Archive: Arts & Entertainment

ITHACA-The Tompkins County Public Library will host critically-acclaimed lecturer Milton Sernett for an illustrated discussion of New York's Freedom Trail, Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 1:00 PM in the Borg Warner Community Meeting Room.

A retired Syracuse University professor, Sernett, is a well-known scholar among abolition movement enthusiasts. His library presentation will tell the story of the Underground Railroad in the context of the religious and reform movements of the pre-Civil War period, including the temperance crusade and the women's rights campaign. Frederick Douglass, Gerrit Smith, Harriet Tubman, and others will come to life in this lecture, as will the story of Syracuse's infamous 1851 "Jerry Rescue".

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Tompkins County's non-profit youth theatre company, Running to Places Productions, presents Damn Yankees August 29 -- 31 and September 5 - 7 in the Lansing Middle School Auditorium. Faust meets professional baseball in this light, fact-paced and devilishly clever Broadway classic that includes favorites "Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants."

Two grand re-openings highlight downtown Ithaca’s next Gallery Night, which takes place Friday, September 5th, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gallery Night is open to the public. It’s free to attend and all of the galleries are within walking distance of each other.

Along with exhibits at the ten participating galleries, The History Center in Tompkins County, Diaspora Gallery, Fibers on the Commons and Home Green Home also have events planned that will compliment and enhance the activities taking place at the galleries.

Smart TalkSMART TALK
by Dr. Ced Riley

OVEREXHAUSTION:  Don't you get overexhausted by people who overexaggerate?  They can drive one mentally insane.  Irregardless of whether or not they're telling true facts, the emotional feeling gets really and truly overpowering to unloosen them from their bad habits.

At the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, we treat this kind of verbal overkill at our Alfred Kahn Clinic. 

After treatment, our patients' futures in public employment may become even more limited, but we mustn't misunderestimate them.  They do become better writers and speakers, however.

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SMART TALK
by Dr. Viva Palaver

ON LINE:  Down here in Underbelly, Texas, we at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired often wonder why patients from the New York City area stand on line.  They've been standing on line since before computerese began interfacing with good English.  Why?

Normal people stand in line.  As staff psychologist at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, I wonder whether this odd use of on betrays a fear of being involved.  I can understand a New Yorker having such a fear.

Around here, folks are so involved, they're waitin' on each other rather than for them.

But there's that word on again, so maybe it has some attraction for those whose heads don't have room for more than two or three prepositions.  After all, they say they get on the plane rather than into it.  Doesn't that sound dangerous?

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Aurora, New York - The Wells College Arts & Lecture Series Committee is pleased to bring Time's senior political analyst Mark Halperin to campus on Friday evening, September 5. Halperin, creator of Time's online publication The Page: Politics Up To The Minute, will speak on "Navigating the 2008 Presidential Election." The lecture will take place in Phipps Auditorium, Macmillan Hall, at 7:30 p.m. Prices are $6 for students, senior citizens and the Wells College community, and $10 for the general public; free for Wells students with ID. Tickets are available at the door the night of the lecture or from the box office the preceding week; call 315/364-3456 to reserve seats.

Mark Halperin is an editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time. His talk at Wells, "Navigating the 2008 Presidential Election," provides a political expert's guide to the issues and debates facing voters in this year's national election. He will examine the candidates' biographies, policies, political skills, and presidential prospects, with sharp analysis and his trademark accessible, often humorous style.

The Hangar Theatre's 2008 KIDDSTUFF season comes to a close with an epic story about the power of love and compassion that audiences of all ages will enjoy. Les Misérables School Edition is a full-length, specially adapted musical for young actors and will be performed by students in the Hangar's Next Generation Theatre School. Based on the timeless novel by Victor Hugo, this musical drama by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg introduces a new generation to the grand and inspirational story that has touched the hearts of millions. Through powerful songs and dialogue, Les Misérables School Edition tells a story about love and adversity set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Les Misérables School Edition runs from August 21 through 23 at 10am and August 24 at 1pm at the Hangar Theatre.

Aurora, New York - The Wells College Art Department is pleased to announce the first exhibition of the 2008-09 academic year. "The Floating Bridge: A 3-D Print Installation," by New York City artist Mary Ann Strandell will be on display in the String Room Gallery from September 3 through October 1. The exhibit is free and the public is cordially invited to view the show. An opening reception to be held on Wednesday, September 3 from 7:00-9:00 pm offers an opportunity to meet the artist; light refreshments will be served.

The Hangar Theatre welcomes legendary local actress LaVerne Light for a very special event-An Afternoon of Theatre with La. Light will once again grace the Hangar's Niederkorn Stage on Sunday, August 24 at 4:00 pm for a special theatrical reading directed by the Hangar's Interim Artistic Director Robert Moss. The reading will be followed by a question and answer session with Moss and Light.

LaVerne Misner Light, or "La" to her family and friends, was born into a family of performers in Niagara Falls, New York. From her stage debut at the age of seven, it was clear she was destined for a life in the arts. When she saw a professional production of Hedda Gabler at the age of thirteen, LaVerne's lifelong love for theatre was ignited. La soon brought this passion to Ithaca College where she studied speech and drama.