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Tompkins County

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Legislative Standstill Varying Visions for on Old Library Plan Ithaca Falls Park

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n a repeat performance, on July 21 the Tompkins County Legislature again failed to reach a consensus on the future of the old library site. Last month, legislators were deadlocked with a 6-6 vote. This time around, the legislature considered three different individual member-filed resolutions concerning the future of the 0.88-acre parcel on the corner of North Cayuga and West Court streets.

All three resolutions—two in favor of the Franklin Properties proposal to reuse the existing structure to construct 22 marketrate condominiums and one in favor of the Travis Hyde proposal to incorporate Lifelong into a project including 60 market-rate apartments for seniors—failed to gain the eight votes necessary to pass.

Only 12 members of the 14-member legislature were present and able to vote; Legislator Martha Robertson (D-Dryden) recused herself at the last legislature meeting after realizing that donations she’d received from Travis Hyde owner Frost Travis and his family during her recent congressional bid would be at odds with the county’s code of ethics. Prior to recusing herself, Robertson had supported the Travis Hyde project. Another Travis Hyde supporter, Legislator Glenn Morey (R-Groton) was absent.

Legislator Kathy Luz-Herrera (D-Ithaca), who was absent both when the matter last came before the full legislature and when it last came before the Old Library Committee, said that she opposed the language added in June to indicate that the county should attempt to pursue a ground lease instead of selling the property outright. She said, “For me, it’s a dealbreaker,” and accordingly she voted against all three of the resolutions.

After a vote to remove the ground lease language failed, Legislator Mike Sigler (R-Lansing), said, “I just don’t see how we will get eight votes on any of these.

I mean, I can count.”

Indeed, it does seem that Sigler can count, because none of the proposals garnered the required eight votes. First, legislators voted on a resolution filed by Chair Mike Lane (D-Dryden) in favor of the Travis Hyde proposal. That failed in a 5-7 vote, with only Legislators Lane, Sigler, Jim Dennis (D-Ulysses), Dave McKenna (R-Newfield), and Peter Stein (D-Ithaca) voting in favor.

Before voting on the resolutions supporting the Franklin proposal, continued on page 4

A few local food companies are finding different ways to wider distribution

sidewalk around the grassy knoll was designed as such to meet 5-percent grade accessibility standards. And the guardrails are to be built at the “gorge edge for code compliance and safety,” Fruechtl said.

Joe McMahon, Natural Areas Commission chair, was one person who came with doubts about the gate.

“I’m concerned if it gets closed at a time of high water or ice,” McMahon said, “it will stay closed for longer than is needed. People want to go to Ithaca Falls in winter and there’s no reason to keep them out for the vast majority of the time.”

The room was shown drawings of the gate, which continues as an extension of the stainless steel guardrail around the

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pgrades to the Lake Street Park, otherwise known as the entrance to the Ithaca Falls, have been questioned over the past few months since the project began appearing on City Hall meeting agendas. Additions of a sidewalk, guardrails, and a gate at the entrance to the Natural Area, not to mention the project’s budget, have come under scrutiny from council members and the public— even though the site plan was approved back in April by the planning board without any pushback whatsoever.

On Monday, July 27, a meeting to discuss the park’s design was held at City Hall.

James Fruechtl, a landscape architect with Trowbridge Wolf Michaels, recapped Two Ithacans doing a little yoga in the Lake Street Park. the process of (Photo: Josh Brokaw) designing the park, which had site. McMahon was given reassurance been obscurely described in meetings to by streets and facilities supervisor Ray this point. The park was first proposed, Benjamin, who told him the gate would Fruechtl said, this past January. A gate be closed “only at critical times,” and was proposed because of concerns that public works superintendent Mike Thorne Chief Tom Parsons of the Ithaca Fire told him the gate “was not a big prison Department brought up about safety that’s saying you can’t get in … just a little at the falls when there’s high water or warning gate to replace our lovely yellow ice. The gate would replace the yellow sawhorses.”

Public Works sawhorses that have been That alleviated McMahon’s concerns put there as a warning at such times.

The “loopy sidewalk” that’s planned to continued on page 5 run in a half-circle from the Lake Street

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By Br i an Ar nol d

How do you like to spend a Hot summer day?

“ I go to the East Shore Park and drink rosé.”

—Allison Hancock

“Swimming at Flat Rock.”

—James Arnold

“I like to go canoeing” —Lucy Farmer

“I like to go to the farmers market.”

—Nicole Baran

“I like to be outside and go swimming.” ­—Rakalaya Enslow

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Hemlocks Still Under Adelgid Threat

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nyone who has seen “Don’t Move Firewood!” signs in a forest, campground, or park might wonder, “Well, what’s the big deal?”

The big deal was, and still is, that the emerald ash borer has been making its way across the country killing ash trees since 2002, in part due to people taking firewood from one place to another.

There’s a tragicomic montage in Chris Foito’s new half-hour documentary “The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid” that recaps the ash tree blight. The tragedy is in news footage of trees being felled after they were killed by the borer. The comedy, in people saying “Don’t Move Firewood!” over and over in vintage public service announcements of low-budget quality.

As forest ecologist Mark Whitmore put it at the film’s screening at Cinemapolis on July 23, while he might be “just some goofball from Cornell,” a comic figure in his fight against the wooly adelgid, the potential results of letting the eastern hemlock disease go unchecked will be disastrous for forest life.

The wooly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) has already done its dirty work in parts of Tennessee and North Carolina. In his film, Foito included aerial shots of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with hundreds of the tall trees’ sky-reaching branches stripped of all their green needles.

Whitmore, an extension associate with Cornell’s’ Department of Natural Resources, had an “only you can prevent” the wooly adelgid’s spread message for the film’s viewers. Right now, for foresters and private citizens with hemlocks on their property, that message is get the trees treated with pesticides, if they are infected. And if you like taking walks in the woods, volunteer to watch out for the wooly adelgid’s spread in your favorite spots and to do some tree doctoring yourself.

The pesticides used are neonicotinoids, chemicals that are often said to be causing the precipitous decline in honeybees. In response to a question about the chemicals’ environmental effect, Whitmore had a couple points. First, he’s not convinced of neonicotinoids’ effect on bee populations.

And secondly, unlike in industrial farming where these pesticides are used to treat all the seeds planted in a field or sprayed on crops, the hemlocks are injected with a solution and not sprayed.

When the state parks allowed hemlocks to be injected with pesticides, Whitmore said a study of their spread was required, and it was found that there was very little penetration of the chemicals into the soil.

It’s fine to wait until a tree is infected to treat it, Whitmore told one woman who asked if the “every two years” schedule

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The white areas at the base of the hemlock needles are symptoms of wooly adelgid infestations. This tree is near the Mulholland Wildflower Preserve in Six Mile Creek. (Photo: Brian Arnold)

she was told by a treatment company was necessary.

“Don’t treat your tree until you get [adelgids] on there,” Whitmore said. “Even if you have it nearby, watch for it and when it gets there you treat it.”

Whitmore suspects that birds are to blame for the wooly adelgid’s long distance travels, though there’s very little research on that point, and wind spreads them about a forest or neighborhood.

Ideally, predators will be introduced to eat up the wooly adelgids instead of needing to treat with pesticides. “Little Larry,” Laricobius nigrinus, a beetle that feasts on the invasive adelgids, is being bred. The numbers aren’t yet in balance between predator and prey.

“I don’t have a number, so let’s say there’s a bajillion adelgids,” Whitmore said, “and we’re releasing 500 beetles, at most, from one batch at field insectories.”

Those numbers are made daunting by the adelgid’s reproduction habits and general resilience. They reproduce mostly asexually in the East, and have two life cycles a year. Whitmore is also of the opinion that in some areas they’re stalledlibrary contin u ed from page 3

Legislator Nate Shinagawa (D-Ithaca) said, “A big piece of this is Lifelong for me.” Thus, he said that in order to support the Franklin proposal he would want assurances that the developer would apply for the New York State Regional Economic Development Council grant funding that would enable the project to include Lifelong.

Without any guarantee that the project would include Lifelong, Shinagawa voted against both resolutions naming Franklin Properties as the preferred developer. The first of the Franklin resolutions, put forth by Legislator Dooley Kiefer (D-Cayuga Heights) failed by a 5-7 vote, with Legislators Kiefer, Carol Chock (D-Ithaca), Dan Klein (D-Danby), Will

developing more tolerance to cold. It’s “really dang stupid to not worry about the Adirondacks,” Whitmore said, an opinion some of his colleagues hold because the cold should kill the adelgid. Those that do survive a harsh winter have the genetic trait to do so, and they spread really fast.

“We had a 99-percent mortality rate [of adelgids] at Taughannock last winter, and now you go up there and they’re everywhere,” Whitmore said.

According to city forester Jeanne Grace, hemlocks in the city cemetery were treated in spring 2014; some of those trees are still showing residual infections as “the chemical treatments we used sometimes take a year or two to fully take effect.”

There are also infestations of the wooly adelgid in the Six Mile Natural Area and watershed, which have not yet been treated.

Some surveying of those areas was done with volunteers over the winter of 2013-14, Grace said, but a full survey still needs to be completed. • For more information: Mark Whitmore at mcw42@cornell.edu or 607-280-4064.

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Burbank (D-Ithaca), and Leslyn McBeanClairborne (D-Ithaca) all voting in favor.

The third resolution – McBeanClairborne’s resolution in support of the Franklin proposal with slightly different wording – failed by a 4-8 vote, with only Chock, Klein, Burbank, and McBeanClairborne voting in favor.

Now, the matter will return to committee to consider other alternatives, which could include options like demolishing the building but keeping the property and simply putting the property on the open market. Alternatively, any legislator who was absent or who voted against the resolutions at the July 21 meeting could have the option to move for reconsideration at the first legislature meeting in August. • —Keri

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arla Coch is looking for her art collection. If you picked up one or more pieces of art on the street around Hudson Place near Aurora Street in early July, she would like them back.

While running around trying to close on a condominium she’s buying in Boston, moving her dog to a friend’s in North Carolina, and moving out of a Fall Creek apartment with a lease end-date of June 30, Coch says she didn’t have time to complete moving a collection of art accumulated over years from a carriage barn on the property.

“I went back to the house on July 11,” Coch said, “to meet the new folks and get stuff out of my space … I reached the handyman and he told me my things were gone.”

The collection was not something easy to move, Coch said, including a couple pieces as big as five by five feet in “big box” frames—it wasn’t “just clean-up day kindof stuff.”

The collection includes works from Catherine (or C.K.) Nelson, who worked at SUNY-Alfred and Coch knew personally, she said. The pieces from Nelson are of a very large flower in oils and a pastel watercolor of tulips in full bloom.

Another large piece of the collection that disappeared was a lithograph by the Inuit artist Pitaloosie Saila of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada, called “Bird Spirit at Sea.” Tinted in golds and grays, it is about five by four feet and Coch paid about $2,200 for it at a gallery in Montreal a couple years back.

There’s also a large photograph by Stephen Myers of the Alfred area, which

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somewhat, he said: “It’s not a barbed wire fence closed six months of the year and you have to go over or under it. If you’re able enough to go down into the gorge, you should be able enough to get over or around this.”

Alderperson Josephine Martell (D-5th) brought up her concern about the project going over budget, a topic most vociferously explored by Alderperson George McGonigal (D-1st) at previous meetings.

“I’d like a slightly simpler plan still,” Martell said. “The railing makes sense, the gate is fine, but if we could bring the cost down by removing the concrete sidewalk … I understand it’s an accessibility issue, but the natural area isn’t accessible.”

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is an extreme closeup of the seedhead of a sunflower, in black and white. There were also several other smaller pieces put out on the street along with some Victorian bowls belonging to Coch’s mother.

“You look at some of these works, their beauties are manifest even to a nonprofessional,” Coch said. “Unfortunately the handyman made his own decisions.”

Upon learning of her loss, Coch admits she had a “meltdown” and probably called the handyman “as many long Latinate words as I possibly could.” She wishes that her landlords had called her, as they had her number. The handyman told her, Coch said, that the “fine print on the lease is all personal property must be removed within five days,” and that he said he took the art to the street on July 2 or 3. An attorney, Coch said, told her there’s also a 30-day property disposal requirement.

“I’m not looking to recover money, though I might make a small claims file,” Coch said. “It’s not the money, really. It’s the work. That’s why I took out ads in the papers and had my friends try to scout Carla Coch with an Inuit print. Much of her collection was put at the curb before for it. There’s word out. she returned to claim it from an Ithaca carriage house. (Photo: Josh Brokaw) My friends know this is meaningful to me in deep content. In many of the world’s Eastern ways.” religions they say attachment to material People with knowledge of any of the things is going to bring us suffering. I’m art Coch has lost can call (607) 216-2935 trying to let it go.” • or email ccoch@frontier.com — J o s h B r o k aw “Any one of them would make me happy,” Coch said. “I’m trying to be responded that removing part or all of the sidewalk might save the project all of $20,000, out of a projected $214,000. An initial projection of $65,000 in county tourism funding for the project was slashed to $20,000 over two years, leaving the park with a shortfall. Doing the sidewalk in phases to save some money was floated by planning director JoAnn Cornish.

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by Ronda Roaring, publisher of ILoveTheFingerLakes.com, who strongly expressed her feeling that the designers didn’t talk to anybody in tourism or any tourists while planning the park.

“You’re not really looking at what these people want in a waterfall. Their idea of a waterfall is something very natural,” Roaring said. “They don’t want all these decorations. It’s not a Christmas tree with lights. It’s a spruce tree out in the forest to be appreciated.”

Ups&Downs ▶ Library of Congress award, Joanne Church, an educator at Dewitt Middle School in Ithaca, has been selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute for the week of August 3-7, 2015. Each year, the Library of Congress provides the opportunity for a carefully chosen group of K-12 educators to attend one of its five teacher institutes in Washington, D.C. If you care to respond to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, e-mail editor@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “Ups & Downs.”

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3) A Truly Exceptional Coach 4) 15 Minutes: Principal Brown Steps Down 5) Chapter House Building Will Be Demolished For these stories and more, visit our website at www.ithaca.com.

Roaring continued on to ask if it had been considered whether the trees blocking the view of the falls from the Lake Street bridge might be removed, and whether emergency vehicles might still be able to get into the natural area in case of a winter ice climbing accident.

