Tenants, Landlords Talk Trash

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Living the simple life,
and living green ........page 2
Bus route change draws
parents’ concern ........page 3
Library Lovers have reason to celebrate ..........page 4
Opinion and letters page 6
On Cornell stage, life is
a cabaret ..........................page 9
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Tenants, Landlords Talk Trash
By Anne Marie Cummings
Weeks
ago,
Kristen
Kennedy, a distraught 21year-old senior at Cornell,
appeared before Common
Council. In her allotted
three minutes, Kennedy
addressed some of the challenges that many college
students are going through
today: being asked by landlords to pay half a semester’s rent along with their
security deposit up front,
and living in unkempt
apartments.
But her main reason for
being there, she said, was a
stack of garbage fines
handed to her by her landlord almost two months
after the tickets were
issued.
Garbage fines range from
$50 for a first offense to $200
for the second offense and
$300 for a third offense.
Kennedy notes that she and
her roommates received a
$300 fine for their first
garbage offense (a ticket
issued on Nov. 13). Several
weeks later, with five more
garbage fines accumulated,
they were notified by their
landlord and property
owner, Nick Lambrou, that
they owed a total of $1,800.
“My roommates and I
didn’t even know that we
were being fined repeatedly
for uncovered garbage containers,” said Kennedy.
“Had we received the tickets right after they were
issued, we would have been
more aware of the situation
and we would have held a
house meeting to make sure
it didn’t happen again. We
could have just paid our
first fine, learned our lesson and avoided more
fines.”
These days garbage fines
are mailed from the City of
Ithaca to landlords and
property
owners.
Previously garbage fines
were given directly to the
tenants, but collecting fines
proved to be a challenge
since many students left
town before paying their
fines. So a number of landlords, like Lambrou, state
on their leases that tenants
will be held responsible for
paying garbage fines. In
Singing for Haiti
Photo by Kathy Morris
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE…
Volume 4, No. 19 • February 8-14, 2010
Samite of Uganda, right, and Richie Sterns, along with bassist Nate
Richardson, played a benefit concert at Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca last
Wednesday night. The trio played many of Samite's signature songs and
instrumentals, and closed with the Horse Flies’ “Baghdad Children.”
The concert, sponsored by 98.7 Radio The vine and produced by Ron
Brancini of BSI Productions, raised nearly $1,000 for Save the
Children’s relief effort in Haiti.
addition, some landlords
specify how tenants should
handle
their
weekly
garbage tasks.’
Appearing before council
with Kennedy was Joyce
Muchan, a volunteer board
member of the Rental
Housing Advisory Board
for the City of Ithaca who
has been working on this
issue for 10 years. She
strongly advocates a community-run landlord/tenant storefront in Ithaca so
that renters have a place to
go if they have questions
and concerns that need to
be addressed.
“Nobody is in disagreement with having penalties
for garbage that hasn’t been
properly taken care of,”
said Muchan, “but if landlords are not telling tenants
that they are collecting
recurring fees, then the system isn’t working, and on
top of that there’s no
redress for the students.”
Lambrou stated that the
problem is not between
landlords and tenants, but
rather it is the law that’s
been written by Common
Council. “It’s against the
tenants,” he said. “Not only
are these fines disproportionate to the offense at
times, but I have expressed
numerous times to the city
prosecutor that this is completely unfair to the students.”
Please turn to page 11
Local Historians Find Fellowship
By Patricia Brhel
Film takes a peek behind
Historian
Victoria’s secret ........page 10 Groton
In Business Weekly:
Tompkins airport bucks
the trend with more passengers ..............................page 11
Time to get growing with
native plants ..............page 14
Rosemarie Tucker quips,
“Time flies when you’re
having fun,” in describing
the 10 years that the
Municipal Historians of
Tompkins County (MHTC)
have been meeting. During
these monthly sessions
they’ve shared information
about
their
towns,
exchanged tips on how to
research history and developed friendships that have
deepened over the years.
Though joint projects and
the income generated by
such projects they’ve also
been able to help members
attend statewide meetings
of the Association of Public
Historians of New York
State (APNYS).
Tucker remembers, “I
had just been appointed
deputy historian for Groton
when the town historian
resigned and I ended up
with her job. I had a lot to
learn
in
a
hurry.
Fortunately, the people
involved with MHTC were
very friendly and helpful.
They had already started
revising “Place Names of
Tompkins County” and it
was a great experience. I
learned a lot more about
Groton while doing that
project.”
Since then MHTC has finished two more big projects,
the driving brochures for
each town in the county,
such
as
“Destination
Groton,” and the book
“Tompkins County New
York, Images of Work and
Play.” There is also a Web
site, which can be found at
www.tompkins-co.org/historian.
Tucker has used the writing experience gained with
her co-authors as an incentive for her own book, publishing
“Images
of
America: Groton” in 2009.
She dedicated the book to
her high school history
teacher, LaVena Court.
“I really wasn’t interested in history when I was in
high school,” she recalls,
“But I really liked Ms.
Court. She told me that I
would enjoy it later and she
was right. Of course if we’d
had more local history and
fewer dates to memorize I
might have gotten interested sooner. It’s the stories of
people that get me excited. I
find them fascinating.”
Barbara Kone, historian
for the Town of Caroline,
agrees. “All history,” she is
fond of saying, “is really
the story of people.” Kone
still lives in the town where
she grew up, making it a little easier, perhaps, to
remember her fellow residents’ stories.
If she needs help her
father, William Mix, is still
a
valuable
resource.
Though well into his 90s, he
still recalls which family
lived where and remembers
who nailed the teacher’s
shoes to the floor.
Tucker looks forward to
the upcoming APNYS conference in Buffalo and a
conference on New York
State history at Ithaca
College in early June. She
also expects that the upcoming
anniversaries
will
renew interest in history.
“It will be the 150th
anniversary of the start of
the Civil War next year and
the 200th anniversary of the
War of 1812 the following
year, she says. “The Town of
Groton will be celebrating
an anniversary, and in 2015
the First National Bank of
Groton will turn 150.”
New York State takes the
past seriously. Every town,
village, city and county in
New York State is mandated
by law to have a public historian.
While many government
bodies do give their historian office space and at least a
small stipend, the law doesn’t demand that the historian be paid, or even that
office space be granted.
There are no educational
standards and while each
town council or county
board can decide the scope
of the work, they often
leave it up to their appointed historian.
For the most part, local
historians actively seek out
the job because they are
truly interested in the subject. APNYS has literature
and workshops at their conferences, the History Center
of Tompkins County and
MHTC have information
available.
Please turn to page 14
Living Simply, and Living Green
They had a shared dream for 16
years, and in the summer of 2008
Everett Boutillet and Louis
Johnson moved out of their 10room Victorian house into a 27-foot
yurt to live with nature. They have
accomplished that with a lifestyle
that is rugged and simple.
It’s a hike of about one-third of a
mile through the woods from where
they park, to the yurt, which is on a
hill in the middle of a forest in the
Town of Danby with magnificent
views. Their constant companions
are the wind, deer and hopefully
the sun, to shine down on their
solar panels. They are off the grid,
with a hand-pump on a 180-foot
well, which proves to be a good
workout for water, a woodstove
they use for heat and cooking, a
composting toilet and a 1.2KW PV
(photovoltaic) electrical system
with battery storage.
Even in winter the six solar panels generate enough power that
they have never needed nor used a
generator.
They
use
their
microwave and toaster only on very
sunny days.
As Boutillet and Johnson welcome a visitor into their yurt,
Everett offers a selection of tea
while his long-time partner, Louis,
serves homemade focaccia bread
fresh from the oven decorated with
chunks of garlic they grew and
pine nuts Everett’s sister harvested. Their hospitality is like the
home they keep: simple, useful, but
not barren of character.
The two men always wanted to
build an earth shelter, and when
they researched yurts they liked
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Tompkins Weekly
February 8
Photo by Kitty Hall-Thurnheer
By Kitty Hall-Thurnheer
Everett Boutillet and Louis Johnson relax in the yurt they call home, located in Danby.
the idea and purchased one from
the Colorado Yurt Company. It sits
upon a round wooden base with 10
inches of insulation, held off the
ground by pressure-treated posts.
Forty-five friends showed up the
day of their yurt raising. The outside wall frame is a lattice construction that expands accordion
style. “It was like a giant playpen,”
they recall.
Two-by-fours reinforce the walls,
an add-on for the high winds they
experience living on a hill. All the
wood is stained and exposed. Long
beams make the ceiling, reaching
from the wall to the peak, connecting to the circular frame of the skylight. The wood frame is covered
with canvas, including zip-out windows and a standard wood door.
Because they chose to live in their
yurt year-round, they ordered insulated walls consisting of canvas
over metallic-covered bubble wrap,
which provides a surprisingly
toasty shelter.
“The hardest thing about moving
into the yurt was getting rid of our
stuff,” Johnson says. They used
eBay, Craigslist, the Salvation Army
and a once-a-year-anything-goes
garbage pickup day held by their
town, but usually their stuff was
picked up and reused before the
garbage truck arrived. “And selling
our house,” Boutillet adds, “It took a
long time.”
The yurt has a wall down the middle with the living space a bit more
than half, and the back part providing unheated storage, a workshop,
the inverter and batteries, clothes
storage and refrigerator and freezer
units, both DC, using less electricity
than AC units.
The front of the yurt is open, with
a woodstove, living room and
kitchen table. Their bed is a loft
supported by the center wall, and
allows them a fantastic view of
rain, snow, and stars through the
skylight over their heads, which
also opens for fresh air. The kitchen
is under the loft overhang and has
innovative shelves installed on the
underneath side of the overhang,
each can and box neatly visible for
easy access.
A reused French door (to maximize light) leads to a bathroom with
a composting toilet and a shower
stall with a gravity-fed shower. They
proudly pull down the five gallon
bucket to show the spigot they
installed. They heat their water on
the woodstove and in the spring
they plan to construct a solar batch
hot water heater for summer use.
They use environmentally-friendly
natural cleaners and have learned
to use very little water.
Their home is cozy and free of
clutter, everything meaningful,
Johnson explains while showing the
afghan he crocheted. “It was a real
eye opener to see how much we were
consumers,” he says.
“We don’t bring stuff home anymore,” Boutillet adds, “unless we
know exactly where it’s going to go
and what it’s going to be used for.”
They stay current with news on a
large screen TV and an outdoor
antenna.
“Sometimes we come home and
run to check the inverter to see if we
have enough power to watch a
movie,” Boutillet says. They laugh
with guilty pleasure. “Will we ever
go back to conventional living?”
They posed the question themselves, both shaking their heads
simultaneously. “No, absolutely
not.”
By Tina Wright
Parents are protesting a route
change that sends TCAT buses into
a busy intersection at the back
parking lot of Cayuga Heights
Elementary School. Children who
walk to school and those being
dropped off and picked up already
face safety challenges in this congested area, say some parents and
other village residents who voiced
their concerns at a TCAT Board of
Director’s meeting on Jan. 28.
Parent Suzanne VanDeMark
says, “Route 30 comes through that
intersection, which is the back
entrance to the school, 86 times a
day. The problem is that many children walk to school and it increases
the risk of a child getting hurt.”
Some 100 children are dropped
off and picked up daily and they all
walk through this intersection,
according to parents, and 60-70
school employees enter and leave
the back parking lot within a small
window of time.
The issue cropped up after TCAT
launched a new streamlined route
system last month. This was the
culmination of two years of planning, consulting and public hearings. But Cayuga Heights residents
were surprised when the Route 30
bus began taking Northway Road
instead of East Upland, swinging
by the school’s back lot on Jan. 17.
VanDeMark claims that neither
officials at the elementary school,
nor the village police and the neighborhood, were informed about the
route change, which she finds
“thoughtless and unacceptable.”
Nancy Oltz, manager of service
development for TCAT, responds
that the new Route 30 path taking
Northway Road has been on the
TCAT Web site since May as part of
the transit development plan.
There’s a back story here.
VanDeMark explains that two
years ago TCAT started running
the Route 30 bus down Northway
Road. “We had several people sign a
petition that we presented to TCAT.
So they were aware that many people from the whole community and
the neighborhood were upset about
this change,” she says. Parent
Michele Kiefer led the effort, collecting 158 signatures. TCAT relented in fall 2007.
Last spring TCAT held public
hearings after a major study by a
transportation consulting company, Perteet Inc., helped the transit
company put together a more
streamlined routing system. The
Route 30 bus route presented at that
time was fine with these Cayuga
Heights residents.
“As we were watching this during
the public input, it did not have the
Route 30 bus coming through the
intersection,” VanDeMark says. “in
fact, it was a much better route
because Route 30 went all the way
down Triphammer Road from
Community Corners to Cornell,
which makes more sense since it is
clearly more of a thoroughfare.”
After the public hearing period,
TCAT made modifications to recommended route changes, most of
them minor, but the Route 30 bus
route switched to Northway Road,
rather than East Upland Road
(which was the former route) or
Triphammer Road (the recommended route at the public hearings).
