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Who’s Next?

City To Search For Next IPD Chief Amidst Reimagining Tumult

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Best Of Ithaca Ballot 2022 ENTERTAINMENT

Best spa

Best local band

Best dog groomer

Best theatre performance

PEOPLE Best fitness instructor

Best counseling Best social justice activist

Best nail salon

Best local DJ

FOOD & DRINK

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Best bike ride Best massage therapist

Best visual artist

Best pizza

Best local radio show Best fine dining

ESSENTIALS Best new business

Best non-profit organization

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Best running trail Best keeper of local knowledge

Best cidery

Best bartender

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County Legislators And City Officials Discuss West MLK Street Safety

Photos of 19 of the 23 sworn or acting Police Chiefs in the history of Ithaca.

Surveillance Cameras And Additional Street Light Among The Measures Floated

City to search for next IPD Chief

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dents and aid investigations, installing license plate readers, adding more street lighting in the area, and trying to specifically address issues occurring at The Southern Tier Aids Program building on West State Street / West MLK Street (Photo: Google) and around the Southern Tier AIDS Program building. that resources could be made available to Lewis said that the newly appointed speuse technologies such as those mentioned cial committee of Common Council members to further work on Reimagining Public by Acting Mayor Lewis.

Brooks took the opportunity to address Safety plans would be looking at the West speculation that the shortage of police MLK Street corridor safety issue as well. officers is due to the Reimagining Public Legislator Travis Brooks of Ithaca conceded that there will not be one answer Safety efforts, noting that many of the issues with recruiting and retaining officers to address the problems and stressed that officials “have to be open minded and will- pre-date the Reimagining plans.

Legislator Rich John of Ithaca stressed ing to try new things, not be territorial and that, “Reimagining Public Safety has nothwork with one another.” ing to do with disparaging police officers,” Ithaca Acting Chief of Police John Joly and that it is instead about building trust. explained that it is difficult to staff proacJohn suggested that elected representatives tive police patrols and expresses his hope should do more to publicly support police and the good work that they do and speak out about “the critical impacts officers have on individual lives.”

Legislator Veronica Pillar of Ithaca asked who is fielding calls from people who feel unsafe walking in the West MLK Street corridor and for a report on specific things that individuals are experiencing and noticing.

Acting Chief Joly responded that while he didn’t have specific numbers, “there is increased pedestrian traffic in the area at Legislator Rich John suggested elected officials could do more all hours which leads to other things.” He Legislator Travis Brooks to publicly highlight “the critical stressed the need for officials added that while calls don’t come in im[positive] impacts officers have to “not be territorial with one mediately, they will come in through chats on individual lives.” (Photo: File) another.” (Photo: File) and emails after the fact by witnesses.

ity and County officials had a joint public discussion at the County Legislature’s August 2 meeting regarding safety concerns along the West MLK Street corridor which contains a number of County-related buildings.

Chairwoman Shawna Black of Ithaca outlined the concerns about criminal activity in the area and said that while the County has taken some internal steps, she believed there is the need for more conversation with the City on how to stem violence and increase safety in the area.

Ithaca Acting Mayor Laura Lewis noted that there have been recent meetings about the issue at which residents, those who work in the area, and local business owners have expressed concerns about safety in the area.

Lewis added that some of the ideas being discussed include extending cameras down the street corridor to record footage of inci-

Chairwoman Shawna Black outlined the community concerns regarding safety along the West MLK Street corridor. (Photo: Sheryl Sinkow)

T A K E  NYS Updates HuntFishNY App — Users of the State DEC’s HuntFishNY smartphone app can now use it as a one-stop location for almost all their fishing needs. The new “Tackle Box” feature provides all the State fishing regulations, lists waterbodies and State-operated fishing access sites, shows stocking information, and even has photos to help identify fish likely found in various rivers, lakes, or streams. To get the HuntFishNY app you don’t need to have a fishing or hunting license but you do need to create an account in the DEC Automated Licensing System at https://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6101.html.

N O T E  Ithaca Has 8th Largest Gender Homeownership Gap — One area where single women are more successful than single men is in owning a home. According to a new report on Porch.com the percentage of single female homeowners has exceeded the share of single male homeowners going back at least 45 years. And that shows no signs of changing, certainly not in Ithaca. We have the 8th largest gender homeownership gap in all small metropolitian areas in the U.S. The report shows that 38.51% of single females in the Ithaca metro area own homes, compared to 25.09% of single men.

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INQUIRING Ithaca Public Housing Projects “Launched” PHOTOGRAPHER A

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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO VISITING EXTRATERRESTRIALS?

“Not worth your time, tell the others” – Anna P.

“Be wary of Bacteria” – Nate E.

“Welcome to a paradise to be” – Arthur S.

Renovations & Reconstruction Intended To Result In 118 New Apts ceremonial ground-breaking event was held on Friday, August 5, to bring media and public attention to what is reported to be a $75 million multi-agency package of public housing projects in Ithaca.

The three separate projects are together planned to upgrade and preserve two outdated Ithaca Housing Authority properties—Overlook Terrace and Southview Gardens—with a total of 36 apartments and to replace another obsolete Authority property—the Northside Apartments— with 82 new affordable apartments. The 118-unit total Ithaca Housing Authority Redevelopment is designed to be allelectric and was awarded funding through the Clean Energy Initiative program for multifamily buildings.

As part of this redevelopment project, two of the properties, Overlook Terrace and Southview Garden, will be substantially renovated. Overlook Terrace has five residential buildings with ten apartments.

Southview Gardens has four residential buildings with 36 apartments, a community building, and a building for laundry and mechanical equipment.

The rehabilitation work will include individual apartment renovations such as the replacement and upgrade of doors, flooring, bathrooms, kitchens, and appliances. Major capital improvements will include mechanical and electrical upgrades; the replacement of water heaters and furnaces to an all-electric option; upgraded laundry facilities; and the replacement of entry doors, vinyl and aluminum siding, soffits and trim, windows, and roofs. The buildings have asbestos containing material that will be remediated and/or encapsulated for a healthier living environment.

Site work will include the replacement of

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existing concrete walks, fencing, and landscaping.

Northside Apartments, with 70 apartments currently, is considered obsolete and will be demolished to make way for a new affordable developThe existing Northside Apartment complex will be demolished and completely replaced. (Photo: Google) ment that will have 17 residential buildings with a total of 82 apartments—12 more than the original thanks to a reconfiguration that adds additional one-bedroom apartments. The new development will include a one-story community building with a kitchen, office spaces, and a laundry room.

All three properties are intended to be highly energyefficient and have an all-electric building design pursuant to the New York's Climate Leadership The Southview Apartments on Plain Street will be upgraded. (Photo: Google) and Community Protection Act to curb building emissions. Additional energy efficiency measures will in- $29.7 million in equity, and $18.8 million in subsidy from New York State Homes clude heat-reflective roofing systems with and Community Renewal. The developtapered insulation, ENERGY STAR rated ment was awarded $1.4 million from the appliances, energy-efficient lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures for a projected Clean Energy Initiative. Other funding sources include $9.3 million from the 15 percent in total energy savings.

Ithaca Housing Authority, $300,000 from In total, there will be 20 one-bedroom Tompkins County Community Housing units, 34 two-bedroom units, 40 threeFund, and nearly $91,000 from Ithaca bedroom units, 22 four-bedroom units, Urban Renewal. and two five-bedroom units. All of the State and local officials provided official apartments will be for households earning statements regarding the event. at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Assemblymember Anna Kelles said, "I Income. am encouraged to see this project move Tenants at Southview Gardens and Overlook Terrace will be temporarily relo- forward at a moment when rising rents, increased home prices, and lack of supply cated and have the right to return to their have exacerbated the housing and affordoriginal apartments. ability crisis."

All 118 apartments will be covered Acting Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis said, by new Project-Based Section 8 Housing "The City of Ithaca is pleased to have the Assistance Payment contracts support of so many partner agencies in issued under HUD guidelines for Public Housing Authorities. the redevelopment of critically needed The developer is a joint ven- low- income housing. This investment in our community will benefit generations of ture between 3d Development Ithacans."

Group and Cayuga Housing Tompkins County Legislature ChairDevelopment Corporation, the woman Shawna M. Black said, "This nonprofit affiliate of the Ithaca project is an excellent example of re-invigHousing Authority. orating our affordable housing options in State funding for the Tompkins County. We're proud of what $75 million Ithaca Housing Ithaca Housing Authority offers to our Authority Redevelopment community and that these projects will be includes $10.6 million in energy efficient and align with New York permanent tax-exempt bonds, State's Climate Leadership and CommuFederal Low Income Housing nity Protection Act.” Tax Credits that will generate

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Mundane Looking Project Has Dramatic Potential

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A “thumbs up” Hall of Fame award goes to Cornell Student Bryce Demopoulos who pulled a man off of the tracks at the Third Ave, 138 Street subway station in New York City shortly before a No. 6 train arrived. You can see his heroic actions at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=06OLEi9v_Gw. Hey CU, give this guy free tuition for at least a year.

Ithaca Detox Center To Expand Services by 2023

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To climate change half measures.

Multiple agencies and organizations are pointing out that Tompkins County and the rest of New York are going to face frequent pop-up drought events in the coming years, thanks to climate change.

