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No Such Thing Longtime Chief To Retire As A Free Lunch: After Four Decades O’Mara Campaign O Spent Half Of Campaign Funds On Food & Fun

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s the race for the New York State Senate gets underway, numerous re-election campaigns have already begun spending in-earnest to prepare for races in the Fall.

Compared to their peers in Upstate New York, Tompkins County’s representatives on the State Senate – Republicans Tom O’Mara and James Seward – have focused their spending on more than just campaign signs and advertisements: they’ve spent a fair share on dining and entertainment expenses as well.

According to a recent review of campaign expenses by the Ithaca Times, while spending by the O’Mara and Seward camps were largely in-line with that of their upstate Republican peers, a disproportionate amount of spending by the campaigns went toward dining and other expenses as compared to other upstate Republicans. Fully tabulated, O’Mara has spent roughly $11,170 in campaign funds – about 52 percent of his campaign’s total expenditures this year – on dining and entertainment. Just one of those events – a $3,000 charge at the Center Square Pub on Dove Street, in Albany – was related to fundraising. (Seward, with $92,900, spent this year, only expensed about 2 percent of campaign funds on dining – roughly $1,940 total.)

According to a 2014 review by the Empire Center for Public Policy, The New York Legislature’s base pay of $79,500, added to the income earned by its members outside of office, additional stipends for committee appointments (in O’Mara’s case, an extra $15,000 a year) as well as $25.1 million in various, non personal service expenses set aside in this year’s state budget, legislators can receive direct and indirect benefits well into the six figure range.

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nce July 31 comes around, the Trumansburg Police Department will be led by a new face for the first time since the mid-1970s. Chief Thomas Ferretti, whose family is also involved in the Not My Dad’s Ice Cream stand in Trumansburg, said he’d finally had enough of the grind and wanted to be able to free up more time for his wife and several children.

Much has changed around the village since Ferretti first ascended to the job. When he was first considering taking over the role, Trumansburg had a reputation almost diametrically opposed to how its perceived now.

In stark contrast to the small but vibrant village that’s been built up today, Ferretti said the area was so questionable, he was advised by several police colleagues not to take the position at all.

“Other cops used to tell me ‘Don’t go to Trumansburg, they don’t like cops, it’s a troublemaking place,’” Ferretti said. “We slowly settled that down over the years [...] This has been a good town, and it’s gotten better over the last many years too.”

Ferretti began his career as a Cornell University patrolman in 1968 after leaving the U.S. Navy, where he shortly served in the Vietnam War. He quickly moved to the Tompkins County police

force, where he rose up the ranks before ultimately departing for the Trumansburg chief job in 1976. In 2004, he “retired” from full-time work, but continued to serve as the Chief of Police in a part-time role. A good number of current law enforcement figures around the area have passed

Thomas Ferretti. (Photo: Matt Butler)

through Ferretti’s watch during that time, including current Tompkins County Sheriff Ken Lansing from 1977 until 1998, who served as a sergeant under Ferretti.

Ferretti’s legacy will include being ahead of the curve on some of the more recent developments in the field of law enforcement accountability. He said he introduced audio recorders in the

T a k e ▶▶ The Ithaca Artist Market. will open its 28th year this Friday, as it invades the Ithaca Farmers Market once again to display artists from throughout the region in the annual event.

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form of small hand-held devices that he directed officers to use during interactions with citizens or during investigations so as to ensure their actions would be tracked, a practice he began practicing and encouraging 15 years ago. This could be seen as the logical precursor to the growing body-camera movement for police officers, something Ferretti said the Trumansburg Police Department were early adopters of as well.

“It makes the cops do better, it makes the citizens do better, it makes it a lot more congenial I would say,” Ferretti said. “You never know what’s going to escalate into something. I love them to death [...] It makes better cops.”

Beyond his professional legacy, Ferretti’s community contributions on a wider scale will also be remembered, most notably in the form of an award recently established in his name by the Trumansburg Village Board. The first annual Thomas L. Ferretti Award for Service and Community Achievement was given to the Trumansburg High School Robotics Team for its impressive accomplishments over the years which included advancing to the World Championship earlier this year.

It’s a fitting wrap for Ferretti, even if he thinks in 15 years everyone might think “Who the hell was Thomas Ferretti?”

“It’s been an interesting career,” Ferretti said. “There’s a lot of good people in Trumansburg, I’ve got a lot of people that know me.”

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“Rib Mac and Cheese from Luna….or this deep fried Oreo.”

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s the dust settles on a contentious Democratic Primary in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, backers of Republican incumbent Tom Reed have been sharpening their arrows in anticipation of a months-long fight ahead of the midterm election this November, his campaign dropping hundreds of thousands of dollars in preparation of a showdown against challenger, Tracy Mitrano.

Well-funded in a year where Upstate New York Republicans have found themselves in the crosshairs of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Reed’s team has expressed confidence in his chances ahead of this November’s election.

Carried by double digit margins for Donald Trump in the 2016 election and rated as “safely Republican” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, Reed has both demographics and finances on his side, and has once again managed to draw the eye of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has established a strong presence in Upstate New York as numerous Republican candidates face formidable challengers from the left.

Claiming $1.25 million cash on hand in his most recent filing

with the Federal Elections Commission at the end of June, Reed has already spent more than his opponent has raised in her entire campaign just on preparations, including expenses on various consulting fees, advertising and polling. These expenses eclipse all that remains of Mitrano’s middling war chest, which – at the close of the primary – had a cash on hand total just a touch under $8,000: an indication of a hardfought primary victory won on a relatively shoestring budget.

Mitrano, while cash-strapped at the close of June, said her campaign has picked up the fundraising slack in recent weeks, building on a nearly $200,000 fundraising year where she received more donations within the district – more than 75 percent of total raised – from within NY-23. This compares to Reed who, while well-funded, counted 508 donations of $1,000 or more this year, all coming from a list of donors from 27 states, according to a review of FEC filings by the Ithaca Times.

While Reed’s fundraising total is formidable, Mitrano feels encouraged by the response throughout the primaries, particularly with a turnout – about 15 percent – that was double that

City Of Ithaca

Maplewood Project Delayed Into Schoolyear, Leaving 100 Seeking Other Options

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espite several working hours extensions, the sprawling Maplewood Apartments project will not be able to fully house its studentcentric population, according to letters sent to potential tenants last week.

The letters were mailed to 106 tenants with leases on apartments within the $80 million redevelopment project geared towards Cornell University graduate students.

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of school, and offered three options for tenants to choose from: either a lease cancellation and full refund, short-term housing, such as a friend’s house or AirBNB (in which case Maplewood would provide a daily $200 stipend for meals, transportation, etc. with no rent charged), or staying at an Ithaca hotel (in which case rent would be charged, and Maplewood would provide a daily $100 stipend).

In a separate email, property manager EdR Trust’s Public Relations Coordinator Craig Wack

seen in the last primary year in NY-23.

“If you put all of our monies together, we’ve raised a fair amount of money – you’d be getting into the levels you might see with one single Democrat from the start,” said Mitrano. “Yes, we’re down to 8 grand – in fact, I’m glad to hear we’re only down to that, because we were spending like crazy at the end with mailers and everything we could.

Where do we go from here? We’re exploding with opportunity and possibility, not just from the people in this district but those who supported other candidates and who we’re working on earning the trust of in order to move forward, united.”

However, Mitrano has a long ways to go.

Though Reed was named as a midterm target of the DCCC in early 2017, the national party has shown little interest to date in NY-23, focusing on other races in Upstate New York. To date, the two most competitive races are in NY-19 (which Barack Obama carried twice, before Trump claimed a victory there in 2016) and NY-22, where Anthony Brindisi is running a hotly contested race against incumbent Republican, Claudia Tenney. Incumbents in NY-24 (John Katko) and NY-21 (Elise Stefanik) are also facing competitive races, though to a lesser degree. Despite the newly mounted challenges from the left, Chris Martin, a regional communications director with the NRCC, said the committee is confident wrote that there are no other delays expected with the remaining several hundred beds, which should be ready to go by the lease start date. The 106 students contacted represent about 12 percent of the total 872 beds over 441 units planned for the project.

“Despite everyone’s best efforts, one of the buildings we have leased to students isn’t going to be ready in time for the August 20 move-in date,” he wrote in an email.

The development team has assembled a Frequently Asked Questions document which further extrapolates on some of the finer points, including that they have reserved blocks of rooms at the Best Western, Hotel Ithaca and the Hampton Inn in order to house the 106 students.

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in their positions in those races, citing the nomination of “flawed” candidates like lobbyist Antonio Delgado in NY-19 – whose use of profane language on a rap album he had produced recently created some controversy – and Tedra Cobb in NY-21, who has been grilled by Republicans over her positions on assault weapons. Then there’s NY-24, where the DCCC’s chosen candidate – Juanita Perez Williams – was blown out in the primary by further left-leaning candidate Dana Balter, who NRCC officials are confident is “too progressive” to capture the moderates needed to win the district.

In NY-23, where the numbers are much more favorable to Republicans than in New York’s other battleground districts, the NRCC sees a Democratic victory here to be a long shot, particularly after a crowded primary where, in his eye, a more moderate candidate was passed over for the nomination.

“With these crowded primaries, Democrats have elected candidates that are too liberal for their districts,” said Martin.

“Some have been unable to raise the resources they need to play – I will point to the 23rd District as an example of that – but invariably, across the board, they’ve picked liberal candidates over other, more moderate options available to them in the primaries. Because of the ‘resistance’ movement and the energy of the Bernie Sanders side of the party, they went ahead and choose candidates that don’t reflect their

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“Sure Is A Nice Fountain!”: Six-Figure Commons Centerpiece Closed For Repairs

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he Commons fountain has been a topic of conversation ever since the idea was conceived years ago as a statuesque ode to the area’s wealth of gorges. Proponents touted it as one of the crown jewels of the new and improved Commons, while critics blasted it for being silly and expensive.

Add another twist to the fountain’s young life, as it is being temporarily shut down due to a leak issue. At last week’s Board of Public Works meeting, it was additionally announced that in order to investigate and solve the leak, parts of the Commons will most likely need to be torn up, specifically the portion between the underground pump vault and the fountain, according to Public Works Superintendent Michael Thorne.

Among city staffers, the first signs of a leak seem to have popped up during a review of last year’s water levels on the Commons, which indicated something was amiss with the fountain.

“During our review of water usage on the Commons late last year, we noticed that the fountain had used an unexpectedly high amount of water during the 2017 season,” Thorne said.

The fountain was adjusted at the beginning of the 2018

season to fall into compliance with city code, removing an automatic refilling valve and opting to maintain the fountain’s operations by filling it via garden hose whenever necessary. But it was soon discovered after opening for this year that the fountain was losing water far quicker than usual, losing its entire water supply after only a day or so. So the decision was recently made to stop the fountain and prepare for a larger solution.

“We are currently reviewing numerous documents related to design and construction in an attempt to find possible leak locations,” Thorne said. “We have also notified the fountain designer and contractor, and are working with them to find a solution for locating and repairing the leak. Right now, we don’t have a solution identified.”

He did note, though, that it’s unlikely that even with a leak that potentially lasted several weeks, at least, there was permanent or severe damage inflicted on the foundational structure of the area of the Commons around the fountain. That can’t be definitively answered until after the investigation into the leak is completed, but Thorne said “probably not.”

The fountain’s ignominious history starts even before

its opening. As the idea was pushed by Mayor Svante Myrick, it was criticized as being wasteful and unnecessary, particularly once the final cost was reported to be about $466,000.

Since opening last year, the Commons fountain has had an inauspicious history up to this point. It represented the final step in the massive Commons rebuild, with an official ribboncutting ceremony in May 2017.

Its operations were short-lived, though, as it was announced several weeks later that due to the use of recycled water in the fountain, measures were needed to ensure its cleanliness and safety. That became particularly apparent during those initial weeks of operation, as children could often be seen climbing up the fountain and carelessly splashing around.

To combat this, the fountain was reopened later that month and outfitted with flower barricades guarding its easiest entry points from children, hopefully keeping them from the slippery rock surface and any unclean water. Things had been relatively quiet around the fountain so far this summer until earlier this month when it was once again shut down, this time for the leak issue.

Unlike the previous problem, though, this fix may not be as simple and quick as aligning flower plantings around the structure, likely requiring some measure of construction to find out exactly where the leak is and what impact its had. Cost and time associated with the repairs are not yet known. Thorne said at this time he doesn’t know of any other way to effectively investigate the issue without some part of the Commons being disrupted, specifically that connecting the water supply to the fountain.

“Not that I know of,” Thorne said. “The contractor could possibly come up with a solution that doesn’t require excavation but we don’t know yet.”

ect’s progress beyond stating that his department is still inspecting the constructed buildings but no official approvals for residency have been issue by his office.

