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The Pathways to Apprenticeship program equips individuals with the resources, training, and confidence to launch successful careers in the construction industry. This 11-week PAID training program offers a comprehensive blend of hands-on experience, classroom learning, and direct engagement with local unions. The program runs Monday through Thursday, from 3pm to 8pm. See if this program is a good fit for ... Read More
Sustainable Finger Lakes, in collaboration with WE ACT, an environmental justice group from West Harlem, is excited to offer: “Grant Writing Tips for Funding from Foundations”, a FREE, in-person training designed for citizen-based nonprofits working in environmental and social justice across the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier. With federal funding increasingly uncertain, it’s more important than ever to build a ... Read More
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.
Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Kent Nerburn for a book club discussion of Neither Wolf Nor Dog! Book club titles are 10% off at BSB!
Join us for an immersive and hands-on workshop where a local attorney will walk you through the steps to create an LLC in real time. Workshop attendees can expect to file for their LLC during this workshop, and walk away with all of the information they will need to finish the formation process and maintain their LLC. Register at: https://forms.gle/tw6Nuzv8dJzaMCcR9
Jesse Collins Quartet plays live at Ithaca Beer Taproom this Thursday, Sep. 11, from 6-8pm. There is no cover charge for this event, and we are family and dog friendly. Join us every Thursday at The Taproom, located at 122 Ithaca Beer Drive, for live music and delicious food.
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for community discussions about climate change, seen through fiction and non-fiction books!
Join artists from the Greater Ithaca Arts Trail for an artist talk: Bethany Parisi, Vivinne Williams, Lauren Reid, Sarah Lopez, James Burlitch, and Barbara Behrmann. They dive into their work, what inspires them, and more about what being an Ithaca artist is about. Thanks to our sponsors, P.W. Wood & Son, INC, Bousquet Holsten PLLC, Cornell University, WSKG and Different ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Christopher Gonzales to celebrate the release of Return of The Lost Son. The memoir is set primarily in the Ithaca of the 60's as the author explores his fathers past, and his own heritage.
Thursday, September 18, 5pm LOCATION: Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium, Klarman Hall KG70 The Fall 2025 Zalaznick Reading Series kicks off with a reading by Kevin Young Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker, where he hosts the poetry podcast, and is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation. He was the director of the Schomburg ... Read More
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