LEAP into Spring...

LIVING ENVIRONMENTS AGING PARTNERSHIP (LEAP) invites local retirees to: * join Cornell University courses
* participate in intergenerational design teams
* improve local environments for older adults

SPRING 2008 courses in the Dept. of Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA)

DEA 430 FURNITURE AS A SOCIAL ART, Professor Paul Eshelman serve as consultants as students design furniture to support intergenerational activities
9:05 - 11:00: Monday Feb 4, Wed Feb 13, Mon Mar 3, Wed April 30

DEA 472 ENVIRONMENTS FOR ELDERS, Professor Nancy Wells join intergenerational team to create or improve real local environments for older adults.
9:00 - 9:55: Monday Feb 18, Wed Mar 5, Mon Mar 31, Wed Apr 16

TO REGISTER, CALL OR EMAIL: 607-254-6526 or leap@cornell.edu transportation or parking will be arranged.

GIAC's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast

The Greater Ithaca Activities Center, (GIAC) is holding its
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast, Saturday, January 19
from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School gym.
This year's theme is, "Crisis in our Community" ­ Equity in the
ICSD.

Guest Speaker is Mr. Cal Walker. GIAC participants and local
community members will provide music, poetry and other entertainment.
Awards to be presented include the Tompkins County Human Rights
Commission Art & Poetry contest winners and the Peace Maker Award from
the Community Dispute and Resolution Center.

Costs for breakfast are $3- adults, $10 ­ families (4 or
more), $2 ­ seniors and students. For more information or questions
please contact GIAC at 272-3622.

23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon 1.10.08

Grateful Acknowledgment to all the generous donations we received to help this event: Forest City Lodge #180, Cornell Laundry, Gimme! Coffee, Tops and Wegmans.

Sponsors: Lifelong, Southside Community Center and Tompkins County Office for the Aging.

101 Ways to Retrie—or Not! To Be Broadcast On WSKG TV January 17

Sue Perlgut and Christopher Julian will have their hour-long documentary 101 Ways to Retire–or Not! broadcast on WSKG TV January, 17 at 8 PM as part the Expressions arts show. There will also be an interview with the filmmakers. The hour-long film shot in the Finger lakes region and released in June, features everyday women and men in their fifties through their eighties, who redefine what it means to be "retired" and to be "senior citizens," as they live active and vital lives. See the trailer at www.101WaystoRetireorNot.com

Expressions: The Art and Soul of the Southern Tier is a new arts show, on WSKG, featuring the work of artists, musicians, theater groups and related events from around the community. It airs weekly on Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. and is the only locally produced program shot and broadcast in High Definition. It airs on WSKG's local channel as well as the station's HD channels 30.1, 46.1 and 46.2.