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s New York State Assembly members and senators have negotiated over the New York state budget in time to begin the next fiscal year in a few weeks, the Cornell Board of Trustees gathered on March 21 and 22 to speak about any urgent business pertaining to the school. During the first of two open sessions, the board discussed Cornell’s involvement in the state budget negotiations. Charlie Kruzansky, the associate vice president of government relations for Cornell University, gave a presentation on some of the budget discussions that Cornell is involved in. One in particular is the state of the discussion on student healthcare. Since many Cornell students (including those not at the main campus) may reside or have internships off-campus, may not be receiving the requisite care should something happen, the school is stepping in. State legislators have had concerns with this new policy going forward, although it will not violate any state laws. Kruzansky said that despite the growing interest in the new healthcare plan from Cornell, there have been some issues in getting it implemented. Beginning in 2012, the board, with a great deal of help from the governor’s office, spearheaded an effort to get legislation regarding the new healthcare plan approved. The new legislation, according to Kruzansky, allowed Cornell to self-insure, which gave relief to students doing study abroad programs since the new insurance policy mostly applied to them. However, one problem was some tricky rules that are well-known in

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New Roots Charter School again applies for middle school expansion

or the second time in as many years, New Roots Charter School has asked for permission from their state overseers to expand its student body to include sixth through eighth grades. The school’s proposal calls for a middle school program made up of 35-40 students that would start, according to the application, in the next year or two with a single middle school class and potentially grow from there, including more staff members and teachers. The request states that the program would be housed on the second floor of

Center Ithaca on the Commons, though school founder and headmaster Tina NilsenHodges said location plans are all tentative without an approval from the SUNY-Charter School Institute (CSI), who is reviewing the proposal. She also said, as it stands now, the institute would probably weigh in on the request in fall 2019, which would obviously push back the projected start time for a program. “In addition to strengthening the academic preparation of students who enter our highschool, a middle school would also afford us greater

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New Roots Students on Garden Tour in 2018 (Photo: provided)

economies of scale and an expanded resource base while maintaining the small-school environment that our students and families value,” the proposal states. “Offering a transition from district schools to New Roots during the middle grades would have the added benefit of enhancing our high

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p.m., with selections from local filmmakers as well as something from Portland’s Filmed By Bike Festival. More info is available through BikeWalk Tompkins. “Doors open at 6:30 and free popcorn is available for the first 75 people,” the Facebook page says. “Plus, you’ll get to learn about local active transportation groups and stay for the bubbling conversation.”

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WITH NICE WEATHER ON THE WAY (FINGERS CROSSED) WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL IN ITHACA?

The trainyard behind Nate’s Floral Estates, where idling train engines have driven residents of the trailer park to ask for the City of Ithaca’s help. (Photo by Casey Martin)

Loud Noises

“The Black Diamond Trail. I live close by it – I hike and bike it all the time!” -Ryan Dunaway

Nate’s Floral Estates residents petitioning city to stop idling on idle trains

“I like Cascadilla -- it’s a great hike down from campus” -Yasmeen Abedifard

“Taughannock, its basic, but it’s the best!” -Liam McDonnell

“Our farm out in Freeville is definitely our favorite.” - Nandi Cohen-Aponte & Rafael Aponte

“Spring time or anytime? Probably Shindagin Hollow or Cascadilla!”

he dull roar of train engines has rousted several residents of the Nate’s Floral Estates development in the city’s southwestern section, with many now requesting that the city intervene to restore their chances at a peaceful sleep. Nate’s Floral Estates is a trailer park on Cecil Malone Drive that houses over 100 units of mostly older, moderate- to low-income residents. The neighborhood and the nearby trainyard have existed (mostly) in harmony for the decades since Nate’s was constructed. But now, with the

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long noise that isn’t exactly ear-splitting, but has forced Zifchock into several sleepless nights on his couch, which is farther from the noise than his bedroom. Beyond that, vibrations from the train can even shake parts of his house while the engines are idling. Judging by the number of signatures on his petition, and a meeting with city and county officials last week that included many Nate’s residents, he is far from the only one. “This isn’t bedrock, the trailer park isn’t sitting on super solid ground, so vibrations travel farther than they should,” Zifchock said. “That’s what it is. Even [Sunday night], it wasn’t parked right behind my joint. But it’s just this low drone, slight vibrations. In

Pastor Teressa Sivers and Lydia Dolch, a co-lay leader (Photo by Casey Martin)

or over two decades, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church has built a reputation as an inclusive place of worship. Since 1998, when its parishioners voted to become a “reconciling congregation,” the church has emphasized acceptance of individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities. But legislation passed last month by the global United Methodist Church poses a threat to reconciling

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railroad’s new lessees potentially increasing the frequency and number of trains moving through the area, neighborhood residents are pushing back. Nate’s resident Jim Zifchock has become the de facto spokesperson for the group of angered neighbors, authoring a petition and gathering signatures from fellow residents. As of this week, around 30 residents have signed the petition, and Zifchock estimated that about 20 more would be joining them. “This petition is intended to encourage our city leaders

and elected officials to help end the idling engines behind Nate’s Floral Estates,” the petition states. “The horrific noise, vibrations and poor air quality lead directly to a significant quality of life decrease, and health issues associated with lack of sleep and contaminated air. Whether through the city’s obligation to enforce their noise ordinance, or communication and agreement with train management, this issue must be resolved.” Zifchock said the primary issue of idling train engines rattling through their houses is solely a winter problem: when trains are parked there, their engines are kept running until they are in use again hours later in order to ensure the diesel fuel that powers them is kept warm enough to avoid solidifying. The result is a night-

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Thirty years of liberal leadership

or the first time in 30 years, the Tompkins County Democratic Committee (TCDC) has a new leader in place, as Jim Gustafson was elected to replace longtime chair Irene Stein. Stein voluntarily stepped down as of Feb. 1, citing personal and family health issues, leaving the post she held continuously since 1989. The Ithaca Times sat down with Stein to let her reflect on her time at the helm of the TCDC, what she feels she got wrong and right, and the overall shifts occurring in Democratic politics here and nationwide. On the most significant political moment in Tompkins County during her time leading the TCDC: The political committee is always changing and dynamic, just like the county’s politics are. [...] Jean McPheeters opened the party up and it became much more inclusive, and that was one very significant moment. That was around 1980, I think. We also went to court to give students the right to vote, should they chose to. That has not resulted in the massive student vote we would have thought. However, it has resulted in very strong Democratic groups at Cornell, and to a lesser extent at Ithaca College. At Cornell, we have [had] a very, very strong Democratic committee for many, many years now that helps in our campaigns and is invaluable. Over the years, we’ve went from very strongly Republican to very strongly Democrat. [Democrats] now

have majorities in almost all the towns, as well as the entire city council and the mayor. We did that by a common platform of openness and transparency. Until that time, the town, county and city government was run in a less open manner. For example, many of the towns didn’t even publish their agendas, and I think we turned that around. [...] The negative part is the same as is sweeping the rest of the country—it’s related to the demise of local newspaper coverage. That’s been a real detriment. It’s a real attack on democracy, not by intent but by actuality. On the state of the TCDC as she departs: I feel like I’m leaving a very strong committee, and I’m very happy that we’ve now elected a successor in whom I have every confidence that he will maintain all our assets and good qualities but will do

even greater things in the future. It’s a good feeling to retire and know that you’re leaving a good organization under leadership that will surely help it continue to thrive. [...] We want our committee to look more like the Democrats of Tompkins County than it does currently. It’s been a very glorious type of work. Though some of the duties are inclined to be a little bit hum-drum, it’s what democracy is all about. We’re really on the first line of defense. On regrets she has from her tenure as chair of the TCDC: I probably could fill a book. I think I was probably slow to recognize the need to respond more aggressively to needing more diversity, though I think once I understood the situation, I responded strongly. I could always have done better in every respect I suppose, but I did my very best and I think the proof is in the pudding. We’ve been very successful, and it’s not just me, it’s “we.” On Tompkins County’s evolution into a liberal stronghold surrounded by conservative counties, and upstate politics in general:

About 20 years ago, our rural counties were totally ignored by our elected officials, by our state committees, so we banded together and formed a conference that consists of the county chairs and state committee people in the 47 smaller counties. We’ve had a lot of successes, like in Tompkins County this past summer, we heard from all four of the candidates on the Democratic slate for Attorney General; 20 years ago, that would never have happened. It’s easy to be ignored when you have lesser votes. [...] I don’t want [Tompkins County] to continue being an island. I want others to join us. [...] I’d like to see us, and by us I mean all Democrats across the state, focus on identifying which independent voters lean or support us, and make sure we do a good job of getting them to the polls as well. It’s that kind of thing that I’m always thinking about. On being part of the “political establishment” as resentment toward the establishment builds: Here’s what happened: A lot of people joined our committee, we were very welcoming. A few of them dropped off because they discovered the committee was not what they had thought. That is to say they had some general stereotypes in their heads that were not the case. They found out that we were very, very Democratic, and we’re working together very smoothly with people who have come in over the last few years. That’s worked out very well. I do want to point out some accomplishments. Being a woman and holding office in this county is not an issue, and that was not always the case. Now it’s not even an issue since there are so many women. We’ve increased our diversity among office holders considerably, we elected the first female mayor and the first black mayor in this county, so those are achievements of the TCDC of which I’m very proud.

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▶▶ Thumbs Up - Cornell’s Yianni Diakhomihalis once again proved himself one of the best wrestlers in the country, as the sophomore won his second straight NCAA championship, battling back from the brink of defeat to beat Joey McKenna of Ohio State. His reported declaration upon winning? “I’m the baddest dude in the world.” ▶▶ Thumbs Down- Does it seem like the water main break on the 200 block of Cayuga Street, which will shut down that block for the next few months, is getting worse? On Tuesday, not only was the 200 block of Cayuga Street still blocked, but it was joined for a portion of the day by an adjacent block of Seneca Street as well. At this point, we know it’s hard to blame anybody for decades old infrastructure. But going through downtown Ithaca isn’t getting easier soon. ▶▶ Seen- Congratulations to the Cornell women’s hockey team on a successful season which ended this past Friday after a loss in the national semifinal game to the University of Minnesota. The Big Red had already dispatched third-seeded Northeastern, but fell short 2-0 against the Gophers, who were ranked second in the tournament. Their male counterparts play this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against Northeastern in Providence.

