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Thousands of One

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Cendrillon, a comic operetta

Final Arts Quad summer concerts

The Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand Band will bring high-energy alternative folk music to the Arts Quad July 30, performing an original blend of old-time country and bluegrass, Celtic and contra, swing and jazz, alternative folk rock, and various world music influences.

The band Thousands of One will conclude the summer concert series Aug. 6. A Grassroots favorite, Thousands of One fuses soul, funk, afro-pop and reggae with a social message.

Both concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. (Rain location: Uris Hall Auditorium). Details online.

Pictorialist Art and Art for Lunch

At the end of the 19th century, Alfred Stieglitz changed the way artists approach the photographic process, moving photography beyond its traditional role as a recorder of events. A free exhibition at the Johnson Museum, "Toward a New Art," with pieces from the museum's permanent collection, explores the work of Stieglitz, his friends and colleagues, and the next generation of photographers inspired by them. The exhibit will be on display July 31-Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Also at the Johnson, curator Nancy Green will lead a tour of "Sublime Form: European Decorative Design, 1900-20," Aug. 5, noon-1 p.m. Information: http://museum.cornell.edu/.

Bound for Glory wraps up 43rd summer

Joe LaMay and Sherri Reese present Bound for Glory's last summer concert in the Anabel Taylor Café, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m., which will be broadcast live on WVBR. They perform original and traditional American folk with a bluegrass feel and a folk attitude. Free and open to the public. Information: http://wvbr.com/.

Restored prints and a superhero at the Cinema

The following films are showing at the Willard Straight Theatre and are open to the public; admission: $4 students and children, $5.50 seniors, $7 general admission.

• "Iron Man 2" shows Aug. 1 at 7 p.m., featuring supercapitalist superhero Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) donning his impenetrable Iron Man nuclear suit of armor.
• "Gamperaliya aka Changing Village" is a restored print, showing Aug. 4 at 7:45 p.m. The film is said to have launched a revolution in the way films are made and in their content. Produced by Anton Wickramasinghe. Subtitled.
• "Vitaphone Varieties" shows Aug. 5 at 7:45 p.m. Between 1926 and 1930, the Vitaphone Corp. produced thousands of shorts featuring musicians, vaudeville acts and radio stars, recording the soundtracks on large phonograph discs for playback in theaters. These faded into oblivion but have been restored, and a sampling will be presented.

Information: http://cinema.cornell.edu.

Comic Cinderella operetta

Women's Works presents Cendrillon, a comic operetta based on the tale of Cinderella, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. A light-hearted production, this operetta features Lynn Craver as Cinderella, Kristen Park and Robin Booth as the stepsisters, Mark Lawrence as Prince Charming, and Karen Dumont as the Fairy Godmother. Sarah Cummings (violin) and Beth Kelly (flute) will join Richard Montgomery (piano). Free and open to the public.

Farming field day

This free, public event focuses on equipment and farming techniques for small-scale vegetable operations. Such farming techniques as weed management, ridge-till systems, plant breeding, seed saving, reduced tillage and mulch-moving systems and specialized equipment appropriate for small-scale vegetable production will be demonstrated, Aug. 5, 4-7 p.m. at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y. Some equipment is available for growers to borrow and experiment with on their own farms. Information: http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/cals/cuaes/.

Jungian conference

The first joint international conference of the Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies (JSSS) and the International Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) will be held Aug. 10-14 at the Robert Purcell Community Center.

Hosted by Don Fredericksen, professor of film and director of undergraduate studies in film in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, the conference, "On the Edge: Psyche in Ethics, the Arts and Nature," will feature 80 presentations on a variety of research on Carl Jung's work and analytical psychology.

Information: http://www.thejungiansociety.org and http://www.jungianstudies.org.

Members of the public interested in specific presentations or topics can contact Ebony Scott, conference services planner, ejs65@cornell.edu or 607-255-9763.

Remediating contaminated soils

Students and faculty at the Dilmun Hill Student Farm will share their knowledge and experiences relevant to farming on compromised sites, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hands-on workshops will demonstrate how to assess soils for contaminants and best manage contaminated soils. Free and open to the public. Information: http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/cals/cuaes/.

Special Museum of the Earth events

See http://www.museumoftheearth.org for full details on the following:

• James Potorti Gorge Walks: Museum of the Earth educators will lead different interpretive gorge walks each Friday in August, 10-11:30 a.m., discussing the formation of local geological features at Taughannock Falls, Treman, Watkins Glen and Buttermilk Falls state parks. No registration; park fees only.
• Fossil Collecting Field Trip: Participants can collect their own fossils of trilobites, brachiopods and other ocean creatures by taking a field trip to Morrisville, N.Y., Aug. 7, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Register early by calling 607-273-6623, ext.13. Members: $10, $7, $5. Non-members: $20, $15, $10. (adult, student/senior, youth).
• ARTfest at the MOTE: Ithaca's newest fine arts festival will be held Aug. 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Museum of the Earth. ARTfest is free and open to the public; admission is charged to visit the museum.
• Summer Symposium: This Aug. 13-14 event features research updates, field work, collections, a field trip on Aug. 14 and a keynote lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 by Richard G. Harrison of Cornell's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Harrison will speak about his research linked to the museum exhibit, "One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish*: Exploring the Evolution of Biodiversity," which is on display this summer through Sept. 5. Registration fee: general admission $25, students $15, field trip only $10.

Blood Drive

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Aug. 12, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in Okenshields in Willard Straight Hall. The drive will be for single units and double red blood cell donations. Contact Marie Roller at mr36@cornell.edu to set up an appointment. Open to the public.