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National Book Award Finalist, Cornell poet, acclaimed author and all-around wonderful lady Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon will be reading a selection of her works with live accompaniment from two of my favorite Ithaca musicians: Johnny Dowd and Richie Stearns! J. Robert Lennon and H.G. Carillo will also be reading from their works. The reading begins at […]

[By Brandi Herrera Pfrehm] As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest — where the coffeehouse is king, and there were drive-thru espresso joints on every corner before the idea was even a glimmer in Starbucks’ eye — I experienced my first green-siren latte in 1989. That was back when the company fostered an […]

[This is a must-see. Unfortunately Ms. Oates was not doing interviews in conjunction with her appearance at Cornell. Nevertheless, I look forward to tonight’s talk with excitement and anticipation!]
Joyce Carol Oates: The Writer’s (Secret) Life: Woundedness, Rejection, and Inspiration
* Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
* Time: 7:30 p.m.
* Place: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
In this informal […]

If you find yourself debating one night whether to hit up the Regal Cinema at the Ithaca Mall or the new Cinemapolis, you should probably go with option #3: Cornell Cinema in Willard Straight Hall. Here are several reasons why Cornell Cinema could be considered a superior theater:
1. It retains the nostalgic, old-timey charm of […]

This afternoon at 5:15pm, New York-based photographer Adam Fuss will speak at Cornell’s Johnson Museum in conjunction with the group exhibition “Picturing Eden.” We have yet to see the show but are strangely compelled by his use of early photography techniques (i.e. the use of daguerreotypes) with both concrete and abstract subject matter. The show […]

Today marks the beginning of the annual Light in Winter Festival. There are far too many events going on in the next three days to list here, so check the official LiW website for a full schedule and details. That being said, here are some highlights (we believe) of the festival to get you through […]

I mentioned yesterday that Cornell Cinema is going to screen the documentary about Arthur Russell. Here’s some more info about the movie itself (of which I know very little), courtesy of Cornell Cinema:
Cornell Cinema presents
Ithaca Premiere
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Wednesday, December 10          7:15
Friday, December 12                     9:30
Saturday, December 13           7:15
All screenings in Willard Straight […]

Cambridge-based musical ensemble the Alloy Orchestra will perform at Cornell Cinema both tonight, tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow night. For those of you that did not see them the last time they were in Ithaca — when they played Cornell Cinema almost exactly two years ago — do not miss out on them this time around. […]

This weekend, Cornell University will “Born in the Bronx: A Conference Celebrating Hip Hop at Cornell.” This unique event will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, marking the opening of a new permanent collection located in Cornell’s Rare Books and Manuscripts division.
Titled “Born in the Bronx: The Legacy and Evolution of Hip Hop,” […]

Quite a few things happening tonight. This evening kicks off Cornell’s ‘Born in the Bronx: Celebrating Hip Hip History,’ a conference on hip hop culture of the Bronx in the late 70s / early 80s. Cornell Cinema is screening Charlie Ahearn’s excellent hip hop documentary ‘Wild Style,‘ a film that is widely recognized as the […]

Really looking forward to this weekend — Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Caz, Jeff Chang, Tony Tone are all going to be here, for starters. I’ll post more information on the schedule of events tomorrow, but for now, your (semi-)daily youtube zen to help you get through this rainy Tuesday.
Also, Tom Carter photos from Sunday now up […]

And now, a word from the Fanclub Collective….
WHITE MICE w/ FIASCO
THIS SATURDAY
9 PM
JAM (Just about music) DORM, CORNELL NORTH CAMPUS
$6
Thrash like you’ve never thrashed before.
WHITE MICE hail all the way from Providence, RI to stomp your head in with monstrous bass and an oscillator instead of a guitar, and provide enough unbridled ferocity so you […]

Cornell’s Fanclub Collective unveiled a new, blog-friendly website this weekend, so look there for announcements regarding future shows. Next up for the Fanclub? Noise grindcore band White Mice on Saturday, Oct. 18 at JAM.

Did anybody make it out to see jazz pianist Jason Moran perform at Bailey Hall last Saturday? Unfortunately, we missed it, but heard great things about his performance, an homage to jazz giant Thelonious Monk. Luke recently interview Moran from the Ithaca Times. From the story:
“Considering where performance has gone, whether it’s Britney Spears or […]

…the decemberists played at noyes hall in 2003 to about 150 people? and remember when the walkmen played appel commons the following year to a similarly sized audience? well, thanks to the cornell concert commission, you can catch them with about 2,000 other people when they play barton hall on nov. 9.