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XEROSTOMIA Xerostomia, or dry mouth, refers to a condition in which the salivary glands don’t make enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. Occurring more commonly in the elderly, lack of saliva can cause significant problems, including bad breath, tooth decay, and other oral hygiene problems. Dry mouth is often due to the side effects of certain medications, aging issues, or the effects of radiation therapy for cancer. Symptoms of xerostomia include discomfort, sore throat, and swallowing problems. The treatment for dry mouth often involves several steps, the first of which is seeing a healthcare provider. He or she will review all medications to see if they are causing the condition. If so, another medication may be a

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Building issue forces Pizza Aroma to relocate, Sam’s Wine and Spirits staying put

nyone who has walked by Pizza Aroma lately has likely noticed the scaffolding surrounding the building. External supports initially popped up on the building in the early fall, after a passerby noticed bowing in the brick over the summer. A complaint was filed with the city, and Pizza Aroma’s owners, Mauricio and Dora Rosa, were told the building was going to be condemned unless the necessary work was done. Landlords Doris Nitsios and Renee Ryan told the Rosas that the work was only going to be exterior and wouldn’t affect the business, according to a Facebook post by Pizza Aroma. However, the post states that the Rosa’s received no communication since then about when the work would begin or end, so they decided to remodel the inside. Six months later in March, they

were notified that Pizza Aroma has less than three months to vacate the property. “It’s very disappointing that in our 25th year on Cayuga and Green streets we would be dragged through months of impeded business due to construction — only to be told that we have to leave on short notice,” the post said. “We are actively looking for a new location, so if you have any suggestions, please send us a message.” Mauricio has since created a GoFundMe page for Pizza Aroma, as he said they are receiving moving/build-out estimates. “It’s clear this move will put an unprecedented financial burden on our business,” he said. “We have found potential new locations, some requiring an entire restaurant build-out. Due to limited time and funds, we’re asking for your sup-

T a k e ▶ Car accidents - There were two fatal car crashes in Tompkins County over the weekend. On March 19 Joseph L. Arguello, 49, was killed in an accident on Route 13 in Newfield. The circumstances of the accident are unclear, but when deputies responded to the crash at nearly 1:30 a.m. they found a second car unattended. They eventually found the other driver involved on foot

Pizza Aroma’s exterior is surrounded by scaffolding. (Photo: Ash Bailot)

port, as this situation is a make or break for us.” In addition to Pizza Aroma, the building is also home to Sam’s Wine and Spirits and a handful of apartments. When the Ithaca Times called Sam’s Wine and Spirits, the manager wasn’t in, but an employee relayed that they would not have to relocate, and that the building was in fact not condemned. The employee called the damage to the exterior cosmetic and reiterated that the store wasn’t going anywhere. Keep an eye on Ithaca.com where this story will continue to be updated after speaking with the manager of Sam’s Wine and Spirits. You can find Pizza Aroma’s GoFundMe here: https://www. gofundme.com/f/pizza-aroma-needsyour-help?utm_campaign=p_cf+shareflow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_ source=customer -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

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several hours later. On March 20 Vladislav Varetsa, 19, was killed in a single vehicle crash on East Shore Drive in the town of Ithaca. Varetsa was the front passenger and was ejected from the vehicle when it crashed around 5 p.m. The conditions of the driver and rear seat passenger are not known, but the driver was able to exit the vehicle on his own, while the Ithaca Fire Department had to extricate the back passenger. Both victims of

the two crashes were Ithaca residents. ▶ Alzheimer’s walk - Kendal at Ithaca is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association Central New York Chapter to host the Ithaca Cortland Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event will be held at Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 N. Triphammer Rd., on Saturday, Sept. 10 beginning at 11 a.m Watch for details at https://kai.kendal.org over the coming months.

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PHOTOGRAPHER City officials begin exploring short-term rental legislation YOU’RE A CONTESTANT ON JEOPARDY: WHAT’S YOUR AMUSING PERSONAL ANECDOTE YOU TELL THE HOST?

“I’ve been playing chess since high school. I’d have to talk about that.” -Chris R.

“I worked for the Miami Marlins for a season. It was a great experience!” - Daniel B.

“I make a mean spaghetti carbonara.” -Lauren M.

ollowing in the footsteps of the town, the City of Ithaca will be pursuing short-term rental regulations this year. The Planning and Economic Development Committee and Deputy Director for Economic Development Tom Knipe discussed first steps for developing the legislation on March 16. The data presented wasn’t totally concrete, but based on the tools available, Knipe said there are an estimated 400+ short-term rentals in the city, including active, intermittent and inactive listings. Committee member Laura Lewis said that active home rentals jumped from 100 in 2019 to 198 in 2021. Active rentals are rentals that are available 70% or more of the time. The city has been looking at regulating short-term rentals for about five years now, with the most recent push in early 2020 before getting derailed by the pandemic. Knipe stressed the importance of taking a balanced approach to the regulations, outlining both the benefits and the drawbacks of short-term rentals. He noted that benefits include an increase in overall tourism and associated revenues, increased income for residents directly from renters,

increased room tax revenues and increased lodging supply without the need for building additional hotels. He noted that there’s a long history in Ithaca of people renting out their homes during peak demand periods, such as Cornell graduation weekend. However, Knipe noted that one of the things he’s most concerned about is the impact on housing supply and affordability. He also noted the impact on the formal lodging industry and neighborhoods, as well as health and safety concerns, as some of the drawbacks to short-term rentals. Knipe brought up a map that showed where all the short-term rentals in Ithaca are located. Short-term rentals can be anything from an entirely empty house in Fall Creek to a private room in an occupied home on West Hill. “It’s pretty clear we have short-term rentals in all residential neighborhoods, but with particular density in the downtown areas,” Knipe said. He said that he believes asking whether to ban short-term rentals or not is asking the wrong question. “What I think [for the] proposed policy objectives is to take a balanced approach that allows the community to

Tenants

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Lease renewal waiver returns, Good Cause legislation not moving forward

he Planning and Economic Development Committee provided some unofficial ends to two lengthy housing-related conversations at its March 16 meeting. They voted to move legislation to amend the code regarding lease renewals on to full Common Council, and discussed the unlikelihood of moving forward with Good Cause Eviction legislation. Back in December 2021, Patrick Mehler proposed a bill 23–29 ,

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that would eliminate landlords’ and tenants’ abilities to waive the 60-day minimum waiting period to offer and sign a lease renewal. The original proposal also increased that minimum to 180 days. However after months of discussion both within committee and between Mehler, tenants and landlords, the final proposed legislation at this month’s meeting keeps the waiver and extends the minimum waiting period to 120 days for those who do not

accrue some of the benefits while mitigating some of the concerns,” he said. Lewis said one of the concerns she’s heard the most is regarding the impact on the housing supply. One of the driving factors behind the town’s regulations was the fact that homes (especially lakefront ones) were being purchased by wealthy non-locals or out-of-town corporations to rent solely for profit, thus

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decreasing the housing supply for people who actually lived in town. Lewis made a similar argument for the city, noting that if units or homes are being used solely for short-term rentals, because it is more lucrative than a yearly lease, then all of those short-term rentals become unavailable for local renters or owners. However, she said she was also concerned how enforceable regulations would be. Knipe said that he agrees, and that it’s difficult to identify

waive it. The proposal was surprising, given that the impetus for the legislation in the first place seemed to be that renters, students especially, were unknowingly signing leases that waived their right to a 60-day waiting period before being asked to renew. This meant renters were being asked to commit to another lease within weeks of moving in. Committee member Cynthia Brock clarified that while she initially felt strongly about eliminating the waiver, she felt comfortable with keeping it with the stipulation that the reference to the waiver is fully detailed in lease agreements, rather than referencing just a city code number that ten-

short-term rentals without taking on a labor-intensive piecemeal approach. He did note that there are more and more software tools becoming available to use to collect that information and provide data from the different short-term rental sites. Purchasing this data would be an additional cost, however it’s unclear how much that would be yet. He also added that it would be worth talking to folks in Cayuga Heights and the town about their enforcement and how successful they are in enforcing their regulations. Committee member Cynthia Brock said she supports giving households the ability to rent their homes out for short periods of time, but only as long as that unit is primarily used for long-term housing. “It takes years to put up a complex of 100 permanent units, and in a year we can lose the benefits of that [with shortterm rentals],” she said. Brock also said she’s seen with her own eyes the loss of people who live in neighborhoods because so many units are becoming short-term rentals. “I know the social impacts when you look at a community and there are very few longterm residents there,” she said. This presentation was the first step toward crafting a policy and Knipe said he would try to gather more data to present next month with more accurate numbers regarding the short-term rentals in the city. -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

ants couldn’t identify. She and Mehler agreed that it would give flexibility to renters and landlords, while still giving renters a reasonable time to renew and the knowledge of their rights. The committee voted to pass the legislation on to Common Council, which will presumably discuss it at its April 6 meeting. Additionally, the committee discussed Good Cause Eviction legislation, which has been stalled since the end of last year. The legislation has been the topic of many lengthy conversations and public comment sessions since last summer. The intent of the law is to guarantee continued on page 7

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Ups The city’s parks and downtown streets are coming alive again as the weather warms up and spring slowly makes its way to Ithaca.