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thacans have come to expect construction sites to appear dramatic thanks to the ubiquity of giant cranes and heavy equipment these days. But the current renovation project that could have the most dramatic impact on lives is unimpressive in appearance. Looking like the mundane interior fix up of a featureless brick building on Triphammer Road, the work on the Open Access Detox Center actually has the power to change lives for the better.

Since 2017, the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County has been working on an Open Access Detox project, an initiative to aid underserved people in Ithaca and surrounding regions struggling with addiction. In February 2019, an open access center at 2353 N. Triphammer Rd. opened its doors to the public, allowing walk-ins to receive help on weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. However, the ultimate goal of the Council has always been to create a 24/7 access facility that could support people in all stages of substance use, abuse, withdrawal, and recovery. That’s the purpose of the humdrum renovations taking place on Triphammer Road.

The center plans to have three levels of treatment. The first is Open Access, where someone can walk in, have an assessment, and receive treatment. They can also receive information about treatment or obtain Narcan training, which teaches how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone. This first level is meant to be a very unrestricted form of outpatient treatment with a community focus, where even those who want to help someone they know struggling with addiction can obtain information and resources so that they can become more effective at keeping them safe.

“There could be a family member who is looking for information on how to help their loved one, as well as it could be a substance user who is looking for everything from information to medication-assisted treatment, to detox beds. The beauty of that is that you can stay at Open Access for 23 hours. As long as it’s less than 24 hours,

The unprepossessing exterior of the Open Access Center belies the importance of the work that will take place inside. (Photo: Google)

it’s considered outpatient stay. They’re able to stay and we can bring in community partners to deal with other issues as well as give them a safe place to be with meals and clean clothes,” Angela Sullivan, executive director of the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County, said.

The second level of care is medically supervised withdrawal, dubbed “Detox.”

This is bedded, inpatient care. Doctors and nurses help people withdraw, stabilize and start to return to health. This is combined with the third level of care, Residential Stabilization. This is where patients who need additional care on top of Detox, and who are not ready to be discharged, can stay in the center for a longer duration and use one of the center’s 40 beds.

The idea of having detox services in Tompkins County have been part of the County plan for decades. Specifically, it had been part of the Local Services Plan. There were difficulties in creating a sustainable plan for a stand-alone detox center. It wasn’t until 2016 when the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) approached the Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County, asking if it would be interested in pursuing a detox program, that the idea became a more tangible reality.

“From 2016 to now, we basically focused on making sure we had a community involved, a community-supported project where the Alcohol & Drug Council is the lead organization. We did dozens of tours, looked at 44 sites before picking the one in Lansing. It was very much a community-informed process. We didn’t just say, ‘Oh we’re going to build a drug and alcohol detox program.’ We built a community program that will fulfill the community need and fill the gap in community care,” Sullivan said.

The center is partially funded by the state. The New York State Department of Health gave a Care Compass Network grant for planning. An award from the New York State Health Care Facility Transformation made the purchase of the building and creation of the facilities possible. OASAS also gave an award that helped with the center’s startup costs. The center has also been privately funded by foundations and individual donors.

Cost of medical care is often a barrier for marginalized communities. However, the center is required to offer services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay if they are brought in due to an overdose. Those who lack insurance pay for services on a sliding scale model. The center works with eligible patients to secure medical insurance for them. The center also advocates to raise state funds to make medical care more accessible for everyone.

“In general, I know the center will save lives. Our vision for it is a place of hope and healing. We’re working on breaking down the stigma so that people can feel valued and cared for. We want to make sure that we’re the front door to a whole continuum of services that are working together to help people transform their lives and help live their best life,” Sullivan said. “We’re not doing it alone; the Alcohol & Drug Council is not doing this alone. What I say to people over and over again when they say, ‘How are we fixing the addiction issue, the addiction problem?’ I tell people that the antidote to fixing the issue is connection. If we can bring people in, help them get healthier, and connect them to their community in meaningful ways that will transform individuals, families, communities, their region. It’ll be exponential if we can do that.”

HEARD&SEEN Heard

Hunting and trapping licenses for the 2022-2023 season are now on sale online at https://decals.licensing.east. kalkomey.com; in person at Wal-Mart, Moore’s Outboard, and Dick’s Sporting Goods; and by phone at (866) 933-2257.

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Spotted lantern flies in Central New York. These admittedly attractive but terribly invasive little bugs won’t hurt you or your animals, but they can wreak havoc on plants and trees. If you see an insect with red wings and black spots, crush the little SOB and then contact the State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

IF YOU CARE TO RESPOND to something in this column, or suggest your own praise or blame, write news@ithacatimes. com, with a subject head “U&D.”

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Marvel or DC? 13.9%

Marvel. I like my Superheroes to have “issues” not just powers.

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DC. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are true classics.

75.0%

Neither. My super power is I’m immune to comic books.

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Should Ithaca shift to City Manager government?

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

SURROUNDED BY REALITY

Shane Eversfield: Teachin’ Swimmin’

Science to the Rescue

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By C h a r l ey G i t h l e r

swimming.’” The management said “Sure!” Since then, Shane has taught over hane Eversfield: 700 people in the Ithaca “Women Swimmin for area. Many of his students Hospicare embodies have gone on to make the and nurtures the empowermonumental lake passage in ment of companionship Women Swimmin,’ which is more than any other event the main fundraiser for our I have experienced,” says Hospicare. swimming teacher Shane Shane’s approach to Eversfield. “This one of the swimming comes as much amazing services our Hospifrom his background in care offers with such genermodern dance and his 46 osity and grace: To be with years of T’ai Chi practice, one another through our as it does from his affi liagreatest journey—the transiShane Eversfield was moved to tears the tion with Total Immersion. tion from this life to the next first time he watched Shane summarizes that with loving, compassionate Hospicare’s Women approach in one word: Yoga. companionship” Swimmin’ fundraiser, “The word yoga means Shane has had the honor and has been training yoke or union: Think of two of supporting hundreds of participants ever since. oxen harnessed together swimming women in his (Photo: Ian Golden) with a yoke,” Shane sugeleven years teaching swimgests. “Yoga is the union ming to adults through of body and mind.”

As Shane says at the Island Health and Fitness. As a Total beginning of his programs, “I am not Immersion Swim Master Coach since the your coach. The water is your coach, your early 2000’s, Shane traveled frequently to teacher. My role is to support you and to teach and to train other swim coaches. facilitate you in becoming more aware In 2011 when he arrived in Ithaca, he “waltzed into Island Health And Fitness and said, ‘I’m looking for a pool to teach Contin u ed on Page 12

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ately, my long-held faith in the Wisdom Of Crowds has seemed maybe a little naive. I used my connections up on The Hill to analyze some popular current folklore, using real science.

All college students drive as if the laws of physics don’t apply to them.

Now that they’re back, it’s time to address this unfounded slur on our local scholars. Sure, it may seem that there’s a bone-headed maneuver at every downtown intersection, but what does science say?

Studies show that the actual percentage of college students who technically drive “like maniacs” is only 89.05 percent. Of that group, the driving habits of slightly more than half (51.71 percent) would identify them as “clinically insane” and therefore delusional about the laws regarding matter and its motion through space and time.

Alex Jones is the single biggest A-hole in American public life.

Prior to the conclusion of the January 6 Hearings, there is insufficient scientific data to know whether this is actually true or not. There is a crowded field of candidates for this designation. I checked the online betting website Caesars Sportsbook with some random names and got the odds on Mark Zuckerberg (6 to 1), Steve Bannon (4 to 1), Josh Hawley (even money), and Ron DeSantis (9 to 1). Heck, there are four individual members of the Trump family alone who are serious contenders. We’ll just have to wait and see.

The Finger Lakes can sustain an unlimited number of wineries, craft breweries, and distilleries.

So far, there is no evidence to the contrary.

COVID is over.

Science has shown that by Power of Simple Proclamation, a pandemic can be deemed to have run its course and no longer pose a threat regardless of transmission rates or continued presence in the community. I threw all my masks out weeks ago. I reached out to Governor Hochul to inquire why we’re not just doing the same thing with Monkeypox and got what I consider to be a very sarcastic response from an 6 T

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intern in her office. There’s a lot of hostility to science these days.

Climate change will not affect Ithaca.

As tumbleweeds bounce down Six Mile Gulch, perhaps reality is intruding into our ten square miles. Actual scientists are predicting that by decade’s end retirees will be moving here for the weather. Look for early-bird specials in our restaurants, a pickleball float in the Ithaca Festival parade, and driving patterns that make college students look like champions of safety.

All New Jersey motorists text while driving.

Speaking of driving habits, this common belief is based on the essentially anecdotal evidence that no native of Tompkins County has ever seen a New Jersey driver (and boy, do we have a lot of them) who was not texting. Late last year a scientific expedition, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and funded by the Badda Bing Restaurant and Lounge, was dispatched to New Jersey to make observations. Though they disappeared without a trace, they were able to text back an undocumented sighting of a local driver briefly obeying the rules of the road on an exit ramp off I-95 in Teaneck before contact was lost.

Gorge swimming is not dangerous.

Actually, it scientifically really is.

Downtown Ithaca is more dangerous than Ayman al-Zawahiri’s balcony.

There were those who predicted that having people loiter all day at the needle exchange site in the 300 block of West State/MLK Street while simultaneously hamstringing the Ithaca Police Department would lead to increased crime in the heart of downtown Ithaca. That happened, so they were right. BUT, and this should be stressed, Ayman Al-Zawahri’s balcony exploded with a bomb full of knives recently, which careful scientific analysis reveals is an even more dangerous scenario. So this statement is false.

