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FREE SUMMER EVENTS
Free summer events begin June 25 with Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore. Cornell University’s School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions is pleased to announce its 2013 summer events series. Free and open to the public, the series runs from June 25 to August 2 and features events at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, lectures in the Alice Statler Auditorium in Statler Hall, and concerts on the Arts Quad. The 2013 series includes: Tuesday events at the Schwartz Center, 7:30 p.m. June 25: Ruddigore—a concert version of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera presented by the Cornell Savoyards. [N.B.: Tickets will be required for this performance. They are free and will be available in the theater lobby starting at 6:15 on the day of the performance (limit four per person). Because of the Savoyards’ popularity, there will be a second performance on Wednesday, June 26.] July 2: Michael Zaretsky and Xak Bjerken: Works for viola and piano July 9: Desire and Decay (dance concert) presented by IC choreographer Lindsay Gilmour July 16: Rockwood Ferry, performing original music in the roots, jazz, and folk traditions July 23: Tango de Camara, chamber music ensemble from Ithaca College’s School of Music July 30: David Kaynor and George Wilson, master fiddlers of the Northeast Wednesday lectures at Statler Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. July 10: Kim Brown Bixler, “Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House” July 17: Lee Humphreys, “Social Media: Origins, Opportunities, and Risks” July 24: Walter Stahr, “William H. Seward: Abraham Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” July 31: Shimon Edelman, “The Happiness of Pursuit: Machineries of Joy” Friday concerts on the Cornell Arts Quad, 7:00 p.m. Rain location: Uris Hall Auditorium June 28: Melissa Cox and Mythica: Celtic-flavored prog rock, newgrass, and Americana July 5: Hardin Burns: Vocalist Jeannie Burns teams up with country/blues guitarist Andrew Hardin July 12: GoGone: Original roots, rock, and blues July 19: Rising Sign: Caribbean dance party! July 26: Evil City String Band: Old-time Appalachian
music and original songs August 2: Andrew and Noah Band: High-energy alternative folk For more information, visit the summer events website at www.summer.cornell.edu/events or contact the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, B20 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-2801; e-mail cusce@cornell. edu, phone 607.255.4987. If disability accommodations are needed, please contact Katy Heine at 607.255.8226.
EXTENSION EVENTS
The Gardener’s Trail, Sunday, June 16, 10:00 am -4:00 pm at various locations in Tompkins County. A special oneday event featuring free hands-on activities, samples and tours at locally-owned garden centers and nurseries. Explore the wealth of unusual plants, garden products and horticultural expertise in our county! A list of participating businesses and activities offered at each can be found online at http:// ccetompkins.org/gardeners-trail. Free event! Questions? Contact Chrys Gardener at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or cab69@cornell.edu. Sponsored by the Tompkins County Hotel Room Tax Fund. Coalition for Families, Thursday June 20, 8:15-9:30 am at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY, 8:15-networking, tea/coffee, 8:30-intros & announcements; dialog begins at 8:45. Topic to be determined. For more information, call Nancy Potter at (607) 272-2292 x127 or email np20@cornell.edu. Meets every 3rd Thursday. Gardener’s Pot Swap & Recycling Event, Thursday, June 20-Tuesday, June 25, 12:00-7:00pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY. Leave your plastic nursery pots, trays and cell packs in good conditon in the designated area off the CCE-Tompkins main parking lot on Willow Avenue during this annual recycling event. You may take away as many pots as you can use, too! Plastic that is left after the event will be taken to a recycler for processing. This is a free opportunity for gardeners to recycle their plastic plant containers instead of throwing them away. Questions? Contact Monika Roth at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or mr55@cornell.edu. Agriculture Plan Farmer Meetings, Thursday, June 20, 7:30-9:00pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca. Farmers who raise field crops in Tompkins County are invited to help update the
county’s Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan. This is an opportunity for farmers to share their needs, issues, and concerns and to help develop strategies to address them. This is a project of the County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board in cooperation with the County Planning Department and CCE-Tompkins. Please RSVP to Debbie Teeter, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or email DLT22@cornell.edu. Compost with Confidence: Getting Started, Saturday, June 29, 11:00am-12:00PM at the Compost Demonstration site, Ithaca Farmers’ Market. Master Composter volunteers will provide information and hands-on demonstrations on how to set up and manage a compost system in any setting! This FREE 5-part series meets on the last Saturday of the month from June through October. Each class covers composting basics and a special topic. Just show up, or sign up in advance by contacting Mila Fournier at ymf5@cornell. edu or call Corrnell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at (607) 272-2292.
NEW OFFICE FOR AGING
The Tompkins County Office for the Aging finally opened the doors to its sparkling, new facility at 214 W. Martin Luther King Jr./State St., Ithaca. The new Human Services Annex building is a welcomed relocation for the Office for the Aging which had been previously located in the basement of the Tomkins CountyCourthouse. The Office for the Aging’s Director, Lisa Holmes noted that over 4,000 local seniors utilized services last year. We hope that the public stops in and takes advantage of what we have to offer older adults and family caregivers.”
FLIC REGISTRY
The Registry is a free service that links individuals in need of in-home help with independent job seekers. If you or you loved one are in need of an experienced housekeeper, personal care aide, certified nurse’s aide, LPN or RN, the Registry can provide you with referrals. The Registry prescreens and checks references for all caregivers. You interview and negotiate the specific terms of employment with the caregiver. For more information, please contact Cheryl Baker, Registry Coordinator at the Finger Lakes Independence Center at 272-2433 or RegistryatFLIC@yahoo.com
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