gallery Night. This month’s will begin at 5 p.m. at the CAP Art Space, which will provide an introduction to viewers with the CAP-a-Palooza Art Sale Extraordinaire! and Exhibit. There isn’t a specific artist at this location, just donated work from local artists and collectors looking to downsize. A variety of artists — local and some global — will transform restaurants and shops into small, intimate exhibitions. Each establishment will feature a taste of an artist’s newest work. The usual bustle and flow of Ithaca will be transformed Sept. 1, and the quiet rumble of Gallery Night will linger throughout September as the works sit on display. The Ithaca Times has gathered a few artists to look out for during this month’s Gallery Night.

tangible and a projection of the world we live in. “I think it is empowering for us to know broad-scale patterns of our surroundings,” Hart said. “It makes us feel more confident, and perhaps more humble in our own bodies. One doesn’t need to understand every feature in a piece for its overall arrangement and general textures to contribute to our sense of place: one really needs just a glance to be augmented into a different kind of awareness.” Christi Sobel, Hilton Garden Inn, 130 E. Seneca St.

Christi Sobel approaches art traditionally, honing in on specific details and precise edges. Her exhibition at the Hilton will feature watercolors, small prints and painted bowls. Sobel finds inspiration in her natural surroundings and her travels — capturing what the eye sees and transferring these images into her pieces. Her focus on the natural world likely comes from her background as a scientific illustrator. She holds a degree in science illustration, and she also studied botanical illustration during her time at London’s Kew Gardens. “I am inspired by the natural world, my travels, impressions of places I love, trees with personality and interesting details,” Sobel said. “The feelings that being in nature evokes is also important.” Typically exhibiting paints and prints, Sobel is mixing up her traditional pieces with her painted bowls. She collaborated with Handwork artisan Steve Landeau for these works. Landeau created the bowls, Sobel created tiny universes in them and finally Landeau finished them with a food-safe finish. “I often paint with a final product in mind,” Sobel said. “I just like to make things, love to paint and create and enjoy trying new projects and media, such as the bowls.”

Jay Hart, Collegetown Bagels, 203 N. Aurora St.

Stuck in the groove of STEM for about 25 years, Jay Hart switched his task sets from technical research to visual art. But he didn’t leave his technological background when he made the transition — rather, he brought it with him. Hart describes his brand as “Earthpattern” as he reinvents what patterns of the planet look like. Topographical outlines are reimagined through research and data collection, showcasing land that goes beyond the political or topographic maps. Each of the pieces features a section of land on a metal print. Hart begins by focusing on a subregion, and then he gathers the elevation records. Next comes mosaic data, which Hart uses to derive the colors of each print. Afterward comes more tweaking, merging and assessing what the land may look like without atmospheric haze. Once that’s through, Hart captures the land at ground level — then the print is completed. Hart’s work, unlike the typical ideas associated with art, lacks a sense of fiction. The prints do not grab viewers by the hand and immerse them into a new reality. Instead they’re concrete,

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Feminist Fiber Art, Sew Green, 112 N. Cayuga St.

Top: Jay Hart’s print of Copenhagen. Middle: One of Christi Sobel’s bowls. Bottom: A fiber portrait of Frida Kahlo from FFA. (Art provided)

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Feminist Fiber Art takes the traditional “women’s art” medium such as cross stitching and flips its context. What was once thought of as menial work in a patriarchal context is now empowering the women in the FFA collective. Based in New York, FFA features womenidentifying artists from all over the world. The team celebrates women, queer, trans, femme, non-binary and artists of color while also holding classes, craft fairs and benefit concerts for women in addition to exhibitions. The exhibiI t h a c a Ti m e s

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A Sobel painting (top); A cross stitch by Liesi Smith for FFA (left); Hart’s depiction of Buenos Aires. (Art provided)

tion at Sew Green will curate work by Kate Madeira, Katy Itter, Hannah Hill (Hanecdote), Emily Adams, Shannon Downey, Aslı Alkan, Tal Fitzpatrick, Ariel Pond, Tatiana Castillo, Hannah Claire Somerville, Melissa Maddonni Haims, Kjersti Faret, Nico Mazza and Mashail Faqeeh. Many of these women are self-taught in fiber arts. Founder Iris Nectar began FFA as popup art exhibit in Boston back in 2015 with the goal of featuring women artists from various cultural and geographical backgrounds. She riffed on the idea that women are constantly under represented in the art world while also seeking to empower women with the exhibition. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, less than 3 percent of artists in the modern art section are women — and yet, 83 percent of the nudes are women. According to FFA’s website, the collective draws heavily from history. In nearly each wave of feminism, fiber art was used to some extent: first-wave feminists carried embroidered banners when they protested women’s suffrage, second-wave feminists in the ’70s created peaceful protests by sewing banners in communities to speak out against nuclear warfare and third-wave feminists of today have taken up “craftivism,” which encourages activists to wear their activist ideals and express them in an accessible way. At Sew Green, FFA will feature works from 10 artists. Fiber arts and activism collide and meld together, bringing new life and new meaning to a craft that is often looked down upon for being women’s work. •

