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Virtual Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Come have fun with Cornell recreation Connection on a virtual scavenger hunt! Take a break wherever you are - it's fun and easy to play!
How it works:
- In each round, participants have 60 seconds to find an item and show it onscreen.
- The first one with the item gets 5 points; all others receive 1 point for items found within time.
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Crafts at the Makerspace
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 5:30-7:30 PM
Boondoggle, friendship bracelets, hair-wraps, pom-pom making and more.
Drop-in event - no registration required. Bring a friend for a fun, free, creative night out. Ages 16+ welcome.
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Cornell Cinema Opens for the Season
Cornell Cinema screens 75+ films/videos each semester. Each semester-long schedule includes an array of classic Hollywood and foreign films, documentaries, recent international cinema, silent films with live musical accompaniment, cult classics, experimental work, and recent Hollywood and arthouse hits, in addition to guest appearances by visiting filmmakers.
Coming up on September 1&2, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour. This is a 95-minute theatrical program of 7 short films curated from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour, including three titles that won Festival awards. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary, and animation from around the world.
Consider purchasing an All-Access Pass – now offered on an annual basis. For one incredibly low price, patrons are admitted to all regularly priced in-person and virtual screenings for the 2022-2023 academic year; discounted tickets are available for specially-priced events. Passes can be purchased online only.
View the current schedule and purchase tickets online at the cinema web page.
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Science in the Virtual and Actual Pub
Thursday, September 12, 2022, 7:00 PM
Science in the Virtual & Actual Pub is a twice-monthly program where you can grab a drink and engage in some friendly science! Beginning September 8, 2022, the new schedule begins with events on the second and fourth Thursdays at 7:00 PM. Second Thursdays will be fully virtual. Pandemic permitting, the fourth Thursday will be a hybrid event, live streamed from different locations.
On September 12th, the pub welcomes Dr. Briana Pobiner, Paleoanthropologist, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, who will discuss the "real" paleo diet. The modern "paleo" diet movement makes assumptions about what our ancient humans ate, but are these assumptions based on actual evidence? Presenting a variety of lines of evidence for prehistoric human diets including early human, animal, and plant fossils, ancient stone tools, DNA, and living human and chimpanzee diets, Pobiner will discuss significant changes in the evolution of human diets – and highlight what makes human meat-eating unique.
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Cornell Concert Series: Sean Ardoin
Saturday, Sep 17, 2022, 8:00 PM @ Bailey Hall
The Ardoin name is one of the most revered in Creole and zydeco music. Three-time Grammy nominee Sean Ardoin has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He has appeared on numerous television programs including BET's Comic View, Queen Sugar, Oprah’s OWN network, CBS primetime drama NCIS: New Orleans, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and more. A rare combination of tradition, talent, and creativity, Sean started a new genre called Kreole Rock and Soul in order to be able to express his artistry while expanding the traditional zydeco idiom.
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History Walks in Montour Falls
Saturday, September 17, 2022, 10:00-11:30 AM
Schuyler County Historian Gary Emerson offers guided walks through historic Montour Falls. The history of the library starts at 10:00 AM then through the village and down the Catharine Valley Trail. Call the library or check Facebook if there is inclement weather.
607-535-7489 with any questions.
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Caregivers Support Group - Advanced Care Planning
Thursday, August 25, 2022, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
This workshop, hosted by Tompkins County Office for the Aging, is entitled "Advance Care Planning: A Gift to Your Loved Ones." Dr. Lucia Jander and Edna Brown, LCSW from Hospicare & Palliative Care Services will be discussing the importance of advance care planning, providing guidance in filling out important forms, and how to start the conversation with loved ones.
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Cornell Retirement Webinars
Cornell has the following retirement webinars coming up in September:
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Paying Yourself: Income Options in Retirement - September 6, 2022, 12:00 PM. Presented by TIAA. This webinar will help simplify retirement income: Learn the basic rules that govern the most common retirement accounts, gain perspective on when to tap into different assets, and discover flexible income choices. Register
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Learn the Basics of When and How to Claim Social Security - September 14, 2022, 10:00 AM. Presented by Fidelity. Learn about Social Security, understand considerations for claiming Social Security benefits, and decide when to take Social Security benefits. Register
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Writing Your Loss Story
Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6:00-8:00 PM
Writing Your Loss Story is a four-week writing program that provides therapeutic writing prompts for the bereaved to use to tell their story.
