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Save the date! Join us for the Spring Celebration of Cornell Retirees on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Come enjoy a free breakfast (retirees plus one guest) with prizes/giveaways and wonderful entertainment by Ultrasound, Cornell Vet School's own a capella group! We will welcome special guest lecturer, Dr. Thomas Seeley, as he discusses
The Lives of Bees. The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild.
Event begins at 9:00 am. Registration will open in March.
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Cornell Concert Series Presents
The Cornell Concert Series presents two incredible concerts this March: John Scofield’s Combo 66, and pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton.
Iconic GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist John Scofield teams up with pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Vicente Archer, and drummer Bill Stewart in Combo 66, a new band that builds upon Scofield’s long legacy of masterful improvisation and stylistic diversity. Scofield won consecutive Best Jazz Album GRAMMY Awards for Past Present (2016) and Country For Old Men (2017)– for which he also won Best Instrumental Solo. Now, joined by three formidable artists in their own rights, Scofield’s Combo 66 showcases an intricate interpretation of jazz’s limitless direction. Friday, March 8 at 8pm, Bailey Hall.
Pianists Christina and Michelle Naughton have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “stellar musicianship, technical mastery, and awe-inspiring artistry.” In 2016, the Naughton sisters released their debut record on the Warner Classics label titled “Visions,” featuring the music of Messiaen, Bach, and Adams. The Washington Post glowingly reviewed, “The textures shimmer like pure gold in bright light, dancing in every conceivable rhythm. They have to be heard to be believed.” The Naughtons bring a diverse program of four-hand and two-piano repertoire featuring works by Debussy, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and more. Friday, March 22 at 8pm, Bailey Hall.
Tickets available
online
or by calling 607-255-5144.
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Big Red Auction 19
Bid big and be a winner in this year's
Big Red One-day Online Auction
for the United Way. All proceeds from the auction go towards the Cornell United Way Campaign, which means they go directly to help people in need.
Bidding starts at 12:01 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 8.
Anyone can view auction items but in order to bid, you will need to set up an account. The process is quick and very little information is required.
The Extended Bidding option automatically extends the end time of an item by 3 minutes when it receives a bid during the final 3 minutes. This process repeats until no new bids are received during the final 3 minutes of the item bidding window or the auction has been extended for a maximum of 30 minutes beyond the original end time. When an auction is extended, you will see Extended Bidding messages displayed throughout the auction with a link for easily viewing all of the extended items.
***Come visit often, as items are being added daily.***
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Events at Cornell Botanic Gardens
Garden Walk: Spruce Up Your Conifer Knowledge
Saturday, March 2, 2019, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
124 Comstock Knoll Road, Ithaca, NY
Join horticulturist and conifer expert Phil Syphrit on a walk through parts of our conifer collection to learn the basics of conifer identification and their natural history. The tour will highlight plants native and non-native to the Ithaca area (including yew, metasequoia, concolor fir, larch, and cedar), their unique features, and tips for their care in the home landscape. The walk will last approximately one hour.
Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Fee:
$5-10 suggested donation
Wine & Garden Stories
Saturday, March 9, 2019, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Winter has traditionally been a time for telling stories, in cultures around the world. Join us for this participatory storytelling program and bring your personal garden stories to share around our “virtual” campfire. What was your most meaningful, surprising, or frustrating experience in a garden? What life lessons have you learned from gardening? What plants trigger special memories for you? What garden mischief have you gotten into? We’ll provide the wine and refreshments, you provide the stories! Or, just come to listen.
Fee:
$10; $8 for members.
Pre-registration required. Participants must be 21 or older and prepared to show proof of age if they wish to have wine.
To register and arrange payment, please contact Kevin Moss at 607-254-7430 or
km274@cornell.edu
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Drawing in the Greenhouse: An Introduction to Sketching
Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 1:00to 4:30 pm
Cornell Botanic Gardens' Plant Production Facility
397 Forest Home Drive
This winter enjoy the bright, warm, and plant filled spaces of our greenhouses as you improve your drawing skills with a progressive series of black and white sketching exercises. Tropical plants and other perennials in the greenhouses will serve as your subjects. The final class will involve color sketching in the Liberty Hide Bailey Conservatory on Tower Road. All ability levels, and children 12 and older are welcome. Bring a sketchbook, erasers and a few favorite pencils.
Fee:
$185; $170 for members.
Pre–registration required.
To register and arrange payment, please contact Kevin Moss at 607-254-7430
orkm274@cornell.edu
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Cornell Cinema Presents - Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 7:00 pm
Willard Straight Theatre
Narrated by Jodie Foster,
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
, is a documentary about the first female filmmaker, exploring the heights of fame and financial success she achieved before she was shut out from the very industry she helped create.