Featured Exhibitions this Month • Jerry Macdonell, Benjamin Peters, 120 E. State St. • Ivy Stevens-Gupta, Color Chemistry, Hotel Ithaca, 222 S. Cayuga St. • Jay Hart, Collegetown Bagels, 203 N. Aurora St. • Lynn Capani-Czebiniak, Dream Weaver-then and now (20 years of art), Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 103 S. Geneva St. • Christi Sobel, Hilton Garden Inn, 130 E. Seneca St. • Feminist Fiber Art, Sew Green, 112 N. Cayuga St. • Susan Titus Exhibit, Decorum-Too, 215 N. Cayuga St. # 74 • Carol Abitabilo Ast and Ileen Kaplan, Luminous Worlds, 120 W. Martin Luther King • Sheryl Sinkow, Israel, Following the Footsteps, The Cellar D’Or, 136 E. State St. • Brian Keeler, Urban Topographies & Lake Motifs, Sunny Days of Ithaca, 123 S. Cayuga St. • Tommy Beers, Watercolors, New Roots Charter School, 116 N. Cayuga St. • Barbara Mink, Chroma and Fuss, The Mink Gallery, 614 N. Cayuga St. • Justin Zoll, Home -grown crystals photographed under the Microscope Polarized Light Microscopy Panoramas, Lot 10, 106 S. Cayuga St. • Tompkins County Quilters Guild, Traditions and Beyond: A Quilt Sampler, Lifelong, 119 W. Court St. • Linda Jaekel, Paintings to puzzle and find your own Story, Buffalo Street Books, 215 N. Cayuga St. Gallery Night will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, beginning at the CAP Art Space and continuing throughout town.

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Rusted Root Sent Our Way Band Rusted Root to perform at The Haunt By Liam W h al e n Rusted Root, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, The Haunt.

ormed in 1988, Rusted Root is a prolific group made famous by their song “Send me on my Way.” It was a major hit and has since been featured in films like Matilda and Ice Age. The group is currently touring for their eighth studio album (a couple years old now), which will bring the band to Ithaca this week. Rusted Root has a sound taking influence from various types of world music, which Michael Glabicki, the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist, has stated was inspired by listening to Cat Stevens as a kid and seeing various African Drum-

“You can reduce yourself to the audience: they connect with that and then it’s a collective ritual at that point.” Glabicki said. “Putting down any pre-existing thoughts at that moment of what you should and shouldn’t do or how you are supposed to portray the sound or my image or the band’s image — any of that stuff is total bullshit. You need to let it all go. Your image then becomes what it is in the moment.” The weight of current events may likely be on the minds of attendees of the band’s shows, and Rused Root mediates on that idea. Anxieties about the future and the tragedies of the week are hard to shake, but Glabicki finds solace in creating a space to

Rusted Root has had songs featured in films such as “Matilda” and “Ice Age.” (Photo provided)

ming ensembles at colleges. What gave him the motivation to take the dive into a new sound was the release of Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album, So. Rusted Root’s music is colorful and brings about a range of emotions from pure joy and excitement to impassioned call to action. The lyrics are often optimistic and try to bring about an uplifting or promising worldview. Live shows and connecting with the audience keeps the musical experience fresh for the band. Rusted Root finds the energy and in-the-moment reactions of the audience members bring about a special experience that is only possible in a concert space. Letting the pressure and expectations of performing fall away brings out a conversation between the band and the crowd. The responses fuel the music and a type of spiritual link is formed that gives shows a bit of magic.

deal with these emotions. He and the band play in conversation with these feelings to cope with the current political climate. “When we all get together and it’s happening, I can get sort of a psychic sense of what the collective energy [the crowd] is feeling and then apply that to the music,” Glabicki said. “When you let the music flow in that direction of say a current event issue or an anxiety about Trump or whatever, it works and people feel it.” Currently, Glabicki is focusing on working in the moment. He doesn’t like to linger on past mistakes or triumphs and continues to move forward to new projects. He finds working this way opens music and life up for him. “You have to allow yourself to be completely surprised,” he said. “You have to allow yourself to potentially screw it all up — and that’s OK.” •

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Strange Days

The weird journey from Cornell to Brazil By Nick Re y nol d s

t one point in his life, João Castilhos thought he was going to write screenplays. In 2003, the new Cornell philosophy graduate set his sights on Los Angeles, looking to make it as a writer. He did end up writing screenplays, and lived there for five years. But the “making it” part didn’t exactly shake out, and the former Cornell distance runner decided to go back to school instead, seeking a master’s degree and a career teaching English as a second language. How that decision got him onto a stage — his first time in a band — playing one of the largest rock festivals in Brazil is a bit of an interesting story. After school, Castilhos — who is half Brazilian — sought out a new start somewhere else, looking to complete his field research somewhere overseas: looking toward Thailand, Italy, Brazil and Nepal. (“I wanted to teach monks,” Castilhos said.) Already a citizen, he took the job in Brazil, a requirement for his master’s , which he eventually turned into a job as coordinator of an ESL program at a school there. It was around that time where he met Daniel Friend, an Indianapolis native turned permanent resident. The two struck up a friendship, often meeting for drinks after the school day in the backyards of friends. In Brazilian culture, this almost always comes hand in hand with making music. “They would ask us if we knew how to sing American songs,” Castilhos said,

reached over a Skype call from Sao Paulo recently. “And we would try.” Work was going well and, as coordinator of the program, he was asked to enlist the help of another American to teach at the school. That American ended up being Jimmy Huntington, a Berklee School of Music graduate whom Castilhos had met during his time in Los Angeles who, conveniently, had parents who were born in Brazil, allowing him to get citizenship. Though neither Castilhos or Friend had never even played an instrument before, Huntington was patient and, eventually, the group started playing acoustic sets around Sao Paulo. Slowly, the group entered a battle of the bands — won that — and hired a bassist, Justin Hansen: an Oregonian and Peace Corps alum who had come to teach at the school. That group, plus Brazilian-born drummer and civil servant Guilherme “Bill” Paiva (who happens to be a neighbor of all four members) became the lineup of a group called Os Gringos, an on-the-rise psychedelic rock band now experiencing unanticipated levels of success in the Brazilian rock scene. “It’s all a surprise,” Castilhos said. “I was never a musician before moving to Brazil … we just started out drinking Cachaça [a Brazilian vodka] fooling around making music. Now, we’re going to a festival with 20,000 people. It’s all just been a tremendous surprise, and what’s kept us going is all the positive feedback we’ve gotten

