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This year State of the Art Gallery will again be sponsoring Seeing Ithaca Through the Eyes of Artists. It will take place during the month of August 2024, with gallery members and invited guests exhibiting work on the theme "Seeing Ithaca". In addition, exhibits will be hosted at various galleries and other venues that show art around town. All exhibits ... Read More
Ithaca Farmers Market returns to DeWitt Park on Tuesday afternoons this summer! Come to the shady oasis of DeWitt Park (corners of Cayuga and Buffalo St) on Tuesdays from 11 AM to 2P PM to grab lunch and shop for your weekly groceries including seasonal produce, locally raised meat, dairy, cheese, and other fresh or prepared grocery items. We welcome ... Read More
At Kitchen Theatre Company, get in the spirit of Laughs in Spanish with a lively pre-show celebration! You'll enjoy a free screening of classic telenovela episodes, grab a drink from the bar, and immerse yourself in the drama and humor that set the stage for the show.
Join preeminent Joanna Russ scholar Alec Pollak in celebrating the publication of a new critical edition of ON STRIKE AGAINST GOD, out now from Feminist Press. Pollak will be joined in conversation by Jeffry Iovannone to discuss Russ's legacy and delve into her experience in republishing this "curious and powerful revolutionary work." (—Alison Bechdel) ALEC POLLAK is a writer, academic, ... Read More
Elizabeth McMahon, “shape maker,” is an artist whose love of color and happenstance has inspired her work from painting to songwriting, puppetry to collage. She uses a collage process to build her large assemblages and smaller compositions with painted paper cut-outs, colored tape, and yarn. McMahon studied Fashion at Parsons School of Design and Painting at Syracuse University. While raising ... Read More
Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
About the Event: Join author Amy Reading and former New Yorker staffer Emily Hopkins to discuss Katharine Sergeant White and the literary world she curated in her 36-year editorship of The New Yorker. White was the invisible hand behind an impressive cohort of writers and was especially sympathetic to women writers just getting their start. The discussion will include how ... Read More
In Variations, artists Patricia Brown and Patricia Hunsinger celebrate subtle and broad differences in light, color and texture in painting and printmaking. September 5-29. Opening reception Friday, September 6, 5-8 pm. Regular hours Thursday-Sunday 12-5 pm. 120 W State St. Curbside parking and ADA accessibility. 607-277-1626. Made possible in part with funds from the NYS Council on the Arts, administered ... Read More
Denice's persistence in research and her skill in turning family mythos and historical documents into gripping narratives is awe-inspiring. Now, not only are her family histories saved for her own descendants, but they are also are available to the public as a unique example of local history storytelling. You can find more info here: https://www.thehistorycenter.net/event-5854457?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=9/4/2024 Join Denice at the History ... Read More
About the Event: Authors Ivy Stevens and Tessa Permar will be in-store to read selections from their book, and some other third thing, as well as discuss their creative practice and the philosophy of their group. About the Book: These three authors met at the National Theater Institute in 2013. They started a writing group at the beginning of Covid ... Read More
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