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Your source for local news & events Volume 9, No. 21 • April 6-12, 2015 FREE ALSO IN THIS ISSUE… Questions Linger Over Standoff By Eric Bandord not get to their jobs, fami- lies could not come and go The Tompkins County com- from their homes, and munity is still reeling from Dietrich was not informed the tragic standoff that of what was happening transpired from Dec. 30 to until well into the incident. Jan. 2 on Hornbrook Road The Sheriff ’s report notes in Danby, which ended with ways to improve this, stat- the death of David Cady ing that “more should have Support network assists and extensive damage to been done to notify people fathers in need ...... page 2 the Cady household. directly affected by the inci- Community meetings dent on Hornbrook Road. have been held, the d Families in the area were Tompkins County Sheriff ’s confused as to whether they Department has issued a were allowed to come and summary report, and yet go from their homes.” questions and bad feelings Dietrich submitted two linger. pages of questions from How does a community Danby residents to the move forward after such an Sheriff ’s office, which he Photo by Eric Banfor incident? And what can be The Cady residence on Hornbrook Road in Danby, site of a standoff thought would be answered done to ensure that it does- with law enforcement that ended in the death of David Cady. at the recent public meet- Global influence gives n't happen again? ing. “But the Sheriff chose Many people question the Cady was obviously trou- nity where people feel safe to read his report instead, film festival special actions of law enforcement bled and in need of assis- enough to reach out rather and never got around to appeal ...... page 3 during the incident, which tance. How as a community than act out. answering the questions began with the 12th attempt do we get assistance to Danby Town Supervisor from Danby. I’d still like to to serve Cady with an arrest someone before personal Ric Dietrich wonders what sit down with someone and warrant following to his issues escalate to DWI else could have been done go over those questions,” he Letters, opinion ...... page 6 third driving-while-intoxi- charges? Or to a deadly leading up to the final says. cated offense. According to standoff ? attempt to serve Cady the “I don’t want any con- the Sheriff ’s Department, People who are acting out arrest warrant. “You’ve demnation of police as a officers followed current are doing so because they tried to serve a warrant and whole,” continues Dietrich, protocols and procedures, are hurting. Until we learn it isn’t working, was there a “but I do have questions and have vowed to improve how to recognize that as a plan B and C? It wasn’t as if about how people made their practices based on les- community, and how to deal the guy was impossible to decisions. Is this our stan- sons learned from this and with it in a positive way find, he was coming to town dard ops in situations that other incidents. that gets help for those in board meetings pretty regu- aren’t breaking our way? And yet, while it is appro- trouble, no one will be larly,” he says. Can we talk about alterna- priate to scrutinize the offi- happy with the outcome. Dietrich is also upset tives?” cers’ actions during this Destructive behavior is a with how communication “What happened in the A man of many faces standoff, a broader question cry for help, so how do we was handled between the SWAT incident in Danby is takes center stage...... page 8 is how could things have hear that cry and respond Sheriff ’s Department and a tragedy,” says Dan Klein, been handled differently in a helpful way? We need to the town. Town Highway Tompkins County Legislat- leading up to the situation? find ways to build commu- Department workers could Please turn to page 16 Volunteer Ambulance May Disband By Jay Wrolstad calls per year, ranging from falls to to unteers—have contracted with exter- illnesses to traffic accidents. nal ambulance service providers at a The free ride could soon be over for The options presented by Fracchia cost several times higher than Town of Caroline residents. include having no town-supported Caroline now pays. A personnel shortage in the advance life support ambulance serv- Beth Harrington, president of the Soldier’s story is a tale Slaterville Volunteer Ambulance ice in Caroline, with patients covering SVA and assistant director of Emer- of urban warfare ...... page 9 (SVA) corps, with no relief in sight, the costs for calls, which could be be gency Response and Emergency Med- may well result in its demise at the in the $500 to $1,000 range; providing ical Services of Tompkins County, end of this year. This, in turn, has volunteer first responder service told those at the meeting that the forced the town to consider some diffi- through the local fire companies, with town’s current ambulance service, Ithaca Fringe Festival cult, and costly, alternatives for pro- advanced life support (ALS) and with only a handful of volunteers, is will showcase a broad viding emergency medical care and transportation provided by mutual not sustainable. array of talent ...... page 10 transportation to some 3,300 resi- aid, with little cost change for the “The problem is that the average dents. town and patients paying for ambu- age of our volunteers is 60, and there The town now pays $65,000 annual- lance transportation, hiring Bangs are no younger people coming in to ly for SVA, funded by taxpayers. At its Ambulance to provide ambulance replace them. The SVA was started 56 height, 15 to 20 years ago, the local service at a cost of some $500,000 per years ago by people who lived and ambulance service had about 35 mem- year with patients paying through worked in the community, many of bers and was part of the volunteer fire taxes or direct billing; creating a them farmers, and it was a communi- company. It now has fewer people town-run, paid ambulance service in ty effort,” she said. “The community responding to more calls. Caroline at a cost of $400,000 to has changed, more residents now The town’s choices going forward $500,000 per year, paid through taxes work elsewhere and they don’t want to were outlined at a March 25 public and/or direct billing of patients, that take on the commitment of giving meeting at the Brooktondale Com- would cover the cost of paid EMTs their time to the ambulance service.” munity Center led by John Fracchia, and vehicles. Harrington said that SVA provides town council liaison to emergency Another ambulance service alter- 24/7 service, 365 days a year, and with services providers. native offered by Fracchia is a hybrid only four or five volunteers now avail- “While the Caroline Town Board model, with some paid staff and some able, everyone works every day.“What believes that SVA provides a tremen- volunteers, at a cost to the town of level of service do we need? The fire dously valuable service to our com- about $160,000, with patients possibly companies are volunteer and we can’t munity, the law does not require that paying for calls. This scenario relies ask them to peform both duties, the town maintain ambulance service. on finding additional volunteers, how- although some members do. The prob- Should SVA be unable to maintain its ever. lem is not money, it’s not enough peo- operations in 2016, multiple options Fracchia noted that communities ple to provide service. The town’s pop- exist,” he said. Fracchia noted that such as Lansing, Trumansburg and ulation is aging and young people are SVA responds to an average of 372 Enfield—facing the same lack of vol- Please turn to page 16

A Helping Hand for Struggling Fathers By Pete Angie tions to issues of co-parenting, custody, child support, divorce, The Fatherhood Initiative will homelessness, substance abuse, begin offering services at the trauma and conflict resolution. Tompkins County Community Anger toward the other parent, Justice Center (CJC) on April 10, her family, the court sand child providing easier access to a sup- welfare is a common issue pro- port group and mentoring for gram paricipants grapple with. “In those in alternatives to incarcera- many cases there’s animosity tion programs. between parents, and children suf- The Fatherhood Initiative is a fer for it,” says Smith. Miller states program of Catholic Charities of that he tries to help men separate Tompkins County and has provid- their emotions from what the real- ed individualized support, advoca- ity is for their children. “As a par- cy and education to fathers since ent I have to remember that what- 2011. This new collaboration with ever feelings I have, my first prior- the Community Justice Center ity is to my children,” says Miller, brings such services closer to peo- “and to set aside my anger.” ple who may benefit them most. Anger toward self and missed The challenges the Fatherhood opportunities is also a common Initiative seeks to help parents thread. Miller and Smith believe Photo by Pete Angie address are both deeply personal Fatherhood Initiative program director Tommy Miller, left, and mentor Gale Smith help that it is difficult for fathers to be in nature and tied to broad social men deal with the personal issues associated with living without their children. the dads they could potentially be expectations and a complicated if they cannot forgive themselves legal system. Jason Wilson is a experiences about his worth as a involvement as discomfort with and heal. They feel such anger can program participant and the non- parent. When he tells someone he the human services community be at the root of substance abuse custodial parent of two daughters. is divorced and does not have cus- and courts as a whole, as well as and other harmful behaviors that He and the children’s mother are tody of his children he feels inade- “how we’ve taught men to identify put roadblocks in the way of par- divorced and he has scheduled vis- quate. “I feel like somehow I have manhood, by not showing intima- enting. Wilson echos the need for its with the girls. When visits end failed. I wasn’t good enough to be cy or vulnerability, being strong this support in his advice to non- and they leave, he says, an immedi- considered equal.” The Father- and suppressing emotions.” custodial parents: “Find people ate sense of sadness sets in. hood Initiative has helped Wilson In one-on-one and in group set- that can listen to your heartache. If “It’s a huge sense of loss. I’m cope with this experience, which is tings Miller and mentor Gale you don’t have that you’re liable to losing somebody I love every common among non-custodial par- Smith create an emotionally safe be very self-destructive, if no one’s week,” says Wilson. As per court ents. place where participants feel com- around and no one seems to care.” order, Wilson cares for his girls Bringing together parents who fortable enough to, in Miller’s In providing this support, the every other weekend, and now are experiencing these challenges, words, “unearth the underlying Fatherhood Initiative promotes some weekdays, but this feels and supporting them in practical issues that get in the way of father- active involvement of fathers in insufficient to maintain the rela- ways, is the primary goal of the ing.”They have also accompanied their children’s lives. A large body tionship he wants to have. “I feel Fatherhood Initiative, which oper- participants to court proceedings, of research indicates that a like I’m a great father who is miss- ates on a grant from the local appointments with Child father’s involvement is beneficial ing out on the best thing in my Legacy Foundation. “The bulk of Protective Services and Committee to their children. The New York life,” he says. “My kids are my our work is working one-on-one on Special Education meetings to State Office of Family and world to me.” with the person,” program direc- support their clients. Such advoca- Children’s Services website cites That Wilson does not have cus- tor Tommy Miller explains. Miller cy is part of their effort to partner research that correlates involved tody deepens a negative sense he identifies key barriers to father with fathers to create feasible solu- Please turn to page 5

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Film Festival Spotlights Global Issues By Eric Caswell engage humanities, social sciences, artists, communications, ethics, The 18th annual Finger Lakes languages—everything,” Environmental Film Festival Zimmerman explains. (FLEFF) hosted by Ithaca College While FLEFF features some 100 kicks off Monday, April 6, and runs events throughout the week, through Sunday,April 12, exploring including poetry slams, book read- environmental sustainability’s eco- ings, lectures and workshops, nomic, social, ecological, political, Zimmerman and Shevory highlight cultural, technological and aesthet- some particularly notable films for ic dimensions. members of the community. The IC campus and Cinemapolis Two films by Chinese filmmaker will both host film screenings, mas- Huang Weikai will screen at ter classes, readings and musical Cinemapolis. The first, “Cotton,” events. More information, includ- will be shown Thursday at 9:10 p.m. ing a full list of the festival’s events and explores the lives of Chinese and their descriptions, can be farm laborers who grow and har- found on FLEFF’s website: www. vest cotton. The second film, ovided ithaca.edu/fleff. “Floating,” screens on Friday at Patricia Zimmerman and 9:05 p.m. and follows Yang, a man

Thomas Shevory, IC professors of from China’s rural Henan region, Photo pr screen studies and politics, respec- as he attempts to earn a living by Director Huang Weikai’s film “Floating” features the story of a musician trying to sur- tively, have co-directed FLEFF for singing in the subways and streets vive by singing in the streets and subways of urban China. about 12 years. Both emphasize of urban centers. FLEFF’s multidisciplinary intellec- “Both films are hard to see On Saturday at 2:05 p.m. Cinema- Lauren Lazin’s film “L Word tual appeal, and work year-round to because they’ve got pretty limited polis will screen “Big Men,” direct- Mississippi: Hate the Sin” screens acquire films and other projects distribution,” Shevory says. Given ed by Rachel Boynton. Her film doc- at Cinemapolis on Saturday at 4:10 that attest to that variance of per- the political dimension of Weikai’s uments the discovery of oil in p.m. and documents the lives of gay spective. films, China censored them; FLEFF Ghana by U.S.-based Kosmos women living in the religiously To widen its accessibility,FLEFF is therefore one of the few places Energy in 2007, as well as the result- conservative Deep South. features work by artists, writers, public audiences can see them. “We ing exploitation of those oil Finally, Saviana Stanescu’s criti- media creators and musicians, in try to show films at FLEFF that are reserves. cally acclaimed play “Hurt” will be addition to filmmakers. FLEFF’s not going to be widely viewed,” “100,000” and “The Last Colony,” shown at Cinemapolis on Sunday at co-directors also select a conceptu- says Shevory. by Puerto Rican director Juan 4:05 p.m. The play focuses on a al theme each year for audience FLEFF’s co-directors highlight Agustín Márquez, will be shown at Balkan-born adjunct professor who members to consider. other films that fit into this catego- Cinemapolis on Thursday at 7:10 loses his job and is “at the end of “This year’s theme is ‘Habitats,’” ry. Nigerian-American Alex p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. The for- his rope.” Each of the play’s inter- says Shevory. “We use the themes Gibney’s “Finding Fela” will screen mer documents the mistreatment cut monologues explore the dark as a way to think about the films at Cinemaopolis on Friday at 7:05 and abandonment of more than thoughts of the three main charac- that we program, but we don’t make p.m. This film tells the story of Fela 100,000 stray dogs in Puerto Rico, ters’ minds in order to investigate every film selection about habitat Anikulapo Kuti, who expressed rev- while the latter presents Puerto the origins of real-life violence and in a direct way.” Some examples of olutionary political opinions Rico’s internal debate about tragedies. past FLEFF themes include last against the Nigerian dictatorship whether the country should Because FLEFF is an interna- year’s “dissonance,” and “mobili- of the 1970s and 1980s through an become a state of the U.S., a com- tionally recognized festival, ties” from 2013. innovative musical movement monwealth, or an independent Zimmerman explains, the directors “We use a concept that’s able to called Afrobeat. nation. Please turn to page 5

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ing petitions must be filed in the Office of the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on April 29. Briefly... Nominating petitions, along with other forms and information for can- didates are available on the ICSD website or in the Office of the District Clerk at 400 Lake Street in Ithaca. For more information contact the dis- Health Alliance Launches Fundraiser trict clerk at [email protected] or (607) 274-2102. The Ithaca Health Alliance invites community members to support health care for all and donate to “30 Days to Spring for Health” by visiting AgStravaganza Brings Farm to the Mall http://iha2015.peaksmaker.com. By April 30, the Ithaca Health Alliance needs to raise $20,000 so that they can continue to meet the growing Learn about agriculture at AgStravaganza, a fun family event at the demand for health care and health-related financial assistance services. Dick’s Sporting Goods entrance at the Shops at Ithaca Mall on Saturday, The Ithaca Health Alliance operates the Ithaca Free Clinic, Ithaca April 11, from 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Visitors can pet and learn about farm ani- Health Fund and Community Health Education. The Ithaca Free Clinic is mals, including calves, sheep, lambs, chickens and a horse. They can also widely known as the first free clinic in the U.S. to offer both primary med- climb on big farm equipment and learn what it does on a farm. ical and holistic care through an integrated model. The Ithaca Health Inside there will be educational exhibits and demonstrations, and lots Fund has leveraged close to a million dollars’ worth of medical debt of farm-themed games, crafts and activities. Meet the Dairy Princess and reduction for more than 2,000 low-income people. The Community Health sample some ice cream. You can also visit with local food producers for Education program offers free educational programming for the general more tasty samples while you learn about their farms. Children can play public about health and wellness, health literacy, prevention, and self- in the big grain pool, and see some bunnies up-close. care. For more information, contact Debbie Teeter at 607-272-2292 or The Alliance’s programs have served 18,000 people since 1998. All [email protected], or visit the Facebook page: Facebook.com/Tompkins money raised will help ensure continued delivery of Ithaca Health CountyFarmBureau. This events sponsored by the Tompkins County Alliance programs and services. Farm Bureau and CCE-Tompkins. Election to Fill 4 School Board Seats Rotary Holds Supermarket Sweepstakes Trumansburg’s Rotary Club announces its fourth Supermarket There are four vacancies on the Ithaca City School District Board of Sweepstakes event, to be held at Trumansburg’s Shur-Save on Wednesday, Education for the 2015 Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election. April 22, at 6:30 p.m. The drawing for a winner will be held on April 16. The three Board candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be The Sweepstakes winner dashes through a momentarily shopper-free elected to three-year terms. The fourth highest vote getter will win elec- store; the objective is to load as many one-of-a-kind groceries into a cart in tion to the balance of the unexpired term of office of Seth Peacock, end- three minutes, as Rotarians follow behind, picking up and re-shelving ing June 30, 2017, which became vacant due to his resignation from the dropped groceries. board. Supermarket Sweepstakes tickets are available at Life’s So Sweet The 2015 Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election will be held on Chocolates, Ehrhart Energy, from Trumansburg Rotary Club members, May 19. In order to run for one of the upcoming Board vacancies nominat- and at the Trumansburg ShurSave.

