Ithaca Times-September 28, 2022

“Gigantic” Amount of Grant Money Available to County

Legislator

Raises Possibility

Tompkins

Of Pedestrian Bridges Over Route 13

By Matt Dougherty

County Legislator

Richard John said that a “gigantic” amount of money is being made available to local governments over the next ve years in the form of grants from the federal government.

John told a recent meeting of the Legislature that “the grants are set up in a way that if we ask, we likely will get substantial money.” He continued saying, “if we do not go in for these grants they will pass by in this ve-year window and we will miss out on a tremendous opportunity.”

According to John, “ ere is more money going through grant programs in this ve-year window than perhaps has ever been seen before.”

For example, there’s a $100 billion grant to reconnect cities that have been divided as a result of infrastructure such as interstates that have been built through neighborhoods. John told the Legislature that he has been trying to talk to people in the City of Ithaca about applying for these funds to build pedestrian bridges over Route 13.

County Resolution Clears Way To TCAT Agreement

City, Cornell & County Now Appear To Be On The Same Page

By Matt Dougherty

The Tompkins County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution to renew the transportation agreement with the City of Ithaca, Cornell University, and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT).

e transportation agreement was set to expire on October 9. If all three TCAT underwriters failed to come to an agreement the city’s public transportation would be le “e ectively unfunded in the near future, which would be a disastrous consequence,” says City Attorney Ari Lavine.

Legislator Deborah Dawson (D-Lansing) who served on the negotiating team on behalf of the County spoke about how an agreement has been reached, “Changes reect the understanding of the City, Cornell, and Tompkins County to move forward

with this negotiation, as the current agreement expires in October.”

Dawson added that a new provision in the contract states that if the TCAT board submits a budget with substantial changes, all three underwriters would have the right to consider the changes in line with their agreement. According to Dawson, “Any decision TCAT would make that would have that large of an impact on their budget, all partners would participate in, and no one would be taken by surprise.”

e provision of the contract that was in question was section 6.3 of the transportation agreement. Currently, what 6.3 says is that each of the underwriters will automatically absorb a third of any additional losses TCAT sustained that year.

e revised version of 6.3 proposes that each of the underwriters will consider

T AKE N OTE

 Minorities 23.6% Of Ithaca Professionals — A recent study by the website SmartestDollar shows that 23.6 percent of Ithaca professionals are minorities. Ithaca’s entire population is 23.5% minority. This .1% di erence is one of the smallest gaps of metro areas in the United States. The other areas with similarly low gaps between minority percentage of professionals and minority percentage of the entire population were State College, PA and Blacksburg, VA, two other college towns.

Richard John says, “there is more money going through grant programs in this five-year window than perhaps has ever been seen before.” (Photo: Provided)

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absorbing those losses, and that if they absorbed them, they all need to absorb them in equal measure.

Lavine has said, “the changes being considered to section 6.3 “provide agency to each of the three underwriters to evaluate their own budgetary outlook and what they want to support.”

Legislature Chairwoman Shawna Black (D-Ithaca) thanked Legislator Deborah Dawson (D-Lansing) for her work in the negotiations, “ ank you for being steadfast and sticking with this. I’m glad we didn’t give up on it.”

 Ithaca Gets High Childcare Marks — Ithaca has 29.2 children under 14 for every childcare worker, according to a study by HowtoHome.com. That is the best childcare ratio of any small metro area. Nationally, there are 122.9 children under 14 for every childcare worker. In addition, the median annual wage for childcare workers in Ithaca is $30,020, compared to a national median wage of $25,460.

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Legislator Deborah Dawson notes that the resolution reflects “the understanding of the City, Cornell, and Tompkins County to move forward with this negotiation….” (Photo: Josh Baldo)

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By Josh Baldo

Aurora Street Eviction Story Getting Murkier

Issue Remains Who Will Actually Pay For $50K+ In Back Taxes, Repairs

By Matt Dougherty

The controversy over the planned eviction of the residents of 417 South Aurora Street by Habitat For Humanity, which had bought the home at auction from the City of Ithaca for $6,662 as well as paying back taxes and water and sewer fees, has now evolved into a question of who was actually responsible for those taxes in the rst place and how they now will be paid.

A er becoming caught up in what some have characterized as a public relations disaster, Habitat For Humanity appears now to simply want out of the situation. According to Emily Turner of Schlather, Stumbar, Parks & Salk, LLP, an attorney representing an owner of the property, who notably is not one of the residents, “Habitat for Humanity now recognizes that its title to the property is defective and they hope to be reimbursed for the back taxes, and water and sewer charges, that it has paid over the last year.

ese charges, together with the cost of xing the roof and other problems, approach $50,000 or more.”

It’s unclear how Habitat for Humanity will be repaid, but Turner says that “what started as a grassroots recovery e ort now must include a larger community of donors and volunteers.” In a statement to e Ithaca Times, e Ithaca Tenants Union (ITU), which had taken up the residents’ cause through public protests and media e orts, said “We are working out a way to do a fundraiser for the residents—they may need it in order to keep their home. Our hope is that generosity prevails and it doesn’t come to that as negotiations between all the parties are ongoing.”

Initially, two of the property’s residents, Kathy Majors and Jim Lukasavage, were characterized as the owners of the property. It was with that understanding that the City had been approaching them to pay the taxes and water and sewer bills that were in arrears. Majors and Lukasav-

age have apparently been presenting themselves as the legal owners to everyone involved, including the City, the ITU, and Habitat For Humanity.

It was only a er ITU and Human Services Coalition member Simone Gatson took interest in the case and began digging through property records, that Majors and Lukasavage’s claims of ownership were found to be inaccurate. Gaston found that while the City had reached out to the residents and people connected with them many times, it had actually failed to notify all deed holders during the foreclosure process, preventing those individuals from having the chance to intervene.

legal ownership of the property passed to his adult children, none of whom live in Ithaca, and some of whom are no longer living. Kathy Majors has told people she was married to James Majors, though there is some speculation from neighbors that she was actually his housekeeper. Individuals with knowledge of the matter say that James Major may have told Kathy, and perhaps Jim, that they could continue to live in the property as long as they paid the taxes and fees and took responsibility for maintenance. It seems that none of this was put in writing.

Court records show that city o cials contacted the property’s residents about the possibility of foreclosure as far back as March 2020. Michael Perehinec—the attorney representing Habitat for Humanity in this case — says that the property’s residents had been reached out to several times throughout the foreclosure process.

In addition, according to Perehinec, “any individual who had a connection with [the residents] was informed that a warrant of eviction had been issued by the court.” He continued saying that updates from these individuals con rmed that “they spoke with [the residents] and that they had informed them that a warrant of eviction had been issued and that this was an extremely serious issue.” He says that the residents “had known that this potentially could happen when they received the 10 day notice back in November 2021.”

Using this new information, attorney Emily Turner led an order to show cause to revisit the case in court, citing the claim that all signatories on the deed to the property were not properly noti ed about the foreclosure and subsequent sale to Habitat for Humanity. As a result of this action, the property’s residents were granted multiple two-week adjournments by the court.

Turner explains, “if your name is on a deed, you are entitled to notice of a foreclosure. And they did not notify our client who is one of the last members of the Majors family to hold the deed title.” Turner wouldn’t disclose any other information about her client.

Interviews with City o cials and others involved in the situation indicate that the property’s ownership has been confused since the death of owner James Majors in 2018. It appears that upon his death,

A city o cial who has previously attempted to work with the residents to keep them in the property said, “Habitat for Humanity was willing to let them [stay on the property] in exchange for the amount of money they’d already put into it, which was only like $35,000.” However, for some reason the residents refused to engage in any form of negotiation. e o cial says that when the residents were told about the possibility that Habitat for Humanity was going to buy the property in June 2021, they “just didn’t want to hear that.”

According to the o cial, at one point Habitat for Humanity said that Majors and Lukasavage could stay in the property if they disclosed their nancial situation and applied for a low-income mortgage. However, the o cial notes, “Jim totally rejected the idea. He’s convinced that he owns the house.”

