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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These free, hands-on workshops will help you get set for the launch of eRide Ithaca. WE'll help you download the app and create your account so you're ready to ride when the service launches. Go Ithaca will be at every workshop so residents can sign up to receive discounts on eRide Ithaca rides. Questions? Call or Text IETA staff at ... Read More
Friday Pop-In Permanent Jewelry Happy Hour โจ Join us every Friday (all day!) at Fall Creek Atelier for a relaxed, drop-in experience. Get custom-fit, clasp-free permanent jewelry designed for effortless, everyday wear. No appointment neededโjust stop by whenever it works for you, bring a friend, and make it a moment. Perfect for: โข Friendship bracelets โข Couple bracelets โข Motherโdaughter ... Read More
Join Queer Anarchy Collective ahead of the Ithaca dyke march to make signs and banners!
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.
Handwork Cooperative would like to extend a big thank you to the community for 50 years of support! During Ithacaโs First Friday Gallery Night starting at 5 p.m. we will be honoring our 50th anniversary with a ribbon cutting event which will be attended by the Mayor of Ithaca, Robert G. Cantelmo along with several other public dignitaries. They have ... Read More
Busking for Justice returns to Cafรฉ Dewitt on Friday, June 5, with an evening of music, community, and solidarity featuring acclaimed bilingual singer-songwriter Colleen Kattau. Known for her powerful voice, rhythmic sensibility, and commitment to social justice, Kattau blends Latin American nueva canciรณn, folk, and contemporary songwriting into music that is both moving and inspiring. Her songs explore themes of ... Read More
New Life Markets is bringing a high-energy community thrift market to Ithaca, celebrating local creativity, secondhand fashion, small businesses, artists, and the culture of sustainability. This free public event will transform the Ithaca Downtown Commons into a vibrant outdoor marketplace filled with curated vintage vendors, handmade goods, art, music, and interactive community programming. This free event is created for youth, ... Read More
In the early 1900s, Ithaca, NY earned some colorful nicknames: โSodom,โ โSin City,โ and โRum Town, USA.โ Long before national Prohibition took hold, Ithacans were already battling over booze, morality, and modernity. โKing Alcohol Ends Reignโ is a 10-block walking tour through downtown Ithaca that traces the cityโs spirited (and often surprising) history with Prohibition. Led by trained docents from ... Read More
Argos Innโs annual Pride dance party and catwalk! Featuring Dizzy DeScretion as the host, catwalk emcee & performer and The Dutchess of Spirit Posse providing groovy disco house beats all night. 9pm-1am 21+ $15 (cash or venmo at the door)
Join the Gayogohรณ:nวซห Learning Project for a discussion of Basic Call to Consciousness by Akwesasne Notes!
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