from audiences … I’d say the main word to describe this whole journey is ‘surprising.’ It’s totally random.” Rock music in Brazil is an interesting racket — a secondary genre in the country, it’s one often overshadowed by the other, distinctive genres native to the country — Música sertaneja, a type of country music, and Funk carioca (colloquially Favela Funk, a more urbanized genre of music) that oftentimes relegates rock music to the annals of novelty. Cover bands dominate most of the rock scene there and, when you do find a band playing original music, club owners often demand a ratio of three covers for every original. By reversing that, the band has managed to stand out — landing shows not only in Sao Paulo but in Rio, in Belo Horizonte, and Curitiba. But now, with their second album — The Animal Kingdom — just released, the group is setting their sights stateside. Drenched in Doors-style psychedelia intersecting with a kinetic rage evoking harder numbers by bands like Audioslave, The Animal Kingdom is an album that holds a microscope to the violence and uncertainty of an unpredictable planet – a journey through the moods and emotions that course through us as we try and navigate the idea of libertarian survivalism. What unified the songs was a “baggage” Castilhos was carrying, something that became inherently clear as they were pulling it together. Post-Cornell, Castilhos moved to Italy for six months and ended up in a hospital in Venice – close to dying from a disease that thinned his blood. “That whole thing was very shocking,” he said. “I was 22, I was an athlete — I was running 10 to 15 miles a day — so I wasn’t really expecting anything like that. Existentially, it shocked me. From 22 to 32, I had a lot of questions, thinking that next time I was facing death, I would want to feel satisfied with my life … I sort of rejected the real, developed world — ‘all this shit

Os Gringos rocking out on stage. (Photo provided)

is linked to war, it’s linked to something. Somebody’s getting exploited to make my Nikes, my H&M.’ I didn’t want that.” “The album is pretty much saying that if we identify as spiritual beings, if we identify with god or the energy of the universe, it’s reall. difficult to identify with this violent world; you’re thinking ‘why do we do all this if we’re these peace-loving beings?” Audiences have been responding. After a successful appearance at the Goiania Noise Festival and opening stints for bands like Stoned Jesus and the legendary Brazilian hardcore band, Raimundos, the group has started to attract attention. Paul Peck, organizer of Bonnaroo and the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival and a friend of the band, has been in contact with the group about coming to the states and the group is pursuing a slot at the venerated South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Not too shabby for a guy who couldn’t crack it as a screenwriter. “I realized music allowed me to do the types of things I wanted to do in film and literature,” said Castilhos. “It fact, it adds a whole new dimension with the performance aspect. It allows me to interpret the music through movement, and I enjoy that. Everything I was looking for in music and literature I found onstage.” •

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Grill, a one-lane bridge tucked away near the old Ithaca Sign Works — local landscapes that are likely missed by the average Ithacan. The format of the production set the story in motion; it likely would not have been as interesting if it were performed traditionally on a stage. The play combines both fiction and nonfiction elements, weaving different stories together that would have otherwise been tangled and lost in another medium. But this type of play production isn’t new — a 2009 article in The Guardian touched on how the medium is saturating European theater. Yet, Storm Country is the first headphone walking play to come to Ithaca, and the production began running in 2016, seven years after Europe began fading out headphone walking theater. American theater has been known to fall behind European theater (likely because the lack of government funds, whereas grants are more common in Europe), but it’s still curious to learn Ithaca is only now just dabbling in the medium. The intimacy of the audio tour, with the voice Carolyn Goelzer leading you through Ithaca like a guardian angel, feels both eerie and nostalgic. Goelzer’s directions are precise, and the softness in her voice is reminiscent of a mother’s inflection as she promises secrecy — should you dare to think about crossing into “no trespassing zones” as Tess may have done. Don’t worry, she won’t tell. Combined with the cast of characters, falling in and out of Tess’ world becomes as simple as pressing pause and play on the MP3 player. Old hymns are hummed in the background of the church, loud voices and shouting echoes underneath the bridge and cheery chatter bumbles along the inlet of the richer neighborhoods. The distinction between reality and fiction becomes almost non-existent. You are along with Tess, and Tess may as well be trotting along with you, her matted red

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It’s All in Your Head

Storm Country masterfully reinvents theater By C hr i s tie Cit rang l o

Above: “Storm Country” participants look out over the bridge as part of the production. Right: Two audience members gaze out over the inlet. (Photos provided)

Storm Country, directed by Samuel Buggeln, based on Tess of the Storm Country by Grace Miller White, hosted by The Cherry Artspace through Sept. 10.

taring out at the body of water in front of you, you grip the bridge you’re standing on. It feels like it’s been constructed of pebbles glued together. You wonder if the bridge will hold — you’re gripping it tightly, staring out at the water and the small cottage that’s about the size of your fist in the distance. The sounds of a body being whipped fills your ears. All she wanted was some milk for her child, you think, now scratching one of the smoother stones on the bridge. You continue to stare out at the water, at the cottage where this all may or may not have happened, in the very town you live in, when you hear over your shoulder, “It’s peaceful, ain’t it?” The voice comes from a woman passing over the bridge, unaware you’re taking part in Storm Country. The Cherry Artspace draws on inspiration from the novel Tess of the Storm Country, published in 1909 and written by Grace Miller White, for the production of Storm Country. The book tells the story of a Tessibel “Tess” Skinner, a young woman who is a squatter in Ithaca. Her fisherman father gets accused of murder, and while Tess sets out to clear his name, she becomes smitten with a wealthy Cornell frat boy: the local minister’s son, whose father detests Tess for being penniless and having a (supposedly) murderous father. The book was also adapted into two silent films starring Mary Pickford.