Photo by Tina Wright
Bus Route Change Draws Protests
This isthe busy intersection at back parking lot of Cayuga Heights Elementary School.
Local parents are concerned that TCAT sends buses through the intersection 86 times
a day.
VanDeMark says, “So they made
these huge changes in these modifications and there was no opportunity for public input on these
changes.”
In response, TCAT’s Oltz states,
“We decided to change to Northway
due to the fact that it’s a better
road, a better turn. It’s shorter, it’s
straighter and it’s not as much of
an incline to get onto Triphammer
Road.” Oltz says the route change
was included in two documents
posted in May on the TCAT Web
site.
“One is the recommendations
made from our consultant from
Perteet who performed a study of
our services. And then there was a
second document called ‘modifications to the route recommendations,’” she explains. “We had other
meetings going on at the same time,
meetings with staff, meetings with
stakeholders, more information
that came from public comment.
These were the sources of information that we came up with for the
modifications.”
Oltz emphasizes the competence
of TCAT drivers and their good
safety record. “We didn’t feel it was
an issue having the buses go by the
school because it’s what we do, it’s
how we serve the community.”
Patrick Jensen, principal of
Cayuga Heights Elementary, sent
his concerns with VanDeMark to
the TCAT meeting. He worries
about the congestion pedestrians
and vehicles create near the school.
Local residents also point out
another dangerous hidden intersection on the bus route where
Northway meets Midway Road.
Both VanDeMark and Oltz agree
that the matter is not closed. At the
TCAT meeting, board president
Frank Proto referred the Route 30
controversy to the board’s Transit
Services Committee for further
consideration.
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Tompkins Weekly
February 8
3
Library Lovers Celebrate Joys of Reading
For the second year in a row
throughout the month of February,
the Tompkins County Public
Library (TCPL) is holding a series
of events called “Library Lovers
Month,” joined by city booksellers
who are hosting events and offering
special sales vouchers for the main
event, the Feb. 12-15 Book Fai
rfundraiser.
Participating stores this year are
Autumn Leaves, Barnes & Noble,
The Bookery, Borders, Buffalo
Street Books, Colophon Books,
Comics for Collectors and the
Cornell Store.
Live entertainment including
music from the Ithaca Community
Orchestra, visits from Clifford the
Big Red Dog, storytimes and readings are scheduled to take place at
the stores over the weekend.
Executive Director Suzanne
Smith Jablonski describes the
TCPL Foundation’s role, saying,
“Our sole mission when we were
formed in 1993 was to be the
fundraising arm of the library.
Since then we’ve evolved and
expanded and our biggest project to
date has been getting funds together for renovating our building and
revamping downtown’s TCPL and
help make it what it is today.”
This is the second year that
Library Lover’s Month is taking
place at TCPL, she adds. “We’re
grateful to the people who’ve
become involved and their work in
what we hope will become a long
tradition. They include Elissa
Cogan, Sally Grubb and Julie
Johnson, among others. “They’ve
been an integral part of what we do
Photo by Ann Krajewski
By Ann Krajewski
Suzanne Smith Jablonski of the Library Foundation has joined forces with local bookstores for Library Lovers Month events.
here.”
The Book Fair, as the centerpiece
of Library Lover’s Month, will take
place at the above named merchants from Friday through
Monday.
In using the sales vouchers when
they make a purchase, shoppers
will help raise funds for the librar.
The vouchers can be used to purchase many goods, including general merchandise.
In the case of Barnes & Noble,
this promotion is nationwide.
Jablonski says, “If you have family
or friends outside of town and you
e-mail them a voucher from the
TCPL site and there’s a Barnes &
Noble near them, they can contribute, too.”
Library Lover’s Month activities
will primarily be held on the
extended
holiday
weekend.
However, a noteworthy event will
take place at the library on
Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. when Cornell’s Panhellenic
Association (the university’s group
of sororities) will turn library
patrons into celebrities.
Sorority volunteers will take
photos of individuals and digitally
reproduce them on one of the backgrounds of the famous “READ”
ads. The ads typically feature a
famous person, whether it’s from
the entertainment or sports world,
extolling the virtues of reading and
of course, visiting your local
library.
Jablonski has a poster of
actress/comedienne
Whoopie
Goldberg in a recent READ advertisement. “I am hoping the READ
posters will become a popular part
of future Library Lover’s events,”
she sayd. A $5 donation for each
poster is suggested.
The participating merchants also
have offerings during this weekend
of Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day
and the Chinese New Year to make
this a series of events that they
hope will attract customers of all
ages.
Gary Weissbrot owns Buffalo
Street Books and laughs at his exactor’s background when describing his store’s ongoing storytimes
for pre-schoolers which will be part
of the Library Lover’s events.
“I have to make all the voices and
the faces when I read to the kids. I
do storytime on a regular basis for
three- to five-year-olds and let me
tell you, they can be a tough crowd,
but the perks are great. I get drawings and paintings and once I even
received a buffalo hat. I get to
stretch my acting chops!”
Joe Wetmore, owner of Autumn
Leaves on the Commons, is also
enthusiastic about his participation in the Library Lover’s events.
“I’m among a lot of people who
support the library and appreciate
how we work togethe,” he says.
“The Library Lover’s event is something I hope our community stays
involved with for a long time.”
For vouchers, a schedule of
events or other information call
272-4557 or visit www.tcpl.org/foundation.
The Ithaca Youth Bureau offers year round recreation programs for
youth and families in the City of Ithaca and surrounding areas. We offer
programs like: summer day camps, sport leagues and lessons, theatre
classes, pottery classes and more. Please help us plan for the future by
taking our on-line survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/iybrecreationsurvey
Respond by April 2nd to be included in our drawings for free pizzas. If
you'd prefer a hard copy of the survey, have questions or need assistance
completing the survey, please contact Cristina Munk at 273-8364.
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Tompkins Weekly
February 8
For Boy Scouts, 100 Years of Being Prepared
By Tompkins Weekly Staff
While the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) celebrates its centennial on
Feb. 8, the BSA’s National Office
has awarded the Baden-Powell
Council, serving the greater
Binghamton/Ithaca area, with the
Quality Council Award, which recognizes Boy Scouts councils that
have an outstanding program in all
areas of performance.
In 2009, for the fourth consecutive year, despite a declining youth
population in the Southern Tier
and Central New York, the Boy
Scouting program here posted a
gain in membership that was the
second best in the Northeastern
U.S., balanced its budget and had a
major increase in the number of
boy and girls attending summer
camp. Last year a total of 77 young
men in the Baden-Powell Council
were awarded the Eagle Scout
Award, the highest youth award
presented by the BSA.
The Baden-Powell Council
formed 11years ago when the
Binghamton office merged with the
Ithaca office to form its current sixcounty area in New York and
Pennsylvania. The council is
named after Sir Robert BadenPowell, who founded the Scouting
movement in England 102 years
ago.
The Baden-Powell Council served
8,331 youth members in 2009 and
ran a budget of just over $1,330,000
of which almost 12 percent came
from the support of the United Way.
The remainder of the funding
comes from activity fees and charitable contributions from businesses, foundations and individuals.
When the Boy Scouts of America
was officially incorporated on Feb.
8, 1910, Americans were driving
Stanley steam automobiles, earning an average of $750 a year, and
paying little more than 30 cents for
a gallon of milk. While all of these
things seem out of place today, the
BSA remains a vital organization
with a mission and purpose that
remains relevant.
Throughout 2010, Scouts will
gather in their communities to pay
tribute to the history and tradition
of Scouting. Locally, this spring the
Baden-Powell Council will conduct
a community tree planting pro-
gram to plant a 100th Anniversary
Tree in every community that has a
Scouting program in the six-county
area.
Over the next several monthsmany national and local 100th
anniversary engagement programs
have been designed to reintroduce
Scouting to the next generation of
young leaders and reconnect millions of alumni with the organization as the Boy Scouts launch their
second century of service.
“We are truly blessed to have the
generous support of many volunteers and donors who help us provide a high caliber of scouting programs to area youth,” Stephen
Hoitt, Executive Director of the
Baden-Powell Council, said in a
statement.
Tompkins Weekly
February 8
5
Opinion
Wine Sales Bill Poses Many Problems
By Dana Malley
Recently,
the
president
of
Irondequoit Liquor, Joe Pecoraro,
issued a letter to fellow liquor store
owners that brilliantly exposes the
phony “compromise” Governor
Paterson has in store for liquor
stores statewide in his renewed bid
to allow grocery stores to sell wine.
(To request a copy e-mail
sybarite@nor thsidewine.com.)
Upon reading it, I couldn’t help but
wonder what life would be like if
New York supermarkets, gas stations, convenience stores and bodegas began carrying wine.
For one thing, more delivery
trucks would be required — a lot
more — not to mention more stops
and starts, and plenty more fuel.
Think about it. The governor’s plan
would add 19,000 new outlets for
wine in New York State. Right now
there are 2,700. That one delivery of
300 cases of wine would be divided
up, on average, into seven stops.
Lovely. Just what every town and
city across the state needs.
There will also be price wars.
How will that play out for the store
where I work, Northside Wine &
Spirits, which is just down the
street from two mammoth chainowned supermarkets with colossal
buying power, and across the street
from a Wal-Mart? (Remember, New
York State liquor store owners have
never been allowed to hold more
than one license — i.e. no chains.)
Let’s walk through a scenario.
Let’s suppose, for instance, one of
these supermarkets initiates a
price war involving jug wines,
California “fighting varietals,” bigbrand Australian wines and popular South American wines at or
near cost. From a consumer’s point
of view, fantastic! Convenience and
rock bottom prices all in one! For a
big box store with its massive capital, absorbing the lack of profit
from these items poses little diffi-
culty.
For Northside Wine & Spirits,
however, matching prices proves a
dangerous undertaking indeed.
These four categories alone represent about 17 percent of Northside’s
total wine sales. Thus, instead of
taking in, say, $1.25 for every dollar
spent on purchases at the wholesale
level, Northside would take in a little less than $1.21. Not much at a
glance, right? But when one extrapolates to, say, a million-and-a-quarter
in sales, $40,000 suddenly vanishes.
Never mind what would happen to
Northside should the store go toe to
toe with the big box stores and
match prices on wine from places
such as Italy, Spain, Germany,
Portugal, France and New York, or
categories such as fortified wine
and champagne. According to
Cornell’s Bradley J. Rickard (assistant professor, Department of
Applied
Economics
and
Management), “Wine sales at liquor
stores would fall by 17 percent to 32
percent.”
One of the governor’s specious
“compromises” involves allowing
liquor stores to sell food items such
as potato chips — beer being conveniently sidestepped. Making up for
lost revenue on wines ranging from
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay to
Yellow Tail Shiraz means only one
thing: selling an incredible amount
of chips.
Northside would be forced to lay
off employees and cut the pay of
others. In order to provide anything
approaching the level of service
Northside has been providing over
the years, the store would be forced
to reduce its hours from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. to a single shift, something like
10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. It couldn’t possibly ask its employees to take pay
cuts and work 12-hour shifts six
days a week.
With its full volume of sales compromised the store would also be
compelled to scale back its selec-
tion, one of its primary draws. With
a dwindling array of wine and spirits, assuming the store doesn’t go
out of business in short order, what
would compel anyone to shop at
Northside? For “compromise”
items obtainable anywhere such as
newspapers and cigars? Yeah,
right.
And who’s going to monitor these
19,000 new outlets with respect to
selling to minors and other compliance issues? The State Liquor
Authority, an agency woefully
understaffed as it is? (MADD and
SADD, are you listening?) How
many dollars from taxpayers will
the state require to hire enough
agents, as if its residents weren’t
taxed enough already?
Finally, what will happen to the
small New York wineries, whose
wines form one of the cornerstones
of Northside’s selection? A chat
with Dick Reno (Chateau Lafayette
Reneau), Esther Earle (Earle Estates
and Torrey Ridge) and Dave
Peterson (Swedish Hill, Goose
Watch, Penguin Bay), among others,
is revealing to say the least. In a nutshell, the small winery will be
pushed off the supermarket shelves,
while backdoor deals and other
machinations will give other (and
mostly much larger) wineries placement priority.
To those who have signed petitions, sent letters and made phone
calls to stop this wrongheaded piece
of legislation, you have my deepest,
sincerest gratitude. Indeed, many of
you are longtime customers of
Northside, know many of the store’s
employees by name, appreciate high
levels of service and selection and
understand the role of the small
business in the local and national
economies.
To those on the fence, who have
“heard arguments both ways,” or
are outright in favor of wine in
supermarkets, gas stations, convenience stores and bodegas, consider
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this: It’s the 23rd of December, 5
p.m., and you suddenly realize you
haven’t picked up that case of wine
for that upcoming feast. You pull
into the parking lot at one of the big
box supermarkets — Northside,
now closed after having been in
business for over 45 years, is no
longer a choice — and it’s chaos,
people jockeying for valuable parking spaces near the entrance.
