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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
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.
Join our community-led conversations about climate change, as we discuss The Road by Cormac McCarthy! Book club attendees get a 10% coupon for (1) purchase!
Autumn Leaves is proud to welcome award-winning reporter John Dinges, author of The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents. He’ll be here to discuss his new book Chile in Their Hearts: The Untold Story of Two Americans Who Went Missing After the Coup (University of California Press, 2025). Set against the romance of revolution ... Read More
Max Childs and his band bring an energetic and intimate performance that pushes the boundaries of live pop music. Raised in Upstate, NY, Max has been performing across the upper east coast since 2015 headlining and supporting artists such as Danielle Ponder, Juice, and Nahko and Medicine for the People. Having performed at The Great Blue Heron Music Festival, Finger ... Read More
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