Old Library Proposals Sought

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Old Library Proposals Sought
Library seeks creative
entries for anniversary
card catalog ..................page 3
County livable wage
report accepted ............page 4
Birdwatching project
focuses on finches ....page 5
Tompkins County officials,
in an effort to find a buyer
or tenant for the old library
property at North Cayuga
and Court streets in Ithaca,
will issue a Request for
Expressions of Interest
(RFEI) for the site in the
DeWitt Historic District.
The RFEI, to be released
next month, seeks proposals from prospective developers who would purchase
or lease the property for
redevelopment. It is the
first step in evaluating redevelopment options before
soliciting complete proposals from selected respondents.
The document states the
county’s interest in transferring the property “at
fair market value for redevelopment that will make a
positive contribution to the
community that is not only
compatible with, but also
will strengthen and enhance the quality of the
surrounding
neighborhoods.”
The former library building is 38,630 square feet, situated on 0.88 acres.
According to the RFEI,
the types of proposals being
sought are those that will
make a positive contribution to the community and
are not only compatible
By Anne Marie Cummings
Finding redemption in
flyover country ............page 9
Dewitt Park Bed and Breakfast, as well as a quality
design that is compatible
with the surrounding historic neighborhood, would
be favored.
In accordance with the
county
Comprehensive
Plan and City of Ithaca
planning objectives, proposals for projects may include
Festival of Lights
Roni Fuller and his grandson Shai, 6, lit their menorahs and sang
songs on Dec. 4, the eighth day of Hannukkah, at the Latke Party held
at Temple Beth-El in Ithaca. The event, a long-time tradition at the temple, was attended by 70 people and featured six cooks, six skillets and
several hundred latkes. "The room is ablaze and it's a happy time"
Fuller said..
mixed use, commercial,
public purpose, non-profit
and projects that help fill
gaps in any of the county’s
housing needs, including
housing that specifically
serves the aging population.
Green building proposals
that use energy-efficient
and sustainable building
methods and renewable
energy will be favored.
“The county does not
have a preference between
renovation of the current
building or the demolition
of the current building and
development of a new
structure on the site. The
property could be developed for a single purpose—
including commercial, residential, or public use—or as
a mixed-used development
that incorporates multiple
types of use,” County Administrator Joe Mareane
explains.
Currently the old library
property is being used for
records storage on the
upper level while the county finishes the process of
digitizing its records, and
the lower level is occupied
by the county Pro-bation
Department's day reporting
program.
“We are in the process of
designing an expansion of
the county's Human SerPlease turn to page 11
NYSEG Makes Move to Plastic Pipe
Letters, opinion ..........page 6
Teacher grants awarded
by IPEI ..............................page 8
with, but also will strengthen and enhance, the surrounding downtown neighborhoods. Creative or innovative project concepts are
encouraged.
Synergies and/or collaborations with adjacent land
uses, such as Lifelong (a
senior citizen program
organization)
and
the
Photo by Kathy Morris
By Nick Babel
GreenStar expands program for low-income
consumers ....................page 2
FREE
Since Sept. 23, NYSEG has
been conducting a routine
replacement of approximately 3,500 feet of a sixinch-diameter steel natural
gas main with an eight-inch
plastic pipeline on Hector
Street and Vinegar Hill in
the City of Ithaca.
Vehicles traveling east or
west on Route 79 have been
stopped and slowed down
by NYSEG workers, but that
will soon come to an end as
workers wrap up the nearly
three-month project.
“We are always investing
in our electricity and natural gas delivery systems to
ensure safe, reliable service
for our customers,” says
Clayton Ellis, spokesperson
for NYSEG, adding that
plastic mains last longer
than steel mains.
According to the
American Gas Association,
plastic pipe, primarily polyethylene, is not subject to
corrosion, and it costs less
to install and maintain than
steel or cast-iron pipelines.
The percentage of plastic
natural gas distribution
mains in place in the U.S.
grew from 29 percent in
1993 to over 50 percent in
2007.
Everyone in the U.S. has
a stake in improving the
safe
operations
of
pipelines. Gas distribution
pipelines have delivered gas
locally for almost 200 years.
Distribution systems are
made up of pipelines called
mains that distribute gas
within the system and
much smaller lines called
service lines that distribute
gas to individual customers. Today in the U.S.,
there are more than 2.1 million miles of distribution
pipelines in service.
Based on the U.S.
Department
of
Transportation
Pipeline
Replacement Updates, cast
iron and wrought iron
pipelines are among the oldest energy pipelines constructed in this country.
Many of these pipelines
were installed over 60 years
ago and still deliver natural
gas to homes and businesses.
Yet, the degrading nature
of iron alloys, the age of the
pipelines and pipe joints
design
have
greatly
increased the risk involved
with continued use of such
Photo by Anne Marie Cummings
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE…
Volume 8, No. 6 • December 9-15, 2013
Workers welding in preparation for installing a new gas line on Route
79 west.
pipelines. By the end of
2011, about 97 percent of
natural gas distribution
pipelines in the U.S. were
made of plastic or steel. The
remaining three percent
are mostly iron pipe.
Dawn Stilwell, gas chief
with NYSEG, says that the
six-inch steel main was getting old and was due for
replacement. “The New
York State Public Service
Commission has a plan that
we follow in terms of when
lines are replaced,” she
says.
Accelerating replace-
ment of leak-prone pipe is a
priority in New York and on
a national level. On June 13,
the staff of the Department
of Public Service presented
its
2012
Gas
Safety
Performance
Measures
Report to the state Public
Service Commission examining the natural gas local
distribution
companies’
(LDCs)
performance
regarding leak management. The statewide yearend 2012 backlog was up 7.5
percent (11 leaks) from 2011
but remains an improvePlease turn to page 11
GreenStar’s FLOWER Program Blossoms
“The missions of the two organizations are very similar,” Alexis
Alexander, membership manager
of
GreenStar Natural Foods
Market, says of the store’s new
partnership with Healthy Food for
All (HFFA). “We are both trying to
improve access to healthy, organic,
natural foods for the community.”
This fall, GreenStar added HFFA
to a list of assistance programs that
qualify people for FLOWER (Fresh,
Local, Organic Within Everyone’s
Reach), the store’s low-income discount program. This is the first
change to FLOWER since it began
in 2010, and HFFA is the first local
community program to be added.
The FLOWER program provides
a free trial membership to
GreenStar for qualifying new members and their dependent children
under 18 years of age. Qualifying
lapsed members must pay the dues
but at a reduced rate of $4 rather
than $9. As a cooperative, GreenStar is owned collectively by its
members. All members receive a 2
percent discount on most items,
and the FLOWER discount is an
additional 13 percent (15 percenttotal). FLOWER participants must reapply annually.
“We’ve always used other programs to serve as our means of
qualifying,”
Alexander
says.
“That’s the way that we think we
can be most fair since we’re not
trained to assess incomes.”
HFFA was started in 2006 by local
Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) farmers in collaboration
with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County. Through
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December 9
Photo by Clara MacCarald
By Clara MacCarald
Alexis Alexander, membership manager at GreenStar Natural Foods Market, with some of
the produce in the store on West Buffalo Street in Ithaca.
grants, fund-raisers and donations,
HFFA subsidizes CSA shares for
low-income families. This year they
have subsidized 120 shares.
Alexander says that while HFFA
participants would qualify for the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (aka food stamps) based
on income, not all participants use
food stamps, or any of the other
four national and state assistance
programs on the FLOWER list.
Some do, and previously HFFA
approached GreenStar hoping that
HFFA households could pay for
their CSA shares using food
stamps. “We were able to create a
system so that participants could
come here, pay for their share, and
then we take that money and we
send a check to HFFA,” says
Alexander. This year the relation-
ship led to the change in the
FLOWER program. Less visibly,
HFFA educates its members about
the program and offers extensive
help applying for the discount.
To date, 725 people have been
served by FLOWER. “One of the
exciting statistics for me,” says
Alexander, “is that of that 725, 40
percent of those participants are
new to the co-op.” GreenStar personnel have given presentations at
organizations with clientele who
might qualify for FLOWER, such as
the Department of Social Services,
the Greater Ithaca Activities
Center (GIAC), Loaves and Fishes,
and Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC). She says each presentation
resulted in a rush of new participants.
FLOWER began in 2010 after the
P&C Foods store on Hancock Street
closed, sparking a conversation at a
GreenStar membership meeting
about food accessibility. GreenStar
General Manager Brandon Kane
left the meeting with a vision for
the new program.
Kane and Alexander presented a
proposal to the GreenStar council
that included a financial analysis of
the discount’s feasibility, since one
of the biggest concerns was cost.
The proposal was approved, and
Kane and Alexander modeled
FLOWER after existing programs
at other cooperative markets.
“Within the first few months, we
had 70 people enter the program,”
says Alexander. “It took off very
quickly.” In 2012, 558 members
saved a total of $77,812 with their
FLOWER discounts, which is about
$139.45 per person.
The response of participants has
been very positive. “It helps them
stretch
their
food
stamps,”
Alexander says. “It makes natural
food accessible for working families.” She says that in some cases
people joined after being prescribed special diets by doctors or
nutritionists. She also notes that
nutritional supplements and wellness items at GreenStar are covered by the discount.
Items not covered by this or any
other GreenStar discount over the
basic member discount of 2 percent
include sale items and select items
such as milk, butter and eggs. One
sale program, BASICS, was started
by GreenStar in 2008. “Products
that we consider staples have an
everyday low price,” Alexander
explains.
Please turn to page 10
By Patricia Brhel
Big celebrations take a lot of planning, sometimes months, and hard
work by many people, much of it
behind the scenes. From April 4
through 6, the Tompkins County
Public Library will celebrate 150
years of serving as the premiere
information source for our area
and they’re hoping for help from
the community.
While the official sesquicentennial celebration doesn’t start until
Friday, April 4, with a gallery night
open house and art exhibit, “150
Years and Counting,” Tompkins
County Public Library exhibit
coordinator Sally Grubb has
already started collecting original
art by local citizens to display in a
community card catalog.
Titled “The Diary of a Library,”
the project is, of course, library
related and Grubb hopes to fill a 15drawer card catalog file with art
cards created by local residents of
all ages and artistic inclinations.
With approximately 15,000 cards
needed, everyone is encouraged to
submit at least one card, more if
you’d like. Whatever your art experience may be, with such a small
space to fill it’s within the means
and time limitations of everyone.
A card catalog, for those not of
the pre-computer generation, is a
set of drawers with little index-size
(three inches by five inches) cards,
each displaying the name of a book,
it’s call number (where to find it in
the library) and some basic information such as author and subject
matter.
The suggested subjects for your
artwork include Favorite Books,
Films and Music, Children at the
Library, Life Stories, Library
Stories, Artists’ Books, Friends of
the Library, History of the Library,
Library Volunteers, Art at the
Library, the Library of Yesterday,
Today, and the Future, Library
Scavenger
Hunt,
Community
Suggestion Box, Staff, Trustees,
Foundation Board, and Advisory
Board, Library events and programs and Miscellaneous.
When you’ve decided on your
design and created the best artwork
you can, using photography, drawing, painting and/or other techniques, return your card to the welcome Ddesk in the library or mail it
to TCPL Card Catalog Project, 101
East Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850.
If you’d like to have your completed card in the upcoming exhibit, be sure to include your name and
the topic of your card on the back
so that it can be placed in the correct drawer.
The drawers will be available for
viewing beginning April 4, and
some special cards will have a copy
enlarged to poster size and hung on
the walls inside the library.
As Grub says, “Be creative and
have fun!”
If you aren’t sure about what to
do, or don’t have art supplies at
home, the library will host a workshop from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 14.
Visitors may create their own card
and taking a “selfie” (self portrait)
of themselves in their favorite spot
in the library, be able to upload it to
complete their card.
“A lot of information can be held
on a small card,” says Grubb. “After
Photo provided
Library Celebrates with Creative ‘Diary’
A young library patron decorated this card
that is included in the “Diary of a Library”
card catalog project.
all, Beatrix Potter wrote all of her
books on small scraps of paper.
Visitors who don’t attend the workshop can come in separately, take
their own selfie and upload it to
cardcatalog@tclp.org. We’re really
looking forward to seeing these.”
In addition to the citizen-generated artwork there will be two
other projects, both set to be
unveiled on April 4. One is “Artists
in the Archives” that features local
artists, and the second is a video
by Ben Altman featuring interviews with area residents about
what the library means to them.
Library visitors will be able to see
photos of the interviewees and
hear what they have to say about
the library and about living in our
community.
