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Please join us for the grand opening of our exhibit, "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: Buses, Boats, and Bikes." Grand Opening Schedule – February 7, 2025: 10:00 AM – Exhibit opens to the public. 5:00-8:00 PM – Gallery Night in Downtown Ithaca. 6:15 PM – Public Reception with Musical Living History Performance Opening Reception To celebrate the creation of a new ... Read More
For the third annual Super Bowl weekend running comes - Scuba Bowl! A live musical performance from Ithaca’s voted “best bar band” Scuba Jerry, playing the music from the great Jerry Garcia Band.
Shop the tastefully curated racks of 10 vintage and locally made vendors. Chicken, Beer and unique fashion gems for everyone!
NYC Meets NRE: Ithaca Comedy Night Looking for a night of unstoppable laughter? Join us on February 8th at 7 PM at NRE in Ithaca for NYC Meets NRE: Ithaca Comedy Night, a comedy showcase bringing the best NYC stand-up comedians to the Finger Lakes! Featuring a stellar lineup of rising stars in the comedy world: Skyler Holzman: Founder of ... Read More
Tompkins County Public Library is excited to welcome author Jonathan Eig for a speaking event. He will be speaking about “King: A Life,” his biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The program is free to the public and will include a Q&A session as well as a book signing in ... Read More
Poets Adam Gellings and Nathan Lipps will be at Buffalo Street Books for a reading, followed by a conversation with Suzanne Richardson.
Poets Adam Gellings and Nathan Lipps will join us for a reading, followed by a conversation with Suzanne Richardson. Adam J. Gellings is a poet & instructor from Columbus, Ohio. He received his MFA from Ashland University & his PhD from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he was the recipient of a fellowship from the Marion ... Read More
Come Celebrate love with a night of Karaoke- hosted by Lil’b (formerly known as Brandon Fortenberry) and a participating partner of “Ithaca Loves Teachers”. The stage performance of your dreams is waiting and what a fun way to celebrate the season of love!
Join us for a cooking class with Chef Kuukua on Saturday, Feb 15th from 11-1pm! We'll cook together, eat together & share stories. It's a celebration of love of all kinds! Imagine stepping into an experience filled with vibrant tales and tantalizing flavors. Upon arrival, a refreshing soft drink will be your companion as you settle in to hear my ... Read More
Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots will be returning from tour for a homecoming show at the beautiful Foundation of Light in Ithaca with very special guest, the incomparable SingTrece! Available for purchase: Amazing southern fare from Simply Red Kitchen, wine from award-winning Osmote Wines, and beer! Tickets sold via Venmo exclusively: @TheBlindSpots $15 ADV / $25 DOS
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