July 26, 2023

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Aspire Cannabis Dispensary One Step Closer to Opening

By Christopher Walker

This past spring, Aspire Cannabis Dispensary, a venture owned by notfor-pro t CWS Holdings I, LLC, announced that it would be making its home in Ithaca. In the months since then, Aspire leadership has been taking steps to open up the dispensary to the public sometime in the coming months, but there is still work to be done.

Aspire will be the second cannabis dispensary to call Ithaca home. e city’s rst dispensary, William Jane, opened in March to a long line of eager patrons that spanned nearly the entire stretch of the Commons.

e dispensary promises to o er a “boutique style shopping experience” along with the ability to order online. Customers can purchase various strains of cannabis, edibles, pre-rolls, and oils, as well as other products– all of which are locally sourced from suppliers such as Ithaca Cultivated and Ithaca Organics. Angela Bishop, the store manager of Aspire, feels that it is important for the dispensary to remain local.

“We want to have a positive impact on communities here,” said Bishop. “I think it's important for it to stay in Ithaca because that’s where our business is. Not only that, [but] it’s also where [Challenge Workforce Solutions] is, where proceeds are going to be going.”

Challenge Workforce Solutions, the organization responsible for Aspire, is a non-pro t that creates pathways to employment for people with barriers that

impact their ability to be hired, such as physical disabilities, mental health diagnoses, and generational poverty. Aspire’s pro ts will cycle back to Challenge, allowing the dispensary to give back to the community that supports it. Despite serving a di erent purpose than Challenge, both Aspire works towards similar goals. e Aspire website recently made public where it will be located: 205 North Fulton Street. According to Bishop, the location is a great one due to the business of the area.

“[It’s] really a great location for tra c coming into Ithaca — a very busy area — and the square footage was exactly around what we were looking for,” Bishop said. “So it all really lined up to make a really great decision for us to go forward [with].”

Construction of the venue is currently underway at 205 N. Fulton St. and is being managed by Strategic Elements Real Estate Development. e building’s outer walls have been updated with signs concerning Aspire customer parking, a sign of what is to come. However, according to Bishop, the non-pro t is still awaiting site plan approval and building permits from

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the city of Ithaca. Moreover, Bishop and Ashley Burke, the president of Aspire, are working on meeting all of the requirements outlined by the New York State O ce of Cannabis Management, which include setting up a point-of-sale system and developing sta training.

To aid with its opening and subsequent management, Aspire is currently hiring. Seeking to ll the positions of assistant manager and budtender in both frontof-house and back-of-house capacities, Aspire recently uploaded job descriptions and an application link to their website. With the mission of CWS in mind, Aspire hopes to hire those with barriers to employment, such as those formerly incarcerated for marijuana possession.

Due to Aspire being the result of a whim, its founders from CWS were not always certain of the dispensary’s success. Since receiving one of 36 conditional

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City Manager Salary Could be Higher than Expected

By Matt Dougherty

It looks like the salary for Ithaca’s rst city manager will be higher than originally expected. When the proposition to create the position of city manager was sent out for a public referendum in November 2022, it was thought that the position would have a salary slightly higher than the Chief of Sta , who currently makes about $130,000 per year. However, during a Committee of the Whole meeting that took place on July 12, Ian Coyle — the consultant hired by the city to help search for the rst city manager — said “Bluntly speaking, I think that the number needs to be higher than some of the numbers that I’ve seen thrown around.”

Coyle advised the Common Council that the current market for city managers is “ultra competitive” and that a salary would likely need to be somewhere in the range of $160,000 to $200,000 to make the job competitive. According to Coyle, “If you were to pull up a list of existing searches of city managers with a population and budget the size of Ithaca’s, you will likely have a ranger that carries with it a top end of $200,000.” ese numbers do not include fringe bene ts for things like health care and retirement packages, which will come with added costs.

Coyle said that the average salary for city managers in New York State is about $160,000, with a low of about $125,000 and a high of about $250,000. e highest paid city manager in the state is in New Rochelle, which has a population of 81,000 — much higher than the City of Ithaca.

According to 2018 statistics from the International City County Management Association, Coyle said that “In the segment of population that Ithaca was in, the median manager pay was $165,000.” He

continued saying that “adjusted for in ation that does put the number over the $200,000 range.”

Coyle told the committee that he’s had two individuals reach out to him who are interested in the position, but that they are looking for a salary range between $175,000 to $210,000.

“I apologize if it’s sticker shock, but I want to be very transparent and truthful to you as far as what I see in the marketplace and what I think is competitive,” Coyle said. He added that the candidates that would be attracted at the higher end of the range will “more than make up” for the costs through their “ability to drive e ciencies.”

While he believes that the numbers indicate that the salary for Ithaca’s rst city manager needs to be increased, Coyle said, “At the end of the day, the Council needs to be comfortable with what they’re going to

pay the individual regardless of what I say or think.”

Alderperson Robert Cantelmo expressed some concern regarding the disparity between what the public was told when the proposition went to referendum and the new recommended salary range for the position. He also questioned why the initial salary projection for the position was so low given the fact that data was available as of 2018 showing that a city manager in a city of Ithaca’s size would receive a median salary of $165,000.

Alderperson Rob Gearhart — who was part of the initial working group that came up with the city manager salary estimates along with Alderperson Donna Fleming — responded to Cantelmo’s comments saying that using the phrase “slightly more than the Chief of Sta ” in the initial salary estimates “might have been inappropriate,” but he said that “It is more than we would be paying the Chief of Sta . I think that was understood.”

Fleming also responded saying, “We talked quite a bit about this being budget neutral in the sense that one person would

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“Oatmeal”

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“At the end of the day, the Council needs to be comfortable with what they’re going to pay the individual regardless of what I say or think.”

— Ian Coyle

“I can’t help but feel that we are in a very precarious situation.” DeFendini said that he doesn’t think the referendum would have failed if higher salary projections were included, but that “there would have been more pause for discussion for a lot of folks who voted in favor of this.”

— Alderperson Jorge DeFendini

Fourth Ward Alderperson Jorge DeFendini said that the thinks the public will be frustrated over the lack of transparency regarding how much the city manager would be paid when the proposal was put up for a vote last fall.

First Ward Alderperson Cynthia Brock said that increasing the salary for City Manager is essential since the city has not kept up with paying department heads market wages for several years.

State Funds Local Bridge Repair Projects

By David Durrett

On Wednesday, July 5, Governor Kathy Hochul announced an award of $516 million to fund 216 bridge and culvert repair projects in 141 municipalities, including a total of about $9.661 million for six bridges in Tompkins County.

e award will give $2.238 million to the City of Ithaca for the replacement of the North Cayuga Street bridge over Fall Creek, $2.342 million to the Town of Ithaca for the replacement of the Town Line Road bridge over Lick Brook, $1.089 million to the City of Ithaca for the replacement of the East State Street culvert, $1.178 million to Tompkins County for the replacement of the Midline Road culvert carrying the tributary to Six Mile Creek, $1.5 million to the Town of Ulysses for the replacement of the Curry Road culvert carrying the tributary to Trumansburg Creek and $1.314 million to the Village of Dryden for the replacement of the Lee Road culvert carrying the tributary to Egypt Creek, Tompkins County.

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NY initiative was rst established in 2016. e initiative provides assistance to local governments across the state by helping them make their culverts and bridges sturdier, thus allowing for better infrastructure and combating the e ects of climate change. e most recent BRIDGE NY awards were selected as part of the New York State Department of Transportation’s capital planning process based on input from Regional and Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

David Miller, president of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways, said he had regularly gone to Advocacy Day in order to convince the state government to invest in New York infrastructure. He said he was glad that Hochul and the state recognized the state’s bridges’ need for maintenance.