The library, a gift from Ezra
Cornell to the community, is actually a year older than the university that bears his name. It was only
the sixth library to be chartered by
the state and the first village
library to be so honored.
At the dedication ceremony on
Dec. 20, 1866, it was located on the
south side of Seneca Street, at the
corner of the modern “bank alley”
on the Commons and began with
3,000 books donated by Ezra
Cornell.
Since then the library has grown
and gone through a number of
changes of address and configurations until moving into its present
location, the old Woolworths building on the corner of Green and
Cayuga streets, in 2000.
However, it still offers what
Cornell originally envisioned—a
place for learning, a place for community meetings, a place where
children and adults, artists and
engineers can all gain knowledge,
improve their own lives and gain a
sense of community and community engagement that is so important to a society.
For more information about
these exhibits go to tcpl.org/150,
call Sally Grubb at 272-4557, ext.
232, or e-mail her at sgrubb@
tcpl.org.
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Tompkins Weekly
December 9
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Legislature Accepts Livable Wage Report
By Tompkins Weekly Staff
The Tompkins County Legislature, following the
recommendations
of
its
Government
Operations and Budget committees, accepted,
but did not adopt, the recommendations of a
county work group following an extensive study
of how the county’s decade-old Livable Wage
Policy should apply to County contracts.
The vote on Dec. 3 was 13-2, with legislators
Carol Chock and Leslyn McBean-Clairborne dissenting. The action gives the county administrator time to apply procedural guidance established by the work group as part of its report,
before taking a more formal action to either
adopt or amend the group’s recommendations.
The work group report recommends the
Living Wage policy, in place since 2003, remain
without modification as a statement of the legislature’s goals, with procedures put in place to
ensure consistent interpretation and application of the policy, and to establish accountability for performance.
It recommends, in part, that the policy apply
only to service contracts involving more than
$50,000 per year in county funds, that certain
types of employees and positions be exempted,
with criteria used to determine whether it is
“practical and reasonable” to incorporate the
living wage standard into a contract.
Noting that the county administrator is responsible for implementating legislative policy,
and relevant procedures recommended by the
work group, the legislature directs that the
administrator report to committee by July 2014
with any recommended changes to the policy,
based on experience with 2014 contracts and
information gathered as part of that process.
Chock said she could not support the report
since she believes the committee’s work, while a
good start, is not yet done and that the recommendations do not move the county far enough
“toward being the livable wage employer it
claims to be.” As a strong supporter of the living
wage, legislator Kathy Luz Herrera praised the
committee for its work, and said the legislature
must still address the issue in a compassionate
way that reflects the county’s values.
B ro a d b a n d C o m m i t t e e Re c o g n i z e d
The legislature expressed official appreciation
to the volunteer members of its Special
Committee on Broadband, as the committee
begins to wind down three years of work.
The resolution, approved without dissent,
expresses gratitude to members of the committee “for their commitment, dedication, and innovative thinking that will help many Tompkins
County residents and businesses to soon realize
the benefits of high-speed connectivity.” The
committee comprises 16 volunteer members
with varied professional experience and technical expertise, who used their best thinking to
identify, evaluate, and propose solutions to
address gaps in high-speed Internet access in
the county.
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Legislator Pat Pryor, who has chaired the
Broadband Committee since its inception, recognized and thanked the members, whom she
described as “the most incredible group of community volunteers without who the Broadband
project would never have happened.” Pryor and
legislator Dave McKenna, vice-chair, presented
letters of appreciation to committee members
appearing before the Legislature.
Pryor reported that installation is beginning,
with customers being added to the service now.
She said that Chuck Bartosch, CEO of primary
corporate partner Clarity Connect, lead applicant for the state grant received, estimates that
installation of project infrastructure could be
completed by, and it is projected that currently
unserved and underserved areas will be activated by the end of 2014.
D ive rs i t y Po l i cy A d o p t e d
Also at last week’s meeting, the legislature
adopted
a comprehensive Diversity and
Inclusion Policy, which codifies the county’s
commitment to “create a workplace environment that is inclusive, and to recruit, retain, and
support a workforce that supports the diversity
of our community.” The policy builds upon the
Diversity Statement adopted by the legislature
in 2005 and Diversity and Inclusion Guidelines
adopted in 2006 as the initial framework for policy development. The policy oulines objectives,
expectations, functions, responsibilities, and
By Amanda K. Jaros
With a yearly participation of some
21,000 people, the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch
program is no small endeavor. Bird
lovers are again gearing up across
North America to check on our continent’s winter bird populations.
This year, with an outbreak of
house finch eye disease across
North America, the project calls for
participants to specifically keep an
eye out for these birds and their
health. Along with the citizen scientist data, “This year is a renewed,
collaborate effort between Bird
Population Studies and Project
FeederWatch (both at the Lab of
Ornithology) to collect data on the
disease in a more useful manner
than was previously possible,” says
Emma Greig, Project FeederWatch
project leader.
The house finch is a victim of
disease due to parasitic bacteria
called Mycoplasma gallisepticum.
The bacteria cause these birds to
contract Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, or house finch eye disease.
Though it affects the eyes of the
bird, it is actually a respiratory
infection. The disease presents no
known threat to humans and was
originally only seen in chickens
and turkeys.
There were no reported cases of
it in songbirds prior to 1994. In the
mid-1990s,
birdwatchers
near
Washington, D.C., began to notice
house finches with eye infections.
Since then the bacteria has spread
rapidly through the east-coast finch
populations.
As word spread about the house
finch eye disease, the Lab of
Ornithology collected data and
kept records regarding the disease
through the House Finch Disease
Survey. It was a program similar to
Project FeederWatch that encouraged people to watch their backyard feeders and report the house
finches they saw with the disease.
The program lacked enough funding and was closed about five years
ago. (The website www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi is still up and offers
good information and images about
house finches and the disease.)
The survey, however, did not
track areas where people saw finches without the disease. “Looking for
the disease and not finding it is just
as valuable as looking for it and
finding it,” Greig says. Lacking
data from the past several years,
ornithologists do not know what
changes the disease has undergone.
“There are some recent studies
that illustrate how the disease is
spreading and changing in virulence as it moves across the continent,” says Greig. “It is moving to
new places in the West, but we don’t
know the geographic distribution
very well because there have not
been [regular] reports” since the
House Finch Disease Survey ended.
Project FeederWatch is a winterlong survey in which volunteers
identify and count the birds they
see at their backyard feeders,
nature centers or schools and
report those numbers to the lab.
The program was born in the mid1970s through Canada’s Long Point
Bird Observatory in Ontario. After
a successful 10 years of bird counting in Canada, Long Point wanted
to expand their study of winterfeeder birds to encompass all of
North America. They found a
strong partner in the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology, and the project has
been growing ever since.
It is a way to survey many different birds all across North America.
People in all U.S. states participate
(except Hawaii) as well as most
provinces in Canada. This year
there is a more specific method to
entering data about finches.
Correctly recording information
will allow researchers to accurately
estimate the prevalence and distribution of the disease because it
allows a confident estimate of both
presence and absence, Greig says.
But this project is not only relevant to house finches. One goal is to
understand more about how diseases shift between hosts, as this
eye disease did between poultry
and songbirds. Researchers also
want to learn how diseases evolve
geographically. “This disease can
serve as a model for other rapidly
spreading diseases. It can inform
our understanding for any disease
system, including human diseases,” she says.
Anyone can participate in
Project FeederWatch, and people
can volunteer to specifically check
on the house finches at their feeders. “House finches are one of the
most common birds reported at
feeders.” Greig says. “They were
reported at 71 to 90 percent of feeders. That’s a lot of potential data if
everyone who saw house finches
Photo provided
Keeping a Closer Eye on House Finches
Project FeederWatch participants this year are asked to look for healthy house finches,
as well as those suffering from eye disease.
last year signs up and looks for the
eye disease this year.”
Project FeederWatch hopes to
learn as much as possible about
house finches this year. Greig says,
“We don’t yet know how many peo-
ple will look for the disease, but
hopefully everyone, and hopefully
we’ll have as many participants as
last year.”
For more information, go to feederwatch.org.
Tompkins Weekly
December 9
5
Living in the Past
By Franklin Crawford
The death of Cornell historian
Michael Kammen on Nov. 29 is not
only a grievous loss for his family,
friends and colleagues, it is the loss
of a protean researcher who did
more than many other scholars in
his field to make history tangible
and to keep our collective memory
fresh.
You can read about the life of
professor Kammen in many of the
obituaries printed since his passing. I use this space, momentarily,
to extend my condolences to his
family, especially Carol Kammen,
noted local historian.
When a person who did so much
to preserve and energize the
process of remembering dies at a
time when 60 million Americans
ages 55 and over are entering the
fuzzy years of dropping names and
forgetting car keys to completely
losing their memories altogether, it
scares me. For people under 55, the
pressure to “perform” in their
careers or simply survive the socalled recession robs many of the
power of perspective or the time to
reflect and think. Once in a while I
actually watch television. Judging
by content, the Millennials are a
generation bought and sold and
reveling in their slavish attachment to technology and forgetting.
But I concede that I, too, am selfentitled to a degree that seems
incurable.
The streets of Ithaca are heavily
trafficked by members of the permanent underclass who also appear
Monday’s Child
to feel entitled to who knows what.
There are days when I wonder if I
was hijacked overnight and
dropped on the wrong side of
Elmira (pick your spot). What has
this to do with loss of memory and
identity?
Kammen would not care for this
kind of generalization and slapdash observation; it’s too cheap and
easy. I interviewed him only once,
unfortunately, in 1999, for the
Cornell Chronicle. A Pulitzer
Prize–winning author (1972), he
was then retired and had produced
“American Culture, American
Tastes: Social Change and the 20th
Century,” in which he packed
decades of gritty scholarship into
260 pages. The other book, “Robert
Gwathmey: The Life and Art of a
Passionate Observer,” was a surprise. Gwathmey was not a household name, but Kammen, who also
was a keen collector of Americana,
fell in love with Gwathmey’s work.
Then President Bill Clinton had
just been acquitted of impeachment over the Monica Lewinsky
case, and toward the end of the
interview, I made a crack about
what an ass clown the man had
become. Kammen did not let it go.
He’d met Clinton, and the president
gave him a personal, private tour of
the
White
House.
Kammen
explained how the experience
demonstrated Clinton’s exhaustive
knowledge of history. By the time
the professor was done dressing me
down and enlightening me to the
president’s high historical acumen,
I had a renewed interest in the man
who had turned the Oval Office into
a bawdy house for the briefest of
times.
It is so easy to get lazy and not
think things through—to run with
the tide. Kammen’s scholarship
was trenchant, muscular and
resistant to jingoism. I’d be interested to hear his thoughts on
President Obama. ... We need historians of his rank who can clean the
lens.
In thinking on the loss of
Kammen and the way the world can
get away from us, I was struck by a
coincidence: He died the day after
Thanksgiving. Last year, a man of
very different bent and no less profound a figure in the Ithaca community also died the day after
Thanksgiving. His name was
William Tucker, Jr., paterfamilias to
the beloved Tucker family, whose
catering business was run mainly
by Lula Tucker after Mr. Tucker suffered a pair of disabling strokes. He
was laid to rest in the Frear
Memorial Park Cemetery, at the corner of Hayts Road and Route 96.
It was snowing by the time the
gravediggers put Tucker’s coffin in
the ground. I’d stayed to take pictures for the family and because I
was fascinated with the gravity of
the process, the undeniable business
of burying the dead. Also, right
across from the cemetery was the
Hayts Chapel and Schoolhouse.
Behind those buildings is an old
freed-slave cemetery, but the
gravedigger did not know about it. It
was not his job to oversee it. In fact,
several attendees at the Tucker
funeral did not know of it.
The Hayts were abolitionists and
caught their share of hell for it in
their time. They built the nondenominational chapel and schoolhouse in the 1850s, and it possibly
predates the A.M.E. Zion Church on
Cleveland Ave. in Ithaca. I got interested in the Hayts property after it
went up for sale a few years ago—
the sellers were friends of mine, and
it was going for a very good price.
The chapel had been converted into
an artist’s studio, and the schoolhouse served as a kind of one-bedroom apartment. It still had a big
chalkboard with the alphabet printed about it, and my imagination
went racing away as I thought about
the many uses for such a place.
I couldn’t move on the purchase,
and someone else did. Ownership
had changed hands not long before I
stood there watching the gravediggers tamp down the dirt on Tucker’s
grave last year. I am still tempted to
stop by the Hayts place and meet the
owners. The site is on the National
Historic Registry, and I’m curious
how much the owners know of its
importance and what they know
about the freed-slaves’ cemetery
behind the place. Or maybe just visit
the cemetery; it’s a good place to
think; it’s a good place to remember.
