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rea landlord Norfe Pirro has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Groton and its police department, seeking damages be paid for government interference in maintaining his controversial rental properties over the last several years. The lawsuit stems from a situation that began in 2014, when the village created Local Law No. 4, also known as the Property and Building Nuisance Law, a nuisance law designed to stop the perceived spread of lawlessness in the area. Pirro’s properties, owned and operated by his company Heritage Homestead Properties, were quickly in the law’s crosshairs, leading to a legal battle that concluded last year in the state court system, where the law was ruled unconstitutional. This new litigation, filed by Pirro exactly one year after the law was struck down “to set an example,” he said, appears to be a continuation of that fight, an attempt by Pirro to extract a retaliatory pound of flesh from the village for the negative effects his business has faced during and after the nuisance law battle. Groton Mayor Chris Neville, Village Treasurer Charles Rankin, Police Chief Tim Williams, the Village Board of Trustees are all named as defendants in the suit, along with 10 other people who are left anonymous but are “agents or employees of the Village of Groton.” Neville could not be reached for comment. Pirro has garnered a reputation around the area for being one of the only private landlords willing to rent units to low-income people or tenants who require rent subsidization through programs like Section 8 or from the Department of Social Services. His properties in Groton and Ithaca have often been the subjects of complaints, though in this case the courts ruled Groton went too far in targeting him and his properties, and Pirro said whenever a code violation is reported he responds to it promptly. The lawsuit does not contain a specific monetary

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Make Music Day Rocks Fall Creek

he sound of ukuleles, drums, and tambourines echoed through the streets last Thursday in Auburn Street park as Ithaca participated in the annual Make Music Day, the local spin on a worldwide event that sees people come together to play music. The event, which was hosted by Hickeys Music Center, started in Paris, France in 1982 as a celebration of the summer solstice. Originally known as the Fete de la Musique in French, the event soon spread across the globe and is now celebrated in 800 cities throughout 120 different countries every June 21st. Ithaca’s version of Make Music Day brought a unique and local Ithaca vibe as the event was relaxed and loose as participants and observers alike wandered in and out of the event as they

pleased. Hickeys employee Raul Dominguez, who led the event, noted the fun and loose atmosphere that was enjoyed throughout the park. “You’re here making music and you’re outside and it’s such a chill time,” he said. “You’re not worrying about how much money you have in the bank, or how many bills you have to pay. It’s a very inclusive atmosphere and no one is left out.” The two-hour long event started off with a relatively small crowd but as time progressed, more and more people gathered to watch, and more musicians jumped in to play. Parents brought their little children, spouses came to watch their partners play, and bystanders flooded in to enjoy the scene. At one point, the park looked more like a small festival rather than a casual

T a k e ▶▶ 10th Annual DJ Cookout. The Haunt is hosting its yearly celebration of disc jockeys around the area, setting up three stages that will hold 36 total performances throughout Sunday afternoon and night. The event will begin at 4 p.m., with two stages outside of the Haunt (deck stage and back lot stage) as well as the standard inside stage. A litany of artists will provide visuals for the sets and food will be available. Performances are

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gathering as folks brought chairs and picnic sheets, while others opted to lay down on the grass in order to watch the concert. The size of the audience and the reception to the event was a pleasant surprise to Mr. Dominguez. “In terms of turnout we actually thought it was going to be a lot less. It exceeded expectations. We thought only six to seven people would show up for the two hours but at one point I counted about twenty people in the audience,” he said. “This definitely has the potential to be an annual event sponsored by Hickeys,” he added.

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A scene from Make Music Day, held last week in Fall Creek by Hickey’s Music. (Photo: Casey Martin)

treatment of immigrants and the brutality of ICE.” At 12:30 there will also be an Immigrant Solidarity Teach-In at the Commons which will include history lessons, education about the non-violent resistance and the Rapid Response Network in case someone encounters ICE and strategies to dismantle the controversial law enforcement body.

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ive in Ithaca’s Fall Creek, Southside, Northside? Notice all the building projects greenlighted by Mayor Myrick? Did you know a developer can also plop a 3-story duplex in the backyards surrounding your home? That started happening to me, and may continue in residential neighborhoods all over town. Through a loophole in the law, zoning for Ithaca’s medium-density neighborhoods (officially R2B) allows newly-constructed duplexes in the backyards of residential houses. Recently the City Planning Board and staff supported one such (large!) duplex and told the developer, months before I heard a word about it, to put it right by the back boundary of my home. My Council representative, Seph Murtagh (also chair of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and a close ally of the mayor), has told Northsiders that he supports this strategy to increase density in downtown Ithaca as long as it’s not for college students. Seph also said the Southside committee for Phase II of the Comprehensive plan is now writing in language on density that supports this kind

of development for their neighborhood. So this is a thing, people, way beyond that South Hill brouhaha, even if Fall Creek doesn’t have trucks coming in with modular units or cranes in the sky to drop them—yet. All this can happen without the neighbors having an inkling until it’s nearly too late to say anything. For the duplex by me the Planning Board provided the developer its site plan concept in its February meeting this year. The developer didn’t start telling neighbors until mid-April. Final review before the Planning Board, the first and last chance neighbors had a chance to speak to them about the project, was in late May, three months after the concept was mostly set in stone. A substantial group of neighbors did speak at that meeting, asking that the new duplex be moved closer to the street. The developer’s response was that if he had to change anything in his site plan he’d have to spend ten thousand dollars more on redesign: how could the Board make him do that after they told him to put it by that boundary in the first continued on page 5

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t some point this summer I’ll venture downstate to where the surf meets the shore, for a beach vacation. New York has some of the best beaches in the world. I used to be in the travel business and know that travel writers and professionals don’t often promote these superb, accessible beaches, to keep them for themselves as much as possible. Of course, besides beaches, New York has an array of topography good for summer visits: lakes, rivers, mountains, and forests. I like the beach best, not just for its particular aesthetics, but because you don’t have to do much to enjoy it. You lie down. You go in the water. You don’t even have to swim, per se. The ocean moves and you move with it. Other places, you have to do things (swim, boat, climb, hike). You might have to concentrate on what you are doing, where you are going, and how you are getting there. Activities can require equipment. The beach requires only a blanket and the slightest of apparel, exertion, or thought. Personally, I find that the ocean fosters contemplation. Maybe it’s the openness, which spurns mystery with raw license, combined with its vastness, which spurs mystery with eternal reach. I remember having a thought at the beach one day as a boy that shocked me with a sense of immediate revelation about human history. (Not bad for a day at the beach.) Years later I discov-

ered that it also made me smarter than Andrew Dickson White, historian and first president of Cornell, or at least wiser. I used to wonder about what we were taught in school, that people used to think the Earth was flat. I doubted it, actually. Why would people in the past be so much stupider than in the present? Sure, there were lots of things they hadn’t learned or done yet, but accomplishment is gradual. Humanity didn’t advance by being stupid in the first place. This particular day I realized it couldn’t possibly be true that there was ever widespread belief that the Earth was flat, and this allegation about past people had to be myth. The Earth’s roundness is easily detectable and surmised by anyone. I was looking at the horizon and recognized that a if a boat were sailing away from from me toward the horizon, it would disappear by degrees, as on a slope, not all at once, as simply with distance. I would lose sight of the hull first, before the masts, then finally the masts. Why? Because the boat is traveling on a sphere, not on something flat. I thought, any human being who had ever been on a beach would recognize the same thing. The recognition doesn’t require formulas, theories, or even keen intellect, just eyesight and a modicum of thought. Years later I learned that academics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries continued on page 5

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Getting To Know Khalil M By M a rjor i e O l d s any readers have admired Khalil Bey’s art of the disenfranchised. Artist, author, actor, social activist, and a formerly incarcerated community member, Khalil is well-known and well-loved in Ithaca. Khalil grew up in Ithaca until his parents separated, and then spent his adolescent years moving between Ithaca and Philadelphia with his mother, and in Baltimore with his father. At a community center in South Philadelphia, Drexel students taught neighborhood kids how to draw and paint and make art projects. This was a safe spot amid racial conflict; and Khalil’s exploration of art flourished under the supportive, enthusiastic guidance of the 4 T

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college student volunteers. Although rival gang members teased Khalil about this “sissy stuff,” he was popular enough, and big enough (still 6’3” at 60+ years of age) to stick with his art lessons. And art remains at the center of Khalil’s rich community life. Today, Khalil is known throughout Ithaca and beyond for his mentorship of young people, creating murals at local sites, producing sought-after portraits during the Ithaca Festival, and exhibiting his art throughout the New York, from the Jacob Javits Center in NYC to Southside Community Center here in Ithaca. Selected to serve as a prestigious Civic Fellow at Cornell, continued on page 5

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basically fabricated the idea that earlier populations believed the Earth was flat. Andrew Dickson White was chief among them. White wrote a very popular, seemingly authoritative (two volume) book on what he construed as humanity’s misguided devotion to dogma and antithesis to science throughout history, even into the Middle Ages. He described these as failings that hindered progress for centuries and needed to be eradicated fully. He cited belief in a flat earth as a prime example. White’s book was provocative and influential. Unfortunately, it was wrong. In reality, while various possibilities naturally were considered across eras and societies (which might well be considered enquiring and exploratory, thus essentially scientific), the spherical nature of Earth, easily observable, was mathematically proven (down to its circumference) thousands of years ago, and belief in a flat Earth was never common.

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place? The Board barely responded to the neighbors and voted unanimously for their plan. You need to decide now whether you want new duplexes packing into residential backyards near you. The one planned near me already includes two other rental duplexes, and would create a big cluster of market-rate apartments. Sounds great? Let Adam Smith’s invisible hand do its magic and lower rents while providing more housing? That’s what the developer said to me. But he also realized that with the zoning loophole he could get a building lot in downtown Ithaca for free with his purchase of a residential property, in this case two battered duplexes, with a big yard. And he’s going to keep his rents as high as possible to pay for his new construction—nobody’s going to be doing affordable housing with backyard duplexes because the projects won’t be big enough for those luscious tax incentives that fund larger projects. In planning-speak residential backyards are being redefined by the City as “underutilized land.” The new Comprehensive Plan identifies “vacant parcels” and “surface parking lots” as the underutilized land in Ithaca suitable for “infill and development.” You’d think we could all agree that backyards are fundamentally different from parking lots in terms of green infrastructure and neighborhood character. Do we now think that families renting these backyard duplexes don’t need a green and shaded space for their kids to play and their parents to grill or drink a beer? Backyards are not vacant. They are not parking lots. They are not underutilized. They are a vital part of a home. They are a crucial part of Ithaca’s green space. Sure, these neighborhoods are dotted with old back buildings grandfathered in, but brand-new backyard duplexes? This is

There might have historically been questioning and dissent among pedagogues, but there’s nothing to show this affected common belief. In the past there was respect for both religion and science, faith and intellect, held separately but concurrently, just like now. As a modern parallel, consider how few Catholics today adhere to any hierarchical tenets against contraception. Religious affiliation does not equal negation of thought. Modern scholars suggest that White, as cofounder of a secular university, had a bias against religious realms of influence and that, advertently or not, he exaggerated their errors and influence. These scholars also accuse White of “presentism”: the authoritative name for the phenomenon I surmised as a boy, of wrongfully portraying earlier eras as lesser or ignorant. Coming down from high above Cayuga’s waters for a beach vacation might have erased all this prejudice from Andy, who clearly (you’ll forgive me) missed the boat. a new land use strategy for Ithaca, and it has not been discussed in public by Mayor Myrick, Seph Murtagh, JoAnn Cornish, or any other City representative. My neighbors started doing some research, and sure enough there are substantial problems with this approach. Northside, for instance, is susceptible to flooding because Ithaca is on an alluvial plain and stormwater flows across Northside toward the lake. New backyard duplexes will require cutting down existing mature trees and creating large impermeable surfaces on formerly green spaces. Backyards won’t have the same ability to absorb water, provide shade from heat, or moderate other effects of our changing climate. Another big question raised by this new land use is the position of home ownership given the dominant power of landlords in Ithaca. 2016 Census data puts the percentage of rental housing in the City of Ithaca over 70% and owneroccupied housing at 25.9%. Encouraging backyard duplexes encourages landlords to purchase more houses in Ithaca’s residential neighborhoods and turn them into rental clusters, pushing that imbalance further. We are already struggling with the effects of Airbnb on available housing, another force lowering both owner occupation and long-term rental options. I believe everybody deserves good housing. I don’t believe this new land-use strategy is a secret conspiracy or the product of evil intentions. But the conditions happen to be ripe for exploitation—the Myrick effect during a development boom. We need democratic, transparent processes and experts (on environmental science, for instance) in our Planning reviews for this new strategy now. We need City representatives participating in open conversations around backyard duplexes now. We need residents polled directly. These new buildings won’t come down if we decide later it was all a bad idea. Let’s figure this out now.