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or some, it is easy to shy away from the reality of the racial division that plagues this country and ripples into our neighborhoods, our communities, and our personal lives. It is also easy to deny that people of good intention — even those in our faith communities — unknowingly participate in maintaining this divide. However, some of us are willing to face this reality and embark on a journey of truth whether it is easy or not; some of us realize that we must find the courage to confront the things that divide us so that instead of standing apart, we can stand together The Seminar on Wheels: A History of Slavery and Racial Injustice, sponsored by Friends Center for Racial Justice (Quaker) and the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca, provided the opportunity to take a journey of truth. A group of twenty-nine interracial, interfaith and intergenerational people from Ithaca and surrounding areas traveled south by bus for eight days, all committed to expanding their understanding of the institution of slavery and how it set the stage for present-day oppression and racial injustice. During our trip we visited: Harper’s Ferry The National Memorial of Peace and

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Justice (the Lynching Museum) Southern Poverty Law Center Stagville Plantation, where Klaus Paasche and Peaches Gillette led a deeply moving ceremony. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (part of the Smithsonian). Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church, where we joined together in worship. Throughout the seminar, participants learned from one another and came to agree that the tragic and gut-wrenching history of slavery must be internalized deeply by all before healing can take place. The white participants started to see how critical it is for their communities to educate themselves about explicit and implicit racism, white privilege, and ingrained feelings of cultural superiority; they began to recognize the damaging effect of racial indifference and how it is the fuel that continues to power racism and racial inequality. The black participants began to trust that this type of learning can, in fact, take place and that our continued work together, black and white, is about our humanity, our com-

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atkins Glen, Ithaca’s neighbor 25 miles west, will be the focus of the music world this August as the site of Woodstock 50, a three-day music festival celebrating the half-century anniversary of the iconic 1969 upstate New York concert. The festival promoters chose this Finger Lakes village (with its large, employable Nascar racetrack) as a better location for their event than anyplace in the Catskills, home of the original show. It’s a big deal for the small community. Watkins Glen has a population of about 2,000. Woodstock 50 might bring 50 times more. The roster of musicians was recently announced. It is an impressive array of stars, old and new (old, including Melanie and Santana; new, such as Halsey and Chance the Rapper). The event is capped the final night by the rapper Jay-Z. Jay-Z is possibly the most acclaimed and moneyed male performer in the world. When I saw that he would be in Watkins Glen, my thoughts about the event were eclipsed by a large single question: Where will Jay-Z stay? Jay-Z came up in poverty (near me, in fact, in ragged east Brooklyn), but it’s probably a long time since he has stayed anywhere less exclusive or expensive than, say, a Ritz-Carlton, which to him with his earnings might be like a park bench with newspaper covers to me with mine; and there is no Ritz-Carlton in Watkins Glen, nor within 200 miles of it. I mentioned my concern to my friend Zach, who is a touring musician, and he said don’t worry, Jay-Z will probably helicopter in and out. This was comforting to realize, except that the nearest commercial airport for Jay-Z to land a private plane and pick up a helicopter is in Horseheads, which he and his people will need to realize is a real place. Traveling to this billion dollar bash of a concert might pose problems for others, anyone not airborne, but driving. Watkins Glen is remote. The closest interstates are between 20 and 60 miles away, depending on direction, and are linked to the village by state routes that are fairly described as country roads, one lane each way for the most part, which might be serviceable normally, but maybe not when 50,000 vehicles are added. Despite the potential problems and complications, a destination like this concert might be fun or easy enough to join if you’re young, or full of zest for high adventure.

Once I was both, which manifested in various ways, but only on one occasion by attending a big outdoor concert such as this. The event was in Englishtown, New Jersey: like Woodstock 50, at a racetrack. My colleagues and I arrived the night before and slept on the ground on blankets. Tents at concerts were uncommon back then. I woke at dawn to see a scene like a Civil War encampment, a sprawl of ill-equipped and motley troops doing nothing but waiting for something to happen, whenever someone in charge said it would. Like tents, bottled water was uncommon in those days. We brought a few gallons, primarily to thwart desiccation and enact random hygiene, not to sip or enjoy. Mostly we drank warm colas, which we occasionally blended with vodka, a transformative concoction our group collectively extolled as not too strong, not too sweet, and not too good. Concert concessions are better today to the point of no comparison, but a crucial component of comfort that can’t be controlled is climate. At one possible extreme in summer in the Finger Lakes is torrential rain. Another is blazing heat. I don’t know how much shelter or shade will be available at the Woodstock racetrack, but refunds no doubt won’t be. Weather issues also exist for our local GrassRoots Festival, in Trumansburg each July since 1992; but the hosting Fairgrounds date from 1850, and have massive strands of old, protective shade trees, and the festival has covered areas for rain, and local fire trucks circle the grounds and spout streams of water when it’s hot. Watkins Glen is a lovely, cordial neighbor to Ithaca, and we wish them good things and good luck in this Woodstock 50 enterprise. Of course, it’s a big-time gamble. It’s a good kind of gamble, though, because it’s non-zero-sum: if it’s a winner, everybody wins. If it fails, everyone loses; but at least the loss is shared. The sun shines, or rain falls, on everyone the same. Let’s hope for good weather and good times with all our musical exploits this summer.

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passion and our desire to create a better world. All participants recognize that racism persists, and the brutality of hate against black Americans, has not stayed in the past, nor was it ever limited to the South as many still think. It is difficult to ascertain the exact number of black American deaths by the hands of white racists since many of these deaths have not been recorded. Nonetheless, the estimations and dates below might be helpful. According to the Tuskegee Institute, between 1860 and 1968, throughout the United States, close to 5,000 lynchings of black Americans occurred. These lynchings were public acts of terror. Hanging, tar and feathering, drowning, beating, mutilation, the bombing of black homes and black churches, car dragging and shooting were only some of the ways the executions of black Americans were carried out. The latest recorded lynching of black Americans took place in Oklahoma, in May 2018. In June 2017, someone placed a noose on one of the exhibits at

the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Within the same week, a second noose was found on the grounds of this renowned institute. The numbers above do not reflect the millions of deaths that took place while Europeans were capturing Africans or the deliberate killings that took place during the transatlantic slave trade and within the system of slavery itself. Many of our black leaders and thinkers of today work tirelessly, trying to create awareness of the seriousness and destructiveness of racism. Their passionate words resonate with those of us who continue struggling to close the racial divide: Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow “It is this failure to care, really care across color lines, that lies at the core of this system of control and every racial caste system that has existed in the United States or anywhere else in the world.” Peaches Gillette is a former New York City educator and a published poet. She continues to work as a prison chaplain and a Diversity Consultant. She now resides in Ithaca, New York.

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terms of annoyance factor, [Sunday night] was like a three out of ten. Sometimes it can be an eight or nine out of ten.” He said the problem intensified in midDecember, when Watco began operating the trains on the stretch of railroad, leasing the portion of the tracks from Norfolk Southern. Since then, Zifchock has sought help from the city and Watco, though with varying degrees of success so far. Common Council member Cynthia Brock, whose district includes Nate’s Floral Estates, has become involved in the proceedings as well, trying to advocate on behalf of the residents. Zifchock believes he might have a case since the trains aren’t moving, and thus aren’t in operation, but it remains to be seen whether or not the city can actually act on that, or is willing to. Beyond that, he said the city should enforce its noise ordinances at the very least; though he acknowledges a few minor fines probably wouldn’t deter Watco, at least it might provide some leverage. Potentially compounding the problem, Zifchock and Brock both said that from what they understand, Watco intends to significantly increase the frequency of trains, coinciding with a planned rebuild of the trainyard over the next two summers. Even though as the weather warms, Zifchock might be free of the idling engines, it seems likely there will be a subsequent impact on vehicular traffic as more trains with more cars pass through the city. “It really comes down to the largesse of the train company to modify their activi-

ties or not,” Brock said. “We should expect them to be very, very active in our area. [...] Under previous activities, it used to be maybe 18 or 20. Now, we’re looking at 45, maybe upwards of 50, trains.” But Brock did not sound optimistic that there was much the city could do outside of hoping that Watco make some of the tweaks that Norfolk Southern was willing to, like moving the trains a bit farther down the tracks away from residences. The increase in train frequency, it sounds like, is inevitable, but whether or not Watco decides to listen to residents is anything but. “My hope is that Watco will see the volume of individuals that are affected by their actions,” Brock said. “I do believe that Watco wants to be a good partner with the city. I’m hopeful that they will have an opportunity to get to know the people who live next door and see if there are ways that they can modify their actions to be more accommodating to their neighbors’ lives.” As for the city’s reluctance to address the ongoing issues, Zifchock compared it to football, using the futility of the Buffalo Bills versus the New England Patriots over the last two or so decades to illustrate that even if there’s not much hope, the city has an obligation to its residents to try. “The city thinks they’ve got no pull,” Zifchock said. “They think it’s a losing battle. I say when the Bills go to New England and they’re getting 18 points, they don’t not show up. They show up and try hard, they play. They don’t just phone it in.” -M att Butler

The annual Cornell University Board of Trustees meeting took place last Thursday and Friday in two open sessions before meeting privately. (Photo by Casey Martin)

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New York State, which are that no current insurance policy can be sold in the state that is not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Kruzansky acknowledged that while this is a good policy, the flaw to it is when special types of coverage, such as the emergency medical travel insurance needed by Cornell, may not have everything the ACA requires in an insurance plan. Some of the items that ACA plans need to have are mental health, child care and dental coverage. This policy didn’t intend to require those types of coverages. Even though the rule is not technically a law, there has been some pushback from state officials. The board, though, is not unfamiliar with this fight, as they encountered similar problems getting athletic injury coverage. Since the coverage is different from what a regular student would require, it would not be compliant with the ACA. Another issue with getting the new insurance policy established was the geographical differences that Cornell’s three campuses have. In addition to their home in Ithaca, Cornell would have to implement this policy for students at their biomedical college and Cornell Tech in New York City. Discussions regarding the implementation of the policy will continue in the coming months. The board seemed certain that, similar to budgets from previous years, the rate of growth for state and local governments will remain at two percent. During the second open session, Cornell University President Martha Pollack addressed several items affecting the school currently. She addressed the recent college admission scandal that has plagued many esteemed institutions. Pollack, who finds the entire issue appalling and despicable, has gone through the school’s policies to ensure something like that cannot happen at Cornell. Pollack also announced that no one from Cornell has any involvement in the scandal, although one alum was caught making payments to other schools, according to the Cornell Daily Sun. Following this, she went on to debut a new website to allow students to get more information about certain programs not just in Ithaca, but around the world. Pollack also announced that the new packet of legislation regarding tenant rights reformMa r ch

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spassed by the City of Ithaca Common Council will keep plenty of students residing in off-campus housing safe from being penalized for any legislative wrongdoing on behalf of the landlord. Once Pollack concluded speaking, Varun Devatha, the leader of the Student Assembly, gave an update on some of the yearly initiatives they have been working on. One major item Devatha spoke about was about the student health fee. After the student assembly polled the campus, they found that a majority of students were in favor of raising the fee by $20-30. Most other votes in the poll were in favor of using the money to get increased mental health services on campus. Some future initiatives the student assembly is bringing to the campus are “Free the Tampon,” which is an effort to get tampons and pads into restrooms across the campus, and an investigation into the transfer and underrepresentation of minority students. Next was the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, led by Ekarina Winarto, which has been working throughout the year to revise the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative. Established in 2013, the GPCI is a plan to address critical issues affecting graduate and professional student life at Cornell. However, it has come to Winarto’s attention that this plan needs to be redrafted to include some new issues such as family services, transportation, career development, mental health and wellbeing, diversity, international student affairs. Finally came Matthew Battaglia, leader of the University Assembly, to address some of the issues they tackled throughout the year. He spoke about how changes to the campus code of conduct are a necessary action the University Assembly has been dealing with all year. One of the big changes being made is to the language so that it is easier to read for students, professors, and administrators. Additionally, the University Assembly has been pushing to get the provisions regarding stalking and harassment updated. Most of the speakers saw the goals of Cornell’s future as increasing student involvement in campus affairs in addition to circulating surveys regarding tobacco and other health-related issues.

