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A Show and Tell style lecture that will include objects from the 1880's and their uses as explained from the personal essays of Susan Gunglach, Vestal Resident (1887 -1975). Melissa Restuccia, Director of the Vestal Museum , will present and explain various primitive antiques used in household farms of the 1800- 1900's. Coffee and light refreshments provided, audience discussion is encouraged.

February’s Grayhaven Book Club pick is James by Percival Everett, a brilliant retelling of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s point of view

Escape and connect with great conversation. All registered Grayhaven guests and interested community members are welcome! Feel free to come early to settle in before we start.

When: This Book Club meeting will be held on February 18th at 5:30 PM.

Where: We will meet in the cozy Grayhaven Motel Guest Lounge.

Getting the Book: Check the public library or purchase from local bookstores like Buffalo Street Books and Odyssey Books. Available in all formats.

Call or email with questions. Let us know if you’d like to be added to the Book Club email list for notifications on new books and meeting dates.

Join us for the 2026 Economic Summit!
Presented by M&T Bank

Networking & Breakouts:
8:30a - 11:15a | Cinemapolis
Coffee, tea, and baked goods available

Breakout Topics include:

Research Matters: How Cornell research impacts our local economy and supports innovation around the world - Tom Schryver, Executive Director, Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University
Stronger Together: Lessons from Cross-Sector Collaboration - Cindy Wilcox, Executive Director, Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County
How Resident Sentiment Influences Successful Destination Management - Melaine Rottkamp, President & CEO of Destination Duchess; Nick Helmholdt, Tompkins County Principal Planner, Tourism Program Director; & Jodi LaPierre, PDM, Director of Visitor Experience of Visit Ithaca
Regional Partners – Key Ingredient for Local Success - Kurt Foreman, President & CEO, Ithaca Area Economic Development
Luncheon:
11:30a - 1:30p | Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

State of the Economy:
featuring:
Peggy Coleman, President | Tompkins Chamber

Keynote:
GO SEMI: Connecting Your Work
The Governor’s Office of Semiconductor Expansion, Management, and Integration is a New York State initiative to make New York a global semiconductor hub. This talk will highlight that effort and ways that businesses can connect with this burgeoning industry.

With thanks to:
Presenting Sponsor: M&T Bank
Economic Development Partner: Ithaca Area Economic Development
Keynote Sponsor: Cornell University
Breakout Session Sponsor: Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

A special thanks to our hosts: Cinemapolis & Ithaca Downtown Conference Center!

Lucidity is a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote that explores the fragile interplay between memory, identity, and music. The story centers on Lili, a celebrated former opera singer confronting the early stages of dementia, played by Judy Berry. As her cognitive abilities decline, her son Dante—a once-promising pianist played by Roland Burks—has put his own career on hold to care for her. Their dynamic is further complicated when Dr. Claire Klugman, a neuroscientist and Lili’s former student (Darya Narymanava), introduces Lili to a music therapy study involving Sunny, a gifted young clarinetist (Kate Johnson).

As Lili struggles to retain fragments of her past, Schubert’s The Shepherd on the Rock—a song she once performed—serves as a recurring touchstone of memory and emotional clarity. Meanwhile, Dante wrestles with resentment and love as he navigates his mother’s deterioration, while Sunny and Claire each reflect on the sacrifices they’ve made for their respective paths. The relationships between the characters deepen, revealing how music acts as both a bridge and a balm in the face of personal loss and change.

Themes of memory, caregiving, ambition, and the transcendent power of music resonate throughout Lucidity. The opera is a meditation on how art can preserve identity even as the mind falters, and how love endures through the most intimate and difficult transformations. Through Kaminsky’s emotionally charged score and Cote’s poetic libretto, Lucidity offers a moving portrait of resilience, connection, and the healing capacity of sound.

Performed by permission of the publisher: Bill Holab Music

Commissioned by On Site Opera and a consortium of companies: Opera in the Heights, Opera Ithaca, Seattle Opera, and Tri-Cities Opera.

Lucidity is a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote that explores the fragile interplay between memory, identity, and music. The story centers on Lili, a celebrated former opera singer confronting the early stages of dementia, played by Judy Berry. As her cognitive abilities decline, her son Dante—a once-promising pianist played by Roland Burks—has put his own career on hold to care for her. Their dynamic is further complicated when Dr. Claire Klugman, a neuroscientist and Lili’s former student (Darya Narymanava), introduces Lili to a music therapy study involving Sunny, a gifted young clarinetist (Kate Johnson).

As Lili struggles to retain fragments of her past, Schubert’s The Shepherd on the Rock—a song she once performed—serves as a recurring touchstone of memory and emotional clarity. Meanwhile, Dante wrestles with resentment and love as he navigates his mother’s deterioration, while Sunny and Claire each reflect on the sacrifices they’ve made for their respective paths. The relationships between the characters deepen, revealing how music acts as both a bridge and a balm in the face of personal loss and change.

Themes of memory, caregiving, ambition, and the transcendent power of music resonate throughout Lucidity. The opera is a meditation on how art can preserve identity even as the mind falters, and how love endures through the most intimate and difficult transformations. Through Kaminsky’s emotionally charged score and Cote’s poetic libretto, Lucidity offers a moving portrait of resilience, connection, and the healing capacity of sound.

Performed by permission of the publisher: Bill Holab Music

Commissioned by On Site Opera and a consortium of companies: Opera in the Heights, Opera Ithaca, Seattle Opera, and Tri-Cities Opera.

A free, informal pre-concert talk with Maestro Daniel Hege.