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There's something for everyone at Winter Recess
Arts, sports, spas, speakers, cooking classes, winery tours - the list goes on and on. With your "VIT Pass," you'll gain access to everything - and qualify for discounts throughout the community. Scan the highlights below, see the complete events list or search for specific events. Check back soon for new events. We're adding them daily.
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Taste & Tour: The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
Date: Daily
Location: 16 wineries on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
Fee: Multiple discounts including free tastings
Ph: 800/684-5217, 607/869-4281
Website: www.CayugaWineTrail.com
Email: info@CayugaWineTrail.com
Taste and tour some of the finest and most beautiful wineries in the Finger Lakes region.
SCHOOL'S OUT! Opening Party at Corks & More
Date: Fri, Feb 17, 3-6pm
Location: Corks & More Wine Bar, 708 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca
Fee: Free Wine Tasting w/ VIT or Pet Pass & coupon
Ph: 607/319-4172
Website: www.corksandmore.com
Email: info@corksandmore
School's out and the party starts at Corks & More where you'll enjoy a free wine tasting happy hour in Ithaca's most comfortable and innovative wine bar.
On Writing: Poetry & Chemistry with Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffman
Date: Fri, Feb 17, 6pm
Location: Buffalo Street Books, Dewitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/273-8246
Website: www.buffalostreetbooks.com
Email: BuffaloStreetBooks@hotmail.com
Buffalo Street books invites you to meet Nobel laureate Roald Hoffman in a discussion of life at the intersection of poetry, philosophy and theoretical chemistry.
Light in Winter Science Cabaret
Date: Fri, Feb 17, 6:30-9pm
Location: Lot 10 Kitchen & Lounge (formerly Delilah's), 112 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: Suggested donation $5
Ph: 607/272-7224
Website: www.lightinwinter.com
A Light in Winter Science Cabaret! Catch DJ Laika in a multimedia social hour, followed by mind-bending performance by magician, physicist and author, Alex Stone.
Theater: Twelfth Night
Date: Daily except Mon, Tues. Times vary.
Location: Fall Creek Studios, 1201 N. Tioga St., Ithaca
Fee: $10-12 w/ VIT or Pet pass ($5-off reg price)
Website: http://ithacashakespeare.org/
Email: info@ithacashakespeare.org
The Ithaca Shakespeare Company kicks off its 10th season with one of Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedies, staged in our new facility in Fall Creek!
In Concert: Greg Brown
Date: Fri, Feb 17, 8pm
Location: Community School of Music and Arts, 330 East State St., Ithaca
Fee: Tickets $25 in advance (Reg $27.50)
Website: http://www.dansmallspresents.com/2011/10/greg-brown/
Grammy nominated folk artist Greg Brown comes to Ithaca for an intimate show at CSMA.
Skiing & Snowboarding, Great Deals at Greek Peak
Date: Daily
Location: Greek Peak
Fee: 20% off daily lift ticket with VIT Pass
Ph: 800/955-2754
Website: www.GreekPeakMtnResort.com
Email: mountain@greekpeakmtnresort.com
Teachers, bring your VIT Pass for discounted skiing and riding at Central New York's largest mountain resort.
Science: Museum of the Earth presents Darwin Days Family Day
Date: Sat, Feb. 18, 10am – 1pm
Location: Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd. (Rt 96), Ithaca
Fee: Half-price admission with VIT or Pet pass
Ph: 607/273-6623
Website: www.museumoftheearth.org
Join the Museum of the Earth for its annual celebration of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Fun activities and programs for the whole family. This year, go on the hunt for adaptive, invasive species in, "WANTED in Ithaca!"
Science: Ocean Bound! at the Sciencenter
Date: Daily, 10am-5pm, Sundays noon-5pm
Location: Sciencenter, 601 First Street, Ithaca
Fee: Free Family Admission w/ VIT or Pet pass
Ph: 607/272-0600
Website: www.sciencenter.org
Explore 250+ hands-on, interactive exhibits at the award-winning Sciencenter, including the new, featured exhibition, Ocean Bound!
Hops & Pops: Ithaca Beer & Soda Company Brewery Tours
Date: Daily, 11am - 6pm
Location: Ithaca Beer & Soda Co., 606 Elmira Rd. (Rt. 13)
Fee: Free tours Sat, Sun; Free tastings w/ pass
Ph: 607/273-0766
Website: www.ithacabeer.com
Learn how this growing company creates and bottles its award-winning beers and sodas, and you’ll get to taste some too.