Finally, you have to settle for a space
at the parking lot’s perimeter. It’s a
long, cold, time-consuming schlep
in, and a long, cold, time-consuming
schlep back to the car. Good luck
with that.
As I consider the governor’s proposal, I think about the day when I
find myself and my 26 coworkers
unemployed. I envision waiting for a
call that might never come from a
supermarket manager for whom I
had recently completed a job application, hoping that I might land a
job buying, stocking and selling an
utterly boring selection of wine.
With this piece of legislation, I
can only view the governor as Robin
Hood’s hypothetical doppelgänger,
eager to give to the big boxes and
take away from the small businesses. The liquor stores across New
York State have been suffocated for
77 years by a Gordian set of postProhibition laws, from which
repairing the damage done may take
yet another 77 years in order to create a level field of play — if indeed
that’s what the governor’s handful
of artificial “compromises” purports to do.
All of which is why Joe Pecoraro,
in his exposé referred to at the
beginning of this letter, writes,
“Those politicians and businessmen
that seek to foist this immoral act of
piracy on liquor stores should be
ashamed. In fact, I think they should
be arrested.”
Dana Malley is general manager
at Northside Wine & Spirits in
Ithaca.
Digital TV for All
I got the message before I got to
Ithaca: either buy a converter, or a
new digital television. After I
arrived in the city I received $250
from the White House and decided
on the latter. I was surprised to
learn, though, that there were no
air-digital channels here, and that
the only one that existed was FOX.
Since I don’t watch much TV, I
became somewhat satisfied with
the few satirical shows like “Mad
TV,” “The Simpsons” and “Family
Guy.”
Unfortunately, these soon were
gone and I certainly won’t be satisfied with “The 600-Speed Blender
Show” or “You’re Not My Kid!” or
how about “The Antelope You’ve
Been Secretly Sleeping With is
Backstage.” I’m left (and I’m sure
I’m not alone) with a very expensive
DVD monitor.
We own the airwaves, we pay for
them, but they just don’t reach
Ithaca! If you’re poor and/or just
don’t watch the tube much, why
should you pay a cable company
when you can get standard broadcasts free from the air as other
cities do? I’ve learned recently that
we’re in a valley and those waves
don’t get down to us.
If FOX can have an electronic
translator to get channel 16 (albeit
via analog, but good quality) down
to us, why can’t we do the same for
all those air-digital channels promised by the FCC? If there is the possibility of the nearby transmitting
stations, and the city and the county to get together on this to change
things, it should be done.
Tom MacDonald
Ithaca
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By Ross Haarstad
Soirée/Cabaret was devised by students in Cornell professor Bruce
Levitt’s solo performance class this
past fall, then shaped into an
evening of theater in rehearsals
this past month under Levitt’s
direction.
Against frequent semi-autobiographical monologues, the students
counterpose comedy sketches,
magic tricks, original satirical
songs, cabaret standards and contemporary pop.
The resulting mélange manages
to showcase the performing chops
of the 11 students onstage, but sorely needs editing. Frequent flashes
of brilliance get buried under the
mountains of material, some of it
quite mundane. The second act suffers most, especially a lugubrious
section focused on death and crises
of faith.
An uncertainty of tone prevails:
producer and emceeAlex Gruhin
kicks off the evening with a heavy
stand-up swat of irony, exclaiming
that the show’s title is “BS” and
proceeding to a “disgraceful revelation,” yet shortly we swing into the
very non-ironic Stephen Schwartz
tune “Spark of Creation” (strong
solo by Ariel Reid) while many of
the monologues trade on sincerity
over rue.
In the first half, this juxtaposition more or less works, due to the
relaxed ambiance of the ensemble
and James Miller’s sprinkling of
satirical lyrics delivered with hilar-
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iously deadpan folk-guitar stylings.
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Ruiz and Saracino’s impassioned
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sharply limned character sketches
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performs with sincerity, grace and
a bright, lyric soprano.
Oddly enough in an evening initially informed by the study of performance art, there is little breaking of the fourth wall, except for
the clever magic acts performed by
a dexterous Jonathan Tai.
Act Two begins with two breathtaking coups de theatre: Tai performs an illusion with a candle and
paper rose (against voices of unrequited love) and Jonah Eisenstock
relates a reckless moment in a car
that brings him within a hairbreadth of being killed. These two
moments linger by combining
brevity with a strong image and an
element of risk. Other such
moments include Eisenstock’s
being mocked by the published
books of his dad; Saracino straddling a very high ladder while
recounting a missed romantic
encounter, and Idoko’s account of a
wrestling tussle that leads to an
accidental choking.
Most problematic throughout
evening is the tendency of Levitt
and the ensemble to melodrama,
either through over-emoting, overscoring or over-playing. Act Two is
mired in it.
Other than Miller’s musings and
two joyful arrangements for the
ensemble by musical director Chris
Tolbert (“God Bless the Child” led
by Idoko and “On The Radio” led by
Saracino), the songs, while beautifully rendered, don’t add anything
unique or personal.
I came away yearning to see this
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that focused on the real facets of
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By Nicholas Nicastro
H H 1 / 2 T he Yo u n g Vi c t o r i a.
W r i t t e n b y Ju l i a n Fe l l o w e s .
D i re c t e d by Je a n - M a rc Va l l é e.
A t C i n e m ap o l i s .
Was Queen Victoria ever young?
According to the biopic from
newcomer
Jean-Marc
Vallée,
indeed she was. But the question
remains whether we should care.
For the formidable queen of
Britain for most of the 19th century
is not exactly associated with romping good times. While attending an
“Elizabethan” evening promises
bawdy fun, and an “Edwardian”
one at least the kink of imperial
decay, a Victorian evening sounds
like an ordeal of cucumber sandwiches and censorious stares —
frilly knickers notwithstanding.
Vallee’s The Young Victoria won’t
do much to change this impression.
Featuring Emily Blunt (Sunshine
Cleaning, The Devil Wears Prada)
in the title role, it offers tasty appetizers of fine costumes and scrumptious décor, but little in the way of a
main course. Victoria, as the solitary product of a whole generation
of royal loins, comes to the throne
as a youth so sheltered she wasn’t
even allowed to take a flight of
stairs without a spotter. She naturally resents the strong-armed domination of her mother (Miranda
Richardson) and her husband, Sir
Conroy (Mark Strong, the baddie
from Sherlock Holmes). She’s
spunky, though (could it be otherwise?), and exacts her revenge
when she gets the crown. Alas, she
is also lonely in her splendor, and
only delivered from her solitude by
the arrival of Prince Albert
(Rupert Friend). Like any couple
where she’s got the real power,
negotiating the politics of a marriage can be tricky. But it isn’t necessarily engrossing.
It’s hard to fault Emily Blunt for
the letdown. Possessed of what is
usually called an “unconventional”
beauty, Blunt gives no censorious
stares. Instead, she often unfurls a
smile adorable enough to charm us
into what is, in the end, something
of a non-story. Rupert Friend, on
the other hand, is flirting with
becoming typecast as a pretty boytoy — he played much the same role
as Michelle Pfeiffer’s playmate/
gold-digger in Cheri. Richardson
and Paul Bettany (Legion, Master
and Commander) hang around
court, too, but languish in forget-
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A Peek Behind Victoria’s Secret
Rupert Friend has Emily Blunt's back in The Young Victoria.
table roles.
Like so many biopics about royalty, this one unfolds largely on the
domestic level. But when speaking
of an era as heavy with incident as
Victoria’s reign, concentrating so
narrowly on the travails of a lovely
but privileged young woman seems,
well, narrow. This was a time when
Britain was consolidating herself
as the world’s first industrial superpower and ruler of fully one quarter of the world’s population. India
was being divided and conquered,
and the tyranny of distance over
information was broken at last
with the advent of the telegraph.
Compared to such momentous
events, the political fallout of milady’s choice of handmaids seems
like pretty small beer.
The Young Victoria seems topical
in one sense, though: as a powerful
but needful woman, she might as
well be the patron saint of the current generation of American wives
who anxiously out-earn their husbands. At Buckingham Palace, the
problem was solved by Albert’s
untimely death at the age of 42, an
event which represented the emotional crux of the real Victoria’s
life and, unaccountably, is not
dramatized here. Beware, guys,
there’s not much “Victorian” about
American culture now, but its ongoing feminization may soon make
Prince Alberts of us all.
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Passenger Numbers Up at Ithaca Airport
By Nate Robson
Despite a rough economy keeping
people away from airports, the
addition of a third airline landed
the Ithaca Tompkins Regional
Airport its third-highest passenger
total ever.
Airport manager Bob Nicholas
says increased competition created
by adding Continental Airlines in
October 2008 drove down ticket
prices at Northwest Airlines and
US Airways in 2009, attracting passengers who were previously flying out of Syracuse.
“Continental came in with
aggressive airfares and the other
carriers matched them,” Nicholas
says. “That’s the goal of competition, if you get competitive airfare,
you will get more passengers.”
In December, 9,743 passengers
used
the
Ithaca
Tompkins
Regional Airport, up 17 percent
compared to December 2008. The
yearly passenger total for 2009 was
109,259, ranking only behind 1990
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Timing is one of the main issues.
Lambrou said that the city notified
him on Dec. 5 of the first $300 fine
for which Kennedy and her roommates were cited. “And then I
received notice of that fine a week
later,” said Lambrou, who then
wrote to Kennedy and her roommates on Dec. 24, alerting them of
several fine notifications that he
had received.
Said Kennedy, “It was on January
7th that my roommate received an
e-mail from Lambrou citing five
garbage violations in the amount of
$300 each (the first issued Nov. 13,
followed by subsequent fines on
Nov. 23 and Dec. 3, 11 and 29). But
because the e-mail went to a spam
folder it wasn’t until I spoke to my
landlord on January 19, because I
and 1988, which had 114,154 and
111,244 passengers, respectively.
Michael Stamm, president of
Tompkins County Area Development, says many local passengers
saved more than money by using
an airport closer to home. “The
airport is re-capturing people who
were flying out of Syracuse,”
Stamm says. “This will help them
maximize their time so they are
not wasting their time driving to
Syracuse and back. Some people
will choose to go to Syracuse if it
offers a flight that leaves at a better
time, but a lot of people are finding
it’s more convenient to fly out of
here.”
On a national level, the Ithaca
Tompkins Regional Airport’s
growth comes as many airports
deal with shrinking passenger
numbers, Nicholas says.
At the end of 2009, Syracuse
Hancock International Airport’s
passenger total was down 8.3 percent from the previous year, while
Binghamton Regional Airport’s
total decreased by 6.7 percent. The
economy was cited as the main factor for the lower numbers, with
leisure travelers cutting back the
most on air travel, Nicholas says.
While other airports also
noticed a corresponding decline in
plane occupancy, Nicholas notes
that planes flying out of the Ithaca
Tompkins Regional Airport are
carrying more passengers than
they were in 2008. Load factors for
planes in 2009 were at almost 72
percent, compared to less than 62
percent in 2008.
Even though his airport saw
growth in the face of an economic
recession, Nicholas says it is
unlikely the Ithaca Tompkins
Regional Airport would attempt to
add a fourth airline to draw in
more travelers.
“Small airports need to be careful about how much capacity they
offer,” Nicholas says. “If we add a
fourth airline, instead of increasing passenger totals we could take
the existing passengers and spread
them out over more flights,
decreasing flight loads, causing all
of the airlines to lose money. Then
one or two of the airlines could
decide it’s better to pull out.”
Instead, the airport may build
an addition onto the back of the
main terminal to house the
Transporta-tion
Security
Administration’s offices, freeing
up more space for passengers at
the ticket counters where those
offices are currently located,
Nicholas says.
Nicholas won’t predict what 2010
will bring for local passenger numbers, but he says the airport will
continue to provide convenient
and affordable air service.
“The airport is here to serve people, not to make a profit,” he says.
“We’re not about profit or loss,
we’re about providing a service to
the local community. We are
pleased the competition here is
such that we can offer affordable
airfares.”
happened to call him about some
other issue, that I became aware of
the six fines my house had accrued,
the sixth being issued January 5.”
Kennedy said she met with
Lambrou on Jan. 19 to discuss her
fines. “He told me and my roommates to go and fight this in city
court,” she said. “To my knowledge,
no one has paid these fines yet. And
at this point my housemates and I
are still unsure of how to proceed.”
Lambrou added, “It’s unfortunate that Kristen and her housemates do not have the right to plead
their case for the tickets that were
brought upon them. Generally I
will pay the fines and then we will
send the invoice to the students as
per the lease. I hope this situation
with Kristen and her housemates is
the catalyst for positive change to
city code.”
City Attorney Dan Hoffman is
aware of the situation. He suggested that if landlords are going to
include such clauses in their leases,
the city could require timely notice
to the tenants rather than saving
the tickets and presenting them at a
later point after they’ve accumulated.
