Who makes the best mac 'n cheese in town? You decide! Taste them all and vote for your favorites!

Foodnet Meals on Wheels is thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Mac 'n Cheese Bowl competition! Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 17 from 11:30am - 2:00pm at the Ithaca High School Cafeteria.

Foodnet provides over 700 daily meals to 400 older adults, and others in Tompkins County. Our services offer nutritious meals, friendly visits, and safety checks so our neighbors live without hunger and isolation. The event proceeds will go towards furthering the Foodnet mission, so our participants can continue to count on us for their meals and more!

19 local restaurants and vendors will be whipping up their version of everyone's favorite comfort food. Come for the tastings, live music, raffles and more!

Visit us on Facebook at 5th Annual Foodnet Mac 'n Cheese Bowl for more details and a list of competitors. You can also find us on Twitter @FoodnetMOW and at www.foodnet.org

Available for the first time, the option to donate a meal for Foodnet clients when you purchase your ticket online via Brown Paper Tickets. For only an additional $8, you not only get to sample all the delicious mac but you sponsor a meal for a local client.

Tickets:

• Pre-sale Tickets: Adults $10 , Children 5-12 $8 , 4 & Under Free

• Online at Brown Paper Tickets, MacNCheeseBowl5.brownpapertickets.com

• In-stores at the Ithaca Wegmans Customer Services Desk

• At the Door: Adults $12 , Children 5-12 $10 , 4 & Under Free

Do you want to make a positive difference in the life of a child? If you are over 21 and have room in your heart and home or know someone who does? Then please, consider joining or spreading the word about our informational meetings to learn how to become a certified foster, adoptive or respite parent. We have significant need for homes for children of all ages and sibling groups. Our meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at the Human Services Building, 320 W. Martin Luther King Jr./State Street in Ithaca. If you are unable to attend and/or desire more information, please call 274-5266, so we can arrange a more convenient time for you to meet with our Home Finder.

This restorative class welcomes students who feel like they need to connect with their bodies and souls and relax into their natural glow. The class will be bringing together gentle healing poses and stretching with the experience of listening to and participating in live music by candlelight. This will vary to include singing and chanting accompanied by acoustic instruments. Rest with us as we embrace the melodies inside your heart, bodies, and minds.

Our intermediate vinyasa flow yoga class brings together vinyasa flow yoga and energizing breathing to generate and sustain energy, clarity and radiance. Imagine waking every day living with a steady flow of energy and a capable body. 

This class is a unique variation of vinyasa (flow) yoga, which links breath and movement in a dynamic yoga set that's sure to leave you energized and peaceful.

Teacher: Mariko Azis

Who this class is for: This intermediate class is appropriate for students with some yoga experience and a body that moves well.

What are the results: This class gives you an experience beyond the limits of time and space—an experience of the depth of your soul and true identity. You’ll notice increased flexibility, expanded lung capacity, a strong core, and stress alleviation.

Class capacity is limited to 25 students; please register to reserve your spot!

Generate some heat and feel your empowered body flow in this invigoraing one-hour yoga session. This class is a unique variation of vinyasa (flow) yoga, which links breath and movement in a dynamic yoga set that's sure to leave you energized and peaceful.

Teacher: Mariko Azis

Who this class is for: This is an intermediate class appropriate for students with some yoga experience and a body that moves well.

What are the results: This class gives you an experience beyond the limits of time and space—an experience of the depth of your soul and true identity. You’ll notice increased flexibility, expanded lung capacity, a strong core, and stress alleviation.

Class capacity is limited to 25 students; please register to reserve your spot!

Register

The CCO is hosting our first murder mystery dinner party! Relax and enjoy the fun of watching others question the suspects, or don your sleuthing hat and take a stab at solving the mystery. Was the murderer the avid skier who is always the life of the party, or the serious, mild-mannered woman no one really knows well, or one of the other guests? We'll provide the suspects (with the help of Cornell and Ithaca College theatre departments) but solving the case is up to you!

Seating is limited: RSVP by March 17^th or purchase your tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com   or call 800.838.3006

Ticket includes: Gourmet dinner buffet (with vegetarian options) from Coltivare, live music, one complimentary glass of wine, cash bar, prizes, and mystery-themed raffle baskets, all to support Ithaca's Orchestra.

$60/person; $100/couple; Special Table Rate available

Have questions? (You must already be a detective!)

Visit CCOithaca.org or call the CCO office at 607.273.8981

Join us in the Oak Lounge for an evening of drinks, eats and thinks! Treleaven will be firing up some friendly competition with trivia night during Oak Lounge Trivia, so rally your best team and play to win fun prizes! Trivia categories will cover a wide range of subjects. We recommend that teams do not exceed 5 players, and all teams must have a name, so get creative! No fee to play.

Treleaven wine and craft beer will be available for purchase, along with light dinner fare and gourmet snacks.

The Oak Lounge opens at 5pm, and the first question is fired at 7pm.

At Yoga Farm, we teach meditation for householders—people who live in the world, who have relatioships, jobs, families, houses, and to-do lists.

In this weekly session, we work with a new Sutra from the book 'The Radiance Sutras' by Lorin Roche. Each Sutra is a beautiful exploration of one of the 'gateways' to meditation.

From 8-8:15am we read, discuss and explore a Sutra, then we enjoy silent meditation  together until about 8:45. 

This offering is FREE to the Public.

Check out a preview video here: Introductory Video

Teacher: Daniela Hess and Christopher Grant

Learn how worms can make fast, rich compost for your garden while disposing of your food scraps. $10/household fee includes a starter bin and worms to take home! Space is limited. Register and pay online at ccetompkins.org/events. Contact Adam Michaelides at acm1@cornell.edu or Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 ext. 124 with questions.

You may think that plunging temperatures and shorter days means hibernation, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! Who cares if it’s cold - Treleaven is giving you something to dance to, and something to look forward to all winter long! 

Lovers of beer, wine and great music are invited to celebrate with us at our Barrel Room Winter Music Series, select Saturdays starting mid-December! 

On Saturday, March 24, enjoy a live musical performance by Dana Twigg with your favorite glass of Treleaven Wine or a local craft beer on tap in the cozy Barrel Room - complete with couches. Gourmet snacks and light dinner fare will be available at the bar located in the newly renovated Oak Lounge.

All are welcome to Treleaven for tastings from 10am-5pm. Music starts at 6:00pm.