Sports

Newfield boys basketball wins first state title in program history

ewfield capitalized on its first Class C state finals appearance on March 19, trouncing its opponent Stillwater 87-62 in Saturday’s championship game and securing the program’s firstever state title. The Trojans earned a shot at the Class C crown with a come-from-behind victory over Pierson in the semifinals, winning by the score of 66-62. Newfield head coach Mike Nembhard said on March 22 that he was still in the clouds and coming down slowly after the team’s victory over the weekend. “It means a lot, not only for me — it means a lot for the program. It means a lot for that loving community,” Nembhard said. “As I looked back at the great teams that they’ve had in the past and the way they got to the Final Four and never made it, it means a lot to me for those who played in the past to be able to go in and win it not only for us, but for those guys in the past trying to get to the point we got to.”

Stillwater held a 7-3 lead through the first few minutes of the first quarter of the finals before Newfield’s offense picked things up. The Trojans took their first lead of the game at 9-8 when senior Zachary Taylor drained a feed from junior Jalen Hardison for a three pointer around the five-minute mark. The score remained close throughout the remainder of the period. Newfield was in control of the boards and was able to get several secondchance opportunities on missed field goal attempts as the squad entered the second quarter up 23-18. Hardison provided the majority of the team’s offensive output, putting up a baker’s dozen by the quarter’s end. Stillwater’s defense tightened up and held Newfield’s offense to just 11 points. However, the Trojans’ defense clamped down just as hard as Stillwater managed just eight points. Taylor stretched Newfield’s lead out to four with another

Courts

Former Ithaca teacher’s aide allegedly sent sexual images to students

former Newfield Central School District Board of Education member and teacher’s aide in both Newfield and Ithaca schools pleaded not guilty to two charges of disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree at his arraignment March 16. Austin J. Kuczek, 24, who was immediately suspended from his position as Newfield Town recreation director when the allegations surfaced, was released on his own recognizance following his arraignment. The investigation into Kuczek was conducted by New York State Police stationed in Ithaca.

The court affidavit alleges that in the fall and winter of 2017 Kuczek communicated with a teenaged girl via the photo sharing app Snapchat when she was 15 years old and he was 20 years old. The context of their conversation was sexual, according to the affidavit, as were several photographs of Kuczek and a video that he sent to the alleged victim. The affidavit also details a second incident that allegedly took place in October of 2021 wherein Kuczek sent sexual images to a 14-year-old girl via Snapchat when Kuczek was 24 years old at the time. In a supporting deposition, the alleged victim in the 2017

Downs Ithaca Police are warning of “cocaine” being sold around the city that does not contain cocaine, but does contain potentially deadly amounts of Fentanyl. Be careful out there.

HEARD&SEEN Heard Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that he secured $800,000 in funding for Greater Ithaca Activities Center. We love to hear it!

The Newfield boys basketball players are state champs. (Photo: Provided)

triple with about 4:30 on the clock. After about a minute and a half of empty possessions between both offenses, junior Brody Jackson knocked down a three from the left wing off a cross-court pass from Taylor to bring the score to 29-22. The team entered halftime up 34-26. The Trojans kicked up another notch offensively in the second half as the third quarter was all Newfield. Up 36-28, Taylor once again found Jenney for a three on the wing beyond the arc with another cross-court dish to make it a

13-point advantage and force Stillwater to call a timeout just a minute through the period. Stillwater responded with a bucket moments later, as did Newfield on the ensuing possession when Jenney posted up Stillwater’s Thomas McDonough, spun around him and laid the ball in off glass, giving the Trojans a 46-30 lead. Leading 47-30 through the halfway point of the quarter, Hardison trotted the ball upcourt near the top of the key where he then swished a

incident states that she knew Kuczek from “being around school sports” but did not know him personally when he first contacted her via Snapchat. At first the conversations involved sending nonsexual photographs back and forth, but within a couple days the conversation “began to get weird,” the alleged victim said, stating that she could sense Kuczek was leading up to something inappropriate. After receiving the indecent material, the alleged victim stated she blocked Kuczek, told an adult family member about the incident, and ceased communication with Kuczek. Years later, when she learned of a similar incident involving another teenage girl, she said it “brought back an instant flashback of the incident from 2017.” Court documents state that during a police interview March 7 Kuczek admitted to investigators that he has used

Snapchat to send sexual images to minors. Newfield Town Justice William Greener set Kuczek’s next appearance for April 13, though it is expected that his next court date will be at the Tompkins County Courthouse, according to Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten. “He could either be indicted or he could agree to plead guilty to a felony, but cases of this nature we take very seriously, as you would imagine,” Van Houten said at the arraignment. “I would expect it would be presented to the grand jury in the next approximately one month.” Van Houten explained that the court was not allowed to set bail in this case because the charges against Kuczek are not bail-eligible offenses, a new rule recently imposed as part of the New York State bail reform initiative. -Jaime Cone

Seen Esteemed alumnus Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) was on Cornell’s campus last week talking to students, appearing in lectures and grabbing a bite to eat.

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Rodney Maine: Aging In Place

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rowing up in this region, Rodney Maine spent many years living with and helping his grandparents while going to school in Trumansburg. “I’ve always been close to my grandparents, even when I went away to college,” he said. “When I was 19, I bought the house next door to my grandparents’ home.” After leaving home and studying accounting, Rodney observed that his subsequent work in banking and real estate was not the right fit. But when he joined Tompkins County’s Office for the Aging (COFA) 12 years ago as a part-time account clerk, he realized he had both an interest in, and years of experience, caring for and about elderly family members. “When my grandmother moved into my great grandmother’s home to take care of her and her aunt at the same time, I was right nearby,” Rodney said. “My grandfather passed on his knowledge and wisdom to me before he passed — how to tinker and fix things. Now that my

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great grandmother and my great aunt are gone, I enjoy living near my grandmother, who remains independent. I help her fix things and troubleshoot aging in place…I understand first-hand the challenges of older adults.” When a part-time outreach worker position opened up in COFA, Rodney’s two assignments made him a full-time staff member. In between his work schedule he completed his college degree in business administration and welcomed the arrival of his son Andrew. Good thing we have lots of energy when we are young. While Rodney drew upon his skills both in accounting and presenting information of available services for the elderly, he wanted the time and resources to present more specific information and work one-on-one with COFA clients. More than three years ago Rodney continued on page 7

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thaca realtor Kelly Cornstarch had settled into the comfy chair in her home office, her laptop flipped open on the table in front of her. As she waited for her client to join the Zoom meeting she’d set up, she checked her notes on this prospective buyer, who had dropped into her world just a day ago. It seemed promising, though a tad mysterious. Mr. Vladimir Schmutin, who was viewing the listings she’d sent remotely, had revealed little about himself so far, and a Google search of his name had turned up virtually nothing. Still, he seemed eager to buy, and quickly. His image suddenly appeared on her screen. “Good morning, Mr. Schmutin,” she said. “It’s good to see you. Were you able to tour the properties I sent you virtually?” “Is afternoon here,” he replied. “I toured. I like Arurora Street one. Is good neighborhood?” “Aurora Street,” she gently corrected. “Oh my, yes. Fall Creek is an excellent neighborhood. That’s a good choice, and it’s a brand new listing. Three bedrooms, two full baths. Nice old Victorian house with a lot of upgrades. Deep lot, off-street parking. Perfect for a family.” “No family. Just for me. Want to retire. Write memoirs and whatnot. Plan next move maybe. Also need place for oligarchs to crash.” “I understand. That all sounds very exciting! We’d need to act fast, though. There’s been a lot of interest in that house,” she said. “Let’s see. It’s listed for $399,000, so maybe, if you’re really interested, we should put in a bid for $500,000.” “Price is $399,000, no? But I pay $500,000?” Schmutin chuckled. “Is like that here, too. There is ‘price’ and then real price.” Cornstarch could see him using air quotes on her screen. “That extra is for you?” “Oh, no. Actually, that’s just the market conditions in the real estate world right now. Normally...” “Understand perfectly, and no need to explain,” he interjected. “I transfer Bitcoin today, and arrive this weekend.” “Oh, I wish it were that simple,” said Cornstarch. “First of all, we can’t use bitcoin. Sellers are very particular right now. The simpler, the better. It would have to be an all cash offer, with no contingencies, or the seller will just go with the next offer. And probably the fastest we could close would be maybe in a couple months.” “Cash? Like rubles?” Schmutin rubbed his chin and scowled. “Might be problem right now. Maybe Chinese yuans? I could ask friend for loan.” “I guess so. As long as they can be exchanged for dollars,” she said. A moment passed. “Should I put the offer

together?” “Also, two months...is too long.” “I might be able to speed that up,” offered Cornstarch. “As long as no bank is involved. Let me see what I can come up with.” “Yes. No bank. Just cash. Final question,” he said. “Next door house. Is nice? I might want to acquire one day.” “Actually, it’s very nice, but I don’t think the owners are interested in selling. I talked to them when we were getting this house ready. They’ve been there for years and seem pretty happy.”

