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SUMMARY:Old Greeny Fringe Fest
DESCRIPTION:Old Greeny Fringe Fest is a week-long\, fringe festival in celebration of the weird\, wacky\, and whimsical\, rooted in the legend of Old Greeny—the cryptid of Cayuga Lake. The festival activates traditional and non-traditional venues through performances\, installations\, community activities\, and storytelling\, with a strong commitment to sustainability\, accessibility\, and local culture.\nThe festival runs from April 27th to May 3rd at venues near the Waterfront Trail and on State Street. There will be more than 50 events and shows at 14 different venues in Ithaca NY. Events include music\, dance\, theatre\, drag\, burlesque\, circus\, clowning\, as well as crafting and skill-building workshops for all ages!\nCheck out the event website for a full program and details.\nwww.oldgreenyfringefest.com\nTickets to evening shows can be purchased in advance. Daytime events are family-friendly and free to the public! The Cherry Arts is the box office for the festival\, so drop by and pick up a program anytime from April 27th to May 2nd.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/old-greeny-fringe-fest/
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SUMMARY:Black and White and…
DESCRIPTION:In their show\, Black and White and…\, painter Ileen Kaplan and Photographer David Watkins explore the use of black and white and touches of color to create abstract\, graphic and representational pieces.\n
The show will run from April 30 through May 24\, 2026.  Opening reception Friday\, May 1 from\n5–8pm.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/black-and-white-and/
LOCATION:State of the Art Gallery\, 120 W State St #2\, Ithaca\, 14850\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:My Father and the Silver King Launch: Gail Holst-Warhaft
DESCRIPTION:My Father and the Silver King…………… Gail Holst-Warhaft \nHe ran away from home in the East End of London when he was seven years old. He lived on the streets\, joining a gang of child pickpockets and at nine went to sea as a ‘ship’s boy.’ After a grueling trip around Cape Horn\, he returned to London and found a job in a bicycle shop. When one of the first motor cars in London was brought in for repair\, he fell in love with it. By the time he was a teenager\, he had become a chauffeur and driving instructor for coachmen and butlers whose employers wanted to own a car\, often driving customers to the Music Halls and theaters. A favorite melodrama of his day was The Silver King\, a play in which the wronged hero is redeemed after he makes a fortune in a silver mine in South America. When he saw it\, my father made up his mind to become ‘The Silver King.’\nOne of my father’s regular customers was a doctor who took him to Australia as his chauffeur. The doctor\, who had relatives in Australia\, traveled there to bet on the 1905 Melbourne Cup.  My father saw there were only three cars at the race-course. He realized that if he could buy a car he could make money from it. He told the doctor that if he stayed in Australia he thought he could become “a gentleman.” His employer released him and he looked for a way to make money quickly. He was told that cutting sugar cane in Queensland was dangerous and dirty work\, but paid well.  After a season cutting cane my father returned to Melbourne and borrowed enough money to buy a car. A year later he had set up a successful hire-car business.\nMy father and his friends had learned to skate in London\, tying iron blades on their shoes. In Melbourne he went skating at the brand-new ice rink where he soon became a champion figure-skater.  It was there\, at the ‘Glaciarium’\, that he met his future wife\, Gretchen. They soon married and had two children.\nOne day my father saw a sign on a small shed advertising a business for sale for fifty pounds. The owner\, a Frenchwoman called Madame Gouge\, told my father that her late husband had started something new in Australia called “dry cleaning.” My father bought the business and traveled to Europe to learn all he could about dry cleaning. He decided to keep the name of the owner and called his company Gouge Dry Cleaning. It became a great success\, expanding throughout the state until there were over a hundred branches in Victorian towns. Over the next decades he realized his dream of being ‘The Silver King.’ He built a mansion in a fashionable suburb of Melbourne\, and his children went to private schools. Later they became prominent members of Melbourne’s social scene. While my father was away on a business trip to Europe\, my father’s first wife\, Gretchen\, died.  