Cryptocurrencies are the investment choice of fools.

My scientist friends all responded with the same derisive comment, the only portion of which that I can share is the name “Sherlock”.

SPORTS

Revoke Halftown’s Recognition

Ithaca Icon Retires

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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ow... those 18 years sure went fast.

It seems like a short time ago that I was on a crackly phone call with Dustin Brown, the kid from Ithaca who had helped the Little Red win a state championship as a freshman, then headed off to Guelph to play Junior Hockey.

Dustin was only about 16 at the time we spoke, and I recall wondering if he was on a satellite phone in the middle of nowhere, and if the Ithaca Times would be getting a big phone bill for the call.

In 2003, Dustin was the 13th pick in the NHL’s entry draft, and when he signed to play with the Los Angeles Kings, that jersey would be the only one he would wear in his 1,296 NHL games. He would wear the Captain’s “C” on his jersey from 2008-2016, and in the middle of that run, he would realize every hockey player’s dream by hoisting the Stanley Cup twice, in 2012 and 2014.

Hockey fans in Ithaca have had plenty of opportunities to claim NHL greats as “our own,” as players like Ken Dryden and Joe Nieuwendyk played at Cornell on their way to professional hockey glory.

But Dustin was different. He grew up here, came up through the ranks of the Ithaca Youth Hockey Association, and, as stated, led Ithaca High to a state title.

Those “in the know” were well aware that he was something special, and I hope you stay with me until the end of this column to read an entertaining anecdote about that.

When he announced his retirement earlier this year, the L.A. Times said, “Brown’s fearless physicality and commanding leadership were cornerstones in the Kings’ Stanley Cup championships.”

Another article said, “At his peak, Brown was a true physical force.” Accolades like that are subjective, to be sure, but other things are carved in stone, so to speak.

Over the course of his 18 seasons, Brown scored 325 goals and had 387 assists, and his point total put him in 35th place among American-born players.

This little story was sent to me by a longtime friend named Laurie, and I will make sure Dustin gets to see it. Laurie recalled, “My neighbor, a long time Ithaca High math teacher, told me a story about Dustin Brown. Dustin was often a little late to class. His algebra teacher got worried about all the times Dustin was

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Dustin Brown hoisting the Stanley Cup at the 2012 victory parade in Los Angeles. (Photo: JulieAndSteve, CC By 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

late so she called his house to talk to his parents. My neighbor was sitting in the teachers’ room when the algebra teacher was talking to Mrs. Brown. Apparently, the hockey practice was way up in Syracuse and bad roads in winter were the given explanation for the tardiness. The algebra teacher then said, ‘Yes, but hockey isn’t going to pay the bills.’ All the guys listening in the room laughed, because they knew Dustin was going places with hockey.”

Going places indeed. A web search looked at the total salary Dustin earned over the course of his career, and as we all know, players of his elite caliber often add a heft y sum to their income through their endorsements and appearances. Even if Brown did not fare that well in his off-ice earnings, it is safe to say that he did not suffer too much by missing a few Algebra classes. His 18-year salary total was estimated to be $64,948,780.

It is also safe to say that the Kings are grateful to their former Captain, as according to NHL.com, they will unveil a statue of Brown, retire his #23 and raise a banner with his number to the rafters in February of 2023, “representing the organization’s highest individual achievement.” Brown was quoted on NHL.com as saying, “Having my number retired is something I never imagined and is a humbling honor. I am incredibly proud that I played for the LA Kings my entire career. With my number going to the rafters, I am honored to be amongst the King Greats, but it makes me think of the two banners already in the rafters, of which I am most proud. It took numerous people to raise those two banners; the same is true for this one. Thank you to all who have helped me achieve my dreams.”

Imagine that... a kid from Ithaca, having his number retired and raised to hang next to the jersey of Wayne Gretzky.

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am writing in support of State Senate candidate Lea Webb. Earlier this year, I attended a campaign event for Lea. I was intrigued by the endorsements she was receiving from so many local political leaders—Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, her predecessor Barbara Lifton, former Tompkins County Legislature Chairs Martha Robertson and Leslyn McBeanClairborne—and more, despite the presence of a well-known local candidate in the primary.

Lea’s endorsers spoke about her proven policy and leadership experience, gained in her eight years on the Binghamton City Council. She understands fi rst-hand the challenges that so many people face in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes. She also has an activist and legislative track record supporting public housing, food justice and access to health care. Lea was a leader in the fight against fracking in Broome County. She has won elections and increased voter turnout. Most significantly, these current and former legislators spoke about the importance of working cooperatively with other legislators to accomplish common goals. They felt that Lea was the candidate who understood how to do this and had put it into practice as an elected official.

I first heard of Lea from my daughter, a community organizer in the Hudson Valley who was really impressed by Lea’s work with Citizen Action. My daughter has been contributing to Lea’s campaign, as have others from around the state who know and value her work, and realize that we all benefit from having smart, progressive State Senators, no matter what district they represent. I myself have solicited donations to Lea’s campaign from people in other districts. Some have suggested that donations from out-ofdistrict people show that Lea doesn’t have local support. One need only travel around Ithaca and see the yard signs to realize that isn’t true.

I hope you will join me in voting for Lea Webb in the Democratic Primary on August 23rd.

Deirdre Silverman, Ithaca

n August 3rd on orders of Clint Halftown, a bulldozer demolished two buildings including a barn used

by Cayuga Nation citizens for ceremonies and community gatherings. An elder Cayuga woman was forcibly removed from the home on the same property and held in handcuffs while the home that only four hours earlier was filled with children, community members, and friends of the Cayuga Nation was then also demolished. The house still had electricity and a local code enforcement officer on the scene noted the strange unsafe circumstances and risk of a fire. Although there was no provocation nor concerns expressed by Nation citizens, Halftown claimed in a public statement that these actions were necessary because the buildings were dangerous and uninhabitable.

In 2020 by Halftown’s order, a dozen Cayuga Nation buildings were laid to waste in the middle of the night, including a day care center, convenience store, a schoolhouse, and several cottages stewarded

by Nation citizens who have peacefully opposed his authority. These are the actions of someone who is not a legitimate leader of the Nation according to their own law and governance. The U.S. Interior Department’s recognition of Halftown as the federal representative of the Nation despite a unanimous decision from the condoled Chiefs to remove him and a formal revocation of his federal liaison appointment by his late Clan Mother, who has the ultimate authority, is unacceptable. This state of affairs has tied the hands of New York’s Supreme Court, as well as hamstrung the ability of local law enforcement in being able to act in protecting citizens and communities of the Cayuga Nation.

More than two years ago, Senator Schumer demanded an investigation by the Department of Justice and Department of the Interior. In the past year, after consulting the Council of Chiefs, a number of local towns, along with the City of Ithaca, and Seneca County, have all called on President Biden to honor the Cayuga Nation’s decision to remove Clint Halftown as the liaison.

Yet here we are, again witnessing another campaign of terror by his edict. This simply cannot continue. As a member of the NYS Assembly, I stand with the Haudenosaunee people and strongly condemn these actions.

I urge the federal government to take swift action in recognizing and empowering the collective voices of the Chiefs and Clanmothers of the Cayuga Nation and refrain from recognizing Halftown as the representative of the Cayuga Nation.

Anna Kelles, Assemblymember District 125

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When The City Called Sodom Went (Almost) Dry A Stroll Through Prohibition-Era Ithaca

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hat happened when a city that was called Sodom in the early 1800s went dry? That’s the question The History Center in Tompkins County (110 N. Tioga St.) has decided to ask, and then answer through a Prohibition and Temperance Ithaca Walking Tour.

The Prohibition walking tour explores what happened in Ithaca after passage of the 18th Amendment which stated that “the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors” was illegal within the U.S., but “intoxicating liquors” was not defined. The Volstead Act was passed shortly after in 1919 to prevent the manufacturing and sale of boozy beverages, which were considered to be any liquid that has more than one half of one percent of alcohol.

“There are kombuchas that would have been illegal underneath that guideline,” notes Ben Sandberg, executive director of The History Center.

However, there were three exceptions to this rule. Sacramental wines, such as during church and faith-based services was the first. Medicinal alcohol that was prescribed by a doctor was the second. Fermented fruit juices or other fermented products

created in the privacy of one’s home for personal consumption was the third.

The first stop on the tour is what is now the CFCU Community Credit building.

This area used to house the first public library in Ithaca, built by Ezra Cornell.

In the late 1800s, well before Prohibition, speakers would often come to this library to give lectures for the Temperance Movement which advocated abstinence of alcoholic beverages. Dr. Dio Lewis was one of these lecturers. In one of his speeches at the library, he discouraged women from making a women’s movement motivated by temperance. Naturally, the next morning 130 women banded together at the nearby Methodist Church and created the first women’s temperance organization in Ithaca.

Women were often at the forefront of temperance advocation. Through a modern lens, it may seem as if they were simply prudish, but there’s a darker undercurrent for why they wanted to banish booze so badly. It was in part because many wives were being beaten by drunk husbands and many daughters were being abused by drunk fathers. Taking away al-

Temperance lectures were often given at the original Ithaca public library. (Photo: The History Center)

This public water fountain was intended to encourage the consumption of water rather than spirits. (Photo: The History Center)

cohol, it was thought, would provide an extra line of defense against domestic violence.

