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Join the Ithaca Pride Alliance on the Commons as we kick off Pride Weekend with our Opening Events on Friday, June 13th from 3-10pm! Live music from 3-6pm, Opening Ceremonies from 6-7pm then dance the night away at our All-Ages Pride Dance Party from 7-10pm at the Bernie Milton Pavilion. Local resources and organizations will be tabling throughout the event. ... Read More
Join us for a poetry reading with Claire Drucker!
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
Join the Ithaca Pride Alliance for Pride In the Park on Saturday, June 14. Our signature, full day celebration of community, visibility and joy! Explore local vendors, delicious food, community resources, family-friendly activities and a full day of stage performances (we have two stages this year). The festival spans Dewitt Park and extends along the 300, 200 & 100 blocks ... Read More
Celebrate PRIDE with the Ithaca Pride Alliance and join Drag Story Hour @ Dewitt Park Stage โโฉโงโหเฑจเงหโโฉโงโ
What a better way to start off your Pride Sunday than with some live singing by some local drag artists (right around the corner from the festival) at K-House Karaoke & Arts Hub on State St? Fuel up for the festival day with some delicious food (& drinks!) brought to you by the K-House cafรฉ partner - Farm to Feast ... Read More
Raw Pages is a monthly writing circle where fiction and CNF writers can come together to share their โrawโ writing in an open, nonjudgemental, nurturing environment. The title โRaw Pagesโ comes from the photography world where the artist has the option to shoot โrawโ leaving their work opportunity to be more flexible to future editing. This group has evolved into ... Read More
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) will host a community roundtable on proposed Just Cause employment legislation on Monday, June 15, 2026, from 4:00โ5:30 PM at Hotel Ithaca (222 South Cayuga Street). The event is free and open to the public โ no registration required. The forum will bring together members of the City of Ithaca's Special Committee on Wrongful Discharge ... Read More
Description written by host, Ashley Cake: I've been threatening to do a community read of Abolition of White Democracy for some years now, and the time is finally nigh. Georgia at Ithaca Writing Studio is gonna host, and I'm asking $30 for six meetups, $20 for the Writing Studio and $10 for me. I'm capping it at 10 participants for ... Read More
On Monday, June 15th, Chicago artist, Free Range, will be swinging through Ithaca to play at Angry Mom Records, before their string of shows with Hurray for the Riff Raff. Local acts Sunk Coast and Margaret Harper will be opening. Doors open at 7pm, and the show will start at 7:30. Tickets are $10 at the door.
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