At their August 4 meeting at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, the Natural Areas Commission will issue some recommendations for the park design.

As of early June the plan had been to bid the park along with the Lake Street Bridge rebuild that month. Right now the plan is to still bid the two together, but in mid-October, according to Gebre. If that timetable holds, construction is still expected to be complete on the bridge by the end of August or in September 2016, with work on the park to start immediately after the bridge is finished. • —Josh T

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in a variety of different environments. iven that World Breastfeeding We spoke with teachers, administrators, Week (Aug. 1-7) is right around the corner, it seems fitting that we consultants, daycare providers, university employees, healthcare workers, retail discuss this year’s theme: “Breastfeeding associates, and restaurant employees. and Work: Let’s make it work!” For First, we can examine what was many women, returning to work after discovered from the local businesses. a maternity leave can be daunting and These businesses were asked about the difficult. One of the reasons for this accommodations they provided for a is the potential struggle they face in breastfeeding mother, the challenges trying continue a steady breastfeeding they faced when attempting to procure relationship with their new baby.

Returning to work means that they will the necessary accommodations, be away from their still very improvements or changes they young infant who requires felt could be made for future employees endeavoring to pump, either breast milk or formula. and whether or not they felt For a breastfeeding mother, that their rights as an employer if she intends to continue were being upheld. For many, breastfeeding, this means that the biggest priority was to make she will have to pump and sure that the employee had provide bottles for her child’s an adequate space to pump in caregiver. This leads to this private. Some businesses offered years’ topic of pumping at work. a private office with a locked There is a decent amount Haley Fuller door while others provided of work involved when it comes dressing rooms or secluded to pumping in the workplace.

It can be not only challenging for the areas away from any foot traffic with a sign stating that the area or room was woman but for the employer and infant unavailable for use. All of the businesses care-providers as well. Both the employer made certain that a chair near a table and and the employee have legal rights in this electrical outlet were available for use matter. To get a better feel for what types of issues have come up in these situations, while pumping. Each of the businesses provided a refrigerator or mini fridge we spoke to local businesses and local for their employees to safely store any mothers who have had experience with pumped milk. As far as break time, most pumping in a work environment. The employers were flexible with allowing types of businesses included are local their employees to pump as often as department stores, fast food restaurants, necessary and for as long as needed. small retail stores, daycare providers, and grocery stores. The women who continued on page 7 participated in our questionnaire work

Beautiful and Nice

By St e ph e n P. Bu r k e

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thaca’s prevailing employment sectors are markedly different in how much summer vacation they allot. Some workers get a lot, some a little.

Those in education, our region’s biggest industry, get a lot. Their workplaces essentially shut in summer. Vacation time is plentiful, in some cases mandatory (that is, a layoff), and although I know some people here who mind this, I know more who don’t, relishing the extended time off. A lot of workers at the colleges came here from somewhere else, and use the time to visit family.

At the other end of the spectrum are workers in the service industries, including retail and tourism, and in agriculture.

These are sectors that don’t shut down, or hopefully even slow down.

The nature of this work requires constant presence. In retail, if you want two weeks off, someone has to replace you.

It’s not like a desk job where you can tell customers in advance, or work around the fact, that you will be unavailable for two weeks in August. Where I work, we can’t announce that due to vacations there will be limited grocery selection and only two cashiers in August. No, all worker hours (even minutes) must be covered, in real time. There’s no luxury of preparing in advance, or making it up later.

Personally, my vacation time this year was spent at GrassRoots and a family reunion. I had to forego the idea of a longer trip to Maine. I don’t mind, because I enjoyed what I did, enjoy my job, and am happy my co-workers get sufficient summer time off, too.

Maine is a beautiful place to go in summer, but Ithaca is a beautiful place to stay. I enjoy having friends visit and showing off the place, and refreshing my vision of Ithaca, as I see what outsiders see.

Sometimes my own impressions are verified. A visiting friend said to me, after a couple of dinners out, “Restaurants are

noisy here”—this is someone from New York City, no stranger to sound.

In my last column I wrote about the garrulousness of Ithacans, and now I pondered it again, and maybe figured it out.

There are a lot of educated people here, and people from diverse places. That figures to stir interest in one another, even apart from whatever personal charm we each have.

Plus, we diverse and varied persons are now together in a small town, with a lot of shared scenes and experiences. So naturally there is a lot to talk about, and we do.

Sometimes an outsider’s experiences will refute what you have seen. I wrote here last time about overzealousness among our police in stopping cars coming from GrassRoots and breathalyzing drivers. But I had a friend visiting here from down south with a different impression of our law enforcement.

We were out for dinner until 10:30 and were driving home when a cop’s misery lights flashed behind us. “That’s for us?,” my friend said. “Your lights are off,” I realized.

She swore. “Don’t worry,” I said, “just explain it’s a rental you’re not used to, and he’ll let us go,” the first part of which was accurate, the second part less sure.

When the cop approached and ask for her paperwork, she couldn’t find it. Some people are nervous around police. I leaned over towards the cop. “Tourist, rental,” I said.

He looked at her and said, “Are you a licensed driver?” She said yes.

“Do you have a clean record?” Yes. “You haven’t been drinking, have you?”

No. “All right. Turn on your lights, and have a nice night.” He walked off.

She swore again, but with pleasure this time. “Yeah,” I agreed.

“Boy,” she said. “Cops in Ithaca sure are mellow.”

“Sometimes,” I agreed. •

ourCorrections

Misspelling and Technical Details

The image on the cover of the July 1 Ithaca Times was made by John Coffer, not John Hoffer, as was originally misprinted. The image was also mistakenly called a “wet-plate print” when it is, in fact, a wet-plate collodion ferrotype tintype. Apologies to Mr. Coffer.

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of the staff members were misspelled. The partner at Life Changing Labs is Haroon Ismail, not Haroun. Also the president of Life Changing Labs is Michael Raspuzzi, not Rapuzzi. We regret our bad notetaking handwriting.

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The Cooperative Model

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owntown Ithaca, New York is widely known for its diversity of specialty stores. Over one hundred retailers, many of them along the newly renovated Ithaca Commons pedestrian mall, offer everything from Scandinavian furniture to secondhand camping gear and children’s clothing to local wines. Behind this wide range of merchandise is a wide range of business models. Aside from one large national retail anchor, Urban Outfitters, (and a Subway) all of the stores in downtown Ithaca are one-of-a-kind.

Among these, most are independently owned and operated, but an intrepid few have opted to organize as co-ops.

What exactly is a co-op? “A co-op is a business owned and managed by its members,” according to Ellen Maccarone, president of the Main Market Co-op in Spokane, Washington. “The structure is to pool resources to satisfy a common need while providing goods as economically and efficiently as possible. In 1844, 28 workers formed the first successful cooperative. From their tiny store stocked with healthy food staples, they established the fundamental principles of modern cooperation. Today, roughly 30,000 consumer cooperatives exist in the United States, providing almost every imaginable product and service.”

The longest-lived cooperative store in downtown Ithaca is Handwork (102 West State Street), started in 1976 by 12 local craftspeople. By working together they could afford the cost and time required to open a retail shop to sell their work. Handwork now has over 40 member artisans doing a range of work that includes pottery, woodworking, glass, jewelry, fiber arts, leather, and paper. Utilizing a traditional co-op model, Handwork is staffed solely by its members, who also meet monthly to share information, make decisions, and jury new applicants.

Esther Yaloz is co-owner of the textile design studio Planetarium and a member of Handwork since her first days in Ithaca. “I moved from overseas to this area four years ago, and I didn’t have any connections in the local art community.

Shortly after we moved, I was approached by a few artists from Handwork with smiles and encouraging words. Being a part of a supportive and caring group of people has helped our studio grow. We think it’s a great opportunity for us to sell locally—it’s almost a ‘hand-to-hand’ exchange. This way of doing business adds value to the whole buying and selling experience.”

GreenStar Oasis (215 North Cayuga Street) is the smaller of two locations of GreenStar Natural Foods Market, a consumer-owned, democratically-run co-op. GreenStar offers hundreds of

organic and natural food and personal care products at the lowest practical cost to members and non-members alike. While GreenStar has paid employees, member labor is a significant component of the workforce. All members, whether they take work shifts or not, are able to vote on product offerings and other operational decisions, and receive discounts at the register.

Jim Pellegrino is a longtime GreenStar member who did member labor as a young professional in the area. “I became a member because I believe that co-ops are the only truly sustainable form of capitalism, and I signed up to bag groceries because I needed a job and it was a great way to network. It’s easy to lose sight of the many negative impacts that a large commercial operation can have—increased trucking, energy consumption, garbage.

The GreenStar membership does a great job of addressing these and also giving back to the community through gifts, grants, and partnership projects.”

Downtown Ithaca’s newest retail co-op is Buffalo Street Books (215 North Cayuga Street). Originally opened as the Bookery II in 1981, the store was renamed in 2009 and reopened as a co-op in 2011 following a massive community-wide buyout effort in 2011. Buffalo Street Books stocks thousands of titles for adults and children and hosts numerous events featuring local and national authors. Its member-owners can vote on policy-level decisions and are entitled to year-end patronage dividends as well as special offers and discounts.

Brie Johnson is one of hundreds of local residents who proudly bear a “I Own a Bookstore” bumper sticker.

“Buffalo Street Books is important to our community as one of the few small, local bookstores left in the area. As a book lover, I enjoy shopping here. Unlike Amazon, I can actually browse through the books I’m interested in. The human component is important, too. The employees are book lovers, too, and give great recommendations. I think that co-ops like Buffalo Street Books and the others in town bring together people with similar views and interests and build stronger communities.”

“Downtown Ithaca has a tradition of being an incubator and a receptive place for innovative businesses like co-ops,” according to Gary Ferguson, executive director of Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

“This model can be an excellent way for local businesses to achieve sustainability and provide goods and services to the community that might not otherwise be possible. The co-ops of downtown are among our most endearing and successful operations. They are an important part of the life and vitality of downtown Ithaca.” •

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Many of their employees opted to pump during an unpaid break but were given the option to use their paid breaks as well (depending on the length of their shift).

All in all, the businesses had no significant issues with pumping mothers and seemed generally eager and happy to support a mother’s pumping experience.

The local mothers we spoke with were asked slightly different questions. They were asked about concerns they had before returning to work, their awareness of their rights and the ability of their employers to uphold those rights, the support they received or did not receive from family and friends, and obstacles they faced after returning to work. In addition, they were asked about strategies or tips they would give to other pumping mothers and products/materials that they felt were must-haves in order to successfully pump.

A general concern that rang true for nearly every woman was that she might struggle to keep up her milk supply. Another worry was that their baby may not take a bottle of breast milk or that the baby may become accustomed to the bottle and no longer accept the breast.

The vast majority of these women had a basic understanding of their rights as a pumping mother. Some of them had researched their rights before returning to work and others were given plenty of information from their employers regarding their rights. These women felt greatly supported by friends, family, and coworkers. Many family members would offer to clean the pump parts as a show of support. The most difficult obstacle they faced was setting a schedule for themselves to sit down and take the time needed to pump. It was not that they did not have the time, but that they prioritized other work tasks before pumping.

Some product/material must-haves that were recommended were hands-free nursing bras, a good functioning pump, milk storage bags, different sized flanges for your breasts (pump parts), and a cooler bag for transporting pumped milk home. Because these women were given the privacy they needed while pumping, they did not feel they needed any sort of cover for their breasts during a pumping session. As far as advice for other pumping mothers, many felt that the best thing you could do for yourself was to make a plan but to not beat yourself up if you deviated from it at all. The last thing you want to do is to stress yourself out more because that can precipitate any complications you may face when you return to work. Reach out for support from other moms or people you feel comfortable with, including coworkers and supervisors.

Based on the findings from both businesses and mothers, it appears that the most important piece is to keep the lines of communication open and comfortable.

Many businesses are willing to support a mother’s wish to pump. When women feel heard and supported, they are more likely to have a relatively successful pumping experience.

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If you are interested in learning more about your nursing/pumping rights as an employer or an employee, please check out the New York State Department of Labor’s site regarding nursing mothers at labor. ny.gov/workerprotection.laborstandards. nursing-mothers.shtm Other Internet resources to consider are kellymom.com, llli.org, breastfeeding mothers’ Facebook groups, or your local LLL leaders.

You can also call WIC at the Tompkins County Health Department at 607274-6630 and speak to a breastfeeding coordinator and/or peer counselor.

Please visit us at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market at the Steamboat Landing on Aug. 8 to check out additional information about pumping in the workplace. • – Haley Fuller, Peer Counselor, Women and Infant Children (WIC)

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ithaca com We got several responses to our story on the body camera policy being developed by the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department. The story was published in the July 25 issue: Regarding data storage, according to IPD Chief Barber’s general order, upon which the county policy is to be based, after the videos are deleted from the cloud server after six months, they may be backed up an stored on physical media, but this ‘policy’ does not specify where, how it would be catalogued, and how to obtain access. The police or sheriff are free to store them however they want, where ever they want. Do legislators think this is a policy? Regarding FOIL. Your video may be heavily redacted to the point of being useless.

And the issue of who pays for someone to go in and redact the video has not been addressed. What will the fees be? And for what?

Blurry video and distorted audio? This is not like blacking out text. Audio and Video redaction is something altogether different, but the City Attorney tries his best not to address the inherent differences and costs. The Ithaca City Council says sure, just let us know if you need more money. Will the county do the same?

The primary beneficiaries will be law enforcement, not the citizenry. The issue of discovery during a trial has not been addressed for police body cameras. It may reduce policing costs. It may modify behaviors, including police behavior. But do you not think that the rules under which the cameras are used have some bearing here?

- Cris “Locally Sourced at the Johnson by art critic Arthur Whitman( July 15 issue) attracted much comment. Most writers were upset that Whitman did not like some of the work by local artists and said so in print. For the full conversation read the comments at ithaca.com, but here is the editor’s statement of policy:

We don’t usually publish “real” criticism because this is a small town. But the Johnson is not really a local venue, and artists who show there should be subject to the normal rules of the greater art community beyond Ithaca.

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Here we enjoy an abundance of fresh food, local food, organic food, vegan, gluten-free, grass-fed goodies that can satisfy the stomachs of the most selective eaters.

