or at the door. Ithaca Folk Song Swap | 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, 2/05 Sunday | Tompkins County Workers’ Center, 115 The Commons, Ithaca | Snow Leopard Days | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, 2/06 Monday | Rosamond Gifford Zoo, One Conservation Place, Syracuse | Zoo goers enjoy half-price admission in January and February. Bundle up this winter and visit the zoo. Cornell Men’s Hockey vs. Colgate University | 7:00 PM, 2/07 Tuesday | Lynah Rink, Cornell Univ., Ithaca | Ithaca College Men’s Basketball vs. Elmira College | 8:00 PM, 2/07 Tuesday | Ben Light Gymnasium, Ithaca College, Ithaca |
Art Guest curator Brian Arnold: Identity Crisis: Reflections on Public and Private Life in Contemporary Javanese Photography | 4:30 PM, 2/02 Thursday | Organized by the Johnson Museum, this exhibition is the first in the United States to focus on the recent emergence of photography as an art form in Java, Indonesia. Jewelry for your Sweetheart: Beading Techniques with Julie Knittel | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Handwork, Ithaca Commons, 102 W State St., Ithaca | Julie Knittel creates intricate beaded jewelry designs that are sure to swoon your Valentine. Watch Julie demonstrate the process behind an ‘xoxo’ bracelet, double zig-zag bracelet, and a beaded choker necklace with ribbon. Finished pieces will be available for purchase. www. handwork.coop Art in Tompkins County: Then and Now | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | State Of The Art, 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Gallery artists continue to exhibit art that represents Ithaca’s past and present to celebrate Tompkins County’s Bicentennial. Show dates are February 1 through 26, 2017. www. soagithaca.org I See You (IC/CU) | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | The Ink Shop Studio Gallery (2nd floor), 330 E.State / MLK Street, Ithaca | The Ink Shop is pleased to host the 2nd joint show of prints by students of two strong printmaking programs at Ithaca College and Cornell University. These works are richly diverse with unique approaches using traditional methods, ranging from
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by Christopher J. Harrington Nick Finzer, Wednesday, February 8, 8:00 p.m. Carriage House
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rombonist Nick Finzer’s newest album Here and Now has a perfectly nostalgic feel to it. It counters in waves of classic post-bop. Yet it’s also widely progressive and aims for deeper introspection. The elements that glue the record together are also the ones that untie its formality. It’s a great listen because of its variance and seriousness. Finzer’s debut record Exposition, was released in 2013, followed by the sharp and detailed The Chase in 2014. What’s clear is that Finzer isn’t satisfied. His albums grow more dynamic with each release. He’s a musician with a deft regimen and new voice. “I certainly need a deadline,” Finzer noted recently while on tour with the jazz and ragtime collective Postmodern Jukebox. “It helps the writing process
beginner to advanced practitioners. Little Gems | 5:00 PM-7:30 PM, 2/03 Friday | West End Gallery, 12 W Market St, Corning | A group exhibit featuring a beautiful collection of miniature paintings, sculptures and vessels by more than 30 regional artists. Music performed by William Groome. Exhibit runs through March 10th. Auburn’s First Friday | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Downtown Auburn, Auburn | Various venues offer their own spin on entertainment with free refreshments & discounted merchandise, contributing to this ongoing festival of art & culture. Activities include exhibit receptions, art making & live music. Info at auburndowntown.org Brook Long | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Brook uses simple methods to fragment, arrange, construct, and abstract architectural space. The use of transitional shifts evoke ambiguity within the spaces. She creates the illusion of continuously changing environments using lines, geometric forms, and a quirky color palette. Sarah Oros, From Within the Stone: Photography on Paper, Canvas and White Aluminum |
for me and ties everything together. Hear and Now is ultimately about positivity. I wanted to write an album about reflection—about the political climate of the past year, and about my environment. I wanted the new material to be about growth and about new beginnings. Positivity was the absolute key.” Finzer is one of the leaders of the millennial generation of jazz musicians, blending historic forms with new and exploratory ones. His compositions have the dexterity of classic Blue Note recordings from the ‘60s, while showcasing the edge of more contemporary ECM material. It’s a solid mix of forms, and soars through the trombonist’s wide lens. “People think a trombone fronted band is a little strange, but it’s really not,” Finzer explained. “There have been trombone fronted groups from all time periods: Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Jack Teagarden were all trombonists and composers with their own groups. People just aren’t really familiar with the trombone in a classic jazz setting. They think of it as some gut-belching instrument that only plays the blues, but it’s got so many colors and tones. You just have to experience it.” There’s timelessness to Finzer’s
