Ithaca Times-July 6, 2022

4th Ward Nominee

Kumar Hopes To Shake Things Up

By Julia Nagel

Cornellian Ti any Kumar ’24 is poised to win the Democratic nomination for the Ithaca Fourth Ward Common Council race following the June 28 primary elections.

ough the o cial results from the recent primaries have not yet been released—absentee and a davit ballots still need to be counted—an uno cial count published by the Tompkins County Board of Elections at the time this issue went to press had Kumar winning by a wide margin.

Running under a banner of “real progressivism,” Kumar wants to push back against the conception that she and her primary opponent, incumbent and fellow Cornell student Patrick Mehler ’23, were similar candidates.

“I think there’s been a lot of coverage so far saying that like, ‘oh, we’re very similar.’ ‘We both represent di erent factions of the le .’ But a lot of democrats on the city council right now are fake progressives. ey come out and make as many value statements as they want, but at the end of the day, they don’t back it up with real public policy,” Kumar said.

If elected, she plans to tackle housing issues by working to pass good cause eviction, assuring the right to repairs, updating zoning laws, making Ithaca housing more a ordable and enforcing the right to counsel in housing court.

Kumar also plans to address the need for progressive infrastructure reforms in Ithaca. Some of her potential ideas include securing state grant money to help make Ithaca more walkable and bikeable,

improving snow and ice removal, putting legislative action behind the Ithaca Green New Deal as well as pushing for a free and expanded TCAT service.

As an Alderperson, Kumar looks forward to having a material impact on the lives of marginalized communities in Ithaca and generating real progressive policies.

“I always thought that I’m a city girl, that I have to live in a city. But when I came to Cornell, when I came to Ithaca, I felt like I found a place where I nally could belong. Ithaca has really shown me the power of community and ghting alongside your neighbors for material change.”

Kumar attributed her success to the people of Ithaca and their support for “real progressivism,” as well as the endorsements she’s received from various organizations, activist groups and individuals.

“In my door-knocking I’ve been really inspired by the amount of real progressivism, drive for change, willingness to want to upli your whole community and love for your neighbors here in Ithaca,” Kumar said. “We were able to really blow this election out of the water, especially against an establishment-supported incumbent.”

Re ecting on her impending primary election win, Kumar said she was grateful for the people that helped her and the opportunities she’s had.

T AKE N OTE

“It’s such a huge honor. I’m not a person that the systems that uphold this country intended to have power, to be in an elected o ce. My mom is an immigrant, working class. My family came from a really difcult background,” Kumar said. “I’m a rst gen. [college] student. I was a transfer. I’m Asian American. Queer. Socialist.”

Kumar received endorsements from the Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America, the Ithaca Tenants Union, the New York Working Families Party, Cornell Progressives, Cornell Democrats, Climate Justice Cornell, and the Ithaca Solidarity Slate (including Solidarity Slate representatives and alderpeople Phoebe Brown and Jorge DeFendini). On the other hand, her was able to secure endorsements from most of his Common Council colleagues.

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broadband service, while 15.1% percent of county residents don’t have a subscription for broadband services.

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Tiffany Kumar. Photo: Kumar Campaign

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Northside Break-Ins

Series Of Commercial Burglaries In Area

By Laura Ilioaei

There have been several commercial burglaries in Ithaca in recent days, according to reports from the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) and conversations with local business owners and sta .

e series appears to have begun during the overnight hours of June 22nd-23rd at the Newman Municipal Golf Course on Pier Road. ere was forced entry into the clubhouse and the the of property.

e police reported that evidence suggests that the suspect(s) may have also entered and stolen property from boats moored in nearby slips. e IPD is encouraging owners of boats located in the area to check their property and report any damages or stolen items.

A second burglary occurred at ETA PIE on the 1000 block of W. Seneca Street, according to the IPD. e suspect(s) in this crime forced entry into the business by entering through a wall panel, and stole about $200, according to a source at the business.

e Antlers Restaurant, on Route 366 east of Ithaca, was struck on Tuesday, June 28. According to a source at the business, two suspects broke into the building at 6:17 a.m. Tuesday and stole a safe. ey were caught on surveillance cameras.

e K&H Redemption Center at 900 W. State Street was also hit on Tuesday

Lingering Tensions

Mehler Frustrated

evening. According to the IPD, o cers were dispatched to Ithaca’s west end at about 9:33 p.m. and found signs of forced entry and a cash register being forced open.

e h and sixth burglaries occurred on the morning of Wednesday, June 29 at Papa John’s Pizza and B&W Supply Co., both on ird Street just o Route 13 on Ithaca’s northside. According to sources at the businesses, at Papa John’s equipment was damaged and cash was stolen, while at B&W Supply windows were shattered but there was no sign of the .

Local business sources are saying there was also a seventh burglary at Enterprise Rent-ACar, but no further information was available by the time this issue went to press.

The locations of the string of reported commercial burglaries from June 22 through June 29

It remains unclear if any or all of these burglaries are related incidents.

By Opponent’s

By Julia Nagel

Common Council member Patrick Mehler expressed frustration with the tactics used by Ti any Kumar, who defeated Mehler in the Democratic primary for Ithaca’s Fourth Ward Council seat: “I think a representative is supposed to be someone who [brings] the community together. Somebody who is supposed to inspire, somebody who is supposed to nd creative solutions, and not just taking a national platform and jamming it down the throats of a small populus,” Mehler

Tactics

said. He believes Kumar won’t be able to keep the lo y promises she’s made to her voters.

“I’m really thankful for all the people who supported me, for all of the people who in other ways supported [my] campaign,” said Mehler. “I’m really proud to have had the support and trust of councilmembers and people who have lived in the community for decades to say, ‘we don’t just want any student doing this work. We want [you.]’”

Mehler also said that he’s proud of the work he’s been able to accomplish in his fairly brief time as an alderperson, including helping to secure two million dollars in funding to re-do College Ave. “If you’re in Collegetown right now, you will see that College Ave. is closed and under construction. And to me that’s a big accomplishment, being able to advocate for that.”

When asked if he plans to endorse Kumar, Mehler explained that he intends to return to the Cornell Votes nonpartisan work that he was focused on before his common council term.

IF YOU HAD TO ENTER AN EATING COMPETITION, WHAT WOULD YOUR FOOD CHOICE BE?

“French Fries. I could probably eat 25 large orders of McDonald’s Fries…”

– Ngurngeti N.

“Chicken Enchiladas.”

– Nadia W.

“Baklava. I could eat all day.” – Garret T.

“Crepes!” – Mareike W.

“Pizza. Sausage and Pepperoni.” – Richard T.