Over the span of her career, she wrote, produced or directed 1,000 films, including 150 with synchronized sound during the ‘silent’ era. Her work includes comedies, westerns and dramas, as well as films with groundbreaking subject matter such as child abuse, immigration, Planned Parenthood, and female empowerment. She also etched a place in history by making the earliest known surviving narrative film with an all-black cast.
Admission: $9 general & $7 seniors (62 & up)
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Advances in Alzheimer's Research
March 21, 2019, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
226 Weill Hall
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a novel approach to increase brain blood flow in Alzheimer’s disease mice and showed that this leads to rapid improvements in memory function. These findings point to the important role brain blood flow disruptions play in dementia and may provide new therapeutic opportunities for Alzheimer’s disease patients.
It has been known for decades that blood flow to the brain is reduced by about one-third in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Permanent blood flow reductions this large likely contribute to the memory and cognitive problems associated with Alzheimer’s, but the cause of the blood flow impairment has remained unclear.
Recent studies in Alzheimer’s disease patients have suggested that brain blood flow decreases are one of the earliest detectible symptoms of the disease. If the same mechanisms the Cornell researchers identified in mice also plays a role in the blood flow deficit in humans, then therapies that prevent the adhesion of white blood cells in the brain could potentially improve memory function in humans and may slow the progression of cognitive problems in Alzheimer’s patients.
Join us as the scientists in the Schaffer-Nishimura Lab in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell share their exciting research and create pathways to Alzheimer's therapies.
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Finger Lakes Independence Center Demo Day
March 27, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
140 East Hill Office Building
Teri Reinemann and Amy Jo DeKoeyer will be coming on campus with 10-20 items from The Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC) “Try It Room” and “Loan Closet” programs. They will be sharing and demonstrating the top requested adaptive and assistive equipment that individuals use after surgery, for temporary disabilities, with aging challenges and for permanent disabilities. These programs are for individuals to learn what is available that can aid in daily living tasks and items that can help with vision, hearing and dexterity related needs. They will talk about their use and provide guidance on using equipment for safety, independence, injury prevention and comfort.
What items come to mind? A transport wheelchair, tub transfer bench, leg lift, alarms, grabber, magnifiers, CapTel phone, pocket talker, kitchen aids, and more! Come with questions, ideas and feel free to explore the items. Come and learn about their lending use practices and about FLIC’s programs and services.
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New Cancer Support Group at Cornell
Work/Life and the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes are beginning a monthly support group for members of the Cornell community who have or have had cancer. Meetings will be on the second Wednesday of every month, from Noon – 1:00 in Weill Hall, Room 321.
Faculty, staff, students, and retirees who have been diagnosed with cancer are welcome. It’s an opportunity to meet one another, create a community of support, and learn about the resources available on campus and in Ithaca.
The group will be facilitated by Monica Vakiner, the Cancer Resource Center’s Director of Client Services (
monica@crcfl.net
). Bob Riter, Patient Advocate for the Physical Sciences Oncology Center, is helping with logistics. (
rnr45@cornell.edu
).
Note that this group is not for cancer caregivers. The Cancer Resource Center offers a
caregiver group
on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at its office (612 West State St.). Work/Life also offers a
Caregiver Support and Education Network
that meets monthly on campus.
Additional cancer support groups are available at the Cancer Resource Center and are
listed
here
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Mondays: 2:55 - 4:10 pm
This university-wide seminar provides important views on the critical issue of climate change, drawing from many perspectives and disciplines. Experts from Cornell University and other universities will present an overview of the science of climate change and climate change models, the implications for agriculture, ecosystems, and food systems, and provide important economic, ethical, and policy insights on the issue.
All events are free and open to the public.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Tried and True Tips for a Flourishing Flower Garden
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Designed especially for beginning ornamental gardeners, this
class reveals basic flower gardening lessons gleaned from area master gardeners. In other words, we let you in on what we know now that we wish we had known when we were beginners! Tips from our experienced ornamental gardeners are intended to save you time, expense and labor; prevent you from making easy-to-avoid mistakes; and start you down the path toward making gardening a fun and rewarding pastime filled with beauty.
Topics include:
• Selecting plants right for the garden conditions nature has given you
• Designing pleasing flower beds
• Getting along with creatures
• Saving time and money
• Learning as you go
There will be time at the end of class for questions and discussion.