At an August rally, Alderperson Jorge DeFendini was one of those speaking out against the then pending eviction of Majors and Lukasavage. (Photo: Ithaca Tenants Union)

Two At Center of Ethics Investigation Deny Wrongdoing

Say They And Others Did Not Exert Undue Pressure On Reimagining Process

By Matt Dougherty

In documents released by the Tompkins County Ethics Advisory Board, attorneys representing the co-leads of the Reimagining Working Group responded to the allegations of ethics violations made against their clients saying, “It is the shared impression of both [Eric] Rosario and [Karen] Yearwood that throughout the tenure of the working group, [ e Center for Policing Equity] acted in good faith, on a collaborative and supportive basis.”

ey continued saying, “At no time did CPE dictate agenda, or in any way attempt to impose control on the process. Both Rosario and Yearwood felt that at all times CPE served as a resource to assist the working group, while never attempting to exert undue in uence on the work of the group.”

According to their attorneys, “At no time did Rosario or Yearwood solicit compensation from the City. At no time did Rosario or Yearwood approach or solicit any third-party entity seeking compensation. At no time did the City or any third-party entity propose anything inferring a “quid pro quo” in return for compensation.”

is is just the latest development in an ongoing controversy that has added to the turmoil surrounding the already controversial e ort to Reimagine Public Safety.

In developing its Reimagining Plan, the City of Ithaca worked closely with e Center for Policing Equity to conduct town halls, public engagement surveys and focus groups that included law enforcement members, the formerly incarcerated and homeless residents in order to help cra the city’s new public safety plan. e Center for Policing equity is a research center that uses social science to improve policing and reduce racial disparities.

On July 6th of this year, the Common Council voted eight to two in favor of a resolution to accept the Reimagining

Public Safety Working Group’s plan and commit to implementing portions of it while continuing to seek out public input and further review the process.

While the reimagining process continues to move forward, the former Mayor’s relationships with the Center for Policing Equity and People for the American Way has received scrutiny from a number of local representatives and community members who believe that these outside groups had undue in uence over the reimagining public safety process. e latter is a progressive think tank which Myrick worked for since 2017 and which named him executive director, leading to his resignation as Mayor of Ithaca.

As a result, an ethics investigation into the reimagining process was initiated in June of this year following several complaints from Alderperson Cynthia Brock, who represents Ithaca’s 1st Ward on the Common Council. e investigation was supposed to be completed by mid-July but is just now in the process of coming to an end.

Brock told e Ithaca Times that throughout the process she had continued to see individuals coming forward to share their voice, “but they’re not disclosing that they’re paid organizers for outside organizations.”

She continued saying, “the depth and breadth of this scheme to implement in uence over what should otherwise be a local process with local residents has really been clouded by the involvement of those who aren’t transparent or honest about the views that they represent.”

According to Brock, “It was never publicly disclosed that the Center for Policing Equity would have such an oversized role in the city working group process. We were told as council

members that their involvement was limited to taking minutes and scheduling meetings.”

Brock says that she was told that all the working group members would be volunteers. However, she recently said, “To nd out a er the fact that an outside group brought in Matrix consulting rm to provide data analysis, and to also nd out a er the fact that the Center for Policing Equity had a tremendous impact on the process that was undertaken by the working group. It was inappropriate, it was misleading and I cannot in good conscience say that this was a grounded fair or equitable process because of the lack of transparency.”

According to Brock, a er the former Mayor became the Executive Director of People for the American Way, “there were ve lobbyists that were hired by People for the American Way over this year to do nothing but try to get all of these changes made in the working group implemented by Council.”

In her June 14 letter to Tompkins County Attorney Bill Troy, Brock explained “ e role of outside funding throughout the reimaging process from 2020 to 2022 is sizable. When I discovered in January 2022 that Myrick had recruited Alana Byrd from People for the American Way’s Washington DC o ce to move to Ithaca to lead a campaign for a City referendum, and that PFAW was hiring additional sta to organize the community, I called Myrick to ask about it. He admitted to me that in 2021-2022, while he was Mayor, that he was fundraising via PFAW to hire organizers to pass Recommendation #1, and that his PFAW salary was not only paid for out of PFAW’s non-pro t arm, but its lobbying arm as well.”

Myrick has responded to Brock’s allegations of ethical violations saying, “she was upset that I didn’t choose her to be the interim mayor and has been attempting to undermine the reimagine public safety process as a result.” He continued saying, “I’m glad that they’re doing the review so that they can clear my name. I’m con dent that when they do their review they’ll see that we do everything above the board.”

While Brock has criticized the reimagining process for being heavily in uenced by outside groups, she says “I believe that the outcome of what the city implements will be something that the community will agree is necessary and will support.”

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Ups

Sure, summer in Ithaca seems short, and winter in Ithaca seems long, but fall is in the air, is fabulous and can make you forget all our other seasonal complaints.

Downs

Now that Wa e Frolic is gone there’s no place for early morning co ee on the Commons. Here’s hoping Parisian Baguette will open soon and early.

HEARD SEEN&

Heard

All that rain we had will result in an unusually vivid fall foliage display this year. We hope so. Does this mean every cloud has an orange lining?

Heard

There’s de nitely a buzz around town about IC Football this season. The Cortaca Jug game at Yankee Stadium may be about a lot more than just bragging rights.

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27.3% It will be great. Having a non-profit run program will make a big difference.

18.2% I’m not sure. It’s great in theory, but those bikes could become an eyesore and hazard.

54.5% It’s crazy. We saw what a mess those Lime Bikes became and this will be the same.

Visit ithaca.com to submit your response.

How do you feel about another dock-less bike sharing program?

What is your favorite thing about Apple Fest?

Eric Rosario’s attorneys say he believes the CPE “acted in good faith, on a collaborative and supportive basis.” (Photo: File)

Attorneys for Karen Yearwood say she believes there was no quid pro quo in return for compensation. (Photo: File)

A Great Big “No”

By Stephen Burke

On August 12, author Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on a conference stage by a would-be assassin described by authorities as showing “support for the Iranian regime” which decades ago ordered Rushdie’s death for his writing.

Rushdie, 75 years old, was rushed to a hospital a er rst aid from audience members, which authorities called lifesaving. He survived despite injury to his lungs, breathing through a hospital ventilator. His liver was damaged and nerves in his arm were severed. Reports said he would likely lose an eye.

Rushdie has lived under a death sentence since the publication of his novel “ e Satanic Verses” in 1989. e book’s ctional depictions of the life of the Prophet Muhammed were considered blasphemous by some Muslims and prompted an order from Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini for Rushdie’s assassination for a bounty of millions of dollars.

e attacker is a man not yet born at the time of that order, born not in Iran but California, now a resident of New Jersey.

e attack took place at the Chautauqua Institution, a 2,000-acre center in southwestern New York that has o ered educational and cultural programming

for over a century. It is widely known as an erudite, broad-minded, benign and even gentle place.

Onstage with Rushdie, also stabbed in the attack, was Henry Reese, a co-founder of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, the rst U.S. branch of the City of Asylum Europe network. Reese rst heard of the organization at a speech by Rushdie in Pittsburgh, Reese’s hometown. Reese received permission for his group in 2004.

City of Asylum serves writers escaping persecution from their countries for outspoken work. e nonpro t organization provides housing, stipends, legal counsel, health care, and other support for the writers to continue their work and live their lives.

Other U.S. cities have since established branches. Las Vegas was among the rst; Detroit is among the most prominent. Ithaca is the among the smallest in population.

Six weeks a er Rushdie’s attack, during Banned Books Week of 2022, the Cities of Asylum Solidarity Tour visited Pittsburgh, Detroit and Ithaca, arriving in Ithaca on September 23.

e event was held at the Community School of Music and Art. It featured four writers in exile, all sponsored by branches

of City of Asylum, discussing their situations and work.

Anour Rahmani is from Algeria, living in Pittsburgh. He is a novelist, poet, journalist and activist, in advocacy, he said, “for individual freedom, environmental rights, and the rights of minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ people.” His novel “What God Hides From Us,” concerning ”the danger of the theocratic state,” was banned in Algeria.

