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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 Natasha Williams with Sandra Sorensen (Executive Director of NAMI Finger Lakes) for a conversation on the power of storytelling to help make sense of caring for those with mental illness THE PARTS OF HIM I KEPT: The Gifts of My Father’s Madness, is an intimate account of a daughter’s coming of age in the face of her father’s schizophrenic ... Read More
Led by Gladys Brangman, this workshop will focus on the often-overlooked aspects of making a living as an artist — the practical, strategic, and business-related elements that many creatives don’t think about when trying to sell their work. Gladys is on CAP's board and is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Business Leaders of Colors, an organization that has ... Read More
Spend ten days playing games and learning circus techniques such as static trapeze, juggling, group acrobatics, rolling globe, aerial fabric, tight wire, hooping, flower sticks, diabolo, storytelling, and more. Bring it all together with a casual show for friends and family on the last day. All levels welcome and students are invited to sign up for multiple weeks if they ... Read More
Tompkins County Whole Health invites the community to join us for an evening of reflection and celebration on Friday, August 22nd, from 5:00pm-7:30pm, at our Mental Health Services Building at 201 E. Green St. (downtown Ithaca). “PROS Journeys: Stories in Art” will showcase mixed media artwork by individuals engaged in personal growth with the PROS program. This event is free ... Read More
Drop in on figure drawing sessions at CSMA! If you’re an intermediate or advanced-level artist interested in drawing from the nude model, come join our non-instructed, open sketch sessions. Just grab your own supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity in the company of other artists.
With Aishvarya Arora. What can contemporary poets teach us about surviving the multiple social and political crises of our current moment? As importantly, what can they teach us about creating and nurturing the new worlds that will emerge from these moments? Taking guidance from writers like Naomi Shihab Nye, Hala Alyan, Franny Choi, Ross Gay, Danez Smith, and others, in ... Read More
Join local author Erica Rose Eberhart in conversation with Wren Cotrone for the release of her novel Diminished Author bio: Erica Rose Eberhart is a neurodivergent, disabled writer of queer characters, dragons, girls who grow feathers, and boys who become trees. She resides in the Finger Lakes of New York with her partner and child, and has sampled landscape inspiration ... Read More
Step into the shadows of turn-of-the-century Ithaca as we uncover some of Tompkins County’s most dramatic and little-known true crime stories. From scandalous postcards to vanished bodies, poisoned chocolates to financial double-crosses, this walking tour shines a flashlight on the people and press that shaped local justice—and sometimes twisted it. This guided 10-block, hour long, tour weaves through downtown Ithaca ... Read More
🎤✨ K-HOUSE Karaoke K-Pop-Up at Lot 10 Ithaca—Now Fridays AND Saturdays! ✨🎤 You asked for more… so we’re giving you MORE! 🔥 This summer, the K-FAM is KJ-ing every Friday AND Saturday night downstairs at Lot 10. 💜🎶 🎙️ Same crew. Same K-HOUSE magic. New downtown stage. 📍 106 S. Cayuga Street (Lot 10 – downstairs) 🗓️ Fridays & Saturdays ... Read More
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