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Silent

Stepping

Hacking

Crowdfunded

A Look Back At When Ithaca Made Movies

Common Council Is Once Again Complete

Why Hilton Sees Its Future In Cornell Students

Could Sites Like GoFundMe Change Local Politics?

The Esteemed Comedienne Takes Her Act To The State

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The volatility of Ithaca’s safety net.

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ast Wednesday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a final record of decision on the long-contaminated Ithaca Falls Overlook, stating that the former gun factory site – in the eyes of the state – requires no further remediation efforts to address on-site contamination.

This action effectively ends any future for the multimillion dollar effort over nearly t wo decades to completely clean the site, which at least one local activist said could still qualify for federal funding.

Citing numerous remediation efforts that have already been completed to address the site’s persistent problems with lead contamination, the DEC outlined a plan that, it wrote in the ROD, is designed to “reduce or eliminate exposure to contaminants of concern” on the site. According to the DEC, this plan includes a number of “institutional controls” being implemented on the site, including groundwater use restriction (as the site has been tied to the spread of various contaminants in adjacent neighborhoods), a soil management plan and others.

In addition, a physical cover – two feet of soil covering a potential exposure pathway on the top of the overlook – was also introduced with erosion control mats placed over the surface topsoil and the areas, revegetated to prevent excessive runoff down the cliff face, which has been a problem leading to recontamination of the gorge floor.

Ac cord i ng to t he DEC , assu mi ng a l l i nst it ut iona l controls are implemented at the site, contamination at the gorge “no longer poses a threat to human health or the environment” despite the discover y of nu merous conta minants of concern on the site in continued on page 4

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Silent Movie Month Is Upon Us In Ithaca

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ctober is Silent Film Month in Ithaca. In a lo c a l f i l m i ndu s try boom between 1913 and 1919, film companies churned out pictures for a national and worldwide audience right here in Ithaca, bringing a steady stream of stars to town - including Lionel Barrymore, Oliver Hardy, Harry Houdini, Pearl White and Irene Castle.

Already in Ithaca for two years, the Whartons, Inc. movie studio leased a 45-acre portion of Renwick (now Stewart) Park in 1915, and set about the business of producing movies (three- and five-reelers). Many of these were weekly film serials, a popular genre of the time, and are considered to be precious classics of the era. They often used local surroundings

— Renwick Park, Cayuga Lake, Cornell University, and downtown Ithaca — as open-air sets.

The Ithaca newspapers obligingly published the locations where filming was expected and there was generally a small crowd of spectators. There were opportunities for extras, too.

One resident remembered, “The movie makers were all over the place at various times. In the morning a scene was planned, and if the light and weather was correct, out would go the actors and crew.”

This Saturday, October 7, Ithaca Made Movies will present “Wharton Studio Serial Episodes” from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Tompkins County Public Library’s Borg Warner Community Room. Recently-located “lost” episodes will be shown by

T a k e ▶ Want to know what it’s like to be poor? nearly 13 percent of people in the U.S. live in poverty – your neighbors, your friends, people you interact with every day. Shouldn’t you know what they go through on a daily basis? On Saturday, Oct. 21 from 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Catholic Charities will be hosting a Poverty Simulation – a community role-playing exercise that gives you a taste of what life is like for low wage workers, low-income seniors, and families struggling to make ends meet – at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall, located at 309 Siena Drive, Ithaca (just off

William Bradley, the writer of the Beatrice Fairfax series of films, is standing next to Grace Darling. Levi Bacon the cameraman is ready at his post. They knew the importance of documenting the work they were doing. From Left: Levi Bacon, actress Grace Darling, Evelyn Farris, Wellington A. Playter, William A. Bradley and Harry Fox. (Photo Provided By Terry Harbin)

IMM founder Terry Harbin, who has researched and documented the Wharton studio for over 30 years. This event is free and open to the public, and co-sponsored by The Tompkins County Public Library.

Included will be clips showing Ithaca scenes from the 1916 Beatrice Fairfax series, starring Grace Darling, with many of the local scenes identified as to their exact locations. One episode from The Romance of Elaine serial features Pearl White in a 1915 episode entitled continued on page 5

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During the exercise, you will work together with your “family” to provide for your basic needs over four 15-minute weeks, interacting with employers, social service agencies, and businesses from human service agencies, pawnbrokers, bill collectors and job interviewers to police officers and others. Although play money is used, the role playing is not a game. It is a simulation that will enable you to look at poverty from a variety of angles and then to recognize and discuss the potential for change within our community.

To register contact Laurie Konwinski at LKonwinski@dor.org or at 607-272-5062 ext. 12.

Participants need to register by October 15. Signing up means committing to attending. The roles are assigned ahead of time so it’s important for the smooth functioning of the exercise that all the characters participate.

Training for the volunteers will take place that same day of the simulation, October 21, at noon, at the same location, the St. Catherine of Siena parish hall in Cayuga Heights.

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Common Council Selects Interim PHOTOGRAPHER Member To Fill Fifth Ward Vacancy

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Now that it’s October...

What’s your favorite scary movie?

“Gotta’ be…. THE BIRDS!” ­—Lorraine Moran

“hmm… Final Destination” ­—Thitirat Luu

“ Cabin In The Woods. If you haven’t seen it, it gets super weird.” ­— Fletcher Braman

“Carrie (The Original)” ­—Ainsley Joyce

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fter a month of oper- most likely continued with one a t i n g u n d e r c a p a c - empty seat. ity, Common Council The selection committee, might have a slightly different made up of Murtagh, seated look a few minutes into this Fifth Ward Common Council week’s meeting after a nominee representative Deb Mohlenoff, was named and will be con- and Mayor Svante Myrick, did sidered by the n o t w a nt t o council memchoose one of “I’m only there for the candidates bers.

Michael three months and for their nomDecatur, if he I wasn’t elected, so ination, feari s approve d , ng it wou ld I recognize my role iinf would be luence the allowed to par- [...] I’m just going to election proticipate in the be there and try to cess and lead rest of Wednes- be as objective as I to undue conday’s meeting troversy. Rathcan.” and potener, if no other tially until the opt ions preend of the year. Decatur’s term sented themselves, Murtagh would end December 31 of this said the group was prepared year, and he will not seek to be to allow the seat to stay vacant elected to the position perma- until the winner of the election nently in November. could assume the position.

Of f icia lly nominated by But recently, particularly First Ward Common Council after a Planning and Economic member Seph Murtagh, Deca- Development Council meeting tur said he originally applied that saw a historic declarafor the position after seeing tion issue on the designation of appeals for applicants in local two buildings in Collegetown news and feeling a sense of go unresolved because of a duty to serve the city, at least deadlocked vote, Murtagh’s on an interim basis. Decatur thinking had changed. That is 49 years old with two kids incident, combined with an and works at IBM in software upcoming important slew of sales. budget meetings traditionBefore Decatur, the only ally held in October for the applications that had been sub- upcoming year was enough to mitted were from two of the convince him. three candidates for the per“I think it makes sense to manent fifth ward seat, Melissa have a full roster, especially at Hall and Laura Lewis. Aryeal the committee level,” Murtagh Jackson, the remaining candi- said. “The other thing is that it’s date, had not applied to fill the important that the residents of temporary position. If that had the Fifth Ward be represented stayed the case, Murtagh said during the budget process.”

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“IT (the new one…its scary, and funny. It really is great scary movie.) ” ­—Seva Zakharenko

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T he DEC , i n its repor t, stated the minimization of access to present pathways of exposure – not to mention the thousands of tons of soil it has removed in the past – have reduced these contaminants to negligible quantities.

The last round of soil removal took place in 2016 and 2017 and involved the removal of approximately 600 square feet of contaminated soil. Accord-

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wary of burdening Mohlenoff with months of a full load of constituent work without a partner from the Fifth Ward on council to help. Decatur said that is one of the main goals he has for his time on council; he enters without an agenda, he said, except to help Mohlenoff and the rest of the body when he can. He’s a newcomer to local politics but he’s been an active citizen particularly regarding Cornell Heights issues, where he lives.

“I’m very cognizant of the situation, I’m doing it really just to participated in local government and try to help out,” Decatur said. “I’m only there for three months and I wasn’t elected, so I recognize my role [...] I’m just going to be there and try to be as objective as I can.”

Decat u r sa id he’s never truly thought about actually running for public office, especially not with his current busy schedule between home and ing to the DEC report, while t he soil and water are still laced with contaminants, the most prevalent being lead and concentrations of TCE have been below groundwater standards.

However, soil vapor intrusion – where toxins have the potent ia l to enter people’s homes through the ground – have been documented and are continuing to be monitored in the Fall Creek neighborhood in case they continue

Michael Decatur, who is filling a vacancy on the Ithaca City Common Council left by departming member Josephine Martell.

work, but that he wouldn’t rule it out as something to consider down the road, perhaps during his retirement. As for the month-long gauntlet of budget meetings, Decatur said he’s prepared to dedicate the needed time.

“I’ve never been par t of a budget discussion with an endless amount of money, it’s always tight,” he joked. “The short answer is, I’m just expecting to be working hard through the end of the year.”

If Fi f t h Wa rd resident s have an objection to Decatur’s appointment, they can voice their concerns on Wednesday at the Common Council meeting or contact their representatives. The election between Lewis, Jackson and Hall will take place November 7.

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to spread to other homes. On site, the DEC said the potential exists for inhalation of site contaminants due to soil vapor intrusion for any future on-site development unless mitigation measures, such as a sub-slab depressurization system (systems that ventilates/remove the air beneath a building) are installed.

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Cornell Is Hacking The Hotel Industry

The Life Chain. Also being featured is Oliver Hardy in a 1915 episode from The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford serial. The audience will be invited to help identify some of the unknown filming locations that will be shown.

Actress Pearl White was part of the first generation of real movie stars when she arrived in Ithaca in 1915. She lived

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n the confines of 409 College Ave last Friday afternoon, a group of 100 or so Cornell University students spanning majors from computer science to business administration and graphic design took their seats in the third floor event space of eHub, Cornell University’s entrepreneurship lab, as the lights dimmed low and a projector screen flickered to life at the front of the room.

At the center of the room adorned with branded banners and several bicycles touting Hilton Hotels’ various imprints – Canopy, Waldorf-Astoria, Conrad – a sm i l i ng, fashionably dressed man looked over the group with a gleam in his eye: John Vanderslice, the Global Head for Luxury & Lifestyle Brands for Hilton Hotels, wanted everyone in the room to know he, and his employer, had a dream.

To be the fastest-evolving, most innovative hotel brand in the world.

Over t he next ha lf hour Vanderslice, clicker in hand, wou ld ta ke t he room on a world tour through the lobbies of the brand’s finest hotels: the first Canopy Hotel in Reykjavik (accessible, neighborhooddriven luxury furnished with

“On one occasion, she was fined five dollars for speeding in Trumansburg.

Instead, she paid ten dollars because, as she explained to the Town Justice, “I’m leaving your goddamned town as fast as I came in!’

Above: John Vanderslice addresses a crowd of Cornell students at eHub last Friday.

Right: Banners in the hallway outlining the day’s agenda for the Hackathon.

(Photos: Nick Reynolds)

organic, honest materials), the Orlando Waldorf Astoria (replete with a modern take on the five star hotel’s signature clock in the lobby), the white sands of an immaculate Conrad Hotel set to open in Fort Lauderdale this fall, the renderings complete with a Daytona Gray pearl Audi R8 convertible in the foreground.

But what Vanderslice, and Hilton, were really there for was to come in the program’s remaining 47 hours: the prospect of several teams competing in a breakneck 24-hour

race to produce a fresh idea to “hack” the idea of hospitality and develop innovative hospitality solutions in customer service and customization for future Hilton guests.

Split across the weekend, the event was billed as a means to break down the processes continued on page 13

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As Plans Progress, A Battle Looms For Historic Collegetown

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hat once seemed to be merely a eulogy to the waning “soul of Collegetown” has, in the words of one official and the architect of large swaths of the city’s development philosophy, hit “a crisis point.”

So were the words of Planning and Development Board member John Schroeder in City Hall last week when, presented with a plan for another modern mid-rise apartment block on College Avenue to replace the more than century old home of popular rock club The Nines, he lamented over a tipping point in Col-

legetown development he sees as a crucial juncture in the neighborhood’s future: not as a tastefully harmonious study of old and new architecture in a high density urban context, but as an effort to scrub one of the few remaining relics of Ithaca’s history from the streetscape.

In the past several months, four very real proposals have come to the Planning Board proposing just that, threatening the future existence of four historically significant properties on the eastern side of College Avenue within the next several years: the slow

historic designations at the committee level of the Larkin Building at 403 College Ave (which is, Schroeder said, being looked at for redevelopment) and the nearby Chacona Block at 411-415 College Ave (which has a serious proposal, Schroeder said, to be redeveloped by owner Student Agencies Inc. in the future), and the proposal to demolish The Nines looming, which includes the demolition of the original 1894 fire station – the first in Collegetown – and its 1908 addition which, like

in Ithaca from May to August that year to film The Romance of Elaine and then returned in November that year to film Hazel Kirke.

