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confined to cells but spend the majority of time in common spaces during the day, according to Lansing. The letter ordered the county to eliminate all double bunking by Sept. 1 of this year. This comes after a long period of trying to solve overcrowding problems at the jail. Last year the county added on seven new beds, which Lansing hoped would be enough to prevent the revocation of the variance, despite the public outcry stirred up by the project. “Some people thought ‘You build it, and they will come,’ Lansing said. “Their mindset is, if you gave the judges who do the sentencing the opportunity to put more people in jail, then they would do it,

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Legislature to Vote Jail Loses Double On Appointed Sheriff Bunking Variance he Tompkins County Charter Review Committee voted at a meeting July 26 to recommend the legislature split the duties of the Tompkins County sheriff with a yet-to-beappointed county police commissioner. The commissioner would take over all law enforcement responsibilities, including supervision of the county’s road patrol. The change in structure would not take place until the end of Tompkins County Sheriff Kenneth Lansing’s term in 2019. If approved by the legislature, the issue will likely be on the ballot in the November 2016 election, according to Marcia Lynch, Tompkins County public information officer. Under the committee’s recommendation the sheriff would still be an elected position and would still be in charge of the service of court documents and the operation and management of the Tompkins County Jail. Dooley Kiefer A commissioner of (Photo: Jaime Cone) police, appointed by county officials, would serve as the county’s chief law enforcement officer, leading a county police department. Lansing, who is currently serving his second term as sheriff, said that he does not approve of the proposal. “It’s an insult to the voters to say ‘us chosen few can pick this, and this, but not you.’” He said he objects to comments from legislators that the vote for sheriff is a “popularity contest.” “I really don’t like the idea of the popularity thing,” he said. “I don’t think that was true with my election; it was good, informed voters who voted me in.” “I didn’t have a big party line,” he added. “I was a independent.” After retiring from 33 years at the Cayuga Heights Police Department, Lansing ran for sheriff twice and won both times. Dooley Kiefer (D-Lansing), chair of the Tompkins County Charter Review Committee, said that the recommendation is not aimed at Lansing specifically but acknowledged that he and the legislature did come under intense public criticism for the way the sheriff ’s department handled the 2015 standoff on Hornbook

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nless Tompkins County officials can convince the state Commission of Correction (SCOC) to change its mind, the Tompkins County Jail will soon be paying $558,000 in additional annual housing expenses to board out an average of 18 inmates. On July 19 Tompkins County Sheriff Ken Lansing received a letter from the commission stating that it would be revoking a variance that has allowed the jail to have 18 more beds than the 82 the facility was designed to accommodate. “SCOC has provided variances to the Tompkins County Jail since the mid1990s,” said Justin Mason, the deputy director of public information for the state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). “Even with the recent addition of a Capt. Ray Bunce at the county jail. (File photo) seven-bedroom dorm, the jail remains chronically overcrowded. As designed now, the facility can if there was more room.” Lansing rejects have 82 beds, but has been operating this assessment, saying that he believes with an additional 18 under the variance local judges would make decisions based with no future plans to correct this nonon consistent standards regardless of the compliance. The commission provided the situation at the jail. county with more than a month to arrange At this point in time the county is not additional housing for any inmates that in the process of planning, designing, or exceed the facility’s population limit. As building additional jail space. According of today [Aug. 2], they are lodging 85 to Captain Ray Bunce, administrator of inmates.” the Tompkins County Jail, the facility In order to house the additional averages an inmate headcount of 90, but inmates, the jail had been “double it fluctuates from day to day. It is often bunking,” which means two inmates sleep in a cell that was designed to house only continued on page 4 one person; the prisoners are not generally

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he five-story, 44-unit, 76-bed building planned for 201 College Avenue by developer Todd Fox ran into another delay at the July 26 city planning and development board meeting. In a 4-3 vote, the planning board sent the project back to the board of zoning appeals for a determination whether it violates the intent of the Collegetown Area Form Overlay District code. The issue at hand, raised by board member John Schroeder, was whether the façade height along Bool Street, viewed from downhill, required the building to be split into two. City staff is “trying to figure out” exactly how the planning board’s request will be accommodated, planning director JoAnn Cornish said. “Typically it would be the applicant who would ask for the interpretation, because by charter and code the director of zoning administration, under the leadership of the director of planning, has the power to make that determination,” Cornish said. “Early on [city staff] looked at the project for 201, looked at zoning and said yes, it met the intent of the zoning ordinance and just carried it on from there. It was never even brought up as an issue by anyone until a couple weeks ago when John Schroeder brought it up.”

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female inmates who need to be boarded out because of the jail’s limited capacity to house women. Even with the seven additional beds, due to overcrowding and a variety of other reasons the jail currently pays about $255,000 per year to board out inmates. The extra half a million dollars to board out the inmates presently covered by the double-bunking variance would place a financial burden on the county and would place an additional strain on corrections employees, said Bunce. “If you’re boarding inmates out, you have to go to other counties to pick them up and transport them, so that may also be expensive in that regard,” Bunce said. Usually the jail tries to avoid those situations by boarding out inmates who are already sentenced, but that’s not always possible; sometimes an inmate will need to go to family court, to an interview with probation, or a meeting to arrange rehab, and in those cases the jail is responsible for transportation, Bunce said. In late August county officials will meet with the Commission of Correction and ask that the variance not be revoked. Tompkins County administrator Joe

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next-door neighbor Neil Golder leading the charge against the project. Golder filed a suit on June 21 asking that the project receive a full environmental review; that case will be heard in Tompkins County state Supreme Court on Aug. 8. The 201 College Ave. debate, along with the city’s attempts to draft an incentive zoning plan to encourage affordable housing, have often stirred up talk about the need for more exact design “guidelines” in city code. Currently, beyond zoning requirements that determine things like height and how much of a lot a building can take up, design determinations are made largely through debate 201 College Ave. (Image: STREAM Collaborative) at the planning board level. According to Cornish, the city is working with Winter & Company Fox and architect Noah Demarest Urban Design and Planning Studio of had taken a couple of proposed variances Boulder, Colorado “to get at the issue of to the board of zoning appeals, including what’s zoning and what’s design and how a “rear-yard” variance suggested by the do we pull those apart.” planning board that would have allowed The planning board’s request for a the building to be set back from College determination on fitness to code from Avenue. BZA is “very, very unusual,” Cornish “They pulled it because they got clear said. “We’re trying to figure out how to direction from BZA it was not interested move forward procedurally. My guess in a rear-yard variance for a brand new is we’ll take this to the BZA, present the building,” Cornish said. information, and have a discussion.” The current plans for 201 College BZA’s next scheduled meeting is Sept. Ave. were understood to be within zoning 6, with a potential special meeting on the rights for the location, at least before the calendar for Aug. 23. planning board’s vote last week. Whether the five-story building fits within the – Josh Brokaw neighborhood’s “character” has been a reporter@ithacatimes.com point of much debate since it started the rounds of public meetings in April, with Mareane said that he’s disappointed in the state’s decision, which comes just months after the legislature appropriated an additional $100,000 for re-entry programs and efforts to reduce inmate recidivism. In addition, he pointed out, Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services recently announced it would add 25 additional rehabilitation beds. “No matter which course we follow, the revocation of the variance has a staggering impact on costs,” Mareane said. “Boarding out is very expensive. But the alternative, which the state seems to see as a 45-bed addition to the jail, would likely cost $10 to $12 million. At that price, county property taxes would increase by $1.2 to $1.4 million, or as much as 3 percent, to cover annual debt payments and the cost of new staff.” Bunce said that he wants to see the county continue in its efforts to reduce the number of inmates, but he would also like to see an expansion of services inside the jail. To better care for its inmates the jail needs to provide mental health and drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, he said, and to do that they need more space. “Am I for building a new jail? The answer would be yes,” he said. “What the number of beds for that jail would be—that’s up in air, but I think that programming space should be a good

portion of new construction for housing inmates.” Bunce said the county has done a good job keeping inmate numbers low but that double bunking is not an ideal solution for overcrowding as close quarters increase the potential for disputes. “If a place is overcrowded—let’s say a bar— what could happen? That’s how those things are,” he said. “That’s why you need enough space for each person.” Bunce’s perspective jibes with the official position of SCOC. “The jail is overcrowded, which provides an unsafe environment for both inmates and corrections officers,” said Justin Mason. The SCOC believes that the situation must be taken care of by September. “Variances are temporary,” said Mason, the DJCS deputy director, “designed to give facilities time to develop permanent solutions. The jail has long exceeded its maximum capacity but officials have not taken steps to solve the problem. While the Commission has been—and continues to be—willing to work with the county to devise a plan to address the chronic overcrowding, it must enforce regulations that are intended for the safety of inmates and staff alike.” – Jaime Cone southreporter@flcn.org

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here were enough Ithacans kicking around Philadelphia at the 2016 Democratic National Convention that one could meet some on the street without planning a rendezvous—unlike the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Tompkins Countians were scarce. Numerous Ithacans made a day trip via bus to Philly on Sunday, July 24, to attend the March for a Clean Energy Revolution, organized by environmental advocacy group Food & Water Watch. That group included local musician/ activist Ryan McHugh and artist/activist Caroline Byrne, who was sporting an altered Cornell alum T-shirt and collecting signatures for her petition to have the trustees vote in the spring to contribute more to city coffers. The heat and humidity was high on Independence Mall as a speaker encouraged rally attendees to lift up the “rays” of an inflatable plastic sun “that will give us all shade” in a closing gesture of environmental solidarity. A bit west on Market Street, this reporter ran into the two Bernie Sanders delegates from New York’s 23rd Congressional District escaping the heat and grabbing a bite at a sandwich shop after cutting out of the rally, their arms full of signs and flags. Emily Adams, of Brooktondale, her husband Paulus, and delegate Mary Thorpe, of Van Etten, decided to eschew staying at the official New York delegation hotel, the Loews Appointedsheriff contin u ed from page 3

Road in Danby that ended in the death of David Cady. “After that incident the public expected the legislature to be able to do something, and with the sheriff as an independently elected official, we couldn’t do anything even if we wanted to,” Kiefer said. “That’s not what prompted our decision, but [the proposed changes] would mean that if the public came to us with an incident like that we would have to answer to it.” An alternative draft of the recommendation that would have shifted all the duties of the office of sheriff from an elected to an appointed position failed to win support by a tie vote of two to two, Legislator Dan Klein (D-Caroline) and Kiefer in favor and Legislator Peter Stein (D-Ithaca) and Tompkins Legislature chair Mike Lane (D-Dryden) against. The version of the recommendation that passed won in a three to one vote with Kiefer dissenting, though she says she will now support it.

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parking for the week to the city’s sports complex, where the convention hall— the Wells Fargo Center—is located. Convention attendees and protesters not inclined to walk between Center City and the convention hall—or FDR Park, where protesters camped and pro-Bernie rallies were held all week—could hop on the Broad Street subway line. It was exiting the City Hall station after Barack Obama’s speech on Wednesday night where this reporter first encountered Mayor Svante Myrick, one of two Hillary Clinton delegates elected from NY-23, along with Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton. Tompkins County Democratic party chair Irene Stein also made the trip, as a member of the credentials committee. Myrick had a full schedule at the convention, after busing to New York City and then taking the train Mayor Svante Myrick with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- to Philadelphia. Interested delegates Blake at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. from each state could attend a daily (Photo: Svante Myrick) breakfast, featuring multiple speakers each day. Myrick addressed the New Philadelphia, a couple blocks east of City York State delegation at Loews on Hall. Instead, they opted for using the one morning. The mayor sat down for an private room-renting website AirBnB, interview Wednesday with Liz Benjamin, allowing Adams to use some funding for of TWC News’ Capital Tonight, and did the trip raised on GoFundMe to help other the selfie thing with notables like San Bernie supporters in making the trip. Antonio mayor Julian Castro, disability Other Bernie supporters in Philly rights advocate Anastasia Somoza, and included Joe Lawrence, who was a bus Richard Schiff, who played Toby Ziegler driver for the week for Sanders adherents. on The West Wing. Several groups organizing pro-Bernie Myrick caught a set from ‘90s R&B activism provided transportation around group Boyz II Men, saw NBA Hallthe city during the week, shuttling people of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar look between outlying hotels and campgrounds very uncomfortable at balloons falling and the centers of protest activity. Most on him after Thursday night’s Hillary of the rallies began at City Hall, in dead Clinton speech, and ran into Sen. Kirsten Center City, and then took the two-andGillibrand at a Snoop Dogg concert. a-half-mile march straight south along a continued on page 7 Broad Street cleared of traffic and median At the committee meeting, New York State Sheriff ’s Association executive director Peter Kehoe spoke in support of leaving the sheriff as the head of law enforcement. In a phone interview the next day, Kehoe said it’s important for the public to be able to choose the person in charge of their law enforcement officers. “Every other police officer is insulated from the public by some layer of bureaucracy,” Kehoe said. “We think an important thing that the public should have is at least one police officer they can count on who is following their wishes rather than the wishes of a politicians,” he added, calling the committee’s decision a “power grab.” On its website the sheriff ’s association describes itself as a “not-for-profit corporation, formed in 1934, for the purpose of assisting Sheriffs in the efficient and effective delivery of Sheriffs’ services to the public,” but Lane characterized it as “basically a lobby” for New York’s sheriffs. Lane also said that Lansing has flipflopped on his opinion about the sheriff ’s position. “The first time we talked about this last year, as I understood it he told

▶ Wells College Dean’s List, The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Wells College for the Spring 2016 semester. Carson Jordan of Ithaca, majored in English: creative writing and is a graduate of Alternative Community School. Scott Stanton of Ithaca, is majoring in history and is a graduate of Lansing High School. The Dean’s List consists of students who earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for at least 12 hours of coursework in a given semester. If you care to respond to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, e-mail editor@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “Ups & Downs.”

