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SUMMARY:Trans Center Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss Nevada by Imogen Binnie! A book club hosted by the Ithaca Trans Center.  \nAll 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!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/trans-center-book-club-3/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T180000
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SUMMARY:Reading and Conversation: The Loyalist's Wife
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading of The Loyalist’s Wife by Deirdre Sinnott in conversation with Karen Pavelka! \nAbout the book: It’s 1777 in New York’s fertile Mohawk Valley\, and tenant farmers Jane and Philip Hopper have very different ideas about the war for independence that has consumed the 13 colonies. To Philip\, rebellion against the king is appalling. But Jane\, recovering from the death of a newborn son\, has taken solace from the hope embedded in the simple phrase “the pursuit of happiness.” \nThe war comes home when Philip is arrested for his Loyalist views and then escapes\, leaving Jane to fend for herself. She is brought before the Patriot’s Commission to Detect and Defeat Conspiracies. One wrong move could land her in the Watchhouse. Help comes in the form of Lady Prudence Safford who puts Jane under her protection. However\, it is not without cost. \nWith its rich panorama of characters\, including a Hessian deserter\, Jane’s alcoholic brother\, and his wife\, a member of the Oneida Indian Nation\, The Loyalist’s Wife presents a unique perspective on America’s War of Independence. It is a timely and thrilling tale of American history and personal integrity.  \nAbout the author: Deirdre Sinnott (she\, her\, they\, them) is the author of the novel “The Loyalist’s Wife: A Novel of the American Revolution” as well as “The Third Mrs. Galway” (Akashic Press\, 2021) She is a researcher and activist for social change. She grew up in Utica\, New York\, and graduated from Syracuse University. Sinnott speaks nationally about the role of Central New York’s residents in the abolition of slavery. She was the originator of Utica’s Abolition History Day Celebration and has directed two award-winning documentaries on mass incarceration and prison issues. She was a historical consultant for the Fort Stanwix Underground Railroad History Project\, funded by the National Park Service. She lives in New York City with her husband and also spends time in the Catskills.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/reading-and-conversation-the-loyalists-wife/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260703T170000
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UID:10007921-1783065600-1783098000@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:So You Want to Write a Picture Book? (Spring Writes)
DESCRIPTION:In this craft-focused workshop\, children’s author Emily Sun Li (Mr. Chow’s Night Market\, Penguin Random House) and author-illustrator Julian Plum (Whose Tree Is This?\, Lerner Books) will break down what makes a picture book truly work. Together\, we’ll explore the essential elements of a compelling picture book\, from shaping a narrative arc in a few hundred words to creating momentum\, emotional stakes\, and satisfying page turns. Participants will consider what makes a story feel active and engaging\, examine techniques that build rhythm and escalation\, and explore the balance between concept-driven and narrative-driven books. We’ll also discuss the so-called “rules” of picture book writing (and when breaking them might strengthen a manuscript!). Through close reading and a brief generative exercise\, writers will learn how to transform an idea into a story. This project was made possible in part by the Ithaca Pride Alliance Community Empowerment Microgrant Program. \nREGISTER  for this free workshop on the website link. (Thank you! This helps us know how many chairs to set up. We can also contact you if there are any changes to the schedule.)