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Quality Above All

Johannes Reinhardt’s Exquisite Wines

B y D av e S i t magine for a minute that you are the owner of a factory that makes, say, ball bearings. A few weeks before the completion of the manufacturing process, you tell the factory manager to throw out 50 percent of the almost-finished ball bearings. Sounds crazy? But that’s exactly what Johannes Reinhardt, the owner and winemaker of Kemmeter Wines in Penn Yann, does in his vineyard every year: 45 percent in 2016 and a whopping 60 percent in 2017. This vineyard crop-thinning practice is called green harvest, or “vendange verte” in French. Performed usually six to eight weeks before harvest, the grower walks through the vineyard and examines each vine. Clusters which are deemed deficient in ripening or unhealthy are cut off by hand and discarded. In vigorous vintages, healthy clusters are likewise cut off to limit 8 T

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the yield. By doing so, each vine can then focus its nutrients and joie de vivre on the remaining clusters, resulting in higherquality grapes. The practice’s upside is an increase in grape quality, the downside is you wind up with less wine. Green harvest is not that uncommon, but the severe degree to which Reinhardt executes it is. It’s part of his painstaking pursuit of quality. To understand how Reinhardt wound up in the Finger Lakes, you have to travel back over 600 years in time to Germany. Reinhardt is a descendant on the maternal side of the storied Kemmeter family in the Franconia region. The Kemmeters have been farming and winegrowing for over 600 years, as evidenced by a 1438 royal proclamation from Emperor Albrecht II, which recognized the family’s contribution and bestowed it a family crest. Johannes Reinhardt was the third of four children born to Ottmar and Elfriede

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Reinhardt. His siblings, two sisters and an older brother, grew up in the small village of Neuses Am Berg. When his older brother died unexpectedly at the early age of 13, Reinhardt was suddenly thrust into the role of having to eventually assume the mantle of the family business. After high school, Reinhardt began an arduous seven-year education and apprenticeship program in viticulture and oenology in Germany. Upon his graduation with an advanced degree from the Bavarian State Research Center for Viticulture in Veitshöchheim in 1992, he returned home to work at his family winery. But things went badly. As Reinhardt assumed more responsibilities, conflicts with his parents on how the winery should be run became a frequent occurrence. His parents, laden with a centuries-long tradition of winegrowing, were resistant to change. But Reinhardt, from a newer generation of winemakers,

wanted to make the best wines possible. To do so, he pushed to reduce yield. His parents resisted. Their relationship became increasingly tense and strained but continued for three years. “I would look at myself in my bathroom mirror at night and cry,” Reinhardt said. “I began questioning my life, even God. Can I live my life this way?” Considered the “softie” among the children, he was also chastened by his incessant arguments with his parents. He shook his head and added, “I thought God would not be happy with the way I treated them.” Feeling trapped with no way out, Reinhardt took the only path he thought available. In October of 1995, he abruptly packed up and left. Reinhardt moved in with a friend in Munich. For a few months he did odd jobs for a living. But in his heart, he knew his place in life was growing and making wine. He found a job in 1996 at Schlossgut Hohenbeilstein, an or-

ganic winery in Württemberg. There, he had a wonderful working relationship with the owner, Hartmann Dippon. “It was an important experience working with Hartmann,” Reinhardt reminisced. “Besides new methods of growing and making wine, I benefited from Hartmann’s kindness and humility.” After spending a couple of years with Dippon, Reinhardt wanted to expand his skills by working in other parts of the world. He answered an ad from Dr. Konstantin Frank in the Finger Lakes and signed up as the vineyard manager for the 1999 vintage for Chateau Frank, the sparkling wine house of Dr. Frank. Reinhardt returned to Germany after his stint at Chateau Frank and began working for a winery in Baden. He quickly became disillusioned because of the commercialism there, and it seemed like he would have to move on again. Then came a phone call that would point him in a lifechanging direction. John Martini was a sales executive with the W.R. Grace Corporation in Baltimore in the early ‘70s when he decided to quit the rat race and bought a vineyard on Anthony Road in Penn Yan. In 2000, he needed a new winemaker. Two friends from the local wine community, Peter Bell from Fox Run Vineyards and Dr. Thomas Henick Kling from Cornell’s Geneva Experiment Station, suggested Reinhardt for the job. Martini called Reinhardt in Germany and invited him to come to the Finger Lakes to visit Anthony Road in person. Martini picked up Reinhardt at the airport. Both men hit it off right away after they discovered their mutual love for classical music when the car radio came on. At Anthony Road, Reinhardt finally had the opportunity to make wines worthy of his standards, as Martini gave him free rein. Before long, Reinhardt quickly earned a reputation as one of the best winemakers in the Finger Lakes. “Johannes really raised the overall quality of our wines because of his work ethics and attention to details,” Martini recalled. One of the major achievements during Reinhardt’s time at Anthony Road was the creation of Tierce, a Riesling collaboration between three wineries: Anthony Road, Fox Run and Red Newt. Peter Bell, the long-time winemaker at Fox Run, said, “Tierce was conceived by Johannes, and when he mentioned the idea to me I was instantly on board. Working with him on this project was always great fun. He is about as congenial a person as you will ever meet.”

As Reinhardt’s the same year, makreputation grew, ing wines from he didn’t forget purchased grapes at about his dream Anthony Road’s faof owning his own cilities. The followvineyard. In 2007, ing year, Kemmeter he bought a small Wines opened the farm across Route doors of its new 14 from Anthony tasting room. Road with Martini’s “Of all the peohelp. But before ple in the world I he could plant his need to thank, John vineyard, he needMartini is on top of ed to do one thing the list,” Reinhardt first: obtain a green said. He would concard so he could tinue as the winebecome a permaker of Anthony manent resident. Road until 2014, Typically, foreignwhen he passed on ers with specialized the reins to his asskills like Reinhardt sistant winemaker, have received green Peter Becraft. cards easily. Becraft said he “Johannes was owed his winemakK e m m e t e r Wi n e ry like a second son to ing career to Reinme,” Martini said. hardt. “My wife and “I wanted to do I were visiting Anwhatever I could to thony Road in 2006 help him. We had and met Johannes this big pile of testimonials supporting the one afternoon at the winery,” he said. “We application and it inexplicably got turned struck up a conversation. On our way out, down.” he mentioned that he could always use Not wanting to invest a lot of money help during harvest time, and my wife volbefore his legal residence status became unteered me.” clear, Reinhardt leased his land to Klaas In 2014, Reinhardt began devoting Martens, a local organic farmer. In the full-time to his vineyard. Most vineyards meantime, he and today are being Martini tried reapplanted by an autoplying for a green mated GPS-guided card. But disaplaser system, but pointment ruled Reinhardt planted the day again when his vineyard by the law firm they hand, one vine at hired missed the a time. Looking at application deadhis vineyard, you line. Finally, Marwould think it was tini hired a firm in machine-plantIthaca to re-submit ed because of its another application straight and orderly in 2011. During the rows. same year, ReinAs the vines hardt decided to go matured, more and ahead and install more of Kemmea fence and drain ter wines became tiles in the hope estate-grown: over that the third time 60 percent in 2016 Johannes R einhardt would be a charm. and 80 percent in In January of 2017. Six acres are 2012, five years currently planted, after he bought his vineyard, Reinhardt’s three with Riesling, two with Pinot Noir green card application was finally apand half an acre each with Gewurztraminproved. He formally licensed his winery er and Pinot Blanc. For the 2018 vintage, Ma r ch

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all the wines were estate-grown. “The fruit determines the wine; the cliché ‘great wines are made in the vineyard’ is true,” Reinhardt said to explain his philosophy. “The vines must be healthy. Each of my 1100 vines are cared for individually, down to the single clusters. I make decisions on each cluster, as they might mature differently, sometimes within even a single vine.” It is this kind of meticulousness that makes Reinhardt such a renowned vigneron. In 2014, he was named by Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine as one of the 20 Most Admired Winemakers in America in a poll taken by stakeholders in the wine business. In person, Johannes Reinhardt is a tall, self-effacing and earnest man. Humility and focus are two words often used by his friends and colleagues in describing him. He told me one of the things that shaped him was his enlightenment on the true meaning of religion over time. “Not so much in an organized religion way, but to follow Jesus’ example by living a more spiritual life instead of pursuing worldly possessions.” He has also long since reconciled with his family in Germany. “My parents were raised during wartime and the post-war period. They couldn’t throw anything away, so the concept of reducing yield was unacceptable to them,” Reinhardt said. “I am sure they were doing what they thought was the best for me back then.” He added, “I learned a lot from my father, especially on the importance of cleanliness in the cellar.” When you walk into Kemmeter Wines’ jewel box-like tasting room, you notice right away how tidily-organized it is. Bottles are lined up neatly on the shelves. It accommodates only six guests. Tastings are by appointment only and could last up to an hour. When you taste wines with Reinhardt, you can’t help but get drawn in by his passion and deep knowledge. At this stage of his life, Reinhardt is happy and content. He has found his true love in his wife Imedla. His dream of owning a vineyard and making wines of uncompromising standards has been realized. And he has found his home—it’s in the Finger Lakes, where he can make superior wines, one vintage after another.

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A Pipeline and a Lifeline

Cornell gymnast Izzy Herczeg at the ECAC Championships last week, hosted by Cornell. Herczeg scored the second perfect 10 from a judge in Big Red history. (Photo provided)

By Ste ve L aw re nc e

’m a big fan of school spirit, but when six teams of collegiate gymnasts (and their coaches and fans) are packed into one arena, every time one of them sticks a landing there is a chorus of deafening screams that reverberates off the walls. Six teams, four events (vault, beam, uneven bars and floor exercise). I loved watching Cornell host the ECAC Championships, but my ears are still ringing.

