O-Town Scene: April 28, 2011

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EDITORCassandra Miller

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CONTRIBUTORSMark Boshnack,

Emily Ernsberger, Terry Ludwig,

Jim Koury, David Martin, Raul O’Toole,

Emily Popek, Lisa Ryther,

James Derek Sapienza, Adam Sisenwein, Sam Spokony and

Jennifer Tighe.

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During my conversation with Oneonta May-or Dick Miller for this week’s Casual Chit Chat (Page 8), he talked about a small town in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania called Roseto, where the residents had an incredibly low rate of heart disease and cancer and a long life expectancy. He said the good health of its residents was due to the strong sense of community there _ people being a part of one another’s lives. The lesson seems to be that connecting with people and socializing on a human level is good for you.

In this age when teenagers have difficulty communicating face to face because they’re so used to talking via text, Facebook, Twitter, etc., the idea of living in an interconnected real-life community is appealing.

The sense of community we have in our area is one of the main reasons people give for enjoying living here.

I was raised in this area and would day dream of moving away as soon as I got my high school diploma _ and I did, living in Boston, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Italy and New York City before moving to Oneonta two years ago. And it’s since I’ve been back that I’ve discovered why Oneonta really is a great place to live. It’s the people, and the purpose everyone seems to have.

Everyone is someone here _ he’s a lawyer, she’s a server at Autumn Cafe, they own the Novelty Lounge, etc. Everyone has a place in this community. People like to be acknowl-edged and recognized, and that’s something that happens here.

I thought I’d be in Oneonta for a couple of months, tops. But, I fell into some opportuni-ties here and decided to break my lease on my Manhattan apartment and tell my employer there I wouldn’t be returning.

And I’m still in Oneonta mainly because I’m pretty happy. I like my life here. I like the people here. I like the sense of community. I like the easy pace of life. I like the pizza.

OH-Fest celebrates several communities in Oneonta _ those of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, as well as the community of year-round residents. The event is organized by the colleges, but it’s not on either campus, instead it’s in the heart of downtown One-onta. People come out in droves to socialize, listen to music, play carnival games and enjoy their com-munity.

We at the Scene enjoy our communi-ty and work to bring many of the great things happening in it to our readers.

Enjoy.

_ Cassandra Miller

Editor’s Note

April 28, 2011 O-Town Scene 3

2- Masthead and Editor’s Note

5- College Guy and College Girl columns

7- Trust me, I’m a Counselor by Lisa Ryther (make a going-out plan)

8- Casual Chit Chat with Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller

9- Shot of the Week _ Eduardo Pereira of My Father’s Place

10- Local Eats – EE’s Bacon and Pea Pasta recipe by Emily Ernsberger

11- Local Eats – Daily Star Cook-off

12-13- Art People – photographer Jimi Button

14- New Music Notes by Mark Boshnack (TV On The Radio)

15- Laygirl Fashion by Emily Popek

17- A Single Dad by Raul O’Toole

20-21- Music People – Roger McGuinn of The Byrds

22-23- OH-Fest to offer music, camaraderie

24-25- Scene Spring Dinosaur Coloring Contest winners

27- Vinyl Vault by James Derek Sapienza (Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet)

29- RoBS (Are the stories REAL Or B.S.?)

30- Diversity Scene, Diversity Rules

31-Diversity Scene, Keep Up Now!, guest column

32- WUOW featured musician

33- Reptet to perform

34-35- Coming Events

36-39- Calendar

42-46- Classified ads

47- Advice Goddess

SCENE ContentsApril 28-May 4


Stupid boy, you can’t fence that in

Lately I’ve been having a hard time fight-ing against that something inside of me that is so dead-set against what it means in our society to be a female in a heterosexual, monogamous relationship.

It’s not that I’m disgusted by commitment, discouraged by the need to morph my per-sonality to fit another’s, or even annoyed by having to put someone else’s insignificant needs ahead of my own ... oh, wait _ no, that’s exactly the problem.

Every guy I talk to wants to change me; they want to manipulate me until I’m noth-ing more than a mindless drone pining over their love and affection with nothing better to do than clear my schedule and spend every waking moment either in their arms, or wishing I was in their arms. And oh, my god, the very idea behind that sentence, let alone having to type it, brings vomit to my throat.

The problem is, I’m just not that type of girl _ nor will I ever be. I love my inde-pendence, and I love my autonomy, and frankly, I’m not ready to give that up for anyone.

Now, maybe I’ve been having some bad experiences lately, but it sure seems that every guy I start talking to wants me to be something that I’m just not going to be.

They want me to be needy; to defriend anyone I know that happens to have been born with a penis; to never say what I’m feeling because those emotions are surely only a result of PMS; to hang on every word they say as if they’re the second coming; to always want to have sex with them; to love their friends _ their pot-smoking, vulgar-joking, sexual-harassing friends; to ensure them that they have the power; to not ask them to do or change anything; and most of all, they want me to sit there through gritted teeth and accept all of these double standards with a smile.

But you know what? Screw that. I want to go to the bar with 15 of my guy

friends and dance with every single one of them without thinking twice. I want to do what I want, when I want, with whom I want without my babysitter-boyfriend trailing on my heels.

Isn’t a relationship supposed to be about loving people for who they are, not who you hope you can change them into?

Jennifer Tighe is a senior majoring in English at SUNY Oneonta. She can be reached at [email protected].


Routines are the routes of culture

It’s something so habitual, so regular, so expected, that it begins to function inde-pendently of those who carry it out. It’s an impulse that, like the electrical current of our nervous system, carries on without bother-ing to disturb the other senses. It’s a closed feedback loop that buzzes warmly around us, only reminding us of its existence when we find ourselves falling back on it.

In a digitally modern world, the word “rou-tine” often carries distinctly horrible connota-tions. Your routine is what new products and their celebrity spokespeople try to convince you to leave behind in favor of original-ity or forward-thinking style. It’s what you complain about to your friends when you’ve decided that you’re not getting enough fun out of life. Though you create it, it becomes your burden. Or, at least, that’s the feeling you get after you’ve watched the media-framed spontaneity occur, the breaking news, whether it be beautiful or terrifying; from your far remove, that accompanying sense of uncertainty and fear strikes you as something to be idealized, something more “real” than a simple routine.

I recently took part, as I do each year, in two Passover Seders: one each at the homes of two sets of relatives from either side of my extended family. With a few exceptions, my family, as a whole, does not adhere very strictly to Jewish law. I sure don’t. I haven’t seen the inside of a synagogue since my Bar Mitzvah, and I eat prodigious amounts of bacon and sausage and wear an arm-ful of tattoos. Beyond that, it’s not even as if these Seders are exclusively Jewish anyway; a bunch of interfaith marriages result in a bunch of people sitting around the table, keeping pace slowly, holding a book filled

with the words of a language they don’t understand. And yet it continues.

So, why do I keep showing up? Why do my aunts and uncles host these gatherings every April without fail, and why do we recite the rules, guidelines and prayers in the same order every time? What’s the point?

The “point” takes different forms for differ-ent people: some find purpose in the Seder as a religious rite, some as a more abstract spiritual connection, some perhaps just as a reason to eat together with a bunch of people they haven’t seen all year. Regardless of the specifics, the fact is that whether or not we’d like to admit it, our society hasn’t yet out-grown meaningful routines. They create, like nothing else, a connection that is both cultural and temporal, saying, “Yes, the people that lived both 50 and 5,000 years ago did exist, and they meant something to someone, just as I do now.”

They remind us that, while the world contin-ues to change too quickly and the people we love grow old and die, there is still something that won’t ever quite age and fade away, and won’t one day become obsolete like that strange ideal, the original, that we once thought was so unique.

The word “routine” derives from the word route: a path, a line of passage. So if we re-ally do want to progress, to expand ourselves as individuals and as a society, doesn’t it make sense to align the routes forward with those that connect us to the ones who bore us, and the ideas that comfort us? It’s not just about the habitual functions; it’s about the links that they serve to sustain when the world becomes skewed and scary, keeping us grounded and steady within ourselves. I don’t believe in God, but I do believe in that. And that’s why I believe in the Seder, my routine.

Sam Spokony is a junior majoring in mu-sic industry and Eng-lish at SUNY Oneon-ta. He can be reached at [email protected].

Regardless of the specifics, the fact is that whether or not we’d like to admit it, our society hasn’t yet outgrown meaningful routines. They create, like nothing else, a connection that is both cultural and temporal, saying, ‘Yes, the people that lived both 50 and 5,000 years ago did exist, and they meant some-thing to someone, just as I do now.’

College Guyby Sam Spokony

College Girlby Jennifer Tighe

It’s not that I’m disgusted by commitment, discouraged by the need to morph my personality to fit another’s, or even annoyed by having to put someone else’s insignificant needs ahead of my own ... oh, wait _ no, that’s exactly the problem.


You have your ID, money, phone, a destination, but what is your plan on how to come back home in one piece at the end of the night? It’s probable nothing bad will happen if you don’t have a plan, but the same could be said for driving in your car without a seatbelt. We wear seatbelts to protect us in the chance that we could be in an accident, so why not play it safe in every aspect of our lives?

Trust me, make a plan. Don’t know how? Here are some tips:

Let’s stay togetherThere’s safety in numbers. Stick with your

friends, and know your surroundings. Do you know whose party it is? Do you feel comfortable there? If not, trust your gut, and head out. Use a buddy system, and have at least one friend that will keep an eye out for you and for whom you will do the same.

Hold on tightIf you choose to drink, hold on to your

cup and don’t set it down and/or give it to someone else to hold. There are people out there, some you know and others you don’t, who could slip something into your drink. Don’t take the chance. Rohypnol, also known as Ruffies, becomes invisible to the naked eye when slipped into a drink. Common effects include disinhibition and amnesia, decreased blood pressure, confu-sion and drowsiness. Often recipient of this dangerous cocktail are unaware they have been slipped a drug until they wake up the next morning after a black out caused by it.

Call someone who cares

How are you getting home at the end of the night? Figure it out ahead of time. Know when the last bus stops running, have numbers for cab companies and have money for the fare. If you miss the bus and can’t catch a cab, grab a friend and stick to the main roads _ never walk alone. Bring

your cell phone with you, and make sure it is charged. Put 911 on speed dial so if you are in trouble you can call for help.

Two Oneonta Taxi companies that I see many students use are A&D Taxi (433-1726) and ABC Taxi (437-5267).

For a complete list of Oneonta Public Transportation schedules/routes, visit www.oneonta.ny.us/publictransportation.

Never drink on an empty stomach

Have something to eat before you head out. Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach leads to becoming intoxicated at a faster rate, which can be very dangerous. The more you drink and the faster you become intoxicated, the more you increase your risk of alcohol poisoning, which can be fatal. Bring a bottle of water and/or other non-alcoholic beverage that will keep you hydrated, and alternate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages throughout the evening.