“Many ways to skin Arctic Fox. Is saying in my country.” Cornstarch shuddered involuntarily. “Yes, well...why don’t you check with your friend on the loan and I’ll see how quickly we can make this happen. Can we talk in an hour?” Schmutin nodded once, emphatically. “Yes. One hour,” he said, and exited the meeting. Cornstarch closed her laptop, stood up and stretched. This might be the easiest commission of the year, if it happened. Next week: Is the Cayuga Inlet deep enough for a mega yacht?

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became an aging services specialist in our service-rich community. “This has been an inspirational job, helping people navigate opportunities to solve their needs,” he said. “Family members may feel unfamiliar and scared — suddenly plunged into caretaking a very sick loved one, and they turn to COFA every day. I work closely with this great group of colleagues, who are available to problem-solve with me any challenge that at first may seem insurmountable.” “At the Office for the Aging, we are person-centered. I often get to know on a first-name basis clients who months after our last call get in touch to let me know they are doing better, and that our guidance and support made a difference at a crucial time in their lives,” Rodney added. “This makes my co-workers and I understand how important our work is for a vulnerable population.” Rodney assesses that despite the rich array of local senior services, there is still a huge unmet need for services for aging at home. While most Americans prefer to age in place, shortages of home health aides, nurses and mobile physical/occupational/speech therapists who provide at-home care often lead families to resort to residential care. While other countries enhance at-home care by providing 24/7 care to the frail at home, in the U.S. sufficient, affordable staffing is just not availGOOD CAUSE Contin u ed From Page 4

a tenant’s right to be offered a lease renewal unless the landlord has good cause not to, in which case the landlord would have to take the tenant to eviction court for a formal process. Good causes outlined in the bill included things like failure to pay rent, violation of a reasonable obligation to their tenancy, use of the unit for illegal purposes, etc. However, despite the committee working diligently for months on the legislation, things came to a pause late last fall as the conversation of preemption continuously came up. Essentially, committee members and City Attorney Ari Lavine expressed concern that the legislation might not be legal, as local municipalities may not have jurisdiction to pass such a law. In December 2021, the committee decided to pause its discussions while it waited for the state’s attorney general’s office to release its opinion regarding similar legislation in Beacon, New York. It was expected that opinion would come in January, February at the absolute latest. But it is now March, and no opinion has been issued. “It’s disappointing there’s no opinion,”

able. Nursing homes are underfunded, and the aides’ salaries are so low there are not enough caretakers for those in need. Before we part, Rodney notes that this county’s Office for the Aging is renowned for its innovative pilot projects. “During the pandemic available governmental and private funding enabled us to try some unusual approaches to reach people and help counteract their loneliness and social isolation,” he said. “We worked with local agencies to identify individuals who would benefit from having a computer tablet and access to technology. Our senior tablet program provided seniors with electronic tablets, free WiFi and connectivity, so they could keep in touch with loved ones and friends.” The second pilot focused on people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, as well as other folks feeling depressed and lonely. Companion pets are robotic dogs and cats. One gentleman with Alzheimer’s spent too much time alone scratching and picking at his skin, Rodney said. His caretakers reported that his sores and wounds improved, once he began playing with his pet. “As in the past, what works in Tompkins County can become the blueprint from other communities…My co-workers and I are proud to be a part of the Tompkins County Office for the Aging,” he said.

Lavine said. And despite some public commenters urging the committee to go forward with legislation anyway, Brock said she doesn’t think there’s any point in doing that. “When Albany first passed Good Cause I called the city of Albany to ask… how is it going?” Brock said. “The feedback I received from the clerk of the court was that the courts were not upholding it. They didn’t recognize it because there was this issue of preemption by the state.” She said everything was on hold in communities that had passed Good Cause legislation because of the legal challenge on the state level. “Without guidance of what local municipalities have jurisdiction over, it would be premature to pass legislation at this time,” Brock said. Committee member and acting mayor Laura Lewis said she wants to recognize the frustration on the part of community members, but agreed with Brock that now is not the time to continue with the Good Cause legislation. “I don’t believe it’s possible to move legislation forward,” she said. -Ta n n e r H a r d i n g

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YOUR LETTERS A Call to Turtle Island: The Gayogºhó:no’ Are Still Here

n the recent Ithaca City Administration Committee 3-2 vote to table the #HalftownMustGo resolution, committee member George McGonigal said what’s happening within the Cayuga Nation is not unusual for the Haudenosaunee, and that “in many other (Haudenosaunee) nations there’s a conflict between traditionalists and the factions looking to take advantage of modern capitalism and gambling”. What is not unusual is the abuse of power that allows a city official to reinforce racist stereotypes and suggest there are Haudenosaunee people who are “looking to take advantage of modern capitalism and gambling.” What is more of the usual is the ongoing dehumanization of Haudenosaunee people and the lack of public education about Residential Schools, Indian Day Schools, Indian reservations, the history and impact of casinos on reserves, treaties and treaties not being honored, blood quantum policies, status card policies, and MMIW (missing and murdered indigenous women). Instead, we have a public education system built on turning indigenous genocide into celebratory rhymes for children: “1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. And in case the message of Columbus Day isn’t clear enough, many Ithaca children attend a school named after Simeon DeWitt. Committee member Jeffrey Barken questioning the urgency of the #HalftownMustGo campaign and expressing his interest in hearing from more members of the Cayuga Nation, is not an act of “fairness,” but a move from the oldest dirtiest trick in the book: if you want to discredit or dismiss a message of truth and call for justice, make it personal. In the early 1990s the Ithaca City Schools started calling home because I refused to stand and say the pledge of allegiance, teaching me at a young age about the silencing tactics used when one sings songs of resistance in spaces committed to colonialism rather than decolonization. There are families within the Ithaca community of mixed cultural backgrounds whose members either didn’t have the opportunity to learn about their culture or were taught not to talk about it because of what would happen if they did. Some recount stories of being taunted on Ithaca school playgrounds with terms like “dirty Indian” and “Indian giver”. Yet there has been no collective move towards addressing this injustice nor healing this trauma. As I write this letter, I am listening to Stadium Pow Wow by The Halluci Nation, two of which founding members are of Ma r ch

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the Cayuga Nation. I am thinking of Deb Haaland and wonder what she would say about the recent comments made by Ithaca City Administrators who voted to table the #HalftownMustGo resolution. I am remembering my grandfather who made sure I know who I am, and I do. I am a descendant of the Gayogohó:no’who have been sustained by Turtle Island since time immemorial. My heart beats with the strength of a drum that could not destroyed, and this is my call to Turtle Island to stand in solidarity with the Gayogoho:noʼ. -Monique Flynn, Ithaca, NY

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arlier this year, I received an electronic solicitation from an acquaintance raising money for Lea Webb, a candidate in the local State Senate race. Among the points made was that Ms. Webb had received endorsements and donations “while STILL working full time.” This gave me pause. Years ago, my late mother ran for the New Hampshire legislature. She did not “work full time for pay” outside the home. As the mother of four daughters and as a volunteer in our faith community and other civic organizations, she worked harder than most professional women AND men. Our dining room table served as her headquarters. She campaigned relentlessly and won. Her experience as a mother and volunteer in our community informed her values and made her an excellent legislator. I wish all elections were publicly funded. Until we achieve that goal, however, pointing out a woman’s employment status as somehow setting her apart from other candidates (almost always women) who do not work outside the home is a mistake. A male politician once dismissed a woman named Patty as “just a mom in tennis shoes.” Decades later, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington still runs rings around her colleagues in the US Senate. All women, including stay at home moms, full-time volunteers and those who work, deserve our respect. Privileging and pitting women who work against those who do not has always been unacceptable. In 2022 it simply baffles me when interjected into a political campaign. -Ann Sullivan, Ithaca, NY

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nteresting use of space. Perhaps adds a ready made workforce to eat & shop in the declining mall. Maybe a new form of “anchor.” -Eddie Coyle, via Ithaca.com Say something or respond to an article by writing editor@ithacatimes.com. Letters must be signed and include an address and phone number. We do not publish unsigned letters. Letters may be edited for length and readability.