The group, facilitated by Jane Baker Segelken, LMSW, allows individuals living with loss to explore their unique circumstances. A goal of the program is healing with words — participants will create their own unique works by responding to writing prompts and will be encouraged to share their work and engage in discussion.
The expressive writing process allows participants to write deep thoughts and feelings about their grief journey without regard to form or other writing conventions like spelling, punctuation, and verb agreement. As opposed to talking, writing has the added benefit of including time for reflection and introspection that talking doesn’t allow. This group will give those dealing with loss an outlet to express their feelings in a nonjudgmental, confidential environment.
Participants must commit to all 4 sessions. Registration is required by September 1st. For more information contact the Bereavement staff via phone at 607-272-0212 or email.
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Virtual Book Discussion: The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
September 15, 2022, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Brenna Fitzgerald, Hospicare’s Communications Coordinator, will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller, a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. In this lyrical book filled with touching stories, Weller offers a poetic handbook for the art of grieving. His insights into grief and the grieving process, including the power of grief rituals and community grieving, reveal a vitality that is possible to encounter when we welcome, rather than fear, the pain of loss.
This event is co-hosted by the Tompkins County Public Library and copies of the book will be available to check out. You can also purchase your book at Buffalo Street Books and receive a 10% discount. Just call or stop by and tell them you are a member of the Hospicare Book Club.
Registration is required by September 12. For more information contact the Bereavement staff via phone at 607-272-0212. Login details will be provided after registration.
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Project CARE Friendly Visiting Program
Project CARE is a friendly visitor program free to Tompkins County residents age 60 and over, where a volunteer and Senior are matched together and enjoy weekly visits with each other. Volunteers provide companionship, especially to Seniors who are experiencing social isolation or loneliness, and can support older adults and caregivers in a variety of ways according to their needs. Weekly visits are a wonderful opportunity for volunteers and seniors alike to form a caring bond.
What would a weekly friendly visitor mean for you?
- Comfort to ease the loneliness
- Conversation to break the silence
- Laughter to lighten your mood
- Friendship to fill your heart
If this sounds like something you would enjoy, or if you are interested in becoming a Project CARE volunteer, please contact Dawn Sprague, Project CARE Coordinator at 607-274-5499 to discuss this opportunity further.
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Hospicare Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are an essential part of the hospice team. Hospicare & Palliative Care Services is offering a training series for individuals interested in volunteering their time assisting patients with advanced illnesses and supporting their families. This training will be a hybrid of self-paced online training modules as well as meeting in person with other attendees to discuss and learn more about hospice.
The next training session is scheduled for 4 evenings, and trainees need to plan on attending all sessions. The dates are 9/7, 9/12, 9/14, and 9/19 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 PM.
Volunteers are thoroughly trained in the goals and philosophy of hospice and the compassionate care offered to patients. Volunteers help provide patients and families with respite, companionship, light housekeeping, assistance with errands, and reading aloud, as well as provide support for the staff in the 6-bed Residence on King Road in Ithaca.
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit Hospicare's web page to fill out an application. Once your application is received the Manager of Volunteer Services, Wendy Yettru, will contact you to set up an interview. If you have any further questions, please contact Wendy at 607-272-0212.
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Finger Lakes Toy Library Seeking Volunteers
The Finger Lakes Toy Library (FLTL) is looking to fill multiple volunteer positions to help run day-to-day operations and help with our outreach programming.
Available positions include:
- Toy Cleaners (no minimum time commitment)
- Open Hours Hosts (2+ hours at least every other week, 3-month commitment)
- Playtime Assistants (2+ session commitment, each session about 1-hour long. Reliable transportation and ability to lift 10+lbs required)
FLTL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to improve quality of life by increasing access to toys, supporting play, and encouraging a culture of reuse and sharing.
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