Svante Myrick, a Common
Council member representing the
fourth ward in Collegetown, commented, “The issue here is that
Kennedy and her housemates got
their third ticket before they found
out that they were breaking the
law. If the incentive is not there to
make sure the tenants know what’s
happening,
then
what
Dan
Hoffman mentioned makes sense,”
he said.
Phyllis Radke, Building
Commissioner for the City of
Ithaca, suggests that people should
be wary of what they say they’re
willing to do when they sign a
lease. But, she said, “The way
things are certainly does put the
onus back on the tenant and this is
certainly not how we envisioned
this; we ticket the property owner,
not the tenant.”
But is the property owner
responsible for what tenants do or
do not do when it comes to putting
out the garbage and making sure
lids are on the containers? Myrick
believes that property owners are
responsible for letting tenants
know what the rules are. “That
was the logic behind the legislation,” he said. “We don’t expect
any renter is going to pick up the
city code, but we do expect landlords to know the rules and inform
their tenants about them.”
Myrick noted that, in general,
property maintenance is the
responsibility of the landlord, but
he feels that it doesn’t make sense
for landlords to be continually
fined for what their tenants are
doing or not doing. “It’s not a perfect system, but it’s the system
we’ve got at this time.”
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Info., 277-0960.
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. For more info, 272-4557 ext. 275.
Cayuga Bird Club Meeting, 7:30 pm, Auditorium, Lab of
Ornithology, Sapsucker Woods Rd., for "Season on the
Trail." John Morris will present "Natural connections on the
Finger Lakes Trail, from Precocious Peepers and Mimicked
Monarchs to Squiffy Squirrel's and Chattering Chickadees."
Meetings are free and open to the public and anyone interested in birds is invited to attend. For information, call 2560460 or email bmcguire@clarityconnect.com.
Children’s Tap, 4pm, Southside Community Center, 305
S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, ages 5-8, Jan 25thMay 24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7pm, The Last Tango in Paris;
9:30pm, Capitalism: A Love Story; $5 seniors, $4 students
and kids 12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA
shows: $4. Info., http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Cortland Jazzercise, 4:45 and 6 pm, 241 McLean
Road, next to Grand Rental, Info., jazzercise.com or call
607-288-4040 (upstatenyjazz@yahoo.com).
Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info:
www.cortland.org/youth or call 753-0872.
Elective Joint Recital: Timothy Orton, tuba &
Joshua Zimmer, trombone, 9pm, Nabenhauer Recital
Room, Ithaca College, Information, 274-3717 or email
ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
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. 272-8816.
GIAC Teen Program 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca,
Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips
Hatha Yoga w/Dr. Kasia, 6-7:20pm, World Seishi
Karate, 989 Dryden Rd., Varna, Info.,277-1047 or
www.seishihonbu@verizon.net.
Intro to ProTools Audio Recording Software, 4:306pm, Southside Community Center, 305 S. Plain St
Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, Jan 25th-May 24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Jazz Dance Classes with Nancy Gaspar, 7:15pm,
Finger Lakes Fitness Center, 171 E. State St., Center
Ithaca, Drop-ins welcome. Info., 256-3532.
Jazzercise, 5:45 & 6:45pm, 119 W Court St., Ithaca.
Jazzercise combines dance, resistance training, pilates,
yoga, kickboxing and more to create programs for people of every age and fitness level. More info. 288-4040
or www.jazzercise.com.
Knowledge is Power, 6pm, group for those who have
been in abusive relationships, For info., 277-3203.
Ahimsa Yoga
Kundalini Yoga Classes, 7:30-9pm,
Center, Dewitt Mall, Info., 760-5386.
Lifelong Schedule, 8:30–9:30AM, Enhance Fitness® Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca; 9–10AM, Enhance
Fitness®, Ellis Hollow Road Apartments Tenants only;
9–10AM, Enhance Fitness® - Juniper Manor I, 24 Elm
St., Trumansburg; 10–11AM, T’ai Chi Class, Titus
Towers Apartments Tenants only; 10–12PM, Clay Class;
10–12PM, StateWide’s 1st TC General Interest &
Chapter Meeting; 10–12PM, Mystery Book Club,
10:15–11:15AM, Enhance Fitness®-Enfield Community
Building, 168 Enfield Main Rd.; 12:30–1:30PM, Strength
Training; 1–2:30PM, Polish II; 1–3PM, Spacecraft Tour
of the Solar System; 2–3PM, Enhance Fitness®,
McGraw House Annex, 211 S. Geneva St.; 3–5PM,
Documentary Series, 7–9PM, International Folk Dancing
All Ages Welcome, Info., www.tclifelong.org.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, Noon-1pm, St.
John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Meals and hospitality.
Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info.,
www.loaves.org.
Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30-8:30pm, Henry St. John
Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St.,
Speakers meeting, Meetings are free, confidential, no
weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253.
Personal Defense, 7:30-8:30pm, World Seishi Karate,
989 Dryden Rd., Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or
277-1047.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, 6PM (holidays excluded), The First Baptist Church, Dewitt Park,
PTSD Ithaca is an independent, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder support, social, educational and self-help group
to assist those individuals who have been diagnosed with
or think they may have PTSD.
Pre-School Story Hour and Craft, 10am, The SPCA
Annex at The Shops at Ithaca Mall.
Safety in the Early Years, Cayuga Medical Center.
Accident and injury prevention, first aid for choking and
infant CPR. Fee. Info., 274-4408 or www.cayugamed.org.
Shakuhachi Flute w/Senpai Kim, 6:30-7:30pm,
World Seishi Karate, 989 Dryden Rd. (in Varna), Info.,
www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047.
The Draft Downtown Ithaca 2020 Strategic Plan, 7pm,
Tompkins County Library, Borg Warner Room, A
Presentation to the Community and request for input.
Handouts available at the presentation. Draft strategy available at www.downtownithaca.com.
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook, 8pm, Auburn Public
Theater, 108 Genesee at Exchange St., Downtown Auburn,
performed by Aztec Two-Step, With opener Dusty Pas'cal,
Info., www.auburnpublictheater.org, (315) 253-6669.
The Grady Girls, 7:30pm, The Shop, 312 Seneca St.,
Ithaca, Irish Traditional Music.
Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 9-11am, 39
South St., Trumansburg, Genealogical research. Info.,
387-6666.
Winter Sprouts, 10-11am, Mama Goose, 430 W. State
St., Ithaca, Join the Ithaca Children’s Garden at Mama
Goose for stories and hands-on gardening activities every
Monday in January and February. For children ages 2-5
and their caregivers. Free, For directions to Mama Goose,
visit their website: www.mamagooseithaca.com.
Youth Bingo, 5:30-7:30pm, Southside Community
Center, 305 S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, Jan
25th-May 24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Zen Meditation Practice, Every Monday 5:30-6:30pm,
Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, founders Room. Sponsored
by the Ithaca Zen Center. Prior sitting experience or
attendance of an orientation session required to participate.For information or to schedule an orientation, contact Tony @ 277-1158 or Marissa @ 272-1419.
9 Tuesday
29th Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival with
festival director John Columbus, 7:15, SCPA, Cornell,
Named for Thomas Edison's 1893 experimental motion picture studio, this touring festival features cutting edge films
from prominent avant-garde, documentary and animation film
and videomakers world-wide. Line-up at cinema.cornell.edu.
More at More at blackmariafilmfestival.org. Video Projection.
Al-Anon, 12noon, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Meeting
open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking.
Info., 387-5701.
Bereaved Parents Group, 5:30-7pm, Hospicare and
Pallitative Care Services, 2nd Tuesday of the month. A
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peer-run support group for bereaved parents and grandparents. Info., 255-9470.
Biologist and Author Sandra Steingraber at IC,
7:30pm, Park Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College, For more
information, contact PCIM director Jeff Cohen at
jcohen@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1330.
Church Basement Ladies, 2pm & 7:30pm, State
Theatre, State St., ithaca, Tickets: $32.50 / $28.50 /
$23.50, Funny and down to earth, audiences will recognize these ladies as they witness the church year unfold
from below the sanctuary. Info., www.stateofithaca.com.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7:15pm, The Cove; 9:15, The
Last Tango in Paris; $5 seniors, SCPA, 7:15pm, The 29th
Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival with festival
director John Columbus; $4 students and kids 12 & under,
$4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA shows: $4. Info.,
http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Cortland Jazzercise, 4:45 & 6pm, 241 McLean Road,
next to Grand Rental, Info., jazzercise.com or call 607288-4040 (upstatenyjazz@yahoo.com).
Cortland
Youth
Center,
12noon-9pm,
www.cortland.org/youth, 753-3021.
Enfield Food Pantry, 1-2:30pm, Community Center
in Enfield, 2nd Tuesday of the month, Please bring your
own boxes or bags, Info., 277-6336 with any questions.
“Evolution and Biodiversity on Land”, 5pm, CU, G10
Biotech. Panel Discussion to Celebrate Darwin Days.
"Families & Friends" Cancer Support Group,
5:30pm, Cancer Resource Center, 612 W. State St.,
Ithaca, 2nd Tuesdays, 277-0960.
First Time Homebuyers Workshop, 6:30-8:30 PM, Old
Jail Conference Room is located at 125 E. Court Street,
Ithaca, These workshops fill up very quickly. If you would like
to attend on a certain date, please call 273-2187 several
weeks in advance to sign up. Info., www.betterhousingtc.org
Friends of the Library Book Sale, Accepting
Donations for Spring Sale. 9am-Noon, 509 Esty Street,
Ithaca. More info. www.booksale.org or 272-2223.
GIAC Teen Program, 7-9pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca,
Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips 47pm. 272-3622. Basketball Tuesdays at BJM.
Guest Concert: Sao Paulo University Percussion
Ensemble, 8:15pm, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Info., ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu or 274-3717.
Hatha Yoga w/Dr. Kasia, 12-1:20pm, 989 Dryden Rd.
(in Varna), World Seishi Karate, Info., 277-1047,
ICSD Meeting, 7pm, Meetings of the Ithaca City School
District are on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month. They will be rebroadcast Thursdays and Saturdays
of meeting weeks at 7am, 1pm, and 7pm. Info 274-2102.
Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry.
Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and
deli. Seneca near Geneva St., Ithaca 1-1:45pm.
For low to moderate incomes, limit 1 pantry per
week. www.friendshipdonations.org.
Intro to Capoeira, 5:30-6:30pm, Southside Community
Center, 305 S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, ages 610, Jan 25th-May 24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus, 7-9pm, First Baptist Church,
Ithaca, every Tuesday.
Ithaca Toastmasters Club, 7-8pm, meets every
Tuesday, 6th floor of Rhodes Hall, Conference Room
#655, Cornell University, Ithaca.
Jazzercise, 5:45pm, 119 W Court St., Ithaca.
yoga, kickboxing and more to create programs for people of every age and fitness level. More info. 288-4040.
Lifelong Schedule, 9–12PM, Morning Watercolor
Studio; 10–12PM, Open Computer Lab/Discussion;
1–4PM, Confidential HIV Testing and Counseling by appt,
Call 274-6683; 1–4PM, Afternoon Art Studio All art
styles
welcome;
2–4PM,
Open
Computer
Lab/Discussion; 3–4:30PM, Skeptics Guide to
Community; 5–6PM, Beginning Spanish II; 6–7:30PM,
MS Support Group; Info., tclifelong.org.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 6-7pm, St. John's
Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Meals and hospitality. Open to
all, no limitations, www.loaves.org.
Meditation at Rasa Spa. 7:30-8:30pm. Tranquility
Room, Shamatha, or “calm abiding”, meditation. $5
donation. Info., 273-1740, visit www.rasaspa.com.
Overeaters Anonymous, 12:15-1:15pm, Henry St.
John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W.
Clinton St., 12 Steps & 12 Traditions meeting.
Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets.
Info., 387-8253.
Parkinson's Exercise and Support Group, January
12-March 30, 10:30-11:25AM, Kendal at Ithaca auditorium, $45 for 12 classes or $4/class.
Supportive
caregivers are welcome to participate at no cost. New
participants should call Ms. Bosanko at 229-5960 for
registration information.
Playgroup at Southside Community Center,
2:30–4pm, Southside Community Center, 305 S. Plain
Street, Ithaca. Free playgroup for young children and
their parents, for ages 1-6, We will meet once a week
on Tuesdays from February 9 – April 6, There will be fun,
age-appropriate toys. We would like participating parents
to volunteer to lead the group one week. Call 273-4190
or 273-8364 ext. 148 for more info.
Sao Paulo University Percussion Ensemble,
8:15pm, Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Gordon Stout and
Conrad Alexander, directors, Info., 274-3717, ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Save Energy, Save Dollars, 6:30-8:30 pm,
Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow
Avenue, Ithaca, This FREE workshop covers the most
effective low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home
energy usage and describes programs that can help you
pay for energy-efficiency improvements to your home.