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an Brown is stepping down from the helm of Racker, headquartered on Wilkins Road in Ithaca, after nine years as executive director and more than 24 years working for the company as a whole. Racker, a voluntary non-profit, supports people with disabilities and their families through residential, early childhood, community support and mental health services. Brown will officially step down in July, although the announcement was made 8 T

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back in February. Over his tenure, Brown has pioneered initiatives such as the Racker Rivals Big Red Hockey Game and the Neighborhood Depot projects which have worked to raise funds to support people with disabilities and support nonprofit organizations respectively. Brown will continue to work as director of statewide initiatives for Racker in a part-time capacity. For Brown, helping people with disabilities is both personal and professional. One of Brown’s daughters is diagnosed with intellectual and developmental dis23–29 ,

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abilities, something he said has been both challenging and “absolutely inspiring.” While he said his work at Racker has helped him navigate new waters with his daughter, he added that she has also positively influenced his own work at Racker. “It helped really inform how I work with parents at Racker, because having lived through experience, I can understand the emotions that they’re going through and at the same time help them see that there’s some positive stuff on the other side of it,” he said.

Brown has long had roots in Ithaca, getting his MBA at Cornell in the ‘80s. After working in the for-profit world in mortgage banking among other jobs, Brown was eventually approached by a board member at Racker. Although Brown said Racker wasn’t initially on his radar, he accepted a position on the Board of Directors with hopes of shorter hours, more family time and a chance to make a difference. “I felt I could maybe make things better for people with disabilities,” he said. “It was a reasonably

healthy pay cut but the work was much more fulfilling.” Brown started on the board in 1998 and became finance director for Racker in 2000. He was then promoted to associate executive director in 2002 and finally executive director in 2013, following the retirement of former director Roger Sibley. Brown said his predominant vision was to make Racker the provider, employer and charity of choice. One of the biggest struggles at Racker is finding ways to accomplish all of that. Because it’s a non-profit, Racker cannot raise the prices of their services to secure additional funds, since the rate is set by the state. According to Brown one of primary ways to raise additional funds is instead through advocacy. “Going back all the way to 1995, we did not do much in the way of advocacy on any level: local, state or federal,” he said. “Since I became executive director, we have had a very strong advocacy campaign that involves both parents, staff and the individuals we support.” Brown said this includes polling senators and assembly individuals during budget season and sharing stories of people involved with Racker to illustrate the importance of securing funds for services for people with disabilities. One of the most successful fundraising events for Racker has been the Racker Rivals Big Red Hockey Game, a collaboration between Racker and Cornell’s men’s

hockey team, yet another initiative started under Brown’s leadership as executive director. In 2021, nearly $180,000 dollars were raised and over the past seven years, the total amount raised has been over $900,000. The summertime game traditionally features a robust roster of current and former NHL players and Cornell hockey legends. In 2021 it included Dustin Brown, a two-time Stanley Cup winner and current NHL player with the Los Angeles Kings, Cornell hockey alum and AHL player Anthony Angello, NHL player Daniel Walcott, Stanley Cup winner and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Richter, and three-time Stanley Cup winner, two-time Olympian Joe Nieuwendyk. All of the proceeds go toward raising money for Racker’s Early Childhood Services programs. Another undertaking that is currently coming to fruition is the Neighborhood Depot project, an idea conceived under Brown in 2019 that will allow nonprofits to share services and reduce overhead costs. The facility will also serve as an emergency response center for Owego. After talking with other agencies in Tioga County, Brown said he found there was limited administrative space for nonprofits due to high costs of facilities and a lack of available locations. To solve this, Brown found a parcel of land on which to build their own facility. To further cut overhead costs, multiple non-profits — Tioga United Way, Tioga County Rural Ministry, Catholic Charities of Tompkins

Tioga and Racker — will share services within the building and split rent. The money saved will then be used to build larger program offerings for the community. Right now, Racker is in the process of raising funds to build the facility. Brown said they are halfway to the monetary goal and are hoping to start construction by the summer of 2023. “It’s super exciting,” he said. “I feel pretty hopeful about its potential success.” For Brown, another personal goal is dispelling myths about what people with disabilities are capable of. “We’re scared as regulators and providers to allow people with disabilities to take risks,” he said. “What I truly hope my long term legacy is is that we really redo and rethink how we support people with disabilities, so they have the ability to take reasoned risks.” To achieve this goal, Brown said he has been meeting with the Commissioner for New York State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), with the hopes of crafting a newer vision for housing support. Brown’s idea centers around a holistic redesign of how organizations like Racker are compensated. Rather than giving money to a staff person to spend time supporting a person with disabilities, the person with a disability and their family would have available to them a certain amount of money per month that they could use to contract with a provider, like Racker, to support the person to live in the community. “This would allow the provider, the person and their family to design unique supports, supports that are person centered,” Brown explained. “This puts the person and their family in charge of their life.” Brown mentioned this would be one of his main focuses staying on as director of statewide initiatives. While Brown will continue part-time focusing on statewide initiative, he says the decision to step down as executive director stems from wanting to spend more time with his wife and kids. He said a search is currently under way for a new director and that the decision will be left to the Board of Directors. The new replacement will take over in July when Brown officially retires from the position. In a press release made back in February, Max Della Pia, Racker’s board presi-

“What I truly hope my long-term legacy is, is that we really redo and re-think how we support people with disabilities...” -Dan Brown

dent, summed up Brown’s contributions to the company like this: “As Dan takes his leave, he should be particularly proud of the current state of the organization. His style of servant-leadership and mentorship has allowed his senior management team to thrive, to grow in their roles, and to lead Racker into the future. He added, “Dan will be sorely missed, but we are grateful for his service, leadership, and friendship. His positive impact on our organization and the families we serve will continue into the foreseeable future.” Looking at the larger picture, Brown wants to make it clear that people with disabilities aren’t all that different from everyone else. “People with disabilities are thought of as people with disabilities, rather than people with other abilities, or people with different abilities,” he said. “We need to rethink and reframe how we think about people with disabilities.” Brown’s final vision and Racker’s mission statement is what he describes as a world where all people know they belong. “It’s a piece of my legacy that I am truly proud of and I’m excited for that to carry forward,” Brown said.

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F E AT URE S Coming to a close �� 8 Dan Brown is stepping down from Racker after 24 years.

Thai food unmatched �� 11 Thai Basil offers a large menu of authentic, delicious Thai food in downtown Ithaca.

Film ��14 Sports �� 15 Times Table ��16 Classifieds ��18

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PHOTOGRAPHER City officials begin exploring short-term rental legislation YOU’RE A CONTESTANT ON JEOPARDY: WHAT’S YOUR AMUSING PERSONAL ANECDOTE YOU TELL THE HOST?

“I’ve been playing chess since high school. I’d have to talk about that.” -Chris R.

“I worked for the Miami Marlins for a season. It was a great experience!” - Daniel B.

“I make a mean spaghetti carbonara.” -Lauren M.

Tenants

“I’m a lifelong Cowboys fan. We’d talk about that...it’s going to be a good season!” -Matt J.

“When I was 12 I could name all 193 countries. Now, not so much, maybe 50?” -Zoe P.

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Ups The city’s parks and downtown streets are coming alive again as the weather warms up and spring slowly makes its way to Ithaca.

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Newfield boys basketball wins first state title in program history

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Former Ithaca teacher’s aide allegedly sent sexual images to students

Downs Ithaca Police are warning of “cocaine” being sold around the city that does not contain cocaine, but does contain potentially deadly amounts of Fentanyl. Be careful out there.

HEARD&SEEN Heard Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that he secured $800,000 in funding for Greater Ithaca Activities Center. We love to hear it!

The Newfield boys basketball players are state champs. (Photo: Provided)

Seen Esteemed alumnus Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) was on Cornell’s campus last week talking to students, appearing in lectures and grabbing a bite to eat.

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Amy Helm

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~Rolling Stone Magazine

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Thai Basil offers a large menu of authentic, delicious Thai food in downtown Ithaca.

