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The Nocturnal Café (formerly Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar) welcomes you to experience our weekly Open Mic Night hosted by a rotating cast of talented local artists. Come on down to share your song or story! Let's cultivate shared creativity! Showcase your talents and enjoy the experience of creative connection with a welcoming and supportive audience at Ithaca's ... Read More
Choose something from our library or bring your own! Riverwood has a game space that you can take over for the night and play some awesome games! We don't have it in stock? Ask us to custom order the game.
Yiddish Folklife Festival of the Finger Lakes (YFFFL) is a new three-day arts and cultural festival taking place April 25-27, 2025 at Lifelong Community Center downtown, and other venues. Featuring live klezmer music, folk dancing, a community potluck, cooking and cultural workshops, a nature talk, an academic lecture, an open mic, and other community events, this intergenerational, all-ages festival is ... Read More
Drop in for figure drawing sessions at CSMA, generally held on the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings of each month. If you’re an intermediate or advanced-level artist interested in drawing from the nude model, come join our non-instructed, open sketch sessions. Just grab your own supplies and enjoy an evening of creativity in the company of other artists.
Join the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County for our 46th annual Take Back the Night event: a march, rally, speak-out, and vigil to unite the community to support survivors and envision an end to sexual assault, domestic violence, rape, and child sexual abuse. This year, our agency’s Take Back the Night event will be an evening of reclamation, empowerment, and ... Read More
The new season starts on January 11th and all 5 monthly Workshops will be hosted in person at Ithaca's premier incubator space, REV: Ithaca Startup Works (314 E. State Street) from 10AM-Noon. Additionally, we're hosting 15 after-school hands-on working sessions, "Get Messy Club," at New Roots School (116 N. Cayuga Street) from 4PM-5:30PM on Wednesdays in between workshops. *Grades 4+
Don’t miss the monster record fair sat. April 26 at the Ithaca Events Center on East Green St. ,Ithaca. Held twice a year for over 30 years its friendly & knowledgeable music vendors from across the northeast selling and buying all music types on records, cds,DVDs, & cassettes. It’s an event that fun for all ages that’s family friendly.100,000 recordings ... Read More
New Roots Charter School is excited to host its first annual Climate Fair on Saturday, April 26 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on North Cayuga Street in front of their school. The entire street will be closed off for a vibrant block party celebrating climate resilience and environmental initiatives in our community. Featuring free hands-on activities and live performances, ... Read More
Come play our board games or bring your own to have a night of family fun!
Argos Warehouse cocktail lounge hosts vinyl DJs tuggle and Kamal Naeem on Saturday, April 26th, 8pm -12am for free. They bring disco, soul, house... anything & everything to create a funky and chill vibe. The space is large enough to either enjoy a conversation with a friend in the corner or get your groove on with the DJs.
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