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Nutrition Workshop Series
Learn a variety of nutrition topics and recipes online with Sarah Curless, the SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator for Tompkins County, with the support of the Tompkins County Public Library. These free classes are focused on seasonality, holidays, and cooking tips and tricks. Below are some of the upcoming classes with their themes and recipe titles:
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July 7: Cooling Herbs and Spices - Explore herbs that cool your body down, as well as other health benefits that they provide. Make a Massaged Kale Salad to keep you cool as well!
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July 14: Happy Fourth - Learn about more foods that keep you cool and continue celebrating the Fourth of July and barbecue season. Try making this Cowboy Salad as an example!
Register for these classes here. Please contact Sarah Grant Curless, SNAP-ED Nutritionist, at 607-272-2292, ext.252 with any questions.
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Cornell Recreation Connect is hosting a June virtual game! Join them for Scattergories on June 23rd.
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The Shortstop Classic - Vintage Baseball Game
Sunday, June 26, 2022, 12:00 - 4:30 PM
Taughannock Falls State Park
Vintage baseball is a loose term for amateur baseball played by the various rules, customs, and equipment of the 1800's. Men and women play with wooden bats and period-accurate attire to replicate the game as it was played during its formative years. Come watch this free, family-friendly event!
The schedule is as follows:
- 12:00 - 1:45 PM - 1864 Game ONE Delhi Polecats vs. Bovina Dairymen
- 2:00 PM - Screening of "Play Ball" a 1916 serial produced by the Wharton Studio in Ithaca NY
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 pm - 1895 Game TWO Delhi Polecats vs. Bovina Dairymen
Visit the History Center's web page for more information.
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Induction Cooking Demo
Thursday, June 28, 2022, 5:30-7:00 PM
@ CCE-Tompkins, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County for this free, in-person class with Rupert Spies and Guillermo Metz to learn how induction cooking works and try your hand at cooking with electromagnets!
See how much you can do with a very affordable single-burner induction cooktop. Rupert will be making a stir-fry, which you'll be able to take home with you! And you can test out the superior power and control of induction and see how easily it can do things like boil water and melt chocolate without burning it.
To sign up to attend, please contact Guillermo Metz at (607) 272-2292, x185.
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Free, Local Summer Concert Series
Summer is here and that means excellent music enjoyed outdoors! Check out these free summer concert series in our area:
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Free Concerts on the Arts Quad - Enjoy free concerts on the Cornell Arts Quad, Fridays at 7:00 PM on July 1, 8, and 15. Free parking on campus after 5:00 PM.
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Brooktondale Community Center - A new outdoor summer concert series, taking place over 5 Saturday afternoons this summer. The concerts are open to the public.
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Music in the Park - Lansing Parks & Recreation Department will host concerts Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM on the lake at Myers Park. Food and ice cream trucks will be available. Starts July 7th.
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CFCU Summer Concert Series - The CFCU Summer Concert Series is back on the commons in Ithaca. Fun for the entire family, starting at 6:00 PM each Thursday through September 15, 2022, at the Bernie Milton Pavilion.
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Tuesday, July 5, 6:00 PM
Learn to identify common vegetable insect pests and ways to reduce insect damage to plants using Integrated Pest Management strategies to reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals in your garden.
Instructor Chrys Gardener currently teaches online courses in Organic Gardening and Garden Design at Cornell's School of Integrated Plant Science and manages an ecological garden design and installation business with her husband. Chrys was formerly a horticultural educator at CCE Tompkins, specializing in community gardens and county beautification. She is also a dedicated food gardener, producing most of their vegetables and fruits for the year on their small homestead.
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Fall Creek Garden Tours
Residents of Ithaca's Fall Creek neighborhood will spruce up their gardens for display for this year's Fall Creek Garden Tour on Sunday, July 10 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The Fall Creek Garden Club presents this free, self-guided annual tour to highlight a variety of urban gardens and gardeners. On the tour, visitors will see not only well-tended front yards but also the hidden delights of private backyards. Garden hosts are present to answer questions.
Visitors begin the tour, any time after 11:00 AM by going to Thompson Park at the corner of Cayuga St. and Cascadilla Creek to pick up a map with garden locations and descriptions.
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Guided Tour - Prohibition Era Ithaca
Starting July 14, 2022 at 5:30 PM (other dates available)
This specialty tour offers audiences to explore prohibition from the safety of the 21st century. The walking tour visits some of the local haunts that sprung up after Ithaca went dry in October 1918, several years before the Volstead Act enforced the 18th Amendment. Join The History Center for scandalous tales of exciting raids and intoxicated shenanigans set against the backdrop of Ithaca during the roaring 1920's.
Tickets are $15 per person and pre-registration is required. This is not a food/beverage tour.
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Racker Rivals Big Red
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 4:00 PM
Lynah Rink, Cornell University
This is a fun annual exhibition hockey game that raises crucial funds for Racker, a local organization that supports individuals with disabilities and their families. All proceeds from this year's game will be put toward Racker's Early Childhood Services. While Racker offers many support opportunities for people with disabilities through every stage of their life, the Early Childhood programs are the most underfunded.
Find out more information about the event, including how to order tickets on the event web page.
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Caregiver Support & Educational Network
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 12:00 PM
It is tough to be productive if you're running on fumes and constantly stressed out. Overwhelming schedules and constant churning leads to exhaustion, anxiety, and stress-related illnesses. As caregivers, endless busyness can weaken our immunity. When we don’t manage our schedules and take time for ourselves, we can age faster, and become more susceptible to illnesses, and burnout.
In a world where people wear “busy” like a badge of honor, not being busy can feel awkward and unnatural. You worry that you should be accomplishing something or that something isn’t getting done. But busy does not equal productive. Join us for an active discussion on finding ways to thrive and gain mastery over time.
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Hospicare 101
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 2:30 pm - 3:30 PM
Learn more about the difference between hospice and palliative care and how we can help patients, families, and caregivers at ANY stage of a life-limiting illness. Hospicare uses a team approach to providing care to patients, families, and caregivers in Cortland and Tompkins counties. They provide emotional, medical, and spiritual support, and patients have access to care from physicians, nurses, social workers, grief counselors, home health aides, and volunteers. Hospicare also offers grief support services for all those who live in Tompkins or Cortland Counties, regardless of whether your loved one used Hospicare services.
Come with questions about how they can help you or someone you love!
This event is part of Hospicare’s community programs with Longview. Workshops are free and open to all and will be held in person at Longview. Social distancing, health screening, and masks will be required. To register call (607) 375-6335 or email bnash@longviewithaca.org.
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Breaking the Age Code: Online Book Group
In her newly-released book Breaking the Age Code, Dr. Becca Levy, professor of epidemiology and psychology at Yale University, explores the power of age beliefs. The way we think about aging has powerful implications for our quality of life, our health, and even how long we live! In fact, positive age beliefs can extend our life expectancy by up to 7.5 years! Learn about age beliefs, where they come from, how they shape our lives, and how we can improve them in order to enjoy their many benefits.
This book discussion group will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Bergman, faculty in the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, and is sponsored by the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center.
Sessions will happen via Zoom on four consecutive Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 PM starting July 20, 2022. More info and the registration form can be found online.
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