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BOCES Funding Stuck In Purgatory

arlier this week, Ithaca City S c ho ol s vote d to pa s s a $124.7 million budget funding its eight elementary schools, two middle schools and its high school, an investment in the education of more than 5,000 students in grades K-12. What that number does not include is its share of $8 million in essential upgrades to TST BOCES outlined in its recently proposed capital project to replace its nearly 50 year electric and gas lines, a pocked pavement parking lot and an outdated HVAC unit essential to the climate-controlled environment some of the school’s medically vulnerable students require. The reason, according to BOCES superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Matteson, is politics. BOCES – a cooperative institution – is funded almost completely by funds through its member districts. Its own capital budget, which comes from the local districts, is its own to spend, allowing the district the f lexibility to make whatever decisions need making. However, if a district has to borrow money or take on a bond in order to pay for their share of a proposed project, only a unanimous vote of the BOCES board can clear that project for funding. This year, Ithaca City Schools – which is responsible for the largest share of that cost – held off on their vote, the only district of the nine to do so, because the district would have to take on a bond to pay year by year. Why? Because unlike improvements to t heir ow n faci lit ies, according to state law, funding for BOCES-related capital projects would not be exempt from a district’s tax cap calculations, even though their funding would go to facilities for their own students: basically, for the district to contribute its fair share, ICSD would either have to cut spending or take on a bond to pay for the project over the course of several years, all in order to stay within the tax cap. continued on page 4

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Silent Sagas In Wharton’s Footprint

ilents Roar! is the f irst short silent film competition of its kind for Tompkins County youth ages 14 – 18. Wharton Studio Museum (WSM) will present a 2:00p.m. public screening and awards ceremony on May 20 at Cinemapolis. According to WSM’s Executive Director Diana Riesman, “...Both Fiona [Okumu] (as Creator and Coordinator of the fest) and Aurora [Ricardo] (as Managing Director) have taken the reins to plan, organize and manage all aspects of Roar… I very much wanted this to be “their” project and it is.” Okumu, a senior at Ithaca High School, has taken many digital media/documentary classes over the years and plans to study film at college this fall. Ricardo, WSM’s intern, studied film at Hamilton College. Seven genres

will be considered for submission: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime/Mystery, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, and Western. Each submission must have a PG-13 rating and include: a soundtrack, no spoken dialogue, 3 title cards minimum and be a maximum of 3 minutes. The following is a “question and answer” email exchange between Ithaca Times and Fiona Okumu, who broached the idea of a youth festival with WSM at the suggestion of Ithaca’s Mayor Myrick: Ithaca Times: As festival creator and coordinator you’ve stated, “Silents Roar! was created to encourage young filmmakers—and those with no prior filmmaking experience— to explore the rich film history that took place in Ithaca and the region.” Is there an expectation that each film submission will highlight the Ithaca area’s natural or cultural landscapes and/ or its silent film history? Fiona Okumu: I personally wanted students to have creative freedom over where their film is created and what type

T a k e ▶ The History Center’s Italian American Forum Day is coming up on Saturday, May 20. Starting at 9 a.m., archivists will begin scanning photographs and information to be submitted to HistoryForge – the center’s online map of the community’s history – in order to present a fuller picture of the immigrant community’s chronology in the early 20th century. Lunch and light

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of techniques they use. This is due to the fact that while I do want them to acknowledge the history that took place in our area, I also wanted to see how they would modernize the techniques used by the Wharton brothers in order to strengthen their narrative. In short, my goal was to have the contestants bring the past into the future however they saw fit. IT: How will the award system be organized and presented? FO: The submitted films will be screened at the event and the Jurors will be seeing them for the first time. They will watch the films with the audience, exit the theatre briefly to review their grading sheets and then return for the announcement of the awards. The awards— we’re calling them Okys—will be awarded in three categories: Best Cinematography, Best Narrative, and Best Overall. IT: Please brief ly describe how each submission will be graded. FO: Each film will be graded by the Jurors using a rubric with different categories and involve a simple point system. In the cinematography category: evaluating lighting, use of camera angles, colors or lack thereof, and framing. For narrative: looking at story structure, effectiveness of conveying a story, emotional punch, etc. The film that gets the highest in the cinematography category would receive the “Best Cinematography” Oky. Same thing for the film that gets the highest in the narrative category. If the film gets high points in all categories, it receives an Oky for “Best Overall” film. –Deirdre Cunningham

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What is your best piece of advice for Cornell and Ithaca College Grads?

“Get to know your credit score and learn how to repay your student debt correctly!” —Alice Ball

City Of Ithaca “Work hard every chance you get, and learn a good joke.” —Steve Biar

culturally responsive… how you as a staff are going to interact with students from a different background than your own,” said Karen Yearwood, the organization’s director of the past nine years. “And so the Village f you’ve even had a remote was formed on the premise that relationship with the local we would have the programs and school system over the past the services to ensure students decade, you’ve likely heard of succeed, to make it so there is no the Ithaca City School District’s achievement gap.” annual Equity Report Card, a And over time, that gap has yearly document monitoring begun to close. the status of – and disparities Though the Village itself between – student demographics started at first as an advocacy in the education system. group, today they provide their W hat you may not have own fair share of direct services. known about is the organizaThere are achievement coachtion that not only introduced es now (not ‘tutors,’ to remove the report card to the commuthe stigma) through their stunity but, for years, has dent success center, year worke d b eh i nd t he “We know we haven’t arrived round tutoring for those scenes to help improve students who look like as of yet because nationally, we its grades each year. they might not graduate still have an achievement gap,” Over the past 15 years, on their own. There is a The Village at Ithaca family advocacy program has gone from advocacy group elementary schools from dras- now, made of trained members to becoming an active partner of tically different communities of the community to help parthe Ithaca City School District, converge into one diverse popu- ents navigate the school system fighting not just for structural lation at two middle schools and with a partner, from special educhanges within the district to later, one high school, it’s impor- cation meetings to parent teacher ensure equality for all students tant to survey and monitor how conferences all the way to setting but to provide direct services these groups converge in order up college visits. They have active to students who, compared to to make sure all their needs are mediators, to help assuage any their peers, may otherwise be at a tensions in the school district intuitively understood. disadvantage academically. The “How do these kids mesh before they break open. They get Village, which celebrated its 15th together, coming from differ- people involved largely by going anniversary last month, has in ent backgrounds? That’s why to the people they want to serve, its time contributed to a picture even the school district sees it as from tabling in the community of the school district which, at important to have their staff be one point, seemed distant. The continued on page 5

School Success Takes A Village

I “Take an entry level job and work your way up. ” —Lou Cassaniti

“Network all you can.” —Bill Stata

“Lay off the booze after graduation!” —Debra Kreidler (Philosophy Professor)

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Village began February 4, 2002 at the demand of a disgruntled community that felt, at that time, voiceless; a group looking for greater equity for students of color or from low-income families. They wanted greater opportunity, a truly equitable education system for everyone: it was an effort to ensure the district’s policy that race, gender or disability would not be a predictor of academic success. A steering committee was formed, creating an organization based on the premise of a well-known African proverb: “it takes a village to raise a child.” Given the structure of the Ithaca City School District, this is important to note and emphasize: in a place where eight

“So even though it comes from the same place, same district – it’s their money and their debt service – they’re not allowing it to be outside of the cap calculation,” said Matteson. “We believe school district capital – whether it’s spent at BOCES or on their own buildings – should be exempt. It should all be treated the same. You shouldn’t be treating special education students, workforce development students or alternative students differently from others. We see it as an equity issue… we want to demonstrate to our representatives that we’re being put in a very tough position of using local money against our cap to fund student buildings for their same students.” “We do not believe students should be treated differently just because they attend a BOCES program.” The rationale for ICSD holding off on the vote is largely to await the result of a bill working its way through the state senate and assembly right now to fix this problem which, according to a letter of understanding drafted by BOCES superintendents obtained by The Ithaca Times, is affecting about seven districts statewide. The likelihood of changing this – especially in the face of what appears to be a legacy issue for the Governor – seems low. Even though something resembling the ideal of a cost-saving consolidation measure the state would normally back, the legacy of this piece of legislation isn’t promising. In 2015, the proposal went into the session-ending megadeal colloquially referred to as “the big ugly” in Albany, calling for the provision to allow the state’s Office of Budget and Finance to carve out BOCES funds from the tax lev y limit. Though the governor passed the big ugly, that component of the deal was left behind. “I’m not extremely optimistic we’re going to solve this on a route that hasn’t been tried already,” said Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, a sponsor of the bill. With several weeks of session left, there is still plenty of lobbying to be done and, politics being politics, anything can pass with the right sweetener. But will it? “I can’t say for sure,” said Lifton. “I hope we pass the bill as a statement… I think there’s hope the assembly will pass it, on the other hand the governor has the last word on what the state agencies do, they haven’t acted on this, so will he sign the bill? I’m dubious about that.” –Nick Reynolds

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After More Than A Century Downtown, Immaculate Conception School To Close Its Doors

ating back to the 19th century, Immaculate Conception School has long been a constant in the Catholic community for Ithacans, both by way of education and worship at its nearby affiliated church. That run will come to an end after classes break for summer, according to a letter to the ICS community released last week from parish pastor Reverend Augustine Chumo and the school ’s principa l, Donald Mills. The decision comes at the recommendation of the Rochester Diocese Bishop, Salvatore Matano, who also released a statement, citing the reasons for closure as “low enrollment and depleted resources. June 21 will be its

last day. The co-educational Catholic school – Tompkins County’s only one – has been open since 1884 and, historically, has averaged approximately 100 students from eight school districts in the region. In a letter from Bishop Salvatore Matano, the bishop said while it was “painful to see the closing of another Catholic school,” he appreciated the service and longstanding tradition that school leadership had demonstrated in its history which dates four years before the incorporation of the City of Ithaca. “The closure of Immaculate Conception School is painful for all concerned, but is based on the assessment of declining enrollment, increasing cost

projections and the impact those elements have had and will have on the future of the welfare of the parish,” the letter from ICS reads. “ Wit h G o d ’s g r a c e , we will support and comfort one another, knowing we did all we could to keep our beloved school open as long as we could,” read the letter from Fr. Chumo. “We pray that your family will find the strength to celebrate Immaculate Conception School throughout the remainder of the school year [...] This letter is unable to truly articulate our gratitude to the faculty and staff, the school families, and above all, the children.”

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would have far-reaching effects from the airport to the Cayuga Lake waterfront. The grant is part of a the Upstate Airpor t Economic Development and Revitalization Competition, announced last summer. It’s a statewide program that invites upstate New York airports to apply for grants to improve their airport experience. The five best proposals, as chosen by the state, receive $40 million each, and so far have included airports in Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Rochester and Elmira on the list. Ithaca Tompkins Regional submitted a two-pronged proposal to the state: includ-

ing plans to upgrade the airport’s terminal and move the New York State Department of Transportation facility off the waterfront and to the airport’s property. Doing so, Airport Manager Mike Hall said, would open up that area for mixed-use housing development, a sorely needed resource considering Tompkins County’s well-documented housing struggles. The total cost of the project would be something in the mid-$30 million range, with nearly an even split spent between the terminal and the DOT move. Hall said in a let-

County Airport Poised For Major Growth

fter receiving $250,000 in a marketing grant earlier this year, the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is now hoping for even more: a $40 million windfall from the state which would allow the airport to make changes that

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to interacting directly with the school’s administration from as early as kindergarten, to be a consistent part of parent’s and student’s lives. They partner with Southside Community Center, with GIAC, the Ithaca Youth Bureau, to offer tutoring and college readiness classes to allow for a seamless transition into college. It’s all part of the Village’s strategy to offer programs only as they are needed, to identify – and fulfill – the ICSD community’s most pressing needs. Their five week summer program, which does everything from help kids from grade 2 all the way up to their senior year stay ahead of the curve come fall, has grown from six students to more than 30 just five years later, helping to guide students along in everything from chemistry to trigonometry to – in one case – Latin. As such, good things have happened. Graduation rates have increased, the disparity for African American and Latino students has decreased, graduation rates rising more than 20 percent over the past decade (though, according to the latest equity report card, some students have been left behind). 20 fewer students dropped out in 2016 than 2012. Performance in general has improved, in no small part due to organizations like The Village that have captured atrisk or vulnerable students, collecting the 20 or 30 percent of students in a district who may need some extra resources to get by and pushing them over the finish line. Of course there’s still work to do: even with a 92 percent graduation rate, there’s 8 percent of students who don’t quite make it, leaving groups like the Village to contemplate what more can be done. “We know we haven’t arrived as of yet because nationally, we still have an achievement gap,” Yearwood said. “Within this community, we shouldn’t have one being that our three largest employers are educational institutions. Always hearing about the work we do and always connecting with the people we serve… for families to find any kind of support is important.”

Ups&Downs ▶ The Ithaca City School District for putting together a pretty solid budget. The second straight year with a rate decrease with a ratio to the levy that actually benefits most people. Though development has a huge hand in that, it’s still pretty cool. ▶ ICS Closing which is just really sad for pretty much everybody involved. Can’t imagine the commute for parents looking to get their kids a Catholic School education next year.

