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North Star Art Gallery will be opening a new location at 116 The Commons on Friday, November 3rd, with the first show entitled "Mostly Mansards and Lucent Landscapes," by Brian Keeler with 50 paintings of the the rich architecture of Ithaca structures and the brilliant landscapes of the area. The show will open the new gallery at noon, and gypsy ... Read More
Join Community Science Institute for a team exploration of YOUR water quality questions! Friday, November 3, 10am - Noon Tompkins County Public Library BorgWarner Room 101 East Green St. Do you have questions about the water quality in your watershed, such as: -Where on Cayuga Lake do Harmful Algal Blooms occur most frequently? -Which of my favorite swimming holes have ... Read More
Angelo Paradiso mixes Minimalism, abstract and raw emotion in his latest series “Intersectionality”. Using various mediums including acrylic on stretched canvas w rough cut cedar wood frames, each piece tells stories with simplicity and nuance. Angelo Paradiso has been an artist, musician and producer living in the Fingerlakes for decades. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College, class ... Read More
Join us for First Friday Gallery Night at CAP ArtSpace where Argentine American artist, Fernanda Medina, will exhibit a new series of oil paintings featuring intimate portraits, still lifes, and images that remind her of the feeling of being “home.” A search for identity and belonging as an immigrant through art.
First Friday Gallery Night, Opening Reception of "You ART Here: Paintings and Memories from Two Cultures." Argentine American artist, Fernanda Medina, will exhibit a new series of oil paintings, featuring intimate portraits, still lifes and images that remind her of the feeling of being “home.” A search for identity and belonging as an immigrant through art.
Cynthia G. Neale, author of historical novels, cookbooks, essays, and screenplays, will be at Buffalo Street Books to read from her latest novel, Catherine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters. Join us for an evening of historical literature and tasty treats! "I'm not like your white women who lose their tongues and wits in a house full of men." So says ... Read More
Join Joanna Green at Buffalo Street Books for the launch of her debut collection of poems, “Salamanders in Winter”, just published by Cayuga Lake Books. Her work explores the conundrum of living life fully in the midst of societal collapse. Before turning to writing and music upon retirement, Green was a pioneer in the field of sustainable agriculture at Cornell ... Read More
Learn the story behind the Corn Husk Doll and make your own! WHEN: Saturday November 11th - Session 1 is from 10:30am-12:30pm, Session 2 is from 1:30pm-3:30pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Penny Minner (Seneca), Zoë Van Nostrand (The History Center) ... Read More
Celebrate the publication of Elan Shapiro’s Thriving Futures: A Liberation Coloring Book with Poems, Reflections, and Practices at this interactive, challenging, and fun event. Refreshments included. This event will feature an overview and a short poetry reading from the book. Participants will then choose an image printed out from the book, to reflect upon and/or color in, with a partner. ... Read More
The Best American Essays is a yearly anthology of the very best essays published in the United States during the prior year. The guest editor for 2023, Vivian Gorick, renowned essayist and celebrated feminist writer, has chosen twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form. Among them is an essay by local author, Jillian Barnet. ... Read More
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