July 19, 2023

Section Eight Lawsuit Against Local Renting Company Dismissed

By Matt Dougherty

In October 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James led a lawsuit against Jason Fane’s Ithaca Renting Company (IRC), a local landlord and development company that owns more than 500 units across the city, on the grounds that the company refused to accept Section 8 housing vouchers in violation of New York State housing laws.

e Section 8 program helps to provide access to safe and secure housing for seniors, people with disabilities, and low income individuals.

A er months of deliberation, New York State Supreme Court Judge Marc G. Masler dismissed the lawsuit on June 27 asserting that the Attorney General’s argument was fundamentally awed because requiring landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers is a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches.

As a result of the ruling, the 2019 amendment that made it illegal for landlords to deny renting to individuals based on their source of income has been declared unconstitutional. e ruling has sparked concern among housing activists who worry that it will make it more difcult for vulnerable populations to access a ordable housing.

e ruling explains that the IRC “ rst contend that the source of income anti discrimination statute is unconstitutional because it compels landlords to participate in Section 8 — which is a voluntary program under federal law — thereby impermissibly requiring landlords to waive their rights under the Fourth Amendment of

the US Constitution.”

According to the ruling the O ce of the Attorney General agreed that Section 8 is a voluntary program, but contended that Human Rights Law did not mandate participation in Section 8 because the law “merely prohibits [landlords] from denying an applicant for an apartment based on their source of income.”

e ruling goes on to say that the argument from the Attorney General’s o ce is “fundamentally awed for the simple reason that…a landlord cannot accept a Section 8 housing voucher as payment for rent without agreeing to participate in Section. 8, which, in turn, requires that the landlord authorized warrant less searches of the rental property and the landlord’s records.”

According to Masler, forced compliance in the Section 8 program requires landlords to enter Housing Assistance Payment contracts, which mandate landlords to “consent to inspection…at such times as the PHA determines necessary.” is requirement could con ict with New York State law prohibiting landlords from entering a tenants apartment without providing a “reasonable notice” except in cases of an emergency.

In addition, it requires that landlords provide the PHA, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the US Comptroller General with “full and free access” to rental units and “other records

T AKE N OTE

X Dakota Tseng Announced as 2023 “I Voted” Sticker Contest Winner

The Tompkins County Board of Elections has announced that Dakota Tseng, a recently graduated senior from New Roots Charter School submitted the winning design for the 2023 “I Voted” sticker contest. Tseng’s design featuring a cat in a eld of owers will be printed on 30,000 “I Voted” stickers by the

Board of Elections and distributed to Tompkins County voters in the 2023 general election.

Tseng will also be recognized with a proclamation by the Legislature at its July 18.

Tseng said, “As a recently graduated senior, I love to participate in democracy. I hope my sticker design will inspire others to engage as well!”

of the owner that are relevant to the HAP contract, which includes “any computers, equipment, or facilities containing such records.” As a result of the ruling, landlords could potentially refuse to have their units inspected before renting them out.

In response to the ruling, the IRC issued a press release saying that the “decision by Justice Masler striking down as unconstitutional the 2019 amendment to the Landlord Tenant law (which compelled participation by landlords statewide in the voluntary federal section 8 program0 is a victory of the rights of small business owners and the civil liberties of every citizen.”

New York State Assembly Member Anna Kelles responded to the ruling saying that she was “deeply disappointed that Jason Fane and his team would invest so much money and e ort to look for a technical loophole to avoid being part of creating equitable access to housing in our community.”

State Senator Lea Webb has also called the court’s ruling “disappointing” saying that “It is unconscionable to deny

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The Ithaca Renting Company owns more than a dozen properties with over 500 units across the Ithaca. The ruling will enable them to deny housing to individuals based on their source of income which could exacerbate the housing crisis the city is facing.

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County Solid Waste Plan Sparks Concern Regarding Sewer Sludge Management

By Matt Dougherty

Tompkins County is in the process of creating a new plan to manage the waste produced within the county for the next ten years. e dra plan is being developed by the Department of Recycling and Materials Management and was recently presented to the public during a meeting on July 11. e county is accepting public comment on the dra plan until August 7.

During the meeting, waste reduction and recycling specialist, Kat McCarthy, said that previous plans have “laid the groundwork for an ongoing focus on waste reduction and materials management,” and that the new dra plan creates “even more opportunity to reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink our waste.” A key priority of the plan is to create what McCarthy called a “local circular economy” within the county. is prioritizes getting the most use possible out of materials and reintegrating them into the system in new ways rather than just throwing them into the trash.

According to McCarthy, “Waste prevention represents the largest opportunity to reduce waste by not creating it in the rst place.” She continued saying, “ is requires a departure from a single-use disposable ethos that is pervasive in this country.”

Even though there has been an increase in single-use materials over the past several decades, McCarthy estimates that the amount of waste generated by the average Tompkins County resident will decrease from 3.91 pounds to 2.42 pounds by 2030.

While the dra plan outlines several positive initiatives that the county is working towards implementing to reduce waste such as fostering a local sharing economy, increasing infrastructure for reuse, and bolstering food waste reduction and recycling e orts, certain aspects of the plan regarding the management of sewer sludge, also known as biosolids, and the county’s relationship with Casella Waste

Management have sparked some concern among the public.

Some of the concerns regarding sewer sludge management came from page 32 of the dra plan, where it says that “approximately 1,471 tons of biosolids from the Village of Cayuga Heights are land applied by Dickson Farms.” McCarthy described this sentence as a “data error” and said that “as of 2017 the village has reported that their biosolids are not land applied.” She added that the error will be corrected before the plan is submitted to the DEC.

e State Department of Environmental Conservation describes “land applying” biosolids as a method of soil treatment that involves applying organic waste “directly to agricultural elds as a source of nutrients and/or to improve soil quality, reducing the need for commercial fertilizers.” However, the environmental contamination that comes with adding sewer sludge into soil has resulted in the practice being banned in certain states.

During the public comment period of the meeting, Yayoi Koizumi spoke representing the group Zero Waste Ithaca saying that she was “deeply concerned about the information revealed in the solid waste management plan, which was just altered at the beginning of the meeting.” Koizumi said that despite the alterations, she remains concerned about repeated mentions within the plan about “small amounts of sludge still being applied somewhere in the region.” She added, “How small is small? We want to know the number.”

Koizumi took issue with disparities in numbers in the plan about the tonnage of sewer sludge. According to Koizumi, a

2015 Biocycle article said that the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant alone created 4,500 tons of sewage sludge, but the dra plan says the total tonnage from the whole county is approximately 1,300 tons as of 2021. “What happened to the remaining 3,144…It is unlikely that the tonnage of sludge production of the county decreased dramatically between 2015 and 2021… e numbers in the document simply don’t add up,” Koizumi said.

e Town Supervisor of urston, Michael Volino, said: “It’s good to hear that as of 2017 Cayuga Heights has not sent any sewage sludge to urston.” However, he continued saying that the current land spreading permit from 2019 that Dickson Farms operates under is in e ect until 2024 and allows biosolids to be accepted from Cayuga Heights Trumansburg and Dryden.

Volino explained that the only good use of biosolids is for them to be put in a landll. He said that “it should not be composted, it should not be land applied because of the contamination of the PFAS as well as other heavy metal chemicals.” According to Volino, the Finger Lakes Sierra Club recently tested water on farms “adjacent to the Dickson operation and found PFAS contamination in 200-feet-deep wells above EPA standards.”

e Mayor of Cayuga Heights, Linda Woodard, responded to Volino’s comments saying that the village has been taking [biosolids] to Steuben County to the land ll since the beginning of 2022.

IF

“A Christmas Tree”

– Molly F.

“Getting peaches at my CSA with my grandchildren”

– Debbie S.

“A snail because I always have my house with me”

– Philippe N.

“A unicorn”

– Julia T. “Me”

– Thomas R.

Farmers are calling on Tompkins County to stop sending sewer sludge to be used as fertilizer on farms in Steuben County.

“It should not be composted, it should not be land applied because of the contamination of the PFAS as well as other heavy metal chemicals.”

— The Town Supervisor of Thurston, Michael Volino

County Studies Potential for Municipal Broadband While Working to Increase Access to Underserved Communities

By Matt Dougherty

On June 20, the Tompkins County Legislature unanimously approved a resolution to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for an internet service provider to look at creating and maintaining a broadband network that will provide service to 1,200 locations that are currently underserved within the county.

According to a recent survey into locations within the county that don’t have access to broadband service conducted by ECC Technologies, a national broadband consulting rm that was retained by the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability, a total of 31,000 locations lack broadband access. is resolution will start the process of identifying how to provide service to about 3.9% of the total number of locations that remain underserviced.

Tompkins County Legislator Greg Mezey said, “ is isn’t creating a solution. is is just asking for the proposal from internet service providers [to identify] what interests, costs, and challenges may exist to potentially bring service to these 1,200 unserved locations.”

