Book Sale - Senior Citizens Day - 10/17

Friends of the TCPL Book Sale, 509 Esty Street, Ithaca, NY
At each sale we designate one day for those over the age of 60 or with physical disabilities to shop when the sale is officially closed. For the Fall 2007 Sale, the day set aside is Wednesday, October 17th from 10am to 2pm. Anyone making a purchase will receive one book of their choice for free. Collector’s Corner is not open on this day. For more information visit the Friends of the TCPL webiste.

Washington D.C. Trip Photos

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The Mature Mind and the Aging Brain: Positive Changes & Creativity in the Second Half of Life

Wednesday, 10/3, 7 - 8:45 PM, Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.

Distinguished Speaker will be Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Cohen is a graduate of Harvard College and the Georgetown University School of Medicine and has a doctorate in Gerontology from The Union Institute. He is also the author of more than 150 publications in the field of aging, including several edited text books. His individually authored books include The Brain in Human Aging, The Creative Age: Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life, and The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.

After the presentation Dr. Cohen will hold a book signing of his book, The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain. Sponsored by the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute.

This presentation is free and will be held at Ithaca College in the Nabenhauer Room of the Whalen Center for Music. Park in the “J” Lot behind the Towers; To the left (south) of the Towers take the glass covered Baker Walkway; At the end take the elevator down to level “L” – Lobby; upon exiting the elevator go through the glass doors and proceed through the lobby and look for signs to the Nabenhauer Recital Hall.

For more information visit: http://www.ithaca.edu/aging/cohen.php

Improvisational Theatre Workshop with the Theatre Troupe

Thursday, 9/27 - 10/11, 1 - 2 PM, Instructor: Sue Perlgut (3 Sessions) - FREE
Here's a chance to express yourself and have fun using improvisational theater exercises. See if you would like to join our performing troupe. There are no lines to learn and no acting background necessary. Come and join us for an enjoyable experience. The troupe meets through out the year every Thursdays from 1-2 PM at Lifelong.

LEAP Program Opportunities this Fall!

The Living Environments Aging Partnership is an intergenerational design initiative intended to:

• Include local retirees and residents in Cornell course
• Create intergenerational teams
• Improve built or national environments for local elders

This fall join a team of Apparel Design students as they develop product ideas for older adults using the latest high-tech fabrics.

Class titles: FSAD 466 - Textiles, Apparel, and Innovation with Professor Juan Hinestroza (Ives Hall - Room 108).

Classes meet on five Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:55 - 4:10 PM on:

Tuesday, Sept 25
Thursday, Oct 25
Tuesday, Nov 13
Thursday, Nov 15
Thursday, Nov 29

Space is limited so call Heather at Cornell University at (607) 257-6526 to register and save your seat!

For more information visit: http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/DEA/leap/

Queer Movie Nights at Lifelong

The Working Group on LGBT Aging is planning a free series of salons to view, enjoy, and discuss queer movies. Three great nights are planned for the fall at Lifelong:

Desert Hearts
Fri, 9/28, 7 PM, Lifelong (119 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY)
Desert Hearts (1985) 91 minutes. Set in Nevada in 1959, Vivian Bell, a repressed college professor from New York, arrives at a ranch in Reno for a temporary stay to obtain a quickie divorce. Anticipating a quiet time reading and preparing for the academic year, she finds herself distracted and drawn to the ranch owner’s fiery stepdaughter Cay Rivvers. As their friendship develops and Vivian’s restrained and latent passion is unleashed, their lesbian relationship becomes an act of defiance against the accepted rules of society.

Gods and Monsters
Fri, 10/26, 7 PM, Lifelong (119 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY)
Gods and Monsters (1998) 105 minutes. Biography of film director James Whale who created one of the screen’s great mythic heroes in the classic version of Frankenstein. Beginning in the 1950’s when Whale is largely forgotten or only remembered through camp nostalgia, the film traces Whale’s increasing obsession with his gardener, Clayton. As Whale’s health deteriorates, his memory increasingly draws him back to the pivotal moments of his life: his rejection of his harsh working-class youth; his service in World War I and his loving affair with another soldier; and his year directing in the classic Hollywood era. Combining biography and a mature examination of the possible love between homosexual and heterosexual men, Gods and Monsters ends up being a loving tribute to both the classic Hollywood era and the possibility of transcendence for working-class people.

Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Fri, 11/30, 7 PM, Lifelong (119 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY)
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) 98 minutes. Two drag queens and a transsexual leave Sydney in a bus called Priscilla, and travel to Alice Springs to climb a rock and put on a show. Along the way they break down, get lost, paint the bus lavender, dress up when they can, perform where they shouldn’t, and encounter hilarity, hostility, incomprehension and, occasionally, acceptance.

Free Concert at Ithaca College

Jazz pianist Billy Taylor will be performing at Ithaca College on Saturday, September 15^th at 8:15 PM. Round-trip transportation is available free of charge for area seniors through Gadabout at these three pick-up locations:

Saturday, September 15^th
Departure: 7:10 PM (Lifelong, 119 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY)
Departure: 7:20 PM (McGraw House 221 South Geneva Street, Ithaca, NY)
Departure: 7:30 PM (Titus Towers, 800 S. Plain Street, Ithaca, NY)
Departure: 7:30 PM (Ellis Hollow Road Apartments, 1028 Ellis Hollow RD, Ithaca, NY)
Arrival at IC: 7:40 PM
Concert Begins: 8:15 PM
Return Drop-off: 9:30 – 10 PM (all locations)

You are welcome to meet directly at Ithaca College for the concert, however if you’d like transportation you must call Lifelong to reserve your seat by 9/11 at 1PM, (607) 273-1511.

MUSICIAN AND EDUCATOR BILLY TAYLOR WILL KICK OFF
ENDURING MASTERS SERIES AT ITHACA COLLEGE

ITHACA, NY—Billy Taylor—named by Vogue as “the most exciting pianist in the jazz world today and its most articulate spokesman”—will inaugurate Ithaca College’s Enduring Masters series with a free appearance on Saturday, Sept. 15. Featuring a performance and a lecture, “An Evening with Billy Taylor,” will start at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. Taylor will also coach various student ensembles on Sept. 14.

Supported by a two-year $150,000 grant from the New York State Music Fund, the Enduring Masters series is a collaboration between the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, the School of Music, Lifelong, and Longview in bringing older musicians to campus to perform and reflect on aging and their art. In addition to exposing area residents to distinguished performers, Enduring Masters will lay the groundwork for a center at the college that will explore creativity and aging. The New York State Music fund was established by the New York Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

In addition to Taylor, the Enduring Masters series will include free appearances by pianist Marian McPartland (age 89) and composers Karel Husa (age 86), Joan Tower (age 69), John Corigliano (age 69), and William Bolcom (age 69).

Billy Taylor began performing as a jazz pianist in 1942, when he was 21. He spent the next several years playing with many of the jazz greats of that time, including Art Tatum, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. As house pianist at Birdland, the legendary jazz club, Taylor also played opposite bands led by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Stan Kenton. During a performing and recording career that spans six decades, Taylor composed over 350 songs, including works for theater, dance and symphony orchestras.

Though an eminent musician, Taylor is also an influential teacher. Having earned a master’s and doctorate in music education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst at age 54, Taylor has served as the Duke Ellington Fellow at Yale University. In addition, he has hosted and programmed radio broadcasts for WLIB and WNEW in New York. Shortly after his 60^th birthday, Taylor became arts correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” which featured profiles of some 250 members of the jazz community, including an Emmy Award-winning feature on Quincy Jones.

In addition to the Emmy, Taylor’s numerous honors include two Peabody Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Downbeat magazine, 23 honorary doctoral degrees, and election to the Hall of Fame for the International Association for Jazz Education.

For more information on the event, contact Tom Kline, project coordinator, at (607) 274-7007 or tkline@ithaca.edu.

               For more information on Billy Taylor and the Enduring Masters series, visit www.ithaca.edu/enduringmasters.