Help somebodyIf you are in trouble or something just

does not feel safe, do not hesitate to call for help. If you see someone else in trouble, do not be a bystander, and help if you can. If you are concerned that you could be put in an unsafe situation by helping someone else, call the police; it should already be on speed dial on your cell phone, right?

In light of the recent assaults of area female college students, it is important now more than ever to educate yourself, protect yourself and think of your safety by plan-ning ahead.

Now go out and have a great time. That’s my advice, take it

or leave it.

Lisa Ryther is a counselor in the College Assistance Migrant Program at the State University College at Oneonta.


Trust Me, I’m a Counselor

by Lisa Ryther

Going out tonight?


Pitbull is headlining this weekend’s OH-Fest. Have you ever listened to his music?

I have no idea what the Pitbull’s music is.

He’s a hip-hop, R&B, reggaton artist.I have no idea what any of those things mean. I

don’t recognize the names of any modern artists or connect them to what kind of music they play.

Who are your five favorite musicians?It’s impossible for me to say. For example, when

they said Gordon Lightfoot was scheduled to play at Foothills, I knew the name, but I didn’t know what music was his until someone said he sang “Read My Mind.” I can sing all the words to “Read My Mind,” but I didn’t know it was his song.

I enjoy all kinds of music, but it’s not something that is really my thing. I can tell you that Brandt Snedeker used a 9 iron on the 18th Hole at the Heritage yester-day, but I can’t tell one musical artist from another.

What’s your favorite sport?I play a lot of golf.

I love lacrosse from a spectator point of view. My son coaches lacrosse at St. John’s University. He’s 40, so I’ve been watching la-crosse for 26 years. I love the game.

OH-Fest is kind of like a big-end of the semester celebration for SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College students. How did you celebrate the end of the school year when you were in college?

There was nothing as organized as OH-Fest. There were a lot of parties. We had a great time, but I don’t remember the student association putting on events. We made our own fun. We’d rent a farmer’s pasture and have a cook-out, get kegs of beer, and have a demolition derby. It was in Middlebury, Vt., in the ’60s.

What did you study at Middlebury College?I started out as a freshmen with the intention of becom-

ing a physician. But I got my mid-semester grades and had four Ds and an F. The F happened to be in biology. I talked to my advisor, who said I should drop the F. I asked what was the path of least resistance, and was told that was to major in geology or sociology. I picked sociology, and it turned out to be the right thing for me.

How does your day begin as Mayor of Oneonta?

I get up, take the dogs for a walk. They’re Brussels Griffons _ remember the dog in the movie “As Good As It Gets”? That’s the type they are. I come to the Latte Lounge and get a cup of coffee, and then I take that cup of coffee to Center Street Deli and read The Daily Star and the New York Post, shoot the breeze with my friends there. Then I take my step-daughter to school, and by 7:45 a.m. I’m doing something related to the city or Foothills.

If it was just up to you, what would you put in the Bresee’s Department Store space?

I think the fundamental plan of up-scale apartments with some interest-ing retail on the bottom floor is the right plan. Virtually everyone who sees it looks at it the same way, so the real question becomes pricing. Retail _ my main aim is to have whatever businesses can be successful. Suc-cessful businesses up and down Main Street would mean a successful Main Street. For example, I’m 68 years old, and I can’t relate to Maxwell’s, but it’s a successful business, so I’m all for it.

What are your favorite city of Oneonta events?I think every event is fun. The Halloween parade is

great fun. The Grand and Glorious Garage Sale is great fun. Fourth of July, the Christmas tree lighting. All great fun. OH-Fest, although I don’t participate di-rectly, is rather a spectacular event, particularly what the students do throughout the day.

How do you describe Oneonta to people who haven’t heard of it before?

I describe it as a healthy college town conveniently located to Albany. Beautiful surroundings where people really like one another.

Your wife, Andi, is British; what British ways of life have entered the Miller house?

There’s a lot of tea _ she and her children all like tea. There are occasional phrases _ I have grandchil-dren and they don’t have diapers, they have “nap-pies.” We have a British flag we fly along side the U.S. flag.

Are you looking forward to the royal wedding be-tween Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday?

It’s not a big deal for me, but I think Andi’s getting up at 3 a.m. or some-thing to watch. Obviously, she’s very interested in it.

When you’re not performing your mayor duties, what is a night out for you?

A night out is falling asleep on the couch. I like to go out to dinner with

friends, go to athletic events at the colleges. Both Andi and I enjoy being home. She’s been in nursing school for the last two years and has spent a lot of time studying.

What’s the best part about living in Oneonta?People. I find the people here to be incredibly friendly, very

forthright, unpretentious. People who love living. That doesn’t mean they don’t have complaints. But, people who live here disproportionately really like it, and that’s contagious.

Casual Chit Chat: Mayor Dick MillerEach week, we have a casual conversation with a member of the community. This week, Oneonta Mayor Dick Miller and Cassandra Miller chit chat, casually.

ContributedMiller’s dogs, Sheila and Gordon


Shot of the WeekEach week, we talk to a local bartender, who shares a shot or cocktail recipe. To suggest a bartender, e-mail [email protected].

BARTENDER:Eduardo Pereira

ESTABLISHMENT:My Father’s Place,

5690 State Highway 7, Oneonta

AGE:35

HOMETOWN:Born in Yonkers,

raised in Oneonta.

STATUS:Single

SURPRISING FACT:Is trilingual _

Portugese, Spanish and English _ and was a

professional level caddy for five years.

“My family, we created My Father’s Place. And when you walk in here, we want you to feel like you’re a part of the family.”

COCKTAIL: Hawaiian Punch1/2 shot rum1/2 shot vodka1/2 shot amaretto1/2 shot creme de banana2 oz. orange juice2 oz. pineapple juice1 1/2 oz. grenadine

Celebrate President Obama’s birthplace AND warmer weather with this fruity cocktail.

Mix all ingredients in a shaker, and strain into a tall cocktail glass filled with ice.

“It’s refreshing, and it does taste pretty similar to Hawaiian Punch.”

Interview and photo by Cassandra Miller


Local Eats

EE’s Bacon and Pea PastaThis dish is great as a side dish with some barbecued chicken or

chilled and paired with burgers or a turkey sandwich. It is a recipe I’ve found to be great warm or cold, and the leftovers make a fan-tastic light lunch. It is also a versatile recipe since you can leave the bacon out and have a vegetarian-friendly dish instead.

INGREDIENTS:

8-10 slices of think bacon, chopped into small pieces1 lb. bag or box of shell pasta, (I prefer the mini or small)1 bag frozen peas1/3 cup sour cream2 Tbsp. butterFreshly squeezed lemon juice1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese4 or 5 freshly picked mint leaves Salt and pepper to taste2 Tbsp. olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

Cook the pasta according to the package in salted water. Save 1/2 cup of the pasta water for the pea mixture later on. Cook until just soft enough to eat if you are planning to make a cold salad instead of a warm one; they tend to get a little softer after they’ve sat overnight in the fridge.

Once the pasta is done cooking, toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

While the pasta is cooking, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir often to prevent burning. Once the bacon is nice and crispy, drain the fat and add butter, frozen peas and mint leaves. If you are making a bacon-free dish, just start with the butter and peas and a bit of olive oil.

After about 3 minutes, add the sour cream, the re-served 1/2 cup of pasta water and lemon juice. Heat over medium heat, stirring often until heated through. Remove from heat, and add the Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill overnight or serve immediately as a warm dish. Enjoy!

_ Emily ErnsbergerEmily Ernsberger is a hostess with the mostess and a

whiz in the kitchen. She is also the director of annual giving at Hartwick College.

Each week we feature an area restaurant and/or a recipe by an area resident. To contribute a recipe or suggest a restaurant, e-mail [email protected]

The secret ingredient is mint!


Saturday10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

SUNY OneontaOtsego Grill

The Daily Star’s51st annual

Cook-Off

BASICSFinalists were chosen from 16 soup, salad and side dishes, 17 main dishes and 23 dessert recipes submitted. Those finalists will go head-to-head in three categories/rounds at the Otsego Grill in the Morris Conference Center on the SUNY Oneonta campus on Saturday:

SOUPS, SALADS AND SIDES at 10 a.m.

MAIN DISHES at 11 a.m.

DESSERTS at noon

Judges are chefs Billy O’Donnell and Damian Price of SUNY Oneonta

Audience members will have a chance to sample and vote on each item, as long as supplies last, which will be factored into the final tally.


Art People: Jimi Button

Jimi Button of Sherburne (left) recently received an associate’s degree in photography from Nossi College of Art in Nash-ville.

After finishing school, Jimi interned with at a photography studio in Dublin, Ireland. Since the internship’s completion, he has spent much of his time traveling, finding new perspec-tives and fostering his skills as a photographer.

In 2010, he won the American

Advertising Federation National ADDY Student Gold award in the photography category for a photo titled “The Lucky One.”

He graduated from Sher-burne-Earlville High School in 2008.

Button’s photographs are on display at Cafe Connection in Norwich through May.

For more information, visit jimibutton.com, call 316-8086 or e-mail [email protected].

Fly By

Kentucky House

Halloween

Jack


“I view photography as an art of capturing a moment _ one segment of life, time, and light. As the seasons change and days go by, much of our lives disappears into our past. Today will be yesterday as tomorrow is today. Through my personal perspective and through my camera’s lens, I hope to capture real moments, the simple essence of time and life, with a journalistic approach. I specialize in black and white photography, though I also enjoy taking color photos.”

_ Jimi Button

Rexford Falls

GoatCity Walk


TV On The Radio‘Nine Types of Light’

I have seen the future _ and you can dance to it. TV On The Radio reminds us about the possibilities with their new release, “Nine Types of Light.”

They continue their dense sound, full of loops and layers that they developed on earlier albums including 2006’s “Return to Cookie Mountain” and 2008’s “Dear Science.”

But their genre-blending sound is more ac-cessible on this work, and more fun to listen to. But it’s not a free ride.

They took a year off after completing their last tour, and it sounds like time well spent.

The new album ironically opens with “Second Song.”

With a simple, spoken lyric, lead singer Tunde Adebimpe brings the listener into a battle between the mind and body, in which the body wins. The band then does what it does best and shifts gears. Adebimpe, with a little backing and a funky groove, urges, “Every lover on a mission/shift your known position into the light.”

“You” is a beautiful song in which the singer urges his lover not to leave, “You’re the only one I’ve ever loved.”

As the band proved on songs from previ-ous albums, such as “Wolf Like Me” and “Dancing Choose,” it knows how to kick it.

“No Future Shock” is one of several tunes that do that on this album, with lyrics like, “Shake it like it’s the end of time.”