Cornell, Brown, Penn, Temple, William & Mary and Yale would take part in the annual event, and while the Big Red would have preferred to finish higher than fourth as a team, they did have two individual champs. Sara Maughan took top honors in the vault with a 9.825, a career-best that came at a most opportune time. Izzy Herczeg won the floor exercise in grand fashion, nailing a 9.9 and a 10.0 from the two judges. It was only the second perfect

10 scored by a judge in Big Red history. I always enjoy these meets, as many of my gymnast friends from my time at Cornell Athletics make the trip. They connect with Betsy East, their coach from the 1980s, who’s very proud of their career accomplishments. Doctors, financial analysts, engineers—they all have made their mark, and now some are giving back. Kelley McGoldrick (CU class of ‘86) was there, as usual, but she was not just an alumna enjoying the meet. As a professional woman who has spent 30 years working in the male-dominated financial planning industry, Kelley is doing her part to give female athletes enhanced tools to navigate the maze of connecting to the workforce. McGoldrick’s increased involvement grew out of a conversation with Christina Luniewicz, a Cornell gymnast (‘19) who works in the alumni office. Christina told Kelley, “We want help from former women’s gymnasts. Who’s available?” That question was a great springboard, as after the ECAC meet, recruits were addressed by McGoldrick (a chartered financial analyst), Ellen Mayer (a cardiologist), and Ann Pierce (an engineering grad who is now a consultant) and the seeds have been planted for more alumni to share their talents, experience and connections. Kelley said, “Like many universities, Cornell has plenty of central career resources, and each college has its own resources (engineering, arts & sciences, human ecology, etc.), but these systems are much more established for male athletes.” She added, “For years, I have wanted to recruit female athletes to work in finance, which is about 85 percent male, and I have wondered, ‘Where is that channel?’ We need better ways to connect with female athletes.” She continued, “There are more women in the medical and legal fields now, and we are trying to use the systems that the male athletes have in place that are working for them. A fellow Cornell alum was a football player here, and he comes every year to recruit male athletes, and another alumnus said to me, “I want to recruit female athletes. I like the level of perseverance they bring.” In addition to helping young athletes find their professional niche, McGoldrick sees value in getting them connected to a wide array of professionals because, in her

words, “For a 20-year-old, it can be just as valuable to learn what you don’t want to do.” In the interest of time and resourceefficiency, Kelley says, “Steering them in a different direction can be very helpful sometimes.” Betsy East, who left coaching and spent the last 25 years of her career working for Cornell in various administrative positions, is pleased to see this effort being put forth. “These mentorships are very helpful,” the former coach shared. “It’s great for these athletes to see successful women in the workplace, and for them to be able to say, ‘I can do this.’ It’s all about relationships.” ••• Denim & Diamonds: Nineteen years ago, Scott Thompson, Cornell’s men’s basketball coach, was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, and he and a core group of supporters initiated a fast break to help not only Thompson, but many others since then. (I am happy to report that Thompson made a full recovery, and that event has raised north of a million dollars over the years.) “The event started out with a Mardi Gras theme,” said Bill Perkins, who along with his wife, Colleen, has been one of the workhorses since the first year. “It evolved into the Community and Coaches vs. Cancer, and this is the first year it will be Denim and Diamonds theme.” Perkins laughed and said, “We’re giving it a little touch of country!” He also thanked longtime co-chair Richie Moran and others like Amy Little and Carol and Pete Noyes. (Regretfully, space limitations prevent me from listing many others.) The Country Club of Ithaca has been, in Bill’s words, “incredibly supportive,” and the event will be held there once again, on Friday, March 29 from 6-11 p.m. There will be a dinner buffet, a silent auction, prizes, dancing, and of course, denim and diamonds... If unable to attend, by purchasing a “Candle of Hope,” community members will be eligible to win some amazing trips (San Francisco, NYC, Washington, D.C., Skaneateles, Cornell Hockey and more), and as always, proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. Please call 607766-6901 or visit www.gamechanginggala. org.

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congregations like St. Paul’s, whose progressivism has drawn resistance from less tolerant factions of the denomination and led to a church-wide schism. From Feb. 23-26, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church was held in St. Louis with a focus on evaluating plans for restructuring due to the church’s division on inclusivity. By a vote of 438 to 384, they passed the Traditional Plan, which, if implemented in its entirety on Jan. 1, 2020, will more severely prohibit LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriages by enhancing discriminatory language added to the Book of Discipline in 1972 that states that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” In attendance as volunteers, and wearing rainbows in support of the reconciling movement, were St. Paul’s Pastor Teressa Sivers and laity Jamie Breedlove and Diana Crouch. All three were fearful of the conference’s outcome: As a global organization with foreign contingents that hold some deeply conservative views, the UMC has a history of division on issues of social justice. Still, they were hopeful for progress. When the Traditional Plan passed, Sivers said, anguish spread across the stadium serving as the conference’s venue. “What struck with me the most […] was that this cry rose up from maybe three or four

people,” said Sivers, who was appointed to St. Paul’s last July. “These people began to cry ‘No, no, no,’ and the heart in their voice was just broken. You could hear it. And I still hear it in my dreams at night. It’s really haunting. And I think that was the essence of it […] it broke their heart.” A Feb. 27 joint press release by St. Paul’s and fellow UMC member Forest Home Chapel stated that the conference’s decision is “out of alignment with the belief systems and mission of the two United Methodist congregations in Ithaca.”

“There are a lot of folks that feel betrayed and angry, abandoned,” Dolch said. Channeling her emotions into action, on the morning of Feb. 27, Dolch, who identifies as queer, hung a rainbow flag over the “United Methodist Church” portion of the church’s Court Street sign, leaving only “St. Paul’s.” The image reflects a rapidly-growing reconciling movement within the UMC, with some churches even breaking away from the denomination altogether. “Churches are standing up to say, regardless of what certain people vote, ‘We ‘We desire to be inclusive to all desire to be inclusive to of God’s people,’” all of God’s Breedlove. people,’” Breedlove said. For St. “They’ve taken a few scripture verses Paul’s, a separation from the UMC doesn’t and lifted them completely out of their seem likely at the moment. Yet, it will context and used them to justify things maintain its progressive stance despite that they were never intended to do in the possible consequences for deviating from beginning,” said Sivers, who refers to the Book of Discipline rules, which include Traditional Plan as the “Anti-Inclusivity the loss of credentials for clergy. Plan.” “We will not change who we are,” Sivers Within the St. Paul’s congregation, said. “We will continue to welcome […] there is a similar feeling of grief. Some every single person who comes in our members have even discontinued their doors. We will continue to marry people. attendance. Lydia Dolch, a co-lay leader As the church’s stance has been for many at St. Paul’s and longtime parishioner, said years, anyone who comes who can be it felt like a beloved family member had legally married, we will marry them. And died. we will continue to encourage and to min-

istry all of God’s children, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.” “[I]f we leave, we take our voices with us in system that, in my perspective, really needs to hear this message,” said Dolch. Hope remains from St. Paul’s and other reconciling congregations is that the UMC will soon change its intolerant policies. In April, the UMC’s Judicial Council will evaluate which parts of the Traditional Plan are unconstitutional, and a ruling will be made in May as to what can be implemented in January 2020. (Additionally, some of the ruling may be subject to a civil court suit relating to the physical properties of the individual churches that leave or are asked to leave the UMC.) Further changes can be made in the May 2020 general conference. Breedlove explains that the sentiment behind the Traditional Plan isn’t anything new. Rather, the recent vote brought it to life. “People all over are going to say, ‘Why do we have the United Methodist Church if they’re going to act like this? Why do you stay in the United Methodist Church if they’re going to act like this?’” she said. “So, it’s just, I think, more of an awareness. It’s been going around for a long time, but now all of this has come to the surface, and so it will be hard to get it back in the bottle. It will be hard to put the top back on it the same way that it was before.” -Austi n L a mb

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school enrollment.” Last year, the school had also announced its intention to apply for a middle school in a press release with the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), but subsequently withdrew the request after one month; that proposal asked for permission to start a middle school program for 60 students instead of 35-40. Nilsen-Hodges said the timing for the middle school proposal wasn’t right, and subsequent correspondence between the school and the Charter School Institute obtained by a FOIL request also show there were significant concerns about New Roots’

performance to that point. “Academic, legal and fiscal staff reviewed New Roots’ request for a middle school program, and concluded that the school’s existing academic program was not strong enough to expand to middle school grades until such time as the 9-12 program shows improvement in the Accountability Plan metrics and the LEAP program demonstrates successful acceleration of the learning of enrolled students,” a letter sent from CSI to New Roots’ Board of Trustees president Jason Hamilton in July 2018 read in response to the former middle school request and questions about the LEAP program. “Given the school’s lowered enrollment over time and enrollment below its chartered enrollment, the

institute also has some concern about the investment needed to start a new middle school program.” Nilsen-Hodges, when interviewed, disputed the institute’s enrollment comments. The middle school program would effectively be building upon the LEAP program the school was already running as a high school preparation program, introduced in 2017. Nilsen-Hodges clarified that while the LEAP program, which was actually the subject of a lawsuit filed by ICSD that claimed the program was being illegally run outside of New Roots’ authority and used to boost enrollment numbers, was thought to have been shut down by CSI. But the school modified it to satisfy their charter requirements by only

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accepting kids who had either completed or attended eighth grade elsewhere. And while New Roots certainly has its critics, some of whom are on the ICSD Board of Education and have made their thoughts well known, it also has plenty of support among parents of some of its students, who inundated the CSI with letters of support for both the LEAP program and the middle school aspirations. The July letter from CSI further expressed apprehension about the success of the LEAP program’s attempts to prepare students for high school classes, as well as the impact that a middle school would have on the high school. “Given the needs for improvement, combined with the lack of any evidence provided by the school in its original request showing the success of the LEAP program which had been underway for two years at the time of the request, New Roots does not have the legal authority to serve middle school grades whether in the LEAP or otherwise even if it does not bill districts for the students,” the letter to Hamilton concludes. “Most importantly, academic program staff at the institute, in the absence of additional high school data, remain unconvinced that the high school program at New Roots will not be diminished by the addition of a middle school program or expanded LEAP program.” Nilsen-Hodges rebutted that having a middle school would erase the effect of having to change schools to come to New Roots, potentially providing more stability for students. The Institute’s letter does seem to leave the door open for future consideration of an expansion plan “after improved outcomes,” and Nilsen-Hodges believe the school has achieved just that. She produced data she plans to submit to CSI that appears to show LEAP has produced positive results, particularly compared to other students coming from other schools to New Roots for high school: all former LEAP students in ninth grade are passing math, while 62 percent of nonLEAP students are passing; 94 percent are passing science, compared to 70 percent of non-LEAP, etc. “Their experience and success in ninth grade is really demonstrating the value of that program,” Nilsen-Hodges said. “Across the board, those LEAP students are passing their core subject area coursework in their first semester of high school, and that students who are coming to us from other regional districts are not similarly prepared to perform at that level.” The numbers give Nilsen-Hodges optimism that the Charter School Institute will be convinced of New Roots’ acumen, the current middle school proposal will be approved and that New Roots will be able to expand its academic offerings in the near future. “Absolutely, all of our high school performance data being strong, as well as these outcomes from LEAP allow the SUNY staff to make a strong case to the committee on charter schools for approval of the middle school program,” NilsenHodges said. -M att Butler