Heard&Seen ▶ Kids Vending, The Ithaca Farmers Market Thursday Night Market at Steamboat Landing presents Kids Vending Day this Thursday, August 4 from 5-8pm. What better way to get your entrepreneurial feet wet than inviting youth to come sell at the Market. This pilot program for youth under 18 is happening once each month at the Thursday Night Market. This week is sure to be fun with music by Ithaca favorites Richie and Rosie, Food, Produce, Artisans and Kid Vendors. All this and the Waterfront, too! ▶ Top Stories on the Ithaca Times website for the week of March 9-15 include: 1) Spencer Gas Station Comes Back to Life 2) Tioga County Sheriff Looking for Help Identifying Suspect Shopping in Owego Tops 3) Tullyburger Reconstructed: Story of a homegrown pattie 4) Danby Man Kills Family Dog 5) Spencer Dealership Plan Disappoints Landowners

me he thought having an appointed police chief was a good idea,” Lane said. “We had him back a couple months ago, and he seemed to shift his position and said he thought he saw the merits and problems with both ways of doing it. Then this meeting he seemed to have switched again and was opposed to it.” Lansing said in response that Lane misunderstood him and that what he really meant is that there should be a list of qualifications for the position. “It was my contention that I’ve seen the pros and cons to both, but I told him ‘I feel as you do,’ that there should be a set of standards for who can run for sheriff. I didn’t say ‘Let’s appoint the sheriff.’” The proposition went before the full legislature at its regular meeting Tuesday, August 3. The board voted on whether or not it should go to a public hearing, which is required before it can go up for the mandatory voter referendum needed to make the change. See Ithaca.com for an update on this issue.

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Sitting In Ithaca Traffic R esponse to our online poll this week suggest that people overwhelmingly believe that traffic in the city of Ithaca is getting worse. It seems to be particularly bad this summer, which is to say, we can’t blame this one on the students. On the face of it, two factors seem important: tourists and construction. We have tourists every summer. Did they hear that we finished the Commons and have come flocking in record numbers? Unlikely. No, tourists, however slow and baffled their driving may be, are a constant. It is quite amazing to get behind someone driving 10 miles under the speed limit and realize that you aren’t quite as laid back as you thought you were. Here you are, living in ruralto-small-town upstate New York and you thought, “Man, this is so much nicer than when I lived in that rat race in [northern New Jersey / Long Island / Westchester / Philadelphia etc. / insert your own rat race here].” And then you find yourself behind someone who is actually in even less of a hurry than you thought you were. That’s when you find out that you can take the driver out of New Jersey, but you can’t take the New Jersey out of the driver, and you pass this slow coach on the first straight stretch you can find. A few years ago the Ithaca/Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and/ or the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) invited some experts in to

evaluate our local signage. They said, in a word, that it was terrible. We received from them all kinds of suggestions as to how to improve it, but we have seen little done. How many times have you been been stopped in some remote part of the city by a tourist who asks you something like, “How do I get to Buttermilk Falls?” And you think, “How in the world did you end up in Fall Creek?” and then you give them what you know are hopelessly complicated directions to get out of the city and down Route 13 to the state park. You almost feel like giving them a tofu snack for the trip, because you know they are just going to get lost again. These are some of the people who find themselves in The New Octopus during rush hour and realize much too late that they are not in the turning lane they need to be in. They desperately stick their nose into the adjacent line of traffic (with or without using a turning signal; depending on whether they are from Massachusetts or not) and drive as slowly as possible until someone who does not have ancestral roots in New Jersey lets them into the lane. This kind of thing makes everyone miss a few light changes. Construction causes traffic slowdowns for too reasons (at least): (1) you have to detour around closed roads and (2) people slow down to look at the sites because you don’t see a crane that continued on page 7

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can’t say that I’ve hit every winery, craft brewery, distillery, and hard cider emporium on the west side of Cayuga Lake. New places pop up like whack-amoles, and it’s hard to stay on top of it all. Still, when Dewitt Watery opened up in Ithaca last week, offering a selection of local waters, I headed straight over. I admit to no expertise, but I am kind of partial to H20, and with things drying up the way they are, it seems likely we’ll see more of these establishments. I started off with a distinctive local 2016 vintage Tompkins Scholastic Blend. A meticulously monitored mixture harvested from the drinking fountains of Tompkins County elementary schools, this zesty water is reminiscent of that produced in ancient Rome. Or the hat-making ghetto of medieval London. Known especially for its well-defined minerality, the EPA has certified that it is no more than a scooch over legal contamination levels. I bought a bottle to use as a house gift. After cleansing my palate with a shot of Myer Farm Gin, I moved on to another 2016 offering: Six Mile Nut Brown Tapwater. Not one to be dissuaded by what is really only a suggestion not to wash clothing in it, I really liked this one. I swirled the city’s signature amber beverage until the sediment began to settle. Mellow aromas of the ancient iron infrastructure seemed to rise from the glass, wafting

thick and smooth on the palate. I expected a crisper finish, but wasn’t disappointed at the mild ferrous aftertaste. It called to mind my childhood spent scraping rust and barnacles off ships’ hulls. On to the hot new water, IPA (‘Ithaca Plastic Agua’ – formerly ‘Pacific Garbage Gyre Ale’). This summer the waterdrinking public seems to have embraced bottled water and it’s no secret why: the Water and Sewer Division has told us to. Steeped as it is in months of polyethylene, there is a crisp, refreshing finish to the IPA that seems to linger on the palate. Forever. While, not my favorite, I understand the appeal of a twist-off cap and a bigger carbon footprint. After a third palate-cleansing shot, my final tasting was of the cellar-worthy Bolton Point Special Reserve. Now that Six Mile Creek has been re-designated Six Mile Gulch, Bolton Point water has taken on a certain glamorous reputation, no doubt in part because you can actually see through it. Who in the world could have predicted that climate change could have compromised our water supply? Anyway, I capped off my visit with a healing draught of Special Reserve, a big-hearted, yet smooth libation whose finish was so crisp and refreshing that I made note of its source in the event that the goo emanating from my tap turns to oobleck in the coming months. •

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A Different Approach to Traffic Control

The last two weeks’ brouhaha over pedestrian law enforcement exposes once more the biggest flaw in our local political system. Instead of working proactively to prevent problems, we overspend our scarce tax resources on reactionary measures. This kind of problem is best solved by good executive leadership and strong democratic oversight. Instead, we suffer from too much consensus-building and not enough global perspective or action. The causes of our pedestrian issues are diverse, but all can be cured without involving law enforcement, who by the way should not be given additional responsibilities and duties until they have an agreeable contract. Putting the solution in the hands of an underpaid police force is about 100 disasters waiting to happen. One functional solution is proactive education. Many pedestrian issues are caused by individuals who visit our town from places where anarchy is the traffic code. We have many students and visitors 6

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from China. I have heard it said many a time that trying to drive in Beijing is like anarchy, and that you are better off learning kung fu and trying to dodge vehicles than risking your life behind the wheel. Imagine for a moment how confusing Ithaca must look to visitors from such a place. Perhaps Cornell could be gently encouraged to offer its students— not just those from China—a special 45minute course on pedestrian traffic rules as part of its extensive summer orientation programs. Another more tangible solution is more organized planning. Currently we separate traffic and development with little global oversight. However, we still have a basic city layout that dates to the 1970s, and since not much was changed in the 1970s, we really still have our 19th-century layout wherein we try to cram 21st-century problems. The past four years’ approval of new construction in Collegetown and downtown has only exacerbated continued on page 7

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big around here every day. (OK, may you do now.) The construction site that is Dryden Road east of College Avenue is not very well marked. You are allowed to drive all the way up Dryden Road from Eddy Street, but not quite get to College Avenue. When more than one car tries to turn around at the same time in “the canyon” in order to go back down the hill, it can be a little more like bumper cars than is really good for your insurance premium. East Seneca Street is a little narrower than it used to be because Tompkins Trust has two construction sites going at the same time on opposite sides of the street. They are going to build their new sevenstory headquarters on the site of the old drive-through branch between the Dewitt Mall and Seneca Place, and they are going to move the drive-through under their Seneca East building, which, as it turns out, is where it used to be anyway. The list goes on, but frankly, tourists and construction sites don’t really seem to be the entire problem. It just seems like more and more people are driving around. A new Cornell study has revealed that ever more people who work at our largest employer are living outside the county. It has also been documented that many city residents have been forced by high rents to move into the rest of the county. Are these phenomena causing our roads to be ever more overburdened? The results of the new county housing study are due in soon. Perhaps there will be some answers there. •

the problems. The poorly-conceived development of the Collegetown Terrace complex and the subsequent adjustment to the traffic pattern now snarls traffic at rush hour, and that’s when there isn’t construction going on. Let’s also not forget the enormous risks posed by trucks coming downhill on routes 79 and 96B. The new hotel and the Trebloc building rebuild should have been initiated after redesigning these routes for the 21st century. Instead, the lumbering development process leaves us chained to a crappy, dangerous traffic pattern for at least another 50 years. The city has taken an immense baby step forward in approving bicycle boulevards. We need about five times as many changes to make them work efficiently, but at least the boulevards will alleviate traffic budget stress by helping focus vehicle traffic and bicycle traffic into separate routes. It would also make sense to develop pedestrian routes, though I am sure all the car addicts of Ithaca will grumble mightily that their beloved parking spots in front of their houses would be moved. The Commons could and should be expanded at least one block east and two blocks west and the remainder up to Route 13 should be another parking-free bike boulevard. More one-way streets and less on-street parking will continue to improve the commute for motorists and cyclists and leave pedestrians with less danger. Yet another solution is a libertarian approach. We do too much to “force” drivers and pedestrians to move. But we aren’t New York City. There are plenty of times I arrive at a yellow light that turns red and wait around with nobody coming the other direction. At certain times of day, it would make sense for these lights to flash red. Or better yet, get rid of the lights and put in stop signs. All over Europe, planners are learning that when you downgrade or remove traffic control devices, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists become more attentive to their surroundings and safety actually improves. There are also quite a few one-way intersections with lights where pedestrians are ordered to not walk while there is no possibility of a vehicle getting in their way, like the north and west crosswalks at the library. Why? There are other benefits to these approaches—like combating racism and poverty and improving the quality of our environment—but I should hope that improved safety and cost reductions would be enough to convince the rest of us. Above all, we need a board of public works led by a visionary executive who can combine development and traffic into a coherent whole, not a board fussing over the appearance of new construction while completely ignoring its function in the big picture. Perhaps the IPD should hand out loitering tickets at the next BPW meeting.

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“You ever run into a senator at a Snoop Dogg show?” Myrick said Gillibrand asked him. Unlike the official delegate events and convention floor activities, the parties “were very loose, and disorganized,” Myrick said. “You had to be on a ‘list’ presumably, but anyone who showed up got in,” Myrick said. “I think the biggest barrier was hearing about them.” Hearing about all of the ongoing activities and actions is much of the challenge at these spectacles, whether one is inside or out. Kevin Basl of Trumansburg made the trip to Philly as part of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He attended an anti-war talk at Independence Mall put on by IVAW, along with Veterans for Peace and Code Pink, which had about 50 people in attendees. Actions along the tall metal fences surrounding most of the Philadelphia sports complex, including the parking lots surrounding the three stadiums, felt “so far away from the conventions it didn’t feel like we were disrupting much or causing much of a stir,” Basl said. Reports out of Philadelphia, like those from Cleveland, won’t show much unrest or many arrests. Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney made a policy change

Protestors in Philadelphia commemorating the death of the Democratic Party. (Photo: Josh Brokaw)

before the DNC so that people arrested at the protests would only be ticketed for charges like disorderly conduct. According to multiple media reports, more than 100 people were cuffed, in those zip-tie handcuffs, by Philadelphia police, but only seven people were charged—all by Secret Service on federal charges of breaching a security zone. Some protesters at the fences did have the experience of getting pepper sprayed without being arrested, including 2014 Cornell graduate Tom Moore, an experience captured in the opening seconds of a video by Moscowfunded news site RT and put on YouTube under the title “USA: Bernie or Bust! Police pepper spray Sanders supporters outside DNC.” “People were shaking the fence—they had been on and off, sort of unbolting it and pushing on it,” Moore said of his experience on the night of Tuesday, July 26. “It was still chained shut, it wasn’t moving. I don’t think I was actually doing that when the pepper spray happened, but I had been doing that.” Moore was holding a sign with “Stop Police Terror” and “Queers Against Racism” on the other; he blocked much of the spray with the Stop Police Terror side, but his fingers were still burning a couple hours later. He told his story to observers with the National Lawyers Guild, who were “looking for testimonies from people who had interactions with the cops.” “I wasn’t going to pursue anything,” Moore said. “It is a violation of the Geneva convention to use biochemical weapons on someone on the other side of a riot fence who doesn’t pose harm to anyone. But it’s not going to do anything—that’s how the cops be.” Moore echoed Basl’s opinion, saying the protests “felt pretty ignored and useless.” “People are unwilling to play the long game, for obvious and understandable reasons—Trump is obviously f***ed up,” Moore said. “But we’re never going to achieve progressive change within the Democratic Party, period. Trying to agitate a conservative party to the left is not going to work, and hasn’t been working for a long time.” – Josh Brokaw reporter@ithacatimes.com

