BUSINESS BRIEFS

continued from page 16 shi in service to y directly to JFK expands where people can connect to locations around the world and o ers easy access to New York City. e Ithaca Tompkins International Airport has been working hard to expand ights and connections; thank you to the team who helped make this shi happen and to Delta for o ering this improved service.”

“ e move to JFK with larger aircra increases service and access to New York City and connections to hundreds of destinations nationally and internationally. is is great for our community as we recharge and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” said Heather McDaniel, President of the Tompkins County Air Service Board. “On behalf of the ASB, I applaud Delta for this investment in servicing our community. We value this partnership in support of Ithaca and Tompkins County.”

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Announces New Managing Director

The Board of Directors of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (CCO) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Sarah Chandler as their new Managing Director. “Sarah is such a natural t. She has been a part of the CCO for many years and has gone above and beyond as our Interim Manager for the past six months. We are very excited to move forward with Sarah--now in this permanent role”, said David Kraskow, CCO Board President.

Chandler has an extensive career as an academic librarian, labor leader, orchestral clarinetist and teacher. Her academic librarian career has included positions with the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Binghamton University, and Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She formerly served as President of the Binghamton Local of the American Federation of Musicians and as Delegate to the Regional Orchestra Players’ Association for the Binghamton Philharmonic. She is on the faculty at the Opus Ithaca School of Music and was an adjunct music faculty member at Binghamton University for several years.

A member of the CCO since 2007, Chandler is also a member of the Tri-Cities Opera Orchestra and the Binghamton Philharmonic. She has performed with orchestras including the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the New World Symphony and the Spoleto (Italy) Festival Orchestra. She was a prize winner at the International Clarinet Society Competition three times and won the grand prize in 1988. Her many chamber music performances include the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra chamber series and the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra musicians’ chamber concerts. She also enjoyed performing outside for the community in the CCO “At Home” concert series earlier in the pandemic. She has lived in Ithaca since 2000 and enjoys life with her librarian husband and their two children.

“I am very excited and honored to be working with interim Music Director, Grant Cooper, the CCO Musicians, Board of Directors, Patrons, and Community Partners in this role. I have spent the last six months establishing relationships, learning the processes of CCO administration, receiving orientation from Board Members and prior CCO managers. My plate is full, and I know there is much work to be done. I am passionate about this special gem of an organization right here in the community I live in, and I am committed to its success… now more than ever,” Chandler stated.

Cayuga Medical Center Awarded Health Care Transformation Grant

Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) will receive over $7 million in grant funding from New York State’s Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program III. e grant will enhance collaboration between medical providers and human services agencies in our community.

Expanded use of technology, funded by the grant, will allow healthcare providers and community organizations to better coordinate medical and social care. It will be easier for patients to access resources and services for food, housing, transportation, employment, insurance, and more. CMC is part of Cayuga Health System (CHS) and committed equitable care so that every person has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. CHS and its partners expect that addressing social needs will improve community health outcomes.

Rob Lawlis, President and CEO of Cayuga Health Partners says, “When medical providers understand the social factors that in uence health, they can link patients with the services they need, when they need them. is grant will give patients better access to programs that support their health.” e Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County (HSC) is an integral part of this 5-year initiative. HSC Deputy Director John Mazzello states, “Human service agencies can be more e ective when they have systems that inform and connect people to programs and services. Agencies also improve when they can assess the health impacts of their services. People bene t when their health care and human service providers are working together collaboratively.”

Letters To The Editor

continued from page 7 consider nancially attractive. East Hill could use a moderately priced, quality dining option. But Burger King – ranked 62nd out of 65 fast food chains by Consumer Reports, doesn’t t the bill, and will siphon o sales and undermine the viability of other restaurants. Mirabito may need the convenience store and Burger King to make their East Hill operation viable. But we need a grocery store and good dining options more than we need a gas station.

Robert orne

408 N. Tioga Street House

The house at 408 N Tioga Street which County wants to demolish was actually purchased for that reason. Although the county said it was purchased for o ce space they we're laying. One only has think how can a house built in the late 19th century meet modern building code without a lot of remodeling expenses. e elevator alone would require extensive remodeling and an elevator would be a requirement for a public o ce space. So for the county to say they bought the building for o ce space without it being very expensive to remodel is either a lie or showing poor planning which knowing the county poor planning is really standard with our county government.

