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Every Tuesday at 1pm join us for a sweet midday practice designed to disconnect you from the busy-ness of your life and reconnect you with your inherent wisdom and energy. And there's mocktails! Bring a to-go container or plan to stay for a bit after class and end your session with one of the amazing creations from the Downstairs bar.
Barn Quilt Painting Workshop WHEN: Wednesday August 30th - 10am-5pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace, Located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, 110 N Tioga St, Ithaca NY 14850 PRESENTER: Marie Warda, 11th Hour Barn Quilts REGISTRATION LINK: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hctompkinscounty/items/479621/?full-items=yes&flow=no 11th Hour Barn Quilts will be teaching a barn quilt painting class in downtown Ithaca this August! Led by Marie Warda ... Read More
The third annual Hupstate Circus Festival will bring dozens of circus shows, workshops, and meetups to downtown Ithaca, NY from Sept 1st-4th 2023. The festival will feature over a dozen different circus shows from around the world and will be headlined by Stars Above - a world class, all American open air circus that will be returning to Ithaca for ... Read More
Opening reception for "Create Curiousity," by Hana Hamad and "Ship Skeletons," by Brendan McKelvy. Hamad investigates subconscious thought through conscious action and recognition in a suite of prints displayed with two sculptures. McKelvy explores the decay of manmade structures into natural environments, such as shipwrecks, through this mixed-media woodblock series. Hana and Brendan created this work as participants of the ... Read More
Join us at Stewart Park's large pavilion for ice cream, fun lawn games with prizes, and live music from members of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Youth Orchestra. FREE event, with donations gratefully accepted to help send the CCO Youth Orchestra to Italy. Event sponsored by Cayuga Lake Creamery, Purity, Sweet Melissa's, Tops, and Trader Joe's.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 6th, 5:30-6:30pm WHERE: CAP ArtSpace in the Tompkins Center for History & Culture on the Ithaca Commons - 110 North Tioga St. Ithaca NY 14850. This event is FREE, the room can accommodate up to 45 attendants. If we reach capacity, doors will close 5 minutes before the program is set to begin. ABOUT THE EVENT Join ... Read More
WHEN: Saturday September 9th, 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 Stop by during Welcome Weekend to create your own mini-quilt work using cotton African print materials! Workshop will be led by Leanora Mims, a Master Quilt ... Read More
September Soiree- Italiante Inspirations and Dutch Delights- The North Star Art Gallery Ithaca, NY- Sunday, September 10th from noon to 7 and Saturday September 9 from noon to 5. The Saturday event is part of the Greater Ithaca Art Trail. The Sunday event will feature ZIngology playing in the backyard for the Soiree from 4 to 7. The band recorded ... Read More
About the Event Join Anne Klein at Buffalo Street Books as she discusses her book, "Being Human and Buddha Too: Longchenpa's Sevenfold Mind Training for a Sunlit Sky." Anne C. Klein is a professor and former chair of the religion department at Rice University. She is also a lama in the Nyingma tradition and a founding director and resident teacher ... Read More
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
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