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The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
Join BSB staff for a conversation on Endpapers, with special guest, author Jen Savran Kelly! Book club titles are 10% off! About the Book: It’s 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder who works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she spends all day repairing old books but hasn't created anything of her own in years—and with nothing ... Read More
A reception for the show will be held on Gallery Night (First Friday, June 6) from 5–8. Prize winners will be announced that day on our web site (soagithaca.org), via social media (https://www.facebook.com/stateoftheartgallery/), and at the gallery. Prize winning art will be prominently featured on our website along with information about the winning artists and links to their websites and ... Read More
A group exhibit organized by the Ithaca Pride Alliance. “Queer Visions, Queer Voices” will feature art from eleven members of our community exploring a vibrant and diverse spectrum of queer experiences and identities. Through paintings, sculptures, photography, installations, and performance art, queer artists will be invited to express their unique perspectives and lived experiences and celebrate the beauty and complexity ... Read More
This wearable art exhibition is a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and personal expression through the lens of fashion. The pieces on display have been entirely conceptualized and constructed by students from Ithaca High School, grades 9 through 12. These works represent weeks of dedication, exploration, and skill-building, reflecting both individual voices and shared classroom experiences. Students in the program arrive ... 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.
Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills at Family Storytime. We meet each Saturday for stories, songs and hands-on fun. Family Storytime on June 7th will be PRIDE Family Storytime! Come enjoy stories that celebrate the LGBTQ+ members of our community, a craft, music, and cookies from Via's Cookies!
Welcome to the first Gay Agenda event! Join us and the following organizations in the Avenue of Friends at the Tompkins County Public Library for resources, information and opportunities from local queer-friendly businesses! Organizations that will be there are: Cornell Health Southern Tier AIDS Program TCPL LGBTQ+ Youth Group Hair Color Art Rainbow Support Alliance Ithaca Pride Alliance PFLAG Ithaca-Cortland ... Read More
The Gender Affirming Clothing Closet is a free pop-up event for queer and gender diverse bodies of all ages to empower authentic self expression and exploration. Folx can take as much or as little as they want. Items will include (dependent on donations): NEW OR GENTLY USED clothing such as dresses, pants, skirts, blouses, button-ups, shorts, jackets, shoes, trans-affirming shape ... Read More
“King Alcohol Ends Reign” is a 10-block walking tour through downtown Ithaca that traces the city’s spirited (and often surprising) history with Prohibition. Led by trained docents from The History Center, this 60–70 minute experience takes you to the actual sites of speakeasies, dry raids, church protests, saloons, and reform rallies—uncovering how Ithaca became one of the first cities in ... Read More
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