In addition to the RFP, the resolution is also asking ECC consultants to gather more information about what it would cost for the county to create its municipal broadband network. During the June 20 meeting, Mezey said, “ ere was a desire out of the Tompkins County Council of Government (TCCOG) meeting to look at a larger solution, which would be a municipal-owned broadband system, which we’ve asked our consultants to provide additional information on.” He added that the information will be presented at the upcoming Housing and Urban Devel-

opment meeting on August 2.

Mezey said that this doesn’t commit the county to supporting a municipal system — something that several members of the Legislature are wary of doing because of the high costs associated with it — but he said that it does “allow us to gather additional information from ECC consultants to look at…a municipally owned infrastructure and broadband system.”

Creating a municipally owned broadband network to provide service for the county has been talked about several times over the years, but with previously estimated costs ranging between $80-100 million, it’s had trouble gaining the momentum required to get it past the ‘wouldn’t that be cool’ phase.

Despite the hesitancy to allocate county funds to create a municipal system, providing county funding to support broadband isn’t anything unheard of. Legislator Dan Klein said that the county provided funds for the original broadband study that was conducted ten years ago, and “more recently…we spent $75,000 for the Town of New eld to implement broadband in 280 new houses.”

Klein also explained that the estimated “option one price tag” for a municipal system in the current resolution is about $7 million. He continued by saying that “ ere are an awful lot of grants out there…so I think everybody’s hoping that a lot of this will come from grants, but we don’t know that yet.”

e Commissioner of Planning and Sustainability for Tompkins County, Katherine Borgella, told the Legislature, “ ere would be some share by internet service providers, they would pay something, the

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county would pay something, and what the county would be asked to pay we would go for a grant to try to get funding.” Borgella provided a “rough guess” saying that it would cost somewhere around one million dollars for the county to have all unserved addresses served.

Before the resolution was approved, Legislator Dan Klein made a motion to send it back to the committee for further discussion. Klein reasoned that since TCCOG expressed interest in exploring the possibility of a county-wide municipally owned system, the county should wait for ECC consultants to provide more information about it before moving forward.

“[TCCOG] thought that was going to be in this study that we’ve done over the past year, and we didn’t but now we are catching up to that. e consultant is going to be doing that for us in time for the August meeting,” Klein said. He added, “I just feel like we should explore that last possibility before we take any further action. I think of it as our due diligence.”

Legislator Anne Koreman responded saying that she would vote against Klein’s motion. According to Koreman, there hasn’t been any indication that acting simultaneously to work with service providers to deliver broadband to underserved locations and conducting a study to gather more information on the options for a municipal system would be an issue.

“As long as we communicate with TCCOG and let them know, I think this will only speed up the process because we’ll have that information,” Koreman said.

Despite thinking that a municipal system is una ordable, Legislator Mike Lane also disapproved of sending the resolution back to the committee saying, “Why delay this for 1,200 people who need some service.”

Legislator Rich John supported the motion to send the resolution back to the committee. According to John, language in line 17 of the resolution committed the

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The Grassroots music festival is kicking off this week from July 20th to 23rd at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds.

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On July 6th representatives from the City of Ithaca, Community Arts Partnership, Bike Walk Tompkins, and supporters gathered at the Black Diamond Trail trailhead in Cass Park to dedicate ‘Sky Ride’, a new kinetic sculpture by artist Patricia Vader.

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What do you think about the city abolishing marking minimums for certain businesses?

35.3% It's good. There's enough parking downtown.

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17.6% I don’t care.

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Tompkins County Legislator Greg Mezey.

Tompkins County Legislator Rich John.

“This isn’t creating a solution. This is just asking for the proposal from internet service providers [to identify] what interests, costs, and challenges may exist to potentially bring service to these 1,200 unserved locations.”

— Tompkins County Legislator Greg Mezey

Molinaro’s Bad Climate Policy

By Dorothy Pomponio

Two recent articles on climate change in the NY Times illustrate the damages from fast moving climate changes: Farmers in Michigan su ering from crop damage as temperatures rise (NYT 7/3) and, this week, deluges in Vermont ooding homes and businesses unexpectedly (NYT 7/12) inundating infrastructure. (Folks in Ithaca are worried about ooding and requirements for ood insurance).

So what does our new Congressman, Marc Molinaro, have to say about energy policy (Ithaca Times 7/5-7/11)? Given the urgency of the situation, I am appalled by his “vision”, which includes eliminating environmental review requirements for energy projects, and “repealing funding for energy e ciency improvements in buildings, as well as repealing the greenhouse gas reduction fund”.

He obviously is adopting the approach of the fossil fuel companies, which will pro t from energy “ine ciency” since the more they/we WASTE— the more money these companies will make. I strongly suggest that he read the extensive work of a brilliant technologist, Amory Lovins,

who is ignored by the fossil fuel industry. He has testi ed in many venues and has been consulted by large governmental departments and the military on how to eliminate our addiction to oil and coal by 2050, a virtual necessity to keep temperatures from rising.

One example, Lovins suggests that we can use one-third less natural gas while switching to e cient use and renewable supply, which would cost by 2050 ve trillion dollars less , expressed as a lump sum, and at the same time support 158 percent bigger U.S. economy all without needing oil or coal, or nuclear energy. Too good to be true? No, his ideas have wide acceptance by technologists and engineers. He concludes “Moreover, this transition needs no new inventions, no acts of Congress and no new federal taxes, mandate subsidies or laws or running into Washington gridlock”. e one group that does not understand or accept his ideas is the House Republican caucus! And who are THEY listening to?

Molinaro is a “Go Along to Get Along” Republican, which in this Climate Crisis is inexcusable! I suggest he read Lovins’ work to give our civilization a chance.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Missing Ithaca Car-Share

“Access to Ithaca Carshare meant that my family of 4 could get by only owning and maintaining one car, when we needed a truck a few times a year we had convenient access, when meetings overlapped and we needed 2 cars for a few hours there was always an extra car a few blocks away and when family was visiting we could grab a 7 passenger minivan. All that convenience for much cheaper than even just the additional insurance costs of owning a second car. It also encouraged us to walk and bike for errands that are reasonably close (which is most things in Ithaca). So Yes we need to get Governor Hochul to sign that bill and get Carshare operating again ASAP!” — David J. West

“I didn’t know they were gone! I did use their services for a year or two and while it was useful now and then, the biggest problem I found with it (and this might be common to other car-share programs) is that when I would reserve the car, the majority of the time it’s in reserve isn’t time I’d be driving it. eg.

— I reserved a car to go get groceries — 10 mins to the store, 10 mins back, but 60 mins shopping (hopefully there’s no lines!)

— going to the doctors o ce — I know how long my drive to and from the dr. o ce is, but never how long I would be waiting or how long the appt would be.

— If I wanted to drive to an event outside of town, like maybe a concert up at Taughannock, I’m reserving the car for, say, 4 or 5 hrs, even though I only actually need it for maybe 40 mins altogether.

is means someone else can’t use the car for that period of time even though I’m de nitely not using it.

I don’t have a good solution for those challenges, but that was ultimately the reason I stopped using it.” — Aaron

Högstena

“While I have a car, the community has shown time and time again this is a tremendously helpful service to them to help them live more freely and accessibility, without just adding more vehicle

footprint to a city already tight in parking (let alone the reduction in emissions).” —

Mike Darrah

“Yes! I occasionally need a pick up truck or van. Car Share was so helpful for this.” — Sue Funicelli

“No longer in Ithaca but it’s what allowed me to get Wegmans groceries while being a carless grad student there. Changed my quality of life in a way.” —

Hwanseok Song

Why Ithaca Needs Ranked Choice Voting

“ e most recent local election results o er the starkest case possible that the city (and county, while we’re at it), should move to a ranked choice voting system. e fact that a number of those who lost in the primary plan to run again in the general election is a clear indication that party politics as usual are not working. Ranked choice voting has been adopted in dozens of municipalities and in the state of Maine. e system o ers both cost savings (you could do away with primaries altogether actually) and is far more democratic. Let’s get this initiative on the ballot for the people to vote on!” —

Michael Smith

Molinaro and Abortion

“Congressman Marc Molinaro (CD 19) talks a lot but, on the one year anniversary of the reversal of Roe versus Wade, he is uncommon ly silent. Mr. Molinaro knows that his history of oppostion to abortion istoo extreme for the 19th CD. He has supported letting states ban abortion without exceptions for rape, incest or to save a woman ‘s life. He is a critical vote for the narrow congressional GOP majority that is moving to codify a Federal 15 week abortion ban and his GOP also wants to rip away private health insurance coverage for abortions and prevent the V.A. from providing reproductive health care for veterans.