Sharing the Love of Working the Land
By Damon Brangman
This is the latest installment in our Signs of
Sustainability series, organized by Sustainable
Tompkins. Visit them online at www.sustainabletompkins.org.
My interest in farming was sparked as a youth
growing up in Bermuda. One of my fondest
memories—I was 13 or so—is of bringing fresh
organic greens that I had grown to my grandmother. She was so genuinely appreciative of
my gift that it inspired me to continue in some
way giving to my family and community.
My first job was landscaping with my uncle,
who had a small agricultural and livestock
farm. Every morning we would bring fresh feed
and water to all of his animals before going to
landscape and garden. This helped to develop
my appreciation for the hard work and continu-
ous diligence that goes into the stewardship of
animals and in caring for farmed produce. As I
got older, I continued to farm throughout high
school with the neighborhood farmer. He
instilled in me the value and importance of
growing vegetables organically. This farm,
known as Roots Development, has grown extensively in size and is one of the only organic
farms on the entire island to this day.
When I was a teenager, my family gave me
access to a plot of farmland, and often the
younger neighborhood children would come
visit, help out and learn how different vegetables grow. I would harvest vegetables and then
cook a large pot of stew to be shared with those
who came to visit the garden and kids from the
community. These opportunities to connect with
the younger generation helped to foster an
appreciation and understanding of where their
food came from and also how to prepare it.
After leaving Bermuda, I have carried with
me the value of growing my own food and helping others do the same. Currently I work at
Cornell
Cooperative
Extension
as
a
Neighborhood Garden Specialist in the Gardens
for Humanity Program, an initative of the
Whole Community Project. This program creates access for area youth to learn gardening
and farming. The Youth Farm Project,
Southside Community Center, GIAC, Ithaca
High School’s Garden Club and New Roots
Charter School are some of the organizations
with which we provide garden-based education.
The experience of working with Ithaca’s
younger community echoes the life that I had
cultivated for myself in Bermuda.
I also have integrated this love for farming in
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IPEI Announces 23 Teacher Grants
By Tompkins Weekly Staff
The Ithaca Public Education
Initiative (IPEI) has awarded 23
Teacher Grants totaling $32,500 to
be carried out during the 2013-14
school year to enhance learning for
approximately 1,600 Ithaca City
School District (ICSD) students.
Teacher Grants fund classroom
projects that are linked with gradelevel standards and enrich the curricular opportunities for students
and their teachers. Proposals for a
maximum grant amount of $1,500
are made by teachers. In keeping
with IPEI’s mission of “connecting
school and community,” they
always include a community partner.
Teacher Grants Review Committee Chair Sandy True states, “IPEI
Teacher Grants support and engage
our teachers, our kids and our community. The teachers receive support to explore their creative ideas
while involving community partners. The kids get a fun engaging
learning experience introducing
them to some of the incredible
resources of our community. This
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Three Teacher Grant projects
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were selected during the competitive review process to be funded
through the Charles E. Treman Jr.
Teacher Grants Fund of the
Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund in
memory of the late Tompkins Trust
Company president. They include
“Soaring Stories: Exploring the
Ecology of Plants and Butterflies
through Storytelling,” “Storydance” and “Trout in the Caroline
Wilderness Classroom.”
IPEI will fund the other 20 grants
through the annual Adult Spelling
Bee (scheduled for March 2) and its
2013-14 Annual Fund “Engagement
Matters.” In addition, IPEI offers
four rounds of Red and Gold Grants
and Community Collaboration
Grants reviewed on a rolling basis.
The Fine Arts Booster Group, an
affiliate of IPEI, has also recently
announced the first of its two
rounds of mini-grants.
Northeast Elementary School
teacher Paula Kilts will collaborate
with the Ithaca Children’s Garden
and Regi Carpenter for “Soaring
Stories.” The goal of this project is
to explore the interconnectedness
of plants, butterflies, and humans
through art and science. There will
be ecology visits by the Ithaca
Children’s Garden staff and volunteers to help students explore the
anatomy of flower, butterflies and
their host plants, and hands-on gardening.
Carpenter will visit Northeast to
tell stories about plant mythology,
and to share how stories use language, movement, speaking, and
documentation through photography and video recording. The project will culminate with an evening
event for students and families.
“Storydance” is the project of
Beverly J. Martin Elementary
School teachers Arne van Leuken,
Nancy Siegele and Elizabeth Inman
working with teaching artist Lisa
Tsetse. Eight weekly arts residencies will be offered in the three prekindergarten classrooms. Stories
will be utilized to emphasize language development, reading readiness, and self-expression through
creative movement. This initiative
engages preschoolers in fine arts
experiences that would otherwise
be unavailable to them.
While Bill Foster and the
Floating Classroom brings “Trout
in the Classroom” to many ICSD
schools, this year will be the first
time it will be offered in conjunc-
tion with the new Wilderness
Campus of the Caroline Elementary School. Caroline teacher Anna
Chapman will partner with Foster
and with Robert Ross and Matt
Sacco of the Cayuga Nature Center
and Museum of the Earth. The
fourth grade students will be housing two trout tanks in order to
study both brook and brown trout.
They will maintain the appropriate
environment in the tanks, chart
their growth, examine the impact
of humans and environment, and
ultimately release the fish into the
stream behind the school in the
Wilderness Campus.
In November IPEI released
research-based evidence for what it
has always believed: the programs
and activities that it funds through
grants to teachers and schools are
effective at increasing student
engagement.
Data from reports submitted by
teachers who were awarded grants
during the 2012-13 school year show
that ICSD students' engagement
rose by an average of nearly 50 percent following an IPEI grant-funded
activity.
For more information on the IPEI
grants go to www.ipei.org.
By Nicholas Nicastro
H H H Ne b ra s k a. W r i t t e n b y B o b
N e l s o n . D i r e c t e d b y A l ex a n d e r
P a y n e . A t C i n e m ap o l i s , s t a r t i n g
D e c. 2 0 .
Sixteen years ago the Coen
Brothers made Fargo, an off-beat,
serio-comic thriller set in youknow-where,
North
Dakota.
Though Hollywood elites loved it,
awarding it Oscars for Best Picture
and Best Actress, it drew criticism
for how it portrayed the good folks
of the upper Midwest. Namely, it
made them into cartoonish, hapless
rubes. Settling in to Alexander
Payne’s Nebraska, I got the feeling I
was in for something similar—that
is, for Fargo-style regional caricature, albeit without the Coens’ wit.
The script by newcomer Bob
Nelson concerns Woody Grant
(Bruce Dern), an ornery, tactiturn
70-year-old who believes he’s come
into a million dollars when a sham
magazine sweepstakes offer comes
in the mail. No longer permitted to
drive, he sets off on foot from his
home in Billings to collect his “fortune” in Lincoln, Nebraska. He’s
rescued from the side of the interstate by his youngest son, David
(Will Forte). After Woody’s third or
fourth escape attempt, the latter
decides to drive him there, figuring
at least he can spend some quality
time with his dad.
David gets more than he bargained for when they stop in
Woody’s old hometown. The story
of his imminent fortune gets
around quickly, making Woody a
local hero among his distant family
and childhood buddies. Things go
sour when the inevitable demands
for payback on old loans start coming, and David, like many adult
children, learns how broad an
undiscovered country his parent’s
life is to him.
Payne, by using the title
Nebraska, is promising to deliver
something folksy, gritty, unvarnished—in other words, the cinematic
equivalent
of
Bruce
Springsteen’s sound in the classic
album of the same name. Phedon
Papamichael’s sparse black and
white cinematography befits those
expectations. Yet (and notwithstanding Payne’s own Midwestern
roots) there’s a whiff of bicoastal
condescension in how the film presents people and places hollowed out
by economic irrelevance.
The old folks here behave exactly as every urban hipster expects
on a visit with his flyover grandparents—conversations conducted
in monosyllables, the idiot cousins
left behind (Tim Discoll and Devin
Ratray), the old men dozing in front
of football games as grandma
bastes the turkey in the kitchen.
Were Nebraska presented with the
smells appropriate to its story, we
would get the odors of mothballs
and soiled Depends. If people really
lived in a state of such hopelessness, walking 700 miles to get a million bucks doesn’t sound so crazy
after all.
But then something surprising
happens. First, June Squibb turns
in a feisty, appealing performance
as Woody’s long-suffering spouse.
Second, and more profoundly,
Payne slowly erects a touching
father-son story on Will Forte’s boy-
ish ingenuousness. While Woody is
a constant disappointment to him,
Forte portrays David’s need to
build a relationship with him with
such sweet subtlety that he
redeems the whole film, clichés and
all. Forte’s performance is all the
more impressive that he was a SNL
cast member for 10 years, but
Payne never lets him be funny.
Dern’s acerbic, unsentimental
performance is getting the lion’s
share of praise for this film, but
don’t be fooled. It comes off as
under-realized because it is a character actor’s performance in a lead
role. So how exactly is Woody, a
coarse, cynical man who seems to
value nothing but booze, supposed
to be fooled by an obviously bogus
sweepstakes offer? Word is that
Bryan Cranston was up for the role
of Woody, but Payne chose Dern
instead. He’s fine, but it’s frightening to think how good Nebraska
could have been with a truly commanding actor like Cranston in the
lead.
Even on its own, quieter terms,
this film is not as successful as
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Will Forte and Bruce Dern roam the flatlands in Nebraska.
Payne’s Sideways, which was more
touching and, incidentally, hilarious. But it does fashion something
true out of what seems like
unpromising material. For those
willing to risk dozing off in their
armchairs, Nebraska ends up a fine
place to go
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Other programs include additional
5.5 percent discounts for seniors
and the differently abled. Members
can earn an additional 8 percent off
by working two hours a month, or
by becoming “Superworkers,”
working two hours a week for a 15.5
percent discount added to the basic
rate. “We’ve had more than one person come off of benefits and then
become a Superworker,” Alexander
says.
Membership means more than
just discounts. Members can vote
for council members, bylaw
changes and member referenda.
They can run for council, serve on
council committees and participate
in events and projects. “It’s our mission to promote and educate people
on natural and organic foods,” says
Alexander. “By offering this program, we make them more accessible to people who in the past have
not been able to afford them.”
Legislature
accountability measures related to
Diversity and Inclusion.
The Legislative Policy Statement
included in the new policy notes:
“The Tompkins County Legislature
believes that a diverse and inclusive workforce provides internal
and
external
advantages.
Internally, cultivating an inclusive
culture enhances employee potential and encourages a variety of
perspectives that ultimately drives
creativity
and
innovation.
Externally, a diverse workforce
increases the County’s ability to
serve the entire community. The
Tompkins County Legislature is
committed to creating and sustaining a diverse, fully inclusive, and
flexible workplace environment
that continually strengthens the
organization and demonstrates this
commitment.”
The full County Diversity and
Inclusion Policy may be viewed at
www.tompkinscountyny.gov/files/
Tompkins%20County%20Diversity
%20%26%20Inclusion.pdf .
Sharing
experimenting in our own kitchen
and developing delicious and
healthy juice and smoothie combinations while using fresh vegetables and greens from our home garden. After the birth of our first
child, we began a small-scale business called Fruits and Roots Juice
that provides a nutritious and
health-conscious service to our
community. We feel intrinsically
good about our business: By farming our own organic produce for
our juices, we are insuring that our
customers and community are getting only the best and freshest.
This year, through the
Groundswell Incubator Farm program, I began cultivating a quarteracre of land for a period of three
years. I will use this time to learn
about which crop varieties are suited best for this climate and yield
the highest- quality results for our
small-scale juicing business. Our
desire is to develop a working
model that will demonstrate how to
be independent and sustainable by
mostly growing our own ingredients and sourcing locally as much
as possible. In addition, we hope
this model will encourage more
relationships between local growers and producers of value-added
products.
Through our work as educators,
farmers and family, we seek to
share our experience with others
in hopes of mutually learning and
growing as a community. By sharing our passion for the respect of
nature, we hope in turn that the
youth we work with will continue
the legacy of caring for the land
and being self-sufficient. As
descendants of Africans, we want
to represent our ancestors, who, as
a matter of birthright, grew their
own food and cared for their family and community through food
production and sustainable harvesting practices. Our hope is that
more people will be encouraged by
our efforts and take ownership of
their health and the land.
Damon Brangman works at
Cornell Cooperative Extension as a
neighborhood garden specialist in
the Gardens for Humanity program.
