POETRY AS SPELLCASTING – POETRY FOR PALESTINE
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for Poetry as Spellcasting - A Reading For Palestine There will be a collection of Author Readings, as well as Zines, Broadsides, and Performances
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Join us at Buffalo Street Books for Poetry as Spellcasting - A Reading For Palestine There will be a collection of Author Readings, as well as Zines, Broadsides, and Performances
“Be the Poem - Living Beyond Our Fears” book signing and performance tour is a poetic lived experience. Poet Gold, through poems, prose, music, and conversation, invites the audience to look deeply at our fears in order to connect to the small joys we seek. The audience may go from laughter to tears back to laughter all in the same ... Read More
Get ready for a vibrant celebration at the 4th Annual Heritage Fiesta, happening in the Press Bay Parking Lot on Sunday, October 5th! 🎶🌮 📅 11 AM – 6 PM 📍 Press Bay Parking Lot, Downtown Ithaca Founded by Yen Ospina and organized by Yen Ospina & Stacey Dimas, this lively event promises a rich showcase of culture and tradition ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books with local author Christine Gelineau for observations on the intersections between real life, stories, and the natural world in this contemplative memoir as she reads from her new book, ALMANAC: A Murmuration About the Author: Christine Gelineau is past Associate Director of the Creative Writing Program at Binghamton University and teaches creative nonfiction and ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for Katarzyna Bartoszynska in conversation with Alexis Becker as we celebrate the release of Reading Together About the Author: Local author Katarzyna Bartoszynska is a professor in English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ithaca College, and is also a writer, translator, and avid reader. About the Book: Reading Together is a memoir-essay ... Read More
Come and hang out with fellow artists and creatives. We'll do a few networking type conversation starters so you can meet new people! There will be snacks!
"Sometimes the dead don’t stay dead” Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Kalynn Bayron for a reading from her newest novel, Make Me a Monster
Go on an adventure through gorgeous fall foliage with multiple artist studios as your destination! The Greater Ithaca Art Trail, a program of the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, is hosting two Open Studio Weekends. On October 11th, 12th and 18th, 19th, 30 fine artists across Tompkins County will open their studios to you! Visitors can gather their art ... Read More
Join us at Buffalo Street Books for community-led conversations about climate change, seen through fiction and non-fiction books. The Climate Literature Book Club meets every third Wednesday of the month! Parable of the Talents as well as The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming are the books featured in this week's discussion Shop with us for 10% off these titles!
Before Buffy, before Twilight, before Octavia Butler’s Fledgling, there was The Gilda Stories. Join Buffalo Street Books for a very special event with the author of the first Black Lesbian vampire novel, Jewelle Gomez, in conversation with Nancy Bereano, founder of Firebrand Books. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from two queer icons.
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