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Cortland 6-year-old teaches cooking on Youtube channel

  Most 6-year-olds can’t pronounce prosciutto, let alone film a cooking video with it that garners thousands of views. But Henry Carr of Scott can. The 6-year-old braved the cold weather and rain Wednesday to film an episode of his Youtube show “Cooking with Henry,” at the Community Learning Garden, 3 South Ave., Cortland.

New books, new programs and reading at the libraries

MAY 2024 BOOK RELEASES A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases: • The 24th Hour, by James Patterson • Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, And Me, by Whoopi …

I have been cleaning out a lot of stuff from my house recently. It had accumulated over nearly 25 years and I’m finally getting around to the big chore. For many years there were nine …

The Ladies Literary Club of Cortland met recently at the home of Anne Barnes to continue reporting on this season’s them of “Art Potpourri.” In her paper “Music and …

Before James Webb, there was Hubble

On April 24, 1990, the famous Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. The spacecraft was the first space-based telescope ever built. Development started in 1974, a joint endeavor of NASA …

The Cortland County Historical Society plans a brunch on Mother’s Day to help create new memories even as it supports the agency that archives the old ones. The event will be 11 a.m. May …

A Cursed Circus is coming to Cortland Repertory Theatre

 

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS April 28: Painted Rock Hunt, 10 a.m., Dwyer Memorial Park, Preble. May 3: Nightingale Benefit Concert, to benefit Guthrie Cortland Memorial Foundation, Fall Creek Brass …

Jambalaya vs. gumbo

Sometimes I can be such a doofus. The spouse and I were negotiating the big meal of the week, the meal that provides us our Sunday dinner then fills our lunches for much of the week. …

A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at …

Barb Gage and Chuck Kasten tied with Barb Klockowski and Laura Simon in Friday’s duplicate bridge game. Both teams had 14 points. Linda Christy and Jim McConnell tied with Jean Minnella …

The National Scenic Byway Foundation announced this week the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway has won its 2024 Byway Award for Byway Enhancement, one of eight national awards the foundation presents each …

‘It’s more than just a sport’

Lightsaber swooshing noises echoed around the Cortland YWCA each Monday evening, as people worked on their combat skills, and had fun while doing it. Robert Zollinger hosts LudoSport classes at …

Alanon meetings are available in person, online and via telephone for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Several weekly meetings take place in Cortland and Homer: …

A golf tournament May 18 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Cortland County Community Action Program as it raises money for the non-profit agency, which provides a variety of services and program …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS April 28: Painted Rock Hunt, 10 a.m., Dwyer Memorial Park, Preble. May 3: Nightingale Benefit Concert, to benefit Guthrie Cortland Memorial Foundation, Fall Creek Brass …

Blues and jazz vocalist Madeleine Peyroux will perform May 14 at The Center for The Arts Homer in support of her ninth album, Let’s Walk, which will be released June 28 via Thirty Tigers. …

That was disappointing. After weeks of hype leading up to the eclipse last week, as the complete solar eclipse was expected April 8, I was standing on the roof of the Cortland Standard building …

Sanctuary Seasonings at the United Presbyterian Church offers free concerts on consecutive weekends to benefit Loaves and Fishes via donations. • 7 p.m. April 19 and April 20: …

Solar eclipses and what you saw (or almost saw) April 8

A solar eclipse, like the one that upstate New Yorkers almost got to see April 8, occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. The Moon casts a shadow that blocks out the Sun from our …

Cortland poet delivers gentle messages on harsh changes

While the call-to-action to stop climate change is urgent, poetry, as a vessel, can deliver the important message in a gentle way, said author Nancy Avery Dafoe. Cortland native Dafoe has …

How not to spoil kids: Teach responsibility

A single mother who works full time says that when she gets home from work and asks her 16- and 14-year-old daughters for help with dinner, they respond, “That’s your job.” A …

A safe space for family caregivers to share their experiences, challenges and successes meets from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month. The meeting is available in person at …

Artists meet Cortland; Cortland meets artists

It’s easy and mindless to watch a film at the movie theater or on your couch. Watch it with the filmmaker, director or actors sitting right by you; you’ll connect with the material on a …

Plan your fun

SEASONAL EVENTS April 13: Swifty 5K, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Suggett Park. Register at cortlandymca.org/ . April 19-20: Sanctuary Seasonings, 7 p.m., United Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., …

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