Storm Country follows the skeleton of White’s book, incorporating the details of Tess’ life. Ithaca’s West End takes the production outside of the book — literally. Dubbed “headphone walking theater,” the West End becomes the set, and the actors are hidden inside an MP3 player. Plug in headphones and take a mile walk through some of Ithaca’s less-explored areas: the courtyard just past Kelly’s Dockside Cafe, the tiny public park behind the Boatyard

hair just brushing your shoulders. And then you meet her. The woman who carried the weight of a murderous father and forbidden love. You meet her in the form of a few photos: a woman of color dressed in rags and carrying a bowl, a woman with glassy eyes leaning against the leg of a table and a woman with a surprised smile stirring soup over an open fire. Who is she, and does she still exist in Ithaca’s West End? You meditate on this, still pre-occupied in Tess’ world, as you return your MP3 player and walk back to your car by yourself — or is she following you? •

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Logan Lucky breaks the mold for racing films By Br yan Van C ampe n

Two of the characters in “Logan Lucky” confront each other. (Photo provided)

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’ve logged a lot of miles and I’ve seen a ton of movies, but there have certainly been a few genres that don’t register with me. Aside from Paul Bartel’s Death Race 2000 (1970) and Adam McKay’s Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

(2006), I’ve never been a big fan of car racing movies. As George Carlin once said, “I don’t care about a bunch of rednecks driving 500 miles an hour in a circle. Doesn’t impress me. I wanna see some schmuck with his hair on fire, running around punching his own head.” (Actually, I don’t want to see that, but you get my point: from my point of view, most car race pictures

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aren’t that great.) Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky isn’t a car race picture per se, but rather an ingenious heist adventure comedy set at a massive self-contained NASCAR speedway that’s a lot like its own city. It’s all about Channing Tatum as Jimmy Logan, a bluecollar laborer who gets laid off from his construction job at the Charlotte Motor Speedway because a high school football injury that left him with a limp is determined to be a “pre-existing condition” and a liability. His ex-wife, Bobbi (Katie Holmes), intends to move with her new husband and Jimmy’s daughter, Sadie (Farrah Mackenzie), to Lynchburg, making it even harder for him to visit. But Jimmy’s been paying attention on the construction site, and enlists his brother, Clyde (Adam Driver), an Iraq War veteran with a prosthetic hand; Joe Bang (“introducing Daniel Craig,” a great joke with a lot of truth to it; Craig’s been in the movie business for 25 years, and he’s never created a comic cracker character like this before), a convicted safecracker; Joe’s rather dimwitted brothers Sam and Fish (Brian Gleeson and Jack Quaid) and his own sister, Mellie (Riley Keough). That’s the last you’ll hear from me about the plot, because this is one movie that lets you know right from the get-go that you’re in for a great ride if you pay attention. Soderbergh also made the Oceans movies, which I wasn’t a big fan of, and I found the downhome intrigue here much more entertaining, intricate and inventive. When was the last time you saw something you swore

you’d seen before that managed to surprise you again and again and again? When was the last time you saw a movie where everyone was smarter than they usually are? For someone who was raised on movies that treated everyone below the Mason-Dixon line as a moronic hick and regularly feature comedy clichés like the corrupt Southern preacher, you notice right off the bat in Logan Lucky that everyone has a lot more going on than movie characters usually do. For instance, Joe Bang may be a nut job but he knows how to blow safes, and Mellie knows everything there is to know about cars, traffic flow and where the local cops are likely to be on any given Sunday. All my relatives are from the Midwest and the South, and they’re a lot more on the ball than cinema generally credits them for. The screenplay by Rebecca Blunt is rumored to be a pseudonym, possibly for Soderbergh himself or his wife, entertainment reporter Jules Asner. Whoever wrote it can take credit for a terrific yarn. Soderbergh has been on a break since helming HBO’s Behind the Candelabra and Side Effects and Contagion four years ago. This may be his most effortlessly entertaining picture since Out of Sight and Erin Brockovich. He tends to go for a “one for me, one for them” approach, alternating mainstream stuff with much more marginal and experimental esoterica. Logan Lucky is for anyone seeking a grand night out at the movies. In a year that has produced a lot of fantastic popcorn fun, it is one of the best films of the year. •

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Maxie’s Supper Club and Oyster Bar impresses By He nr y Stark

Guests at Maxie’s ponder over what to order. (Photo: Casey Martin)

rarely go out to dinner to spend my hard-earned money merely for sustenance. The major motivation in leaving the comfort of my home is to enjoy food prepared by professional chefs and partake in a pleasant total dining experience in the company of other friendly diners. When I think of Maxie’s Supper Club and Oyster Bar, I know that the chances are good that I will, indeed, have a pleasant total dining experience. It starts with the friendly staff. They seem to be enjoying themselves so much it’s contagious. The servers, with their youthful exuberance, seem to really care about assuring customers an enjoyable dining experience and, to that end, they provide attentive and efficient service. I’m rarely seated long before there’s a friendly greeting from a server asking for my drink order which, in my case, usually leads to ordering a bottle of wine. Maxie’s used to offer wines in groupings of even prices, e.g. $20, $30, $40. Now the wine menu is divided by major colors and both reds and whites include Old World and New World sections. The wines are very affordable and there are many varietals from a wide selection of countries. At some restaurants in town, it’s a challenge to find a bottle under $40: at Maxie’s it’s a challenge to find a bottle over $50. And if you’re a beer drinker there are more than two dozen choices to select from, on tap and in bottles, with most in the $4-6 range. In addition to the wine and cocktail menus there’s a daily Tonight’s Specials menu, plus a menu offering their standard fare. The specials menu, which is also available to view on blackboards placed around their multiple dining areas, typically offers five items including a salad, steak and des-