Another is “Repetition,” which talks about the past, present and future of human na-ture. It starts off with a typically thought-pro-

voking lyric, “To arrive ahead of its time/is the fate of a fish washed up on shore” over a driving, bass line. “But you know he just won’t feel right/till he’s swallowed up by the tide,” Adebimpe sings.

You can count on this band from Brooklyn to provide something to think about on the dance floor.

On a sad note, last week the band an-nounced the death of bass player Gerard Smith, from lung cancer.

It is hard to listen to “Killer Crane,” and not think that his illness had an impact on the album. The band has always examined questions of life and death. The song’s hymn-like chords and interesting instrumen-tation that includes a banjo, tells a story of death and what comes afterward: “In isola-tion, a transformation.”

The song that closes the album, “Caffeine Consciousness,” mixes genres with a grind-ing, rap-like chant, alternating with a sweet bridge. It’s during one of those breaks that Adebimpe sings: “Now I can see another language/ Gone optimistic. We’re going to survive.”

Followers of TV on the Radio can look forward to facing the future with thought-provoling lyrics that talk of life, death and love, often with a beat you can dance to _ you can’t ask for more.

Mark Boshnack is a reporter for The Daily Star and a music fiend. He can be reached at [email protected].

New Music Notesby Mark Boshnack

Contributed


Not waiting for Memorial Day

Fashion has a lot of “rules.”

Some of them make sense to me, like the idea of wearing just one statement piece at a time. Others are just annoying, like the dic-tate about not wearing white between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Many fashion mavens would say rules are made to be broken, and indeed, many of fashion’s foremost icons have done just that. But for those of us who aren’t fashion icons, it can be hard to muster up the courage to break free of such sartorial shackles.

I have been eyeing a pair of white heels in my closet for weeks now. I keep thinking of outfits that would look perfect with them. But it’s still April. Worse yet, it doesn’t even feel like post-Memorial Day weather, which would be the other justification I would accept for breaking this rule.

The more I think about it, the more stupid this seems. After all, I follow very few other fashion rules. Certainly my belt, shoes and handbag never match. (I pretty much carry only one handbag, which is turquoise, so … yeah.) I’m probably not tall and thin enough to pull off horizontal stripes, but I wear them anyway. And I’m going to go ahead and wear gold jewelry and accessories, even

though my wedding band and earrings are silver. Problem?

So why am I so hung up on the white-shoes-after-Labor-Day thing? I don’t know,

but I would guess we all have our fashion hang-ups: “rules” we picked up somewhere along the way that we are almost superstitiously afraid to break.

Well, I say, break ’em. What’s the worst that will happen? Someone might not like your outfit? I can live with that reality. Other people’s ap-proval of your

appearance should play a distant second fiddle to how you feel about your look. Granted, many of us have dress codes at our work or school that we must meet. But there can be infinite creativity and diversity even within the most stringent limitations.

Besides, I’m pretty sure most office dress codes don’t say “No white after Labor Day.”

Emily F. Popek is totally wearing those white heels to work this week. She is also assistant editor at The Daily Star.

Laygirl Fashionby Emily Popek

Many fashion mavens would say rules are made to be broken, and indeed, many of fashion’s foremost icons have done just that.



Charles Schneider Music Director & Conductor

Hans WilkMemorial ConcertMesse Solemnelle A Major: CoronationLuigi Cherubini State University of New York College at Oneonta Concert Choir, Dr. Robert Barstow, Director

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A fellow single dad, relatively new to this weird business, recently laid some wisdom on me.

“You know, Raul,” he said, “This single parenting stuff is hard. I mean, they always say that, but it’s really hard. Parenting’s hard, but single parenting is damn hard.”

Funny thing, he’s right.Those gentle gents on NPR’s “Car Talk”

end their show with faux credits, and the false name who’s head of their Work-ing Mothers Support Group is Erasmus B. Dragon.

It’s punny because it’s true.I’m in a funny spot these days. I’ve got

some backup in the form of a special lady who unveils new levels of wonderful every day, but with one half-week kid and two and a half jobs, it can get difficult to keep all the juggling balls in the air, no matter how much help you’ve got.

So I often end up saying things like “nope, can’t work then _ got the kid.” Or, “Nope, can’t do that fun thing _ got the kid.” These

statements are usually met with a skeptical stare or dismissive eye roll. I suppose it’s because most folks who are hearing these things from me are either childless, have one job or fewer, or feel free to dump the kid with a spouse.

No such option here, and I’m glad for it, frankly. When I’m taking time for my kid, that’s what it is. I rarely work when he’s

awake, and I carve out blocks of time that are just for us. When he’s with his mother, that’s when I work my 18-hour days, that’s when I squeeze in a happy hour, that’s when I go out of town.

So yeah, it’s hard. It’s hard to create and stick to a schedule that enables me to not only make a living, but also be able to enjoy that life with my son. I decided when his mother and I split that he would take top priority from then on, and that precludes work, my social life, and even my special lady from time to time.

It’s hard to explain that to people you care for _ to friends and family, to those who share your life and your bed. It’s worth it. It’s about prioritization, determining what’s most important and making sure that the best of your energy is channeled in that direction as often as possible.

It’s difficult to tell someone who’s stand-ing in front of you, asking for your time, your efforts and your dedication, that they cannot and will not be your first priority. It’s hard to say “no” to a boss or a significant other when she’s making a very reasonable request. But it’s critical, I think, to making the whole business work.

Ultimately, it’s about honesty. It’s about being honest with yourself about what you can and cannot do, and then being honest with the people who depend on you. But nobody depends on you more than your child, and there’s no place you can better spend your time or energy.

Honestly, being a single parent is hard _ hard as hell. But it’s pretty awesome, too.

‘Raul O’Toole’ is a single dad raising a child in the Oneonta area. E-mail messages sent to [email protected] will be forwarded to him.

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You’re going to be playing with John Sebastian [of The Lovin’ Spoonful] at the Oneonta Theatre on May 1. What’s the working relationship been like between the two of you over the course of you career?

We’ve done a lot of shows together. We have the same booking agent, so we get booked together quite a lot, and I’ve known John since around 1961.

Have you ever worked creatively together? We’ve done some stuff together. He used to

have a TV show, and I was on that one time. We’ve never done any records together, but we’ve worked on different projects over the years.

So, what will the material for your show together in Oneonta include? When you play together, do you generally go some-what off the cuff, or are things more set?

Usually, he goes out and does some solo stuff, then I do my own solo set, and then I invite him to play with me on a few songs. For this show … you never know. He’s got some hits from The Lovin’ Spoonful, as well as other highlights from his career like stuff from “Welcome Back, Kotter.” When we play together we usually just do the blues, and he plays harmonica, which he’s wonderful at. He’s a wonderful harmonica player.

I’ve been looking at your touring blog [found at www.rogermcguinn.blogspot.com], which is mainly written by your wife. In terms of scope of your travels, the entries and the ideas behind documenting them, the blog brings to my mind a Kerouac-esque mentality; it’s very “On the Road.”

Yeah, we’ve really hit the road. It’s a lot of fun; I love the road. You get to see all kinds

of different places, and you find your favorite places: places to eat, hotels to stay at, and it really makes you notice things about them. And then you try to get back there somehow.

What are the types of places that have really stuck with you?

I like theaters and performing arts cen-ters the best. When the situation is right, it doesn’t really matter where it is; it could be in Europe, Asia, Australia or here. I feel great there, at a nice venue with comfortable seat-ing for everybody, a place where everybody

feels comfortable being there and isn’t scared to park in the neighborhood or anything like that. That sort of thing. Those are the places I really like to go back to.

What was the original spark or motivation that gave you the idea to spend so much of this part of you career constantly traveling?

It was an outgrowth of two things. One had to do with working with a band: it got to the point where it wasn’t that much fun anymore for me. The other had to do with hanging out with Bob Dylan and Ramblin’ Jack Eliott

[another iconic ’60s folk singer]. On the Roll-ing Thunder tour in Virginia back in 1975, Ramblin’ Jack said the most fun he ever had was when he threw his guitar in the back of a Land Rover and hit the road with his wife. And I thought, hey, that sounds great. That’s what I want to do, too.

Speaking of Bob Dylan, I saw him perform a few years ago on the SUNY Oneonta campus. I also saw Gordon Lightfoot, an-other iconic performer of the ’60s, perform recently at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta. Here are a couple of guys who don’t stop performing their culturally influential music, even though it’s been noted more than once that, as vocal-ists, they simply don’t have the ability they once did. What is it that sustains that urge to make music?

It’s in your blood, it’s part of your life. It’s like, you just have to keep doing it. There’s no retiring because it’s not something you want to retire from. Most people retire when they get a chance to leave a job they don’t like, and there’s nothing not to like about this stuff. I don’t intend to retire, myself.

The Folk Den is one way that you’ve continued that musical legacy, by posting a recording of yourself playing a classic folk tune every month. I’ve seen that, in a past interview, you’ve said that you started that series because that music is being lost in today’s culture.

That’s exactly right. I noticed that I wasn’t hearing the traditional side of folk music any-more, because everybody’s become a singer/songwriter. So I thought I’d do something about it by posting the recordings on the Internet as free downloads. I’ve been doing that for about 16 years now.

Has it been more of a personal project, or do you think that there been a tangible response to the recordings in the music com-munity as a whole?

I think that there’s been a real good response to it. It’s actually sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and it’s been used in school systems around the world. So it’s been a very gratifying experience.

Continued on Page 21


Music People: Roger McGuinn of The Byrds

ContributedRoger McGuinn of The Byrds will perform with John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Oneonta Theatre.

Roger McGuinn of The Byrds talked with the Scene’s Sam Spokony about touring, playing with Bob Dylan and John Sebastian and the spirituality of the ’60s.

McGuinn will perform at the Oneonta Theatre with Sebastian on Sunday.


Continued from Page 20

One element of music in the ’60s that I think made it so special was the spirit of sharing that went on between musicians, both within and between genres, and you’ve even cited John Coltrane [the legendary jazz tenor saxophonist] as an influence on certain aspects of your guitar tone. Do you think that communal energy is the reason the music from that era is so unique, and why it is still so influential for artists today?

Well, there are some other people who inspired me, and they weren’t all necessarily fellow musicians. In terms of music, I was inspired first by Elvis Presley, and later by Bob Gibson and Pete Seeger. And there were so many others. There was really a commu-nity of folk musicians, and part of that mentality included coming together when you were playing at the same places, playing in the same towns. And everybody hung out together.

Today’s music culture is so digitized and based around online networking that it seems as if the urge to connect personally and casually like that has faded away. Do you think that those communities still exist at all for young musicians of this genera-tion?

It’s hard to say, because I haven’t been around enough young musicians to witness that. I think that, like you say, the cross-pollination has shifted to people sending messages on the Internet. Mp3’s, online collaborations, that sort of thing.