The second stop of the tour is just across the street from the CFCU building, what is now the Tioga and Seneca St. Garage. This garage used to be a public drinking fountain. The idea of having the fountain was to provoke people to prefer drinking water as opposed to alcohol. The fountain was also meant for dogs, too. This secondary use may have been inspired by Napoleon, a bulldog who belonged to a Cornell frat and was something of a City mascot in the 1910s, who apparently had a strong penchant for alcohol.

The third stop of the tour is the Hilton Garden Inn. There was once a temper-

Clinton Hall once housed a saloon that was turned into a coffee bar at the urging of women from the nearby Methodist Church. (Photo: The History Center)

ance hotel at this site, a space for transient workers to stay for months to a year as they carried out contractual projects. The hotel provided a living space for workers who preferred to live in substance-free housing. It is said that workers who preferred a more mischievously liquor-laced living situation would wander over to the Rhinehouse on the West Side of Ithaca.

The fourth tour stop is the Dewitt Mall.

When it was the Ithaca Academy (prior to it becoming the home of Ithaca High School), it hosted Presbyterian Sunday morning services. These services often had temperance-laced undertones. Given that many transient workers who worked in Ithaca drank as hard as they worked, these workers often sought to drive the ministers of these services out of Ithaca. They succeeded and the building eventually served solely for schooling.

The fifth tour stop is Clinton Hall. It was, among its many incarnations over the years, once a saloon. But the band of 130 women from the Methodist Church persuaded the owner to convert the saloon into a coffee bar. At the time, a cafe au lait cost about a nickel. The coffee bar also expanded to house services for those recovering from alcohol addiction. A number of other saloons in the city were converted into coffee bars at the urging of temperance activists.

The sixth tour stop is Autumn Leaves Used Bookstore, which was once Atwater’s Grocery Store & Bakery. During Prohibition, Atwater’s owners wondered what they could sell in place of alcohol.

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WHO’S NEXT? City To Search For Next IPD Chief Amidst Reimagining Tumult

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n the wake of nationwide outrage at the murder of George Floyd — which sparked conversations about systemic racism and the impact the police have on minoritized communities — the City of Ithaca began reimagining public safety and are now in the process of choosing a new police chief that will follow through on those goals.

After former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 203, the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative, former Mayor Svante Myrick introduced the idea of reimagining public safety in a GQ article published in February 2021. In the article, Myrick announced a proposal to create a Department of Solutions and Public Safety staffed with civilian responders to work alongside the Ithaca Police Department.

The Common Council voted eight to two July 6, in favor of accepting the Reimagining Public Safety Working Groups plan and implementing portions of it while continuing to seek out public input and further review the process. As a result of approving the resolution, a civilian leadership position will be established with authority designated by the mayor to oversee the city’s new public safety response systems.

This civilian leader will have the title of Commissioner of Community Safety and have authority over the Department of Community Safety and its team of civilian first responders. The commissioner and the chief of police will work together to transition to this reimagined version of public safety and change the culture of the Ithaca Police Department. However, it is uncertain who will fill these positions.

Th e C i t y w i l l s o o n d e c i d e w h o i s g o i n g t o s u p e rv i s e t h e I P D t h r o u g h t h e c h a l l e n g i n g “ r e i m ag i n i n g p e r i o d” i n i t s h i s t o ry. ( P h o t o : J o s h B a l d o) Over the last number of years, the City of Ithaca has seen an intense turnover rate amongst their police chiefs. Throughout Myrick's decade-long run as the mayor of Ithaca, the police department went through four different police chiefs. Acting Chief John Joly has served in the Ithaca Police Department for over 15 years and has been the chief of police for about one year

REVOLVING DOOR? Ithaca has had 23 acting or sworn police chiefs in 134 years. That averages out to a term of about six years, which is quite impressive if you just compare it to the typical tenure of two to three years for a police chief. However, included in these numbers is the extraordinary 34 year run in office of William Marshall from 1916 to 1950, and the split terms of both Walter Pagliaro and Lauren E. Signer. For a “roll call” of IPD chiefs pictured on the cover and their dates of service see page 18.

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and four months. In addition, former Chief Dennis R. Nayor served for just over one and a half years.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the average tenure for a police chief ranges from two to three years. The City of Ithaca has not retained a chief of police for longer than two years since John Barber served in the position from June 2013 to December 2017.

Joly could not be reached to comment and it remains unclear if he is still being considered by the police chief search committee. However, he has previously expressed concern about the lack of clarity surrounding the reimagining public safety process.

Ithaca is an economically and socially diverse city that has made efforts to change the culture of the police force over the

years by bringing in chiefs from outside.

For example, Nayor was the Director of Research, Development, and Training for the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police prior to serving as chief of police in Ithaca. He also served for over 21 years with the City of Oneonta Police Department.

Nayor came to the job focused on promoting the six pillars of professional 21st century policing by training officers to focus on crime prevention through building trust and legitimacy with the community.

During his time as chief of police, he led the department through months of civil unrest sparked by the murder of George Floyd, police reforms in accordance with New York State Executive Order 203, the pandemic, and numerous high-profile in-

cidents including the department’s first use of pepper spray in recent memory.

These were some of the most difficult periods for the Ithaca Police Department in recent history and may have contributed to Nayor’s retirement in April 2021. However, before stepping down from his position, Nayor said that he wanted to be involved with the Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative effort that is continuing at the city and county levels.

Myrick has urged that flexibility to properly carry out the Reimagining Public Safety reforms should be an important factor in the decision of who would be the next chief of police in Ithaca.

According to Acting Mayor Laura Lewis, the search committee responsible for finding a new police chief consists of “three members that are determined by Common Council, three members of the community police board, a content specific professional, and a representative from the Diversity Advisory Council.” Lewis told the Ithaca Times that the search committee was going to be meeting shortly.

“The way it's worked in the past is that we set up a committee with three members of the Common Council, three members of the public, and one outside expert,” Myrick said. “The search committee [would] interview a bunch of folks and then make a recommendation to the mayor and the mayor [would] ultimately make the hire.”

Alderperson Phoebe Brown, who represents Ithaca’s 2nd Ward on the Common Council, said that the city already “started the process of interviewing for the chief of police,” but that she had no knowledge about who exactly was being interviewed for the position.

According to Brown, the City of Ithaca needs a police chief who is “very knowledgeable about diverse communities: someone who's been on the ground and is really familiar with grassroots organizing.

Someone who understands what this climate of policing has been throughout the country and will now prioritize the necessity of making sure that we are acknowledging the concerns of Black and Brown communities and LGBTQ communities.

Someone who has been a champion of the people.”

Myrick said that he would like to see the city hire a police chief with a “demonstrated commitment to the kinds of policing that keeps the community safe by making every person in the community feel like the police department's on their side.”

He said that the search committee should look for candidates that have “a strong and demonstrated ability to work with minoritized communities and let them know that our public safety system works for them too.”

Alderperson Cynthia Brock, who represents Ithaca’s 1st Ward on the Common Council, said that qualified applicants will be pre-screened by the Human Resources Department to “winnow down the responses to those who actually meet all the qualifications that are put forward in the advertisement.”

"The interview team will look through the applications and choose the top applicants that they then choose to interview,” she continued. “And they will go through the interview process and then make recommendations to the acting mayor.”

Brock has voted against the Reimaging Public Safety plan citing concerns that

A lder person Cy nthi a Brock “ f i r m ly b e l i e v e s t h at t h e r e are changes to be made i n p o l i c i n g i n It h ac a a n d t h at w e m u s t m ov e f o rwa r d in implementing those c h a n g e s .” ( P h o t o : P r ov i d e d)

C u r r e n t Ac t i n g C h i e f J o h n J o ly h a s p r e v i o u s ly e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n a b o u t t h e l ac k o f clar ity su r rou nding the r e i m ag i n i n g p u b l i c s a f e t y p r o c e s s . ( P h o t o : P r ov i d e d)

Ac t i n g M ay o r L au r a Lewis has said the search c o m m i t t e e wa s g o i n g t o b e g i n m e e t i n g s h o r t ly. ( P h o t o : F i l e)

A l d e r p e r s o n P h o e b e B r ow n believes the next chief needs to be someone who “h as been a ch a mpion of t h e p e o p l e .” ( P h o t o : F i l e)

the working group tasked with creating the plan has been influenced by funding from outside sources. However, she said she “firmly believes that there are changes to be made in policing in Ithaca and that we must move forward in implementing those changes.”

“I believe that the outcome of what the city implements will be something that the community will agree is necessary and will support,” Brock said. “I'm not aware of anything that [the police] are doing to stop the reimagining plan. I find it very important to mention that the Ithaca PBA [Police Benevolent Association] has said very clearly that they see that the changes can and should be made and they want to be a partner in this process.”

According to Brock, most law enforcement officers agree that not everything requires a criminal or police response.

“When you have individuals who are struggling with mental health issues, when you have individuals who are struggling with addiction issues, with the burden of the economic crisis—these situations require a response by the community that will support the individual in need,” Brock said.

Brock said that this will require the city to partner with the county and have more appropriate responses in terms of staffing for mental health and addiction.

“I think IPD [Ithaca Police Department] and the PBA recognizes that there's a lot we can do together. They want to have a relationship with a community where the community trusts and supports them and they can meet the community's needs,” Brock said.