The Maplewood development team had tried through appeals to local planning bodies to avoid having to displace any students who were expecting to move in, but the project had been beset by delays for months. Late last year, they appeared before the Town of Ithaca Planning Board asking for a second extension of their allowed work time. At the time, they claimed the project had been slowed by inclement weather and, as a result of that, an inconsistent workforce supply. At that point, with 8 months to go before their planned opening date of July, the project reported having lost 37 combined days of construction, leaving them 25 days behind their construction schedule. That was followed by an April request to extend working hours until 9 p.m. at night during the week, with the final two hours each day restricted to interior work and to certain houses so as to reduce noise for the surrounding neighborhood.

Wack said at least to this point, students who have responded to the letters are more concerned with the logistics of ensuring they have suitable housing during the start of the school year as opposed to anger about the delay. That could point to more students opting to take Maplewood’s offer of a daily allowance instead of outright canceling their lease. Students have until July 25 to respond with their choice, and Maplewood hopes to have everyone assigned to a destination by the 30th.

“Reactions from students has been more inquisitive than angry, as they figure out the logistics of a delay that we believe will last somewhere between 4-6 weeks,” he said. “We’ve kept officials at Cornell University apprised of the situation since we first thought we might have a problems and they have provided valuable insight in how to minimize the inconvenience on the students as best as possible.”

▶▶ Thumbs Up: Word out of Ulysses is there were no arraignments that resulted from last weekend’s Grassroots Festival, albeit it with a few tickets distributed. In other words, good on everybody for not letting the festivities get too crazy. ▶▶ Thumbs Down: To Tronc Publishing for axing a substantial portion of the New York Daily News staff earlier this week. Seems like in a time when more and more people crow about the importance of journalism, especially at the local level, the systematic weakening of journalism has only accelerated. We should figure out why that is. ▶▶ Heard & Seen Last week’s power outage, particularly at DeWitt Mall, must have been brutal for those relying on it for air conditioning as it coincided with the heat wave and left hundreds of customers in the dark additionally for a few hours. The negatives were nearly matched, though, by the comedy of watching Ithaca’s premier rush hour drivers try to slowly navigate the three-block stretch of Seneca Street and the surrounding area without traffic lights.

IF YOU CARE TO RESPOND to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, write upsanddowns@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “U&D.” ▶▶ Top Stories On Ithaca.com This Week Are...

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Th e It h ac a Ti m e s’ E di t or We ighs I n O n e L a st Ti m e | By Nick R ey nol d s n a muggy morning three summers ago, on the hot, muggy summer night I’m typing this out, I still feel just hours removed from I took my first steps into the offices of my first day on the job, mucking through the The Ithaca Journal in fresh-polished devastated streets of Newfield after flash floods shoes, a crisp collared shirt and tore the town to shreds. tie and the expectation of a day Looking back on it all, filled with paperwork, training it’s hard to believe more materials and struggling with than three years have gone setting up my voicemail. by since my first day in jourI left the office that day nalism here in Ithaca. But with mud-crusted soles, slacks a lot has happened during damp from the rain, and a those three years. I won my feeling that I’d found a place I first-ever award in journalcould see myself staying for a ism. I also quit my first-ever very long time. job in journalism. I had two About 1,130 days, 40 steno bosses laid off. Months later, notebooks and hundreds of I became a boss myself. I’ve stories later, I’ll be taking made a few friends – temmy last steps in Ithaca for a porary and not – and lived long time, on my way to a through four roommates, new adventure covering the two vehicles and thankWyoming State House for the fully, zero address changes, Casper Star-Tribune. This will Nick Reynolds though the downstairs be my final issue as editor, neighbor tried. though several articles I’ve had Those experiences on the backburner will be released soon. spurred a lot of change in me. I became a better The past few weeks have been surreal, strug- listener. I got better at using commas. I think all gling to continue on the way I always have – of us – the older we get, the more we screw up – filing stories that matter, editing copy, planning learn to become become better versions of ourout issues running later this summer – with selves, thoughts of ripping up my life here dancing simply ever-present in the back of my mind and, even continued on page 7

rassRoots Festival is over, and now it’s just two months until Porchfest.

The two events show how much Ithaca loves good music and being outside in good weather.

Of course, every community loves good weather, but not many make a mania of it as we do.

We live in a beautiful region with temperate summers and if, like GrassRoots, there’s a show in a lovely, antique, shaded fairground for four days, Ithacans will go stand and dance in that fairground by the thousands. If, like Porchfest, hundreds of residents go outside their houses to be street musicians for a day, hundreds (or thousands) of others will go listen to them, enjoying the scene out of doors, including outside car doors, as downtown streets close to cars in favor of pedestrians and bikers relishing music and community in open air.

Our weather isn’t perfect, like San Diego, as it rains a lot, and can even be cold some summer nights, but Ithacans will tough out such inconveniences for the general sake of time in the great outdoors.

Beyond the obvious similarities, however, GrassRoots and Porchfest are fundamentally quite different. One way to express it is that GrassRoots pivots inward, and Porchfest outward.

GrassRoots features plenty of local acts, but its most notable attribute over the years (and since its start) has been

bringing premier acts from around the world to this small town; thus the inwardness.

(Strictly speaking, the town is not even Ithaca, population 30,000, but Trumansburg, a village without a traffic light, population 2,000, which grows tenfold for the festival: plenty of outsiders coming in.)

To review the alluring line-ups over the years: GrassRoots had Los Lobos playing on a Sunday afternoon in 2004, with a feeling less of a concert than a neighborhood block party. 2012 featured country legend George Jones, in one of his last shows before his death the next spring. 2010 starred his friend and fellow legend Merle Haggard. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings played at the height of their acclaim in 2009, before Ms. Jones’s untimely death at age 60 in 2016.

Lucinda Williams played in 2008, not even on the largest stage. Arrested Development played the year before (and again in 2010), and Rickie Lee Jones in 2005.

Guests largely unknown at the time who became well-known later include the Avett Brothers (2005 and 2006), Old Crow Medicine Show (2002 and 2003), Nickel Creek (2001), Rusted Root (1992, 1994, and 2013), and Ani diFranco, way back in 1991.

GrassRoots’ success in attracting renown from outside became clear to me early, in the first years, when I worked continued on page 7

YOUR LETTERS Federal Changes To Title X Will Hurt Women’s Right To Choose

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f Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is confirmed, he will possibly hold the fate of Roe v. Wade in his hands. This is a weighty prospect for someone like me, who has never lived at a time when access to safe abortion wasn’t a given.

And while Kavanaugh’s nomination is certainly troubling, let us not forget that his nomination is just one part of this administration’s multi-pronged attack on women’s health and rights.

Just a few months ago, the TrumpPence administration called for the “domestic gag rule” to be reinstated. If this rule is implemented, it would prevent medical providers serving patients in the Title X program from referring their patients to abortion services.

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“Through reproductive care at Planned Parenthood, I had access to birth control. Now, 14 years later, I am the mother of two beautiful children” -Allison Sribarra

Reinstating the gag rule is a notso-subtle attack on health centers like Planned Parenthood that provide a whole suite of reproductive health continued on page 7

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for the enterprise, and spoke with a visiting player from Zimbabwe who told me that people he knew back home tended to know five cities In the U.S.: New York and Washington (obviously), Dallas and Miami (from TV series), and Ithaca, where African musicians play.

(In those times, before rampant, modern State Department xenophobia towards foreign musicians seeking visas, GrassRoots specialized in hosting prominent international acts: particularly African, which included – all in the early years, before 9/11/2001 – Les Tetes Brulees, Baba Olatunji, Lucky Dube, Tabu Ley, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, King Sunny Ade, and Boubacar Traore.)

Porchfest, meanwhile, goes outward.

Your neighbors who play music come outside their houses to play. There’s no central stage, nor any real stage of any type. There are no bright lights or big sound systems to lure you in (there is

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because we have to in order to survive.

But we don’t just become the people we want to be on our own. We’re shaped by our experiences and the people we share them with. We’re emboldened by the people who believe in us, and shamed by those we let down – those who make us want to be better human beings.

Luckily, in Ithaca, I found those people all around me. There was Bruce Estes, Dave Bohrer and Lois Wilson at the Ithaca Journal, the people who saw a naive kid prone to bad jokes and fresh out of college with enough promise to take over the City Hall beat for the otherwise irreplaceable David Hill.

There were people like Kelsey O’Connor, Andrew Casler and Simon Wheeler who, with the Ithaca Journal collapsing around us, kept our heads down and showed what persistence and true belief in your work looked like, even if our corporate bosses didn’t believe in it like we did. There was Bill Chaisson and Jim Bilinski, who by chance dragged me into the job that changed my life, and Jamie Swinnerton and Cassandra Negley, who taught me to think a little better.

But what I also had was an incredible community around me, a town full of people who truly cared for each other and embodied the village mentality in ways I’ve never seen before. Week in and week out, the people I would talk to for all my stories, no matter the topic, never left me feeling hollow or without purpose: this is a community where things matter and where people get things done, and where people try to do right by each other. It’s a beautiful city, with beautiful people. But it’s also a community in pain, that needs help, with trauma it hasn’t yet addressed. I’ve met people working on that too, and they’re just as strong and left just as strong an

no “in”). There’s no unifying theme or program. There are no tickets. There’s no one place to go; there are scores of places to go, to move among.

Porchfest doesn’t concentrate people, it unfurls them. It doesn’t bring people in, it brings them out.

Porchfest performers are primarily amateurs (in the best sense), but not exclusively. You will see Tenzin Chopak there, for instance, who is a stellar presence at GrassRoots. The difference is that you go into the Trumansburg Fairgrounds with your ticket to see him there in July. At Porchfest in September he will step outside his house on Willow Avenue in hopes of seeing you.

Inward and outward, professional and amateur, all have their place; but in community they unite. In this community we have built a solid scene for both, for all.

Stephen P. Burke is a columnist for The Ithaca Times. His column, Ithaca Notes, appears biweekly. impression.

Leaving this all behind – the friendships I’ve made, the body work I’ve committed several years of my life to – has been one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever made. But it’s what I’m taking with me that has made this easier, the idea that no matter where I’ll go, I’ll be taking a little bit of Ithaca with me. This town has made me a better human being, and as I go to explore the rest of America, I feel equipped to navigate an unknown world with a command that three years ago, would not have been there.

There’s always some pang in regret in leaving the helm of the ship. It’s particularly true when it’s one you took on out of a sense of obligation to a community you love. When I left the Ithaca Journal in 2016, I left with no backup plan, taking on the editorship of the Ithaca Times largely because I didn’t trust a stranger to tell the story of a community I’d learned to know so well. Knowing this city the way I’ve learned to know it, I think it’d be selfish to keep that all to myself.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for allowing me the privilege of telling this city’s story for so long. Your readership and support of local journalism has meant the world, and I couldn’t think of a better place to find my voice than the place I ended up in.

Want to say goodbye? We’ll be holding a farewell shindig at Lot 10 on Friday, July 27th at 7 p.m. Music will begin at 9 p.m. The whole community is welcome to join.

Nick Reynolds is lifelong resident of the Finger Lakes, a three-year resident of Ithaca, and a 2015 graduate of The College At Brockport. He takes over the Wyoming Statehouse role on August 6.

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services (in addition to abortion) to lowincome patients, including birth control, STD treatment and prevention, and breast and cervical cancer screenings. Having access to these services is tremendously important. We are currently at a 30-year low for unintended pregnancies, and teenage pregnancy is also at a historic low-point – evidence that access to reproductive health care, education, and information is working.

By limiting the kind of information and care that healthcare professionals can provide to Title X patients, we risk seriously undermining these gains. New York is one of 14 states (including Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, Utah, and Vermont) in which Planned Parenthood serves more than 50% of Title X patients statewide. The gag rule would severely limit the number of patients Planned Parenthood could effectively serve.

I was once in the position of not being able to afford healthcare. Through reproductive care at Planned Parenthood, I had access to birth control. Now, 14 years later, I am the mother of two beautiful children - who came into our lives when my husband and I were ready for them.

Let’s make sure that all women can continue to access the important care that Planned Parenthood provides. Please urge your Senators to vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and continue to fight against the gag rule and other attacks on women’s health and rights that will surely continue to come.

– Allison Sribarra Ithaca, New York

A Tale Of Two Davids

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n this week’s Ithaca Times (July 18-25, 2018, p. 21), there is a nice review of Dave Lehman’s book A Principal’s Notebook. Dave was the founding and longtime principal of the Alternative Community School in Ithaca, which now bears his name.

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An attorney representing a man indicted on misdemeanor theft charges stemming from a campaign sign theft incident has called for the Steuben County District Attorney prosecuting the case to step away, requesting either the appointment of a special prosecutor or the case’s dismissal.

In a motion filed in Town of Corning Court, where Monday’s arraignment was held, Christina BrunerSonsire, called for the dismissal of all charges or the appointment of a special prosecutor in the case of her client Gary McCaslin, a 70-year-old retired pastor and liberal political activist who was charged with a misdemeanor after allegedly stealing a GPS tracking device implanted in a campaign sign for incumbent Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican, days after the end of the Democratic Primary Race earlier this month.