Pwaangulongii Duaod, of Nigeria, lives in Detroit. In 2016 he wrote an essay for Granta, the U.K. literary magazine, that “provoked threats” to his life, he said, for its discussion of “queer issues in Nigeria,” where LGBTQ+ status is illegal.

Pedro X. Molina, of Nicaragua, lives in Ithaca. He is a political cartoonist who ed Nicaragua in 2018 when his newspaper’s o ces, he said, “were occupied by government forces during a crackdown on dissent.” He discussed the continuing persecution and control of mass media in Nicaragua, noting that CNN has been banned from the country. He expressed optimism about “the power of the internet” and resistance from “people on the inside giving information to anonymous journalists.”

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John noted that in the early 1960s the construction of Route 13 had a profound impact on the City of Ithaca by dividing the residential areas from the lake. e main reason why there’s limited lake access is due to Route 13. According to John, “this money can be set aside speci cally to do pedestrian bridges over Route 13; it could be a really exciting revenue source to do that kind of reconnection work. But that’s one example of many grant programs.”

John also told the Legislature that the old idea of not applying for numerous grants at the same time has been “tossed out.”

According to John, “the idea is to dig once. If you’re going to put in ber optic, do it at the same time you’re doing your water system and while you’re doing your new roads, get it done.” He continued saying, “there’s also been a change in terms of matching funds, that there is way more exibility on where you can get maximum matching funds from.

Dmitry Bykov, of Russia, lives in Ithaca. He is a well-known writer and speaker in Russia with a strong popular presence and dissident bent. On a speaking tour in 2019 he fell ill and was placed in a medically-induced coma. Investigation suggested that he was poisoned by a nerve agent also allegedly used by security forces of the Russian government against other political opponents.

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In a question-and-answer session an audience member noted, with some alarm, that oppression comes “not just from evil dictators” for what people believe, but from societies for what people are. us freedom of expression is more crucial than ever in “changing millions of people’s minds” against hatred and bias, and toward tolerance, security and peace.

e City of Asylum says it is “pledged to protect not only physical safety, but also freedom of speech and publication more broadly.”

Anouar Bahmani expressed his thinking paradoxically but poetically. “‘Yes’ is possibly considered a lovelier word than ‘no,’ but I think ‘no’ is the most beautiful word. We say ‘no’ to hatred, racism, classism.

“I believe in love” he said, nodding. “Love and a great big ‘no.’”

And there’s a real encouraging element about getting private money.”

He says that local governments shouldn’t apply for grants if they aren’t prepared to manage them. For example, large cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago have permanent sta that are tasked with managing federal grants — if municipalities in Tompkins County want to apply for these grants they should also think about hiring sta to manage them.

John told the Legislature, “we should probably think about hiring some real grant expertise in our County.” He continued saying that those experts can help the County with identifying available grants and “running the program to make sure we have adequate training on grant management, and to do the tracking so we don’t get in trouble.”

According to John, all of these functions can be paid for out of the grants.

If the County is smart about it, he says, they can apply for and hire sta to manage these grants at a very low cost to the County and get a remarkable bene t.

Dissident writer Dmitry Bykov, who was apparently poisoned by Russian security forces, now lives in Ithaca. (Photo: Provided)

Pedro X. Molina is a political cartoonist who fled Nicaragua and now lives in Ithaca.

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Late But Still Great

By Steve Lawrence

When the pandemic was ramping up in 2020 virtually every sports fan was frustrated to see so many lost opportunities. High school and college athletes had worked so hard, for so long, knowing they had a eeting window of opportunity to compete, and to see a season—or two—be stripped away from them seemed so unfair. Some opportunities never come back around. However, I am pleased to say, some do.

It was great to see the thirteen members of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020 take the eld on Saturday for their belated moment in the sun. e recognition was overdue but hats o to the university for making it happen. e former players (along with loved ones of Jim Case, the beloved Big Red athletic trainer who passed on in 2020) walked out onto Schoellkopf Field to a raucous welcome from a big crowd, basking in bright sunshine and much respect and appreciation.

ose in attendance were reminded just what a Golden Age it was for Big Red Athletics a dozen years ago, as the majority of the inductees were from the Class of 2010. Four All-Americans were introduced (Lou Dale and Ryan Wittman from the men's basketball team, Sean Greenhalgh of the lacrosse team and national champion wrestler Troy Nickerson), as was a former Big Red football player sporting a Super Bowl Ring. Readers may recall that Bryan Walters (class of 2010) won his ring when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Walters also suited up for the San Diego Chargers, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings.

Also inducted were hoops star (and semi-local icon) Je Foote, the big man led the Big Red to three Ivy titles and a Sweet Sixteen appearance before playing professional basketball, women's basketball star Lauren Benson and men's ice hockey standout Colin Greening. e so ball program was well-represented, as Alyson Intihar, Elise Menaker (both class of '10) and Tracy Quinn (class of '00) were inducted, as was volleyball's Megan Mushovic ('10).

As stated, a special round of applause was reserved when Jim Case's name was read. Inducted as a “Special Category” member, Jim's 32 years of dedicated service to the department and its athletes was recognized, and when he passed unexpectedly at age 55, it was a huge loss for his family, and for the Cornell Athletics family.

My thanks to these Big Red stars of yesteryear—now in their mid-thirties and several bringing young children to share in their big day—for bringing their best game while at Cornell.

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When Ithaca College tweeted out in February that “We Got Our Guy,” they were referring to the return to South Hill of Michael Toerper. Toerper had served as the Defensive Coordinator for the Bombers from 2017-19, and when Dan Swanstrom departed for Penn, Toerper was quickly chosen as the football program's next head coach. So far, so good.

An email from my friend Dave Wohlheuter pointed out that “Toerper is only one of two coaches to begin their coaching careers at IC with a 3-0 record. Dick Lyon, who I worked with in 1965-66, before he went to Army, was 4-0 in 1958, his rst year as a head coach and with the Bombers. Dick’s 1958 team nished 6-1, losing only to the dreaded Red Dragons. And of course, if IC wins this Saturday at Hobart, Mike and Coach Dick will be the only IC football coaches to begin their entire head coaching career, 4-0.”

e Bombers had a bye week last weekend and will head north to Hobart on Saturday to open the Liberty League schedule.

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Dave Wohlheuter also reminded me that the 45th year of the Tompkins County Football Luncheons is underway, and this year, the gatherings are being held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles (behind Wegmans) every ursday. e third one takes place this coming week, beginning at 11:30, with speeches by local football coaches starting at 12:15. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Street Sweeper Violates City Rules

Ihave been awakened again by the sound of the City street sweeper in operation at sometime between 4 and 5 a.m. Superintendent of Public Works rone, might I direct your attention to the City Noise Ordinance. is machine is de nitely louder than any party or sound amplifying equipment. It seems reasonable that street sweeping be carried on during daylight hours. is machine is so loud it can be heard blocks away. e sound is annoying and has the carrying power of an emergency siren. Please limit the use of it during nighttime hours.

Gene Endres, Ithaca

Ithaca PBA Supports True Press Freedom

The hardworking men and women of the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association thank Alderman Jeffrey Barken for continuing to stand up for transparency and true press freedom in our community.

Freedom of speech and a free press are fundamental constitutional rights that all Ithaca Police O cers have sworn to uphold and protect, so that everyone in our community can have a voice, not just those with the deepest pockets and a bully pulpit. Any attempt by a government o cial, no matter how subtle, to try and alter someone’s published opinion is an assault on free speech that should never be tolerated.

While we strongly disagree with Chairwoman Shawna Black’s defense of the Tompkins County Communication Director’s egregious behavior, we nevertheless want to applaud her for her clear statement of support for law enforcement. is is a dramatic and refreshing breath of fresh air in a conversation that for years, has held nothing but disdain for police o cers and rhetoric that has driven a devastating wedge between local law enforcement professionals and the community that they love and proudly continue to serve.

