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Ithaca's longest running poetry open mic. Read up to three poems (yours or someone else's), or up to five minutes, whichever's shorter. Or just come and listen. All are welcome! In the atrium at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) 330 E State St, Ithaca.
Love is in the air! And on the shelves. Join us for an afterhours date night with dessert, books, and late night browsing. We're so excited to host our first afterhours date night! Spend the evening with your favorite person* at your favorite bookstore. Tickets are priced at $80/couple. Each ticket comes with 2 paperback books, light snacks/desserts, NA drinks, ... Read More
Leaf's Life is a sweet and heartwarming story about belonging and mattering. Gorgeously illustrated images accompany text that follows the a year in the life of Leaf, with plenty of their other Finger Lakes area friends. Leaf's Life is the first of a trilogy, and readers will look forward to the next volumes "The Bears Swim Manhattan!" and "Cecil's Beastro."
Lisa Harris will read from her new book of poetry "Learning to Pray" at 2:00 on November 14. Lisa used her walks on the Malloryville Trail as a centering experience after difficult times. She uses "words like a paintbrush to form poems". These poems resonate with SOAG's current show "The SHAPE of Place: A Joint Exhibition by Pat Hunsinger and ... Read More
Autumn Leaves is proud to welcome Finger Lakes-based vintner and podcaster Adam Huss for the local book launch of Wine Liberated: The Ecological Revolution and the Vintners Inspiring Change (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2026). Over the last eighty years, wine has developed into a global monoculture—but an eclectic group of vintner rebels are redefining the culture and creation of wine. Since 2019, ... Read More
From 10am to 4pm every Sunday at The Meadowlark, bring a craft and get a 10% discount on any beverage!
Join us to discuss Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock! A book club hosted by the Ithaca Trans Center. All book club attendees will receive a 10% coupon for one in-store purchase. Mention the Ithaca Trans Center giftcard, to get your copy for free!
Three contrasting chamber masterpieces-- Fauré's achingly beautiful D minor Trio; Nielsen's witty, conversational wind quintet; and Elgar's sweeping, nostalgic Quintet in A minor--come together in this compelling program to open the Chamber Series.
Join us for a cocktail and a night of live music with Rain Tempos with Jennie Lowe Sterns & Kristen Bigness.
Author Jean Cochrane will tell stories from her research about The Old Stone Heap, the oldest standing home in Ithaca. The many lives of this home, also known as Davenport’s Tavern, have engaged a full arc of community life across more than two centuries. From the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʔ to pioneer settlers on a farm that wrapped around the Cayuga Inlet to ... Read More
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