sert. On a recent visit I ordered a salmon entrée, which was cooked perfectly and served atop a generous portion of mashed potatoes and spinach. On another visit,

since I wasn’t tempted by any of the specials, I ordered a full rack of BBQ Pork Spare Ribs from the everyday menu. As usual, the ribs were slathered with a tasty sauce and the meat, perfectly cooked and not laden with fat. Tasty homemade cornbread and compound unsalted butter mixed with orange juice and honey accompanies every me=al. My companion on my most recent visit was a vegetarian, and was able to choose from seven different options. She selected the BBQ Organic Tofu Plate, which was accompanied by mashed potatoes and baby spinach. She commented “The tofu was pressed well and the portion was great. Also, the spinach came with roasted garlic, which was a yummy surprise.” Normally she’ll bring a take out dish and take half the meal home for the following day’s lunch but this was too good — there were no leftovers. The everyday menu lists the basic New Orleans entrees for which the restaurant is known. These include a crab cake platter, blackened catfish creole, pulled pork sandwich, BBQ ribs, fish fry, Jambalaya, a daily steak and a gumbo, among other items. Prices for these entrees are almost all under $20. The gumbo is made with many interesting ingredients including crawfish tails, blackened chicken, andouille sausage and okra. When I’m not hungry enough for a full meal, a dozen raw oysters, a bowl of gumbo, the corn bread and a glass — or two — of wine suits me just fine. The only problem I have at Maxie’s is the constantly high noise level. The owner,

in a recent response to a customer critic on Trip Advisor, called it “boisterous conviviality.” The din starts with the original low, tin ceiling in the bar and includes exuberant servers shouting to each other by the open kitchen close to the dining areas. When the dining areas are crowded, customers often have to raise their voices to be heard. I’d like to share with you my tried and true established routine when I go to Maxies. I try to go on Monday nights because they take $10 off every bottle of wine. And I arrive before 6 o’clock for two reasons: 1) I like to get there before the crowd arrives and 2) I love raw oysters and they’re half price between 4 and 6 o’clock every day. So on Mondays I get my dozen oysters for less than $20 and a good bottle of a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc for only $16 (Imagine, a quality bottle of wine, served in a restaurant, for only $16!). Speaking of oysters, as a friendly bartender shucked mine he confided that they’re shipped, overnight, in a refrigerated truck from Gloucester, Massachusetts twice a week and that Maxie’s serves about 3,000 of them in an average week. Based on multiple visits over many years I predict, with confidence, that whatever day and time you choose to arrive at Maxie’s, you, too, will have a pleasant total dining experience. • Ithaca Times restaurant reviews are based on unannounced, anonymous visits. Reviews can be found at ithaca.com/dining

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Sunset Music Series: Radio London | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd, Ithaca | (‘60s Classics) LeAnn Rimes | 8:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Chevy Court, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse | LeAnn Rimes will perform at The Great New York State Fair as part of a concert series.

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Jason Tuori | 9:30 PM, 9/05 Tuesday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | (Singer-songwriter, Rock, Psychedelic) ongoing

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Who Let the Cats Out | 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Collegetown Bagels, East Hill Plaza, Ithaca | (Jazz)

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Barbara Mink begins her newest exhibition at the Mink Gallery this Friday during Gallery Night. Her collection is titled “Chroma and Fuss.” (Art: Barbara Mink)

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Taylor Dayne | 2:00 PM, 8/30 Wednesday | Chevy Court, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse | Taylor Dayne will perform at the great New York State Fair as part of a concert series.

Seneca Jam | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Rock Stream Vineyards, 162 Fir Tree Point Rd, Rock Stream | A ‘60s Woodstock Music Tribute.

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Spin Doctors | 2:00 PM, 9/03 Sunday | Chevy Court, New York State

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Fairgrounds, Syracuse | (Rock, Blues, Jam, Funk) Spin Doctors | 2:00 PM, 9/03 Sunday | Chevy Court, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse | Spin Doctors will perform at The Great New York State Fair as part of a concert series. Migos | 8:00 PM, 9/03 Sunday | Chevy Court, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse | Migos will perform at The Great New York State Fair as part of a concert series.

Film Dial M for Murder |8/31 Thursday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | A 1954 film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Part of Cornell Cinema’s 3D Extravaganza series. David Lynch: The Art of Life | 8/31 Thursday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | A documentary about David Lynch’s art, music and early films. Dawson City: Frozen Time | 9/01 Friday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | A history documentary that follows the changes of a Yukon town over time. Race for your Life, Charlie Brown | 5:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn | The Charlie Brown gang is shipped off to summer camp. Outdoor Movie Night: Princess

Bride | 9:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Enjoy a movie under the stars at the Interlaken Public Library! Enjoy a warm summer night at a familyfriendly event in the heart of your community. Dial M for Murder | 9/02 Saturday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | A 1954 film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Part of Cornell Cinema’s 3D Extravaganza series. Mullholland Drive | 9/03 Sunday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | A showing of one of David Lynch’s classics. The Short Films of David Lynch | 9/05 Tuesday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | Digital restorations of Lynch’s classic shorts. Cinemapolis