We thank Chairwoman Black for publicly and strongly voicing this position of support for our colleagues at the Tompkins County Sheri ’s O ce. Now, in the City

of Ithaca, we can only hope that the policy makers could nd it in themselves to do the same for their own Ithaca Police Ocers and for the Ithaca Police Department, an organization that has been an integral part of our community for over 134 years.

omas W. Condzella President, Ithaca Police Benevolent Association

Question of the Week Was Ableist

Asking “With COVID receding will you shop locally and in-person more?” was ableist. e COVID pandemic is not receding for those people who are immunocompromised, have disabilities, or other chronic illnesses. Because of the governor dropping the public transit mask mandate I will no longer be riding TCAT and will have to spend money I do not have to get groceries delivered by Instacart and other online vendors. We have to get through our rst unmasked fall, winter, and spring seasons before we can determine if the pandemic is indeed receding. Tompkins County infection and hospitalization numbers for this summer were high compared to the past two summers. erefore, long COVID remains a threat. Don’t let ableism become a dominant attitude here in Ithaca.

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Well-written Article Ruined

Well written article [“When Ithaca Rode Shotguns”], except you ruined it at the end by implying that there are always “environmental costs of manufacturing.” First, that depends on what is being manufactured as well as the methods and procedures used. Second, even if all manufacturing were to cause signi cant harm to the environment, what is your solution? Manufacture nothing? at is pretty much what we’re doing now in New York compared to years past. en what? It has already become so prohibitively expensive to manufacture most things in the USA. us in order to remain pro table, companies moved those operations overseas. We are now a plantation for China; they manufacture all the parts we use for everything, and we farm and make drugs, weapons, and vehicles. Our biggest export these days are US dollars, but that could change quickly once the US dollar loses its reserve currency status. en prices in the US will rise even more dramatically as those dollars all ow back into the USA where they’re legal tender, and where they will bid up prices even more than the newer dollars created by the Fed and commercial banks.

HOF inductee Jeff Foote (class of 2010) poses with former Big Red gymnast Kellie McGoldrick (class of ‘85) (Photo: Steve Lawrence)

MAYORAL RACE FLYING UNDER THE RADAR

Voters Have Clear Choice And Chance To Reinvent The Office

By Matt Dougherty

The race for Mayor of Ithaca isn’t generating the usual public attention. at’s likely because it’s a special election to ll out the term of Svante Myrick, who resigned in January to become executive director the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way. However, the candidates present clearly di erent approaches at a time when the City faces divisive issues, not the least of which is exactly what role Ithaca’s Mayor should play in the future.

Ithaca residents will make their way to the polls on November 8 to cast their ballots in the Mayoral, Congressional, and State Legislative races but also in a public referendum on creating a City Manager, deciding what the role of the mayor will be moving forward.

Advocates of the shi in city government organization believe that creating the City Manager position would allow for more e ciency in city government because it would put a professionally trained individual in charge of administrative duties. It would also provide more consistency to the city government rather than being subject to shi s due to changes in the Mayor position. ese advocates believe that such efciency and consistency will, for example, be important in following through on the public safety reimagining plan.

However, some residents and candidates have expressed concern that the City Manager would not be an elected position and would instead be appointed by the Mayor and Common Council—e ectively elimi-

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nating the opportunity for residents to directly vote for the chief administrative ofcer of the city.

Even Myrick, who introduced the idea of creating the City Manager position before stepping down, admitted concerns saying, “that's the main drawback to this system…that the [City Manager] is not as directly accountable.” He continued saying, “it's a tradeo for sure. I don't want to downplay that. Not being able to directly

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elect the City’s chief executive is a change, but I think it's a change that's worthwhile.”

e Ithaca Times reached out to the three announced candidates for mayor to get their opinions on the issues facing the City, including the City Manager referendum.

LAURA LEWIS

e current Acting Mayor is Laura Lewis, who also represents the Fi h Ward on

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the Common Council. Lewis was appointed to the position of Acting Mayor upon the resignation of Myrick. She assumed ofce on February 7, and if elected will complete the mayoral term that ends on December 31, 2023. In addition, Lewis serves as Chair of the City's Planning and Economic Development Committee and Chair of the TCAT Board of Directors.

Lewis has received endorsements from seven of the nine other current members of

Katie Sims believes Cornell

“could provide much more financial support to the City whose infrastructure and community it too often takes for granted.”

Laura Lewis believes the City “needs additional housing at every price point. And we really need more workforce housing… in the downtown area.”

Zachary Winn believes “community pride has decreased while crime, addiction, poverty and homelessness have risen to heartbreaking levels.”

the Common Council and says that if elected, she looks forward to moving several key initiatives forward, such as the Reimagining Public Safety Collaborative, the Green New Deal, and the expansion of a ordable housing throughout the city.

Concerning the reimagining public safety process, Lewis recently told e Ithaca Times, “I served on the working group for reimagining public safety and that work is moving forward. e Community Justice Center is responsible for implementation of the joint [County and City] collaborative plans and there is a City committee which I appointed that is looking at the City speci c recommendations.”

According to Lewis, sustainability is another key priority. Lewis recently said, “I was very proud of voting for the Ithaca Green New Deal in 2019. And we knew that was the rst step and that implementation would take a number of years, as indeed it is.” She continued saying, “we knew that we would have to dedicate budgetary resources, which we did by hiring a director of sustainability and a sustainability planner. And we are taking a number of steps to reduce the city's carbon footprint and use of fossil fuels.”

When it comes to the issue of housing Lewis says, “Growing up poor and growing up in a renting family, I have always had a passion for housing issues. Our city really needs additional housing at every price point. And we really need more workforce housing as businesses develop in the downtown area.” She continued saying, “We want people to have the ability to live and work and study in the city.”

Lewis recently told e Ithaca Times, “I have been involved in community service for my entire life. And I have always wanted to contribute whatever I can do to improve the community in which I live.”

Lewis also said that she “enthusiastically supports” the city manager referendum. According to Lewis, “we are preparing something in print to submit to talk about the city manager referendum.”

KATIE SIMS

Katie Sims is a grassroots organizer and activist who says that she’s running for Mayor to follow through on the progressive goals the City of Ithaca has set for itself. Sims is a Cornell graduate with a degree in environmental science with a focus on climate change and has worked on the Ithaca Green New Deal since it was rst conceptualized in 2019. She has also worked with the Ithaca Tenants Union to protect tenant rights and was a member of the working group to reimagine public safety.

Sims recently told e Ithaca Times, “In a city as wealthy as Ithaca there's no excuse for an ongoing housing crisis or not follow-

ing through on the Green New Deal.” According to Sims, she wants to see the City put the needs of residents before pro ts and to make sure the City’s progressive ideals are prioritized.

Sims has explained that one way this can be done is for the City to compel Cornell to provide more nancial support, especially for sustainable and accessible transportation infrastructure, stormwater management, and housing. According to Sims, “Cornell’s non-pro t status obscures a basic fact that informs everything in our City: that it has billions of dollars in wealth, and that it could provide much more nancial support to the City whose infrastructure and community it too o en takes for granted.”

Sims has the endorsements of organizations like the Working Families Party and the Sunrise Movement. According to Sims, “these organizations have real visions for community led change that put people rst. Our campaign is about building that movement for an economy that works for everyone.”

According to Sims, “When I’m elected I will immediately bring the Right to Renew Leases up for a vote, to prevent people from being evicted arbitrarily. I will also work to expand emergency shelter and long-term low-cost housing, because everyone deserves a home, and lower-income residents should not be forced to commute long distances in order to work in Ithaca.”

Additionally, she says that as Mayor she will dra a budget that prioritizes real public safety by working with the Common Council to implement civilian oversight of IPD and a Police Accountability Board.

Regarding the City Manager referendum, Sims said “If the City Manager proposal is passed and I am elected, I will work closely with Council and sta in order to create strong, democratic accountability mechanisms and ensure that a City Manager is chosen who will prioritize the needs of Ithacans.”

ZACHARY WINN

Zach Winn is the Republican choice for Mayor on the ballot. Winn is a local activist who grew up in Ithaca and writes about crime in the city through his website IthacaCrime.com. He previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor in 2007. Winn recently told e Ithaca Times that he’s running for Mayor “to make it more di cult to ignore me and to give people a choice.”