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/so-you-want-to-write-a-picture-book-spring-writes/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T151500
DTSTAMP:20260624T165307Z
CREATED:20260617T203559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T165307Z
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SUMMARY:Echo: Writing Workshop with nicole v. basta
DESCRIPTION:These generative writing workshops led by poet laureate nicole v. basta will invite students to engage with the texts of other poets/writers as a starting point\, a place to echo outward from into their own work. Multi-step prompts and questions will guide us. This class is for any writer\, creator\, thinker\, dreamer\, human looking for insight into their creativity that doesn’t come from straightforward thinking. We will begin from ancient and modern work\, poetry and prose. Participants will be encouraged to keep their pen moving and will be invited into intentional space that allows for creative\, generative\, radical play on the page in a low stakes\, supportive way.  Texts by Rainer Maria Rilke\, Ariana Reines\, Lucille Clifton\, Sappho\, Frank Stanford\, bell hooks\, Carl Phillips\, Mahmoud Darwish etc. \n6/28 workshop is sponsored by Poets & Writers. 7/25 workshop is a part of the Spring Writes Literary Festival sponsored by Community Arts Partnership.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/echo-writing-workshop-with-nicole-v-basta/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T183000
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CREATED:20260615T062735Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Lucky to Have You
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Sarah Jefferis book launch party for Lucky to Have You\, her second full-length poetry collection\, in conversation with Kathryn Henion!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/book-launch-lucky-to-have-you/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T190000
DTSTAMP:20260612T180255Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Horror Book Club - The Luminous Dead
DESCRIPTION:A fan of queer horror? Looking to get into the genre? Join us for a discussion on The Luminous Dead\, led by BSB staff member Anamarie. \nBook club attendees get 10% one (1) purchase in-store!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/queer-horror-book-club-the-luminous-dead/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T113000
DTSTAMP:20260528T150206Z
CREATED:20260528T150206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T150206Z
UID:10007650-1781951400-1781955000@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Children's Storytelling Event - Morning Magic Tales: Rediscovering the Classics and Foundation of Stories
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cozy morning of intergenerational storytelling! \nThis event is designed not just for children\, but for “big people” too\, because at heart we never really grow up\, offering a chance to rediscover the enduring wisdom and beautiful nostalgia found in classic children’s literature and beloved fairytales. Each session includes a compelling retelling of a foundational story\, and sometimes followed by a quick\, hands-on workshop or activity that allows children to creatively engage with the story’s theme and/or create their own. It’s an opportunity for a moment of wonder and creativity together.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/childrens-storytelling-event-morning-magic-tales-rediscovering-the-classics-and-foundation-of-stories-2/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260528T152408Z
CREATED:20260528T152340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T152408Z
UID:10007651-1781712000-1781715600@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:LET’S READ + TALK ABOUT CLIMATE - CLIMATE LIT DISCUSSION GROUP
DESCRIPTION:Join our community-led conversation about climate change\, as we discuss Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson! \nClimate Literature Book Discussions meets the third Wednesday of the month.  \nBook club attendees get a 10% coupon for (1) purchase!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/lets-read-talk-about-climate-climate-lit-discussion-group-6/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T120000
DTSTAMP:20260526T163552Z
CREATED:20260526T163552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T163552Z
UID:10007646-1781434800-1781438400@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Drag Story Hour @ Dewitt Park Stage
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate PRIDE with the Ithaca Pride Alliance and join Drag Story Hour @ Dewitt Park Stage ₊✩‧₊˚౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/drag-story-hour-dewitt-park-stage/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T162655Z
CREATED:20260526T162655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T162655Z
UID:10007645-1781366400-1781370000@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Claire Drucker
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a poetry reading with Claire Drucker!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/poetry-reading-with-claire-drucker/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T140000
DTSTAMP:20260526T151026Z
CREATED:20260526T151026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T151026Z
UID:10007641-1781355600-1781359200@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Trans Center Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg! A book club hosted by the Ithaca Trans Center.  \nYou can find the book here \nAll 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!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/trans-center-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T180000
DTSTAMP:20260603T210145Z
CREATED:20260603T210145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T210145Z
UID:10007656-1781283600-1781287200@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Marijke Perry Performs
DESCRIPTION:Stop by BSB for a special treat from local singer and songwriter Marijke Perry! \nMarijke Perry will perform some original songs! Everything you will hear is fictional\, melodramatic\, and an honest attempt at art.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/marijke-perry-performs/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T190000
DTSTAMP:20260603T191009Z
CREATED:20260526T145720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T191009Z