“Our bridge system is failing, and it’s

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The Ithaca Police Department has reported that an individual died after drowning in the waters below Ithaca Falls on July 21.

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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has announced that Ithaca resident Jeremiah L. Jordan was convicted for the crime of Murder in the Second Degree in relation to the fatal stabbing of Michael Monroe on October 28, 2022.

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The Tompkins County Health Department has issued a Health Alert regarding a potentially rabid beaver at the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve. The beaver has been captured and is being tested for rabies at Cornell.

nice that they recognize this,” Miller said.

Climate change was a factor that necessitated funding for bridge maintenance. According to Miller, not only can ice make it unsafe to drive on bridges, but a bridge repeatedly freezing and thawing will cause it to quickly wear down, and those cycles are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change.

“It used to be years ago, that once it got cold in the winter, it pretty much stayed cold most of the winter,” Miller said, “and now, we’re getting cold and then warm, and then cold and then warm, and then cold and then warm, and this cold and warm from freeze and thaw cycles

escalate the deterioration.”

Miller stressed the importance of preventative maintenance, saying that it helps save taxpayer money in the long term.

“If we do preventative measures on these projects and get them before they completely fail, it’s a lot cheaper to repair a bridge than it is to replace a bridge,” Miller said, “so we’re trying to help our infrastructure last longer and keep it more sustainable.”

Miller said that there was a possibility that some bridges needed funds for repairs or replacements but did not get it this time, and expressed his desire that those bridges get help on the next round of funding. He noted that having resources available was crucial to maintaining bridges.

“It’s all about the money, if you have the money, you can x it, if you don’t have the money, you can’t,” Miller said. “It’s pretty much nuts and bolts there.”

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“Our bridge system is failing, and it’s nice that they recognize this.”

— David Miller, president of the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways

“If we do preventative measures on these projects and get them before they completely fail, it’s a lot cheaper to repair a bridge than it is to replace a bridge.”

— David Miller

The North Cayuga Street bridge over Fall Creek will be one of the several bridges that will be repaired as part of the $516 million funding package announced by Governor Kathy Hochul.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fireworks

Is anyone else concerned that the annual reworks show for Ithaca (known as the Ithaca Community Fireworks) was moved to Taughannock Farms Inn and therefore Taughannock Park?

In early July, a statement from the Ithaca Rotary Club was shared stating that they are " no longer able to be the main organizer and sponsor of the Fireworks,” ere are several reasons why the reworks are concerning being held at Taughannock Park. One is that it is a PARK and the natural beauty that is unique to Taughannock Park is getting confused with becoming an event space for Ithaca. Number 2, residents in the area and along the lake have expressed many concerns for the increased tra c along route 89, consequent safety issues, the noise for residents, birds and animals who may live in and around the park, the volume of cars and people crowding into the park for this event, safety in the natural environment mixed with pyro-

technics and nally, the lack of access to all Ithacans who used to enjoy the reworks celebration closer to the downtown center.

is lack of access is an equity issue on the very day celebrating our democracy. Need I add that we are blowing o celebratory reworks in a historically Native American sacred space in the "name of American independence"?! I am concerned that Taughannock Farms Inn (TFI) is making a performative gesture "to the community" and it is a veiled motive toward more pro teering (BTW TFI just proposed a spa and additional 75 room hotel with underground parking etc to the Ulysses town board on 7/18/23). e Inns proximity to Taughannock Park does not make it their personal event space! More so , much of the community they claim to serve with 4th of July reworks may have no access to seeing this show at Taughannock Park. It is imperative that the city of Ithaca nd a way to make this event accessible to all and in a safe public space. Personally, I am not a huge fan of reworks and the meaning they represent however, if this show must go on, the City of Ithaca can not outsource this event to Taughannock Farms Inn and Taughannock Falls State Park! Ithaca, if you value this event and holiday, nd a way to make it possible for everyone to see without disturbing the natural environment and making it tolerable for all within the city limits. ank you for reading.

JK Tsapis

Find the Value in Serving on a Nonprofit Board

By Liza Burger, Executive Director at Lifelong

Iknow I am one of several Executive Directors of local nonpro t organizations who nd themselves in the position of seeking new board members to contribute their skills and perspectives to our organizations, and who will help further our missions and values through their Board service.

Nonpro t organizations play important roles in our community, taking on a wide range of issues such as health care, environmental concerns, aging well and education. Serving on the board of one of these nonpro ts provides the opportunity to not only align your personal values with an organization’s mission, but also to use your skills and lived experiences to make a lasting impact on your community. If you have experience in strategic planning, nance, program development, fundraising, or other important areas, your service would be invaluable to area nonpro ts as they navigate complex situations in pursuit of their missions.

Many nonpro ts are made up of small (but mighty!) sta teams that take on everything from fundraising to programming to maintaining and repairing facilities.

Board members, with a diversity of experiences and skills, contribute impor-

CITY MANAGER SALARY

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make more and the other person, namely the mayor, would make less.”

It’s currently uncertain as to what the Mayor’s salary will be, but conversations among the committee repeatedly referenced it being somewhere between 1.5 to 2.5 times the pay of Common Council members, who currently make about $13,000. It’s also important to note that under the city manager form of government, the position of Chief of Sta would be eliminated, which will free up extra funds that can be allocated to the city manager’s salary in an e ort to achieve a budget neutral change in government structure.

tant knowledge and overall support that are crucial to the success of the organization. My own experience as both a board member of various organizations and a leader of a nonpro t has clearly shown me, from both sides of the coin, how much of an impact can be made by a group of dedicated board members!

While joining a board is a commitment of time and energy, the rewards of serving on a diverse and active board are well worth the e ort. Won’t you consider sharing your time and talents?

Lifelong, a community center whose mission is to enhance the lives of older adults in Tompkins County, is growing and expanding our outreach and o erings to adults age 50+ in our community. We are actively seeking individuals who can bring diverse perspectives to our board, including those from underrepresented groups.

Board members should be willing to be a supporting member of Lifelong, fully engage at board meetings 6x/year, and actively participate on 1-2 board committees. If you, or someone you know would be interested in helping Lifelong to grow and serve more adults in our community, or if you’d like more information about this opportunity, please contact Sheila Squier, Lifelong Board Chair, by email at Sheila.squier@gmail.com.

Fleming continued saying, “Perhaps we failed to do thorough market research. I had thought the salary would be roughly $140,000 to $150,000. I’m very surprised by the $200,000 number.”

Alderperson Cynthia Brock explained that the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic and resulting inflation made it nearly impossible for the city to properly estimate potential salaries for the position. However, given the fact that the city manager will have more responsibilities than the Chief of Staff, Brock said that “It does seem appropriate that a city manager would make more than a Chief of Staff…I think it’s absolutely reasonable that [the salary] is higher.”

Graffiti, it’s Been With Us for Ages

Love of the Land

By Marjorie Olds

Rod Howe was born with love for this area, with his ancestors settling here more than 200 years ago. Growing up, a hard-working extended family nurtured his attachment to and reverence for this landscape and its rich history. A er college and work in the Boston area, Rod returned to this area with a partner in 1990, and soon therea er added a son, as well as sheep, goats, rabbits, cats, and a dog to their home life.

good fortune to work with many, many amazing people to make it happen.”

Due to major life events Rod made the decision to leave the History Center and run for Town Supervisor; he had been a Town Board member for a few years and had been in the role of Deputy Supervisor when Bill Goodman was the Supervisor, retired.

