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BOSSA NOVA JAZZ NIGHT 🗓️ Friday, May 9th | ⏰ 7–8:30 PM | 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎶 Live music • Dancing • Community vibes | 💃 All ages welcome Join us for a soulful evening of Bossa Nova and jazz featuring the talented Florinda Larkin and two others. With roots in Brazilian samba and American jazz, ... Read More
Ruma DANCE CLASS 🗓️ Saturday, May 10th | ⏰ 7–8 PM | 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🕺 No experience needed • Dance in community • All ages welcome Join us for a lively and fun Rumba dance class led by Lizzy Fajardo, a proud Colombian dancer with a passion for building community through movement! No dance experience ... Read More
The Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers will present beloved pieces by two eminent twentieth-century composers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 402 North Aurora Street, Ithaca: Randall Thompson's "Frostiana" and "Alleluia," and "Lux Aeterna" and "O Magnum Mysterium" by Morten Lauridsen. Tickets are $20 (students & children free) and are available in ... Read More
Come sing your heart out with on-stage karaoke, hosted by Lil’b!
SIP AND PAINT CLASS 🗓️ Sunday, May 11th | ⏰ 4–7 PM | 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎨 Supplies included • No experience required • All ages welcome Looking for something fun and creative to do? Join Yen Ospina for a whimsical Sip and Paint Class, where you'll learn to create your own Bob Ross-style masterpiece in ... Read More
A boozy reading series featuring authors of the fantastic, the surreal, the absurd, the speculative, and the odd. This months featured authors are Jennifer Hudak, David DeGraff, and Edward Ashton
Alone in a vast wildlife refuge with little direction and no experience, a Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology student found herself responsible for a project of historical importance—to bring the Bald Eagle back from near extinction. In Return to the Sky, Tina Morris, one of the first women to engage in a raptor reintroduction program, shares her remarkable story that is ... Read More
A teach in discussion on gender expression, toxic masculinity, male privilege and more. Exploring queer and cis perspectives. Put on by Queer Anarchy Collective.
Experience our students' hard work and talent at the Ithaca Children and Youth Chorus Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 14th at 6:00 PM in Ford Hall at Ithaca College! Come celebrate a renowned Ithaca youth program and support a great cause – all ticket sales go directly to the youth chorus scholarship fund! Suggested donation is $10 for individuals and ... Read More
VENISSA SANTI 3RIO AFRO-CUBAN MUSIC EVENT 🗓️ Wednesday, May 14th | ⏰ 7–8:30 PM | 📍 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎤 Live music • Non-alcoholic drinks • Cash bar • All ages welcome Experience the captivating sound of Venissa Santi, a Cuban-American vocalist and composer whose unique blend of jazz, Afro-Cuban traditions, and original songwriting creates an unforgettable ... Read More
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