ICN Newsletter Archive

In this issue:

• Not Officially News
• ICN News
• Ithaca Labor News
• Ithaca Sustainability
• Ithaca War and Peace Report
• Featured Events
• Calls for Submissions/Announcements
• Classes, Lectures, Support Groups
• Your Letters

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NOT OFFICIALLY NEWS
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If you missed the CBS Evening News coverage of the "Sundae Wars" you can read the transcript and watch the video here.

Perhaps the real question for Ithaca is, who invented the vegan sundae?

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ICN NEWS
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Ithaca Community News awarded grant from Ithaca HOURS:

On August 22, ICN was awarded a grant of 50 Ithaca HOURS (equivalent to $500). Most of the grant will go toward web design work, and eventually spread throughout the community.

Ithaca HOURS offers grants to local, non-profit businesses, and loans to local businesses at the amazing interest rate of 0%. To find out more, go to: http://www.ithacahours.org/loansgrants.php

To see who takes Ithaca HOURS, go to: http://www.ithacahours.org/directory.php

Support local currency! 

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What's new on the ICN web site:

ABC Cafe Creates Exquisite Local Food Menu:
http://ithacanews.org/news.htm?newsID=121

Profile of a Farmer: Sara Brown:
http://ithacanews.org/profiles.htm?newsID=122

Last Poll:
IF TCAT provided buses from Ithaca to T-Burg in the evenings, would you ride? Total votes: 28
-Every week 3 votes. (10.71%)
-More than once a month 4 votes. (14.29%)
-A few times a year 8 votes. (28.57%)
-During Grassroots 6 votes. (21.43%)
-Never 7 votes. (25.00%)

New Poll: How do you primarily get around town?
-Walk
-Bicycle
-Skateboard
-TCAT
-Car, Van or Truck
-Veggie Car
-Hybrid vehicle

Cast your vote at http://www.ithacanews.org

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THANKS TO THE DONORS WHO HAVE DONATED IN THE PAST. Ithaca Community News accepts donations in cash or Ithaca HOURS. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 874, Ithaca, NY. 14851. Donations are tax deductible if made out to Social Ventures, INC. Donations can also be made from home page, via PayPal. http://www.ithacanews.org.

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ITHACA LABOR NEWS
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Annual Labor Day Picnic Monday, September 4, 11:00 am-3:00 pm at Stewart Park, Ithaca. For twenty-two years this Labor Day event has brought hundreds of workers, their families, and community members together for a day of fun and celebration in recognition of the sacrifices and contributions working people make to our communities every single day.

The public is invited and each family is asked to bring a dish to pass to complement the free meat and veggie burgers, hot dogs, beverages, and ice cream. For the kids there’ll be a visit by a fire truck courtesy of the Ithaca union firefighters IAFF Local 737, and everyone can enjoy listening to labor songs performed by local folksingers Colleen Kattau, Tom Sieling and John Simon.

More info: Kris Finley or Carl Feuer at UAW Local 2300, 272-4108 or Dave Marsh at Laborers 589, 272-3122.

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Survey on low-income housing in Ithaca for single people. EMAIL ADDRESS IS PREVIOUS EDITION WAS WRONG. LaBerta McGruder sits on the Board of the Ithaca Community Housing, Inc. and is looking for answers to the following questions from single people in need of housing: 

"As a single man or woman do you feel there is enough affordable housing that target this group? Would you like to see low-income housing build for this group of renters? Please reply with a yes or no and give a short statement why and how this affect you as a renter in the city of Ithaca to msbird4@juno.com.

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News from Chronicle Online

Black Enterprise names Cornell one of nation's best colleges for African-Americans:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug06/black.enterprise.ssl.html

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ITHACA SUSTAINABILITY
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Green Guerrillas "Blockumentary" Media Project Screening Event, September 8, Ithaca Commons Amphitheater, 8:00 pm (Rain location Henry Saint John building corner of Geneva and ClintonStreets). The “Green Guerrillas” are local young people who knew relatively nothing about digital media, green building, organic food, or renewable energy at the start of the summer. Through twenty hours per week of hands-on instruction, the Green Guerrillas learned how to use computer and video technology to build entreprenurial job skills, create a "Blockumentary" about important local issues, convert a diesel engine to run on vegetable oil, and make a music video for a local hip hop group. The Blockumentary features local applications of green building and renewable energy technologies, and also adds another perspective to th local efforts to re-name State Street after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All ages, FREE. More info: Southern Tier Advocacy & Mitigation Project, Incorporated (S.T.A.M.P.), 607-277-2121, Email: info@stamp-cny.org, http://www.guerrilla-griots.org.