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Fathers

Continued from page 2 fathers with positive outcomes for their kids in academics, behavior and social skills. The National Fatherhood Initia- tive (NFI), a federal program, states on its website that “(t)here is a direct correlation between child well-being and improving the skills of fathers and helping them understand the importance of their role in their children's lives.” NFI notes that one in three chil- dren in the U.S. live apart from their biological fathers. The CJC is pleased to make the Fatherhood Initiative available to more parents, says senior proba- tion officer Karen Burns. CJC is a short-term alternative to incarcer- ation program, and hosts employ- ment counseling, GED programs, Alcoholics Anonymous, cooking classes and other services. The Fatherhood Initiative sup- port group will be held at CJC on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. and is open to the public, regardless of involve- ment with CJC. Groups will con- tinue to be held at Catholic Charities bi-weekly on Mondays at 1 p.m., and one-on-one mentoring is available ongoing. In the future Miller, Smith and CJC hope to expand the service to mothers as well. To register, or for more infor- mation, contact Tommy Miller or Gale Smith at (607) 272-5062. Film Festival Continued from page 3 try to include films about a diverse variety of countries and identities. Doing so requires collaborating with cinema distributors from around the world. The directors aim to “combine the local with the global” and expand the definition of what people consider environmen- tal issues. “We want our audience to think about the environment in very com- plex ways,” says Zimmerman. FLEFF’s co-directors are not inter- ested in telling people what to think about the environment through the films and events they organize. “We want to invite people into a larger conversation,” explains Zimmerman. “Whether you’re a professor, student, or community member, everyone here is equal. It’s all about the dialogue.” Festival five passes, for admis- sion to any five films screened downtown, are available at both Cinemapolis and the Ithaca College Bookstore. The passes are $20 for college students with an ID, and $40 for other community members.

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Teaching the Total Truth By M. Tye Wolfe the history of the United States, from our involvement in World War In December I agreed to teach County Seat II up to the present. I always start English to my neighbor’s son, talking about the U.S. the same way, whom I will call Alex. Alex was about not wanting his company. said it was because his toy,now wet, telling my students that it is the having a turbulent time at the local Unable to take a hint, he left them was broken. But the real reason richest, most powerful nation in middle school and was going to be only to go fetch a toy he thought was obvious. The girls had set out recorded history, and those lucky homeschooled. I was honored with they might appreciate. Later I saw to humiliate him; they succeeded. enough to have citizenship here the responsibility. Previously, I had him approach them with his new In Girl World, they had earned the should keep that in mind. babysat him and been an informal suggestion for waging fun, a squirt right to dismiss the pest in the most But the parents and I agreed on a teacher. One of the first lessons was gun. outrageous way they could. Quite text that does not whitewash “the importance of studying the “Sure, let’s have a water fight,” angry,I decided the appropriate jus- American history. We questioned mystery of girls,” emphasizing how one girl said innocently. Then two tice was giving them a lesson in the dropping of the A-bomb on two they often make even better friends of them managed to dump an entire empathy.Let them behold the toll of cities, wrongdoings by the CIA than boys. pail of water on his head, drench- their joke, I thought. Let them starting with the Dulles brothers, Homeschooling was a big choice ing him. They roared with laughter. watch him cry for a moment before Agent Orange, and so on right up to for a couple that pays a hefty school Either they didn’t realize there was I take him home. Obama’s use of drones. Before you tax. Also, I knew Alex can be a loud- an adult nearby or I am far less Tell Alex you’re sorry,” I said. question our patriotism, know that mouth and maybe set himself up to intimidating than I once thought. “We’re sorry, Alex,” they said. I my neighbors and I enjoy display- be picked on. But I soon understood They had no shame. wasn’t convinced. But one girl actu- ing a large American flag on the he endured real cruelty at school. “Girls!” I said. “What do you ally called his mother to apologize Fourth of July 4, one of my favorite Upon learning he would not have to think you’re doing?” I was genuine- that evening. Amazingly, Alex had- holidays. go to school, the boy was visibly ly angry as I could sense Alex’s n’t complained about the incident. I hope Alex will also learn to relieved of enormous stress. shock and grief. It reminded me of Maybe he felt better after I spent an truly love the United States, but not When I witnessed him suffer the prom scene in “Carrie,” though hour walking with him, showing by having a one-dimensional, jingo- from the actions of other kids, I these girls didn’t have to worry him he had a friend, though adult istic understanding of it. To have a was surprised. I should have known about Alex avenging his soaking friends can be tedious. I think I felt mature relationship with a place or that boys would not be the main with telekinetic violence. guilty. a person, one must understand that problem. By the time they reach “We’re just playing,” they said. “Remember, Alex, what I said the big picture includes parts we’d Alex’s age, girls are supposedly “Oh really? So, are you laughing at about girls being great? Well, that rather forget. America, like girls maturing much faster, which him, or are you laughing with doesn’t mean there aren’t any (or human beings in general), can means they graduate fast to sophis- him?” “With him!” they said loudly hitches.” This is a family newspa- be outwardly very attractive but ticated mind games that don’t leave but without much conviction. per, but truth be told, I was still capable of shocking acts. Still, both boys like Alex a chance. “Does he look like he is laughing?” upset, and “hitches” is not quite the are worth a lifetime of study,even if I happened to be nearby when I pointed at the boy, bubbling term I used. it means getting a little wet. Alex was hanging around three with tears. I found it hard to watch. Now, six months later, Alex and I M. Tye Wolfe is a columnist for girls. In fairness, they were vocal He was ashamed to be crying and just concluded a 10-week course on Tompkins Weekly. Growing Groton Delivers Fresh Food By Sara L. Knobel build by Boy Scout Jason Jenks to earn his amount to under $15 a week for a huge box of Eagle Scout rank. Our locust board raised beds fresh picked produce. We had three families take This is the latest installment in our Signs of are cut and ready to be assembled this year so advantage of this deal last year, and this year Sustainability series, organized by Sustainable we will have 21 raised beds. We are all getting Buried Treasure is offering even more shares. Tompkins. Visit them online at www.sustainable- antsy to get planting, with plans to add blueber- Go to www.healthyfoodforall.org/ to sign up or tompkins.org. ries this year to increase our sustainability, and for more information. Groton is Growing—join us in expanding our pear trees along with the apple trees. Market boxes for limited income Households healthy food options/education. Find us on The Healthy Tuesdays program runs every is coming this year for the first time from Rocky Facebook at Growing Groton or ask to join our Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the library.Buried Treasure Acres Community Farm. The farmer will ask email group. We are a dedicated group of people organic farm visits after the Ithaca Farmers the participants what they want and will then with a committed community. Market and drops off fresh produce to give away. grow that, giving the families what they want There is a real need for fresh food in Groton This is our second year as a Neighborhood Food most. More details coming soon. and we are working toward reducing this need Hub for Friendship Donation Network (FDN) The Groton Teen Sustainable Agriculture as much as possible with the following: a com- where we receive a huge portion of our food to Series will be held at the Tapped Earth Farm in munal/community garden; the Healthy give away and take any food donations from Freeville. Over three days teen participants will Tuesdays program; subsidized CSA (community local gardeners and farmers. If you have extra learn about raising chickens, greenhouse grow- supported agriculture) shares; market boxes for produce in your garden or CSA, donate it to a ing, farm carpentry, green architecture, cook- limited income households; a Teen Sustainable food hub—there are eight hubs throughout ing/heating with wood, growing fruit, veggies Agriculture Series; educational classes at the Tompkins County,including one in Groton. This and flowers, real world skills and ending with a library; the Groton Farmers Market; and the program is free and open to all. locally-sourced lunch. Each day will end with Groton Food Providers Pantry. Buried Treasure will offer subsidized CSA time for reflection. Our communal/community garden is located shares for the second year. This program is sup- This summer the Groton Public Library will across from the Groton Central School District ported by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s host a series for cooking classes on at least one on village property with full support from both Health Food for All (HFA). A qualifying low Tuesday a month during our Healthy Tuesdays the school and the village. We now boast a gar- income family can purchase a share from program. Each class will use a recipe from the den shed built by science teacher Chad Devoe’s Buried Treasure (or other participating farm) “Good and Cheap—eat well on $4/day” by students. We have a water retention system and pays half the cost of the share; this can Please turn to page 11

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‘Black Sheep’ Creator a Man of Many Faces

By Sue Henninger Dauchan and director Nicole Watson choose to preface each of “Black Sheep” written and per- the short scenes with a film clip formed by Darian Dauchan, (filmed on the streets by Dauchan Kitchen Theatre, www.kitchenthe- and his sister, filmmaker Desha atre.org. Tickets available for the Dauchan) and the title of the final show in the series, “Mother vignette. This allows the audience a Land” by Michelle Courtney Berry moment to catch their breath, with- and “June 16” by Ryan Hope Travis out causing the play to lose any (April 8-12). momentum, and makes for a “Black Sheep” is the second play smooth transition between scenes. in the Kitchen Theatre Company’s Dauchan’s insistence on maintain- (KTC) 2015 Solo Play Festival. ing eye contact with audience mem- Commissioned by the KTC, with bers throughout the performance support from New York State makes it impossible not to feel a Council on the Arts, the play illumi- sense of investment in the charac- nates the lives of African- ters’ lives. Americans with jobs or life philoso- The Diva’s outfit, leopard coat, phies that challenge the neatly leather headband and dark sun- labeled boxes we frequently place glasses, makes a strong impression Photo by Dave Burbank others in. “The Punk” is one of several characters portrayed by Darian Dauchan in his performance before she opens her mouth. The startling image of a black at the Kitchen Theatre. Turning her acerbic commentary sheep against a white screen greets on a group of boys who make the the audience. There’s something characters in “Black Sheep”—the fast-paced, poetry slam that incites mistake of mocking, her, she quick- inexplicable about the familiar ani- drag queens, the police and the viewers to pay attention. When he ly cuts them down to size, conclud- mal, a cognitive dissonance Afropunks—as well as a pointed asks “Can you hear me now? Can ing, to their chagrin, “You and me between what you expect a sheep to reminder that all people, black or you see me now?” it’s a clear invita- are the same but only one of us look like and what this funky, white, are multi-faceted, not mere tion to the audience to bring their admits it.” assertive-looking black sheep clear- caricatures of themselves. personal stereotypes to the fore- Next comes the “Young Repub- ly is, with its Mohawk hairdo, Costumes and choice of back- front and open their hearts and lican,” an unexpected gear-shift for shapely legs, and bulky manly ground music reinforce this prem- minds to gaining a better under- the audience. The young man is chest. Ultimately you realize that ise throughout the production. standing of the complex lives and stunned when his girlfriend ann- it’s a fusion of Dauchan’s favorite The Poet opens the play with a emotions of others. Please turn to page 11

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Life and Death in a Troubled Time By Ross Haarstad and mooned by local kids. They wander a nowhere strip of land “’71”, now playing at Cinemapolis, between the warring factions of opens with concussive force, sound Protestants and Catholics, over- preceding the image of two British turned cars on fire, kids still play- army recruits pummeling one ing, women with children in bug- another in an impromptu boxing gies, the incongruous landscape of match as their fellow recruits look an occupation being fought by on. insurgents. It’s 1971, when the The basic training montage that “Troubles” exploded in Northern follows maintains the momentum. Ireland, as the IRA fought for inde- Dialogue is virtually absent except pendence against the Ulster loyal- for drill sergeant commands and ists. curses. Ragged breath and grunts Soon the soldiers are providing punctuate a rapid succession of protection for the Ulster police, scenes. Until the group is called to whose vicious crackdown provokes attention and told they are being a riot: faces swarm at the camera, ovided shipped off to Belfast, to support old men, kids, young mothers, furi- the Protestant police in their ous, pissed off at these fresh-faced

efforts to keep down the IRA rebel- boys trying to hold them back. A Photo pr lion. “What, not Germany?” one scuffle, Hook runs off after a flee- Urban warfare as seen through the eyes of a fresh-faced soldier. greenhorn exclaims. “Relax, you’ll ing boy who stole a rifle, his com- be in your own country,” comes the rade Thommo in the mix. Thommo The betrayals, counter-crosses, O’Connell in the central role. The reply. is shot point blank by IRA man deceptions and motives are as film rarely pivots from his point-of- First-time film director (and tel- Haggerty (Martin McCann) and twisted and uncertain as the view; as a man caught in both liter- evision veteran) Yann Demange now, as his company pulls out, Belfast streets. The film posits a al and emotional cross-fires, the leaps out of the gate with similar Hook is on the run, through a maze vicious circle of combat, and inter- actor astounds. It’s a role that con- force, abetted by a white-knuckle of old Belfast allies, walls, back- familial betrayal that is ceaseless sists in constant reactions, tactile, script by Gregory Burke (play- streets, gardens, pursued by in its hunger. gritty, stressful and highly physi- wright of Blackwatch); the grainy, Haggerty and his sleek comrade Even with the spare script, the cal. O'Connell's face becomes the saturated, at times hellish images Quinn (Killian Scott). They are ferociously on-spot technical map of the bloody conflict and the evoked by cinematographer Tat lethal, pissed men with access to design, the whole film would fall loss of innocence in an already Radcliffe (days shot in 16mm, lots of contraband guns. apart without the incredibe work of dirty war. nights digitally); kinetic editing by Chris Wyatt; and the score by David Holmes, which weaves around the almost constant action like battle’s own echo, never triumphant, but Family Medicine Associates metallic, submersed, brawling. Add to this a canny production of Ithaca LLP design by Chris Oddy (dirty, bombed in, urban warfare played out in acid greens and yellows and dirty browns) abetted by the sharp Now Scheduling sound design supervised by Paul Davies. Protagonist Gary Hook (a rivet- New Patient Appointments ing Jack O’Connell) has own last melancholic moment in England before his deployment, and the film takes just this moment to breathe and bring us into Gary’s world, as he visits his little brother in an institutional orphanage in north- ern England. Three brief scenes of their emotional tug-of-war (Harry Verity plays the kid) provide our main investment in Hook's sur- vival. This kid needs him. Indeed, the bond of boys, older and Robert Neil Alan Lloyd younger thread the film, bringing Breiman M.D. Shallish M.D. Midura M.D. Darlow M.D. to it pathos and all the attendant shocks of bruised and broken inno- cence. Soon Hook is out on the streets of Belfast on their first reconnai- sance, minus the riot gear their posh newby Lieutenant Armitage (Sam Reid) has commanded them to remove (they must see we are their friends.) First they are pelted with urine filled water balloons,