Myrick has said that the response from police has been a “mixed bag.”

“They say they want to do better. They say they want to earn the trust of the community, and particularly the Black community,” Myrick said. “Their police union and union lawyers, on the other hand, fought hard against the plan. So, we'll see. It’s hard to say.”

In most police departments, the center of power resides with the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) or Police Union.

The purpose of a police union is to engage in political advocacy around "law and order," crime legislation and legal protections for individual officers. As a result, police unions across the country have come out against efforts to reform the police—and Ithaca is no exception.

Despite some rhetorical support on behalf of the police by council members, the police reaction to the reimagining plan has been mostly negative. Joly has expressed frustration over the process and the PBA has subjected it to heavy criticism.

The Ithaca PBA posted on Facebook July 21 saying, “The damage done by the biased anti-worker and anti-police ‘reimagining’ initiative is extensive and will take years to repair.”

The PBA failed to respond to requests to comment and further explain their perspective but judging by the language used in the Facebook post, the PBA opposes efforts to reimagine public safety.

It’s not clear how much influence the Ithaca PBA has over the police chief search committee and the public is in the dark about who is being considered for the position. However, if the PBA does have influence over the hiring process, it will likely prioritize candidates that stand in opposition to efforts to reimagine public safety.

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Dare Wine, a fermented grape juice with its alcohol removed. Atwater advertised the wine in newspapers as a limited stock product that customers would love. After an initial launch, the faux wine was never mentioned in the newspapers ever again.

The seventh tour stop, on the other side of the street, is the clothing shop Petrune. This building once housed Brooks Pharmacy, which was one out of over 300 pharmacies in a chain that covered the New York and New England area until it was bought by Rite-Aid Pharmacy in 2007. During Prohibition, this pharmacy was a hotspot for medicinal alcohol. With a doctor’s prescription, someone could come to the pharmacy once every ten days for a pint of what doctors called “spiritus fermenti”: whiskey, bourbon, vodka or another spirit of choice.

The eighth tour stop is Center Ithaca.

On this site there was once a speakeasy owned by the Eagles Club, a fraternal COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS contin u ed from page 6

of your sense felt experience of moving through the water.”

Shane began this “yoga” journey in his undergraduate studies at college. “After a year and a half of majoring in confusion, I realized that my golden opportunity at college was to learn how to learn, and that I learned best through movement, not through reading.

“So I got a degree in learning how not to think in words. If we want to learn a movement skill—be it swimming, driving a car, learning how to walk, even sweeping the floor, or climbing the stairs efficiently—the greatest challenge is to ‘navigate from word brain to movement brain’.

“When we lie face down in the water,” Shane explains, “the frontal cortex word brain cannot think us to swim. Instead, this word brain must learn to trust the sensations of our bodies—the gateway to our movement brain.

“Women Swimmin’ is a journey, a passage across the majestic lake,” Shane believes. “Through their sense felt experience, these women are seeking a smooth and flowing passage. This is the essence of efficient swimming. To flow through the water, we must diminish our presence in the water. To do this, we need humility, patience. Many of us seek a smooth and graceful passage from this life to the next as well. We support Hospicare, which provides graceful, flowing care when we are 12 T

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organization. At one point the federal government caught on and sent a squad to raid the speakeasy. There was such a large stockpile of alcohol that the feds couldn’t drag it all back to a warehouse. They decided to carry the alcohol out to the street and dump it there instead. Suddenly the power to the speakeasy went out, forcing the squad to delay their disposal operation. When they returned the next morning, there was a noticeable decrease in the amount of alcohol. It seems many citizens took advantage of the serendipitous power outage.

The final tour stop is Mockingbird Paperie. This building once housed Platt & Colt Pharmacy, the birthplace of the ice cream sundae (disregard the bogus claims by Two Rivers, Wisconsin). The year before the repeal of Prohibition, the North American Ice Cream Association stated that Americans consumed over 100 million gallons of ice cream. Many believe that a portion of those sales were actually alcohol sales by pharmacies. Perhaps this explains the origin of the flavor rum raisin. most in need of service in the last chapter of our lives.”

Shane has taught a wide range of people, from absolute beginners who are afraid to put their faces in the water, to professional Ironman triathletes. “I love teaching all of them,” he stresses. “With each person, I share the discovery of how we move through the water gracefully. If I am not learning as I teach, then I am not teaching very well.”

When Shane first witnessed Women Swimmin’, “It moved me to tears, watching the swimmers emerge at the finish, some themselves in Hospicare. As we live in our sensations in the water, we learn to appreciate even more our bodies. No matter what we look like or what our bodies have been through. This too, is part of the healing process.”

The swimmers will be traversing Lake Cayuga this coming Saturday, August 13, 2022. Each hopes to raise money for Hospicare, which provides care for those who may no longer swim. As they make their passage from one shore to their destination on another shore, their bodies and minds will lend them power. They will use this newly embraced power to raise funding for others whose bodies and minds need our support. Hospicare, our local treasure, offers comfort and support to people of all walks of life, whenever people need care in their passage through the last chapters of their lives.

To support Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, Serving Tompkins and Cortland County, call (607) 272-0212.

Animated films succeed in mashing up genres

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It’s a good way to go. That way, the filmmakers can use the tropes of two genres to reduce kids and late middle age fanboys to tears. I wept like a little girl twice during the movie, first during the opening scene, when baby Kal-El and his puppy Krypto are launched to Earth as Krypton explodes. Thus, Superman (John Krasinski) and his myth get a re-write; Supes and Krypto (Dwayne Johnson) are now a couple, superhero and pet. Thanks to Lex Luthor (Marc Maron), an evil guinea pig (Kate McKinnon) and a convoluted comic

Merton (Natasha Lyonne), PB (Vanessa Bayer), Krypto (Dwayne Johnson), Chip (Diego Luna) and Ace (Kevin Hart) make up the “DC League of SuperPets.” (Photo: Provided)

book plot, the Man of Steel gets dosed with Kryptonite and abducted. It’s up to Krypto and a bunch of animals in a local shelter to save the good guys.

The second time I burst into tears was when Ace (Kevin Hart), a tough pit bull, has a flashback right out of the “Toy Story 2” playbook that explains how he wound up abandoned in the shelter.

Next time you cruise HBO Max, type “Batman” into the search engine. You won’t believe how many live action movies, animated movies and TV series come up. And yet there are big differences between the Christopher Nolan Batman movies and, say, “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” or “The LEGO Batman Movie” (2017). “DC League of Super-Pets” brings new characters into the mix and gives the DC world a design facelift that’s reminiscent of “The Incredibles” (2004). There are always flat screens in the background showing cable news channel coverage of the story, with tons of text gags running along the bottom of the screen.

In a movie full of well-defined comic book legends, I really liked Keanu Reeves’ vocal take on the Dark Knight and the way that Batman has been re-configured. And when Superman and Krypto frolic in Metropolis’ version of Central Park, I dare you not to think of Roger and Pongo from “101 Dalmatians”. ● ● ●

I was reading the fine print credits at the bottom of the poster for “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount-Nickelodeon Movies-Aniventure-Align-BrooksfilmsFlying Tigers Entertainment-GFM Animation-CinesiteHB Wink Animation, 2022, 95 min.) and I noticed that it’s inspired by Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” (1974); Brooks and the other writers were credited right there.

(Brooks even plays a variation on his old Jimbo (Samuel L. Jackson) and Hank (Michael Cera) often break the fourth wall in “Paws Of Fury.” (Photo: Provided) part and does new

versions of old jokes.) I stood there wondering how a 1974 comedy about bigotry in the old West was now a 2022 CG animated family film.

Sure enough, the makers of “Paws of Fury” have managed to turn a movie about western racism into an Asian fable where dogs and cats don’t get along. Shogun (Brooks), the governor of a town called Kakamucho, populated entirely by cats and off limits to dogs, hires Hank (Michael Cera), a beagle samurai, to keep order in the town. Little do they know that Shogun’s associate Ika Chu (Ricky Gervais) is the one hiring all the bad guys, hoping to destroy Kakamucho and expand his palace.

“Paws of Fury” helps itself to the plot along with about 15 gags from “Blazing Saddles”. When it’s not doing that, “Paws of Fury”’s sense of humor is as meta as the more bizarre episodes of “Community”. When Hank and Jimbo (Samuel L. Jackson) commence a training montage, they’re cracking wise about the cliché of training montages in action movies. All this fourth wall poking keeps the movie moving, and about halfway through, it occurred to me that all this animal animosity would make “Paws of Fury” a great double bill with Wes Anderson’ s “Isle of Dogs” (2018), which plays like an Akira Kurosawa/Rankin-Bass TV special. Things never quite spill out into other Hollywood soundstages, but Cera keeps reminding us that “Paws of Fury” is “an 85-minute movie without credits.”

If you weren’t around when “Blazing Saddles” was released, I can’t recapture its seismic impact. (All together now: “Okay, boomer.”) But when Brooks put farting cowboys into the film, eight or nine years earlier, that scene would be unthinkable. Today, “Paws of Fury” not only re-creates the farting scene, but everyone also has torches so now they’re lighting their farts, and that’s PG now. (I’m no prude. Just sayin’.)

“DC League of Super-Pets” and “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” are playing at Regal Stadium 14.