Mr. Molinaro is trying hard to hide his anti-choice history from 19th CD voters and in March he refused comment on. the GOP caucus e orts to restrict abortion Federally. Democrats, on the other hand, are seeking a vote to establish a federal right to abortion care by reestablishing (codifying) Roe. Mr. Molinaro touts his “bipartisanship.” Will he keep his promise to protect abortion access in New York or will he side with the MAGA wing of his party as his history suggests? A test is coming and we ned to hold Mr. Molinaro accountable if he votes with the MAGA’s.”

— Edward Kornbluh

Listening to Oppenheimer, Seven Decades Later

By Robert C. Koehler

Amere 55 years a er his death, the U.S. government has restored J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance, which the Atomic Energy Commission had taken away from him in 1954, declaring him to be not simply a communist but, in all likelihood, a Soviet spy.

Oppenheimer, of course, is the father of the atomic bomb. He led the Manhattan Project during World War II, which birthed Little Boy and Fat Man, the bombs we dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, killing several hundred thousand people and ending the war. What happened next, however, was the Cold War, and suddenly commies — our former allies — were the personi cation of evil, and they were everywhere.

e American government, in its in nite wisdom, knew it had no choice but to continue its nuclear weapons program and, for the sake of peace, put the world on the brink of Armageddon.

Hello, H-bomb!

War, the building block of the world’s governmental entities for uncounted millennia, had evolved to the brink of human extinction. O cial government policy amounted to this: So what?

Oppenheimer challenged this o cial policy and shattered his career. Indeed, he saw immediately, as the newly developed bomb was tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, that Planet Earth was in danger. A team of physicists had just exposed its ultimate vulnerability and he famously noted, as he witnessed the mushroom cloud, that words of Hindu scripture from the Bhagavad-Gita entered his mind: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”

He had not opposed dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as some of the Manhattan Project scientists, such as Leo Szilard, did, but when the war ended he became deeply committed to eliminating all possibility of future wars. One of the rst actions he took, a week a er the bombings, was to write a letter to Secretary of War Henry Stimson, urging him to embrace common sense regarding further development of nuclear weapons.

“We believe,” he wrote:

“that the safety of this nation — as opposed to its ability to in ict damage on an enemy power — cannot lie wholly or even primarily in its scienti c or technical prowess. It can be based only on making future wars impossible. It is our unanimous and urgent recommendation to you that, despite the present incomplete exploitation of technical possibilities in this eld, all steps be taken, all necessary international arrangements be made, to this one end.”

Making future wars impossible! What if American political forces had su cient sanity to listen to Oppenheimer? Several months a er writing this letter, he paid a visit to President Truman, attempting to discuss the placement of international control over further nuclear development. e president would have none of that. He kicked Oppenheimer out of the Oval O ce.

Oppenheimer maintained his commitment to the transcendence of war, working with the Atomic Energy Commission to control the use of nuclear weapons — and standing rm in his opposition to the creation of the hydrogen bomb. He continued his opposition even as the bomb’s development progressed and nuclear tests began spreading fallout over “expendable” parts of the world. But, uh oh. Along came the McCarthy era and the accompanying Red Scare.

And in 1954, a er 19 days of secret hearings, the Atomic Energy Commission revoked Oppenheimer’s security clearance. As the New York Times noted, this “brought his career to a humiliating end. Until then a hero of American science, he lived out his life a broken man.” He died at age 62 in 1967.

“A key element in the case against Oppenheimer,” the Times reported, “was derived from his resistance to early work on the hydrogen bomb, which could explode with 1,000 times the force of an atomic bomb. e physicist Edward Teller had long advocated a crash program to devise such a weapon, and told the 1954 hearing that he mistrusted Oppenheimer’s judgment. ‘I would feel personally more secure,’ he testi ed, ‘if public

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ITHACA NOTES Where It’s Hotter

By Stephen Burke

With three cascading creeks running through it to the lake it abuts, Ithaca is a watery city with lots of liquid respite on sweltering summer days.

I might, every weekend, have friends going to downtown and nearby state parks, all featuring water, and not know it, but last weekend I knew it. I got invitations to get-togethers at Treman Park on Friday, Taughannock Park on Saturday and another on Sunday, and to the hourlong lake cruise run from the Farmers Market on Saturdays by Discover Cayuga Lake.

e retreats might have been prompted, or at least prioritized, by unprecedented heat worldwide earlier this month.

Earth’s average temperature set a record on July 7, which broke the record set the day before, which broke the record set the day before that, which broke the record set the day before that.

Not just wetter, Ithaca is greener than other places, literally and guratively. It’s hilly and not massively overdeveloped.

ere are bike paths and bike sharing programs. ere is no highway clogged with cars. e trees/grass to buildings/ pavement ratio is favorable.

Many Ithaca residents come here from someplace else, and understand especially keenly how good we have it here.

It was a topic of discussion in the heat last weekend.

I met a woman who had lived in Washington D.C. (where I have lived too), a city that did not originate or evolve organically due to livability or suitability, but was created to house the federal government, largely on available (i.e. undesirable) low-lying riverside marshland. e swampiness shows in summers, which are humid and steamy.

e woman had worked in the State Department, located in an area called Foggy Bottom, which is alluring as it sounds.

She said that one summer day she mentioned an ongoing heat wave to her supervisor. e boss, who had worked there for decades, recounted the years before air conditioning.

e bad part, the boss said, was having to show up at all on the hottest days. What made it easier, he said, was that

no one worked, just drank iced tea and smoked all day until it was time to go home, or a few hours before that.

Someone else told of moving to New Orleans and disbelieving his radio his rst workday there one July, when the announcer gave the temperature as 90 degrees and the humidity as 70 percent. At seven o’clock in the morning.

He said when he le his house to catch the St. Charles trolley for work and saw no one at his stop, he gured maybe people go to work late on such mornings, or don’t go at all.

But when the trolley bell clanged from some blocks away, he saw people emerging from bushes, where they were squatting in the dirt for whatever small amount of cool and shade. In business clothes.

I am originally from Brooklyn: specically, an inner city area where summers were severe, with little greenery, shade or breeze. e sun beat down unobstructed all day. e heat was released again from the concrete and asphalt at night.

At about age 7 one particularly brutal day I remarked to my father, as heedless kids will, “Dad, it’s so hot.”

My father was on the couch reading the paper. He didn’t look up.

“It’s hotter in Hell,” he said.

My father was a pious man, but not so serious about religion that he wouldn’t exploit dogma for personal ends, like getting a kid to stop complaining.

e relative comfort we have in Ithaca should not lead to complacency about planetary conditions. e record-setting heat this month is just one indication of the e ects of fossil fuels and the reality of global warming and climate change.

Worse will come unless we change. Our place of privilege should rouse us to action.

Extinction Rebellion is a rapidly growing international movement engaged in non-violent resistance against businesses and governments fostering climate crisis. Ithaca has an active branch.

e group doesn’t focus on conciliatory outreach to political opponents, but on mobilization of adherents. It cites research showing that when even 3.5 percent of a population publicly support

Ithaca Mobile Pack Feeds Children Worldwide and Promotes Religious Unity

By Vee Cipperman

Surpassing three million meals, Ithaca Mobile Pack assembles for its fourteenth consecutive year to feed food-insecure children worldwide. Working under Christian nonpro t Feed My Starving Children, they will gather donations throughout the summer and sponsor a packing event at the New York National Guard Armory from September 28 through October 1.

e MobilePack is a volunteerbased event co-organized by multiple faith congregations in Ithaca. Various churches, student clubs, and service-based organizations participate as groups, but individuals can also register. is year’s event aims to raise

$66,000 and pack 225,000 meals, adding an extra day to the proceedings. Trinity Lutheran Church will sponsor the pack.

e idea for Ithaca MobilePack began with Cornell Law School Professor Sheri Lynn Johnson in 2009. Johnson had packed for FMSC at their permanent site in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She approached Tom Foote, the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, to collaborate on the rst Ithaca event.

“I had the idea, and the idea came from personal experience,” Johnson said, “but it’s the ‘yes’ that everybody else said a er that has made it possible.”

e rst few years, Foote hosted the packs at Trinity Lutheran, storing pallets of food in the sanctuary and packing in the main fellowship hall. According to Foote, the original vision was to share the event with other Ithaca organizations. He collaborated with Area Congregations Together, a local group which aims to connect Ithacans of di erent faiths. MobilePack organizers also marched in the summer Ithaca Festival to raise community awareness.

Although FMSC identi es itself as a Christian organization, Foote emphasized that the packing and food are for all.

“ ey don’t have any limits on who packs,” he said. “ ey don’t have any limits on who receives the food. e food is distributed to over 70 countries.”

Members of Ithaca’s Jewish and Muslim communities frequently participate in the MobilePacks. According to Joe Mac Regenstein, professor emeritus in Cornell’s Department of Food Science and a national expert in halal and kosher foods, the steering committee accounts for religious observances while they plan weekend packing events.

Ithaca’s branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was the rst to participate in a MobilePack nationwide. According to Foote, its involvement required special coordination within ACT, FMSC, and Church leadership. e Church has provided rice from its own stores to the Ithaca MobilePack, reducing the overall cost per meal.