What some of those food producers are discovering is there are other people, Out There (in Reality), who have a hankering for Ithaca-made goods. And like a village chief who hoards all the copper kettles, or a rock critic who tries to keep all the good acts on the down low, Ithacans are finding there’s no stopping some of their best from striving for and finding the bigtime.

Take Emmy’s Organics, which has gone from making macaroons in mom’s kitchen and selling at the farmers’ market to sending out their products from a facility on Meadow Street to three or four thousand locations—they can’t keep track exactly—in six years.

Grainful, based in the South Hill Business Campus, found their niche in frozen oats-based dinners in late 2012.

They’re now in about 250 locations that stretch to the Washington, D.C. region and into the Upper Midwest.

That Indian Drink, a yogurt lassi line with its factory in Freeville, is in 450-some

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locations nationwide since starting up in 2011.

Chris Kirby’s Ithaca Hummus, based in the Finger Lakes Fresh facility in Groton, is in about 70 locations that stretch across upstate and downstate New York and into neighboring states.

And Ithaca Beer, founded all the way back in 1998, recently broke ground on a bottling and packaging-focused expansion to their facility that should allow their growth across 9 states in the Northeast to stay in a steady range of 15 to 20 percent a year.

Breaking into the realm of big business means big challenges, from finances to product development to succeeding in the all-important world of distribution. First, though, a company that is on the make needs a product that people like to drink or eat.

That ‘A-Ha!’ Moment

Selling their signature gluten-free, paleo-friendly macaroons started as something of an accident for Samantha Abrams and Ian Gaffney of Emmy’s Organics. The couple had been playing with macaroon recipes that fit their diets at Gaffney’s mother’s, and would take their creations to the farmers’ market for people at Macro Mamas to try. One day, Gaffney said, one of the ladies at Manndible Café at Cornell tried one and said “Hey, I’ll buy these.”

Abrams and Gaffney realized they’d baked their way into a niche.

“No one was making a product like that, and people just really liked them,” Gaffney said. “It was different and new, and kind of innovative, but we weren’t trying to reinvent the wheel—just making something healthy and delicious.”

From that point, Abrams said, they started developing their business.

“We said, ‘We should get a price sheet together, and write down what these are going to cost to make.’ At first, we just guesstimated things like suggested retail and wholesale prices and our ingredients.”

In contrast, Kirby looked around at the market and decided he could make a better hummus. He started playing with his

After their start at the Ithaca Farmers’ Market and getting into GreenStar, Gaffney says that the late Gary Redmond, founder of Regional Access, provided a huge boost to Emmy’s chances of getting big.

“Gary was really sweet when we first thought about going to distributors,” Gaffney said. “We were sitting in a basement, and he spent an hour talking to us about process and how to structure pricing … and then Regional Access was our first distributor.”

Redmond’s help got Emmy’s into about a hundred stores and onto the Regional Access website.

“Because of that we had a broker reach out to us,” Abrams said. “We didn’t even know what a broker was. And then Regional Access started selling to other distributors, and we started to get into more of the New York City stores.”

Jeff Furman, an Ithacan who is on the board of Ben & Jerry’s, was also a big help in connecting Emmy’s with business owners, Gaffney said.

Ithaca Hummus started its retail life at Collegetown Bagels.

“It was kind of like, ‘Hey, Gregor, please put this on your shelf,’ and from that we sold the first 20 accounts,” Kirby said of Gregor Brous, a CTB owner.

Ithaca Hummus started using Regional Access as a distributor early this year, a process that Kirby describes like so: “Here are all the stores we [Ithaca Hummus] built as a company that you [Regional Access] can distribute to … you’re picking up the orders now … and in turn you offer us to all of your other accounts. Their sales team went out and got us into all these natural food stores.”

Grainful got into a good number of Wegmans after running into someone who once helped manage Wegmans accounts for distributors, and he thought their product would be a good fit. That led to a pitch meeting with the Rochester-based chain.

“When you have a meeting with a buyer for a larger retailer, they’re going to taste it and eat it,” Pajerski said. “We basically met in a small corner of a cafeteria, and before the meeting you set up, and everyone’s eating as you’re talking.”

Getting a product onto the shelf at a number of big retailers is not the same as staying on that shelf. A product can be there one week, and gone the next—if it doesn’t make it onto the planagram.

“The goal is to get planagrammed for the week,” Gaffney said. “Every store has a blueprint where that product goes and how much space that product takes up. If you get planagrammed and personally meet with a buyer or broker and ask where your product is going to live on the shelf, they’ll pull up the schematic and show you where it’ll go.”

“Now they can’t just take your product and put something on because it’s not there anymore,” Gaffney continued.

“Whoever the boss is says this product lives here—if you don’t have a tag saying this is

“unpasteurized, Lebanese-style” product in bulk at the 4-H Acres kitchen on Lower Creek Road.

“I knew I wanted to be in food,” Kirby said, “and when I looked around at different segments of the industry … hummus was where I felt the most strongly that I could do it better than anyone else in that space.”

Jan Pajerski of Grainful came to Ithaca about six years ago to work with KensaGroup, an investment firm that “saw an opportunity to make healthy, greattasting products.”

“We were in the testing phase for a while,” Pajerski said, “and it wasn’t until late 2012 that we came on the idea of extending the oats category beyond breakfast.”

Grainful’s chief food officer Jeannine Sacco came up with the idea of “oats for dinner” accidentally, as she describes the moment.

“I didn’t have any rice at home, and we’d been working with steel-cut oats, so I made [a jambalaya] with them and thought ‘Well, this is pretty awesome.’ I brought that into the office, and everyone was all about it.”

“They’re a grain and look like rice when they’re harvested,” Pajerski said.

“People have been rolling them and steaming them and making them into flakes for centuries—we couldn’t find a good reason for not doing it. A lot of businesses try different things, and at some point you have an a-ha moment, or you feel it’s an a-ha moment, and if it works out, it is, and if not, it was just another stupid idea.”

Grainful started making trays of frozen oats dinners, slapped on a sticker with the nutritional analysis, and sold them at the P&C Fresh on East Hill and in the Lansing Market. The results from that testing was enough to get them the funding needed to find a manufacturer—now located in Warren, Pennsylvania—and “scale up” their operations.

Make It Onto the Planagram

There’s a chicken-and-the-egg problem with getting a product from the point of the producer saying, “This is good!” to where the consumer is saying, “I can get it, like, wherever.”

“One of the most difficult steps to get over in the early going was retailer distribution,” Pajerski said. “With retailers one of the first questions they ask is ‘Who is your distributor?’ You go to a distributor and their first question is ‘What retailers are you in?’ If you don’t have any retailers it doesn’t make any sense for them to carry your product.”

That Indian Drink first made it into big retailers because co-founder Amrit Singh made cold calls to places like Whole Foods, Kroger, and ShopRite.

“He approached the buyers with our lassi,” said his wife and co-founder Ipshita Pall. “They loved our fun branding, unique flavor pairings that celebrate balance in contrast, and decided to bring us in on their retail shelves.”

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where your product lives and you’re not restocking yourself, they can put something else there.”

There are multitudes of other merchandising services provided to food producers, which Abrams and Gaffney found out because they attend several trade shows per year. An example of one service: a company that sends out people to take pictures of products on the shelf, at a cost to the producer of cents on the dollar per store.

“There are merchandisers in whole food stores that will arrange your product to make sure it’s all front-faced and looking good,” Gaffney said. “They’ll go to the store and say, ‘You’ll have to order this or you’ll could go out of stock.’”

If you make a faux pas like having someone show up for a product demonstration and having them find an empty shelf, it can be fatal to a brand, Kirby said.

“The retailer isn’t going to care, and our distributor has 2,000 other products.

We’re tracking sales data in each store to stay on top of buyers and provide them with a service—’Here’s our growth trend over the last four months. This is when we have demos. Why don’t you order this much to make sure you’ve got enough.’”

All of the merchandising services can’t match taking a hands-on approach. Abrams says that they buy their products while they are on the road. Kirby said he has sent out carloads of hummus when he sees that a shelf is getting thin. There’s nothing like checking up one’s self to see how things are looking at the store. Ithaca Hummus has one guy who is visiting every single store twice a week to ensure the product is in a good shelf space. Kirby isn’t above doing his own scut work, too.

“I’ll go in and rearrange all the spots and push everybody else out … unless the other company’s guy works there full-time, mine will be in a good shelf space till the next time he comes in. Nothing sells better than a full shelf.”

The best way to make sure those shelves stay full is having consumers empty them on a regular basis, Kirby said.

“Our job is to sell so much product that stockers get sick of having to restock it three times a day. We want to boost our sales velocity to a point where it’s going to cost (stores) more money to not get us more shelf space.”

Leveling Up

Selling more product means having more products. Figuring out what products people want takes some trial and error, listening to trends, and what the people have to say.

Emmy’s Organics recently launched a line of sprouted buckwheat cereals that are based on an older buckwheat granola recipe.

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it was so hard to make and a lot of people didn’t know what to do with it,” Abrams said. “We came up with the idea for the cereal, which mimicked all the great things about the granola—and it was simpler to make and [it was] clearer about what you could do with it.”

A new (fourth) flavor might be in the works for Ithaca Hummus, but more research is going into packaging options right now, Kirby says. Slated for release are grab ‘n go packs that include carrots for easy snacking.

Ithaca Beer’s new bottling and packing capacity should allow for new options like 4-packs, of their Creeker and Super Stout, along with continued growth. The brewery is on track for about 28,000 barrels—or about 870,000 gallons—of beer brewed this year, up from just over 22,000 barrels in 2014, which was in itself a 39percent increase over 2013. Ithaca Beer was approaching their production ceiling at their current rate of growth, according to marketing director Gregg Stacy. Even so, Stacy said, the company’s level of production is at what one distributor calls “the pygmies;” unlike the big craft breweries like Sierra Nevada and Sam Adams which “have 12-packs and they have a lot of them.” According to Stacy, Ithaca Beer will be watching carefully and continuing to increase their regional presence as West Coast craft brewers like New Belgium, Oskar Blues, and Stone go for broke in reaching national markets with new East Coast production facilities.

Every business has different levels of aspiration. That Indian Drink has a 14week shelf life and what Pall calls a “flexible facility” that will grow as they grow—Singh and Pall say they want to build a company that continues after they pass on.

The next hurdle for Grainful, Pajerski said, is getting to a point where they’re in 10,000 to 13,000 stores nationwide, about 20 percent of the market—not including convenience stores, cafes and so on.

“We want to grow that 250-some locations to a few thousand within the next 12 to 18 months,” Pajerski said. “Can we drive trials and can we get people to pick up our product? If we sustain that sales velocity once we hit those two milestones and prove we can do both, we can turn a growing business into a bona fide national brand.”

As was the case at its beginning, Abrams said that Emmy’s Organics doesn’t have a specific goal in mind.

“We want to keep growing for sure, and we could see in the future a partner coming on before we get to the next level. And we also want to maintain our values.”

Kirby isn’t shy about saying where he wants to go.

“I want to be the Chobani of hummus, basically. Huge. Massive. This product is head and shoulders way better than anything else out there—some of the garbage that gets put out in the market is ridiculous. We want to say ‘This is what real hummus looks like. You’ve been fooled for a while, but here’s the real deal.’” •

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Clockwise from upper left: concrete pour at east gateway; completed granite center circle (before the tracks, compass, and landmark locations were etched in); benches, plantings and storefronts; stenciling leaves and fronds into the bricks.(Photos: Cassandra Palmyra)

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The suit goes on to allege, “By reason of respondent’s refusal to accept and review the SWPPP submitted by petitioners, petitioners are presently unable to engage in any land development activities whatsoever upon their property.”

The submission and approval of stormwater plans is governed by Local Law #2 of 2007, which states that the stormwater management officer shall review all stormwater plans submitted. Because of that use of “shall,” the suit alleges, “Respondent Harry Wright had no discretion whether or not to accept and review the SWPPP submitted by petitioners. He has violated his duties under the local law and this proceeding is the appropriate vehicle to require him to fulfill those duties.”

In his affidavit, Mente notes that he is aware that Local Law #1 of 2015 prevents him from constructing a solid waste management facility on his property.

“However,” he writes, “I have been advised that I cannot move one shovel full of dirt on my property for any reason, whether it has to do with the construction of a waste management facility or anything else unless respondents have accepted stormwater pollution prevention plan in respect to my property.”

The suit requested that the court require Newfield to accept the stormwater plan already submitted. The decision will

Ashley and Bob Mente (Photo: Keri Blakinger)

be made in court—at the Tompkins County Courthouse—on Thursday, July 30 at 10 a.m.

At that same court appearance, Judge Judith O’Shea will make a decision on the second AWS lawsuit, originally filed in May. Although a decision on that suit was set to occur on July 10, Judge Robert C. Mulvey recused himself due to a conflict of interest, and the court date was postponed until another judge could be assigned. O’Shea— who is the Chemung County Supreme Court judge—is now hearing both cases.

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The suit requests that the judge reverse the local law.

However, if the court rules in Mente’s favor the town would still have the option to redo the environmental review and pass a new law.

Mente’s troubles with the town began back in 2012 when he submitted plans for a waste transfer facility to be built at the 71 Bishop Road location that currently houses his trash hauling business. After Mente submitted his plans to the town, Newfield enacted a moratorium on solid waste management facility construction. After the initial one-year moratorium expired, the town renewed it for another nine months starting in July 2014. Then, in September 2014, Mente filed suit, alleging that the moratoria were unreasonably long, that the second one targeted only his property, and that they amounted to “spot zoning.” In February, Newfield passed Local Law #1 of 2015, banning all solid waste management facility construction. In March, Mulvey dismissed the first suit. Now, the town and Mente are back in court again. •

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I was also reminded of that Toronto vs. Atlanta series (which I covered as one of my first Ithaca Times assignments) when Bobby Cox, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Robby Alomar and Dave Winfield were introduced, and I will never forget the conversation I had that night with Johnny Bench. Forgive me for retelling that story yet again, but I was engaged in Watching the Inductions at Cooperstown a great conversation with Bench when a Rolex-wearing, Armani-clad, fake-tan,

By Ste ve L aw re nc e hair-sprayed big-wig of some sort stepped between us and said, “Hello, Johnny, I haven’t seen you in …” Mr. Bench held up his hand and said, Excuse me, I’m talking to someone.” Yeah … that was me…

“Someone.” Not just a small-town reporter.

Someone.