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Khalil provided his “Arts in Motion” project to encourage the creation of art, as well as the appreciation of it, and art’s influence on our lives. Young local artists who get the chance to work with Khalil describe the same supportive mentoring Khalil encountered years ago when he began his exuberant exploration of art as a child. With Khalil’s enthusiastic leadership, young men (mostly from impoverished African American and Latino homes) incarcerated in a maximum secure prison recently created room-size murals. Named at birth Richard Jones, Khalil was drawn to Islam through the Muslim Brotherhood while incarcerated for 22 years. Khalil means Trusted Friend, and Bey repreKhalil Bey sents a degree obtained in the Moorish Science Temple of America, awarded when one reclaims one’s African American heritage. “While in prison I had to learn to cope with myself; and as I changed I was able to transport myself ‘outside the box,’” he said. To that end, Khalil created after many years’ advocacy efforts, through an art class for other inmates. “I determined I did not want to carry around grievances toward others; nor rehash ‘old stuff,’ like ripping old wounds open,” he said. “When other inmates spoke about what the ‘white man’ may or may not do, I responded, ‘What’s the white man got to do with what you need to do and learn for yourself to make a good life?’ Setting aside his painful observations of inequality and the disparate challenges impoverished African American youths faced growing up, he focused on his art. Reading, studying and creating art – Khalil spent his time in prison developing into the man he wanted to become. Over the past 17 years “outside the box,” Khalil has lent his energy, talents and support to others working to expand opportunities for young people — many who’ve up without two parents, often in poverty. From GIAC, to the Multicultural Resource Center or local efforts on the Poor Peoples’ Campaign, Khalil is a mainstay wherever he is needed A cab driver by night (“premier driver for T-Cab”), by day a Cornell Cooperative Extension worker with Karim Beers (Energy Navigators), Khalil often dreams of the art he will produce in his studio when he is not out working. Interested readers can meet Khalil and see his art at Marlboro Fine Arts & Publishing Ltd., Google Khalil Bey/Portfolio, or find him on Facebook. This summer you can cross paths with Khalil out and about, armed with his paint brush, splashing color all around, surrounded by kids. Ju ne

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B ar bar a L i f to n N.Y. S tate A ssembly 125th District The 2018 legislative session ended in Albany last week, we’ll have a full wrap up of the drama of the final week separate from this week’s column. Specific to Assemblywoman Lifton however, the former Ithaca School District teacher tried to beat the clock to get her legislation allowing the school to create and insurance reserve fund through both chambers. In the final week, the bill made it through the Assembly, but the sun set in Albany before the measure could make it out of the Senate rules committee.

Tom O’M ara - N.Y. S tate S enate 58th District The legislature successfully pushed through two measures sponsored by Senator O’Mara. The first requires pharmaceutical companies to foot the bill for a statewide “drug take back” program in an attempt to help stem the opioid crisis. The second increases penalties and strengthens legal definitions surrounding meth and other drug manufacturing. Both of those measures now await Governor Cuomo’s approval. O’Mara also got into a bizarre exchange via Twitter over the weekend stemming from the Senate GOP’s rebuke of a non-partisan traffic related bill for New York City. The spat somehow devolved into an argument about the spelling of certain male genitalia.

T o m R e e d - U . S . H o us e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s N .Y. 2 3 r d Congressional District The debate over immigration swept Washington into a tizzy last week. Early in the week, the White House’s calls on Congress to put an end to family separation being performed under the administration’s zerotolerance policy at the U.S.-Mexico border added further uncertainty to an issue already layered in emotion and complexity. Mixed signals being sent by President Trump the week triggered him, flanked by uber-conservative immigration advisor Stephen Miller and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, to travel to Capitol Hill in an attempt to clear things up with rank and file Republicans. By Thursday, Republican leadership under Speaker Paul Ryan pushed the first, and more conservative, of two immigration plans onto the floor. Members of the House Freedom Caucus demanded the bill be brought up prior to agreeing to the unrelated farm bill, which they had effectively shut down a few weeks prior. The more conservative immigration plan failed 193-231. Rep. Tom Reed voted with 40 other Republicans against the measure. He also criticized the policy of family separation at the border in a statement Wednesday. “We care about these children being separated from their parents,” the statement reads. “These kids are unfortunate bystanders to a longstanding epidemic of weak border security and outdated laws. Congress must act in this week’s immigration reform bill to change the law so that children are not ripped from their parents’ arms, but provided a fair and compassionate solution to this heart-wrenching issue.”

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AG Candidate Teachout Visits Ithaca

ormer New York State gubernatorial candidate turned Attorney General hopeful Zephyr Teachout was in Ithaca on Saturday afternoon, hoping to gather support from local Democratic organizers to help her gain a spot on the ballot this fall. Teachout, an accomplished law professor at Fordham University and renowned progressive activist in New York State, spoke to an informal crowd of just under two dozen locals assembled in the Argos Warehouse, just weeks after the same venue hosted Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon. Speaking on the invitation of the Southern Finger Lakes chapter of the New York Progressive Action Network, Teachout spent a little under two hours talking with the crowd assembled, fielding questions, and making her case for why she – as opposed to several other well-qualified names thrown about in the bid to replace disgraced attorney general Eric Schneiderman – was most qualified to take on the role of New York State’s top lawyer. In addition to acting AG Barbara Underwood, Teachout faces a stiff field of prominent names also vying for the post on the left, including New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, Cuomo Administration official Leecia

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Eve, who once served as an aide to both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, New York’s first openly gay member of Congress. On the Republican side, Attorney Keith Wofford edged out onetime Cornell football star Joseph Holland, a successful businessman and civil servant, for the bid. Teachout began the afternoon talking about her career in law, from flirtations with legal work that could’ve netted her “hundreds of thousands” of dollars to working as a specialist in capital punishment defense work and eventually, getting involved in activist-based legal cases, including efforts to overturn

Election 2018

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Getting To Know Senate Candidate Michael Lausell

ichael Lausell, an environmentalist and cattle farmer (in addition to being the only Democrat on the Schuyler County Legislature), said the decision to run for state senate, wasn’t all about timing – at this point in his career, it just made sense.

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Just now starting his second term on the body, the 64-yearold volunteer firefighter and small business owner has quite a number of accomplishments to point to throughout his life’s work to back that up. Raised by his mother – a professor of agriculture at Ohio State – and father in Puerto Rico, he lived 27–Ju ly

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a varied life, attending school in California and New York City before eventually, moving on to receive a law degree from Syracuse University, which he used representing non-English speakers in Central New York, helping them navigate the legal system. He watched his father build a window factory with his brother in Puerto Rico, which he eventually sold, to a family in Cuba in the 1990s. (Without a Lausell at the helm, it eventually went bankrupt.) Several years later, Michael, along with his siblings, started their own 17-location supermarket chain in Puerto Rico – Supermercados Maximo – which today is doing “quite well,” he said, even amidst

Citizens United and her recent efforts against President Donald Trump over perceived violations of the Emoluments Clause in the United States Constitution, which stipulates against holders of public office from receiving any personal enrichment from their position. Using this work as an example, she argued that she would hold truth to power and follow the money not in a “superficial way,” but in a tangible way, going out of her way to not just go after the presidential administration, but the president’s law-breaking associates and corruption in Albany as well. “We have an ongoing scandal of corruption in New York State insiders are not going to be able to clean up,” she said, naming the examples set by the Buffalo Billion scandal and other active scandals, such as that revealed in force by the#MeToo movement. “It’s an old boys club in the very worst sense.” Throughout the rest of her talk, Teachout touched on more of her personal stances toward the legal system in New York State – the prosecution of the poor and of drug addicts over corporate criminals, fighting back against the administration whenever corruption is sensed in the slightest – but also about how the political machine of New York State, particularly on the Democratic side, is in need of reform to cut the influence of establishment politics and Wall Street on the policies governing the people of the State of New York. In regards to how the role of the Attorney

General’s office has changed, she discussed how states have begun picking up the key roles of regulation – environmental concerns, Wall Street – where the federal government has ceased to do its job, arguing that this reason spells out why a truly independent voice is paramount to the office of Attorney General, particularly when facing down hot-button opponents in New York such as the natural gas industry. “The AG is not a lawmaker,” Teachout said. “It’s really a law enforcement agency. There’s an extraordinary amount of power there but, to do the best job I can, we need to dig through the existing laws we have to do the best we can for New Yorkers.” She said she has numerous ideas for how to approach the job, even presenting the audience with her proposed approach on filling the satellite offices with assistant AG’s (she actually wants to travel around the state and do the recruiting on the ground in order to find talent) but, in all, she emphasized that her experience and stances on the issues was what made her most qualified for the job. “I’m going to kill it in this job,” she said. “This is the job I’ve been waiting for, this is the job I’ve been doing my whole life, and now I want to do it for the State of New York.”

a tumultuous grocery sector in the commonwealth and still recovering from widespread devastation after Hurricane Maria, which caused billions of dollars in damage and led to untold thousands of deaths. “I actually just came back from the yearly meeting,” said Lausell on a scorcher of a recent summer day. “I was actually with my son – he’s 32 now – and I think it’s important for him to see what’s possible. I own 10 percent of the company, and I want to show him it’s not a bad thing to give people jobs. Especially in Puerto Rico, with the hurricane and everything, you feel like you are, in a sense, providing people with food and water and jobs.” But Lausell, established here in New York’s 58th Senate District, currently represented on the State Senate by Big Flats Republican Tom O’Mara, wants to make a difference here, right now, for his neighbors. Doing that, he acknowledged – par-

ticularly as a relative political newcomer with little experience beyond the county level – is a challenge. But Lausell has faced challenges before. “This is a big step, to go onto the state level,” said Lausell. “But I see it incrementally – instead of one county, I’m looking at fourand-a-half counties.” In today’s world, Lausell acknowledges that young people today can’t make a start like some among his parent’s generation and instead, should focus on creating and subsidizing jobs that rely on new technologies that actually match the realities being dictated by market forces. Lausell drives an electric car, powered by a solar array, and said that a greater focus toward similar green energy sources can not only save the environment, but create new opportunities for the next generation as well. As a farmer, he’s seen the benefit

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Lansing Power Plant To Re-Power With Natural Gas