Science: Museum of the Earth
Date: Daily
Location: Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd. (Rt 96), Ithaca
Fee: Half-price admission with VIT or Pet pass
Ph: 607/273-6623
Website: http://www.museumoftheearth.org
Discover hands-on exhibits and daily events for explorers of all ages at the beautiful Museum of the Earth. Now on display: Whales, From the Depths of the National Geographic.
History: Dreaming of Timbuctoo at the History Center
Date: Sat, Feb 18 & Tues, Feb 21, 11am - 5pm
Location: The History Center, 401 East State St., Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/273-8284
Website: www.thehistorycenter.net
A special exhibit extended for teachers week! “Dreaming of Timbuctoo” tells a forgotten chapter of New York African American history.
Taste & Tour: Mardi Gras on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
Date: Sat-Sun, Feb 18-19, all day
Location: 16 wineries on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail
Fee: $5-off with VIT Pass (reg. $25-$30)
Ph: 800/ 684-5217, 607/ 869-4281
Website: www.CayugaWineTrail.com
It’s Mardi Gras on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail where the bon temps roulez amid wine, food and fun.
Get Spicy at the Downtown Chili Cook-Off
Date: Sat, Feb 18, 11:30am- 4pm
Location: Ithaca Downtown Commons
Fee: Get 2 free tasting coupons w/ VIT pass & WR coupon
Ph: 607/277-8679
Website: www.DowntownIthaca.com
Join us for an explosion of taste, fun and entertainment downtown.
Indoor Rec: Learn to Climb
Date: Feb 18, 22, 25; Sat @ 1-3pm, Weds @ 7-9pm
Location: Cornell Outdoor Ed, Lindseth Climbing Wall, Bartels Hall, Campus Rd., Ithaca
Fee: $25 w/ VIT or Pet Pass (Reg $35)
Ph: 607/254-1357
Website: www.coe.cornell.edu/goto.jsp?page=learn.climb
Email: rjc288@cornell.edu
Learn to climb at Cornell Outdoor Education. Their evening sessions provide you with instruction to get on the wall and into climbing.
Welcome Party: ITA and NYSUT Welcome Teachers
Date: Sat, Feb 18, 3:30-5:30pm
Location: Finger Lakes Wine Center, 237 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: Free with VIT Pass
Ph: 607/272-8950
Join the Ithaca Teachers Association, New York State United Teachers and the Ithaca Visitors Bureau in a complimentary welcome party for teachers.
LOL: ComedyFLOPS Comedy Fest
Date: Sat, Feb 18, 5pm-1am
Location: Four Venues in Downtown Ithaca
Fee: $10 w/VIT or Pet pass (Reg $12)
Website: ComedyFLOPsComedyFest.com
Email: info@comedyflopscomedyfest.com
More than 25 improv, standup and sketch comedy performers from all over New York meet in Downtown Ithaca for one hilarious night. Four nearby venues, one ticket, unlimited laughs.
In Concert: Light in Winter Presents Stringfever
Date: Sat, Feb 18, 8pm
Location: Ithaca's Historic State Theatre, 107 W. State St.
Fee: Tickets: $26 w/ VIT Pass (Reg $32.50)
Ph: 607/277-8283
Website: www.StateofIthaca.com
Email: info@stateofithaca.com
Get ready for a treat with this amazingly talented, "genetically modified" electronic string quartet. Part of Ithaca's "Light in Winter" festival.
Make a Splash: Cascades Indoor Waterpark
Date: Sun & Thurs, Feb 19, 23, 26
Location: Hope Lake Lodge at Greek Peak Mountain Resort, 2000 NYS Rt. 392 Cortland
Fee: $29 with VIT or Pet pass (Reg $35/adult, $32 kids)
Ph: 800/955-2754
Website: www.greekpeak.net/cascades-indoor-waterpark/cascades-indoor-waterpark.aspx
Email: mountain@greekpeakmtnresort.com
Make a splash with perfect 84° weather year-round at Cascades Indoor Waterpark!