Biggio got a great ovation from the Astros fans, and given he played his entire career there, the loyalty flowed in both directions. He gave a classy speech, and I was impressed.

Smoltz was very classy as well, and while I did enjoy much of his speech, I was a bit confused as to why he had to mention every single person with whom he had ever interacted in any capacity related to baseball, from T-ball to Cooperstown.

Randy Johnson—at 6’10”—towered over everyone on the stage like he did when he pitched, and the video footage of his fierce scowl, nasty demeanor and 100 mile-per-hour fastballs whizzing under the chins and over the heads of opposing batters made me wonder how anyone Fans of Pedro Martinez (Photo: provided) ever summoned the courage to dig into the batters’ box. The Big Unit made me us back through our childhoods. I got e weren’t as colorful as laugh when poked fun of his “really bad misty-eyed watching old black-and-white the Houston Astros fans, mullet,” and he warmed my heart when he Yankees footage from the 1960s, and resplendent in orange, cheering expressed his love for a fan with little time when Whitey Ford walked out I stood and to live. for their beloved Craig Biggio. We cheered. Bostonian Bill felt like a much weren’t as comfortable as the Atlanta The massive outpouring of love for Braves fans, who were Pedro Martinez cool as cucumbers in was wonderful, the 85-degree heat as and when he they listened to John asked fellow Smoltz’s (slightly too long) Dominican Juan induction speech. We Marichal to bask were not as road-weary in the adulation as the camera crew that with him, the rolled in from Arizona decibels rose with little time to spare even higher. so they could film Randy Pedro gave two Johnson wearing the speeches—one first Diamondbacks hat in English, one ever to enter the Hall of in Spanish—and Fame. And, to be sure, the ocean of we were not as festive Dominican flags and joyous and grateful and the raucous and boisterous as the cheering and thousands of fans from singing were a the Dominican Republic, delight. waving their country’s flag, Until last dancing, hammering on week, I really cowbells, playing drums liked ESPN’s Crowd at the Hall of Fame. Those are mostly flags of the Dominican Republic. (Photo: provided) and crying with joy as they Colin Cowherd, chanted “Pe-dro! Pe-dro!.” but when he We were none of was canned for making a derogatory younger man when Carlton Fisk and Jim those things, but my friend Bill White generalization about people from the Rice walked across the stage and waved and I were nonetheless 12-year-old Dominican Republic, I was happy to see at the 40,000-plus fans, and I flashed boys in adult bodies as we made the him go. After Sunday’s unforgettable pilgrimage to Cooperstown for the Hall back to the 1992 World Series when the extravaganza, I too would like to offer up a of Fame induction ceremony. Four dozen announcer asked for a moment of silence generalization about people from the D.R.: to remember Ernie Banks, who died this veteran Hall of Famers made the trip to Those people were grateful, classy, joyous, year. I had a great conversation with Mr. welcome the inductees, and as they were friendly, overjoyed, prideful, musical, Baseball in Toronto at the ’92 Series, and introduced, Bill and I each sat wide-eyed rhythmic and soulful. And best of all, he was a gracious and classy man. as the giant video screen transported they gave us what we always want: more sports

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e all know about pianos, don’t we? For more than three hundred years the piano, in many forms, shapes, sizes, and sounds has been familiar as an enormously popular and beloved musical instrument, especially in the home. But what about its history?

And what about the complexities of piano performance today? The Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies located at Cornell is presenting a grand festival called Forte/Piano, designed to celebrate pianos in history. The festival, running from Aug. 5 through 9, takes place in three venues—in Lincoln Hall and Barnes Hall on the campus, and the Schwartz Center in Collegetown.

This Forte/Piano festival is a huge event. There are important concerts every evening, smaller recitals during the day, as well as lectures, demonstrations, and master classes. More than 50 eminent performers and scholars from around the world are gathering here to honor and demonstrate pianos from every period of the instrument’s history, from a 1730s Florentine example through the late 18thcentury Steins, Walters, and Broadwoods to the Grafs and Streichers, from the mid19th-century French Pleyels and Erards to the Steinway model of the 1870s and on to the present day. Some are original, some are copies, and some performers have brought their own. All are in excellent working order and ready for concert.

The performing musicians will play repertoire from the 18th century to the 21st on this wide range of available

instruments, showing not only individual artistry but also musical knowledge gained from the study and research of diverse instruments, both old and new. Lectures by noted scholars and accompanying recitals are held during the day. Experienced instrument builders and piano technicians will talk about their work, along with

Annette Richards; Tom Beghin, Roger Moseley, and Andrew Willis from the Board of Trustees; former board members David Breitman and Penny Crawford, and a Westfield Center adviser Malcolm Bilson.

Much of the planning, programming, and choice of participants was done by this committee, while practical matters,

Malcom Bilson (Brian Arnold)

pianists to illustrate. Two eminent performers, Kristian Bezuidenhout and Alexei Lubimov, will lead master classes.

Planning for the Forte/Piano Festival has been underway for more than a year.

The Organizing Committee includes Cornell’s university organist and the Westfield Center’s executive director

such as contracts, housing, transportation, programs, and the fabulous website have been the domain of program coordinator Damien Mahiet. Bilson, along with his wife, Elizabeth, have been at the heart of the project for a long time. Now retired from Cornell’s music department after teaching here since 1968, he has been at

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the forefront of the period instrument movement worldwide for more than thirty years. Not only has he championed the instrument, performed on it all over the world, and led others to embrace it, he loves and collects pianos—each of his instruments has its own story—and has been a leading guide and teacher for many years now.

Check the biographies of the festival performers, you will see that the majority have studied with Bilson; many have performed with him, and almost all have learned from him. The pianists here are, with few exceptions, fellow musicians whose work he admires and whom he knows well. Without him, I feel, this festival would not exist.

The pianists come from all over and have, for the most part, had the choice of what they were going to play. Many are performing music from their native countries, which should make listening very special and interpretation quite personal. Others are following special interests. Along with the large number of performers from all over comes a wonderful variety of repertory, ranging from music of the 18th-century classical composers Mozart and Schubert plus lots of Beethoven (including the three late, great sonatas), through works by Schumann, Chopin, Debussy, and Scriabin, on to unfamiliar pieces by contemporary composers such as John Luther Adams and Georg Friedrich Haas.

The festival program officially begins continued on page 19

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When Thrown Into Power Film Explores Prison Social Hierarchy

By Br yan VanC ampe n The Stanford Prison Experiment, directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, opening Friday at Cinemapolis.

the Milgram experiments on obedience to authority figures conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram.

They measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience. (Peter

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had heard about the Stanford Prison Experiment somewhere along the line, but I’d always confused it with

Gabriel wrote a song about the Milgram tests, “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)” on his album So.) The Milgram experiments started in 1961, but the Stanford Prison Experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard, conducted at Stanford University Aug. 14 through 20, 1971, by a team of researchers led by psychology The guards in Stanford Prison Experiment (Photo Provided) professor Philip Zimbardo.

I spoke to Zimbardo last through high school, I don’t think I would week about his experiment and the new ever need to conduct tests asking people film, but what I didn’t tell him was this: as to electrocute another person or “guard” a kid who was routinely bullied and picked last for sports teams in gym class all the way another human being.

In retrospect, the most terrifying aspect of Zimbardo’s trial is how little time it took for the whole thing to go horribly wrong.

In the space of 48 hours, the new prisoners were howling to be set free. Again, as a victim of bullying, I could have told them some stories.

Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s The Stanford Prison Experiment puts us right in the beginning of the ‘70s by showing us the creation of the newspaper ad looking for the students to take part in the study, at $15 per day. But this isn’t some hasty post on craigslist; Alvarez shows all the typing, printing, cutting and pasting that I remember at the Ithaca Times before we switched to digital publishing.

Philip Zimbardo (Billy Crudup) and his team interview a bunch of kids, split the “winners” into prisoners and guards, and essentially arrest them and confine them to a row of nondescript rooms in the basement of a Stanford hall. Huge, bulky video cameras are installed to record everything. One of the guards, played by Michael Angarano, thinks he sounds like Strother Martin’s warden in Cool Hand Luke and decides to take on that character; to say that he gets a little too into character is an understatement.

Not only does Alvarez’s film take place in 1971, it truly looks like it was made in 1971; when I spoke to him about the film, he wouldn’t reveal the budget other than to say it was low. Despite the apparent lack of funds, this looks like something Sidney Lumet or James Bridges would have made back in the day. As the guards crack down and the prisoners crack up, for some reason I was reminded of Bridges’ The Paper Chase (1973).

Most of the cast are unknowns or journeyman actors, which increases the fear and intensity as guard and prison relations get stretched to the brink and beyond.

Recognizable faces and known personalities would have harmed the balance—or lack of balance—of the film. When Angarano gets into character, much like Kathy Bates in Misery, we don’t know what the character is capable of, because we have no preconceived notion of who they are.

It may not be for everyone, but The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the best films of 2015.

Read Bryan’s interviews with Dr. Philip Zimbardo and Kyle Patrick Alvarez at Ithaca.com •

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and he had to leave. He was going off to produce a movie called Star Wars[:The Force Awakens]. So I told him I was going to do a little something while he was away, and I wrote Hush.” (Another film with the same title is in production, so Kehoe and his crew are seeking a new name.) “I took one scene out of it and shot it as a short, only with the intention of using it to find financing. Once we were in post-production on it, we raised $3.2 million.”

“About five weeks before production, the financier fell off the face of the earth, which happens a lot,” he said. “Not long after that some producers called me up, saw the short, read the script, and two days later called me into their offices to sign a deal to direct the picture.”

Kehoe was able to shoot Hush in anamorphic [which fits widescreen images on standard film] with a pretty solid crew in just 11 hours. His editor, Michael Trent, worked for Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan, and his director of photography was Tony Scott’s Michael Kehoe on set (Photo Provided) cameraman. It’s played in Spain, Brazil, England, Nova Scotia and Korea, with another Kehoe attended the American Academy festival coming up at the famous Chinese of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Theatre in Hollywood.

Working his way up through production, “The story is four college graduates he got his first behind-the-scenes job as a come back for a reunion at their production assistant on the Louis Gossett professor’s house that he’s just bought,” flyboy flick Iron Eagles. In 1994 he made a short film called “Second Dance,” which Kehoe said. “He’s doing work on it; he hasn’t stayed in it. The house has a very was shown at Sundance, and a year later sinister past. So the four girls spend the he was hired to direct an action film night, they’re watching the professor’s called Dominion, starring Brad Johnson, daughter, and all hell breaks loose that Brion James, and Tim Thomerson. His night. I can’t give too much away, but subsequent credits include Detour, The there’s no blood and guts, there’s no Art of a Bullet and a graphic novel he nudity, and there’s no sex. My four sisters wrote and then turned into a short film, told me, if you make a movie with stupid “The Dark Agent and the Passing of the women and blood and guts, don’t come Torch Chapter 7.” Gourmands might recall his series Catering Impossible on the back to New York.”

Kehoe’s feature is in pre-production Food Network. at the moment; he’s putting together a Kehoe maintains close ties with his schedule and re-casting the roles, which family in Trumansburg, Lansing and are “95 percent women.”

Ithaca, and he brings friends from the The five-minute trailer goes straight film industry to visit when he can. His for the dark-and-scary-night setup, with brother Jamie Kehoe owns the New flashes of lightning revealing spooky Park. If you drive along Route 89 toward glimpses of an old house while the Trumansburg you’ll know it as the long babysitter goes upstairs to comfort her stretch of wooden fence people call young charge. The two actresses have “Whoopie Goldberg’s place”—and one of a few seconds in dim light to establish his sisters lives in Lansing.

“I was originally working on a feature authenticity—and they do it.

“It won because they love the trailer,” called All-Hallows Eve, and my partner, said Kehoe. “It’s pretty remarkable, what’s Tommy Harper—who I’ve known for 25 happening.” • years—we started putting that together,

’d like to get Ithaca more connected with the film industry,” said filmmaker Michael Kehoe. “My goal is to really expand filmmaking in Trumansburg and Ithaca.” Right now, however, he’s kind of busy. His latest work, a short called “Hush,” has him on the move. “It won 28 awards, and we’re up for a another two awards this weekend. We’re doing a feature [of it] this summer.”

Kehoe and his family moved to Trumansburg in 1972. He was bitten early by the showbiz bug, and after being very active in student theater, in 1979

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styles. One of their appetizers, shrimp ceviche, is known primarily from the Veracruz area on the Gulf coast and in southeast Mexico. There is also a small vegetarian section, but depending on the strictness of your vegetarianism there are bean and cheese entrées scattered throughout the menu.

On our first visit we ordered the chicken mole, chicken Yucatan, and a chimichanga. The first dish was sauced with a mole poblano, which is heavily identified with the state of Puebla, just west of Vera Cruz. Moles are of course made with chocolate, but they are not sweet and do not taste of chocolate. A poblano is made with chile and mulato peppers. It met with an enthusiastic reception from our fellow diner, who could not finish it because the portion was so generous. It is served with tortillas and rice.

The chimichanga is probably a TexMex item rather than Mexican. Its origins are unknown (the word translates roughly as “thingamajig”), but it is first known to Anglos from the Tucson, Arizona area and has spread from there, including south into Sinaloa and Sonora. It is essentially a deep-fried burrito, which, like all things deep-fried, can be a recipe for a disastrous grease experience. Old Mexico appears to use very hot and very clean oil, because their chimichanga is crisp and dry, with the moisture coming from the filling, which in our case was shredded chicken. The filling is cooked with chile sauce and perhaps cumin, while fresh cilantro is sprinkled over the whole chimichanga.

On a second visit to Old Mexico we tried the shrimp Yucatan and a chile relleno. The first was a required foray into the seafood realm, using the vegetables as a control. The shrimp were cooked to perfection: they still had a bit of snap to them as you took a bite. They had been stirfried in pepper (red and black) and oil, but were not overly spiced. That is, the taste of the shrimp came through distinctly.

The chile relleno was a large poblano (mild) green pepper stuffed with cheese of unknown provenance, covered in a cornbased batter and deep-fried. It was then uncharacteristically covered with a large amount of salsa. The sauce had the effect of burying the pepper physically, but also somewhat smothered the taste.

