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WHEN: Saturday September 16th - 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) About All ages (yes kids AND adults!) are invited to make their ... Read More
The legendary Compactor returns to Ithaca at Sacred Root with the worker in tow. STCLVER heads up an all-star support staff of Magnetic Coroner, Prayer Rope, Bogo Lașik, and Phantom Project! September 16th 7:30 pm $10-$15! All Ages so don't you dare come alone baby! 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 (NYC) https://compactor.bandcamp.com/ 𝗦𝗧𝗖𝗟𝗩𝗥 (Jamestown) https://stclvr.bandcamp.com/ 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥 https://soundcloud.com/mcmc2017/magnetic-coroner-cloned-ghost-1 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 https://mechanicalpresencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/mpr033-prayer-rope-let-perish-the-day-wherein-i-was-born 𝗕𝗢𝗚𝗢 𝗟𝗔$𝗜𝗞 (Baltimore) ... Read More
Exhibit on display at the Cherry Gallery August 4th-September 17th WHEN: Exhibit Opening August 4th - 5-8pm Exhibit on display weekends 1-5pm - August 4th-September 17th WHERE: The Cherry Gallery, 130 Cherry St, Ithaca NY 14850 In 1973, a brave group of big city homosexuals left the disparaging metropolis and bought a piece of land together out in Danby. They ... Read More
Ithaca Farmers Market returns to DeWitt Park on Tuesday afternoons this summer! Come to the shady oasis of DeWitt Park on Tuesday afternoons from 3-6 PM to shop for your weekly groceries including seasonal produce, locally-raised meat, dairy, cheese, and other fresh or prepared grocery items. We welcome use of SNAP/EBT benefits. You can shop for local art and gifts ... Read More
Join us for a small group discussion of E. Lily Yu's "On Fragile Waves" on Thursday, September 21st at 5:00 p.m. Conversation will be led by Joan Marcus, assistant professor of Writing at Ithaca College! Book club titles are 10% off in the store and online. The haunting story of a family of dreamers and tale-tellers looking for home in ... Read More
Building Bridges - Historic Bridges Across Tompkins County SEPTEMBER 23RD - 24TH Traverse Tompkins started in the fall of 2020 as a unique fundraiser to support The History Center in Tompkins County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Director Benjamin Sandberg biked all around the county, live streaming videos exploring historical points of interest in each municipality. His challenge was to ... Read More
Aurelia Xitumul Ivoy and Sabina Ajcot Sosof from Guatemala will speak on Mayan Medicine, an integrative practice rooted in Indigenous Science and Cosmology.
WHEN: Saturday September 23rd, 2-3pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace Gallery (First Floor) in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Leanora Mims Leanora Mims is a Master Quilt Griot living in Tompkins County. She has created quilts for members of her family, members of the Omega Psi Phi ... Read More
About the Event: New York Times Best Selling Author Ally Condie will be at Buffalo Street Books to read from her latest YA novel, The Only Girl in Town. This book takes place in the fictional city of Lithia, which Condie based on Ithaca. There will be time after the event to ask questions, chat with the author, and get ... Read More
The 41st Annual Apple Harvest Festival presented by CFCU returns to Downtown Ithaca this fall, September 29th-October 1st. What better way to kick off New York Cider Week than with three days celebrating apple growers, cider makers, and of course cider donuts in Downtown Ithaca, New York. Festival Times: TBD. Apple Harvest Festival will host plenty of farmstand fresh apples ... Read More
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