Tonight, July 3, 2009 will be one of the biggest arts nights of the year in downtown Ithaca, with the kick off of the 2009 Art in the Heart of the City Program, First Fridays Gallery Night, and the kick-off of the To-Let Art Program.
All three events are free and open to the public. The To-Let Art Program begins at 4:00 p.m. at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Ithaca Commons, while eight participating galleries will host open houses from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and the 2009 Art in the Heart of the City kick-off reception and tour will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Amphitheater, with several of the artists scheduled to attend.
The regional premiere of David Mamet’s November performs July 8 through 18 at the Hangar Theatre. An unpopular president up for re-election, Charles Smith is just days away from a major presidential election. With a party that’s already turned its back on the commander-in-chief, an absent speechwriter, and poll numbers that are tanking, can he raise $1 million and ensure his re-election? Smith hatches a scheme to pardon a turkey for Thanksgiving Day for a potload of cash but a myriad of mishaps stand in his way. Taking politically incorrect to a whole new extreme, this rip-roaring comedy will sure to have audiences voting “yes.”
Trumansburg, NY - On Thursday, July 16th, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad performs at the GrassRoots Festival. GPGDS will be releasing a new album titled LIVE UP in August. The sextet played almost 200 shows last year, and recently had their touring van converted to run on waste vegetable oil.
Trumansburg, NY - On Friday, July 17th, progressive reggae band John Brown's Body performs at GrassRoots Festival. JBB's last studio album Amplify, debuted at number one on Billboard's Reggae Chart, and made iTunes "Best of 2008" list. On March 17th, JBB returns with Re-Amplify, a new release featuring six remixes of songs from Amplify, and a previously unreleased track.
DISAPPEAR FROM SIGHT: I'm afraid I'm not always gentle with my
patients at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired. When one of them presents with Deep Seated
Redundancy Syndrome, I often opt for shock therapy.
"What do you thing disappear
means?" I shout at them. "Disappear
from smell? Hello?"
If the patient is a public official or
media figure, I get even rougher. "Do
you think using three or four words when one will do makes you look
intelligent? It makes you look
pathetically ignorant! Do you think you
help yourself by using extra words to gain a tiny bit more air time? Here's a news flash, Sport: It makes your audience get sick of you a
tiny bit sooner!"
Entertainment 
Tonight, July 3, 2009 will be one of the biggest arts nights of the year in downtown Ithaca, with the kick off of the 2009 Art in the Heart of the City Program, First Fridays Gallery Night, and the kick-off of the To-Let Art Program.
The regional premiere of David Mamet’s November performs July 8 through 18 at the Hangar Theatre. An unpopular president up for re-election, Charles Smith is just days away from a major presidential election. With a party that’s already turned its back on the commander-in-chief, an absent speechwriter, and poll numbers that are tanking, can he raise $1 million and ensure his re-election? Smith hatches a scheme to pardon a turkey for Thanksgiving Day for a potload of cash but a myriad of mishaps stand in his way. Taking politically incorrect to a whole new extreme, this rip-roaring comedy will sure to have audiences voting “yes.” 
Trumansburg, NY - On Thursday, July 16th, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad performs at the GrassRoots Festival. GPGDS will be releasing a new album titled LIVE UP in August. The sextet played almost 200 shows last year, and recently had their touring van converted to run on waste vegetable oil.
Trumansburg, NY - On Friday, July 17th, progressive reggae band John Brown's Body performs at GrassRoots Festival. JBB's last studio album Amplify, debuted at number one on Billboard's Reggae Chart, and made iTunes "Best of 2008" list. On March 17th, JBB returns with Re-Amplify, a new release featuring six remixes of songs from Amplify, and a previously unreleased track. 