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Expect the Unexpected at Fringe Festival By Laura Darling artists and different genres,” he a big hat and pulled out these munity, and with the people who explains. eight,” Sapio says. That makes it all travel around following fringes.” At the famous Edinburgh Festival Last year’s debut festival fea- the more exciting, adds Spallone: Many people do just that. Ithaca’s Fringe in Scotland, the largest arts tured five productions, each wth “You never know what you’re going is the first in the Northeast fringe festival anywhere, tens of thou- four performances. This year it has to get!” festival season schedule. Last year, sands of people swarm each sum- expanded to eight productions, The stage might feature dramas, its first, people traveled from New mer to take in some of 2,800-plus each performing once a day for the comedies, dance, movement pieces, York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, live theatrical shows. While Ithaca four-day run. Shows come from sev- puppetry, storytelling and mixed Toronto, Rochester and even San doesn’t aspire to that kind of may- eral states, and two are from genres. Another unique aspect of Diego to experience the country’s hem, from April 16-19 local audi- Canada. “In year two, we’re already the Ithaca Fringe is that the pro- newest fringe. ences will be treated to the second international,” jokes Katie ductions themselves take the entire Another part of the mission is and expanded Ithaca Fringe Spallone, actor, business owner box office receipts. affordability. “We deliberately keep Festival, on and around the Ithaca (evolution and avanti boutique, “Playwrights and performance prices low,”Sapio saya, “so everyone Commons. both on South Cayuga Street) and artists make precious little for their can see a show or two—or all eight. Local playwright and radio host co-director of the Actors’s creative work,” says Sapio, who The longest ones run only 75 min- (WRFI’s “Onstage/Offstage”) Workshop of Ithaca, who serves on knows about this firsthand. “We utes.” Individual show tickets are George Sapio is the festival’s pro- the Ithaca Fringe Festival board. want to ensure not only that our $10, with discounts for three-, five- , ducing artistic director. “A fringe “An especially cool thing about audience members have a good and eight-show passes. They can be gives audiences the chance to see our Fringe is that it’s unjuried, time, but also that the artists are purchased in person with cash, or brand-new works, often avant- with no favoritism or pre-screen- being compensated for sharing the online at IthacaFringe.com. garde, from a variety of performing ing. We put all the submissions into work of their hearts with our com- Please turn to page 11 Theresa Sornberger Massage Therapy

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between and after the shows each “Jose’s Play,” JGW Productions/ healthy and inexpensive to make. ‘Black Sheep’ night. It’s blast to hang out at Sophia’s Ear, Ithaca/Cincinnati, The Groton Farmers Market is Fringe Central with the artists and Ohio; “Pangaea,” Vertebrae, located near the village’s senior Continued from page 8 audience members,” says A. J. Undone, Oakville, Ont.; “Redemp- housing. The market runs on Sage, local theater artist and Fringe tion,” DME Productions, Philadel- Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. ounces that she’s breaking up with him because of his politics. “Wow! I volunteer coordinator. phia; and “The Road to Towanda,” starting in early July and running didn’t see that coming,” he says. Fringe Central is 102 The Flower City Vaudeville, Fairport, until mid-September. This is followed by a spirited Commons (corner of State/MLK NY. Groton Food Providers is a local attempt to convince her that his and Cayuga streets), donated by To obtain a schedule, purchase food pantry held on the second and views, which include “Our people Emma Lou and Abdul Sheikh. tickets and volunteer or donate go fourth Saturdays of each month, use government like it’s life sup- Oasis Dance Club is providing food to www.IthacaFringe.com. Tickets and one Tuesday a month the port” and “When you focus on race and drink, and local artists Nate can also be purchased at Fringe mobile food truck is there.The so much it holds you back,” are the Marshall, Ryan Clover and other Central and the various venues for Groton Food Providers is located at correct ones and that he and she musicians will keep things lively. cash. 102 McKinley Ave., call 898-5263. should stick together because Sapio invites other artists who’d For more information on any of they’re “different” types of blacks like to entertain Fringe-goers to Groton these offerings, email Sara at direc- than those he views as perpetual contact him. [email protected] or call victims. Several local restaurants and Continued from page 6 898-5055. Sara L. Knobel is library man- Tensions between police and the retailers are offering special dis- ager at the Groton Public Library. public are on many minds these counts to Fringe-goers. The pro- Leanne Brown. This cookbook will days and Dauchan devotes two gram is boosted by a grant from the be available to limited income vignettes to this issue. In one, he’s a Ithaca Tourism Board, help from households for free as long as we nineteen-year veteran of the force, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, fis- have copies. The recipes are easy, clad in an NYPD sweatshirt and cal sponsorship from the baseball cap, speaking to young Community School of Music and people at a school career day. When Arts and the generosity of venue Building wealth and creating economic opportunity he tells the students that he does sponsors Acting Out NY, for underserved people and communities. everything he’s supposed to do Cinemapolis, CSMA,and Mystic according to his job description, Water Kava Bar. Sponsorship slots Become a member today. are still available, and donations that humans make mistakes, and alternatives.org the police are faced with tough deci- are still needed and welcome. sions every day,it’s a very different, The shows: “Bortle 8,” Drunk (607)793-4611 and more poignant, impression Lion Productions, Philadelphia; alternativesFCU @alternativesFCU than the media depicts. “Cupidity,” Jessica Fitzpatrick, +AlternativesFederalCreditUnionIthaca “Black Sheep” provides Dauchan, Toronto; “Edgar Allan,” The Proud sponsor of Signs of Sustainability an award-winning solo performer, Coldharts, Brooklyn; “The Eulogy,” actor, and poet, with the perfect Michael Burgos, Falls Church, Va.; vehicle to highlight his artistic range. The fact that he can play an extremely convincing blushing bride should clue you in to his level of talent. The Muslim, The Punk, The Rookie and The Actor are also stellar portrayals, guaranteed to shatter any preconceived notions we entered the theatre with. Like the characters, the genius in this play isn’t one-dimensional. It’s easy to spot the differences between the black and white stereotypes and reality. What you have to dig a little deeper to find is the similarities between the races. The play wraps up with “The DJ” a young African American hip hop- per we’ve seen a thousand times before, in the movies or on televi- sion, who dresses and talks just like we expect him to. Given this, when everyone else leaves and he turns on Bach there’s a collective gasp. Confronted by the unexpected return of a hip-hopper who ques- tions his choice of music, he retorts, “What you mean black peo- ple can’t like classical music? I’m an eclectic motherfucker!” Refusing to back down, instead he convinces the other man to listen along with him. Fringe Continued from page 10 “A benefit of our Fringe is how it cultivates discussion and rapport