Arg uably t he f irst great action heroine, she was highspi r ited, i ndependent a nd warm-hearted. An ardent suffragette, White embodied a new striving for women’s equality in her action films and in her lifestyle. Stories circulate about her loudly cursing a hapless Cornell student, who came upon her sunbathing in a secluded park.

D u r i n g a br e a k i n t h e filming, Pearl bought a new canary-yellow Stutz Bearcat automobile, and was notorious for zooming in and around Ithaca. On one occasion, she was fined five dollars for speeding in Trumansburg. Instead, she paid ten dollars because, as she explained to the Town Justice, “I’m leaving your goddamned town as fast as I came in!’

Some recently-discovered footage will be shown at Saturday’s event that will feature a long-unseen episode that shows Pearl’s rescue from the top of the Ithaca Falls. Local musician Peter Dodge will provide live piano accompaniment for this episode and the new Oliver Hardy episode The Lilac Splash that was discovered last year by Ithaca Made Movies.

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Ups&Downs ▶ Aldi’s is re-opening soon! After extensive renovations, we’ve been told Aldi’s is re-opening its doors at its 505 Third Street Location on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Bargain hunters, fans of cheap chocolate with high cacao content and bearers of reusable bags, lift your voices and rejoice. ▶ Dire situations The board of directors for Buffalo Street Books, in an email to its membership, has said it is nearing the inability to keep the store functioning and has called an emergency meeting to figure out a way to keep the co-op running.

Please buy a book or something this week.

If you care to respond to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, write upsanddowns@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “U&D.”

Heard&Seen ▶ It looks like something is happening behind the Carey Building. A giant gaping hole in the ground indicates that the Canopy Hotel (could it be?!) has broken ground. A member of staff ran into some Hilton execs at a Cornell event last week: all seemed excited.. ▶ Top stories on Ithaca. com this week are: 1) Oneida: Utopian Ideals, Free Sex and the Search for Perfection 2) What to expect at Apple Harvest Fest 3) Ithaca congressional candidate to kick off campaign with 450 mile run 4) Ninefold Festival welcomes women of Ithaca to Paganism 5) A discovery in the mountains could lead to big things for apple genetics

question OF THE WEEK

Should Common Council move to landmark the last few historic Collegetown buildings?

Please respond at the Ithaca Times Web site www.ithacatimes.com.

L ast Week ’s Q uestion : Would you rather fight one horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses??

66.7 percent of respondents answered “The Horses” and 33.3 percent answered “The Duck.”

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t’s a bit of a wonder how any developer, when hearing the requirement for a traffic study to be completed as part of their site plan approval process, manages to maintain their composure.

These are, after all, the documents forming the foundation to the arguments of any anti-development orations that take place at the Planning Board level of communities across the county, that not only will these developments produce more traffic with their increased density, but in doing so, they will have destroyed the entire nature of their quiet, rural communities. In opposing larger density projects on these grounds, they will get their wish, preserving the tranquility of their community at the cost of new tax revenues to pad their budgets with that the city – in its inability to build affordable “workforce” housing more feasibly built elsewhere – have no ability to capitalize on.

n t he Tow n of Tr u ma nsbu rg, members of the police force take a prisoner outside for his constitutionally-mandated cuffless cigarette break (Cornstarch v Arizona, 490 S.S. 601 (2003)). Calculate the probability in ratio form of the prisoner escaping and evading capture for 24 hours if that prisoner were barefoot.

T he S e c re t a r y of He a lt h a nd Human Services costs the government $1,000,000 travelling on private and military aircraft, rather than using commercial planes as custom dictates.

He offers to write a reimbursement check in the sum of $52,000. With what percentage of the cost of the flights will taxpayers get stuck? Show your work.

In the Alabama Republican primary runoff election to replace Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate, President Trump publicly endorses and campaigns for Senator Luther Strange. Strange’s opponent Judge Roy Moore declares

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This is a transaction that communities seem willing to pay, content in their isolation and the lifestyle that likely got them looking to the city’s outskirts in the first place. However, this is a selfish proposition: In t he contex t of tod ay ’s housing crisis, it can be assumed a sizable portion of the population live in the country and commute to jobs within the city because they can’t afford to live there, whether by high rents or high taxes that, because of demand, have created an environment where developers have failed to produce affordable housing, the cost too prohibitive. In rural areas, where this development is possible and few will outright say they’re against affordable workforce housing (because of, once again, an awareness of the county’s housing crisis and the potential tax revenues to be made), contin u ed on page 7

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his support for President Trump. Both candidates embrace the “Make America Great Again” slogan. On the eve of the election, President Trump tells the crowd that if Moore wins at the polls, “I’m going to be here campaigning like hell for him.” Moore rides a horse to his polling place to cast his vote, and brandishes a handgun during a speech the night before the election, thereby appealing directly to Trump’s base. If Moore gets 55 percent of the vote, and Strange gets 45 percent, does Trump win or lose?

A big shopping center in Chemung County loses Macy’s, Aeropostale and a Friendly’s Restaurant since the beginning of the year. Online sales in the county are up 24% in the last quarter compared to the same period last year. County sales tax receipts fall by 20% over the last two years.

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Community Connections

Mixing It Up S

By M a rjor i e O l d s

hayne and Mix Johnson start each day by preparing the menu for the evening. Once they arrive at Mix Kitchen and Bar Restaurant on Elmira Road in the City of Ithaca they create the evening’s surprise appetizer, “Amuse-Bouche.” Hours later, diners will be delighted by Mix’s unexpected appetizer and then by the array of seasonal multi-ethnic dishes offered. After the last of their guests have headed home, Mix and Shayne – partners in their restaurant and in life – will head home tired and satisfied around 11 p.m. On busy evenings it will be 2 a.m. before they reach their home in Ithaca.

Shayne began his career as a chef in a three year apprenticeship following high school in the San Francisco area. By the time he left for Las Vegas, he knew he was meant to be a chef and restaurateur. For the next ten years he sharpened his skills creating various cuisines in the bustling corner of Nevada.

Mix: “In Thailand many children begin work at a young age. I began working in restaurants when I was 13 years old. I helped the cooks and

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prepped fruits and vegetables for the meals.

The work day began at 5 a.m. with trips to the market. Seven days a week we washed dishes and waited on the customers.”

“My boss, the head chef, told me it was time for me to learn to cook. ‘Cook from your heart. That is the best way to bring out the true flavor in the food.

To be a good cook one must fall in love with cooking.’” And so she did. By the time Mix met Shayne in Thailand, she was an accomplished chef with experience in all aspects of running a restaurant.

During a trip to Thailand, Shayne fell in love with the beauty of that country and its gracious people. During this momentous trip Shayne also fell in love with Mix Sutchai, who was working as a chef in Bangkok, Thailand.

When Shayne returned with Mix to Las Vegas, they began thinking of their shared dream of together creating a stylish, yet comfortable restaurant. In September 2008 Shayne and Mix married in Las Vegas and a

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at what point will tumbleweeds outnumber automobiles in the parking lot at Arnot Mall?

The variable ‘a’ is the fact that Puerto Rico is a poor island of American territory inhabited by 3.4 million predominantly Hispanic people. The variable ‘b’ is the president of the United States tweeting from his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club that Puerto Ricans “want everything done for them”. ‘c’ is the amount of federal assistance 3.4 million white Protestants on the U.S. mainland could expect after being clobbered by two category 4 hurricanes in ten days.

Write a quadratic equation using these variables where ‘x’ is the amount of federal assistance Puerto Rico can expect over the next 12 months.

The City of Ithaca begins adding sodium chlorite, hydrochloric acid, and sodium hypochlorite to its water in August 2017. This is in addition to the coagulating agent, oxidants and corrosion inhibitors already being stirred in. If the city water has shown CommunityConnections contin u ed from page 6

year later they relocated to Auburn, New York, so they could be close to Shayne’s family as they continued to hone their culinary skills. Shayne had spent ten years pursuing his career skills in Las Vegas and brought with him all his favorite Las Vegas dishes.

Mix brought her signature dishes from Thailand.

By the time Mix and Shayne had elevated to the level of valued chefs at Mahogany Grill in downtown Ithaca, they were certain Ithaca was the place to bring their dreams to life.

Fi n a l ly, i n 2 016 t he hu s ba nd and wife chefs took the plunge and opened Mix Kitchen and Bar, with the support of Matt Torchia and Marcy Troy of Ma hogany Restaurant fame. Located in the much loved former Lucatelli’s Restaurant location, this working couple hope to become longtime community members on Spencer Road.

Open ever y nig ht of t he week (except Tuesday) Mix serves a wide array of cuisines in “shared plate style”: Diners can select imaginative samples of vegetables, meats, seafood, and share dishes these amongst the diners in their group. Popular selections include Miso Grilled Swordfish, Duck Quesadilla, Potato Goat Cheese Pierogis, Sriracha Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Hanoi Waff les.

Some diners find it hard to share their favorites, so some guests order several of the group’s favorite selections.

Sundays Mix begins service at 10 a.m. with a popular brunch, which i nc lude s C a n nol i French Toa st ,

high levels of sodium, manganese and trihalomethanes during the past year, tastes like Drano and is incapable of sustaining aquatic life like goldfish, is it mathematically accurate to describe it as “water”?

President Trump lavishly praises NASCAR, which has a fan base that is 98 percent white and a single African American driver at the cup level.

Trump excoriates NFL players, a group that is 69.8 percent African American, and takes a shot at NBA players, a subset that is 74.4 percent African American. Express the mathematical probability in fraction form of President Trump criticizing the American curling team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, assuming South Korea is still there in February.

Charley Githler is a columnist for The Ithaca Times. His column, ‘Surrounded By Reality,’ appears biweekly.

Crea my Smoked Gouda Polenta, Short Rib Benedict. When the brunch wraps at 3 p.m. the Jazz and Blues Jam begins. With a rotating trio orchestrated by Dennis Winge, local musicians and guests are invited to join the jam with instruments, or add a vocal each Sunday afternoon.

Small groups can dine in the cozy dining room, with a selection of seating areas, including booths near the bar. Local craft beer and wine selections are available, and some guests drop in with friends after work for happy hour. The next dining room with a second bar leads into the private reception room where la rge parties for weddings, retirement, birthday celebrations are hosted.

Quiet, intimate dining for one or two people up to exuberant celebrations for large parties mix well here, thanks to creative design. On sunny days the secret garden opens into an outdoor patio dining area shaded by colorful umbrellas.

Mix’s family in Thailand is very proud of their daughter and son-inlaw. Often the couple speak via phone with their Thai family and sometimes chat about recipes. Mix and Shayne hope their new restaurant will be a well-established part of the neighborhood by the time Mix’s family comes from Thailand to visit.

Marjorie Olds is a columnist for The Ithaca Times. Her column, ‘Community Connections,’ typically appears monthly but this week marked a special exception.

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the argument will often come up surrounding the question of lifestyle. The traffic study, anecdotally, is often a large component of this argument.

Part of the reason it’s always assumed that large rural developments will have an adverse lifestyle effect is largely due to the nature of how people interact with them. They may live in Newfield but work at Cornell. They may live in Jacksonville and, rather than take the trip to Trumansburg, prefer Wegmans.

These people, by the very virtue of their lifestyle, are extremely car-dependent, creating the theory that those living in these rural apartment blocks will be as well.

We already know access to reliable transportation is lacking in rural areas of Tompkins County. We know traffic means a lot to people when contemplating a new development. So perhaps it’s time to think of a solution to address both needs.

A recent map completed by Randall/ West Consulting shows that, throughout the county many people spend more on transit than city residents, but less on housing. In a housing crisis where rural space is limited already, it can only be assumed that building further out will only serve to make land more affordable, thereby creating more incentive to build affordable housing. To be able to address quality of life concerns, and improve affordability at no cost to the developer, a portion of the property taxes that would be paid on the property could feasibly be diverted to some form of mass transit by a mandate (like a commuter bus), effectively eliminating the concern of traffic issues while allowing the type of workforce housing the city has always dreamed of.

The idea has plenty of challenges, from concerns that come hand in hand with a loss of independence and a major shift in lifestyle all the way to a potentially sizable increase to your tax bill just to pay for the plan. It could be argued that ultimately, such an incentive will not reduce rural folks’ expenditures, particularly considering times when they need for a car for day to day activities anyway, such as grocery shopping and more. But what it does do is bolster a mass transit system that could use the cash, while providing a long-term pathway for a town’s development.

If we are to work in a paradigm of creating housing for a workforce whose employer is far away, we should begin to consider how we get them to work as well.

Ultimately, communities will learn to grow around these large developments and may one day cater to them. A new grocery store might open up to keep people from an hour trip just to get a carton of eggs.

Someone will start a bar to capture those 30-somethings with kids who can’t round up a crew and driver to take them into town. The community, with more people wanting, will evolve naturally.

