CNY Little League Upholds high standards for sportsmanship
By Josh BlairForget the stories you might have seen on the nightly news about parents involved in bleacher brawls—Little League in Central New York is a class act sport.
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Go, Dog. Go!. Friday, May 23, 7 p.m.; through June 14. See calendar for other dates and times. Gifford Family Theatre presents the stage version of P. D. Eastman’s classic children’s book, a rollicking riot of canine chicanery filled with movement and color, like a pop-up book come to life. Coyne Center for the Performing Arts, Le Moyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse. $15/adults; $10/age 17 and under. 445-4523.
The Business of Being Born. Saturday, May 10, 1 p.m. Movie starts at 1:45 p.m. Documentary produced by and featuring footage of Ricki Lake explores the issues surrounding the U.S. maternity care system and the consequences for mothers and babies. Audience members can learn about birth before the movie. A forum with speaker panel of local doctors, midwives and parents follows the film, with the following participants: Kate Finn, licensed midwife; Sue Frank, registered nurse and certified professional midwife; Leonard Marotta, M.D., obstetrician; Robert Neulander, M.D.; Mary Thompson and Judy Butler, certified nurse midwives; Danielle Decker, mother (see Been There for her home birth story); Murugan Pandien, father. Palace Theater, 2384 James St., Syracuse. $5/single; $8/couple. 455-6MOM.
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