Each participating household receives a FREE Energy
Saver kit worth $15. Pre-registration is required. Call
272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit, or email
Carole Fisher at crf11@cornell.edu.
Science Cabaret, 7pm, WildFire Lounge, 106 S.
Cayuga St., Ithaca, In commemoration of the birthday
and ideas of Dr. Charles Darwin, born February 12,
1809. Free & Open to the Public
Sciencenter Storytime: Pop: A Book about
Bubbles, 10:30-11:30am, Sciencenter, 601 First St.,
Ithaca, $5-$7, Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to
hear the story. Info., www.sciencenter.org.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, 5:30pm, This is an
anonymous 12-Step Group of men and women whose
purpose is to recover from sexual compulsion. Info.,
scaithaca@gmail.com or www.sca-recovery.org.
Stress Management Group, 11am, Starlight Center,
301 S. Geneva St., Ithaca, Suite 110, 277-7337.
Toddler Storytime, 10:30-11am, Tompkins County
Library, Thaler/Howell Programming Room, Toddlers
(16 months to 2 years) and their care givers are invited to join us for rhythmic stories and rollicking fun,
Info., 272-4557 ext. 275.
Toddler Time Storytime, 10am, Groton Public Library,
Enjoy stories with Mrs. Radford, Info., 898-5055.
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.
Women's Barbershop Chorus, 6:45-9:15PM, practices Tuesday evenings at Boynton Middle School, New
voices welcome.
Work Hard, Play Hard! CNY Board Meeting, A
Business to Business Networking Event. Greek Peak
Mountain Resort is proud to offer the latest in
Networking opportunities for the CNY and Southern Tier
Areas. Meet the people and make the connections that
will give you and your company the upper hand in today's
economy. Suits and ties not required. For info:
www.greekpeakmtnresort.com
Yoga for Women in Midlife, 6-7:15pm, 132
Northview Road, Ithaca, Explore the possibilities for
renewed strength and aliveness, calm and alert mind,
with acceptance and compassionate awareness.
Information 319-4138 or nishkala@gmail.com.
10 Wednesday
2010 Sweetheart Dance, 7pm, (snow date is February
11th), The Charles O. Dickerson High School Gym,
Trumansburg, sponsored by the Trumansburg Music
Boosters, Candlelight rose petals, decadent desserts,
“heartwarming” beverages, and live musical selections performed by the High School Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz Choir
will add to the romantic atmosphere of this popular community event. Tickets for the dance will be available at the door
for $5, which includes a drink and desserts. Couples, singles, and families are all welcome but children should be
accompanied by an adult. For further information, contact
Liz Brown at etb2@cornell.edu or Hope Lewis at 387-7551.
Acupuncture: History and Methods, 7PM, Lansing
Community Library, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, Dr.
Vladimir Bobkoff, Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), will talk
about the history of Japanese acupuncture, its development in the United States, and demonstrate how
Japanese acupuncture is performed. Join us for this
informational presentation. Free and open to the public.
Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders, 7:308:30pm, Cooperative Extension, 614 W. State St., for
those in need of help & recovery. Info., 272-2292.
Babies, Books, and Bounce Time, 11:30-12noon,
Tompkins County Library, Thaler/Howell Room.
Basketball League, 5-7pm, Southside Community
Center, 305 S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, Ages
11-13, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org
Cancer Education and Support Group, 4:306:30pm, Bonnie Howell Education Center, Cayuga
Medical Center, 2nd Wednesdays. An education and support program for men and women with any type of cancer. Info., 277-0960.
Candor Food Pantry, 2:30-4:30 pm, Rt 96, across
from Post Office, Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts,
dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, limit 1
pantry per week. Info., www.friendshipdonations.org.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7pm, The Garden; 9pm, A Serious
Man; $5 seniors, $4 students and kids 12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA shows: $4.
Info.,
Cortland Jazzercise, 4:45 and 6 pm, 241 McLean
Road, next to Grand Rental, Info., jazzercise.com or
call 607-288-4040 (upstatenyjazz@yahoo.com).
Cortland Lime Hollow Bird Club, 7pm, Lime Hollow’s
Visitors Center, 338 McLean Road, Cortland. Meets
the 2nd Wednesday of the month. All are welcome. Info
www.limehollow.org.
Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info.,
Culsar and the Latin American Studies Program are
presenting the film, Abused: The Postville Raid, 7PM,
Uris Auditorium, Cornell, Free and open to the public.
Elective Joint Recital: Andrew Welkie and William
Llarch, French horn, 8:15pm, Nabenhauer Recital
Room, Ithaca College, Info., 274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
“Evolution and Biodiversity in the Sea”, 5pm, CU,G10
Biotech, Panel Discussion to celebrate Darwin Days.
Family Storytime, 11:30-12noon, Tompkins County
Public Library, Thayler/Howell Room, Free for everyone.
Gourds Galore, 6-9pm, Cornell Plantations, 1
Plantations Rd., Ithaca, 2nd part of this class will be on
Feb.10. Info., www.cornellplantations.org/event.
Harlem Globetrotters, 7pm, Newman Arena, Bartles
Hall, Cornell.
Jazz Dance Classes with Nancy Gaspar, 5:45pm,
Finger Lakes Fitness Center,171 E. State St., Center
Ithaca, lower level, Non-members & drop-ins welcome,
Info., 256-3532.
Jazzercise Dance Fitness: 4:45pm and 5:45pm and
6:45pm, 3100 N. Triphammer Rd., Lansing, Aerobic
dance, strength and stretching set to a variety of music.
Ages 16+ (607)288-4040, www.jazzercise.com.
Jazzercise, 5:45pm, 119 W Court St., Ithaca,
yoga, kickboxing and more to create programs for people of every age and fitness level. Info., 288-4040.
Lansing Writers' Group, 7PM, Lansing Community
Library, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, Meetings are open to
adults and focused, mature minors who strive to improve
their writing skills and learn from each other. All genres,
skill levels, and writing types are welcome. Group will
meet weekly on Wednesday nights. Additional information available at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/lansingwriters group. Free and open to the public.
Lifelong Schedule, 8:30–9:30AM, Enhance Fitness®,
Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca; 9–10AM, Enhance
Fitness®, Ellis Hollow Road Apartments , Tenants Only;
9–10AM, Enhance Fitness®, Juniper Manor I, 24 Elm
St., Trumansburg; 9–12PM, HIICAP Health Insurance
Counseling, by appointment Call 273-1511; 10–12noon,
Current Events/World Affairs: A General Discussion;
10–12noon, Tips on Searching the Internet;
10:15–11:15AM, Enhance Fitness®, Enfield Community
Building, 168 Enfield Main Rd., 10:30–11:30AM, Chair
Yoga, St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall, St. Catherine
Circle; 1PM, Off-Site--Weaver View Farms, Penn Yan;
1–2:30PM, dvanced German; 1–3:30PM, Crafting CircleNeedlework and Quilting; 2–3PM, Enhance Fitness®,
McGraw House Annex, 211 S. Geneva St., Ithaca;
2:30–4PM, New Date--Cell Phone 101; 7–8PM, T’ai Chi
for Balance; Info., www.tclifelong.org.
Little Explorers Storytime 11am. Borders Books at
The Shops at Ithaca Mall. 257-0444.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, Noon to 1pm,
St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Meals and hospitality. Open to all, no limitations or requirements.
www.loaves.org.
Midday Music for Organ: Annette Richards, University
organist, 12:30PM, Sage Chapel, Cornell, "Late 18thCentury Decadence" features music of C. P. E. Bach, W.
F. Bach, Krebs, Mozart, and Beethoven, performed on
the Aeolian-Skinner organ.
Mike Shaw, 7pm, T-burg pourhouse, 19 W. main Street,
Trumansburg, Info., WWW.TBURGPOURHOUSE.COM.
Objects in the Mirror, 7:30pm, Kitchen Theatre
Company, Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Cost: $15$17, for ages 16 and over, tickets: 800-284-8422, Info.,
272-0403 or www.kitchentheatre.org.
Qigong for Health, 6pm, Ithaca Karate Harmony with
Nature School, 120 E. King Rd., ancient energy practices, 273-8980.
Seidaiko “Taiko” Japanese Drum Classes, 78:30pm, World Seishi Karate, 989 Dryden Rd., For
beginning students. Info www.seishihonbu@verizon.net
or 277-1047.
Soiree/Cabaret!, 7:30pm, Schwartz Center for the
Performing Arts, 430 College Ave., Ithaca,
Soiree/Cabaret! will celebrate great songs and feature
memorable comedy sketches in a theatrical format that
will delight and surprise. Info., www.arts.cornell.edu or
607-254-ARTS for ticket information.
The Draft Downtown Ithaca 2020 Strategic Plan,
8:30am, Tompkins County Library, Borg Warner Room, A
Presentation to the Community and request for input.
Handouts available at the presentation. Draft strategy available at www.downtownithaca.com.
The Spinal Wellness Center Information Night,
5:30pm, Spinal Wellness Center, 114 1/2 W. Buffalo
Street, Ithaca, Info., 277-2570.
Winter Storytime at Mama Goose, 10am, Mama
Goose, 430 W. State St., Ithaca, Families are welcome
to bring their own snacks to this free event. The stories
will be geared toward toddlers and preschoolers, but all
ages are welcome. Call (607) 269-0600 or visit mamagooseithaca.com for more details.
Zen Meditation Practice, Every Wednesday 5:306:30pm, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, founders Room.
Sponsored by the Ithaca Zen Center. Prior sitting experience or attendance of an orientation session required to
participate.For information or to schedule an orientation,
contact Tony @ 277-1158 or Marissa @ 272-1419.
11 Thursday
AL-ANON Hope for Today, Meeting open to anyone
affected by another person’s drinking. 7:30pm 8444210. 518 West Seneca St., Ithaca, main floor.
Art for Lunch: James Siena, 12noon-1pm, Herbert F.
Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University Central &
University Aves., Ithaca, free, Info., 255-6464 or
www.museum.cornell.edu.
Book Discussion Group, 11am, Southworth Library,
Main St., Dryden, 2nd Thursdays, All are welcome to join
us for stimulating conversation and coffee. Info., 8444782, www.southworthlibrary.org.
"Business Tax Tune-Up" seminar, 6-8:30pm,
Alternatives Federal Credit Union, Ithaca, 2nd floor conference room, Cost: $20, Pre-Registration REQUIRED: contact
Alison: Alison@alternatives.org.
Cancer Resource Center Yoga Class, 9:30am-11am,
Island Health and Fitness, The classes are free to anyone
with a cancer diagnosis, but registration is required. To
do so, call the Cancer Resource Center at 277-0960 or
contact ann@crcfl.net.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7pm, The Beaches of Agnes;
9:20pm, Coco Before Chanel; $5 seniors, $4 students and
kids 12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA shows:
$4. Info., http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Cortland Jazzercise, 241 McLean Road, next to Grand
Rental, 4:45 and 6 pm. Info., jazzercise.com or call
607-288-4040 (upstatenyjazz@yahoo.com).
Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm, Info.,
Depression Support Group, 5:30-7pm, Finger Lakes
Independence Center, 215 Fifth Street, Ithaca. Every
Thurs. The group is free, confidential and organized by
people who have personal experience with depression.
Info., 272-2433.
Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund, 7pm, Dryden
Community Cafe, Main St., Dryden.
Fitness Training for Kids, 6:30-8pm, Southside
Community Center, 305 S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225,
Ages, 11-18, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
GIAC Teen Program, 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St.,
Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field
Trips, Info., 272-3622.
Greg Brown, 3rd Floor ballrooom, CSMA, 330 East
State Street, Ithaca, Tickets $27.50 in advance for this
seated event and tickets are on sale now. This intimate
engagement should sell quickly so reserve your space
early and guarantee the best seats. Buy tickets at
dansmallspresents.com.
Halsey Valley Pantry, 4–4:45pm, GAR building, Hamilton
Rd, Halsey Valley, Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts,
dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, limit 1 pantry
per week. www.friendshipdonations.org.
Karate, 989 Dryden Rd. (in Varna), Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047.
Hiphop Classes, 5-6:30pm, Southside Community Center,
305 S. Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, ages 12-16, Jan
25th-May 24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Informational Meeting about Foster Care and
Adoption, 12Noon-1pm, Human Services Building, 320
W. State St., Rm. 142, Ithaca, Tompkins County
Department of Social Services has a need for foster families for all ages of children but especially for families in
the Ithaca City School District and for families who will
foster teenagers. For more information, please call
(607) 274-5266.
Lecture, 5pm, CU Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith
Hall, "Saving all the Pieces: Evolutionary Benchmarks for
Conservation" with Dr. Harry Greene, Cornell University,
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.