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Jackie in Ithaca, and we shared a
connection over the love of fresh
food and attaining better health. We
decided to put down roots here. As a
family of two, we learned from
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Old Library
vices Building that will allow us to
move the Day Reporting Program
out of the old library,” says
Mareane. “Also, those records that
don’t have to be permanently
archived are being scanned, and
those that must be permanently
archived are moving to a storage
facility on the grounds of the old
Seneca Army Depot. We expect to
vacate the building entirely by
early 2015.”
As part of the discussion, wording of the document was modified
to detail examples of the types of
public and private uses that might
be proposed. Legislator Frank
Proto, a member of the Capital Plan
Review Committee, expressed concern about that deviation from
more general wording that he said
had been carefully crafted by the
committee.
The RFEI approach, recommended by the Capital Plan Review
Committee, is described by
Mareane as a “filtering” process.
Proposals will first be reviewed by
the county’s Planning Advisory
Board, then by the appropriate
committees of the legislature (yet
to be determined), which will forward all responses to the legislature with its recommendations
regarding which respondents
should be invited to submit proposals in response to a formal Request
for Proposals (RFP), to be issued by
the county.
“I just want to be clear that developers can propose either a
rehab/renovation of the existing
building or the demolition of the
existing building and replacement
with a new structure,” says
Mareane.
He adds, “The timeline is release
of the RFEI in mid-December and
proposals due back three months
later. We will then select the
strongest of the proposals, and ask
them to respond to a more formal
and detailed RFP. Based on responses to the RFP, the county will select
a development project.” Developers
who have an interest in developing
the property must respond to the
RFEI in order to progress to the
next level of consideration.
Those interested in submitting a
proposal must do so by March. The
intended review schedule for sale
or lease of the property projects
selection of a developer before the
end of 2014.
maintain pressure at the end of the
system in Trumansburg. In 2014,
NYSEG expects to replace the main
from Vinegar Hill Road to roughly
West Haven Road, and they are considering additional main replacement projects in the Ithaca area
next year.
Risks to the public from hazardous liquid and gas transmission
pipelines result from the potential
for an unintentional release of a
product transported through the
pipelines which can impact populations, property and the environment. Gas pipeline explosions are
not uncommon, and that’s a risk
that NYSEG says they work to prevent.
“We have a strong commitment
to the safety of our employees and
customers. In addition to investing
in our natural gas delivery system
to keep it in excellent condition, we
regularly check our facilities for
leaks with new state-of-the-art technology using truck-mounted and
hand-held
Optical
Methane
Detectors,” Ellis says.
NYSEG
ment of 86 percent since 2003.
Stilwell also confirms that,
“Some-times a line needs to be
replaced because of corrosion or
age, or sometimes it’s just the type
of coating.”
Many uncoated, or bare, steel
pipelines have been taken out of
service, but some are still operating
safely today. The age and lack of
protective coating typically makes
bare steel pipelines of higher risk
as compared to some other
pipelines and candidates for accelerated replacement programs.
Recently, various pipeline protective coating systems have been
developed with materials such as
coal tar, asphalt and wax. But some
transmission and distribution
pipelines were installed without
protective coating until 1971, when
federal regulations mandated them
on new pipelines.
Ellis says that by replacing the
six-inch main with an eight-inch
main, NYSEG will be better able to
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Tompkins County Community Calendar...
9 Monday
Al-Anon, 6:30pm, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca,
Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., 387-5701.
All Saints Bingo, 6pm, All Saints Church, 347
Ridge Rd., Lansing, 533-7344.
Baby Storytime, 10:30-11am, Tompkins Co.
Public Library, Caregivers and newborns up to 15
months old are invited to join us each Monday in the
Thaler/Howell Programming Room for stories,
songs, and togetherness. October thru April, For
more info, 272-4557 ext. 275.
Big Book Study, 7-8pm, Henry St. John Building,
301 South Geneva St., Basement Rm 103, (enter
playground side, ramp door), Info., (607) 5925574. Open to all.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting & Presentation,
7:30pm, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159
Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca. Title/Speaker:
The Way West: Birding with a Microphone; Bob
McGuire, sound recordist, former CBC president,
and editor of "Birding the Cayuga Lake Basin".
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre.
Elysium. 7:30pm; Info at cinema.cornell.edu or
255-3522.
Drawing through Time, 2pm, Museum of the
Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Cool down with
drawing through times ice age series. Info.,
www.museumoftheearth.org.
Dryden Senior Citizens Lunch, Dryden Fire
Hall, Lunch is served at 12:15pm with announcements starting at 11:45am. Please bring your own
table service. The meal cost for members is $7
and $8 for non-members. The menu will be roast
pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, applesauce, rolls, and gingerbread with topping. Our
entertainment will be announced later. Please
bring items for the Dryden Kitchen Cupboard.
They are serving even more families than last year.
Emergency Food Pantry, 1-3:30pm, Tompkins
Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca.
Provides individuals and families with 2-3 days
worth of nutritious food and personal care items.
Info. 273-8816.
Free GED classes, Tompkins Workforce NY,
5:30pm-8:30pm; Call 257-1561 to register.
Genealogy Society, 2nd Monday of the month,
7pm, Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 5th
St., Ithaca, For info call 607-898-3381 or e-mail
Thurstonwg@hotmail.com.
GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court
Street, Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open
Gym & Field Trips.
Greater Ithaca Activities Center Holiday
Giving Tree, GIAC is looking for Ithaca and surrounding area community members to donate holiday gifts to children who might not receive one.
GIAC participants range in ages from 4 years to 18
years old. To pick a child from the Giving Tree you
can either stop by GIAC, 301 West Court Street,
between 9 AM and 5 PM or contact Brandon Blas,
607-272-3622
or
bblas@cityofithaca.org.
Unwrapped gifts need to be dropped off at GIAC
by December 13th. Any questions or concerns
please contact Brandon Blas at 607-272-3622 for
more information.
IC Events, 5-6:30pm, Hockett Family Recital Hall,
Masterclass: Ursula Oppens, piano; 7pm, Hockett
Family Recital Hall, Graduate Recital: Bradley
Pipenger, clarinet; 8:15pm, Ford Hall, Jazz
Ensemble; Info., 274-3717.
Ithaca Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 2nd
Monday of Each Month at 6, PM, TC Lifelong
Center, 119 W Court St, Ithaca. Contact Louise at
(607) 319-0725 with questions, or for information.
Lansing Mobile Food Pantry, 32 Brickyard Rd.,
Lansing, Monday, Dec. 9 from 10-11am. For information contact Nancy Myers 592-4685.
Lifelong Schedule, 8:30–9:30AM, Enhance
Fitness®, Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca;
9–10AM, Enhance Fitness®, Juniper Manor;
9–10AM, Enhance Fitness®, Kendal at Ithaca,
2230 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca; 10–12:30PM,
Clay Class; 10–11AM, Tai Chi, Titus Towers Apt.,
800 S. Plain St., Ithaca; 10:15–11:15AM, Enhance
Fitness®, Dryden Veterans Memorial Home, 2272
Dryden Rd., Dryden; 12:30–1:30PM, Strength
Training, Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca; 1:453PM, Senior Chorus Rehearse at Lifelong; 2–3PM,
Enhance Fitness®, McGraw House Annex, 211 S.
Geneva St.; Info., 273-1511 or www.tclifelong.org.
Lights on the Lake, 5-10pm, Onondaga Lake
Park, Liverpool. Info., www.lightsonthelake.com.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon,
St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all,
no
limitations
or
requirements.
Info.,
www.loaves.org.
MS Support Group, 6:30pm, Lifelong Center,
119 W. Court St., Ithaca. If you are looking for a
group that offers lively discussions, support and
the opportunity to meet new people with similar
experiences, join us for a monthly group. Come
share experiences on living and coping with MS in
a casual and relaxed environment.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, or 7-8pm,
Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility, 134 Homer Ave.,
Basement Conference Rm B, Info., (631) 804-8237.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, 7pm-8pm,
Just Because Bldg., 1013 W. State St., Ithaca,
email: ithacaoa@gmail.com, phone: 607-387-8253
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, PTSD
Ithaca is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder support
group for individuals in and around Ithaca, NY who
have been diagnosed with (or think they may have)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 6:30pm, Please
call 607-279-0772 for more information.
Stepmother Support Group, 6pm, 2nd Monday
of the Month, Are you dating, engaged to, or married to a man with children? Join other women to
share ideas, learn about resources, and encourage
each other with understanding and compassion, for
location and more details, contact Jessica at tompkinscountystepmom@gmail.com.
The “Keys to a Stress-Free Holiday” workshop,
6-7pm, Community room, Rasa Spa, 310
Taughannock Blvd., There is no cost to attend, however seating is very limited and a reservation is
required by emailing info@seachangeithaca.com or
calling 607-256-9355.
Tompkins County Library Events, 10:30AM12:30PM, Borg Warner East, Tompkins Workforce,
Challenge Workforce Solutions.
Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau,
October 21 thru Late April. Indoor stay and play for
12
Tompkins Weekly
December 9
children 5 months to 5 years & grown-ups of any
age. Children ages 5 months to 1 year: $2; Children
ages 1 year to 5 years: $4; Adults always FREE!
Frequent Visit Discount Passes Available for Recreation
Partnership Residents, Info., 273-8364.
Women's Self-Defense,
Mondays 7-9PM,
Special personal defense and safety training workshops for women and teen girls only.
Professional instruction, confidence, practical
techniques, body language and performance.
Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood RD. Ithaca, (607)
277-1047 www.seihijuku.com.
Workforce NY Workshop, Tompkins Workforce
NY, 171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building,
Room 241, Ithaca,; Metrix and Prove It! E-Learning:
2:30pm-4:00pm; Social Security Workshop (Held
at Tompkins County Library): 10:30am-12:30pm,
Info.,
(607) 272-7570 ext. 126, Email:
Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov.
10 Tuesday
Build Site Work Day, 9am-4pm, 205 Barrows St.,
Groton. A Habitat for Humanity project.
Camera Acting Classes, 12 weeks of classes,
Cinemapolis, Ithaca. Class is $175, Each class in
each age group focuses on creative self-expression
through scene work, monologues and improvisation. Students explore contemporary text, movement, voice and speech, acting for the camera,
audition and commercial acting techniques.
Register online at www.ActingOutNewYork.com.
Candor Library Story Hour, 10:15am, Candor
Free Library, Bank and Main St., Info. ,659-7258.
Cayuga Chimes A Capella Chorus Meeting,
6:45pm, Every Tuesday, Boynton Middle School,
Music Room, Women of all ages are invited. No
auditions required.
Come join the fun.
Info:(607)273-2324 or cayugachimes.org.
Cayuga Club Toastmasters, 6-7pm, meets every
Tuesday, 6th floor of Rhodes Hall, Conference
Room #655, Cornell University, Ithaca. Info.,
http://cayuga.freetoasthost.us.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. The Big
Lebowski. 7:30pm; Info at cinema.cornell.edu or
255-3522.
Emergency Food
Pantry,
11:30am-2pm,
Tompkins Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd.,
Ithaca. Provides individuals and families with 2-3
days worth of nutritious food and personal care
items. Info. 273-8816. For a complete listing of
daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org.
Free GED classes, GIAC- 9:00am-12pm; TC310am-1pm; Candor HS, 5-8pm; Call 257-1561 to
register.
Fundamentals of Soup Making, 6-8:30pm, The
Aurora Inn, 391 Main Street, Aurora, Learn to make
chowder, broth & cream-based soups, $75/person, Info., 315-364-8888.
Gentle Yoga, Meets every Tuesday 9:30-11:00am
at Island Health & Fitness. A blend of stretching, relaxation, healing visualization & meditation in a supportive group environment. The class is offered free of
charge to those with cancer. Info., 607-272-2062 or
nickboyar1@yahoo.com.
Gym & Field Trips.
Head Over Heals Gymnastics Unstructured
Play-Time, 10:30-11:30am, Sept.-June, 215
Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, Ages 6mo-5yrs, Cost:
6 Mths - 1 Year - $3. 1 Year - 5 Years Old - $5 for
current members, $7 for non-members; Info., 2735187, www.flga.net.
IC Events, 4pm, Hockett Family Recital Hall, Junior
Recital: Nick Hamantzis, tenor; 7pm, Nabenhauer
Recital Room, Elective Sophomore Recital: Aaron
Walters, composition; 8:15pm, Ford Hall, Chamber
Orchestra; Info., 274-3717.
Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry,
1-1:45pm, Seneca near Geneva St., Ithaca, Free,
fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and deli.
For low to moderate incomes, limit 1 pantry per
week. www.friendshipdonations.org.
Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus, 7-9pm, First Baptist
Church, Ithaca, every Tuesday.
Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission
Meeting, 5:30pm, Common Council Chambers,
Ithaca.
J-Ville Jazzy Jumble Thrift Shop, Jacksonville
Community United Methodist Church starting
Saturday June 30th till end of Nov. Our Hours:
Tuesdays: 4:30PM-7:30PM, Saturdays:10AM-1PM.
Good quality used clean clothes, Good used clean
gift items.
Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123
Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages,
children and adults, Never too old or too young.
Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com.
Lifelong Schedule, 9–12AM, Morning Watercolor
Studio; 9–12PM, Open Computer Lab/Discussion;
10–11:30AM, Food and Wine Discussion Group;
10:-12PM, Exploring the Roots of Religion;
10–1:45PM, NSSS Shopping at the Shops at Ithaca
Mall; 10:15–11:15AM, Senior Seated Stretch and
Tone, Trumansburg Library; 11:30–12:30PM, Tai
Chi, Lansing Community Library, Auburn Road;
1–3PM, Wii Bowling Tournament; 1–4PM, Afternoon
Art Studio; 2–4PM, Occupational Therapy and the
Importance of Meaningful Activity; 4:30–5:30PM,
Kundalini Yoga; 7–8:30PM, Ithaca Bipolar Explorers
Club; Info., 273-1511 or www.tclifelong.org.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm,
no
limitations
or
requirements.
Info.,
www.loaves.org.
Music at Cornell, Cornell Gamelan Ensemble,
Christopher J. Miller, director, 8PM, B20 Lincoln Hall.
Preschool Story Time & Activity: Story Time
10:30 am, Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to
hear the story “Ten Red Apples” by Pat Hutchins
and make apple prints. Sciencenter, 601 1st St,
Ithaca, www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600.
Preschool Story Time - Milk Carton
Gingerbread House,
1PM- 2PM, Lansing
Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Join
us for stories, songs, and fun! Come decorate
your own milk carton gingerbread house, Different
theme each week. Free and open to the public.
Science Cabaret Presents: Three Climate
Change Stories: Mine, Yours, and the Birds',
7PM, Lot 10 Lounge, 106 S. Cayuga Street, FREE.
For more information, visit http://www.sciencecabaret.org/.
“Sit, Stay, Read” 3-4pm, Thaler/Howell
Programming Room, Tompkins County Library.
Children are invited to practice their reading skills
by sharing a story with the best non-judgmental listener--a dog. For information, contact the Library’s
Youth Services Department at (607) 272-4557
extension 275.
TC3.biz workshop- Intermediate Microsoft
Excel 2010, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., December 12th
also, TC3 Extension Center, Ithaca Commons.
$119 fee, includes materials, info@TC3.biz or
607-844-6586.
Tompkins County Library Events, 10:00AM11:30AM, Borg Warner East, Cornell Campus Club;
11:00AM-11:30AM,
Thaler/Howell,
Toddler
Storytime; 12:00PM-12:45PM, Youth Services,
Reader Is In; 3:00PM-4:00PM, Thaler/Howell, Sit!
Stay! Read!; 4:00PM-6:00PM, Borg Warner East,
TCPL Board of Trustees; 6:00PM-8:00PM, Borg
Warner West, Epilepsy Foundation.
Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30am, Ithaca Youth Bureau,
Indoor stay and play for children 5 months to 5
years & grown-ups of any age. Children ages 5
months to 1 year: $2; Children ages 1 year to 5
years: $4; Adults always FREE! Frequent Visit
Discount Passes Available for Recreation
Tuesday Lunch Club, 12noon, Royal Court
Restaurant, 529 S. Meadow St., An informal lunch
get-together on the 2nd Tuesday of the month for
bereaved adults. Participants pay for their own
food and beverage. Info email dgeorge@hospicare.org or 272-0212.
Tuesday Morning Art Classes for Children,
9:15-11:30am, Dryden Community Cafe, Main St.,
Dryden, Please come by to sign up, or email Leslie
at robertcobb@frontiernet.net, or leave a note at
the Cafe.
Wilderness Skills Instructor Certification
Information
Session,
7:30pm,
Cornell
Cooperative Extention, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca.
Info., www.PrimitivePursuits.com.
11 Wednesday
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional
Families Group, ACA Meets every Wednesday 7-8pm
at The Ithaca Community Recovery Bldg. 2nd floor of
518 W. Seneca St Ithaca, Info: www.adultchildren.org.
Babies, Books, and Bounce Time, 11:3012noon, October-April, Tompkins County Library,
Thaler/Howell Room.
Bread of Life Food Pantry in Candor, 1 Water
Street, Candor, across from Post Office, 3-6pm.
For a complete listing of daily pantries, see:
www.211tompkins.org.
Breastfeeding for the Health of It, 5-7pm, CCETompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue,
Ithaca, Are you a new or expectant mom who wants
to nurse her baby? Join our ongoing class series,
just $30 for 6 sessions - FREE for women who are
eligible for WIC, Medicaid, Food Stamps or similar
programs. Info., 272-2292 or http://ccetompkins.org/calendar.
Business Chamber After Hours, 5-7pm,
Chemung Canal Trust Company, 806 West Buffalo
Street. Fees: Pre-registration is $12; $20 at the
door; and $30 for non-Chamber members.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. Rush.
7:30pm, Info at cinema.cornell.edu or 255-3522.
Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info.,
www.cortland.org/youth, 753-3021.
Evening Bereavement Support Group, 5:307pm, Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center, 172 East
King Road, Ithaca. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of
the month, Free and open to adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one. For information,
contact 272-0212 or dgeorge@hospicare.org or
visit www.hospicare.org/grief-support-groups.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 78:30pm, The First Congregational Church, 309
Highland Rd., Ithaca, Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery
program for anyone suffering from food obsession,
overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Info., 607-3519504 or www. foodaddicts.org.
5:30pm-8:30pm; GIAC, 9am-12noon; Call 2571561 to register.
Gym & Field Trips.
IC Events, 2-4pm, Dillingham Hoerner Theatre,
Illuminated Bodies; 3pm, Ford Hall, Winter Choral
Concert; 7pm, Hockett Family Recital Hall, Junior
Recital: Peter Volpert, cello; 8:15pm, Ford Hall,
Percussion Ensemble; Info., 274-3717.
Ithaca High School Orchestra Concert,
7:30pm, Ithaca High School.
Ithaca Rotary Club Luncheon, 12:15pm,Country
Club of Ithaca, 189 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca.
The public is welcome to attend, cost is $13. Info.,
at www.ithacarotary.com.
Ithaca Sociable Singles Dinner, 6pm,
Crossroads, 3120 N. Triphammer Rd., Lansing.
Info., 279-2297 or lldalve24@yahoo.com.
Lansing Writers' Group, 7PM, Lansing
Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing,
Meetings are open to adults (18 years old and up)
who strive to improve their writing skills and learn
from each other. All genres, skill levels, and writing types are welcome. Additional information at
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/lansingwritersgroup. Free and open to the public.
2230 North Triphammer Road; 10–11AM,
Feldenkrais Awareness; 10–12PM, KTW, Black
Pearl Sings; 10:15–11:15AM, Enhance Fitness,
Dryden Veterans Memorial Home, 2272 Dryden
Rd., Dryden; 11–12PM, Football: The 2013 College
and Professional Seasons; 1–2:30PM, German
Class; 1–3:30PM, Crafting Circle-Needlework and
Quilting; 2–3PM, Enhance Fitness®- McGraw
House Annex, 211 S. Geneva St.; 2–4PM, HOLIDAY
OPEN
HOUSE;
Info.,
273-1511
or
www.tclifelong.org.
Little Voices Music & Motion, 10am, Ithaca
Youth Bureau, Ithaca. Our music classes provide a
wide variety of high quality music in a variety of
tonalities, rhythms and styles. We sing, we dance,
we play instruments and with movement props.
Info., 227-7902 or www.littlevoicesmusic.com.
Info.,
no
limitations
or
requirements.
www.loaves.org.
Mindfulness Practice, 7:30-9pm, Hospicare, 172
E. King Rd., Ithaca, In times of stress, the present
moment can seem anything but wonderful. The
group meets each Wednesday to practice mindfulness as taught by Vietnamese Zen monk, Thich
Nhat Hanh. This group is open to everyone, regardless of experience or spiritual affiliation. For more
information, contact Pamela Goddard at 607-2738678 or Dr. Nancy Stewart at 607-277-0260.
Mitigating the Food Desert in Groton, Groton
Public Library, a Tedx style talk presented by Chad
Devoe’s students. These 10 minute pods will
explore solutions to the food desert in our area.
Music at Cornell, Midday Music for Organ, Organ
Students of Annette Richards, 12:30 PM, Anabel
Taylor Chapel.
Music&Motion, 5pm, Jillian's Drawers, 171 The
Commons, Ithaca. Homegrown music classes for
the young and young at heart! For kids up to age 5
(loosely) with parent. Puppets, instruments, parachutes! Participation encouraged! CD of original
Kids Music included! Visit www.mumotion.com or
contact Miss Angie at angie@mumotion.com (607)
319-4736.
"New to Cancer" Support Group, 10:3011:30am, Cancer Resource Room (In Cayuga
Medical Center's Medical Office Building, immediately adjacent to the infusion suite of Drs. Garbo
and Bael. This is a drop-in group - come as often
as is helpful. Ask questions, find resources, and
make connections. For information, 277-0960.
Newfield MS/HS Band & Chorus Concert,
7pm, Alosa Auditorium, Newfield Central School.
OA Literature Study, Non-food meeting, 5:156:15PM, 314 Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University,
548 College Ave., (third floor), Info., 607-280-5721,
bellme180@gmail.com, Open to all.
Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community
College, Dryden. 6pm-9pm. Fee. 844-8222.
Play Mah Jongg!, 1PM-4PM, Lansing Community
Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Play American
Mah Jongg in an informal, relaxed setting. Free
and open to the public.
Read Baby Read, 10am, Southworth Library,
Main St., Dryden. Infant and toddler storytime with
rhymes, songs, stories and fingerplays to delight
our youngest library patrons.
Teen Read, 4:45-5:45pm, Thaler/Howell
Programming Room, TCP Library, Ithaca. A monthly book discussion group for middle and high
school students.
This program is free.
Refreshments will be provided. For information, contact Teen Services Librarian Regina DeMauro at rdemauro@tcpl.org or (607) 272-4557 extension 274.
Teen Tech Club, 3:30-5pm, Newfield Public
Library, Main St., Newfield. Teens, drop in after
school to explore our new tablets and e-readers,
and to share your favorite tips and apps.
Tompkins County Library Event, 5-7pm, Deer
Run Homeowners, Borg Warner East Room.
Waffle Wednesdays, 9-11am, Dryden Community
Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St., Dryden. Serving hot
fresh waffles from scratch, served with either real
New York maple syrup or fresh strawberries and
whipped cream. Info., 844-1500.
Room 241, Ithaca,; Conquering the Interview, 24pm; Info., (607) 272-7570 ext. 126, Email:
12 Thursday
Art for Lunch, 12noon, Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell. Discuss SEQUOIA Recent Work by Slater
Bradley with curator Andrea Inselmann.
Book Discussion Group, 11am, Southworth
Library, Main St., Dryden, 2nd Thursdays, All are
welcome to join us for stimulating conversation and
coffee.
Info.,
844-4782,
www.southworthlibrary.org.
Consumer Issues Program, 11AM, Cornell
Cooperative Extension, Ithaca. This month’s topic
will be Avoiding Consumer Problems on the
Internet. Attorney Danaher will explore ways for
consumers to protect their identity, financial
accounts, and personal information, and what to do
to resolve problems if they occur.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. In a
World... 7:15pm; Willard Straight Theatre. The
Grandmaster. 9:30pm; Info at cinema.cornell.edu
or 255-3522.
Foster Parent and Adoption or Respite Parent
Informational Meeting, 12noon, Human Services
Building, 320 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in
Ithaca. Please come if you are interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children.
Call 274-5266 for more information.
Game Time, 3-5pm, Thaler/Howell Programming
Room, TCP Library, Ithaca. Enjoy an afternoon of
board games at the library. Ages 6-12.
Gym & Field Trips.
Halsey Valley Pantry, 4–4:45pm, GAR building,
Hamilton Rd, Halsey Valley, No pantry on the 3rd
Thursday; Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts,
dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, limit
1 pantry per week, Info., www.friendshipdonations.org.
Hamlet, 6:30, Cinemapolis, Green St., Ithaca.
History Center's 2013 Annual Meeting, 6-8pm,
The History Center of Tompkins County, Featuring
"Ezra Cornell: From Poverty to Pioneer", with
Corey Ryan Earle. This event is free and open to
the public.
