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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
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
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
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!
New Roots Charter School and Grassroots Festival of Music & Dance are excited to be co-producing our fourth annual Rootstock, a one-day community celebration of youth artists in the Finger Lakes region. Rootstock will be held at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on May 18th, 2024 with youth musicians and dancers performing on stage, and youth entrepreneurs vending throughout “bank alley”. ... Read More
Denice Peter Karamardian grew up in Ithaca, New York, thinking she was Syrian – part of the small Syrian community that co-mingled with Greek, Italian, and other 20th century immigrant communities that helped to build the little city from the turn of the 20th century. Although both of her paternal grandparents came from Syria and spoke in Syrian, she was ... Read More
Atelyay (aka Erin Deneuville) invites 6-10 year olds to come make art on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-5:00 in the Atelyay Studio on the Ithaca Commons. In these sessions, Erin will provide children with quality art materials for open-ended exploration and/or self-directed creation. As an experienced artist, educator, and mom Erin will offer prompts when inspiration is stuck, insights when skills ... Read More
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