Activist Wants Pipeline Expansion Stopped

alter Hang, the president of Toxics Targeting, stood in the parking lot of the Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve in Dryden on Friday, July 29 to announce that the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) should deny the preserve’s neighbor, Dominion Pipeline, permission to expand because it has violated the Clean Water Act numerous times. “Governor Cuomo must deny the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for [the] New Market [expansion] because DEC repeatedly failed to prevent the Dominion Pipeline and many other infrastructure projects all over New York State from causing extensive water quality violations that often were never cleaned up to state standards,” said Hang. Toxic Targeting specializes in data mining, uncovering information on environmental problems that has often been redacted from documents that have been made public. Last Friday Hang presented several documented instances of spills and other accidents on the Dominion pipeline, including two in 1991 and 1998 at the Ellis Hollow Creek Road compressor station. The October 1991 incident involved an underground storage tank that, upon its excavation for removal, was found to have spilled its contents of waste oil into the surrounding soil. It was not known if clean up had met standards. All of the accidents cited by Hang took place while the pipeline was owned by Consolidated Natural Gas (CNG) of Pittsburgh. Dominion Transmission, Inc. merged with CNG in 2000 and the most recent report published by Hang is from January 2000. The proposed $158 million New Market expansion includes adding 33,000 horsepower of compression to the existing system. None will be added at Borger Station on Ellis Hollow Creek Road and the work being done there as part of the expansion does not require DEC approval. The notice of a complete application was filed last month and the comment period will end this Friday. Hang is making available a letter (available at the Toxic Targeting website) addressed to the governor. The crux of Hang’s argument is that Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, applicants for a federal permit for activities that may result in any discharge into U.S. waters are required to apply for and obtain a Water Quality Certification from DEC indicating that the proposed activity will not violate water quality standards.” Hang counts a total of 114 spills in the history of the pipeline. – Bill Chaisson editor@ithacatimes.com

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Up from the Underground By Chris Harrington

Channel the Bravado L istening to music is like drifting into the fourth dimension. Imagining the shape of music is enchanting, airy, mystical, and fun. Playing music can be fun, but it can also be a nightmare. It’s important to feel depth within art. As the viewer and as a creator, the plummeting and rising waves of sacred cohesion is critical. As the years pass on, and your days drift into a spiraling blanket of illusions and foreign appearances, you come to recognize the moments that had a true quality to them. To be in a band that works is a special thing. It’s like being part of your own planet and your own unique language. At its apex, not even Superman’s x-ray vision can penetrate this special bond. You own the universe—but it’s a fleeting moment, so be present while it shines. Ithaca’s Izzy True, a band that digs in deep with that distinct but ephemeral light, rocks hard and wide in the face of that eternal sinking horizon: a force to be reckoned with. “Ever since high school it’s been a process finding people to play with and making it work,” said Isabel Reidy, lead singer and guitarist for the band. “I’ve played with a lot of really talented musicians whose skill, technically, far exceeds mine [laughs], but I suppose what I’m really looking for in a band member is a friend, you know, a pal.” Reidy’s band, a rainbow of breezy rock thump, post-punk vitality, and lush conjunction, is for all intents and purposes, a family band. It’s in this comfortable union and happy partnership that a special and warm sound has taken shape. In many ways, it was three families that grew Izzy True—each integral and unique—and each tattooed across the band’s fluorescent 8 The I thaca Times / Au

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Three Families

“The band is comprised of my brother Silas and my two best buddies Jon [Samuels] and Angela [Devivio],” said Reidy. “We’re all such pals and great traveling companions, and we’ve really jelled together, and the new album [Nope] is very fresh and is really an amazing thing.” Izzy True is signed to New Jersey’s Don Giovanni Records, an independent label focusing on punk bands from New York and New Jersey. The label includes such heavyweights as Screaming Females, Priests, and Worriers. It’s a perfect fit for the band, the sort of place where ideologies and creative absolution can blend luminously. “It was really just a lucky accident,” Reidy said of the band’s signing with the label. “Joe Steinhardt, one of the Don Giovanni guys, was living in town for Cornell and we ended up running into each other. They’ve been really wonderful to work with. They’re truly a genuinely independent label and their politics are cool as hell.” Reidy grew up in a musical household. Isabel’s father, Jim, is an old-time musician who has played around Ithaca for some time (currently in Toivo, among other bands) and in Boston before that as a member of the Chicken Chokers, who made two albums on Rounder Records in the late 1980s. They recognized the essence of music and art during their upbringing, piecing together the crucial parts that would build their vision. “I think being exposed to people playing music as a child makes it seem possible,” Reidy said. “I saw that music was fun, and I wanted to have

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fun.” Reidy is also a veteran and an elder statesperson of Ithaca’s growing musical sub-surface: Ithaca Underground. Their first band, Fight A Scary Dog, an excellent old-time folk-punk infusion, had in it the seeds and blueprints of their current moniker. IU’s mission of growing local musicians helped Reidy ten-fold with their creative pursuits, enabling, in their mind, artistically hungry kids who might not have a platform otherwise. “Bubba [Crumrine] always put us on bills,” Reidy said. “I always felt like we weren’t exactly a great band, but the environment that was created with IU made it feel possible to be a band. We’d play with a lot of weird musicians, noise guys, pop-punk groups, and experimental bands, and always felt welcome and connected. I feel like in larger cities this sort of thing isn’t possible, and it’s truly unique here in this way. I’m super, super grateful for Ithaca Underground, it’s really been an amazing thing for me.”

Social Artist

Reidy is an illustrator and a progressive thinker. In May Reidy hosted a concert to benefit the Mental Health Association in Tompkins County. An artist with a heart for social change is a powerful force, and because creativity is so fourth-dimensionally-based and blankets the entire earth (for good or ill) with its pulsing energy, an individual in this position dedicated to social change is that much more visible, transparent, and important. “There’s really two ways art can be

used as a tool for social change,” Reidy said. “It can be communicative and raise a voice that wouldn’t be heard otherwise, and it can be used for community building; something that lays down a sustainable environment where people feel safe to talk about their experiences and come together. The benefit show was an amazing success and shows that these lofty goals of making change, are not in any way insurmountable ones.”

One the Road With a New Sound

Izzy True starts a month-long tour this Thursday, August 4, at Sacred Root Kava Lounge. They’ll travel along the East Coast hitting Asbury Park, through the MidWest, down south and back again, carrying their honest and soaring tunes along the way. “Touring is really weird,” said Reidy. “It’s really intense. I think I had this idea that it was like this sweet vacation [laughs], this amazing way to travel, but it can be a wacky nightmare. I get addicted to being on the road though, and it’s surprisingly calming for me. You always have to do something, and your time needs to be really managed well. I’m super-stoked for this tour.” The new album is a rocker, with a dazzling mirrored atmosphere built around it. There’s a real familiar gravity to it that creates a platform on which Reidy can proclaim their imaginative poetry through. It’s got a classic rock vibe with an underground mentality to it. It’s quite immersive. “Initially I didn’t listen to classic rock because it’s often so flagrantly sexist and

felt inaccessible to me,” Reidy said. “I didn’t grow up with it. I’ve always associated it with that teenage moment where all the young dudes are going off and learning to shred. I identify as non-binary, but I was raised as a girl, and it didn’t feel like a place I was welcome. “In all honesty,” Reidy continued, “classic rock is stupid as hell and built on toxic masculinity. I get a kind of masochistic pleasure in that part of it right now. So much of the lyrical content of classic rock is this very upfront expression of things I’ve experienced more subtly in relationships with men. The fetishization of young girls, the cavalier ‘I just want to use your love tonight’ type sentiments. Listening to classic rock is kind of like picking a scab for me. Recently I’ve been writing songs that try and channel that same kind of bravado, and turn it upside down. “Mr. Romance” is like that. It’s one of those ‘Sorry babe, I’m only in town for one night’ type songs, but it’s actually just about how I get my heart broken all the time. Bottom line is—I can’t let anyone ruin sweet guitar riffs for me. I love the sound of electric guitar; it makes me want to cry. All I want to do is shred.”

The New Record

As a mindful being ages, it is hopeful that they should eventually crossover and appreciate the execution of working solutions (in art and music), no matter what the equation. For music, be it noise, pop, death metal, rap, folk, techno, or indie rock, when encountered with a presentation that works well, it is naturally good. It’s foolish to think otherwise. Izzy True’s newest indie-rock nugget Nope, due out August 5, fits said mode. It works, and does so exceedingly well. An ethereal and airy workout, the album floats in post-punk and edgy folk-rock emulation, surprising and engaging around every evaporating corner. It dances in soft and ballerina-like twirls, gritty at the core,

F r o m u p p e r l e f t : t h e “ N o p e” a l b u m c ov e r (p r ov i d e d) ; I z z y Tru e : J o n S a m u e l s , I s a b e l R e i dy, A n g e l a D e v i v i o , S i l a s R e i dy ( P h o t o : B e n j a m i n To r r e y) ; I z z y Tru e L i v e ( P h o t o : Yo uTu b e) expansive and shimmery all around. “Mr. Romance” hides in straight forwardness. A rock-and-roll tale in blocks, the song opens the album up by hinting at the melody, poetry, and layering beauty that carries the whole project to its natural height. Reidy is a bold flash. Their grand potential finds its apex in the varying moods they move through. “Gwan Gwan Gwan” runs in classicrock droves, countered with folk insertion and flair. The guitars run in a California haze of freeness, dancing over the main body, pushing, ebbing, and catchy. “Which Wish” continues Reidy’s poetic architecture: a strong but loose form flying through the band’s complete command of composition. The group’s penchant for pop runs strikingly well with its general underground motives. Many of the songs sound familiar in an ‘80s New Wave kind of way, but escape any finite comparisons

with their original honesty and colorful layering. “Jamie” has cool Cure-ish undertones, really excellent storytelling, and sees the band really let loose and reach for something outside of their comfort zones. Bits of noise, folk, classic rock, and moody storms forge together to deliver an epic and moving tune. Izzy True songs have a special language to them, a unique syntax that delivers a payoff ten-fold once you find the special envelope they’re crease in. “Total Body Erasure”—the band’s more cowbell moment—plays with the idea of general formality. In this case: FM radio hits. The song tells of Reidy’s varying psychological states and runs parallel to the rigid platform the band sculpts. This is their “big” hit song, and pokes fun at the nature of such a discourse. But it has seriousness in it and an addictive cracking smile. Perhaps Izzy True is comfortable T

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in this universe, built for the stars, the highway, and the big stage. It’s a fun song, and shows the band’s sense of humor and special togetherness. The dropping icicles that fall from each dreamy Izzy True song coalesce in crystal beauty and find a special place in your heart: warm and unique. There’s the natural angst that formed the landscape of the ‘90s awash throughout the record. Even in its homegrown crunchiness, the horizon the album veers towards is one of investment, glossy dualism, and conceptualism. It plays within itself, around itself, and pokes holes in its steely armor. Reidy is something of a vision, the guitar work lush and engaging, and the band happy and whole: modern and solid. Nope kicks ass. It certainly crosses over, and if you do have the time, put down the axe and pick this thing up: it’s well worth it. • /

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Housing Crisis

Housing Summit Planned for November

ounty legislator Martha Robertson (D-Dryden) is organizing a “housing summit” that is planned for this November “between the election and Thanksgiving.” The county has commissioned the Danter Group to do an update of their 2006 Affordable Housing Needs Assessment; the results should be available later this year. (The results of the online survey are already available, but not the complete study.)

“We want to model the ongoing need for housing,” said Robertson. “We have asked them to make a spreadsheet that we can use to plug in numbers and make our own updates.” The legislator said that she is not sure Danter will be able to do what the county has asked, as she is not sure that they have created this sort of model before. Robertson said that the 2006 study did not consider students to be a growth sector in the population, which has proven to be a mistaken assumption. Cornell has grown steadily since 2006, usually by hundreds of students per year. (Enrollment rose into the late 2000s at Ithaca College and has fallen since.) “In a city this size,” said Robertson, “500 new students is a lot.” She noted that during the year and a half between the demolition of the existing Maplewood

graduate student housing and the construction of new residential buildings, there will be a new pressure on the housing market. Robertson isn’t only thinking about students. She said that a Cornell study has shown that in-commuting, by people who work in Tompkins County but live outside of it, has increased since 2006. Cornell data indicate that 58 percent of incommuters would rather live in the county closer to work, an increase from an earlier survey that asked the same question. Robertson suggested that the increase was due to people needing to live ever further away in order to find affordable housing. “Supply has not kept with demand [since 2006],” she said. “We estimated that an increase of 400 units per year would be enough, but that was too low, and we didn’t keep up with that anyway.”