Recommended: “Vengeance” at Cinemapolis; “Trainwreck: Woodstock ‘99” on Netflix.

Read BVC’s interview with “I Love My Dad” filmmaker James Morosini at Ithaca.com.

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Former Congressman And Current Ithacan Mrazek Releases 12th Novel

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ormer five-term congressman Robert J. Mrazek, now an awardwinning author, released his 12th novel this week. The thriller, titled “The Dark Circle,” is the second in a series that details the adventures of former army officer Jake Cantrell and his beloved sidekick, Bug, a wolfhound he rescued while serving in Afghanistan.

The novel begins with Cantrell working as a campus security officer at the fictional St. Andrews College, but he resigns when complaints arise after he uses force to break up a fight between two drug-crazed students. Jake doesn’t stay unemployed for long, though; Lauren Kennsiton, the editor of the “Groton Journal,” offers him $200 a day to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a gifted student musician.

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As Cantrell travels around Upstate New York, he attempts to untangle a web of issues related to opioids, sex trafficking and corruption. Cantrell makes more than a few enemies as his investigation catches the attention of powerful New Yorkers.

Loosely set in Groton, “The Dark Circle” weaves together fictional and factual details about Upstate New York.

“Groton is really Ithaca. St. Andrews school is a smaller version of Cornell,” Mrazek explained.

Readers will notice numerous local references in the novel, from landmarks like Ithaca’s Fall Creek and Rochester’s Kodak Tower, to Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Cornell’s annual Slope Day music festival which is recast as the St. Andrews Slope Day festival in the novel.

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Ithaca and Maine, Mrazek knows the area well and has watched it evolve over the decades.

“The drugstores, hardware store, the courthouse, the Woolworth's five and dime: they're all gone. They're empty. The big engine in Upstate New York was the railroads. The railroads thrived up here for many years, and when the railroads left, the villages died,” Mrazek explained.

“The tragedy of a waning set of small communities serves as an undercurrent to the novel, and a contrast to the physical beauty of the Finger Lakes,” Mrazek explained.

According to Mrazek, one of the more difficult aspects of writing this novel was crafting a “worthy” villain.

“Hopefully the reader is thrilled with what happens to him at the end after all of the tragedy that he causes,” Mrazek said.

Mrazek’s latest novel, “The Dark Circle”, is set in a fictional Groton, NY, that is largely based on Ithaca. (Photo: Samuel Stern)

Reflecting on his switch from politics to writing, Mrazek explained that his time as a politician was simply a detour from his true passion.

“I ended up taking a 30-year detour, if you will, from what I wanted to do in life.

But when I left Congress, I thought, ‘Okay, you wanted to be a writer. Let's see if you can be a writer,’” Mrazek said.

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Music

Upon Release Of His 25th Solo Album Adrian Belew Reflects On His First

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uitarist, vocalist and songwriter Adrian Belew has collaborated and toured with an enviable list of musicians, including Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, The Tom Tom Club and King Crimson from 1981 to 2009. He’s also just released “Elevator”, his 25th solo album. As Belew puts it, the COVID shutdown was his longest time without touring in four decades, and he’s raring’ to get back out there and play. Adrian Belew and his band will play on Sunday, August 14 at the Center for the Arts of Homer.

Adrian Belew spoke to the Ithaca Times about what he’s playing these days, his first solo album “The Lone Rhino” and his signature Parker Fly guitar.

IT: When I used to listen to Frank Zappa’s “Sheik Yerbouti” (1979) in high school, I never thought I’d ever get to talk to you.

AB: [laughs] Well, here we are.

IT: You’ve done a lot of work and you have a fairly big bag to grab from. What kind of music will you playing in Homer?

AB: Only my own material and that of the other bands I’ve written with: King Crimson and The Bears. On the last tour we did in 2019, I touched on some of the other artists I’ve worked with. We did some songs from Bowie and Zappa. But now, “Elevator” is the 25th solo record, so I’m feeling like, “Well, my fans are coming to hear my stuff, I hope.” Nearer to the end of our show, we throw a lot of heavy-duty King Crimson at everyone, and it makes the show kind of explode at the end.

IT: When I was a DJ in 1982 in New Paltz, we had the King Crimson record with “Neil and Jack and Me”, and I played that a lot.

AB: Yeah, “Beat” (1982). The second album we did.

IT: We didn’t have a lot of albums but we did have “The Lone Rhino” (1982).

AB: Wow! Glad to hear that! [laughs] This is the 40th anniversary of “The Lone Rhino”. It of course started my solo career.

Adrian Belew and his signature Parker Fly guitar which he feels was once the greatest, newest science for guitars. (Photo: Provided)

The first song on the album is “Big Electric Cat”. And now I have 25 solo records, which is kind of a milestone.

IT: I wanted to ask you about the guitar I see most often in photographs, the Adrian Belew Parker Fly model.

AB: Well, first of all, they don’t make ‘em anymore, Parker Fly is out of business. So there’s no way for someone to actually buy one. But the Parker guitar, when it was being made, was, I think, the greatest, newest science for guitars. I felt that Ken Parker, who made the guitar, had taken a long, long time, years in fact, to solve all the inherent problems that electric guitars can have, and he did that, and the result was a super-modern great guitar that had just about everything you can have. Now, next year, I’m going to be putting out an Adrian Belew model Stratocaster, and I’ll be using that at a lot of shows, but there’s a difference. The Parker Fly is a MIDI guitar. In other words, you have to plug it into a MIDI device, whereas the Stratocaster is a regular guitar that you plug into an amplifier or a stomp box or something. They’re two different animals.

Adrian Belew will be playing Sunday, August 14 at 8 p.m. at the Center for the Arts, 72 South Main Street, Homer; (607) 749-4900; https://center4art.org/

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Andrew Paine’s Cultivated Primitivism At The Gallery At South Hill

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kind of intelligent crudeness characterizes much of the best modern painting. This can lead to a point of confusion—especially in a culturally striving but sometimes inexperienced arts community like Ithaca’s. To throw out traditional notions of polish and completion and still come up with something worthwhile requires discipline and discernment.

It’s approach that rarely rewards naïveté or self-indulgent posturing. Knowledgeable viewers will discern the difference between work that is raw and alive and work that is merely awkward or sloppy.

It is a cultivated primitivism of this sort that makes the work of local painter Andrew Paine so distinctive. Currently on view at The Gallery at South Hill, his latest solo show features near-monochrome bas-relief paintings hearkening back to the abstract expressionism of the mid 20th century. Following up on his exhibition at the gallery last year, he hones his approach down to something seemingly narrow but in fact deep and rich.

Paine’s last show featured work incorporating a wider variety of unlikely materials: plaster, latex, fiber, and burlap among them. Here he largely limits himself to acrylic paint and cast polyurethane foam adhered to wooden boards. The foam is cast in sand, which sticks to the material, giving it the unlikely quality of stone or concrete. And while last year, the artist highlighted his essentially sculptural pieces in varied colors—alternatively evocative of flesh and mineral—here black and gray predominate in every piece.

It’s a presentation that many may find forbidding: devoid of color, imagery, narrative—even recognizable processes and materials. My advice is to stay with the work, to try to see the thoughtfulness in its complicated variations and process.

This isn’t the easiest show to write about either. All of Paine’s work here is untitled. His pieces are on mostly square-

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A detail from one of Andrew Paine’s untitled works. (Photo: Provided)

shaped boards: ranging neatly from moderately large to almost miniature. Most of these have been painted in all-over black before being collaged with foam elements and further layered with acrylic paint and medium. These are not all-black paintings though. Everything is grisaille—shades of gray, alternatingly light and dark, warm and cool.

Gallery director Michael Sampson deserves credit for a characteristically thoughtful selection and hanging, which emphasizes balance and variation. Three larger paintings, several feet square, anchor the gallery’s main back wall. Elsewhere, smaller and often more eccentric pieces predominate.

While nothing here is without interest, a handful of quirkier works do particularly stand out. An upright, tablet-like panel (numbered 12) features a range of apparently dripped and brushed textures in warm, neutral, and darker gray over an assembly of foam pieces that suggest a stone wall. Recalling pewter, a small square piece (18) features bulging knobs that seem almost animate. Two irregular squares (22 and 25), one small, the other larger, feature loose grids of blobby, pipe-like forms.

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Dining

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was having lunch the other day with a few friends and one asked if I had ever reviewed The State Diner. She said, “It’s been here forever!”. Actually, I’ve never reviewed it, so her query was all the incentive I needed.

The State has not been in Ithaca “forever” however it has been on the west side of State Street, just a couple of blocks from the Fulton and Meadow Street thoroughfares, since 1936. It more than doubled in size after being refurbished in 2012 after a fire.

It has an eclectic clientele, with many dedicated locals and students. There’s a definite nod to Greek cuisine and those dishes are generally well prepared and seem authentic.

I don’t normally review breakfasts however they are an important part of the offerings here ($10-$15) and are available from opening to closing.

There are eight “Specialty Omelets”, ($11-$14). The Veggie Omelet was large, covering the plate, and filled with a copious selection of green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Every one of the ingredients was cooked perfectly, not easy to do. While the price on the menu for Veggie Omelet is $14, the price on my receipt was $14.85.