Outside of religious communities, Foote stated, the MobilePack sees high engagement from college athletic teams and Ithaca LEAH, a homeschooling coop. Organizations like the Sciencenter and Agway lend heavy equipment.

Johnson encourages her students at the Law School to attend the MobilePack. Student groups participate in fundraising and packing each year.

“When they become personally involved, they retain the commitment to the issue, and that’s a great thing to see,” Johnson said.

As a uniquely engaged and diverse event, Ithaca MobilePack has made an impact on the national organization. Regenstein described it as a “wonderful challenge” to FMSC’s original mission.

“We were — and still are, I believe — the most diverse pack in the country,” he said. FMSC’s products include dry foods like rice and potato meal, enhanced with necessary vitamins and minerals. ey feed children of various religions across the globe, reaching many predominantly Muslim countries. Regenstein helped FMSC obtain halal certi cation to serve these places better.

Regenstein conversed with Mark Crea, FMSC’s executive director, on the signicance of religious diets. He then worked with Doctor Muhammad Munir Chaudry to assemble a portfolio for the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America. e products were soon approved, and FMSC

Ithaca MobilePack is a volunteer-based event organized by multiple faith congregations in Ithaca.

The event has packed more than three million meals in 14 years of existence.

“Hopefully we’ve made Feed My Starving Children more aware of the importance of using food to bring people together, both on the American side to pack it and on the overseas side to serve people of multiple faiths,”

— Joe Mac Regenstein

“I’m amazed at how many people step up,” she said, “and it’s just amazing that it comes together.”

— Lisa Just

began to label every package and box with a certi cation logo.

Working locally with Shared Journeys, Regenstein also wrote statements on the importance of feeding people from di erent religious groups to use in MobilePack advertising.

“Hopefully we’ve made Feed My Starving Children more aware of the importance of using food to bring people together, both on the American side to pack it and on the overseas side to serve people of multiple faiths,” Regenstein said.

e MobilePack uses an online preregistration process, allowing organizations to register before individuals or families. Community members can also help plan MobilePack events on the steering committee.

“ e steering committee is all local people,” Foote said, “and it’s an eclectic, uid mix of whoever wants to help in a particular year.”

According to Foote, Ithaca MobilePack partners with FMSC because of their reliability. e nonpro t reports a delivery success rate near 100%. Each of FMSC’s meals costs 29 cents; the price uctuates yearly, but it’s always well under a dollar.

Every year, FMSC brings trailers with unpacked food to MobilePack events, and local volunteers come to process it in

groups. Each MobilePack requires a sizable space with a large, at lot for the FMSC trailers to park.

According to Dave Stipanuk, who manages MobilePack nances on the steering committee, various churches have hosted the event. Past hosts include the First Congregational Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. Last year, the National Guard agreed to host the MobilePack free of charge at the New York National Guard Armory.

e MobilePack was set to take place in Cornell University’s eldhouse, Barton Hall, over 2020 and 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Ithaca couldn’t host a pack. Instead, they raised $75,000 to give directly to FMSC, who developed machine packing during this time.

Local organizations support the MobilePack each year with their own fundraisers. According to Stipanuk, they conduct a wide range of creative events throughout the year.

“Fundraising takes all kinds of forms,” he said.

Recurring fundraisers include a Strawberry Festival at the First Congregational Church and Trinity Lutheran’s Vacation Bible School. Every year, the steering com-

mittee sells T shirts with the slogan “Ithaca is Generous” to support the pack. Baruch Whitehead, a professor in the Ithaca College Music Department, led the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers in a bene t concert last year.

For several years, the largest fundraiser for Ithaca MobilePack was the Beyond the Plate event at St. Catherine of Siena. Organized by Father Joe Marcoux, the congregation’s former priest and a professionally trained chef, the event was a formal multicourse meal that cost about $100 per person. According to Foote, the event raised $37,000 last year — more than half of this year’s goal of $66,000.

munity as it raised money for the MobilePack.

“I’m amazed at how many people step up,” she said, “and it’s just amazing that it comes together.”

This year’s goals (by October 1):

• $66,000 dollars raised

• 225,000 meals packed

MobilePack Achievements:

Johnson expressed that feeding children has a unifying, universal importance. Organizations like FMSC fed four of her adopted children while they still lived in Haiti. She stated that the MobilePacks can strengthen a community commitment to service, especially among young people.

• 14 years (including this year)

• 14,057 volunteers

• 3,147,336 meals packed

• 29 cents per meal

• $75,000 raised for FMSC machine packing during COVID

e Church of Jesus Christ o en hosts a summer yard sale for the MobilePack. is year, it took place on June 10 — the rst sale in three years since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Lisa Just, the event’s primary organizer, said the yard sale came together in about six weeks. She led a group of volunteers as they gathered, priced, and categorized items. ey accepted a wide variety of donations, from clothing to lawn chairs to tools, from community members.

Just stated that demand for the yard sale was high. It saw a large turnout of sellers and buyers, strengthening the Ithaca com-

“It’s not only that they are contributing in a very concrete way,” she said, “but that they think about children and needs that are far from us, and that can be the beginning of a lifelong commitment to feeding the hungry.”

All the organizers reflected fondly on their MobilePack experiences throughout the years. Foote remembers competing with other groups to pack the most boxes and sharing meaningful conversations on religion. Regenstein has valued hosting Jewish-style breakfasts for the MobilePack organizers, sharing traditional foods like kugel and whitefish salad.

“People have a lot of other disagreements,” Johnson said, “but feeding kids is something that I think we can agree on.”

The Mobile Pack has attracted more than 14,000 volunteers and raised $75,000 for FMSC machine packing during the pandemic.

This year the event hopes to raise $66,000 and pack 225,000 meals for those in need.

“People have a lot of other disagreements,” Johnson said, “but feeding kids is something that I think we can agree on.”

— Cornell Law School Professor

Sheri Lynn Johnson

The Coolest Game in Town

It’s Hot Outside, but the Racker Rivals Game Brings Cool Stars to Town

By Steve Lawrence

Walking into Lynah Rink to watch the Racker Rivals Big Red is always a lot of fun, but walking into an ice rink when it’s 90 degrees and humid outside is an extra special treat. e 2023 version of the event featured some great entertainment, as always, and John Schafer — the son of Big Red head coach Mike Schafer — made listening to two national anthems an enjoyable experience with his amazing voice. Some of the usual big draws were there — ol’ #3 himself — Mike Schafer — looking smooth on the ice, seeing the game like some wise sage dispensing wisdom on a mountaintop.

Joe Nieuwendyk laced ’em up as well, and it’s always a great joy for Lynah’s Longtime Faithful to see Joe gliding beneath his

jersey that hangs from the ra ers. While it can be tempting to think back to the days when Nieuwendyk was lighting it up for Cornell with his lightning-quick re exes, his incredible ice-vision and his sniper attitude — before his Hall of Fame NHL career that includes three Stanley Cups — it is still a joy to watch him skate at 57 years of age. He sees things unfold well before others on the ice, he makes everyone around him better, and seeing #25 on the ice at Lynah just feels right.

Team Cornell also featured Anthony Angello — the Syracuse native, former Cornell player and current pro — several other Big Red alums and some locals not normally associated with elite-level hockey. One of them was Butch Crozier, a local product better known for hitting so balls 450 feet, and being own around the country to put on hitting exhibitions as a sponsored rep

for bat companies. Butch also plays so ball for some of the most accomplished and well-known slow pitch teams in the country (like the NYPD Blues).

“Crozier looks like a Mack truck on skates,” said retired Cornell Sports Information Director Dave Wohlhueter.

Bringing some gender balance to the event were Alyssa Gagliardi for Team Racker and Lindsay Browning for Team Cornell, and it was great to see some other familiar names on the rosters, like retired Tompkins Trust C.E.O. Greg Hartz, Ithaca High coach Paul Zarach and former NHL veteran Brian Gionta.

e contest started out with the Team Racker getting out to a fast start, running up a 6-1 lead. On the other end. Angello opened things up with a goal that made it look like he could score at will, but Team Racker kept up the pressure. A er two 25-minute halves and penalty shots, Team Racker prevailed, 8-7.

e hal ime exhibition was awesome, with the Ithaca Mites taking the ice, looking like a bunch of water bugs itting about. A little spark plug by the name of Drew Andree was everywhere, banging in goals and raising some eyebrows.

I loved the four distinct group of skat-

someday playing on that ice in front of the Lynah Faithful, were one group. Another group was comprised of decent players who might have dreamed of suiting up for the Big Red, but were just not quite at that level. ey loved being on the ice. e third group was made up of players who did suit up for Cornell at the pinnacle of their careers, and the fourth was a small group — like Nieuwendyk and Angello — who went through Lynah Rink on their way to bigger and (maybe) better things. It was a great mix.