By Shane Eversfield

Grra ti: From the Italian word gra ato: “scratched”. Originates from the Greek word “graphein”: to write. (Hence, the graphite in your pencil.). Gra ti began with the rst petroglyphs — scratched images on stone faces.

Were these rst gra tis art or vandalism? ey too were scratched on “public property” without legal permission.

Tags vs Gra ti

Perhaps we can look at a distinction between gra ti and tags. Tags, like any form of writing, are gra tis: Warning tags can be found on appliances. Branding tags can be found on clothing. “LOST CAT” tags can be found all around Ithaca. Tags are placed on property for information, marketing, identi cation…

As an act of imposing one’s presence on others, tagging has also been around throughout human history. Certainly well before spray paint and indelible markers.

In modern civilization, colonialism is perhaps the most severe and pervasive form of tagging. In its wake are war, slavery, poverty, economic and political turmoil, toxic waste, ecological collapse and climate instability. ese tags cannot be scrubbed o the surface of a building or painted over. ey are truly indelible.

As the most “privileged” society, we are the greatest taggers of all time. We are the pervasive “LOST CAT” of the world. Perhaps the tags that are “gra ato” on our buildings, signs, bridges and utility

boxes here in Ithaca are reminders of this colonial wake?

I am not condoning the tagging of public and private property. However, Hip-Hop, which includes (but is not limited to) gra ti (visual), rap and DJ’ing (music) and breaking (dance) as well as poetry slams and lm is indeed constructive, responsive, educational and transformative art. Poignant multi-media art. e four-part documentary “Fight the Power” recently produced and aired on PBS is an excellent primer for Hip-Hop.

For context, gra ti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting “Untitled” from 1982 sold for $110.5 million — one of the most expensive paintings ever purchased.

Masterful Hip-Hop gra ti, captures the zeitgeist of urban life — its chaos, tragedy and triumph, beauty and waste, boldness and noise, air and style, color, vast variety and diversity. I mourn the recent loss of some of Ithaca’s greatest gra ti on the back wall of the old Greenstar Space. Fortunately, I did get photos a few months before it was painted over.

We need gra ti — to remind us of the a ermath of our history and our present. Not simply as a damning judgement for our past actions, but as a recognition — even a celebration — of the perseverance, resilience, adaptability and indomitable spirit of humanity.

Here in Ithaca, can we provide a designated public space/face for our gra ti artists and celebrate them? Can we host a community event, an opportunity for our gra ti artists so that we can see them create and hear what they have to say?

Rod Howe’s work at Cornell was the perfect prelude to his municipal ventures. He focused on community and economic development and rural/regional development during his 25 years with Cornell Cooperative Extension. He had the pleasure of working with key state organizations tied to supporting counties, towns, and villages. As ambitious and fruitful as his Cornell stints were, they also aligned smoothly with his “retirement projects.”

As Director of our much-loved History Center in Tompkins County, Rod’s task was clear from the board: “Locate and negotiate a new site for the History Center, preferably on or near the Commons, with new partnership collaborations, and increased visibility and accessibility for the public.” And so he did. Rod shared, “I am extremely proud of my contribution in making the Tompkins Center for History and Culture a downtown resource and destination. I had the

e Town Supervisor is an amalgam of being an elected board member and town manager. With responsibility for and supervision of the Town of Ithaca’s Departments, Rod meets regularly with Public Works, Engineering, Planning, Codes, Finance, Human Resources, Clerks, and Information Technology. Rod is currently in his fourth year as Supervisor.

As a voting member of the Ithaca Town Board, Rod serves as the chair of the board and joins his congenial fellow board members to make policy decisions, factoring in citizen input, information processed by the Board’s committees, and departments to guide the Town toward its vision to be a desirable place where any person can live, work, learn, and play, o ering a vibrant mix of rural, suburban, and urban features, including treasured natural resources.

“We take seriously our stewardship of the land with its verdant parks, trails, and preserves. Some of our parks carry

Bridges have long been targets of graffiti-minded folks, and this abutment for a bridge spanning the inlet is no exception. (Photo: Ed Dittenhoefer)

Town Supervisor Rob Howe has called Ithaca home for many years.

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Josh Riley Preparing for a Rematch in NY-19

By Matt Dougherty

New York’s 19th Congressional district appears to be set up for a rematch as Josh Riley (D) has announced his campaign to unseat Marc Molinaro (R) in the toss-up district in upstate New York. e 2022 race between Riley and Molinaro was one of the closest in the country, with just 4,500 votes separating the two candidates.

Despite winning the 2022 midterm election and contributing to the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, Molinaro has come under re in recent months regarding hot-button issues such as protecting reproductive rights and social security, and Riley is hoping to capitalize on Molinaro’s right-wing politics to position himself as a more appealing alternative in the swing district.

Riley explained that he is running for many of the same reasons he ran last time, saying, “Our political and economic system has stacked the deck against working folks, and I’m running for Congress to change that.” Riley said that the reason he decided to announce his campaign early on in the process is because the upcoming race is expected to be one of the most competitive in the entire country. Riley added that following the last election, he was “humbled and overwhelmed by the encouragement from folks across the district to run again.”

Riley said that “thousands of voters split their tickets voting for Republicans for other o ces, but also voting for us for Congress, which means that our message of change versus the status quo had a lot of crossover appeal.” He continued saying, “We have a really strong foundation to build on going into 2024, and I’m excited about the ght that’s ahead of us.”

When asked about how he would di erentiate himself from Molinaro, Riley spoke about the recent debt ceiling negotiations that resulted in the passing of a deal that li ed the federal debt ceiling until 2025 in exchange for capping federal spending programs at the scal year 2023 levels in 2024 and allowing a 1% increase in spending in the scal year 2025. e deal also instituted work requirements to receive SNAP and TANF.

While Riley said that he would have ulti-

mately voted in support of the agreement — similarly to Molinaro — he explained that he would have voted no on the initial bill brought to the oor by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which Molinaro voted in favor of.

“ at bill would have made catastrophic cuts to Clean Energy and Advanced Manufacturing investments that are absolutely critical across this district,” Riley said. He added, “ e bill would have cut billions of dollars in bene ts for veterans, and there’s no way in the world I would have ever supported that.” Riley continued saying, “As much as [Molinaro] wants to deny it and say he didn’t, the record is very clear that he voted to cut veterans bene ts.”

According to Riley, “We absolutely should be cutting the de cit and lowering the debt, and the way to do that is by making sure massive corporations and the super-wealthy are paying their fair share.” Riley said that the rst vote that the Republican majority took would have added $114 billion to the de cit by providing tax cuts to corporations that are already avoiding paying taxes. He added, “We don’t need a lecture from Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos, and Marc Molinaro about scal responsibility when they blow up the debt by handing out massive tax cuts to their corporate donors.”

Another area where Riley and Molinaro are drastically di erent is their view of ination. Molinaro has blamed government

After losing the last election by less than 5,000 votes, Josh Riley (D) has announced his candidacy to take on Congressman Marc Molinaro (R) in a rematch to represent New York’s 19th Congressional District.

“Our political and economic system has stacked the deck against working folks, and I’m running for Congress to change that.”

— Josh Riley

spending on rising in ation. In contrast, Riley has identi ed corporate greed in the form of monopolies limiting competition and price gouging consumers as the root cause of in ation.

“ e evidence is clear and irrefutable; rampant price gouging is happening right now,” Riley said. According to Riley, “some of the biggest oil companies are raking in tens of billions of dollars in pro ts per quarter while at the same time, working families are struggling to ll up the gas tank.” He added, “We’re seeing big drug companies handing out tens of millions of dollars in bonuses to their CEOs while seniors across the district have to cut back on their groceries because they can’t afford their prescription drugs.”