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Tompkins County Community Calendar... Elmira Rd., Ithaca, Urban Choral Music. No auditions, no Thornton at 277-1051 or [email protected] for more Hand, Finger, Thumb” by Al Perkins and then make experience necessary. Looking for new singers. All gen- information. thumbprint animals. Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca. 6 Monday ders and sexual expressions welcome. Find out more at Dharma II, 11am-12:30pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Info., www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., www.outloudchorus.org. Email Mall, Ithaca, Information and additional class schedules Seven Valley Chorus, 7pm, First United Methodist 387-5701. [email protected], or call 607-280-0374. at www.ithacayoga.org. Church, 734 Rt 222, Cortland, Those who love to sing "A Fresh Chapter", 6-8pm, 1st & 3rd Mondays, Cancer Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, 7-8pm, Cortland Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, Ithaca College, are invited to visit this Chorus Info., 844-4155 or 844- Resource Center, Ithaca. The Fresh Chapter group offers Memorial Nursing Facility, 134 Homer Ave., Basement Julia Glass, 7:30pm Campus Center, Clark Lounge. 9528. a safe & supportive environment, using music, writing, Conference Rm B, Info., (631) 804-8237. Glass is the author of the novels And the Dark Sacred Sit! Stay! Read!, 3-4 p.m. at the Tompkins County guided meditations, and art activities, to rediscover our- Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, 7pm-8pm, Just Night, The Widower’s Tale, The Whole World Over, and Library, Thaler/Howell Room. Children are invited to prac- selves, identify what is truly meaningful, dare to dream Because Bldg., 1013 W. State St., Ithaca, phone: 607- Three Junes, for which she won the 2002 National Book tice their reading skills by sharing a story with a truly non- and chart new paths for our lives. Info., 277-0960. 592-5574. Award. Info., http://events.ithaca.edu. judgmental listener – a dog! Children who attend 6 ses- All Saints Bingo, 6pm, All Saints Church, 347 Ridge Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, PTSD Eating Disorders Family & Friends Support sions with our reading dog volunteers will earn a free Rd., Lansing, 533-7344. Ithaca is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder support group Network, 6:30-8:30pm, Cooperative Ext., 615 Willow book of their choice. This program is co-sponsored by Bar Argos, Game Night , 408 E State St, Ithaca. Info., for individuals in and around Ithaca, NY who have been Ave., Ithaca, every 3rd Tuesday, interactive videoconfer- Cornell Companions. argosinn.com/venue/bar-argos. diagnosed with (or think they may have) Post Traumatic ence with local connections. Info., 272-2292. Spouses, Partners, & Caregivers Group, Barbara Ransby, scholar, author and political Stress Disorder. Meetings are every Monday at 6:30 Emergency Food Pantry, 10:30am-1:30pm, Tompkins 9:30–10:30am, Wegmans Café upstairs, for those car- activist, speaks at 4:30 p.m. in Phil Lewis Auditorium, p.m. Please call 607-279-0772 for more information. Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca. Provides ing for a loved one with cancer, 2nd Tuesday of each Cornell, on "Are you a Biographer or a Historian?": Radical Reader Is In, Tompkins County Public Library1:00 PM to individuals and families with 2-3 days worth of nutritious month. Life Narrative Changing 20th Century Historiography". 2:00 PM, Youth Services. The Reader Is In consists of a food and personal care items. Info. 273-8816. For a T'ai Chi Classes at Lansing Library, 11:30 AM - Ransby is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, group of volunteers who are available to share stories complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tomp- 12:30 PM, Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Chicago and Director of the campus wide Social Justice with children of all ages during their visits to the library! kins.org. Lansing. Registration and Cost: $5/class (Scholarships Initiative. Info., www.tumblr.com/search/cornell%20histo- Reading aloud to children helps them develop early liter- Fingerlakes Environmental Film Festival Opening and reduced monthly payment options available through ry. acy skills and a life-long love of reading. Share a story Concert, Ithaca College, 8:15pm Hockett Family Recital Lifelong - 607-273-1511 -www.tclifelong.org and the Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum in Corning, pre- with one of our vounteers. Hall. Free, open to the public. Info., Lansing Library). school program for children ages 3-5 with their parent on Rescue Mission Food Pantry , 9am-11am, 618 West http://events.ithaca.edu. Toddler Storytime, 11am, Thaler/Howell Programming Mondays beginning April 6. The 4 week program will State St. Ithaca, Baskets available at the Rescue Mission First Tuesday Book Club, 6:30pm, 1st Tuesday of the Room, Tompkins County Library. focus on Springtime at Eliza’s Cabin. It will include a book Food Pantry consist of three meals a day for three days month, Newfield Public Library, Main St., Newfield. Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau, October reading, activities and a snack. Each week will focus on for each person in the family. Info., www.htctc.org. Free GED classes, GIAC- 9:00am-12pm; TC3- 10am- 21 thru April 30. A stay and play place for children ages a theme like cooking, chores, planting the garden and Safety in the Early Years, Cayuga Medical Center. 1pm; Candor HS, 5-8pm; Call 257-1561 to register. 5 mos. - 5 years and their grown-ups. Open M, Tu, Th, bedtime stories. Info., e-mail Accident and injury prevention, first aid for choking and Gentle Yoga, Meets every Tuesday 9:30-11:00am at Sa mornings 9:30-11:30 at the IYB gym. 5mos - 12 mos [email protected]. infant CPR. Fee, Info., 274-4408 or Island Health & Fitness. The class is offered free of $2.50/1-5 yrs $4.50. Caroline Food Pantry, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Brooktondale www.cayugamed.org. charge to those with cancer. For more information con- Town of Ithaca Planning Board meets in the Shirley A. Community Center, 524 Valley Road, Brooktondale, 1st Spanish Classes, 1pm (Intermediate), 2pm (beginning), tact instructor Nick Boyar 607-272-2062 or nickbo- Raffensperger Board Room, Town Hall, 215 North Tioga and 3rd Mondays. Info., 539-9928 or 539-7930. Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg. [email protected]. Street, at 7 P.M. Info., www.town.ithaca.ny.us/meeting- Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info: Tai-Chi, Increase your balance, sense of body aware- GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court Street, agendas. www.cortland.org/youth or call 753-0872. ness and well-being. Mondays 3:30-4:30pm. Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Women Singin', 5:30-7pm, Hospicare, Ithaca, Every 1st Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Seminar and Book Registration required. Info., www.ithacaymca.com. Trips. Tuesday of the month; A singing circle of a cappella Signing, Stephen W. Kress, Director, Audubon Seabird Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau, October Head Over Heals Gymnastics Unstructured Play- songs from different traditions, including harmonizing, Restoration Program, Project Puffin: The Improbable 21 thru April 30. A stay and play place for children ages Time, 10:30-11:30am, Sept9-June26, 215 Commercial rounds, etc. For all women who like to sing. For more Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock. 5 mos. - 5 years and their grown-ups. Open M, Tu, Th, Avenue, Ithaca,This open gym time is for parents and information, contact Hospicare at 607-272-0212. Free, info., (800) 843-2473, [email protected]. Sa mornings 9:30-11:30 at the IYB gym. 5mos - 12 mos children to play together. An adult must accompany chil- Women's Barbershop Chorus, 6:45-9:15PM, prac- Cornell music: Mike Cheng-Yu Lee, fortepiano, with $2.50/1-5 yrs $4.50. dren on the equipment. Ages 6 months - 5 years old. tices Tuesday evenings at Boynton Middle School, New guest violinist Wayne Lee. Features Schumann’s Sonata Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 9-11am, 39 Pre-Registration is not required; Info., 273-5187, voices welcome. in D Minor, op. 121, and Beethoven’s Sonata in G Major, South St., Trumansburg, Genealogical research. Info., www.headoverheelsgym.net. Writers Assoc. of the Ithaca Area, Monthly meeting. op. 96. 8 pm Carriage House Café Hayloft. 387-6666. Healing Ithaca Prayer Service, 5:15PM–5:45PM, First Tuesday of the month, 7pm at the Old Jail (1st floor), Info. http://music.cornell.edu. VOICES Multicultural Chorus Rehearsal, 7-9pm, First Tuesday of the month, First Baptist Church, 402 N. 125 E. Court St. Use side entrance, parking in the rear. Drawing through Time, 2pm, Museum of the Earth, Ithaca Unitarian Church Annex, 2nd floor, 208 E. Buffalo Aurora St., Ithaca, For more information, Myra Sabir at All prose and poetry writers welcome. Contact, Jemma Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Cool down with drawing St., Ithaca, Come at 6:30 to register or online at [email protected]. Macera, 273-6557. through times ice age series. Info., www.museu- http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/g-voices. Healthy Tuesdays, Groton Public Library, 6pm, Free Zumba Class, 6-7pm, Newfield Fire Station, First class moftheearth.org. Watercolor Painting, 10am, Ulysses Philomathic fresh produce, Info., Ruth, http://www.wholeshare.com. is 1/2 off, $8 drop in or $55 for 9 classes good for 2 Dryden Kitchen Cupboard, 11-12noon, Dryden Library, Trumansburg. Hospicare Spring Volunteer Training, Tuesdays and months from date of sale. Presbyterian Church, 6 North St., Dryden. Every Monday, Women's Self-Defense, Mondays 7-9PM, Special per- Wednesdays, April 7 and 8, 14 and 15 and 21 and 22. Info., 844-8321. sonal defense and safety training workshops for women Attendance at all six classes is required. Info., call 607- Emergency Food Pantry, 2:30-4:30pm, Tompkins and teen girls only. Professional instruction, confidence, 272-0212. 8 Wednesday Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca. Provides practical techniques, body language and performance. Hospicare, Women Singin', 1st Tuesday of the month, AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., individuals and families with 2-3 days worth of nutritious Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood RD. Ithaca, (607) 277- 5:30-7 PM, at the Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center 172 E. 387-5701. food and personal care items. Info. 273-8816. 1047 www.seihijuku.com. King Road, Ithaca. Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), 7- Zen Meditation Practice, Every Monday 5:30-6:30pm, Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry, 1- Families Group, ACA Meets every Wednesday 7-8pm at 8:30pm, 518 West State St., Ithaca, FA is a free 12-Step Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, founders Room. Sponsored 2pm, 113 N. Geneva St., Ithaca. Free, fresh produce, The Ithaca Community Recovery Bldg. 2nd floor of 518 recovery program for anyone suffering from by the Ithaca Zen Center. Prior sitting experience or breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low to moderate W. Seneca St Ithaca, Info: www.adultchildren.org. food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia. attendance of an orientation session required to partici- incomes, limit 1 pantry per week. www.hsctc.org. Alzheimer’s Support Group, 5:30pm, Lifelong, 119 W. Info. www.ithacacommunityrecovery.org. pate.For information or to schedule an orientation, con- Ithaca Area Storytellers Performance, First Tuesday Court St., Meets the 1st Wed of the month. Open to Free GED classes, Tompkins Workforce NY, 5:30pm- tact Tony @ 277-1158 or Marissa @ 272-1419. of Every Month, 7PM, Tompkins County Public Library, those caring for someone with dementia, confusion or 8:30pm; Call 257-1561 to register. Thaler/Howell Programming Room, Folktales, fairytales serious memory loss. Info 274-5492 Office for the Aging Game On! Tompkins County Public Library 4-6PM Borg and modern yarns will be shared during this family-friend- or 800-272-3900 Alzheimer’s Association. Warner West Enjoy an all-ages gaming get together for ly monthly program. Baptized Church of Jesus Christ Food Pantry, anyone interested in fantasy and sci-fi tabletop, rpg, and 7 Tuesday Ithaca College events: Distinguished Visiting Writers 10am-12:30pm, 412 First Street, Ithaca. Every card games. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., Series reading by novelist Julia Glass, winner of the Wednesday, Info., www.hsctc.org or 272-1984. Info., call 272-4557 ext. 274 or e-mail 387-5701. American Book Award for “Three Junes”; 7:30 p.m., Bread of Life Food Pantry, 1 Water St., Candor, 3 - [email protected]. After Suicide Support Group, Monthly, first & third Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall. Out of the Closet and Onto the 5:30pm. GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court Street, Tuesdays, 5:30pm, SPCS Conference Room, 124 E. Screen showing of “Queer China, ‘Comrade’ China,” a Cancer Resource Center Monthly Cancer Research Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Court Street, Ithaca, The After Suicide Support Group of film that documents the changes and developments in Meeting, Emily Perregaux will present: "From Lab to Trips. Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service helps those left LGBT culture in China over the last 80 years; 7 p.m., Patient: Research and Regulatory Hurdles for New Drugs" GIAC Program, Tompkins County Public Library, 4- behind after a suicide to grieve and cope. To attend, call Textor 101. 5:15-6:45pm, Cornell Vet School Hagan Room.. 5pm. Thaler/Howell room. GIAC will be visiting the Sheila McCue, LCSW at 607-272-1505 ext 17. Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus, 7-9pm, First Baptist Church, Cinemapolis, Globe on Screen live theater broadast, Library each Monday from 4-5 p.m. for stories and Anonymous HIV Testing and Counseling, 1:30- Ithaca, every Tuesday. Titus Andronicus, 7 pm. Info., cinemapolis.org. hands-on activities. 3:30pm, Tompkins County Health Department. Every Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard, 1:30-3pm, Salvation Army, City Of Ithaca Disability Advisory Council meets from Harmony Falls Women's A Cappella Chorus, Tues/Thurs., Please call 274-6604 to schedule an 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca. Every Tuesday, Info., 273- 12:15 - 1:30 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall, 108 rehearsals 7- 9pm every Monday at TBurg Seneca Rd appointment. 2400. E. Green St, Ithaca. Baptist Church. Women of all ages and singing ability Astrology Learning Group, 6:30-8pm, Crow’s Nest Ithaca Lyme Support Group, 6:30pm, A group where Community Arts Partnership workshop, Ten Ways to invited to their special Summer Sing program. Cafe, above Autumn Leaves Bookstore on the Ithaca people with Lyme disease can meet with others for infor- Protect Your Intellectual Property, with Howard Leib, 5:30 www.HarmonyFallsChorus.com. Commons. This group meets each week through Ithaca mation and support. We meet the first Tuesday of the - 7:30pm. Info., www.artspartner.org Hatha Yoga, 6-7:30pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Freeskool. month. Email Danny at [email protected] or call Cornell Cinema, The Iron Ministry with filmmaker J.P. Mall, Ithaca, Information and additional class schedules Baby & Toddler Playtime, 11:30am-12:30 p.m. Theresa at 387-5790 or Danny at 275-6441. Sniadecki, 7pm. Info., cinema.cornell.edu, or call 607- at www.ithacayoga.org. Tompkins County Library, Thaler/Howell Room. Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123 255-3522. Icarus Theatre Ensemble Play Reading Series, Belly Dancing, 7:30-8:30pm, CSMA, 330 E. Martin Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, chil- Cornell music: Midday Music for Organ: David Yearsley 8pm, Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Luther King Jr./State St., Nathanielsz Dance Studio, dren and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., plays the Vicedomini organ, “The Catholics: Byrd, Bull, St., 1st Monday of the month. Playwrights, Directors, Drop-ins welcome, Katharyn Howd Machan. [email protected]. and Philips.” Wednesday, 12:30 pm Sage Chapel. Info., Actors and anyone else interested in reading and dis- Board & Card Game Night, 6-9pm, Unwind Cafe, Karate for Adults and Children, Emphasizing natural http://music.cornell.edu. cussing plays are encouraged to attend. Free & open to Ithaca Mall. We'll bring games on a rotating basis or bring focus, discipline, personal enrichment and perform- Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm. Info., all. Info., 917-697-8886. your own favorite to play! Enjoy the great food, drinks & ance. Instruction classes for students, as young as, 3.5 www.cortland.org/youth, 753-3021. Infant Care Class, Every 1st Monday of the month, friendly atmosphere of the cafe. Open to the public. years old. Official Seishi Honbu Karate, 15 Catherwood Cuddle Up Infants and Toddler Librarytime, 10- Cayuga Medical Center. The basics on the care and feed- Boy Scouts Troop 55, Ellis Hollow Community Center, Road, Ithaca, (607) 277-1047 www.seihijuku.com. 11am, Southworth Library, Main St., Dryden. Every ing of your little one in the first few weeks. Fee $25. Pack meets 7:15pm, every Tuesday, Contact Liam Knowledge is Power, 6pm, group for those who have Wednesday Infant and toddler storytime with rhymes, Information 274-4408 or www.cayugamed.org. Murphy at 272-4526 or been in abusive relationships, For info., 277-3203. songs, stories and fingerplays to delight our youngest Introduction to Kundalini Yoga, 5:30-6:30pm, fast- [email protected] for more information. Lifelong schedule: 9:00 – 12:00 PM Morning library patrons. Info., 607-844-4782. track yoga for any body-also followed by Chi-Kung Candor Library Story Hour, 10:15am, Candor Free Watercolor Studio; 9:00 – 12:00 PM Open Computer Dharma II, 3:30-5pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Mall, Chinese self healing if there is interest, $10 or what you Library, Bank and Main St., Info. ,659-7258. Lab/Discussion; 10:00 – 12:00 PM How Did We Get Ithaca, Information and additional class schedules at can comfortably afford. Empty stomach, mat, and non- Cayuga Chimes A Capella Chorus Meeting, Here?; 10:15 – 11:15 AM Chair Yoga – Trumansburg www.ithacayoga.org. binding clothing please-for more info. call Rick at 607- 6:45pm, Every Tuesday, Boynton Middle School, Music Library; 11:30 –12:30 PM Tai Chi, Lansing Community Dryden Kitchen Cupboard, 5-6pm, Dryden 319-4023. Room, Women of all ages are invited. No auditions Library, Auburn Road; 12:00 – 3:30 PM Afternoon Art Presbyterian Church, 6 North St., Dryden. Every Ithaca College lecture: “A Body in Ill Repair: Urban required. Come join the fun. Info:(607)273-2324 or cayu- Studio; 1:00 – 3:00 PM A Will for the Woods; 1:00 – Wednesday, Info., 844-8321. Housing, Public Engagement and Temple gachimes.org. 4:00 PM Films from Ireland; 4:30 – 5:30 PM Kundalini ESL Snack and Chat Conversation Groups from Contemporary’s Funeral for a Home,” a Finger Lakes Cayuga Club Toastmasters, 6-7pm, meets every Yoga; 5:30 – 7:30 PM The Constitution and the Supreme 3:15 to 4:30 p.m., Tompkins County Public Library Environmental Film Festival talk by historian Patrick Tuesday, 6th floor of Rhodes Hall, Conference Room Court. BorgWarner Community Room. Grossi on a project that recovers the lost urban and archi- #655, Cornell University, Ithaca. Info., Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm, St. Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival reading tectural histories of Philadelphia; 7 p.m., Textor 103. http://cayuga.freetoasthost.us. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limita- by novelist Sorayya Khan from her new book “City of Ithaca College Music, After Dinner Mint concert 7pm Cayuga Trails Club will lead a 2 to 3 hour hike on the tions or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Spies,” a coming-of-age story that explores conflicting to Hockett Family Recital Hall. Info., http://events.itha- Cayuga Trail. Meet at 4 pm, first parking area inside Magic Tree House Book Club: Southworth Library, loyalties set in Pakistan; 6 p.m., Handwerker Gallery, ca.edu. Newman Arboretum, off Caldwell Rd. on Cornell Campus. Dryden Tuesdays from 3:30 -5pm. Go on a reading Gannett Center, Ithaca College. thaca Kitchen Cupboard, 1:30-3pm, Salvation Army, Info., 607-339-5131 or www.cayugatrailsclub.org. adventure with Jack & Annie from the Magic Tree House Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), 7- 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca. Every Monday, Info., 273- CBTP Toastmasters meets every Tuesday evening at Book Club. Cool crafts, activities and special guests 8:30pm, 309 Highland Rd., Ithaca, FA is a free 12-Step 2400. 5:15 6:30pm, room 156 at Langmuir Lab,95 Brown including Dr. Maureen from PRI. This free is open to inde- recovery program for anyone suffering from food obses- Lifelong schedule: 8:30 – 9:30 AM Enhance Your Road, Ithaca NY. http://cbtp.toastmastersclubs.org. pendent readers but is limited to 12 participants. contact sion, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia. Info. 607- Fitness - Lifelong, 119 W. Court St, Ithaca; 8:30 – 9:30 Chair Yoga, 10:15-11:15am, Ulysses Philomathic the library to reserve a spot. Info., southworthlibrary.org, 351-9504. AM Enhance Your Fitness - Juniper Manor; 10:00 – 12:00 Library, Trumansburg. (607) 844-4782. Free GED classes, Tompkins Workforce NY, 5:30pm- PM Clay Class; 10:00 – 11:00 AM Tai Chi – Titus City of Ithaca Board of Zoning Appeals, meets at 7 Miss Judy’s Musical Adventure with Judy Stock, 10- 8:30pm; GIAC, 9am-12noon; Call 257-1561 to register. Towers Apt., 800 S. Plain St., Ithaca; 10:00 – 12:00 PM; p.m. in Common Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 10:30 am at Sunny Days, 123 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court Street, Current Events; 10:00 – 12:00 PM Skeptics Guide to 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca. Info., (across from the library) Free. Info., www.judystock.com. Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field American History; 10:30 – 11:30 AM Book Club www.cityofithaca.org/agendacenter under “Board of Nicotine Anonymous, 6:30-7:30pm at 518 Seneca Trips. Informational meeting; 11:30 – 12:30 PM Enhance Your Zoning Appeals.” Street, Ithaca, 2nd floor; men and women helping each Head Over Heals Gymnastics Unstructured Play- Fitness - Dryden Veterans Memorial Home; 12:30 – 1:30 Comic Book Club of Ithaca, 7pm, Tompkins County other to live free of nicotine. No dues or fees. Info., email Time, 10-11am, Sept9-June26, 215 Commercial PM Strength Training – Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca; Public Library, Club meetings are the 1st and 3rd [email protected]. Avenue, Ithaca,This open gym time is for parents and 1:30 – 3:30 PM Women’s Spirit Circle; 2:00 – 3:00 PM Tuesday of the month. Info., www.comicbookclub.org. Pre-school Storytime, 10am, Groton Public Library, children to play together. An adult must accompany chil- Chair Yoga – Juniper Manor; 2:00 – 3:00 PM Enhanced Community Conversation, 7pm on WSKG radio. September-May, Stories, crafts, songs, special guests, dren on the equipment. Ages 6 months - 5 years old. Fitness - McGraw House Annex, 221 S. Geneva St.; 2:00 Community Conversation is a live "town hall" type radio games, free. Info., 898-5055. Pre-Registration is not required; Info., 273-5187, – 4:00 PM English as a Second Language-Advanced; discussion exploring topics of interest and importance to Preschool Story Time, 1-2PM, Lansing Community www.headoverheelsgym.net. 2:30 – 3:30 PM Exercise for People with Parkinson’s; local communities. Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Join us for stories, Homemade Dinner, Eagles Club, 161 Cecil Malone 2:30 – 5:00 PM Open Computer Lab .Loaves & Fishes Cornell music: Cornell University Chorus, 8 pm Sage songs, and fun, Different theme each week. Free and Drive, Each Wednesday Night 5-7 PM Homemade Meal Community Kitchen, 12Noon, St. John's Church, 210 Chapel. Robert Isaacs, conductor. In honor of Cornell’s open to the public. for $8per meal, Dine in or Carryout, Open to the public N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or require- sesquicentennial, the concert features music on the Primitive Pursuits: West Hill Homeschool Program and Families welcome, Info., 607-272-2670. ments. Info., www.loaves.org. theme of Beginnings, including music from five centuries Tuesdays, March 17 - June 9, 9 AM - 1:30PM at Y- Hospicare Evening Support Group for All Bereaved, Muffin Mondays, 8am 'til gone! Dryden Community and this year’s commissioned work by Lisa Bielawa, Adventureland, West Hill, Ithaca (1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month), 5:30-7 PM. Held Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden. Different home- Songs from Ort, sung on the group’s tour to California. Explore bow-making, walnut dyeing, cob oven construc- at the Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center made, from scratch, muffins every week. Muffin Admission: $10, $8 students at www.cuchorus.com tion, shelter-building & thatching, wild food harvesting & 172 E. King Road, Ithaca. Monday special $3.25 for a muffin & a 12oz. coffee. and at the door. Info., http://music.cornell.edu. more as we build our forest community. Sliding Scale Ithaca College Opera Workshop presents Wolf by the Info., 844-1500. Cortland Youth Center, noon-9pm, Fee: $315 - $415. Ears by Dana Wilson 8:15pm Ford Hall. Free and open Museum of the Earth, A Journey Through Time. Public www.cortland.org/youth, 753-3021. Project Growing Hope/The Ithaca Community to the public. This concert will be webcast live and then tours of the Museum’s permanent exhibition gallery. CRCFL Resource Room, Open every Tuesday evening Garden, 6:30 - 8 PM Borg Warner East, Tmpkins County be available on-demand the Thursday following the per- Mondays at 11:30am, Fridays at 11:30 am, and 5-7:00 pm for anyone to visit and browse through our Public Library. formance at www.ithaca.edu/music/live. Saturdays at 11am resources. Cancer Resource Center, 612 W. State St., 2015 Orientation, Ithaca Community Gardens. Info., Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard, 1:30-3pm, Salvation Army, Open Family Swim, 6pm-9pm, Tompkins Cortland Ithaca. Info., 277-0960. www.ithacacommunitygardens.org. 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca. Every Wednesday, Info., 273- Community College, Dryden, Fee, 844-8222. Cub Scouts Pack 55, Ellis Hollow Community Center, Sciencenter Preschool Story Time & Activity, 10:30 2400. Out Loud Chorus, 7-8:30pm, Briar Patch Vet, 706 Pack meets 5pm, every Tuesday, Contact Dawn am. For toddlers and preschoolers, hear the story “Hand, Ithaca Sociable Singles Wednesday, meets at 6pm,

