popcorn youth

The Cornell Plantations plays host to a free outdoor Shakespeare production every summer. This year, it’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (directed by the well-known J.G. Hertzler, the white-haired man on stage), which I saw last night. The dreamily verdant Cornell Plantations were a serendipitous match for the fairy-filled forest of Shakespeare’s imagination.

While there were metal […]

“… In a post-apocalyptic future, a cyborg orangutan and an albino princess must escape political imprisonment before her illegitimate brother takes over an African kingdom.  To do so, they must broker a deal with foreign agents who demand art works, once thought to be lost, which have been hidden in the palace under the guise […]

One of the best things about the Kitchen Theatre (besides being across the street from the Ithaca Times, of course) is its Counter Culture series, which brings experimental theater by ethnically diverse artists from all over the world, and in a one-man-show format. We’ve seen some great productions this way, and those who aren’t conventional […]

It’s easy to let Valentine’s Day go by with a few wilted carnations and a couple of chocolates, but this year get out of that usual routine with your honey (or your friends) and check out what’s going on this Feb. 14.

MUSIC

Instrumental guitarist Lynn Wiles will be playing at the Watercress Restaurant on 2 Hickory […]

From Pamela Goddard’s article, which appears as this week’s Arts Cover story in the Ithaca Times:

The Kitchen Counter Culture Series comes to a close in April with a rare treat. Peruvian actress Teresa Ralli, a founding member of Peru’s famed Yuyachkani theater collective, will be performing Antígona — a one-woman play adapted by poet Jose […]

This week’s arts cover is a lengthy interview with local singer songwriter Mary Lorson, who is most well known for her work in Madder Rose and Saint Low, but has been making a move into the film soundtracking world as of late. Read the cover story here and look for a more detailed post later […]

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival. This is their mission statement on their website:
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) is a one-week multimedia inter-arts extravaganza that reboots the environment and sustainability into a larger global conversation, embracing issues ranging from labor, war, health, disease, music, intellectual […]

This week, our cover story was on the folk trio The Roches, a group of three close-knit sisters, Terre, Suzzy, and Maggie. They’ll be playing the State Theatre this Saturday at 8pm, and stay tuned for a longer post about my lovely conversation with the youngest sister, Suzzy. Read the article that appeared in the […]

It’s been a pretty mellow week for news — until all the students return from winter break, things are pretty low key around here. In any case, there are a couple events of interest coming up. Our cover story this week was with Afro/soul/jazz combo Mifune, and they’ll be playing The Haunt tomorrow night. They’ve […]

Sorry for the sluggishness re: blog posts. I’m in San Diego! Not an excuse, but still. Anyway, I’ll relay to you all of the goodies in the IT this week. For our A&E cover story this week, I interviewed the iconic drummer/producer/manager for The Ramones — and the only living original Ramone left — Tommy […]

Take a break from baking pies, sweeping floors, basting turkeys, and being thankful to check out what’s featured in the Ithaca Times this week. Our cover story this week is about the Johnny Cash tribute concert — featuring Chickenwire Parachute, the Don Bazley Projectiles, Missing Marcus, Sean Kobuk, Common Railers, PJ & G Marcus, and […]

… plus some other miscellani. Our cover story covers a host of Russia-related events: Cornell’s Shostakovich Festival, the Moscow Ballet at the State Theatre, and the Moscow State Symphony. The Moscow State Symphony is playing tonight, and you can enjoy them play selections by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff tonight at the newly renovated Bailey Hall on […]

This week in the Ithaca Times appears to be a modest homage to the life and times of Roger Miller, but so it goes. My cover story is on Miller’s involvement with Boston band Mission of Burma; my Encore is a brief discography of important MoB releases; my Club Notes is on Alloy Orchestra, a […]

EDIT: Girl Talk show is Friday night, not Saturday. Ergo, no conflict with show at No Radio on Saturday. Ignore what you read in the papers people!!

SECOND EDIT: I would like to sincerely apologize to the three owners of No Radio Records. A retraction must be made: The record label, No Radio, is a joint […]

Hopefully you’ve already read and spotted the ridiculous number of times the blog was mentioned in this week’s paper. Today marks the official unveiling of Popcorn Youth, and I’m all atwitter with excitement! Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect from the IT A&E section this week.
Here is this week’s Encore. Just […]