Riley says that Republicans in the House had an opportunity to vote on cracking down on price gouging by oil companies by passing a bill that would have banned companies engaging in price gouging from drilling on federal land, but they didn’t do it. Riley said that Republicans refused to pass the bill because “they’re taking boatloads of money from big oil.”

“[Republicans] are giving [oil companies] a pat on the back while they’re screwing over working families in upstate New York, and I’m sick and tired of it,” Riley said.

According to Riley, one of his top priorities, if elected, would be to spearhead

a ght to overturn Citizens United, which has allowed corporations to make unlimited contributions to the campaigns of elected o cials. “ ere’s a long list of things I’m going to do on day one, and one of them is to sponsor a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United,” Riley said. He added, “I believe in my heart and soul that the in uence of dark money and corporate money in our politics is the root of all evil.”

In addition, Riley has taken a rm stance regarding how he would protect social security if elected. While Molinaro has refused to provide concrete answers to questions regarding how he would preserve institutional programs like Social Security, Riley has said that he would support raising the cap on Social Security so that the wealthy are paying more into the program. As of 2023, higher-income individuals do not pay any social security tax on earnings above $160,200. at means billionaires like Je Bezos and Elon Musk only pay social security tax on their rst $160,200. If the cap were raised, they would pay more into the program.

Another issue with local and national appeal is the ght to unionize Starbucks, which the company has heavily undermined. Ithaca was the rst city in the country to unionize every corporateowned Starbucks location in the city, and

the company has shut down all three locations as of May 26. e NLRB has ruled that Starbucks engaged in union-busting in Ithaca. Still, since the labor board has su ered from underfunding for nearly a decade, it has struggled to hold Starbucks accountable.

When asked how he would work to support Starbucks workers, Riley said that he was “proud to rally with the Starbucks workers union a couple of weeks ago” and that “the answer to how we hold [Starbucks] accountable goes back to adequately funding law enforcement.” According to Riley, “ e same Republicans raising all these issues about law enforcement cut funding for the law enforcement agencies that are supposed to enforce these labor laws.” He added, “I’d want to be investing in the NLRB and the Department of Labor because there need to be real consequences for corporations that are busting unions.”

Riley’s enthusiasm for the rematch is backed up by recent fundraising numbers that indicate that his campaign has raised $787,933 based on July quarterly lings obtained by City & State. In comparison, Marc Molinaro has raised $606,827 in his July lings. However, Molinaro has more cash on hand at $1,067,390 compared to Riley’s $634,033.

Riley said, “Our [last] campaign raised more money during the general election period than any other Democratic House campaign in New York.” He added, “We

did that without accepting a single penny of corporate PAC money. In fact, the vast majority of our contributions were $25 or less.”

In a news release, the Riley campaign said that Molinaro’s rst campaign nance report of 2023 revealed that his campaign is “bankrolled by corporate special interests and far-right Republican Members of Congress…who have proposed cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”

According to Riley, “Marc Molinaro is cashing checks from powerful special interests, and then he’s voting to do what’s best for them, not Upstate New Yorkers…It’s especially concerning that Marc Molinaro accepts so much support from extreme Republicans who want to cut Social Security.”

e Riley campaign has said that it will not accept any contributions from corporate PACs and that more than 90% of donations to his 2022 campaign were for $100 or less. However, according to OpenSecrets.org, just 19.63% of the contributions to Rileys’ 2022 campaign were for fewer than $200, and the campaign received more than $300,000 in PAC money.

While Riley’s defense of progressive issues ranging from reproductive and labor rights to protecting social security is welcome amid Republican attempts to undermine progressive policy, he has taken PAC money despite his rhetoric decrying the in uence of special interests remains concerning.

Riley has said that his campaign has taken no corporate PAC donations, and that his opponent Marc Molinaro is “taking boatloads of money from big oil.”

Riley says that he is running for Congress to help change a broken political and economic system that “stacks the deck against working folks.”

“I believe in my heart and soul that the influence of dark money and corporate money in our politics is the root of all evil.”

— Josh Riley

“I’d want to be investing in the NLRB and the Department of Labor because there need to be real consequences for corporations that are busting unions.”

— Josh Riley

Never Too Late

Women Softball Players of All Ages Are Taking the FIeld

By Steve Lawrence

Seeing the various teams spread out around the Holding Point complex in Horseheads o ered an evolutionary glimpse into the game of so ball.

On one eld, a team of 10U players — so proud to be wearing their new uniforms — tended to err on the side of caution while guring out the game on a real-time basis. A batter slapped a ball into right eld, the runner on rst took o with one goal in mind: To arrive safely at second base. She stood on the base, both feet rmly planted. She had all the speed necessary to go rst-to-third had she wanted to, but she was a one-thing-at-atime kind of player. For now.

A 16U game, same scenario... the base runner — perhaps reminded by her base coach that she was de nitely going to third on a ball through the in eld — goes full-out at the crack of the bat, rounds second without slowing down and slides into third well ahead of the throw. As she brushed o the dirt,

she was pleased with both her preparation and execution. is game is making more and more sense, and her skill level and her on- eld IQ are aligning as the plays more games. As her skill set advances, so does her con dence.

On another eld, the Blast From e Past takes the eld. A base runner is well aware that a hit into right warrants going rst-to-third, but she thinks to her 30 year-old self, “I pulled a hamstring earlier, and I need to go to work tomorrow.”

e Blast is an 18-Plus team playing in a tournament of its own, and while its roster consists of players mostly between 20 and 30, one of the players on the opposing team is 50 years old. Full disclosure: I was there because my 19 year-old daughter is on the team, and I did a double take at one game when a player told her coach, “Sorry I’m late, I had to drop my daughter o .” I must admit, I am not accustomed to hearing such statements from my daughter’s teammates.

Adult fastpitch softball is alive and well — and looking for players — a half hour from Ithaca.

Wedding Drama

Interactive “Wedding” at Cherry Arts is Unholy Matrimony

By Barbara Adams

If you haven’t attended a wedding yet this summer, there’s still time — and not just any wedding, but an alternative vegetarian lesbian one at that. “ e Wedding Show,” produced and directed by Sylvie Froncek, runs through this weekend at the Cherry Arts, and all guests are encouraged to take part in the festivities.

Froncek was inspired, pre-covid, by all the weddings she was attending, and imagined creating this theatrical event — an inventive twist for those who might recall “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding.”

is interactive theater piece rst invites you to form two lines outside e Cherry to welcome the happy couple, bride and “broom,” elegantly dressed and be owered, who march past everyone, beaming and accepting congratulations. An “omni-quasi-religious” ceremony follows, with friends circling around, sharing their memories and good wishes. Next is a bu et dinner, with excellent ai food (from Taste of ai Express) and more toasts (just down the street, Ports of New York provides a wine bar). ere’s even a photo booth, with plenty of gaudy hats and masks to pose in. And nally, games and songs and ever so much dancing.

at’s what’s scheduled — but the inevitable wedding drama is extra.

In case you’ve never seen a queer wedding, you’ll be amused to know that, with the possible exception of having a drag queen as MC, they’re just like traditional ones, at least according to this version: long-winded and rambling toasts; embarrassing speeches; troublesome relatives; inappropriate parental behavior; and lots of smiling faces inquiring if

you’re having a wonderful time. Plus one partner’s family overwhelmingly outnumbering the other; lots of absurdly jealous behavior from friends and kinfolk (does the broom’s mother really look like her daughter’s sister?), and an ex who arrives unexpectedly with the best of intentions but almost wrecks the wedding.