UID:10007639-1781200800-1781204400@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Qtopia: A Memoir of Love\, Land\, and Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an author reading event with Juda Bennett in conversation with Yvonne Fisher.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/qtopia-a-memoir-of-love-land-and-liberation/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T180000
DTSTAMP:20260612T180625Z
CREATED:20260612T180625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T180625Z
UID:10007692-1781197200-1781200800@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:BIPOC Voices In Romance & Fantasy ✨💖
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss The Name-Bearer by author Natalia Hernandez  ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/bipoc-voices-in-romance-fantasy-%e2%9c%a8%f0%9f%92%96-3/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T150344Z
CREATED:20260526T150336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T150344Z
UID:10007640-1780840800-1780844400@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Gayogohó:nǫˀ Learning Project Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the Gayogohó:nǫˀ Learning Project for a discussion of Basic Call to Consciousness by Akwesasne Notes!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/gayogohon%c7%ab%cb%80-learning-project-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T152730Z
CREATED:20260526T152706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T152730Z
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SUMMARY:Sign & Banner Making with QuAC
DESCRIPTION:Join Queer Anarchy Collective ahead of the Ithaca dyke march to make signs and banners!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/sign-banner-making-with-quac/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260507T163455Z
CREATED:20260507T163455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T163455Z
UID:10007435-1780225200-1780246800@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Ithaca Book & Zine Fair
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 31\, 2026\, the fifth annual Ithaca Book and Zine Fair will be held at Buffalo Street Books as a part of the Community Arts Partnership’s Spring Writes Literary Festival and Ithaca Festival! This event celebrates publishing as an art\, craft\, and DIY activity. 40+ local and regional independent publishers\, zine-makers\, artists\, DIYers\, and writers will show and sell their wares. \nThis event is free to attend\, and all ages are welcome. \nThis program is made possible in part with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program from the New York State Council on the Arts\, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature\, administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. \nPoster design for 2026 is by Mari Wilson\, an artist from Trumansburg.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/ithaca-book-zine-fair/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T152144Z
CREATED:20260526T152144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T152144Z
UID:10007643-1780074000-1780077600@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Dykes in Organizing: A Teach In with QuAC
DESCRIPTION:In the lead up to the Ithaca dyke march on June 6th\, 2026\, Queer Anarchy Collective will talk about what dyke means\, gender roles in organizing\, and various stories of queer women\, trans people\, and dykes in organizing and militant action.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/dykes-in-organizing-a-teach-in-with-quac/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.downtownithaca.com/wp-content/uploads/quac-dyke-march.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T152116Z
CREATED:20260526T152116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T152116Z
UID:10007642-1779901200-1779904800@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:BIPOC Voices In Romance & Fantasy ✨💖
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss Seven Days in June by author Tia Williams ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/bipoc-voices-in-romance-fantasy-%e2%9c%a8%f0%9f%92%96-2/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T142353Z
CREATED:20260504T142353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T142353Z
UID:10007431-1779544800-1779548400@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Lusitania Code: A Lady Butterschloss Mystery
DESCRIPTION:This information is included in my original event request. This event will include a reading by the author\, a Q&A hosted by Nancy Holzner\, and a book signing.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/meet-the-author-lusitania-code-a-lady-butterschloss-mystery/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T141917Z
CREATED:20260504T141917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T141917Z
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SUMMARY:Publishing: A Wild Ride—Book Signing and Chat with Shannon Delany\, Bestselling and Award-winning Author\, Ghostwriter and Book Coach
DESCRIPTION:In 2008 author Shannon Delany won the first-ever cell phone novel contest in the western world with her greatly abbreviated serial novel 13 to Life. Facing immediate interest from two Big Six publishers and a movie producer\, Shannon signed a contract with St. Martin’s Press (Macmillan) for a trilogy that quickly expanded into five books\, garnered more movie interest\, and was published in six languages. A contract for the Weather Witch series soon followed\, as well as invitations to multiple anthologies. Shannon and a friend saved a small publishing house from an untimely end\, publishing books for other authors. Most recently Shannon’s agent won back her rights and she has begun reworking and republishing her books the way she wants to\, allowing for the inclusion of certain artistic embellishments that further set her work apart. Shannon is also a ghostwriter and book coach for a highly respected international agency and loves answering questions about writing and publishing.    \nThe 13 to Life series: Small town romance\, love\, loss\, werewolves\, ghosts\, and teen drama of all sorts. After the sudden loss of her mother\, all Jessie Gillmansen wants is to avoid any more change. But with the arrival of a strange new family in town\, the mysterious wolf attacks\, and deaths on the nearby train tracks\, it seems that avoiding change is not an option. \nThe Weather Witch series by Shannon Delany: In an alternate 1840s America\, stormpower and enslavement of the weather witches has taken the place of steampower. When Jordan Astraea is taken by the Wardens to serve out her life as the living battery of an airship\, and she’s quickly swept up in rebellion as the system built on so many people’s backs begins to break. \nBeastly Babes: Nine Classic Tales of Female Vampires by Shannon Delany: An anthology of classic works of well-known Victorian men revolving around female vampires\, and annotated by award-winning author Shannon Delany. If you’re the sort who always said you were going to read classic literature\, but didn’t\, this is the spooky gateway you’ve been waiting for.  \nPrompted to Write Workbook: 500 writing prompts of multiple genres and the space to explore each one with your own interpretation. Perfect for the aspiring author who wants to get into a writing habit but doesn’t always know where to start. \nA Wild Heart by Lore Blackwood: A spicy adult paranormal romance giving readers a glimpse at the first time characters in The Wolves of Greenbriar series meet\, nearly a decade before the action of Omega Heat. \nOmega Heat by Lore Blackwood: A spicy adult paranormal novel in which Sylva Waters’ eyes are first opened to a darker and stranger world when a one-night stand with the man who’s supposed to drive her to safety takes a strange turn\, and everything about her previously comfortable life begins to turn upside down. \nNot Boyfriend Material by Lore Blackwood: The spicy adult sequel to Omega Heat. Determined to make sure Sylva can protect herself\, Boots decides to demonstrate magic by taking her into the woods on a brief detour from their road trip.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/publishing-a-wild-ride-book-signing-and-chat-with-shannon-delany-bestselling-and-award-winning-author-ghostwriter-and-book-coach/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for "Red Pill Politics: Demystifying Today's Far Right\, From Fascism to Right-Wing Populism"
DESCRIPTION:Book launch for “Red Pill Politics: Demystifying Today’s Far Right\, From Fascism to Right-Wing Populism.” By David Ost\, to be published by The New Press in May 2026. The book offers an original way of thinking of arguably the biggest political issue of our times: the turn to right-wing authoritarianism. Instead of asking “is this fascism?”\, the book argues that both classic fascism and today’s right-wing populism are versions of what it calls “Red Pill Politics.” It uses this alt-right manosphere term as an acronym to identify the political features that are common to both. The book focuses on the question of why workers and non-elites who traditionally support the Left have often turned to the Red Pill Right\, and what can be done to turn this around. While of course dealing with Trumpism\, the book also looks at the surprising appeal of fascism to dissatisfied workers in the 1930s\, and also at the appeal of today’s right-wing populism in Poland\, France\, India\, and Turkey. The book does not focus on current events\, but provides the tools for which we can understand and intervene in those events. In short\, how can we understand today’s far-right turn in order to reverse it? \nBIO: I am a recently retired professor of at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva\, New York\, and a resident of Ithaca since 1992. I have written widely on left and right politics\, focusing particularly on eastern Europe and Poland. My previous books include Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics\, Workers After Workers’ States\, and The Defeat of Solidarity: Anger and Politics in Postcommunist Europe.” My articles have appeared in a variety of popular and scholarly journals\, such as The Nation\, Jacobin\, Dissent\, In These Times\, as well as Politics & Society\, and the European Journal of Social Theory. My books have been translated into Polish\, and my articles into several languages. In 2005 I was awarded the “25th Anniversary of Solidarity Medal” from the Polish government\, personally delivered by former President Lech Wałęsa. \nI will have a conversation partner\, who will moderate and ask me questions. His name is René Rojas\, an assistant professor of sociology at Binghamton University\, whose research focuses on the social and political consequences of the neoliberal turn\, particularly in Latin America. He is currently completing a book titled Left Shipwrecks\, that addresses how changes in capitalist political economy have transformed 21st-century progressive movements in Latin America\, comparing their trajectories to those of the Left in the postwar era. Rojas is on the editorial board of Catalyst: a Journal of Theory and Strategy.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/book-launch-for-red-pill-politics-demystifying-todays-far-right-from-fascism-to-right-wing-populism/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T130000
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SUMMARY:Trans Center Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg! A book club hosted by the Ithaca Trans Center.  \nAll book club attendees will receive a 10% coupon for one in-store purchase. Mention the Ithaca Trans Center gift card to get your copy for free!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/trans-center-book-club/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T160000
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UID:10007428-1777816800-1777824000@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:"Turning the Pages" - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion about Kin by Tayari Jones\, a novel about two best friends from rural Louisiana\, who take starkly different paths through life in the Jim Crow South\, exploring themes of sisterhood\, belonging\, and the complexities of being a Black woman in the mid-20th century America.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/turning-the-pages-delta-sigma-theta-sorority-book-club/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T153000
DTSTAMP:20260415T132633Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading + Conversation with Susan Michele Coronel & Dawn Leas
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Susan Michele Coronel & Dawn Leas at Buffalo Street Books for a poetry reading\, followed by a conversation about their writing process and the opportunity to participate in a Q&A. 