According to Winn, “well intentioned local policies have bene ted outside interests and outside investors while screwing over the hardworking people who live and work in Ithaca all throughout the year.” He continued saying, “community pride has decreased while crime, addiction, poverty

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and homelessness have risen to heartbreaking levels.”

Winn says that he will solve these problems by putting an end to the reimagining public safety process and “reversing the policy of non-enforcement of laws on city land.” He also calls for reducing property taxes by at least 50% and creating incentives for property owners to improve existing units and lower rents.

Like Sims, Winn wants Cornell to do more for the City. Winn suggests implementing a tax on Cornell University's endowment and compelling the institution to pay property taxes to the City.

Winn says that he is the best candidate in the mayoral race because he’s the only candidate who is not directly connected to the former mayor, or the reimagining public safety process—which has been the subject of an ethics investigation by Tompkins

County. According to Winn “I've been a critic of [reimagining public safety] since it was announced.”

He continued saying, “of the three people on the ballot, I am the only candidate who is not subject to the ethical con icts of interests stemming from ties to the former mayor, and to the reimagining public safety issue.”

When it comes to the City Manager referendum Winn says, “I think it's an acknowledgement of the inability to e ectively govern the city, and I’m opposed to any further expansion of the bureaucracy of city government.” Winn continued saying, while “the Acting Mayor has communicated that [a shi in government structure] would not result in any increase to the taxpayer due to a shi ing of salaries and elimination of the deputy or the assistant, I'm opposed to it in principle.”

“HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO” IS REFRESHING AND INSPIRING

By Barbara Adams

Two strong ensemble musicals wrap up the summer season, and it’s well worth the hour-long drive from Ithaca to see what’s happening at both Syracuse Stage and Auburn’s e REV. Syracuse’s production is particularly special, as it’s the world premiere of “How to Dance in Ohio,” a musical based on Alexandra Shiva’s 2015 documentary, a Sundance premiere, about autistic teens preparing for their rst formal. ( e stage project was originated by Broadway’s Harold Price.) e story of young people facing their fears is fairly straightforward, but its unfolding is emotionally complicated. Rebekah Greer Melocik wrote the book and lyrics, with music by Jacob Yandura, and Sammi Cannold’s excellent direction serves their talents well.

e context is a therapy group under the guidance of Dr. Emelio Amigo (Wilson Jermaine Heredia), whose loving counsel challenges the teens to take risks. Ever focused on social skills, Dr. Amigo has decided that more than three months is enough time to

attempt learning to dance. Besides involving the uncomfortable act of touching, this also means nding the right clothes, making small talk, and perhaps even asking for a date. e students are terri ed, and thrilled.

eir self-doubt and anxiety are exquisitely played, and what strikes one is how absolutely familiar all their concerns are––their desire for control, apprehension of what’s new, and fear

of failure. It’s just that, coming of age, most of us perhaps felt this less intensely, or at least learned to numb ourselves to the devastating threat of uncertainty. We developed a thicker skin.

e simple tale is poignant in itself, and what makes it more so is that all seven young people are themselves on the autistic spectrum. eir performances are stunning. Conor Tague’s Tommy is endearingly comical; Ashley Wool’s Jessica and Amelia Fei’s Caroline are best friends with boy problems; Demond Edwards’ cheerful Remy lives for dramatic costuming; Madison Kopec’s shy Marideth nds safety in facts; and Imani Russell’s Mel’s is as wise as she’s well read. And as Drew, who’s been groomed to study math at the University of Michigan, Liam Pierce is exceptionally sensitive.

Concerned parents, alternately protective and prodding, are handsomely played by Nick Gaswirth, Darlesia Cearcy, Haven Burton, Carlos L. Encinias, and Melina Kalomas. Inevitiably, the parent who pushes the hardest is Dr. Amigo himself, whose daughter Ashley (a self-possessed Marina Pires) tries repeatedly to show him she doesn’t intend to return to her dance career.

Both the doctor and their parents hope these neurodivergent teens can make friends, attend college, eventually be independent. But even as the students learn they can’t predict outcomes, the adults must learn the same.

Robert Brill’s plain set, lit by Bradley King, presents a rotating oor and rolling chairs, against a dazzling backdrop of signage lights and prom dresses––the prosaic everyday and glimpses of glamour combined. is show’s songs amplify the emotion of these diverse and fascinating teens (musical direction by

Arts & Entertainment

Syracuse Stage’s “How To Dance In Ohio” is a simple yet poignant tale with stunning performances. (Photo: Curtis Brown)

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” at The REV is a lively tribute to Fats Waller featuring five electric performances. (Photo: Ron Heerkens, Jr., Goat Factor Media Entertainment, LLC)

Sangam: Resilient Excellence

By Henry Stark

Sangam, an Indian restaurant located on Eddy Street in Collegetown, is an example of the resilience and perseverance of some restaurateurs in Ithaca. Sangam remained open throughout the Pandemic, despite severe sta ng issues. For patrons, the most impactful was Sangam’s ending their popular lunch bu et. However, the menu still o ers an extensive selection of soups, appetizers, Tandoori specialties, beef, lamb, goat, chicken, rice, and seafood items. Indian cuisine is well known for cooking with vegetables and there are more than two dozen items in this category.

ere are handwritten signs on the door and in the front window, “Dishwasher wanted.” is explains another series of adjustments. Meals are served on cardboard plates, with white plastic teaspoons, and slightly larger black plastic forks. Water comes in a plastic glass, while Chai tea arrives in a paper cup. Courses are served in a variety of takeout dishes, which certainly makes it easier to take home whatever you don’t nish in the restaurant.

ese adjustments have allowed Sangam not just to keep operating in this challenging environment for restaurants, but to still serve lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Resiliency and exibility aren’t the only things to admire about Sangam: e food is excellent. A combination of varying ground spices, especially cardamom and sa ron, is evident in almost all the dishes served here. Lamb Shahi Korma ($16.95) consists of pieces of lamb cooked in butter, mixed with almonds, and served in a cream sauce. It was slightly spicy and delicious. e lamb pieces were tender.

If you prefer poultry to lamb, you might enjoy Chicken Mango ($14.95). is one wasn’t spicy at all. e chicken pieces were marinated in a mango sauce and cooked with small bits of broccoli and some mild spices. e mango sauce added a subtle sweetness to the avor pro le.

ere’s a section of the menu devoted to Rice Specialties. e Indian word for this is Biryani which is Basmati rice mixed with veggies and/or meat. I tried Shrimp Biryani ($16.95). It was slightly spicy and included about eight, medium, beautifully cooked shrimp, along with some onion slices, green peppers, broccoli, and a variety of herbs, nuts, and raisins.

Another dish I can recommend was listed in the Tandoori Specialties. A Tandoor oven is made of clay, usually from India, and heated with charcoal. e slow and steady heat helps retain the juices of the meats, and breads are cooked on the walls of the oven. e dish I ordered was Tandoori Mixed Grill. It included a full chicken drumstick, bits of chicken, tender sh let pieces, some ground lamb, along with a portion of Naan bread.

A generous portion of Basmati rice is served with most dishes.

ere’s a large selection of Tandoori breads. I selected one of the 18 o erings: Kashmiri Naan ($4.50). It was a large portion, served in foil, and avored with raisins, nuts, and bits of coconut.

I admire the management of Sangam for continuously serving quality, authentic Indian food, seven days a week, lunch and dinner, without ever closing during the Pandemic or because of sta ng shortages.

Tidbit: Sangam is an Indian holy place at the con uence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. It can also mean where two young people’s hearts merge and become one.