Lifelong Schedule, 9–10:30AM, Cancelled--Knit a
Saddle Shoulder Sweater or Vest; 9–11:30AM, Social
Security, A Better Understanding, FREE; 9:30–11:30PM,
NEW TIME: Computers l for Absolute Beginners;
10–11:30AM, Poetry Writing; 12–6PM, Free Tax
Preparation for Seniors Citizens, People with Limited
Incomes, and Individuals with Disabilities, by appointment only. Call 273-1511 to schedule an appointment;
12:30–1:30PM, Strength Training Class; 1–4PM, Black
History Month Movie: St. Louis Blues starring Nat King
Cole and Eartha Kitt, Northside-Southside Group, FREE;
2–3PM, Senior Theater Troupe; 6–7:30PM, Couples
Pattern Dance Lessons; 6:30–8:30PM, Exploring Open
Office Suite; 7:30–9PM, Line Dancing Lessons; Info.,
www.tclifelong.org.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, St. John's
Church, 210 N Cayuga Street. 6pm to 7pm. Meals and hospitality. Open to all, no limitations or requirements.
Lynn Wiles, 7pm, T-burg pourhouse, 19 W. main Street,
Trumansburg, Info., WWW.TBURGPOURHOUSE.COM.
Modern Dance, 5:30-7:30pm, CSMA, 330 E. Martin
Luther King Jr./State St., Nathanielsz Dance Studio,
Drop-ins welcome.
Objects in the Mirror, 7:30pm, Kitchen Theatre
Company, Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Cost: $15$17, for ages 16 and over, tickets: 800-284-8422, Info.,
272-0403 or www.kitchentheatre.org.
Overeaters Anonymous, 6:15-7pm, Henry St. John
Just for Today/open sharing meeting. Overeaters
Anonymous is a worldwide 12 Step Anonymous Program
for people wanting to recover from eating disorders
(overeating, starving and/or purging). Meetings are free,
confidential, no weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253.
Percussion Ensembles, 8:15pm, Ford Hall, Ithaca
College, Info., 274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Prenatal Yoga Classes 5:30-7pm. Diane Fine. Info.,
fineyoga@yahoo.com 564-3690 or dianefineyoga.com.
Preschool Storytime. Tompkins County Public Library,
3-3:30pm, Thaler/Howell Programming Room.
Thursdays. Pre-school-aged children (3-5years) are invited to join us for stories, songs, activities and fun, Info.,
272-4557 ext. 275.
Story Time Plus!, With Miss Lyn, The Lansing
Community Library Center, 27 Auburn Rd. Lansing,
10:30am. Story Time for children ages 3-6, along with
their favorite adult. Free & open to all. Info., 533-4939.
Thursday Night Spaghetti Special,
Dryden
Community Cafe, 1 West Main St., Dryden, Our
Thursday spaghetti dinner comes with a side salad and
Tuscan bread for $4.95 with meatballs just a little bit
extra. Info., 844-8166.
Workshop:
On-line Computer Based Training
Overview, 10-11:30am, Tompkins Workforce New York,
Center Ithaca Building. There is no cost for attending any
of the workshops. However, pre-registration is required
and workshop locations vary. To register: Call (607) 2727570 ext 118.
12 Friday
African Drum and Dance Class, City Health Club,
Downtown Ithaca, Dance 6-7:30pm Drum 7:45-9pm.
Master Instructor Maurice Halton.
Al-Anon, Meeting open to anyone affected by another
person’s drinking. 7pm. Dryden Methodist Church. Park
in Rite-Aid lot. Info 387-5701.
Baritone Randie Blooding in Recital, 7pm, Hockett
Family Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Info., 274-3717 or
email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
"Brown Bag Lunch" 12noon, Cancer Resource Center,
612 W. State St.; A lunchtime conversation for women
with cancer at any stage of treatment or recovery; bring
your lunch and we’ll provide drinks and a light dessert.
Info. 277-0960.
Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, 5–7pm, Danby Federated
Church, 1859 Danby Rd., Ithaca, Info., 272-1687,
info@danbyfederatedchurch.org, www.danbyfederatedchurch.org. Dinner includes: Chicken and Biscuit, Squash,
Green Beans, Corn, Harvard Beets, Apple Sauce, Pies and
Assorted Desserts, Beverage, $8 Adult $4 Children.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7pm, The Beaches of Agnes;
9:25pm, Where the Wild Things Are (CU Grad Students just
$2); URIS, 7:15pm, The Men Who Stare at Goats; 9:20pm,
Black Dynamite; $5 seniors, $4 students and kids 12 &
under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA shows: $4. Info.,
Darwin Days Reception, 7pm-9pm, Museum of the
Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, A lively birthday
gathering with appetizers, desserts and wine featuring a sneak peek of our upcoming exhibit. Tickets
$10, Call 273-6623 x11.
Elective Sophomore Recital: Shaina Zevallos, bassoon, 8:15pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room, Ithaca College,
Info., 274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Fish Fry and Prime Rib, 4-7pm, Dryden Veterans
Memorial Home. Fish Fry: $10 includes choice of
baked potato or mac n’ cheese and salad bar. Prime
Rib: $12/Queen, $16/King. Includes salad bar and
baked potato.
GIAC Teen Program After Hours Spot 4-midnight.
Movies, open gym, game room, video games, snacks,
computers, skating & more. 272-3622 318 N. Albany
St., Ithaca.
Interlaken Reformed Church Pantry, 3–6pm. Free,
fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low
to moderate incomes, www.friendshipdonations.org.
LaTourelle Friday Lunch Club, 1-2:30pm, Agatha
Christie joins us for lunch, as the characters and events
from some of her tales make luncheon at La Tourelle a
repast to remember, For more information or to make a
reservation, call 607-273-2734.
Lecture, 5pm, CU Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith
Hall, “Constructing Biodiversity: From Darwin to the
Cambrian Explosion” with Dr. Douglas Erwin, National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Library Lovers Month Book Fair, Friday, February 1215, 2010, Barnes & Noble, The Bookery, Buffalo Street
Books, Colophon Books, Comics for Collectors and The
Cornell Store, Watch for musical performances and storytimes and the opportunity to support the library. For
information and to download book fair coupons visit
www.tcpl.org/foundation.
Lifelong Schedule, 8:30–9:30AM, Enhance Fitness®,
Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca; 9–10AM, Enhance
Fitness®, Ellis Hollow Road Apartments, Tenants only;
9–10AM, Enhance Fitness®, Juniper Manor I, 24 Elm
St., Trumansburg; 9–10:30AM, Knitting Circle, All Levels
Welcome; 9-12:45PM, Duplicate Bridge Class, Beginner
and Intermediate Lessons and Practice Play; Seats
Available; 9–1AM, Free Tax Preparation for Seniors
Citizens, People with Limited
Incomes,
and
Individuals with Disabilities, by appointment only. Call
273-1511 to schedule an appointment; 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®, Enfield
Community Building, 168 Enfield Main Rd.; 11:30–1PM,
T’ai Chi Class, All levels welcome; 1–3PM, Mahjong; 23PM, Enhance Fitness®, McGraw House Annex, 211 S
Geneva St.; 2–4PM, Square, Round, Line & Polka
Dancing, Info., www.tclifelong.org.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, St. John's
Church, 210 N Cayuga Street. Noon to 1pm. Meals and
hospitality. Open to all, no limitations or requirements.
www.loaves.org.
Movie Night, 6:30-8pm, Borders Books, The Shops at
Ithaca Mall, We’ll show movies that appeal to kids age 510, 257-0444.
Movie Night, 6pm, Southside Community Center, 305 S.
Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, Jan 25th-May 24th, Double
feature with dinner included, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
New England Contra and Square Dance, 8-11pm,
Bethel Grove Community Center, NYS Rt. 79, about 4 miles
east of Ithaca. For more information: Ted Crane, 607-2738678 or on the web at www.tedcrane.com/TCCD.
Night Hikes, 7:30pm, Cayuga Nature Center. Hike our
wooded trails, under the big sky of our back fields or
around our ponds. No need for a flashlight. Donations
appreciated. Info. www.cayuganaturecenter.org.
Objects in the Mirror, 8pm, Kitchen Theatre Company,
Clinton House, 116 N. Cayuga St., Cost: $15-$17, for
ages 16 and over, tickets: 800-284-8422, Info., 2720403 or www.kitchentheatre.org.
Opening Reception at the Johnson Museum, 5pm,
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University
Central & University Aves., Ithaca, See all the new exhibitions, plus refreshments, live music, family art activities, and
more. Info., 255-6464, www.museum.cornell.edu.
Pajamarama Storytime, 7pm, Barnes & Noble, Join us
for stories for preschool & elementary age children. Juice &
snacks provided, Info., 273-6784 or www.BN.com.
Pete Panek & the Bluecats, 7-9pm, Dryden
Community Cafe, Main St., Dryden.
Preschool Story Time, 10am, Southworth Library,
Dryden, For preschoolers and their caregivers. Come for
stories, crafts and snacks. Info. 844-4782.
Rookie Reader Storytime, Barnes & Noble, 10:30am.
Join us for stories perfect for infants & toddlers.
Activities will follow. Info 273-6784 or www.BN.com.
Square Dance Fun Nights, 7:30-9:30, Newfield
Elementary School Cafeteria. Come, dance with SquareA-Naders, learn of opportunity for modern western
square dance lessons, Info: 387-6314, Free.
Workshop: Interviewing for Results, 10-11:30am,
Tompkins Workforce New York, Center Ithaca Building.
There is no cost for attending any of the workshops.
However, pre-registration is required and workshop locations vary. To register: Call (607) 272-7570 ext 118.
Yoga for People with Cancer, 10:30am-12noon, Island
Health & Fitness. Gentle stretching, relaxation exercises,
healing visualizations, and meditation. For information, contact instructor Nick Boyar at 272-2062 or Sharon Kaplan at
277-0960 $10 per class. Scholarship available through the
Cancer Resource Center.
13 Saturday
8th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Cayuga Lake
Wine Trail, Advance tickets: $25 per person plus handling
fee and sales tax. Designated Driver tickets: $20 per person
plus handling fee and sales tax. $30 plus sales tax.
AARP – Safe Driving Classes, 9am-1pm, and March 20th,
9am-1pm, At Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca, To register
call: 273-1511, AARP members $12, Non-members, $14.
Animal Feeding, Cayuga Nature Center. Noon. 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.
Clay Painting Workshop, 10:30-11:30am, The
Kitschen Sink, 210 Elmira Road, Ithaca, Artist Ann
Harper of Hand i Nature Pottery leads this workshop
where you paint clay magnets. A variety of kinds will be
available (cats, fish, owls, hearts). Cost: $10 with VIT
pass, $15 without pass. NOTE: Because these will need
to be fired in a kiln they will not be available for pickup
before
February
20.
Info.,
277-4914,
www.kitschensinkithaca.com.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 2pm, Where the Wild Things Are
($3 adults/$2 kids 12 & under); 5pm, The Garden;
7:15pm, Coco Before Chanel; 9:30pm, Monty Python and
the Holy Grail; URIS, 7:15pm, Black Dynamite; 9:15pm, The
Men Who Stare at Goats; $5 seniors, $4 students and kids
12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA shows: $4.
Info., http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Cornell Music, 8PM, Sage Chapel, David Yearsley, organ,
with Martin Davids, guest violinist Features music and
improvisations devoted to joy, wonder, hatred, desire, sadness, and love. Info., http://music.cornell.edu.
Cultura Storyteller Series, Mexico, 1-2:30pm,
Thaler/Howell Children’s Programming Room, Tompkins
County Library, Sessions are 1.5 hours each and consist of
storytelling during the first half, and a related art activity during the second half. For more information contact Carolina
Osorio Gil at co27@cornell.edu or (607)227-2334.
Dances of Universal Peace: 7:15pm, Foundation of
Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca. Celebrating the
world’s spiritual traditions through music, song and
dance, Live Music, No experience required, $5 donation
requested, Every 1st Saturday, Info: 272-7582.
Darwin Family Day, 11am-3pm, Museum of the Earth,
1259 Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, Take a voyage through
the Museum with fun crafts, experiments, and presentations along the way, Included with Museum admission.
Free for members.
Explorers Storytime 11am at Borders Books in
Pyramid Mall, 257-0444.
Families Learning Science Together, Thaler Howell
Programming Room, Tompkins County Public Library,
2nd Saturday of the month, 1-2PM. Info., (607) 2548256 or kdilley@ccmr.cornell.edu.
Family Storytime, Tompkins County Public Library,
11:30am-Noon, Thaler/Howell Programming Room.
Saturdays. Children of all ages and their caregivers are
invited to join us for exciting stories, lively music and
family-friendly fun. Info., 272-4557 ext. 275.
Fossil ID Day, Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd,
Ithaca, 10am-Noon. Info 273-6623 or www.museumoftheearth.org.
Fresh Food Pantry, Worker’s Center- Linderman Creek,
Comm. Rm, #1 at 12:30pm-1pm; 2nd Saturday of the
month. For low to moderate incomes, Info., www.friendshipdonations.org.