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Robertson is hearing from people that they have the impression that all the construction is adding a lot of housing, but she said it is not really so. Her housing summit is intended to correct mistaken impressions like that by “bringing in as many voices as possible.” Robertson would like the event to be a forum for homeowners, developers, landlords, planners, and elected officials. She wants to highlight new information that will be available because of studies by not only the Danter Group, but also by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, Cornell, and the City of Ithaca. Robertson wants people to talk about social equity and environmental sustainability. “We can’t have either one with having more housing,” she said. It is impossible, the legislator said, to take care of yourself and any problems you might have, if you don’t have stable housing. She noted that experts generally agree that we should spend 30 percent of our monthly income on our housing, but in Tompkins County spending 50 percent or more is quite typical. “That means that you don’t have money left for transportation, health care or child care,” said Robertson. “You’re just scraping by to keep a roof over your head. Food pantries feel the pressure at the end of the month around here because people run out of money in order to pay their rent or mortgage.” Moving is a big disruption in people’s lives, she said, especially when you weren’t planning to move. “Lower income people have to move,” she said. “It keeps people down.” As far as sustainability goes, Robertson said that in order for the county to meet its energy goals, it most reduce production of greenhouse gases. “We can’t grow the number of motor vehicle miles traveled,” she said. “Public transit can’t soak it up. We need to create walkable communities, where people can walk to work and walk to services.” She cited research that showed that when asked, people want walkability and that “when people can walk where they want to go, they do.” Robertson’s planning committee has already met once and will meet again on Wednesday, Aug. 3. The committee plans continued on page 12

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Bringing Zika Virus Home You can catch it via intercourse too By Er ic a D i schino

n February 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus to be a public health emergency. Sixty-seven countries and territories have reported cases of the virus since 2007. As of July 27 there have been 449 Zika cases in New York State and two in Tompkins County, all of which were acquired through travel, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Tompkins County Health Department. The Zika virus is transferred by a type of mosquito called the Aedes albopictus, which is most commonly found in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. In the United States, the Aedes aegypti mosquito can be found in southern Texas and Florida, where the climate is warm and moist enough for the tropical insect to live. In addition to mosquito bites, the virus is also spread through intercourse, from a pregnant woman to her fetus and, potentially, blood transfusions. Most of those infected will not have symptoms or have very mild symptoms. These indications of illness, which can last from several days to a week, include rashes, fevers, joint pain, and red eyes. Less common symptoms include headaches and muscle pain. Those infected with the virus will not usually become sick enough to go to the hospital and have a low risk of death. Pregnant women infected with Zika are at risk for their baby to develop a brain birth defect called microcephaly, which causes a baby’s head to be smaller than expected when compared to babies of the same sex and age. The fetus is also at risk for eye defects, hearing deficits, and impaired growth. Karen Bishop, the director of community health for the Tompkins County Health Department, said those who are traveling, especially pregnant women and those with chronic illnesses, should reconsider their arrangements. The department provides the public as well as medical professionals with the latest Zika updates. “We have a very active surveillance happening across New York State. Downstate they are really looking at mosquito pools and looking for the types that are transmitters of the virus. The actual chances of a Zika-infested mosquito coming to Ithaca are extremely low,” Bishop said. “But, the chances of an individual going to an area of the world where Zika is transmitted, getting infected, and coming back to Ithaca, are very high.”

Given that Tompkins County has “highly mobile” residents, she encouraged those who travel to take preventive action when heading to countries outside the U.S. or to simply not got at all. The number of countries with the diseasecarrying mosquito is growing. Individuals who are concerned about traveling can visit the CDC website for a complete list of areas where the virus-carrying mosquitoes are present. “We’ve had people call inquiring about appropriate actions to arm themselves and we’re helping to steer people to take the right course of actions to get evaluated,” Bishop said. “While traveling, being considerate and aware of mosquito behavior can help. They are more active at dusk and ready to bite.” If a lab result tests positive for Zika, the Tompkins County Health Department has a communicable disease team of nurses that is notified and directly handles the cases with the individual along with their primary care provider. Cayuga Medical Center laboratory is the only approved testing site in the county at present. The health department does not provide primary care but offers guidance and education to those diagnosed. Amy Hopkins, one of the community health nurses for the health department, said due to the influx of international students and students who travelled abroad they aim to raise more awareness about the virus once the two colleges begin their academic year. “We plan to increase our advertising regarding Zika virus around that time and we’ve also been communicating with our community partners, which include both [Cornell University and Ithaca College], with updates on the latest information regarding the virus,” Hopkins said. There is currently no vaccine for Zika. An individual can prevent the disease by avoiding mosquito bites with insect repellant and wearing longsleeved shirts, long pants, and socks to cover exposed skin. Because the disease can also be sexually transmitted by a partner who has the virus, abstain from intercourse if diagnosed or use condoms. Those sick with the virus should rest, drink lots of fluids and take antiinflammatory medication for aches and fever. If an individual is experiencing Zika symptoms or wants to get tested, they should seek care at one of the county urgent care centers, Cayuga Medical Center or their primary care doctor’s office. For more information visit cdc. gov/zika or health.ny.gov/diseases. •

The mosquito Aedes albopictus, the carrier of Zika virus (Photo: Wikipedia)

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has the money for that. And a proposal is in to the Park Foundation to pay for the conference itself. “We’re optimistic about that,” she said. Bill Goodman, the supervisor of the Town of Ithaca, is a member of Robertson’s housing summit committee. “She wants to build on the housing survey,” he said. “She wants to keep the momentum going by holding a community-wide discussion.” “The first study showed a housing shortage 10 years ago,” said Goodman, “and that the shortage causes high prices.” Goodman, who was a town council member before becoming supervisor at the beginning of this year, said that the Town of Ithaca had acknowledged the 2006 housing study by including a recommendation

for new housing in its comprehensive plan, which was completed and adopted a year and a half ago. They selected two areas where more dense housing should be built: the area near East Hill Plaza (in line with the Cornell master plan) and the intersection of King Road and Route 96B on South Hill. “We decided to create new zoning in these areas,” he said. “We won’t end up with form-based zoning throughout the town, especially in the rural areas, but in areas where development is going to be encouraged it will be form-based.” Formbased zoning encourages multiple uses in one area, walkability, and greater density. Form Ithaca, a group of planners who are encouraging form-based zoning, are wrapping up their final report, according to Goodman. In charettes and workshops held last year, Form Ithaca brainstormed idea for the Route 96B/King Road intersection (and

the city’s waterfront). Goodman said that town officials and staff had been talking about how to implement the Form Ithaca ideas, but had recently been overwhelmed by dealing with the Maplewood project. Goodman did not think of the Maplewood project as a forerunner of what Cornell has planned for East Hill Plaza because Maplewood is largely residential, while plans for East Hill Plaza are multiuse. “Cornell is looking for an outside developer to do it,” he said. “When it happens there will be community meetings. It may be on the near horizon.” He predicted that the Maplewood project would spend two more months with the planning board before getting to the town board. The draft environmental impact statement was on the agenda for Tuesday, Aug. 2 and would be again on the third Tuesday meeting. There would then be a public comment period after that.

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Goodman discussed the housing summit with his board at the most recent town board meeting on July 25 because Robertson is asking for contributions from all the participating municipalities to help pay for the housing summit. After explaining the need for the money in July, the town supervisor will ask his board for $1,500 on Aug. 8. • – Bill Chaisson

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CCOG co-chair Irene Weiser noted that the county lost another volunteer ambulance service this year, before the Tompkins County Council of Governments voted on July 28 to form a task force to see what can be done about the problem. Lee Shurtleff, Tompkins County Director of Emergency Response, and Brian Wilbur, who was Ithaca Fire Chief for many years, appeared at the meeting to urge creation of the task force. “Our fear is that we’re not going to be able to sustain emergency services at the level we traditionally have. Our question for you is, what level of service do you think is appropriate and affordable?” said Shurtleff. “It’s a bad question, for you,” Shurtleff continued, “because you can’t answer it without data we provide.” Local fire and ambulance services throughout the county are struggling with decreasing numbers in their volunteer pool, for several reasons: the training required to serve on fire and EMS crews has become more extensive, expensive and time-consuming. Many volunteers pay out of pocket for their training. And, fewer volunteers are available in the first place. Slaterville Volunteer Ambulance, Inc., a tiny department of only 16 people which had received a national award for exceptional service in 2007, went out of service this year. A tentative schedule for the task force’s work was agreed upon: the task force will report back to TCCOG at six months, and have a final report within one year. County administrator Joe Mareane said his office will provide administrative support, “but we want to make it clear, this is not the county (making this happen); we want to support the municipalities’ work on this issue.” The first step will be to conduct a survey to see what emergency response “structures, capabilities and needs” exist in the county, find out what those cost and how they are paid for; get a grip on “the legal and regulatory framework” behind EMS services; understand training requirements and their associated costs; and then come up with best practices and strategies to continue to provide the best services possible. “I’d like to convey a sense of urgency,” said Brian Wilbur. “This is a critical issue, and it’s not getting better by itself.” • – Glynis Hart editor@flcn.org

head in bewilderment when Dave asked me to ride with him in the parade, and seeing my uncertainty, he said, “You ran in the Paralympics as a guide runner in Seoul, right?” I confirmed that I did. Dave said, “That’s a hell of a lot closer than most people ever get to the Olympics.” Fair enough. Thanks, Dave. That was a lot of fun. • • • I’d like to extend my condolences to the Amici family on the passing of Dom. Sorry to use a cliché, but Dom was a larger-than-life character in the local sports scene for a long time. I never met Dom, or saw him play any sports until he was in his 40s, but I remember seeing him hit softballs into the stratosphere, back in the days when there were no $400 composite bats; the power was generated by the batter, not the bat. Dom was a true local legend who made contributions to the sports scene as a player, a coach, a parent and a supporter. He was a good guy. •

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engaged my entire readership in a survey to ask whether they enjoy my periodic trips down Ithaca’s Memory Lane of Sports, and the results were evenly split … Two readers said “Yes,” and two said “No.” That said, I just had a great weekend strolling down that lane, kicked off by a reception at the Ithaca Yacht Club, sponsored by the Cornell Football Association. Big Red players and supporters from many decades were there as a prelude to the annual golf tournament fundraiser, and I will say that even as a 60 year-old man, I can allow myself to step back in time and be a little star-struck if I so choose. In 1970 and ’71, Cornell’s Ed Marinaro led the entire nation in rushing, and in ’71, he finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting, an astounding achievement for an Ivy League athlete. I lived but 30 miles away, and to see a “local” guy on the cover of Sports Illustrated was a big deal, and to every football fan within a hundred miles, he was a very big deal. Marinaro had a very respectable NFL career as well, and then starred on Hill Street Blues for several seasons. Ed was at the reception, as was Kevin Boothe, the recently retired NFL star who won two Super Bowl rings with the Giants. His Cornell story is one of redemption, as he came into his freshman season

overweight and out of shape, and he was told he would sit out the year as a result. Humbled, he hit the weight room with a vengeance, cleaned up his diet and became one of the most dominant offensive linemen the Ivy League has ever seen. Buck Briggs and his buddy Thom Grady rolled up in Grady’s hot red Porsche, and it was great to see both of those guys. Briggs is the vice president for arbitration and litigation for the NFL, and he and Barry Leonard have spent many hours in the booth together, doing radio commentary for Big Red football. Briggs has climbed to the upper rungs of the football ladder, but his love for his alma mater always comes through clearly. Pete Noyes was there, as was Dave Wohlheuter, and as a coach and a sports information director, those two put in well over a half-century collectively to make Cornell proud. I watched head coach Dave Archer interact with dozens of former players, alums, boosters and the like, and he was clearly grateful for such a deep well of wisdom, enthusiasm and multi-layered support. It was a great night. Go Big Red. • • • The next day, I climbed onto a hay wagon that had been converted into a parade float to ride with my buddy Dave Auble, who served as the grand marshal of the Newfield Old Home Days Parade. The parade featured a U.S. Olympic

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A fiery production of South Africa’s apartheid by Ru dy Ge rson

n June 1964 Malcolm X gave a speech at the founding rally for the Organization of Afro-American Unity. There, he proclaimed: “We declare our right on this Earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we invent to bring into existence by any means necessary.” This statement, made near the end of his life, is just as relevant and simple a summary of the struggle for racial justice that is happening today. In 2014, 50 years after Malcolm’s declaration, activists organizing in Ferguson, Missouri brought national attention to Black Lives Matter (BLM), and today, the campaign against police brutality and racial injustice in this country forges on, in classrooms, courtrooms, on our street corners, and on stage. This weekend, Ithaca’s socially conscious theater company Civic Ensemble contributes to our city’s conversation around racial justice with their production of Athol Fugard’s My Children! My Africa!, a play set in apartheid South Africa. The time is autumn 1984. The place is a segregated township on the Eastern Cape in the Union of South Africa. The incident: a school teacher Anela Myalatya, known fondly as Mr. M, plays arbiter to a classroom debate between two impressive pupils. On one side, there’s his Bantu student Thami Mbikwana and on the other Isabel, a white student visiting the black school from across the township. Lights rise on them engaging in a fiery exchange. Impressed by their passion and power with words, Mr. M is compelled to form an academic dream team with this biracial duo for a region-wide competition. In an unlikely racial partnership, they must prepare for the competition amid rising tensions between their ethnicities. “My Children! My Africa! takes us to a time and place over 30 years ago where not only brown bodies were explicitly devalued, subjugated, mutilated,” said Godfrey Simmons, the artistic director of Civic Ensemble, “but it was legislated by people who were not the majority.”