$10.00 - $20.00/person self-determined sliding scale
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Community Seed Swap
Saturday, March 9, 2019, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
CCE-Tompkins Education Center
615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Calling all seed savers, gardeners, and curious creatives! It’s time for beloved annual CCE Tompkins Community Seed Swap. Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand to answer all your seedy questions. Go home with lots of locally adapted seeds from other local gardeners. Bring your own seed collection and set up a table to share your abundance. Children are welcome! No pre-registration required.
$5 suggested donation.
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Cancer Resource Center - "Family Picnic" - Johnny Dowd CD Release & Family Art Opening
Friday, March 1st, 2019
Art Opening begins at 6pm, Music 7:30-9pm
657 Elmira Rd, Ithaca
Join us as
Johnny Dowd
celebrates the release of his new album "Family Picnic" with both a performance AND an art opening featuring John, his sister Jennifer Edmondson, and niece Jade Dowd Vanderberg.
Johnny, Mike Edmondson, & Kim Sherwood-Caso are pulling out all the stops, and Park Doing is opening the show.
The art pieces will be available for purchase at the Opening by making a donation to the Cancer Resource Center. The show ends on 3/28.
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First Friday Art Night at the Museum – Mark Oros
March 1, 2019, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Museum of the Earth Gift Shop
1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96), Ithaca
Visit the Museum of the Earth's Gift Shop on
First Friday Art Night, March 1, 2019, to see the “Natural and Digital Patterns Photography” exhibit by Mark Oros. Mark creates photo prints on aluminum from photos of natural elements, fossils, and gemstones that have been digitally altered, including photos of gemstones that have been sliced and polished by Mark himself.
Mark will give a presentation at 5:30 pm entitled: "Natural Patterns - The Agate" a discussion on the theory on how the unique patterns within agates were formed. He will display part of his private agate collection along with providing hands-on agate examples during the talk. Attendees will be allowed to select and take home one Brazilian agate from a parcel from Mark’s commercial stock.
Mark will be available to discuss his photography and lapidary work both before and after the talk on agate patterns.
While you are there, take the opportunity to enjoy an evening at the Museum of the Earth. We have extended evening hours—the Museum will be open until 8 pm! Admission to the Museum on Friday Art Nights (from 5 to 8 pm) is only $5.00.
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Cancer Resource Center 5th Annual Movie Night
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm
120 E. Green St., Ithaca
in collaboration with Cinemapolis
.
Free popcorn & T-shirts to the first 25 people through the door!
This year's film is
Erin Brokovich
:
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply.
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Lost Anatomies--an Evening with Paleo-artist John Gurche
Friday, March 8, 2019
Museum of the Earth
1259 Trumansburg Road (Route 96), Ithaca
Doors open at 6:30 with refreshments and art activities, followed by a presentation by the author at 7pm
Come join us for a evening with PRI’s artist-in-residence John Gurche, who will give a presentation on his new book “Lost Anatomies, the Evolution of the Human Form”. Included in the evening will be art activities, refreshments, and a book signing. Copies of the new book will be available for sale.
John Gurche’s latest book, “Lost Anatomies, the Evolution of the Human Form”, is an exploration of the evolution of the human form, and features over 200 drawings and paintings. Each of four taxonomically divided sections is introduced by an anthropologist with expertise with that group. There is a foreword by Meave Leakey.
Gurche’s illustrations have been featured in twelve issues of National Geographic Magazine, including four covers. His work can be seen in the Smithsonian Institution, the American Museum of Natural History, Chicago’s Field Museum and other museums around the world, from the Republic of Georgia to South Africa. His art has appeared on US postage stamps, and he was hired by Stephen Spielberg to create pre-production drawings for the movie Jurassic Park.
Tickets: Members: $12, Non-Members: $18—Advance registration required—no tickets will be available on the day of the event. Click
here for more information.
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Winter Free Day at Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center
March 10, 2019
Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY, 10 am – 5 pm
Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY, 10 am – 4 pm
Now is the perfect time to plan a Sunday visit to the Museum of the Earth and Cayuga Nature Center--on the second Sunday of January, February, and March admission is free!
Our new “Survivors: Up Close with Living Fossils” is now on display at the Museum of the Earh, with live animals and plants interspersed with their distant fossilized ancestors, plus a touch tank where you can touch horseshoe crabs and sea stars. In addition, on March 10
th, the Museum is hosting the annual Finger Lakes Mineral Club’s Open House 1 - 4 pm.