Patrick Mehler. Photo: Ash Bailot

One step closer

Gun Hill Apartment Project On Course

By Mark Levine

The saga of the Gun Hill development project took a relatively uncontentious step forward at the June 28 meeting of the Ithaca Planning & Development Board.

e team behind the planned fourstory, 77-unit Breeze Apartment project presented design updates and more importantly, considering the site’s Brown eld status and historic remediation e orts, a Full Environmental Assessment Form. A 1997 environmental site assessment commissioned by the city found extensive lead contamination on the long-time industrial site that had housed the Ithaca Agricultural Works, the Ithaca Paper Company and most notably the Ithaca Gun Company. Since then there have been a number of failed public and private e orts at remediation and development. However, a 2020 amendment to the state Brown eld Cleanup Program appears to have made development more feasible. In December 2021 the site was acquired by 121-125 Lake Street LLC, owned by Visum Development Group.

Public comment at the meeting from two residents living near the site focused on the potential impact of the development on the nearby Lake Street/University Avenue intersection, the possibility of dust contamination, and the probable noise resulting from the construction.

“One of our chief concerns is the impact on tra c on Lake Street,” explained Samantha Trumbo who lives immediately adjacent to the site. Noting that there has been previous discussion of crosswalks and possible stoplights, Trumbo suggested the city continue to investigate those possibilities.

While expressing understanding of the extensive cleanup e orts underway to make the site environmentally safe by digging down to bedrock, Trumbo noted that the neighbors still have concerns. “A lot of dirt is going to be driven away on trucks, past residences,” she said, “so we’re going to be really paying attention to that and are expecting high standards of dust mitigation and monitoring throughout the process.”

Peter Bloom, another neighbor of the site, echoed Trumbo’s concerns, focusing on potential noise, asking the city to impose a rm start time. “ ere was an agreement with a prior developer that construction would not start until 8:00 a.m.,” Bloom explained, “and they continually violated that agreement.” He also asked that construction not be permitted on weekends or holidays.

Both Trumbo and Bloom added that all their interactions with the current developer, Visum Development Group LLC, have been cordial and transparent.

e Board expressed a general comfort level for the remediation practices and

procedures and was more interested at this point in making sure of compliance. e treatment of the historic smokestack remains up in the air, pending further review of what would be involved in its demolition. Transferring ownership of the smokestack to the city and selling o individual bricks to the public as historic collectibles are among the options being oated.

UPS DOWNS&

Ups

Doesn’t it seem like Ithaca is starting to get back to abnormal?

Downs

According to a study by BarBend.com Ithacans have become 4% more obese over the past 10 years.

HEARD SEEN&

Heard

Based on a variance request it seems the former Zsa Zsa’s building is going to become a paint store.

Seen

Downtown visitors who don’t use the ParkMobile app seem really confused by the street kiosks. Better that than driving the wrong way down our oneway streets.

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Rendering of the proposed Breeze Apartments by SWBR Architects & Engineers

The Ithaca Gun smokestack. Photo: Ash Bailot

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YOUR LETTERS

Legal aid needed for LGBTQ+ community

In a reaction to the expected attack on LGBTQ+ rights, many of us are having to get more legal coverage to protect us. Wills, Medical Power of Attorney and other protections are needed in case our marriages are made illegal again or our rights as human beings are discounted. In other words, we need legal help and that is expensive. Are there any lawyers in the area giving discounts or free help for these things right now because of these attack on our rights? It would be a very positive thing to do in response to the bigoted attacks we are having to deal with. I would think it would also bring some positive advertising to your rm if the media picks up how you are helping. Does anyone know of a law rm or lawyer in the area that is helping already?

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Renew fight for progressive society

Friday, June 24, 2022, was a very sad day for the majority of Americans as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down

Roe vs Wade which guaranteed abortion rights for the last 49 years. e logic used by the “conservative” majority of the Court was hypocritical and the results will be cruel to many women as well as men. e idea that Roe was wrongly decided in 1973 because a woman’s right to choose is not enumerated in the Constitution is dumb at best. Many of the rights we all enjoy today are not mentioned or clearly delineated in the 200-yearold plus Constitution. A living document, it is subject to update by amendment and interpretation by the courts. e reference to “persons” in the Constitution has been applied here to fetuses through the lens of religious beliefs. ese are in turn taken from the Bible, whose text and ideas are far, far older and in need of modern interpretation.

e Constitution sought to create a nonsectarian country with separation between church and state, but here we have the views of a religious minority imposing its morals on the rest of us.

e notion that states should decide their local brand of abortion regulation is a dishonest excuse for the Supreme Court’s decision. In addition, it is being publicly stated that this Court and its supporters intend to go much further in turning back the clock by limiting voting access and LGBTQ+ rights and eliminating same sex marriage.

If you believe in diversity, justice, and equality, renew your commitment to ghting for a progressive society and against a return to the oppressive past. At the very least it’s more urgent than ever to VOTE!

David Frumkin Ithaca

ITHACA NOTES Out of Cancerland

By Stephen Burke

Each year at this time, Ithaca residents Krista and eo (not their real names) have a gathering at their Northside home to celebrate the successful conclusion, back in the summer of 2013, of what eo jokingly calls “my trip through Cancerland.”

Krista is the daughter of a doctor, and somewhat more clinical in her medical descriptions, although she refers with some ironic lightness to eo’s “transplantiversary, the anniversary of eo’s autologous stem cell transplant. While the road to full recovery took a long time, this marked the end of cancer treatment. at’s worth celebrating,” Krista wrote in invitation.

eo is maybe less a social engine than Krista, who plans the parties, but he agreed to talk about his cancer with the Ithaca Times in the interest of openness and the hope of helping others.

eo’s cancer did not initially have any painful symptoms. It was discovered a er a regular check-up when he was found to be anemic. Some follow-up testing showed “interesting” results.

“‘Interesting,’ that’s a bad word in a doctor’s o ce,” I said.

“Yes, it is,” eo said with a laugh.

A worse word is cancer, which followed later. eo remembers subsequent aspects of “cancer denial.”

At rst he explored “alternative treatments,” he said, but found them “not encouraging. Diet, fasting. It might go away until you start eating again.”

e idea that treatments like chemotherapy, surgery, and transplants “can be worse than the cancer, can kill you,” eo said, and can be persuasive even beyond denials and fears. But a reckoning of the odds of survival without treatment (maybe a one in three chance of surviving ve years, in eo’s case) convinced him that acceptance “was the path of least resistance.”

Another factor was the peace of mind of loved ones, especially his wife. “You don’t want people to think you’re not trying,” he said.

Not trying is maybe a particularly perilous path for people who, unlike eo, are alone. e treatments can be di cult not just to endure, with the resultant debilitation, but even to undergo in the rst place, with the myriad appointments and the commitments of money, time, energy and will.

With cancer, even support can be complicated. For eo, among the hardest things was “telling other people.”

First there was the diagnosis itself, with that awful word. en the realities of his condition, and the details of the protracted regimes and procedures, and their results. eo had “ ve rounds of chemotherapy, three weeks apart, each round with a heavier toll.” He made repeat trips to Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Bu alo for surgeries. His treatment was “aggressive.” Nothing was guaranteed.