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s New York State begins its move away from coal power, Lansing’s Cayuga Power Plant has announced plans to repower one of its two on-site power turbines with natural gas after years of bargaining with the state’s Public Service Commission, cutting coal usage from that plant. The remaining turbine, or power plant, will continue using coal for the time being. The single coal burning unit poised to switch to natural gas is scheduled to close in less than a week, and will have to wait until the change is approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to convert to natural gas and restart operations, a process that will take 10-12 months and include a public hearing, according to the company. Cayuga Power officials, in a release, said the move was in step with larger energy priority changes across the state, getting cleaner and retaining jobs while adding over 200 construction jobs to convert the coal unit to natural gas. Regardless of the natural gas approval, one of the two power plants on the site will have to stop operation on July 1, 2018, according to a letter sent to New York Public Service Commission Secretary Kathleen Burgess by Heorot Power Vice President Nazar Khan. As Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to crack down on coal, aiming to make New York State’s power plants entirely free of coal by 2020, the costly upgrades that would need to be made to the second power

plant unit to continue using coal and reduce nitrogen emissions is a less enticing option for the company than switching over to natural gas. The note says NYSEG has been informed of the closing, and does not mention any impact on household electricity delivery despite the closing. The compressed natural gas (CNG) used to power the plant would be transported via truck from wherever the chosen vendor is located, which is not yet known, instead of by pipeline. The move comes even as the power plant seeks approval for its plan to construct a solar farm near the site, which would be built and operational by July 2020 if all goes according to plan with the NYSERDA renewable energy credit selection process, to be announced later this summer. The 75 acre, 18 megawatt solar farm would be one of the biggest of its kind in New York State. Local politicians met the announcement with praise. Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler, who represents Lansing, has come out staunchly in favor of the repowering. A long-time advocate of the power plant, Sigler said he thinks keeping the plant alive and the 40 or so jobs it provides secure should be a paramount concern, along with the environmental benefits the move brings. “I think it’s great news, it preserves jobs up at the plant, we can make our energy locally as opposed to buying it from Pennsylvania or Canada, and it’s a much cleaner source of fuel

than coal,” he said. “It allows for the plant to stay in business and keep those power lines alive, and not leave all those stranded assets up there.” Sigler said ideally, the power could be delivered by a pipeline instead of putting more trucks on the roads, particularly because of the potential for more property taxes that could then be charged. Regardless, though, he said the move was an easy net positive for the area. Heorot Power, a subsidiary of energy giant Beowulf Energy, which owns Cayuga Power Plant, touted the move as a step forward in terms of cutting emissions from greenhouse gases, claiming in a press release that the natural gas repowering would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent and nitrogen oxide by 80 percent. For whatever gains were made, the announcement evoked a strong response from the community’s vocal environmentality population who’d like to see the natural gas step skipped and the plant work directly toward its solar farm implementation. While the step away from coal was praised, replacing it with natural gas primarily composed of methane, is still utilizing a fossil fuel and still encourages fracking (albeit out of state), another bugaboo for the environmental crowd. So while at face value it would seem like a win for all involved, activist groups were not satisfied with the repowering plan. Local chapters of organizations like Mothers Out Front, an environmental activism group, have spoken up, challenging the plan by arguing the damage of continuing with natural gas is too severe and the risks too high. Their primary concerns are the danger of transporting CNG by truck, the inherent emissions and lake pollution that will remain even after the repowering due to natural gas usage, and damage to the roads from the truckload rise. Additionally, the groups have infrastructure concerns as well. The influx of truck traffic would be significant, though Heorot downplayed it in their press release. It would cause an estimated increase of 25-60 CPG trucks per day on area roads, according to the company’s announcement, equaling out to between 15,000 and 16,000 truck trips per year. This is another sticking point for environmentalists, who fear the sheer volume of trucks and the toll it could take on roads as well as the possible fallout of a crash. Sigler dismisses these worries as “fearmongering and scare tactics” citing a sign held at a recent

▶▶ Thumbs Up: Tompkins County Community Beautification Program, for giving away pansies from the moveable planters on the Commons last month. The staff and volunteers from the Program are known as the Beautification Brigade and plant pansies every year in April and replant with gorgeous summer annuals in June.

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Community Coalesces Over Human Rights Office

fter a tumultuous several months and the hiring of a new director, the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission hosted a public forum around the future of the County’s Office Of Human Rights Monday night, pushing for members of the County Legislature and its administration to better engage the community in deciding the fate of the office, which has been a target of immense scrutiny over the past several months. Attended by nearly one hundred people, Monday’s conversation comes at an interesting juncture in the office’s 55-year history: formed, initially, as an office intended to handle local human rights complaints and performing impartial investigations prior to recommending cases to the New York State Division of Human Rights, the organization has, in the past decade, moved away from its former mission, according to a June 22nd memo signed by county administration and the OHR’s interim director, Dr. Kenneth Clarke. At some point, the letter reads, the county office “entirely changed its approach,” abandoning, in their words, “any attempt at impartiality” in representing their clients, in at least one case even enlisting a county employee to advocate on their clients’ behalf at the state level. (The employee, they say, was sent away.) Essentially, the letter reads, the county Office of Human Rights was acting as a redundancy in the state’s human rights enforcement system, leading to the state urging the office to return to its original stated mission: to serve as an impartial intermediary between complainants and the state, whose job is to enforce state law. Moving forward, Tompkins County Administrator Jason Molino (who was invited, but did not attend Monday night’s

▶▶ Thumbs Down: to the people who took the “Free Pansies” signs as an invitation to reach into the other Commons plantings and steal newly planted marigolds and petunias. Keep your hands to yourselves from here on out. ▶▶ Seen An impressive full house at the League of Women Voters Forum last week, the final chance for voters to get a look at who they want to send against Republican incumbent Tom Reed. This late in the race, and as long as it’s seemingly dragged on, packing the Space @ GreenStar was a stellar display of public engagement.

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PRIDE 2018 A Reminder Of Progress, And The Work That Lies Ahead

By Nick Reynolds ver the years, Ithaca and Tompkins County has gained a reputation as one of the most gay-friendly areas in the

United States. In the 1970s, the area was home to Lavender Hill – a gay commune in West Danby, uncommon at the time – and has had, in contrast to many other communities, numerous inclusive spaces tailored specifically to the LGBTQ community, including the now-defunct Common Ground, the rare gay bar that once existed at 1230 Danby Road, and Felicia’s Atomic Lounge, which was known as much for its inclusive nature as it was for its incredible cocktails and cupcakes. Even today, certain assets in the community – the Ithaca Gay Men’s Chorus, the House of Merlot drag troupe, Ten Forward Café – still lend themselves to the credibility of the Ithaca as a place 8 T

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that embraces the community with open arms, with ample resources catering to an area once characterized by The Daily Beast as one of the United States’ “20 Gayest Metros,” attributed in part to its rating on websites like ePodunk, which gave Ithaca a score of 231 on its Gay Index versus a national average score of 100. “Because Ithaca is such a prominent college town, it is known to be extremely open-minded and liberal,” reads one assessment of the community on GayTravel. com, an extensive website detailing destinations friendly to the LGBTQ community. “The enlightened demographic of people pride themselves on promoting a gay and gay-friendly community. With that said, the college-centric areas of Ithaca can also have an ‘undergraduate frat boy’ mentality, so be mindful of the victims of this stereotype.” That reputation was something that initially attracted Susie Gutierrez, a member of the community and a founding mem27–Ju ly

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ber of LGBTQ-activist group, Finger Lakes PULSE, to the area 26 years ago, when she took a chance and left her home in Miami to settle down in the Finger Lakes. “I loved it here,” she said. “I fell in love with it.” Back in those days – in addition to places like The Common Ground – there was a women’s bookstore and numerous other amenities catering to LGBTQ folk in the community, leading to something of a gilded age for the city’s gay community. “When I moved here, there were a lot of gay things happening,” she said. “There were picnics, there were dances… they had buses here in Ithaca back in ‘95 for free, taking us from here to New York City for the Pride Parade. That’s what we had.” That was an interesting period for the gay community in Ithaca. In 1995, City Hall made national news after deciding to deny a male couple a marriage license, punting the issue to national legislators for fear of setting the movement back, accord-

ing to the New York Times. After a number of years, the community’s fever died down, as people central to the community either retired or moved away and nobody new picked up the ball. Despite the city’s maintained reputation as a gay-friendly enclave, its credibility has slipped in recent years, scoring 13 points below the state average on gay rights in a survey by Washington D.C.-based advocacy group, The Human Rights Campaign, several years ago. After the election of Donald J. Trump as president, Joanne Cipolla-Dennis – a co-founder of Finger Lakes PULSE said – discrimination in the community only worsened, giving her and the other women of PULSE the feeling of having a giant ‘G’ painted on their foreheads. It was only after a gathering on the Ithaca Commons mourning the murder of nearly 50 LGBTQ individuals at a gay bar in Orlando last year that she, and other members of the community, decided to pull together and organize.

“That was extreme trauma,” CipollaDennis said. “That’s what you saw that night. If you remember how it started, it began with a young dyke with a ballcap on saying ‘if you go home tonight, nothing will change for us.’ And everybody went home. And then we formed Finger Lakes PULSE, because we wanted to make those changes.” That gathering, organized by the House of Merlot, was a breakthrough for a number of people, an event that served as the impetus for groups like PULSE and Ithaca Is Love, which over the past year has organized events for members of the community to gather and celebrate each other in a safe, inclusive environment. There, they decided the area, while great to live in, didn’t serve them as it could have, and decided to begin laying the groundwork to build an actual, physical community in Ithaca – one with gathering places, and the freedom to go out in public and be themselves without judgement. “I think the group came out of a plea to ‘come hug me,’” she said. “After the murders in Orlando, even though I’m 56-years-old, that did trouble me. We’ve seen this before in our lives. I’m of an era where the gay bars we attended were our sanctuaries, but they were also targets.” The first barrier to overcome, the group said, was the gay community’s lack of visibility in the community – something not often acknowledged despite their sizable presence in Ithaca. Last year, the group began making efforts to encourage all of the various municipalities to take the step of flying Rainbow Flags – the symbol of the LGBTQ community – on the flagpoles of municipal buildings, to mixed success. While the Town of Lansing, much to the praise of Cipolla-Dennis, passed legislation to fly the flag last week, other communities, like Caroline, have taken steps forward and then, backward, flying the flag last year before, this year, deciding against it. (Cipolla-Dennis said that, despite last year’s success in Caroline, the flag was still stolen within 24 hours.) “When I hear stuff like that, it reminds me so much of ‘separate but equal,’” said Anne Koreman, a cofounder of PULSE and a member of the Tompkins County Legislature who has been working on issues facing the community. “Then there were things written on Facebook about us. I saw one post – I couldn’t read them all – but someone said ‘I’m perfectly okay with people like that, but you don’t need to advertise that.’ Which is disturbing. I came to Ithaca thinking this would be a place

where I could walk down the street and hold my girlfriend’s hand without harassment.” “‘Not In My Backyard’ is very similar to ‘Not On My Flag Pole,’” she added. “People are just finding a reason that it’s not going to be there. I’m just trying to push ahead and work on these issues.” Cultivating community is another important step the group hopes to take, encouraging people to be open and united in their sexual orientation. Some of that need includes the need for one single place where the community – whether locked in or not – can go to learn about events or services specific to the LGBTQ community, and have an easier time immersing them into life in Ithaca. Some of this need includes a demand for a truly inclusive space for members of the community, one that is not simply labeled as “inclusive” but actually caters to the community as a priority, prioritizing their safety and security over those who may not be accepting of them. “I’ve found a greater need for one through my own experiences of being harassed here on the streets of Ithaca during the last two years,” said Cipolla-Dennis. “That didn’t happen until after the election. I feel like I don’t have that safety anymore. We need spaces and places for us, and people will come and vacation here once those are established. Our police officers need to live up to the level of service we need, expect and are entitled to. I’m not finding that right now. Safety is my priority, but our community has been so marginalized and so terrified of being on the streets.” “I intentionally don’t go out,” Joanne’s wife, Deborah, added. “I don’t spend time hanging out on the Commons or walking around Ithaca, and that’s part of the problem. I have been approached on the street, but not recently.” The last time she put herself out there, protesting outside of Congressman Tom Reed’s Ithaca office with a sign that said “Am I Next?” in rainbow duct tape, she said a man stopped his vehicle on East State Street, yelling out of his window, “I sure hope so.” “It’s just really intimidating when that happens,” she added. “That’s the last protest I went to. I just don’t feel safe.” That feeling, sadly, has long been a marker of membership in the LGBTQ community, a history marked by anxiety and uncertainty people, Koreman said, can easily neglect. “We have a whole history that’s just getting lost,” Koreman said. “Is anyone

