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The CAP-a-Palooza Vintage Art Sale is an annual fundraiser of the Community Arts Partnership (CAP), held over 9 days from December 6th to 14th. On December 2nd to 4th, we collect donations of not-new art from community members who are downsizing or have unused or unloved art that they can part with. The sale starts on Friday, December 6th (gallery ... Read More
As part of KTC's Family Fare programming, WoW Productions and Fitz&Startz Productions present The Sisters Fitz&Startz: Cook with Kids Book and Lyrics by Rachel Lampert Music by Benjamin Costello, John Coyne, Larry Pressgrove Directed by Sarah Plotkin Choreographed by Priscilla Hummel Featuring Joey Steinhagen, Stephen Nunley, Gabriella Galante, Adamantia Hopko, Sana Sarr The Sisters Fitz&Startz School of Music & Dance ... Read More
Celebrate the holiday season with Downtown Ithaca’s Winter Holiday Bash! This festive one-day celebration will bring joy and cheer to the Commons with two fantastic events designed for the whole family. Santa’s Arrival | 11 AM - 4 PM Experience the magic of the season as Santa Claus makes his grand arrival! Families can enjoy holiday activities, take photos with ... Read More
"Calvin’s Comic Adventures” is a comic-filled program where young minds can bring the popular comics of Calvin and Hobbes to life through engaging activities. Alongside their favorite stuffed animal or imaginary friend, participants can create their own comic-style stories. Inspired by Bill Watterson’s classic tales, young readers will be able to read and step into the world of Calvin and ... Read More
Escape the cold this weekend and decorate cookies with BSB! We'll have shortbread cookies baked by Via's Cookies and hot cocoa from Oracle Chocolates. And, of course, fun sprinkles and frosting to decorate with! $10 ticket includes two cookies to decorate and a cup of hot chocolate.
Join BSB for a discussion about Recovery at Work: Using Twelve Step Principles for Professional Success. Hear author Amy Newman, book editor and Cornell Management Communication faculty member Christy McDowell, and recovery partner Mandy Caughey describe how principles behind Twelve Step programs founded by Alcoholics Anonymous can help anyone find peace and develop resilience at work.
The Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion is a student-led film festival that has been running for 6 seasons! Our festival gets submissions from all around the globe. We started at (and got our name from) the Hilltop of Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. We then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, before finding our current home at Ithaca College ... Read More
The Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion is a student-led film festival that has been running for 6 seasons! Our festival gets submissions from all around the globe. We started at (and got our name from) the Hilltop of Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. We then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, before finding our current home at Ithaca College ... Read More
Join BSB for an exciting afternoon with some of Ithaca's literary luminaries! Local writers will each share a reading while you enjoy wine and baked goods, provided by our friends at Damiani Wine Cellars and Wide Awake Bakery. We hope you will attend this fundraising event with an afternoon of readings from Jamaica Baldwin, Mary Gilliland, Alex Gilvarry, Charlie Green, ... Read More
"Jessica Lynn's - A Very Merry Classic Christmas," has become a genuine holiday tradition, rivaling and even eclipsing some of the biggest of holiday spectaculars. This fun filled, family sleigh ride through the most wonderful time of the year was named by press as the "#1 Great Thing to do in The Hudson Valley for The Holidays." This record-breaking, sell-out ... Read More
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