But a stagnant little node with no bus line will always rely on the car to make up for the mass transit that has no real cause to serve it.

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Reed announces three town halls Congressman Tom Reed has announced he will hold three town hall meetings on Saturday, October 14 in towns in Tioga, Seneca and Steuben County. The meetings will be held at the following locations and times: •

Town of Candor 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Candor Fire Hall 74 Owego Road Candor, NY 13743

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Town of Romulus 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Romulus Central School 5705 State Rt. 96 Romulus, NY 14541

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Town of Urbana 1:30-2:30 p.m.

American Legion 8425 NY-54 Hammondsport, NY 14840

Cornell Alums Purchase Entire Wings Over Ithaca Brand According to a report in the Cornell Daily Sun, the four Cornell alumni who purchased and revived famed college haunt Wings Over Ithaca, now own the entire Wings Over brand after acquiring the franchise for an undisclosed amount, absorbing 40 restaurants.

The four alums certainly aren’t just wingin’ it: this has actually been in the works for a while, the Sun wrote, an idea in the back of their heads since last year.

For Awareness You may have noticed Ithaca Police Officers wearing pink badges on their uniforms this month.

Acting Chief of Police Pete Tyler approved IPD officers to wear pink badges during the month of October to raise awareness of breast cancer.

There are 24 IPD officers who have purchased a pink badge and donated $50 of their own money to support breast cancer research and treatment.

The money raised will be donated to the Ithaca Cancer Resource Center.

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By M att Bu tler very Tuesday, morning commuters on Seneca Street can expect to witness a growing mass of people, gathering slowly over the hours outside the side door of Immaculate Conception Church. By the lunch break traffic rush at noon, the line – a strange sight on an otherwise quiet afternoon – is at its peak, stretching over 100 people long. By the end of the work day, the line has vanished entirely.

The line outside the church, like the issues of food insecurity behind it, is one made up of a slice of our society that for many of us, is always present but rarely visible: most apparent on those Tuesday mornings outside of Immaculate Conception Church, the largest-by-size (space and food available) food pantry in Tompkins County.

The crowd makes their way around the labyrinthine assortment of tables loaded with cans, breads, cakes, vegetables, fruits and juices. It takes about 20 minutes from start to finish, and people young and old walk out with food for themselves and often a roommate, relative, neighbor or their whole family to last until returning the next Tuesday.

John McQueeney, who runs the Immaculate Conception food pantry, said the weekly gathering has, for some, taken on the spirit of a social event of sorts and, though the atmosphere isn’t exactly jovial, it’s certainly more friendly than you might expect. People chat amongst each other, some meeting new people, others having established a regular group. One father-son pair in line said the few hours on Tuesday mornings at Immaculate Conception are nearly the only time they get to spend together alone. The father is retired and goes to the pantry to keep food on the

table, while the son lost a “good job” several months ago, now using the pantry to bridge the financial gap it left as he supports a family at home and looks for better work.

“Are you going to eat Ramen noodles for three weeks because you ran out of money, or are you going to eat substantial?” the father said of the choice he usually faces before coming down to the pantry.

Another group, four middle-aged men, have a weekly tradition of showing up well before the doors open for ticket distribution. Two arrive around 6 a.m. equipped with lawn chairs, and the other two join them a short time later when their buses drop them off. From there, the group holds court for hours, greeting other pantry participants and catching up on the past week’s happenings until noon, even on the most sweltering days like this one in late September.

One of the men, 62 year-old Fred Sample, started coming to Immaculate Conception when he moved to the area about 14 years ago, having lost his job in Florida after a work injury and retreating to a small plot of land he still owns in Newfield. He picks food up both for himself as well as an older woman and her grandson, who live across the road from him but themselves can’t make it to the church on Tuesdays.

“This place saved my butt,” he said, explaining that he lived out of a tent on the property for several years before applying for and receiving a monthly Social Security of $800 a month, a stipend which helped him build a small structure on the land.

“I come here once a week, and it feeds me.

Helps me survive.”

The church on South Geneva Street is one of several food pantries in the city and county trying to battle the food inse-

curity problem in Tompkins County. The Food Bank of Southern Tier, which supplies food for and coordinates many of the pantry programs in six different counties, reports last year an estimated 13,920 people were deemed food insecure in the county – a six percent increase from 2013 – being served by 15 food pantries around the county. One in seven individuals in Tompkins County are at risk of hunger they say, the definition of being food insecure, with one in five children falling into that category.

The fight for food security became that much tougher recently with the temporary closing of Tompkins Community Action’s food pantry, which will remain out of operation for safety reasons until the completion of the organization’s Amici House project, a five story building on Spencer Road designed to house homeless young adults and children, and to include a HeadStart class facility. The pantry closed on July 1, and the hope is that it will reopen around the same time in 2018, though Executive Director Lee Dillon acknowledged that timeframe could change depending on the construction’s progress over the winter. With the vulnerability of the affected population in mind and now one less location to access food, Dillon said the TCA team had spent the two months prior to closing advising people who entered the food pantry about their alternative options. TCA’s food pantry averaged about 560 visits per month.

It’s not quite clear the effect the closing has had so far on other food pantries; data collection on the topic can be spotty, and there is no method of tracking whether people who had formerly utilized TCAction’s food source are now flocking to any other specific pantries around the area.

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The food pantry at the Southside Community Center has seen a small bump in the number of people they serve per week and the Salvation Army’s Kitchen Cupboard pantry has had a steady climb over the last six months or so, reaching 586 in July, though its operator Joan Barber said rises and falls can be anomalous; it normally bounces between 400-600 served per month. McQueeney, of the aforementioned Immaculate Conception pantry, said there has not been anything out of the ordinary with their weekly crowds, which are frequently between 100 to 200 people.

Loaves & Fishes, not a food pantry but a hot meal service spot, recorded higher than average visits in August.

Nancy Meyer, Chair of the Tompkins County Food Distribution Network (TCFDN) and the operator of the Lansing Food Pantry, said the TCFDN had taken more of a wait-and-see approach in assessing how the temporary closing of TCA would impact the rest of the county’s food pantries, but that the group had been discussing strategies in case certain spots faced higher demand in the absence of the countywide TCA service. Rescue Mission’s pantry operator Eunice Tabor, also /

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a high-ranking member of TCFDN, said at the Mission they had come to attribute the higher numbers to what seemed like an inf lux of the “working poor” utilizing the pantry, people who have at least a part-time job but still don’t make enough money for food, either for just themselves or because they are supporting other people as well.

Diana Perez-Cruz, 29, who visits the Immaculate Conception pantry whenever she can from her shared apartment in Newfield, is an example of that. Despite obtaining new employment and splitting rent with a roommate, she occasionally needs to make a trip to the pantry regardless. Debra, another woman in line, serves on the Food Justice Commission at GreenStar despite the dark irony that in her retirement, she can’t afford to shop for groceries there.

Dan Hoffman, a former City Attorney in Ithaca, is leading an effort to officially form a county-wide Food Policy Council that would provide an agency specifically dedicated to battling food insecurity and accomplishing the city’s food goals laid out in the Comprehensive Plan, primarily that “All city residents enjoy food security.” The fledgling council does not have much in the way of specific initiatives or goals yet, though they have met with Mayor Svante Myrick who confirmed that while the city’s food security is a priority, not much concrete progress has been made in combating the issue.

Food Policy Councils are seen at different levels of government throughout the country, Hoffman said, and this local

Scenes from Immaculate Conception: Bottom left kneeling is Diana Perez-Cruz; Top is John and Joan McQueeney; Bottom right is Fred Sample.

iteration has begun a review of the city’s food policies to examine any inefficiencies or inconsistencies with the stated goals.

Overall, they are looking to build more equity in local food distribution, as well as attempting to make the food market in

general more locally-sourced and sustainable.

“The purpose of these types of entities is to inf luence policy related to food or food systems, and that could be through governmental policy or through institutional policies, or even businesses,” Hoffman said. “It’s been in place now for over a year, an initial period of over a year of research and getting people involved from different sectors [...] Our focus is going to be on what kinds of rules and regulations can be tweaked, added to, improved.”

The spread of the county presents some challenges as well, Hoffman said, as those who struggle to meet their nutritional needs often also struggle to afford and maintain a reliable form of transportation, whether it’s a car or infrequent bus routes.

While the towns surrounding Ithaca have plenty of food pantry options (Lansing, Dryden, Enfield, etc.), for the most part they are open only once or twice a month.

In that case, someone has to travel to either a neighboring town or to the more popular pantry locations in Ithaca if the cabinet runs bare before the next time their town’s pantry opens.

Regardless, next Tuesday the line will form, just like it does on other days at other food pantries across Tompkins County and even if not for the food benefits, PerezCruz said, then for the therapeutic ones.

“Sometimes we go just to meet other people like us, other like-minded people,” she said. “‘There’s this other person who’s in need. I’m in need. Let’s talk about it.’ It’s refreshing.”

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oor Tim Locastro… having just finished a stellar AAA season with the Oklahoma City Dodgers on September 4, he had planned to return to Auburn (NY) and paint his parents’ basement. Sometimes things just don’t go as planned…

Last week, the Los Angeles Times reported that “the L.A. Dodgers have promoted the speedy Tim Locastro for a last-minute playoff audition,” and just like that, the 2013 Ithaca College grad was forced to call his parents and break the bad news that their basement project would have to wait.

Locastro was the first Division III player drafted in 2013, and he spent the first two seasons of his professional career in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

I called Bomber coach George Valesente, and he said, “It’s a wonderful thing. When Tim got here he was a skinny kid – about 165 – and he just loved to play. I never had to worry about that.”

George said, “I got a text from him telling me he had something to tell me. I am so happy for Tim. He has worked really hard at every level to elevate his game, and the Dodgers called him up to be a pinch runner.”

The fact that Locastro hit a lofty .388 and stole 34 bases caught the Big Club’s attention, and I asked George if Tim will be helped by the fact that he has not played in 3 weeks, while the other guys have played 162 games. “The fact that Tim has fresh legs will be a plus,” the coach offered, “plus you get into the later innings, and some of the older guys don’t run as well. Tim was a very good baserunner for us – in fact, he stole 40 bases, and that’s unheard of at this level. He always had the ability to get on base (he had a lot of HBP’s in his stat line) and he could really read the pitchers.”

Valesente told me that the only other Bomber to make it to The Show since he took over was a guy named Glen Cook, who had a brief stint in the Majors after graduating from Ithaca College in 1978.

It appears at this point that the Dodgers will have some decisions to make regarding their post-season roster. They might keep an eighth pitcher, they might keep Locastro… we shall see. In any case, I extend my congratulations to him for doing what it takes to get “there,” and I hope he stays a long time. *** I speak with a lot of high school football coaches this time of year, and now that we have reached mid-season most of them have seen their roster numbers affected by injuries and a few other factors. It is a tough sport, and when I see that Ithaca High is having another tough year I admire the players for showing up week after week, giving it their all.

I reached out to Jeff Tilton (one of the assistant coaches) and he said, “This is a great group of kids, and they play to their

potential every week but we do not have enough ‘game breaking’ players, except maybe the QB and one receiver.” The Little Red is also a really young team, and Tilton pointed out that “it also to be noted that we graduated 31 seniors last year, and only two players from this team started for us last year – one lineman and a receiver – so we are very inexperienced. We have so many new starters, and a bunch of players

who never have played football before.” I asked Jeff how the numbers were holding up, and he said “Our roster has only twenty-seven players, and three are 10th graders.

I don’t mean to put out a lot of excuses but there were ten players that were supposed to come out and most of them decided to focus on one sport, which I have said in the past is killing our program.”

The coaches and players hold their heads high, and according to Tilton, “We try and get better each week, and get the most from each player, and in the end that’s all we can ask. We hope a win comes from it.”

Tim Locastro, back in his “glory days” with the Ithaca College Bombers. (Photo: Provided)

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The medical definition of a stroke is a deprivation of oxygen as a result of either a blood vessel being blocked by a clot, and restricting blood f low, or bursting, and bleeding within the brain ensuing. Both of these scenarios then cause brain cells to

die. Stroke symptoms include numbness, weakness, and loss of vision, balance, or coordination

There are three main types of strokes: an ischemic stroke, a hemorrhagic stroke, and a transient ischemic attack (TIA). An ischemic stroke is the most common, occurring in approximately 87 percent of all stroke cases, and involves a blockage in an artery. A hemorrhagic stroke, which takes place when a blood vessel is ruptured due to either high blood pressure or an aneurysm, is much less frequent, comprising only around 13 percent of all stroke cases. However, it much more likely than an ischemic stroke to result in a fatality. Finally, a transient ischemic attack, also referred to as a “mini stroke,” is a tem-

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porary blockage of an artery, and produces stroke-like symptoms for a short period of time (anywhere from an hour to a day or two) that then resolve quickly. Nevertheless, it is still important for an individual experiencing a TIA to seek an immediate medical assessment, as up to 40 percent of cases later result in a full stroke soon after.

