cookies, and a lively open discussion on the deep issues concerning humanity and our future.
Art Benjamin Peters | 120 on The Commons, Ithaca | Gary Bercow: New works by local artist and educator, Gary Bercow will include mixed media gouache paintings, oils on canvas and functional carved/textured ceramic pieces. Live acoustic music performed by Hannah Law and Abel McSurely Bradshaw. Buffalo Street Books | 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Alice Grant: Very Long Books | An exhibit especially for collectors of one-of-a-kind books. Alice Gant’s painted, stitched narrations about “things we love,” calls for careful scrutiny and leisurely enjoyment. The very long books are expandable. CAP Art Space | 171 The Commons, Ithaca | Barbara Mink: Winter Journey: Barbara Mink’s Winter Journey explores the beauty of Ithaca in winter’s black, white, and shades in between. Works range from by 4×5 foot canvases to smaller framed works on paper, all in ink or acrylic. Cellar d’Or | 136 The Commons, Ithaca | Group Show: Featuring: Gabe Carraher, Chris Charles, Michael Goscinsky, Ivy Stevens-Gupta, Kathy Morris, Andrew Paine, Rachel Philipson, Michael Sampson, and Sheryl Sinkow. CSMA | 330 E State St, Ithaca | Annual Open Show | Curated by acclaimed painter Joyce Stillman-Myers, CSMA’s Open Show presents work in a variety media by more than 50 local artists. Representing traditional to contemporary styles, this much-anticipated show celebrates the vibrant and diverse visual arts interests of our community. Decorum Too | Dewitt Mall 215 Cayuga St., Ithaca | France, for Arts Sake: This exciting exhibit displays the work of five participants in Terry Plater’s annual artists and art-lovers’ retreat and workshop to France. See oils, prints, photos, and mixed media work done by Judy Barringer, Edie Guo, Lina Lee, Alan Nemcek, Terry Plater. Elevator Music and Art Gallery | at New Roots Charter School, 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca | Art Through The Ages: New Roots students 9 to 12 grades with display artwork from their Studio Art, Painting, Urban Arts, Drawing and Sculpture classes. eye | 126 E State St, Fl 2nd, Ithaca | Alice Muhlback: Once Upon an Eye: The
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hen I was young, my older cousin once noted that he saw Santa Claus pass over my house. My cousin laughed, and said something like “I guess no presents this year.” I was confused. It was Christmas, but it was six p.m. What was Santa doing out so early in the night, didn’t he make his moves during the wee morning hours when the mist of fantasy swirled with the lights of eternal pine? Looking back on it now, I was glad my cousin made such a statement, even if it was slight to me. The point is: Santa Claus did in fact make it to our house that year. My cousin is a liar, and I had the crumbs of the cookie I left out for Santa as proof. The moral: only listen to your inner light, it points towards the soul of infinity. You’ll find it. That’s the mission. Look and behold. What do you see? The progressive jam rock behemoths Jauntee and Squid Parade hit up the Dock Thursday night. These guys get deep into the groove and psychedelic horizon, Jauntee in particular. They’re from Boston, but I think actually Saturn. They cut far into the lines of jazz, funk, and progressive rock fusion, spinning around like twisting condensed aurochs. Shades of electro House, the Grateful Dead, Genesis, and weirdo disco make these guys a good bet for some Holiday hustle. Throw Down Cold rage the Dock the next night, brining their ‘70s hard rock and power metal to the eerie little club by the canal. It’s nice to go out, slam some cold
second leg of Alice Muhlback’s magical show, Once Upon an Eye @ eye Gallery will feature new paintings, interactive objects, and never-before-seen clips from her animated short of the same name. The film was co-created by Pamela Tan, with music composed by Joshua Handal. The exhibit runs until December 18th, 2016. In addition, eye continues to sell the work of Melissa Zarem, Jim Garmhausen, Justin Hjortshøj, Domenica Brockman, Giselle Potter, Marina Delaney, and Camille Chew. The Ink Shop | 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | 19th Annual Mini-Print International | This show invites artists from around the world to submit prints no larger than 4”x 4”. A juried selection of the submitted prints for
ones, and pretend it’s 1979. With solos raging in the fashion of Randy Rhoads and Ritchie Blackmore, this is your best bet to get back to where it all started: the space station on Trandex. You know, the strange and comfortable planet you visited when your cousin would stop by and be a menace. “Like A Rainbow in the Dark”. Speaking of Dio, this is a good week to find all those classic heavy metal cassettes you grew up with, make some space in front of the stereo, grab some wine or a tea, and slam some Sabbath, some Priest, a little Twisted Sister, an album or two of Maiden (Powerslave preferably), and then get really weird. Play that Residents tape you have, you know the one with “Constantinople”, and go insane (in a good way, ha). A little Naked City, maybe you got the tape with ‘Speedball”, what a song! And escape to Trandex again with some Oxbow, one of the coolest bands that ever played. Seriously, check them out: an experimental hardcore vision from the windy city. You got the Downtown Boys show Friday night with locals Sammus and Escuela. That’s going to rip, obviously. Get out there a let some rage fly off you. You could be inspired to start a band yourself. What’s better than that? Summer Underground’s playing the Haunt Saturday night with local experimental drifters Red Sled Choir and Iris Garrison Driscoll. SU’s got a sort of visionary underground pop oddness to them. And there’s beauty as well. Chrissy Sandman is a dream. Her haunting and swimming vocals contrast effortlessly with Grant Carey’s bossa nova thump. The duo’s really cool: definitely worth checking out. What else? Hit up Angry Mom Records. Grab some techo, some death metal, some dub, some rap, a few CD’s for the car, and a little free jazz (try Sam Rivers: he’s the man!) Movies. There’s TCPL for that. I’m