According to Bruner-Sonsire, McCaslin was merely “picking up the trash” by clearing signs away from a public road following the election, and said the perceived theft was a misunderstanding.

However, McCaslin kept the tracking device implanted in the sign after office workers with Reed’s office, unable to get involved in campaign matters, could not accept it, prompting the police to place him under arrest.

In an additional motion, Bruner Sonsire, corepresenting McCaslin alongside Ithaca attorney Ray Schlather, requested that if the case were to move forward that a special prosecutor be assigned, on the grounds the Steuben County D.A., Brooks Baker, acted as a senior lawyer in the Law Offices of Tom Reed for three years and participated in his campaigns, the defense argues, adding that Baker “has donated to Reed’s campaign at least six times,” prior to his run for D.A. In addition, documents from the New York State Board of Elections show Baker, as a candidate, accepted several donations from Reed’s former campaign director, Joe Sempolinski, which the defense argued could create “substantial risk” the D.A.’s office is biased in favor of Reed if it were to accept the case.

If made to proceed, McCaslin’s legal team’s plan of attack is contingent on a number of arguments, including:

The photo accompanying the article is not of Dave but of me -- an easy error to make. When Dave lived in Ithaca he would sometimes get my phone calls, and I would sometimes get his. And in 1989, when I won a Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry, the Ithaca Journal reported that it was awarded to the principal of the ACS. This caused Dave no end of embarrassment as lots of students’ parents congratulated him on an award he hadn’t received.

The Ithaca Times has kindly reviewed some of my books, for which I am grateful. But though I like to believe that one is not limited to one activity -- and as a poet, essayist, author, and journalist I practice what I preach -- I cannot take credit for the pedagogical achievements of LACS’s founding father.

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The fact the New York State Department of Transportation does not allow any signs to be placed on state land without a permit, which Reed’s campaign team – as well as that of other campaigns – did, rendering the signs abandoned.

The fact McCaslin, charged specifically with stealing a hidden GPS device, logically could not have stolen something he did not know existed.

The case will be heard again on August 2.

In a sworn deposition presented as an exhibit in the case, Reed’s campaign manager, Nicholas Weinstein stated that he had planted the device in the sign. According to court documents, Weinstein, nor other members of the campaign, were present at the campaign office within the hour McCaslin returned to give the campaign its device back and, after attempting to return the device to the office maintained by Reed for constituent relations, was told they could not accept the device, on the grounds they could not become involved in the political campaign. After deciding to attempt to hand over the device to the Steuben County Board of Elections, McCaslin was arrested at his home, the defense arguing he was arrested and charged before having sufficient opportunity to return the device.

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What Strange Beasts Lurk Beneath Our Waters?

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here is something about the Finger Lakes that suggests the possibility of supernatural and mysterious things.

Legends and stories abound of hauntings, spirit rapping, utopian communities, ancient ruins, inexplicable phenomena, extraterrestrial visits and the occasional glimpse of a sasquatch. Among the most intriguing stories are the numerous reported sightings in the deepest of the lakes of large aquatic creatures: lake monsters.

Each of the Finger Lakes has its own personality, of course, but the big lakes – Seneca and Cayuga – seem to fit within a different, more mysterious category. Their waters are colder, their moods are darker, their waves are bigger. You can travel on boats to and from the sea on these two lakes, and their sheer size seems to hint at the possibility of ancient aquatic megafauna. Native American Indians believed Seneca Lake to be a bottomless lake, with a monster that lived in its depths. Almost forty miles long each and one to three miles in width, the pitch-black depths of both of them, hundreds of feet deeper than sunlight can penetrate, descend to depths below sea level.

That reports of monsters in Cayuga Lake were numerous, perhaps even routine, in the 1800s can be inferred from a story in the January 5, 1897 edition of the 8 T

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Ithaca Journal. Incredibly, the piece reported that a recent sighting marked the 69th consecutive year in which there was a confirmed encounter with the monster nicknamed “Old Greeny.” The story went on to recount that members of the newspaper staff had been living in daily anticipation of Old Greeny’s appearance, and had refused reporting assignments that would have taken them near the lake because they were afraid of the monster.

The 1897 incident was reported to have been by an Ithaca resident who was driving along the lake’s eastern shore and saw “what he knew must be the large, long sea serpent.” The story also quoted a ‘tramp’, however, who told a reporter that he believed it to be a muskrat.

More sporadic and isolated reports of the creature continued until 1929, when people began reporting not one, but two creatures seen together along the Lake’s eastern shore. The creatures were described by witnesses as being approximately 12 to 15 feet in length. It was speculated that they might be: “...members of the Seneca Lake sea serpent family that found their way into the local waters through a subterranean channel which is believed to exist between the two lakes.” Legends of tunnels connecting Cayuga and Seneca Lakes have long circulated, which anyone with a rudimentary grasp of the notion of water seeking its own level knows would be impossible.

Occasional other reports of Old Greeny have certainly been made since then, including a 1974 attack in which a teenage boy apparently had his arm broken by the bite of a large, eel-like creature, and the 1979 encounter by a local professional diver of a submerged animal 30 to 35 feet in length. Sill, all the reported sightings save one have been by one or two persons.

The incident with the greatest number of witnesses, and therefore the most credible lake monster encounter, happened on the evening of July 14, 1899 on Seneca Lake. The sidewheeled steamboat Otetiani, named to evoke the region’s Iroquois past, was traveling north toward Geneva from Watkins Glen with several dozen passengers at about 7:00 p.m. Then, as in 2018, sunset was at approximately 8:40, so there was plenty of daylight left, and it had been a sunny and seasonably warm (high 79) day. Somewhere between Dresden on the west side of the lake and Willard on the east side, pilot Frederick Rose reported that approximately 400 yards ahead of the boat was what appeared to be an over-

turned boat. Captain Carleton Herendeen examined the thing with his telescope, later describing its appearance as being “25 feet long with a very sharp bow and long-narrow stern”.

Passengers began to gather. It was a group with some ostensibly credible witnesses, including two Commissioners of Public Works, a Police Commissioner, the manager of the Geneva Telephone Company, and a geology professor.

As Captain Herendeen completed his inspection, the pilot signaled the engineer to slow the boat down. The steamboat approached to within 100 yards and lowered a boat to take a closer look. Suddenly, the object turned and began to move away.

The captain immediately ordered “full

deck was fixed on the monster and hardly a person was breathing normally. While the boat was yet some distance from it, the monster again looked at the boat, sank out of sight and the boat passed over the spot where it had been.”

As the steamboat approached to within 50 yards of the creature, the captain gave the order to turn the boat so that its paddlewheel would strike the creature midway between its head and tail. The boat went ahead full steam and struck the monster with enough impact that many of the passengers were thrown off their feet. The mortally wounded animal lay in the water next to the steamboat. “It raised its head, gave what sounded like a gasp, and lay quiet. Its spinal column had been broken

The creatures were described by witnesses as being approximately 12 to 15 feet in length. It was speculated that they might be: “...members of the Seneca Lake sea serpent family that found their way into the local waters through a subterranean channel which is believed to exist between the two lakes.” speed ahead.” As the thing was moving slowly, the steamboat gained on it easily.

The object turned again, this time toward the steamboat, and “raising its head, looked in the direction of the boat and opened its mouth, displaying two rows of sharp, white teeth.” Captain Herendeen declared that he would ram the creature and take it alive, if possible. Otherwise he would kill it, and either take it aboard or tow it to Geneva.

This was the United States in 1899, when conservation of flora and fauna was still kind of a fringe idea. Out west, the bison population, perhaps ten million in 1850, had been reduced to fewer than a thousand. Passenger pigeons, numbering in the billions in 1860, were on the brink of extinction. And so, the boat was turned so that the boat would approach the creature from the side at ramming speed.

The deck of the steamboat was crowded with passengers who were ordered by the captain to put on life preservers. According to the Geneva Gazette: “Every eye on

and it was dead.”

Lifeboats were immediately lowered and lines were strung around the body.

Passengers and crew tried to secure the carcass. In the end, though it proved too heavy or unwieldy and dropped into the water, sinking six hundred feet to the bottom of Seneca Lake.

The ship reached Geneva after dark and passengers began to tell their stories of the incident. While all agreed that a monster had been seen, differing versions of the length of the monster — from 25 to as much as 90 feet — strained the credibility of the accounts.

The Rochester Herald said that Professor George R. Elwood, the geologist on board, and who had been in one of the lifeboats trying to secure the body, gave what was considered the “most careful and perhaps most trustworthy account.” He thought it was a clidastes, an extinct marine lizard from the mosasaur family that lived in what is now the United States until it disappeared from the fossil record at the Ju ly

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end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago.

Lest skepticism get the better of us, consider that in December 1938, a South African fisherman caught a coelacanth, which is a fish thought to have been extinct since it disappeared from the fossil record at the end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago.

Professor Elwood went on to describe the creature as “about twenty-five feet long, with a tail which tapered until within about five feet of the end, when it broadened out and looked much like a whale.

The creature weighed about one thousand pounds. Its head was perhaps four feet long and triangular in shape. Its mouth was very long and was armed with two rows of triangular white teeth as sharp as those of a shark, but in shape more like those of a sperm whale. Its body was covered with a horny substance which was as much like the carapace of a terrapin as anything else of which I know. This horny substance was brown in color and of a greenish tinge. The belly of the creature, which I saw after the rope slipped and the carcass was going down, was cream white.

Its eyes were round like those of a fish, and it did not wink.”

What might it have been? It hardly seems likely that so many people could have imagined something so vivid if there had been nothing there. Lake sturgeon, indigenous to both big lakes, can live to be as old as 100 years, grow to nine feet long and 300 pounds. Their skin is a shark-like dull gray. Eels are darker but smaller, not getting much longer than five feet. Muskelunge can also get to over five feet long and weigh seventy pounds. Plus they have rows of sharp teeth. None are apt to convince a boatload of people that they are in the presence of a twenty-five foot monster.

It was suggested by cynics that the whole thing was a hoax perpetrated by the passengers and crew, which is also exceedingly unlikely. Dozens of people would have had to have kept the secret for the rest of their lives, while human nature suggests that no group larger than three people can be trusted to reliably keep a secret for a long weekend.

The Geneva Historical Society can document at least 20 separate reported sightings of the Seneca Lake monster, most recently in 2013. Cayuga’s Old Greeny has a Facebook page. Clearly, the idea that the big lakes harbor mysteries beyond our knowledge is one that has a stubborn hold on our collective imagination. It’s part of the charm of living in the Finger Lakes.

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ibraries aren’t known for being noisy.

In fact, quite the opposite. Libraries are perhaps most famous for their tranquil stasis, but for one 24-hour period in late September, the Tompkins County Public Library on Green Street is going to get a little noisy, presenting the sixth annual TCPL Read-aThon.

The event, centered in front of the library, features speakers using a microphone to read whatever they want to other attendees and participants. It goes from 12 p.m. Saturday, September 29 to noon the following day, a 24-hour celebration serving as the culmination of weeks of fundraising by participants beforehand. Last year, readers were able to raise just north of $13,000 for the library, and this year, TCPL has an even more ambitious goal: $25,000 raised by the event.

For those interested in getting involved, library staffers are hosting a question and answer session later this month to clarify any questions

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or concerns, as well as perhaps make a few announcements: Assistant Director of the TCPL Foundation Kerry Barnes said due to high numbers of people she’s encountered this year who want to participate but can’t make it to Ithaca, or back home, for an open time slot, the library is trying to Skype some readers in from their homes. That way, people can read aloud to the crowd from their living room, their bathtub, their rooftops, wherever (Barnes said the weirder the better). The session will take place on July 31, starting at 5 p.m., and is being held at the library. Last year’s highest fundraiser, Tompkins County Poet Laureate Zee Zahava, will also be on hand to advise attendees on certain tactics to attract more donations.

Along with earning a little extra cash to support the local library, the freedom to read, as Barnes puts it, is the paramount focus of the event. Last year, a group of college students filled the Green Street air with a reading of erotic fiction. Another woman used American Sign Language to communicate her selection.

At one point, there was even an opera group reading music.

These days, those donations may likely go to pursuing collections surrounding immigration and refugee crises, which Barnes said is one of the more popular topics requested among local readers currently. She knows the event can be intimidating for some people, but hopes they can find some inspiration from observing the breadth of services the library provides throughout the rest of the year, and that they are still hungry to grow.

“It’s a really, really fun, unique event, but it’s interesting because it combines two things that terrify people: asking for money and public speaking,” Barnes said. “We can’t do an awful lot to help with the public speaking, but I can say if you’re kind of shy the late night hours are fairly intimate, not as many big crowds, but we’ll do what we can to help you with fundraising.”