"How to Develop Collaborative Grant
Proposals" with Jana Hexter, Borg Warner Room
of the Library 9:15am-12:15pm, $65. Register at
registration@hsctc.org.
IC Events, 12-1pm, Klingenstein Lounge,
Leadership Scholars Portfolio Reviews; Early Music
Class Recital; noon, Nabenhauer Recital Room,
Whalen Center, Performance by the Vocal Jazz
Ensemble, directed by Catherine Gale; 7pm,
Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.
Performance by African Drumming and Dance
class, directed by Baruch Whitehead; 8:15pm, Ford
Hall, Whalen Center. Info., 274-3717.
Ithaca Fixers Collective, 6-8pm, ReUse Center
in the Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N
Triphammer Rd, Ithaca.
Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123
Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages,
children and adults, Never too old or too young.
Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com.
Lifelong Schedule, 9:30–11AM, CSG Meeting;
10:00 – 11:30 AM Beyond
Tolerance;
10:15–11:15AM, Senior Seated Stretch and Tone ,
Trumansburg Library; 12:30–1:30PM, Strength
Training, Lifelong; 1:30–3:30PM, Spirit Circle;
2–3:30PM, Lifelong Senior Theatre Troupe;
2–4PM, KTW, Black Pearl Sings at the Kitchen
Theater; 2:30–4:30PM, Open Computer Lab;
6–6:45PM, Beginner Line Dance Lessons;
6:45–8:30PM, Line Dance Lessons, 6:30–8:30PM,
Linux Discussion Group; 7–9PM, Toastmasters;
Info., 273-1511 or www.tclifelong.org.
Little Voices Music & Motion, 11am, Dryden
Town Hall, Dryden. Our music classes provide a
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm,
Loaves & Fishes, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all,
no
limitations
or
requirements.
Info.,
www.loaves.org.
Music&Motion, 10am & 1pm, Jillian's Drawers,
171 The Commons, Ithaca. Homegrown music
classes for the young and young at heart! For kids
up to age 5 (loosely) with parent. Puppets, instruments, parachutes! Participation encouraged! CD of
original
Kids
Music
included!
Visit
www.mumotion.com or contact Miss Angie at
angie@mumotion.com (607) 319-4736.
Out of Bounds Radio Show with Tish
Pearlman, will feature Farm Sanctuary's National
Shelter Director, SUSIE COSTON, 7pm: WEOS-FM (
90.3 & 89.7 Geneva region), Live Stream:
WEOS.org.
Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8am, Unitarian Church
Annex, 208 E Buffalo St., Rm 201, (enter through
glass door, go to 2nd floor then through large room
to last room on left.) , email: ithacaoa@gmail.com
or phone: 607-387-8253.
Polar Express Train Ride, 6:30pm, Departs from
Utica's Union Station and travels to Hollad Patent NY
North Pole. This trip is 2hrs. Info and tickets at
www.adirondackrr.com/utica/featuretrains/polarExpre
ss.html.
Preschool Storytime. Tompkins County Public
Library, 3-3:30pm, Thaler/Howell Programming
Room. Pre-school-aged children (3-5years) are
invited to join us for stories, songs, activities and
fun, Info., 272-4557 ext. 275.
Save Energy, Save Dollars, 5:30-7:30pm,
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Tompkins County,
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, Learn ways to lower
your energy bills, what the biggest energy users in
your home are, how to improve your home's comfort and health, and financial incentives for your
home energy upgrades. Take home your own individualized Action Plan and an Energy-Saver Kit
worth $15. (One per household.) Free, but pre-registration is required. Call CCE-Tompkins at 2722292.
Small Biz, Think BIG, 8:30 am - Noon; Tompkins
County Chamber of Commerce, Large Conference
Room, Fees: $25 for Chamber Members; $40 for
non-members. Info., 607-273-7080.
Studio Snowfall Celebration, 6-8pm, Beard
Gallery, 9 Main St. Refreshments and live music by
Steve Romer. Purchase 6x6 miniature art works.
$5, purchase tickets at cortlandarts.com, at The
Picture House, 85 Homer Ave., and at the door. For
more information call (607) 753-1188, e-mail
staff@cortlandarts.com, or visit cortlandarts.com.
The History Center's Annual Meeting, 6pm8pm, The History Center, Ithaca. Info., 607-2738284, www.TheHistoryCenter.net.
Thursday Night Spaghetti Special, 5-7pm,
Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St.
Dryden. Our all -you-can-eat spaghetti dinner comes
with a side salad & Italian bread for just $5.55, with
meatballs just a little bit extra. Call for info., 8441500.
Toddler Story Hour, 10:30 AM, Lansing
Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Join
us for stories, songs, and fun! Different theme
each week. Free and open to the public.
Tompkins County Library Events, 9:15AM12:15PM, Borg Warner East, Human Services
Coalition of TC AV; 3:00PM-4:00PM, Youth
Services, Reader Is In; 5:30pm, Senior Theatre
Troupe, Borg Warner Room; 7:00PM-9:00PM, Borg
Warner East, Friends of the Library.
Room 241, Ithaca,; Job Search for Older Workers,
10am-12noon; Info., (607) 272-7570 ext. 126,
Email: Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov.
Zumba Class, 6-7pm, Newfield Fire Station, First
class is 1/2 off, $8 drop in or $55 for 9 classes
good for 2 months from date of sale.
13 Friday
10th Annual Tinsel 'N Lights, 5:30-8:30pm,
Waverly, Featuring ice sculpting, horse & wagon
rides, live reindeer, live holiday music, fireworks,
the Tinsel Trot fun run, warming fires, free food and
of course Santa Claus. Music will be performed
inside the Waverly Presbyterian Church and the
Waverly Baptist Church which border Muldoon Park.
Free Event. Info., 607-565-3319 or 607-565-3570.
Arts & Crafts Holiday Cottage, 12noon-8pm,
The Shops at Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.,
Ithaca. Info., www.theshopsatithacamall.com.
Baby Story Time, 10:30AM, Groton Public
Library, Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the Month,
Songs, Rhymes, Finger plays, Gross Motor
Activities, Playtime. Come join us as we embark on
this new adventure, For children up to 36 months.
Breads and Soups from Around the World,
10am-2pm, Peachtown Elementary School, Aurora,
The basics of cooking breads and soups will be
covered and students will prepare several recipes
under the direction of trained chef and world lan-
guage instructor, Karin Trouyet. The program is
designed for children 11-14 years old and the cost
is $25 per student. Scholarships are available upon
request.
To
register,
email
peachtown.aurora@gmail.com or call Barbara Post
at 364-8721 no later than December 10, 2013.
For more information about Peachtown, see
www.peachtownschool.com.
"Brown Bag Lunch" 12noon-1pm, Cancer
Resource Center, 612 W. State St.; open to
women with any type/stage of cancer, Info., 2770960.
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner, 5–7pm, Danby
Federated Church, 1859 Danby Rd., Ithaca,
Chicken and Biscuit, Squash, Green Beans, Corn,
Harvard Beets, Apple Sauce, Pies and Assorted
Desserts, Beverage, $8 Adult $4 Children. Info.,
www.danbyfederatedchurch.org.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. In a
World... 7:15pm; Willard Straight Theatre. Rush.
9:30pm; Info at cinema.cornell.edu or 255-3522.
Cornell Games Club Weekly Meeting, 7-11pm,
Goldwin Smith Hall, 232 East Ave., Central
Campus, Cornell. They play board games, card
games, miniatures games, and role-playing games
(RPGs). Attendance is free and open to anyone.
Rules are taught for most games. Info., 607-2555980, http://www.rso.cornell.edu/gamesclub.
“Eleanor Roosevelt” in Winter Film Festival,
Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14,
2013, 12noon,
Women’s Rights National
Historical Park Visitor Center, located at 136 Fall
Street in Seneca Falls. All film showings are free
of charge. For more information, please visit our
website at www.nps.gov/wori or call (315) 5680024.
FREE Silver Service Lecture, “When Minutes
Count - Signs and Symptoms of Stroke”, Presented
by Jody Stackman, MD, from Cayuga Neurologic
Services of CMA. 2pm-3pm, All Silver Service lectures are free and open to the community. Held in
the auditorium at Kendal at Ithaca, just off
Triphammer Road. Light refreshments and plenty of
free parking.
Gym & Field Trips.
Head Over Heals Gymnastics Unstructured
Play-Time, 10:30-11:30am, Sept.-June, 215
Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, Ages 6mo-5yrs, Cost:
6 Mths - 1 Year - $3. 1 Year - 5 Years Old - $5 for
current members, $7 for non-members; Info., 2735187, www.flga.net.
IC Events, 8:15pm, Ford Hall, Senior Recital:
Brendan Kimball, tenor; 274-3717.
Ice Wars Ice Carving Competition, Ithaca
Commons, Ithaca's Ice Wars Ice Carving
Competition is a National Ice Carving Association
sanctioned event and will take place from
December 13th-14th. twelve acclaimed ice carvers
will compete in three competitions to win the prize
money. Friday Dec. 13th - Speed Carving 5 to 9pm,
Saturday Dec. 14th - 9am - 12pm. One block carve
and deliver competition (Sanctioned), Saturday 2
p.m. to 6.m. Two block showpiece (sanctioned).
2230 North Triphammer Road; 9–10:30AM,
Knitting Circle, All Levels Welcome; 9-12PM,
Duplicate Bridge Class, Beginner and Intermediate
Lessons
and
Practice
Play;
9:30–10:30AM, Strength Training @ St. Catherine
of Siena Parish Hall, Room 3, 302 St. Catherine
Circle,
Ithaca;
10–11AM,
Chair
Yoga;
10:15–11:15AM, Enhance Fitness, Dryden
Veterans Memorial Home, 2272 Dryden Rd.,
Dryden; 11:30–1PM, Tai Chi Class, All levels welcome; 1–3PM, Mahjong; 2-3PM, Enhance
Fitness®, McGraw House Annex, 211 S Geneva
St.; 2–4PM, Square, Line, Polka Dancing; Info.,
273-1511 or www.tclifelong.org.
Lights on the Lake Bus Trip, 4:15-8pm, Dryden
Recreation Dept. will pick up at Dryden Elementary
School at 4:15pm, and returns to Town Hall at
8pm, Open to children in grades 4-5 with maximum
of 10. $12 per child, includes transportation, admision & dinner at Heidi's Hotdogs. Info., http://dryd e n . n y . u s / w p content/uploads/2013/10/2013Winter_Fallsitebro
chure.pdf.
Little Voices Music & Motion, 10am, Lansing
Community Library. Our music classes provide a
Loaves and Fishes, 210 N. Cayuga St., Open to all,
no limitations or requirements.
Info.,
www.loaves.org.
New England Contra and Square Dance, 811pm, Bethel Grove Community Center, NYS Rt.
79, about 4 miles east of Ithaca. For more information: Ted Crane, 607-273-8678 or visit www.tedcrane.com/TCCD.
NOOK Knowledge Night, 5-7pm, Every Friday,
Barnes and Noble, 614 South Meadow, Ithaca,
Curious about NOOK? Interested in new technology
but don't know where to begin? Join us and let us
show you how NOOK can work for you. We'll cover
all the basics and even demonstrate exciting extras
like using NOOK with your library card; Info., 607273-6784.
Polar Express Train Ride, 4:30pm, & 7pm,
Departs from Utica's Union Station and travels to
Hollad Patent NY North Pole. This trip is 2hrs. Info
and tickets at www.adirondackrr.com/utica/featuretrains/polarExpress.html.
Preschool Story Time, 10am, Southworth
Library, Dryden, For preschoolers and their caregivers. Come for stories, crafts and snacks. Info.
844-4782.
Take a Tour of the Museum, 11:30am, Museum of
the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd., The Museum of the
Earth is pleased to offer exhibit tours included with
admission. The tour is of the Museum’s permanent
exhibition hall, A Journey through Time, share the story
of the Earth and its life. Info., 273-6623.
The New Galleries for Greek, Roman, and
European Art at the Johnson Museum, 6-8pm,
Be among the first to see the renovated galleries
on the Museum’s second floor at this opening
reception. Featuring art from ancient Greece
through 1800, including paintings, coins, works on
paper, decorative arts, and sculpture, some works
have never been on view at the Museum before.
Free. For more information, please call (607) 2556464 or visit museum.cornell.edu.
The Nutcracker, Doors open at 6:30pm, State
Theatre, Ithaca, Ithaca Ballet's Nutcracker is a
treat for the whole family and an Ithaca tradition.