the 19th Mini Print International will be exhibited at The Ink Shop in 2016. Recent Mini Print shows have attracted artists from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand as well as many artists from the United States. The Jewel Box | The Jewel Box, 301 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Kari Ganoung Ruiz lives in and paints the beautiful an diverse Finger Lakes Region of New York State. She finds that painting outdoors directly from life allows her to represent the essence of a scene. Lot 10 |106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Chet Holcomb: New Works. Chet is a full-time artist living and working in Ithaca NY. His works deal with the ups
(Clockwise from top left) Boston’s Jauntee; Jules Verne; Ronnie James Dio; Richard Proenneke’s cabin in a recent photo (Photos provided) thinking titles like Alone in the Wilderness. Probably the most excellent documentary ever filmed. It’s the true tale of Richard Proenneke and the cabin he built from scratch in Twin Lakes, Alaska, way, way out there. Proenneke ended up living alone there for thirty years. If you want to get inspired, look no further, you’ve found your jam. Also, check out Woody Allen’s 1972 surreal comedy Everything I Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (But Were Afraid to Ask). Man, what a laugh, and brilliant too. The world of 1970 wasn’t very long ago, and to see the insane and haunting so-called progress that has transformed the world the past 46 years is frightening. Facebook: you call that progress. Ekk. Books. Go for some sci-fi this week. Try Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center
and downs of life. PADMA Center | 114 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca | Yvonne Fisher: Ecstatic Drawings: Bold and Playful, Primitive and Wild, Abstract and Representational. | 607-351-7145 | www.padmacenter.com The Shops at Ithaca Mall | 40 Catherwood Rd, Ithaca | Helen Closs: New, large oil paintings near the theatre. See a movie and stop by. State of the Art | 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | December Juried Show: Featuring the work of nearly 50 artists from the Fingerlakes region and beyond. Oil, acrylic, pastels, charcoal, watercolor, mixed media sculpture, interactive sculpture, mosaics with ceramic, stone and glass tiles, linocut, dyed silk painting, computer generated
of the Earth, a master novel with some visionary scientific notions. Plus, like Melvile, Emerson, and Poe, the syntax is so dense and exquisite, that you’re forced to tune in and open up, soaking up pure thought, pure creation. Travel along with the minds of a world without television, twitter, and stinkbook; the good ol’ days. •
collage, and digital drawing. www. soagithaca.org Sunny Days of Ithaca | 123 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Carl Schofield: Landscape Prints: Carl Schofield was a research scientist with the department of Natural Resources at Cornell University from 1960 to 1995. His long term interest in photography dates back to his teens and, following his retirement, he has pursued this former hobby more vigorously as an avocation. TCPL | 101 E Green St, Ithaca | On Being Human: A complimentary, multi-media exhibit, to TCPL’s Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean To Be Human, traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the American Library Association. “On Being Human”
is curated by Terry Plater and features features the work of ten local artists, including Plater, Ben Altman, William Benson, Jane Dennis, and Gurdon Brewster. West End Gallery | West End Gallery, 12 W Market St, Corning | West End Gallery and 171 Cedar Arts Center | Director’s Choice: Collection selected by Jesse Gardner | Director’s Choice, a shared exhibit featuring a collection of artwork selected by Jesse Gardner, Director of West End Gallery in collaboration with 171 Cedar Arts Center’s
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Kitchen Theatre, Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:00 p.m.
King Ferry Winery, Saturday, December 10, 7:00 p.m.
Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Company presents a Mary Lorson’s “Signals: A Memoir”, a musical behemoth of a memoir. Emily Jackson directs and Tyler M. Perry handles the original and fresh lighting design. Lorson studied film at Ithaca College and Umass, and has been a prolific and engaging musician ever since. She has created music for FLEFF, the Wharton Studio Museum, HBO, and much, much more. The “Signals” band features veteran musicians Micheal Stark, Watt Lorenzut and Zaun Marshburn. This is your jam this weekend.
What would the holiday season be without a viewing of the mystical and surreal ‘It’s A Wonderful Life”. James Stewart stars as George Bailey, a man who meets his guardian angel one desperate and snowy night. The film has been hailed as one of the greatest films ever made and is a staple for Christmas vacation. Check it out on a big screen at Treleaven’s Wine & Movie Night this Saturday. Bring the whole family out, drink some wine, and enjoy this epic fantasy.
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