ITHACA — The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will offer a free webinar Monday on how to draw birds. Cartoonist and author Mel Gillman will lead the hour-long draw-along, titled …
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Jim Madsen of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, based at the South Pole. Madsen is the executive director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics …
A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from noon to 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at Access …
Three comedians will give lessons in funny Jan. 27 in a fundraiser for The Homer Teacher Association at the Center for the Arts of Homer. The event, 607 Comedy Night, will be 8 p.m. Tickets are …
SEASONAL EVENTS Jan. 26-28: Homer Winterfest 2024. Fireworks, bonfire, arts challenge and more, many locations. Jan. 26: Tu Bishvat, 6:30 p.m., Temple Brith Sholom, 117 Madison St., …
This winter had gotten off to a lousy start for anyone who likes outdoor activities. I was starting to feel desperate in recent days, as there had been no significant snow for the season. So I …
The Winter Challenge by the Seven Valleys Health Coalition hopes to reward your activity this year: with a healthier life, and with prizes. The challenge, which runs through March 31, will award …
“Eye Witness,” an exhibition of fine art in drawing, painting and sculpture, opens Jan. 22 at the Dowd Fine Art Gallery at SUNY Cortland. An opening reception with artists Minna …
Because of the recent digital revolution, we now have much more ready access to digitized archives that reveal details about the first pioneers who settled in what would become Cortland County. This …
GROTON — Groton City Church will host the Rolling Hills Quartet at 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at the church, 47 Groton City Road, Groton. The quartet started in 2012 and performs Southern Gospel-style …
Online nominations for the Syracuse Area Music Awards will be accepted until Sunday, and voting begins Tuesday, SAMMY Chair Liz Nowak has announced. The 2024 SAMMY People’s Choice will …
SEASONAL EVENTS Jan. 26-28: Homer Winterfest 2024. Fireworks, bonfire, arts challenge and more, many locations. Jan. 26: Tu Bishvat, 6:30 p.m., Temple Brith Sholom, 117 Madison St., …
Temple Brith Sholom will celebrate Tu Bishvat at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 with a vegetarian dish-to pass supper prior to the service. The holiday is known as the “New Year for Trees,” …
I have to lay low for a while. I was at a dinner party for New Year’s Eve with my girlfriend and two other couples, including the hosts. The host couple was talking about their recent …
LANSING — The Ithaca Farmers Market Winter Market has returned for the season at Triphammer Marketplace, on North Triphammer Road in Lansing. The market, which opened Saturday, operates …
Part 2 of a 6-part series Historians disagree on where the first pioneers, Joseph and Rhoda Beebe, and her brother Amos Todd, landed in Cortland County in 1791. Another issue is …
Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman – Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011 The mind is a curious and fascinating thing. The human brain evolved to be on the lookout for threats. In order …
On Jan. 4, 2004, NASA’s Spirit rover touched down on Mars — 20 years ago this week. Spirit launched from on board a Delta 7925-9.5 rocket from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, …
SEASONAL EVENTS Jan. 26-28: Homer Winterfest 2024. Fireworks, bonfire, arts challenge and more, many locations. CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE March 22 to March 24: A Dangerous Variety, …
The YWCA of Cortland will mark the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation training from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15. Kingian Nonviolence, based on …
A paw reached up and batted at the stick of butter as I stirred the cookie batter. I stomped my foot to chase the cat away, but it had little effect. “Shoo,” I said, moving the …