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New Skull Exhibit Anything But Bone-Headed

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kulls and bones – outside of Halloween season – can hardly be considered synonymous with the phrase “family friendly.�

Then again, it’s all about context.

Take the latest exhibit at the Museum of the Earth on Route 96, where piles of skulls, bones and mesmerizing 3D renderings fit seamlessly with storytime and arts and crafts. “Secrets of the Skull,� an extensive and ambitious study of evolution between numerous species, offers a platform for people of all ages, given the same materials, to draw their own understanding of the complex topic of evolution, all while unlocking their own respect and recognition for the various complexities of our physical selves. Scattered about the exhibition space are 130 or so skulls, ranging from that of the black rhino and the elephant to a massive replica of a Triceratops skull – on loan from the Sciencenter. Tucked away in the corner of the exhibit is a family friendly “kids corner,� filled with puzzles of various skeletons, fossils and drawing materials which draws quite the crowd day in and out.

The exhibit does feature some degree of college-level biology in its various exhibits, but the arrangement of the exhibit itself is meant to build a foundational understanding of how the skulls of various species function. By observing the jawbone of a human being, for example, and then comparing it to the jaws of some other vertebrate, the exhibit teaches evolution by showing slight differences between species while also showing what each skull

has in common with that of another, seemingly unrelated species. Take, for example, the skull of a seal, which bears an almost-perfect resemblance to that of a grizzly bear, but with one key difference: jagged teeth, meant to filter krill and algae when feeding in the water. “We tried to emphasize evolution, but we also tried to emphasize diversity – there’s unity in diversity,� said Warren Allmon, director of the Paleontological Research Institute.

Allmon is more than excited to show some of the other similarities in different skulls: the pineal eye at the top of the head of the snake, the same that dictates the circadian rhythm of humans; the two separate bones that make up the nasal cavity, which is as distinguishable on a human skull as it is on that of a whale.

Allmon can even point out similarities between the skulls of mammals and fish, despite the fact fish skulls are comprised of dozens more bones than land-dwellers. The exhibit even dives into the skull’s adaptations around brain size, displaying examples of the gradual introduction of the “soft spot� into the skulls of human newborns. “It’s organized around themes of what skulls do,� said Allmon. “Skulls hold the brain and the senses, skulls are about food, skulls are about teeth, about horns, and skulls are about breathing.�

Most of the items in the exhibit come from Cornell University’s teaching collections, while others come from the anatomy collection at the Veterinary College and various locations

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throughout New York State. The exhibit even features a 3D-printed model of the skull of the largest snake to ever live – the 40-foot-long, one ton serpent known as the Titanoboa – custom-produced from a 3D model originally produced by the Idaho Museum of Natural History. “This has never been exhibited before,� Allmon said through a smile. “This thing could eat an alligator if it wanted to.�

While one of the institute’s cheaper exhibits over the past several years, Secrets of the Skull is arguably one of the museum’s most ambitious, requiring hundreds of hours of staff time to bring together properly. Will Bemis, a Cornell biologist, provided a significant amount of guidance around the science of the project, and through numerous “loan parties,� staff from both PRI and the Museum of the Earth schlepped up to Cornell to assist

in the cataloguing and packaging of all the specimens intended for display, many of which had never been properly catalogued to begin with. Museum staff, particularly the exhibit’s curator, Maureen Bickley, had to custom design many aspects of the exhibit, building her own display stands for some of the specimens and arranging glass cases acquired from the Johnson Museum on Cornell’s campus for others. Finding many of the existing diagrams of skulls in circulation to be insufficient for their needs, PRI’s staff even had to design their own charts and illustrations to present the narrative they were looking to teach and to bring coherence to their project. The exhibit’s designers even went as far as presenting the diagrams to focus groups of staffers and their families, to ensure even the most complex lessons in the exhibit could be digested by the average reader. “Everybody is going to learn,�

Allmon said. “Seeing 130 skulls in one place is going to give you an experience that you couldn’t have even with all the textbooks and websites in the world.� “It’s meant to bowl you over with the diversity of form, and the best part is you don’t have to learn any biology if you don’t have to,� he added. “But if you do, you can learn about the evolution of skulls, the evolution of human skulls and the senses. It’s meant to be layered, and set up for you to learn as much or as little as you want.�

The exhibit mirrors exactly what the whole museum is constructed to present – a multilayered experience where both a pHd and a 6-year-old can wander about and be able to experience the same concepts through their own unique lens, each drawing something different. The exhibit is about inclusiveness, about offering ample inspiration to stoke deeper understanding of what makes all animals tick – whether you’re six-years-old or 60 – a story told through in-depth diagrams, arts and crafts and even, storytime. “We had somebody say, ‘this is the most family friendly, interactive exhibit we’ve had in a long time,� Bickley said.

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hank you, Laura Biondi, for helping me to get over myself…

I had just pulled in after a 2-hour drive from Webster, grumbling about the drive after another weekend of travel softball, and I called Laura to talk about the travel team she coaches. The Little Red Lax girls’ lacrosse team made the trip to Richmond, Virginia for the Capital Cup, and Laura was grinding it out to navigate some delays and get back to Ithaca. She was six hours into a 12-hour drive, but she was happy. “It’s okay,” Laura said. “I’m traveling with my assistant coach – my son, Doug!”

Family time was definitely one of the factors in making the return trip more enjoyable, but when your team steps up big time against some very tough competition, and comes away with the championship trophy at such a prestigious tournament, well… you might be smiling even if you were hitchhiking in the rain.

The team brought nineteen players (14 from Ithaca, four from Auburn and one from Liverpool), and Laura told me, “We played five games, and last year the heat was brutal.

It was about 100 degrees. We assembled a deep roster from top to bottom, and we went with 4 to 5 minute rotations. We had two full

midfield lines, and we just kept rolling them through.”

Little Red Lax is made up of mostly (rising) sophomores, juniors and seniors, four of whom have already committed to a college. Julianna Saggese and Maria Viera are planning to play for Albany, Kiely Howe has her sights set on Louisville and Colleen Tifft is headed to Robert Morris. All of the players have at least one season of scholastic lacrosse ahead of them, and playing in such elite-level tournaments can only bolster their confidence as well as their skill sets. “This national tournament was run by the IWLCA,” Laura stated. “That’s the governing body for collegiate women’s lacrosse.”

In addition to facing off against some of the toughest age-group teams in the U.S., Little Red Lax also faced the U-19 teams from England and New Zealand. They also faced a Select Team from Michigan, and Laura said “They were big, tough and skilled.” The Ithaca girls won by two goals in the semifinals, a single goal in the championship game, and Laura said that beating those teams made for “two huge wins.” She added, “The girls played with their hearts and souls,” and she had particularly high praise for goalie Alicia Nicholas.

In Biondi’s words, “They say that attack wins

games and defense wins championships, and Alicia came up big for us. She had 11 or 12 saves in the championship game, and she’s only going into 10th grade. She’s going to do big things… in fact, a lot of these girls are going to do big things.”

As stated, the majority of the girls play for Ithaca High, and this tourney title is a continuation of a very productive year. Coach Biondi said, “Entering this summer, the girls were coming off a very exciting and successful scholastic season (the Little Red won the Sectional title with a win over Corning), and they brought it home.”

Laura expressed a lot of gratitude for the efforts put in by her assistants, her son Doug and Chuck Little. “Chuck is a goalie and defensive coach, and he does an amazing job.”

Doug Biondi was one of the fine play-

Little Red Lax, in action.

ers on the Frank Welch-coached Little Red boys’ teams, and he recently finished up his collegiate career at the University of Hartford.

He is working in Ithaca while applying to grad school, where he plans to study Sports Psychology. “I think there will be some coaching in his future,” his mom interjected. “He does a great job.”

As the team was celebrating its title, Laura heard a parent walk by and say, “I wouldn’t want to be playing the Ithaca High team anytime soon.” She said, “It’s true… they’re a tight group. I have been involved with these girls since they were in the fourth or fifth grade.

They’re a tight group. The kids, the parents, we’re all pulling in the same direction.”

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By C h loe Wr ay

woman has the right to be “the absolute sovereign of herself,” in the words of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a phrase currently embedded into the exhibit “Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State,” at the Tompkins County Public Library. On display since July 6, the exhibit pays homage to the often-overlooked efforts and influences of the women’s rights movement.

On Friday, July 27, these words, lifted from the exhibit, will echo throughout TCPL’s Ezra Cornell Reading Room, as if spoken by Elizabeth Cady Stanton herself.

From 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Melinda Grube, Ph.D., a Cayuga Community College adjunct history lecturer who specializes in American history and Women’s Studies, will perform in character as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, dressed in period attire from the mid1800s.

Meghan Molloy, who formerly directed the Seneca Falls Library and now works for TCPL as an Information and Learning Services Librarian responsible for local history and genealogy, had seen Grube perform at “Convention Days,” an annual event which celebrates the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Molloy felt Grube’s rendition of Stanton would pair nicely with the “Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State” exhibit, so she asked her to tailor a program specifically for the exhibit.

In an email with the Ithaca Times, Molloy shared that rather than performing one of Stanton’s speeches, Grube will speak in character about Stanton’s experiences and perspective concerning the events covered by the exhibit, highlighting the struggles and victories of the suffragist movement, specifically within the context of New York State.

Organized by the Central New York Library Resource Center (CLRC), the Empire State Library Network and the New York Heritage Digital Collec-

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tion, the exhibit will travel between libraries across the state. 2017 marked the centennial honoring of women’s right to vote in New York State, which was granted nationally in 1920, making the exhibit quite timely.

“To me the most interesting thing about this exhibit is how it was made,” wrote Molloy. “Julia Corrice of CLRC was the main curator for the exhibit and got historical societies, librar[ies], and archives from across the state to scan relevant items from their collections so a lot of what can be seen in the main online exhibit has never been seen by the general public.”

The exhibit currently on display at TCPL is only a series of highlights from the collection that Corrice generated. While the exhibit will leave TCPL Melinda Grube, dressed in her get-up as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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after Grube’s lecture on July 27, the collection in its entirety can be found indefinitely at https://nyheritage.org/sufffrage.

As far as paying homage to often overlooked efforts and influences of the women’s rights movement, the first panel of the exhibit gives a history of suffragists in New York State who gained early inspiration from Haudenosaunee communities.

Observing these centuries old matrilineal societies, euro-descended white women were encouraged to seek out equitable relationships with men, having evidence that social order need not collapse if not male dominated, a frequent argument from antisuffragists.

Anti-suffragists believed that men should be the sole inhabitants of the social sphere, while women should remain at home. This belief in balancing two spheres as essential to maintaining order was common even amongst women but the exhibit acknowledged that by and large it would be difficult to not be anti-suffragist at the time due to the engrained expectations of society.

Landmarking certain successes of the suffragist movement like the Seneca Falls Convention and the tactics used to educate men on why they should use their power to vote for women’s suffrage, the exhibit did not ignore the shortcomings of suffragists.

Advocates for women’s rights were generally aligned with abolitionists, however after the civil war women in Southern states especially advocated for the female vote as a way to maintain white, native born supremacy, as white women at the time outnumbered all African-Americans and immigrants in the country.

Grube’s lecture is intended to build upon the exhibit, drawing attention to differences in the priorities of women’s rights proponents. Showing a history more complex than simply convincing people that women deserved the right to vote, the exhibit sets up different factions of women’s rights advocates, some whom were more focused on other rights besides suffrage. As far as Grube is concerned, she will likely speak on the work of Stanton and Lucretia Mott which necessitated child-custody rights, property rights, professional education and employment opportunities as more urgent than the right to vote.

Melinda Grube will perform as Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Friday, July 27, in a 4-5:30 p.m. session which will include time for questions from the audience. The lecture will take place in the Ezra Cornell Reading Room at Tompkins County Public Library, and the exhibit, “Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State,” will be on display through the 27th.

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Ithaca’s Artist Market Rolls Let’s Get Small... Again Around Ant-Man and the Wasp ups the fun ante

By Br yan VanC ampe n

Ant-Man and the Wasp, directed by Peyton Reed.

By K athl e e n Mc Al e e se

A scene from the Ithaca Artist Market.

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eople around town typically know the Ithaca Farmer’s Market for tasty treats and artisan’s wares, but this weekend, the venue will feature goods of a different type: artwork.

More than 2,000 people are expected to join the Community Arts Partnership at their annual event, the Ithaca Artist Market, this weekend. The event will take place on Friday, July 27 at the Ithaca Farmers market from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Many artists applied for spots at the market, and 80 were selected to show their work. Many of the artists have shown their work at the Ithaca Artist Market, but at least 35 of the artists will be totally new to the market this year. Some will share booths, while others will offer refreshments, food, and information about the event.