Friday, 9/01 to Thursday, 9/07. Contact Cinemapolis for Showtimes An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. | 98 mins PG | The Glass Castle | A young girl

comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. | 127 mins PG-13 | Good Time | A bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him. | 100 mins R | Ingrid Goes West | An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star. | 97 mins R | Patti Cake$ | Patti Cake$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey. | 108 mins R | Tulip Fever | An artist falls for a young married woman while he’s commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam. | 107 mins R Crescendo! The Power of Music | El Sistema, Venezuela’s phenomenal youth orchestra program, now a global movement, brings social transformation to disadvantaged children. | 85 mins NR Regal Ithaca

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9/05. Contact Regal Ithaca for Showtimes Logan Lucky | Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.| 119 mins PG-13 | Leap! | An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house. | 89 mins PG || Spider-Man: Homecoming | Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens while fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges. | 133 mins PG-13 | The Hitman’s Bodyguard | The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time. | 118 mins R | War for the Planet of the Apes | After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.| 140 mins PG-13 |

The Nutjob 2: Nutty By Nature | Following the events of the first film, Surly and his friends must stop Oakton City’s mayor from destroying their home to make way for a dysfunctional amusement park. | 91 mins PG | The Big Sick | A couple deals with their cultural differences as their relationship grows. | 120 mins R | Dunkirk | Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.| 116 mins PG-13 | Girls Trip | When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there’s enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. | 122 mins R | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. | 137 mins PG-13 Atomic Blonde | An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. | 115 mins R | Detroit | Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.| 143 mins R || Annabelle: Creation | Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. | 109 mins R | Birth of the Dragon | Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, Birth of a Dragon is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown

Stage ongoing Ghost The Musical | 8/31 Thursday | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | Sam and Molly are moving into their new NYC loft when Sam is killed by a street thug. He finds himself trapped between worlds, but with a newly discovered power to communicate through select people. Life Could Be a Dream | 8/31 Thursday | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | Meet Denny and the Dreamers, a fledgling doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest to realize their dreams of making it to the big time. Storm Country | 1:00 PM-6:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Cayuga Waterfront Trail Lookout Point, Ithaca | A

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World Goddess Day Ithaca celebrates goddesses with worship ceremonies and a silent auction. Beginning at Ithaca Red Tent, then migrate over to Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar for a goddess ritual. All proceeds from the silent auction will go to the aid of women’s safe houses in Tompkin’s County. (Photo provided )

The second annual Downtown Days welcome the students back to Ithaca after summer vacation. There will be a scavenger hunt, musical entertainment and other activities to welcome the new school year. (Photo provided)

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between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man - a battle that gave birth to a legend.| 109 mins R | Wonder Woman | Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny. | 103 mins PG-13 | Wind River | An FBI agent teams with a town’s veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. | 107 mins R | Baby Driver | After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. | 112 mins R | Despicable Me 3 | Gru meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist. | 90 mins PG |

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headphone walking play, this production follows the life of a squatter, Tess, as she struggles to live her life as a squatter in 20th century Ithaca. The performance begins at Lookout Point — just behind the Boatyard Grill — continues throughout Ithaca’s West End and finishes at The Cherry. (Any audience member with limited mobility or special needs is encouraged to contact The Cherry to discuss the best ways in which to participate. At the end of the ticket reservation process, a questionnaire will allow you to initiate such a discussion or to request a ride back to the start of the walk.) (Photo provided) Comedy Night | 7:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | (Improv, Stand up. Hosted by Comedy FLOPs)

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Notices Book Binding | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, 8/30 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Writers, poets and artists are invited to create their own hand-bound, link-stitched journals, during a book-binding workshop with local artist Laura Rowley. Doug’s Fish Fry Benefit | 11:00 AM, 8/31 Thursday | Trumansburg Fairgrounds, 2150 Trumansburg Road, Trumansburg | Proceeds go to Mecklenburg United Methodist Church. Tacos for Truth | 5:00 PM-10:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | The Loft, 305 Stewart Ave, Ithaca | The Bickering Twins will be making tacos at the Loft on Thursday, and proceeds will fund the Ithaca Voice. Beer Garden Chicken BBQ | 12:00 PM-8:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Ithaca Beer Co, 122 Ithaca Beer Drive, Ithaca | Serving from noon until gone. ongoing Candor’s Farmers Market | 3:30 PM-6:30 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, , Candor | Fresh local garden produce, cheeses, meats, eggs,

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baked goods, handcrafts and more. Candorfarmersmkt@gmail.com Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM-, 9/02 Saturday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the front of the building. http://www. cayugabirdclub.org/calendar

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Vee Da Bee will bring her acoustic vibes at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, to Ithaca Bakery. Vee Da Bee is from Houston, Texas, but now resides in upstate New York. She’s been performing live for nearly 15 years. (Photos provided)

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Square and Contra Dance | 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | Everyone Welcome (members and non-members). No experience or partner needed. For more information call 273-1511 Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM, 9/03 Sunday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward

beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the front of the building. http://www. cayugabirdclub.org/calendar Ithaca Children & Youth Chorus Fall Auditions | 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, 9/05 Tuesday | Community School Of Music And Arts, 330 E State St, Ithaca | No experience or preparation is necessary for these 10-minute placement auditions. Please phone the office (272-1474) to sign up for a time slot. Auditions are also the same time Sept. 6.