Heard&Seen ▶ The Multicultural Resource Center is celebrating 30 years of operations this week, with a big event at The Space @ Greenstar. The event, which features music, food, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and a presentation on the organization’s impact locally (it is, after all, their annual meeting) kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. $5 to $10 donation is suggested. ▶ Buskers are back! And, is it just me? Or have they seemed to have been really good lately? The other day had a guitar/fiddle duo. Earlier this week, there was a bluegrass duo. In a town where, if you swing a shopping bag, you hit a guitar player, there’s been a delightful amount of diversity out there. Now somebody pick up a melodica!

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oan Ormondroyd was born in the Manhattan one year before the Crash that fueled the Great Depression. Unable to afford college, Joan’s father worked as a pipe fitter on large ships. during the Depression the family moved to California, but found no work for shipbuilders in California either, so Joan’s father worked odd jobs on a farm, and her mother worked in a “dime store,” and at Sears Roebuck. Eventually studying shorthand and typing at night Joan’s mother got a secretarial job in the late ‘30s and, by 1941, ships were being built again, as the U.S. prepared to enter World War II. When Joan was 17 she left her home in Oakland to study at University of California at Berkeley. Surrounded by wannabee writers, musicians, and artists, Joan, and her best friend used their scholarships ($100) toward their rent ($15 a month), tuition ($35 a semester) and books. The University of California’s population mushroomed, as young men armed with the GI Bill arrived on campus, eager to get on with life. Before long Joan was married and she and her husband were packing for Mexico. In high school Joan had studied Spanish, was eager to travel, and her husband found a master’s program in import /export business in Mexico. $110 a month from the GI Bill was plenty to pay for an apartment, and enrollment at Mexico City College. The newlyweds boarded their first airplane and arrived in Mexico in 1949. Joan’s love for Mexico has not diminished over the

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years. The couple returned with their first born and shortly after return to California a second child was born. Joan raised her growing family with a third child and a teaching career in the Davis, California school system. After a stint in Victoria, British Columbia running an alternative school based on Scottish educator A.S. Neill’s Summerhill, Joan and her four children returned to Berkeley in 1968. Juggling kids, a full-time job, and a complete scholarship Joan completed her Masters in Library Science. “This was a great choice,” she said. “A real boon. Having a degree in Library Science offered me so many possibilities.” In Joan’s case the “possibilities” were lifechanging: One day while observing the Toucans at a nearby zoo with her she recognized a tall, handsome colleague from the Contra Costa County Library where she worked. A part-time cataloguer, while completing his second children’s book, Edward soon sent Joan a note and asked if she liked to take walks. Years later when Time at the Top was completed, Edward dedicated it “to Joan and the Toucans, who started it all”. Edward Ormondroyd grew up in Swarthmore, PA where he had space and freedom, and two sets of grandparents nearby. When he was 12, his father, a Westinghouse engineer, was offered a professorship at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and after

ntil recently, when I got my bills from New York State Electric and Gas, I was under the naïve impression that I was being billed for…well, electricity. And gas. As it turns out, energy use is but an afterthought on a NYSEG bill. . I mean, who takes the time to read those things? Well, I did, and I was shocked. Living, as we do, in the City of Ithaca, I thought I knew all there was to know about being nickeled and dimed. Ha! I don’t mind sharing this – it’s my April, 2017 bill from NYSEG, and it’s all real. I couldn’t make this stuff up. Account Number: 710-77345 Service from: 03/18/17-04/22/17 Actual Energy Use Electricity Gas Subtotal

$ 9.08 4.31 13.38

Supplemental Energy Source Charges Fairy Dust $ 14.17 Fairy Dust Surcharge .08 Fairy Dust Cleanup 4.19 Nuclear Jitters Reassurance Fee 8.20 Back Yard Spent Fuel Rod Storage 13.11 Eerie Glow Tax .44 Whale Oil 16.82 Subtotal 57.01 No Competition-Related Charges We’re a Monopoly Allowance $ 41.03 Impunity Surcharge 6.51 Sucks to be You Fee 11.00 Generate Your Own Power If You Want To Assessment 4.78 Subtotal 63.32

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YourLetters Finally, Someone Spoke For The Trees!

his is good news and overdue. I have seen trees that were required in parking lots to provide shade get pruned to the point that they will not function as planned. The canopy coverage will not happen if they keep cutting these back. –Andrew H., Ithaca.com

Herbal Remedies For Allergies? Puh-lease

hank you for the paragraph about the lack of evidence. “Inconclusive” is code for”no evidence was found to support the hypothesis that these ancient treatments have the purported effects.” –Jimmyikejiv., Ithaca.com

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How Soon We Forget “Reed Needs to Read to Lead?” How soon one forgets. ObamaCare draft was so huge not many read the whole thing. Didn’t Nancy Pelosi say that (basically) “let’s vote on it and pass it. Then see what it consists of.?” On NY’s (Un)Safe Act our assemblyperson Barbara Lifton said at a meeting. That “ I didn’t read the whole thing. And, didn’t understand what I did read. But, somebody said it was a good thing, so I voted for it.” Way to many Idiots who vote on these laws, just vote the party line. See what Shumer has been doing lately. Still waiting for all those who said they would leave the country if Trump was elected to leave. –George Richardson, Trumansburg

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Add $1, $2 or $5 to your payment and make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite Saudi prince. I could go completely off the grid, but that sounds like a lot of effort and lifestyle disruption. Like wearing long sleeves in winter. So instead, I’m going to crank it up to 80 and continue to pay tribute to the Energy Barons as tradition dictates. Where is Nikola Tesla now that we really need him? Charley Githler is a columnist for the Ithaca Times. His column, Surrounded By Reality, appears biweekly.

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f you noticed our coverage of the school budget last week, you may have noticed that for many people, your school taxes will be going down. While for most people, the reduction will be insignificant, this is still an impressive accomplishment considering in many districts, taxes keep going up and up and up and as such, people’s overall tax bill is affected. New York State, as backward as it is, sets up its institutions to be funded largely through property taxes. That’s just the way it is. And as need grows, buildings age and education evolves, more money is needed. If you have a limited tax pool to draw from, you’re going to need to ask more of them.

Or you can expand the pool. Say what you will about development’s role in affecting the small town vibe of the city. Theorize all you want about the construction of market rate housing and how it might impact our affordable housing crisis. New construction is helping to fund our schools and make our schools better. Whether that will ultimately affect property values further is a speculative science – after all, people look to move their families where the schools are good, raising prices – but at the end of the day, opposing development when it has effects like this is opposing good schools, paved roads and a vibrant community with well-funded social services. Deal with it.

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their move Edward spent a lot of time playing and bird watching along the Huron River. Upon graduation from high school Edward shipped out with the US Navy and served in the Pacific Campaign during WW II serving two years on a destroyer escort. Demobilized in San Francisco in 1945, Edward entered the University of California Berkeley on the GI Bill. He majored in English and over the next few years he married, fathered three children, and in 1957 published his first children’s book, “David and the Phoenix,” the book for which he is best known today. Eventually Edward returned to the University of California at Berkeley for a Master’s degree in Library Science. That degree led him to the job in Contra Costa County, which led him to Joan. After an unusual courtship between two single parents with seven kids in the mix, Edward and Joan began thinking of life’s possibilities. Joan, who had once gone back to New York City as a child, recalled how entranced she had been by the energy and colorfulness of East Coast culture. Edward welcomed the idea of returning to his childhood environs. Inspired by the works of Louis Bromfield and Strout Farm Catalogs, Joan and Edward quit their jobs, and with two KIDS embarked across country in 1971. Heading for farm life in New England, Edward, now in his nineties recalls, “We launched ourselves on Fortune’s Bosom in a retrofitted VW bus.” Arriving in the Finger Lakes region in July they stopped in Ithaca to visit the Ornithology Lab (a lifetime ambition of Edward’s) and to renew acquaintance with Ruth and Peter Kahn, whom Joan had met in Canada in the ‘60’s. The Ormondroyds fell in love with the area; and with Ruth’s encouragement they explored farm land for sale. To their dismay they discovered that the Strout Catalog was years out of date when it came to land prices; so they settled for a small piece of acreage in Newfield where Edward designed and built their home. A house on Hudson Street in Ithaca was their temporary home, with teens’ bedrooms tucked away in every nook and cranny, since three more of their children had joined them. While Edward built their home, he finished writing his next book, “All in Good Time,” a sequel to “Time at the Top” which had been published by Parnassus Press a few years earlier. When Edward finished their home and sent off his book to the publisher, it was time for him to seek a day job. Fortuitously, a cataloging position had just opened in the Finger Lakes Library System, where Edward worked for the next ten years. Joan, during this period, worked in the Cornell libraries where she was head reference librarian in the undergraduate department libraries. By 1979 all the kids were launched and Joan and Edward found themselves in a very large, emptied out house. After hours they gardened, walked the trails of Connecticut Hill, avidly admired the birds, devoured books, and entertained their friends at lively, colorful, musicfilled dinners. Upon Edward’s retirement in 1985, Joan bought him an upright Steinway and he began taking piano lessons with Trudy Borden. Edward had played flute, cello, oboe, and recorder over the years, but learning to play the piano was a lifelong dream.

Week Of 5/7-5/13 By Vaughn Golden Barbara Lifton NY State Assembly The assembly passed a bill to expand the legal description of rape in New York State. The current penal code defines rape under “its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration,” but the new law would expand that definition to include any sexual contact. Lifton voted in favor of the bill which unanimously passed the assembly. It has since been sent to the senate and referred to the Codes Committee on which Senator O’Mara is a sitting member. The assembly also passed a bill, 131 to 7 with Lifton in agreement, that requires those convicted of domestic violence charges to surrender their firearms. Lifton is sponsoring legislation that continues to work its way through the assembly that would clarify the creation and storage of electronic records..

Tom O’Mara NY State Senate The New York State Senate voted unanimously this week to add Fentanyl to the list of Schedule 1 opiates. The new designation means that New York recognizes Fentanyl, a prescription drug widely being used as a low-cost alternative to replace heroin, to be monitored highly and involve tighter restrictions before it is prescribed. Senator O’Mara, as well as almost all of the Senate, voted in favor of the bill, which now makes its way to the Assembly’s health committee where it will likely pass and be sent to the governor’s desk. The Senate also widely reformed the state’s code involving gangs. The bill revises the existing legislation to narrow the definition of a street gang and gang violence and ultimately increase the prosecution of those groups. Senator O’Mara was a cosponsor of the legislation.

Tom Reed U.S. Congress Congressman Reed continued to field questions and concerns about the American Healthcare Act during town hall events over the weekend and attributed a large amount of confusion about the bill to misinformation. “There are no cuts. We did not touch Medicaid or Medicare in the American Healthcare Act,” Reed told a conference call to local media last Tuesday. “That has nothing to do with that. There is no legislative text that deals with Medicare in this legislation.” Reed also made a point to clarify that the bill would not affect patients with pre-existing conditions and that interpretations that said otherwise were operating under a false theoretical situation. The congressman also commented on the investigation into President Trump’s dealings with Russia following the firing of FBI director James Comey saying, “Until we get the evidence driving this process, I think the calls for a special investigator are more political in nature than in substance.”

Reed also announced Monday that he has included a measure in the spending plan to increase funding to West Valley, a site for nuclear waste cleanup in the western reaches of the 23rd District.

