Things to Do, July 11-Aug. 1

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Participants get hands-on experience working grape vines during an intensive summer grape-growing and winemaking program, CUVEE.

‘Hamlet’ in the wild

The Ithaca Shakespeare Co. is performing William Shakespeare’s most famous play in rotating repertory with one of his most exuberant comedies this summer in the F.R. Newman Arboretum at Cornell Plantations.

“Hamlet” is a dramatic tale of revenge, murder, ghosts and madness – and a celebration of the art of acting, with its complex title character and the most famous speech ever written.

“Love's Labour’s Lost” is a funny, light, romantic comedy with a surprise ending. In the play, a king and three of his lords match wits with a princess and three of her ladies, while a gallery of comic characters woo, fight, put on a play and generally make fools of themselves.

“Hamlet” will be performed July 12, 18, 20, 24 and 26; and “Love’s Labour’s Lost” July 11, 13, 17, 19 and 25. All shows are at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $10 general admission Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; pay what you can on Thursdays. Reserved seating is $25 for all performances.

For tickets or information, visit http://ithacashakespeare.org

Summer is free

Cornell’s free summer events series continues on campus through Aug. 1, with performances, lectures and outdoor concerts each week.

Friday concerts at 7 p.m. on the Arts Quad feature the Sim Redmond Band, July 11; Latin dance band El Rumbon, July 18; swing and R&B sextet Hotfoot Club, July 18; and Panache Quartet, Aug. 1, with fiddlers Andrea Beaton, Donna Hébert, Jane Rothfield and Véronique Plasse.

For Tuesday performances, 7:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, free tickets are required; available in the theater lobby an hour before the show. Performances include: "A Midsummer Night's Dance," July 15, an original dance concert by Triphammer Arts Inc. and the CRS Barn Studio; folksinger John McCutcheon, July 22; and Glickman Ensemble, a bassoon trio, July 29.

Wednesday lectures at 7 p.m. in Bailey Hall feature a look at Cornell students and faculty from 1940 to today in “The Way We Were – and Are,” with Glenn Altschuler and Isaac Kramnick, July 16; Brian Wansink’s ideas for redesigning your food environment in “Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life,” July 23; and “‘Little Note or Long Remember’: Why Do We Remember the Gettysburg Address?” with Allen Guelzo, July 30.

The series is sponsored by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For information:

Information: online, email cusce@cornell.edu or call 607-255-4987.

 ‘Psycho’ on the Terrace

Cornell Cinema’s Cinema Under the Stars series concludes with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller “Psycho,” July 23. The outdoor screening on the Willard Straight Hall Terrace features a cash bar and free snacks.

Doors open at 8:15 p.m. and the film starts at approximately 9:30 p.m. Rain location: Willard Straight Theatre.

Tickets are $13, $11 for students and senior citizens, available at CornellCinemaTickets.com. Remaining tickets (if any; Terrace screenings often sell out in advance) will be sold at the door; tickets purchased online and not claimed at the will call table by 9:15 p.m. may be resold.

All attendees are entered in a drawing to win one of three pairs of guest passes for regular-price screenings this fall at Cornell Cinema, which begins its fall schedule Aug. 24. Information: 607-255-3522.

Staff opportunities

The 16th Annual Staff Development Day, Wednesday, July 23, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in G10 Biotechnology, will feature workshops and exhibits throughout the day giving Cornell employees opportunities to invest in their personal and professional growth and well-being.

The day's events will center on various aspects of education exploration, professional development, wellness and community in the workplace. An exhibitor fair also will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

From vines to wine

Wine enthusiasts can explore the science of growing grapes and making wine this summer in Ithaca, at a hands-on summer program in grape-growing and winemaking, July 27 to Aug. 1.

The Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience (CUVEE) features Cornell fruit-crop physiologist Alan Lakso and wine microbiology researcher Kathleen Arnink, who will mentor participants in the field and in the classroom as they work vines, make and evaluate wines and learn about key agricultural practices. They program also covers the effects of climate and terroir on grape and wine flavors, the importance of microbiology to winemaking, and the business and marketing aspects of making and selling wine.

CUVEE is designed for vinophiles, restaurateurs, chefs, sommeliers, wine merchants and anyone interested in running a vineyard or winery.

For more information and to register, call 607-255-7259, e-mail cusp@cornell.edu or visit www.sce.cornell.edu/cuvee.

Climate change and gardening

Wondering how climate change will affect life and gardening in upstate New York? Come to the Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension workshop, “Climate Change and Gardening,”July 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca.

The workshop will introduce participants to the Cornell Climate Change website and discuss how gardeners can adapt – by selecting different plants or varieties, and by devising means to control, store and deliver water.

The workshop fee ranges from $5-$10 sliding scale; advance registration is requested. Call 607-272-2292 for more information or to register.

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