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2007 Program
Friday, January 26, 2007
The King of Instruments
4:00p.m.-5:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Sponsored by Jim and Terry Byrnes
Mozart called the organ "the King of Instruments", and no wonder. How does that remarkable sound come out of all those pipes filled with nothing but air? Because they're all crafted to replicate harmonic structure according to the laws of physics - a true blending of science and art! Join organist Dr. George Damp as he takes us on a journey through this grand instrument. Damp received his doctorate from the Eastman School of Music and is currently the organist at the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca.
Light in Winter-Themed Gallery Shows and Openings
5:00p.m.-7:00 p.m.,
CSMA - "Nature Illuminated", Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
The Ink Shop - "Microprints"
State of the Art Gallery - "Joining Forces"
Solá Gallery - "The Art of Snow: The Printmaker's Eye"
Tompkins County Public Library - "Questioning the Great Divide: `Me' and `Not Me'"
The Upstairs Gallery - "Abstract Refractions"
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
8:00 p.m., State Theatre
Sponsored by the Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn
Billing itself as "the dance company for those who don't like dance...and those who do", Pilobolus Dance Theatre uses the laws of
physics to defy the laws of gravity. For Light in Winter they'll be
performing Aquatica, The Empty Suitor, Gnomen, Symbiosis, and Day Two,
enacting the second day of the creation of the world, from its
earliest forms of life to the moment at which creatures of the earth
take flight into the air. Set to a soundtrack from Brian Eno and
Talking Heads, Day Two captures the awe of evolution and the wonder of
existence.
Part of the Family Package
Late Night in Winter
After Pilobolus
The Burns Sisters
Sponsored by Bookery I and Bookery II
Lost Dog Lounge, 112 South Cayuga Street
Saturday, January 27, 2007
How We Move
10:00 a.m.–noon, Women's Community Building
Sponsored by Nancy and Joe McAfee and Lila Olson
After an injury physicist Moshe Feldenkrais was faced with the possibility of confinement to a wheelchair. He started exploring relationships between the mind and body, recovered completely, and founded a revolutionary method of movement in the process. Certified Feldenkrais trainer Carol McAmis and a member of Pilobolus Dance Theatre lead us in this unique movement workshop focusing on this remarkable approach.
The North Pole Was Here
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Statler Auditorium, Cornell University campus
Sponsored by Mack and Carol Travis
In a new book written with the whole family in mind, Andrew Revkin, the global-environment reporter for The New York Times, recounts his recent trip to the North Pole accompanying a rugged team of climate scientists trying to determine what's behind the dramatic warming of the frigid Arctic climate. Revkin shares his thoughts, a film of his travels, and maybe a song or two.
**Part of the Family Package
Warped Passages
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Statler Auditorium, Cornell University campus
Sponsored by Sprague and Janowsky, Accountants and the Cornell Department of Physics
Presenters Lisa Randall & Stephen Andrew Taylor take us on an incredible journey inside the world of quantum physics, where particles too small to imagine violate our expectations. Randall is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Harvard and an expert in string theory, a topic she explores in her book, Warped Passages. Taylor is a professor of composition at the University of Illinois who says, "I was inspired to compose Seven Microworlds by learning about string theory...In my piece, the electronics are intended to act as a bridge between the 'real world' of the flute and guitar and these hidden microworlds that permeate us all." With Wendy Mehne and Pablo Cohen.
Postcards From Mars
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Tompkins County Library - FREE Family Event
Sponsored by Wegmans
Come see some of the latest and greatest images from NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, which have been driving around Mars - the ultimate winter destination - since early 2004. Jim Bell, leader of Cornell's Mars Rover camera team, will share some of his favorite stories and postcards from the Red Planet in this fun, family-oriented journey into our solar system.
**Part of the Family Package
Wine and the Mind
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Statler Auditorium, Cornell University campus
Sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust Bank
Wine tasting sponsored by the Cayuga Wine Trail
Reception sponsored by Aladdin's Natural Eatery
Think we taste with our mouths and smell with our noses? It may be all in your mind...Join Cornell professor of biochemistry Terry Acree and learn how the brain processes scents and flavors. Afterwards, sample some of the best wine and food the Finger Lakes has to offer.
Bang on a Can All-Stars with Iva Bittova
8:00 p.m., State Theatre
Sponsored in part by M&T Bank and Ithaca College Department of Music
Part classical ensemble, part rock band, and part jazz sextet, the groundbreaking Bang on a Can All-Stars present a concert of music from uncharted territories. Program highlights include Michael Gordon's reflective and ambient "Light is Calling", with video by Bill Morrison; jazz giant Don Byron's "Eugene", with video presentation of Ernie Kovacs; and a stunning new collaboration with the Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, whose haunting performances combine vocal and violin pyrotechnics with theatrical flair on par with performance art icons Laurie Anderson and Meridith Monk.