By Henry Star k

he first thing that strikes me about Thai Basil is the contrast between the small size of its frontage on State Street and the large size of its menu. Located directly across the street from The State Theatre, it’s tucked between several other retail establishments and, if you didn’t know it was there, could easily be walked right by. The restaurant itself is long and narrow and has room for less than four dozen diners. This works out well for them as about 70% of their business is takeout. The menu, on the other hand, is large… both its size and the extensive number of offerings. There are eight amply illustrated cardboard pages connected by a spiral closing. And these pages describe myriad Thai offerings with major sections for photographs — Recommended Starters, Recommended Entrées, Appetizers (10), Vegetarian Appetizers (8), Fried Rice and Fried Noodles Dishes (12), Stir Fried Entrées (6), Thai Curries, (6), Chef ’s Creations (9), Whole Red Snapper, (4), and Duck Specials (6) as well as soups, salads,

beverages, beers, wines, and two and three item combinations. The large number of offerings creates a challenge for a diner to choose a meal as well as for a reviewer to select from so many items. Here’s a helpful hint to start: There are small symbols of red peppers next to some items. One pepper is “Mild,” two means “Medium” and three means “Hot.” Personally, the mild was just over the line for my taste so in choosing future meals I will only opt for items with no red pepper symbols. Even so, the amount of heat used has been Americanized as the levels I remember from my visits to Thailand were often considerably higher. In the greater Ithaca area we definitely don’t have a dearth of delicious duck dishes — Thai Basil with their half-dozen duck offerings ($19.95) is an excellent example. A popular choice is Thai Basil Duck which I ordered during a recent visit and which I thoroughly enjoyed. The duck was roasted, boneless, and then deep fried to get it crispy, cut into small pieces, and complemented with beautifully cooked onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and basil leaves and then kicked up enough to challenge my pain/pleasure threshold with chilis. (It does have a single red pepper icon.) Another visit, another duck. This time Honey Duck. It doesn’t have any pepper icons and was mild with beautifully cooked al dente carrots, peas and cashews in a homemade honey sauce. I enjoyed it. I love soft shell crabs. The entrée I ordered here, Soft Shell Crab Pad Phong Karee, is different from western offerings. Two crabs were cut into medium size pieces which were virtually indistinguishable in a mix of onions,

scallions, bell peppers and celery, all blended together in a thick Karee. (Karee is a yellow curry paste unique to Thailand.) One of the featured sections on their large menu is called Combination Sets. Two Bites ($16) offers a choice of Pad Thai, Pad See Aew, Drunken Noodle, Green Curry or Red Curry, served with Thai Iced Tea. I ordered Drunken Noodle for my entrée. Drunken noodles are large, flat, rice noodles and come with a slightly spicy soy sauce and some more of those beautifully cooked veggies. The veggies I could identify were baby corn cobs, broccoli, carrots, green beans, onions, red pepper and cabbage. The chef knows how to offer fresh vegetables al dente without under or overcooking them. Incidentally, red curry is milder than green. Thai Iced Tea is the second bite. It’s a Ceylon tea served in a large glass filled with ice cubes and a copious amount of milk and sugar — quite sweet, and quite good! If you order Three Bites ($21) you also get a Thai Spring Roll (two glass noodles filled with shredded vegetables) appetizer. Here’s a heads up for you: The four Whole Red Snapper entrées ($23.95) are just that — whole, meaning you’re going to be greeted with the head and tail and you’ll have to filet it yourself at the table. I think it’s worth the effort. I don’t know how many diners enjoy wine with Thai food, however if you’re one of them…you’ll have a problem here. There are only a total of seven on offer ($7/$8-$28/$32). I ordered one of the three reds, Cabernet Sauvignon and they were “out.” You’ll have a better chance with one of the 12 beers, ($3.50$4.75) all in bottles. I don’t usually compare restaurants, however I don’t think there’s another restaurant in town that serves better authentic Thai food.

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The interior of Thai Basil. (Photo: Ash Bailot)

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Melting Point #2 by Nicholas Gecan (Photo: Provided)

here’s something refreshingly different at the State of the Art Gallery this month. The main gallery features “The 2022 Invitational Exhibit” — a rare chance to see nine non-member artists at the cooperative — while the back room “Salon” features “Glass Acts” by veteran installation artist Connie Zehr. (Both shows run concurrently, March 3-27.)

Selina Karim, “new to the community,” is showing a large, intricately detailed and sensitively colored watercolor “Forest Glow,” which portrays a forest floor leafscape. Less lucid or memorable, three smaller prints from her “Blockprinting Musing” series are exercises in layered folk patterning as abstract art.

Chris Knickerbocker and Teresa Yatsko recollect traditions of surrealism and folk art in their inventive, playful assemblage sculptures. Knickerbocker, the brasher and more polemical of the two, contributes work incorporating found photography and text with junk shop odds and ends. Yatsko, who was included in last December’s invitational show, is showing several of her fanciful but often elegiac altered book assemblages. Works like “Cellist” and “Sailboat” are allegorical portraits combining small, central cutout figures with printed languages and findings from the forest. Barbara Behrmann contributes a series of variously sized quilts featuring abstract geometric designs and colorful, expressionistic dyeing. The field of “textile art” can be a perilous one, with artists — often women seeking to elevate traditionally feminine craft work — mimicking modern painting in ways not always flattering. Most successful here is “Take a Walk on the Mild Side,” based on a photograph taken in Los Angeles. Jagged and daring in color, the landscape-format piece speaks the language of abstract art without translation. Also included are some more established and familiar local artists. Riding on the momentum of last year’s memoir cum art project “Book Marks,” as well as a recent show of magazine collages at Corners Gallery, Barbara Page contributes small square panel paintings from her “Arrivals and Departures” series. Using acrylic and mixed media, these imagined travelogues demonstrate Page’s varied painterly lexicon and love of pastiche. “Hanalei Bay: High Tide” is the most coloristically ambitious of several Page paintings here bearing witness, in their textural abstraction, to the artist’s apprenticeship several years back at Golden Paint in New Berlin, New York. Local abstractionist Nicholas Gecan works in a similar

vein — less successfully in my view. Cases in point here are “Melting Point #2” (a diptych) and “Keepers of the Sky,” both acrylic on canvas. Their schematic color might be workable if the tactile feeling of their paint application were more sensitive. Gecan claims a lofty ecological philosophy behind his paintings. One wants to be able to indulge his earnestness. Retired Cornell art professor Gregory Page (no relation to Barbara) and Pamela Drix, formerly of Ithaca College, have long been associated with the Ink Shop Printmaking Center — the opposite pole of Downtown Ithaca’s art scene. Both contribute characteristically stately, introspective works. Page’s lithographs and artist’s books memorialize botanical specimens in richly textured abstract fields while Drix’s intensely hued “Composite Elemental” series combines her signature woodcut technique with faceted geometric forms. Carla Stetson, recently retired from IC, contributes mostly grisaille painting-drawings portraying animalian and ecological themes in a playfully illustrational style. The most engaging of these is “Mesmerized,” which combines ink, gouache, graphite, and netting on an irregularly cut sheet of paper attached directly to the wall. Two crocodiles approach each other atop elaborately coiled rugs — intricate patterning enlivening the arch subject matter. All in all, “Invitational” is a welcome offering for any of us concerned with what ambitious local artists are doing. As well as providing a base for artists of mainly local interest, the SOAG has also hosted members with broader reputations or aspirations who happen to make their homes in the area. An installation artist with over five decades of experience, Connie Zehr has long been known for her work with piled sand and various ornaments. Inspired by the tradition of Corning, New York, she has more lately incorporated flame-worked glass into her site responsive sculpture. “Glass Acts” features a roped-off area with an installation of five floor-bound works on disk-shaped platforms. Sand — white, blue, red and earthy yellow — joins glass vessels partially filled with water as well as a variety of little rods, balls, and faceted forms. The effect is serene, elegant and otherworldly. The show also incorporates several digital photographs, printed on metal, further abstracting and dramatizing Zehr’s sculpture, as well as a video documenting the installation. Zehr has made use of more expansive gallery spaces in her installations. She feels constricted at the SOAG; perhaps this is by necessity but it would have been rewarding to see her pieces fill the main room. As it is, it’s hard to get a sense of what her work — so different from what is usually shown here — is entirely about.

State of the Art Gallery SoAG is located at 120 W State St and is open ThursdaySunday from noon-5 p.m.