“In Cancerland you learn all these things you might not want to know,” eo says. “Side e ects. You nd out about senses you didn’t know you had, each with its own nerve pathways. Lots of di erent kinds of pain.”

Ultimately, the treatments worked. eo has bloodwork once a year. A er ve years of no ndings, he was considered cancer-free and largely out of risk of recurrence.

Along the way, the personal worked along with the professional. Con ding in people helped eo in “lightening up” from anxieties which were certainly warranted, but best controlled.

eo initially found di culty, but eventually solace, in “letting people help. It makes your friends feel better.” By disclosing details of his situation, he decided, “I can help other people stay alive.”

eo also found resolve in political and planetary issues that, ironically, are generally more associated with despair than hope. He is an activist against climate change; surely, he thought, the world needs more of these, not one fewer.

He has lived and worked in Haiti, amidst pervasive su ering. e two concerns are related. With the degradation exacerbated by climate change, eo says, “people in Haiti are starving” and might be condemned to it forever without help from others who know and care.

e connection eo feels with the people of Haiti, with others a icted and threatened, and maybe humanity in general is one he says deepened with his illness, and from the capacity for prayer he discovered in himself.

e message is, eo said, “It isn’t random. Even though it’s hard. You’re not forgotten.”

Ultra-Running Is A Family Affair For Jamal Diboun

By Steve Lawrence

When looking at the results of last weekend’s Finger Lakes 50, I saw the name “Diboun,” and I had a ashback. In 2008, I wrote a story about Yassine Diboun, an Ithacan who was a rising star in the world of UltraMarathon running. Now, 14 years later, I am writing about Jamal, Yassine’s younger brother. I caught up with Jamal—who is also a friend and a fellow Girl Dad (he has four, I have three)—and I asked him if he recalled when his brother was getting started in Ultras. “Yes, I do,” Jamal replied. “He ended up turning into a superstar.”

If anyone were to ask the six women that comprised Jamal’s support team on Saturday, they would likely convey their opinion that he’s a superstar, too. Jamal cranked out the Finger Lakes 50 Mile trail race (50 miles, and 5,000 feet of cumulative elevation) in eight hours, six minutes to nish fourth overall and rst in the 40-plus division. His mom, Mary Lisa, sisters Nadia and Shena, wife Daura, and his four daughters, Lydia, Makana, Amani

and Tulsi were all there to provide support on many levels.

Jamal told me, “Yassine got me into this. I did some trail runs with him and I caught the bug.” I asked Jamal to describe “the bug,” and he said, “ e complex dynamic is what makes it such a complete experience. ere is the nutrition component, and all the mental strategy that comes into play. Over the course of 50 miles, you can experience some real ups and downs, there are so many factors you have to juggle. It’s challenging and invigorating at the same time, and I get into a state of consciousness that transcends time, one where 8 hours goes by really fast.” (I love talking to runners when the endorphins are still coursing through their veins...)

Asked about his path to Ultra-Running, Jamal said, “I was always an athlete. I played soccer and basketball, some baseball, but you know how it goes. You start working, you have a family....” Trail running, he o ered, “Was a way for me

to get back in the game. I love feeling like an athlete again, being in the game.” Jamal added, “It’s such a positive, fun and healthy environment. e runners, the volunteers, everyone is so supportive. Everybody wins. I’m so grateful that my kids get to witness that culture, and to see their dad persevere and overcome obstacles.” He shared how special it was to have his oldest daughter, Lydia, show up at an aid station at the race’s halfway point. “She lives in Bu alo, and she surprised us,” Jamal said. Diboun shared a special bonding experience from the race, saying, “I ran with a guy, Jonathan Garcia, who is 20. at’s the same age as Lydia, and he runs cross-country in college. We were on the same level, we teamed up and supported one another, and he had a great kick at the end and nished third, one spot ahead of me.” Jamal, channeling that inner lifelong athlete, said, “Jonathan and I saw a guy catching us at about Mile 47, and that lit a re for both of us. We had a really strong nal 3 miles.”

e 50-miler was not Jamal’s longest race, as he recently completed the 100-kilometer (65-mile) Twisted Branch race from Naples to Hammondsport. Being honest, he told me, “I am eyeing a 100mile Ultra, but I know that I have to let my body rest up. I know you can’t just jump into it.”

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A er our conversation, Jamal called me back and decided to share something that he hopes will inspire others facing chal-

International Mud Day At The Children’s Garden

The Summer Camp at Ithaca Children’s Garden celebrated International Mud Day on Saturday, June

Activities included a Mud Kitchen, Muddy Targets, and Mud Arts & Cra s.

e onsite celebrations were mirrored by a Mud Day @ Home virtual event o ering Mud Painting and Muddy Science experiments. Based on the visual evidence, the event was a splashing success.

lenges. He conveyed that “I was diagnosed with Follicular Lymphoma four months ago. It has made this year of health and running that much more profound for me as my health has surged back from a holistic diet shi . I also completed Cayuga Trails 50 K this June 4, nishing in sixth place. I am battling this hiccup head on.”

Jamal Diboun caught the UltraRunning bug from his brother Yassine. Photo: Jonathan Garcia

Photos: Ithaca Children’s Garden

SERVING THOSE AT RISK

GIAC celebrates its 50th anniversary

By Laura Ilioaei

The Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) has remained dedicated to serving Ithaca’s at-risk communities for 50 years, providing a variety of resources and recreational programs.

Located on 301 W. Court St., GIAC was founded in 1972. e United Way of Tompkins County, the City of Ithaca, the Ithaca City School District and the Social Service League of Ithaca came together and decided to found GIAC a er recognizing a need for more downtown community centers for youth. e need became even more pressing a er the downtown YMCA closed a number of years later.

GIAC focuses its e orts on those who are disenfranchised or discriminated against due to race, identity, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Part of GIAC’s programs involve services that are dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life for the people of Ithaca. ese programs are part of a greater social justice initiative that draws awareness to the needs and rights of underrepresented and disenfranchised populations, as well as having the voices of Ithaca’s youth be heard.

One of these programs is the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, where police o cers can send those who commit misdemeanors as a result of socioeconomic struggle to social workers and other community-service based outlets.

“Let’s say someone was shopli ing. Instead of having this person be incarcerated, they can be deferred to LEAD, where they will participate in meeting with social workers, substance abuse and addiction counselors, and where they can participate

in several activities to help them turn their life around,” GIAC Director Leslyn McBean-Clairborne said.

Another program is the Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP), where people can obtain free training and work experiences that prepare them for a career in the hospitality industry. HETP lasts for six months and gives participants the opportunity to work in a variety of hospitality roles ranging from food and beverage, management, housekeeping, clerical, and maintenance. When they conclude the program, they’ll have a portfolio of experiences that better equip them for the competition of the job market. It’s an opportunity that provides more equitable job prospects for at-risk youth and adults.

