[ShareTompkins] Fwd: 14 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS! Free & open to all...

Fri Aug 26 15:09:20 UTC 2011

Great upcoming free community events from my friend Caleb:

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> From: Caleb R Thomas <calebrthomas at gmail.com>
> Date: August 23, 2011 5:35:34 PM EDT
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> Bcc: arimoore at gmail.com
> Subject: 14 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS! Free & open to all...
> 
> Please forward as needed...
> 14 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS!  
> All Free & open to all.                  Mark your calendar...
> 
> This week at Congo Square Market:
> Southside Community Center
> 305 S. Plain St. Ithaca, NY 14850
> 3rd Annual Unity Studio Summer Cipher 
> 4:30pm - 8:00pm
> The third annual Summer Cipher freestyle competition in on!  This event draws competitors of ALL AGES from Ithaca and beyond. Co-hosted by Hits 103.3, contestants battle for a list of prizes including cash, studio time, iPods and MORE. A panel of three judges decides the winners so bring your gaaaaame. 
> Oh...you don't rhyme? No problem. Come out and enjoy the show while browsing the vendors and the delish eats at the Congo Square Market. The Summer Cipher has always been a hilarious event to witness and this year promises to be bigger and badder than last. 
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116715968416219
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> Ithaca Youth Council to host candidate forum on Monday, August 29th
> (Ithaca, NY) - The Ithaca Youth Council is pleased to host a youth-led candidate forum on Monday, August 29th featuring the three mayoral candidates running for the Democratic spot in the general election - J.R. Clairborne, Pam Mackesey and Svante Myrick. The event will be held at Ithaca City Hall in the 3rd floor Council Chambers from 6-7:30pm. Footage from this event will be broadcast live on Channel 15 and will rerun later that week. Youth Council invites Ithacans of all ages to come out take part in the civic process.
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> Youth Council believes that youth will thrive as integral and active members in a strong community. IYC will not endorse a candidate, but will use the forum to focus on issues that youth find most important in this year's mayoral race. "Ithaca needs a strong leader that has the skill and tact to shape our city's future positively," said IYC Chair Cody Austern-Aceto. "We are holding this forum to ensure that voters get a clear impression of how each candidate plans to engage our youth and use long term planning to continue making Ithaca a better place to live."
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> The Ithaca Youth Council is a self-directed group of teens who are charged with representing youth to Ithaca’s city government and advocating for youth throughout the community.  As a collaborative effort between the Ithaca Youth Bureau, the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) and the Southside Community Center, Youth Council has four main objectives: developing future leaders, giving formal voice to youth, engaging in civic education and improving conditions for local youth.
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> For more information about Youth Council please feel free to email youthcouncil at cityofithaca.org or visitwww.ithacayouthcouncil.org.
> Contact: Jen Handy, Youth Council Coordinator   607.273.8364 ext 128, youthcouncil at cityofithaca.org
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> 2 League of Women Voters Forums:
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> August 30, 2011 City of Ithaca Democratic Mayoral Primary Forum 7-9 p.m. 
> Borg Warner Community Room, Tompkins County Public Library, Green Street. 
> Mayoral hopefuls J.R. Clairborne, Pam Mackesey and Svante Myrick will offer brief opening statements prior to answering questions from the audience. Following closing remarks, the candidates will hold a meet and greet with event attendees. Community members are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing Sally Grubb at sgrubb at tcpl.org or Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at cwheeler at tcpl.org. Questions will also be accepted from the floor and over a live internet feed provided by the MLK Community Build Committee.
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> October 19, 2011 City of Ithaca Mayoral Candidate Forum 7:00 pm 
> Borg Warner Community Room, Tompkins County Public Library, Green Street
> General Election Candidates Forum
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> Here's this fall's election calendar in a nut shell:
> August 19 - Last day to register at the Board of Elections to vote in the September 13rd Primary
> September 13 - Election Primary noon - 9 pm
> October 14 - Last day to register to vote for the November 8th General Election
> November 8 - General Election 6 am - 9 pm
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> While we're at it... 
> Want to get to know our 7 mayoral candidates?  
> Here's a 2-part VIDEO of them talking about their perspective & vision for Ithaca:
> http://congosquareithaca.com/Congo_Square_Market/Congo_Square_Market_-_Mayoral_Forum.html
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> 
> SOCIAL JUSTICE ART EXHIBITION
> GALLERY NIGHT Opening Reception: Fri, Sep. 2, 5-8pm
> http://www.ink-shop.org/     
> 330 E. MLK/State St, Ithaca NY 14850  |  2nd floor of the CSMA Building  |  (607) 277-3884  | 
> This exhibition is a reflection and a statement about current social justice issues and events on a local, national, and international level. The topics of social justice are vast: racism, classicism, sexuality, poverty, etc. Submitted work may be any technique of printmaking: narrative, abstraction, figurative, and conceptual. This art serves to educate and sensitize the viewer to various issues while conveying an underlying philosophy to the commitment to social justice, humanism, and collective responsibility. 
> Art Exhibition Dates: Sep. 2 - Sep. 28
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> "Black Men"speaker/film series at IC
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> Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 7-9:00 p.m.
> “ I am a Man”
> Byron Hurt, film showing and discussion
> Emerson Suites in Egbert Hall
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> Monday, October 31, 2011, 7-9:00 p.m.
> “Representing Black Men”
> David Butler, artist-in-residence
> Unveiling of mural and discussion
> Emerson Suites in Egbert Hall
> 
> Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7-9:00 p.m.
> Malcolm X’s Biography: Panel Discussion
> Zaheer Ali, research fellow, Columbia University, and
> Dr. Jared Ball, associate professor, Morgan State University
> Clark Lounge in Egbert Hall
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> Visit www.ithaca.edu/cscre/discussionseries for more information.
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> 28th Annual Labor Day Picnic, Monday, September 5th: 11 to 3
> 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, September 5th, in Ithaca’s Stewart Park.
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> First Peoples' Festival
> Saturday, October 1, 2011 10 am – 6:00 pm
> Dewitt Park, Ithaca, NY
> In partnership with Ithaca’s Apple Harvest Festival in downtown Ithaca, NY. 
> 
> Highlights of the festival will include: 
> Singing by Theresa "Bear" Fox
> Young Spirit Dancers
> Stories by Tonia Loran Galban
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> Arts & crafts, jewelry, baskets, silver, books and more! 
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> There will be numerous children's activities featuring: 
> Cornhusk Dolls: Marcella Kane will teach children how to make a cornhusk doll 
> Home Depot: building a project to take home 
> Balloon fun for children (only 11:30am-3:30pm) 
> CU Professor Carl Batt: hands-on science fun (only 11am-4pm) 
> Face painting: for young & old 
> 
> The First Peoples’ Festival is coordinated by the Multicultural Resource Center and co-sponsored by the American Indian Program at Cornell University, Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension TC, Ithaca College, Tompkins Cortland Community College and Wells College. Hosted by Dewitt Park, Tompkins County, Downtown Ithaca Alliance and the City of Ithaca . This event is made possible with funding from our co-sponsors, Cornell University and grant support from the Community Arts Partnership
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> For more information, contact the Multicultural Resource Center at 272-2292, email ajc39 at cornell.edu, or visit multicultural-resource.org

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