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three ball that ballooned the lead to 20. Taylor said he and Jalen studied film of Stillwater and developed a sense of how their opponent will defend the team’s offense. “We knew after the Pierson game they were going to come out in a box and one us,” Taylor said. “So in the practices leading up, we did primarily only shooting drills so that once Jalen got past the first guy he just gives it in the corners to me, Austin or Derek and we can just light them up.” Newfield led by as much as 22 points in the period as the team entered the fourth quarter up 57-42. The offensive barrage continued thereafter with the Trojans chalking up 30 more points in the final eight minutes of the game and eventually coming out on top by 25. “The guys were very confident. They had fire in their eyes,” Nembhard said of the squad’s performance. “They really wanted it and it showed.” Hardison, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark at the varsity level in the semifinals the day before, led Newfield’s dominant offensive performance with 27 points in the championship contest. He also recorded six assists, four rebounds, two steals, and a blocked shot. Nembhard said he is impressed with the strides Hardison has made towards his overall game and is eager to see how much more he will improve

come his senior year. “I’ve watched him since sixth grade, and I knew back then — I would always say he was going to be a great player,” Nembhard said. “His game IQ — I mean, he’s a scorer; he’s a floor general; he’s just a phenomenal, phenomenal basketball player. He’s stepped it up even more defensively this year. He’s a lockdown defender. He always wants to guard the best player on the opponent’s team.” Jenney also stepped up offensively, scoring 19 points in addition to his seven rebounds, which came as no surprise to Nembhard and his teammates. “I knew he had it in him all year,” Nembhard said. “I kind of had a talk with Austin and told him, ‘You need to be more

aggressive offensively,’ because he can score the basketball. He can really shoot; he can get to the basket.” “We call Austin the ‘practice player’ because every practice it doesn’t matter if he’s isoing Jalen or anybody; he’s dropping like 20 points during practices and scrimmages,” Taylor said. “But in games he’s always timid and shy. He finally played like he was able to.” Jenney said he knew from the get-go that he was going to have a good night offensively. “Once I hit that first three in the first possession of the game I got my confidence going, and that’s what I’ve been looking for all year on my shot,” he said. “So that really helped me shoot the ball

well that game.” Taylor tallied 17 points (including five three pointers), six assists, and a block. After suffering a high ankle sprain early in the season, Taylor worked his way back to becoming the team’s ignitor, according to Nembhard . “He’s the heart of the team - he hustles; he’s diving for loose balls,” he said. “We really rely on him not only for his offense, but for his defense as well. He brings the energy to our basketball team, and he makes us go.” - A n d r e w S u l l i va n

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’ve been watching Ryan Reynolds in movies for decades now, going back to the Nixon comedy “Dick” (1999), but for years the guy was this hunk of Hollywood protoplasm. He’d be in a movie and it’s like I forgot what he looked like until the next movie, and so on. I just couldn’t get a bead on the guy. Then in 2016’s “Deadpool”, Reynolds found his voice – extreme sarcasm, deep pop references and quips covering a certain male self-loathing — now I know who the guy is. The trick now is to keep making good Ryan Reynolds movies like last year’s “Free Guy” and fewer movies like the thin “Hitman’s Bodyguard” series. Number one on the Netflix charts this week is “The Adam Project” (NetflixSkydance-21 Laps, 2022, 106 min.), the second straight collaboration between Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, following “Free Guy.” (Levy and Reynolds will collaborate again on the just-announced “Deadpool 3.”) There are four credited writers here, and I hope that when they cracked the story that they lit up cigars. “The Adam Project” is one of those movies with such a diabolically clever premise that you honestly wonder why no one’s ever done it before. It’s all about Ryan as this futuristic pilot who crash-lands in 2022 and encounters his 12-year-old self, a smartass wimpy kid with asthma named Adam (Walker Scobell). The elder Adam has been wounded and his plane has sustained damages, and he needs to lay low for a few days before he can continue his mission to find out what happened to his wife (Zoe Saldana). Shawn Levy has a soft spot in my heart; when my mom passed away in 2011, Levy’s movie “Real Steel” was the only movie that really interested me; I was just in the right spot for a movie about robot fight clubs. Levy and Reynolds really pulled off something clever with “Free

A still from “The Adam Project.” (Photo: Netf lix)

Guy,” a four-quadrant summer blockbuster that was actually clever and well-thought out, and Reynolds surrounded himself with a young, talented, versatile ensemble. Not to mention the fact that I am pathetically vulnerable to any story involving time travel. Levy seems to have mastered the knack of making high-concept movies that work beyond the concept. We’ve seen a lot of time-travel movies and a lot of sci-fi action movies, but “The Adam Project” pulls off its own dense, somewhat bugnuts plot with a lot of enthusiastic performances that I won’t spoil, and just plain cool ideas. Both Adams have their own daddy and mommy issues to be worked on, and Reynolds definitely has some of that snarky self-loathing going on here. He can deliver a line like, “Isn’t he cute? Don’t you just want to dip his head below the water and wait for the bubbles to stop?” and not come off as nasty. There’s a real “Guardians of the Galaxy” vibe going on here, especially with the music; the trippy action scenes are scored to needle drops like the Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’” and Boston’s “Foreplay/Long Time.” And there must be something in the water, because Led Zeppelin are not known for licensing their songs for movies. Every once in a while, you hear some Zep in “Almost Famous” (2000) and “Dogtown and ZBoys” (2002), but just last month we heard “Ramble On” in “Uncharted” and now Levy scores a massive action set piece to the rollicking “Good Times Bad Times.” Time travel, robots and Reynolds. Enjoy! Recommended: “The Andy Warhol Diaries” and “Django & Django” on Netflix.

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irst, to no one’s surprise, Cornell wrestler Yanni Diakomihalis won his third NCAA title with an 11-5 decision over Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett. I say “to no one’s surprise” because the victory was Yanni’s 75th consecutive, and ran his career record to 94-1. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that it seems like Diakomihalis has been around forever, and given this is his third title, he can come back next season to try to match Kyle Dake’s legendary four titles. (Dake’s run will live forever in NCAA wrestling lore, as his titles came in four different weight classes.) Yanni missed a season to the COVID pandemic, but prior to that he won as a freshman with a 37-1 record, and as stated, that was the last time he lost. He was 29-0 as a sophomore, and 28-0 this year. He has been on the radar for local wrestling fans for even longer, as he won four NYS high school championships prior to coming to Cornell. All in all, it was a great “comeback” year for the Big Red. After losing the Ivy League title they had held for 17 years and saying farewell to longtime coach Rob Koll, Cornell elevated assistant coach Mike Grey to the head coaching position and reclaimed the Ivy League and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association crowns. The Big Red finished an impressive seventh at the NCAAs, with Vito Arajau and Jonathan Loew joining Diakomihalis as All Americans. Over at Ithaca College, three more athletes stepped atop the podium at the NCAA, with Ava Lowell becoming the women’s swimming and diving team’s fifth individual national champion with her victory on the three-meter board, Megan Matheny — living up to her billing as the #1 seed — winning her second national title in the pole vault and Jack Wadsworth winning the title and setting a national record in the 100 backstroke. Megan hails from Lansing, and her teammates Ariyanha Bernard, Logan Bruce and Tia Jones — who also competed at the national championships — all competed in Section IV as high school athletes. Wadsworth’s coach, Mike Blakely-Armitage, told me, “Jack has been amazing to coach this season, he is the perfect definition of controlled chaos and harnessing it into athletic effort. He gets locked in and is able to get to the next level that many athletes will never get to nor understand. His dedication to accomplishing his goals is something quite special and I’ve really appreciated being part of his journey this season,”

Ithaca College swimmer Jack Wadsworth celebrates his national title. (Photo: Provided)

Congrats to the Finger Lakes Central Outlaws hockey team, who won the Tier III NYS Championship 12u PeeWee level this past weekend. For the second year in a row! The team is made up of a group of kids from Ithaca, Lansing, Elmira and Cortland, and they were the only team in their age group to go undefeated. They beat a team from the Long Island/New York City area to win. The Outlaws are coached by Russ Johnson, James Sheehan and Jeremy Downs. When I learned that the Newfield boy’s basketball team had won the state title, I thought back over the years and recalled how that community has embraced its basketball program. The Trojans made numerous trips to the Final Four, and it is just a classy program by any measure. I have interviewed many of the coaches over the years, I have seen dozens of players come and go, but there has always been one constant, and that is Ricky Stewart. Ricky has been an assistant coach, advocate, mentor and all-around father figure to so many players for so many years, and one of the nicest men I have ever met. Ricky and his wife, Jean, raised a houseful of kids. Some were biological children, some were not, and the Stewarts created a safe space for everyone. I recall looking at team photos year after year, and hoping that team — and that community — knew how lucky they are to have Ricky in their midst, and when Jean passed on in December, I knew the community would be there to support their friend. I recall thinking then how cool it would be if Newfield finally won the state title. Congrats, Trojans, and I’m glad you got an assist from above.

