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Cat-themed art show and sale raises money for shelters

A group of artists are using their talents, and mutual love for cats, to help the full Cortland animal shelters. “Cat Tales: Artistic Renderings of Our Feline Companions,” is …

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SEASONAL EVENTS Nov. 24: Cortland Christmas Tree Lighting, 6 p.m. Courthouse Park, 21 Court St., Cortland. Nov. 25: Shop Small Local Market, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Artisan Elements, South West …

Ghost hunters find what they seek at ‘Cortland Standard’

Hundreds, perhaps thousands of employees have walked in and out of the Cortland Standard ’s office at 110 Main St., Cortland, in the 140 years since it was erected. Among the …

Two school productions are opening tonight, neither of which is exactly the classic story you may think they are. Susannah Carr wanted a really big show this weekend, so she chose Rodgers and …

Fun, suspense and margaritas

  Cortland Repertory Theatre’s 2024 summer season has been revealed, and it ranges from fun for the whole family, to dark, suspenseful mysteries. “When we start putting a …

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SEASONAL EVENTS Nov. 18: Crown Alliance Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown Alliance Church, Bellevue Avenue, Cortland. Nov. 18: St. Mary’s Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. …

SKANEATELES — The 30th edition of Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles opens Nov. 24, bringing “A Christmas Carol” to life in downtown Skaneateles. The iconic street theater …

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VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES Nov. 11: Honor Virgil’s Veterans cemetery walk. 1 p.m., Virgil Town Hall. Nov. 11: Veterans Day watch fire. 5 p.m., Central New York Living History Center …

State Country Hall of Fame inducts new members

Billy J. James started playing guitar at 7, and was playing professionally by 9. In 2015, he was inducted into the New York State Country Hall of Honor. On Sunday, he made it to the Hall of Fame. …

Black beans don’t have to look like asphalt

The most prolific, tasty beans from my garden present a challenge. They’re black. A nice Boston baked bean dish or my go-to maple-garlic baked beans look like asphalt, regardless of how …

Photographers show the world through a different lens

Randy Ross had to overcome a steep learning curve after his retirement, he said. He had to learn to use a digital camera, and how to edit photos digitally.

Probe delivers first samples taken from an asteroid

Last month, the OSIRIS-REX probe delivered rock samples to Earth from the asteroid Bennu, the first U.S. spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid. OSIRIS-REX stands for Origins, Spectral …

Veteran woodworker takes first in VA arts competition

Michael Stevans has been creating art since he left Vietnam 55 years ago. This December, his piece depicting the effects of Agent Orange will be at a national art competition in Washington D.C. …

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HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES Oct. 27: “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” live production, 8 p.m. Center for the Arts of Homer. Oct. 28: Chiller Haunted House, 7 to 9 p.m. on Madison Street, …

A potion to sweeten the most bitter beast

We were nerds incarnate. We’d spend a Sunday afternoon, or maybe all day Saturday, and sometimes on a weeknight, surrounded by 20-sided dice, lead figurines and the detritus of a bad …

Get to the root of vegetable storage

Higher energy and labor costs in producing, processing and transporting food has led to increasing prices at the store. Cutting food costs and concern for the wholesomeness of food have led many …

Halloween returns to life – is that undeath?

After years of COVID-19 shutdowns, social distancing and self-enforced isolation, Halloween will drag itself out of the crypt and find its way to your house – or at least someone’s …

Cortland musician to play cabaret show at CRT

  Jack Gerhard spent his days at Cortland High School performing at Brix and the Blue Frog Cafe. After years of performing as an actor-musician, he is returning for his first hometown show in eight years.

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HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES Oct. 20: Scary Movies in a Scary House, 7 p.m., 1890 House, 37 Tompkins St. Oct. 27: “ Rocky Horror Picture Show,” live production, 8 p.m. Center for the …

NASA’s Preston Dyches discusses upcoming missions

This past week, I had the opportunity to speak with Preston Dyches of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Dyches is a professional science communicator who produces …

Cortland Repertory Theatre’s 11th annual Little York Fall Fiber Arts Festival will bring arts and crafts this weekend to Dwyer Memorial Park in Preble. Proceeds will benefit the …

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ANDERSON’S FARM MARKET Oct. 14: Pun'Kin Palloossa, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 5887 Route 281, Homer.   CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE Oct. 14: Wade Preston, 7:30 p.m. …

CNY Arts accepting applications for $510,000 in grants

Whether you have a passion for the stage, painting, photography, or creating fishing lures, the staff of CNY Arts is looking to hear about your idea. It might just pay for it. CNY Arts is …

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GREAT CORTLAND PUMPKINFEST Oct. 7-8: Courthouse Park, Cortland CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE Oct. 14: Wade Preston, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14-15: Fall Fiber Arts Festival, 9 a.m. …

Will the real riggies please stand up?

 Every family has a spaghetti sauce recipe, and of course, that’s the best spaghetti sauce recipe ever. Who has a better apple pie than your mother or grandmother, except, …

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