Local Dog Whisperer Recognized with Maxwell Medallion

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oes your dog misbehave? If so, the problem may be no more than a simple matter of miscommunication. “Dogs are not ethical” said Dr. Laura Donaldson, the official behavior and training consultant for Cayuga Dog Rescue. Laughing, she adds “They are opportunistic.” Donaldson won a Maxwell Medallion for best magazine article on dog behavior and training this past year for a feature article in Chronicle of the Dog Magazine, “The Cognitive Revolution and Every Day Dog Training: The Case of Look at That.” A Maxwell Medallion is a high honor in the field of animal cognition study, that is national in scope and highly competitive, given by the Dog Writers Association of America. The DWAA is an organization dating back to 1935 that is dedicated to promoting journalistic excellence on all things canine, and Donaldson said she is proud to represent the Ithaca area at such a high level in her field. Regarding the award, she said that it was “wonderful” to receive such positive validation

from her peer community. However, it seems that for the average dog owner, and the dog training community at large, there are still a lot of antiquated thinking and practices that need to be unlearned before more progress can be made in the relationships people have with their dogs. “Dog risk assessment is really bad,” Donaldson said. “They have a distorted perception of their environment, and that is where we can really help them if we can understand.” She continued to describe how the more negative methods that people use to communicate with dogs, such as jerking leashes and raising their voices, are detrimental to dogs’ mental health. Moreover, there is also a plethora of everyday objects and noises that upset dogs and that most dog owners are likely unaware of. For example, Donaldson mentioned that plastic shopping bags are actually a very common stressor for dogs. Between the shuffling noise they make, and the way they reflect light erratically, plastic bags are difficult for dogs to process. She used this example to illustrate the training method she outlines in her article. Essentially, conventional dog training would use counter conditioning to help a dog overcome a fear of a shopping bag. This technique involves simply giving the dog positive experiences in the presence of a plastic bag. While this methodology is highly effective in humans, it is only about half as effective in dogs. Instead, Donaldson focuses on what is referred

to as modified counter conditioning, which involves not only giving the dog positive experiences in the presence of a stressor, but actively drawing their attention to the stressor as well, rather than relying on the dog to notice it incidentally. Dubbed the “Look at That method,” Donaldson was careful to point out that modified counter conditioning has not yet been tested in an ideal experimental setting, but nevertheless, the anecdotal results have been extremely positive. In her own words, “If it works for the dogs, it works for me.” As for the next steps in her research, Dr. Donaldson is interested in continuing to explore the cognitive disconnect between people and dogs. She specifically mentioned the possibility of studying the effectiveness of interactive games, and comparing it with that of more conventional obedience models. Donaldson also has tentative plans for a book in the near future. In the meantime, her hands are full with her consulting practice. Speaking more broadly about the future, she said, “I love writing, I love research, but right now I really just want to help people in their everyday lives with dogs.” Dr. Laura Donaldson, the official behavior and training consultant for Cayuga Dog Rescue, recently won a prestigious award for her writing on dog behavior. (Photo by Casey Martin)

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Downtown on March 30 for an evening of music. Davidson spoke to the Ithaca Times from “the woods of New Hampshire” about the joy of singing, game shows, and bringing your own shoes.

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TV veteran John Davidson coming to Cortland

Ithaca Times: I must have never seen you in a variety show format, because I knew you more as a host and personality than a singer. What are you doing at CRT?

By Br yan VanC ampe n

ohn Davidson has been kicking around TV, theatre, and film for more than 50 years. He’s been the host of iconic game shows and series like

“That’s Incredible,” and he was making movies on the Disney lot when Disney was alive. Now, Davidson is bringing his guitar and his show biz stories to CRT

John Davidson: I guess I started as a singer, but I was hosting “That’s Incredible” and “The Hollywood Squares.” I became more of a host because that’s what people wanted, and you can’t sing on those shows as much [laughs]. But my greatest love is singing, and especially with my

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guitar. I play six-string guitar, 12-string guitar, and banjo. I sing original tunes and pop music covers from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, and I talk about my take on life after 50 years in show business. It’s a highenergy show. I never sit down. I’m not one of those guitar players who sits on a stool. I’m in and out of the audience a lot with a wireless mic and headset. It’s aimed at people over 50, because they’re the people that remember my career. IT: I was born in 1963, so you’ve been around pretty much my whole life. JD: An early manager said to me, “Don’t just be a knife or a spear.” He said, “You can be a Swiss Army knife. [laughs] So, instead of just being a spear, be a jack of all trades.” So, when game shows came along, I said “Yeah, I can do that.” Playing Las Vegas, I’ve done Shakespeare, I’ve done Broadway and Broadway musicals, I just toured in “Wicked” and “Finding Neverland.” I’m old-school in that I think a singing entertainer should be able to do it all, to do ladies’ luncheons and Shakespeare and beauty pageants and game shows. IT: You’ve done so many different things in your career. Are there similarities, or is each gig its own puzzle? JD: I think the bottom thing would be to get to some sort of honesty about human feelings and about what it is to be alive, and to interact with other people, and to try to portray the reality of life. I’m always trying to see what is real here. What does it mean when you say “I love you”? What does it mean when you say “I hate you”? I’m constantly trying to figure out the answer to the question “What the fuck are we doing here?” [laughs]

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IT: In the game show genre, you took on “Pyramid,” one of my favorite game shows. In fact, you’ve made a career of taking the reins from some pretty iconic hosts. JD: I stepped into so many shoes: Carson’s shoes and [original “Hollywood Squares” host] Peter Marshall’s shoes and Dick Clark’s shoes. I did a lot of tours of “The Music Man” playing Professor Harold Hill, where I was filling Robert Preston’s shoes. I took over for Mike Douglas on his daytime talk show, so I was in Mike Douglas’s shoes. I think you realize that you’ve got to bring your own shoes. What I was doing was my bad impression of Peter Marshall, my bad impression of Carson [laughs], my bad impression of Dick Clark. I’m in awe of these guys. I steal attitudes and ways of doing things. I think imitation is the greatest form of flattery. That’s how I’ve grown in my career from the very beginning, is watching great actors, great hosts and great singers and ask, “What of that could I use?” So you do a little bit of what they did, but you try to make it honest for you. That’s the deal. You can see more online at Ithaca.com.

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he work of local folk-abstractionist sculptor Gerry Monaghan, the Futures Gallery is an informal curatorial project making use of the distinctly marginal second floor space belonging to Autumn Leaves Used Books and shared with the Ten Forward Café. For the Futures’ inaugural March show, Monaghan has made an auspicious choice in Cortland artist Tobias Inigo. The show lasts until March 30. A painter, draftsman, and cartoonist of unusual inventiveness, Inigo appeared on the Ithaca scene, seemingly out of nowhere, a couple years ago with a small show at Sunny Days, a gift shop featuring area artisans as well a generally middling selection of “fine art.” Last summer, he was part of a memorable, if loosely cohesive, four-person new members’ exhibit at the State of the Art Gallery. (Inigo, unfortunately, is no longer part of the cooperative.) For “Foreverbearing,” Inigo is showing works on paper, most previously exhibited, covering characteristic themes. A generous selection of watercolor tree “portraits,” a signature, are joined by a scattering of more traditional landscapes, narrative scenes, and expressive ink caricatures. Pieces have been

hung over and around the wall-spanning back bookshelf with others resting atop it, propped up amidst the potted plants. Previously exhibited, “Cliffhanger” remains perhaps the most memorable of Inigo’s arboreal personages. Rendered in a densely textured skein of black and nearblack spots and threads, the fat, barren trunk leans left, hauling up its roots. Inigo has cropped the aged tree along the left edge of the sheet, adding to the unstable and in-your-face nature of the portrayal. The tree blends in with the mottled, stony ground, accented in rhythmic blades of grass. The picture is predominantly blackand-white but ghostly, amorphous spots of dark- and yellow-green evoke moss, while watery blue-gray shadows the horizon of an otherwise empty white sky. Other tree portraits demonstrate the expressive scope of the genre. “In the Bleak Midwinter” and “Turbulent Autumn” show the same skeletal silhouetted trunk, looking up, with differing light and atmosphere. “A Long Time Standing” is another old-timer, highlighting Inigo’s facility with less than sentimental views of nature. “The Three Sisters” appear to be identical triplets; their more stereotyped depiction ties it to the

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artists “far away” landscapes, along with pieces like “Day Tripping” and “View from the Valley,” which trade detail and solidity for blurs of color. A new work, “Rowan - A Mother’s Tear” is another standout. Echoing East Asian composition, a decorative procession of skinny mottled green leaves fills the top of the large, vertical sheet. They surround a cluster of crimson and orange-red berries – suspended like a cloud. Left-of-center, these drizzle what looks like a bloody tear. The rest of the sheet is clean white. Inigo’s work here is characteristically rich and engaging. The homely presentation fits the café-bookshop setting without insulting the art. (Admittedly getting yourself in front of particular pieces might take

some maneuvering.) Browsing the paintings becomes an extension of browsing the bookshelves – the former’s humorous and proudly artisanal qualities emerge in ways that they might not in a more formal “white box” gallery. Still, as with painter Barbara Mink’s new curatorial series at the Bookery in the DeWitt Mall, Futures brings up the question of what counts as a “real” gallery in Ithaca. Of course, local artists have long relied on coffee shops and other informal spaces to present their work. It’s a viable solution for presenting work to more diverse audiences (potentially perhaps, even to the vexed matter of selling art.) And it’s hard to begrudge people choosing art to hang on the basis of friendships and informal contacts. After all,

there is no Ithaca-area art space of any kind that consistently shows excellent taste in showing contemporary or local art. And yet it’s important to make some distinction between informal operations like this one and the multi-faceted work done by Ithaca’s more official galleries. In markedly different ways, organizations like the State of the Art Gallery or the Ink Shop Printmaking Center downtown or Corners Gallery in Cayuga Heights—or the sadly defunct eye Gallery—do much more to recruit, organize, present, and promote artists. That such spaces seem unable to help so many accomplished and deserving local and regional artists is testament both to our range of talent and the difficulties of helping artists find their audience.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream he magic of midsummer is brought to life this spring on the State Theatre stage when the Ithaca Ballet presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” choreographed by Lavinia Reid and set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn. Performances are at 3 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. “It’s funny, it’s beautiful, there’s some amazing dancing in this production,” says Cindy Reid, artistic director of the Ithaca Ballet. Based on the Shakespeare play, the dancers tell three intersecting stories that happen overnight in the forest. Titania and Oberon, queen and king of the fairies, are bickering without resolution; humans Hermia and Lysander are planning an elopement, accompanied by their friends Demetrius, who once loved Hermia himself), and Helena, who is unhappily in love with Demetrius. Last, a group of hapless actors has for some reason come to the woods to rehearse a play they’re planning, and it’s clearly not going well. One of the actors, Bottom, even gets his head stuck in a donkey’s head mask. When Oberon turns the sprite Puck loose with a love potion and confusing instructions, havoc breaks loose when he drops some of it on the wrong people. One of his hapless victims is Titania, Queen of the Fairies, danced by Samantha (Sprague) Iddings, an Ithaca Ballet alumna who went on to a professional career with the Tulsa Ballet before returning to Ithaca to teach ballet. “Samantha is so outrageously good,” Cindy Reid said of Iddings, who’s also the mother of a toddler. “The whole company learns from watching her.” “I have four different sections where I’m actually dancing and Titania’s in a different mood in each of them,” Iddings said. “In the beginning, I’m angry with Oberon. The next time I’m with my fairies and more confident and sassy. The next time I’m like a love-struck schoolgirl with Bottom. And at the end, I’ve got a pas de deux with Oberon.” It’s quite a lot of dancing, but she points out, “I also sleep on the stage twice, so I get little breaks.” Iddings adds, “It’s a really fun ballet and

the day to day rehearsals and has been impressed with the professionalism of her cast of dancers. “It’s super funny,” Cindy says of the ballet. “What’s wonderful is we get all the pieces in there.” The cast includes Ayla Naghsh and Maria Valencia as Hermia and Helena, and guest artists Tucker Davis and Xavier Nunez dancing the roles of the men who love them. “They have so much experience, as they do the roles, they’re in the roles. It’s delightful to watch. You’re really seeing the dancing at a high level.” Two shorter ballets round out the program: “Jupiter” (music by Gustav Holst, choreographed by Bonnie ValanteSpaight) and “Stratus” (music by Billy Cobham, choreographed by Lavinia Reid).