It’s a very fragmented culture. Having lived within both eras, do you think that the non-musical elements, the technology of daily life and the way we interact as a society have affected the music we produce?

Well, that’s also hard to say. It’s a pretty philosophical question (laughing). I think that, since there are more people out there, you’ve got more competition and less camaraderie between musicians. There are tens of thousands of people competing for the same things, the same listeners, and it’s not quite as friendly as it once was.

What do you mean by “not quite as friendly”?It’s really just the matter of camaraderie. The more people there are competing, the

more that gets lots in the mix.

So would you say that, back in the old days, it was kind of like you were looking out for each other? Because I don’t know of too many instances of that happening these days.

Yeah, that’s pretty much what it was about. I used to hang out with John Sebastian, for instance, back in the early ’60s. We’d hang out at coffee houses, and we’d share things, like, say guitar chords, songs, stories. It was a lot of fun.

And then this leads me to think about the spirituality of the music culture. I know that people have probably asked you millions of questions about the psychedelic mentality of the ’60s, but how much of that spirituality has to do with the fact that, like you say, this is something you’ll never retire from? And was any of it just the psychedelics, just superficial?

No, I think it was very real; it’s just something people got in touch with back then more than they do now. The world became more material-istic during the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. I guess some people now are sort of looking back to search for spirituality, but it’s just not like it was in the ’60s. It was special, and that’s partly because we were trying to make sense out of what had happened in terms of the hypocrisy of certain aspects of mainstream culture: the social issues, the author-ity figures; we threw everything out the window and put things back together for ourselves.

_ Sam Spokony

ContributedJohn Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful will perform with McGuinn in Oneonta on Sunday.


It’s finally springtime in Oneonta _ fresh air, birds chirping, budding flow-ers, college girls wearing mini-skirts. It’s something to celebrate. And this Saturday’s OH-Fest is just the thing.

Every year, SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick College and the city of Oneonta collabo-rate to throw a celebration of the end of winter, and the end of the school year for the colleges, with OH-Fest.

The daylong event will start at 1 p.m. with the Main Street carnival and per-formances by student bands from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, including Stealing the Sky, Samurai Pizza Cats, Kris Cambria and the Homecoming Kings and P. Muna. While the music plays, arts and crafts, carnival games and rides and com-munity and organization booths will line Main Street.

The main concert, which features a big-name act each year, will take place at Neahwa Park. This year, international rap star Pitbull is headlining. Who’s Bad, a Mi-chael Jackson tribute band, and Sword of Truth, a SUNY Oneonta metal band, will open the show.

This will be the sixth installment of OH-Fest. Previous performers for the spring festival have included Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Everclear, Head Au-tomatica, Jack’s Mannequin and The Ataris.

OH-Fest is an extension of SUNY One-onta’s annual spring weekend, according to Director of Campus Activities at SUNY Oneonta Bill Harcleroad, who was hired the same school year OH-Fest started.

That year, Harcleroad said he encountered enthusiastic students who wanted to expand SUNY Oneonta’s annual spring weekend

to the entire Oneonta community _ he cites Mike Bellini, John Amrhein and Zack Wischnia as the “drivers” of the process.

So, SUNY Oneonta’s College Union Activities Council planned the first meet-ings with Hartwick College and the city of Oneonta. Harcleroad remembers the ini-tial struggles of getting the students’ and his vision off the ground: “That first year it seemed like we met with every possible city commission to get their blessing. We joked that we should add Bingo since we didn’t meet with the Bingo commission.”

Each year, CUAC and Hartwick’s Activi-ties Board work with the city of Oneonta to organize the annual event.

Harcleroad notes that while the colleges set the theme and choose the main stage performers, “the city is great about sug-gesting ways to enhance the day and covers the cost for much of the local logistics,” including public works, police and fire departments, as well as many other, hard-working institutions of Oneonta.

To help get a sense of who the Oneonta community wanted to see perform, a planning committee of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick students communicated with the town and local sponsors, as well as surveyed the community to get an idea of how to make a successful festival.

Danielle Freeland, a committee member from Hartwick, revealed that the results of surveys indicated that “hip hop was the way to go this year.” Once that was nar-rowed down, the brainstorming sessions concluded that the community would greatly appreciate a performance from Pitbull to celebrate.


ContributedInternational hip-hop star Pitbull will headline OH-Fest on Saturday at Neahwa Park in Oneonta.

ContributedWho’s Bad, ‘The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band,’ will perform Saturday at Neahwa Park.

OH, yeah!Oneonta’s annual spring party, OH-Fest, will feature hip-hop star Pitbull and the ‘ultimate’ Michael Jackson cover band this Saturday.


Continued from Page 22Since 2004, Pitbull has

been bringing his unique brand of Latin-infused hip hop to the masses, fu-elling parties around the world. His 2009 album, “Rebelution,” included top hits such as “Krazy” (featuring Lil Jon) and “Hotel Room Service,” as well as “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho),” which reached the No. 2 position on the Hot 100 Billboard charts and was certified a double plati-num single.

Pitbull has also been known to be a featured artist on hit songs with other musicians. Most recently, his song with Jennifer Lopez, “On The Floor,” has become an international hit. Other hits Pitbull has been featured on include Enrique Iglesias’s “I Like It” and Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love.”

Pitbull has also received two Billboard Music Award nominations regarding his Latin music album, “Armando.” He is nominated for Top Latin Artist, and Top Latin Song for “Bon Bon.”

“I have heard a lot of excitement around campus for Pitbull,” Freeland said. “And hip hop is new to the OH-Fest stage, so we’re really excited.”

A portion of student activity fees each student at SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick pays as part of tuition helps fund OH-Fest so that the committee can afford to bring a big-name act like Pitbull to their college town. How did Oneonta college students book Pitbull? They used a company that acts as a mediary between booking agencies and concerts for colleges.

Having a tribute band has become somewhat of a recent tradition to the OH-Fest main concert. Recent years have featured bands paying tribute to Bon Jovi, Queen and Journey, which have been well received by the One-onta community.

Having played more than 700 shows

since 2004, Who’s Bad has toured all over the world and earned the title of “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band.”

“Because the headlining [acts] are geared more towards the students, the tribute bands are more geared towards the community,” said Mi-chelle Tremblay, an OH-Fest commit-tee member from SUNY Oneonta. “Obviously, we try to pick acts that everyone can enjoy.”

As for student band The Sword of Truth, the group earned a spot on the main stage by winning a battle of the bands competition a few weeks ago at SUNY Oneonta. Each of the mem-bers are either current or former SUNY Oneonta students, comprised of Max Waldt, Patrick Young, Zack Towne, Alex Koenig and Nick Suh-adolnik. They perform a hard-rock-ing, yet humorous brand of metal, influenced by Gwar and Dethklok.

OH-Fest has become a symbol of unity in Oneonta. “Students from both schools worked together to put on a community event that gets everyone together,” Freeland said.

Additionally, the town and many local businesses help each year to pro-vide the town with a popular event. Harcleroad sums up OH-Fest as, “a great opportunity for us to work to-gether to make a community celebra-tion occur that is truly for everyone in Oneonta.”

_ Adam Sisenwein

ContributedMetal band Sword of Truth, comprised of current and former SUNY Oneonta students, earned the chance to open for Pitbull by winning a recent battle of the bands.

One of many wel-come signs of spring is OH-Fest, a model partnership between the students of Hartwick

College, SUNY Oneonta and the city of Oneonta. OH-Fest is more than a concert — it is a community-focused festival open to all, a celebration that helps to remind us of the positive influences and energy that college stu-dents bring to our vibrant community.

Hartwick College values its relation-ship with the community — more than 420 employees make the city, town and region their home. We are proud of and greatly value the many ways that our students and employees make a positive, local impact.

Our students are interns and

community service volunteers, our employees volunteer in many local non-profits, and the college offers a broad range of educational and cultural opportunities that are open to the general public. All of these inter-actions build mutual understanding, and help Hartwick students imagine a future as part of our community.

We have much to celebrate. On be-half of the students, faculty and staff of Hartwick College, thank you for your partnership as we work together to create an ever more welcoming Oneonta. Please join us as at OH-Fest 6 and enjoy one of the best com-munity events of the year.

Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich

President of Hartwick College

In 2006, the college students who imagined producing an open-air concert in partnership with the city of Oneonta described their idea as far-reaching and idealistic. Their proposal for a town/gown get-together with a block party atmosphere met initially with skepticism but eventually with success. In the years since, OH-Fest has blossomed into the gathering that ushers in our local festival season.

As May looms, temperatures hover near 60 degrees. Converging downtown and in Neahwa Park is a fantastic way for all of us to enjoy the warming weather along with plenty of music, craft vendors and delicious food. This Saturday, as students and

neighborhood residents mingle on Main Street, we will see once more how Oneonta’s two colleges comple-ment each other and the city.

At SUNY Oneonta, we are especial-ly proud of OH-Fest. Not only does it contribute to the vibrancy and unique-ness of Oneonta, it’s also remained true to its roots as equal parts cel-ebration and collaboration. Perhaps more so than any other springtime event, it reminds us of our dynamic and collective community in which we all have a stake and illustrates what’s possible in Oneonta.

Dr. Nancy KleniewskiPresident of

SUNY Oneonta


The winner of the Scene’s Spring Dinosaur Coloring Contest and the $200 cash prize is Dan Harrington of Guilford. Harrington, a 34-year-old machine operator, won over the judges with his watercolor painting of a dinosaur in a Southwest setting.

In a very close second place, separated by two points, is Heidi Stanton of Morris. Stanton, a 43-year-old art coach, creatively colored a lady dinosaur, complete with Easter bonnet, skirt, mascara and rouge. Details such as broken eggs, a bird in her mouth and a dead rabbit under her foot impressed judges.

The third-place winner is Cherie Fairbairn, 27, of Roxbury. Fourth place is Christy Harasimowicz, 18, of Jefferson. Fifth place is Patricia Coyle of Franklin, of “appropriate” age. Sixth place is Amanda Ruggles, 23, of Oneonta.

The Daily Star staff acted as judges, giving first-, second- and third-place rankings to entries, with first-place votes re-ceiving 3 points each, second-place votes receiving 2 points each and third-place votes receiving 1 point each.

There were 55 entries from throughout Otsego, Delaware, Chenengo and Schoharie counties.

Congratulations to Harrington and the top vote-getters, and thank you to everyone who participated! The springtime dinosaurs have added a lot of color to the newsroom the last few weeks, and it’s been fun to see how creative Scene readers are.

Machine operator wins the Scene’s Spring Dinosaur Coloring Contest

WINNER: Dan Harrington, 34, Guilford, machine operator

Readers transformed this drawing by Oneonta artist Ian Austin into creative spring-themed dinosaurs.