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dinner at Ciao’s. RSVP: [email protected]. Cancer Resource Center Yoga Class, 9:30am-11am, Annual Meeting. SAGE Meets monthly at Grace and Holy AM Enhance Your Fitness - Juniper Manor; 9:00 – 10:00 Ithaca Veterans Acupuncture Clinic, 5pm, Ithaca Island Health and Fitness, The classes are free to anyone Spirit Episcopal Church 13 Court Street in Cortland Bring AM Tai Chi – Kendal; 9:00 – 10:30 AM Knitting Circle; Community Acupuncture, free "ear" acupuncture for all with a cancer diagnosis, but registration is required. To a dish to pass if you are able. Info., contact Kim at 9:00 – 1:00 PM Tax Clinic; 9:30 – 10:30 AM Strength US Veterans and their families. IVAC takes place every do so, call the Cancer Resource Center at 277-0960 or [email protected] or 315-478-1923. Training - St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall; 10:15 Wednesday evening. Info., www.ithacacommunity- contact [email protected]. Senior Dollar Day at Ithaca YMCA, YMCA of Ithaca, –11:15 AM Enhance Your Fitness, Dryden Veterans acupuncture.com or call 607-319-5454. Chair Yoga, 10:15-11:15am, Ulysses Philomathic Graham Road West, On Thursdays Senior non-members Memorial Home; 11:00 – 12:00 PM Continuing Junior Library Advisory Council, Tompkins County Library, Trumansburg. (60+) are welcome use the facilities for a $1. Info., Intermediate/Advanced French; 11:30 – 1:00 PM; TaiChi Public Library, 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM Join other young Cornell Cinema, Selma, 7pm. The Imitation Game, www.ithacaymca.com. Class with Strength Training; 1:30 – 4:00 PM adults from the area to make the library your own. 9:40pm. Info., cinema.cornell.edu, or call 607-255- Spring Writing Workshop Series, Tompkins County Introductory Square and Contra Dancing; 2:00 - 3:00 PM Members of JLAC support, advise, and advocate for 3522. Public Library, March 19 through May 7 from 5:45 to Enhance Fitness - McGraw House Annex; 2:00 – 3:30 PM services to young adults at TCPL by helping choose Cornell music: Philomela speaker: Jesse Rodin 6:45 p.m. Thaler/Howell Room. Develop your skills at Hearing Screenings; 2:00 – 4:00 PM English as a books, plan events, decorate the library, and other proj- (Stanford University) presents "Form and experience in fif- this weekly writing workshop. Register for one or all 8. Second Language Beginner/Intermediate. ects. Meets first Wednesday of every month. Info., call teenth-century music." 4:30 pm Lincoln Hall 124 For more information on Young Adult Programming, con- Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, 272-4557 ext. 274 or email [email protected] 12:30 pm. Also on Thursday, Midday Music at Lincoln, tact Young Adult Librarian Regina DeMauro at 272-4557 Loaves and Fishes, 210 N. Cayuga St., Open to all, no Kitchen Theatre, Solo Play Festival, Mother Land by 12:30 PM B20 Lincoln Hall Info., ext. 274 or e-mail [email protected]. tcpl.org. limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Michelle Courtney Berry and June 16 by Ryan Hope http://music.cornell.edu. Spinknitters, 1:30pm, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Middle School Makeup Night, Newfield Public Library, Travis; 7:30pm. Info., www.kitchentheatre.org. Cortland Youth Center, Open from 12-9pm, Info., Trumansburg. 6:30pm. A local cosmetology instructor will instruct par- LGBTQ Youth Group Meeting, 4-5 pm at The LGBT www.cortland.org/youth, 753-3021. Storytime and Art Project, 10:30am, Ulysses ticipants in skin care and makeup application. Sign up Resource Center, 73 Main St. Cortland. Info., (607) 756- Depression Support Group, 5:30-7pm, Finger Lakes Philomathic Library, Trumansburg. required. Info., 607.564.3594, www.newfieldpublicli- 8970 x254. Independence Center, 215 Fifth Street, Ithaca. Every Teen Thing, 3pm, Groton Public Library, Every Thursday brary.org. Lifelong schedule: 8:30 – 9:30 AM Enhance Your Thurs. The group is free, confidential and organized by for 6th, 7th, & 8th graders – parental permission Museum of the Earth, A Journey Through Time. Public Fitness - Lifelong, 119 W. Court St, Ithaca; 8:30 – 9:30 people who have personal experience with depression. required. Info., 607-898-5055. tours of the Museum’s permanent exhibition gallery. AM Enhance Your Fitness - Juniper Manor; 10:00 - 11:00 Info., 272-2433. Teen Writing Workshop Series Tompkins County Mondays at 11:30am, Fridays at 11:30 am, and AM Chair Yoga - Lifelong; 10:00 – 1:00 PM Inspired by Dharma II, 6-7:30pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Mall, Public Library Thursdays, March 19 through May 7 from Saturdays at 11am Shakespeare; 10:15 –11:15 AM Enhance Your Fitness, Ithaca, Information and additional class schedules at 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Thaler/Howell Room Ithaca College New England Contra and Square Dance, 8-11pm, Dryden Veterans Memorial Home; 1:00 – 2:00 PM Chair www.ithacayoga.org. Journalism major and Park Scholar Alexa Salvato leads Bethel Grove Community Center, NYS Rt. 79, about 4 Yoga - Juniper Manor; 1:00 – 3:30 PM German; 2:00 – Free Tax Preparation at Newfield High School the group through a variety of writing exercises, prompts miles east of Ithaca. For more information: Ted Crane, 3:00 PM Enhance Fitness - McGraw House Annex, 221 offered by Alternatives Federal Credit Union & the VITA and projects. Registration is appreciated but drop-ins are 607-273-8678 or visit www.tedcrane.com/TCCD. S. Geneva St.; 3:00 – 4:00 PM Movement Improvisation; Tax Program If you are single and earn less than always welcome. New Roots Charter School Showcase, see exam- 5:30 – 7:30 PM Horticulture Series; 5:30 – 7:30 PM $35,000 or have a family earning under $53,000 you Thursday Night Spaghetti Special, 5-7pm, Dryden ples of New Roots student projects: 5-6:30p.m. Info., Rowing the Family Boat with an Aging Skipper. can have your Federal and State Income Tax Returns pre- Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden. Our all - newrootsschool.org. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, St. pared for free. Place: Room 106 High School Time: 3:30- you-can-eat spaghetti dinner comes with a side salad & Night Hikes, 7:30pm, Cayuga Nature Center, fourth John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limita- 7:30pm. Info., www.alternatives.org. To schedule an Italian bread for just $5.55, with meatballs just a little bit Friday of the month, Hike our wooded trails, under the big tions or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. appointment call the 211 helpline. extra. Call for info., 844-1500. sky of our back fields or around our ponds. No need for Iyengar Yoga with certified Instructor Kathy Morris. GED classes, GIAC, 9:00am-12pm; TC3- 10am-1pm; Toddler & Pre-School Storytime, 10:30-11AM every a flashlight. Donations appreciated. Info. www.cayugana- Open class, all levels. Fine Spirit Studio, 201 Dey St. free. Call 257-1561 to register. Thursday, Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St, Cortland, turecenter.org. Ithaca, 5:30-7PM. Info: [email protected]. GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court Street, Info., 753-1042. Northern Light Learning Center Food Pantry, New to Cancer Support Group, 10:30-11:30am, Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Toddler Story Hour, 10:30 AM, Lansing Community 12noon-1pm, First Baptist Church, 309 N Cayuga Street, Cancer Resource Room (In Cayuga Medical Center's Trips. Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Join us for stories, Ithaca. Medical Office Building, immediately adjacent to the infu- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell, Art | songs, and fun! Different theme each week. Free and Ok Go at the State Theatre of Ithaca. Doors open at sion suite of Drs. Garbo and Bael. This is a drop-in group Science Intersections lecture, 5:15 p.m. Jennifer Mass, open to the public. 7:00 pm Starts at 8:00 pm All ages. Info., stateofitha- - come as often as is helpful. Ask questions, find senior conservation scientist at the Winterthur Museum, Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau, October ca.com, (607) 277-8283. resources, and make connections. For information, 277- Delaware, will explore microscopic pigment analysis and 21 thru April 30. A stay and play place for children ages 171 Cedar Arts Center opening of Face to Face: 0960. other techniques used in the study of Old Master paint- 5 mos. - 5 years and their grown-ups. Open M, Tu, Th, Figurative Ceramics by Mavin Staub Ambrose, from 5:30 Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community ings. Info., 607 255-6464, museum.cornell.edu. Sa mornings 9:30-11:30 at the IYB gym. 5mos - 12 mos to 7:30 pm in 171's Houghton Gallery located at 155 College, Dryden. 6pm-9pm. Fee. 844-8222. Hospicare bereavment support group, Guts, Grief & $2.50/1-5 yrs $4.50. Cedar Street in Corning. The exhibition and reception are Play Mah Jongg!, 1-4PM, Lansing Community Library, Pizza: a Workshop for Teens, 6-8 p.m. Register by April free and open to the public. Info., 171CedarArts.org. 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Play American Mah Jongg in 3. Info., contact Laura Ward at 607-272-0212 or Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community an informal, relaxed setting. Free and open to the pub- [email protected]. 10 Friday College, Dryden. 6pm-9pm. Fee. 844-8222. lic. Hospicare Bereaved Parents Group, 1st Thursday of Open Mic Poetry, 6-8pm, The Shop, 312 E. Seneca Poetry for the People Writing Workshop, 10 a.m. to the month, 5:30-7 PM at the Nina K. Miller Hospicare AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., St., Ithaca, Every 2nd Friday, Read your own or your noon Tompkins County Public Library BorgWarner Center, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca 387-5701. favorites. Open to everyone. Sign up when you get there. Community Room--East. To register, call (607) 273-4675 How to Buy Local Meat, 6:30 p.m. Tompkins County Acoustic Open Mic @ Unwind Café in the Ithaca Mall, Pay What You Can Yoga Classes, 5-6pm, Fine Spirit or email [email protected]. Public LibraryBorgWarner Community Room. Finger 6PM to 8:30PM every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Studio, Dey, St., above Hickey’s Music, All welcome, Primitive Pursuits: After School at Belle Sherman Lakes Meat Project educational program about selecting Bring your instruments. We have a keyboard for Bring a mat or rent one for $1. Recommended to bring Elementary Wednesdays, March 18 - June 10, 2 - and purchasing local meat products. To register, call piano/organ players available. Any style music welcome a bottle of water and a small towel. More info about 4:30PM (607) 272-2292. (original music and covers). Call 607-266-9463 for class and teacher: http://vidayoga.org/schedule. Grades 2-5 at Belle Sherman Elementary. Join Primitive Human Services Coalition workshop, 8:45 AM to details. Primitive Pursuits: After School on West Hill Ages 6- Pursuits each week, and learn the tools of survival right 2:30 PM Borg Warner East county library, Your Next Babies, Books & Bounce, Tompkins County Public 10 at Y-Adventureland on West Hill, Fridays, March 20 - in the forests around your school. Each week will be a Event Could be 'Crowdfunded' with Ray Weaver, a work- Library Fridays at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 6-April 24. June 12, 2:33 - 5:00PM. We'll find our home in the for- new adventure full of challenges & games to push your shop for organizations interested in using crowdfunding Caregivers and babies up to 18 months embrace early est, looking for stories in the tracks and playing games skills to the limit. tools as a vehicle to organize events to raise funds. Fee literacy through books, songs, movement and rhymes. among the trees. Join us each week to discover myster- Info., 607-272-2292 ext. 195 or primitivepursuits.com. is $95. Info., www.hsctc.org/workshops. Baby & Toddler Playtime, Tompkins County Public ies, help tend the fire for our tea kettle and bring home Rescue Mission Food Pantry , 9am-11am, 618 West Ithaca Coffee Company Free Beer Tastings, 4-6pm, Library, 11am-noon, Thaler/Howell Room. tales of adventure. Info., 607-272-2292 ext. 195 or State St. Ithaca, Baskets available at the Rescue Mission 311 E. Green St. Info., (607) 273-7800. Baby Story Time, 10:30AM, Groton Public Library, primitivepursuits.com. Food Pantry consist of three meals a day for three days Ithaca Fixers Collective, 6-8pm, ReUse Center in the Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the Month, Songs, Rhymes, Public Viewing Night at the Fuertes Observatory, for each person in the family. Info., www.htctc.org. Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N Triphammer Rd, Finger plays, Gross Motor Activities, Playtime. Come join 9PM-12AM, Fuertes Observatory on north campus, Rotary Club of Ithaca gathers every Wednesday for Ithaca. us as we embark on this new adventure, For children up Cornell, These viewing nights are run by the Cornell luncheon meetings at 12:15 pm. at Coltivare, 235 S. Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard, 1:30-3pm, Salvation Army, to 36 months. Astronomical Society. Call 255-3557 to find out if we are Cayuga Street, Ithaca, cost is $15 at the door. INfo., 150 N. Albany St., Ithaca. Every Thursday, Info., 273- Bird Walk, 7:30am, Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca. Come open on a given night. Open to Everyone, Free. www.ithacarotary.com. 2400. for a leisurely walk through the Sanctuary to look for Rescue Mission Food Pantry , 9am-11am, 618 West Sacred Chanting with Damodar Das and friends, James J. Whalen Academic Symposium, 8am to birds. These 90 minute walks are aimed at beginner bird State St. Ithaca, Baskets available at the Rescue Mission Every Wednesday 7-9pm, Ahimsa Yoga Studio 215 N 5pm, Ithaca College A celebration of student research, watchers. Food Pantry consist of three meals a day for three days Cayuga St, An easy, fun, uplifting spiritual practice open creativity, and performance. The James J. Whalen Cancer Resource Center "Brown Bag Lunch" for each person in the family. Info., www.htctc.org. to all faiths. No prior experience necessary. Info., 607- Academic Symposium celebrates the tradition of student 12noon-1pm, , 612 W. State St.; open to women with Sciencenter Preschool Story Time & Activity, 10:30 280-0191, ithacayoga.org. or www.DamodarDas.com. and faculty collaboration in research and creative activity any type/stage of cancer, Info., 277-0960. am. For toddlers and preschoolers, hear the story “Hand, Sciencenter, Science Together Explore science at Ithaca College and provides students the opportunity Cellar d'Or Wine & Cider boutique shop, Free wine tast- Hand, Finger, Thumb” by Al Perkins and then make through hands-on activities, readings, and songs to present thesis projects and independent research, or ings every Friday, 5-8pm. Info., www.thecellardor.com. thumbprint animals. Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca. designed for grown-ups to do with their toddlers. original creative work in the arts. Info., www.ithaca.edu. Climbing Wall "Kaylee's Climb", Friday- 4+5+6PM. Info., www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. Maximum 10 families. First-come, first-served. 10:30 - Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123 Sat 9:30AM.-12:30PM; Beginner Climbing Fun, indoor Storytime, Southworth Library, Dryden, 10-11am, 11:00 am. Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, chil- individual / group instruction and parties. Seishi Honbu, Explore the world of reading with an exciting storytime - Teen Advisory Group, Ulysses Philomathic Library, dren and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., World Seishi Karate Headquarters,, 15 Catherwood Rd. stories, crafts,snacks and games. Info. 844-4782. Trumansburg, 3pm, First Wednesday of the month, Info., [email protected]. Ithaca, Information call: (607)277-1047 or www.seishi- Storytime, Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, Ovid, 607-387-5623 or www.trumansburglibrary.org. Karate for Adults and Children, Emphasizing natural juku.com. 10:30am, Children enjoy stories, hands-on arts and Teen Read, 4:45-5:45pm, Thaler/Howell Programming focus, discipline, personal enrichment and perform- Cornell Cinema, Leviathan, 6:45. Selma, 9:40pm. crafts, science activities, and songs. Room, TCP Library, Ithaca. A monthly book discussion ance. Instruction classes for students, as young as, 3.5 Info., cinema.cornell.edu, or call 607-255-3522. www.ovidlibrary.org. group for middle and high school students. This program years old. Official Seishi Honbu Karate, 15 Catherwood Cornell Folk Song Society presents Tracy Grammer in Take a Tour of the Museum, 11:30am, Museum of the is free. Refreshments will be provided. For information, Road, Ithaca, (607) 277-1047 www.seihijuku.com. concert, 8 PM Willard Straight Hall 407 (Memorial Room), Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd., The Museum of the Earth contact Teen Services Librarian Regina DeMauro at rde- Kitchen Theatre, Solo Play Festival, Mother Land by Cornell Campus. Tickets, info., www.cornellfolksong.org, offer sexhibit tours included with admission. The tour is [email protected] or (607) 272-4557 extension 274. Michelle Courtney Berry and June 16 by Ryan Hope 607-351-1845. of the Museum’s permanent exhibition hall, A Journey Teen Tech Club, 3:30-5pm, Newfield Public Library, Travis; 2pm and 7:30pm. Info., www.kitchentheatre.org. Cornell Games Club, 7-11pm, Goldwin Smith Hall, 232 through Time, share the story of the Earth and its life. Main St., Newfield. Teens, drop in after school to explore Landscape Design I class, 6:30-8:30pm, CCE- East Ave., Central Campus, Cornell. They play board Info., 273-6623. our new tablets and e-readers, and to share your favorite Tompkins, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca, Cost: $6-$10 sliding games, card games, miniatures games, and role-playing Tales for Tots Storytime, 11am, Barnes & Noble, we tips and apps. scale. Info. information and registration, games (RPGs). Attendance is free and open to anyone. read fantastic and imaginative stories for young readers. Toastmasters at Walden Place meets every Wednesday ccetompkins.org/events/2015/04/09/landscape- Rules are taught for most games. Info., 607-255-5980, Info., 273-6784 or www.BN.com. evening from 6:15 to 7:30 pm in the public room of design-part-i or call 272-2292. http://www.rso.cornell.edu/gamesclub. Teen Takeover, Southworth Library, Dryden, 5 - 7 pm. Walden Place, 839 Bennie Road, Cortland NY. 
http://walden.toastmastersclubs.org. 11:30 AM Asking the Right Questions “Claiming Our music of Harry Partch.1:25 pm Lincoln Hall 316. Info., own as we look at the poetry of songs with local poet and Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Business Authority as We Age”; 10:00 – 12:00 PM Life Review http://music.cornell.edu. musician Austin MacRae in a program sponsored by After Hours, 5 - 7 pm Elmira Savings Bank, 702 S. Through Art; 10:15 – 11:15 AM Chair Yoga – Created Equal - Spring Fling Dance 8pm Campus Poets & Writers. Info., southworthlibrary.org, (607) 844- Meadow Street. Fees: pre-registration is $12; $20 at the Trumansburg Library; 12:30 – 1:30 PM Strength Training Center, Emerson Suites and Emerson Suites Lounge, 4782. door; and $30 for non-Chamber members. Info., - Lifelong; 1:00 – 3:00 PM Conscious Aging Ithaca College. This will be a dance to kick off Gaypril for Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 39 South St., www.tompkinschamber.org Workshops; 2:00 – 3:00 PM Lifelong Senior Theatre Gaypril. Info., http://events.ithaca.edu. Trumansburg, 2-4pm. Genealogical research. Info., 387- Town of Caroline Planning Board meeting to discuss Troupe; 2:00 – 4:00 PM Heart Initiation: Developing Dharma II, 11am-12:30pm and 3:30-5pm, Ahimsa Yoga 6666. the Comprehensive Plan. 7PM, at the Slaterville Contemplative Presence; 7:00 – 8:30 PM Line Dance Center, Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, Information and additional Women’s Noon Group, Meets every Friday 12-1:30 Firehouse, 2681 Slaterville Road. Info., www.townofcaro- Lessons; 4:00 – 5:00 PM Tai Chi - Lansing Library; 5:30 class schedules at www.ithacayoga.org. pm. Cancer Resource Center, 612 W. State St., For line.org. – 6:30 PM Introduction to Meditation. Enchanted Spring for Preschoolers, Ithaca Children’s women with any type of cancer, at any stage of treatment Universal Spiritualist church services from 6:30 - Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm, Garden, Tuesdays, April 21 - May 26, 9:30am-12:30pm. or recovery. Light refreshments provided. Info., 277- 7:30pm at the Unitarian Church, 607 N. Seward Avenue, Loaves & Fishes, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no lim- Registration required by April 10. Enchanted Spring is a 0960. Auburn. Reiki healings and spirit connections are offered itations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. play-based, educational program designed to help pre- Yoga for People with Cancer, 10:30am-12noon, before and during each service. Services are free and the Office for the Aging workshop, titled I Promised Mom school age children connect with and develop a love for Island Health & Fitness. Gentle stretching, relaxation public is invited; donations during the offering are accept- I Would Always Take Care of Her, presented by Maria their natural world. Parents may choose to stay and play, exercises, healing visualizations, and meditation. For ed. Info., www.sunshineguidanceservices.com. Motsavage, RN to family caregivers of older adults, at or drop off. Fee., self-determined sliding scale, $140- information, contact instructor Nick Boyar at 272-2062 Waffle Wednesdays, 9-11am, Dryden Community 6PM at the Tompkins County Office for the Aging, 214 W. $175 / Members, $125. Info., or Sharon Kaplan at 277-0960 $10 per class. Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St., Dryden. Serving hot fresh Martin Luther King, Jr./State Street, Ithaca. To register www.IthacaChildrensGarden.org, 607) 272-2292 x258. Scholarship available through the Cancer Resource waffles from scratch, served with either real New York call 274-5492 or email [email protected]. Free Friday at Significant Elements, 9am-6pm, Center. maple syrup or fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Overeaters Anonymous, 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, 7- Significant Elements Warehouse, corner of Center and Info., 844-1500. 8am, Unitarian Church Annex, 208 E Buffalo St., Rm South Plain Streets, our large quantity of over-stocked Zen Meditation Practice, Every Wednesday 5:30- 201, (enter through glass door, go to 2nd floor then goods are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 11 Saturday 6:30pm, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, founders Room. through large room to last room on left.), Contact Judy Everyone invited, 3rd Fridays of the month. Info. 277- Sponsored by the Ithaca Zen Center. Prior sitting experi- at 607-319-0573. 3450. AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., ence or attendance of an orientation session required to Powerful Caregivers Marching Band Book Club GIAC Open Lounge, 3:30-6pm, 301 West Court Street, 387-5701. participate. For information or to schedule an orientation, Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm, Beechtree Care Center, 318 S. Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field AgStravaganza!, 10am - 3pm at The Shops at Ithaca contact Tony @ 277-1158 or Marissa @ 272-1419. Albany St., 2nd floor conference room, 2nd Thursday of Trips. Mall, 40 Catherwood Road, Dick’s Sporting Goods each month. Join a book club dedicated to uncovering Head Over Heals Gymnastics Unstructured Play- Entrance; outside pet and learn about farm animals and areas of caregiving where you can make a difference. Time, 10:30-11:30am, Sept9-June26, 215 Commercial climb on big farm equipment and learn what it does. Info 266-0708. Avenue, Ithaca,This open gym time is for parents and Inside find educational exhibits and demonstrations, and 9 Thursday Preschool Storytime. Tompkins County Public Library, children to play together. An adult must accompany chil- lots of farm-themed games, crafts and activities. Info., , AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., 3-3:30pm, Thaler/Howell Programming Room. Pre- dren on the equipment. Ages 6 months - 5 years old. contact Debbie Teeter at 607-272-2292 or dlt22@cor- 387-5701. school-aged children (3-5years) are invited to join us for Pre-Registration is not required; Info., 273-5187, nell.edu. Sponsored by Tompkins County Farm Bureau Anonymous HIV Testing and Counseling, 1:30- stories, songs, activities and fun, Info., 272-4557 ext. www.headoverheelsgym.net. with CCE-Tompkins. 3:30pm, Tompkins County Health Department. Every 275. Interlaken Reformed Church Food Pantry, 3–6pm, Al-Anon, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Meeting open Tues/Thurs., Please call 274-6604 to schedule an Primitive Pursuits: East Hill Homeschool Program 8315 Main Street, Interlaken, Free, fresh produce, to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., appointment. (ages 6 - 14) Thursdays, March 19th - June 11th, 9:00AM breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low to moderate 387-5701. Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders, 7pm, - 1:30PM at 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca. incomes, www.friendshipdonations.org. For a complete Animal Feeding, Cayuga Nature Center, Noon, Feel free Cooperative Extension, 614 W. State St., for those in Explore bow-making, walnut dyeing, cob oven construc- listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. to visit CNC as our animal volunteers feed our many ani- need of help & recovery. Info., 272-2292. tion, shelter-building & thatching, wild food harvesting & Intro To Anarchist Studies 101, 2nd and 4th Fridays mals, then hike one of our trails or visit the tree house. Awana Club, 6:30-8:15pm, Dryden Baptist Church, more as we build our forest community. Sliding Scale at 6pm, Silent City Distro,115 E. MLK St., The Commons Free for members, low cost to visitors. Info www.cayu- Every Thursday night for kids ages 3-8th grade. Info., Fee: $315 - $415. Call 607-272-2292 ext. 195 or go (upstairs), we read and discuss short articles, chapters ganaturecenter.org. 607-898-4087. to primitivepursuits.com. and zines as a group. Theory, history, action, folklore, Babies and Books, 10am, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Bereaved Parents Support Group, 5:30-7pm, Nina K. Reader Is In, Tompkins County Public Library, 2- art, etc., Silent City Distro, [email protected]. Trumansburg. Miller Hospicare Center, 172 East King Road, Ithaca. 3:00 PM Youth Services. The Reader Is In consists of a Ithaca Underground BRIAN! CD Release & show with Bird Walk, 7:30am, Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca. Come 1st Thursdays of the month, For information, contact group of volunteers who are available to share stories Grey Gary, Powerdove, Red Sled Choir, 8PM at Just Be for a leisurely walk through the Sanctuary to look for 272-0212 or [email protected] or visit www.hos- with children of all ages during their visits to the library! Cause, 1013 W State St, Ithaca, all ages, $7 cover birds. These 90 minute walks are aimed at beginner bird picare.org/grief-support-groups. Reading aloud to children helps them develop early liter- ($10 includes cover & BRIAN! CD). Info., www.ithacaun- watchers. Bike Rack in Collegetown will have Free bicycle repair acy skills and a life-long love of reading. derground.com. Calvary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 3rd Saturday: classes the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. The Rescue Mission Food Pantry , 9am-11am, 618 West Kitchen Theatre, Solo Play Festival, Mother Land by 507 N. Albany St., Ithaca, 12-3pm. classes will be at the store from 6-7PM, It is not neces- State St. Ithaca, Baskets available at the Rescue Mission Michelle Courtney Berry and June 16 by Ryan Hope Canaan Institute in Brooktondale presents Brittany sary to sign up. The Bike Rack, 409 College Ave., Ithaca, Food Pantry consist of three meals a day for three days Travis; 8pm. Info., www.kitchentheatre.org. Haas, Joe Walsh and Owen Marshall - Power Acoustic (telephone) 607-272-1010, (fax) 607-272-3062, (email) for each person in the family. Info., www.htctc.org. Lifelong schedule: 8:30 – 9:30 AM Enhance Your Trio from the Boston area. Workshops 2:00-4:30 pm [email protected], www.thebikerackonline.com. SAGE Upstate Cortland Potluck 5 pm: SAGE Upstate Fitness - Lifelong, 119 W. Court St, Ithaca; 8:45 – 9:45 $25; Potluck Dinner 5:00-6:30 pm bring a dish to share; Tompkins Weekly April 6 13