Robin Schwartz, Program Director of the Community Arts Partnership, who has been involved in running the Artist Market for over 20 years, has been hard at work marketing the event, utilizing social media, and setting up programming around the event. Artists were selected with a focus on a variety of art, with preferential selection going to artists based in Tompkins County. While the market provides an opportunity for community artists to market their work, Schwartz also wants to aim the focus of the event on guest engagement, and exposing guests to different kinds of art.

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possible for people to be able to see. It’s not just an opportunity for the artist, it needs to be a really good show for the general public,” said Schwartz. “We have someone who does paper cutting art, we have someone who does altered books, we have someone who does etching, we have someone who does hand letting and illustration… we’re not only looking to promote local artists, were also looking for a lot of variety.”

The Ithaca Artist Market was originally started 30 years ago with a focus on showcasing two-dimensional art, as opposed to three-dimensional art that was more popular and functional, like sculpture and ceramics. Now, the market has a blend of fine and functional art.

One artist, Sarah Blodgett, an Ithacabased photographer, displayed her photographs at the Ithaca Artist Market last year is looking forward to showing her work for the second time at this upcoming festival. Her work that she will be showing at the festival is her fine arts photography, and in preparation, she is preparing prints, framing her work, and is setting up to display greeting cards that will be available for guests of the Ithaca Artist Market to purchase.

“This is a sale of art, and artists hope that you will buy their art,” Blodgett said.

But if you’re just here to enjoy, that’s great because the artists not only want to sell work, they want your feedback and they want to talk about their work. Unlike a gallery where you just see the work and didn’t necessarily meet the artist, here are eighty artists that you can meet and talk to about their work.”

One difference from years past is the timing of the event. Because the event uses the Ithaca Farmers Market space, the event takes place on a Friday, and many folks come to the event during lunch time.

Because of the altered hours from years past, which were from 2 to 8 p.m., limiting the access that working folks had to the market, hours have been changed.

The event is so successful among Tompkins County residents and tourists that from year to year, all that really changes is the art. The event staff is expecting numbers congruent to years past, but with multiple entrances and free admission, the staff just wants the public to enjoy what they see.

“The quality of artists that we have in this county is astonishing,” Schwartz said.

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B

ack when I saw Marvel’s first AntMan in the summer of 2015, I guess what bothered me was how wholesome and sweet the whole thing was.

It reminded me of Fox’s Fantastic Four movies, which had no edge and which seemed to have been sanded off and made to be “family-friendly,” like a ‘70s Disney picture. Some of the Marvel movies by that time were quite challenging and edgy, but Ant-Man just seemed kind of silly and toothless, a domestic comedy-heist picture.

Now that Marvel has made Ant-Man and the Wasp, I can see that its “familyfriendly” vibe is what distinguishes it from the rest of the Marvel film series. If the Iron Man movies are like James Bond and the Thor movies are like The Lord of The

Rings, then the Ant-Man movies are the sweetest, cuddliest entries in the series.

This is one comic book franchise you could take your grandmother to see.

As we learned in a flashback in the first film, the ‘80s, Janet van Dyne / Wasp shrinks between the molecules of a Soviet nuclear missile, disabling it but becoming trapped in the subatomic quantum realm. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), the original Ant-Man, raises their daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly). Since we last left Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), he helped Captain America during a skirmish between the Avengers in violation of the Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War. Now we know why Ant-Man wasn’t in Avengers: Infinity War: he’s been under house arrest, which is just about to end when the new film begins.

One of the things I enjoyed most about Ant-Man and the Wasp is, paradoxically, the one thing that sort of annoyed me about the first film: the humor. I love comedy, and one of the funniest aspects of the film are all these sorts of comedy digressions, such as the bad guy’s gang arguing with Lang’s crew about what is or isn’t truth serum. When we first see Scott entertaining his daughter at home, he’s turned the entire house into a funhouse slide. Randall Park plays the FBI agent looking after Lang, and you get the sense that Park really secretly admires Lang and wants to be friends, despite the job at hand. There’s also a running gag involving the art of close-up magic that pretty much had me on the floor laughing.

The special effects are convincing and surprising, particularly when Ant-Man becomes Giant-Man and rides a truck down the street like a Tonka toy. There has

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Yes, it’s true – Ant-Man is growing on me. And rather than spoil the surprise of new cast members and crazy plot twists, I’ll preserve an element of surprise and say no more. If Black Panther was the important comic book film of the year, and Infinity War is the epic nail-biting first part of a big story, then Ant-Man and the Wasp is just what its meant to be: summer fun.

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gaggle of men and women in the gorgeous silhouettes of English Regency fashion, dance a parlor game of musical chairs as Pride and Prejudice opens at the Hangar. They emerge playfully onto Raul Abrego’s colorful set, adorned with giant cut-out birds and garden flowers, its floor an abstract garden maze, cradled by 3 French doors. A small pianoforte is on a ledge to one side, and green turf completes the staging.

Playwright Kate Hamill, born and bred in Ithaca, and an alum of Ithaca College (and the Hangar’s own Next Generation program) returns home in triumph. Hamill is one of the most produced playwrights in the country at this moment, her earlier Austen adaptation, Sense and Sensibility, leading the way.

Hamill wrote Sense and Sensibility for the same reason Emma Thompson wrote her 1/4 Page Oscar-winning film adaptation of the novel: she wanted good roles for herself.

There are no shortage of these multicharacter plays strung about these days: think of the Hangar’s own flirtations with Around the World in 80 Days and The Hound of the Baskervilles. What distinguishes Hamill’s work is how skillfully she weaves the themes and plot of Austen’s feminist sensibilities with a sense of theatre’s embrace of the imagination at play.

Unlike those other plays, Hamill never makes fun of Austen; instead she meets her with a contemporary gaiety.

Her particular style arises from her home company, Bedlam, a young theatre group that has taken NYC and elsewhere by storm. They are known for doing classics with small casts in multiple roles, sometimes changing characters on a dime, and a winsome irreverence in their staging. This is one of the best ensemble casts in years at the theatre (which given the Hangar’s high standards is saying quite a lot), especially for comedy.

Mari Via-Golden leads as the formidably intelligent, slightly waspish, and gloriously forthright Lizzie, one of the Bennet’s four marriageable daughters. (With no sons to inherent, the Bennets will be losing their home to a distant cousin—yes, the same issue that informs Downton Abbey.) Lizzie both hugely right in her estimation of women’s roles and hugely wrong in terms of her own situation. Mama Bennet is a more a merchant yenta than a maternal presence. Socorro Santiago buzzsaws into the space like an unholy termagant, to hilarious and purposeful mistake. This is a woman on a mission, a military commander (there is an amusing recurrent training moment in fact.)

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The cast of Pride & Prejudice, now staged at The Hangar Theatre.

Santiago is a grand lesson in how broad comedy can be honed to a fine stiletto point. (And she gets to flip into high hauteur as the snobbish Lady Catherine.)

Craig Wesley Divino brings a huffish air to the much talked of Darcy. He is brusque and withdrawn, but cannot help but find Lizzie magnetic. Their sniping advances and confused retreats are the central energy of romance amid the tomfoolery.

Austin Jones wears the loving if distant father, Mr. Bennet, like an old slipper; then has a field day slipping on the weaselly cousin Mr. Collins, all bizarre strutting and slathering (highly Dickensian). Jared Brendon Hopper has the prize comic double role of frightful (and more than plain looking) daughter Mary, and the doggishly affable suitor Mr. Bingley, easily distractible but oh-so-earnest.

India Derewetzky plays the romantic Jane with a lovely openness, and a quickness of response, while Sandrinne Edström is all giddy rashness as the youngest, Lydia. Hal Miers plays with punctilious precision as both the bored Miss Bingley, and the rakish Mr. Wickham.

Rachel Ravel completes the sparkling ensemble as the neighbor Charlotte Lucas, practical yet forlorn.A huge shout-out to the elegant and cleverly transforming costumes by Sydney Maresca.Bright, brilliant, hilarious yet moving, theatrical, warm, smart, unmissable.

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hen Godfrey Simmons, Co-Artistic Director of Civic Ensemble, saw a monologue by playwright Saviana Stanescu performed last year at the Kitchen as part of a multi-theatre collaboration on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York, he quickly commissioned her to develop in into a fulllength play.

This week and next, Civic will offer the world premiere of Stanescu’s Bee Trapped Inside the Window. Performances will be at the Lehman Alternative Community School auditorium Thursday July 26 through Saturday July 28 at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday July 29 at 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday August 1 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.; and Thursday & Friday August 2 & 3 at 8:00 p.m.

In her playwright’s statement, Stanescu says: “…what many of us—playwrights— need in order to create exciting new work [is] an artistic home, reasonable deadlines, and a rigorous new play development process with a stimulating artistic team.

“That short poetic monologue of a foreign in-house domestic worker, a modern-day slave, went through multiple variations as I first wrote it for a project in New York, followed by a workshop in Connecticut, a retreat in Mexico, a reading in Romania, and a commission for the Cherry in Ithaca. It will also be performed at the National Theatre of London in November as part of a program on human rights.” Written as intercut interior monologues which turn to dialogue at the end, “Three women of different backgrounds

and ethnicities watch and observe each other daily in the suburbs of Connecticut. May is an Asian-American in-house domestic worker for the Bakers, a wealthy family with kids; Sasha is a Russian-American corporate executive with a drinking problem; and Mia is Sasha’s black daughter, who is exploring and gradually understanding her own biracial identity.”

Bees is directed by Vernice P. Miller, last seen as Mama Tuni in Civic’s outstanding production of Judy Tate’s Fast Blood. The three women are portrayed by Civic’s Sarah K. Chalmers as Sasha (Fast Blood, Slashes of Light, etc.); Janilya Baizack as May (The Loneliness Project at Cornell’s Schwartz Center) and Erin Lockett as Mia. The design team includes Norm Johnson on set, Carrell Johnson on costumes, and Ron Ziomek on lights. IC Theatre faculty member Walter Chon serves as dramaturg.

Stanescu comes from a generation of writers who emerged from Eastern Europe (Romania) after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Her American plays are explorations of the in-betweenness that defines the immigrant experience. Stanescu writes “In Bee Trapped Inside the Window I have been exploring the (secret) lives of three women of different backgrounds and ethnicities, their private joys, fears and desires, their daily inner monologues, their personal versions of the American Dream and nightmare. I tried to look at what’s hidden behind walls — real or imagined – and create a world where true communication becomes possible.”

JULY 19–28 Kate Hamill’s fresh new take on the Jane Austen classic brings great verve to the story of the Bennet sisters. Like most women of the regency period, the Bennet girls know that to win the game of life, they must land the right husband. A variety of mishaps and miscommunications, however, derail budding romances as the sisters learn the complicated rules of mating rituals.

Follow Liz, Jane, Bingley, and Darcy as they traverse the trials of societal expectations in this witty adaptation by Ithaca native and IC alum Kate Hamill, fresh from its extended New York run.

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A Fine Line | 5:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken Joe Gibson | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca Bound for Glory: Pat Wictor & Deborah Latz | 8:00 PM, | Anabel Taylor Hall, Ithaca What Cheer? Brigade w/ Zero Mean, White Crime, & Nancy Babich | 8:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $8 Open Mic | 9:00 PM, | The Nines, Ithaca

Music Bars/Bands/Clubs

7/25 Wednesday Djug Django | 6:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca Concerts In the Park: Next to Kin | 7:00 PM, | Hickories Park, Owego Doolin’ O’Dey | 7:00 PM, | Stonecat Cafe, Hector Open Mic with Marty Flynn and his Good Time Band | 7:00 PM, | Flynn’s Roadhouse Cafe, Lansing Reggae Night w/ the Crucial Reggae Social Club & DJ Mike Judah | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5

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7/28 Saturday

Brent Cowles | 8:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $12-$15

Johnny Russo at The Ithaca Artist Market | 12:00 PM, | Ithaca Farmers Market, Ithaca

Steve Southworth and the Rockabilly Rays | 12:00 PM,| at Newfield Old Home Days

Funktional Flow | 9:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca

Katherine Aelias Duo | 1:30 PM, | Buttonwood Grove Winery, Romulus

Vee Da Bee | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

Southern Tears | 5:00 PM, | Red Newt Bistro, Hector Cortland Main St. Music Series: | 5:30 PM| Stiv Morgan, The Big Takeover, Kat Wright Black Diamond Express | 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken Common Railers | 6:00 PM, | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville Garden Concert Series: Tailor Made | 6:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry Long John and the Tights | 6:00 PM, | Felicia’s Atomic Brewhouse and Bakery, Trumansburg

Brookton Bridge | 6:00 PM, | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca CFCU Summer Concert Series: Searson | 6:00 PM, | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca

Melon Brothers | 6:00 PM, | The Boat Yard Grill, Ithaca Deck Party featuring The Void Union | 6:30 PM, | Lakewood Vineyards Inc, Watkins Glen | $10 Friday Night Deck Party w/ Sim Redmond Band | 7:00 PM, | Buttonwood Grove Winery, Romulus | $3