For those who could not make the event but would still like to support this great agency (whose Mission Statement says, “We support people with disabilities and their families to lead ful lling lives by providing opportunities to learn and be connected to others.”), now celebrating 75 years of service.

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The 9th annual Racker Rivals game was held on July 15th.

Get Ready for Grassroots

By Matt Dougherty

The 31st annual Finger Lakes Grassroots Music Festival will be held from July 20th to 23rd at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds in Trumansburg, New York — just ten miles north of Ithaca.

e Grassroots Festival has brought a combination of music, dance, and camping to the area since its inception in 1991, predating well-known festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella. e idea for the annual festival was conjured up by Jeb Puryear, his band Donna the Bu alo, and a cohort of friends and family dedicated to keeping the local music scene alive while raising funds to bene t AIDS Work in Tompkins County during the AIDS epidemic.

While it wasn’t called Grassroots at the time, the rst show that would go on to create an annual tradition that has lasted for more than three decades saw Donna the Bu alo, e Horse Files, and Neon Baptist raise $10,000 in a sold out bene t show at the State eatre.

“To create joy in the midst of crisis is a powerful thing and brings magic to the table,” has been the guiding motto of festival organizers throughout the years.

Unlike other music festivals that invite world-famous musicians to the stage, Grassroots has been a venue for local and independent artists to make their voices, and instruments, heard.

is year the festival will present more than 80 musicians, bands, and dance troupes on

four simultaneously running stages throughout the long weekend. Genres represented among the musicians include bluegrass, Cajun, zydeco, African, reggae, country, Americana, Native American music, old-time music, Irish music, jam band, rock and roll, hip hop, Conjunto, rockabilly, and more.

For the serious festival goers who wish to keep the party going non-stop for the entire weekend, camping is available a short distance from the music venue at Across the Way Camping.

Located at 8669 Falls Road, Across the Way features a lovely circular layout with a community area in the center of the campground with showers, a food vendor, EMS, security, a dishwashing station, and a community re pit, picnic, and recreation area.

Although it’s not too far of a walk, there is a shuttle to help you get from Across the Way to the Front Gate during limited hours.

ere is also a wheelchair-accessible shuttle on ursday, Friday, and Saturday during peak hours when handicapped parking tends to ll up on-site.

Across the Way features various con gurations of campsite sizes. ere are also designated areas for quiet family camping and generator camping.

The festival has been nominated as one of USA Today’s top 10 outdoor music festivals.

Tickets are still available and will cost $179 at the gate for a 4-Day adult admission pass. e early bird rate for an adult 4-Day pass is $149 and Advance Rate is $164. A 4-Day pass pass for children ages 13 to 15 will cost $90 at the gate and kids under 12 are granted free admission but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Single-day passes will range from $55 to $78 depending on the day.

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The 31st annual Grassroots music festival will see crowds flock to the Trumansburg Fairgrounds to see the best of what the local music scene has to offer.

Cayuga Health’s robotic knee surgery program expands with CORI Surgical System

CCayuga Health’s orthopedic surgeons are using the newest generation of robotic-assisted technology for total and partial knee replacements and revision knee joint surgery. The new CORI Surgical System provides patients with prosthetic knee replacements that are matched and aligned to their joint anatomy for improved outcomes.

Advanced camera technology, better surgical tools, and improved mapping software to build 3D models of the joint result in faster surgical procedures compared to previous systems which Cayuga Health has used since 2019. Both robotic-assisted surgical systems are made by Smith & Nephew, a leading global manufacturer of joint replacement systems, wound-care products, and sports medicine technology “This is another major investment by Cayuga Health that brings advanced medical technology to provide the best care to our community,” says Deidre Blake, MD, who heads the hospital’s orthopedics program.

Cayuga Health surgeons use a hand-held instrument to gather information on the patient’s knee anatomy to create a detailed, customized digital model of the patient’s joint. The model is made without exposing a patient to the potentially harmful radiation of a CT scan that other robotic systems use, or the cost of an MRI, which some insurers do not cover, Dr. Blake says.

The robotic technology brings an unparalleled level of accuracy and precision to partial and total knee replacement surgery and joint surgery revisions that were more typically available at larger hospitals many miles away from Ithaca.

“Having this advanced technology will allow more patients in our community to stay right here for their knee replacements. Our orthopedic program has a record of excellence equal to or better than many large medical centers. Now we’re adding the latest jointreplacement technology to improve the care local patients can find close to home,” says Dr. Blake, who led the efforts to start the CORI and NAVIO programs at Cayuga Health.

While the term robotic-assisted knee surgery may prompt some to wonder how large of a role the robotic equipment has in the operating room, Dr. Blake emphasizes the surgeon is always in control. The systems provide the surgeon with information to plan the procedure and deliver an extra margin of safety during surgery, but it is the surgeon who manages the procedure.

The robotics joint replacement program offers several important benefits for patients:

• The surgeon uses the mapping data to plan the surgery and conduct a virtual run-through before the actual procedure starts. When the surgery begins, the surgeon has a precise view of the

procedure’s progress and can adjust the surgical plan if needed. Digital mapping tools allow the surgeon to fit, align and balance the replacement joint accurately.

• The small incisions used with robotic surgery’s minimally invasive techniques reach areas of a joint with reduced blood loss and trauma to muscles, nerves, and tissues, which can improve healing.

• Advanced technology gives the surgeon a high-definition view of the surgical site. The CORI system’s improved software rapidly refreshes the view, providing the surgeon with a crisp, second-bysecond look at the surgery’s progress.

• The surgeon controls the robotic tool’s cutting tip. As an extra safety precaution, the tip instantly stops and retracts when it moves outside the designated cutting space.

• The bone surface for the implant is prepared with millimeter precision. The new CORI system removes diseased bone quickly and can reduce time in the operating room.

• Computerized assessments of the prepared joint are made and adjusted to assure the precise location for implanting the prosthetic joint. The CORI system’s advanced software helps place and balance the implant based on the patient’s specific anatomy and disease state.

When implants are customized to the patient and placed with precision and accuracy, the patient will walk without pain ¬– often for the first time in years – and the prosthetic joint will have more than a 90 percent chance of lasting 10 or more years. National registries that track replacements show robotic-assisted surgery for knee joint replacement is more accurate than traditional surgery. There is data to suggest there are fewer failures of robotic-assisted knee replacements than with standard replacements. This may reduce failure of the joint and the need for revisions.

Dr. Blake along with Ashley Anderson, MD and Benjamin Donahue, MD are the three board certified surgeons at Cayuga Orthopedics using the Cayuga Health robotic systems for knee joint procedures.

Dr. Deidre Blake is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who did her fellowship training in joint revision surgery at Weill Cornell’s Hospital for Special Surgery. She serves on the medical staff of Cayuga Health and can be reached at Cayuga Orthopedics at (607) 272-7000 where you can also get additional information on the joint-replacement robotics program at CMC.

Deidre Blake, MD

NorthFolk

An Intimate, Localvore, Pricey and Memorable New Restaurant

By Henry Stark

On February 10, a new restaurant quietly opened in Press Bay Alley o Green Street in downtown Ithaca. e formula at NorthFolk is di erent from virtually every other restaurant in the Ithaca area, with only two only two limited menus: a Vegetarian and a “Standard” and both run for a full month. “Limited” because each o ers a ve-course prix xe selection. Diners are not o ered a choice, it’s basically a “take it or leave it” ve courses. e price for each menu is $95 which means each course averages $20. I nd that reasonable for entrées but high for the appetizer and dessert. One thing worth noting is that the chef-owner says he pays his single server well, so tipping is optional.

Another limitation is the restaurant is only open for two meals/week and then, only for one seating.

NorthFolk is one of the smallest restaurants in Ithaca, seating only 14 diners on a hard wood bench or wood chairs. (I would have been much more comfortable had there been cushions on each seat for a meal that o en lasts more than two hours.)

e format is simple: At 7 p.m., the appetizer is served to all 14 diners at the

NorthFolk

114 W Green St, Ithaca

5-course dinners

served at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

(607) 269-5499

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The rest rooms are in the Gallery mall and must be accessed by leaving the restaurant, walking outside for about 100 yards, and then entering a separate building and navigating a small corridor. North Folk sta will give you a key, just as sta in every shop in the mall does with their patrons. If it’s raining, you’ll get wet. Since ingredients come from a 500-mile radius in the northeastern US, the chef-owner uses the name “North”. The “Folk” is because the owner wants to o er a pleasant dining experience to everyone.

same time. en, the so -spoken chefowner enters the dining room and introduces diners to the dish and its ingredients, all of which come from within a 500-mile radius of Ithaca. Only when everyone is nished are the dishes cleared and a new course served. It’s not unusual to be o ered dessert a er 9 p.m. depending on how long it takes the other diners to nish each course, (a few slower eaters can delay the meal for everyone.)

e chef-owner, recognizing that he is so spoken, stands in a di erent spot to introduce each course but sometimes he’s di cult to hear above the loud air-conditioning unit. If you’ve ever been to a wine dinner, this is similar except the food is explained rather than the wines. Because of the small size of the establishment, depending on who is dining at adjacent tables, North Folk can be noisy.