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“The Fired Three” The Inside Story Of A Unionization Effort’s Fallout. By M att Bu tler

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was the first official announcement from Ithaca College’s contingent faculty members, a tweet sent at 11:25 p.m. on March 26. “We won everything we set out to win today…” The agreement the faculty had obtained came after 18 months of negotiations with the IC administration, an accord reached just over a day before the contingent faculty members were set to strike in protest of what they had argued for more than a year were inequitable labor conditions. Those 18 months came down to the last 11 hours of bargaining, a Sunday night crash session t hat, when finished, saw the contingent faculty representatives fist-pumping, hugging and crying. As the terms of the contract emerged, it was the conclusion the contingent faculty had wanted, but one that had been in severe doubt. Both sides had been trading barbs, primarily via Intercom – the school’s online bulletin board – and, in the weeks leading up to the agreement, the distance between the two still seemed vast, with tension lingering over pay parity (“equal pay for equal work,” the rallying cry was) and increased job stability. The term “contingent faculty,” otherwise known as adjunct faculty, means professors who are non-tenure eligible and work either full- or part-time. Prior to the contract’s ratification in April, all contingent faculty worked on single year contracts. Contingent faculty comprise 41 percent of the total faculty workforce 8

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positive feedback he had received over the years. After a November 2015 class, fellow Physics Professor Bruce Thompson wrote that Kornreich “has created a comfortable and effective learning environment [...] In all, he is doing an excellent job in this course.” In an email s e n t A p r i l 7, 2016, previous Provost Ben R i f k i n c a l le d K o r n r e i c h “a br ig ht st a r i n the Ithaca Coll e g e g a l a x y.” He was even told in a letter from R if k in in March 2016 that, after years of assurance R ac h e l G u n d e r s o n , Dav i d K o r n r e i c h , a n d S h o s h e C o l e from his depart( P h o t o s : C a s e y M a r t i n) ment his position tiations in March, the contingent faculty General Counsel Nancy Pringle who, for would be converted to a three-year post, union, backed by their Service Employ- months on end, negotiated on behalf of he would finally get the security he was ees International Union (SEIU) affiliates, the IC faculty members. To date, none after. Today, Kornreich’s star had apparfiled charges with the National Labor of the professors who were on the con- ently been downed. Relations Board against Ithaca College. tingent bargaining committee could be “At one time, I was told the whole deThe charges stemmed from complaints considered contingent faculty today: for partment intended that job to be for me,” of three full-time contingent professors the three besides Kornreich, Gunder- Kornreich said. “When I was told they who were on the union’s bargaining com- son and Cole, one received a demotion were converting this position to a three mittee: assistant professors David Korn- to part-time, one has been promoted to year position, that was supposed to be reich and Shoshe Cole of the Physics and tenure-track, and one’s status for next good news. Because then I would have Astronomy Department, and instructor year remains unclear. the opportunity to be more permanent.” Rachel Gunderson of the Health and HuEach of the fired three, when the anBut something had changed over 13 man Performance Department. nouncement came were taken aback by months over activism: The job wasn’t for Those three, just months later, would it: Each claim to have spotless conduct Kornreich anymore. He wasn’t even givfind themselves out of a job. records, and each had garnered strong en an interview for the job, which turned reviews within their departments and to a nationwide search. “ The Fired Three” from their students. Cole, who has received similarly high The school ’s about-face on Korn- commendations about her classroom Dubbed by the campus community as the “Fired Three”, Kornreich, Cole and reich seems to be the most puzzling, aptitude, applied for the same post, but Gunderson made up half of the full-time given the amount of written, official she too did not receive an interview. Her 17–23,

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current position had also been modi- ly be looking for other jobs, just in case fied, such that it now required a new the call never came. education certification that disqualified This time was different. John Sigg, her from being rehired in a department the interim dean of Health and Human she had worked for two years. Under Performance – who had replaced Petthe newly-ratified contract, the Physics rosino over the summer, after she was and Astronomy Department would have selected to succeed Rif kin as provost – been required to grant Kornreich and then emailed her in January, informing Cole at least a job interview as in-house her again that she would not be renewed candidates but, before the new contract, after her contract’s expiration. there were no rules previously that autoEven after that however, confusion matically provided those opportunities ruled the day; she was then offered a deto contingent faculty, arguably just one motion to a part-time role, which she acsmall testament to why contingent facul- cepted out of desperation, only to have ty felt unionizing was so sorely needed. that withdrawn, Gunderson instead reEven before that happened, as the ceiving offers to cover some classes to union activity grew Cole sensed some- cover in an even lesser role. Finally, after thing was off: she felt alienated from her all the juggling, Sigg sent another email department colleagues, and claimed she to reiterate she would not be teaching at was no longer being invited to depart- IC during the 2017-2018 school year. ment-wide faculty meetings and Kornreich, generally enthusiastic in his role, The L awsu it agreed on one thing: for the first time When the charges were filed by the ever, he couldn’t wait for the semester NLRB on behalf of the fired three, the to end. threat of a strike was still very much Gunderson, being from a different alive and even gaining momentum; as department with different policies, does late as the final day of negotiations the not have any peer reviews to draw upon; union was still publicly stating their inshe has only the word of her students. tention to walk off the job. T he It hac a Ti mes rev iewed st udent The official charge filed to the NLRB evaluations from the last 12 semesters alleges the school committed unfair labor of Gunderson’s classes. Nary a negative practices connected to their situation, word is uttered about her, glowing from specifically “interfered with, restrained top to bottom with compliments about or coerced” the contingent professors. her ability to engage the class and com- The case, in which the pro-bono studentmunicate, her mastery of the subject ma- led Cornell Labor Law Clinic is repreterial and her overall positive approach senting the contingent faculty members, to the classroom routine. is still under investigation. The charge As for how she learned of her non- was amended in early April to include renewal, Gunderson’s path is winding further allegations against the school, and strange. Gunderson t h i s t i me f r a med w it h “At one time, teache s bot h a hu ma n precision: that essentialI was told the sexuality course and the ly, that the non-renewal freshman seminar pro- whole department of the three contingent gram, a course for fresh- intended that job professors was clearly retto be for me.” men generally addressing ribution for their unionproper note-taking, study izing efforts. skills and essentially, how to be good at Filing the charges weren’t a step the college. She was told in October 2016 professors took lightly. But above all they she would not be retained after her con- felt as if there was no other recourse. It tract expired, and that the decision had did not distract them from the task at been made by then-Provost Rif kin five hand of winning the contract for their months prior, in May, to “cut her line,” fellow contingent members, but this adwhich in the academic world essentially ditional statement had to be made, even means a deletion of her position. Gun- if the contingent faculty ended up vicderson said she had been through this torious. before, but usually the school would “When you’re at the bargaining table, realize student demand for her classes you’re not just bargaining for you, you’re was too great, and she would receive a bargaining for 300 people,” Cole said. “It call asking for her to return. Those calls was the right thing to do. And IC doing could happen anytime from February to the wrong thing doesn’t change that.” August, forcing Gunderson to constantAf ter t he It haca Times submitted

questions to severa l members of t he replacements for striking workers. Two school’s administration regarding the days before a deal was reached, the enlawsuit, IC released a statement on the tire Politics department announced they matter, briefly addressing the situations would join a strike if it happened, the of Cole, Kornreich and Gunderson as first instance of non-contingent faculty well as the hiring and firing process of joining their contingent counterparts to contingent faculty members at the uni- that degree. versity in general. Though tangentially As they did during the negotiations, addressed in the statement, the Times’ a chorus of undergraduates led by the questions were never answered specifi- Students for Labor Action have rallied cally. around the three professors, condemnThe statement alleges the contingent ing what they view as retaliation by the faculty’s case is based on a lie, focus- school. A petition signed by 674 meming on the usage of the bers of the campus com“It definitely word “fired” as a rhetorimunity was delivered to cal method by the faculty made me feel like Petrosino and Pringle last I accomplished – saying the Fired Three month, demanding a fair something pretty weren’t fired per se, just resolution for the Kornbig in my life, not rehired – and saying reich, Gu nders on a nd to win rights the administration does Cole, followed by a sit-in for 300 people. not involve itself in perat the Pegg y Ryan WilIt’s bittersweet sonnel decisions at t he liams Center that ended [...] It’s a risk I contingent level, that role up with its participants, was willing to relegated to the departincluding student jourtake from the ment. nalists from The Ithacan, beginning. It does It says Kornreich and judicially referred after outweigh it.” Cole were both considwarnings from the school ered for t he t hree-yea r about trespassing. position they did not receive; that Cole was named a semi-finalist and Kornreich Mov ing Forwa rd was not. It also says Gunderson knew in There is, of course, a chance that bad February 2016 that she was not going to optics might be all it is; wrongdoing has be renewed – Gunderson, of course, says yet to be proven as the NLRB investigashe was told by her department chair tion continues. The school has not isthat her position had been eliminated in sued a response since the initial charge June 2016, which she found out months was filed on March 8. after the fact. The elation of their post-agreement That’s a rather key point of the whole celebration in late March has faded, but statement, considering the school claims all of the “Fired Three” do not regret the decision to cut her position occurred their actions, even if they also think before the union was formed in May. it led to them losing their jobs as a reOn the other hand, if what Gunderson sult. Unless a settlement is reached beclaims she has been told is the actual se- forehand, it’s now up to the NLRB to quence of events, the decision to cut her decide whether or not there was actual position was made one month after the malfeasance perpetrated by the school full-time union was formed. regarding their decision not to renew The statement ends with the school Kornreich, Cole or Gunderson’s conclaiming they would now propose dates tracts. Yet, verdict or not, each of the to “discuss the topic of non-renewal” af- “Fired Three” do not regret their actions, ter having filed their official response to even if they also think it led to them losthe NLRB. ing their jobs as a result. “It is frustrating that I can’t see the Ca mpus Reaction benefits of all the work that we put in, but The situation has split the campus it did give my life meaning in the time along lines, with a potent mix of students, spent working on this two year project,” faculty members and alumni voicing Gunderson said when asked if she would their displeasure with the situation’s han- change any of her actions. “It definitely dling. Faculty of all sorts have been vocal made me feel like I accomplished someon the matter dating back well before the thing pretty big in my life, to win rights deal was struck in March, as most of the for 300 people. It’s bittersweet [...] It’s a school’s academic departments issued risk I was willing to take from the beginannouncements that they would not hire ning. It does outweigh it.” Th e

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lege of Engineering), but the relationships she built with her student-athletes endure. One of those former gymnasts is Mara (Horwitz) Smith, a Lake Placid-based sports psychologist who was asked to say a few words at the ceremony. After an impromptu, abbreviate Karaoke version of “What a Fool Believes,” Mara conveyed that it seemed to strange to be celebrating Betsy’s retirement 30-some years after meeting her, because after all, “She seemed so old when we met her!” Actually, the coach was only 28 years-old then, and Mara described her as “thorough and organized,” and as “the consummate professional.” She added, “We didn’t have a name for this back then, but Betsy was our ‘Life Coach.’ She raised the bar – pun intended.” I asked Ellen (Mayer) Sabik for her thoughts, and she offered, “Betsy was our stability. During my senior year, I was taking a course that was driving me crazy… I was lost… and I quit the team. Betsy didn’t say anything, and I dropped the course and came back. She knew.” Ellen added, “Those lessons have served me well as a working mother – how to manage my time and prioritize.” I would speculate that such things are important when one’s job is as demanding as Ellen’s, given she is a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Kelley McGoldrick lives near Boston and runs her own firm as a Chartered Financial Analyst, and she stated, “Betsy was a powerful presence, and she was part of that big lesson that life is a challenge, and you face it. I would not have made it through without her. She never lowered the bar, and it’s funny how life makes sense when you look back.” Kelley’s classmate Karen (Walsh) Davis added “What she told us we believed. She demanded that we did our best in everything, and that we persevered no matter what. She cared, and we knew it. She was my rock.” Betsy East looks back over the years and says “They’ll always be ‘my kids,’ and by being there they made my retirement celebration so much more special. I know that some of them say I had an impact on them, but they have all had a huge impact on me. In some ways, I grew up with them and to see them become everything from wonderful mothers to cardiologists and so many other things has been wonderful. Now, their families are my family too, and when I see their kids (like Birgit’s son, Logan, who is will graduate from Cornell this year), it’s like they’re my grandkids.” To more clearly illustrate that “my kids” theme, Betsy thought back to Birgit (Zeeb) Stevenson’s senior year, when she broke her neck. “I had moved from coaching to being an Associate Athletic Director that year, but I was at the meet at Providence. Birgit was in the hospital, and her family couldn’t get there right away so I stayed with her for about a week.” Thinking back, Betsy offered, “When they arrived (at Cornell), they were 17 or 18 years old, and it was such a pleasure helping them to grow up.” She thought about that statement for a moment, and added “That’s

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to the DOT’s chief engineer Wahid Albert that the economic impact of the proposed plan would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The latter portion of the plan is part of a bigger, longer-term project to create a transportation hub at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, Hall said. Ideally, the move would centralize most of the vital transportation bodies of the area into one location and away from the waterfront, which historically was the most convenient place for it considering its access to waterways and train tracks, but that era has passed and new needs have presented

“We are a destination [...] The fact is, we are the economic engine of central New York, nobody else even comes close. If the governor were to ask me directly, I would say this is by far the best investment that could have been made in upstate airports.”

themselves that are far more urgent to the community. “Our intent over time is to bring the New York State Department of Transportation, TCAT, Ithaca Fire Training facility, and possibly Ithaca Department of Public Works up to this piece of property that is the airport,” he said. “The waterfront’s been encumbered for years by transportation [...] Today, there’s a higher and better use for that property than public transportation related facilities.” As for the terminal upgrades, Hall said they would play an important factor as well for the future of the airport, making it larger and more efficient. Part of the money would also be used by the airport to create a Federal Customs facility so the airport could eventually receive international flights, inviting more foreign business investment since it would then be an even easier destination for those types of business-people. Making the changes more significant is actually events at other regional airports, as American and United airlines have pulled their services from Binghamton and Elmira airports, which has resulted in a boom in those passengers to Ithaca. Tompkins County Legislature Chair Mike Lane is part of the large team from Tompkins County Area Development that worked on the grant application. He said the terminal upgrades were significant, including the customs facility, and were important to ensure the contentment of the airlines that currently serve the airport, which are American, United and Delta. “It’s important to understand that the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is a viable airport and I think the airlines are recognizing that, and really stronger as a business model than other airports in the region,” Lane said. “We’re probably where contin u ed on page 12