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Willard Straight Hall, Cornell Cinema, Thursday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 2 Dial M for Murder, a 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film, will screen in 3D at Cornell Cinema. This showing is part of “3D Extravaganza,” a film series at Cornell Cinema. The series will run through Nov. 11, showing other acclaimed films such as Spider-Man Homecoming and Gravity. (Photo provided)

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Indycar Grand Prix at the Glen | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Road 16, Watkins Glen | Three-time WGI winner Scott Dixon looks to top Helio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden, and the rest of a talented field for a return trip to Gatorade Victory Lane. The Great New York State Fair | 9/01 Friday | New York State Fair, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse | Visit nysfair. ny.gov for listings, events, vendors, and more. Eileen Morrock Book Signing | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | River Row Bookshop, 187 Front St, Owego | Eileen Morrock, co-publisher of The Moonlighter, will be at Riverow Bookshop signing her new book, Modern Day Burning Bush. Third Annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival | 9:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | Downtown Binghamton, Court and State Streets, Binghamton | LUMA Projection Arts Festival is a free event that combines projection mapping with animation and interactivity to bring artwork to life on building facades. Throughout the evening, starting at sundown, animations will be projected at regular intervals on six buildings in Downtown Binghamton. Rotary Harvest Food Collection |9/02 Saturday | Ithaca Farmers Market, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca | The Rotary Club of Ithaca is engaging in its 11th annual Rotary Harvest food collection during three weekends this summer. On Saturdays, August 19, August 26, and September 2, volunteers from the Ithaca Rotary Club will gather at the Ithaca Farmers Market to gather donated produce and other fresh foods to supplement selected families’ meals. Annual Labor Day Clam Bake | 1:00 PM-11:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Grist

Iron Brewing, 4880 NY-414, Burdett | A celebration of the end of summer. CU Downtown | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Margherita Fabrizio, 3341 Tatkon Center, South Balch Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca | The 2nd Annual CU Downtown welcomes students and encourages them to explore Ithaca, while giving local residents a chance to experience Cornell student talent in this unique town-gown back-to-school celebration. IC Downtown | 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, 9/03 Sunday | Downtown Ithaca, Center ithaca, Ithaca | The 2nd Annual IC Downtown welcomes students and encourages them to explore Ithaca, while giving local residents a chance to experience Cornell student talent in this unique town-gown back-toschool celebration. World Goddess Day Ithaca | 1:00 PM-10:00 PM, 9/03 Sunday | Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar, 103 S Geneva St, Ithaca | World Goddess Day will feature several events and activities celebrating both female deities and women. Events kick off at Ithaca Red Tent, then a goddess ritual commences at Sacred Root. 4th Annual Paddle Against Pollution Labor Day Festival | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM, 9/04 Monday | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | The day will include many water and land activities like paddling, yoga, SUP Demos and rentals, kids games, BBQ, raffles, environmental education and live music. All proceeds support free youth paddling program, SUP’r Kids Ithaca.

Lectures Fishery Resources of Central New York | 12:15 PM, 8/30 Wednesday | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | David Lemon, Region 7 Fisheries Manager, will give a lecture titled The Fishery Resources of Central New York. The Axe of the Spoiler | 5:30 PM, 8/30 Wednesday | Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca | Join Cornell Botanic Gardens for its annual Harder Lecture and Garden Party. The Harder Lecture showcases authors and poets who write at the intersection of art and nature. Its aim is to illuminate the beauty, strength, and fragility of our natural world, as viewed through the lens of literature. Ishion Hutchinson, poet and assistant professor of English

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The Range, Ithaca, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 9:30 p.m. Singer and songwriter Jason Tuori will be performing at The Range. Many of his tracks are heavily influenced by baroque rock, psychedelia, garage and electronic. Tuori is also one half of the due Modern Instincts. The band’s debut album is being produced in Nashville, and will be released this fall. Until then, Tuori will be playing in upstate New York. (Photo provided)

at Cornell University, will lead. What are the Benefits of Becoming a Formal Fibershed | 5:30 PM, 8/31 Thursday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | With input from the original Fibershed in Marin County, the Reinhabitory Institute is inviting all interested in fiber and dye to attend an informal meeting and discuss the benefits of creating a formal Fibershed.

Kids Showtime! Biomedical Engineering Society | 2:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Create your own model cell with students from Cornell’s Biomedical Engineering Society. ongoing Summer Sprouts | 10:00 AM-11:00 AM, 8/30 Wednesday | Ithaca Children’s Garden, South End of Cass Park, Route 89, Ithaca | Story time at 10 a.m. in the garden. Experience the wonders of gardening through stories and hands-on gardening projects. Learn about gardens and the creatures that live there, then dig in with your own two hands!

Health The Dragon’s Way | 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, 8/30 Wednesday | T-Fit Studio, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | A six-week fitness program designed for weight loss. For more information call or text Shawn Tubridy at (607) 279-6543. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Weekly Meeting | 8:00 AM-9:30 AM, 9/02 Saturday | Just Be Cause Center, 1013 W. State Street, Ithaca | Twelve-step recovery program for those who can’t control their eating. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. Long-term help for overeaters, undereaters and bulimics. Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM-11:15 AM, 9/03 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Sacred Sundays Community at Yoga Farm. All are Welcome. Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest HumanityPray. Move. Sit. Connect. Mid-Day Mindfulness Sessions | 12:00 PM-12:30 PM, 9/05 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Facilitated

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1st Street Mosaic Project, newly completed, next to the Sciencenter in Ithaca.

he 1st Street Mosaic Project, after five years of both planning and creating, has been completed. Just the final, last minute touches are being put in place. Right next to Ithaca’s Sciencenter, a mural of mirror fragments, repurposed dishes and cups, tile scraps and acrylic paint stands proudly. Different themes are present throughout the mural, but one common thread is natural beauty through science — appropriate for being next to the Sciencenter. Annemarie Zwack, one of the artists for the 1st Street Mosaic Project, drew on community engagement to create the mural. Through the years, several different groups of children, teens and college students have contributed to the mosaic. The final piece of the work, IthAquatica, was just completed by Ithaca College’s Community Plunge Students. Other themes on the mural are

by psychotherapist and Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Anna Salamone, RN, LCSW, these sessions will encourage participants to shift out of automatic pilot mode and observe the workings of the mind, body and emotions. Yoga Mind and Body Meditation Series | 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, 8/31 Wednesday | WSH Art Gallery, 136 Ho Plaza, Ithaca | In this class we will explore yoga through movement, breath work, and meditation. We will awaken and invigorate the body & mind through breathing techniques and a sequence of gentle active postures and soothing stretches. Then we will move towards more passive postures and meditation to relax and rejuvenate the body and mind. This class is open to all levels and all bodies. Take off Pounds Sensibly | 6:00 PM, 8/31 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Road, Candor | Contact Jean Dewey Leader 659-9969 or jmdewey@ frontiernet.net