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A Look at an Overlooked London Novel

Jay Craven appears at Cinemapolis to show and discuss “Martin Eden”

By Bryan Van Campen

The longest professional lm relationship I’ve enjoyed has been Vermontbased Craven. All of raven’s lms have been scored by Judy Hyman and Je Claus of the Horse ies and Boy With a Fish. Craven, Hyman and Claus last gathered at Cinemapolis before the pandemic for screenings of Craven’s chilly, timely dystopian sci- lm “Wetware” and he’ll be back on July 24th and 25th for screenings of the latest picture “Jack London’s “Martin Eden”

e Ithaca Times spoke to Jay Craven about the a ermath of “Wetware” and “Martin Eden”.

IT: You were showing your sci- lm “Wetware” when I last spoke to you, Can we catch up on that before we get to your new lm “Martin Eden”?

JC: e world of independent distribution is worse than it’s ever been, which has only gotten steadily worse in the 35 years I’ve been involved. e streaming world is just this huge, anonymous, bottomless pit of “How do you nd a lm?” ‘Wetware” is on Amazon Prime and ITunes. It’s out there. We toured it, probably played 60 or 70 dates with it, including Ithaca. One of the things I found is that the so-called art house crowd, they sort of scratch their heads when it comes to science ction, they don’t like that genre. I don’t know. I. liked the lm.

IT: So did I.

JC: I think it’s actually timely. Before the pandemic, people would say, “Oh that’s too far out, the idea of people escaping from a lab and carrying a virus and vaccine.” And a er the pandemic they’re saying it’s too realistic (laughs)

IT: Yeah (LAUGHS)

JC: e biggest issue. It’s hard for independents now. You know lm in our lives has always been a place where people come together in person, and have a shared experience that re ects on the time, the place, the community, whatever. at’s getting harder and harder to happen.

IT: It felt to me like going from future dystopia and “Wetware” to back to Jack London’s world of 1909 that doing London now was a direct reaction to where you’d just been with “Wetware”.

JC: Certainly the di culty we had with “Wetware” the idea of going back to literary material made sense. Jack London has always interested me, his autobiographical

story. And I felt the themes, the individualism, the class system, the writer’s life, an artist’s struggles faced, and the uphill battle that Martin Eden faces is not unlike that of an independent lmmaker. Susan Sontag claimed that “Martin Eden” was the novel that inspired here to become a writer. Jack London was the most popular American writer at the turn of the century, but his fortunes have risen and fallen, depending on the times.

In the story, her examines some of his own attitudes about socialism, where he

BY BEKAH BRUNSTETTER

Martin Eden quest for upward mobility is fueled by his interest in Ruth Morse in Jay Craven’s “Martin Eden” which will be shown and discussed at Cinemapolis next Monday and Tuesday.

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She added that for the last six months, the biosolids have been transferred to the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Plant while the Cayuga Heights plant is under renovation.

While Woodard disagreed with Volino’s statements regarding biosolids being landapplied in urston, she agreed that “putting sludge on land is not a good idea,” but added that “we don’t have good solutions, none of them are good.”

During the meeting, Tim Hargrave — who owns a farm in the Town of Cameron — explained that exposure to PFAS has been linked to certain types of cancer, birth defects, liver damage, and many

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matters would rest in other hands.’”

But of course the “black mark of shame” that remained stuck to Oppenheimer for the rest of his life was that he was a commie, and maybe a spy — in other words, totally anti-American. is was the basic lie used against those who challenged the tenets of the Cold War. e commission’s secret hearings remained classi ed for 60 years. A er they were declassi ed in 2014, historians expressed amazement that they contained virtually no damning evidence of any sort against Oppenheimer, and lots of testimony sympathetic to him. e revela-

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housing to individuals based on their source of income.”

Following the ruling, the Ithaca Tenants Union released a statement saying, “ is decision is eerily similar to the national Supreme Court’s attacks on A rmative Action and LGBTQ rights: right-wing courts are aggressively targeting Black Americans and other minorities across the country, overturning democratically enacted anti-discrimination laws.” e statement continued saying, “With this ruling, Judge Masler has decreed that landlords’ freedom to discriminate matters more than tenants’ freedom to live. He is dead wrong. We encourage Attorney General Letitia James to appeal this ruling, and to use every avenue possible to protect New Yorkers’ hard-fought victories for racial and economic justice.”

other health problems. Hargrave said that e New York State Department of Health has issued a letter to the DEC “describing the ways that PFAS get into the environment, speci cally land ll leachate and land-spreading of sewer sludge.”

According to Hargrave, for years States like Maine and New York have promoted sewer sludge (biosolids) as a “bene cial soil amendment” However, a er realizing that the practice causes harmful chemicals to contaminate the environment, Maine has taken steps to ban land-application of sewer sludge on farmland. Unfortunately, New York has not yet taken similar action.

Hargrave said that many of the farms in Maine that used sewer sludge to fertilize their soil have been shut down and can no longer sell or market their meat, milk, or other farm produce.

tions here seem primarily to expose the government’s interest in covering its own lies.

It was this past December that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, chairman of the department that the Atomic Energy Commission had morphed into, nullied the revocation of Oppenheimer’s security clearance, declaring the 1954 hearing a “ awed process.” Getting the government to undo its wrong was a long, arduous process, embarked on by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the authors of American Prometheus: e Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. It took them about 16 years. ey nally succeeded in clearing his name.

And while I applaud their enormous e ort and its result, I also note it isn’t

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county to provide “ nancial or in-kind support” to create a municipal system. John told the Legislature, “I would be much more comfortable with language indicating that we’re considering providing nancial or in-kind support. But this says

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tries to explore the contradiction between being that king of progressive and a erce individualist, which he was above all else, He ends up sort of unable to get back to his roots, unable to accept the bourgeoisie as he nds it. He struggles as an artist to get recognized.

IT: I can see how that appealed to you.

Cornell University Professor Dr. Brian McBride — who studies crop and soil science — said that “the present rules for biosolid application on land do not protect farmland, farmers, or the general public. Instead, farmland application provides a direct pathway for contamination of food crops, meat, and dairy products.” He has said that “farmland application of sludge is the most ill-advised and potentially dangerous option for sludge disposal.”

Volino also said that Dickson Farms — which spans the towns of urston, Cameron, and Bath in Steuben County — was recently sold to Casella Organics, which plans to bring in biosolids from Nassau County. “We’re pushing back on this as a town,” Volino said. He added that “what Casella wants to do in urston is now banned in the State of Maine.”

nished yet. is is more than simply a personal matter: the righting of a bureaucratic wrong done to one man. e future of humanity remains at stake. e U.S. government has spent multi-trillions of dollars on nuclear weapons development over the years, conducted a thousand-plus nuclear tests, and is currently in possession of 5,244 nuclear warheads, out of an insane global total of some 12,500. Perhaps it’s time to start listening to — and hearing — Oppenheimer’s words.

Robert Koehler (koehlercw@gmail. com), syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a Chicago award-winning journalist and editor. He is the author of Courage Grows Strong at the Wound.

we’re going to do it, and I don’t know what we’re committing to.”

Ultimately, Klein’s motion to send the resolution back to the committee failed in a 6-8 vote. However, the language pointed out by John was amended to say that the county is “considering” providing nancial or in-kind support. Following the language change, the resolution passed in a 14-0 vote.

JC: My familiar territory is period drama, which I believe still has some resonance, but can impact today because it’s relevant. e opportunity to do a relatively less-known Jack London story interested me. When we make these lms — 30 professionals, 40 colleges students, multiple colleges, I felt it would make a good learning experience for the students, and it did. Basically that’s the way I’m making feature lms these days.

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a political opposition movement, that movement will succeed.

e group stresses active resistance, but also non-violence: as a philosophy, but also as a practical tool for recruitment (and not alienation) of the millions of people needed.

e idea that it’s hotter in Hell doesn’t mean we can damn Earth too. In fact it calls for salvation.

Extinction Rebellion has a website. e local Ithaca branch has a Facebook page.

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e portions are relatively small, reminding me of Spanish-style tapas as the chef-owner has a theory that an ideal meal should be 36 bites. Less, and you’ll leave hungry: more, and you’ll have overeaten. is theory informs the portions he releases from the kitchen. You’re asked to keep the same slim stainless-steel knife, fork, and spoon throughout the meal, and place them on a small wood block, Japanese style, between courses.

e June vegetarian menu started with French Toast with goat cheese, followed by a fried hand roll with pickled vegetables, a fermented ranch salad, a grilled mushroom steak with a sumac steak sauce, and ended with a rhubarb torte with Cheddar ice cream.

e June “Standard Menu” started with a foie gras beignet, followed by diced cured salmon with nely sliced rhubarb and thin pea shoots. e third item was some sliced grilled duck with very small omelet pieces. Next was a small steak with Dijonnaise sauce, pickled potato slices, and some kale and the dessert was a milk and honey tart with grains and lavender.