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s the race for the County Legislature heats up, Reed Steberger’s candidate origin story mirrors one that Tompkins County has heard quite a bit during the last several months, and one that is not uncommon across the country. While, in people’s careers, they may have interacted with the political system or been deeply interested in social issues, taking that next step to actually run for public office was not part of the immediate plan. “Then the election happened,” Steberger said. “I woke up the next day and I realized that we are going to have to do things that are unusual and uncommon, and we are going to have to push ourselves into other lines of work.” Steberger began their work as a community organizer in 2010, when they (Steberger identifies as genderqueer and uses them/they/their pronouns) assisted workers who were pushing back against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union campaign to organize a demonstration. Steberger had always viewed themself as more of a behind-the-scenes player than someone who was involved in the actual policy-making; they always thought they could hold office but their passion, and career, had always been devising platforms for other people to speak out. As an organizer, they

have focused on racial injustice such as mass incarceration, the rights of the LGBTQ community, as well as environmental awareness about climate change and labor unionization efforts, among other issues like housing. Now the 27 year-old Cornell graduate is challenging current Fourth District legislator Rich John, who was elected as a write-in candidate in 2015. Both are running as Democrats. Steberger chose to enter the county legislature race, as opposed to contending for a m o r e e nt r y- l e v e l office, both because t he i r c om mu n it y organizing work has focused on issues at the county level and, citing a quote from cu r rent leg islator Carol Chock, when you call Albany and can say you’re a county councilperson, people listen. “I have been working on issues at the county level since I came to Ithaca,” they said, noting their time on the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative and work regarding the proposed Tompkins County Jail expansion. “It’s an area that I’m familiar with, so it makes sense for me to aim for the county level.” In order to be effective at organizing, Steberger had to acquire an intimate knowledge of the operational side of government, such as knowing which issues were in which

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populated by Ithaca’s student population. Another point Steberger accentuated was the rhetoric used by politicians when responding to their constituents’ concerns. Too often, they said, politicians will use ‘It’s complicated’ to brush off a question or issue brought to them by a citizen, an answer that is true but nonetheless unsatisfactory. Their campaign is more than a run for office built on policy-based goals, as Steberger talks about their intentions to reinvigorate, and possibly reinvent, the thought processes of the Tompkins County Legislature with nearly as much passion as his policy goals. The thinking in the legislature has stagnated, Steberger said, and in order for successful solutions to the main problems facing the county an evolution needs to take place. –Matt Butler

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That community impact, it seems, was profound even to the school’s dying days. News of the closing has brought relatively widespread grief on social media, with alumni, former teachers and parishioners all joined by Ithacans sad to see a Catholic school option submerge. Tricia Anderson and all six of her siblings attended ICS, meaning at least one Anderson sibling was there from 1958 until 1979. She spoke lovingly about the school and her education there, and said she even implements some of the strategies that she saw in classrooms at ICS during her teaching career now. “We had bank accounts, they taught us about banking from the time we were in first grade all the way up,” she said. “Every Tuesday, everybody in the school could put money in their bank accounts [...] I remember when I got out of eighth grade, we didn’t have a lot of money, but for us it was a lot of money, and it was ours. I still had that bank account right up until I got married.” She said she remembers her favorite teachers during her time there were her first grade teacher Mrs. McIsaac, who taught her how to read, and Sister Carmelita. Many formative education moments took place for her at ICS, and she laughs remembering the realization she would have to take biology and trigonometry seriously and how she used to help her second grade teacher mark papers and quizzes, solidifying her future as a school teacher herself. “We had a very solid foundation, and I think many of those kids today do as well,” Anderson said. “It breaks my heart to know that there’s education for these kids, and families that wanted it, that is now no

terminals.” Hall said he was unsure of the status of the award, and had heard nothing from state officials. Another factor Hall said falls in favor of Ithaca’s airport, and that makes it stand out from other upstate New York airports, is that it imports well. Other airports often see most of their traffic leaving the area, meaning the only economic benefit that can possibly be gained from those passengers is, as Hall puts it, “selling them a cup of coffee on the way through.” With Ithaca’s education market, however, it puts the area in an interesting position of strength that is both uncommon and fortunate among other upstate transportation facilities. “We are a destination [...] The fact is, we are the economic engine of central New York, nobody else even comes close,” he said. “If the governor were to ask me directly, I would say this is by far the best investment that could have been made in upstate airports.” –Matt Butler

longer available.” One common theme of the school’s community that was brought up over and over again by people who spent time involved was its familial feeling. Anderson said there was an everybody-knows-everybody type of atmosphere when she was enrolled, with friends’ parents serving as lunch monitors and trip chaperones. Others shared the sentiment. April Miller, who taught at the school from 2008-2015, said it was a dream teaching experience for her, one she only left after her husband got a new job in Virginia. Though obviously it would soon doom the school, the small amount of students allowed for a deeper learning experience and relationship with her students. “When families come to the school, they immediately feel that sense of family,” she said, commenting on the small-school atmosphere that contributed to not only a sense of welcoming among its members, but a more effective education even. “It’s just such a nice environment [ …] You were able to just be there for the kids, and teach them the way they needed to be taught.” Miller’s fondest memory is the daily morning prayer, the brief moment the school as a whole paused before beginning their day. She said she hoped the kids and families who were now losing ICS found the right path to education and comfort after this unfortunate blow. Anderson’s gone back to the school several times to show her children the row of pictures on the school’s walls that show each graduating class, pointing out the numerous aunts and uncles who attended ICS. “I’m just really, really sorry to see it go,” she said. –Matt Butler

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ne of t he more i mp or t a nt cha l lenge s It hac a faces i n 2017 is business retention. Between Ithaca College, Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College there’s certainly enough young brainpower and entrepreneurial energy to develop an intriguing and appealing start-up environment. The only problem, of course, is keeping that talent in-house and not losing it to the bright lights of New York City or other glamorous cities. Enter Rev : It hac a St a r t up Work s and Cornell University’s eHub. Though

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workspace that make it as easy as possible to create and sustain a f ledgling business in the competitive marketplace of Ithaca. Rev is a community start-up incubator opened a little over two years ago, while eHub is accessible only to Cornell students and opened its two locat ions, i n Col legetow n a nd Kennedy Hall on Cornell campus, over the summer in 2016. Rev currently has 40 ‘member’ companies that are utilizing their services, while eHub might have hundreds of students pass through their doors every day. Rev and eHub both look quite simi-

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rows of w indows peering out to t he street, its main rooms cluttered with people tapping on keyboards and jotting down notes amid a sea of colorful chairs, tables and rugs filling the room. It’s like being inside the world’s most productive lava lamp. Zack Shulman, the Director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell, said the simple factor of having somewhere to work, whether that’s meetings or designing or discussing can be invaluable for someone who is trying to organize several people in a small, young business. “It’s incredibly important, it’s game-

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changing,” Shulman said of having space when trying to create a business. “We love it when students start companies as students because when they become successful, when they stay in Ithaca they have great resources like Rev, so they can go from our resources on campus and then literally roll down the hill to Rev.” The eHub building also houses some programs designed to help start-ups in more specific ways such as the eLab program, which caters to a wide variety of companies, 12 of which are from students in Cornell’s current graduating class. eLab has been around since well before the opening of eHub, and serves as an accelerator to equip young companies with money, resources and mentorship. Start-ups can consult Shulcontin u ed on page 14

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man, a managing partner in local startup funder Cayuga Venture Fund, and a group of other successful entrepreneurs to lea rn f rom t heir experiences a nd strategies. “It’s really provided a common community, just having a place where people can go is absolutely critical,” he said. Mike Anunziata and Vipul Saran are products of the eHub environment or at least examples of what it can create, one of the success stories so far in the young histor y of the dedicated space. They started their business, Natural Cuts,

“Having co-working spaces like Rev or eHub definitely encourages local entrepreneurship and local job creation by giving people that live here, grew up here, were educated here, the resources they need to succeed and giving them a tie to the area that will encourage them to build their business here.” “Generally speaking, eHub is a very productive space,” Saran, 26, said. “It gives us a platform and a base to work out of, so that’s something that is actu-

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ally very much required for a start-up when you can’t afford to spend money [...] It’s like when people say they start their businesses out of the garage. But at Cornell and the eLab program, it’s like our refined garage.” B e yond prov id i ng a st r uc t u re i n which success ca n be bred, t he collaboration and competition that spawns between different companies working in close quarters has created a vibrant community that Rev coordinator Jeremiah Cotman said was probably Rev’s most important achievement since its founding. Much like Shulman, Cotman said the community has become an integral part of the start-up process, and will assist in future economic development as it builds. “Especially for our earliest members, it made a huge difference for them to know that there were other start-ups,” Cotman said. “They can come to a place and learn from people who have had successful start-ups before, but also see a community of other people working hard to start new companies.” Cotman emphasized that the communal aspect to the start-up environment in town has also contributed to a better, less emotionally burdensome start-up experience. Creating a start-up just a few years ago in Ithaca could have been a pretty lonely, demoralizing experience, Cotman said, as the community was not connected so it would have been difficult to realize the common challenges one could face during a company’s infancy. Anunziata and Saran both said facilities like eHub and Rev would go a long way to ma k ing It haca a n even more business-friendly environment, an effect that will hopefully grow as more and more companies spring out of the area. Like Cotman, Anunziata said the startup culture has taken on a supportive, fostering atmosphere in which businesses can support each other, even just with a passing word of encouragement. “Having co-working spaces like Rev or eHub def initely encourages loca l entrepreneurship and local job creation by giving people that live here, grew up here, were educated here, the resources they need to succeed and giving them a tie to the area that will encourage them to build their business here.”

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A Growing Street Food Empire

Kevin Sullivan. (Photo: Casey Martin)

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fter opening close to half a dozen restaurants in the same town, one would think the process would be muted and methodical about digging into the next venture: a process calculated and carried out with authoritative voice on each and every facet of its construction. Kevin Sullivan, the enthusiastic, glowing proprietor of upstart Luna Street Food, shows that empire-building – and the interior design of each new conquest – can be an exciting prospect. In the midst of a mildweathered lunch rush on Restaurant Row, Sullivan gestures around the half-finished renovations of the former Jade Gardens Restaurant which, mere weeks from now, will serve as gratification of a life of entre-

preneurship. He points out the chalkboard paint on the walls, a ready canvas for the chalky calligraphy that will soon constitute his menu. He describes the fixtures to come, accents of iron piping and glass, that will add life to the newly opened space. And, in a flourish for the Ithaca Times’ photographer, Casey Martin, he opens the space’s overhead door out onto the street, giving passersby the chance to gawk into what will soon be the newest addition to Aurora Street’s vibrant restaurant scene and Luna’s second downtown location. “I used to live across the street and I would stare at this space,” said Sullivan. “I thought to myself then, ‘if I was ever going to open a restaurant downtown, I would want

it here.’” Today an overseer of a sprawling suite of brick and mortar restaurants, pop-up and catering, Sullivan’s come a long way from his roots running a DJ business as a teen in Moravia and, later, Ithaca, where he opened his first business at 22. Like his career, Luna’s growth has been rapid, one marked by an innate sense of innovation and an aggressive foresight derived from a deep understanding of the Ithaca market. Since opening up its street food-inspired restaurant on Stewart Avenue in 2015, Sullivan has added a catering division, a regular contract with the Ithaca Yacht Club, and an operating kitchen within Lot 10, as part of his strategy to corner what he refers to as “the summer problem:” the quiet months when the college kid dollars run dry. “In the city, many service businesses suffer when the college kids are gone,” he said. “That’s been a problem of mine since day one. I always tell people ‘I’d be halfway to retirement if I wasn’t losing money every summer.’ It’s hard on the staff, one of the challenges in this town is the seasonality. These are big steps forward – the Ithaca Yacht Club and Aurora Street – to solve the summer problem.” To some, opening a third location in what is generally considered a pretty small town may be seen as saturating the market, perhaps even being a move some may see as redundant. Sullivan calls it a safe bet. His perspective formed not only by years as a businessman but as one tailored by the community, Sullivan has a keen intuition into the sensibilities of his clientele. It’s a safe bet, he knows, opening three separate locations within a mile of each other simply because he knows how his customers will think: Aurora Street’s customers will be the crowd not willing to trudge up to the Stewart Avenue location dominated by Cornellians, nor will they pop into Lot 10 to get served by the kitchen designated for those with a

hankering during open mic night. The key to solving the “summer problem,” Sullivan said, is to make yourself available to all demographics, offering a differently targeted experience to maximize on customers who may not seek out one location or another. “I think they’re all world apart,” Sullivan said, diners walking past the open storefront. “We might not even be serving just a different demographic: maybe even the same demographic, but just at a different time like you know, at lunch, versus dinner. In a location like Aurora Street, I think there will be enough business to support it.” The success of the downtown location, Sullivan said, will entail a sort of selective sense of efficiency: there will be no waiters, replaced by touchscreen kiosks at each table. The experience will be facilitated by food runners, whose job is simply to bring food to each table, take away plates and provide refills while the kitchen staff flies to send each ticket out. Everyone gets paid the same, the tips from each check going into a pool and split evenly at the end of each shift. This type of innovation – being choosy about what you implement – can actually go toward the benefit of the service industry as a whole: customers get faster service and therefore, tables get turned around, meaning more sales. In turn, runners and kitchen staff get paid equitably all while becoming part of the machine, rather than replaced by it. “People are always reactionary in the market, about adding kiosks to eliminate workers because wages rise,” Sullivan said. “In the service industry, in general, people need to make more money. Minimum wage is not enough to raise a family, much less one person. The industry has sort of fallen behind a lot of other industries in utilizing technology to create efficiency that benefits everyone involved: customers, employees, bottom lines… we’re trying to be ahead of that. We want technology to be a tool.”

