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About the Event Join us on this month's First Friday for Goblin Market!!! Get into the spirit of everyone's favorite creepy-crawly season with crafts and treats made by local artists. Vendors include Oracle Chocolates, Graace Paints, Everything Peach Pottery, Beads of Hope, Little Ram Bakery, and many more!!
Registration Link: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hctompkinscounty/items/433147/?full-items=yes&flow=751152 WHAT does a quilt appraisal include? Appraisals of quilted textiles for individuals, exhibitions, and quilt shows. Use, care, display and storage information for new and old textiles. Dating your quilt. Quilt appraisers have knowledge of the history of textiles, style trends, and geographic differences in styles of quilts. Repairs to a quilt which require expert knowledge of ... Read More
About the Event Roxy Manning will be at Buffalo Street Books with Martha Lasley to discuss and read from her book, How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy and it's companion text, The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook. About the Author Roxy Manning, PhD is a clinical psychologist and certified Center for ... Read More
The Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County is thrilled to extend a warm and enthusiastic invitation to the entire community for a festive celebration of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month. Join us on Saturday, October 14th! Event Details Date: Saturday, October 14th Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Location: Press Bay Parking Lot, Downtown Ithaca About the Event This incredible ... Read More
About the Event Join award-winning poet and Cornell MFA alum John Brehm for a reading from his new book of poems, Dharma Talk. In addition to three previous books of poems, Brehm is the editor of the bestselling anthology, The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy, and the author of a book of essays, The Dharma of Poetry: How Poems ... Read More
The Ithaca Experimental Film Festival's mission is to provide a platform for filmmakers to screen their work and discuss it among a community of DIY independent filmmakers. Our intent is to give a platform to unique creative voices and cinematic aesthetics that are often ignored in larger spaces and festivals, ranging from documentary, to animation, to non-traditional narrative films.
About the Event Join Chris Holmes at Buffalo Street Books and discuss Kevin Wilson's latest novel, Now Is Not the Time to Panic. This staff favorite is a hilarious read that's a perfect addition to any book self. About the Book Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge--aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner--is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, ... Read More
About the Event Join Kevin Dunn at BSB to hear him read from his novel, Vicious is my Middle Name. Vicious is My Middle Name is an inspiring YA/Middle Grade novel of female self-empowerment and environmental engagement informed by DIY punk activism. Winner of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade readers and finalist for the NEIA ... Read More
Celebrate Halloween in Downtown Ithaca October 27th from 4pm to 6pm on the Commons and around Downtown! Come enjoy candy and photo opportunities for the whole family!
About the Event Rachel Yoder will be at BSB to discuss her fantastical novel, Nightbitch. One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else… An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, ... Read More
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