Beverage o erings are extremely limited. ere are only four wines ($12 and $14). I found the only red wine Usonia Blaufrankish, thin and acidic. ere is one cider, ($9) and one beer, a pilsner ($8). A few more wines may be o ered in the future not to exceed three reds and three whites — all from e Finger Lakes.

Dining at North Folk can be a unique experience that you may remember for a while. e food is excellent quality, carefully prepared, and served in a rather intimate atmosphere. e chef-owner is creative and has a particular talent for using interesting ingredients and combining them in an intriguing way.

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Free Concert on the Village Green: Stiv Morgan | 6:30pm| Homer Village Green. Rain location is Center for the Arts

House Party with Park Doing | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | Free

Galactic Wednesday: A Grassroots Pre-Party SuperJam!! | 9:30 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | $10.00

7/20 Thursday

The Bigness w/s/g Honeychile | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Atwater After Hours - Rachel Beverly | 6 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free Music in the Park: City Limits | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park

Live Music at Six Mile: O the Rails Blues| | Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road | Free

7/21 Friday

Summer Sundays Music Series: Brian Hughes | 5 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414

Cortland Main Street Music

Series:Baked Shrimp; Judah; Rachel Beverly | 6 p.m. | Courthouse Park

Friday Night Music - Zydeco Trail Riders | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, 1771 Dryden Road

THIS WEEK

Jorge T. Cuevas and the Caribe

Jazz Allstars | 7 p.m. | Cornell Arts

Quad , 159 Central Ave. | Free

Circus Owl & Crime Waves | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | $10.00

7/22 Saturday

SOMAT Punk Rock Bene t for the Ithaca Free Clinic | 12 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd | Free

Atwater After Hours - Rick Tempo | 6 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free

The Village Swing Residency ft.

Michael Titelbaum | | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St.

7/23

Sunday

Jazz Guitar Brunch with Dennis Winge | 10:30 a.m. | Antlers Restaurant, 1159 Dryden Rd. | Free

Wraith-Flose-Corsano | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | $5.00 - $10.00

7/24

Monday

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

willie b x sarah hennies x keir

neuringer | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | $10.00

7/25 Tuesday

Southern Old Time String Band Jam Session | 6 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Mourning [A] BLKstar | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

7/26 Wednesday

Free Concert on the Village Green: Travis Rocco | 6:30pm| Homer Village Green. Rain location is Center for the Arts

Deep Dive House Big Band | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Midweek Melancholy with NFW and Friends w/s/g Roadman| 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | Free

Concerts/Recitals

7/22 Saturday

Dogs In a Pile w/ Organ Fairchild| 5:00PM |Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua

Sunday, July 23

Phish |St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview | 7:00 p.m. | 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

7/26 Wednesday

Ithaca Community Band | 7 p.m. | Danby Community Church, 1859 Danby Rd | Free Concerts in the Park: Alpha Brass Band | 7 p.m. | The Hickories Park, 359 Hickories Park Rd. ,Owego| Free

Stage

Dive Into Comedy | 6:30 p.m., 7/19 Wednesday | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Brace yourselves for waves of laughter every other Wednesday, as the stand-up scene in Ithaca takes a deep dive into humor!

MUSIC IN THE PARK: CITY LIMITS

In the Woods | 7/19 Wednesday | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E. Lake Road | Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, funny, surprisingly irreverent musical escapade.

The Cake! | 7/19 Wednesday | Little York Lake Theatre & Pavilion, 6347 Little York Lake Rd | The Regional Premiere of a delicious new comedy! Faith, family and frosting collide in this timely new play!

Ithaca Shakespeare Co.: The Comedy of Errors | 6 p.m., 7/20 Thursday | Robert H. Treman State Park, 105 En eld Falls Rd | This year, ISC is going all in on a single show: The Comedy of Errors, a madcap romp featuring TWO sets of twins, mistaken identities all over the place, feisty women, foolish men, an attempted exorcism, and tons of verbal and physical comedy.

The Wedding Show | 6 p.m., 7/20

Thursday | The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry Street | You’re invited to the best wedding of the season this July! The Wedding Show is an interactive and fully immersive comedy wedding performance, complete with food, drinks, dancing and games. It’s a one-of-a-kind event that you won’t want to miss!

Thursday Night Laughs with Comedy on the Commons | 7 p.m., 7/20 Thursday | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | A monthly feature showcase of the nest comedians from near and far, every Third Thursday! Hosted by Upstate’s favorite comedian, Kenneth McLaurin, this is a 5 Star show.

BTLCSP presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY | 7:30 p.m., 7/21 Friday | South Seneca Auditorium, 7263 Main St. | “They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re

THURSDAY, JULY 20TH AT 6:00PM Myers Park, Lansing | Normally we reserve this space for the Commons Concert Series, but they are taking this week o to attend the Grassroots Festival. We love the festival as much as any native Ithacan, but this week the WP will o er some alternatives. The weekly summer music series overlooking the east side of Cayuga Lake at Myers Park will some high energy swing-funk-blues rock from City Limits! (Photo: Facebook)

Wednesday | Corners Gallery, Corners Gallery | Lived Experience features pastel landscape drawings by Diane Newton and oil paintings based on family photographs by Terry Plater. On view through July 29. | Free Impressions and Re ections of Nature; Botanical Motifs from Land and Sea. | 12 p.m., 7/20 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | Annemiek Haralson and Hsiao-Pei Yang show Impressions and Re ections of Nature in the Main Gallery of SOAG, and Ethel Vrana has Botanical Motifs from Land and Sea in the Salon. | Free

Tina Mullen: Birds, Beasts and Dreamers | 12 p.m., 7/22 Saturday | The Gallery at South Hill, 950 Danby Road | Tina Mullen’s works on paper and mixed media pieces on vintage paper, vintage maps, found letters, and nautical charts brings together her animal and bird drawings and paintings with the found object. www.southhillbusinesscampus.com/ gallery-at-shbc | Free

Film

Movie Night: Mummies | 7 p.m., 7/21 Friday | New eld Public Library, 198 Main Street | Movie Night: Mummies. Three Egyptian mummies search for a stolen ring in London with humorous results. PG. Info: 607-5643594 | Free

Film Screening: The Story of Plastic | 7 p.m., 7/24 Monday | The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry St. | Join Zero Waste Ithaca for a screening of The Story of Plastic, an Emmy Award-winning documentary lm about the global plastic pollution crisis. Part of Plastic Free July. Free, donations appreciated. Bring your own cup, glass, or mug for refreshments and get a free sticker. Doors open at 6:30 p. | Free

Jack London’s Martin Eden - Film Screening | 7 p.m., 7/25 Tuesday | Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. | Filmmaker Jay Craven will appear with his new award-winning lm, “Jack London’s Martin Eden,” which was scored by Ithaca musicians Judy Hyman and Je Claus. | $11.00

Cinemapolis

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July 21-27. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New lms listed rst.*

Oppenheimer* |The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. | 180 mins R Barbie* | Barbie su ers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. | 114 mins PG-13

The Miracle Club | There’s just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. | 91 mins PG-13

Past Lives |Nora and Hae Sung are two deeply connected childhood friends that were torn apart when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. | 105 mins PG-13

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. | 154 mins PG-13

Asteroid City |Following a writer on his world famous ctional play about a grieving father, who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City, to compete in a stargazing event. Only to have his world view disrupted forever. | 104 mins PG-13

FingerLakes Drive-In

1064 Clark Street Road, Auburn Gate opens one hour before the movies begin. Schedule for Friday, 7/21 through Sunday, 7/23. Barbie | (9:05PM) |See above. There will be a picture taking event with a full sized Barbie Movie Jeep on 7/22 at 8:30PM. Dress in your favorite Barbie or Ken out t!) | 114 mins PG-13 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | 10:45PM| Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a

JORGE T. CUEVAS AND THE CARIBE JAZZ ALL STARS

FRIDAY, JULY 21ST AT 7:00PM

Cornell Arts Quad, Ithaca | Come out for a free Latin dance party featuring some of the region’s best jazz musicians. The Allstars play an irresistible mix of originals and jazz standards in the styles of salsa, cha-cha, bolero, samba, and merengue. (Photo: Provided)

dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.| 203 mins PG-13

Special Events

175th Seneca County Fair | Seneca County Fairgrounds, 100 Swift Street, Waterloo . Runs July 19-28

Curbstone Festival & Sidewalk Sales | 9 a.m., 7/20 Thursday thru 7/22 Saturday | Village of Skaneateles, Genesee, Jordan and Fennell streets | Sales of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, shoes, jewelry, toys, home accessories and more, along with displays by area nonpro ts. | Free Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival | 7/20 Thursday thru 7/23 Sunday|

Trumansburg Fairgrounds | Seneca Falls Convention Days | 7/21 Friday | Women’s Rights National Historic Park | Art, storytelling, speakers, and special programming commemorating the 175th anniversary of The Women’s Rights Convention.