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he Tompkins County Public Library is in a building that was once a Woolworths, with a lunch counter and all. Iszard’s was a department store on the Commons in the 1990s. And people still talk about the treats and down home atmosphere at the Home Dairy, a beloved local retailer. It seems as if the retail landscape is always changing. When a retailer hangs around, we notice. Schooley’s on the Commons comes to mind, and Ag way on Meadow Street. You may have missed out on Home Dairy, but Purity Ice Cream, in a new incarnation, still thrives. When WalMart made a bid to enter the Ithaca area in 1995, there was staunch resistance. So much so that the giant corporation decided to back off. The resistors won that battle, but lost the war. Walmart eventually opened, a Supercenter no less. More national retailers entered our market when the economy became large enough to support them. Despite all the changes along Route 13 and the entry of national retail outlets, Ithaca is no retailing Mecca. Retail sales per capita lag behind many nearby counties.

The fact that Ithaca is not a commercial retailing center suits some people just fine. Other folks appreciate the presence of national retail chain stores. Whatever your preferences, it appears as if the retail landscape is changing once again. Online vendors are grabbing a larger share of the sales that typically went to brick and mortar stores. This new system is extremely efficient. The merchandise goes right from the warehouse to your house. Environmentalists applaud the reduction in carbon emissions due to package delivery as opposed to everyone driving to the stores. Consumers like the prices and convenience of shopping at home. The online shopping trend has held down jobs in retailing while promoting jobs in warehousing. Here in Ithaca, the number of retail jobs peaked at 5,200 in 2005. Today there are 4,800 jobs in retailing. The trend is clear. Even the big national chain stores cannot defend our retail sector against this new onslaught. There is only one sure-fire remedy. We need a huge warehouse operation to replace those lost retail jobs. Some of the newer warehouses are as big as 20 football fields. Anyone know where we can build one? Despite the long term issues, Ithaca’s retail sector performed well in March, as did the the overall economy: More information about the Ithaca Business Index can be found at www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/economics/tcdex/. Elia Kacapyr is a professor of economics at Ithaca College.

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“We are pleased that Greg’s distinguished service has been recognized,” said Greg Hartz, president and CEO of Tompkins Trust Company. “His work exemplifies our commitment to the communities we serve.” May is a father of two adult daughters who both work in the field of human services. He resides in Cortland with his wife Laurie. Founded in 1836, Tompkins Trust Company has 13 locations in Tompkins County, Cortland, Auburn and Syracuse. Bank services include complete lines of consumer deposit accounts and loans, business accounts and loans, as well as trust and investment services and leasing.

Downtown Ithaca stakeholders elect 10 board members and pass three new bylaws Ten individuals were elected to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) Board of Directors and three new bylaws were approved during the nonprofit’s Annual Meeting held earlier this month. Board members serve a three-year term on the board, a group tasked to oversee the use of special assessment funds collected within a 22-block area of downtown Ithaca. Class A Property Owners re-elected Autumn Leaves bookstore owner Joe Wetmore and American Crafts by Robbie Dein Manager Joseph Gaylord and elected Abby Peterson and Cathy Hart to the board. Peterson is a marketing communications business partner at Tompkins Trust Company and Hart is the general Headrick manager of Ithaca Marriott and Monks on the Commons. Class B Commercial Tenants re-elected Steve Headrick, a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, and Green Street Pharmacy Pharmacist Nicole Pagano. They also elected Megan Vidler, Ashley Cake, and Adil Cake Griguihi. Vidler, a Cornell University graduate, is a co-proprietor of Home Green Home; Cake, an Ithaca native, is one of three partners who operate The Watershed Bar; and Griguihi owns and operates Casablanca. Keith Bryant was elected as the Class D (residents) representative. Gaylord He ran unopposed. The mayor, chief financial officer and Common Council of Ithaca, and the Tompkins County Board of Representatives will each select one Class C Director. Those individuals will be announced soon. Stakeholders also apPagano proved measures that expand the board’s size from 19 directors to 23, add a transportation committee and allow members to pass a resolution without meeting as long as all the members of the board or committee consent in writing or by electronic communications. Peterson

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ayfest is celebrating its tenth an- ed by Plesser and violist Paul Laraia. Also on May 20, Red Newt Winery (on Seneca Lake just off niversary, with the usual lively, varied, and original fare we have Route 414 in Hector) will host “Tasting Notes,” led by Thomas Pastuszak (Cornell 2006, and come to expect. This internaXak’s former student), with pairings of Dry Riestional chamber music festival, lings from Red Newt, Wiemer, and Keuka Lake sponsored by Cornell’s Department of Music Vineyards followed by music and food to order. and directed by faculty pianists Xak Bjerken and The Formosa Quartet—vioMiri Yampolsky, has proved to be an outstandlinists Jasmine Lin and Wayne ing success. It opens this Friday, May 19, and Lee, violist Che-Yen Chen, and runs through Wednesday evening, May 23, with cello Deborah Pae—perform traditional chamber music concerts and appealFive Taiwanese Folk Songs by ing new events. There is the customary array of premier visiting musicians, including the Formosa Quartet, performers in very first Mayfest. On the scene are faculty from Cornell and Ithaca College, several Cornell music department alums, and a notable number of young participants. Everything promises to enrich our beautiful spring season. Back in May 2008, Bjerken and Yampolsky explained to me that it had always been their dream to mount this kind of festival. And since then they have been dedicated to creating arguably the best classical music event of the season. Mayfest has become a special time for them to welcome and make music with friends, both old and new. And so it continues to bring pleasure to music lovers as well. When we talked some days ago, they told me that, after last year’s festival, they sat in a park with their cellist friend Zvi Plesser—he and Miri have played music together since they were very young—to talk about special events for this 10th Clockwise from top left: Formosa Quartet (photo: Sam anniversary year. Plesser, Zauscher); Xiao-Dong Wang; Xak Bjerken; Paul Lauria who teaches at the Jerusalem (Photos provided) Academy and runs the “oldest and largest music festival in Israel,” suggested that they might consider including things that were special Wei-Chieh Lin, the first movement of Bartók’s String Quartet No. 4, about the Ithaca community. They came up with writers and arts personalities, wine, choirs, young and three Hungarian Folk Songs by IC composer Dana Wilson. Two concerts reflect wider commusicians, even yoga—all have been included munity involvement—one, on animal themes, this year. Two Bach and Yoga sessions are schedfeatures choral groups from Cornell and Ithaca uled on May 20 and 21 at CSMA with Xak and Miri’s yoga instructor, Steven Valloney from Sun- High School, plus a local celebrity narrator; the other, a program of music and poetry, presents rise Yoga, who has “enriched our lives in many regional poets. This year also takes audiences to ways,” along with solos from Bach suites provid-

some venues away from the campus on the hill. There are no formal program notes, performers will talk about their music from the stage. Several familiar visiting artists are returning along with the Formosa Quartet. Their “wonderful” violinist Lin was here for a recital a few years ago, and is quite involved in this year’s Mayfest in various ways. Cellist Plesser and violinist Xiao-Dong Wang are back for their fifth time. Returning Cornell alums are fortepianist Mike Cheng-Lu Lee, who studied with Malcolm Bilson and won 2nd place in the 2011Westfield International Fortepiano Competition held at Cornell, and pianist Daniel Anastasio, former student of both Xak and Miri, now at SUNY Stony Brook. Works by two former composition students, Jesse Jones and Zachary Wadsworth, are also included. New to Mayfest is violist Paul Laraia, a widely praised soloist and chamber performer, 1st-place winner of the Sphinx competition in 2008, and member of the Catalyst Quartet since 2013. Resident musicians from the Cornell faculty include a regular performer, cellist John Haines-Eitzen; university organist Annette Richards; director of orchestras Chris Younghoon Kim; percussionist and lecturer in performance Michael Sparhuber; and assistant director of choral music Stephen Spinelli. Bass player Desmond Bratton, a visiting lecturer, teaches also at Opus Ithaca, as does well-known soprano soloist Tamara Acosta. From Ithaca College come bass player Nicholas Walker, violinist Susan Waterbury, and composer Dana Wilson. The “amazing” Kristin Zaryski, “a treasure to the community and the high school,” will direct the IHS Chorale. Among the participating poets are the widely admired Tish Pearlman; Jamaican-born Ishion Hutchinson and Lyrae Van Cleif-Stefanon from Cornell’s English department; IC’s Chriscontinued on page 20

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tine Kitano; and Edward Dougherty from TC3. Not to mention—again—Lin, who wrote “Night of H’s” to music by Wilson. The programming for this year is tends toward the traditional. There are no anniversaries of great composers to commemorate. Nor is any particular country or style or theme emphasized. There is no new commission but rather a repeat of a former work. We will hear more traditional chamber pieces from classic German and Austrian composers—Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms, plus two full and rich pieces for larger ensembles. Mayfest opens very personally and “close to the heart,” on May 19 in Barnes Hall with Xak and Miri performing music together in the Suite No. 2 for two pianos, op. 17, by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Miri, who plays Piano I, admitted that “this is very special. There is no other pianist I’d rather play with than Xak.” The work is in four movements, each with a story. Written at the same time and in the same key as the familiar 2nd piano concerto, it is “exciting, pure beauty, a whole life story in one piece.” Four Jazz Tunes by contemporary jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, who died in 1997, will be presented by the Formosa Quartet in an arrangement by Lin. Program I closes with Schubert’s beloved “Trout” Piano Quintet in A major, D.667. Miri will be joined by four students, two from Cornell—freshman violinist David Zhang and violist Sean Chung, PhD candidate in

Engineering—and two IHS sophomores— Owen Cummings, cello, and Misha Bjerken, double bass. May 20 offers yoga in the morning and wine tasting in the afternoon, followed by the evening Concert II in Barnes (all concerts except Sunday afternoon start at 8 p.m.). The special chamber program opens with Haydn’s Piano Trio in E major, Hob. XV:28, to be performed by fortepianist Mike Lee with violinist Wayne Lee (no relation) and cellist Pae from the Formosa Quartet, which then follows with the Bartók String Quartet No. 4. After Intermission Miri joins them to play the Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44. The Haydn performance is dedicated to Cornell professor of violin emerita Sonya Monosoff, in celebration of her 90th birthday, while the Schumann honors Percy Browning, a supporter of Mayfest from the beginning. On Sunday, May 21, following the second yoga session, is the concert on animal themes in Sage Chapel at 4 p.m. The Cornell Chamber Singers, led by Spinelli, open Program III with “The Bluebird” by English composer Charles Stanford, followed by Lithuanian and Mongolian folk songs, and “O schöne Nacht,” op. 92, no 1, by Brahms, all accompanied by Bjerken. The Ithaca High School Chorale, conducted by Zaryski and accompanied by Yampolsky, will sing three of the Brahms Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), op. 103, and “O magnum mysterium” by American contemporary composer Morten Lauridsen. Then the Chamber Singers under Spinelli return to perform Diptych: The Swan and

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from Schubert’s piano Fantasia in C major called “Der Wanderer”—the movement contains variations on the composer’s song of the same title; Schoenberg’s sumptuous Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op. 4, a string sextet based on a poem by Richard Dehmel, with Wang and Lee, violins; Chen and Laraia, violas; and Plesser and Pae, cellos; plus Wilson’s “Night of H’s.” There is a collaboration between bass player Bratton and poet Lyrae Van Cleif-Stefanon. A 2016 poem by Ishion Hutchinson and set by Jihyun Kim, Cornell DMA in Composition candidate, will be performed by Acosta and Bjerken. Poets will recite works paired with the music, a reading by Dougherty goes with the Mozart while Kitano reads a poem “Insomniac in Love” before the Schoenberg. It could well be a transfigured night. Mayfest closes with Concert VI on May 23 at the Carriage House. Pianist Anastasio plays Variations on an Original Theme, op. 21, no. 1, by Brahms, and then joins Wang, Laraia, and Haines-Eitzen for the Mozart Piano Quartet in G major, K. 478. Following Intermission Nicholas Walker will play his own piece, “Chorale for Solo Bass,” followed by “Lulu’s Theme” for cello and piano by Cornell DMA Jesse Jones, now teaching at Oberlin, to be performed by Plesser and Bjerken. For a grand finale, Wang, Plesser, and Yampolsky present Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1, no. 3. •

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cial world, I really don’t think there is any need for the darkroom today. For students and artists, however, to call themselves photographers suggests to me a greater degree of literacy than I expect from commercial or consumer fields. And photographic literacy to me means understanding all of the cameras and tools and resources that create