2nd Place: Heidi Stanton, 43, Morris, art coach

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Vinyl VaultFrank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet‘Live in Australia, 1959’

By the end of the ’50s, Frank Sinatra was one of the richest, most successful enter-tainers in the world. Despite his enormous success, problems began to emerge between the singer and his record label. Despite being at the peak of his career, his relation-ship with Capitol Records was beginning to fray as he began to feel as if he was losing creative control of the recording process. By 1959, Sinatra wanted to make a change. He envisioned working with a small jazz combo, becoming not the singer, but an integral part in the band, improvising, altering, presenting his music as ever-evolving pieces rather than as recitals of hit songs in front of faceless big bands.

Throughout the winter and spring of ’59,

Sinatra enlisted the Red Norvo Quintet to learn his song catalogue and begin to rehearse. At the end or March, they began

a small tour of Australia, presenting the music of Frank Sinatra in a way that Sinatra never could have accomplished with a big band. Upon their return to the States, Sinatra learned that due to contractual obliga-tions, he would be unable to record with the Quintet, and by the end of the year, they had played together for the last time.

In 1997, Blue Note unexpectedly released the Australia tapes after significant restora-tion work. Recorded during two concerts

_ on March 31 and April 1, 1959, at the West Melbourne Stadium. This album gives the listener an image of Sinatra not visible on the glossy Capitol albums. The quintet uses the original song arrangements as mere landmarks, giving Sinatra room to control the direction of the songs, letting him improvise and work with the band on an equal level. While the first half of the performance is a breathless set of his great Capitol songs, his rapport with the audience in the second half is what makes this record a delight. Sinatra is on his game here, improvising lyrics, telling hilarious anecdotes and delivering deadpan witticisms to rapturous applause. As the set progresses, he begins to work even harder with the band, pushing his voice, pushing his songs, and pushing his musicians to work even harder. One can only wonder what recordings could have come from this group.

Despite the incredible amount of documen-tation on Sinatra’s career, his work with the Red Norvo Quintet nearly vanished, only to

be rescued four decades later. Sinatra’s “Live In Australia, 1959” is that rare artifact, a glimpse of where Sinatra hoped and planned to go artistically had his troubles with Capitol not interfered. Though he later went on to work with with acclaimed jazz combos in the mid 1960s, “Live In Australia, 1959” is a work by an artist in his prime pushing himself creatively in a bold new direction, something he is certainly not known for. It is easy to stereotype Frank Sinatra as a stodgy middle-of-the-road crooner. Let this record change your mind.

_ James Derek Sapienza

James Derek Sapienza is a 25-year-old musi-cian and artist. His re-cord collection contains more than 1,000 LPs and singles, which he has been collecting since he was 8 years old.

Sinatra is on his game here, improvising lyrics, telling hilarious anecdotes and delivering deadpan witticisms to rapturous applause.



BAKER, Mont. _ An otherwise routine town meeting in a small Montana town took a bizarre turn Monday night, resulting in passage of a local ordinance against “chemtrails.”

The Baker City Council’s regularly sched-uled monthly meeting only drew two of its seven members.

Because of a lack of quorum laws on the city books, the meeting proceeded as planned, despite the small number of coun-cil members in attendance.

The two present _ Chairman E. John Ja-cobsen, and Virginia Dietz _ diverted from the published agenda, which had included considering a review of the city’s zoning ordinances and approving a permit for the Fallon County Fair parade. Instead, Jacob-sen proposed an ordinance in opposition to a phenomenon known as “chemtrails.”

In part, the ordinance reads, “The Baker City Council urges the state and federal governments to investigate and take steps to halt the practice known as ‘chemtrails,’ by which chemical agents including, but not limited to, aluminum, barium, silicon carbide and thorium are sprayed at high altitude by military aircraft, leaving visible trails in the atmosphere.”

The resolution further states that these

cloudlike trails have “permanent and lasting” impacts on weather phenomena, including air temperatures.

Federal officials in the United States and other nations have sought to debunk the chemtrails theory, arguing that the vis-ible trails left by aircraft are nothing more than water vapor and/or engine exhaust interacting with the atmosphere.

A local man who did not want to be identified said after the meeting that he ap-plauded Jacobsen and Dietz for “taking a stand” on this issue, but that he doubted the resolution would accomplish anything.

“You can’t fight the Feds, and that’s who’s behind this whole thing,” he said. “It’s big-ger than Fallon County, or even the state of Montana.”

But not everyone was pleased with the resolution.

Councilman Wes Friedrichs, who said he was unable to attend the meeting because of a personal commitment, said he would make repealing the ordinance his “first order of business” at the council’s next meeting.

“It’s ridiculous, and it makes us look bad,” Friedrichs said by phone Monday night. “This is going to put Baker on the map, and not in a positive way.”

R.o.B.S.It’s hard to tell what’s true these days. Take a gander below, and guess if A. and B. are Real or B.S.

(Answers at the bottom of the page.)

Man steals away from police, cuffed to chairA.

‘Chemtrails’ ordinance gains steam at meeting

B.

BUFFALO _ If you're in Buffalo and see a man handcuffed to a chair, call police. They'd like the chair back, along with the guy shackled to it.

Authorities are looking for a robbery suspect who escaped from a Buffalo police station by slipping out a back door while handcuffed to a chair.

Police tell Buffalo media outlets that 58-year-old John Caesar of Buffalo was taken into custody Tuesday for questioning in con-nection with the theft of money from the Anchor Bar, the restau-rant known for inventing the city's famous chicken wings.

Officials say Caesar was handcuffed to a chair in a police station when he escaped around 4 p.m. Police say the chair is missing and Caesar may still be handcuffed to it.

A. is real by The Associated Press; B. is B.S., by Emily Popek.

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We’re all connectedAll matter in the universe is comprised of energy that

vibrates continually. Our bodies, while made of flesh and bone, are balls of vibrating energy, as well. The energy that courses around and within us is the com-mon thread interlinking everything and everyone.

Subsequently, it is because of this energy swirling about that nothing stands still. Movement is required due to the expenditure of energy. What path that movement traverses is determined by each respective individual and the signals being emitted individually.

Even though many times we do not realize it, we determine the course of events in our lives. Our very nature creates that which is happening in our lives fu-eled by the energy of the universe. We are not without power.

Energy finds like-energy based upon the signal being released from our minds. If we are worried, fearful or angry, the energy that will be attracted by these emotions will be returned, and will only compound the worry, fear and anger that one is experiencing. Conversely, if we emit a positive signal grounded in optimism, hope and most importantly love, then our lives will naturally be enriched by the return of optimis-tic, hopeful and loving energy.

In terms of one’s sexuality, especially closeted LGBTQ individuals, the type of energy emitted is negative, and thus adversely impacts the very essence of one’s being; their soul. The soul knows what it is meant to become, but the fear grounded in ego restrains the soul’s growth and movement forward; its energy is contained, thus dooming it to a life in darkness.

As we transmit negative energy to imprison our soul, we can also transmit positive energy that will feed and nurture it, thus empowering it to move forward toward fulfillment.

The power is within us to decide to change. Make a decision to come out of your closet. Coming out will foster the death within yourself of that which held you captive in the darkness. It shall create a new life that shall be greater than the old and grounded in the one-ness of the universe and its omnipotent power to benefit all humankind.

Jim Koury was born and raised in Oneonta. He is a gay activist, and the city clerk of Oneonta, a posi-tion he has held for 18 years. He can be reached at [email protected].

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“Creative thought, with inspiration put in motion, permanently affects change in the energy that is the human experience.” – Rob Ludwig

Do you remember the life you dreamed of when you were young and full of passion and optimism? What was your dream job? Your dream home? What did your dream car look like? Have your dreams come true? Or have you given up?

Sometimes our dreams change and new oppor-tunities present themselves, but all too often, we set the bar too low and settle for far less. How does this happen? How do we lose sight of our dreams? Domestication and life experiences play a major role in our dream compromises. Did education, finances or just plain lack of self regard interfere with your plans? Far worse, maybe your dreams

were dependent on someone else. For reasons too numerous to mention, we tend to think far too little of ourselves. The fact is, you have to stop blaming others and yourself, and start believing in YOU if you want to live the happy life you’ve dreamed of.

Fake it ’til you make itThe good new is you can change it all, right now.

Are you ready? Every morning, while you’re still in bed, imagine living your dream life: driving your dream car and having your dream job. Tell yourself: “I am successful. I am prosperous. And I am living my dream.”

Congratulations, you’ve just set the wheels in motion.

Visual supportCreate an imagery board to help you visualize.

Find images representing your dream life and dis-play them. Place photos of yourself on your board _ the key is to see and feel yourself living your dream. Also, make sure the last thing on your mind before you drift off to sleep is … that’s right, your dream. Tell yourself again, “I’m a successful (fill in the blank), I am living in my dream home (where?), I am driving my dream car (name it!).” Picture yourself in your dream.

Don’t give upDon’t lose sight of your dream ... ever. The

universe will rush in to support you, but you have to put yourself in play to meet the right people, get connected and acquire it. Raise the bar high, and dream big. If you expect little, you will receive little. Observe the magnificent power of manifestation in motion.

“Keep up Now! with the stream of higher con-sciousness and stay connected to the Source.”

_Terry Ludwig

Terry Ludwig’s brother, Rob, passed away in 2004 after battling AIDS. Before he passed, he shared his message. “Keep Up Now!” is the result of that communication. She can be reached at [email protected], and followed on Twitter and Facebook.

Keep Up Now!by Terry Ludwig

Acceptance is the way to paradise

What is it that prompts us to ostracize, persecute, hate and even destroy those who stand out by being different? The only thing I can think of is fear of the unknown.

Are gay men and women so different from those who are straight? Does our mi-nority status grant people the right to deny us civil rights? Do religious bigots truly be-lieve God is “on their side” when we, too, are His children, made in His image and likeness, unique and diverse? The answer is a resounding “No.”

Being in denial of my gay nature as a married man had its disadvantages, as well as benefits. I could ponder these questions without the sting of being excluded by mainstream society, but endured the mental anguish of never fitting in fully. I never had a deep friendship with another man _ I feared my attraction would overwhelm me, expose me.

Since coming out, I now celebrate what was lacking _ spiritual and physical inti-macy, making me whole, as God intended.

The straight and gay cultures may at first glance appear vastly different. In reality, we share the same hopes and fears. A rela-tionship is a relationship. Both cultures ex-perience with sexuality, searching for that ultimate prize: happiness. Both can grow

old together in a loving bond.

Sharing common aspirations, our diverse

humankind trods a common

path. For deists, this path leads to one Creator; for others, to a common good for all people. History has shown that homogeneous cultures eventu-ally implode due to biological/sociological reasons resulting from an inability to adapt to evolutionary forces. As a Christian, I envision the eventual acceptance of all people as God so plans. Then we can truly be united with Him.