Auction: Collectible Books
Date: Sun, Feb 19, 10am preview, auction at noon
Location: National Book Auctions, 1429 Danby Rd. (Rt. 96B), Ithaca
Fee: Free, Bonus: $20 in Auction Bucks with VIT pass
Ph: 607/269-0101
Website: www.nationalbookauctions.com
Email: mail@nationalbookauctions.com
National Book Auctions welcomes you to a special Teachers Week auction of collectible books, ephemera, and artwork.
Dance: Light in Winter presents Galumpha
Date: Sun, Feb 19, 3pm
Location: Ithaca's State Theater
Fee: $12/adult, $9.60/child w/ VIT pass (Reg $15/$12)
Ph: 607/277-8283
Website: www.StateofIthaca.com
Email: info@StateofIthaca.com
Light in Winter brings the imaginative dance troupe Galumpha back to Ithaca. Don't miss this teachers week favorite.
Drink & Think; Sensory Perception of Wine
Date: Sun, Feb 19, and Wed, Feb 22, at 4 p.m.
Location: Bet the Farm Winery, 381 Main St, Aurora, NY
Fee: $10 with VIT pass (regularly $20)
Ph: 315/294-5643
Website: www.betthefarmny.com
Email: nancy@betthefarmny.com
Come and enjoy sampling many of the wines that are produced in the Finger Lakes along with some examples of food pairings, while learning about Sensory Perception of Wine.
Music: The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
Date: Sun, Feb 19, 4pm
Location: Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca
Fee: Just $5 with VIT pass (Reg. $18-$20)
Ph: 607/273-4497 (tickets)
Website: www.CCOithaca.org
Email: info@CCOithaca.org
Enjoy the acclaimed Cayuga Chamber Orchestra under musical director Lanfranco Marcelletti in its 2011-2012 chamber series.
Winter Recess Fiber Arts Festival
Date: Mon, Feb 20, 11am-5pm
Location: The Grey Barn, 2 Van Ostrand Rd, South Lansing
Fee: Free admission, free gift w/ VIT pass & coupon
Ph: 607/533-7389
Email: germain@dishmail.net
Join a talented group of artists from New York and Pennsylvania and some of the top fiber suppliers in the region for an afternoon of hands-on shopping and learning.
Science: Inside the Secret World of Nanotech
Date: Mon, Feb 20 & Tues, Feb 21, 1-3pm
Location: Cornell Nanoscale Facility, 250 Duffield Hall, Cornell Campus
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/254-4840
Website: www.cnf.cornell.edu
Email: rlc12@cornell.edu
Go inside the cutting-edge Cornell Nanoscale Facility and discover the emerging world of Nanotechnology. Enjoy interactive workshops for teachers and hands-on nano fun for families. Prepare to be amazed.
Ice Cream Making 101
Date: Mon, Feb 20 and Weds, Feb 22, 1pm & 3pm; Sat, Feb 25, 1pm.
Location: Cayuga Lake Creamery, 8421 Rte 89, Interlaken, NY
Fee: $9 adult, $6 child with VIT pass
Ph: 607/532-9492
Website: www.cayugalakecreamery.com
Email: info@cayugalakecreamery.com
Visit the Creamery's production room to see how our hand-crafted ice cream is made! Plan to spend about 45 minutes watching and enjoying samples fresh out of the batch!
Sweets: Chocolate Tours For Teachers
Date: Mon-Fri, Feb 20-24, 3pm
Location: Life's So Sweet Chocolates, 27 West Main St., Trumansburg
Fee: Buy 1 tour, get 1 free with VIT or Pet Pass
Ph: 607/387-4477
Website: www.LifesSoSweet.com
Email: darlynne@lifessosweet.com
Informative and delicious...Life's so Sweet Chocolates goes BOGO with "Chocolate Tours for Teachers."
Happy Hour Spa Party at Satori, a salon, spa, shopping experience
Date: Mon, Feb 20, 4-6:30pm
Location: Satori, a salon, spa, shopping experience, 840 Hanshaw Rd., Ithaca
Fee: Free with VIT Pass
Ph: 607/266-0130
Website: www.SatoriDaySpaSalon.com
Email: SatoriLovesTeachers@hotmail.com
Back by popular demand! Kick-off Teacher’s Week with a fun, interactive event hosted by the spa party specialists at Satori, a salon/spa/shopping experience.