At the Museum of the Earth you can explore the history of our planet--how the first life evolved from the earliest creatures in the sea to the evolution of life into more complex and amazing creatures. Learn about the rise of dinosaurs and mammals, and the shaping of the very landscape of our region by enormous glaciers. Visit Steggy the Stegosaurus and Amelia the Quetzalcoatlus, and marvel at the size of the Hyde Park Mastodon and the Right Whale #2030. Hunt for fossils in our Fossil Lab, and view the beautiful living corals and fish in our Coral Reef exhibit.
The Cayuga Nature Center is alive this winter with exhibits, live animals and programs. There are more than 30 species of live animals — from hawks and foxes to trout and turtles at the Nature Center. You can see favorites Daisy the red fox, Oakley the owl, the squirrels Buddha and MJ, Ace the red-tailed hawk, Jaws the snapping turtle, and Ichabod the turkey vulture, among many others. Outside enjoy miles of trails and our six-story tree house, and inside the Nature Center see the "Cayuga Lake: Past and Present" exhibit with its two 650-gallon aquaria, and the “Layers of Life” exhibit on forest ecology, along with other fascinating and informative displays. During the Winter months, the Nature Center is open from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.
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Cayuga Nature Center’s Maple Fest
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Cayuga Nature Center
1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca
Pancake breakfast, live music, vendors, and education activities for all ages! Come on Sunday the 17th to feast on wonderful pancakes and fixings by Luna. Presentations on Maple sugaring, the Fish of Cayuga Lake, and some of our avian Animal Ambassadors. Breakfast will be served from 9 am-1 pm, activities run from 10 am-2 pm.
Members: $10 adult, $5 Children, Age 3 and under Free, $25 Family (up to 5 people)
Non- Members: $12 adult, $7 Children, Age 3 and Under Free, $35 Family
Click
here for more information.
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Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
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History Center Seeking Ambassadors
The History Center in Tompkins County (THC) and Historic Ithaca (HI) partner for the third time to train Tompkins County Heritage Ambassadors. The Ambassadors support Ithaca Heritage events and the county's broader heritage network.
This six-week training program is a free, fun, and engaging opportunity for interested area residents. It introduces volunteers to Tompkins County's history and rich heritage. Past sessions have focused on the county's people, land, architecture, culture, enterprise, and more.
The next Heritage Ambassador training runs six consecutive Wednesdays, beginning February 27, 2019 and ending April 3, 2019. All meetings are held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at a downtown Ithaca location TBD.
To participate in the Spring 2019 Heritage Ambassadors training, submit the electronic application at
bit.ly/registerHA2019 by Thursday, February 21, 2019.
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Cancer Resource Center
Volunteers are the heart and soul of our agency. They are involved in supporting not only our clients, but the CRC staff too. We greatly appreciate the time and energy they give to our community.
Ride Provider
Volunteers are needed to give occasional rides to medical appointments for clients who don’t have reliable transportation or are too weak to drive. They may also be requested to accompany the client into their doctor’s office to provide support during the appointment.
For people who are looking to volunteer in a meaningful way, but are very limited with their time, an option is to maintain regular correspondence with clients via letters/cards, phone calls or e-mails.
Cancer Resource Center Office
Volunteers staff our reception area during regular business hours. They answer phones, greet visitors, meet with clients, and do projects as needed.
Cancer Support at Cayuga Medical Center
Volunteers are a regular presence in the waiting room of Radiation Medicine and the chemotherapy suite. They greet patients as they arrive for appointments, talk with family members, serve coffee and treats, and sometimes accompany a patient during a consultation with the doctor.
Apply
online or call Sharon Kaplan at 607-277-0960.
Executive Director
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Lifelong's Free Tax Program – Volunteers Needed
Tax Preparers
- Lifelong’s Tax Preparers are a diverse, skilled and fun
group of volunteers who enjoy the challenge and the camaraderie of being
part of the program and of giving back to the community.
Preparers use materials provided by the IRS plus a week- long training
session delivered by experienced volunteers to pass the on-line exam
required by the IRS. Tax clinics are held at Lifelong Thursday/Friday/Saturday from late January until the tax deadline in April. Tax Preparers generally work one to two 4 ½ hour sessions per week.
Tax Greeters
- TCE Greeters are the first point of contact with the
several hundred taxpayers who come to Lifelong for this free and valued
service. They welcome taxpayers at the Thursday/Friday/Saturday clinics,
generally working one 4 ½ hours shift per week. Tax Greeters are also key
to the clinics running smoothly as they respond to on-tax questions from
taxpayers, monitor wait times and insuring taxpayers are matched with the
right volunteer preparer for their particular return. A minor amount of
reading preparation from IRS supplied materials and passing a short
certification exam is required.
Interested?? Please contact Liza Burger or Mary Pat Dolan @ 273-1511
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