Friends of the Library Book Sale, Accepting Donations
for Spring Sale. 9am-Noon, 509 Esty Street, Ithaca. More
info. www.booksale.org or 272-2223.
Getting Started with Livestock, 12:30-4:30pm, Human
Services Complex, 323 Owego St., Montour Falls, This workshop will cover the essentials of caring for a variety of domestic livestock, including grazing management and equipment
needs. Reservations are appreciated by contacting Schuyler
CCE at 607-535-7161, or by emailing cab377@cornell.edu
GIAC Teen Program After Hours Spot 4-midnight.
318 N. Albany St.. Ithaca, Music, movies, open gym,
game room, video games, computers, skating & more.
Info., 272-3622.
Greg Behrendt, 8pm, State Theatre, State St., Ithaca,
Advance $19.50, Day of Show $23.00, Appeared many
times on The Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan
O’Brien. His stand-up special, Greg Behrendt is Uncool,
debuted on Comedy Central in January 2006. Behrendt
co-wrote “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and was also a
consultant for the HBO sitcom Sex and the City. Info.,
www.stateofithaca.com.
Hand Drumming for Humans Classes, 3-4pm, Soma
Yoga & Living Arts 409 West State Street. Ithaca, First timers
buy one get one free, $10hr, Info., www.theuniversalrhythm@gmail.com or www.somayogaithaca.com.
Iron Horse, 9pm-1am, Crossroads, Lansing, grand
opening night.
Ithaca College Concerts: Theodora Hanslowe,
mezzo-soprano, Dennis Giauque, piano, 8:15pm,
Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Info., 274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Ithaca Farmer's Indoor Winter Market, 11am-2pm,
Women’s Community Building, Ithaca, For more information call 273-7109 or www.ithacamarket.com.
Jazz Dance Class, 11am, Finger Lakes Fitness Center,
171 E. State St., Center Ithaca, lower level, Beginners.
Nonmembers & drop-ins welcome. Info., 256-3532.
Jazzercise Dance Fitness: 8:30 & 9:30am, 3100 N.
Triphammer Rd., Lansing. Aerobic dance, strength and
stretching set to a variety of music. Ages 16+, 288-4040,
www.jazzercise.com.
Lifelong Schedule, 9–12PM, Men’s Group, Newcomers
Welcome; 9–1PM, AARP Safe Driving Course, by
appointment only. Call 273-1511; 9AM–4PM, Mon.– Fri.
to schedule an appointment; 9–1PM,
Free Tax
Preparation for Seniors Citizens, People with Limited
Incomes, and Individuals with Disabilities, by appointment only. Call 273-1511 to schedule an appointment;
9:15AM, Lifelong Radio Show (WHCU 870 AM) Co-hosts
Jillian Pendleton and Greta Colavito; 1:30–3:30PM,
Saturday Writing Group, All levels welcome. Info.,
www.tclifelong.org.
Marcellus Shale 101: How will the gas drilling
affect us? 2pm, Ulysses Philomathic Library,
Trumansburg. Steve Hoffman, Chairman, Committee to
Preserve the Finger Lakes.
One Heart Community Drummers, Open Community
Drum Circle, 5pm, Lehman Alternative Community School,
111 Chestnut Street, Ithaca, Plenty of extra drums to share,
Info., www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org.
“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.
Overeaters Anonymous, Henry St. John Building, 301
S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., 11am12:15pm. 12 Steps & 12 Traditions meeting. Overeaters
Anonymous is a worldwide 12 Step Anonymous Program
for people wanting to recover from eating disorders
(overeating, starving and/or purging). Meetings are free,
confidential, no weigh-ins or diets. Newcomers always
welcome. Info 387-8253.
Prime Time Funk, 8pm, Center for the Arts of Homer,
doors open at 7pm, For information: www.center4art.org.
Primitive Pursuits Winter Camp 2010, SaturdayWednesday, February 13-17, 9:00am-3pm, 4-H Acres,
418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca, Youth ages 6-14 are
invited to put on snow pants and get outside this
February during winter break. Run, Play, Laugh and practice the skills of shelter, water, fire and food. Each day
before you head home to collapse on your couch you will
build fires, make wild tea, track animals, cook over a bed
of coals and much more! Cost: Choose from three
options: #1) Saturday and Sunday $95; #2) Monday to
Wednesday $145; #3) Saturday to Wednesday Save! $195$250 (self-determined sliding scale) *Staff will be on site
from 8:30am? 3:30pm. To register, or for more information,
go to www.primitivepursuits.net, or call Cornell Cooperative
Ext., of Tompkins County 272-2292, ext. 195.
Showtime! Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry, 23pm, Sciencenter, 601 First St., Ithaca, Info., 272-0600
or www.sciencenter.org.
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.
Seidaiko “Taiko” Japanese Drum Classes, World
Seishi Karate, 4pm. For ongoing students. Info
www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047. 989
Dryden Rd. (in Varna).
Small-Scale Farming Class: "Intro to Livestock
Farming", 12:30-4:30pm, Schuyler County Cooperative
Extension, Human Services Complex, Rt. 14, Montour Falls.
This workshop for homesteaders or prospective small farmers covers how to raise beef, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry on pasture, and the basics of animal care. Led by livestock specialists Heather Birdsall and Kerri Bartlett. Fee:
$8/person or $15/couple for each class. To register or
for information, call TOMPKINS County Cooperative
Extension at (607) 272-2292 ext. 126.
Soiree/Cabaret!, 2pm & 7:30pm, Schwartz Center for
the Performing Arts, 430 College Ave., Ithaca,
Theodora Hanslowe, Mezzo-Soprano, 8:15pm, Ford
Hall, Ithaca College, Info., www.ithaca.edu/music/icc.
Tickets: 273-4497 or 800-284-8422.
Toddlers Yoga, Namasts Montessori School, 11:45pm. Walkers-3. Info 273-1673 or littlebuddhasyoga@gmail.om. 1608 Trumansburg Rd.
Trail Blazers, 10am-2pm, Lime Hollow Center, 3091
Gracie Rd., Cortland, 2nd Saturday of month. Teens
help clearing, roughing trails & building bridges. Grades
6-12 age 11-18. Fee for pizza. Info., 758-5462.
Valentine's Bake Sale, 8am-2pm, Newfield Public Library,
198 Main St., Pick up a treat for your sweetie at the library's
Valentine's Bake Sale. A raffle will be held at the end of the
sale for a "Curl Up With a Cup of Tea" gift basket. Tickets
can be purchased the day of the bake sale and the week
before at the library.
Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, 6:30–9pm, It’ll be a
sweetheart of a meal, $5 for the meal and dancing, Danby
Federated Church, 1859 Danby Rd., Ithaca, Call Charlene
Testut at 273-0759 or the church at 272-1687 for reservations, Open to the community, Info., 272-1687, info@danbyfederatedchurch.org, www.danbyfederatedchurch.org.
Workers Center, Linderman Creek, Community
Room #1 at noon, Every 2nd Saturday. Red Cross
shelter and pantry.
14 Sunday
8th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration on Cayuga
Lake Wine Trail, Advance tickets: $25 per person plus
handling fee and sales tax. Designated Driver tickets:
$20 per person plus handling fee and sales tax. At the
door: $30 plus sales tax.
ARTS Anonymous, 6PM, Skylight Room, Tompkins
County Mental Health Bldg, 201 E. Green St., side
entrance, for anyone interested in enhancing their creativity, Contact: 607-277-4296.
Bound For Glory Show, Mustard’s Retreat, Sunday
night from 8-11, with live set at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30.
All three sets are different. Come to as many sets as
you wish. Admission in the live audience at Anabel
Taylor is free and is open to everyone in the area. Kids
are always welcome.
Refreshments are available.
For further information, call Phil Shapiro at 844-4535, or
e-mail pds10@cornell.edu. Find out about upcoming
Bound for Glory shows, and about how you can help, by
joining the Friends of Bound for Glory. Look up
http://wvbr.com on the Web.
Breakfast Buffet, 8am-noon, Varna Community Center,
943 Dryden Road, All you can eat, ham, bacon, hash
browns scrambled eggs, fruit, coffee cakes juice, pancakes, french toast, beverage.
Cayuga Trails Club Event, Join the Cayuga Trails and
Cayuga Nordic Ski clubs to ski or hike at Lime Hollow.
Beginning skiiers welcome. Meet at 10AM, Dunkin
Donuts, Dryden. For more information call 242-5790 or
visit www.cayugatrailsclub.org.
Chicken Barbecue, 11am till gone, Enfield Volunteer
Fire Co., 172 Enfield Main Rd., Adult meals $8, Childrens
meals $5, The Ladies Auxiliary holds a Bake Sale at each
BBQ. There will be a 2010 Prize Drawing for a Flat
screen TV which will be held on Sunday, April 11th.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 4:30pm, Where the Wild Things
Are; 7:15pm, Coco Before Chanel; $5 seniors, $4 students
and kids 12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA
Cornell Music, 8PM, Barnes Hall, Guest Artist/Alum,
John Nam, jazz piano with CU Jazz Ensembles, Paul
Merrill, director, Enjoy "Jazz for Valentine's Day". Info.,
http://music.cornell.edu.
Elective Freshman Recital: Virginia Dodge,
oboe/English horn, 7pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room,
Ithaca College,
Info., 274-3717 or email
Elective Graduate Recital: Jon Romey, double
bass, 9pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room, Ithaca College,
Info., 274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Elective Senior Recital: Peter Falango, trombone,
3pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room, Ithaca College, Info.,
274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Jazzercise Dance Fitness: 9am & 10am, 3100 N.
Triphammer Rd., Lansing. Aerobic dance, strength and
stretching set to a variety of music, Ages 16+, Info., 2884040, Info., www.jazzercise.com.
Junior Recital: Jennifer Fox, Trumpet, 4pm, Hockett
Family Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Info., 274-3717 or
email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Kripalu Yoga at the Cafe, 4-5:30pm, Dryden Community
Cafe, Main St., Dryden, Yoga mats and other props are provided. A 'starter card' is $40 for three lessons and a mat.
Please contact Brenda for more details at 607-835-6691 or
via email at brenda.dangelo@yahoo.com.
Master Class: Theodora Hanslowe, mezzo-soprano, Dennis Giauque, piano, 1pm, Hockett Family
Recital Hall, Ithaca College, Vocal Master Class, Info.,
274-3717 or email ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu.
Overlook Apartments Food Pantry, Community Room,
noon-1pm, visit www.friendshipdonation.org for dates.
Reception for Artist Maggie Hart, 7:30pm, Dryden
Community Center Cafe, Main St., Dryden, Info., Call 607844-1500 or visit drydencafe.org.
Recovering Couples Anonymous, 5pm, Upstairs @ 518
W. Seneca St., Ithaca, RCA is a 12-step group for couples
wanting to restore commitment, communication & caring
in their relationships. Open to all.
Soiree/Cabaret!, 2pm & 7:30pm, Schwartz Center for
the Performing Arts, 430 College Ave., Ithaca,
Strega Nona, 3pm, State Theatre, State St., Ithaca, Adult
$15, Senior $12, Child $10, Based on the children's book
by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is the musical tale of a
friendly magical witch who strives to cure the ills of her tiny
Italian town of Calabria. Info., www.stateofithaca.com.
Taoist Tai Chi, 9am-10:30am, 1201 N. Tioga Street,
Information at, www.ithaca.newyork.usa.taoist.org.
Tot Spot, 3:30-5:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau, Now thru
Late April. Indoor stay and play for children 5 months to 5
years & their caregivers. Fee. Info 273-8364.
Vagina Monologues sponsored by IC Players and IC
Feminisits, 8-10pm, Ithaca College, "Every year IC
Players puts on a production of Vagina Monologues with
help from IC Feminists. Proceeds go the Advocacy Center
of Ithaca." Info., kwoods1@ithaca.edu.
Winter Birds, 1-2pm, Cayuga Nature Center, 1420
Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, cost $3, Info., 273-6260 or
www.cayuganaturecenter.org.
Winter Camp, Cayuga Nature Center, February 14-19th, For
the first time, we are offering camp by the day. campers will
have the opportunity to go sledding, snowshoeing, maple sugaring, build snow shelters, learn about our live animals, enjoy
a cup of hot chocolate by the fireplace, and maybe even track
dinosaurs through the snow.
15 Monday
Abovo Studio School February Kids Atelier Three
Days of Drawing and Printing, 9AM-12PM, 136 The
Commons, Ithaca, Students will gain momentum in their
drawing skills and learn about the possibilities for printing and publishing their work. In this workshop there will
be two studio blocks each day. The internal concerns of
the morning are to be balanced with the nuts and bolts
and sometimes more freewheeling process of print-making in the second morning session. Info., http://abovoagogo.com, 273-4120.
Advanced Cancer Group, 10:30-11:30am, Cancer
Resource Center,612 West State St, Every Monday
except holidays. Drop in support for people who have been
diagnosed with cancer. No registration necessary. Info.,
277-0960.