5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Padma Center for Natural Therapies, 114 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Sarah Oros is a graduate of the Biomedical Photographic Communications program at Rochester Institute of Technology with a concentration in Magnified Imaging. Marika Chew | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Collegetown Bagels, 203 N Aurora St, Ithaca | Marika is an artist based in the Ithaca area. She received a BFA in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010. Her work is inspired by art nouveau motifs and world textile designs and often features animals from the local area and beyond. Kodi Molyneaux & Kayla Darling | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Breathe, 171 E State St., Ithaca | Kayla Darling and Kodi Molyneaux find expression through painting using watercolor and acrylic paint. All of the pieces are done collaboratively when both girls have spare time. They find painting a colorful way to de-stress their lives. Michael Sampson: Paintings on Paper | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Cellar d’Or, 136 E State St, Ithaca | This series of paintings on paper use multiple mediums ranging from oils, acrylic, ink,
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music. It has the swing of old jazz and the playfulness of a time past. Duke Ellington plays an integral part in Finzer’s story, and Finzer’s music is in many ways reminiscent of the legend’s adaptability. “Duke was my entranceway to jazz,“ Finzer said. “I’ve always admired his range and the many textures he would create with his bands. He always had something to say with his music, whether it was a solo-piece or with an
watercolor and gouache. Abstracted directly from the figure, these small scale works were completed over the course of the last year. Craig Mains | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Elevator Music and Art Gallery - at New Roots Charter School, 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca | Snake | Alligator | Elevator. Damaris Vazquez Photography: Sensuality of Image | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 139 W State St, Ithaca | An image is a gateway of self. A seed in this exploration of fine-art nude portraiture. As a professional photographer, Damaris Vazquez communicates in many visual languages. Annie Eller: Stillness and Flight | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | The Rook, 404 W State St, Ithaca | Local artist, Annie Eller pursued her education in the Fine Arts, receiving her B.F.A. in Painting from Boston University, 2008. The natural world, being the artist’s chief source of inspiration, lays the foundation for the works on exhibit that study the beauty and solitude of trees and wings engaging in flight. Runs through March. Elizabeth McMahon: Magic Potions | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Decorum-Too,
orchestra. His music truly started me on the path I walk today.” Hear and Now ends with the soulful and moving “Love Wins”. It’s an effortless dream, and a beautiful closer for a stellar album. The song is an enduring jazz composition, as well as call to the people of the world. In this age especially, love is the only answer. •
215 N Cayuga Street, The DeWitt Mall, Ithaca | Elizabeth McMahon is a painter of bright and bold paintings but in this show she is delving into the ”painterly print” the monotype, a one of a kind form of printmaking. The spontaneity of the process sets the stage for surprises. Erik Lehmann: rePURPOSE your ARTdrive | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | Sunny Days of Ithaca, 123 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Erik Lehmann lives a life of passion, purpose, and possibility wherever he is called to serve! He has spent the most recent 3.5 years launching a global initiative known as the Game Changer Movement. The vision is to inspire at least one million youth to change their game by trading in violent video games and redirecting their time towards the making of mosaic art and the creation of a new gaming platform that will crowdsource solutions to the real-world challenges facing humanity. Pamela Drix: Red and Black Series | 5:00 PM, 2/03 Friday | CAP ArtsSpace, 171 The Commons, Ithaca | Featuring color woodcuts, with additional inclusions of sewn elements, sculptural constructions, and original wood matrices. The series explores the
ongoing The History Center | 401 E. State St, Ithaca | Made in Tompkins County: “A Timeline of Local Enterprise”. Through February 18th, 2017. “Early American Decorative Arts”. Through September 24th, 2017. The Central New York chapter of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration is proud to display original pieces of tin, glass and wood alongside reproductions done by our members. | www. historicithaca.org or www.thehistorycenter.net.
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Hangar Theatre, Saturday, February 4, 7:30 p.m.
Klarman Hall, Tuesday, February 7, 8:00 p.m.
The always-spectacular Ithaca Ballet presents the dynamic and lush “Winterdance 2017”, under the direction of Cindy Reid. Innovative dance meets the contemporary edge of modern ballet in this evening of works by Larry Brantley, Amy O’Brien, Lena Rose Polzonetti and more. Sit back and be swept away be this fantastical and technically progressive Ithaca collective. The air is cool, the ice is smooth, and the moon hangs high in the sky. Winterdance is upon us.
The dynamic and stellar Cornell Jazz Faculty Showcase is sure to wow and bend your jazz soul. Featuring the talents of Paul Merill on trumpet, Joe Salzano on alto sax, James Spinazzola on tenor sax, Melissa Gardiner (pictured)on trombone, Dave Solazzo on piano, Bob Keefe on guitar, Devin Kelly on and Greg Evans on drums, the showcase will explore a range of vision and horizon. Jazz is the breathe of the universe, and these teachers and players bring that voice to the people of the earth.
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