talking about us? I was just talking with a young woman about the history just here in Ithaca and how, when I came here in ‘84, you needed a membership card to get into the Common Ground. You didn’t necesarily need to be LGBTQ, but you needed references. I went up to a bar in Syracuse once and they actually had an entryway – it was glass, so you could see in – but the door was locked from the inside. Someone inside would have to give the nod and push a button so you could go in there. This is our history of safety.” The group even took the step to meet with Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew VanHouten last year, they said, where the group talked about paths of enforcement for issues around harassment and hate speech, which is not considered illegal unless an imminent threat is apparent. The laws could be stronger, they say, but the LGBTQ community – without money nor influence – find it difficult to gain advocates in positions of power. They celebrated a major victory last year, when two members of the community – Koreman and Shawna Black – were elected to the county legislature, and now find themselves looking to build on that success. The group wants to bring on things like a trained police liaison program – paid-for trainings for police – to understand gay culture and other marginalized groups in society, who may have visceral reactions to the police. The group has also begun to lobby for LGBTQ-catered housing, particularly for homeless youth who make up a disproportionate percentage of that population, and the elderly, who face greater discrimination among their generation. “There are a lot of gay people living in Tompkins County,” Cipolla-Dennis said.” We have the highest population outside New York City, but we don’t have the services here to allow us to thrive. Finger Lakes Pulse was enacted so we could start getting the services we need.” Making this happen, the group says, is all about making people relate to their stories. Some believe that being gay is a lifestyle choice, rather than being their natural aversion, while others may not understand their perspectives and their own anxieties, and may dismiss the idea of having spaces tailored specifically to the community. By being open and visible, they want to open a pathway for the broader community and those in power to begin to take their pleas seriously, and better understand the points of view they’re coming from. “There’s light switches that go off when Ju ne

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you reach someone with a story,” said Koreman. “You can see them go from not caring to a place of empathy. You can’t get from here to there without sharing those personal stories and experiences.” One of those profound stories came from Constance Allen, another Finger Lakes PULSE cofounder who moved to the area several years ago. She said some years ago, she fell in love with a woman and quit her six-figure job, moving away with her to Upstate New York to get married. When her wife died several years ago, she wrote her obituary, in effect outing her to her family. “Her brother was quite pissed,” she said. “But that’s our truth, and that’s why I wrote it like that. I believe in truth, beauty and love. That’s the reason I came out. I fell in love. And I’ll do it all again. I’d quit my job, I’d move away, I don’t care. You follow your bliss.”

Upcoming Pride-Related Events: PRIDE FAMILY PICNIC

Hosted by Finger Lakes PULSE Where? 3037 Swamp College Road, Trumansburg, New York When? Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Cost? A sliding scale, suggested donation of $0 to $15 is in place to cover costs of the venue, porta john, advertising, etc. The surplus will contribute to a dance in September. No one will be refused because they can’t afford to go. RSVP: https://flp.ticketleap.com/ PRIDE TEA PARTY

Hosted by Ten Forward Café Where? Ten Forward Café, above Autumn Leaves Used Books on The Commons When? Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cost? Free, but it is requested by the organizers that attendees “dress your best, sci-fi, rainbow, drag, fancy shmancy.” PRIDE BLOCK PARTY

Hosted by Planned Parenthood Of The Southern Finger Lakes (And numerous other groups) Where? 620 West Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York When? Saturday, July 7th from 3:00 p.m. to 8 p.m., with an after-party at the Rhine House for all those 21 years of age and older. Cost? There’s no cost listed, but a percentage of the proceeds for food (the Piggery will be there!) and all donations will go towards Planned Parenthood’s Transgender Health Fund. How about entertainment? Luck you! Groups that will be present include the House of Merlot, Circus Culture, The Multicultural Resource Center and the Ithaca League of Women Rollers 2 01 8

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No Matter Who Won Tuesday Night, Athletics And Politics Have Much In Common For Ian Golden

By Ste ve L aw re nc e t is common knowledge that mixing politics with religion can be volatile, but mixing politics with athletics i s likely less risky. That said, I have written numerous articles over the years that involved local businessman Ian Golden in some capacity – most of those stories involving “running” in its traditional sense – but this story take a broader look at both the word and the man. On October 5th, eight individuals will be inducted into Ithaca College’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and one of them is Golden, whose name is associated with “running” in more than one sense. As the owner of the Finger Lakes Running and Triathlon Company (and three other enterprises) for the past several years, Ian has been instrumental in breathing new like into the running community as a race organizer, and of course, as a runner. The I.C. website says, “Golden is the only two-time All-American and the first

Ian Golden, back in his running days at Ithaca College.

NYSCTC champion in cross country history. Ian helped the cross country program to an 18th place team finish at the 1997 Division III Cross Country Championships as he came in 25th individually. The following season, he earned another trip to the championships as an individual

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and placed 22nd overall for his second All-American showing… As a distance runner for the Track & Field team, Golden was an NYSCTC champion in the steeplechase during the 1997-98 season. That same year, he set a school record in the event and was a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Championships. In 1996-97, he was a state runner-up in the steeplechase and the indoor 1,600-meter relay.” I asked Ian to share how his running career came to be, and he said, “I grew up in a small town in Lancaster County, PA – Amish county, if you will – and I was a competitive swimmer until everyone else grew and I didn’t.” He added, “I was always an active kid. I played a lot of soccer – and I started running competitively in junior high. It offered great connections, friends were like family, and our team won the state championship in my sophomore and senior seasons. I was fortunate enough to be named All-State in my senior year.” Ian hadn’t planned on running in college – and in fact, Ithaca was but one of several schools he considered to pursue a degree in Occupational Therapy – but head coach Jim Nichols had other ideas. “I met up with the coach and some of the team members during Orientation Weekend,” Ian recalled, “and over time the coach would take us all out in a van and we’d run back. We did a lot of trail running, and while I’m not sure it was the best thing competitively, I enjoyed it.” There is, Ian states, “A long-standing network of trails and trail runners in the

area – and many races, like the Finger Lakes 50 – but I tried to build upon it and create some new opportunities. It has been great to have people come from many different states and countries.” When Golden decided to “run” in the NY23 Democratic Congressional race, he brought a lot of his life experience into the “race.” He told me, “Running is definitely a theme I incorporated into the campaign, and I ran throughout the congressional district when I started. It entailed 400 miles in 29 days.” He continued, saying “Politics is like running in that it is a way to bring people together. Everyone brings a different perspective, different experiences, and when you’re running, you talk about things. Differences fall away. Politics should be the same thing – a way to bring people together. It should be a bridge to understanding one another, to enhancing communication and relationships.” I also asked Ian how he was managing the balancing act of family life, business life and running a political campaign, and he offered, “My life is like most peoples’ in that regard. We’re all ‘running,’ and I do my best to be present as a husband, a father and a community member. I am doing my best to keep up out there ‘on the trail,’ so to speak, and I am definitely running.” Drawing one more parallel between the worlds he straddles, Ian said, “Running has taken me to some cool places. I hope that continues.”

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of state-led funding efforts on agriculture, naming one example of New York State providing funds to one of his neighbors – who owns a CSA operation – to construct a small processing facility on their property, pointing to that story as an example of the similar funding streams of which he has had to navigate as an official on his County Legislature. There, he said, numerous opportunities for economic development and equitable shares of local wealth can be created, if the state legislature is only willing to embrace a little creativity. “I was just reading about how now, dairy farms are starting breweries,” Lausell said. “Being from Schuyler County, I know we have some big dairies that are struggling just because they are constantly expanding. Right now, milk is dirt cheap, it’s selling for pennies compared to what you could sell a beer for [...] when I look at how agriculture has changed in the last 50 years, you used to have miles and miles of farms. The two fifty acre farms I own right now, when I bought them, they hadn’t been farmed in half-acentury. And now they’re productive again.

Michael Lausell (Photo: Casey Martin)

We’re on the east coast, we have the markets, so we need to step up and produce the products, ship them directly and provide fresher goods than, say, markets in California can.” “To me, it’s just a matter of looking at what opportunities there are today,” he added. Lausell’s accomplishments on the County Legislature revolve largely around his work to update the county’s emergency response plan, as well as his activism around the transportation plans around the Crestwoodowned gas storage facility on Seneca Lake, which Lausell challenged as unsafe. But for all the change he’s played a hand in, he sees more he wants to do. Like his opponent in the primary, Amanda Kirchgessner (as well as the woman – tktktktkt – on the other side, who is looking to take on O’Mara in the Republican primary) he supports the New

York Health Act, which would enable single payer healthcare across New York State. He wants to attack the problem of drug addiction – not so much incarcerate it, as his prospective opponent O’Mara has advocated for – and supports the legalization of marijuana.He wants to serve as a booster to the education department and continue to fight for research around harmful algal blooms, which have infested all three of the Finger Lakes within his district. He also wants to fight against rising taxes, and has expressed an interest in shared services and government consolidation. “We have so many layers of government,” said Lausell. “It seems like that’s where we get into a lot of inefficiency. Schuyler County once looked into combining with Yates County, two of the smallest counties of the state. It’s only once you get into government, you see how much everyone gets paid, like the commissioner of social services. For a little county of 18,000 people? These are high-paying jobs; the sheriff, the district attorney… it just seems that because of the way New York was one of the original colonies, it seems like you have this system of government in place that used to fit but today, it’s clear we need a way to increase our efficiency. But that’s tough, because people feel strongly about their communities. As difficult as it may be, combining into larger units, where you don’t have all these top-level positions for every county, we need to look at that.” Lausell, in a stark contrast to O’Mara, is openly gay, while O’Mara has voted against marriage equality in New York State in the past and whose committee recently killed a popular bill in the Democratic-controlled assembly that would enforce a slate of anti-discrimination policies for members of the LGBTQ community. He’s questioned whether or not his sexual orientation has led some to label him a liberal, when his policy stances are more moderate. He hinted that the common ground of the issues, despite issues of discrimination still lingering today, could overcome that. “Rusty [Lausell’s husband] moved here from St. Louis, and he was used to a much more careful existence,” he said. “He didn’t want people to know his sexual orientation. When I got elected, he wasn’t so sure I should put him on my health insurance. But frankly, we wouldn’t have joined the fire department if we didn’t think we’d be welcome there.” It’s Lausell’s experience, and his perspective over the years, that makes him believe he is the most-qualified to represent the district, particularly because he’s seen every side of it. “I think it’s easy to get lulled into the idea that things are going well,” Lausell said. “But for a lot of people, they aren’t. Pulling people out of houses and putting them onto ambulances just down the street from you, actually going inside and seeing the conditions they’re living in, and it keeps you humble.”

