This Week in Downtown - August 5th - August 14th
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M&T SUMMER CONCERT SERIESThis weeks concert: The Caribe Jazz All-Stars

Thursday, August 20th - Caribe Jazz All-Stars (6-8pm) - Bernie Milton Pavilion
Thursday, August 27th - Mutron Warriors - Bernie Milton Pavilion
Thursday, September 3rd - Hubcap (6-8pm) - Bernie Milton Pavilion

Schedule for the new Cinemapolis, August 18-27

CHANGES THIS WEEK:

Ending Thursday August 20: FOOD, INC., WHATEVER WORKS Starting Friday August 21: HUMPDAY, TETRO

Movie Schedule for 8/18-8/20

Movie Title Rating Runtime Evenings Weekday Matinees PONYO G 100 7:00 & 9:00 4:00 THE HURT LOCKER R 130 7:05 & 9:35 4:35 FOOD, INC. (Ends Thursday) R 94 9:15 MOON R 97 7:30 & 9:30 WHATEVER WORKS (Ends Thursday) PG-13 92 7:15 AWAY WE GO R 97 7:20 & 9:20

Movie Schedule for August 21-27

Movie Title	Rating	Runtime	Evenings	Matinees
PONYO	G	100	7:00 & 9:00	Sat.Sun. 2:00 & 4:00; Mon.-Fri. 4:00
THE HURT LOCKER	R	130	7:05 & 9:35	Sat. Sun. 2:05 & 4:35; Mon.-Fri. 4:35
HUMPDAY	R	94	7:15 & 9:15	Sat. Sun. 2:15 & 4:15
MOON	R	97	9:30	Sat. Sun. 4:30
TETRO	R	127	7:10 & 9:35	Sat. Sun. 2:10 & 4:35
AWAY WE GO	R	97	7:20	Sat. Sun. 2:20

www.cinemapolis.org

NEW BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN

Mighty Yoga, Ithaca's new power yoga studio opens this Sunday August 16th and is located just off the commons, across from the State Theater.

Stop by our studio to enter our raffle to win one of three 5-Class Passes to Mighty Yoga. The drawing will be held on Sunday, August 22. All first time students get three classes for the price of one.
For a limited time: Take a short survey and we'll send you a coupon for $5 your next class. Limit, one per person.

visit www.mightyyoga.com

The long awaited absence of a downtown drug store is about to change. Palmer Drug Store, based in Trumansburg and Ovid, has signed a lease with Cayuga Place to open a 3,500 SF full service drug store. The location is on Green Street next to Urban Outfitters. The drug store will also feature an ice cream fountain area serving Cayuga Creamery ice cream. An October 1 opening is planned.

CSMA

Guest Trumpeter Charlie Bertini Headlines Benefit Concert @ CSMA on Aug 15th:

Renowned trumpet player Charlie Bertini will be the featured guest artist with the Ageless Jazz Band in a special dance and concert to benefit CSMA on Saturday, August 15 at 8 pm. Advance tickets are $15 and available through the Ticket Center Ithaca (in Center Ithaca; 607.273.4497) and at CSMA. Tickets are also available at the door for $17.

Bertini will also offer a master class (just $5) from 4:00-5:30PM at CSMA, open to any and all musicians, regardless of age, instrument, skill level or area of study.

Bertini, a native of Cortland, NY, is the founder and Executive Director of the annual AppleJazz Festival in upstate NY which celebrated its 25th anniversary in May. Artists he has worked with include Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Al Martino, Mel Torme, and Patti Page. His performances have taken him to 45 states, Europe, and China.

Read more about it in this week's Ithaca Journal Ticket story by Luke Z. Fenchel:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20090813/ENT/908130327/1125/ent/CSMA+concert+features+trumpeter+Bertini

The next Living History 'ghost walks' will run Thursday, August 20th, 2009. Join us, and learn all about the history of our fair city!

Join us, and learn all about the history of our fair city!

There is still space left on the7:30pm tour off of The Commons.

Call now to reserve your spot! 273.8284

Join us as we walk along what once were woodland trails, rutted cart-tracks, and cobbled streets, mindful of the rutting deer, trundling wagons, and speeding surreys, as we meet the spirits of the past.

The tour is a leisurely guided walk spanning approximately 45 minutes, where you will hear about the rich and fascinating history of our fair city, with tales touching upon many important events in local history such as the Iroquois Settlement along Cayuga Lake, Cornell University and Ithaca College history, silent movie stars, as well as stories from the 'bad old days' of fun and excitement in the city's West End in the days of the Erie Canal and later. Tour goers will encounter reenactments and vignettes along the way.

THE SHOP

Battlefield, Overmars, Makeshift, Hiroshima Vacation.
8/19 Show starts at 8 pm
312 E. Seneca St.

ITHACA COFFEE COMPANY

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MERCHANT OFFERS:

BENJAMIN PETERS

Benjamin Peters is offering 20% off all regular priced items throughout the store to all employees downtown in appreciation of our 15th year on the Commons. The promotion continues through 2009! Please show your employee discount card.

Our business hours are Monday through Saturday 10-6pm and Thursdays 10-8pm
Benjamin Peters
120 East State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 273-1371
Fax: (607) 273-1373
tuxinfo@benjaminpeters.com

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BENCHWARMERS

BENCHWARMERS Restaurant & sports Bar, Ithaca NYHappy Hour: $2 -Well Drinks, Domestic Bottles & wine by the Glass (Mon-Fri / 5pm-7pm)$4.95 Downtown Lunch Specials Daily (Tuesday-Friday / Open-4pm)WING NIGHT: 25-cent Wings & $2-Beers, Every Monday NightGreat Nightly Drink Specials!