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The Ultimate in climate misinformation, from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, an organization funded by ExxonMobil, Amoco, Texaco, the American Petroleum Institute, and other folks who have been telling us that global warming doesn't exist. In May, they released two 60-second television spots, which were aired in fourteen cities just before 'An Inconvenient Truth' came out. These ads tell us that carbon dioxide is just "life." While watching happy families pile into their cars, you get the warm, fuzzy feeling that everything is just goingto be all right. "They call it pollution," the narrator says. "We call it life."

View the ads here: http://www.cei.org/pages/co2.cfm

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Sustainable Saturday at Museum of the Earth, September 2, 11:00am-12:00pm. Reduce, reuse and recycle in creative and crafty ways! This week is Cereal Box Magazine holder. Included with admission to the museum. More info: Sarah Degen, 273-6623 ext. 11, degen@museumoftheearth.org, http://www.museumoftheearth.org

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Sustainable Tompkins Monthly meeting September 14, 6:00-8:30 pm, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave. This month's discussion will center around sustainable transporation. Come to hear about local efforts to support sustainable transportation with a panel of your neighbors, government officials, innovators and entrepreneurs. There will be opportunities to connect one-on-one and in small groups with organized initiatives and get inspired with do-it-yourself ideas for all kinds of local and regional mobility. The Cayuga Waterfront Trail, TCAT, Curb Your Car Coalition, Ithaca Car Share, Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles, Cornell Transportation, and others will be there to facilitate discussion and contribute to identifying possible and existing solutions to local issues.

Sustainable Tompkins gatherings are a place for local citizens to network and learn about each others interests and involvements in the sustainability movement. The meeting will begin with a potluck dinner -including many locally grown and produced foods. More info: Elan Shapiro, elansla@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us, 275-0249, http://www.sustainabletompkins.org

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Ecovillage Experience Weekends: An Immersion in Sustainable Community Living, September 8-10. Come experience a more richly connected way of life in a world-renowned ecovillage and co-housing community in Ithaca. Enjoy a balance of nature connection, personal renewal and hands-on learning while:

• harvesting organic veggies at onsite farm
• helping with green building projects
• exploring ecological lifestyle changes
• becoming a learning community with fellow participants

More info: ecovillage@cornell.edu, 256-0000, 272-5149, http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/EcoVillagePrograms/weekends.htm

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ITHACA WAR AND PEACE REPORT
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The Perry City Friends (Quakers) invite you to a "peace potluck" September 2, at the Perry City Meeting House on Route 227 in Perry City. Dish to pass at 5:30; discussion at 7:00. This month they will examine economic justice. First they'll watch the video "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and then learn about local efforts toward a living wage. More info: 607-387-9046.

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Race Liberation Alliance meets weekly, 803 S. Plain St. 6:00 pm. Every Tuesday evening, dinner provided, come learn about racism in our community and take action for change. More info: Jhakeem, 342-5323, or Elizabeth 280-1960.

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NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION: An Introductory ten-week course with Becca Harber. Wednesdays September 6-Nov. 15, 7:00-9:30 pm, GreenStar Coop Warehouse Meeting Room, corner of Fulton and Buffalo St. First class free with donations welcome. Sliding scale of $72-108. To register, call 273-9392. More info: Becca, 272-4034.

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Two Non Violent Communication workshops September 16 and 17. CRESP is hosting these workshops, which are open to the public for a suggested donation of $30/day. The Saturday workshop is an introduction to NVC, for newcomers to the process. The Sunday workshop is for those wishing to deepen their NVC skills. Non-violent communication is a way of communicating without criticism and blame. It is a process that fosters honesty, mutual respect and productive exchanges. From these workshops you will build skills to handle conflict, emotional intensity, and tension effectively. You will learn to speak your own truth in such a way that creates collaboration rather than polarization. You will learn to listen to others in such a way that leaves them feeling heard. Workshop leader, Duke Duchscherer, is a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication who has spent seven years intensively learning, living and teaching the life-connected process that is NVC. His experience teaching NVC ranges from traveling with Marshall Rosenberg in Hungary & Croatia, teaching NVC in war-torn Sri Lanka & Nigeria, to deep personal work to develop a more gentle and kind relationship with himself. Sign up for one or both of these valuable workshops by contacting Anke Wessels of CRESP, akw7@cornell.edu, or 255-5027. Space is limited. More info on NVC: http://www.cnvc.org.