The service at Old Mexico is prompt and personable. On both visits our servers seemed quite familiar with the menu, in spite of its size, and food arrived at the table piping hot and quickly. •

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The Age of Enlightenment Voltaire’s Timeless Tale at Glimmerglass

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or its traditional American musical theater production, the Glimmerglass Festival is presenting Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, based on a novella by the prominent 18th-century philosophe Voltaire. The lively and brilliantly staged production, a joint venture with the Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, opened with a Sunday matinee on July 19 to a sold-out house. The audience was treated to a fastpaced show, beautifully sung and often visually splendid.

Candide, after its premiere in December 1956 and brief run on Broadway, has gone through multiple revisions of both lyrics and score. The present production relies mostly on the 1988 Scottish Opera version, with libretto accredited to Hugh Wheeler, but with additional lyrics by Lillian Hellman and Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Stephen Sondheim, and Bernstein himself, among others. The result, quite homogeneous, moves almost seamlessly.

Bernstein sets the journey of the

eponymous hero from naïve optimism to disillusioned acknowledgment of the world’s evil in mock-opera style, from the pseudo-Rossinian overture—Glimmerglass music director Joseph Colaneri gave it an almost frenetic rendition—to baroque echoes and popular dance modes such as tango and waltz, while paying tribute to various European music traditions. The parody of opera conventions is delightfully comic—the heroine has to die and yet she doesn’t, as in “You were dead, you know,” and the famous “Glitter and Be Gay” opens with the wailing lament heard in many operas, which then is tossed off in a bravura and rollicking style. Bernstein was in his element.

The story of Candide (1759)—Voltaire’s work is short, concise, and fast moving—debunks cosmic optimism, a popular theory put forth by the German philosopher Leibnitz. The author was moved to address a whole slew of subjects in a short space, ranging from the cruelty and horrors of war, of traditional religious practices, and of natural disasters, to modes of travel, the craving for wealth,

and the meaning of love. And somehow the horrors and underlying trenchant criticism are presented with a light touch and great wit.

The Glimmerglass production does great credit to this tale and its music. The single set by James Noone—an open metal frame with an upper walkway and circular staircase to the left—worked well. Jennifer Moeller’s costumes, some very beautiful, had an 18th-century look. Direction by Francesca Zambello, the festival’s artistic and general director was taut, energetic, and well coordinated.

The opening scene was marvelous—I cannot give away its secret—and demonstrated the excellent choreography

by Eric Sean Fogel. This scene, moving very fast, ends—as often with Zambello’s work—in a freeze. The lighting by Mark McCullough was effective, and with sparkling light strips during “Glitter and Be Gay.” The El Dorado scene was blinding in its brilliance and display of gold.

Much of the story is narrated by the character Voltaire/Pangloss, played superbly by David Gattison, first in a velvet dress coat and wigged to appear like Voltaire, and then in a long robe to become the philosopher and teacher Pangloss. Conductor Colanari and the superb orchestra kept the music moving right along. The singing was excellent throughout, with an all-American cast of principals. Tenor and former Young Artist

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The cast of Candide (Photo Provided)

Andrew Stenson gave a moving portrayal of Candide, singing with sweetness of tone, but at times not quite enough heft.

As Cunegonde, soprano Kathryn Lewek appropriately seemed more brittle than the hero; she gave a brilliant and rather angry-sounding rendition of “Glitter and Be Gay.” Mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson, well remembered as a stellar member of Tri-Cities Opera, played the Old Woman, with humor, sensitivity, and beautiful even tones.

Here is a great show, performed with understanding and enthusiasm, dealing with major questions about the meaning of life and of the evil in our world. In the end we understand that it’s all about being humane and living an authentic life. “We must cultivate our garden.” • For more information, on this production and others at Glimmerglass, consult www.glimmerglass.org.

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That Brooklyn Feeling

Musical Tries to keep its head up in New Adaptation

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mericans love competition, on the field and even the dance floor—consider the long-standing popularity of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Now Auburn’s Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival joins the fray with Saturday Night Fever, the iconic disco musical centering on a dance competition.

But this isn’t the late ‘90s stage musical, which is still touring (in Manila this year). Rather it’s a new North American production premiering at the Merry-GoRound Playhouse. This adaptation is also based on the far grittier 1977 movie, itself inspired by Nik Cohn’s New York Magazine article. And those catchy Bee Gees tunes, among others, still abound. The core story’s the same: In the working-class Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tony Manero and his buddies drift through dead-end lives, their week’s high point dancing at the local disco club.

Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti have provided a new script, and producing artistic director Brett Smock both directs and choreographs. This production signals exciting innovations coming to the festival.

Next year’s season, just announced, includes four more brand-new shows, which suggests both risk and challenge for any theatre. But Auburn’s musicalloving audiences are loyal, and on opening night, they greeted this first venture enthusiastically.

Saturday Night Fever’s large cast of singer-dancers is unquestionably talented, but for me the production often felt flat and disjointed. As a fan of disco music and the dance-floor freedom it brought, I really wanted to like this show. Yet despite the cast’s skill and effort, aesthetic choices kept interfering.

Nothing much happens in Act One, while Act Two is crowded with incident.

And the storyline is still thin: Tony meets a local girl, Stephanie, who’s aspiring to be classier and escape the ‘hood. They partner in a dance competition and, after a gang rumble and a disastrous accident, Tony begins to realize he might need to change his path, currently leading nowhere.

One problem is that the characters have no depth and little personality, so we’re not especially invested in them. As

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Tony, Sam Edgerly is handsome, fluid on the floor, and vocally compelling, but not personable. Jessica Lea Patty’s Stephanie is sketched as pretentious and mostly chilly, so not terribly likable. Why do we care if they get together?

Some other characters are more appealing—like Luke Yellin’s Bobby and his pregnant girlfriend Pauline, a patient, sweet Katie Sweeney. But at several key moments, when emotion does build and we long for the characters’ response, half the annoying front-of-stage panel moves and instantly blots out their expressions.

This curious device is part of Stanley A. Meyer’s set design: The “curtain” is a huge collage of ‘70s urban street photos— kids splashing at fire hydrants, old men despairing on stoops, cops making drug busts. Interesting enough, but the panel splits horizontally, the halves being used to mask off part of a scene, as needed. Besides truncating emotional moments, the panel as a frequent part of the stage picture is fairly unattractive.

The playing area behind it is dominated by a high network of trusses, intended to evoke the Verrazano-Narrows bridge linking stagnant Brooklyn to the more aspirational Staten Island. Its effect is busy, metallic, and industrial, not sleek and elegant like the original. It serves here as the actual bridge where the guys hang out recklessly, as well as the pulsing discotheque (lit by Ben Hagen).

The music, of course, is memorable— from the funky opening “Stayin’ Alive” to the mellow “More Than a Woman.”

Corinne Aquilina’s orchestra over-relies

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on the bass beat, though, and Kristen Baczynski’s sound mix doesn’t serve the actors—too much of both lyrics and dialogue are lost.

All this may cohere more in weeks to come. But for now, the most substantive moments in the musical are those with Levi Forger’s Frank Jr., Tony’s brother who visits home briefly after leaving the priesthood. He’s lost more than most, but knows the price of things—a blessed breath of substance. •

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on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5. As a preview, Blaise Bryski, with a Cornell DMA in 18th-century performance practice, will conduct a Young Pianists’ Workshop that morning in B20 Lincoln Hall, giving young players the chance to learn about historical pianos and to try their hands on the different instruments. It is free and open to the public.

The opening ceremonies include a welcome followed by a concert with Russian pianist Olga Pashchenko playing Beethoven; Monica Jakuc Leverett (Smith professor emerita and champion of women composers) performing works by Marie Bigot, Chopin, and early 19th-century Polish composer and pianist Maria Szymanowska; and David Kim, who received Honorable Mention at the Westfield International Fortepiano Competition in 2011, presenting Schumann. The major Schwartz Center concerts are described below.

On Thursday, Aug. 6, the morning lectures titled “Past and Present Meanings of Performance Practice” begin with a talk by the expert, Malcolm Bilson, called “Fifty Years of Early Pianos,” followed by presentations on fortepiano/harpsichord duos and Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” sonata. In the early afternoon is a lecture on works for piano and electronics, followed by a concert with Tom Beghin from McGill and Andrew Willis from UNC/Greensboro playing four-hand music by Moscheles,

and pianists Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Andrew Zhou, both Cornell DMA candidates studying with Xak Bjerken, presenting music for piano and electronics

by Haas, Rand Steiger, and Adams.

Following the concert is the first of three sessions called “Builders & Performers.” Piano restorer Edward Swenson from Trumansburg talks about the Graf pianos in the 19th century, illustrated by Stefania Neonato (she played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in the Leon Fleisher project a few years back).

Then star pianist Bezuidenhout gives a master class with young professionals and advanced learners.

The morning lectures on Friday, Aug. 7, called “Pianists and Their Pianos,” start with Westfield Concert Scholar Erin Helyard from the Australian National University, who will give advice about the open pedal. Independent scholar Sandra Rosenblum, author of a book on performance practice, talks about Chopin playing different pianos, while Maria Rose from the large international data organization RILM discusses Dussek and his contemporaries. The afternoon begins with an hour-long concert with violinist Lucy Russell from the Fitzwilliam Quartet and Turkish native and Cornell DMA Sezi Seskir performing Mozart and Schubert, Penelope Crawford, a master American performer on historical instruments, with Canadian soprano Martha Guth, present a program called Schubert’s Women in

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Planting Its Seeds

Didn’t get enough at Grassroots, Not to Worry

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umber 7 might be the prototypical lucky number for the more superstitious of believers, but no one needs mysticism to know that the seventh year of Seedstock festival is gearing up to be the most intricate and well organized it’s ever been. Held on Reed Seed’s Farm in Cortland (3336 Route 215), Seedstock first germinated as a small gettogether of friends and family and has now budded into a flourishing festival with a heart and soul of its own.

Seedstock began as a young seedling, but founders and organizers Tyler Coakley, Chris Merkley, and Jamie Yaman have nurtured the event such that it has grown into a community-oriented festival, rooted in farm-to-table food, family-fun, and a doit-yourself ethic that guarantees locals keep returning year after year.

The founding three are the brains, brawn, and beauty behind the event; since its debut year, they’ve built the stages, invited the bands, and got the word out (not to mention, fronted the money as well). Year one: an epic house party.

Multiple stages. Light on restraint.

The troika discusses the growth of

Seedstock not in the boastful tone you might expect from a posse of young entrepreneurs, but instead with patient insight you’d expect from lifelong friends simply trying to make their community a better place and inviting their community help them along the way.

Still, the three continue to wreak havoc, albeit with more organization, more wisdom, and more activities for all-ages.

Seedstock attendees grew incrementally year after year. The 250-person house party grew to a 400-person concert, to a 600-person daylong party, and to its present form: a thousand-person festival complete with internationally recognized bands, art installations, and activities for people of all dispositions.

Some things have remained consistent.

The gracious host of Seedstock—Reed’s Seeds—is a family-run homestead that has produced its main crop of cabbage for the past 205 years, and patriarch Don Reed has warmly helped shepherd Seedstock into what it is today.

John Brown’s Body, a band that would be headlining a festival 15 times (Grassroots) or 25 times (Gathering of the

Music. Builder David Sutherland from Ann Arbor talks about Florentine pianos and the music composed for them, with Spanish pianist Antonio Simón. A late afternoon recital features Helyard and German Olga Witthauer in music by Clementi and Dussek.

The lectures on Saturday, Aug. 8, are on “Eighteenth-Century Piano Culture” and feature Tilman Skowroneck from Sweden talking on fortepiano maintenance for, and by, the ladies Carmel Raz from Columbia University will discuss musical performance in Enlightenment philosophy.

Lubimov gives a master class featuring young professionals. The early afternoon concert features pianists Shin Hwang (third place winner in the 2011 Westfield Competition), American Michael Pecak, and Hungarian Petra Somlai in music

by Schubert, Schumann, Szymanowska, and others. Piano maker Paul McNulty and Russian pianist Viviana Sofronitsky, daughter of legendary Soviet-Russian performer Vladimir Sofronitsky, present a variety of instruments designed after 18th and 19th century pianos.

In the first Schwartz Center concert, on Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, Bezuidenhout, born in South Africa and now living in London, will present music by Mozart and C.P.E. Bach. Just 36 years old, Bezuidenhout won his first competition at age 21. He performs widely in the United States and Europe—recently in a series of Mozart quartet and concerto concerts in major European cities with the Chiaroscuro

Quartet, who performed so beautifully at Mayfest this year.

Thursday evening’s concert features three notable pianists. Chinese-born Jiayan Sun, winner of many prizes and also a composer, plays music of Beethoven, including the final sonata.

Hardy Rittner from Germany, acclaimed for his recordings of Chopin’s Études on fortepiano and the complete piano works of Schönberg, performs three préludes, a mazurka, and four impromptus by Chopin. First-place winner of the 2011 Westfield Competition Anthony Romaniuk presents music by William Mason, Edward MacDowell, and Aleksander Soliti.

Two concerts on Sunday afternoon close the festival. Canadian Frédéric Lacroix, now teaching at the University of Ottawa, will perform Hexameron, a set of variations on a march from Bellini’s opera I Puritani, each written by a different composer-pianist, including Liszt and Chopin. Norwegian pianist Liv Glaser will play music of her native country, by Grieg. Closing the program is the Brahms Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano, Opus 49, with R. J. Kelley from Juilliard playing the natural horn alongside violinist Russell, and Cornell’s Mike Lee, second-place winner in the 2011 Westfield Competition.

This festival is unique. As Elizabeth Bilson said to me, “I don’t know of anything like this anywhere in the world.” Come and be part of this special event. • For full information, consult www. westfield.org.

Vibes) the size, is one of the many pleasant surprises of Seedstock VII. In 2013 their album Kings and Queens released at #1 on the Reggae charts, right before Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated stole the spot.

Jamie Yaman, one of the founders of Seedstock, will be playing saxophone on stage with his band Big Mean Sound Machine, which will surely be a powerhouse set as Jamie and the rest of the horn section will bring the noise for their hometown fans. Cortland’s own trio of Digger Jones will belt their swampy blues and (hopefully) invite the late-night party energy with a Grateful Dead cover or two.

2Wood—the guitar player and banjo picker of Chenango Bridge’s Driftwood— will also be in attendance. The full fourpiece band hosted a spirited, foot-stomping dancefest at Grassroots this year, a repeat of their first Grassroots set a year ago, and made waves amongst attendees during their two-set weekend. Expect this duo to delightfully blend their Americana soul with their headbobbing-style of folk rock.