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A shot of the cast rehearsing for their upcoming performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” held on Saturday, March 30 at 3 and 7 p.m. (Photo by Johann Studier)

tells the story really well. Even if you’re not familiar with the play, you’ll be able to follow along.” Kevin Olmstead, who dances Oberon, began dancing at 16 and moved on to a professional career with what he describes as a smorgasbord of companies and roles. “It’s funny how Shakespeare’s comedies hold true even all these years later,” Olmstead says. “Oberon is stern but not that bad of a guy. I joke with Samantha that the falling-in-love-with-a-donkey thing has probably happened multiple times in the forest.” He says dancing in a comical ballet is a departure from a career where he mostly danced as a prince in white tights. “It’s fun to mold into a different character that’s not so upright and formal, and it’s also pretty physically demanding,” he says of this ballet. “The choreography is pretty intricate, but it’s nothing beyond the capabilities of the company. It requires a bit of strength and discipline to it.” Comedy came to the rehearsal when Olmstead, a full-time father whose wife is finishing her Ph.D. at Cornell, and Iddings brought their daughters. While Cindy Reid held Olmstead’s infant, Idding’s daughter proved to be no fan of the proceedings. When Olmsted as Oberon lifted and carried Titania offstage it was with Idding’s daughter clinging in confusion to her mother’s foot. The sense of fun is evident in both Reid sisters’ description of the process of bringing the ballet to life. “I’m just delighted to work with them,” Lavinia says of the cast. She’s seen the ballet come to life both in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where she began the Chambersburg Ballet Theatre School, as well as with her sister’s company in Ithaca. Lavinia Reid designed the sets with the help of a black-light artist, so the fairies and the sets can magically appear and disappear. Cindy, whom both sisters describe as Lavinia’s muse, oversees

She describes “Jupiter” as “Such a beautiful ballet. I never get tired of looking at it!” But she’s even more intimately acquainted with “Stratus,” having danced in the original 1975 production. “It’s very technical and very jazzy, but on point,” she says. “There’s a jazz fusion drummer. It’s got lots of energy.” Cindy Reid is not dancing in this production. “I wish she’d be in it this time, but she’s retired for the moment,” Lavinia Reid says. “She’s doing a splendid job with one of the best regional companies in America. I’m just delighted to work with them.”

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Pulcinella and a frolicking frog have in common? Join Music’s Recreation and Lilypad Puppet Theater for a performance that is sure to amuse the senses and delight the ears. | $10; under 8 free Los Lobos | 8:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Center For the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer |

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Open Mic | 8:30 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

Bars/Bands/Clubs

Radio London| 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

3/27 Wednesday

East Meets West: tabla and guitar duo | 7:00 PM, | Foundation of Light, Ithaca | Sugg don $15

African Drumming and Dance | 8:15 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Ithaca College, Ford Hall, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca | Baruch Whitehead, director.

The Dennis Winge Trio | 6:00 PM, | Monks on the Commons, Ithaca

Stringbustin | 7:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

Canaan Jam Session | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale

Gutterpunk: Motherwort, Strange Heavy, Water Bears, Spazzare | 7:30 PM, | Bowl-O-Drome, Ithaca

3/28 Thursday Diana Leigh Trio | 7:00 PM, | Via Girasole Wine Bar, Pittsford Elisa S. Keeler - CD Release Song Circle | 7:00 PM, | Community School Of Music And Arts, Ithaca

Seth Glier | 7:30 PM, | 6 On The Square, Oxford Wingnut | 8:00 PM, | Silver Line Tap Room, Trumansburg

3/29 Friday

Reggae Night: Noble Vibes + Akuma Roots feat. Rebel Fire w/ DJ Mike Judah | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5 - $7

Purple Valley | 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

Rob Ervin at Union Tavern | 9:00 PM, | Farrell’s Bar, Groton

Tru Bleu | 6:00 PM, | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville

The Beauchesnes | 9:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca

After Market | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

3/31 Sunday

Not From Brooklyn | 7:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

Cayuga Blue Notes | 1:00 PM, | Red Newt Bistro, Hector

IU: Home Body, Zalatan, Celebornidril, lilflower | 7:00 PM, | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, Ithaca

Jim Malcolm | 2:00 PM, | Valley Folk, Corning

4/3 Wednesday Folk ‘n’ Kava | 7:30 PM, | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, Ithaca Concerts/Recitals Midday Music for Organ | 12:30 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Anabel Taylor Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca | Michael Plagerman, organ; A Trio of Trios Celtic Woman - Ancient Land | 7:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Civic Centers Theaters At Oncenter, 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse |

Lucky Old Sun | 4:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

Amir Katz, piano, performs Chopin | 8:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Barnes Hall, Cornell, Ithaca | Performing Chopin’s twenty-seven Etudes. Musicologist Alan Walker gives a lecture at 6:45 pm entitled Chopin, the Raphael of the Keyboard.

Gerard Burke | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

Ricky Skaggs (with The Kentucky Thunder) | 8:00 PM, 3/28 Thursday

Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca Party of Four| 4:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

Experience Hendrix | 7:30 PM, 4/1 Monday | Landmark Theatre, 362 S Salina St, Syracuse | Top guitarists from a variety of places on the rock&roll spectrum will take part in the 2019 Experience Hendrix Tour, led by Joe Satriani, Dave Mustaine, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa and Taj Mahal. 2Cellos - Let There Be Cellos Tour | 8:00 PM, 4/1 Monday | Civic Centers Theaters At Oncenter, 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse | Fingerlakes Environmental Film Festival Concert | 8:15 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca |

John Davidson | 7:30 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Cortland Repertory Theatre, 24 Port Watson St., Cortland | This charismatic show business legend has done it all. Currently, he is a traveling troubadour singer and storyteller performing across America. | $30

John Popper | 8:00 PM, 4/3 Wednesday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | The Blues Traveler frontman on his solo tour, accompanied by bandmate Ben Wilson. | $40 Adv., $45 DOS

Professor Louie and The Crowmatix | 7:30 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Deposit State Theater, 148 Front Street, Deposit | Enjoy a night of rompin’ stompin’ roots rock, roadhouse blues, sweet ballads and original tunes. | $15 Advance /$18 Door

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Symphoria Masterworks Series: Brahms & Bruckner | 7:30 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Crouse Hinds Theater, 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse | $88$20. College $5. 18 & under $0

Russian National Ballet: Giselle | 7:30 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Anderson Center, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton |

Les Miserables | 7:30 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Landmark Theatre, 362 S Salina St, Syracuse | Contact theater for additional showtimes.

Open Mic Comedy | 10:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | R2P Presents: Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. | 7:00 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Through April 7. Thu & Fri @ 7pm and Sat & Sun @ 2pm. Join Alice down the rabbit hole into a world of adventure! Featuring the younger half

of R2P’s talented company, this version of the classic story packs in more songs beyond what you remember from the movie! The Royale | 7:30 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Kitchen Theatre, 417 W State St, Ithaca | Runs thru Mar 31, 2019. Contact theater for additional showtimes. Inspired by the story of groundbreaking boxer Jack Johnson, The Royale examines what it takes to gain a place in history. Once Upon a Mattress | 7:30 PM, 3/29 Friday & 3/30 Saturday; 2:30 3/31 Sunday| Watkins Glen High School Auditorium, 301 12th St, Watkins Glen | Presented by The Watkins Glen High School Class of 2019. | $10/$8/$5 Outside Mullingar | 7:30 PM, 3/29 Friday | The Cider Mill Stage, 2 Nanticoke Ave, Endicott | March 29, 2019 - April 14. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 and Sundays at 5:30. Tony Award nominee for Best Play. From the author of Doubt and Moonstruck comes a romantic comedy set in rural Ireland. Skeleton Crew | 7:30 PM, 3/29 Friday; 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM 3/30 Saturday | Ithaca College, 953 Danby Rd, Ithaca | The Earl McCarroll Studio Theatreís spring 2019 season begins with the story of Detroit autoworkers grappling with looming unemployment on the cusp on the Great Recession. A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM, 3/30 Saturday | State of Ithaca, 107 West State Street, Ithaca | In an enchanted forest, Puck uses magic flowers to sow confusion and chaos in love and loyalty with the colorful characters based on Shakespeare’s play. Set to music by Felix Mendelsson and choreography by Lavinia Reid. | $10-20 8th Annual Opera Night | 6:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Center For the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer | Presented in the European tradition of an intimate dinner cabaret. Jo Koy Break the Mold Tour | 7:30 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Forum Theatre, 236 Washington St, Binghamton | The

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comedian pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, with material that has universal appeal. Rock of Ages | 7:30 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Forum Theatre, 236 Washington St, Binghamton | Broadway In Binghamton. Violet - by Brian Crawley, Music by Jeanine Tesori | 8:00 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Clark Theatre, IC, Danby Rd, Ithaca | Thru April 14th. Contact theater for additional showtimes. Set in the Deep South during the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, Violet follows a young woman on a journey to be cured by a TV evangelist.

Art World Picture: Travel Imagery Before and After Photography | Ongoing | Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Kroch Library, 161 Ho Plaza, Cornell University, Ithaca | This exhibition examines how published travel imagery created and transmitted geographical knowledge during the nineteenth century, a period of rapid and extraordinary change in how

his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.

Adult Painting class | 1:30 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St, Candor | Landscape painting using different kinds of paints. Call library to register. | $10 (covers canvases); donations requested to help cover cost of paints

Cornell Cinema will not be screening films March 30-April 7 during Cornell’s Spring Break.

Transparent Moves - Connie Zehr Installation | Ongoing | State of the Art Gallery, 120 W. Martin Luther King, Jr./State Street, Ithaca | A temporary sand installation in the gallery salon uses clear glass forms as lenses and tools to shift and magnify, reflect and project, colors and patterns in the sand. Thru 4.28. | Free

Urban Arts Crawl | 5:00 PM, 3/29 Friday | Downtown Corning, Corning |

of wine, music from TOiVO, and art!