Thus, Jen Johnson, RN at Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) prefers to refer to a TIA as a “warning stroke.”

The risk factors for a stroke, both controllable and uncontrollable, include: high cholesterol intake, poorly-managed diabetes, alcohol abuse, smoking (which doubles one’s risk), obesity, irregular heart rhythms, hereditary background, race, gender, and age. Says Johnson, “We really believe that four out of five strokes are preventable, meaning that if people were educated and remembered the things that we talked about, and get rapid treatment, or do preventative things ahead of time, we could probably prevent a fair number of those strokes . . . We really need to get the word out to as many people as we can.”

But it’s not just important that people that are at risk of a stroke are informed on the issue.

“The person who’s going to identify that a stroke is happening more likely to be the person who’s with the person who is having the stroke, which is why we like to educate across the whole range of ages,” says Johnson, who even stresses the need for youth to be able to identify strokes when around older relatives.

A common acronym associated with identifying strokes is F.A.S.T. (face, arms, speech, time). The face is a common indicator if one is having a stroke, as one side usually appears droopy. The individual’s arms would also feel weak, and would have difficulty lifting one up. Another common sign is speech—in particular the inability to form complete sentences.

The last—but most crucial—part of the acronym is time. Although strokes happen to be more subtle than the nation’s leading cause of death, a heart attack, they require rapid treatment the exact same way as a heart attack, according to Johnson.Whether or not one is truly having a stroke, it is critical to act swiftly, and receive treatment at a designated stroke center like CMC. “It’s important to act fast,” Johnson advises. “That’s the educational challenge that we have: getting people to appreciate the fact that you need to get to the hospital quickly even when you think there’s a slight chance you or someone you’re with is having a stroke, because it’s just as important to treat quickly for a stroke as it is for a heart attack.” In addition, calling an ambulance should always be the first priority, as it allows for the hospital to be prepared for the patient, and ensures a safe transport.

Once the patient arrives to the hospital, the first thing the team at CMC does is a CTC scan to determine what treatment is needed. “If you’re bleeding in your brain, your treatment is going to be entirely different than if your stroke is caused by a blood clot,” says Johnson. The time that the stroke occurred also affects how the situation is contin u ed on page 13

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handled. “The first thing we need to know when someone comes in is when the symptoms started,” she says. This is because TPA (tissue plasminogen activator), a clot-busting drug that opens the blood vessel and restores blood flow to the brain, has a three-hour window to be administered and work effectively.

If given after three hours has elapsed, the drug can cause internal bleeding throughout the patient’s body. TPA will not be administered if the time that the stroke began isn’t definite. “Research has shown very clearly that beyond three hours, the risks of giving the drug start to outweigh very quickly the benefits of giving the drug.”

While there are some restrictions for administering TPA, such as if a patient is on a blood thinner, or has had recent surgery, when it is able to be used, TPA can be near miraculous, says Johnson. “I have seen people come into the hospital not being able to form words—nevermind a sentence—and within a five to six hours after getting the TPA, are Hotel

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that define customer experience at Hilton (how can we fit more people at the pool? How can we use data to make travel smoother for customers?) through a fresh lens; the prize an opportunity to interview with Hilton’s product innovation team and potentially, put their ideas to work for the company.

This weekend’s event was actually the first of its kind, said Jonathan Wilson, VP Brand Services and Product Innovation for Hilton Hotels, an initial step for the chain as it enters a new era of technology to find new ways to be innovative and truly stay on top of consumer habits formed by the expectations forged by modern technology. With Cornell offering the capital to provide the talent pool able to produce – a world-class tech school, business school and a renowned hotel school – the potential for the organic synergy for new and, most importantly, productive ideas posed a tempting prospect: the opportunity to throw a bunch of smart people in a room with a vague goal and no restrictions to see what they came up with.

But this is just the first time the company plans to look toward Cornell to see what it can produce.

“What we were really looking to expand upon is how we can get ideas from beyond our central location, so partnering with universities and incubators focused on startup development we think, is kind of intriguing,” said Kerel Fryar, Hilton’s Director for Creative Product Innovation. “Cornell also has a history with Hilton, so we thought it would be intriguing to kick off one of our first hospitality events right here.”

The company has some precedent for bright ideas. The Conrad Concierge app, for instance, allows you to request room service, a valet and even housekeeping all from your smart phone.

Down the road, their development team sees the potential for a hotel experience customized completely to the whims and habits of each individual guest, from providing a digital key to your room (no check-in needed) right down to fresh towels provided on demand.

“What we were able to do was enable technology to provide great service,” Dino Michael, VP Global Brands Development for

speaking in full sentences again. And that’s how dramatic it can be.”

While strokes are just the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, they are the number one source of serious long-term disability, and according to the World Health organization, cost the United States $73 billion for direct and indirect care spending.

Rehabilitation from a stroke can involve lengthy rehab, the earlier the treatment for a stroke, the better the recovery. After a patient has been stabilized, they are sent to an inpatient rehab hospital that provides a variety of physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as round-the-clock nurse care, and visits from doctors. This goal of this, explains Johnson, is “getting back to enjoying your life, and even if you have a stroke, regaining function.”

Once the patient’s condition has improved even further, and they are able to return home, and begin appointments with an outpatient physical therapist, such as John Mayer, a PT at CMC. Conrad Hotels said. “Whether we’re solving for problems or looking at trends, we have to make an impact.”

But the company wants to do more, said Wilson: they want the brand to permeate every aspect of a hotel guest’s stay, from their experience booking the room all the way to ordering an extra Perrier from the front lobby. The idea of the weekend’s hackathon was to have each group produce an idea that impacted some aspect of the journey from booking to checkout, finding a way to enhance the experience in any way the students could dream of.

“Finding those parts of technology, combined with the product – in this case the experience – is what we do differently than what we’ve done in the past,” Wilson said. “Having groups like these students think in a very different way that we think or may not be used to the nuances of the hotel industry, they have points of view that we may not have… we’re looking to scrape that from them.”

Though the expectation was not to produce ready-for-market ideas for Hilton’s luxury brands by the weekend’s close, the group did expect to at least come away with ideas or a few names that stood out throughout the weekend’s proceedings, people with the aptitude to take the company’s precedent and take it from one level to the next in a new step to ensure the company’s longevity as a corporate leader: not just to find new talent, but to show talented people that Hilton is an innovative company worth striving toward working for.

From a roll call of the company’s innovations during the keynote address to start the weekend, all the way to breakdowns of each brand’s philosophy and core mission, Hilton’s representatives throughout the weekend – high level executives behind very key decisions in the corporate structure – did what they did best: sell.

“We just want to show the startup community here at Cornell that Hilton is a really technology focused company as well, to have people look at Hilton as an opportunity for those who think about technology, who think about how to innovate, that Hilton is doing more than just looking at the sheets in the rooms,” Fryar said. “We’re looking at other technologies as well.”

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t the local level, your typical voter may never consider campaign financing in the leadup to election day. Usually battled out with lawn signs, handshakes and clipboards, these municipal campaigns, by nature, lack the trademarks of upper echelon political messaging: billboards, radio and television ads, etc.

After the local Democratic committee’s endorsement of former Fifth Ward Democratic Committee Chair Laura Lewis, political newcomers Melissa Hall and Aryeal Jackson – the two other declared candidates for the seat – each have resorted to crowdfunding their campaigns in a way to broaden the scope of their fundraising beyond their friends and neighbors but beyond, looking to put the internet to work as a means to bolster their individual campaigns.

This is not a new concept in local politics – the Dryden Democratic committee, for example, has used the political crowdfunding site ActBlue to raise money for its candidates in the past – but in the context of the Fifth Ward race between three Democrats, the decision marks two significant developments in local politics; not only does this mark a rise in the internet’s role in promoting and funding a local campaign, but it also presents the potential for a candidate to, in something often difficult for traditional independent campaigns, supercede the traditional infrastructure of a major political party.

“Crowdfunding makes it easier to go on your own, as does social media, “ Jackson, who is relying on the site DonorBox.org for her fundraising, wrote in a Facebook message. “but at the end of the day people have to believe in you. There are so many sites out there.”

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Jackson, at least, said she believes looking toward crowdfunding to make up for the lack of endorsement – and the small amount of money that comes with it – could matter as far as making her competitive in a race in which she is not the party’s favored candidate.

After a strong six months of fundraising to start 2017, the Tompkins County Democratic Committee, about $10,000 wealthier than it was to start the year, began disbursing funding to the candidates it had, throughout the election season, endorsed or were otherwise left with, whether running unopposed or running as lone Democrats in contested races with other, independent candidates. Raised over the course of the year through a variety of means from fundraisers to letters to donors, funds are allocated based on factors such as perceived need (which involve questions like “Who has serious opposition” and “How big a district are we talking about?” according to communications coordinator Kathy Zahler) which are then presented to the committee of the whole, after which, amounts are accepted or revised.

“We do not give money in a primary, period, nor do we give to people not running on the Democratic line,” Zahler wrote in an

email.

But Jackson, in a Facebook message exchange, implied this process can be used in a way that could drastically impact the election, even in a small way. Through crowdfunding her campaign, she said she sees a pathway to “cleaner and more direct grassroots campaigning that we really need right now.”

This is something, she added, that is an affront to the philosophy of the local Democratic party, which she described as “adjusting their own identity to be in line with their fundamental politics.”

“And as far as the Dems go, that’s my understanding,” wrote Jackson. “That they only donate to their candidate. Their whole operation shows up. Money, manpower, bulk mailing discounts, the whole deal.”

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As far as transparency goes, the state and Tompkins County have no specific rules when it comes to crowdfunding. On sites like DonorBox and GoFundMe (which Hall is using to fund her campaign) contributions can be made anonymously. As long as the candidate does not raise more than $1,000 in their campaign, they can keep their contributions anonymous unless required to disclose all their contributions under county law assuming no single donor broaches a $99 threshold – the minimum for anonymity as a donor. On the flip side, sites like GoFundMe may actually be advantageous for transparency in campaign finance: by using social media plug-ins such as a Facebook login, you can actually see donations are coming from real people – real accounts – in your community.

But what about the anonymous donations?

According to Bart Jackson, a spokesperson for GoFundMe in San Francisco, the website – on request – will provide the names and billing addresses of all donors to a campaign, effectively giving each candidate a list of those who contributed that would be passable under New York State law, similar to the information compilation process used by sites that already promote FEC standard reporting as a service, like PayPal has done for years. “[Candidates] need to track every contribution they receive, so they would need to know the name and address of the person who gave them the money as well as the amount,” said John Conklin, Director of Public Information for the New York State Board Of Elections.

“Just because they’re using a social media outlet to raise money doesn’t get them off the hook for their disclosure obligations under New York State law.”

But crowdfunding, however broad its potential may be, only presents a prospective pathway to challenging the curve lost by losing a party endorsement: at their most basic level, crowdfunding sites may only act to serve as replacement to a traditional means of fundraising, one that essentially replaces the act of thumbing through your phonebook to ask for a check with inviting a Facebook friend to click the link to your fundraising page.

“It’s worth pointing out that most candidates also raise money on their own through their campaign committees,” Zahler wrote.

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est Hill could be in for large scale traffic changes soon if a street construction project is passed by the Board of Public Works, though there is substantial concern the modifications will exacerbate pre-existing traffic problems at the location.

The current proposal is aimed at making the area more welcoming to bikes and walkers by adding a 10 foot sidewalk on the south side of West State Street, plus an additional two lanes of five foot bike lanes on either side of the street, with one of the four motor traffic lanes eliminated. Two more street lights would be installed as well as a mid-block crosswalk.

Residents of West Hill are divided on the project’s efficacy. At a Board of Public Works meeting last week, advocates of the changes, most of whom people who shared stories of their dangerous misadventures while walking or biking the route, made the case that any inconvenience would be minimal at most, and the end result would be safer for all. But the project’s detractors, primarily commuters who come to work either from or through West Hill, complained that traffic on Hector Street is already rife with congestion and time delays.

More traffic signals and less car capacity from the subtracted lane would only serve to create a more troublesome driving experience.

Some of the problems that exist today are born simply out of the geography of the area: Hector Street, which turns into West State Street, serves as the primary thoroughfare from west to east into the city largely because it’s one of the only roads that connects downtown to areas outside the city from that direction. Surrounded by neighborhoods and typographic barriers, there have never been many viable options to alleviate the pressure on Hector Street in that respect. That makes it a natural bottleneck zone for commuters coming into and leaving the city, especially during the morning and evening rush hours.

Victoria Armstrong, Program Director of Bike-Walk Tompkins, emphasized that those who want more pedestrian and bike options don’t view the current tension over the Hector Street changes as an “us versus them” debate.

