Quarantine tales
The Ithaca-based Cherry Artists’ Collective will livestream a theatrical occasion sharing tales of life through the COVID-19 pandemic, Might 1-9.
This system of brief performs, “Felt Unhappy, Posted a Frog (and Different Streams of International Quarantine),” is co-directed by Samuel Buggeln, the collective’s inventive director, and Beth F. Milles, affiliate professor of performing and media arts.
“That is in regards to the nervousness of this time and the guts of being an artist proper now,” Milles mentioned.
Van Clief-Stefanon
Buggeln reached out to playwrights from world wide, many with previous involvement in Cherry Arts productions. Writers who contributed unique performs embrace affiliate professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon (who wrote about three feminine buddies speaking and sharing animal memes and movies), and playwrights from Serbia, El Salvador, Berlin, Buenos Aires and Bucharest (Ithaca School professor Saviana Stanescu). The six performs can be woven into one efficiency, that includes native actors.
Performances are Might 1-2 and Might 7-Eight at 7:30 p.m., and Might 9 at 2:30 p.m., all instances EDT. Tickets are $15 and up, with sliding-scale pricing; purchase online. Ticket patrons can be notified by e-mail with a hyperlink to the livestream about one hour earlier than performances start.
Studying actions for youths
Cornell Kids@Home continues to roll out a wide range of new movies and on-line academic actions to maintain children busy and engaged.
The choices embrace pure historical past displays by consultants on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a junior gardening program and hyperlinks to associated sources within the Ithaca space; Cornell historical past and trivia; Zoom lessons for ages 5 and up provided by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; and animation, pictures and citizen science actions for older children and youths.
The packages are supposed to share college sources with kids and households this spring, in lieu of Carry a Little one to Work Day.
Resiliency, time administration coaching
The Division of Human Sources is providing ongoing training opportunities for employees, led by organizational improvement and effectiveness professionals. Employees members can entry a wide range of sources, together with trainings to construct resiliency and navigate the challenges of working from dwelling.
Upcoming coaching classes embrace Working in Uncertain Times, Might 1 at 2 p.m. and Might Eight at 2:30 p.m.; and Time Management While Working Remotely, Might 5 at 11 a.m. and Might 6 at 1 p.m., with ideas and instruments for achievement whereas coping with the challenges of this distinctive time.
Composting ins and outs
Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulture educator Carla Crim offers a free, live Zoom presentation Might four at 10 a.m., about turning family meals scraps and yard waste into “backyard gold.”
The dialogue covers totally different strategies of out of doors composting and indoor vermicomposting, and tips on how to incorporate compost into your property backyard. Register online by Might 3.
Wednesday exercises
Cornell Wellness is main stay Wednesday exercises on-line.
Cornell Wellness workers are main digital Wednesday exercise classes on Facebook Live and Zoom, Might 6 and 13 from noon-1 p.m.
The stay exercises run for 45 to 60 minutes and might be cardio-, strength-, agility- or flexibility-focused.
Household health classes and exercises for youths additionally can be found on the Cornell Wellness web site in pre-recorded classes on Zoom, together with archived workshops, meditation and leisure classes, and group health lessons.
Writing ideas
For those who’re a graduate or skilled scholar, postdoctoral affiliate or school member balancing a writing venture with different tasks this spring, Cornell’s Graduate Writing Service tutors have you ever coated.
The John S. Knight Institute for Writing within the Disciplines is providing recommendation, messages of help and writing ideas from graduate scholar tutors in a brief video, “Writing During a Pandemic?!? Tips from the GWS.”
Within the video, graduate college students Benedetta Carnaghi (historical past), Jayme Kilburn (performing and media arts) and Carol-Rose Little (linguistics) present their recommendation, encouragement, camaraderie and humor (one technique: “Eat a number of brownies”) to teachers engaged on dissertation chapters, journal articles, convention displays and different tasks.