Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (downtown Ithaca), there was a commercial building boom. On every vacant (and not-so-vacant) corner of the town, giant brick erections (heh heh, shut up, Beavis) sprang up to house all manner of automobile, brokerage house, business traveler, and ersatz Hibernian drinkery. Throughout the land, people marvelled at the sudden upward growth of the once low-rise town and collectively wondered aloud:

"When the hell are they gonna fill all that empty space with something we actually want?"

Not sure about the long term prospects, though the rumor about Urban Outfitters continues to brew without being dismissed out of hand (it did start on an Ivy League campus, after all, so it isn't that far-fetched). Tonight, however, the cavernous monument to the fickle nature of our boom-and-bust economy at the corner of Cayuga and Clinton will burst to life with IC's senior photography workshop show, "I Feel, When You, I Want."

The opening reception goes from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., and vittles and elixirs will be on offer. If the TiVo is on the blink and you can't make it tonight, further viewing hours are Friday and Saturday, noon to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 6:00 p.m. Which is fine, but tonight's the night for all you scenesters and scenestresses who want to slip on your finery and hobnob with the Bomberatti. Just be sure to bring a wrap for that little cocktail dress, because empty concrete commercial space tends to double as a meat locker this time of year.

Each year this show seems to get better, so be sure to get yourself way down down down in this subbacultcha (sorry, got the Pixies on really loud right now).