She said the “all-powerful bike lobby,” as it is half-jokingly referred to, is simply interested in providing the safest options to access a part of the city that could become a popular biking or walking site if given the chance. The traffic

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An aerial view of the approach to the road up West Hill proposed for a one lane reduction, via Google Maps.

there is already problematic, and the changes this project entails, which would theoretically result in less cars on the road, would have a “neutral to slightly beneficial” effect on that.

There is a demand among area residents for more sustainable transportation options, she said, but because that specific part of the city offers so few safe choices they go elsewhere.

There isn’t a way to definitively prove this until the project is finished, but if true, it would refute most of the talk that the proposal would cater far too much to a small population of bikers and walkers. Armstrong echoed the sentiment of BPW member David Warden: “If you build it, they will come.”

Complicating matters is the nearby ‘Octopus’ traffic pattern that has also long caused traffic troubles for motorists looking to traverse the West End, a remnant of planning sins past. The Octopus, named for the several streets that all cross in one small area centered on Floral Avenue and Fulton Street, has been a constant point of consternation for city planners looking to determine efficient ways to deal with the amount of flowing traffic even after a concerted effort to assuage the situation many years ago.

“There was a lot of work done in that area 20 years ago to improve it, and it did help but it didn’t solve everything,” Cornish said. “And as we become more populated, the traffic gets more and more complicated.”

Having looked over the planning documents from the time of the Octopus’ initial construction, Cornish said there were alternatives to the chosen traffic pattern that, had the others been chosen, might have proven far more beneficial than what the city currently has, even after the improvements in the 1990s.

Now, she worries, the city might be back near square one in terms of traffic-handling capabilities on that side of Ithaca.

Cornish said there’s no simple fix to West Hill’s road woes. There are drastic measures that could be taken, like building an overpass, but nothing the city would realistically consider undertaking or would fit into Ithaca’s desires as a community. Meanwhile, Cornish said though she strongly supports making the city more friendly to those on foot or bikes, particularly the West End, she acknowledged the potential for troublesome side effects if the proposal currently being discussed by the Board of Public Works is approved and completed.

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and the proposal to demolish The Nines looming, which includes the demolition of the original 1894 fire station – the first in Collegetown – and its 1908 addition which, like many of the building’s more rickety, unsightly neighbors, may soon be torn down for a sleek residential tower catered primarily to students.

All of this is happening as the City of Ithaca works to finalize a set of Collegetown design guidelines and as preservationists race in their advocacy efforts to obtain historic designation for the structures, signifying the beginning of a potentially heated fight over the final scraps of historic Collegetown.

Schroeder’s concern begins with a 2009 document written in conjunction with historian Mary Tomlin called the 2009 Collegetown Urban Plan and Conceptual Guidelines, a baseline document for the neighborhood endorsed by Common Council that included the highlighting of a number of key architectural assets in the neighborhood. Of these, the block currently under threat was explicitly highlighted, the plan stating “The east side of the 400 block of College Avenue is a major urban planning success, notable not only within its Collegetown context, but within the context of the City as a whole.”

In a statement on page 52, the plan stated certain resources in Collegetown should be identified by the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission and designated as historic landmarks by Common Council, the process ideally taking place concurrently with the consideration of the adoption of a Collegetown Form-Based Zoning Amendment.

Unfortunately for activists, the preservation of these structures have remained only as recommendations – not mandates – since the plan was written and, as the design guidelines for Collegetown near final approval, are being considered at a precarious time.

The only stopgap in the plan, barring the actual preservation of the block as it stands, is that “no incentive (such as substantially increasing the maximum permitted building height) should be enacted that would provide an economic incentive to demolish any of the buildings, old or new, that together create this exceptional urban ensemble.”

As such, an advocacy battle not since seen since the days of urban renewal (and the demolition of the building – the Cornell Library – that now only exists on the city’s official seal) now looms as the city figures out exactly

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what liberties it has to stop a development that, legally, is allowed to continue unfettered.

Even before news broke that The Nines would be sold to upstart Collegetown development group Visum Development, Historic Ithaca – the prominent advocacy group formed in response to numerous historic structures in downtown Ithaca in the 1960s – has been working to preserve two threatened structures in Collegetown on the legislative front.

On Sept. 19, Historic Ithaca wrote letters to Common Council in support of individual landmark designations approved by the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission for both the Chacona Block and the Larkin Building, designations which Common Council will consider and vote on at its upcoming Common Council meetings in October and November.

The Nines, however, is a new concern.

“The Nines is more complicated story,” said Christine O’Malley, Preservation Services Coordinator for Historic Ithaca. “It’s been a recognized historic resource and there’s been some research on it, but again it’s a question of ‘what do we do with this now that someone wants to buy it, demolish and build brand new on it?’ By zoning, they’re allowed to build to whatever height they want according to zoning, but the Collegetown Guidelines – because they haven’t been approved – don’t really stop that.”

Visum Development and its CEO, Todd Fox (who did not respond for a request for comment by press time) have, thus far, developed a signature for building anything but big: in progress and proposed, so far, are a slate of numerous, high-capacity mid-rise buildings

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intended to take in a massive and seemingly bottomless market for student housing created by a lack of student housing on Cornell University’s campus: Here lies a profit that far outweighs expensive solutions like historic overbuilds similar to that done by the Carey Building, whose unique frame allowed for an easier overbuild than possible for many historic structures.

There is money to incentivize historic preservation in New York State: through the New York State Parks Department and at the federal level, two tax credits – a 20 percent federal tax credit for commercial projects (including for-rent residential development) and a 20 percent credit at the state level – are available for homeowners, both tax credits New York State currently leads the nation in utilizing.

Whether that provides enough of a carrot at the end of the stick to save the building as-is could be a long-shot.

“A lot of the structures that we know and love are also structurally not sound, they’re wood frame, they cost a lot of money to rehab,” said JoAnn Cornish, the city’s Director of Planning And Development. “Therein lies that tension, in which we love these old buildings but unless you have very deep pockets and you share, as a property owner, a love of that history, we really can’t expect every person who purchases or owns property in the city to put a lot of money into an old structure.”

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Comedian Maria Bamford brings dynamite comedy to Ithaca

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aria Bamford is a comedian, actor, voice-over performer for many animated shows and has a number of Netflix shows, including Old Baby, her latest stand-up special, The Special Special Special, and season two of her series Lady Dynamite, which is coming out soon.

I’ve been a fan of Bamford since I saw her along with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn and Zach Galifianakis in The Comedians of Comedy: The Movie (2005), one of Netflix’s first-ever streaming titles. More of a punkrock or an indie-rock version of comedy, the atmosphere is light on the standard improv club brick walls and more divey rock bars that may have just had a night of hardcore bands onstage. Shot in raggedy hand-held glory, the film was Oswalt’s attempt not just to shine a light on his funny friends but to encourage people to follow comics the way music fans will follow — and track the evolution — of countless indie bands.

A dozen years later, Bamford still hears the echo from that platform and is grateful that we’re all still feeling the ripple effect from that.

“There’s a lot more independent and homegrown stuff happening out there, and I think it’s really great,” she said.

I am such a huge Bamford fan that I was certain her show at the State Theatre on Oct. 7 had to be her Ithaca debut. But as it turned out when I spoke to Bamford on the phone, neither of us could work out the venue, but she had indeed been to Ithaca before; Bamford remembered our “Ithaca Bucks” (actually Ithaca Hours) and a good vegetarian meal at Moosewood.

The Ithaca Times spoke to her about her latest trek through our fair city.

Ithaca Times: The Comedians of Comedy movie is 12 years old. Can you speak to what it did for your career? And how did you survive being in a van with those guys?

Maria Bamford: It was a huge gift for my career and though I wasn’t a name nor was I a friend of theirs — I spent a lot of time by myself due to social anxiety — it was extremely generous of Patton to stand behind me as a comic and bankroll a big production.

The van was fun: I listened to a lot of mindfulness meditation tapes on breathing through pain. Vans are not good for the body.

IT: In the film, Patton talked about his dream of people following comics like indie

bands. Have you seen that come to fruition since then, and would you still be open to that punk rock/indie rock kind of tour?

MB: I would and I feel like I am — in that

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I only have people come to shows that know what they’ve come to see for the most part.

The bait and switch of comedy clubs, where it’s not always clear what you’ve paid for, is gone due to internet Googling!

IT: How is Patton?

MB: I think — and I don’t know any more

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house, and my parents were willing to fly out. Old Baby, directed by Jessica Yu over three days, was because I wanted to have friends be in the audience throughout.

IT: Two questions from Facebook: Please talk about your beginnings in comedy.

MB: Just like everybody else — I started doing public speaking and theatre in high school and just continued. It’s been a very slow process for me — 25 years before getting a TV show — and that’s just well, hilarious.

Forty-seven years old and things are just getting better.

IT: Second Facebook question: Are there ways for people to buy CDs or DVDs of your stuff?

MB: Online! iTunes, Amazon! I have four albums and 20-episode series on YouTube and Netflix: two specials and two seasons of Lady Dynamite. The second season drops Nov. 10.

IT: Jackie Kashian is your opener in Ithaca.

You mentioned her in the radio interview in The Comedians of Comedy; how did you first meet?

MB: Comedy!

She did stand up in Minneapolis and we got to know each other better when she moved to L.A. She’s fantastic and you might want to see her instead of me.

She’s just wonderful. And she’s a good person. •

and so I haven’t been in touch. But I’ve heard him on the radio and he sounds like he’s doing OK, considering the loss of Michelle.

IT: I’ve definitely been following you guys, and it’s been fascinating; all the things that have happened since Comedians of Comedy. You and Patton and Brian getting married, them having kids and Zach’s incredible success in films.

Sarah Silverman said that most events in your life, you can’t predict. What’s your take on all this personal growth?

MB: Age! IT: Just how great is an animation voiceover gig?

MB: Easy and union-wage — nothing better.

IT: The Comedians of Comedy was one of Netflix’s earliest streaming titles, and now you have your two specials and Lady Dynamite available.

Can you talk about what it’s like partnering with Netflix?

MB: They have nothing but positive feedback and are really an artist-positive network rather than advertiser-positive. I know I wouldn’t have a show if it weren’t for the internet and the streaming services.

They’ve never given a single note.

IT: Describe the thinking behind The Special Special Special (Bamford performs in her home for her parents) and Old Baby (Bamford performs for a variety of intimate audiences ranging from park benches to Maria Bambowling alleys). They’re ford and Jackie certainly not the usual Kashian, plus stand-up specials; the Kate Schulman intimacy gives them a and Kelsey Claire weird energy, no?

Hagen at the State MB: Special SpeTop: Kelsey Claire Hagen on stage. Theatre of Ithaca cial Special was made Middle: Jackie Kashian performing, Saturday, Oct. 7. because I genuinely Bottom: Bamford, “lady Dynamite.” Doors 7 p.m., show didn’t want to leave my 8 p.m.

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Heart is in the Music

Artist Ryan Vanderhoof releases new solo EP

By C hr i s tie Cit rang l o Ryan Vanderhoof and Friends, 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, The Cherry Artspace.

it — that potent belonging.”

Keeping with the theme of belonging, Vanderhoof ’s performance will draw on coustic melodies layer atop syn- inspiration from the Sofar Sounds movethetic strings, swirling together in a ment. The movement is a concert project harmonious cacophony. The songs that brings intimacy back to live perforflow together in different directions, taking mances: some take place in a living room, listeners sometimes through Scotland and others in the back of a hoodie shop. Regardother times on a Buddhist journey. less of where, each performance eliminates Ryan Vanderhoof’s newest EP, My Heart the stage and the construct of a headline Is In The Highlands, combines the talents performer, bringing the music and the artof Vanderhoof and guest artists from the ist directly to the listeners. The shows strip New York City area. Before his solo proj- away the norm of half-listening to music, ects, Vanderhoof was a member of Akron/ half-recording everything on Snapchat.

Family, an experimental rock band. He Everyone at the concert is there to listen to toured internationally music. with the group, making At least seven arthis rounds in Europe a ists will be playing handful of times, playwith Vanderhoof, i ng shows i n Sout h as the team reworks A mer ic a a nd ot her the recorded songs regions of the world. for a live audience.

But after years of Vanderhoof said he touring, the physical will be keeping the exhaustion caught up live music as close as with Vanderhoof. The possible to the EP. band is taking a break “[For this projfrom touring and makect], I came in with ing music, and Vanderjust a chord progreshoof has journeyed in sion and a melody, his own direction. He and we worked on returned to the town of how to ma ke t he his alma mater, Ithaca music interesting,” College, fell back in Vanderhoof said. “... love with his college We’re definitely basgirlfriend and started ing the performance a family. off of the recordVanderhoof never ings, which has been retired from the music a u nique process Ryan Vanderhoof at his exhibition. scene. Once the craziness because the way they (Photo: Christopher Brandli) calmed down, he began to were recorded was by work on his own pieces, layering bass, drums beginning with a project and guitar on top of called Seahorse Memoirs, and now he’s just each other and playing with editing. But completed an EP titled My Heart is in the when you try to play that music live, it Highlands. He’s celebrating the soft release brings up the challenge of staying true to of his EP with an intimate concert 7 p.m. the original songs.”

