There are days when protest doesn't look like a crowd. It looks like opening the bookstore door. It looks like ordering an important memoir. It looks like making art anyway. We often hear people quote Leviticus to exclude. We rarely hear them quote the verses that come only a few lines later. “The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love them as yourself.” — Leviticus 19:34. My silent protest wasn’t about shouting louder. It wa

There is something magical about a small town when the weather is good and the streets are full of people lingering a little longer than usual. This weekend in Corning offered exactly that. Music on Market Street Live music filled Market Street throughout the day, creating a soundtrack for downtown as visitors wandered between shops, galleries, cafés, and the bookstore. The energy carried into the evening with an open mic at Centerway Square beginning at 6 p.m., where local p