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News from Chronicle Online

Cornell faculty to reflect on 9/11 terror attacks at commemorative forum:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug06/9-11_panel.html

Cornell bars investments with oil companies operating in Sudan in response to Darfur genocide:
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug06/Sudan.announcement.html

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News from Women's eNews:

In this week's Cheers and Jeers column, military recruiters are rapped for assault and sexual harassment:
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2865

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From Harper's Magazine, an interview with ex-CIA chief Michael Sheuer on national security: http://harpers.org/sb-seven-michael-scheuer-1156277744.html

Sheuer says "In the long run, we're not safer because we're still operating on the assumption that we're hated because of our freedoms, when in fact we're hated because of our actions in the Islamic world."

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FEATURED EVENTS
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Art Show: Members' Exhibition August 30-October 1, State of the Art Gallery, 120 W. State Street in downtown Ithaca. Open Wed-Sun. Members' Exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, collage, assemblage, sculpture. Reception, Sept. 1, 5:00-8:00 pm with refreshments and music by AJ Strauss. Free. More info: Diane Newton, 277-1626, dianewton899@aol.com, http://www.soag.org

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New Orleans residents speak at anniversary panel to launch Cornell's Katrina Relief Fund, Aug. 31
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug06/Katrina.anniv.fac.html

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Music at ABC Cafe, 308 Stewart Ave: August 31 Open Jazz Nite w/Neal Massa Trio 9:30 pm; Sept 2 Lizzy 10:00 pm; Sept 5 Open Mic 9:30 pm. More info: 277-4770.

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Opening Reception for Early Fall Exhibitions at the Johnson Museum of Art August 31, 5:00-7:00 pm. "Dangerous Waters: Three Solo Shows" by Don Doe, Dylan Graham and Sally Smart Robyn O'Neil and "Innovations/Imagination: Fifty Years of Polaroid Photography." Live music, wine bar, refreshments, and more. A shuttle bus from Cornell's A lot will run from 3:30-7:15 p.m. More info: http://www.museum.cornell.edu

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The fourth annual "Out of the Closet and onto the Screen" film series will begin at Ithaca College August 31, with a showing of "Gay Pioneers." The film chronicles the first gay civil rights demonstrations held in major East Coast cities in the late 1960s. The screening will begin at 7:30 pm in Textor 101. Sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services, the film series this year will focus on the theme of heroes and history of the LGBT movement. Because the history of LGBT people and movements is rarely taught, it is difficult for people--LBGT and non-LGBT alike--to learn about these fascinating yet sometimes lost stories. This year’s series will seek to fill in those gaps. The series will present a total of six films during the fall semester. Additional screenings will take place during the spring. All are free and open to the public.

Next film in the series, "Key West, City of Colors," September 7, 7:00 pm, Textor 103. Key West becomes the inspiration for the 25th anniversary of the original Rainbow Flag, a metaphor for the community and diversity. The 8,000-square-foot flag created for this event weighs 3 tons. More info on the series: Lis Maurer, LGBT center coordinator, 274-7394 or lmaurer@ithaca.edu.

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Free Music at Felicia's Atomic Lounge, 508 West State Street, Ithaca. Steve Selin, Richie Stearns and friends September 1, 5:30-8:30pm, old timey folk; Steph Taylor and Justin Levinson, September 3, 7:00 pm, http://www.stephtaylor.com, http://www.justinlevinson.com, folk rock; Oona Grady de Flaun and Marie De Mott Grady, September 8, 6:00-8:00 pm, Irish tunes; Adrianne with Dawn Thomas and Camille Bloom, September 10, 6:00 pm & 8:00 pm, two shows, acoustic rock, http://www.camillebloom.com, http://www.myspace.com/dawnthomas. More info on any of the events: 273-2219, http://www.atomicloungeithaca.com

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UPSTAIRS GALLERY opening show for the fall season: ITHACA ARTISTS INVITATIONAL 2006: Recent Work. September - October 14. Opening reception Friday, September 8, 5:00-8:00pm as part of Gallery Night of Ithaca. Annual exhibit of painting, prints, photgraphs and sculpture in a wide range of styles by some of Ithaca's finest artists. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am-3:00pm. DeWitt Office Complex, 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca.

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Dee Specker & Swingsation to perform at swing dance September 9, Memorial Room at Willard Straight Hall on the Cornell Campus, 8:30 pm-midnight. Hosted by Ithaca Swing Dance Network and Cornell Swing Dance Club. Known for her “velvety voice,” Dee Specker is joined by some of the area’s best musicians. This group is a favorite of the Upstate swing scene. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. There is an introductory swing lesson at 7:30 as part of admission. More info: 277-4513.