Thursday, Oct. 5, at The Cherry Artspace — In addition to the EP release, Vandera performance that gets as close as possible hoof also hosted an exhibition at Gimme! to the trippy, whirlwind recordings.

Coffee. A friend of his painted on custom Vanderhoof ’s My Heart is in the High- fabric, which he then attached to old speaklands is an adaptation of the 18th-century ers and hooked up a headphone jack to.

Robert Burns poem. He takes the original Guests at the coffee shop were then given words from the poem and adds his personal the option to sit at one of Vanderhoof ’s touch with instrumentals and rhythm. Van- pieces and admire a painting while his EP derhoof said the atmosphere of the piece is looped. what captured his attention and fostered his After this show, Vanderhoof anticipates love for the work of literature. taking the exhibition with him to other “I picture a kind of gray, desolate land- coffee shops in the region, previewing scape, but potent with beauty also,” he said. potential shows in the areas with an exhibi“Some of the lyrics are talking about the tion. Until then, Vanderhoof will continue narrator or the individual who is not there, to follow in the words of My Heart is in the and they’re describing the highlands of Highlands: “A-chasing the wild-deer, and Scotland. They’re describing all the beauti- following the roe/My heart’s in the Highful aspects of it and things they miss about lands wherever I go.” •

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Surviving in Spite of it All

Deerhoof brings themes of resistance to the Haunt

By Mic a h Wil kin s The experimental rock group Deerhoof stops in Ithaca for the third time in the band’s 23-yearlong career 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at The Haunt.

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eerhoof has been creating a dynamic, whimsical noise rock sound since it began in San Francisco back in 1994. Satomi Matsuzaki’s quirky vocals were added to the group the following year when drummer Greg Saunier asked her to join the band after meeting on her tour in Japan. A week later, Matsuzaki had left her hometown of Tokyo and was touring the U.S. with Deerhoof.

Matsuzaki, who said in an interview

selves punk, now more in philosophy than in sound.

Saunier, Matsuzaki and guitarists John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez have long held their left-wing political stance as a band, and they manifest these views more clearly in newer songs. The last presidential election made circumstances a little more dire, Saunier said.

“We all know 2017 has been a continuous series of emergencies,” Saunier said from on the road.

Deerhoof ’s latest album was released Sept. 8, but the band hosted a “pay what you can” pre-release on Bandcamp, the proceeds donated to the Emergent Fund,

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Deerhoof working on a whimsical rock tune, with Satomi Matsuzaki off to the right. (Photo provided)

that she borrows her on-stage dance moves from toddlers she used to teach in San Francisco, writes the majority of the band’s songs. Her voice is unconventional compared to the Western pop sounds that we’re accustomed to, and her lyrics are simple, but cover heavy topics, like the difficulty of obtaining a U.S. Visa.

Deerhoof is skilled at splicing a number of different musical genres, the band’s latest album Mountain Moves featuring an array of guest artists from French loungepop vocalist Laetitia Sadier to saxophonist Matana Roberts to rapper (and TV personality) Awkwafina. The band elegantly borrows from diverse styles and then simplifies them, so guitar riffs, drums and vocals are clear, discernible and minimalistic. Mountain Moves also has a number of undeniable pop tracks, unlike their previous albums, but the band calls them22

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established directly after the election of President Trump to raise money for grassroots organizations in marginalized communities.

The band also first debuted songs from Mountain Moves on Democracy Now!, a news program that “tells the stories that are missing from the mainstream,” Saunier said.

The second track on the album, Con Sordino, is named after the Italian musical term meaning “with the mute.” Starting the song off with soothing humming and dreamy guitar chords, Matsuzaki sings, “Your voice may be con sordino but we know we can sing/ I’m mute and you could be in tune,” to denote that some perspecContin u ed on page 2 4

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Celebrating Regional Art

Greater Ithaca Art Trail highlights local talent

By Jamie Sw inne r ton

Harry McCue is on the very edge of this year’s Art Trail and will be at his studio in Lodi for the Art Trail weekends of Oct. 7 and 8, as well as Oct. 14 and 15. (Photo: Jamie Swinnerton)

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tarting this Saturday, Oct. 7, artists across Tompkins County and beyond will be opening their studio

doors to one and all. Curious art lovers will find 34 studios and 36 artists along the Greater Ithaca Art Trail who want

to tell you all about their art, and maybe even sell you some. But Tompkins County is no longer the barrier for artists to join the trail, and two south Seneca artists can also be found, doors open.

Felicia Poes, whose studio, We Be Tilin’, can be found at 7516 County Road 153 in Interlaken, said she doesn’t join the Art Trail to sell her creations, she does it because she loves talking about her art and process. Poes started out making mosaics years ago, and when she officially retired she jumped head-first into her art. Her studio is just behind her home, a stone’s throw from the shores of Cayuga Lake.

“I really do love to tell people about what I do and I have found from people coming up here, that’s what people enjoy on the Art Trail,” Poes said. “A lot of artists sell on the Art Trail, and they get disappointed if they don’t have a lot of sales.”

Since starting as a mosaic artist, Poes now experiments with glass. Her yard is dotted with glass mushrooms on copper rods, and now she’s making glass monster faces, each a unique design that will be available for purchase during the open studio days she is holding during the Art Trail days, Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15.

All over Poes’ studio are projects in various phases of completion, on the back wall are shelves of the glass she uses for her pieces, and molds full of crushed glass dot her tables. Nothing is hidden in We Be Tilin’, and Poes is more than ready to tell you about her kilns, her glass, her process and her inspiration.

Crossing to the west into Lodi is south Seneca’s other Art Trail artist Harr y McCue. His real studio, on the second floor of his home at 2423 Skinner Road, is a little too crowded with books, tools, taxidermied critters and his printing press to host drop-ins during the Art Trail. But the converted shed just a short walk from the house is set up and ready for anyone looking for an original McCue

painting or print.

Before ret iring severa l yea rs ago, McCue was the chair of the arts department at Ithaca College — the longest serving chair of any department at the college, he said. No one else wanted the job. He still has some of his student’s art work and a few of their wood burnings are displayed in a collage in his studio/ showroom. Retirement was one of the reasons McCue joined the Art Trail.

“I finally had time to concentrate on just doing my artwork,” McCue said.

That’s when he bought the structure that he now shows his art in. “So I had a nice little space to put up my artwork, a little gallery on the farm here where I live in Lodi.”

For McCue, the Art Trail helps motivate him to create new work. It also helps bring people right to his door, which isn’t always easy to find out in the rural parts of south Seneca county.

“It’s worked out really well for me,” McCue said, “I have a fairly steady stream of folks that arrive when the Art Trail is on.”

But you don’t just get art when you visit McCue’s showroom. Each piece comes with a story, it might be about the inspiration behind the painting, it might be about his farm, family, friends or former students, including the Program Director of the Community Arts Partnership (the Art Trail coordinator), Robin Schwartz.

The trail includes a number of artists just a short drive from south Seneca, in Trumansburg — not too much of a hike from Ithaca. Sarah Gotowka, who works with painting, fiber and functional art; Hilar y Gif ford, who works wit h mixed media; and Domenica Brockman, a painter, are all located at 15 East Main St. on the second floor, and will be open during the Art Trail. But they are far from the only artists in Tompkins County on the trail. Find a complete list and map of the studios, at arttrail.com. •

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tives, especially in media and politics, are muted while others are amplified. The band said Trump’s messages were amplified through the mainstream media, carrying him into the presidency while those transmitted by candidate Bernie Sanders was muffled.

“It’s easy to get dejected about what appears to pass for American values when one gets one’s information about American values from corporate media,” Saunier said. “If you follow Democracy Now!, or play drums in a touring rock band, you get a completely different picture, a far more positive and hopeful one.”

This optimistic outlook is present throughout the poppy yet grounded tracks on Mountain Moves. Palace of the Governors is a short symphonic and electronic piece where Matsuzaki’s voice echoes a

course, with Saunier and Matsuzaki as the constants throughout the group’s history.

The tumultuous roster has not gotten in the way of the band’s productivity, however, with 14 studio albums under its belt each with its own unique flares and experimentations. All of the band members currently live in separate cities, allowing for limited time for recording, but, as the group encourages listeners, Deerhoof has also “spite survived,” thanks to flexibility and punk principles.

“From 1994 to 2003 or so, we funded the band with our day jobs,” Saunier said.

“Every move felt like potential career suicide. Our secret of course was to be so lowbudget and DIY that no failure was ever going to be catastrophic.”

Once the band gained more success and stability, the group members decided to quit their day jobs and started touring more frequently, while continuing to travel on a budget.

This Friday will be Deerhoof ’s third concert ever at the Haunt, part of the group’s two-weeklong tour with two other

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hopeful reminder to the American people: “You won’t live in this house forever,” a clear message to President Trump to not get too used to the White House.

In I Will Spite Survive, which made its premiere on Democracy Now!, Matsuzaki sings, “You could outlive your executioners,” accompanied by harmonies from Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak: “Sleep at night, if you can stay alive.” The song serves to encourage young people to be resilient while threats like climate change and potential nuclear warfare loom over us.

With all of these dangers at risk of killing us, Saunier said, the most rebellious thing you can do is simply not die.

“Power is doing what it can to crush [us], but that power is going to give way sooner or later because the younger generations will come of age,” Saunier said.

“The trick is to survive with your dreams and principles intact.”

The band has gone through multiple guitar players throughout its 23-year

female-fronted bands: Lily and Horn Horse, a New York City-based duo that started last year, and Sad13, the project of Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz. Dupuis created this solo project as a response to the rampant misogyny present in today’s radio hits. Sad13’s album, Slugger, features “songs for women that actually champion women’s autonomy, reflect women’s desires, listen to women when they talk, and let women be funny and normal and cool,” columnist of The Guardian Lindy West wrote on the band, according to Sad13’s website.

Sad13’s objectives are right in line with Deerhoof ’s messages of resistance and resilience.

“Often we’re told that you need to do things a certain way,” Rodriguez said, who joined Deerhoof in 2008. “But there are always examples of people who did the most with what they had and moved mountains.” •

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A Festival of Films, of Culture

Context to an oversimplified national conversation

By Nick Re y nol d s

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atinX Heritage Month began on Sept.

15 and will continue to be celebrated throughout October. For more information on numerous events around town, visit culturaithaca.com/blog The national conversation on Latino and Hispanic culture, for years now, has been one that in the mainstream has been focused heavily on borders and dreamers, contentious opinions and a lack of understanding.

But the buried lede — something few in American society today understand or even acknowledge – is the struggle within both cultures to define their identity, to present a more complete view of the diverse cultures that exist south of the Rio Grande and across the Gulf of Mexico, down through the Caribbean Sea. It was with this in mind that, four years ago, Enrique González-Conty, assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Ithaca College, began the Cine Con Cultura festival as a means not just for building a greater representation in the type of film both seen and produced here in the vibrant film community in Ithaca, but in opening a community’s eyes to cultures we as a society, for years, have defined largely in blanket terms.

But this year is a unique year, says Joe Cruz, a student in Ithaca College’s Park School who worked to organize this year’s festival. The festival, in a first, are employing the talents of both Cornell and at Ithaca College, coming together for the first time to share both a venue (at Willard Straight Hall) and organization: a partnership that strangely, had never before been explored.

But it’s also a year of particular cultural significance for the festival, the Latino community a prominent focus of both geopolitical and humanitarian debates in American politics, from contention with Mexico and turmoil and crises in Venezuela to the disaster in Puerto Rico, where the United States’ forgotten citizens ( according to a poll of 2,200 adults by Morning Consult, it was found that only 54 percent of Americans know that people born in Puerto Rico are fellow citizens) are presently undergoing crisis.

It’s with these prominent issues in mind the festival, this year, sees an opportunity to present the ideas of identity in a more tangible, culture-based context: This year, the films thematically focus on ideas of cultural appropriation and the identity crisis behind the idea of what home, for Latinos, truly is: something speaking to the themes brought on by the new Latino diaspora where, by a number of factors, the concept of identity has been threatened for many as they disperse throughout the world.

“When you hear about all these issues among the Latinos or hispanics, they’re really very much generalized,” Cruz said.

“We wanted to try to show the nuance within the communities, highlighting ‘yes, there are things that make up central Latin heritage, but there are also distinct things about each country that might be really overlooked by the mainstream media and how they’re represented.”Their focus in doing so is in zeroing in on Latino directors and producers who triumphed by virtue of their own greatness, with small budgets or obscure casts, in order to make great films and tell the stories of their homes in a way that evokes passion and understanding of complex issues with

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cultural implications for entire populations of Latino people. They’re heavy, but humanizing topics: showing the complexity of other human beings and the unique issues that face them, whether in defining their own identities to grappling with the state of their own nations. Since September 19, the festival has screened various perspectives on life in more than 11 countries, from a young girl in Paraguay tasked with running her household in ‘El Tiempo Nublado’ to modern American life in ‘Sound Of New Days.’ When possible, the organizers bring in the film’s directors, whether by Skype or in person, to take ownership of the conversation surrounding their films.