In fact, almost everyone is busy stealing focus from the couple, played marvelously by Cara Fay (as Fae) and Jaime Warburton (as Jaime), who are clearly besotted with each other. Fae’s suave, doting father (Victor Maxwell) gives sexual healing as a wedding gi ; Jaime’s mother (Meg Peck) can’t stop criticizing her; famed columnist Aunt Sally (Marian Mumford) raises old personal grievances; the best friend bridesmaid (Amanda Whorton) just can’t let go; and the uproar caused by Fae’s Ghanaian ex leaves her vomiting in the canal. rough it all, Fae’s sister (Michaela Buckley) desperately keeps trying to mend the blasted bridges. en there’s the ubiquitous German-fromArizona photographer (Ben Mumford-Zisk) who’s in everyone’s face nonstop, not to mention the whole melee being orchestrated by a tall, outrageous drag queen (Femme De Violette).

In short, “ e Wedding Show” has all those painful moments you’ve experienced at previous weddings. But the acting (much of it impromptu) is so intense that you actually feel the joyous moments as well. One moment you’re mocking the stereotypical behavior that manifests at all weddings and the next, you’re sincerely moved by others’ emotional outpourings. Jostled between detachment and engagement — it’s a mind-bender.

And since this event is communal, you too are interacting with the cast — and the other guests — making up your lines as you go. I

was buttonholed by one gentlemen who waxed on about his own lesbian daughter. And like a team player, I o ered many a ctionalized comment of my own.

is is the perfect show for those who are party animals, who love dressing up and easily make small talk with strangers, who believe in marriage and happily ever a er. Not to mention those who relish participatory theater productions. Admittedly, I am the antithesis of all these qualities; a Scrooge of Weddings, I was, you might think, in my own personal hell. But so fascinating was the forced gaiety, so authentic the human interactions, so exquisite the bride and broom’s spot-on responses at every moment...that yes, I was sucked in and truly enjoyed myself.

Not only that, but thanks to the lively music by dj tuggle, everyone was delighted to ll the dance oor, again and again, and about 9 p.m. had be shooed out … to continue our own dramas at home.

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Barbara Adams, a regional arts journalist, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

Cara Fay (as Fae) and Jaime Warburton (as Jaime) cordially invite you to be part of their chaotic wedding at “The Wedding Show” through this weekend at Cherry Arts.

“The Wedding Show,”

produced and directed by Sylvie Froncek. At The Cherry Arts, 102 Cherry St., Ithaca. July 27-29, 2023, at 6 p.m. Tickets at www.theweddingshow.info/rsvp.

Brothers and Sisters

Book Recounts Allman Brothers’ Best Album, Jimmy Carter, and Watkins Glen

By Bryan VanCampen

Longtime contributor to “Guitar World”, Alan Paul has written four books; his latest tome is titled “Brothers and Sisters: e Allman Brothers Band and the Album at De ned the 70’s.” A pivotal section of Paul’s book details the band’s all-star “Summer Jam” in Watkins Glen in 1973. You’ll also learn a lot about other de nitive Southern rock and jam bands in Paul’s pages, including the Grateful Dead, Lynryd Skynyrd and e Marshall Tucker Band.

IT: is will come out just a few days before July 28, which marks the 50th anniversary of Summer Jam in Watkins Glen, with the Allman Brothers Band, e Band and the Grateful Dead.

AP: Perfect, and obviously it’s in your region. How far is Ithaca from Watkins Glen?

IT: About 20 miles, I think.

AP: I have a real attachment to Ithaca. I have a lot of relatives who went to Ithaca College and I’ve been up there a few times, and I’m gonna be up there a bunch this summer for the Canandaigua event, and also, I have a family wedding in Syracuse. We rented a house there. It’s a place that resonates with me.

IT: is new book continues the line established with your rst book on the Allman Brothers Band.

is week, Paul is preparing to headline a Watkins Glen “Summer Jam” 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, July 29 at Lincoln Hill Farms in Canandaigua, New York (doors open at 3 p.m.)

e Ithaca Times spoke to Alan Paul about the legacy of “Summer Jam” and the Southern rock revolution spearheaded by the release of e Allman Brothers Band’s “Brothers and Sisters” in August, 1973.

“Brothers and Sisters:

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AP: It’s interesting. Early on in the process, maybe I’d written six or seven chapters that felt pretty completed, so I had Brad Tolinski read it, he was the editor of “Guitar World” for many years. He was one of the guys who inspired me to write this book, and he gave it a read for me. His comment was basically like, “Look, everything you’ve written is really good. It’s well-written, I like the feel of it, the ow, but I just have to ask you something. Do you want it to be a continuation of ‘One Way Out’? Do you have to read ‘One Way Out’ for this to make sense?” And I said no. Obviously, to some extent, it is a continuation of ‘One Way Out’ but I want it to stand by itself. And he had a good suggestion. He said, “Well, I think you need to buckle down and back up a little bit and give it a little more history, to set it up.” It is a continuation of a 30-year project for me. I was processing all that information, but also sort of starting new. Does that make sense?

IT: Absolutely. Back to Summer Jam. Apart from the sheer number of people who attended -more than 600,000 people — why does this show still resonate?

AP: First, let me say I loved my chapters on Watkins Glen. [laughs] I really enjoyed researching and writing them. Obviously, I knew from the start that that was going to be in the book, and probably a pretty decent part of the book. But it became two chapters where I’d thought it

was going to be one. I just kept nding out more and more and more. As far as resonating, as you say apart from the crowd, because the crowd was such a big part of it. I had all the guys who were in the di erent bands; I had Bill Graham and Sam Cutler from the Grateful Dead. It felt good but something was missing. What struck me was that I didn’t have the voices of people that were there. For the 48th anniversary, I shared a picture on social media and said I was writing about this event, could you please contact me if you were there? I was thinking I’d hear from four or ve people, but I just got ooded with dozens and dozens of responses.

Author Alan Paul and his latest book “Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Album That Defined the 70’s.”

The Allman Brothers Band and the Album That De ned the 70’s.”

Alan Paul St. Martin’s Press, 2023

Timely and Bittersweet Comedy

“The Cake” at CRT mixes a traditional baker with a gay wedding

By Bryan VanCampen

Iwould describe. CRT’s last production —“Unnecessary Farce” — as a living cartoon, and even though their new production, Beka Brunstetter’s “ e Cake” is also a comedy, it’s much more rooted in real life than the previous farcical Looney Tunes.

In “ e Cake”, most of the action takes place in and around a cozy, well-equipped bakery run by Delia (Barbara Bayes). Delia is no nonsense when it comes to cakes and baking. She uses real milk, real sugar and in her sweet, unassuming way, abhors the next generation of chefs that use almond milk and the like in their recipes. Delia is also obsessed with becoming a culinary contestant on a hot new American spin-o of a British baking TV show. We learn about Delia’s philosophies in an opening monologue that gradually Is revealed to be a pitch for Macy (Evan Simone Frazier), a young woman interviewing bakers to make cakes and pastries for her impending wedding to Jen (Alice K. Johnson), a young blonde woman who has known Delia for years, and presumably has only recently come out.

“The Cake”

By Cortland Repertory Theatre

At Little York Lake Theatre & Pavillion

6799 Little York Lake Road, Preble, through July 28. by Beka Brunstetter.

Directed by Deena Conley; scenic design by Ahna Packerd; costumes by Emily Libertore; lighting by Eric Behnke; sound by Seth Asa Sengal; properties by Taylor Barr.