(From left) Brianna Ford, Godfrey L. Simmons, and Jelani Pitcher For Simmons, who also plays Mr. M in star in “My Children! My Africa!” (Photo: Casey Martin) the production, the racial composition of South Africa relates directly to current race movements that came before it. relations in America: “The white people were, For Jhakeem Haltom, Congo Square Market and are the minority in South Africa and in 25 co-founder, creator of the play Between a Rock years they will be the minority in the United and a Hard Place, and dean of students at New States. I think part of the push back against the Roots Charter School, the difference lies in its movement for Black Lives Matter, and illegal possibility for inclusion: “It’s a very undefined immigration comes from a real visceral fear for movement and purposely defined as such.” white people of what might happen once they Haltom sees BLM as an opportunity to “unify are outnumbered in the United States.” and collectively deal with something that is In making the decision to produce My oppressing all of us.” Children! My Africa! at this moment, Civic Herein lies the importance of the strategy Ensemble sought to weigh in on the debate “by any means necessary” in understanding between assimilationists and antagonists, which Black Lives Matter. A year ago, national has been raging in America since the founding leaders of BLM released their 10-point plan of our nation. to fix issues of policing and racially-unequal While set in apartheid South Africa, the policies in America (which can be found at bbc. piece is anything but dated. in/1NrsY62). Their proposal titled “Campaign The play’s central tension arises from the Zero” focuses on law and policy change, and ideological battle between Thami and Mr. M, outlines a stratagem that anyone regardless of with the teacher believing education and nontheir skin color, demeanor, or passion could violence to be the way to liberation and the student finding instruction docile and disruption support. Such institutional change coincides with illegal activity that seeks to disrupt the to be the necessary tactic to achieve justice. status quo through physical means. Sound familiar? Provocation or integration? Do Simmons too believes “the Movement for we disrupt the institution or work within it? Black Lives is a movement that is doing new According to Simmons, Civic Ensemble is things ... much more about intersectionality, responding to the generational differences in much more about using different tactics to move activism that exist among people of color. While the conversation forward and interrupt white situated within a national conversation, it is the supremacy.” Furthermore, as the movement specific conflict across generations of activists appears in more places than just courtrooms in which Civic Ensemble is most interested, and and street corners, art is playing a crucial role with what the play deals most directly. in supporting the transformation of heart and Simmons summarizes these questions: mind. “What is the appropriate response of the This potential for inclusion is something oppressed in these moments? And can there be of which the text of My Children! My Africa! more than one way to respond?” Through the is keenly aware; it throws Isabel, the white play and its nightly post-show talkbacks, Civic outsider, into a world of minority histories, Ensemble, rather than endorsing one response bodily subjugation, and deep intergenerational over another, seeks to set the stage for our pain. She represents the enthusiastic naiveté community to have these important dialogues. familiar to so many of the white people looking While there’s a tinge of timelessness to these to act as allies to the Movement for Black Lives. questions, there are clear distinctions in the Having never been on equal footing with black activism of our time. The transparent racism of slavery and codified inequality of Jim Crow continued on page 20 has developed into the sheen of equality in our present time. So too, BLM is distinct from the T

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show—directed and choreographed by Parker Esse, of last season’s West Side Story—delivers exceptional talent and entertainment in every aspect. It’s billed as “the new Gershwin musical” because in 1992, Ken Ludwig adapted the Gershwins’ 1930 Girl Crazy, incorporating even more classic songs by George (music) and Ira (lyrics). In this production, we’re aloft in Gershwin-land from the exhilarating overture, thanks to Jeff Theiss’ buoyant musical direction. (Sound balance nicely managed by Ryan Kilcourse.) And the familiar tunes keep coming: “Things Are Looking Up,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm”—but hey, that’s just act one. Any smoky jazz-club atmosphere is dispelled by these songs’ placement in this storyline, where they take on new vigor and relevance, artfully revealing character. Ludwig’s book builds on the worn tale of rich city boy meets spunky country gal and saves the day by putting on a show, à la Mickey Rooney. The story’s corny as heck but made cutting edge with just enough clever, Groucho-inspired wordplay and winks to musical theater history (including “Les Miz” flag-waving). No fewer than three couples fall in love at first sight, instantaneously, such send-ups being part of the fun. As are the Marx-inspired quips: Complaining producer: “You’re next to an idiot!” So our worried hero, to whom the reproach is addressed, takes a big step away. Or the demanding hotel guest: “I’d like a room and a bath.” Proprietor’s response: “I can give you a room, but you’ll have to bathe yourself.” OK, maybe you have to be there. But trust me, you’ll be laughing start to finish. Timing is everything, and Parker Esse has skillfully managed that, not only in the humor but in his exciting, freshly diverse choreography and the pace of the entire show. We switch between 1930s New York City—where Bobby Childs, yearning to dance, tries to avoid the family banking

business—and Deadrock, Nevada, where Polly Baker, postmistress, is the only woman in a dying town. Completed by Dan Ozminkowski’s lighting, Czerton Lim’s crafty, cartoonish backdrops set the stage perfectly. Out West, there’s another comic wink, where the facing buildings—the former theater turned post office and the local saloon—actually spell out “Dead” “Rock.” The yarn: Bobby (Sam Lips) blows his audition for famed impresario Bela Zangler (Patrick Oliver Jones), his energetic tap routine ending on the man’s foot. Determined to make him responsible, Mother (SuEllen Estey) sends Bobby out to Nevada to foreclose on one of their properties. That’s the post office-old theater, owned by Polly (Katerina Papacostas) and her father (Michael Antico). Bobby arrives, collapsing after the hour-long walk from the station, and while down in the dust catches his first glimpse of Polly. Instantly smitten, he’s determined to save the mortgage, the theater, and the town by producing a sell-out show. To this end, he brings in his chorus girl friends from New York, has to turn the lazy local cowpokes into dancers, and ends up impersonating Bela in order to be believed. Complications ensue when Bela himself shows up, as does Bobby’s demanding fiancé Irene (LilyAnn Carlson), who ends up dominating the bar/hotel owner, Lank (Thomas Schario) in a deliciously provocative number. Not to mention a couple of Brits writing a guidebook to the American West. Plus confused identities, rank failure, rousing success, and lots of wooing, from sweet to raunchy. Outlandish yet sincere, this show works because of the terrific dancing; glorious music, splendidly sung (for the two superb leads, breathtakingly); and tight ensemble acting, believable and sparking with chemistry. And everyone looks great, thanks to Tiffany Howard’s varied, gorgeous costumes and D. C. West’s ideal wigs. • Barbara Adams, a regional arts journalist, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

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orging experimental nightscapes with a punishingly brazen assault, Denver, Colorado’s blackened sludge duo ORYX, fill the dreary skies with crystallized visions and doom-laden fantasies. Deep within the drone of these mile-high city crushers a meshing hallucination of punk, noise, darkness, and menacing weight mix together to form something truly unique: a mysterious emblem forged in the shadows of the stoic rocky mountains. The duo riffs deep, in the vein of Buzzoven, Sun 0))), Abysmal, and Lord Mantis, and captures your mind with their loose and harrowing groove. I caught up recently with lead singer and guitarist Tommy Davis, who along with drummer Abbey Apple, stops by Ithaca Monday night, August 8, along their crosscontinental summer tour. Ithaca Times: You guys have been on what seems like a pretty epic tour: how’s

everything going? What’s America looking like these days? Tommy Davis: It’s always a trip waking up in a different city everyday. There’s really nothing else like it, but we’re far enough into it now that it starts to make sense, and you kind of lean into the odd sleep schedule and what not. We’ve had a really interesting route on this tour where we happen to be in cities like Baton Rouge literally the day after the peaceful protests were taken over by hoards of riot police. Our close friend walked us around his house demonstrating how dozens of cops had flooded through, hog-tying protesters just the day before. We’ve also experienced incredible hospitality in Tijuana, Mexico, a place that everyone warns you about the dangers of, but we got to see something much more positive and had a great time. The irony of this was that we felt a stronger sense of danger in Baton Rouge, comparatively, with all of the recent police violence than we did in Tijuana. So it’s been interesting. IT: What’s the dynamic like being in a duo? Do you think a form like doom

and sludge (and punk for that matter), really blossoms in a format that gives a lot of voice to an individual: in this case two people. Compared to a band with like four or five people? TD: The dynamic tends to be much more minimalistic as a duo—that is, less soloing and things of that nature. But I think we’ve found that being a duo works really well for us. It does give each member a bigger voice, but highlights a lot of the idiosyncrasies and stylistic approaches, while also allowing Abbey Apple and Tommy Davis are ORYX (Photo Provided) us to write very aggressive straightforward music. I like to us unless we have a tag along. It’s more of a think of it as trimming the fat. No filler, all juggling act loading gear, handling merch, killer. etc. too. IT: What’s the story behind the band? IT: As far as sound goes, are there How’d you guys start jamming and where direct inspirations and interpretations that did you find and sustain that mystical figure prominently into your approach? touch? TD: This music is a product of mental TD: Years ago, Abbey and I lived down distortion, a nihilistic worldview, an the street from a DIY venue we helped run interpretation on the Tibetan Book of the at that time in Las Cruces, New Mexico Dead, and the juxtaposition of the human called The Trainyard. It was the perfect spot mind: awakened and enlightened, and yet for loud music because it was right on the self-destructive and full of hate. train tracks and had no noise ordinance. IT: What’s the most inspiring thing Our typical practice time was from you’ve experienced on the current tour midnight to 3 a.m. you’re on? IT: How do you make touring work for TD: We have taken a ton of inspiration you guys? I would wager being a duo makes from the people we’ve connected with all the whole experience more logical. over the country. It’s a good feeling to know TD: I’d argue the opposite actually. that they are out there, trying to figure out Every long drive has to be split between just this s*** just like we are. •

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The Dream of Life

A story that dances in poetry and woe By Chr i s tophe r J. Har r ing ton Fred A. Wilcox, Tommy Mackin’s Vow, Cayuga Lake Books, 2016

This is a story that is familiar, commonplace, and existential; but it’s addicting. Moving at an effortless pace, making the best of its balladry, the story has he sky of freedom hovers infinitely a complex honesty to it, and you fall into it above us. It chases dark and clear with open arms. Like a Greek tragedy, we shadows, dreams, visions, demons watch a tale unravel itself into the shadows, and time: a translucent Rolex without dials and moving hands. Vehicles that never stop following blindly. The story highlights the continue this pummeling journey: the spirit post-Vietnam era, its devastating effects and philosophical brutality. Tommy’s of the ‘60s, of Woodstock, San Francisco, family is a direct victim of this age, and the the prophet of freedom, the collapse, and protagonist travels through this universe the American highway. Deep into the in a sort of haze, following demons, ghosts dark nightmare we descend, but with pure from the past, and a sickening soul. His thoughts, of hope and everlasting oneness. future, the fading hopes to save his son and We want to live, harness the insanity, bottle his family, slide slowly into the lightning, and forge a dream: Tommy takes to a completion. Life is the bottle, his vision. a mystery, a poetic In many ways Tommy onslaught. Fred A. Mackin’s Vow is the story Wilcox’s new novel, of America’s past: the Tommy Mackin’s Vow, harrowing realities of dances a unique and a tortured soul: a postspiral jig: breathing fire Vietnam of immigrants, and beatnik tragedy victims, and illusions. it’s an overwhelmingly Mistakes stack upon each honest tale: the words other like the piles of dead melting into your lap soldiers from the Vietnam with sanguine pride. It War. The living and succeeds as poetry, and surviving are dead as well: this is its special code. the stretch of devastation The story concerns infinite and harrowing. the Irish visionary A dream where people, Tommy Mackin, his loved ones, and visionary family, his pain, and his ones, keep disappearing subsequent mapping of and reappearing, face a foggy and tragic past. Fred A. Wilcox (Photo: Diane Duthie) changing, and morphing. When we first meet him The parallels of addiction he’s a recently released and war, heritage and prisoner. Then he’s a street bum in 1970s New York City. The city misplacement, longing and consequence, ring loud throughout. comes alive in Wilcox’s prose. You feel the Working in halftones, muted jaunts, smoke, the sunrise, and the urban artistry and suspicious accuracy, Wilcox weaves of the great behemoth. a quick page-turner; the story is noble, He meets his wife and they fall in love, melancholy, and expressive, and the running wild and mad with life. “They smoke hash, dance and sing along with Bob author’s syntax is a fluid workout. Blending and spacing into a formulaic prism, Dylan. Dawn sprinkles across their bed; sentences stack atop one another like a they decide to get married,” Wilcox writes. castle in a clear mountain breeze. “He The story jaunts and rises with a powerful stands upon a seawall, watching the Pacific flow. Similar to the great Jack Kerouac, Ocean catch fire, small white angels soaring Wilcox writes with an intense zest of across blue sky,” Wilcox writes. “One day movement. The story glides with a swirling the sun will turn into a cold dark cinder; immediacy. Kerouac actually manages to the end of suffering.” find his way into the story and the effect is Wilcox wrote about the chemical dizzying. It’s really sweet. warfare in Vietnam in his non-fiction Drugs, booze, depression and book Waiting for an Army to Die: The darkness: the other side of the polar sun. Tragedy of Agent Orange, and in Tommy Mackin and his wife have kids, grow up Mackin’s Vow he extends his compassion and move to the outskirts. Time morphs in for the lives of sufferers, their choices and a fluxing syntax. His son is soon a hippie, a walking time bomb, and finally a junkie. shattered dreams. The power to live, the “Sean wears ragged Levis, drapes a do-rag sprit of being, and the passion of art, is over his spiked hair, and walks the stoner Wilcox’s remedy. There’s an endless amount shuffle,” Wilcox writes. “Jerry Garcia moves of consequences in this giant paradox of into the Mackin family home. Tommy life, and we try to do what we can. Wilcox complains. Sean kicks up the volume.” writes honestly of the struggle. •

