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posticon SMART TALK: Highly Possible

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By Nurse Garrel S. Utter

HIGHLY POSSIBLE: At the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired, we treat polysyllabificationitis at the William Safire Center. A pernicious disease indeed, polysyllabificationitis occurs even in the highest levels of government.

Besides interpretative and misunderestimate, patients say highly possible instead of probable and partly destroyed instead of damaged.

Diagnosis is difficult. This is somewhat like William F. Buckley Syndrome, due to which the patient will say lacerations and contusions instead of cuts and bruises, but it also borders on cerebroporosis.

So you see our problem.

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posticon "The Accidental Activist" at the Kitchen

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ITHACA, NY: The Kitchen Theatre Company (KTC) continues its 2005/06 - 15th Anniversary MAIN STAGE Season with The Accidental Activist, Kathryn Blume's solo play written in response to her real-life experience as the co-creator of the Lysistrata Project. Directed by Jason Jacobs (originally developed and directed by Michaela Hall) and performed by the playwright/actor Kathryn Blume, The Accidental Activist begins previews on Thursday, April 20 at 7:30pm, opens Saturday, April 22, and runs through Saturday, May 13, 2006. Laced with optimistic socio-political observations and clever sketches depicting determined women of the world, this bold and uncontainable performer recounts her story and imagines how she might possibly make a difference on a planet that couldn't care less.

November 2002: Kathryn is an exuberant out-of-work NYC actress and environmentalist with gargantuan dreams of stardom, a deep desire for world-salvation and a serious chai addiction. Enraged by the impending war in Iraq, she struggles with a sense of helplessness about America's direction - a feeling made more acute by her stalled acting career and dead-end job. Her despair activates an inspirational (and accidental) journey as she inadvertently kicks off a global act of theatrical dissent that results in the Lysistrata Project, readings and performances of the ancient Greek anti-war comedy performed on a world-wide scale. After two months of 18-hour days, The Lysistrata Project is a raging success with over 1000 simultaneous readings in 59 countries and in all 50 states; but after the project is over, Kathryn still doesn't have an acting career and the U.S. goes to war anyway. In the aftermath, she discovers that while she hasn't saved the world, she has activated a transformation in herself.

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posticon Hangar Offers Theatre School

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March 30, 2006 (ITHACA, NY)—The next generation of theatre professionals will have thrilling new ways to learn their craft this summer at the Hangar Theatre! From July 10th to August 20th, the Hangar Theatre’s popular Next Generation School of Theatre opens its doors with brand new programs and features designed to better suit the needs of kids and young adults from grades 3 through 12. Working side by side with professional actors, directors, playwrights and designers, this year’s Next Generation participants will take part in one of three separate, day-long programs specially crafted for Elementary, Middle, and High School students.

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posticon Music and Magic for Mira

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Two year old Mira Brouwer of Ithaca, was recently diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma (brain cancer).  The Mom's Club Of Ithaca have a few benefits planned to help defray medical costs. On Sunday March 19th at the benefit "Music and Magic for Mira" at the Boynton Middle School, Vitamin L performed. For more information about Mira or to make a donation go to www.momsclubofithaca.org/mira

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posticon Smart Talk: Hopefully

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By  Dr. Parley Speake

HOPEFULLY: Most of us at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired have fought the brainless use of hopefully for years. However, identical constructions such as, “Fortunately, I had my grammar book,” or, “Presumably, you’re an expert,” are accepted and used by the same infallible experts, namely, most of us.

This leads a liberal minority at the Institute, pointing out that we also no longer distinguish between “shall” and “will,” to urge us to relax. “Hey this is a dynamic language,” they assure us.

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posticon Comics: Lansing Cafe

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posticon Band Concert

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posticon Comics: Lansing Cafe

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posticon SMART TALK: Head Honcho

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By Nurse Clara Dix

HEAD HONCHO: This is as redundant as first priority. The honcho is the head. Honcho comes to us form the Japanese for “squad leader” and became part of American English after World War II.

The honcho of a private school is the headmaster or headmistress, which is redundant in the same way as head honcho. But since a teacher is considered a master or mistress of students, “headmaster” and “headmistress” mean “head teacher.”

“Head Teacher” appears as a title in some schools and always makes me giggle. What a delightfully ambiguous term. Much more fun to think about than guidance counselor.

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posticon Kitchen Announces 2006-07 Season

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ITHACA, NY: The Kitchen Theatre Company announced its upcoming 2006-07 / 16th Main Stage Subscription Season at a special "Season Announcement" event held at the Clinton House on March 17, 2006. The Kitchen Theatre Company, recently honored by the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce with the 2006 "Small Business of the Year Award," is downtown Ithaca's regionally acclaimed and nationally recognized year-round professional theatre company.
Also at this event, the Kitchen gave thanks to its many funders, sponsors and underwriters with the presentation of framed appreciation plaques featuring season artwork by Carol Spence and graphic art by Rose A C Howard. Special thanks were extended to:

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posticon Creative Writing Winners Announced

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Since its creation seven years ago, the TST BOCES Creative Writing Contest has gained respect, momentum and participation from all six school districts within the BOCES system.
This year, close to 700 entries were received from students in grades 4- 12 in the area. Categories included Essay, Regular Poetry, Structured Poetry, Short Story and Very, Very Brief Short Story (100 words or less).
All participants receive Certificates of Participation. Winners receive additional certificates of merit as well as trophies. Their pieces will be published in a booklet commemorating this year’s winning entries, which will be distributed throughout area schools and libraries.

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posticon "Three Tall Women" at the Kitchen

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ImageAn engaging exploration into the stages of life from one of America's most renowned playwrights, Three Tall Women has been hailed "a masterpiece" by Time Magazine and "a powerful and moving work" by Newsweek.

The universal women of Three Tall Women offer a kaleidoscopic view of a life's journey, from hopeful, youthful days filled with possibilities, through middle years and a problematic marriage, to regrets, disappointments and finally acceptance. Three Tall Women will certainly start one of those "conversations that happen in the Kitchen."


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posticon Seussical in the Newsical

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"I have to say I have never seen talent as phenomenal as the talent in the Lansing School District," said Lansing School Superintendent Mark Lewis at Monday's School Board meeting.  That doesn't begin to describe the whimsical, delightful, "Seussical the Musical."

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Jojo learns the power of imagination from the Cat in the Hat

Most shows have some elements that are good and some bad.  The acting might be good, the sets so-so.  The music might be good, but the lights or sound might be off.  It is a rare show in which all the elements come together just right, but they were all spectacular in Lansing High School's "Seussical the Musical" last weekend.  You could have had a terrible day, paying bills, getting a flat tire, or having an argument, but the moment the lights dimmed in the Middle School Auditorium you just felt upbeat and foot-tapping happy.

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