Trackapalooza: Track and eld

extravaganza | 9 a.m., 7/22 Saturday | Ithaca High School, 1401 N Cayuga St | Brought to you by the Finger Lakes Runners Club, at Trackapalooza you can enjoy outdoor track and eld at its best in this full-day extravaganza of racing, jumping, and throwing. | $20.00

Convention Days & ERA Centennial Celebration | 5 p.m., 7/22 Saturday | National Women’s Hall of Fame, 76 Fall Street | 2023 marks the 175th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention and the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). | Free Arts at the Gardens | Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park | 10:00 a.m. | Fine paintings, prints, ceramics, and jewelry, plus glass, photography, fabrics, woodworking and more at this highly acclaimed exhibition of the nest artists. Music, performances, food, wine, and all the beauty and elegance of the Sonnenberg Estate makes for a wonderful way to spend a summer day. | 151 Charlotte Street, Canandaigua | $5.00 - $10.00

Indigenous Music and Arts Festival |Ganondagan State Historic Site | The event showcases Haudenosaunee and Indigenous cultures through dance, music, storytelling, authentic craft demonstrations, a Native American Arts Market, a Family Discovery Tent, ra es, guided trail walks, gallery tours, food, and more.

| 7000 County Road 41 (Boughton Hill Road), Victory

Sterling Renaissance Festival | | Saturdays and Sundays 10am-7pm, July 1-Aug 13. Rain or shine. The Sterling Renaissance Festival is one

of the oldest and most successful producers of professional interactive entertainment in the world. | 15385 Farden Rd, Sterling 2023 Broome County Fair | 7/25 Tuesday | Broome County Fairgrounds | This year’s Fair will have all the fan-favorites as well as plenty of new attractions for the whole family!

Skaneateles Festival | 7/26

Wednesday | Various locations | A dynamic 4-week music festival providing intimate access to the world’s best music in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region.

Books

Lecture: “Stanning Emily: Reading Dickinson and Brontë, Now and Then” | 7 p.m., 7/19 Wednesday | Cornell’s Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall , 215 Garden Ave. | Cornell’s Caroline Levine and Mary Loe elholz will discuss Brontë and Dickinson appearing in recent pop culture from their shared perspective as feminist literary scholars educated in the 20th century. | Free

The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry meets music | 3 p.m., 7/23 Sunday | Lansing Performance Hall, 1004 Auburn Road | In a fresh twist, area-renown poets take the stage to perform with interpretive musicians

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with “The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music,” on Sunday, July 23, at the Lansing Performance Hall from 3:00 to 5:00. | Free

Kids

TCPL Robotics Club: Autonomous Robot Racing | 4 p.m., 7/20 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | It’s robot racing time! TCPL is inviting youth 8+, Teens, and families to a weekly robot race in the Makerspace!

Family Eco-Cruise | 10 a.m., 7/21 Friday | Ithaca Farmer’s Market, Steamboat Landing - 545 3rd Street | Kids enjoy learning about the world that lies beneath Cayuga Lake with interactive and engaging activities led by our Youth Crew. Best for ages 5 and up. | Free

Somewhere WAY Over the Rainbow | 10 a.m., 7/21 Friday | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street |

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: The Musical! | 10 a.m., 7/21 Friday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | A children’s beloved classic by Mo Willems re-told in musical form, featuring a mix of puppets and songs. | $14.00

Summer Baby Storytime | 10:30 a.m., 7/21 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Caregivers and their babies are invited to join Cassie for songs, rhymes, movement and books at the park next to the Henry St. John Building at 301 S. Geneva St.

Lego Club | 10 a.m., 7/22 Saturday | Ulysses Philomathic Library, 74 E Main Street | Drop in and show o your building skills at this open Lego build. For children of all ages. | Free Summer Family Storytime | 11 a.m., 7/22 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills every week at Family Storytime!

Story Time at Suggett Park | 12 p.m., 7/24 Monday | Suggett Park, 108 Homer Ave | Join Miss Tammy at Suggett Park (25 Homer Ave., Cortland) for story time while you eat lunch.

(Rain or Shine) Come early to get your free lunch and nd a spot!

LEGO Build Night for Families | 5 p.m., 7/25 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | TCPL is inviting families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Notices

T-burg Farmer’s Market: | 4 p.m., 7/19 Wednesday | Trumansburg

Farmer’s Market, 69 W. Main St | Live music each Wednesday thru October.

7/19 - Zydeco Trail Riders; 7/26-Backmann, Ho mann, & Friends

Zero Suicide Prevention Event | 5:15 p.m., 7/19 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Bridge Club of Ithaca | 10 a.m., 7/20

Thursday | Bridge Club of Ithaca, 16

Cinema Drive |

Candor Community Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 7/20 Thursday

| Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | T

Montour Falls Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 7/20 Thursday | Fireman’s Field, 301 Clawson Blvd | J

Quarter Auction Fundraiser for Breeann Walker | 6 p.m., 7/20

Thursday | New eld Fire Hall, 77 Main Street | Quarter Auction Fundraiser for Breeann Walker Thurs, 7/20 6-9 pm at New eld Fire Hall, 77 Main St, New eld. She’s a New eld grad

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with dreams on hold due to injuries & illness. Sponsored by Women Entrepreneurs of New eld. | Free Mindful Botany Walk | 12 p.m., 7/21 Friday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll | Join Cornell Botanic Gardens sta to observe the beauty and drama of nature unfolding on monthly nature walks. Walks will be held rain or shine on the third Friday of each month, beginning May 19th and ending October 20th. | Free Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour | 11 a.m., 7/22 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll | Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and discover the beauty and diversity of our cultivated plant collections. Tours are o ered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., June 17 through October 1. | Free

SOMAT Punk Rock Bene t for the Ithaca Free Clinic | 12 p.m., 7/22 Saturday | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd | Family friendly punk show to bene t the Ithaca Free Clinic: The Nogoodniks (East Germany’s answer to the Ramones), Absolute Garbage (punk from NYC), Chilton (post-punk from NYC) and Hannah Toombs (Alt Indie Rock from Ithaca). | Free

Ithaca Chess Club | 12 p.m., 7/23 Sunday | DeWitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St | The Ithaca Chess Club meets every Sunday from 12 noon to 4 pm, at the Dewitt Mall ( rst oor above the shops, o ce area). The club is free and open to everyone, all ages and all skill levels. Play other chess lovers, and get free chess instruction. Details at the club website: IthacaChessClub. com. | Free

Downtown Ithaca Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 7/25 Tuesday | DeWitt Park |

Visitors can shop for seasonal produce, locally-raised meat, dairy, cheese, and other fresh or prepared grocery items as well as local art and gifts, and enjoy a hot meal. EBT/SNAP cards can be used for eligible purchases from vendors. | Free

Finances for the Sandwich Generation with Visions Federal Credit Union | 5:30 p.m., 7/25 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Happy Sandwich Generation Month to the generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children.

RUNNING FROM JULY 19 - 28. SHOWS AT 7:30 PM, WITH MATINEES ON JULY 21, 22, 23 AND 26 AT 2PM. Little York Pavilion, 6799 Little York Lake Road, Preble | Cortland Rep’s summer season continues with this regional premier! Faith, family, and frosting collide in this story that is loosely based on events from recent headlines. (Photo: Provided)

FALLS CONVENTION

Women’s Rights National Historic Park,136 Fall Street, Seneca Falls

On the 175th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the park, along with invited speakers, partners, and visitors, will explore the conditions and legal structures that motivated the reformers of 1848 to organize. Featuring numerous events for all ages throughout the weekend. Check website for more details. (Photo: Provided)

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Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians

Gunpoets

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Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno

Shawn Seals & SMX

Gravestone Glue

Back Step Band

• Sihasin

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• Driftwood

• Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

• Cortadito

• Moontee Sinquah

• The Campbell Brothers

• Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots

• Walter Mouton & The Scott Louisiana Playboys

• The Rollin' Rust

• SingTrece & Stone Cold Miracle

• Living Arts Dancewave

• Motherwort

• Kevin Kinsella

• Richie & Rosie

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• Drank the Gold

• Rose & The Bros

• Dirty Blanket

• Double Tiger

• DJ EvoEvolution

• Maddy Walsh

• Vicious Fishes

• Luke G & The Candyhearts

• Newtown Creek

• Tyler Westcott

• new planets

• Thousands of One

• Empire Kings

Tenzin Chopak • Ithaca Underground w/ Microbes Mostly, S00P, & Glitter Skulls

Max Childs • Timbo

Cooke Family Singers

Lady Shen

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• The Grady Girls

Fall Creek Brass Band

Bobby Henrie & The Goners

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Angela Marion

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