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figure for damages, though it does ask for “general, special, actual statutory and punitive damages” for each charge levied in the suit. “[I just want] what’s fair, is what I’d have to say,” Pirro said in an interview. “I take my business very seriously, I’ve done it for 29 years. [The Groton lawsuit] really put a damper on my source of income and my livelihood. The newspapers, social media and Groton really had a field day in terms of bashing me.” All Groton officials who are named in the suit were in power when the nuisance law was crafted and enforced. The law established a points system for deeming a property a public nuisance. If the property reached a certain amount of points in a limited amount of time (12 points in six months, 18 in a year), which could be compiled by police calls or unfit condition or similar offenses, it could be declared a public nuisance. If that declaration was made, the mayor and village police would be empowered to stop the landlord of those properties from doing any business within the municipality, among other penalties like fines. Four of Pirro’s Groton properties had been declared public nuisances in 2014. The suit lists four causes of action against the village, including that the village acted without probable cause to enforce the nuisance law, that they were motivated by “a desire to rid the village of the plaintiffs or the plaintiffs’ tenants; or to cause permanent economic harm to plaintiffs,” equal protection and due process violations and negligent supervision of employees who were tasked with enforcing the nuisance law. The suit also alleges that the enforcement of the law was a violation of federal law, stating the village’s actions were against the Fair Housing Act “on the basis of color, disability, familial status, national origin, race, religion or sex.” “Starting no later than April 2014 and continuing thereafter, certain defendants engaged in discriminatory housing practices in violation of the Fair Housing Act by [...] causing actual or prospective tenants of the plaintiffs to be diverted away from the Village of Groton,” the suit states. In the lawsuit, Pirro is being represented by Ithaca lawyer Russell Maines, who also represented him in the earlier legal fight. Pirro said there’s another concurrent but separate lawsuit ongoing between the Village of Groton and himself in which he’s trying to recoup $15,000 in fees from the previous lawsuit. In terms of the impact the village’s actions have had on his reputation, Pirro said even properties outside of Groton have seen problems, including a four-bedroom house in Ithaca that he claims has been vacant for five months despite rampant affordable housing demands. “Unfortunately, the only way you can be compensated in situations like this is monetarily,” Pirro said. “I can’t even begin to tell you when this is going to be past me. To this day, if I post something on social media, I guarantee out of 50 comments a dozen will be ‘He’s the slumlord of Groton.’ It doesn’t go away, it never does. I know that has had an enormous impact on my business.”

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meeting) said the office will be working on returning to this goal by implementing a hub to ease the ability of complainants to file cases with the state, staffed with workers within the office to help them navigate the complexities of working with the system, without directly performing the impartiality-compromising work such as legal research or investigating client complaints. While some critics have said this defeats the purpose of having people in the community directly handling their cases, which are oftentimes sensitive, the county recommended that an assessment of community needs would be conducted in order to find better ways to work efficiently and in-concert with the state office. “In short, the county is engaging in a comprehensive look at how best to use its resources to promote human rights,” the letter read. “No other New York county spends nearly the amount of money and resources on human rights as does Tompkins County, and the county is intent on making sure that its resources are used wisely to meet community needs.” (Note: The county’s allotment of approximately $319,000 is significantly less than the millions spent on Human Rights Law enforcement by New York City, however, per capita, it is significantly higher than other counties in New York State.) Those aligned with the office and its mission, however, questioned the intent of these recommendations, including the chairman of the local Worker’s Center Board, Alan Ginet, who said “you don’t need a space, you don’t need a website… you need human beings.” Local attorney Ray Schlather, who was in attendance, called the state office “ineffective,” and that the directive to the county office was akin to a turf battle over jurisdiction of human rights law. He added that taking on the effort of localizing the enforcement of human rights law could be a “transformative” moment to affect real change in human rights enforcement in Tompkins County. Xavier Rusk, a paralegal in the office speaking as “a private citizen,” outlined the difficulties of OHR’s clientele in not only filing complaints, but attending their hearings, which can often place an undue burden on a client base consisting of the poorer and more marginalized members of the community. He named a number of intangible barriers they face, including printing and transportation costs, as well as the nature of their cases, that can lead to difficulties requiring the intervention of representation on the ground locally. The caseloads are often recurring, Rusk said, and incorporates cases such as sexual assault, race-based harassment, retaliation over speaking out over discrimination and housing discrimination, cases that, statistically, are rarely followed through on by the state. According to Rusk, complainants from the local office are not making it to the state division. In 2016, the state office in New York City handled just nine of 87 total cases passed along by the local office – down several points from the year before. Rusk said this downward trendline has only continued since the loss of the office’s MOU with the state in 2008. “Discrimination hasn’t gone away,” he said. “Discrimination is still alive and well in Tompkins County.” Read more online at Ithaca.com

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in this context means to you? Luca Maurer: There’s a dual function in my role at IC. My primary function is to foster the academic success and personal growth of IC LGBTQ students, and to provide opportunities for the entire campus community to learn more about LGBTQ people and themes. This is to assist students to persist to graduation, pursue their academic and cocurricular interests with vigor, and avail themselves of all IC has to offer. Inherent in this is that most of the events my office sponsors are also free and open to the public. In that vein, outreach and education is about access: to movies through our annual Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen Film Series, speakers like our National Coming Out Day speaker and others throughout the year, and partnerships my office builds with businesses and organizations like Cinemapolis, Trumansburg Philomathic Library, the Latino Civic Association, Southside Communtiy Center, Planned Parenthood’s LGBTQ Health and Wellness program Out for Health, and Buffalo Street Books. These create opportunities for the campus and community at large to gather together, find and offer support and mentorship, and build meaningful community.

IC Admin To Lead Talk At Buffalo Street Books Friday

By Nick Reynolds

t noon on Friday, the Founding Director of Ithaca College’s LGBT Education, Outreach and Services Program Luca Maurer will be giving a talk co-sponsored by Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes around their book, “Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Knowledge, Decreasing Prejudice & Building Skills” a detailed collection of best practices, lesson plans and resources for those who wish to facilitate trainings about transgender people, identities and experiences. The Ithaca Times reached out to the renowned administrator and author, who has helped to build one of the most inclusive campus environments in the United States, on their role on campus and in the community and what Maurer hopes to accomplish with Friday’s discussion.

Ithaca Times: Just looking at the name of the department you oversee at Ithaca College, there seems to be a fairly straightforward mission of what the LGBTQ Center does at Ithaca College. What I’m interested in, beyond service, is outreach and education. What approaches do you, as the director of that center, take on in your role? Can you define what, exactly, outreach and education

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IT: What’s the greater role of the center in all of Tompkins County – not just at Ithaca College? Do you find it’s beneficial to engage everybody in the LGBTQ community here locally and if so, why is that? LM: Building community happens when we build connection and a sense of belonging, reduce social isolation, and have opportunities to gather and work in solidarity. As the saying goes “if you can’t see it, you can’t be it.” My hope is that through these efforts students will aspire to be who they are and do what they want; which serves to counters the research that demonstrates that challenges and harassment in school causes many LGBTQ young people to drop out, have lower GPAs, and aspire to college less frequently than their non LGBT peers. And, for this to be effective this has to operate not just on campus but systematically throughout the community, which will also have a positive effect on everyone. IT: I understand you do a number of workshops in the community open to anyone interested. What’s the intent behind these events? What do you hope people take away from these? LM: I sometimes have awkward interactions in which people assume my IC role is to address all the information and education needs of not only the campus, but our entire community. I’m happy to do what I can, and this work is bigger than just one person can do. Fortunately, I’ve had the honor of providing events and learning opportunities boh through my IC position, and also as a consultation and author. I’ve had the privilege of working with educators, parents, health care providers, religious communities, community organizations, and businesses throughout the region and around the nation. And through my books, the hope is even more people will receive the tools they need toward better inclusion efforts, in whatever setting they may be interacting. IT: Tell me about the event you’re holding this week at Buffalo Street Books. How common a conversation is this in Tompkins County? What resources are available locally to help broach these conversations?

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LM: The event this week is an opportunity to learn more, in a relaxed setting, about creating transgender welcoming and affirming places and everyday interactions within our community. Transgender people have always been a part of our families, schools, and communities. They’re woven into the fabric of our society. Over the last few years media attention has increased around transgender people, but these representations are frequently sensationalized, contain stereotypes and misinformation, portray the experiences of only a small fraction of transgender people, and are one dimensional. Conversations are happening more and more across Tompkins county and throughout the nation - at kitchen tables, in workplaces, in schools, in faith congregations, and more. I want to help provide folks with the information, skills, and empathy to treat each other with understanding, dignity and respect. Being a transgender person isn’t what puts someone at risk of bias, harassment, and violence. It’s living in a society with rampant stigma and discrimination that causes these and puts transgender people at risk. IT: What might people not acknowledge about the LGBT community here in Ithaca and Tompkins County? Is there any perception of an equity gap among the community and if so, what is it? How do people get to work solving it? Is there a consensus on how that should be done? LM: This may be one of the most important questions! And one where assumptions may most vastly differ from reality. First, the intersectional Impacts are profound - transphobia, biphobia, homophobia are all amplified and exponentially compounded by oppression in all its forms. Most especially pervasive, structural racism, as well as misogyny, classism, xenophobia, islamophobia, anti-semitism, anti-immigrant sentiments. Folks don’t bring just their gay selves through my office door, they bring their whole selves. It can be difficult to understand and acknowledge this: people don’t silo or separate out their identities and experiences. Again I think media (unintentionally or intentionally) positions LGBTQ people as not people of color, not people of faith, not people seeking asylum, not people living in poverty, when in fact LGBTQ people are all of these and more. I really want to emphasize this. And that I truly believe that LGBTQ liberation must be intersectional or it will not be liberation at all. By way of example, statewide data help shed light on some of the disparities that face LGBTQ people right here in our local community - food insecurity, housing insecurity, discrimination in employment, education, and health care - right here in Tompkins county, where sometimes the belief is “oh, we are so progressive and wonderful here, that would never happen here.” But it does. These issues come up today for many members of our LGBTQ community here locally. And as with many complex problems with multiple roots of discrimination and stigma, there have to be multiple approaches toward change: one on one education and empathy building, professional training, enacting LGBTQ inclusive school, workplace and government policies and laws along with assessing effectiveness and building in accountability, and taking action to address inequalities and dismantle oppression. Recognize that LGBTQ people are truly everywhere, and that although much work has been done, there is still yet to do.

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A Culinary Checkmate

The Rook’s limited menu packs serious flavor

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henever I go out to dinner I bring a takeout container in a cotton canvas bag. The washable containers I own have transparent tops that snap securely into the bottoms. I don’t really have a weight problem, but I normally plan to eat about half of my entrée and bring the other half home. This provides me with a professionally cooked lunch for the following day, and I’m happy to know I’m not contributing to landfills. I’ve noticed, however, that whenever I eat at The Rook I never use my containers because, even though the portions are generous, I enjoy the food so much that I have always finished it at the table.

The Rook is the latest incarnation of restaurants at the same site that started on the west end of State Street as a pizzeria in 1964. The space is long, narrow and small with the kitchen near the entrance. The previous owners of Fine Line Bistro opened the kitchen to public view and put some chairs at a counter so patrons could eat while watching the cooks do their thing. The owners of The Rook eliminated that option, which makes the restaurant a bit roomier. The small kitchen necessitates a limited menu. When I visit a restaurant with a limited menu, I expect the food to be extra special because the cooks don’t have to work with copious amounts of ingredients and recipes and can focus on doing everything well. I am not disappointed here.