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The Colors of Infinity

Aboriginal abstract paintings come to Cornell By Ar thur W hit m an

he visual culture of the Australian Aborigines is believed to be the world’s oldest extant, stretching back tens of thousands of years. Decorations on sand, rock, and ceremonial objects—as well as the body—form an integral part of their societies and their larger world-view. Originally created for ritual, figurative and geometric designs embody narratives of a mythic ancestral past, variously translated as the Dreamtime or Everywhen. Typically “owned” by individuals or groups, these Dreaming stories serve to anchor men and women in relation to their communities, their ancestry, and their land. Their purpose is at once cartographic, ethical, sacred, and social. The reinvention of this traditional culture as contemporary art dates back to the early 1970s. Stationed at the northern indigenous settlement of Papunya, white art teacher Geoffrey Bardon encouraged the men of the community to translate their traditional Dreamings using contemporary materials—most famously as acrylic “dot” paintings on canvas. In the subsequent decades, the painting movement spread and diversified. Now accepted as part of the contemporary mainstream, the work of top artists is exhibited in prestigious venues, both in Australia and internationally. One development has been the emergence of more individualistic and abstracted approaches. “No Boundaries: Aboriginal Australian

Contemporary Abstract Painting” highlights this expansion. The exhibit was first shown at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno and has traveled across the U.S. before coming to the Cornell’s Johnson Museum, its fifth and final stop. (It runs through August 14.) Curated by William Fox and Henry Skerritt, it features the work of nine men from northwest Australia, loaned by Miami collectors Debra and Dennis Scholl. The exhibit complements “Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya,” a major traveling exhibit originating at the Johnson in early 2009. While the previous show focused on the early years of the painting movement, “No Boundaries” emphasizes work from the new millennium. The main reservation that I have here concerns the paint application, which is mostly rudimentary. The method seems closer to the self-taught “outsider” artists within modern cultures than to the midcentury abstractionists these works also evoke. Still, it’s possible to do interesting things with limited technique. All but one of the artists here were senior Lawmen (respected community leaders), deceased within the past fifteen years. The exception is Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, who is of a younger generation, born in the late 1950s. His intriguing work suggests a hand-painted version of the “optical” abstraction popular in the

sixties. In contrast to the often-garish background as a stockman. color of other Aboriginal painting, most of While Ngarra’s dots are cleanly painted Tjapaltjarri’s pieces here make use of black, and separate, Mitchell’s are impastoed cream, and earth red. Dense patterns of and sometimes clump together. They’re stripes—some comprised also brightly and diverely of dots strung together colored, bold against like beads—evoke desert his black backgrounds. topography. Warlpapuka (2009), a Both Tjapaltjarri wide-format canvas, is and Tjumpo one of several pieces here Tjapanangka are to imagine the mountain showing oversized known in English as Mt. pieces, displayed parallel Fanny. Like others in the to the floor. Both the series, the piece has a former’s reddish Marawa patchwork-like quality. The (2012) and the latter’s (uncustomary) red brown similarly banded, if less background and the density refined, Wati Kutjarra of the stippling add to its at the Water Site of richness of conception. Mamara (2000) have The gestural “Body been presented so as to Marks” series of Midpul, emphasize their relation also known as the “Prince to the land they depict as of Wales,” recalls the artist’s well as the way they were knowledge of body painting. positioned as they were Many canvases have painted. painted borders within their Ngarra and Tommy edges. In collusion with Mitchell are the exhibit’s the forceful staccato of the most ambitious colorists. brushwork, the approach According to Skerritt, is reminiscent of the work Ngarra is one of the few of British abstractionist Tjumpo Tjapanangka’s “Wati Kutjarra at Howard Hodgkin. Aboriginal painters to the Water Site of Mamara” (2000) mix his own paints. In a “No Boundaries” also (Photo Provided) series of pieces on paper, features work by Paddy he combines inventive Bedford, Jananggoo Butcher color with quirky attention to the minutiae Cherel, Billy Joongoora Thomas, and Boxer of bush life. Bullock S*** at the Watch’em Milner Tjampitjin—all distinctly individual Camp—Night Time (2005) recalls his in style. •

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people before, Isabel is forced to reconcile her discomfort and inherited fear with her newfound understanding of the South African black experience. The production’s director Melanie Dreyer understands this navigation all too clearly. A self-described “privileged white woman of Western European descent,” she feels it is her duty to answer many of the criticisms put forward by her peers. When protestors against police violence first began illegal activity, Dreyer heard “a lot of questions from non-people-of-color [asking] ‘Why the violence?’... The question I had is ‘How can we try and understand what inspires that kind of anger?’”

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Dreyer understands the anger as “a historical anger ... not a momentary one,” and because of the history laden with racial injustice, she understands that “it’s very hard to communicate that to somebody that hasn’t lived it.” While she hasn’t lived it herself, she’s done her best to understand. In the fluid invocation of Black Lives Matter, justice can be fought in many mediums, art being one of them, and like electricity, art can go either way. For Haltom, “It can close minds down or open them up. Like electricity, it’s not good or bad, but when channeled in the right direction, it lights your house.” Channeled poorly though, it can also burn it down. Fortunately for us, Civic Ensemble has a five-year history of sparking Ithaca’s hearts and minds through the theater,

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and this production promises to be no different. The company’s mission centers on telling the stories of two particular sets of folks: people of color and women. My Children! My Africa!—directed by a white woman with a cast of predominantly actors of color—demonstrates how theatre can honor its mission while being sociallyrelevant. Simmons as Mr. M is the booming presence that grounds the play, with Jelani Pitcher as Thami and Brianna Ford as Isabel bracketing him on either side. For Pitcher and Ford, both 2016 Ithaca College graduates, the play’s issues are more than mere fodder for emotional indulgence; it’s personal. Off stage, the two are a couple. On stage, their lived familiarity with race issues and each other

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should add vigor to their performances. Far from being a feel-good play about racial harmony, My Children! My Africa!, originally produced in 1989, has stood the test of time, both for its deft treatment of the thorny ideologies surrounding the fight for racial justice and its layers of metaphorical imagery. Near the end of the play, Thami is forced to explain the experience of his race to Isabel: There is no justice for black people in this country other than what we make for ourselves. When you judge us … just remember that you carry a share of the responsibility for it. It is your laws that have made simple, decent black people so desperate that they turn into “mad mobs.” It takes no stretching of the imagination to feel the contemporary relevance of Thami’s defense. He could be defending the sometimes illegal but rhetorically justified tactics of many Black Lives Matter activities. Simmons sees the Black Lives Matter movement, with its interwoven networks and ever-shifting expressions, as a successful movement “that at the same time is coming into conflict a little bit with some of the old heads in the civil rights movement.” Today’s disagreements are represented in the political art of another nation’s yesteryear. Thus, in Civic Ensemble’s My Children! My Africa! as we listen to familiar arguments over apartheid preserved in this 1989 play, we might consider what current popular artists, such as rapper Kendrick Lamar, composer Lin Manuel-Miranda, and singer Beyoncé, are saying in 2016. Will it be painfully relevant years from now? Fugard has brilliantly shown how his three characters’ perspectives are justified according to their own separate codes, but in the end they cannot reconcile their differences to find harmony, which might be Fugard’s way of telling us something. Harmony achieved without struggle might be just a shallow vessel, carrying the load of our present problems into a future, where the next generation will be forced to reconcile the incomplete solutions of the past. My Children, My Africa! was written 27 years ago, the year before South African president Frederik de Klerk announced the end of apartheid, and yet its text is equally relevant to America’s discussion of racial justice in 2016. Do we want the words of Kendrick Lamar to be as relevant in 2043 as they are now? Performances will be held in the Black Box Theatre at the Lehman Alternative Community School Black Box Theatre (111 Chestnut Street). Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and 4 pm on Sundays. In keeping with Civic Ensemble’s mission that theatre be accessible for all, there is a range of ticketing options. Advance reservations are available. These can be reserved online at bit.ly/MCMAtix. Free tickets will be available at the venue on the day of performance, 30 minutes before curtain. •

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8/03 Wednesday Richie Stearns and Friends | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Rongovian Embassy, 1 W Main St, Trumansburg | Old-Time, Bluegrass. Best Coast, Sunflower Bean | 7:00 PM | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Indie Rock, lo-fi, Pop, Rock. Los Finsteros | 7:00 PM | StoneCat Cafe, 5315 Rt 414, Hector | Acid Jug Band, Americana, Blues, Soul, Folk. Sacred Chanting with Damodar Das and Friends | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Ahimsa Yoga Studio, 215 N Cayuga St., Ithaca | An easy, fun, uplifting spiritual practice open to all faiths. No prior experience necessary. More at www. DamodarDas.com. Folk ‘n Kava | 7:30 PM-10:30 PM | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 139 W State St, Ithaca | Nate Marshall and Friends play Traditional and Original Folk, Jazz, and Gospel Music, featuring Angie Beeler, Travis Knapp, Leon Arguello, and Special Guest Stars. Tango Night | 8:00 PM-11:30 PM | Oasis Dance Club, 1230 Danby Rd, Ithaca |

Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd, Ithaca | Every Thursday Night. Acoustic music. Listings and info at sixmilecreek.com CTB Jazz Thursdays with Who Let the Cats Out | 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | Collegetown Bagels, East Hill Plaza, Ithaca | Jazz. Fabi World Experience | 8:00 PM | Rongovian Embassy, 1 W Main St, Trumansburg | Folk, Afro-Latin, Groove, World. Izzy True (Album Release Show), Sammus, Underground River, Tender Cruncher | 8:00 PM-11:00 PM | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 139 W State St, Ithaca | Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Classic Rock, Hip Hop, Rap, Rock. Ithaca Underground presents. Gerard Burke | 8:00 PM | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Delta Blues. Southpaw | 10:00 PM | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca |

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8/05 Friday Djug Django | 7:00 PM | Cornell Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca | Central New York’s premier gypsy swing band, Djug Django has been delighting dancers and jazz buffs for years. The ensemble specializes in the

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“Road Man” is the solo project of Jon Petronzio, previously known best for his vocal and keyboard work with the bands “John Brown’s Body” and “Revision”. He is also a well-loved music teacher in Ithaca, NY, sharing his passion with the next generation. He rocks the CFCU downtown summer concert series this week on Thursday, 8/04 at 6 PM. Be there or be square. (Photo Facebook) music of guitarist Django Reinhardt, who founded the Quintette du Hot Club in Paris in the 1930s—but they also perform jazz standards, Latin rhythms, and “N’awlins soul,” as well as originals by band member and multi-instrumentalist Dave Davies. Depot Friday Nights: Grassanova | 7:00 PM | Bluegrass.

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8/03 Wednesday Dryden Music Series: Radio London | 6:00 PM | VFW, 2272 Dryden Rd, Dryden | British Invasion Rock & Roll.

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After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France. | 91 mins R | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa. | 93 mins R |

concerts, Saturday, August 6, 7pm, and Sunday, August 7, 3pm. The DAIB&C is an all-inclusive and unique recreational music group, founded in 1996 Jody Earle. Our mission is to provide a non-competitive, recreational, free summer music ensemble experience to anyone of any age or musical ability. Marc Berger: Taughannock Falls Summer Concert Series | 7:00 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Taughannock Falls State Park.

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Stage Civic Ensemble: My Children! My Africa! | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St., Ithaca | Runs August 4-7 & 11-14, 2016; Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 4pm. Athol Fugard’s gripping, eloquent drama about teaching and learning within segregated South Africa will start the 2016-2017 season, Civic Ensemble’s fifth. Fugard was not only an internationally acclaimed playwright but also a freedom fighter in his home country. He confronts the tragedy of apartheid in this compelling tale, full of questions still being asked in 2016 within the Black Lives Matter movement. Constellations | 7:30 PM, Thursday, 8/04, 8:00 PM, Friday, 8/05, 2:00 PM, 7:30 PM, Saturday 8/06, 7:30, Sunday, 8/07, 7:30 , Tuesday, 8/09 | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | A spellbinding love story between an unlikely couple, a beekeeper and a quantum physicist, that defies the boundaries of the world we think we know. For showtimes visit www. hangartheatre.org Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore (The Lass that Loved a Sailor) | CRS Barn Studio’s outdoor space,

Cafe Society | Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. | 96 mins PG-13 | Captain Fantastic | In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent. | 118 mins R | The Lobster | In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. | 119 mins R | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand

8/07 Sunday Rhiannon | 7:30 PM | Carriage House Cafe, 305 Stewart Ave, Ithaca |Rhiannon has been bringing her unique and potent blend of jazz, world music, improvisation and storytelling to audiences for over four decades.