Children of all ages will delight in Clara's victory
over the mice and her voyage to the Land of
Sweets. Tickets: $12-22, Info., www.stateofithaca.com.
Tompkins County Library Events, 9:00AM11:00AM, Borg Warner West, Tompkins County
Planning; 11:00AM-11:30AM, Thaler/Howell,
Babies, Books and Bounce; 11:30AM-12:30PM,
Thaler/Howell, Baby & Toddler Playtime.
Trumansburg Community Chorus, 7:30pm,
Presbyterian Church, Main St., The concert is free
although donations will be gratefully accepted. The
music will be an eclectic mix of early music, spirituals, jazz, World music, Broadway and music composed for poems of Robert Frost and Langston
Hughes.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 7pm, Hangar
Theatre, Cass Park, Ithaca. This acerbic, hilarious
and shattering journey into the battlefields of marriage and academia is still as relevant today as it
was when it first blazed onto Broadway 50 years
ago.
Tickets
$20,
purchase
at
TheatreIncognita.org. Proceeds benefit Hospicare.
Winter Light Holiday Concert, 7:30pm, Unitarian
Church of Ithaca, 306 N Aurora St, Ithaca, $15 in
advance through paypal at www.burnskristy.com,
$15.50 at Ithaca Guitar Works, $18 at door.
Doors open at 6:45pm.
Room 241, Ithaca,; Meet the Employer Session
with Ithaca College, 10am-11:30am; Info., (607)
272-7570
ext.
126,
Email:
14 Saturday
“A Dollhouse Holiday,” 1-5pm, Cortland County
Historical Society, 25 Homer Ave., Free admission,
for information, please call 756-6071.
Al-Anon, 9am & 10:30am, 518 W. Seneca St.,
Ithaca, Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., 387-5701.
Animal Feeding, Cayuga Nature Center, 12Noon,
Feel free to visit CNC as our animal volunteers feed
our many animals, then hike one of our trails or visit
the tree house. Free for members, low cost to visitors. Info www.cayuganaturecenter.org.
Arts & Crafts Holiday Cottage, 12noon-8pm,
The Shops at Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd.,
Ithaca. Info., www.theshopsatithacamall.com.
Barrel Tasting Bonanza, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00,
5:00, Standing Stone Vineyard, COST: $15 per
couple or twosome, RSVP: Call: 607-582-6051 or
email: ssvny@standingstonewines.com.
Build Site Work Day, 9am-4pm, 17 & 19 Salo Drive,
Trumansburg. A Habitat for Humanity project.
Chowder Cook-off, 12noon-5pm, 200 N. Aurora
Street block of Downtown. Purchase tasting tickets and then take the tasty journey through downtown to sample all the different types of Chowder.
Tickets are $10 for 10 tastings and include vegetarian, seafood, and meat chowders. You may purchase tickets at the event ticket booth or purchase
tickets in advance to avoid waiting in line. Tickets
are available December 2nd at the Downtown
Visitor's Center or by calling 607-277-8679.
Clay Gift Making Class, 10am-12noon, Ithaca
Youth Bureau, Ages 6 and up, $55/$40CD.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. The
Painting. 2:00pm; Willard Straight Theatre. In a
World... 7:15pm; Willard Straight Theatre. Rush.
9:30pm; Info at cinema.cornell.edu or 255-3522.
Craft Sale, 9-2pm, Titus Towers, Ithaca. For information call Anna Robins at 273-1091.
Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles, 12noon4pm, Festivities include horse-drawn carriage
rides, carolers, strolling dickens characters performing interactive street theatre, music by a bagpiper and brass band, free roasted chestnuts, hot
chocolate, Revels Live each day at 2PM visits with
scrooge and Father Christmas, Special shows at
the Skaneateles Library, and the best dining, shopping and lodging in Central NY. (315) 685-0552
Downtown Ithaca Chowder Cook-Off, 12noon5pm, Ithaca Commons, Twenty restaurants will
compete for the coveted Chowder Cup. Tickets are
$10 for 10 tastings and include vegetarian,
seafood, and meat chowders.
Dryden Community Cafe Fundraiser at Barnes
and Noble, 10am-4pm, Barnes & Noble in Ithaca,
Our BN Bookfair will help us raise funds for next
year's free community events. There will be live
music with Pete Panek, an art show presented by
local students, holiday storytime and crafts, cookie
decorating, and live music from a local student
band More info: www.drydencafe.org or 844-1500.
Hamlet, 1:30, Cinemapolis, Green St., Ithaca.
Holiday Artists Market, 11am to 5pm, downtown
Holiday Inn, Ithaca. A juried show and sale, 25 fine
artists will be on hand. Music will play throughout the
day by the East Hill Jazz Group. For information, visit
www.artspartner.org or call 273-5072, ext. 20.
Holiday Luncheon, Bake Sale & Quality Craft
Show, 10am, Skaneateles United Methodist
Church, 26 Jordan St., Skaneateles. Info., 315685-5963.
Holiday Party at the Varna Community Center,
1-3pm, 943 Dryden Rd., Route 366. Fun activities
for everyone, lots of crafts, seasonal refreshments,
and a photo with Santa and his elves. Special gifts to
make and take home for someone. Fun for all ages.
Holiday Swing Dance, There will be an introductory swing dance lesson at 7:00. The dance begins
at 8:00 pm and goes until 11 pm. CSMA, Ithaca.
Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for
students/seniors. Tickets are available at the door.
The Ageless Jazz Band will play.
Home for the Holidays with the Fabulous
Beekman Boys, Groton Public Library, *Brent and
Josh will join us at 11am, they will have their new
dessert cookbook available for sale. *Dessert
samples from their cookbooks will be available to
try for a suggested $1 donation for two samples of
your choice; *The authors – Janet Watkins and
Mona Forney with their book – Izzy Groton
Adventures will be here to sign their book and talk
with you; FREE Face Painting for Kids by Maria
Montreuil; Pygmy goats - out front to visit with –
photographer Steve Gallow will be on hand to photograph your child with the goats.
Ice Wars Ice Carving Competition, Ithaca
Commons, Ithaca's Ice Wars Ice Carving
Competition is a National Ice Carving Association
sanctioned event and will take place. Twelve
acclaimed ice carvers will compete in three competitions to win the prize money. Saturday Dec. 14th
- 9am - 12pm. One block carve and deliver compe-
tition (Sanctioned), Saturday 2 p.m. to 6.m. Two
block showpiece (sanctioned).
Ithaca Farmer's Market, 9am-3pm, Steamboat
Landing, Ithaca. Info., www.ithacamarket.com.
Ithacakid Film Festival, 2-4pm, Willard Straight
Theatre, Cornell. Showing: The Painting;
Admission, $4/$3 kids 12 and under unless otherwise noted, Info., www.cinema.cornell.edu.
Ithaca Fixers Collective, 3-5pm, ReUse Center
in the Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N
Triphammer Rd, Ithaca.
“It’s A Wonderful Life” – The Radio Play, 8pm,
Center for the Arts, 72 S. Main St., Homer. This
American holiday standard is performed by Scarlet
Rat in a radio-play format which will recreate the
original environment of a radio studio of the 1930s
with live music and vocals; live sound effects, oldtime radio commercials, and even "On the Air" and
"Applause" signs. General Admission $20; Senior
$15; Student $10; Under 18 Free. For more information
call
(607)
749-4900,
e-mail
info@center4art.org, or visit center4art.org.
Karate, 9-10am & 10-11am, Kwon's Champion
School, 123 Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes
for all ages, children and adults, Never too old or
too young. Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com.
Lifelong Schedule, 9–12PM, Men’s Group,
Newcomers Welcome; 9–1PM, AARP Safe Driving
Course; Info., 273-1511 or www.tclifelong.org.
Morning Story Time 10am. Caroline Community
Library 2670 Slaterville Rd. Slaterville Springs.
www.tcpl.org.
OA 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, Henry St. John
Building, 301 South Geneva St., Basement Rm
103, (enter playground side, ramp door), Info.,
(607) 257-5181, Open to all.
OA 12 Steps & 12 Traditions Study, 8-9am,
Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility, 134 Homer
Ave., Basement Conference Room B, Info.,
(607) 591-7218.
Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community
College, Dryden. 11am-1pm. Fee. 844-8222.
“Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked
community meal, 12noon, served at the
Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No income guidelines.
Parents Apart, 9am-4pm, Cornell Cooperative
Extension, Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue,
Ithaca, a six-hour workshop for parents who want to
learn how to help their child(ren) cope during their
separation or divorce. The workshop is taught by
therapists and attorneys and focuses on how children react emotionally to their parents' separation
or divorce, and what parents can do to help them
adjust. Registration is confidential and parents of
the same child(ren) are placed in different workshops. Info., 272-2292.
and tickets at www.adirondackrr.com/utica/featuretrains/polarExpress.html
Preschool Story Time & Activity: Story Time
10:30 am, Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to
hear the story “Ten Red Apples” by Pat Hutchins
and make apple prints. Sciencenter, 601 1st St,
Ithaca NY 14850. www.sciencenter.org or 607272-0600.
Second Saturday: What Women Need to Know
About Divorce, 2nd Saturday of the Month, This is
a monthly workshop for women who are considering or in the process of going through a divorce to
help provide the necessary guidance of trained professionals. For more information about SECOND
SATURDAY or to sign up for the next workshop, call
or email Sherry Auble at Divorce Financial Strategy,
(607)
3190825,divorcefinancialstrategy@gmail.com
Secular Organizations for Sobriety Meeting,
2pm, Unitarian Church Offices, Basement at Aurora
and Buffalo Streets, S.O.S offers a secular
approach to recovery based on self-empowerment
and individual responsibility for one's sobriety.
Stamping with Jessica: Make Your Own
Greeting Cards, 11AM-1PM, Lansing Community
Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Jessica Brigden,
a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator, will
guide you in designing beautiful and festive handmade greeting cards. There is no fee for this class,
however, you must register with the library by
December 11th. Stop in, call 607-533-4939, or
email info@lansinglibrary.org.
TC3.biz
workshopLead
Renovator
Certification (initial), 8:30am-5:30pm, TC3 Main
Campus, Dryden. Effective April 22, 2010, EPA
requires that all home improvements contractors,
property management firms, handymen or others
compensated for renovation that disturb more than
6 sq ft (interior) and 20 sq ft (exterior) of paint or
surface coating in pre-1978 housing where a child
resides or is expected to reside, complete training, use
safe work practices and verify that the work area is
clean after completion of renovations. $225 fee,
includes materials, info@TC3.biz or 607-844-6586.
The Nutcracker, Doors open at 2pm, State
Children of all ages will delight in Clara's victory over
the mice and her voyage to the Land of Sweets.
Tickets: $12-22, Info., www.stateofithaca.com.
Tompkins County Library Events, 9AM-11AM,
Borg Warner West, Tompkins County Planning;
11:00AM-11:30AM,
Thaler/Howell,
Family
Storytime; 11:30AM-12:30PM, Youth Services,
Reader Is In; 2PM-3PM, Thaler/Howell, Legos at the
Library; 2pm, “Diary of a Library” Workshop.
Waffle Saturdays, 9-11am, Dryden Community
Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St., Dryden. Serving hot
fresh waffles from scratch, served with either real
New York maple syrup or fresh strawberries and
whipped cream. Info., 844-1500.
ago.
Tickets
$20,
purchase
at
Winter Fine Art Market, 11am-5pm, Holiday Inn,
Ithaca. A juried show and sale of 20 fine artists!
Painters, photographers, printmakers, fine furniture, ceramics and more! The East Hill Jazz Duo will
play throughout the day.
Tompkins Weekly
December 9
13
15 Sunday
A Christmas Carole Holiday Tea, 2-4pm, a formal tea fundraising event with a Dickensian theme,
Seats are $20 and must be purchased by Dec. 6th.
Presented by Barbara Ellen's Teatime for Dryden
Community Center Cafe. More info: www.drydencafe.org or 844-1500.
“A Dollhouse Holiday,” 1-5pm, Cortland County
Historical Society, 25 Homer Ave., Free admission,
for information, please call 756-6071.
Al-Anon, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Meeting
open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., 387-5701.
Arts & Crafts Holiday Cottage, 10am-6pm, The
Shops at Ithaca Mall, 40 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca.
Info., www.theshopsatithacamall.com.
Bound For Glory Show, 8-11, Anabel Taylor Hall,
Cornell, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30. All
three sets are different. Kids are always welcome.
Refreshments are available. For information, call Phil
Shapiro at 844-4535, or e-mail pds10@cornell.edu or
visit www.wvbr.com.