Sangam Indian Restaurant, 424 Eddy Street, (607) 273-1006, is open seven days a week from 11:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Sangam has adjusted so it could remain open seven days a week throughout the pandemic. (Photo: Provided)

Boot To The Head

By Bryan VanCampen

The rst images we see in Sierra Pettengill’s new documentary “Riotsville, USA” (Magnolia—Field of Vision—Canal & the Gallery, Arch + Bow Films—XRM Media—LinLay Productions, 2022, 91 min.) are grainy 16 mm shots of an anonymous small American town. Looks like a nice place. A sign in the window of the local grocery store advertises bread, four for a dollar. But then a helicopter whips through the frame, and now we’re seeing the town from the chopper’s POV, and the small American town is revealed to be nothing but a backlot, the buildings nothing but three-sided facades. is was all happening in the mid-60’s, when rioting broke out in Selma, Watts and more than a hundred other American cities. LBJ went on TV and told us that something had to be done. And so he approved a new committee to undertake a study and gure out some way to quell all that American unrest.

is odd backlot, dubbed “Riotsville” by the military folk that built it, was one of the results. ere, lmed by military or broadcast cameras, soldiers playing rioters would overturn cars and break windows until the army, playing itself, showed up and tried to learn better how to clobber and quell dissent. And if that wasn’t surreal enough, an invited audience sat in bleachers and watched the action, much like you’d watch a “wild west” stunt show on some studio tour. We then see the results of that research put into action when the 1968 Democratic and Republican conventions occurred.

“Riotsville, USA” documents a surreal chapter in the turbulent 1960s. (Photo: Provided)

ere’s a lot happening here, rst with all the backlot footage which has rarely been shown, and there’s also a lot of footage from the predecessor to PBS and network coverage of the conventions and rioting.

ere are no retrospective interviews with military personnel or other pundits, but occasionally Pettengill drops in a female narrator intoning “when will we ever learn?” platitudes. ere’s enough happening that I would have dropped those passages. You can feel it all, believe me.

It’s impossible to understate just how racist and condescending the general attitudes are, but then again, America has a long history of being lectured by white males. Why am I shocked how little has really changed since the Summer of Love?

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ere was a spot of controversy this summer when a Fathom Events premium screening of John Carpenter’s “ e ing” (1982) turned out to be a bit of a asco. Fathom showed a poor-quality digital lm of the lm in the incorrect aspect ratio, and basically mucked the whole thing up. For the record, I attended two Fathom events some years back, a “Ri rax” movie interruption and a screening of David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) and I had no issues with picture quality, aspect ratio or audio quality. Fathom really did get a lot of bad press for their poor presentation of the Carpenter lm— lmmaker and screenwriter Mick Garris read his own letter of protest on the popular “Post Mortem” podcast—so we can hope that Fathom has learned a lesson and is showing better prints of classic lms correctly.

Just in time for Halloween, Fathom is showing a double feature of James Whale’s

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Women’s Role In Silent Films Highlighted

October has been Silent Movie Month in Ithaca since 2012. is year, e Finger Lakes Film Trail, Wharton Studio Museum and Historic Ithaca, are together presenting a series of events called “Lit. Women of Silent Film.”

“Lit. Women of Silent Film” examines the critical creative roles three Ithaca women authors played in the early lm industry through discussions, guided walking tours, a screening of Tess of the Storm Country (1922) starring Mary Pickford, and two self-guided headphone walking plays produced by the Cherry Arts and Wharton Studio Museum (WSM).

Diana Riesman, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Wharton Studio Museum in Ithaca, said, “We’re thrilled to continue our exploration of Ithaca’s contribution to the early movie industry during October’s Silent Movie Month. is year we’ve planned the “Lit. Women of Silent Film” weekend around the work of three Ithaca women authors whose writing got translated to the silver screen.”

“It’s a natural t for Historic Ithaca to be a partner in presenting the “Lit. Women of Silent Film” weekend," says Historic Ithaca's Executive Director Susan Holland. " e downtown theater tours we give, and our co-production with Wharton Studio Museum of the “Biggest Little Movie City” exhibit this past spring at the Tompkins Center for History and Culture, give people a chance to connect with historic preservation in a fun and meaningful way.”

On Friday, October 14 there will be a free launch party for the series of events at the Odyssey Bookstore (115 West Green Street, Lower Level) from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, October 15, a guided tour ($12) will start at “ e Biggest Little Movie City” panel at Harold Square on the Ithaca Commons at 10:30 a.m. Attendees will be able to explore some of these sites—a few still extant and others captured only by photographs and memories—on a guided downtown tour with historic preservationists to recapture the heyday of Ithaca’s movie-palace era.

Later that a ernoon there will be free presentations titled “From Novel to Screen: Ithaca’s Literary Women of Silent Film” at Marcham Hall (836 Hanshaw Road) from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Film scholar Barbara Tepa Lupack, playwright Aoise Stratford, and local historian Patricia Longoria will discuss the extraordinary lives of three Ithaca women writers—

“Tess of the Storm Country” (1922) was adapted from the novel by Ithaca author Grace Miller White and explores the lives of people who lived in Ithaca’s “Rhine” neighborhood centered on the inlet. (Photo: Provided)

Grace Miller White, Maude Radford Warren, and Ruth Sawyer—whose books were adapted into silent lms at a time when the political and social roles of women were undergoing dramatic changes.

Capping o a full day’s worth of events, Mary Pickford’s Tess of the Storm (1922) will be screened at Cinemapolis (120 East Green Street) at 7 p.m. (Tickets $8-11). Pickford starred in two versions of the popular Tess of the Storm Country, adapted from the novel by Ithaca author Grace Miller White. Pickford’s 1922 version, which, although not lmed in Ithaca, dramatizes the lives of people who lived in the city’s “Rhine” neighborhood centered on the Inlet and inspired by Grace Miller White’s childhood growing up on a cottage on the west shore of Cayuga Lake.

As part of the event there are also selfguided Walk is Play tours ($5 suggested donation per download) centered around Ithaca’s West End and Stewart Park. You can download the tours at https://www. thecherry.org/walk-this-play/ and follow the path of Ithaca’s movie-making era.

Produced by e Cherry Arts and Wharton Studio Museum, “Storm Country” (2016) and “ e Missing Chapter” (2018) headphone walking plays allow you to listen to the audio on your own schedule. “Storm Country” is an experiential, dramatic retelling of the life and work of Grace Miller White. “ e Missing Chapter,” adapted from the Wharton Studio’s popular 1916 serial Beatrice Fairfax, leads listeners on an adventure through Stewart Park, where Wharton, Inc. Studio was located.

Lily Ling). Tender, funny, and charming in the best sense, “How To Dance In Ohio” o ers a fresh and inspiring look at the musical genre.

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While these youngsters await an unknown future, e REV’s current show looks backward to celebrate the legendary Fats Waller in the 1978 musical review, “Ain’t Misbehavin’. Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., and Murray Horwitz, this lively tribute features ve electric performers who deliver more than 30 songs, either composed or popularized by Waller.

ere’s “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Mean to Me,” and even a medley of those crossover hits, “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie,” “I Can’t Give You Anything but Love,” and “I’m Gonna Sit Write Down and Write Myself a Letter.”

Kyle Dixon’s cabaret set, alive with José Santiago’s dazzling lights, provides both glamour and intimacy––and more than a hint of nostalgia for the swing-era clubs (here, the Savoy). Ti any Howard’s costumes are, as usual, elegantly delicious, mostly glittery, graceful, and layered.

Center stage is dominated by that magical piano, with musical director Kenny M. Green (complete with derby) and his band the pulsing core of the show.

Arnold Harper II, a hearty man light on his feet, delivers a dynamite rendition of “Fat and Greasy.” Quiana Holmes exudes little-girl charm, while Crystal Sha’nae opts for voluptuous; both actors are dynamic but their vocal belt needs far more control. Brandi Chavonne Massey has robust presence and a voice to match; she and Crystal sing a hilarious “Find Out What ey Like.” ( e gender roles are de nitely out of the 1930s).

Christopher Brasfeld, svelte and conked, risks stealing the show with his version of “ e Viper’s Drag,” where, ostensibly high, he oozes through a magni cent number, including swimming belly-down on the stage. e audience was mesmerized.

With no narrative, the rst act seemed to feature overly similar pieces, but the second exploded with more diverse offerings, presented as interesting sketches.

roughout, the range was cheerful to solemn, romantic to raunchy, o en comical and usually suggestive. Green’s stride piano alone was exhilarating.