While many of the films shown are fictional, a concerted effort was made to focus more heavily on documentaries this year, Gonzalez-Conty telling Ithaca College student newspaper, The Ithacan, it was to allow greater diversity in the films shown so as not to over represent films with solid film industries, such as Argentina, with those whose stories may not be as broadly told and their issues, left unexplored.

“The documentaries focus primarily on the countries that have less money,” Gonzalez-Conty told the Ithacan. “So we

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use these independent film companies and crowd-funded efforts to draw attention to some social issues there.”

“It’s about showing these people as complex beings, not just a label someone perceives because of what they read or what they heard somewhere else,” Cruz said. “It goes to show stories are everywhere, stories are fluid[...] it’s really about empowerment on an individual level, not just for the directors themselves but the whole community, here in Ithaca and in a global context.” •

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Folk ‘n’ Kava | 7:30 PM-10:30 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 139 W State St, Ithaca | (Nate Marshall and Friends play Traditional and Original Folk, Jazz and Gospel Music) Wednesday Live Music | 8:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Rulloff’s, 411 College Ave, Ithaca | (Local bands, Soloists) Flux Capacitor | 9:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | (Rock, Electronica)

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Dr. K Paul Kempkes | 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Creekside Tavern, 896 Ithaca Road, Willseyville | (Covers, Oldies) Los Finsteros | 7:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Stratcat Willie & The Strays | 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Boathouse Beer Garden, 6128 State Route 89, Romulus | (Blues) The Common Railers | 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Two Goats Brewing, 5027 State Rte 414, Burdett | (Traditional folk, Bluegrass, Singer-songwriter, Pop) Miller and The Other Sinners | 9:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Ransom Steele Tavern, 552 Main St, Apalachin | (Indie Southern soul, Blues, Rock, Funk) Deerhoof, Sad13, Lily, Horn Horse | 9:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | The Haunt,

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The Sweats | 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Heavily Brewing Co., 2471 Hayes Rd, Montour Falls | (Hip-hop) The Rattling Baddlies | 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Two Goats Brewing, 5027 State Rte 414, Burdett | (Energetic, Acoustic-rock, Pop, Acoustic balladry) Gowanus | 9:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | (Rock, Jamtronica) Dave Richman and the Poorboys | 9:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W Main St, Trumansburg | Leah & the Upheaval with Loewen, Lawson, and Catalone | 10:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | The Nines, 311 College Ave, Ithaca | (Jazz) Ponder the Giraffe w/s/g South Hill Revival | 10:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca |

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Blue Skies | 11:00 AM-2:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | Stonecat Café, 5315 Rt 414, Hector | (Jazz) Eilen Jewell, Queen of the Minor Key | 4:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | La Tourelle, 1059 Danby Rd, Ithaca |(Soul, Funk) Nick Kody & the Creek Road Band | 4:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | Two

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Secondhand Serenade | 6:30 PM, Monday, 10 09 | Westcott Theatre, 524 Westcott St, Syracuse |

Tuesday Bluesday with Dan Paolangeli & Friends | 6:00 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | (Blues, Rock, Every Tuesday) Irish Music Session | 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | Argos Inn, 408 E State St, Ithaca | (Hosted by members of Traonach) Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet | 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | Madeline’s Restaurant, 215 E State St, Ithaca | (Jazz) I-Town Jazz Jam | 9:00 PM-11:59 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | (Local jazz jams, improv) concert

10/4 Wednesday

Leo Kottke | Wednesday, 10 04 | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn | (Acoustic) CU Music: Midday Music for Organ 10/4 | 12:30 PM-1:15 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Anabel Taylor Hall, Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca | Midday Music for Organ: Anna Steppler: Music of the Iberian Peninsula. Works by Correa d’Arauxo, Bruna, Cabanilles.

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Modest Mouse, Mass Gothic | 8:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | State Theater Of

First Friday Gallery Night welcomes photographer Zaccharie Charvolin to Medusa Tattoo. Charvolin exhibition is called “Clouds,” and it touches on feelings of hazy dreams, using collage techniques to give the pieces a mystical aura.

(Art: Zaccharie Charvolin)

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Shovels and Rope | 8:00 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, originally from South Carolina, release their newest 12 tracks with a performance at the Hangar Theatre. (Americana).

10 05 | Boathouse Beer Garden, 6128 State Route 89, Romulus | Dorothy is a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry and her little dog, Toto, on a farm in the Kansas prairies.

One day, Dorothy and Toto are caught up in a cyclone that deposits her farmhouse into Munchkin Country in the magical Land of Oz. Community Read Film Screening:

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The Daughter of Dawn | 6:00 PM-8:15 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | After screening only a handful of times when it was made in 1920, The Daughter of Dawn disappeared without a trace. For almost 90 years it was considered lost — until it was rediscovered by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Now beautifully restored and with a new orchestral score, the film is an astonishing revelation. Directed by Norbert A. Myles.

Outerdocs After Party | 9:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca |

that inspired her art — large-format polaroid photography — a medium that acts as a foil of sorts for her charisma and unbridled creativity. 1 hr 16 min.

The Lost City of Z | 9:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | The incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeyed into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.

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Goodbye to Language (3D) | 7:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Leave it to an 83-year- old French-Swiss man to reinvent cinema (again), but that’s just what Jean-Luc Godard did with his first 3D feature. Godard shakes the very foundation of stereoscopic viewing by allowing the 3D camera’s gaze to wander as a chameleon’s, giving each eye a completely different composition. Also playing Friday Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. 1 hr 10 min.

B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography | 7:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | Morris carefully profiles his friend and portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman and the technology

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Brad’s Status | A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life’s choices. | 101 mins R| Battle of the Sexes | The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. | 121 mins PG-13 | The Unknown Girl | A woman gets obsessed with the case of a

dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help. | 113 mins NR | Victoria and Abdul | Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. | 112 mins PG-13 | Rebel in the Rye | The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, “The Catcher in the Rye.” | 106 mins PG-13 The Villainess | A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge. | 129 mins La Soledad | A vivid and intimate account of the Venezuelan crisis told through the real-life struggle of a young father trying to save his family from the demolition of their home. | 89 mins Columbus | A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams. | 100 mins

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Wednesday, 10/04 , to Tuesday, 10/10. Contact Regal Ithaca for Showtimes American Made | A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s. | 115 mins R Flatliners | Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife. | 110 mins PG-13 Blade Runner 2049 | A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for 30 years. | 203 mins R My Little Pony: The Movie | A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home. | 99 mins PG Friend Request | A popular college student graciously accepts a social outcast’s online friend request, but soon finds herself fighting a

demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends. | 92 mins R Stronger | Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. | 116 mins R Mully | A man revered as “Father to the Fatherless,” Mully is a one time Kenyan business tycoon turned founder of Mully Children’s Family, the largest children’s rescue, rehabilitation and development organization in Africa. | 80 minss American Assassin | A story centered on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp.| 112 mins R The LEGO Ninjago Movie | Six young ninjas Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane and Nya are tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school. | 101 mins PG Kingsman: The Golden Circle | When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy. | 141 mins R It | A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children. | 135 mins R | Home Again | Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her. | 97 mins PG-13 | Mother! | A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. | 121 mins R |

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Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches | 8:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Clark Theatre, IC, Danby Rd, Ithaca | This contemporary classic, subtitled a gay fantasia on national themes, explores love, sex and religion amid the AIDS crisis.

Directed by Robert Moss.

Champions of Magic | 7:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | State Theater Of Ithaca, 107 W State St, Ithaca | The Champions of Magic are coming back to the U.S. for the first time in four years. Witness the impossible, including disappearances, levitation, teleportation and a heart-stopping finale.

ComedyFLOPs and The Dock Present: Thursday Night Comedy | 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | The Dock, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Comedy FLOPs’ Bi-weekly Get Up, Standup show! Alternating with improv comedy, the FLOPs are partnering with The Dock to make Thursday the night for comedy in Ithaca.

Nate Staniforth: Real Magic | 8:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | The Dock, Ithaca | Magician, writer, traveler and host of the Discovery Channel’s international hit TV series, Breaking Magic.

Festival of South African Dance | 7:30 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Anderson Center, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton | Festival of South African Dance featuring The Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies Ensemble of 20 Dancers and Musicians.

Local Talent Variety Show | 7:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Ithaca High School, 1401 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Maria Bamford | 8:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | State Theater Of Ithaca, 107 W State St, Ithaca | Maria Bamford stars in the semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite. She was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehndy.

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Doug’s Fish Fry at Veteran Volunteer Fireman’s Association | 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Veteran Volunteer Fireman’s Association, 618 Elmira Road, Ithaca | Benefit of Mecklenburg United Methodist Church.

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The Speed of Darkness | Wednesday, 10 04 | Chenango River Theatre, 991 State Hwy 12 (3 mi S of Greene), Greene | An old-fashioned drama about an unsung Vietnam hero

Modest Mouse, Mass Gothic, State Theatre of Ithaca, Friday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.

Padma Center for Natural Therapies, Ithaca Oct. 6

Bands Modest Mouse and Mass Gothic will perform at the State Theatre of Ithaca. Modest Mouse is known for hits such as “Float On,” gaining popularity in the alternative rock community after forming in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington. Mass Gothic is a solo project by Noel Heroux, one of the members of Hooray For Earth.

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Bill Deats is one of the featured artists in October’s First Friday Gallery Night. This exhibition is titled “Cosmic Energy.” Deats painted the pieces for this show while seeing himself as a visionary of the energy in the universe — hence the other-worldy theme.

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Gowanus will be passing through Ithaca on its tour 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct.7, at The Range. The group hails from Brooklyn, and it’s best known for jazztronica music, a delicate balance between jazz and electronica.

(Photo provided) Friends of the Library Book Sale | 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Friends of the Library Book Sale, 509 Esty St, Ithaca | One of the nation’s biggest book sale. For more information visit booksale.org.

Ithaca is Foodies Culinary Tour | 11:30 AM-2:30 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Downtown Ithaca, Center ithaca, Ithaca | Join us for a narrated, guided walking tour showcasing a variety of Ithaca’s restaurants as well as historical, architectural, and cultural points of interest.

Cornell University vs. Harvard University | 1:30 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Schoellkopf Stadium, Cornell, Ithaca | Home football game between Cornell University and Harvard University.

South Hill Cider Tasting | 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Live music, food and cider tastings to welcome in the fall.

Ithaca Red Tent: a Space for Women | 10:00 AM, Sunday, 10 08 | Sacred Root Kava Lounge

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Night Fundraiser | 10:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Bereaved Parents, Grandparents and Adult Siblings self-help support group | 5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | The Compassionate Friends of Ithaca - meeting at Hospicare of Ithaca, 172 East King Road, Ithaca | The Compassionate Friends of Ithaca welcomes all bereaved parents and their family members to our meetings on the first Thursday of each month. For more information call 607-387-5711 or email tcf.ithaca@gmail.com.

Community Game Night | 6:30 PM Thursday, 10 05 | First Presbyterian Church, 315 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Community Game Night, hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. There will be board games available or bring your own. All are welcome. Use the Court Street entrance.

Square Dance and Other Dancing | 2:00 PM-4:30 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Lifelong, 119 W Court St, Ithaca | Everyone Welcome (members and non-members). No experience or partner needed. For more information call 273-1511 Dance Party for Democracy | 6:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Community Fire Ceremony | 6:30 PM-9:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd, Ithaca | Sit, drum and sing around a sacred fire outdoors. At this Full Moon fire, we will be celebrating the Circle of Life, with ceremony and a shamanic drum journey. For more information, call Susan at (607) 229-5161.

Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM-, Saturday, 10 07 | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all.

Binoculars available for loan. Meet at the front of the building. http://www. cayugabirdclub.org/calendar Fall Festival Arts and Craft Fair | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Corning | There will be a bake sale and chicken & biscuit luncheon available, with door prizes, raffles and 50/50.

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Folk Song Swap | 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | Tompkins County Workers’ Center, 115 The Commons, Ithaca | For more information, visit: http://www342.pair.com/elerner/ Songswap/ Columbus Day Chicken Parmesan Dinner | 4:30 PM, Monday, 10 09 | McLean Community Church, 50 Church St, McLean | The Ulysses Historical Society Fall Meeting | 7:00 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 39 South St, Trumansburg | The Psychic Highway: How the Erie Canal changed America. The speaker is Michael Keene. Free and open to the public.

Refreshments will be served.

Special Events 12-Hour Dance Out Fundraiser | 10:00 AM-10:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Press Bay Alley, 118 W Green St, Ithaca | Watch dancers compete for prizes by remaining in motion for 10 hours, taking turns in the spotlight interpreting or collaborating. Listen to DJs initiating the dance with sound, projections and props interjecting the dance with perspective and intention, and painters consecrating the dance with color. The event is a fundraiser for the Ithaca Generator.

