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Throughout April 2025 MIX Art Gallery is proud to welcome back mixed-media abstract artist Santia Eytina, “Tia” for short, who is presenting her new series “Uncharted Realities,” opening on April 4th and on view through April 26th. In her first show at MIX in October 2024, Eytina’s artwork was sold to collectors and art lovers from Ithaca to New York ... Read More
Hands Off Ithaca - National Mobilization to Fight Back Saturday April 5, 1-3 pm Gather at Bernie Milton Pavilion and march to Meadow Street Host: Indivisible Tompkins For more info: indivisibletompkins.org, indivisibletompkins@gmail.com To register: https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766521/
A Fundraiser in Support of Tompkins County Public Library. The fundraiser gives people a space to enjoy quiet reading time, delicious drinks and snacks, and the opportunity to mingle with other booklovers while also supporting the right to read! Each ticket costs $35, with proceeds benefiting the TCPL Foundation. Each ticket holder receives: • 1 seat at the party • ... Read More
WenDo Women NY is thrilled to offer an amazing and empowering 5 week series of self defense for those who live and identify as women/girls (trans and cis) or AFAB Enby (10+). We'll be creating space to connect with others and celebrate our power through a WenDo Women's Self Defense Basic Course over 5 sessions. This is a 5 week ... Read More
Join Mickey Huff for a conversation on State of the Free Press 2025 with Carolina Cedraschi and Elle Wilcox. About the Book: In their new book, Project Censored highlights the vital stories that corporate media underreported, exposes rampant news abuse, and tracks emerging threats against the press from financial and political powers. Every year, Project Censored publishes its State of ... Read More
Poems by QWERTY, Carolyn Clark's latest book, expands on her passion of composing lyric poems on an antique typewriter. The reading followed by a small workshop wherein anyone who would like to try their hand at spontaneous poem composition can have the opportunity. Bring your own typewriter if you wish, but another one or two will be available. The goal ... Read More
An awesome FREE opportunity (limited spots) to get into the world of Dungeons and Dragons for folks ages 16+! Have you watched so many live plays but never played yourself? Come on down to Riverwood to learn what the excitement is all about! Please sign up at the link provided!
Create a world collaboratively to be used for TTRPGs, your next novel, and more! During this workshop, we will work together to create a world from the ground up, and end up with a little universe of our own at the end. Supplies provided, but feel free to bring whatever creative materials you'd like. We do not want financial barriers ... Read More
Celebrate spring with a fun, self-guided egg hunt throughout Downtown Ithaca! From April 14–20, visitors can search for colorful eggs hidden in shops, restaurants, hotels, and other downtown businesses. Each egg contains small prizes, treats, or raffle tickets. Hold onto any raffle ticket you find — winning ticket numbers will be announced on Monday, April 21 on Downtown Ithaca’s website ... Read More
Presented by WSKG in collaboration with Tompkins County Public Library Join us for a FREE sensory-friendly event featuring the new PBS Kids show "Carl the Collector" at Tompkins County Public Library. Enjoy screenings of this heartwarming series about Carl, an autistic raccoon who solves problems in Fuzzytown. Screenings will have limited group sizes, with sign-ups available at check-in on a ... Read More
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