David Martin is living separately from his wife of 37 years. He is a father of five adopted children and practices as a solo internist physician in central New York. He was edu-cated at Fordham University and Up-state Medical Uni-versity. He attends All Saints Church in Syracuse, and hosts parish for the LGBT Catholic community.

Guest Column

LGBT EventsThurs. 4/28

Trash Thursday with Katrina, 9 p.m. Merlin’s, 201 State St., Binghamton.

Fri. 4/29College Night at Merlin’s, 8 p.m., 201 State St., Binghamton.

College ID’s in free before 11 p.m.The Billies: A Low Country Groove, 8 p.m., The Black Box

Theater, Little Falls. For more information, call (315) 823-0208.

Sat. 4/30Southern Tier AIDS Walk/Run, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Recreation

Park, Beethoven Street, Binghamton.Calypso Sundown fundraiser, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., OH Bar, 304

Lark St., Albany. Celebrate Calypso style as In Our Own Voices raises funds to support its programs and services for LGBT people of color.

Sun. 5/8Equality and Justice Day in Albany, meet with legislators in

their Albany offices to encourage their support for all bills promoting LGBT advancements toward equality.

Fri. 6/10Big Gay Cruise, Pride 2011, 11:30 p.m., JP Cruise Lines

Dock, State and Front streets.

PAUL SIMONEach week, SUNY

Oneonta-based NPR affiliate WUOW features a worthy musician in its Friday Night Featured Artist radio program from 8 to 9 p.m. at 104.7 FM in Oneonta and online at wuow.org.

Paul Simon has been around in one form or another since 1957, with then-partner Art Garfun-kel as the famed folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. Their music is the stuff of legends.

Simon struck out on a solo career in 1970, although he occasionally reunites with Garfunkel for benefit concerts.

Solo Simon will be featured on the Friday night program,

including his new release, “So Beautiful or So What.”


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Trumpet player Samantha Boshnack has been in Zimbabwe since April 24, playing with a band at a festival and doing charity work at an orphanage.

She’s coming back to America next week, when her Seattle-based band, Reptet, will start its U.S. tour to promote its new album, “At The Cabin.”

The tour will begin in the Oneonta area before moving on to Philadelphia, New York City, St. Louis and Denver, among other cross-country stops.

Reptet will play at the Oneonta Theatre at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 5, with opening act Checkered Penguins, an Oneonta-based band.

Reptet bills itself as a genre-blending sextet of drums, bass and four horns that incorporates jazz, reggae, rock, ska, punk, modern classical, avant-garde and eastern European folk music.

In addition to playing a variety of music types, Reptet incor-porates costumes and a theatrical element to its live perfor-mances.

The group’s newest costumes are railroad-themed, meaning the musicians will dress like railroad conductors. Other costumes have included space suits and various animals.

“The train one is nice because it’s new,” Boshnack said. “We rotate them out, otherwise they would get stinky.”

The band has also been working with arts and education programs through BOCES for the last few years.

“The first gig is Jefferson Central School on May 4,” Boshnack said, adding the band will also perform at Cherry Valley-Springfield and Franklin central schools.

This will be the third time Reptet has performed in Franklin, where Boshnack grew up. (Her father, Mark Boshnack, is a music columnist for the Scene and a reporter for The Daily Star.)

“I started in the band at Franklin when I was 10. My band teacher, Carol Smith, is great; she’s the one who’s having us at Franklin,” Boshnack said.

Reptet’s flexibility and uniqueness opens up different opportunities for the band. “The schools are a big part of the tour, and we couldn’t really do it without them,”

Boshnack said. “We really play in a variety of venues. We play in jazz clubs, rock clubs, breweries, cafes. Our music can kind of lend itself to different venues.”

Boshnack has lived in Seattle since graduating from Bard College in 2003, and has managed to make a living making music. She has played in several bands, playing several different musical styles.

“There’s a really awesome music scene and great musicians in Seattle,” she said. “I’ve managed to play in different scenes _ salsa, jazz, I get classical gigs sometimes. I find the community to be really supportive and friendly.”

Although Boshnack is based in one of the great U.S. music cities and has toured ex-tensively throughout the country and world, she said she enjoys coming back to upstate New York for shows.

“We played last year at the Franklin Theater _ that was a really fun show,” she said. “It was kind of heartwarming for me, because all of these people I knew from growing up showed up. It was nice to feel so supported.”

_ Cassandra Miller


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Costumed jazz band to play Oneonta Theatre, area schoolsFranklin native Samantha Boshnack, trumpet player for Seattle-band Reptet, talked to the Scene about her band, growing up in Franklin and Zimbabwe.

ContributedSamantha Boshnack performs as a jailbird.

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Coming EventsKennedys to play 6 On The Square

6 On The Square will host American folk-rock legends The Kennedys at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30.

The duo has performed nationwide and for former President Bill Clinton’s first and second inaugurations.

Maura and Pete Kennedy ave recorded 10 albums together. She is from Syra-cuse, sings lead soprano vocals and plays acoustic rhythm guitar, harmonica, glockenspiel and the uke. He is from Virginia, and plays acoustic guitar, electric sitar, uke-lele, mandolin, keyboards, bass and drums.

The Kennedys also have a regular weekly slot on SIRIUS radio’s “Dharma Cafe.”

Tickets are $12 until the day of the show and $15 Saturday. 6OTS is located at 6 LaFayette Park in downtown Oxford. Call 843-6876 for more details.

Broadway diva to perform show

Diva Christine Pedi brings her one-woman show, “Great Dames,” to the Roxbury Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30.

With come-dic flair and warm appre-ciation, she conjures up Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Stre-isand and Julie Andrews.

She was a long-time cast members of Off-Broadway musical-comedy classic “Forbidden Broadway.” She’s performed with Marvin Hamlish and for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton (as Hillary). “Sopranos”

fans may remember her as Mrs. Bobby Baccala. She’s also been in Broadway shows with Martin Short and Liev Schreiber and hosts the daily SIRIUS/XM RADIO show “Broadway Breakfast” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. For more info, call 326-7908 or go to www.roxburyartsgroup.org.

Sol Bar to host closing

Sol Bar will host “Last Waltz: Closing Down Sol Bar” from 1 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, April 30. The bar is on Main Street in Delhi.

Acts scheduled to perform include Mike Herman and Friends at 2 p.m., Pispoure at 4 p.m., Esquela at 8 p.m. and Last Waltz Jam starting at midnight.

Singer/songwriter to speak at SUCO

Upcoming singer/songwriter Hillary John-son will speak and perform from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in the Instruction Re-source Center on the SUNY Oneonta campus.

Johnson, 20, began playing piano at 6, writing music by 8 and recording by 11. She has opened for Taylor Dane, appeared on Naomi Judd’s show and was a finalist in the 2008 N.Y. Songwriter’s Circle Competition.

Hot Tuna ready to rock theater

Rock and blues group Hot Tuna, featuring Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, will play at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the Oneonta Theatre on Chestnut Street.

Begun as an acoustic spin-off of Jeffer-son Airplane, Hot Tuna eventually became the full-time focus of founding members Kaukonen and Casady.

Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 Satur-day. For tickets, go toOneontaTheatre.com.


ContributedThe Kennedys

ContributedChristine Pedi


Amnesty raising funds for shelter

The Amnesty Inter-national chapter at Hartwick College will host Jamnesty Inter-national from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Stack Lounge on the bottom floor of the Dewar Union building.

The benefit concert, featuring bands Irish Sweet Potato Pie, the Redwood Trio and oth-ers, will raise money for Mantay, a shelter for teenage mothers in Peru. The entry fee is $2.

Coffee from Ethiopia, tea from Thailand and popcorn will be served.

Run for the Arts seeks participants

The Chenango County Council of the Arts is accepting registrations for its annual 5K Allegro Run for the Arts.

The race begins at the Council of the Arts, 27 W. Main St., in Norwich at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7.

Race-day registrations will be accepted from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Fees are $15 in advance

or $20 the day of the race. Students will pay $10 in advance or at the race.

Each runner will get a commorative T-shirt. Funds raised benefit the Chenango County Council of the Arts.

For registration information, sponsor-ship opportunities or to volunteer to help the day of the race, call 336-2787 or e-mail [email protected].

Registration forms and a map of the course are available for download at www.chenan-goarts.org.

Tickets on sale for music festival

Thirty acts, food, crafts, camping, Om-megang beer and more will highlight the liveLIVE! Music & Arts Festival on Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7.

Groups scheduled to before include Capital Zen, Slammin’ Doris, Dopapod, Bearquari-um, Sonic Spank, Horseshoe Lounge Play-boys, Mothers in Intention, Jimkata, Samarai Pizza Cats and Guava Smash.

Tickets are $30 in advance at www.livelive-festival.com and $40 at the door, and include general admission and two days of camping.

Pub to host trio of music acts

The General Clinton Pub in Clinton Plaza in Oneonta will host Roast Beef Curtains, Guava Smash and Shasta Flock, starting at 10 p.m. Friday, April 29.

The Roast Beef Curtains hail from Long Is-land and play dub/reggae/psychedelic jams. The group played the Bonnaroo festival.

Oneonta band Guava Smash plays hip/hop/rock/funk and will unveil new songs and lineup Friday.

Japan benefit Saturday

St. Malachy’s Church will present Japan Ben-efit Matsuri from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at 31 E. State St. in Sherburne.

From 1:30 to 3 p.m., Jennie Williams Blues Bands will rock, pop and rhythm & blues.

They’ll be an art

auction, origami and Japanese storytelling, cuisine and more. Suggested donations are $5 at the door and $3 for children.

Jimkata to play Oneonta Theatre

Electro-rock band Jimkata will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, April 29 at the Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St. Jambase described the group as “one of the best up and coming bands.”

Tickets are $10 general admission.

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’The Prisoner of Second Avenue,’ 8 p.m., Hamblin Theater, Fine Arts Building, State University College at Oneonta, Oneonta. Presented by the Mask and Hammer Theatre Club.

ConcertScattered Flurries concert

to benefit Cooperstown Yearbook, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Cooperstown Middle/High School, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. For info: 547-8181, www.cooperstowncs.org.

Poetry Third annual SUNY Oneonta

haiku slam, Waterfront Cafe, Hunt Union, State Uni-versity College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. Limited to the first 16 people who register in advance. For info: 436-3013. Bring 15 to 20 haikus for battle.

Open micOrganik Soul’s Open Mic,

8 p.m., Villa Isidoro, 3941 U.S. Highway 20, Richfield Springs. For info: (315) 858-3500, [email protected].

Event Author Gale Steves to discuss

book ‘Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle,’ 7 p.m., Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta.