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WVBR's Bound for Glory presents Rod MacDonald, September 3, The Cafe at Anabel Taylor (aka The Cul-de-Snac), 8:00-11:00 pm. Rod MacDonald is a songwriter and social commentator with a wry sense of humor, powerful imagery, and more than the usual allocation of Magic. Free, live radio concert at Cornell, 3 sets: 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30. Directions: The Cafe at Anabel Taylor (aka the Cul-de-Snac) is on the main floor of Anabel Taylor Hall on the Cornell Campus. Free parking is available in the rear. You can also listen to the show on WVBR 93.5 FM or online at http://wvbr.com. All ages welcome. FREE. More info: Phil Shapiro, 607-844-4535, pds10@cornell.edu, http://wvbr.com/bfg.html.

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WVBR's Bound for Glory presents Joe Hickerson, September 10, The Cafe at Anabel Taylor (aka The Cul-de-Snac), 8:00-11:00 pm. Joe Hickerson, head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress, is the fellow who found great old songs and made them available for others to sing. See previous listing for directions and info.

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Community Ritual: Nourishing the Soul, September 10, Foundation of Light, 4:00-6:00pm. The Ritual, facilitated by Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D., author of Aphrodites Daugher, followed by a Dance party with Jalamyst from 6:30-9:00. Directions: From Ellis Hollow Road (near East Hill Plaza) take a right on Turkey Hill Road. Foundation of Light is the third building on the right. $10 for ritual, $18 for ritual and dance party. More info: Tammy Baker, 273-8785, info@instituteforcirclework.org, http://www.instituteforcirclework.org

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Jim Trelease, author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook" to speak on Raising Children Who Love to Read. September 11, 7:30pm, Kulp Auditorium, Ithaca High School, 1401 S. Cayuga St, Ithaca. Free. Childcare is provided (Call 277-8602 to reserve childcare spot). Books for sale before, author signing after.

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Community Cinema, September 15, Henry St. John Building - Suite 103, Clinton & Geneva Streets downtown Ithaca, 7:00 pm. Description: S.T.A.M.P.'s Guerrilla Griots Human Rights Media Arts Center presents...COMMUNITY CINEMA, a free, monthly film series which creates accessible opportunities for civic engagement and public education around important social issues. COMMUNITY CINEMA takes place every third Friday, and community discussions with organic refreshments follow each screening. Please join us for this month's feature film, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET by Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan. This documentary explores the drama and complexities behind producing international versions of the world’s most popular children’s television program. Created in cooperation with the show itself, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET illustrates how social impact can come from the most seemingly unlikely sources, including a team of Muppets. The screenings are handicapped-accessible.  All are welcome! More info: Southern Tier Advocacy & Mitigation Project, Incorporated (S.T.A.M.P.), 607-277-2121, info@stamp-cny.org, http://www.guerrilla-griots.org.

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Gospel Block Party, September 16, First Baptized Church, 412 First Street, Ithaca, 2:00-7:00 pm. Come enjoy soul food, children's activities, and music from Thousands of One, Miracle Boys (from Elmira), the Niagara Sisters (from Buffalo), Bootsy Collins, Elliott Martin, Kevin Kinsella, and Trevor McDonald. The event is in support of breaking down racial walls and celebrating life. Also participating will be the People's Garden Project and GreenStar.

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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Critical Blood Shortage Continues. The American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region recently reported that a critical blood shortage continues, both locally and nationwide. All blood types are needed, and locally, there is less than a two-day supply of types O Positive, O Negative and A Negative. The New York-Penn Region is greatly concerned about this shortage as there is no area to pull in supplies from because of a nationwide blood shortage. To view this month's blood drives in Tompkins County: http://www.tompkins-redcross.org/fset_blood.htm

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Bookery II Kid's Art Contest Deadline is Sept. 30! Bookery II, 215 N. Cayuga St. The Bookery II is looking for children’s art about kids, books, and reading to use for their Sunday children’s reading series, Bookery II Reads to You. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For more information call Bookery II, 273-5055 or bookeryevents@yahoo.com. The contest is open to anyone under 18 years old.

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CLASSES, LECTURES, SUPPORT GROUPS
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Fossil Friday at Museum of the Earth, September 8, 3:30pm-4:30pm. Explore the history of life through fossils, artwork, videos and other activities. Especially appropriate for children ages 7-11. Included with admission to the museum. More info: Sarah Degen, 273-6623 ext. 11, degen@museumoftheearth.org,
http://www.museumoftheearth.org.