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3/25 Friday Friday Night Music - The Beauchesnes | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

3/23 Wednesday Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano: The Manley and Doriseve Thaler Vocal Concert at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| Ithaca College

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3/26 Saturday Elective Recital: Rebecca Kantor, mezzo-soprano at Nabenhauer Recital Room | 3 p.m.|| Ithaca College Festival Chamber Orchestra: CU Music | 3 p.m. | Barnes Hall, 129 Ho Plaza | Free Graduate Recital: Zhuoqing Yang, piano at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 4 p.m. | | Ithaca College Graduate Recital: Jairui Han, piano at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 7 p.m. | | Ithaca College Reginald Mobley, Countertenor | 7:30 p.m. | First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 306 N. Aurora St. | $15.00$25.00| See Weekend Planner for more details. Symphony Orchestra at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| Ithaca College

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Feelin’ Groovy Cabaret| 7:30pm| Center for the Arts of Homer | Join a long list of talented theater performers from throughout Central New York as they explore Broadway Hits of the 60’s and 70’s in a cabaret style event! The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute at State Theatre | 8 p.m. | $29.50 - $54.50 | See Weekend Planner for more details.

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3/28 Monday Pianist Stephen Prutsman Masterclass for the Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series at Ford Hall | 7 p.m. | | Ithaca College

3/30 Wednesday Graduate Recital: Vasileios Pigkas Balanikas, piano at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 8:15 p.m. | | Ithaca College

4/1 Friday Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia Blood Brothers Tour | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

4/2 Saturday Ithacappella 25th Anniversary Concert at Ford Hall | 4 p.m.| Ithaca College

4/3 Sunday Dakhabrakha at State Theatre | 7 p.m. | $25.00 - $35.00

Stage The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh | 7:30 p.m., 3/23 Wednesday | Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State / W. MLK, Jr. Street | Upon arrival as the first Chinese woman on U.S. soil, Afong Moy has been put on display for the American public as “The Chinese Lady.” She believes herself an ambassador to life in her native China however, to her visitors, she becomes their entertainment. Contact theater for showtimes. The Wetsuitman | 7:30 p.m., 3/25 Friday | The Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry St | The Wetsuitman begins as a Nordic noir mystery and unpeels like an onion, switching between perspectives and genres to become a meditation on race, migration, and expectation. Suspenseful, humorous, and thought-provoking, the play is based on a European Press Prize-winning magazine article. | $20.00 - $35.00 Homestyle Homicide: The Freagan Family Reunion Mystery Dinner Theatre! | 6:30 p.m., 3/26 Saturday | Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown | Come a runnin’, cousins, ‘cause it’s time again for the annual family reunion and the whole Freagan family is gonna be there! Encore Players Community Theatre Presents: Recipes For A Beautiful Life | 3 p.m., 3/27 Sunday | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St | A humorous and joyful story of balancing a creative life with the messy business of raising a family. This event includes readings from the book by Rebecca Barry herself, with additional readings by Encore actors. Admission free, donations at the door to benefit Encore Players and TCFA. | Free

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State Theatre of Ithaca, 107 W. State St. | If the recent “Get Back” documentary has revived your Beatlemania, this might be the show for you! Their incredible stage performance includes three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career, and this loving tribute to the Beatles will make you think you are watching the real thing. (Photo: Provided)

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Two Shows: Invitational Exhibition and Connie Zehr, Glass Act | 12 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | The State of the Art Gallery will host two exhibits for the month of March: the Salon features Glass Acts, four pedestal size installations by Connie Zehr; the Main Gallery showcases the 2022 Invitational Exhibit. | Free A41 Life Drawing | 12:30 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Community School of Music-Arts, 330 E State St | Art Studio 10 First Thursday of the month is portrait session; all following are nude sessions. Drop in any Thursday!

Film Cinemapolis 120 E. Green St., Ithaca March 25-31, 2022. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first. * Compartment No. 6* | A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a larger than life Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment No. 6 to face major truths about human connection. | 107 mins NR Infinite Storm* | As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man, and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. Based on a true story. | 104 mins R You Are Not My Mother* | Char’s mother, Angela, has inexplicably disappeared, and all that remains is her abandoned car. When she returns home without explanation the following evening, it becomes clear to Char and her grandmother, Rita, that something is amiss. She might look and sound the same, but Angela’s behavior has become increasingly frightening, as if she has been replaced by a malevolent force.| 93 mins NR

The Unmaking of A College* | PART OF THE 2022 FINGER LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL - One showing: Sunday, March 27 at 4 pm. Students at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA confront their new president’s underhanded attempt to shut down the school, and discover other forces pulling the strings of their administration. | 84 mins NR X | In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives. | 107 mins R The Outfit | A gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.| 105 mins R Cyrano | In this re-imagining of the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle, a man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) dazzles, whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. |124 mins PG-13 The Worst Person in the World | Chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.| 127 mins R Cornell Cinema All films are shown at Willard Straight Hall on Cornell campus. Rocks, Stars, and Other Feelings | 3/23,5 p.m.| Artist-scholar Jessica Bardsley just joined the Department of Performing & Media Arts, and this program traces her poetic pathways of thought and practice through five of her films made between 2007 – 2021. Film descriptions online. Free admission with filmmaker Jessica Bardsley in person. 35 Shots of Rum | On demand thru 4/1. http://cinema.cornell.edu/ | Starring the wonderful Alex Descas as a long-widowed African immigrant who works as a train conductor, and Mati Diop as his daughter, a college student, the two live in a suburb of Paris where their easy relationship is on the brink of change, as Diop’s character is wooed by a handsome neighbor. The City Without Jews (w/live original music composed & performed by klezmer violinist

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First Unitarian Society, 306 N. Aurora St, Ithaca | English vocal music of three generations by Purcell, Handel, and Sancho! Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) is perhaps the least well-known composer on the bill. Born into slavery in the British colonies, he later went to England where he eventually gained his freedom and became a noted abolitionist, writer, composer, and shopkeeper. (Photo: Provided)

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Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin) | 3/24, 7:00PM | Set in the fictional Austrian city of Utopia, this recently rediscovered and restored silent satire, based on the controversial and best-selling novel by Hugo Bettauer, follows the consequences of an anti-Semitic law passed by the National Assembly that forces all the Jews to leave the country. Spirited Away | 3/24, 9:30pm; 3/26, 9:20pm; 3/27, 4:30pm | IAn animated tale of a young girl named Chihiro whose fantastic adventures are reminiscent of those in Alice in Wonderland. Winner of Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2002. The original Japanese language will be shown on March 24 & 26, and the English dubbed version on March 27. Chess of the Wind | 3/25, 7:00 pm.; 3/27, 7:15pm | A hypnotically stylized murder mystery awash in shivery period atmosphere, Chess of the Wind unfolds in an ornate, candlelit mansion where a web of greed, violence, and betrayal ensnares the heirs to a family fortune as they vie for control of their recently-deceased matriarch’s estate. The Tragedy of Macbeth | 3/25, 9:15pm; 3/26, 7:00pm | Joel Coen goes solo and delivers a noirish and fantastical version of Shakespeare’s dark tragedy starring Frances McDormand

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as Lady Macbeth and Denzel Washington as an intense, magnetic Thane. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Homo Sapiens | 3/29, 5:15pm | A wordless assemblage of beautifully devastating fixed shots, that depicts a disquieting scenario whereby the world made by people is slowly won back by nature. The Ukranian Time Machine | 3/29, 7:30p.m. | In 2006, filmmaker Naomi Uman retraced her great grandparents’ emigration from Eastern Europe in reverse, settling in the tiny village of Legedzine, Ukraine (350 miles south of Kyiv), where she lived and photographed for four years. Your Eyes Are Spectral Machines – a live projection performance | 3/30, 7 p.m.| Three projection performances - involving 16mm, 35mm and slide projectors - by artist Luis Macías, an image recycler who specializes in experimental cinema. His artistic concerns focus on the physical work on film, film recycling, and re-invention of new relationships between moving images. Chess of the Wind | 7 p.m., 3/25 Friday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | Screened publicly just once before it was banned and then lost for decades, this rediscovered jewel of Iranian cinema reemerges to take its place as one of the most singular and astonishing works

The Tragedy of Macbeth | 9:15 p.m., 3/25 Friday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | Shakespeare’s Macbeth has drawn leading cinema directors, including Kurosawa, Welles and Polanski. Homo Sapiens | 5:15 p.m., 3/29 Tuesday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | Empty spaces, ruins, cities increasingly overgrown with vegetation, crumbling asphalt: the areas we currently inhabit, though humanity has disappeared. Your Eyes Are Spectral Machines | 7 p.m., 3/30 Wednesday | Cornell University, 144 East Ave | This special program consists of three projection performances by artist Luis Macias, who is a co-founder of Crater Lab-an independent film development laboratory in Barcelona.