Jason Porter | 6:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

Hot Dogs & Gin | 7:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

Rob Ervin | 6:00 PM, | Three Bear Inn, Marathon

Kurt Riley | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

7/26 Thursday

The Purple Valley | 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken 2018 Myers Park Summer Concert Series | 6:30 PM, | Myers Park, Lansing East Side Park Summer Concerts | 7:00 PM, | East Side Park, Norwich Ithaca is Music Podcast: MijaÌl MartÌnez | 7:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca NBT Bank Free Thursdays - Bumper Jacksons | 7:00 PM, | East Side Park, Norwich Wolf! ft. Scott Metzger | 8:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $12-$15

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7/29 Sunday Joe Gibson | 12:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Sunday Music Series:The Inner Crazy | 1:00 PM, | Treleaven Wines, King Ferry Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca Nick Kody & the Creek Road Band | 4:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

St. Vith | 8:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett Steve Southworth & the Rockabilly Rays | 8:00 PM, | Cortland County Music Park, Cortland

Brian Spencer | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Singing Notes & Slinging Jokes: An Intimate Evening of Music and Laughter | 9:00 PM, | Wine & Design Ithaca, Ithaca | $20

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7/31 Tuesday Tuesday Bluesday with Danny P & friends | 6:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Irish Session with members of Traonach | 7:00 PM, | Argos Inn, Ithaca I-Town Jazz Jam w/ Prof. Greg Evans | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca

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The Small Kings | 7:00 PM, | Grist Iron Brewing, Burdett

Wingnut | 8:00 PM, | Silver Line Tap Room, Trumansburg

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CAYUGA LAKE PADDLEFEST Friday, 7/27 at 4PM, all day Saturday, 7/28 and Sunday, 7/29 from 8AM-1PM. Taughannock Falls State Park, Trumansburg | Try out a kayak, canoe or paddle board; join a Friday Full Moon gathering on the Lake; Saturday rentals and instructional clinics, outrigger relay, guided Gorge Walks, children’s tent, education tent, nature art, BBQ before the Park’s Saturday night concert; and finish with Sunday morning yoga, and an all-paddle Flotilla to raise awareness about the love and care we all have for our lake! (photo provided)

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Chicago and REO Speedwagon | 7:30 PM, 7/27 Friday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | Classic rock and AM Gold! | 29.50-129.50 TCPL to Present a Classical Violin Performance | 11:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | A solo performance by violinist Angela Yantorno. This hour of solo violin works will transform the Ezra Cornell Reading Room into a peaceful weekend oasis filled with others who appreciate good music.

Yanni | 7:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | No Promises Vocal Band | 8:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Morgan Opera House, Main, Aurora | Finger Lakes debut of one of the Midwest’s premier men’s a cappella groups with special guest Leslie Goddard. | $8-$12 Wynonna & The Big Noise | 8:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Tioga Downs, 2384 W River Rd, Nichols | A special benefit concert to benefit the Southern Tier Veterans Support Group. All ticket sales will be donated to the organization and in addition, Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural has pledged to match all ticket proceeds. | $15 Theatre Street Productions | 7:30 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall , 232 East Ave. , Ithaca | Acclaimed artists Andrea Gregori (soprano), Ivy Walz (mezzo-soprano), and Margaret Reitz (pianist), will present a concert of favorites from oratorio, opera, operetta, and musical theater, with a special tribute to Leonard Bernstein.

Brett Dennen | 8:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Center for the Arts, 72 S. Main St., Homer | Singer-songwriter inspired by the natural environment around him - from camping trips along the Sierra Nevada mountain range to climbing Everest and Kilimanjaro.

DJ/Dance/Trivia Salsa Dance Night | 10:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Includes free dance lesson from 10-10:30 | $5 Country and Line Dancing | 6:30 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | w/ Dancin’ Boots, Chuck and Terri Haskin | $6 Beginning Argentine Tango Class | 7:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Cornell University Physical Sciences Building, 245 East Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850, Ithaca | The class is followed by a free 2.5 hour practice where you can practice, socialize, or watch our local dancers. Micaela and Alberto are the founders of the Cleveland Tango School. | $10 Karaoke w/ DJ Dale | 10:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca |

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DJ Evo | 10:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | DJ Vision | 10:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Trivia Night | 9:00 PM, 7/29 Sunday | Rulloff’s, 411 College Ave, Ithaca | Trivia Night w/ Herman Nugent | 7:00 PM, 7/30 Monday | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Tango Night | 8:00 PM, 7/30 Monday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Tango Milonga, featuring local dancers and DJs! Come out and join the dance floor, new dancers welcome!

Karaoke w/ DJ Dale | 9:00 PM, 7/30 Monday | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca |

Stage Newsies | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | Contact theater for showtimes. Runs through 7/28.

Pride and Prejudice | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca |Show runs thru 7/28. Contact theater for showtimes.

Open Mic Comedy | 10:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | The Taming of the Shrew | 6:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday & 7/28, Saturday| Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd. (Rt 89), Ithaca |

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The Barber of Seville! | 7:30 PM, 7/26 Thursday thru 7/29, Sunday | Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St, Geneva | Geneva Light Opera presents Rossini’s comic opera. | $10-$75, under 18 free Bee Trapped Inside The Window | 8:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday thru 7/28 Saturday; 4PM on Sunday, 7/29| Lehman Alternative Community School, | Deals with modern-day slavery’s effect on the lives of three women in the leafy suburbs of Connecticut. | $20 - sliding scale Drag Show with Cassanova’s Royal Court | 9:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Cassanova’s Royal Court’s bi-weekly drag show.

As You Like It | 6:00 PM, 7/27 Friday & 7/29, Sunday | Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd. (Rt 89), Ithaca | Terribly Tricky Trouble in Transylvania | 7:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Old Havana Courthouse Theatre, 408 W. Main St., Montour Falls | Hilarious Interactive Musical Melodrama! Shows thru 7/29 - Fri&Sat at 7pm; Sun at 2pm

All-Purpose - Works by Mara Baldwin | 4:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Neighbors Art Gallery, 115 Franklin St., Ithaca | Thru July 29.

The World Bewitchíd: Visions of Witchcraft from the Cornell Collections | Ongoing| Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Kroch Library, Cornell University, Ithaca | Ongoing exhibit features rare and unique books and documents and examines themes such as gendered stereotypes, belief in night flying, shapeshifting, demonic pacts, and the witch epidemics that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands.

Spirit, Dreams, Invention | State Of The Art, 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Featuring the work of Mary Ann Bowman, sculpture; Stan Bowman, abstract artworks; and Jan Kather, installation. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-6pm and Sat. & Sun., 12-5pm. Info: 607277-1626 and www.soagithaca.org Still Life Images Within The Landscape | 11:00 AM, 7/29 Sunday | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | Artist Brian Keeler presents his still life images in landscape context work at this exhibit.

keter Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe. | 105 mins R Won’t You Be My Neighbor? |An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. | 94 mins PG-13 Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot | On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life. | 114 mins R Three Identical Strangers | In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted discover that they are triplets who were separated at birth. They describe their lives, and what they’ve discovered about why they were separated. | 96 mins PG-13 Leave No Trace | A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living in an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever. | 109 mins PG

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Unfriended:Dark Web | A teen comes into possession of a new laptop and soon discovers that the previous owner is not only watching him, but will also do anything to get it back. | 88 mins R Mission: Impossible Fallout | Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.| 147 mins R

Reflexion | Printmakers of Atelier de gravure de la Villedieu | Ink Shop Printmaking Center The, 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Ongoing exhibit featuring work from a community studio located outside of Paris, exhibiting the work by great contemporary French and International printmakers.

Cinemapolis Friday, July 27, 2018 through Thursday, August 2, 2018. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes.

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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | A villain’s maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom. | PG The Spy Who Dumped Me | Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy. | 116 mins R Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | While on a vacation with his family, Count Dracula makes a romantic connection. | 97 mins PG Skyscraper | A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper. | 102 mins PG-13 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | In this sequel to Mamma Mia!, Sophie learns about her mother’s past while pregnant herself. | PG-13 114 mins Sicario: Day of the Soldado | The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the U.S. border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro. | 122 mins R The Equalizer 2 | Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? | R Ocean’s 8 | Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at NYC’s annual Met Gala. | 110 mins PG-13 Uncle Drew | Uncle Drew is convinced to return to the court one more time to help Dax. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew’s old squad and prove that a group of septuagenarians cans still win the big one. | 103 mins PG-13 Incredibles 2 | Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world. | 118 mins PG Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. | 128 mins PG-13 Ant Man and the Wasp | Hope VanDyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission to Ant Man that leads him to fighting alongside The Wasp as they uncover secrets from their past. | 118 mins PG-13 The First Purge | A prequel story detailing the events that lead to the very first purge. | 97 mins R

Special Events Broome County Fair | 7/25 Wednesday thru 7/29, Sunday | Broome County Fairgrounds, Whitney Point | Tractor pulls, carnival rides, trapeze performer, demolition derbies and so much more!

Grapehound Wine Tour 2018 | 7/25 Wednesday thru 7/29, Sunday| Atwater Estate Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414, Burdett | Featuring about thirty wineries, brew pubs, and distilleries, with wine tasting, music, lakes, waterfalls, and a

huge vendor tent filled with vendors from a dozen states.

Taste of Summer Series with Billsboro Winery | 4:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Aurora Inn, 391 Main Street, Aurora Science on Tap Summer Series: | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Casita Del Polaris, 1201 North Tioga Street, Ithaca | Come grab a drink, sit back, relax, get informed and join us this month for Illuminating the brain: invention of the three-photon microscopy to study the brain! and Bending light for a brighter future: manipulating photons for supercomputing!

Cayuga Lake PaddleFest | All Weekend | Taughannock Falls State Park, 2221 Taughannock Park Rd, Trumansburg | Activities for all ages. Try out kayaks, canoes, paddle boards. Friday Full Moon paddle, Saturday SUP yoga, paddle craft clinics, nature art, children’s tent, guided Gorge walk, BBQ. Sunday all-paddle Flotilla to celebrate and protect our Lake.†Starts at 4 on Friday, all day on Saturday, 8-1 on Sunday.

Ferrari Challenge North America | 7/27 Friday thru 7/29, Sunday | Watkins Glen International, 2790 County Road 16, Watkins Glen | Ferrari Challenge is the widest ranging and most envied one-make series in the world. The formula for the event, which insists on participants being dealers or authorized race shops, ensures that cars are very closely matched, thus putting the focus on the drivers. | $20-$40 Newfield Old Home Days | All Day 7/27 Friday & 7/28, Saturday | Newfield Central Schools, 247 Main St, Newfield | This year’s theme: Back to The Future of Newfield!

Skaneateles Antique & Classic Boat Show | 7/27 Friday thru 7/29, Sunday | Antique & Classic boats are on display both in the water and on land. Activities include: 3 concerts, boat parade (3 p.m. Saturday), kids activities on Saturday, shopping, huge raffle, and more. The Syracuse Model Boat Club will have boats on display, and the Skaneateles Historical Society will be hosting historic tours of the Village on Saturday and Sunday. Fun for the whole family.

Ithaca Artists Market | 12:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Ithaca Farmers Market, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca | It’s the market’s 28th year!† All 88 booths will be filled with regional fine artists in a unique, once-ayear, can’t miss event. Over 85 established visual artists will be juried into the Market to showcase and sell a stunning variety of some of the best fine art in the region.

Flowers after Hours: A Garden Cocktail Party | 5:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Cornell Botanic Gardens: Herb Garden, 124 Comstock Knoll Dr., Ithaca | Registration includes six unique cocktail samples with paired tapas plates. Recipes will be provided. The event will take place rain or shine. Proceeds from the party provide essential support for programs and collections.†Pre-registration is required. | $40 members, $55 non-members Sterling Renaissance Festival | All Day 7/28 Saturday & 7/29 Sunday| Sterling Renaissance Festival, 15385 Fraden Rd, Sterling | Each weekend through 8/19.

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Agava, 381 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca | If you’re like me, you may have noticed signs for this party for the past few years, but maybe never knew what the Just Be Cause Center is.

I discovered it is a really wonderful organization that has created a local space for area not-for-profits. The Corporation is “dedicated to helping organizations increase their productivity and enhance their efficiency by providing physical space and shared facilities for burgeoning and established not-for-profits at market rate rents or below”. This weekend you can support their efforts by attending this event with dinner, dancing, music by The Destination, a silent auction and door prizes!

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Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Commons | Backed by their bass guitarist and drummer, the Searson sisters perform on a variety of instruments throughout their live show which includes Colleen on fiddle, vocals and Ottawa Valley Step Dancing while Erin performs on piano, vocals, Ottawa Valley Step Dancing and tenor guitar. This lively and unique show is sure to be a Thursday-evening crowd-pleaser. (photo provided)

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Call†607-272-4830. | $57 Plainville Folk Festival | 12:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Come out for a day filled with Folk, Pop and Americana music performed by area musicians at the Plainville Christian Church, 754 W. Genesee Road (Rt 370), Plainville, NY. Music by Steve Pfanenstiel,† JoAnne Sherwood and Rob Orioli† Frankie Diamond Sweet Lou and the Otters Riverstone and Syracuse Small Pipes Society.