Amidst all these spirited numbers, one group song brought the entire ensemble and the audience to an intense standstill. “Black and Blue,” with its painful lyrics

about being black in a white-led world, was a somber and powerful reminder of the cultural context of Fat Waller’s era— and today’s.

Barbara Adams, a regional theatre and arts writer, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

“How to Dance in Ohio,” directed by Sammi Cannold, is at Syracuse Stage through Oct. 9; tickets at www.syracusestage.org/ or 315-443-3275.

“Ain’t Misbehavin’,” directed by Tyrone L. Robinson, is at Auburn’s Merry-Go-Round Playhouse through Oct. 11; tickets at THEREVTHEATRE.COM or 1-800-457-8897.

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groundbreaking horror lm “ e Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) and Karl Freund’s “ e Mummy” (1933). Featuring highstyle black-and-white photography, Boris Karlo as the iconic creature, in make-up created by the legendary Jack Pierce, “Bride of Frankenstein” is the rare sequel that is even better than the original. Whale introduced a blackly camp sense of humor in Ernest esiger’s amboyant performance as the father of the Bride (Elsa Lanchester), if you will. If you want to know where Mel

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Brooks and Gene Wilder got their ideas for “Young Frankenstein” (1974), it’s all here.

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Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

9/29 Thursday

Richie Stearns | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

9/30 Friday

Rose & the Bros w.s.g. Jennie Lowe | 6 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Friday Night Farm Jams: Josh Breen | 6:30 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider House, Interlaken

10/2 Sunday

Music & Mimosas:Rachel Beverly | Hosmer Winery | 1 p.m.

10/3 Monday

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

9/28 Wednesday

Midday Music for Organ| 12:30 p.m. | Anabel Taylor Chapel, 548 College Ave | Free

Music of Jorge Grossmann | 8:15 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

9/29 Thursday

Jack Yarbrough, piano: CU Music | 8 p.m. | Barnes Hall, 129 Ho Plaza | Free

10/1 Saturday

FREE DeeDee Arrison Concert for the Animals | 4 p.m. | Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 602 Tower Road | Free

Cornell Wind Symphony| 7 p.m. | Bailey Hall, 230 Garden Ave | Free Savages Bring it Home | 7 p.m. | Savage Club Performing Arts Center, 1004 Auburn Rd, Lansing | Free

10/2 Sunday

Senior Recital: Zoe-Marie Fuentes, soprano at Ford Hall | 2 p.m.| I.C.

Elective Recital: Liz Ukstins, clarinet and Anna Freebern, horn | 3 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

Senior Recital: Raelene Ford, oboe at Ford Hall | 4 p.m.| I.C.

Jazz Trio: Mike Tittlebaum, Catherine Gale, and Nick Weiser | 7 p.m. | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St | $10.00 - $15.00

10/3 Monday

Faculty Recital: Wendy Herbener Mehne, ute | 8:15 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd, I.C.

10/4 Tuesday

Hank Roberts Sextet | 7 p.m.

| Barnes Hall, Cornell University campus | Free

10/5 Wednesday

CSMA Recorder Ensemble at Community School of Music and Arts | 5:30 p.m. | 330 E. State St., Ithaca

Concert Band at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| I.C.

Stage

2022 Cornell Biennial “Black is Blue” by Oupa Sibeko (Mellon Public Curatorial Expression) at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art | 10 a.m., 9/29 Thursday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | Funded by the Mellon Public Curatorial Expression Program and curated by Lauren Siegel, Sarah Then Bergh, Marie Lambert, and Romain Pasquer, “Between Nothingness and In nity” will feature a 5th Annual Finger Lakes Comedy Festival | 7 p.m., 9/29 Thursday |

Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State / W. MLK, Jr. Street | 3-day comedy festival in the heart of downtown Ithaca. | $25.00 - $50.00

VOICES OF UKRAINE BENEFIT PLAY READINGS | 5 p.m., 9/30 Friday |

The Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry St. | Comprises three evenings of theatre writing from Ukrainian artists. All box o ce proceeds will bene t the Ukrainian people. Voices of Ukraine is a proud part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings movement. Runs thru 10/9. | $10.00

Inauguration of Ithaca College’s 10th President: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Showcase at Athletics & Events Center | 8 p.m., 9/30 Friday | Ithaca College, 201 Muller Center | Please save the date as we come together to celebrate a new chapter for Ithaca College with the inauguration of our 10th president, La Jerne Terry Cornish, on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

Encore Players Presents Bermuda Shorts at Encore Arena Theatre | 7:30 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Encore Players Community Theatre is pleased to present “Encore Shorts: The Bermuda Edition” A Collection of One-Act Comedies.

Art2022 Cornell Biennial: Ken Feingold Installation | 11 a.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | Experience Ken Feingold’s new media installation, “The Animal, Vegetable, Mineralness of Everything,” at the Johnson Museum of Art from July 18 through October 21, 2022. | Free

2022 Ink Shop Member Show | 1 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | The Ink Shop, 330 E. MLK/State St | Opening Reception 9/2. The Ink Shop launches a Member show annually giving our membership the opportunity to exhibit their newest work. | Free

2022 Cornell Biennial “At what point does the world unfold?” by Sara Jimenez at Goldwin Smith Hall | 9/28 Wednesday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | At what point does the world unfold? is a new installation by Sara Jimenez on Cornell University’s Arts Quad.

Cornell Biennial “Circulating Matters” by Felix Heisel and Circular Construction Lab at Arts Quad | 9/28 Wednesday | Circulating Matters is an outdoor installation for the 2022 Cornell Biennial, Futurities, Uncertain, that identi es the potential of a future, local circular construction industry in Ithaca, New 2022 Cornell Biennial “Black is Blue” by Oupa Sibeko (Mellon Public Curatorial Expression) at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art | 10 a.m., 9/29 Thursday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | Funded by the Mellon Public Curatorial Expression Program and curated by Lauren Siegel, Sarah Then Bergh, Marie Lambert, and Romain Pasquer, “Between Nothingness and In nity” will feature a Passages | 12 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | Passages Exhibit of Eva

Capobianco and Patricia Brown about racial injustice | Free Stoikov Lecture on Asian Art: Navina Haidar | 5:15 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | The department of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently marking ten years of its permanent galleries. Ariel Bullion Ecklund and Domenica Brockman: Interpretation of Line x 2 | 12 p.m., 10/2 Sunday | The Gallery at South Hill, 950 Danby Road | A two-woman exhibition, featuring work by Ariel Bullion Ecklund and Domenica Brockman. Each artist investigates both conceptual and visual representations of line, using an array of mediums. | Free

Film

Free Film Screening of the documentary “On the Divide” (2021) | 6:15 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Greater Ithaca Activities Center, Gymnasium, 301 W Court St | The Cine con Cultura Latinx American Film Festival presents the documentary “ON THE DIVIDE.”

| Free

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September 30-October 6, 2022. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New lms listed rst.* Bros* | Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.| 115 mins R

My Imaginary Country* | Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.| 83mins NR

Don’t Worry Darling | A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing secrets.| 122 mins R

Pearl | The story of how Pearl became the vicious killer seen in “X”.| 102 mins R

See How They Run | In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.| 98 mins PG-13

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| The Rink/The Field - Community Recreation Center, 1767 E Shore Dr | Parking lot Tailgating events - Mega Screen + Sound, DJ dancing, Country/ Rock, Saturday Night Drive in Movie - Plus a scary spooky trail sure to spooky you good!! $5.00 Gen adm (be prepared to get your shoes dirty! purchase all tickets in advance and show your mobile receipt at the gate. | $5.00 - $10.00

Trout Unlimited Presents The IF4 Fly Fishing Film Festival 2022 | 5:30 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | The Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is proud to present the IF4 2022 Film Tour at Hopshire Farms and Brewery on Saturday, October 1. Fun starts at 5:30pm.

Silent Movie Under the Stars at The State Theatre at State Theatre of Ithaca | 4 p.m., 10/2 Sunday

| Join Wharton Studio Museum for its Silent Movie Under the Stars screening of STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. on Sunday October 2nd at 4pm at the State Theatre in downtown Ithaca.