Community Fundraiser & Yoga Benefit for Local
Family, 9:15am, Fine Spirit Studio, Ithaca. No yoga
experience is required. Live music with Joe Smellow
will accompany the practice. More information regarding this yoga benefit is available at www.finespiritstudio.com or by email at fineyoga@yahoo.com or by
phone at 607-342-2332.
Cornell Cinema, Willard Straight Theatre. Student
Films. 6pm, Info at cinema.cornell.edu or 255-3522.
Country Style Breakfast,7:30-11am,
Mecklenburg Fire Station, 4495 Co. Rd. 6.
Pancakes, French Toast, Eggs, Sausage, Bacon,
Homefries, Toast, Juice, Coffee, Adults $6, under
12 $4, under 5 free. Come see Santa.
Crossing Borders Live, 5:30-7pm, WRFI, 88.1
Ithaca, , a radio show known as the “Music Press
for the Finger Lakes”, and offers an in-studio
appearance of The Burns Sisters. We will be introducing our new hosts, Nikki Sayward and Jonathan
Hochberg, who will be doing a monthly show on
Crossing Borders LIVE and will be interviewing The
Burn Sisters in celebration of our newly launched
collaboration.
Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles, 12noon4pm, Festivities include horse-drawn carriage
rides, carolers, strolling dickens characters performing interactive street theatre, music by a bagpiper and brass band, free roasted chestnuts, hot
chocolate, Revels Live each day at 2PM visits with
scrooge and Father Christmas, Special shows at
the Skaneateles Library, and the best dining, shopping and lodging in Central NY. (315) 685-0552
Discovery Sunday, 1pm, Cayuga Nature Center,
1420 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, 2nd Sunday we
offer different themed educational programs for the
public. Info., www.cayuganaturecenter.org.
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, 3pm, First
Baptist Church, Ithaca. Info., http://dorothycottonjubileesingers.wordpress.com/.
ECK Worship Service, 11am-12noon, Best
Western, 1020 Ellis Hollow Rd., Ithaca. Subject:
How Divine Spirit Works in Our Lives Every Day?
Info., 800-630-3546 or www.Eckankar.org.
Energy Explo!, 2pm, Where does the energy
come from that lights up your house? Local high
school students present an explosive demonstra-
tion of energy. Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca, NY.
www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600.
Fall Student Film Screenings, 8pm, Schwartz
Center of the Performing Arts, Cornell. Student
filmmakers from PMA classes show their work,
ranging from documentaries to short films to experimental pieces. Tickets for all of our performances are
available at schwartztickets.com, by calling 254-ARTS
or by visiting the Schwartz Center box office.
Finger Lakes Finns, 1pm, Newfield Fire Hall, 77
Main St., Newfield, for a Christmas ham dinner.
After the business meeting, there will be a variety
of musical presentations and a marionette show, as
well as a gift exchange. All children attending will
receive gifts. All are welcome.
Food Addicts in Recovery, 4-5:30 pm, The 1st
Congregational Church, 309 Highland Rd., Ithaca.
Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat?
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free
Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering
from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and
bulimia. For info. 607-351-9504 Visit our website at
www.foodaddicts.org.
IC Events, 12pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room, Early
Music Class Concert; 7pm, Ford Hall, Campus
Choral Ensemble; 8:15pm, Hockett Family Recital
Hall, Benefit Concert for Owego School Music
Program; Info., 274-3717.
Ithaca Farmer's Market, 10am-3pm, Info.,
www.ithacamarket.com.
Music&Motion, 9:30AM, Hasbrouck Community
Center, 121 Pleasant Grove, for CORNELL GRAD
STUDENTS ONLY, Homegrown music classes for
the young and young at heart! For kids up to age 5
(loosely) with parent. Puppets, instruments, parachutes! Participation encouraged! CD of original
Kids Music included! Visit www.mumotion.com or
contact Miss Angie at angie@mumotion.com (607)
319-4736.
Music at Cornell, Cornell Concerto Competition,
8PM, Barnes Hall, Features the final round of the
tenth annual Cornell Concerto Competition.
Musical Christmas Cantana “Let the Whole
World Sing, 7pm, Harmony UM Church, Rt. 221,
Harford.
One Heart Community Drumming Circle, 3pm,
Foundation of Light, Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca. All
drums are provided, Info., www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org.
Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland
Community College, Dryden. 1pm-4pm, Fee, 8448222.
“Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked
community meal, 3pm, served at the Salvation
Army, 150 N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No
income guidelines.
Out of Bounds Radio Show with Tish
Pearlman, will feature Farm Sanctuary's National
Shelter Director, SUSIE COSTON, 11:30am: WSKGFM 89.3 Binghamton, 90.9 Ithaca 91.7
Cooperstown/Oneonta, 91.1 Corning/Elmira, 88.7
Hornell/Alfred) Live Stream: Wskg.org.
Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8pm, Cortland Memorial
Nursing Facility, 134 Homer Ave., Basement
Conference Rm B, Info., (631) 804-8237.
and tickets at www.adirondackrr.com/utica/featuretrains/polarExpress.html
The Nutcracker, Doors open at 2pm, State
Children of all ages will delight in Clara's victory
over the mice and her voyage to the Land of
Sweets.
Tickets: $12-22, Info., www.stateofithaca.com.
Western Square Dance Classes, 7-8:30pm,
Social Hall of Temple Beth-El, 402 North Tioga St.
(at Court St.) Ithaca, Come with a partner or come
by yourself, Info., Richard Rosenfield @ 607-2571638 or e-mail CANCALL10@gmail.com.
ago.
Tickets
$20,
purchase
at
Zumba Class, 6-7pm, Newfield Fire Station, Open
to the public- no dance/fitness background necessary, first class is 1/2 off, $8 drop in or $55 for 9
classes good for 2 months from date of sale.
16 Monday
Al-Anon, 6:30pm, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca,
Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., 387-5701.
All Saints Bingo, 6pm, All Saints Church, 347
Ridge Rd., Lansing, 533-7344.
Baby Storytime, 10:30-11am, Tompkins Co.
Public Library, Caregivers and newborns up to 15
months old are invited to join us each Monday in the
Thaler/Howell Programming Room for stories,
songs, and togetherness. October thru April, For
more info, 272-4557 ext. 275.
Big Book Study, 7-8pm, Henry St. John Building,
301 South Geneva St., Basement Rm 103, (enter
playground side, ramp door), Info., (607) 5925574. Open to all.
City Administration Committee Meeting, 6pm,
Ithaca.
Drawing through Time, 2pm, Museum of the
Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Cool down with
drawing through times ice age series. Info.,
www.museumoftheearth.org.
Emergency Food Pantry, 1-3:30pm, Tompkins
Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca.
Provides individuals and families with 2-3 days
worth of nutritious food and personal care items.
Info. 273-8816.
5:30pm-8:30pm; Call 257-1561 to register.
Gym & Field Trips.
Introduction to Kundalini Yoga, 5:30-6:30pm,
fast-track yoga for any body-also followed by ChiKung Chinese self healing if there is interest, $10
or what you can comfortably afford. Empty stomach, mat, and non-binding clothing please-for more
info. call Rick at 607-319-4023.
Lansing Food Pantry, 32 Brickyard Rd., Lansing,
Monday, Dec. 16 from 1-3pm. For information con-
tact Nancy Myers 592-4685.
no limitations or requirements.
Info.,
www.loaves.org.
Muffin Mondays, 8am 'til gone!
Dryden
Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden.
Different homemade, from scratch, muffins every
week. Muffin Monday special $3.25 for a muffin &
a 12oz. coffee. Info., 844-1500.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, or 7-8pm,
Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility, 134 Homer Ave.,
Basement Conference Rm B, Info., (631) 804-8237.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, 7pm-8pm,
Just Because Bldg., 1013 W. State St., Ithaca,
email: ithacaoa@gmail.com, phone: 607-387-8253
Stress Management Workshop, 6:30pm, 2415
N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, Learn how to plan
your day. How your attitude affects your altitude.
Walk out of our office with the mindset of a champion. Info., 607-257-9355.
Tompkins County Library Event, 4:30PM-5:30PM,
Thaler/Howell, Graphic Novel and Manga Club.
Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau,
Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 9-11am,
39 South St., Trumansburg, Genealogical research.
Info., 387-6666.
Room 241, Ithaca,; Using Linkedin and Twitter in
your job search, 2-3pm; Info., (607) 272-7570 ext.
126, Email: Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov.
Submit Your
Calendar Listing:
• visit tompkinsweekly.com
and click on submissions
• deadline for submissions is
Wednesday at 1pm
• email: jgraney@twcny.rr.com
• fax 607-347-4302
• write: Tompkins Weekly
PO Box 6404, Ithaca, NY 14851
Ithaca Storage Solutions
Ithaca’s Premier Full Service Storage Facility
• Self Storage Units
• Commercial &
Household Storage
• Document Storage &
Shredding
• Student Specials
Located on the Corner of Rt. 13 and Lower Creek Rd., in Ithaca
Please call 607-257-0411 for more info
www.ithacastoragesolutions.com
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Classifieds
ReUse
Antiques
ReUse Center: Affordable furniture,
housewares, building materials, computers, electronics, more. Open daily
Triphammer Marketplace. www.fingerlakesreuse.org (607)257-9699. Donations
welcome. Nonprofit organization _
Shop Owego!
Antiques
Ithaca Antique
Center
We Pay
CA$H!!!
Antiques
19,000 sq.ft
Hosting 75+ Dealers
Lak e & Main S ts., Ow eg o
607-223-4723
Open 10am - 6pm daily. Closed Tues.
Jewe lry, Fu rn it ure & C oin s
18th & 19th Century
Country & Formal
Furniture & Accessories
RESTORATION
AVAILABLE
www.ithacaantiquecenter.com
Merchandise
• Refinishings
• Repair Work
• New & Old
Paul and Connie Polce
9838 Congress St., Ext.
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607-387-5248 Open Daily 9-5
www.ponzisantiques.com
Employment
Interactive Caregivers needed part
time and full time Immediate openings
$150 sign on bonus. Stop by 9a-3p
Monday - Friday to Comfort Keepers,
2359 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca.
Problems at work? Know Your
Rights!
Contact
607-269-0409
www.TCWorkersCenter.org
Perfectly Imperfect
Antiques & Gifts
186 Front St., Owego
(607) 239-3112
Open Wed-Sat: 11am-6pm, Sun 11-4
Closed Mon, & Tues
www.wabisabiowego.com
Education
Wiles Guitar Studio
arts
antiques
adornments
(607) 687-5550
Open Mon-Fri 10-5 Sat 9-6, Sun 11-4
blackcatgalleryowego.com
Suzuki Guitar Lessons
Children thru Adults
Community Corners Ithaca
592-9266
Wanted to Buy
Buying
Standing Timber:
Hard Maple, Cherry, Ash, Walnut,
Oak, Tulip Poplar. 20-500 Acres.
Top $$$ Paid
Free Consultation
585-754-4301
Gifts
CNY Photo Gifts, Give the Gift that
says you care. www.cnyphotogifts.com
Romantic French &
Shabby Chic Décor
Open Most Days 11-5
Closed Tues, Sun Hrs Vary
607-223-4150
Entertainment
1607 Trumansburg Rd • 607-272-3611
www.earlyowegoantiquecenter.com
PONZI'S
Automotive
We Are Looking for
LPNs and CMAs
Billing Specialists, Front
Office Receptionist,
Administrative Assistants
Ithaca’s largest, private medical practice is
growing again. We are currently looking for
LPNs and CMAs to assist our providers by
scheduling appointments, answering telephone
calls, rooming patients, taking vitals and extending excellent patient care to over 15,000 patients
in our community. Initial prescreening interviews
will begin on 09/25/2013. If selected, you will be
directed to our associate agency for a background check and payroll processing.
Depending upon performance and the scheduling needs of our practice, some candidates may
be considered for full time employment with our
organization after they have acquired 400 working hours. You may be asked to work full-time
hours during your first 10 weeks.
To be considered for this employment opportunity, please mail or fax your resume to:
Human Resources
209 West State Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
Fax: 607-216-0587
ScottÕs Painting & Chimney Sweep
Home Improvements
15+ Years experience ¥ Free Estimates ¥ Fully Insured
Over 100 Stellar References this year alone
NO COMMISSIONED EMPLOYEES! Owner is on site
from start to finish to ensure quality and standards.
*Interior and Exterior Painting/Pressure washing
*Deck staining
*Hanging and finishing drywall
*Chimney Sweeping, relining, rebuilding, repairing.
*Gutter restoration, replacement and cleaning.
Call Scott Pepson, Owner - 315-759-0036
Sell It Fast!
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