Southern Cayuga special meeting set
The Southern Cayuga Central School District Board of Education will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the planetarium classroom.
At that time the board president will update the community on its ongoing search for a new superintendent. The board will also move ahead in considering personnel appointments in the district at that time.
Mentz Center to hold open house
A dedication ceremony and open house for the Mentz Senior Center will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. The event, to celebrate the center's completion, will be at 14 Mentz Drive in Port Byron.
Shop for a Cause to benefit Red Cross
The Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross will participate in Shop for a Cause on Saturday, Sept. 16. The nationwide shopping event means your Shop for a Cause shopping pass can be used at any Kaufmann's, Filene's, Macy's or Bloomingdale's. The card offers savings on merchandise. All proceeds from the sale of Shop for a Cause shopping passes will go to local Red Cross chapters.
Shopping passes are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the local chapter office, 11 State St., or by sending a check for $5 for each pass to the chapter office. Passes will also be available at the “Community that Cares” blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Auburn Downtown Partnership Merchants' Night at Falcon Park on Saturday, July 22, and at the Ride for the Red on Saturday, Aug. 12. For more information contact the local chapter at 252-9596.
Church to host film viewing, discussion
The Faith and Film series will show this month's selection at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 17 William St.
Viewers may watch “The Laramie Project,” a film written after a homosexual college student, Matthew Shepard, was killed in Laramie, Wyo. Members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to the town after the hate crime and interviewed hundreds of residents. They then compiled the stories, testimonies and quotes to create the play.
A discussion follows the film at 7:30 p.m. People are welcome to come just for the discussion.
For more information, call 253-3331.
Seward House to hold several events
A pair of events are planned for history buffs at the Seward House in Auburn this week.
Families can take a step back in time and have some old-fashioned fun at 19th century garden games from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the museum, 33 South St., Auburn.
Participants can play croquet and lesser known games, such as graces and hot butter beans. Organizers do not require registration. The event costs $2. For more information, call 252-1283.
On Wednesday, the museum hosts a lecture by Joan Marcoccia on 19th century artist Thomas Cole and his painting titled “Portage Falls on the Genesee River.” Then New York Gov. William H. Seward commissioned Cole to paint the view of the Portage Falls before a new canal was built nearby. The painting is now in the Seward House drawing room.
The 11 a.m. lecture is covered by the museum's regular admission, which is $6 for adults, $5 for AAA discounts and senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children under 12. Call 252-1283 to register.
- From staff reports
At that time the board president will update the community on its ongoing search for a new superintendent. The board will also move ahead in considering personnel appointments in the district at that time.
Mentz Center to hold open house
A dedication ceremony and open house for the Mentz Senior Center will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. The event, to celebrate the center's completion, will be at 14 Mentz Drive in Port Byron.
Shop for a Cause to benefit Red Cross
The Cayuga County Chapter of the American Red Cross will participate in Shop for a Cause on Saturday, Sept. 16. The nationwide shopping event means your Shop for a Cause shopping pass can be used at any Kaufmann's, Filene's, Macy's or Bloomingdale's. The card offers savings on merchandise. All proceeds from the sale of Shop for a Cause shopping passes will go to local Red Cross chapters.
Shopping passes are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the local chapter office, 11 State St., or by sending a check for $5 for each pass to the chapter office. Passes will also be available at the “Community that Cares” blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Auburn Downtown Partnership Merchants' Night at Falcon Park on Saturday, July 22, and at the Ride for the Red on Saturday, Aug. 12. For more information contact the local chapter at 252-9596.
Church to host film viewing, discussion
The Faith and Film series will show this month's selection at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 17 William St.
Viewers may watch “The Laramie Project,” a film written after a homosexual college student, Matthew Shepard, was killed in Laramie, Wyo. Members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to the town after the hate crime and interviewed hundreds of residents. They then compiled the stories, testimonies and quotes to create the play.
A discussion follows the film at 7:30 p.m. People are welcome to come just for the discussion.
For more information, call 253-3331.
Seward House to hold several events
A pair of events are planned for history buffs at the Seward House in Auburn this week.
Families can take a step back in time and have some old-fashioned fun at 19th century garden games from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the museum, 33 South St., Auburn.
Participants can play croquet and lesser known games, such as graces and hot butter beans. Organizers do not require registration. The event costs $2. For more information, call 252-1283.
On Wednesday, the museum hosts a lecture by Joan Marcoccia on 19th century artist Thomas Cole and his painting titled “Portage Falls on the Genesee River.” Then New York Gov. William H. Seward commissioned Cole to paint the view of the Portage Falls before a new canal was built nearby. The painting is now in the Seward House drawing room.
The 11 a.m. lecture is covered by the museum's regular admission, which is $6 for adults, $5 for AAA discounts and senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children under 12. Call 252-1283 to register.
- From staff reports
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