Part of the nearly completed mural near the Sciencenter. The project has been in the works for about five years. (Photo: Christie Citranglo) inspired by the tree of life, plants as food and an homage to Gaia the Turtle — the giant turtle who lives in the Ithaca Children’s Garden. Small details are peppered throughout the piece: a little beaver in one corner and a fossil in another. And what better place to combine science, art and community engagement than in a college town? “There’s so much cultural diversity that flows through this town,” Zwack said. “Art, music, different speakers — it’s just

an exciting and interesting place to live.” For Zwack, a large part of the project came in the form of community design. She said the project was inspired by Isaiah Zagar’s Magic Gardens piece in Philadelphia, which also combined community engagement and mosaic art. The 1st Street Mosaic Project is heavily rooted in community design as a means for social change. “That’s really my driving motivation: to facilitate community creativity,” Zwack

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Tree Phenology Walk Series | 10:30 AM-11:00 AM, 8/31 Thursday | Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Join the Cayuga Nature Center for our series of weekly citizen science walks to observe and collect data on seasonal changes in trees. Rain or shine, we will monitor when buds break, leaves emerge, flowers bloom, fruits ripen, and when leaves change color and fall. Garden Tours | 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens Nevin Welcome Center, 125 Comstock Knoll, Ithaca | Enjoy a guided tour and discover the beauty and diversity of our numerous gardens, including the Herb Garden, Flower Garden, Groundcover Collection, Tropical Container Display, and more. Tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine. Actual tour content will vary from week to week, depending what’s in bloom and the interests of the group.

Union-Made Exhibit Opening |4:30 PM-5:30 PM, 8/31, Thursday | Human Ecology Building, Cornell University, Ithaca | The exhibit celebrates 20th century fashion through a collaboration between Kheel Center and Cornell Costume and Textile Collection. The reception will include a tour by the curators, live music and refreshments. Emily Gibbons & Glen Sanders |9/01 Friday | Zaza’s Cucina, 622 Cascadilla St, Ithaca | The exhibit will feature photographs from Nancy’s floral and wildlife series. Friday, August 25th between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. will be her opening event. Reverence | 9/01 Friday | Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland | An exhibition by two artists, Ben Altman and Robert Knight, on view from Aug. 28 to Oct. 13. The duo exhibition features photographs, participatory installations and audio, video and projection pieces. Urban Topographies & Lake

said. “I think that expressing yourself in a way that makes your space more beautiful represents the people who make it and creates a distinctive sense of place wherever you make that art. It’s for the people who are making it as they’re making it, and for the people who come and use the space it feels unique and personal.” Visitors can view the mural by parking in the Sciencenter’s lot, or walking down First Street. •

Motifs | 9/01 Friday | Sunny Days, Ithaca | The work of Brian Keeler will be on display at Sunny Days beginning Friday, Sept. 1. Summer Scholars Painting Exhibition | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | Creative Space Gallery, 950 Danby Rd. South Hill Business Campus, Loading Dock No. 5, Ithaca | Ithaca College Department of Art’s Creative Space Gallery Summer Scholar Exhibition. New paintings by Marilyn Markech, Serena Columbro, and Kaylee Warner. One night only. Six Mile Creek Interactive Project Talk | 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, 9/01 Friday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | In conjunction with First Friday Gallery Night and the current exhibit, The Altered and Preserved Landscape, The History Center will be featuring a historical perspective presentation on the sights and sound of Six Mile Creek. The talk will be presented by Kim Haines-Eitzen, Susan C. Larkin and Timothy Larkin, the authors of the Six Mile Creek interactive display. Ivy Stevens-Gupta: COLOR CHEMISTRY | 9/02 Saturday

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Union-made Exhibit Opening, Human Ecology Building, Cornell University, Ithaca Thursday, Aug. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Sunny Days, Ithaca, Exhibition beginning Friday, Sept. 1

“Union-Made: Fashioning America in the 20th Century” celebrates 20th century fashion through a collaboration between Kheel Center and Cornell Costume and Textile Collection. The reception will include a tour by the curators, live music and refreshments. The exhibition includes union-made garments, banners, accessories and more. (Photo provided)

Brian Keeler’s latest exhibition “Urban Topographies and Lake Motifs” will begin this Friday during Gallery Night. Keeler works with several types of paints and pastels, riffing on the ordinary and transforming everyday scenes into something new — by not changing too much. (Photo provided)

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| Hotel Ithaca, 222 South Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Ivy Stevens-Gupta’s newest work focuses on the chemistry behind color. She mixes acrylics and oils with inks and polymers on stretched canvas and birch board to create color combinations. On exhibition until Oct. 4. The Art of Dance and Music at the North Star Art Gallery | 11:00 AM-4:00 PM, 9/02 Saturday | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | The North Star Art Gallery opens its exhibit, The Art of Dance and Music featuring the art of Brian Keeler and Karen Kucharski, and the photography of Kurt Lichtman. The exhibition runs from Sept. 2-30. Hours are Fridays through Sundays 11 a.m. to 4p.m. and by appointment.

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