Late Night in Winter
After Bang on a Can
Joe Crookston, and friends
Lost Dog Lounge, 112 South Cayuga Street
Sponsored by Ithaca Bakery
Sunday, January 28, 2007
A Morning of Free Family Events
**Part of the Family Package
10:00 a.m.–noon
Alive Beneath a Blanket of Snow
Cornell Plantations Building, Judd Falls Road
Sponsored by Triad Foundation
Dress warmly and bring the whole family to learn about the amazing natural phenomena that abound under the protective blankets of snow and soil. Meet Mr. Mole from Judy's Day Underground and see examples of mice, voles and shrews and learn how they stay active all winter. Discover how insects and other creatures have adapted to survive the cold and learn about how changes in our climate and
snowfall could have a large effect on life in winter.
The Science of Snow
Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd.
Sponsored by the Cathles Family
The Science of Snow will explore the beautiful world of winter on scales from the infinitesimal to the enormous. See spectacular images of these unique crystalline formations under the microscope, and catch the view from outer space of the interplay between wind and snow and the accumulations they form. Find out how we uncover clues about the past by looking at "ancient snow", and keep your fingers crossed for a white winter as we will be experimenting with this remarkable substance, too!
"Lite" in Winter
Cass Park Trailhead
Sponsored by Scott and Sue Hamilton
Join us at 10am at the Cass Park Trailhead for a light-hearted "Whistle While You Walk" tour of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, led by local dance caller and historian Vikki Armstrong and musician Dave Davies (of Djug Django fame). Join in hum-able songs complemented by tantalizing tidbits of history and other lore along the way, with maybe some kazoos and trombones thrown in for good measure! If your outdoor exercise runs to faster transport, "Wheel Around the Waterfront" is for those of you travelling on any and all wheeled gadgets, (except autos!), led by Waterfront Trail founder and blader-extraordinaire Rick Manning.
Prizes and warming refreshments await afterwards at the Cass Park Pavilion at 11:30am, where Cornell Cooperative Extension will hand out the awards for the best trail walk culled from submissions received during the regional contest held in December and January. Bundle up and plan on feeling fit as a fiddle by the time we wrap up at noon!
The Tiger's Ear: Listening to Modern Art
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Statler Auditorium, Cornell University
Sponsored by David Kuckuk and Sheila Danko
Composer, author, educator and performer Bruce Adolphe offers us his musical reaction to the American art movement of the late 1940's and, in particular, six icons among the Abstract Expressionists who based their art on a spirit of revolt and a belief in freedom of expression that defined the modern era. Adolphe's piece is called The Tiger's Ear, and references the seminal art magazine of this post-war era called "The Tiger's Eye". Adolphe is the Music and Education Advisor for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the comic keyboard quizmaster of NPR's "Piano Puzzlers". Joining him will be Christopher Rothko, the son of the painter Mark Rothko, a classical music critic and the editor of The Artist's Reality, a book of his father's philosophical writings. In addition we'll welcome Cornell Art Department Chair Buzz Spector, an artist and critical writer whose work has been shown in countless museums and galleries, and Cynthia Johnston-Turner, an active conductor, festival adjudicator, and clinician, in both the United States and Canada. She conducts members of Ensemble X.
The Birds That Roar
4:30 p.m., State Theatre
Sponsored by Tompkins Trust Company
In our two-part Festival finale, first we'll explore all sounds weird and wonderful with animal communication expert Ron Hoy, musician John Greenly, a brace of clarinetists, a string quartet, and an assortment of birds, spiders, and whales. How do animals use the wavelengths we can't even hear to talk to one another? And how have musicians translated that talk into music, from Messiaen to Schickele? With:
Mark Simon, clarinet
Lenora Schneller, clarinet
Michael Galvan, clarinet
Laura Campbell, flute
William Cowdery, piano
George Myers, viola
Jennifer Myers, violin
**Part of the Family Package
After Party
After the Finale, 7 p.m. - FREE Event
Featuring cellist, Lindsay Mac
Sponsored by Felicia's Atomic Lounge and Gimme! Coffee
Felicia's Atomic Lounge, 508 West State Street
Cornell Cinema Showings for Light in Winter
Thursday, January 25, 2007; 7:15 p.m.
Lyrical Nitrate: The Films of Bill Morrison
Willard Straight Theatre, Cornell Campus
Directed by Bill Morrison
Visionary filmmaker Bill Morrison's best-known collaboration with Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon, Decasia: The State of Decay, sets decaying archival film footage to an original symphonic score. Another of their collaborations, will be presented Saturday night as part of Light in Winter's Bang on a Can All-Stars event at the State Theatre, but tonight, Cornell Cinema will present a program of some of Morrison's other collaborations with the Bang on a Can composers, and other composer/musicians, as well.
Food will be available for purchase at Statler events.
