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GALLERY HOURS | 2-6PM 🗓️ Thursday, April 23rd | ⏰ 6–8 PM 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎟️ Free | 👤 14+ | Supplies included 🎨This April, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on workshops, this welcoming sober space ... Read More
A reading from - and discussion of - Fugitive Tilts with author Ishion Hutchinson who is joined in conversation with Dante Micheaux!
GALLERY HOURS | 2-6PM 🗓️ Friday, April 24th | ⏰ 6–8 PM 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎟️ Free | 👤 14+ | Supplies included 🎨This April, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on workshops, this welcoming sober space ... Read More
CCE Tompkins is proud to announce that the 4-H Duck Race will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11am-4pm. Join us to watch up to 3,000 bright yellow rubber ducks tumble over the Cascadilla Creek falls at the Cornell Botanic Gardens' Cascadilla Gorge Trail then bob down the creek in a frantic and fabulous race to the 4-H ... Read More
Celebrate the season at our Sip & Sparkle: Spring Bloom Edition—a fresh, vibrant shopping experience designed to indulge your senses! Enjoy an evening of luxury, self-care, and style at our boutique, where everything in-store is 20% off for one night only. Sip on complimentary champagne and mimosas as you explore our collection of handmade jewelry and all-natural bath and body ... Read More
GALLERY HOURS | 2-7PM 🗓️ Saturday, April 25th | ⏰ 7–9 PM 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎟️ Free | 👤 18+ | Supplies included 🎨This April, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on workshops, this welcoming sober space ... Read More
Book Title: Your Royal Nature Book Subtitle: Spiritual Essays to Find Your Way Home Author Name: Alice McDowell, PhD Synopsis: This new collection of essays serves readers who want to grow spiritually and experience the oneness and liberation that is their true royal nature. Those who lead busy and complicated lives will find the short chapters offer a meditative reading ... Read More
GALLERY HOURS 1-4PM 🗓️ Sunday, April 26th | ⏰ 4–6 PM 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎟️ Sliding scale | 👨👩👧👦 All ages | Supplies included 🎨 This April, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on workshops, this welcoming ... Read More
Old Greeny Fringe Fest is a week-long, fringe festival in celebration of the weird, wacky, and whimsical, rooted in the legend of Old Greeny—the cryptid of Cayuga Lake. The festival activates traditional and non-traditional venues through performances, installations, community activities, and storytelling, with a strong commitment to sustainability, accessibility, and local culture. The festival runs from April 27th to May ... Read More
K-HOUSE Karaoke & Arts Hub invites oldies lovers to spend an evening with Elvis. One Night With You is a dinner show featuring the comedy and vocal stylings of The King himself, a three-course meal and guest performances, all in the intimate setting of Room K (formerly The Downstairs). Elvis, who has been touring small-town venues since his supposed death ... Read More
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