Get Real: Seeking Authenticity in African Art | Ongoing | Handwerker Gallery, Job Hall, IC, Ithaca |

Trumansburg Education Foundation Art Auction | 7:00 PM, 3/29 Friday | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Congress at McLallen St, Trumansburg | A fabulous evening

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Bid on everything from mosaics and made by talented local artists. | $10 Atlantic Arias: Paintings of Coastal Ireland and Maine | Ongo-

Week of Friday, March 29 through Thursday, April 4. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first*. The Beach Bum* | A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules. |95 mins R The Mustang* | The story a violent convict who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs. |96 mins R Gloria Bell | A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs. | 102 mins R

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Ruben Brandt, Collector | Four expert thieves attempt to steal every famous artwork that is haunting their mutual psychotherapist. A detective attempts to find out who the “Collector” is. | 96 mins R

Wanda | 3/27, 7:00 PM Wanda, a lonely housewife, drifts through mining country until she meets a petty thief who takes her in. Never Look Away | 3/28 & 3/29, 7:00 PM| German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by

Transit | When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author whose papers he possesses. He meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he’s impersonating. | 101 mins Apollo 11 | A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins. | 93 mins G

30th Annual Juried Photography Show | Ongoing | State of the Art Gallery, 120 W. Martin Luther King, Jr./ State Street, Ithaca | Digital, experimental and traditional photographs will be shown. Photographers from the Finger Lakes region and beyond are represented.

Regal Ithaca Wednesday 3/27 through Tuesday, 4/2. Contact Regal Ithaca for showtimes. New films listed first. *

I See You (IC/CU) 2019 | 12:00 PM, 3/29 Friday | Ink Shop Printmaking Center The, 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | A joint show of prints by students of two strong printmaking programs at Ithaca College and Cornell University. Thru 3/29. Director’s Choice Exhibit - Opening Reception | 5:00 PM, 3/29 Friday | West End Gallery, 12 W Market St, Corning | An exhibit featuring personal favorites selected by Gallery Director, Jesse Gardner.

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The Protest Banner Lending Library | Ongoing | Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center, Ithaca College, Ithaca |

ing | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | Thru 3/31.

Dumbo* | A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer. |112 mins PG

OVID FARMERS MARKET ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Tuesday, April 2, at 6:00 PM | Papa Bear Building, 7175 Main St., Ovid | Thinking about warmer weather? Now imagine walking around a Farmers Market right in Ovid! This meeting is for people interested in making that daydream into a reality, as well as for anyone who has considered selling your locally made or produced items at a farmers market. (photo: provided)

Unplanned* | The story of Abby Johnson, one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation. |106 mins R Captive State | Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after

CAYUGA BIRD CLUB COMMUNITY NEST BOX BUILD

FRIDAY, MARCH 29 & SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 7:00 PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 9:00 AM

Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Drive, Ithaca | Families and community members are encouraged to participate in this event. CBC will be building nest boxes to attract cavity-nesting birds such as Prothonotary Warblers (pictured) for Stewart Park and Jetty Woods/ Lighthouse Point. (photo: AllAboutBirds.com)

Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | Join Whiskey Tango Sideshow and over 20 unique special guests from across the nation and beyond for two nights of dazzling ‘adult-oriented’ entertainment. (photo: Facebook)

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Family Storytime | 11:00 AM, 3/30 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca |

an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents. |109 mins PG-13

Sciencenter Showtime! | 2:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | General admission fees apply

Us| A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorize them. |116 mins R

LEGO Building Program | 3:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca |

Wonder Park | The story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. | 85 mins PG

Chicken Little: The Sky is Falling! | 2:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Cortland Repertory Theatre, 24 Port Watson St., Cortland | Performed by Bright Star Touring Theatre. The classic story with a fun modern twist! | $7

Five Feet Apart | A pair of teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love. | PG-13

Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic | 2:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Civic Centers Theaters At Oncenter, 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse | Second show at 5:30PM.

WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETS CELEBRATION Saturday, March 30 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Marathon Civic Center, Brink St, Marathon | The 6th District American Legion Auxiliary invites the American Legion, Vietnam Veterans, friends and community to this annual nationally-recognized event. There will be a reception, parade, and veterans photo gallery. Join together in supporting veterans. (photo: provided)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | | 104 mins PG

Special Events The 4th Annual Empire Burlesque Festival | 8:00 PM, 3/29 Friday & 3/30 Saturday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Join The Whiskey Tango Sideshow and over 20 unique special guests from across the nation and beyond for two nights of dazzling ‘adult-oriented’ entertainment. Fiddlehead Frolic 10-hour Dance Event | 12:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Community School Of Music And Arts, 330 E State St, Ithaca | Sponsored by Hands Four Dancers of Ithaca. Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Celebration | 1:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Marathon Civic Center, Brink St., Marathon | Reception, Parade, Veterans Photo Gallery. Sponsored by the 6th District American Legion Auxiliary. Harmonic Temple | 9:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | The Cherry Arts Inc, 102 Cherry St, Ithaca | A mytho-poetic multimedia immersive experience and participatory free-movement dance event featuring art projections, live

music and poetry, and soundscapes and a DJ set by Ithaca’s DJ Nataraj.| $15

Organized by students at LACS. | $10-15 s.d.

Bridal Showcase at the Inn at Taughannock | 12:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Taughannock Farms Inn, 2030 Gorge Rd, Trumansburg | Festivities will take place inside the iconic Victorian hotel where most of the space has panoramic view of Cayuga Lake. | $5

Film Screening & Discussion -Boys and Men Healing | 6:30 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | The Space at GreenStar, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | A documentary about the epidemic of sexual abuse of boys, the impact on individuals, families, and society. Hosted by the Advocacy Center as part of our Enough Abuse Tompkins project.

5th Annual One Funny Ithaca Story: Houses of Worship Edition | 2:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | First Congregational Church, 309 Highland Road, Ithaca | This year’s event to benefit the Cancer Resource Center will be led by local clergy who often see the lighter side of life within their daily work. | 25 Women Making Media: Ni Aqui Ni Alla (Neither Here Nor There) | 3:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Auditorium, Park School, Ithaca College, Ithaca | A panel discussion and documentary screening about the challenges of dual identity facing Latinx-Americans. Presented by IC Dept. of Journalism. LACS Benefit concert ft. The West Hillbillies | 4:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | To benefit the Akwesasne Freedom School (Mohawk immersion program).

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Drag Queen Story Hour | 12:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Join our colorful and fun group for an hour of story time full of glimmer and more glamour than you have ever seen in the daylight!

Sciencenter Science Together |Sciencenter, 601 1st St. , Ithaca | Tue/ Th @ 10:30AM and Wed/Fri @ 3:00PM. | General admission fees apply

Books

Write Now Writer’s Group | 10:00 AM, 4/3 Wednesday | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St, Candor |

The American Fraternity: An Illustrated Ritual Manual | 4:30 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Olin Library, Room 106G, Ho Plaza, Cornell University, Ithaca |

Spring Book Sale | 5:00 PM, 4/3 Wednesday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Find a great book at the Spring Book Sale!† All proceeds benefit the Seneca Falls Library.

The Madame’s Business: The remarkable life and tragic death of Malvina Guimaraes | 12:00 PM, 3/29 Friday | Cayuga Museum, 203 Genesee Street, Auburn | Local author Ann Callaghan Allen will discuss her book. | $5 Poet and Essayist Judy Swann w/ Jack Young | 2:00 PM, 3/30 Saturday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga

Kids Baby Yoga | 10:00 AM, 3/27 Wednesday | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136 Brown St., Ovid | Cuddle-up Infant & Toddler Library Time | 10:00 AM, 3/27

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SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 12:00 PM

CSMA, 330 E. State St., Ithaca | An extravaganza of contras and couples’ dances featuring Eloise & Co. plus Tim Ball & Liza Sommers. Syracuse-based caller Sarah VanNorstrand will give new dancers confidence and experienced dancers a challenge; a medley of fine local callers will also lead dances. Enjoy good music, dancing, community, and a raffle! (photo: provided)

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Toddler Yoga | 10:45 AM, 3/27 Wednesday | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136 Brown St., Ovid |

Teen Writing Workshops | 4:30 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Preschool Storytime at Southworth Library | 10:00 AM, 3/29 Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Baby Storytime | 10:30 AM, 3/29 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Additional session† at 3:30 to 4:00 pm. Caregivers and babies up to 24 months embrace early literacy through books, music, movement and rhyming. The 10:30 storytime is followed by an hour-long Baby & Toddler Playtime at 11:00 am. Teen Writing Workshop (Fridays) | 4:30 PM, 3/29 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca |

Interactive Poetry Workshop for Tweens | 4:00 PM, 4/1 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Hosted by poet and writer Robert Danberg will offer an opportunity for participants to connect with their senses and each other to create poetry. Maker Mondays for Teens | 4:00 PM, 4/1 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Tutorials will be provided for the Makerbot 3D Printer, Epilogue Helix Laser Cutter, and Cricut. Tuesday Morning Story Hour | 10:15 AM, 4/2 Tuesday | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St, Candor | Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 4/2 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Toddler and Preschool Storytime | 11:00 AM, 4/2 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Cuddle-up Infant & Toddler Library Time | 10:00 AM, 4/3 Wednesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden |

Notices Ithaca Rotary Club Luncheon Speaker Series | 12:15 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | 3/27- Deb Mohlenhoff, Program Director for Leadership

ITHACA BALLET PRESENTS A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 3:00 PM AND 7:30 PM

State Theatre of Ithaca, 105 W. State St. | The State Theatre stage will be transformed into an enchanted forest for Titania and Oberon, Queen and King of the Fairies. Based on the play by William Shakespeare, with music by Felix Mendelssohn and choreography by Lavinia Reid. (photo: Johann Studier)

Tompkins on Cultivating Future Community Leaders. | $15 WISE Choice! | 3:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Tompkins County Workforce Center, Center Ithaca, Suite 241, | For people who are age 18 through 64 and receive Social Security Disability benefits, Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) webinars can help you and your family members learn about the Ticket to Work Program and available Work Incentives through accessible learning opportunities. Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor |

and open to the public, and held in the Classrooms@GreenStar, 700 W. Buffalo St. Registration required - sign up online at www.greenstar.coop or at GreenStar’s Customer Service Desk or call 273-9392. Social Networking | 1:30 PM, 3/29 Friday | Tompkins County Workforce Center, Center Ithaca, Suite 241, | Learn how to take advantage of social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to help you in your job search. Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM, SaturdayS & Sundays | Cornell Lab of

Cayuga Bird Club Community Nest Box Build | 9:00 AM, 3/30 Saturday | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | If you would like to build a nest box to take home, please reserve ahead of time by emailing Jody Enck at jwe4@cornell.edu | $10 Healthy Habits for Better Singing | 10:00 AM, 3/30 Saturday | First Congregational Church, 309 Highland Road, Ithaca | With Dr. Carl Johengen. The path to better singing can seem complex, and sometimes singers need to be reminded of the importance of the basics. This workshop will be like a group lesson, including lots of “hands-

plating techniques (a different yarn on each surface of the fabric!) also knitting Christmas ornaments. Ithaca Lions Pancake Breakfast | 8:00 AM, 3/31 Sunday | Ithaca Moose Lodge, 367 Elmira Rd, Ithaca | All proceeds will be used to fund sight, hearing & youth projects. | $ 7 adults, $ 5 children Candor St. Baldrick’s Event and 5K Run/Walk | 8:30 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Candor Elementary, 1 Academy Street, Candor | 5K starts at 9:30 am at the Candor Elementary School. | $15/$25 Ovid Farmers Market Organi-

Meeting | 6:00 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Union Free Church, 1275 Langford Creek Rd, Van Etten | Semi-Annual Board Meeting. All interested are invited to attend.

