RoCo to exhibit Nicholson's "Lifelong Bills Fan" on March 6
Rochester Contemporary Art Center said it will exhibit Paul M. Nicholson’s installation "Lifelong Bills Fan" in its Lab Space on First Friday, March 6.
Nicholson lives and works in Ithaca, where he serves as the director and curator of the Handwerker Gallery at Ithaca College — though he remains a Western New York artist at heart. He holds a BFA from SUNY Fredonia, an MS from Buffalo State College, and an MFA from the University at Buffalo.
His work is interdisciplinary, producing objects, installations and public interventions. The themes in his work range from the explicitly political — such as "Caught at the Border" (2018), seen in image 3, a project that conflates environmental and agricultural protection with nationalism, border and immigration issues to explore our treatment of migrants — to the deeply personal, as is the case with his upcoming installation at RoCo.
Join us and meet @paulmnicholson at the opening reception of "Lifelong Bills Fan" on March 6, and learn more about this project on our website.
| Feb 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM | Arts |
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Ithaca to hold two meetings on eRide Ithaca
The City of Ithaca will hold two community meetings to discuss eRide Ithaca at the BorgWarner Room of the Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, on Feb. 25 from noon to 1 p.m., and on Mar. 4 from 6 to 7 p.m.
| Feb 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM | Gov |
Cornell records indicate first Black American to enroll in 1878
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell records identify Thomas Shauter as the university’s first Black student, enrolling in 1878 in the flexible “optional course” and later working as a stenographer in Cleveland before his 1926 death, with no photos surviving and the Chicago Defender calling him a pioneer of court reporters.
| Feb 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM | College |
Cornell to Host Campus Visit for Prospective Students, Alumni
Cornell University in Ithaca says it is planning campus visits and directs prospective students and alumni to cornell.edu/visit.
| Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM | College |
Cornell University Quotes Itself in Ithaca Report
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| Feb 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM | College |
Ithaca urges residents to clear sidewalks in winter
The City of Ithaca is urging residents to clear sidewalks of snow and ice, warns that property owners may be charged if the city clears the sidewalks, reminds drivers to observe odd-even parking to aid plow crews, and encourages neighbors to help neighbors with shoveling during winter weather.
| Feb 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM | Gov |
Cornell says Big Red spirit warms Ithaca views
Cornell University in Ithaca said its cool views were warmed by Big Red spirit.
| Feb 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM | College |
Space microbes boost palladium extraction from meteorite
A study by Cornell University and the University of Edinburgh aboard the International Space Station found that biomining fungi can extract palladium and other platinum-group elements from a meteorite in microgravity, with space conditions altering fungal metabolism and boosting metal release across 44 elements analyzed, 18 of which were biologically extracted.
| Feb 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM | College |
Ithaca's Johnson Museum hosts student-led staffage exhibit
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca is hosting a student-led installation focused on small “staffage” figures in landscape paintings to show how they indicate scale and tell larger stories, with Cornell associate professor Benjamin Anderson noting they give a painting depth and a possible narrative.
| Feb 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM | College |
Six Mile Creek Vineyard Hosts Cayuga Lake Wine Trail Event
Six Mile Creek Vineyard in Ithaca, New York, says tickets remain available for an event on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, offering food and wine pairings along with fresh spices and herbs and wine.
| Feb 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM | winery |