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‘By Any Other Name’ to open at SUNY Cortland

A musical that gives female Shakespeare characters a second chance at fulfillment will have its world premiere Thursday in Cortland.

Plan your fun

Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the greater Cortland area. HOLIDAY EVENTS Oct. 19: Manifestations in Moravia, 5 to 8 p.m., Main Street, Moravia. Oct. 26: Homer …

Billy Joel, Sting to play Dome

Tickets go on sale Friday for Billy Joel and Sting’s performance April 11 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse. The iconic musicians will each perform their most beloved songs from …

The Story Keeper is missing, and the stories are too. The happy folk of Story Land don’t know quite what to do. Mother Goose and a cast of Story Book favorites try to solve the mystery in …

Baba ganoush: What you can do with just one eggplant

My eggplant recipes don’t scale well. And this year, that’s a problem. Eggplant parmesan requires a certain amount of eggplant. So does ratatoullie. But this year, the spousal unit …

The Tompkins County Bullying Prevention Task Force has announced a dozen events its third annual “United in Kindness” program in October, coinciding with National Bullying Prevention …

Attendees of “Indiana Jo” will get to view a type of dance that’s new to the area, ballroom, plus snakes and a boulder, of course. “Indiana Jo and the Cabaret of …

Tricks, treats and hauntings at the library

OCTOBER 2024 BOOK RELEASES A selection of some of the most-anticipated releases. • Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir, by Ina Garten • The Bletchley Riddle, by Ruta …

The last planet in our solar system

On Sept. 23, 1846, Johann Gottfried Galle discovered Neptune using a series of mathematical equations. The planet isn’t visible from Earth without a telescope, so Galle and other …

I recently picked up a new chore at the office. I am very familiar with the project. Every week, I complete the Good Old Days briefs that run on the Opinion page each day. These are portions of …

Uncertainty can bring with it a certain creative magic

Uncertain – The wisdom and wonder of being unsure by Maggie Jackson Prometheus Books 2023 As we make our way through life we long for clarity and understanding. When I was younger, I …

Fifteen members of Ladies Literary Club of Cortland opened the club’s season Sept. 18 at the home of Nancy Rehkugler. Dianne Webster read a poem written in 1925 by Mary F. Henry, depicting …

SUNY Cortland announces this year’s musical and play season

SUNY Cortland’s lineup of plays and musicals for 2024-25 begins with an original, and ends with a classic. “By Any Other Name,” a production by CreateTheater, opens Oct. 3 at …

The Fire Truck and First Responder Show will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Central Ne York Living History Center on Route 11 in Cortlandville. The event, Day with a Dispatcher, will …

Metallica to play the Dome

SYRACUSE — Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday to see Metallica live on April 19 at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse. Metallica has confirmed that its M72 world tour will be extended …

Plan your fun

Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the greater Cortland area. MUSIC Sept. 26: Five for Fighting, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts of Homer. Sept. 27: Tom Kenny and the …

Tom Kenny to perform at Center for the Arts of Homer

While he probably won’t play his hit songs “Ripped Pants,” “Campfire Song” or  "Goofy Goober Rock,” he’ll likely introduce you to some obscure rock …

Serious life skill: Professional-grade quesadillas

Before I became a reporter, I did an equally important job in town. I was the quesadilla chef at SUNY Cortland’s fan-favorite dining establishment, Hilltop. When you make so much of the …

Dr. Andrew Hyland, director of the New York State Quitline and chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be the featured presenter for a free …

Tessa Myers, the headmistress Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy in Cortland, discusses the history of burlesque and its part in an Oct. 5 show, Glamour, Glitz and Grit at the Center for the Arts …

C4Arts offers apprentice program

Some skills just can’t be learned at high school or in college. Some of them need to be learned at a music venue. The Center for the Arts of Homer is accepting applications for its …

A SUNY Cortland homework assignment has turned into a published book series. Joel Robinson, who works part-time at his family’s business, Robinson Family Jewelers, recently graduated from …

DRYDEN — Southworth Library in Dryden will host the SciStart-HHMI Flyways programs to promote migratory bird conservation and citizen science. The Flyways Citizen Science Program, a …

Writing this column has me relating many personal things. As a long-time newspaper reporter and editor, I always preferred to be anonymous. The story is always more important than who wrote it, as …

The Order of the Eastern Star, Homer Chapter 222, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic Lodge on Route 13 in Cortlandville. A rehearsal for the draping of the altar will be at 6:45 p.m. …

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