Alexander Soule

Community Connections

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Chacha: “It is a joy to see and know how much the children are interested in environmental justice in growing food and promoting natural progression. We are learning how to grow and cook what we grow…Food is an anchor to describe our beautiful culture and promote unity. e interest to learn about food from world culture is a step towards world peace… I enjoy sharing cooking stories from when I was a child and the children sharing their cooking stories with their parents. We sometimes sing together a er our cooking classes… ank you to the sta of En eld Elementary School and the En eld community for all your support.” law (which requires deference to FDA on these matters). However, with Dobbs now on the books, these once-fringe arguments are receiving their day in court. In other cases, the states of West Virginia and North Carolina have gone to federal court to defend their own restrictions on abortion medication, arguing that state laws banning the medication override federal laws approving it. e consequences of these cases could be catastrophic for women’s reproductive freedom. ey threaten to end access to abortion medications across the country–even in states where they are now legal. At a minimum, the cases could create a quagmire of con icting rulings from di erent courts, causing confusion for medical providers and patients alike.

What is clear is that Dobbs opened the door to further attacks on women’s reproductive health. at is why Congress must act now to slam it shut. It should pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore Roe’s protections into federal law, and it should pass legislation making it unequivocally clear that women have a right to access FDA-approved abortion medications. In the meantime, the U.S. Justice Department should litigate as aggressively as possible to fend o potentially disastrous court rulings.

Melissa Madden, Orchard Educator at Equitable and Edible Farm School at En eld Elementary: “It's been a true pleasure to work with the 4th and 5th grade students in the small En eld Elementary orchard as the foundation for our curriculum. Now that we're into the second half of the year, we are in a constant conversation about the trees and our lives among them. We've used nature journaling as a core foundation to the science curriculum for improving students' observation capacity. It's been amazing. As a farmer, I feel my own perspective shi ing and gaining a new life through the community culture we are generating together in the classroom and the orchard.”

To learn more, please visit the LearningFarm.org

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

3/8 Wednesday

Deep Dive House Big Band hosted by Professor Greg Evans | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Free

3/9 Thursday

Brewhouse Blues - Blues Jam | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Hank Roberts w/ Strong Maybe | 9 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | $9.00 - $15.00

3/10 Friday

Friday Night Music - Local Farmer’s Union | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd Electrolyte | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St. | $10.00

3/11 Saturday

Live Music feat. The Inner Crazy | 2 p.m. | Treleaven Wines, 658 Lake Road

Retro Dance Party With DJ Dijon | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Loopapaloopza w/ Fusebox & Angie Beeler | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St. | $5.00

Club d’Elf featuring John Medeski | 9 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | $32.00 - $40.00

3/12 Sunday

ICU Jazz | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St

3/14 Tuesday

Calya Lea with Joey Arcuri | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West State St.

3/15 Wednesday

Galactic Wednesday | 9 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | $5.00

Concerts/Recitals

3/8 Wednesday

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

Wind Symphony at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.

3/9 Thursday

Family Concert with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra | 4 p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street

Graduate Recital: Xiangyu Wang, piano at Hockett Family Recital Hall | 7 p.m. | Hockett Family Recital Hall, Gym Rd

Wind Ensemble at Ford Hall | 8:15 p.m.

3/11 Saturday

Berklee Indian Ensemble Live: The Shuruaat Tour | 7 p.m. | Alice Statler Auditorium, 130 Statler Drive | $10.00 - $12.00

NYS Baroque presents The Harp

Speaks | 7:30 p.m. | First Unitarian Society, 306 N. Aurora St. | $10.00$30.00

Mozart and More! | 7:30 p.m. | Ford Hall, Ithaca College, 953 Danby Rd

3/12 Sunday

TOiVO Community Dance fundraiser | 3 p.m. | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St | Free

Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble Spring Concert | 4 p.m. | First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 306 N. Aurora Street | $10.00 - $25.00

3/13 Monday

Grace Potter-SOLD OUT | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St| (Note, the 3/14 show is also sold out.)