Stage‘The Prisoner of Second

Avenue,’ 8 p.m., Hamblin Theater, Fine Arts Building, State University College

at Oneonta, Oneonta. Presented by the Mask and Hammer Theatre Club.

‘The Stuck Pot,’ 7:30 p.m. Walton Central School, 47 Stockton Ave., Walton. Presented by the Central Delaware County LEAH (homeschool) Drama Club. For info: 865-4255.

MusicPeter Yarrow with Bethany

Yarrow and Rufus Cap-padocia, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Main Street, Middleburgh.

Skiffle Minstrels, 10 p.m., The Autumn Cafe, 244 Main St., Oneonta. For info: 432-6845, www.autumncafe.com.

Drew DeFour and Hanger Steak, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Delhi Quarter Moon Cafe, 53 Main St., Delhi.

Roast Beef Curtains, Guava Smash and Shasta Flock, 10 p.m., General Clinton Pub, 17 Clinton Plaza Drive, Oneonta. For info: 432-9592.

ConcertJamnestry Peru benefit

concert, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Stack Lounge, Dewar Union building, Hartwick College, Oneonta.

Stage‘The Prisoner of Second

Avenue,’ 2 and 8 p.m., Hamblin Theater, Fine Arts Building, State Univer-sity College at Oneonta, Oneonta. Presented by the

Mask and Hammer Theatre Club.

‘James and the Giant Peach,’ 7 p.m., Laurens Central School, 55 Main St., Laurens. Presented by the Laurens Central School Drama Club. For info: 432-2050, www.laurenscs.org.

‘The Stuck Pot,’ 2 p.m., Walton Central School, 47 Stockton Ave., Walton. Presented by the Central Delaware County LEAH (homeschool) Drama Club. For info: 865-4255.

Murder mystery dinner show starring Tina Zawisza, 6 p.m. to, Best Western Inn, 121 Burgin Drive, Cobleskill. To benefit the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley.

FestivalOH Fest, 6 p.m., Neahwa

Park, Oneonta; featuring Pitbull, Who’s Bad and Sword of Truth.

Film ‘Change,’ 1 p.m. to, Earlville

Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. An anti-tobac-co documentary created by local teens. Free.

MusicCabin Fever, 8 p.m., Bain-

bridge Town Hall Theatre, 15 N. Main St., Route 7, Bainbridge. For info: 967-7228.

The Kennedys, 7:30 to 10 p.m., 6 On The Square, 6 LaFayette Park, Oxford. For info: 843-6876, www.6onthesquare.org.

Wurd, 9:30 p.m., The Shire Pub, 123 Main St., Delhi. For info: 746-8758.


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ContributedEditor’s Pick: The Western, swing, hillbilly, honky-tonk band the Skiffle Minstrels are coming to Oneonta on Friday, April 29, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Autumn Cafe, 244 Main St. in Oneonta. Admission is $5. The group plays country-Westerns and Cajun standards, as well as upbeat originals with a swinging beat.


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Concert Hot Tuna featuring Jorma

Kaukonen and Jack Casady, 9 p.m., The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. For info: 643-4022, http://OneontaThe-atre.com.

Annual Catskill Symphony choral concert, 8 p.m., Hunt Union Ballroom, State University College at Oneonta, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta.

The Last Waltz, 1 p.m. to 3 a.m., Sol Bar, 53 Main St., Delhi. Featuring Ira and Laurie McIn-tosh, Mike Herman and Friends, WURD, Pispoure, The Honest Mistakes, Altered Walter, John Scarpulla, Esquela, DOA, the Johnny Monster Blues Band, Liquid Me and a midnight jam session.

Poetry Fourth annual poetry reading

marathon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., William B. Ogden Free Library,

42 Gardiner Place, Walton.Event

‘Phantastic Physical Phenomena Show,’ featuring the Dirtmeister, 2 to 4 p.m., West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortwright Church Road.

The Daily Star’s 51st annual Cook-Off, 10 a.m. to noon, Otsego Grill, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta.

Stage‘James and the Giant Peach,’

2 p.m. to, Laurens Central School, 55 Main St., Laurens. Presented by the Laurens Central School Drama Club. For info: 432-2050, www.laurenscs.org.

Music The Merrymakers, 7 to 9 p.m.,

The Yellow Deli, 134 Main St., Oneonta. Free refreshments. For info: 431-1155, [email protected].

ConcertRoger McGuinn of The Byrds

and John Sebastian of Lovin’ Spoonful, 7:30 p.m., The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. For info: 643-4022, http://OneontaThe-atre.com.

Dance Tri-County Singles Club dance,

6 to 10 p.m., Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. DJ music, open to all ages 18 and older.

Workshop Drawing class with a live model, 7

p.m. to 9 p.m., Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooper-stown. For info: 547-9777, www.cooperstownart.com.

Open mic9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Black Oak

Tavern, 17 Water St., Oneonta. Comedy, poetry, music welcomed.

ConcertHilary Johnson, 6 p.m., Instruc-

tional Resource Center (IRC) 1, 181 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. Presented by the SUNY Oneonta Songwriters’ Club.

DanceTri-Town Singles Club dance, 6 to

10 p.m., Sidney VFW Post 7914, 133 W. Main St., Sidney.

EventAdrian Kuzminski roundtable

seminar ‘Knowledge and Belief: Pyrrhonists vs. Dogmatists,’ 5 p.m., Farrington Room, Dewar Hall, Hartwick College.

Open micOrganik Soul’s Open Mic, 8 p.m.,

Villa Isidoro, 3941 U.S. Highway 20, Richfield Springs. For info: (315) 858-3500.

EventAuthor Karen Winters Schwartz

discussion on her book ‘Where are the Cocoa Puffs? A Family Journal Through Bipolar Disorder,’ 7 p.m., Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., One-onta.

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Cooperstown Central High School show, reception 5 to 7 p.m., May 6, Gallery C, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-9777.

‘Memories of Cooperstown,’ art pieces by Ty Steinbacher, reception 5 to 7 p.m., May 6, Gallery B, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

‘Essential Art’ juried art show, reception 5 to 7 p.m., May 6, Gallery A, Cooperstown Art Association.

ExhibitsThrough April 29

‘Inspired Land-scapes,’ oil paint-ings by George Ballantine of Andes, Catskill Watershed Corp. offices, 905 Main St., Margaret-ville. For info: (877) 928-7433 or (845) 586-1400.

‘Home Fires and Reservation Roads,’ paintings by Eric Gansworth, Project Space Gallery, Fine Arts building, State University College at Oneonta.

Through May 1Nature paintings

by Charity Gipp, 6 On The Square, 6 LaFayette Park, Oxford. For info: 643-6876.

Through May 5‘Best in Show,’ paintings and sculptures by

Edmond Caputo, Mariea Brown & Raymond Loft Galleries, Chenango County Council of the Arts, 27 W. Main St., Norwich. For info: 336-2787, www.chenangoarts.org.

Through May 7‘Filled & Hollow,’ paintings and drawings by

Hayley Hara, Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St. For info: 264-9530.

Through May 10‘Delaware County Air & Space,’ aerial

photographs of Delaware County by Cor-neel Verlaan, Delaware County Historical Association, state Route 10, Delhi. For info: 746-3849.

Through May 15‘Homebodies,’ paintings by Ashley Norwood

Cooper, East Gallery; seventh annual Teen-sArt Exhibit, West Gallery; and ‘Light and Landscape,’ paintings by Jonathan Vaughn,

Arts Cafe Gallery; Earlville Opera House, East Main Street, Earlville. For info: (315) 691-3550.

Through May 20‘The Big Picture,’ Main View Gallery, 73

Main St., Oneonta. For info: 432-1890. Through May 21

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Martin-Mullen Gallery, State University College at Oneonta.

Through May 28‘Te Ao Maram — A Duffy Experience in

New Zealand,’ photographs by student Ben Wronkoski, Yager Museum, Hartwick

College, Oneonta. For info: 431-4480. ‘From Geometric to Fancy: Early 19th Century Coverlets from the Yager Museum Collection,’ Yager Museum of Art & Culture, Hartwick College, Oneonta.

Through May 30‘On Another Scale,’ paintings by Lisa Jacobsen and pho-tographs by John Manzi, Walt Meade Gallery, Vega Moun-tain Road, Roxbury; ‘Recycled,’ collage and three-dimensional works by Herrat Som-merhoff, Old Bank Gallery, Main Street, Roxbury. Presented by Roxbury Arts Group.

Through June Delhi Art Group

rotating artists show: works by Dianne Robillard, Carol Saggese, Robert Blanton, Ann Law and Kathy Moore, FoxCare Cen-ter, Oneonta; by Suz Arndt, Fox Hospital, Oneonta; by Sue Priest and Jeanette Koji-Ievolello, O’Connor Hospital, Delhi; by Kay Parisi-Hampel, National Bank of Delaware County, Hamden; and by Sue Priest, Delhi Village Hall.

Through June 17‘Walking the Woods,’ egg tempera paint-

ings and giclee prints by Gail Bunting, Erpf Gallery, Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, state Route 28, Arkville. Presented in conjunction with the Roxbury Arts Group. For info: 326-7908.

Through Dec. 31‘Iroquois Artistic Visions: From Sky World

to Turtle Island,’ Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave. For info: (518) 296-8949.

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Contributed‘Faith,’ by Ty Steinbacher, oil painting.


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Area Movie Times(All are p.m. unless noted and most start Friday.)

Southside Oneonta Mall5006 State Highway 23,

Oneonta 432-3750New Releases

‘Prom’: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50*

‘Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil’ 3D: 12:20, 2:30, 4:35, 6:50, 8:55

‘Fast Five’: 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00*

Also Showing‘Hop’: 11:50 a.m., 2:00,

4:20, 6:40‘Arthur’: 1:30, 6:30‘Hanna’: 3:50, 8:45‘Soul Surfer’: 1:10, 3:40,

6:20, 8:35

‘Rio’ 3D: 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20*

‘Scream 4’: 9:00‘Water for Elephants’: 1:50,

4:30, 7:20, 9:55*‘Madea’s Big Happy Fam-

ily’: 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05*

*Late shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Park Theatre1 Park Place, Cobleskill

(518) 234-2771‘Hanna’: 7:00, 9:00 Friday,

Saturday; 7:30 Sunday to Thursday.

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42 0-Town Scene April 28, 2011

Apartment s�� 1 bedroom. 2nd

Floor Small & Affordable.$525/mo + sec., No pets��

2011/12 $325/$350 perperson. All utilities, Wifi,TV. 10/15 min. campus.