GIAC is also known for its athletic programs. Over the years, their Summer Basketball Leagues for both youth and adults have been successful. eir oldest athletic program has been boxing. In 2020, thanks to $90,000 in donations from Purity Ice Cream and the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County to the city, the Alex Haley Pool was able to be opened to the public, cooling some of the tensions of the pandemic during that summer. e pool is currently undergoing repairs, but once work is completed, an opening date for this year will be announced. e GIAC webpage for the pool will then be updated with 2022 fees, hours and information.

“ e pandemic, for our community, caused a lot of collaboration. e fact that all the funders began to meet and really work with each other and say ‘this is what we can a ord to do, this is something my board members are interested in, if we can

come up with a quarter of this, who else can we pitch in? We saw that happening time and time again during the pandemic, and continuing now. Because the fact is, we’re still in a pandemic, but it’s made our community realize how good in tan-

dem we really are, and if we work together, we’ll come up with better solutions,” Legacy Foundation Director of Development Jean McPheeters said.

ough GIAC has done numerous community initiatives throughout the years,

GIAC Director Leslyn McBean-Clairborne

the organization is not very re ective on its achievements. “It’s always di cult to really think about our milestones because you just do. You never really think [of] it as such. Our biggest thing is just responding to what the emerging needs are in our community. We are currently in the process of expanding GIAC. We have grown this space; there’s more and more demand for services we o er. And so a milestone we hope to achieve is [the] buildup of GIAC in adding a new program space with the gymnasium we’ve acquired from the [Immaculate] Conception School,” McBeanClairborne said.

Earlier this year, GIAC received $800,000 in funding from Washington as a result of an omnibus spending bill that was passed by the House and Senate back in March. Given the rising demands for its public programs, GIAC has continuously been attempting to expand its property. Although it failed to acquire outdoor space from the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School, this government funding will allow GIAC to renovate the Immaculate Conception School gym. is added space will enable an expansion for teen programming.

ere will be an animation and recording studio and screen printing. ere will also be more sporting-related activities including basketball tournaments and community volleyball among others. is new space will ful ll GIAC’s programming needs, but also add indoor recreation space for the neighborhood and community at large so that the nonpro t can keep up with growing demands.

GIAC’s athletic programs have turned young athletes into professionally competitive ones, besides providing recreational opportunities. Take Ijeyikowoicho “EJ” Onah, a 2018 Ithaca High School graduate and former member of the GIAC Navigators program. She started her track and eld journey in the second grade through

the program and continued running when she joined the track team at SUNY Albany. From there, Onah competed and won a bronze medal in the 2019 Pan American Games.

During the start of the coronavirus pandemic, GIAC had to close down all physical programs. All athletic activities were put on hold. Professional development programs, particularly for teens, were also on hiatus. However, this didn’t mean that GIAC was completely shutting themselves o from the public. Instead, they instituted new programs like senior grocery delivery, so that seniors wouldn’t need to worry about contracting the coronavirus from a grocery run. GIAC also had a food pantry, so that those struggling with food scarcity as a consequence of the e ects of the pandemic could have a place where they could get food staples.

GIAC also launched daily programs for young students to have a socially distanced learning space. is targeted the challenges that online curriculums posed, particularly towards children from lowerincome families. Lower-income students o en lack optimal internet access and needing one parent to stay at home would prevent them from being able to work. GIAC having this space that enabled children to learn in a safe, sustaining environment that could supervise them so that their parents can work without making severe compromises demonstrates the nonpro t’s exibility in aiding Ithaca’s community.

GIAC also remains tightly interwoven with other organizations in Ithaca.

“We work in collaboration with others. Anything we do, we don’t do alone. We rely heavily on partnerships with community agencies as much as they rely on us. And so, we partner with organizations like the Ithaca Police Department and with REACH [Respectful, Equitable, Ac-

cess to Compassionate Healthcare] Medical as some of our key partners,” McBeanClairborne said.

In these collaborations, GIAC can more e ectively service the people of Ithaca. For instance, a collaboration with the local Staples store enabled GIAC to provide students with school supplies, such as pencils, gluesticks, paper and headphones.

Inclusivity is an integral part of GIAC and part of this is demonstrated through annual events that take place throughout the year.

“We o er ve special events for the community: the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast, the Black History Month Talent Show, the GIAC Festival of Nations, we host the City of Ithaca’s Party and Parade, and the Harvest Festival Dinner. ese are special events that we do for the community, in addition to our daily programs,” McBean-Clairborne said.

GIAC intends to host a birthday party celebrating its 50th anniversary in September. Details will be announced on their website later this year.

The summer basketball league is a city tradition

Boxer Armus Guyton-Boyd at GIAC GIAC at the 2020 Ithaca Festival parade

Covid Count Remains Low

By Julia Nagel

COVID cases in Tompkins County have been relatively low during the month of June, with just under 540 total new positive cases. e positive case seven-day average dipped into the teens earlier this month.

As of June 30, the seven-day rolling average in Tompkins County is 15, and there are four active COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to data collected and published by the Tompkins County Health Department. ere have been more cases in Tompkins county this month than June of 2021 when the seven-day average was ve positive cases or less.

e county-wide mask mandate was suspended earlier this month, and children between six months and ve years of age are now vaccine eligible following a recent emergency authorization of both Moderna and P zer COVID-19 vaccines.

“Local pediatrician o ces are preparing for administration of the Moderna or P zer vaccines for these age groups. e CDC recommends that children in these age groups get vaccinated with whichever vaccine is available,” stated a June 21 Tompkins County Health Department press release. “Local pharmacies can administer vaccination for those ages 3 years and older.”

Beginning July 8, COVID-19 vaccines for all age groups, including young children, will also be available at the soonto-reopen Community Health Services Immunizations Clinic, according to the TCHD. e CHS Immunization Clinic, located at 55 Brown Road, Ithaca, has been closed to the public since March of 2020. Appointments are required.

Cornell University has not recently announced any COVID updates; the last update was at the end of April.

Cornell is requiring full vaccination for the 2022-2023 academic year—except in cases of medical or religious exemptions—according to an April 7 announcement. Cornell still requires once-a-week testing for unvaccinated individuals.

On June 21, Ithaca College suspended its surveillance testing requirement for unvaccinated individuals but is still requiring full vaccination (two Moderna/P zer doses, or a single Johnson & Johnson dose) for the upcoming academic school year, barring any college-approved exemptions.

Mask wearing is still mandated on public transportation, including TCAT buses, until further notice. is policy adheres to the NYS Department of Health Commissioner’s Determination that requires maskwearing on public transportation. Masks must also be worn in healthcare facilities.

COVID testing remains up and running: e Shops At Ithaca Mall drivethrough location is open six days a week, Cornell is conducting summer testing on weekdays at three locations and Ithaca College has summer testing available at Boothroyd Hall Monday through ursday.