3/15 Wednesday

Ithaca Concert Band Spring Concert | 7 p.m. | Ford Hall at Ithaca College, 146 Conservatory Dr | Free Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 7 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St Susquehanna University Choir and Ithaca HS Choir | 7:30 p.m. | St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Avenue

3/16 Thursday

Thursday Morning Musicales March Concert | 10:15 a.m. | North Presbyterian Church, 921 College Avenue | Free Enter The Haggis | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St | $25.00 - $30.00

3/17 Friday

St. Patricks Day Concert with Arise & Go and Paris Texas | 7:30 p.m. | La Tourelle, 1150 Danby Road (96B) | $20.00 - $25.00

Irish Singer Karan Casey

THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH AT 7:00PM

Community School of Music & Arts, 330 East State St., Ithaca | Karan will be touring with Sheila Fallson on ddle and guitarist Matt Heaton. The trio have toured together for several years, and this show premieres new material from Karan’s new album“Nine Apples of Gold,” as well as favorites from Karan’s back repertoire. (Photo: Provided)

Laughs ‘n Throwbacks | 9 p.m., 3/10

Friday | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Laughs ‘n Throwbacks: join DJ ha-MEEN and stand-up comics Don Jenkins, Kenneth McLaurin, Shirelle

“Gator” Kinder and Keith Cannon for a unique new comedy showcase followed by an old school Hip Hop and R&B dance party! Not free. Not family friendly. Not boring | $14.00 - $20.00

Art

3/19 Sunday

James McMurtry (Solo) | 8 p.m. | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd. | $30.00 - $35.00

Stage

Lansing High School - “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” | 6:30 p.m., 3/8 Wednesday | Lansing Middle School Auditorium, 6 Ludlowville Rd. | Lansing High School’s performance of “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical” | $5.00 - $10.00

ComedyFLOPs Presents All You Can Eat Improv | 7 p.m., 3/8 Wednesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | ComedyFLOPs presents All You Can Eat Improv, a live, entirely made-up show based on your suggestions. We do our shows in support of local non-pro t organizations so join us for laughs and music as we raise money to support a local organization. $5.00 suggested donation. | $5.00

Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour | 7 p.m., 3/9 Thursday | State Theatre of Ithaca, 107 West State St | Nikki Glaser is one of the funniest female voices in comedy today. | $37.50 - $42.50

Trampoline - Competitive Storytelling | 7 p.m., 3/9 Thursday | The Downstairs, 121 West State St. | Show up. Sign up. Tell a 5-minute personal story, without notes, based on this month’s theme and be judged by your peers. Your 5-minute story can be about any personal moment that relates to the theme. And, of course, there will be ducks. | $5.00

Locally Grown Dance 2023 | 7:30 p.m., 3/9 Thursday | Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, 430 College Ave | Locally Grown Dance (LGD) is an annual dance showcase performed by PMA dance students. | Free

Visit the Exhibit Hall | 10 a.m., 3/8 Wednesday | The History Center in Tompkins County, 401 East State Street | Walk through local stories and discover the history of Tompkins County Open Hours Our Exhibit Hall is open Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm throughout the year.

Erin Miller: Casino | 1 p.m., 3/8

Wednesday | The Ink Shop, 330 E. MLK/State St | The Ink Shop Printmaking Center is pleased to present “Casino”, an exhibition of recent collages by 2022-2023 Kahn Family Fellow, Erin Miller. | Free Johnson Museum: Birds of a Feather | 3:30 p.m., 3/8 Wednesday | New eld Public Library, 198 Main Street | Join us Weds, 3/8 at 3:30 pm for “Birds of a Feather.” Look at birds in art and life, and make your own bird masterpiece. With printmaking and an origami apping bird! More info: 607-564-3594. | Free

2023 Invitational Exhibit at State of the Art Gallery | 12 p.m., 3/9

Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | Eight artists will Show their work by invitation at the State of the Art Gallery: C. Ann Carter, Robert Grant, Linda Fazzary, Rob Licht, Claudine Metrick, Jari Poulin, Emma Pure, and Lauren Reid. | Free

NP Cowles Photography ShowReception & Artist Talk | 11 a.m., 3/11 Saturday | Lodi Whittier Library, 8484 S Main St |

Professional Development for Teachers: Exploring the Wonders of the Ancient World | 8:30 a.m., 3/13 Monday | Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Avenue | Join Maryterese Pasquale-Bowen and Carol Hockett as well as faculty and sta from Cornell University as we use the Museum’s exhibition Wonder and Wakefulness: The Nature of Pliny the Elder to