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.
For more info, 272-4557 ext. 275.
Children’s Tap, 4pm, Southside Community Center, 305 S.
Plain St Ithaca, 273-4190 x225, ages 5-8, Jan 25th-May
24th, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Continuing
Beginning
Ballet
for
Adults,
5:30–7:30pm, CSMA, 330 E. Martin Luther King Jr./State
St., drop-ins welcome, Nathanielsz Dance Studio,
Instructor, Miranda Strichartz.
Cornell Cinema, WHS, 7pm, Monty Python and the Holy
Grail; 9pm, The Men Who Stare at Goats; $5 seniors, $4 students and kids 12 & under, $4 matinees (before 6pm), SCPA
Cortland Jazzercise, 4:45 and 6 pm, 241 McLean Road,
next to Grand Rental, Info., jazzercise.com or call 607288-4040 (upstatenyjazz@yahoo.com).
Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info:
www.cortland.org/youth or call 753-0872.
Elective Joint Recital: Steven Vaughn, euphonium &
Kevin Kozik, tuba, 9pm, Nabenhauer Recital Room,
Info., 274-3717 or email
Ithaca College,
GIAC Teen Program 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca,
Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips
Karate, 989 Dryden Rd., Varna, Info.,277-1047 or
Intro to ProTools Audio Recording Software, 4:306pm, Southside Community Center, 305 S. Plain St Ithaca,
273-4190 x225, Info., kbaxter@sscc-ithaca.org.
Jazz Dance Classes with Nancy Gaspar, 7:15pm, Finger
Lakes Fitness Center, 171 E. State St., Center Ithaca,
Nonmembers & drop-ins welcome. Info 256-3532.
Jazzercise, 5:45 & 6:45pm, 119 W Court St., Ithaca.
yoga, kickboxing and more to create programs for people
of every age and fitness level. More info. 288-4040 or
www.jazzercise.com.
Kundalini Yoga Classes, 7:30-9pm,
Ahimsa Yoga
Center, Dewitt Mall , Info., 760-5386.
Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, Noon-1pm, St.
John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Meals and hospitality.
no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org.
Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30-8:30pm, Henry St. John
Speakers meeting, Meetings are free, confidential, no
weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253.
Personal Defense, 7:30-8:30pm, World Seishi
Karate, 989 Dryden Rd., Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, 6PM (holidays excluded), The First Baptist Church, Dewitt Park,
PTSD Ithaca is an independent, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder support, social, educational and self-help group
to assist those individuals who have been diagnosed with
or think they may have PTSD.
Pre-School Story Hour and Craft, 10am, The SPCA
Annex at The Shops at Ithaca Mall.
Shakuhachi Flute w/Senpai Kim, 6:30-7:30pm, World
Seishi Karate,
989 Dryden Rd. (in Varna), Info.,
www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047.
The Grady Girls, 7:30pm, The Shop, 312 Seneca St.,
Ithaca, Irish Traditional Music.
Vitamin L Winter Recess Concert, 1pm, Unitarian
Church, Corner of Buffalo and North Aurora St., Ithaca, $5
optional but appreciated donation. Info: 273-4175,
www.vitaminL.org.
Winter Sprouts, 10-11am, Mama Goose, 430 W. State St.,
Ithaca, Join the Ithaca Children’s Garden at Mama Goose for
stories and hands-on gardening activities every Monday in
January and February. For children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Free, For directions to Mama Goose, visit their website: www.mamagooseithaca.com.
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Tompkins Weekly
February 8
13
Time to Get Growing with Native Plants
By Daniel Segal
This is the latest installment in our
Signs of Sustainability series,
organized
by
Sustainable
Tompkins. Visit them online at
www.sustainabletompkins.org.
In less than a month (March 5
and 6) Ithaca will host its second
annual Designing with Native
Plants Symposium at the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology. The event was
founded and is run by Rick
Manning, ASLA, and Daniel Segal
of The Plantsmen Nursery. The
symposium focuses on core issues
of sustainability in landscaping at
all stages, from landscape design to
planting, and the fundamental role
of native plants in this field. (See
below for details about content for
each day.)
Traditionally, the primary goal of
horticulture has been aesthetics in
the broadest sense. Gardens were
made to please us and be pretty.
Gradually, as we have learned more
about ecology and the intricate
relationships that link all organisms in nature, a movement has
grown around the idea that gardens
can offer habitat and refuge to
plants and wildlife alike.
The most significant aspects of
this movement are that we begin to
adjust our gardening techniques to
maximize ecological benefit and
minimize environmental impact,
and that we work with native
species, with their well being in
mind. While those may seem like
common sense ideas, think of the
Gardens at Versailles or other traditional approaches to horticulture
— they may be impressive, but they
don’t often relate back to nature.
And for today’s modern landscapes
especially, we can evaluate them for
their dependence on costly,
resource-based maintenance (mowing, spraying, irrigation, dependence on synthetic fertilizers).
Mainstream horticulture today,
like most industries, has followed
the path of marketing and mass
production. Casualties of this
model include the almost total loss
of genetic diversity, and the consolidation of plant production which
eliminates many small nurseries
that just can’t compete with the tactics, labor strategies, budgets and
marketing blitzes of large corporations. This model rewards the marketing company who brands a product line of plants, and the larger
garden centers who fall in line with
them, but punishes the independent small-scale local grower.
The initial success of Ithaca’s
Designing with Native Plants
Symposium directly reflects the
interest in alternatives to horticulture’s current marketing/mass production model. The event sold out
in its first year (110 plus a waiting
list). This year we begin a two-day
format: Friday, March 5, is geared
more toward professionals in the
industry (designers, architects,
contractors, engineers, or the more
advanced gardener), and Saturday,
March 6, is geared more toward
homeowners, beginning professionals and anyone with an interest in
native plants or sustainable landscaping.
Most speakers are local and are
professionals in fields including
horticulture, ecology, stormwater
management, climate change and
its effect on plants, using native
plants to support native birds, erosion control, green roofs, and progressive landscaping techniques for
small-scale implementation. Other
presenters are coming from New
Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania,
areas where larger populations have
spawned a greater interest in natural landscaping techniques for the
purpose of mitigating and minimizing impacts of development.
The symposium can register 100105 people for each day. At press
time, approximately 90 people are
registered (each day is almost half
full). It is expected to sell out.
The symposium is a non-profit
fundraiser
for
the
Cayuga
Waterfront Trail Initiative (CWTI).
This project is an attempt to link
certain existing but unconnected
green and public spaces along the
south end of Cayuga Lake. Some
particular facets of the trail project
that relate to the Native Plants
Symposium are the Bird Garden
and kiosk at Cass Park, efforts to
reduce mowing and encourage
meadow habitats along various
parts of the trail, and possible long
term goals toward ecological management of Stewart Park and the
waterfront.
For information and registration
link visit the Cayuga Waterfront
Trail website at www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com.
Daniel Segal is owner of The
Plantsmen Nursery (www.plantsmen.com) and co-organizer of
Ithaca’s Designing with Native
Plants Symposium.
Historians
was ever published, but it got us
started and got us thinking about
what else we could do. What I most
appreciate about the group,” she
says, “is the encouragement for our
individual projects and the support,
both in learning new techniques
and in learning new skills.”
The public is always welcome at
MHTC meetings. The next one will
be held Saturday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m.
at the History Center of Tompkins
County in Ithaca.
Copies of the Destination
brochures can be found on the Web
site
Continued from page 1
While some, like County
Historian Carol Kammen, have
extensive formal training, it doesn’t mean that the others are any
less dedicated or scholarly in their
approach.
Enfield Historian Susan
Thompson has been involved with
the MHTC since the beginning. She
recalls that the first MHTC project
was researching news reports and
diaries for the year 1901. “Nothing
It’s Coming...
February 8th, 2010 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
Join Scouts from Tompkins & Cortland Counties in a 100th Anniversary Celebration,
Saturday, February 20th at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
Featuring a District-Wide Pinewood Derby!
For more information on scouting in our area, contact District Executive Sean Butterworth at 607-648-7888, or visit www.tompkinscortlandscouts.org
Taughannock District, Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America
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Tompkins Weekly
February 8
Classifieds
Antiques
Significant Elements Architectural
Salvage Warehouse:
Great
resource for old house parts, such as
recycled doors, lighting, hardware,
tubs and lots more. 212 Center St.
Ithaca. Open Tues -Sat. 607-2773450 www.significantelements.org .
The Collection Antiques
One of the largest selections
of quality antiques
in the Finger Lakes
Thurs-Sun 1-5 • 387-6579
9 W. Main St., Rt. 96, Trumansburg
Ithaca Antique
Center
President’s Weekend
Sale 15-20% OFF
February 19, 20 and 21st
www.ithacaantiquecenter.com
1607 Trumansburg Rd • 607-272-3611
PONZI'S
18th & 19th Centur y
Countr y & Formal
Furniture & Accessories
RESTORATION
AVAIL ABLE
THIS WEEK at SewGreen
Feb 8 thru Feb 14
Tuesday, Feb 9, 6 to 8 pm:
Beginning Sewing I
Thursday, Feb 11, 6 to 8 pm:
Beginning Sewing II
Saturday, Feb 13, 1 to 4 pm:
Sewing Clinic
Bring projects you need help with,
clothing you want to refashion, etc.
Basic sewing experience is
required. Bring your own machine
or use one of ours.
SEWING FOR ALL AGES
Details: www.sew-green.org
The Cancer Resource Center seeks
compassionate volunteers to provide
support for people with cancer.
Sharon Kaplan sharon@crcfl.net
Women’s Opportunity Center
offers employment and computer
training services to low income
parents and displaced homemakers of Tompkins County. Check us
out to find out if you qualify at 315
North Tioga St, 607-272-1520
www.womensopportuntycenter.org
Volunteers
Needed:
Contact
Southworth Library, W. Main St.,
Dryden. Call 844-4782 for info.
Automotive
• Refinishings
• Repair Work
• New & Old
State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. E-Mail:
keithemery@fma-ithaca.com Phone:
(607) 257-5263. Fax: (607) 216-0902.
Writers Wanted - Interested in writing
for Tompkins Weekly? We’re looking to
expand our group of writers. Contact
Editor Jay Wrolstad, 607-539-7100 or
email wrols@twcny.rr.com
Shortstop Deli Open 24/7 at 204
W. Seneca St., Ithaca 273-1030
www.shortstopdeli.com
Two Locations to Serve You Best
GreenStar 701 W. Buffalo St. 2739392 & 215 N. Cayuga St 273-8210
Education
Ithaca Rentals & Renovations, Inc.
Apartments - All Kinds! All Sizes!
Office: 323 N Tioga St., Ithaca 2731654 www.ithaca-rentals.com
Did you know that New Roots Charter
School students help prepare healthy,
delicious school lunches featuring local,
organic food? NEW ROOTS ….or your
old school. . .YOU CHOOSE. ROOTS
Rocks! For more information or to
come to a Parent and Teen Information
Night, call New Roots Public Charter
High School in Ithaca at 607-882-9220;
or visit www.newrootsschool.org
For Rent
Insulation
Wiles Guitar Studio
Suzuki Guitar Lessons
Childr en thru Adults
Community Cor ners Ithaca
592-2591
Seconds on Court is a training program through the Women’s Opportunity
Center and a boutique that sells new
and used clothing to the public! Check
us out at 110 West Court Street,
www.secondsoncourt.com 256-9957
Merchandise For Sale
Entertainment
Paul and Connie Polce
9838 Congress St., Ext.
Trumansburg, NY 14886
607-387-5248 Open Daily 9-5
www.ponzisantiques.com
Food and Drink
Lunch Delivery - Free Lunch
Delivery from the Ithaca Bakery
M-F 11am-2pm. Call 27-BAGEL.
Announcements
Did you know that New Roots Public
Charter High School is now enrolling
ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students for the 2010-2011 school year?
Did you know that students from 15
regional school districts attend New
Roots? NEW ROOTS ….or your old
school. . .YOU CHOOSE. ROOTS
Rocks! For more information or to
come to a Parent and Teen Information
Night, call New Roots at 607-8829220; or visit www.newrootsschool.org
Photography
Book your Family Portrait. Also
wedding and Resume Photos. Call
Studio 97 Photography by Kathy
Morris 277-5656.
Employment
We're growing our staff. Nurse
Practitioner, Billing Specialist, Front
Desk Receptionist, Certified Medical
Assistants Full-Time. Benefits include:
Blue Shield Medical, Dental, Vision and
401K Plan. Generous vacation and personal time. Come join our growing
team, serving Ithaca and the surrounding communities for 33 years. Family
Medicine Associates of Ithaca 209 West
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New Patients
Welcome
Dr. Marne O’Shae,
Jane Schantz, FNP and
Jeannie Trujillo FNP-C
invite you to
discover the
caring difference at
their practice at
402 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Accepting most
major insurances
Call 607-273-5551
or email
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