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LIFE IS STILL A CABARET

McQueen and Hatakeyama

Shine In Hangar Production

delirious Weimar Berlin tumbling out of the giddy, hedonistic 20s into the rising Nazi fascism of the 30s, John Van Druten fashioned the play and lm, I Am A Camera, immortalizing gamine, vivacious cabaret singer Sally Bowles.

By Ross Haarstad

Cabaret, book by Joe Mastero , music & lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb, Hangar eatre through July 16 Wilkommen….

With that word a lascivious Master of Ceremonies launched a small revolution in the American musical as Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret tore open the 1966 Broadway season.

With the same word, the Hangar eatre invites us back inside to its beautiful thrust stage, a er three years of vacancy, for a strongly sung, well-acted, instrumentally swinging, and generally solid rendition of the show as co-directed and choreographed by Sanaz Ghajar and Ben Hobbs.

From gay English ex-pat Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories, sketches of a

e genius of the musical, as conceived and directed by Harold Prince, was the addition of the Emcee; Cabaret’s creators found in the Kit Kat Club a device to create an ironic and immensely seductive commentary on the story’s unfolding events.

With variations, three Cabarets exist: the original, Bob Fosse’s astonishing lm (1972), and the 1993 London /1998 New York revival which sat its audience within a version of the cabaret club. In the 60s Cli Bradshaw (the Isherwood character) was straight, in Fosse’s lm a dewy-eyed bisexual, and in 1993/98 reshaping by Sam Mendes & Rob Marshall, again bisexual. Meanwhile the Kit Kat Klub gained a polyamorous, queer makeover.

Along with the three plus Cabarets there are two Emcees: either the original sly, sinuous unforgettable tummler of Joel Grey or the overtly queer, wounded trickster conjured up by Alan Cumming.

So Cabaret is both forever morphing, and haunted by its famous ghosts. e Hangar has chosen the 93/98 revised version, but (with Covid still a reality) sadly minus the immersion of the audience into the performance.

Trevor McQueen adroitly commands the stage as a genderqueer Emcee. Sharp and insinuating, lithe and steely, McQueen combines a wickedly calculating eye on the audience with an oddly compassionate cynicism and adroit physicality, while crooning and spitting her songs.

Candice Hatakeyama delights as Sally. Her gorgeous voice alternately caresses and belts the famous tunes (particularly “Maybe is Time”), while she irts and ounces with easy assurance.

Yet it’s the tentative, doomed romance between the world-weary survivor Fraulein Schneider (Heidi Hayes) and her shy, courteous suitor Herr Schultz (Fred Frabatta), the Jewish grocer, that captures our hearts. A romance ripped apart by the Nazi sympathizers Fraulein Kost (a feisty, funny, harsh Ema Zivkovic) and Ernst Ludwig (a suavely amoral Caleb Wilson Schaaf.)

Frabatta–a man carrying heart on sleeve–and Hayes—the guarded, scarred veteran of too much change—beguile in their light, lilting duets with their hint of Viennese waltz, an antique graciousness foreign to the Germany they now inhabit. Hayes also thrillingly imbues her solos with all the layers of pain and wry wisdom they carry.

Alex Hanna plays Cli (the least well written character) as the slightly prim (and entitled) ingenue the script suggests, which leaves the actor at loose ends in the darkness of Act 2.

Ghajar and Hobbs have a strong, visually emphatic vision which however insists on the sinister from the get-go. e Kit Kat girls and boys are pushed beyond shabby and tawdry to the grotesque, and the choreography o en favors a slow-motion, pained expressionism in lieu of dancing directed at entertaining the Kit Klub patrons. Moreover, the set (Meredith Ries), with its silky o -kilter curtains, and busily shi ing border of video display panels (projections by Stivo Amoczy) impedes a sense of place (the inclusion of a modern-day dressed orchestra doesn’t help.)

Perhaps the creative team means to engulf us in a literal nightmare, but that grates against the musical’s actual structure.

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Trevor McQueen commands the stage as the Emcee. Photo: Hangar Theatre

Candice Hatakeyama delights as Sally Bowles. Photo: Hangar Theatre

Stuck In The Seventies

Black Phone” and “X” find true terror in the pet rock decade

By Bryan VanCampen

Scott Derrickson le “Doctor Strange 2” in pre-production. He was in intensive therapy, dealing with a violent, turbulent childhood and Derrickson and his producer/co-writer C. Robert Cargill poured all of his memories and fears into an adaptation of Joe Hill’s 2004 short story “ e Black Phone” (UniversalBlumhouse, 2022, 103 min.). Joe Hill is Stephen King’s son. Just as his father lucked out having Brian DePalma direct “Carrie” (1976), his dad’s rst adaptation, Joe Hill is fortune because Derrickson and Cargill have cra ed an astonishing horror thriller with a beautifully humane moral center. “ e Black Phone” is, frankly, stunning. e picture was still haunting my thoughts days a er I viewed it.

In Denver circa 1978 – the year of Carpenter’s “Halloween” – a kid named Finney (Mason ames) and his kid sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) are struggling with bullying at school and abuse at home at the hands of their alcoholic widower father (Jeremy Davies). ere’s this anonymous van moving through the background. Turns out there’s a child predator on the loose, a real vile twist of a man, dubbed “ e Grabber” (Ethan Hawke).

Vinny gets grabbed, and nds himself in a nondescript cement room with a bare mattress and a black phone on the wall.

e Grabber thinks the phone doesn’t work, but then it rings, and Finney answers…. Meanwhile, Gwen dreams of who e Grabber might be; she inherited this odd gi from her late mother.

And that’s all you’ll get out of me regarding the story. e atmosphere, pacing and performances are far beyond what you might expect from a “horror movie”. Hawke is the most terrifying boogeyman I’ve seen in eons; if this lm had been made in the 1980’s, Hawke might have played one of the kids.

Movies like this and, oddly, Paul omas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” (2021), go back to the 70’s to capture a more chaotic and lawless world that kids have to gure out how to navigate and survive. And so it is that the bullying scenes and home abuse scenes feel more graphically violent than the world of e Grabber. Madeline McGraw is an extraordinary nd. Her scenes with Davies are almost too upsetting to witness.

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Ethan Hawke in “The Black Phone”

Gola: A Hidden Dining Gem

By Henry Starks

Gola Osteria has overcome a signi cant obstacle to become a successful restaurant.

It’s a destination restaurant: you won’t walk or drive by it and, on impulse, decide to eat there since it’s hidden from view and a bit difcult to nd. You’ll have to make a decision before choosing Gola. It’s located in a residential area on S. Quarry Street and then tucked away deep inside the complex.

Gola means Gorge in Italian which the owners selected to tie into Ithaca’s well-known geology. Osteria has multiple meanings all leading to an inn that travelers used for overnight stays with a restaurant that has a short and simple menu.

at said, the menu here is neither short nor simple.

One of the features I like on the menu is the listing of major items followed by some of the available preparations and prices. For example, Veal: Parmigiana, Piccata, Marsala, Francese, ($31). ey also list Shrimp and Chicken in this fashion.