When I ordered Eggs & Hash ($14) I found myself answering a barrage of questions from my server: I asked for poached eggs, so she asked: did I want them in a cup; on the side over the accompanying hash brown potatoes; or on top of the hash? For toast; white, wheat, or rye? For

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the potatoes; hot sauce or ketchup? While the menu lists the hash as “homemade corned beef hash”, I asked and two different servers confirmed it was actually canned. The accompanying toast came already buttered; however the “butter” was half butter and half margarine. The pancake syrup was packaged. The potatoes, however, are made from scratch and are very good. The price on the menu for Eggs and Hash is $14, but the price on my receipt was $13.15; ironically balancing out the pricing difference for the Veggie Omelet.

Under the Classic Sandwiches section I selected a Reuben ($13) because the listing had all the proper ingredients: Corned beef, sauerkraut, grilled on rye bread with melted Swiss cheese and Russian dressing. However I wasn’t able to identify the meat…it didn’t seem like any corned beef I’ve ever had…more like round luncheon meats. I wasn’t able to find any “melted Swiss cheese” and the Russian dressing wasn’t on the sandwich, it came in a small side dish. Despite all that, I enjoyed it.

Much of the State Diner interior remains true to historic diner design. (Photo: Josh Baldo)

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One of the major categories on their menu is Wraps ($13). I tried the Greek Wrap and was pleased. It was cooked properly with a generous filling of basic ingredients: grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and feta cheese.

The diner is very busy on weekends when students are in town, so be prepared to wait on long lines on the street at times.

The diner is always noisy because, even when it’s not crowded, loud music is piped in on individual overhead speakers from outside the restaurant and staff doesn’t seem to be able to adjust the volume.

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— went unpublished, and his savings were running out.

Mrazek was having doubts about whether he could be successful as an author. But this all changed when he took his then high school aged daughter to visit Cornell’s campus. “[During this visit,] I woke up at two in the morning with the whole idea for a civil war novel. And I dictated into my little linear, for two hours, what the book was going to be. And that one won the Michael Shaara prize for the civil war novel of the year and became a bestseller. And I thought, ‘Okay, [I] can do it,’” Mrazek recounted.

As a congressman, Mrazek was used to meeting with hundreds of people in a single day. Now, his daily work routine mainly consists of just him and his laptop.

“I love the writing life as much as I ever enjoyed public life, but they're totally different,” Mrazek said.

“Couch time” is one of his favorite writing methods, when he’s not working in his writing “sanctuary,” a cozy sunlit room that conjures up images of Thoreau at Walden.

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that radiates a spinning energy that destabilizes the whole field.

Even Ithaca’s best abstract expressionist painters tend towards cozy, domesticated approaches. (This is either an acknowledgement of or a concession to the genreification of abstraction, depending on your perspective.) Particularly in this context, the brutalism and material experimentation of Paine’s work is particularly refresh-

AM. In fact, you can order lunch and dinner items all day, starting at 7:00 AM. The diner closes for the day at 4:00 PM. On Fridays, they offer a Fish Fry dinner with two sides ($15) or a Sandwich with fries or soup ($12). Also, a Mac & Cheese special with three cheeses and one side ($11).

The seats at the booths are on springs and flip up and down so you don’t need to slide across a bench to get to the inside seat.

I’m glad my friend suggested I finally get around to reviewing The State Diner.

The food is generally well prepared, reasonably priced and has been popular with Ithacans for many years.

The State Diner is located at 428 West State and is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“My wife will come down and see me stretched out on the couch in the library [and] say, ‘What are you doing? I thought you were writing.’ I [reply], ‘I am,’” he said.

Mrazek doesn’t shy away from difficult topics in this novel and there are a few grisly scenes. But his writing also incorporates some positive themes, including courage and love, as well as the occasional dash of humor.

“If I didn't have the creative outlet to escape into my imagination every day with the characters I'm writing about, whether they are real or not, I would be a very depressed person about where we are in this world,” Mrazek said. “I write [books] for my own pleasure in the hope they will give other people pleasure.”

Mrazek also said he strives to write books that include strong female characters.

“I have two young granddaughters, eight and six, who I hope someday will read my books and feel grandpa did a good job,” Mrazek said.

hot summer cool threads

Julia Nagel is a reporter from the Cornell Daily Sun working on The Sun’s summer fellowship at The Ithaca times ing. This is work that hits hard while opening up layers of subtlety and depth. In a local culture that often expresses itself in rainbow colors, such austerity feels like a genuine alternative.

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Zac Brown Band - DICK’S Sporting Goods Open | 8 p.m. | En-Joie Golf Course, 722 W Main St | $85.00

8/20 Saturday The Decemberists | 7 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road Skaneateles Festival Finale with Christian McBride & Inside Straight | 8 p.m. | Anyela’s Vineyards, 2433 W. Lake Rd | $40.00 - $60.00

8/23 Tuesday Wilco | 7 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

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East Hill Classic Jazz Band | All day during Ithaca Artist Market| Ithaca Farmers Market, Steamboat Landing

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The Smoking Loons | 5 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414

Newfield Music Series at Mill Park: Good Dog | 6 p.m. | Mill Park | Free Horns and Ivory | 6:30 p.m. | Salt Point Brewing Co. Homer Summer Concert Series: Madd Daddy | 7 p.m. | Village Green | Free

8/11 Thursday The Big Takeover- 2022 Summer Concert Series | 6 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons

Cortland Youth Bureau Summer Concert Series: Jazz Happens| 7 p.m. | Courthouse Park, Court House Park

Friday Night Farm Jams: Tenzin Chopak Band | 6:30 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider

Mondays with MAQ | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Viva Mayhem | 6:00 p.m. | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville The Destination Band - A Benefit to Feed Hungry Kids | 1 p.m. | Lansing Park, 1 Lansing Park Road | $10.00

Doc’sology Jazz | 2 p.m. | Americana Vineyards, 4367 Covert Rd. | Free Taughannock Falls Concert Series: Marc Berger & Ride | 7 p.m. | Taughannock Falls State Park, 1740 Taughannock Blvd | Free

8/14 Sunday 90 Proof | Hosmer Winery | 1 p.m.

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Music in Myers Park: The Ampersand Project | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park | Free

Cider Sunday Concert Series: Jen Cork | 1 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider House, 4017 Hickok Road

Temple Cabin Band | 5 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

8/13 Saturday

Papa Muse Acoustic Duo | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Elisa Keeler & Dennis Winge | 1 p.m. | Red Newt Cellars, 3675 Tichenor Road | Free

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8/12 Friday Croce plays Croce-SOLD OUT | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St Skaneateles Festival | Concerto Night: The Knights | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church, 97 E Genesee St. | $30.00 - $40.00

8/13 Saturday 11th Annual Ferrario Elmira Jazz Festival – Two Days of Fun - Day 2 | 12 p.m. | Thorne Street Park, 504 Thorne Street Skaneateles Festival: The Knights & Gil Shaham | 8 p.m. | Various -

Check schedule, 2443 West Lake Road | $40.00 - $60.00

8/14 Sunday Here and There Festival w/ Courtney Barnett | 5:30 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road An Evening with Adrian Belew | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

8/16 Tuesday Sharon Van Etten | 6 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

8/18 Thursday Skaneateles Festival | My Soul Sings: Catalyst Quartet & Karen Slack | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church, 97 E Genesee St. | $30.00 - $40.00

8/19 Friday Chamber Music at New Park - 6th Season | 7:30 p.m., 1500 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA Skaneateles Festival | Freedom’s Voice: Catalyst Quartet & Karen Slack | 8 p.m. | First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St | $30.00 - $40.00

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Open Mic Stand Up Comedy Night |The Downstairs | 7 p.m., 8/17 Wednesday | First and third Tuesdays of the month! Kenneth McLauren hosts |

Art A Gathering: From Baskets to Brownstones by Elizabeth Wickenden McMahon | Ongoing | Kendal Gallery , 2230 Triphammer Rd. | A mid-career retrospective by Elizabeth Wickenden McMahon that brings together works that stretch across different years and different media, and between representation and abstraction. A common theme emerges, each work explores the energetic interplay of spontaneity and structure. | Free Installation - Ken Feingold (artist) at Johnson Museum of Art at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art | 11 a.m., 8/10 Wednesday | As part of Cornell 2022 Biennial, artist Ken Feingold is exhibiting his installation that features interactive talking heads and AI-generated existential conversations.

Screening of Madre Drone by Patricia Dominguez | 11 a.m., 8/10 Wednesday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | Come experience

the work of Patricia Dominguez, one of the invited artists of Cornell Biennial 2022! | Free New Work: Jane Dennis and Harry Littell | 12 p.m., 8/11 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | New work by Jane Dennis and Harry Littell at SOAG | Free “ESSENCE” Art Exhibit | 5 p.m., 8/12 Friday | The Cherry Gallery, 130 Cherry St | The Cherry Arts presents Essence, a collaborative art exhibition featuring the elaborate masks, prints, and performative works | Free Common Thread Invitational | 11 a.m., 8/13 Saturday | corners gallery, 903 HANSHAW RD | Common Thread Invitational showcases work by five contemporary artists working in fiber and textiles.

Exhibition of works by Denise Green: Articles of Displacement | 9 a.m., 8/15 Monday | Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 116 Reservoir Avenue | Cornell professor and Director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection Denise Green exhibits her work as part of Cornell Biennial 2022 “Futurities, Uncertain.” | Free Art Mondays! | 2 p.m., 8/15 Monday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | ‘Bee’ sure to join us at the Museum this summer to create insect themed arts and crafts! This drop in activity will be happening on Mondays at 2pm in July and August.