Evening comes and the majestic sunset paints the sky peach-orange. Watch the family festival transform into a late-night affair for carousing twenty-somethings, replete with glo-sticks, twisting bodies, and flowing hair.

Hanging sculptures, makeshift instruments, and walk-through art exhibitions: an enchanted forest lies north

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Entranced, you’ll enter the supernatural and summon one of the coveted pairs of headphones. Place the device on your head. Channel 1: DJ Guord’s funky bass lines. Channel 2: the soulful electronica of Jimkata’s Packy Lunn.

Remove the headphones and silence.

This is silent disco.

Channel 3: the chirping of the crickets, the cheers of your dancing mates, the hum of the crisp night air. • Gates open at 10 a.m. Aug. 1 More info at seedstockfest.com.

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Under Construction | 7:30 PM-11:30 PM | Clute Park, 155 S Clute Park Dr, Watkins Glen | Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Soul, 50’s, Funk.

Tru Bleu | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | Corks & More Wine Bar, 708 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Old-Time, Folk, Roots Rock, Blues, Americana, Soul.

8/02 Sunday

Music bars/clubs/cafés

7/29 Wednesday

Reggae Night | 9:00 PM-1:00 AM | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | I-Town Allstars are the House Band featuring members of: Mosaic Foundation, Big Mean Sound Machine, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, John Brown’s Body and More!

Open Jam with Featured Songwriters | 7:30 PM-10:30 PM | Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Rd (Rt. 366), Dryden | Join hosts David Graybeard and Mitch Wiedemann. We are looking for local songwriters, poets and authors to showcase their work.

Each week we will spotlight an artist for an hour, from about 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, to perform (mostly) original compositions Jam Session | 7:00 PM-10:00 PM | Canaan Institute, 223 Canaan Rd, Brooktondale | The focus is instrumental contra dance tunes. www. cinst.org.

Lou and The Reeds | 7:00 PM-10:00 PM | StoneCat Cafe, 5315 Rt 414, Hector | Jazz, Blues, Brass Sound, Eclectic.

Milkweed | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Hickories Park, Hickories Park Road, Owego | Americana, Bluegrass, Contemporary Old-Time, Folk.

Djug Django | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Live hot club jazz. i3º | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | Argos Inn, 408 E State St, Ithaca | Live Jazz: A Jazz Trio Featuring Nicholas Walker, Greg Evans, and Nick Weiser Under Construction | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM | Danby Federated Church Ice Cream

Soical, 1859 Danby Rd., Rt. 96B, Ithaca | Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Soul, 50’s, Funk.

Richie Stearns & Friends / Home On The Grange | 4:00 PM | Rongovian Embassy, 1 W. Main St., Trumansburg | Bluegrass, Old-Time, Jazz, Country, Banjo Picking

7/30 Thursday

Pravada, Kitestring | 9:00 PM | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Rock, New Wave, Classical, Noise, Arena Rock, Americana, Roots Rock, Acoustic Soul.

Grey Gary| 9:00 PM | Casita Del Polaris, 1201 N. Tioga St. #2, Ithaca | Rock, Pop, Indie, Experimental.

Emil Altschuler and Thomas Pandolfi | 7:30 PM | Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca | Acclaimed violinist Emil Altschuler and pianist Thomas Pandolfi will collaborate on a program featuring works ranging from Beethoven, Bach, and Paganini to rarely performed modern gems

by Robert R. Bennett. Both of these virtuoso performers studied at the Julliard School, with Pandolfi earning his master of music degree there while Altschuler continued his studies at The Yale School of Music.

Jazz Thursdays | 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | Collegetown Bagels, East Hill Plaza, Ithaca | Enjoy jazz and bagels at CTB. Hoodoo Crossing: Blues, Brews and BBQ | 6:00 PM | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Blues. Rock. Ribs.

Thru Spectrums | 6:00 PM- | Lucas Vineyards Winery, 3862 County Road 150, Interlaken | Funk, Rock.

El Caminos | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | The Calaboose Grille, Corner of Main and Court St., Owego | The Calaboose Jailbreak Clambake weekly event.

Alt-Country, Rock.

El Rumbon | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | State Theatre Of Ithaca, 107 W State St, Ithaca | CFCU Credit Union Summer COncert Series. Salsa night with dance lessons! World, Latin, Jazz.

7/31 Friday

Stone Flies, Tin Teardrops | 10:00 PM | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca | Blues, Hard Rock, Alt-Country, Funk, Indie.

The Leatherbound Books | 10:00 PM | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Indie, Folk, Americana.

Contra and Square Dances | 8:00 PM | Great Room at Slow Lane, Comfort & Lieb Rds, Danby | Everyone welcome; you don’t need a partner.

Dances are taught; dances early in the evening introduce the basic figures.

Bring a tasty treat and get in free. For directions/information, call 607-2738678; on Fridays, 607-342-4110.

Gerald’s Crossing with Dan Aloi | 8:00 PM | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Folk, Rock, Americana, Blues.

Divot, Underwater Tiger, Noto | 8:00 PM | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Ambient, Indie.

Ruddy Well Band | 7:00 PM | Cornell Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca | Bluegrass, Americana, Folk.

Roy Mathews Family Band | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Nicolas Park, Nicolas Park, Spencer | Spencer’s Music In The Park presents weekly concert. Banjo, Bluegrass, Old-Time, Americana.

Hats Off | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Newark Valley Depot, Depot Street, Newark Valley | Depot Friday Nights presents.

Country, Rock.

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8/01 Saturday

The Quantum with Fat Peace | 10:00 PM- | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Funk, Punk, Rock, Jam, Dance.

Mad Cow Tippers | 10:00 PM | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca | Alternative Country, Cow Punk, Psychobilly, Rockabilly.

Arco Iris | 10:00 PM | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Latin, Jazz, Gypsy Swing.

Lora Pendleton’s Birthday Bash!!

With Steve Gollnick | 9:00 PM | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Singer Songwriter, Nature Rock, Folk, Rock, Pop. Dennis Stroughmatt and the Creole Stomp | 9:00 PM | Rongovian Embassy, 1 W. Main St., Trumansburg | Contemporary blues, Swamp Pop, Traditional Cajun, Zydeco, Americana.

Jah9 with Dub Tonic Kru | 8:00 PM | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca |

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Blue Mondays | 9:00 PM | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca | with Pete Panek and the Blue Cats.

Open Mic Night | 8:30 PM | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Signups start at 7:30pm.

The Kirby Band | 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Kirby Park, East River Road, Nichols | Sousa, Gershwin, Classical, Big Band.

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Open Mic | 9:00 PM | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Grey Wolf / Viva Rongovia! | 9:00 PM

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Acoustic Open Mic Night | 9:00 PM-1:00 AM | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca | Hosted by Technicolor Trailer Park.

International Folk Dancing | 7:30 PM-9:30 PM | Kendal At Ithaca, 2230 N Triphammer Rd, Ithaca | Teaching and request dancing. No partners needed.

Jen Cork and The Good Hope | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Felicia’s Atomic Lounge, 508 W State St, Ithaca | Jazz, Folk, Americana.

Nate Marshall and Travis Knapp | 6:00 PM-10:00 PM | Maxie’s Supper Club & Oyster Bar, 635 W State St, Ithaca | Swing, Blues, Americana, Jazz, Singer Songwriter.

Ben Miller | 12:00 PM-3:00 PM | Moosewood Restaurant, 215 N Cayuga St Ste 70, Ithaca | Jazz piano.

Rocks and Water | 12:00 PM-2:00 PM | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Bluegrass, Old-Time.

Tia Brazda | 11:00 AM-2:00 AM | StoneCat Cafe, 5315 Rt 414, Hector | Swing, Jazz, Blues, Rockabilly, Vocals.

The Quantum | 1:00 AM | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Funk, Punk, Rock, Jam, Dance.

Quartet, AVALANCHES | 7:00 PM | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Math Rock, Progressive Rock, Experimental Rock, Classical, Percussion.

Under Construction | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | King Ferry Winery, 658 Lake Rd, King Ferry | Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Soul, 50’s, Funk.

Gary & Lee Ann Reynolds | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | Corks & More Wine Bar, 708 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Pop, Folk, Family, Singer Songwriter.

Stone Cold Miracle | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Americana Vineyards, 4367 E Covert Rd, Interlaken | Soul, Funk, Groove, Gospel, Rock.

Al Hartland Trio | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM | Felicia’s Atomic Lounge, 508 W State St, Ithaca | Jazz with Al Hartland on drums, Alejandro Bernard-Papachryssanthou on piano, and Harry Aceto on bass.

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7/29 Wednesday

The Avett Brothers | 7:30 PM | CMAC, Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua | Alt-Country, Punk, Americana, Folk, Rock.

Dryden Music Series | 6:30 PM| Dryden VFW, Rt. 13, Dryden | Wednesday Wing Nights at the VFM with live music.

Community Unity Music Educational Program Summer Concert | 5:00 PM | Southside Community Center, 305 S Plain St, Ithaca | Muisc, Dance, Drumming, Jazz, Rock, Youth. The 12th annual CUMEP summer concert. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch local youth perform an array of arts and musical events.

7/31 Friday

Bryan Adams | 8:00 PM | CMAC, Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua | Reckless 30th Anniversary Tour, Rock, Pop, Country, Modern.

Primus, Dinosaur Jr. | 7:00 PM | Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown | Progressive Rock, Metal, Funk, Avant-Garde, Punk, Alternative, Indie, Noise, Hardcore.

8/01 Saturday

Taughannock Falls Summer Concert Series: The Small Kings | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Taughannock Falls State Park, Bath house stage, Trumansburg | Rock, Country, Home-Town music.

Bonnie Raitt, Richard Julian | 7:00 PM | Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown | Blues, Country, Folk Rock, Pop.

8/02 Sunday

Grace Potter | 7:30 PM | CMAC, Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua | Singer Songwriter, Folk, Blues, Rock, Americana, Soul, Gospel.

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Three Chord Monty | 11:00 AM-1:30 PM | Sunny Days of Ithaca, 123 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Folk.

8/04 Tuesday

Sublime with Rome | 6:30 PM | CMAC, Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua | Rebelution, Pepper and Mickey Avalon also on the bill. | Punk, Ska, Reggae, Rock, Funk, Dub .

Steve Romer | Playin’ a Variety of 90’s Music | 6:30 PM | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Road, Ithaca | Rock, Alternative, Pop.

Film Outdoor Movie Nights: National Velvet | 8:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Trumansburg Farmers Market, Corner of Rtes 96 and 227, Trumansburg | National Velvet. A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England’s Grand National Sweepstakes. cinemapolis

Friday, 7/31 to Thursday, 8/06.

Contact Cinemapolis for Showtimes Amy | A documentary on the late Singer-Songwriter Amy Winehouse, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. | 128 mins R | Infinitely Polar Bear | A manic-

depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don’t make the overwhelming task any easier. | 90 mins R | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | A teenage filmmaker befriends a classmate with cancer and his life is forever changed. | 104 mins PG-13 | Tangerine | A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. Directed by Sean Baker. | 88 mins R | Mr. Holmes | An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman. Ian McKellen stars. | 104 mins PG | A LEGO Brickumentary | A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys. | 93 mins G | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. | 122 mins R | regal theater

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Showtimes Ant Man (3D) | Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. | 117 mins PG-13 | Pixels (3D) | When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games. | 105 mins PG-13 | Trainwreck | Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy. | 125 mins R | Magic Mike XXL | It’s been 3 years since Mike Lane’s retirement from stripping. When his old friends and co-workers arrive in town he can’t resist the temptation of his old career. | 115 mins R | Spy | CIA Analyst Susan Cooper is forced into her first real field work and trys to save and revenge her fellow agents. | 115 mins R | Jurassic World (3D) | Visitors at the famed theme park run wild when the genetically engineered Indominus Rex and other dinosaurs go on a rampage. | 124 mins PG-13 |

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Notices Rehearsals for the Dryden Area Intergenerational Band | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Dryden United Methodist Church, 2 North St, Dryden | Rehearsals for Band. Concert will be Sunday, August 9, 3 p.m.

Friday Market Day | 8:00 AM-2:00 PM, 7/31 Friday | Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca | Farmer’s & Artisan’s Market at Triphammer Marketplace. Outside 8 a.m. to noon, Inside 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fridays through December.

Locally grown & produced foods and handcrafted items. Local seasonal produce, honey, flowers, baked goods, meats, pottery, woodwork, jewelry, glass, fiber arts and the Owl’s Head Fish Truck! Lots of variety, plenty of parking.

Chicken BBQ | 12:00 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Varna United Methodist Church, 965 Dryden Rd, Ithaca | Halves $6. Dinners ($9) includes 1/2 Chicken, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Molly’s famous Carrot Salad, Roll and Cake.

Beverages provided for “eat-in dinners.”

Rehearsals for the Dryden Area Intergenerational Chorus | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 8/03 Monday | Dryden United Methodist Church, 2 North St, Dryden | Rehearsals for Chorus group.

CRC Walking Club | 5:00 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Ithaca High School, 1401 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca | Walking, large muscle group strengthening, and gentle yoga.

Learning American Sign Language II (ASL II) | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 Fifth St, Ithaca | American Sign Language (ASL) is a useful and fun means of communication, and many signs can be easy to learn. ASL is used by people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, have difficulty speaking, or are non-verbal, as well as interpreters, family and friends, human service professionals, and people who want to be able to communicate with someone who uses ASL. Unmask The Elemental Power Within | 3:00 PM-5:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | BorgWarner Room, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Uncover your inner

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This Northampton, MA Instrumental Duo plays a progressive, technical form of stripped down guitar and drum math rock. With influences and touches of jazz, hardcore, prog-rock, new wave, postpunk and experimental, the duo excites, thrashes, and twirls its way through live sets. They tour rarely, so this is a great opportunity to check this enthralling group out. Ithaca Underground presents.

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Vacation | Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons. | 99 mins R | Terminator Genisys (3D) | When John Conor sends Kyle Reese back to the year 1984 to protect his mother, an unexpected turn of events creates an altered timeline.

