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Make every ride count this May with the Bike Month Challenge! Brought to Ithaca by Love to Ride and GOIthaca, the national #MakeEveryRideCount initiative aims to champion bike riding while harnessing the pedal power of bike riders across the country to generate data that will make biking better for everyone. So, how does it work? Once someone downloads the Love ... Read More
Immerse yourself in the vibrant arts and culture of Ithaca, NY, at the 16th Annual Spring Writes Literary Festival! From May 2nd to 18th, downtown Ithaca transforms into a dynamic hub of creativity, bringing together over 110 local writers and artists for a celebration unlike any other. This festival is a cornerstone of Ithaca's cultural offerings, showcasing the depth and ... Read More
About the Event Buffalo Street Books and Cinemapolis are partnering for another film screening and book sale double feature. Get some popcorn, check out some books, and enjoy the screening of Bye Bye Tiberius. About the Film In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind ... Read More
Kitchen Theatre Company presents The Turnaway Play May 8 - May 19, 2024 Evening performances 7 pm, matinee performances 2 pm by Lesley Lisa Greene An urgent issue comes to life onstage Lesley Greene was inspired by Diana Greene Foster’s groundbreaking Turnaway Study, which followed 1,000 women over ten years and reached the first definitive scientific conclusions about the consequences for ... Read More
A single mother raising two children in the Depression dreams of a Southern gentility long vanished. A sensitive daughter wraps herself up in a world of glass and old records. The son, a budding artist, longs to flee the constrictions of a crowded working-class apartment and a dead-end job. Into their lives drops a ‘gentleman caller’ —“the long-delayed but always expected ... Read More
For its May exhibition, the State of the Art Gallery presents “Interior / Exterior,” new paintings by Carol Spence and Vincent Joseph. Spence and Joseph explore color, space, and textures through the elements of landscape and figure, both abstract and representational. Work can be seen in person and online at soagithaca.org. May 2-June 2. Opening reception Friday, May 3, 5-8 pm. ... Read More
Our Maker's Market is back! Join us for a full day of browsing products made by local artists and celebrate springtime with our BSB community.
On May 12th, the Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble Mother’s Day Concert will include Weber’s virtuosic Clarinet Quintet, the haunting Elgar Piano Quintet, and the Sonata for Flute and Piano by the late-Romantic composer Mélanie Bonis. Janet Sung, Stefan Reuss, and Roberta Crawford will be welcoming Barry Crawford, flute; Richard MacDowell, clarinet, Molly Morkoski, piano, and Jessica Tong, violin to the ... Read More
For this month's Reading Widely Book Club, Buffalo Street Books' Events Coordinator Nora will be leading conversation alongside Khiya Connolly-Sisk on Adam Mansbach's most recent novel, The Golem of Brooklyn. Book club titles are 10% off when purchased in-store and online. About the Book In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a golem is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay ... Read More
Brandon Fortenberry hosts another fun evening of free and public karaoke. Let your inner superstar out!
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