Swingin’ on Cayuga - Free Dance Event | 12:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Dr., Ithaca | A full day of swing dance workshops followed by a pot-luck picnic, then open dancing - all FREE! At the large pavilion in Stewart Park.

Great wooden floor. Event will go on, rain or shine. Hosted by the Ithaca Swing Dance Network - celebrating 30 years!For more information go to ithacaswing.org.

6th Annual Just Be Cause Party | 5:00 PM, 7/29 Sunday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Price: $50.00 includes food and dancing.$500 - Exclusive, private table seats up to 8 people($25/$300 is tax deductible) Cash bar.Dance music by: The Destination. All proceeds benefit: Challenge Workforce Solutions and The Just Be Cause Not-For-Profit Development Center, Inc. | $50 Chemung County Fair | All Day 7/31 Tuesday | Chemung County Fairgrounds, 170 Fairview Rd, Horseheads | Free entertainment, grandstand shows, rides & midway.

| Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | A night of competitive storytelling where the public is invited to share their tall tales.

Contestants will be given three minutes to share their stories and enter for a chance to be crowned the† Trampoline Story Champ.

The Great American Read | 7:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Dryden Community Center Cafe, One West Main St., Dryden | Which of America’s 100 favorite books is your favorite? Come discuss the list, the books: which ones have you read? Which do you recommend? Which do you hate? Book list available at the library and online.

Drag Queen Story Hour | 12:00 PM, 7/29 Sunday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Our special guests will be joining us from the House of Merlot!

Buffalo Street Book Club | 5:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Join us for a discussion of this month’s selection, Less by Andrew Sean Greer Community Read Discussion | 6:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Ulyssess Philomathic Library, 74 East Main Street, Trumansburg | Please join us for a discussion of this yearís community read of Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan.You may pick up a free copy any time during July at the Ulysses Philomathic Library or at the Trumansburg Gimme! Coffee.

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Fables and Tales: Fantasy Writing and Gaming Camp for Teens | Runs all week, 9:30AM| Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | An opportunity for teens interested in RPGs and tabletop games to explore their writing, gaming,

Buffalo St. Books Presents Trampoline Thursdays | 7:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday

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Annual 50 mile Route 90 Garage Sale | 9:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Takes on a festival atmosphere each year as friends, family members and the occasional family dog go searching for surprises.† Stretching along the roadside of Route 90, a New York State Scenic Byway, the sale runs from Montezuma in the north to the Village of Homer at the southern end.† From the Earth | 9:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Several locations around Alfred, NY, 1530 Randolph Road, Alfred | Visit seven locations offering talks and workshops on the subjects of farming, gardening, composting, natural history, bird watching, beekeeping, cheese making, timber framing, solar power, permaculture, raising sheep, nature poetry, weaving, natural dyeing, and fiber arts.† Flyers with map can be obtained on or before the event at www.facebook.com/FromtheEarth Finger Lakes Cheese Festival | 10:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Sunset View Creamery, 4970 County Rt 14, Odessa | $8 online / $10 at the gate Garden Tours- Cornell Botanic Gardens | 11:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens- Nevin Welcome Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Dr., Ithaca | 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.

Each tour will be a unique experience, as we observe the gardens’ progression throughout the growing season. Tours are offered every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. | $5 suggested donation Downtown Ithaca Food Tour | 11:30 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Various locations, Ithaca | Enjoy local cuisine on a guided walking tour of Ithaca’s unique restaurants.

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Teen Takeover: Music Down Under | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Snow White | 10:00 AM & Noon, 7/26, Thursday thru 7/28, Saturday | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | This updated version of the classic story unveils the villainís perspective, from her tragic childhood to her quest for revenge.

Creative Dance Class | 10:30 AM, 7/26 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Amanda Moretti will lead this creative dance program, intended for all families with children ages 3 to 10. This weekly program is suitable for all experience levels and abilities.This is a drop-in class, but space is limited, and online registration is requested.

Food and Fun | 12:30 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Game On! | 3:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this weekly drop-in gaming program, kids and teens meet for board games, tabletop RPGs, card games, and more. Participants can hone their skills with their old favorites, learn something new, and make new friends.

Lego Literacy | 3:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | A fun weekly event combining literacy and a fun lego project!

Older children read for younger children, modeling success for their peers. Build a fun project out of one of our 1,000-piece kits while you have a snack.

Sing-Along Matinee | 3:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | 7/26 - Little Mermaid;

Comics Camp for Kids | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At this two-week long camp for kids ages 8 to 12, local comic book artist Ten Van Winkle will teach kids to use the skills they already

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

FINGER LAKES CHEESE FESTIVAL

Hangar Theatre, Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Don’t miss your last chance to catch the classic story of the Bennet sisters. Like most women of the regency period, the Bennets know that to win the game of life, they must land the right husband. A variety of mishaps and miscommunications, however, derail budding romances as the sisters learn the complicated rules of mating rituals. Ithaca native and IC alum Kate Hamill has written a witty adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, don’t miss it! (photo provided)

Sunset View Creamery, 4970 County Road 14, Odessa | Ahhh, cheese. Sumptuous, flavorful, great with a bottle of wine or a baguette. Hard, soft, spreadable, curd, who doesn’t love some form of cheese? Pack up your friends, the kids, a cooler (for all the cheese you’ll want to bring home) and head to the 7th Anniversary Finger Lakes Cheese Festival, a fun-filled family day of food, music, animals, games, classes and more. You’ll have the chance to taste all the cheeses of the farms of the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance in one place, as well as plenty of local foods and beverages provided by many, many local vendors. (photo provided)

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and STEAM skills. Each day of the camp will consist of writing exercises and prompts to inspire participants to build worlds from their own imaginations and incorporate them into a favorite gaming system or one of their own creation. Campers will also make props and other items to be used in their games.

Summer Reading Program: Libraries Rock! | 9:30 AM, 7/25 Wednesday | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136 Brown St., Ovid | Games and activities each week. Kids register to read this summer and earn a FREE cone from Cayuga Creamery. Sponsored by Ford Library in Ovid.

Science Together | 10:30 AM, 7/25 Wednesday & 7/27, Friday| Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Engage with your little ones as you investigate sciences processes through hands-on activities.

Family Expedition Cruise | 12:30 PM, Daily| Allen H. Treman State Marine Park, Ithaca | With a lively narration and optional hands-on activities, including water quality monitoring and looking at plankton under our microscopes, an expedition with us will please everyone in the family. Cruises every day until 9/12/18. | $80 for a family Summer Teen Writing Workshop | 1:30 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | In this workshop, teens will discover how to use poetry and creative writing to craft a meaningful life and shape their futures.

The Nate & Kate Kids Show | 3:30 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | Songs and juggling routines and music!

Summer Movie Nights at the Fire Station | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Cayuga Heights Fire Station, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, | 7/25 - Big Hero 6 (inside at 7:00

Outdoor Events at TCPL : GIAC Jumpers | 4:30PM, 7/27 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | All events will take place along Green Street next to the Library | GIAC Jumpers are a dance, step, and double-dutch troupe from the Greater Ithaca Activities Center. They will perform and will also demonstrate double-dutch techniques. GIAC Jumpers is comprised of area children who are passionate about performing and conveying a social justice message.

DO RE READ ME: A Story time | 10:00 AM, 7/27 Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Story time followed by free lunch for kids up to 18 (and caregiver) at 11. IF you plan on coming for lunch (any one can come, even if you aren’t coming to story time), please let us know your preference for lunch: peanut butter & jelly, turkey sandwich, or yogurt, muffin and string cheese. All meals come with a snack, a vegetable and a fruit and a choice of chocolate or white milk.

Baby Storytime | 10:30 AM, 7/27 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Caregivers and babies up to 24 months embrace early literacy through books, music, movement and rhyming. This storytime is followed by an hour-long Baby & Toddler Playtime at 11AM. Friday Movie: “A Wrinkle in Time” | 2:30 PM, 7/27 Friday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | Rated PG Comic Creation Workshop Series for Teens | 4:15 PM, 7/27 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Teens will learn to use the skills they already have to tell stories with art.

Attendance at all classes is not required, but each week participants will learn new techniques to build upon.

The Science of Sound | 7:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Take a wild and wacky look at the physics of sound in this high-energy, interactive show filled to the brim with experiments and demonstrations.† You kids will be begging for more!† This program is especially designed for families.† Presented by science celebrity Steve “The Dirtmeister” Tomecek.

Can You Hear Me Now? | 10:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Join us at the Seneca Falls Library for a fun, hands-on science program about sound through a presentation and project stations!

Family Storytime | 11:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early-literacy skills.

Hands-on Composting | 2:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Get hands-on with composting through activities led by the Master Composters from Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Composting Education Program.

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have to tell stories with art. Registration is not required. Drop-ins are welcome for any part of the two-week course.†This program will run Monday to Friday, July 30 to August 10, 2018, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Library’s Makerspace.

Comic Creation Camp | 10:00 AM, 7/30 Monday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | Runs July 30-Aug 3. Registration required. For teens and adults who would like to learn how to plan, author and illustrate your own comic.

An anthology of comics will be published at the end of the class. | $15 suggested donation Monday Storytime | 10:30 AM, 7/30 Monday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Early literacy education thru reading, writing, talking, singing and playing, combined with a healthy snack and a quick hello to our resident turtle Ted, prepare your child for success in school.

Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 7/31 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Join us every Tuesday for stories, songs and fun. There is a different theme each week.

Kids’ Club: Super Science Tuesdays | 12:30 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Harry Potter’s Birthday Movie Party | 6:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Ovid Fire Hall, 2136 Brown St., Ovid | Organized by Edith B. Ford Memorial Library. Please register.

Dan the Snakeman | 7:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden |

Civic Meetings Spencer-Van Etten Board of Education | 7:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | SpencerVan Etten Middle School, 1 Center St., Spencer | Meeting held in library.

Notices 16th Annual Newfield Community Garage Sales | If you’d like to be included on the map, please contact Heather at 607-280-3155. Deadline for inclusion is 8/5.

Event will take place on Saturday, 8/11/18.

Ithaca Rotary Luncheon | 12:15 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Jason Molino, Tompkins County Administrator: Workplace Climate Surveys: Do They Work? | $15 Weeding Wednesdays with Cornell Botanic Gardens | 4:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll Dr., Ithaca | Wednesdays are drop-in volunteer nights this summer at Cornell Botanic Gardens! Stop by and unwind from your day with some evening weeding therapy. Meet new people, learn about plants and gardening from a

knowledgeable staff horticulturist, and help keep our gardens looking beautiful.

Wear comfortable clothes and bring your own garden gloves, if you have them.

Open to ages 15 and older. Cancelled in the event of rain.

Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun.

Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins - denicepeckins@hotmail. com Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Dinner. Host: Nadine L., RSVP: nlem1155@gmail.com What’s up with smart meters? Taking a closer look at our energy use | 6:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca | Learn how your family can lower your energy bill at our FREE workshop on†at Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. Bring your questions, ideas, and your electric bill†to this facilitated community conversation.

Summer Jewish Film Festival | 6:30 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Temple Beth-El, 402 N Tioga St, Ithaca | The Arts Committee of Temple Beth El invites you to its annual Jewish film festival with a series of entertaining and uplifting films this summer.

The Sturgeon Queens and Bagels in the Blood on July 25th . All films are appropriate for children ages 10 and above. Teens are encouraged to attend. | $8 “The Election of 2018: What’s at Stake and What to Look For” | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca | A free lecture from Cornell faculty member, Glenn Altschuler.

Beekeeping w/guest speaker Alan Tremblay. | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd, Candor | Alan Tremblay is one of those successful beekeepers, having been in the business for nearly 50 years. Alan will be sharing some of what he has learned in a talk for the July Candor Historical Society meeting.

With the present stress on the honeybee population the program will be very informative and Alan will be willing to answer questions from those attending. Join us and learn about the practice, importance and benefits of beekeeping.

Wednesday Night Ithaca Women’s Basketball Association | 7:00 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca | The league is non-competitive and fun and involves pick-up style playing. Check out the league’s website for more information.