Pasta, all homemade, is a specialty and they have almost a dozen di erent versions on o er. One evening I ordered Fettucine with Pesto Genovese, Sun Dried Tomatoes, and Pine Nuts ($24). All the elements were beautifully cooked, and the pine nuts served as a wonderful enhancement to the avor pro le.

On a recent Saturday evening, So Shell Crab was a “special” o ered as an appetizer. e price was $22 so I asked if I could have it as an entrée. I love so shell crabs and don’t remember ever having one as beautifully prepared as the one I received at Gola. It was tender with a very light breading, served on a rich pesto made with ramps and feta cheese, complemented with walnuts and thinly sliced red onions.

At another dinner I ordered a mussels special. My e cient, friendly, and professional server promised me “15 to 20 mussels” for $18. When the platter arrived, there 24 mussels almost buried under a colorful mixture of crushed tomatoes, crushed peppers and garlic. And the dish was wonderful. e tomatoes and peppers gave the dish a bit of a welcome kick. Mussels can be chewy and tough but these were tender.

Another evening I ordered Chicken Francese and I was delighted with the dish. Instead of a heavy coating of breadcrumbs that I’m used to with a Francese preparation, this chicken breast was dusted with a light our and sauteed in a delicate sauce of white wine and browned butter with a touch of lemon and a generous portion of capers. e chicken was topped with four tender artichoke hearts. I ordered two side dishes, which cost extra: spaghetti with parmesan and butter and broccoli rappini. ($8 and $10).

All four desserts on the menu ($10) are homemade. e Tiramisu is a bit di erent from other Italian restaurants. is one is not layered, has less whipped cream, and comes as a large at rectangle that is easily sharable.

I like wine with Italian food and there’s a lot to choose from here: more than a dozen whites and two dozen reds. (Glasses $10-$12, Bottles $32-$155.) Virtually all the wines come from Italy and since I’m not very familiar with Italian wines, each evening I ordered from the least expensive grape variety I favor but was never disappointed.

My only problem with Gola: I don’t like continuous loud playing of music that inhibits my dinner conversation.

At Gola, the food is expertly prepared, seasoned, and cooked, attractively presented and e ciently served by an a able, professional wait sta .

Tid Bit: Some customers might nd it troubling that there is only a single unisex restroom with a single toilet.

Parking is o street in the residential complex and shared with the residents of the apartments. Finding a spot during peak periods can be di cult.

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PET ROCK DECADE

Earlier, I mentioned Brian DePalma’s “Carrie”, which earned Oscar nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. “ e Black Phone” and its performances are award-worthy. I think it’s a pivotal lm within the genre.

e truly e ective horror lms may be gory and bloody, but they also probe and prod into the upsetting and queasy areas of our brains and our lives that we don’t want to dwell on, and force us to linger there. at’s certainly the case with “ e Black Phone” and Ti West’s “X” (A24Little Lamb-Mad Solar Productions-Bron Studios, 2022, 106 min.).

In “X”, a band of people in Texas circa 1979, armed with a 16mm camera and a Nagra recorder, drive to an isolated cabin in the woods to make a porno lm. ( ere was a time when the best way to break into the industry was to make porn or horror lms.) But when the elderly couple renting the cabin nds out what’s going on, the cast and crew start getting picked o one by one. It’s doubly ironic that in the same year that

we’ve seen Net ix’s gratuitous and grisly reboot of “ e Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, West’s “X” is a much more thoughtful and impactful homage to Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic.

I grew up on the lms of the 1970s. Like it or not, there was a lot more sex mixed in with the violence back then. As American lms have gotten more conservative, West pushes back by leaning into the lascivious exploitation angle and then reveals that he and his movie o er something deeper than T&A. Another hallmark of 70’s horror lm is the notion that anyone can die at any time. Just ask Joe Bob Briggs.

I wouldn’t want to give away too much of what happens, but I will say that the old folks perpetrating the violence are coming from a di erent emotional place than you might expect, and it turns out to be the crux of the horror West is exploring. Mia Goth (“Emma”), sporting freckles, blue eye shadow and wearing nothing but a pair of overalls, looks like an R, Crumb character, and she also plays another character in the lm.

“ e Black Phone” is playing at Regal Stadium 14; “X” is available on streaming and home video.

Recommended: “Elvis” at Cinemapolis and Regal Stadium 14.

The cast of “X” heading toward danger

Austere But Playful Media At Corners Gallery

By Arthur Whitman

Corners Gallery in Cayuga Heights has a tradition of exhibiting “cra ” media as well as more conventional ne art. For Corners’ early summer show, “Common read Invitational,” owner Ariel Bullion Ecklund, herself a ceramist and photographer, has invited ve textile artists from Ithaca and beyond to create predominantly “non-functional” pieces that tend towards the austere but playful. While the Ithaca-area contributors have two pieces each, Ani Hoover of Bu alo and Susan Lukachko of Toronto, both new to town, have several works on-view. Hoover is represented generously enough here to include work from two series: plastic beaded sculptures and patchwork pieces in surprising materials.

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While “ read” tends towards an austere, monochrome minimalism, the Bu alo artist’s beaded pieces are brightly, even garishly, multi-colored. Several wall-mounted circles show o an unexpectedly inventive, rangy color sense. One is tempted to label “Moon Mandala,” the most evocative of these, “painterly” in its use of translucent, ribboned, as well as opaque colored beads. Also notable is “Bead and Brad Study,” a freestanding piece featuring plastic and metal beads on a curl of black canvas.

Lukachko’s contributions here are more focused. e Canadian artist’s monochrome, folded-and-knotted cotton quilts recall the organic post-minimalism of Eva Hesse’s sculpture, albeit in more cozily

domestic material. “White Knots” matches “Blush” in its wall- lling scale, while a series of similarly patterned and textured pieces in shades of white, gray, and black enhance the theme of repetition and variation here.

A lecturer in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology, Melissa Conroy brings a background in both ne art and design to her work in drawing and textiles. She contributes two pieces to this show, both entitled “Origin Story” in recognition of their cosmological evocation.

e ink on paper piece features innumerable tiny dots in dark red, pink, and orange ink. In the negative spaces where the white of the paper has been le unmarked, these form larger dots and circles of fractal-like complexity.

Although both Saundra Goodman of Ithaca and Sarah Gotowka of Trumansburg have exhibited locally in past years, their work seems somewhat out-of-context here.

I wish we could have seen more work from Goodman, in particular. Playful, unprepossessing work such as hers would have bene tted from being shown in abundance. Gotowka’s work su ers simi-

larly. Laden with insouciant allusions to popular culture, her work demands space to create its own context.