By C hr i s tophe r J. Har r ing ton Alternative Processes in Photography, Oxford University Press, Brian Arnold

ormer Ithaca Times photographer, IC teacher and current Visiting Research Fellow with the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, Brian Arnold, has put together an impressive and vast book about alternative photographic methods. Published through Oxford University Press, Alternative Processes in Photography, is a superbly written, amazingly educational and super tactile take on varying photograph techniques, alternative history and creative possibilities. There’s a unique spirit to the book, blending purpose with creation, and laying out a systematic blueprint for those interested in new modes. There’s also a deep respect for the overall biography of alternative methods and the history of photography, and a presentation that is encouraging to experience. The Ithaca Times caught up with Arnold recently. The Denver native has some great stuff to share. Here’s the skinny. Ithaca Times: How long did it take to complete the book, and when did you get a sense that you wanted to write something like this? Brian Arnold: To be honest, I never thought about writing this book on my own. Oxford University Press contacted me in the spring of 2013 - it was really their idea, and they believed I was the right person to do it. After some discussions with my editor, I wrote a few sample chapters that he sent out for peer review. Apparently those reviews were very good, so he offered me the contract for the book that fall. For the most part, I wrote the book between the spring of 2014 and the fall of 2016. IT: Was part of writing the book about your desire to reach out to the contemporary photographers of the digital and technological world: you have a lot of photographers out there who’ve probably never even used a darkroom? BA: While I totally love digital imagining, I also hate how quickly we’ve all embraced it and discarded so much of what came before. I think most people - even photographers - have no idea how diverse photographic printmaking really is. I have always felt that to discard all these photographic processes that came before the tools we have now is negligent, and will ultimately minimize the possibilities of the medium. In teaching and writing about these processes, I hope to keep these traditions alive, to bring them into conversation with digital technologies, and help students and working photographers understand and use the diverse range of photographic possibilities. IT: Photography is both an art and a

Clockwisse from left: “Tree”, Off I25, Northwest Denver, 201, silver gelatin print toned with selenium and Lipton tea; “Sadie and Newspaper”, 2008. From the series Notes from Under the Milky Way. 7”x5”, silver gelatin print toned with selenium and Lipton tea”; “Petroleum Refineries”, Commerce City, CO, 1996. 5”x7”, platinum/palladium print (Photos provided by Brian Arnold)

science: would you say it’s vital that people interested in photography invest equal time in both subjects? BA: I think this depends on what you mean by photographer. Realistically, we are all photographers now. Dutch designer and artist, Erik Kessels has created several great projects looking at the incredible mass of photographs produced each day: (www. kesselskramer.com/exhibitions/24-hrs-ofphotos). In thinking of consumer snapshot photography and the bulk of the commer-

the incredible complex and diverse field of photography today. I tell all my photography students that at some point they need to confront the darkroom. Even if they had, they will be better photographers for it. The darkroom is much less forgiving, so it will always develop their technique, and I think it also just gives a fuller appreciate for and understanding of the medium. I do think it is important to know the mechanics of

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things. There is a lot about the science of photography I don’t know much about (optics, for instance), but there are other scientific components I find really interesting (the chemistry of photography). I think knowing these kinds of things - and wanting to know these kinds of things makes the medium so much more interesting, to know the incredible phenomenon of photography. And there is so much to know, it always make one an active learner - curiosity is really the heart of any creative practice. IT: The chemicals involved in the photographic process can be daunting: there’s no way around them though, is there? BA: The chemistry can be very daunting and complex, and yet also very simple. It is possible to make photographic prints using only paper stained with berry juice and sunshine; a camera can be an old shoebox with a pinhole in it. I think the chemistry of all can be as simple or complex as you want it to be. One of the reasons I emphasize understanding the mechanics of it all, however, is to stress responsibility. Most photographic chemicals, when handled correctly, are relatively safe; understanding is key. IT: DIY is an integral aspect to the book: do you think there’s a philosophy behind the photographic process, and is it connected in the broader sense of education and learning? BA: I believe there is meaning in process. How we make things is part of how we build idea and our relationship with our own ideas. It’s not necessarily that I think DIY is the best way to go, but I also feel students and young artists should be exposed to as many ways of visual thinking as possible, and processes and materials are apart of how visual thinking is developed. IT: When you created your first print, what was the feeling like, and were you obsessed at that moment? BA: That’s a hard question to answer because it was so long ago that I made my first print. I can say, however, that I know in my teens that I was an artist, but it took me a bit of time and experimentation to figure out what form that would continued on page 22

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take. When I made my first photographs and my first prints, I think knew immediately that I found the right material for me. I can also say that learning photographic processes has always been pretty easy for me(with just some brief classroom introductions, I consider myself to be self-taught); right away the process just felt natural. IT: What was the editing process for the book like, and did it change shape and form considerably throughout the construction? BA: I was expecting the editing process to be a bit more grueling than it was. After our first meetings and signing

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a contract with my editor, he gave me a great deal of freedom. Once I’d finished a chapter or two, I applied the same basic structure to each of them. Finding the right pictures took a bit of research, but mostly I feel that once I got into the project took on a momentum of its own. In finding pictures, I also had the great pleasure of meeting some great photographers, many of whom influenced my own interests in the medium. IT: What’s new on the horizon for you, and are there any new books around the corner, any new exhibits? BA: Thus far, 2017 has been a big year for me. I started the year with a month long residency at the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire, and came back to release two books simultaneously (this

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book with OUP, and then a book I wrote about contemporary Javanese photography), but of which I put together at the same time. And then I launched the exhibition Identity Crisis at the museum. The past four of five years, I’ve been doing a photographic project about Denver, CO, my hometown. I am in the process of putting together a working draft of that for my next book, and hope to see that out soon too. In conjunction with that book, I am working to arrange some exhibitions out in Colorado. • You can get a copy of Alternative Processes in Photography at Amazon, Oxford University Press, and most major book dealers

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A Bold Creative Partnership Whitehorse is a family affair By C hr i s tophe r J. Har r ing ton Whitehorse, 8 p.m., Thursday, May 18, The Dock

anadian folk rockers Whitehorse’s newest music video, “Boys Like You” is a deeply intimate portrait. The band, which consists of the husband and wife duo, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, is a striking force. The connection between the two musicians is remarkable, and “Boys Like You” — which is off the group’s upcoming album, Dollhouse — plays well with that unique bond. “We often think of it as getting away with murder,” Doucet laughed. “We play three inches from each other on stage in front of people, and there’s this awkward intimacy there. I think for some people it’s like they’re waiting for us to have sex.” The symbiosis the two share onstage is an intense expression. Their creative and workman-like absolution, is a thing of patience and courage. “I mean we live together, tour together, are basically in each other’s faces 24/7,” Doucet said. “It’s quite the mental experiment. But we’re still friends after all of it,

and that’s really the most incredible and special thing.” Whitehorse began as a stripped down alt-country and folk project, with the sensuality of a Bob Dylan and Joan Baez pairing, but quickly developed into something much wider. Throughout four full-lengths and two EPs, the group’s culled from a vast spectrum of sound, experimented with looping, toured with a full band and played some down-right gritty and lean rock ’n’ roll. 2016’s The Northern South Vol. 1 was a killer reimagining of six blues classics: a record with some ridiculous gravity. “It was definitely an homage to the old blues and rock ’n’ roll sound,” Doucet noted. “We’re talking about a starting palette that is pre-Beatles. But with the loops interwoven in there, it’s certainly postBeatles. So the whole project was really interesting in that way. Sort of a middle path.” Both Doucet and McClelland are multi-instrumentalists and really get after it in terms of extended vision. As well as being amazing vocalists, Doucet is a shred guitarist, drummer and keyboardist, and

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McClelland plays the P-Bass like it’s an extension of her inner-soul. Together the two offer a drifting and perpetual musical journey. The band’s upcoming record is a step beyond, taking looping and structural imagining to a new level. “Working with the hip-hip beat makers Likeminds was an amazing experience,” Doucet said. “We’ve been working with loops a lot over the years, and this was really the logical place to go. They have this massive library in their Brooklyn studio, and we really just let loose. Dollhouse was an amazing record to create.” Being parents also influenced the new album, as well as digging on some ’90s artists and some hip-hop. “Our 2-and-half year-old son was watching a lot of Beatles videos the past year,” Doucet said. “So that whole Beatles vibe was circulating through our heads. We were also listening to a lot of stuff like

Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet are Whitehorse (Photo: facebook)

early Portishead and Beck, and also a lot of hip-hop. ‘Run The Jewels’ was cranking in the van nonstop.” Whitehorse is a grand experience. A place where the dusty history of rock and country melts seamlessly with contemporary technology: pulsing, reverberating and expanding. Together, Doucet and McClelland are one: a blinding direction. The two will visit The Dock on Thursday in their original stripped-down form: two singersongwriters with guitars and nothing else. “The live experience has really evolved over the years and taken on a life of its own,” Doucet noted. “In a lot of ways it’s gotten to big for me. So this tour will be really special. We’ll be revisiting our roots.” •

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painted into the flowers a bit. (And she pointed out to me how one of the woman’s nipples was subtly painted as a flower.) And she told me how she was influenced by Matisse…his paintings of nudes with floral backgrounds. Plumb & Pendulum is a smaller oil portrait, a profile of a woman. The owner of the Eye Gallery, Julie Simmons-Lynch, suggested that it reminded her of Norman Rockwell’s

ing of a near-nude male figure seated on a tall stool. It is another striking, realistic painting. Again, I think of Sargent or Whistler…perhaps because it isn’t 20th century hyper-realism like, say, Chuck Close, but rather has a 19th century, slightly romantic feel. And Erin has some excellent charcoal drawings, too: Orbit…Anchor…In Strong Arms…Dream Ballet. These are drawings of families…a mother, a father, a baby… and have more of a post-Picasso expres-

(Left) Erin Deneuville’s “The Weight (Becoming a Parent) and (Right) “Sober Figure (After Matisse)” (Photos provided)

sionist feel. The figures are a bit more sculptural…and, once again, Deneuville has left in the construction lines…sweeping, curved lines that give the works a kind of musical quality. There’s more to see, but we’re out of space, so, once again, I’d recommend that the Art-Loving Reader drop by the Eye Gallery him or herself to catch this excellent show… •

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nother marvelous show at the Eye Gallery on the Ithaca Commons. (And, again, I feel inadequate to convey it in words to the Art-Loving Reader, but here we go…) The show is composed of a group of large oil paintings (and some smaller charcoal drawings) by the Ithaca-based artist Erin Deneuville. The paintings are realistic. With a slight 19th century feel. I think of John Singer Sargent (1856 – 1925). Or perhaps James McNeill Whistler (1834 – 1903). Deneuville’s work has a feel like a Renaissance master. As if Western Art ran in a straight line from the Renaissance (painters like Raphael and Titian and Leonardo and so on) to the 21st century. (Without Picasso and Braque inventing Cubism in the early 20th century and ushering in what we popularly call “Modern Art”.) Deneuville’s art feels like it exists in some parallel universe where Picasso and “Modern Art” never happened and Western Art came straight through from the Renaissance. My favorites in the show include The Weight (Becoming a Parent). This is a big tall self-portrait…featuring Erin (newly pregnant) lost in an oversized suit. (One of her Dad’s suits…and he’s a pretty big guy – I met him at the gallery.) It’s a striking, realistic work. (Although Erin’s eyes are over-large, almost

cartooned, and she has a sort of wry, bemused look on her face.) And the suit is so large, and the background is so stark, that the painting has a slight surrealistic feel like a Magritte. I also admired Sober Figure (After

Matisse). This is a reclining nude figure of a woman. (I met Erin at the show, and she explained how she mounted a decorative floral pattern on a canvas and then painted the figure on top of it.) She also

work. I think I know what she’s talking about. I have a big coffee table book of Rockwell’s work that used to be my Dad’s…and the painting does remind me of Rockwell’s personal works…not his Saturday Evening Post covers…but rather his private paintings…and the studies from his figure drawing classes. The interesting thing is Deneuville left in a trace of the construction lines… the geometric underpinnings of the painting…that gives it a more modern, post-Picasso look. Speedo Blues is a tall vertical paint-