Macy is a tough sell. She represents the newer generation of consumer that is suspicious, if not outright hostile towards chocolate and sugar; she’s trying to be fair, but she distrusts Delia’s whole industry.

at’s one problem. Another problem is that Delia isn’t just old-fashioned about her cake ingredients.

Raised in a religious household, Delia isn’t sure she wants to make her wares for an LGBTQ ceremony. (We’re certainly seeing a lot of this debate given recent Supreme Court rulings.)

And so, a lot of the action ping-pongs between Delia’s confrontations with Macy and Jen, and her increasingly fractious appearances on the TV show. Su ce to say, her dreams of TV chef stardom are evaporating in front of her eyes.

en there’s Tim (Dale J. Young), Delia’s stalwart, supportive husband. Tim and Delia never did have kids, and while he’s clearly fond of her, the ardor has waned in the past few years. ( ere’s a funny dream sequence where Dale has slopped some le over mashed potatoes on his shoulder as a romantic gesture — I was reminded of Kathy Bate’s cellophane out t in 1992’s “Fried Green

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Alice K. Johnson as Jen and Evan Simone Frazier as Macy in Cortland Repertory Theatre’s production of “ e Cake”, through July 28 at the Little York Lake eatre.

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adult-use retail dispensary (CUARD) licenses from New York State’s Cannabis Control Board, however, their project has come closer to reality.

“ is is new to everybody,” Bishop said. “It was really just a random thought… we were [as] surprised as many others that [our CUARD application] was accepted, but we are very pleased that it was because we do think it can be a great bene t to Ithaca.”

Christopher Walker is a reporter from the Cornell Daily Sun working on e Sun’s summer fellowship at e Ithaca Times.

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additional meaning and certainly that is the case with Tutelo Park. In a recent event at that park, we paused to highlight those layers of meaning from the perspective of the Gayogo ‐hó:nǫ' and Deyodi:ho:nǫˀ people.”

Readers are encouraged to go to the Town’s website, https://www.town.ithaca. ny.us/, to see a list of the Town’s parks. Under “Our Community” you will nd a link to “Parks, Trails, Recreation and Open Spaces. Please explore these great amenities.”

When Rod is not chairing a Town Board meeting, or working with his department leadership team, there are a range of initiatives and projects that engage him. Current and ongoing Town initiatives include trail and preserve connections, Tompkins Green Energy Network, Inlet Valley economic development, historic preservation, solar development, Safe Streets for All, SouthWorks, South Hill’s Traditional Neighborhood Development, and of course, an ongoing focus on infrastructure.

e Town is unique as the “croissant” that surrounds the City and that connects to many of the other county’s towns and villages. Rod shared that he is keen to help ensure that the Town provides responsive services, is scally responsible, protects and preserves its open spaces and water resources, implements sustainable initiatives, and pursues bene cial intermunicipal services (all in the Town’s mission statement). “With outstanding board and sta , and a growing town population, I want the Town of Ithaca to be one of the best municipalities in New York State.”

e fact that women in their 20s, 30s and up play so ball is no big surprise, but in other leagues, the vast majority have made the move to slow pitch. e fact that the women in the HGSA 18-Plus Division are still playing fast pitch is indeed an unusual opportunity, and Blast coach and League Commissioner Haily Gunderman has high hopes. “We elded three teams this year, and we’d love to build it up. Ithaca is only a half hour away, and we’d love to get some players from there, and from anywhere within an hour or so.”

Gunderman, 24, is an E.R. Nurse in her other life, and she told me, “As you know, there is a very wide range in our players’ ages. Whether you are 18 or over 50, there is no age discrimination. If you think you can play, you can play.”

Gunderman was a recreational player — she did not play in high school or college — and she laughed when she said, “I owe all my so ball skills to the HGSA!” ose skills are considerable. e ambitious commish has big plans for the league, beyond recruiting from neighboring towns. She is proud to say, “We plan to work with young players, do some clinics and work on skill development. We want to show people that you do not necessarily have to play years of travel ball to develop the skills to play this game.” is year’s tournament schedule was a tough one, for sure, as the Blast played in Bu alo, in Drums, PA, and they actually took the eld against Penn State in Allentown. e team capped o the season with a six-game tournament at Holding Point, and the Blasters were proud to hoist the championship trophy at the end of the weekend.

e HGSA is a non-pro t organization, and the Holding Point complex is a short jaunt down Route 13. Commissioner Gunderman enthusiastically said, “I’d love to have interested players text my direct line at 607-302-2235. We’d love to hear from them!”

“THE CAKE”

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Tomatoes”.) As Delia struggles with her feelings about Macy and Jen, she and Tim circle each other trying to get back to some sense of sexual intimacy in their marriage.

Played from top to bottom without an intermission in about 100 minutes, “ e Cake” accumulates a series of bittersweet comedic scenes that build on each other with a subtle human power that feels relatable and its message couldn’t be more timely.

Brock also mentioned that sticker shock at the recommended salary range is likely coming as a result of the city being behind on paying market rate wages to employees across the board. “To a certain extent, our municipal department heads and sta across the board are not being paid market wages, so now as we are looking to replace them…We are facing that sticker shock of not keeping up with market wages during this time,” Brock said. She added, “as difcult as this is, I think it’s essential.”

Since the initial salary projections for the position were drastically lower than what is now being discussed, Alderperson Jorge DeFendini said, “I can’t help but feel that we are in a very precarious situation.” DeFendini said that he doesn’t think the referendum would have failed if higher salary projections were included, but that “there would have been more pause for discussion for a lot of folks who voted in favor of this.” He added, “I can’t help but feel that there’s going to be a lot of frustration over a lot of people feeling that they weren’t making the most informed decisions when they went to vote for this.”

Alderperson George McGonigal re-

sponded saying that the new numbers are more than the council was expecting but that “it is what it is.” According to McGonigal, “If we want a good city manager, we’re gonna have to pay the freight.” He also mentioned that a large part of the job of the city manager will be to save money for the city, so any upfront costs regarding salaries and bene ts will hopefully be balanced out by long-term savings that result from increased e ciency in city government.

In response to the concerns regarding the disparity between the city manager salary that was initially projected, Gearhart said, “I wish we had a crystal ball when we were making these pitches to the public.” Gearhart agreed with McGonigal saying that “the intent for having this form of government is that we’ll be more e cient…and that has some savings right there.” He added, “we still have yet to have a conversation about how much salary our mayor will make, so when we look at a combination, we may not be far o [from being budget neutral] depending on where we land with that.”

Client:

Ultimately, the committee did not agree to nalize any change in the salary range for the city manager. Committee members are awaiting additional information regarding salaries from Ian Coyle and will discuss the possibility of increasing the range at their August meeting.

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7/30 Sunday

Ageless Jazz Band | 4 p.m. | Brooktondale Community Center, 524 Valley Road | Free

Mudvayne: The Psychotherapy Sessions | St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview | 5:30 p.m. | 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

7/31 Monday

STORIES WITH MUSIC - OSFL Woodwind Quintet | 12 p.m. | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank st | Free

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

7/26 Wednesday

Concerts on the Village Green: Travis Rocco | 6:30PM| Village Green, Homer | Free

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

Midweek Melancholy with NFW and Friends | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | Free

7/27 Thursday

Good Dog | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Downtown Ithaca Summer Concert

Series: Ariel Arbisser| 6 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons

Atwater After Hours: Louiston | 6 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free

Music in the Park: Chasing Neon |

6:30 p.m. | Myers Park

Roo Solo Show | 7:00PM | The Downstairs, 121 E M.L.K. Jr. St.