“Common read Invitational” rough August 26

Corners Gallery at 903 Hanshaw Road

Open 11-4 Tues. and 10-2 Fri., Sat. www.cornersgallery.com

“Bead String 2021” by Ani Hoover

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

7/6 Wednesday

Homer Summer Concert Series: The Rocky Bottom Trio| 7 p.m. | Village Green | Free

7/7 Thursday

Hannah Law | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road | Free

Singer/Songwriter Night - Hosted by Dan Forsyth | 6 p.m.| Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville

CFCU Summer Concert Series: New Planets | 6 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons | Free City Limits| 6 p.m. | Lucas Vineyards, 3862 County Road 150

Sunset Music Series: Doolin ‘O Dey | 6 p.m. | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd

Music in Myers Park: Backtalk ftg Hannah Martin | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park | Free

Cortland Youth Bureau Summer Concert Series: Ageless Jazz Band | 7 p.m. | Courthouse Park, Court House Park

7/8 Friday

Plan Z | 6 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road | $10.00

Delta Mike Shaw Band | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Pelotones | 6 p.m. | Buttonwood Grove Winery, 5986 State Route 89

Cortland Main Street Music Series: The Unknown Woodsman; Rollin’

Rust; Austin MacRae | 6 p.m. | Main Street, Cortland

Djam Ithaca with Beatbox Guitar, Taksim Ithaca & Belly Dance | 6:30 p.m. | Ithaca Community School of Music and Arts, 330 East State Street | $15.00 - $30.00

Burns & Kristy | 6:30 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider House

Cornell Arts Quad Concert Series:Jorge T Cuevas and the Caribe Jazz Allstars | 7 p.m. | Cornell University Arts Quad, 144 East Ave | Free

7/9 Saturday

Taughannock Falls Concert Series: Iron Horse | 7 p.m. | Taughannock Falls State Park, 1740 Taughannock Blvd | Free

7/10 Sunday

Sunday Music Series | 1 p.m. | Red Newt Cellars, 3675 Tichenor Road | Free

Music and Mimosas at Hosmer Winery | 1 p.m. | Hosmer Estate Winery, 7020 State Route 89

Cider Sunday Concert Series: Travis Knapp | 1 p.m. | Finger Lakes Cider House, 4017 Hickok Road

7/11 Monday

Jazz Monday with Dave Davies RhythmMakers | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

7/13 Wednesday

Newfield Music Series at Mill Park: Jessie Gray | 6 p.m. | Mill Park | Free

The Small Kings | 6 p.m. | Ithaca Beer Co., 122 Ithaca Beer Dr

Homer Summer Concert Series: Stiv Morgan| 7 p.m. | Village Green | Free

Concerts/Recitals

7/7 Thursday

Summer Piano Institute Faculty Recital: Vadim Serebryany, piano | 7:15 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

7/8 Friday

Phil Lesh & Friends | 6:30 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

Summer Piano Institute Participant Recital I at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 7:15 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

7/9 Saturday

Summer Piano Institute Participant Recital II | 10 a.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

7/12 Tuesday

Death Cab for Cutie & illuminati hotties | 7 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

7/14 Thursday

Sixth Annual Bastille Day Organ Concert | 7 p.m. | St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Avenue

7/17 Sunday

Paul Davie | 1 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

Stage

Cabaret | 7:30 p.m., 7/6 Wednesday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. |

CRT Presents: Kiss Me Kate | 7/6 Wednesday | Little York Lake Theatre & Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Road | July 6-16.

ComedyFLOPs 3rd Friday Improv Show To Support WRFI Community Radio | 7 p.m., 7/15 Friday | Virtual, https://www.youtube.com/comedyflops | ComedyFLOPs’ 3rd Friday streaming Improv Shows in support of local area non-profit organizations. This month we’re supporting WRFI Community Radio. | Free Open Mic Stand Up Comedy Night @ The Downstairs at Downstairs | 7 p.m., 7/19 Tuesday | First and third Tuesdays of the month! Kenneth McLauren hosts Open Mic Stand Up Comedy Night at The Downstairs. View on site | Email this event

Ithaca Shakespeare presents: The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 6 p.m., 7/20 Wednesday | Robert H. Treman State Park, 105 Enfield Falls Rd. | A play that ISC has never produced in any form -- a sparkling romantic comedy featuring smart women, foolish men, a gang of outlaws, and of course, a bit with a dog...

Art

Let’s Meditate at the Museum Summer Session 6 | 12:15 p.m., 7/6 Wednesday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | During each halfhour session, a trained Cornell Health “Let’s Meditate” program guide will lead participants through exercises designed to focus on the breath and quiet the mind.

Jari Poulin | Mirage at Ink Shop Studio Gallery | 1 p.m., 7/6 Wednesday | Jari Poulin | Mirage features a series of images that combine monoprints and black and white photographic transfers to create dream-like worlds that speak to memory and imagination.

New Members’ Show | 12 p.m., 7/7 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 W State St #2 | New Members’ Show at State of the art Gallery: Carol Spence and Vincent Joseph Common Thread Invitational | 11 a.m., 7/9 Saturday | corners gallery, 903 HANSHAW RD | Common Thread Invitational showcases work by five contemporary artists working in fiber and textiles.

Illustration Club: Sketching in Nature | 2 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96) | Trees, flowers, bugs, and beyond! Let’s go outside and do nature-inspired sketching!

Queer Craft Club | 6:30 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Join other LGBTQIAP+ adults to do arts and crafts, hang out, and have fun.

TCPL will provide a simple craft each month, but participants are also free to bring in current projects to work on. | Free

Let’s Meditate at the Museum Summer Session 7 | 12:15 p.m., 7/13 Wednesday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | During each halfhour session, a trained Cornell Health “Let’s Meditate” program guide will lead participants through exercises designed to focus on the breath and quiet the mind.

Film

Cinemapolis

120 E. Green St., Ithaca July 8- July 14, 2022. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first. *

Mad God* | A fully practical stopmotion film set in a Miltonesque world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs. | 83 mins NR

The Forgiven* | Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy. Ar-

riving late at the grand villa with the debauched party raging, the couple attempts to cover up the incident with the collusion of the local police. But when the boy’s father arrives seeking justice, the stage is set for a tensionfilled culture clash.| 117 mins

Mr. Malcolm’s List | When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. | PG

Official Competition | When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavor. Completing the all-star team are two actors with enormous talent but even bigger egos. | 114 mins NR

Everything Everywhere All At Once | A hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action-adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes. | 140 mins R

Elvis | From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock ‘n roll star and changes the world with his music.| 159 mins NR

Special Events

Cortland County Junior Fair | 7/6 Wednesday | Cortland County Fairgrounds, 4301 Fairgrounds Drive | The Cortland County Junior Fair returns to the Cortland County Fairgrounds on July 5-9.

GO ITHACA Outdoor Tours at Bernie Milton Pavilion | 11:30 a.m., 7/8 Friday | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons | GO ITHACA is excited to be a 2022 recipient of the Tompkins County Outdoor Recreation Grant.