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Moonage Daydream | A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From lmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.| 135 mins PG-13

Cornell Cinema

All lms are shown at Willard Straight Hall on Cornell campus.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | 9/28 at 7:00pm | One of the last and perhaps the greatest of all silent lms, Murnau’s Sunrise is a visually stunning and dramatic picture about an idyllic country marriage shattered by a big city temptress.

Inland Empire | 9/29 at 7:30PM; 10/2 at 7:00PM | David Lynch’s rst foray into digital lmmaking is a mindbending look at identity, perspective, and who knows what else that makes even his most inscrutable earlier lms seem obvious.

Cat Video Fest 2022 | 9/30 & 10/1 at 7:00pm | A compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. It’s a joyous communal experience that raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local animal welfare organizations.

Inu-Oh | 9/30 & 10/1 at 9:00pm | A musical fantasy about a pair of 14th

century rockstars in feudal Japan.

Psychedelic colors, painterly art styles and a head-banging soundtrack make this story of two cursed artists against the world an absolute must-see for anime fans.

The Guardian of Memory | 10/4 at 7:00PM | While the Mexican State covers crimes, Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer in Texas, struggles to obtain political asylum for Mexicans eeing violence.

Lori Felker: Intrusions and Interruptions | 10/5 at 7:30pm | Felker is a lmmaker/artist, teacher, programmer, and performer. Her moving image work focuses on the ways in which we process, share and disseminate information, via screens, dreams, gestures, games, and dialogue.

Sports

Ithaca Women’s Soccer vs William Smith College | 4 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Carp Wood Field | I

Ithaca Volleyball vs RIT | 6 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Ben Light Gymnasium |

SUNY Broome Community College vs. Tompkins Cortland Community College | 6 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | (Women’s Volleyball)

Niagara County Community College vs. Tompkins Cortland

Community College | 6 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | (Women’s Soccer)

Cornell Volleyball vs Brown University | 7 p.m., 9/30 Friday | Ithaca, NY, Newman Arena at Bartels Hall |

Cornell Men’s Polo vs Red & White Scrimmage | 12 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Ithaca, N.Y., Oxley Equestrian Center |

Cornell Women’s Polo vs Red & White Scrimmage | 12 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Ithaca, N.Y., Oxley Equestrian Center |

Ithaca Field Hockey vs Vassar College | 1 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Higgins Stadium | I

Cornell Women’s Soccer vs University of Pennsylvania | 1 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Ithaca, NY, Berman Field |

Ithaca Women’s Soccer vs St. Lawrence University | 3 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Carp Wood Field | I

Tompkins Cortland Community College vs. Erie Community College | 3 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Niagara | (Women’s Volleyball)

Cornell Volleyball vs Yale University | 5 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Ithaca, NY, Newman Arena at Bartels Hall | - $34.00

Cornell Field Hockey vs Bucknell University | 2 p.m., 10/2 Sunday | Ithaca, NY, Dodson Field |

Ithaca Women’s Soccer vs Alfred University | 4 p.m., 10/5 Wednesday | Carp Wood Field |

inger Lakes Community College vs. Tompkins Cortland Community College | 6 p.m., 10/5 Wednesday | | (Women’s Volleyball)

Special Events

MacKenzie-Childs Artisan Crafts Festival | 10 a.m., 9/30 Friday | MacKenzie-Childs, 3260 State Route 90 | The rst-ever MacKenzie-Childs Artisan Crafts Festival will be held September 30 to October 2, 2022, at the company’s headquarters in Aurora, NY. | $10.00 - $20.00

Eve’s Cidery at Downtown Apple Harvest Fest at Ithaca Commons | 10 a.m., 9/30 Friday, , and of course cider donuts in Downtown | Find us tasting at the 40th Annual Apple Harvest Festival presented by Tompkins Community Bank returns to Downtown Ithaca this fall, September 30th-October 2nd.

40th Annual Apple Harvest Festival | 9/30 Friday-10/2 Sunday | See Weekend Planner for more details.

Inauguration of Ithaca College’s 10th President | 10 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Ithaca College, 201 Muller Center | Please save the date as we

come together to celebrate a new chapter for Ithaca College with the inauguration of our 10th president, La Jerne Terry Cornish, on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

Tompkins County Quilters Guild - 2022 Quilt Show | 10 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Tompkins Cortland Community College, 170 North St. | There will be hundreds of beautiful quilts on display, vendors, a small quilt auction and book sale. Proceeds from the show support two years of the guild’s expenses including donations of baby quilts for premature babies, foster children quilts, bags for cancer patients and many other community services. | $6.00

Moore Family Farm Fall Festival at Moore Family Farm | 10 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Come get lost in our “Let Freedom Ring” theme corn maze, pick the perfect pumpkin from the patch, test your aim at our apple cannons, bounce on the giant pumpkin, and take instagram worthy

Club Cayuga Sunset Cruises at Allen Treman State Park | 7:30 p.m., 10/2 Sunday | Club Cayuga Sunset Cruises feature lively music on board the MV Teal, operated by Discover Cayuga Lake, with some of our favorite local DJs!

Books

Reading by Solmaz Sharif | 5 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium(G70 Klarman Hall), 232 Feeney Way | National Book Award nalist and Poet Solmaz Sharif will read from her work on Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 5pm in the Klarman Hall, Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium. (G70 Klarman Hall) | Free Comic Book Club Meeting: “The Addams Family Tree!” | 7 p.m., 10/4 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | This month, we will take a look at the roots of the ‘mysterious and spooky’ characters we know and love as the “Addams Family!” We will trace the evolution of the these characters in the early Addams cartoons. | Free

Kids

FLIP IT Workshops | 5:30 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main Street | Join Family Educator, Joan Fi eld, for 6 free workshops in September that provide advice, strategies, and tools on how to address children’s day to day behavior.

| Free Preschool Art Session 1 | 3 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Preschool Art Session 2 | 4 p.m., 9/29 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Autumn Baby Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 9/30 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Pay-What-You-Wish Weekends at Museum of the Earth | 10 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | We will be o ering Pay-What-You-Wish admission at the Museum of the Earth on the rst Saturday and Sunday of every month in 2022.

Stewie’s Magic Hat Puppet Show | 10:30 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry St | Stewie’s Magic Hat brings musical dragons and magic messes with guest artist and clown Honey Goodenough from Boston! | $4.00 - $12.00

Animal Encounters! | 12 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd | Join us at noon to learn all about the Cayuga Nature Center’s animal ambassadors! We will bring out a few animals for visitors to

visit with and discuss their adaptations, personalities, and more! | Free Families Learning Science Together | 1 p.m., 10/1 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest | 10/1 Saturday | Courthouse Park, Court House Park | We’re bringing all the fall fun of the farm into the heart of downtown with loads of community activities. Join us in presenting this weekend event to celebrate Cortland’s most beautiful season!

Fossil Mania! | 10 a.m., 10/2 Sunday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Come to Fossil Mania to learn about plants and animals that lived on Earth during the Eocene and learn fun facts about fossils with activities and a fossil giveaway with special fossils to take home with you!

Ballet and Books | 1 p.m., 10/2 Sunday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Playtime with the Finger Lakes Toy Library | 11 a.m., 10/3 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Notices

Trumansburg Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Farmers Market, Hector St. | On the corner of Route 227 & 96 .

Marijuana Anonymous Meeting | 7 p.m., 9/28 Wednesday | Ithaca Community Recovery (518 W. Seneca St), 518 West Seneca St |

Ovid Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 9/30 Friday | Three Bears Complex, Main St. | Every Friday from 3-7.

Ithaca Farmers Market Saturdays! at Steamboat Landing | 9 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Visit the farmers market every Saturday, rain or shine, at the pavilion.

Community Tree Planting Event | 9:30 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | East Ithaca Nature Preserve, Corner of Park Lane and Joanne Drive |

Cayuga Trails Club Hike at Various trails in the Ithaca region. | 10 a.m., 10/1 Saturday | Various | Explore local trails on weekly Saturday hikes starting at 10:00am. Hike length varies from 2.5-4 miles. Click here to see the location of the hikes for each week. View on site | Email this event

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