Squad building, 58 Main Street, Candor | $1-$3/class

American Creed - PBS Documentary Community Conversations | 7:00 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden |

Tai Chi | Classes held at Lansing Library, Titus Towers, Brooktondale Community Center, and Lifelong. Contact Lifelong for specific days and times.

Health Yoga for Beginners | 9:00 AM, Wednesdays | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136

Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | 3/27, 6:00 PM Dinner:Spicy Asian Host: Nadine L., RSVP:†nlem1155@gmail.com. NEXT WEEK: 4/3, 6:00 PM Dinner: Stella’s Barn in Newfield. Host: Margie P., RSVP: map10@cornell.edu

Candor Historical Society presents Talk on Candor High School’s Envirothon Program | 7:00 PM, 3/27 Wednesday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd, Candor |

Butoh dance class series | 3:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Butoh is a modern Japanese dance form focusing on slow, expressive movements. No registration is required. Participants should wear comfortable clothing.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous | 4:00 PM, 3/31 Sunday | Community Recovery Center, 518 W Seneca St, Ithaca | FA is a free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating, or bulimia. foodaddicts. org

Soup & Hope Speaker Series | 12:00 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Sage Chapel, Cornell, Ithaca | Riche Richardson Community Game Night | 6:30 PM, 3/28 Thursday | First Presbyterian Church, 315 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Rejuvenate with Cleansing and Fasting | 7:00 PM, 3/28 Thursday | Classrooms@Greenstar, 702 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Licensed acupuncturist and certified herbalist, Amanda Lewis, L.Ac., will discuss various aspects of cleanses and fasts, including the benefits and cautions. Registration required.NEXT UP: Self Care for Chronic Shoulder Pain - Wednesday, April 3, 7 - 8:15 PM. Gabriel Hoff will demonstrate stretches, self-massage, acupressure and useful products. Free

Exercise Class for Seniors | 8:30 AM, Tuesdays and Thursdays| Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield

Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step meeting | 7:00 PM, 4/1 Monday | Just Be Cause Center, 1013 W State St, Ithaca |

ST. BALDRICK’S SHAVE EVENT AND 5K Sunday, March 31, 9:00am-4:00pm | Candor Elementary School, 1 Academy St., Candor | The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity that funds childhood cancer research grants. This will be Candor’s 9th year having a St. Baldrick’s Event. Consider being a shavee, a walker/ runner in the 5K or supporting someone who is participating by donating to this valuable cause. (photo: Jaime Cone)

Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan.

on” time, featuring communal singing of many fun rounds and canons. | $20 donation Silver Needles Machine Knitting Club | 10:00 AM, 3/30 Saturday | Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Special topic:

zational Meeting | 6:00 PM, 4/2 Tuesday | Papa Bear Building (Ovid Courthouse), 7175 Main St., Ovid | Vendors Sought For Local Farmers Market. Union Free Church & Cemetery Association of N. Van Etten Board

S.A.I.L. Into Fitness | Classes held at Juniper Manor, Lifelong, & Brooktondale Fire Station. Contact Lifelong for specific days and times.

LACS BENEFIT CONCERT FT. THE WEST HILLBILLIES

SUNDAY, MARCH 31 AT 3:00 PM

Park Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College| A panel discussion and documentary screening about the challenges of dual identity facing Latinx-Americans. Featuring Alumna Lisbeth Perez screening her documentary short Mi Isla about a Puerto Rican teenager whose family sends him to the Bronx during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Dr. Rocío Núñez Shea will give a brief presentation discussing the subject of dual identities, focusing on children and teens. (photo: provided)

SUNDAY, MARCH 31 FROM 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Agava, 381 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca | The students are raising funds for the Akwesasne Freedom School, a Mohawk immersion school that has a 20+ year cultural exchange with LACS. All proceeds go to building projects at the Freedom School that LACS and AFS folks will work on together in May. (photo: provided)

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Alzheimer’s Support Group | 5:30 PM, 4/3 Wednesday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | The Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter welcomes those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia to attend one of its support groups that meet throughout the region.

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Syracuse Area Sun. April 7. 8:30am ‐2:00pm. $5 Admission. 2000 Lemoyne Ave, Mattydale, NY. VFW Post #3146. Open to the Public. Items from all countries, all time periods. Not a Gun Show. www.NFG Shows.com (NYSCAN)

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WEATHERSFIELD, CT needs 2 temporary workers 4/01/2019 to 11/15/2019, work, tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $13.25 per hour. Applicants to apply contact CT Department of Labor at 860-263-6020. Or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job Order #211675. Diversified fruit and vegetable farm. General duties include: seeding, transplanting, writing labels for transplants, weeding, cultivating and pruning, less than 15% of the season: planting 15% of the season: harvesting, picking and packing by hand various crops such as legumes, squash, corn, berries, apples, root crops and potatoes 70% of the season. Other duties include weeding, cutting, and arranging cut-flowers,use of hand tools, setting up , operating and/or repairing farm machinery and fencing. Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to variable weather conditions: also required to bend, stoop, or stand for extended periods and lift and carry 50 pounds on a frequent basis. 1 month experience required on work listed. The %’s listed are estimates. Workers may spend 0-100% of their time performing any of the activities listed. Must have a general truck drivers license.

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Leicester,MA needs 4 temporary workers 4/24/2019 to 10/29/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 dasy or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr., or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at Mass. Hire Worcester Career Center 508-799-1600 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11740627. Plant, Cultivate and Harvest diversified crops such as, but not limited to Vegetables, Berries and Horticultural species. Use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, pruning shears and knives Duties may include tilling the soil, applying fertilizer, thinning, weeding, transplanting, pruning, applying pesticides, Picking, cutting, cleaning, sorting,packing, loading and unloading trucks and farm trailers. May set up operate and repair farm machinery, repair fences and farm buildings, set up and man irrigation equipment. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift and carry up to 50 lbs., on a frequent basis. 1 months experience required in work listed.

BROOKSBY FARM

PEABODY, MA needs 5 temporary workers 4/1/2019 to 12/15/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at, North shore Career Center f Salem, 70 Washington St., Salem MA 01970, 978-825-7200 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #198317. May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting cultivating, and processing of apple, fruit and vegetable crops. Including, but not limited to driving, operating, adjusting and maintaining farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting grading and packing. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, hoe. 1 month experience in duties listed required.

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ASHFIELD, MA needs 3 temporary workers 4/1/2019 t 12/21/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at Franklin/ Hampshire Career Center, One Arch Place,Greenfield MA 01301, 413-7744361 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11657796. Tasks related to the planting, cultivation, harvesting and processing of fruit. Harvest apples using a ladder & picking bucket. Worker will be required to lift up to 40 lbs while ascending & descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Perform general farm labor. Packing fruit grown by Clark Brothers Orchards LLC for wholesale distribution and winter pruning after harvest. May operate farm equipment that relates to the cited task, hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw & and hoe. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat cold and rain. One month apply experience in duties listed required.

JOB OPPORTUNITY:

$18 P/H NYC - $15 P/H LI- $14.50 UPSTATE NY. If you currently care for your relatives or friends who have Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible to start working for them as a personal assistant. No Certificates needed. (347)462-2610 (347)565-6200 (NYSCAN)

MEADOWBROOK ORCHARD

STERLING JCT, MA needs 2 temporary workers 4/1/2019 to 10/31/2019. work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at North Central Career Center 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11657681. Work may include but not limited to: plant, cultivate, harvest various crops such as apples,pumpkins and blueberries. use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, rakes, pruning shears, saws and ladders. Duties may include tilling soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, hand thinning, pruning, applying general use pesticides under the supervision of a licensed applicator, picking, cleaning, sorting, packing, processing and handling harvested products. May set up, operate repair and maintain farm equipment, machinery and buildings. May also participate in set up and operation of irrigation equipment. Work is mostly outdoors and often under hot and cold weather conditions. Work requires bending, stooping, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. One month experience required in work listed.

EMPLOYMENT ROTA SPRING FARM

Sterling, MA needs 3 temporary workers 4/1/2019-12/10/2019 work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to the worker who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the work days during the contract period. $13.25 per hr. Applicants apply at, North Central Career Center, 100 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA. 01453, 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11657643. Plant, cultivate, and harvest various crops such as, but not limited to vegetables, fruit, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools such as but not limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives and ladders. duties may include but are not limited to, tilling the soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, applying pesticides under the direct supervision of a certified applicator, picking and cutting, cleaning, sorting, packing, processing, and handling harvested products. May set up operate and repair farm machinery, repair fences and farm buildings, also may participate in irrigation activities, requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 ft. using ladders or climbing. 1 month vegetable experience required.

SAVAGE FARMS

W. DEERFIELD, MA needs 3 temporary workers 4/15/2019 to 12/1/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. Hours offered each week may be more than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at, the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11749076. Workers will perform assigned duties as employer or supervisor instructs, general duties include planting, working with irrigation equipment, mowing, cutting and loading sod. Grading and loading potatoes, and general maintenance.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUMMER SCHOOL

OCM BOCES has the need for the following summer school staff from 7/8/19 to 8/16/19: * Summer Education Teachers * Teachers of he Deaf * Speech Therapists * Teaching Assistant/Interpreters * Teaching Assistants * Physical Therapists * Occupational Therapists * Occupational Therapy Assistants * Physical Therapy Assistants * School Nurses Sites are at various locations through Onondaga and Cortland County. Interested applicants apply online at: www.olasjobs.org/ central For more information regarding Summer School, please visit our website at: www.ocmboces.org EOE

EMPLOYMENT STONEFIELD FARM

ACTON, MA needs 3 temporary workers 4/19/2019 to 11/10/2019, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cos to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $13.25 per hr or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at North Central Career Center 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #11740475. Work including but not limited to all tasks related to planting cultivating, and processing of vegetable crops including the operation and maintenance of farm machinery. Work includes construction of trellises, repair of fences and farm buildings, and operation of irrigation equipment. Ability to withstand exposure to variable weather conditions. Workers are required to bend, stoop, reach or stand for extended periods and to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis 1 month experience required in work listed.

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