Circus Owl | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Live Music at Six Mile: Richman & the Poor Boys | | Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road | Free

7/28

Friday

Atwater After Hours: Sammy Viamonte | 4 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free

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

Big Mean BBQ Pre-Party w/ New Planets | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

DJ Obvious Objects | 5:30 p.m. | Three Bears Park Gazebo, 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free

Cortland Main Street Music Series: Bradford Allen; Fall Creek Brass Band; Vanesa Collier| 6 p.m. | Courthouse Park

Friday Night Music - Go Gone | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Ageless Jazz Band at New eld Old Home Days | 6:30 p.m. | Vincent Aiosa

Auditorium at New eld High School, New eld High School | Free

Arleigh Rose (a.k.a Sister Sparrow)

| 7 p.m. | Cornell Arts Quad, 159 Central Ave. | Free

Nick Balzano’s Watkins Jam 2023

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

Immortal Jelly sh | | The Downstairs, 121 E M.L.K. Jr. St.

7/29 Saturday

Honky Tonk Happy Hour w/ Cast

Iron Cowboys & The Blackjack Brothers | 4 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Sunset Saturdays | 6:30 p.m. | Boundary Breaks Vineyard, 1568 Porter Covert | $10.00 - $40.00

Grub | 7 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

The Village Swing Residency w/s/g

Catherine Gale | | The Downstairs, 121 E M.L.K. Jr. St.

7/30 Sunday

Jazz Guitar Brunch with Dennis Winge | 10:30 a.m. | Antlers Restaurant, 1159 Dryden Rd. | Free Diana Leigh Quartet | 11 a.m. | Cayuga Shoreline, 7930 County Rd 15 | Free

MSZM | 2 p.m. | Finger Lakes Distilling, 4676 State Rt. 414 | Free Jazz Jam Session | 5 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St. | Free Vicious Fishes & Boon | 7 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

7/31 Monday

Djug Django | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

The Glass Key Trio | | The Downstairs, 121 E M.L.K. Jr. St.

8/2 Wednesday

Concerts on the Village Green: Dana Twigg | 6:30PMv| Village Green, Homer | Free Galactic Wednesday | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Concerts/Recitals

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 Skaneateles Festival | Various locations, Skaneateles | A dynamic 4-week music festival providing intimate access to the world’s best music in the heart of

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7/27 Thursday

Young Dubliners | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

Nickel Creek w/ Aoife O’Donovan | | Beak & Ski Apple Orchards, 2708 Lords Hill Road

Skaneateles Festival:Eliot Fisk; Julia Bruskin | Check website for speci c venue and time. |

7/28 Friday

Summer Jam 50 | 12 p.m. | Wonderland Forest, 4812 S Cook Rd, LaFayette

Three Dog Night | 8 p.m. | Tioga Downs, 2384 West River Rd | $20.00

Skaneateles Festival: Danish String Quartet | Check website for speci c venue and time. |

7/29 Saturday

Loren and Son: Chet Atkins Guitar | 7:30 p.m. | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St

This One’s for David Lee | | Rose Hall, 19 Church Street, Cortland

Summer Jam ‘23: Celebrating 50 Years since Watkins Glen | Lincoln Hill Farms | featuring Friends of the Brothers (Allmans tribute), Terrapin Flyer (tribute to the Dead), and The BAND Band (tribute to The Band). |

Canandaigua

Matchbox Twenty | St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview | 7:30 p.m. | 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | $36.00 - $125.00

8/1 Tuesday

STORIES WITH MUSIC - OSFL Brass Quintet | 10:30 a.m. | Spencer Free Library, 41 N Main St | Free

8/2 Wednesday

Ageless Jazz Band | 7 p.m. | Danby Community Church, 1859 Danby Road | Free

Concerts in the Park Finale: Caviar & Grits | 7 p.m. | The Hickories Park, 359 Hickories Park Rd., Owego| Free

Stage

Ithaca Shakespeare Co.: The Comedy of Errors | 6 p.m., 7/26 Wednesday

| 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 Cake! | 7/26 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!

The Wedding Show | 6 p.m., 7/27 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!

FREE Comedy Show at the Visions Amphitheater | 7 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Visions Federal Credit Union - Amphitheater, 408 Elmira Road | Sir Kenneth

McLaurin of Comedy on the Commons, along with talented local comedians, are sure to make you laugh the night away. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for the perfect date night or outing with friends. | Free

The Impossible Dream, A Broadway Pops Concert | 7:30 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | This summer, celebrate the Hangar`s history with a STAR-STUDDED ENSEMBLE as they perform FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENTS from this incredible roster of productions, bringing to life the very evolution of musical theatre.

“Elixir of Love” - Geneva Light Opera | 7:30 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street | Soprano Sarah Joyce Cooper will star as the beautiful book-reading farm owner, baritone Brian Keith Johnson as the highly polished military o cer who seeks her hand, Emily Hughes as the village know-it-all under the direction of Steve Vaughan--with Eric Mahl conducting a chamber orchestra. | $35.00 - $100.00

Hero | 7 p.m., 7/28 Friday | Elmira High School, 777 S Main Street | Don’t miss the premier of this original musical! One weekend only in the O’Dell Theater at Elmira High School. Performances July 28 at 7pm and July 29 at 1pm and 7pm. | $15.00 - $24.00

Gypsy | 7:30 p.m., 7/28 Friday | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St | Regarded by many theatre professionals as the nest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother ghting for her daughters’ success – while secretly yearning for Step By Step Absolute Beginner

Open Mic Stand Up Comedy Night | 7 p.m., 8/1 Tuesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | First and third Tuesdays of the month! Kenneth McLauren hosts Open Mic Stand Up Comedy Night at The Downstairs. | Free

The Wizard of Oz | 8/2 Wednesday | Little York Lake Theatre & Pavilion, 6347 Little York Lake Rd | Follow the yellow brick road over the rainbow to CRT’s own unique telling of this beloved tale! Ever since the classic movie rst delighted audiences in 1939, this glorious musical fantasy continues to thrill kids and adults alike worldwide.

Art

Impressions and Re ections of Nature; Botanical Motifs from Land and Sea. | 12 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West

GENEVA LIGHT OPERA PRESENTS DONIZETTI’S “ELIXIR OF LOVE”

THURSDAY, JULY 27TH AT 7:30PM; SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY

29TH&30TH AT 3:00PM

Smith Opera House, Geneva | The comic opera features Metropolitan Opera Basso Valerian Ruminski as the enthusiastic potion peddler Dr. Dulcamara, Tenor Michael Anderson as the “love-sick tenor” Nemorino who buys the elixir to obtain the interest of the indi erent soprano, and many other outstanding singers, along with a chamber orchestra

and projected supertitles. (Photo: Facebook)

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 Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival |

10:00 a.m. | Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St, Syracuse || Free

Film

Jack London’s Martin Eden - Film Screening | 7 p.m., 7/26 Wednesday | 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

Movies in the Park | 7:30 p.m., 7/28

Friday | Stewart Park, 1 James L Gibbs

Dr | The community is invited to bring a blanket or chairs to Stewart Park and enjoy the sunset while waiting for the movie to begin. All movies are FREE and family-friendly, and CNY Attractions will be onsite with movie snacks & drinks to purchase. | Free

Cinemapolis

120 E. Green St., Ithaca

July 28 Openings only. Contact Cinemapolis for additional shows and showtimes.

Talk to Me* |When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. | 94 mins R

A re* | Barbie su ers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. | 102 mins NR

FingerLakes Drive-In

1064 Clark Street Road, Auburn Gate opens one hour before the movies begin. Schedule for Friday, 7/28 through Sunday, 7/30.

