Interested in performing at a downtown event? Artist selection is determined by a jury process. If you have been booked in the past, you will still need to submit a sound bite or link to your website along with your application. Music submitted must directly reflect the performance and style you would perform.
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Drop in for figure drawing sessions at CSMA, generally held on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month. 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.
🎤✨ K-HOUSE Karaoke K-Pop-Up at Lot 10 Ithaca - Fridays AND Saturdays thru the Fall Semester! ✨🎤 You asked for more… so we’re giving you MORE! 🔥 The K-FAM will be 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) ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for community discussions about climate change, seen through fiction and non-fiction books!
Join artists from the Greater Ithaca Arts Trail for an artist talk: Bethany Parisi, Vivinne Williams, Lauren Reid, Sarah Lopez, James Burlitch, and Barbara Behrmann. They dive into their work, what inspires them, and more about what being an Ithaca artist is about. Thanks to our sponsors, P.W. Wood & Son, INC, Bousquet Holsten PLLC, Cornell University, WSKG and Different ... Read More
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
Bad Books by Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Emily Jackson What wouldn’t you do to protect your child? After her teenage son brings home a “vile” book, a mother declares war against her local library, setting off a chain reaction of unimaginable consequences. This blistering dark dramedy takes on censorship and parenthood with hilarity and heart. Don’t miss your chance to ... Read More
Featuring paintings and fiber art by Barbara Behrmann and paintings by Katrina Morse, "Imaginary Landscapes" is a point of departure for exploring the ways in which various design elements come together to suggest something both familiar and unknown. The show will run from September 4–28. An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 5, 5–8 pm. Regular hours Thursday-Sunday ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Christopher Gonzales to celebrate the release of Return of The Lost Son. The memoir is set primarily in the Ithaca of the 60's as the author explores his fathers past, and his own heritage.
Thursday, September 18, 5pm LOCATION: Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium, Klarman Hall KG70 The Fall 2025 Zalaznick Reading Series kicks off with a reading by Kevin Young Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker, where he hosts the poetry podcast, and is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation. He was the director of the Schomburg ... Read More
Join artists from the Greater Ithaca Arts Trail for an artist talk: Kari Zelson Robertson, Michael Ludgate, Annie Sheng, Robert Roemisch, Jada Simone, and Cindy Kaufman. They dive into their work, what inspires them, and more about what it's like to be an Ithaca artist. Thanks to our sponsors, P.W. Wood & Son, INC, Bousquet Holsten PLLC, Cornell University, WSKG ... Read More
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