Concert 7:00-9:30 pm $20; Music Jam after the concert Overlook Apartments Food Pantry, 12-12:30pm, food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia. members. in the workshop, with the band. RSVP to [email protected] 1263 Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Alternating Weeks. Info. www.ithacacommunityrecovery.org. Family and Children's Services program, Difficult to reserve your place in any or all and for directions. Info., Parents’ Night Out at Head Over Heals Gymnastics. Food Scrap Recycling Drop Spots, 10am-2pm, Conversations: A Workshop for Anyone Interested in www.cinst.org. 6-10pm, Give your child a super fun experience while you Cornell Cooperative Extention, Willow Ave., Ithaca. The Improving Interpersonal Communication Skills 9 AM to Cayuga Trails Club 5-mile hike in Oakley State Forest, have a fun time of your own, Every 3rd Saturday, Sept- free service will allow residents to expand their recycling noon, Borg Warner East Tompkins County Public Library. Tioga County. Meet at 8:10 a.m., East Hill Plaza, May. Reservations required as space is limited. $25 per options and reduce their trash disposal costs. Info., Info., www.fcsith.org/workshops. Collegetown Bagels. Info., 585-975-9312 or www.cayu- child. Info. 273-5187. www.flga.net. www.recycletompkins.org/Recycling/Food-Scraps- Southworth Library Computer Training for Adults; gatrailsclub.org. Qigong for Health, 10am, Ithaca Karate Harmony with Recycling. beginners welcome. space is limited. Register at the Cornell Cinema, Leviathan, 6:45pm. The Imitation Nature School, 120 E. King Rd., ancient energy prac- Game, 9:40pm. Info., cinema.cornell.edu, or call 607- tices, 273-8980. Hatha Yoga, 2-3:30pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt front desk, 5 -7 p.m. Info., www.southworthlibrary.org or 255-3522. Salvation Army free hot meal served at 150 N. Albany Mall, Ithaca, Information and more class schedules at 607-844-4782. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, mural artist Jane Kim will St, Ithaca. Saturday 12pm; Sunday 3pm. www.ithacayoga.org. talk about the life-sized birds she’s painting and lead an Sciencenter Showtime! Sound of Science. Explore the International Folk Dancing, Teaching and request activity with children, painting life-like wooden bird eggs inner workings of your voice and travel through a “musi- dancing. No partners needed; 7:30 -9:30, in the auditori- Everyday (ages 6 and up, registration required), 10:00 a.m.-noon. cal petting zoo” to meet some amazing instruments with um of Kendal at Ithaca. Info: 607/272-8907. Abovoagogo Studio is a fun urban outpost for train- Other activities include matching the right eggs to the Ithaca College’s music fraternity. Make your own instru- Ithaca-Cortland PFLAG (Parents , Families , Friends , ing in the fine arts and a place for events. Classes for right nest, creating nest and egg crafts, children’s book ment to take home. Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca. and Allies United with LGBTQ People to move equality kids start at 4 years old, after school, Saturdays and readings, and an exhibit featuring real nests and eggs. Info., www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. forward) meets at 4pm at the Interfaith Center, 7 during school breaks. Call Stiller 607 262 6562 or Free, RSVP at 607-254-2473 or email Second Saturday: What Women Need to Know Calvert Street, Cortland. Info., Check out the website for more information abovoa- [email protected] Info., www.birds.cornell.edu. About Divorce, 2nd Saturday of the Month, This is a www.pflagithacacortland.com. gogo.com. Cornell music: Festival Chamber Orchestra; Chris monthly workshop for women who are considering or in Ithaca Farmer's Market, 10am-3pm, Steamboat Acting Out New York, 171 The Commons, Younghoon Kim, conductor. Features orchestral works the process of going through a divorce to help provide Landing, Ithaca. Info., www.ithacamarket.com. Professional actress and Coach teaches on-camera act- by Cornell graduate composers Louis Chiappetta, Corey the necessary guidance of trained professionals. For Kitchen Theatre, Solo Play Festival, Mother Land by ing. Put your kid in the spotlight and discoverwhat a dif- Keating, and Michael Small, performed by an ensemble more information about SECOND SATURDAY or to sign Michelle Courtney Berry and June 16 by Ryan Hope ference the performing arts can make in the life of your of fourteen professional musicians. 8:00 pm B a r n e s up for the next workshop, call or email Sherry Auble at Hall Auditorium. Info., http://music.cornell.edu. Divorce Financial Strategy, (607) 319-0825,divorcefinan- Travis; 4pm. Info., www.kitchentheatre.org. little star. Info., 310-717-5405 or visit www. actingout- Families Learning Science Together, Thaler Howell [email protected] Lightapalooza! at the Sciencenter, 2 pm. Local high newyork.com. Programming Room, Tompkins County Public Library, Take a Tour of the Museum, Museum of the Earth, school students demonstrate mysterious optical illu- After School Personal Enrichment M-F, Program 2nd Saturday of the month, 2-3PM. Info., (607) 254- 11am, The Museum of the Earth is pleased to offer exhib- sions, miraculously bend light, and make sound waves registrations, open for all school age children. M-F. 8256 or [email protected]. it tours included with admission. The tour is of the visible. Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca. Info., www.sci- Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood RD. Ithaca, (607) 277- Family Storytime, Tompkins County Public Library, Museum’s permanent exhibition hall, A Journey through encenter.org or 607-272-0600. 1047 www.seihijuku.com. 11-11:30 AM, Thaler/Howell. Children of all ages and Time, share the story of the Earth and its life. Info 273- Member Morning, Sciencenter, 10 am – Noon The Ahimsa Yoga Center, DeWitt Mall, Ithaca. A tradition- their caregivers are invited to Family Storytime, Feb. 6623. 1259 Trumansburg Rd. Sciencenter is open special hours, just for members! al yoga center with class levels ranging from Deep through April 25. Tioga Arts Council Folk Arts series of round & From January through June, on every 2nd Sunday, Relaxation through livel IV Asana. Info., 607-280-0190 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous free informa- square dances, The Starlight Ramblers at the Spencer Sciencenter members get the museum to themselves or visit www.ithacayoga.com. tion session, 3:30 to 5p.m., at the Ithaca Recovery Grange from 7 pm to 10 pm Info., www.tiogaartscoun- from 10 am - noon. Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca, Al-Anon, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Meeting Center, 518 W. Seneca Street, Ithaca. For anyone who cil.org. www.sciencenter.org or 607.272.0600. open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. may be suffering from overeating, food obsession, Tot Spot, 9:30-11:30pm, Ithaca Youth Bureau, October Mineral ID Day, Museum of the Earth, 1 - 2pm, includ- Info., 387-5701. undereating, or bulimia. Info., (607) 351-9504 or 21 thru April 30. A stay and play place for children ages ed with Museum Admission. The Finger Lakes Mineral Anna’s Movement Arts, Kids Yoga, Figure Skating, www.foodaddicts.org. 5 mos. - 5 years and their grown-ups. Open M, Tu, Th, Club will be on hand with special equipment and experts and Dance for ages 2 to adult. Information www.anna- Food Scrap Recycling Drop Spots, 9am-12noon, Sa mornings 9:30-11:30 at the IYB gym. 5mos - 12 mos Dryden Highway Department; 10am-1pm, Lansing $2.50/1-5 yrs $4.50. to identify rocks and minerals for Museum visitors. Info., goehner.blog.com. Villiage Office; The free service will allow residents to Trail Blazers, Lime Hollow Nature Center, 3091 www.priweb.org. Auburn Public Theatre, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. expand their recycling options and reduce their trash dis- Gracie Rd., Cortland, 10am-2pm, 2nd Saturday of Mother-Daughter Book Club, 1:30pm, 2nd Sunday of Workshops and shows for all ages. Info., 315-253- posal costs. month. Teens help clearing, roughing trails & building the Month, Tompkins County Public Library, Thaler Howell 6669 or visit www.auburnpublictheater.org. Fossil ID Day, Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg bridges, Grades 6-12 age 11-18. Fee for pizza. Info., Programming Room, The Tompkins County Public Library Birkram's Yoga Classes, Bikram's Yoga is 26 pos- Rd, Route 96 Ithaca, 10am - Noon. 2nd Saturdays. Info., 758-5462. invites all girls in grades 5 through 8 and the special tures with two breathing exercises, 90 minutes in a 273-6623 or www.museumoftheearth.org. Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts concert, women in their lives to join the Library's Mother-Daughter VERY warm room. Classes every day. Info., (607) 269- Genealogy Study Group, 10am, Newfield Public Into the Vortex, with will electronic music by faculty mem- Book Club. In addition to reading and discussing wonder- 9642 or www.bikramyoga.com. Library, Main St., Newfield. ber Bill Gregg at 7:30pm. Tickets ($8) available at Good ful books each month, participants will have the benefit Bright Red Bookshelf Book Drive, The Family Groton Food Providers, 10am–11:30am, 101 To Go in Trumansburg, at the Ithaca Guitar Works, and at of being led by acclaimed children's author. Reading Partnership, located in Ithaca, New York, is a McKinley Ave, Groton, Groton Assembly of God, Joyce the door. Info., 607-387-5939, Moto-Inventions, Sundays, 1–2pm, Invent contraptions coalition of organizations, individuals, schools, libraries Crouch Benevolence Building, 2nd & 4th Saturday, Info., www.tburgconservatory.org. that can move. Tinker with recycled materials and elec- and businesses that is working to create a "culture of lit- (607) 898-5263 ext 615. Ulysses Historical Society Museum, 2-4pm, 39 South tricity to make whirling, moving machines. Materials pro- eracy" by promoting family reading practices in the History Center program, Mother Mallard and How It St., Trumansburg, Genealogical research. Info 387- vided by Cornell Xraise. Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca, community and beyond. If you have gently used books Got That Way, a presentation, Discussion and 6666. www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. to donate please contact: 607-277-8602, Email: Performance by David Borden, 2 - 4pm at The History Valley Folk Music, Sally Rogers & Howie Bursen in Center 401 E. State Street, Suite 100, Ithaca. INfo., Concert, 7:30PM at 144 Cedar Street, First Methodist One Heart Community Drumming Circle, 2 - 4:30 [email protected]. 607.273.8284, www.TheHistoryCenter.net. Church Auditorium, Corning. Tickets, info., www.valley- pm., Foundation of Light, Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca. All Cascades Indoor Waterpark, Open to the public 7 ris DeMent, in concert at the Hangar Theatre, 8 pm. folk.org. drums are provided, Info., www.oneheartcommunity- days a week. from 12noon to close. Call 1-800-955- Info., (607) 277-8283. Varick Winery Pasta Party, 9:30am-6pm, 5102 State drumming.org. 2754 of visit http://cascadesindoorwaterpark.com for Ithaca College music, Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Route 89, Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Romulus. A variety of Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community information or to purchase tickets. Series: Weilerstein Duo, masterclass, 1pm Hockett complimentary pasta dishes made with Varick Winery College, Dryden. 1pm-4pm, Fee, 844-8222. Cass Park Ice Skating, Monday - Friday, 9:30am- Family Recital Hall, Iger Lecture Hall (room 2105). Free, sauces. Cost: $4 to sample six wines. Info., 315-549- “Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked com- 11:30am; 11:45am-2:15pm; 2:30pm-5pm (5:30 on open to the public. 8797 or www.varickwinery.com. munity meal, 3pm, served at the Salvation Army, 150 Fri); Friday & Saturday Evenings, 7 - 10 pm; Saturday & Ithaca Farmer's Market, 9am-3pm, Steamboat War of Independence Re-enactment Weekend at N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No income guidelines. Sunday, 2:30 - 5:15pm. Landing, Ithaca. Info., www.ithacamarket.com. the Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum, Saturday from noon Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8pm, Cortland Memorial Cass Park Pool, 701 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca. Ithaca Fixers Collective, 3-5pm, ReUse Center in the -4pm. The 1st NY McCrackens Company will demon- Nursing Facility, 134 Homer Ave., Basement Conference Public Swim hours will be 12-7 pm on Weekends, 1-7 Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N Triphammer Rd, strate drilling, an encampment area and a firearms dis- Rm B, Info., (631) 804-8237. pm Weekdays, Thurs., June 26th - Fri. Aug. 15th. Info., Ithaca. play. Info., e-mail [email protected] or Popovich Comedy Pet Theater at the State Theatre. A 607-273-1090 or http://www.cityofithaca.org/depart- Jazz Dance Class, 11am, Finger Lakes Fitness Center, call 937-5281. family-oriented blend of unique physical comedy, jug- ments/iyb/cass/pool.cfm. 171 E. State St., Center Ithaca, lower level, Beginners. AA, 9am, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Main Floor, Info., gling, acrobatics and balancing skills of Gregory Cayuga Center for Healthy Living Diabetes Non-members & drop-ins welcome. Info., 256-3532. 387-5701. Karate, 9-10am & 10-11am, Kwon's Champion School, Popovich. Doors open at 5 pm, starts at 6 pm All ages. Education, Learn the skills you need to manage your 123 Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, Tickets available at the State Theatre Box Office at 105 diabetes. On-going classes held at the Cayuga Center children and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., W. State/MLK Jr. St., online at www.stateofithaca.com, for Healthy Living. 5th floor, Island Health Center. For [email protected]. 12 Sunday or call 607-277-8283. information, 607-252-3590. Reach Out to Christ Church Food Pantry, Johnson Cayuga Lake Seido Karate, 17 Ridge Rd., Lansing. Karate for Adults and Children, Emphasizing natural Auburn Public Theater music series presents gui- Rd, Freeville. (4/12, 4/26) 12 - 2pm.. Info., 844-3000 Karate for youth and adults. Schedule and information focus, discipline, personal enrichment and perform- tarists Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb, 7pm. or www.hsctc. at www.cayugaseido.com or call 607-533-6049. ance. Instruction classes for students, as young as, 3.5 Tickets, info., 315-253-6669 or www.auburnpublicthe- years old. Official Seishi Honbu Karate, 15 Catherwood Reading by Zee Zahava, 2 -3 p.m. Tompkins County Climbing Wall "Kaylee's Climb", Daily Beginner ater.org. Road, Ithaca, (607) 277-1047 www.seihijuku.com. Public LibraryEzra Cornell Reading Room. Info contact Climbing Fun, indoor individual / group instruction and Bird Walk, 7:30am, Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca. Come Kitchen Theatre, Solo Play Festival, Mother Land by Liz Hudson, [email protected] or (607)-272-4557 ext parties. Seishi Honbu, World Seishi Karate for a leisurely walk through the Sanctuary to look for Michelle Courtney Berry and June 16 by Ryan Hope 219 at Tompkins County Public Library Foundation. Headquarters, 15 Catherwood Rd. Ithaca, for birds. These 90 minute walks are aimed at beginner bird Travis; 8pm. Info., www.kitc Recovering Couples Anonymous, 7-8pm, Main Floor, Information call: (607)277-1047 or watchers. Legos at the Library, Tompkins County Public Library, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, RCA is a 12-step group for www.seishijuku.com. Bound for Glory, Mustard’s Retreat, 8 - 11p.m., with live 2-3pm Thaler/Howell room. Children are invited to attend couples wanting to restore commitment, communica- Consumer HelpLine, Trained volunteers are available sets at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30. Admission in the live this weekly, free-build Lego program. Legos at the tion & caring in their relationships. Open to all. Info., to help consumers explore their options regarding vari- Library encourages children to use their imaginations or audience at Anabel Taylor is free Info., call Phil Shapiro www.ithacacommunityrecovery.org. ous consumer issues including: New/Used Car Lego books from the TCPL collection to create their own at 607-844-4535, or e-mail [email protected]. Salvation Army free hot meal served at 150 N. Albany Warranties, Credit, Money Management, Home Repairs, Lego art! The Library will provide the Legos, and pieces Cancer Resource Center, Day of Renewal, an annu- St, Ithaca. Sunday 3pm. Home Maintenance, Insurances, Landlord/Tenant Rights created will be displayed at the Library for one week. al retreat for women with cancer, at La Tourelle Resort & Sciencenter Moto-Inventions Invent contraptions that & Responsibilities, Scams/Frauds, Merchandise Lifelong schedule: 9:00 – 12:00 PM Men’s Group new- Spa. Info., contact Sharon 277-0960 or can move. Visit our Reinvention Station to tinker with Selection, Merchandise Complaints, Lead Based Paint comers welcome; 9:00 – 1:00 PM Tax Clinic. [email protected]. recycled materials and electricity to make whirling, mov- Issues, Asbestos, Indoor Air Quality, Working with a Master Class, Ahimsa Yoga Center 11am-1pm, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Goldberg Variations, ing machines to take home! Materials provided by Cornell Contractor, Radon Ventilation. Call 272-2292 weekdays, Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, Information and additional class performed by CCO woodwinds, in the form of duos, trios, schedules at www.ithacayoga.org. Xraise, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Sciencenter, 601 1st St, 10 am to 2pm. and quartets. Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat, a work Morning Story Time 10am. Caroline Community Ithaca, www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. Also on Cornell Cooperative Extention of Tompkins County, performed through music, narration, and dance. 4 PM at Library 2670 Slaterville Rd. Slaterville Springs. Sunday, Member Morning, members-only hours on the 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca. Workshops, Events and First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, 315 N. Cayuga St. www.tcpl.org. second Sunday of the month, 10 am – Noon. Infomation available at http://ccetompkins.org or call Following this concert, the CCO Board will host a recep- Mother Daughter Book Club, Tompkins County Public Skunk Cabbage Classic Half Marathon and 10K 607-272-2292. tion for concertmaster, Linda Case, who is retiring from Library races, Schoellkopf Stadium at Cornell University. Start CSMA Classes, Please visit http://www.csma- the CCO. Tickets available at 800.838.3006, or at the 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Thaler/Howell Girls ages 8 through time is 10am. Pre-register at ithaca.org/ for course descriptions, faculty bios, and to door. Info., www.ccoithaca.org. 12 and the special women in their lives are invited to www.fingerlakesrunners.org 
The cost is register online. Need-based scholarships are available. attend Tompkins County Public Library's monthly Mother Cayuga Nature Center Discovery Sunday, 1pm, $20 until Feb. 1st then it is $30 and on race day the cost Enroll online, in person, by mail, or by phone (607) 272- Daughter Book Club. “The Watsons Go to Birmingham-- Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, is $40. 1474. 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis. Info. http://tcpl.org. 2nd Sunday we offer different themed educational pro- Standing Stone Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Finger Lakes Fitness Center, Center Ithaca, lower Ihentheatre.org. grams for the public. Info., http://www.museu- Vertical Tasting, 1:00 - 2:30 or 3:00 - 4:30 pm; $20 per level, Ithaca. Open 24hrs with a wide range of services Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & moftheearth.org/outreach.php?page=ednaturectr. person. RSVP: 607-582-6051 or email ssvny@standing- including group classes and personal training. Info., Technology MOST) April Sensory Friendly Time 5:30 to Cayuga Trails Club 14-mile strenuous hike, Watkins stonewines.com. 607-256-3532 or visit www.fingerlakesfitness.com. 7:30 p.m. at the MOST, 500 S. Franklin St., Syracuse. Glen area. Meet at 8 a.m., Ithaca EMS parking lot, 722 Tompkins Time Traders Orientation/Meet & Eat Event, Food Resource Schedule, Find a full schedule of Staff turns down the noise, turns off flashing lights, and S. Meadow St. Info., 607-546-7367 or www.cayuga- shuts off the air compressors so people with sensory Studio West, 516 W. MLK Street, Ithaca. Orientation dates and times for food pantries in Tompkins County. trailsclub.org. processing challenges can enjoy the museum. COST: 4:30-5:30pm, Meet and Eat, 5:30-6:30pm. RSVP to The complete list can be found on the Human Services Constance Cook Documentary to be screened at Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Info., contact [email protected]. Info., http://tompkin- Coalition of Tompkins County website at Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), 7pm at Betty Jones at [email protected] or (315) 425-9068 ext. stimetraders.net/join-us/. www.hsctc.org/index.php?page=local-food-resources or Cinemapolis. Info., www.ithaca.edu/fleff. 2143. War of Independence Re-enactment Weekend at call 211. Cornell Cinema, Selma, 4:30 pm, $5.50/all. The Museum of the Earth, A Journey Through Time. Public the Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum, Sunday from noon - Freeskool Classes, Calendars with complete class Imitation Game, 7pm. Info., cinema.cornell.edu, or call tours of the Museum’s permanent exhibition gallery. 2pm. The 1st NY McCrackens Company will demon- descriptions are being distributed throughout Ithaca and 607-255-3522. Mondays at 11:30am, Fridays at 11:30 am, and strate drilling, an encampment area and a firearms dis- are available online at http://ithacafreeskool.word- Saturdays at 11am Museum of the Earth, Fossil ID Day, Cornell Lab of Ornithology documentary screening play. Info., e-mail [email protected] or press.com/class-descriptions. Every Second Saturday of the Month, 10am to Noon. at Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, 4 p.m. at call 937-5281. Volunteer Opportunities in Tompkins County, sign- Bring us your most puzzling finds—from brachiopods to Cinemapolis, 120 E Green St, Ithaca. “The Sagebrush Western Square Dance Classes, Sunday evenings, up for various volunteer opportunities with flexible hours. trilobites and funny looking rocks—and we'll help you Sea” produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s 7-8:30pm, Temple Beth-El social hall (corner of Tioga and Info., Toll-free: 1-877-211-8667, www.211tompkins.org. identify them. Multimedia group. Tiickets, info., available online at cin- Court streets in Ithaca). This activity can be enjoyed by Nature Journaling For Kids At Six Mile Creek - Stream emapolis.org people of all ages. Free for all, Information, Richard Safari with Phil Koons and Jamie Lovett. Did you ever Cornell music: Andrew Zhou, piano. “Dehors la nuit est Rosenfield at 607-257-1638 or wonder what kinds of critters live in our local streams? gouvernée…” features music by Unsuk Chin, Alban Berg, Join us on a Stream Safari to learn about the insects, fish [email protected]. and other organisms that live beneath the water’s sur- Marco Stroppa, Fauré, Messiaen, and Salvatore Sciarrini, Submit Your face. Meet at the parking area of the Mullholland as well as a new work by Michael Small (premiere), 2pm Wildflower Preserve just off Giles Street, 1 - 2:30pm. Barnes Hall Auditorium. Also on Sunday, “They that sow in tears: music and faith in the Thirty Years’ War (1618- 13 Monday Journals will be provided or bring your own. No signup Cayuga Bird Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium 1648).” David Miller, violone, with Matthew Hall, key- Calendar Listing: required. Contact Laurie (272-8491) or Anna (379-0924) at the Lab of Ornithology on Sapsucker Woods Rd. Greg • boards; Zoe Weiss, viols; guests Ryaan Ahmed, theorbo for more information. Budney, Curator of the Lab's Macaulay Library, present- visit tompkinsweekly.com and vocalists Julia Cavallaro, Claire Raphaelson, and Newfield Lioness Breakfast, 7:30-10am, Newfield Fire ing "Their World of Sound: An Exploration of Bird Sounds" Hall. Adults - $5, ages 11-16 $3, ages 10 & under - free. Scott Mello. 8:00 pm Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel. Info., with recordings from the world's largest archive of bird and click on submissions Open Family Swim Tompkins Cortland Community http://music.cornell.edu. sounds. Info., 257-9459, email [email protected] or College, Dryden. 11am-1pm. Fee. 844-8222. Emotions Anonymous Meeting, 7:30-8:30pm, • www.cayugabirdclub.org. “Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked com- Second Floor, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Info., www.itha- deadline for submissions is Cornell Cinema, Our Children, 7pm, free. Info., cine- munity meal, 12noon, served at the Salvation Army, cacommunityrecovery.org. ma.cornell.edu, or call 607-255-3522. 150 N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No income guide- Enfield Chicken BBQ, Enfield Fire Station is located at Wednesday at 1pm Cornell music: Ariana Kim, violin, with pianist Roger lines. 172 Enfield Main Rd. on Route 327 about 1 mile south of Moseley and guest Shane Shanahan, percussionist for • Overeaters Anonymous, 11am-12:15pm - Speaker Route 79. meeting. Ithaca Free Clinic, 521 West Seneca St., Silk Road Ensemble, 8:00 pm Carriage House Café email: [email protected] 11AM until all is gone. Adult meals are $9 Chicken Ithaca. Enter conference room thru parking lot side door. Hayloft. Info., http://music.cornell.edu. Halves $6, The Ladies Auxiliary holds a Bake Sale at each • Contact Beth at 607-280-5721. Dryden Senior Citizens Lunch at the Dryden Fire Hall. fax 607-347-4302 BBQ. Overeaters Anonymous, 12 Steps & 12 Traditions Lunch is served at 12:15 pm with announcements at Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), 4- • Study, 8-9am, Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility, 134 11:45 am. Harry Weldon will talk about the Southworth 5:30pm, 518 West State St., Ithaca, FA is a free 12-Step write: Tompkins Weekly Homer Ave., Basement Conference Room B, Info., (607) Homestead Connection. Please bring your own table recovery program for anyone suffering from 591-7218. service. The meal cost for members is $7, $8 for non- PO Box 6404, Ithaca, NY 14851 14 Tompkins Weekly April 6