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I think of The Rook as a bistro. I’m not sure why, but maybe it’s the long brick wall, track lighting, and lack of linen tablecloths and napkins. Whenever I ordered a glass of water, it was served cool and without ice however servers were always happy to bring me ice when I requested it. I also found the music to be at an elevated level but, again, servers were always happy to turn it down. The menu changes frequently, however you can always depend on a fish, poultry, steak, pasta, cheeseburger and a vegan entrée in some form. The cheeseburger comes with a grilled onion, iceberg lettuce, and fries and might allow adults to enjoy gourmet food while children enjoy something more mundane for themselves. The poultry item has been, and will be for a while, Fried Chicken. It is so popular that the owners dare not replace it. It’s one of the best fried chicken dishes I’ve ever had. One reason is that it’s not the usual over-breaded, deep-fried version that so many eateries serve. Another reason is that the portion is large and unusual. It’s all in one piece: part wing, breast, thigh, and leg. Most of the bones have been removed and, to tell the truth, I am unable to figure out where one part of the anatomy

Scenes from a night of fine dining at The Rook. (Photo: Casey Martin)

begins and the other ends. Frankly, I don’t care. The chicken is precooked in duck fat – to reduce the time it spends in the deep fryer – and then slow-cooked at a low temperature. When it’s ready, it’s plated on top of juicy, tender (they are cooked for four hours) collard greens and local ham hocks and honey. Another of the seven entrées I enjoy is the Whole Trout. It’s served eviscerated and filleted with head, tail, and skin intact. That’s exactly the way fish should be served to offer the maximum taste complexity. The fish is grilled and served with juicy braised fennel, leeks, and slices of Yukon potatoes, and is perfectly seasoned with citrus salt. The flesh is tender and slides easily onto the fork from inside the skin. I wish the fish was wild caught instead of farmed however it is tasty. Chefs change the accompaniments often, e.g. this week it’s fennel and potatoes, soon it will be cauliflower and leeks. I don’t normally order desserts but I have had two of their three offerings – all homemade. Lemon Bundt Cake features berries macerated in house and topped with homemade whipped cream. Recently the homemade Donut du jour was made from a buttermilk blueberry flour with a sugary blueberry glaze. The wine list is adequate, beers are unique and interesting, and original house cocktails are featured. Any of these should be welcome to accompany the half dozen dishes on their late-night menu (10 p.m. - 12 a.m.) The Rook does not accept reservations – call ahead a half hour before arrival to indicate you’re really coming (not my favorite protocol, but understandable for a small restaurant). The Rook offers a special dining experience with quality food and service in the

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Summer At The Johnson A Look Inside Ithaca’s Landmark Gallery

By G.M . Bur n s t Cornell University is a large, tan-cement colored building, which holds and preserves art from many centuries. The Johnson Museum of Art first began showing art to the student, faculty and the public in 1973. Since that time the museum has expanded and in its 45 years has amassed a permanent collection of more than 35,000 works of art from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Its long history also has ties to the Architect I. M. Pei and

More recently, the Johnson Museum has expanded its goal of exploring and outreach to the Cornell student body and the community at large in central New York area by working to enhance its art programs to connect more people to the museum. This expansion resulted in the university having 14,607 participants with 622 presentations at the Johnson Art Museum. In addition, further outreach to public schools and community public programs came to 493 presentations with 8,521 participants, according to the museum’s 2015-2016 annual report.

point portfolio, which feature four of his highly international recognized human rights photographs. These images cover a documentary approach of people, such as of crowds and also single photos of loneliness and human misfortune. There are a number of other artists which include Sally Mann, Laurie Simmons, Chuck Close, and Ralph Gibson, who are all American-born and are featured in this exhibition. This show also has work from Marisol Escobar – a Venezuelan, but who was born in France – known best for her sculptural work but also recognized as a draftsperson and printmaker. Escobar takes an introspective approach toward her work, such as she does with her Suite of Six Lithographs, in which colors are built out to reveal an intimate scene of a couple surrounded by a proliferation of hands. The entire exhibition titled, All For One And One For All, brings together a strong group of creative artists at different stages of their careers. It is also a show that spans four decades of art. The exhibition opens June 23rd and runs through August 12th. Other portfolios by artists Audrey Flack

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Partners which designed the Johnson, and funds for the museum building were donated by Cornell alumnus Herbert F. Johnson, late president and chairman of S C Johnson. Each year the museum continues to acquire new art from around the world such as Rachel Whiteread, British, Untitled (Round Table), 1997–98. And Yu Li-ai, a Chinese artist active from the 13th and 14th century, Cabbage, Kale, Dandelions, and Grasses. Ellen Avril, Chief Curator and Curator of Asian Art at the museum, said there are two things that some people might not know about the museum: that it has the most comprehensive collection of Asian art in upstate New York, and that the museum charges no admission fee.

This summer, the Johnson will feature portfolios from the museums’ permanent collection, many of which “have not been seen before in their entirety,” said Andrea Inselmann, the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Johnson Museum. “There is some great work in the exhibition like the [Edward] Ruscha portfolio from 1970, in which he uses unusual materials for printmaking that have this interesting relationship to sustainability and the environment almost 50 years later, it’s interesting. They are just wonderful portfolios,” Inselmann said. The special exhibition presents a diverse range of mediums and creative processes. One illustration of this is the French-born photographer Gilles Peress with his Flash-

and Andy Warhol, can be viewed on Floor 1 in the collection gallery for contemporary art. Also on display until July 22nd is “Highlights from the Collection 45 at the Johnson.” The museum may focus on the past, however it seems to be planning for the future. One thing is for sure the Johnson will continue to grow and reflect the changes that art brings.

For more information on these current exhibitions and the Johnson’s art collection and fall exhibitions, contact the museum at (607) 255-6464 or visit www.museum. cornell.edu. Museum hours are Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free. Ju ne

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and harmonica; Rick Kline: bass guitar, bass synthesizer, backup vocals; Charlie Jones: keyboard, synthesizer; and Sesu Coleman: drums, percussion. Riley and his band are all about shaking things up and resisting norms and stereotypes in terms of gender, genre, and sound. “From an early age, I admired dandies spanning multiple mediums – Oscar Wilde, Brian Jones, John Wilmot, Marc Bolan... they helped me understand that men can be beautiful, as well,” said Riley. “Each of us carry masculine and feminine attributes, in differing and diverse quantities; marrying the two behind powder, paint, and an electric guitar is a nascent thrill, in the span of history.” Riley has dubbed his sound as “metapop” which draws upon a vast array of artists, genres, and approaches from the likes of robert Johnson to that of Roxy Music. “We’re making music for the folks who scan through the radio and don’t hear a thing which speaks to their soul,” he said. He will be joined by Ithaca native folk punk rock group Lady D & the Shadow Spirits and Jacksonic, a rapper/producer and NYC transplant who performs hip hop around the topic of vegetables. “I admire anyone who pursues a high-concept style like that,” said Riley. “Lady D & her group have this delicate, yet powerful Americana/roots sound, very beautiful in a Gothic way. Add those two styles to our metapop, and that is one diverse evening of music.” Lady D & the Shadow Spirits brings a haunting and ethereal tone to a folk, indie sound with a post punk rock edge. The power behind Lady D’s vocals and the passion in her words and performance leave audiences feeling dazed and inspired. Her barreling vocals and impressive guitar strumming are backed by Justin Roeland drums and vocals, Chris Ploss plays keyboard, Mike Amadeo on bass, and Jason Shegogue on lead guitar. Lady D & the Shadow Spirits have two EPs out and just finished their first full length album, Star Kiss, coming out this October with hopes to release a music video this summer. Lady D is also planning her first solo tour down south this fall, with a mini full band tour this fall. And if you can’t make the show this Friday, you can catch Lady D & the Shadow Spirits again at Grassroots Festival next month and at Cayuga Sound with the X Ambassadors this September. “One of my favorite things about playing music live is playing with other musicians... a diverse range of folks. Every show offers a new opportunity to learn from and experience another person’s soul expression,” she said.

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CRT Brings You Back To The 1970s By Br yan VanC ampe n American version written by Sean Cercone and David Abbinati, featuring the Grammy Award-winning songs by the Bee Gees; directed by Kerby Thompson; choreography by Bryan Knowlton; music direction by Shoshana Seid-Green.through July 7.

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hen I heard that the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever was being retooled as a musical, I had to wonder how it would work. The original John Badham movie, which made John Travolta a superstar, is about as far from the rah-rah sci-fi fun of Star Wars, which had come out that summer, as one could hope to get. It’s a musical about low-life kids who do drugs, hustle women and never burst into song. And the end of the film is about as ambiguous and nontriumphant 180 degrees away from every other musical. The concept actually works well, as evidenced by Kerby Thompson’s fun and

strutting production, a flat-out tribute to the ‘70s, disco and the “Me Decade” in all its gnarly but charming flowering. The rough edges have been sanded off, but we still get the story of Tony Manero (Michael Russell). His family doesn’t understand him, and he has a dead-end job at a paint store, but none of that matters when he and his crew get dressed up and go dancing on Saturday nights at “2001 Odyssey,” the local disco. Of course, there’s a disco dance contest, which he enters, with an ambitious record label publicist named Stephanie Mangano (Emily Janes). Of course, there’s another woman, Annette (Stephanie Garofalo), who has long pined for Tony. The show features pretty much the entire roster of songs from the ‘77 film, including Bee Gees hits “Jive Talkin’,” “If I Can’t Have You,” “More Than A Woman,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive,” plus “Boogie Shoes,” “A Fifth of Beethoven” and “Disco Inferno.” (Sorry, fans of Rick Dees’ “Disco Duck” – it’s not included here.) Again, considering how much the film is about dance and mood, the songs do a great job doing just that, as well as tell the story. There are new songs written just for this stage show, and they stick out like a sore toe because their construction is about telling the story and not setting a funky mood. Speaking of setting a funky mood, newcomer Kennedy Salters as Candy, the dance club singer, pretty much burns the place to the ground with her torrid renditions of “Disco Inferno” and “Nights

on Broadway.” In fact, the women pretty much carry the show vocally. Garofalo turns “If I Can’t Have You” into a righteous torch song for the dumped. Russell has the moves and cocky sense of humor that’s perfect for Tony, but his vocals got off to a rough start at the beginning of the show, and an attempt to do a falsetto didn’t work well, either. Three members of Cortland Rep’s Performing Intern Company play Tony’s gang “The Faces,”doing fine work, with John Cavaseno as Joey, and Ithaca College students Christian Henry as Bobby and Jahmar R. Ortiz as Double J. Rounding out the gang is Braden Phillips as Gus. Kudos to CRT for making the most of its small performing space. The staging ranges from NYC at dawn, replete with the Twin Towers, to Tony’s bedroom – I really appreciated the Farrah Fawcett Majors poster – and his dining room, to a dingy set of rehearsal rooms, the “2001” disco and an imposing section of the Brooklyn Bridge where Tony and his pals play a game of chicken that had me (someone who hates heights) burying my head in my hands from the tension. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on June 22, 24, 26, 27 and July 1. Purchase tickets by calling 800-4276160, by visiting the box office at 24 Port Watson St., or online at cortlandrep.org.

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opens this week! Gin! Jazz! Love! Murder! In 1920s Chicago, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly discover the easiest way to achieve stardom is by committing crimes of passion. Based on the true stories of “the merry murderesses of death row,” these two would-be stars compete with each other to prove their innocence, become the nation’s sweetheart, and most of all, show that corruption never goes out of fashion.