Traditions and Beyond Quilt Show | Saturday, 10 07 | Tompkins Cortland Community College, 170 North St, Dryden | The Tompkins County Quilters Guild presents its 2017 Traditions and Beyond quilt show Oct. 7 and 8 at the TC3 field house in Dryden. Hundreds of quilts, soft sculpture and wearable art, plus a smalll-quilts silent auction, Second Hand Rose Boutique, quilt-

Outer docs Film Festival, Cinemapolis, Ithaca, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2-10 p.m.

Outer Docs is a documentary film festival, hosted by Veverka Bros. Productions. Focusing on films outside of the mainstream scope, this festival will feature lesser-known documentaries and give them the spotlight. This is Ithaca’s one and only documentary film festival, and it will feature pieces from all over the world, and from right here in Ithaca.

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Great Cortland Pumpkinfest | Saturday, 10 07 | Courthouse Park, Court Street, Cortland | A celebration of fall and pumpkins in Cortland.

Homestead Heritage Day | 10:00 AM-3:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Sothworth Homestead, 14 North Street, Dryden | This year among the many activities, will have the following: demonstrations of activities offered that the Dryden Agricultural Fair of over 100 years ago, rescued wildlife, horse and wagon rides, food, children’s activities, bands, quilt exhibits at the Presbyterian church and tours of the Southworth House.

Newark Valley Apple Festival | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | 9241 State Route 38, 9241 State Route 38, Newark Valley | Music and dance; Johnny Appleseed and other historic interpreters; Suffrage Centennial; lumber Jills; gift shop; kids’ activities; 1800s skills to watch & try; wagon rides; mountain men and women; vendors; and apples.

BREW FEST 2017 | 12:00 PM-9:00 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Boathouse Beer Garden, 6128 State Route 89, Romulus | The Boathouse Beer Garden will host it’s 3rd Annual BREW FEST. Over 30 breweries (and cider makers) from the Finger Lakes and surrounding regions will be lined up throughout the beer garden to provide tastings and pints to ticket holders.

Treasure Hunt on the Reuse Trail | Sunday, 10 08 | Take a stroll on the Reuse Trail during the whole month of October, solve a puzzle, and enter a raffle to win prizes of $40, $80, $120, and $200 in gift cards from participating stores. Solve the bonus question to win a custom prize from Pirate Perl of Pastimes. For rules, prizes and a list of participating stores visit www.ReuseTrail.com.

27th Annual Woodcarvers Show and Sale | 4:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | Candor Fire Hall, Rt 96 B, Candor | Sixty strong, the Cataonk Valley Wood Carvers’ membership comes from Tioga, Broome, Tompkins, Corning, Chemung Counties, as well as several from Pennsylvania. Meetings are held in the Candor Library every Monday night from 7-9pm. There is always something happening.

DarlingDecorating: A Social Cake Decorating Event | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | Bandwagon Brew Pub, 114 N Cayuga St, Ithaca |

DarlingDecorating by DarlingCake is a social, interactive, decorating experience where each guest will decorate a personalized 6-inch cake to take home. For tickets visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ darlingdecorating-a-social-designevent-tickets-37400

Books The Unseen World Book Discussion | 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Tompkins County Public Library will host a discussion of Liz Moore’s The Unseen World during the fall session. Moore’s third novel, The Unseen World, offers an insightful exploration of family, memory and technology as it chronicles a daughter’s efforts to discover the truth about her father’s hidden past and emerge from his shadow.

Riverow Bookshop to Host Murder Mystery Author | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | River Row Bookshop, 187 Front St, Owego | Author Pamela Morris will be releasing the third book in her Barnesville Chronicles series, The Witch’s Backbone — The Curse, at Riverow Bookshop on Oct. 6, from 6-8pm during October Art Walk.

Morris will also be signing copies of the first two books in that series, Secrets Of The Scarecrow Moon and That’s What Shadows Are Made Of.

Learning Girls Who Code | Wednesday, 10 04 | Southworth Library, 24 W Main St, Dryden | The club is part of a nationwide effort that is designed to address the gender gap in computer science and technology related careers. Several students in the Women in Cornell Computing group will provide leadership and instruction for the club.

The Macro- and Socioeconomic Impact of the Syrian Crisis on Lebanon | 4:30 PM-6:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall, 232 East Ave, Ithaca | Raed H. Charafeddine has been the first vice-governor at Banque du Liban, Lebanon’s central bank, since April 2009. Prior to this, he spent 20 years in the banking sector, where he held senior executive positions at leading commercial banks in Lebanon and in the UAE.

The 12-Hour Dance Out Fundraiser,

Press Bay Alley, Friday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

This dance marathon will feature three different dance events throughout the day, all to raise funds for Ithaca Generator.

Ithaca Generator is a community of inventors, crafters, designers, engineers and artists, located in Press Bay Alley.

There will be the dance marathon, a dance-off competition, movement cyphers, DJs, visual art and more.

(Photo: Jade Salzano)

Musicology Colloquium: Scott Burnham | 4:30 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | Lincoln Hall 124, Dept of Music, 101 Lincoln Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca | Scott Burnham of CUNY presents a talk entitled God and the Voice of Beethoven.

American Sign Language Class | 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 Fifth St, Ithaca | Meets every Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m., for eight weeks. For more info, or to receive registration form by email, contact@fliconline.org, 272-2433.

Cider and Cheese Pairing | 7:00 PM-8:30 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | The Space at GreenStar, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Tasty samples from Eve’s Cidery and Lively Run Creamery.

Open to the public, and held in the Classrooms@GreenStar.

HistoryForge Day: Connecting the Generations | 12:30 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Fall Creek, Ithaca | Three houses in three neighborhoods in Ithaca, NY, are chosen to share information about who lived there in 1910. Docents will have a series of questions to engage participants about the lives of the residents.

Basic Blues Guitar Workshop | 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, Saturday, 10 07 | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Congress at McLallen St, Trumansburg | An introductory course for people with basic guitar skills who want to start playing acoustic blues, taught by Bill Gregg.

Food in the Foyer: Vietnamese Spring Rolls | 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday, 10 10 | The Space at GreenStar, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | Sample and learn how to make the tastiest Vietnamese Spring Rolls. Great for lunch, dinner and parties.

Kids Cortland Repertory Theatre Fall Classes | Saturday, 10 07 | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | A variety of theater classes for children and adolescents from Kindergarten through 12th grade. For more information, visit CortlandRep.org/ for-kids.

My Father’s Dragon | 2:00 PM, Sunday, 10 08 | State Theater Of Ithaca, 107 W State St, Ithaca | When 9-year old Elmer Elevator hears about a baby dragon who is held captive by

Heads Up First Friday

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irst Friday Gallery Night continues the tradition of monthly gallery openings this Friday, Oct. 6. First Friday is a walkable tour of different shops, restaurants and cafes throughout Downtown Ithaca. The most unlikely spaces become the exhibition spaces for local and regional artists.

The Ithaca Times gathered a few of the artists to look out for during First Friday. The exhibitions featured in First Friday will be on display for the next four weeks.

Matt Mayers: Born in Brooklyn and raised in Long Island, New York, Mayers became interested in landscape photography after he moved to Ithaca to study at Cornell University in 2013.

But he hasn’t been a part of the photography community for very long.

Mayers studied biology and human development while he was an undergraduate, his education devoid of a degree in any art form. It wasn’t until he came to Ithaca was his creative spark set ablaze.

the ferocious animals of Wild Island, he sets off on an adventure to rescue the dragon and return him home.

Health Qigong for Breast Wellness | 5:30 PM-6:00 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | T-Fit Fitness, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | Learn 7 simple moves that increase the flow of energy through the breast area. Where there is flow disease can’t grow.

The Dragon’s Way 6-week Qigong program | 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday, 10 04 | T-Fit Fitness, 61 W Main St, Trumansburg | Lose weight by getting healthier! For more information call or text Shawn Tubridy at (607) 279-6543.

Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM-11:15 AM, Sunday, 10 08 | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Sacred Sundays Community at Yoga Farm. All are Welcome.Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest HumanityPray. Move. Sit. Connect.

Mayers purchased his first camera in 2015, captivated by the different landscapes in Ithaca. His work is on display at Sunny Days, capturing the natural beauty of the surrounding area. Each photograph touches on a range of emotions from calm, to anxious to eagerness.

Ramona Lena, “Collage of Life”: Lena has been creating art for at least two decades, and her work on display is an amalgamation of most of what she’s done. She merges different photographs together to form intricate collages. The collages are reminiscent of old-school magazine and newspaper cutouts.

It’s within these feelings of nostalgia that Lena’s work conjures up old memories in viewers. Perhaps a viewer sees a reflection in the pieces, thinking on actions taken in the past and regrets from older times.

Lena’s collages also embody the now. A viewer can walk away from her exhibition remembering the past, but mostly thinking about how that past shapes the future. These pieces will be on display at New Roots Charter School.

Gary Sczerbaniewicz and Elena Soterakis, “Urbia”: “Urbia” features two Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts alumni. Sczerbaniewicz will be exhibiting 3-D models and Soterakis will have oil painting collages on display.

Both of the works call to mind senses of unease and sometimes even guilt in the viewers. Soterakis comments

Sisterhood of Avalon Informational Tea | 10:00 AM, Sunday, 10 08 | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 139 W State St, Ithaca | For many women seeking a spiritual home, the legend of Avalon has called to them across the ages.

Join the Sisterhood of Avalon for an information session about Paganism.

Art New York State Suffragists: Drawing and Lithographs Celebrating the 2017 Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NY State | 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Thursday, 10 05 | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | Visit The History Center to explore the new exhibition New York State Suffragists: Drawing and Lithographs Celebrating the 2017 Centennial of Women’s Right to Vote in NY State by Ithaca native Christine Nobles Heller.

Reverence | Friday, 10 06 | Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland | An exhibition by two artists,

From Matt Mayers’ collection now on exhibition (Photo: Matt Mayers) on thoughtful topics such as unchecked consumerism, corporatism, and monoculture, and Sczerbaniewicz plays with the idea of urban culture by creating precarious sculptures.

Ben Altman and Robert Knight, on view from Aug. 28 to Oct. 13. The duo exhibition features photographs, participatory installations and audio, video and projection pieces.

Big Ink Ithaca | Friday, 10 06 | Ink Shop Printmaking Center The, 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Trina Bartimer Bruno | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Mockingbird Paperie, 144 E State St, Ithaca | Mixed Media paintings depicting the natural world.

First Friday Gallery Night | 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | Downtown Ithaca, Center ithaca, Ithaca | Downtown Ithaca explodes with talent in different shops, restaurants and hotels. Nearly 20 businesses downtown become the home to different artists — local artists, and sometimes global.

Artist Talk by Christine Nobles Heller and Opera Preview | 6:00 PM, Friday, 10 06 | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | The History Center will feature a 6:00 p.m. presentation by the artist Christine Nobles Heller.

This exhibition will be on display at eye Gallery, and it will be on exhibition until Nov. 19 — a few weeks longer than the other exhibitions featured in this month’s First Friday. •

After the talk, there will be a preview of the opera “Pushed Aside” composed

by Persis Parshall Vehar and libretto by Gabrielle Vehar.

Greater Ithaca Art Trail | Saturday, 10 07 | Throughout Tompkins County, , Throughout Tompkins County | The Open Studio weekends on Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The trail gives art enthusiasts the opportunity to take a self-guided tour of artist studios that are open simultaneously throughout Tompkins County. Visit www.ArtTrail. com for information and download map/brochure.

Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt’s Etchings | Saturday, 10 07 | Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell, Ithaca | More than 60 impressions from across Rembrandt’s oeuvre will show the artist’s process, including how he made changes to his plates and detail his use of a variety of printing supports. Works from the collections of Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Syracuse and Yale Universities, Oberlin and Vassar Colleges, the University

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Send your events items – band gigs, benefits, meet-ups, whatever – to arts@ithacatimes.com.

Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studio Weekends,

The State Theatre of Ithaca, Saturday, Oct. 7, 8-11 p.m.

Various locations throughout Tompkins County, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Maria Bamford stars in the Netflix series “Lady Dynamite,” and she’ll bring her comedy routine to Ithaca’s very own State Theatre. Jackie Kashian will also be joining her for the performance, and she is a writer, producer and actor.

(Photo provided)

The Art Trail open studios will allow gallery viewers to freely browse different studios throughout the county, and see what recent local artists have been working on.

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Marjorie Hoffman | | Madeline’s Restaurant, 215 E State St, Ithaca | Marjorie Hoffman will be exhibiting her new mosaic works at Madeline’s on the Commons.

Diane Newton & Patty Porter | Monday, 10 09 | State Of The Art, 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Newton shows drawings in pastel and charcoal and Porter shows oil paintings of landscape. Opening reception for the artists, Friday, October 6, 5-8pm, Gallery Night in downtown Ithaca.

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