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uation with no loss of life. “I hope it ing the SVA more attractive. need a collective approach in the Questions is an extremely rare event where Harrington responded that tax region.” we would use tear gas and the rook breaks are possible for some volun- Shurtleff said billing for servic- Continued from page 1 and other weapons to resolve a teers, and that the state Fire Chiefs es is a panacea, not the answer, not- or for District 7, which covers the standoff, but I do not think it is Association provided a grant for ing that fire departments, by law, Towns of Danby, Caroline and por- appropriate to say that we can free two-year college tuition for vol- can’t bill for services. “You can set tions of the Town of Ithaca. “There never use these tactics. The only unteers and no one signed up. up separate fire department and is nothing good anywhere in this thing that I think law enforcement Tompkins County Department of ambulance services, but that story.There are no winners. I know unquestionably did wrong was to Emergency Response Director Lee requires a full-time manager to that one reaction that people have not communicate well with the Shurtleff said the ambulace service handle the paperwork and docu- in situations like this is to look to Danby Town Supervisor and with issues in Caroline are the same for ment all emergency medical proce- cast blame. I understand that reac- the neighbors. The Sheriff ’s other local communities that now dures, at a cost of about $50,000 per tion, and I feel that need, too, to Department acknowledged this, use Bangs Ambulance for transport year, and you need to contract with some extent. But in this situation, I pledged to do it differently next and fire companies for first a billing company at an additional don’t think looking to cast blame is time, and I accept that response as reponse. cost. Overhead will swallow up all a productive exercise.” sufficient,” he says. Shurtleff, who said he has served revenue from billing,” he said. Klein is grateful to law enforce- as volunteer firefighter and EMT in Harrington said that, even if ment for being willing to deal with Town Groton for 30 years, said problems paid jobs were available for the situations that most of people don’t with volunteer ambulance service ambulance, not many people want coverage there emerged in the 1990s them. One issue is that volunteer want to deal with. “It’s not surpris- Continued from page 1 ing to me that sometimes bad because of fewer volunteers. drivers must be able to reach the results come out of bad situations. not interested—and there are fewer Groton hired a critical care techni- Slaterville ambulance station with- When I look at the events that tran- of them,” she said. cian who also served as a clerk for in five minutes after a call is spired in this situation, I see things One audience member noted the the town, and in the past three received. “Our response time is as that I may have done differently public meeting attracted a small years hired advance life support good as anywhere else. That will than what law enforcement did. But audience, most of whom are personnel to supplement the ambu- change significantly if we go to it really doesn’t matter what Dan involved with the volunteer fire lance service. Bangs,” she said. Klein thinks he might have done department or ambulance service. “The cost rose from $70,000 to Town Supervisor Don Barber said differently. Law enforcement is “We need to educate the communi- $90,000 to $120,000 last year to pro- the town board must have an ambu- there to make those decisions. In ty on the severity of the situation. vide 24/7 coverage. It’s hard to get lance service plan in place before my mind, nothing they did rises to We need to get more people daytime drivers. Groton now has 10 budget talks in the fall. The board the level of something that needs to involved,” she said. EMTs, down from 40 about 20 years will collect more information from be investigated,” he says. Another audience member said ago,” he said. “It’s a countywide the local community and other rural Klein notes that the SWAT team that new volunteer recruitment problem; communities have a hard areas in the county to determine the has been called out 34 times, and and retention efforts are needed in time finding people to staff ambu- costs of ambulance service alterna- that 33 of those incidents resulted the town, suggesting that better lance services, even if those people tives, and what the town receives for in a successful resolution of the sit- treatment of the volunteers and are paid, so many are going to out- those costs. “Time is of the essence some incentives would make join- side contractors for service. We on this,” Barber said. Harmony Massage $20 off initial visit with Kathleen in April Schedule online 24/7 or txt or call www.harmonymassageithaca.com • 607-201-4926 • 313 North Tioga st., Ithaca

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