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Fabulous Fungus at the Ellis Hollow Nature Preserve, September 9, 10:00 am. Join the Finger Lakes Land Trust and mycologist Kathie Hodge to learn about fungus and mushroom identification. Bring a hand lens and a mushroom field guide if you have them. Group size limited to 20, please pre-register. Directions: From Ithaca, follow Ellis Hollow Rd. 2.5 miles past East Hill Shopping Plaza. Turn left on Genung Rd, then right on Ellis Hollow Creek Rd. Preserve entrance is located just past intersection. Any and all ages, FREE. More info: Emily Eisman, 607-275-9487, emily@fllt.org, http://www.fllt.org.

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IM School of Healing Arts Sept 8-10, Nature's Song Retreat Center, Friday 7:00-10:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am-6:00 pm. This experimental workshop introduces our certified program which promotes self growth and healing focused on the psychological issues and physical patterns that limit one's personal or professional life. The workshop includes breath and movement exercises, hands-on healing, intro to character analysis, and guided meditations. The Friday night healing session can be attended without attending the full workshop. Please call to register and for directions. Admission: $25 for Friday night only, $300 for entire weekend program. More info: Diane or Leigh, 607-351-5917.

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CUSLAR Spanish and Portuguese Classes to begin September 11. The Committee on US-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) offers Spanish and Portuguese Classes for the Cornell and Ithaca community on the Cornell campus. Beginning to Advanced levels of proficiency offered. Classes are taught by native speakers and are geared toward conversational fluency. Contact CUSLAR for more information or to register, cuslar@cornell.edu, 607-255-7293. Class fee: $350/semester

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Free money management workshop, MAKING ENDS MEET, September 12, 6:30-8:30 pm and September 26, 10:00 am-Noon, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca. Attendees will explore numerous strategies, techniques, and tools for managing and maximizing their resources. Information will also be provided about the One-on-One Program available to households who would like individualized instruction. The workshop is free and open to the public. There will be refreshments and door prizes, plus all attendees will be given a money management tool kit. Advanced registration is required and the class is free. Class size is limited. Call 272-2292 to register.

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Bereaved Parents Support Group, September 12, 5:30-7:00 pm, Hospicare on East King Road in Ithaca. This is a peer-run group serving parents or grandparents who have lost a child or grandchild. More info: Carlo Troise, 255-9470.

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Save Energy Save Dollars workshop September 13, 6:30-8:30 pm. Save Energy Save Dollars is a free 2-hour workshop in which low-cost and no-cost strategies for reducing energy usage are shared. We also offer information on tax credits and financial assistance for energy improvements. Each participating household will receive a kit of energy-saving items (worth $30) to take home. Workshops are held at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. Free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Call 272-2292 to register.

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Teens Write! A Creative Writing Workshop led by Irene Zahava, September 13-November 1, 4:00-5:30 pm. Workshop for ages 11–17 will meet every Wednesday at the Tompkins County Public Library in the Thaler/Howell Program Room. The free workshops provide a safe and supportive atmosphere for creative writing and group sharing. Registration is required. More info or to register: Irene Zahava, 273-4675, zee@twcny.rr.com.

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A Women's Retreat, September 14-17, Light on the Hill Retreat Center. A retreat facilitated by Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D. A time for slowing down, listening, balancing our bodies through breath, movement, sound and touch. Please visit website for a full description of the retreat http://www.jalajabonheim.com.

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Elements of Magic, classes held Tuesdays, 9/26-10/31 in a private home 12 miles South of Ithaca, 6:30-9:30 pm. In this class we explore the practice of Magic, Witchcraft, and Goddess spirit by working with the Elements of Magic: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. With these elements, we will explore ritual, creating magical space, working with energy, visualization, trance, song, spellcraft and more. Elements of Magic is for both the new seeker just exploring magic, and experienced practitioners who want to deepen their work. Sliding scale $120-$60. More info: Elizabeth, 607-272-9084,
info@ithacareclaiming.org, http://www.ithacareclaiming.org/events.html.

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YOUR LETTERS
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On New York's Marriage Laws and my "Weditorial":

Thank you Elizabeth for you kindly remarks. Please note that the Ithaca Fifty, who are all still engaged, in every sense of the word, will be holding a rally on the Commons on Friday, September 8. All supporters are welcome.

--Thanks, Mary L. White