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Special Events

CNY Maple Festival | 9 a.m., 4/2 Saturday | Village of Marathon, Main Street | Celebrating 50 Years of the CNY Maple Festival

Cayuga Trails Club Hike at Various trails in the Ithaca region. | 10 a.m., 3/26 Saturday | 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. 2022 Ithaca Polar Plunge | 10 a.m., 3/26 Saturday | Taughannock Falls State Park Beach, 1740 Taughannock Boulevard | Join us for a “Freezin’ for a Reason” for the 2022 Ithaca Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics New York!

Skunk Cabbage Classic 10K and Half Marathon Race | 8:30 a.m., 4/3 Sunday | Schoellkopf Crescent, Cornell University | The Finger Lakes Runners Club has opened registration for this year’s Skunk Cabbage Classic road race on April 3, 2022, with 10K and half marathon options.

STEAM Book Club: Music for Tigers | 3:45 p.m., 3/23 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Virtual Nonfiction Book Club Reads Killers of the Flower Moon | 6 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Author Talk with David Mould on Postcards from the Borderlands | 6:30 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main Street | In his latest book on travel, history and culture, “Postcards from the Borderlands,” historian and journalist David Mould explores the meaning of borders. David Mould will join us via Zoom, and patrons can join in-person or via Zoom. | Free Book Club - The Warmth of Other Suns | 7 p.m., 3/28 Monday | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St | Participation is FREE. You need to obtain your own books. All are welcome! Virtual Teen Writing Workshop | 4:30 p.m., 3/29 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Hidden Voices: Stories From the Margins: An Adult Reading & Discussion Series | 6:30 p.m., 3/29 Tuesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main St. | Women’s Suffrage - We will be reading Achieving Beulah Land: The Long Struggle for Suffrage in Tompkins County, New York by Carol Kammen and Elaine D. Engst. Using extensive historical research, the authors outline the role women in Tompkins County played in achieving the right to vote.

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6 p.m., 3/23 Wednesday | Southside Community Center, 305 S. Plain St. | In this seven-week course, international performer and songwriter SingTrece McLaurin will help you find your songs and share them with the world. The seven-week course will cover the basics of lyric songwriting, using poetry, spoken word, and all those loose ideas floating around in your head. Beautification Brigade Trainings | 7 p.m., 3/23 Wednesday | This event is online | http://ccetompkins.org/ events/ The Beautification Brigade takes care of public flower plantings in Ithaca. Have fun, learn gardening techniques, and help keep Ithaca gorgeous. No experience required. | Free Marijuana Anonymous Meeting | 10 a.m., 3/24 Thursday | Ithaca Community Recovery (518 W. Seneca St), 518 West Seneca St | Marijuana Anonymous in-person meeting every Thursday @ 10am (beginning March 3, 2022) at Ithaca Community Recovery, 518 West Seneca St, 2nd floor in the “Seeds of Hope” room. Enter from back door of building. For more info: maithacany@gmail.com Makerspace One-on-One | 11 a.m., 3/24 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Cortland County Board of Relators - Awards Luncheon | 12 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Community Restaurant, 10 North Main Street | Cortland County Board of Realtors “Award Luncheon” Join us for Lunch at the Community Restaurant Menu Includes: Salads Chicken Kebabs Rice Vegetables Vegetarian Lasagna Coffee, Tea, Soda Awards: | $20.00 Berger Speaker Series: Access to Justice for Survivors of GenderBased Violence – Lessons from the United States | 12:15 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Virtual, Cornell Law School | This talk will examine current legal barriers to justice for survivors of gender-based violence, including sexual assault and intimate partner violence, and assess national approaches and strategies for advancing survivors’ civil and human rights. Cardio Dance Class | 5:30 p.m., 3/24 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Taught by YMCA fitness instructor Kate A., attendees are invited to this light-hearted, dance-based, cardio fitness class that will boost your mood and improve brain function. This class is appropriate for all skill levels.

SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH AT 7:00PM

OPENS FRIDAY,, MARCH 25TH AT 7:30PM

Klarman Hall, 232 East Ave, Cornell | The Ithaca Big Band Summit finally returns! The jazz ensembles from Ithaca College, Cornell and Ithaca High School reunite & play together, once again… again! (Photo: Provided)

The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry St, Ithaca | Be sure to catch the Cherry’s final show of their ‘21-22 season. 2015. On the coast of Norway, an architect walks his dog. What looks like an oil slick by the cliffs turns out to be a wetsuit, a human bone protruding from the leg-hole… (Photo: Provided)

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time positions open for Tasting Room Associates.

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Delivery Driver

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Driver with SUV-sized car and good driving record

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to deliver newspapers 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays

The body of the email should include a paragraph

 Scheduling and administering legal, display and

year-round in and around Ithaca. Call 607 277-

describing interest as well as comprehensive work

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Save up to 70% on your heating bill

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YOUR CBD STORE The only dedicated retail store for all things CBD 308 E. Seneca Street * Ithaca 845-244-0868

Thai Basil offers a large menu of authentic, delicious Thai food in downtown Ithaca.

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THAI FOOD UNMATCHED

The interior of Thai Basil. (Photo: Ash Bailot)

I t h a c a T im e s

Arts

Change of pace

State of the Art Gallery exhibits nine non-members By Ar thur W hit m an

Melting Point #2 by Nicholas Gecan (Photo: Provided)

State of the Art Gallery SoAG is located at 120 W State St and is open ThursdaySunday from noon-5 p.m.

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Stephanie DeBuck, MD Orthopedic Surgeon

Advanced orthopedic care from the shoulder to the fingertips.

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Cayuga Orthopedics 110 North Cayuga St., Ithaca repstudio.com • 607-272-4292

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Bidding begins at 8am on 3/24/22 and ends at 5pm on 3/31/22 All proceeds will go toward our Growing Together Campaign

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Sports

Winning and More Winning A whole lot of congratulations to go around this week…

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Ithaca College swimmer Jack Wadsworth celebrates his national title. (Photo: Provided)

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Self-Testing Clínica de Vacunación When & How to Test

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Music Bars/Bands/Clubs

3/25 Friday Friday Night Music - The Beauchesnes | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

3/23 Wednesday Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano: The Manley and Doriseve Thaler Vocal Concert at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.| Ithaca College

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3/30 Wednesday Graduate Recital: Vasileios Pigkas Balanikas, piano at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 8:15 p.m. | | Ithaca College

4/1 Friday Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia Blood Brothers Tour | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

4/2 Saturday Ithacappella 25th Anniversary Concert at Ford Hall | 4 p.m.| Ithaca College

4/3 Sunday Dakhabrakha at State Theatre | 7 p.m. | $25.00 - $35.00

THE FAB FOUR - THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE

FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH AT 8:00PM

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FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH AT 7:30PM

Books

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Lost Card? Turn it Oﬀ.

2022 at 7PM. Bike Walk Tompkins will host locally-selected bike films and selections from Portland’s Filmed By Bike ‘Bike Love’ series, via Bike Walk Tompkins YouTube. | Free

Special Events

CNY Maple Festival | 9 a.m., 4/2 Saturday | Village of Marathon, Main Street | Celebrating 50 Years of the CNY Maple Festival

Notices Songwriting with SingTrece at Southside Community Center |

SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH AT 7:00PM

OPENS FRIDAY,, MARCH 25TH AT 7:30PM

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THE ITHACA BIG BAND SUMMIT

THE WETSUITMAN

I t h a c a T im e s

Town & Country

Classifieds In Print

On Line |

10 Newspapers

277-7000 Phone: Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm Fax: 277-1012 (24 Hrs Daily)

| 59,200 Readers

Internet: www.ithaca.com Mail: Ithaca Times Classified Dept PO Box 27 Ithaca NY 14850 In Person: Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm 109 North Cayuga Street

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT  Experience with MS Office and Google Apps  Experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software  Professionalism and organization skills Education & Experience Require-

400/Employment

ments:  Proficient with office software

experience

BUY SELL TRADE

Drive out Breast Cancer: Donate a car today! The benefits of donating your car or boat: Fast Free Pick-up - 24hr Response Tax Deduction - Easy To Do! Call 24/7: 855-9054755. (NYSCAN)

100/Automotive

HAPPY JACK SKIN BALM

jbilinski@ithacatimes.com

time positions open for Tasting Room Associates.

community newspapers.

Weekend availability is required. Starting pay

Delivery Driver

 Maintain account records

Driver with SUV-sized car and good driving record

writing an email to joe@myerfarmdistillers.com.

 Monthly billing

to deliver newspapers 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays

The body of the email should include a paragraph

 Scheduling and administering legal, display and

year-round in and around Ithaca. Call 607 277-

describing interest as well as comprehensive work

classified advertising

7000 x 1214.

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