8/09 Tuesday Music in the Hollow: Terrapin Station | 6:00 PM | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd, Ithaca | Grateful Dead Experience.

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Athol Fugard’s gripping, eloquent drama about teaching and learning within segregated South Africa will start Civic Ensemble’s fifth season. Fugard was not only an internationally acclaimed playwright but also a freedom fighter in his home country. He confronts the tragedy of apartheid in this compelling tale, full of questions still being asked today within the Black Lives Matter movement. Civic Ensemble is proud to once again invite the citizens of central New York to probe into social issues.

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Notices Walk, Look and Learn Hike: Cayuga Trails Club | 4:30 PM, 8/03 Wednesday | Lime Hollow Nature Center, 338 McLean Rd., Cortland | For further information visit cayugatrailsclub.org Ithaca Sociable Singles Dinner | 6:00 PM-, 8/03 Wednesday | Istanbul Turkish Kitchen, 311 3rd St., Ithaca | RSVP kristiana.kalab@gmail.com Love Living at Home (LLH) | 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, 8/06 Saturday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | New Innovative Approach to Aging Launched in Tompkins County: Love Living at Home (LLH), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has opened in Tompkins County to help older adults live at home as long as possible. Square and Contra Dance | 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | Everyone Welcome (members and non-members). No experience or partner needed. For more information call 273-1511 Beginner Bird Walks | Saturdays and Sundays | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the Cornell Lab of Ornitholgy on Sapsucker Woods Rd. by the front of the building. For the meeting time and more information, go to the club’s website, www.cayugabirdclub.org/ calendar Honoring the memory of Jacob Geldwert | 2:00 PM-, 8/07 Sunday | Temple Beth-El, 402 N Tioga St, Ithaca | Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series Established in Honor of Jacob and Jeannette Geldwert. Jacob and Jeannette were survivors of the Holocaust who moved to Ithaca after World War II. The service is open to the public and the establishment of the new fund will be officially announced at that time. For more information, contact Marjorie Hoffman, program chair of the IAUJC, at (607)257-9924 or

at marjorie@twcny.rr.com. Cayuga Trails Club: Walk, Look and Learn Hike | 8:15 PM, 8/07 Sunday | Bahar Nature preserve and Carpenter’s Falls Unique Area, , Tompkins County | For further information visit cayugatrailsclub.org Open Garden Day | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8/07 Sunday | Ithaca Community Gardens, Carpenter Circle, Ithaca | Meet the gardeners of the Ithaca Community Gardens at our third annual Open Garden Day. This year we are celebrating our 40th year of community gardening in Ithaca. Tour the gardens, take a workshop, see what vegetables, herbs, and flowers are growing, and learn more about community gardening! Fun veggie hunt and face painting for kids. The Cayuga Trails Club Tuesday Hikes | The Cayuga Trails Club will lead 4-5 mile hikes every Tuesday evening. Hike locations vary every week. For current information, call 607-339-5131 or visit www.cayugatrailsclub.org

Learning Canning and Preserving | 6:30 PM-8:00 PM, 8/03 Wednesday | GreenStar Cooperative Market, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Chef Betsy Clasby will show you some methods you can use to preserve your bountiful summer harvest, including making jams, pickles, and dried spices. Registration is required - sign up online at greenstar. coop or at GreenStar’s Customer Service Desk or call 273-9392. Meditation Sessions | 12:35 PM-, 8/03 Wednesday | BorgWarner Room, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Facilitated by psychotherapist and Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Anna Salamone, RN, LCSW, these sessions will encourage participants to shift out of automatic pilot mode and observe the workings of the mind, body, and emotions. For more information, visit www.annasalamone. com or contact Carrie WheelerCarmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 248. Heritage Tourism in Ithaca and Tompkins County | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/05 Friday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | Come and share your thoughts about heritage tourism in Ithaca and Tompkins County. Tell us about your favorite history/heritage attractions. Learn how you can be a heritage ambassador. Help us explore how heritage tourism initiatives can

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CRS Barn Studio’s Outdoor Space, Friday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. The Triphammer Arts production takes a fresh, lively, and familyfriendly approach to this beloved Gilbert and Sullivan work, using both the building and the grounds of the CRS Barn Studio. The talented cast features professional singers from Central New York and beyond, including Carl Johengen as the incomparable Sir Joseph Porter KCB, Steven Stull as Captain Corcoran, Rebecca Leistikow as his rebellious daughter Josephine, Dan Bates as her “lowly suitor,” and David Neal as the despicable Dick Dead Eye.

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Lehman Alternative Community School, Thursday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.

2622 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca | Runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 5, 6, and 7, 2016 at 7:00pm. The Triphammer Arts production takes a fresh, lively, and family-friendly approach to this beloved Gilbert and Sullivan work, using both the building and the grounds of the CRS Barn Studio. The talented cast features professional singers from Central New York and beyond, including Carl Johengen as the incomparable Sir Joseph Porter KCB, and Steven Stull as the beleaguered Captain Corcoran. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please contact crsbarn@lightlink.com Crazy For You | Wednesday July 27, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 1, 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 2, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | Gershwin’s musical is fun for the entire family and chock full of classic songs and toe tapping choreography. Agatha Cards on the Table | Wednesday, 8/03, 7:30 PM, Thursday, 8/04, 7:30 PM, Friday, 8/05, 2:00 PM, 7:30 PM, Saturday, 8/060, 7:30 PM, Tuesday, 8/09, 7:30 PM | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | This rarely produced Christie classic is sure to please the mystery lover in all of us!

Mr. Shaitana is a strange and wealthy collector of various kinds of art. One evening he invites Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard and crime novelist Adriane Oliver to a dinner party to view his latest “collection”: four people who have committed murder and gotten away with it.

create new linkages and be of benefit to residents. Give us feedback on draft heritage tourism branding language. Brief presentations will be made at 6:00 and at 7:00 p.m. Unexpected Activism: Losing My Job by Keith Allison | 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Keith Allison is an elementary school teacher from Ohio who was removed from his job over a Facebook post showing and discussing local calf crates. In this presentation he discusses his removal, his subsequent lawsuit, and the resolution. He looks at why photographs and videos of animal agriculture are seen by some as threatening and our need to openly engage in dialogue with each other. For more information see the Vegetarian and Vegan Meetup of Southern Tier NY: http://www.meetup.com/VegetarianVegan-Meetup-of-Southern-TierNew-York/ Moth Night | 8:30 PM-, 8/06 Saturday | Roy H. Park Preserve, Irish Settlement Rd., Freeville | Hosted by the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Several lights will be set up for moth and other insect observation and we will discuss moth identification and natural history. Directions and more info at www.fllt. org/events. The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Explore five private gardens in Alpine, Freeville, Ithaca, and Trumansburg, open to the public for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy and the Tompkins County Beautification Program. No reservations required; rain or shine. Featuring thyme lawns, an artist’s studio and whimsical sculpture, deer-resistant plantings, specialty plantings of heirloom pumpkins, tomatoes, fig trees, grapes, and chestnut trees, and views of Cayuga Lake. For More Information: See www.opendaysprogram.org or call The Garden Conservancy toll-free weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 1-888-842-2442.

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Kids Vending Day: Ithaca Farmers Market | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/04 Thursday | Ithaca Farmers Market, Ithaca | What better way to get your entrepreneurial feet wet than inviting youth to come sell at the Market. This pilot program for youth under 18 is happening once each month at the Thursday Night Market. This week is sure to be fun with music by Ithaca

Squad, 58 Main Street, Candor | 607-659-3022 or email sueheaven@ gmail.com Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM-6:30 PM, 8/03 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun. Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins - denicepeckins@hotmail.com Wednesday Night Ithaca Women’s Basketball Association: Open to girls & women ages 16 & up | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 8/03 Wednesday | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca | Bike Night | 6:30 PM-, 8/03 Wednesday | The Parkview Restaurant, 145 Front Street, Owego | Music. Live Demo: The Coolest Science | 1:00 PM-, 8/03 Wednesday | Evening Darling plays Fleetwood Mac-influenced rock n’ roll referencing singer Erica Lane’s upbringing in North Carolina. Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca | www. The group stops by The Haunt this Friday, August 6 at 9:00 PM. You can go your own way, but you should probably head to sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. East Hill Ithaca Farmers’ Market | over to The Haunt and check these rockers out. (Photo Provided) 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, 8/03 Wednesday | Located next to Rite Aid, Pine Tree Rd., favorites Richie and Rosie, Food, events/1163459553674493/ 100 on Friday, and the NASCAR XFINITY Ithaca | visit www.ithacamarket.com. Produce, Artisans and Kid Vendors. All Series Zippo 200 on Saturday. Catalyst Engage Festival | 11:00 Summer Exhibition: Motion Mania this and the Waterfront, too! AM-12:00 AM, 8/06 Saturday | WVBR’s Rock the Waters | 7:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca | www. Family Fort Night | 6:00 PM, 8/04 Scottland Yard, 262 Harford Rd., PM, 8/06 Saturday | The Dock, 415 sciencenter.org or 607-272- 0600. Thursday | Tompkins County Public Brooktondale | Featuring the band The Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Featuring: Sciencenter Mini-Golf | Sciencenter, Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Blind Spots, Oh Eternity, Leonidas, Pete Johnny Dowd, Gabe Tavares, Polly Family Fort Night will begin with a Wood, and Samuel Lupowitz. Raffles for Ruttle, and Jared Campbell. The Engage 601 1st St., Ithaca | Enjoy 18 holes of pajama storytime in the Thaler/Howell Festival will feature amazing live music, science fun! www.sciencenter.org or prizes such as gift cards to Handwork, 607-272- 0600. Viva and the Nines. Programming Room. After sharing silly food and activities the whole family stories and songs, families will take can participate in, such as swimming Meditation Sessions | 12:35 PM-, Racker Rivals Big Red: Third their fort-making supplies to the floor and visiting with some exotic animals, 8/03 Wednesday | BorgWarner Room, Annual Hockey Game | 5:00 PM-, of the Youth Services Department and like Alpacas and Specialty Barbecue 101 E Green St, Ithaca | For more 8/06 Saturday | Lynah Rink, Cornell build cozy tents, castles and reading On Premises. Online tickets at www. information, visit www.annasalamone. Univ., Ithaca | Exhibition hockey game nooks. Participants are welcome to com or contact Carrie Wheelerthat will raise funds for individuals with newvinemedia.org/engage bring their flashlights and favorite disabilities throughout our community. Curtiss Classic Motorcycle Weekend Carmenatty at cwheeler@tcpl.org or blankets for added fun. For more (607) 272-4557 extension 248. | Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, 8419 Picnic Pleasures | 9:30 AM-6:00 PM, information, contact Youth Services State Route 54, Hammondsport | Easy, Light and Fun Yoga | 4:15 PM-, 8/06 Saturday | Varick Winery, 5102 Librarian Kate DeVoe at kdevoe@tcpl. Gathering of motorcyclists, motorcycle 8/04 Thursday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon State Rte 89, Romulus | Enjoy fine org or (607) 272-4557 extension 277. enthusiasts, and motorcycle vendors. Rd, Lansing | Info at www.YogaFarm.us wines paired with complimentary Routes available for various different picnic fare. Play lawn games. A good Take off Pounds Sensibly | 6:00 PM-, ride routes around Keuka Lake. old-time get-together. 315-549-8797 8/04 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 or www.varickwinery.com Owego Elks Antiques And Owego Road, Candor | Contact Jean Collectibles Market | 8:00 AM-, 8/07 Dewey Leader 659-9969 or jmdewey@ Hosmer Winery 30th Anniversary Sunday | 223 Front Street, 223 Front frontiernet.net Party | 2:00 PM-6:00 PM, 8/06 Chemung County Fair | Chemung Street, Owego | Shop over 40 dealers Saturday | Hosmer Winery, 6999 State Tioga Downs Antique Center And County Fairgrounds, 170 Fairview Road, from across Central NY and PA. 10,000 Route 89, Ovid | Join the crew at the General Marketplace | 9:00 AM, 8/05 Horseheads | See listings at chemungsq. ft. of quality merchandise and winery and enjoy live music by Tribal Friday, 9:00 AM, 8/06 Saturday | Indoor countyfair.com fabulous food, oldies music and more! Revival, delicious food and relax with a marketplace and outdoor flea and CHEEZ-It 355 | Watkins Glen Every first and third Sunday year-round. farmers market. Antiques, collectibles, glass of award winning Hosmer wine. International, 2790 County Road 16, Full wine tastings available! Food and furniture and more! Open every Friday Watkins Glen | The stars of NASCAR wine available for purchase. 12 noon-5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9 return to Watkins Glen International, as am-5 pm thru November 1, 2015. Jaws: Showing by the Misfit Otters the race to the Chase for the NASCAR Women Swimming Team | 2:00 1*2*3 Gluten Free | 7:00 AM-1:00 Sprint Cup heats up. 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101 E Green St, Ithaca | Caregivers and newborns under 18-months-old are invited to join Library staff Fridays for music, rhymes, movement and books. This storytime is followed by an hour-long Baby & Toddler Playtime. All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at (607) 272-4557 extension 275. Sterling Renaissance Festival | 10:00 AM, Saturday, 8/06, Sunday 8/07 | Sterling Renaissance Festival, Fraden Rd., Sterling | Stage acts this year include Warehouse Productions, Clan Tynker Circus, Draiku, Honor For Hyre, Jacques Ze Whipper, and many more. Info and tickets at sterlingfestival.com. Dryden Farmers Market | 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Dryden Agway, 59 W Main, Dryden | Enjoy local fruits & veggies, honey, eggs, cut flowers, canned salsas & sauces, artisan crafts and so much more. Bement-Billings House Open For Tours | 12:00 PM-, 8/07 Sunday | Bement-Billings Farmstead, 9241 State Route 38, Newark Valley | nvhistory@ stny.rr.com / www.nvhistory.org Game on Summer: Larger than Life | 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, 8/08 Monday | BorgWarner Room, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Info contact Teen Services Librarian Regina DeMauro at rdemauro@tcpl.org. or (607) 272-4557 extension 274. The Ultimate Purpose Rap Session: A Free Speech - Open Forum Discussion | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 8/09 Tuesday | Room #3, 2nd Floor, Above The Mate Factor Cafe, 143 Center of the Commons, Ithaca | We have tea, cookies, and a lively open discussion on the deep issues concerning humanity and our future. Please join us! Easy, Light and Fun Yoga | 5:45 PM-, 8/09 Tuesday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | The Brooktondale Farmers Market | 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, 8/09 Tuesday | Brooktondale Community Center, 524 Valley Rd, Brooktondale | Nursery School Story Time | 9:30 AM-, 8/09 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St, Newfield | Lisa Hawke will lead story time for young school age children every week. www. newfieldpubliclibrary.org Stories in the Park | 11:30 AM-12:00 PM, 8/09 Tuesday | Dewitt Park Farmers Market, , Ithaca | Children and families are invited to join library staff for lively stories, music and family fun, and stay for lunch and shopping at the Market.