Barbie | (9:00PM) |Barbie su ers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence.| 114 mins PG-13

Insidious| 10:40PM| The Lamberts must go deeper into The Further than ever before to put their demons to rest once and for all.| 107 mins PG-13

Special Events

New eld Old Home Days | 5 p.m., 7/28 Friday | New eld Central Schools, 247 Main Street | New eld Old Home Days! Fri & Sat, 7/28&29 at New eld School, 247 Main St, New eld. 2 days of music, puppet show, games, rides, food,

reworks, vendors & more. Parade Sat, 11am! Info: 607-564-3594 | Free 4-H Youth Fair Family Fun Day | 8:30 a.m., 7/29 Saturday | 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Rd | Experience the best of the Annual 4-H Youth Fair, featuring youth-raised animals, arts and science projects, activities, competitions, and a chicken BBQ. | Free Route 90 - 50 Mile Garage Sale | 9 a.m., 7/29 Saturday | Route 90 (Homer to Montezuma), Route 90 (Homer to Montezuma) | Stretching along the roadside of Route 90 – a Scenic New York State Byway the sale runs from Montezuma in the north to the Village of Homer at the southern end. Along the way, you will nd everything imaginable from antique andirons to zebra prints and loads of other unexpected delights.

Hector Family A-Fair | 11 a.m., 7/29 Saturday | Valois Logan Hector Volunteer Fire Company, 5736 Rte 414 | This is a family-friendly one-day event! This is a reimagined Hector Fair to keep the community event alive for everyone.

Downtown Day Out | 12 p.m., 7/29 Saturday | Downtown Ithaca | On July 29th, various businesses and eateries in Ithaca will be participating in Downtown Day Out, an invitation for locals and visitors to explore the parts of downtown Ithaca they may have never seen before.

Sterling Renaissance Festival | | Saturdays and Sundays 10am-7pm, July

THE WEDDING SHOW

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, JULY

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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 181st Annual Chemung County Fair | 8/1 Tuesday | Chemung County Fairgrounds , 170 Fairview Rd. | August 1-6, 2023.

112th Spencer Picnic | 8/2 Wednesday | Nichols Park | A community fair held each year with lots of food, fun and friends!

Books

Reading Widely Book Club - Summerwater by Sarah Moss | 5 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Bu alo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street | Join BSB for a small group discussion of Sarah Moss’s Summer-Water. Conversation will be led by Priya Sirohi, assistant professor at Ithaca College and bookseller here at BSB! Book club titles are 10% o in the store and online. | Free Library Book Sale at Old Home Days | 12 p.m., 7/29 Saturday | Old Home Days at New eld Public Schools, 247 Main Street | Come to the New eld Public Library Book Sale at Old Home Days Festival, 247 Main St, Sat, 7/29, 12-5 pm, and support the library booksale. All books $.50! Info: 607-564-3594. | Free Comic Book Club Meeting -“Superhero Music Videos!” | 7 p.m.,

8/1 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Larger than life characters and cool music make for great combos ... for both serious and for comic e ect. We will take a look and a listen to a wondrous grab-bag of superhero music videos. Gather at the meeting with your own list of favorite videos to watch together! | Free

Kids

TCPL Robotics Club: Autonomous Robot Racing | 4 p.m., 7/27 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!

Puppet Show and Workshop with Lily Gershon | 6:30 p.m., 7/28 Friday | At Old Home Days at New eld Schools, 247 Main Street | Join us for a Puppet Show with Lily Gershon, and a puppetmaking workshop! Made possible in part with funds from the NYS Council on Arts & Tompkins Co., administered by Community Arts Partnership. Info: 607-564-3594 | Free

Lego Club | 10 a.m., 7/29 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., 7/29 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!

Early Readers Book Club | 2:45 p.m., 8/1 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children in grades K-2 are welcome to join our Early Readers Book Club.

LEGO Build Night for Families | 5 p.m., 8/1 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.

Award Winners Book Club: Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | 1:30 p.m., 8/2 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Kids ages 9-13 are welcome to join this bi-monthly, in person book club that focuses on award winning books and authors! In August we will be reading From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.

Notices

T-burg Farmer’s Market: | 4 p.m., 7/26 Wednesday | Trumansburg

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

Bridge Club of Ithaca | 10 a.m., 7/27 Thursday | Bridge Club of Ithaca, 16 Cinema Drive |

Volunteers Needed at Loaves and Fishes of Tompkins County! | 2:30 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St. | Loaves and Fishes needs volunteers! Help greet and provide meals to the hungry. Volunteers are needed, especially for the 2:30-5:00 pm and 4:45-7:45 pm shifts on Tuesday and Thursday. You must be fully vaccinated to volunteer and wear a mask at all times in the building. | Free Candor Community Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | Montour Falls Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 7/27 Thursday | Fireman’s Field, 301 Clawson Blvd |

Ithaca Young Professionals - Friday Night Social | 7 p.m., 7/28 Friday | Liquid State Brewing Company, 620 W Green St | Come socialize with other young professionals in the Ithaca area & make new friends! | Free Lake Monitoring Cruise | 2 p.m., 7/30 Sunday | On the MV Teal at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, Steamboat Landing - 545 3rd Street | Hop on board the MV Teal to learn know more about Cayuga Lake and get involved in lake monitoring activities. | Free Downtown Ithaca Farmers Market | 3 p.m., 8/1 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

Phish - Live from Madison Square Garden, a FREE Livestream | 7:30 p.m., 8/1 Tuesday | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Join us for a FREE livestream of Phish live from Madison Square Garden! | Free Live in Ithaca: Welcome Home Wednesday at Salt Point Brewery | 5:30 p.m., 8/2 Wednesday | Have you relocated to the area in the past year to live or work in Tompkins County? | Free Public Works | 7 p.m., 8/2 Wednesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St. | Public Works is free event in the style of Nerd Nite but designed just for Ithaca! | Free

SKANEATELES’ ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SHOW

FRIDAY, 7/28 AT 3PM; SATURDAY, 7/29 AT 9AM; SUNDAY, 7/30 AT 8AM

Clift Park, Skaneateles| Visitors will have an opportunity to learn about, and meet the owners of, some 90 runabouts, launches, sailboats, canoes, rowing craft and race boats, many restored to their original condition.(Photo: Provided)

Arts, 102 Cherry St., Ithaca | An immersive and interactive dinner theatre show where you are a guest at a hilarious and heartfelt queer wedding. (Photo: Provided)

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Welcome visitors, assist with student attendance procedures, maintain information on program services and locations in order to direct visitors to appropriate locations. Complete basic clerical tasks and other duties as assigned.

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OCM BOCES SKATE K-2 Program has the need for a Special Education Teacher, located in Cortland County. Successful candidate will provide academic and behavioral instruction to elementary aged students with autism. NYS SWD Birth-2 or 1-6 certification required. Applications only accepted online. Register and apply at: www.olasjobs.org/central.

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The Cortland Housing Authority is currently accepting applications for a Tenant Relations Assistant. The position accepts applications, conducts interviews, property inspections, and determines eligibility for the CHA Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher programs. Work is performed in the CHA offices and out in the field at various sites. Applicants must have a 2-year degree in human services or related field and 2 years experience involving interviewing, eligibility or substantial direct public contact OR high school diploma/GED and 4 years of above experience. A Cortland County Civil Service Job Application must be filed. For an application and complete job description, please contact Cortland County Civil Service, 60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045 or call 607-753-5076 or go to www. cortland-co.org/personnel

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