Underground Science: X-Ray Secrets of Wilson Lab
Date: Tues, Feb 21, 9:30am -10:30am and 11:00am -12:00pm (RSVP req.)
Location: Cornell Wilson Laboratory, Room 305, Ithaca
Fee: Free (Max. 20 people per time slot)
Ph: 607/255-8779
Website: http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/Education/
Email: LKH24@cornell.edu
For classroom physicists and budding scientists, here's an event at the cutting edge of human knowledge and state-of-the-art technology.
Science: Have Spacecraft, Will Travel—Flying the Solar System with Rick Kline + Mars Rover Update
Date: Tues, Feb 21, 1:30pm
Location: Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility, Cornell Space Sciences Building
Fee: Free with advance reservation, max 20 participants
Ph: 607/255-3833
Website: http://www.astro.cornell.edu/facilities/SPIF.php
Email: kline@astro.cornell.edu
Tour guide Rick Kline, data manager for the Cornell Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility, takes you on spectacular journey through the solar system. Then researcher Shoshanna Cole from the Mars Rover Imaging Team updates you on the progress of Rover Opportunity as it prepares for winter at Endeavor Crater.
Cooking Class: Moroccan Greens & Grains with Chef Samantha Buyskes
Date: Tues, Feb 21, 4-7pm
Location: Simply Red Bistro at La Tourelle Resort 1150 Danby Rd. (Rt. 96B), Ithaca
Fee: $30 per person w/VIT Pass (reg. $45)
Ph: 607/273-2734
Website: http://www.latourelle.com/
Email: info@latourelle.com
Back by popular demand, Chef Samantha Buyskes (Food Network's Chopped) offers a special Winter Recess cooking class. In "Greens and Grains to Power Through the Winter," she'll lead you deliciously through the kitchen preparing a healthy Moroccan-inspired feast.
Music:French Chamber Music (guests from Rochester Philharmonic & Ithaca College)
Date: Tue, Feb 21. 8pm
Location: Barnes Hall
Ph: 607/255-4760
Email: LL48@cornell.edu
John Haines-Eitzen, cello, with guest artists from the Rochester Philharmonic and Ithaca College.
New Roots Charter School Workshop: Education for Sustainability, Beyond “Going Green”
Date: Weds, Feb 22, 10:30am-12:30pm
Location: Clinton House Lobby, 116 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/882-9220
Website: www.newrootsschool.org
Email: info@newrootsschool.org
New Roots Principal Tina Nilsen-Hodges and Senior Year Program Coordinator Peter McWain welcome you to Ithaca's sustainable, public charter high school for a presentation on the school's unique mission.
Wine 101 at the Finger Lakes Wine Center
Date: Weds, Feb 22, 4pm
Location: Finger Lakes Wine Center, 237 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: $12 with VIT pass (Reg $18)
Ph: 607/882-9663
Website: www.fingerlakeswinecenter.org
Email: info@fingerlakeswinecenter.org
Have fun learning about food and wine in this delicious event pairing local wines and fabulous edibles.
Wine, Cheese & Chocolate at Six Mile Creek!
Date: Weds, Feb 22, 2-4pm
Location: Six Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd. (Rt 79), Ithaca
Fee: Free w/ VIT pass, 1/2 price w/ Pet pass (Reg $5)
Ph: 607/272-9463
Website: www.sixmilecreek.com
Email: events.sixmilecreek@gmail.com
Join winemaker Paul King in a delicious, fun tasting event.
Theater: Red Light Winter
Date: Weds-Sun, Feb 22-26, times vary
Location: Kitchen Theatre, 417 W. State/MLK St., Ithaca
Fee: $5 off w/ VIT pass & code, BOGO w/ hotel stay
Ph: 607/273-4497
Website: www.kitchentheatre.org
Email: information@kitchentheatre.org
What's a little sex between friends? Find out in this 2006 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by one of America's most daring playwrights.
Music-Opera: The Magic Flute
Date: Wed, Feb 22, Fri, Feb 24 and Sun, Feb 26.
Location: Ithaca College, Dillingham-Hoerner Theatre
Fee: VIT pass price TBA, (Reg $11)
Ph: 607/274-3224
Website: http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/theatre/mainstage/flute/
Email: tam@ithaca.edu
Mozart's classic on stage at Ithaca College. The annual collaboration between the Department of Theatre Arts and the School of Music.