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as a Terminator guardian. | 122 mins PG-13 | South Paw | Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services. | 123 mins R | Paper Towns | A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. | 109 mins PG-13 | Inside Out | Disney Pixar’s new film about a Midwestern girl whose life is turned upside down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. | 102 mins PG | Minions (3D) | Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.| 91 mins PG | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Ethan and team take

Late Night Catechism | Auburn Public Theater, 108 Genesee St, Auburn | Catechism is an uproariously funny play that takes the audience back to their Catholic school youth. Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett. For tickets and showtimes www.auburnpublictheater.org Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | Young aspiring Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw entices his good friends Holmes and Watson to take on the case of a murdered theatre critic. As they cross swords with the most famous literary luminaries of the day including Bram Stoker, Gilbert & Sullivan, Henry Irving and a young H. G. Wells, Holmes comes face-to-face with his own celebrity. For tickets and showtimes www.cortlandrep.org Saturday Night Fever | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | The story centers on Tony Manero, a Brooklyn youth whose weekend is spent at the local dance hangout. There he escapes into the admiration of the crowd, a growing relationship and the pulse of the beat that enables him to forget the realities of his life, his dead-end job and his gang of deadbeat friends. For tickets and showimes fingerlakesmtf.com The Music Man | Charles O. Dickerson, 100 Whig St., Trumansburg | Encore Players Community Theatre’s production “The Music Man” to be performed July 30, 31, Aug. 1 at 7 pm & Aug. 2 at 3 pm.

Talley’s Folly | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Closing their Mainstage Season, the Hangar Theatre presents Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy, Talley’s Folly. Directed by the Hangar’s artistic director Jen Waldman, Talley’s Folly will run from July 30 until August 8, 2014. Join the cast, crew, and Hangar staff on opening night, Friday, July 31 at 8pm at the Hangar Theatre, located

at 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850 in Cass Park. Tickets and times at www.hangartheatre.org. throne.

Written by American Playwright Lanford Wilson in 1979, this tale is about the lives of two unlikely sweethearts set in 1944 in Lebanon, Missouri. The play is remarkable for its method, taking place in one whole act, with no intermission. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and has enchanted crowds every since, speaking of love and the impossible union of lost souls. Don’t miss the Hangar Theatre’s last event of the Summer!

bender with elemental exercises, play a game of Pai Sho, check our martial arts demonstrations, and connect with other fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra. For more information, contact rdemauro@tcpl. org or call 272-4557 ext. 274 Art Classes for Adults | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Community School Of Music And Arts, 330 E State St, Ithaca | Adult classes and private instruction in dance, music, visual arts, language arts, and performance downtown at the Community School of Music and Arts. For more information, call (607) 272-1474 or email info@csma-ithaca. org. www.csma-ithaca.org.

Learn to Play or Practice Bridge | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 7/31 Friday | Ithaca Bridge Club, 609 W Clinton St, Ithaca | Coaches available. No partner needed.

No signups required. Walk-ins welcome.

The Ithaca Bridge Club is located down the hall from Ohm Electronics in Clinton St. Plaza.

Finger Lakes School of Massage Introduction to Massage Therapy Seminar | 10:00 AM-3:30 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Finger Lakes School of Massage, 1251 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca | Join us for this one-day seminar exploring Massage Therapy as a rewarding career. You will leave knowing current career trends in one of the fastest growing healthcare industries. Also, you will be introduced to foundational elements of the sciences in a sample class. Participants will receive a relaxing 60 minute massage from currently enrolled massage therapy students. No previous experience necessary. Call 607-272-9024 to register.

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Broome County Fair | 7/29 Wednesday through 8/02 Sunday | Broome County Fairgrounds, 51 Grand Stand Blvd, Whitney Point | Call (607) 692-4149 or see www.broomecountyfairny.com Cayuga Lake Watershed Plan | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, 7/30 Thursday | Seneca Falls Public Library, 47 Cayuga St., Seneca Falls | Public meeting is being held to seek input from year-round and summer residents for an update of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Plan. A new planning effort is under way to update the plan in 2015-6, and this meeting gives members of the public

an opportunity to hear about the original plan and to provide unique personal knowledge and input for the updated plan.

Open Garden Day at the Ithaca Community Gardens | 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, 8/02 Sunday | Ithaca Community Gardens, Carpenter Circle, off of Third Street, Ithaca | Meet the gardeners of the Ithaca Community Gardens at our first Open Garden Day! Tour the gardens, take a gardening workshop, see what vegetables and flowers are growing, and learn more about community gardening! Face painting, veggie hunt and other fun activities for kids.

Cayuga Lake SUP Cup | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 7/31 Friday through 8/02 Sunday| Myers Park, Lansing, 1 Lansing Park Rd, Lansing | The SUP Cup is a 3-day community expo celebrating lake, land, and human wellness in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate NY. More info at www. cayugalakesupcup.com.

Watkins Glen Italian American Festival | All Day, 7/31 Friday through 8/02 Sunday | Clute Park, Watkins Glen | Hosmer Winery 29th Anniversary Party | 1:00 PM-6:00 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Hosmer Winery, 7020 Rt 89, Ovid | Celebrate 29 years of making award winning wine at our anniversary party this year. Join us at the winery and enjoy live music by Muddy Dove, delicious food from Blowin Smoke BBQ and relax with a glass of award winning Hosmer wine. Full wine tastings available! Food and wine available for purchase.

23rd Glorious Garlic Festival | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Fox Run Vineyards, RR 14, Penn Yan | Celebrating the numerous types of garlic cultivated in the Finger Lakes region Arts and Wine Festival | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Courthouse Park, Downtown Cortland, Cortland | Over 60 artists will set up on the lawn throughout the park, displaying some of the nicest artwork in the area at very reasonable prices.

Live music will continue throughout the day. Food is also an attraction at the festival and there will be numerous vendors offering choices for every taste. For more information or vendor applications, visit cortlandartsandwine. org.

Tioga Downs Antique Center And General Marketplace | 9:00 AM-, 8/01 Saturday | Tioga Downs, 2384 W River Rd, Nichols | Indoor marketplace

and outdoor flea and farmers market.

Antiques, collectibles, furniture and more! Open every Friday 12 noon-5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9 am-5 pm thru November 1, 2015.

Sterling Renaissance Festival | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 8/01 Saturday, 8/02 Sunday | Sterling Renaissance Festival, Fraden Rd, Sterling | Highland Fling Weekend 23rd Glorious Garlic Festival | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, 8/02 Sunday | Fox Run Vineyards, RR 14, Penn Yan | Celebrating the numerous types of garlic cultivated in the Finger Lakes region Waverly’s Attic | 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, 8/02 Sunday | Waverly’s Attic Festival, Broad Street, Waverly | A street fair with antiques, collectables, crafts, artisians, food, and music and even an auction. We have some incredible items for the public to bid on from local businesses that are till coming in and some we have drummed up in other places! The online auction will begin soon and you can see and bid on any of these great items and more!

Here are some examples: A case of Alligier’s House of Wings sauces, Star Trek Original Cast Autographed Photo, A vintage jukebox from Kevin Smith’s Amusements, A Monterey CA. golf trip for two with airfare and hotel included, and so much more!

Chemung County Fair | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Chemung County Fairgrounds, 170 Fairview Road, Horseheads | See listings at www. chemungcountyfair.com

Meetings Community Advisory Group (CAG) | 6:00 PM, 8/03 Monday | Ithaca City Hall, 108 E Green St, Ithaca | CAG is concerned with Ithaca’s contaminated sites. It convenes to promote greater public participation in clean-up projects, and to help citizens and involved government agencies make better-informed decisions.

City of Ithaca Board of Zoning Appeals | 7:00 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Common Council Chambers - Ithaca City Hall, 108 E Green St, Ithaca | Natural Areas Commission (NAC) | 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Ithaca City Hall, 108 E Green St, Ithaca | The NAC supports the conservation of the designated Natural Areas within the City of Ithaca and advises the Board of Public Works, the Department of Public Works, Common Council,

Pravada play The Silver Line Tap Room Thursday 7/30 at 9 PM. (Photo Provided) and the Conservation Advisory Council, regarding public concerns about Natural Areas, threats to the ecosystems, and opportunities to improve protective measures.

Nature & Science Stargazing at Fuertes Observatory | 8:00 PM-12:00 AM, 7/31 Friday | Fuertes Observatory, Cornell, 219 Cradit Farm Dr, Ithaca | The Cornell Astronomical Society hosts stargazing at the historic Fuertes Observatory on Cornell’s North Campus every clear Friday evening starting at dusk. Free and open to the public; parking across the street. Call 607-255-3557 after 6 p.m. to see if we are open that night.

5 Gardens Open for Tompkins County Open Day | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, 8/01 Saturday | Suwinski Garden, 451 Sheffield Road, Ithaca | The tour features five fabulous gardens, with features such as water elements, shade gardens, edible gardens, themed gardens, a working water wheel, lotus pond and garden art. We have added a new feature this year - local nurseries will be set up at three of the gardens selling top quality, locally produced plants! Visit The Plantsmen at the Gagnon garden, Baker’s Acres at the LaDue garden, and Cayuga Landscape at the Myers garden. The 5 gardens include, Suwinski Garden, 451 Sheffield Road, Ithaca, Gagnon Garden, 2353 Spencer Road (Rt. 34/96), West Danby, LaDue Garden, 1132 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca, Myers Garden, 1071 Michigan Hollow Road, Spencer, and Ridenour Garden, 346 Warren Road, Ithaca.

Guided Beginner Bird Walks, Sapsucker Woods | 7:30 AM, 8/01 Saturday, 8/02 Sunday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the front of the building. For more information, please visit http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/ calendar.

Health & Wellness Recreational Roller Derby | 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | ILWR Training Space, 2073 E Shore Dr, Lansing | The Ithaca League of Women Rollers announces their roller derby style workout program. New or returning skaters of any level are welcome. Trainers are members of the Ithaca League of Women Rollers.

Open to men and women 18+. For more information and to register: http://www.ithacarollerderby.com/ wreck-derby/ Sacred Chanting with Damodar Das and friends | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Ithaca Yoga Center, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Free every week. An easy, fun, uplifting spiritual practice open to all faiths. No prior experience necessary. More at www.

DamodarDas.com.

Adult Children of Alcoholics | 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Community Recovery Center, 518 W Seneca St, Ithaca | 12-Step Meeting.

Enter through front entrance. Meeting on second floor. For more info, contact

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Lyme Support Group | 6:30 PM-, 7/29 Wednesday | Multiple Locations, , | A free group providing information and support for people with Lyme or their care givers. We meet monthly at homes of group members. For information, or to be added to the email list, contact danny7t@lightlink.com or call Danny at 275-6441.

Mid-week Meditation House | 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Willard Straight Hall 5th fl lounge, , Ithaca | The Consciousness Club, Cornell would like to invite everyone in the Cornell community (and beyond!) to experience a deep guided meditation in our weekly meetings every Wednesday on the 5th Floor Lounge. All are welcome.

Zumba Gold Classes | 5:30 PM-6:30 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | With instructor Nicole Bostwick. Starting June 3, 2015-December 31, 2015, Every Wednesday 12:00-1:00pm Food Policy Council for Tompkins County | 5:30 PM-8:00 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | BorgWarner Room, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Building local food policy that is fair for all & healthy for the earth. Pre-register HERE It’s easy! (or contact holly@greenstar.coop (607) 229-3540) We all eat. And nearly every food choice we make is shaped - and limited - by local, state and national policies. Many communities are beginning to take food policy into their own hands by creating Food Policy Councils to advise local governments.

Alcoholics Anonymous | 12:00 AM-11:59 PM, 7/29 Wednesday | Multiple Locations, , | This group meets

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Come out to hear the true sounds of Jamaican Dub and Reggae on this night. Combining the old school grit and power of such luminaries as Black Uhuru, with the modern presence and moves of M.I.A., and the versatility of a free-from poet and rapper, Jah9 is a remarkable musician and artist. She performs with fellow Jamaicans Dubtonic Kru, who hit hard and mellow with wicked reggae beats, dub blast, and rhythm and blues madness.

This trio brings the cow punk, psychobilly, and alternative country, and delivers it hard and fast. With a retro sound based on the wackiness of early rock and roll, with the sledgehammer attitude of punk, and the down-home country feel of classic western, these guys bring the party wherever they land. Take the night off and come down to check these wild performers out, and be amazed by the versatility of their sound. Expect some Saddle Tramp, Rev. Horton Heat, and The Cramps covers, along with tons of originals.

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several times per week at various locations. For more information, call 273-1541 or visit aacny.org/meetings/ PDF/IthacaMeetings.pdf Walk-in Clinic | 4:00 PM-8:00 PM, 7/30 Thursday, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM, 8/03 Monday | Ithaca Health Alliance, 521 W Seneca St, Ithaca | Need to see a doctor, but don’t have health insurance? Can’t afford holistic care? 100% Free Services, Donations Appreciated. Do not need to be a Tompkins County resident. First come, first served (no appointments).

International Cooking Classes: What’s In Your Picnic Basket | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, 7/31 Friday | The Kitchen Store, 59 North Ave., Owego | Tonight we will be making some wonderful additions for you to add to your private Picnic Basket. Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans, Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, Cole Slaw, Bacon Deviled Eggs, and Texas Sheet Cake for dessert.

Yin-Rest Yoga – A Quiet Practice for Women | 4:00 PM-5:30 PM, 8/02 Sunday | South Hill Yoga Space, 132 Northview Rd, Ithaca | Led by Nishkala Jenney, E-RYT. Email nishkalajenney@ gmail.com or call 607-319-4138 for more information and reserve your place as space is limited.

Free Meditation Class at Yoga Farm | 11:15 AM-12:00 PM, 8/02 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | A free community meditation class for the public.

Overeaters Anonymous | 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, 8/03 Monday | Just Be Cause Center, 1013 W State St, Ithaca | Overeaters Anonymous is a worldwide 12-Step program for people wanting to recover from overeating, starving and/or purging. Visit www.oa.org for more information or call 607-379-3835.

Nicotine Anonymous | 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Ithaca Community Recovery, 518 W Seneca St, 2nd fl, Ithaca | A fellowship of men and women helping each other to live free of nicotine. There are no dues or fees.

The only requirement for membership is the desire to be free of nicotine.

Support Group for People Grieving the Loss of a Loved One by Suicide | 5:30 PM-, 8/04 Tuesday | 124 E Court St, 124 E Court St, Ithaca | Please call Sheila McCue, LMSW, with any questions: 607-272-1505.