Soon afterwards\, he began courting his wife’s niece\, Marion\, seventeen years his junior\, who would become my mother. They married in 1937 and had a son\, Antony. When the Americans entered the Pacific Theatre in World War II\, officers sent their uniforms to be cleaned there. I was born during the war.\nWhen my father retired\, he bought a poultry farm in Eltham. He made no money from it but we enjoyed living in the country and becoming part of an unusual community of artists. My father had dreamed of showing me the London he had told me so much about\, and when I graduated from the university we traveled to Europe. He was disappointed in London and complained that there was nothing left of his colorful East End. Only at Billingsgate fish market did he catch a glimpse of the cockney world that had formed him and which he had raised his children on.\nI was living in Greece when my father died.  He had visited me there and impressed the Greeks by dancing in a taverna. I often wonder how much of my interest in the Greek music of the 1920s and 30s I owed to my father and to the Music Hall songs he sang to me as a child. His life was\, of course\, a rags-to-riches story not so uncommon in his day\, but writing his story I came to see what an unusual and daring man he had been. One of the most intelligent things he did\, perhaps\, was to marry my studious\, bookish mother\, a marriage that turned out to be as successful as any of his other ventures.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/my-father-and-the-silver-king-launch-gail-holst-warhaft/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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SUMMARY:Closing Reception @ Orozco Gallery
DESCRIPTION:GALLERY HOURS | 2-6PM\n🗓️ Friday\, May 1st | ⏰ 5–8 PM\n📍 Orozco Gallery\, 115 S Cayuga St\, Ithaca\, NY\n🎟️ Free | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 🥤 N/A drinks available \n🎨 In times of uncertainty\, art remains a powerful act of resilience. \nThis April\, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks\, live music\, dance\, storytelling\, and hands-on workshops\, this welcoming sober space invites all ages to gather and celebrate the transformative power of art. \nCelebrate the finale of Orozco Gallery’s month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture. Catering by Zocalo & Mocktails by Open Spaces. \n♿ Handicap accessible \n🌐 orozcogallery.com / @orozco_gallery – RSVP info: https://forms.gle/QbVYMMwfEcuVkXLMA \nNow more than ever\, art is an act of resistance and renewal — a way to reclaim joy\, foster dialogue\, and strengthen community bonds. This month-long series is organized and founded by community maker\, curator\, and activist Yen Ospina in collaboration with the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County\, & Latina/o Studies Program at Cornell University.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/closing-reception-orozco-gallery/
LOCATION:orozco gallery\, 115 s cayuga st\, ithaca\, 14850
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SUMMARY:Busking for Justice
DESCRIPTION:Busking for Justice Returns May 1 with Lavine and the Flying Machine at Café Dewitt \n Immigrant Solidarity will host the next Busking for Justice event on Friday\, May 1 from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Café Dewitt (Dewitt Mall\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca).\nThe evening will feature live music by Lavine and the Flying Machine with a vibrant blend of klezmer and Yiddish swing—rich with storytelling and irresistible rhythms. Listen for wisps of New Orleans brass bands\, the golden age of hazonnus (Jewish cantorial music)\, smoky French cafés and more.\nThe ensemble includes Jennie Lavine (clarinet and vocals)\, Dave Davies (guitar)\, Sam Swartz (tenor horn and vocals)\, Greg Ezra (percussion) and Ryan Zawel (tuba).\nAdmission is free\, with donations encouraged. All proceeds will directly support immigrants and families dealing with the impacts of detention and deportation. Food will be available for purchase.\n“This is our seventh Busking for Justice event\, and we have been profoundly moved by the generosity and spirit of participating musicians\, our hosts at Café Dewitt\, and all who come to support our immigrant neighbors’ right to due process\,” said Jayne Demakos\, principal organizer.\nBusking for Justice is an ongoing community initiative organized by Immigrant Solidarity\, bringing people together through music in a shared commitment to collective care\, dignity\, and due process.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/busking-for-justice-4/
LOCATION:Cafe DeWitt\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca\, N\, 14850\, United States
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