Outdoor Summer CRAFT FAIR | 9 a.m., 7/9 Saturday | Harmony UMC & Harford Town Field, 726 ROUTE 221 | Craft Fair Vendors, Food, games, raffles, baked goods, and family fun! Free admission. | Free

Club Cayuga Sunset Cruises at Allen Treman State Park | 7:30

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Sunset Cruises feature lively music on board the MV Teal, operated by Discover Cayuga Lake, with some of our favorite local DJs!

Ithaca Night Bazaar at Steamboat Landing, Ithaca Farmers Market Pavilion | 6 p.m., 7/14 Thursday

| A monthly festival of musicians, makers, artists, performers, doers and dreamers.

Holiday in Homer | 7/16 Saturday

| Downtown Homer | The Holiday in Homer festival includes over 125 artisans and crafters, lots of great food, live music and entertainment for all ages.

Books

Book Signing | 5 p.m., 7/9 Saturday | Brookton’s Market, 491 Brooktondale Road | Brian Keeler signs his new book “Light on the Figure” at Brookton’s Market 5-8pm | Free

Captain Jack Author Visit | 6 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St | Join us for some pirate fun! Learn how to speak pirate and listen to some pirate stories with Captain Jack!

Panel by Panel Graphic Novel Book Club (Virtual) | 6:30 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Virtual | July’s meeting will focus on Guantánamo Voices: True Ac-

counts from the World’s Most Famous Prison, edited by Sarah Mirk—an anthology of illustrated narratives about Guantánamo Bay. This discussion will be offered via Zoom. Patrons can register at https://www.tcpl.org/ Tween Book Club: How To Find What You’re Not Looking For | 3:45 p.m., 7/13 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Kids

Artsy Toddler Story Time - Sea Creatures | 11 a.m., 7/6 Wednesday | Phillips Free Library, 37 South Main Street | Artsy Toddler Story Time, a program of stories, songs, and rhymes followed by an art activity, meets in the toddler room at the library every Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am. Cortland County Junior Fair | 7/6 Wednesday | Cortland County Fairgrounds, 4301 Fairgrounds Drive | The Cortland County Junior Fair returns to the Cortland County Fairgrounds on July 5-9.

Preschool Story Time | 10:30 a.m., 7/7 Thursday | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St | Stories, songs, and activities with a different theme each week. All ages are welcome but this program is designed for children ages

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KIDDSTUFF: Three Little Birds | 10 a.m.& Noon, 7/8 Friday & 7/9 Saturday| Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | No matter how many times Mama says “Don’t worry!”elevenyear-old Ziggy can’t stop thinking about the scary things he might encounter around his home on the beautiful island of Jamaica,. A story about conquering fear and embracing life, love, and music.

Storytime with Jae | 10 a.m., 7/8 Friday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main St | At 10am every Friday in June and July, join Jae, the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library’s Storytime Facilitator, for several fun activities and a craft!

Families Learning Science Together | 1 p.m., 7/9 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Journey of Water Passport Program | 2 p.m., 7/10 Sunday | Various, locations throughout the Ithaca area | Free passport water science educational series for youth offered by the Community Science Institute - get a certificate and t-shirt for completing the entire series! Explore how water cycles through our lives and how we make sure it’s safe to drink and play in. http://www.communityscience. org/4h2o/ | Free

Story Time at Suggett Park | 12 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Suggett Park, 108 Homer Ave | Join Miss Tammy at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch. Come early to get your free lunch and find a spot!

Craft Camp | 1 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main St | For all ages: Make maps, jellyfish lanterns, and a captains log all during this week of crafts! | Free Baby/Toddler Time | 10:30 a.m., 7/12 Tuesday | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St | Rhymes, stories, and songs designed for children from birth to age 2 and their caregivers. Registration is limited and is required each week.

Artsy Toddler Story Time - Boats | 11 a.m., 7/13 Wednesday | Phillips Free Library, 37 South Main Street | Artsy Toddler Story Time, a program of stories, songs, and rhymes followed by an art activity, meets in the toddler room at the library every Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am.|

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Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County -Indoor Meal Service | 12 p.m., 7/6 Wednesday | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St. | Free hot meals are served every

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Candor Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 7/7 Thursday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | Local vendors with produce, crafts, cheese, meat, maple products, baked goods, food truck | Free

Community Garden | 4 p.m., 7/7 Thursday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 Main St. | For ages 16+: Join Library Director Andrea Tillinghast and new Teen Advocate Brooke Donnelly for some leisurely gardening at the Library’s Community Garden Plot at the Ovid Community Garden. | Free

Chess Club | 6 p.m., 7/7 Thursday | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St | An all ages chess club for beginners and experts.  Meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. Beginners will get a lesson on the basics of chess and experts can meet and play.

Red Cross Blood Drive | 1 p.m., 7/8 Friday | The Shops at Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd. | Be kind and become a blood donor! Donate in July for chance to win a Shark Week merch package thanks to Discovery! Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to make your appointment today!

Ovid Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 7/8 Friday | Three Bears Complex, Main St. | Every Friday from 3-7. Be sure to purchase fresh, local produce and other local products. Support your local farmers and producers and keep your hard-earned dollars in your local community. | Free

Ithaca Farmers Market - Saturdays at Steamboat | 9 a.m., 7/9 Saturday | Steamboat Landing, 545 Third Street | Shop all of the best food, art and ag within 30 miles!

Cayuga Trails Club Hike at Various trails in the Ithaca region. | 10 a.m., 7/9 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

Brooktondale Farmers Market | 10 a.m., 7/9 Saturday | Brooktondale Community Center, 526 Valley Rd | The Brooktondale Farmers Market offers a relaxed combination of live music, food from the grill, and friendly vendors, every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.

LYP Emporium Weekend | 11 a.m., 7/9 Saturday | Little York Plantation, 6088 State Route 281 | Little York Plantation is hosting several Emporium Weekends this summer to be held on the 2nd weekend of June, July, and Aug.

Chicken BBQ | 12 p.m., 7/9 Saturday | Varna United Methodist Church, 965 Dryden Rd | DRIVE-THRU and 1/2’s ONLY BBQ. Enter thru driveway to the right of Church and follow to the back. Volunteers will come to your car.

Sunday Morning Meditation | 10 a.m., 7/10 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road | Sunday morning meditation, free and open to all.

2022 Fall Creek Garden Tour | 11 a.m., 7/10 Sunday | Fall Creek | A free, self-guided walking tour of beautiful gardens, landscaping, and yards in Ithaca at the Annual Fall Creek Neighborhood Garden Tour. Begin the tour at Thompson Park at the corner of N. Cayuga and Cascadilla Creek to pick up maps and garden descriptions. FREE and open to all!. | Free

Tree “Buds”: Weekly Tree Phenology | 3 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd | Be our tree “buds” and join our weekly citizen science walk to observe and collect data on seasonal changes in trees. | Free

Social Knitting | 6 p.m., 7/11 Monday | Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St | Why work alone when you can work with others? Knitting, crocheting, sewing – bring whatever it is you are working on! Open to all skill levels (ages 12 and up).

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