On Writing: A Reading by Edwidge Danticat
Date: Thurs, Feb 23, 4:30pm
Location: Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Cornell Campus
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/255-6800
Website: www.arts.cornell.edu/english
Email: creativewriting@cornell.edu
MacAthur genius grant recipient, National Book Circle Critic's Award winner--those are just some of the accolades earned by Haitian-born writer, Edwidge Danticat.
Happy Hour Wine Tasting at Red Feet
Date: Thurs, Feb 23, 5-7pm
Location: Red Feet Wine Market, 435 Franklin St., Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/330-1056
Website: http://www.redfeetwine.com
Email: help@redfeetwine.com
Sip, savor and learn about wine in this installment of Red Feet’s weekly “Hang Time” wine tasting series.
Finger Lakes Wine Center: Thursday Night Wine Bar
Date: Thurs, Feb 23, 5pm
Location: Finger Lakes Wine Center, 237 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: Buy-1, Get-1-Free wine tasting or glass w/ VIT
Ph: 607/882-9663
Website: www.fingerlakeswinecenter.org
Email: info@fingerlakeswinecenter.org
The Wine Bar at the Finger Lakes Wine Center is Ithaca’s newest destination spot.
In Concert: Cowboy Junkies
Date: Thurs, Feb 23, 8pm
Location: Ithaca's State Theatre, 107 W. State St.
Fee: Tix 20% off with VIT pass, BOGO w/ hotel stay!
Ph: 607/277-8283
Website: www.StateofIthaca.com
Email: info@stateofithaca.com
Prepare for a night of great music with Cowboy Junkies live at the State Theatre.
Moosewood Restaurant Happy Hour
Date: Fri, Feb 24, 4-6pm
Location: Moosewood Restaurant, 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca
Fee: Drinks, food, prizes, & 15% off for VITs & Pets
Ph: 607/273-9610
Website: www.moosewoodcooks.com
Email: moose@moosewoodrestaurant.com
Ithaca's famous Moosewood Restaurant celebrates teachers with a Fabulous Friday happy hour party.
Music: Black History Month Concert with The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers
Date: Fri, Feb 24, 8:15pm
Location: Ford Hall, Ithaca College
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/274-3717
Email: TAM@ithaca.edu
In celebration of Black History Month, The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers present an evening of "Negro Spirituals."
Nature: Guided Bird Walks at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Date: Sat & Sun, Feb 25-26, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/254-2473
Website: www.birds.cornell.edu.
Learn about birds in a beginner bird walk through the beautiful Sapsucker Woods Preserve. Guided by experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Nature: The Secret Life of Orchids
Date: Daily, 10am-5pm, Guided tour Sat, Feb 25, 1:30pm
Location: The Orchid Place, 1274 Dryden Rd. (Rt. 366), Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/273-3660
Website: www.theorchidplace.biz
Learn about these wonderful plants in a tropical visit to one of New York's largest orchid greenhouses.
Outdoor Rec: Taughannock Falls, Miracle of Ice
Date: Sat, Feb 25, 11am
Location: Taughannock Falls State Park
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/273-5092
Website: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/62/details.aspx
Bring your XC skis, your snowshoes or your coziest winter boots for this hour-long exploration of the Northeast’s tallest waterfall.
Sciencenter Showtime! Robotic Mini Subs
Date: Sat, Feb 25, 2pm
Location: Sciencenter, 601 First Street, Ithaca
Fee: Free admission with VIT or Pet Pass
Ph: 607/272-0600
Website: www.sciencenter.org
Discover the amazing world of unmanned underwater exploration in "Robotic Mini-Subs," a Showtime! presentation at the award-winning Sciencenter.
Music: Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club
Date: Sat, Feb 25, 8pm
Location: Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Fee: FREE
Ph: 607/255-4760
Email: LL48@cornell.edu
Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club, celebrate the 90th birthday of Karel Husa.
Performance Art: Music for a Resonant Space
Date: Sun, Feb 26, 3-4:30pm
Location: Johnson Museum of Art, 114 Central Ave., Cornell Campus, Ithaca
Fee: Free
Ph: 607/255-6464
Website: www.museum.cornell.edu
In Music for a Resonant Space, Tim Feeney, director of percussion in Cornell's Department of Music, transforms the Johnson into an instrument, filling the Museum with slowly changing and reverberating sound.
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