By Alexa Besgen 

Fuse, Fall 2009

I walked through the glass doors of the Culinary Loft on 515 Broadway and made my way up to the 10th floor. 

The California Strawberry Commission was sponsoring a luncheon hosted and prepared by chef CJ Jacobson from season three of Top Chef, who immediately greeted me and ushered me...

ITHACA, NY — The author of the “Green Rider” fantasy fiction series will read from her work and talk about the art of fantasy writing at Ithaca College on Tuesday, April 21. Kristen Britain, a 1987 Ithaca College graduate, will give her free public presentation at 7:30 p.m. in Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall.

Britain published her first book, “Green Rider,” to...

ITHACA, NY — National Book Award winner Jean Valentine will read from her poetry at Ithaca College on Tuesday, March 17. Her free public reading, which is part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall.

Valentine is the author of 11 volumes of poetry, including “Door...

ITHACA, NY — American Book Award–winning poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni will give a free public reading at Ithaca College on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Her presentation, which is part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Clark Lounge, Egbert...

ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences and Department of Writing will present a talk by “New York Times” film critic A.O. Scott on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Scott will discuss “Criticism as a Way of Life” at 7:30 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall. His talk is free and open to the public.

Scott joined the arts section at the...