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June 18 - 24, 2018 TOMPKINS WEEKLY Locally Owned & Operated TompkinsWeekly.com Vol. 13, No. 17 RUNNING HOME Photo by Jamie Swinnerton Joey Steinhagen, artistic director for the local children's community theater company Running To Places, announces to his students and the community that the rov- ing company will be making themselves at home in the Shops at Ithaca Mall. By Jamie Swinnerton theaters in the Shops at Ithaca Mall, in, has been on RTP’s radar for about The mall location comes with Tompkins Weekly currently being used to store the two years. Back when RTP was a number of benefits including lots mall’s holiday decorations. going to put on The Little Mermaid of parking and plenty of shops and fter 11 seasons without “I always imagined that with about 50 middle school-aged food vendors for parents to visit a home base, performing we would be homeless forever,” children, Steinhagen kept looking while their kids are practicing. By wherever there was space said RTP’s artistic director Joey for a space to host the show, up until taking over what used to be four to be found, the local children’s Steinhagen at the June 9 unveiling about three weeks before opening movie theaters worth of space, RTP A event. “It’s been getting to the point night. Just in time, the former has a foundation to build its dream community theater company Running To Places is finally settling where every time we have to move to Sears location was identified as a theater without having to start from down. Since the company started a new place it takes a toll.” performance space and a stage was scratch. The area is already equipped it has performed across the county The company’s goal, built, but it wasn’t permanent. with bathrooms, “they need some in school auditoriums, as well as at Steinhagen said, is to constantly “While we were there we sort love, but they exist’” Steinhagen told professional places like the Kitchen focus, and re-focus, on the kids of of did proof-of-concept that the the crowd at the unveiling event. Just Theatre. Each time moving in the RTP. Finding a permanent home mall, in general, is a great place,” said one less thing RTP doesn’t have to set, packed up tight in a van, and eliminates a lot of the time and work Steinhagen. “We became aware of pay to install. What used to be the setting it up just days before the it takes just to put on each show. the fact that this space is here. We projection booth running the span performance, just to dismantle and That’s time and energy that can now couldn’t do anything about it at the of all the theaters will be turned into pack it back up almost as soon as the be reinvested in all of the kids that time.” the orchestra booth. On either side last curtain hit the stage. participate and have found a home in But ever since that first of the stage will be much-coveted The days of vagabonding are the free, local theater company. encounter RTP has been in talks wing space, dressing rooms, office The space in the mall, which with the mall about eventually over. Now, Running to Places (RTP) Continued on page 4 is running home to take over what was once a movie theater before the making it the company’s permanent used to be several of the old movie current Regal Cinema theater moved home. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Youth Farm Project brings healthy food to Ithaca....................page 3 Danby to host Civil War event..................................................page 7 Q & A with Eddie Sundquist...........................................................page 5 Night of Champions award winners...............................pages 8 and 9 Covert Mom......................................................................................page 6 Lansing runs to finish what he started....................................page 10 Changing Lives Through Total Hip Replacement “My total hip replacement surgery by Dr. Blake went remarkably well. I am excited about my recovery and being able to raise and train my bird dogs.” Rodger Linton, Ringo, and Hondo Enfield, New York Cayuga Center for Orthopedics Our region’s largest provider of comprehensive orthopedic care Your complete Dr. Blake is accepting new patients ITHACA one stop shop at the Ithaca location. 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A core part of the program is the Summer Program, which brings youth together from diverse social and economic backgrounds. Opportunities abound for kids Photos provided to learn all aspects of farm work, Above: Kids have fun on the farm, learning to grow and prepare their own food. Below: Part of the experience of the Youth Farm from planting seeds to selling Collective is selling the fruits and vegetables the kids have grown from the mobile market. the healthy produce at the YFP’s Mobile Market, which is managed the chickens and baby lambs that are oats and peas. The food will go to the veggie snack to nearly 1,600 Ithaca by the students in the program. The on the farm! For more information Ithaca City School District through Elementary School students on administrators of the program believe on participating in the Summer the Fresh Snack Program, and the a weekly basis. The snacks are as that working together in the hot Program please contact Katie Church Harvest Box Program through the local and organic as possible. This sun, learning to cook what is grown, at [email protected]. farm’s Mobile Market stand. Continued on page 11 eating together and sharing the Currently entering its ninth The Fresh Snack Program harvest with those who need it, have growing season, 3 to 4 acres of land serves a free, whole-food fruit and all contributed to the strength of the will be used to grow vegetable crops program. An added bonus for the and the other 6 to7 acres will harvest young members would certainly be cover crops such as red clover, rye, or 7183 Main Street, Ovid Fabulous-But-Frugal.com Looking good doesn’t always have to be expensive Fencing & Supply Samuel Zook • Equine • Livestock • Poultry • Custom Post Pounding • Pastures and Paddocks • Post Pounder For Rent 7694 Rock River Road Interlaken, NY 14847 (607) 342-1102 Try Before You Buy on our Test Pond! 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