LGBTQ+ OPEN MIC – LOVE POEMS
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for an open mic night and share queer love poems of any kind (including self-love!) With a reading of “Winter Becomes Us” by Laura Ward, from Love is For All of Us.
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Join us at Buffalo Street Books for an open mic night and share queer love poems of any kind (including self-love!) With a reading of “Winter Becomes Us” by Laura Ward, from Love is For All of Us.
Join the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County for an intergenerational (16 and up) event for LGBTQIA+ survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and/or child sexual abuse. Come to discuss and celebrate queer survivorship and activism through writing and art prompts. This afternoon of rest and craft will include guided grounding activities, writing exercises, candle-making, collage, and zines. Art supplies ... Read More
Come and hang out with fellow artists and creatives. We'll do a few networking type conversation starters so you can meet new people!
Calling all superstars! Come sing your heart out with on-stage karaoke. Hosted by Lil'b and guaranteed to be a night of sweet serenading and applause.
On December 4, 1956 an extraordinary twist of fate brought rock ‘n’ roll greats Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together at Sun Record in Memphis, Tennessee for the most legendary jam session ever. Million Dollar Quartet brings that night to life in a toe-tapping, musical re-telling filled with broken promises, betrayals, celebrations, and an incredible ... Read More
About the Books: Everybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them is a collection of poems exploring what women hold, what they keep, and how they let go— of sorrow, loss and grief. Using the natural world as buffer, Ellen Stone writes poems exploring motherhood and mental illness, sexual assault, marriage and parenthood—as well as how loss filters down through ... Read More
“King Alcohol Ends Reign” is a 10-block walking tour through downtown Ithaca that traces the city’s spirited (and often surprising) history with Prohibition. Led by trained docents from The History Center, this 60–70 minute experience takes you to the actual sites of speakeasies, dry raids, church protests, saloons, and reform rallies—uncovering how Ithaca became one of the first cities in ... Read More
If Wayne County seceded from New York to became our 51st state, only three entire states would surpass it in apple production. In the early part of the 20th century, North Rose claimed the title of the busiest railroad shipping station for fruit in the country. Hundreds of farmers planted millions of apple trees just inland from Lake Ontario, one ... Read More
State of the Art proudly presents two exhibits this month. In the main gallery, Where I’m Coming From (a retrospective) showcases a broad spectrum of works by Frances L. Fawcett. In the Salon Gallery, Ethel Vrana’s paintings are inspired by the resilience of plant life. She combines abstract forms with realistic impressions to capture their remarkable adaptability and beauty. The shows ... Read More
Spend five days flipping, flying, basing, building and playing in this high-energy camp specifically for tweens and teens! Students will practice skills such as tumbling, partner acrobatics, and aerial fabric, lyra, hammock and trapeze. Those new to circus and those with circus experience are both welcome and will be met where they are! All campers receive a Circus Culture t-shirt! ... Read More
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