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Sofya Aptekar is joining us at BSB to read from her memoir Green Card Soldier: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat About the Book: While the popular image of the US military is one of citizen soldiers protecting their country, the reality is that nearly 5 percent of all first-time military recruits are noncitizens. Their reasons for enlisting are myriad, ... Read More
Ryan's trio will play a couple tunes to warm up the stage and then open the stage to members of the local jazz community. Each person who signs up will get approximately 2 tunes with the band before rotating. Bring your instrument and join in with this great band with Ryan Peterson on guitar, August Bish on upright bass, and ... Read More
Come enjoy the hit film written and directed by the Coen brothers, O Brother, Where Art Thou. Order drinks and food right to your table. Space is limited so get your tickets today!
Keyturah Moore will hold a reading and discussion from her chapbook "Broken Words" at Buffalo Street Books. This will be a time to sit down and discuss with the author the story behind "Broken words" and how she used her journey of dealing with depression to find a creative outlet to cope.
A sharp analysis of the struggle for Palestine gets an update following the events of October 7, 2023. Palestine, Israel, and U.S. Empire is an essential book for the current moment. Taking a firm anti-Zionist perspective on the history of Palestine and Israel, it traces the movements of resistance from British colonialism to the fight back in Gaza and the ... Read More
Bring your friends down to BSB for board game night! We have a wide selection of games we sell in store from Catan to Concept. Here's your chance to test out our games and browse our selection after hours! Leave your donations here!
Join Elisabeth Nonas for a reading from her new novel Grace Period. About the Book: Just as 70-year-old writing professor Hannah Greene walks into her retirement party, she's called to the ER because Grace, her wife of 25 years, has been in what turns out to be a fatal car accident. This was definitely not part of the plan the ... Read More
Get ready for an epic day of local talent and good vibes at Liquid State Brewing! Join us on Sunday, April 21st, from 2-6pm for a Makers Market presented by @orozcogalleryithaca. Swing by 620 W Green St to peruse unique finds from 10 amazing local vendors while grooving to the beats of DJ Fox West. And of course, indulge in ... Read More
Get ready for an epic day of local talent and good vibes at Liquid State Brewing! Join us on Sunday, April 21st, from 2-6pm for a Makers Market presented by @orozcogalleryithaca. Swing by 620 W Green St to peruse unique finds from 10 amazing local vendors while grooving to the beats of DJ Fox West. And of course, indulge in ... Read More
Opera Ithaca to end season in April with a unique horror-opera! Opera Ithaca continues to be a space for interesting and daring opera with its final show of the season, The Turn of the Screw. This exciting piece has a unique place in opera history as one of very few in the horror genre. The opera, adapted from a novella ... Read More
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