Sunset Boulevard | 9:30 PM, 7/25 Wednesday | Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell, Ithaca | Summer 2018 Terrace Films- Outdoor screenings on the Willard Straight Terrace. | $11-$13 Candor Farmer’s Market | 3:30 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd, Candor | Fresh local garden produce, cheeses, meats, eggs, baked goods, handcrafts and more

Birding and Boating: Cayuga-Seneca Canal | 12:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | Montezuma Audubon Center, 2295 Rte 89, Savannah | Contact Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge for details. | $10-$40 Valley Family Fun Day | 12:00 PM, 7/28 Saturday | South Waverly Borough Hall, 2523 Pennsylvania Avenue, Sayre | A FREE multi-band outdoor community event with activities for all ages, including a bounce house, dunk tank, a corn hole tournament, a classic car show, fire trucks, motorcycles, face painting, rock painting, slime making, crafts, Stray Haven, etc.

Live music. Special guest speakers, internationally known stand-up comic, Derrick Tennant and his sister Julie.

Mah Jongg and Classic Games | 1:00 PM, 7/30 Monday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden |

CORTLAND MAIN ST. MUSIC SERIES Friday, July 27 at 5:30 Main St., Cortland| If you haven’t had a chance to check out this musical event yet this summer, this Friday is your last chance. The Cortland Main St. Music Series has a unique format where each Friday they have three performances – an acoustic local artist kicks things off at 5:30, followed by a regional performer, and finishing with a national touring act. This week the series wraps up with Stiv Morgan, The Big Takeover, and Kat Wright (pictured; photo provided).

St. Francis and St. Clare Parish Festival | 5:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday thru 7/28, Saturday| St. Mary’s Waterloo, 35 Center Street, Waterloo | Over 75 Food and Game Booths Ithaca Heritage’s Downtown Ithaca Architectural Walking Tour | 4:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Meet at the trolley circle on the Ithaca Commons in front of Center Ithaca.

Lecturer in Character as Elizabeth Cady Stanton | 4:00 PM, 7/27 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | In conjunction with the exhibit, Recognizing Women’s Right to Vote in New York State, on display at TCPL from July 8-27, Cayuga College history lecturer Melinda Grube will speak in character as Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Her topic will be the struggle for women’s suffrage in New York State.† The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Community Fire Ceremony | 6:30 PM, 7/27 Friday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd, Ithaca | Sit, drum and sing

around this community fire outdoors.

At this Full Moon Fire we will be gifting the Munay- Ki ‘Healer’s Rite’ for those who wish to receive. This rite awakens the healing power in our hands, so that we can bring our healing power out into the world. These fires are a place to come together in ceremony, and to join our light with the light of others. Each fire is unique ~ all are welcome. (no pets please) The fire is free and open to all. Donations accepted to keep these fires going.

Taughannock Geology Walk | 9:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Taughannock Falls State Park, 2221 Taughannock Park Rd, Trumansburg | Josh Teeter will provide a geological tour along the lower trail. Please register with Edith Ford Memorial Library.

Historic Ithaca’s Walk and Talk: Affordable Housing in Trumansburg--1867 | 11:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Meet at Ulysses Town Hall, 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg. Park in parking lot behind Town Hall or in Village municipal parking lot across the street.

Sunset Cruise | 7:00 PM, Daily | Allen H. Treman State Marine Park, Ithaca | Daily two-hour cruises aboard the MV Teal, that feature a light narration and a chance to chat informally with our crew.

Feel free to bring your own refreshments.

On Mondays, we host Club Cayuga with discounted fares and local DJs on board (DJ Hameen and DJ Mike Judah) to liven up the mood and possibly inspire a dance party! | $40 regular fare Renting by Choice or By Chance? | 9:00 AM, 7/31 Tuesday | BorgWarner Room, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Explore the truth about rent subsidy programs and source of income anti-discrimination laws. In Tompkins County, there are over 2,000 households who use housing choice vouchers to help pay their rent. In this workshop, we will break down the facts about the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) and hear from communities with Source of Income anti-discrimination laws already implemented.

Brooktondale Farmers Market | 4:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Brooktondale Community Center, 522 Valley Road, Brooktondale | Beer Tasting and Solar Education | 6:00 PM, 7/31 Tuesday | Liquid State Brewing Company, 620 West Green Street, ITHACA | A private tasting party for folks interested in going solar in Central NY. Renovus will say a few words about an upcoming community solar project weíre going to break ground on within weeks of our event. RSVP to our event online or by calling 607 277 1777x 129.

Health Aromatherapy Certification Program Introduction Class | 1:00 PM, 7/29 Sunday | AromaEducators School of Essential Oil Studies, Downtown Ithaca, Ithaca | The ACP INTRO class is the perfect opportunity to experience what the full Aromatherapy Certification Program is like. Take a three hour in-depth preview and learn more about the opportunities in becoming an essential oil therapist. Tuition is FREE. Registration is required.

Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step meeting | 7:00 PM, 7/30 Monday | Just Be Cause Center, 1013 W State St, Ithaca | Open “Big Book” OA 12-Step meeting. Contact Leigh 379-4858. No matter what your problem with foodcompulsive overeating, undereating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or overexercising-we have a solution. No dues, fees, weigh-ins.

Chair Yoga | Using breathing techniques, basic yoga postures, relaxation, and focus, you will become more in tune with your body, and improve your breath awareness and control. Classes held in Ithaca and T-burg. Contact Lifelong for times and locations.

S.A.I.L. Into Fitness | Classes held in T-burg, Brooktondale and Ithaca. Contact Lifelong for days and times.

Tai Chi | Classes held in Brooktondale and Lansing. Contact Lifelong for days and times.

Exercise Class for Seniors | 8:30 AM, 7/26 Thursday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Local fitness instructor Stephanie Wright leads this exercise class for seniors. Increase fitness and strength while having fun. Meets weekly on Tu/Th. Take off Pounds Sensibly | 6:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Road, Candor | Contact Jean Dewey 6599969 or jmdewey@frontiernet.net Yoga Farm presents BLISS NIGHT: A Community Healing Event | 7:00 PM, 7/26 Thursday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Bliss Night is an invitation for you finally gift yourself the opportunity to nourish yourself, cherish yourself, and love yourself in this relaxing and enriching environment. | Donation Accepted Saturday Sweat Yoga | 9:00 AM, 7/28 Saturday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Start your weekend off with our intermediate vinyasa flow yoga class.

Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM, 7/29 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | All are Welcome.

Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest Humanity. Pray. Move. Sit. Connect.

Open Meditation | 10:30 AM, 7/29 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca | All are welcome to meditate according to their own practice.

20 minutes of silent meditation, reading and discussion, then 20 minutes of silent or guided meditation. Beginners are welcome and instruction in basic meditation will be provided.

Chair Yoga | 11:45 AM, 7/31 Tuesday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Join us for our popular chair yoga class on Tuesdays before the library opens. No experience necessary!

FRIDAY, 7/27 – NOON-7PM

Ithaca Farmers Market, 545 Third Street | We know Ithaca is filled with exceptional artistic talent, but imagine being about to meet nearly 100 of these artists and have the opportunity to appreciate and purchase some of their work – all in one place?

Well you don’t have to imagine it because it’s here! There will be paintings, prints, sculpture, fine furniture, collage, photographs, jewelry, stained glass, fused glass, ceramics, children’s books, fiber art, stone carvings and artist books.

Prices range from $5 to $1,500 – come find something that speaks to you and support our local artistic community in the process. (photo provided)

SATURDAY, 7/28, NOON-9PM

Stewart Park – Large Pavilion, Ithaca | This one just sounds like a ton of fun. Beginning at noon, a full afternoon of classes in different dance styles including West Coast Swing, Lindy, Foxtrot and Jitterbug, followed by a pot-luck picnic, then two hours for dancing with new and old friends. You’ll be a hit at the next wedding you have to attend! Radio London will be there performing live at 7PM when you’ll be able to try out all your fresh new moves!! (photo provided)

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New - F/T Administrative Assistant, provisional position avail. 7/30/18 working in the External Programs Department at T-S-T-BOCES managing fast-paced, professional office. View job posting: www. tstboces.org Must meet county residency and job requirements. Apply online by 07/27/18 at: www.tompkinscountyny.gov/ personnel TST BOCES, 555 Warren Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone (607)2571551, Fax: (607) 697-8273, Email: hr@ tstboces.org

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WARREN, MAneeds 6 temporary workers 8/1/2018 to 11/1/2018, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day.

Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract.

Hours offered each week my be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered.

Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $12.83 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at Workforce Central Career Center, 5 Optical Drive - Suite 200, Southbridge, MA 01550 - 508-765-6430 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #10648127.

To plant, cultivate and harvest fruit crops.

To use hand tools such as but not limited to shovels, pruning shears, and ladders.

Duties may include but not limited to, weeding, thinning, and pruning, picking, cleaning, sorting, packing and handling harvested products. May set up, operate and repair farm machinery. Work is performed outdoors,. Job requires workers to bend, stoop, and lift, on an occasional basis. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 ft using ladders or climbing. One months experience in apples only required.

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PEABODY, MAneeds 2 temporary workers 8/1/2018 to 12/15/2018, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day.

Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract.

Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $12.83 per hr. or applicable piece rate.

Applicants apply at, North Shore Career Center of Salem, 70 Washington St., Salem, MA, -1970, (978)825-7200 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #105992296.

May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of apple, fruit and vegetable crops. Including, but not limited to driving, operating, adjusting and maintaining farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting, grading and packing. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, hoe. 1 month experience in duties listed required .

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STOW, MAneeds 1 temporary workers 8/1/2018 to 11/25/2018, work tools supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $12.83 per hr. or applicable piece rate. Applicants apply at North Central Career Center, 978-534-1481, or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #10599691.

May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting,cultivating, and processing for fruit and vegetables crops including,but not limited to, driving, operating, adjusts and maintains farm machines, preparing soil,planting, pruning, weeding,thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting,grading, packing. May use hand tools such as shovel,pruning saw, and hoe. 1 months experience in duties listed required.

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Exam Date: 9/29/18. Application Deadline: 8/16/18. City of Ithaca HR Dept., 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607)274-6539 www.cityofithaca.org The City of Ithaca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversifying its workforce.

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Join the NYS Workforce as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Hiring Salary: $38,113 The Broome Development Disabilities State Operation Office (DDSOO) is seeking LPNs Broome DDSOO serves Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties. LPNs at OPWDD, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, are involved in the treatment of people with developmental disabilities. Minimum Qualifications: Must have a current license and registration to practice in New York State, or a limited permit to practice in NYS, or an application on file for a limited permit to practice in NYS. For more information: Broome DDSOO, Office of Human Resources: 607-240-4786 or opwdd.sm.broome.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Office of Human Resources, 249 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY 13905.

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LEBANON, NHneeds 3 temporary workers 8/3/2018 to 12/14/2018, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period.

Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $12.83 per hr, or applicable piece rate. Applicants to apply contact Kevin Myers, NH Employment Security at 603-339-4407. Or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #178202. Work may include but not limited to, any combination of tasks related to production of fruit including, harvesting, sorting, packing or processing crops, pressing cider and pruning trees. Work my be performed in rain or extremely hot/cold conditions. Workers my be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly.

Duties may require climbing 12’ ladders wearing 40 pound buckets. 1 months experience in tasks listed.

SOUTHINGTON, CT needs 6 temporary workers 8/1/2018 to 11/4/2018, work tools, supplies, equipment provided cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day.

Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract.

Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period.

Hours offered each week may be more or less than stated in item 11 depending on weather and crop conditions. Workers not required to work extra hours offered. $12.83 per hr or applicable piece rate. Applicants to apply contact CT Department of Labor at 860-263-6020.

Or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #152945.

May perform any combination of tasks related to the production and harvesting of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, and apricots including pruning, thinning, hoeing, baiting, irrigating mowing, fertilizing, and harvesting. Workers will be using straight and stepladders and will be required to lift approximately 50 lbs while descending and ascending ladders on a sustained basis. At least two months experience in duties listed above required.

SCHOOL NURSE 11-MONTH

School Nurse, F/T, 11-month position avail. ASAP working in the Exceptional Education Dept. at T-S-T-BOCES Smith School. Must meet county residency and position requirements. Job posting on BOCES website: www.tstboces.org Apply online by 7/27/18 at www.tompkinscountyny.gov/personnel TST BOCES, 555 Warren Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone (607)257-1551, Fax: (607)697-8273, Email: hr@tstboces.org

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER

OCM BOCES Special Education program located at the Cortlandville Campus in Cortland. Successful candidate will provide individual and group counseling along with social skills training to middle school students. Must process strong crisis intervention skills and be able to work collaboratively with the instructional staff to create a team approach that ensures student success. NYS certification as a School Social Worker required.

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Applicants apply at North Central Career Center, 100 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #10607953. Workers may perform any combination of tasks related to planting, cultivating, maintenance and harvesting of fruit trees. Preparing soil, planting, pruning, pulling brush, picking rocks, weeding, thinning and spraying pesticides under supervision of certified applicator, irrigating, harvesting, grading and loading of fruit. May use hand tools such as shovels and rakes, hoes, pruning saws and shears, hammers, ladders and picking buckets. May use saws and other powered equipment to repair bulk bins. May be asked to help operate, adjust and maintain farm machinery.

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