Upcycled Vases | 5 p.m., 8/17 Wednesday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main Street | For all ages: Join us on August 17th in preparing for the library’s Words and Wineevent with decoupaging upcycled wine bottles! All supplies are provided. | Free

Film Movies in Stewart Park: Encanto | 7 p.m., 8/12 Friday | Stewart Park, 1 James L Gibbs Dr | Tompkins Chamber, in collaboration with Serendipity Catering, presents Movies in the Park, showing five free community movies on Friday nights at Stewart Park. We welcome families and kids of all ages!

So, grab your blankets or chairs, enjoy dinner or a snack while the sunsets and the movie beings! | Free Cinemapolis 120 E. Green St., Ithaca

THE GREAT LEAP

THROUGH AUGUST 20 - CHECK WEBSITE FOR SPECIFIC SHOWTIMES Hangar Theatre, Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Hangar’s fourth mainstage show will be performed on their indoor stage starting this week. A witty play that dramatically depicts one of the first friendship basketball games between China and the United States, This show is Pay-What-You-Will at the door or over the phone. (Photo: Provided/Rachel Philipson)

weekday. Lunch: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 12 noon -1:00 pm. Dinner: Tuesday, Thursday from 5:30-6:30 pm. Interested in volunteering? email info@loaves.org, or go to www.loaves. org. All are Welcome! | Free Red Cross Blood Drive | 1 p.m., 8/10 Wednesday | The Shops at Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd. | Come give blood in August and get a $10 e-gift card, plus automatically be entered for a chance to win gas for a year (a $6,000 value), or a $250 Gas Card! | Free

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Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first. * Bodies, Bodies, Bodies* | When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.| 95 mins R Emily the Criminal* | Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.| 95 mins R Hallelujah | The film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Leonard Cohen Trust including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.| 117 mins PG-13

and documenting their discoveries. | 93 mins NR

Special Events 111th Spencer Picnic | 8/10 Wednesday | Nichols Park | 30th Annual Ithaca Artist Market | 12 p.m., 8/12 Friday | Ithaca Farmers Market | The 2022 juried show and sale, will feature local and regional artists, community groups, food and wine, a boat tour, and jazz.

Fillmore Days | 11 a.m., 8/13 Saturday | Fillmore Glen State Park, Route 38 | Bathtub Races and Pedal Cars! Music, Vendors, Food, Beverages, Family Fun Field, and an Evening Movie! | Free Annual National Brockway Truck Parade | 8/13 Saturday | Village of Homer | Cortland County will celebrate its Annual Brockway Truck Parade on Saturday, August 13 in the Village of Homer.

in his latest movie, or if you remember Thor’s appearance in Avengers #1, way back in 1963, bring your favorite bits of pop-culture news to share, from the worlds of comic books and strips, their associated movies and games, video, and the like.

Kids Meet an Entomologist! | 11 a.m., 8/11 Thursday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Do you have a question about insects?

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Toddler & Preschool Music | 11 a.m., 8/11 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Tween Board Game Club | 3 p.m., 8/11 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

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Touch-A-Truck | 10 a.m., 8/12 Friday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main Street | For families with children 0-6: Come to the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library in Ovid, NY at 10am on Friday, August 12th and learn about the various trucks you see around Ovid and beyond! | Free

YA Book Club | 4:30 p.m., 8/15 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Summer Baby Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 8/12 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Nope | Jordan Peele’s latest film in which the residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. | 135 mins R

Introduction to Performance Storytelling with Jay Leeming at Ithaca Farmers Market | 7 p.m., 8/15 Monday | Dive into the wild and beautiful world of traditional storytelling, learning the skills necessary to tell myths, legends, fairy tales, and epics from around the world.

Get up close with a roach! | 10 a.m., 8/12 Friday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Get ready to ‘bug out’ and get up close with a roach! Join us on Fridays at 10am in August to meet-and-greet a cockroach and learn about this incredible insect!

Fire of Love | Katia and Maurice Kraff t loved two things — each other and volcanoes. For two decades, the daring French volcanologist couple roamed the planet, chasing eruptions

Comic Book Club - General Body Meeting | 7 p.m., 8/16 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Whether you first encountered Marvel’s God of Thunder

Arthropod or Insect Tour | 1:30 p.m., 8/12 Friday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Crawl around the Museum on an arthropod or insect tour this summer!

I Love My Dad | The movie follows Chuck, a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin.| 96 mins R Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connection in the smallest corners. | 89 mins PG

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Journey of Water Passport Program | 6 p.m., 8/12 Friday | Various, locations throughout the Ithaca area | Free passport water science educational series for youth offered by the Community Science Institute - get a certificate and t-shirt for completing the entire series! Explore how water cycles through our lives and how we make sure it’s safe to drink and play in. http://www.communityscience. org/4h2o/ | Free Animal Encounters! at Cayuga Nature Center | 12 p.m., 8/13 Saturday | Join us in the courtyard at noon to learn all about the Cayuga Nature Center’s animal ambassadors!

Family Workshop with the Johnson Museum: Wire Sculpture | 10 a.m., 8/15 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | LEGO Build Night for Families | 5 p.m., 8/16 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | My First Day of Kindergarten Storytime | 4 p.m., 8/17 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Upcycled Vases | 5 p.m., 8/17 Wednesday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main Street | For all ages: Join us on August 17th in preparing for the library’s Words and Wineevent with decoupaging upcycled wine bottles! All supplies are provided. | Free

Notices Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County -Indoor Meal Service | 12 p.m., 8/10 Wednesday | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St. | Free hot meals are served every

Trumansburg Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 8/10 Wednesday | Marijuana Anonymous Meeting | 7 p.m., 8/10 Wednesday | Ithaca Community Recovery (518 W. Seneca St), 518 West Seneca St |Free Free Community Cruise | 7 p.m., 8/10 Wednesday | Allan H. Treman Marina, 1000 Allan H. Treman Road | Free 1.5 hour cruise with presentations by community members on board. | Free Nutrition Workshop Series - Peary Thankful | 3 p.m., 8/11 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Candor Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 8/11 Thursday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | Sturgeon Moon Bike Ride at Ithaca Farmers Market | 7 p.m., 8/11 Thursday | Vie Cycle presents... a collaboration event with Bike Walk Tompkins and Black Cat Cyclery... with music from Sounds Familiar...

Potorti Gorge Walks | 10 a.m., 8/12 Friday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Join us for our annual James Potorti Museum of the Earth/State Parks Gorge Walks on Fridays in August.

GO ITHACA Outdoor Tours at Bernie Milton Pavilion | 11:30 a.m., 8/12 Friday | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons | GO ITHACA is excited to be a 2022 recipient of the Tompkins County Outdoor Recreation Grant.

Ovid Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 8/12 Friday | Three Bears Complex, Main St. | Every Friday from 3-7. Be sure to purchase fresh, local produce and other local products. Support your local farmers and producers and keep your hard-earned dollars in your local community. | Free Ithaca Farmers Market - Saturdays at Steamboat | 9 a.m., 8/13

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Brooktondale Farmers Market | 10 a.m., 8/13 Saturday | Brooktondale Community Center, 526 Valley Rd | The Brooktondale Farmers Market offers a relaxed combination of live music, food from the grill, and friendly vendors, every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.

Trumansburg Central School All Class Reunion | 1 p.m., 8/13 Saturday | Trumansburg Fairgrounds | The traditional alumni golf tournament will be held from 8am-Noon and the Mad Dog ’77 band and surprise guests will start performing at 6:15 pm with a super fireworks show to start around 9:30 pm.

Sunday Morning Meditation | 9 a.m., 8/14 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road | Sunday morning meditation, free and open to all.

Gorge Hike at Cayuga Nature Center | 10 a.m., 8/14 Sunday | Cayuga Nature Center | Join an educator and hike up CNC’s gorge to get an up close view of Denison Falls! This is a moderate to difficult hike and you will be walking directly through the water - so bring shoes that can get wet! Enjoy discussion of local geology, flora, and fauna while enjoying the scenic view.

Dance Church | 11:30 a.m., 8/14 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd | Dance Church Ithaca continues in person — and online — every Sunday from 11:30 AM to 1 PM at the Foundation Of Light. Come join the dance!Masks are required, and air purifiers are running inside. Dancing on the lawn is encouraged! | Free Safety First: The Environment & You | 10 a.m., 8/15 Monday | Cayuga Nature Center | Participants will learn to identify poisonous plants such as poison ivy, pokeweed, and Virginia creeper. Additionally they will learn to protect against insects, stay safe, and handle inclement weather.

Online Teen Game Group | 4:30 p.m., 8/15 Monday | Mental Health Association in Tompkins County | Online Teen Game Group | Free Community Relations & Outreach Committee Mtg | 3:30 p.m., 8/17 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

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If you know, you know and you may know Belew from his decades with King Crimson or his decorated touring career with musicians such as Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, and Nine Inch Nails. (Photo: Facebook)

Fillmore Glen State Park, 1686 NY-38, Moravia | If you’re in the mood for a bit of a road trip, Fillmore Days bills itself as “the greatest spectacle on land.” Featuring the Parade of Tubs, Bathtub races, the Pedal car derby for little ones, live music, artisans vendors, craft vendors, food trucks and beverage vendors. (Photo: Facebook)

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