Anonymous HIV Testing | 9:00 AM-11:30 AM, 8/04 Tuesday | Tompkins County Health Department, 55 Brown Road, Ithaca | Walk-in clinics are available every Tuesday from 9 to 11:30

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fter 13 years immersed in the central New York music scene, the creative dyad Grey Gary are doing what every great American adventurer has done before them: Westward Ho! Like journeymen Lewis and Clark, the inseparable duo of Tom Birctree and Shikhar Bajracharya are headed west, to voyage across the great Continental Divide until they settle in the sprawling vistas and fresh forest air of the Pacific Northwest.

Their partnership began unexpectedly. Arriving to Ithaca College in 2002, both had initially intended to pursue non-musical paths. Arizonanative Tom studied theatre and Mainiac Shikhar studied chemistry, but as fate would have it, they would meet during the first week of their freshmen year.

Tom was in the cafeteria, waiting in line to get food, singing Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” under his breath. Shikhar, standing behind him, casually remarked, “Hey, Led Zeppelin — I like that band. I play guitar.”

Yeah, I sing,” Tom replied.

To which Shikhar suggested, “We should be in a band.” Little did they know that this spontaneous agreement would blossom into a creative covenant and take them through 13 years of making music together.

a.m. Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Please call us to schedule an appointment or to ask for further information (607) 274-6604

Books Stephen Jenkinson | 3:30 PM, 8/02 Sunday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Author discusses his book Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity & Soul, a book about grief, and dying, and the great love of life.

Graphic Novel and Manga Club | 4:30 PM-5:30 PM, 8/03 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | For teen readers.

For more information, contact Teen Services Librarian Regina DeMauro at (607) 272-4557 extension 274 or

Sophomore year: they formed Ayurveda, recruiting an additional 3 bandmates to close out their five-piece prog-rock band. Heavy on technical precision, Ayurveda released seven albums and toured around the world during their eight years together, playing their final show at Grassroots 2011.

Two years later, Grey Gary formed—the experimental playground and brainchild of Tom and Shikhar, which in many ways stands opposite the meticulousness of their collaboration in Ayurveda.

Shikhar spoke on the radical openness of Grey Gary’s style: “Sometimes [Tom and I] have no idea how a song is gonna turn out.

Sometimes, we’ll be on stage, and we’ll have a general idea [of where the song’s going], but then it gets fuzzy. It’s very free. There’s a lot more room for improvisation, to just be present in the moment and not have to worry about what’s next.”

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Michael Keane | 12:30 PM, 8/04 Tuesday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Author reads from his book To Hell & Back, about his treks on foot from Florida to Canada, and throughout Europe.

Art 1865: A New Beginning: Juried Art Exhibition | 10:00 AM 7/31 Friday | Tioga County Historical Museum, 110 Front Street, Owego | The theme is the conclusion of the Civil War and the end of slavery. The exhibition runs until August 1.

First Saturdays on the Greater Ithaca Art Trail | All Day, 8/01 Saturday | Greater Ithaca Art Trail| Artists exhibit in studios across

Open Garden Day, Carpenter Circle, Sunday, August 2, 12:00 p.m.

Meet the gardeners of the Ithaca Community Gardens at the first Open Garden Day. Tour the various gardens, take a gardening workshop, see what vegetables and flowers are growing, and learn more about the process of community gardening. This is an amazing opportunity to see just how amazing and progressive community gardening is. Face painting, a wicked veggie hunt, and other fun activities will be happening for the kids. Don’t miss out!

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This is very much a result of the minimalism at the heart of this twoperson project. Swapping instruments and taking risks on stage and in the studio, this duo isn’t afraid to make mistakes. To keep their multifaceted and ever-shifting sounds composed, the duo has stripped down their music to its bare essentials: song writing.

“This project is about the songs; they’re like the third-member of the band.” Shikhar said, “The songs have to stand on their own, because if they don’t and one of us is having an off night,

Ithaca and Tompkins County. More information at www.arttrail.com. ongoing Corners Gallery | 903 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca | Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 AM5:30 PM; Friday, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Closed Sun & Mon | Tim Merrick, Dispositio, Solo Exhibit of Recent Work | www. cornersgallery.com State of the Art Gallery |120 West State Street, Ithaca | WednesdayFriday, 12:00 PM-6:00 PM, Weekends, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM | Engaging The Edges, Leslie K. Brill, Diane W. Newton, Paintings and Illustrations | Runs July 1 through August 2 | For information: 607-277-1626 or gallery@soag.org Waffle Frolic | 146 East State/MLK

playing whatever instrument, the idea of the song still needs to get across.”

Like a more ragged Simon and Garfunkel, Tom and Shikhar manage to make music that can meld and morph to any space—a tranquil yoga studio, a neon-filled dance club, or a cozy living room. In a poetic finale, the tandem bike that is Grey Gary will play their final Ithaca show this Thursday at Casita del Polaris (right behind Northstar) in a similarly casual style that marks their incidental artistic beginnings. •

Street, Ithaca | Eric Draper and Peter Thompson, Abstract Paintings and Black and White Photography. July 1 through end of August| www. wafflefrolicking.com Stella’s | 403 College Avenue, Ithaca | Lea Freni, Mixed Media, Fashion Design.

July 1-August 31 | 607.277.1490 CAP ArtSpace | Center Ithaca, The Commons, Ithaca | Mon-Thu 9:00 AM-7:00 PM, Fri-Sat 11:00 PM-7:30 PM; Sun 12:00-5:00 PM | In Flight, Mary Roberts, ceramic installations and mixed media drawings and forms.

Runs through July | www.artspartner. org Gallery at FOUND | 227 Cherry Street, Ithaca | 10:00 AM-6:00 PM, closed Tuesdays | Makers Gonna Make, Highlighting the creativity of FOUND’s dealers. July 1 through July 26 | www. foundinithaca.com

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Buffalo Street Books, Sunday, August 2, 3:30 p.m.

Community School of Music and Arts | 330 E.State / MLK Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 | Joyce Stillman-Myers, RealSuper-Real-Real Inspired, new work on display through July 31 | www. csma-ithaca.org Damiani Wine Cellars | 4704 Rt. 414, Burdett | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM TuesdaySunday | “A Closer Look: Independent Visions of the Natural World” Robin Botie, Dan Finlay, Ray Helmke, Nancy Ridenou and many more. On display: Now – July 12th | www.damianiwinecellars.com The Ink Shop | 330 E.State / MLK Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 | Tuesday to Friday 12 -6 PM, Sat 12-4 PM | Animal Kin and Standing People, Leslie Peebles July 3 - August 1, 2015 | Floridian Leslie Peebles prints celebrate the landscape and all the life forms it nourishes. | 607-277-3884 | www.ink-shop.org

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A teacher, poet, and the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, Stephen has worked extensively with dying people and their families. His philosophy is rooted in the hard belief that contemporary society is built upon the punishing foundation of mass migration, and that we are all orphans, to some extent. Very creative, with Masters Degrees from Harvard and the University of Toronto, Stephen is a deeply insightful and patience Social Worker, aiming to break through the information junk of our world, and find what is real and truly needed throughout life.

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August 7 Virgil Cain, August 14 Little Joe, August 21 Ron Riddle & the Riders, August 28 Under Construction, September 4 Virgil Cain. Classic Rock on the deck at BoatYard Grill, 525 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 6:00pm-9:00pm

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Holliston, MA needs 1 temporary worker 8/15/2015 to 12/17/2015, 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 $11.26 per hr. Applicants apply at Workforce Center, 425 Fortune blvd., Milford, MA. (508)478-4300 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #5845649. General farm work on a diversified farm; including but not limited to planting, harvesting, and processing fruits and vegetables. Clearing land, cleaning fruits and vegetables, felling trees, burning brush picking stones, splitting wood, some poultry work, one month experience in duties listed

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West Brookfield, MA needs 15 temporary workers 8/10/2015 to 12/15/2015, 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. $11.26 per hr. Applicants apply at Workforce Central Career Center 508-765-6430 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #5829734.

May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of fruit for sale, including, but not limited to, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning,spraying, mowing, harvesting, grading, packing.

Harvest apples using a ladder and picking bucket. Worker will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending ladder on a sustained basis. Perform general farm labor such as picking rocks, hoeing, weeds, pruning. May use farm equipment that relates to the cited task and use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. Work is performed out doors rain or shine, hot or cold. One month experience required in duties listed.

Can You Dig It? Heavy Equipment Operator Career! We offer Training and Certification Running Bulldozers, Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866362-6497 (NYSCAN)

Candor Emergency Squad; Temporary 9-12 month, full-time, day medic. ALS & BLS applications accepted. Call 607-659-5529, applications are on www. candoremergencysquad.org. Position begins week of August 17th.

425/Education SUNY Potsdam is seeking a full-time Assistant University Financial Analyst.

To apply and view essential job requirements and qualifications, visit https:// employment.potsdam.edu, job posting No. U-00068 (NYSCAN)

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Sunny Crest Orchards

is accepting applications for the following exam: Police Officer Exam No. 68-102: Minimum Quals & Spec Req: Visit website for full requirements. Salary: $44,891. Exam: November 14, 2015.

Residency: Applicants must be residents of Tompkins County or one of the sic (6) contiguous counties. Application deadline: October 1, 2015. City of Ithaca HR Dept., 108 East Green St., Ithaca, NY 14850 (608)274-6539 www.cityofithaca. org. The City of Ithaca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversifying its workforce.

Youth Development Program Manager

Implement year-round youth development activities during out-of-school hours for pre-teen & teen audiences and a summer youth employment program in the Village of Trumansburg and the Town of Ulysses. Plan & deliver school-based programs promoting life skill development. BA/BS & experience in youth development programming. Full-time, grant-funded, w/benefits. More information at www.ccetompkins.org. Application deadline: 8/3/2015. CCE Tompkins is equal opportunity and affirmative action educator and employer.

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Spacious, Furnished 2 Bedrooms one with Balcony, Carpet and Hardwood Floors. Heat, Hot Water, w/s included.

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The City of Ithaca

Sterling JCT, MA needs 2 temporary workers 8/1/2015 to 10/30/2015, 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. $11.26 per hr. Applicants apply at North Central Career Center, 100 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453.

Tel: 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #5774296. 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 t repair bulk boxes. May be asked to help operate, adjust and maintain farm machinery.

One month’s experience in work listed is required.

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805/Business Services Andreas Painting Experienced Interior/Exterior (commercial and residential) painters. All aspects of restoration work, to include drywall repairs, refinishing of cabinets and woodwork, wallpaper removal, and fine detailing. Insured with references per your request. Please contact Andrea @ 607-341-2045 or marybeth @ 607222-8423 for an estimate on your home or business.

AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 855-977-9537 (AAN CAN)

BANKRUPTCY

Individual Ch 7 Legal Fee $299.00. Debt Relief Agency & Attorney Advertising.

Mark Gugino 144 Bald Hill Ithaca NY 607-319-0766 E-mail foam@twcny. rr.com or web www.1000islandslaw.com Dish TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) Four Seasons Landscaping Inc. 607.272.1504 Lawn maintenance, spring + fall clean up + gutter cleaning, patios, retaining walls, + walkways, landscape design + installation. Drainage.

Snow Removal. Dumpster rentals. Find us on Facebook!

FREE BANKRUPTCY CONSULTATION Real Estate, Uncontested Divorces. Child Custody. Law Office of Jeff Coleman and Anna J. Smith (607)277-1916

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Poley Paving, Placid Property Maintenance Corp, F&F Contracting + Additions Accepting Quality Consignments until 7/28.

Auction Site: The Auction, 9423 Western Tpke. (Rte. 20), Delanson, NY (Schenectady) Bidding Starts: 8/1 • Begins Closing: 8/14 11:00 AM (EST) Preview: 8/13: 9-2 & 8/14: 8-10

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A Civilized Urban Dwelling

Downtown Ithaca Home with Vintage Features

At A Glance Contact: Margaret Hobbie, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, RealtyUSA; mhobbie@ verizon.net Phone: (607) 220-5334 Website: www.aedelman.com

Price: $350,000 Location: 316 North Geneva Street,

City of Ithaca School District: Ithaca City Schools Beverly J. Martin Elementary MLS#: 302782

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The house at 316 N. Geneva St. is an unorthodox sort of Italianate style in that its roof is gabled rather than hipped or flat.

The characteristic wide overhanging eaves are present, however, along with paired ornate brackets. All the proportions are closer to Greek Revival or Federalist.

The front door is in a clearly Greek Revival style with transom windows and sidelights. But when you enter you find yourself in a typical Italianate front hall with the stairs climbing along the north wall and a bannister wrapping around the stairwell in the upstairs hall.

The house has been set up as a duplex for many years. You enter the dining room through a closed door in the hall.

This room is large with a hardwood floor covering the original yellow pine, but with the original crown molding around the ceiling.

The kitchen is to your left at the front of the house. It is full of vintage features like cabinetry that dates from the 1960s and a sink unit that is at least a decade older. There is a built-in hoosier next to the stove, which is a professional grade six-unit gas range. The side door enters the kitchen.

There is a wide doorway between the dining and living rooms and a slight step down because the original yellow pine floors are still exposed in the living room.

There is also a wood-burning fireplace

with brick hearth and wood mantel decorated with a variation of Greek key design.

A small room off the living room holds a wet bar and the laundry machines.

The master suite is off the living room and includes a study two steps down in the back of the house, a bedroom in the middle and a full bathroom adjacent. The bathroom has vintage pedestal sink and a tub/shower.

There is another bedroom off the dining, also with its own bathroom adjacent.

In the 1980s a sun room was added onto the back of the house beyond the living room. It has two skylights and its entire western wall consists of sliding glass doors. You look out onto a beautifully landscaped urban garden with a brick path down the middle flanked by small lawns and perennial beds.

The path leads to the garage, which opens out onto North Albany Street.

The second floor is a complete apartment with a New York City style kitchen at the top of the stairs. Manhattan ex-patriates will have flashbacks.

The bedroom is in the front of the house. The floors here are impressive, with 14-inch wide planks of yellow pine. The original white enamel door knobs are still present.

The living room has a hardwood floor and a mantel (twin to the one downstairs), but the hearth has been filled in.

The full bathroom is off the living room. It has a vintage wall-mounted sink and tub/shower.

There are two rooms for storage beyond the living room, a nice feature for an apartment dweller. •

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