Full furnished. 432-8097

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$450 + Utilities, Security. ��

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Small 2 bedroom mobilehome on approx, ½ acre incountry on Rt 7, Maryland,NY. Min. Oneonta/Coop-erstown. Owner financeavail,. w/down payment,302-382-9207$49,900/best cash offer

�� MobileHome Lot in beautiful park

for rent 14'x70' lot.$350/mo. ��

Homes

�� Fully Fur-nished 1 Family Luxury

Home With 2 Car Garagein the Unadilla Area.

$1,500/mo. + Utilities.��

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in Laurens, 10 Min toOneonta. Sm Pet ok $600

Includes Heat, Hot Water &Trash ��

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smoke, no pets. $575 +utilities ��

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ed Small Pet Considered. Off St. Parking $475/mo + Deposit ��

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�� Central. $560 in-cludes utilities. No pets/smoke. Ref. ��

�� 55+, 2 Bedroom, No Pets/Smoke ��

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W/D Hook-up $535. Also2 Room Studio $460 Both Include Heat. No

Pets/Smoke. References &Security. ��

�� cottage$575/mo + utilities & security. ��

�� living room, W/D, eat inkitchen, Worcester Area.$275 + Utilities & Securi-ty. No Pets ��

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Worcester Area. $350 +Utilities & Security. NoPets/Smoke ��

�� quiet,sunny, $700. includes

utilities. Smaller apt. alsoavailable. ��

�� 3 BedUpstairs. Also Downstairs 4 Bed. Private Drive With 2 Car Garage. Center City

Close to Both Schools$475/mo �� Summer Rental

2 Furnished apt.'s Available. 1 Two Bedroom

& 1 Three Bedroom. 2011-2012 Fall/WinterSemester. Heat, Hot

Water & Electric Included��

General Help Wanted��

� �� We Will Train. Full & PartTime Positions Available.Please Apply in Person

93 Main St. Cooperstown�� is

now accepting applicationsfor experienced Wait

staff & Hostess��

Tree Service needs�� w/chainsaw experience. Pay rateaccording to proficiency.Previous applicants pleasereapply. ��

Unadilla dairy farm look-ing for part time eveningmilker. Excellent workingconditions. 607-435-1478

Misc. items Wanted��

Pre 1985 Running or Not. CASH Paid� ��

Misc. MerchandisePower lift recliner, 14 mos.Old, Used 1 month, tan.Excellent condition, P/U inOneonta $450. 832-4880

Queen Size Sleeper SofaBeige, Rust Stripe $225.

Love Seat ChocolateBrown $175. Recliner

Green $150. Large Recliner Rust $175.

You Haul Away. ��

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Home 5 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Lots of Space, Walking Distance to Downtown,$87,000. ��

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16 Sites Desirable, Main-tained, Steady Income,

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Rentals�� . 2bedroom 1 bath, on 30

acres. Electric & cable in-cluded. Pets ok. ��

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parking, No smoke /pets. .$800/mo ��

Renovated Farmhouse, 5mi. Delhi School District,1st fl. kitchen, Living, din-ing, , bath, laundry & bed-room. 2nd fl 5 bedrooms,bath 1st month, security

deposit & work references.Call after 7pm,

829-8277 after 5pm

�� Main St. Cooperstown

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with remote door opener.Missing for severalmonths. 431-9117

CARRIER needed for Village of

Cooperstown.1 day per week.

Call 432-1000 Ext 266 for details

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Abstract & Pleasant Personality a Must to

Work with Disabled. �� PO Box 263

Hobart, NY 13788

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Hauling ServicesHickory Hill RestorationsGravel, Stone, Top Soil ,

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PavingBlacktop, Stone & Oil

Blacktop Sealer��

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Insured. �� or�� after 5pm

Well DrillingBarney & Sons

Well Drilling/Pump ServiceServing 3 county area

607-432-8009

Simmons Water Well Co.Well Drilling/Water PumpsComplete Pump & WaterSystems. ��

Auto & Truck Repair��

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Contractors�� All Phases of Tile/Stone

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44 0-Town Scene APRIL 28, 2011

Are you looking for a fun, flexible and rewarding part-time job?

Part-Time Positions Flexible Work Hours

Afternoons, Evenings & Weekends

Competitive Wages

The Arc Otsego’s Community Services Depart-

ment is seeking individuals to provide assistance

and support to adults and children with intellec-

tual and other developmental disabilities within

their homes and within the Otsego County com-

munity. Required: valid NYS driver license,

ability to lift 50 lbs. and a H.S. diploma, GED or

CNA certification.

To apply send resume to The Arc Otsego, Attn:

Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820

or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY

an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE

www.arcotsego.org


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Autos ��

�� Baby Blue 6 Cyl. Automatic 63,000mi. $13,000. All Power-

Mint Condition��

�� AWD loaded, auto,No rust, $3800.,�� 6 cylinder auto,loaded. $2900.,�� 4 door 4x4 loaded 8 cylin-der $3950.,�� !��"�� #4x4 loaded, 6 cyl. Powersunroof, clean $3850.�$%&'('(

LET US SELL YOUR car,truck, SUV, camper, motorhome, motorcycle, snow-mobile, trailer or anythingwith a motor or wheels.Professional sales staff, fi-nancing, title documents,advertising, warranty, ser-vice. We have it all at noup front cost to you! Payus when it's sold. Manyvehicles already sold. Weneed your vehicle! Buyersare waiting! Or we may buyyour vehicle. �� 607-434-2277. www.garyenckscar-store.com

Trucks 1993 Toyota T100 8' bedV6 3.0 engine. 5 spd,4WD. $1600. Ask forDoreen 783-2740

VansFord Van 2002 E250 V6Runs and drive good,Needs some work. $1700.Call 607-437-4244

Education Private driving lessons,

free p/u. 99% of our stu-dents pass the road test.��

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1884 Picture album 8 ½” x 1 ½” 32 tin types & 31 large pictures $55.

967-73285 Ike Dollars, Different

dates, Must un-circulated$12.00 967-7328

7” aluminum block planeby Util. Chicago U gooddifferent $18. 967-7328

Blue Recliner $75.00607-432-2389 After 6:00 PM

Broad axe 9” blade 22” lw. handle good, use orcollect $49. 967-7328

Falken – 265-70-R17$75.00

607-432-4682

GE refrigerator w/freezeron top 28x-65h-25d. Runs

great. $60. 547-5237

Heavy curved wood chisel1 ¼ w 14” long, Groves &Son, Nice $22. 967-7328

Horse Shoes, Matched setof 4 pitching A's & B's

Ringer 2 pr $16. 967-7328

Post Cards Old & Nicegroup of 50 mailed

stamps – clean corners,$50. 967-7328

Quality Dark Green Pattern Carpet 12x31 $75. Call 988-0060

Rossi 410 Barrel 2 boxesammo & 5 shot stock, car-rier. $75. 607-264-3409

Set of Millers Falls lathetools 12” L 4” blades, alldifferent $32. 967-7328

Sofa Bed Full SizeInner Spring Mattress

Excellent Condition $75.Call 607-278-5239

Sunbeam Electric StoveApartment Size $75.

607-547-2310Water Bed King Size

$75.00607-432-5496

Nodding off hillI’ve been married for 10 years. I’m 43,

well-educated, financially well-off and fit. My husband and I are wonderful friends, and I love him dearly. However, for reasons he won’t tell me, he decided eight years ago that he was no longer interested in sex. He says it’s “too much work.” He refuses to discuss it further. Also, for work reasons, we live apart. So, I have taken lovers. My husband doesn’t like this, but I pay all his expenses so he can live his dream life, so he doesn’t complain much. Four years ago, I moved to be with a man I got involved with, but the relationship felt more like a bridge than a destination, so I went back to my husband. Now, I love a man who wants to marry me, but I fear that ALL relationships degrade into roommate situ-ations. I do fantasize that there’s one perfect soulmate for me, and with him, I’ll be able to commit. For now, I guess staying married helps me keep up appearances that I’m stable and normal while I hold on to the fairy tale that marriage is a forever relationship.

— CompartmentalizingI must have missed that fairy tale — the one

where the couple get married and go off to live happily ever after in the house with the white picket fence and the 2.5 boyfriends.

Two years into your marriage, your hus-band took early retirement from sex, deeming

it “too much work.” Well, sure, it takes some elbow grease, but it isn’t exactly picking let-tuce in the hot sun for $3 an hour. Although he refuses to even discuss this any further, you keep him on staff — as your vice presi-dent of the illusion of safety and security.

Keeping him on your payroll allows you to play both sides of the street — married and taken and single and available. Single and available allows you your flingy fun. Still be-ing married allows you to stay in himbo limbo — avoiding anything more emotionally risky

or stressful than retreating to your couch to wait for your mythical soulmate to fall into your life like a meteor-ite. The truth is, there are probably various men who are compatible with you in important ways, but there is no such thing as a soulmate — no one perfect partner whose mere presence in your life will dry up all your problems like a big tube of Clearasil.

No matter how compatible two people are, things will

never be as hot long term as they were at the start, but they’re the unhottest for those who think a great relationship will just happen to them. Those are the people who wait until the urge strikes to hug or kiss their partner. Bad idea. Just do it — several times daily. And make a pact that you’ll keep having sex regularly — even when one of you doesn’t totally feel like it.

Sex researcher Rosemary Basson found that arousal is “triggerable”; just start making out, and you’ll get turned on and get into it. Ultimately, you have to fill a marriage with loving and sexual acts, and love and sex should continue — assuming you’re with somebody whose idea of sex in marriage isn’t sending his spouse out to bars to score it off somebody else.

Keeping a lady hating

My girlfriend of four years is a wonderful person I still love. And, yes, I messed up and feel terrible about it. She wanted to get married and have children, and I realized I didn’t. She not only dumped me, but she’s also calling me horrible (and untrue) things, like a liar and a fake — weeks after telling me what a great person I am and how deeply she loves me.

— MudThere’s a good chance your

girlfriend spent a substantial part of your four years together waiting for you to pop the ques-tion, and not the one that goes “So, did you get all of your stuff out of my place?”

Not every woman wants The Royal Wedding and a bunch of babies, but a whole lot do, especially when they’re bumping up against 30, and that shouldn’t be exotic cul-tural knowledge for any guy. It would’ve been nice if you’d been speedier in figuring out that you weren’t up for the husband thing.

But, assuming you didn’t promise you’d marry her while crossing your fingers behind your back, it isn’t like you committed some sort of relationship fraud.

Ultimately, it was up to your girlfriend to let you know that the stakes were marriage or bust.

You can regret hurting her, but maybe take

solace in no longer being with a woman who loves you so deeply and thinks so highly of you that she wants nothing less than to spend the rest of her life with you, you lying fake.

(c)2011, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail [email protected] (www.advicegoddess.com) Read Amy Alkon’s book: “I SEE RUDE PEOPLE: One woman’s battle to beat some manners into impolite society” (McGraw-Hill).


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