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6/27 Wednesday Djug Django | 6:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca Music Series at Mill Park: Arise & Go | 6:00 PM, | Mill Park, Newfield Open Mic with Marty Flynn and his Good Time Band | 7:00 PM, | Flynn’s Roadhouse Cafe, Lansing Reggae Night w/ the Crucial Reggae Social Club & DJ Mike Judah | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5 Scott Adams | 7:00 PM, | Stonecat Cafe, Hector

6/29 Friday Black Mountain Symphony | 7:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus Brian Spencer | 8:00 PM, | Silver Line Tap Room, Trumansburg Garden Concert Series: Tribal Revival| 6:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry

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Grassanova | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

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

Jim Hull | 12:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

Rachel Beverly | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Summer Acoustic Happy Hour Series with Vee Da Bee | 6:00 PM, | Silky Jones, Ithaca The Hilltoppers | 6:00 PM, | Felicia’s Atomic Brewhouse and Bakery, Trumansburg Travis Knapp | 5:00 PM, | Red Newt Bistro, Hector

6/30 Saturday Car People, Delta Sierra and Seed Sander | 9:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca Diana Leigh & Jesse Collins w Alex Specker | 1:30 PM, | Buttonwood Grove Winery, Romulus Regina O’Brien & Charles d’Orban | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Southern Culture on the Skids | 8:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $15-20 The Uncommons | 6:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

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Sim Redmond Band | 7:00 PM, 6/29 Friday | Cornell Arts Quad , Central Campus , | Afro-Caribbean, roots-rock world music

Steely Dan w/ The Doobie Brothers | 7:30 PM, 7/3 Tuesday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | Classic AM Gold | 29.50179.50

Brad Paisley | 7:30 PM, 6/30 Saturday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490

Logic | 7:00 PM, 7/3 Tuesday | Darien Lake Amphitheater, 9993 Allegheny Road, Darien Center |

The Pelotones | 2:00 PM, | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca

7/2 Monday A Ragtime Banjo Hour w/ John Bunge | 5:30 PM, | Stewart Park, Ithaca Canaan Jam Session | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale Monday Night Blues w/ Brett Beardslee | 5:00 PM, | Rasta Ranch Vineyards, Valois Open Mic | 8:30 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Open Mic hosted by Benny T | 7:00 PM, | Flynn’s Roadhouse Cafe, Lansing

7/3 Tuesday I-Town Jazz Jam w/ Prof. Greg Evans | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Irish Session with members of Traonach | 7:00 PM, | Argos Inn, Ithaca The Smoking Loons | 8:15 PM, | Stewart Park, Ithaca Tuesday Bluesday with Danny P & friends | 6:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca

Concerts In the Park: MR-2 | 7:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Hickories Park, 359 Hickories Park Road, Owego | Classic rock with a new unique sound featuring horns and keyboard.

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Open Mic | 9:00 PM, | The Nines, Ithaca Sunday Music Series: Dana Twigg | 1:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry

Concerts/Recitals

Bert Salmirs - Jazz Piano | 1:00 PM, | Red Newt Cellars Inc, Hector Bound for Glory: The Twangtown Paramours | 8:00 PM, | Anabel Taylor Hall, Ithaca

Styx and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | 7:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | Classic Rock w/ Special Guests Tesla

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THE VINYL SHOWCASE Thursday, June 28 at from 7-10pm Atlas Bowl, Main St., Trumansburg | Each week a new local DJ, collector or vinyl enthusiast spins an array of fresh vinyl cuts. Plus, half-priced bowling all night long! See who’s spinning the tunes this week and make those bowling shoes become some dancing shoes, too!

Restoration Way, Syracuse | Country; w/ Special Guests Kane Brown and Dan Tyminski Roger Daltrey | 8:00 PM, 6/30 Saturday | Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), 3355 Marvin Sands Dr, Candandaigua | | $56-$136 Classical Concert | 7:15 PM, 7/3 Tuesday | Ford Hall, Whalen Center, IC, Ithaca | Featuring Helene Pohl, violin & Miri Yampolsky, piano. Works by Eccles, Beethoven, Debussy, Dvorak,

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DJ/Dance/Trivia QuizBowl Trivia Showdown | 7:30 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Atlas Bowl, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | Think you’re the sharpest knife in the drawer or the brightest light in the harbor? We’ll see about that. Join us every Wednesday for T-burg’s trivia throwdown. Salsa Dance Night | 10:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Includes free dance lesson from 10-10:30 | $5

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big idea take off. Libraries Rock! DJ & Game Night | 6:30 PM, 6/28 Thursday | The Lost Kingdom Brewery, Main St, Ovid | Bring your device, vinyl, or 8-tracks and spin tunes for the crowd. Sign up for date at Ford Library in Ovid. 6/7-Board games (bring your fave); 6/14 D&D; 6/21 Kubb (Viking chess); 6/28 Lego Night - literary theme.

Tango Night | 8:00 PM, 7/2 Monday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Tango Milonga, featuring local dancers and DJs! Come out and join the dance floor, new dancers welcome! Trivia Night w/ Herman Nugent | 7:00 PM, 7/2 Monday | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca |

The Vinyl Showcase | 7:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Atlas Bowl, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | Each week a new local DJ, collector or vinyl enthusiast spins an array of fresh vinyl cuts. Plus, halfpriced bowling all night long!

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Mamma Mia | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | Daily shows. Contact theater for times. Open Mic Comedy | 10:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Saturday Night Fever - The Musical | Daily shows. Contact theater for times. | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | Based on the iconic movie, featuring the Grammy Award winning songs by the Bee Gees! Tony Manero is in a dead end job at a Brooklyn paint store, but he comes to life at the local disco where he is the king of the dance floor! Chicago | Daily shows. Contact theater for times. | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | In 1920s

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? |An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. | 94 mins PG-13 Hearts Beat Loud | A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college. | 97 mins PG-13

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Chicago, there aren’t many paths to fame for women. But as Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart discover, murder is one of them. Based on the true stories of the “merry murderesses of death row”, these two vamps compete with each other to become the nation’s sweetheart, prove their innocence, and prove that corruption never goes out of fashion. Drag Show with Cassanova’s Royal Court | 9:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Cassanova’s Royal Court’s bi-weekly drag show. My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy | 2:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn | Additional show on 6/30 at 8pm. | $29-$32

Art Beautiful Botanicals painting class | 6:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll Drive, Ithaca | An introduction to painting the flora of our gardens. Explore black and white, color pencil, pen and ink, and go into greater depth

with watercolor. Pre-registration is required. | $200 Molotov Cocktail by Paul Van Atta | Ongoing | Ink Shop Printmaking Center The, 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Screen printing, drawing, painting and the byproducts of retail displays, sometimes overlayed with his everyman characters in a state of befuddlement or general consumer distress. O Susquehanna O Finger Lakes Exhibition | Ongoing | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | An Artistic Homage by Brian Keeler to the Susquehanna Region and The Finger Lakes. The World Bewitchíd: Visions of Witchcraft from the Cornell Collections | Ongoing | Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Kroch Library, Cornell University, Ithaca | Features rare and unique books and documents and examines themes such as gendered stereotypes, belief in night flying, shapeshifting, demonic pacts, and the witch epidemics that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands. Pastel with a Pop Workshop | 10:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Seneca County Arts Council Gallery, 109 Fall Street, Seneca Falls | The workshop will cover layering techniques to create a

RBG | A look at the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | 98 mins PG First Reformed | A priest of a small congregation in upstate NY grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns, and a tormented past. | 113 mins R Regal Ithaca Wednesday, 6/27 through Tuesday, 7/3. Contact Regal Ithaca for showtimes. Deadpool 2| Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA Deadpool) brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities. | 119 mins R Superfly| With his sights set on retiring, a successful young drug dealer sets up one last deal. | 116 mins R Sanju | A biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career, jail sentence and personal life. | 155 mins Avengers: Infinity War | The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. | 149 mins PG-13

Solo: A Star Wars Story | Young Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian during an adventure into a dark criminal underworld. | 135 mins PG-13 Ocean’s 8 | Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at NYC’s annual Met Gala. | 110 mins PG-13 Hereditary | When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter’s family begins to discover cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. | 127 mins R Uncle Drew | Uncle Drew is convinced to return to the court one more time to help Dax. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew’s old squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians cans still win the big one. | 103 mins PG-13 Incredibles 2 | Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world. | 118 mins PG Tag | A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to travel all over the country. | 100 mins R Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. | 128 mins PG-13 Cornell Cinema The Thin Man | 6/27 at 9:30pm | Audiences have always delighted in the first of the Thin Man series--based on Dashiell Hammett’s mysteries--about the glamorous Nick and Nora Charles and their clever dog Asta. | 91 mins

NEW YORK STATE BLUES FESTIVAL BEGINS THURSDAY, 6/28 AT 5PM AND CONTINUES ALL WEEKEND

Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons | Get ready for the weekend by getting down with “Ithaca’s funkiest crew”, Thru Spectrums. These Thursday evening concerts are just the right blend of celebrating summer on the Commons and easing us into the weekends, while still recognizing most of us need to work one more day before we can truly let our hair down. Thru Spectrums is ready to lead you on that journey with their all-original funk music.

Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse, NY| If a short road-trip sounds good to you, head north to the ‘cuse to see one of the region’s longest running festivals, which is also one of the largest free blues events in the country, this year featuring Anders Osborne (shown). In addition to the traditional Friday and Saturday activities, this year’s event will kick off with a Thursday after work party from 5pm – 9pm.

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CFCU SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THURSDAY, 6/28 AT 6PM

Mountain | A documentary about the highest peaks around the world. | 74 mins PG

Sicario: Day of the Soldado | The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the U.S. border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro. | 122 mins R

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Heads Up Summer Screenings

B y B r y a n Va n C a m p e n ne of my favorite summer traditions here in Ithaca are the outdoor film screenings that Cornell Cinema hosts. It’s kind of like a high-tone drive-in vibe, as you’ll read. In past years, CC sent out ballots with potential titles and picked the most popular movies that way, but this year was handled differently. Cornell Cinema’s Mary Fessenden spoke to the Ithaca Times about the selection process. Ithaca Times: This is the time of year when I’m dying to hear about the balloting process, and all the drama that comes from selecting the films to be shown. What was it like this year? Mary Fessenden: Typically, we put together a list of a dozen titles for patrons to vote on, but this year we skipped this process due to a lack of time. We weren’t sure until late May whether we’d even be able to do screenings this summer, as our screen got damaged last year. Luckily, our fantastic head projectionist, Paul Dimmick, was able to resuscitate an older screen, the one we used when we first

Special Events New York State Blues Festival | Thursday, 6/28 -Saturday, 6/30 | Clinton Square, Syracuse | Featuring over 20 local and national artists. Headliners for 2018 include Anders Osborne, Paulie Cerra, Larkin Poe, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band and Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers. Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen | Thursday, 6/28-Sunday, 7/1 | Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Road 16, Watkins Glen | Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen dates back to 1948 and the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, a sportscar race contested on the road course around Watkins Glen village. | 20-85 Farmer Storyslam | 6:30 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Ithaca Beer Co., 122 Ithaca Beer Drive, Ithaca | Trampoline,

started doing these shows almost 20 years ago. It’s a bit smaller and isn’t mechanized, like the one that was damaged, which means a lot more work on Paul’s part to set it up and dismantle for each show, but he’s a real the-show-must-go-on kind of guy! To limit the wear and tear on Paul, and in recognition of the fact that the older screen works best for classic titles with a 1:33 aspect ratio (squarish in shape), limiting the range of films we could show, we decided to do just three titles this summer instead of four. IT: And which three films made the cut? MF: Our line-up consists of three of my favorite classic Hollywood titles, one from each of three decades – the ‘30s, ‘40s & ‘50s— shown chronologically. Both The Thin Man (showing June 27) and Sunset Boulevard (July 25) were included in the audience poll we created last summer, and both were runners-up, so those were easy selections. To come up with the third title, To Have and Have Not (July 12), I went back into our record of terrace shows over the past 18 years to see if there were any great black and white

Ithaca’s monthly storytelling event, is taking their show on the road to host a fundraiser for Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming. Event will take place on the Ithaca Beer Co. lawn so bring blankets, chairs, or whatever is comfy! | $10 Garden Tours- Cornell Botanic Gardens | 11:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens- Nevin Welcome Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Dr., Ithaca | Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and discover the beauty and diversity of our cultivated plant collections. Each tour will be a unique experience, as we observe the gardensí progression throughout the growing season. Tours are offered every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.| $5 suggested donation Downtown Ithaca Food Tour | 11:30 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Various locations,

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Ithaca | Enjoy local cuisine on a guided walking tour of Ithaca’s unique restaurants. During a three-hour culinary adventure, satisfy your appetite for inventive and delicious food while getting a taste for our town’s history, culture, and architecture. Call†607272-4830. | $57 Lansing Fireworks and Independence Day Concert | 6:00 PM, 6/30 Saturday | Myers Park, 1 Lansing Park Road, Lansing | The band Iron Horse will begin playing at 6p.m. Fireworks will go off at 9:30. Myers Rd. will close to the public at 8 p.m. Park and ride shuttles will be available to the park. | Donations Community Fireworks | 7:00 PM, 7/3 Tuesday | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | Because Ithaca pyrotechnics are launched (by the American Fireworks Company) from the city golf course, both Stewart

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classics we hadn’t shown in a while and discovered that the last time we screened To Have or Have Not was July 2007, eleven years ago. A perfect trio was born! When we announced the line-up on Facebook, someone commented “The theme would appear to be ‘Drunks and the People Who

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will start at 9:30 p.m. when it’s dark enough. Tickets can be purchased in advance at CornellCinemaTickets. com. The shows frequently sell-out, so we encourage people to buy in advance. Plus, we can only take cash or check at the door.

and Cass parks are prime viewing spots, and that is where the pre-show entertainment and food vendors are concentrated. Other viewing sites include Ithaca’s two hillside campuses, rooftops, and the lake itself.

