Archive: Arts & Entertainment

SMART TALK
by Dr Manda Rynne

COMMENCE:  At the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, using commence for begin or start is considered a symptom of William F. Buckley Syndrome.  We treat this illness at our Alfred Kahn Clinic.

Sufferers also love to use prior to instead of before.

In a government report shown us by Dr. Kahn himself, a bureaucrat with terminal WFB Syndrome wrote, "Eight hours prior to commencement of flight operations."

Kahn wrote back, "Anyone who says that must be very important.  Try eight hours before flight time."

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SMART TALK
by Dr. Weiss N. Heimer

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!"

I'm just trying to help.




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The Tompkins County cost of living composite index for the first quarter of 2009 is 103.3% compared to a national average of 100%. To compare our region with nearby cities, Syracuse came in at 98.6%, Rochester at 99.5% and Manhattan at 219.3%. The component that is pushing our index up is utilities which account for 10% of the total.

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. 

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. 

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 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.

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.”

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.