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Trumansburg Conservatory of Arts, Saturday, August 6, 10:00 a.m.

Cortland Repertory Theatre, Friday, August 5, 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to an unusual show, the 3rd Annual Clothesline Art Show, featuring the work of all kinds of artists, from ages 5 to 95, from near and far, will be on view and for sale in the main TCFA auditorium. Prices can range from 50 cents to hundreds of dollars, and genres of all kinds (two-dimensional) will be display. By special arrangement this year, a selection of work by the late Trumansburg painter, Yvonne Piburn, will also be shown and on sale along with the Clothesline works.

This rarely produced Christie classic is a mystery lover’s dream. Mr. Shaitana is a strange and wealthy collector of various kinds of art. One evening he invites Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard and crime novelist Ariadne Oliver to a dinner party to view his latest “collection”: four people who have committed murder and gotten away with it. But during a game of bridge with the group in a closed room, Shaitana himself is daringly murdered!

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For more information, contact the library’s Youth Services Department at (607) 272-4557 extension 275. Anime Club | 4:15 PM-6:00 PM, 8/09 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Anime Club is open to young adults ages 11 through 19 with an interest in anime and Manga.Participants will watch films, discuss titles and share what they are reading during free Club sessions. For more information, contact Teen Services Librarian Regina DeMauro at rdemauro@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 274.

HeadsUp Weekly Pairings

by Christopher J. Harrington

ou’re thinking maybe you’ll catch a show this week. Perhaps you’ll hit it hard: grab a few cold ones, shake some bones, read some comics, get a haircut and rip it loose. Per usual, you have some options here in the hazy zone known as Ithaca; maybe not a plethora of options, but enough hidden gems to make it real. You’re going to throw some knuckleballs in there for good measure, maybe a spitball. Brown bag some kombucha. Wear that tie-dyed Acid Mothers Temple tee you’ve been hiding. Crank that old Phish boot from Amsterdam ‘97 (yeah I know it’s on CD now, but you just can’t beat a cassette). Anyways, here’re some weekly pairings. Atlanta by-way of Tel Aviv space funkers Hank & Cupcakes bring the party Friday night at the Chanti-Loft. Electro groove, abstraction, and wacky unity carry this colorful duo through the stratosphere and beyond. The ChantiLoft’s got your your ticket to Mars. If the Midwest is calling you—Chicago to be precise—head up to T-Burg and frequent the Silver Line Tap Room, who’ll be hosting blues masters Pete Panek and the Blue Cats. Both journeys are far and wide, long and winding, and sure to be a trip. If you stay downtown you can walk home, maybe catch some late

Art First Friday Art Walk | On the 1st Friday of every month, Owego’s galleries, boutiques, and restaurants showcase a broad range of artists, musicians, writers, and performers. Enjoy an art-filled night out with friends- come dine at our fabulous eateries, stroll our historic village, and enjoy shopping in our downtown marketplace. Anke Hoffstaetter | 5:00 AM-, 8/05 Friday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Anke Hoffstaetter will be displaying her abstract series at Lot 10 through August. Stop by enjoy some great food by Luna, exceptional cocktails and amazing local art. For more info visit www.ARTeFLX.com. Botanical Inspired Craft | 5:00 PM-, 8/05 Friday | Handwork, 102 W. State St., Ithaca | Join us at Handwork for our second installment of Botanical Inspired Craft. Learn how our newest member Julie Johnson creates her hand painted, calligraphic, one-of-a-kind pottery in store. Watch local sculptor Owen Mann build his captivating 3-dimensional “floramics”. Our guest florist Business is Blooming will be arranging fresh flower bouquets on site, inspired by Julie Johnson’s vases. Snacks and refreshments provided. Thru-Lines: Jane Dennis, Diana Ozolins and Terry Plater | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/05 Friday | State Of The Art, 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Each of the three artists in this exhibition presents a select body of work which shows the development of artistic intent. www.soagithaca.org First Friday at the Cortland LGBT Resource Center | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/05 Friday | Cortland LGBT Resource Center, 73 Main Street, Cortland | Deidre Plumley will be coming in to help make glittery silly putty – better

known as Magic Unicorn Poop! It’ll be a great mix of science and art, and the final product is great for fine motor skills for kids (it can also be really relaxing and therapeutic for adults!). www.cortlandlgbtcenter.org Lynne Taetzsch: Abstract Meditations | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/05 Friday | CAP ArtsSpace, 171 The Commons, Ithaca | In this collection of recent paintings, Lynne Taetzsch explores color, form and pattern. She is especially drawn to the bountiful forms of nature in field and garden, extracting their elements in playful explorations. The paintings in this exhibit range from quiet meditations to lush abundance. ArtsPartner.org Lisa Pincus: ShiRt Happens: Linear Threads | 5:00 PM-7:30 PM, 8/05 Friday | Eye, 126 The Commons, Ithaca | Following eye‘s mission of being keenly eclectic, object maker, Lisa Pincus’s, ShiRt Happens!, is like no other textile

night techno at Silky Jones; but if head west—or north rather—it could be your lucky night. Panek shreds with the best of them: visions of Buddy Guy and Matt “Guitar” Murphy dance in your head. Back up north Saturday night the progressive salsa-roots fusion collective Griot Rumbero, take over the mighty Rongovian Embassy. Kind of like Fela Kuti meets Rusted Root on a good day, with washy Bill Laswell undertones, this band will lull you to the mystical lands of dreams, peaking, curling, banging, and jumping their lush rhythmic sounds into your warm heart. You’ll be four smiles to the east, and three sheets to the wind by the end of their two-hour set, ripped and ready for your next adventure. Do you cab it back down to the heart of the city; stick around T-Burg; order a pizza; or go hang out in the graveyard and mediate? Perchance you go with the latter, head back home, crack a Corona, slice a lime, throw in some Empire Strikes Back, cool down with some planet Hoth-Han frozen in carboniteLuke and Darth working the most epic battle of all-time, and then finish the thing off with that new Sutcliffe Jugend record you picked up at Angry Mom. You’ll be pummeled to eternity and fall asleep nicely, dreaming of Lobot and Chewey. Monday night’s your jam. The Chanti-Loft’s got an epic lineup ready to melt you into oblivion. You get out of work and either grab a seltzer at GreenStar or a frothy pint at Lot-10, then you head over and upstairs. Headliners ORYX obviously will destroy you (see interview with lead singer and guitarist on page 17), and the supporting bands make for the best lineup all month.

exhibit you’ve ever seen. Show runs August 5 – September 4th. The Art Factory | 5:00 PM-8:00 AM, 8/05 Friday | 202 2nd St., 202 2nd St., Ithaca | Collages with antique objects, nature and animals in vintage up-cycled frames. Wen Lin | 5:00 PM-, 8/05 Friday | Autumn Leaves, 115 The Commons, Ithaca | Come and meet the artist, Wen Lin (aka Lam), who comes from three generations of Chinese artists. Lam’s grandfather was one of China’s early oil painters and his father, Long Hua Lin, is a well-known watercolorist, calligrapher, and retired art professor. 3rd Annual Clothesline Art Show | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, 8/06 Saturday | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Congress at McLallen St, Trumansburg | Runs Saturday, 8/06 and Sunday 8/07. The work of all kinds of artists, from 5 to 95, from near and far, will be on view and for sale in the main

Lynah Rink, Cornell University, Saturday, August 6, 5:00 p.m.

On Saturday, Franziska Racker Centers, Tompkins Trust Company and Cornell University will present Racker Rivals Big Red, an exhibition hockey game that will raise funds for individuals with disabilities throughout our community. The game will take place for the third year at Lynah Rink on Cornell University Campus, featuring Cornell’s Big Red Hockey coaches Mike Schafer, Ben Syer, and Doug Derraugh, as well as celebrity players from the community including Greg Hartz, President of the Tompkins Trust Company.

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Noise art project Faith Void is a challenging and worthy escape into zones of experience. You’ll be uncomfortable, dazzled, and moved. Water Bears is a trip through psychedelic ice cream castles, doom-rivers, and weirdo Hawkwind tunnels. Genuine stuff. Escuela veer for the Autobahn, slapping their million-miles-an hour grindcore and powerviolence in your face! Lead singer Katerina Economou is a vision. Spiraling, flinging, jaunting, and barking, she makes it real: gritty, and fantastic. Tuesday, then it’s Wednesday again. Then it’s Sunday, Friday, Georgeday, Monday, Pinkday, Insulinday, and on and on. My advice: pack up the car and grab

TCFA auditorium. Prices can range from 50 cents to hundreds of dollars, and genres of all kinds (two-dimensional) will be display. By special arrangement this year, a selection of work by the late Trumansburg painter, Yvonne Piburn, will also be shown and on sale along with the Clothesline works. Wynn Yarrow: Landscapes | 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8/07 Sunday | Cornell Plantations, 1 Plantations Rd, Ithaca | Wynn Yarrow paints landscapes as metaphors for the inner life. Yarrow’s work exists in the shadowland between technique and vision; emotion and intellect; the physical realm and the spiritual one. ongoing Benjamin Peters | 120 The Commons, Ithaca | Harwood: At a very early age, Harwood discovered a natural gift for drawing and this was all he

yourself The Lord Of The Rings trilogy on audio book—the one narrated by the amazing Rob Inglis— and head towards the Rockies, then the desert, the sky, the universe, the coast, L.A., Big Sur, Coos Bay, Seattle…keep dreaming...cheers. •

wanted to do. However, growing up in a household where creativity was regarded as something perverse, the fledgling artist drew in secret, using paper grocery bags, cardboard, or cereal boxes. | www.benjaminpeters. com Cellar d’Or | 136 E. State/MLK Street, on the Commons, Ithaca | Ivy Stevens-Gupta: Micro Expressions in Abstract Art: Communicating with Color. Award-winning Ithaca artist and color theory instructor Ivy StevensGupta’s newest exhibit employs color and design as powerful communicators. | www.thecellardor.com Community School of Music and Arts | 330 E.State / MLK Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 | Photographing the Natural World: The Cayuga Nature Photographers (CNP) present works reflecting a diverse approach to the natural world, from insects, to birds, to flowers, to waterfalls and beyond. |

www.csma-ithaca.org Madeline’s Restaurant | 215 E State St, Ithaca | An exhibit of Guy Ciarcia’s Digital Art Paintings | guyciarcia.com Rasa Spa | 310 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Trina Bartimer Bruno: Nature inspired mixed media paintings. June through end of August Sunny Days of Ithaca | 123 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca | James Burlitch: Enduring Images Photography: After teaching and doing research in chemistry for thirty-nine years at Cornell University, James Burlitch revived his love of photography developed as a young adult.

Got Submissions? Send your events items – band gigs, benefits, meet-ups, whatever – to arts@ithacatimes.com.

Constellations,

Hangar Theatre, Sunday, August 7, 7:30 p.m. To close their 42nd season, the Hangar Theatre will present “Constellations” by Nick Payne from August 4 until 13, 2016. Payne’s award-winning play explores the unlikely relationship between a beekeeper and a quantum physicist. It is a story of infinite possibilities exploring how relationships might exist in a parallel universe. It’ll be directed by Hangar Theatre Lab Company alum Linsay Firman, who is the Director of Play Development at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in NYC.

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Clockwise from top: Katerina Economou of Escuela; Hank and Cupcakes; Darth Vader; Pete Panek and the Blue Cats (Photos Provided)

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