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Inspired by her daily walks, Darcy Binns’s paintings on up-cycled cardboard strive to find a balance between abstraction and realism. Painting in an abstract, illustrative style, Cindy Kaufman’s paintings capture the colors, light, and movement seen in nature. The show will run from March 5th through March 29th, 2026. Opening reception Friday, March 6th, 5–8pm.
The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility! Join us at Buffalo Street Books in reading books written by trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit & gender-nonconforming authors in support of Ithaca Trans Center. For more information on how to become part of this annual event you can visit: https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/
A free concert on the eve of the No Kings March, hosted by Annie Burns, with Joe Crookston, Doug Robinson, Harry Aceto, Mark Zabel, and many other musical guests. An opportunity to lift our voices together in songs of solidarity and hope.
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, six New Yorkers with interconnected lives grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Theatre Incognita is proud to present Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA, PT. 1: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES in collaboration with Kitchen Theatre Company's Kitchen Sink Series. Performances are at ... Read More
The Hangar Theatre continues its In Flight Entertainment Series with “The Kaplan Cousins Improvise Again” on March 28. Ilan and Gavin Kaplan, who have been improvising together for eight years, will bring the chemistry they’ve been building since childhood to a hilarious improv performance that creates an entire show on the spot out of a single word suggestion. For a ... Read More
Darcy Binns and Patty Brown will read from their art books .
Dust off your thinking caps for this special Sunday Funday!! Come on down to Room K - Home of QSpace - Where T41's Gina will be on the mic queery-ing you all on your common knowledge and queer smarts. With performances by Tilia Cordata between each round! $10 to play (discounts for QPass Members) March 29th, 4:00 - 7:00 Happy ... Read More
Celebrate spring with a self-guided egg hunt across Downtown Ithaca. Explore participating businesses, discover hidden eggs, and win prizes along the way! Inside each egg is a treat, prize, or raffle ticket. On Monday, April 6, the winning raffle ticket number will be posted on our social media @downtownithaca, so be sure to keep an eye out!
Join So What? Studio for its first Creative Recess: Game Night! Do you enjoy Pictionary? Quick Draw? Exquisite Corpse? Join So What? Studio for a heated rivalry between oodles of doodles - we'll be gathering for an evening of art and drawing based games. Materials will be provided and zero experience encouraged! So What? Studio is a new social arts ... Read More
Join author & large animal veterinarian, Linda Rhodes in conversation with Cornell University graduate & local large animal veterinarian, Dr. Paul Coen as they discuss Breaking the Banyard Barrier.
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