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Monks is an experience both for lunch and dinner By He nr y Stark

ach time I have a meal at Monks on the Commons in the new Marriott Hotel, I wonder: Is this a restaurant that serves drinks or is it a bar that serves food? And with each visit I conclude that it is really both. The restaurant shares a large open ground floor area with the hotel registration desk, the bar, and the lounge. It’s replete with couches, comfy upholstered chairs, and small tables more suitable for supporting cocktail glasses than dinner plates. The area is quite attractive…not garish, no signs of opulence… just basic understated chairs and tables that add a feeling of functionality. The most distinctive and appealing features are the extra large picture windows offering a view of the Commons and the east end of State Street. During daylight hours, the restaurant has a particularly open and cheery ambiance. Comparing the restaurant’s lunch and dinner menus with the beverage offerings confirms the bar-serving-food idea. The wine, beer, and cocktail menus are inclusive and extensive, covering eleven pages and offering a wide variety of beer on tap and in bottles, wines from around the world as well as a creative variety of crafted and basic mixed drinks, all at reasonable prices. Lunch and dinner food offerings, on the other hand, are rather sparse, all appearing on one side of one piece of paper. And there’s not much variety

between lunch and dinner – in fact the menus are almost identical. The dinner menu drops the four sandwiches from the lunch menu and adds a cheese plate and a just few more entrée choices. There seems to be quite an emphasis on red meat. Four of the five “Plates” are red meat with one fish selection. For lunch I’ve enjoyed the Short Rib Grilled Cheese sandwich - sliced beef short rib combined with goat cheese from a local farm and an onion jam, and served on multigrain bread ($14). I did not, on the other hand, like the Buttermilk Fried Chicken sandwich. It was virtually impossible to eat as a sandwich as the chicken parts came in all kinds of convoluted three dimensional shapes, requiring a knife and fork. The excessive breading on the chicken was cooked too long and blackened. The “brioche roll” struck me as a basic white flour hamburger bun and the “crunchy slaw” was a layer of cole slaw spread thinly on the bun. Among the small plates, the Roasted Tomato & Pepper Soup was tasty but more the consistency of a dip, rather than a soup, with two “mini grilled gruyere sandwiches” on the saucer. The word “mini” was overstated – these weren’t even bite sized. One early evening I ordered a “special” appetizer of charred broccoli and cauliflower with pickled onions. It was exactly the same dish as was listed on the menu but the reason it was “special” was

it was reduced from $7 to $5 until 6:30. The char was almost unnoticeable and the veggies were raw. No problem with that (basically a plate of a limited selection of crudités) however I would have appreciated a sharper knife to cut through the stems or better yet, had the stems trimmed off in the kitchen. My entrée was a real winner: “Perfect Roast Chicken.” Though a bit audacious to call themselves perfect, the half chicken really was cooked to perfection – tender and juicy. The accompanying collard greens – stewed with ham hocks – were the best offering of collards I’ve ever had. I’ve also enjoyed the vegetable burger – both at lunch and dinner. It’s made with white beans and red onions and isn’t dried out as many are. I very much like that even though the lunch and dinner menus are so similar, the many items that appear on both are priced the same at both meals. Service has been inconsistent. The servers themselves are cheery and obviously want to be helpful. However,

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Greg Evans | 9:00 PM | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | (Jazz) concert

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Finger Lakes Metal Fest | Donselaar’s, 10257 RT-31, Clyde | Runs May 19 – May 21. Featuring: Rip Open The Sky, Ire Clad, Threatpoint, Spit Nickels, Shadowborn, Lowkey, UnDead Messengers, Inevitable Revolutions, To Help, Skinbound, Born In Blood, Traverse the Abyss, Fox 45, Infrared Radiation Orchestra and many more. (Heavy Metal, Thrash, Nu-Metal, Hard Rock, Speed Metal) Treleaven’s Garden Concert Series: Radio London | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | King Ferry Winery, 658 Lake Rd, King Ferry | Featuring the Chicken Bandit Food Truck & Eatery.

Monty Python’s 1979 religious satire comedy, “Life of Brian”, tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man born on the same day rightnext door to Jesus Christ. He’s mistaken for the son of God, and the hilarity ensues. The film was deeply controversial at the time of its release, seeing protests from religious groups. Monty Python has always proved a daring and visionary group. (Thursday, May 18 at 9:50 p.m. and Friday, May 19 at 7:17 p.m., Cornell Cinema) (Photo provided) Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Blues, Rock, Every Tuesday. Irish Session | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Bar Argos, 408 E State St, Ithaca | (Hosted by members of Traonach) Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet | 8:00 PM-10:00 PM | Madeline’s Restaurant, 215 E State St, Ithaca | (Jazz) I-Town Community Jazz Jam with

Big Lewbowski Party Featuring: Dingonek Street Band and Whiskey Tango Sideshow | 9:00 PM | Atlas Bowl, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | (Big Lewbowski Themed Party, Burlesque Bowl, Multimedia, Afro-Funk)

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Deathtrap | Through May 28 | Archbold Theatre at Syracuse Stage, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse | Sidney Bruhl is a successful playwright lately plagued by a series of flops. When a sure-fired hit drops into his hands courtesy of a young student, Bruhl concocts a devilish plan that twists and turns its roller coaster course right through to the final moments. As spellbinding and entertaining as ever, Ira Levin’s hit play is an ingeniously plotted theatrical thriller that excites screams and laughter. Info at syracusestage.org Four Plays - 100 Years | 7:30 PM, 5/17 Wednesday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | To celebrate the centennial of the Women’s Suffrage in New York State, the Hangar Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, Civic Ensemble and The Cherry commissioned an evening of new short plays. Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream | 2:00 PM, 5/19 Friday | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn | Runs May 19 at 7:00pm and May 20 at 2:00pm. A play based on the story of the Mercury 13, a group of American women who underwent some of the same testing as the male astronauts who were selected by NASA and became known as the Mercury 7. Though the women largely passed with flying colors, they were ultimately not part of the astronaut program. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) | 8:00 PM-, 5/19 Friday, 2:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Red House Arts Center, 201 S West St, Syracuse | Bet you didn’t think you could experience all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in just 97 minutes! The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) sends spectators on a hilarious journey with three madcap men through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, history and tragedies. Toeprints Shuffle Showcase | 7:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Smith Opera House For The Performing Arts, 82 Seneca St, Geneva | Join Toeprints Dance Studio as they present their annual showcase

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yoga with Bach cello suites. This year’s events will take place at Cornell’s Barnes Hall and Sage Chapel, as well as off-campus at the Community School of Music and Arts, Red Newt Winery, Ithaca’s Unitarian Society, and the Carriage House Café. Full information: www.mayfest-cornell.org

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An Unknown Country | Temple Beth-El, 402 N Tioga St, Ithaca | Runs Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00 PM. The documentary tells the story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in an unlikely destination: Ecuador, a South American country barely known at the time. Featuring first hand accounts and archival material, the film opens a window on the exiles; perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land. The director, Eva Zelig, the director and 2nd generation survivor of the Holocaust will be on hand to answer questions. The True Story of Travis Walton | 7:00 PM, 5/21 Sunday | State Theatre Of Ithaca, 107 W State St, Ithaca | Event will include screening of new documentary about 1975 UFO abduction plus an in-person Q&A with Travis Walton.

Mayfest: Cornell’s International Chamber Music Festival | Various Locations, Cornell University, Ithaca | Runs May 19–23. Under the artistic direction of pianists Miri Yampolsky and Xak Bjerken, Cornell University’s Department of Music celebrates the tenth anniversary of Mayfest, its annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music. This year’s Mayfest will offer a new range of events: chamber concerts, music with poetry, Tasting Notes pairing music with wine, and

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Friday, 5/19 to Thursday, 5/25. Contact Cinemapolis for Showtimes The Last Shaman | James gives himself 12 months before he has ‘a license to kill himself’, he sets off to the amazon rainforest with hopes of finding a shaman who can save his life. | 77 mins NR | Their Finest | A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them. | 117 mins R | Colossal | A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she’s suffering. | 109 mins R | The Lost City of Z | A true-life drama, centering on British explorer Col. Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s | 141 mins PG-13 | A Quiet Passion | The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist. | 125 mins PG-13 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young

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Maggie MacDonald | 7:30 PM | UM Church, 144 Cedar St., Corning | Sisters Cassie & Maggie MacDonald play an exciting and unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic roots music. With an innovative style, they achieve a perfect balance of musical integrity and sheer entertainment.

with the theme of Shuffle. Ages performing in the show are 3 years old to through college age. Dance genres presented will include ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, broadway, pointe, Irish and hip-hop.

politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman’s life dramatically changes for better and worse. | 118 mins R | | The Thrill of it All | A housewife’s sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life. | 108 mins NR | Long Strange Trip - The Untold Story of The Grateful Dead | The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead. | 238 mins R | Cornell Cinema

Wednesday 5/10 to Tuesday, 5/16. Contact Cornell Cinema for Showtimes Logan | In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces. | 137 mins R | Monty Pyhon’s The Life of Brian | Brian is born on the original Christmas,

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The Range, Thursday, May 18, 8:00 p.m.

The Dock, Friday, May 19, 9:00 p.m.

Cortland’s progressive funk outfit, Amongst The Monks, is a particularly tight quartet, with a penchant for ‘70s style grooves. The band’s latest album, “Post Historic”, is a jazz-drenched psychedelic workout, where each member extends its capacity to capture a complete moment. There’s heaviness, psych-pop, blues shred and an overall connection that shows a band completely in its element: strong, honest and filling. (Photo: facebook)

Sir Richard Bishop, best known for his work in the experimental Phoenix outfit, Sun City Girls, is a guitarist with vision and extension. In 2005 Bishop started performing as a solo artist and has since created a world unto itself. His unique classical guitar workouts are wide and intense. He’s experimented with a plethora of musical forms over the years and plays with an honesty that’s hard to match. (Photo: sirrichardbishop.net)

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Ultimate (Frisbee) Summer League | Interested in Ultimate Frisbee? Summer league registration is open through May 27, league starts in early June. All levels of experience welcome, including novices – show up and play. Go to http://iaua.com/e/sl2017 to register or learn more. Relay for Life of Tompkins County Meeting | 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, 5/17 Wednesday | Kionix, 36 Thornwood Drive, Ithaca | Relay for Life of Tompkins County is Saturday, July 15th 12A – 12A at the A&E Center, Ithaca College. Ithaca Sociable Singles Dinner | 6:00 PM, 5/17 Wednesday | Spicy Asian, 335 Elmira Rd, Ithaca | RSVP Wlfd66@ Zoho.com. Beginner Bird Walks | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. For the meeting time and more information, go to the club’s website: www.cayugabirdclub.org/calendar Application for Ithaca Artist Market | Information and Applications are available on www.artspartner.org for artists of all mediums. The event is a juried show and sale of art, with food, wine, beer, and jazz at the beautiful Farmers Market. Deadline: June 20th. Southern Tier Orchid Society ORCHID SHOW and SALE | Oakdale Mall, 601-635 Harry L Dr, Johnson City | All are welcome to enjoy the orchid displays, seek advice from the experts, and purchase beautiful orchids. Free admission! Also, a repotting clinic will be held on Sunday, May 21st from 2:00-4:00 for anyone interested in learning! Visit us at Southern Tier Orchid Society, NY on Facebook or http://storchidsociety.com/. Energy Smart Community/ Smart Meters Public Meeting | 9:00 AM-10:30 AM, 5/20 Saturday | Cooperative Extension o f Tompkins County Education Center, 615 Willow Ave. Room A, Ithaca | Questions? Contact Rosalyn Bandy, Energy Smart Communities Liaison, at rb667@cornell. edu or call (607) 220-3563

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McLean Community Church Annual Steak Dinner | 4:00 PM-, 5/20 Saturday | McLean Community Church, 50 Church St., McLean | Meal includes ribeye steak, baked potato, tossed salad, vegetable, roll. homemade pie, and beverage. Reservations highly recommended by calling 607-8383450. Country Style Breakfast | 7:30 AM-11:00 AM, 5/21 Sunday | Mecklenburg Fire Station, 4495 County Route 6, Mecklenburg | Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Homefries, Toast, Juices, Coffee, Door Prize. 2017 Sportman’s Early Bird Prize Drawing Landlords Association of Tompkins County Monthly Meeting | 4:30 PM, 5/22 Monday | Ramada Inn, N Triphammer Rd, Ithaca | This month a Panel of Senior Landlords will describe their experiences, offer advice and answer questions. An after-hours event of catered food will follow the meeting. Rental property owners interested in joining are invited to attend. For more information email LATC@LandlordsAssociation.com or call 607- 257-2382.

