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September 17 - 23, 2018 TOMPKINS WEEKLY Locally Owned & Operated TompkinsWeekly.com Vol. 13, No. 30 CAYUGA SOUND FEST RETURNS Photo by Dana Pacifico Are you ready to rock? The X Ambassadors will return again this weekend for year two of their own music festival, Cayuga Sound Festival. The band originated here in Ithaca and wanted to give back to the community that helped turn them into the international sensation that they are now. Above, Casey Harris, left, and his brother Sam Harris, enthrall the audience at the first-ever Cayuga Sound Festival in Stewart Park last year. By Jamie Swinnerton last time. We’re working with a last year’s inaugural Cayuga Sound here. Tompkins Weekly lot of the same companies and Fest was packed with nearly 5,000 “If we can just keep that going organizations that we did last time people, and this year looks to be the and keep on bringing really cool but we’re just sort of trying to expand same, if not more. Getting bands artists to our hometown each year, fter a successful first year, rock each time that we do it. This is the to play at a new event can be tricky. that would be amazing,” Harris said. group the X Ambassadors are second time Without a “That’s really, to me, the end all and returning home once again and, hopefully, proven track be all.” to host the Cayuga Sound Festival it will be the record, artists Among the local performers forA the second year. The local band second of many “We’re just might be hesitant who are new to the festival stage has found national fame and want to times. We’re just to join a new this year is the eclectic group Lady use their platform to give back to the always trying to event, but Harris D and the Shadow Spirits, fronted community that helped create them expand and take always trying said the reaction by Alyssa Duerksen. As a local and to showcase local talent that they it to the next from many of artist, Duerksen has been working love too. This year’s festival will take level.” to expand and the artists they with local promotion company Dan place from Friday, Sept. 21 through The reached out to Smalls Presents (DSP) for a while Saturday, Sept. 22 at Stewart Park lineup, Harris was enthusiasm. and reached out to Smalls to talk and will feature such musical acts as said, is generally take it to the Unfortunately, about growing locally and playing Young The Giant, Matt and Kim, made up of they were not bigger shows. DSP was an integral Sofi Tukker, Talib Kweli, Towkio, and bands that the next level.” able to book as player last year to creating the first Hannah Wicklund and The Steppin X Ambassadors many local acts festival and has been heavily involved Stones. From the local scene, you will are fans of. this year as last year, possibly in part this year with booking local acts. also find taking the stage KNEW, “It’s really amazing to me that due to the number of other events After sitting down to talk about No Comply, and Lady D and the now we’re in a position in our career happening around the same time. working in the local music scene Shadow Spirits. where we can just reach out to these The idea behind the festival, from two different angles, Smalls “We’ve got a whole different artists and they’ll actually take us Harris said, was to bring music that invited Duerksen to play the Cayuga lineup now,” said X Ambassador’s seriously,” Harris said. “I feel very, the band liked to their hometown of Sound Festival. keyboardist Casey Harris. “Hopefully very lucky.” Ithaca, showcasing artists they would Continued on page 4 more people and even bigger than Being a relatively new festival, have liked to see as kids growing up ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Safe Spot program comes to Trumansburg...............................page 3 The Cherry Art Space turns one.............................................page 7 Dryden welcomes Reverend Virgina Coakley................................page 5 Electronic waste - a growing challenge..................................page 12 A fourth generation farmer........................................................page 6 There’s no place like a home away from home.......................page 20 New Non-Stop Service from Ithaca, NY to Washington, D.C. on United Airlines Starting October 2018. ITH–IAD Book now on FlyDulles.com/ITH 2 TOMPKINS WEEKLY September 17 - 23, 2018 Trumansburg Sponsored by Safe Spot program comes to Trumansburg s the conversations around senior housing developments within imagine what types of scenarios assistance when in a time of need. youth and mental health, Village limits, as well as just a high business owners and their employees Perhaps the most notable location bullying, drug abuse, and overall amount of foot traffic in will face, and it is important to would be the Byrne Dairy, which is sexualA abuse escalate, it is realized our walkable community – to have organizers to ensure participants are Trumansburg’s only business open there may be a need for a place for designated areas for people to go if prepared to help in various scenarios 24-hours a day. Once the program youth to go when school isn’t in they are ever feeling unsafe or in need which could range from a child launches, as soon as Sept. 24, the session, and they need assistance with of some help while out in public.” simply needing a glass of water and a Trumansburg Area Chamber of problems at home, bullying, or other In a presentation presented to the break to someone being in immediate Commerce will take on the task forms of abuse. Or, if they are hot village board, it is stated that “By danger and needing to call 911. It is of recruiting other local businesses and tired and feeling overwhelmed clearly marking important to note that along Main Street and beyond. and just need to sit for a bit. The and marketing business owners and This is another smart reasons why someone might need specific locations, their employees are not collaboration project in Trumansburg, help could be numerous. a person will feel expected or encouraged specifically between Village officials encouraged and to be counselors to and law enforcement, the school Trumansburg comfortable to those utilizing the Safe district, and the Trumansburg Area Connection step inside to find Spot. They are simply Chamber of Commerce and local By Elaine Springer needed support. there to be calm and businesses. According to the National The Village is assisting those in need. Safe Place website, these programs proud that our It is also important benefit communities because, “Youth community to note that the Safe can access help before their situation While Safe Spot/Place programs generally feels Spots are not child becomes a crisis, Safe Place provides have existed regionally and across safe and secure, Photo provided drop off centers, opportunities for unique partnerships the United States for some time, but we also Residents of the Village may soon see and are not for and collaborations between especially in larger municipalities, recognize there graphics like this one in the windows youth alone. businesses and social service entities locally the only known Safe Spot are unfortunate of local businesses, offering a space to Anyone in need of (it casts) a broad safety net for youth, program is in Candor. Until situations that rest or find help. assistance should provides a way for children and teens now. Soon Trumansburg will be can arise and to utilize the Safe to access help when and where they implementing a Safe Spot program. date, there have Spot program. At need it and sends a powerful message This is a pared down and simplified not been any officially recognized this point, local businesses that have that young people are valued.” version of the National Safe Place locations of comfort for those feeling agreed to participate include Atlas To learn more about the National program, which has been running trapped in a vulnerable position.” Bowl, Gimme! Coffee, Good to Safe Place visit their website, since 1983 and began in a YMCA So, the question becomes, ‘how Go! Trumansburg Market, Synergy nationalsafeplace.org. To see the teen shelter in Louisville, KY. does this work?’ Hannon explained, Physical Therapy, and the Village slideshow about the Trumansburg Although Trumansburg is “Businesses will be presented with a office. It is the hope that other local Safe Spot program, visit the Village generally considered relatively sign for their storefront and a sheet businesses will participate, which website, trumansburg-ny.gov. issue free, new Mayor Rordan Hart of standard operating procedures, would theoretically increase any one presented the Safe Spot idea to including how to approach someone person’s comfort level in seeking Village Trustee Keith Hannon, who who has entered the store to utilize has spearheaded the research and the safe spot, who to call for help, implementation of the program. Hart and how to be of comfort while says, “I asked Keith to spearhead the the person awaits the arrival of You have a busy week, initiative and loop in the Chamber authorities.” but there's always time in the effort. The idea originally Gathering the information came to me last spring courtesy for standard operating procedures for lunch & dinner at Joe's! of Tammy Morse, who sent me a for contacting the authorities or picture of a sign in Candor where other appropriate organization for they have put the program in place. assistance has perhaps been the I thought it was a good idea – biggest challenge in setting up the particularly with a school and two Safe Spot program.