Ithaca Gallery Night – First Friday of Every Month
Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
Interested in performing at a downtown event? Artist selection is determined by a jury process. If you have been booked in the past, you will still need to submit a sound bite or link to your website along with your application. Music submitted must directly reflect the performance and style you would perform.
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Gallery Night Ithaca is a walkable tour of art openings and other special cultural events in and around downtown Ithaca, New York from 5:00-8:00 PM on the first Friday of every month.
Legacies of Canoes - Book Talk & Screening w/ Trent Preszler and Hickory Edwards WHEN: Saturday May 6th 2023, 6:45-8:45pm WHERE: Cinemapolis, 120 Green St Ithaca NY 14850. PRESENTERS: Trent Preszler author of Little & Often: A Memoir, and Hickory Edwards (Onondaga) from Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey Kick off ITHACA CANOE FEST (May 7th @ Cass Park) with a combined book ... Read More
The inaugural festival reframes the International Finger Lakes Dragon Boat Festival to center historic and contemporary boating on Cayuga Lake. The schedule of events and programs explore some of the many ways people have boated on Cayuga Lake. May 7th Schedule 10:00am - Words Before All Else (Maybe Thanksgiving address??): Open Canoe Fest with an introduction ceremony. Sachem Sam George ... Read More
Community Quiltmaking for Good w/ Brooktondale Community Center, Dryden Thimble Therapy, and Ellis Hollow Quilters WHEN: Thursday May 11th - 4-5:30pm 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: Brooktondale Community Center, Dryden Thimble Therapy, & Ellis Hollow Quilters, moderated by ... Read More
A family fun day to celebrate May as mental health month. A collaboration of over 20 mental health agencies/professionals to provide our community with a variety of activities to support our mental well being.
"Better Together for Mental Health," a fun day of free activities for all ages on Saturday, May 13 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in Stewart Park. There will be guided walks, yoga and movement sessions, writing and storytelling workshops, a vocal workshop, live music, face painting, free food and ice cream, and more. More than 15 local organizations and ... Read More
A multi-genre Dance party on the Ithaca Commons! with DJs Apactor | deep techno | electronica Freeze | deep house | disco house Priest | tech house | techno If you would like to follow us or make a donation you can through the ticket link. Any support would be very much appreciated. We are a non-profit organization Please follow ... Read More
The best of NYS Stand-Up Comedy to The Downstairs. Featuring up and coming local comedians, hosted by Upstate New York’s favorite comedian, Kenneth McLaurin and headlined by Corning’s own nationally touring comedian Don Jenkins, this is going to be a hilarious show.
Join Buffalo Street Books and zinemaker A.C. Howard for a reading from A Future, a short story and zine focused on trans* community organizing and community care. A.C., the Portland based writer and freshman community organizer, will lead a discussion on taking matters into your own hands, relational organizing, and transforming fear into speculative fiction.
"In This Together," explores how we can harness our social networks to make a real impact fighting the climate crisis. Against notions of the lone environmental crusader, Marianne E. Krasny shows us the power of "network climate action"—the idea that our own ordinary acts can influence and inspire those close to us. Through this spread of climate-conscious practices, our individual ... Read More
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