Mark your calendars for the third annual Ithaca is Books Festival! From August 10-13, there will be readings, open mics, and opportunities to buy books from some of your favorite local authors. This festival is made possible by our friends from Odyssey Bookstore, PM Press, Story House Ithaca, TCPL, and Buffalo Street Books. Keep your eyes open for this year’s ... Read More

For one night only, Monks on the Commons (your destination for sinful cocktails and soulful food in the Ithaca Marriott Downtown) will donate 50% of the food & beverage totals to the Community Arts Partnership which, in turn, will go towards strengthening the arts all across Tompkins County!!! Thank you Monks! Executive Director, Megan Barber, and Program Director, Robin Schwartz, ... Read More

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