Living-and-leisure

Registration is now open for the 23rd annual Girls Day Out on March 8 at Tompkins Cortland Community College. The event is free for the first 40 girls, courtesy of a donation by EDF Renewables, …

Mariner 10, a spacecraft of many firsts exploring planets

On Feb. 5, 1974, Mariner 10 became the first space probe to perform a gravity assist. The spacecraft launched from pad 36A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weighing in at …

The Order of the Eastern Star’s Cortland chapter will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Masonic Lodge on Route 13 in Cortlandville. Lady officers are to wear colored attire and gentlemen …

Plan your fun

Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the greater Cortland area. MUSIC Feb. 18: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts of Homer. Feb. 23: Mike Zito, 8 p.m., …

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with five Grammies and performing for 60 years, will bring its complex harmonies and signature African dance moves to the Center for the Arts of Homer in a show at 8 p.m. …

Sayed Gul Kalash will speak at 4 p.m. March 16 at the Center for the Arts of Homer, as part of its Community Voices from Around the World series. Kalash is a field officer for the Directorate of …

The audiences will determine the standout performers at shows this spring across the greater Cortland area. Two students from each production will receive Audience’s Outstanding …

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for platinum-selling band Barenaked Ladies’ show in Syracuse as part of a 38-concert series, Last Summer on Earth, touring America this summer. The …

Country music artist Maggie Baugh will bring her 35-city Entertainers Heart tour to Cortland for a show 7 p.m. March 27 at Rose Hall in Cortland. Baugh grew up studying classical music, writing …

Dip good enough for the Superbowl, or a documentary

Apparently there’s this thing every January or February. A bunch of guys in armor run at each other at full speed in what seems to be a regimented game of keep-away. It’s called the …

Lorraine Khouri and Gail Briggs won Friday’s duplicate bridge game with 13.5 points. Jean Minnella and Marilyn Delorenzo tied with Laura Simon and Linda Christy for second with 12.5 …

Take steps to prevent cancer

February is National Cancer Prevention Awareness Month. Cancer is a devastating disease and a leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that one in four deaths …

The Cortland County Office for Aging is offering a weekly ongoing Good Grief Circle for one hour at 2 p.m. Wednesdays at the Age Well Center, 165 Main St., Cortland. The meeting is a gathering …

‘Sometimes the ball weighs 20,000 pounds’

Jon Majka will open his first solo show today at the Cortland Corset Factory in an exhibit showcasing his “memento mori” inspired work – a latin phrase meaning “remember you …

The Skyline Amateur Radio Club of Cortland will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Lodge, 1883 Route 13 in Cortlandville. Anyone interested in ham radio is invited to attend. Chess …

Spend Galentine’s Day making memories with your girls

Feb. 14 is for your significant other, but Feb. 13 is Galentine’s Day – a day to spend with the special ladies in your life. The holiday was created on the NBC show “Parks and …

Plan your fun

Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the greater Cortland area. MUSIC Feb. 6: Big Richard, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts of Homer. Feb. 8: Mdou Moctar, 8 p.m., Center for …

Auditions are Saturday for “Gutenberg: the Musical” at the Center for the Arts of Homer. Tryouts will be at 2 p.m., training and rehearsals will be March 3 to April 11 and …

Tickets go on sale Friday for the Outlaw Music Festival, pairing Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and others in shows in Syracuse, Saratoga Springs and at Darien Lake. The 2025 features Willie Nelson …

ITHACA – Pianist Jonathan Biss will perform 7 p.m Feb. 21 at Bailey Hall in the next Cornell Concert Series production. Biss has performed internationally as a soloist with the Los Angeles …

The best mistake you can eat

It started with a mistake. I had visited one of my favorite farmers and grabbed what I thought was a bag of salad greens. It turns out it was spinach — tasty and fresh and all that, but …

Those who are over or under eaters are welcome at Overeaters Anonymous. A weekly group takes place 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 2 Rivers Church, 78 Homer Ave., Cortland. For more information, call or text …

Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten won Friday’s duplicate bridge game with 17 points. Jean Minnella and Marilyn Delorenzo were second with 11 points. Average for the game was 12 points. …

Guilty pleasures are sweeter when you shouldn’t

I left the Dutch door to the cat room open as I headed out to feed the birds. I knew I’d be heading back into the house in minutes to put the birdseed container away, so shutting the door tight …

Can you pay attention to this?

Stolen Focus – Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again By Johann Hari Penguin Random House 2022 Ever wonder how your phone knows what you’re in …

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