Experience science in action at our weekly, family-friendly Showtime! Meet local scientists, students, researchers, and educators while they present everything from cool chemical reactions, to exciting research about space, making robots, animal behaviors, and so much more!

Included with admission. Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca, NY. www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. The Sciencenter is a proud member of the Discovery Trail. More information can be found at www.discoverytrail.com.

Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers Concert 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 16 at IC

he Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers (DCJS) will present a Holiday Celebration Concert Saturday, Dec.. 16 at 3 p.m. in Ford Hall at Ithaca College.

The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee singers, founded in 2010 by Dr. Baruch Whitehead, associate professor of music education at Ithaca College, IS, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that is dedicated to the preservation of the Negro Spirituals and the use of its themes of sorrow, despair, and hope to promote racial healing and social justice.

The chorus hosts about 80 members of different ages (18 to 78), heritages and backgrounds, including some 20 Ithaca College voice students who perform many of the solos; numerous Cornell deans, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees; and a host of community members.

DCJS is named in honor of civil rights pioneer Dorothy Cotton, an Ithaca resident who worked in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s inner circle as education director in the 1960s. In 2007 the U.S. Congress officially designated African American spirituals a “national treasure.”

The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers sponsors include The Community Foundation of Tompkins County, the Community Arts Partnership, the Tompkins County Tourism Program, and the Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County.

The concert is free with donations suggested. 

Opening Reception ~ “Seventh December Juried Show” at State of the Art Gallery. More than sixty artists from the area will display paintings, drawings, mosaic, prints, sculpture and digital work.  Show dates: November 29-December 30, 2017, with a reception and awards ceremony Friday, December 1, 5-8pm. Hours:  Wed.-Fri., 12-6pm; Sat.&Sun., 12-5pm. 120 W Martin Luther King, Jr./West State Street, Ithaca; curbside parking and ADA accessibility. Info:  607-277-1626 and www.soagithaca.org

Spend the chilly winter evenings in a cozy barrel room turned movie theatre at Treleaven’s Barrel Room Movie Nights. Round up your friends and family, bring a blanket and sip on delicious wine or beer while enjoying the evening’s feature film - Love Actually. 

General admission is $7.50, with children 12 and under admitted for $5 (convenience fee not included). Limited seating is available so reservations are highly recommended! 

Wine, beer, gourmet snacks and light dinner fare will be available for purchase at the bar. The winery will welcome guests for tastings until 6:45pm, and the feature film will follow with a start time of 7pm.

The Treleaven staff promises you no previews and all the wine you can drink!

* Movies may not be suitable for children under 13. Movies with a R rating requires any child under the age of 17 be accompanied by his/her parent or adult guardian. 
* Guests must be 21 years or older to consume alcohol.
* If you have pre-purchased tickets and cannot attend, please call by 6pm the day of the event or the purchase will NOT BE REFUNDED.
* If you have preordered tickets and do not arrive by 7pm, your tickets will be sold to waiting customers.
* We do not reserve seats for guests. We cannot guarantee you will sit with your group if you do not arrive early to reserve seats.