Learning Music and Memory | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, 5/17 Wednesday | Tompkins County Office for the Aging, 214 W. MLK Jr. Street, Ithaca | Music and Memory, a free workshop for those caring for loved ones who have Alzheimer’s or a related memory disorder. Pre-registration is required. Call 274-5492, or email dstoyell@tompkins-co.org to register for this program. No-Dig Soil Prep Techniques | 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, 5/18 Thursday | CCE Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca | No-dig soil prep techniques can save your back as well as the environment, since they release less soil carbon into the atmosphere and help your soil retain the organic matter. This hands-on class will demonstrate some no-dig techniques that really work, such as sheet composting and Irish lazy beds. Register online or call 272-2292. Simply Sushi and Other Vegan Delights | 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, 5/18 Thursday | GreenStar Cooperative

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Market, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Chef Anita Devine will demonstrate how to make three delicious variations of vegan sushi rolls and other vegan “finger foods”. Samples and recipes provided. Registration required - sign up at greenstar.coop, at the store or call 273-9392. Carbon Farming and BioChar Workshop | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Boathouse Beer Garden, 6128 State Route 89, Romulus | This is a one day workshop is being held on provide further education on carbon farming methods. Italian-American Community Forum Day | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | HistoryForge will provide the backdrop for exploring the ItalianAmerican heritage in Ithaca allowing us to look at this immigrant community’s experience at the personal, familial and neighborhood levels. Taoist Tai Chi Open House | 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Fall Creek Studios, 1201 N. Tioga St., Ithaca | Improve your health using Tai Chi. Regular practice increases strength, improves balance, flexibility and mental focus. Try a few moves and meet with our certified instructors to see what

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Made up of four childhood friends from elementary school, PUP, is a Canadian punk rock band that forges elements of pop, hardcore and indie, while stylizing a form based on energy and dexterity. There’s an emo quality to the band’s overall propulsion, and an inner-mentality and penchant for dense storytelling. The band is a tight ship, making the most of its quality instrumentation and powerful totality. (Friday, May 19, 9:00 p.m., The Haunt) (Photo: Vanessa Heins)

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Special Events The Candor Free Library Book Sale | 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, 5/19 Friday, 5/16 Saturday | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St, Candor | Books, Records, CDs, and more. Youth Voices on Domestic Abuse, Substance Abuse | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, 5/19 Friday | Hangar Theatre, 801

Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Featuring presentations by students from New Roots Charter School and Charles O. Dickerson HS. Performances by Truth Speaker and Rik Daniels. Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale | Friends of the Library Book Sale, 509 Esty St., Ithaca | Last Week for Spring Sale. Runs May 20-23. Books, Records, Games, CDs, Posters, Comic Books, and much more. Info www. booksale.org Rummage Sale | 8:00 AM-2:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Slaterville Fire Station, 2681 Slaterville Rd, Slaterville Springs | Clothes, Books, Furniture, Records, Toys, Sporting Goods and much more. Civil War Reenactment | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM, 5/21 Sunday | CNY Living History Center, 4386 US Route 11, Cortland | Live history—see skirmishes, infantry and artillery drills, including formation movements, loading and firing. For questions, email Homeville@cnylivinghistory.org or call 607-299- 4185. A Celebration of Sustainability in Play | 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, 5/20 Saturday | Cass Park Pavilion, , Ithaca | Visit www.fingerlakestoylibrary.org for more information.

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Ithaca Skate Park, Saturday, May 20, 12:00 p.m. Due to two Sunday’s ago rain cancellation, the Ithaca Skate Jam will take over the Skate Park this Saturday and blast away in what looks like much better weather. Registration starts at 10 AM and the contest starts at Noon. DJ Gibran will be spinning all day long with Crucial Reggae Social Club closing the night out at 5:30 PM. This is going rip! Be there!

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Kids Candor Youth Golf Tournament | 8:30 AM, 5/20 Saturday | Catatonk Gold Course, Route 96, Candor | Prizes for longest drive and closest to pin. Chicken BBQ will be at. Contact Jackie Winnick (607)972-7389 or Jwinnick16@gmail.com.

Books From the Finger Lakes | 6:30 PM, 5/18 Thursday | Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 E Main St, Trumansburg | The library welcomes the following readers whose work is published in the local publication From the Finger Lakes: Edward Ormondroyd, Daphne Sola, Stanley O’Connor, Ann Day, Gail Holst-Warhaft, Kathy May, and Cory Brown. Marjorie Maddox | 7:00 PM, 5/22 Monday | Montour House Café & Tapas Bar, 401 W. Main St., Montour Falls | Part of the Watkins Glen Reading Series. A Sage Graduate Fellow of Cornell University (MFA) and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Lock Haven University,

Marjorie Maddox has published eleven collections of poetry and four children’s books.

Art Art In Color: Mims’ Family History and Quilting | 11:00 AM, 5/20 Saturday | Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing | Leanora will share the history of her family, beginning with quilts made from flour sacks by groups women in the warm parks of Florida to be sent north to family in Little Falls, NY for the cold winters. Please register as space is limited. Call the library at 607-592-9768 or email info@ lansinglibrary.org. Paintnite: The Little Rose on the Moon | 6:00 PM, 5/22 Monday | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Raise your glass to a NEW kind of night out! Paint Nite invites you to create art over cocktails at a local restaurant or bar, guided by a professional artist and party host. \ongoing CAP ArtSpace |171 E State St, Center Ithaca | Bill Benson: Looking Inside And Out | Bill is interested in the beauty of the landscape we live in and to that end, as a painter, he wants to use every available technique in producing his emotional response to that landscape Cellar d’Or |136 E State St | Rachel Philipson, Photographs of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In a very recent trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico to visit her mother’s family, Rachel Philipson put together a series of photographs. Her images show the silent corners of San Juan and how nature touches the city. Collegetown Bagels | 203 N Aurora St | Courtney Beglin, Chaos Theory: Murmur. This collection explores the ordered chaos that composes all living organisms, utilizing ornithological anatomy and formation as a case study. Cornell Lab of Ornithology | 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Free Spirits: Bird Photography by Marie Read : Acclaimed local wildlife photographer Marie Read celebrates the beauty of birds with an exhibition, Free Spirits. Through August Corners Gallery | 903 Hanshaw Road Ithaca | “Collision of Realms”. A two person exhibit featuring paintings and works on paper by Marianne Van Lent and Masha Ryskin. Collision of Realms

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Upstairs Studio, 15 Main St., Trumansburg Saturday, May 20, 1:00 p.m. Inspired by the Women’s March on Washington, citizens of Trumansburg have been gathering every Saturday morning to write postcard of resistance. These small works of art and bold civil rights expressions are on full display at the Upstairs Gallery, along with other works of grassroots inspired art. Participants are encouraged to write their own postcards and participate in this growing and very much needed Nation-wide activism movement.

will be on view through June 22. Community School of Music and Arts | 330 E State St, Ithaca | “In the Ring by Scout Dunbar.” The Ink Shop presents In the Ring by Scout Dunbar at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) gallery. Through the exploration of pattern, mark-making, line, and material, Scout uses memory as a tool to re-visit childhood. Elevator Music and Art Gallery at New Roots School | 116 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca | “Nuevo Durango” by Caroline Snyder. Nuevo Durango is a small Maya village located deep in the tropical dry forest of southern Mexico. A few years ago, Caroline went on a biological research trip there with the New Roots upper-school science teacher, David Streib. Decorum-Too | 215 N Cayuga Street, The DeWitt Mall | Sue Hertz, Views from Here and There. This show comprises an array of oil paintings of different sizes depicting local and non-local scenes. eye Gallery | 126 E State St, Ithaca | Erin Deneuville, “She Makes It Extraordinary”. Oil portrait artist Erin Deneuville will exhibit at eye Ithaca from May 5 – 28th Gimmie! Coffee | 506 W State St | “Art with Heart” | Children and community members learn new techniques in order to draw and paint portraits of black, brown and tan people and supportive allies. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University | Central Ave., Ithaca | “Empathy Academy: Social Practice and the Problem of Objects” (through May 28) / “Escaping the Ordinary: Artistic Imagination in Early Modern Prints” (through May 28) / Identity Crisis: Reflecting On Public and Private LIfe in Contemporary Javanese Photography” (through June 11) / “The War to End All Wars” (through June 11) / Leo Villareal “Cosmos” (ongoing) | www.museum. cornell.edu Hilton Garden Inn | 130 E Seneca St | “My Hearts Content, through the Lens”. Photography by Aniiyah Christina Klock The Ink Shop Printmaking Center | 330 E State St, 2nd floor of CSMA | Blinded by Truisms by Skye Schirmer. The Ink Shop Printmaking Center will show Blinded by the Truisms, a series of paintings and monoprints by Skye Schirmer. Skye aims to mirror the ways in which we recycle and transform memories and

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he tale of Cinderella has endured across cultures, in hundreds of variations, for two millennia. Maybe because the idea of virtue rewarded –– not to mention magical self-transformation from rags to riches –– is a story we always need. And it’s a fantasy young women in particular required, given that without being born into wealth, their only hope for a future was to win a husband by being beautiful, clever, or good. Girls today have decidedly more options, but the story’s appeal persists –– with its dysfunctional family and happily-ever-after. Opera Ithaca did the tale justice with the final production of its third season, Gioachino Rossini’s 1817 version –– in two splendid performances last weekend. Also staged, by Ellen Jackson, was a shorter, simplified (sorrow-free) English version just for children –– a smart nod to young audiences, which opera needs. But even opening night at the Hangar Theatre drew many viewing opera for the first time. Under Norm Johnson’s able direction, the intimate playing space was well used, with a large cast of 24, including chorus and dance ensemble. Richard Montgomery’s orchestra of five presented Rossini’s lively music most handsomely. Marthe Hoffmann kept the stage design simple, with lacy snowflake patterns on the floor and two backdrops –– the home fireplace,

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the prince’s court –– which also served for the (somewhat dim) supertitle projections. Where the visuals shone was in the array of elegant costumes, right from the Met Opera wardrobe –– lush gowns for Cinderella, comical ones for her stepsisters, sharp black frock coats with long grey vests for the courtiers. Christopher Metzger and Elizabeth Kinney managed this gorgeous array for the large cast, and Dorothy Petersen provided some excellent wigs. Rossini’s version of the story has no magical effects (he too was on a tight budget), so there’s no grand ball or pumpkin coach. And he chose to make the stepfather the villain, whose threats are so cruel in Jacopo Ferretti’s libretto that he sounds like a Mafia hitman. To add some backstory (and some visual wonderment), Opera Ithaca included a scene of Cinderella in the cemetery, where her dead mother’s pale figure hovers. Around her, statues on pedestals stand most strikingly suspended –– then come to life as lovely young women in dance. Additional music was also inserted, serving a charming ballet among four couples –– most effectively choreographed by Tucker Davis. Buoyed by Rossini’s sparkling music, the story unfolds apace with the strong vocals and equally skilled acting of this impressive cast. Lynn Craver and Dana Kinney are hysterical as the brawling stepsisters; and as their father, Don Magnifico, Adelmo Guidarelli is superb – bald and round, imperious and severe yet toadying and

most of her life, this is the first public exhibition of her visual art. Working in watercolor and acrylic, Susan has captured images of family life, her beloved cats, and still life scenes. In the future, she plans to venture into oils and (perhaps) contemporary themes. The exhibit will be up through May and June. Lot 10 | 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Angelo Peter: Space Fruit | Paintings. Mockingbird Paperie | 142 E State St | Susan C. Larkin: Artist’s statement: “I want my camera to be an x-ray machine—capable of looking through the walls of a pod to the seeds inside. If that can’t happen, I think about what I could do with back light. Can I show the outline of a plant with light from behind? Or perhaps celebrate the color? I am seeking the details people see every day but so often fail to notice.”

out of the charade. (On opening night, his vocals were somewhat muddy in the first act but cleared up in the second.) He’s coached by the handsome and smitten Prince Ramiro, whom Brandon Snook delivers with fine character and robust singing. As Cinderella’s mother, Paige Anderson is a silent wraith, while Marc Webster has much presence as an advisor to the prince. (Because of their resemblance, I at first mistook him for the king, who’s not in this version.) Tall and imposing, Webster also appears as Alidoro (originally the prince’s tutor) to help Cinderella with her makeover. He’s in drag –– sparkly tulle dress and glittery gold cape –– giving extra meaning to the term “fairy godmother,” a tired joke I could have lived without. Using male drag as an intrinsically comic device disserves both men and women; witness the recently screened British National Theatre production of Twelfth Night for a more dignified choice. The opera’s most wonderful scenes (both in song and action) were cacophonous mayhem, when all parties are arguing wildly. Amidst this classic human comedy, our heroine, direct and simple, functions as a moral touchstone. In any smock, Caitlin Mathes’ winsome Cinderella lit up the stage with her sensitive acting and dazzling mezzosoprano. Hers was the centerpiece performance of a thoroughly delightful production. Opera Ithaca has outdone itself again and promises even more for its next season. • Barbara Adams, a regional arts journalist, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

Caitlin Mathes stars as Cinderella (Photo: Chelsea Fausel/Fausel Imagery) foolish, he cuts a marvelous figure. SeungHyeon Baek adds to the comedy as Dandini, the prince’s valet who’s pressed into service to pose as his master. (Because he’s older than the prince, it took too long perhaps for the audience to realize what was occurring.) In this persona, he’s amusingly coarse and clumsy, but at least, as Dandini says, he’ll get a good meal

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Sunny Days of Ithaca | Ithaca, 123 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | “McGraw House Creates!” McGraw House, a Senior Residential Center in the heart of downtown Ithaca, has its share of creative people. Artists working in oils, acrylics, watercolors, collage, photography and mask creation were among the twenty-two residents sharing in a recent in-house exhibit – a sampling of which will be on display for this month Ten Forward Cafe | 115 E State St, 2nd floor of Autumn Leaves | “Folk Art & Sculpture” by Arnold Bradshaw. Arnold’s Gallery Night debut featuring several new series he has been developing over the last two years. Tompkins County Public Library | 101 East Green Street | “Mapping Tompkins: A Community Exhibit” . A commemorative project

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