Books NY Votes for Women: A Suffrage Centennial Anthology reading | 6:00 PM, 6/29 Friday | Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 E Main St, Trumansburg | Come hear readings by the contributors and participate in a post-reading discussion about this timely and relevant new book written and published by local writers. Planned Parenthood presents The Teaching Transgender Toolkit Seminar Luncheon | 12:00 PM, 6/29 Friday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N

Ithaca Beer Company, 122 Ithaca Beer Drive | Here in Tompkins county, we can probably agree on a couple of things – we love to imbibe a local brew and we have a strong farming community that we respect and try to patronize by shopping at Farmer’s Markets and CSAs. An evening where we can combine the former with learning more about the latter seems like a win-win evening all around. Local farmers will share hilarious, heartbreaking, and inspiring stories from the farm. And perhaps best of all, it’s a fundraiser for Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming.

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We’ll have a cash bar with beer and wine, plus complimentary snacks, from 8:15 – 9:30 p.m., which is always a really nice part of the evening. People sometimes bring picnic dinners to have during this time when music will be playing and the sun will be setting. It’s a great atmosphere. The movies

Cayuga St, Ithaca | A detailed collection of best practices, lesson plans and resources for those who wish to facilitate trainings about transgender people, identities and experiences. Reading of Memoir by Local Writers | 11:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | A showcase of this springís memoir workshop at ìTo Remember Is to Remake: A Literary Reading of Memoirî. The group of writers, who have spent the spring exploring their memories and life experience through the art of memoir with creative writing teacher Paige Eve Chant, will share excerpts from their work.

Kids Summer Movie Nights at the Fire Station | 7:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday

| Cayuga Heights Fire Station, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, | †Bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit on. The movies will be family oriented. There will be free popcorn and lots of fun things for kids! 6/27 - Peter Pan (inside at 7:00 pm) Summer Reading Kick-Off Party | 3:30 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | w/ Ms. Cami’s face painting, crafts, snacks & prizes. Register, read, and earn prizes all summer! Summer Reading Program: Libraries Rock! | 9:30 AM, 6/27 Wednesday | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136 Brown St., Ovid | Games and activities each week. Kids register to read this summer and earn a FREE cone from Cayuga Creamery. Sponsored by Ford Library in Ovid. Game On! | 3:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this weekly dropin gaming program, kids and teens meet for board games, tabletop RPGs, card games, and more. Participants can hone their skills with their old favorites, learn something new, and make new friends. Lego Literacy | 3:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | A fun weekly event combining literacy and a fun lego project! Older children read for younger children, modeling success for their peers. Build a fun project out of one of our 1,000-piece kits while you have a snack. Baby Storytime | 10:30 AM, 6/29 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Caregivers and babies up to 24 months embrace early literacy through books, music, movement and rhyming. This storytime is followed by an hour-long ìBaby & Toddler Playtimeî at 11:00 AM. Comic Creation Workshop Series for Teens | 4:15 PM, 6/29 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Teens will learn to use the skills they already have to tell stories with art. Attendance at all classes is not required, but each week participants will learn new techniques to build upon. The Greatest Showman SingAlong | 5:00 PM, 6/29 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | TCPL invites young adults in grades 6 through 12 to kick off the 2018 Teen Summer Reading Challenge.

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Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn | Actor/Comedian Brad Zimmerman‘s hilarious and inspiring story about when he moved to New York City and “temporarily” waited tables for 29 years, while continuing to pursue his dream of comedic acting. He never gave up and many years later, he has his own touring show that is as profound as it is entertaining.

Teens are invited to celebrate summer and the beginning of the annual reading challenge with this free singalong screening of the hit movie The Greatest Showman. Adults must be accompanied by a teen.Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Family Storytime | 11:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early-literacy skills. Reading: Sometimes I Feel like a Fox by Danielle Daniel | 11:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Children’s Event with Sarah Chaffee. Activity: Charcoal animal face paint with animal charades. Sciencenter Showtime! | 2:00 PM, 6/30 Saturday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Take part in a lively presentation about different science concepts each week with local scientists, educators, and students. Topics range from chemistry to rockets and more. Monday Storytime | 10:30 AM, 7/2 Monday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Early literacy education thru reading, writing, talking, singing and playing, combined with a healthy snack and a quick hello to our resident turtle Ted, prepare your child for success in school. Summer Children’s Art Fun with Stiller Zusman | 1:30 PM, 7/2 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Children aged 3 to 6, along with their caregivers, are invited to celebrate summer and create masterpieces at this drop-in program. Stop by any Monday to join the fun! Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 7/3 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Join us every Tuesday for stories, songs and fun. There is a different theme each week. Miss Judy’s Musical Adventure | 4:30 PM, 7/3 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Judy Stock uses the banjo, guitar, spoons, and many more instruments to bring music to children, from newborns to 5 years of age. Children will sing with Judy and meet Jerry the beaver and Ellie the elephant. Stories in the Park | 11:30 AM, 7/3 Tuesday | DeWitt Park, Cayuga St., |

Jean Dewey 659-9969 or jmdewey@ frontiernet.net Yoga Farm presents BLISS NIGHT: A Community Healing Event | 7:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Bliss Night is an invitation for you finally gift yourself the opportunity to nourish yourself, cherish yourself, and love yourself in this relaxing and enriching environment. | Donation Accepted Handstands Demystified with Chris Loebsack | 6:00 PM, 6/29 Friday | Mighty Yoga, 106 W State St, Ithaca | Don’t miss this opportunity to study with a Master Guest Teacher! For yoga students and teachers who wish to take on the challenge of Handstand. Whether you love inversions or fear them, this workshop will increase your confidence doing, teaching, and assisting these powerful poses. | $35 Lourdes Mobile Mammography | 9:00 AM, 6/29 Friday | St. Marks Episcopal Church, 17 Main St, Candor | Providing digital screening mammography for women 35 years and older. 3D technology available! To schedule an appointment please call Lourdes Central scheduling (607)798-5723.

ITHACA ROTARY COMMUNIT Y FIREWORKS 2018 July 3, 2018. It’s an Independence Day inspired event that is free and open to all members of the public. It’s a celebration of our community, supported wholly by donations from the community. Fireworks, food and beverage vendors, music, and a fantastic time. Prime viewing locations for the fireworks are at Stewart and Cass Parks. (Photo: Barbara-Friedman)

Children and families meet at Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun.

Health “Look Good Feel Better” | 1:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Cancer Resource Center Of The Finger Lakes, 612 W State St, Ithaca | A program sponsored by the American Cancer Society designed for women dealing with skin changes from chemotherapy and radiation. Contact Monica Vakiner 277-0960 and check out our Facebook page! Chair Yoga | Various locations | Using breathing techniques, basic yoga postures, relaxation, and focus, you will become more in tune with your body, and improve your breath awareness and control. Classes held in Ithaca

and T-burg. Contact Lifelong for times and locations. S.A.I.L. Into Fitness | Various locations | Classes focus on stretching, flexibility, balance, low-impact aerobics, strength training, and deep breathing exercises. Personal progress is measured through comparison of level of achievement in three simple exercises over time. Classes held in T-burg, Brooktondale and Ithaca. Contact Lifelong for days and times. Tai Chi | Varying Locations,| Using precise, fluid movement, dissolve tension, increase your strength, cardiovascular fitness, and overall sense of wholeness. Classes held in Brooktondale and Lansing. Contact Lifelong for days and times. Take off Pounds Sensibly | 6:00 PM, 6/28 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Road, Candor | Contact

Saturday Sweat Yoga | 9:00 AM, 6/30 Saturday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Start your weekend off with our intermediate vinyasa flow yoga class. Shoulder Work & Release Party with Chris Loebsack | 1:00 PM, 6/30 Saturday | Mighty Yoga, 106 W State St, Ithaca | This 3-hour workshop will look at some common issues with shoulders and necks. This workshop will be useful for yoga teachers and students with an interest in anatomy! | $50 Open Meditation | 10:30 AM, 7/1 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca | All are welcome to meditate according to their own practice. 20 minutes of silent meditation, reading and discussion, then 20 minutes of silent or guided meditation. Beginners are welcome and instruction in basic meditation will be provided. Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM, 7/1 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | All are Welcome. Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest Humanity. Pray. Move. Sit. Connect.

Chair Yoga | 11:45 AM, 7/3 Tuesday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Join us for our popular chair yoga class on Tuesdays before the library opens. No experience necessary!

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Notices Ithaca Rotary Club Luncheon Speakers | 12:15 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Justine Waldman, MD from Reach Medical: Harm Reduction and Its Role in Preventing Overdose | $15 Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Ithaca Beer Co., 122 Ithaca Beer Drive, Ithaca | Host: Georgian S., RSVP: gsl1@cornell.edu Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun. Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins denicepeckins@hotmail.com Science on Tap Summer Series: | 7:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Casita Del Polaris, 1201 North Tioga Street, Ithaca | The Science of Innovation: drawing links between basic research and real-world applications Taste of Summer Series: Galaxy Brewing | 6:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Inns Of Aurora , 391 Main St, Aurora | Join us all summer long for complimentary tastings with local breweries and wineries! On select Wednesdays this summer, stop by the Aurora Inn Dining Room for live music, tastings, and specials. Join us for a tasting and get an extra 15% off your dinner. The History of Catatonk | 7:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd, Candor | Part of the Annual Meeting of the Candor Historical Society. Tips for Job Hunters Age 50 and Over | 10:00 AM, 6/27 Wednesday | Tompkins County Workforce Center, Center Ithaca, Suite 241, | Mature Workers face challenges in the job search market, such as age discrimination. Have you ever been called ìover qualifiedî? Do you feel youíve been stereotyped? Discussion topics include myths / stereotypes about older workers, ways to overcome them, and changes in job search methods and materials. Wednesday Night Ithaca Women’s Basketball Association | 7:00 PM, 6/27 Wednesday | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca | The league is non-competitive and fun and involves pick-up style playing. Check out the league’s website for more information.

Arts Quad, Cornell University Central Campus | Fridays on the Arts Quad will be the time and place to hear some great local music this summer. The concert series kicks of this Friday with local favorites and world-wide touring group, Sim Redmond Band. They have been delighting audiences for almost twenty years with their Afro-Caribbean, roots-rock world music. Come to this free show and enjoy the songs you love or discover why they have such a devoted fan-base.

Lakeview Amphitheater, Syracuse |Along with Tesla, this triple-bill will transform the shores of Onondaga Lake into a jukebox of classic rock from the late-70’s through the 80’s. Tesla had more hits than you probably remember, Tommy Shaw of Styx is a living guitar hero, and let’s face it, Joan Jett is still one of the toughest rockers on earth. Get out your black tour t-shirt, add a little Aqua-Net and head out for what promises to remind you that, like Ms. Jett, you love rock-n-roll.

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