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/poetry-reading-conversation-with-susan-michele-coronel-dawn-leas/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T113000
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SUMMARY:Mr. Chow's Night Market Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books\, to celebrate the launch of Mr. Chow’s Night Market written by Emily Sun Li and illustrated by Yu Ting Cheng! \nThere will be crafts\, goodies\, story time & the opportunity to meet the author!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/mr-chows-night-market-book-launch/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T180000
DTSTAMP:20260327T151324Z
CREATED:20260327T151324Z
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SUMMARY:My Father and the Silver King Launch: Gail Holst-Warhaft
DESCRIPTION:My Father and the Silver King…………… Gail Holst-Warhaft \nHe ran away from home in the East End of London when he was seven years old. He lived on the streets\, joining a gang of child pickpockets and at nine went to sea as a ‘ship’s boy.’ After a grueling trip around Cape Horn\, he returned to London and found a job in a bicycle shop. When one of the first motor cars in London was brought in for repair\, he fell in love with it. By the time he was a teenager\, he had become a chauffeur and driving instructor for coachmen and butlers whose employers wanted to own a car\, often driving customers to the Music Halls and theaters. A favorite melodrama of his day was The Silver King\, a play in which the wronged hero is redeemed after he makes a fortune in a silver mine in South America. When he saw it\, my father made up his mind to become ‘The Silver King.’\nOne of my father’s regular customers was a doctor who took him to Australia as his chauffeur. The doctor\, who had relatives in Australia\, traveled there to bet on the 1905 Melbourne Cup.  My father saw there were only three cars at the race-course. He realized that if he could buy a car he could make money from it. He told the doctor that if he stayed in Australia he thought he could become “a gentleman.” His employer released him and he looked for a way to make money quickly. He was told that cutting sugar cane in Queensland was dangerous and dirty work\, but paid well.  After a season cutting cane my father returned to Melbourne and borrowed enough money to buy a car. A year later he had set up a successful hire-car business.\nMy father and his friends had learned to skate in London\, tying iron blades on their shoes. In Melbourne he went skating at the brand-new ice rink where he soon became a champion figure-skater.  It was there\, at the ‘Glaciarium’\, that he met his future wife\, Gretchen. They soon married and had two children.\nOne day my father saw a sign on a small shed advertising a business for sale for fifty pounds. The owner\, a Frenchwoman called Madame Gouge\, told my father that her late husband had started something new in Australia called “dry cleaning.” My father bought the business and traveled to Europe to learn all he could about dry cleaning. He decided to keep the name of the owner and called his company Gouge Dry Cleaning. It became a great success\, expanding throughout the state until there were over a hundred branches in Victorian towns. Over the next decades he realized his dream of being ‘The Silver King.’ He built a mansion in a fashionable suburb of Melbourne\, and his children went to private schools. Later they became prominent members of Melbourne’s social scene. While my father was away on a business trip to Europe\, my father’s first wife\, Gretchen\, died.  Soon afterwards\, he began courting his wife’s niece\, Marion\, seventeen years his junior\, who would become my mother. They married in 1937 and had a son\, Antony. When the Americans entered the Pacific Theatre in World War II\, officers sent their uniforms to be cleaned there. I was born during the war.\nWhen my father retired\, he bought a poultry farm in Eltham. He made no money from it but we enjoyed living in the country and becoming part of an unusual community of artists. My father had dreamed of showing me the London he had told me so much about\, and when I graduated from the university we traveled to Europe. He was disappointed in London and complained that there was nothing left of his colorful East End. Only at Billingsgate fish market did he catch a glimpse of the cockney world that had formed him and which he had raised his children on.\nI was living in Greece when my father died.  He had visited me there and impressed the Greeks by dancing in a taverna. I often wonder how much of my interest in the Greek music of the 1920s and 30s I owed to my father and to the Music Hall songs he sang to me as a child. His life was\, of course\, a rags-to-riches story not so uncommon in his day\, but writing his story I came to see what an unusual and daring man he had been. One of the most intelligent things he did\, perhaps\, was to marry my studious\, bookish mother\, a marriage that turned out to be as successful as any of his other ventures.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/my-father-and-the-silver-king-launch-gail-holst-warhaft/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Why Our Moral Views Keep Changing with Audun Dahl
DESCRIPTION:Join Professor of Psychology\, Audun Dahl in conversation with colleague David Pizarro\, to celebrate the launch of his new book!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/book-launch-why-our-moral-views-keep-changing-with-audun-dahl/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTSTAMP:20260417T144302Z
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UID:10007082-1777485600-1777489200@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:Queer Horror Book Club - Grey Dog
DESCRIPTION:A fan of queer horror? Looking to get into the genre? Join us for a discussion on Grey Dog\, led by BSB staff member Anamarie. \nBook club attendees get 10% one (1) purchase in-store!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/queer-horror-book-club-grey-dog/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T180000
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UID:10007081-1777482000-1777485600@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:BIPOC Voices In Romance & Fantasy ✨💖
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books to discuss I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend joined virtually by author Jessica Cage ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/bipoc-voices-in-romance-fantasy-%e2%9c%a8%f0%9f%92%96/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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